Arts & Culture
2021 Alberta Literary Awards open for submissions
submitted by Writers’ Guild of Alberta The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with […]
awards
Business
Chamber opens nominations for Business of the Year Awards
Although it may still be more than two months away, The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce is making plans for their Champagne and Starlight Gala, taking place Oct. 17 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. Ticket sales and nominations both opened last week.
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Province
$7 million in awards to support Indigenous students’ studies
The Government of Alberta says it is helping prepare Indigenous post-secondary students for success with $7 million in scholarships, part of its Future Ready initiative. Alberta First Nations Colleges and publicly funded post-secondary institutions deliver the program. […]
Local News
Morinville Legion hold Awards Night
The Royal Canadian Legion Morinville Branch 176 held its awards night on 01 May with more than 50 in attendance.
The Pin Awards for Years of Service included Comrade Leo Brochu, a WWIII veteran and charter member of the Branch, who was unable to attend to receive his 70-year pin. The pin will be presented to him at Aspen […]
Columns
Editorial: Volunteers left unrecognized – again
The Morinville News understands the importance of volunteers to the vibrancy of our community. That’s why each year we write an article or two to let our readers know it is time to nominate people for the various levels of volunteer awards. It’s why each year we take pictures of the people being recognized and publish them online and in print. It’s why we have chosen to create our an award in memory of one of our greatest volunteers — Paul Krauskopf.
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Local News
MCHS gathers to celebrate academic excellence
by Stephen Dafoe
An endless stream of award recipients crossed the Morinville Community Cultural Centre stage Tuesday night as MCHS students, alumni, parents and friends gathered for the school’s annual awards night. This year 279 awards, valued at $76,015 were handed out in recognition of a variety of academic achievements… […]
Schools and youth
MCHS gathers to recognize excellence [photos]
Photos by Lucie Roy
Morinville – Students and past students took to the stage of the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Thursday night for the high school’s annual award gala. Master of ceremonies Mr. Laverne Dewald said this year’s awards night 283 awards with a cash value of $85,510… […]
Morinville News
Chamber gathers to toot its horn
By Morinville News Staff
Morinville – About 160 local business owners and their staff attended Thursday night’s annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Night, an opportunity for Morinville’s business community to mix, mingle and acknowledge their many success stories. The elegantly decorated Morinville Community Cultural Centre carried a masquerade theme for this year’s event… […]
Schools and youth
Sturgeon teachers win provincial public relations awards
Executive members of Sturgeon ATA Local No. 27 accepted four provincial awards this year at the annual Alberta Teachers’ Association Summer Conference in Banff (Aug. 13 – 17). Four Public Relations and Political Engagement Awards are awarded to teacher locals across the province for their ability to engage members and … […]
Morinville News
Nominations are in for Morinville’s Roaring Successes
By Robert Jump
Morinville – This year’s business awards gala may be almost a month away, but this year’s crop of award hopefuls is a done deal. Nominations officially closed Sept. 23, and business and organizations nominated in seven categories will find out if they are one of this year’s roaring successes when the Chamber holds its annual gala Oct. 20… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Recognizing the best we have to offer
A MorinvilleNews.com Editorial
February 14 marks a special occasion around our newsroom. Monday Morning News has just released its 13th issue marking more than three months of coverage in Morinville and MORINVILLENEWS.COM has been online providing Morinville and surrounding area … […]