In the Community

A recent post on Facebook caught my attention. Although many folks are turned off by that page, I have appreciated recent attempts to counteract all the depressing news associated with COVID.

“Please keep shopping and travelling to essential needs only.” As if we haven’t heard those words.

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SK Arts announced the short-listed nominees for the 2021 Saskatchewan Arts Awards and the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Sherry Sproule is named in the shortlist of nominees.

“Right now I feel like we are pretty disconnected,” says Stephanie VanDeSype, Recreation and Community Wellness Manager for the Town of Assiniboia.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has been reaching out to communities in an effort to promote the importance of the oil and gas sector to the Canadian economy, and those efforts have come to Estevan.

I would like you to recall the 10 best hugs you had before COVID-19 came along. Now we remember again what we are missing.

As cases of COVID continue to climb in every constituency (how’s that for featuring the letter C in my opening statement), I found it more difficult last week to find a bit of humour for this column.

The organizers of the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show in Weyburn have announced that the event, scheduled for early June, has been postponed to 2022.

Remembrance or celebration? Simply put, it depends on reasons and attitudes. I certainly have experienced them both this year and both have affected my life forever.