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Popular MCHS hiking trip remembers dedicated and loved volunteer

The Fred Scharmann Memorial Hiking Trip departs from Morinville Community High School (MCHS) Sept. 21. It is the fourth annual outing to the mountains in memory of a Morinville business owner remembered as an avid outdoorsman and community volunteer. About 21 MCHS students will take part in the three-day trip, returning Sept. 24. […]

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Froment confident MYBA in good hands

Coach Serge Froment saw a group of girls graduate this year that he began coaching when they were in the second grade. The local chiropractor and basketball coach has been with the Morinville Youth Basketball Association (MYBA) since its inception. […]

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Bedford is the new man at the helm of the MYBA

The Morinville Youth Basketball Association has a new president. James Bedford, a Morinville resident for the past 12 years, takes over this season from Serge Froment, the man who has been at the helm of the association for years and who helped lead several teams to City and Provincial Championships. […]

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Town has current and long-term plans for Heritage Lake

Heritage Lake, located on Highway 642 west of Morinville (across from the overpass) has been identified as a destination park for development within the Town of Morinville.

The Town is currently assessing the development needs of the community for this lake as it is used year round. They are implementing long-term goals and a vision for the area in a phased approach.
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Morinville residents return from UFC Fight Week with medals

Tyler Edworthy and Brett Dudar have recently earned International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) American Nationals medals. Edworthy returned from the competition in Las Vegas with gold in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Weight Class and silver in Ultra-Heavyweight No-Gi Division. Dudar took the championship in his teen weight class. […]

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Sports Shorts

Morinville’s Brandon Hagel was a sixth-round selection for the Buffalo Sabres over the weekend. Hagel comes to the Sabres from the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels and previously played for the AJHL’s Whitecourt Wolverines.
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Loops for the Troops on this weekend

Signing up for this weekend’s Loops for the Troops, taking place at Edmonton Garrison on Canadian Forces Day, will give athletes a running tour of CFB Edmonton as well as an opportunity to assist the Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC). […]

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Pope Francis Fun Run helps to build school

Greater St. Albert Catholic School’s 150th Anniversary goal of raising $200,000 to rebuild schools affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines is about $2100 closer to reality after more than 200 of the Division’s students participated in the Pope Francis Fun Run at Georges H. Primeau School Friday afternoon. […]

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Bike ride pedals into 25th year

It has been many years since Roger Champagne was gunned down in Las Vegas by a man looking to feed his drug habit. But the Morinville man, well known for his kindness in the community, has never been forgotten by friends, family or the hundreds of Morinville Community High School (MCHS) students who were born some years after the man’s passing. Such is the legacy of Roger Champagne whose memory is honoured each year by MCHS students who take to the mountains for a bike ride that carries his name. For many of those years, the Champagne family has presented a bicycle to a student to take on the annual trip. […]