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Helpful planting tips

Helpful planting tips

I don't know about you, fellow gardeners, but with every snowfall it seems harder to believe that it is now spring! The piles of snow everywhere make it difficult to imagine how our tulips and daffodils will ever make an appearance.
Letter to the Editor - Unhappy with hospital parking ticket

Letter to the Editor - Unhappy with hospital parking ticket

Dear Editor: I am a 69 year old retired Yorkton Regional Health Centre employee. On March 13, 2013, as her sole caregiver, I brought my 88 year old, 150 lb., disabled mother in for an EGD slated for 10 a.m.
Budget not the best or worst for rural Sask.

Budget not the best or worst for rural Sask.

Rural Saskatchewan has certainly seen better budgets. But it has also seen worse. Let us examine today how rural Saskatchewan specifically did in the 2013-14 budget, presented last week by Finance Minister Ken Krawetz.
Budget: kinder, gentler conservatism?

Budget: kinder, gentler conservatism?

Given recently released numbers from Statistics Canada, it is unsurprising last week's provincial budget includes a significant bump in spending for corrections and policing.
Motorcycle subsidy is not unusual

Motorcycle subsidy is not unusual

The media sure knows how to spin things don't they? Last week, a story came out regarding the Saskatchewan Government deciding to cap a hefty insurance increase against motorcyclists.
EDITORIAL - Partnership looks to future

EDITORIAL - Partnership looks to future

It was not an announcement with the greatest fanfare, but it was one which should have huge benefits for Yorkton and area moving forward. Transactions was a conference which promoted collaboration between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities.
Healthy kids need time in nature

Healthy kids need time in nature

Ontario's Healthy Kids Panel recently proposed a strategy to help kids get onto a path to health. The problem is that the path doesn't lead them into nature.
Be intentional about remembering your loved ones

Be intentional about remembering your loved ones

This morning I jotted off a quick email to a lady named Carol and her husband, John. I wanted them to know that I remembered that today was my friend Margaret's birthday. And that I missed her. Margaret was John's mother.
Awards mark government waste

Awards mark government waste

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) held its 15th annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony, roasting the year's worst and funniest examples of government waste.
Lots of options for the right shrub

Lots of options for the right shrub

We still have loads of snow, but the days are getting longer, so perhaps there is hope for spring after all! Nothing can boost our gardening spirits better than to get together with other gardeners and talk about our gardens! We hope you can be at th
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