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Pinty’s Grand Slam Back in North Battleford
Notable capital projects include lagoon, old church By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
The Pinty’s Grand Slam has rolled back into North Battleford for six days of curling at the Civic Centre. The Meridian Canadian Open began Tuesday night with five games, all on the men’s side. The rest of the week promises to showcase 32 of the best men’s and women’s curling teams in the world. We will provide daily updates at www.newsoptimist.ca and on Twitter. See more on Page 14. Photos by Averil Hall
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A fan comes decked out in colour to the Pinty’s Tuesday evening. See more photos by Averil Hall on our wesite at www.newsoptimist.ca.
Town administration presented a summary of a proposed budget on Monday, calling for a tax increase in 2019. At their next meeting Jan. 21, council could approve the 2019 budget, approve it in part, or not approve it at all. Administration proposed revenue from property taxes to increase two per cent, while revenue from utility fees is proposed to increase by $116,000 for the town, or close to 7.7 per cent versus last year. “An increase is needed because services and the cost of doing business increases every year,” Mayor Ames Leslie said. “Two per cent is a very modest increase considering what we’re seeing increase across the province.” Leslie added there hasn’t been an adjustment to utilities rates since 2012. Such proposed revenue increases would bring in an extra $92,000 for the town compared with last
• Proposed utility rate increases could cost the average user $6 more per month to bring in an additional $116,000. year. Total revenue would come to about $7,500,000. At Monday’s meeting, Director of Finance David Gillan outlined some increasing expenses and planned capital projects. Not including capital projects, town expenses are estimated to be nearly $6,000,000, an increase in 2019 by about $200,000. Some increased expenses are due to a finance supervisor position, increased councillors’ travel budgets, legal budgets, insurance and an increasing RCMP contract. The RCMP contract usually increases as population increases, Gillan said. More details about expenses will be available when the town releases the full proposed budget document. Continued on Page 2
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Local resident to share her story of living with dementia By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
The Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan and a local resident hope to inform the public about Alzheimer’s and dementia in an upcoming presentation. Abby Wolfe, public awareness coordinator at the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, is scheduled to give a presentation at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Jan 11, at the North Battleford Library lecture theatre. Presentation topics include the warning signs of dementia and the services of the Alzheimer Society. At the presentation, North Battleford’s Ida Ryhorchuk will share her story about living with dementia. According to Wolfe, the presentation is “an opportunity for community members to learn more about dementia, the changes in abilities, behaviour
and communication it can cause as well as ways they can reduce stigma.” Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are related but distinct. “We talk about dementia as being an umbrella term that describes a set of symptoms,” Wolfe said, adding dementia isn’t a specific disease in itself, and there are a number of different types of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is one type of dementia, and Wolfe said probably the most well-known. It is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain. Symptoms include memory loss, difficulty with day-to-day tasks and changes in mood and behaviour, an Alzheimer Society pamphlet says. An early diagnosis helps one get the proper treatment, information and support. The Alzheimer’s Society, a pamphlet says, is
dedicated to helping people build the knowledge, skills and confidence to live well with dementia. January is Alzheimer’s Awareness month. The Alzheimer’s Society of Canada is also running a nation-wide campaign to showcase “the unique and diverse stories of individuals from across the country living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia.” The campaign has highlighted Ron Robert, an 81-year-old who, among other things, served as advisor to Pierre Trudeau. Robert has completed university courses and studies ageism in London, Ont. The Alzheimer Society includes a prediction that in less than 15 years, the number of people with dementia (about 500,000 now) is expected to double. Wolfe encourages anyone of any age to attend. The presentation is free.
Battleford may see 2% tax increase Continued from Page 1 Administration proposed some big capital expenditures for 2019. The largest proposed capital expenses are upgrades to the waste water lagoon. Among other functions, the waste water lagoon treats municipal sewage and waste water. The entire project is expected to cost at least $4.5 million. Council still has to determine a start date, Leslie said, adding the project would “probably be done in the 12-month period since its start.” Other projects include storm sewer work starting at 13th Avenue, and Gillan said erosion is causing problems. The project affects multiple blocks. A total of $263,000 is proposed for 2019, and other expenses, ranging between about $250,000 and $526,000 in future years are suggested until 2023. Gillan said town leaders have discussed and planned the project for a number of years, and “now we’re able to work with our engineering firm to phase this over a number of years,” adding the project would definitely take two years, and potentially two more to complete. Street rehabilitation on 2nd Avenue from 30th to 35th Street was planned to take place last year, but didn’t happen, in part, Gil-
lan said, because the budget wasn’t finished last year until summer. “We were a little late getting into the market to try to find contractors,” Gillan said, adding completion in 2018 would have cost a premium. A total of $450,000 is budgeted for the surface work, and $244,000 is listed as utilities work for 2nd Avenue. The amounts are carryovers from last year’s budget. The old St. Vital Church budget line received a proposed increase of $15,000, bringing it to $50,000. Council still hasn’t made a decision about the future of the church, and Gillan said such funding could go to demolition or “minor restorative work.” According to an assessment by engineering firm JC Kenyon, repairs to preserve the building would cost $50,000. Work at $50,000 wouldn’t improve functionality but would “assist in protecting the existing structure for future use,” and include repairing stucco and footing to stop water infiltration, and shingling the roof. Gillan said municipal governments are required to have balanced budgets, and if budgets go awry during the year, councils usually choose to delay capital projects. If council decides to invest less in capital projects,
Gillan said, utility fees could see less increase. Proposed tax increase (excluding the education portion of property tax): Despite the proposed increases, and assuming the proposed budget is passed, ratepayers’ taxes and fees might not go up exactly two or 7.7 per cent. Gillan said the average assessed property would increase by two per cent. But assessed values in town vary. Municipal property taxes are made of base taxes and the municipal levy. All ratepayers pay close to $1,000 in base taxes. The municipal levy portion of property taxes varies. Last year, someone whose property was assessed at about $162,000 paid a total of $1,484 in municipal property taxes. Someone’s whose property was assessed at about $514,000 paid $2,610. A three per cent tax increase last year resulted in the former taxpayer paying a tax increase of $32 (2.8 per cent), and the latter $128 (5.17 per cent). Regarding utilities rates, Gillan said, proposed increases would cost the average user an additional $6 per month. However, the more water one uses, the more they pay, and Leslie said the total $116,000 to be raised includes water use by residential and com-
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Better Together connects young and old Milk & cookies • bacon & eggs • salt & pepper • ketchup & mustard
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In light of tragedy, two community members are hoping to improve the lives of others. John Paul II Collegiate student Allysa Woodrow and Living Faith Chapel pastor Deb McNabb are leading the Better Together project to help form relationships between students and seniors. Woodrow and McNabb got together after eight suicides took place in the Battlefords early in 2018. Some were Woodrow’s friends, and McNabb officiated five funerals. The ages of the deceased were under the age of 22 or over the age of 55, said McNabb. “Allysa realized that the losses needed to stop, and one way she believed that the losses would stop is if she could connect those bookend generations together,” McNabb said. Youth participants are in classes in the Light of Christ and Living Sky School Divisions, and include the midget Barons hockey team. Participating seniors live in Marchildon, Davidson and Ruth Whyte Manors. Both groups are fitted with t-shirts featuring four different designs, and at Better Together meetings, young people are matched with older people wearing the same shirts. On Tuesdays in January and February, the groups will get together and talk and carry out activities. Members of the Better Together campaign, Battlefords’ mayors and some councillors gathered at City Hall Tuesday morning for an event that included a North Battleford proclamation and photos. Tuesdays in January and February became “Better Together Tuesdays” in the city. “Evidence-based research has shown that communities that have connected their kids and teens to the older generation have seen the clear benefits of being together,” Mayor Ryan Bater said, adding those communities have seen decreased loneliness and satisfaction from sharing knowledge and ex-
perience. “We’re hoping the whole city keeps going every Tuesday, because we need it,” McNabb said. Battleford also issued a proclamation at Monday’s town council meeting, where Woodrow and McNabb gave a presentation. Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie said he’s really excited for the campaign and commended Woodrow. “I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of such a complex and simple approach to something in my life,” Leslie said. “If you think about it, it’s so simple, and I don’t know why nobody’s thought of it sooner.” Claude Desnoyers, who attended the City Hall event, said he’s looking forward to the results of the project. “In today’s society, … granchildren grow up not knowing their grandparents, and vice versa,” Desnoyers said. “I [think Better Together] is an excellent way for us to listen to each other, to share, to encourage each other and try to decrease the loneliness and isolation that people often feel.” Woodrow applied for funding to carry out the project and received a $1,500 Rising Youth Community Service grant. The funding paid for shirts for program participants. Woodrow and McNabb hope Better Together decreases loneliness and increases social cohesion. McNabb said she and Woodrow found out 65 per cent of seniors at Ruth Whyte Manor didn’t have contact with a teenager that wasn’t their grandchild. A concept Woodrow and McNabb looked to for inspiration was ‘old’s cool’ community tours held elsewhere in which seniors toured the kids around their community, sharing stories about what once was and what they still enjoy, while the youth toured the seniors around, informing them of their experiences. In applying it in the Battlefords, McNabb and Woodrow found former popular Battlefords destinations include Buds and
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Pastor Deb McNabb and JP II Collegiate student Allysa Woodrow have teamed up to bring students and seniors together as part of the Better Together program. McNabb and Woodrow wear shirts associated with the project. They hope to decrease loneliness and increase social cohesion among participants. Photos by Josh Greschner
Above and below, it was a cold day, but they were “Better Together Tuesday” at City Hall.
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It’s late nights for the newsroom as the Pinty’s Grand Slam is back in North Battleford for six days of curling at the Civic Centre. After the day’s draws are finished, you can look for an update on each day’s curling on our website at www.newsoptimist.ca. John Cairns will be reporting on the action and photographer Averil Hall will be catching all the great shots. Events like the Meridian Canadian Open, which is back in the Battlefords for the second time in three years, are exactly what community advocates want to see coming here. The economic spinoff is the meat and potatoes of such events, but the positive publicity is also important to a community beset by statistics that have – let’s say it – been used unfairly to portray our crime circumstances. Just ask John Cairns, who won a best news story of the year for his analysis of how those stats have been jumped on by the national media. So now the national media has its eye on us again. Let’s welcome all the visitors to our community here for the Pinty’s and show them who we really are.
