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April – The Year In Review

Man killed in street fight

A man in his 20s was dead following a street fight in Morinville Apr. 4. An autopsy conducted Thursday lead the Medical Examiner to rule the death a homicide… […]

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March – The Year In Review

Youth Rally draws teens together

The stage of the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (CCC) was the platform from which a message of identity, change and faith was communicated to approximately 150 youth from the area Mar. 10. In their first youth rally… […]

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February – The Year In Review

Federal census shows even higher population numbers for Morinville

Population had grown 26.5 per cent over the past five years according to federal census data released Feb. 8. Morinville’s population was recorded as 8,569 residents in 2011, an increase of 1,794 residents from the 6,775 recorded in the 2006 federal census… […]

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January – The Year In Review

Morinville mayor enters PC constituency race

Mayor Lloyd Bertschi announced Jan. 3 he was throwing his hat into the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock PC Association race. The four-term mayor was hoping to receive the nod from the PC association when they voted Jan. 28… […]

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Arts & Culture

Morinville Community Christmas Celebration packs SJB Church

Photos By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Residents in the hundreds filled St. Jean Baptiste Church Dec. 20 for the 34th Annual Community Christmas Celebration, an evening of song and fellowship that drew local church and school choirs as well as soloists and singing groups to ring out the sounds of the season.

Former Morinville teacher, school board trustee, and Citizen of the Year John Unsworth started the annual celebration in the late 1970s. In its inaugural year, staff and students of École Georges P. Vanier School… […]

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Wednesday Print Edition Download

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday morning. This week’s edition is 32 pages of our regular round up of local relevant news. Look for the Morinville Christmas Celebration program … […]

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Candy Cane Check Stop seeks educate on the dangers of impaired driving

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Motorists travelling along 100 Avenue can expect a momentary delay and a candy cane this Friday. The Town of Morinville will be bringing together emergency service professionals for a Candy Cane Check Stop from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 21 in front of Town Hall.

David Schaefer, Morinville’s Director of Corporate Operations, said the event is an opportunity for all emergency services to be out on the street passing out candy canes and passing on the message that Christmas season is… […]

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Legal

Traffic fatality north of Morinville

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – A multi-vehicle collision north of Morinville Friday night has claimed a man’s life. Police responded to the collision on Highway 2, just south of the Town of Legal, around 6:30 p.m. […]

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Morinville Council briefs

Narrower lots approved for Champagne District

Landrex Inc. was given the green light Tuesday night for their plans to have narrower lots in the Champagne District. After a public hearing, Council gave second and third reading to an amendment to the area structure plan that would change the designation from medium-density residential to low-density residential… […]

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Wednesday Print Edition Download

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday morning. This week’s edition is 24 pages of our regular round up of local relevant news… […]

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The weekend in photos

Dr. Joy Berg conducts Edmonton’s Concordia Symphony Orchestra, Concordia Chorus and soloists from ProCoro Canada during the Hallelujah Chorus, the most recognized piece from Handel’s Messiah. The Sunday afternoon concert drew an audience of approximately 300 to the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. The performance was followed by the audience… […]

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Local builder brings personal touch to custom home building

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Sitting behind the desk at his new Morinville office, home builder Larren Monti looks at a complete 3D rendering of what a client’s home will look like before a shovel is ever put in the ground. Monti is the owner of Atlas Premium Home Development Ltd. The company specializes in custom homes and recently opened a new office at 113 – 9918 100 Street in the Morinville Centre…. […]

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Collision leads to impaired driving charge

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – A 24-year-old Bon Accord man is charged with impaired driving after a late night collision outside Morinville.

Morinville RCMP and Morinville Fire Department crews were called to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 2 at the Highway 37 overpass around 11:05 p.m. Thursday night. Police say a southbound Ford Escape was rear ended by a Ford F-150. RCMP… […]

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Morinville has a new face at FCSS desk

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – There is a new face in the Town’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Department. Karin Debenham took on the role of FCSS Coordinator Dec. 3, filling a position that had been vacant for a few months. Debenham comes to Morinville with 15 years experience, having previously worked in the field in Spruce Grove… […]