Opinion

The editor: Brian Zinchuk, like many others in our great province of Saskatchewan, seemingly has a deep-seeded animosity towards the west coast.

I’m finding it more and more difficult to listen to or watch most news broadcasts these days, because it seems that terrorism, brutality and injustice (to name a few) dominate our world.

There are few sporting events in Canada bigger than the Memorial Cup. The national major junior hockey championship brings together four of the best teams in the country for a nine-day competition.

Cheers to the arrival of a new doctor in Estevan. Now we just need a few more to come to the community (while not losing any). Cheers to the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club for bringing the Maple Leaf Junior Tour to Estevan.

Nobody in southeast Saskatchewan, or this province in general, should ever downplay the importance of mining. We’re blessed in this province to have an abundance of coal, potash, uranium and other minerals. And most people in Saskatchewan know it.

With the May long weekend over, we are now in “summer mode” for traveling, camping and everything else that goes with summertime in Canada, including driving on our highways for summer vacation or to visit family and friends.

Amanda Minchin

What will your children be doing this summer? This is a question many parents are hearing, or will be hearing, in the coming weeks as school winds down, and the answer could be as simple as just allowing kids to be kids, enjoying the beautiful summer

This past weekend my sister and I took our mom out to Vancouver. There were a couple of things that struck me about the big city… Transportation: Although busy, we never hit the gridlock of rush hour while there.

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