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Arts & Culture

Morinville Library hosting youth sports author this weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – It’s been 20 years since author Steven Sandor was the editor of the local paper, but the author and journalist has never forgotten the community he then called home. The author will be coming to the Morinville Community Library Feb. 16 to read from his latest novel, Playing for Keeps, a story in which Morinville is as much a character as it is the backdrop…. […]

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Morinville News

Big Family Day weekend planned for Morinville

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Families, farmers’ markets and fireworks are just part of the focus this Family Day weekend. The Town of Morinville has partnered with the Morinville Festival Society to bring three days of activities to town, affording residents the opportunity to connect with their families and one another over the long weekend… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville Public Elementary holds its grand opening

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – It was a day for dragons to dance Wednesday afternoon, figuratively and literally. Morinville Public Elementary School, home of the MPES Dragons, held its official grand opening in the school gymnasium with Alberta’s Minister of Education, The Honourable Jeff Johnson, and many other dignitaries in attendance… […]

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Morinville News

Gibbons post office vandalized

By Morinville News Staff

Gibbons – Morinville RCMP are turning to the public for assistance in solving a crime that occurred in Gibbons sometime between 9 p.m. Jan 25 and 6 a.m. Jan. 26. Police say an unknown individual or … […]

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Contest puts the snowman in Morinville’s Snowman Festival

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Families have a couple weeks to take advantage of the snow that has accumulated in their yards this winter. Judging for the annual Snowman Festival Competition will take place on Family Day (Feb. 18) and organizers are hoping prizes of $200, $100 and $50 in gift vouchers will provide extra incentive for Morinville families to get out and get creative in the snow… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: From the Desk of Financial Services

Did you know that you can take advantage of the Town’s monthly payment plan for your property taxes? Rather than paying your taxes in a single payment in June of each year, you can arrange with us to take one twelfth of your taxes directly out of your bank account on the 16th of each month… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville’s Champion Petfoods finalist for major business award

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – The Alberta Chamber of Commerce have identified Champion Petfoods LP as a finalist for the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction. Champion has been nominated and chosen as a finalist in the award’s Export Category. The company is also eligible for the Premier’s Award of Distinction… […]

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Morinville News

Wayward backhoe leads to arrest

By Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – An alert worker provided police with the information needed to recover a backhoe believed stolen from the Stony Plain / Spruce Grove area Monday night. Morinville RCMP received a call just after midnight Jan. 28 alerting them to a backhoe being driven erratically on Range Road 270 northbound… […]

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Arts & Culture

The day in photos – midweek edition

Passing the torch
Kelsie Sharun, Morinville’s new youth worker, poses with current youth worker Nick Valcourt Tuesday afternoon, her first day on the job. Sharun joins the Community Services department on a part-time basis. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology combined with an education degree, and works as a Project Coordinator with Nature Alberta. Valcourt leaves his post Thursday to begin teaching English in South Korea… […]

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Morinville News

Little Warriors looking for local support

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A local supporter of Little Warriors is disappointed with the news the organization was unsuccessful in their application for $650,000 in provincial grant funding. Little Warriors, a national charitable organization that focuses on the education and prevention of child sexual abuse, has been raising funds to build the Be Brave Ranch, a centre that would provide a 30-day in-treatment program for children who are victims of sexual abuse, providing them with the therapy the organization feels is necessary to help them now and in the future.

Morinville resident Brandi, herself a victim of sexual abuse and a woman whose last name we have agreed to withhold, spearheaded a letter-writing campaign last October to get Albertans to write to Premier Alison Redford as well as provincial and federal politicians seeking their support for the Be Brave Ranch initiative… […]

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Morinville News

The day in photos

Tamara Deib added to her collection of can tabs at the Morinville Lions Club Jan. 28. Deib started collecting the tabs last summer and increased her efforts in November, collecting them at school and around Morinville. The tabs are collected … […]

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Morinville News

Morinville Festival Society updates Council on plans

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Morinville Festival Society will have a little freer rein on how to allocate $35,000 in funding from the Town of Morinville after a 30-minute presentation to Council Jan. 22… […]

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Local News

Morinville Council Briefs

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville will play host to the Third Annual Regional Business Symposium this spring. The annual regional partnership between Gibbons, Bon Accord, Morinville and Sturgeon County will once again carry the theme Together Strengthening the Sturgeon Region, and … […]

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Morinville peace officer to become a police officer

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The community will soon be short one peace officer. Community Peace Officer Sergeant James Alaeddine will leave his post Feb. 8 to begin a career with the Edmonton Police Service (EPS).

Alaeddine has been in Morinville for almost three years and said he has enjoyed the experience. “If I were to look back I wouldn’t do anything different,” he said. “I’m so glad I came to Morinville because it not only made me grow as an officer but grow as a person. I found out a lot about myself that I didn’t know, and it’s been great that way… […]