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Arts & Culture

Rend to play all-ages rock-pop show in Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – If you’ve heard their music, it is hard to believe rock-pop-soul band Rend have only been playing together for a year. The band has a big different sound that is catching a lot of attention in the capital region and beyond. With their CD debut, No Lines, getting both media attention and lots of radio play, Rend could be the next big thing… […]

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Local News

They’re positive about safety

By Morinvillenews.com Staff

Morinville – Peace Officer Erik Nikolson was busy handing out positive tickets in February. Two of those recipients went on to receive a certificate and $100 each for their role in keeping fellow students safe… […]

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Arts & Culture

Around the town

They’re gold
The Sturgeon Hockey Club Atom C2 Mustangs took the gold in the Gold/Silver medal game for the 16-60 Hockey League at the Ray McDonald Arena Sunday afternoon… […]

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Local Sports

Wolves experience tough overtime losses at zones

By Morinvillenews.com Staff

Morinville – It was a tough weekend for the Morinville community High School senior basketball teams over the Mar. 9 weekend. Both the Wolves and Ladies Wolves fell in overtime during their respective final games by the narrowest of margins. After battling their way to the final, the Wolves lost by two points in overtime. The Lady Wolves fell by just one point… […]

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Local Sports

Morinville Jets have mixed weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After a disappointing 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Edmonton Royals Friday night, a game that put the best-of-seven semi-final series at a game apiece, the Jets pulled off a 4-2 home-ice victory over the Royals Sunday night to put the series 2-1 in the Jets’ favour. […]

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Arts & Culture

Ballet Kelowna show a hit in Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Ballet Kelowna’s Morinville stop on their tour Mar. 9 provided the Morinville Community Cultural Centre with its largest audience to date in the Centennial Concert Series. Approximately 200 came out to the Friday night performance to view one of Canada’s 10 touring ballet companies… […]

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Local News

Youth Rally draws teens together

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The stage of the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (CCC) was the platform from which a message of identity, change and faith was communicated to approximately 150 youth from the area Mar. 12. In their first youth rally, Morinville Christian Fellowship’s Impact Youth put together a two-hour program… […]

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Local News

Legal resident celebrates 100 years

By Lucie Roy

Legal – St Emile Roman Catholic Church in Legal was full or well-wishers Saturday afternoon. Family, friends and dignitaries turned out to the church to help celebrate the 100th birthday of Alpheda Morin, who has been Legal’s most senior of seniors since 2005… […]

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Local News

Monday Morning News – Mar. 12 edition

The Mar. 12 issue of Monday Morning News hits store counters and shelves Monday morning. This week’s issue is 36 pages of news, views and things to see and do in Morinville all bundled up into one weekly community magazine. For those unable to get a copy at one of the 50 locations… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: $870,000 is a lot of money

Some Morinville residents who keep up with what’s going on in the community were outraged at the end of February when it was disclosed renovations to Civic Plaza were estimated to be $870,000 over budget. Comments included the belief taxes would surely go up, the proclamation that heads must surely roll, and the request someone must be made accountable for this egregious example of a council gone wild and spending money like drunken sailors on shore leave… […]

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Local News

Local talent to help build Indonesian school

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – It’s not uncommon to see local talent gather at Higher Grounds Espresso Bar on a Friday night for their monthly Hot Dogma nights, but this Friday singers, musicians and other performers will gather to help raise funds to build a school in Indonesia… […]

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Local News

Local business comes through for family of six

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A local family of six will settle into their new home this week thanks to a local business that came to their aid when the one they were living in was deemed unfit for occupancy. Ian Morrill, Therasa Smith, and their four children are the recipients of a brand new mobile home, delivered last week by Pleasant Homes… […]

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Local News

What’s on this weekend in Morinville

Morinville has a wide-variety of stuff going on this weekend and it couldn’t be any more diverse. It all begins Friday night.

Ballet Kelowna
Ballet Kelowna will be in town Friday night with a five-piece show that takes the audience through a history of ballet. From the greatest tragic love story Romeo & Juliet to the famous… […]

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Local News

Around the town – Thursday edition

Tap dance students work their moves at the bar Mar. 7. About 12 area residents are signed up for tap dance lessons at Dance Connections in Morinville. The class meets weekly… […]

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Local News

Local scouts paint for peace

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – There was plenty of face painting going on Wednesday night as 1st Morinville Scouting members got together to apply a little creativity to each other’s faces. Scouts, Cubs and Beavers paired off to take turns being artist and canvas, each using water-washable crayons to create a peaceful design on their fellow scouter’s face… […]

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Local Sports

One down, three to go for Jets

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – You could not have asked for a closer hockey game Wednesday night. Tied 1-1 through three periods and matched 28-28 in shots until the final three minutes of overtime, the Morinville Jets and Edmonton Royals were not prepared to give up any ground in the opening game of a best-of-seven semi-final league series… […]