Columns
Editorial: Local news publications working together to serve readers better
This week, Morinville Online / MorinvilleNews.com will start to share selected content with the Free Press. […]
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Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: After 10 years, our time nears its end
We’ll come straight to the point of this editorial. The end of the line is nearing for MorinvilleNews.com and our other two websites. […]
Columns
Editorial: Seven years of community news
This Sunday marks the end of our seventh year of providing community news. I started The Morinville News on June 11, 2010, when a local newspaper I was then freelancing for decided to suspend publication.
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Arts & Culture
Rend to play all-ages rock-pop show in Morinville
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – If you’ve heard their music, it is hard to believe rock-pop-soul band Rend have only been playing together for a year. The band has a big different sound that is catching a lot of attention in the capital region and beyond. With their CD debut, No Lines, getting both media attention and lots of radio play, Rend could be the next big thing… […]
Local News
Wrestling show promises to be event of the summer
By Étienne Thevou
Morinville – There will be plenty of action bouncing off the ropes this August when Force Pro wrestling comes to town with an evening of high-energy sports entertainment. A Show of Force, will take place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre Aug. 20 and promises two-hours of high-flying wrestling action from more than a dozen performers. While many of the names will be familiar to followers of Alberta’s pro wrestling scene, the banner under which they are assembled is new… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Thank you for a great year
Although no presents were given, cake cut or vows renewed, an anniversary took place Saturday nonetheless. June 11 marked the one year anniversary of MorinvilleNews.com, an online daily news publication I started last summer when a local newspaper I was writing for decided to suspend publication… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Lights, camera, council
Morinville Town Council meets every two weeks to discuss town business, and while many of those meetings can be similar to watching paint dry, they are no different than meetings companies and organizations all across this province have on a day-to-day basis. Certain stuff must be dealt with and some of that stuff is slow moving… […]
Local News
MorinvilleNews.com readers weigh in on issues
Our first MorinvilleNews.com poll closed Sunday night. Last week we asked …
What is the most pressing issue facing Morinville today?
The results were as follows: […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: Recognizing the best we have to offer
A MorinvilleNews.com Editorial
February 14 marks a special occasion around our newsroom. Monday Morning News has just released its 13th issue marking more than three months of coverage in Morinville and MORINVILLENEWS.COM has been online providing Morinville and surrounding area … […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Rotary offers thanks to Morinville and Morinville News
Our Rotary members are all volunteers and work hard to give back to the local communities and the world. Over the last 14 years the Rotary Club of Morinville has given at least $500,000 to the Morinville community, local High School student programs and International projects. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter to the editor: Reader concerned about voter turnout
Next, congratulations to Mayor Lloyd Bertschi and to the six councillors. Having read all the articles that have been written in Morinvillenews.com and attending the All-Candidates Forum, I believe that all 10 people who ran for councillors should be congratulated for coming forward and hope those that didn’t win will come forward again in the next election.
Editorial & Opinion
City events don’t hold a candle to Fête
By Stephen Dafoe
Capital Ex and the Edmonton Indy both started this past weekend, doubtlessly drawing countless hundreds from the communities of Sturgeon County towards the roar of the crowds and the roar of the engines. But countless hundreds of other spectators (some from Edmonton even) were drawn north on Highway 2 to Legal for Fête au Village.
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