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AESO defends need for power lines

By Stephen Dafoe

Sturgeon County – The Heartland Transmission Project, one of several projects identified as being Critical Transmission Infrastructure (CTI), has come under much criticism in recent months by those who are opposed to the lines crossing their property and by those who see no need for the lines at all.
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Vipers take pounding on the road

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Legal – The Vipers took it on the chin Saturday night, returning home from Slave Lake with their second loss of the season, a 7-1 upset at the hands of the 3-5-1 Winterhawks.

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Local service helps connect employers and employees

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With more and more help wanted signs popping up in Morinville shop windows, Charmin Rockwell, a career counsellor with Career Employment Counselling Services (CECS), is hoping local businesses looking to hire help will take advantage of her services – particularly since they are free to use.

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Jets gain some momentum over weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Sixteen games into a 38-game season, the Morinville Jets stand middle of the pack in the CJHL’s west division and middle of their own record at .500 hockey. And while that may be nothing to boast about for a team that is not lacking in talent but has had difficulty in reaping the harvest of its own bounty this season, Sunday afternoon’s 11-4 victory over the equally-matched Wetaskiwin Icemen showed fans a more disciplined Jets team than has been seen for much of this season.

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Arts & Culture

Trailer Park Boy far from stupid drug dealer he portrays

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – In his leather jacket, black sun glasses and boot cut denims, complete with handgun sticking out of the waistband, Bernard Robichaud looks exactly like the drug dealer he plays on Trailer Park Boys. All that was missing was the vintage red Corvette he drove around Sunnydale.
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Titans’ undefeated streak continues

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With almost half the Noralta Junior C hockey season behind them, there appears to be little to stop the Morinville Titans as they rise ever higher in league dominance.

Currently sitting in third place in the 15-team league … […]

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Hydro bills could triple, Heartland opponents say

]By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Approximately 150 area residents heard a disturbing message last Thursday night: the proposed Heartland Transmission Project (HTP) is part of an overall plan that could see Albertans’ hydro bills doubling or even tripling each month. That was the message of Joe Anglin, one of two speakers invited to Morinville by the Sturgeon Blue Line Group, an anti-transmission line advocacy group. […]

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Talk About the Towns

A Generous Donation

Sturgeon Foundation Executive Director Marguerite Bosvik (left) receives a cheque for $2,000 from Nicole and Dominic Currie of Tyrone Steele, located in Sturgeon County. The community minded company raised $1,000 during its annual golf tournament and matched the funds dollar for dollar. Mr. Currie said he’d learned what the … […]

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Fire Department gets its million dollar baby

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By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Current and former firefighters gathered together with local politicians and members of the public at the Morinville Fire Department Saturday afternoon for the arrival of Morinville’s new $1.2 million ladder and pumper truck.

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Heartland power line meeting set for Thursday night

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After making newspaper headlines and the evening news for their gathering at the AUC public session held in Morinville Oct. 25, a group of area residents opposed to the Heartland Transmission Project are set to hold their own meeting Thursday night.

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Business owners get lesson in fraud prevention

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – With fraudulent payment card crimes increasing from 100,000 affected cards in 2007 to 230,000 in 2009, debit and credit card fraud is something the RCMP are concerned about.

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Businesses have two weeks left for directory listings

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The presses are warming up to put ink to paper for the 2010-2011 Business and Community Directory being produced by the Morinville and District Chamber of Commerce. […]

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Food producers eligible for $5,000 grant

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – The province is inviting Alberta producers to apply for a new federal-provincial grant to help them further enhance food safety practices in their operations.

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