Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Merry Christmas – it’s been a hell of a year

This editorial is our final editorial for 2020, a year whose backside we’ll happily see out the door. It has been our heaviest year of news coverage and our lowest year of revenue. Yeah, lots of businesses can undoubtedly say the same thing.
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Editorials

Letter: Project looking to provide technology to those without access

While we have several action items on our plate, one we would like to bring to your attention is the provision of technology such as laptops, webcams, microphones and printers to locations where they can be used safely by members of the community who wouldn’t otherwise have access. […]

COVID-19

Editorial: How the King Cancelled Christmas

One day the King asked his Royal Advisor what he should do about an illness plaguing the land. The Royal Advisor, who was also a doctor and a scientist, gave the King a long list of things he could do and should do. […]

COVID-19

Guest Editorial: Now is the time for bold ideas and action

Alberta has experienced its share of turmoil throughout its nearly 115 years as a province. From floods to wildfires to perpetual commodity boom and bust cycles to global financial crises, we’ve weathered it all and come out the other side stronger. Each time we face adversity, we come together, support our neighbours, and roll up our sleeves to do what it takes to weather the storm. […]

Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Let’s all cheer for Canada’s volunteers!

National Volunteer Week runs Apr. 19 to 25 this year with the theme “Let’s all cheer for Canada’s volunteers!”, a theme that not only recognizes the impact of volunteers and how they lift communities like Morinville but also our current inability to actually shake a volunteer’s hand. […]