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The UPAR increase has been settled, but there is still more work left to do on the 2017 budget for North Battleford. It quickly became obvious Monday at city council that approval of the entire 2017 budget was not even close to happening that night. A number of outstanding issues still remained, including increases in utility rates and property taxes, capital projects and whether the $45 million debt limit should be increased. The discussion Monday focused mainly on how council should proceed in coming to a resolution on the budget, given the amount of information councillors still required after the three rounds of budget deliberations in the previous two weeks. Councillor Don Buglas seemed to sum up the feelings of councillors when he said there were parts of the budget where he had a comfort level about moving forward, but also
“parts where I have a few questions that I would like some answers, kind of connected to the overall capital and the direction we’re going.” The consensus that
get will not be passed at that meeting. If councillors are ready to pass the budget after Wednesday’s meeting, a special meeting could be called to obtain approval before the year
By keeping it the same amount of work this year, I don’t think that’s necessarily moving us forward. - Councillor Kent Lindgren
emerged Monday was that UPAR (underground pipes and roads) was ready to be dealt with first, and that the other budget issues should be considered at a later meeting. As a result a further budget session has been scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 14 in council chambers beginning at 5 p.m. It is again open to the public and will focus on capital and utilities, as well as the proposed waste management fees. The Wednesday session will be informational in nature, meaning the bud-
ends. Monday the debate at council then turned to UPAR and how much revenue should be raised for that program in 2017. City administration had called for expansion of the program for 2017, and for a raise of UPAR revenue to $3.5 million from the current $2.7 million level. The program had been running at a deficit, however. The level of spending on UPAR in 2016 is currently running ahead of revenue, at $3.1 million. Despite administration’s request of $3.5 mil-
lion, councillors had some concerns about whether it was too much. Councillor Greg Lightfoot pointed to some instances last year where work was delayed because of the weather. “We did get caught in a few spots where we were late getting jobs done,” said Lightfoot. He worried about a similar situation in 2017 that would prevent UPAR work from getting done. Lightfoot suggested a $3.3 million revenue increase would be appropriate, with the same work as last year, and then “see how that pans out before we try to expand it.” But Councillor Kent Lindgren wanted a more aggressive approach to addressing the underground situation. “By keeping it the same amount of work this year, I don’t think that’s neces-
sarily moving us forward,” said Lindgren. He supported the original $3.5 million revenue increase and also supported an increase in the amount of work done. But Councillor Kelli Hawtin was more inclined to go with Lightfoot’s suggestion, noting the impact on taxpayers. “The UPAR increase is driving the increase for residents,” said Hawtin. She said the $3.3 number meant they would be catching up and it would also increase the program over a two-year period. Councillor Len Taylor liked Lindgren’s “go forward approach,” but said “councillor Hawtin just convinced me,” because the $3.3 million allowed them to do catch up and move ahead at the same time, and not produce a stress for residents on their utility bills, he said.
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Councillor Kevin Steinborn and Mayor Ryan Bater also expressed support for the $3.3 million approach. At that point, Councillor Buglas made the motion for it. The resolution that was finally approved was to raise $3.3 million in revenue for UPAR, with a foot frontage increase from $3.60 to $4.36 and a 23 per cent increase to the levy for utilities. The vote was 6-1, with Councillor Lindgren the only holdout. With UPAR settled, that wrapped up the budget discussion for Monday, with council set to reconvene and deal with the other issues Wednesday.
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Property crime reduction tips Sadly, not everyone is exuding goodness and light and the spirit of giving this time of year. Some are way over on the other side of the spectrum. Their driving force is the spirit of taking. The Unity RCMP are spreading the message that prevention is the best way to thwart those Grinches who plot to destroy your holiday cheer. It’s timely and common sense advice.
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With the Christmas season fast approaching many shoppers will be out filling their vehicles with their gifts and groceries. Thieves will also be out looking to take advantage of those shoppers leaving gift items unattended in their vehicles. Over the holiday season incidents involving thefts from vehicles and vehicle thefts increase. Traditionally, while responding to these crimes, RCMP members have noted that in some cases extra measures could have been taken in order to help prevent these crimes from occurring in the first place. The RCMP asks for your help in protecting yourself and preventing these crimes by using the following tips to deter those would be thieves: • Make sure to lock your vehicle doors and close windows tightly. • Park your vehicle in a well-lit area, if possible, to deter thieves. • Take valuables and other important items out of your vehicle or put them out of sight, so thieves are not attracted to the contents. • Lock up items in the trunk of your car or out of sight when they must be left in your vehicle so they are not visible from outside your vehicle. • Never leave the keys in your vehicle when it is unattended. • Consider installing alarm systems in your vehicles to alert you of any theft or attempts. • Take firearms and ammunition out of unattended vehicles. This could prevent criminals from having easy access to weapons. Keep in mind that you could also be criminally charged for not properly securing your firearm. • Take extra caution at home by closing curtains and blinds when not at home, so thieves cannot see valuables inside. • Lock the doors of your home whenever you are out and no one is at home. By taking these preventative measures it will be harder for thieves to steal from you and give them less incentive to target our communities.
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Winter may cure garden disease Dear Editor The mystery isn’t really solved regarding the curling problem in trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables on this farmstead and, to a lesser degree, throughout the area. Readers might recall that I wrote, warning gardeners of this problem. It might possibly be caused by the leafhopper, which causes aster yellows and, some time ago, affected some canola crops. However, the leafhopper doesn’t usually cause a problem with so many plants or trees and not with pine, as was affected here, nor do leaves form tight
curls. A specialist will try to take samples again if the problem shows up in 2017. A very cold winter will slow down the leafhopper and such insects as the pine beetle. I’m told the leafhopper blows in from the United States. Yes, I know what you’re thinking, but on the better side, the 4-H movement also came from the United States. Christine Pike Waseca
Dear Editor Where do you want your doctor to place their confidence? In tradition, authority or reason? While tradition and authority do have roles in decision making, I want my doctor’s decisions to be based in reason. In Canada, we have a tradition of using first-pastthe-post for electing our leaders. The candidate in the electoral riding with the most votes wins. The media authoritatively inform us a party has won a majority. They ignore the fact the party has a majority of seats rather than a majority of votes. Repeatedly, FPTP produces a phony majority giving all power to one party so in the next election people vote them out rather than voting a party in. This means a new government spends its energy and our tax dollars undoing what the last government did, only to have this
process repeated when they are inevitably voted out. Countries with proportional representation avoid this counter-productive in-out pattern plus they produce high grades for voter turnout, women and visible minorities in government, income equality and strong economies, and, my priority, environmental protection. The Liberals are mailing you an electoral reform postcard. When you receive yours, place your confidence in reason, not tradition or authority. Our democracy needs a system of proportional representation that means 40 per cent of the vote results in 40 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons—not 54 per cent of the seats and 100 per cent of the power. Nancy Carswell Saskatchewan Chapter Fair Vote Canada Shellbrook
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Something missing on a lot of cars, it seems Oh, it may not have seemed like much snow compared to someone who grew up in the mountains, but the walloping Estevan got in one week covering Nov. 28 to Dec. 6 was a memorable one for us prairie chickens. The week started with a three-day blizzard that dumped four inches of snow on the Monday, and another four inches the next day, then wind blew it around on the third. The following Monday resulted in roughly another foot of snow. The few days prior to the first blizzard, it was 7 C and everything was nicely brown. Winter struck with a vengeance. The valiant efforts of the City of Estevan crews to clean up the first snowfall were blunted by the second. Our street had been bladed over to form a three-foot-tall, eight-footwide windrow of snow in the centre. Unfortunately, before they could collect it with the giant snowblower and trucks to haul it away, the next foot of snow arrived. I spent the morning snow blowing and acting as taxi and tow truck
helping pull out whoever I could with my wife’s Ford F-150 4x4. But the tow that stuck out in my mind happened almost directly in front of our house. A teenage girl from down the block had gotten stuck in the drift along the side of the road. Despite the blizzard being one of the worst in my own memory, she was wearing runners, a bunnyhug, and that’s it. No jacket, no mitts, toque, gloves, shovel, tow strap, nada. I sent her scurrying home, three doors down, to get some proper clothes on while I secured the car to be towed back. Her dad, who came out to help, was appreciative. “Always more authoritative when it’s not a parent and the situation demonstrates its necessity!” he posted later on Facebook. When I saw her in her bunnyhug and runners, what I actually saw was not the neighbour, but my own 12-year-old daughter afflicted with teenageritis, thinking that she doesn’t need to dress up for the weather. It may have been the neighbour, but to me, it was Katrina, four years
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Al Love recognized Al Love, centre, is presented with a plaque by Mayor Ryan Bater and members of council on the occasion of his recent retirement as manager of North Battleford Transit. Photo by John Cairns
Retired transit manager lauded for improvements to system By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Longtime manager of North Battleford Transit, Al Love, was recognized by North Battleford council Monday on the occasion of his recent retirement. Mayor Ryan Bater and council presented Love a plaque that will hang at the Don Ross Centre in the transit office, in recognition of Love’s leadership efforts to expand the City’s transit service to what it is today. “Through his guidance and help from supportive staff, he helped the transit system grow to what it is today,” said Bater. “Thank you for all of your hard work,
Permit to address oil spill By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The City of North Battleford has received an amended Permit to Operate a Waterworks for its water treatment plant and distribution system. It was issued by the Water Security Agency and took effect Dec. 1. It includes some amendments in the wake of the Husky oil spill this summer. The permit is to run two years until Dec. 5, 2018. The terms remain the same with the exception of three items. The new effective date is Dec. 1, Appendix A was altered with respect to chlorine monitoring if the continuous monitoring system fails and an additional appendix C and D have been added covering the hydrocarbon monitoring
your customer service and your kind heart.” “Al Love has been an inspiration for the employees of the organization,” said Councillor Greg Lightfoot, who is the council representative with North Battleford Transit. He described the long hours Love put in to set up the transit service and develop the recent expansion that happened in April. “His passion to make this transit system work for the people of the community is unbelievable.” Love, for his part, paid credit to the staff with North Battleford Transit. “It’s always been a team effort,” he said.
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calendar. That is the date the 2016 census population figures will become known. In the 2011 census, North Battleford’s population was 13,888. A gain of just 1,112 residents would be enough to trigger the automatic change to the RCMP contract to 90 per cent. That was something on the minds of councillors during the final budget deliberation session last Wednesday night at City Hall. Director of Finance David Gillan laid out the implications if the city hits that magic number. A jump from 70 to 90 per cent would amount to a $1,000,000 additional cost annually. Gillan noted, however, the earliest
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and he was told they were “surprised” by some of the capital requests for cars, guns and other items. He said a reserve of around $200,000 has already been set up to deal with that. “That cost could hit us as well,” said Gillan. City officials at the meeting noted it wasn’t all bad news if the population did hit 15,000. The city would be in line for more money under provincial revenue sharing, which is tied to population. That could offset some of the additional costs, but clearly not the majority of them. Another possibility Gillan offered was perhaps to negotiate for more policing money from the province. Currently, the City receives an annual grant from the province going towards “targeted police initiatives.” Their latest grant of $770,000 was announced in November. As for what could be done if the census did show North Battleford over the magic 15,000 number, Gillan assured councillors a number of options were available. “It’s not just taxation. It’s also cost reduction,” he said. “It could be a combination of both.” That could involve revisiting the capital budget. In any event, Gillan made clear the options were not limited to taxation. City Manager Jim Puffalt admitted the census was still an unknown, but had some reassuring words. According to their own best estimates it looked as if North Battleford would come in at around 14,500, “not showing 15,000,” he said. “Until those figures come out, we don’t know for sure,” said Puffalt. Following the final deliberation session Wednesday, Puffalt met with reporters and addressed questions on another possible option that has been floated in the community in recent years. That is the idea of switching from the RCMP contract to a municipal police force, something some
other Saskatchewan communities currently have in place. But Puffalt noted there isn’t a lot of cost-savings to be had. He pointed to his own previous experience as city manager in Estevan, which has a municipal police force. “Really, the costing comes out to be about the same,” said Puffalt. “And at 70/30 we’re actually probably ahead of the game.” He acknowledged it would be tougher with a 90/10 cost-share split, but noted that even with a municipal force “you’re paying the same amount per officer, basically.” Plus, there would be no cost-share from the feds, and additional infrastructure costs. “You have to have your own infrastructure in place. There’s no SWAT team from Saskatoon coming to help you,” said Puffalt, referring to something currently available with the RCMP contract. “We’d have to have our own SWAT team, our own dogs, our own GIS, our own major crimes investigation unit.” A municipal force would also be a completely different structure of organization. “When it’s a municipal police force they’re not accountable to city council,” said Puffalt. “I mean, that’s a separate organization altogether, they have their own board of commissioners, police commissioners, they have their own legislation. And when it comes to budget-wise, council has to basically approve the budget as a whole, they’re not even allowed to go through it. That tries to respect the autonomy of a municipal police, the same as you would with the RCMP.” Puffalt did say switching to a municipal force “could be done” but made clear it would be a major undertaking. It would involve not only hiring officers but also creating the whole infrastructure around it, including office and payroll functions. “You’ve just got to do the whole thing. It’s starting from scratch,” Puffalt said.
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Sharing the bounty of the hunt By John Cairns Staff Reporter
First Nations leaders were at the Battlefords Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on Tuesday to make a donation in time for the Christmas season. They were there as part of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations’ drive to donate wild meat to those in need during the holidays. FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron was among those making donations of food to the Battlefords Indian and Métis Friendship Centre on Tuesday, along with other area chiefs including Chief Lori Whitecalf of Sweetgrass, Chief Kenny Moccasin of Saulteaux and Chief Larry Okemow of Lucky Man, who brought their own contributions. This was the chiefs’ second delivery of the week, after making a contribution to the Prince Albert food bank the day before. Cameron explained this initiative was important to the FSIN in implementing and exercising their inherent treaty right to hunt. It was their way of “giving back,” he said. “It’s one of our characteristics as indigenous people. We share with one another in time of need,” said Cameron. “The term ‘reciprocity’ always comes to mind. We help one another and somewhere down the road, we’re going to need help
and someone will help us.” The donation includes meat obtained from recent hunting expeditions. Chief Kenny Moccasin of Saulteaux First Nation said about 25 hunters from his Saulteaux community ventured out in November and were able to bring back 25 elk. The elk were taken back to Saulteaux where local school students became involved in skinning the carcasses and cutting the meat. Then, the meat was dispersed to community members and elders. They also caught about 150 fish on fishing expeditions, and Wednesday the plan was to prepare buffalo that was donated by a local farmer. Those items will be dispersed as well. Moccasin said the wild meat will really help the homeless. “Not many of them can go out and actually hunt and help themselves, so this is a really good thing to have traditional foods,” said Moccasin. Jackie Kennedy, executive director with the Friendship Center, said the meat will be distributed to their Housing First clients on their food bank days which run on Fridays. Housing First provides aftercare to clients leaving the homeless shelter. According to Kennedy the clients are excited about the food donation. “We very seldom get meat, so this is pretty exciting for all of them,” said Kennedy.
