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I always seem to think of things to say after I’m asked my opinion… I simply need a little time to organize what I want to say.

June 21 was an interesting day. National Aboriginal Day got renamed National Indigenous Peoples Day. It was the longest day of the year. The weather was beautiful, the sun was shining. In a few days, Canada will celebrate its 150th birthday.

This is the Canada Day weekend, a time when we can look fondly at the formal formation of a collaboration of colonies that has now grown from coast to coast to coast.

The annual spring rush has come to an end in Estevan. The Estevan Comprehensive School’s graduation ceremony is finished, the fair has come and gone, many of the spring sports seasons have wrapped up, and summer vacation in the city starts today.

Our wonderful country is about to celebrate its 150th birthday. It will be the culmination of the Canada 150 festivities.

Have you, like me, ever wondered why you continue to pursue certain things in your life? Now I’m not talking about negative, illegal, and/or otherwise unhealthy choices, I’m talking about serving God and others in your particular way.

From the moment that God told Abraham to leave his home and follow him (Genesis 12:1-3), God’s people have understood that they are on a journey.

We love to travel during the summer and even though I’m a photographer by trade, I often find it hard to take a lot of pictures during our adventures, because I don’t want to lug my big camera around, and I want to be present in our adventures and no

My Nikkel's worth

I’ve heard a few times over the years a writer should read two thirds more than they write. Or maybe it was three quarters . . . or 80 per cent more . . . I forget the ratio, but the point is the same, to be a competent writer one has to read a lot.