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Being little is a big deal at the Perras farm

By Laura Kish

Miniature horses, commonly called ‘minis’ with their adorable appearance and sweet disposition, have earned them fans around the world including 13-year-old Aliyah Perras of Windthorst who now owns nine.

Miniature horses are horses defined by their small height. Depending on the particular breed registry involved, the height of these horses is usually less than 34-38 inches (86-97 centimetres) as measured at the last hairs of the mane, which are found at the withers. While miniature horses fit a heightbased definition to be considered a very small pony, many retain horse characteristics and are considered "horses" by their respective registries.

They come in a rainbow of coat colors and patterns.

“When I was younger I had a fascination

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with them (minis) when my uncle got them for me when I was five or six,” explains Perras. “A few years later we got rid of him and got two from my dad’s friend.”

“I had big horses but realized I like minis as well,” said Perras.

She has been riding her regular size horse since she was six.

“When I was 10 or 11 I had Scarlett but she was hard to catch,” Perras explains about one of her many minis.

Once COVID-19 set in last March and she wasn’t going to school, she had a lot of extra time on her hands.

“Last May I got Prince because I was bored and had nothing else to do,” says Perras.

“And then I got Raven from the auction mart where my sister was working. She sent me pictures and I said ‘Can you bid on some for me?’

And that’s where she acquired Raven and May. “In August I got

Joker and Sweet Pea but ending up selling Sweet Pea. She just wasn’t nice to the other horses,” explains Perras.

She says some of her minis have attitude.

Perras has plans to train her minis to pull a cart. She explains that she has to connect two leads ropes to their halters and walk behind them just so they get used to that.

Although she already owns nine minis, it’s not necessarily a definite no to adding to her herd, even though she’s in charge of doing all the chores for her minis.

Perras says if she had to choose between her minis and her original big horse – she would still fall back on her big horse Deuce as her favourite.

Perras and her older sisters are no strangers when it comes to helping out with all the other chores around the farm, whether it’s helping pull a calf or

Aliyah Perras with two of her mini horses Prince and Raven.

Photo by Laura Kish doing it on their own.

They’re sometimes on duty through the night to check cows at calving time.

She also owns five cows - red and white Simmental cross, a red Simmental cross, two long-horn crosses and a speckled part cross.

And says she’s expanding.

When she does have

spare time, she hangs out with her lizard and the family’s four dogs.

When time allows she still plays soccer.

She’s a farm girl through and through.

“When Mom and Dad retire from the farm…I want it to be mine,” she says with quick look in mom’s direction seeing what kind of reaction she can get.

Her plan is to become a vet tech so if her animals get sick or injured she can look after them herself.

This is one of several agriculture-related stories you’ll find in this week’s edition of the Observer. For more, check out our salute to agriculture special, which runs from A9A24.

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Local volunteer search and rescue organization received a generous donation from southeast business The South East Saskatchewan Search and Rescue (SESK SAR) chapter keeps steadily building up its resources, thanks to generous local organizations and businesses.

The latest addition to SESK SAR's equipment came from a local trailer dealership, which supplied the organization with a smaller trailer that will be utilized by the training committee.

Prairie Dawg Sales and Rentals owner Robin Holma said that when Krista Larson, SESK

SAR training committee co-chair, reached out to him, he didn't think twice about the donation.

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The lights were dancing

This photo of the Northern Lights was taken by Byron Fichter with Byron Fichter Fotography just west of Lampman on Saturday night. Southeast Saskatchewan residents had a rare opportunity to view the aurora borealis, and local photographers were eager to snap photos. A pumpjack and the lights of the town, combined with the lights, created quite a scene.

Schools get $29 million in contingency funding

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On the one-year anniversary of the declaration of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Saskatchewan announced on March 11 nearly $29 million in approved funding to support schools during the pandemic.

This amount is meant to help school divisions and independent schools with sanitation, substitute teacher costs, procure personal protective equipment (PPE), and assist schools in ensuring proper supports for students are in place for the fall of 2021, the government said in release.

“This third round of funding will ensure school divisions continue to have the resources needed to keep schools safe for students and staff,” Education Minister Dustin Duncan said.

“Nearly $21 million of this funding allocation will provide the supports necessary for school divisions as they make preparations for the fall.”

This funding is in addition to the $37.5 million announced in December and the $51 million announced in September. This funding is from the more than

$150 million in the COVID contingency fund for education from provincial, federal and school division savings.

Fifty-three applications have been approved to provide new funding to school divisions, qualified independent schools and historical high schools.

The applications are primarily for sanitation and substitute teacher costs, totalling $3.1 million in funds. In preparation for the fall, school divisions are receiving $20.7 million to be used for: • I n t e r v e n t i o n s for Grade 1 students who did not attend Kindergarten in 2020-21; • Interventions to support Grade 1 to 3 students who are behind in their reading levels; • Support staff to reach out and engage with students and families that did not attend or had low attendance in 2020-21; • Supporting student mental health; and • Sanitation and PPE. In addition, $4.9 million from the nearly $29 million will be allocated to school divisions and independent schools to recognize previous and future purchases made directly for PPE required to maintain the safe operations of schools during the pan-

demic.

With this latest allocation, the remainder of the COVID contingency fund for education has been distributed to school divisions, independent schools and historical high schools.

New Democratic Party education critic Carla Beck, MLA for Regina Lakewood, said by phone from Regina, “I know that any funding will be appreciated by school divisions. I think this has been an extraordinary year. Of course, it goes without saying, for administrators, for school boards, and certainly frontline workers and teachers in our school. So, any amount of support I think will be welcomed.

“I do have some concerns about as we move towards the end, hopefully, of this pandemic, and we see vaccines roll out, I do think it's very important that we start looking at next year, and how we're going to provide supports to students. Even before the pandemic hit, we know that our classrooms were overcrowded in many cases, and under resourced.

“We know that this pandemic has been very difficult for learning for many, many students.

It's been a difficult year for mental health of ev-

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But we're hearing a lot of concern about mental health of students. And I think it is very important that we start looking, now, at how we can support school divisions to help undo some of what has happened over the last year, in terms of learning loss, in terms of mental health concerns.

And I think that that needs to be funded.

“It's good to see a start here. But we have to remember, that this was a system that was underfunded before the pandemic. And it's going to take some concentrated effort, co-operation, as well as funds, to make sure that we have a plan over the next several years to bring our students back to even where they were before the pandemic,” Beck said.

On that day, some high schools, like in Estevan and Weyburn, have resumed 100 per cent in-person learning, after months of running at 50 per cent capacity.

Beck said in that regard, some divisions have moved to full-time, and some are still half-time.

“This is where the local knowledge of boards is really important, and what’s going on, in local context,” she said.

“We're in a race between getting the vaccine out, and getting it

into arms, and making sure people have some protection against the virus and the spread of these variants. So, where people are congregated in in high numbers, and exposed possibly to the

virus, I think that still does remain a concern.

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A poor time to ease up in COVID-19 fight

By Murray Mandryk If Premier Scott Moe is right that we are in the home stretch of our COVID-19 fight, we should all be reminded that this is not the time to ease up.

As one of my colleagues aptly put it, you don’t want to make the highlight reel because you dropped the ball celebrating before you got into the end zone.

In fairness, we shouldn’t accuse Moe of celebrating prematurely.

At his press conference earlier this week, he actually suggested that now is the time to be both cautious and optimistic.

His optimism clearly stems from the notion that vaccines are being rolled out — notwithstanding his ongoing frustrations with the federal Liberal government and the vaccine manufacturers for not getting the vaccines out more quickly.

That said, vaccines don’t solve all our problems — even if we do meet the optimistic scenario of having almost every Saskatchewan adult vaccine

by June.

The better message for Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government should likely involve more than a stern warning. Moe can allow the province to ease up by easing up his own government restrictions.

It might not be about slowly loosening restrictions. Moe has to be ready to clamp down — especially in certain hotspots like Regina — if things get much worse than they already are.

Moe took the small, careful step of announcing on March 8 that household bubbles could be increased to 10 people from no more than three households from the current five-person, single household restrictions we have been under since before Christmas. He also announced that prior to Easter, restrictions on church services would be lifted to accommodate 150 people or 30 per cent of capacity (whichever one is fewer).

A cautious approach? Well, it might have seemed that way, but that would really depend on where you lived.

Cases of the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 that was first detected in Britain were already circulating in Regina by the time of Moe’s restriction lift.

