Opinion

At the most recent regular meeting of Yorkton Council May 17, some rather good news was unveiled, especially given that for the past 15-months the City and world has been stuck in the middle of a worldwide health pandemic.

I was reading a quote on a mug I own recently, which says, “We are what we repeatedly do. EXCELLENCE, then, is not an act but a habit”. In a suddenly convicted state I must admit that mine should say … “THIEVERY, then, is not an act but a habit”.

I wrote the paragraphs below a long time ago. Originally published as one of my early columns, they eventually landed in my second book, Practice by Practice.

Last week we were looking at Xiangqi through the eyes of Jim Png the man behind www.xqinenglish.com , and this week he continue to delve into his Herculean effort to promote the board game he loves.

It’s hard to believe that we have not met in more than a year, but the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society is still not having meetings.

When it comes to livestock disease the Canadian agriculture sector is keenly aware of how devastating they can be in terms of impacting trade.

I remember the springtimes of my childhood vividly. They may have been my most favorite time of the year because they signified a whole shwack of things.

We’re in our happy place now. Greenhouses are open. Cue the music because this is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. For my husband. Normally I would wander through the greenhouses with him.

If we only learn one thing from this pandemic, it should be why we need healthy democracies. That our democracy needs to be healthy is always a given, but COVID-19 should have given us greater insight into why that’s so crucial.

When it comes to lacrosse Chris Boushy, currently a member of the Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League, has approached things a bit differently.