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Mischief In Morinville

RCMP File 2014-1531370

On Dec. 6, 2014 an unknown person or persons caused mischief to a individual’s vehicle in the area of 98A Street and 99A Avenue in Morinville. The suspects seems to have put what RCMP… […]

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Farmers’ Market offering new cookbook [VIDEO]

The Morinville Farmers’ Market has a new cookbook available to visitors to the Friday Market. Next Friday will be the last opportunity to get the book before Christmas. The Dec. 19 Market is the last before Christmas. The Market will reopen Friday, Jan. 10 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. […]

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Adopt-a-Pet Week of Dec. 15

Here is this week’s Morinville News Adopt-a-Pet in association with the Morinville Veterinary Clinic. Give them a call if Saturday is going to find a great home with your family. […]

Business

Chamber looking for increased Visitor Information Centre funding

by Tristan Turner

Simon Boersma, President of the Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce, gave a brief presentation on the operations of the local Visitor Information Centre (VIC) during the Dec. 9 Council meeting. The centre offers information about the town and surrounding areas, particularly key tourist locations… […]

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Morinville Council Briefs

by Tristan Turner Trenchard family recognized Council honoured former Morinville Sobeys franchise owner Stu Trenchard and his family with a […]

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Council passes second reading on budget, with new cuts

by Tristan Turner

After some debate, additions and cuts, Council burned the midnight oil and passed Second Reading of an amended 2015 Operational Budget and Capital Plan and put Third Reading off to a later date this month… […]

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This week’s Adopt-a-Pet

This charming brute is Diesel. He is a big boy weighing in at a healthy 41 kilograms. Diesel is approximately 2 years … […]

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Town defends snow removal process

by Colin Smith

A major snowstorm like the one that hit the Morinville last week makes a mess of the roads and streets. It also generates complaints like the one received by the Morinville News from a resident living near Notre Dame School, who noted the snow had not been removed from his street by mid-Sunday morning… […]

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Dec. 3 Print Edition download

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday, and in 1400 mailboxes Wednesday. … […]

Business

Federal government opens summer job funding

by Morinville News Staff

Employers are being invited to apply for Canada Summer Jobs funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to help create student jobs. Funding will be available to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses… […]

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Open house to address Town’s plan for arena and rec facility

by Colin Smith

An upcoming open house will give Morinville and area residents a chance to find out more about a proposed new regional multi-use recreation centre.

The Dec. 11 open house will provide a recap of all of the input that has been compiled so far from the previous open… […]

Arts & Culture

The week in photos

Little three-week old Cade Northcott was the youngest to visit the man in red at the Breakfast with Santa hosted by the Morinville Lions Club Saturday at the Rendez-Vous Centre. More than 200 attended the breakfast. Proceeds went to the Knights of Columbus Christmas Hamper Program. – Lucie Roy Photo […]

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Weight down – but spirits still up for annual Food Bank food drive

by Morinville News Staff

Bad weather and a decline in school participation contributed to a less than record year for the annual Fill-a-Bus event Thursday and Friday. After a day-one total of 1874 pounds was collected for the Morinville Food Bank Society Thursday afternoon, a foot of snow and plummeting temperatures kept many people at home instead of helping the cause on Friday. Friday’s stops at No Frills and Sobeys Morinville generated another 1672 pounds, bringing the two-day total to 3546 pounds, an amount less than half of 2013’s total of 7,255 pounds of food and household items… […]

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Day one of Fill-A-Bus a good start for annual initiative

by Morinville News Staff

A heavier Morinville Community Bus drove over the weigh scales Thursday afternoon after day one of collecting food and donations for the Morinville Food Bank Society from schools and businesses. A total of 1,874 pounds of food was collected on the first day of collections, roughly a quarter of what was collected in total over two days last year… […]