Opinion

City council has designated March 13 as Nothing Special Day following a presentation by the Commemorative and Awareness Days Fatigue Society (CADFS). At its regular meeting February 21, Council heard from Nolan Skaple, CADFS president.

The old refrain is that there is nothing to do in the city of Yorkton. I’m beginning to have very little sympathy towards that viewpoint, largely because the city has a bad habit of scaring acts away.

There is a reason why tough times in Saskatchewan become times of division. It has to do with the fact that no government ever seems to equally represent both rural and urban interests for very long.

The way CBC promoted the story and the way the Internet reacted, you would think Subway was using radioactive human remains in its chicken sandwiches.

Dear Editor: In the past and presumably in the future oil, potash and grain prices will rise and fall. Potash and oil prices seem to have larger rebounds and affect the economy almost immediately.

Dear Editor: Do farmers really believe a market exists for grain sales? Many farmers are complaining about grain prices being offered this winter especially for wheat.

Dear Editor: I have recently moved to Yorkton from a small town near Dauphin where I have been quite active in community affairs, most of my adult life.

To say the least, the preliminary City of Yorkton budget unveiled at the Committee of the Whole meeting of Council Tuesday, Feb. 21 was an interesting one.

I watched a fascinating documentary on TV this past week that shed a light on two things: 1. Saskatoon is undeniably a troubled city when it comes to violent crime; and 2.