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Dear Editor On Dec. 26, I answered a presumably Saskatchewan telephone number. Well, well. It was just another telephone scammer. As usual, I pushed the number 1 to speak to a representative whom I assumed would have trouble understanding. As usual it was. “How are you?” (As if he cared.) And, as usual, I said, “I am well, thank you, and why are you still pulling this scam?” And, as usual, I put the telephone on a table without pushing the off button and went about my business. The real bottom of the barrel in that line was the bunch that phoned about the warranty on computers. One time it was: “We are phoning about your (whatever) computer.” “I don’t own a (whatever) computer.” But as I was about to hang up, the man said, “You are lying, ma’am.” Accent or not, I heard that clearly. He no doubt heard clearly what I replied. Oh, nothing vulgar, but extremely erudite. It is no use phoning the designated number about these scummers (no, that isn’t a typo) because all they do is change the number from which they call. It isn’t just scammers who use the telephone. That same day I’d just come in from afternoon chores when
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the phone rang. The caller claimed he was from a certain group formed to protect taxpayers, or so they have always claimed. He wanted money from me to fight the proposed carbon tax. When he temporarily ran down, I asked him if anyone understands the carbon capture idea. Oh, yes, said he, it is to tax every household in Canada (named sum) every year. (As a side note, if there were a tax to project the environment, one would think that concerned people would support it – but they would also have to be informed people.) But I asked again. “Does anyone know what is carbon capture? Do you?” Dead silence. Then, “Well, thank you for taking my call.” Before he could hang up, I said, “You know nothing about it but you want money from me to fight it.” And I burst out laughing. The thing smacked more of politics than of protection for taxpayers. Again, I am thankful I belong to no political party. It reminded me of when a group started quite some years ago, supposed to protect civil liberties. I joined out of curiosity. A year or two later we had a winter in the West that gave us a lot of snow. The highway snowplow operators threatened to go on strike. The central Canada-based group backed them. I wrote to cancel my
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membership, asking about the liberties of the travelers who might be stranded or killed. The winters in beautiful central Canada are not the same as in beautiful Saskatchewan. It was three years ago when the delegates at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities passed a resolution asking the provincial government of Saskatchewan (still beautiful in spite of us) for some help in fighting rural crime. A large group, supposed to represent farmers, said it was a racist resolution! What? Oh, to be sure, racists are to be found all over and some circumstances are bound to create racism, but had I been a SARM delegate, I would have supported the resolution. That would have meant that I was a raving racist? I cancelled my membership to that group, too. Now, what is the point of this letter? I’m not sure. Is it about people who want to pick my pocket and then try to tell me it’s for my own good? Or is it just about the way we are today – rude and greedy with our own agenda? Oh, I meant that the province of Saskatchewan is still beautiful in spite of us, not that the provincial government is still beautiful in spite of us. I suppose if we did have beautiful government, it would solve everything. Christine Pike Waseca Gordon Brewerton Senior Group Publisher
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No idling? I really don’t care, do you? My kids’ elementary school has no idling signs in front of it. The school got some accolades when they were put up a few years ago. Some media attention was fawned on it. Wonderful for them. I hate to say this, but I really don’t care what the sign says. If I am picking up my kid because there is a -30 C wind chill, I’m going to keep my vehicle warm. And if it’s 30 above, I’m going to keep my vehicle cool, too, lest we pass out from heat stroke. Apparently North Dakota has had a law on the books since the 1940s prohibiting unattended idling, then considered a deterrent to auto theft. Now, locking your idling vehicle is a good idea. But not starting it and allowing it to warm up, or stay warm when needed, is idiocy. There’s now a movement in North Dakota to punt the stupid anti-idling law, and not even the Sierra Club is opposing such efforts. The Associated Press reported on Jan. 7, “Even environmental group Sierra Club is not standing in the way of the effort to make idling legal. Wayde Schafer, the group’s North Dakota spokesman, said banning idling vehicles is futile in North Dakota, where it’s considered a necessary evil because of brutal winter weather. “It’s so engrained in our culture and people will never change their habits even if they know it’s against the law,” Schafer said. “It’s part of winter in North Dakota, and people want to get into a warm car, so what do you do?” I see such signs as the unfortunate spinoff of the virtue-signalling
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culture that has taken over the political climate in North America, especially from the current federal Liberal government. Who needs cabinet ministers chosen for competency instead of ones chosen solely on the basis of their chromosomes? Because it was 2015, didn’t you know? So what is virtuesignalling, really? I would say it’s a cross between holier-than-thou and rubbing your nose in my holier-than-thou. I’m woke, you aren’t, and I’m going to make a show of it. No idling zones imply many things. First, we, the poster of the said sign, think we have dominion over all around us, including, apparently, public streets, like those in front of the school. We are asserting ourselves regardless of our legitimacy or ability to do so. Secondly, we think that our values – reduced exhaust emissions, which equates fewer carbon dioxide (and therefore greenhouse gas) emissions – will somehow “save the planet.” (So, too, will holding your breath until you’re not emitting CO2, either, but they kinda fall down on that point.) Third, they imply that if you are so boorish as to idle your vehicle needlessly (and I, the proclaimer of the noidling zone, am the judge
of needful and needless), then you are a bad person. Shame on you. Fourth, my values (save the earth from climate change) are more important than your values of seeing through otherwise frost-covered windows and not driving over the neighbours’ children. Now, it’s kinda hard to tell some well-meaning, brainwashed kindergarten kid that their teachers are in fact indoctrinating them into a certain world view, but there it is. That’s what no-idling zones are. We, in Western Canada (and our cousins to the south, in North Dakota), live in this little thing called an extreme environment. This afternoon, it was warm enough to walk around with my jacket open. By tomorrow, the wind chill is expected to be -30 C and a storm is expected to blow through. Hot, cold, we live through all of it. That’s precisely why looking down on Canada for our greenhouse gas emissions, especially when considered per capita, is ludicrous. Yeah, Saskatchewan has high greenhouse gas emissions. You ever live here? It gets damned cold in winter. Cold enough you might need to warm up your gasguzzling SUV. No amount of Kyoto, Copenhagen or Paris accords is going to change that, nor will signs
The world will not end if this exhaust pipe is kept warm. Photo by Brian Zinchuk
on school fences. As for electric cars, I don’t think their batteries are going to do well against -40 C. I think part of the recent uprising in Western Canada, with the protests, rallies and convoys, is related to a rejection of the never-ending virtual signalling we’re being force-fed. The people, many wearing yellow vests, are saying, “We’ve had it up to here with your crap. We live in the real world, and we need our government to acknowledge that.” As many of those in the rallies have said, the world isn’t powered by unicorn farts. I would add that unicorn farts don’t keep my windows defrosted, either. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.
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Premier issues apology for Sixties Scoop On Monday morning, Premier Scott Moe issued the provincial government’s long-awaited apology for the Sixties Scoop. The apology had been in the works for a while, having been promised by Premier Brad Wall in 2015. What follows is the text of Moe’s apology address, as posted in a news release on the province’s website. Elder McArthur, thank you for the prayer. Elders, survivors, Chiefs, distinguished guests, legislative colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning everyone. Welcome to your legislature. Welcome to Treaty 4 Territory . . . the traditional lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota and Lakota peoples and the home of the Métis. And welcome to our Dene friends with us this morning. Before I begin, I want to recognize members of the Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Saskatchewan who are with today. Honoured guests, thank you so much for your participation in the process that has brought us to this point, on this day. A process that began more than three years ago, under my predecessor, Premier Brad Wall, who first promised this apology on June 24, 2015. Friends, we would not be here today if not for your determination, your commitment and your courage. We are deeply indebted to you. Ladies and gentlemen, this is an important day in the life of our province. This is a day for our government to acknowledge with honesty, with humility and with deep regret what happened in Saskatchewan. The Sixties Scoop refers
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There is a growing awareness of mistakes that were made in the past, and why we need to acknowledge those who may have suffered because of those mistakes. We heard from some survivors who asked for their historical records from the Ministry of Social Services, so they can find out more about who they are and where they came from, and learn more about their families and their communities. We have worked to fulfill these requests and we are committed to doing the same in the future. Each of the sharing circles was attended by cabinet ministers as well as MLAs from the Government of Saskatchewan. In addition, Deputy Premier Gordon Wyant, Social Services Minister Paul Merriman and Minister Responsible for First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs Warren Kaeding all met with survivors on a number of occasions. I had the great privilege of meeting with members of the Society as did the entire government caucus. In those conversations . . . and in the online submissions . . . the effects of the Sixties Scoop were laid out in detail. One survivor said: “When I was a child I was taken, placed and abused. That’s probably why I get so angry . . . those things come back in my mind. I try not to think about it, but it’s still there. I don’t know how to heal myself.” Another survivor said she kept running away from foster homes to go back to her family, but each time she was returned to another foster home. She said: “My sense of security was always temporary. I didn’t know my siblings. I met a lot of people who influenced me to start running with the gang lifestyle.” A third survivor recalled returning to his home community. He said: “I wasn’t sure if I was a white person or an Indigenous person. People in my original community didn’t know who I was. All this time I had thought I was a white boy.” It is difficult for most of us to comprehend what the
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to a period in Canadian history when Indigenous children were removed from their families and their communities by child welfare services. Thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were placed in non-Indigenous foster and adoptive homes in Saskatchewan, and in some cases across Canada and the United States. In Saskatchewan, at that time, those who managed the foster and adoption programs believed they had a moral and legal obligation to act. However, during the Sixties Scoop, not nearly enough consideration was given to the fact that Indigenous children come from communities with their own rich traditions, culture and history. Some Indigenous children were separated from their families and their communities, and as a result those children were cut off from their culture, and they were cut off from their traditions. Despite the good intentions of many foster and adoptive parents, too many of these children were caught between two worlds. They were stranded in a sense, with no knowledge of who they were, or where they came from. The consequences are still being felt by individuals and families to this day.
The children impacted by the Sixties Scoop are adults now, and we have heard their stories during the last few months. We are humbled and grateful that they agreed to share their stories with us. In partnership with our government, the Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Saskatchewan facilitated sharing circles in six communities – Meadow Lake, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Fort Qu’Appelle and Regina. More than 200 survivors participated in the sharing circles or made submissions online, and we are grateful for their candour, and their courage was inspiring. Thanks to these brave individuals, we know more about what happened during the Sixties Scoop. We’ve taken an important step in raising public awareness, through this partnership. And we welcome an on-going dialogue with those affected by the Sixties Scoop and their families . . . as we build on other initiatives underway in government and at our educational institutions . . . such as the introduction of curriculum in this province that provides a deeper understanding of the history, traditions and values of Indigenous people. Today in Saskatchewan, we are more informed than ever about our history.
