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GoFundMe page set up by cousin Staff A GoFundMe page organized by Jane Rusbridge of Saskatoon is raising money for the family of Stephanie Blais (Esquirol) who was killed by a bear at the family fly-in cabin north of Buffalo Narrows last Thursday. She was there with her husband Curtis, son Eli and daughter Uma. Rusbridge, a first cousin, wrote on the site, “Stephanie was a wonderful mother, wife, daughter, sister, auntie, cousin, niece, and dear friend, who touched the lives of all those around her.” Rusbridge added, “Stephanie was killed at the young age of 44 by an unprovoked bear attack in Northern Saskatchewan while at a family cabin with her immediate family. The cabin at McKie Lake has been in the family for 35 years. The family were wilderness and bear trained and experienced. The investigation after showed this was an unprovoked and surprise predatory attack by an old male bear. The area around the cabin was meticulous and there was nothing that attracted or provoked the bear to attack.” Curtis Blais bearsprayed and shot the bear
following the attack. “In these dark moments, we can take some comfort that quick actions prevented this unimaginable tragedy from being even worse,” wrote Rusbridge. The funds raised by the GoFundMe page will go towards: emergency flights; additional family costs with Curtis needing to be home for now; any other needs Curtis sees fit for their family; anything over and above to go to a college fund for the kids. In Tuesday’s update, Rusbridge wrote, “It is absolutely incredible how our community comes together in times of need! Your support is giving Curtis the gift of finding a way forward with his children and finding a way to honour Steph. Given he is self-employed, you are giving him the gift of time and options, and we know a weight will lift with this generosity. It’s so much more than we hoped for. Words can’t express our families’ gratitude - so we will simply say THANK YOU!” As of Wednesday morning, 479 people had donated more than $62,000. Blais’ death is the first recorded fatal bear attack in Saskatchewan since 1983. The area is remote, near McKie Lake, approxi-
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mately 150 kilometers north/northeast of Buffalo Narrows or 20 kilometers directly west of the southern tip of Cree Lake. Buffalo Narrows RCMP says around 7:15 p.m. Aug. 20, they were advised of a bear attack that occurred in the forest north of the community of Buffalo Narrows. The victim’s father, Hubert Esquirol of Edam, told the press this week he was on a satellite phone with his daughter when she was attacked. She had called him about a problem with the water pump. According to a report from the Canadian Press, Esquirol says Blais sent her son into the cabin for the phone’s antenna to improve reception, and seconds later he heard a gurgling noise, and then couldn’t get a response. “I waited, and I stayed on the line two minutes, and I called her name and I said, ‘Hello,’ and I got no response. So then I called back and let it ring four minutes later, and I got no response,” Esquirol recounted to the Canadian Press. “And seven minutes later Curtis called me (and said) that the bear had attacked Stephanie, he pepper-sprayed the bear, shot the bear twice, he attended
The Blais family as pictured on a GoFundMe page organized by Jane Rusbridge of Saskatoon – Braxton, Curtis, Stephanie, Uma and Eli.
to Stephanie and gave her CPR, but by that time she had no pulse.” Esquirol said he then contacted a friend who was a seaplane operator, who picked up Blais from McKie Lake and brought her back to Buffalo Narrows. Police said she had sustained significant injuries and was pronounced deceased by medical personnel. No one else was injured. Esquirol said many are rallying around his family in the wake of Blais’ death. Stephanie Blais was predeceased by her mother Janice Esquirol (who died in 2008) and her older sister Natalie, who died in a
car crash in 1991 in North Battleford. In a recent story by Victor van der Merwe, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The WorldSpectator, it was reported the number of bear inquiries received by Saskatchewan Environment between the months of April and July was just over 600, up 14 per cent from last year’s 525 inquiries. “Keep in mind this includes simple sightings, people seeing (bears) in their yard, it could be actual encounters with bears or a simple question about bears,” said Katherine Conkin, biologist and team leader of the wildlife
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Woman charged with first-degree murder of Tiki Laverdiere latest to appear in court By Lisa Joy
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The case against a group of people charged in the brutal murder of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverediere, 25, from Edmonton, continues to wind its way through the courts. One of the nine people charged in connection to the 2019 murder has had another court appearance on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges. Soaring Eagle Whitstone, 34, of Onion Lake Cree Nation, was on the Aug. 17 court docket in North Battleford Provincial Court for case
management. Whitstone has been in custody since she was arrested in Lloydminster in 2019 and charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle. Laverdiere was in North Battleford for a funeral Laverdiere was in North Battleford April 2019 for the funeral of Tristen Cook-Buckle, 20, on Thunderchild First Nation. Cook-Buckle’s body was found burned in a vehicle near Vegreville, Alta. on April 5, 2019. Only hours before CookBuckle’s body was found, Edmonton Police
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responded to a call near 92nd St. and 110th Ave. where they found blood on the ground behind the house. DNA later revealed that it was Cook-Buckle’s blood. His death was deemed a homicide but police haven’t released the cause of death. Laverdiere reported missing and later found murdered Laverdiere’s body was found in a rural area near North Battleford in June 2019. Laverdiere, from Edmonton, was reported missing to the Battlefords RCMP on May 12, 2019, after her family last heard from her on May 1, 2019, when she sent a text message from North Battleford saying she wanted to return home. Police consider Laverdiere’s disappearance a murder On June 10, 2019, police announced that Laverdiere’s disappearance was the result of foul play and began investigating it as a murder. The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit North, with the assistance of the North Battleford and Prince Albert Forensic Identification Sections and an Analyst from the RCMP Forensic Laboratory
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Soaring Eagle Whitstone, who is charged with firstdegree murder and kidnapping in connection to the murder of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere of Edmonton, had an appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court Aug. 17. Social media photo
in Edmonton, Alta., investigated. Over the next several days, police executed search warrants at a number of locations in North Battleford. Arrests made in Saskatchewan and Alberta July 20, 2019: Shayla Orthner, 27, of North Battleford, was arrested and charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle. July 23, 2019: Danita Thomas, 32, of North Battleford was arrested and charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle. July 25, 2019: Brent Checkosis, 18, of North Battleford was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact to murder, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle. July 28, 2019: Jesse Sangster, 23, was arrested in Edmonton. He was charged with accessory after the fact to murder and theft of a vehicle. In August, RCMP revised the charges to first-degree murder, kidnapping and improperly interfering with a human body. The charge of accessory after the fact is withdrawn. July 31, 2019: Nicole Cook, 37, of Edmonton was arrested in Fort Saskatchewan and charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle. Aug. 6, 2019: Soaring Eagle Whitstone, 33, of Onion Lake Cree Nation is arrested in Lloydminster and charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle. Aug. 8, 2019: RCMP issue a Canada-wide warrant for the arrest of Nikita Sandra Cook, 32,
on first-degree murder and kidnapping charges. She is arrested on Aug. 15, 2019, by Edmonton Police in Edmonton. Aug. 15, 2019: RCMP arrest Mavis Quinn Takakenew of North Battleford and charge her with accessory to murder. July 10, 2020: Charles St. Savard was arrested in Edmonton by the Edmonton Police and charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping. Checkosis sentenced on accessory to murder charges Brent Checkosis was sentenced on May 15, 2020, in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench, to seven years in prison for accessory after the fact to the murder of Laverdiere. In August 2019, two inmates stabbed Checkosis in the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. The stabbing happened in a high-security gang range of the correctional centre. In February 2020, inmates Jesse Edward Philip McKenzie, 22, and Kihiw Jason George Fourstar, 19, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a homemade knife for a dangerous purpose in connection to the stabbing of Checkosis. McKenzie was sentenced to three and a half years concurrent to the time he is currently serving, less 147 days for time served. He was given three months concurrent for the charge of possession of a homemade weapon. Fourstar, on the charge of aggravated assault, was sentenced to three and a half years concurrent to the time he is currently serving, less 107 days for time served. He was also sentenced to three months concurrent for possession of a homemade weapon. The Crown dropped numerous weapons charges against Brent Checkosis in February 2020. The charges, stemming from
other incidents not related to Laverdiere’s death, included three counts of possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, three counts of carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a weapon, careless use of a firearm, failing to comply with conditions and failing to appear in court. Takakenew sentenced for her role in Tiki’s murder Mavis Quinn Takakenew was sentenced on May 15, 2020, in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench to 18 months in prison on a charge of accessory to murder after the fact in the death of Laverdiere. The court imposed a ban on publication on the sentencing hearings for Checkosis and Takakenew until the trials of all the coaccused are finished. Upcoming court appearances • Shayla Orthner was committed to stand trial in Battelford Court of Queen’s Bench on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, improper interference with a human body charges. She waived her right to a preliminary hearing. She had an appearance in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench on Aug. 7 for a pre-trial conference. • Nicole Cook was committed to stand trial at Queen’s Bench court on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, improper interference with a human body and theft of motor vehicle. • Jesse Sangster pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping and, improper interference with a human body. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for June but was rescheduled to Sept. 28, Oct. 2, Oct. 5-9 and Oct. 13-16. Sangster had case management July 17. • Danita Thomas elected to be tried in Court of Queen’s Bench on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and improper interference with a human body. A three-week preliminary hearing is scheduled in North Battleford Provincial Court starting Nov. 30. • Nikita Cook elected a Queen’s Bench judge and jury trial. The trial is scheduled for Jan 11-March 5, 2021, in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench. • Charles St. Savard is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on Aug. 28. • Whitstone’s threeweek preliminary hearing is set to start Nov. 2. Whitstone is also scheduled to appear on Aug. 26 in North Battleford Provincial Court to speak to the matter. -With files from John Cairns
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White appears on second-degree murder charge By Lisa Joy
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A 32-year-old Sweetgrass First Nation man charged with the seconddegree murder of a North Battleford man had his Aug. 13 bail hearing adjourned. Michael Jordan White,
who also goes by the alias of Michael Jordan Frank, was arrested by Alberta RCMP July 8 on a Canadawide warrant that was issued in May. The North Battleford Gang Task Force, the North Battleford Crime Reduction Team and Battlefords RCMP worked together to locate Frank.
