The City of Morden published the following announcement about the sponsorship portion of the new Morden sign located on the community's east side.

"At noon on Thursday, August 25, the City of Morden and Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre received a phone call from John and Bonnie Buhler requesting the removal of their names from a sponsorship sign located near the new Morden mosasaur entrance sign on Highway #3.

Having not been involved in the design process of the sign, which was based on the interpretation of an agreement of sponsorship for the mosasaur sculpture, the Buhlers felt that it was ostentatious and suggested selecting a more suitable slogan representative of the community on whole.

To that end, the City of Morden will be preparing to host a competition to choose a new City slogan which will be featured on the sign near the Morden mosasaur. More details will be available in the following week."

The sponsorship portion, which featured the words "Sponsored by Bonnie and John Buhler" just in front of the mosasaur replica, was sharply criticized on social media.