Local Sports

Local schools joining forces to participate in Annual Terry Fox Run

The 35th annual Terry Fox Run will take place in Morinville Sept. 16 and the Town of Morinville is partnering with local schools. Students from Morinville Public School, Georges H. Primeau and École Notre Dame school will begin their runs at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre, using the community’s trail system for the majority of their routes. […]

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Around the schools

Notre Dame Kindergarten students had the opportunity to learn how to build a birdhouse from kits supplied by Home Hardware. Manager Mike Porlier (Mr. Mike to the students) instructed students on building, air circulation, cleaning and how to make claw marks inside the birdhouse so young birds can get a better grip as they learn to get out of the house. The birdhouse are a Fathers’ Day gift from the students. […]

Schools and youth

Morinville Schools assist in bulb planting at Fish and Game Association pond

by Morinville News Staff

The Morinville Fish and Game Assocation pond will look a little more colourful next spring thanks to the efforts of students from Morinville Public Elementary School and Georges H. Primeau Middle School. Students from the two schools assisted Town of Morinville staff in planting daffodils and grape hyacinth (Muscari) bulbs at the pond Oct. 29… […]

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School enrolment strong in Morinville

by Lucie Roy

Enrolment in Morinville schools seems to reflect the growth in the community’s population. When school bells rang for the end of the first day of school Sept. 2, Morinville schools had tallied some 2100 students registered for the 2014-2015 school year… […]

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Community joins in recognition of end of Afghanistan Mission

by Lucie Roy

Lieutenant Governor Donald S. Ethell, Premier Alison Redford, Education Minister and Ministerial Liaison to the Canadian Armed Forces Jeff Johnson, and Member of Parliament Laurie Hawn attended a special event at Guthrie School Wednesday morning to honour the end of Canada’s military service in Afghanistan. Similar events took place Wednesday at Town Hall and local schools… […]