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Council to host next COW meeting at Heritage lodge

Council will be holding its next meeting at the Heritage Place Lodge at 101 Avenue and 100 Street on May 16, following a unanimous vote from Council. This vote came after a motion from Councillor Stephen Dafoe, with almost no debate from Council. […]

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Heritage Lodge resident Anne Musick gives Clayton Brown a hug as Emilienne Dostie looks on. The Rooke School of Karate performed a recent demonstration at the Lodge and spent some time with residents after the demonstration. […]

Morinville News

The Week In Photos

Doubling the donations Ken Skjersven of the Morinville Food Bank Society received a cheque for $10,000 from Scotiabank Morinville Branch […]

Arts & Culture

The week in Photos

Photos by Lucie Roy and Stephen Dafoe

Here is some of what our lenses captured around Morinville this week. […]

Arts & Culture

Christmas ornaments put smiles on seniors faces

by Lucie Roy

Judith Clarke has been busy working and collecting all year to put smiles on seniors’ faces this Christmas season.
The labour of love started with the Christmas decorations she received when she was 12 years old. Since then she acquired quite a few more festive decorative houses. This year she put the word out for Christmas decorations and the donations poured in… […]

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Arts & Culture

The day in photos

Five light standards received paint on Tuesday and Thursday from the MPES Grade One students in Monique Webb’s class. Webb said other students will be putting designs on the posts. The project is an ongoing involvement of students in safety initiatives… […]

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Arts & Culture

Red Skelton impersonator mixes memories with mirth

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – Alan Greenwood brought his Reflections of Red performance to Heritage Lodge May 21, a one-hour show that included classic Red Skelton characters Freddie the Freeloader, Clem Kadiddlehopper, and the cross-eyed seagulls Gertrude and Heathcliff… […]

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Local News

Morinville Christians to gather for World Day of Prayer

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Christians from three local churches will unite with Christians around the world on the first Friday in March for the Annual World Day of Prayer. The Catholic Women’s League from St. Jean Baptiste Church, Morinville United Church and St. Andrews Anglican Church will put their hands and their prayers together at Heritage Lodge Mar. 1. The event takes place at 1:30 p.m. and all are welcome… […]

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Morinville News

Six groups seek funding under Community Grant Program

Morinville – Community Services brought forward approximately $8,700 in grant requests from six community groups during the Jan. 22 Council meeting, an amount that surpassed the $5,500 allotted each quarter but fell below the amount left in 2012 program funding… […]

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Morinville News

Tuck store offers convenience for seniors

By Lucie Roy

Morinville – The Sturgeon Foundation has introduced Tuck Stores at their facilities, a new way for seniors to get the things they need. Many seniors’ facility residents cannot walk the several blocks to go downtown in Morinville or Legal to buy a few essentials. The idea of the Tuck Store in the Lodges is similar to the small… […]