Reverie
Flatlander reader Jeanne Alexander shares her memories of a Christmas concert from her youth that took place in a one-room school.
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Silver dollar angel
A Flatlander reader is still waiting for someone to tell him why angels need pocket change in Heaven. “I was almost four years old in 1947 when an angel swindled me out of my Christmas present.”
How Regina and Winnipeg helped shape Canadian football
The rivalry between the Blue Bombers and Roughriders goes back to 1890 when Canadian football rules were being shaped.
An open letter to my great uncle on Remembrance Day
A Flatlander reader shares a letter he wrote to his late great uncle who fought in the First War.
Almost left for dead during the First World War
Lake Manitoba’s marshlands prepared Jim Olafson for the muddy trenches in the First World War. He shares how he was almost left for dead.
The road from Wekusko to Snow Lake
The train rhythmically clicked its way from Winnipeg, on through Dauphin, Swan River, The Pas and finally, we arrived at Wekusko.
Iago Speaks brings laughs to Saskatoon audiences
Saskatchewan playwright Dan Macdonald’s Iago Speaks, which made its World Premiere on Shakespeare on Saskatchewan, is perfect for people looking for some laughs.
August into Winter, The Full Catastrophe
Local stories matter. Reading about ourselves in books allow us to see the places we live as important as anywhere else, even Toronto.
Shakespeare’s Will on the South Saskatchewan River
Prairie talent shines at Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan in Saskatoon this summer in Shakespeare’s Will.
