Opinion

It’s a new year, but the same old story with the lack of healthcare services in Flin Flon. It continues to be an issue as our residents have to be medivaced to Winnipeg for major health issues.

This time of year the “Christmas” cactus is putting on an impressive display if it has been receiving the proper care. Or, you could be wondering why your friend’s Christmas cactus is blooming, but yours refuses to bloom.

We now have a vaccine for COVID-19. God, I love saying that. Christmas came early.

As the New Year approaches, the provincial legislature has ended its fall sitting. We did our best to delay some truly egregious legislation the Pallister government brought in.

What a sad couple of weeks this has been.

There are elections coming up here - elections, plural. For anyone looking for a quick little cheat sheet on those, here you go: There’s the Flin Flon byelection Oct. 28 - today.

It’s October and for people like me, that typically means one thing - hockey season is back. Normally, it would be back to Zamboni fumes, cheering on goals with the crew and poking gentle fun at the opposition. Normally is the key word here.

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on many people in our region and across Canada. It is particularly impacting small businesses across the country.

Should you find yourself near a larger centre during these days of limited travel, be sure to check out any garden centres for trees, shrubs and perennials. At this time of year, they will offer some great bargains.

Hi. See this paper here? I wrote most of the stuff in it. Nice to meet you. While some of you know me, who I am and what I’m about, I’m sure a lot of people don’t. Let me reintroduce myself. I was raised in Flin Flon. I went to McIsaac and Hapnot.