Shown left to right: Sweetgrass Chief Lori-Ann Whitecalf, FSIN Chief Bob Cameron, Nikki Standinghorn, Saulteaux Chief Kenny Moccasin, Jackie Kennedy, Dan Villeneuve, Lucky Man Councillor Joanie Buffalo and Lucky Man Chief Terry Okemow. Photos by John Cairns
A number of high-ranking Chiefs from local First Nations as well as FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron were on hand to make a major donation to the Battlefords Indian and Métis Friendship Centre’s Housing First program. The food was loaded into a freezer and will be distributed to Housing First clients on Fridays.
Battleford supply line to be turned off this week: Schafer By John Cairns Staff Reporter
With -20 C temperatures taking hold outside, it is obvious the temporary supply line won’t be supplying water from Battleford for too much longer. Fortunately, the new GE filtration system is close to coming online, which would allow the F.E. Hol-
liday water treatment plant to access the river water just in time for the Battleford line to close down for the winter. The supply line had been set up in the wake of the Husky oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River. But it is not designed to operate during cold winter conditions when the water starts to freeze up.
Councillor Greg Lightfoot posed a question to administration about how the supply line was doing in the wake of the recent cold snap. Despite the cold conditions, the water line was “still flowing,”Director of Operations Stewart Schafer said. He said the water temperature as of last Friday was 5.6 C.
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As expected, final reading took place this week on the City of North Battleford’s new code of ethics bylaw. The bylaw to establish a code of ethics for the City’s elected officials was introduced at the last meeting and second and third reading took place to pass the bylaw Monday. The bylaw requires more ethical and disclosure requirements of the mayor and councillors, and is in line with new provincial legislation that came in on the date of the municipal election.
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Battleford Central School students (top photo0 were at the Battlefords and District Food and Resource Centre Tuesday helping to tape 420 boxes, which are the Empty Stocking Fund Christmas hampers. Grade 7 students from Ecole Monseigneur Blais Morand packed 240 hampers in the afternoon. The Grade 6/7 split class from EMBM were scheduled to pack the remaining hampers Wednesday. Photos submitted
A couple of zoning amendment bylaws came before city council Monday. One was a bit of housekeeping as a minor change was made to include the minimum side width in the bylaw. Somehow, that wording was not included in the original zoning bylaw amendment passed in April, which allowed for smaller developments in the M1 Light Industrial Zoning District. The bylaw making the change passed in three readings Monday night. The other business was first reading for the bylaw to include “clubs” in the Light Industrial M1 Zoning District as a permitted
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Council: Donna Challis, Brian Corley, Leah Garven, Lisa Hornung and Karen Kowalski. Lakeland Library Regional Board: Grace Lang. Also, the following individuals have been reappointed for a one-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2017 to North Battleford Library Board: Phyllis Downs, Cindy How, Bettie Leslie and Darby Smith.
Permits Up, Values Down
Several committee appointments have been made Monday, but the big news was about a committee that was being disbanded. That was the Municipal Planning Commission, which had been set up years ago to provide feedback for planning decisions. But the committee had not met in three years, and Director of Planning and Development Jennifer Niesink explained administration believes they are better off dealing with projects on a one-off basis. So, the commission is being disbanded. As for other committees, North Battleford city council approved a number of re-appointments. What follows is the list of two-year appointments running until Dec. 31, 2018: Archives Committee: Valorie Fitzgerald, Terry Lumsdon, Leola Macdonald, Ken Sanders, Dawne Tokaryk and Bill Wells. Battlefords Allied Art
There was a flurry of building permit activity in November in North Battleford, but it didn’t amount to a large permit value for the month. A total of 17 building permits were issued in November, compared to 14 for November 2015. However, those 17 permits amounted to a value of $603,500, compared to $2,616,955 for the previous November. November permits included seven residential alterations for $160,000, six commercial alterations for $321,000, three institutional alterations for $122,500 and one sign permit. Overall, 132 permits have been issued in 2016 for a total value of $16,867,400. That compares to 119 permits for $29,435,455 for the same period in 2015. Director of Planning and Development Jennifer Niesink noted permits were down from last year but still “in pretty good shape.”
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Whirlwind week for Gavlas By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter
Four games in four nights is a daunting task for any hockey player. It was an even tougher challenge for 17-year-old defenceman Parker Gavlas, as he had to do it playing for two different teams in two different leagues. The Saskatoon product was in his regular role on the blueline for the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League’s Battlefords AAA Stars on the weekend in a pair of 4-3 wins over the Yorkton Maulers. Prior to that, he made his debut for the Yorkton Terriers for a pair of road games. “My legs were a little bit tired afterwards, but I was able to battle through it,” Gavlas smiled. “Everyone on the Stars
was really supportive of me going up and playing with the Terriers, and it turned out to be a really fun weekend.” Gavlas, whose SJHL rights are held by the Terriers, was called up to the team for last Thursday’s game against the Kindersley Klippers in Macklin after defenceman Regan Seiferling made the final roster for Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge tournament in Bonnyville, Alta. “I found out the night before the game, so it was a little bit of a rush to get ready,” Gavlas said. “I was a little nervous and that first period was rough at times, but I was able to find my pace and I kept building off of that.” He then took to the ice at the Civic Centre a night later as he matched up against the Battlefords
Parker Gavlas, who played defence on a regular basis for Battlefords AAA Stars, made his Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League debut last week as a member of the Yorkton Terriers. Photo by Lucas Punkari
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manager Casey O’Brien. “He certainly didn’t look out of place at all for us,” O’Brien said. “The biggest thing for him was to keep things simple out there. The confidence starts to build when you do that and you could see that from Parker in both games. He showed that he can play at this level.”
Following Friday’s game, Gavlas returned for two contests with the Stars and had an assist in Sunday’s victory. “I was a little concerned that he might be pretty tired after having a regular shift with the Terriers in both games,” Stars head coach Jean Fauchon said. “He was good to go in both games. He played
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Battleford Judo Club member Grace Burton showcased her skill outside of the province last month, as she competed at events in Montreal, Que. and Toronto, Ont. Burton, who is a blue belt and also trains in Saskatoon as a member of Judo Saskatchewan’s high performance team, was invited to compete at the Judo Quebec Open in Montreal on Nov. 5 and 6 and the Judo Ontario Open in Toronto on Nov. 12 and 13. The Quebec Open welcomed over 800 judoka from five countries, while the Ontario open featured over 600 judoka from three countries. The highlight of her trip came at the Ontario Open, where she won a bronze medal. After missing out on
Grace Burton, left, posed with Judo Saskatchewan coach Amy Cotton after winning a bronze medal at the Judo Ontario Open in Toronto. Photo Submitted
the podium in Montreal, Burton worked with her provincial coach and two-time Olympian Amy Cotton. During four days of practice at the National Training Centre, Cotton focussed on having Burton and the rest of the provincial team strengthen their grips and helping them successfully solidify their attacks and throws.
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As a result, Judo Saskatchewan won 12 medals in Toronto after picking up just two medals in Montreal. Burton and other members of the Battleford Judo Club are now gearing up for the Judo Saskatchewan Provincial Championships, That event will be held in North Battleford on March 25 at NationsWest Field House.
Outlaws return to home arena this weekend By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter
For the first time in over a year, fans of the Wilkie Outlaws will finally have the chance to see their team play in their own rink once again. The Saskcan Community Centre, which was heavily damaged in a fire on Oct. 9, 2015, will open its doors once again this weekend as the Outlaws take on the Kindersley Red Lions Friday night and the Eatonia Huskies Saturday evening. “I think everyone’s pretty anxious to get back in there, especially since we’ve been out of the arena for such a long time now,” Outlaws president Gerry Cey said. “Having said that, the rink’s not entirely finished up as of yet, but we’re ready to make the best of it.” Although the ice surface, grandstands and dressing rooms are all ready to go, the ticket booth and lobby aren’t expected to be completely finished until early January. “There’s been some delays on that side of things, but that can happen with construction projects sometimes,” Cey said. “We have some temporary things planned, including entering through
the southwest corner of the rink, until everything’s finished up.” Fans will see some notable changes to the Saskcan Community Centre, which will be hosting its first Outlaws game since the team won the Saskatchewan West Hockey League title over the Kindersley Red Lions on March 26, 2015. “There’s brand new seating and new lightning, which I think everyone will notice once they walk into the rink,” Cey said. “Everything’s got a fresh coat of paint on it as well, so there was a bit of a silver lining to what happened.” Due to the construction in Wilkie, the Outlaws were on the road for the start of the 2016-17 season. Their quest for a third straight SWHL league title is off to a strong start, as they have a 6-0 record and are just one point behind the Luseland/Dodsland Mallards for first place. “We certainly weren’t expected to have a perfect record by the time we were playing in Wilkie again,” Cey said. “There’s a lot of parity in the league this year and there’s a number of really good teams. “We’ve got our same team back from last year along with a few new faces
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Dawe taking the road less travelled Of the five players in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League that are committed to play for NCAA Division I college hockey programs in the United States, Notre Dame Hounds forward Adam Dawe stands out for a number of reasons. For starters, the 17-yearold forward is one of two players from outside of Saskatchewan to commit to a college hockey program, with the other being Flin Flon Bombers defenceman and future Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves player Eric Sinclair of Kenora, Ont. Also, while Sinclair, Dakota Boutin of the Melfort Mustangs and Reed Delainey of the Battlefords North Stars are nearing the end of their junior hockey careers, Dawe could still play in the SJHL for three more years. So how exactly does a native of Gander, N.L. end up playing in Wilcox, Sask. and eventually commit to the University of Maine Black Bears? “There’s been a couple of guys from Newfoundland that have come over to play at Notre Dame and I had heard lots of good stuff about the program,” Dawe said. “It’s pretty much as simple as that really.” Dawe, who stands 5’8” and weighs 160 pounds, has made the most of his
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the United States Hockey League for the Dubuque Fighting Saints, he decided to take the college hockey route and committed to the Black Bears in 2015. “They are the closest Division I team to home, so my family and I felt like it would be a great spot for me to be at,” Dawe said. “The program has been successful in the past with a couple of national championships (in the 1990s) and I really feel like I’ll be able to fit in well there.” Dawe, who admitted that he wasn’t quite ready to head down and play in the United States this year, stayed in Wilcox this year to play in the SJHL for the Hounds. That decision has paid off so far, as he’s second in team scoring with 38 points, tied for fifth overall in the league and has the most points of any rookie. “I really like the offence that (SJHL scoring leader) Ben Duperreault and I have
been producing together,” Dawe said. “We were able to build our chemistry pretty quickly once the year started, and the older guys have helped me a lot.” “I think the comfortablity factor has really helped Adam,” Hounds head coach and general manager Clint Mylymok said. “He’s playing with or against guys that he’s faced in Midget AAA over the last two years, he knows all of the rinks, and he knows where everything is in Wilcox. It would be a lot different down in the States, where you could be driving all across town for school and hockey.” Dawe’s also been a part of what has been a stellar group of 1999 birth year players that have made an immediate impact in the SJHL. Joining him in this year’s rookie class are Battlefords North Stars goaltender Joel Grzybowski and Humboldt Broncos forward Erik Gardiner, while twin brothers Carson and McKenzie Welke are both in their second seasons with the Yorkton Terriers. “I think that falls squarely on the coach’s shoulders,” Mylymok said. “They are recognizing that the league needs to get younger, and if you want to see this league get more scholarships that is what
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“It’s the story of Christmas in word and song and it’s with the pageantry of the Sunday School children of the church.” That’s how Third Avenue United Church’s Senior Choir Director Ilene Wettergreen describes the annual Christmas Cantata that will be incorporated into Sunday service Dec. 18 at 10:30 a.m. “For Christmas we certainly like to have the young people involved to present the pageantry of the season,” says Wettergreen. “The children will be portraying the story of the birth of Christ. There will be little shepherds and Mary and Joseph, and the Sunday School teach-
ers and the children of the church will be involved, so it’s really quite a partnership.” Guests of the Third Avenue United Church’s Choir Festival were treated to a sneak preview of the musical portion of the cantata Tuesday, Dec. 13 where the senior choir performed songs that will be heard during Sunday’s service. “It really brings together a lot of wonderful Christmas music,” Wettergreen says of the festival, where the hand bell group she also directs performed along with the choir. Wettergreen says the cantata is something the senior choir enjoys being part of and working toward each year. The Christmas cantata is one of two spe-
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Hello, everyone! Here is December. Weather wise, November was a mixed bag. Some days were lovely and sunny and then it got icy. So please watch your step if you have to venture outside. November was a quiet month around here. No one seems to be going very far these days. However we do carry on with cards, bingo and shuffleboard. and there are exercises organized by Bev McCrimmon and Ann Ewanchuk Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings to keep us in shape. Kaiser is looked after by Shirley Tebay. She passed along some scores for the month: first Tuesday –Jenny Craig, Louise Haubold and Marvin Phillips; second Tuesday - Louise H., Alpha Schmirler and Ann Ewanchuk; third Tueday — Alpha S., Ada Pasutto and Mary; fourth Tuesday - Ann E. and Jenny C., Betty Bonson and Louise H. Nov. 9 a lovely tea was put on for those of us 90 years old and older. This was organized by Germaine Dagenaise and Delia Thunderchild. There were 12 of us and we were
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The legendary John Grieve Oliver: builder, ferryman and entrepreneur Part 3 of 3 The most complicated and critical piece of equipment for John Oliver’s ferry was the boiler. Oliver dismantled his sawmill at Turtle Lake (he had rebuilt it after it had been destroyed by fire at the start of the Rebellion in 1885) and rebuilt and modified the sawmill boiler for use on his ferry. Only he had the mechanical skills to do this. He hauled it by horse and wagon to his ferry construction site along the river straight north of the Battleford town site. It was complicated and extremely challenging, but Oliver was able to make the boiler and engine transfer power to the paddle wheel. Essentially, the builder had to determine how to convert linear force to centrifugal force – not an easy task. The boiler was the only power source and could generate an extraordinary amount of force with the steam it generated. Of course, the amount of force had to be controlled in response to river conditions and the weight of the cargo. The boat was steered by rudder – a long shaft of wood with a large paddle located on the river side of the cabin. Oliver also had to secure a smokestack (notice
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the picture). Otherwise, smoke close to the deck would suffocate animals and passengers alike. Oliver built a cabin on the stern side of the ferry adjacent to the fire box and steam engine. This was the command centre from which Oliver and his assistant (whom he had carefully trained, and who kept the fire box stoked at an optimum level to regulate the intensity of the heat) operated the ferry. If too much steam was produced, it created too much force and too much speed. To address this, Oliver built a release valve in to the engine that could be opened or closed as required. The wood supply consisted of semi-green aspen cut to length. If the wood was too dry, it burned too quickly and created too much heat. Large blocks were split, and an ample supply of kindling was maintained. The logbook
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was also located in the cabin, and Oliver kept detailed records with respect to his clients, animals, machinery and various kinds of cargo that arrived by stagecoach and wagon on the Battleford side, and by train on the North Battleford side. In 1905, the Canadian Pacific Railway reached North Battleford bringing cargo and goods of all kinds, passengers and a great deal of business for Oliver’s ferry. Finally, the Union Jack was flown high. After all, the west was a British Colony, and Oliver proudly served Queen and country. Oliver did not secure a government contract until only a short time before the official launch of the Battleford in late spring of 1900. No worry. He knew all of the shakers and movers in both the federal and territorial governments. He was personal friends
John Grieve Oliver’s steam powered ferry, circa 1905.
