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Renovations bring improvements to Camp Woodboia By Dan Archer Camp Woodboia is situated between Wood Mountain Regional Park and Wood Mountain Historic Park. The camp offers wide spaces for children to play and roam. Also, the swimming pool at Wood Mountain Regional Park provides the camp a facility where swimming lessons can be held as a camp activity.
Skits, campfires, crafts, cooperative games and nature lore comprise some of the other activities at the camp, along with Bible studies, morning watch and evening vespers. Camp Woodboia, a United Church-based camp, began in the summer of 1949 under the guidance of Reverend V.A. Wilkinson of Lafleche (business manager), Robert Bater (student minister in Fir
“I’ve been on the board since I moved to the area in 2005,” Designate Lay Minister Wendy Gibson said of Camp Woodboia, “and I’ve seen a lot of improvements.”
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Mountain), Tom Gilchrist (student minster at McCord and Fleming Holm (student minister at Mankota). This summer, with the camp having been closed for the season because of COVID-19, a group of United Church parishioners and volunteers decided to spruce-up Camp Woodboia for 2021 and beyond. “We’ve been here since May. We’ve got a good group of volunteers this year,” said Gerry Medley, a volunteer leader, who along with Larry Coghlin helped orchestrate the volunteer work over the spring and summer of 2020. “There’s been volunteers from Lafleche, Woodrow, Mossbank and Assiniboia.” Medley said. Some of the cabins at Woodboia have experienced significant makeovers. The cabins themselves were originally grain bin kits retrofitted as cabins and date to 1959-60. Designated Lay Minister and camp board member Wendy Gibson discussed some of the other newer developments at Camp Woodboia, such as a water well dug three years
This summer, with the camp having been closed for the season because of COVID-19, a group of United Church parishioners and volunteers decided to spruce-up Camp Woodboia for 2021 and beyond. (Pictured are Photos by Dan Archer Ritchie Hordenchuk and Donna Hoffos, September 4). ago and the updated washrooms constructed five years earlier. “I’ve been on the board since I moved to the area in 2005,” Gibson said. “And I’ve seen a lot of improvements.” There are seven cabins at the camp, along with a
storage building and a dining hall. In total about 50+ children usually attend camp, along with highschool-aged camp counsellors and junior counsellors. “We rely heavily on teenagers to be our camp counsellors and junior leaders,” Gibson explained.
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Every year, the camp also hires a director, a nurse and a chaplain – camp chaplains are either area ministers or lay people who volunteer to fill this role for one week at a time. “It’s tough some years, but we’ve always managed Continued on page 2
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Camp Woodboia receives upgrades Continued from front page to get enough staff,” Gibson added. There is a shorter three to four-day camp for children aged 5-7 called the Explorer Camp. The Discovery Camp is a weeklong camp for older children, which includes swimming lessons. “We normally have three camps in the summer for ages 5-13,” Gibson said. “Two of our camps have kids in swimming lessons, if they choose this activity.” The camp works with Wood Mountain Regional Park to reserve the pool for
lessons, so the board adjusts the camp’s schedule accordingly each year. The staff at Wood Mountain Regional Park further assist in camp operations by cutting the grass and picking up the garbage during the summer. Camp Woodboia is also known for hosting an interdenominational church service on a chosen day in July. “One Sunday in July, there’s a camp service for the local churches. Anyone who’s available comes,” Gibson recounted. Camp Woodboia relies on donations and fundrais-
ers to keep operating. Many in South Central Saskatchewan have supported the camp in numerous ways. For example, Lloyd Hogg of L & C Hogg Construction Services Inc. in Assiniboia supplied new doors for the cabins. Moreover, Southland Coop provided the camp with matching donations for lumber projects. The Quilters in McCord raffled off a quilt to raise money for Camp Woodboia. Also, the Crimson String Quartet raised funds for the camp from two concerts held last summer in Lafleche and McCord.
A cabin at Camp Woodboia after renovations.
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S askatchewan Health Authority notified the public that an individual who tested COVID-19 positive visited the following business when the individual was likely infectious: August 26 – Southland Co-op, Coronach Food Store, 112 Centre Street, from 3-3:15 p.m. Public Health officials advised individuals who were at this location on the specified date during the specified time to immedi-
ately self-isolate if they have had or currently have symptoms of COVID-19 and to call HealthLine 811 to arrange for testing. All other individuals who are not experiencing symptoms should self monitor for 14 days after this exposure. It is important to note that individuals may develop symptoms from two to 14 days following exposure to the virus causing COVID-19.
Additionally, the SHA alerted the public of possible exposure to COVID-19 at Fresh Start on 122 Third Avenue West from about 1:20 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. and another possible exposure at the Timothy Daniels Clothing Company on 316 Centre Street in Assiniboia from around 2 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. on August 25. Read more about Assiniboia and COVID on the SHA website.