Police suspected he was in North Battleford, Lloydminster, Saskatoon or the Edmonton area. Strathcona RCMP – which is a part of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region – located White and arrested him without incident. He was then transported back to Saskatchewan. White is charged in
connection to the murder of Todd Levi Stone, 38, in North Battleford earlier this year. According to police, EMS found Stone inside a home on the 800 block of 110 Street with significant head trauma. Stone was taken to a Saskatoon hospital and died May 13. White’s Aug. 13 show
cause hearing on the charges of failing to appear in court was adjourned to Sept. 10 in North Battleford Provincial Court. If White has a bail hearing on the second-degree murder charge that would have to go to Battlefords Court of Queen’s Bench. -With files from John Cairns
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Battleford Co-op Third taxi company approved open again by North Battleford council By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The Battleford Co-op Food Store has reopened as of this past weekend, following a deep cleaning after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 last week. The store closed last Tuesday evening following word of the positive COVID-19 test. Discovery Co-op had been working with public health officials to get the store back up and running. The following was posted at their Facebook
page: “We are pleased to announce that after having completed a deepsanitization of our store, we have re-opened our Battleford Food Store location (the Pharmacy will re-open on Monday, August 24th). We have been working closely with the Sask Health Authority Public Health Team to ensure that our store is once again safe for re-opening for our Team Members, Members and Community. We look forward to seeing everyone once again at our store.”
Masks required at No Frills on Aug. 29 Staff All shoppers at Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills grocery stores will be required to wear masks starting Aug. 29. The stores, both owned by Loblaws, posted to their Facebook pages Saturday morning announcing the new rules. “We appreciate your
support as we work together to stop the spread of COVID-19,” the company stated. Extra Foods and Shoppers Drug Mart are also owned by Loblaws, but these establishments have not made any announcements regarding masks. Walmart implemented a mandatory mask policy earlier this month.
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A third taxi cab company now has city approval to be in business in North Battleford under its new vehicle for hire bylaw. The company is Fast Ride Taxicab Service, which applied for and was granted four taxi cab licenses in association with a four-car rideshare service.
Director of Planning and Development Jennifer Niesink told council the Fast Ride application met all of the criteria of the city, and the application was swiftly approved at Monday’s council meeting. According to a city memo dated Aug. 17 from junior planner Brett Kitchen, the applicant provided administration with the drivers’ names and with
vehicle registrations for the cabs. Drivers will need to submit annual criminal record checks, in accordance with the vehicle for hire bylaw, and to ensure the safety of riders prior to opening. The location of the office is to be on 100th Street. Fast Ride Taxicab Service is the second new company to be approved under the city’s vehicle
City already preparing for 2021 UPAR By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Undergrounds Pipes and Asphalt Replacement work for 2020 is not even finished construction yet, but already North Battleford City Hall is looking ahead to projects in 2021. At their council meeting Monday, City Planner Ryan Mackrell outlined to councillors the plans for 2021, with one major
UPAR project identified. The UPAR project seen as the highest priority is work on seven consecutive blocks from 900 - 1500 on 102nd Street, running from Railway Avenue to the 16th Ave. intersection. This would address 16 lead service connections, replace three blocks of mains that are over 100 years old (going back to 1912), as well as two blocks of mains from the
1940s and ‘50s. Sidewalks and pavement would be replaced as well, and Mackrell adds the work is badly needed. “The sidewalks and roads on that block are some of the worst in the city,” Mackrell said. The preliminary estimate is about $3 million. Mackrell said there is also a chance for a second project to go in 2021 if pricing and estimates come in fa-
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The signatories to last year’s Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement are moving ahead with the next step in the development of the Battlefords Regional Community Coalition. The Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement was signed in 2019, bringing together the City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford with five regional First Nations
(Moosomin, Sweetgrass, Saulteaux and Little Pine First Nation, and the Lucky Man Cree Nation). According to Mayor Ryan Bater, the discussion over the past year centred on strengthening that partnership and formalizing that partnership. “There is a desire by the leadership around the table to incorporate an organization with an associated bylaw structure,” said Bater. The idea is to create an
organization “which can withstand political turnover as First Nations and municipalities have elections.” As well, there is a desire to see financial support for the partners. Most of the funding so far has been through the federal government through Indigenous Services Canada and through the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs CDC. The city has agreed to support the entity by pro-
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My last request, honesty from the NDP
Dear Editor It has been an absolute privilege to be the MLA for The Battlefords these past years. Besides some regular updates to constituents on government programs and seeing some infrastructure projects finalized for our area, I didn’t expect to be writing the media in my last days as MLA. However, last week’s comments from Vicki Mowat of the NDP in the pages of the News-Optimist need to be responded to. Last year, Trudeau Cabinet Minister Catherine McKenna had a moment of candor caught on video in a bar, explaining their view on communicating to people: “…If you repeat it, if you say it louder, if that’s your talking point, people will totally believe it.” If you were not jaded about Canadian politics already, I invite you to look it up on YouTube. And that is what Vicki Mowat and the NDP are doing today. They believe if they repeat a lie enough times, people will stop fact-checking it and just accept it. The NDP’s preferred verb is “cut” and they attempt to frame every change across government as being due to a cut, implying that the government has cut funding and something important has been taken away. So when SaskPoly isn’t cancelling a program, but remaking it in order to increase enrollment and accessibility, let’s not have the NDP mislead people and call it a cut. When students are still enrolled and graduating from the program in 2021, let’s not have the NDP mislead people and call it a cut. And when SaskPoly gets a $5.5 million increase in operating funding (that the NDP voted against), let’s not have the NDP mislead people and call it a cut. With COVID-19 and a nearing return to classrooms, the last thing any of us need is more anxiety about our schools, but I’ve listened for weeks as the NDP have politicized the last topic that should ever be politicized. “Cuts” to our classrooms haven’t happened; I’ve been at the budget votes. We have one of the highest rates of per student funding in the country, but I guarantee you’ll hear more factless talking points from the NDP in the weeks ahead. We can have an honest discussion about resources for our classrooms (and I have had that discussion with many teachers over the years), but the NDP isn’t interested in that. So, consider this my last request to the NDP: do better than the talking points issued from Tommy Douglas House in Regina. I hope they will, but I won’t hold my breath because if they say it enough times, if they say it louder, they think you’ll totally believe it. Herb Cox, MLA The Battlefords
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Dear Editor I read your article by Brian Zinchuk dated Aug. 20, 2020. (“NDP says addictions counsellor training should be restored” online at www.newsoptimist.ca)
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The above article is not correct information being stated by the NDP. I am an instructor at Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) in the Mental Health and Wellness Program. This is our Addiction Counsellor Program. We are continuing our program this fall. We have this program in Regina, Saskatoon, La Ronge and Prince Albert. This article has excluded our organization and is stating there are no other programs in the whole province even though I know it’s stated by the NDP. I am a graduate of the Sask Polytechnic program and can assure you our program meets the same standards as theirs. Our graduates can also be recognized as Certified Addictions Counsellors under the several Certifying bodies available in our field as well. Sena Richmond SIIT Instructor
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Dear Editor Avast. The ship of state is about to reset its direction – 90 degrees, 180 degrees, or 270 degrees or even a dizzying 360 degrees. Happily, Captain R.H. Trudeau will remain tied to the helm while a new Financial Navigator sets a new perfectly clear course. Sunny days, calm waters and no tankers are promised.
