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Choose Life’s biggest fundraiser of the year is coming

By Ana Bykhovskaia For the first time in its history, the Coldest Night of the Year Walk for Choose Life Ministry will be held in Carnduff.

The event is slated for Feb. 24, starting with registration at 4 p.m. at 401 Fourth Street East in Carnduff. The walk will start an hour later. Participants will walk a distance of two or five kilometres. Afterwards, there will be a light meal waiting for walkers, starting at 6 p.m.

This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the ministry, which operates the Homestead for Hope, a residential rehabilitation program in southeast Saskatchewan for women ages 18 and up with life-controlling issues. The goal is to raise $20,000.

Choose Life executive assistant Stephanie Barnes noted that the event is open to people who want to come and walk with them in person or just want to support the cause and do the walk independently wherever they are.

“Anybody can come in and walk. And if you’re raising money and you’re not local to Carnduff or you can’t travel to Carnduff, you can also walk virtually.

That’s an option as well,” Barnes said.

Barnes noted they started working on the fundraiser back in November, acquiring the necessary paperwork. The registration and donations have been open since December. As of midJanuary, they were able to raise just over $4,000.

“We are registering walkers and teams for the fundraiser.

Once people register to walk, others can donate to them through online or cash/cheque donations and all of that gets put towards the ministry,” Barnes explained.

“Most of the stores [in Carnduff] have pledge sheets, and you can donate through the stores.

And we also have Second Chance thrift stores, so you can donate through there as well.”

The walk typically attracts people from Estevan and surrounding communities, including Carlyle, Carnduff and Lake Alma, among others, but it also sees people coming from further away. Barnes explained why they decided to switch locations from Estevan this year.

“Carnduff is actually where the ministry has its main office, and we also have a store in Carnduff, so it’s just a little more local to where the main office is,” Barnes noted. “Carnduff is a little more central, too, because we do have a lot of people coming from Manitoba.”

Barnes said they could still use more walkers and volunteers. People can register up to the time of the walk.

In 2022, the walk raised over $6,000 for Choose Life’s Homestead for Hope.

Barnes said the homestead stays busy, helping people in difficult situations.

“We’re busy. We are preparing for our next intake. We are still helping a lot of people in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and all over Canada,” Barnes said.

Once the previous participants graduate, a new group of women will start in the program.

Organizations across the country host Coldest Night of the Year fundraisers to raise funds and awareness for those who are hungry, homeless or hurting.

The link to the registration and donation forms, along with the latest information about the local fundraiser, can be found on the Choose Life Ministry Face- Participants in the 2023 Coldest Night of the Year Walk gathered before the start of the event. File photo book page.

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Grand opening in Carlyle supports Ukraine artist

By Stephanie Zoer A grand opening was held at the Performance Realty office in Carlyle, but it had nothing to do with selling property.

The event was to open the Art Supporting Art gallery.

Ray Boutin had visited a friend in B.C. who happened to be the Canadian agent for Liubov Kuptsova, an artist in Ukraine.

Boutin was extremely impressed with the colourful art which consisted of animals, and he decided to hang her art in his office in Carlyle.

He felt the wall space could be better used, and so he began

obtaining Kuptsova’s art, starting with the Happy Cow. The Happy Cow had seen many places from the Red Market Barn to Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, and now it hangs on the wall in his office.

Kuptsova and her husband Vladyslav Durniev remain in the war-torn country .

They had their youngest daughter after the war broke out and remain in their home, where they often see the effects of the bombs hitting nearby places.

At the grand opening in Carlyle, 50 pieces of art adorned the walls and further down the office wall hung a sail from a boat.

Boutin welcomed everyone to the special occasion, and while he spoke to the crowd, hot chili and buns were served to his guests as the event was held at noon.

He spoke about his friend William St. Clair, who was a past director for the Kenosee Bible Camp, so the gallery was named after him.

When Boutin had Kuptsova on the phone, Yuliia Boiko translated, as she had immigrated from Ukraine to Carlyle over a year and a half ago.

As the ceremony moved to the sail, Carlyle Mayor Jen Sedor raised the Canadian and Ukrainian flags, while Coun. Nicole Currierang

the bell to officially open the gallery.

Also in attendance was retired police officer George Anderson, who was on the police force for 35 years, and pastor Chris Juchacz from Caryle, Kenosee Lake and Forget.

Throughout the afternoon, people could come and go, socialize and enjoy the music performed by Chris Byrne.

Half of the proceeds of the sale of her art will go to Kuptsova, while the other half will be donated to the Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party.

“Art and music are powerful forces that can shape the world for better,” said Kuptsova, and Boutin could not agree more.

Ray Boutin holds the phone to the microphone as he speaks with artist Liubov Kuptsova in Ukraine.

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Saskatchewan is the most attractive jurisdiction in Canada for oil and gas investment, according to the Fraser Institute’s 2023 CanadaU.S. Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey.

