Opinion

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.

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

Walking up the path in the rain, we were not convinced that it was worth the hike.

In conversation with friends who’ve also lived in small communities, we’ve shared stories and chuckles. “Everybody knows everybody’s business,” was one remark, “and what they don’t know”, added another, “they make up.

After more than nine months of waiting, the final report from the Task Force on Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers and Communities has been released.