People – Page 44 – Morinville News

Morinville woman celebrates 100 years

Jun 2, 2015 Comments Off

Marie Honorine Labonté (Maisonneuve) was born on June 2nd, 1915 in Morinville. Her parents, Theodule
Maisonneuve and Hectorine L’Abbé were one of the first pioneers of the community. Life was not easy for her. At the age of 10 she lost her mother, and by age 15, she and her older sister had taken over the household chores. This included making bread, butter, cooking meals, washing clothes by hand, sewing, gardening, canning, and milking cows. […]

Christmas in June Toy Run open to all

May 24, 2015 Comments Off

More than 100 motorcycle riders are expected to start and stop in Morinville June 6 for a new motorcycle event that will support the Midstream Support Society.

But organizers of the first Christmas in June Toy Run are hoping those without a bike will come out and support the event as well. […]

Vanier alumni to unite for one giant 40th anniversary reunion

May 18, 2015 Comments Off

Former students of Georges P. Vanier School are being invited to attend a weekend-long reunion during this year’s St. Jean Baptiste (SJB) Festival. The event runs June 19 to 21. […]

Festival Society chair passing the torch after 2015 festival

May 18, 2015 1

After this year’s St. Jean Baptiste Festival, Festival Chair Paul Smith will step back from the lead role in the organization’s activities, passing the torch to Vice Chair David LeBel. Smith made the announcement at the Festival Society’s May 6 meeting. […]

Olson second lawyer to be called to the bar in Morinville

May 4, 2015 Comments Off

A small ceremony at the Morinville Court House Friday afternoon marked the start of a career for a local lawyer, but the gathering also marked the continuation of a tradition that began in 2013. Samantha Olson, who has spent the past year articling under Andrew Lawson at Putnam and Lawson, was the second lawyer to be called to the Bar in Morinville. Judge Vaughn Myers conducted the ceremony, as he did with Olson’s colleague, Jessy Inkpen, in July 0f 2013.
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Volunteers to be applauded this week

Apr 6, 2015 Comments Off

Local volunteers will be collectively applauded Thursday night during the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Night. The Town, community groups, and volunteers will gather to express appreciation for all volunteers while awarding a number of vulunteers for their outstanding efforts. The event takes place Apr. 9 at 6 p.m. at the cultural centre.
This year’s theme is Volunteers are part of the ripple effect. […]

Morinville’s Tristan Turner named NDP candidate

Mar 29, 2015 3

When the next Alberta general election is called, Tristan Turner will be the NDP candidate in Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock. The party’s constituency nomination meeting took place Mar. 27 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. Turner was the only one who put his name forward by the deadline and became the candidate by acclamation.
While a provincial election isn’t mandated until 2016, it’s widely anticipated that Premier Jim Prentice will call one within the next couple of weeks. […]

Morinville unites for final Kraft Hockeyville event

Mar 29, 2015 Comments Off

A jubilant group of Hockeyville supporters turned from celebrative to contemplative about 10 seconds after learning if Morinville would be in the Top 2 communities for this year’s Kraft Hockeyville. After listening to much of Saturday night’s Hockey Night in Canada Broadcast, residents found out Morinville was the second community named as being out of the running in the west. […]

Volunteers being sought for annual awards

Mar 17, 2015 Comments Off

Morinville residents have until 4:30 p.m. Mar. 27 to nominate outstanding volunteers for recognition from the community and a variety of community groups. […]

Citizens on Patrol volunteers praised by Council

Mar 11, 2015 Comments Off

Morinville residents Fred and Vera Neveu are the latest recipients of Morinville Town Council’s Pride of Morinville recognition. The couple was nominated for the award by a member of the public for their 14 years of service to the Morinville Citizens on Patrol (COP) program. […]

Morinville father gives his son garbage for his birthday

Mar 10, 2015 Comments Off

A Morinville father went outside the bin to give his son the birthday he asked for. Jason Wood said he and his wife had asked their son Peyton what theme he wanted for his birthday party and were taken back when he said he wanted a garbage truck birthday… […]

MCTV News celebrates 20 years

Mar 9, 2015 Comments Off

Last week Morinville Community High School teacher Greg Boutestein marked 20 years teaching at the school. This week he, students and alumni will celebrate two decades of MCTV News. The in-house newscast began a few weeks after Boutestein began teaching at the then new high school in 1995. Two decades later and the program has seen many crews produce many episodes of original content. […]

Hockeyville event packs the Mac for skating and KD

Mar 8, 2015 Comments Off

More than 100 residents and their children took to the ice at the ray McDonald Sports Centre Sunday afternoon for the final major Hockeyville event before the Top 10 finalists are announced Mar. 14 during Hockey Night in Canada. […]

Three Morinville women will be recognized on International Women’s Day

Mar 3, 2015 1

Three Morinville women will be applauded for their efforts in a special ceremony in St. Albert Mar. 7. For the past 18 years, the St. Albert Bahá’í community has sponsored an annual celebration of United Nations International Women’s Day. […]

Meunier family’s love of hockey goes back decades

Mar 1, 2015 Comments Off

Hockey is not just a pastime for a Sturgeon County family; it’s a way of life. Norm Meunier and his son Ray spend a lot of their time working on the full-sized hockey rink they built on their farm between Morinville and Legal. Ice, boards, scoreboard, and a working Zamboni are all part of the package.
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You guys can do absolutely anything – speaker tells GH Primeau students

Feb 22, 2015 Comments Off

You can call Chris Koch many things. Farmer, longboarder, and world traveller, to name a few. But most of all, you
can call him inspirational. […]