Yorkton This Week

Lars Roy (Speedy) Larson was born August 28, 1928 in Hudson Bay, SK. He died January 19, 2018 in Langenburg, SK.

Catherine Elizabeth Kime - August 12, 1922 - January 21, 2018. Catherine was one of nine children born to Welsh parents David and Jane Jones.

Kenneth Rae, August 5, 1945 - January 22, 2018, was raised on the Nesbitt farm at Willowbrook, SK where he lived until he finished his schooling and moved to Winnipeg, MB.

A dozen years ago, after a visit to a distant friend, I received a parcel from her. “What’d you forget?” the Preacher asked. (I lose things easily. Even my head, sometimes.) “Nothing!” I said, ripping the wrappings.

The National Hockey League is about to hit the ice for its all-star game. Yes, I am aware that the game might be the silliest all-star format in the entire world of sports, and is hardly worth the ink of this line in terms of news.

It was with great interest I read the suggestion the game of Cartography. It is a contemporary mind game, or abstract strategy game, a fusion of Go and Carcassonne.

The Government of Canada has a duty to inform all Canadians about its programs, services, policies and decisions. Communication is central to the Government of Canada’s work and contributes directly to the Canadian public’s trust in their government.

The overall cost of regulation for Canadian businesses is $36.2 billion, $10 billion of which can be considered unnecessary, redundant or overly burdensome “red tape”.

It isn’t watermelon weather, but make a cup of tea and sit down with me for a few minutes.

Yorkton, I love ya, but we’ve got to talk about a nasty habit you’ve developed. I hope I’m not stepping out of bounds here. I know I’m still a newcomer around town (hence the title of my semi-coherent column).