Opinion

Dear Editor: To an amazingly supportive community! This letter goes out to the wonderfully generous businesses and families in and around Yorkton, Swift Current, Regina, and many more who supported the Puckett family.

Dear Editor: Ag Minister Gerry Ritz has a reputation for sometimes folksy, occasionally absurd and always partisan remarks, but when he strays into areas of defamation and outright lies, a response is warranted.

When the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce was given a brief presentation on the ‘Transportation and Growth Opportunities for the Yorkton Region’ recently it was the first public look at an initiative which could be hugely important to the local region’s e

Welcome to Week CXXXVI of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.

Christmas. At no time of the year — or at least, at no time during a non-election year — is the spirit of giving so prevalent. Even old Scrooge like columnists get caught up in the spirit of the season.

Compassion, empathy, and respect for the essential dignity of all persons. Courtesy. Patience. Moral courage and high ethics. A reputation for honesty, integrity and fairness. Strong, dignified interpersonal skills that command authority.

View from the Cheap Seats is kind of an extension of the newsroom. Whenever our three regular reporters, Calvin Daniels, Thom Barker and Randy Brenzen are in the building together, it is frequently a site of heated debate.

As usual, my top science stories are kind of quirky. I have combined what are undoubtedly the biggest stories with a little Canadian content, something humourous and a nod to my own biases, which include human evolution and space travel.

I recently travelled across Canada with David Suzuki Foundation staff, from St. John’s to Victoria and up to Yellowknife, joined by friends and allies along the way.