Editorials

Editorial: Voters deserve better [POLL]

Oct 1, 2019 admin 0

It is a near certainty that incumbent MP Dane Lloyd will win the Sturgeon River-Parkland vote and return to Ottawa as our MP.
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Editorial: Time to show local businesses your love

Sep 9, 2019 admin 0

The Morinville & District Chamber of Commerce will cut off nominations for their annual Chamber Awards this Wednesday at the end of the business day. […]

Editorial: What to do when you see a school bus?

Aug 30, 2019 admin 0

The Basic License Driver’s Handbook has the following to say on school bus dangers: “The greatest danger to the safety of students on a school bus happens when motorists pass a bus while it is loading or unloading students.”
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Editorial: Saying farewell to a great community advocate

Aug 18, 2019 admin 12

The Morinville Library held a magic show on Saturday to wrap up another successful summer reading program. And with the packing up of the magician’s props, a familiar face at the library packed up her desk as it was her last day working there. […]

Editorial: Time to take a break

Aug 6, 2019 admin 3

The Morinville News is closed this week in recognition and celebration of National Community News Week, which is an entirely fictitious recognition week we made up so we can take a break and enjoy some summer ourselves. […]

Editorial: Mock collision an important high school event – even when cancelled by rain

May 16, 2019 admin 0

Sirens screamed through the streets behind Morinville Community High School (MCHS) Wednesday morning. Police, paramedics, and firefighters arrived at the scene of a two-vehicle collision that claimed the life of one teenager, sent another to the hospital and saw a third charged with impaired driving. […]

Library offers a variety of resources for people with print disabilities

Apr 29, 2019 admin 0

For many people with print disabilities, the assumption is that enjoying a good book is no longer an option. […]

Editorial: Let’s thank our volunteers

Apr 7, 2019 admin 0

National Volunteer Week runs Apr. 7 to 13 this year with the theme The Volunteer Factor – Lifting Communities, a theme that recognizes the exponential impact of volunteers and how they lift communities like Morinville. […]

Editorial: Adults need to set the example on bullying

Feb 26, 2019 admin 1

Wednesday is Pink Shirt Day, a day when students and teachers will put on pink shirts to make a pastel statement and take a stance on bullying. […]

Editorial: We must educate about opioids and Naloxone

Jan 17, 2019 admin 9

Jan. 17, 2019 Receiving a text from a good friend that they just found his young daughter dead hits you […]

Editorial: Merry Christmas to you all

Dec 23, 2018 admin 6

In the fall of 1897, Francis Pharcellus Church, editor of the New York Sun, wrote a response to Virginia O’Hanlon, an eight-year-old girl who wanted to know if there was a Santa Claus. As Miss O’Hanlan wrote, “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN, it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?” The following was Church’s reply: […]