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We’re from Canada, eh By Helen Row Toews
What do folks from other countries immediately assume when they hear the word “Canadian”? Perhaps they imagine an interesting combination of bacon, maple syrup, moose, poutine, beaver and striped Hudson’s Bay jackets. Or maybe they think of people who are fanatical about hockey, or are overly polite and apologize a lot. You’ve gotta admit there are worse things to be associated with than maple syrup and bacon, and good manners are always better than rudeness and defiance. In my experience, Canadians are wellreceived in Europe, although some Europeans have unusual ideas of us and our country. For example, when I was
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nineteen I took my first trip to England. During that time I met relatives we had only before seen in pictures. Over tea, my English family expressed surprise that I wasn’t wearing “traditional Canadian gear.” As it turned out, a popular television commercial for candy bars was playing in England then,
which depicted a group of burly Canadian lumberjacks busily chopping down trees in a British Columbia forest. These men sported raccoon hats, checked red and black mackinaws and each wielded an enormous axe. After long hours felling trees in the thick coniferous forest, these fellows paused to ceremoniously
draw forth a bar of Yorkie chocolate and consume it with rapt enjoyment. My family felt sure this must be a true depiction of life in Canada. Many years later, these same relatives flew into southern Alberta and joined a bus tour through the Rockies. After peering hopefully out the windows of a cab on the way to their hotel, they expressed acute disappointment. Where were the longhorn cattle? The “little dogies”? The howling coyotes? The cowboys on horseback, wearing Stetsons pulled low over their eyes as they “rode the range”? (The “range” otherwise known as the Calgary Trail.) In Switzerland once, a train conductor, after determining where we were from, asked if I might know a friend of his who had moved to Canada in the 1980s. He offered the man’s name, fully ex-
pecting there was a good chance I’d have made this persons acquaintance. The guy lived somewhere in Toronto. Sheesh! Then there was the boyfriend of a childhood chum. She’d met this young man while she lived and worked in California for a time. He’d accompanied her back home to Saskatchewan for Christmas and was shocked to find we Canadians didn’t live in “igloos.” On his first trip into Lloydminster I distinctly recall his astonishment over this fact and his further surprise over our amenities. “You have taxis here?” he asked, rubbing at frost on the window to get a better view as one rolled past. “This is unbelievable. I thought you rode horses and tied them to a hitching post outside the general store when you went shopping.”
“Yeah,” I responded dryly, “amazing isn’t it. Say, here’s a thought – if you guys would like to come over for whale blubber tomorrow I could pick you up in my dogsled and introduce you to my polar bear Ralph.” “That’d be great,” he said unhesitatingly. “Does he live in the house with you?” Yup. People have some strange ideas about us Canadians. Helen has lived on the family farm near Marshall much of her life. She works as a writer, EA and bus driver for her local school. This, along with her love of the Canadian prairies, travel and all things humorous, is what she draws from to write these tales. To find more of Helen’s stories or to order Prairie Wool books please go to myprairiewool.com or Amazon. ca
O’Toole second choice in Battlefords-Lloydminster By John Cairns Staff Reporter
In the Conservative leadership race, Erin O’Toole was decidedly a second choice of voters in Battlefords-Lloydminster. It was Leslyn Lewis who got the most votes from Battlefords-Lloydminster Conservatives, but after her second ballot elimination, most of her second-choice votes in the ranked ballot swung over to O’Toole, helping him win the national leadership vote held this past weekend. According to numbers
released by the party on their website, Lewis got 306 first ballot votes in the riding, compared to 163 for O’Toole, 121 for Derek Sloan and only 67 for Peter MacKay. That translated to an electoral vote of 46.57 for Lewis, 24.80 for O’Toole, 18.41 for Sloan and 10.19 for MacKay. The second ballot saw Lewis receive 396 votes for 61.39 electoral votes, O’Toole received 181 for 28.06 electoral votes, and MacKay 68 for 10.54 electoral votes. With Lewis eliminated in the national vote, the final ballot from Battlefords-
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We got some badly needed rain recently, some areas maybe more than they need and the farmers making hay aren’t happy, but no one has control over that. The crops are filling nicely. The ditches have been mowed in some areas and look so nice and are much safer. The traffic on the highways and in town seems almost back to normal. It’s good to see the Cochin hills are green for this time of year, not with that dried up brown look we are so familiar with. During those really hot days I appreciated this basement suite. Coming in from outside, there was a noticeable coolness here. It has been the hottest summer for many years. In Phoenix one day their reading was 115 F, which is 46 C. Bridge was played in the Pioneer Hall in the city Aug. 20 with top score going to Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen. Second were Gerry Craig and Mary Phelps and third were Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan. It’s good to get back into some sort of routine in our lives, otherwise it’s hard to know what day of the week it is. SaskTel services in Spiritwood and surrounding area is down for several days following a fire in their building there. They expect it will take a week or more to get services up and running again. This includes cell phones, land lines and 911 services. A drive north from Livelong was a pleasant surprise to find that the horrible old paved road has been resurfaced. It is still narrow, but lovely. On Aug. 22 we joined
family members to attend the wedding in Glaslyn of Jim Shepherd and Kathy Decelle at the Glaslyn Catholic Church. Despite social distancing, one could still visit. Because of the pandemic the number of guests was kept small so it was very family oriented, very friendly and a lovely day. The supper meal was catered to at the farm home of the newlyweds. Arlene Walker’s three daughters sponsored an 80th birthday come and go tea on the afternoon, of Aug. 18, for their mother, with social distancing in mind. They served chocolate cake and beverages. The guest book showed 28 people in total. They had a family supper that evening and several since. Daughters Jodie Gabruck and Tracy Esquirol live in the local area and Charlene Anderson came from High River, Alta. They had some great quality time with Mom at her home in Meota. The Meota Golf Club had their annual club championship this past Saturday. Sixty-four members participated in the event that was sponsored by Brian Woytiuk of Unity Motor Products. Kelly Page was crowned the men’s club championship for the second year in a row shooting a 71. Kurt Hepting (76) and Keith Duhaime (77) rounded out the top three men’s scores. On the women’s side, Rhea Hepting shot a 90 to be the ladies’ club champion
Brian Woytiuk , sponsor of the Meota Golf Club championship tournament, with the women’s club champion, Rhea Hepting (left) and men’s club champion Kelly Page (right). Photos submitted At right, Arlene Walker and her three daughters, Jodie Gabruck, Tracy Esquirol and Charlene Anderson at her home in Meota. Arlene was guest of honour at a come and go tea hosted to celebrate her 80th birthday Aug. 18. Photo by Lorna Pearson
for 2020. Carole Chapman (95) and Lexi Lessard (100) finished second and third respectively. Twenty-one golfers were entered into the men’s division. Winner of the championship flight was Kelly Page. Keannu Foulds won the first flight. Gord Pepple and Lloyd Johnson placed first in the second and third flights respectively. There were 15 golfers in the senior men’s divi-
sion. Kurt Hepting was the top golfer in the 55 plus, winning the championship flight with a 76. Pat Mohr placed first in the first flight while Pat Becotte placed first in the second flight. Eight golfers participated in the super senior division. Calvin Arnold was the winner of that division. In the women’s there were 10 golfers with two flights. Championship flight winner was Rhea
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wish to help sell tickets. Draw date is to be announced later. Eleven museum members met Aug. 17 with Danielle Hollingshead in the chair. Members were seated at a distance. Reports of different jobs were given and the annual corn roast was discussed. A decision will be made later. A scavenger hunt for children accompanied by an adult will be running until closing date on Sept. 6.
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With COVID 19 rocking every faucet of normalcy in both formal and informal social settings, Light of Christ Catholic Schools had to make lastminute plans to promote literacy for our students and, for all our children impacted by school shutdowns that became effective in March 2020. One of our components was called “Pages in the Park Pop Up Tents.” We hired two teachers and bought 30 outdoor sunshade tents so that we could adhere to the most recent Saskatchewan Health Authority guidelines and gather no more than 30 people outside, six feet apart. Pages in the Park ran from Monday to Thursday from noon to 2:30 for three weeks, with Fridays reserved as an alternate day in case of poor weather during the Monday-Thursday. We rotated locations between our in-town
school playgrounds (Holy Family, St. Mary’s, Notre Dame and EMBM). Participants who arrived at Pages in the Park were given a choice of theme book from the day (such as Earth Day, Hero Day or Science Day), and allowed to select two books of their choice from the library tents. Participants also got to participate in various activities, as arranged by the camp co-ordinators each day. The school/community mental health liaison also attended each day. The format of the camp allowed for a greater variety in the age of participants – which was especially nice to see given the current world situation and the local context of school being out since March. On average the camp reached between 30 and 40 kids per day. Approximately two thirds of the camp participants returned or were re-
peat attendees Parent comments: “Loved that this was a free event and gave something for kids to do that wasn’t screen time.” – Bready parent “The variety of books was great. My boys discovered Fractured Fairy tales and loved them. I encouraged them to pick a few different titles and it expanded their area of interest.” – Janaia Burnett “I like that it was drop in. Come when you can vs the three-week commitment. Summer is short and three weeks is a long time. My son enjoyed the pop-up tents better than the day camp, enjoyed the activities, the programming was very generous with the amount of books they gave out.” – A Holy Family parent “It was a great family time to get our books then sit and read them together and then play at the nearby play equipment.” – A Bready School parent
Town approves Poundmaker pipeline contract By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The Town of Battleford has approved a water distribution agreement to supply water to Poundmaker Cree Nation. According to acting chief administrative officer David Gillan, the agreement is the culmination of a year of work between the town and Poundmaker towards a water pipeline from Battleford to the First Nation. The point of delivery, said Gillan, is right to the reservoir on Poundmaker
reserve. Gillan said the pipeline runs south of Westpark and through the RM of Battle River, heading east of the town where it will hook up with Poundmaker just south of Highway 4. The contract runs for 10 years initially. The town owns the pipeline and will be responsible for the first $5,000 a year in repair of the pipeline. The pipeline is paid for by Poundmaker and replacement is the sole responsibility of Poundmaker. All construction is borne by them including the town’s engineering and
legal costs. All drawings are approved by the town’s engineers. The supply rate has been agreed to at $3.13 per cubic metre. Any increase with the towns ratepayers will be the same for this agreement. Gillan said there is potential revenue of $25,000 for the town under this agreement, minus $5,000 in costs. Council expressed their support for what was described by councillors as a partnership with their neighbours. They approved the agreement unanimously.
