Opinion

At this time of year we are usually marking meeting dates on our calendars, but not this year! There are still no meeting dates set for the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society.

Buried in the usual rhetoric of a federal Throne Speech, amid the multi-faceted response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, was an interesting kernel of an idea put forward by the Liberal government.

Explore an alternate water source NOTE: The following letter was provided to The Outlook in early summer but had not been published.

I was late to the party of fans that enjoyed the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” when it aired from 2009-2015. I started watching the political satire just this past April after looking for something lighthearted.

The strange thing about Yorkton for the past few months is that we have been in a bit of a bubble, all things considered. Very few cases of COVID-19, which made it pretty easy to start to discount it.

The problem with politics is … well … the politics. Or so we are again reminded as we head into another provincial election and, possibly, a federal election. Caught in the middle are Saskatchewan farmers struggling to get through harvest.

In mid-September of 2019 a local road building company decided to excavate their property for gravel, approximately 40 acres, which they most certainly have the right to do. The excavation went on up until December 20th of 2019.

Dear Editor: Kudos to City of Yorkton Maintenance Workers This letter is in recognition of the many hardworking men and women on the maintenance crews in our city.

I have a written agreement with my favorite author to adapt one of his stories into a movie. I bet you don’t read that every day from someone who lives in this area. It’s true, though, at least if we’re being technical here.

Politicians of all stripes and of all levels need to tread lightly when it comes to the impact of COVID-19.