By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Shovels could soon be in the ground to start a playground at the Lakes after Council voted 4-2 in favour of spending up to $132,250 to kick the project off, $107,250 plus the remaining balance of monies earmarked for a parks study project. Councillors David Pattison and Gordon Boddez opposed the decision… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The gallery of Council Chambers were a little fuller than usual June 25 as eight applicants came forward to make their case for grant funding. Council heard from six Community Grant and two Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Grant applicants. The eight requests amounted to $21,587.68 in requests. Requests ranged from $500 to $6,000… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – About a dozen local basketball players came to Council Chambers June 25 to offer thanks to Mayor Paul Krauskopf and Council for their support of the program through the Town’s Community Grant Program… […]
Editor:
Here we are again; the start of the picnic season and already careless, negligent and ignorant folks are spoiling our beautiful park. We were out at dawn to Cardiff Park and at the picnic shelter on the north side of the park near the baseball diamond garbage was strewn everywhere. At first I thought it was ravens but ravens can’t turn over two picnic table and break one of them… […]
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. This week’s edition is another 24 pages of local, relevant community news, including our coverage of this past weekend’s SJB Festival 2013… […]
Got an email from a Rotarian the other day saying the editor of this paper came to their meeting to get their opinion on some changes coming to the paper this August. Apparently he said something about how a lot of people don’t give a rat’s backside about something or other, except the editor didn’t say backside because the editor is a man of poor character and low breeding… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Red and white will be proudly displayed July 1 when the Morinville Historical and Cultural Society raise the flag in honour of Canada’s 146th birthday. After an absence of many years, the society took on a community Canada Day celebration in Morinville’s centennial year. That celebration grew in 2012, and is schedule to increase again this year… […]
This year’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival included 30 events and activities spread over three days. Festival Chair Paul Smith said late Sunday afternoon this years festival broke records in all areas… […]
Story by Ashley Janes – Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Morinville Community Cultural Centre played host to Nick Gilder and the Sweeney Todd group on Saturday night and if you were lucky, you got yourself a ticket to go. The popular 1970s Canadian glam rock band was the shiny leather headliner for the town’s annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival… […]
BY Andy Isbister
By now you should have received your property assessment and tax notice for 2013. If you have any questions regarding the assessment of your property please do not hesitate to call us at 780-939-4361… […]
It seemed like Festival 2013 officially began Thursday morning when Councillor Sheldon Fingler and I drove to Edmonton to talk about this year’s event. Our excitement to spread the news outside the community kicked up and kicked off the excitement for all of us. The rest of the weekend was a complete whirlwind of awesome activity, one where records were broken everywhere festival was… […]
Morinville Community High School Grade 12 graduates toss their hats for the cameras Thursday afternoon, the conclusion of the day’s graduation rehearsal. The Graduation Commencement Exercises take place Friday at the Edmonton Northlands Agricom. MCHS has 146 graduates this year. – Lucie Roy Photo… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Bestselling author and Dragons’ Den personality David Chilton was the keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Regional Business Symposium June 20. Approximately 250 business owners, municipal and organization representatives attended the daylong event at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre.
Chilton, the newest member of CBC TV’s popular entrepreneurial show Dragons’ Den and author of the Wealthy Barber and the Wealthy Barber Returns, regaled the mostly business audience with several amusing anecdotes about the popular CBC show and his co-panelists, including Jim Treliving’s strength and his own defeat of a woman’s arm wrestling champ on the show… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – The Morinville RCMP are still investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in the early morning hours of June 17. RCMP believe that the fire originated in the area of a storage shed at the rear of the church. The fire is considered suspicious at this time and anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact the Morinville RCMP at 780-939-4550. Anonymous information can be provided to Northern Alberta Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. RCMP would like to thank the numerous members of the public who have supplied information and photographs so far to assist in this investigation… […]
Bees!
Notre Dame student Avery Melnyk and her Mom Amy Melynk, who was volunteering at the school, show some bees to Mrs. Angelle Peacocks’ Grade 1 and 2 class June 19. Avery’s aunt and uncle from the Wedman Werx Inc. Bee Farm… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – Two local teens have been charged with possession of stolen property and a third youth has been charged with other criminal code offences after a call from a concerned citizen. .. […]
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