with many, and a lot were beholden to him for past favours. So, they came to John Oliver, not the other way around. The christening of the Battleford and its official launch was quite a spectacle. There were many speeches and music by a 12-piece brass band, and champagne flowed freely. Every big wig in the country was there and they all vied for position to board the Battleford on its maiden voyage upriver to Delmas, then across to North Battleford and back to the loading site. Vi Loscombe reported in the News-Optimist (July 9, 1982, p. 11) in her Territorial History article) that “All his life, John Oliver had been interested in timber and rivers, and there was little he didn’t know about either.” For many years it was the only form of transportation between the communities of Battleford and North Battleford. It was heady stuff, to be sure, and John Oliver basked in the attention and praise. Then reality set in and he turned his attention to the hard work of running a ferry, especially a steam ferry. As you can see
from the picture, the ferry docked sideways in order to load. The actual landings varied on both sides of the river because of the shifting sandbars and currents. It was also often necessary to trek up the steep banks of the river and haul cargo and help drive animals to the ferry. Most animals didn’t take kindly to ferries. One landing site was adjacent to the North Battleford pump house on the north side of the river. The life of a ferryman was hard and that would be understating it considerably. Oliver’s ferry was the only form of transportation until the iron bridge opened a decade later. Ever the innovator and entrepreneur, John Oliver initiated the first Battlefords Sunset Riverboat Cruises in the west. For a handsome fee, leading citizens from both communities boarded the Battleford after sunset for a cruise to Delmas and back. There was good food, good drink, music (provided by local musicians) and dancing. The cruises were the premier social events of the year. On occasion, ferry operators had to deal with some
huge challenges. In 1906, the Battleford’s ferry wheel picked up a coil of wire in the river. The wire twisted hundreds of time around the shaft – a critically serious matter. A bulletin went out to inform that the ferry was shut down for repairs and that all traffic on the river was suspended for the rest of the fall. What happened to Oliver’s ferry, the Battleford? One night in a storm, it broke from its moorings and floated downstream to a sand bar. It was stuck there for many weeks. Finally it was stripped of most of its machinery, the boiler, the smoke stack and other components. And that was the end of the fabled Battleford. Octave Nolin took the loss. John Oliver had been out of the ferry business for some time. Continued on Page 23
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The legendary John Grieve Oliver Continued from Page 22 I would be remiss if I did not offer a few remarks on Oliver’s personal and family life. Oliver and the former Julia Cousins were married on Nov. 28, 1882 at Brandon, Man. Oliver was a family man even though he was away from home for extended periods of time. He ran ferries on the Mackenzie River in British Columbia for the Hudson’s Bay Company. He would range far and wide on horseback searching for stands of lumber for his sawmills and building projects. He found lumber near Fort Edmonton (200 miles to the west), hauled in a crew to cut and skid the logs with powerful Clydesdale workhorses to the North Saskatchewan River to float them downstream to his sawmill at Battleford. Nothing seemed impossible for the supremely confident John Grieve Oliver during these years when he was in the prime of life. The Olivers raised a family of five children
(three girls and two boys) at a time when families were typically large. Five children was average. The Olivers’ children, their respective birth dates, the respective dates of their marriages, and the dates of their respective deaths are presented here in chronological order. Some of the Olivers’ children lived into the 1960s and ‘70s, so it is likely many Battlefords and area residents will recognize their names. Jane Agnes Oliver, born Sept. 13, 1883, at Turtle River, North West Territories. Married John Thomas Callahan on April 29, 1903. Died Nov. 12, 1971 at Prince George, B.C. Annie Belle Oliver, born Oct. 15, 1885 at Battleford, North West Territories. Married Hugh Minard McKenzie on Sept. 2, 1903. Died June 16, 1971 at Port Coquitlam, B.C. Jay Adam Oliver, born April 8, 1889 at Battleford, North West Territories. Died (by drowning) on July 8, 1901, North Saskatchewan River at Battleford, North West Territo-
ries. Arthur King Oliver, born Oct. 7, 1890 at Battleford, North West Territories. Married to Sarah (Sadie) Ann on Oct. 26, 1914. Died on Feb. 26, 1969 at Portland, Ore. Alice Grieve Oliver, born June 10, 1893, at Battleford. Married John Hewitt on Aug. 14, 1937. Died on July 6, 1977 at Port Coquitlam, B.C. There is no evidence anywhere in the public record to suggest Oliver did not love his wife and children, or that he had a roving eye. Oliver was consumed by his work. He was extremely wealthy, so his family had everything it could wish for except a husband and a father much of the time. Unfortunately, John Oliver spent little time with his wife and children. He was often gone for months at a stretch, so it fell on the shoulders of John’s wife, Julia, to raise the children. She accomplished this with remarkable persistence and resoluteness. She was an extraordinary mother to
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her children. For John Oliver, there were many personal and work barriers and obstacles to overcome. He met them all with determination and courage to become one of Battlefords’ most successful men. There were also some heartbreaking, personal tragedies. During the afternoon of July 8, 1901, John Oliver’s 12-year-old son, Jay, and two friends were playing on the riverbank on the Battleford side of the North Saskatchewan River (about 200 yards east of the present east bridge, north of the Battleford town site). Oliver was busy salvaging dead logs about 60 feet from the bank. He admonished the boys to be careful and get back from the river’s edge. Then the unthinkable happened. Jay slipped and fell into the water. He was immediately pulled under by a shifting shore current. Jay’s friends screamed, “ Oliver, Jay is drowning , Oliver, Jay…” The boy surfaced 30 feet from the shore and, calling for his father, tried to swim to him on the scow. His father, frantic with fear, tried desperately get his work boots off. He screamed, “Hang on Jay, I’m coming, I’m coming, hang on son.” Jay, his lungs already half-filled with river water, was pulled under again.
This time he did not come up. John Oliver dove in, desperately searching the murky water for his son. It was futile. John Oliver and Jay’s young friends, their hearts breaking, and with muffled sobs, trudged up the hill to Battleford where Oliver organized a recovery party. Jay’s body was recovered downstream two days later. He was laid to rest in the Battleford cemetery on July 13, 1901. Most of the town attended this immensely sad affair. Oliver never fully recovered from the loss of his son. Oliver lived a full and accomplished life. He attained the proverbial threescore and ten years and exceeded it by four years. Sadly, John Oliver, who was so physically imposing and healthy, with a boundless energy most of his life, became sick in November 1920, fell into a deep and morbid depression, and was confined to his bed. He died on Dec. 13, 1920 in his bed at home in Battleford, his wife and children by his side. He was 74. His funeral was conducted by Thomas Clark, Anglican prelate for the Battlefords and area (Clark ministered to the First Nation people on the Red Pheasant Reserve. He was also the first principal of the Battleford Industrial
School located in the former Government House building). At the funeral, the church could not accommodate the mourners and citizens, who came to pay their respects. They came great and small. They were the who’s who of Battleford and North Battleford and area — politicians, government administrators and scribes, educators, business tycoons and even his competitors. They included the wealthy and great including names like Prince, Clinkskill and Nolin and First Nation chiefs and headmen. A huge multitude followed the horse-drawn hearse to the Battleford Cemetery. John Grieve Oliver, the first pioneer in the Battleford and area, a great builder and businessman, a family man and great citizen of the community of Battleford, is buried in the Battleford Cemetery next to his beloved son, Jay who preceded him in death 20 years previous, overlooking the great river valley and the mighty river that had brought him great wealth and public acclaim, and, ironically, tragedy and unrelenting pain. This great man, and his son, rest now overlooking the eternal North Saskatchewan River.
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Seniors entertained by students from Grades 2 to 5 By MCS Staff
The final full week of classes has arrived and it coincides with the final full week of autumn. It certainly feels like winter has been here for a while, without looking at the calendar date. There isn’t much snow on the playground and with the cold wind, students have not been able to use the crazy carpets very often. Mrs. Stott and Ms. Gillatt took their classes, Grades 2 through 5, to entertain the seniors’ group at the Maymont Seniors’ Centre on the afternoon of Dec. 12. It was a short walk, but everyone walked along quickly to get out of Looking for past columns from Regional Optimist correspondents? Visit www.newsoptimist.ca under the Community tab. Look for Correspondent Corner.
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the wind as soon as possible. The students performed a poem and three songs. After their performance, students distributed cards and poems to everyone present to wish them a merry Christmas. Students had made the cards at the school earlier and brought them to the centre. The audience was appreciative and all the students were given a lovely treat before returning to the school for their buses. Special thanks to Dean Rogers for inviting the classes to perform and spread a little Christmas magic! Also on Monday, George and Irene Hamp, on behalf of the Gideons, presented New Testaments to all the students in Grade 5. The Hamps have been bringing the
New Testaments to the Grade 5 classes for many years. Congratulations to Sienna Lake, Grade 4, for winning one of the posters from the school library. Several draws were made throughout December. Senior basketball teams are being organized and some practices have started. Rick Bailey, a community member, will be coaching the senior boys again this year. Sean Lockwood will be coaching the senior girls. This year the senior girls are joining up with some girls from Borden High School. This means the players from Borden will join the Maymont school team. Borden did not have enough senior girls to form a team. Junior, senior and mixed curling teams are currently being organized and will begin their preparations for playoffs after the Christmas break. With the recent cold weather, students have had to find ways to have fun
during their breaks. The gym has been full and active during all recesses and noon hours. Some days there is the chess club or craft club that students participate in during noon hour. Many students have been playing cards, ministicks and some have even pulled out board games. The Christmas concert is Monday. There will be reindeer-themed poems, a Christmas Acrostic, two group songs with 80 students participating, a short skit called Santa’s Missing Bells, a joyful poem and song about making Christmas cookies, a longer skit called Why We Celebrate Christmas and a nativity scene. The evening will conclude with the arrival of a special guest. We all hope to see you there! The school community would like to wish a very speedy recovery to former student, Carter Amson. Carter was injured in an automobile accident recently and everyone hopes that he feels better soon!
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Well it’s not like we didn’t know the cold weather would eventually arrive, but it doesn’t mean we have to like it. As most folks have said, it’s not like you don’t expect it to be cold, but that nasty wind that accompanies it is what makes it so much more unwanted. This Sunday, why not head to the high school to support the performers and enjoy the annual Community Carol Festival beginning at 2 p.m. Congratulations and thank you to the individuals, groups and organizations who are choosing to host an event for Secret Santa or the Food Bank. As well, those folks who are choosing to donate in lieu of something else they normally do at Christmas. Whether it is a donation in the drop off bins around town, dress down days, or the paint night organized by Stevie Grant – it all counts and on behalf of our community we extend our gratitude. Did you know that PotashCorp is matching your donation to food banks up to $500,000 across Saskatchewan? Congratulations to former Unity resident and UCHS alumni student, Tegan Kloster who took gold at the UFE (Ultimate Fitness Event) World Championships in Toronto in November. Tegan is the son of Ken Kloster of Unity and Laura Lantz of Macklin. Known and loved by many, long time waitress at the Armada restaurant Jan Taylor has retired. Jan’s always shining smile and beautiful personality are treasured by all
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Xmas music resounds in two communities By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent
The Borden Lions held their annual Festival of Music in the Borden Community Centre on Dec. 4. Performing were the First Sask. Lutheran Choir from Langham, Glenn and Joan Julseth, Casey Wensley and Esther Harkness. Also on stage were members of Celtic Country — Ed Neufeld on guitar, Perry Nicol on drum, vocals by Archie Wainwright and Bob Wardhaugh playing accordion — and the Borden Lions Choir. With Mary playing the piano, Peter Thiessen sang two songs. Borden Friendship Club Singers with Marlene Derbawka directing and Sheila Block playing piano, sang three Christmas songs and George Sparks read a Christmas poem. Performances by the Siebert family featured Nicholas, Jodeine, Grace, Julia and Rachel. The Lions Chorus led in singing 10 Christmas carols, closing with We Wish You a
orden Radisson Merry Christmas. After the festival, Santa was on hand to give out candy canes to the kids while everyone enjoyed cookies, hot chocolate and coffee. The Borden Friendship Club held their annual Christmas supper Dec. 8, with 70 out to enjoy a ham and turkey supper with all the trimmings and desserts catered by Ed and Dianne Rawlyk. After the banquet, the Friendship Club Singers, with pianist Sheila Block, sang three selections. Director Marlene Derbawka, on behalf of the group, presented Ed Neufeld with a special calendar and Florence with an adult colouring book in recognition of the three years Ed accompanied the group with his guitar. Kimball and Nicholas Siebert and Cody Giesbrecht, the Borden Bogey
Men, entertained with Cody playing guitar and dobro guitar, Kim on mandolin and guitar and Nicholas providing percussion. Radisson firefighters and Santa Claus handed out candy bags to all the children in the lower hall of Radisson Hall, while the Royal Purple held their annual tea, bake sale and raffle upstairs. Vendors displaying their wares to purchase were Gary Sherwin with his woodworking, Sherry Rempel with baking, ABC Pedlars with a variety of items and Mary Werezak with Tupperware. More than 70 adults and 25 children signed in to enjoy strawberry shortcake and make purchases from the two long tables of Royal Purple baking. Special guest for the afternoon was Terri Paziuk of Cut Knife, national president of Canadian Royal Purple Society, who helped serve. She also spoke about the Royal Purple, describing how members volunteer in the
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Entertaining at the Borden seniors’ supper Dec. 8 were Cody Giesbrecht and Nicholas and Kimball Siebert. Photo by Lorraine Olinyk
community and support the surrounding communities with monetary donations. She said she hopes everyone recognizes what the Radisson Royal Purple do for the communities. Paziuk also spoke about the motto, “Your Cause is Our Cause,” and the four principles of Royal Purple — love, faith, hope and charity. She then read a letter to Santa, that stated what she wanted was two new members to
join the Radisson Royal Purple as they have only six members. HRL Roberta Harris presented her with a pansy plate painted by Lillian Hamilton. Santa then arrived upstairs to hand out candy canes to everyone. He had his photo taken with the RP ladies and helpers Colleen Nelson, Terry King and Eileen Fountain then led in singing Jingle Bells. Winning the children’s door prizes donated by L. Olinyk were Jayden Rem-
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pel, Dawn Ryder, Cherish Kovath and Logan Rooke. Adult prizes donated by R. Harris and T. Hessell were won by Paul Spence and Scott Curie. The grocery hamper raffle prize went to Sheri Sutherland of Borden, the ham to Chase Neher of Langham, two boxes of oranges to Ilene Youchezin of Borden and chocolates (donated by Kay Shipowich) to Lucille Wilkie of Radisson. Continued on Page 31
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being used to treat infections. It anti fungal properties make it valuable in combating candida infections. The allicin in garlic inhibits both gram positive and gram negative bacteria, including staphylococcus, cholera, diphtheria, typhus and shigella. Garlic even works synergistically with antibiotics. Natural Factors Garlic Rich is made from the whole bulbs of garlic to ensure its synergistic complexity. The garlic is grown without pesticides and the bulbs are hand picked and stored in cool temperatures away from light and air to preserve the enzymes and compounds that make garlic so beneficial. The garlic in Garlic Rich is concentrated 10:1 and each odourless 500 mg soft gel is equal to 8 cloves of garlic and contains highly potent stabilized alluim provide assurance of quality. Garlic has been used as a food for thousands of years without serious side effects. Garlic supplements may be preferable for people who experience gastrointestinal irritation when eating fresh garlic. Always check with your health care professionals before starting any supplement program.