In fact, of the 136 confirmed cases of the variant, 122 were found in Regina. Another 186 of the 210 suspected new variant cases were also in Regina.

Also last week, cases in Yorkton and Melville had public schools moving back to online learning.

The notion that the new variants will remain in Regina and not spread all over — especially given that we really can’t impose travel restrictions within the province — doesn’t make much sense.

Now, this does not automatically mean every place in the province is about to experience an outbreak like the one we’re seeing in Regina that accounted for 101 of the 156 the new cases on Tuesday.

But given there were 535 active cases in Regina out of 1,292 active cases, it is not exactly a solid foundation for optimism right now.

So serious are the Regina numbers that chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab recommended at Moe’s press conference that Reginans seriously consider not dining in or going grocery shopping if it isn’t absolutely necessary.

Many people are taking COVID-19 seriously, as evident by the long lineups in Regina of people at least 60 years of age who were eligible to get their shots.

But vaccines shouldn’t be providing a false security — especially given how much more quickly new variants are spreading.

Let’s get the ball into the end zone. This is no time to fumble.

Did Mozart fill out practice charts?

Shelley Luedtke I was interested in a documentary about musicians who had been considered child prodigies.

They talked about their musical development, but also the experience of growing up in a way that was so different and yet so similar to any other person their age. One of the young men talked about a piano teacher who he credits not only with helping him become a good musician, but far more importantly, a good person.

It is an eclectic group that make up the list of piano teachers I had over the course of several years. Each one taught me something different, but one stands out for a lesson that had little to do with the piano.

Almost all of my teachers had us fill out charts to keep track of the minutes we were

ask us if we had enough time, but rather did we spend enough time. In a gentle way she was getting us to look at our week and answer honestly about the work we had put in. She wanted to help us understand that the effort had a direct impact on the outcome, that some weeks would be better than others and to not pretend our practising was something that it wasn’t.

It was all about accountability. Our own.

Using the tool of a piano lesson she was developing in her students a willingness to accept responsibility for our actions and simply be answerable to ourselves for the results we experienced.

How many areas of our life do we try and kid ourselves and others into believing one thing, when we know full well the truth tells a different story? It makes about as much sense as trying to convince a hygienist, doctor or teacher of a reality that simply does not exist. When we stop trying to fake the perception because we think it’s what others want to hear, we will have far more time to devote to actually turning it into the reality we want it to be. That’s my outlook.

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assignments were good places for me to rack up points and it put me near the top of lists when in fact I wasn’t paying nearly enough attention to other aspects of my lesson.

In the end of course, it didn’t matter much. A piano teacher can always tell if work isn’t happening outside of lessons. The practice charts might be filled with all kinds of numbers, but it doesn’t take long for a teacher to figure it out. It’s like telling the dental hygienist you floss. Or the doctor that you exercise every day. Saying so doesn’t make it so.

That’s why I have great fondness for a teacher who felt there were life lessons to be learned alongside the Bach and Beethoven we were studying. There were no practice charts to fill out, just a conversation at the start of each lesson. Before we played a single scale she asked us about our week.

She wanted to know about homework, sports and other activities that might have come up, and then she’d ask, “For this week, did you spend enough time on your lesson?”

It wasn’t about excuses or guilt; boasting or justifying. She didn’t

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supposed to practise each day. If the total reached or exceeded the goals set, we’d be given stars or stickers or some other acknowledgement in our books.

The thing is, we put the numbers in the books ourselves. Their accuracy or veracity were not questioned, but taken at face value.

If we said we practiced 30 minutes on Thursday, we were given credit for 30 minutes on Thursday.

One teacher ranked her students on a list she kept pinned to a bulletin board next to her piano. Every few months whoever was at the top of the list received a prize. I’m sure she intended the running list to serve as an incentive to students, but in the three years I studied with her it seemed the prizes rotated amongst the same three or four students.

As part of our lessons homework, she would assign a composer and have us do writeups about their life and music. It was an important part of our musical education, however those write-ups were always worth a lot of points and it skewed the practice rankings.

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Government discusses COVID-19 variants of concern

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The spread of COVID-19 variants in Regina and surrounding bedroom communities is of growing concern to the provincial government, and was the focus of much of the discussion during the regular COVID-19 briefing at the Legislature on Tuesday.

Premier Scott Moe said that public health measures across the

province would be extended from March 19 to April 5. And while other areas of the province will be allowed to enlarge attendance in worship services to one-third capacity, or 150, whichever is lower, Regina and area will have to keep attendance down to 30.

According to the daily COVID-19 report from the Ministry of Health, as of March 16, there are 66 new confirmed variants of concern (VOC) cases be-

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ing reported, with 61 of them in the Regina region. Two were in the South East.

“This brings the provincial total to 136: 130 B1.1.1.7 (UK) and six B1.351 (SA). The Regina zone accounts for 122 (or 90 per cent) of the confirmed VOC cases reported in Saskatchewan.”

Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said that, as expected, the COVID variants are having their impact. While the rest of the province was trending downward, “Regina is the opposite of the rest of the province.”

That city’s case count is now 21 per 100,000 people. The active case rate is high and the test positivity rate is 9.1.

“The bulk new cases in Regina are variants of concern,” Shahab said.

Additionally, small pockets have shown up in Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Saskatoon and Prince Albert areas.

Those variants are 70 per cent more transmissible, he said.

Whereas the initial strain of COVID-19 might infect two-thirds of an infected person’s household, Shahab said

the B1.1.1.7 strain infects almost 100 per cent.

He said three households totalling up to 10 people can form a bubble, but especially cautioned those over 50 to hold off until vaccinated. He stressed reducing the number of people shopping, and perhaps ordering takeout from restaurants.

“Obviously if case numbers keep rising, then … further restrictions may be considered,” Shahab said.

Moe said, “While province-wide case numbers and hospitalization numbers are much lower than they were just a couple of months ago, we are seeing an increase in the number of cases, and in particular, the number of varyiant cases, right here in our capital city of Regina. As a result, on the recommendation of Dr. Shahab and his team, all of the current public health orders which were set to expire on March the 19th have been extended until April the 5th.”

Moe said Saskatchewan had administered 108,000 vaccine shots, with the second highest rate, per capita, of any province except Prince

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Edward Island. Fifty per cent of Saskatchewan residents over the age of 80 have now received their first shot.

In the previous week, the province has been opening up the opportunity to book vaccinations, starting initially with people over 85, and then incrementally adding more eligible age groups. By March 16, people across the province over the age of 70 could now book their vaccination appointments (50 and over in the far north). People 60 to 64 can take part in the Regina drive-thru vaccination clinic, using the province’s supplies of that vaccine.

On March 15, the first day of that clinic, over 1,700 shots were administered, and province-wide, a total of 4,000 people had received their vaccinations (including the Regina numbers.)

“In fact, by this Friday, we expect to do over 8,000 shots throughout the province, based on the number of appointments that we currently have booked,” Moe said.

He thanked those setting up the vaccine clinics, those who are working in them, and those making appointments and getting their shot.

Moe added, “Just a couple of hours ago, the federal officials have informed our Saskatchewan officials that the Moderna shipment to Canada that is scheduled for next week is going to be cut by about 70 per cent. Moderna says it will deliver the remaining 70 per cent of those doses during the following week. This will result in a one-week delay to Saskatchewan of about 23,000 doses.

This is problematic for us in our delivery of these vaccines, since our appointment system is built on the very delivery schedule that we received from the federal government. So schedulling appointments at over 100 of our clinics throughout the province is, as you know, a very complex task.

“And as I previously stated, our health officials will certainly, in the last number of days, have been up to the task of ensuring that appointment schedulling system runs smoothly and runs without … hiccups. What they do depends on a very steady and reliable delivery of those very vaccines from the federal government in order for it to all work out into people ultimately being able to receive their vaccines.”

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By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The rest of Saskatchewan caught up with the most southern part of the province on March 15 when it comes to winter weights on highways. Winter weights were lifted in the south on March 1 due to unseasonably warm weather.

Spring road bans came into effect as of 12:01 a.m. on March 15

across southern Saskatchewan, and will also be in effect in many rural municipalities in this area. Updates on the status of bans in other regions will be made available through the Highway Hotline and social media.

Spring road bans are used to protect roads and infrastructure during the thawing period when roads are in their most vulnerable state. They work by reducing allowable

weights on RM roads and secondary weight highways by 10 to 15 per cent, the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure said in a release. Typically, road bans are implemented in late March or early April after winter weight restrictions have been lifted.

