Letters

Depopulation not the answer for unwanted or feral animals in rural areas

May 1, 2019

I am writing in response to your news item concerning the bodies of dogs found near the Runnymede tracks. While I fully comprehend the dangers of feral dog packs and ...

Price at the pumps causes concern for reader

April 3, 2019

The price at the pumps has jumped 10 cents this week for no apparent reason other than to overflow the already full coffers of the fossil fuel royalty; and not a word of ...

“You have to be lucky all the time. We only have to be lucky once.”

November 28, 2018

In 1984, the Irish Republican Army tried to kill British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with a bomb. They did not succeed, but they did send a message. “You have to be ...

Former Premier responds to Mandryk column on debt

September 12, 2018

Recently, political columnist Murray Mandryk wrote in this paper about provincial debt. I thought it reasonable then to offer these additional facts. Much like some ...

Senior unhappy with loss of Greyhound bus service

July 25, 2018

Well, another slap in the face for us seniors who depend on the bus to get around. First, STC and now Greyhound. There will be no way to get anywhere. This government ...

Letter to the Editor from Minister Kaeding

July 17, 2018

Since February 28, a group of people have camped illegally on the legislative grounds to focus attention on a range of issues. Our government understands there are ...

Reader encourages RM of Keys council to say no to the ILO

June 20, 2018

I understand that at its regular council meeting on June 19, our RM of Keys council will consider the granting of discretionary use approval for the intensive livestock ...

Severe weather and intensive livestock operation in RM of Keys cause for concern

June 13, 2018

Our family has farmed land for 115 years in the Keys Municipality, and for the most part good agricultural and animal husbandry has been utilized by friends and neighbors ...

Reader responds to Committee for Concerned Electors in RM of Keys

June 6, 2018

Hopefully this letter will address some of the concerns of the Committee for Concerned Electors in the RM of Keys No. 303. The Hamlet of Crystal Lake has an impressive ...

Reader disappointed in bickering and pettiness

June 5, 2018

Being a new permanent retired resident in the RM of Keys No. 303 from a city of over 1.2 million people, I am appalled by the trivial bickering and petty comments over the ...

RM of Keys ratepayers meet with minister

June 4, 2018

Last week a delegation of concerned RM of Keys ratepayers traveled to the Saskatchewan Legislature to meet with the Honourable Warren Kaeding, Minister of Government ...

Reader asks, is the Reeve being one-sided?

May 23, 2018

Reeve Garth Bates has recently publically stated, “Unfortunately, some people aren’t willing to accept sound science.” In my mind, this raises at least two questions, the...

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Annual golf tournament raises money for ski hill

July 17, 2019

A four-person team of Brent and Kathy Weber and Mike and Joanne Osatiuk of Madge Lake won the ...

Jarod Hilderman and UMD Bulldogs on top

May 21, 2019

University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) Bulldogs hockey team is back on top for the second year in a...

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Welcome rain for some farmers, too much for others

July 10, 2019

Over the past week to 10 days, at least in the Yorkton region, we have received what my grandfather would have termed a million-dollar rain. For grain producers, ...

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Smoke on the Water fundraising event expanded to two days

July 20, 2019

Smoke on the Water, the annual community fundraiser and block party is celebrating its sixth year and is being expanded into a two-day event with organizers promising to ...