News about Morinville
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, and in 1200 rural mailboxes Thursday as well. We are a day later this week due to Canada Day falling on our print day… […]
by Lucie Roy
Legal – Fifteen people started the 20 km walk on a pilgrimage from St. Emile Parish in Legal to the St. Jean Baptiste Parish in Morinville on Saturday 28 June. The adults and three children from St. Albert, Morinville and Legal met at the St. Emile Church in Legal at 8 a.m. to receive a blessing from Father Ignacy Warias, OMI and Father Brian Bricker, OP. The walk started an hour later and was completed as a team effort by 2:30 p.m. Each pilgrim received a certificate and souvenir to attest they had completed the journey… […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Redwater – After a season of struggles the Morinville U-12 Tigers soccer team emerged from a weekend tournament in Redwater with a bronze medal. The Tri-County competition took place of the June 20 weekend and saw the boys battle teams they had struggled with all season… […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A relatively new group for youth and families is offering its members an opportunity to learn about nature while having fun at the same time. The Morinville and Area Young Naturalist Club (YNC) is part of Nature Alberta’s YNC network, a nature-focused program with the goal of teaching children between the ages of 5 and 13 as well as their families about nature… […]
Photos by Lucie Roy
The Morinville Historical and Cultural Society hosted their annual Canada Day in the Park event Tuesday afternoon, an event that filled St. Jean Baptiste Park with approximately 500 people who came out to celebrate Canada’s 147th birthday… […]
by Tristan Turner
Morinville – Town Council held an informal Coffee Night at Higher Grounds Espresso Bar June 25 on the future of photo enforcement in Morinville. Approximately 10 residents came out to join Council, all of whom attended the event… […]
by Tristan Turner
At Council’s last meeting before summer recess, Leah Elzinga, President of the Morinville Public Elementary School (MPES) Parent Fundraising Association, made a presentation on proposed new playground equipment to meet the needs of the rapidly growing school, and made a financial request of Council to help support the project. While council confirmed no funding at the meeting, they unanimously supported a motion to have Administration investigate ways the Town might be able to financially support the new equipment and return that information for Council’s August meeting… […]
by Calli Stromner
Council got its first look at next year’s Community Cultural Centre Performance Series line-up and another snapshot at how this year’s cultural offering has fared at the box office. Administration provided the information as a response to a Council request made during the June 10 meeting… […]
by Calli Stromner
A Council decision to change the zoning of 10 acres of residential land will set the stage for the creation of a new 92-unit medium density housing development in west Morinville. Council unanimously approved Bylaw 15/2014 which amends the zoning of the Landrex-owned property on 107 St. directly across from the Town’s Public Works building… […]
by Calli Stromner
During the final meeting before summer break, Council ploughed through a massive agenda that included three public hearings, passage of two land-use related bylaws, the new off-site levy bylaw, Community Grant Applications, and updates on the Town website and Community Cultural Centre entertainment series… […]
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, and in 1200 rural mailboxes Wednesday as well…. […]
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by Morinville News Staff
Morinville – Red and white will be proudly displayed July 1 when the Morinville Historical and Cultural Society raise the flag in honour of Canada’s 147th birthday. After an absence of many years, the society took on a community Canada Day celebration in 2011 and grew the event in 2012 and 2013… […]
Friends of the Morinville Community Library President Keith Norris received a cheque from Morinville Festival Society Chair Paul Smith in the amount of $1,689.05 just prior to the library’s Comedy Show Friday night. The monies is the Friends share of Farmers’ Market profits from the 2013 season. The Morinville Festival Society took over the market from the friends ahead of the 2013 season and committed to a 10-year profit sharing deal…. […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Rushing into a blazing building to save lives and fight fires is a serious enterprise that requires a proper mixture of skill and stamina, something few people get to see close up. But last weekend’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival provided attendees the unique opportunity to see firefighters from Morinville, Namao, Bon Accord and Hinton putting those skills to the test during the Morinville Fire Department’s Fire Within Combat Challenge… […]
The Morinville Christian School’s 29th Annual Awards Night was held Thursday night at the St. Albert Inn and Suites and included all the school’s Junior and Senior students. Principal Lou Brunelle introduced the school staff, Board members, new families, Elders and special guest Councillor Stephen Dafoe… […]
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