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Two young students recognized at International Festival By Dan Archer Two local students, Megan Brochu and Teagan Pituley, collected honourable mentions for their piano compositions at the 32nd Annual International Composition Festival for Music for Young Children. There were over 5,500 student entries submitted in the competition during the month of March. The students are divided into three age groups: Sunshine 1 (ages 3-4), Sunbeams (ages 5-6) and Moonbeams (7-9). Compositions are judged from four different regions, including Western Canada, Eastern Canada, United States and various countries in Asia such as Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and South Korea. When the top four in each region and level are selected, the students advance to the International Round, where these four contestants are selected to place within the international level of competition. Megan’s arrangement, The Snowman and Teagan’s composition, Piano is Hard, shone out from
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almost 500 entries other children had sent in at the Sunbeam level. Every composition is played before a panel of 10 reviewers. In order for a child’s musical creation to be awarded with an honourable mention, this bestowment must be approved by three judges. Megan and Teagan are taught by Assiniboia MYC teacher, Joan Lanoie. “I enjoy teaching the elements of composition in the MYC program,” said Lanoie. “It allows the students the opportunity to be creative, exploring their own personal story and melody on any topic that inspires them. It is important for students to come to their own realizations about life, work and play.” Lanoie also described the creative process for her students. “In the composition by Teagan Pituley, she put it straight to us that she finds piano hard, but recognizes for herself that practice helps to improve her skill of playing.” One morning, Tegan had the lyrics and melody for Piano is Hard inside
her head. She sang the harmony to her mother, who redirected this tune for Lanoie to hear. “Mum was so proud. I was overjoyed
rangement, The Snowman. “Due to an exceptionally cold month of February with much snowfall, Megan decided to write about a
snowman. She came up with fabulous lyrics to her piece, making it truly fun to sing and play.” Continued on Page 3
Teagan Pituley and Megan Brochu collected honourable mentions for their piano compositions.
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Two students recognized at Music Festival Continued from Front Lanoie’s Sunbeam 2 class meet regularly in the Alliance Church. She also teaches two other young composers of note – Nate Rasmussen and Lee Sand. “I am very proud of all the students for their efforts in composition and these efforts are applauded with a beautiful large sticker from the MYC organization,” said Lanoie.
Lanoie’s students will play their arrangements as well as an additional piece on the piano at an annual year-end recital in June. Music for Young Children is taught to 24,000 students each year across North America and Asia. For more information about the local chapter of the MYC in Assiniboia, contact Joan Lanoie at 306-642-4005 or visit www.myc.com.
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From the left, Teagan Pituley, Lee Sand, Nate Rasmussen, Megan Brochu and Joan Lanoie. Photo by Dan Archer
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SUMA wants cannabis tax split evenly Submitted by Gordon Barnhart, President of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association In December 2017, the federal and provincial governments agreed the provinces would receive 75 per cent of the cannabis excise tax revenues instead of a 50-50 split. These additional dollars were to support municipalities. But nearly one and a half years later and more than six months since the legalization of cannabis, the provincial government has failed to pass on a portion of the cannabis excise tax to Saskatchewan’s hometowns. Local governments are the order of government closest to daily lives and as a result, Saskatch-
ewan’s hometowns are on the frontlines of cannabis legalization, where they are controlling cannabis production, sales and consumption. Municipal bylaws regulate zoning for producers and retail facilities and where and when cannabis can be consumed publicly. Our bylaw enforcement officers and building inspectors are the ones ensuring those growing cannabis in their homes are adhering to electrical codes and requirements. And our police and contracted RCMP services are undertaking increased enforcement activities around public consumption and impaired driving. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities estimates the municipalities are facing new annual costs
related to cannabis of up to $9.50 per resident. This is on top of everyday policing, fire and bylaw enforcement costs our hometowns already pay to ensure the safety of residents. Giving hometowns 33 per cent of total cannabis excise tax revenues collected in the province would help handle local costs related to cannabis. Municipalities recognize the province is also facing costs, but the provincial government has the ability to recuperate expenses through retail application fees, six per cent PST on every gram of cannabis and enforcement costs to municipalities. Municipalities, who are mandated to have balanced operating budgets, have the options of either
downloading the costs to residents or reducing services. The Federal-Provincial-Territorial Agreement on Cannabis Taxation – the agreement giving provinces their increased share of cannabis tax revenue – recognized the need for sustained cooperation between federal, provincial and municipal governments. The agreement obligated provinces to work with municipalities according to shared responsibilities toward legalization. Alberta, Ontario and Quebec have acknowledged their responsibilities and introduced tax sharing plans. It is time for the Saskatchewan government to honour its commitment to work with municipalities and share the cannabis excise tax with Saskatchewan’s hometowns.
