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By Darci Semeschuk Long-term exposure to radon gas causes lung cancer. That’s not a myth; it’s a fact. In 2014, the Canadian Cancer Society released a map of Manitoba and the Prairie Mountain Health Authority showed the highest levels in the province. In fact, of homes tested, 41% exceeded the accepted levels of radon.

Saskatchewan and Manitoba are two provinces that are considered ‘hot spots’ for radon, along with New Brunswick and Yukon. Radon gas is invisible, odourless and tasteless, and is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking. It seeps into homes from the soil beneath the foundation. Radon exposure, according to Health Canada, is linked to approximately 16% of lung cancer deaths in Canada, or one in 20. If you smoke, or have smoked, your risk of lung cancer is especially high at one in three.

Mark Ryckman owns and operates Ryckman Plumbing and Heating in Souris, Manitoba and he is certified for Radon Testing and Radon Mitigation

by CNRPP (Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program). Those numbers astound him, when, in his words, it is so unnecessary.

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Long-term exposure to radon gas causes lung cancer. According to the Canadian Cancer Society it is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking, and Manitoba and Saskatchewan are two of four hot spots for high levels of radon gas in Canada. Mark Ryckman, a certified Radon Testing and Radon Mitigation specialist of Ryckman Plumbing and Heating in Souris, Manitoba says exposure can be eliminated by installing a simple testing device and following up with a radon gas mitigation system if necessary. Ryckman is seen here with the radon detector, which he supplies, and an information booklet distributed by Health Canada. Photo/Darci Semeschuk

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High levels of radon gas a concern in Manitoba & Saskatchewan “It is so easy to fix the problem of radon gas in the home,� he stated. “I just don’t understand, when the facts are there, why more people don’t take action on this. I think it’s just a matter of getting people educated on the dangers here.�

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sults are back, I meet with the home owner to discuss the results and if they are higher than Health Canada recommends, we discuss mitigation.�

Radon gas is in the soil and comes from the decay of uranium. The radon gas can enter your house at any opening where the house is in contact with the soil.

This applies to both old and new houses. This radioactive gas cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted, allowing it to enter the home undetected. Health Canada’s acceptable measurement level is 200Bq/m3 (becquerels per cubic metre.)

In Ryckman’s three-yearold home for example, the long-term measurement level was 353Bq/m3.

There are two kinds of tests that can be done to test radon levels, a short term 2-7 days, and a long term 91-365 days. Health Canada recommends the long-term test for most accurate results. If test results

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are above the recommended level of 200Bq/m3 then mitigation is recommended. If the World Health Organization had its way, that number would be reduced to 100Bq/m3.

While there are kits that homeowners can use to test their own radon levels, using a certified inspector will ensure an accurate reading. “As a certified radon tester and mitigator, I can test the levels in your home and discuss options with you,� remarked Ryckman. “Currently we have 11 tests going on in homes in the Souris area.�

The initial test is $119.00 and includes consultation, placement of the device, shipping, and a follow-up consultation. If test results come back with higher than acceptable radon levels, Ryckman can help you decide the best options for mitigation. Costs for that cannot be determined until a course of action is planned, as every situation

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Active soil depressurization is the most common, and typically the best, way to reduce the level of radon in your home. Until mitigation is done, homeowners can take the following steps to reduce radon exposure: Sealing cracks and holes in basement floors and walls (including joints between the wall and the floor), and openings in the basement for utility connections (for example, openings for water, sewer, electrical, natural gas and fuel oil); covering sump pumps and drains (without interfering with how they work); increasing air circulation by regularly opening windows or by installing a mechanical ventilation system that helps make sure there is a balanced

flow of indoor or outdoor air.

Despite existing test results in your neighbourhood, radon levels can vary from house to house.

Health Canada recommends that all Canadians test their homes.

According to the Canadian Home Owners Building Association, anyone preparing to buy a brand new house should be aware of new measures to deal with radon. The latest version of the National Building Code of Canada incorporates a number of measures to reduce radon in newly built homes. As provincial building codes adopt these, and they become law, all new homes in that province must meet these requirements.

In the meantime, radonrelated requirements for new homes vary across the country, and there are some areas where they do not exist. Some new homebuilders voluntarily adopt the new measures, particularly in locations known to have high levels of radon.

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A Constable’s Concerns: RCMP member Allegra Howe says slow down for safety’s sake

By Lynne Bell Although she grew up in rural Saskatchewanand was later posted to a rural RCMP detachment, Constable Allegra Howe of the Carlyle RCMP was surprised-and deeply concerned- to find that drivers were either disregarding or unaware of certain sections of the Traffic Safety Act. “I grew up in rural Saskatchewan and I’m still surprised at the number of drivers who either don’t know about-or disregard-the rules regarding emergency vehicles on our highways.”