Possible COVID-19 exposure at businesses in Moose Jaw T h e S a s k a t c h ewa n Health Authority notified the public about an individual who tested COVID-19 positive and was present the following businesses when the individual was likely infectious: August 27 – Moose Jaw Co-op, 500 1 Ave NW, from approximately 11:0011:30 a.m. August 29 – Past Times
Old Time Photography and Gifts, 26 Main St N, from approximately 2-3 p.m. August 29 – McDonald›s Restaurant, 50 MacDonald St W, from approximately 3-3:30 p.m. September 1 – Moose Jaw Co-op, 500 1 Ave NW, from approximately 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. September 1 – Moose Jaw Co-op Gas Station, 500
1 Ave NW, from approximately 12:30-12:45 p.m. Public health officials advised individuals who were at these locations on the specified dates during the specified times to immediately self-isolate if they ever had or currently have symptoms of COVID-19 and to call HealthLine 811 to arrange for testing.
All other individuals who aren’t experiencing symptoms should self-monitor for 14 days. Further, individuals may develop symptoms from two to 14 days following exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19. Read the rest of the public service announcement on the Saskatchewan Health Authority website.
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Elm tree pruning can begin in September Saskatchewan property owners can start pruning their elm trees on September 1. The annual ban on pruning elm trees is in place to reduce the risk of spreading Dutch elm disease (DED), a fungus that kills elm trees. The tiny elm bark beetles carrying DED are most active during the ban period. Fresh cuts from pruning can attract the insects to healthy trees. Regular pruning is important to keep elms healthy and less vulner-
able to diseases, including DED. Removing dead branches makes trees less attractive to elm bark beetles. The weather in early autumn can be ideal for tree maintenance and it’s easier to see and remove dead or unhealthy branches with leaves still on the trees. Whether the trees are pruned by the owners or by hire, it’s important to do the job properly. If done incorrectly, pruning can damage surrounding trees and spread DED and
other diseases. Under provincial regulations, individuals pruning elm trees commercially must have completed a recognized training program, or they should be under the supervision of someone who has completed the program. It is illegal to transport, store or use elm firewood, as the wood carries the beetles that spread DED. Elm wood should be disposed of promptly using the methods and locations approved by local municipalities.
To find out more about proper elm wood disposal in particular areas, check with local municipal authorities. For more information, or if anyone suspects an elm tree may have DED, call the Ministry of Environment’s Inquiry Centre at 1-800-567-4224. If further information is required, call Val Nicholson, Communication Services, Ministry of Environment (Prince Albert) by phone: 306-953-2459 or email: val.nicholson@ gov.sk.ca.
NDP wants a strategy to deal with rising overdose deaths in Saskatchewan With overdose deaths spiking in Saskatchewan under the Sask. Party’s failed approach, the NDP called for a strategy for community safety and dedicated action to address the increase of opioids and crystal meth addictions. “We’ve seen the devastating toll that addiction takes on communities and families, but without a clear and comprehensive strategy, this crisis will continue to rage,” said NDP Mental Health and Addictions Critic, Danielle Chartier. “A strategy starts with
providing improved access to naloxone kits, eliminating the wait times for detox and between detox and treatment and introducing dedicated mental health and addictions emergency rooms, so patients with mental health and addictions issues receive timely care, instead of getting triaged to the bottom and waiting longer for treatment. When someone struggling with addiction asks for help, that help needs to be there immediately, not several weeks later.” In the past two months the 2020 toll of over-
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dose deaths in Regina has nearly doubled, from 33 to 63 – a significant increase from the 21 deaths reported in 2019. Regina police have responded to 712 overdoses so far this year, up from 82 for all of 2019. In committee, Chartier learned the number of admissions to in-patient addictions for crystal meth rose from three per cent in 2012-13 up to 30.58 per cent in 2017-18. The government has chosen not to fund safe consumption sites in the province in their 2020 budget. And in addition to the skyrocketing number
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of overdoses in Regina and Saskatoon, advocates have been sounding the alarm about an acute lack of access to treatments in Northern, remote and rural communities as well. “ T h e S a s k . Pa r t y has been ignoring these problems for years and we know that their playbook of cuts and austerity will only mean more people falling through the cracks,” Chartier said. “An addictions strategy is desperately needed and any further delay simply means more Saskatchewan people will die.”
