Local News
Council passes 2022 interim budget
The Town of Morinville will be operating on an interim budget from January 1 until potentially the end of the first quarter of 2022. […]
budget
Editorial & Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Mayor defends Town’s financial position against local news coverage
Is performing better than budgeted bad? NO! Being harshly criticized for having a better than planned fiscal position through a […]
Local News
Council defers Third Reading of Budget after hiring freeze motion
by Colin Smith Town Council is looking to cut $30,000 from its own budget as part of efforts to reduce […]
Local News
Town looking at 1.5% residential tax increase at first reading of 2021 budget
Residential taxes in Morinville would go up by 1.5% in 2021 if the Town’s proposed Operating Budget were approved as is. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Sturgeon Public Schools approves 2020/2021 budget with program and staffing reductions
This evening [May 27], the Board of Trustees, Sturgeon Public Schools, approved the 2020 / 2021 Budget. Although the Board was able to protect class sizes for students in Kindergarten to Grade Three, reductions to programming and staffing across every school and department will result. Our Early Childhood Programs will also experience significant cuts. […]
Sturgeon County
Corporate restructuring at Sturgeon County removes nine
Sturgeon County Chief Administrative Officer Reegan McCullough announced last Thursday that the County would undergo several staffing changes to “provide quality, cost-effective services and infrastructure to meet the diverse needs of Sturgeon County.”
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Local News
Second Reading sees $560,000 cut from 2020 budget, more from capital
Given second reading by Town Council at its November 26 regular meeting, the Operating Budget passed following amendments resulting in more than $560,900 in cuts to an initially proposed $22,880,704 in expenditures. […]
Local News
Provincial budget cuts to municipalities have minimal impact on Morinville, mayor says
In its first budget, the United Conservative Party government announced some changes to how Alberta’s municipalities are funded, but the immediate effect on Morinville should be limited, according to its mayor. […]
Business
Morinville deficit raises tax increase to 4% for 2019
Morinville property taxes may go up by four per cent next year, reflecting concern about deficits in the Town’s operating budget. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: NDP budget drowning Alberta in a sea of red ink
Coming into the 2018 budget, Finance Minister Joe Ceci indicated that this year’s edition would feature “fair and compassionate” fiscal restraint. Now that we’ve seen the document, I think it’s safe to say he missed the mark, yet again. […]
Local News
Council approves third read of budget after slashing tax increase from 6% to .07%
Council has approved the third and final reading of their 2018 budget after a nearly four-hour long meeting dealing mostly with amendments to the budget. […]
Local News
County looking at .49 per cent tax increase
by Morinville News Staff Sturgeon County Council unanimously approved their 2018 Operating and Capital Budget Dec. 19 with a .49 […]
Columns
National Column: 1981 budget a good lesson for Liberals
It is sometimes held that Finance Minister Bill Morneau backed away from a promise to end lucrative tax breaks for the well-to-do in last week’s budget because of Donald Trump.
With the mercurial Trump occupying the White House, the theory goes, Morneau figured it would be foolish to fiddle with the Canadian tax system. Better to wait until American intentions become clearer.
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Province
Government twinning bridge into Fort Saskatchewan
The Government of Alberta announced Thursday morning it plans to fully twin the Highway 15 corridor between Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan.
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Columns
National Column: The middle class is still waiting
A funny thing happened on the way to Justin Trudeau’s new world of justice for the middle class: The federal government ran out of money.
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Local News
Council receives a round of asks ahead of 2017 Budget
Councillor’s were hit with asks from the Musée Morinville Museum, Morinville Community Library, and the Morinville Festival Society as part of their annual budget process during their most recent Committee of the Whole meeting. Each of the organizations made presentations detailing their budgets and the amount they were asking for from the Town. […]