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individuals of the Sixties Scoop went through. I certainly can’t pretend to know. But I do know this. In our province, we are only as strong as our families, we are only as strong as our communities. Family and community . . . those are the bedrock institutions . . . the foundation of a strong Saskatchewan. We failed the survivors we heard from in the sharing circles, and so many others. We failed their families. We failed their communities. We failed. On behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan . . . on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan . . . I stand before you today to apologize . . . to say sorry. We are sorry for the pain and sadness you experienced. We are sorry for the loss of culture and language. To all those who lost contact with their family, we are so sorry. There is nothing we can offer that will fully restore what you have lost. What we can offer is the solemn assurance that government policies have changed. And they continue to change. While there are still too many First Nations and Métis children in care, today we work with 17 First Nations Child and Family services agencies to deliver culturally appropriate child welfare services to vulnerable children in more than sixty First Nations communities. Whenever possible, we keep families together. We have strengthened supports intended to maintain a connection to family and culture. When adoptions take place, we strive to keep siblings together. We’re working actively to recruit First Nations and Métis foster families. And we’re providing cultural training to nonIndigenous foster families. Our preference . . . our goal . . . is to have no children in care. Children should be cared for by their families in their communities. And that’s why we’re
working to support Indigenous people and to strengthen Indigenous families . . . Through employment, education, health care and cultural programs . . . often delivered in partnership with First Nations and Métis organizations . . . We’ve increased support for adult basic education programs, delivered on and off reserve. We’ve increased funding for the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, and we have strong partnerships with the First Nations University of Canada and the Gabriel Dumont Institute. In our health care system, cultural support programs for Indigenous people are being expanded, including wider access to Elders and healers. And this year, we will be strengthening addiction treatment programs in Saskatchewan, adding new treatment beds and expanding training for counsellors. Ladies and gentlemen, there is an earnest and concerted effort underway in Saskatchewan to support and uplift all those in need, including our friends and neighbours still dealing with the impact of the Sixties Scoop. Everyone in our province who is struggling . . . Everyone in our province who is vulnerable . . . Everyone in our province who is in pain and coping with physical and emotional distress deserves our help, deserves our support. In Saskatchewan, we are one community, and we must comfort and support one another. I believe that today, progress is being made in many areas, but we know there is more work to do. We have many miles to travel. My sincere hope is that we can travel this road together. Let me close where I began - with a heartfelt expression of gratitude to the survivors. We have learned so much from you these past few months and years. You have lit the path forward, by bravely sharing your stories. And my pledge to you today is that we will honour and respect your experiences. We will learn from your experiences. We will continue to engage with you. And while we will never right this wrong completely, I believe we can move forward with open hearts and a common purpose. Together, we can build a more compassionate Saskatchewan. Together, we can build a more respectful Saskatchewan. Together, we can build a stronger Saskatchewan . . . for our children . . . and for the generations to come. Thank you.
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New Year’s baby weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz Staff The Battlefords Union Hospital welcomed its New Year’s baby at 12:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2. Jesse Michael Wurz
was born to Michelle and Jerry Wurz at BUH, officially making him the Battlefords’ first baby of 2019. Jesse weighed seven pounds, three ounces and is brother to Ezra, Mari-
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Red Dress Pins to be created at bead-ins Staff
Volunteers are encouraged to meet up at the Allen Sapp Gallery to make Red Dress Pins and Heart Pins in time for the Walking With Our Sisters Round Dance on Jan. 31. The round dance is in remembrance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Red Dress Pins will be given out at the event. Volunteers may also make pins for themselves. The bead-ins will be hosted at the Allan Sapp Gallery on the evenings of Thursday, Jan. 17, Wednesday, Jan 23 and Thursday, Jan 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. They are also looking
for volunteers to make sandwiches and clean up during and after the event. Call Raven at 306-4451760 to volunteer. The use of red dresses to represent Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls originated with Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010. At her ex-
hibit, the REDRess Project. Black dispayed more than 100 red dresses around the University of Winnipeg campus to raise awareness about the issue. Inspired by the art installation, Walking With Our Sisters Thunder Bay first created Red Dress Pins in 2016 for families meeting with the national MMIWG inquiry in their community. Today, red dresses continue to be used across Canada as a representation of the Indigenous women and girls lost to violent crime and as a call for action to prevent future violence.
Operation Red Nose kept 73,150 motorists safe for the holidays Submitted
Operation Red Nose finished a successful 35th annual road safety campaign proving, once again, the importance of the always-relevant safe ride service after more than three decades of activities. Present in 102 communities across Canada, from New Brunswick to British
Columbia, the service will have allowed 73,150 Canadian motorists to get home safe between Nov. 30 and Dec. 31. Reaching this impressive number could not have been possible without the participation of a large family of volunteers who valiantly donated of their time. They were 260 in 1984, and 50,440 to take
part in the past campaign across Canada, bringing the total number of safe rides provided since the creation of Operation Red Nose to an impressive all time total of 2,297,491. In Saskatchewan, 724 courageous volunteers braved winter conditions to safely drive home 1,262 motorists who had reached out for a safe ride.
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Nestor Fransoo celebrates 80th birthday By Lorna Pearson Correspondent
By Vickie Angell-Scheler
Elizabeth Dick, sister, Nestor Fransoo and their brother Joe.
Kathy and Nestor Fransoo.
Nestor Francoo’s family did manage to get their photos taken to commemorate his 80th birthday, just not all at the same time! From left to right are: Karl and Vanessa Fransoo, with sons Tyler and Nick with Nestor in the centre; Dean and Patty and Letendre; and Nestor with daughter Anne and Sheldon Craig, Kimberley and son Connor. Photos submitted by Lorna Pearson
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The Battlrt efords Art Club Notes met for a lovely BATTLEFORDS ART CLUB Christmas lunch at the Beaver Grill Express. The food was great and the card exchange was beautiful. The club has hung some artwork at the Western Development Museum. Please feel free to come and view our display. These pieces will be on display until Feb. 26, 2019. We will be having a quarterly meeting next Tuesday from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Jan. 8, the Art Club was busy putting their thoughts and ideas onto paper through drawing, sketching and painting. Such fun. A couple of announcements: Nik Semenoff Alchemy will be at the Chapel Gallery until Jan. 27. Come and view the life works of a master printmaker. The Fourth Memorial Round Dance in honour of Allen Sapp and Walking With Our Sisters is Thursday, Jan. 31, from 7 p.m. to midnight. In closing, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and happy and healthy New Year.
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$100,000 over four years of undergraduate studies in Canada. The Loran Scholars Foundation grants 34 Loran Awards. Simon is among top 88 of 5,089 candidates, and is eligible to receive a $5,000 finalist award. JPII nominated Simon and has already gone through a day of regional interviews.
Chamber election results announced Submitted
The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has announced the results of the director elections for a 2019-2020 term on the board of directors. Twelve candidates allowed their names to stand in the election, which saw ballots mailed to Battlefords Chamber of Commerce member businesses and organizations in good standing. The closing date
for ballots to be returned was Dec. 31, 2018. The nominations committee representatives met the first week of January to tabulate and verify the results. Their recommendations will be forwarded for ratification to the current board of directors at its upcoming meeting. The new board members will join in at the Annual General Meeting and commence their duties on the board at Board Meeting 2019-#1 in
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lin Technology Solutions. With updated bylaws of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce, the board will seat up to 18 persons for the term in 2019. Once the elections take place next year, the goal to reach the new total of 15 board seats will be achieved. The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all of the candidates who allowed their names stand in the election, and all of the member businesses who exercised their right to vote. No spoiled ballots were submitted this year. The Annual General Meeting of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at which time the new directors will be presented.
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A come and go tea was held Dec. 22 at the Do Drop In in Meota honouring Nestor Fransoo on his 80th birthday. Present were: his wife Kathy, their daughter Patty and Dean Letendre; their daughter Anne and Sheldon Craig and son Connor and daughter Kimberley; their son Karl and Vanessa and their sons Tyler and Nick; Nestor’s sister Liz Dick and nephews Chris and Cameron; his brother Joe and Judy Fransoo; and a nephew, Gerard Fransoo. There was a variety of dainties for their guests to partake of and visiting was active. Following the tea, the family stayed on to enjoy a supper prepared by Nestor’s former neighbour Linda Ard. Lots of pictures were taken and lots of stories shared to make it a memorable day for Nestor.
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Festive Salsa
The Battlefords Salsa Social Club crew reports they had an “awesome time” at their festive salsa night Dec. 6. Ugly Christmas sweaters and holiday attire was in full swing and many newcomers joined for some fun salsa dancing lessons lead by passionate club co-founder, Leo Liendo. “We had about 55 guests in attendance and everyone had a great time,” says BSSC. Next salsa night is Thursday, Jan. 10 at 7:15 p.m. upstairs at the North Battleford Legion. Admission is $2 per person. Newcomers are welcome. Photos submitted
Sweetgrass spelling bee takes place March 9 Submitted
The Sweetgrass School Invitational Spelling Bee hosted in partnership with Treaty Six Education Centre will be held in North Battleford on Saturday, March 9, at the Don Ross Centre. First Nations spelling bees have become a staple of the Saskatchewan community. History was made on Friday, April 8, 2016 with the first ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee (FNPSB) in Saskatchewan and in Canada. This was also the first ever allFirst Nations team representing a
region at the annual Spelling Bee of Canada Championships in Toronto. FNPSB is the story behind the documentary, Bee Nation, aired by CBC in September 2017. As a result, the FNPSB president received an invitation from INDSIPRE, to present at their annual National Indigenous Gathering Education Conference in Montreal, Quebec in November 2017. All of the above has catapulted the awareness and exposure of First Nations Spelling Bees at both the provincial and national level.
We continue to have many First Nations schools and students excited about this initiative and our intention is to build on this momentum. We believe we’re on the right path in creating the venue to improve literacy among our First Nations youth. We are very proud to be able to assist in creating opportunities for student engagement and lifelong learning. Registration goes until Jan. 31. There are three age categories, with prizes ranging from $50 to $300. Registrations won’t be accepted on site.
File photo from the 2016 First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee. The bee was made famous by a 2017 CBC documentary that followed some of the participants.
Thank You!... KidSport Battlefords has successfully hosted Operation Red Nose for the 2018 campaign. We would like to thank the North Battleford detachment of the RCMP, SGI and Val Wasmuth at Western Financial Group for their assistance in the success of the campaign. A large thank you to the following Corporate Sponsors for their generous donations both financially and by providing free services and products. Thank you to the following volunteers who called to volunteer their time with driving and other activities, we could not succeed without your many hours of co-operation: Eric Bilanski, Harold Bishop, Tracy Bishop, Mark Bonneau, Rick Lamb, Bill Bowman, Cori Dimmick, Bruce Friesen, Siobhan Gormley, Darlene Humenny, Ray Humenny, Derek Keller, Kelvin Keller, Rose Keller, Barbara Kirby, Thomas Schwab, Sherry Legacy, Gordon Mullet, Antje Rongve, Mark Richardson, Rob Rongve, David Schell, Rena Weikle, Boyd Wakelin, Jerry Wintonyk, Deborah Wohlberg, Kelvin Colliar, Sharon Colliar. Fehr, Doug, Jean Leitner, Ron Leitner, Tammy Fiddler, Jaren Wallman, Abdelhodi Khadroune, Lauralee St. Amant, Jewelene Ironstand, Trina Thunder, Mel Trach, Val Bolig, Chris Lonoway, Daisy Adams, Shane Adams, Trina Campbell, Colleen Milman, Grace Bowman, Leah Milton, Jenny Dennis, Rhea Good, Roslalie Payne, Shea O’brien Last but far from least we would like to thank the business clients who contacted us to provide safe rides home for their staff and to all our clients who made the wise decision to “not drink & drive” and called us for a safe ride home for themselves & their vehicle. Battlefords KidSport are the recipients of your generous donations in 2018. We look forward to everyone’s continued support of Operation Red Nose in 2019.
