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An open letter to minister of education from Grade 3 student
Dear Minister of Education:
I disagree for teachers losing their jobs because then we would have less teachers to get teached by. Also I disagree… […]
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Arts & Culture
Art in the Garden now in bloom
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – The third annual Art in the Garden opened Thursday night with a special opening gala evening, combining art, plants, wine, music and fine food into one artistic and cultural event… […]
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It was all about Morinville when CHED came to town [PHOTOS]
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Edmonton’s 630CHED rolled into town Thursday morning to broadcast live from the Community Cultural Centre. The popular AM station conducted four interviews during their morning slot and five… […]
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Chamber has new president and board
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – The Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce held its General Annual Meeting Wednesday afternoon to elect its president, vice president and directors at large. Vice President Heather Folkins of Escape Travel was elected President of the business advocacy group by acclamation. President Sheldon Fingler stepped down as Chamber president but accepted the nomination and post of vice president. The Chamber will now have eight directors at large, an increase of one board member from 2010. Board members Janet Altmiks, Sheilagh Bryan, Stephen Dafoe, Lynn Dechamplain, Linda Getzlaff, Paula Hittinger, Deborah Symanczuk, Charlene Whitfield and Simon Boersma were elected to their posts by acclamation… […]
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Beavers learn about plants by sharing
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A pair of busy beavers made light work of getting their garden at the Morinville Centennial Community Gardens ready Tuesday night. 1st Morinville Beavers XXXX Steele and Kyle Campbell, together with leader Melodie Steele, planted a variety of plants, including potatoes, tomatoes, squash and other veggie varieties in one of the new garden plots… […]
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Robbery in Bon Accord
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – The Bon Accord Food Town was robbed Wednesday night. At approximately 6:30 p.m. Morinville RCMP responded to the call in the neighbouring community… […]
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Jimmy Flynn performs to a sold out crowd
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Maritime comedian Jimmy Flynn brought his trademark brand of humour to a midweek audience Wednesday night, giving the sold out crowd at Morinville Community Cultural Centre plenty of belly laughs.
After three-and-a-half decades of performing across the country and around the globe, the secret of Flynn’s success is … […]
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Canada Day returns to Morinville
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – After an absence of several years, Canada Day returns to Morinville this year with a low key and historically-themed celebration of the nation’s 144th birthday. Hosted by the Morinville Historical and Cultural Society, the event will provide Morinvillians and visitors with a blending of old and new as well as a blending of the cultures that were present when Morinville was born 100 years ago… […]
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Kowalski and Bertschi respond to MLA rumours
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – With a PC leadership race about to ramp into high gear and with more than three decades under his belt as MLA, there has been considerable talk about the prospect of Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Ken Kowalski’s plans to announce his retirement this August.
But while Twitter tweets have heralded the end of Kowalski’s run in provincial politics, the man himself said the matter is not so cut and dried, nor is it the first time he had been asked the question about his future plans recently… […]
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Morinville chooses its sign
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Results are in from a poll conducted by the Town of Morinville and MorinvilleNews.com to break a tie between council members on just which of two new sign designs would grace the entrances to the community. […]
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Broken Walls kicks off Festival concert series
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The 2011 St. Jean Baptiste Festival got off to a solid start Tuesday night with a spirited and spiritual performance by Aboriginal singing group Broken Walls. The three-piece band of Joseph Maracle, Bill Pagaran and Kris DeLorenzi come from Ontario and Alaska. Two of the bands members are from Ontario. Bassist DeLorenzi is from Thunder Bay and lead singer Maracle from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Drummer Pagaran hails from Palmer, Alaska… […]
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Around the Town – St. Jean Baptiste Edition
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – Festival week was officially proclaimed by Morinville Mayor Lloyd Bertschi following the conclusion of council’s Committee of the Whole Meeting Tuesday night. St. Jean Baptiste Festival kicked off Tuesday evening with the first of five concerts at the newly-opened Morinville community Cultural Centre. Elsewhere around town preparations are being made for the weekend’s festivities… […]
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A century of fire fighting to appear at weekend parade
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – A vintage piece of fire gear was unloaded at the Morinville Fire Department Tuesday night, arriving just in time to play a role in this Saturday’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival parade… […]
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Legal programmer creates iPhone app that’s sweeping the globe
By Stephen Dafoe
Legal – A Legal computer programmer has recently invented an application that has made the world seem like a smaller and more accessible place. Dan Charrois released Mapster in early-May, an application that allows users to see detailed views of any part of the world. The application has already been downloaded more than 40,000 times in its first six weeks of existence… […]
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Hamster races a real drag
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Downtown Morinville is the place for hot motor sport action this weekend. Flags will drop and wheels will burn when the first Noah’s Ark Pets and Supplies Hamster Race burns down the track during this weekend’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival… […]
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Legal retains residency requirement for its CAO
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Legal – Town Council unanimously passed an updated Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) bylaw Tuesday night, a document that replaces a 1998 bylaw that has been used by the community for the 13 years… […]