Opinion

Building structures isn't enough. But by bringing together supports and housing, we can give homes to people who struggle with health and shelter needs

When it comes to investing, sometimes the best thing to invest in is knowledge. While there are no sure things in financial markets, one thing is certain: the more you know, the better your chance of making your hard-earned money grow.

Why do Canadian governments look for investment help abroad? And why won't Canadian fund managers invest in homegrown projects?

Dear Editor Leadership in our K-12 educational system “should” start from above, from the locally elected trustees and school division senior administrators. But often it does not.

Dear Editor I met Ian on my way into the library. Coming out of the library was our friend Crystal and her preteen daughter Coral. Crystal waved the young adult book I had recommended for Coral.

An interesting thing happened in the weeks leading up to the demise of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company.

Thousands of lumberjacks, members of the Canadian Forestry Corps, logged the forests of Scotland during the Second World War to produce desperately-needed lumber for the war effort. Read their story here: www.elinorflorence.

Over the last two years I have had the joy of writing stories about a wide variety of sports, one of those being drag racing. It is really interesting to me to see so many Humboldt youth getting involved in drag racing.

Besides press and councillors, only one person showed any interest in the Public Budget Meeting on April 10.

In my newsletters, I have previously recommended holding cash reserves in U.S. dollars. Some readers have asked me what particular vehicles I would recommend to hold this cash (such as money market funds, savings accounts, etc.