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School Views
There were plenty of interesting activities going on Thursday for Morinville Public Elementary School students. Here is some of what our cameras captured.. […]
Year: 2013
Local Sports
Jets undefeated in January
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Jets pushed their winning streak to four consecutive games Wednesday night with a 7-4 road victory over the Edmonton Royals. The win adds another two points to the Jets’ season and brings their record to… […]
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The week in photos
Nana Nana, Etc.
Fire Chief Ron Cust is at the Barrett Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona this week where the original Batmobile, created by George Barris in 1966, goes up for auction Jan. 19. – Ron Cust Photo… […]
Schools and youth
Students at Primeau Give a Shirt
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – On Wednesday morning Give a Shirt Campaign organizer Deanna Koebernick of Spruce Grove, Primeau teacher Amber Gratton and Primeau School students loaded the back of a pick-up truck and a small trailer with 3,248 items of clothing, 35 blankets and more than $200 in cash donations. The Give A Shirt Campaign is being supported by numerous schools and businesses in Alberta, including Primeau students who were involved in collecting clothing and blankets for the Deak Kum Pa orphanage in Luang Prabang, Laos. Every classroom at Primeau collected clothing and staff members stayed after hours Tuesday to sort, count and label the bags… […]
Arts & Culture
Friends of the library looking for a few friends
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – If you sit down at the public computers in the Morinville Community Library, attend one of the library’s family movie nights or borrow an e-reader to read the latest best seller, you will be enjoying amenities provided by an all-volunteer organization whose sole purpose is to help the library acquire the things it needs.
The Friends of the Morinville Public Library have been in existence in the community since the 1960s, raising funds for the library… […]
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Family seeking understanding of autism
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Sitting at the dining room table navigating an iPad with great efficiency, Dominique Rondeau looks like any other six-year-old boy. His fingers move across the touch screen as they open and close the electronic device’s various applications and games with ease. But Dominique is not like every other boy his age. He is autistic, a neurological disorder that affects approximately one in 200 Canadians… […]
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Wednesday Print Edition Download
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday morning. This […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: Joe Morinville
So the Oscar nominees were announced last Thursday and it got me thinking about how much I like movies and how much I hate the Oscars, except for my brother Oscar whom I watch the Oscars with… […]
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Government proclaims 2013 the Year of the Korean War Veteran
By Morinville News Staff
Ottawa – Veterans Affairs Canada will mark 2013 as the Year of the Korean Veteran. The recognition coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and South Korea… […]
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Community Gardens cooking up something new
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A $2,000 gift from the Morinville Centennial Celebrations Committee is launching another local group on the road to helping people with healthy and homemade eating. The Morinville Community Gardens recently received a cheque from the committee to continue a project they had initiated during the centennial year, a cookbook of local recipes.
Morinville Community Gardens spokesperson Valerie Loseth said the Centennial Celebrations Committee had collected the recipes and thought her group was the one to continue the project. “They thought that because we are into sustainable living… […]
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Nominations sought for Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards
By Morinville News Staff
Ottawa – Nominations are being sought for the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards. Residents have until Mar. 1 to nominate deserving individuals and groups… […]
Arts & Culture
Art show now on at cultural centre [VIDEO]
The work of three photographers are on display at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre’s gallery. Down on the Farm is […]
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Blood donor clinic coming back to Morinville
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – The next Morinville blood donor clinic will take place Jan. 29 at the Seniors’ Rendez-Vous Centre from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m… […]
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Five Morinville youth recognized for positive actions
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Morinville – Community Peace Officers have been busy over the past couple months handing out tickets to Morinville youth caught doing the right stuff… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial – Election season has begun
Newton’s laws of motion state the relationship between the forces acting on an object and its motion in relationship to those forces. In short: An object in motion stays in motion. An object at rest stays at rest.
These laws are certainly true with respect to Morinville Town Council. Those members of Council who took their mandate seriously will stay… […]
Local Sports
Jets on the win
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – With a full roster back on the ice, the Morinville Jets picked up their third consecutive win Sunday night, a 5-2 victory over the visiting North Edmonton Red Wings. Hot on the heels of a winning streak of their own, the Red Wings were unable to advance beyond the two points they earned in the first period… […]