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Our Morinville in photos
Our Morinville is an opportunity to view life through our community members’ lenses. Photos can be of this and surrounding […]
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Weatherly off to Nationals once again
Jessica Weatherly of Morinville will once again be one of the youth dart players to represent Alberta at the Nationals. Weatherly competed in the 2014 Dart Alberta Youth Provincial Championships held Saturday and Sunday Feb. 22 and 23 at the Moose Lodge in Edmonton. She placed first in Senior Darts and will be a member of the Alberta Youth Team at the 2014 Youth National Championships to be held in Halifax in May… […]
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Year-in-Review: October
Our annual Year-in-Review series continues today with a look back at September and October 2013. We will be publishing two months of review each day during the remainder of our holiday closure here at the Morinville News. The entire Year-in-Review will be published in our Jan. 8 print edition… […]
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Letter: Morinville’s finest
Dear editor:
Clearly, the people of Morinville are the best. We have never been there, but we should definitely come visit very soon after what happened to us last night [Aug. 25]. Driving home from Vancouver Island on Highway 16 around 10 p.m… […]
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Column: Joe Morinville
The crappy weather has sure put a damper on my and the missus’ outdoor activities this last while. She’s occupied herself with knitting stuff while watching summer reruns of stupid police and lawyering shows, and I’ve been surfing the Facebook looking to see what … […]
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Letter: Reader concerned about extended speed limit zone
Dear Mr. Editor,
I would like to express my concerns about the extended 50km/h speed sign just past South Glens. The new speed limit was introduced last week on Friday the 26th; I have only driven on Cardiff Road a few times in that week and it already annoys me. Most people I talk to believe it is a cash grab for the town of Morinville mostly directed towards the people of Cardiff… […]
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Column: Joe Morinville
My Facebook page lit up last week with all the folks I know yapping about the royal baby and when it was going to be born and what it might be called when it was born. I know I shouldn’t call him it but he was an it before we knew it was a him. He finally came out, no doubt on a gold fringed pillow, and his folks Kate and Billy give him his name. It got me to thinking about that and baby names… […]
Arts & Culture
Street Performers Festival adds extra elements to weekly market
Photos By Stephen Dafoe and Lucie Roy
Morinville – Friday’s Farmers’ Market offered visitors more than products and produce. The 2nd Annual Street Performers Festival brought a carnival atmosphere to the weekly gathering of vendors. In addition to local performers and a gigantic inflatable slide, a number of local celebrities lined up to take a shift in the dunk tank… […]
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The week in photos so far
Library staff member Kaitlin Erdmann shows off Rambo, the Morinville Community Library’s new addition. The chameleon has been brought in to be part mascot and part educational conversation starter… […]
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July 17 Print Edition Download
Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. This week’s edition is another 24 pages of local, relevant community news… […]
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July 3 Print Edition Download
Due to the Canada Day holiday, our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. This week’s edition is another 24 pages of local, relevant community news, including … […]
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Primeau celebrates its successes
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – Georges H. Primeau students and parents gathered at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre June 25 to celebrate the end of school with an awards night… […]
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Council approves another round of Community Grants
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The gallery of Council Chambers were a little fuller than usual June 25 as eight applicants came forward to make their case for grant funding. Council heard from six Community Grant and two Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Grant applicants. The eight requests amounted to $21,587.68 in requests. Requests ranged from $500 to $6,000… […]
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Minstrels sing for friends and family
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – More than 140 guest of all ages attended at the first Minstrels Open House, held June 18 at the Rendez-Vous Centre, a one-hour performance followed by a sing-along with the audience. Minstrels’ Conductor Dagmar Lietz had 22 singers accompanied by Jean Storey on piano performing 15 songs from their afternoon program… […]
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Column: Joe Morinville
The editor said I shouldn’t do another column about the festival this week because I done one on the festival last week. So I didn’t send him anything by the deadline or even a day after the deadline and that got him in a panic thinking he’d have to take… […]
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Morinville Council briefs
By Morinville News Staff
Polls open early
Voters will be able to cast their Oct. 21 Municipal Election ballots as early as 8 a.m. now that Council has given second and third reading to the Elections Bylaw… […]