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Generational farming in Saskatchewan

By Deb Andrew Although it is quite common for farming operations to be carried on by the next generation, it does not always happen exactly as planned.

Farming operations change and grow over the years and the younger generations have varying goals and dreams, some of which involve the family farm and some do not. The farming families here in the southeast have amazing stories of passions and dreams driving them to spend their time, money and lives pursuing various farming activities.

One of those stories includes the Kennett family from Manor.

There is not enough time here to detail the generational path from Brian Kennett’s great grandfather to his father and then to him, but for anyone who knows Brian, it was a great story. One facet of the tale includes the fact that Brian was never raised on a farm, but nostalgia drew him in his youth.

The interview questions posed seemed to draw Brian and his wife, Lorna, to reminisce and

try to put into words their years of life on the farm together.

The Kennett farm is a grain operation that produces commercial grain and pedigreed seed. They also have a seed plant where their personal grain and neighbouring farmer’s grain is cleaned and processed. This operation has new family and generations on board and will be called KBI Seed Processing.

“People might not know this, but we are also a licensed, certified organic processing facility. We now process our customers’ organic grains, some of which goes directly into the organic food market. That is exciting and new for us,” Brian explained.

When asked how long he had been farming, Brian thought it might be fun to leave us all with a riddle: “I have been in this industry for a while. My first crop was when I was in Grade 11. Let’s just say I have been in active farming in two millenniums, a couple of centuries and six decades. This is my 42nd crop year. What year did I start?”

The Kennett farm in the Manor area is a grain operation that produces commercial grain and pedigreed seed.

I will let each of you contact Brian for the answer to that riddle.

Kennett is the thirdgeneration farmer on the land and he excitedly shared, “We just had the fourth generation pick up the torch last year.

This is where I would like to focus because it didn’t look like we were going

to have a fourth generation. That team includes our daughter Tamara, my nephew Mason, my brother Daren and his wife Shannon, as well as Lorna and myself.”

Brian wanted to be perfectly clear about the fact that, “This new generation has dreams and goals, and we will be

there encouraging them and cheering them on.

It is in the early stages, but they have passion and drive behind them which is great to see.”

The conversation continued down the road of how crazy some farmers may seem because of their passion and drive with many

working off the farm just to be able to keep the dream of farming alive.

To some that may seem crazy, but Kennett said he completely understood that pursuit and he was pretty excited to be a part of giving his family an avenue to realize an opportunity.

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Kennett family feels blessed to be in farming « A10 When asked the biggest struggle in farming, Brian had a beautifully written answer that came after deep thought, “The biggest struggles I have had in farming is having enough knowledge of all the variables in all the grain production, to have enough skill and resources to apply that knowledge and then to realize there is so much that is out of my control.” As I listened to

him elaborate, I heard a profound truth for life in general and humble wisdom for courage to carry on, “You can do everything right in a particular year and still come up short. I have come to realize that I need to do my best and leave the outcome in God’s hands.”

As with most farmers you speak to about COVID and the effects it has had on them, Brian kind of chuckled and

said, “My life hasn’t really changed. We didn’t realize it ‘til now but we

have always been isolated. We just thought we were normal!”

In closing, allow Brian’s heart resonate with you. “Reflecting back, Lorna and I realize that we have been blessed with a great place to raise our family, experience community and make many friendships. Farming has been a very rewarding career, far more an adventure than I ever dreamed. I am very grateful for the people over my career, especially for my fellow farmers. They all have

a story, well let’s face it … stories! Stories that have been helpful to glean knowledge and insight for this skill and craft. I have been able to share their passion for this industry. Many have inspired me with their stories and that has helped drive me on.

I have experienced lots of laughter and even tears with my fellow adventurers. I have been blessed and I am looking forward to more.”

March is Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Literacy Month March has been proclaimed as Agriculture Literacy Month in Saskatchewan.

Agriculture Literacy Month allows students across the province to participate in conversations and activities to help them learn about the agriculture industry. This year the Government of Saskatchewan will be providing Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan (AITCSK) with an additional $400,000 in funding.

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eracy Month is a great opportunity to educate our children and grandchildren about the dedication of Saskatchewan producers and the world-class, environmentally sustainable food that they grow,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said.

“Through stories and presentations, students will learn firsthand how our producers create the safe, high-quality products they are known for.”

Agriculture in the Classroom Canada has

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White has a vast knowledge of cattle

By Laura Kish

Twelve-year-old Payton White is quite the helper on the farm at home.

That’s why he chose to do his Genius Hour project on beef cattle.

It’s what he knows. He named his project Beef on a Bun. “I always say to myself … learn now – do later,” says White as he explains about learning even more about beef cattle through researching for his project.

It took quite a while to put his elaborate project together. This year he went bigger than last year’s project.

“I plan on being a beef rancher when I’m older so then I decided to do my project on that,” explains White.

White grew up on the farm and has been helping out more and more every year. He’s gaining cattle knowledge with every year that passes. He says he gained so much knowledge from his parents

and grandparents.

White explains the overall research that was involved in his project, including why farmers use a dog to herd the cattle, riding horses to roundup the cows, and he provided many samples of what they would feed cows.

There were samples of sileage, oats and barley.

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“There are so many different ways that you can raise your beef cattle,” said White. “It’s whatever works best for you. Depending on how you breed them, you can have tall cows or you can have short cows.”

“I like working the cows a lot,” explains White. “Except when you get one old one that doesn’t like you too much and it chases you up on the fence. I sometimes get nervous when I’m around one that I know doesn’t like me.

“I’ll go in with a machine but I’m not going in on foot!”

White explains about helping with chores at 7 a.m. before he goes to school (if time allows) and again after school.

The cattle that his family raises at the farm are three different breeds – feeding approximately 800 with at least 400 to calve this year. He thinks back to

Payton White chose to do his Genius Hour project on Beef Cattle. Photo by Laura Kish the time he tagged his first calf – at age four.

White says he enjoys the farm life. He gets to run the cultivator and swather.

He is also a member of the Whitewood 4H Beef Club.

“If I had the decision I’d stay on the

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The Evolution of Combines as told by Schaeffer and Cobb

By Laura Kish Grade 7 students Cooper Schaeffer and Payton Cobb paired up for their Heritage Fair project, The Evolution of Combines, at the Kipling School.

The Observer sat down with them to talk about their project.

Why did you choose this as your project to work on?

“Because I know a lot about combines and I thought it would be fun to do,” explains 12-year-old Schaeffer.

“Because I also live on a farm and I also work a lot on combines with my dad,” added Cobb, also 12, “and it’s also something I have quite an interest in.”

The pair went on to explain their project: “We researched when the first combine was made and how the threshing machines were invented,” explains Schaeffer. “We researched the history of combines from the very first machine to the combines these days.”

One of the oldest machines they showcased in their project was a threshing machine from 1786. As they were researching their information on combines, the two learned a lot about the combine.

“Most of the stuff we already knew but it was cool to see stuff we didn’t know and add that onto our project as well,” says Cobb.

“The old combines were all run manually and nowadays they are more automated,”

comments Schaeffer.

Both of these students live on the farm and very much enjoy that lifestyle and help out steady when it comes harvest time.

“I run a combine,” says Schaeffer.

“During harvest I run the grain cart,” says Cobb.

How old were you when you first started helping out on the farm?

“With my mom

or dad by my side, I helped out when I was five. I got to bale by myself when I was seven,” explains Schaeffer. “We also have cattle on the farm and ride and rope on horses. We round up the cattle with horses.”

“I was eight when I first ran the grain cart by myself,” reminisces Cobb. “I remember riding along with my dad when I was four.”

Both say they plan

on staying on the farm when they get older.

“My dad would like me to go to college in the city so I can learn what the other life is like and then come back to the farm if that’s what I prefer,” explains Cobb.

“I’m probably going to go to college for heavy duty mechanics and then come back and start my own farm,” states Schaeffer of his future plans.

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The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed March 14-20 as Agricultural Safety Week in the province.

“Agricultural Safety Week provides the opportunity to remind everyone that agriculture safety matters year round, on and off the farm,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said. “Physical and mental health are of the utmost importance and everyone must do their part to ensure we are all able to return home to our loved ones at the end of each day.”

“Using safety precautions year round is incredibly important to ensure that those who work on a farm return home safely,” said Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Mor-

gan. “Having safe farms in our province will help us continue to grow our agrifood exports here in Saskatchewan and build stronger families and communities.”

