Opinion

Dear Editor There has been much discussion about crime committed against rural residents since the Rosetown incident. Personally, I think that was a real amateur attempt at theft.

They are a gimmick. They should not be there. These were the responses to a number of hockey fans about Team North America and Team Europe for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, myself included.

I heard there is a need for female officials in Canadian Football so I jumped on board to officiate this years football season. No matter how nervous I am on the field, I am surrounded by encouragement from both the teams and fellow officials.

Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, has been curling since he was 12 years old. Curling is now like second nature to him. His actions in the sport are automatic in their execution.

There’s an enormous amount of talk these days about driverless cars. Uber, the company that seeks to put taxis out of business around the world, launched its driverless car fleet in Pittsburgh recently.

This has been the summer of my discontent. For 60 long years I have worked as an arborist. Now I am watching my friends in the urban forest signalling the end of summer.

When the Liberal government introduced a new 33% tax bracket, Canadians were assured that only those with income over $200,000 would be affected. Most people breathed a sigh of relief and went about their business.

Dear Editor I attended, and was one of the organizers of, the Sept.

Dear Editor I just read “What’s a few chopped up birds” (From The Top of the Pile, Sept. 22) on wind turbines and bird deaths in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Way to go Saskatchewan for actually taking this issue seriously.

Welcoming a baby to the family is an exciting, challenging time for new parents. And many moms-to-be plan to take advantage of the current 12-month maternity leave (which the Trudeau Liberals have promised to extend to 18 months).