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Council gets update on Highway 642
Alberta Transportation recognizes the rough condition of Highway 642 in Morinville is a problem and wants to fix it, but where and how are still uncertain.
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Council approves streetlight extension to Morinville Leisure Centre
Morinville may install lights that illuminate the walkway as well as the roadway along Highway 642 from the Town’s eastern boundary to the Morinville Leisure Centre. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Town issues statement in response to resident concerns on Highway 642
Town of Morinville Council & Administration recognizes residents’, business owners’ and visitors’ frustration with the condition of Highway 642 (100 […]
Local News
Gravel and seal coat on main street has town and residents concerned
The appearance of gravel on 100 Avenue last week had residents and the town concerned about what was going on. […]
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Morinville requesting two new sets of traffic lights after tense public hearing
by Jennifer Lavallee Morinville News Correspondent The mood was tense in Morinville’s Council Chambers during a public hearing Sept. 13. […]
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Community news briefs
Acting Staff Sergeant Mark Mathias said the Morinville RCMP have launched a program this summer similar to the Positive Ticketing Program. Whenever an RCMP member encounters youth wearing their helmets, they are presenting them with a coupon for ice cream… […]
Morinville News
Morinville family calling on Morinville and province to curb speeding
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – She was named Zero, a name given to her because she looked like the dog in the Tim Burton film A Nightmare Before Christmas. But the death of the McClinton family’s beloved 15-month-old blue heeler / pit-bull mix has turned to a personal nightmare for the McClintons, one they don’t want to see happening again to someone else’s animal or child.
Michelle McClinton said the dog got loose from her property on 87 Street and Highway 642 Aug. 14. She believes the animal may have chased a rabbit across the highway towards the pump house. “She went across the street and apparently she was sitting on the meridian… […]
Morinville News
Highway 642 Functional Plan approved by province
By Stephen Dafoe Morinville – The province has signed off on the Highway 642 Functional Planning Study, a project that […]
Morinville News
Council approves Highway 642 Functional Plan
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – More than a year’s work on improving economic opportunities in Morinville’s downtown core was approved by Council May 14 with a unanimous vote. Administration and Council believe the Highway 642 Functional Planning Study is the right plan, one to create a long-term plan for 100 Avenue that ensures traffic and pedestrian safety while easing the issues that have stalled development and redevelopment in Morinville’s downtown core… […]
Morinville News
Open house to revisit the future shape of Morinville’s downtown area
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Seven months after the Town’s last open house on the possible shape of a future downtown Morinville, the Town is planning another event that indicates the preferred shape is likely to be round. Morinville’s Planning and Development Department will hold a public open house on the Highway 642 Functional Planning Study (FPS) Apr. 25. The event will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. A formal presentation on the project will take place at 7:15 p.m.
The purpose of the FPS is to develop a long-term plan for 100 Avenue that ensures traffic and pedestrian safety on the road, deals with long-term access management into properties off the highway, determines future road requirements and required right-of-ways to allow for growth… […]
Morinville News
Morinville open house shows possible shape of 100 Avenue
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – About 35 residents attended Wednesday night’s joint open house on the Coeur de Morinville Area Structure Plan (ASP) and Highway 642 Functional Planning Study. The three-hour event covered both projects in significant detail. The former is a project that would set guidelines for development in Morinville’s historic downtown core; the latter addresses the specific challenges of dealing with a main street that is also a provincial highway… […]
Morinville News
Open house to tackle two Town of Morinville projects
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Residents and business owners are being invited to an open house Wednesday night that will offer information on two projects critical to future economic development in Morinville’s downtown core. The Coeur de Morinville Area Structure Plan (ASP) and Highway 642 Functional Planning Study Joint Open House is set to run Sept. 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30pm at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. .. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Let’s stop shuffling the blame on 100 Avenue problems
So another teen was hit trying to cross 100 Avenue last week. Sprained ankle, light concussion, couple bruises. She was home the next day. She’s lucky because it could have been far worse, even tragic… […]
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Two hit on 100 Avenue on same day
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Two people were injured on 100 Avenue Oct. 21 in two separate incidents on the busy roadway. RCMP have charged a driver in one collision and are looking for those involved in or who witnessed the second… […]