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Arcola Health Centre services to resume next week ​The Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising residents of Arcola and the surrounding area that the disruption to emergency and acute care services at the Arcola Health Centre will be lifted, effective 7 a.m. on Feb. 19.

Emergency services and acute care patient admissions will resume at that time.

In a news release, the SHA said that due to increased COVID-19 activity in the Weyburn area and required re-

alignment of health services to support patient care, emergency and acute care services at Arcola Health Centre were temporarily unavailable. Arcola physicians and staff members were redeployed to support the SHA’s pandemic response.

The service disruption started on Jan. 15. It was initially slated to end on Jan. 30, but instead it was extended to Feb. 19.

Laboratory and xray services have still been available in Arcola

since Jan. 15.

While the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed across the province in a targeted, phased approach, Saskatchewan residents are reminded that they are the first line of defense in stopping the spread of COVID-19 and their actions make all the difference in protecting all of our families, friends and neighbours.

People are reminded to abide by physical distancing measure, wash​ hands regularly, limit your bubble as much

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if you are feeling even the mildest symptoms as an increasing number of cases are residents going to work when sick.

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Vaccinations for COVID have started at White Bear

By David Willberg

Residents of the White Bear First Nation have started to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

A vaccination clinic started Monday at the Four Nations Care Lodge. The clinic was by appointment only, and for onreserve members.

It’s one of the first vaccination clinics to be held for a community in South East Zone 4, which includes Carlyle and other communities in the southeast corner of the province. There have been clinics occurring in

Zone 2, which is north of Zone 4 and includes Kipling and other communities.

Numbers posted on the White Bear Health Facebook page on Saturday show that there were eight active cases of COVID on the reserve, and there had been 43 cases at White Bear since Jan. 1. Thirtyfive people are considered to be recovered.

A total of 227 COVID tests had been administered at White Bear this year.

The number of active cases was down from 13 on Feb. 1.

Chief Nathan Pasap said the reserve has shut down its administrative office, the day care, arena, fitness centre and most of its operations on-reserve. The White Bear Education Complex has shifted to online learning. People are working remotely and attending meetings virtually.

“All of our students have been given virtual equipment to work with our teaching staff, so they’ve been working from home,” said Pasap.

If there are connectivity issues, the reserve makes sure

people get Internet for their devices.

Food security for the community as a whole has been assured.

“Once a house has been deemed to be self-isolating, we provide food security and hampers to those houses during their isolation period. If there’s any prescription needs, we get those as well.”

And if there are babies in a household, diapers, formula and foods are looked after.

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Langbank residents enjoying Chase the Ace

By Laura Kish The popular "Chase the Ace", which many communities are getting into right now, is also one of Langbank’s latest fundraisers.

It’s simple. Purchase a $5 ticket and be entered to have your chance to draw the ace of spades to win the jackpot.

Organizers select one ticket from the pool, and the winner automatically gets 20 per cent of the money that's been raised. Meanwhile, 50 per cent of the money goes to the Langbank Recreation Board, and the remaining 30 per cent is added to the building jackpot.

In addition to winning 20 per cent of the money, the winning ticket holder is invited to draw a card from a standard 52-card deck. If they draw the ace of spades, they win the jackpot.

So far, this year's fundraiser has gone on for three weeks, so although your chances of drawing the ace of spades are low, there’s still a chance.

“The money will put the board back on a solid financial footing,” explains Geoff Hewson, president of the Langbank

Recreation Board.

“Certainly, and hopefully sooner rather than later, things will start to get back to normal,” said Hewson. “We want to do more than just exist for the sake of existing. In the meantime there’s still the expenses to cover. We need to make sure that we have adequate funds to keep our facility at a usable level.”

“Purchasing tickets by etransfer adds quite a bit of complexity including the reporting and restrictions in place,” explains Hewson. “The plus side of having a lot of hoops to jump through, SLGA will give us back a portion of what we make as a grant. Hopefully e-transfers will allow the committee to sell more tickets.”

“The e-transfer is huge because we’re not allowed to have large indoor gatherings. Depending on how 2021 plays out, the group is hoping to have in person attendance before the year is done,” said Hewson.

Tickets are over half sold for the Chase the Ace in Langbank.

“We’re ecstatic with the support we’ve received from

current and past residents,” says Hewson.

“We see other communities have success with Chase The Ace as a fundraiser,” explains Hewson as to why the decision was made to try it.

“Donna Worley was the driving force in getting us started.”

“At our AGM (annual general meeting), we decided we wanted to have three to four main fundraisers a year. The population base just isn’t there to be having something once a month.”

Approximately $800 has been raised for the facility in the first few weeks of holding Chase the Ace. “The good news is instead of selling individual tickets once a week, we really aggressively approached the idea of ‘buy one year’s worth of tickets’ and then we would enter a ticket each week. Prepaying tickets for a month or two at a time is also an option,” said Hewson.

Hewson goes on to explain: “Ninety percent of our ticket sales so far have probably been for four or more weeks. Because we’re limited to the amount of tickets we can sell, it restarts if the ace is

drawn. Let’s say if we sell out of all of our tickets and someone has four weeks left then all of the tickets go into that last draw.”

“If the whole thing sells out, that’s $26,000, and of that the Rec Board could make up to $13,000 and then the weekly winners would make just over $5,000 and just over $7,000 for the Ace of Spades.”

There have been three winners so far. Draws are done live on the Langbank Chase the Ace Facebook page every Wednesday at 6 p.m.

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Other fundraisers the Langbank Rec Board has done in the past include the ever popular Sno-Pitch Tourney and Spring Trade Show. They did their first Drive-Thru Fall Supper in 2020 which was really successful.

“We’re hoping to do more of those in the future. That was really successful. We had really good reviews,” explains Hewson.

Hopefully, if COVID-19 settles down, the committee can get back to having their Sno-Pitch and Trade Show.

To rent the Langbank Community Hall please call Adrienne at 421-8538.

Transparency a big part of White Bear’s efforts « A1 and a health manager have done a lot of work, Pasap said. “We’ve become pretty good at being able to address the needs of our community and the isolation measures. We’ve had a couple of outbreaks in the last couple of months here,” said Pasap.

Federal funding has helped White Bear meet financial needs that have occurred in the last couple of months.

White Bear Health has been posting the updated COVID numbers a few times a week because they want to be transparent and offer information to the community.

“I believe that transparency and good communication are paramount to putting people’s minds to rest. In

regards to the confidentiality of the patients or the people who have contracted the virus, we do our best to maintain that as we can, and guiding the community forward.”

It lets them know about the virus and how it is moving through the community.

But if someone is sick, Pasap asked them to let the reserve know, because then they can provide assistance.

“We’re seeing a lot of mental health suffering going on. Obviously we have restrictions in place regionally, and people aren’t able to do the things that they would like to do, such as having a meal with your mom or your family members or your friends, or inviting people into

your household visiting,” said Pasap.

