Opinion

Dear Editor: The 2017 provincial budget presented last week contained a number of measures that will affect our province. Tough decisions were made to manage deficits and put the brakes on future debt.

In years after the event it would be pointed to as a galvanizing moment in the still young years of Canada as a nation.

Both the provincial and federal budgets were released recently to a lot of fanfare and all kinds of reactions from all sides of the political arena. As a reporter, Budget Day is kinda funny.

By Gary Gabel

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Ten years ago the Preacher was diagnosed with West Nile Neurological Disease. Five years ago, colon cancer, stage four, followed. This summer marks the point where he will be declared officially in remission. We’re so grateful.

It has been said before in this space, and I will say it again: had the Sask Party not frittered away the money in good times, and had actually set aside a rainy-day fund as was recommended to them early in their first term, we would not be faced wit

We have all heard the old adage, “If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.” If you are like me, you’ve heard it applied this year over and over both in that traditional form and its reverse.

Let’s make a cup of tea, and I’ll tell you about a great gardening book I’m reading. It’s called “Best Garden Plants for Saskatchewan and Manitoba” by Patricia Hanbridge and Laura Peters.