Overall, Saskatchewan ranked third in the survey out of 17 jurisdictions.

“Saskatchewan continues to assert itself as a reliable energy investment jurisdiction,” Energy and Resources Minister Jim Reiter said.

“Our government will continue to fight for, and support, the jobs and growth that 26,000 energy workers and their families in Saskatchewan have come to rely on. We look forward to further improving our investment attraction in

the years to come.”

The province is the highest-ranked province and the only Canadian region to break the top five, with Alberta and British Columbia coming in ninth and 15th, respectively. This continues the province’s upward growth among jurisdictions in Canada and the U.S. after ranking sixth in 2022 and 11th the year prior.

The Fraser Institute annually ranks U.S. states and Canadian provinces following a survey of senior executives in the upstream oil and gas sector. Respondents scored Saskatchewan favourably in areas relating to regulations, labour, taxation, infrastructure and security.

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ranked first in Canada for mining investment attractiveness, according to the Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies for 2022. The province is home to 23 of the 31 critical minerals on Canada’s list and the world’s largest deposits of potash and high-grade uranium.

Total mineral sales for the 2022 fiscal year surpassed $19 billion.

Promoting Saskatchewan’s quality and sustainable energy products, as well as maintaining an attractive business climate, will ensure that Saskatchewan remains on track to meet its 2030 Growth Plan goals of increasing oil production by 25 per cent to 600,000 barrels per day.

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White Bear’s Teagan Littlechief will hold fundraiser for Bright Eyes Dog Rescue and Telemiracle

By Stephanie Zoer Teagan Littlechief is a proud Cree woman who is from the White Bear First Nations, and she can belt out the tunes.

Littlechief is on the national cast for Telemiracle 48 in February, where there will be 75 talented performers for the 20-hour fundraiser.

She has won the Saskatchewan Country Music Association (SCMA) Indigenous Artist of the Year Award for two years in a row. She has also been nominated in the Red Carpet Awards in The Netherlands.

She was also up for the female country artist award to SaskMusic in 2023 and made it to the final ballot.

With an event cancelled in December 2023 for Bright Eyes Dog Rescue due to Littlechief getting the flu, the fundraiser needed to be rescheduled for this year.

Littlechief felt badly about cancelling, but with no voice, she could not perform, and it could cause damage to

her vocal chords.

On Feb. 9, Littlechief will hold a fundraiser for Bright Eyes Dog Rescue and include Telemiracle as a beneficiary.

Held at Carlyle’s Cornerstone Theatre, Littlechief and Chris Henderson will entertain the crowd for several hours.

Pinky Simms is Littlechief’s manager from West Kelowna, B.C. Her company is Black Mountain Music and Media and it is the largest international radio tracking company in Canada.

She works with many Saskatchewan artists and is a member of SaskMusic, the SCMA and Canadian Country Music Association, and is one of the only representatives from country music as a Juno delegate.

Littlechief signed with Simms in July 2023 when they met through a mutual friend who was one of the cowriters of Littlechief’s well known singles.

Simms said at the event, if people donate an item for a dog, such as food, toys, blan-

kets or pee pads, they will receive $5 off their admission fee.

There will also be a 50/50 draw, a silent auction and many volunteers helping out or donating, including the Carlyle District Lions Club, Carlyle Cougars Senior Hockey Team, and the White Bear Elementary Education Complex.

Black Mountain Music and Media will donate time, while Telemiracle will provide merchandise.

The performers are also donating their time, with a small token given to the band.

The Valentine’s Day Dance is hoped to help dogs in need while supporting Telemiracle as well.

“As a result of her performance singing the national anthem in Cree, French and English at the 109th Grey Cup, Teagan received national attention. Even my dad knew who I was talking about when I told him who I had signed and we are in the Okanagan,” said Simms.

“I believe [with] the com-

Teagan Littlechief is looking forward to an upcoming fundraiser for a couple of organizations. Photo courtesy of Teagan Littlechief bination of national attention and her incredible vocals, Teagan is on the verge of breaking [out] and it is my goal to elevate Teagan from a Saskatchewan treasure to a Canadian national treasure,” Simms said. “In my humble opinion, Teagan Littlechief is

one of the strongest female artists in Canadian country music today.”

Simms feels that this event will be outstanding, looks forward to hearing all about it and hopes everyone enjoys the evening listening to great music.

Cornerstone board learns more about transportation Getting school bus drivers into the driver’s seat continues to be a one basic and never-ending problem for the South East Cornerstone Public School Division.

According to provincial information, this southeast Saskatchewan school division is not alone.

While recruitment efforts are fairly successful, the retention of these drivers can become an issue, said Andy Dobson, manager of transportation services for Cornerstone.

The transportation report was relayed to board members during their Jan. 17 open business meeting in the division’s head office in Weyburn.

