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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Some cool cats are looking for a home

Editor:

I am attaching three photos in the hopes that you may help to get the word out. We currently have a dozen kittens under the age of six months ready for adoption (and another abandoned cat gave birth to four new… […]

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Local Sports

Sports Shorts

Submitted by Danielle Cyr, Manager

Our team consists of 15 players and two goalies this season that travel from Morinville, Legal, Westlock, Calahoo, Rivière Qui Barre and Wabamun. Many players are new to the AA stream but all are proving themselves as great competitors open to learning and developing their skills. Our boys are playing in the Edmonton Rural Bantam Hockey… […]

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Morinville News

Spotlight on Seniors

Lucie Roy Photos

We live in a community where our seniors are an active and integral part of what makes our community great, citizens who give of their time and energy, often helping to remind us all of the secret to keeping that small town feeling that drew so many of us here to Morinville… […]

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Arts & Culture

The week in photos

Morinville – It was a busy week of activities with our students and seniors. Below is some of what our cameras turned their lenses on during the week and through the weekend… […]

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Arts & Culture

Flyin’ Bob Circus to take to the stage

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – On Saturday, Nov. 30, the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (MCCC) will transform their stage for Flyin’ Bob’s One Man, Three Ring Circus… […]

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Arts & Culture

Primeau joins Lions contest

by Lucie Roy

Morinville – Three Georges H. Primeau students were selected from more than 30 entries in the 26th Annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. First-place winner Emma Van Brabant… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: Right or Wrong…the Decision’s Done

by Calli Stromner

Last week’s announcement by Transportation Minister Ric McIver and Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec regarding the installation of traffic lights at Cardiff Corner stirred up a lot of mixed emotions from Morinville residents… […]

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Local News

Fill-A-Bus looking for even fuller bus

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Community Bus makes many trips throughout the year, but even when it is parked it can be used for good purpose. The Town of Morinville Community Bus will be parked at two local grocery stores this Friday, giving residents an opportunity to give to those who are or will be in need this season. Once again this year, the annual Fill-A-Bus program kicks off the Town’s annual Christmas Festival in a giving way… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville to Light up the Night this weekend

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The Christmas season in Morinville officially kicks off this weekend with the annual Light up the Night Christmas Festival, an event funded by the Town of Morinville and organized by a committee of dedicated volunteers and community partners.

“This is yet again another wonderful community event that is open to all residents of the Town and area, and is a great celebration for the community,” said Allen Jacobson, Morinville’s Community Development Coordinator/Event and Volunteer Specialist. “It has to do with Christmas, of course, and I like the theme… […]

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Province

Wildrose Leader Smith visits Morinville

by Calli Stromner
with files from Ashley Janes

Morinville – About two dozen area residents braved slippery roads and frigid temperatures to attend a Meet and Greet event with Wildrose Danielle Smith at the Morinville Rendez-Vous Cen-tre Tuesday night. While the event was billed as open to the public, the majority in attendance were party supporters who travelled from as far away as Barrhead and Bon Accord… […]

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Morinville News

Local volunteers needed to Adopt-A-Driveway this winter

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – Family Community Support Services (FCSS) is requesting volunteers for the Adopt-A-Driveway program to donate a small portion of their time after each snowfall to a resident in need. Coordinator for FCSS, Karin Debenham, explained that the Town of Morinville has encouraged volunteerism pertaining to neighbours helping neighbours, but a program of this nature had not yet been formalized… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Publisher’s column: Another year gone by

If you are reading this chunk of writing in print, you may have noticed this issue is marked Vol. 4: Issue 1 just below our logo on the front page. Though it really is nothing more than a numbering system so we can keep our editions in chronological order without having to … […]

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Local News

Our Morinville

Our Morinville is an opportunity to view life through our community members’ lenses. Photos can be of this and surrounding communities, cool photos from places our readers have visited…. […]