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HIGHWAY 16 COLLISION

On March 18 at 4:35 p.m. police received a complaint of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 16 at the intersection with 71st Street. A 59-year-old male driver of one of the vehicles from Martensville received a ticket for failing to yield. A 30-year-old female from Wymark and 25-year old female, both passengers in the vehicle received minor injuries. One of the vehicles required towing.

NOT DRUNK, JUST TIRED

On March 19 at 10:30 a.m. police received a complaint of a possible impaired driver on Highway 16 near Borden. The caller reported the vehicle was unable to stay in the driving lane and narrowly missed hitting the ditch a couple of times.

Police made patrols and located the vehicle. The 30-year-old male from Saskatoon driving the vehicle was not impaired, but rather tired from getting up early to catch a flight. There were no charges.

DRIVER WOULDN’T STOP

On March 19 at 1:20 p.m. police received a request for assistance from Saskatoon Police Service Combined Traffic Section to assist in stopping a vehicle on Highway 12 near Martensville which was failing to pull over. The vehicle eventually stopped and the male youth driver was arrested and charged for failing to stop for police. The other occupants of the vehicle were released and provided a ride to a safe location. Alcohol was a factor.

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lice were on patrols on Highway 12 near Martensville when they came across a possible impaired driver. The vehicle was swerving between the lanes on the highway. Police stopped the vehicle and found the 29-yearold male from Saskatoon had consumed alcohol. He was arrested and taken back to the Detachment to provide a breath sample. He was released on documents for an upcoming court date. There were no injuries.

The vehicle was towed from the scene.

HIT WATER-FILLED DITCH

On March 22 at 7:50 a.m. police received a 911 call from a female who had hit the ditch near Highway 305. She could not get out of her vehicle as it was surrounded by water. Police made patrols and assisted the female in getting out of her vehicle. She was issued a ticket for driving at a speed that was greater than reasonable and safe. The female was not injured. The vehicle required towing from the scene.

LOCK YOUR VEHICLES

On March 17 at 5:30 a.m. police received a complaint of a break and enter to a vehicle in Warman. The vehicle owner reported someone smashed the window on his vehicle and stole a number of small items from the inside. Investigation into this matter is ongoing.

Police received a number of complaints of break and enter to vehicles in Warman. A number of small items were taken from the vehicles. People are reminded to lock any vehicles and keep valuables out of sight.

BREAK-IN AT SHOP

On March 18 at 10:50 a.m. police received a complaint of a break and enter to a farm shop in the RM of Corman Park. The caller reported someone broke into his shop and stole two allterrain vehicles from inside the shop. One of the all-terrain vehicles was located a short time later. The investigation into the matter is ongoing.

VEHICLE STOLEN

On March 19 at 8:10 a.m. police received a complaint of a stolen vehicle from a residence in Martensville. The owner of the vehicle advised someone entered their unlocked garage and located the keys for the vehicle. The investigation into this matter is ongoing.

THEFT FROM VEHICLE

On March 20 at 3:45 p.m. police received a complaint of a theft from a vehicle in Vanscoy. The owner of the vehicle reported she was visiting in Vanscoy when someone broke into her vehicle and stole her wallet. The investigation into this matter is ongoing.

CATHEDRAL BLUFFS B&E

On March 21 at 9:45 p.m. police received a complaint of a break and enter to a residence in the Cathedral Bluffs estates near Saskatoon. The caller reported they had a number of small items including cash and airline tickets taken. A 31-yearold male from Kerrobert was later located, arrested and charged.

WALKING ON TRAIN TRACK On March 16 at 1:25 p.m. police received a complaint from CN police of a male walking on the railway tracks near Vanscoy. The male was reported to be dressed all in black and refused to leave the tracks when confronted by train employees.

Police attended and spoke with the 20-year-old male who was from Rosetown. He advised he was dropped off by friends in Saskatoon and was attempting to walk back to Rosetown via the train tracks. Police contacted a family member who said picked the male up. There were no injuries or charges.

YOUTHS ARRESTED

On March 17 at 4:15 p.m. police received a complaint of suspicious people trying vehicle doors near a business in Warman. Police made patrols of the area and located two youths matching the description provided. The males were arrested and taken home to their parents. Charges on this matter are pending.

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On March 18 at 3:30 a.m. police received a complaint of a hitch hiker on Highway 11 near Warman. The caller reported the male hitch hiker was wearing dark clothing and was difficult to see. Police made patrols and located a 30-year-old male from Prince Albert. He was given a ride to the Salvation Army for the night. Checks of the male revealed he had an outstanding warrant from Saskatoon, so he was released on documents for an upcoming court date.

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Budget commits funds for highway overpasses at Martensville, Warman

By TERRY PUGH

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The provincial government has earmarked $7.5 million in this year’s budget to start preliminary work on new overpasses on Highway 11 at Warman and Highway 12 at Martensville.

Saskatchewan Finance Minister Ken Krawetz announced the interchange projects during the unveiling of the overall provincial budget on Wednesday, March 18.

The overpasses are part of the provincial government’s rolling five-year capital plan for highways, which outlines the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure’s priority projects.

The province is investing $842 million this year in highways and infrastructure, with $560 million allocated for high-

way bypasses, twinning, passing lane construction and overpasses.

