Business
Residents and businesses come out to support food bank
NOV. 30 – UPDATED ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND HERE Above: Rotary members Linda Kilian, Nicky Couglin, and Food Bank volunteer […]
Fill-A-Bus
Business
Town ready to fill the bus for the food bank again
The Town of Morinville Community Bus will be making the rounds to local businesses on Thursday and setting up at Chris & Tracy’s No Frills and Morinville Sobeys on Friday.
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Arts & Culture
Morinville’s Annual Lite Up the Nite Christmas Festival on this weekend
The Town of Morinville is inviting residents and non residents to join them for the community’s annual Christmas celebration of family, community and the holiday season. Morinville’s Lite Up the Nite Festival runs November 24 to 26. […]
Local News
Community comes through for the Morinville Food Bank
Two days of collections for the Morinville Food Bank Society resulted in 5720 pounds of food collected during the Annual Fill-a-Bus event, although an earlier tally on Friday indicated this year’s haul was only 4211 pounds. […]
Arts & Culture
Annual Lite Up the Nite Christmas Festival next weekend
Morinville’s Annual Lite Up the Nite Festival takes place November 25 through 27. Most activities during the weekend festival are free for the entire family. The highlight of the annual event is Saturday evening’s parade, the lighting of St. Jean Baptiste Park and fireworks display. […]
Morinville News
Community comes through for Morinville Food Bank
With food bank use increasing in Canadian communities, and no more so than in Alberta, they can use all the help they can get in feeding the hungry. Morinville Food Bank Society member Ken Skjersven said they were seeing five new families a week since the job market started to drop. […]
Local News
Town looking to fill the bus for the food bank
With food bank use increasing in Canadian communities, and no more so than in Alberta, they can use all the help they can get in feeding the hungry.
Morinville residents will have a great opportunity to do their bit during the 2015 Fill-A-Bus campaign that kicks off the Lite Up The Nite Christmas Festival. […]
Business
Fill-A-Bus ready to bust the bank again this year
by Colin Smith The annual Fill-A-Bus campaign in support of the Morinville Food Bank will once be taking place during […]
Local News
Fill-A-Bus looking for even fuller bus this year
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Morinville Community Bus makes many trips throughout the year, but even when it is parked it can be used for good purpose. The Town of Morinville Community Bus will be parked at two local grocery stores… […]
Morinville News
Fill-A-Bus has record year
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A much heavier Morinville Community Bus groaned over the weigh scales Friday night after two days of collecting food throughout the community. Organizers of this year’s annual Fill-A-Bus were hoping to outdo the 5,608 pounds of food and $1,600 in cash donations collected last year for the Morinville Food Bank Society. Those expectations and goals were not disappointed as Morinvillians of all ages rose… […]
Local News
Fill-A-Bus looking for even fuller bus this year
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Morinville Community Bus makes many trips throughout the year: taking seniors shopping, taking children swimming or out for summer day trips, and transporting Town of Morinville staff on an excursion or two. But even when it is parked, it can be used for good purpose. Later this month, the Town of Morinville community Bus will be parked at two local grocery stores, giving residents an opportunity… […]
Arts & Culture
Morinville ready to Lite Up the Nite
By Stephen Dafoe
Front Page Story in Nov. 22 Edition of Monday Morning News
Morinville Christmas may still be another month away, but Morinville is getting into the festive spirit this weekend with the annual Lite Up the Nite Christmas Festival, a three-day event that illuminates the streets as well as the spirits of many Morinville residents.
Schools and youth
Vanier students looking to help their community
]By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Watching a group of Grade 2 students marching around the gymnasium carrying cut out school buses to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus is a scene that could be seen in just about any school. But what made Tuesday afternoon’s performance special was the fact École Georges P. Vanier students were using the performance to kick off the first day of a worthy cause.