Also present was transportation supervisor Andre Verhaeghe, who joined the team in 2016; Stacey Seguin, who joined the transportation group as an administrative assistant in 2008; and Berla Palmer, another administrative assistant who joined the group about six months ago.

“They are the ones who get the phone calls about issues,” said Dobson, referring to the two women who handle incoming and outgoing calls regarding transportation issues on a daily basis.

Dobson noted the transportation system includes the conveyance of 4,532 students by buses operating within 155 routes in the Cornerstone system. That represents more than half of the division’s total

school population.

In terms of bus driver recruitment and retention, Dobson and Verhaeghe ran through a litany of initiatives that have been deployed to attract bus drivers and to keep them employed and deployed on a regular schedule and routes.

Various methods such as newspaper advertisements, newsletters, recruitment fairs, signing bonuses, direct letter campaigns, recruitment bonuses, online ad postings on several sites, mail outs and hand outs at school events and power point presentations were just a part of the continual recruitment efforts.

The division currently has unfilled driver routes to fill in Maryfield, Moosomin, Alameda and Radville, along with two routes to fill out of Carlyle. One route was reduced in the Wawota district and another one was a merged effort in the Lampman area due to driver shortages in 2023, Dobson and Verhaeghe noted.

The report stated that 217 routes had to be cancelled for half-day assignments due to nonavailability of substitute drivers, as were 815 full days, which exceeded bus route cancellations due to weather (94 full days) or mechanical issues (19

half days) by a substantial margin.

The transportation manager and supervisor added that the lack of spare bus drivers in all areas is another ongoing dilemma.

The report also included questions regarding car-pooling in the absence of buses plus payment for the same.

It was also said that training expenses for potential drivers is borne by the school division and a bonus payment is made to a new driver, but only after they have served as a regular driver for a period of at least six months.

The longest rural one-way ride time con-

tinues to be the Estevan/ Torquay run that begins at around 7:30 a.m. and takes up to 90 minutes in general good weather conditions. The average rural one-way ride time continues to be 48 minutes.

The two men also

noted after their presentation that a recent order for nine new school buses will not be delayed this year and their arrival will be on schedule, as opposed to a long waiting period that followed the conclusion of pandemic restrictions.

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Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan hosts gathering in Redvers

By Stephanie Zoer Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan leader Phillip Zajac welcomed guests to the Rising Phoenix Café in Redvers on Jan. 11.

He said it was great to see those who braved the frigid temperatures to hear what he had to say and to answer any questions.

“This is a bad time for our province and a bad time for Canada and somebody has to do something about it,” said Zajac.

Michelle Krieger, the Buffalo Party’s candidate for the Cannington constituency in the next provincial election, was also on hand to answer any concerns the people may have.

Although the crowd was small, Zajac addressed many issues which he feels are affecting residents of rural Saskatchewan.

Phillip Zajac won the 2022 leadership race to become the leader of the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Phillip Zajac Zajac feels that small towns are under attack, as schools, churches and hospitals are closing or not seeing the attention they need from the government.

He spoke about the concerns in relation to local hospitals such as the Galloway Health

Centre in Oxbow not being able to remain open on the weekends in their emergency department due to lack of staffing.

With 970 nurses hired from December 2022 until December 2023, he asked where all these nurses are being placed. This is something that residents should be asking. He went on to say that there are approximately 75 hospitals in the province, so some of these nurses should have gone to rural hospitals in need.

The proposed MRI machine that has been a hot topic in the southeast was also discussed. He claimed the pricing of $6.2 million for an MRI is a crazy amount and someone is filling their pockets.

He believes the $2 million donated could take care of an MRI with money to spare.

Along with this, he feels that the federal government is trying to destroy the oil and potash industry, and this is not good for the country.

Equalization payments to the east was another topic heavy on the plate. Zajac said they need to stop as Saskatchewan should be number 1.

The Buffalo Party has 120 policies in place which it says are all written by people

who are concerned in this province.

The CPP payments that people pay for years do not belong to the government and again he feels that this money should be left to a beneficiary if a person does not make it to old age. He questioned what happens to these funds.

Zajac said he is an ordinary guy, with a regular job wanting to do what is best for the people. He hopes that

when he has grandchildren, they will know that he tried his best for them and their future.

“We have a team, and we have a board, and we will only get stronger,” said Zajac.

“Do the right thing, even when no one is looking.”

Zajac said he is enthusiastic about his province and believes that this province should be number 1 at all times.

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Teachers’ strike discussed at Cornerstone board meeting The South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board gathered in Weyburn on Wednesday for its regular monthly meeting.

Director of education Keith Keating provided a brief verbal report on the one-day strike that involved all teachers in the provincial system on Tuesday.

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teachers held another one-day strike on Jan. 22, and provided several days of warning.

“At this point in time as a board we hope that everybody gets back to the table, and we’re supportive of the bargaining process. We hope they come to an agreement soon,” he said.

