Opinion

Chris Chell’s third annual Mud Bog once again went off with barely a hitch. As promised last year, Chell incorporated trucks into the 2016 event.

Winnipeg was three times safer than Flin Flon last year. You were also three times more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in our community than in the provincial capital.

One hundred years is a short period of time in respect to the 4.5 billion years the earth has been around.

You planted your perennial garden, and watched it grow – rather slowly. The first year most perennials concentrate their energy on growing roots in their new home, right up until the ground freezes. The second year you get much better performance.

“Where are they biting?” It is a reoccurring question that is answered with two simple words: Anderson Point. If you live in Snow Lake, or visit often, you know the point of which I speak.

Churchill is Canada’s only deep water Arctic sea port. It is hugely important to the future of our region and our country. That is why the shutdown of the port and sudden layoff that affects more than 70 employees is both shocking and unacceptable.

Snow Lake residents recently took notice of some clearing taking place in the area between the Golden Vista Block and the shoreline of Snow Lake. There were opinions expressed; however, they may have been formed without knowing all the facts.

By the middle of August, many perennial gardens are no longer in bloom. However, there are a few perennials that will provide late bloom.

It was the sort of unintentionally funny moment that can only happen in small-town politics.

Dear Editor, Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre assure us we don’t need a change in the CPP (“CPP expansion just not needed,” The Reminder , July 6). They list a lot of really big numbers to support their claim.