Opinion

A brand-new bridge in the RM of Clayton collapsed within hours of it being open to the public. The RM is saying there was no geotechnical investigation done before the bridge was built, something that’s highly irregular.

I was telling Ed that we are a little chilly because we have a dead pilot light for our fireplace. Of course, Ed instructed me to light the pilot light and get a fire in the fireplace.

Winston Churchill Parker of Okotoks, Alta., served in the RCAF and spent years as a German POW. Now 100 years old, he is one of our honoured living Canadian veterans. Read his story here: www.elinorflorence.com/blog/ww2-pow

During the Second World War, Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King wanted Canadians to cut back on drinking. In a national radio broadcast on Dec.

The big question for young couples just starting out is whether to move out of that downtown condo unit and borrow to buy a home. This becomes especially critical if you’re planning a family or if a baby is already on the way.

Dear Editor Saskatchewan is currently spending five per cent of its budget on mental health, which is two per cent less than the national average.

The zonal geraniums (Pelargonium x hortorum) we grow as houseplants and tender bedding plants are complex hybrids of species native to South Africa. I was shocked when I first saw them in Tanzania, East Africa in the early 1960s.

I saw one of my high school teachers in Regina a while back who told me that he reads my columns with great interest.

Jobs represent the well-being of constituents, which should be the foremost concern of any local elected official.

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