The Canadian government took a small step last week and landed in the murky waters of female genitalia. It was a small step, long overdue, and was in the right direction.

This week we saw the first glimpse of what will undoubtedly be what defines the Wall government in the second half of its term in office: recession and deficits.

The Maple Creek Senior Hawks overcame a scoreless home-opener with two hat-tricks Friday night that resulted in a 6-3 win over the Consul Rockets.

Over two and a half months of hard work by 25 local performers will come to life this week when the Chinook Musical Theatre presents this year’s annual production at the Maple Creek United Church.

The town is moving forward with tax collection procedures on those who owe property taxes outstanding from 2008. Council was presented at their regular meeting last week with a list of those with outstanding taxes as of Nov. 6.