Editorials, columns and letters to the editor from our readers.
Thursday night’s special meeting of Morinville Town Council demonstrated a lack of leadership and cohesion among the five remaining members of Council… […]
I know summer has already been here for almost three weeks if you want to get all scientific about it, but it just doesn’t feel like summer until the kids are all let out of school to wreak havoc on the town, their… […]
It has been a tough 12 months for Morinville Town Council. In August of 2012, then Councillor Ben Van de Walle took ill and resigned from Council, opening the door to a by-election that placed Councillor Sheldon Fingler in the seventh seat by a 32-vote margin over a largely one-issue candidate… […]
I sat on my front porch Monday morning looking at the small Canadian flag placed on the neighbourhood’s lawns the night before by a team of volunteers dedicated to keeping the memory of what that flag stands for alive. While I was pleased to see our nation’s flag standing erect on my front lawn, I was reminded the Canadian flag was sitting at half-mast on poles throughout town. Our mayor had died… […]
Editor:
Here we are again; the start of the picnic season and already careless, negligent and ignorant folks are spoiling our beautiful park. We were out at dawn to Cardiff Park and at the picnic shelter on the north side of the park near the baseball diamond garbage was strewn everywhere. At first I thought it was ravens but ravens can’t turn over two picnic table and break one of them… […]
Got an email from a Rotarian the other day saying the editor of this paper came to their meeting to get their opinion on some changes coming to the paper this August. Apparently he said something about how a lot of people don’t give a rat’s backside about something or other, except the editor didn’t say backside because the editor is a man of poor character and low breeding… […]
Story by Ashley Janes – Photos by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Morinville Community Cultural Centre played host to Nick Gilder and the Sweeney Todd group on Saturday night and if you were lucky, you got yourself a ticket to go. The popular 1970s Canadian glam rock band was the shiny leather headliner for the town’s annual St. Jean Baptiste Festival… […]
BY Andy Isbister
By now you should have received your property assessment and tax notice for 2013. If you have any questions regarding the assessment of your property please do not hesitate to call us at 780-939-4361… […]
It seemed like Festival 2013 officially began Thursday morning when Councillor Sheldon Fingler and I drove to Edmonton to talk about this year’s event. Our excitement to spread the news outside the community kicked up and kicked off the excitement for all of us. The rest of the weekend was a complete whirlwind of awesome activity, one where records were broken everywhere festival was… […]
After returning home from Council last Tuesday night I published the news our mayor would not seek re-election in the fall. I then wrote the following words on my personal Facebook page: “I know we are to be objective in the news business, but if there is a better man than Mayor Paul Krauskopf, I’d like to meet him.” … […]
Mayor Paul Krauskopf’s June 11 announcement that he will not seek re-election after 15 years of service to the community as an elected official opens the mayor’s chair to any number of candidates come the Sept. 23 Nomination Day. Prior to Councillor Lisa Holmes’ announcement she would run for the seat, Morinville News hosted an online poll to see where the five current members.. […]
The St. Jean Baptiste Festival is upon us, and I would like to personally invite all of you for a FREE breakfast! Please join Council and myself on Saturday June 22, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in front of Town Hall as we flip pancakes and serve you sausages… […]
Mayor Paul Krauskopf’s June 11 announcement that he will not seek re-election after 15 years of service to the community as an elected official hit many in the community hard Wednesday morning, and many of our readers had words of gratitude for his dedication to the community… […]
A child is no longer considered a toddler at the age of three. June 11 marks the third anniversary of MorinvilleNews.com, the website that began this venture into publishing community news. I’m hoping that means we are no longer considered a toddler in the news business… […]
Since I just turned 67 at the beginning of May, I guess I cannot hide the fact I’m a senior now. And since I’m a senior, I think I’ll dive into enjoying Seniors’ Week this week. I think there is a lot to celebrate about being a senior… […]
There are two kinds of laws society observes – the written and the unwritten, the enforceable and the unenforceable. Unwritten and unenforceable laws include stuff like letting those exiting an elevator do so before we pile in. Unwritten and unenforceable laws include holding the door for someone if they are within three paces behind you. Added to that list is letting someone with only one item go ahead of you and your cart full of groceries at the checkout. Written laws include stealing, assault and speeding… […]
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