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Cardiff overpass information session planned for Monday

Dec 6, 2011 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The long-awaited Cardiff Road overpass project is progressing nicely since the province announced the infrastructure project in June. Detours along Cardiff Road and 100 Street in Morinville have opened up the area for preparatory work. Residents will have their first real opportunity to see designs of the overpass and related road ways Dec. 12 during a public information session at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre … […]

Letter: Morinville parent writes to premier Redford re school issue

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Premier Redford,

I was really excited to be attending a session at the legislature on Wednesday, November 30th, as I haven’t even been in the building since I was a child. I was even more excited because I, as one of the Morinville parents fighting for public education, was asked to attend and be formally introduced to the house by Education Critic Kent Hehr. Unfortunately, Minister Lukaszuk completely dodged the question from the opposition about when this issue… […]

Pirates opens to full house [PHOTOS]

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Photos by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Union Jack and Jolly roger got equal billing Tuesday night, but both were upstaged by a cast of roughly 30 MCHS students who brought Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic operetta Pirates of Penzance to the stage for the first of four nights of performances… […]

Town employees’ desks get festive

Dec 5, 2011 Comments Off

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – The Morinville Christmas Festival Committee was honoured with the task of judging the best dressed desk of Town of Morinville employees. The judging took place Monday morning and desks and cubicles in the Community Cultural Centre and Parish Hall were judged according to a rating system of originality, overall presentation and desktop decoration… […]

Legion holds installation ceremony

Dec 5, 2011 Comments Off

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – The first Sunday in December at the Morinville Legion is always a buzz of activity. This year, there were more than 50 children under 12 years of age, plus their parents and friends that showed up for the Kids’ Christmas party. But the Hall was quickly transformed later in the afternoon for a more… […]

Community Christmas Celebration marks its 33rd year

Dec 5, 2011 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The sounds of the season will once again be ringing from St. Jean Baptiste Church Dec. 14 as the community comes together for the 33rd Annual Community Christmas Celebration, an interdenominational Christmas gathering that organizers are hoping will once again bring residents and visitors together… […]

Around the towns – weekend edition

Dec 4, 2011 Comments Off

First Choice Tree Nursery held their annual A Very Cherdarchuk Christmas over the weekend. Three-year-old Brianna Logan (left and her sister Madison, 8, enjoyed taking a look at some of the ice sculptures, including the Cherdarchuk Express… […]

Jets fall to Merchants at home

Dec 4, 2011 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A flat start put the Morinville Jets on the low side of a 3-0 first period Dec. 4, a situation the club was not able to rise far enough above to make the evening count. The Jets were defeated 3-1 by the visiting St. Albert Merchants who moved a little closer to the Jets in season points… […]

Festival of Trees entry has special significance for local business woman

Dec 4, 2011 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Entering a tree in the annual Festival of Trees is a common occurrence for some artistic types, but Vintage Petals co-owner Julie Puchala’s 2011 entry, her first, had a particular significance. The tree was entered in memory of her husband Brian who passed away Dec. 15, 2010… […]

Rotarians host successful Christmas event

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By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Some 450 people packed the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Saturday night for the first business Christmas party. The successful event was a fundraiser for the Morinville Rotary Club. […]

Monday Morning News Dec. 5 edition

Dec 4, 2011 Comments Off

The Dec. 5 issue of Monday Morning News hits store counters and shelves Monday morning. This week’s issue is 36 pages of news views and things to see and do in Morinville all bundled up into one weekly community magazine… […]

Letter: Open letter to council and administration re economic development

Dec 4, 2011 Comments Off

Dear Editor:

As you are aware, Morinville Town Council voted unanimously at its Nov. 22 meeting to cut $80,000 in proposed economic development spending in half to $40,000. While the Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce is disappointed by this decision in light of how important economic development was as a 2010 campaign issue, we are keeping an open mind pending third and final reading as much can change on the road to a passed budget…. […]

Editorial: A tale of two Christmas lists

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Christmas is coming and Sarah and Tim both have their lists to make. Tim, being eight, has a list not unlike many boys his age. It’s the list of items he is hoping Santa will give him the OK on and drop down his chimney Christmas Eve. Sarah, being 32, a single mom and working two part time jobs, has a different kind… […]

Anti-bullying candlelight vigil set for next week

Dec 4, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – St. Jean Baptiste Park be will illuminated next Friday night as residents come together to make a statement about bullying. The anti-bullying candlelight vigil is the idea of MCHS Grade 11 student Travis Loseth who started a Facebook page for the event some weeks back and has been seeking community support ever since… […]

Bestselling mystery author coming to Morinville

Dec 4, 2011 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – You may not know the names Randy Craig or Janice MacDonald, but as of Nov. 27 the latter’s book about the former was ranked seventh on the Edmonton Journal’s top ten list of bestsellers. There wedged between Christopher Paolini’s fourth book in the Inheritance series and Julian Barnes’ The Sense of an Ending is Janice MacDonald’s Hang Down Your Head, the latest in her Edmonton-based mystery series… […]

Here comes Feliz Navidogma – Christmas open mic night

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By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – It’ll be a festive Friday night at Higher Grounds Espresso Bar Dec. 9. That’s the night the coffee house’s monthly Hot Dogma open mic night gets in tune with the season for a Christmas-themed evening of community entertainment that can only be called Feliz Navidogma… […]