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Tim Popp: Family first
Everybody has a STORY
Tim Popp’s career has Nipawin. He said he spent brought him a number five and a half years there, of places, but he said he and then came to the Batloves the Battlefords, even tlefords in 1994. He met his wife and got married. though it isn’t the Yukon. Some time in Unity Popp was born in Clinton, Ont., and his dad was came next, until he came in the air force. The family back to the Battlefords. He moved a lot, until eventual- was later promoted to corporal and retired in 2014. ly they went to the Yukon. Popp said he spent sevPopp said he calls the Yukon home because he en years as a corporal in spent most of his early the Battlefords. Popp said his army time life that he can remember gave him perks over the there. Popp was involved with years, such as extra time cubs, scouts and army ca- off that other police offidets, and later the army. cers didn’t receive, and a When the time came to 30-year pension. “Why wouldn’t you decide what to do with his life, he asked his dad about take advantage of a system going into the plumbing like that?” Popp said. Popp continues to work and heating business with for the mounted police as him. According to Popp, his a reserve constable. Duties dad said, “You should try include driving prisoners something different be- around, and working in cause it’s hard work, and composite sketch. Composite sketches you deserve better.” College in Alberta for are based on accounts of surveying was next, and suspects. Some sketchers Popp received a diploma. make free-hand drawings. He said he would go to the Popp does his work on a Yukon every summer and computer. “You have a computer survey mining claims and roads and other things for screen and a program the territorial government. comes up and you have “That was fine, but it all the icons: glasses, hair was seasonal work and you shape, hats, chin shapes, live out of a duffel bag,” head shapes, noses, eyes, Popp said. “You’re on the but all black and white,” road six, seven days out of Popp said. The generated images the week.” But the money was good are front facing (with no and carried him through profiles), and they also don’t feature teeth. the school year. Composite sketch can Popp said he graduated from technical college and now involve creating skulls attended the University of and using modeling clay. In addition to working Calgary for a surveying for the degree. He said it was dif- occasionally RCMP, Popp is involved ficult. “Some people can do in a number of other it and some people can’t,” things. He has many Popp said. “I didn’t do so history books and reads on topics including Canadian well.” The mounted police military and police history. was an option that offered Popp is interested in topics relating to the Yukon, good paying money. Popp said he contin- and recently published ued to go to school, but an article in the Northern switched from engineer- Review about military ing to criminology, and re- badges associated with ceived better grades. Popp Yukon military units. graduated in the spring of Popp said his dad had 1988, and police in White- brothers in the air force horse allowed him to be and they gave Popp meda summer student. Du- als, and he started collectties included riding with ing them. members, helping with Popp said he carried calls and working front- the 2010 Olympic torch in of-counter. Lashburn and in Marshall Popp went back to the and Popp met an old friend Yukon forNews_Optimist_Ad_2019-01-10.ai some time, and who was acting as security. 1 1/7/2019 1:46:29 PM then went to a posting in Popp knew him as a stu-
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dent in Whitehorse. In addition to the 2010 Olympics, Popp volunteered in the 1988 Olympics, and said he thinks he’ll volunteer for a third if another is hosted in Canada. Popp said he could have gone north for work, but stayed in the Battlefords area because of family. “Rank didn’t mean anything to me, I just wanted to do a good job,” he said. “I loved the community.” Family was also important when he was a corporal. “I sat down with each one of [my guys] individually and asked ‘what do you want to do with your career?’” Popp said. “I said ‘one last thing, family is number one. So you make sure when you come to work you’re ready to work. If there are any issues or problems at home you tell me, and we’ll get that sorted out. Then you come back to work.’” Popp told a story of a child who died violently. A policeman Popp was responsible for was about to go to the scene, but his wife had just had a baby. Popp told the officer not to go, and went instead. “When I retired, he even brought that up,” Popp said. Popp even took the adjustable-size coffin for infants in the back seat of his car and drove it to the family. “You gotta do what you gotta do,” Popp said. When asked about the changes in crime in the Battlefords over the years, Popp said, “I think it’s the same.” “We had violent stuff back in ‘94,” Popp said. “There was a murder near Cando, two blatant murders right there. We’ve had intoxicated people, we’ve had domestic [violence], we’ve had lost kids. It’s still here as it was back then.” “Maybe there’s more of it, maybe there’s less of it,” he said. Ways of reporting statistics have changed, but on-the-street police officers aren’t always dealing with the large scope of statistics, but rather respond to call after call.
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Tim Popp holds a carving made by a miner. Miners carve wood during their off time, Popp said. In addition to being a reserve constable with the RCMP and being involved with the Battleford Legion, Popp researches topics relating to the Yukon, including its military history. Photos by Josh Greschner
“You just know that you come to work, you have eight, ten, twelve hours to work, you do it, you do your files,” Popp said, adding supervisors have other duties. Differences compared to when Popp first arrived in the Battlefords include more manpower and more cells now. Readily available cameras on cell phones have also changed the policing profession, Popp said. “With the advent of cellphones, everyone wants to record everything,” Popp said. “Now in this day and age, as a policeman, you have to be always cognizant that you’re being video recorded every day of your career until you retire. Even when you’re out coaching kids in hockey or going to a meeting for Toastmasters,” he said. Yet situations can go awry, Popp said, with both police and offenders. In one situation, Popp said he responded to someone being drunk and disorderly. A woman said he couldn’t arrest the drunk and disorderly man and blew smoke in Popp’s face. She was also drunk and Popp said he put her under arrest. “I always tried to treat people the way I wanted to be treated,” Popp said. In some situations, “it comes to a point where that breaks
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Tim Popp recently received a silver medal with the Royal Canadian Humane Association for meritorious service.
down and the person is violent, and you have to use force to a certain degree.” Referring to police, he said, “We’re human, too.” Popp said he “wasn’t really impressed” by the W5 documentary Crimetown, adding many retired police officers, doctors, lawyers and judges retire in the Battlefords. “If it was such a bad place, they wouldn’t be retired here,” Popp said. Popp is also involved with the Battleford Legion, and has been with the Legion since 1980, he said. He is also involved with the Royal Canadian Hu-
mane Association, which awards Canadians for acts of bravery. Popp scans the news and does work to award worthy individuals. Popp recently received a Silver Medal for Meritorious Service, presented by Lieutenant Governor W. Thomas Molloy. Popp has been involved with the Royal Canadian Humane Association since 2003. Now, Popp is retired, but not quite. “My wife and I are busy every day,” Popp said. “Now that we’re retired, it’s the stuff we do every day when we weren’t retired.”
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The members of River’s Edge Quilters wish all our loyal readers a most happy and healthy 2019. Seventeen enthusiastic members gathered on Jan. 4 for the first meeting of 2019. We miss those who are away to sunnier
Humpback moon The moon began this month at the waning gibbous phase, getting the name from “humpbacked,” like a camel. Of note, the moon occults Saturn somewhere in the world (primarily tropical and Southern Hemisphere) each lunar month after January until November. Also, a partial solar eclipse occured Jan. 6, visible from eastern Asia, extreme western North America and the north Pacific Ocean. A total lunar eclipse happens Jan. 20, visible from Africa, Europe, South America, North America, extreme eastern Asia, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean.
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On the 17th, the bright star in Taurus, Aldebaran, is less than 2 degrees from the moon. The 20th is the night of the full moon, and the total lunar eclipse mentioned above. Because the moon is at perigee (closest in its orbit), large tides follow the full phase. On the 21st, the moon slides closely by the Beehive Cluster
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(M44). At month-end, Jupiter is within 3 degrees and Venus is occulted for viewers in eastern Micronesia, Polynesia (except Hawaii), Galapagos Islands, southern Central America, and northwest South America. Mercury is an eastern morning-sky object, brightening each day until late in the month. In con-
ing goal of the guild membership. A calendar of upcoming projects was circulated and received with much enthusiasm. During January, classes for a panel quilt, an apron and decorative coaster will be taught. Many other interesting
projects are planned for the following months. Please do not forget the “Something Old is New Again” Challenge, which will be shared at yearend in June. Show and tell showed that some members were able to compete projects over the holiday season.
Anyone wishing to participate in a time of fun and fellowship while learning new sewing techniques is encouraged to call Leslie at 306-937-7471 or 306441-1784 or Irene at 306937-3551 for more information. Those of all skill levels are welcome.
junction with the sun on the 30th. Venus is prominent in the morning sky, especially early in the month. There was a fine conjunction with the waning crescent moon, which passed 1.3 degrees to the north on New Year’s Day. Reaches maximum western elongation on the 6th, when it is 47 degrees from the sun and near dichotomy (50 per cent illuminated). Passes 2 degrees north of Jupiter on the 22nd, and has a close conjunction with the waning crescent moon on the 31st. Mars begins at its largest and brightest for 2019, and well placed in the evening sky in the constella-
tion of Pisces. The waxing crescent moon passes 5 degrees to its south on the 9th. Jupiter opens the year rising about two hours before dawn among the stars of Ophiuchus, very low in the southern sky, where it will spend all of 2019. The thin, waning crescent moon passes 3 degrees to the north on the 3rd and again on the 31st. Jupiter will be 2 degrees south of Venus on the morning of the 22nd. Saturn was in solar conjunction on the 2nd, and will be blotted out by the sun until late in the month. Uranus begins the year in eastern Pisces near the Aries border, high in the
evening sky for North American observers. It can be detected by the unaided eye in dark, moonless skies. Neptune is low in the southwest evening sky among the stars of Aquarius, where it will remain throughout the year. James Edgar has had an interest in the night sky all his life. He joined The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 2000, was National President for two terms, is now the Editor of the renowned Observer’s Handbook, and Production Manager of the bi-monthly RASC Journal. The IAU named asteroid 1995 XC5 “(22421) Jamesedgar” in his honour.
