Arts & Culture

Morinville Minstrels save annual Community Christmas Celebration

A local choir has saved an annual Morinville Christmas tradition from extinction. The Annual Community Christmas Celebration, an inter-denominational evening of Christmas music at St. Jean Baptiste Church, was in danger of ending after 37 consecutive years due to lack of volunteer availability. The Morinville Minstrels have stepped up to take over organizing the event and ensuring Morinvillians can ring in the holiday season as they have for nearly four decades. […]

Arts & Culture

Ron’s Collectibles promises a trip down memory lane

When people talk about “the good old days,” I’m pretty sure they are referring to a time when TVs lived inside giant wooden boxes and, if you wanted to change the channel, well darn it, you had to actually get up off the couch and turn a dial. The soundtrack of “the good old days” is undoubtedly some warm, buttery music playing off a vinyl record, filling a room covered with wood paneling and orange shag carpet. […]

Arts & Culture

The Week in photos

Above: The Snowflakes & Stars Christmas Market was held at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Saturday. More than 50 vendors […]

People

Rotary Exchange Students arrive in Morinville

Denisa Rajska of Prague, the capital of Czech Republic, and Paula Garzo of Bolivia were invited to the Morinville Rotary Club breakfast meeting held on Wednesday at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (MCCC) where Garzo made a presentation on Bolivia. […]

Local Sports

Francophone Youth Volunteer speaks on volunteerism

Monique Lavallee is a strong francophone youth advocate and volunteer. Her latest award was the prestigious Pierre Bergeron of Excellence Award for Youth Service presented to her at the Annual Congress of the Alberta’s Francophone community Gala which took place in October in Edmonton. […]

National News

Falun Gong organ harvesting protestors come to Morinville

A car tour to raise awareness about human rights issues in China arrived in Morinville Nov. 9. The tour is part of a Canada-wide campaign to raise awareness about what Falun Gong practitioners say is the crime of state-sanctioned forced organ removal from living Falun Gong prisoners of conscience in China, citizens the protestors say are murdered during the organ removal process. […]

Business

Morinville Clinic offers patients a family medical home

A new family medical clinic began taking patients this week. Located in the Trade Developments 100 Block West building on 100 Avenue, Morinville Family Medical Clinic will see patients Monday through Saturday. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. […]

Local News

The Noels enjoy a life of volunteerism

Volunteerism, awards, and hockey dominate in the Noel household.

I sat down for coffee with Andre and Pat Noel, and we spoke of her father’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame and Andre’s many awards, just before he received an important provincial award from the Francophone community. […]

Local News

Morinville Fire Department: A Pillar in the Community

For more than 65-years, Morinville’s local Fire Department has been steadfast as it keeps a watchful eye over the town.

The Morinville Fire Department (MFD), which is regularly dispatched to fight fires, to attend to motor vehicle collisions, and to provide assistance at medical aids, is manned by a large group of volunteer members. […]

Morinville News

Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools presents Long Service Awards on World Teachers’ Day

“Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status” was this year’s theme for World Teacher’s Day. Ninety-two countries around the world celebrated World Teacher’s Day, and within the District, GSACRD hosted their annual Long Service Awards, honouring service to their school communities. […]