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Jets defeated in overtime

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Wednesday night’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Edmonton Mustangs (10-10-3) provided the Morinville Jets with one point for their evening’s efforts, and brings the club’s record to 11-9-4 on the season … […]

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Morinville has a brand new brand

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Survey results are in and Morinville’s two logo finalists have been narrowed down to the one graphic symbol that will represent the community in Morinville’s future branding and marketing efforts … […]

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Local News

Morinville 2011 budget first reading defeated

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The 2011 draft budget came before Morinville Town Council Tuesday night but failed to receive a majority vote when it came time to give the document first reading. Councillors Ben Van De Walle, Lisa Holmes, Nicole Boutestein and David Pattison voted against first reading … […]

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RCMP urging shoppers to beware

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Ottawa – With the busiest retail season of the year now in full swing, the RCMP are urging holiday shoppers to be on their guard for ID fraud. The increase in financial transactions during the month of December carries with it an increased opportunity for criminals to … […]

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Arts & Culture

Legal Christmas Festival a success

By Ruthann Weeks
FCSS Coordinator, Town of Legal

Sunday morning of December 5th saw a festive and well attended Christmas celebration at the Centralta Community Centre in Legal. The morning was packed full of events and activities! The grade nine class of Legal School put on a delicious pancake breakfast and raised … […]

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Local Sports

Ice Dogs put end to Vipers winning streak

By Stephen Dafoe

Legal – After five consecutive wins over the past three weeks, the North Central Hockey League schedule brought the Legal Vipers up against one of only two teams that have managed to beat them this season – the Onoway Ice Dogs. That meeting, as has been the case in the two … […]

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Morinville News

Area firefighter one of ten finalists in CBC competition

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The Morinville Fire Department provided the backdrop to a CBC news crew last month when 54-year-old St. Albert firefighter and Canadian Aid for Fire Services Abroad (CAFSA) founder Victor Fernandez was filmed receiving two fire trucks from the department …

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Titans defeated in rematch

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Sunday night’s 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Avalanche gave the Morinville Titans their second defeat of the week. Earlier in the week the Titans were shootout by the SWZ Oil Kings in a 4-0 road game upset.

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Arts & Culture

Museum showing the beauty of rust this month

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Travel down any back road in Alberta and you are likely to find an old car lying in a field, rusting hunks of metal that are eyesores to most people. But a photographic exhibit now on display at the Musée Morinville Museum not only claims otherwise – it show otherwise.

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Editorial & Opinion

Check Stop program ready to roll

By Constable Dan Burroughs

Morinville – The Holiday Season is upon us and the Morinville Integrated Traffic Unit would like to remind motorists to drink responsibly.

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Local News

Barn cat program looking for homes

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – There’s plenty of purring and meowing going on at the Morinville Veterinary Clinic these days. The animal housing division currently has 10 cats looking for new homes, but these animals are looking for a little room to roam.

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Jets pick up third straight win

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Jets’ 5-3 win over the Leduc Schwab Riggers Sunday afternoon extended the Junior B club’s winning streak to three consecutive games, something the Jets have not been able to do since the beginning of the season when they pulled off back-to-back wins against the Stony Plain Flyers, Edmonton Mustangs and St. Albert Merchants over an eight-day period.

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RCMP looking for impaired drivers

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With Albertans getting into the holiday spirit this month, RCMP are hoping they don’t consume too many spirits, at least not if they plan to get behind the wheel.

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Local Sports

FunTeam Hockey builds skills among all ages

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – It’s an early Saturday morning at the Ray McDonald Sports Centre and the bleachers are full of parents and grandparents watching children play hockey. But what sets the players on the ice apart from many other teams that will occupy the rink that day is the range of ages and genders playing together on the ice.

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Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: A tale of two Christmas lists

Christmas is coming and June and Tyler both have their lists to make.

Tyler, being eight, has a list not unlike many boys his age. It’s the list of items he is hoping Santa will give him the OK on and drop down his chimney Christmas Eve.

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