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Arts & Culture

Winter reading program is coming

by Morinville News Staff

The Morinville Community Library is offering book lovers of all ages an opportunity to win an e-reader simply by doing what readers love to do – read books. From Feb. 1 to 28 Morinville Community Library cardholders can receive an entry form for every five hours they spend reading…. […]

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Local News

Town wants people to walk for a day

by Morinville News Staff

If Morinville’s Recreation and Cultural Coordinator Melonie Dziwenka has her way, the streets of Morinville will be full of people out for a winter’s walk Feb. 5. That is the day the province has designated Winter Walk Day, an initiative to remind Albertans about the importance of being active. Dziwenka and the Town support the provincial initiative and are hoping residents will register in solid numbers for the event…. […]

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Local Sports

Kings finish season in second place

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With their first regular season in the North Central Hockey League behind them, the Morinville Kings are pleased with their 2nd place finish in the North Division and league overall. The Kings started the season with a .500 record in their first four games, but the club turned things around to take their next six games without interruption. In fact, the Kings went on to win 14 of their 18 games this season, three of those played over the past weekend… […]

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Local News

Morinville and Area Adopt-A-Pet Jan. 26 edition

The Morinville News has teamed up with the Morinville Veterinary Clinic once again to help get some of our community’s stray animals adopted out to good homes. We have produced a little video segment to let you see the animals currently in needs of homes, and we encourage our readers to share this commonity news segment with your friends…. […]

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Morinville News

RCMP officer and Military Police seize drugs and gun

by Morinville News Staff

A suspicious vehicles stopped through a partnership between Morinville RCMP and CFB Edmonton Military Police resulted in the seizure of drugs, cash and a weapon. Police stopped the vehicle on Highway 28 in Sturgeon County Jan. 24. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of approximately $3,600 in cash and a sawed off shotgun… […]

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Local News

Health Minister seeks Sturgeon River nomination

by Tristan Turner

Morinville – Early Wednesday morning, Rona Ambrose, the Federal Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for the riding of Edmonton-Spruce Grove, announced that she would be running for the Conservative nomination in the riding of Sturgeon River… […]

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Local News

Our Morinville in photos

Our Morinville is an opportunity to view life through our community members’ lenses. Photos can be of this and surrounding communities, cool photos from places our readers have visited…. […]

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Arts & Culture

Battle Macchiato no trivial matter

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – If you know where Wayne Gretzky was married, who the first Prime Minister of Canada was or how many Oscars Daniel Day-Lewis has won, then Battle Macchiato is an event you may not want to miss. The fancy title is the moniker given to a new Library Trivia Night offering being offered outside the library… […]

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Local News

Exceptional women being sought for special recognition

by Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – Time is running out for residents to nominate exceptional area women for some special recognition. For the past 18 years, the St. Albert Bahá’í community has sponsored an annual celebration of United Nations International Women’s Day by recognizing the contributions women make to society through their generosity of spirit, courage, creativity, determination, steadfastness, leadership, enthusiasm, love, caring,… […]

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Local News

H&R Block is ready to shred

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – This weekend BYOB means bring your own box at H&R Block. Their annual Shredding Day and open house, running from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Jan. 25, is an opportunity for businesses and private individuals to have their confidential documents shred for free by Iron Mountain Shredding… […]

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Local News

Local youth recognized provincially

by Calli Stromner

With a quiet disposition, unassuming persona and pleasant manners, 16-year old Tristan Turner is the teenage son every mother hopes for. But behind the shy facade is a young man about to set the world on fire…and in fact he’s already lit the match… […]

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Arts & Culture

Weekend in photos

Aladdin, played by Adam Sanders, is pursued by a merchant, played by Byron Trevor Martin, in the Alberta Opera’s performance of Aladdin. The theatrical company, now in their 30th year of operation… […]

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Local News

Burned truck believed to be one sought by police

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville Fire Department, Morinville RCMP and Community Peace Officers were called to a laneway behind 97 Avenue Thursday night for a vehicle fire. The call came in around 8:30 and firefighters were soon challenged with extinguishing a pickup truck fully ablaze… […]

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Local News

Around the town in photos

On Wednesday morning Councillor Rob Ladouceur was presented with the Walking to School Safety Initiative surveys MPES Grade 1W teacher Monique Webb and her students received to date. Students Aidyn Thomson, Mckayla Smith and Rowan Melnyk… […]

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Rotary Pushes for Multi-Use Rec Facility

by Calli Stromner with files from Morinville News Staff

Morinville – With a hockey arena about to come to the end of its lifespan, the Morinville Rotary Club hopes to be able to convince Council to build a multi-use recreational facility in its place. Members of the service club were on hand during the January 14 Regular Council Meeting to ask Council to consider the merits of a larger regional facility before committing budget money to a replacement for the Ray McDonald Sports Arena… […]