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Ranking 2018’s big box office winners By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Welcome to our annual review of the box office winners of the past year. The good news is that unlike previous years when we had to wait for more numbers to come in, we have a good idea right now of which movies are the big winners for domestic and international releases at the box office in 2018. Before we run down the overall numbers, I want to say a few words about the Christmas season release Aquaman. Some of you may have heard about how well it is doing. Indeed, it made $189.4 million domestic over its first 10 days, winning two weekends in a row at the domestic box office. But it was raking in the worldwide dough even before it opened in North America. Its overall haul stood at $751.8 million as
2018 came to an end, and the expectation is it will make it to approximately $900 million worldwide. That would put it in fifth place in the overall worldwide box office. Now we take a look at the overall numbers for 2018. As many people have mentioned, the studios had a massive year with an overall domestic box office of $11.9 billion, its biggest year ever. Reports were that the worldwide total was $41 billion, including $8.9 billion in China. As for the year in review, here is the top 10 box office in the North American domestic market (United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and Canada, this means you): 1 Black Panther (Disney) $700,059,566, released Feb. 16. 2 Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) $678,815,482, released April 27.
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10 Venom (2018) (Sony) $213,205,181. So, congratulations to Black Panther, a surprise winner for 2018 but it really did come out of the gate very strongly in February and racked up an insurmountable box office in North America. I should point out that these are the totals as they stand as 2018 moves into 2019, and so the box office numbers are not yet final for some releases still in theatres. Look for Aquaman to move into the top 10 for 2018 domestic releases in the coming
weeks as it continues to capitalize on the post-holiday box office. It should finish no worse than seventh on this list by the time its run is complete. That is where the domestic box office stood in 2018. Add in the rest of the worlds numbers and a different winner emerges: 1 Avengers: Infinity War (Disney) $2,048.7 mil. 2 Black Panther (Disney) $1,346.9 mil. 3 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Universal) $1,304.9 mil. 4 Incredibles 2 (Disney) $1,242.6 million. 5. Aquaman (Warner Bros.), expected to hit $900 million. So indeed, we have two big winners in 2018. Congratulations to Avengers: Infinity War for becoming this year’s box office World Champions, which has to be a first for an April release. It was such a good year for Hollywood that a lot of notable movies that did fairly well at the box office didn’t make the Top 10 in the end. Movies like A Star is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Quiet Place, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Crazy Rich Asians and a host of others did very good business and created
a lot of buzz. But it really was the type of year when the hits outnumbered not only the flops, but the other hits, too. As for this year’s flops, it is clear now that the gigantic flop of the year award goes to Welcome to Marwen, a drama directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Steve Carell. According to Box Office Mojo, it opened recently to a miserable $2.3 million weekend haul and its overall haul so far is $7,782,090. This sounds like a lot of money until you realize the production cost was $39 million. And that doesn’t even include the marketing and other costs. According to Variety, Welcome to Marwen is estimated to lose between $45-$50 million for its studio Universal. Ouch! Well, you can’t win them all. There is a lot to look forward to in 2019. Scheduled releases include Avengers: Endgame, The Lion King, Star Wars Episode IX, and the one I am personally excited about – Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Indeed, it should be another great year at the movies and at the box office.
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As usual, there are free recycling programs for Christmas trees of the real variety in both the city of North Battleford and the town of Battleford. The City of North Battleford is once again offering to recycle Christmas
trees into chips for mulch. One free drop off location is available at the City of North Battleford’s Parks Shop at 11202-8th Ave., between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., running until Jan. 31. The mulch that will be created is used in tree and shrub beds, and is meant to
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Raymore Hotel built by storeowner-postmaster with ambitions
On an April day in 1908, Archibald G. MacLean set out on a long walk. MacLean had arrived from Prince Edward Island a few years earlier and was working as a clerk in the Govan general store. Ambitious, he wanted more. When he heard the Grand Trunk Railway line was being built from Melville to Saskatoon, he walked 46 kilometres from Govan to the site chosen by the GTR for the town to be called Raymore. MacLean acquired several lots and set up business in a tent. By 1908, he had built a general store, and by 1911, he had constructed a threestorey hotel. MacLean also served as Raymore’s first postmaster, a position he held until 1950 when he retired. By 1916, according to the Canada census, William “Bill” Baker, age 55, and his wife Ida, age 48, were the owners of the Raymore Hotel. The Bakers ran the hotel with the help of two Chinese cooks, a waitress and a porter. Dances and fancydress parades were held in the hotel, presided over by Bill Baker, smoking an ever-present cigar. When Prohibition hit, the Bakers quit the hotel business, selling the hotel to Mah Yuen and Ping Sam. The Chinese own-
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joanchamp@shaw.ca ers ran the hotel throughout the 1920s and into the 1930s. They sold soft drinks and ice cream, and featured the Raymore Moving Picture Show in the hotel every Friday and Saturday nights. In 1935, the year the provincial government allowed the sale of beer by the glass in hotel bars, Mah Yuen and Ping Sam were unable to obtain a license to open a beer parlour at the Raymore Hotel. Chinese people were excluded because the law required that an applicant for a liquor license had to be a person who was entitled to vote. The Chinese in Saskatchewan did not receive the provincial franchise until 1947. The Raymore Hotel was taken over by John “Jack” and Vivian “Vi” Morrow, formerly of Yorkton. “Raymore welcomes the new manager at the same time that they regret the departure of the genial Chinese gentlemen who for 16
years have been consistently good citizens of the village,” the newspaper reported. Jack was born in North Dakota in 1890 and came to Saskatchewan in 1908. In 1925, Jack met Violet (Vi) Jane Roe in Regina, where she worked as the manageress of the Hotel Saskatchewan coffee shop. They married in 1928. After her husband Jack died in 1957, Vi continued to operate the Raymore Hotel with the help of her son, Bob. Prior to her retirement in 1967, Vi was awarded a life membership in the Hotels Association of Saskatchewan. She was the second woman to have spent 50 years in the hotel business. With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the Morrows faced a new challenge at the Raymore Hotel. So many people left to join the war effort that it became impossible to find employees. Jack became the bartender
and Vi became the cook. Their two oldest children, Jack Jr. and Imelda, were enlisted to wait on tables, make beds, do the laundry twice a week, and myriad other chores. The youngest Morrow child, Bobby, had to stand on soft drink cases and wash dishes in the hotel kitchen. The family still managed to hold regular Saturday night dances at the hotel throughout the war years. These dances came to an end following the war, when the beer parlour was expanded due to an increase in business. In 1956, fire broke out in the Raymore Hotel. Fourteen guests in the 33room hotel had to be evacuated when flames were discovered at 9 o’clock in
Raymore Hotel in 2014. Photo by Joan Champ
the morning. Some guests lost their belongings, but fortunately no one was injured. The Raymore Volunteer Fire Department managed to extinguish the blaze, but the third floor of
the hotel had to be removed from the building as a result of the fire. (Source: From Prairie Wool to Golden Grain: Raymore and District, 1904-1979.)
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sports Pinty’s Grand Slam is back in NB Play gets started Tuesday, finals on the weekend The Pinty’s Grand Slam has rolled back into North Battleford for six days of curling at the Civic Centre. The Meridian Canadian Open began at 7 p.m. Tuesday night with five games, all on the men’s side. The rest of the week promises to showcase 32 of the best men’s and women’s curling teams in the world.
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This is the 17th year for the Meridian Canadian Open and it will be the second time in three years that the event has been held in North Battleford. Teams in the field include those of world champion and Pinty’s Cup champion Jennifer Jones from Winnipeg, Man., 2018 Olympic gold medalist Anna Hasselborg of Sweden, the event’s defending champions Chelsea Carey of Calgary, Alta., and Peter De Cruz of Switzerland who won last year at Camrose, Alta., the team of Rachel Homan who are former world champions and former Pinty’s Cup champions, and Brad Gushue
from Newfoundland who is the defending Pinty’s Cup champion. Casey Scheidegger’s team, which won the North Battleford event two years ago, is back for another shot at the title. The Robyn Silvernagle team from North Battleford is included in the field as well. This is the fifth event in the Pinty’s Cup series this season, following the events held in Chatham, Ont., Truro, N.S., Thunder Bay, Ont., and Conception Bay South, Nfld. Going into North Battleford, Team Gushue led the Pinty’s Cup standings on the men’s side with 27 points, followed by Kevin Koe at 26 and Brad Jacobs at 24. On the women’s side Rachel Homan comes into North Battleford with a commanding lead at 40 points, compared to 29 for Hasselborg and 24 for Jones. Wednesday through Friday will see full days of action at the Civic Centre in the triple-knockout format, with both mens and
Scott Howard from Team Howard yells to hurry. Photo by Averil Hall
womens teams competing. Sportsnet will begin its televised coverage of the event Thursday at 11:30 a.m. for the triple-knockout rounds. Quarterfinals and semifinals are set for Saturday. Sunday action sees the men’s final scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on CBC and the women’s final is set
for 3 p.m. on Sportsnet and Sportsnet NOW.
TUESDAY NIGHT’S ACTION: The five games scheduled for Tuesday were all on the men’s side. The top story was the rough start for both of the men’s teams in action from Saskatchewan. On sheet A, Alberta’s
Colton Flasch from Team Koe throws his rock while team mate BJ Neufeld gets ready to sweep. Photo by Averil Hall
Kevin Koe hammered Saskatoon’s Rylan Kleiter, with Koe scoring six in the fourth end en route to a 10-1 win. Over on sheet B, John Epping took an early lead over another home favorite, Saskatoon’s Kirk Muyres, with Epping getting out to a 6-0 lead. Muyres’ team finally threw in the towel after five ends for a final score of 8-1. It was “just Christmas rust,” said Muyres. “The boys played pretty good. I struggled a lot, and that’s usually what happens, when your skip doesn’t play good you don’t win. And that’s what it was here.” Despite their lopsided nights, both skips enjoyed the backing their teams received in the Battlefords. “We love it, all the fans cheering, and it gives us a little bit more energy when we’re out there,” said Kleiter. “This is what you play for, you play for moments in big arenas with the crowd on your side,” said Muyres. “It’s too bad we couldn’t give them a little more to cheer about tonight. But like I said, we will throughout the weekend.” In other action from Tuesday, on sheet C Scot-
land’s Bruce Mouat broke a 5-5 tie with Kingston’s Scott McDonald by scoring three in the eighth end to win it 8-5. On D, Jason Gunnlaugson of Winnipeg and Sweden’s Niklas Edin had a tight back and forth contest, with Edin scoring three in the eighth to win 7-6. Finally on sheet E, in the battle of curling titans between Ontario’s Glenn Howard and Newfoundland’s Brad Gushue, the game was forced into extra ends when Gushue scored one in the eighth to tie it at 4-4. n the ninth, with Gushue lying four, Howard’s last shot landed perfectly in between two Gushue rocks to score the point, and earn Team Howard the 5-4 win. Action was set to resume Wednesday morning with the women’s teams taking over four of the five sheets. The hometown Robyn Silvernagle team were not scheduled to be in action until 11:30 a.m. when they took on the team of Tracy Fleury from Manitoba. Follow our Twitter feed @TheNewsOptimist for live updates and check our website at www.newsoptimist.ca for a daily update of results.
