Local News
Around the town – Friday edition
Mystery novelist Janice MacDonald visited Morinville Thursday night to talk about her Randy Craig mystery series and to give some pointers… […]
Local Sports
Jets play final games of year next week
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – The Jets play their final two games of the 2011 calendar year next week and will enter 2012 with just 12 games left in the season. The past couple of games notwithstanding, the club has done phenomenally well this season. Two thirds of the way through their 38-game season, the Jets hold strongly to first place in the West Division pecking order and have earned a … […]
Morinville News
Santa Store looking at greater need this season
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Midstream Support Society’s Santa Store opened Wednesday for another season of helping struggling families put a smile on their children’s faces come Christmas morning. But if early numbers are any indication, the charitable initiative is going to need as much help as it can get this season to make Christmas special for local families who otherwise would have none… […]
Local News
New impaired driving legislation passes
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Edmonton – Bill 26, the Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2011 passed Dec. 26, opening the door to increased penalties for those drink and drive. The comprehensive impaired driving legislation aims to keep drivers who drink from getting behind the wheel by changing behaviours through enforcement balanced with education, prevention and monitoring, according to the province… […]
Local News
Nearly 200 students benefit from D.A.R.E.
Submitted
Morinville RCMP would like to congratulate the 197 students that have graduated from the D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program this fall. The D.A.R.E program was delivered at Namao School, Legal School, Notre-Dame School, Gibbons school and Camilla School this fall and all the graduation ceremonies wrapped up on Dec. 6… […]
Local News
Cardiff overpass information session planned for Monday
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The long-awaited Cardiff Road overpass project is progressing nicely since the province announced the infrastructure project in June. Detours along Cardiff Road and 100 Street in Morinville have opened up the area for preparatory work. Residents will have their first real opportunity to see designs of the overpass and related road ways Dec. 12 during a public information session at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre … […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Morinville parent writes to premier Redford re school issue
Premier Redford,
I was really excited to be attending a session at the legislature on Wednesday, November 30th, as I haven’t even been in the building since I was a child. I was even more excited because I, as one of the Morinville parents fighting for public education, was asked to attend and be formally introduced to the house by Education Critic Kent Hehr. Unfortunately, Minister Lukaszuk completely dodged the question from the opposition about when this issue… […]
Arts & Culture
Pirates opens to full house [PHOTOS]
Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Union Jack and Jolly roger got equal billing Tuesday night, but both were upstaged by a cast of roughly 30 MCHS students who brought Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic operetta Pirates of Penzance to the stage for the first of four nights of performances… […]
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Town employees’ desks get festive
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – The Morinville Christmas Festival Committee was honoured with the task of judging the best dressed desk of Town of Morinville employees. The judging took place Monday morning and desks and cubicles in the Community Cultural Centre and Parish Hall were judged according to a rating system of originality, overall presentation and desktop decoration… […]
Local News
Legion holds installation ceremony
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – The first Sunday in December at the Morinville Legion is always a buzz of activity. This year, there were more than 50 children under 12 years of age, plus their parents and friends that showed up for the Kids’ Christmas party. But the Hall was quickly transformed later in the afternoon for a more… […]
Local News
Community Christmas Celebration marks its 33rd year
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The sounds of the season will once again be ringing from St. Jean Baptiste Church Dec. 14 as the community comes together for the 33rd Annual Community Christmas Celebration, an interdenominational Christmas gathering that organizers are hoping will once again bring residents and visitors together… […]
Arts & Culture
Around the towns – weekend edition
First Choice Tree Nursery held their annual A Very Cherdarchuk Christmas over the weekend. Three-year-old Brianna Logan (left and her sister Madison, 8, enjoyed taking a look at some of the ice sculptures, including the Cherdarchuk Express… […]
Local Sports
Jets fall to Merchants at home
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A flat start put the Morinville Jets on the low side of a 3-0 first period Dec. 4, a situation the club was not able to rise far enough above to make the evening count. The Jets were defeated 3-1 by the visiting St. Albert Merchants who moved a little closer to the Jets in season points… […]
Arts & Culture
Festival of Trees entry has special significance for local business woman
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Entering a tree in the annual Festival of Trees is a common occurrence for some artistic types, but Vintage Petals co-owner Julie Puchala’s 2011 entry, her first, had a particular significance. The tree was entered in memory of her husband Brian who passed away Dec. 15, 2010… […]
Local News
Rotarians host successful Christmas event
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Some 450 people packed the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Saturday night for the first business Christmas party. The successful event was a fundraiser for the Morinville Rotary Club. […]
Local News
Monday Morning News Dec. 5 edition
The Dec. 5 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… […]