Opinion

With sports still on hiatus I thought instead of struggling for some event to write about it would be easier to shift gears a little bit.

Let's Not Go Back to 'Normal' Dear Editor, It’s now been five weeks since we’ve gone into self-isolation as individuals and as a nation. There has been plenty of time to watch our country cope with the pandemic and the shutdown of our economy.

There’s plenty that the COVID pandemic has taken away from us when it comes to enjoying things indoors, so I decided to embrace what I’m still able to enjoy last weekend.

With about seven minutes to go before an on-line meeting I was hosting was set to begin, the power suddenly went out.

A Caterpillar Diesel D7 Tractor equipped with No. 7A Bulldozer is used on sanitary landfill operations on York Road. Photo taken by the Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Illinois. Source: Howard Jackson Collection City of Yorkton Archives.

Things are getting better, although it may be hard to convince people that this is the case. After all, there are legitimate reasons of late to think that the impact of this COVID-19 pandemic is making things much worse.

Anyone who has gone on a social media site has been able to witness people posting all about their favorite stuff.

National Volunteer Week was marked across Canada this week (April 19 to 25). In Canada volunteering is deeply ingrained to the point it is a part of our identity as Canadians.

A little less than a year ago, we all saw the final result of some incredible and tireless dedication come to light when a new swimming pool facility opened its doors in Outlook.

Time has passed and Saskatchewan continues to see impressive numbers on the COVID-19 front. With these positive numbers, the province released their new plan to reopen Saskatchewan in the coming weeks and months. This is exciting.