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Richardson Pioneer has also been a huge contributor in the past to the Glaslyn & District Rec Board, with a donation of $10,000 to the skating rink in 2014. This fall, the Rec Board applied to the Richardson Foundation again in hopes of their support for upgrading the Glaslyn Kinsmen Ball Park, and they hit a home run this time with a very generous donation of $15,000! Plans are in the works to add shale to three diamonds, build bleachers for our patrons, upgrade the dugouts to make them safer for the players and if there is enough fundraising dollars left, have running water installed in the washrooms and upgrade the canteen. Depending on time and volunteers, the Rec Board would like to complete this project as soon as possible in hopes that a bid can be submitted to host a provincial baseball tournament within the next two years. Without the generous support from Richardson Pioneer the Glaslyn & District Rec Board wouldn’t have been able to complete all of these upgrades in such a short time period. This very generous donation will go a long way to keep recreation alive in our community! A huge thank you to Richardson Pioneer in North Battleford and Kim Corfield, Director of Operations, for your continued support! It is greatly appreciated!
lost. Natural Factors processes the garlic carefully to retain its healing properties. The research shows garlic and its active compounds may: • Reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease • Lowers blood pressure • Lowers LDL cholesterol levels • Inhibits platelet clogging • Supports blood circulation • Enhances the immune system • Reduces inflammation such as bowel disease has antibacterial, anti fungal qualities • Helps eliminate heavy metals from body • Inhibits growth of some cancer cells. Cardiovascular disease is associated with multiple factors such as high levels of total bad cholesterol, oxidation of bad cholesterol, excessive platelet clogging and high blood pressure. A number of studies confirm garlic’s ability to reduce these risk factors. Garlic may prevent colds and flu symptoms through immune enhancement and possible anticancer activity related to immune stimulation. Garlic has a long tradition of
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Every small town has its story, and Glaslyn is definitely wanting to tell theirs. In just 4 years, Glaslyn and the surrounding community have come together to keep recreation alive. The Glaslyn & District Rec Board have just recently finished a $250,000 repair to their skating rink in order for it to stay open to the public. The community has pushed hard to raise money for sport and recreation and everyone that has been involved should be proud of their efforts.
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he medicinal powers of garlic have been used and celebrated around the world and throughout recorded history. The last few decades, scientific research has methodically validated garlics traditional reputation, unravelling the mystery of how garlic enhances human health. Garlic contains 2000 biologically active compounds that work synergistically to both maintain good health and fight off disease. Many of the clinical studies using garlic recommend doses larger than most people eat in a day, so a concentrated supplement provides an easy way to receive the full benefit of garlic’s health enhancing properties. Garlic must be chewed or crushed to release many of its healing properties. Crushed garlic released allinase, this is an enzyme that coverts alliin to allicin. This is the medicinally active component in garlic that also gives it odour. Because of garlic’s chemical complexity processing methods can yield preparations with differing efficiency. Research shows that when garlic is heated during cooking, some of the active compounds are damaged and some of the healing properties are
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Carols, Candles and Cookies Continued from Page 30 St. Paul Lutheran Church at Radisson held their 17th annual Carols, Candles and Cookies on Dec. 11. Choir leader is Lawrence Schensney, organist Twyla Stott, pianist Jackie Meister and candle lighter George Hamp. The program featured songs, Bible readings and intermittent lighting of seven candles. Special music by the Flath family featured Joan Julseth accompanying Jessica for Silent Night, Joelle for Once in Royal David’s City and Jeremy playing The First Noel. Glenn and Joan Julseth sang two songs followed by Celtic Country from Borden. Eugene Hamp playing violin and Wilmer Hamp playing guitar, sang four carols.
The Borden Lions carol group included Perry Nicol playing bell and drum, Ed Neufeld on guitar, Stephen and Marlene Derbawka with shaker and bells, Wendell Dyck, John Buswell, Archie Wainwright and Bob Wardhaugh with accordion. Also participating were Eileen and Russ Fountain on guitar, Erwin Hamp on guitar and Chris Schultz on mandolin. First Sask. Lutheran Church Choir, directed by Connie Neudorf, sang Waiting and Song in the Air. Following a closing prayer, Joy to the World was sung and then everyone enjoyed coffee or juice with a variety of dainties and cookies in the lower hall. Non-perishable food items were donated for local needy families.
Taking part in the Radisson Lutheran Church Carols, Candles and Cookies Dec. 11 were Erwin Hamp, Chris Schultz and Eileen and Russ Fountain. Photos by Lorraine Olinyk
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The First Sask. Lutheran Choir from Langham with Connie Neodorf as director sang at Radisson Carols, Candles and Cookies.
Posing with Santa at the Radisson Royal Purple tea Dec. 10th were: back row - Terry King, Tina Hessell, Roberta Harris, Colleen Nelson; front row - Linda Yuskiw, Terry Paziuk, Audrey Baker, Eileen Fountain and Lorraine Olinyk. Photo submitted by Lorraine Olinyk
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OBITUARIES SEJBJERG: Fred J. Sejbjerg, February 22, 1931 – December 5, 2016. It is with sorrow that we announce the passing of Fred Sejbjerg, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather on December 5, 2016. Born in Fort Qu’Appelle, SK, Fred was the eldest of Thorvald and Ingeborg Sejbjerg’s four children. Fred, Svend, Harry and Charlotte grew up on the family’s dairy farm until the untimely death of their father; shortly after they moved into town. Fred and his siblings inspired many stories about their childhood adventures. Fred joined the Canadian Air Force in 1948, serving as a flight engineer and aero-engine technician; retiring in 1977. Fred met his wife, Minnie (Wilhelmina) Tesch while stationed in Saskatoon. Two of their daughters, Kathryn and Elaine, were born there. Transferred to CFB Trenton, their youngest daughter, Ann, was born in Belleville, ON. Their next transfer was to CFB Cold Lake, AB (and closer to Minnie’s family). Many weekends and summers were spent with Minnie’s family in the Mervin/Turtleford district, and at Turtle Lake. Retiring to Saskatoon, Fred worked for the Saskatoon Public School Board as a caretaker for 19 years, culminating in being the first head caretaker of Marion Graham Collegiate. He took great pride in taking care of “his school.” Fred is survived by his wife of 58 years, Minnie; daughters, Kathryn (Glenn) Runnalls, Elaine (Jack) Garrett, and Ann. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Logan (Rachel), Nevin & Nora Runnalls; Corey (Elly) Runnalls; Jeremy Runnalls; Christine (Denny) McEwen; Nicole (Don) & Peter Holmes; Kathleen (Matt) & William Romphf; and step-grandchild Erin (Craig), Quinn, Emmy & Max Dover. He is also survived by his brothers Svend and Harry (Audrey), brother-in-law Walter Tesch, sister-in-law Chris Tesch; and numerous nieces and nephews. Fred was predeceased by his parents; his sister, Charlotte; sister-in-law Lois Sejbjerg; parents-in-law, Adam & Elfrieda Tesch; brothers-in-law Oscar (Margaret) and Dick Tesch. Fred was a quiet, loving man who put his family first. He did not like to be the center of attention, preferring to be the support person at home or work. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. The family wish to thank the caring doctors, nurses and staff at St. Paul’s Hospital, Luther Special Care Home, and Royal University Hospital Emergency. The Funeral Service was held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2016, at Park Funeral Home, 311 3rd Ave. N, Saskatoon, SK. Memorial donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society Of Saskatchewan or the Heart & Stroke Foundation. To share memories and condolences, visit www.parkfuneral.ca “Obituaries-Contribution”. Arrangements entrusted to Derryl Hildebrandt, Park Funeral Home, 306.244.2103. ___________________________________________________
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PAYNE: In Loving Memory of Roderick Bruce Payne “Boo Bear”. Roderick Bruce Payne was born February 11, 1967 in Edmonton, AB to Sylvia & Bob Payne. He was the 4th child of 5 boys. Later in life he met his 6th brother Ron Patterson. He is known to family and friends as Boo Bear, a name that has stuck with him throughout his life. He was a hard worker and skilled Tradesman. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with family, friends and mostly his children. With great courage and dignity, Boo Bear passed away peacefully with family by his side on November 27, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Boo Bear leaves behind to cherish his memory, his children: son, Trevor and special friend Mikaela and daughter, Katelynn; mother of his children, Sheri; mother-in-law, Valerie Sehn; his brothers, sisters and their spouses, many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Bob & Sylvia Payne; his father-in-law, Gerald Sehn. Celebration Of Life was held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from ‘The Garden Chapel’ - Battlefords Funeral Service, North Battleford, SK., with Officiant Rev. Gordon Yarde. Eulogy was given by Jocelyn Gagnon & Kim Hamilton. Scripture Readings: Ephesians 1: 1-12 – 1; Samuel 16: 7-8 & Psalm 23 & 130 - The Lord’s Prayer. Special Music: You Raise Me Up, Leaving On A Jet Plane, I Will Always Love You & Amazing Grace. Honourary Pallbearers were Ronald (Doc) Parkinson, Fred Gagnon, Dale Redding & ‘all who shared in Boo Bears Life.’ Memorial Donations are requested to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation -designated to the Palliative Care Unit, Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8 (In appreciation for the wonderful care and support Boo Bear and the family received) Interment will be at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. Card of Thanks The family would like to express their appreciation and thankyou’s to Battlefords Union Hospital Emergency Staff and Palliative Care for their kind compassionate care. Thank-you to those who sent flowers, dropped off food and stopped by. Thank-you to Rev. Gordon Yarde and Battlefords Funeral Service for their guidance and support. __________________________________________________
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“Although you’re gone, I’m not alone, And never shall I be, For the precious memories of the bond we shared Will never depart from me. Our love surpassed the ups and downs And helped us along the way, And the same love will give me strength To manage this loss each day.
At the finest level of my being you’re still with me, We still look at each other, at the level beyond sight! We talk, laugh and cry, in a place beyond words We still touch each other on a level beyond touch We share time together in our life of memories We are still together in a level called love But at this wondrous Christmas time of the year We miss you dearly and wish you were here Forever loved - Lina, Anne, Adele, Jean, Lisa, Serge, Tim & Chantal
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Stella leaves to mourn her loving husband Pat of 53 years; daughter Lee-Ann and son-inlaw Lloyd Drieschner, granddaughter Lauren Drieschner, grandson Cody Drieschner; brothers, sisters and in-laws: Paul Kozlowski, Henry (Adeline) Kozlowski, Marie Risling, Vickie Sawarin and Carol Kozlowski; many nieces, nephews and cousins. She is predeceased by her father and mother: Mike and Mary Kozlowski; parents-in-law: Pat Sr. and Emily Folan; brothers, sisters and in-laws: Ignace (Elizabeth) Kozlowski, Anne (Harold) Wakefield, Dorothy (Ron) Bonner, Pauline (Leo) Tessier, Ed Kozlowski, Marie Kozlowski, Matt Risling and Nick Sawarin.
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Chickadee Songwriters Circle at 2495 Ross Crescent at 7:00 p.m. Featured Artists: Laird Brittin, Jeff Arndt, Doug Sylvester, Kjelti Katherine. Voluntary donation with proceeds to Boys and Girls Club. Phone 306-445-6887 for more information or to reserve your place, email chickadee@sasktel.net. Club 70 Dance - Leon Ochs at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1352 - 100th Street, North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Everyone welcome. Lunch served at 12:00 midnight.
Saturday, December 17
Battlefords Cowboy Church Inc. - Pot Luck Supper and Christmas Carolling at the Legion Hall in Battleford starting at 6:00 p.m. Bring a dish - everyone welcome. For more info contact Shirley Smith at 306-937-2733.
Sunday, December 18
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Hey guys my name is Amelia and I was brought here to this shelter by some really nice peoples who felt bad for me as I was roaming around town trying to stay safe while searching for my forever home and family. I was also injured and very scared because I had been mauled by another animal of somesort. I am all better now but have some minor disabilities from my accident and I am looking for my forever home and family. My only Christmas wish this year is to be adopted. If your thinking of adding a new furr baby to your home and family come on down today. Hey guys my name is DaVinci and I was found by a nice farmer when I showed up on his farm cold and hungry. He brought me here to this shelter so that I could have some help finding my forever home and family. So that’s what I’m doing, I’m searching and waiting. The only thing I want for Christmas this year is my own home and family so if you see or talk to Santa could you please let him know that. Also if your thinking of adding a new furr baby to your home and family come on down and maybe consider one of us there are so many of us here that would love to come home with you. PLEASE SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS! Check out all our Shelter animals in need of homes at: www.battlefordsanimalshelter.com
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Candle Light Christmas at Third Ave. United Church at 7:00 p.m. Donation at the door, all proceeds to charity. Lisa Hornung & Gary Gansauge with Emily Jung, Dave McQuaid, John Chipak.
Wednesday, December 21
Royal Purple Christmas Bake Sale at Co-op Territorial Mall at 10:00 a.m. Sponsored by the North Battleford Royal Purple. Delicious Homemade Christmas Baking. This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, 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, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. Thursday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.
INVITATION TO TENDER
Tender to issue a purchase order for grading services to roads in division 1,2 and 4 in the RM of Meota #468 based on 1,200 hours. There will be an alternate price for grading services in division 3, 5 and 6 in the RM of Meota #468 based on 900 hours. For more information please see SaskTenders. The RM has the right to refuse any or all bids!
RM of Meota #468
INVITATION TO TENDER
Tender to issue a purchase order for supply and spreading of type 106 traffic gravel on designated RM roads during the 2017 year. Tender is based on approximately 18,000 cubic yards. For more information please see SaskTenders. The RM has the right to refuse any or all bids! NOTICES / NOMINATIONS
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MERVIN No. 499 Public Notice of Discretionary Use Subdivision
Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 55 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007 that the RM of Mervin No. 499 has received an application for a discretionary use parcel subdivision. The application includes the creation of one (1) parcel for RURAL  MUNICIPALITY  OF  MERVIN  No.  country 499  the intended use of single-parcel residential development the NE 1/4 Section 03-50Public  Nwithin otice  of  Discretionary  Use  Subdivision  21W3M, represented Parcel A,Development  as shown inthe  Public  notice  is  hereby  given  that  pursuant  to  section  5by 5  of  the  Planning  and  Act,  2007  that  RM  of  Mervin  No.  499  has  received  an  application  use  parcel  subdivision.   The  application  “Schedule Aâ€?. This for  isa  discretionary  currently permitted as a includes  the  creation  of  one  (1)  parcel  for  the  intended  use  of  single-Ââ€?parcel  country  residential  development  discretionary use inrepresented  the Agricultural District - Schedule within  the  NE  Ÿ  Section  03-Ââ€?50-Ââ€?21-Ââ€?W3M,  by  Parcel  A,  as  shown  currently  permitted  as  a  discretionary  in  tBylaw he  Agricultural  District   Schedule  A,  sthe ection  Zoning (B)(f)  of  Bylaw  A, section (B) (f)use  of 94-4 known as 94-Ââ€?4  known  as  the  Zoning  Bylaw.    Bylaw. Schedule  A Â
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Derrol & Claire LeBlanc are pleased to announce the graduations of their daughters
Jacqueline Brigitte Gabelhouse received the Degree of Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of British Columbia - June 9, 2016
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Natalie Micheline LeBlanc
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Council will consider this application at the regular scheduled Council meeting on Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 at 11:00 am in the RM of Mervin office. If you wish to comment on this proposal, please do S.  Yvonne  Prusak,  BASc,  MA,  MCIP,  RPP  so in writing prior to Friday, January 6th, 2017 to Municipal  Planner  December  6,  the 2016  RM of Mervin No. 499, Box 130 Turtleford, SK, S0M 2Y0. For additional information, please visit  www.rmofmervin.com or contact the Municipal Planner at 306-845-7333 or at planner.rm499@ rmofmervin.com.
