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Letter to the Editor - Flood brings out spirit

Letter to the Editor - Flood brings out spirit

Dear Editor:On behalf of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce, I commend the City of Yorkton and the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing for a well organized plan to provide assistance to the citizens and businesses affected by the floodin
These are my neighbours

These are my neighbours

As our family drove home from Canada Day celebrations, the day rapidly changed moods. Since morning, we'd enjoyed sunshine at a heritage site about an hour southwest.
What the beluga can teach us about ourselves

What the beluga can teach us about ourselves

Many people were rightly outraged at recent reports that coins thrown into a whale pool may have contributed to the death of a baby beluga at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Planning helps life's challenges

Planning helps life's challenges

Dear Bill: Planning would help our situation. I work in a manufacturing company with heavy challenges periodically and when that happens, stress peaks.
Garden of the week contest underway

Garden of the week contest underway

Did I tell you about how we lost our rhubarb plant? We had a beautiful, lush rhubarb plant in the back yard; we treasured it especially for its ruby-red stalks that tasted as good as they looked! One day, we noticed that a couple of the leaves were w
Things I wonder on wash day

Things I wonder on wash day

This morning, simply to celebrate the sun, I hung our wash outside to dry. Strung each piece against tree and sky. Threaded them like odd-shaped beads on a high wire. Shirts and towels immediately began flirting with the breeze.
Rural cabinet ministers stable and solid

Rural cabinet ministers stable and solid

Sometimes, the best cabinet moves a Premier makes are the ones he doesn't make.
Species lost is a silent epidemic

Species lost is a silent epidemic

Scientists warn that the twin threats of climate change and wildlife extinction threaten our planet's life-support systems, including clean air, clean water, and productive soil.
Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial - Sadly too late for 'old flour mill'

Editorial - Sadly too late for 'old flour mill'

The old flour mill site in Yorkton is considered by some a valuable heritage property with potential as a tourist attraction. Others see the site as an eyesore which should be removed forever from the city skyline.