Opinion

I don't know about you, fellow gardeners, but with every snowfall it seems harder to believe that it is now spring! The piles of snow everywhere make it difficult to imagine how our tulips and daffodils will ever make an appearance.

Dear Editor: I am a 69 year old retired Yorkton Regional Health Centre employee. On March 13, 2013, as her sole caregiver, I brought my 88 year old, 150 lb., disabled mother in for an EGD slated for 10 a.m.

Rural Saskatchewan has certainly seen better budgets. But it has also seen worse. Let us examine today how rural Saskatchewan specifically did in the 2013-14 budget, presented last week by Finance Minister Ken Krawetz.

Given recently released numbers from Statistics Canada, it is unsurprising last week's provincial budget includes a significant bump in spending for corrections and policing.

The media sure knows how to spin things don't they? Last week, a story came out regarding the Saskatchewan Government deciding to cap a hefty insurance increase against motorcyclists.

It was not an announcement with the greatest fanfare, but it was one which should have huge benefits for Yorkton and area moving forward. Transactions was a conference which promoted collaboration between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities.

Ontario's Healthy Kids Panel recently proposed a strategy to help kids get onto a path to health. The problem is that the path doesn't lead them into nature.

This morning I jotted off a quick email to a lady named Carol and her husband, John. I wanted them to know that I remembered that today was my friend Margaret's birthday. And that I missed her. Margaret was John's mother.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) held its 15th annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony, roasting the year's worst and funniest examples of government waste.

We still have loads of snow, but the days are getting longer, so perhaps there is hope for spring after all! Nothing can boost our gardening spirits better than to get together with other gardeners and talk about our gardens! We hope you can be at th