Month: July 2012

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Arts & Culture

Fête au Village reaches milestone this weekend

Jul 22, 2012 Comments Off on Fête au Village reaches milestone this weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Legal – When the gates of Citadel Park open Friday night, they open for a community festival celebrating a half century of existence. Fête au Village turned 50 this year and organizers were eager to make this year’s festival worthy of the occasion.

“They’ve tried to expand Fête au Village in itself to have more events and more exciting events,’ said festival vice chair Robyn Witter, adding a number of key events… […]

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Morinville News

Cardiff Road collision claims life

Jul 21, 2012 7

By Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – A mid-afternoon collision Friday sent three to hospital where one of the patients, a 53-year-old Parkland County woman, later died.

Morinville RCMP, together with Alberta Health Services and the Morinville Fire Department, attended the scene of the two-vehicle collision just outside Morinville at Highway 2 and Township Road 554 around 3:10 p.m… […]

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Local News

Sturgeon County ready to show off agricultural diversity

Jul 17, 2012 Comments Off on Sturgeon County ready to show off agricultural diversity

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – Residents, businesses and government officials will have an opportunity next month to tour some of the County’s farms and businesses to see firsthand the diversity of value added agriculture opportunities that exist in the area.

Ag Services will hold its annual bus tour Aug. 2, a day-long excursion that will make a variety of stops in different parts of the Count… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column – Joe Morinville

Jul 17, 2012 Comments Off on Column – Joe Morinville

Like nearly everyone else in Morinville, Joe had a hard time trying to beat the heat last week. With temperatures in the 30s for much of the week, Joe was more of a curmudgeon than normal. Here are his thoughts on the dog days of summer… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: There’s still time to get off the porch

Jul 17, 2012 Comments Off on Editorial: There’s still time to get off the porch

For many of us the front porch or back deck is where we spend a lot of our disposable time during the summer. There’s beer to be drank, burgers to be flipped, and sunshine to be experienced. Some of us never make it that far into the sunlight, preferring to spend our time indoors in the air conditioning watching TV… […]

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Local News

Our Wednesday print edition

Jul 17, 2012 Comments Off on Our Wednesday print edition

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday morning. This week’s edition contains our regular roundup of news on your community. If you are unable to obtain a copy at one of our more than 100 locations, you can download it here.. […]

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Local Sports

Golf pro provides youth opportunity to lean game basics

Jul 17, 2012 Comments Off on Golf pro provides youth opportunity to lean game basics

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Would be golfers aged five to 17 have an opportunity to spend three days on the fairways and putting greens of the Cardiff Golf and Country Club this week and next learning the basics of the game. The program, running July 18 to 20 and July 25 to 27, will be instructed by Canadian Professional Golf Association (CPGA) instructor Chris Hendrick and is aimed at new golfers… […]

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Local News

The day in photos

Jul 16, 2012 Comments Off on The day in photos

While my guitar gently smokes
Eskimo Dennis was pretty excited about his new guitar-shaped cigarette lighter Monday afternoon, a novelty implement that can light a smoke and play a smoking tune at the same time… […]

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Arts & Culture

Street Performers Festival to mark Farmers’ Market anniversary

Jul 16, 2012 Comments Off on Street Performers Festival to mark Farmers’ Market anniversary

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Music, magic and dance will surround the Morinville Farmers’ Market July 27, all part of a special day in recognition of the popular product and produce market’s 10th anniversary in Morinville. The festival will combine the talents of amateur and professional performers from region in a one-day entertainment showcase that has organizers eager to open the gates on the event… […]

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Local News

The weekend in photos

Jul 15, 2012 Comments Off on The weekend in photos

Batter up!
Six-year-old Willow Cooper makes contact during a snowball game Saturday afternoon. Using a giant candy cane for a bat and a Christmas ornament for a ball, children had the opportunity for a little festive version of baseball. The activity was one of several at First Choice… […]

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Local News

Weekend drive aids food bank

Jul 15, 2012 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Food Bank Society has a few more groceries on their shelves thanks to the efforts of a local businessman in drumming up support from other local businesses and his customer… […]

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Morinville News

Martel foundation looking to turn tragedy into hope

Jul 15, 2012 Comments Off on Martel foundation looking to turn tragedy into hope

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The tragic death of Jessica Martel at the hands of her common-law husband in the spring of 2009 left her three children motherless and her family deprived of a loved one. But the tragedy of her murder has kindled a spark of hope for women in abusive situations. The Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation is looking to build a shelter for women in Sturgeon County, a safe house in memory of a woman who paid the ultimate price for remaining in an abusive situation… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Legal has another big event coming

Jul 15, 2012 Comments Off on Letter: Legal has another big event coming

Editor,

We’re at it again! We (country) rocked your world with Small Town Saturday Night, and now we’re prepping for another party. The 50th anniversary of Legal’s Fete Au Village is right around the corner on July 27th and 28th. This annual weekend event draws people from near and far with a parade, family fun and the always entertaining demolition derby presented by the Legal Fire and Ambulance… […]

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Morinville News

Storseth to speak on Human Rights Act at meeting in Fedorah

Jul 15, 2012 Comments Off on Storseth to speak on Human Rights Act at meeting in Fedorah

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Westlock-St. Paul MLA is looking to educate constituents about what he sees as the overzealous bureaucracy that exists within Canada’s Human Rights Act. He has scheduled a town hall meeting for July 24 at the Fedorah Hall near Bon Accord and will speak on his Private Member’s Bill, An Act to Amend the Human Rights Act: Protecting Freedom, which passed the House of Commons in June… […]

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Morinville News

What’s on this weekend

Jul 12, 2012 Comments Off on What’s on this weekend

By Morinville News Staff

Food drive at Big Al’s

A local businessman is shifting gears this weekend, literally and figuratively, in the hopes of filling his gravel hauler with non-perishables for the Morinville Food Bank Society. Al Pangborn of Big Al’s Custom Hauling and Landscaping Supplies is holding his 2nd Annual Food Bank Drive July 14… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: MP to talk about freedom of speech

Jul 12, 2012 1

Dear Editor,

Freedom of speech is the bedrock upon which all other freedoms are built. Without freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of assembly hold no true value. For over 40 years, Canadians have been stripped of this fundamental freedom… […]