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Morinville News

MCHS New Orleans mission trip a success

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Twenty-one Morinville Community High School students spent their spring break in New Orleans to learn a bit about the history and culture of the region and to offer a lot of help to those affected by Hurricane Katrina which devastated the area in 2005… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville shines during Earth Hour

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – It was lights off in Morinville Mar. 31 during Earth Hour. The community ranked seventh in FortisAlberta’s top ten communities who powered down for environmental reasons… […]

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Legal wins Big Valley Jamboree contest

By Stephen Dafoe

Legal – Big Valley Jamboree’s Small Town Saturday Night contest came to an end Tuesday night with the announcement Legal was the contest winner. The announcement was made at the Travel Alberta Growing Rural Tourism Awards Dinner in Camrose… […]

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Local News

All Candidates Forum set for Apr. 16

By Robert Jump

Morinville – Five provincial candidates looking to fill the shoes left behind by retiring Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski will get their chance to win over Morinville voters Apr. 16 at an All Candidates Forum being organized by The Morinville News and moderated by the Morinville Toastmasters club… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: Clayton speaking: Which flavour are you going to choose?

By Clayton Rosaasen

With summer peering around the corner, not quite here yet, evidenced in the recent snow dump, but certainly coming, one can picture a group of youngsters looking at the ice cream menu trying to figure out what flavour to make a mess with. Now making a mess may be the operative word in more ways than one as you finish this column… […]

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Morinville News

Little Warriors to offer sex abuse prevention session in Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Stewards of Children is a three-hour session on child sexual abuse prevention being offered free of charge Apr. 12 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. The program is being conducted by Little Warriors, and the Town of Morinville’s Family and Community Support Services Department (FCSS) will be picking up the tab for those community members interested in taking the program… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Guest editorial: Maureen Kubinec, PC candidate

Editor’s Note: As in the 2010 municipal election, MorinvilleNews.com’s editorial policy is to open our editorial pages to one guest editorial from each candidate during the election… […]

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Local News

Autism not well understood

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Brooke Levesque looks like any other 12-year-old girl at Georges H. Primeau School, but her penchant for wearing bright pink construction headphones sets her apart from many girls her age. The headphones help Brooke block out unwanted noises when she goes swimming or shopping with her family, noises that can cause behaviours that make Brooke look less like other 12-year-old girls… […]

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Sturgeon Foundation moving ahead with two projects

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The Sturgeon Foundation, who operates seniors’ lodges in the area, announced Friday it would be moving ahead with two capital projects, thanks to grants from the provincial government… […]

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Local News

Local Legion members attend rally

By Lucie Roy

Onoway – Legionnaires from around the region gathered in Onoway over the weekend for a rally. The Morinville Legion had 13 Branch and one Ladies Auxiliary member in attendance. The annual Rally includes Legion and Ladies Auxiliary members from the Branches in Whitecourt… […]

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Local News

The weekend in pictures

Compiled by MorinvilleNews.com Staff

From horn blowing to snow blowing, Morinville had a varied weekend Mar. 30 to Apr. 1. Here’s what our cameras caught this weekend… […]

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Morinville News

Monday Morning News – April 2 edition

The April 2 issue of Monday Morning News hits store counters and shelves Monday morning. This week’s issue is 32 pages of news, views and things to see and do in Morinville all bundled up into one weekly community magazine… […]

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Police briefs

Morinville resident charged with dangerous driving

Leduc Integrated Traffic Services clocked a 2010 black Chevrolet Camaro travelling at 215 kilometres per hour early Friday morning on southbound Highway II… […]