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Record Year for Santa Store Charity Auction

Nov 20, 2011 2

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – The total raised at the 14th Annual Santa Store Charity Auction was $20,003 and counting Saturday night. Linda Krauskopf, one of the directors of the Midstream Support Society, said as people were paying for their purchases some were donating additional money to the cause. Early in the payment process, they were at $20,103.00 and others were still lined up at the cashier’s table… […]

MCHS students take part in anti-bullying event

Nov 18, 2011 2

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – Lunchtime visitors to the Kingsway Mall in Edmonton were struck by a flashmob of Greater St. Albert Catholic School students Thursday. The mob of 150 students, including a number from Morinville Community High School, performed a spontaneous dance routine to raise awareness of the Government of Alberta’s anti-bullying campaign… […]

Around the Town – Things to do this weekend

Nov 17, 2011 Comments Off

A Grand Opening – Morinville Mayor Lloyd Bertschi cut the ribbon to officially open Neighbor's Vitamin Shop Thursday afternoon. The local vitamin shop and health food store is open Monday through Saturday and offers a wide-variety… […]

Fantasy and science fiction author visits Morinville

Nov 17, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Award winning fantasy and science fiction author Jo Walton was in Morinville Thursday night for the third instalment of the Morinville Public Library’s author talks. The Montreal-based author has racked up an impressive list of awards for her writing. Nine years ago Walton received the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer and followed that with the World Fantasy award two years later for the novel Tooth and Claw… […]

Residents express concerns at 2012 budget open house

Nov 14, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A number of Morinville residents braved the chill and poor road conditions Monday night to come out for the first of two community open houses on the 2012 Morinville budget. Although ratepayers have had the opportunity to attend budget open houses in previous years, council decided to make the open house an integral part of the budget process this year. In previous years when the budget came before council … […]

Monday Morning News – November 14 edition

Nov 13, 2011 Comments Off

The Nov. 14 first year anniversary 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. For those unable to get a copy … […]

Award winning fantasy and sci fi author coming to Morinville

Nov 13, 2011 Comments Off

By Robert Jump

Morinville – The third instalment of the Morinville Public Library’s Centennial Author Series takes place Thursday night at the Community Cultural Centre with an appearance and reading from award-winning fantasy and science fiction author Jo Walton. The Welsh-Canadian author of nine novels is the highest profile author to make an appearance in Morinville since the series began this past summer… […]

Morinville RCMP to host 10th Citizen’s Academy

Nov 13, 2011 Comments Off

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Morinville RCMP detachment is inviting anyone age 16 and over to apply to attend the 10th RCMP Citizen’s Academy which will start on January 23rd, 2012 and run for 10 Mondays. The Academy is a set of presentations designed to increase communication with the police and understanding among residents of the Morinville… […]

RCMP hosting Family Violence Prevention event

Nov 13, 2011 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The Sturgeon County Family Violence Prevention Program will host two 90-minute Family Violence Prevention events this month: the first in Redwater, the second in Morinville. Both events seek to discuss the issue of family violence in the area, and provide participants with information on where they can go and what they can do to stop the violence… […]

D-Day veteran recognized by Morinville Legion

Nov 11, 2011 Comments Off

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – The presentation held on Remembrance Day in Morinville was for a 65 year service pin for 96 year-old Charter member Charles Pelletier. Pelletier was also awarded a Certificate of Merit, which read, “For establishing the Branch and providing continuous commitment of support and inspiration to RCL Br. 176 Morinville by 65 years of … […]

Morinville Remembers – Remembrance Day 2011 Photos

Nov 11, 2011 7

Morinville Remembers
And so we tied our ribbons of yellow, wore our poppies of red, and laid our wreaths of green. We did it because it was all we could do. And because it was all we could do, it was what we must do. And so we did – in memory of Master Corporal Byron Greff in Morinville, Master Corporal Erin Doyle in Legal and for the other 156 soldiers killed in Afghanistan over the last decade. We did it for the countless thousand Canadians killed in WWI… […]

St. Jean Baptiste Festival looking to sustain itself

Nov 9, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – St. Jean Baptiste Festival Chair Paul Smith brought his concept for as more self-sufficient summer festival to Morinville Town Council Nov. 8. The vision for that festival would be to see the annual summer event flow as freely through the streets of Morinville as the musician and business owner’s hair flows through the breeze… […]

Council gives 2012 budget first reading

Nov 9, 2011 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Councillors voted unanimously in favour of first reading of the 2012 Operational Budget and Capital Plan Tuesday night, dispensing with any discussion of the financial picture for next year other than a preamble by Mayor Lloyd Bertschi on how the Town was taking a different process this year… […]

Around the Town midweek edition

Nov 8, 2011 Comments Off

The were plenty of presentations made during Tuesday’s meeting of Morinville Town Council. below are osme of the recognition and presentations captured by our lens… […]

Library and museum present budgets to council

Nov 8, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Prior to Morinville Town Council passing first reading of the 2012 budget, representatives from the Morinville Public Library and Musée Morinville Museum presented their own budgets to council for consideration. The museum is looking for $82,000 for the coming year, an amount identical to last year’s request. The library is requesting $220,273.28, an increase of $11,372.28 over 2010’s request… […]

Morinville Council removes Champion tax incentive

Nov 8, 2011 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A $60,000 tax break offered to Champion back in 2009 as an incentive to clear the air on its odour problem was removed from the table by Morinville Town Council Tuesday night. Council voted unanimously to a motion made by Councillor Lisa Holmes to withdraw the offer of a $15,000 per annum tax break over a four-year period… […]