Editorials, columns and letters to the editor from our readers.
Come Feb. 4 the government is going to start keeping all the pennies that get turned into the banks and then they will be no more. Folks are talking that the nickel is going to be next. I hate to see the penny go, but it got me to thinking about all the other stuff we used to love that isn’t around now, at least not as much… […]
The grand reopening of the Morinville Teen Centre last Saturday was an impressive display of what this facility could and should be, a bright retreat where some of our youth can invest their idle time in activities they might otherwise not have opportunity to participate in… […]
By Gladys Kublik, owner Neighbors Vitamin Shop
All the reflections and reviews of the year gone by prompted us to do a review of our own. After reams of reports generated by our system and in depth analysis by our inventory specialist we were able to compile a short list of our best sellers for 2012. So in the ever popular countdown format, we thought we would share the results with you… […]
Gaining momentum in early December, the “Idle No More” movement has grown to become a tremendous force in Canada’s political landscape. In Edmonton and across Canada, thousands have gathered en masse in peaceful protest to speak out against the failed relationship between the Canadian Government and Canada’s First Peoples, and to encourage the Canadian Government to meet… […]
Morinville has partnered with Bon Accord, Gibbons, Legal, Redwater and Sturgeon County to develop a Regional Recreation Master Plan. We are looking for your participation in reviewing the DRAFT Master Plan…. […]
2012 was an interesting year for Morinville, one of growth and change. Population continued to increase. A councillor resigned and a new one was elected in a by-election. The mayor resigned and a councillor was appointed and invested with the collar of office. A new town hall rose above the scaffolding and a new steam stack was erected over a local manufacturing plant…. […]
Editor:
I am in awe of the generosity of our local families, our amazing Moms and many of them- unknown to us. A number of local families will have a merrier Christmas due to the kind acts of others. For one family, we supplied the tree, decorations, food hamper, stockings and, of course, gifts…. […]
LENNY BRUCE IS NOT AFRAID!
It’s all over for us this Friday.
If the conspiracy folks are right about the Mayan calendar, then I guess we can use this editorial space to say our final goodbyes to all of you. If they aren’t right, and the world will be spinning into the New Year, then we say our goodbyes until the New Year… […]
Don’t know what to make of this whole Mayan calendar business. It’s either a case of they run out of rock to write on or they were super smart and Friday is game over for mankind. Here are my thoughts on all of it… […]
By Lara Thompson, Personal Trainer and Owner of Pure Physique Question: It’s so hard to diet and exercise in December. […]
By Stephen Dafoe
Gather around any office these days and you will find Christmas tinsel and Christmas treats in equal supply.
Recently, Town of Morinville employees have been spending their breaks and after hours decorating their offices in preparation for the Annual Best Dressed Desk Competition, an interoffice challenge that offers more than mere bragging rights – it offers Tim Horton’s gift cards… […]
Congratulations to:
1/ Town Administration for a lot of hard work and yes they tried to bring the budget process out in the open for the general public to view, ask questions and take part in the process…. […]
The Christmas season is a time to stop and remember the important traditions, including fruitcake. Sit again with your children or friends regardless of their age and watch a Christmas cartoon! Here are the ones I like… […]
By Tristan Turner
Canada is not an equal society. Today, the top 1% of income earners receive 14% of all income in Canada, and the trend is increasing rapidly. Over the past 20 years, for every $1 increase in national earnings, 30¢ have gone to the top 1% of income earners and the remaining 70¢ was shared between the bottom 99% of income earners in Canada. In fact, from 1982 to 2004 there was no increase (when factoring in inflation) in the incomes of the bottom 60% … […]
By Gladys Kublik, owner Neighbors Vitamin Shop
December and the Christmas Season seems to revolve around food. Everywhere we go there is a burgeoning table of goodies from appetisers to desserts, the selection is overwhelming. With this great variety of high quality food it is strange that so many people are sick at this time of year. You would think that this abundance of nutrition would boost our immune system for the next three months… […]
‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, When down through the chimney all covered with soot, Came the SPIRIT OR FIRE, an ugly galoot…. […]
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