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Freezing on a July fishing trip

Freezing on a July fishing trip

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

Overuse renders words, gestures meaningless

Every generation has its own slang pertaining to things it finds generally positive. Some of those have been cool, hip, groovy, solid and swell. A few years ago that catchall term became 'awesome.
Hop on the yard and garden bus

Hop on the yard and garden bus

Gardeners, remember that Yorkton In Bloom is coming up! The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be helping the City with this project, and we'd like to thank the City for coordinating this wonderful project every year! For more informatio
Floods show something is changing

Floods show something is changing

The problem with having a reasonable discussion about the strange happenings around us is it invariably gets bogged down in a fight over the words we use to describe it. You know the words that bog down the conversation: Global Warming.
EDITORIAL - Necessities before luxuries

EDITORIAL - Necessities before luxuries

City taxes are on their way up in 2015, continuing what is become an annual hike. In late 2013 Council approved a 5.
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Citizen science: New name, old practice

Citizen science: New name, old practice

Last week, a fascinating project came to my attention involving ants, cookies and "citizen science.
Weather experts needed

Weather experts needed

It wasn't that long ago, okay maybe about thirty years ago, that Environment Canada was considered to be over-staffed and the federal government took the chopping block to it.
God reigns, even when it rains

God reigns, even when it rains

For thirty-six hours relentless downpours pounded Southeast Saskatchewan and Manitoba; eight and a half inches in my backyard, according to a bucket on the deck.
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