Morinville News
Bon Accord councillors acclaimed but mayor’s seat up for grabs
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Bon Accord – The close of nominations Monday saw Bon Accord’s four councillors acclaimed but the Town’s mayoral race on …
Morinville News
Ten-way race for Morinville Town Council
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Three years after Morinville’s six councillors were elected by acclamation, 10 names have been tossed into the ring for those same six seats. Four incumbent councillors are being challenged by a six newcomers, each hoping to earn a spot at the council table … […]
Morinville News
Rigney acclaimed in Sturgeon County – some divisions up for grabs
>By Stephen Dafoe
Sturgeon County – Don Rigney will get the opportunity to serve a second term of office as Sturgeon County’s mayor after being acclaimed Monday following the close of nominations. The noon nomination deadline also ensured another term for councillors in three of Sturgeon County’s six divisions … […]
Morinville News
Mayor and council acclaimed in Gibbons
By Stephen Dafoe
Gibbons – Once again this election cycle, Gibbons voters will have to find something else to do on Election Day other than vote. Monday’s nomination deadline passed with just enough nomination papers filed to fill the seven seats on Gibbons Town Council … […]
Morinville News
Trapani to take on Bertschi for mayor’s seat
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Monday’s noon nomination deadline saw two names brought forth for the position of Morinville’s next mayor. Three-term incumbent Mayor Lloyd Bertschi is being challenged by one-term Councillor Joseph Trapani. Both Bertschi and Trapani earned their respective seats on Morinville Town Council by acclamation during the 2007 municipal elections … […]
Local Sports
Titans’ exhibition game prompts further cuts
By Stephen Dafoe
Gibbons – Saturday night’s Noralta Junior C exhibition game between the Morinville Titans and Gibbons Broncos wasn’t so much a contest between two rival towns’ hockey teams as it was a contest between Titan hopefuls … […]
Local Sports
Jets earn one point over opening weekend
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Jets opened the Capital Junior Hockey League season with a pair of losses Sept. 17 and 19, their only point coming Friday night after losing 5-4 to the Leduc Schwab Riggers in a shoot out … […]
Local News
Sturgeon County farmer recovering in hospital
By Morinvillenews.com Staff
Sturgeon County – A local farmer is recovering in an Edmonton hospital after being trapped in his combine for approximately 20 hours. Eighty-two-year-old Raymond Como … […]
Arts & Culture
Talk about the towns
Compiled by Étienne Thevou
This past week and weekend has certainly been a busy one for people being recognized both for their achievements and for attending a multitude of events … […]
Arts & Culture
Hospital Foundation holds artistic fundraiser
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Friday night’s Celebrating Life and Culture Gala gave Morinville and area residents a taste of wine and a taste of what the arts and culture scene could be like on a regular basis after the Morinville Community and Cultural Centre opens in early 2011 … […]
Local News
Upgrader conditionally approved for Strathcona
>By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Strathcona County – The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) has approved an application by TOTAL E&P Canada Ltd. to build and operate a 300,000 barrel-per-day oil sands upgrader in the Alberta Industrial Heartland area of Strathcona County … […]
Local News
One dead in Highway 37 collision
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – A late morning collision closed both lanes of Highway 37 for several hours Thursday and took the life of a 52-year-old man … […]
Editorial & Opinion
Thinking about just what Morinville is
MorinvilleNews.com Editorial
By Stephen Dafoe
Advertising guru Fred Barnard once designed an ad with the phrase “One Look is Worth a Thousand Words,” and it is from this advertisement that many believe the expression “A picture is worth a thousand words” originates. Like most ad and marketing people, Barnard knew that a single image can often convey a complex idea or set of emotions … […]
Local News
Council approves pay and perk revisions
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Town Council examined, discussed and approved revisions to the remuneration policy for mayor and councillors during their Sept. 14 regular meeting … […]
Local News
Wildrose would scrap PC’s carbon capture and storage
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Fort McMurray – The Wildrose Alliance unveiled its environmental policy Thursday, vowing, if elected, to scrap the Progressive Conservatives $2 billion Carbon Capture and Storage initiative, a program the Wildrose regards as wasteful and expensive … […]
Local News
Council approves funding for local sports groups
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – At its last regular meeting before the fall municipal election, Morinville Town Council unanimously approved community grant applications put forth by two local sport groups. Morinville Fun Team Hockey and Morinville Senior Boys Basketball Association both submitted grant requests in the amount of $2,500 and both groups were green lighted by council to receive the funds … […]