Opinion

I watched social media with great interest over the weekend as a healthy debate ensued over the issue of $5 admission for the Harvest Showdown.

The idea of a right to a healthy environment is getting traction at Canada's highest political levels. Federal Opposition MP Linda Duncan recently introduced "An Act to Establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights" in Parliament.

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.

There is an old adage within the newspaper business that an editorial deal with topics which are of interest to readers, and if possible discuss topics which readers are already talking about.

Dear Editor, We live in such a great country. We have so much to be proud of and to be grateful for. Now more than ever we need strong leadership.

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

From time to time I have been known to fill this space with pet peeves. And I frequently write about evidence-based decision-making as it applies to specific topics or news stories.

I've joined a noon hour Bible study group for women, most of whom work in the downtown area. For the first time in several years, rather than talking about faith to larger groups, I'm connecting weekly, face-to-face, with a small group.

First thing, we'll do a little gardening housekeeping: members of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society are reminded that the AGM and Banquet takes place Wednesday, November 26.