Opinion

Cheers: Cheers to the city crew that worked from 8:00 a.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. Monday to fix a huge water main break on Spruce Drive. They did a great job in a difficult situation to finish the work before school was in session on Monday.

The provincial government says its budget for 2019-2020 is going to be balanced. And that’s a reason to be pleased. After several years of deficit budgets, the government handed down a balanced budget on Wednesday.

The federal budget introduced in Parliament on Tuesday provides no tax relief and will add close to $20 billion to the country’s accumulated debt.

You can forgive local residents for having a feeling of déjà vu, after the recent announcement that Estevan’s gynecologist, Dr. Ahmad Sawwan, has decided to leave the community.

By Shelley Luedtke It's an exciting moment when parents announce the arrival of a baby. The first piece of information offered is typically the gender, followed by health status for mom and baby, and then, if it has been chosen, the baby's name.

By Linda Wegner While strolling through the mall I chatted with one of the security staff and mentioned to him that one of the “parking lot regulars” had accidently dumped his load of cans and bottles.

By Ken Rolheiser “Who wants to think about death? I do, and I want you to, and here’s why” is the name of an article by Father Robert McTeigue.

The past weekend I got to meet an amazing woman. She seemed open and friendly, caring, humorous and fulfilled. She was calm, but passionate at the same time. She just looked like a nice person.

When oilfield protests swept across oil country in December, there was immediately a symbol associated with them, the high-visibility yellow vest.

Weyburn’s city council did not see the freight train headed their way when they voted 4-1 to reject an application for a personal care home for the Weyburn Group Homes Society in The Creeks subdivision.