Keating also provided information regarding a change in procedures regarding the taking of attendance and monitoring the process in the upper grades with attendance being taken per period.

This makes it

easier for educators and administrators to track students in the larger schools, he said.

Monitoring the checklists will enable more efficient interventions, if required.

The board had a meeting on Jan. 18 within Moosomin to consult with community members regarding school facilities, their use and potential improvements.

The Cornerstone board will meet again for a regular open business session on Feb. 14, beginning at 1 p.m. The meeting will be live streamed on the SECPSD website.

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By Stephanie Zoer According to a survey done by Hello Safe, which is out of Ontario, owning a dog could increase by 23 per cent in 2024.

Alexandre Desoutter, head of public relations for the firm, said this survey was conducted across Canada with pricing taken from various provinces.

They feel caring for a dog in its first year will cost over $2,600. Regardless of the size of the pup, this amount factors in spaying/neutering, training, and shots.

In Ontario, to spay/ neuter a large-breed dog, it can easily run upwards to $1,100, according to the Animal Care Clinic in Brampton. In the Prairie provinces, this price was much lower.

Carlyle’s Head for the Hills, Stoughton’s

Vet Service, Calgary’s Bridgeland Vet Clinic, Strathmore’s Animal Care Clinic and Manitoba’s Pawsitive Animal Hospital were all very comparable in price, ranging from $475 $600.

In any of the pricing, this did not factor in any complications, blood work, microchips or tattoos.

Their vaccine pricing was similar across the board, ranging from $110-$150.

According to Desoutter, they obtained their numbers through a big outfit across Canada who is in the pet industry, but they did not want to be named.

The survey says that once the first year is over, to own a largebreed dog will cost the pet owner $4,600 per year with the cost being food and vet care.

Food is $1,100,

which includes treats; veterinarian care is another $1,100, including dental care, heartworm medications, flea and tick care, plus yearly vaccines. There was also shampoo, toys and miscellaneous for around $250, but then they factored in the spaying and neutering, which is a one-time surgery for the pet.

Here in the southeast, these numbers are not that high. Dental care is not a yearly expense and heartworm is not an issue in this province. Vaccines are also a yearly dose, which was not factored in.

When getting a pet from a rescue or the SPCA, they offer a refund when the animal is spayed or neutered to control the pet population, but it also helps bring down the cost.

Desoutter would not elaborate on which

Large breed dog pet owners can expect to pay higher prices for dog food, according to the Hello Safe survey. Photo by Stephanie Zoer provinces the survey was done in regarding food, or whether it was city veterinarians compared to rural veterinarians.

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This is a survey and not all areas of Canada are priced the same.

Saskatchewan was by far the best prices for a person’s pet.

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Sask Polytech welding apprentice crowned first Miss Rodeo Agribition Written by Saskatchewan Polytechnic “As long as dedication is there, it can take you anywhere. I have so much passion and dedication for welding and rodeo,” says Arianna Dyck, who was crowned the first Miss Rodeo Agribition in November.

Currently studying welding at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Moose Jaw campus for her level one technical training, Dyck is taking apprenticeship training through an agreement with her employer and the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission.

“When I’m not training at Sask Polytech, I’m out in the field working and getting experience,” Dyck explains.

Ready to add Miss Rodeo Agribition duties to her schedule, the new official brand ambassador of the Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) says she’s received great support from her peers and instructors at Sask Polytech.

“With the title I currently have of Miss Rodeo Agribition, I want to show people to follow their heart and do what they want to do because in the end, they will live a more fulfilling life,” she notes.

As part of the competition, Dyck had to do rodeo challenges, present a speech and complete an interview.

Highlighting life in a skilled trade where women are underrepresented was a key element in her platform.

“I talked about women in the trades because it’s a topic that’s important to me. For me, it means a lot being a minority in such a male dominated industry. With my journey in welding, I want to show women that we can do it just the same as anybody else. No matter who you are, you can do anything,” she says.

Her interview also stood out to the panel of judges, recalls Shaun Kindopp, CWA CEO. “Arianna’s interview

was fantastic. By the end of it, people wanted to jump up on the table. She’s a great speaker and a wonderful first Miss Rodeo Agribition,” he explains, noting she was among three finalists vying for the crown.

Dyck’s passion for rodeo and barrel racing flourished in high school, which is also when she discovered welding. As she explored her post-secondary options, she knew Sask Polytech was the right fit to achieve her career goals.

“Sask Polytech has resources like short course options. I had the opportunity to try Metalworking Madness,” she says. The Continuing Education course geared to underrepresented groups including females, Indigenous people, newcomers, people with disabilities and youth enabled Dyck to further solidify her career choice.

“It was very insightful and helped guide me towards being a welder.”

For the next year, Dyck will travel to various communities and schools to represent the CWA as Miss Rodeo Agribition.

