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Arts & Culture

They’re Wilde about Oscar

Stephen Dafoe Photos

Morinville Community High School students and their families were treated to a little late Victorian-era farce Thursday night. Dispensing with the one act plays traditionally put on in the spring, the school put on Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial comedy for Serious People.

The three-act play was directed by Brennan Fitzgerald, Katrina Thrussell and Jennifer Lesiuk… […]

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Province

Minimum wage to increase in September

By Morinville News Staff

Edmonton – Approximately 26,000 Albertans will see their paycheques increase this fall after the province raises the general minimum wage Sept. 1. At that time, the minimum wage will rise from $9.40 to $9.75 per hour, an increase of approximately 3.5 per cent. There will be no change to the liquor server minimum wage, which will remain at $9.05 per hour… […]

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Morinville News

Traffic and pedestrian safety open house set for Tuesday

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Town of Morinville is hoping residents will come out and provide their input into the community’s plans for traffic and pedestrian safety in town. The two-hour event takes place Tuesday night at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Debbie Oyarzun said the best way to participate in Morinville’s Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Review is to come to the open house itself. “We’ll have some large-scale maps up,” she… […]

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Legal

Legal man wins Premier’s Award

By Morinville News Staff

Olds – Legal resident and University of Alberta student Jacob Onyschuk is the recipient of 4-H Alberta’s most prestigious award. The 20-year-old was selected from the province’s top 4-H members to receive the Premier’s Award during the 55th annual 4-H Selections Program at Olds College… […]

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Morinville News

The day in photos

Post some bills
Morinville resident and photo radar location critic Jame O’Brien posts some home made flyers advertising the Town of Morinville’s open house on the community’s Traffic Safety Plan. Mr. O’Brien is critical of the timing and size of the notice the Town has used to … […]

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Schools and youth

Pond draws students for look at nature

Photos by Lucie Roy

Morinville – Students from two schools and two communities gathered at the Morinville Fish and Game Association pond Wednesday afternoon. .. […]

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Arts & Culture

Musical looks at life from the park bench

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – The basement of the West Country Hearth in Villeneuve is sparse save for the steel pillars that support the ground level and a park bench that sits in the middle of the floor. The former are an integral part of what keeps the building aloft; the latter is a vehicle through which a series of stories on the human condition are driven forward week after week in music and song.

Since January, the cast of The Park Bench have been rehearsing in the basement of the Sturgeon County seniors’ … […]

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Arts & Culture

Musician brings his message to MCHS

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – It’s been some years since musician Robb Nash was a partying high school student and some years since he hit a semi-truck in a head on collision that peeled back the roof of the car he was in and left him on the highway, his skull torn open, his life hanging in the balance. Nash survived that tragic accident, but his… […]

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Morinville News

Police looking for help in apprehending vandals

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Some early morning vandals have police reminding residents to report suspicious activities to authorities. Sometime between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday morning an unknown individual or individuals … […]

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Editorial & Opinion

This week’s Hails and Fails

our new feature that presents a thumbs up and thumbs down view of the area…

1 – We tip our hat this week to Judy Pattison, wife of Morinville Town Councillor David Pattison. When vandals took some Morinvillian’s garden lights from their yard and smashed them along the ravine crossing … […]