Province

511 Alberta to allow citizens to report road conditions

Alberta will be the first Canadian jurisdiction with a mobile app that allows motorists to report road conditions.

The new Citizen Reporter app, available for Android and iPhone, will allow Albertans to report on road conditions once they have taken an online training course. Albertans can register online at https://511.alberta.ca/rt/register. […]

Province

Government opening camping registrations next month

Albertans looking forward to camping on the May long weekend will be able to book regular campsites through Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca (RAP) starting Feb. 22 at 9 a.m.

Group campsite bookings will begin Feb. 8 and comfort camping bookings will begin Feb. 16. […]

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Morinville News

Province looking for more organ donors

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… […]

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Province

Province unveils new smart phone app

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…. […]

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Morinville News

Province urging Albertans to buckle up

by Morinville News Staff

Edmonton – The Government of Alberta is asking Albertans to join the 95 per cent of people already wearing seatbelts. The province has seen a 26 per cent increase over the past 15 years, rising from 60 per cent compliance in 1999 to 95 per cent currently. It is a trend the government wants to see continue… […]

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Morinville News

Local Career Centre forced to close its doors

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – The Career Employment and Counselling Services (CECS) centre in Morinville will be shutting down after learning that the provincial government will not be renewing their contract, set to expire on Dec. 31. Centre Manager Charmin Rockwell said CECS was not given an extension in their contract due to funding cutbacks… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: Electricity consumers can expect price hike

After mysteriously holding the report under wraps for nearly six months, the Alberta Government finally released the Retail [Electricity] Market Review Committee’s report to the public on Jan. 29. Upon releasing the report, the government accepted two of the report’s 41 recommendations immediately. They accepted 33 recommendations in principle, and rejected six recommendations outright… […]

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Local News

Social media plays a part in new Alberta emergency Alert

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – Albertans now have more ways to receive potentially life-saving information. The province announced Tuesday the new Alberta Emergency Alert system uses the latest in digital technology, social media and a dedicated website to make information available to Albertans… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Alberta Party weighs in on Morinville issue

Dear Editor:

For months now Morinville parents have been fighting for a basic right that is allowed in every other community in Alberta – to have their child attend a non-religious public school. Recently I was asked by a local resident to help bring provincial awareness to the concerns being expressed by him and others that the Provincial Government has reneged on a commitment made by them to the citizens of Morinville… […]

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Local News

Province looking to keep more tires out of landfills

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – In an effort to expand its efforts to keep tires out of Alberta landfills the government announced last week that it will be expanding the tire recycling program to include industrial and off-road tires.

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Local News

Province releases health consultation report

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – After four months of travelling the province consulting with Albertans at workshops hosted by the province’s 12 Health Advisory Councils, Edmonton Rutherford MLA Fred Horne has released a report containing recommendations on developing an Alberta Health Act, suggestions intended … […]

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Local News

Horner on mission to Europe

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert MLA Doug Horner is off to Europe this weekend to begin ten days of promoting Alberta as a hub for innovation, investment and collaboration … […]

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Schools and youth

Province looking for Youth Advisory Panel members

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – The Alberta government is looking for young people with strong leadership skills and a passion for community service to serve on the province’s Youth Advisory Panel for 2010 – 2011 … […]