With her future as bright as welding sparks, Dyck plans on advancing her career and continuing to be a competitor in rodeos. In three years, she sees herself as having completed the welder journeyperson certification and continuing to be a voice for women in the field.

“Trades are an awesome place to work. I want to be an advocate for women in trades, and I want to keep pursuing my love of barrel racing and improve my horsemanship.”

Learn more at saskpolytech.ca.

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USask College of Nursing Expands Nursing Education in Saskatchewan Written by Kylie Kelso, Senior Marketing and Communications Specialist, University ofSaskatchewan College of Nursing Since 2012, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Nursing has been offering the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at various locations throughout Saskatchewan. At the end of 2023, USask Nursing announced the addition of two distributed nursing sites – Lloydminster and North Battleford.

Beginning September 2024, students interested in taking the BSN program will be able to complete their entire degree at USask campuses in Saskatoon and Prince Albert or at nursing sites in La Ronge, Île-à-la-Crosse, Yorkton, Lloydminster, and North Battleford.

“We have listened to the residents of Saskatchewan and expanded to locations in the province where students previously could not access our BSN program,” said USask College of Nursing dean Dr. Solina Richter (DCur). “It is important our program offering is inclusive of rural areas of the province that have been previously underserved.”

The College of Nursing Learn Where You Live model has proven to be successful at distributed sites in La Ronge, Île-à-la-Crosse, and Yorkton. Since the first students entered the BSN program in La Ronge and Île-à-la-Crosse in September 2012, 66 nursing students have completed their degree in northern Saskatchewan. Since starting the program in Yorkton in 2014, 81 students have graduated.

When nursing students complete their degree in their community, the majority of graduates stay and practice there. Our northern communities need northern nurses, who are familiar with the culture and people. Saskatchewan has a large Indigenous population, particularly in northern Saskatchewan.

“In order to provide quality nursing care, we must actively contribute to a representative nursing workforce that is responsive to the needs of the province,” said Dr. Richter.

“We have a long history of Indigenous student success and are recognized as having the highest number of self-declared Indigenous nursing students in the country. 16.6% of seats in the BSN program are reserved for Indigenous applicants.”

By expanding to Lloydminster and North Battleford, the College of Nursing aims to ensure all students in Saskatchewan have access to registered nursing education. When these students complete their nursing degree, they will help to fill unmet registered nursing workforce needs in northwest Saskatchewan.

“By offering the BSN program at our distributed nursing sites, we are giving students the opportunity to learn where they live in La Ronge, Île-à-la-Crosse, Yorkton, Lloydminster, and North Battleford,” adds Dr. Richter.

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“We are decreasing the likelihood of these rural and remote communities experiencing a registered nursing shortage, as the students who complete their nursing education in these communities, will likely practice in the community once licensed.”

The USask BSN is a 1+3 program. Students take their pre-professional year at USask campuses in Saskatoon and Prince Albert, at the University of Regina, or at a number of regional colleges throughout the province. The remaining three years are completed through the College of Nursing in Saskatoon (USask Campus), Prince Albert (USask Prince Albert Campus), La Ronge or Île-à-la-Crosse (Northlands College), Yorkton (Suncrest College), Lloydminster (Lakeland College), and North Battleford (North West College).

For more information on the University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing, please visit nursing.usask.ca.

The University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing offers the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at seven locations throughout Saskatchewan.

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Finding purpose in supporting others Written by Medicine Hat College Ernest Torniado always knew he wanted to help others.

Trained as a massage therapist, Ernest enjoyed the ability to work closely with his patients to discover suitable treatment plans but due to the repetitive nature of the work, he found himself in a state of burnout, considering other opportunities. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced him out of work for three months, he was ready to find a new career in the healthcare industry.

A path to physiotherapy With an interest in physiotherapy, Ernest moved from Saskatchewan to enroll in the Occupational Therapist Assistant/Physical Therapist Assistant (OTA/ PTA) diploma at Medicine Hat College (MHC). This two-year program trains students to work under the direction of occupational therapists and physiotherapists, helping clients to successfully perform daily activities and mobilize after illness or injury.

“Becoming a therapy assistant allowed me to continue working within the healthcare scope, but more so on the rehab side,” explains Ernest, who began the OTA/PTA program in Fall 2020 with an initial plan to pursue physiotherapy.

He chose MHC for its ability to transfer the diploma to institutions like Athabasca University, Thompson Rivers University and University of Calgary for degree completion.

Upon finishing the program in 2022, he returned to Saskatchewan and took a role as an OTA at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon. His role focuses on helping patients perform daily activities in-

dependently, such as getting dressed, feeding, and cleaning themselves.

“Working in a hospital, I’m able to see patients under different types of conditions and levels of abilities and I’m able to create a relationship with them.

I like seeing their progress to recovery and getting them out of the hospital.”

As the main point-of-contact throughout their treatment, Ernest enjoys being an advocate for his patients and working closely with occupational therapists to find and adjust recovery plans, based on patient needs.

