The monument located in St. Jean Baptiste Park lists the many names of pioneers and settlers to Morinville.

In 2005, the grounds of the church were landscaped with a clock tower, new grass, trees and shrubs, in celebration of Alberta's 100th anniversary as a province.

A series of successful international business ventures include Champion Pet Foods, which exports around the world.

[14] One of the town's larger businesses, Champion Pet Foods, employs approximately 50 people.

This led to non-Catholic parents starting an advocacy campaign to introduce a secular option for education in Morinville.

[21] Further, the Government of Alberta committed to conducting a census in Morinville, Legal, St. Albert and a portion of Sturgeon County to determine the minority faith in the area as a precursor to developing a long-term solution to address secular education in Morinville.