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Column: Joe Morinville

Joe thinks that E. Coli is important to watch for but there are 10 other items more likely to kill you! […]

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Column: From the desk of…

Fire Prevention Week – Safety tips

Time changes mean battery changes in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors and test them to ensure they are working…. […]

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Letter: Alberta Party wants more food safety

Dear Editor:

The recent cases of E. coli-related illness and subsequent shutdown of the XL Foods processing plant in Brooks, Alta., clearly show the need to address issues of food safety, and food processing and distribution… […]

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Letter: An open letter to Premier Alison Redford..

An open letter to Premier Allison Redford,

Hello, my name is Brandi Robinson and I am writing to you as a parent in support of Little Warriors, and it’s Be Brave Ranch it is building. I have three children who have come into my life in the past two years through adoption or fostering. Recently I reached out to Little Warriors as a parent of a child who has been sexually abused prior to her placement with me. My middle daughter came to me in … […]

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Editorial: The changing face of downtown Morinville

There is a bit of synchronicity in the Town of Morinville holding an open house on two plans that will affect development in downtown Morinville. One seeks to ease the restrictions put upon us by the province; the other to establish some structure to development that will ensure the downtown’s historical properties are preserved… […]

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Column: Healthy Routes – Food for the Brain

By Gladys Kublik
Owner Neighbors Vitamin Shop

Do a quick survey of the current health gurus from Dr. Oz to Andrew Weil to Dr. Mercola and you’ll find the number one health supplement recommended is Omega 3 essential fatty acids (EFAs). It is essential because the human body cannot synthesis it, but it is vital for normal development, growth and function. It is beneficial for a wide range… […]

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Column: Joe Morinville

1/ The passing of Peter Lougheed has reminded me that the difference in politicians not getting respect today is that in many cases they do not provide or speak to ratepayers as equals. .. […]

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Editorial: Winners and losers

Thursday’s municipal by-election has come and gone and a winner has been declared. A good man to be sure, one whose love of this community has been shown many times before his gargantuan campaign signs were erected, and whose love of community will continue to be shown in the months and years to come… […]

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Column: From the desk of financial services

In the municipal world, fall signifies the commencement of budgeting for the next fiscal year.

Council and Administration have been busy over the past few weeks preparing the 2013 Business Plan and Budget. These documents will
be brought forward for first reading later in October. First… […]

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Column – Joe Morinville

This, That, Fall Sucks and an Election

1 The days are shorter, the wind is howling and the fricking leaves are all over my yard!

2 The election is winding down and one came to visit me and left his view of the future, but in doing shared some
observations about the past…. […]

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Editorial: Will you elect the right candidate?

If you didn’t vote in the advance poll, you still can do so Thursday at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. That is the official Election Day and your last opportunity to put in your two cents on who should take the seventh seat on council.

The seventh seat is a critical seat on this council and the reason why Council voted … […]

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Letter: Edmontonian not happy with ticket availability

I’m writing to express my concern, disappointment and frustration with ticket sales and promotions for events at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. My wife and I live in Edmonton and are great lovers of the arts. Not only do we support our local symphony, opera, and several Edmonton theatre troupes, we frequently buy tickets to events in outlying areas… […]