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Feeding the local economy By Francis Parker We all know it’s better to shop locally. Even so, most of us are guilty of doing a Costco run, shopping in Regina, Brandon or Winnipeg, or making a trip across the line to cities like Minot. Realistically, we can’t really expect everyone to always shop 100% locally. Sometimes the items are just not available locally, prices may not always be competitive, and sometimes we just enjoy a shopping day in the city. What we can do, is make an effort to purchase what we are able to, locally. None of us likes to see a local business fail. Local businesses provide jobs, pay taxes, and most contribute regularly to community events. You just have to look at the list of sponsors at the next event to see how many businesses offer their support. Money spent in another town or city does not do anything to benefit our community. The reality is that people will continue to shop elsewhere for a variety of reasons, no matter what. How do we go about keeping more of the money we spend in our community and help local businesses and ourselves? What if we could find a way to pump another half a million dollars into our local economy? Now that would be a real plus, wouldn’t it? I don’t know of anyone who could come in and spend that kind of money

locally, but we could easily do it if we all worked together. Many prairie communities average somewhere around 1,500 people. Now, if on average, those 1,500 people (us) spent just an extra $30 a month locally that we would not normally spend here, we’d be look-

ing at $540,000 more each year that would go into the local community. Ask any business and they would be more than happy to have a piece of that. It isn’t that hard to do and it doesn’t mean spending more money than you do now. You just take a little bit of that money you

now spend elsewhere and spend it at home. It can be as simple as waiting until you return home to top up your tank, having supper out at the favourite local diner rather than in the city, or perhaps just picking up your auto parts or hardware items here. In just one month,

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Female hockey making waves By Brandi Pollock Ten years ago, women playing hockey was still an up-and-coming thing. Girls starting hockey from small communities generally started out playing with the boys’ teams. There were very few girls’ teams to be found in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. As the years have passed, more and more girls have joined the, now very competitive, sport for females. Now, in communities, it is very common for girls to play hockey and there are a wide number of teams on which to play; leagues have had to expand with the number of girls joining the sport. It wasn’t that long ago that the AAA Midget Westman Wildcats out of Hartney, MB was formed and was the first team to win the Esso Cup and make the Hall of Fame. This was one of the first teams in the Manitoba area giving females the opportunity to play at a competitive level and still live at home while doing it. The same year the Wildcats won the Esso Cup was the same year the Wildcats didn’t have a league in which to play and the team traveled hours and hours to play tournaments in other provinces and even the United States. Before the Wildcats players had the option to go to schools (such as Notre Dame) for an opportunity to play competitive hockey and make it to University, the United States used to be the place where every female player dreamed of

going to play to carry on her hockey career; hoping to earn a full scholarship to do so. Staying in Canada to play at a University level wasn’t on the top of the to-do list for most, as the level wasn’t in the same ballpark at the US Division 1. Now, with the level of hockey in Canadian University, it is becoming more and more common for Canadian players to want to stay in Canada and play, and the ability for Canadian schools to offer more scholarships to its players is a plus. After University or College hockey, what did female players do? There wasn’t an NHL to go to. This year, woman’s hockey made possibly the biggest leap for female sports to date. The National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) was created, and women finally have the opportunity to play the sport they love. The league is currently in its first year of existence and has four teams in the league, all based out of the United States. Much to that effect, Canada has a very similar league, the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. It was founded in 2007, years before the NWHL. This league has five teams; one in Alberta, two in Ontario, one in Quebec and one in Boston, Massachusetts. It is safe to say that women’s hockey is making waves in Canada and is going to continue to do so. The sport has come a long way and can only move forward. Get things moving in your business! Put your advertising dollars where they will get the most attention.

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The Turtle Mountain Conservation District is accepting applications from qualified individuals for a full-time position of Works Technician. Tentative start date of May 2, 2016. Duties: • Delivery of soil and water programs to local landowners • Delivery of rental equipment • Equipment operation and maintenance • Maintenance of interpretive sites • Seeding projects and mowing creeks • Project Organization and Management • Site / Project Evaluation • Surveying, Data collection and entry • Other duties as assigned Qualifications: • Degree or Diploma in Agriculture, GIS, Natural Resource Management or equivalent education or experience • Experience in soil and water resource management • Knowledge of agricultural practices and issues • Experience in operating and maintaining equipment • Mechanically inclined • Valid Manitoba Drivers License, Class 3 an asset • Computer skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Ability to work independently or as a member of a team • Ability to take direction • Experience with GIS Arc Map 9.3 Interested applicants may submit a cover letter and resume including salary expectations and a list of 3 references by 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, 2016 to:

