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Bike ride pedals on in memory of fallen Morinville resident

May 14, 2014 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe with files from Lucie Roy

Morinville – It has been many years since Roger Champagne was gunned down in Las Vegas by a man looking to feed his drug habit, but the Morinville man – well known for his dedication to the community – has never been forgotten by friends, family or the hundreds of Morinville Community High School (MCHS) students who have taken part in an annual mountain bike journey that carries his name… […]

RCMP unveils Annual Performance Plan

May 14, 2014 Comments Off

by Calli Stromner

Morinville – Local Mounties will be focusing on three top priorities for the next 12 months after Council approved the Morinville detachment’s Annual Performance Plan. In addition to their regular duties, local constables also plans to target traffic safety and property crime, as well as beef up its image in the community with more engagement activities… […]

Morinville Council Briefs

May 14, 2014 Comments Off

Council got a sneak peek at the Town’s new website, which will be launched to the public sometime this spring.

“We’ve focused a lot of the back end of the website. We can have a database behind the scenes…literally thousands of documents that can be picked up on the website,” said CAO Debbie Oyarzun. She added that the new website will allow up scaling for future technical requirements, and the site will include an online directory and event listing… […]

First Reading given to Offsite Levy Bylaw

May 14, 2014 Comments Off

by Calli Stromner

Council unanimously passed first reading of a revised offsite levy bylaw which paves the way for additional revenue to be brought in to municipal government coffers if it successfully gets through the legislative process…. […]

May 14 Print Edition download

May 13, 2014 Comments Off

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, and in 1200 rural mailboxes Wednesday as well…. […]

Show and Shine a big part of this year’s event

May 12, 2014 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – One of the highlights of the annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival is the Home Hardware / Bumper-to-Bumper Show and Shine, an automotive event that organizers say will take up roughly four square blocks to showcase all the cars, trucks and shiny vehicles that come to town for the one-day event. … […]

Fiddling veteran returns

May 12, 2014 Comments Off

by Ashley Janes

Locally raised fiddling champion Calvin Vollrath will return to the Morinville Community Culture Centre for a weekend of performances starting Friday, May 23. Vollrath, who last played here last spring, will be celebrating the release of two new CDs.

Recognized for his performing, teaching and composing abilities, Vollrath has twice been crowned the Grand North American Old Tyme Fiddle Champion. He has composed more than 475 songs, a number of original music books, and an instructional DVD… […]

Week in photos

May 11, 2014 Comments Off

Here is some of what our camera lenses caught this past week. […]

Organizers hoping people will get on the bus for Monsanto March

May 11, 2014 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Edmonton – A free bus has been arranged to take Morinville and area residents to the 3rd Worldwide March Against Monsanto, taking place at End of Steel Park May 24th at noon. … […]

Morinville joins the Concerto Network

May 11, 2014 Comments Off

The Concerto Network is an association of communities of French heritage, joined together for economic opportunities. Morinville joins Legal and Beaumont in joining the association. St. Albert is set to join May 23…. […]

Chamber looks into industrial concerns for Cardiff lights

May 11, 2014 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce President Simon Boersma said he has taken the concerns of some of the community’s industrial park businesses directly to engineers working on the traffic lights set to be installed at Highway 2 and Cardiff Road this summer… […]

MCHS working hard to prepare its students for post secondary and life

May 8, 2014 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Chamber of Commerce members had the opportunity to hear current and future plans for Morinville Community High School direct from its top administrator. MCHS Principal Todd Eistetter was the speaker at the Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon May 7. Eistetter brought the news that his school was an exceptional school, a descriptor he said was backed by Alberta Education information, data that shows the school is currently experiencing results that are the highest they have been in eight years…. […]

Police say no need to fear trails, despite assault

May 7, 2014 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Police are looking for three suspects in an attack that took place in Morinville in the early morning hours of May 4 and involved a young runner being assaulted by three males on 107 Street near the Skyline Baseball Diamonds… […]

May 7 Print Edition download

May 6, 2014 Comments Off

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, and in 1200 rural mailboxes Wednesday as well…. […]

Visiting RCMP assists with local case

May 2, 2014 3

Robert Gaetz, a retired RCMP officer from Whitehorse, currently serving as a reservist, was visiting his brother in Morinville and wound up alerting police to the crime in progress. … […]

New Chamber employee ready to move forward promoting Chamber programs

Apr 30, 2014 2

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce (MDCC) has hired a new Office Administrator / Even Coordinator. Melinda Northcott took on the post just prior to this year’s trade show after working in banking with Scotia Bank for the past six years. Northcott’s role will be to assist with office duties, sell Chamber memberships and oversee the planning of the Chamber’s three major projects: the annual Leap into Spring Expo, the annual Business Awards Gala, and the annual Chamber Golf Tournament… […]