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10418 - 98 A Ave. MORINVILLE Room for a garage. This 3 bedroom, a cul-de-sac corner. Features 3 bedrooms up, bath and a half, nice sized kitchen and ample storage. Just under 1120 sq. ft of total living space. Comes with stove/ fridge,washer/dryer and 2 sheds.

Triple Garage. Approx 2380 sq ft of total living space.This 4 bedroom bungalow has 2.5 bath, and numerous upgrades Including new windows, laminate and tile Åooring, 4 new appliances. Basement has huge family room with new Berber carpeting, custom full bath. Gorgeous (pond) removable. Large laundry room with ample storage. Huge backyard, unbeleivable landscaping backing on to a park. $345,900.

318 St. John St. CARDIFF 50X180 ft. lot in the much desired area of Cardiff – 10 minutes North of St. Albert. Over 2600sq. ft. of living space. 2.5 yr old raised bungalow, 5 bedrooms. Master bedroom features walk-in closet and ensuite. Great open concept kitchen with ample cabinets, island, gas Äreplace in living room. Hardwood Åooring in kitchen and living room. 3 full baths. 9 ft. ceilings in the fully Änished basement. Huge family room and lots of storage space. Oversize double attached garage. Beautiful covered deck. Comes with fridge, stove, dishwasher and vacuum system. $379,000.

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9502 - 107 St. MORINVILLE 3+1 bedroom bungalow located in a quiet cul-de-sac on a corner lot. This 1979 built home features new kitchen counter top and sink, new fridge and stove. Home has just been painted, new carpet throughout, along with new vanity, light Äxtures, newer furnace and hot water tank. Excellent family or revenue property. Double detached garage, fenced.

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Morinville looking to balance its future BY STEPHEN DAFOE Morinville is looking for a few good citizens to help shape the community’s future. Joan Agnew, strategic initiatives manager with the Town of Morinville, said she is currently putting together a Citizen’s Review Committee that will be able to look at the different aspects of what makes a community sustainable. Agnew said the direction she has received from council is to develop a corporate plan that will set the strategic direction for the Town of Morinville with an eye towards the five dimensions of sustainability – social, cultural, environmental, economy and governance. “We don’t want to just measure by economics – budget bottom line – we also need to be reflecting our decisions around social issues, cultural issues, the environment, that kind of thing,” Agnew said, adding that sustainability plans – whether for a business, organization or community –

take a broader perspective than simply looking at financial indicators. “It really needs to tie in with what citizens want for the Town of Morinville. What’s their vision of this town, what do they want to see it like in 20 years, 30 years, and how can we start moving in that direction now?” Although the committee would ideally consist of between five and nine people, Agnew explained that there is plenty of room for Morinville residents who are interested in participating in envisioning the community’s future. “We’re hoping to have a good mix of people who are able to kind of look broad level at all of the dimensions, but maybe have some expertise in one or two of them, so that we are not missing some important aspects ourselves as we are moving forward,” she said. “I think the Citizen Review Committee is only one way; as we move forward, we’ll probably be having more focus groups in each dimension. So maybe we’ll be calling on

anyone interested in the environmental sector – come out and give us your ideas.” Agnew, who has made Morinville her home for the past 12 years, was hired by the town last October to assist with sustainability and affordable housing initiatives. Morinville is one of eleven municipalities or regions to receive some funding and support from the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) over the next 18 months, which has helped the town to move forward with its sustainability plan. “It’s exciting to see the town take on this initiative as a group, where we can really have a role to play in how we see this town,” Agnew said. “It’s an opportunity to speak your voice, to get involved and really influence how things will look five years, ten years down the road.” For more information on the Citizen’s Review Committee, contact Joan Agnew at 780-939-4361.

