Battlefords News-Optimist

Wilfred "Lorne" Edwards passed away peacefully in the early morning of December 4, 2014. Lorne was born September 6, 1940 at Turtleford, Sask.

I was struggling for a topic to write about until I walked into Shoppers Drug Mart one day and saw a big, stuffed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for sale. The reindeer looked just like he did on the holiday specials I remembered seeing on TV.

Tuesday is the first of three nights of musical entertainment at John Paul II Collegiate. Back to the 1980s is this year’s foray into musical theatre.

He’s a cast member of one of Canada’s most prestigious theatre companies and, although his immediate family no longer resides here, he still comes “home” to the Battlefords.

Once again, it was a solemn occasion as the women who were the victims of the Montreal Massacre were remembered at the Territorial Place Mall Cafe. Dec. 6 marked the 25th anniversary of the shootings at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal.

Layne Young had three points to lead the Battlefords AAA Stars (16-5-0-0) over the Beardy’s Blackhawks (5-13-0-1) 4-1 Thursday. Young scored twice and assisted on another as every goal scored in the game came in the third period.

Then stop counting on high resource prices

Conversions to defined contribution plans have resulted in adverse impacts for the many stakeholders of public sector pension plans

As implementing one will do nothing for the environment, what do its proponents really hope to achieve?

I was struggling for a topic to write about until I walked into Shoppers Drug Mart one day and saw a big, stuffed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for sale. The reindeer looked just like he did on the holiday specials I remembered seeing on TV.