Opinion

Seeing that it is May, I thought it would be a good time to do a column on Saskatchewan’s big game draw. The province’s draw system dates back to 1958 when the province’s elk populations were under pressure.

Spring is finally here. As the temperature starts to get warmer and the snow has disappeared, it unfortunately shows much of the litter and garbage that was dumped over the winter.

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The note in the illustration came into the newsroom affixed to Page 13 of the May 3 edition of the Regional Optimist.

Do you text and drive? Do you talk on your hand-held phone and drive? If you habitually do these things or engage in any other activities that take your mind off the task at hand, chances are good you will eventually pay the price, in the form of a t

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Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, is getting busier on his farm and complaining that company always comes when you don’t have time to visit. Ed learned family from Edmonton was coming for the weekend to celebrate Mother’s Day.

At 1:55 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, the alert went out. It was a test of the new Alert Ready nationwide emergency alert system. At the time, I was sitting in my basement office, with my SaskTel iPhone 6s on my desk right in front of me.

Soon it will be Mother’s Day and I hope everyone takes time to recognize the moms in their life. “Mom” means so much more than just women who give birth. We are all lucky to have moms in our lives.

It is truly spring when we can go on a crocus hunt! If you have not yet gone to see our native prairie crocus (Anemone patens) then you need to begin this age-old spring ritual.