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Vet clinic offering innovative option for proper animal care

Jun 23, 2016 Comments Off

Good preventive health care for pets makes a big difference in their lives, according to the staff of the Morinville Veterinary Clinic. The clinic recently launched its Optimum Care program, a group of preventive health plans designed to keep pets healthy through important routine care, reducing the risk of disease by detecting any issues early on, and reducing the cost of pet ownership by spreading those costs over 12 months. […]

Dogs learn to track scent at Fish and Game

Feb 5, 2016 Comments Off

Dogs and their owners attended the Beginners K9 Scent Work course at the Morinville Fish & Game Clubhouse Feb. 3. The six-week course is being taught by Mary Ann Warren, Training Consultant, Instructor and Owner of Precision Search Dog. […]

Letter: Fish and Game pond Is the new dog park

Jul 27, 2015 2

I have noticed since they built the new off leash dog park next to the Fish and Game pond there is a substantial increase in people walking with their dogs around the pond. […]

Council given options for Animal Control Bylaw update

Jun 18, 2015 Comments Off

Community Peace Officer (CPO) William Norton gave a presentation to Council on an upcoming update to the Animal Control Bylaw that has not yet been finalized, hoping to get direction from councillors. […]

Morinville adopt-a-pet

Jan 22, 2015 Comments Off

Above is this week’s Adopt-a-pet video, a partnership between The Morinville News and the Morinville Veterinary Clinic. If you are interested in any of these animals, please call them at 780-939-3133… […]

Champion Petfoods to invest in dog park

Apr 3, 2014 4

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Champion Petfoods announced Wednesday it will be investing in a new off-leash dog park in Morinville.

“We’re committed to supporting Morinville families, and dogs are members of the family too,” said Champion Petfoods President and CEO Frank Burdzy in a release Wednesday. “We’re very proud to be a part of this community and to help make it a wonderful place to live, raise a family, and do business.”… […]

Letter: Loose dogs a problem in parks

Aug 28, 2013 18

Editor:

Lovely night over at the Fish and Game pond. Good to see lots of people from Morinville getting their exercise in such a beautiful place; however, one person thought allowing her three dogs to be off leash was a way to enjoy the evening… […]

Video: Morinville Adopt-A-Pet Program

Jun 18, 2013 1

The Morinville News has teamed up with the Morinville Veterinary Clinic to help get some of our community’s stray animals adopted out to good homes… […]

Microchip event seeks to get lost pets home safely

May 26, 2013 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Town of Morinville is teaming with the Morinville Veterinary Clinic to promote the idea of pet owners having their dog or cat microchipped, a process that places a small implant the size of a grain of rice under the animal’s skin. It is a painless process that can make the difference between seeing a lost pet again or not… […]

It’s a dog’s life for Morinville bylaw enforcers

Mar 12, 2013 2

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Community Peace Officers (CPO) continued to respond to a variety of calls in the final quarter of 2012. CPOs responded to 308 calls between October and December, issuing plenty of educational warnings and 14 tickets… […]

Ask-A-Candidate Question 4

Sep 28, 2010 4

With all the walking trails we have Morinville is a great place to get out with your dog and see the sites. The problem is there are other people with their dogs on the walking trails doing the same thing … […]