Stuart Trenchard tees off on the first hole of the Annual Lions Club Golf Tournament Saturday morning. This year’s event, a fundraiser for Camp He Ho Ha, drew about 55 golfers to the event. – Stephen Dafoe Photo… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – In jeans, t-shirt, and a backwards ball cap, Iain Marsh looks just like many other 21 year olds in the community. His sartorial choices would give one the notion the young man listens to a lot of rap. But while Marsh is getting a reputation in and out of the community for spitting out some smooth rhymes as a rapper, his actual musical tastes are a lot heavier… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Mild, medium or hot, pots will soon be boiling in Morinville as beans and other ingredients are mixed and nurtured in preparation for the Second Annual Battle of the Chillies at the Morinville Famer’s Market. The competition, set to take place Sept. 7, pits chili cooks against one another for a chance to be the top chili maker in one of three chili style categories… […]
By 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 seeks to position the community to handle double its current population of approximately 8,500 residents.
Morinville’s Municipal Development Plan (MDP) was recently approved by the Capital Region Board (CRB), a government-sanctioned body of 25 municipalities in and around Edmonton that work on long-term planning for the region… […]
Here’s what’s going on this weekend
Customer appreciation
JDR Insurance and Investors Group are inviting the community to their annual customer appreciation BBQ friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. … […]
It’s magic
Magician Brian Lehr returned to Morinville Wednesday afternoon for another well-received performance. About 50 children and their parents came out for the show, the final performance in this year’s Summer Reading Program… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – Attempted break-ins to buildings and vehicles as well as the willful destruction of property continue to be a problem in Morinville this summer. Morinville RCMP have responded to several resident and business complaints over the past couple of weeks and are currently investigating several property crime files… […]
By Morinville News Staff
Sturgeon County – A 79-year-old man from the Fort Saskatchewan area is dead after a collision Tuesday afternoon.
RCMP responded to a report of a collision between a car and a petroleum truck around noon Aug. 14. The collision took place on Highway 28 at the intersection of Range Road 235 in Sturgeon County… […]
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday morning. This week’s edition is 32 pages of our regular round up of local relevant news… […]
God has a sense of humour – otherwise he would not have created annoying creatures!
1/ Mosquitos have to be the most annoying thing created and I think they are supported by the repellent companies who must cultivate mosquito eggs some place nearby!.. […]
It was with sadness we learned of the resignation of Councillor Ben Van de Walle due to health reasons. We are not alone in thanking the man for his service to the municipality or in wishing him a return to health. But his resignation and council’s subsequent decision to hold a bi-election… […]
By Greg Hofmann
The Town of Morinville’s Municipal Development Plan (MDP) is one step closer to being adopted by Town Council! On August 8th, 2012, the draft Municipal Development Plan received approval at the CRB level now enabling Town Council to move forward with the MDP approval process locally… […]
Modular move
Two of the four modular units that will house students this fall sit at the corner of 100 Avenue and Grandin Drive Friday morning. The trucks were delivering the units from their temporary location at Georges H. Primeau School to Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School. Four were to be set up Friday, the remaining two to be… […]
Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Bon Accord – This past weekend’s Harvest Days in Bon Accord continued this year’s trend of local community festivals being bigger than the year before. Bon Accord followed Morinville’s expanded St. Jean Baptiste Festival and Legal’s 50th anniversary edition of Fete au Village with a much larger Harvest Days event…. […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – With nominations for the upcoming bi-election closing Aug. 23, there is little time for would-be candidates to decide to run or to learn in detail what the job entails. The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association’s (AUMA) Women in Municipal Government Committee will be doing their part to educate by holding an information session at the Morinville Community Library Aug. 19 from 2 to 4 p.m… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – RCMP Staff Sergeant Mac Richards will be moving to Port Alberni, British Columbia later this year, ending a more than three-year stint as Morinville’s Detachment Commander. Richards takes over as the head of policing for the community of roughly 17,000 as early as this fall and will be promoted to the rank of Inspector.
“As far as the detachment goes, it is very similar to here in structure,” Richards said of the new post. “It’s just a little bigger than here. It’s about double the size. It’s still general duty policing,… […]
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