Legal

Emotions high on bussing Francophone students

More than 80 parents gathered at the Rendez-Vous Centre Jan. 27 to take part in a consultation meeting on school bus transportation. Conseil Scolaire Centre-Nord / Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No.2 (CSCN) called the meeting to see if there is a large request to transport Morinville Grade 7 to 9 students to École Alexandre-Tache in St. Albert or to continue bussing students to École Citadelle in Legal. […]

Arts & Culture

Morinville to embrace its French heritage March 6

The Rendez-Vous de la Francophonie, an international celebration of French culture and heritage, takes place Mar. 6 to 20 and Morinville is joining the party.

Morinville will acknowledge the contribution of French Canadians to the province and community Mar. 6 with a day-long French Canadian Heritage Celebration. […]

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Arts & Culture

House concerts welcome new Francophones

A local house party offered a unique way for newcomers to celebrate their culture while becoming part of their new community last week. Francophone residents of Morinville and area were invited to welcome … […]

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Arts & Culture

Francophone history told in new book series

by Lucie Roy

Legal – The Centralta Tourism Society (CTS) has produced and released a series of new books in collaboration with students from Legal and Morinville. The books highlight the history and stories behind the murals in Legal and Morinville… […]

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Legal faces some monumental decisions

By Lucie Roy

Legal – The Town of Legal hosted a public meeting at the Legal School Sept 22 to discuss the community’s cultural vision and how the residents want to be represented. After the two-hour meeting, the decision is to have the residents of Legal present their viewpoint on a survey to be conducted in the next few weeks. The points in question include the location of the 20-foot wide by 30-foot tall steel monument (in or out of town), and whether murals should be installed on residential households… […]