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Morinville News

Blood drive coming to town this month

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Canadian Blood Services are calling on Morinville and area residents to help fill appointment slots at this summer’s blood clinics. The next Morinville clinic is set for July 24 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Seniors’ Rendez-Vous Centre… […]

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Morinville News

Trio facing stolen property charges

By Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – A search warrant executed Friday afternoon resulted in three adults being charged with possession of stolen property. Following up on the joint efforts of Edmonton Police Services together with the Morinville and Drayton Valley RCMP detachments, police executed a search warrant in Sturgeon County… […]

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Morinville News

Rural daytime break-ins on the rise

By Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – Morinville RCMP responded to a break, enter and theft Thursday afternoon at a rural residence in the area of Highway 779 and Township Road 545. .. […]

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Legal

Police briefs

Theft from vehicles in Bon Accord

In the early morning of June 16, several vehicles parked on 90 Street near 99 Avenue in Bon Accord had damage to their side mirrors. Morinville RCMP are still looking for possible witness to this event… […]

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Legal

The weekend in photos

An upward lift
Champion Petfoods raised their new high tech stack to the roof of the plant Sunday morning. The new piece of technology will be calibrated over the next two weeks and is to be the final component of the company’s odour mitigation plan. – Stephen Dafoe Photo… […]

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Local Sports

Teachers gather to pitch mental stereotypes

Photos by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Skyline Diamonds were taken over by approximately 100 teachers, support staff and their guests for the second annual Pitching Mental Health Stereotypes Tournament, a fellowship and fundraising effort by the Sturgeon ATA Local 27… […]

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Morinville News

County collision claims life

By Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – A man is dead after a collision Saturday night. Morinville RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision at a Sturgeon County residence around 9:15 p.m. June 16… […]

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Morinville News

Father’s Day marks big changes for local church

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The sun and the Son rose on local Christians Sunday morning as they gathered to celebrate the word of God as they do each and every week in Morinville. But this week’s services had an extra level of celebration for members of Morinville Christian Fellowship. Pastor Greg Fraser told his congregation the church would be getting a name change… […]

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Sturgeon County

Human remains found in County identified

By Morinville News Staff

Edmonton – Human remains found near in Sturgeon County near Morinville May 16 were confirmed Friday to be those of Deanna Bellerose, last seen in Edmonton Sept. 9, 2002.

The remains were discovered last month by a surveyor working in the area of Township Road 552 and Range Road 245, prompting a two-day search of the area by Morinville RCMP, Edmonton Major Crimes… […]

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Arts & Culture

Musical looks at life from the park bench

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – The basement of the West Country Hearth in Villeneuve is sparse save for the steel pillars that support the ground level and a park bench that sits in the middle of the floor. The former are an integral part of what keeps the building aloft; the latter is a vehicle through which a series of stories on the human condition are driven forward week after week in music and song.

Since January, the cast of The Park Bench have been rehearsing in the basement of the Sturgeon County seniors’ … […]

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Sturgeon County

Sturgeon County Council briefs

By Morinville News Staff

Upgrader prepayment of taxes deferred

County Council voted unanimously Tuesday morning to accept Northwest Redwater Partnership’s (NWR) request to change the prepayment of taxes from June 1 to Dec. 31 of this year… […]

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Local News

County planning to borrow for bridges

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – County Council unanimously approved first reading of a borrowing bylaw Tuesday morning that would see the municipality borrow up to $528,000 to fund two bridges on Township Road 554 (Cardiff Road), work the County deems necessary in preparation for the broader work of reconstructing the road between Highways 28 … […]

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Sturgeon County

Tarnowsky appointed Sturgeon County CAO

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – After several months of searching, recruiting and interviewing, Sturgeon County Council has ended up with a new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) who has been performing the job in an interim capacity since November of 2011. Council voted 4-3 in favour of appointing Peter Tarnowsky as CAO Tuesday morning. Mayor Don Rigney and Councillors David Kluthe and Don McGeachy, long opponents of his being hired, voted in opposition to Tarnawsky receiving the post… […]

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Morinville News

Around the town – end of week edition

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The second annual regional business symposium drew an audience of approximately 220 Thursday afternoon. The event, a partnership between four municipalities in Sturgeon County, was held at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre and provided participants the opportunity to learn about current and future growth opportunities in Sturgeon County… […]

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Sturgeon County

Sturgeon County under fire ban

Sturgeon County – Dry and windy conditions have prompted Sturgeon County to issue a full burning ban as of 1 p.m. Thursday. Any fires currently burning must be extinguished immediately… […]