Opinion

If you are a regular reader of this column then you know that the School of Horticulture was involved in the landscaping of the brand new mini golf course in Waskesiu in Prince Albert National Park.

When you hear the phrase “discretionary family trusts,” you’ll probably first think of trust fund babies, offshore accounts, and tax havens – in other words, something used only by the ultra-rich.

There may yet be some good coming out of the recent rather bad rural Saskatchewan crime statistics. One bad aspect is the healthy kick to the ego and the prideful notion rural Saskatchewan is a safe place to be.

Although also called honeyberry and sweetberry, haskap is the oldest name for this fruit, first used eight centuries ago by the Ainu people who settled Hokkaido, Japan. Its people still gather the berries from the wild there every summer.

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” There are few of us, at least of my generation for sure, who are not familiar with that question.

Thinking of selling your cottage, cabin, or recreational property? Unless it’s truly your principal residence, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will want its share of any capital gain you make on the sale.

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Old hotels are full of stories – some of them sad. The Commercial Hotel at Blaine Lake is no exception. Here are a few tragic stories about this still-standing hotel.

Dear Editor In response to “Unions a factor in health costs” ( New-Optimist, July 24), one thing Richard Wouters fails to point out in the costs of health care is that of some doctors who take advantage of the health system.

Several years ago, my wife and I retired our Blackberries for iPhone 4S. The heavens parted, a chorus sang Halleluiah, and we were inducted into the Apple cult.