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Summer camps help children and teens discover nature, creativity, spirituality and independence
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missed several photographic opportunities as I travelled south of Assiniboia through the prairies on the picturesque 358 to Camp Woodboia on one of the Labour Day weekend’s sunnier days. Camp Woodboia is a United Church camp situated on the rodeo grounds south of Wood Mountain in Wood Mountain Regional Park. I drove into a river about 45 centimetres deep before stopping at Woodboia’s gates and remembered the times spent as a child and teen at James River Bible Camp about 17 kilometres north of Sundre, Alberta. Those days and weeks at James River Bible Camp were important for many reasons in my life. Camps are stressful, exhausting and sometimes overtly structural, but those days at JRBC were also fun, creative, inspiring and memorable. Summer camps representing different faiths, hobbies, sports, future professions, academics and for many other reasons are important for children and teens in early development, because camps are adventurous times away from home for short interims from parents and siblings. Camps are helpful in building a child’s independence. Sometimes camps are the first times when children become autonomous of their families for a week or more, living on food at the dining room, cleaning cabins for inspections, singing songs at campfires and ending the evenings with marshmallows and hot cocoa. Camps are usually structured, so there’s periods of homesickness, but the better camps have enough events in a day to keep the minds of young people occupied. At James River, we woke up early to the camp bells, ate breakfast, went to chapel, ate lunch, worked on crafts, or did hour long blocks of archery, riflery, swimming, orientation, horseback riding and other activities throughout the day. Those hours and days in cabins and tents with new friends assisted myself and others to ease into the world of adulthood. At summer camps, we created bonds and friendships, developed new ways of thinking, discovered nature and gained deeper experiences with God, even if we skipped Bible studies and sermons now and then for swims at the river. However, those afternoon escapes on inner tubes, coasting through the freezing James over the ripples streaming over knife-edged rocks, through a valley shrouded in pines and poplars, were precious moments with lifelong comrades and were also spiritual in a way too. All children deserve to attend great camps in the summers, but the COVID-19 pandemic spoiled the 2020 camping season. Camps are important times for helping children build friendships and social skills, as the campers are living away from home in natural settings surrounded by peers. This year, camps all over Canada, from the Woolsey Girl Guides Camp in Ontario to Camp Woodboia in Saskatchewan, were cancelled because of COVID-19, disappointing children everywhere. Camps represent crucial moments in a young person’s life, but 2020 will be remembered for a lack of summer events in general, including those anticipated times away from home, where children are crammed inside cabins with friends, sleeping in bunks inside huts warmed by log stoves, or inside tents with Coleman burners (either providing too much or too little heat) and learning conflict-resolution skills in a world without parents, except for the presence of camp counsellors and staff. Summer camps are wonderful for children and teens. Seeing and talking to some of the local churchgoers who were working at Camp Woodboia on the Labour Day weekend in preparation for the 2021 camping season proved to be inspiring and encouraging on a hot afternoon in early September, even if the 2020 camping season didn’t go as planned.
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The Quest of Despair I’ve been reading through the book of Ecclesiastes lately. A discourse on life, wisdom and meaning. This is a somewhat depressing book, written by Solomon the Wise and Wealthy King, who concludes over and over that it is all meaningless. There are parts that are brilliant observations of life that warm the heart and parts that are full of despair. In a description prairie folk understand all too well this summer, “It is a chasing after the wind,” you end up in Manitoba. He states that with much wisdom comes sorrow, the more knowledge the more grief. Reminds me of Thoreau’s “The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation.” Although some are not so quiet about it! Yet, Solomon says it is a character of wisdom not to do desperate things. From a Biblical perspective this reflects the reality of the fall, we are broken people living in a broken world, to live is to despair. Wisdom reveals and tempers that despair, as Solomon more than once says, (my paraphrase) “You’ll live until you die,
so might as well live.” Consider the story in the gospels of Jesus raising Lazarus from the grave after three days entombed! An amazing miracle and joyous reunion with Mary and Martha. Yet, Lazarus was only given life to one day die again. Meaningless! Meaningless? Solomon hints at something beyond the despair of this life, our quest to seek God. In reality, God came to seek us! Jesus, fully God, fully human, died on the cross, was entombed three days and raised to a resurrection life. No death to follow, but eternal living. Then he ascended into heaven, about which he said “I go to prepare a place for you and if I go, I will come back to take you to be with me where I am.” There is a secure hope for those who put their faith in Jesus and choose to follow the path of holiness. This life has meaning and purpose in light of eternity. Walk towards the light! Pastor Greg Dermody, Assiniboia Alliance Church
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Our Town
Lights of Love The first annual Lights of Love event happened in Assiniboia’s Centennial Park on November 13, 2019. Candles were passed around and as the com-
munity choir sang Silent Night, the trees circling the campsite were lit in memory of those who had passed away. During the 2020 holiday
Good Neighbour Day set for September 16 Erin Eberle, owner of Mom’s Florist, in an earlier article with the Assiniboia Times from 2017 explained that Good Neighbour Day started as a way of bringing neighbours and friends together through giving flowers. T h i s y e a r, G o o d Neighbour Day will happen on Wednesday, September 16 at Assiniboia’s flower, gift and art shop on 128 Centre Street. Customers purchase a dozen roses on Good Neighbour Day – the proceeds are donated to the Mental Health Unit to promote mental health awareness in the community. With the pandemic upturning so many lives, Good Neighbour Day is an excellent way of
strengthening spirits and bringing more joy into the world during an uncertain and anxious period defining 2020. Mom’s Florist has inspired their customers to give away each of their roses to neighbours and friends, so they know that someone is thinking about them. The gift of a rose will also remind the recipients of this worthy cause, as COVID-19 has stressed so many people in several ways this year. In Saskatchewan, four different types of mental health services are provided, including adult community health services, community recovery services, child and youth community mental health services and inpatient mental health services.
season, the trees in Centennial Park will be lit up once again in memory of loved ones lost on November 18, with the lighting ceremony beginning at 6:00 p.m. Lights in memory of a loved one who has passed away can be purchased for $10. Also, all of the loved ones’ names will be printed in an issue of the Assiniboia Times. When available, the forms for Lights of Love can be picked up at the Assiniboia Town Office during regular business hours and then dropped off at the office. The money raised from
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Note: the lights will be sold until October 30.
