Prince Albert Tales
February, the shortest month, might seem very long this year. The pandemic, icy streets, and cold weather has forced people to spend far more hours confined at home. We hear about ‘bingeing’ on TV, weight gain, lack of physical activity, and imbibing too much on one beverage or another.
February in Prince Albert and area has been traditionally a very active month for public participation in many colourful events that take place both indoors and outdoors.
I am sure many were happy to greet the month of January, 2021. News of vaccines and the possibility of the return of a safer way of life could not help but raise spirits.
I grew up in, the west end of Regina. Three prominent institutions, that some from Prince Albert may know about, were close to my neighbourhood. They were the RCMP Barracks, Luther College, and Government House (the residence of Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor).
“Morley, Morley,” someone called out. I was in the middle of a Senior’s curling game, one played just prior to the Covid shut down. It was Tim Reid who was calling me. Play had stopped for a few minutes.