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With Our Deepest Sympathies Sturgeon Light Editorial It has been just over a week since the body of Jessica Martel was found in her Morinville home. We mourn the loss of this young woman and acknowledge the pain felt by her family, friends and co-workers. A mother has lost a daughter, three children have lost their mother and Morinville has lost one of its most important assets, a citizen – one of the many recognizable faces that, when combined with all the others, transform a town or village into a community. No words, editorial or otherwise, can remove the pain from troubled hearts or lift the spirits of those who are doubtlessly devastated by so tragic a loss as the death of this young woman. Only time will close the wounds her death has ripped open in our community. Only time will replace the sadness of being deprived of many years on the road ahead with the joyful memory of the short time those who knew Jessica had with her. Only time will uncover the information necessary to prosecute her death now that it has been determined that the death was a homicide. Only time. And it is only through our time, our compassion and our continued prayers that we, as a community, can offer our support to Jessica’s family and friends as they find comfort in each other. Let us offer our time by allowing the law to do its job, rather than each of us playing armchair detective trying to uncover what happened. Let us offer our compassion by not being a party to the rumours that circulate in tragedies like this. And let us offer our continued prayers that Jessica’s family and friends find strength to deal with that pain which we all hope we will never have to endure. SD

County bans burning BY STURGEON LIGHT STAFF Sturgeon County residents looking to put a little spark in their evenings will have to think of another way to do it. The County issued a total burning ban on May 4 that will remain in effect until the county has seen a significant increase in precipitation. “Low ground moisture and low humidity along with increased winds and warmer weather have continued to create dangerous conditions for grass and brush fires, said Sturgeon County Fire Deputy Chief, Trevor Mistal in

a press release issued May 4. The ban nullifies all previously issued fire permits and prohibits all outdoor fires including recreational bonfires, burn barrels, incinerator fires, smudge fires and pit fires. Operators of off-highway vehicles are asked to ensure that a spark arrester is attached properly to their vehicle and cleaned of debris. For fire hazard updates go to www.sturgeoncounty.ab.ca and click on ‘Fire Permit Season’, check the Alberta Fire Ban website: www.albertafirebans.ca or phone the Sturgeon County Centre at 780-939-4321.

Morinville Jet named CJHL rookie of the year Dalen Paul was awarded the CJHL Rookie of the Year award Apr. 18. From left: Scott Rodda, Dalen Paul, Alan Fraser and Dan Blackburn. Submitted photo

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GRAPHIC SPECIALIST The Morinville Jets had plenty to celebrate Apr. 18. Not only was it the capstone celebration to their 30th anniversary, the team also gathered to watch two newcomers recognized by the league Dalen Paul was presented with the Capital Junior Hockey League Rookie of the Year award and Jets’ coach Scott Rodda was recognized as coach of the year. In his first year with the Junior B club, Paul racked up 34 goals and 31 assists in 38 games for a total of 65 points, placing him third in the league behind top-ranked Daniel McPherson of the Fort Saskatchewan Hawks and Braden Paquette of the Beverly Warriors. Paul spent only 12 minutes in the penalty box this past season, a trend that followed his record in the Sturgeon Pembina Minor Hockey League where he helped lead the Altrac Warriors

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BY STURGEON LIGHT STAFF Although motherhood has been celebrated around the world since the pantheistic Romans and Greeks offered their reverence to the mother goddesses Cybele and Rhea respectively, the holiday we observe as Mother’s Day in Canada and the United States is less than a century old – at least officially. The closest to the current celebration, Mothering Sunday, originated in the British Isles in the 1600s and was observed on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Although originally a religious observance connected to Mary, the mother of Christ and, to a lesser extent, the Mother Church, the holiday had a secular aspect in that working class children who were employed as servants were allowed to return home to spend time with their mothers. The holiday began to fall by the wayside during Victorian times and was revived during the Second World War. However, by this time, the American celebration was already in full swing. The seeds of our current Mother’s Day began just prior to the American Civil War as a social cause. Anna Reeves Jarvis, appalled at local sanitation conditions, began a

