Dear Neighbours:

It happens most nights. Individuals are unloading their unwanted items behind the Community Corner Drop -In Thrift Store. Normally this is not a problem. Since some items are not suitable for resale it has become a problem…

So I see on the news a fellow’s got a petition going to erect a 1,000-foot statue of Wolverine in downtown Edmonton so it can revitalize the downtown. I thought at first it was a statue of the wolverine animal, but apparently it’s some comic book character that’s like Fonzie on Happy Days with a set of big steak knives for claws….

The overused expression “There is no I in team” is trotted out when people want to point out that a lone wolf is being a lone wolf. It is also used as an admonition to suggest it is time for the lone wolf to join the pack and be a team player. While it is true there is no…

By William Norton,
Supervisor Enforcement Services
With the summer weather now present this is a good time to be reminded of summer related enforcement concerns.
At no time are holiday trailers and RV units allowed to be parked on a roadway without being attached to an appropriate towing unit. Trailers are still bound by the 72-hour parking rule and must be relocated every 72 hours as is any vehicle parked on a roadway.
When parking a trailer on private property and driveways please ensure that the trailers are not impeding any portion of a …

Editor:

Again, I’m surprised and disappointed at the amount of ongoing discussion and ‘tap-dancing’ around the topic of parks versus playgrounds. It clearly states in the budget documents…

Morinville is implementing a new initiative called “Reuse it or loose it” where unwanted items from residents will be set loose and brought to a central location for others to browse through and take home, free of charge, for reuse…

I’d like to start my column this week by thanking all of you who wished me a happy birthday on the Facebook last week. I noticed nobody run my picture in The Morinville News to recognize my 67th trip around the sun, but I guess hitting 67 is not really a milestone age. The whole thing got me thinking about age and birthdays and young whippersnappers.
1/ Why is it every time one of us old bucks says something we don’t like about the young bucks and how they do things …

The Coeur de Morinville (“heart” of Morinville) Area Structure Plan (ASP) will provide policy direction for how Morinville’s Downtown including the two main commercial corridors, 100 Avenue and 100 Street, and the neighbourhoods located immediately adjacent should develop and evolve over time…

My column got cut from the paper copy last week. The editor says it is because the article was late and he didn’t have room. I think it’s because something I wrote got him in an unnecessary pickle the week before. So this week I thought I’d get him in a real pickle and say what’s on a lot of folks’ minds but nobody’s lips – at least not in public where they think folks will hear them…

In the midst of the Great Flood of 2013 that threatened to submerge South Glens last week there was an interesting story that bobbed its way to the surface: Back in Morinville’s earlier days it was common for the downtown to flood, a scientific marvel caused by melting snow and rain that lifted the wooden sidewalks and gave Morinville youth an opportunity to paddle those sidewalks up and down the street….

The recent Provincial Court ruling to stay violations tickets issued to Champion Pet Foods through a negotiated solution between Morinville and Champion was supported by Council. Council was made aware of the terms of the agreement, the legal opinion and recommendations from staff and supported the CAO in negotiating this agreement. It is important to understand that charges issued under a bylaw create a…

Went and seen that Oblivion movie Saturday afternoon because it’s got Tom Cruise in it and I never cared for Tom Cruise but I keep given him the chance to make up for all his movies that weren’t very good. Here’s my thoughts on this one…

Well! Champion Petfoods has its well-deserved and hard earned $5,400 in fines waived. Lots of people are upset.
We are informed by CAO Debbie Oyarzun that “Champion has agreed to stay the course, and the Town has agreed to stay the previously issued tickets.”…