Local News
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Our weekly print edition will be at our more than 100 locations in Morinville, Cardiff and Legal Wednesday morning. This […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: Joe Morinville
So the Oscar nominees were announced last Thursday and it got me thinking about how much I like movies and how much I hate the Oscars, except for my brother Oscar whom I watch the Oscars with… […]
Local News
Government proclaims 2013 the Year of the Korean War Veteran
By Morinville News Staff
Ottawa – Veterans Affairs Canada will mark 2013 as the Year of the Korean Veteran. The recognition coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and South Korea… […]
Morinville News
Community Gardens cooking up something new
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A $2,000 gift from the Morinville Centennial Celebrations Committee is launching another local group on the road to helping people with healthy and homemade eating. The Morinville Community Gardens recently received a cheque from the committee to continue a project they had initiated during the centennial year, a cookbook of local recipes.
Morinville Community Gardens spokesperson Valerie Loseth said the Centennial Celebrations Committee had collected the recipes and thought her group was the one to continue the project. “They thought that because we are into sustainable living… […]
Morinville News
Nominations sought for Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards
By Morinville News Staff
Ottawa – Nominations are being sought for the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards. Residents have until Mar. 1 to nominate deserving individuals and groups… […]
Arts & Culture
Art show now on at cultural centre [VIDEO]
The work of three photographers are on display at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre’s gallery. Down on the Farm is […]
Morinville News
Blood donor clinic coming back to Morinville
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – The next Morinville blood donor clinic will take place Jan. 29 at the Seniors’ Rendez-Vous Centre from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m… […]
Morinville News
Five Morinville youth recognized for positive actions
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Morinville – Community Peace Officers have been busy over the past couple months handing out tickets to Morinville youth caught doing the right stuff… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial – Election season has begun
Newton’s laws of motion state the relationship between the forces acting on an object and its motion in relationship to those forces. In short: An object in motion stays in motion. An object at rest stays at rest.
These laws are certainly true with respect to Morinville Town Council. Those members of Council who took their mandate seriously will stay… […]
Local Sports
Jets on the win
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – With a full roster back on the ice, the Morinville Jets picked up their third consecutive win Sunday night, a 5-2 victory over the visiting North Edmonton Red Wings. Hot on the heels of a winning streak of their own, the Red Wings were unable to advance beyond the two points they earned in the first period… […]
Arts & Culture
Battle of the Boxes picks its winners
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Two families and two local businesses walked away with prizes at the conclusion of the Battle of the Boxes Saturday afternoon. The event, which had competitors taking left over packaging and turning it into creative works, drew eight competitors and a lot of interest among library patrons who voted on the entries over the past week… […]
Local Sports
Sports shorts
Eli Swanson of the Novice 3A Mustangs
Eli was awarded the “Golden Jersey” after playing a very solid game at defence. He held the blue line in the opponent’s zone very well, had numerous take-aways, and hustled back hard every time. Eli also made smart, crisp passes to both his de- fence partner and the forwards, cleared the puck away from the front of our net… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Column: From the desk of Kerry Dawson Community Services
The new year is here, and already great things are happening in our town. Your Community Services team is working to bring you quality recreation and cultural activities in 2013. Registration has begun for winter programs for all ages – see what’s available … […]
Arts & Culture
Jake’s Gift coming to cultural centre
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – There have been many acts that have crossed the stage at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. Few of those acts have been plays. Fewer have been plays performed by a single actor.
Jake’s Gift is a multi-award winning Canadian play written and performed by Julia Mackey that will be performed at the cultural centre Jan. 24… […]
Morinville News
Recreational open house looks at the future of region’s needs
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – About 60 residents attended a Regional Recreation Master Plan open house at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Thursday night. The joint efforts of six municipalities were thrown up on easels for residents to take a look at and give their thoughts on. The Sturgeon Regional Partnership of Bon Accord, Gibbons, Legal, Morinville, Sturgeon County and Redwater laid out their second stage of efforts on a Regional Recreation Master Plan at open houses held at several County locations this week. Morinville was the final stop. This week’s efforts follow on a series of open houses held in October… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Speak up on how your recreation dollars will be spent
Twelve seniors walk into an open house and tell a handful of consultants that what the region really needs are cribbage halls in every community.
Consultants, wanting desperately to write something on those big easels they like to cart around with them everywhere, write down the input and take it back to the municipalities in Sturgeon County… […]