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Compassion appreciated

Compassion appreciated

I would like to thank the two young people who stopped and helped my teenage daughter after our one-year-old Sheltie was hit on Territorial Drive Monday at lunch time.
All aspects of C-38 need examined

All aspects of C-38 need examined

Dear Editor Could you vote yes or no on a multifaceted bill that is over 400 pages long? This is what we are asking our MPs to do with Bill C-38, the omnibus budget bill. Categorizing it as a budget bill means a finance committee will study it.
Gym gives some time to focus on yourself

Gym gives some time to focus on yourself

We know by now that exercising and leading a healthy lifestyle is crucial to our overall health. The problem becomes figuring out what to do and where to do it.
Band election slate puzzling

Band election slate puzzling

Friday is band council election day at Poundmaker First Nation. Democracy appears alive and well on the First Nation that has been beleaguered with municipal strife and bad press for the past couple of years.
The dog made me do it

The dog made me do it

Ed, my neighbour next door, was a bachelor last week, as Ruby, his wife, was in Edmonton for some appointments and family matters. The rainy, dull weather forced Ed to work on his machinery out at his farm.
Track and field has lost its joie de vivre

Track and field has lost its joie de vivre

What happened to track and field? It may be the shortest athletic season on the high school calendar, but it always offered a chance for the highly competitive and talented to shine on an individual basis, to set goals and to push past personal bests
Hope during the 'dragon of depression'

Hope during the 'dragon of depression'

Hope is a wonderful word for those of us dealing with the black clouds of depression. We cling to it as an overhanging cliff edge, with the knowledge that this is our lifesaver. Yes, never let us forget this fact.
Whew!

Whew!

It's done. Humboldt's RBC Cup, an event we've been preparing for for years, has come to a close. What a week it was.
I can hardly wait

I can hardly wait

Just five more sleeps! For months I've anticipated attending my first district Toastmasters (TM) conference and the time is almost here. If the event is even as close to being as intense as my excitement, it promises to be quite the bang-up affair.
Canadians have lost appetite for capital punishment

Canadians have lost appetite for capital punishment

It's a typical morning. Katrina announces she doesn't want to go to school today. I try not to fight with her, as I have a busy morning.
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