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Editorial: Is a curfew the answer to stopping bad behaviour?

Apr 8, 2015 Comments Off

The recent rash of vandalism at St. Jean Baptist Church and other buildings in downtown Morinville had many people shaking their digital fists at “those damned kids” and their idle ways. Although there is no evidence as to the age of the culprits, the finger was immediately wagged at teens. Regardless of the age, an act of vandalism so early in the spring undoubtedly has some residents thinking – what’s the summer going to be like with respect to property crimes? […]

Editorial: That’s how we did it in Morinville

Mar 16, 2015 Comments Off

If you trawl around Facebook or Pinterest long enough you are bound to come across some positive affirmation meme that uses a quotation attributed to Margaret Meade: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” […]

Editorial: Response to recent comments about Morinville News contract

Feb 4, 2015 3

To our readers and the public: I do not generally respond to The Free Press’ annual attack on The Morinville […]

Editorial: Sir John A Who?

Jan 11, 2015 Comments Off

Sunday marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Canada’s first prime minister. Sir John A. Macdonald was born Jan. […]

National Affairs Column: Mulcair must be bold and defiant

Jan 10, 2015 Comments Off

New Democrats turned to Tom Mulcair because they could see power finally visible over the next hill. He was the […]

The results are in from our annual reader poll

Dec 2, 2014 Comments Off

Over the past week, we asked our online readers what sections of our publication were most important to them…. […]

Editorial: Patience is a virtue

Dec 1, 2014 Comments Off

Editorial cartoonist Jeff Koterba’s commentary on modern impatience (shown above) is funny because it is a reflection of just how impatient we have become as a society. As the comedian Louis CK observed: We live in a science fiction age and still no one is happy… […]

Help us give you what you want

Nov 25, 2014 Comments Off

The Morinville News is about to start the fifth year of our weekly print edition and we are asking our readers to take this poll and tell us what types of news best resonates with you. […]

The Shop in Morinville Christmas Guide is here

Nov 24, 2014 Comments Off

We believe it pays to Shop in Morinville and the third annual edition of the Shop in Morinville guide hit your mailbox Monday, Nov. 24 in Morinville, Legal and surrounding areas…. […]

Editorial: In praise of our firefighters

Oct 6, 2014 3

An SUV collides with a moose on a highway outside Morinville. Within minutes they are there to get the collision victims out of the wrecked vehicles and en route to hospital. A garage erupts in flames and shifts to the home it is attached to. Within minutes they arrive to battle the blaze and to protect neighbouring homes from destruction… […]

Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives

Oct 5, 2014 Comments Off

Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!”… […]

Editorial: What to do when you see a school bus

Sep 26, 2014 1

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.”… […]

Column: Joe Morinville

Sep 16, 2014 Comments Off

I’d like to complain that I’ve been put on the sidelines for a couple weeks, but I’ve actually been away visiting family. But some stuff did go on while I was away so I might as well give youse my opinion on what I think about it all… […]

Editorial: Heading into our fifth year

Jun 10, 2014 4

June 11 marks the completion of the fourth year of MorinvilleNews.com, the website that preceded The Morinville News, the print publication you now hold in your hand or electronic publication now appearing on your computer, tablet or smart phone… […]

Editorial – Time to get off the porch

May 26, 2014 Comments Off

For many of us the front porch or back deck is where we spend a lot of our disposable time during the summer. There’s beer to be drank, burgers to be flipped, and sunshine to be experienced. Some of us never make it that far into the sunlight, preferring to spend our time indoors in the air conditioning watching TV…. […]

Editorial: Mothers

May 6, 2014 Comments Off

You’d think that carrying a baby around for nine months, then enduring the unimaginable agony of child birth would be the last thing a mother should ever have to do for her child. But we know that simply isn’t the case because motherhood is a life-long job… […]