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Dan Archer • Assiniboia Times
Holocaust is a historical tragedy which should never be forgotten
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srael commemorated the Holocaust in remembrance of the six million Jews killed by the Nazis during Second World War on May 1 and May 2. The 24-hour recollection of a tragic period when so many innocents had lost their lives in the death camps managed by the Nazis began at sundown at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. In light of the recent attack on a San Diego Synagogue, along with rising antisemitism in Europe, the ceremony presented a sobering message for everyone to reflect on, because Holocaust denial remains a thing for many, despite mountains of legal and photographic evidence. The curious thing about many Holocaust deniers is that they can also be well-educated, thoughtful people who are never the less driven to defend one of history’s most evil dictatorships. Some insist the camps were nothing more than leisure centres where the Jews and other enemies of the Nazi state were well-treated. According to Holocaust deniers, the Nazis never used gas chambers to mass murder Western and Eastern European Jews. Rather, small chambers existed in the camps for delousing, explaining why Zyklon B had been used in these facilities. According to the deniers, the Nazis never used cremation ovens to dispose of their victims, because the amount of energy to fire the ovens exceeded what Germany could afford during wartime. And what about all the photos and footage of those mass graves uncovered after the Allies and Soviets liberated the camps? According to the deniers, this irrefutable evidence was nothing less than propaganda manufactured by the Allies. Yes, it’s astonishing to see how far people will go to defend the Nazi terror conceived by the failed artist, ex-bohemian and consummate psycho, Adolf Hitler. Although Holocaust deniers are defending pure idiocy, the deniers themselves are often well-educated and can even exist within high societal positions, despite suffering from a collective blindness empowered with pure hatred. During the 1980s, James Keegstra became one of Canada’s most notorious teachers. Keegstra taught school in Eckville, Alberta. In 1984, Keegstra was charged with section 281.2(2) of the Criminal Code: Every one who, by communicating statements, other than in private conversation, wilfully promotes hatred against any identifiable group. In his classes, Keegstra had been known for telling his students Jews were evil and they created the Holocaust to gain commiseration from the media and the world. Sometimes, anti-Semites might even praise the brutal results of the Holocaust as opposed to the denying this terrible event occurred. David Ahenakew had been a First Nations Cree politican from the Sandy Lake Reserve in Saskatchewan, as well as a former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. On December 13, 2002, Ahenakew gave a speech to a group representing the Federation of Sovereign First Nations. James Parker, a reporter from the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, heard Ahenakew’s astonishing oration tainted with racism, where the politician made a reference to “goddamn immigrants”. Following the lecture, Ahenakew referred to the Jews in Germany as a disease and said Hitler had been trying to clean up Europe, when he “fried six million of those guys.” He also said Israel and the United States under George Bush were going to start the next world war. Of course, the extermination and concentration camps established by the Nazis were nothing less than vicious establishments where millions of noncombatants were murdered in a matter-of-fact and sickly manner. Todeslager camps were designed to kill people delivered on Holocaust trains. In the Vernichtungslager camps, the primary function amounted to nothing less than institutional genocide. At the Polish camps of Belzec, Sobibór and Treblinka, millions of Jewish men, women and children either perished, or they were terrorized simply because of their racial and religious backgrounds. In spite of what some would have you believe; the Holocaust is a historical tragedy which should never be trivialized nor forgotten.
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Remember Our Father In Heaven Submitted by Pastor Greg Dermody, Assiniboia Alliance Church It is an old joke; “Do you know God’s name?” “It’s Arthur! Remember - our father who is Art in heaven.” Matthew puts the Lord’s prayer in context of the Sermon on the Mount, Luke has the disciples asking Jesus to teach them to pray. This is very important stuff for us, since Jesus spent a lot of time in prayer, revealing the essential and core purpose of prayer. All too often, prayer is relegated to a mere religious practice or ritual. Jesus warned against repetitious and self-aggrandizing prayers. Prayer is no magic incantation where if we get the words right, or repeat them often enough, God is obligated to answer. Prayer is conversation in relationship. There is a sense that in a life of faith, everything is prayer. Be cautious not to skip too quickly over this first line. “Our Father”, this opening reflects the reality of prayer directed toward the one who is relational, caring and responsible. Granted the failures of our earthly
fathers can skew our view of Father God. Knowing the best earthly father figure is still but a mere or slight example of God as our Father, who is one we can trust and seek – the one who claims us as his dear and beloved child. “In Heaven”, this brings some much-needed perspective, we can be overwhelmed by our circumstances and condition here on earth. We are reminded that there is something beyond this earth, a glorious heaven that awaits and is other than what surrounds us. “Holy is your name”, holiness is crucial, without holiness we cannot see the Lord, and the Lord who is holy, is solid and true, dependable and pure. Finally, think about that ‘name’, God is personal, He has a name – “I Am” or Yahweh. Eugene Peterson reminds us that the devil prefers to deal in secrets and anonymity, but God has a name and doesn’t hide. Instead, he responds to all who seek him. Bless you as you let the first sentence of the Lord’s prayer echo in your heart today: Our Father, who art in heaven, holy is your name.
