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Province

Albertans have lead foot over Easter weekend

By The Morinville News Staff

Edmonton – RCMP and Integrated Traffic Services issued large number of speeding tickets over the Easter long weekend. From Apr. 6 to Apr. 9 a total of 3,555 speeding violations were issued throughout the province, including 36 offences where drivers were clocked going 50 kilometres per hour… […]

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Sturgeon County

Mayor or reeve debate off the table

By The Morinville News Staff

Sturgeon County – Council lifted the mayor vs. reeve discussion off the table at its Apr. 10 meeting. The motion, originally presented by Councillor Joe Milligan, had been tabled for 30 days in March… […]

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Sturgeon County

County awards Cardiff Road contract with some changes

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – County Council unanimously approved moving forward with its upgrades to Township Road 554 (Cardiff Road) at its Apr. 10 meeting. Council unanimously approved an additional $1,636,000 for the reconstruction project and awarded the tender to Oil Berta Cats Ltd., one of seven companies who bid on the project… […]

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Sturgeon County

County puts burning bylaw amendments on back burner

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – County Council voted 6-1 Apr. 10 in favour of putting third reading of amendments to their burning bylaw on the back burner until the June 27 meeting so more research and changes can be made to the document… […]

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Local News

Sturgeon County approves first reading of mil rate bylaw

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – Council narrowly passed first reading of its 2012 tax bylaw which would see a split mil rate wherein residential properties would be taxed at a rate of 6.85 per cent increase and non-residential properties at a 5.35 per cent increase. The split rate would lower the municipal tax increase from the 6.85 per cent identified in the 2012 budget to 5.93 per cent. First reading of the bylaw passed with a 4-3 vote of… […]

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Local News

Easter Egg Hunt draws families to the arena [PHOTOS]

By MorinvilleNews.com staff

Morinville – A change in venue from the Agriplex to the Ray McDonald Sports Centre did not deter children or their families from participating in the annual Easter Egg Hunt, a Morinville and area tradition… […]

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Local News

Monday Morning News – Apr. 9 edition

The April 9 issue of Monday Morning News hits store counters and shelves Monday morning. This week’s issue is 36 pages of news, views and things to see and do in Morinville all bundled up into one weekly community magazine… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Earth hour to Energy Hour?

To the editor,

Morinville’s 11.8% power reduction during Earth Hour is very good, far better than most Canadians towns and cities. However, it may be that the public would take the event even more seriously if the stated reasons for the activity were more solid… […]

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Arts & Culture

Veteran fiddler coming home next week

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Veteran Canadian fiddleR Calvin Vollrath will be coming back to Morinville Apr. 20-22 for three days of music in a community he once called home. The three-day fiddle fest will include a Dine and Dance Apr. 20, a CD Release Party Apr. 21, and a Fiddle Gala Apr. 22… […]

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Arts & Culture

Primeau set to take to the waters in latest play

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Georges H Primeau Middle School is getting ready to take audiences beneath the waves next week. The school will conduct two evening performances of this year’s play, The Little Mermaid, Apr. 17 and 18 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre… […]

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Morinville News

Man killed in street fight in Morinville [Updated]

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – A man in his 20s is dead following a street fight in Morinville Wednesday night.

Police received a report of a street fight in Morinville around 11:05 p.m. On their arrival, the found a young male with a visible wound. He was treated by ambulance personnel but pronounced dead on the scene… […]

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Morinville News

MCHS New Orleans mission trip a success

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Twenty-one Morinville Community High School students spent their spring break in New Orleans to learn a bit about the history and culture of the region and to offer a lot of help to those affected by Hurricane Katrina which devastated the area in 2005… […]

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Morinville News

Morinville shines during Earth Hour

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – It was lights off in Morinville Mar. 31 during Earth Hour. The community ranked seventh in FortisAlberta’s top ten communities who powered down for environmental reasons… […]