If one person with the virus has a gathering in their home, that’s how the virus can spread.

The vaccine clinic will see those 80 years of age and up vaccinated first.

Then the priority will shift to those 7079, health staff and those who are immune-compromised.

“If there are still numbers left over beyond that, it will be distributed to 60 years old and up,” said Pasap.

A total of 100 vaccines arrived Friday and were placed in storage in vaccine fridges. The secondary batch of 100 doses is being scheduled for 28 days later.

The vaccine is optional, but it’s rec-

ommended that people receive it. If people are hesitant about receiving it, the reserve will explain why it’s beneficial.

While there are eight active cases on the reserve, Pasap said he hopes that before too long, there can be zero active cases.

Pasap said people who test positive almost seem to feel like they should be alienated from society or their families.

They might feel shame, but Pasap encourages those who test positive to let family and friends know, so that people can provide support in any way possible.

“Any type of show of support is really healing to the individual, and also the mental health of the individual,” said Pasap.

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Season is ending early for many rinks in the area

By Laura Kish

He shoots … he scores!

Now that’s something we haven’t heard much of in the 2020-21 hockey season in this area. Since the pandemic, restrictions became even more severe just after the hockey season began. Barely a few games were played before all games were put on hold for an undetermined time.

And the date kept getting pushed back further.

All rinks in the area suffered due to the loss of income.

Syd Chicoine, president of Redvers Minor Hockey, explains that their rink has artificial ice and they decided that minor hockey was going to pay extra to keep the rink open for February and shutting down the plant on March 1.

They would leave the ice until it was gone. There’s still plans on trying to keep the rink open for March.

“Right now there is nothing for kids to do,” says Chicoine. “All of the teams have still been able to hold practices. Some of the players and coaches as well are thinking ‘Why practise if we aren’t able to go to any games?’”

“It’s not like you meet up at the rink and talk anymore,” says Chicoine.

“I haven’t contacted the young teams but everybody has made something work.

The U13 team has 12 skaters so a few of the players have to sit out due to COVID-19 restrictions there can only be eight on the ice at one time.

The U15 team has 16 players so they are divided into two groups to practise on separate days. Many of the groups rotate which players sit out on each practice.”

“This situation has impacted our rink and community and players immensely,” says Chicoine. “I think that the ones that are in their 17-year-olds (season) this year, as far as hockey players go, I don’t know if they’ll continue with hockey when the end of their last season gets ripped away from them and it’s a fairly large step from midget to senior around here due to the competitiveness of the Big Six. When you don’t play your last two years of midget, it’s going to make it really hard to make a step up like that.”

For those players who don’t wish to play competitively, they have the option to switch over to rec. hockey in Redvers.

Denise Allum, president of Oxbow Minor Hockey, states:

A pre-pandemic hockey tournament involving the Kipling Royals and the Carlyle Cougars in January 2020. Photo by Laura Kish “We’ve been practising the whole time and we continue to have practices at this point.

“SHA said possibly end of February or into March we’ll be able to have games but Oxbow will be shutting down the plant at the end of February and there’s no set date to close the rink. If the weather permits the kids will keep skating.

“Financially, the rink is struggling. Usually we give a fairly healthy donation from Oxbow Minor Hockey of upwards to $20,000 and that’s just not going to be able to be done. We usually use the door money and the 50-50 money to give back to the rink to pay for our time and so that’s how we give back our donation from the five minor hockey teams.

“I’m kinda lost, just like everyone else in the community, with no hockey games to attend. The kids are missing out on the friendship and the competition and the fun. Practice is good and they learn a lot of skills but they’re still missing out on competing. Keeping their skills up will ensure they’re not so far behind next season. “Because our teams are bigger we have to split our teams up to practise on two separate days. Because of the large numbers and due to re-

strictions, one or two players have to sit out of a practice.

It’s hectic.

“The competition and the game is not there so some players are lacking the will to improve because there is no goal to look forward to.

“All these kids have been practising their heart out, but they aren’t going to get to have that game.

“Some of the players have lost interest at this point but I hope we’re not going to lose those kids for good.

“Hopefully all these rinks can afford to open their doors again next season.

“We haven’t been able to open our kitchen so there’s another loss of income.

That’s the heart of most of the rinks…that’s what makes your money.

“We had to spend a lot of money on cleaning supplies such as a fogger which is a great investment. We had to implement the new COVID rules. We clean between each age group. We had to spend a lot of money that we normally wouldn’t have.

Wade Robertson, president of Carlyle Minor Hockey explains: “The Carlyle rink board has a tentative date of March 1 to turn off the plant. If weather permits they may let the ice stay in naturally.

“All CMHA (Canadian Minor Hockey Association) teams have been permitted to practise with eight players on the ice as long as they follow the Sask Health guidelines. All of the teams in Carlyle have continued to practise.

“The impact on the rink, players and community has been huge. Our arena has lost over $30,000 revenue in sales from the kitchen without games and tournaments.

Carlyle has always had great success with getting teams from all over to Carlyle for our tournaments that support our local businesses.

“This has obviously impacted all the players from every age group and every level of hockey. The third year U18 players have missed their last year of hockey. Even the U6 players that have never played a game before are disappointed that they couldn’t play a game this year.

“This also affected our referees …. they are required to take the appropriate courses online and in class with a cost of $85. A huge percentage of our refs didn’t even ref a game or ref enough to recoup their costs so hopefully something can be done to recoup the costs.”

James Gallagher, president of Kipling Minor Hock-

ey states: “The plant will be shut down February 15 with the rinks door’s closing February 28th.

After the restrictions came into place that no games were to be played and groups of eight were only able to practise, we broke all our minor hockey teams into smaller groups and have been practising this entire time.

“COVID-19 has had a large impact on all levels.

It’s the balance of providing a place for the kids to practice and the cost of running a facility with no major revenue.

“For the community I feel it’s been hard not having the outings at the rink where you can socialize and watch your kid, grandkids, or just the local teams play.

It’s hard on everyone.

“The kids have taken everything in stride. No it’s not ideal and they want to play games but they are still coming out and practising and are still having a chance to be around their friends.

They are still smiling and enjoying coming to the rink so that has made it worthwhile running practices.”

More expenses and less income this year for each of the rinks….that’s not a good combination.

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Moe can’t be the antagonist in COVID-19 fight

By Murray Mandryk Few of us would want to be in the unenviable spot that Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has found himself in for most of the past 11 months.

For almost a year now, Moe’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has left him in a lonely, damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t place.

Life for Saskatchewan’s premier would be difficult enough if Moe simply had to deal with those who viewed the novel coronavirus as a hoax perpetrated by a quest for a one-world government.

Make no mistake that the extreme anti-maskers, anti-lockdowners and anti-vaxxers — often coming from the far right of the political spectrum, but occasionally joined by those with far left views — have made Moe’s life miserable.

