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Red tape continues to pile up for farmers

Red tape continues to pile up for farmers

Over the years there have been many stories of European farmers pulling up roots and moving to Canada. There have generally been two motivating factors in the decision to make what is a huge change. The first has been simple economics.
Sunny Side Up - Looking forward to a change of pace at a summer place

Sunny Side Up - Looking forward to a change of pace at a summer place

The seasonal site where we’ve parked our new-to-us camping trailer for the summer is close enough to home to commute back and forth easily. We hope to do that often.
Sports This Week - Is Vegas success good for hockey?

Sports This Week - Is Vegas success good for hockey?

Out of respect I do ask that you pause for a moment of silence for the last Canadian team to have a chance to win the Stanley Cup.
History Corner - A freighter of the old North West Territories

History Corner - A freighter of the old North West Territories

It is very interesting to know what was going on in the North West Territories, especially in the years just before settlement of the Yorkton area in 1882. There were more men from Eastern Canada than we think who were roaming these parts.
Settling In - Elevating your spring cleaning game

Settling In - Elevating your spring cleaning game

I’ve come down with a major affliction. I took my vitamins and avoided rotten fruits, but to no avail. I’m ill. It’s official: I’ve got Spring Cleaning Fever. When I had a day off recently, I spent the majority of my morning cleaning my apartment.
Thinking I do with words - Impossible to escape from popular music

Thinking I do with words - Impossible to escape from popular music

Before writing this column, on a distant radio, the song Meant to Be by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line played.
Gardener's Notebook - Hort spring plant and bulb sale Friday

Gardener's Notebook - Hort spring plant and bulb sale Friday

By now, we’ve all got the gardening bug! If you’re looking for new plants for your garden, don’t miss the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s Spring Plant and Bulb Sale, Friday, May 25 from 9:30 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.
The Meeple Guild - New chess variant looked better than it was

The Meeple Guild - New chess variant looked better than it was

Paco Sako is one of those games I was literally drooling to get my hands on. It was a case of love at first sight when I happened upon this very uniquely styled chess variant.
Politics - Sask. Party's shaky relationship with teachers

Politics - Sask. Party's shaky relationship with teachers

In Saskatchewan politics, some stakeholder groups have always been more closely aligned with some political parties than others.
Reader asks, is the Reeve being one-sided?

Reader asks, is the Reeve being one-sided?

Reeve Garth Bates has recently publically stated, “Unfortunately, some people aren’t willing to accept sound science.
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