Saskatchewan recognizes Canadian Agricultural Safety Week annually in conjunction with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is focused on helping producers, families and communities lead the agricultural industry in safety and sustainability.

This year's theme, Lead an Ag Safe Canada, is the second of a three-year farm safety campaign named Safe and Strong Farms.

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In the spirit of Agricultural Safety Week, grain farmer reflects on recent purchase of aerial lift

By Olivia Grandy Ian Cushon’s recent purchase of an aerial lift aligns with the objectives of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week.

The week of awareness, created by the Canadian Agriculture Safety Association, aims to create empowering conversions about farm safety among producers across Canada. The campaign is held annually through the third week of March.

Cushon, who farms in the RM of Moose Creek, said the lift would be a great asset to his 4,500-acre organic grain operation.

“I’d been thinking about a lift just for accessing bins. Sometimes we have to go up to probe bins, and it’s not a very safe job.”

The frequency of height-related injuries in grain farming is what inspired Cushon’s

investment.

“It’s a fairly common accident and one that is not 100 per cent preventable, but with a safety harness and a lift, I think it reduces the risk, and the reality is, the older you get, the chances of you doing something that doesn’t work out too well on a ladder, working on a bin, goes up. Even for younger people, it can be a risky thing to be up on a bin, especially when it’s cold and icy or wet,” he commented.

Although he has never fallen off of a bin himself, Cushon, like most farmers, has encountered some scary situations.

“I’ve been up on bins and have had my ladder blow down. I always take a cell phone up with me in case.”

He also shared that he fell into a bin several years ago when cleaning it out, while walking along a slippery horizon-

tal aeration tube. This experience left him a bit stunned.

Cushon explained that farmers are often fatigued and facing highpressure situations when precautions are not taken and accidents occur.

The Cushons host new European trainees each year through the International Rural Exchange Program.

“Some of them come with less English skills than others, and it’s very important to make sure that they understand what their task is and that they’re aware of any particular safety issues that are unique to the task that they’re working on.”

Additionally, he explained that “often it’s relatives and family members who are not properly trained, getting put into positions of doing jobs that they aren’t really familiar with [who

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“We’ll use it for a range of things but [mainly] bin access and working on buildings.

Even things as simple as changing a lightbulb in a farm shop is best done from something more stable than a ladder,” he said.

“I think farmers are more safety conscious now than they have been, but I wouldn’t say that everyone is that way. It kind

of depends on the type of farm, the size of the farm, and if people have employees or not. But as far as I know, farming is still one of the highest risk occupations there is.”

Cushon highlighted how important it is for farmers to consider the little time spent taking preventative measures versus the significant amount of time lost if an injury did occur.

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Nutrien Ag marks International Women’s Day The staff at Nutrien Ag Solutions in Carnduff was inspired to celebrate the importance and uniqueness of the female farmer in the agriculture industry as part of International Women’s Day on March 8.

Women are described as the often unseen faces of agriculture. They have always played a vital role on the farm. They work the fields, birth livestock, do daily chores, keep the books and take an active role in important management decisions.

Like all farmers, these women follow commodity prices, express their great love for the land and boast about the generations that farmed and ranched the same ground before them.

Nutrien Ag Solutions Crop Production advisors Leanne Schell, Marlee Phair and Taylor Paton spent the day delivering some of their female farmers a gift bag filled with items from local vendors in the area, with COVID-19 restrictions in mind.

It was a small gesture to show their appreciation for all that women do in the agriculture industry. Nutrien wanted these women to know that they are important and successful role models who are empowering others. Getting the opportunity to say “thank you” and “we appreciate all you do” made for a great day for everyone.

Leanne Schell, Marlee Phair and Taylor Paton from Nutrien Ag Solutions in Carnduff delivered gift bags to female farmers on International Women’s Day. Photo submitted

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Farmland values grew in 2020 Canada’s farmland market remained strong and stable during a year marked by economic turbulence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Farmland Values Report.

The average value of Canadian farmland increased by 5.4 per cent in 2020, slightly more than the 5.2 per cent increase reported in 2019.

In Saskatchewan, average farmland values also increased by 5.4 per cent in 2020, following gains of 6.2 per cent in 2019 and 7.4 per cent in 2018.

The report, which describes changes in Canada’s farmland values from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2020, covers almost an entire year of disruptions caused by the pandemic. For Canadian agriculture, disruptions included temporary food processing plant closures, some displaced exports, sector-specific labour shortages and significantly altered consumer buying habits.

“Since land is the most valuable asset on any farm operation, the agriculture land market is a good ba-

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rometer for measuring the strength of Canadian agriculture,” said J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief economist. “Despite having gone through a uniquely volatile year, farm income generally improved and the overall demand for farmland remained strong throughout 2020.”

Despite important supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic, commodity prices climbed in the last half of 2020 for many crops and interest rates kept close to historic lows.

Domestic demand for food remained strong and global supply chains continued to have an appetite for Canadian food and commodity exports, Gervais noted.

The highest average provincial increase for farmland in 2020 was in British Columbia and Quebec, with averages of eight and 7.3 per cent, respectively. Alberta followed with a six-per-cent increase and Saskatchewan was fourth.

Average farmland values have increased every year since 1993; however, increases were more pronounced from 2011 to 2015 in many different regions.

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Corscadden sees changes over the years

By Laura Kish

Kurt Corscadden has been employed at Young’s Equipment in Windthorst for many, many years. Throughout those years, he has seen many changes and gone through a few himself.

Corscadden grew up on the farm, helping out whenever he could. He was running some of the equipment (tractors) when he was 10 years old. Driving the combines came later. And yes, some of that equipment did break down and had to be fixed.

“I always liked fixing things on the farm and helping Dad whenever I could,” states Corscadden, not knowing at that time that he would make a career out of fixing things.

“When I was 13 I started working during my summers at Windthorst Sales and Service – the Case IH dealership,” says Corscadden.

“I started out washing tractors and cleaning.”

“It started out that

Kurt Corscadden is employed at Young’s Equipment in Windthorst. Photo by Laura Kish I wanted get into small motors like snowmobiles and such,” explains Corscadden.

Shortly after graduating in 1997, he started as an apprentice with Windthorst Sales and Service (known as Young’s Equipment today).

“Once I started working here I enjoyed it,” says Corscadden, as

he chose his career as a heavy duty mechanic.

“I love tearing stuff apart,” explains Corscadden, “and putting it back together and it just escalated from there.”

He took a couple years break from Young’s in 2006 to go farming and work on the drilling rigs but returned in 2009.

Corscadden has seen some big differences in the machinery over the years.

“The technology… technology is huge! It’s all electronic now,” he explains.

“Back in the day we were changing cables that ran functions and now everything is electronic…from one end to the other.”

“Some things can be tough to figure out but usually the error codes and whatever is going wrong with them, you can put it into the computer and it sends you the message on where to check,” explains Corscadden on the new ways of equipment.

“It tells what wires to go to and where to check.”

But is it always easier to fix because of that?

“If it’s an easy job yes, although some jobs it can send you there and you can hunt through the wiring all day. For instance, combine harnesses or tractor harnesses, they’re huge now with lots of wires in them end to end. It can be a nightmare.”

Thankfully the five mechanics at Young’s Equipment are constantly updating their training.

Even with all the changes to the equipment, some things still remain the same.

“The heart of the machine is essentially still the same,” explains Corscadden. “The en-

gine, transmission, etc., doesn’t give us near as much problems as it used to. The odd one comes through but for the most part all that has remained the same.”

Corscadden transitioned from a full-time mechanic to the service manager three years ago. As a person ages the mechanic work tends to take its toll on the body – standing on the cement floors all day long and all the lifting gets more difficult as the years pass by.

Corscadden was asked if there was anything that he missed about working on the equipment now that he spends the majority of his time in an office.

“Absolutely! I spent a lot of time on the road.

I miss working with customers,” comments Corscadden. “I enjoyed that part the most.”

Being stuck in an office is quite a change for Corscadden. He does get a chance to see the customers but he deals with much of the paperwork now which takes up 90 per cent of his day.

He sees himself at Young’s for a long time to come.

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Trespass law will be Carievale hosts 4-H speaking contest proclaimed when there’s the app Saskatchewan passed a new trespassing law several years ago, of particular interest to rural residents, but has not yet proclaimed it.

One of the rural municipality councillors taking part in the provincial cabinet bear pit session during the virtual Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention asked what was going on with the trespass laws.

It turns out, the delay is linked to an app which can be used to ensure you are inbounds with the legislation.

