Opinion

I stopped down at the bait and tackle shop near the beach at Sandy Lake, Man., looking for some spade fuses for the boat. Sorry, the proprietor said, he didn’t have any.

We have reached the midpoint of the year, and top-performing funds are well on their way to earning FundGrade A+® Awards for 2018.

Years ago, composting was a word that was relatively unknown. Today, as we make our salads or clean and prepare garden vegetables, we know that throwing out what is not edible is unacceptable. Composting behaviour by Canadians has been increasing.

It has been the tale of two seasons. We had such a dry start to spring in the province that RMs and even urban governments implemented fire bans in their representative areas.

The University of Saskatchewan Boreal series of haskaps (lonicera caerulea), released from 2014 to '16, greatly extends their harvest season with the fruit ripening into early August. This series has large fruit and bushes.

Best place to live a subjective and complex

Let us be clear it is a good thing the RCMP is not laying criminal charges in the Global Transportation Hub fiasco.

So I have recently taken to highway road trips on my pedal bike. The idea was daunting at first; I would not make it against a fast-moving vehicle, but so far everyone has been pretty good with interacting with a cyclist.

By Brenda Schmidt Published by Thistledown Press $20 ISBN 978-1-77187-154-9 How interesting to watch a poet’s repertoire grow and change over the years, and learn what’s freshly inspiring him or her.

While strolling through our local farmers market, I noticed a lapel pin for sale. Here’s how it read: “Hi, I can’t remember your name either.” I immediately tossed a couple of dollars in the bucket and brought it home, intending to wear it every day.