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Council passes motions to consider Perras Place repairs, postpone demolition

Nov 27, 2016 6

Following two unanimous motions from Councillor Stephen Dafoe, Council has decided to temporarily hold off on demolishing Perras Place and consider the actual total costs of making necessary repairs to keep the century-old building up to code. These motions come following an impassioned speech given by community member Paul Riopel during a recent Committee of the Whole meeting, requesting that Council save the historical site slated for demolition by the Town next spring. […]

Fill-a-bus has good first day to kick off festival weekend

Nov 24, 2016 Comments Off

Morinville’s Annual Lite Up the Nite Festival kicked off softly Thursday to assist the Morinville Food Bank Society. The Town bus made the rounds to local businesses to take in the first day’s haul ahead of Friday’s day of collections at No Frills and Sobeys Morinville. […]

Paul Riopel gives impassioned speech encouraging Council to save Perras Place

Nov 20, 2016 1

One of Morinville’s older residences slated for demolition has received a passionate plea from one of Morinville’s most notable families requesting that Council preserves the structure as a historic site. Paul Riopel, representing the Perras family, made a presentation to Council at their regular Committee of the Whole meeting with hopes of saving the more than 100-year-old Perras Place. Most of Riopel’s speech shared the history and impact of the Perras pioneering family, focusing on Joseph H. Perras and his daughter, the recently departed Raymonde Riopel (nee Parras). […]

Public Safety Committee conversation leaves future unclear

Nov 16, 2016 Comments Off

A long conversation from Council during their Committee of the Whole meeting Nov. 15 about the future of the Traffic Advisory Committee and a potential new general public safety committee leaves the future of both vague. […]

Strategic Plan changes incoming following Council feedback

Nov 16, 2016 Comments Off

Council pondered a significant rework of their annual strategic plan document following a broad and nuanced discussion during their regular Committee of the Whole meeting Nov. 15. The document is produced by Administration each year with input from Council. It consists of pillars, areas the municipality wants to focus on, each with goals, sub-goals, and measurements/actions that the Town and Council should take to improve these areas of focus. It is the primary planning document from Council that lays out their focus for the coming year. […]

Local Chamber of Commerce likely to move into Morinville Town Office space

Sep 29, 2016 Comments Off

Morinville Councillors will make the final decision on the fate of Perras Place—a building that has been standing in Morinville for more than one hundred years—when they vote on the matter during budget deliberations this fall. […]

Progress resumes on new Public School in Morinville

Sep 26, 2016 1

by Jennifer Lavallee Morinville News Correspondent Despite experiencing a five-month delay, the new Public School project in Morinville is once […]

Morinville’s Youth Leadership Program enough to let youth council die: Fitzgerald

Sep 22, 2016 Comments Off

Council has received a thorough presentation from Morinville’s Youth Leadership and Outreach Worker Christine Ryvers, along with Community Program Coordinator Melonie Dziwenka on Morinville’s new Youth Leadership Program. Council received the report during their once monthly Committee of the Whole meeting Sept. 20, with all of Council present save Gordon Putnam. The program has received attention as seemingly analogous to the currently in limbo Youth Council Bylaw proposed by Deputy Mayor Brennan FitzGerald. […]

Morinville Council Briefs

Sep 19, 2016 2

Council passed a motion regarding a resolution being proposed by the Town of Whitecourt and Strathcona County to support the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project at the upcoming Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) Convention in early October. […]

Rec needs assessment says residents want a swimming pool, willing to pay more in tax for new facility

Sep 15, 2016 10

Council has received results back from a large recreation needs assessment involving multiple municipalities ahead of the final stages of the Town’s new Arena/Rec Facility project. The report was prepared by the firm RC Strategies and involved 1,172 responses from the 6,124 that were sent out to both Morinville and Sturgeon County residents. […]

Letter: Morinville Phasing Out Compliance Letters

Sep 14, 2016 Comments Off

As of January 1, 2017, the Town of Morinville will no longer issue letters of compliance on a fee for service basis. […]

Town bungles Youth Council idea, hopes no one notices

Sep 12, 2016 4

by Jennifer Lavallee Morinville News Correspondent Young people from Morinville are being asked to join a new Youth Council in […]

New photo enforcement policy passes – requires money go directly to traffic safety and community programs

Sep 1, 2016 10

Council has unanimously passed a new policy and reviewed administrative procedures that they hope will bring a new approach to photo radar enforcement in Morinville. Following rounds of amendments and changes, the new policy came forward as tensions between Council and Administration on the direction for the photo radar program were high. […]

Changes made to registration process for swimming lessons in St. Albert

Aug 22, 2016 5

Getting into swimming lessons at St. Albert’s Fountain Park Pool may have become slightly more difficult for those living in Morinville. […]

Council fumes about photo radar – delays passing policy

Jun 30, 2016 1

In another round of disgruntled comments, Council has decided to defer a decision on changes to photo enforcement in Morinville following escalating concerns over the recent massive spike in photo enforcement issued tickets in the last quarter.

The motion to differ was presented by Councillor Stephen Dafoe on the basis that he felt Council should see if Administration’s procedures for operating photo enforcement had the teeth Council is looking for to put some checks and balances into how the program is run in Town. […]

Town moves ahead with plan for new public school

Jun 29, 2016 1

“We have a school site.” The final words from Mayor Holmes after resolving months of uncertainty on the future of public schooling in Morinville. The declaration followed unanimous votes on three bylaws that allow for a new school site to go ahead that is supported by the Province, School Board and Town. […]