Opinion

In the aftermath of the Federal Court of Appeal’s horrendous decision to stop work on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, this is what one pipeliner told me that day: “Eight thousand jobs disappeared this morning, and one of them was mine.

The Kinsmen Arena in Yorkton is on its last legs. The facility has struggled with condensation issues for years, primarily because the facility was not designed to handle the humidity associated with ice being installed in the warmer weather months.

I have recently spoken with two Kamsack grandmothers who both, separately, received calls from "a grandson". The “grandson” claims to have been in an car accident and needs money to either get out of jail or repair his car.

When necessity forced me from the world of freelance writing and speaking into using those skills to earn a regular paycheque, I never imagined the blessing of a desk of my own in a quiet office.

Not everyone at a gaming table will feel the same about every game that is pulled off the shelves. Even at our small table the four of us have some rather lengthy discussions over the merits of certain games.

It’s meeting time again! The first meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be on Wednesday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. at SIGN on North Street.

The first image above is an architect’s drawing of the proposed Yorkton Collegiate. The second is a photo of the Yorkton Collegiate likely taken in the 1920s.

A number of years ago, the Yorkton Terriers went to a ‘game specific’ season ticket system and I was astounded at the backlash in the community from it. Fans had been taking advantage of this forever and it was well past time to stop it.

I think about the end of the world a lot. Call it a a morbid fascination or the byproduct of too many late night Space channel marathons.