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Our Town Saturday, May 11 The Prince of Wales is holding a reptile display as well as a public show at 3:00 p.m. The cost is $5 per person, with those aged five and under allowed in for free. Pick up your advance ticket at the Assiniboia Town Office. Garden Day at the Assiniboia and District Public Library. Come to the library to enjoy gardening-related activities, including the return of the Perennial Exchange. Sunday, May 12 Join the community for the Hayley and Cayden Run on Mother’s Day at the Hayley and Cayden Park at 201 Third Street West, starting at 9:00 a.m.
Rain Hoff, Taylor Wilson and Jenna Ashby on stage in the Prince of Wales Cultural and Recreation Centre, during Giselle’s ShowTyme Dance show on May 5. Rain and Taylor are both leaving Assiniboia for university this year. The three-act, year-end ShowTyme Dance show began with an awards ceremony and an introduction from Giselle Wilson. Photo by Dan Archer
Thursday, May 16 The Assiniboia and District Historical Society is hosting a Steak Night Fundraiser at 121 Steakhouse from 4:30-7:00 p.m. Let us know about your local Community Event! Simply go to www.assiniboia.net and send us your details.
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Assiniboia Community Choir hosts spring concert on May 5 By Dan Archer The Assiniboia Community Choir’s Spring Concert’s theme on May 5 was The World We Live In. The songs from the concert were chosen to praise the world with “green grasses and flowing rivers to the bluest oceans and high mountains.” “ To d a y, t h e r e ’s a little bit of nostalgia and thoughts of home,” Darlene Kowalchuk said
when introducing the mixed ensemble. Indeed, the choir sang a number of pop tunes and folk ballads from the 1960s. Appropriate to the event’s theme, the concert opened with Green Green by the 1960s folk group, The New Christy Minstrels. The choir also sang a beautiful and dreamy rendition of Under the Boardwalk, a hit for The Drifters – an American doo-wop
act. A Pete Seeger melody represented another unique feature for this afternoon concert. Pete Seeger was a celebrated folk musician and social activist known for songs like If I Had A Hammer. The choir were also supported by local musicians, including Vic Engstrom on the drums, Marjorie Hamilton on piano and flute and Leon Banadyga on guitar. Carol
Marit served as the choir’s director. Special guest vocalists for the afternoon included Kady Kuntz, who performed her spirited rendition of Les Poisson from the animated feature, The Little Mermaid. Also, Jordan Engstrom stunned the audience with her incredible vocal talents, singing Reflections with the words by Matthew Wilder and music by David Zippel.
Scott Heatcoat will be headliner at the fifth annual Berry Jam Festival
Special guest vocalists for Assiniboia’s Community Spring Concert on May 5 included Kady Kuntz, who performed her spirited rendition of Les Poisson from the animated feature, The Photo by Dan Archer Little Mermaid.
Scott Heatcoat will be the headliner at the fifth annual Berry Jam Festival in Kincaid. The fifth Annual Berry Jam Music Festival is back at Bouvier’s Berry Basket in Kincaid on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Scott Heatcoat and his Polka Friends featuring Scott Richmond will be the headliners on the main stage, along with many other talented art-
ists. A limited number of advance tickets are on sale now at Styles in Gravelbourg and other locations throughout the region. In case of inclement weather, the festival will be moved to the Glen Bain Lions Hall. Only advance ticket holders will be guaranteed entry to the hall. Advance tickets are $25 (ages 13+) and will be raised to $30 at the gate. Children
ages 12 and under are free. A new bouncy castle will be making its debut at the festival this year. For those interested in buying tickets or wishing
to be a vendor at the event’s Farmer’s Market, contact Elaine at 306-264-3691, by cell at 306-264-7980 or by email at bouvier3691@ hotmail.com.
