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Morinville News

Morinville Canada Day in photos … and Legal

The Morinville Historical and Cultural Society hosted their annual Canada Day in the Park event Monday afternoon, an event that filled St. Jean Baptiste Park with families out to celebrate Canada’s 146th birthday. – Photos By Stephen Dafoe and Lucie Roy… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville Mayor Paul Krauskopf has died

Morinville – A community is in mournimg after the news Morinville Mayor Paul Krauskopf has died. Krauskopf, 63, was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and continued to serve the community as councillor – and subsequently mayor – until his death June 30.

Debbie Oyarzun, the Town’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), released the news of the mayor’s passing. “With Paul Krauskopf’s passing, Morinville has not only lost its mayor, but it has lost a dear friend who was tireless advocate for Morinville… […]

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Legal

Local Rotarians pass the gavel

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Local Rotarians gathered June 26 for an evening of fellowship and celebration at the Morinville community Cultural Centre. Trading their traditional Wednesday morning breakfast meeting for a special year-end supper meeting, the club reflected on the past year, awarded recognition to their most dedicated volunteers, and passed the gavel from one president to another… […]

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Legal

The day in photos

Wednesday morning’s Year End Celebration at École Notre Dame Elementary School was not only a farewell for students moving on next year; it was farewell for a few teachers as well. Gisele Boddez is going to École Marie Poburan in St. Albert. Counsellor Kiersten Cote… […]

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Morinville News

Traffic and Pedestrian Safety report revealed

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A year after a public open house and six months after the review process ended, the community got its first glimpse of a draft Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Review Report during the June 25 Council meeting.

The 22-page report focuses on five key areas: safety and awareness projects, speeding, signage, crosswalks, and parking. It is the result of feedback the Morinville Traffic Advisory Committee (TAC) received from the community during an open house and through an online survey… […]

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Uncategorized

Primeau celebrates its successes

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Georges H. Primeau students and parents gathered at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre June 25 to celebrate the end of school with an awards night… […]

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Local News

Council briefs

Town helps out with Canada Day fireworks

The pops, whistles and flashes of colour overhead on Canada Day will be partly covered by the Town of Morinville. Council unanimously approved a $1,190 request from the Morinville Historical and Cultural Society… […]

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Local News

Council makes some decisions about Morinville parks

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Shovels could soon be in the ground to start a playground at the Lakes after Council voted 4-2 in favour of spending up to $132,250 to kick the project off, $107,250 plus the remaining balance of monies earmarked for a parks study project. Councillors David Pattison and Gordon Boddez opposed the decision… […]

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Uncategorized

Council approves another round of Community Grants

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The gallery of Council Chambers were a little fuller than usual June 25 as eight applicants came forward to make their case for grant funding. Council heard from six Community Grant and two Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Grant applicants. The eight requests amounted to $21,587.68 in requests. Requests ranged from $500 to $6,000… […]

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Local Sports

Morinville Road Runners offer thanks to Council

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – About a dozen local basketball players came to Council Chambers June 25 to offer thanks to Mayor Paul Krauskopf and Council for their support of the program through the Town’s Community Grant Program… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Cardiff Park concerns

Editor:

Here we are again; the start of the picnic season and already careless, negligent and ignorant folks are spoiling our beautiful park. We were out at dawn to Cardiff Park and at the picnic shelter on the north side of the park near the baseball diamond garbage was strewn everywhere. At first I thought it was ravens but ravens can’t turn over two picnic table and break one of them… […]

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Morinville News

June 26 Print Edition Download

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. This week’s edition is another 24 pages of local, relevant community news, including our coverage of this past weekend’s SJB Festival 2013… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: Joe Morinville

Got an email from a Rotarian the other day saying the editor of this paper came to their meeting to get their opinion on some changes coming to the paper this August. Apparently he said something about how a lot of people don’t give a rat’s backside about something or other, except the editor didn’t say backside because the editor is a man of poor character and low breeding… […]

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Arts & Culture

Canada Day in the park ready for third year

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Red and white will be proudly displayed July 1 when the Morinville Historical and Cultural Society raise the flag in honour of Canada’s 146th birthday. After an absence of many years, the society took on a community Canada Day celebration in Morinville’s centennial year. That celebration grew in 2012, and is schedule to increase again this year… […]