In the Community

Unless you’ve always lived a well-established routine that’s more closely resembled a rut than a schedule, you’ve probably created one in the past six months. I know I have.

Southeast College celebrated the grand opening of its newest training facility and apprenticeship program this past Friday (Aug 28).

Not sure where I picked up the muck, but there was plenty of it on the kitchen and hallway floors. I tried sweeping it up but to no avail.

The grainy photo attached was taken in India in the summer/autumn of 1944. This is Flight Lieutenant Richard Alvin Campbell, known simply to his friends as Dick. He was an Assiniboia man and the son of Richard Robert and Elise F. Campbell.

The Canadian Red Cross released the results of its four-month COVID-19 study on August 20 and called for policies and practices to better serve the most vulnerable amongst Canada’s senior population during the pandemic and beyond.

I spent another few but painful hours in hospital last week. It turned out to be relatively easy to deal with this time and a shot of morphine helped dull the agony.

The Saskatchewan Party government has been telling us for months now that COVID-19 means a new normal for all of us. But that new normal surely isn’t being applied to the re-opening of schools in this province in three weeks.

Communities in Bloom are holding a photography contest at the close of summer. Communities in Bloom want contestants to take photos of what they’re proud of then send them in for a selection of prizes.

Harmful conspiracies about COVID-19 are multiplying throughout social media and are frequently published in disreputable news sources.

Ahvery Lang was meditating at the Arcola Daycare as part of the yoga classes for the children. Instructor Nicole Shirley has been teaches the practice to the children.