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Marilyn Ross Moneo of Assiniboia, SK, passed away Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 with her children by her side. Predeceased by husband Dan (2003), sister-in-law Marguerite Conlin, nephew Kevin Conlin, parents, Willard and Florence Conlin, two infant brothers William and Harry; Marilyn is survived by three children: Sandra (Ray Styranka) of Wainwright, AB, Steven (Laura) of Assiniboia, SK, Dan (Leanne) of St. Andrew, MB; grandchildren: Mary Anne (Michael) and Carson (Daphne) Styranka, Dylan (Jessica), Jessica (Travis) and McCrae Moneo, Kami, Ali (Jeff) and Ryan (Chanel) Moneo; 7 great-grandchildren; one brother McCrae (Marge) Conlin, many cherished nieces and nephews. Marilyn was born September 6, 1933 in Fergus, Ontario. The family moved to Guelph when she was 11. She completed her high school at age 15 then attended Alma College in St. Thomas, Ontario. After graduating she worked a summer job at the Guelph Vet College, she excelled and became the secretary to the Dean of the Veterinary College. It was then she met Dan Moneo, who was attending the college. The day after Dan graduated they married on May 8, 1954 in Guelph. After some time at the Conlin family cottage at Sauble Beach they headed west to Assiniboia where Dan took over the veterinary practice of Dr. George McDonald and Marilyn managed the office. Marilyn and Dan loved their family and friends very much. They enjoyed hosting many events in their home and were renowned for their hospitality. Marilyn was active in the community, a member of the Kinette Club and Eastern Star. She loved ceramics and became a certified teacher and held small classes for friends and relatives. Marilyn took her first steps at the family cottage at Sauble Beach and as her children were born she brought them there for magical summers. Dan and Marilyn bought a cabin at Waskesiu in 1978 and enjoyed years of fishing and family fun. A Celebration of Marilyn’s Life was held Friday, April 26, 2019 at Ross Funeral Chapel facilitated by Anette Pryce with family members Leanne, Ali, Brayden, Sandra, Mary Anne, Daphne and Ray sharing tributes and memories of Marilyn. Pallbearers were grandchildren Dylan, Ali, Carson, Mary Anne, Jessica, McCrae and Brayden. Interment followed at Mount Hope Cemetery, Assiniboia, SK. Donations in Memory of Marilyn may be made to the Kidney Foundation of Saskatchewan. Expressions of sympathy for the Moneo family may be shared at www.rossfuneralservice.com.
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TOWN OF MOSSBANK Assessment Roll 2019 Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for the Town of Mossbank for the year 2019 has been prepared and is now open to inspection in the Office of the Assessor from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, May 1st to June 3rd, 2019 (excluding public holidays). A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required. Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor, Town of Mossbank, P.O. Box 370, Mossbank, SK, S0H 3G0, by the 3rd day of June, 2019. Dated at Mossbank, Saskatchewan this 1st day of May, 2019. Chris Costley Assessor Notices / Nominations
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Annual dance recital held in Glentworth Submitted by S. Falconer, Southline The Davidson School of Dance presented the annual dance recital at Glentworth Hall on May 2. Roll Out the Red Carpet 2019 was choreographed and directed by Sharla Davidson-Girardin and Sharisse DavidsonPritchard. The master of ceremonies was a former student, Callie McCrea. The show opened with Dig a Little Deeper performed by the Intermediate Musical Theatre group of Crystal McLean, Cydnie Cheesman, Shayda Peterson, Lorelai Clark, Karyss Harden, Kaylee Zahariuk, Jazlyn Harden and Addyson Davies Okraincee. Always Remember Us This Way was a pointe ballet danced by Logan Poirier, Kaylin Poirier, Adawncia Doherty and Mary-Jane Doherty. Brighter Than the Sun was performed by the Preliminary Tap class of Delaney Fisher, Celina Pritchard, Sierra Roy, Brecklyn Zahariuk, Allie Richels, Hope Leduc and Kamryn Clermont. The Primary Ballet class of Ember Lawson, McKenna Davies Okraincee, Sydney Peters-Clark, Quinn Gavelin, Kateryna Panchyshyn, Rhys Gavelin, Notices / Nominations
NOTICE Public no�ce is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Mossbank intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 155, known as the Zoning Bylaw. INTENT The proposed bylaw will rezone from C - Commercial District to R - Residen�al District the land described below. AFFECTED LAND The affected land is legally described as Lots 6-7 Block 8 Plan AG5245. It is located south of the intersec�on of Marvin Road and Main Street, as shown within the dashed line on the map below.