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Habitat builds hope By Anne Davison A Virden family with one of the first babies born in 2016 will move into their new house on February 3. Cyrel and Marissa Samson a young Filipino family, with a two-year-old son, JV and newborn (January 8) baby, Angel, badly needed a larger home. The family was selected by Habitat for Humanity Virden chapter to become owners of the most recent Habitat home in Virden. Community members, Habitat for Humanity volunteers, sponsors and friends of the Samson family toured the finished product during the Open House, Sunday afternoon, January 24. Key ceremony Just a few days later, on Wednesday, January 27 the Virden committee held a Key Ceremony in Virden Legion Hall. Chair of the Virden committee, Karen McKinnon explained how this project came to be, crediting professional trades people, the many sponsors, and every on-the-ground helper. It is clear this huge volunteer undertaking brought a community of workers together to organize, supply food, build, paint, and to clean up. Several sponsors spoke. Lions President Marcel Chacun noted Cyrel Samson spent many hours providing security at the recreation complex, to complete his contribution for his new home. For Enbridge, Jeff Yanko congratulated the volunteers. Reverend Janis Campbell of St. Paul’s United Church pointed out “we all need help� at some time or another. Steve Krahn from Habitat for Humanity Manitoba brought greetings saying that Habitat homes build hope in a community. He said that for a town this size to build three homes over five years, “it is truly remarkable.� MLA Doyle Piwniuk greeted the new homeowners, and congratulated Karen McKinnon and the volunteers. Virden Mayor Jeff McConnell spoke, noting with a

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By Lynne Bell Anyone who has followed Amber Holland’s storied curling career has witnessed her proactive approach to her sport and her life. And they may not be surprised by Holland’s plans to step back from a 20-year career with CurlSask to join her partner Travis Brown on his family farm near Loreburn. “It’s a combination of a couple of things,� says Holland, 41. “Life changes and I have a partner who lives nowhere near Regina. Somebody-and something-had to give.� Although CurlSask fought hard to keep Hollandoffering to allow her to continue as the provincial

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Continued from page 6 - Holland little bit of the unknown, too.â€? When asked for advice on her winning mindset, Holland says, “You have to do what’s good for you. I’ve found a partner I love to be with, and that’s something I want to do for me. But I’m going into it eyes wide open. You’ve got to do what makes you happy, but you have to look where you’re going.â€? “It’s really important to look out for number one,â€? she continues. “You’re never good to anyone else-whether it’s your partner, your family, your friends or your co-workers if you don’t take care of yourself.â€? “Women are by deďŹ nition the caregivers for the most part, right? They tend to want to look after everyone, but it’s important that they look after themselves.â€? Despite her 25 years as a citydweller, Holland says she’s looking forward to life on the farm-with some conditions. “Some people are drawn to the city and there are some convenient things about living there. But I love being on the farm. I grew up on a farm. But I’m not sure I like the farm work,â€? she laughs. “Family farms are still family farms,â€? says Holland of Brown’s family’s grain operation. “But it’s a large farm and of course, it’s a business and it has to be run as a business. Everyone in the family helps out on the farm, but there are hired workers, too.â€? “I haven’t really got into what my role will be (on the farm), but I will support Travis and help out the best I can. It’s no different if Travis made the move into Regina (for me).â€? “I’ll get my feet wet and ďŹ gure it out from there.â€? However, curling fans will be happy to know that Holland will not

be retiring from the sport in which she skipped her way to a silver medal at theWomen’s World Championship in 2011 with team mates Heather Kalenchuk and sisters Kim and Tammy Schneider. And fans still remember Holland’s victories during the 2010 and 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, especially her squad’s 2011 win, where Holland took the title from defending champion Jennifer Jones with a single, tie-breaking point. As a result of that performance, Holland was awarded the Sandra Schmirler Most Valuable Player Award. Holland will end her ofďŹ cial role with CurlSask in July, which includes helping her replacement transition into the executive director’s position. She is also coach of Jason Ackerman’s Regina team and her partner, Brown is the coach of Michele Englot’s team. “I’ll still be coaching and consulting,â€? says Holland. “And I’ll still be involved with camps, clinics and highperformance teams.â€? “But it’s also time (for me) to give back,â€? she adds. “I’m not going away from curling. Even when I don’t compete, there’s more to being part of curling than just playing. I really feel that I have an obligation to give back. And every person who cares abour curling in our province can do that, too-whether it’s volunteering at a club or asking someone to play....If we want our sport to be healthy and strong, we have to look to ourselves.â€? “As a competitive curler, I’ve made many friends during my career and spent a lot of time and travelled a lot. Curling’s not getting rid of me anytime soon.â€? “Yes, I’m stepping away from my job, but I’m not stepping away from curling.â€?