Mothers’ Work Day in 1858 to raise awareness of the issue, a project she continued throughout the war years. But where one woman was motivated by cleanliness, another was motivated by peacefulness. Julia Ward Howe, who had authored the song The Battle Hymn of the Republic, sought to create a national celebration honouring the role women had played in maintaining peace. Howe’s efforts paid off on June 2, 1873, when women in several American cities observed Howe’s Mother’s Day for Peace. The celebration continued to be celebrated for another decade, but ultimately was forgotten. However, the ball was picked up by the daughter of Anna Reeves Jarvis in 1905, shortly after her mother’s death. Vowing to continue her mother’s dream of a national holiday to honour motherhood, the junior Jarvis pressed on for seven years, until her home state of West Virginia proclaimed the second Sunday of May to be Mother’s Day. It was a holiday that would be nationalized by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914. Ninety-five years later, Canadian’s continue to honour mothers on that day, along with the United States and 68 other countries.

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it was felt that other properties may be able to get a better contract to address their own specific needs if they could negotiate directly with a contractor. It’s for that reason that businesses have always dealt with their own waste and recycling needs. This new bylaw allows condos, apartments, retirement facilities, schools, businesses, and the mobile home park to develop their own contracts to address their specific needs. They can decide how long of a term of contract to sign for, how much they are willing to pay, how often pick up is to occur and what waste or recycling services they actually want and how it is to be picked up. Providing that flexibility to 2,500 homes is not practical, but providing it for these other property types made sense.

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Condos, apartments and retirement centres pose an interesting situation for the town when looking at waste management and recycling services. With single family homes it is fairly easy to look to that specific property. When you look at businesses, condos, apartments, retirement centres and schools, the needs of those properties vary depending on their size, location for recycling pick up or method of pick-up (bins, curbside

etc). Serving their specific property’s needs becomes more difficult to manage and so it made sense to allow them to have the flexibility to develop their own contracts with contractors. Since single family homes are paying a user fee for the service, then no one group of properties is “subsidizing” another through property taxes. You pay for the service that you receive. For single family style homes; because the service is exactly the same for the 2,500 or so residences, it becomes easier to package them and put them to tender because it is the exact same service for each of these dwellings. The town is not averse to including other types of institutions or facilities in the contract. In fact, we have put it out to the condos to let us know if they want to be part of the town contract or not. However,

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to first place in the 2007-2008 season. The Morinville Jets also recognized excellence in their own ranks during the celebration. Dalen Paul was recognized as top scorer and rookie of the year by the club. Mike Roblin received three awards: the MVP, MVP playoffs and the coaches / players award. Aaron Baumgartner received the most improved player award and Coltin Sedrovic won the Tony Schafers’ Unsung Hero Award. Jeremiah Burak and Kevin Hammond were presented the Joe Kapitzke Memorial Award for best defensemen and Derek Teske was awarded the Lady Byng. As no team can experience on-ice success without the support of volunteers, the Jets recognized their exceptional volunteers by presenting the Terry Grykuliak Memorial Award for volunteer of the year to Dale Baumgartner and Peggy Martin.

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Congratulations to all the volunteers honoured at this year’s Volunteer Appreciation Night in Morinville WINNERS

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All volunteers and their guests were treated to a fantastic dinner and entertainment. Thank you to the Morinville mayor and council for hosting this event in honour of the many volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to the community.

