By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Dressed in a black t-shirt in memory of Apple founder Steve Jobs, motivational speaker and humanitarian Ian Hill took to the stage Thursday – fittingly enough – with a message of change: changing the world by changing the community; changing the community by changing the community member; changing the community member by changing the way that person looks at themselves and the world around them… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Finance committee terms of reference accepted
Morinville Town Council passed terms of reference for their new finance and audit committee at the Oct. 4 meeting of Morinville Town Council. Prior to voting on the actual terms, which outline the roles and responsibilities of the committee, council had some discussion on just how many members of council should be on the committee… […]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – A number of local youth have been framed this week, but it’s all been in good fun. Beyond the Frame, an interactive art exhibit from the Art Gallery of St. Albert has set up shop in the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (CCC) and has already had a visit from one school group and the 1st Morinville Beavers ahead of its public opening this Friday night… […]
Submitted by S. Buga
Morinville – On Monday, Oct. 3, students at the Morinville Public Elementary School (MPES) enjoyed a day at Telus World of Science. All of the kindergarten to Grade 4 students got to experience “Bugs” in the IMAX theatre. The group then split up to take in everything from the Bubble Fun program, to the Green Scene (recycling) program, and all of the galleries in between… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Council learned Tuesday evening that the average sound levels from the Morinville Community Cultural Centre are not much higher than normal noise levels recorded prior to the facility’s completion.
Administration delivered a report from Acoustical Consultants Inc. (ACI) that showed the average… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – One could argue not even Santa’s elves have the work ethic of volunteers who work to make the annual Midstream Support Society’s Santa Store a success. As the store is laying the groundwork necessary for the store to open for a 14th year of assisting local families in need to provide one major and one minor gift for their children at Christmas time, volunteers have already begun hitting the pavement looking for assistance with the cause… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – There was a time when students toed the line for fear of getting the paddle from the school principal. Since taking the reins at Morinville Community High School, new principal Todd Eistetter has found any paddling fears students may have stem not from administration but from senior students.
Although not a problem being seen in any great numbers, Eistetter said froshing (the practice of senior students initiating junior students) has undergone a bit of resurgence recently.. […]
By Étienne Thevou
Morinville – Oscar Wilde may have argued that life imitates art far more than art imitates life, but for several hours Saturday night art was put on full display to support life. The second annual Celebrating Life and Culture gala packed the lobby and mezzanine of the Morinville Community Cultural Centre with Morinville’s movers and shakers all dapperly dressed in keeping with the posh affair. A total of nineteen artists put their work into the show, giving wine-tasting socialites something to gaze at while raising funds for the Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation… […]
Story and photos by Lucie Roy
Morinville – Ever wonder what would happen if the phones and Internet went down in a crisis? Ham radio operators know. Ham radios can work even when the phone lines and electricity go down, said David Gervais President of the North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club (NCAARC). Amateur radio operators from the NCAARC and the Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club held a joint open house to feature Amateur Radio… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The irony of Saturday night’s Military Appreciation event was the discipline necessary in the Canadian soldier seemed nowhere to be found on the ice among Morinville Jets wearing camouflage jerseys designed to pay tribute to the troops… […]
Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Jets both old and new donned their jerseys Saturday for a day of hockey that celebrated the Junior B team’s more than three decade run in the community as well as paid tribute to Morinville and area’s military families… […]
Stopped at a traffic light in St. Albert I observed three vehicles in a row come to a rolling or no stop at all while rounding the corner to go into Home Depot. A better and more enlightened man would observe the poor folks were in desperate need of some electrical fixture or much-needed part for their toilet that simply could not wait the 2.7 seconds it takes to come to a full stop… […]
The Oct. 3 edition of Monday Morning News hits the shelves this morning, offering readers 32 pages of news, views and things to choose in Morinville. For those of you who are unable to grab a copy at one of the 52 locations you can get our magazine… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Staff at the Morinville Public Library are not letting reduced space stand in their way of celebrating library month which kicked off throughout the nation Saturday. This year’s celebrations of all things literary, cultural and social will take place locally with a month-long contest and an opportunity for patrons to show what their library means to them… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – It’s been a bittersweet couple of weeks at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. Morinville’s Director of Community Services Susan MacDonald last day is this Friday, ending her nearly two-year position in the community. MacDonald will be heading to Lacombe where she will take on the position of Executive Director of Family and Community Support Services (FCSS)… […]
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