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Morinville’s youth worker has plenty of plans to keep youth engaged

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With piercings, a sleeve full of ink, and an office full of pop culture images and quotations from people she finds inspiring, it is easy to see Morinville’s new youth worker is comfortable in her skin. It’s an appropriate level of confidence for someone whose job is to make sure Morinville’s youth are comfortable in theirs and comfortable in the community they live in… […]

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Local business shreds documents and misconceptions about privacy

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – H& R Block Master Tax professional Darlene Lafond said she wants to be known as the privacy guru in town. Lafond and Morinville H&R Block staff members hosted a Bring your Own Box Annual Shred It Day and Open House Jan. 28. Documents were shred by Iron Mountain Shredding… […]

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Kubinec gets Barrheard-Morinville-Westlock PC nod

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The region’s PC party members went to the polls in Barrhead, Morinville and Westlock Saturday to choose their candidate in the next provincial election. Westlock County Deputy Reeve Maureen Kubinec took the day… […]

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Human rights complaint re Morinville school issue rejected

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The same week Morinville Public Elementary School students entered their new modular classrooms on École Georges P. Vanier grounds, two parents learned their human rights complaint against Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division No. 29 (GSACRD) and the Ministry of Education had been rejected by the Alberta Human Rights Commission (AHRC)… […]

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Residents have opportunity to review Land Use Bylaw

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After nearly a decade, Morinville’s Land Use Bylaw (LUB) is soon to go before Town Council to be passed into municipal law. Residents have an opportunity Feb. 2 to have a look at the draft bylaw and provide final comments on the matter before it is brought to Council for first reading Feb. 14… […]

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Bylaw change gives apartment proposal the go ahead

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A proposed three-storey, 39-unit seniors’ apartment building in Morinville’s downtown area got the go ahead Tuesday night to move a little closer to reality after Morinville Town Council voted unanimously in favour of second and third reading on an amendment to the Land Use Bylaw… […]

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Two killed north of Morinville

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon at approximately 2:30 p.m. The collision occurred on Highway 2 north of Morinville near Range Road 562… […]

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County residents satisfied according to study

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – Sixty-two per cent of residents find the quality of life in Sturgeon County to be excellent or very good according to a satisfaction survey conducted by Banister Research and Consulting Inc… […]

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Sturgeon County a safe place to work

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – The next time you see a group of County workers standing on the side of the road chatting, chances are you are not witnessing idle hands or another county coffee break. You may well be witnessing a pre-work safety meeting, something that has become an increasingly important component of working for the County… […]

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MPES new location open to students

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Teachers, staff, parents and friends were present Monday morning for the first day of school for Morinville Public Elementary School (MPES) students in their new modular classrooms located on the École Georges P. Vanier School grounds. Entranceway walls were adorned with handmade posters welcoming the students to their new school… […]

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The Sturgeon Minor Hockey Peewee C Mustangs won a tournament held in Millet Jan. 15. The Peewees beat Drayton Valley 3-2 in the Gold Medal game. Each player received a gold medal… […]

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Seminar teaches how to respond to wildlife encounters

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – The Rendez-Vous Centre was the venue Wednesday night for the Wildlife Encounter Information Session hosted by Sturgeon County. Topics covered were encounters with coyotes, cougars and bears… […]