Justice Minister Gord Wyant responded, “You're correct, we've passed the legislation, we're waiting to proclaim it.

“There’s been a significant amount of collaboration that's been done with respect to ensuring that we have some public education around the issue to make sure that we have a good communication strategy and there's been some work being done across ministries with respect to the preparation of an application, so that so that we can have the proper implementation of the legislation.

“That work is proceeding, and I understand that it's proceeding quite quickly now, so we're still very hopeful, but we need to make sure that we have the right vehicle in place to ensure that people can have access to the information that they need so that they're not offending the legislation.

Wyant continued: “The last thing that we would want to do is proclaim the legislation without having the proper tools in place, and while there's been a lot of work that's been done, as I say, we're fairly close, at least that's my understanding. So we're hopeful. We know how important it is to people in rural Saskatchewan around this piece of legislation, that's why we brought it forward. We also want to make sure that when we proclaim it, that the appropriate tools are in place to make sure that it's effective and efficient.

“Otherwise, I think we fail. So, you can look forward to some more information on this in the near future, and we'll continue to work on it as diligently as we can.”

Premier Scott Moe added the act is ready to be proclaimed. “We will be proclaiming it at some point in time.

We do want to ensure there's the sufficient amount of support infrastructure around this piece of legislation when we do proclaim it.

“As well, we want to ensure that there's no unintended consequences that should arise as well and so there's that last look happening, in that last piece of consultation in which SARM is involved, right now, but we will be moving forward when we can … ensure that those two pieces are checked.”

The Carievale 4-H Beef Club hosted the District 41 public speaking competition on March 13.

It was run very differently this year due to COVID-19 protocols, with 21 speakers over two sessions. Judges for the sessions were Stacey Johnson, Claire Martin, Donna Nelson and Marlee Phair. Jordanna and Kenzie White were the mistresses of ceremonies for the event.

Dugan Franken placed first in the cloverbud division with his speech How Do You Call Your Cats?, followed by Kaleb Boyes’ speech The Fire Engine and Vanessa Cowan’s Casey.

In the junior group, Declyn Allum placed first with her speech Oh COV-

ID, second went to Miranda Murray with My Memory Makin Minnie Memphis and third to Jagger Allum with Mustard Man. The intermediate group was led by Slade Erdman’s All You Need is a Book. Second went to Laura Christensen’s More Than a Cup of Joe, and third went to Tallynn Kitz with Finding Help.

The senior group had Grace Christensen with In the Moment, second was Madeline Christensen with Middle Child Syndrome and third went to MaKenzie Kitz with Future Life Lessons.

The first place winners advance to regionals on March 27, which will be a live virtual event.

Kenzie and Jordanna White were the mistresses of ceremony for the Carievale 4-H Club’s speaking contest. Photo submitted

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Crop Insurance coverage and rates are going up, but premium cost is declining in Saskatchewan

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Crop Insurance coverage is going up due to higher commodity prices, and rates are going up as well, but the premium cost per dollar of coverage continues to decline.

There’s a new pilot program for vegetables, and changes for forage and chickpeas, too.

Saskatchewan Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Donna Harpauer and, through a press release, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced enhancements to the 2021 Crop Insurance Program. This year, Crop Insurance coverage will reach a record level due to higher commodity prices and increased yield coverage.

“Farmers across Saskatchewan continue to step up despite all the challenges thrown their way during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Bibeau said in a release. “These improvements to the Crop Insurance Program give Saskatchewan farmers more coverage they can count on. We will continue working with our provincial counterparts to ensure farmers have the risk management tools to help their stability and growth.”

Asked if the COVID-19

pandemic had an impact on crop insurance, Harpauer said, “None.”

“For over 60 years, the Crop Insurance Program has supported Saskatchewan producers with reliable coverage and exceptional customer service,” Harpauer said. “We are committed to providing producers with the insurance programs they need and the enhancements announced today build upon the current suite of programs.”

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) said it “continues to provide high coverage as we enter a new growing season.”

Coverage will reach a record level of $273 per acre due to higher commodity prices and increased yield coverage, up from $224 in 2020. This represents a 22 per cent increase in coverage. The average premium cost per dollar of coverage continues to decline.

There was a 42 per cent reduction in average premium cost per dollar of coverage over the last 10 years. This includes a 20 per cent reduction directly resulting from the strong financial position of the program, SCIC said.

However, due to the increased coverage for 2021, the average premium for producers will be higher than in 2020. The average premium per acre will be

$8.59, up from $7.40.

Harpauer said, “Establishment benefit values are reviewed annually. This year, the establishment benefit values for canola, lentils, chickpeas and corn have increased.

Canola is now $70 per acre.

Large green lentils are $50 per acre and red lentils are $30 per acre. Large Kabuli chickpeas are $65 per acre and Small Kabuli chickpeas are $45 per acre. Corn is $95 per acre.”

New in 2021, producers growing tame hay will have additional options when insuring their hay acres. Crop Insurance customers now have the choice to insure their tame hay acres under the Forage Rainfall Insurance Program (FRIP) or the Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Program. Coverage options can be customized for each farming operation. Under FRIP, payments will be calculated based on rainfall levels, instead of overall yields.

“Saskatchewan cattle producers face a lot of risks. It is good to see the programs they can access through SCIC continue to evolve,” Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association chair Arnold Balicki said in a release. “Adding tame hay to the Forage Rainfall Insurance Program and extending the calf coverage deadline and hours of operation

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for Livestock Price Insurance are all positive. I encourage cattle producers to look into SCIC’s programs as there were many improvements in recent years.”

“Forage producers will also see an increase in Native Forage Establishment Benefit coverage. The Native Forage Establishment Benefit provides coverage on newly seeded native forage acres. The coverage is increasing from $75 to $200. Other Forage Establishment Benefit prices seeing an increase includes tame hay to $90 per acre and sweetclover to $65 per acre,” Harpauer said. Forage producers are encouraged to review available coverage options through SCIC’s Forage Option and Weather-Based Programs.

“In 2021, SCIC is also introducing coverage for large scale vegetable production.

Commercial vegetable growers will now have access to the commercial vegetable pilot program, which will provide standalone coverage for damage to cabbage and pumpkin crops,” Harpauer said.

SCIC has been working with the Saskatchewan Vegetable Growers’ Association to develop programming for the growing commercial vegetable sector in Saskatchewan.

The impact of a crop failure

on vegetable operations could be significant as a relatively small number of acres has extremely high value. A minimum of eight acres is required to participate in the program.

SCIC will continue to explore insurance coverage options for the Commercial Vegetable Program.

Saskatchewan has also become a significant producer of chickpeas. SCIC is updating the base grade for large-seeded Kabuli chickpeas to reflect current production and marketing patterns. This increases the insured price and the quality coverage.

Carl Potts, executive director of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, said, “I think the changes to the chickpeas base grade calculation just better reflects the size and the quality of the chickpeas that chickpea producers are producing these days. It’s simply a better reflection of the product the producers are producing, and should increase the overall level of coverage for producers.”

Potts called it “a welcome development.”

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Board chair Shaun Dyrland said, “This change should increase coverage levels for most of the 300 chickpea producers in the province.”

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Rising Hope Ranch lives up to its name

By Deb Andrew “Horses reflect our emotions, while at the same time they seem to know how to give us exactly what we need to soothe our pain” – Barbra Schulte In a world where much of society is unsure of so many things, finding people, events, or locations that bring hope are welcome. If we take the time to seek this great province for

places of respite, we will be pleasantly surprised at the gems so close to home.

Talk with Teresa Johnston of Rising Hope Ranch east of Kisbey and you will realize such a find.

Many years of experience raising, caring for, training and working with horses has led to her current lifestyle and focusing on her dream of sharing her love of horses

Tonia Jones and Robyn Ririe work on a teambuilding exercise with Miria the horse at Rising Hope Ranch. Photo submitted

with others. Teresa will smile and tell you how horses have changed her life and retell many stories of how they have changed the lives of children, youth, adults, teams and entire families that she has been able to share her horses with over the years.

One aspect of the ranch that brings her joy is to be able to breed, raise and sell draft-thoroughbred cross horses to be used in police forces across the U.S. and Canada.

Breeding registered percheron or clydesdale mares with registered thoroughbred studs follows a very specific process of having the mares foal, the foals being weaned and halter broke, the studs being let out, putting up hay, breaking and even marketing.

There is much more to it than that, but the specifics would need an entire story in themselves.

