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EDITORIAL: Season of giving

EDITORIAL: Season of giving

"They save lives and provide us with hope – and that's something we could all use more of this season."
LETTER: Highest standards at Sturgeon Hospital show strength of public health care

LETTER: Highest standards at Sturgeon Hospital show strength of public health care

I am writing to bring attention to all who are concertned about our public health care system, presently being changed to a private system.
COLUMN: Whose money is it, anyway?

COLUMN: Whose money is it, anyway?

"The current government earned its share of rebuke from the auditor general, like governments in past, but it still boggles the mind that governments regularly ignore their fiduciary responsibilities and continue to commit financial misdemeanors."
COLUMN: Entrepreneurs know interest on debt grows without rain

COLUMN: Entrepreneurs know interest on debt grows without rain

"Times are tough but it doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. We can depend on the strength and resilience of our business community and create the right conditions for job creators to thrive."
EDITORIAL: We can beat this

EDITORIAL: We can beat this

"People experiencing COVID fatigue need to come to terms with the fact they need to help protect others for many months yet."
LETTER: Stewards of democracy

LETTER: Stewards of democracy

"Democracy can be fragile and needs attending to."
LETTER: We have full confidence SARR's team will see our seniors through this crisis

LETTER: We have full confidence SARR's team will see our seniors through this crisis

"Since the outbreak, families have naturally feared for the safety of loved ones in SARR. Many things have been initiated, including deep cleaning and sanitizing, residents sheltering in place, staff wearing personal protective equipment, offering the services of a social worker to families and working with Public Health to complete contact tracing and continued swab testing."
LETTER: Answering letter-writer's questions on COVID-19

LETTER: Answering letter-writer's questions on COVID-19

"No one is 'standing beside it with a stick' to make sure the virus follows the 'rules' as was suggested by the writer, and nothing will completely prevent the spread. Hopefully this will answer some of the writer's 'questions' and will help to stop the spread of misinformation and misunderstanding."
COLUMN: Consolidations, amalgamations and dissolutions galore

COLUMN: Consolidations, amalgamations and dissolutions galore

"What are we to assume that the province is contemplating under the dome at the Legislature? Will fewer municipalities mean reduced provincial costs?"
EDITORIAL: Why we remember

EDITORIAL: Why we remember

"As for those 29 per cent of Canadians who didn't wear poppies, and those 72 per cent who didn't plan to attend some form of ceremony, they should remember that Nov. 11 is not a happy holiday; it is a grave and quiet memorialization for our war dead, and solemn tribute for those who survived. Remembering them is the least we should do. If it wasn’t for them, you might not have the freedom to choose not to wear a poppy today."
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