Although Canadian curling star Amber Holland has tendered her resignation as executive director of CurlSask to join her partner Travis Brown on his family farm near Loreburn, Holland says this new chapter in her life won’t exclude curling entirely. “Curling’s not getting rid of me anytime soon,� laughs Holland. “Yes, I’m stepping away from my job, but I’m not stepping away from curling.� (Photo courtesy Donna McIntosh Photography)

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By Anne Davison If ever there was an argument for federalism, perhaps it is now, with oil prices and the Canadian dollar both at a 20-year low. A focal point, crying for a federal mindset, is the Energy East Pipeline. There is a need to refuel this nation’s economic engine with something real – production and sale of a consumable – oil and refined petroleum products. During the last week in January, Larry Maguire, MP for Brandon-Souris, urged his fellow parliamentarians to support the Energy East pipeline. Eastern Canada is importing foreign oil from the very countries whose production is helping to drive down the barrel price here. According to a press release from the Conservative Caucus, the Energy East pipeline approval reached a boiling point last week when former Liberal Cabinet minister and current Mayor of Montreal Denis Coderre announced his opposition to the project because it did not provide enough financial benefit to Quebec. The oil and gas sector directly and indirectly employs over 360,000 people in Canada, accounting for almost eight percent of GDP in 2013, while Energy East alone is expected to generate $10 billion in taxes for all levels of government. Energy East Pipeline project is backed by the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick and would dramatically cut the amount of oil traveling by rail each day and scale back our dependence on foreign oil. “From 2008 to 2013,” said Maguire, “more than 99.99 percent of oil transported by federally regulated pipelines was done so safely, and thanks to the previous Conservative government, companies are liable for up to $1 billion of costs and damages, irrespective of fault. Pipelines are the most environmentally responsible way to transport our oil, and Energy East will displace the equivalent of over 1,500 rail cars traveling the same route each day.” Why do we import? Approximately 700,000 barrels of oil are imported every day to refineries in Eastern Canada, coming from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Nigeria. The Energy East project would strengthen Canada’s energy security by decreasing our dependence on authori-

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Continued from page 10 - Energy East Donation and sponsorship dollars flow into community centres and social projects from the industry sector. Naysayers However, even within Manitoba there are naysayers with a cause. According to information by the Manitoba Energy Justice Commission (MEJC), the pipeline would run within a spill reach of two surface aquifers and the entire length of the Winnipeg aqueduct, and would pass only a few kilometres from Shoal Lake. This Manitoba coalition is based in Winnipeg/Treaty 1 territory and includes a couple of community groups – KAIROS, and Council of Canadians (Winnipeg branch). On the MEJC website, noenergyeastmb.org, the group says they envision eliminating fossil fuels, and protecting the watershed, as well as promoting social justice in the energy sector. The Council of Canadians bills itself as Canada’s largest national citizens’ organization. On their website they state a purpose to protect Canadian independence by promoting progressive policies on fair trade, clean water, energy, security, public health care, and other issues of

social and economic concern to Canadians. ‘C’ for confused Canadians So while some groups proclaim there is no need of a pipeline to carry Canadian oil to Canadian and American markets, yet those markets exist. Oil comes across the ocean from environmentally dirtier nations, to fill

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the need. North Americans continue to drive cars and require fossil fuel. Manitoba’s cleaner energy - hydro, will apparently benefit from dollars generated from pipeline infrastructure. One wonders just how fail-safe a new pipeline could be made. Must it be buried? Could a pipeline run over-ground, allowing for visual monitoring? Or, is the technology available to monitor the buried infrastructure as thoroughly? The mayor of Montreal weighed the pipeline in dollars to the Quebec economy. Why not think nationally about Canada’s economy and independence? While the project seems frozen in time, maybe there is a January thaw in sight for Energy East and politicians will get this figured out. This January, MP Maguire concluded his address in parliament saying, “Instead of turning his back on the thousands of hardworking Canadians who keep our economy moving, many of whom are now struggling to find work, Prime Minister Trudeau must show leadership and unwavering support for this project.”

