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Arts & Culture

Concert series feeds souls and bellies

Photos by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Approximately 120 music students took to the Smith Music stage over the Father’s Day weekend in an annual concert series that was one part recital and one part giving back to the community… […]

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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

Town Hall reopens this week, library to follow

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Movers, construction workers and Town and library staff were busy over the June 15 weekend packing boxes at the Parish Hall and unpacking them at the newly renovated St. Germain Place… […]

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Arts & Culture

St. Jean Baptiste Festival ready to rock the weekend

By The Morinville News Staff

Morinville – It’s another weekend of something for everyone this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The third annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival kicks off Friday afternoon in and around the Ray McDonald Sports Centre (arena). Organizers of this year’s volunteer-run community festival are pretty confident this will be the best one yet… […]

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Arts & Culture

Festival attendees in for royal treat

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – It’s a triple theatrical treat this weekend during St. Jean Baptiste Festival 2012. The Caviar Players will put on three performances of A Health Unto Her Majesty, a commissioned play written by David Haas and directed by Claudette deBruijn, both of whom have been involved with the local theatrical group for several years… […]

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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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Arts & Culture

What’s on this weekend

Music the weekend through

The Smith Music concert series has become a Father’s Day weekend tradition in Morinville, providing music students at all levels with an opportunity to share what they have learned and the music school and its students with an opportunity to help the Morinville Food Bank Society. Simultaneously filling the soul with the sound of music and filling some bellies with food is a combination that will occur during six concerts set to take place June 15 to 17 at… […]

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Morinville News

Downtown open house dispels a few myths on ASP

Photos by Lucie Roy

Morinville – Approximately 100 people attended an open house Thursday night on an area structure plan that will affect the downtown core and seeks to expand commercial opportunities for Morinville. The session, held at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre, included a presentation on the plan and a question and answer session on the same… […]

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Morinville News

Blue and White Awards recognize athletic excellence

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Excellence on and off the field was the focus of the Blue and White Awards held at Morinville Community High School (MCHS)Thursday afternoon. The annual award ceremony passes through and touches on all the sports and athletic activities the Morinville high school is known for and rewards the student athletes for their achievements in those sports as well as their growth as athletes, leaders and team players,,, […]

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Morinville News

Champion opens its doors to Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Almost two years to the day after flipping the switch on a half million dollar piece of equipment that was to solve Champion Petfoods odour problems, the Morinville manufacturer opened their doors for three kitchen tours Wednesday, giving residents an opportunity to see the progress first hand. The tours were an opportunity for Morinvillians to not only see the company is serious about reducing the smell it releases into the air, but also an opportunity to get an inside look at how the product is made and to learn about the job opportunities available with the company… […]

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Morinville News

Photo radar coming to Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Photo radar will be coming to Morinville soon, a notion that will come as quite a surprise to those in the community who have received speeding tickets in the mail over the past few years.

Bruce Kaminski, owner of Independent Traffic Services (ITS), Morinville’s speed enforcement contractor, made a 20-minute presentation to Council June 12, outlining statistics, motivations for the program, changes in locations, and how the company will add photo radar to what is currently being used in town… […]

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Morinville News

Around the town in photos

Grade 8 Band member Emmett Baker played the Baritone at the Georges H. Primeau Spring Concert Tuesday night. Baker also received the award for Most Improved Grade 8 Band student. The Concert included Grade 6, 7 and 8 students performing before a packed audience. Other Award recipients… […]

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Morinville News

Council approves spring community grants

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Council awarded $5,325 in Community Grants at their June 12 meeting, a sum that was $2,535 less than the $7,860 the four applicants were looking for. Council heard the requests from The Morinville Lions Club, Morinville Historical and Cultural Society, Morinville Community High School Wolves, and the Sour Pusses charity softball tournament… […]