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Monday Morning News for Dec. 6
The Dec. 6 edition of Monday Morning News hits store shelves and restaurant counters Monday morning.
This week’s edition contains the following news stories:
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Local News
RCMP looking for impaired drivers
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – With Albertans getting into the holiday spirit this month, RCMP are hoping they don’t consume too many spirits, at least not if they plan to get behind the wheel.
Local Sports
FunTeam Hockey builds skills among all ages
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – It’s an early Saturday morning at the Ray McDonald Sports Centre and the bleachers are full of parents and grandparents watching children play hockey. But what sets the players on the ice apart from many other teams that will occupy the rink that day is the range of ages and genders playing together on the ice.
Local News
Santa Store helps put a smile on children’s faces
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Midstream Support Society volunteers are busy this week getting their annual Santa Store ready to open Wednesday. The store, located in the Community Corner Drop In on 101 Street, provides parents who are struggling to find a way to provide their children with Christmas gifts a way to do so.
Arts & Culture
Seniors pick Morinville’s best light displays
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The votes have been tallied from Wednesday night’s judging of Morinville’s Best Lights Competition. Seniors from Aspen House and Heritage Place boarded the Town bus Nov. 25 for a tour of Morinville’s businesses and residences, rating each entry on a scale of one to five for window, yard and rooftop displays as well as the overall effect.
Schools and youth
Local trustee elected president of ASBA
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
St. Albert – Greater St. Catholic Schools trustee Jacquie Hansen, who represents St. Albert on the seven-member school board was elected president of the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), an organization that represents Alberta’s 62 locally-elected school boards.
Local Sports
Jets hit half way mark below .500
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Sunday night’s road loss to the Beverley Warriors should have been no great disappointment to the Morinville Jets. The Warriors are currently the top-ranked team in the Capital Junior Hockey League with a 15-2-2 record on the season and averaging just above five goals per game. There is seldom shame in losing to a tough team.
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Local News
Residents gather to help shape Morinville’s future
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Council Chambers were the venue for a series of workshops and sessions Friday and Saturday that sought to get a grip on where Morinville is presently and where it wants to be in the year 2035, a quarter of a century down the road.
The Town of Morinville and Ottawa-based Stratos Inc. teamed up to gather public feedback on the current stage of Morinville’s Municipal Sustainability Plan (MSP), a document that will guide current and future councils in making … […]
Local News
Summer barbecue season results in Christmas joy
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Anyone who has passed through the doors of the Morinville Home Hardware store on a Friday this summer has likely encountered the tempting aroma of barbequed goodies being offered right outside the door. Burgers and dogs, bread and bacon wrapped shrimp have all been on the lunchtime … […]
Schools and youth
Positive ticketing program rewarding youth
]By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – When Community Peace Officer James Alaeddine pulls someone over, it’s more often than not to give them a ticket or to educate them on why they might get a ticket in the future if they don’t change their behaviour. So it’s little surprise that when the peace officer rolls up on a 12-year-old girl riding her bike, the immediate reaction is to expect the worst.
Local News
Monday Morning News is here
By MorinvilleNews.com staff
Morinville – Those looking for a little something to read during their coffee break, lunch break or other down time during the day have an opportunity to do so Monday morning. The first issue of Monday Morning News hits shelves, counters and restaurant tables throughout Morinville Nov. 15.
Local News
Community Cultural Centre ready to rock in 2011
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Anyone driving past the future home of the Morinville Community Cultural Centre can see the $11 million facility has rapidly taken shape since the groundbreaking on May 7 of this year. But what residents may not know is the progress being made to fill it with events and activities once the ribbon is cut next June.
Local News
Morinville Remembers
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
This Article Contains Photo Gallery
Morinville – Residents, dignitaries and members of the armed forces past and present came out in full force on a chilly Thursday morning to pay their respects to those who have fallen in combat and for those who continue to serve for the rights and freedoms Canadians enjoy.
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Fire department filmed for CBC documentary
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Morinville Fire Department was the backdrop for a CBC film crew Friday night who were in town to film Canadian Aid for Fire Services Abroad (CAFSA) founder Victor Fernandez.
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Arts & Culture
Trailer Park Boy far from stupid drug dealer he portrays
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – In his leather jacket, black sun glasses and boot cut denims, complete with handgun sticking out of the waistband, Bernard Robichaud looks exactly like the drug dealer he plays on Trailer Park Boys. All that was missing was the vintage red Corvette he drove around Sunnydale.
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Local News
Fire Department gets its million dollar baby
This article has video content
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Current and former firefighters gathered together with local politicians and members of the public at the Morinville Fire Department Saturday afternoon for the arrival of Morinville’s new $1.2 million ladder and pumper truck.