Local News
Coming up this week around town
Below is a list of a few activities happening in Morinville between July 24 and 30. TUESDAY Morinville Music in […]
Arts & Culture
Legal volunteers hold another successful Fête au Village
Lucie Roy Photos Legal hosted another successful Fête au Village over the weekend, with the popular demolition derby occupying the […]
Columns
National Column: Vote on Muslim cemetery wasn’t truly secular
Not so, showed a bizarre democratic process that unfolded in a small Quebec town on Sunday night. A
referendum, ostensibly about zoning changes, ended up giving a handful of non-Muslims the power to tell Muslims how to bury their dead. […]
Province
Province inviting Albertans to have their say on new condominium rules
Albertans are invited to attend one of five open-house events to provide feedback on condo governance issues. The closest session is July 27 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Edmonton at the Lister Centre, University of Alberta.
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Local News
The Big Yes: Jerry Kaup running again
Sturgeon County Division 4 Councillor Jerry Kaup said, “The Big Yes” that he is running again.
His love for the County and its future and all of the people asking him to run again are some of the reasons he is throwing his hat back in for re-election as Division 4 Councillor. […]
Columns
National Column: What about royal transgressions?
Is there a statute of limitations on statues?
Do personalities of the past deserve amnesties after the fact, forgiving their transgressions while sanitizing their triumphs? Or must our founders be held to account, forcing their followers to admit that historical legacies are subject to latter day judgments? […]
Columns
National Column: Trudeau plays it safe with playlist
Justin Trudeau is having a rough summer. It turns out that a lot of Canadians aren’t thrilled about the federal government’s multimillion-dollar settlement payout to former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr, arguably the only public face in the nation more handsome than the prime minister’s. (Say what you want about Khadr, but he’s got great bone structure.) […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: It’s time for a curfew in Morinville…
The recent rash of vandalism in Rotary Park and thefts from the Midstream Support Society had many people shaking their digital fists at “those damned kids” and their idle ways. Although there is no evidence as to the age of the culprits, the finger was immediately wagged at teens. Regardless of the age, the bad behaviour has some residents thinking – what’s the rest of the summer going to be like for property crimes?
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Columns
National Column: President has given premiers fresh purpose
Premiers rarely get much attention or traction when they meet every year to save the country from itself.
This week may be different, because the premiers have seen the enemy – and it is no longer just ourselves. Now there’s Donald Trump. […]
Business
Things about to blossom in Sturgeon County with one-night food festival
Cardiff Park will play host to the 3rd-annual Sturgeon County Bounty Culinary Cookout.
The event takes place Friday, August 11, from 4 p.m. to -9 p.m. and organizers are hoping to break 2016 attendance records. […]
Arts & Culture
Morinvillians: The man and the milk behind Channel 8
by Stephen Dafoe When Channel 8: Morinville Evening News released its first online broadcast, we published an editorial welcoming them […]
Local News
Mixed commercial and industrial development ASP gets first reading
Council has unanimously passed First Reading of a new Area Structure Plan for Coal Creek ahead of a public hearing in August. The bylaw would allow the development of a commercial and business industrial development, focusing on “light industrial activities” according to the ASP. […]
Province
Province investing $360,000 in Restorative justice
The Government of Alberta says it is supporting restorative justice initiatives in communities across the province with $360,000 in grants. […]
Local News
Family gathers for 100th birthday
On Sunday family and friends gathered at the Rendez Vous Centre for the 100 Birthday Celebration in honour of Oscar Joseph Hittinger.
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Local News
Talk of the Town
Above: Bumper to Bumper/ Home Hardware presented a cheque for just shy of $6000 to the Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation Wednesday. The money raised came from registration fees for the vehicles, the hot dog stand (donated by Spiker Equipment) and t-shirt sales. Additional monies were generated from a 50/50 and birdhouse sales. […]
Local News
Municipal Development Plan to be updated
Morinville may be seeing a major revision to its 2012 Municipal Development Plan following First Reading to Council of Bylaw 10/2017. Council passed First Reading unanimously after only a few clarifying questions.
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