Opinion

I think if we could let our children and youth frolic in the fields throughout their upbringing, we would see child and youth mental health issues decrease. I have been noticing an interesting trend amongst the children and youth I am working with.

Jeff joined our Toastmasters Club shortly after it was launched in the fall of 2012. He was like a breath of fresh air: young, enthusiastic, warm and friendly, already an experienced speaker and altogether a welcome addition to our fledgling group.

Folks at City Hall have a new hot topic of discussion now that the Credit Union CUPlex is finished. That topic is the proposed downtown business improvement district. The good news is that we are actually talking about improving the downtown.

All gardens, regardless of where they are, will have shady areas, whether under the canopy of trees or along a solid structure. Even in my south-facing backyard, I have shade along the back fence. And my whole front yard is in shade most of the day.

It's not often that our provincial RCMP tell us that it's not safe to travel anywhere in Saskatchewan, but last Thursday, they did just that.

If there is one word that has most people on edge these days, it is the "s" word.

Bill 85 will affect every worker in Saskatchewan. Unionized workers and employers in the province rely heavily on the agreed upon words in a collective agreement.

March is Fraud Awareness Month, and police service organizations around the province have been submitting articles about various kinds of fraud, including email and online scams.

I have now seen on one too many occasions, parents who are trying to live vicariously through their children. Here are just a couple of examples.

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