Howe is referring to Section 204(1) of the Traffic Safety Act, which states that

drivers should not exceed a speed greater than 60 km/hr when passing an emergency vehicle that is stopped on the highway with its emergency lights in operation.

Howe also adds that the best thing for drivers-in both highway lanes-to do if an emergency vehicle is approaching with its lights flashing is to pull over and stop so that first responders can get to their destination safely and quickly.

“It’s even more important when we’re dealing with winter driving conditions,” adds Howe.

Howe says her concerns about this issue prompted her to complete a months-

long project in which she worked with fellow members of the Carlyle RCMP detachment, RCMP Traffic Services and Saskatchewan’s Highway Transport Patrol in an effort to explore the extent of the problem and possible solutions.

“This type of project is one where new members of a detachment aim to find a project within their community that are often issues we identify, via 911 calls or general complaints.”

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“It really appalled me that people would not slow down-especially when it’s someone identifiable like a police officer. But it made me think about how drivers react with other pedestrians, especially in this area, where we have many people often walking in sections of Hwy 9. And drivers have to be aware of other things on rural highwaysthere’s wildlife, too.”

“Driving is not just getting from Point A to Point B. And it’s still surprising to me when people speed by an emergency vehicle that is stopped, with its lights flashing, on the highway,” she adds.

“Is it that people don’t know about the law or are they making a concious decision to disregard the law?”

Howe’s report states that a recent blitz by police services throughout the province resulted in 478 charges laid against drivers speeding past emergency vehicles. During the month of November in this area, officers partnered in two separate traffic stops where they pulled over vehicles driving over 60km/hr when

passing emergency vehicles with their emergency lights activated.

The report concluded that “When it was explained to people how dangerous it can be for officers to be out on the road with drivers that are not cognizant, choose to disobey, or do not know the laws, they were usually very understanding and apologetic. It was good to see that they could imagine a traffic stop from the perspective of a police officer and the safety concerns that come with it... At the end of each day, the public seemed to be responding and drivers speeding past officers were less frequent than earlier.”

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tion of the Traffic Safety Act regarding speed limits applies to all emergency responders. “This section and others applies to police, fire departments, EMS, Department of Highways personnel and even tow trucks on the job,” says Howe. “And I understand a lot of drivers don’t realize this, especially as it pertains to tow trucks.”

“But really, ignorance of the law does not constitute a defence. One of the goals of this project was to inform, educate and motivate drivers and I do hope to raise more awareness in regards to passing emergency vehicles and slowing down in construction zones.”

“I used to be a flag person a long time ago. I’ve seen it from both sides and officers’ safety is of the utmost importance, because we need to stay safe to keep the communities we serve safe.”

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2016 Travel Feature Find great packing tips and other travel info!

The good and the bad of traveling this year

By Brandi Pollock Everyone wants to go somewhere warm for a week or even two weeks; clear their head, sit on the beach sipping on a drink, sounds pretty perfect. What sounds better than getting away from the dreary cold prairie winters? Not a whole lot. Let’s take a look

at the good and the bad for travelers this year.

The bad - Currently the Canadian dollar is sitting at 0.71 USD, which is the lowest it has been in 12 years. With our Canadian dollar in a downward spiral, when going on vacations be careful with where you choose to go, as it can

end up being costly. There seems almost little reason to go on vacation to a warmer destination, as it would cost an arm and a leg to afford it with today’s weak dollar.

The good - With the crashing dollar there seems to be a lot of negative around that for travel, but there are also a lot of positives. This is an opportunity to experience the wonders of Canada itself.

It seems a lot more feasible for Canadians to travel within their own country.

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within their own country, it will help our country retain money in its own economy.

The bad - No longer can we just slip across the border to the United States for the weekend; stay in a hotel for a getaway. The low Canadian dollar has veered shoppers away from traveling to the United States.

It is no longer cheaper for Canadians to have a weekend getaway and do their shopping in the States.

The good - The low Canadian dollar is steering people away from certain destinations, but it is also encouraging more people to travel to Canada. The

low Canadian dollar makes our country an attractive destination for foreign travelers.

The really good – Although, for some, it is almost impossible to afford to go to warmer destinations, the good news is the federal government is going to provide free entry into national parks in 2017.

The hope being that people will take the opportunity to travel within Canada and see its parks and historic sites.

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February 12, 2016, flights will be available from Abbotsford, BC; Halifax, NS; Hamilton, ON; Kelowna, BC; Regina, SK; Saskatoon, SK; and Winnipeg.

