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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… […]

Council motions for Cardiff Corner task force

Nov 26, 2013 11

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – On Tuesday, Nov. 26, Council passed a motion to put together a Terms of Reference in order to create a task force, which would advocate on behalf of timely construction of a Cardiff Corner Overpass.

Prior to making the motion, Mayor Lisa Holmes wanted to clarify a few points regarding the recent decision to install traffic lights at the Highway 2 intersection. The first was that the decision rested solely with Alberta Transportation, as they are the authority for that road… […]

Morinville Mayor elected to advocate for Towns East

Nov 25, 2013 Comments Off

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – Mayor Lisa Holmes was elected to the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) for a two-year term as Director of Towns East during the 2013 Convention and Annual General Meeting held in Calgary Nov. 19 t- 22. “As the Director of Towns East, I will represent 35 Towns on the AUMA Board of Directors. These include Towns East of Highway 2 and North of Innisfail,” Holmes said… […]

Father’s House finds new home for offices and youth programing initiatives

Nov 25, 2013 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – There is a fitting coincidence that La Maison is French for the house. The Morinville Plaza and Suites, formerly known as La Maison, will become home to the Father’s House Christian Fellowship this week, replacing both the office space the church lost when St. Andrews Anglican Church was destroyed by fire last summer, but also restoring space for the church’s popular youth programing initiatives… […]

Sports Shorts

Nov 24, 2013 Comments Off

Submitted by Danielle Cyr, Manager

Our team consists of 15 players and two goalies this season that travel from Morinville, Legal, Westlock, Calahoo, Rivière Qui Barre and Wabamun. Many players are new to the AA stream but all are proving themselves as great competitors open to learning and developing their skills. Our boys are playing in the Edmonton Rural Bantam Hockey… […]

Spotlight on Seniors

Nov 24, 2013 Comments Off

Lucie Roy Photos

We live in a community where our seniors are an active and integral part of what makes our community great, citizens who give of their time and energy, often helping to remind us all of the secret to keeping that small town feeling that drew so many of us here to Morinville… […]

Talented Knit Whits drop the needles to help with a charitable cause

Nov 24, 2013 1

by Lucie Roy

Morinville – There will be 50 warm heads this winter thanks to the generosity of a bunch of Knit Whits. The humourously-named knitting group has once again turned their talents to a good cause, donating 50 toques to the Midstream Support Society to be given to those in need… […]

Fill-A-Bus looking for even fuller bus

Nov 24, 2013 Comments Off

by Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Community Bus makes many trips throughout the year, but even when it is parked it can be used for good purpose. The Town of Morinville Community Bus will be parked at two local grocery stores this Friday, giving residents an opportunity to give to those who are or will be in need this season. Once again this year, the annual Fill-A-Bus program kicks off the Town’s annual Christmas Festival in a giving way… […]

Morinville to Light up the Night this weekend

Nov 24, 2013 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The Christmas season in Morinville officially kicks off this weekend with the annual Light up the Night Christmas Festival, an event funded by the Town of Morinville and organized by a committee of dedicated volunteers and community partners.

“This is yet again another wonderful community event that is open to all residents of the Town and area, and is a great celebration for the community,” said Allen Jacobson, Morinville’s Community Development Coordinator/Event and Volunteer Specialist. “It has to do with Christmas, of course, and I like the theme… […]

Local volunteers needed to Adopt-A-Driveway this winter

Nov 20, 2013 1

by Ashley Janes

Morinville – Family Community Support Services (FCSS) is requesting volunteers for the Adopt-A-Driveway program to donate a small portion of their time after each snowfall to a resident in need. Coordinator for FCSS, Karin Debenham, explained that the Town of Morinville has encouraged volunteerism pertaining to neighbours helping neighbours, but a program of this nature had not yet been formalized… […]

Our Morinville

Nov 19, 2013 Comments Off

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…. […]

Cardiff Corner to receive traffic lights

Nov 19, 2013 17

by Calli Stromner

A number of recently announced changes may make Cardiff Corner a safer intersection, but it may not be a continuation of the original interchange project. Alberta Transportation Minister Ric McIver announced Tuesday that installation of new traffic lighting will take place at the intersection of Highway 2 and Cardiff Road beginning next Spring… […]

Collision claims life

Nov 19, 2013 Comments Off

by Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – A 37-year-old Mayerthorpe man is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 29 just north of Highway 37 Monday night. … […]