Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The stuffiness of a provincial election forum that filled the Morinville Community cultural Centre Monday night was replaced with the vibrant costumes and set of Georges H. Primeau’s production of The Little Mermaid, a production that saw more than 80 students try out for the play… […]
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Morinville – Sturgeon County is poised to become one of Alberta’s fastest expanding industrial regions thanks to two recent development approvals. During the Apr. 17 Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) meeting, $63 Million in development permits for both an ethylene handling facility and an assembly yard were approved by Commission members… […]
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Morinville Public elementary School Preschool Enrichment Program(PEP) students had a field trip to Noah’s Ark Pets and Supplies Tuesday afternoon. Aidyn Thomson was impressed by the different fish in the tank. A ball python was brought to the store specifically for the trip was a hit with the students… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Monday night’s all Candidates Forum resulted in a number of questions being asked of candidates (particularly the Wildrose’s Link Byfield) regarding moral and social issues.
The Wildrose Party has drawn fire in media and social media circles for some of its candidates’ past views on topics ranging from abortion to gay marriage. Recently Wildrose candidate Allan Hunsperger, a Christian pastor… […]
Former US Speaker of the House Tip O’Neil is said to have coined the phrase all politics is local. It’s a pretty popular train of thought south of the border, the idea that a politician’s success is directly proportional to their ability to influence government to act on the issues of interest to his or her constituents… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Monday night’s All Candidates Forum delivered MLA hopefuls with a wide-variety of questions, some of interest to all Albertans, others of particular interest to Morinville and area residents. One of the written questions submitted dealt with the issue of public versus Catholic education in Morinville… […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock candidates looking to occupy the seat made empty by retiring long-term MLA Ken Kowalski made their pitches to Morinville and area voters Monday night. Five provincial election candidates took to the podium to try and sway the approximately 400 voters in attendance with their policies, platforms and answers to voter questions… […]
By The Morinville News Staff
Legal – After winning the Big Valley Jamboree’s (BVJ) Small Town Saturday Night contest, Legal volunteers have been busy making preparations for the big show heading to town Apr. 28… […]
By The Morinville News Staff
Morinville – Candidates looking to fill the shoes left behind by retiring Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski will get their chance to win over Morinville voters Monday night at an All Candidates Forum organized by The Morinville News and moderated by the Morinville Toastmasters club. The forum will take place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre from 7 – 10 p.m… […]
By Morinville News Staff
St. Albert – The Morinville Jets held their annual awards night dinner Thursday night, wrapping up a highly-successful 2012 – 2013 season with some food and fun.
A number of awards were presented to players and those who have helped the Jets on the road to success, past and present. Volunteer of the Year, the Terry Grykuliak Award, was presented… […]
By The Morinville News Staff
Morinville – The Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to open the gates on their annual trade show, set to take over the Ray McDonald Sports Centre Apr. 20 to 22. Organizers of this year’s show are looking forward to bringing the community a wide-variety of business under one big roof for the tenth consecutive time. As has been the Chamber’s tradition, the 10th Annual Trade Show … […]
Here’s some of what our cameras caught around town this weekend. […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Walking around the trails in Morinville dragging a couple of ski poles behind you might look a little odd to the casual observer, but for practitioners of Nordic walking the poles are anything but odd. In fact, they serve several purposes, the least of which is helping walkers to burn off a few more calories during their walk…. […]
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Morinville – The Morinville Public Library Board elected a new chair, vice chair and treasurer Apr. 12. During that election the board elected Stephen Dafoe as chair, Keith Norris as vice chair, and Joseph Trapani as treasurer… […]
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – Marjorie McKenzie turns 100 years old Apr. 21 and has many memories of her family, friends and childhood to share with others… […]
By Lucie Roy
Morinville – Cancer took another step back Friday night when Paula Mulbery, who spearheaded the Fundraise for Life Program, and Legion 2nd Vice-President John Kennedy presented a cheque for $6,917 to Janice Arndt, Revenue Development Coordinator of the Canadian Cancer Society… […]
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