Perhaps the worst moments of this pandemic fight have come when people from this very group targeted chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab with public, racially motivated taunts in front of the Legislative building and even invasions of Shahab’s space and privacy at his home.

Some of Moe’s best moments as premier were the ones he spent standing up for Shahab, who has clearly become his friend. They were great moments for this province as well.

But the complicating factor for Moe is that while most in this province don’t agree with the taunts levelled at Shahab, many do disagree with his repeated views that it’s better to have curtailed social and economic activity that now includes limitations as to who can now visit you in your home.

Or at the very least, many of this view are happiest when Moe selects the least socially and economically intrusive choice given to him by Shabab.

Conversely, Moe has faced a barrage of criticism from the other side — some who are seemingly working under the premise that he could have simply locked down the province for a year with no repercussions.

Meanwhile, others are advocating the need for more restrictions or a temporary lockdown or circuit-breaker similar to what was imposed in Manitoba that is now seeing significantly less transmission and a slowing of its death toll.

The best Moe has been able to hope for is to present his policy direction in a reasoned and compassionate way and try not to be overly antagonistic.

It is for this reason that Moe’s comment to the Municipalities of Saskatchewan annual conference was somewhere between unproductive and bizarre.

“It’s easy for someone to stand up and say ‘we need to lock everything down’ when they have the opportunity to work from home,” Moe said in his online presentation to the virtual conference.

So what real purpose is served by belittling those who are simply doing exactly what you asked them to do?

Is Moe being completely honest when he implies it’s just those who have the “opportunity to work from home” who are advocating for tougher restrictions to bring cases down? Is he unaware that the sharpest advocates for this have been doctors and health care providers who put themselves at risk by attending to those sick with COVID-19?

And, perhaps most critically, what value is there in escalating already high tensions between rural and blue-collar workers and urban and white-collar at a time when the message still needs to be that we are all in this together?

We won’t get through this pandemic any faster by fighting.

I’m fine. How are you?

Shelley Luedtke What color are your best friend’s eyes? Are you sure? What about your spouse?

Your boss? The colleague who works down the hall?

If you’re trying to recall someone’s eye colour, an educated guess would be brown since they make up the largest percentage. Hazel, blue, green, grey and amber round out the numbers.

We often say it is someone’s eyes that jump out at us when we first meet them. In fact, more than 70 per cent of us believe it is the eyes we notice first. It turns out there are actually other features that stand out as much, if not more, including how we interpret face shape, but there is just something about the eyes that are so compelling.

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speak. We’re not seeing the people we’re hurting because we’re not looking each other in the eye and as a result it’s too easy to reject anyone and anything others say. The resulting discord, disharmony and disunity are damaging us.

When we connect eye-to-eye it’s more than words that are shared. It doesn’t mean we will agree on everything, but if we make the effort to stop and see the other person as we speak, maybe we will be more willing to hear and respect what is being said.

Shouting slogans across boulevards or pounding out harsh retorts on keypads does little to advance the conversation amongst anyone. But speaking person to person when there is opportunity to witness the earnestness behind the words, there is greater chance to learn from each other and move the dial on the dialogue. We won’t suddenly see eye-to-eye on everything, but the more important thing is that we get back to seeing each other’s eyes once again. That’s my outlook.

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conversation happens on the periphery of other things. There’s little chance to see the range of emotion displayed in the eyes and not heard in the words. The same goes for spouses or friends. Think of how often our phones interrupt those talks, resulting in more time being spent looking down at a screen instead of up into the eyes of those who should come first.

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We’re not talking, we’re posting. We’ve removed discussion and replaced it with dismissing those who don’t agree. We’ve let discourse slip through our fingers and reduced it to what gets banged out on our phones. If you don’t agree, we try to take away your right to

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We aren’t noticing each other in the same way we once did because we are no longer spending time looking each other in the eye.

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Friday, February 12, 2021

Long-time Oxbow principal Petlak is retiring

By David Willberg When Jason Petlak moved to Oxbow in January 1991, he thought he would be in the community for a couple of years, and then he’d move on.

He never imagined he would still be in the town three decades later.

“I enjoyed the community and I enjoyed the school and enjoy the staff and students,” he said. “Time just goes quick. I can remember things from the very first day I walked into the building.”

“That’s the one thing about education – the students, the staff and the com-

munity can really have a bearing on where you’re at, because it really has an impact on decisions to move and those types of things,” he added later.

Petlak, who is originally from the east-central village of Goodeve, has announced that he is retiring at the end of the 2020-21 school year, bringing an end to a lengthy career as an educator, spent entirely in Oxbow.

“It’s always a difficult decision, but after 30 years, you’ve done what you wanted to do in the educational field, and there’s some other things in life that come up.

You want to enjoy retire-

ment while a person can, and I think that’s something with COVID that has popped up, is … the time that you spend with your family … becomes quite important,” he told the Observer.

His career started as a Grade 9 teacher at the former Oxbow Prairie Heights School. In the fall of 1997, he became the school’s principal.

When the town’s elementary and high schools were merged into one facility, Oxbow Prairie Horizons, in 2011, Petlak became the first principal.

“There was always a new challenge that was right

Letters to the Editor Liberals are failing to get Canadians vaccinated and working again The editor: Justin Trudeau’s failure to deliver vaccines means another 213,000 Canadians lost their jobs in January.

There were to be no confirmed shipments of Moderna’s vaccine this week, and the Liberals’ plan to make vaccines in Canada won’t churn out doses until the end of the year.

Jobs, savings and lives are at risk. More unemployment

means too many households will be forced to take on staggering credit card debt just to get through the month.

With businesses at risk in Souris–Moose Mountain, the federal Liberals must present a budget, their first in two years, that will bring our economy back to life.

Prime Minister Trudeau has left Canada with the lowest vaccination rate, a staggering deficit, and one of the highest unemployment rates in the G7.

This isn’t how it should be. To recover from the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression, we need to get Canadians back to work in every sector.

Conservatives will continue to work for those left behind by Justin Trudeau and focus on getting Souris–Moose Mountain working again.

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within Oxbow that presented itself,” said Petlak, who has a hard time believing it’s been nearly 10 years since Prairie Horizons School opened.

The building still looks brand new, he said.

Technology has come a long ways, changing what they’re able to offer students.

Vice-principal Mark Kosior is offering a robotics class.

“When I first move here, our computer lab had a Tandy 1000 with five and a half-inch floppy disks, with no hard drive space, and we were still using registers to do daily attendance.”

He noted there are three former students on staff, including Kosior.

“It makes you feel good that people are going into the education field and going into administration, and it makes you feel good that they also want to come back and teach in the community they grow up in and went to school in,” he said.

Not only has he taught the children of former students, he’s now seen grandchildren of former students in Prairie Horizons.

