Opinion

In 1909, shortly after the railway arrived, George Stalker and his partner Howard Hudson spared no expense building the grand, three-storey Shellbrook Hotel on the corner of Railway Avenue and Main Street, directly across from the train station.

By Tim Lilburn Published by University of Regina Press $19.95 ISBN 978-0-88977-530-5 Years ago I lived a block from poet and essayist Tim Lilburn in Saskatoon’s leafy City Park area, and it’s been wonderful to watch his literary star rise.

The season of the forest tent caterpillar invasion isn’t over yet.

In the best movie ever made, Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader has just frozen Han Solo in carbonite. He then tells Lando Calrissian, Han’s friend, “Calrissian, take the princess and the Wookie to my ship.

While some old hotels in small-town Saskatchewan still have a sink in the room and bathroom down the hall, they have come a long way from the days when a “thunder mug” was placed under the bed.

Garden Days are fast approaching. It is the annual celebration of Canada’s garden culture, which, as of this year, also includes Saskatchewan. As the provincial spokesperson, it has been a busy time getting people involved from all walks of life.

“Did they look you up because they wanted to borrow money?" Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, asked me. I had told him of a sudden phone call and the subsequent visit from my long-lost cousin and her husband.

It has taken a while to get here but it has made it.

Battlefords RCMP, backed up by F Division brass, hosted a town hall meeting in Battleford last Tuesday.

Garden Days are fast approaching. It is the annual celebration of Canada’s garden culture, which, as of this year, also includes Saskatchewan. As the provincial spokesperson, it has been a busy time getting people involved from all walks of life.