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Morinville News

Police briefs: Mischief in Morinville

Mischief in Morinville
Police revealed Friday that sometime between the hours of 6 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 5 p.m. Oct. 18, unknown individual(s) damaged a total of eight properties in the back alley between 98 Avenue and 97 Avenue from the train… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: Parliamentary Ethics

Progressive Views Column: by Tristan Turner

Pat Martin, the outspoken Manitoban New Democrat MP, has recently brought the question of MP ethics and fundraising disclosure back to the forefront of national political discourse with the release of the disclosed list of donors to his legal defence fund that was set up following defamation charges laid against him by the Edmonton telemarketing firm RackNine over a year ago… […]

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Sturgeon County

Sunflower Community Resource Program hub of information

by Stephen Dafoe

Gibbons — The Sunflower Community Resource Program, located in Gibbons, is a one-stop provider of community resource information to those who need it. The program is a partnership between Sturgeon County, Bon Accord, Gibbons, Legal, Morinville, Redwater and the Sturgeon School Division, and is funded by Alberta Child and Family Services’ Early Intervention Initiatives (EII).

The resource centre held a joint open house with Sturgeon Family Literacy and Sturgeon Adult Learning Thursday, offering clients, residents, service providers and partners a look at the services each offers to the region. The open house was also an opportunity to unveil some new branding for the centre, all displayed in a new sign made possible through a grant from the Gibbons Branch of Servus Credit Union… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

COLUMN: Please allow me to introduce myself

Some of you will recognize my name because it has recently appeared under a number of articles in this newspaper. Others are reading it for the first time here and now. Whichever the case, I am a newcomer to this publication so I’m asking for a minute of your time to introduce myself… […]

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Morinville News

Ladouceur and Holmes win in election recounts

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – The Morinville 2013 civic election saw candidates beating out their competitors by only a handful of votes and not many residents will appreciate the close race as much as newly elected Mayor Lisa Holmes and town council member Rob Ladouceur. The initial count done on Monday, Oct. 21, provided tight results with Holmes ahead of opponent Sheldon Fingler by eighteen votes. Because of the close difference, Fingler’s agent immediately requested a recount. Jackie Luker made it into the sixth and final council seat ahead of Ladouceur by two votes and because the difference between the candidates was within five votes, an automatic recount was scheduled.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, the town conducted both recounts. Holmes retained her victory with 1034 votes over Fingler’s. However, the results did not favour Luker who received 684 votes to Ladouceur’s 689… […]

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Morinville News

Driver charged in early morning collision

Lucie Roy Photos
Morinville News Staff story

Morinville – A 27-year-old driver was given a pair of tickets and a 24-hour license suspension Wednesday morning after a collision at the intersection of 100 Avenue and 100 Street. The Morinville Fire Department and Morinville RCMP were called to the scene of the collision around 9:10 a.m. Oct. 23…
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Morinville News

Warm hearts help hot lunch program

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A local grocer and their customers have stepped up to help three Morinville schools make sure students have the fuel necessary to get through the school day. Chris and Tracey Mansbridge of No Frills presented Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools representatives with a cheque for more than $3,000 this week, monies that will be divided between programs at Morinville Community High School (MCHS), Ecole Notre Dame Elementary School and Georges H. Primeau School… […]

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Morinville News

Column: Joe Morinville

With the election over with we can all go back to raking up the leaves and getting ready for winter. This week I’m looking at all the signs the election is over and winter is coming… […]

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Morinville News

Holmes wins pending recount

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – Lisa Holmes was unofficially elected to be Mayor of Morinville Monday night. However, before Holmes can officially become town mayor, election staff must conduct a recount. Roughly two and a half hours after the polls closed… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville goes to the polls

Morinville – On Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, polls opened and residents voted in Morinville’s latest civic election. With an estimated 5,800 eligible voters, turnout reached 41 per cent, which is 2 per cent lower than the 2010 election.

There were 2,356 votes cast for mayor and at 10:33 p.m. the count revealed that Lisa Holmes had the highest number with 1,034 votes, Sheldon Fingler following close behind her with 1,016 votes. Shortly after the results were released, Fingler’s campaign manager, Paula Hittinger, announced that they were requesting a recount: “An eighteen vote separation is… […]