There was some thought to sticking around for one more year, due to the uncertainty caused by the ongoing pandemic, but he believes this feels like the right time to move onto something new.

“Teaching very much is not a job, it’s a lifestyle, and

Oxbow Prairie Horizons School principal Jason Petlak has announced he is retiring at the end of the school year.

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one’s identity is wrapped into the whole concept of being a teacher, so it’s never easy to walk away from that, but I wanted to have the opportunity to try different things,” said Petlak.

Petlak is looking forward to spending time with family.

He knows of a lot of people who go into substitute teaching upon retiring, but it’s not something he plans to do at this time.

He has a home in Goodeve, and so will likely relocate there and spent more time with family in that area.

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Friday, February 12, 2021

The Expressway Family Centre is bringing some joy back to the elderly during this difficult time

By Lisa McCullough COVID-19 is still affecting everyone, even in this new year of 2021.

The elderly members of the community are still hugely affected by this.

Because of their high risk to the virus, they are not allowed many visitors or socializing with the out-

side world at all.

Thankfully, there are wonderful people in our communities that are doing all they can to make this rough time more bearable for our elderly and founders of our towns and villagers.

Stephanie Barnes of the Expressway Family Centre has come up with

a great idea to allow the elderly at The Villa a bit of outside socialization: a Zoom Story Day. On Feb. 19 at 10:15 a.m., the hope is that four or five young readers will be signed up for the day and that this will help the residents feel less isolated. The reading session lasts 45 minutes

and there are hopes that this will come a monthly event for the residents at The Villa in Oxbow.

The students can read anything they like and can be any age. They can pick their books and read their choice over the Zoom chat.

If you have any children that would be in-

terested in this you can contact the Expressway Family Centre using their Facebook page messenger.

Barnes will get everything lined up for the session and send the link to the family of the child or children that wish to participate. This is a great way to stay in touch with

your fellow community members.

The Expressway Family Centre also has a Valentine’s Day activity lined up for Feb. 12. There is also skating in Alameda on Family Day from 1-4 p.m. and a laser tag day lined up for Feb. 20. You can find all this and more on their Facebook page.

New Indigenous participation program for oil and gas The Government of Saskatchewan is delivering on its commitment to ensure that Indigenous communities and businesses in the province are provided meaningful opportunities to participate in the Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP), which was a key component of federal funding.

The ASCP was designed to help manage the abandonment and reclamation of inactive oil and gas wells and facilities. As part of this program, the provincial government is introducing the First Nations Stewardship Fund and the Indigenous Business Credit Pool, two initiatives to support First Nations and Métis participation in the program.

“Our Indigenous partners will play a crucial role in Saskatchewan’s economic recovery,” Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre said.

“The ASCP is expected to create thousands of jobs, and it is our hope that these two collaborative agreements will increase participation by First Nations and Métis contractors and workers in the oil and gas sector.”

The First Nations Stewardship Fund will allocate $15 million in program funding to conduct abandonment and reclamation activities on First Nation Reserve lands across Saskatchewan. Eligible licensees (producers) with oil and gas sites on reserves will be able to access the fund by

Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre. File photo nominating sites for consideration. Licensees will engage with First Nations communities to ensure that their perspective is reflected in site closure work. If nomination numbers are sufficient, an additional $5 million will be made available to the fund.

The Indigenous Business Credit Pool will create an incentive for eligible licensees to work with First Nations and Métis contractors to complete program work. If companies collectively spend $30 million of their existing ASCP allocations using Indigenous oilfield service companies, they will be eligible to access an additional $15 million in ASCP funding for site closure work.

The First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence (COE), whose mandate is to

create opportunities for First Nations communities for the sustainable, environmentally responsible development of natural resources within their lands, will review applicants for eligibility under the program.

For delivery of these programs, the provincial government is providing support to the COE, which will work with the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), licensees, oil and gas service companies, and First Nations communities to administer the First Nations Stewardship Fund and the Indigenous Business Credit Pool.

“Working with Minister Eyre and the Government of Saskatchewan, we are creating jobs, cleaning up our environment, and supporting the

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Announced in May 2020 as part of the federal COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, the $400 million ASCP is overseen by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources and delivered in partnership with the SRC. The program prioritizes Saskatchewan-based oil and gas service companies and will support more than 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs and reclaim up to 8,000 inactive wells and facilities over two years.

“A critical focus for our Chiefs and leadership is increased inclusion with regards to initiatives such as the ASCP in Saskatchewan,” Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) vice-chief Heather Bear said. “The ASCP will assist in not only helping our First Nations businesses participate in well reclamation work, but also in alleviating environmental concerns within our treaty and traditional lands which is of paramount importance.”

“We see the Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP) as a welcome opportunity for our First Nations businesses,” president and CEO of the Saskatchewan First Nations COE Sheldon Wuttunee said. “We are pleased to be at the table

to make first-hand decisions alongside our provincial and federal counterparts when it comes to the development and implementation of the ASCP, which will build capacity of our First Nations businesses and organizations.”

“As a 100 per cent First Nation-owned and operated corporation that maximizes Indigenous employment, we are excited to be a recipient in this program, which will help ensure economic stability for our people,” Beretta general manager Darrell Carter said.

“As true stewards of the land, we would like to thank the Government of Saskatchewan for not only recognizing the need to remedy our lands of inactive oil and gas infrastructure, but also recognizing the importance of integrating Indigenous businesses to help complete the work.”

As of Dec. 31, 2020, the ASCP has issued more than $98 million in contracts to licensees to engage oil and gas service companies to complete abandonment and reclamation activities. The ASCP has engaged 98 licensees and 307 Saskatchewanbased service companies in program work to date. And as of Dec. 31, 2020, the program has completed 724 well abandonments, 175 flowline abandonments, 39 facility decommissions, and 1,434 site remediation and reclamation activities in Saskatchewan.

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By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The Feb. 2 Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas rights

was yet another one of the lowest over the last decade, generating $251,672 in revenue for the Government of Saskatchewan.

This is the last of

six oil and gas public offerings for the 2020-21 fiscal year and brings cumulative earnings to $6,482,214.

A total of 28 leases were posted, with 10

selling. Province-wide, the average was $149 per hectare, but there was a very wide range of prices.

In the Estevan area, five leases were posted and all five sold. They brought in $111,102 for 518 hectares, with Disneyland.

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Millennium Land Ltd. picked up four leases located 13 kilometres west of Estevan. These leases each received a bid of $4,630 or $72 per hectare.

The Lloydminster area brought in $113,947 for two parcels, totalling 388.5 hectares. There had been 10 leases posted. The average price was $293 per hectare in this region.

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Southeast College named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers For the fourth year in a row, Southeast College has been named as one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers.

The Top Employer designation recognizes Saskatchewan employers that lead their respective industries as exceptional places to work.

College president and CEO Patrick Stoddart spoke about the commitment and dedication of his staff over the past year.

