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Arts & Culture

Fall festival to put the pink in Pink Floyd

Three local and regional rock bands are rehearsing to prepare for Rocktober, the second annual heavy-hitting music finale to Oktoberfest: Food and Jam Festival. The show, featuring the Paul Smith Band, Edgore, and Seventh Gear takes place Oct. 5 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre and is a joint venture between the Morinville… […]

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Local News

Local non-profits looking for new board members

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Two local non-profit organizations are currently looking for skilled board members to assist them with the work they do. The Midstream Support Society and Morinville Community Library Board are both currently looking for members. The former is looking for up to four new members, the latter is two short of a full complement of 10 board members… […]

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Morinville Jets open season 1-1-0

After completing the preseason with a win and two ties, the Morinville Junior B Jets finished the opening weekend of the 2014-2015 Capital Junior Hockey League season with a win and a loss…. […]

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Arts & Culture

Former fire chief thrown to the lions

The Morinville Lions Club 65th Anniversary celebration held at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Saturday night featured the roast of former Morinville Fire Chief Ron Cust…. […]

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Local News

Week in photos

The Hands Across The Sea (HATS) Grandmother to Grandmother group held a fundraising event at the Morinville United Church on Saturday afternoon. The afternoon featured a bake sale, silent auction, tombola activities,…HATs […]

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Local News

Fencing company helps Tiny Tots

Tiny Tots Preschool made a poster thanking Edmonton Phoenix Fence for their donation of 180 linear feet of fencing to create an enclosure for … […]

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Local News

MCHS lends their helping hands to the Helping Hand

After approximately 18 years in the same building, the Helping Hand is now closed due to a lack of an affordable place to rent. The store was given notice a few weeks ago that their lease was not being renewed by the building’s owner a… […]

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Arts & Culture

House concerts welcome new Francophones

A local house party offered a unique way for newcomers to celebrate their culture while becoming part of their new community last week. Francophone residents of Morinville and area were invited to welcome … […]

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Arts & Culture

Francophone history told in new book series

by Lucie Roy

Legal – The Centralta Tourism Society (CTS) has produced and released a series of new books in collaboration with students from Legal and Morinville. The books highlight the history and stories behind the murals in Legal and Morinville… […]

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Business

High school hosts afterschool program to inspire young entrepreneurs

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – Beginning Oct. 7, Benita Pedersen, Business Analyst and Project Coordinator with Community Futures Tawatinaw Region (CFTR), will be running a seven-week program called BizKids, taking place each Tuesday from 3:15 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. at the Morinville Community High School (MCHS)… […]

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Local News

Morinville gets a Blooming 4

by Lucie Roy

Morinville received four out of a possible five blooms in the in the Friends-Evaluated Category of Communities in Bloom Alberta Provincial Edition. Four Blooms represents a score of 73 to 81 percent in scoring. Morinville received 78.3 percent. … […]

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Youth programming back in swing for fall

by Morinville News Staff

A few new programs have been added to the youth mix this fall. The Town of Morinville’s youth coordinators are adding monthly Glow Dodgeball, Teen Movie Nights, and Teen Art Classes. The first two programs started last week, the third is scheduled to begin Sept. 29…. […]