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CFL cancellation a low point for the league By now, many of you sports fans know that the Saskatchewan Roughriders are not going to have a season. Last Monday, the Canadian Football League voted to cancel their entire 2020 schedule after the federal government turn down their last ditch request for a loan to stage a shortened season. Personally, I am stunned by this turn of events. As a die-hard CFL fan, I have struggled to get my thoughts together about this wipeout of football in Canada in the face of COVID-19. This shutdown of CFL football really is the culmination of poor decisions and missed opportunities by the league over several decades. This league really has been flying by the seat of its pants for too long. You always got the sense that the CFL was a league that was always barely hanging on, even when things were going
well. Now, it’s come back to bite them this year with the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. While other sports leagues — pretty much all the other major leagues — had to suspend operations for months and then dip into their reserves to finish their seasons, the CFL seemed gripped in paralysis. This league took forever to come up with their “hub city” plans (Winnipeg) and even then, it all depended on the league receiving financial help from the federal government.
A lot of local people have taken the opportunity to blame their obvious favorite target, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for turning down the league’s final pleas for financial help. While there are lots of reasons to dislike Trudeau, I would suggest this one is probably well down in the list of grievances. The reality is the CFL has done it to themselves. I remember tuning in the Heritage Committee meeting earlier this year in which commissioner Randy Ambrosie outlined the awful financial state of
the League and begged the Feds for upwards of $150 million. It was a dismal display in which Ambrosie didn’t seem to be on the same page with any of the MPs. Saskatoon MP Kevin Waugh particularly roasted the commissioner, I recall. Then I watched as the CFL’s request kept on being revised downward in the weeks afterward, to $42 million, and then finally to a $30 million interest-free loan request. It was like a Telemiracle telethon in reverse: instead of going higher and higher, the CFL kept on going lower and lower. While the league was spinning its wheels, other Canadian pro sports were getting back up and running, with Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the NBA and NHL all back in business. None of them went before a Commons committee begging for cash. In the NHL’s case
they went to government officials, not for a bailout, but to negotiate to set up their COVID-19-free “bubbles” in hub cities. The NHL set up its playoffs in Toronto and Edmonton for 24 of its teams, and so far it has been a big success with no players testing positive for COVID-19. They’ve been playing, at exactly the same time that the CFL usually holds its season. When I went on my “staycation” — which consisted of a trip to eastern Saskatchewan instead of my usual summer trip to British Columbia — I tuned in to endless NHL hockey games on the satellite radio. This was absolutely bizarre: it’s August, temperatures are close to 30 degrees, and the NHL was on. Hockey is great, but it wasn’t October yet. I wanted to hear my beloved CFL games on the radio. The CFL should be
playing right now. No excuses. Yes, COVID-19 threw North American society for a loop, but major sports leagues found a way to adapt, even without fans in attendance. Major League Baseball played in stadiums with cardboard cutout fans. The NBA and MLS staged games in Orlando. The UFC went so far as to stage fights on a remote desert island! (Mind you, the island was in Abu Dhabi, but you get the idea.) All we’ve gotten from the CFL is excuses. The big excuse for why they couldn’t put a season together was because they are a gate-driven League, so they don’t have the financial resources like the other leagues do. You want to know why they are so gatedriven? It’s because they have dropped the ball in figuring out how to make money elsewhere, through TV or merchandise sales. Continued on Page 10
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Battleford finances in decent shape despite COVID-19 By John Cairns Staff reporter
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meeting last week. Acting Chief Administrative Officer David Gillan gave the
report for the second quarter ending in July, and it indicated that the pandemic situation has not made a major dent to town finances. It appears the town is on pace with its projections, according to Gillan. “Overall, I’m very pleased with the results so far”, said Gillan at the meeting. He said there was no need to cut services or capital at this point. “I think your surplus is still in good shape,” he told council. According to Gillan’s report, revenue is 88 per cent collected for the year. Driving the numbers are revenues already in from the Municipal Operating Grant and the gas tax — that was driving revenue collection faster than it would otherwise, he said.
There is also additional funding coming in from the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program and Gillan said that is helping them get ahead of their numbers at this point. On the downside, parks and recreation revenues are down compared to the same period last year, by about $100,000 on a year to year comparison. In the end, Gillan expected overall revenue to be greater than last year at the end of the day, thanks largely to the MEEP contribution. He expected an additional $300,000$400,000 compared to budget. On the expense side, Gillan said the town was “really in good shape” and has spent 54 per cent of their allotment. Again, parks and recreation saw
the most notable change as they posted the biggest decreases in costs to counter the revenue hit. Overall expenses are at $3 million, with a budget of $5.8 million. In the end Gillan expects the town to be at or even a little bit below budget. For the second half of the year, he expects parks and rec to continue to be affected, and added that he did not expect expenses to change dramatically. As for the utility department, their most recent billing had gone out and their numbers were almost exactly the same as a year before. They were not seeing a drop in the utility revenue so far, something that Gillan noted they had been concerned about earlier in the year.
Town extends agreement with Destination Battlefords By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The Town of Battleford has decided to extend its funding agreement with Destination Battlefords through 2022. The decision of council was to go with a two year extension running at the same cost as before at around $48,000 annually. A shorter extension was considered, but the idea behind the two year extension is to give Destination Battlefords enough time to rebuild.
Last year, the town agreed to a one-year renewal of their agreement with Destination Battlefords, with various targets to be met. As Councillor Judy Pruden explained, the pandemic happened and things changed, with layoffs at Destination Battlefords and the tourism industry “bottoming out.” According to Pruden, the extension would give Destination Battlefords time to pursue their plans for reopening. It would also be in line
with the organization’s agreements with other partners. One of the strategies Destination Battlefords is looking at, Pruden said, is the “Battlefords Nice” campaign, which is in line with the “Saskatchewan Nice” and “Canada Nice” efforts. Destination Battlefords is also looking at plans to produce an audio walking tour of the buildings in historic Battleford. Council has agreed unanimously to the twoyear agreement.
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Self-Esteem - Soft Skill No. 5 Words By Rhea Good
What is self-esteem? From a parent’s perspective, I place self-esteem in the center of a web of synonyms: courage, selfassurance, pride, self-reliance, dignity, self-respect, boldness, and having faith in oneself. These are the character traits I was hoping for when my daughter first registered for cheerleading. As a parent of a cheerleader and then a cheer coach, I attest that the interaction in cheerleading will build self-esteem. External tangibles like trophies, medals and facebook likes can build selfesteem, but a wise coach places more focus in internal factors like personal growth, personal triumph and achieving individual goals. A great tool cheer coaches can use is called E-tanks (the E- stands for emotional). The metaphor
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is that athletes arrives with an empty tank, and during cheer practice we want that tank fuelled up with good stuff like encouraging words and achievement of skills. The challenge is for the coach to change speech habits. Instead of using general comments like, “Nice jumps,” the coach will choose more specific words like “You have a really good toe point on your jumps!” Using specific language gives athletes a clear idea of what their strengths are with specific examples in mind. Caitlyn Nelson of Cheer Factory/The Cheer Forge explains, “Self-esteem needs to be coached in order to create safety in a stunt. If athletes are lack-
ing the self-esteem to speak up if a stunt does not feel right, then the whole group is at risk. All athletes need to know that their opinions count. In my experience as a coach, as the shy girl gains confidence in her abilities and knowledge of the sport, then she will develop the self-esteem to speak up.” In the long-term, selfesteem helps athletes strive for what is most important in life. Having self-esteem is the opposite of being a people-pleaser. Athletes with well-developed selfesteem, are determined to seek personal fulfillment and career fulfillment on their terms and are able to resist external pressures. Having the self-esteem to speak in public, to apply for a dream job, to make a new friend, are all skills that are practiced in the safety of cheerleading on the mat, and then used off the mat.
