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Morinville secular option to be in place this fall

Apr 12, 2011 37

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Parents seeking a secular education for their children met with Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division (GSACRD) board members Monday night for two-and-a-half hours to discuss and debate how the division will proceed with short-term plans to provide a non-religious education for their children. What is certain is that those seeking a secular education will get it, but GSACRD will not be providing it.

“It wouldn’t be us who would be providing the program, said Board Chair Lauri-Ann Turnbull. “It will certainly be us who will be working hard to find partners who will provide that in our community.” […]

A Town Divided: An Editorial Film

Mar 27, 2011 17

By Stephen Dafoe

This editorializing will be brief as the meat of what I want to say is better shown by the 70 minute news film I’ve produced on the Morinville schools issue. What remains to be said is why I put it all together… […]

Editorial: Closed door meetings and door knocking censuses

Mar 27, 2011 1

Two days after Education Minister Dave Hancock met with board members from Greater St. Albert Regional Catholic Division No. 29 (GSACRD), it came out that one of the commitments made to the minister was GSACRD would conduct an impartial survey of Morinville parents as to the extent of interest in secular education. .. […]

GSACRD to conduct survey on Morinville School issue

Mar 25, 2011 3

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Two days after Alberta’s Minister of Education met with GSACRD board members, MorinvilleNews.com has learned some of what was discussed behind closed doors… […]

Hancock meets with GSACRD over Morinville school issue

Mar 23, 2011 15

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A meeting between the Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division (GSACRD) board and Education Minister Dave Hancock failed to produce the concrete results some Morinville parents were looking for in their quest for a secular educa..tion for their children. Hancock met with GSACRD Superintendent David Keohane, Chair Lauri-Ann Turnbull and other GSACRD trustees Wednesday afternoon at the Alberta Legislature to discuss the issue. […]

Letter: Dissatisfied parents respond to satisfied parents

Mar 23, 2011 12

Editor’s note: The following letter to the editor is in response to Satisfied parents respond to Morinville school issue. The writer has chosen to respond point by point to the letter to the editor of yesterday. Original letter portions are blocked for clarity. […]

Letter: Satisfied parents respond to Morinville school issue

Mar 22, 2011 11

Dear Editor:

The debate over secular education in Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division (GSACRD) has caused many to take a closer look at how education is delivered in the communities of Morinville and Legal. Emotion aside, the facts need to be paramount to this discussion. Many people have made a conscious decision to choose Morinville and Legal as their home. In order to accommodate such a diverse group of people, our Public/Catholic system clearly “Welcomes students… […]

Letter: Reader calls on Morinville Town Council to walk the talk

Mar 20, 2011 2

Dear Editor:

I have been following the debate about our public schools with great interest. However, there is one concern that I think takes precedence over public versus secular. I’m referring to the ‘passing the buck attitude’ displayed by the majority of our elected officials… […]

Letter: Support for non faith-based education in Morinville

Mar 15, 2011 17

Dear editor:

We, like Donna Hunter, had no idea when we moved to Morinville that it was the only town in Alberta where all of the public schools are Catholic schools. Yes we should have done our research before buying but it honestly never occurred to us that we needed to…. […]

Catholic public school motion defeated by council

Mar 9, 2011 34

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – The Catholic public school debate came before Morinville Town Council again Tuesday night, this time in the form of a motion from Councillor Lisa Holmes. Although a topic of discussion in the streets of Morinville for several months, the matter first came before council two weeks ago when Donna Hunter, spokesperson for the group of local parents seeking a secular education for their children in Morinville’s public schools, made her case to council. Council’s reaction at that time was one of silence. Neither comment nor question was made to the delegation… […]

Reader responds to Morinville public school issue

Mar 8, 2011 2

Dear Editor:

I have been following the articles and discussions regarding the lack of truly public schools in Morinville. There are some forty major recognized religions in the world, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism… […]

Parent delegation represented in the legislature

Feb 24, 2011 4

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – After presenting their case to Morinville Town Council Tuesday night, a group of local parents who have requested the Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division (GSACRD) to follow the general provincial curriculum in Morinville schools… […]

Secular option not among board offerings

Jan 18, 2011 11

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – A group of Morinville parents did not get the answers they were hoping for Monday night after waiting more than a month for the Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division (GSACRD) board to respond to their request for a non faith-based option for their children attending Morinville public schools.

GSACRD trustees voted unanimously on administration’s recommendation that: “the Board of Trustees not support the request that Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools provide a fully secular… […]

School board approves deficit budget

Nov 30, 2010 1

By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – Greater St. Albert Catholic School Board (GSACRD) trustees approved the division’s 2010-2011 operating budget Monday night – a budget that shows a $658,501 deficit. The negative figure is the difference between the $66,626,181 in revenues the division expects to receive and the $67,284,682 it expects to incur in expenditures.

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