Supporting student success Now, still closely linked to his educational roots, Ernest supports current MHC students during their practicum placements. Seeing an ongoing demand for OTA/PTAs in Saskatchewan, he hopes graduates will return to support hospitals and rehabilitation centers in need of staff.

“When I started my job at St. Paul’s, one of four hospitals here in Saskatoon, I was only the second or third therapy assistant ever to be hired. Currently, I am the only therapy assistant working in the whole hospital, covering eight wards, so there is definitely a need for therapy assistants.”

Ernest believes empathetic individuals with a passion for helping others and making a difference in their patients’ recovery journeys would be most successful in an occupational therapy assistant role.

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Looking local for your next career move? Look no further than Suncrest College!

Written by Suncrest College From the trades to University education, the daunting task of post-secondary education becomes a lot less nerve-wracking when you can do it in your own backyard.

That’s something Suncrest College is able to offer, with the largest region of Saskatchewan’s regional college network, Saskatchewan’s southeast and south-central areas benefit from the work done at the College.

One of the biggest worries for students post-graduation is finding employment.

What if your educational institution did that work for you? That’s just another one of the benefits of Suncrest.

The College meets regularly with industry experts to identify any and all needs and then implements programming in a strategic way to ensure that post-grad, there’s employment ready for you. That’s just one less stress you’ll need to worry about at Suncrest College.

Another stress for those in post-secondary? Finances. Well, instead of having to move to “the big city,” or relocate outside of Saskatchewan, why not stay where you’ve familiarized yourself? Why not stay where you are, and keep that job you’ve had for years? Why pay more to live when there’s an option at home? Just a few more advantages of enrolling at the College!

And don’t even get us started on the small class sizes, the additional resources, and the talented staff that keeps the College recognized — not just regionally, but across Western Canada and beyond. We are here to not just suit your needs, but to give you every tool imaginable to find your success — and ultimately, your desired career, too!

When it comes to the programming Suncrest is able to offer across the 11 campuses within the region, the delivery is vast and will allow you to choose your path.

Want to be a firefighter? Look no further than Saskatchewan’s only professional firefighting training program.

Want to get into the health field? Take your Nursing degree here at home, or become a Continuing Care Assistant, there’s even Practical Nursing to fit your needs and your goals.

Want to get into the trades? Well, we have multiple state-of-the-art shops all across the region, and we can pave that next path for you. From welding to power engineering, to industrial mechanics and electrical, we can find a way to fit your needs.

Want a degree from Saskatchewan’s universities? You can do that too, right at Suncrest College. If you’re just looking to fill one year of your university school-

ing too, you can do that at Suncrest as well. Even one year spent at Suncrest could benefit you immensely, with the ability to save and shave your overall debt upon graduation.

There’s also corporate training, if you’re looking for something to help develop your skills, increase your certificate training, or want to try something new — the possibilities are endless at Suncrest College.

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Check your progress against the course path Your program description outlines compulsory courses and the total number of credits required to obtain your degree or diploma. It also specifies if you must complete a minimum number of courses in a specific concentration.

Take prerequisites into account You may be able to register for certain courses only if you’ve completed earlier ones. Therefore, you may have to plan your course path several semesters ahead.

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Congratulations to Congratulations to Tamara Barkley (Veroni- Carson and Amy Brady ca’s daughter) and Owen of Carlyle on the birth of Easton of Regina who their daughter on July 29. were married thecame Cha- She weighed six pounds, born in Iraq at and let Canada at Kenosee Lake on 11 ounces, and has been to at age four, Aug.court 5. Their reception named Lizzie Fae. She is the heard. was During held at the hisWawota trial, a sister for Kacey and a Town Hall.

Tamara is the granddaughter for Scot Patron took the stand granddaughter of Larry on Jan. 16 and said, and Deanne Jackson of and am Helen Hutchison.

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Alida happenings

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Sports Alida hosts recreational hockey tournament

By Edel Cowan It was very busy at Alida rink this past weekend when the Alida Wrecks hosted their annual hockey tournament Jan. 19 and 20.

They had five teams that participated – the Bellegarde Flying Frenchmen, Storthoaks Wings, Oxbow Coyotes, Carievale/Redvers Combines and of course the Wrecks. Storthoaks won the A side final over Bellegarde 7-3. Alida won the B-side final against Carievale/Redvers 2-0.

Oxbow narrowly lost out in the round robin.

Lots of good hockey was played all weekend.

The Wrecks appreciate all those who donated to their auction and of course to those who participated.

Congratulations to Quince and Tristen Boutin on the birth of their baby boy, Buton Michel Boutin who surprised his parents on Dec. 19, 2023, when he arrived in at two pounds, five ounces.

