Opinion

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Estevan has hosted a couple of Yellow Vest Movement protests and a truck convoy recently. After all, a central tenant of the Yellow Vest Movement in Western Canada focuses on their opposition to the carbon tax.

Peace is a word that is used a lot at this time of year. We sing Silent Night and talk about the coming Prince of Peace. We give out cards that speak of peace on Earth and we hope for a little peace and quiet during our time off.

It’s not surprising that I’ve been humming, “Away in a Manger” these days (after all, it is the Christmas season) but I’ve found myself thinking more about the wood. Neither humorous nor particularly profound, here are my musings.

I knew this day was going to come eventually: I won’t spend Christmas with my parents. I’ve been very fortunate over the years to be with mom and dad for Christmas. In fact, from 2002-2017, we were together at Christmas every year, except for two.

Cheers to the Estevan Kinsmen Club for the Christmas Card Lane that is currently set up on Souris Avenue North.

Yellow Vests go form 0 to 100,000 Facebook members in 13 days

My Nikkel's Worth column

Christmas is just a few days away. The majority of us have finished our Christmas shopping, or have just a few items left to purchase.

Weyburn’s United Way organization took the unusual step of dissolving as a group after over 50 years of serving the city and area as an umbrella, providing a fundraising option for their member agencies as they in turn provided programs and services

Corey Atkinson