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Editorial & Opinion

Column: Joe Morinville

1/ The passing of Peter Lougheed has reminded me that the difference in politicians not getting respect today is that in many cases they do not provide or speak to ratepayers as equals. .. […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Winners and losers

Thursday’s municipal by-election has come and gone and a winner has been declared. A good man to be sure, one whose love of this community has been shown many times before his gargantuan campaign signs were erected, and whose love of community will continue to be shown in the months and years to come… […]

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Morinville News

Councillor Sheldon Fingler sworn in [VIDEO]

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Just prior to his first council meeting, Morinville Town Council’s newest member was sworn in by Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville Council endorses rough roads campaign

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Citing a new report that shows some 30 per cent of Canada’s municipal infrastructure is rated fair to very poor, Council passed a resolution endorsing Target 2014: Building our Future, a Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) campaign launched this year to make sure municipalities have the funding they need to keep roads and sewers in working condition… […]

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Morinville News

Fire training facility amendment passes third reading

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville –Town Council gave unanimous second and third reading to a bylaw that will allow town property to be used for a new joint training facility for Morinville and St. Albert firefighters. Council had previously given thumbs up Aug. 28 to allow the Morinville Fire Department to enter into a joint use agreement with their St. Albert counterparts,.. […]

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Morinville News

Sturgeon Victim Services reaches milestone

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Cake was cut, wheels were spun, and plenty of information was presented in the entrance of Town Hall Monday afternoon. Sturgeon Victim Services (SVS) have been making the rounds of the municipalities they serve in recognition of providing those services for the past two decades.

Program Coordinator Donna McPherson said victim services have existed in the province for 30 years. The Sturgeon Victim Services unit has been around for two thirds of that time. “We’re one of the longer-running programs… […]

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Arts & Culture

Morinville woman publishes first children’s book

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A local woman has taken stories she once told her children and turned them into an illustrated children’s book for others to enjoy. Liz von Kanel, a resident of Morinville, has recently published A Search for Cuddles and Jonathan’s Dream, two stories compiled into her first book…. […]

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Local Sports

Morinville Jets open season with mixed results

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Jets entered the Capital Junior Hockey League’s 2012/2013 season with one win and one loss. The club pulled off a 5-2 win over the Stony Plain Flyers Friday night and followed it Sunday night with a 6-4 deficit with the Spruce Grove Regals. Although Sunday night’s contest was a home game, fans had to travel to Servus Place in St. Albert to see it due to a lack of ice in Morinville’s rink.,, […]

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Morinville News

École Notre Dame evacuated Sunday night

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Alta Gas joined Morinville firefighters and RCMP at École Notre Dame Elementary School Sunday night after a report was received of a gas smell in the playground area. Police quickly evacuated a few children… […]

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Local News

Weekend in photos

A magic event
Magician Henry Parker performed for the more than 100 people at Heritage Lodge Friday afternoon. In recognition of Sturgeon
Foundation and their milestone of 50 years, the Lodge held a party for residents… […]

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Arts & Culture

Alberta Culture Days alive in Morinville this weekend

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Arts and culture take centre stage in town, figuratively and literally, this weekend. The Morinville Community Cultural Centre will host five separate events, each providing a connection to arts and culture and each catering to a different taste… […]

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Morinville News

New store offers a variety of goods

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A step into the doorway of This & That, located in the old Movie Gallery location, is all you need to see the business has a lot of stuff … this and that, as the name would imply. Whether it is year round offerings, including crafting supplies, party supplies, housewares and odds and sods for men or more seasonal… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Column: From the desk of financial services

In the municipal world, fall signifies the commencement of budgeting for the next fiscal year.

Council and Administration have been busy over the past few weeks preparing the 2013 Business Plan and Budget. These documents will
be brought forward for first reading later in October. First… […]

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Morinville News

Open house to tackle two Town of Morinville projects

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Residents and business owners are being invited to an open house Wednesday night that will offer information on two projects critical to future economic development in Morinville’s downtown core. The Coeur de Morinville Area Structure Plan (ASP) and Highway 642 Functional Planning Study Joint Open House is set to run Sept. 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30pm at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. .. […]

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Morinville News

Morinville Baptist Church destroyed in weekend fire

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Firefighters were still pulling contents from the burned remains of Morinville Baptist Church Saturday morning after an early morning fire destroyed the church located at 431 Grandin Drive.

Ken Thiemann, Morinville Fire Department’s Deputy Chief of Operations (DCO) said… […]