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Schools and youth

Fun fitness conquers Mission Impossible

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Students at École Georges P. Vanier and Notre Dame Elementary School are having fun challenging themselves at a Mission Impossible physical education game which consists of an obstacle course and teamwork with the applicable Mission Impossible theme song playing in the background… […]

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Local News

Town offering mixed martial arts for youth

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) for youth kicks off Wednesday night at the Rooke School of Karate in Morinville. The town-run program is being taught by Morinville’s Community Program Facilitator, Tyler Edworthy, who has been actively involved in the sport for the past three years… […]

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Local News

School Views – Notre Dame Elementary

Compiled by Lucie Roy

As Jan. 27 is Family Literacy Day, we visited Notre Dame Elementary School this week to ask students: What is your favourite book(s) and why?… […]

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Local News

Library continuing to serve while waiting for new location

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Morinville – Six months after moving to the basement of the Parish Hall, the Morinville Public Library is still going strong in its mission to serve patrons while renovations are being made to Civic Plaza on 100 Avenue. Although end of year statistics show some lower numbers over 2010 in some areas of library services, there are a number… […]

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Local News

Pub robbed in Gibbons

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Gibbons – Jinglers Pub in Gibbons was the scene of an armed robbery early Sunday morning. Police say they responded to an armed robbery call at approximately 12:45 a.m. Jan. 15… […]

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Local Sports

Jets topple Knights

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets gave the Sherwood Park knights their second defeat in as many outings Sunday night. The Jets 6-3 win over the league-leading Knights was the club’s third consecutive win and put a cap on a six-point week. Earlier in the week the Jets defeated the Edmonton Royals 6-2 and the Flyers 5-1… […]

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Arts & Culture

TorQ brings something completely different to Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Those expecting garbage cans and dust brooms traversing the stage of the Morinville Community Cultural Centre during the Jan. 13 presentation of TorQ Percussion Quartet would have been disappointed because the quartet is considerably more than a scaled down version of Stomp. What the 60 concert goers who came out to see something a little different got was a highly polished performance that was part symphony, part musical education and part performance art…. […]

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Local News

Monday Morning News – Jan. 16 edition

The Jan. 16 issue of Monday Morning News hits store counters and shelves Monday morning. This week’s issue is 28 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… […]

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Local News

Seniors’ facility expansion to open soon in Morinville

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Aspen Villa is opening soon according to Aspen House site supervisor Donna Phinney. The Villa is completed but awaiting opening. Aspen Villa, situated at 97-6-100 Avenue, is a 28-room secure facility for approved Alzheimer’s and Dementia residents… […]

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MCHS students to set off to New Orleans on a mission

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Twenty-one Morinville Community High School students will be heading to New Orleans this March to learn a bit about the history and culture of the region and to offer a lot of help to those affected by Hurricane Katrina which devastated the area in 2005… […]

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Valentines for Veterans receives local participation

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Approximately 20 Beavers, 34 Cubs and 14 Scouts gathered for their meeting at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Wednesday night and made valentines for those who have served in uniform. In addition to crafting their own valentine the 1st Morinville Scouting members included a warm message and many signed their name to their creations… […]

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Local News

Around the town in photos

Aspen House resident Luce Tanguay-Lavoie enjoying a game of shuffleboard bowl or Skittles, as they call it, during senior activities Jan. 9… […]

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Council approves FCSS Grant funding

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Three local initiatives will receive $6,170 in Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Grant funding after Morinville Town Council approved recommendations from the FCSS Advisory Board during Council’s Jan. 10 meeting… […]

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Apartment proposal to go to public hearing

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A proposed three-storey, 39-unit apartment building in Morinville’s downtown area will now go to a public hearing after Morinville Town Council gave unanimous first reading to a bylaw to allow an amendment to the Land Use… […]