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Kubinec gets Barrheard-Morinville-Westlock PC nod

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The region’s PC party members went to the polls in Barrhead, Morinville and Westlock Saturday to choose their candidate in the next provincial election. Westlock County Deputy Reeve Maureen Kubinec took the day… […]

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Human rights complaint re Morinville school issue rejected

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The same week Morinville Public Elementary School students entered their new modular classrooms on École Georges P. Vanier grounds, two parents learned their human rights complaint against Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division No. 29 (GSACRD) and the Ministry of Education had been rejected by the Alberta Human Rights Commission (AHRC)… […]

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Residents have opportunity to review Land Use Bylaw

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After nearly a decade, Morinville’s Land Use Bylaw (LUB) is soon to go before Town Council to be passed into municipal law. Residents have an opportunity Feb. 2 to have a look at the draft bylaw and provide final comments on the matter before it is brought to Council for first reading Feb. 14… […]

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Uncategorized

Civic Plaza to lose Spanish influence

Morinville – The Community’s Town Hall will lose part of its name when the $3.5 million facility is reopened this spring. Long known as St. Germain Plaza, the building will henceforth be called St. Germain Place. While the St. Germain portion will remain as homage to Morinville’s first mayor and founder of Les Progress newspaper, Omer St. Germain, the term Plaza will be stricken… […]

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Bylaw change gives apartment proposal the go ahead

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A proposed three-storey, 39-unit seniors’ apartment building in Morinville’s downtown area got the go ahead Tuesday night to move a little closer to reality after Morinville Town Council voted unanimously in favour of second and third reading on an amendment to the Land Use Bylaw… […]

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Schools and youth

Lady Wolves take to the court this weekend

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The Morinville Community High School Lady Wolves take to the court this weekend for the 2012 Lady Wolves Invitational Basketball tournament running Friday and Saturday at MCHS… […]

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Two killed north of Morinville

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon at approximately 2:30 p.m. The collision occurred on Highway 2 north of Morinville near Range Road 562… […]

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County residents satisfied according to study

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – Sixty-two per cent of residents find the quality of life in Sturgeon County to be excellent or very good according to a satisfaction survey conducted by Banister Research and Consulting Inc… […]

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Sturgeon County a safe place to work

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – The next time you see a group of County workers standing on the side of the road chatting, chances are you are not witnessing idle hands or another county coffee break. You may well be witnessing a pre-work safety meeting, something that has become an increasingly important component of working for the County… […]

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MPES new location open to students

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Teachers, staff, parents and friends were present Monday morning for the first day of school for Morinville Public Elementary School (MPES) students in their new modular classrooms located on the École Georges P. Vanier School grounds. Entranceway walls were adorned with handmade posters welcoming the students to their new school… […]

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Local Sports

Sports Shorts

Basketball coach Serge Froment demonstrates some skills for his players Sunday night. The evening’s practice at MCHS drew together all Morinville players for a 90-minute group practice… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Good news comes in threes

It is interesting how often a week’s news develops a common theme when it is laid out ready for print. This week we learned about three completely different things, all of which had one thing in common. The first was a wallet with money that was turned in intact… […]