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Our Morinville and Area in Photos

Our Morinville & Area is an opportunity to view life through our community members’ lenses. Photos can be taken in Morinville and the surrounding communities in Sturgeon County or even cool photos from places our readers have visited. .. […]

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Oct. 1 Print Edition Download

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, and in 1400 mailboxes Wednesday as well… […]

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Business

Gifting a priority for local business owner

The Morinville News has gifted more than $40,000 in cash and in-kind services so far in 2014. Donations include recent contributions to the library and non-profit coffee shop Higher Grounds, as well as the Morinville Festival Society, Morinville Curling Club, last weekend’s Paint the Town Red Gala, the Chamber of Commerce Gala, the Morinville Public Elementary School Carnival, the Morinville Farmers Market and the Morinville Community Gardens…. […]

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Father’s House starting series of courses for healthy families

The Father’s House will be putting on a series of courses over the next nine months that offer information for families on parenting, marriage, and finance. The first of the series of three-month programs is on parenting and begins Oct. 8. The program will run on the first Wednesday of each month for 90 minutes and will take place at Morinville Community High School… […]

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Taekwon-do classes coming to Morinville

The Morinville Community Cultural Centre will play home to Phoenix Taekwon-do classes Oct. 6. The program will be offered Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. for ages 7 to adult. A Shadow Warrior class for ages 4 to 7 will take place on Mondays at 5:45… […]

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Morinville Jets season off to good start

The Morinville Jets were two for two over the weekend, defeating the Stony Plain Flyers 4-3 on the road Friday night and crushing the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks 8-3 Sunday night at home. … […]

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Arts & Culture

Fifth annual art event gathers artists and art lovers for a cause

More than 145 art lovers and supporters attended the Paint the Town Red Celebrating Life and Culture Gala event held Friday night at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre in aid of the Sturgeon Hospital Foundation. The event featured an art show with champagne reception, appetizers and musical accompaniment, wine tasting, silent auction and a special performance by the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) Drum Line…. […]

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The Week In Photos

There is always something going on in Morinville and our cameras are usually there to catch it. There is so much going on that we couldn’t possibly put it all in our weekly print edition. Here’s a photo gallery of some of what we saw this week. […]

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Arts & Culture

Booming Tree drums up an entertaining performance

Booming Tree’s Gregory Shimzu and Twilla MacLeod put on a standing ovation performance at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Saturday night. The 90-minute show combined traditional taiko drumming with taiko versions of songs by… […]

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Morinville resident speaks at Be Brave Ranch opening

Many tears were shed Saturday afternoon as people hugged one another, joyful that a dream to had become a reality. Little Warriors held the official grand opening celebrations of the Be Brave Ranch by Ray LaBonte and Family, a facility that offers children who have been sexually abused and their families a place to heal. The ranch will offer abused children more than 200 hours of multiple therapies to help them grow into healthy adults. More than 500 attended the opening to share in the celebrations and to hear those involved in bringing an idea to reality speak about the journey… […]

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Local Grocer makes donation to school lunch programs

Making a Positive Difference in the Community, Tracey & Chris Mansbridge owners of the Morinville No Frills donated more than $3000 to be divided between MCHS, Primeau, Notre Dame and Morinville Public School… […]

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Arts & Culture

Oktoberfest to celebrate Morinville’s German Heritage

by Morinville News Staff

The Town of Morinville is hoping residents will be as enthusiastic about celebrating German culture as they were last year when more than 300 came out to Oktoberfest enjoy German entertainment, food and drink, including bratwurst and German Weisen beer… […]

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Morinville Council Briefs

Chairman for the Canada Day Celebration Committee, Murray Knight, presented a wrap up report to Council detailing the overall success of the July 1 event. “This family event is a real positive for our residents, young and old, an opportunity to get outdoors, […]