Opinion

Dear Editor: With the current round of advertizing going on with Ducks Unlimited and their critique of drainage we finally have an opportunity to discuss publicly the elephant in the room.

Thankfully, no one was hurt or injured in last week's train derailment near Wadena. Rather than a tragedy, we have instead another reminder of the serious hazards that accompany living in rural Saskatchewan.

When the touring National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) bus rolled into Yorkton Thursday and set up in our downtown park there was not a flood of people awaiting its arrival.

It's quite comical to see Minister Ritz's staff try to belittle anyone who has an opinion contrary to the Minister or anyone who tries to get some information out of the Minister. Case in point is the recent attack on Mr.

It is interesting these days in Yorkton to listen to people lamenting those things which ultimately relate to the economic growth and vibrancy of both our city, and our province.

Perhaps the first place new Rural and Remote Health Minister Greg Ottenbreit should examine is the hospital in his own home town of Yorkton.

For whatever you want to say about the former Progressive Conservative government - and there is much to say that isn't very flattering - one thing is certain: They were a government for the farmers.