News about Morinville
Morinville Chef Cole Dribnenky took part in the 3rd Annual Communities ChooseWell Iron Chef Challenge competition Saturday, an initiative to promote healthy eating and the use of local foods. The competition featured teams of one adult and one youth chef preparing healthy dishes using local ingredients. Cole’s partner was Chef Phil Hughes of Premium Food Services in Legal… […]
Obituary: VOYER, JOSEPH “JACK” 1930 ~ 2013 On October 5, 2013 Joseph “Jack” Voyer passed away peacefully at the Sturgeon […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The scaffolding that has been the platform for a $500,000 restoration project for St. Jean Baptiste Church will come down this week, giving residents and parishioners their first real look at the work that has been underway since the beginning of May.
The St. Jean Baptiste Parish received a $250,000 Western Diversification Grant Mar. 12, the maximum matching dollars available for the $343,538.97 raised in the community last fall during the People for the Steeple Campaign… […]
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Morinville – It was a walk along Boardwalk and Park Place for local business owners Thursday night. The Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce held their annual awards night at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre, this year with a Monopoly theme. Awards were given out for home-based, small, medium, and large businesses of the year, as well as awards recognizing volunteerism, longterm contributions and youth entrepreneurial spirit. Chamber members were also recognized for years of membership… […]
Q: “Because the town is growing, large development projects such as a recreation facility have been suggested to council. Undertakings like these are costly. Where do you propose the funding for development projects come from?” […]
August winner Tracy Reaume and her family selected the September winner of our photo feature. Henry Kieftenbeld’s photos of flowers… […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A seven-year journey is culminating in the start of a lifelong dream for 18-year old Evan Clewes. The Morinville Community High School graduate will depart for the United States in January to start a football scholarship. Clewes has received 11 offers from American schools for full and partial scholarships, and said he is leaning towards playing in Oregon…. […]
Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – World Food Day in Morinville was marked with a peaceful demonstration that ran from St. Jean Baptiste Park to the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. About 90 participants took part in the March Against Monsanto event, an initiative launched by Morinville resident Kimberly Prolier. The march was preceded by presentations from local farmers and ended with a documentary on GMO products…. […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Sitting in a comfortable chair in a local coffee shop, a 25-year-old mother of three tells the horrifying story of being tied to a wooden chair, taunted, abused and threatened with being lit on fire by a man she loved, a man who M, not her real name, said was anything but the man she’d originally met… […]
Six new Rotarians were inducted Wednesday morning. From left: Trent Bulger, Jonathan Gagnon, Milly Kilian, Sheldon Fingler, Harmeet Minhas and Nathan Charrois. The local service club recieved a citation from the District Governor at a Rotary Conference over the Oct. 4 weekend for the largest increase in membership in their District. – Linda Kilian Photo… […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A fundraising walk is set for Oct. 18 at the Morinville Fish and Game Association pond trail. The roughly 4-kilometre Light the Night Walk in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada will depart from the pond at roughly 7 p.m. and take about 90-minutes to complete. Participants will carry lit lanterns on their trek… […]
Compiled by Ashley Janes Q: “With the number of town residents growing each year, interest in community programming grows with them. […]
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