Opinion

Yorkton appears poised for the commercial construction boom we had anticipated once the two canola crushing plants were in place and fully staffed. That boom was muted initially by a general economic recession which gripped the world.

Premier Brad Wall's detractors tend to criticize him for jumping into costly big-dream ideas without properly examining them first.

Kelsey Jones is a guy I work with and his attention to detail is great because you need to have that as a graphic artist. However, I find this character trait extends beyond the work world. He has a way of finding the most obscure things.

This won't be the election that sees the federal Liberals make many inroads in Saskatchewan.

In recent weeks Yorkton Council has heard a series of presentations from Associated Engineering (AE) on its current Asset Management Project.

A knowledgeable gardening friend told me the other day that she would soon be planting some sweet peas in a bare patch of earth that had appeared in her garden. It seems so early, but sweet peas like cooler temperatures. Sweet peas.

Grizzly bears are a lot like people. They eat both plants and animals, just like us. They need a place to live and room to move. They mate and have families, just as humans do.

It's been over a year, but "Where have you moved to?" people still ask. Next door to the country, say I. To a place God had waiting. In a town meant for living and loving it, not commerce.

Whether you think this federal election is about ethics or the economy is likely telling you a lot about how you are going to vote. This is by no means a proof-positive determining test.