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Town gives media a rec centre tour
Media were invited to join members of the town for a tour of the Morinville Community Recreation facility Wednesday morning.
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Arts & Culture
Primeau wraps up two-night fairy tale
Georges H Primeau presented Once Upon a Mattress, the story of the Princess and the Pea at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre May 22 and 23.
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Local News
MCHS Track team wins NCZone Banner
The Morinville Community High School Track & Field Team took home the zone banner May 22 after a day of competition in 28-degree weather at Edmonton’s Foote Field.
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Local News
Sturgeon County issues non-essential water ban for Sturgeon Valley area
Watering lawns and other non-essential watering are banned in the Sturgeon Valley until the Allin Ridge Reservoir recovers from its current shortage and refills back to proper water levels.
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Arts & Culture
MPS seeking community support and sponsorships for major musical production
Morinville Public School teacher and theatre director Christopher Layton is hoping to tackle something next year not done by the school before – a musical.
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Coming up around town
Here are some activities coming up around Morinville over the next week and month. […]
Local News
Town of Morinville satisfaction survey underway
Morinville has launched its annual satisfaction survey, an undertaking it says will help guide budget and project decisions in 2019.
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Local News
Morinville woman wins LOTTO 6/49
Cynthia Petersen, freshly home from a trip, learned she’d won $135,199.10 on a LOTTO 6/49 ticket. […]
Arts & Culture
Big Bad was Big Good
Big Bad is a courtroom piece in which the Big Bad Wolf is on trial for several fairy tale offences. The twist was that the audience, playing the role of the jury, determined which of three possible endings got performed on the two nights. […]
Local News
Morinville RCMP Seek Witnesses to Hit and Run Collision
Morinville, Alberta – On the morning of April 22, 2018 at about 0320AM, Morinville RCMP responded to a hit and […]
Local News
Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch celebrates their 35th Anniversary
Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch Association (SRCWA) celebrated their 35th anniversary on Monday night at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre with close to 100 people in attendance.
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Local News
Morinville RCMP increasing traffic enforcement starting next week
Morinville and Bon Accord residents can expect to see increased traffic enforcement starting May 21 as Morinville RCMP and their law enforcement partners will be stepping up patrols in the two communities. […]
Business
MCHS and Norquest partner for Administrative Professionals program
Morinville Community High School will be offering students some real-world job skills thanks to a partnership with Norquest College. The 11-month program, the only one available in Sturgeon County, is a tuition-free dual-credit program, giving participants high school and post-secondary credits simultaneously. […]
Local News
Morinville Fire Department issues Fire Advisory
Due to the dry conditions and the possibility of extreme grass fires, the Morinville Fire Department has issued a fire advisory for the Town of Morinville as of Monday afternoon.
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Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Kids should do something productive? They are.
With summer coming, the local rant and rave pages will be full of rants about youth running around breaking into cars and causing trouble. […]
Business
Garage sale lemonade stands help two charities
Thirsty shoppers at Morinville’s Town-wide Garage Sale had an opportunity to quench their thirsts Saturday while helping a couple of great causes. […]