Opinion

It was École McIsaac School’s turn to present at the most recent Flin Flon School Division (FFSD) board of trustees meeting Jan. 14. The board had already heard from Hapnot Collegiate, Many Faces Education Centre and Ruth Betts Community School.

Earlier this month, the Bank of Canada announced it would be redesigning the five dollar bill. Part of that includes adding a new face to replace Wilfrid Laurier on the bill.

Let’s be honest. A lot of the time, the world sucks.

From time to time, I write a story for this paper and it acts as a jumping off point for discussion. It’s almost never the stories you’d figure they’d be – the discussion is often unexpected.

From time to time, I write a story for this paper and it acts as a jumping off point for discussion. It’s almost never the stories you’d figure they’d be – the discussion is often unexpected.

Looking around my yard with its blanket of snow I see several plants that catch my attention. This year, the snow arrived before I had the time to cut back most of my perennials.

It’s really easy to want to stay indoors all the time in the winter months. Biologically, we all want to stay somewhere warm and safe. It makes sense. Doing that keeps you secure.

As a Canadian, a hockey fan and someone paid to have opinions, I’ve got to weigh in on Don Cherry’s recent firing. The aftermath has been emotional - let’s slow down the discussion for a moment.

This month is Movember, a month-long campaign to raise awareness of men's health issues. With that in mind, we should take some time to discuss men’s health.

Ahead of the election, I got a lot of emails featuring a proposed “Wexit” - a western Canadian exit, similar to the U.K.’s Brexit. I didn’t think it made any sense, but after last week’s election, the concept has exploded.