The Assiniboia Arts Council was fortunate to have a Plein Air painting workshop instructed by DeLee Grant at the end of August. Participants came from Regina, Lafleche, Willow Bunch, Rockglen, Mossbank and other surrounding areas. The first day of the workshop took place in Assiniboia in Central Park on Centre Street, while the second day of this art event happened at the St. Victor Regional Park. The ACC acknowledged OSAC and Sask. Lotteries for funding support to put on this workshop. Photo courtesy of the Assiniboia Arts Council
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Letter to the Editor Stolen vehicle in Assiniboia reported Reader believes Premier Moe’s rare earth processing announcement was misguided Premier Scott Moe’s recent announcement of $31 million in funding to assist the Saskatchewan Research Council to build a rare earth (REE) processing facility in Saskatoon appears to be political folly geared to feed the narrative of the upcoming election. The planned facility is to be operational by 2023, but there are no REE mines in Saskatchewan that will be able to provide feedstock to this facility. In 2014, there were 14 rare earth mining projects across Canada expected to be operational within five years. Not a single one ever came to fruition thanks to lack of investment capital projects being located in areas with no road/power infrastructure and prohibitive environmental restrictions. In fact, one of these projects was owned by Saskatoon-based Great Western Minerals who tried unsuccessfully for 10 years to advance its Hoidas Lake REE project located 50 kms from Uranium City, Saskatchewan. Now the cycle is repeating itself with news that Toronto-based Appia Resources is working on its Alces Lake project located 34 kms east of Uranium City. The project area is lacking in access roads, power and other infrastructure. To date, little activity has
been incurred to quantitatively delineate a rare earth ore body. Piecing together bits of old data, it can be surmised that there probably could be an economic deposit in the area. As a past VP and CEO of two junior mineral exploration companies in Canada, I fully know the time frame from ore body probability to working mine is in the order of 10 years. Appia Resources has a long road ahead of it to bring a mine into being in Saskatchewan. If 14 other REE projects in Canada (as identified in 2014) have now all failed to reach completion, it appears doubtful that Appia will suddenly rise to success. This doubt is compounded when one looks at Appia’s Q2 2020 financials which reveal precious little working capital for exploration activity and a senior management group that likes to use shareholder money to pay itself extraordinary wages. China currently produces 90 per cent of the world’s rare earth minerals and that reality is unlikely to change any time soon. Premier Scott Moe’s announcement of funding for a rare earth processing facility in Saskatoon appears misguided and nothing more than a talking point to help him through the upcoming election. Malcolm Bucholtz Mossbank, Saskatchewan
The Assiniboia RCMP requested the public’s assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for the theft of a vehicle in Assiniboia at the 300 block of 2nd Avenue West sometime between the hours of 6:00 p.m. September 2 and 8:30 a.m. on September 3.
The person(s) responsible stole a black 2009 Saturn Astra XE four door hatchback salon. If anyone has information regarding this or any other crime, contact the Assiniboia RCMP detachment at 306-642-7110. For those who have
information and wish to remain anonymous in their reporting, contact Crime Stoppers at
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Crime statistics August 31 to September 6
The Assiniboia RCMP requested the public’s assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for a mischief incident that occurred in Rockglen. On August 30, the Assiniboia RCMP were notified of an incident happening sometime between the hours of 8:00 p.m. on August 29 and 11:00 a.m. on August 30. The person(s) involved caused damage to a vehicle parked in the 500 block of Colum-
The following are the weekly crime statistics as provided by Assiniboia RCMP-GRC for the week of August 31 to September 6, 2020. There were 18 calls for service. 9-11 Act - 1 Assault - 1 Break and Enter - 1 Crime Prevention - 1 Fire Prevention Act - 1 Fraud - 1 Mischief - 2 Traffic Tickets/Warnings - 4 Theft Under $5000 - 1 Theft of Car - 1 Person Reported Missing - 1 Suspicious Person - 2 Trespass Act - 1
bus Drive. If anyone has information regarding this or any other crime, please contact Assiniboia RCMP at 306-642-7110, or if they have information and wish to remain anonymous in their reporting, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a tip via the Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers website, or text in a tip: TIP206 + your tip to CRIMES.
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At night, Assiniboia’s Centre Street in earlier years was lit by six gas lights beginning in October Photos by Dan Archer 1914, but electricity was on its way.
Lots for Assiniboia’s townsite were sold by the Canadian Pacific Railway – at this time, the corporation was building a branch line through southern Saskatchewan in October 1912.
By Dan Archer Lots for Assiniboia’s townsite were sold by the Canadian Pacific Railway – at this time, the corporation was building a branch line through southern Saskatchewan in October 1912. Several men were said to have stayed up overnight to purchase lots in the area where Assiniboia would be constructed in the community once known as Leeville. The name Leeville came from the post office in future Assiniboia. Leeville lasted as an official designation for the area from March 30, 1908 until November 23, 1912. Two months after the first lots were sold in October, the spread of temporary buildings in the area once known as Leeville officially became the Village of Assiniboia on December 22, 1912. Assiniboia was chosen because the name meant “One who cooks with stones.” The name Assiniboia held a specific meaning and history, since before the advent of the railway and the Leeville Post Office, the prospective townsite had been a traditional meeting area for the First Nations. A total of 980 lots in the village were sold by January 1913 in the growing village. The first village council elected in January 1913 included W. Leggott, W.E. Dennison and W.A. Furlong. At the time, the council met in different businesses, including the Bank of Toronto, Butler and Nolan and Butler Bros. Assiniboia became a town on October 2, 1913. The town expanded with a population of 1,200 along with over 40 established businesses by 1914. The town modernized as the growing municipality gained concrete sidewalks in 1922 on both sides of Centre Street. Further, the main thoroughfare in the growing community was gravelled in 1928.
