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Bypassing traffic hassles in Western Canada

Bypassing traffic hassles in Western Canada

For the last 10 days, my family tooled about a good chunk of Alberta and Saskatchewan as part of a spring holiday.
Success with bedding plants

Success with bedding plants

Spring has to finally be here; it's May after all. And with spring, it's time to visit garden centres and nurseries in search of bedding plants.
In praise of peat moss

In praise of peat moss

Peat moss improves soil aeration, increases its ability to hold nutrients and water, and adds organic matter to the soil. It's an ideal amendment for adding to areas intended for lawns, flowerbeds, and vegetable gardens.
Summer Blockbuster Season 2014 Preview

Summer Blockbuster Season 2014 Preview

Welcome to my umpteenth annual Summer Blockbuster Season preview for 2014! It promises to be yet another superhero and monster-filled spring and summer at the movie theatres across North America and the rest of the world.
The unforgivable - lukewarm beer and cold coffee

The unforgivable - lukewarm beer and cold coffee

Ed, my neighbour next door, can be severely opinionated about anything and everything. He has more things that he considers just plain wrong than an official rulebook.
Stand up for the rights of wildlife

Stand up for the rights of wildlife

This article will try and explain the destruction of the wildlife and natural resources of this great province we call home.
Corporate investment in education has potential for enormous payoffs

Corporate investment in education has potential for enormous payoffs

Dear Editor There is a certain irony in Gwyn Morgan's commentary ("Reform required to overcome skills shortages," Regional Optimist, April) appearing on the same page as Nancy Carswell's letter ("Crashing Credenda short-sighted") and it begs to be ex
Humanizing the fallen

Humanizing the fallen

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Holland, of which Canada's military had a profound, and everlasting, impact.
Everybody has a story

Everybody has a story

Everybody has a story. This is the motto on our newsroom wall, and as a team it is a concept we hold dear. We can't always publish a story, but we can always listen and give everyone's story the respect and attention it deserves.
To each his own trash

To each his own trash

Trash talk has been prominent in the newspaper of late. The City of North Battleford's changeover from a communal dumpster system for garbage disposal to rollout bins for garbage and recycling has been an ongoing story.
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