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North Stars lose two BATTLEFORDS Bait and Tackle Ion X close ones to Broncos Ice Augers By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
Despite some strong efforts this past weekend, the North Stars still haven’t figured out division rival Humboldt Broncos, losing two one-goal games this past weekend. The Friday game was unusual in that 800 fans packed into Battleford Arena, as the North Battleford Civic Centre is transformed into a curling rink for the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling. North Star Matthias Urbanski opened the scoring in the first period with helpers from Owen Lamb and Ryan Gil, while the Broncos earned two penalties in that period: one for cross checking and another for charging. The second period saw some hard play from both teams, while each team exchanged power plays before Gil and Bronco Logan Foster got unsportsmanlike penalties. Owen Lamb got on the score sheet again, scoring with less than five minutes left in the period. The Broncos didn’t let the game get out of hand for them in the first two periods, while Humboldt’s Drew Warkentine carried the team the rest of the way. Warkentine scored two goals in the last 10 minutes of the game, as Owen Guenter added assists to two of Warkentine’s goals.
North Star Braydon Buziak got a highsticking call at an inopportune time late in the game, which led to the Broncos’ second goal. During a 3-on-3 overtime, Warkentine scored a hat trick and the game winner for Humboldt. The North Stars couldn’t score on four power play chances. Warkentine was the game’s first star, while North Stars goalie Joel Grzybowski was the game’s second star, with 36 saves. Saturday’s game in Humboldt began less than 24 hours after the last one ended. The North Stars got out to a lead with a goal from Dylan Esau, but Warkentine quickly responded on a power play goal from a too-many-men call. The Broncos scored again two minutes later, as Logan Foster managed a goal while shorthanded. The game’s fourth goal came exactly two minutes after that from North Star Elijah Loon-Stewardson to tie the game, but the Broncos responded yet again with a goal from Owen Guenter, featuring an assist from Josh Patrician. The Broncos led 3-2 going into the second, and it took less than five minutes before Reagan Poncelet potted another to give the Broncos a solid lead. The bang-bang play contin-
ued as the North Stars responded with a goal from Ryan Gil, but the scoring for both teams stopped before the game was halfway through. The North Stars pressed in the third despite being shorthanded for six out of 20 minutes, and ended the period with 16 shots. Humboldt goalie Rayce Ramsay denied every North Star opportunity, and earned the game’s first star. Warkentine finished the weekend with four goals. He has 15 on the year in 15 games, but oddly enough, doesn’t yet have an assist. Humboldt goalie Dane Dow has more assists (1) than Warkentine. North Stars forwards MacGregor Sinclair and Matthias Urbanski continue their roughly pointper-game pace, and goalie Joel Grzybowski has the league’s fifth best goals against average at 2.49. The Broncos pulled ahead of the North Stars in division standings with their two weekend wins, putting up 49 points to the North Stars’ 48. Kindersley still leads the division. The North Stars’ next games are this weekend against Yorkton and Melville. A daunting road schedule is ahead for the rest of the year, as the North Stars play 17 of 20 games away from the the Civic Centre.
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Sharks game to be carried on Max TV By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Here is a rundown of the action involving some of the local hockey teams from this past week:
Battlefords Stars
The past weekend saw the Battlefords Stars lose to the Regina Pat Canadians on Saturday by a 6-0 final score. They then fell Sunday to Yorkton by a 5-3 final score on the road. The Stars got goals from Brendan Albert and Colby Ralston to build a 2-0 lead through one period. Cole Youngman put the Stars back in front in the second period after Yorkton had come back to tie the game at 2-2. But Yorkton scored three times in the third to prevail.
The Stars next action is Jan. 10 in Prince Albert and Jan. 12 at Beardys.
Battlefords Sharks
There was good scholarship news to report about two Sharks players who will be moving on after the season. Ali Aitken has committed to play next season with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. Aitken currently is in her third year with the Sharks. Also, Ensley Fendelet has committed to play for Minot State University. This is Fendelet’s fourth year in midget AAA and third year with the Sharks. There was less positive news to report about the final scores of both weekend Sharks games against Swift Current: the Sharks
lost 5-2 on Saturday and 10-1 on Sunday at the Battleford Arena. The Sharks play again Thursday night at home to the Saskatoon Stars in a game being shown on SaskTel Max TV.
SPHL
In action from this past weekend, on Friday Shellbrook beat Spiritwood 12-2 while Meota beat Glaslyn 4-0. On Saturday, Glaslyn beat Shellbrook 5-2 and Battleford beat Maymont 6-4.
Sask West Hockey League
Weekend play saw the Kindersley Klippers extend their record to 14-0 after a 7-6 win Saturday versus Unity and a 5-4 win Sunday versus Macklin. The other game saw Biggar over Luseland 8-4.
MAX to also carry SJHL By John Cairns Staff Reporter
SaskTel Max subscribers will soon be able to watch Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League games on TV. The league plans to show an SJHL Game of the Month on MaxTV for
the remainder of the regular season, as well as SJHL showcase events and the Canalta Cup finals. The live broadcasts will begin with the SJHL/ MJHL Showcase from Regina Jan. 14 and 15. In addition to being broadcast live and on demand on MaxTV and the MaxTV
stream, those games will also be shown on the SaskTel Facebook page. SJHL President Bill Chow said in a statement that this was a great opportunity to expose the athletes of the SJHL to scouts and to hockey fans across this province.
Curling teams announced The North Stars lost 3-2 and 4-3 this past weekend to the Humboldt Broncos in a home-and-home. Above, North Star Dayton Heino and Bronco Drew Warkentine fight for the puck on Friday, while, below, Joel Grzybowski stands tall among chaos. Photos by Josh Greschner
Hi everyone. We have made up teams for January. Curling starts Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. I made an error in standings for December. The O’Hare team and the Pauls team wound up tied for second place with 16 points each. Below are the 10 teams for January in order of skip, third, second and lead. Wayne Payne, Len Taylor, John Yarske, Diana Griffiths.
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Dick Wisner, Tom Foster, Louie Urhmann, Pat Tillmanns. Wally O’Hare, Gord Crozier, Diane Aulinger, Edgar Phelps. Dick Horrell, Ron Falcon, Bob Johnson, Allie Raycraft. Gordon Munn, Ralph
Hall, Carol Oke, Ben Klassen. Bob Krismer, Don Kachmarski, Marlene Hiebert, Dave Page. Doug Belyk, John Hunchak, Merv Zulynik, Marya Devonshire. Rod Forester, Wally Gordey, Allan Konkin, Marlene Tilford. Allan Rogers, Eileen Paradis, Dale Donald, John Chomyn. Alexander Scott, Brian Jordan, Andrew Schutra, Thelma Martin.
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Pelican Lake woman charged with partner’s death Staff A Pelican Lake woman has been charged after the death of her domestic parther. According to RCMP, on Jan 7, members of the Spiritwood RCMP were
called to a residence on the Pelican Lake First Nation for an altercation between an adult male and female. When they arrived they discovered that the 24-year-old woman had minor injuries and the
39-year-old man was deceased, says a release issued by RCMP. The woman was arrested at the scene, transported to hospital for treatment of her injuries, and released into police custody.
Assisting with the investigation are the RCMP Major Crimes Unit North, North Battleford Forensic Identification Section, and Blood Pattern Analysts from Edmonton. An autopsy of the deceased was to be conducted in Saska-
toon on Jan. 8. Charged with Second Degree Murder is Donya Hope Lewis (1994-04-08) of Pelican Lake First Nation in the death of Nathan James Bill (1979-05-25) also of the Pelican Lake First Nation. Lewis and
Bill were in a domestic relationship. Lewis made her first court appearance in Spiritwood Provincial Court on Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. Her next court appearance will be Feb. 12 in Spiritwood Provincial Court.
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Prepayment required OBITUARIES The Family of Doug Hull wish to announce his peaceful passing on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018 at BDCC. A Private Family interment was held on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 with Rev. Janice Trost officiating. We wish to extend our sincere Thanks to Dr. Jim Johnson and the staff of BDCC for their kindness and care during Doug’s many years there. Memorial donations in memory of Mr. Doug Hull may be directed to Battlefords District Care Centre Po Box 69 Battleford, SK S0M 0E0. For those wishing to leave a condolence, you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.
