Local News

Council approves land for LAV III memorial site on rec centre grounds

The Morinville Rotary Club and veteran Jayson Wood received some good news from Council after they approved the use of a slice of Town land on their new recreation centre site to develop a new LAV III monument. The LAV or Light Armoured Vehicle is a popular vehicle that has been used by the Canadian military in many deployments globally and is familiar to many soldiers who deployed in Afghanistan. […]

Arts & Culture

The week in photos

Little three-week old Cade Northcott was the youngest to visit the man in red at the Breakfast with Santa hosted by the Morinville Lions Club Saturday at the Rendez-Vous Centre. More than 200 attended the breakfast. Proceeds went to the Knights of Columbus Christmas Hamper Program. – Lucie Roy Photo […]

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Local Sports

Recreation Open House offers insight and input

by Tristan Turner

Morinville – Roughly 150 people attended Council’s Recreation Open House Apr. 28. The event was held in conjunction with Saskatchewan-based architecture and interior design firm AODBT, who were chosen by the previous Council to provide a feasibility study on the arena and future recreation needs. AODBT gave a 50-minute presentation outlining potential new recreation facility features, location criteria and thoughts on potential partnerships that could help fund a new facility… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Regional Recreational Complex or a Local Arena/Curling Complex?

Morinville Council is rapidly moving forward on a decision that will have an important effect on the long-term growth of Morinville and Sturgeon County. This decision will be to either start building a replacement Arena/Curling complex right away ( inside Morinville boundaries) or work with Sturgeon County, Legal, Bon Accord, Gibbons, Redwater and a variety of ‘other groups’ to develop a more comprehensive Regional Complex that would probably proceed within the next three years… […]

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Morinville News

Rotarians unite for special night

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Community Cultural Centre took on a Fiesta flare Wednesday night as Rotarians from Morinville and St. Albert gathered to greet their District Governor, Kevin Hilgers… […]

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Morinville News

MLA visits local Rotarians

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec visited the Morinville Rotary Club June 20 during the group’s weekly breakfast to bring an update on what’s happening locally and how she is adjusting to her new role as MLA. … […]

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Local News

The day in photos

The last waltz
The Morinville Community High School Band held their final concert of the school year Wednesday night with a performance at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre… […]