Other developments in Assiniboia followed. The office for the RM Lake of the Rivers gained an office on Fourth Avenue East in 1923. Assiniboia acquired a covered grandstand built by John Grenwold at the exhibition grounds in 1926. At night, Assiniboia’s Centre Street in earlier years was lit by six gas lights beginning in October 1914, but electricity was on its way. Tenders were accepted in April 1916 for engines, a generator, an exciter switchboard, street lighting apparatus meters, mast arm cutoffs and transformers. Assiniboia’s new powerhouse was constructed at the site of water treatment plant. Sewer lines were built in Assiniboia from 19311935 as a relief project during the Depression. Assiniboia continued towards modernization into the 1950s, especially when natural gas fixtures were installed in many Assiniboian homes beginning in June 1957. Assiniboia keeps pursuing innovative solutions for power sources in the 21st century. The Gold South Wind Energy Facility located on Red Coat Trail near the Assiniboia Regional Park Golf course has been in development since 2009 on nearly 34,000 acres of leased agricultural land. This project consists of up to 59 turbines, an electrical collection system, access roads and a new wind collector substation. The turbines in the project are connected through a 34.5 kilovolt underground collector line system converging at the wind collector substation. The project developed by Potentia Renewables Inc. and built by Borea Construction has expanded since the ground breaking ceremony was held at the site on August 2019. The $325-million Golden South Wind Energy Facility will produce 200
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farm near Assiniboia. The wind farm is located on part on an historic gravel road – a section of the Red Coat Trail – an approximation of the 1,300-kilometre (810 mi) route taken in 1874 by the North-West Mounted Police who arrived to bring
law and order in Western Canada. Developments at Assiniboia’s wind farm have continued throughout the summer of 2020 along Red Coat Trail and just a few minutes south of the Assiniboia Regional Park Golf Course.
Caileigh Danis of Assiniboia decorated a selection of rocks with the intent of leaving her colourful art at the construction site where Borea, Potentia and Lafarge employees were working on the Golden South Wind Project. Caileigh, brother Owen and their mother, Melissa Danis, left the Welcome Picture submitted by Melissa Danis Rocks off at the site in early June.
The Gold South Wind Energy Facility located on Red Coat Trail near the Assiniboia Regional Park Golf course has been in development since 2009 on nearly 34,000 acres of leased agricultural land.
Public health was on the minds of many when the wind power project began in early spring, but strict protocols regarding COVID-19 have been followed throughout the province, lessoning the chances of transmission, especially in Assiniboia and region.
The project developed by Potentia Renewables Inc. and built by Borea Construction has expanded since the ground breaking ceremony was held at the site on August 2019.
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The wind farm is located on part on an historic gravel road – a section of the Red Coat Trail – an approximation of the 1,300-kilometre (810 mi) route taken in 1874 by the North-West Mounted Police who arrived to bring law and order in Western Canada.
A photo of the Borea work camp taken in April 2020. The $325-million Golden South Wind Energy Facility will produce 200 megawatts of wind energy by 2021. Each permanent magnet direct drive turbine will have 65 to 75 metre blades designed to stand on 110 metre-sized towers. Photo of turbine blades carried on a truck outside of Assiniboia by Linda Hall
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Saskatchewan real estate saw a great month Although the August real estate market appeared to be slowing down compared with June and July, the market still saw signs of strength. Across the province, year-over-year sales were up over 46 per cent from August of last year (and up over 14 per cent yearto-date), new listings were up nearly 5 per cent year-over-year (but down just over 9 per cent yearto-date), and the median sale price was up over 7 per cent (up 0.2 per cent year-to-date). Inventories were also down in 18 of the 19 markets that the SRA tracks, suggesting people are still quite eager to buy and are continuing to find value in real estate. “While there have been some COVID outbreaks across the province, the number of cases has been pretty small” said SRA CEO Jason Yochim, “And this doesn’t seem to have turned people off from buying and selling real estate.” The fact that we had two months of slow activity and that “We’ve almost made up all of that lost ground is simply amazing,” said Yochim.