“Southeast College is known for its ability to pivot and think outside of the box and that is exactly what our staff did this past year. The challenges the pandemic brought to our organization were immense, but the

strength, perseverance and persistence of not only our staff but our students have truly been inspiring.”

Employers are evaluated using a variety of criteria and are compared to other organizations in their field to determine who offers the most progressive and forwardthinking employee programs.

Southeast College says its comprehensive health and family benefits and its commitment to lifelong learning have always been a strong point of selection. A renewed focus and commitment to employee wellness was the high point through 2020 and into 2021.

Board chair Janice Gi-

roux said: “The board of governors of Southeast College is once again pleased to congratulate our staff on this year’s award. Their dedication, commitment and ongoing strength is a true testament to the success of our students. Through our management and staff’s hard work, Southeast College was able to continue to offer much needed programming to the students and the communities that we serve.”

Saskatchewan’s Top Employers is an annual competition organized by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. This year’s list includes twenty-four top Saskatchewan employers.

Wawota church looks forward to online event Submitted by Myrna Olson

Sympathy to Rene and Patsy Jacques and family members on the recent passing of Murdena Jackson of Moosomin, wife of the late Herb Jackson.

Born to Ben and Christa Taylor, a son on Jan. 23. He weighed eight pounds and nine ounces, and has been named Silas Benjamin.

He is brother for Emery, Naomi and Lydia, a grandson for Garth and Lorraine Taylor and Dan and Joanne of Davidson and a greatgrandson for Mary

Walker of Saskatoon.

He is the fourth grandchild for Garth and Lorraine Taylor in 49 months. Blessings multiplied by four.

Debbie Saville, who spent several weeks, including the Christmas holidays, with her daughter Victoria in Fort McMurray, has returned home.

Sympathy to Eric and Myrna Sorenson and family on the passing of Myrna’s mother, Sharon Cameron of Weyburn. She passed away on Jan. 31 at the age of 88 years. There will be no service at this time. She leaves a

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With a new partner comes new ideas.

Tyler Brisbois is now a partner with Barb Dixon of the Wawota Hotel. They are offering a full menu, with food and drink specials every night of the week.

The last Saturday of each month will feature Chinese food. Eat in or take out. It is so nice to see young people invest in our town.

Congratulations to Janet Thompson and Michael Drumm of Carlyle on the birth of their son on Jan. 29. He weighed seven pounds,

two ounces, and has been named Charlie Michael. He is a brother to Kelsey (Drumm) Rekken, Aryn Drumm and Alexis, Ben, Sam, Emma, Abby and Owen Thompson. He is also a grandson for Bertha Drumm and Morley and Joan Hamilton!

Dionne Warner passed away in Regina on Feb. 1 at the age of 55 years old. She was a nine-time cancer survivor who encouraged and inspired so many throughout the province. She was the guest speaker at Wawota Relay for Life in June 2013. She was married to Graham Warner who is the son of Godfrey and Audrey (Pryce)

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Wawota United Church held its annual meeting on Feb. 7. Re-

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Maryfield Sunrise Villa news Submitted by Betty Walker

Feb. 1, the start of a new month, makes you think thoughts of spring.

Jan. 25 was Robbie Burns Day. Janet Mark prepared for us an hour-long program, featuring Scottish songs, a poem, stories of growing up and school days ending with a Scottish ballad as a solo. Well done Janet.

We have been very fortunate to have had some wonderful music.

First Tina Neufeld with some gospel songs, she was also saying

good bye to the Villa but promised when it opened up she would come back again. Good luck in your new adventures and we will miss you.

We also had two musical sessions with Judy Skiba where we sing old familiar songs.

We were treated to two beautiful solos by Amber Bojorquez who has such a beautiful voice.

As always a special treat.

Of course we had the usual activities, Bingo and exercises, and the wonderful meals, making the time fly by. Until next week – take care.

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Glen Everett Craig passed away at his home in Arcola, Sask. surrounded by his loving family on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the age of 88, after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer.

Glen was born in 1932, the eldest son of Everett and Catherine Craig in Arcola, Sask. and he grew up on the family farm two miles east of Willmar. He completed Grade 11 in Willmar after which he farmed with his father for a time. Looking for adventure he went to British Columbia to work in a logging camp but found this to be a cold, harsh lifestyle and he returned to the farm.

On November 30, 1955, Glen married Patricia Klinck in Tisdale, Sask. and they took up residency north of the family farm. In 1956 they moved to the homestead when Glen’s parents moved to Carnduff. Glen and Patsy milked cows for many years, selling cream and milk, raised livestock, and participated with the grain production until 2020. In addition to his work on the farm, he worked for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance for 14 years.

Glen was an active community member, holding positions on the Willmar and Lampman school boards for over 20 years, supporting the Willmar Recreation Board and serving in various capacities on the Willmar and Arcola church boards. You could always find him carving meat at the church and fowl suppers. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, holding positions in the local lodge, District Deputy Grand Master of District 1, and Past Grand Conductor of Grand Lodge. He was a member of the Earth and Sky Society after moving to Arcola.

Glen spent many enjoyable and challenging hours woodworking in his shop. He built signature benches for each grandchild and great grandchild and spent many hours reconstructing and repairing old pieces of furniture for family and friends. He was an avid reader and enjoyed books regarding Canada’s involvement in the World Wars and history. He was always in for a card game after breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Europe, Phoenix, Alaska, The Maritimes and B.C., Rocky Mountaineer train trip and a flight in a World War Bomber in the gunner pit were some of his memorable experiences. He was a meticulous bookkeeper, retaining documentation for historical purposes.

Glen was especially proud of his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and in-laws, relishing in visits from them all. Glen’s life was one that was well lived and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Glen is survived by his wife of 65 years, Patricia, and their loving family: daughter Glenda Craig (Garth Irvine), Okotoks, AB and Steven Craig-Irvine (Elana Dawson); daughter Karen (Karl) Lischka, Steelman, SK and Cory (Brenden, Cayden), Rachelle (Jeremy) Brooks, Hudson, Ryker; daughter Gayle (Murray) Wyatt, Kisbey, SK, Tyler Wyatt, Avery; Pam (Marlowe) Brown, Hadley; Lana (Kyle) Hoium, Sutter; daughter Donna (Sandy) Debusschere, Carlyle, SK, Derik (Nathalie), Ethan, Severi, Vienna; son Brian (Auldene) Craig, Arcola, SK, Alina (Luke Lowenberger), MacKenzie and Emilie; daughter Wanda (Marvin) Doerkson, Athabasca, AB, Dallas (Shay Weymouth), Dana Fisher (Zach), Haisley; son Wayne Craig, Eastend, SK, Justin (Denzel, Porter, Pierce), Catherine Currie (Kiel), Reagen, Addison, Jordyn. He is also survived by his brother Earl (Irene) Craig, Estevan, SK; sister-in-law Sandra (Wayne) Kochie, Winnipeg, MB; brother-in-law Larry (Melba) Klinck, Tisdale, SK, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was predeceased by his parents: Everett and Catherine Craig, in-laws: Ray and Audrey Klinck and grandsons: Kevin Debusschere and Aaron Craig.