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465 b/w

2015 Chevy or finance for $$ 2500 HD 4x4 Crew

327 b/w

2015 GMC or finance for $$ 1500 SLT Crew 4x4 All Terrain

LTZ Duramax

310 b/w

$$ 2015 Chevy 1500 LTZ or finance for Crew 4x4 LTZ

Was $77,979

Was $59,935

Was $56,560

CASH

CASH

CASH

48,511

62,950

$$

$$

T15-191

T15-203

2015 Chevy or finance for 1500 1LT Crew 4x4

307 b/w

$$

2015 Chevy 1500 1LT Crew 4x4

Was $51,205

Was $51,767

CASH

CASH

40,860

$$

2015 GMC 1500 Dble Cab 4x4

149 b/w

$ or finance for $

19,730 C25-009

T16-023

2014 GMC 1500 SLE Crew 4x4

C25-019

525 b/w

$ or finance for $

586 b/w

$ or finance for $

4x4

CASH

81,693

$$

1-800-8MELITA

44,000 km

$262

(63-5482)

bi-weekly

2015 Chevy 1500 1LT Crew 4x4 NOW

38,778

$$

T15-129

2013 GMC 3500 SLE Crew Dually

Duramax, 4x4 165,000 km

FINANCE $33,900 or

$305

bi-weekly T15-212A

2012 Chev Colorado LT Crew 4x4

2012 Ford F-150 XLT Super Cab

2011 GMC 1500 SLE Crew Cab

2009 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab

FINANCE $$ 19,500 or

FINANCE $21,500 or

FINANCE $27,500 or

FINANCE $25,900 or

4x4 117,000 km

$195

$178

4x4 68,000 km

$248

Laramie, 4x4 147,000 km

$234

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

T15-137A

C25-027A

bi-weekly

2008 Dodge Ram SLT Quad Cab

2007 Chevy 1500 LS Ext Cab 4x4

2015 Chevy Trax 2LT AWD

2014 GMC Acadia SLE2

FINANCE $17,900 or

FINANCE $15,900 or

FINANCE $23,900 or

4x4 101,000 km

120,000 km

$185

$168

T15-207A

T15-208A

AWD, 87,000 km

FINANCE $27,900 or

1,800 km

$191

$224

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

2012 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

2011 GMC Terrain SLT-1 AWD

2011 GMC Terrain SLT-1 AWD

2011 Chev Equinox 2LT

FINANCE $33,900 or

FINANCE $18,200 or

FINANCE $17,900 or

T15-197B

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Unlimited 55,000 km

96,000 km

$166

$305

T15-038B

T16-010A

AWD 76,000 km

FINANCE $18,900 or

118,000 km

$165

$172

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

Consignment

T15-130A

bi-weekly

2007 GMC Envoy SLE

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$255

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

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C25-033C

4x4, 133,00 kms

FINANCE $8,900 or

FINANCE $31,900 or

$159

T16-015A

37,000 km

$191

7,000 km

$160

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

2015 Chev Malibu 1LT

2015 Chevy Cruze 1LT

2013 Chevy Cruze 1LT

2013 Dodge Dart SXT

FINANCE $17,495 or

FINANCE $13,200 or

FINANCE $11,900 or

T15-215B

14,000 km

27,000 kms

FINANCE $18,900 or

$142

$153

29,000 km

$122

bi-weekly

bi-weekly

C25-039A

C25-002A

2010 Cadillac STS V6 AWD

2010 Buick Lucerne CXL

2009 Chev Malibu LS

FINANCE $16,900 or

FINANCE $11,500 or

$107

FINANCE $7,900 or

bi-weekly

128,000 km

76,000 km

$154

bi-weekly

C25-041A

T15-102A

bi-weekly

44,000 km

$110

bi-weekly C26-018A

2008 Chevy Impala LS

144,000 km

103,000 km

$87

269 b/w

DEMO

T15-193A

121,000 km

$

or finance for $

Was $52,595

T16-046

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FINANCE $$ 32,900 or

CASH

20,215

$$

T15-162

Was $86,805

69,611

153 b/w

2015 Chevy or finance for $$ Cruze ECO Was $25,215

34,861

$$

CASH

$$

248 b/w

CASH

Crew, 4x4, Duramax

Was $80,425

CASH

or finance for

Was $46,160

2016 GMC Yukon Denali

2016 GMC 2500 HD SLT

CASH

T15-173

$$

Elevation Edition

T15-178

Was $27,480 $$

280 b/w

40,860

$$

T15-045

2015 Chevy Malibu LS

or finance for

305 b/w

44,890

$$

T15-113

$$

$

or finance for $

Was $54,825

45,692

$$

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