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Morinville animal bylaw open house fails to draw herd

Feb 15, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Council held an open house Tuesday evening giving residents an opportunity to voice their concerns on Morinville’s proposed Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw. However, despite the media attention the bylaw has received since a Christmas week television segment focused on the more exotic portions of the document, residents did not come out to the public hearing in flocks, herds or gaggles. Approximately six residents attended the Feb. 15 Committee of the Whole meeting to lend their voice on the matter. […]

Morinville readies for Centennial Snowman Festival

Feb 15, 2011 1

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The community’s annual Family Day Snowman Festival is set to take place this Monday and organizers are excited about this year’s theme.

“It’s the kickoff to the centennial celebrations for the year,” said Morinville’s Special Events Coordinator Peggy Gilchrist. “We’re having our oldest and youngest member of the community join us.” […]

Griffiths announces bid for PC leadership

Feb 15, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Edmonton – Battle River-Wainwright MLA Doug Griffiths announced Tuesday morning he will run for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives. The candidate submitted his resignation to the Premier as Parliamentary Assistant to Finance and Enterprise.

Making his announcement from the McKay Avenue School, which served as Alberta’s first legislature, Griffiths said a lot has changed in the century… […]

Pet bylaw set for public meeting Tuesday night

Feb 14, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Although the media circus may be over with respect to elephants and armadillos, Morinville’s Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw, which passed first reading Jan. 25, is on the agenda for the Morinville Town Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday night. […]

Titans end regular season with easy victory

Feb 14, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The Morinville Titans ended the 2010-2011 Noralta Junior C Hockey League regular season with an 8-5 victory over the winless Sherwood Park Renegades, a club that had but nine skaters and one goalie to contribute to the contest…. […]

Jets take opening round of playoffs in two straight

Feb 14, 2011 1

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – A Sunday night road game to Edmonton was all it took for the Morinville Jets to advance to the Capital Junior Hockey League quarter-finals. The Jets defeated the Edmonton mustangs 3-1 to take the best-of-three series in two straight.

The Jets entered the series Friday night on home ice, defeating the Mustangs… […]

Vipers’ season ends in Onoway

Feb 13, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Legal – The Legal Vipers 2010-2011 season came to an official end Friday night with their second consecutive playoff loss to the Onoway Ice Dogs. The 4-1 loss followed on the heels of a 5-2 loss the previous weekend to give the Ice Dogs the series. […]

Monday Morning News – Feb. 14

Feb 13, 2011 Comments Off

The Feb. 14 edition of Monday Morning News hits store shelves and restaurant counters Monday morning.

This week’s edition contains the following news stories… […]

Editorial: Recognizing the best we have to offer

Feb 13, 2011 4

A MorinvilleNews.com Editorial

February 14 marks a special occasion around our newsroom. Monday Morning News has just released its 13th issue marking more than three months of coverage in Morinville and MORINVILLENEWS.COM has been online providing Morinville and surrounding area … […]

Morinville Round Up

Feb 13, 2011 1

Library in a plain brown wrapper

Morinville Public Library Manager Isabelle Cramp shields her eyes from the banned books held by librarians April Heppleston (left) and Pearl Lavallée (right). […]

Jets corral Mustangs in first game of series

Feb 13, 2011 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville jets emerged from a rough first period Friday night to take the first game of a best-of-three series with the Edmonton Mustangs 6-4.

The Jets took on the Mustangs four times during the regular season, defeating the club twice and losing to them twice in overtime. Friday night’s contest showed the Mustangs… […]

Morinville’s 25-year plan closer to reality

Feb 10, 2011 1

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Residents had two opportunities Thursday to take a final kick at the cat with the Town of Morinville’s Municipal Sustainability Plan (MSP), a document that will guide and shape Morinville over the next quarter century… […]

Jets enter playoffs Friday night

Feb 9, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Although the Morinville Jets position in the opening round of Capital Junior Hockey League playoffs was determined Sunday with the club’s final regular season game, just who they would be facing off against was not decided until Wednesday night… […]

South Glens residents seeking solutions

Feb 9, 2011 2

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A South Glens resident brought her and some of her neighbours’ concerns to Morinville Town Council Feb. 8, another step in a process that began in 2006 when she and her family moved to the new development.

Monique Webb said since moving to the community she has been calling the Town whenever there was concern about something happening or not happening in the neighbourhood but found she was often passed back and forth between the Town office and the developer… […]

Council votes to remove supplementary tax

Feb 9, 2011 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The only surprises new home owners will get this Christmas are the gifts under the tree. Morinville Town Council voted unanimously Feb. 8 to get rid of its supplementary tax bill for 2011, 2012 and 2013 subject to an annual review during the first quarter of each year. While the future of the tax remains open, home owners and developers will not receive a supplementary tax notice in 2011. […]

County Council briefs

Feb 8, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – County Council held a brief but productive meeting Tuesday morning, dealing with a number of items on the agenda.

Scholarship changes
Council unanimously approved a recommendation to make some changes to the Dale McMillan Memorial Scholarship process… […]