Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Morinville School Debacle Continues
Dear editor, It is with a discouraged heart that I write to you once again about the seemingly impossible and […]
public schools
Local News
Public forum on public education provides answers
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – On the day Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division released their survey to gauge interest in non-faith-based education in Morinville, parents, residents and several people from outside the community filed into the Morinville Seniors’ Rendez-Vous Centre to hear a number of speakers talk about public education, what it is and how it can be achieved… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Dissatisfied parents respond to satisfied parents
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. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Reader calls on Morinville Town Council to walk the talk
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… […]
Local News
Parent delegation takes case to Morinville council
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – A delegation of Morinville parents requesting the Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division (GSACRD) to follow the general provincial curriculum in Morinville schools rather than the Catholic separate curriculum brought their case to Morinville Town Council Tuesday night. The delegation, led by group spokesperson Donna Hunter, presented their case in an eight-minute address to Mayor and council, outlining not only their concerns as parents but what they feel should be the concerns of council…. […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Parent delegation clarifies misunderstandings about GSACRD request
Dear editor:
There is confusion or misunderstanding about what our Morinville parent delegation has requested from our public schools. We are advocating for our public schools to operate like other public schools across the province. We have no issue having Religious Studies class or a faith-based program like the Christian LOGOS program… […]
Schools and youth
Catholic Women’s League to hold meeting on former education minister’s petition
By MorinvilleNews.com Staff
Morinville – The Catholic Women’s League will be opening their doors to the public Thursday evening for a presentation on how former Minister of Education Dave King’s petition to disestablish the province’s Roman Catholic and Protestant Separate Schools could affect Catholic education in Morinville and the province. The meeting will be held at the Morinville Parish Hall at 7 p.m.