If you are stunting in public, you have self-esteem to accept the gaze of strangers. Here is a pre-trip pyramid stunt at the Saskatoon Airport. Photo submitted by Rhea Good
CFL cancellation a low point for the league Continued from Page 8 For decades, the common complaint is that the CFL don’t do enough marketing of its teams or their star players. You see plenty of NFL jerseys for sale at the various sports merchandise stores, but do you ever see CFL jerseys for sale around the league for stars like Mike Reilly or Bo Levi Mitchell? Maybe in Saskatchewan you still do, for players like Cody Fajardo, but it hardly happens elsewhere. Another excuse is that this league doesn’t get enough television revenue. I don’t buy that. You would think the CFL could get a TV deal done with TSN that is half decent, given that the Grey Cup is still the most watched sporting event in the country and that TSN is desperate for programming after losing NHL national rights. Meanwhile, other sports leagues are able to extract millions upon millions of dollars from TV. The NHL’s deal with
Rogers Sportsnet was for a reported $5.2 billion! These networks have been practically giving money away — reminds you of what our Prime Minister has been doing. The CFL could have also done a better job over the years selling their product to the international markets like the United States, Mexico, Europe or wherever else. The NFL and NBA are heavily into the international markets, so why not the CFL? Of course, we now have the CFL 2.0 international initiative by Ambrosie, where he is globetrotting around the world making partnerships with international football organizations. But for years, you couldn’t even get CFL games shown on television in international markets that care about football, like the USA. Lately, they’ve made some inroads with a deal with ESPN, but it seems like the CFL has always been one step behind. When you are a football
league up against a behemoth like the NFL, this is never going to work. The game plan for every football league that has been up against the NFL, ever since the American Football League in the Sixties, has been to innovate — to come up with rules to make the game better, new in-game production values for a more dynamic TV presentation, and so on. The CFL’s one big recent innovation was coach’s challenges to reverse calls on the field, but that was a big fiasco because it slowed down the game. The CFL needs to innovate, but only if it improves the flow and presentation of the game. As for their strategy of being a “gate-driven” sport? That hasn’t gone so well, either. Just tune in TSN and see the empty seats at BMO Field during an Argos game — or for that matter, at stadiums all over the league. Last year, I went with my family to see the Riders at BC Place
against the Lions and I was shocked to find they had cordoned off the stadium’s entire upper deck. In the old days, that deck was filled with fans. Demographically, this league is in trouble. Any time I go to a CFL game it seems like the audience includes a large number of older patrons. Even at Riders games the audiences are full of grey-haired people. (Full disclosure: I have grey hair.) Yeah, young people do show up, but I’ve noticed a sharp difference in the crowds at other sports — in the UFC the crowd is much younger and more diverse. For the Raptors, their crowds are younger and even more diverse they’ve tapped into the Asian and South Asian fan base in a big way. Somewhere along the line, the CFL failed to find the new Canadians. They also failed to hand down the game from one generation to the next. Instead, that next generation ended up becoming Blue Jays
fans or Raptors fans or UFC fans or MLS fans, or whichever new team or sport came along in this country to provide new competition to the CFL. Lately, the CFL has started to appeal to new audiences with their “concert series” and “Diversity is Strength” initiatives. Again, they needed to do this years ago. The CFL needs to be relentless in attracting the fans of the future — young people, and people new to the country. But they fumbled the ball away during this pandemic. Shutting down an entire sport for a year does not fit the definition of “being relentless in attracting the fans of the future.” It’s not that the league doesn’t care about the fans by its decision to shut down; they don’t seem to care whether they even have fans. Now, the league is out of sight, and out of mind. I compare the situation to a bunch of restaurants that had to close during the
pandemic, only to reopen and adapt to the new COVID-19 world — with one exception. What happens? The returning customers end up going to the other restaurants — and the chances are they might never return to the one that remained closed. What really bothers me is that this shutdown could have been avoided if the league had done a better job selling tickets, selling merchandise and marketing their sport long before the pandemic hit. They could have been in a decent financial position to trudge through and stage a season. Not only did they fail to do that, they wasted the money that had come in on big six-figure contracts for players like Reilly and Mitchell. This league has no one to blame but themselves. The CFL is in trouble, folks. I just hope they can figure out a way to turn things around next year, assuming they’re back.
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Rabbit Lake hosts car enthusiasts’ event By Alan Laughlin Correspondent
Summer sure took its time getting here but when it did arrive it was hot! I know I sure did my share of complaining about the cold wet spring and early summer. I whined about planting and replanting peas and cucumbers only to get nothing in return. I heard farmer after farmer say that the crops were needing heat to catch up. Last week we had heat and lots of it. This is the kind of weather that people either love or hate. Are you “cold” blooded or “hot” blooded? Although COVID-19 has put a damper on the activities in a small community, things did begin to happen as the summer drew on. Could it be that we have become COVID fatigued? Are we becoming complacent or are we accustomed to sanitizing and distancing and learning to work with those restrictions? Now school is gearing up to return to classes in some form and manner. Last year ended in the most bizarre fashion. Amid all the chaos, we were very proud of Hana Dzialo Hansen who graduated from Medstead School.
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Hana hosted a reception at the Senior Hall which was enjoyed by those who attended. Congratulations Hana and good luck at Lakeland College in Vermillion this fall. Meeting Lake Regional Park was a busy place this summer. Even though the lake insisted on challenging the berm and causing a scramble many weekends to sand bag and shore up the dyke, life became busier and busier at the lake! The water remained very high but has receded just a little. The fishing has been incredible with a great harvest of nice sized walleye coming in. Of course, July welcomes the haying season. By the look of the bales in the fields there has been a good cut. Crops are turning and according to the farmers that I spoke with the yield should be good. If we can hold off the frost. Over the summer there were a couple of hail episodes, enough to cause some damage to fields and gardens but it seemed to be
And it’s down! Pat Price demolished an abandoned house owned by Len Snyder in Rabbit Lake.
in a fairly small region. The community of Rabbit Lake is looking very nice thanks in part to our summer student, Kelsey Peterson. Along with mowing and trimming she has done a lot of painting and cleaning up. Additionally, Len Snyder tore down an old house that had outlived its usefulness. Kelsey worked one day a week at the local museum where she painted the exterior of the teacherage, cleaned the buildings, made display materials and scraped and painted some of the windows and some of the porch on the former Rose Gill Hospital. On Aug. 16 Al Highton of the Battlefords Vintage Car Club encouraged some friends to bring out their old cars for a Sunday afternoon jaunt. Local car enthusiasts added to the group. Thanks to all who added to the cue especially to John Krahn with his model T and Brian Jones with his race car! About 80 people dropped by to see the cars. Additionally, there was coffee and muffins available in the museum church. Naomi Unger, Cornie and Marlene Martens provided some singing in the church as Dave Issak accompanied them on the old pump organ. If was really an impromptu event but turned out to be a great afternoon. Most people seem to need to be with people. We tend to be social creatures and with that in mind the Rabbit Lake seniors have been open for coffee three afternoons a week. Beginning Sept. 1, coffee will be available morning and afternoon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Drop by and catch up on what people are doing. Another opportunity to socialize from a safe distance has been the outdoor street market that has been held each Saturday morning on main street. There have been a varied group of vendors to tempt shoppers. Thanks to all those who came to sell their wares and also a thank you to Joan Dzialo for organizing the event. I am pretty sure that it will start up again next summer. If you
Locally owned entries. 1927 Ford owned and restored by John Krahn. Race car owned and operated by Brian Jones. Photos by Alan Laughlin
Various entries provided by members of the Battlefords Vintage Auto Club.
Car owned by Battlefords Vintage Auto Club on display at the Rabbit Lake Museum on Aug. 16.
are interested in having a stall just contact Joan at the hotel. There have been some especially big events this summer. On July 25 Brodie MacDonald and Kaytlynn Friesen where married in a small ceremony in
Saskatoon. Brodie is the son of Cameron and Christine MacDonald. Congratulations to Brody and Katlynn! Shortly after, on Aug. 11 at 6:03 p.m., Jayden MacDonald and Brooklynn Finch became parents of a little boy, Hudson Austin Neal MacDonald. Hudson weighed in at 8 lbs 2.5 ounces and was 19.2 inches long. He is already bigger and heavier than that! This makes Cam and Chris MacDonald grandparents! It also makes Mary MacDonald and Vivian Bassingthwaite great grandmothers. Congratulations Jayden and Brooklynn and welcome to Rabbit Lake, Hudson. Happy birthday wished are extended to Cornie Martens who celebrated his 91st birthday on Aug. 16. Our community is saddened with the passing of Stan Moore at the age of 85. Stan lived his entire life
in the Rabbit Lake community and was very involved in its activities. Stan was an RM councillor for the RM of Medstead, long time member and chairman for the Rabbit Lake Integrated Health Care / Rose Gill Lodge board, tireless worker when it came to hockey, baseball, broomball and any sporting events. Out thoughts are with his wife Rose, son Troy, daughter Crystal and their families as well as Stan’s brothers Wayne and Brad and their families, sister in law Gwen and her family. Finally, keep you eyes out for improvements to the area south of the arena and east of village. Trees have been trimmed up and dead trees removed. Signs are going up to indicate sites for un serviced, short term camping. This has been a project that the council has been promoting for sometime.
