Opinion

Last week, I had a near-death experience on Highway 16 heading east on my way back to St. Paul after a brief visit to Edmonton.

Dear Editor: This letter is concerning a question put forth by Reeve Robert Bouchard in the Sept. 28 issue of the St.

Dear Editor: In the Sept. 28 issue of the St. Paul Journal, Reeve Robert Bouchard states in defense of the illegal trail clearing by the Lac Sante Family Recreational Society that the County needs to acknowledge the needs of trail users.

It started its journey some time ago, in May of 2009, when a relatively unheard of Manitoba Conservative MP brought forward a bill to repeal the long gun registry. The House of Commons voted it past first reading, and then second reading in November.

Before I begin, no this is not a ‘Hey, the Jays exceeded expectations this year, they will be even better next year.

In the bitterly cold morning drinking cups of sweet tea, I watched the sun rise above the knife-edged ascents of the Himalayan mountains.

In its 15 years of existence, the long-gun registry faced its closest call with death on Sept. 22, and just narrowly avoided elimination by a margin of 153-151 in a House of Commons vote.

In the bitterly cold morning drinking cups of sweet tea, I watched the sun rise above the knife-edged ascents of the Himalayan mountains.

MP Laurie Hawn stopped in at Cold Lake recently to deliver an announcement from defence minister Peter MacKay.

Before summer is officially over I would like to ask, was summer actually here? The weather has been questionable at times; old Mother Nature has been making some calls out there that most of us don't agree with.