Alberta’s current royalty review has come at a challenging time, with low oil and gas prices dragging down our economy and creating uncertainty for many Albertans. Once again, we face the cyclical nature of our energy industry. It is not the first time we have seen this and it definitely will not be the last.
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As many of you have heard, Alberta’s new Agriculture Minister has announced plans to extend Occupational Health and Safety legislation to farmers.
The announcement came with no legal details or timeline, or even an explanation of how the policy shift would impact family farms across Alberta. Rather, it seems this decision was made without speaking to farmers at all. […]
Rachel Notley was sworn in Sunday afternoon as Alberta’s 17th Premier. The ceremony, which also saw the swearing in of Notley’s reduced cabinet, took place on the steps of the Alberta Legislature.
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The icy depths of February may have Albertans looking to warmer times down the calendar road, but those looking to for a vacation at home will have to shell out more money to use the province’s parks. […]
by Heather Forsyth Albertans remain in a state of shock. The betrayal they feel as they contemplate the scandalous abandonment […]
A K-6 school in Morinville is among 55 new schools and 20 modernization projects announced for 2014-15 by Premier Jim Prentice on Oct. 8… […]
by Tristan Turner
Alberta PC leadership candidate and former bank executive Jim Prentice spoke to PC supporters, local councillors and journalists Aug. 18 during a campaign stop at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. Prentice gave a speech in support of his candidacy, identifying points in his platform and his history as a federal minister. He also took time to respond to questions from attendees… […]
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s (CTF) Debt Clock made a stop in Westlock Friday. The tour that started Monday, July 14 ended Saturday, July 19 after the Debt Clock ticked away as it travelled more than 2,730 kimlometres through 25 communities, including St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Leduc, Fort Saskatchewan and Lacombe… […]
by Morinville News Staff
Edmonton – Three new Alberta licence plate designs await voters in a new online provincial survey that launched July 8 and will run until Aug 19. The plate with the most votes will be Alberta’s new licence plate. Albertans can vote on one of the three designs at alberta.ca/licence-plate-survey.cfm… […]
by Morinville News Staff
Albertans will soon be asked if they wish to register to be an organ and tissue donor when renewing their driver’s licence. The move is the next step in the government’s plan to increase organ and tissue donor rates in Alberta, rates the government says have dropped nearly 40 per cent over the past decade… […]
by Lucie Roy
Legal – The Legal Titans 4-H Club completed their first year and held their first Achievement Day and Banquet recently. 4-H is an after-school program unique to the Legal School… […]
by Morinville News Staff
Edmonton – The province unveiled their new Alberta Rivers app Monday, a program that will provide advisories and information about Alberta’s lakes and rivers directly from the Alberta River Forecasting Centre…. […]
by Minister Verlyn Olson, Agriculture and Rural Development
Rural Alberta contributes more than $77 billion annually to Alberta’s and Canada’s economy, and with smart planning and coordinated programs and services, rural Alberta will thrive… […]
The federal government has stopped foreign workers coming to Canada to work in the food service sector while it conducts a review. I believe that this decision, particularly if the review stretches into months, will have a negative impact on our communities and our province… […]
by Tristan Turner
Morinville – Work will begin soon on a series of traffic lights at the intersection of Highway 2 and Cardiff Road. The new light-controlled intersection is being designed by Al-Terra Engineering, the company hired by the province to implement the lights promised last fall by former Minister of Transportation Ric McIver… […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville resident David LeBel was the recipient of a citation from the province last week for his efforts assisting last summer with flood relief in High River. The 25-year-old welder and front man for the band Edgore said he was surprised to receive the package in the mail, but grateful for the recognition. “It was really unexpected,” LeBel said. “I opened it up and there was this award. At first I didn’t know how to react… […]
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