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Battlefords Area Pride hadn’t been sure whether it could even hold a Pride week in the Battlefords due to the challenges of COVID-19. But Pride Week indeed has been able to go ahead, with scaled down activities in line with provincial public health orders. According to organizer Kelly Waters, they are “able to offer a few low key events; with times of isolation it’s more important than ever to ensure potentially marginalized people see there is support in the community.” Pride Week ran Aug. 19 to 26 in the Battlefords and their final event, scheduled for Aug. 26, was the drag show at she-NANIGANS, the new 19+ establishment and small performing arts space in North Battleford. Waters stated that they have offered two drag shows in the past; one that was family friendly at last years’s Pride event, and one that was more PG13 at their fundraiser in February. This one was aimed at an adult audience and was called Celine & Friends. Celine grew up in the Battlefords and had been part of their previous shows
that Pride has put on in the community. Previous events for Pride including the painting of rainbow crosswalks in Battleford and North Battleford; this included for the first time a crosswalk representing the colours of the transgender flag. The North Battleford flag-raising was Aug. 19 and this was the first special flag raising since public ceremonies were shut down in March, flying the newly-redesigned Pride Progress flag. Pride also sponsored two showings of Bohemian Rhapsody in August at the Capitol, with admission by donation. They are also selling new t-shirts with a new design created by Edmonton-based graphic artist Patrick Auchstaetter, who is from North Battleford. There were some events in Central Park on Saturday Aug, 22 including music and a BBQ fundraiser with The Prairy Fairy mobile food truck. Events scheduled for that day included Vivian Blais from the Battlefords Salsa Social Club leading “social distant” salsa lessons. That was followed by the annual pride walk at 2 p.m. starting in front of the library. About the drag show venue:
she-NANIGANS door greeters with sanitizer and masks.
She-NANIGANS is described as “an intimate performing arts space with a funky club atmosphere. It is the co-creation of locals Glennda Ilett and Kelly Waters.” Waters stated that they had a dream for several years of creating such a venue but the right location just never surfaced until the Slava Ukrainian Social Hall at 792-108th Street became available. According to Waters: “Though the former Slava building is the perfect location for she-NANIGANS, the timing could not have been much worse. The first events featured on stage were Feb 13th and 14th. After the winter break, there were two more events before Covid shutdowns hit. She-NANIGANS is excited to slowly
open the stage again abiding by the important health and safety guidelines. There was an excellent trial run for a sold out show featuring Jeffery Straker Aug 14th. The measures taken worked well. Capacity is based on two meters distancing between tables, therefore the number of maximum tickets sold depend on the number of people at a given table. Groups have a table assigned to them in advance to minimized interacting between parties. Hand sanitizer is on every table as well as inside the entrance along with a box of disposable masks. Every table is a good table since the room is an intimate space. More events will be added to the calendar come September and October.”
Tables socially distanced with two-meter guidelines at she-NANIGANS, located at the former Slava Ukrainian Social Hall at 792-108th Street in North Battleford. Photos submitted At right, part of Pride Week in the Battlefords, Aug. 26 was the drag show at sheNANIGANS, the new 19+ establishment and small performing arts space in North Battleford. The third drag show for the Battlefords, this one was aimed at an adult audience and is called Celine & Friends. Celine grew up in the Battlefords and had been part of their previous shows that Pride has put on in the community. Photo courtesy of Celine
Battlefords Pride design created by Edmontonbased graphic artist Patrick Auchstaetter, who is from North Battleford.
Crosswalk painting. Photos submitted
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DREWLO: It is with sadness the family of Lorna Marie Drewlo, beloved wife of Harold Drewlo, resident of Battlefords District Care Centre and loving mother of Jim (Sharon) Drewlo of Turtleford, SK and their family announce her passing on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon, SK. A Graveside Service for family & friends will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cremation Section - City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Memorial donations are requested to Zion Lutheran Church, 10801 Winder Crescent, North Battleford, SK S9A 2B9, Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, 301-2550-12th Ave., Regina, SK S4P 3X1 or the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 1738 Quebec Ave. Unit 26, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1V9. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Arrangements are entrusted to Robert MacKay of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium (306-446-4200). Please feel free to wear a mask.
Clifford Gordon Laing July 25, 1938 – August 20, 2020 Cliff passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 20, 2020 with his family by his side. Cliff was predeceased by his loving wife, Verna Marie Laing, parents, Gordon and Eileen Laing, and sister, Karen Vetter. Leaving to mourn and celebrate his life are his children; Glennda (Trent) Ilett, granddaughter, Mysti Ilett, great grandchildren, Anicah and Kajsa Poynting; Meril (Lois) Laing, grandson, Richard (Meagan) Nelson, great grandchildren, Leila, Charolette, Thomas and Violetta Nelson, granddaughter, Brandi (Brian) Borsheim, great grandchild Lucas Rosiak; Carmella Laing, grandson, Jeffry (Tabbitha) Laing, granddaughter, Aubrienne Fitzimonds; Waylon (Pamela) Laing, granddaughter, Rylyn Laing (Ryan den Broeder) and granddaughter, Ashlee Laing. Cliff was born at the hospital in Cutknife, Saskatchewan to Gordon and Eileen Laing in 1938. Raised on the family farm near Gallivan, Saskatchewan. Clifford spent his childhood working on the farm and going to school in Gallivan. This is where he loved to play baseball and was quite good too. Not caring for school much, he finished his grade nine year and was old enough to start working away from home. He started working for neighbours as a farm hand. Uncle Will Laing, Stan Wolfe and Paul Brown to name a few. When Cliff got a little older he went to work on road construction. He got a job for Healy Construction and fell in love with the work. He also fell in love with Verna who worked there as a cook. After Cliff and Verna were married they continued with Healy Construction and moved all over Saskatchewan building roads until the family got too big and roots needed to be putdown. They settled in North Battleford were Cliff got a job with Jaeger Transport and worked as a truck driver for over 40 plus years. Cliff’s career come full circle as he came back to road construction before retiring. Together Cliff and Verna spent time in their yard, tinkering in their garage which they built together, going for coffee at the local restaurants, and helping their kids. A Celebration of Cliff’s life will be held at the Battlefords Cemetery on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 2:00 pm with Pastor Deb McNabb officiating, following Covid 19 precautions and restrictions. Please bring own chair if required. Donations in Cliff’s memory can be made to the Western Development Museum in North Battleford, wdm.ca/donation-form/ or please call 1-800-363-6345. We would like to send a special thank you to his much loved friends and extended family for their ongoing support and condolences. Condolences can be sent to www.sallowsandmcdonald.com Sallows & McDonald – Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home in care of arrangements. 306-445-2418. And think of him as living In the hearts of those he touched For nothing loved is ever lost And he was loved so much
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ST. JUDE O Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsmen of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke Your special patronage in time of need. To You I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg you to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance, help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make Your name known and cause You to be invoked. Say three Our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. St. Jude pray for us and all who invoke Your aid. this Novena has never been known to fail. The Novena must be said for nine consecutive days. Thanks St. Jude and Sacred Heart. MM
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IN THE ESTATE of EILEEN FERN MCEACHERN, late of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, deceased. ALL CLAIMS against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 24th day of September, 2020. Battle River Law Barristers & Solicitors 201, 1291 - 102nd Street Box 905 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Z3 Solicitors for the Estate of Eileen Fern McEachern
IN THE ESTATE of PIUS PETER PFEIFER, late of Edmonton, Alberta, deceased. ALL CLAIMS against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 24th day of September, 2020. Battle River Law Barristers & Solicitors 201, 1291 - 102nd Street Box 905 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Z3 Solicitors for the Estate of Pius Peter Pfeifer.
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AVIS DE MISE EN CANDIDATURE Élection générale*
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Pursuant to Section 62 of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997 the above advertisement shall be published once each week for two successive weeks, in a newspaper published in the municipality in which the proposed outlet is or is to be situated, or if no newspaper is published in the area, then in a newspaper published in Saskatchewan and circulating in the area.
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Pursuant to Section 53, of the Municipalities Act, public notice is hereby given that the RM of Parkdale No. 498 intends to grant a request made to this Municipality to restructure our boundaries by adding the following lands from the RM of Mervin No. 499 to the RM of Parkdale No. 498. The land to be added to the RM of Parkdale is the Legal Subdivisions 13 and 14 of NW 26-52-19-W3 at Turtle Lake
Avis est donné par la présente pour recevoir les mises en candidature à (1) un poste de conseiller ou conseillère scolaire qui siègera au Conseil scolaire fransaskois (provincial) pour la région scolaire des Battlefords no 8 dont le mandat se terminera en septembre 2024 (4 ans). Les candidatures seront reçues jusqu’au mercredi 23 septembre 2020, entre 9 h 00 et 16 h 00 et pendant les heures d’ouverture de l’école Père Mercure de North Battleford (1881, 99e rue) à compter du mardi 8 septembre 2020.
