Opinion

Dear Editor: Please convey my great appreciation to Thom Barker on the wonderful article that appeared in the September 26 edition of Yorkton This Week titled "A dream come true for Yorkton's Ukrainian Catholics.

Do you know how to have fewer weeds? Get rid of aphids? Grow bigger tomatoes? Have more vibrant geraniums? Neither do I, but some of these questions and many more might be answered at the next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society

The problem with the notion that a certain party will always represent your concerns is, that certain party eventually winds up as your government.

Dear Editor: So the NHL is on strike. It is the billionaire owners vs the millionaire players. I see some of them are already signing to play in the European leagues.

This weekend Culture Days was celebrated in the city, a time to mark the rich diversity of peoples who have made Yorkton what it is.

The marketers of so-called "wellness bracelets" just won't give up. Last week, I saw a new TV commercial for the thoroughly debunked Q-Ray "ionized" bracelets.

It's Friday night and, tomorrow, my wife and I will be attending the funeral of 27-year-old Bobby Vargo in Kipling. Bobby is Austin's older brother. Austin stayed with us as a 17-year-old goaltender with the Yorkton Harvest three years ago.

I hope that you were able to attend the Horticultural Society's Fall Plant and Bulb Sale last week, and that you found some new treasures for your garden! Thank you to everyone who donated plants to the sale; a special thank you to the very kind frie

Canadian ultra-conservatives want to re-open the debate on abortion and are using a new tactic: "science.