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New Zealand - Where your Canadian dollar is worth more than at home

Ed Clayton of Elkhorn photographing the scenery in the South Island.

by Sara Curtis Visitors to New Zealand at the moment will encounter something more than beautiful scenery; the Canadian dollar is actually worth more than its New Zealand counterpart. It may only be worth a few more dollars more, but it certainly can add to the attraction of this South

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New Zealand has a little bit of everything for everybody: mountains and beaches are within a short distance of one another; glaciers and rain forest are side by side; golf courses are everywhere; and of course there are the famous sheep.

On my previous tours, I have included a three day stop at my hometown where my parents have everyone for a barbeque; my sister, who owns a kiwifruit orchard invites everyone for lunch and a tour of the orchard; good friends who live at Ohope Beach invites everyone for morning tea and a chance to swim in the Pacific Ocean; and other friends of my parents show off their new rotary cow shed while the cows are being milked.

Travel in New Zealand does not usually necessitate long days in the bus: for the most part a couple of hours in the morning will take visitors to a whole new region. And of course, that also means no early start each morning.

After much consultation with travelers on my tours, I have come to the conclusions that most people like to stay in one location for two or three days before moving on. While that is not always possible, for the most part I try to make that happen.

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Where your Canadian dollar is worth more than at home Continued from page 8 I also try to have a “free” day every six or seven days so that travelers can do something independently. Golfers can use this time to play some of New Zealand’s challenging 18 hole courses; nature enthusiasts can walk some awesome trails; shoppers can check out shops; or if a beach happens to be handy, you can just hang out and watch the waves, which just happens to be one of my favorite things to do.

At the moment, I do not have anything written in

stone, so if anyone is interested in joining me and wants something in particular, I would certainly work hard to make that happen. A tentative schedule would read something along these lines: Depart Winnipeg, cross the international date line, arrive Auckland to clear customs and immigration then back on a plane for Christchurch in the South Island.

This would probably be the first place for a threenight stopover to get over jet lag, then on board the TranzAlpine Train to

Greymouth on the west coast. Attractions on the west coast include Punakaiki or the Pancake Rocks, Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers, stretches of rugged seashore, towering mountains and rainforest. After crossing over Haast Pass, Queenstown is the next three night stop over on the trip. There’s no shortage of things to see and do in this bustling community and for those who dare, Kawarau River and its bungee platform is available. From Queenstown, the tour will head to Te Anau, the gateway

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The next stopover would be Dunedin, home to the mighty Albatross, little penguins and fur seals. It’s also the head of the Dunedin Railways which offers one of the world’s most scenic train journeys throughout Central Otago, into the famous Taieri Gorge.

Once back in Christchurch, it would be in time to board the Coastal Pacific train north to Picton and then take the ferry across to Wellington in the North Island.

My hometown, Whaka-

tane is on the North Island, so after a stop in Rotorua, home of bubbling mud and geothermal activity, we would make our way to the beautiful east coast of the Bay of Plenty.

Whakatane is right on the Pacific Ocean, and there is an opportunity here to visit an active volcanic island about 50 miles off the coast. It’s also where we will visit my mother’s, sister’s and friend’s homes. According to one of the bus driver’s on a previous trip, this was probably the most relaxing time he’d had driving

tourists where everyone was treated as one of the family.

From Whakatane, the trip would head north toward Auckland and on to the Bay of Islands, so named of course due to its many islands scattered throughout the region.

It’s also where the Hole in the Rock cruise takes place, along with a bus trip to the very northern tip of the country, Cape Reinga, then back down along Ninety Mile Beach.

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6 Tips on How to Pack Like a Pro How you pack your bags can make or break a vacation. No it won’t make the sights any more worth seeing, nor will it reverse that food poisoning you obtained from a street vendor, but it can make things flow much more smoothly. By having what you need in an organized fashion, you can find items more quickly, have a clear understanding of what’s where in your suitcase, and save time and stress by not forcing yourself to dig every time something needs re-

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4. Roll Clothes, Don’t Fold In the army, rolling shirts is known as the “ranger roll”. It keeps items compact, allowing you to pack more in the same amount of space, and it eliminates the chance at wrinkles. In contrast, folding creates (and then seals) creases, and leaves clothes just a stray finger away from coming completely undone. Rolling clothes is certainly a technique to be mastered, but even amateur versions create more space in any size of suitcase.

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Saskatchewan Economy remained strong in 2015 despite challenges

In spite of challenges on the resource front, Saskatchewan’s economy remained strong in 2015 compared to other provinces.

“Saskatchewan remains at or near the top among Canadian provinces in many important economic categories, like job creation, unemployment rate and population growth,” Premier Brad Wall said. “The fact we

have been able to withstand the considerable economic hit from low resource prices while still showing economic progress speaks volumes about the resiliency and the diversity of Saskatchewan’s economy.”