Median sales prices were up in 14 of the 19 markets that the SRA tracks (with Yorkton and the broader region seeing the strongest declines), while the number of sales in all markets jumped anywhere from just under 4 per cent to close to 226 per cent (except for in Melfort, which saw sales fall 10%). Again, this strong performance suggests that the sector has recovered from the devastation of the pandemic and that real estate is quite resilient. J u n e ’s a n d J u l y ’s strong performance suggested that August would also be a strong month. As children start returning to school in September and the weather starts to get colder, however, we expect activity to slow down and fall off into Q4. “August tends to be when things start to slow down a little,” said Yochim, “But we’re still hearing reports of multiple offers and of houses being sold almost as soon as they’re listed.” Although things are starting to “slow down” compared with earlier in the year, the market
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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: Reeve Councillor – Division 1 Councillor – Division 3 Councillor – Division 5 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the municipal office, and during regular business hours on September 11, 2020 to October 6, 2020. Nomination forms may be obtained at the municipal office at 145 Railway Avenue E. Dated this 11th day of September, 2020. Leanne Totton Returning Officer
Jaw stood at 4.3 months (which is 36.6 per cent below the level last year and 41.6 per cent below the five-year average), while the sales to listing ratio was 69.6 per cent, suggesting that market conditions favour sellers. Inventory in the larger region stood at 6.0 months (which is 37.3 per cent below the level last year and 38.1 per cent below the five-year average), while the sales to listing ratio was 66.7 per cent, suggesting that market conditions favour sellers. Homes in Moose Jaw stayed on the market an average of 59 days in August—down 11.9 per cent from 67 days last year (but below the five-year average of 65 days and below the 10-year average of 60 days). Homes in the region stayed on the market longer than homes in the city at 86 days on average in 2020, but also up from an average of 81 days last
year (and 10.3 per cent above the five-year average). Median home prices in Moose Jaw went from $196,500 to $210,000 (an increase of 6.9 per cent) and were approximately 0.1 per cent above the five-year and 1.1 per cent below the 10-year average median price. Yearto-date, the median home price in Moose Jaw was $213,875 which is 0.4 per cent below the $214,775 price from the same time last year. Median home prices in the region went from $187,000 to $217,250 (an increase of 16.2 per cent) and were approximately 7.8 per cent above the five-year and nine per cent above the 10-year average median price. Ye a r - t o - d a t e , t h e median home price in the region was $188,375, which is five per cent below the $198,306 price from the same time last year.
Feed & Seed Call for Nominations Notice of Call for Nominations Rural Municipality of Happy Valley No. 10 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: Reeve Councillor – Division 1 Councillor – Division 3 will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the municipal office, and during regular business hours on September 14, 2020 to October 6, 2020. Nomination forms may be obtained at the municipal office , Big Beaver SK. Dated this 11th day of September, 2020. Leanne Totton Returning Officer
Notice of Call for Nominations PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: Reeve:
Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 Councillor: Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 Division No. 1 Councillor: Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 Division No. 3 Councillor: Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 Division No. 5 Will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 office located at 181 Main Street Bengough, Saskatchewan, and during regular business hours on September 11th, 2020 to October 6th, 2020 at the Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 office located at 181 Main Street Bengough, Saskatchewan. Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 Office 181 Main Street Bengough, Saskatchewan Dated this 11th day of September 2020.
Lara Hazen (Returning Officer)
14 Assiniboia Times, Assiniboia Saskatchewan -- September 11, 2020
Harvest advanced thanks to dry weather in late August Harvest quickly progressed because of the warm and dry weather in most areas of the province during the last week of August. Crops rapidly dried down and the majority of producers are now in the field. Twenty-eight per cent of the provincial crop went into the bin, up from 15 per cent last week and well ahead of the fiveyear (2015-2019) average of 22 per cent for this time of year. An additional 27 per cent of the crop is now swathed or ready to straight-cut. The southwest region continued to have made the most progress in the province, with 50 per cent of the crop combined. The southeast region had 39 per cent combined, the west-central 25 per cent, the east-central 20 per cent, the northeast 10 per cent and the northwest three per cent. Ninety-nine per cent of fall rye, 96 per cent of winter wheat, 81 per cent of lentils, 73 per cent of field peas, 53 per cent of mustard, 37 per cent of durum, 28 per cent of chickpeas, 19 per cent of spring wheat and 11 per cent of canola has now been combined. An additional 40 per cent
of canola and 23 per cent of mustard is swathed or ready to straight-cut. The majority of the province did not receive significant rainfall last week, although some areas reported close to 25 mm. The Hudson Bay ar-
ea reported the highest amount of rain this past week with 37 mm. Topsoil moisture conditions deteriorated in most areas due to high temperatures, strong winds and lack of moisture. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as
two per cent surplus, 32 per cent adequate, 47 per cent short and 19 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture are rated as one per cent surplus, 21 per cent adequate, 44 per cent short and 34 per cent very short.
Most crop damage this past week was due to diseases such as ergot, lack of moisture and strong winds blowing swaths about. There were some reports of light frost, but damage appeared to be minimal. Many producers
have reported field and combine fires due to the dry conditions. Reported yields so far were about average with some areas indicating yields will be less than anticipated due to the hot and dry conditions over much of August.
NDP questions government’s failure to address lab tech shortage NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat discussed the Sask. Party government’s failure to address longstanding staffing issues, potentially delaying expanded COVID-19 testing as schools reopen. Mowat said the government should ensure capacity is in place to meet an expected surge in demand. She also said the government should begin random testing in places vulnerable to outbreak, such as schools,
long-term care homes and homeless shelters. “Fast access to COVID-19 testing is essential to safely sending kids and teachers back to school, but we’ve consistently been testing at below half of our advertised capacity,” Mowat underlined. “Six months into the pandemic, the Sask. Party is still scrambling to address the shortage, even as they refuse to bargain fairly with existing lab techs,
who have been without a contract for nearly three and a half years. We need a government that takes public health seriously and puts people first.” Saskatchewan is lagging far behind the rest of the country in testing, at less than 70 per cent of the Canadian average. People are still waiting multiple days between requesting a test and getting results. Mowat emphasized bottlenecks in testing could make out-
breaks worse this autumn. Mowat pointed to a Saskatchewan Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists 2019 report showing the number of lab techs in the province had fallen since 2014, impacting rural health care in particular. A shortage of Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technicians (CLXT) in the province frequently led to emergency room closures in rural areas, including in
Broadview late last year and Leader this summer. “The Sask. Party is letting people down and promising austerity, which means cuts to public health workers like lab techs that we will need as we continue to grapple with the pandemic,” Mowat said. “What Saskatchewan families need is a government that will make the crucial investments that we need now to keep our schools and our communities safe.”
