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Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Let’s be there for the women

International Women’s Week 2013 began Mar. 3 and runs until Mar. 9. It is a time when Canadians from coast to coast and people around the world are called upon to reflect on the impacts of violence against women and to make a commitment to help end it.

Locally, there are two fatal examples in recent memory to reinforce the need to end violence against women… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville RCMP investigating armed robbery in town

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred late Sunday night at the Morinville Liquor Store. Police were called to the business, located at 10012 103 Street, around 10:15 p.m Sunday evening and learned two males… […]

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Morinville News

Kubinec attending UN session on ending violence against women

By Morinville News Staff

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec is off to New York as part of Canada’s delegation at the 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) from Mar. 4 to 6. The Honourable Rona Ambrose, federal Minister for the Status of Women, invited Alberta to be part of the Canadian delegation, and Kubinec was selected to represent the province there… […]

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Column: Healthy Routes – There’s More to Us than What You See

By Gladys Kubinec, owner of Neighbors Vitamin Shop

The January issue of National Geographic had an interesting article about the invisible world which surrounds us and invades us, the Small, Small World of microbes. Microbes include bacteria and viruses which are present in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the earth we walk… […]

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Morinville News

Caring clowns choose connections over comedy

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A Wednesday afternoon slow dancing with a new friend is nothing new for Wendy Crowley, at least not when it is her alter ego Chick Lit singing softly as she turns her dance partner around and around. It is a magical experience for those involved and an equally magical experience for those who get to see the smiles on the faces of the dancers. But for Chik Lit and her clowning partners Odelia, Missy Piper and Clara, the real magic is what lies deep beneath the grease paint – a caring heart and a strong desire to make a connection with others… […]