Opinion

Dear Editor: Our names are Arch and Dawn; we are the owner/operators of Blue Lakes Resort at East Blue Lake in Duck Mountain Provincial Park. A flood started at East Blue Lake in 2010 and has been ongoing to date of 2015.

Welcome to Week CLXXI of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.

“My fellow Canadians. “We have all just witnessed a sad spectacle -- a prime minister so burdened with corruption in his own party that he is unable to do his job and lead the country, a party leader playing for time, begging for another chance.

Well, I guess there could be one thing less riveting than an 11-week federal election campaign starting in the middle of August.

The editor: Consider downhill skiing. There are well marked trails. Some say “beginners,” others say “intermediate,” and some say “advanced.” Then, of course, there are the unmarked trails where the high-risk-takers might dare to go.

Canada has long had a reputation in the world marketplace for producing a high quality wheat. It has in essence been this country’s ace-in-the-hole in terms of marketing wheat even in times of low prices.

My kitchen has smelled glorious these past few weeks. I mean, what could smell better than the aroma of fresh dill and garlic? In fact, I can’t believe that some company that manufactures air freshen-ers hasn’t yet marketed this tantalizing aroma.

Jode Roberts has spent a lot of the summer checking out ditches and fields along the sides of roads, railways and trails. At first, he didn’t like what he was seeing.

Can you believe this is the last week of August? I can’t, although there are telltale signs in the garden that our gardening season is beginning to wind down.