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It’s time for Canadians to look at the Conservative Party again Gary Vidal, Member of Parliament for Desnethé— Missinippi—Churchill River It’s time for Canadians to look at the Conservative Party again. We in Western Canada are resilient, entrepreneurial and extremely hard working. These are traits the government of Canada should reward, not discourage. As a member of Parliament representing the entire northern half (52 per cent actually) of Northern Saskatchewan, I have spent the last few weeks travelling to La Loche, Buffalo Narrows, Ile a la Crosse, Beauval, Creighton, Flin Flon, Denare Beach, Waskesieu, Debden, Big River and many stops in between. You know what? I didn’t once hear anyone complain about COVID-19, rather the opposite – I heard from people young and old that they were grateful to be living in such a beautiful province surrounded by nature, family and good neighbours.
We certainly are lucky to be in Saskatchewan during this pandemic – while there have been outbreaks and cases of COVID-19, public health officials from all levels of government and Indigenous leadership have acted quickly and kept us safe. Unfortunately, as has been the case over the past five years, Justin Trudeau’s government has turned their back on Saskatchewan and much of Western Canada. Throughout the pandemic, our Saskatchewan Conservative MPs have fought hard to ensure our hard-working constituents who need it are included in assistance programs, both personal and business. The Liberal made in Ottawa “one size fits all” had initially left out groups such as Indigenous businesses, rural tourism and many small businesses in Saskatchewan. If not for our strong caucus, many more businesses may have shut their doors for good during the pandemic.
Justin Trudeau doesn’t understand Saskatchewan, because he has never faced adversity, shown resilience, or poured blood, sweat and tears into something. It’s time for that to change. On day one, newly elected Conservative Party of Canada leader Erin O’Toole raised western alienation with Justin Trudeau, because he knows
our natural resource sector as well as our small businesses and tourism (hunting and fishing camps) sectors are the economic engine of Canada and our farmers and agricultural workers feed families from coast to coast to coast. Erin’s service in Canada’s military, the private sector as a lawyer and for the past several years in the
House of Commons makes him a capable leader for Canada during this time of pandemic and economic crisis. More importantly, as Canada begins to re-open, Erin will lead a government that rebuilds our economy and creates long-term, good-paying jobs with ambitious national projects, infrastructure and federal
programs to make it easier for people to get ahead. Our Conservative team will do this while also keeping us safe and ensuring we are never ill prepared again. That is our message to Canadians and that is why I believe many Canadians will once again look to the Conservative Party of Canada and find themselves at home in it.
STF advises members to suspend volunteering for extracurricular activities In an effort to support school divisions’ work to protect the health of students, teachers and staff, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation advised members not to volunteer for extracurricular activities. “Our priority as teachers and community leaders is to ensure the safety of our students as our schools reopen,” said Patrick Maze, President of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation. “Significant effort has been undertaken to ensure safety of students such as
cohorting, restricting travel and staggered start times. Providing extracurricular activities undermines these efforts.” As teachers, students and their families navigate the transition into the school year, suspending participation in extracurricular activities for the time being will allow everyone to focus on safety and education as they adjust to the protective measures the school divisions have put in place. “It’s important to re-
member that when Saskatchewan students return to their classrooms on September 8, they will not have been in a classroom for over five months. Gaps in learning already exist at the beginning of a normal school year and COVID-19 is only going to widen those gaps,” said Maze. “While we recognize the important role that extracurricular activities can have on students’ wellbeing, our priority has to be on their safety and education,” he added.
The decision of whether or not to proceed with such activities this school year has been left to the discretion of each school division. The STF supports the decisions of majority of school divisions that have decided not to proceed with extracurricular activities at this time. While the STF recognizes school divisions’ authority in this matter, the union strongly encouraged all divisions to suspend extracurricular activities.
Traffic stop leads to drugs and weapons seizure in N. Battleford Battlefords RCMP The North Battleford Gang Task Force initiated a traffic stop on two vehicles that appeared to be interacting in a parking lot on Railway Avenue on Wednesday, September 2. One of the occupants of the vehicles was known to have an outstanding arrest warrant. During the course of the traffic stop, weapons were noticed in one of the vehicles and the occupants were arrested. As a result of the investigation, all vehicle occupants were taken into custody and both of the vehicles were searched. The search recovered quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and illicit cannabis. A firearm, weapons and a taser were also seized. Rae Ahenakew, 40 years old of Mosquito First Nation, was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; possess of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle contrary to section 94 of the Criminal Code; obstruction of a police officer contrary to section 129(a) of the Criminal Code. Shynia Skeavington, 24 years old of Mosquito First Nation, was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking contrary to section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Sub-
stances Act; possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle contrary to section 94 of the Criminal Code; three counts of failing to comply with a probation order contrary to section 733.1(1) of the Criminal Code; two counts of failing to comply with a release order condition contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal Code; two counts of possession of a weapon while prohibited contrary to section 117.01 of the Criminal Code. Matthew Greer, 34 years old of Biggar, was charged with: possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes contrary to section 88 of the Criminal Code; operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited contrary to section 320.18 of the Criminal Code.
