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Town hopeful for County partnership after land announcement

Mayor Lisa Holmes has announced a new partnership with the Town and Sturgeon County on the Rec Centre project. Holmes announced at the Nov. 10 Council meeting the County will be purchasing a large plot of land directly east of the 77-acres the Town of Morinville purchased just east of East Boundary Road. As part of this purchase, the County will be working in cooperation with Morinville to install services to both lots. […]

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Council moves ahead with hiring an architect for rec centre

In a 6-1 vote, Council has selected Administration’s recommendation for an architectural firm to design the community’s new multi-use rec facility. With only Councillor Stephen Dafoe opposed, Council approved awarding the contract to Architecture Tkalcic Bengert (ATB), one of 11 companies to submit a proposal by the Aug. 31 deadline. […]

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Stakeholders share similar views on future rec centre

Town Council, in their role as arena/rec steering committee, met Thursday night to hear Consultant David Ramsey’s report on the stakeholder meetings he facilitated in Morinville in January. While the meeting was public, only one non-press resident attended.
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Rec open house offers lots of answers, just none on land

by Colin Smith
with files from Tristan Turner and Lucie Roy

Morinville and area residents who hoped to find out the location of the proposed new regional multi-use recreation centre at a December 11 open house were disappointed… […]