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Photo gallery: Southland Co-op Centre Arena will be impressive, functional multi-use facility Photos by Linda Hall/Assiniboia Times
Design features of the front of the new Southland Co-op Centre Arena are taking shape, as construction continues at the site.
Town Council members, and representatives from the old rink executive gathered for the tour.
Art installation space is saved on an interior wall, which will feature a Cree design.
Workers finishing construction on the front entrance to the new Southland Co-op Centre Arena.
The many inner workings of the utlity room.
The tour included a sneak peek at the new Rebels locker room.
A Children’s Play Area inside the facility will feature a climbing wall.
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Reader compares government to bandits
Photo courtesy of Marla Anderson/Nature Saskatchewan
Residents asked to watch for Burrowing Owls Burrowing Owls have completed their long journey back to the Saskatchewan prairies after overwintering in Texas and Mexico. Spring is underway and so is the Burrowing Owl’s breeding season. The Burrowing Owls have paired up and right now the female owls are incubating the eggs (average six to 12), while the males are busy providing food for the female and can be seen standing next to the burrow or on nearby fenceposts. Despite being called Burrowing Owls, they do not actually dig their own burrows. These owls have to rely on burrows created by badgers, ground squirrels (gophers) and other burrowing mammals. While it’s important
to minimize disturbances near a Burrowing Owl nest, Burrowing Owls actually co-exist very well with cattle and other grazers because the shorter grass on a grazed pasture allows them to sight predators more efficiently. They also use the manure to line their burrows to absorb moisture, regulate temperature, attract insects for food and hide their scent from predators. Burrowing Owls will often nest in ditches and cultivated lands as well. If you find Burrowing Owls in your pasture, not only are you providing important habitat for an iconic prairie species, these owls also provide many advantages including free pest control. According to Nature Saskatchewan’s
2022 Poplar River Fall Rye Tender Westmoreland Mining LLC will be receiving confidential bids for the harvesting of fall rye from the following areas:
Habitat Stewardship Coordinator, Kaytlyn Burrows, “Burrowing Owls eat huge numbers of insects, mice, voles and grasshoppers. Over the course of a summer, one owl family can consume up to 1,800 rodents and 7,000 insects.” These one-of-a-kind owls can be identified by their small size, as they are only about nine inches tall, and light and dark brown mottled plumage with white spots. They have round heads with large yellow eyes and white ‘eyebrows’. Their long featherless legs give them the appearance of walking on stilts. Burrowing owls are one of the smallest owls in Canada and the only species of owl that lives underground. Nature Saskatchewan’s
2022 Poplar River Mine Hay Tenders Westmoreland Mining LLC will be receiving private bids for the cutting and removal of grass and alfalfa from the following parcels: Parcel 1 2 3
Approximately 380 acres primarily located in the E ½ 23 and W ½ 24 -3-26 with additional acres in the SE 27-3-26 W2M
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The map can be found at www.poplarrivermine.com and viewing of the parcel or receiving a map by email can be arranged by calling Emily Jepson at 306 994-6815 or emailing ejepson@westmoreland.com.
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Bids are to be placed on a parcel basis. The parcel is located at Poplar River North Mine. All successful bidders must sign a liability release agreement, provide Westmoreland Mining with crop production data. Mark bids with Confidential Fall Rye Tender as the subject line and email to tenders@poplarrivermine.com or clearly mark on the outside of a sealed bid and mail to: Attention: Emily Jepson Poplar River Mine Box 599 Coronach, Sk. S0H 0Z0 Bids must be received by Noon on Wednesday June 22, 2022. Terms will be cheque upon notification of successful bidder. Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. All work must be completed, and bales (if applicable) removed by September 30, 2022. Successful bidders harvesting fall rye at Poplar River Mine MUST wear hard hats, safety glasses, steel toed boots and reflective clothing while on mine property. Buggy whips are required to be attached to all light vehicles in the active mine area and must be provided by the bidder. All equipment must be equipped with a roll over protection system. POPLAR RIVER MINE WILL NOT PROVIDE BUGGY WHIPS FOR LIGHT VEHICLES
voluntary stewardship program, Operation Burrowing Owl, works with almost 350 land stewards to conserve Burrowing Owl habitat and monitor population numbers in Saskatchewan. Operation Burrowing Owl records sightings to help determine the population trend and distribution of the Burrowing Owl throughout the province. This information can then be used towards efforts to conserve and restore the habitat and population of these charismatic birds. Farmers and ranchers who are lucky enough to spot a Burrowing Owl in their paster, can give a “hoot” by calling Nat u r e S a s k a t c h ew a n ’s toll-free HOOT Line, 1-800-667-HOOT (4668).
