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Morinville News

Morinville group helps woman return home

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Sitting in a comfortable chair in a local coffee shop, a 25-year-old mother of three tells the horrifying story of being tied to a wooden chair, taunted, abused and threatened with being lit on fire by a man she loved, a man who M, not her real name, said was anything but the man she’d originally met… […]

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Local Sports

Morinville Jets on the win

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Home ice proved a recipe for success for the Morinville Jets last week. The club earned back-to-back wins Tuesday and Sunday night. .. […]

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Morinville News

The day in photos

Six new Rotarians were inducted Wednesday morning. From left: Trent Bulger, Jonathan Gagnon, Milly Kilian, Sheldon Fingler, Harmeet Minhas and Nathan Charrois. The local service club recieved a citation from the District Governor at a Rotary Conference over the Oct. 4 weekend for the largest increase in membership in their District. – Linda Kilian Photo… […]

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Local News

Leukemia walk ready to Light the Night

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A fundraising walk is set for Oct. 18 at the Morinville Fish and Game Association pond trail. The roughly 4-kilometre Light the Night Walk in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada will depart from the pond at roughly 7 p.m. and take about 90-minutes to complete. Participants will carry lit lanterns on their trek… […]

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Legal

Legal forum looks at multiple issues

by Lucie Roy

Legal – An All Candidates Forum was held at the Legal School Oct. 8 with candidates Tina Hills, Kurtis Hauptman, Pat Hills, Curtis Epp and incumbents Carol Tremblay and Ken Baril. Incumbent Trina Jones was unable to attend… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: What happens when provincial funding is gone

The Westlock News of Tuesday, October 1, I noticed the following in an article:

“…First Step – The joint councils for the town (of Westlock), county (of Westlock) and the village of Clyde have approved the next step in the potential amalgamation of the three municipalities. On Sept. 26th the three municipalities agreed to apply for the province’s Regional Collaboration Program grant… […]

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Morinville News

Column: Joe Morinville

If people paid as much attention to the issues and where candidates stood on them as they do to fussing about how many or how big their signs was, maybe we’d get through this election season with a good bunch of councillors to work for us for the next four years. Here’s some other signs… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: The Importance of Competition

“Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at costs.” – Henry Ford

A town, while not a business, still needs to compete. A town competes for residents, businesses, and thus tax dollars. We often talk about past performance within Morinville, but it’s more important to compare the town against the competition… […]

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Local News

Breakfast major fundraiser for local group

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville — Pancakes, waffles, bacon, ham, eggs, and toast come out of the Rendez-Vous Centre’s kitchen in a steady stream whenever the Knights of Columbus (KOC) get together to hold a community breakfast. The local Catholic Fraternal Order holds a monthly breakfast nine months out of the year, taking a break in July, August and December.

“It’s a fundraiser for us,” said Knight Henry Lamoureux. “Actually, right now, it is our biggest fundraiser. We have a lot of charities asking us for money and that’s how we help them.”… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Voting for those you believe in

As our Civic Election draws closer, I have been thinking about the voting process and realize that many people may be unaware of exactly how it works. In Morinville we do not have a ward system and therefore six councillors will be elected based on the total number of votes each of them receive. With this being said… […]

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Local Sports

Sports shorts

The Sturgeon Mustangs took to the ice Sunday afternoon for a home game against the visiting (4-0-0) Wainwright Polar Kings. The contest ended in an 11-0 defeat for the Mustangs… […]