Opinion

Weyburn This Week editorial

Uncertain times might lay ahead for Coronach and the RM of Hart Butte after the Poplar Mine begins to close operations in 2030, but the entire picture might be brighter than at first glance.

This column was inspired by a 60-second video of a hospital for coronavirus patients being built in Wuhan, China in 10 days. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a huge building, not tents or something temporary.

The power went out in the middle of the night and it woke me up. It was actually the lack of any noise that did it. The sound of being plunged into silence forced me awake.

My Nikkel's Worth column

Weyburn Review editorial

Think quick! Name an industry that saw its fleet shrink by 37 per cent in five years, yet its primary production increased? Trucking? Farming? Beef? Potash? Uranium? Rail? Ocean-going shipping? Cucumbers? Ding ding ding! Time’s up.

The editor: I see the mayor is trying to soften the people up by trying to explain that all the things they are giving free money to are necessary. They have added two new organizations to the list this year, giving each of them $25,000.

The Estevan Motor Speedway has joined the list of organizations looking to make this summer a memorable one for the people of Estevan.

Each year the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has its Red Tape Awareness Week. It highlights the governments that CFIB says are doing the right thing by making life easier for businesses.