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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Mayor takes issue with column

Dear Editor,

I understand that the column “Conservative Views” is an opinion piece and reflects the sole opinion of the writer. However, I would like to offer clarification to your readers on one item in this piece that is factually incorrect… […]

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Arts & Culture

MCTV program achieves 19th anniversary

The MCTV program is a live news broadcast that airs from October to June at lunch on televisions throughout Morinville Community High School (MCHS), and can also be found online. The program is entirely staffed by students from grades nine through twelve who work to learn the skills required in television production. Groups of students work to write, produce, edit, and conduct interviews about events occurring at the school, and in the community at large… […]

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Local News

Community Gardens planning for farm to table food event

Morinville – If a number of local gardening enthusiasts have their way, 104 Street will be shut down this summer. But the desire for the road closure is no form of public protest. The Morinville Community Gardens are looking to host an outdoor meal for 200 people in conjunction with the Community Fair that the Morinville Farmer’s Market is planning Aug. 22 and 23… […]

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Arts & Culture

The week in photos

Cohen Eluik, Jaxon Strand and the rest of their Grade 1 class at École Notre Dame Elementary School received a visit from one of the West… […]

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Legal

Morinville Sports Shorts

Kevin Borduzak, twin brother of the late Dennis Blair Borduzak drops the puck in Legal to start the 17th Annual Dennis Blair Boduzak Memo- rial Tournament (4 the Love of the Game). At centre ice is Westlock Warriors player Blake Borduzak (left), nephew of the late Novice player, .. […]

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Arts & Culture

Local youth experience a week with the Wizard

There was little tangible evidence left be- hind last week after the Missoula Children’s Theatre loaded up their little red truck full of props and left for the next town, but the memories created for roughly 60 local youth who had the opportunity to work with the theatre group are sure to last for many years… […]

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Arts & Culture

Library secures laptops to fill computer education gap

Submitted my Morinville Community Library

Morinville – The Morinville Community Library announced Thursday it has purchased a quantity of laptops formerly used by Career Employment Counselling Services Centre (CECS), which closed in December 2013 due to government cutbacks. The $6,000 purchase was a three-way partnership between the Morinville Community Library, the Friends of the Library Society, and Stephen Dafoe, owner of the Morinville News. Each partner contributed $2,000 to the purchase. The laptops will be used in computer education courses, soon to be offered by the library as part of their effort to compensate for the CECS closure… […]

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Arts & Culture

Our Morinville in photos

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. The pages are wide open on possibility. Each month we will select one photo as the choice of the month. That reader will receive a $100 Shop in Morinville gift certificate… […]

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Business

Champion a finalist once again

Edmonton – After winning the Alberta Chambers of Commerce Award of Distinction in the Export Category, Morinville’s Champion Petfoods once again finds itself a finalist for another award. The Alberta Export Awards announced their finalists for the 2014 award season Thursday, and Champion Petfoods is a finalist in the Agricultural and Consumer Products division… […]

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Local News

The week in photos

The Morinville Lions club have been collecting used glasses from Morinville and area residents and from a number of drop off points in town for a few years. It has resulted in more than 3,056 pairs of glasses being collected… […]

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Arts & Culture

Morinville raises the Francophone flag

Morinville – Mayor Lisa Holmes raised The Franco-Albertan flag in front of Town Hall Friday morning. The blue, white and pink flags are flying over municipalities in Alberta as communities raise the Franco-Albertan flag in honour of Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF), an initiative of the Canadian Foundation for Cross-Cultural Dialogue, a group who promotes and supports dialogue between the Francophone and Acadian, and all other communities in Canada. […]

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Local News

Health Minister consults with local moms on food labelling

by Stephen Dafoe and Lucie Roy

Morinville – Better food labelling was the topic of two round table discussions held with Federal Minister of Health Rona Ambrose this week. After a consultation in Gibbons Wednesday, Minister Ambrose sat down with 10 local moms at Morinville Christian School Thursday afternoon to talk about the Harper Government’s desire to improve the information available to Canadian shoppers and to hear what local women had to say on the matter… […]

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Local News

Community joins in recognition of end of Afghanistan Mission

by Lucie Roy

Lieutenant Governor Donald S. Ethell, Premier Alison Redford, Education Minister and Ministerial Liaison to the Canadian Armed Forces Jeff Johnson, and Member of Parliament Laurie Hawn attended a special event at Guthrie School Wednesday morning to honour the end of Canada’s military service in Afghanistan. Similar events took place Wednesday at Town Hall and local schools… […]

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Local News

Council approves 3.5% tax increase to support budget

by Calli Stromner

Morinville – After an additional round of budget amendments, Council unanimously passed the 2014 operating budget and capital plan with a 3.5 per cent tax increase to property owners. The $7.7 million budget was whittled down by another $117,300 on March 11 after much debate and discussion around service levels and how expenditures are reported by administration, particularly with respect to the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (MCCC) and its ongoing annual deficit… […]

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Local News

Sturgeon Victim Services reports to council

by Tristan Turner

Morinville – Amy Taylor, the newest board member for the Morinville-based Sturgeon Victim Services, gave a presentation to Morinville Council Mar. 11 on the operations her organization undertakes in the county, and the service they provide in Morinville. Victim Services provides assistance to victims of crime under the criminal code, as well as the victims of natural disasters or other trauma… […]

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Local News

Community groups receive grants

by Tristan Turner

Morinville – Four grant requests were presented to council at their Mar. 11 regular meeting. Grant requests that were considered were a $1,000 habitat signage request from the Morinville Fish and Game Association, a $2,500 grant request from the Morinville Public Elementary School Parent Fundraising Committee for their annual Community Carnival… […]