Month: October 2017

Local News

JMMF prepares a big announcement for its third annual Break Free Gala

Oct 16, 2017 Comments Off on JMMF prepares a big announcement for its third annual Break Free Gala

The Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation (JMMF), a non-profit organization from Morinville that will be opening a women’s shelter in the area and who raises awareness on the realities of domestic violence, is hosting its third annual Break Free Gala, on Oct. 28. The event, which takes place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre, will showcase a major announcement regarding JMMF’s forthcoming shelter. […]

Arts & Culture

Morinville entertainer performing at Eskimos game

Oct 12, 2017 Comments Off on Morinville entertainer performing at Eskimos game

Edmonton Eskimos fans will get a taste of Morinville talent at the Oct. 28 game against Calgary. Morinville Community High School student and juggler Jordan Imgrund-Harvey has won an Edmonton-wide talent search to perform at the game later this month.
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Local News

No Frills supports school lunches

Oct 12, 2017 Comments Off on No Frills supports school lunches

Seven Morinville educators lined up alongside Chris and Tracey’s No Frills owners Chris and Tracey Mansbridge to receive a cheque for $7,561 Thursday morning. The monies will support Morinville Community High School, Georges H. Primeau, Ecole Notre Dame, and Morinville Public School’s lunch programs. […]

Local News

Town hosts an Evening with Enforcement Services

Oct 11, 2017 Comments Off on Town hosts an Evening with Enforcement Services

Morinville Detachment NCO 1/c Sgt. Dale Kendall and Jennifer Kee, RCMP K Division Community Policing expert made a presentation at the cultural centre Tuesday night as part of an enforcement services event. […]

Local News

Conservative Leader Scheer visits Morinville

Oct 10, 2017 1

A meet and greet with the Honourable Andrew Scheer, P.C., M.P., Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and Dane Lloyd, Conservative Party Candidate for Sturgeon River-Parkland took place Tuesday afternoon under a big white tent in the Putnam & Lawson Parking lot.
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Columns

National Column: Energy East demise changes political landscape

Oct 10, 2017 Comments Off on National Column: Energy East demise changes political landscape

In light of the contrary feelings the demise of the Energy East pipeline inspired in Calgary and Montreal, this week it is easy to forget that the project was born under a relatively auspicious star alignment in Quebec. Or that political resistance to pipeline developments is hardly exclusive to that province. […]

Local News

Ask-a-Candidate: Morinville Councillor Candidates answer a simple question: Why them?

Oct 10, 2017 Comments Off on Ask-a-Candidate: Morinville Councillor Candidates answer a simple question: Why them?

With the municipal election a little under one week away, candidates are no doubt preparing for a final push to earn your vote. They’ve knocked on doors and put up signs, they’ve answered questions up on stage at the MCCC and talked, one-on-one, with residents at the library. Each of the candidates are hoping you will see them as the best person for the job, and they’ve been out in the community trying to tell you why. […]