Opinion

The approval and early roll-out for a COVID-19 vaccine is the best news we’ve had in the nine-plus months since COVID-19 restrictions first came into effect. Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s vaccine for COVID-19.

I love giving gifts. I like searching for them, and finding something that might be not a first necessity (however, I usually try to ask if there is anything a particular person needs or wants beforehand), but will make people smile when they unwrap.

If you thought the federally-forced carbon tax was bad before, it keeps getting worse. The federal Liberals announced its plans Friday to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. That actually should be a good thing.

Over the past two years and eight months, I have been blessed to work as a reporter and photographer at the Assiniboia Times. Living in South Central Saskatchewan has often been a challenge and a privilege in numerous ways.

The theme of the Grinch stealing Christmas seems all too real this year. The holidays are dedicated for time spent with loved ones, delicious feasts and the joy of giving.

The editor: I am writing to Premier Scott Moe as a registered massage therapist (RMT) in Saskatchewan with concerns about my profession due to COVID-19.

The editor: The people of Souris–Moose Mountain want their lives back. We need to get this community healthy and working again, but there can be no plan for fully reopening without a plan for vaccine delivery.

I picked the wrong day to go to the post office. The line was so long that it started outside the building. When I finally made it in, I saw the problem immediately.

Cheers: Cheers to the homeowners on Jubilee Place. The Christmas spirit is alive and well there. Thanks for all of their hard work and dedication so the rest of the community can enjoy the lights.

I did something on Saturday, and I can’t remember the last time it happened. I barbecued in December.