Opinion

Falling resource revenue and rising debt in the mid-year 2012-13 budget update will be unnerving for some of you that have been around for awhile.

The Yorkton Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogy Society will be holding their Christmas meeting on Tuesday, December 11. This meeting is for members only; for full details call Dave at 783-1093 or Glenn at 782-7969.

The City of Yorkton has decided to put off their final decision on the closure of 7th Avenue North until toward the end of January, citing more study work.

"I hope to put up the tannenbaum tonight," my daughter told me over the phone. She used the German word, to avoid excess excitement among the four children. It didn't work.

There are times ideas pop up in a community which makes such perfect sense it surprises that no one has thought of doing it before. That is the case with the new 'Moving to Yorkton' website launched by the City of Yorkton Friday.

The race to become leader of the world's most powerful democracy often seemed disconnected from reality. During debates, the two main candidates stooped to insults, half-truths and outright lies.

The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be holding their annual general meeting tonight, Wednesday, November 28, at St. Gerard's Parish Complex in Yorkton.

When you live in a free and just society, it is easy to take for granted just how fortunate we are. For all its blemishes, the Canadian Justice System is something to be proud of. It is sophisticated and compassionate, flexible and fair.