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Council  will  consider  this  application  at  the  regular  scheduled  Council  m eeting  on  Tuesday,  January  10th,  2017  at  11:00  am  in  the  RM  of  Mervin  office.   If  you  wish  to  comment  on  this  proposal,  please  do  so  in  writing  prior  to  Friday,  January  6th,  2017  to  the  RM  of  Mervin  No.  499,  Box  130,  Turtleford,  SK,  S0M  2Y0.   For  additional  information,  please  visit  www.rmofmervin.com  or  contact  the  Municipal  Planner  at  (306)  845-Ââ€? 7333  or  at  planner.rm499@rmofmervin.com.  Â
Her Thesis: “Comparing The Effectiveness of a Traditional Versus an Alternative Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Model� was published in the American Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
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SALE BY TENDER 1. Under the Provisions of The Tax Enforcement Act, the RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 offers for sale the following property:
Lot 14 Blk 1 AM2004 2. Tender must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Property Tender”. Tenders can be submitted to: RM of Meeting Lake No. 466, Box 26, Mayfair, SK S0M 1S0. 3. Tenders must be in the RM office by 4:00 pm on January 10, 2017. 4. Highest, or any tender, not necessarily accepted. 5. A certified cheque to the Municipality for 10% of the amount of the tender must accompany the tender. Tenders submitted without certified funds will not be considered. The successful bidder will have 30 days to provide the balance of cash to complete the purchase. The deposit will be forfeited if the successful bidder does not finalize the agreement for sale within the required time. 6. All legal costs, title transfer fees and applicable taxes are the responsibility of the purchaser and are in addition to the bid price. Dated the 15th day of December, 2016 Janelle Lavallee Administrator TAX ENFORCEMENT FORM 2 (Section 4)
TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST
Rural Municipality of Meota #468 PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arreas and costs appearing opposite the land described in the following list are fully paid before December 31, 2016, a tax lien will be registered against the land. Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act, is included in the amount shown against each parcel. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
PT SE 14 46 18 W3 19 1 70B02112 W3 3 & 32 1 77B11607 W3 PCL D 84B05879 W3 PT NW 31 46 17 W3 PT NE 22 46 17 W3 SW 22 46 17 W3 SE 22 46 17 W3 NW 23 46 17 W3 09 3 BW 2466 W3 10 2 78B11263 W3 04 3 79B12596 W3 NW 23 48 17 W3 PCL A 80B01452 W3 10-16 1 H 3474 W3 NE & NW 12 46 18 W3 11 4 84B05879 W3 08 3 81B15714 W3 5-7 2 H 3474 W3 PT SW 32 48 18 W3 SW 25 47 16 W3 NE 15 46 17 W3 PT NE 15 46 17 W3 PT NW 33 47 18 W3 PT SW 33 47 18 W3 03 7 67B11354 W3 14 1 79B03720 W3 15 1 79B03270 W3 SW 21 46 17 W3 NE 07 46 18 W3 NW 08 46 18 W3 NE 10 46 18 W3 PT NE 10 46 18 W3 1/2 SE 10 46 18 W3 1/2 S SW 11 46 18 W3 SE 11 46 18 W3 SW 17 46 18 W3 NE 18 46 18 W3 15 7 77B11607 W3 PT NE 14 47 18 W3 11 3 BW 2466 W3 07 5 BM4111 W3
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TOTAL ARREARS
5,940.88 1,480.22 2,008.11 2,065.53 2,482.05 324.72 1,749.01 754.44 310.73 1,334.37 1,917.58 1,412.26 1,610.24 7,967.31 1,750.49 7,295.22 2,195.82 10,181.48 1,944.40 2,118.06 1,137.51 3,692.39 885.82 2,488.20 542.50 2,506.39 3,462.59 1,971.69 1,887.68 335.06 623.65 1,172.83 564.82 668.13 468.63 603.23 1,099.53 1,079.12 1,938.41 2,913.39 1,106.70 619.07 88,610.56
Dated this 15th day of November, 2016 Nicolle Griffith, Administrator
ADVERTISING COSTS
TOTAL ARREARS & COSTS
8.40 5,949.38 8.40 1,488.62 8.40 2,016.51 8.40 2,073.93 8.40 2,490.45 8.40 333.12 8.40 1,757.41 8.40 762.84 8.40 319.13 8.40 1,342.77 8.40 1,925.98 8.40 1,420.66 8.40 1,618.64 8.40 7,975.71 8.40 1,758.89 8.40 7,303.62 8.40 2,204.22 8.40 10,189.88 8.40 1,952.80 8.40 2,126.46 8.40 1,145.91 8.40 3,700.79 8.40 894.22 8.40 2,496.80 8.40 550.90 8.40 2,514.79 8.40 3,470.99 8.40 1,980.09 8.40 1,896.08 8.40 343.46 8.40 632.05 8.40 1,181.23 8.40 573.22 8.40 676.53 8.40 477.03 8.40 611.63 8.40 1,107.93 8.40 1,087.52 8.40 1,946.81 8.40 2,921.79 8.40 1,115.10 8.40 627.47 352.80 88,963.36
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Employment Opportunities The Resort Village of Aquadeo is currently seeking a motivated individual for the position of:
Chief Administrative Officer: This position is a full-time position starting immediately. Applicants for this position should have their Standard Urban Certificate in Local Government Administration or have accounting and administrative skills learned from previous work experience and are willing to take the Local Government Administration course (can be taken by correspondence). Personal Asset Skills for this position are: ability to work independently and manage time, detail oriented, leadership qualities, planning and accounting skills. Experience in Word/ Excel and accounting packages are required assets. Interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed resumé with references and salary expectations in confidence to the address listed below. Education transcripts, diplomas and/or certificates plus current criminal record check will be required. Resort Village of Aquadeo Bo 501 Cochin, SK S0M 0L0 Email to: aquadeoadmin@gmail.com Fax to: 1-306-386-2544 We thank all those that apply but only those applicants selected for an interview will be notified.
Living Sky School Division No. 202 Growth Without Limits, Learning For All
Now accepting applications for the following positions:
Bus Driver • Route MEDS4 - South of Medstead Closing noon, Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Student Transportation Driver • Medstead Area - driver to transport student to and from school daily using personal vehicle, call for more details Open until successful candidate is found - apply ASAP Details and link to online applications can be found on our website at www.lskysd.ca. All applications must be submitted online. We are looking for Bus Drivers for our rural locations! If you live near Cut Knife, Hafford, Spiritwood or Wilkie, we would love to talk to you. Training opportunities are available. Please call our office at 306-937-7972 for more information.
Meota Regional Park
• Must have a valid driver’s license • All applicants must be available to work weekends • Applicants must have excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills • Must be willing to work harmoniously with co-workers • Consideration given to application by couples Email resumés to meotapark@sasktel.net
JOB OPPORTUNITY Family Finder Assessor/Recruiter Full Time Position
There are a growing number of children in care in offreserve who require families. This program requires individuals with considerable knowledge of First Nations family systems and communities to conduct duties that are of direct benefit to the First Nations children in care offreserve under the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Services. The position identified will be located across the province working under the governance of the designed for individuals of aboriginal ancestry. The Assessor proposed will have a range of skills/experience in assessing and supporting families. QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor of Social Work Degree (or equivalent i.e. B.I.S.W.) (a certificate of Social Work may also be considered); • Should have experience in working with and supporting families; • Should have knowledge on child development and the impact of abuse and neglect, disability and other special needs, and attachment issues as it relates to matters in child welfare services; • Should have the ability to understand family dynamics (i.e strengths, deficits, ancestral clan trends, acceptance/ support from the community, etc.) conduct genogram/ family clan research, and possess good interviewing skills; • Criminal record Check (approved), Valid Driver’s License and Driver’s Abstract (approved); • Demonstrated knowledge and awareness of cultural diversity amongst aboriginal communities. Salary to commensurate with education and experience, as per B.T.C. Human Services Corp. salary grid. Closing date for applicants: Friday, December 16, 2016 Please submit or fax resumé with 3 professional references to: B.T.C. Human Services Corp. Box 1426 North Battleford, Sk. Phone: 306-445-4149 Fax: 306-445-5568 E-mail: btchsc@sasktel.net We sincerely appreciate the interest of all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Celebrating another successful harvest Submitted The Glaslyn and District Recreation Board finished their third annual harvest Sept. 16 This year started on May 14 with Greenpark Farms Ltd. spraying the pre-burn. Leigh Stuart seeded the field to wheat. Aspen Acres Inc. sprayed in crop. Michael Pilat picked stones, Jason Nash sprayed fungicide and Hicks Bros. Farms sprayed the pre-harvest. The board had a great day for harvesting. With the help of Novlan Bros. Sales, Jim Nash, Jason Nash, Leonard Pylypow and Kevin Morozowski and an idustrious group of women who brought lunch to the field, the board was able to get the wheat into trucks from Jerry’s Custom Hauling Ltd., DWS Trucking Ltd. and Bray-Ton Trucking Ltd. and shipped
out to Parrish and Heimbecker in North Battleford. To celebrate a safe and bountiful harvest, the recreation board hosted the Field of Dreams – Harvest Windup on Oct. 29. The event included supper catered by Choppers in Glaslyn and a casino night. There were approximately 110 in attendance. Prizes were donated by local businesses and Brendan Kramer of Kramer Auctions, was there to help with the live auction. There were three major sponsors for the event. Scotiabank of Glaslyn has donated $5,000, SeedMaster of Regina also donated $5,000 and Richardson Foundation Inc. (Richardson Pioneer, North Battleford) donated $15,000. “These sponsors have let us ‘step up to the plate’ and their generous grant donations will surely let
us ‘hit the ball out of the park,’” recreation board members say. “These very generous donations will go a long way to keep recreation alive in our community.” This year the Glaslyn amd District Recreation Board are focusing their fundraising around upgrading the Kinsmen Ball Park and making it safer for its patrons. The goal this year is to shale three diamonds, build bleachers for the patrons, upgrade the dugouts and add running water to the bathrooms and fix up the canteen. When all of this work is complete, the recreation board plans to bid on hosting a provincial baseball tournament. “A great way to showcase the great community of Glaslyn and its surrounding area,” the board says.
Accepting a cheque for $5,000 from the staff at Scotiabank, Glaslyn branch is Glaslyn and District Recreation Board member Angela Booy. ScotiaBank staff members are Marilyn Sandwick, Muhammad Adnan and Cindy Charles. Photo submitted
The arrival of power was a big deal in 1950 By Dorothy M. Mills Correspondent
In the early 1950s Baljennie, Spinney Hill, Sonningdale and other areas were all signed up for Sask. Power lines to be built. All signed up homes had to be wired for the power. The busy work-
ers got the lines built and what a welcome sight to see the power hooked up on Dec. 11, 1955, even the little town of Baljennie had some street lights. That was 62 years ago. Around the same time Saskatoon CFQC radio was providing television. Just days after the televi-
aljennie sion station was broadcast to the public in December, the first TV antenna was set up in my Uncle Jack
Gardiner’s workshop in Baljennie. That was a busy spot and a lot of interested people came to see what this new little square box with a window in front was all about. Many neighbours flocked in to the shop in the evenings to get a view of the programs on. Pretty soon antennas were spring-
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ing up all over. We’ve now progressed to colour TV and the antennas are gone, replaced by cable or satellite dishes. Our long stretch of mild weather came to a sudden end when Old Man Winter opened the door. It has brought out all the extra warm clothes for everyone. We are lucky not to have to great amount of snow and ice to begin winter. Though, it may just hang around and last a while. Take care and make sure you are dressed warmly for it. Remember to take extra supplies and clothing if you are travelling far. You never know what might happen. In Baljennie write up in the Dec.8 Regional Optimist there was a mistake in the spelling of Martin Siminson. A big thank you goes to all those helping people who inform me of their district and family happenings. Just remember, I’m always looking for interesting news stories. Thank you all ever so much. Merry Christmas as we rejoice in the sound of the words and the glory of the message of peace on Eart
and goodwill to all. But we do not always feel the meaning in our hearts and put it to work in our lives. The spirit of Christmas should not be confined to a single day nor is it, for those who truly believe in goodwill to all, honour it in their hearts and live it in their lives every day of the year. They cherish the continuing warmth of friendship of the babe who lived to teach us peace and love. And though friends may be far away or seldom met, that too makes no difference. The steady flow of hope and good will continues to blend together those who put their trust in the power of loving kindness. My husband Stanley and I would like to wish all my readers of Baljennie News and all the other country correspondents a merry Christmas. Also a special merry Christmas to the publishers and NewsOptimist and Regional Optimist staff. Keep up the good work as we sure do need the newspapers and look forward to it arriving every week. We do need our country and the Battlefords news and happenings.
