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And if you have a family of four, you could have one other person in your home.  But a family of five wasn’t supposed to have an extra person in their home. We’re not sure how vigilant this was followed, and if someone would actually rat their neighbour out if a family of five brought two more people into their home.   But if there were 20 people gathered in a home, it was a big Public Health fine waiting to happen, even on Christmas. So we’re now up to 10 people for a private gathering. Sure the government talks about a limited number of bubbles, but how would you enforce that?�...

It’s great that we mark occasions such as Pink Shirt Day. Not that long ago, it wasn’t a thing. It wasn’t until a male Grade 9 student in Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing a pink shirt in 2007 . . .

Sometimes elected officials will make truly baffling, head-scratching decisions that will leave you questioning their common sense. Such was the case last week when the City of Regina’s executive committee, which is comprised of all members of city council, voted in favour of an amended motion that would prevent the city from soliciting or accepting sponsorship or advertising from companies or organizations whose business is principally derived from the sale or production of fossil fuels. The amended motion passed 7-4. It should be noted that new Regina Mayor Sandra Masters voted against...

For the most part, elected officials do a good job, but sometimes you have to wonder what they are thinking. They have a tough job. They have to make some incredibly difficult decisions. Some of . . .

Estevan city council approved the naming rights plan, submitted by city clerk Judy Pilloud, at Monday night’s meeting. A brochure, prepared by destination marketing communications consultant Rebecca Westling, will be distributed into the community. “We’re keeping it simple,” said Mayor Roy Ludwig, who chaired the new arena committee when Affinity Place was built. The big-ticket item is Affinity Place itself, which carries a price tag of $100,000 a year for five years. During the fundraising for Affinity, it was sold for $100,000 a year for 10 years. But there are other high-profil...