Opinion

Is it just me, or is it hard to believe that it's September already? Wasn't it just a moment ago that you and I were talking about starting our gardens, and what we would plant; and now the days are so much shorter and the air is crisper.

I spent a week around July 1 in a cabin on one of Haida Gwaii's remote islands. I was there to celebrate a birthday - not Canada's, but my grandson's second.

The City of Yorkton will be investing millions of dollars over the next decade in an attempt to protect the community from the extensive damage like that suffered July 1, last year when the city experienced a massive storm, one later described as a o

What would you say are one of the most planted, most used, and least appreciated vegetables in our gardens? I would say beets, and here's why.

One of the more intriguing mysteries about the late Jack Layton's career is why he didn't do better here. After all, when Jack Layton started out as federal NDP leader, all he and his party had going for it was Saskatchewan.

Dear Editor: Responding to the "Concerns over new Manor rules" of Wed. July 27. That letter clearly expresses how the residents, their familes and most caregivers feel.

While the Preacher took himself out of province to visit family for a few weeks, I laid a flagstone path to the back garden, hoping to surprise him on his return. The path didn't impress him much.

I, honestly, have never ever cast a ballot in any election and voted for an NDP politician, but I still couldn't help but be moved by the passing of Jack Layton on Monday.

This space is generally reserved for comment on issues which relate directly to our city, but this week Yorkton This Week joins all Canadians in saying good bye to Jack Layton.