Date limite de réception des candidatures le mercredi 23 septembre 2020, 16 h00 Pour plus d’information ou pour obtenir un formulaire, veuillez communiquer avec Denise Dickson au (306) 445-2490 ou Robert Therrien, directeur adjoint de scrutin, au siège social de Regina, au 1 877 273-6661 ou (306) 536-6240. Dans l’éventualité d’une élection, le scrutin par anticipation se déroulera de 15 h00 à 19 h00 le vendredi 23 octobre 2020 et le scrutin, le mercredi 28 octobre 2020 de 10 h00 à 20 h00. Fait à Regina, le 19 août 2020 Robert Therrien, directeur adjoint de scrutin
*Critères pour une mise en candidature Toute candidate et tout candidat doit : • Être âgé d’au moins 18 ans; • Posséder sa citoyenneté canadienne; • Résider en Saskatchewan depuis au moins six mois; • Recevoir l’appui par écrit (signature) de cinq parents d’élèves de la maternelle à la 12e année de l’école Père Mercure. Et répondre à un des trois critères suivants : • Être un ayant droit qui a un ou des enfants inscrits à l’école fransaskoise ; ou • Être un ayant droit qui a un ou des enfants inscrits à un programme d’enseignement de langue minoritaire ; ou • Être un adulte de langue minoritaire qui réside dans la région scolaire des Battlefords
The Reasons for the proposal are: • Allow for Economic Development at the request of the applicant. A public meeting will be held on September 19th, 2020 commencing at 10:00am – 1:00pm at the Community Hall in Glaslyn, SK to discuss the proposal. Any persons who wish to object to the proposed restructuring may file a written objection, stating clearly the reason for their opposition, with the administrator of the RM of Parkdale at the address below: RM of Parkdale No. 498 PO Box 310 Glaslyn, SK S0M0Y0 A written notice of objection must be received by the administrator by September 24, 2020. The complete proposal may be viewed at the Office of the RM of Parkdale office between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. Dated at the Village of Glaslyn, Saskatchewan, this 17th day of August, 2020. Ashela McCullough Acting Administrator RM of Parkdale.
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Licensed Pest Control Officer Wanted The R.M. of Eldon No. 471 is accepting applications for a “Licensed Pest Control Officer”. Interested individuals to submit resumes with 3 references and remuneration expected no later than 12:00 noon, September 8, 2020 to: R.M. of Eldon No. 471 P.O. Box 130, Maidstone SK SOM 1MO Fax: (306) 893-4644 Email: rm471@sasktel.net Information on licensure and duties available at www.spcoa.org the Sask Pest Control Officers Association website. Only those applicants being interviewed will be contacted.
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The last long weekend of summer is upon us By Sherri Solomko Correspondent
It’s hard to fathom that it is September long weekend is next weekend and we won’t be attending our favourite event, the Labor Day classic. However, we plan to make the most out of our last long weekend of summer. We remind you to take advantage of sunshine and be patient on our highways as trailers, traffic and farm equipment will also be part of the highway. Slow down and enjoy the Saskatchewan scenery. Back to school on Sept. 8 and what a lot of changes we have seen in updates, decisions, protocols and information. Please be kind to teachers, staff, students and parents as there has been much information changing regularly and to absorb and make decisions on. The biggest of congratulations to Dr. Duane Clark, Chiropractor; Moon Chung, businessman and owner of Armada Inn and Prairie Moon Inn and Suites as well as Geraldine Barrett, owner and operator of Sunrise Wellness Spa. They are all celebrating the remarkable milestone of 40 years in business in Unity.While they express thankfulness for the support from their community, we express enormous gratitude for their commitment to the community for 40 years. See your local paper, Aug. 21 issue, for the full story. Unity golf club will hold their members tournament on Aug. 30 but
Paving projects in Unity continue as this crew, on a 30+ temperature day, finished the paving from UCHS to Hwy 21 on 3rd Avenue East. Photo by Sherri Solomko
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golfers must be registered to participate to ensure distancing protocols are maintained. Residents were very thankful for the opportunity of this recreational venue this summer to enjoy some outdoor fun. We are especially thankful for their resiliency through multiple storm systems that resulted in hail damage, flooding and wind damage. Volunteers were a big part of getting the course up and running as quickly as possible after these events. The Unity Motocross Club is a hard working, industrious bunch. Not only have they built, maintained and upgraded a track by the airport, they host events, too. This year’s events were held Aug. 15 with another upcoming Sept. 19. Although they are only allowed two support
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
Applications Invited for Rural Municipal Administrator The Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 with office located in Maidstone, Saskatchewan invites applications for a qualified administrator. Information about the R.M. of Eldon No. 471 may be obtained from the municipal website at www.rmeldon.ca and on certification for rural administrators at www. rmaa.ca. The R.M. of Eldon No. 471 offers a competitive salary commensurate with certification, education and experience. In addition to a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package providing extended health and dental benefits, life insurance, short-term & long-term disability, a matched pension plan and critical illness insurance is offered. Qualified candidates are invited to submit a Cover Letter and Resume outlining qualifications, previous work experience, expected salary, and three work related references. Applications shall be mailed to: Garry Taylor, Reeve P.O. Box 482 MAIDSTONE SK SOM 1MO Applications shall be received no later than Friday, October 2nd, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. local time and all applications will be treated with confidence. Applicants are thanked for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Hafford, SK. The R.M. of Redberry is looking for a Seasonal Heavy Equipment Operator. Preference would be someone with road construction experience, however for the right candidate training will be provided.This is a Seasonal Position and will possibly end on October 31st, 2020. The R.M. offers a comprehensive benefits package. Wage we be dependent on qualifications. • Resume should include past and present work experience. • Education and Skill sets. • Copies of all certifications. • A minimum of two references. • Powered Mobile Equipment Certification. • Current Drivers Abstract & Criminal Record Check. • Should be willing to work in a team oriented environment. The Rural Municipality of Redberry is located on Highway 40 in Hafford, Saskatchewan, 60 kilometres east of North Battleford. Submit your application/resume no later than 4:00 P.M, Friday, September 4, 2020 to: Rural Municipality of Redberry No. 435 P.O. Box 160 Hafford, Saskatchewan S0J 1A0 Or email to rm435@sasktel.net Or fax 306-549-2435
people per rider and no spectators, they are happy to be able to experience a sport they love and utilize the track the UMC group has worked so hard to perfect. With haying done some farmers have started their harvest operations. We are all hoping for more favorable weather than last year and that Mother Nature allows a problem free harvest for our farmer friends. People have also mentioned their appreciation for all the homeowner’s investments into property improvements and upgrades this summer. Walkers and bikers remarked how they could follow the progress around town of exterior work, landscaping and beautiful gardens evolving. Shinglers seemed to be very busy also this summer. The Unity Mental Wellness Group has moved back to Zoom sessions on Wednesdays. Please contact them through their Facebook page if you are wanting or needing more details on this event Sending our biggest congratulations and well wishes to music instructor, Bari Bertoia, who has decided to retire from her long career. Unity benefited from all of the talent she provided from herself and from her students. We mentioned before two new businesses downtown – Sam’s Family hair care and Wiggles and Whiskers Pet Shop. Thank you to these businesses that chose the opportUNITY in Unity for these ventures. Welcome also to new and expanded business, Lonestar Auto Repair and towing. With our community experiencing some business closures due to the pandemic it is exciting to see other new businesses join our community business core. Residents know they are very lucky to have all of the options for products and services right here in their own town. Get your ice cream fix while you can as summer draws to a close. Both the ice cream shoppe on main, with all proper protocols in place, and the mobile ice cream bike are still active. After the Sask. Hockey return to play was released, Unity Minor Hockey is
trying to decide how best to run their season. They know they can’t make an entire season of plans just yet as many things can change, however, they are committed to having some kind of a hockey season for kids this year. Once again, we need to be very grateful for the commitment of UMH executive who dedicate their time to organize a season this year, and especially in the challenges of this year. Be patient with these folks too as they are volunteering, and doing their best with the pandemic challenges they are faced with. A big thank you goes out to organizer, Butch Boskill, and supporters of the fundraising campaign to improve signage at our cemetery. Also the community is thankful once again for the support of local business, Hollyhock’s Greenhouses, for running a mini fundraiser to assist with this initiative. Don’t forget to continue your support of our community businesses, which have supported our events, activities and community for many years. We have seen many reasons to love local during this prolonged pandemic and the best way to say thanks is to return your support to them. If you’re a gardener we are hearing rumblings of either disappointment at produce harvest as a result of a dry spring and relentless winds, or those that are sharing the abundance of what their gardens produced. Gardeners have appreciated the heat combined with timely moisture that is making their growing projects prosper. Sometimes that means friends and neighbors get to benefit with garden harvest surplus or learn the latest canning recipe shared for our own produce picking. Continue to follow government guidelines on social distancing, group size gatherings, mask guidance, hand washing etc and we will persevere over this virus. Stronger together by pulling apart. Here’s hoping this finds you all safe, healthy and socially distanced. Until next week...
