Opinion

There was some big money up for grabs in the Snow Lake Curling Club’s Fifth Annual Mixed Bonspiel.

When Clarence Pettersen called on Greg Selinger to step down last fall, the Flin Flon MLA was betting that his boss would swiftly resign as premier. It was no shot in the dark.

As the law currently stands, violent criminals are being released after serving only two-thirds of their sentence under the “Statutory Release” guidelines.

Rapidly crumbling roads. Insufficient seniors’ housing. An aging swimming pool. Those are the items we tend to hear about when Flin Flon’s civic leaders discuss the major challenges facing our community.

Around this time four years ago, I received a call from a loyal reader and frequent tipster of mine. He wanted to talk about nuclear waste storage. Back then, in 2011, the notion of burying radioactive waste near Creighton was still novel.

Dear Editor, Now that we know nuclear waste will not be coming to Creighton, your readers won't have to concern themselves about the lack of coverage in cases of radioactive contamination in regular property insurance policies.

“The place was packed to the rafters” is how the coach of the Snow Lake Squirt Spartans, Colleen Cairns, summed up attendance at a hockey tournament held on Saturday, February 28.

Dear Editor, While I have no desire to debate Mr. Thomas Heine's political views (letters, March 2), I do take issue with his statements about our local health care.

Canada’s Minister of Health, Rona Ambrose, recently announced regulations that will require manufacturers of medicine to report drug shortages.

Dear Editor, So now we are anticipating the provincial NDP selecting a new leader to move Manitoba forward. Here’s a quick look at what these candidates offer. During the last election, Greg Selinger promised not to raise the PST.