A private family Memorial Service was held on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, Arcola, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. A public celebration of life and interment in the Arcola Cemetery will take place at a later time, when it is once again safe for family and friends to gather.

For those so wishing, tributes in Glen’s memory may be made by way of a donation to the Arcola Public Library, Box 389, Arcola, SK, S0C 0G0, or by donating blood and saving a life.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to the Craig family - Dustin Hall, Funeral Director.

David passed away with his loving wife Gisele by his side on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Regina General Hospital, Regina, SK at the age of 67 years.

David will be lovingly remembered by his wife Gisele and their children, Amanda (Aaron) Kish and Mitchell & Kristopher; grandchildren, Kadence, Brynn, Brielle, Kalli, Karissa and Nolan Kish. David will also be remembered by his brother Marcel Bouchard (Marlene Tarr), sisters, Marilynn (Fabien) Garnier, Brenda Lemieux (Blaine LaBatt) and Valerie (Robert) Hansen, as well as many nieces and nephews.

David was predeceased by his parents, Alfred and Corky Bouchard; brother Greg Bouchard; brotherin-law Clement (Fitz) Lemieux, sister-in-law Judy Bouchard and nephew-in-law Jason Yanyu.

The Celebration of Life for David will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations in David’s memory may be sent to the Fertile Cemetery Fund, c/o Annette Holden, Fertile, SK, S0C 0W0 or to the Redvers & District Community Health Foundation Inc., Box 766, Redvers, SK, S0C 2H0.

Hall Funeral Services in Redvers is caring for the Bouchard family - Yvonne Clark, Funeral Director.

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Volunteers who work faithfully at the store sorting, displaying items, removing and disposing unsuitable items and all the renovations that have been done

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Chimo Lumber for lending us a shed to use for isolating our donations and now donating a shed to us. One shed is used to store items that will be transported to Regina and one shed is used to isolate donations prior to putting them in the store as per Sask Health guidelines

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Interested candidates may apply by sending an email or fax with a resume, employment references and current copy of driver’s abstract to: ryan.martin@rocksolidcompanies.net Fax: 780-853-6026 PH: 780-853-6604

Crew Formen - Minimum 10 yrs experience Truck Driver - Minimum 5 yrs, must be able to drive and haul heavy equipment Must have valid drivers license, clean drivers abstract and safety ticket are an asset.

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Alida residents look forward to Valentine’s Day Submitted by Edel Cowan

There are two new families who have moved and making their new home in Alida. At the time of writing this news I unfortunately do not know their names, but hopefully will rectify that shortly. So for now it’s just a plain – “Welcome to Alida” folks, hope you like our little town and will enjoy your new home.

Received word recently that my husband Gray’s cousin Sharon Robins’s husband Randy Lafferty of Nanoose Bay, B.C.,

passed away on Jan. 31. Condolences are extended to her siblings, Gerard (Jean) Robins, Darrell (Rose) Robins and Tanis (Ralph) Sommerfeld and to all other family members, including Joyce and Jackie George, Gray and Edel Cowan.

Birthday greetings are extended once again for this coming week to Christian Lemieux on Feb. 7, Don Akins on Feb. 8, Aidyn Junk on Feb. 10, April Junk on Feb. 13 and Randy McCannell on Feb. 19. “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday everyone and

hope you have/had a great day!”

There are a couple of anniversaries also happening this coming week. Happy anniversary folks.

Feb. 2 was Groundhog Day – this year it was reported that the groundhog remained hidden, but later it was reported that he did not see his shadow due to much fog in the area. Since winter has been fairly nice this year I guess we can add a few more weeks and it really won’t be that bad. Guess you can just draw your own conclusions if not satisfied with this one.

The Alida community extends sincere sympathy to Brenda Lemieux and Blaine LaBatt on the passing of her brother David Bouchard, late of Fertile, on Feb. 2 at Regina General Hospital at the age of 67. He leaves behind his wife Gisele, daughter Amanda (Aaron) Kish, sons, Mitchell and Kristopher, six grandchildren, brother, Marcel (Marlene Tarr), sisters Marilyn (Fabien) Garnier and Valerie (Robert) Hansen, and many nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Hope you all will have a Happy Valentine’s Day and of course treat your significant other with a delicious pick-up supper from the Alida Rec. Board members on Feb. 14.

It is a long weekend this coming week with Family Day being held on Feb. 15 and this in turn leads to the February school break.

Enjoy your break students and staff. Making note of this long weekend leads me to believe that there will be an early deadline on Feb. 11 for the Feb. 19 issue. Then will be back to the original

deadline on Feb. 22 (in the morning) for the Feb. 27 issue. Thanks for being patient with me.

Please remember folks to keep me posted whenever you have news – simply contact me anytime, either call me at 306-443-2496 or text 306-485-8561 or e-mail g.cowan@ sasktel.net on the happenings that are going on in and around Alida as well as within your own family circle. I will see that your news gets into a paper.

I do appreciate all your input as it does help keep this column interesting.

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Celebrating Lions membership Lions International Zone 10 chairman Gord Paulley welcomes new member Rob McWhirter to the Alida and District Lions Club. The sponsor shown on right is Lloyd East. Chevrons were also presented to Dale Anthony (20 years of service), Steven Bendtsen (15 years) and club president Andy Girard (25 years). Photo submitted

Prayer and Jesus in everyday life

By Ken Rolheiser There is a story about a small-town priest phoning the Pope and saying, “Jesus is walking down the street in my town. What should I do?”

“Look busy,” the Pope replies.

It is in the ordinary events of everyday life that we miss or meet Jesus. We need to recognize the place where earth meets heaven, where we greet or miss our Lord. The history of salvation “is fundamentally carried out through the humble and demanding paths of reality, in the ordinary rhythm of human life." (Cardinal Parolin).

The story is told about ancient monks who searched the

earth looking for the door to heaven. Finally, they found it, the place where heaven meets earth. When they opened the door, they were back at their monastery, where they lived their daily lives.

If Jesus were coming to visit your house tomorrow, what preparations would you make? If we prepare well during Advent or Lent, encountering Jesus at Christmas or Easter is a more realistic expectation. But every time we go to mass, the central event of Easter and resurrection, we receive the real Jesus in a real way.

How do we meet Jesus in this ordinary daily life? Jesus told his disciples to go to a quiet place to pray. When Christ had

done a hard day’s work curing, healing and teaching, he got up early next morning and found a quiet place to pray (Mark 1:35). We need to find that deserted spot in our homes so God can give us strength.

