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Morinville Festival Society going back to its roots, Chair says
by Stephen Dafoe Regrouping and making sure everything is as perfect for next year’s festival as possible is the plan […]
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Morinville looking for the best local gardens
For almost a decade, the community’s best gardens have been showcased in July with prizes and the bragging rights that come with being labelled a winner in the Best Gardens Competition.
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Morinville gets a Blooming 4
by Lucie Roy
Morinville received four out of a possible five blooms in the in the Friends-Evaluated Category of Communities in Bloom Alberta Provincial Edition. Four Blooms represents a score of 73 to 81 percent in scoring. Morinville received 78.3 percent. … […]
Arts & Culture
Best Gardens Contest selects its 2014 winners
Lucie Roy Photos
The seventh annual Best Gardens Competition wrapped up Wednesday morning with judges viewing the handiwork of 17 local gardeners competing in a variety of categories. As has been the case in previous years, there was no shortage of horticultural creativity in the front and back yards of Morinville homes…. […]
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Parent group working towards new school and community playground
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville Public Elementary School Parents Fundraising Association members have been actively raising monies for a new playground that will serve both the school’s growing number of students but also the community as a whole. The school has expanded from its initial 280 students in their first year to 420 students this school year, a number that surpasses the capabilities of the existing school playground, one MPESPFA President Leah Elzinga says was intended to accommodate 100 children. As the school is estimated to have 480 to 500 students in the 2014-2015 school year, parents are eager to get a larger playground project underway… […]
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Community Gardens promoting backyard bats
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Backyard bats are the subject of an upcoming Morinville Community Gardens workshop taking place July 15. The local gardening enthusiasts are bringing in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development bat expert Dr. Margo Pybus to do a session on bats and building bat houses. Cost of the workshop is $35, including supplies to build one. Registration deadline for the hands-on portion of the seminar is June 13; however, registrations will be accepted beyond the deadline for the speaking portion of the session… […]
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Community Gardens planning for farm to table food event
Morinville – If a number of local gardening enthusiasts have their way, 104 Street will be shut down this summer. But the desire for the road closure is no form of public protest. The Morinville Community Gardens are looking to host an outdoor meal for 200 people in conjunction with the Community Fair that the Morinville Farmer’s Market is planning Aug. 22 and 23… […]
Morinville News
Morinville Council Briefs
By Stephen Dafoe
Council had a steady stream of presentation and decisions during their last meeting. Below are some highlights from the Sept. 10 Council meeting… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: Joe Morinville
Hard to believe Labour Day is this weekend. Seems fitting to me because if Labour Day came too early, that means that summer ended too early. Got me to thinking of the high and low points of this past summer… […]
Morinville News
Chamber viewing importance of tourism to community
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – From its office on 100 Avenue, a building that doubles as a tourism information facility, the Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce (MDCC) is focusing its attentions on tourism in the community and region.
A recent press release put out by the Chamber extolled the virtues of tourist destinations in the region, including Jurassic Forest, Prairie Gardens, the performance series at the Morinville Community Cultural Center, and the various museums and historic attractions in the region. The Chamber sees tourism as a critical economic and cultural component to the community and region, one that impacts taxis, restaurants, shops, hotels and convention centres… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Perhaps it’s time to look at community programming
Deputy Mayor Lisa Holmes has put out an interesting pie chart as part of her social media campaign. The chart, found on her campaign site LisaHolmes.ca, offers a breakdown of how your tax dollar is spent.
Without a detailed breakdown the pie slices are merely numbers that may look large to many of us depending on our personal experience and perspective. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Town column: From the desk of Community Services
Our summer so far has been jam packed with exciting new programs, festivals and initiatives from your Community Services Department. Summer camps have kept the kids busy with innovative and creative weekly themes. Sporting events have been in full swing in Morinville and as part of our sport development strategy our department is proud to host the first annual Football Camp and the upcoming Hockey Camp in August. There has been something for all ages in Morinville. The successful launch of the 50+ Silver Shoes Pub Night in July, which featured the Emeralds. Graffiti in the Park and the Snow Art project for the Youth were wonderful… […]
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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 … […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: Joe Morinville – Have a stupid summer
I know summer has already been here for almost three weeks if you want to get all scientific about it, but it just doesn’t feel like summer until the kids are all let out of school to wreak havoc on the town, their… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: Joe Morinville
My column got cut from the paper copy last week. The editor says it is because the article was late and he didn’t have room. I think it’s because something I wrote got him in an unnecessary pickle the week before. So this week I thought I’d get him in a real pickle and say what’s on a lot of folks’ minds but nobody’s lips – at least not in public where they think folks will hear them… […]
Morinville News
Seven groups seek half of annual Community Grant budget
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Council had some tough decisions to make Apr. 9 with respect to handing out available Community Grant dollars. Community Services brought forward approximately $13,535 in grant requests from seven community groups, an amount that surpassed the $5,500 allotted each quarter by more than $7,000… […]