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2020 $100,000 CASH LOTTERY AND 50/50 ENHANCEMENTS RULES OF PLAY: ALL LOTTERY TICKET DRAWS WILL BE MADE RANDOMLY, OUT OF A DRAW DRUM, AT BATTLEFORDS UNION HOSPITAL (BUH), 1092 107TH ST., NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK.THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT TO PURCHASE LOTTERY TICKETS OR 50/50 ENHANCEMENTS. MAXIMUM OF 12,500 LOTTERY TICKETS AND 250,000 50/50 ENHANCEMENTS SOLD. TOTAL MAXIMUM PRIZE VALUE IS $1,302,600.00. 50/50 ENHANCEMENTS MUST BE SOLD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF BUH FOUNDATION’S $100,000 LOTTERY TICKET(S). 50/50 ENHANCEMENTS ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER LOTTERY TICKET PURCHASE DATE. EVERY LOTTERY TICKET IS ELIGIBLE FOR EVERY DRAW WITH EXCEPTION OF THE PREVIOUS PURCHASER DRAW. YOU MUST HAVE PURCHASED A LOTTERY TICKET IN ONE OF THE LAST 3 PRIOR YEARS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN THE PREVIOUS PURCHASER DRAW. IF ALL LOTTERY TICKETS ARE SOLD BEFORE THE “ʼREADY. SET. BABY!’ CELEBRATING ALL BABIES BORN AT BUH” DRAWS LOTTERY TICKET CUT-OFF DATE OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 AT 8:30 P.M., ALL REMAINING DRAWS INCLUDING THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT DRAW WILL BE MADE ON THE “ʼREADY. SET. BABY!’ CELEBRATING ALL BABIES BORN AT BUH” DRAWS DATE OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 AT 10 A.M. IF ALL THE LOTTERY TICKETS ARE SOLD BEFORE THE “ʼYOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO GIVE’ BUH’S LAB NEEDS NEW EQUIPMENT” PREVIOUS PURCHASER DRAW AND THE “LAB RESULTS=FASTER DIAGNOSIS=EARLIER TREATMENT=ANOTHER LIFE SAVED” DRAWS LOTTERY TICKET CUT-OFF DATE OF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 AT 6:00 P.M. ALL THE REMAINING DRAWS INCLUDING THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT DRAW WILL BE MADE ON THE “ʼYOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO GIVE’ BUH’S LAB NEEDS NEW EQUIPMENT” PREVIOUS PURCHASER DRAW AND THE “LAB RESULTS=FASTER DIAGNOSIS=EARLIER TREATMENT=ANOTHER LIFE SAVED” DRAWS DATE OF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 AT 10:00 A.M. FINAL DAY OF LOTTERY TICKET AND 50/50 ENHANCEMENT SALES WILL BE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2020 AT 6:00 P.M. THE FINAL DRAW DATE IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 AT 10:00 A.M. A PROMINENT NOTICE WILL BE DISPLAYED INDICATING TO LOTTERY TICKET PURCHASERS THAT ONLY ONE NAME WILL BE RECORDED ON THE LOTTERY TICKET(S), AND THE PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED TO THAT INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED ON THE LOTTERY TICKET(S). BUH FOUNDATION AND SLGA ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DISPUTES WHICH MAY ARISE BETWEEN DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE LOTTERY TICKET(S). NSF CHEQUES AND DECLINED CREDIT CARDS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES. THERE WILL NOT BE A REFUND FOR TICKET(S) PURCHASED. ALL ADVERTISING AND TICKET PURCHASES WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN SASKATCHEWAN.
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We find forgiveness easier to accept than give “Not again,” Ed my old neighbour grumbled. My former neighbour from Saskatchewan had no patience when I reminded him that forgiving someone is a gift you give yourself. Ed sees forgiveness as a useless activity that is a waste of our time. Ed said that extending or accepting forgiveness accomplishes nothing. According to Ed, “Forgiveness is like a plate that gets dropped on the floor. The plate smashes into many pieces. It is completely broken. The person who dropped it says, ‘I’m sorry.’ Does the plate become like it was before it was dropped? Of course not, the plate is still
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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca in pieces. To say we are sorry fixes nothing.” I asked Ed if the person said they were sorry and also bought a new plate to replace the broken one, would that satisfy him? He answered that it might. He remained firm in his opinion that forgiveness fixes nothing. He wonders
why we would extend forgiveness towards others when some actions seem too vicious to forgive? He is sure sometimes people do not deserve forgiveness, because even if you do forgive them, they keep on offending and hurting you again and again. I believe forgiving
others can be extremely hard to do. It is part of our human nature to fight back when someone offends us. Our response is often resentment, anger and a willingness to get even. Without offering forgiveness we get trapped in holding onto a situation that cannot be fixed. If a plate is broken in many pieces on the floor, it cannot be glued back together. The pieces need to be swept up and discarded. You can leave the pieces on the floor and keep blaming the person who broke the plate, or you can let it be forgotten. Holding a grudge against someone for what they have done or not done traps you into hanging onto what
needs to be overlooked. It is a sad part of our human nature that we tend to blame others completely and totally for our grievances. Blaming others lets us off the hook of any responsibility concerning our resentments. Forgiveness is a gift of freedom to be accepted and given. Most of us would not claim to be perfect and admit that have said and done things that have hurt others sometimes deeply. We do not expect ourselves to be blameless, but we expect others to be without fault as if they should be perfect. Forgiveness accepts that others cannot be perfect and never hurt or offend us. Forgiveness is a choice
we make towards ourselves and others. As Christians, we seek God’s forgiveness, for we offend God and others in our thoughts, words, and deeds. 1 John 1:10 says, “If we claim we have not sinned, we make him (God) out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.” God in love knew that all people need forgiveness for being trapped in blaming and resenting themselves and others. God sent Jesus to be perfect for us before God His Father, and to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins. As believers in Christ, we have the gift of God’s forgiveness so that we would also forgive others that offend us.
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.
(RC) St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0N4
TerriTorial Drive alliance church
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.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
ANGLICAN PARISH Rev. Trevor Malyon
1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK
SUNDAY SERVICES CAN BE SEEN ONLINE AT
306-445-5901
St. Georges Anglican Church Battleford Facebook St Paul’s Anglican Church North Battleford Facebook Battle River Parish YouTube channel CJNB Radio 1050AM Sunday mornings 7:45-8:30am Contact: 306 445 4155 stpaulnb@sasktel.net
Reverend George Yando Sunday Services 10:30 AM Everyone Welcome
Hope Mennonite Fellowship 1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford
Battlefords Grace Community Church
Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Mission Partners)
191 - 24th Street W., Battleford, Sk. 306-937-7575
SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service
Pastor: Bill Hall
WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday
Church Phone 306-445-4181
Everyone Welcome
Living Water Ministry
Sr. Pastor Brian Arcand Pastor Anand George Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385
All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish
902 - 108th Street, North Battleford DIVINE LITURGY Sundays & Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138 Social Distancing Protocol in effect.
Battleford United Church 52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK
306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley
SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.
Battlefords Cowboy Church Services 1st & 3rd Thursday of each Month
Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m. PASTOR - Rick Martin
Third Avenue United Church
ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S
Sunday Worship Services at 10:30 am
Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Dexter van Dyke
Pre-registration required to register at
306-445-8171
www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net
Everyone Welcome
1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)
LIVING FAITH CHAPEL
1372 102nd St 306-445-3009
Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath
Phone: 306-285-3823 Contact: Don Retzlaff
Services: First & Third Sunday 10:30 a.m. Church & CE Wing: 306-893-2611 For booking the Wing: 306-893-4729
Sunday Services 10:30 am Various Weekly Programs www.livingfaithchapel.ca
Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church
11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK
Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada
Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m. Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
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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Celebrating of providing the most comprehensive education in the Battlefords! The staff at NBCHS are committed to offering a safe and supportive learning environment while still focusing on the extras that NBCHS is known for. Technical and Vocational Education: • • • • • • • •
Automotive Mechanics Commercial Cooking CAD Drafting Construction Cosmetology Electrical Machining Welding
Other Enrichment Offerings Include:
Art Band Music (Guitar) Accounting Entrepreneurship Communication Media Financial Literacy French Information Processing Digital Photography Law Brilliance Project Psychology Emergency Services Responder Training English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The IB Programme offers students the chance to pursue academic excellence alongside their equally motivated classmates under the guidance of specially trained teachers.
Important information about school start up in September: September 8th: September 9th: September 10th: September 10th: September 11th: September 11th: September 14th:
Gr. 12 Attend from 9:00-11:40, Gr. 11 attend from 12:40-3:10 Gr. 10 Attend from 9:00-11:40, Gr. 9 attend from 12:40-3:10 Gr. 10 and 12 attend all day (9:00-3:10) Gr. 7/8 last name starting with A-M attend all day (9:00-3:10) Gr. 9 and Gr. 11 attend all day Gr. 7/8 last name starting with N-Z attend all day (9:00-3:10) ALL STUDENTS attend and follow their schedule
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North Battleford Comprehensive High School (Gr. 7-12) Contact us at 306-445-6101 or nbchs@lskysd.ca 1791 – 110th Street North Battleford, SK (proudly located in Treaty 6 Territory)