Another secret to successful prayer is fidelity. In “Fidelity – Our Greatest Gift to Others,” Father Ron Rolheiser asks us to continue to show up: “Don't ever give up. Don't ever stop going to prayer. As long as you persevere in going to prayer, eventually God will break through.”

Pope Francis identifies four elements of prayer that allow Jesus to enter our daily lives. In Acts 2:42 we read: “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and

fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”

Studying the Apostles’ teachings in scripture, gathering in community with fellow Christians, and the breaking of bread constitute our greatest prayer. Going into communion with Christ enables us to be filled with the Holy Spirit, to do this action in remembrance of Jesus.

The Holy Spirit enables us to remember and leads us to the fullness of truth of the mystery of Christ at work in the church. We become the sacrament or sign of Christ’s continuing mission in the church.

This is where heaven meets earth, and we meet Jesus in the ordinary events of our lives.

The Church prays, works

and lives through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit renews and enlivens the work of the Church – to bring the Good News to all. “The harvest is great, but the laborers are few.” (Matthew 9:37).

If we are not yet in touch with the Holy Spirit, going to church might be the first step in finding Jesus in our daily lives. The Spirit brings: “…love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22).

When Jesus left this earth to go to the Father, he left with us the Spirit that renews and enlivens us and all creation. And he sent us to be his witnesses to the ends of the earth.

Lampman farmer pleads guilty to animal welfare charge A Lampman farmer has pleaded guilty to a charge under the Animal Protection Act. Chad Mokelky pleaded guilty in late January in Estevan Provincial Court for causing or permit-

ting an animal to be in distress. Two similar Criminal Code charges were stayed.

He was fined $7,200 and assessed a victim surcharge of $2,800.

Mokelky is also prohibited from having

cattle or other livestock in his possession for five years.

Animal protection workers seized 131 animals from Mokelky’s property in February 2019. Sixteen animals were also found dead.

It shouldn’t be about killing an industry.

It should be about killing emissions.

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Age will be the principal factor in who gets vaccinated next in Saskatchewan for COVID-19

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Ministry of Health and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have made it relatively simple in determining who is next in line for the COVID-19 vaccines in Phase 2 of the vaccination program.

Except in very few exceptional cases, the older you are, the sooner you will get the vaccine.

That’s according to Minister of Health Paul Merriman and SHA chief executive officer Scott Livingstone during Tuesday’s COVID-19 briefing, held at the Legislature in Regina.

Merriman said: “We are currently still in Phase 1, which covers priority health care workers, residents and long-term care staff, and other Saskatchewan residents over the age of 70. Phase 2 will be our mass vaccination

stage. It's going to begin hopefully sometime in April, depending on the number of doses that we receive in the coming weeks from the federal government. Our goal will be to vaccinate as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, and to do so in a way that reduces severe outcomes as much as possible.

“For that reason, we will be focusing on age as the primary risk factor.

We know that age is the number 1 factor in determining severe outcomes from COVID-19. So our mass vaccination will be done by age, starting with our oldest residents first.

Right now, we're in Phase 1, which includes everyone over the age of 70. In Phase 2, we will be vaccinating people over 60, then people over 50, and so on, until everybody that wants to be vaccinated can be.”

There will be a few additional groups pri-

oritized, like clinically extremely vulnerable individuals, and people in some congregate living settings like emergency shelters and group homes.

“But like most other provinces, we are organizing our mass vaccination program, primarily on age, because that's the best way to get things done for the most people, the quickest. And that's the best way to reduce severe outcomes.”

The pair expressed almost palpable exasperation with the low numbers of vaccine doses coming from the federal government. Merriman noted, “This week, we expect to receive fewer than 2,000 doses here in Saskatchewan. To date, we have received 45,000 doses. There are about 190,000 people in our Phase 1. And as a two-dose vaccine, that's 380,000 shots. That means, so far, we have

only been able to do 12 per cent of the people identified in Phase 1.

“The federal government has assured us that vaccine shipments are going to start picking up next week, and we will continue to increase up to March in the second quarter of this year. But it could be sometime in April before we get to Phase 2. But Saskatchewan is ready for this. We just need some more vaccines, and they can't get here soon enough.”

Livingstone explained, “We're nowhere near our target goal in Phase 1 and that is primarily, almost exclusively due to the fact that we haven't received vaccine to deliver. And that will continue to be a challenge for us without knowing what vaccine is coming past quarter one of this year.”

Those at high risk, beyond the issue of age, will be targeted first in

Happy Valentine’s Day It’s well known that the origins of Valentine’s Day are varied but well documented.

This was the first piece of information that I came across: “The holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February. The festival, which celebrated the coming of spring, included fertility rites and the pairing off of women with men by lottery. At the end of the fifth century, Pope Gelasius I replaced Lupercalia with St. Valentine's Day.” Another insight into the day and the celebration was also garnered from an online search: “The ancient Romans may also be responsible for the name of our modern day of love. Emperor Claudius II executed two men — both named Valentine — on Feb. 14 of different years in the third century A.D.” Their martyrdom was honored by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St. Valentine's Day. A couple of immediate thoughts popped into

Linda Wegner Words of Worth my head. First, I am both disgusted by the lottery system back then and relieved that Pope Gelasius had the wisdom to replace the name, and hopefully, the entire practice. Then, good for another decision by the church to honour the martyrdom of two dif-

ferent men named Valentine and further recognize genuine love.

The next thing I rejoice in each year is that my husband of nearly 53 years celebrates his birthday on Feb. 14 and our love has only grown over the years. Of course,

we’ve had our spats but, in all honesty, what couple hasn’t? Over the past five-plus decades, love has gained new ground, displayed itself in different ways but always, reminded us of the need for faithfulness and gratitude for each other.

I pray your Valentine’s Day will be rich, in spite of all that COVID throws at us. God’s love is consistently faithful and wonderful.

“Oh, how He loves you and me.”

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Phase 2. The province has put together a list including those who live in select congregate living settings like group homes for persons with intellectual disabilities and emergency shelters.

People with underlying health conditions that are clinically extremely vulnerable include: • Solid organ transplant recipients; • People with specific cancers; • People with severe respiratory conditions; • People with rare diseases that significantly increase the risk of infections; • People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase the risk of infection; • Adults with very significant developmental disabilities that increase risk; and • Adults on dialysis or with chronic kidney disease.

The province will be setting up over 226 clinics in 181 communities, including numerous drivethrough, mobile and mass clinics. On top of that, pharmacies across the province will also take part. Livingstone noted that for the last round of influenza shots, 385 pharmacies in 113 communities took part, accounting for about half of the total vaccinations done for the flu last year.

As for immunization records – those immunized will be given a paper card. There will also be an electronic record accessible through

MySaskHealthRecord at ehealthsask.ca People covered in Phase 1 like long-term care and personal care home residents will be contacted directly. Priority health care workers will be contacted to book an appointment. People over the age of 70 who live independently will receive information through direct contact, wherever possible, through local media or social media.

