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Morinville to Light up the Night this weekend

Nov 24, 2013 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The Christmas season in Morinville officially kicks off this weekend with the annual Light up the Night Christmas Festival, an event funded by the Town of Morinville and organized by a committee of dedicated volunteers and community partners.

“This is yet again another wonderful community event that is open to all residents of the Town and area, and is a great celebration for the community,” said Allen Jacobson, Morinville’s Community Development Coordinator/Event and Volunteer Specialist. “It has to do with Christmas, of course, and I like the theme… […]

Wildrose Leader Smith visits Morinville

Nov 20, 2013 Comments Off

by Calli Stromner
with files from Ashley Janes

Morinville – About two dozen area residents braved slippery roads and frigid temperatures to attend a Meet and Greet event with Wildrose Danielle Smith at the Morinville Rendez-Vous Cen-tre Tuesday night. While the event was billed as open to the public, the majority in attendance were party supporters who travelled from as far away as Barrhead and Bon Accord… […]

Local volunteers needed to Adopt-A-Driveway this winter

Nov 20, 2013 1

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – Family Community Support Services (FCSS) is requesting volunteers for the Adopt-A-Driveway program to donate a small portion of their time after each snowfall to a resident in need. Coordinator for FCSS, Karin Debenham, explained that the Town of Morinville has encouraged volunteerism pertaining to neighbours helping neighbours, but a program of this nature had not yet been formalized… […]

Publisher’s column: Another year gone by

Nov 19, 2013 6

If you are reading this chunk of writing in print, you may have noticed this issue is marked Vol. 4: Issue 1 just below our logo on the front page. Though it really is nothing more than a numbering system so we can keep our editions in chronological order without having to … […]

Our Morinville

Nov 19, 2013 Comments Off

Our Morinville is an opportunity to view life through our community members’ lenses. Photos can be of this and surrounding communities, cool photos from places our readers have visited…. […]

Column: Joe Morinville

Nov 19, 2013 Comments Off

You can all stop emailing me to blame me for all the snow we got last weekend. I know I did my column about Christmas a little earlier than maybe I should have, but that is not why it snowed. But since the white stuff is here and not likely to go away until sometime after the May long weekend, I might as well talk about snow and what’s good and bad about it. .. […]

Johnny Cash tribute band to Walk the Line in Morinville

Nov 19, 2013 1

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – The Morinville Community Cultural Centre will host David James and Big River Nov. 29. Starting at 8 p.m. the band will provide town residents with what has been described as one of the most authentic Johnny Cash tribute performances in the world. According to their website reviews, when James comes around, Johnny Cash fans follow in droves… […]

Nov. 20 print edition download

Nov 19, 2013 Comments Off

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

Cardiff Corner to receive traffic lights

Nov 19, 2013 17

by Calli Stromner

A number of recently announced changes may make Cardiff Corner a safer intersection, but it may not be a continuation of the original interchange project. Alberta Transportation Minister Ric McIver announced Tuesday that installation of new traffic lighting will take place at the intersection of Highway 2 and Cardiff Road beginning next Spring… […]

Collision claims life

Nov 19, 2013 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – A 37-year-old Mayerthorpe man is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 29 just north of Highway 37 Monday night. … […]

Knights of Columbus hamper program underway

Nov 18, 2013 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – St. Anne Council of the Knights of Columbus (KOC) will be once again coordinating the annual Christmas Hamper Project on behalf of St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Church and the Morinville Food Bank Society… […]

Letter: Open letter to Minister of Transportation

Nov 18, 2013 5

Dear Honourable Minister:

Please spare just a few seconds to view this video of Cardiff Corner in great weather with minimal traffic… […]

Library Column: The Walking Dead, literally

Nov 18, 2013 2

by Ashley Janes

Working for the Morinville Community Library these past seven months, I’ve been surprised again and again by how different the experience is from Big City Libraries. My time here has taught me that we are the exception to society’s traditional Library Code of Conduct and are the better for it. .. […]

Psychologist establishes practice in Morinville

Nov 18, 2013 Comments Off

by Ashley Janes

Morinville — Beginning on Nov. 11, registered psychologist Thomas Holmes will open the doors to Psychsupport Services, the first psychology practice in Morinville. Having worked as a teacher, school counsellor, inclusive education coordinator, and system psychologist for a local school board, he is now looking forward to this new chapter in his career…. […]

Morinville Jets topple Beverly Warriors

Nov 17, 2013 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets ended a five-game losing streak Sunday night after defeating the visiting Beverly Warriors 6-3. The win brings the Jets record to 6-9-1 this season, and positions them in fifth place in the Capital Junior Hockey League’s West Division, one point ahead of the Spruce Grove Regals and two points ahead of the Edmonton Mustangs…. […]

Around the schools

Nov 17, 2013 Comments Off

Ecole Notre Dame Grade 2 student Logan Turgeon was looking over the large box filled with Coats for Kids last week. The Grade 1 classes are on a mission to collect children’s and adults gently used coats, ski pants, mitts, toques and boots during the month of November. The school is accepting donations until 22 November. .. […]