Teresa and her family of helpers deliver the horses to a university in Kentucky where they

Gatsby, Hondo, Hank and Hugo are among the horse graduates of the Rising Hope Ranch. Photo submitted enter the equine management program to be further trained. After training is complete, the horses are deployed to various city police and RCMP detachments across North America.

“The horses are great for use in places a cruiser just cannot get to,” Johnston explained.

“The really fun side of my farm is the equine

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Equine assisted learning carries many benefits « A23 get to facilitate a way of communicating that brings not only understanding of the horse but brings the result the handler is trying to achieve.”

People must stop and process what is going on, the way they are communicating and how the horse is responding back.

Is what I am doing working? If not, what must I change to achieve my goal?

Sounds like something we all need to ask in our relationships every moment of every day.

What is equine assisted learning?

Well, research has shown that animals can offer an extraordinary amount of

emotional support and can often be used in therapeutic settings. When people engage in the basic care of a horse with grooming, feeding and leading a bond begins to form.

Realization that a human can bond and communicate with a mature horse that may weigh anywhere from 9002,000 pounds can be intimidating but having this large, majestic creature participate in activities with you can also bring emotional regulation, self-confidence and build a sense of responsibility.

Getting you outdoors and allowing you to use all your senses can be cru-

cial to learning and processing through emotional challenges. Equine assisted learning is a multifaceted program providing all of these opportunities.

“Some town and city youth will never have a chance to experience life on a farm, or the opportunity to work so closely with a horse.

I love to be a part of and stand back and watch the process,” Teresa said wistfully. She is already offering equine assisted learning to groups of school children, youth, families, individuals and teams where they learn individual and team building skills. This summer her goals include

summer day camps and even overnight trail rides with riding students. Yep, she also offers riding lessons.

As many farmers do, Teresa has multiple spaces on the home quarter she will use to help support her love of working with horses while being a blessing to others and a good steward of what she has. Her insulated and heated barn is for yearround use with the horses, another barn she offers for cold storage and she has shop space for rent as well.

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Samsung selected for SaskTel’s 5G rollout

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SaskTel announced on Monday that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. would be the sole vendor to supply SaskTel with its 4G/5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core.

Korean-based Samsung will supply all hardware, software and associated expertise to ensure the successful deployment of an end-to-end 5G solution.

This would otherwise be a pedestrian corporate deal between a Canadian telecommunications firm and a global tech giant, but the stakes are high, with global implications.

Significantly, while SaskTel has Chinese-based Huawei equipment for its 4G network, it did not choose to remain with Huawei for its new network rollout. In this case, the story isn’t so much which company was chosen, but rather, which one was not.

A major issue facing telecom companies like SaskTel has been which company they will chose to provide their fifth generation (5G) cellular networks. The United States, as well as other nations in the Five Eyes intelligence network of which Canada is a member, have been adamant that Chinese giant Huawei not be allowed. The reason for this is fears that the Chinese government, which effectively owns Huawei, could use the system for espionage on a grand scale.

That’s something the United States did with the assistance of AT&T.

Added to this, at the United States’ request, Canada arrested Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, on Dec. 1, 2018, in Vancouver.

That arrest was so that she could be extradited to the U.S. on charges of committing financial fraud to circumvent American sanctions against Iran. China promptly arrested two Canadians in China, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, and has held them ever since, a major irritant between this nation and China.

As a result, the selection of a 5G network provider has become highly charged on many levels. Don Morgan, minister responsible for SaskTel, when speaking to the Legislature’s Crown and Central Agencies Committee on June 25, 2020, said that for SaskTel’s 4G network, “The products that are in that network, both on top of the tower and the radio equipment at the bottom, are Huawei equipment almost exclusively across the province.”

At the time, Bell and Telus, both major players, were indicating they were moving away from using Huawei. “If they choose to do that, we will have to do ... that will have to be a decision here. So the likelihood here is that we would not use Huawei for any of the core network for 5G,” Morgan told the committee last June.

“When we go forward into 5G, there’s the issues of security in the core network and what support you have from other governments, including the government of Canada,” Morgan said. “We in Saskatchewan have to go lockstep with

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Bell and Telus; that’s who we partner with.”

In a press release on Monday, Morgan said, “SaskTel’s deployment of a transformational 5G network will foster continued innovation and support the growth of Saskatchewan's technology sector.”

“5G technology will deliver new levels of performance and efficiency that will enhance user experience and set the foundation for smart cities, next generation virtual healthcare, immersive education, smart agriculture technology and next level gaming.”

“We are pleased to select Samsung as the sole vendor for our 5G network deployment and we are confident that Samsung’s state-of-the-art 5G technology will deliver robust network capability and exceptional connectivity inherent in their 5G solutions,” said Doug Burnett, SaskTel president and CEO. “The increased speeds, reliability, and capacity that 5G brings will support remote work, virtual health, and distance education, and enable SaskTel’s customers to realize the full capabilities of the latest 5G-ready devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G.” “We are excited to collaborate with SaskTel to roll out next generation 5G services within Saskatchewan, further expanding our 5G horizons in Canada with unparalleled 5G network solutions,” said Jeff Jo, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics Canada.

“Samsung is looking forward to supporting SaskTel and providing an end-to-end 5G

4G and 5G antennas cannot go on the same tower, so 4G equipment in Saskatoon and Regina will be taken down and eventually replaced with 5G hardware from Samsung. Handout photo courtesy SaskTel solution exhibiting Samsung’s ongoing global commitment to advancing a new era in 5G expansion.”

Since 2010, SaskTel has invested over $3.0 billion in capital throughout Saskatchewan to bolster its networks and the investment in 5G technology will prepare for the future demand and deliver an exceptional user experience. SaskTel is committed to investing $324 million of capital across Saskatchewan in 2020-21 and over $1.6 billion through to 2025. These investments will ensure that SaskTel customers will continue to enjoy some of the best communication and entertainment services in the world.

Morgan noted in that

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committee hearing last June, “At 5G, the signal does not travel very far. It’s designed for densely-populated areas, high profit for SaskTel, but not suitable for large rural areas where you’re trying to get the maximum coverage between towers.

“So a tower and equipment on a tower typically has a lifespan of four to six years. So the equipment that’s around the province right now would likely run out its lifespan or would be phased out over time. The equipment that is in Saskatoon and Regina that is Huawei 4G equipment, some of it will have to be taken down. That equipment would be repurposed and moved elsewhere in the province.”

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Light in the midst of the darkness As I’ve written in earlier articles, we’ve all experienced or perhaps, are still experiencing, very dark days.

They’re no fun.

Last week, however, readers of my writing but especially God Himself, recognized our collective need of light. How grateful I have been to catch such glimpses of life-and sanity-saving sunshine.

First of all, there’s a glimmer of hope coming from

our health officials; as vaccinations are now being administered, there’s a sense of some “light at the end of the tunnel.” Snags or otherwise, at least the procurement and procedures are underway.

Then, here in B.C., we’ve received notice that effective immediately we can gather outdoor with friends or family within our bubble. Of course, precautions such as masks and social distancing are still required and, I sus-

Linda Wegner Words of Worth pect, they will be for months yet to come, but we can gather outside. Can’t wait to host some family for an afternoon tea or evening meal out on

our deck. Viewing the ocean will be even more beautiful!

On a personal note, it’s you, my readers, who have buoyed my spirits to new heights this week. A number of emails even a handwritten card from a friend and reader who resides in Hawaii, thanked me for my weekly articles and noted how they’d been encouraged by reading them. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you!

Jesus reminds us that

He is the Light of the world.

(John 8:12) but the amazing thing, at least to me, is that when we make Him Lord of our lives, we automatically become part of that light. We can’t earn that, but we are responsible to let His Light shine through lives lived in obedience to Him. “For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (Ephesians 5:8)

Gordon F. Kells High School Cougar corner Submitted by Dean Zaccharias The student leadership team (SLT) continues to do their best to incorporate a Wednesday Fun Activity into the students’ week. The students have had a chance

to participate in stationary scavenger hunts, Kahoots and trivia competitions.

Thanks for your efforts SLT. The students appreciate the fun breaks and the prizes.

There is no school on March 19 and March 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. When your child is unable to attend for any reason, please call or email the

MIDWESTERN REDI-MIX CONCRETE

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204-573-9720

office or put in an absence through the Edsby app. Contact the school if you haven’t received your password or are having problems logging onto the system (306)

453-2500. 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 under the schools tab.

