Opinion

Dear Editor: With the demise of the Single desk of the CWB, the Federal Conservative and provincial Saskatchewan governments are quickly establishing a wheat and barley commission to collect funds from farmers and do research for the grain trade! Lea

News of the devastating floods in Alberta hit Canadians hard. We've all been moved by extraordinary stories of first responders and neighbours stepping in to help and give selflessly at a time of great need.

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

Fast Forward To The Past (for July 10, 2013) During your summer travels doing genealogy research, your path may take you past small country churches.

Haven't our gardens been glorious this past week? So many things are in bloom right now: daylilies, cranesbill geraniums, oriental poppies, and the showiest of all, the fragrant flamboyant peony.

I am not Liberal, but I am going to take a rare side of defending Justin Trudeau for accepting money for speaking engagements for charities. If a charity has the money to pay a speaker, then I don't see why Trudeau shouldn't accept it.

Secunderabad, India. A breeze teased a response from the thin fabric panels of a red and orange Maharajah tent where a small congregation sat cross-legged on the ground, their arms raised in a song of praise.

Gardeners, the first thing we should chat about is the road trip that the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be taking to Neepawa on Saturday, July 20.