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Arts & Culture

Gilder and Sweeney Todd rock Morinville [Photos & Video]

Story by Ashley Janes – Photos by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Community Cultural Centre played host to Nick Gilder and the Sweeney Todd group on Saturday night and if you were lucky, you got yourself a ticket to go. The popular 1970s Canadian glam rock band was the shiny leather headliner for the town’s annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: From the Desk of Financial Services

BY Andy Isbister

By now you should have received your property assessment and tax notice for 2013. If you have any questions regarding the assessment of your property please do not hesitate to call us at 780-939-4361… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Festival Chair grateful for festival response

It seemed like Festival 2013 officially began Thursday morning when Councillor Sheldon Fingler and I drove to Edmonton to talk about this year’s event. Our excitement to spread the news outside the community kicked up and kicked off the excitement for all of us. The rest of the weekend was a complete whirlwind of awesome activity, one where records were broken everywhere festival was… […]

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Local News

The day in photos

Morinville Community High School Grade 12 graduates toss their hats for the cameras Thursday afternoon, the conclusion of the day’s graduation rehearsal. The Graduation Commencement Exercises take place Friday at the Edmonton Northlands Agricom. MCHS has 146 graduates this year. – Lucie Roy Photo… […]

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Local News

Dragons’ Den star a hit with business audience

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Bestselling author and Dragons’ Den personality David Chilton was the keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Regional Business Symposium June 20. Approximately 250 business owners, municipal and organization representatives attended the daylong event at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre.

Chilton, the newest member of CBC TV’s popular entrepreneurial show Dragons’ Den and author of the Wealthy Barber and the Wealthy Barber Returns, regaled the mostly business audience with several amusing anecdotes about the popular CBC show and his co-panelists, including Jim Treliving’s strength and his own defeat of a woman’s arm wrestling champ on the show… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville church fire considered suspicious, police say

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The Morinville RCMP are still investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in the early morning hours of June 17. RCMP believe that the fire originated in the area of a storage shed at the rear of the church. The fire is considered suspicious at this time and anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact the Morinville RCMP at 780-939-4550. Anonymous information can be provided to Northern Alberta Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. RCMP would like to thank the numerous members of the public who have supplied information and photographs so far to assist in this investigation… […]

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Legal

The day in photos

Bees!
Notre Dame student Avery Melnyk and her Mom Amy Melynk, who was volunteering at the school, show some bees to Mrs. Angelle Peacocks’ Grade 1 and 2 class June 19. Avery’s aunt and uncle from the Wedman Werx Inc. Bee Farm… […]

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Morinville News

Thefts from cars results in charges

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Two local teens have been charged with possession of stolen property and a third youth has been charged with other criminal code offences after a call from a concerned citizen. .. […]

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Morinville News

Trail planting helping eco system along Little Egg Creek

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A work bee along Morinville’s trail system earlier this week will provide improvements to the drainage ditch behind Sunshine Lake, according to Joel Gervais, an associate researcher in Biological Sciences at NAIT. Gervais was in Morinville working with Town of Morinville staff and students from Morinville Community High School to plant some trees and fruit bearing plants June 17.

Gervais and his helpers believe planting the trees in the riparian buffer between the trail and drainage ditch, known outside the community as Little Egg Creek, will improve the ecosystem of the area by providing shade to encourage wild life… […]

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Uncategorized

Minstrels sing for friends and family

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – More than 140 guest of all ages attended at the first Minstrels Open House, held June 18 at the Rendez-Vous Centre, a one-hour performance followed by a sing-along with the audience. Minstrels’ Conductor Dagmar Lietz had 22 singers accompanied by Jean Storey on piano performing 15 songs from their afternoon program… […]

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Arts & Culture

Premier to visit Morinville during St. Jean Baptiste Festival

Morinville – Mayor Paul Krauskopf announced today that Premier Alison Redford will be coming to Morinville for the St. Jean Baptiste Festival. Premier Redford and MLA Maureen Kubinec will be participating in the annual parade this Saturday, June 22… […]

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Uncategorized

Column: Joe Morinville

The editor said I shouldn’t do another column about the festival this week because I done one on the festival last week. So I didn’t send him anything by the deadline or even a day after the deadline and that got him in a panic thinking he’d have to take… […]

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Local News

June 19 – Print Edition Download

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. This week’s edition is another 32 pages of local, relevant community news… […]

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Morinville News

Art on the doorstep may not be what it seems

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Police are cautioning residents that a knock on the door from someone selling art may not be what it seems. The Morinville RCMP Detachment received two separate complaints June 17 of unknown individuals going door-to-door selling paintings…. […]