Arts & Culture

Comedy and percussion mix for next Live at the CCC show

Comedy and percussion will mix with some of the community’s best food offerings Oct. 16 when the Morinville Community Cultural Centre brings BAM to the stage along with the return of A Taste of Morinville.

BAM spokesperson and group member Jean-Sebastien Dallaire said the group is looking forward to bringing their show to town. […]

Columns

National Column: Fighting politics of fear in PM’s backyard

The most passionate pushback on Conservative Leader Stephen Harper’s twin hot-button election issues is coming from his own backyard.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi’s outspoken criticism of the Conservative leader’s court appeal on the issue of niqabs at citizenship ceremonies and the stripping of citizenship from convicted terrorists in many ways pulls back the curtain on the Alberta that elected him as mayor of its largest city and handed a huge provincial majority to New Democrat Rachel Notley. […]

Local Sports

Jets fall to Warriors

The Morinville Jets fell 5-3 to the Beverly Warriors on the road Wednesday night, giving the club their second loss in a row and a 2-2-0 record this season.

Penalties seemed to cost the Jets dearly in the Sept. 30 game. Three of the Warriors five goals were scored on the power play. […]

Local News

Town looking to fill board vacancies

The Town of Morinville currently has nine vacancies on three of its boards, according to information requested by Morinville News Thursday afternoon.

Vacancies are present on the Town’s Municipal Planning Commission (2), Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (2), and Library Board (5). […]

Local News

Pedestrian hit by car on 100 Avenue

Morinville RCMP responded to a 911 call at approximately 8:15 a.m. Wednesday morning involving a bicyclist and a car.

The car was heading westbound on 100 Avenue and struck an 11-year-old male riding his bicycle southbound on 104 Street as he was heading to school. The student was examined by EMS and released to his parents. His injuries were minor in nature. […]

Local News

Committee reverses 7.25% pay raise

A legislative committee has squashed a 7.25 per cent pay raise for legislative officers, including the provinces auditor general.

The raise was initially granted Sept. 24 in a split vote of the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices. The seven NDP members voted in favout of the increase while the opposition members, including Barrhed-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken voting against the raise. […]

Local News

Edworthy takes silver in Jiu-Jitsu

Tyler Edwothy returned to Morinville last week with a silver medal in Jiu-Jitsu. The local athlete took part in the World Masters Tournament hosted by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) in Las Vegas Sept. 25 and 26. […]

Columns

National Column: Trudeau passes a key test on foreign policy

As we head into the final sprint of a marathon election campaign, Monday night brought two surprises.

Justin Trudeau, whose juvenile musings on foreign policy had cost him dearly in the past, delivered his best performance at a debate confined solely to foreign policy.

And our national security, our place on the world stage, the value of Canadian citizenship, our relations with our biggest ally and our responsibility to help those fleeing war and persecution delivered the most passionate and animated moments of the 2015 election campaign. […]

Business

No Frills supports hot lunch program for Morinville schools

For the third year in a row, local students have the certainty of a hot meal at school thanks to the generosity of No Frills owners Chris and Tracey Mansbridge, their staff, and customers. The local business owners presented representatives from four of Morinville’s schools with a cheque for $3,244. The monies will be divided equally between Morinville Community High School, Georges H. Primeau, École Notre Dame, and Morinville Public School. […]

Arts & Culture

Town to hold 3rd Annual Oktoberfest this weekend

The Town of Morinville is hoping residents will be as enthusiastic about celebrating German culture as they were for the last two years when hundreds have come out to enjoy German entertainment, food and drink. The 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Celebration will take place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (MCCC) Oct. 2 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. […]

Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Mayor and Council completely fumble on Youth Council

After a stupefying debate, Council has effectively laid down their opposition to the creation of a Morinville Youth Council in one comment: I like the cut of your jib, kid, but let the big boys take it from here.

While never expressly said, that certainly was the nature of the discussion.
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Arts & Culture

Sheldon Casavant amazes audience

The Morinville Community Cultural Centre kicked off its fifth LIVE at the CCC performance series Sept. 26. Half a decade into bringing entertainment to Morinville it is no surprise that Cultural Services Coordinator Laurie Stalker saw this season as a magical time and decided to book magician Sheldon Casavant for the Cultural Days kickoff.
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