Livingstone noted that if someone choses to not get the vaccine when their group is called up, you can still choose to get it done later.

For Phase 2, there will be a central scheduling system online through www.saskatchewan.ca or a toll free number, both of which will be operational in March.

Merriman said “I've heard from a lot of people they want to know what's going on. What is it going to look like? how are we going to be informed? And when can we get in?

“So we're trying to give them two of the three of that. What is it going to look like with the mass vaccination clinics, the drive throughs and also the mobile clinics. We're going to tell them how that they can do this.

The when is a little bit out of our hands right now. It's not a little bit; it's completely out of our hands. That's when the vaccination or the vaccines actually start flowing will determine the when.”

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Most popular baby names in Saskatchewan in 2020

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It appears there are a lot of Top Gun fans who might have been really, really, disappointed when the sequel to the 1986 movie, which was supposed to come out last summer, was delayed due to COVID-19.

That’s because a total of 37 families chose to name their son Maverick in 2020, coming in No. 8 in the Saskatchewan top 20 baby names of 2020.

There’s also going to be a lot of Liams and Olivias running around.

Liam appears to be unstoppable, as the name was once again the most popular for baby boys for the 11th year in a row. Olivia was the most popular name for baby girls for the sixth straight year.

The eHealthSask.ca website shows that Olivia bumped Emma off the top spot in 2014, after it had been in the top spot since at least 2010. But Emma didn’t drop far.

The second most popular girl name in 2020 was Emma.

The second most popular boy name was Jack.

There were 63 baby boys named Liam in 2020, followed by Jack at 48, and Hudson, Noah and Oliver at 43 each.

There were 69 baby girls named Olivia.

There was a trend in the top four girls names – all ended in “a,” as Olivia was followed by Emma (45 babies), Amelia (43) and Sophia (39); Emily (37), in fifth spot, broke the trend. But the “a” ending comes in several more times with Ava, Isla, Aurora and Nora all making the top-20 list.

Some new names debuted on the top 20 lists. Bennett tied at number 17 on the list of boy names and Aurora debuted at number 12 on the list of girl names.

The popularity of names comes and goes.

Anyone born in the mid1970s probably knows a lot of Jasons and Jennifers, neither of which made the list for 2020.

Several of the most popular baby boy names from 2019 did not reappear on the 2020 top 20 list, including Emmett, Logan, Ethan, Asher, Thomas and Jackson.

This was also the first time in more than 10

years that the name Alexander did not make the list of top boy names.

The baby girl names that did not carry over from 2019 were Chloe, Ella, Everly, Hannah, Brielle, Violet and Aria.

As of Dec. 9, 2020, 12,044 live births were registered in Saskatchewan. The final count will be completed in March. The number of live births registered in 2019 was 14,668. This does not include Saskatchewan mothers who gave birth outside of the province. If there is a COVID-19 baby boom, or bust, that will likely be reflected in the 2021 numbers, as COVID lockdowns took hold in mid-March. Forty weeks after the lockdowns were enacted falls about mid-December.

As for Maverick, that name tied at number 19 on the boy’s list when it debuted in 2019 (the year the movie Top Gun: Maverick was supposed to originally be released). It saw a significant rise in popularity in 2020; it now sits in the eighth spot. Goose, however, appears to have not made it on the list. But there’s always 2021.

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Cougar corner – student leadership team is busy Submitted by Dean Zacharias

We have started the second semester.

We are also excited to be resuming band classes in the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, starting in February.

The student leadership team (SLT) is a busy group at Gordon F. Kells High School.

All students received a donut on Feb. 5 as a welcome to semester 2 treat. On Feb. 8, the SLT is going to Feel the Love and the entire school is going to write a few words on a heart that will make someone else’s heart

happy. On Feb. 10, the school had its first Skittles War. Every single article of attire counted as a point for your grade. We drew colours from a hat (Grade 7 – blue, Grade 8 – red, Grade 9 – orange, Grade 10 – green, Grade 11 – yellow and Grade 12 – purple). Feb. 12 is free matchmakers and formal day.

The February break is from Feb. 15-19. Students return to school on Feb. 22.

A new reporting system called EDSBY has been rolled out for parents to use. Its purpose is to improve electronic communication between

school and home. Contact the school if you haven’t received your password or are having problems logging onto the system.

When your child is unable to attend for any reason, please call or email the office or put in an absence through the Edsby app. Remember, if you ever have questions or concerns to discuss with your child’s particular teachers, please email the teacher or contact the school.

All your school information can be found on the GF Kells website on the Southeast Cornerstone School Division website.

Carlyle’s Bendtsen to play junior in Manitoba A skilled young defenceman from Carlyle will be furthering his hockey career in Manitoba.

The Neepawa Natives of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) have announced the signing of Cade Bendtsen to a letter of intent for the 2021-22 season.

Bendtsen, a six-footthree blue-liner, was playing with the Estevan Eclipse Downhole Solutions U18 AAA Bears program this season. He played in five games for Bears before the 2020-21 season was put on hold, and had one goal and two penalty minutes.

In 2019-20, he had

six goals and 25 points in 31 games played with the Estevan Apex U18 AA Bruins.

“I am very excited to sign with Neepawa. I’ve heard nothing but great things about the town and the team from current players I have played with in the past,” says Bendtsen

HOROSCOPES ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Aries, an open discussion with a loved one yields positive results. Take what is said to heart and work on strengthening this relationship even further going forward.

Cancer, some time alone may be necessary to figure out a problem. It will help you have options.Once you can get free of distractions, the solution will present itself rather quickly.

Libra, a change of scenery can be just what you need.

A day trip to enjoy the great outdoors can prove refreshing and provide some new perspective.

It is alright if it seems like you’re a beat behind everyone else this week, Capricorn. You will catch up soon enough and others are more than capable of picking up the slack.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Taurus, reassess your finances before making a big financial commitment. Start adding things up and comparing expenses to income before signing on any dotted lines.

Leo, now is the time to begin planning an important project.

Your mind is clear and you have the time, so embrace your creative side as you begin to hash things out.

Scorpio, a new person in your life proves invigorating.

Foster this relationship and be grateful for the opportunity to invite a new person into your life.

An attraction to someone you meet this week catches you off guard, Aquarius. Forge ahead and explore these feelings if your situation allows. You will be amazed.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Gemini, some time off spent entirely with family and friends is just what the doctor ordered. Cherish this time and appreciate the opportunity to enjoy it with those you love.

Spiritual endeavors may take up much of your time this week, Virgo. Surround yourself with other spiritual people or examine your faith more deeply on your own.

Sagittarius, a new hobby piques your interest. Introduce others to this activity and enjoy pursuing this newfound passion with someone you care about.

Offer support to a friend in need, Pisces. This generous offer will be much-appreciated and you will reap the rewards as well.