Shelley Colleen Brad (Stene), late of North Battleford. July 29th, 1958 – December 23rd, 2018. It is with great sadness that the family of Shelley Colleen Brad (Stene) announce her untimely and unexpected passing on Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 at the age of 60. Shelley was born in Prince Albert and spent much of her life in the Shellbrook and Prince Albert area. Shelley obtained her Bachelors of Arts majoring in Psychology in 1980 from the University of Saskatchewan. She later moved to the Battleford area in 1998 and worked in a variety of job fields with her most recent job being at the Battlefords Interval House. Shelley enjoyed telling stories and had a strong love for all animals especially cats. Shelley lived for and deeply loved her two sons and later her two grandsons. Shelley will be deeply missed and remembered by her mother Mary Stene, sons Tyler and Curtis (June) Brad, grandsons Izaac and Phoenix, and many friends and associates. Shelley is also survived by her ex-husband Harold Brad, sisters Luella (Irwin) Gatzke and Inez (Ross) Larson, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Shelley is predeceased by her father Minard Stene and grandparents Christian and Laura Skotte. Services will take place on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Shellbrook, SK, followed by lunch in the church hall. Interment will be held at Wildrose cemetery in Holbein, SK. Arrangements in care of Shellbrook Funeral Home and Crematorium. Brian and Bev Stobbs, Renée Phaneuf - Funeral Directors. www.MacKenzieChapel.ca 306.763.8488 __________________________________________________ Wayne David O’Quinn was born in Toronto, Ontario. He received most of his education across the border and later went on to become an exemplary automotive mechanic. In 1979, Wayne married Jeanne Lavoie. He enjoyed hockey, snow & water skiing, fishing in his boat and had recently discovered ice fishing. He built his first ice shack last year and got to enjoy it for one winter with his dog Bo. Wayne is predeceased by his adoptive parents Patrick & Elizabeth Ryan. Wayne will forever be remembered by his loving family, his wife Jeanne Lavoie O’Quinn; children & grandchildren Derek & Lindsay O’Quinn (Harlow); Tyrin & Melissa O’Quinn (Olivia & Sedric); Nigel & Pamela O’Quinn and Michelle & Shane Atkinson (Charlee); his sister Bonnie Grenier as well as several brothers-in-law, sistersin law, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Vigil of Prayers will be held Friday, December 21st, 2018 at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church in Meota, SK. Funeral Service will be on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Meota Community Complex with Father Peter Paase, Father Roger Lavoie & Archbishop Emeritus Sylvain Lavoie O.M.I officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Battlefords Union Hospital, Box 1358, 1092 107th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Condolences may be made to the family at www.SallowsandMcDonald.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Jennifer Wildeman at Sallows & McDonald ~ Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home 306445-2418. __________________________________________________
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OBITUARIES HARRIS: It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of Judith Harris on December 21, 2018. Judy will be lovingly remembered by her devoted husband Ian; daughter Shona (Merle and his son Zackari); Grandchildren Courtney & Tyler; Great-Granddaughter Molly; Brother David (Candy) and their sons Michael and Steven; and many, many wonderful friends. We would like to thank the excellent nurses and continuing care aides at St. Paul’s Hospital and Battlefords Union Hospital for their compassion. A special thank-you to our very dear friends who continue to show us their unwavering support. A private memorial will be held at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. (306-446-4200) __________________________________________________ Raymond Shaw (Ray) beloved brother, uncle, teacher, and friend, left us quietly 20th of December early in the morning at the Battlefords Union Hospital. Ray enjoyed teaching and commenced his teaching career in St. Vitals school in Battleford. In 1964 and in 1970 he became the schools principal and remained in that position until his retirement in 1994. Ray had a remarkable gift in remembering names and could remember each and every child he taught and their parents and even many years later he was remembered still as “Mr. Hug a day unless you have a cold.” Always a private person, after retirement he led a quiet life and spent many hours playing his many instruments, the piano being his favorite. Which he played remarkably well. This was just one of his many talents. A respected man he had the courage of his convictions and will be truly missed. Left to cherish his memory are his brother Maurice and wife Gretchen, five nieces and nephews, and good friends too numerous to name. As per his wishes there will not be a public funeral service however there will be a gathering in his honour and memory. The location and date of shall be determined shortly and announced at that time. Many thanks to all who knew and loved him and gave meaning to his life. __________________________________________________
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Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Village of Meota intends to adopt two bylaws under the Planning and Development Act, 2007. One bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 04-2010, known as the Zoning Bylaw; and one bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 08-2015, known as the new proposed Zoning Bylaw (ZB).
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INTENT: The proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaws would rezone a portion of land: Under Bylaw No. 04-2010 from the UH – Urban Holding zoning district to R1 – Residential zoning district; and under Bylaw No. 08-2015 from the FUD – Future Urban Development District to R1 – Residential Single Dwelling District. The Village is introducing both bylaws at this time to ensure continuity of conformity of land use on the subject land under both the current ZB and the proposed new ZB. AFFECTED LAND: The affected land is a portion of Parcel A, Plan AE816, and shown within the bold dashed line on the attached plan of proposed subdivision prepared by Regan Rayner, SLS, of Meridian Surveys Ltd. The land is located at the northwest corner of the Village of Meota. REASON: The landowner has applied to subdivide the subject land in to residential lots. Rezoning to a residential district is required to accommodate the proposal. PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Village of Meota office between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday - Thursday excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost. PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on February 7, 2019 at 7:30 PM at the Village office located at 502 2nd Avenue East, Meota, SK, S0M 1X0 to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed ZB amendment. Council will also consider written or emailed comments received by the undersigned by January 31, 2019. For additional information, please contact (306) 892-2277 or vmeota@ sasktel.net Issued at the Village of Meota this 2 day of January, 2019. Acting Administrator Julie Malenfant
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TOWN OF BATTLEFORD PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Battleford intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 6-2016, known as the Official Community Plan. INTENT The proposed bylaw amendment will: • Re-designate Block 111, Plan 00B14152 from partially Industrial and partially Parks and Recreation to Industrial on the Town of Battleford’s Future Land Use Concept Map, as shown within the bold dashed line on “Sketch A”.
REASON The reason for the amendment is: • to facilitate industrial development. PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Town Office, located at 91-24th Street, in the Town of Battleford, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM on Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Town office at a cost of $5.00. PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 21, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the Town Hall to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the Town Office before the hearing.
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The following lands of Ray Woycheshyn Grains Ltd. and Velairi Ventures Ltd., in the RM of Redberry No. 435, are offered for sale by tender (all bare land): Parcel 1 Lands: Total Acres: SW 11-44-09-W3 Ext 0 160.43 NW 02-44-09-W3 Ext 0 160.22 SW 02-44-09-W3 Ext 1 112.23 Parcel 2 Lands: Total Acres: NW 34-43-08-W3 Ext 0 160.57 TENDERS MUST: 1. Be in a sealed envelope marked “Woycheshyn Land” addressed to the undersigned and delivered to the undersigned on or before 3:00 pm on January 31, 2019. 2. Must clearly indicate the parcels being bid on and the amount of the bid. 3. Contain full name, address, cell phone number & email address of the bidder. 4. Be dated and signed by the bidder. Note that if your bid is accepted by the Vendors, it will become a legally binding contract of purchase and sale to be incorporated into a formal sale agreement. TERMS: 1. Tenders will be opened at 3:00 pm on January 31, 2019. 2. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 3. Tenders accepted for Parcel 1 and Parcel 2 lands separately or together. 4. All bidders will be notified (i.e. accepted or rejected) 5. The successful bidder must provide a certified cheque, money order or bank draft payable to Matrix Law Group for 5% of the tender amount within 7 days of acceptance by the Vendors, as a deposit to the purchase price. 6. The successful bidder must pay the balance of the purchase price and any applicable GST to the undersigned within thirty (30) days of acceptance of the offer by the Vendors or the deposit will be forfeited to the Vendors. 7. The lands are sold “as-is” without other conditions or warranties. The bidder is solely responsible to determine the value and condition of land being sold, value and condition of improvements, land quality, land use, environmental condition and any other information pertaining to tendered land. MATRIX LAW GROUP 1421 - 101st Street NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK S9A 1A1 Attention: Clifford A. Holm Telephone: (306) 445-7300
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PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Town Office, located at 91-24th Street, in the Town of Battleford, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM on Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Town office at a cost of $5.00.
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Terms and Conditions of the Tender are as follows: 1. Tenders to be in a sealed envelope marked “RM of Grandview - Tender”. 2. The highest or any offer will not necessarily be accepted. 3. Buyer must provide a certified cheque or bank draft for 10.0% of the tendered amount. 4. Seller will be responsible for the property taxes to December 31, 2018. 5. All offers must be received in our office by the tender deadline 12:00 Noon, January 25, 2019. 6. Balance of purchase price and applicable GST to be paid within 30 days of acceptance of tender or deposit will be forfeited. 7. Land sold as is without conditions or warranties.
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If someone’s drinking troubles, attending Al-Anon Family Group provides understanding and support. Meetings Monday at 7:00 p.m. and Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 15th Ave. & 108th Street. Contacts 306-937-7765, 306-937-7289 or 306-441-9324.
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North Battleford Table Tennis Club at the Living Faith Chapel gym, 1371- 103rd Street at 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Ages 14+, all skill levels. (use parking lot doors off 102nd). Accompanied youth 8-13 years welcome on Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Email tabletennisnb@gmail. com for more information or visit us on facebook.
Thursday January 10
BSSC Salsa Night at 7:15 p.m. upstairs in the North Battleford Legion. Admission is $2/person. We welcome newcomers and encourage guests to add us on Facebook - BSSC Battlefords’ Salsa Social Club for upcoming events and BSSC news.
Monday January 14
Cancer Survivor Support Group.A self-help group for people with cancer, their families and friends. Meetings - the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at Third Avenue United Church, 1301102nd Street, North Battleford. All are welcome. The strength of one is the strength of all. For further information call Myrna 306445-2328 or Ken at 306-481-4137.
Satuday January 19
Texas Hold ‘em Tournament the Royal Canadian Legion #142. Maidstone Legion Clubroom 102-108-1st Ave. W. Tickets $50.00. 6:00 p.m. MST Registration, 7:00 p.m. MST Tournament. 40 entries. To register call Royal Canadian Legion Clubroom. 306-893-4048. Licence #TH18-0024.
Saturday January 19
Club 70 Social Dance Club - Leon Ochs. Eveyone welcome. 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion, 1352-100th Street, North Battleford. Lunch served at 11:00 p.m. Carol 306-386-2470.
Monday January 28
Sharing Grief’s Journey. Mondays January 28 - March 18, 2019. A support group for those struggling with the loss of a loved one. Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. for 8 weeks. For more information call Sue at 306-445-6658 or Denise at 306-441-3338. This section is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, we can not guarantee all submissions will appear.
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Snowmobile rally planned for Feb. 2 By Lorna Pearson Correspondent
The monthly Community Complex luncheon for January is set for Jan. 18, so come on out and visit with your neighbours and enjoy a home-cooked meal. Chat and Chew continues at the Do Drop In on Wednesday mornings 8:30 – 11 a.m. The jam sessions continue at the Do Drop In so you’re welcome to drop in and listen, have a coffee and enjoy. After another snowfall of six inches or so the Snow Angels have been out doing their good deeds over the weekend. So nice to see the community work together. Shuffleboard is Jan. 12. Did you get your name in? The number to call is 8922179. The Meota quilters have space for another interested person or two to join them and learn how to or continue their craft. They have a room in the Community Complex and meet regularly. Numbers to call are Mavis at 306-8922058, Vi at 306-892-2552 or Irene at 306-892-2558. The Meota Snowmobile Rally date is Feb. 2. Watch for posters or call Gloria at 306-441-0999. The building of the new workshop and carport at Warren Iverson’s has come along nicely with periods of warm weather on his side, making for better working conditions. In the December Senior paper, columnist Elinor Florence talks of a scrapbook her mother, June
Light of the Battlefords, made between 1939 and 1945. The Star Weekly featured their front pages with colorful illustrations to boost the country’s morale using patriotism, sentiment and humor – truly works of art. Elinor has ceased writing her monthly column in the Senior paper to dedicate her time to her third novel. Duplicate bridge played in the Pioneer Hall Dec. 29 placed top spot to Bea Prutti and David Sharpe, second were Mary Phelps and Gerry Craig and third were Catriona Winterholt and Donna Scherman. Playing in the same place Jan. 3 tops were Cletus Scherman and David Sharpe, second Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan and third were Donna Scherman and Catriona Winterholt. An added surprise for Beulah Corbiel before Christmas was the arrival of her son Marcel along with Blair and his family. It was an exciting time for ‘Mamere.’ Do any Meota old-timers remember when Robert Willhoft, from Moose Jaw, came to town for one week to teach farmers how to update their rural sewage and plumbing systems in their farm homes? He taught classes in many small provincial centers. He is still working in plumbing and heating at 84 years of age.
