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Morinville News

Library standing up to bullying

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Displays and interactive activities will mark the Morinville Community Library’s contribution to anti-Bullying Month this week. Library employee April Heppleston spent time over the weekend setting up a showcase display to visually depict the issue and library patrons will be able to contribute to the display throughout the week by putting down their thoughts on bullying… […]

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Arts & Culture

Country singer Brett Kissel coming to Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – It has been 18 years since country singer Brett Kissel got his first guitar, 11 since he cut his first album and began playing country fairs and rodeos with some regularity. That 11-year-old musician / entrepreneur is now a 22-year-old seasoned performer with more than a decade of experience under his leather boots. Kissel will open Morinville’s Light up the Night Festival this weekend with a show at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Nov. 23 at 8 p.m… […]

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Morinville News

The people save the steeple

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The campaign to save the steeple of historic St. Jean Baptiste Church blew well past its goal Saturday night with revenues from the Enchantment Under the Sea fundraiser organized by Jennifer Laurence of Posh Weddings and Kathy MacDougal of Engravit. The dinner and dance drew more than 100 supporters who bought tickets to the event and bid on a large selection of silent auction items… […]

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Morinville News

Home-based businesses to unite for one big show

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Everything from children’s clothing to home décor will be on display at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre this weekend when the doors open on the 5th Annual Snowflakes and Stars Christmas Market. Organizer Kelli Allen said this Saturday’s event would be bigger and better than before with more vendors and more opportunities to help local groups raise funds for their respective causes… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville schools remember

Photos by Lucie Roy and Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools in Morinville held ceremonies of Remembrance Thursday morning, honouring the memory of those who served and fell and honouring those who serve today. Below are some photos from ceremonies at Notre Dame, Primeau and MCHS. Morinville Public elementary School will hold a ceremony Friday… […]

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Sturgeon County

Phase 1 of Sturgeon Refinery to go ahead

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Calgary – North West Redwater Partnership (NWR) announced Friday the partnership’s two boards have approved the construction of Phase 1 of the Sturgeon Refinery. NWR says it will build and operate a world-class bitumen refinery in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland, which will add significant value to Alberta’s bitumen resources in a responsible and sustainable manner. The first 50,000 barrels per day phase of the bitumen refinery has a cost estimate of $5.7 billion and is expected to take approximately three years to build, with above ground construction starting in spring 2013… […]

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Morinville News

Police busy with collisions

Highway 37 was closed Thursday morning due to a three-vehicle collision. – Submitted Photo

By Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – Morinville RCMP and volunteer firefighters have been busy responding to weather-related collisions.

Morinville RCMP were dispatched to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 37 near Range Road 244 in Sturgeon County around 8:20 a.m. Thursday morning. Upon arrival it was determined that an eastbound Chevrolet Blazer lost control and collided with a westbound Ford F-150. A westbound Dodge Ram then collided with the Chevrolet Blazer. As a result of the collision, the driver and lone occupant of the Blazer,… […]

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Legal

Greater St. Albert cancels buses for Thursday

MEDIA ADVISORY

All morning transportation service provided by Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools in St. Albert, Morinville & Legal is cancelled for Thursday, November 8th. Schools remain open. An update on afternoon service will be provided after 10:30 a.m. Families are advised to check the district website at www.gsacrd.ab.ca for further updates… […]

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Morinville News

15th Annual Santa Auction ready to help those in need

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – For a decade and a half residents have been gathering for an evening of good fun and good bids in aid of a good cause. The 15th Annual Santa Auction is set to take place at Coach’s Corner Nov. 17, once again raising funds for the Midstream Support Society’s Santa Store, a venue through which parents are able to acquire gifts for their children they would not otherwise have… […]

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Morinville News

Town reminding residents pathways are not motorways

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A small post behind Morinville Community High School is causing concern with the school’s principal and Morinville’s Community Peace Officers. The bollard, designed to prevent vehicles from driving on a pedestrian pathway, has not deterred a number of motorists from using the pathway as a shortcut between 101 Avenue and 96 Street… […]

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Local News

People close to saving the steeple … real close

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The campaign to save the steeple of historic St. Jean Baptiste Church is a lot closer to reality now that the fundraising campaign is $1,100 shy of its $250,000 goal. The parish learned this fall they could apply for a federal matching dollar grant that could give them up to $250,000 of the half million needed to do repairs to the church’s steeple, damaged by years of rain and wood rot. The catch was raising nearly a quarter million in seven weeks… […]

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Local Sports

Morinville Jets to honour Nick McRae on Remembrance Day

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets will hold a special moment of remembrance before Sunday night’s home game against the St. Albert Merchants, honouring both the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers and the memory of teammate Nick McRae who was killed Sept. 3 in an ATV accident south or Edson… […]

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Local News

Wednesday print edition download

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday morning. This week’s edition is 32 pages of our regular round up of local relevant news. If you are unable to obtain a copy at one of our more than 100 locations, you can download it here… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: Joe Morinville

Winter is here and the snow and ice means those damn mosquitos are dead or resting. The only pests left are telemarketers.

1) Signs of Morinville growing? In 2006 we did not see the need for four lanes. Now with four lanes of traffic with vehicles passing every few seconds, as a slow pedestrian I feel like the chicken trying to cross the road. … […]

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Morinville News

Handful of residents express opinions at budget open house

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Council Chambers were opened Tuesday night for the first of two budget open house sessions this week. Six residents joined Town staff to look at outlines of projects, hear a presentation on how tax money is collected and spent, and express their viewpoint on the validity of projects by spending a handful of play money on projects they deemed worthy. The process will be repeated during another open house Thursday night, after which the dollars will be tabulated as input on how money should be spent… […]

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Morinville News

Community Christmas Concert looking for community help

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – For the past 33 years the Annual Community Christmas Celebration has helped Morinvillians kick off the holiday season. This year organizers are looking for a little help to kick off the celebration itself. The event takes place at St. Jean Baptiste Parish and provides the community with an evening of multi-denominational Christmas music and fellowship… […]