Opinion

Dear Editor Another unfortunate attack in France has shaken the world.

Canadian households are paying more for a nutritious basket of food and rising prices hit low-income households hardest, especially those receiving government assistance.

Every so often, the financial services industry takes a run at automated portfolio solutions – black boxes where the investor puts money in and takes returns out. Today’s iteration of this is the so-called “robo-advisor” or “robo-portfolio.

The waters are getting a bit murky about just exactly when Husky Energy detected the rupture of their pipeline beside the North Saskatchewan River south of Paradise Hill.

Everywhere you look you see people posting photos or talking about the newest craze Pokemon Go. I just cannot understand the point of it. There have been people all over everywhere playing this game and the results have not always been positive.

I notice it in subtle ways. In a couple of games I play on my phone, the characters always have a witty quip or are downright mean when you lose at a level.

The Husky oil spill on the North Saskatchewan River is a mess. Period.

Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, told me when he called the other day that last week he felt uncomfortable. He had not been in ill health, but he received some criticism that he wasn’t expecting, and it left a bite mark that was slow to heal.

The buzz in the garden right now is wasps! This tells me we have recently reached late summer and the savvy insects that have to over winter outside are already beginning to prepare.

Finding good-quality stocks with an above-average yield has become a challenge for income-oriented investors. Here’s one that’s worth looking at: Home services provider Enercare Inc. (TSX: ECI) .