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Morinville News Makers and Shakers: Paul Smith

Mar 27, 2013 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Paul Smith’s record of community involvement in Morinville now surpasses the length of his trademark rock and roll hair. Best known as the owner of Smith Music, the local businessman is fast becoming known as Mr. Festival. As Chair of the Morinville Festival Society, Smith has built on the work of previous St. Jean Baptiste Festival chairs Joel Chevalier and Ron Cust, growing the annual summer extravaganza into a Morinville trademark. Together with a team of 10 hardworking community volunteers… […]

Morinville News Makers and Shakers: Rebecca Holland

Mar 27, 2013 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Rebecca Holland, who provides community resources for the Sturgeon School Division, is a face that is becoming more and more familiar in the community. In addition to being the facilitator of the GIRLS program, a seven-week program that takes the position that we can never go wrong by investing in our communities’ youth, Holland is also involved with the Morinville Marvelous Moms social media group and is a Jessica Martel Foundation board member. .. […]

Morinville News Makers and Shakers: Lisa Holmes

Mar 27, 2013 Comments Off

Councillor Lisa Holmes is now coming to the end of her first term on Morinville Town Council. Though new to the community at the time of the 2010 municipal election, she has become a familiar face in the community at events and working behind the scenes on committees and boards, including the Morinville Centennial Celebrations Committee and the Morinville Public Library Board. Her role on Council keeps her working inside and outside the community attending… […]

The day in photos

Mar 26, 2013 Comments Off

Photo By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Morinville Fish and Game Association (MFGA) President Len Kondro spoke before Mayor Paul Krauskopf and Council Tuesday night in reference to extending the current land lease and expanding the lease to include additional property. Both requests were approved with a 35-year lease… […]

School taxes large part of spring property tax increase

Mar 26, 2013 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Property owners will pay about $100 more on their spring tax bill than they did last year once Council passes this year’s tax bylaw. Council gave first reading to the 2013 Property Tax Bylaw during the Mar. 26 Council meeting. The bylaw lays out the amount of tax the municipality must collect from property owners to satisfy its own $7.2-million in budgetary needs as well as a $2.9-million assessment for the Alberta School Foundation (ASFF) and a $103,000 requisition from the Sturgeon Foundation, the group that runs Morinville’s Heritage Lodge… […]

Wednesday Print Edition

Mar 26, 2013 Comments Off

Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday morning. This […]

Column: Joe Morinville

Mar 26, 2013 3

1/ Last week the Sun papers were upset that the Globe and Mail ran a photo of figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond on the front page because she was doing a leg kick and the picture makes her crotch front-page news… […]

Police investigating residential break, enter and theft in Sturgeon County

Mar 26, 2013 Comments Off

By Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – Police are looking for information on the person who broke into a detached garage at a residence located in the area of Township Road 543 and Range Road 261 in Sturgeon County Monday afternoon. Morinville RCMP say the incident took place around 2:15 p.m. Mar. 25. .. […]

Raising the roof and raising awareness

Mar 25, 2013 Comments Off

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – The Rendez-Vous Centre will be going forward with some needed roof repairs thanks to a $15,225 grant from the Community Initiatives Program (CIP). Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec presented the cheque Mar. 25 on behalf of Honourable Heather Klimchuk, Alberta’s Minister of Culture… […]

Letter: Autism Awareness Day

Mar 25, 2013 Comments Off

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. Please consider wearing blue and lighting up your house or office blue to help support and raise awareness for Autism. Our family has been doing this for the past three years and will be doing it again this year so when you drive by our house you will see our blue lights shining bright… […]

Editorial: We must not accept or justify violence against women

Mar 25, 2013 3

Jessica Martel’s common law husband murdered her on Apr. 29, 2009. Seventeen months later the Morinville man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. We must never forget this or that it happened in Morinville… […]

Column: From the Desk Of Community Services

Mar 24, 2013 Comments Off

At long last: Spring! Your Community Services team is excited to share the new Spring-Summer Commu- nity Guide, with many […]

4 the Love of the Game tournament fills two arenas

Mar 24, 2013 2

Photos By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville / Legal – Twenty-four years after Novice hockey player Dennis Blair Borduzak passed away, his memory is kept alive through a memorial tournament that entered its 16th year over the weekend. The annual 4 the Love of the Game Tournament kicked off in Morinville and Legal Friday afternoon and continued through the weekend. Thursday’s games were cancelled due to weather… […]

New program will get people running

Mar 24, 2013 Comments Off

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Although it may seem hard to believe with grass and gardens still covered in snow, spring is here and running towards us. Later this spring the Town of Morinville will lace up the joggers on a new program to get people running. The program will begin in May but the Town is taking registrations now… […]

Police looking for info on Legal break and enter

Mar 22, 2013 Comments Off

By Morinville News Staff

Legal – Police are looking for the people who broke into the Town of Legal Public Works Yard early Thursday morning.
RCMP say an unknown individual or individuals entered the yard around 3:30 a.m. Mar. 21 after cutting the lock that secured the gate. Some vehicles parked in the yard were rummaged through… […]

Primeau Pride shows in annual talent show

Mar 21, 2013 Comments Off

From top: Jaylaa Cattaruzza, Shakira Hall and Leigh Anne Stelter conclude their performance at the 19th Annual Georges H. Primeau Talent Show. Seventy-nine students participated in this year’s show, held Mar. 21 on the final day of school. See more photos on pages 14 and 15. – Stephen Dafoe Photo… […]