The province is on track for another year of record high employment, averaging 573,900 for the first 11 months in 2015. Saskatchewan’s employment

growth has actually been gaining strength in recent months, with 7,200 more people working in November 2015 compared to November 2014. That’s an increase of 1.3 per cent nearly double the national average of 0.7 per cent and the second highest growth rate in the country.

Saskatchewan currently has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada at 5.5 per cent – well below

the national average of 7.1 per cent. Saskatchewan has had the lowest unemployment rate in the country for 25 of the past 26 months. Regina’s unemployment rate of 4.0 per cent is lowest among Canadian cities.

Saskatchewan is also second among Canadian provinces in population growth rate over the past year.

Saskatchewan’s population grew by 12,312

people over the past year – an increase of 1.1 per cent.

In the first 10 months of 2015, wholesale trade was a record $24.2 billion, up by 9.4 per cent when compared to the same time period in 2014. Saskatchewan had the highest percentage increase among the provinces.

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“There is no doubt that the slowdown in the resource sector is causing some challenges for our economy, but Saskatchewan continues to attract people, jobs and investment and I expect that to continue in 2016,” Wall said.

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Lynne Bell Six-year-old Tayo Sedor’s medical journey began when he was a toddler, and although he is now a healthy grade one student at Carlyle Elementary School, his experience with Montreal’s Shriners Hospital for Children has left a lasting impression on his family.

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were actually on our way back from a doctor’s appointment in Saskatoon for Tayo, and the Shriners were in Regina, holding their patient reviews. They told us to ‘Bring him and his file.’”

“Because we were returning from an appointment in Saskatoon, we had Tayo with us, we had his file with us, so we were ready.”

“We had breakfast with the Shriners in their hall and they were so welcoming and warm, she says.

“After a few weeks went by, we heard from them and they let us know that they had accepted Tayo conditionally.”

Soon the Sedors were on their way to Shriners Hospital for Children in Montreal for the second opinion they had hoped for.

“We had a really good appointment,” says Jenn.

“We didn’t have to wait, and of course, best of all Tayo was out of his brace.”

Jenn says the Shriners do a seamless job of allaying much of the stress for families who are already dealing with the significant strain of having a sick child.

“What they do is amazing,” she says. “They pay for airfare for one parent and their child, as well as picking up the cost of the hotel stay. They even have a shuttle bus from the hotel to the hospital, which is where I saw many children who were sicker than my

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the brain.

“Basically, his back looked like a big ‘S’,” says Jenn. After he was diagnosed, he was fitted with a body brace that he had to wear for 23 hours a day.

It only came off when he bathed.”

By placing Tayo in the brace between the ages of two and three, doctors in Saskatoon (where the family had intially been referred) were attempting to mold the bones in Tayo’s back from their crooked position into a straight line.

However, an even more alarming prospect for the family was Tayo’s diagnosis of a Chiari 1 malformation of the brain, which came when he was 18 months old. “He was unable to walk or talk,” says Jenn. “And a piece of his brain was compressed from his upper neck into his spinal cord, which forced his little bones into an ‘S’ shape.”

“The orthopedic surgeon called us from Saskatoon, and she gave us the diagnosis over the phone,” says Jenn. “She told us Tayo would need brain surgery.”

“We were completely overwhelmed with the idea of brain surgery,” adds Jenn. “We’d had our difficulties with Sask Health and we wanted a second opinion.”

“A friend saw an ad in the paper from the Shriners and phoned them. We

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“The hospital itself is incredible. It’s Canada’s only Shriners Hospital for Children and it provides stateof-the-art highly-specialized pediatric orthopaedic care for kids from all across Canada and parts of North America.”

Tayo’s dad, Tim Sedor was inspired to become a Shriner as a direct result of his family’s experience with Shriner’s Hospital.

As a member of the Estevan & District Shrine Club, Shriner Noble Tim says, “The hospital is an amazing place, and it really is a hospital for all Canadian children who need it.”

“I decided to become a Shriner-which takes a while-because I wanted to be part of a group that cares more than anything about getting the best possible outcome for children, no matter what the cost.”

“For the Shriners, cost is no object when people are in a tight spot. It’s just our

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way of paying it forward.

And I’d like to say that anyone who who thinks they might need help from the Shriners for their child to talk to Jenn or I. ” “We are so grateful to the Shriners and for Tayo’s health,” adds Jenn. “But what we saw there really changed us,” she adds. “We saw some kids who had conditions that were far more serious than Tayo’s and we saw some kids that didn’t come home.”

“I saw kids that were much sicker than my own,” she adds. “When we got home, Tim made the commitment to become a Shriner and I knew I wanted to join him because of what the Shriners have done for us.”

“We’re committed now as a family to fundraising for the Shriners and getting the word out to families who may need their help like we did,” says Jenn.

“It’s our way of paying it forward.”

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