This & That … and the other thing
This & That owner owner Amanda Jepson mugs for the camera with one of the more animated Halloween items in her new store. The shop, located at in the Westmore Plaza behind Tim Hortons, had its grand opening over the weekend… […]
By Mayor Lloyd Bertschi
The Province of Alberta supports local communities through a number of grants, one of which is the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) – Capital Funding… […]
By Tristan Turner
Canada once held a sterling international reputation on seeking solutions to the issue of climate change – the defining issue of my generation. After all, in 1988 Toronto hosted the first-ever international scientific conference on climate change “Our Changing Atmosphere: Implications for Global Security”. After the conference’s proceedings, international scientists… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Sipping an iced beverage at a local coffee shop, 18-year-old Grant MacEwan student Rebecca Bourque is modest in telling how her four-year long journey to becoming a published author unfolded. The Morinville resident has recently published The Protectors, the first of a three-book fantasy series she has written.
“I’ve always been really interested in reading,” Bourque said of her love of the printed word, a love that has caused… […]
Sausage sensation
Morinville Community High School(MCHS) Principal Todd Eistetter was cooking up homemade Italian sausages for the Meet the School Faculty Barbeque held Thursday night at MCHS. Eistetter said 25 staff members along with Peter Nolan who procured the meat, spices and equipment got together in a commercial kitchen and made 450 pounds of sausage for the event… […]
They’re all reading it
Paul Krauskopf, Tom Hammond and Larry Rivet reading and other patrons were all reading the latest edition of The Morinville News at Friends & Neighbors Family Restaurant Wednesday morning… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – A week after announcing they were behind a recent issues-driven telephone survey, the purpose of which was in part to determine where the company should invest community dollars, Champion Petfoods has committed $20,000 to support festivals in Morinville… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Morinville has two new people behind the pulpit these days. Recently joining the church are Reverend Ron Hörst and Deacon Laureta Blondin, a duo who will share responsibilities in leading worship… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Champion has an extra workload ahead of them after an early-morning fire Saturday took out the company’s dryer in Kitchen 2. Morinville fire fighters were called to the local pet food manufacturer around 4:30 a.m. Sept. 8 where they discovered some extremely hot metal.
“Upon arrival the fire fighters discovered the large heater dryer was overheated and the sides… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Town of Morinville will be spending approximately $35,000 this fall to remove, trim and plant trees in the community. The monies allotted for in the 2012 budget will mostly be used for purchase and planting; however, $10,000 will be used to employ an arborist to trim and prune larger trees… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Community Police Officers (CPO) working in Morinville will now have a pecking order. Council gave final reading to a new bylaw that establishes the rank of sergeant and adds supervisory duties to the rank… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Gord Bamford drummer and band leader Chad Melchert was at his drum kit Saturday night performing when he learned he was this year’s Drummer of the Year winner at the Annual Canadian Country Music Association Awards… […]
Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Although the infrastructure beneath its streets positions Morinville to provide water and sewer for a population of 30,000, a document worked on by the Town’s Planning and Development Department has been seeking to position the community to handle double its current population of approximately 8,500 residents. That document, Morinville’s Municipal Development Plan… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Council approved $3,862 in Community Grant funding at the Sept. 11 meeting of Morinville Town Council. Applications were received from and approved for the Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation’s Celebrating Life… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Town Council gave unanimous first reading to a bylaw that would allow town property to be used for a new joint training facility for Morinville and St. Albert fire fighters. Council had previously given thumbs up Aug. 28… […]
With eight days left in Morinville’s municipal by-election campaign we are left wondering if there will be a knock on our doors from any of the six candidates. Beyond one All-Candidates Forum at this month’s Chamber luncheon, various ads in local media, and The Morinville News’ weekly question to candidates segment, there appears to be no real effort to get… […]
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