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The Ark, the Reed, & the Fire Cloud Jenny L. Cote – Juvenile Fiction/Fantasy ages 8-12 REVIEWED BY STURGEON LIGHT STAFF The Ark, the Reed and the Fire Cloud by Jenny L. Cote is a fun-filled fantasy adventure for the eight -12 year old range – although it can be read and enjoyed by any age group. The author began with the story of the great flood – as found in the biblical book of Genesis and used her vivid imagination to expand it into an amazing tale of how the animals were called by “the Maker” and what they went through before, during and after their days in the ark. The main characters are Max, a Scottish Terrier, and Liz, a “petite black cat” from France. While Max makes his journey on faith alone, Liz makes hers on complete trust in her own vast knowledge of the world. Each character struggles with trust and fears and each learns that their struggles are self-induced and not insurmountable. Through the frolics and foibles of their journey, they come to a knowledge and understanding of the Maker that they didn’t begin the journey with. The book is a real moral compass and teaches a lot about nature, about trust and about characters in life who aren’t what they appear to be – whether they appear bad, but really are good, or appear good, but really are bad. Yet, even with a heavy message, the story is jam-packed with comedy, action, mystery – everything we like to see in an animated film, but packed into words on a page that paint a vivid picture for the reader – young or old, or somewhere in between. You’ll want to read this novel with your child and receive the joy of discussion it may raise from the moral issues presented. But beware; reading this aloud will have you speaking in accents because the author created characters from around the globe.

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Ladies Auxiliary celebrates six decades of service BY STEPHEN DAFOE Achieving health from the inside out

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While May 10 is set aside to recognize the contributions of women by celebrating Mother’s Day, on May 9 residents of Gibbons will be recognizing the women of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #226 Ladies Auxiliary, who have been serving the community for the past 60 years. Claudette Clendennin, the current Ladies auxiliary president and a volunteer for the past ten years, said the occasion will be marked with a special evening at the legion honouring the auxiliary’s 34 current members, as well as those who have participated since their charter was established in 1949. “Some of the ladies have been there for forty years,” Clendennin said of her volunteers, adding that they will receive 40-year membership pins that evening. The auxiliary president said the evening will start with presentations, speeches and a PowerPoint covering the ladies who have served the

branch over the past six decades. Following the formal part of the evening, there will be a supper and live entertainment with country fiddler Alfie Myer. Clendennin said that they are hoping to sell at least 100 tickets to the celebration and that she was able to arrange it so that all the auxiliary members received a complimentary ticket – a gesture of appreciation for their years of service to the community. Clendennin said that in addition to assisting the branch, the auxiliary also serves the community in other ways. “The Ladies Auxiliary in Gibbons do funeral teas – we don’t charge per se, we do it as a community service and we take donations,” she said, adding that the donation system has worked for them over the years. Additionally, the auxiliary serves up the food for many Legion functions. “We just have good home cooking, it’s nothing fancy,”

Clendennin said. “It’s good fried chicken or roast beef dinners – that’s what we’re well known for.” But like many organizations, Clendennin explained that the members are aging and the search for new blood is hard. The auxiliary president explained that of the branch’s 34 members, roughly 14 are able to assist with functions. “We’re really having a hard time getting younger volunteers,” Clendennin said, adding that the auxiliary welcomes anyone who is looking to serve the community. “I’m one of the younger ones and I’m 55 – we have some in their forties, but every group is having the same problem.” For more information on the 60th anniversary celebration or joining the auxiliary, contact Claudette Clendennin at 780-923-2998.

Thursday, 7 May 2009

BY STURGEON LIGHT STAFF The staff at Friends & Neighbours Family Restaurant in Morinville have raised more than $3,600 since last Saturday, when they began donating their tips and accepting contributions from customers for the children of former co-worker Jessica Martel. Martel, a 26-year-old mother of three, who worked as a waitress at the restaurant, was found dead in her west end home on Apr. 29 after police and paramedics responded to a 911 call about a possible homicide. Martel’s 29-year-old common-law husband, who was also in the home, was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries. Investigators also found three children in the home and they were removed from the residence and placed in the care of extended family members. Although a post mortem examination conducted in Edmonton on May 1 confirmed that Martel was the victim of a homicide, the investigation is ongoing and no arrests had been made by Sturgeon Light deadline on May 4. Cindy Moncrieff, owner of Friends & Neighbours said that servers will continue to donate tips through the Mother’s Day weekend and that Morinville residents wishing to donate may do so at the restaurant. Moncrieff said that the money will be given to Jessica Martel’s mother to be placed in a trust fund for Jessica’s children.

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