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Morinville, AB –Beginning July 1, Morinville will be piloting an Alcohol in Parks Program. Three parks have been identified for the program:

1. Heritage Lake picnic sites
2. Skyline Baseball Diamonds within Skyline Park area
3. Morinville Fish and Game Pond

Under the Alcohol in Parks Pilot Program, users may consume alcohol between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. between July 1 and September 6, 2021. All requirements to meet provincial legislation (age restrictions, behaviors, etc.) must still be followed. Appropriate...

Morinville, Alta. - The Town of Morinville is asking residents to build a stronger community together by helping develop Morinville’s first-ever comprehensive Community Safety & Well-being (CSWB) Plan. The first opportunity to participate begins today with the launch of an online community survey via the Town’s website.

Morinville is partnering with the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention to develop the CSWB Plan. In addition to the community survey, over the next few months, focused...

At the May 25, 2021, Regular Meeting of Council, Council made amendments to the 2021 capital projects including:

• Proceeding with curb extension version F2 (see May 25 agenda package for complete details) including the recommended sidewalk ramp replacements for a total expenditure of $263,000
• Cancelled the park pavilion project and reallocated funding to the outdoor multi-sport facility at a total project cost of $880,000. Project to be funded using $395,000 (Municipal Stimulus Program funding),...

May 26, 2021

Morinville Town Council approves Amended 2021 Operating Budget and 2021 Tax Bylaw

Amended 2021 Budget 

At the May 25, 2021, Regular Meeting of Council, Council approved the amended 2021 Operating Budget.  As previously directed by Council, Administration presented budgetary adjustments to address the reduction in assessment rates to retain the 1% budget increase and the 1:1.1 non-residential property tax rate approved during 2021 Budget deliberations.

The amended 2021 Budget was approved...

Having signed a memorandum of understanding, effective April 12, 2021, all 13 regional Mayors are demonstrating a commitment to work in partnership on developing a new, innovative and scalable model with the Collaborative Economic Development (CED) initiative.

The initiative will advance additional economic opportunities for Edmonton Metropolitan Region partners through projects targeting new, non-residential growth and jobs beyond individual municipal boundaries. Economic development is the...