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Vipers defanged by Winterhawks

By Stephen Dafoe

Legal – Saturday night’s home-ice show down between the Legal Vipers and Slave Lake Winterhawks was a different outcome for the Vipers than the last time the two teams met. Instead of a tightly contested 9-8 victory for the Vipers, the snakes came away with an 8-5 loss, their second defeat against Slave Lake this season.

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County meets snow removal targets

By MorinvilleNews.com staff

Sturgeon County – The dumping of snow that gripped the Edmonton region over the past few days met its match from the Sturgeon County Transportation department… […]

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Jets lose to Regals in shootout

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets ended the 2010 calendar year on a down note Sunday night after dropping a 7-6 shootout decision to the Spruce Grove Regals. Although taking one point for a contest against the CJHL West Division’s second-ranked club would normally be an acceptable situation, the loss was the Jets third in a week… […]

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Monday Morning News – Dec. 20

The Dec. 20 edition of Monday Morning News hits store shelves and restaurant counters Monday morning.

This week’s edition contains the following news stories… […]

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Province looking to keep more tires out of landfills

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – In an effort to expand its efforts to keep tires out of Alberta landfills the government announced last week that it will be expanding the tire recycling program to include industrial and off-road tires.

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New pet store opens in old hobby shop location

]By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Running a pet and pet supply store is a dream job for Noah’s Ark Pets and Supplies owner Tammy Frieze. The store opened in the former Brightside Hobbies location on 100 Avenue Dec. 1 and is a continuation of Frieze’s life-long love of animals of all kinds… […]

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Morinville Jets fall to Warriors

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Dressed in their road jerseys, the Morinville Jets took to home ice Friday night to face the CJHL West Division’s top-ranked Beverly Warriors. Despite 40 minutes of discipline and determination that brought the Jets to a 4-3 lead over the Warriors; a series of defensive breakdowns in the final frame reversed the Jets’ fortunes, giving the Warriors a 7-5 victory… […]

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Titans end 2010 with another victory

]By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Titans earned another win Saturday night, pulling off a 3-1 victory over the 5-8-1 Seera Icemen, currently ranked in 10th place in the Noralta Junior C Hockey League. The victory brings the Titans’ record to 13-3-3 on the season and ends 2010 on an up note for the club… […]

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Santa Cause raises money for education abroad

]By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Anyone walking into the Morinville Seniors’ Rendez-Vous Centre Saturday afternoon walked into what appeared to be a traditional Christmas celebration for children. Santa was there posing for pictures and there were Christmas games to be played, Christmas songs to be sung and lots of opportunity to decorate cookies with all the festive trappings. But while the event was a child pleaser for those who attended … […]

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Jets shut out in Sherwood Park

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – For the first time this season, the Morinville Jets have ended a game scoreless. Tuesday night’s 4-0 loss to the Sherwood Park Knights, the Jets first contest against the CJHL’s fifth-ranked team this season, pushed the Jets to fifth slot in the West Division and eighth spot in the league overall.

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Morinville 2011 budget passes first and second reading with provision

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Towns’ 2011 budget came before Morinville Town Council for a second chance at first reading Tuesday night and was once again defeated with a 4-3 vote. Councillors Lisa Holmes, Ben Van De Walle, Nicole Boutestein and Gordon Boddez voted against the budget as presented… […]

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Careless driving ticket issued in bus collision

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – Morinville RCMP have issued the 70-year-old school bus driver whose bus was involved in a collision that sent two École Citadelle students to hospital Monday a ticket for careless driving. The accused… […]

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Parents seeking secular education for their children

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – When Donna Hunter’s five-year-old daughter came home from her first day of kindergarten at Notre Dame Elementary School this fall, the mother of three was a little surprised to discover what her child had been taught that day.

“My daughter came home the very first day from school and said, ‘Mom, God made the sky and God made the grass and God made the flowers… […]

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Morinville Council approves $8,700 in grant funding

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Five community groups and organizations will benefit from $8,700 in grant funding after Morinville Town Council unanimously approved five requests for Community Grant and Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Grant funding Tuesday night.

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County Council narrowly passes 2011 budget

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – County ratepayers will see a 6.2 per cent increase in their 2011 property taxes now that County Council has approved the 2011 budget. The budget passed with a 4-3 vote Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Don Rigney and Councillors David Kluthe and Don McGeachy voting against the $54 million budget on the basis of the increase.

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Students injured in bus collision

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Legal – Two École Citadelle students were injured Monday afternoon when the bus they were travelling home from school in was struck by a pick up truck … […]