Food & Health
The Soaring Pig: Bricking a chicken
I’m not sure who came up with the idea of wrapping two bricks in tinfoil and using it as a cooking tool, but the idea is a good one.
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Month: February 2019
Local News
Morinville hosting two mental health sessions for seniors
Primary Care Network St. Albert & Sturgeon is partnering with Morinville’s Family and Community Support Services Department to deliver two Lunch & Learn Workshops on mental health over the next month. Earlier this year the partnership provided a session on anxiety. The next two are about stress on Feb. 20 and understanding depression on Mar. 11. Both sessions are no cost events and take place at the cultural centre from 10:30 a.m. until noon.
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Arts & Culture
Masters of magic and illusion returning to Morinville
It’s been six years since Ted and Marion Outerbridge performed in Morinville. In 2013 the Canadian Masters of Magic and Illusion brought Clockwork Mysteries to Morinville, offering local audiences the type of show seldom seen on the small stage or even large stage these days.
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Crime & Police
Man faces charges of cruelty to animal
St. Albert, Alta – At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, St. Albert RCMP received a report of animal cruelty towards a dog. The animal was in critical condition and was being taken to the 24-hour Veterinarian Hospital in Edmonton, where it was not known if it would survive. […]
Schools and youth
GH Primeau holds winter carnival
Ecole Georges H. Primeau Middle School held their Carnaval on Wednesday.
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Business
Chamber meeting talks about the return of trade show and regional growth
It was a light turnout at the Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon Wednesday afternoon due to the temperatures. The speaker, Dale Schaub from Business Link who was scheduled to speak on business research, did not attend, but Chamber board members stepped up to make the event worthwhile. […]
Local News
Morinville couple find love through their love of historical Steffes house
The historic Steffes house, located on the corner of 101 Street and 99 Avenue in the heart of Morinville was built in 1919 and is believed to be the first brick house in the community. Ferd Steffes and his wife Mary Josephine were the original owners of the home.
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Local News
Health Canada tackling youth vaping with new rules and awareness campaign
Canada’s Minister of Health, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, announced new measures to address youth vaping this week, including additional advertising restrictions and a new public education campaign targeted at youth. […]
Local Sports
Atom 1 to hit the ice in last provincial playdown at the Ray McDonald Sports Center
After 60 years of hockey in Morinville, Monday night will see the last provincial playdown game played at the Ray McDonald Sports Center. […]
Local Sports
Jets end regular season this weekend, hit playoffs next
It was a 3-1 win over the Strathcona Bruins Tuesday night in Morinville that brought the Morinville Jets to a 20-15-2 record with one game left in the regular season. […]
Crime & Police
Impaired driver rams police vehicle
On Sunday, February 3, 2019, at approximately 1 a.m., St. Albert RCMP received a report from a concerned citizen of a possible impaired driver on St. Albert Trail driving a grey Dodge Ram pickup truck. An RCMP officer immediately responded and located the truck heading westbound on Villeneuve Road, where it turned into the Northridge area of St. Albert. […]
Local Sports
Sturgeon Midget AA Sting back-to-back at Mac this weekend
The Sturgeon Midget AA Sting will hit the ice at the Ray McDonald Sports Center Friday night and Saturday afternoon for back-to-back home games. […]
Business
The story and history behind Morinville Flooring Centre Ltd.
Anthony and Teresita Thompson are the sole owners of Morinville Flooring Centre Ltd., a local business that has been in operation in Morinville for more than 25 years.
Recently, they sat down with Morinville News to go over the origins and expansion of the business as well as how the flooring industry has changed in recent years towards a focus on vinyl plank flooring. […]
Obituaries
Obituary Notice: Blackburn, Roger
It is with great sadness that our family announces that on February 3, 2019 Roger Blackburn of Morinville passed away peacefully in the presence of family and embraced by Jesus at the Sturgeon Community Hospital at the age of 88 years. […]
Local News
Our Morinville – Musée Morinville Museum [VIDEO]
Located in the back of St. Jean Baptiste Park on 100 Avenue, the Musée Morinville Museum offers residents and visitors a year-round opportunity to learn about the history of Morinville and the surrounding area. […]
Food & Health
What’s Cooking: Healthy up your breakfast with homemade granola
(NC) Store-bought granola is delicious, but usually high in sugar and fat. This recipe, developed by the staff at Harrowsmith […]