Stamps going up Staff The price of a domestic stamp will rise to 90 cents from 85 cents on Jan. 14 in the first postage rate increase since 2014. According to CNW, using source information from Canada Post, postage rates rise on Jan. 14, with the price for stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane for domestic LettermailTM items weighing 30 grams or less increasing to $0.90, up from $0.85. The price of a single domestic stamp will increase to $1.05, up from $1.00. While usage varies, Canada Post estimates the impact of the price increas-
es to be less than a dollar a year for the average Canadian household and about $14 a year for the typical small business. Prices will also increase for mail to the U.S. and international destinations, and for domestic Registered MailTM. The increases are the first for letter mail since March 31, 2014. Canadians can avoid the increases by purchasing PermanentTM stamps at the current rate before the new rates take effect. Under the federal regulatory process, Canada Post publicly proposed the increases in the Canada Gazette Part I in June of 2018.
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Hockey league play winding up in Unity By Sherri Solomko Correspondent
Schools are back in session and are full swing into the tail end of semester one before exams begin for UCHS the end of this month. Unity Miners have their last remaining home league games Jan, 12, 18 and 25 before the playoffs and provincial runs start. Let’s show them the support they deserve with a very local talented roster. Minor hockey is now in the last leg of league play before they begin league playoff and provincial playoff games for this season. Unity Midget AA Lazers have three more remaining home games in their schedule on Jan. 18, 26 and 27 and they will also move into playoff mode. This is another team that provides great hockey entertainment so let’s show them some support as they prepare for playoff season.
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Unity Curling rink will play host to the Pattison Ag Men’s Spiel starting Jan 21. Coming up next at the UCC will be Senior Northern Men’s curling playdowns the first weekend in Feb. There is also lots on tap in February for the club with events every weekend as well as senior high school playdowns. League will continue throughout all of this activity. Coming up in early February, with tickets now available is the Kin Club Telemiracle Fundraiser “Treat your Sweet” with supper, entertainment by Jeffrey Straker and a dance to follow. Contact Cherie Wildeman or Wildeman’s Sports Excellence to secure your tickets. Corporate tables and individual
tickets are available. The environment around us does not indicate ball season, however, many ball players are taking advantage of indoor and spring programs preparing for their softball or baseball season upcoming. January is a great opportunity to complete that overdue purging in your home and there are plenty of ways/opportunities to move these things. The Unity Community Resource Centre accepts donations of clothing and other small items but please check their location before you just drop items off. Sarcan collects some electronics and you can find a complete list on their website. St. Peter’s school is collecting tabs from aluminum cans for cancer research fundraising. Before you take these items to Sarcan, remove the tabs and put them in a bag or container and they can be dropped off at the school.
Don’t forget the Unity Museum has resumed their Sunday pancake brunches for only $8. This is the museum’s biggest fundraiser so let’s support them in their endeavours as we all benefit from such a fine facility in our community. Congratulations to Jennifer Deuchar who was selected to perform at this year’s Telemiracle in Saskatoon the first weekend in March. Coffee row folks are sharing their enthusiasm for what’s on tap for Unity this 2019. They have many topics to review that include the rest of winter’s weather, local sports teams as well as what current events have taken place in our community and our province. It’s a fun, jovial daily gathering at various venues. So you can see life is full of fun and activity in Unity and our friends at coffee row sharing this traditional part of our community culture. Until next time…
Even big kids love Mount Wilson, a man-made hill behind the community centre in Unity used regularly throughout the winter for sledding fun. Photo by Sherri Solomko
Fundraisers increase Medstead success in 2019 By Corrina Murdoch Correspondent
School is back up and running as Saskatchewan enters its coldest time of the year. Medstead Central notes the need for proper winter wear. The school reminds that buses will not run if combined temperature and wind chill exceeds -40 degrees Celsius at 6 a.m. Other safety concerns are left to the discretion of the bus drivers, who will
contact patrons should the bus not be running. As students return and faculty prepares for the remainder of the school year, the kickoff of the next round of Chase the Ace marks the season.
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Knot, principal, the feat is, “A reflection of what a community can do when they all come together.” Knot notes the Chase the Ace has given the school the opportunity to fund various projects, such as updating the canoeing program with new canoes and life jackets. In keeping with com-
munity spirit and athletics, the Medstead Skating Club is hosting its own fundraiser on Jan. 14 and 16. On these days, after 4 p.m., locals are encouraged to bring their bottles to the arena where they will be collected by Sarcan. According to Adel Steinhart, all proceeds go to the Medstead Skating Club, which
is looking towards its annual skating carnival on Feb. 24. Active fundraisers promoting community involvement have proven their success in the past, and have another chance to do great things for the youth in Medstead and area.
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North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings
The North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings held its regular meeting Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. The board is sad to announce Dr. Jabeen will be leaving the group in February. She will be moving her practice to the Maidstone
clinic and will start there Feb. 25. The board extends their appreciation to Dr. Jabeen for her care and commitment to area residents. Board members wish Dr. Jabeen and her family all the best. Dr. Behnami will be starting his practice with North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings on Feb. 1. Dr. Latif will also be arriving later in February. The board hopes
everyone will make the new physicians and their families feel welcome. The next meeting of North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings will be held Monday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the RM of Mervin office, Turtleford. If anyone has any questions, they are welcome to contact the representative from their area or the office at 306-845-4144.
Maidstone Gully 4-H to donate to orphanage in Haiti By Mickey Blyth Club Reporter
On Dec. 3 the Maidstone Gully Multiple 4-H Club had a general meeting. We discussed ordering bunnyhugs and uniforms. We are donating to the orphanage in Haiti.
We signed up for curling. Cats members and sheep members did demos. We had an early bird winter draw. The winner is Dale Paul. Thank you to everyone who bought tickets. Our main draw will be in May. In Decembet we had a
Christmas party where we had a gift exchange. We went to the Maidstone Pine Island Lodge on the 12th of the month. We sang a song and read some stories with the senior residents. We also gave them Christmas decorations that we made ourselves.
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Rabbit Lake takes turkey season seriously By Alan Laughlin Correspondent
Another year passes… the days are getting longer… the temperatures stay decent. How much better can 2019 get! December was a busy month! It started with the community Christmas supper Dec. 2, sponsored by the Rabbit Lake Community Hall Board. Approximately 100 people enjoyed the deep-fried turkey and homemade perogies. The following day the Rabbit Lake Senior Sunrise Circle held the annual turkey shoot. A good crowd came to the hall to shoot and a good group came to the seniors’ hall for a bingo and chili supper
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convened by the Rabbit Lake Quilting group. On Dec. 11 the Rabbit Lake Housing Authority hosted a tenant supper and on Dec. 9 the Rabbit Lake Senior Sunrise Circle held its annual seniors’ Christmas supper. The seniors’ hall was packed. After the supper Elmer Lammaddee entertained the group with an evening of country Christmas music. On Dec. 20 the Rabbit Lake Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Ladies Aid
held its supper at the seniors’ center. All in all it was good eating for people of our community… not so great for the turkeys! December also saw a business change on Main Street. Terri Solohub has opened her Backroads Café in the location that was formally the Rabbit Lake Café operated by Dave Plummer. It is great to see business continue in such a small community. The Rabbit Lake Library continues to provide programming for the community. Kaiser and canasta has begun on Monday afternoons. Funds for programs are derived from fundraisers. The dessert of the month for November was won by Brian Cross and for December by John
Krahn. The annual January Kaiser tournament will be held Jan. 25 at the community hall. Cowboy church continues on the first and third Fridays at the community hall. The Rabbit Lake Senior Sunrise Circle and the Rabbit Lake Community Hall Board will again host the monthly music evenings. Jan. 11 will feature Mykal Gamble, Feb. 22 T.D. Christopher, March 22 the Amundson Family and April 26 TerriAnne Strongarm. The Rabbit Lake and District Agricultural Association will be holding the annual snowmobile rally on March 2. This is always a great time. Snowmobiles have been buzzing around
over the holidays and the warmer weather is making it more fun. After many years of service as village councillor, and village mayor, and more recently as chairperson of the Rabbit Lake Advisory Committee, Don Unger has retired. The RM of Round Hill has selected the advisory committee for
2019 which will be made up of Curtis McNabb, Murray MacDonald and Alan Laughlin. Cameron MacDonald is the Division 4 councillor. Get well wishes go to Rose Moore who has been unwell. Several people in the community are fighting colds and the flu. It will be great when everyone is well again.
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Worship Together Spend some quality family time together. Worship at the church of your choice. Our community has a number of churches and a variety of denominations for you & your family.
ANGLICAN PARISH
TerriTorial Drive alliance church
SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon
St. George’s Anglican Church - 9:30 a.m. 191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK
St. Paul’s Anglican Church - 11:00 a.m. 1302 - 99th Street, North Battleford, SK
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Battlefords Grace Community Church
1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK
306-445-5901
Pastor: Bill Hall
191 - 24th Street W., Battleford, Sk. 306-937-7575
SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.
WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday
Everyone Welcome
Everyone Welcome
Living Water Ministry
Hope Mennonite Fellowship 1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford
Sr. Pastor Brian Arcand Pastor Anand George Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385
SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Mission Partners)
Church Phone 306-445-4181
1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)
(RC) St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0N4 306-446-1695
PASTOR: Rev. Phinh Do
DAILY: Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. - 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted WEEKEND MASS TIMES: Saturdays - 7:30 p.m. Sundays -9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish 902 - 108th Street, North Battleford
DIVINE LITURGY Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138
Battleford United Church 52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK
306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley
SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.
Third Avenue United Church Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171
Everyone Welcome
www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net
Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m. Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
LIVING FAITH CHAPEL
Sunday Services 10:30 am
1372 102nd St 306-445-3009
ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S
Interim Pastor Matt Bombay Sunday School - 10:00 am Sunday Worship - 11:00 am
11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK
Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath
Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.
1231 - 104th Street North Battleford Phone 306-445-7777 www.emmanuelfellowship.ca
St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church SUNDAY MASS - 9:00 a.m.
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Phone 306-937-7340
Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338
Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper
10:30 a.m.Service
Church & CE Wing: 306-893-2611 For booking the Wing: 306-893-4465
Various weekly programs “A Community of believers seeking more of God’s presence”
Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church
DELMAS - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath Box 10, Delmas, SK
Various Weekly Programs Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay www.livingfaithchapel.ca
1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford
Come Join Us Sundays at 11:00 am Loving God Growing Together Serving Others Phone Church: 306-445-4818 Fax: 306-445-8895 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca
Pastor James Kwon
Corner 16th Ave. & 93rd Street, North Battleford
Phone 306-445-9096
Saturday Services Bible Study - 10:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
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