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Celebration to unite community with song

Dec 9, 2013 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The sounds of the season will ring out from the newly-renovated St. Jean Baptiste Church Dec. 19 as the community comes together for the 35th Annual Community Christmas Celebration, a seasonal interdenominational evening of Christmas music that organizers are hoping will bring residents and visitors together as it has for the past three-and-a-half decades…. […]

Firefighters gather for year end recognition

Dec 8, 2013 Comments Off

Submitted Photos

The Morinville Fire Department held their 2013 Appreciation Christmas Party Saturday night, an opportunity for the department’s members and their spouses to celebrate the season and their accomplishments. … […]

Senior wins Sobeys Baking Competition

Dec 8, 2013 Comments Off

by Lucie Roy

Morinville – A local senior has taken first place in Sobeys Morinville’s Annual Christmas Baking Contest. Miller’s pineapple slice recipe won the judges’ favour Saturday afternoon and earned the local baker a $300 prize… […]

The weekend in photos

Dec 8, 2013 Comments Off

Keep on trucking
HIS Trucking honoured one of their drivers recently. Allan Sherstan recently completed his 300th trip hauling fresh fish from Port Hardy, B.C. to Champion Petfoods in Morinville. “That is 600 two-hour ferry rides… […]

Well-known RCMP member leaving town after eight years

Dec 8, 2013 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A familiar face in community policing is leaving this week, ending an eight-year run with the Morinville RCMP Detachment. Constable Yelena Avoine’s last day in Morinville is Dec. 13. She is transferring to the St. Albert Detachment.

“It went by quite fast. I cannot believe it’s been over eight years,” Avoine said of her time, adding she feels fortunate to have been assigned Morinville as her first post… […]

Moms adopting some families again this year

Dec 4, 2013 1

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – What began as a way for a couple local mothers to connect over coffee and over the Internet has expanded to a network of 500 plus Morinville and area moms who are once again uniting for a noble purpose – making sure no family is left behind this Christmas season. The marvellous idea reinforces the group’s self-chosen name – Morinville Marvelous Moms… […]

Dec. 4 Print Edition download

Dec 3, 2013 Comments Off

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

Weekend in photos

Dec 1, 2013 1

The Grinch who made Christmas The Grinch visited Heritage Lodge Friday afternoon to present residents with a candy cane and […]

Santa Store looking to make Christmas bright

Dec 1, 2013 Comments Off

MCHS student Ashley Logie, Midstream Support Society President Susan Swanson, student Madison Whitford and teacher Michelle Boucher gathered to load […]

RCMP focused on impaired driving this month

Dec 1, 2013 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – The Morinville RCMP Detachment will follow the province’s Traffic Safety Plan Calendar into December with a focus on impaired drivers. Each month the calendar focuses on a different aspect of traffic safety; impaired driving is the focus in August and December each year… […]

Two days of collections turn Fill-A-Bus into the Full-A-Bus

Dec 1, 2013 1

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – A much heavier Morinville Community Bus groaned over the weigh scales Thursday and Friday night after two consecutive days of collecting food throughout the community. Organizers of this year’s annual Fill-A-Bus were hoping to outdo last year’s total of 7,032 pounds of food and $2,610 in cash donations collected for the Morinville Food Bank Society. Those expectations and goals were not disappointed as Morinvillians of all ages rose to the occasion to support the cause. This year’s initiative collected 7,255 pounds of food and $3,131 in cash donations, as well as 2,939 pounds of pet food, the latter donated by Champion Petfoods… […]

Fill-a-Bus off to a good start

Nov 28, 2013 Comments Off

On Thursday morning students at MCHS were getting ready to fill the town bus with the boxes of food they collected for the Morinville Food Bank. The bus collected from a number of schools and business location throughout the day on Thursday, including MPES, Morinville Christian School, Notre Dame, Putnam & Lawson, Capital Vision Care… […]

Morinville woman pleased Little Warriors dream has come true

Nov 28, 2013 1

by MorinvilleNews Staff

Morinville – Little Warriors announced Thursday its dream of creating Canada’s first long-term treatment centre for victims of child sexual abuse has come true with the purchase of the property that will become the Be Brave Ranch by Ray LaBonte and Family. It is set to open in the summer of 2014.

“This has been a dream of ours for so long; I can’t believe this day is here,” said Glori… […]

Morinville Council Briefs

Nov 27, 2013 4

Council honours local ball player

Local athlete Zach Froment was recognized by Council on Tuesday, Nov. 26, for receiving one of Baseball Alberta’s Player of the Year Awards in the category of Pee Wee ‘AAA’. The award is presented annually and candidates are selected by their coaches. “I guess I had a pretty good year.” Froment said. Alberta Baseball dictates that the winning player… […]

Festival weekend markets see double

Nov 27, 2013 1

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Those hitting the streets of Morinville this festival weekend will have an opportunity to do some of their Christmas shopping at two festival markets… […]

The week in photos – midweek edition

Nov 26, 2013 1

Tabs for chairs
Morinville Lions Club member Francis Fryters receives a bucket of pop can tabs from Sturgeon Heights student Tamara Deib while Principal Jonathan Konrad thanks her for her efforts. The tabs are being collected to raise funds for wheelchairs. The new principal has endorsed the project and ensured that it would continue. In his presentation Tuesday night, Fryters spoke of the previous collections of can tabs and how it was instrumental in two Morinville students… […]