He is a super-big little fighter as he gains weight every night. As of Jan. 15 he weighed three pounds, nine ounces. Before one knows it, he will be leaving the NICU behind and heading home with his parents. Good luck and best wishes to mom, dad and Buton.

Shelly Cowan and daughter Ainsley travelled to Minot to visit with the Nilsen family for a couple of days over the Jan. 20 weekend. They returned to Alida Jan. 22.

Jan. 21 was a very successful morning at the rink for The Breakfast

Challenge. Kitchen Group 1 served up 56 breakfasts, beating the previous record for this winter and setting a new one. It was great to see all the familiar faces as well as those from the surrounding area, which included Wauchope and Redvers.

The nice weather surely must have brought everyone out. I hope to see you again next week.

Kitchen Group 2 will be at the helm. Let’s keep them busy. See you at the rink.

The Alida Curling Club will be hosting its annual Oilmen and Farmers Bonspiel on Feb. 2 and 3. Please note that 50 per cent of team must be oilfield or farming related. Contact Margaret at 306-485-7245 to enter your team by Jan. 29.

Donations of door prizes, event prizes or cash will

Storthoaks won the A event at the Alida Wrecks annual home tournament.

Photo courtesy of Edel Cowan be greatly appreciated.

I wish to pass on my appreciation to all who have helped me by keeping me informed of events and happenings being held within their family circle by sending me pictures and more. I really

appreciated that. Your input made this column interesting for those who read it. Also appreciate all the great comments I received about the column.

It made it all worthwhile.

Now I am seriously deciding to give it up.

I will finish this month and will probably submit the odd event as well as pictures as they occur here at Alida. I am counting down now; one more week to report. Thanks for everything, it was a great experience.

Redvers ends Moosomin’s bid for perfect Big Six season The Moosomin Rangers suffered their first loss in the Big Six Hockey League’s regular season, falling 4-3 to the host Redvers Rockets Friday night.

After a scoreless first period, the Rockets scored three times in a 7 1/2-minute span of the second, with Braeden Magotiaux, Presten Kopeck and Jorden Enger scoring for Redvers.

Moosomin’s Bud Holloway tallied late in the second, but Daylin Smallchild scored less than five minutes into the third for Redvers to restore the two-goal lead.

Tyson Jamieson and Monty Driver had Moosomin’s other goals.

Cody Matthewson was in goal for Redvers, while Levi Horn was the netminder for Moosomin.

Also on Friday, the Carlyle Cougars doubled up the Oxbow Huskies 8-4. Jesse Gabrielle had two goals and three assists to lead the Cougars.

Tanner Froese also scored twice, and Brett Turgeon, Koby Morrisseau, Josh Romanyk and Branden Lequyer notched the other goals.

Cody Davis had two goals for Oxbow, and Alex Von Sprecken and Kale Martens also scored.

Landon Audet (Carlyle) and Cody Levesque (Oxbow) were the goalies.

The Kipling-Windthorst Oil Kings routed the Wawota Flyers 9-1 in Friday’s other game.

Austin Fleck led the Oil Kings’ offensive attack with two goals and three assists, while Devin Stewart and Lucas Fleck each had three goals and a helper. Tayler Krasusher also scored.

Ayden Lawless had Wawota’s lone goal. Kye Steinke and Winston Grayson shared the goaltending duties.

Two games were played on Saturday. The Carlyle Cougars upended the Wawota Flyers 5-3.

Romanyk, Froese, Ben Johnstone, Marc Shaw and Jon Gaudet scored for Carlyle.

Brady Dinwoodie was in on all three Flyers’ goals with a goal and two assists, while Ty Brown and Lawless also scored.

Cameron Pateman was the goalie for Carlyle, and Kye Steinke was in net for the Flyers.

The Carnduff Red Devils beat the Midale Mustangs 9-4. Ty Stovin had two goals for Carnduff, and Ben Hiltz, Kody Martin, Trey Stocker, Brandon Trask, Kody

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Gibbs, Kelby Minshull and Mark Moriarty also scored. Matthew Audette had six helpers for Carnduff. Cody Dumaine was the goalie.

Dallas Kickley, Braxton Dukart, Steven Lindenbach and Connor Hanson had Midale’s goals. Talen King was in goal.

Sunday’s action saw the Rockets defeat the Bienfait Coalers 8-2. Carson Henrion and Brady Gaudet each scored twice, and Kopeck, Smallchild, Magotiaux and Kenton Miller also scored. Drew Hoff added four helpers.

Thomas Bauche was in net.

Wyatt Garagan and Kaelan Holt scored for Bienfait. Zack Miller was the goalie.

Also on Sunday, the Mustangs knocked off the Oil Kings 6-2. Brayden Bjorndal scored twice for Midale, and Lindenbach, Devon Johnson, Brad Tomiski and Tyler Spencer also scored. Talen King was in goal.

Brandon Munro and Thalon Kress scored for the Oil Capitals. Austin Toth was the goalie.

