Opinion

This year, I was a bit curious what the most popular movies were.

This photo shows an unidentified couple leaving the James Wilson farm in the district of Beaver Dale west of Yorkton in the 1920s.

Dear Editor: On December 2, the Alberta government announced it will impose production discipline on the province’s oil companies to bring the price of bitumen-based oil above its cost of production.

Like the Grinch, my heart also grows three sizes at Christmas … a condition I probably should have a doctor look at after the holiday season.

We are on the eve of a new year, a year which should prove interesting in terms of the political landscape.

I was just listening to British Columbia Premier John Horgan talk on December 5 about CleanBC, his government’s climate change plan. Of particular interest was his reference to mandating zero emissions vehicles by 2040, in just 21 years.

Scene 1. Outside Wal-Mart. December, years ago. A loaded buggy rolls down a slight incline towards me. We collide. “Whoa!” I grab its side to stay upright. A cherubic face peers from among piles of bags and boxes. Wide eyes meet mine.

Christmas is less than a week away! Let’s sit down for a moment with a cup of tea, catch our breath, and pause to think about the plants of Christmas.

This Nativity Scene is the work of Theodore Onufrijchuk, Horticulturist for the City of Yorkton. He and his wife Ludmila were from Ukraine coming to Canada in the 1950s after having survived the horrors of concentration camps during World War ll. Mr.