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Community comes through to help Fill-A-Bus

Nov 28, 2010 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The Town of Morinville’s Community Bus might have been groaning under the weight of generosity Friday night as it hauled away this year’s collection of food donations for the Morinville Food Bank Society and the Knights of Columbus’ Christmas Hamper program.

The bus spent two days as a receptacle for non-perishable food supplies. Morinville schools Notre Dame elementary and École Georges P. Vanier School deposited the food they had been collecting … […]

COP to begin Christmas car patrols

Nov 25, 2010 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com

Morinville – Well known for patrolling the streets of Morinville by car looking for suspicious activities, the Citizens on Patrol are about to begin patrolling on foot looking suspicious themselves.
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AMA cautions drivers to watch for mating wildlife

Nov 23, 2010 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com

Sturgeon County – The Alberta Motor Association is hoping Albertans will take a little extra caution and be on the lookout for wildlife. The organization reports that the highest-risk period for vehicles to encounter wildlife, particularly in rural areas, is from late October to late November.

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County settles on Heartland Transmission Project message

Nov 23, 2010 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – Less than a month after committing up to $400,000 to participate in the Alberta Utility Commission’s (AUC) quasi-judicial hearing set to take place in the spring of 2011, Sturgeon County Council voted 5-1 Tuesday morning in favour of accepting recommendations as to what its … […]

Landfill rezoning set to go before public hearing

Nov 23, 2010 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Sturgeon County – County Council gave unanimous first reading to a bylaw that would rezone the Roseridge Regional Waste Management Facility to Specific Development Control District Ten from its current Intermunicipal Fringe A designation.

The County’s Land Usage Bylaw does not make provision for the operation of a waste management facility on lands designated Intermunicipal Fringe A, a situation … […]

National Block Parent organization alive and well

Nov 23, 2010 Comments Off

In our Nov. 22 article Block Parent program in danger of being forgotten, we quoted local Block Parent association chair Karen Mercier as stating …
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Byfield steps down as Senator-in-waiting

Nov 22, 2010 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Riviere Qui Barre – Six years to the day after he was elected Senator-in-waiting, Link Byfield has stepped down from the position.

Byfield, a founding member of the Wildrose Party and the current Wildrose candidate in the constituency of Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock, said he felt he no longer had a mandate … […]

Blind golfer inspires area students

Nov 22, 2010 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Namao – Blind golfer Johanna Camarta was 25 when she first noticed something wasn’t right with her vision. Driving with her husband one night she noticed that when she closed one eye she could see the tail lights ahead of her, but when she closed the other she could not.

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Morinville ready to Lite Up the Nite

Nov 21, 2010 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Front Page Story in Nov. 22 Edition of Monday Morning News

Morinville Christmas may still be another month away, but Morinville is getting into the festive spirit this weekend with the annual Lite Up the Nite Christmas Festival, a three-day event that illuminates the streets as well as the spirits of many Morinville residents.

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RCMP ready to give residents inside look at police work

Nov 21, 2010 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The reality of police work in Morinville and surrounding area is a far departure from the way it is portrayed in Hollywood. Starting this January, area residents will get the opportunity to see just what police work is really like.

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Residents gather to help shape Morinville’s future

Nov 21, 2010 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Council Chambers were the venue for a series of workshops and sessions Friday and Saturday that sought to get a grip on where Morinville is presently and where it wants to be in the year 2035, a quarter of a century down the road.

The Town of Morinville and Ottawa-based Stratos Inc. teamed up to gather public feedback on the current stage of Morinville’s Municipal Sustainability Plan (MSP), a document that will guide current and future councils in making … […]

Distracted driving legislation passes

Nov 17, 2010 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – The province gave third reading to what it believes is Canada’s most comprehensive distracted driving legislation Wednesday. Bill 16, the Traffic Safety (Distracted Driving) Amendment Act, 2010, was introduced in April of this year and restricts the use of hand-held cell phones … […]

Alexander shooting leads to ASIRT investigation

Nov 17, 2010 1

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Alexander First Nation – The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) have been called in to investigate the Morinville RCMP after an officer fired his weapon and a 26-year-old man was wounded.

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Ornament event puts new life into Christmas décor

Nov 16, 2010 4

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – For First Choice Tree Nursery’s resident designer Cory Christopher there simply is no time of year or location that cannot use a decorative touch. But while Christopher is equally at home decorating an interior or exterior setting throughout the calendar year, he has a particular fondness for the Christmas season.
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Women’s shelters to benefit from proceeds of crime

Nov 16, 2010 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – A fund created from the forfeiture and sale of criminal property is now being used to provide grants to victims’ groups and crime prevention projects, the province announced Tuesday.
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Province looking to prevent elder abuse

Nov 16, 2010 Comments Off

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – The Alberta government announced a new strategy Tuesday that addresses the actions the province and municipalities need to take to help prevent or reduce elder abuse in Alberta.

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