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Local Sports

4 the Love of the Game tournament fills two arenas

Photos By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville / Legal – Twenty-four years after Novice hockey player Dennis Blair Borduzak passed away, his memory is kept alive through a memorial tournament that entered its 16th year over the weekend. The annual 4 the Love of the Game Tournament kicked off in Morinville and Legal Friday afternoon and continued through the weekend. Thursday’s games were cancelled due to weather… […]

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Local Sports

Tournament honours fallen player’s memory

By Morinville News Staff

Morinville – Twenty-four years after Novice hockey player Dennis Blair Borduzak passed away, his memory is kept alive through a memorial tournament now in its 16th year. The annual 4 the Love of the Game Tournament will take place in Morinville and Legal Mar. 21-24 and will bring together 18 teams for a full weekend of hockey action… […]

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Legal

Legal raises the Franco-Albertan Flag

École Citadelle teacher Amelie Blouin had students and audience in laughter playing the part of Franco Fun at the Franco-Albertan Flag raising ceremony in Legal Wednesday morning. Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Maureen Kubinec and Ecole Citadelle Principal Michelle Baril are in the background. – Lucie Roy Photos… […]

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Legal

Police looking for info on break-and-enter to Legal business

By Morinville News Staff

Legal – Morinville RCMP responded to a commercial alarm at the Legal liquor warehouse located on 50 Avenue in Legal around 4 a.m. Jan. 18. On their arrival officers learned entry been gained into the business… […]

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Morinville sights and bites

Festival Champions
Champion Petfoods President and CEO Frank Burdzy presented Morinville Festival Society Chair Paul Smith with a $20,000 cheque Thursday afternoon, the first of five cheques. The local pet food manufacturer did a telephone survey this summer to help determine where it should be investing its community dollars. The overwhelming response from that survey and… […]

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Local News

Halloween around town

There were plenty of ghosts, goblins and costumed Morinvillians roaming town Wednesday. Here are a few moments our lenses captured… […]

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Legal

Local chef teaming up with TV chef to promote healthy eating

By Stephen Dafoe

Legal – Chef Phil Hughes of Premium Food Services has joined celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, a global initiative to have people take a stand for real food. Hughes is currently using the program’s concepts in the school lunch program he runs in Legal but is looking to expand the benefits of good eating…. […]

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Legal

Partnership seeks input on regional recreation

By Stephen Dafoe

Bon Accord – The joint efforts of six municipalities were thrown up on easels Tuesday night for residents to take a look at and give their thoughts on. The Sturgeon Regional Partnership of Bon Accord, Gibbons, Legal, Morinville, Sturgeon County and Redwater laid out their initial work on a Regional Recreation Master Plan at an open house held at Bon Accord School Tuesday night… […]

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Legal

Legal to hold by-election in December

By Stephen Dafoe

Legal – Residents will take to the polls in Legal Dec. 3 to fill two council seats, those left vacant by Phil Hughes and Albert St. Jean. Hughes was forced to resign due to Municipal Government Act regulations… […]

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Legal playground equipment gets its official launch

By Lucie Roy

Legal School held their Meet the Staff Night and Grand Opening of the School Playground on Thursday night. More than 150 parents, guests and students were in attendance for the barbecue and opening…. […]

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Arts & Culture

The weekend in photos

This & That … and the other thing
This & That owner owner Amanda Jepson mugs for the camera with one of the more animated Halloween items in her new store. The shop, located at in the Westmore Plaza behind Tim Hortons, had its grand opening over the weekend… […]

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Legal

Legal has chance to meet the community

Photos by Lucie Roy

Legal – The 6th Annual Meet Your Community Picnic in the Park event was held Saturday afternoon at Legal’s Citadel Park. The afternoon included a free barbecue picnic lunch, free photo booth, potato sack race with prizes, hula hoops, Service Group Trade Fair and weekly Farmers’ Market. Donations were accepted for the Bon Accord and Gibbons Food Bank which also services Legal…. […]

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Arts & Culture

Fête au Village celebrates 50 years [PHOTOS]

Photos by Lucie Roy and Stephen Dafoe

Legal’s Fête au Village turned 50 over the weekend and the community put together a celebration worthy of a half century of existence. Here are some photographic highlights of the weekend’s entertainment… […]

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Arts & Culture

Fête au Village reaches milestone this weekend

By Stephen Dafoe

Legal – When the gates of Citadel Park open Friday night, they open for a community festival celebrating a half century of existence. Fête au Village turned 50 this year and organizers were eager to make this year’s festival worthy of the occasion.

“They’ve tried to expand Fête au Village in itself to have more events and more exciting events,’ said festival vice chair Robyn Witter, adding a number of key events… […]

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Editorial & Opinion

Letter: Legal has another big event coming

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We’re at it again! We (country) rocked your world with Small Town Saturday Night, and now we’re prepping for another party. The 50th anniversary of Legal’s Fete Au Village is right around the corner on July 27th and 28th. This annual weekend event draws people from near and far with a parade, family fun and the always entertaining demolition derby presented by the Legal Fire and Ambulance… […]

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The weekend in photos

Big Valley – big bucks
Legal’s Small Town Saturday Night Committee made a cheque presentation to the Friends of Legal School Society at last week’s meeting of Legal Town Council. The cheque was in the amount of $87,030.67, monies raised during Legal’s Big… […]