Opinion

The 2014 provincial budget was brought down with a very minor decrease in spending, but at least no new taxes were brought in for the taxpayers of Saskatchewan. The decline in spending, correlated with the decline in revenues of some 0.

There was a time when Estevan city council was can't miss viewing. With the mayor and councillors of the day constantly sparring with each other, council became a bi-weekly soap opera. It wasn't exactly Dallas, but it was pretty darn fun to watch.

Well it would appear that spring has finally sprung (knock on wood). The sun has a warmth to it I haven't felt since before the frigid arctic air came swooping in from the north, but alas it has finally come back.

Tanya's Tales

If there is a Holy Grail for Canadian Prairie farmers it is probably the 100-bushel wheat crop.

I am reminded of it whenever I make a cup of coffee in a single-serve machine. My travel mug is too tall to fit properly under the coffee spout and I end up removing the drainage tray to create enough space to wiggle the mug underneath.

If there is a Holy Grail for Canadian Prairie farmers, it is probably the 100-bushel wheat crop.

The recent postponements of elective surgeries at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina due to a breakdown in the sterilization of operating room tools illustrates just how fragile and shallow our health care system is in southern Saskatchewan.

How is playing an NHL hockey game in BC Place, or whatever it's called this week, going back to our hockey roots? There never had been an outdoor NHL game until somebody put one in Edmonton a few years ago and then the whole league went crazy.

Weyburn city taxpayers received word this past week that there will be a slight tax increase for 2014, with all residential taxpayers and condo owners to see an increase of $40 on the base tax, and commercial property owners to see a 3.