Desiree Hinse, 24 years old of Biggar, was charged with possession of cocaine contrary to section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; carrying a concealed weapon contrary to section 90 of the Criminal Code; possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose contrary to section 88 of the Criminal Code; possession of a prohibited weapon contrary to section 92 of the Criminal Code; possession of a weapon while prohibited contrary to section 117.01 of the Criminal Code; obstruction of a police officer contrary to section 129(a) of the Criminal Code. All four accused appeared at the North Battleford Provincial Court on September 3.
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Educators urge people to lear The Dirty Words Administrators and teachers are looking to “up their game” when addressing the “new normal”, a new book “cleaning up their language”. Education in all its forms is a big contributor to this newly identified form of “fowl language”. Kelowna-based author, Randy Lennon released his eBook “The Dirty Words”. “These are simple, commonly used words that create ambiguity, undermine and generally disempower us. Most people, including educators, have no awareness whatsoever of their damaging effects,” explained author, journalist, television and radio personality, police officer, and business leader, Randy Lennon. “These are the other dirty words and learning about their impact and inappropriate use can literally change lives.” Endorsed by a former Minister of Education in Alberta, Dr. Lyle Oberg, the book is now available through Amazon and bookstores. Savvy teachers always looking for an edge are working to eliminate these words from their vocabulary to upgrade their effectiveness and teach with more impact. “I read articles or watch interviews laced with this language and I cringe,”
explained Lennon, a former special advisor to the Preston Manning (former leader of the Opposition in Canada) and former publisher of a chain of weekly newspapers. This book demonstrates how we can sabotage ourselves with language like that and educators and parents are getting the message. “I’ve had so many parents comment that this stuff should be taught in our schools,” added Lennon. “As pre-school and elementary students learn to read and write it would be great to delve into how simple, little words in common use are best substituted with more clear and empowering words. At higher grade levels, eliminating certain words in my view is a ‘nobrainer’. The challenge is teachers don’t learn about these ‘dirty words’ in college or university.” Amid the chaos of COVID-19, there have been many new stresses added to daily life and also many positives. For Lennon, the pandemic offered an opportunity to stop and reflect and get around to publishing the book he authored in 2017. The Dirty Words was inspired by a breakthrough life coaching workshop conducted since
the late 90’s as a “warmup” to a transformational personal development program “The Questions Experience”. “Hundreds of people from all over the world and all walks of life have benefited from The Questions and yet based on personal feedback over the years a lot of the lasting impact has been from the lighthearted intro or warm-up where we take a look at words that disempower us and the power of the spoken word generally,” added Lennon. “So, I wrote the book in 2017. When the pandemic hit, I was stuck at home like everyone else and I realized cooped up families could particularly benefit from this simple, yet profound examination of commonly used and yet so damaging dirty words.” The Dirty Words is a handbook for making minor changes in everyday language that can have tremendous positive and surprising impacts. By positioning seemingly innocuous words like “try, but, should, can’t, have to, hope and wish” alongside the “Seven words you can’t say on television,” the simple yet profound book empowers readers to change their language to change their lives.
Saskatchewan takes steps to address lab and X-ray technologist shortages
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The Ministry of Advanced Education, in partnership with Saskatchewan Polytechnic, is addressing a labour market shortage of Combined Laboratory and X-ray Technologists (CLXTs) in the province. Saskatchewan Polytechnic will double the number of seats in the CLXT program by admitting another 20 students in early 2021 – this is part of a larger government strategy to employ more technologists across the province and improve rural health care delivery. “Ensuring we have the increased training cap-
acity to meet labour market needs is a growth plan priority for our government,” Advanced Education Minister Tina Beaudry-Mellor said. “Graduates of the Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technologists program are in high demand in rural hospitals and health centres, where they play an integral role on health care teams.” “Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technologists provide key medical diagnostic services including medical laboratory and X-ray procedures and are
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an integral part of a health care team,” Rural and Remote Health Minister and Minister Responsible for Seniors Warren Kaeding said. “They are especially important in the rural areas where they can use their full scope of skills in providing x-ray and laboratory services,” Kaeding added. “Saskatchewan Polytechnic is proud to be one of only two centres in Canada where students can complete the Combined Laboratory and Xray Technologists diploma program,” Saskatchewan Polytechnic President and CEO Dr. Larry Rosia said. “We look forward to doubling the number of seats we can offer starting in January 2021 and meeting this health care need.” The Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technology program is a two-year diploma program offered at the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon Campus on Idylwyld Drive. Students can complete their clinical practicum placement at approved sites across the province. More information can be found on the Saskatchewan Polytechnic website.
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