News about Morinville
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… […]
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If people paid as much attention to the issues and where candidates stood on them as they do to fussing about how many or how big their signs was, maybe we’d get through this election season with a good bunch of councillors to work for us for the next four years. Here’s some other signs… […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville — Pancakes, waffles, bacon, ham, eggs, and toast come out of the Rendez-Vous Centre’s kitchen in a steady stream whenever the Knights of Columbus (KOC) get together to hold a community breakfast. The local Catholic Fraternal Order holds a monthly breakfast nine months out of the year, taking a break in July, August and December.
“It’s a fundraiser for us,” said Knight Henry Lamoureux. “Actually, right now, it is our biggest fundraiser. We have a lot of charities asking us for money and that’s how we help them.”… […]
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One of the Brabec Brothers performs a beer drinking song at Oktoberfest Friday night. This past weekend’s Morinville Food and Jam Festival carried a German theme. The weekend kicked off… […]
by Lucie Roy
Morinville – The gazebo in the St Jean Baptiste Park was surrounded by an
Morinville Fire Department Honour Guard Sunday as Claude Valcourt, Morinville’s Director of Public works played the bagpipes on a morning reserved for the dedication ceremony honouring Mayor Paul Krauskopf, who passed away June 30 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Mayor Krauskop’s niece Shawna Ethier spoke to those who assembled for the ceremony. “On behalf of my aunty Linda and our whole family I just wanted to say thank you all for coming this morning. We are very grateful for all the support … […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Though the Morinville Farmers’ Market has packed up its canopy tents for another outdoor season, residents and visitors will soon have the opportunity to shop for produce and products on Friday afternoons once again. The market will move into the lobby of the Ray McDonald Sports Centre on Fridays beginning Oct. 18, operating from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. throughout the winter… […]
The Morinville News has teamed up with the Morinville Veterinary Clinic 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 segment with your friends… […]
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. The pages… […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A local version of the global March Against Monsanto is being organized for World Food Day on Oct. 12. Marchers will depart from St. Jean Baptiste Park at noon, marching down 100 Avenue to the Morinville Community Cultural Centre, where organizers will screen Genetic Roulette, a documentary about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO).
Organizer and Morinville resident Kimberly Porlier said she has been learning about GMOs and biotech foods over the past decade and has become more passionate about the matter since having children. “I’m concerned about reading the labels and seeing what’s in our foods… […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Community Peace Officer Erik Nickolson spent his last day on the job in Morinville on Friday. Nickolson, who started in Morinville on Jan. 1, 2011, has taken a position with Westlock County… […]
Theft from vehicles in Legal
On or about September 6th, 2013, during the early morning hours, unknown individual(s) entered unlocked vehicles in the Legal area. The individual(s) were targeting fuel cards and other small valuables. Since the incident, an unknown male attempted to get fuel with a stolen… […]
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