Opinion

I was impressed with the strong political opinions of young people that I’ve interacted with over the last little while. A grade 8 student asked me if I liked Trudeau, my response was that I didn’t hate him nor did I really like him.

Premier Scott Moe and his administration have an extremely crucial day coming up that will set the tone for the rest of this year, and will either help or hinder the school boards and municipalities in the setting of their plans for the coming year.

The other day I got paid for a project I had put several months and many hours into. When the cheque was in my hand, I did something many parents might consider unusual. I showed it to our kids.

Four years ago, grain producers in Saskatchewan and other provinces were facing a tough situation. They had a bumper crop in 2013, and had to get the grains to market.

It might be a bit early to think about this, but it seems like once every eight years I’m covering a junior A hockey team from a major energy city on its way to the league final.

To the Editor: (This letter was also sent to Audrey Trombley, the board chair, Southeast Cornerstone School Division) Please be advised of our intention to bring to the attention of the general public through the provincial media the situation which

Letter to the Editor

When the oil downturn hit its greatest depths, when things looked bleakest, there was hope. Hope that when oil hit US$50 per barrel for WTI, then, surely when it hit US$65, things would turn around.

Cheers: Cheers to the Fornwald family for winning the Farm Family of the Year Award. They are a classic case of a good farm family. Cheers to all of the talented young musicians who performed during this year’s Estevan and District Music Festival.

Traditionally, when we think of Easter, we think of religion. We think of Jesus Christ rising again on the third day, the end of Lent, and going to a packed church on Sunday morning for the Easter service.