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Lions Chorus spreads happiness to shut-ins By Lorna Pearson Correspondent
The Meota Lions Chorus entertained at Harwood Manor on Dec. 5 and at Battlefords District Regional Care Centre on Dec. 7 and that’s it for this year, as everyone is busy. They enjoy bringing happiness to shut-in folks and in turn these people really appreciate them coming. Live entertainment is always better than sitting in front of the TV. There was no bridge played last week here in Meota but duplicate bridge was played in town Thursday evening. Top score went to Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen. Second high were Donna Scherman and Catriona Winterholt and third were Joyce Antoine and Margaret Dyck. I spent an afternoon at Caleb Village last week and enjoyed hearing The Three Gents entertain there. I visited with Gladys Lehman, Alice Heppner and Don McGowan. There are so many folks there who know one another, all coming from the surrounding areas. The United Anglican Christmas Eve service in Meota will be held at 7:30 p.m. The Christmas Eve mass in Meota will be at 7 p.m. and the New Year Day mass is set for 10:15 a.m. Nov. 28, Gail Scorgie accompanied her daughters Elizabeth and Meg on a flight to Vancouver, B.C. There she saw Meg off on a flight to Australia where she will stay for six weeks. She and Elizabeth spent a little time in Vancouver before taking the ferry across to Campbell River where they visited family. The scenery was green everywhere out there and it rained most days, but had turned to snow as they were heading home Dec. 4, and has been snowing there most days since. Meg is visiting the exchange student
eota News in Australia that her family hosted here three years ago. It is summer there so she’s swimming and sunbathing these days and having a ball. My friend Ken is home from his 40 days in China where his former students treated him royally. He explored areas where he had not been before and also enjoyed some relaxing times. One of the highlights this trip was his visit to Shanghai where they have a building that is 152 stories tall. They have large well-manicured parks, well-mannered Asians and facilities are very clean in areas where the tourists travel, but he did see some back alleys that needed a good cleaning. The food was fantastic even though he lost 20 pounds by avoiding all sweets. He ate fresh fruit instead. He recalled the advantage of this cold weather, which Olds, Alta. is having too. Extreme cold is what kills the many insect eggs and bacteria that attack us, our animals and crops and forests. The seniors held their monthly meeting and potluck lunch on Dec. 9 at 10:30 a.m. The library reported 397 patrons in November and they were open 62 hours. On Nov. 29 the librarian and her helpers weeded out 243 books that were worn, outdated and not being used, making room for new ones. The Lakeland Regional Library donated one more shelf, giving them some more space. Season’s greetings come from the librarian and her helpers to the community that supports them. The Christmas supper was a tasty success, with 43 people signing in. President Eric Callbeck expressed
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the club’s appreciation for work done by members, inside the hall and out. Then he introduced Mayor John MacDonald, who gave an interesting talk about the village affairs. The next shuffleboard tournament is Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. Motions were made to buy two new tables, six new chairs and a snow shovel with a steel edge. It was agreed to try having cribbage again, on Monday afternoons starting on Jan. 9 at 1:30 p.m. in the senior hall and folks are also encouraged to come out at the same time to play pool. A team of workers will sort through and clean the storage room in the hall at a later date. The custodian will be given the usual year-end bonus. A nice luncheon with a birthday cake, followed the meeting. The next wellness clinic will be held Dec. 15 from 8:40 to 10:40 a.m. For an appointment phone 306446-6445. The Meota Girls’ Club is inactive in December but reconvenes in January. They welcome all girls nine years and older and meet Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the United Church basement. New store hours for the winter are 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. through the week and 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The credit union is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed over the lunch hour. Have you considered submitting names for the memorial blocks inside the Meota Community Complex as a nice gesture or gift for a loved one? We have one more on hand to be
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done the next time names are added, as well as some that have been waiting for a year or so. The cost is $50 per block, so very reasonable. Saturday I saw a fishshack go by, so they are starting to ice fish. There are about a dozen shacks out there already. Some fellows are happy, but can’t imagine many women with the fever. The Greyhound bus runs twice a day, every day, from North Battleford to Edmonton so everyone
doesn’t need to drive in the winter cold. The trip takes about five hours. Snowbirds returning for the Christmas season will be in for a severe change of temperature but maybe it will improve by then. Dec. 11 the Sons of Norway enjoyed their Christmas party at the Do Drop In. There was a nice turnout of people considering how cold the day was, coming from as far as Turtleford and south of the Battlefords. They sold tickets on raffle items
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and for the 50/50. Games of Norwegian whist were played and crochinole in the afternoon. The highlight of the evening was the supper with Scandinavian dishes, including lutefisk and meatballs, with salads, pickles and desserts. A few stayed on after and played a new game and did the final cleanup of the kitchen and moving of furniture. Scrapbooks showing many of the projects this club has participated in over the years were on display, which many looked through.
Stuffing the Stockings
Empty Stocking Fund Executive Director Erin Katerynych accepts a $500 cheque from Thomas Sullivan and Karla Vasquez on behalf of the staff at the RBC. Photo submitted
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
The College will be closed from December 26th, 2016 - January 2nd, 2017.
• Electrician • Safety Tickets • University • Plumbing & Pipefitting • Practical Nursing • Primary Care Paramedic • Computer Classes
Visit our website at www.northwestcollege.ca
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Great actors live their part even at a young age Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, went to Edmonton this holiday season to see his grandson in a concert. He came home convinced his grandson is already on his way to an Academy Award at age eight. Ed and Ruby helped their grandson learn his lines before his play. Ed primarily coached him to say his lines with great intensity. Over and over they practiced lines so Harry was polished in speaking his part as the innkeeper. Ed emphasized Harry must believe he was the actual innkeeper while playing his part and think and speak as an innkeeper might. At the concert, Harry
was ready for Joseph when he knocked on the cardboard inn door. Harry opened the door and loudly growled for all to hear, “What do you want?” “We seek lodging,” Joseph replied with far less volume. “Seek it elsewhere,” Harry replied loudly and firmly, and added, “There is no room in the inn.” “Please, good innkeeper,” Joseph pleaded, “This is my wife, Mary. She is with child and is very tired. She needs a place to rest.” Harry was to say to Joseph in his loud, firm voice, “No, be gone!” But believing himself to be the real innkeeper
eighbourly Advice According to Ed
By Raymond Maher www.accordingtoed.com
revraymaher@accesscomm.ca Harry looked at Joseph and Mary and decided he did not want to say his memorized line. Because of Harry’s hesitation to reply to Joseph, Mary and Joseph turned and started away from the door of the inn. That’s when Harry called out loudly, “Don’t go! You can have my room.” Ed admits that his
grandson needed to stick to the script, but his grandson was so absorbed in being the innkeeper that he said what was in his heart in the situation he faced on stage. Ed is confident Harry is already a master of method acting and that he has the natural talent to be a gifted actor. I did not disagree with Ed, as
grandparents should stick together. It is very hard to know what our children or grandchildren will become as adults when they are eight years old. In the Bible, the angel Gabriel appeared to a virgin named Mary in a town called Nazareth in Galilee. The angel told Mary that she was highly favoured and that the Lord was with her. Mary was troubled and frightened by the angel. The angel told Mary, “You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The
Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end. Mary asked the angel how this could happen since she was a virgin. The angel said, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the Holy One to be born will be called, the Son of God. For nothing is impossible with God.” Mary found that nothing was impossible with God for she did conceive and give birth to a son. As an adult, he became the great Saviour of sinners forever.
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CANADA: NATURAL SOURCE OF PRIDE SINCE 1867 Sheila Watt-Cloutier Inuit advocate and political activist
Fighting to change climate change Sheila Watt-Cloutier is one of the most highly regarded Inuit activists and politicians of our times. Her work with the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)—a multinational non-government organization representing approximately Sheila Watt-Cloutier in 2009. Photo by 150,000 Inuit people in Canada, Alaska, TheSilentPhotographer at Wikipedia. Greenland, Russia and the United Used under CC-BY-3.0. States—has lead to her championing the environment as well as the traditional way of life of her people. She has directed her efforts towards putting an end to both the use of persistent organic pollutants and to global warming—a reflection of her concern for the health, livelihood and language of the Inuit. Sheila’s work has been awarded numerous times and in 2007 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for demonstrating how global climate change impacts on human rights. Sheila was born in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik where she was raised traditionally, travelling by dog sled and canoe and eating local game. At 10 years old she was sent to live with a family in Nova Scotia for the purpose of earning an education. As a young woman she attended McGill University in Montreal, where she studied sociology and psychology before returning to Northern Quebec to work in education as a counsellor. Her first steps into politics began in the mid-1990s when she became involved with the Makivik Corporation of Nunavik. There, as the group’s elected corporate secretary, she helped administer Inuit land claims. This work eventually led to her become involved with the ICC. She was president of the Canadian branch for three terms from 1995 to 2002 and then chair of the international ICC from 2002 to 2005. During her years with the ICC she helped put Inuit concerns before the global community. On the heels of her time spent with the NGO, she helped launch the world’s first international legal action on climate change claiming that greenhouse gases produced in the United States violated human rights as guaranteed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Though the petition was never heard, she did testify in 2007 at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ hearing on climate change. In 2015 a memoir about Sheila’s life and the effects of climate change on Inuit communities, The Right to Be Cold, was published. Currently this remarkable Canadian lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut where she continues to champion environmental causes.
Where are we from? THE 52 LARGEST GROUPS IN CANADA’S MULTICULTURAL MOSAIC
CANADA’S DANISH COMMUNITY Danish-Canadians influence our collective community on every level and have made remarkable contributions since the earliest days of our national history. Notable Danish-Canadians include: Paralympic athlete Rick Hansen; pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen; and Deputy Prime Minister Erik Nielsen. As of the 2011 National Household Survey, Danish-Canadians numbered a sizable 203,080. The very first Danes that migrated to Canada were sailors that arrived in the early to mid 17th century and became trappers. However, mass migration only really began a few hundred years later, in the 1860s. Though many from this first wave—which arrived until the 1920s—came directly from Denmark and established communities in Ontario near Thunder Bay and London, others came by way of the American Midwest and Northwest and settled in the Prairies. Another large influx of Danes occurred throughout the 1950s and over a ten-year period the number of Danish-Canadians doubled. This group migrated to major urban centres in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. These provinces hold the largest Danish communities today. The town of New Denmark founded in 1872 in New Brunswick attests to the early importance of Danish-Canadians in establishing our multicultural national identity. Today, the small settlement stands as one of the oldest Danish settlements in Canada.
Quiz TEST YOUR CANADIAN KNOWLEDGE
Question 1: In 1951, Charlotte Whitton became the first Canadian woman to do what? Question 2: Prior to WWII, the world’s largest explosion of human origin occurred when two cargo ships collided near which Canadian city’s port? Question 3: What weather phenomenon caused heavy damage to southwestern Quebec in January 1998? Question 4: It took Thomas Wilby 52 days to become the first person to accomplish this adventurous endeavour in 1909.
ART, LITERATURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
SPORTS AND LEISURE
ANSWERS 1: Become mayor of a major Canadian city (Ottawa, Ontario) 2: Halifax, Nova Scotia 3: Ice storm 4: Drive across Canada
Canadian treasures
WEEKS TO GO
infO Canada THE STORIES BEHIND OUR SYMBOLS
YUKON TREE: Subalpine Fir In 2001, Yukon adopted the subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) as its emblematic tree. Growing anywhere from 6 to 20 metres, this conifer thrives at higher elevations. When the needles are infused they produce a lemony tasting tea rich in vitamin C. First Nations people utilize this tea as a medicinal remedy.
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MARKETING YOUR PROPERTY TO THE WORLD
1391 - 100th Street North Battleford, SK
(306) 446-8800 Each Office Independently Owned & Operated
of the Battlefords
JoAnne Iverson
Al White
Broker/ REALTOR® Associate Broker/ REALTOR®
Kayla Petersen
Owner/ Associate Broker
Brett Payne
RM OF CANWOOD #494
Lloyd Ledinski
MLS® 574209
1,202 acres of fairly good pasture with the little shell River running through pasture of it. Approx. 660 acres of cultivated tame hay and the balance main natural and bush pasture. Fairly good fenced, also the seller has done some gravel test holes. What was found is very interesting. The buyers would be responsible for their own testing. As well there is some spruce timber.
RM OF EYE HILL, MACKLIN
Nicole Lovell MLS®593047 Executive home located on 10.71 acres just 1 km from Macklin! This 2080 sq. ft., built in 2006, with 5 BDRMS, 3 BATHS has just what your family needs inside and out. Comes 120’ x 60’ metal cold storage shop with electricity, storage shed, also including irrigation system with water supply to each tree individually. Do not miss the opportunity to be the new owners of this peaceful country retreat within a km of town.
$848,000
Wally Lorenz
Owner/ REALTOR® Owner/ REALTOR®
Marlene Kotchorek Owner/ REALTOR®
www.remaxbattlefords.com
Dorothy Lehman REALTOR®
Shawna Schira-Kroeker Lloyd Ledinski REALTOR®
THE SIGNATURE- 2452 KILDEER DRIVE
JoAnne Iverson MLS®584568, MLS®584573 • NO CONDO FEES FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS on all the remaining units. • 1,034 sq. ft. to 1,404 sq. ft. • 2 bedroom and 2 bath units available • Indoor ground level parking • Building is registered with National Home Warranty • Will consider a home on trade
Price ranges $256,900 - $359,900
RM OF BATTLE RIVER #438
Marlene Kotchorek
MLS®592840
• 75 Acres, 2,200 sq. ft. on 2 levels, 4 beds, 2 baths • Newer windows, restored hardwood flooring and barn board accents throughout the home • Recently updated 24x30 barn with loft, tack room, 4 stalls and concrete walkway • R/O system and central air conditioning, newer energy, efficient furnace, UGSS • Riding arena, round pen, 16x24 workshop with power, septic tank Direct entry from the double car garage
$399,900
REALTOR®
Elaine Elder REALTOR®
Nicole Lovell
Brennan Veikle
REALTOR®
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142 RIVERBEND CRES
Dorothy Lehman MLS®588057 Stunning 1,474 sq. ft. bungalow home located in Riverview a place you would want to raise a family. Open concept with 3+2 bedroom, 3 bathrooms features lots of maple kitchen cabinets, doors to beautiful deck and back yard. Large foyer w/ direct entry to double car garage. Professional developed back yard. Partially fenced, lots of trees and birds. Underground sprinklers system. Energy only $60.00
$569,000
11315 CENTENNIAL CRESCENT
Brett Payne
MLS®590148
Beautiful spacious 1,794 sq. ft. home features 3 BDRMS, 4 BATHS and all the finishing has been custom built from the crown molding, window trim and wainscoting to the built and many features to mention. This is a must see for anyone looking for their forever home. Book a showing now!
$479,900
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2426 Buhler Ave. North Battleford
OPEN HOUSE EVERY THURS. 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
• Immediate Occupancy • No Taxes/condo fees till January 1, 2017 Call Al White for details
812 106th Street
Marlene Kotchorek MLS®589499 This home is perfect for you with 2 BDRMS, newer cupboards and counter top in the kitchen. Siding and metal roof 3 years old. Close to Convenience store and car wash. Check it out!
$73,900
1702 93rd Street
JoAnne Iverson
MLS®585909
• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • 1,156 sq. ft. home, West Side location • Fenced yard, UGSS, A/C and alarm system • Double detached garage • F/S/W/D and gazebo to remain • Close to schools and backs on to Kinsmen Park
$214,900
871 110th Street
Marlene Kotchorek
MLS®589501
Excellent starter home at a great price! This 2 beds has had the interior completely painted, including ceiling, front door has been replaced and some windows have also been replaced. Open living, dining, kitchen area gives this home a very open feel. Come check it out!
$85,900
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MLS®584256
This 1,109 sq. ft. unique town house is all you need. Bright open concept living room, kitchen with lots of kitchen cabinets. Partially developed basement. Central vac, A/C, sump pump. Direct entry to the single attached garage. Developed landscaped, vinyl fenced yard. No condo fees. Energy $50.00 / mon. power $127.00 / mo.
$329,900
8914 Bowers Drive
Elaine Elder
MLS®589017
Check out this Westside 1,040 sq. ft. home that has numerous upgrade. Appliances all remain, main floor laundry. Book your appointment now to view this home.
$239,900
1902 96th Street
Elaine Elder
MLS®593590
Great West side one & half storey family home features 3 BDRMS, 2 1/2 baths, kitchen & living room. Give it some paint, flooring & some TLC. Call for details.
$169,900
10343 Bunce Crescent
Elaine Elder MLS®590790 A great family home with 4 BDRMS, 3 BATHS, European cabinets and Corian Marble Counter tops. Main floor laundry. Double RV Parking. Don’t delay – Call today!
$464,900
522 100th Street
Marlene Kotchorek
MLS®579089
Grand custom built home in Riverview features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 fireplaces, custom built kitchen cabinets, stained glass accents in kitchen and entry way, wet bar, central air, underground sprinklers. Quick possession available. This home is just waiting for a family to love it!
10412 Laurier Cres
JoAnne Iverson MLS®583742 • 3 bedrooms on the main floor • Bright and spacious living room • Triple pane low E windows, EE furnace and central A/C done • 24x24 double garage, insulated and dry walled • F/S/W/D included
$189,900
10304 MAHER DRIVE
Kayla Petersen • 3+2 bedrooms, 3 baths
MLS®582562
• 1,410 sq. ft. • Open concept kitchen, granite counter tops • Central air, central vac, UGSS & all appliances remain • Direct entry from the heated garage, • Motivated sellers, Move in ready!
