Opinion

My family and I have been overwhelmed, in a positive way, with all the caring messages and comments from people concerning our 7-year-old daughter Mallory, who suffered two broken wrists while playing at Canora Beach on July 2nd.

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

I guess there's one thing we can say about ourselves, gardeners: we are resilient! The heat of recent days, and the storm last week, has been hard on our plants and on us! But it's amazing how the heat has made everything go into "fast forward".

When it comes to fundraising, there are a lot of groups looking for ways to raise money. Some are tried and true, such as bingos, 50/50 draws and walk-a-thons.

A recent conversation with Saskatchewan's foremost statistician, Doug Elliott, reminded me of a couple truisms about rural Saskatchewan that I haven't thought about for awhile: The first is that it's a little too easy to assume Saskatchewan is one bi

When I watch some of the young parents around me, trying to balance parenting of precious children with overcrowded schedules, un-weaned self-interests, too many technical gadgets, and homes bulging with clutter, I shudder.

We can't live without clean water. Canada is blessed with an abundance of lakes and rivers and has a global responsibility to manage them well.

It seems incredible but Monday evening Yorkton Council reviewed and passed its 2013 Capital Budget. It was not so many years ago Council fought with its budget process to the point it was well into the year of operations before a budget was passed.

Being Flynn (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Paul Weitz. Starring Paul Dano, Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore. Intense character piece packed with life and driven by the fire of its lead actors.