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Morinville News

Morinville Trade Show opens for 10th year [PHOTOS]

Chamber of Commerce Director and Trade Show Committee Chair Paula Hittinger cuts the ribbon on the 10th Annual Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce Trade Show Friday night. Approximately 260 people visited the show on opening night. The show continues Saturday and Sunday. Doors open both days at 10 a.m… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Conscious rights would legitimize discrimination

There is a misconception by some, both outside and inside the province, that Alberta is full of intolerant rednecks, homophobes and religious extremists. I say misconception because in the seven years since I’ve moved here I have yet to meet these people. Instead, I have found Albertans to be very tolerant and accepting… […]

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Local News

Morinville News election poll shows little surprise

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – With election day just a few days away, many readers are still trying to decide just who to vote for in Monday’s election. Those who took our informal web poll on the five candidates running in Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock provided results that show no real surprises… […]

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Morinville News

What’s on this weekend

Alberta Health Services paramedic Danny Veenstra checks Addison Esch’s blood pressure while Michael St. Onge looks on. Two paramedics arrived at the Morinville Tiny Tots Thursday afternoon to teach the 3-year-old preschoolers…

Poll time
Voters will no doubt give some thought over the weekend as to who to cast their ballot for on Monday. Those who have already made up their minds filed into the Morinville Community… […]

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Sturgeon County

County passes the bucks at awards night

Sturgeon County distributed $272,717 in grant dollars among community groups at the Sturgeon County Volunteer Appreciation Night Tuesday. A total of 33 community groups received funding, including seniors groups… […]

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Schools and youth

Sturgeon County youth present awards

By Lucie Roy

Morinville-The Sturgeon County Youth Council presented their annual Building Block of the Community Awards to three recipients Tuesday during the Sturgeon County Volunteer Appreciation Night held at the Villeneuve Hall. The three recipients were Ernest Chauvet, Serge Froment and A. D. Richardson… […]

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Local News

Sturgeon County recognizes its volunteers

Sturgeon County – The County recognized its many volunteers at the Villeneuve Community Hall Tuesday night. For the first time the County presented an individual Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award. Terry Cashin Manager, Sturgeon County Community Services said they revised the Volunteer Appreciation Program and they started that last year with ads in the paper and again this year to recognize all volunteer nominees… […]

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Arts & Culture

Little Mermaid opens with a splash

Photos by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The stuffiness of a provincial election forum that filled the Morinville Community cultural Centre Monday night was replaced with the vibrant costumes and set of Georges H. Primeau’s production of The Little Mermaid, a production that saw more than 80 students try out for the play… […]

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Sturgeon County

Sturgeon County approves two key industrial developments

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Morinville – Sturgeon County is poised to become one of Alberta’s fastest expanding industrial regions thanks to two recent development approvals. During the Apr. 17 Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) meeting, $63 Million in development permits for both an ethylene handling facility and an assembly yard were approved by Commission members… […]

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Local News

Around the town in photos – midweek edition

Something’s fishy here
Morinville Public elementary School Preschool Enrichment Program(PEP) students had a field trip to Noah’s Ark Pets and Supplies Tuesday afternoon. Aidyn Thomson was impressed by the different fish in the tank. A ball python was brought to the store specifically for the trip was a hit with the students… […]

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Local News

Moral issues a concern for voters

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Monday night’s all Candidates Forum resulted in a number of questions being asked of candidates (particularly the Wildrose’s Link Byfield) regarding moral and social issues.

The Wildrose Party has drawn fire in media and social media circles for some of its candidates’ past views on topics ranging from abortion to gay marriage. Recently Wildrose candidate Allan Hunsperger, a Christian pastor… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: All politics is local

Former US Speaker of the House Tip O’Neil is said to have coined the phrase all politics is local. It’s a pretty popular train of thought south of the border, the idea that a politician’s success is directly proportional to their ability to influence government to act on the issues of interest to his or her constituents… […]

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Morinville News

Candidates address Morinville school issue at forum

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Monday night’s All Candidates Forum delivered MLA hopefuls with a wide-variety of questions, some of interest to all Albertans, others of particular interest to Morinville and area residents. One of the written questions submitted dealt with the issue of public versus Catholic education in Morinville… […]

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Morinville News

All Candidates Forum draws area voters

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock candidates looking to occupy the seat made empty by retiring long-term MLA Ken Kowalski made their pitches to Morinville and area voters Monday night. Five provincial election candidates took to the podium to try and sway the approximately 400 voters in attendance with their policies, platforms and answers to voter questions… […]

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Arts & Culture

Dean Brody to headline Legal concert

By The Morinville News Staff

Legal – After winning the Big Valley Jamboree’s (BVJ) Small Town Saturday Night contest, Legal volunteers have been busy making preparations for the big show heading to town Apr. 28… […]

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Local News

All Candidates Forum in Morinville Monday night

By The Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Candidates looking to fill the shoes left behind by retiring Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski will get their chance to win over Morinville voters Monday night at an All Candidates Forum organized by The Morinville News and moderated by the Morinville Toastmasters club. The forum will take place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre from 7 – 10 p.m… […]