Crossword Puzzle

NOW SERVING THE REDVERS AND CARNDUFF AREAS

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Japanese classical theater 4. Chess pieces 9. Pieces of writing 14. Doctors’ group 15. Capital of Guam 16. Type of turtle 17. Swiss river 18. MLB Hall of Famer 20. Places to sit 22. Fancy rides 23. One of Washington’s Tri-Cities 24. Without class 28. Male child 29. Keeps you cool 30. Biblical place 31. Italian city 33. District in central Turkey 37. Job for a grad student 38. Central nervous system 39. Arrange in steps 41. Witch 42. Promotional material 43. Having certain appendages 44. Approaches 46. One who did it (slang) 49. Of I

50. Blood relation 51. Works out 55. Female given name 58. Isaac’s mother (Bib.) 59. Makes someone happy 60. Creative 64. Small, faint constellation 65. S. American trees 66. Makes simpler 67. Neither 68. We all need it 69. Unique plastic utensil 70. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (abbr.)

CLUES DOWN 1. Civil Rights group 2. Metropolis 3. Badgers 4. Regular business given to a store 5. Gets older 6. A bundle of banknotes 7. Midway between north and northwest 8. Takes to the sea 9. Prestigious film prize: __ d’or 10. Baltimore ballplayer 11. Removed 12. Term of respect 13. Genus containing

pigs 19. Illumined 21. One who symbolizes something 24. Member of a Turkic people 25. The academic world 26. “Key to the Highway” bluesman 27. Hang-ups 31. Long, leafless flower stalk 32. Categorize 34. Loads 35. Indicates position 36. Unreasonable 40. Dorm worker 41. Dweller 45. Welsh female name meaning “snow” 47. Offering again 48. National capital 52. Firm, dry and brittle 53. 007’s creator 54. Allied H.Q. 56. Mackerels 57. Month of the Hindu year 59. Not odd 60. Belonging to a thing 61. “Boardwalk Empire” actress Gretchen 62. Religion 63. Equal, prefix

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The winners will be announced in the April 2nd Observer. Good luck and have fun!

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BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY The Observer • (306) 453-2525 • Deadlines are Mondays at 3 p.m. (may change due to holidays)

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We Accept:

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Locally Owned

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Hours: Monday-Sunday Please call for drop off time

We also Buy: • Scrap Vehicles • Used Car Batteries • Farm Machinery • Copper • Aluminum • Steel

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Finding God during this Lenten season

By Ken Rolheiser An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings.

"I have good news and bad news," the owner replied. "The good news is that a gentleman inquired if your work would appreciate in value after your death. ‘Definitely,’ I told him. He bought all 15 of your paintings."

"That's wonderful," the artist exclaimed. "What's the bad news?"

"The guy was your doctor."

Hopefully that will not be our wake up call this Lent. The challenge is here for us. How do we make the work of our lives more valuable?

The late Father Andrew Britz said, “…the church stands or falls on its ability to make God present in the ordinary lives of ordinary people.”

The challenge I gave myself in this column is to make God present in the lives of ordinary people like us.

Too often we live our daily lives without a thought to the wonderful gifts with which the creator has surrounded us. The joys and pleasures of life indeed tend to distract us from their source. It is only when we are brought to our knees by the trials of life that we return gratitude to God. With gratitude comes humility. Father Brendan McGuire speaks about the great ideas that sometimes just pop into out heads.

"Where did that come from? We know that it did not come from us,” he says. “It came out of nowhere, but nobody else knows that, and we are tempted to say, ‘Yeah, yeah. It was my idea.’”

We need to realize that we are just instruments of God, very important instruments. Each and every one of us is destined to do great work.

“We have a role to play and our role is to point the way to Christ in all we say and do, and to take no credit but to give it to Christ,” McGuire says. Our work this Lent is a service to God. Whatever

our work, we have been called by God to do a fine job of it. If you are a parent, or a teacher, you are building that child, bringing out the sculpture that is hidden inside that rock or that lump of clay.

When he was carving or sculpting a new piece of work, Michelangelo protested when somebody would say, "How do you carve and etch that out of that blank rock?" He would retort, "It is not I who carves something new. All I do is set free what the Lord has inside the rock."

If you are a carpenter or brick maker, you are much more than that. You are helping to build a precious home, or a cathedral. We are co-creators with God. What we do in this world, our work, should give us self esteem.

Teilhard de Chardin thought that 90 per cent of practising Christians of his time looked upon their work as “spiritual encumbrance” which took them away from God. How sad.

At age 70, Michelangelo wrote to his nephew Leonardo and said, "Many be-

lieve, as I believe, that I was designated

by God to do the work that I do. Even now in my old age, I cannot stop doing this work because I love what I do and I am called by God to do it."

Wherever we are, God is present.

What ever we are working on, we are doing God’s work in the marvel of his unfolding creation.

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Don (Wilfrid Donald) Stewart, late of Regina, SK and formerly of Arcola, SK passed away peacefully on March 11, 2021 at Victoria Park Personal Care Home, Regina, SK at the age of 82. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

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Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www. brydenconstruction andtransport.ca

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COMING EVENTS

Home Sweet Home Tea Room & Gift Shop in the heart of downtown Fairlight reopens for the season Tuesday, April 6th. Open afternoons - 1:30 - 5pm SK Time. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Call 306.646.4432. COVID Rules apply.

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The Disability Tax Credit allows for $2,500 yearly tax credit and up to $50,000 Lump sum refund.

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Expert Help:

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(July - October) Semi-retired or retired this job is for you!

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FORAGE SEED FOR SALE: Organic & conventional: Sweet Clover, Alfalfa, Red Clover, Smooth Brome, Meadow Brome, Crested Wheatgrass, Timothy, etc. Star City, SK. Birch Rose Acres Ltd. 306-921-9942.

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Annual General Meeting

Kipling Food BanK Open & shelves are well stocked

All Covid Protocols in Place.

Everyone Welcome.

If you find yourself in need at this time of COVID please feel free to come to the Food Bank

Notice of Preparation of

Hour 1pm – 3pm

Wednesday, March 24th, 7:00 P.M. Carlyle Curling Rink.

Assessment Roll

2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month Located across from Kipling Post Office.

Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for the Village of Windthorst for the year 2021 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the Assessor from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Thursday March 18 to May 20, 2021 A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with:

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT ROLL

Village of Windthorst

The Assessor Village of Windthorst Box 98,Windthorst, SK S0G 5G0

Village of Kenosee Lake

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Kenosee Lake for the year 2021 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday’s March 10th, 2021 to May 12th, 2021.

A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with the Assessor, along with payment of $25 to The Village of Kenosee Lake, Box 30, Kenosee Lake, Saskatchewan S0C 2S0 by May 12th, 2021.

Dated this 19th day of March, 2021.

Sheila Ziehl, Assessor

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER

CARLYLE MINOR BALL Registration now open

Deadline to register is March 31st Registration Fees:

$125 (before March 31) $150 (after March 31st) $40 Learn To Play

NE, NW, SW 10 have been farmed as a field.

Prefer to sell as a package, however tenders may be submitted for one or all parcels.

Registrations can be found on our Facebook page or email cmbregistration@outlook.com.

Email registrations and etransfer to the same address.

Interested parties should submit tenders ON OR BEFORE April 9, 2021 addressed to: Kohaly Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP 1312 – 4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0X2 (306) 634-3631

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All tenders must be in writing, without conditions, and must be accompanied by a deposit of $5,000.00 per quarter (1/4) section payable by certified cheque to:

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Deposits for all rejected offers will be returned forthwith after April 9, 2021 Land transaction to close between April 9, 2021 and April 30, 2021.

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All existing oil and gas surface leases will be reserved indefinitely by Vendor and successors.

Vendor will not accept bids for the oil and gas surface leases.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful with: The Assessor, R.M. of Moose Creek No. 33, Box 10, Alameda, SK S0C 0A0, by the 18th day of May, 2021.

Dated this 19th day of March, 2021.

Sentura Freitag, Assessor

Town of Carlyle Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Carlyle for the year 2021 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, March 15, 2021 to May 14, 2021.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by the $30.00 fee for each assessment being appealed by the 14th day of May, 2021 to: Assessor, Town of Carlyle, Box 10, Carlyle, SK S0C 0R0.

Dated this 15th day of March, 2021.

Natalie Miller Assessor Additional information on assessments and the appeal process is available on our website at https://www.townofcarlyle.com/p/ property-assessment or contact the office directly (306) 453-2363.