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Description Approx. 175 acres in the E½ 31-3-26 W2. Approx. 300 acres in Section 15 and SW 14-3-26 W2. Active mining area. Approx. 160 acres South of the PRNM shop and office, the W ½ and SE of 17-3-26 W2. Active mining area. Approx. 230 acres in the S ½ of 19 and N½ 18, all 3-26 W2. Active mining area. Approx. 415 acres in sec. 19-3-26 W2. Approx. 170 acres within and adjacent to the PRNM Rail loop, in the E ½ of 24-3-27, NE 13-3-27, SW 19-3-26 and NW 18-3-26, all W2. Approx. 470 acres in sec. 30-3-26 W2. Approx. 400 acres in the N ½ 30-3-26 and S ½ 31-3-26, both W2. Approx. 290 acres in the W ½ of 31-3-26 and SW 6-4-26 all W2. Approx. 495 acres in the E ½ of 25-3-27, SW 25-3-27 and the SE 36-3-27, all W2. Approx. 145 acres in the E ½ of 24-3-27 W2. Approx. 150 acres in the NW 24-3-27 W2. Approx. 200 acres in the N ½ 16 and the S ½ 21-3-26 W2. Active mining area. Approx. 420 acres in the E ½ 21 and SW 22-3-26 W2. Active mining area. Approx. 200 acres in the E ½ 22, SW 23-3-26 and NW 14-3-26, all W2. Active mining area. Approx. 200 acres in the N ½ 15 and S ½ 22-3-26 W2. Active mining area. Approx. 115 acres in the N ½ 14 and S ½ 23-3-26 W2. Active mining area. Approx. 210 acres in Section16 and the NW 17-3-26 W2. Active mining area. Approx. 300 acres in NW 23, NE22 and SW 26-3-26, all W2. Active mining area. Approx. 165 acres along the rail corridor between PRNM grid road and ¾ mile south of Highway #18.
The map can be found at www.poplarrivermine.com and viewing of the parcels or receiving a map by email can be arranged by calling Emily Jepson at (306) 994-6815 or emailing ejepson@westmoreland.com. Bids are to be placed on an individual parcel basis utilizing the above parcel numbers for identification. The bids are for the first crop only. All parcels are located at Poplar River North Mine. All successful bidders must sign a liability release agreement, provide Westmoreland Mining with crop production data based on the number of bales removed, and bale weight. Mark bids with Confidential Hay Tender as the subject line and email to tenders@poplarrivermine.com or clearly mark on the outside of a sealed bid and mail to: Attention: Emily Jepson Poplar River Mine Box 599 • Coronach, Sk. S0H 0Z0 Bids must be received by Noon on Wednesday June 22, 2022. Terms will be cheque upon notification of successful bidder. Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. All work must be completed, and bales removed by September 30, 2022. Successful bidders cutting hay in the ACTIVE MINE AREA MUST wear hard hats, safety glasses, steel toed boots and reflective clothing while on mine property. Buggy whips are required to be attached to all light vehicles in the active mine area and must be provided by the bidder. All equipment must be equipped with a roll over protection system. POPLAR RIVER MINE WILL NOT PROVIDE BUGGY WHIPS FOR LIGHT VEHICLES
To the Editor, Most of us are familiar with the outlaws of the late 1800s in the U.S. Jesse James and the Youngers gang come to mind. Butch Cassidy was another. Trains, banks and stagecoaches were their favorite targets for robberies. Do we have similar rascals today? Of course we do. Today’s scamps are different though. They are elected by the people to serve the citizens of the province but once in office, the gang leader and his team of MLA’s seem to be in a hurry to be modern day Jesse James and Butch Cassidy types. How do they operate? Well they create a budget and promptly pounce on the opportunity to raise the Provincial Sales Tax from five per cent to six per cent. Then they gleefully decide to apply it to the sale of used cars and your auto insurance premiums, your house insurance premiums, to labor charges and to your restaurant meals. After that painful pick pocket trick, they decide to lie in wait for the next opportunity to attack you and your wallet. Legally of course. Before we look at their next bandit ploy, here is a question. Are you experiencing any pressure on your finances because of inflation? Have you been forced to adjust your personal budget because increased costs are squeezing you. No doubt the answer is a resounding “yes”. You would expect your government to be sympathetic to the plight of the residents of this province, would you not? You would NOT expect them to add to your cost of living, would you? Surely they would not be that cruel. You wouldn’t imagine that they would be-
have like Jesse and Butch, would you? Hold on. Perhaps you have not seen the latest effort on the part of your government to loot your money pouch. One should note first that Jesse James and Butch Cassidy are not part of the plan. But the style is similar and the results are the same. You are poorer. So how does it work? It is basically an ambush. But you don’t have to raise your hands. Just reach for your wallet because on October 1, 2022, the PST will be broadened and applied to recreation, entertainment and general activities and events. But no masked bandits will show up. No one will point a gun at you. T h e g ov e r n m e n t ’s agents will simply demand that you pay six per cent more to go to a hockey game or movie or rodeo or museum or trade show or Roughrider game or Moose Jaw Miller baseball game or local Arts Council performance. Golfing and curling and bowling get hit too. Your visit to the gym will sting because it will be six per cent more. Even the swimming pool is not left out. Yes, next year your dip in the pool on a hot day will cost six per cent more because of this expanded tax. In simple words, your elected reps are going to tax your “fun times”….your enjoyments….your recreation. Is that not inflationary? It is embarrassing to think how we elect people to serve us and once they get to their hideout in Regina, they behave like those bad guys from the 1800s. The expansion defies common sense. It is shameful. It is disgraceful. We would be better off having Jesse James and Butch Cassidy terrorizing our province. Jim Stangel, Assiniboia
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