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Local News

Feb. 19 Print Edition download

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, and in rural mailboxes Wednesday as well… […]

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Arts & Culture

Our Morinville in photos

Our Morinville is an opportunity to view life through our community members’ lenses. Photos can be of this and surrounding communities, cool photos from places our readers have visited… […]

Columns

Column: Joe Morinville

A reader of my column give me some ideas this week about Olmypic events and places we could use for them if Morinville ever got to host the Winter Olympics. Here’s some of their ideas and some of mine too… […]

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Arts & Culture

Hotel California brings Eagles experience to Morinville stage

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – Hotel California will fill the main hall of Morinville’s Community Cultural Centre (MCCC) Feb. 22 with the songs of The Eagles. Known as the original Eagles tribute band, they have performed for audiences of all ages, showing off musical styles including R&B, New Country, and Classic Rock. […]

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Local Sports

Morinville Sports Report

MCHS Community High School Wolves Junior Basketball Tournament Men’s Draw was underway Friday at noon with a game versus the Redwater Renegades. The two-day event had games scheduled for all day Saturday… […]

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Arts & Culture

Morinville Snowman Festival offers family fun PHOTOS

Zach Holmes takes a ride on the Re/Max bouncy castle slide during Saturday night’s Snowman Festival Family Dance. Approximately 240 parents and children came out to play, dance and socialize at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre… […]

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Local News

Interview with Fire Chief Ron Cust

It was announced last week that Ron Cust, Morinville Fire Chief for the past 12 years, will retire March 11, 2014. Ashley Janes had a chat with Chief Cust to look back on the past 12 years and ahead for himself and the department. … […]

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Editorial & Opinion

What are you talking about?

The Town of Morinville is proposing moving to a full organics program where garbage will be picked up every two weeks and the old yard waste will move to weekly from May through October, monthly November through April… […]

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Schools and youth

Schools come out in support of Annual Hair Massacure event

Lucie Roy Photos

Morinville Public Elementary School held their first head shave event in support of the Annual Hair Massacure Friday and raised $12,161.21 for the cause. Twelve students, two parents, the school Principal and Councillor Stephen… […]

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Arts & Culture

Ballet Jörgen romantically entertains

photos by Stephen Dafoe and Lucie Roy

Ballet Jörgen spent a few days in Morinville last week ahead of Friday night’s Valentine’s Day performance of Romeo and Juliet. The ballet troupe spent Wednesday visiting Morinville Community High School… […]

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Local Sports

Morinville Jets battling for CJHL playoff series

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets finished the weekend with a win and a loss against the Beverly Warriors in a best-of-three, round one Capital Junior Hockey League playoff series. After coming from behind a 5-3 deficit Friday night to take the first game 7-6, the Jets fell 6-5 in OT in a knuckle-biter on home ice Sunday night… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville Fire Chief set to retire in March

submitted by Town of Morinville

Morinville – Ron Cust, Morinville Fire Chief for the past 12 years, is retiring March 11, 2014, the Town of Morinville announced today. Chief Cust started with the town as a fire fighter in 1976 and progressed through various firefighting, emergency medical and fire management positions, culminating with his appointment to Fire Chief in April 2002… […]

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Arts & Culture

Morinville Museum submits budget to council

by Tristan Turner

The Musée Morinville Museum submitted their 2014 operating budget to Council Feb. 11th. The budget was presented by Murray Knight, Treasurer of both the museum and the Morinville Historical and Cultural Society, which took over operation of the museum in 2009… […]

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Arts & Culture

Morinville Festival Society requests funding

by Tristan Turner

Morinville Festival Society Chair Paul Smith gave a grant request presentation to Town Council at their regular meeting Feb. 11. The non-for-profit society hosts the annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival as well as the Farmers Market, among other events. The Society is requesting a $50,000 grant to cover costs of the 2014 St. Jean Baptiste Festival and a $18,386 budget shortfall from last year’s event… […]

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Local News

Prominent local figure steps down from his position

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – A prominent local figure has stepped down from a role he has been active in and passionate about for many years, leaving the future leadership of the organization in a temporary degree of uncertainty… […]