$399,900
Commercial vacant lot
Dorothy Lehman MLS®559923, MLS®559927 This 3 acre parcel on the edge of the City of North Battleford zoned light industrial. All utilities and hookups at buyers cost. Great affordable development opportunity to build a shop, business or warehouse.
$146,000 each lot
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Kayla Petersen
MLS®584220
• 2,400 sq. ft. on 2 levels • 158.5 acres w/ back 90 cultivated, and top 30 hayed • 5 bedroom, 4 bath home • Fully insulated barn/workshop w/ 2-12ft sliding doors • Triple attached garage, Appliances included
$725,000
10347 Bunce Cres
Brett Payne
MLS®591728
• 1,540 sq. ft. great family home • 5 BDRMS, 3 BATHS • Custom cabinets, heated ceramic floors, hardwood in the living room and more • Open concept layout , Beautiful landscaped yard • 16 X 21 workshop that is fully insulated, wired with a built heater • Double attached garage, RV Parking, Parking spaces
$539,900
RM OF BATTLE RIVER#438
Kayla Petersen MLS®592895 This 15 acre parcel is ready for you to build your dream home! Services are available and well test has already been done for you, located just outside of Battleford.
$69,900
Lot 31 – 32 Block 4, Rockhaven
Brett Payne
MLS®593234
Perfect little starter or retirement home located in the Village of Rockhaven. Features 2 BDRMS, and a full bath that all been up-dated including flooring, windows, paint, kitchen cabinets and much more. Very quiet in-expensive place to live. Check out!
$89,900
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1122 104th Street
Kayla Petersen
MLS®587822
Check out this 4 BDRM, 2 BATH home with plenty of room for a growing family! Features a large living room, separate family room with wood burning fireplace. Some renovations done. Garage is insulated, has power and is wired for heat. Call today to see everything this home has to offer!
$199,900
#306 – 2322 Kildeer Drive
JoAnne Iverson
MLS®585254
• 2 bedrooms, 3rd floor Condo • Open floor plan main living space • Own water heater, furnace and air exchanger • 6 appliances included, A/C and freezer included • Close to grocery stores and walking trail
$181,900
1582 104th Street
JoAnne Iverson
RM OF NORTH BATTLEFORD #437
Elaine Elder
MLS®583012
Come check out this 1,768 sq. ft. 3 level split home located 2 mins. North of N.Battleford on 40 acres of land. This home features 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double detached garage & heated workshop. Beautiful garden spot, very nice yard. Call now for your personal viewing.
$549,900
25 Westpark Crescent
Al White
MLS®590034
Residential executive 1,859 sq. ft. home. 2+3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms with double attached garage. Master ensuite with Jacuzzi tub, walk-in closet, main floor laundry, wrap around deck, high end windows, vaulted ceilings, living room complete with natural wood burning fireplace, lower level walk-out. So many extras – come and check it out!
$359,900
Beautiful Executive home
Dorothy Lehman
A home that has it all plus 10 acres of Paradise – 3172 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, hardwood floors, built-in double oven, stovetop in island, bedroom, ensuite, Jacuzzi, walk-in closet, beautiful living room, vaulted ceilings, stone fireplace, developed basement. Amazing indoor pool! Double attached garage and shop.
$699,000
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Brett Payne
MLS®593731
• 816 sq. ft. home, recently renovated • 3 BDRMS on the main floor • Fully fenced backyard with large storage shed and play area for children • Close to NBCHS and St. Mary’s Elementary School • Immediate possession available
$159,900
#4 – 1391 98th Street
Al White
MLS®588615
Check out this two bedrooms condo, heated underground parking, huge common area, centrally located to all amenities with immediate possession available. Wheel chair accessible, main entrance security. All appliances are included.
$194,900
MLS®571675
MLS®583245
• 4 bedrooms, 2 baths • 1,048 sq. ft. home • Good sized living room w/ west facing the front window • Shingles done in 2015, fenced yard • Double asphalt driveway from back alley • TLC required
$159,900
2228 Douglas Avenue
JoAnne Iverson
MLS®589080
Beautiful 4 level split home features 3 bedrooms, 3 bathroom, sunken living room, bright kitchen with separate dining area on main level. Attached garage and landscaped yard.
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Wally Lorenz
MLS®590314
• 5000 sq. ft. steel frame metal cladding building • Three overhead doors, 3.51 acres • Excellent building to operate a business from or to be used as a work shop with plenty of yard space for equipment storage
$180,000
8 Lakeshore Drive Moonlight Bay, Turtle Lake
Kayla Petersen / Wally Lorenz
MLS®562723
• 4 bedrooms, 2 baths • 1800 sq. ft. Year round cabin • Large open plan, appliances included • Storage shed, 20 x 24 insulated & wood electric heated garage • Excellent summer get away or retirement home
Open to all offers 702 102nd Street
Wally Lorenz
• 8,700 sq. ft. former armory building • 8-9-10 & 18 ft. ceilings • 8 offices, kitchen, 2 ½ baths, 2 open areas on main floor • Upper mezzanine areas has storage rooms, and open work areas • 3 new high efficiency furnaces installed, property is partly fenced
$150,000
2016 Spruce – Indian Point Cres, Turtle Lake
Wally Lorenz
MLS®592034
• 1, 296 sq. ft. , Four season ¾ story cabin • 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and Open floor plan • Deck on the front and back of the cabin • Fire pit in the back yard • Storage shed, some appliances included
$585,000
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Al White
MLS ®589712
Pristine lake front lot in the Hamlet of Summerfield. Almost 75 feet of frontage, 145 feet of depth and development ready. Potable deep water line, natural gas, telephone and power are at the property line. Great opportunity and worth the drive to check it out!
$129,900
308 Del Avenue, Cut Knife
Marlene Kotchorek MLS®582891 Check out this 988 sq. ft. home large open dining and kitchen, living room. 3 BDRMS on the main and 2 BDRMS in lower level. This home is shiny! Book your viewing today!
$134,900
Lot 1 Spruce Bay, Meeting Lake
Shawna Schira-Kroeker
MLS®590993
• 1,440 sq. ft. 4 season Cabin • 3 BD, 1 BA, Open floor plan • Large deck, fire pit area, ample room for parking • Detached garage w/ 220 power • Heated with propane, c/w appliances, some furniture
$329,900
309 Finley Avenue, Cut Knife
Marlene Kotchorek
MLS®583664
• 3+1 bedrooms home • 1,283 sq. ft. • Some new windows, newer soffits, facia, furnace and water heater • Large kitchen and dining area with patio doors leading to the deck and large backyard • All furniture included • Perfect large family home
$119,900
A great place to live near the lake
Dorothy Lehman MLS®585316 6.78 acres with a 1208 sq. ft. bungalow built in 2014. 2 bedroom, bathroom, bright living room, dining area. Beautiful oak kitchen cabinets and built-in china cabinet. Bright cozy sun room 16x6, office, porch. Check out!
$249,000
4807 LEADER 47 STREET, MACKLIN
Nicole Lovell
MLS®591835
Looking for affordable and move in ready! Check out this 840 sq. ft. home very well kept and features 3 BDRMS, 2 BATHS and basement is fully developed. Fenced back yard, large garden plot, 2 storage shed and a 15’x26’ single detached garage. Well worth a look! Call/ text today for appointment to view!
$152,000
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Dorothy Lehman
MLS®593163
Acreage- Location, Location 14 KM East of North Battleford on Hwy 40 on 10 acres of land. This 768 sq. ft. character home features kitchen with lots of kitchen cabinets, bright dining area/living room, bedroom, large bathroom, lots of storage. Many upgrades done. Some equipment included. Call today for more information!
$330,000
7 Mirror Place, Macklin
Nicole Lovell • • • •
MLS®579856
1,672 sq. ft. Modular home 3 BDRMS, 2 BATHS Spacious living / dining and kitchen Center island / breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and there are many more added features to mention • Move in ready with all landscaping completed with grass, 2 fair size decks, vaulted ceiling
$189,000
402 1st Street E, Wilkie
Nicole Lovell
MLS®579247
Location! Location! Location! This 1,404 sq. ft. Bi-level built in 1983 recently extensively upgraded with 4 bedrooms (2 up + 2 down), 3 baths. Flooring throughout is mostly cherry hardwood and ceramic tile, very open floor plan. Outside features: two tiered deck, trees, some shrubs, lawn in front and back as well as a single detached garage. Just down the street from the school and walking distance to the public swimming pool and close to all amenities.
$237,000
RM OF TRAMPING LAKE, UNITY
Nicole Lovell
MLS®579259
Beautiful Creek View! This 3,297 sq. ft. two storey split home Built in 1997 on 37.4 acres of preapproved subdivided land. Feature 3 bedrooms, 3 bath home. Walkout basement has concrete floor heated with boiler, nat gas, A/C, Hepa and UV air filters, c/v, R/O system, Brick ext; cedar shakes, 22x22 attached garage. Feel the unique ambiance of this home.
$498,000
400 – 3rd Avenue West, Unity
Nicole Lovell
A beautiful 884 sq. ft. home located on a corner lot. Many updates in recent years with a single detached garage. Fully fenced backyard includes 6 main Beachcomber hot tub, covered 16x20 concrete patio, pond,, and much more. Call today to check out this fantastic home!
$196,000
175 1st Street E, Meota
Elaine Elder
MLS®570647
Excellent year round home located in the Village of Meota. This 1,600 sq. ft. home is finished up and down with 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms and lots of storage, wheel chair accessibility, including elevator to get to the basement and triple attached garage.
$399,900
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Brett Payne MLS®593468 • 3 BDRMS, 2 BATHROOMS • 871 sq. ft. home • Flooring and most of windows and doors replaced • Newer furnace & water heater • Fully fenced huge backyard
$229,900
RM OF BATTLE RIVER
Al White MLS®589102 • 1,278 sq. ft., 40 acres fenced • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths • Corrals, feed shelter, barn, storage shed, drilled well, Lagoon • Detached garage 24x26 • All services cedar log home
$359,000
2312 Robin Place
Brett Payne
MLS®584509
• Very spacious family home on a quiet cul-desac in the North west side of North Battleford • 1,596 sq. ft. bungalow • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths • Some upgrades done, F/S/W/D included • Large double attached garage • Seller will offer an early closing incentive of $1500.00 at possession date
$309,900
691 103rd Street
Wally Lorenz
MLS®590822
8,700 sq. ft. very well constructed building in North Battleford was used as an activity center. Having 3 large open areas, 3 activity rooms, 4 offices, 2 storage rooms. All lighting has been upgraded. Back yard is fenced and has a deck and sitting area. Gives us a call.
$370,000
114 1st Avenue E, Hafford
Wally Lorenz
MLS®590813
• 3 bedroom home, 896 sq. ft. • New flooring in the kitchen, original hard wood flooring in dining and living room areas • Basement has a large family / play room • Back yard is all fenced • Single detached garage
$65,000
RM OF LEASK #464
Lloyd Ledinski
MLS®580974
479 acres of excellent pasture with ample water and good fences. 364 acres of tame grass, balance bush and natural pasture.1092 sq. ft. 3 bedroom home with full basement. 40x60 steel Quonset, 28x40 Quonset style barn with mezzanine area. Very well kept property.
$570,000
101 1 Avenue, Medstead
Shawna Schira-Kroeker MLS®581027
• 1,172 sq. ft. , 3 bedrooms, 1 bath • Corner lot (110x217) • Many upgrades have been completed • Landscaped yard, C/W appliances • Close to K-12 school, grocery store, and many other business
$115,000
RM of Battle River
Lloyd Ledinski
MLS®570699
15.43 acre parcel of land overlooking the river and the town of Battleford. Make your dreams come true, build the home you want and rent out the 60 x 80 new pole building for additional income and still have lots of room for your horses, etc.
$700,000
224 2nd Avenue, Medstead
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RM OF MEDSTEAD #497
Shawna Schira-Kroeker MLS®590430
Shawna Schira-Kroeker MLS®586472
Shawna Schira-Kroeker MLS®592676
$189,000
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$169,900
Great family home in the town of Medstead situated on a 83X100 / 86 lot. Features 3 spacious bedrooms on the main floor, with the Master featuring a walk-in closet. Basement also boasts 3 BDRMS, plenty of storage with two storage rooms. Close to many lakes, and golf courses. c/w appliances and immediate possession available. Call today for more information!
RM OF CANWOOD #494
Lloyd Ledinski MLS®579191 This may be the acreage you were waiting for 5 miles south of Debden. 183 acres with very few stones if any. Also gravel road to the property power and phone across the road. Plus approx.. 90 acres in the tame hay.
$140,000
Check out this spacious 1,216 sq. ft. home with 2 BDRMS on the main with the den an option for a third main floor bedroom if needed. In the lower level is an additional 2 BDRMS, large storage / mechanical / laundry rooms as well as a cold storage room giving you ample storage. Call today for more information!
RM OF CANWOOD, DEBDEN
Lloyd Ledinski
MLS®593599
This 140 acre scenic property close to the Cookson pasture and the Prince Albert National Park. 1,232 sq. ft. home built in 1960, 30x32 hipp roof horse barn. Approx. 65 acre of tame hay. The balance is some harvestable spruce timber plus pasture openings. Just a great sheltered yard. Fenced with 3 wires and treated post.
$200,000
• 4.72 acres, 808 sq. ft. • 2 BD, 1 BA cozy cottage home • R-40 insulation, new propane furnace, private well • Double detached garage • Move in ready, Quick possession available
Rm of Wolverin & Viscount
Lloyd Ledinski
MLS®590058
This is quite a property located approx. 1 hour East of Saskatoon and adjoins Highway 16 for 1 1/2 miles. A total of 1179 acres with approx. 870 acres cultivated and seeded to tame hay the balance of 309 acres are rolling hill and heavy wooded areas. Call today for more information.
$840,000
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2426 Buhler Ave. North Battleford
OPEN HOUSE EVERY THURS. 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
• Immediate Occupancy • No Taxes/condo fees till January 1, 2017 Call Al White for details
812 106th Street
Marlene Kotchorek MLS®589499 This home is perfect for you with 2 BDRMS, newer cupboards and counter top in the kitchen. Siding and metal roof 3 years old. Close to Convenience store and car wash. Check it out!
$73,900
1702 93rd Street
JoAnne Iverson
MLS®585909
• 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • 1,156 sq. ft. home, West Side location • Fenced yard, UGSS, A/C and alarm system • Double detached garage • F/S/W/D and gazebo to remain • Close to schools and backs on to Kinsmen Park
$214,900
871 110th Street
Marlene Kotchorek
MLS®589501
Excellent starter home at a great price! This 2 beds has had the interior completely painted, including ceiling, front door has been replaced and some windows have also been replaced. Open living, dining, kitchen area gives this home a very open feel. Come check it out!
$85,900
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MLS®584256
This 1,109 sq. ft. unique town house is all you need. Bright open concept living room, kitchen with lots of kitchen cabinets. Partially developed basement. Central vac, A/C, sump pump. Direct entry to the single attached garage. Developed landscaped, vinyl fenced yard. No condo fees. Energy $50.00 / mon. power $127.00 / mo.
$329,900
8914 Bowers Drive
Elaine Elder
MLS®589017
Check out this Westside 1,040 sq. ft. home that has numerous upgrade. Appliances all remain, main floor laundry. Book your appointment now to view this home.