Another busy weekend is upcoming in the Big Six. Games on Jan. 26 are Carnduff at Wawota,

Moosomin at Carlyle and Midale at Bienfait. All three games will be at 8 p.m.

On Jan. 27, Bienfait will visit Wawota at 7 p.m., and Moosomin is at Oxbow and Redvers visits Kipling-Windthorst, with those two games at 8 p.m.

Carnduff is at KiplingWindthorst at 5 p.m. on Jan. 28.

• • • Draws have also been announced for Hockey Saskatchewan provincials.

Moosomin and Carlyle are entered in Senior A. Moosomin opened with a 4-2 loss against Balcarres on Jan. 20.

Game 2 is Feb. 3 in Balcarres and Game 3, if necessary, would be the fol-

lowing day in Moosomin.

The Carlyle Cougars will face Balgonie. Game 1 is Feb. 7 in Balgonie.

Game 2 is Feb. 17 in Carlyle, and Game 3, if necessary, would be the following day, also in Carlyle.

In Senior C, the Red Devils will open against Langenburg, and in Senior D, Redvers will play Craik.

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Student services presentation focuses on mental health and more A host of challenges and a series of objectives greet the professionals who are engaged in providing student services in the South East Cornerstone Public School Division.

Cheryl Anderson, co-ordinator of student services, and Raylene Forseth were on hand to illustrate and explain

some of those challenges to school board members during the Jan. 17 meeting in Weyburn.

Anderson and Forseth were invited to the session to help the board members gain a more complete understanding of what they and their teammates do to help steer students, some with complex

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Cornerstone is missing one full-time psychologist with one other providing expertise in that section. Anderson explained this school division was not alone in experiencing shortages in that category.

That psychologist will be supporting a practicum student in the spring. Nine psychologist assessments were completed to the end of November and three more have been contracted.

In the past, the division has engaged two to 2 1/2 full-time equivalent psychologists with 56 and 54 assessments completed in total in 2021-22 and 2022-23, respectively.

Anderson detailed some priority action plans that included learning assessments and tracking students’ growth and achievements to understand when interventions are needed. The screenings are held three times per school year and are connected to Alberta’s learning outcomes pattern that, in turn, is connected to the Western and Northern Canadian protocol, a common curriculum framework.

Early literacy, reading skills and math skills are all tested at various levels from Grades 1-9.

The screening process

aides the instructors in identifying skill gaps so interventions can be put in place where and when required.

Homeschool enrolment continues to increase, even after the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have been settled, with 342 students now being homeschooled compared with 129 in 2014-15. A big jump, as would be expected, happened from 2019-20 to 202122 when the number jumped from 183 to 310.

Anderson also spoke about incident reporting, behaviour screening, and tracking and professional development modules during her portion of the presentation, noting that universal screening was slowly descending which was a good thing in terms of students at risk.

Counsellor data indicated that a reduction of one full-time position had been invoked on the division this year, leaving them with 15 FTE positions. The counsellor workloads averaged from 46 to 74 projects per month and included students in individual sessions and classroom presentations. She also spoke of violent threatrisk assessments and the background training that takes place to make assessments and plan responses.

Forseth began her presentation with a rapid-fire introduction to Youth Wellness Day for Grade 6 classes including the Nakota Medicine Wheel and outdoor education processes.

She also explained trauma-sensitive workshops that had taken place in Arcola and Hillcrest Schools, as well as compassion fatigue workshops for early learning teams at McNaughton High School in Moosomin and Yellow Grass School. She noted how 14 families had been engaged in tackling difficult conversations in the family engagement conversations held in spring and fall sessions.

Spruce Ridge School held a Wellness Day for Grades 3-5 in November 2023. A conflict-resolution communication activity was also launched at Radville Regional School in November.

Conflict Time Machine projects were also held at Yellow Grass School for kindergarten-Grade 4; Stoughton Central School, Grades 2-7; Arcola School, Grades 7 and 8; and Pleasantdale School, Grade 3.

A staff wellness collaboration project that included wellness card packs had also been introduced.

Oilfield equipment recovered, believed to have been stolen The Carnduff RCMP says it has recovered two pieces of oilfield rig equipment that officers believe was stolen.

According to the Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers’ Facebook page, the Carnduff RCMP recovered the equipment from a home in Oxbow with the help of a community member. The RCMP believes the items were taken in the summer of 2023.

Recovered equipment includes a Cameron Measurement Systems vertical tank with valves, serial number 15-501, and a Norriseal Level Controller, serial number 320611.

The RCMP says a landlord who rented to numerous transient

Oilfield equipment was recovered from a residence in Oxbow. Photo sourced from Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers Facebook page workers found the equipment while renovating the house. An arrest has not been made.

The items had not been claimed as of Mon-

day afternoon. People can contact the RCMP at 306-482-4400 if they recognize either piece of equipment or if they have any other information.