Dated at Windthorst, Saskatchewan this 18th day of March, 2021

NE 9-03-04-W2 – Parcels #108085361 & #108046290 NE 10-03-04-W2 – Parcel #108085383 only NW 10-03-04-W2 – Parcels #108085372 & #108046324 SW 10-03-04-W2 – Parcel #108046313

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Moose Creek No. 33 for the year 2021 has been prepared and is open to inspection by appointment in the office of the assessor from 8:00am to 4:00pm, on the following days: Monday to Friday, March 19 to May 18, 2021.

Andrea Kosior Assessor

by the 20th day of May, 2021

R.M. of Coalfields #4

RM of Moose Creek No. 33

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NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL VILLAGE OF MANOR Pursuant to subsection 217 of The Municipalities Act, notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Manor for the year 2021 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:00 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., on the following days: Monday to Thursday, March 22 to May 18, 2021.

The assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment to the Board of Revision is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Assessor, Village of Manor Box 295, Manor SK S0C 1R0 by the 18th day of May, 2021.

Dated this 19th day of March, 2021 Lorna Hill, Assessor

ASSESSMENT ROLL 2021 Village of Glen Ewen

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Glen Ewen for the year 2021 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday March 19, 2021 to May 25, 2021.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Assessor, Village of Glen Ewen, Box 99, Glen Ewen, Sask. S0C lC0 by the 25 day of May, 2021.

Dated this 19th day of March, 2021.

Myrna-Jean Babbings Assessor

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Alida weekly news - looking forward to vaccination Submitted by Edel Cowan

Tammy (Nolan) Herman, Shelley (Rick) Belea and Taralyn Folkerts, and three granddaughters, sister-in-law Eleanor Harrison and nephews Dale (Lorraine) Harrison and Daryl (Cheryl) Harrison and family.

We received a phone call from the Arcola Health Centre (Home Care East) the other day and were registered to receive the vaccination this week in Redvers.

Hey, you know it’s not so bad being “old” after

The Alida community extends sincere sympathy to Eleanor, Daryl and Cheryl Harrison on the death of Joyce (Harrison) Folkerts on March 13 at the age of 81 in Medicine Hat, Alta. Joyce was predeceased by her parents, Tom and Gladys Harrison, husband, Garry Folkerts and brother Elgin Harrison.

She will be remembered by her daughters

all, no more waiting – oh well one just has to remain patient and all will be looked after.

I do believe spring has sprung – most of the snow has melted away, and boy is it ever dry.

Not much run-off this year and most sloughs have very little water in them or have dried up.

The wildlife will be short of water too – have seen some geese flying over, but not sure if they will stick around this spring.

Before one knows it the

Sask. announces support for new gas measurement and monitoring The Government of Saskatchewan announced $500,000 to support innovative research and technology applied to measuring gas volumes and monitoring emissions in the oil and gas sector.

This builds on work under the provincial Methane Action Plan (MAP) and the methane equivalency agreement signed with the federal government in September, 2020.

"This applied research, which will be overseen by the internationally-respected Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), is an important investment in public science," Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre said. "We are concerned that the federal government is relying on methane data from studies that were not actually carried out in Saskatchewan, which has unique reservoir and geological characteristics. This research will be Saskatchewan-specific."

Eyre has asked federal Ministers Jonathan Wilkinson and Seamus O'Regan to share federal methane data with Saskatchewan.

"Unfortunately, only limited data has been provided to us," Eyre said.

"Surely, if assessments are going to be made about provincial methane emissions, we should be able to access and analyze un-exaggerated, reliable data

that is fully transparent and shared."

With the gas measurement and monitoring funding announced today, $300,000 will be applied to research into cost-effective technology for measurement of associated gas volumes from heavy oil wells. This is a joint research and development project with Alberta.

The SRC will also receive $200,000 to support applied research related to innovative data transmission, analysis and emission-monitoring technology in collaboration with SaskTel and private Saskatchewan oil and gas operators.

"We will work collaboratively with stakeholders to measure gas volumes from wells on the prairies," SRC president and CEO Mike Crabtree said.

"Measurement and monitoring will be key areas of focus in order to meet methane emission reduction targets in Saskatchewan."

Saskatchewan has in place worldleading regulations and data collection processes around methane measurement and reporting. Since 2017, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources has invested almost $3 million in further enhancing regulation, including more staff, inspections, audit powers and penalty provisions.

green grass, pussy willows, leaves, and even the wild flowers will begin to peek out from their homes. It is one of the nicest times of the year.

Please remember folks to keep me posted whenever you have news – simply contact me any-

time, 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 know that COVID continues to play havoc with any plans for doing anything exciting, but we are moving on, being very cautious and safe.

Continue to keep a safe distance and wear your mask – we will beat this pandemic.

Wawota weekly news – new Lions Club members Submitted by Myrna Olson Wawota Lions Club has four new inductees. They are Kayle Swanson, Brady Dinwoodie, Dylan Lamontagne and Dale Hewitt. This brings the membership to 32. The Lions are a very busy group and make Wawota a better place to live. Thank you for your service.

Congratulations to Robynn Corkish and Ryan Brooks, who were married on March 7 in Hawaii. Robynn is the daughter of Pat and Kellie Corkish of Athabasca, Alta., and the granddaughter of Saundra Corkish and the late Moe Corkish.

Born to Layne Saville and Katelyn Matsalla of Carlyle, a daughter. She was born on March 2 and weighed seven pounds, seven ounces. She has been named Halle Kate and she is a sister for Macsen. She is a granddaughter for Deb Saville, Lance and Mel Saville at Elkwater, Alta., and Ron and Donna

Matsalla of Carlyle.

She is also a great-granddaughter for Cathy Maser of Brooks, Alta., Gerry Steward of Lethbridge, Alta., Betty Ronvel of Fort McMurray, and Joe Saville and Joan Maebis of Consul.

Sympathy to the family and friends of the late Lenn Dovell. He passed away on March 8th at the age 72 years.

Lenn was a well-known and well-liked member of the Kenosee Lake Community for several years. He took part in many sports, including baseball, hockey, curling, golfing and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Lynn, and family, Dirk, Tami and Kandi and their spouses and children. A funeral service will be held on March 20 in Windthorst, with interment in the Windthorst Cemetery.

The Wawota United Church online Time and Talent is appreciating the brisk bidding. It will conclude on March 21 at noon.

HOROSCOPES ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

This week some of the puzzle pieces in your life may not fit correctly.

That’s okay, Aries. You will find a way to make things work even if they don’t exactly line up.

Figure out how you can organize your day to get things done with more efficiency, Leo. This is a better option than getting frustrated by a lack of time in your schedule.

A drastic change may be coming but you don’t know what that change will be just yet, Sagittarius.

Keep your eyes peeled for opportunities that may be on the horizon.

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Town of Alameda PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN

Your thoughts may be focused on the spiritual for much of the week, Taurus.

This is an opportunity to get in touch with meaningful things in your life.

You may realize that the conventional ways of doing things simply are not working anymore, Virgo.

Start thinking creatively rather than analytically.

You will be surprised.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Playful emotions and daydreams are filling your days and nights, Capricorn. Why not let them come out in very real ways? Find ways to incorporate more fun into your life .

Gemini, if things haven’t been going as planned, perhaps it’s time to reevaluate some of your choices.

Have confidence that you will find a solution that works.

Dreams and fantasies are more than wishful thinking, Libra. They can be the catalysts to actual goals and plans if you let them. Start making your lists.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Cancer, your sensitivity is heightened this week, so you may need to think twice or even three times before you share your opinions. Cool down before becoming chatty.

Scorpio, you may be more attuned to your dreams this week. While they are not true predictions of what will happen, pay attention to any recurring themes.

Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land described in the following list are fully paid before the 25 day of May, 2021.

Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY PART OF LOT

LOT

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PART OF SECTION

SECTION

TWP.

RGE.

MERIDIAN

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Arrears

Advertising Costs

150150620 150150664 150693217 150693240 147204200 144439151

$970.59 see above $3,066.98 see above $7,035.40 $5,088.47

$21.76 $21.76 $21.76 $21.76 $21.76 $21.76

March

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2021

TOTAL ARREARS AND COSTS $1,014.11 see above $3,088.74 see above $7,057.16 $5,110.23

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

If you have been taking someone for granted lately you can rectify that this week, Aquarius.

Put this person first for a change and he or she may reciprocate in the future.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Always be truthful, Pisces.

Just remember you cannot control how others may react to whatever it is you have to say.