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Toastmasters holding open house

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Local Toastmasters are looking to introduce the community to the benefits of public speaking next week. The club, entering its second year in Morinville, will be holding an open house at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Oct. 23 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m… […]

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Kowalski portait to hang in the Alberta Legislature

By Morinville News Staff

Edmonton – Former Speaker and Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski will be honoured with a portrait in the Legislature.
Kowalski, the 11th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, will have his portrait unveiled during a ceremony Monday at 4 p.m. in the Legislature Building rotunda… […]

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Obituary: Alex Montpellier

On Oct. 11, 2012, Alex Montpellier of Morinville passed away at the age of 91 years. Alex is survived by his loving wife, Maxine; daughter, Vivian (Cecil) Allen; two grandchildren, Bradley (Kelli) Allen and Tracie (Bill) Killinger; four great granddaughters, Morgan, Grace, Zoe and Dacie. Predeceased by parents, Charles and Maria; two sons, Philip and Eugene… […]

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Morinville News

Open house shows potential of parks

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A small group of residents, town staff, councillors and committee members had an opportunity to get a first glimpse look at the shape of things to come in Morinville’s parks. The Parks Plan Open House, held Thursday night at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre, drew a group of about 30 to view plans for Rotary Park, Heritage Lake, and proposed parks in the Lakes and Montreaux neighbourhoods… […]

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Morinville News

Tuck store offers convenience for seniors

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – The Sturgeon Foundation has introduced Tuck Stores at their facilities, a new way for seniors to get the things they need. Many seniors’ facility residents cannot walk the several blocks to go downtown in Morinville or Legal to buy a few essentials. The idea of the Tuck Store in the Lodges is similar to the small… […]

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Arts & Culture

Musician looking to make festival magic in Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – If Paul Smith has his way Morinville could develop a solid reputation as the go-to place for community festivals. Smith, who was festival chair of last year’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival, told Morinville Town Council his festival society has plans for another two festivals to bookend the annual summer event. But he wants $100,000 of next year’s budget money to make it happen… […]

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Morinville News

Downtown trees come down

Photos by Lucie Roy and Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The sound of chainsaws have been heard in downtown Morinville this week as the Town of Morinville has begun a $35,000 project to remove, trim and plant trees in the community. The monies allotted for in the 2012 budget will mostly be used for purchase and planting; however, $10,000 is to be used to employ an arborist to trim and prune larger trees.,, […]

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Morinville News

Businesses and developers to pay same rates in 2013

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Business owners and those who develop properties in Morinville will pay the same rates in 2013 that they paid in 2012 after Council voted unanimously to maintain the status quo. Councillors had the opportunity to vote on maintaining the price of business licenses and Planning and Development fees during two separate requests for decision presented at the Oct. 9 council meeting… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville Council Briefs

By Morinville News Staff

Temporary Borrowing Bylaw approved

Councillors gave all three readings to a bylaw that will allow them to borrow some money if the need arises… […]

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Morinville News

Group for GIRLS helping young woman understand themselves

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Zumba music blares from the program room of the Morinville Community Library as more than a dozen girls between the ages of 11 and 18 learn about themselves in a fun way. The Girls in Real Life Situations (GIRLS) program started Oct. 2 and will run for the next five Tuesday evenings, offering young women an opportunity to become more comfortable with who they are in a society that too often tells them they shouldn’t be… […]

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Local News

Rendez-Vous Club still serving seniors after 40 years

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – For the past four decades, a local organization has been serving and celebrating Morinville area seniors. But the group is so active with its plans, there is little time to celebrate… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: An appreciation to our firefighters

A car crashes into another at the corner of Cardiff Road and Highway 2. Within minutes they are there to get the collision victims out of the wrecked vehicles and en route to hospital. A church burns in the night and they are risen from their beds… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: Joe Morinville

Joe thinks that E. Coli is important to watch for but there are 10 other items more likely to kill you! […]

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Local News

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 is 32 pages of our regular round up of local relevant news. If you are unable to obtain a copy at one of… […]