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Ag for Life offering Virtual Juniors Garden Club

May 29, 2020 admin 0

Agriculture for Life (Ag for Life), an organization dedicated to educating Albertans about agriculture, food, farming and safety, has partnered with Calgary Horticultural Society to offer the Juniors Garden Club. The club is a virtual program aiming to continue education by encouraging children to explore, learn new skills and build confidence by growing their own food. […]

Column: DIY backyard summer activities

May 14, 2020 admin 0

(NC) Summers in the Great White North are short but sweet. Make the most of this time as we emerge from isolation and find ways to enjoy the outdoors safely. Turn your backyard into a haven of fun with plenty of easy DIY summertime favourite activities to enjoy. […]

COLUMN: Protecting yourself from fraud during COVID-19

May 11, 2020 admin 0

(NC) Safeguarding against scams can be a challenge. This is especially true during difficult periods like we are experiencing now. The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a lot of uncertainty and worry – the very things that fraudsters thrive on. […]

Our Morinville: Sister Alice Trottier on life in Morinville and her book Faith & Tenacity

May 5, 2020 admin 5

This interview, with 97-year-old Sister Alice Trottier, author of the book Faith and Tenacity, looks at her time growing up in Morinville, studying to be a nun, teaching school in the area, and the researching and writing of her book on Morinville’s first 100 years.
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It’s YOUR Business: Men on Fire with Travis Belanger

Apr 29, 2020 admin 0

In this segment, we talk to Travis Belanger of Men on Fire about how he helps men Ignite Their Life and reclaim their passion & purpose through men’s groups, coaching, speaking, workshops & corporate events. […]

Pages From the Past: Morinville’s hall of famers

Apr 28, 2020 admin 0

Morinville has had numerous inductees in Hall of Fames, provincial and national. The compiled list is incomplete due to the availability of info and file access at this time. Below are some of Morinville’s hall of famers.
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Library launches Tell Us Your Story initiative for seniors

Apr 23, 2020 admin 0

With Morinville Community Library staff unable to visit area seniors as they usually do, and to help with Morinville and area seniors who are feeling isolated, library employee Ginger Blanchette came up with an idea to help.
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Province launches new volunteer tool and Northern Lights volunteer recognition

Apr 22, 2020 admin 0

The Government of Alberta launched a new tool Wednesday to connect Albertans with volunteer opportunities during the current COVID-19 crisis, as well as created the Northern Lights program to recognize Albertans who volunteer to support their community.
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Our Morinville Video: Paulette Houle on the Ray McDonald Sports Center

Apr 21, 2020 admin 1

This interview, with Morinville Historical and Cultural Society President Paulette Houle, talks about her parents, their dry cleaning business, and her father Chief Raymond McDonald and his rallying the community to build an arena. […]

Morinville affordable housing project to be named after Paul Krauskopf

Apr 17, 2020 admin 15

Morinville’s new affordable housing complex will be named after former mayor and lifelong resident Paul Krauskopf. […]

Legal family planning car adventure outing to aid Stollery

Apr 16, 2020 admin 0

A Legal couple is planning the 2nd Annual Collin’s Carventure in partnership with the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation. The event, taking place Saturday, May 9th, is described by organizers as a scavenger hunt thrill ride with nearly twenty stops and challenges around St.Albert and Edmonton. […]

Morinville Fire Department and RCMP make birthday special for local girl

Apr 2, 2020 admin 10

A young lady in Cardiff, Nevaeh DePape, who was unable to have a regular birthday due to social distancing had a special birthday anyway when Morinville Fire Department members, along with Morinville RCMP Detachment members, did a birthday parade past her house.
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Pages from the Past- Morinville is 109 this month

Apr 2, 2020 admin 0

Morinville was founded in 1892, incorporated as a village in 1901, and as a town on April 18, 1911. This month we celebrate the 109th anniversary of Morinville as a town.
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Ag for Life launches 4th Annual Farm Babies 2020 Photo Contest

Mar 31, 2020 admin 0

Agriculture for Life (Ag for Life), is launching its fourth annual #FarmBabies20 photo contest, an organization dedicated to educating Albertans about agriculture, food, farming and safety, is launching a province-wide contest to celebrate and welcome new life on the farm. The contest, now underway, runs until May 31. […]

Morinville poet releases second volume of poems

Mar 26, 2020 admin 1

Morinville Author Christopher Raine has just published his second volume of poems. The book, Where the Grasses Wept, is a follow up to his 2018 book Vacant Morality: Poems of the Past.
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Morinville children celebrate their birthday with social distancing

Mar 25, 2020 admin 5

A parade of cars ran up a Morinville road Tuesday morning, brightly decorated and honking a birthday greeting to two Morinville children, Jett, whose birthday was Tuesday, and Gemma, whose birthday is Mar. 29. […]