REASON The reason for the amendment is to allow the construc�on of an accessory use building. PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw during regular office hours at the Town Office between 9 am - 5 pm on Monday to Friday from April 26 un�l May 21, 2019. Copies are available at cost. PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on May 21, 2019 at the Council Chambers of the Town Office at 4:00 pm to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider wri�en comments received at the hearing (or delivered to the undersigned at the Town Office before the hearing). Issued at Mossbank this 26 day of April, 2019. th
Signed: Chris Costley, CAO Town of Mossbank
Rylee Peters-Clark and Taylor Klein danced to A Matter of Perception. I Believe in You was performed by the Grade 7 Ballet class of Taylor Zahariuk, Adawncia Doherty, Kaylin Poirier and Logan Poirier. The Junior 1 Tap class, Shae-Lynn Greffard, Lorelai Clark, Evelyn Richels, Shayda Peterson, Cydnie Cheesman and Willow Lawson danced to Hey Mr. DJ. Mary-Jane Doherty performed a Grade 5 Ballet Solo to Arms. Grade 12 student Jordan DeBruyne danced a jazz solo to You Say. Be OK was a Junior 3 tap performed by Kaylee Zahariuk, Addyson Davies Okraincee, Jazlyn Harden and Crystal McLean. The Pre-Intermediate Jazz Group of Kaylin Poirier, Jynae Petersen, Adawnicia Doherty, Jordan DeBruyne, Kaira Lee, Logan Poirier, Mary-Jane Doherty, Taylor Zahariuk and Aspen Blake performed Solo Dance. After intermission, I Don’t Dance was performed by the Senior Musical Theatre group, Aspen Blake, Adawncia Doherty, Jordan DeBruyne, Kaylin Poirier, Mary-Jane Doherty, Kaira Lee, Taylor Zahariuk, Logan Poirier and Savannah Petersen. Everybody Dance Now was a Pre-Junior jazz routine with Taylor Klein, Rylee Peters-Clark, Rhys Gavelin, Sydney PetersClark, Quinn Gavelin, McKenna Davies Okraincee, Kateryna Panchyshyn and Ember Lawson.
The Grade 1 ballet class performers for Hedwig’s Theme included Evelyn Richels, Shayda Peterson, Willow Lawson, Cydnie Cheesman, Lorelai Clark and Shae-Lynn Greffard. Love No More featured the Pre-Intermediate Jazz class of Savannah Petersen, Jazlyn Harden and Kaylee Zahariuk. The Grade 3 ballet duet performed to ‘Lost Boy’ featured Addyson Davies Okraincee and Crystal McLean. Melting World was danced by Pre-Primary Ballet students, Kamryn Clermont, Brecklyn Zahariuk, Allie Richels, Hope Leduc, Celina Pritchard, Sierra Roy and Delaney Fisher. Pre-Junior Tap On Top of the World was performed by Quinn Gavelin, Sydney PetersClark, McKenna Davies Okraincee, Rhys Gavelin, Kateryna Panchyshyn, Rylee Peters-Clark, Ember Lawson and Taylor Klein. When Can I See You Again, a Junior 1 jazz piece, was danced by Lorelai Clark, Willow Lawson, Cydnie Cheesman, Shayda Peterson, Evelyn Richels and Shae-Lynn Greffard. The Junior 3 jazz number, Just Got Paid, was performed by Karyss Harden, Crystal McLean and Addyson Davies Okraincee. Scream & Shout, the Preliminary 2 Tap, was danced by Kaira Lee, Adawncia Doherty, Jynae Petersen, Logan Poirier, Taylor Zahariuk, MaryJane Doherty, Aspen Blake and Kaylin Poirier. The program ended with the Grande
Finale featuring all the students from the Davidson School of Dance in Glentworth, along with group pictures. Miss Sharla and Miss Sharisse presented a gift to the Grade 12 student Jordan DeBruyne and certificates to students for their achievements. The teachers thanked the students, the parents and the audience. School Notes Sophia Kress, Chantal Morin and Phyllis Huyghebaert donated sewing machines to Mankota School. The Magnet welding class students, under the direction of Mr. Clement, helped build stairs for the church at Billium. Matthew C., Taylor A., Tyler B., Greg E. and Joey S. of Kincaid School finished the replacement stairs for the Billium Church. This project was started last school year by Jud C., Eric V., Lawrence B. and Wyatt C. of Kincaid School and then taken over by the five boys as a group project in their welding course in Mankota as part of the Magnet PAA classes. Materials were donated by Greg Zerr and the project was supported by Mankota RM 45. Glentworth student, Mahteya D., earned the silver medal in the Senior Badminton Districts on April 13. Mahteya and her coach, Tyson Hertz, will be in Regina on May 4 to compete in the Regionals. Glentworth SRC is selling tickets on a Mig Welder as a fundraiser with a draw to be made on the awards day.
