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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Rock concert less a problem than implied

Dear Editor:

After Art of Conversation Morinville held the all candidates debate last fall, I invited all members of council and any member of the community who was concerned to talk to me personally about the expected impact about noise from the cultural centre shows. My back ground is that I own a commercial recording studio and am extremely well versed in how decibel levels work, how sound transmits… […]

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Local Sports

Sturgeon teachers pitch in for mental health

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – They’ve donned superhero costumes to play dodge ball, put on silly hats of all sorts to parade the halls of Namao School during a school day, but May 27 was an opportunity for Sturgeon School Division teachers and their guests to get together for something a little less flamboyant – a night of softball… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Resident displeased with concert ruckus

Re Community Cultural Center’s First Event

Dear Editor:

Whether the first event at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre (MCCC) was a success or not is overshadowed by the drunken display that took place out in front of the centre both during and after the concert… […]

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Local News

Monday Morning News – May 30

The May 30 edition of Monday Morning News hits store shelves and restaurant counters Monday morning. This week’s edition is 24 pages of Morinville news and views. This week’s issue contains the following news stories… […]

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Arts & Culture

Canyon Rose Outfit show unites old fans with new

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Saturday night’s Canyon Rose Outfit / Señorita Justice show proved two things – Morinville will come out and support local bands in a concert venue and those local bands are worth coming out to support. About 200 people came out to the show, the first concert in the Community Cultural Centre (CCC)… […]

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Local News

Around The Town – weekend edition

Compiled by Etienne Thevou

Morinville – It was an active weekend in Morinville with plenty to see and do. The town was abuzz with sights and sounds with the annual Town Wide Yard Sale, Centennial Community Gardens work bee and Show and Shine in the Tim Hortons parking lot… […]

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Local News

Raymonde Riopel receives legacy award

Address by Lil Boddez / Photo by Lucie Roy

Editor’s note: Ninety-year-old Morinville resident was honoured Friday night with the Legacy Award during the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Evening. What follows is the speech given by Lil Boddez outling Madame Riopel’s legacy of accomplishments.
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Local News

Morinville honours its volunteers

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The Community cultural Centre was packed Friday night with hundreds of community-minded individuals who gathered together to recognize those of their number who were presented with achievement awards and to be recognized collectively for their volunteerism… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Wake up residents of the Town of Morinville

Dear residents:

Are you aware that the Town Council just approved a debenture bylaw borrowing up to $2,675,000 to upgrade the Civic Centre? As we all know construction costs only go upwards and my guess is that the actual amount borrowed will be greater than the $2,675,000… […]

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Uncategorized

Editorial: Real Slave Lake story now fluttering and unfolding

Travelling up to Slave Lake Thursday morning was an experience few who made the journey are likely to forget. Arriving at the RCMP road block and check stop, if your name was not on the list of essential workers or businesses deemed essential, you were not getting in . It was as simple as that… […]

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Local News

Library opens its video game section

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – Game controllers and consoles are not something most people think of when they think of a public library, but that may change now that the Morinville Public Library has unveiled its new video game collection.

The collection of 16 games unveiled last Thursday afternoon was purchased through a donation from the Friends of the Morinville Public Library…
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Local News

New store offers healthy outlook on life

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A new vitamin and health food store opened in downtown Morinville last week. Neighbors Vitamin Shop opened May 25 in the former Morinville Mirror office on 100 Avenue.

Owners Gladys and Marvin Kublik have spent the last 27 years of their married life farming beef cattle in Barrhead, but have decided to do something a little different in their retirement from farming. […]

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Local News

Town wide garage sale in Morinville this weekend

By Morinvillenews.com Staff

Morinville – The town will be full of bargains for yard sale lovers this weekend in Morinville. The community’s Town wide yard Sale takes place Saturday throughout the town with some locations beginning Friday night… […]

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Province

Slave Lake opens to essential businesses [photos]

Photos by Stephen Dafoe

Slave Lake – Businesses deemed essential services were allowed to return to Slave Lake Friday to clean up their shops ahead of the full return of Slave Lake’s residents and business community Friday. RCMP presence was strong at a checkpoint road block outside the town. Those who were not on a preapproved list were not permitted entry to the community… […]

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Local News

Fire quickly contained at seed cleaning plant [video / photos]

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A potentially dangerous and damaging situation was quickly contained by the Morinville Fire Department Thursday night. Morinville, Sturgeon County and Legal fire crews responded to a fire call at the Morinville Seed Cleaning Plant shortly after supper time.

Morinville’s Deputy Chief of Operations (DCO), Ken Thiemann, said the department received a call that there were flames on top of the building from the plant manager… […]