$239,900
1902 96th Street
Elaine Elder
MLS®593590
Great West side one & half storey family home features 3 BDRMS, 2 1/2 baths, kitchen & living room. Give it some paint, flooring & some TLC. Call for details.
$169,900
10343 Bunce Crescent
Elaine Elder MLS®590790 A great family home with 4 BDRMS, 3 BATHS, European cabinets and Corian Marble Counter tops. Main floor laundry. Double RV Parking. Don’t delay – Call today!
$464,900
522 100th Street
Marlene Kotchorek
MLS®579089
Grand custom built home in Riverview features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 fireplaces, custom built kitchen cabinets, stained glass accents in kitchen and entry way, wet bar, central air, underground sprinklers. Quick possession available. This home is just waiting for a family to love it!
10412 Laurier Cres
JoAnne Iverson MLS®583742 • 3 bedrooms on the main floor • Bright and spacious living room • Triple pane low E windows, EE furnace and central A/C done • 24x24 double garage, insulated and dry walled • F/S/W/D included
$189,900
10304 MAHER DRIVE
Kayla Petersen • 3+2 bedrooms, 3 baths
MLS®582562
• 1,410 sq. ft. • Open concept kitchen, granite counter tops • Central air, central vac, UGSS & all appliances remain • Direct entry from the heated garage, • Motivated sellers, Move in ready!
$399,900
Commercial vacant lot
Dorothy Lehman MLS®559923, MLS®559927 This 3 acre parcel on the edge of the City of North Battleford zoned light industrial. All utilities and hookups at buyers cost. Great affordable development opportunity to build a shop, business or warehouse.
$146,000 each lot
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Kayla Petersen
MLS®584220
• 2,400 sq. ft. on 2 levels • 158.5 acres w/ back 90 cultivated, and top 30 hayed • 5 bedroom, 4 bath home • Fully insulated barn/workshop w/ 2-12ft sliding doors • Triple attached garage, Appliances included
$725,000
10347 Bunce Cres
Brett Payne
MLS®591728
• 1,540 sq. ft. great family home • 5 BDRMS, 3 BATHS • Custom cabinets, heated ceramic floors, hardwood in the living room and more • Open concept layout , Beautiful landscaped yard • 16 X 21 workshop that is fully insulated, wired with a built heater • Double attached garage, RV Parking, Parking spaces
$539,900
RM OF BATTLE RIVER#438
Kayla Petersen MLS®592895 This 15 acre parcel is ready for you to build your dream home! Services are available and well test has already been done for you, located just outside of Battleford.
$69,900
Lot 31 – 32 Block 4, Rockhaven
Brett Payne
MLS®593234
Perfect little starter or retirement home located in the Village of Rockhaven. Features 2 BDRMS, and a full bath that all been up-dated including flooring, windows, paint, kitchen cabinets and much more. Very quiet in-expensive place to live. Check out!
$89,900
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1122 104th Street
Kayla Petersen
MLS®587822
Check out this 4 BDRM, 2 BATH home with plenty of room for a growing family! Features a large living room, separate family room with wood burning fireplace. Some renovations done. Garage is insulated, has power and is wired for heat. Call today to see everything this home has to offer!
$199,900
#306 – 2322 Kildeer Drive
JoAnne Iverson
MLS®585254
• 2 bedrooms, 3rd floor Condo • Open floor plan main living space • Own water heater, furnace and air exchanger • 6 appliances included, A/C and freezer included • Close to grocery stores and walking trail
$181,900
1582 104th Street
JoAnne Iverson
RM OF NORTH BATTLEFORD #437
Elaine Elder
MLS®583012
Come check out this 1,768 sq. ft. 3 level split home located 2 mins. North of N.Battleford on 40 acres of land. This home features 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double detached garage & heated workshop. Beautiful garden spot, very nice yard. Call now for your personal viewing.
$549,900
25 Westpark Crescent
Al White
MLS®590034
Residential executive 1,859 sq. ft. home. 2+3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms with double attached garage. Master ensuite with Jacuzzi tub, walk-in closet, main floor laundry, wrap around deck, high end windows, vaulted ceilings, living room complete with natural wood burning fireplace, lower level walk-out. So many extras – come and check it out!
$359,900
Beautiful Executive home
Dorothy Lehman
A home that has it all plus 10 acres of Paradise – 3172 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, hardwood floors, built-in double oven, stovetop in island, bedroom, ensuite, Jacuzzi, walk-in closet, beautiful living room, vaulted ceilings, stone fireplace, developed basement. Amazing indoor pool! Double attached garage and shop.
$699,000
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1491 110th Street
Brett Payne
MLS®593731
• 816 sq. ft. home, recently renovated • 3 BDRMS on the main floor • Fully fenced backyard with large storage shed and play area for children • Close to NBCHS and St. Mary’s Elementary School • Immediate possession available
$159,900
#4 – 1391 98th Street
Al White
MLS®588615
Check out this two bedrooms condo, heated underground parking, huge common area, centrally located to all amenities with immediate possession available. Wheel chair accessible, main entrance security. All appliances are included.
$194,900
MLS®571675
MLS®583245
• 4 bedrooms, 2 baths • 1,048 sq. ft. home • Good sized living room w/ west facing the front window • Shingles done in 2015, fenced yard • Double asphalt driveway from back alley • TLC required
$159,900
2228 Douglas Avenue
JoAnne Iverson
MLS®589080
Beautiful 4 level split home features 3 bedrooms, 3 bathroom, sunken living room, bright kitchen with separate dining area on main level. Attached garage and landscaped yard.
$269,900
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804 Dion Avenue
Wally Lorenz
MLS®590314
• 5000 sq. ft. steel frame metal cladding building • Three overhead doors, 3.51 acres • Excellent building to operate a business from or to be used as a work shop with plenty of yard space for equipment storage
$180,000
8 Lakeshore Drive Moonlight Bay, Turtle Lake
Kayla Petersen / Wally Lorenz
MLS®562723
• 4 bedrooms, 2 baths • 1800 sq. ft. Year round cabin • Large open plan, appliances included • Storage shed, 20 x 24 insulated & wood electric heated garage • Excellent summer get away or retirement home
Open to all offers 702 102nd Street
Wally Lorenz
• 8,700 sq. ft. former armory building • 8-9-10 & 18 ft. ceilings • 8 offices, kitchen, 2 ½ baths, 2 open areas on main floor • Upper mezzanine areas has storage rooms, and open work areas • 3 new high efficiency furnaces installed, property is partly fenced
$150,000
2016 Spruce – Indian Point Cres, Turtle Lake
Wally Lorenz
MLS®592034
• 1, 296 sq. ft. , Four season ¾ story cabin • 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and Open floor plan • Deck on the front and back of the cabin • Fire pit in the back yard • Storage shed, some appliances included
$585,000
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Vacant lot in Murray Lake
Al White
MLS ®589712
Pristine lake front lot in the Hamlet of Summerfield. Almost 75 feet of frontage, 145 feet of depth and development ready. Potable deep water line, natural gas, telephone and power are at the property line. Great opportunity and worth the drive to check it out!
$129,900
308 Del Avenue, Cut Knife
Marlene Kotchorek MLS®582891 Check out this 988 sq. ft. home large open dining and kitchen, living room. 3 BDRMS on the main and 2 BDRMS in lower level. This home is shiny! Book your viewing today!
$134,900
Lot 1 Spruce Bay, Meeting Lake
Shawna Schira-Kroeker
MLS®590993
• 1,440 sq. ft. 4 season Cabin • 3 BD, 1 BA, Open floor plan • Large deck, fire pit area, ample room for parking • Detached garage w/ 220 power • Heated with propane, c/w appliances, some furniture
$329,900
309 Finley Avenue, Cut Knife
Marlene Kotchorek
MLS®583664
• 3+1 bedrooms home • 1,283 sq. ft. • Some new windows, newer soffits, facia, furnace and water heater • Large kitchen and dining area with patio doors leading to the deck and large backyard • All furniture included • Perfect large family home
$119,900
A great place to live near the lake
Dorothy Lehman MLS®585316 6.78 acres with a 1208 sq. ft. bungalow built in 2014. 2 bedroom, bathroom, bright living room, dining area. Beautiful oak kitchen cabinets and built-in china cabinet. Bright cozy sun room 16x6, office, porch. Check out!
$249,000
4807 LEADER 47 STREET, MACKLIN
Nicole Lovell
MLS®591835
Looking for affordable and move in ready! Check out this 840 sq. ft. home very well kept and features 3 BDRMS, 2 BATHS and basement is fully developed. Fenced back yard, large garden plot, 2 storage shed and a 15’x26’ single detached garage. Well worth a look! Call/ text today for appointment to view!
$152,000
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Dorothy Lehman
MLS®593163
Acreage- Location, Location 14 KM East of North Battleford on Hwy 40 on 10 acres of land. This 768 sq. ft. character home features kitchen with lots of kitchen cabinets, bright dining area/living room, bedroom, large bathroom, lots of storage. Many upgrades done. Some equipment included. Call today for more information!
$330,000
7 Mirror Place, Macklin
Nicole Lovell • • • •
MLS®579856
1,672 sq. ft. Modular home 3 BDRMS, 2 BATHS Spacious living / dining and kitchen Center island / breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and there are many more added features to mention • Move in ready with all landscaping completed with grass, 2 fair size decks, vaulted ceiling
$189,000
402 1st Street E, Wilkie
Nicole Lovell
MLS®579247
Location! Location! Location! This 1,404 sq. ft. Bi-level built in 1983 recently extensively upgraded with 4 bedrooms (2 up + 2 down), 3 baths. Flooring throughout is mostly cherry hardwood and ceramic tile, very open floor plan. Outside features: two tiered deck, trees, some shrubs, lawn in front and back as well as a single detached garage. Just down the street from the school and walking distance to the public swimming pool and close to all amenities.
$237,000
RM OF TRAMPING LAKE, UNITY
Nicole Lovell
MLS®579259
Beautiful Creek View! This 3,297 sq. ft. two storey split home Built in 1997 on 37.4 acres of preapproved subdivided land. Feature 3 bedrooms, 3 bath home. Walkout basement has concrete floor heated with boiler, nat gas, A/C, Hepa and UV air filters, c/v, R/O system, Brick ext; cedar shakes, 22x22 attached garage. Feel the unique ambiance of this home.
$498,000
400 – 3rd Avenue West, Unity
Nicole Lovell
A beautiful 884 sq. ft. home located on a corner lot. Many updates in recent years with a single detached garage. Fully fenced backyard includes 6 main Beachcomber hot tub, covered 16x20 concrete patio, pond,, and much more. Call today to check out this fantastic home!
$196,000
175 1st Street E, Meota
Elaine Elder
MLS®570647
Excellent year round home located in the Village of Meota. This 1,600 sq. ft. home is finished up and down with 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms and lots of storage, wheel chair accessibility, including elevator to get to the basement and triple attached garage.
$399,900
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Brett Payne MLS®593468 • 3 BDRMS, 2 BATHROOMS • 871 sq. ft. home • Flooring and most of windows and doors replaced • Newer furnace & water heater • Fully fenced huge backyard
$229,900
RM OF BATTLE RIVER
Al White MLS®589102 • 1,278 sq. ft., 40 acres fenced • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths • Corrals, feed shelter, barn, storage shed, drilled well, Lagoon • Detached garage 24x26 • All services cedar log home
$359,000
2312 Robin Place
Brett Payne
MLS®584509
• Very spacious family home on a quiet cul-desac in the North west side of North Battleford • 1,596 sq. ft. bungalow • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths • Some upgrades done, F/S/W/D included • Large double attached garage • Seller will offer an early closing incentive of $1500.00 at possession date
$309,900
691 103rd Street
Wally Lorenz
MLS®590822
8,700 sq. ft. very well constructed building in North Battleford was used as an activity center. Having 3 large open areas, 3 activity rooms, 4 offices, 2 storage rooms. All lighting has been upgraded. Back yard is fenced and has a deck and sitting area. Gives us a call.
$370,000
114 1st Avenue E, Hafford
Wally Lorenz
MLS®590813
• 3 bedroom home, 896 sq. ft. • New flooring in the kitchen, original hard wood flooring in dining and living room areas • Basement has a large family / play room • Back yard is all fenced • Single detached garage
$65,000
RM OF LEASK #464
Lloyd Ledinski
MLS®580974
479 acres of excellent pasture with ample water and good fences. 364 acres of tame grass, balance bush and natural pasture.1092 sq. ft. 3 bedroom home with full basement. 40x60 steel Quonset, 28x40 Quonset style barn with mezzanine area. Very well kept property.
$570,000
101 1 Avenue, Medstead
Shawna Schira-Kroeker MLS®581027
• 1,172 sq. ft. , 3 bedrooms, 1 bath • Corner lot (110x217) • Many upgrades have been completed • Landscaped yard, C/W appliances • Close to K-12 school, grocery store, and many other business
$115,000
RM of Battle River
Lloyd Ledinski
MLS®570699
15.43 acre parcel of land overlooking the river and the town of Battleford. Make your dreams come true, build the home you want and rent out the 60 x 80 new pole building for additional income and still have lots of room for your horses, etc.
$700,000
224 2nd Avenue, Medstead
401 4 Avenue, Medstead
RM OF MEDSTEAD #497
Shawna Schira-Kroeker MLS®590430
Shawna Schira-Kroeker MLS®586472
Shawna Schira-Kroeker MLS®592676
$189,000
$175,000
$169,900
Great family home in the town of Medstead situated on a 83X100 / 86 lot. Features 3 spacious bedrooms on the main floor, with the Master featuring a walk-in closet. Basement also boasts 3 BDRMS, plenty of storage with two storage rooms. Close to many lakes, and golf courses. c/w appliances and immediate possession available. Call today for more information!
RM OF CANWOOD #494
Lloyd Ledinski MLS®579191 This may be the acreage you were waiting for 5 miles south of Debden. 183 acres with very few stones if any. Also gravel road to the property power and phone across the road. Plus approx.. 90 acres in the tame hay.
$140,000
Check out this spacious 1,216 sq. ft. home with 2 BDRMS on the main with the den an option for a third main floor bedroom if needed. In the lower level is an additional 2 BDRMS, large storage / mechanical / laundry rooms as well as a cold storage room giving you ample storage. Call today for more information!
RM OF CANWOOD, DEBDEN
Lloyd Ledinski
MLS®593599
This 140 acre scenic property close to the Cookson pasture and the Prince Albert National Park. 1,232 sq. ft. home built in 1960, 30x32 hipp roof horse barn. Approx. 65 acre of tame hay. The balance is some harvestable spruce timber plus pasture openings. Just a great sheltered yard. Fenced with 3 wires and treated post.
$200,000
• 4.72 acres, 808 sq. ft. • 2 BD, 1 BA cozy cottage home • R-40 insulation, new propane furnace, private well • Double detached garage • Move in ready, Quick possession available
Rm of Wolverin & Viscount
Lloyd Ledinski
MLS®590058
This is quite a property located approx. 1 hour East of Saskatoon and adjoins Highway 16 for 1 1/2 miles. A total of 1179 acres with approx. 870 acres cultivated and seeded to tame hay the balance of 309 acres are rolling hill and heavy wooded areas. Call today for more information.
$840,000