Gardener’s Corner
LesLie’s LeafLets Spring in Saskatchewan is a challenge we are faced with freezing temperatures often right until after Mother’s Day. When your plants are poking out of the ground and the temperatures are going to drop below zero at night you must cover your plants, a cardboard box with a rock over top of it is great protection. Preparing your garden for planting vegetable crops this year consider changing the location of each crop from last year, for example potatoes can often get potato scab and by moving them to a different location in your garden you can prevent that from happening. Potatoes that continue to get potato scab will benefit from the addition of garden sulphur. Garden sulphur will change the pH of your soil to prevent potato scab. Another common problem in the garden is tomato blight, tomato blight is caused from a fungus which overwinters in the soil and infects plants, therefore moving your plants around in the garden is great prevention for disease. If you see signs of late blight on your tomato plants, then using a copper-based product can help to control it. Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet for control. Some varieties of tomato will be more resistant make sure that your plants have lots of air flow try to keep their leaves dry and watching the weather knowing that high humidity and rain can cause excessive fungal and bacterial growth. Blossom end rot is a completely different problem in tomato plants, this is the result of a lack of calcium within the structure of the plant there are few different ways that the plant will become calcium deficient. One is when water is inconsistent either too wet or too dry Will make it very difficult for the plant to translocate the available calcium. Another reason is possibly from heavy clay soil, the clay will lock up the calcium and other nutrients due to the pH of the soil. The solution in this case is to simply add extra nutrients to make it available for your plants. Happy planting and I look forward to seeing you at the Garden Centre this year! If you have a question for Leslie’s Leaflets send an email to lesliecornell65@gmail.com Leslie Cornell PHC; RSE Landscape Horticulturist, President of Cornell Design & Landscaping Ltd President of Landscape Saskatchewan “Green for Life” Canadian Nursery Landscape Association - Landscape Canada - Chair
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Submitted by Rik Smistad Alice Jean Smistad (Norin) celebrated her 100th birthday at Bethany Nursing Home on April 20 in Calgary, Alberta. Alice Jean was born on April 22, 1919 and is the oldest of four daughters born to John Oscar Norin and Alice Amanda Norin (Englund) who homesteaded in Assiniboia. Over 50 people attended the event to celebrate Alice Jean’s birthday. Visitors from Calgary and Edmonton appeared at the party along with friends from Branting Lodge in Calgary. Alice Jean’s three children (Warren, Rikard and Ingrid), five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren were also present, along with Tracey Ruczika of Limerick. Birthday greetings and well wishes came from Prime Minster Trudeau, the Premier of Al-
Alice Jean with her three children: Rikard Smistad, Ingrid Osborne and Warren Smistad. Photo Submitted
berta and Queen Elizabeth II. Other birthday greetings came from as far away as Minnesota and Austria. Birthday cards and letters came from many relatives and friends, including Carolyn Karst (Martinson),
and Sharon Crush (Fredrickson) of Saskatchewan. Alice Jean fondly remembers her years growing up on the family farm in Saskatchewan. She still wishes to go back to Saskatchewan for one more visit.
APAS advocates for policy change The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan will continue to advocate for climate change policies that don’t harm the agriculture industry and that recognize the role of the producer in managing and sequestering carbon. “As producers, we are not constitutional experts, but there are some fundamental issues of fairness that need to be addressed,”
said Todd Lewis, APAS President. “Farmers and ranchers are unable to pass along the costs of the carbon tax, and it will only serve to harm their businesses, without helping to deal with carbon emissions. Nor does it recognize the positive contributions made by producers.” Lewis also pointed out that the Justices noted their decision was not about whether the carbon tax is a
good idea or a bad idea, but whether the federal government has the constitutional jurisdiction to enact the legislation. APAS was the only farm organization that sought and was granted intervenor status in order to support the province’s position in court. Lewis says the organization felt it was vital that agricultural producers were represented in this important case.
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