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Local News

MCHS lends their helping hands to the Helping Hand

After approximately 18 years in the same building, the Helping Hand is now closed due to a lack of an affordable place to rent. The store was given notice a few weeks ago that their lease was not being renewed by the building’s owner a… […]

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Arts & Culture

House concerts welcome new Francophones

A local house party offered a unique way for newcomers to celebrate their culture while becoming part of their new community last week. Francophone residents of Morinville and area were invited to welcome … […]

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Arts & Culture

Francophone history told in new book series

by Lucie Roy

Legal – The Centralta Tourism Society (CTS) has produced and released a series of new books in collaboration with students from Legal and Morinville. The books highlight the history and stories behind the murals in Legal and Morinville… […]

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Business

High school hosts afterschool program to inspire young entrepreneurs

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – Beginning Oct. 7, Benita Pedersen, Business Analyst and Project Coordinator with Community Futures Tawatinaw Region (CFTR), will be running a seven-week program called BizKids, taking place each Tuesday from 3:15 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. at the Morinville Community High School (MCHS)… […]

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Local News

Morinville gets a Blooming 4

by Lucie Roy

Morinville received four out of a possible five blooms in the in the Friends-Evaluated Category of Communities in Bloom Alberta Provincial Edition. Four Blooms represents a score of 73 to 81 percent in scoring. Morinville received 78.3 percent. … […]

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Youth programming back in swing for fall

by Morinville News Staff

A few new programs have been added to the youth mix this fall. The Town of Morinville’s youth coordinators are adding monthly Glow Dodgeball, Teen Movie Nights, and Teen Art Classes. The first two programs started last week, the third is scheduled to begin Sept. 29…. […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: Joe Morinville

I’d like to complain that I’ve been put on the sidelines for a couple weeks, but I’ve actually been away visiting family. But some stuff did go on while I was away so I might as well give youse my opinion on what I think about it all… […]

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Former fire chief to be thrown to the Lions

by Morinville News Staff

Former Morinville Fire Chief Ron Cust has certainly felt the heat after more than a quarter century with the Morinville Fire Department, but the lifelong Morinville resident will soon feel a different kind of heat. Cust is to be roasted Sept. 30 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre in a special event put on by the Morinville Lions Club… […]

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Arts & Culture

Festival fundraising event a real mouthful

by Stephen Dafoe

Weighing in at roughly five pounds of meat, bun and trimming, the Morinville Monster is a mouthful by anyone’s reckoning. This hamburger of gigantic portions will be the object of one of the more interesting offerings at this October’s Oktoberfest: Food and Jam Festival… […]