Morinville

Template:Alberta municipality infobox Morinville is located in Alberta, 15 minutes north of Edmonton on Highway 2.

Population: 6545 (2005)

History

Morinville was settled by Father Morin who brought many French settlers in the late 1800's, followed by several German pioneers hence its many French and German families such as Riopel, Boissonnault, Tailleur, Labonte, StLaurent, Maisonneuve, Bokenfohr, Krauskopf, Rustemier, and Meyers.

The monument located in the St. Jean Baptiste Park lists the many names of pioneers and settlers to Morinville. Once situated on the street at 100 Avenue and 100 Street, the monument was moved to its present location in 2000, as it was a safety hazard and very difficult to enjoy with all the traffic at the intersection.

The Roman Catholic church of the St. Jean Baptiste Parish was built in 1907. It, along with its adjacent, but now inoperative, convent, were declared a historical site (provincal or federal designation?) in 1975. In 2005, the grounds of the church were lanscaped with a clock tower, new grass, trees and shrubs. The clock tower was built with donations from private citizens and a grant from the provincial government. The latter was in celebration of Alberta's 100th anniversary as a province.

In 2006, Morinville had 6550 residents (citation needed).

Of late, Morinville had enjoyed some commericial growth, incluing an Extra Foods (large grocery store) and strip mall containing Movie Gallery and a liquor store. Morinville now has five strip malls.

External links

• Town of Morinville website
• Statistics at AlertaFirst

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