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With the snow on the ground it’s become pretty clear that the missus and I won’t be doing any more yard work or making any trips to visit people out of town. So I guess I’m back to looking at the Facebook and reading the few western pocket books I can find what I haven’t read. Here’s some stuff I learned off the Facebook and the computer over the weekend. .. […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Sturgeon County – A family photo album sits on the kitchen table of Harvey and Christine Vranas’ home. In it are photographs taken at Christmas each year since the couple were wed in 1953. It is a walk through six decades of marriage and love, one that has resulted in an ever widening collection of people in the annual family photo. … […]
Morinville RCMP and Community Peace Officers attend the scene of a vehicle/pedestrian collision at the 100 Avenue and 100 Street intersection around 11:30 a.m. Friday morning. – Photo by Lucie Roy…. […]
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Five months after their church was consumed by fire, an Anglican congregation will return to town for worship. St. Andrew Anglican Church will begin worshipping at the Morinville United Church beginning Nov. 24. Local Anglicans will hold their worship service at 9 a.m., just prior to the United Church congregation holding theirs in the same building. … […]
We Day participants pose for a group photo Friday. Below: Karah Rogers was one of 22 students from Primeau who attended the We Day held at the Saddledome in Calgary on Thursday…. […]
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… […]
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… […]
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… […]
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.”… […]
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 weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. […]
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 – 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… […]
Our Morinville is an opportunity to view life through our community members’ lenses. Photos can be of this and surrounding […]
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning.
This week we are mailing the paper to all homes in the community as this edition contains the full list of candidates and brief bios… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – If Sunshine Lake resident Cliff Haryett has his way; photo radar will be a thing of the past in town. Haryett is looking for 900 signatures for his petition to abolish photo radar in Morinville and intends to have all the signatures within 45 to 60 days.
“It’s all over safety,” he said. “They are trying to sell us photo radar and [I take issue with] their lack of transparency and their collecting money versus public safety. Few to no cross walk lights were put up, even though mega dollars have been collected [through photo radar] over the past few years.” … […]
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