Opinion

Dear Editor This letter is in response to the April 6 column, From This Corner, in the Battlefords Regional Optimist. Editor Becky Doig accuses the City of being reluctant in releasing information about the CUPlex vandals.

How was your week? Hopefully good. If not, I really hope you have a better one this week. It rained at last, but it probably wasn't nearly enough for the farmers. It is a start. I admire farmers.

Residents of Humboldt may be shocked by the results of a BHP Billiton report. According to a Jansen Project Readiness Study done by BHP Billiton, the City of Humboldt could be seeing an increase of 50 per cent to the population by 2023.

A couple of weeks ago, I visited Las Vegas, Nevada for the first time. And boy, was it an eye-opener. There were people of all kinds walking the streets of that city.

A boot to those who vandalized the Wandering Spirit memorial site near Fort Battleford. Such an act shows a shocking lack of respect for history and humanity. Shame on you.

One of the great perks of working for a newspaper is the freebies.

Scouts Canada has come up with a promotion to complement the pink wave that hit the Battlefords last week.

Dear Editor Bill C-19, legislation to kill the long gun registry was signed into law by the Governor General April 5. Since the enactment of C-68 the firearm community has been waiting since 1995 for this to happen.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

So the auditor general thinks the F-35 is going to cost Canada about $25 billion. Now what? Do we start throwing rocks at bad guys? It may come to that.