According to Hon. Nancy Heppner, MLA for Martensville constituency and Minister of Highways and Infrastructure, the upgrades are needed to improve safety on the province’s heavily-travelled highways.

“Record population growth has meant more traffic on some of our busiest highways,” said Heppner. “With this historic investment in transportation infrastructure, many long-standing safety concerns will be addressed.”

In an interview shortly after the budget was announced, Heppner said the interchanges at Warman and Martensville were announced simultaneously and will be built concurrently because they are equally important.

“Both overpasses are necessary,” said Heppner. “I don’t know how we could pick one over the other.”

Heppner said the $7.5 million that was announced in the budget will be used for land acquisition, geotechnical work and design.

“These projects will each have big footprints, and there are a lot of factors that come into play,” she said, adding that having the two major projects tendered and built at the same time may encourage construction companies to bid on both projects as a way of achieving economies of scale.

She said the tenders will be going out for this construction season, and if all goes well, “shovels could be in the ground by late summer or early fall” to start on the embankment work.

Heppner said no decision has

been made on whether the overpasses will be public-private partnership (P3) projects. She said if the two interchanges are done together by the same bidder, the price tag, which could exceed $100 million, would be large enough to qualify as a potential P3 project.

“We’re going to look at the possibility of a P3,” she said. “It will be only be done if there is sufficient value for the money.

It’s still too early in the process to say for certain at this point.”

Both Martensville and Warman elected officials have been pressing the province to build overpasses for years.

Heppner acknowledged that 18,000 vehicles travel on Highway 11 between Saskatoon and Warman every day and said both projects are overdue. But, she noted, she has pushed for many major projects in her

constituency since she was first elected in 2007.

“I made a list of projects that needed to happen,” she said. “I had highway improvements, new schools and interchanges on that list. I’m proud to say that the interchanges, which were last on the list, are now also going to become a reality.”

Other priority highway projects in the region outlined in the budget include several initiatives that were previously announced, including twinning Highway 7 from Saskatoon to Delisle, twinning Highway 16 from Saskatoon to Clavet, and passing lanes on Highway 5 between Saskatoon and Humboldt as well a Highway 7 between Delisle and Rosetown.

Heppner said there were reductions in funding for two important road infrastructure programs. The Municipal

Roads for the Economy (MREP) and Urban Connector program both were trimmed in the budget.

“Every ministry was asked to look for savings, and my ministry was no exception,” said Heppner.

The MREP program was reduced to $16 million this year from $25.5 million last year, and the Urban Connector program fell from $8.4 million last year to about $7.7 million in this year’s budget.

“With both programs, there was a lot of work that often didn’t get completed at the end of construction season every year,” said Heppner. “So that full amount budgeted, particularly in MREP, never got spent.

This figure actually is close to the average amount that was spent annually in MREP anyway.”

Highway overpasses recognize needs of communities and region, say mayors

By TERRY PUGH

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The commitment by the province to build highway overpasses simultaneously at both Martensville and Warman is being applauded by the mayors of both communities.

“It’s tremendous news,” said Warman Mayor Sheryl Spence

in an interview shortly after the budget was released on Wednesday, March 18. “The fact that both projects were announced at the same time and will be built at the same time really contributes to regional partnerships and growth.”

Spence said Warman and Martensville have lobbied strongly for overpasses for

many years, and the biggest concern for both communities was that one project may be built at the expense of the other.

“It’s a great relief that they’re not pitting one community against the other,” she said.

“We both need overpasses equally badly, and this commitment recognizes that need for

both cities.”

Martensville Mayor Kent Muench called the announcement “fantastic” for both communities.

“Safety has always been our number one concern,” said Muench in an interview March 18. “These overpasses will greatly improve safety for people going to and from our com-

munities. It will also help to grow our cities and take them up to the next level. The government is showing faith that these investments in our infrastructure will pay off in increased residential, commercial and industrial development. It really opens things up for both communities.”

Muench said safe access onto

the highway has emerged as the number one concern for residents of both Martensville and Warman over the past few years.

“If we can eliminate that problem and give people easy access into and out of their CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Overpasses make roads safer

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Vanscoy Centre denied child care spaces

By TERRY PUGH

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The Vanscoy and District Early Learning Centre (VDELC) will have to wait at least one more year before it can expand.

The VDELC received notification from the provincial Ministry of Education on Friday, March 20 that its application for 32 additional licensed child care spaces had been turned down.

“It’s very disappointing,” said VDELC Director Tobi Torresan. “We were in talks to find suitable spaces in Delisle to renovate or even look at possibly building a new facility, but those plans are now on hold, at least for this year.”

The VDELC, founded in the spring of 2010, is currently licensed for 37 child care spaces. The centre is located in Vanscoy and is operating almost at full capacity. Torresan said there are 50 children registered, ranging in age from toddler to school-age, but many of them are part-time. The families that utilize the facility live in Vanscoy, Delisle, Pike Lake, Asquith and on farms and acreages in the area.

“For some people, it’s a long way to drive to get their kids to a quality childcare, but for them it’s worth it,” said Torresan. “There really is a huge need for more quality early learning centres and licensed childcare facilities.”

The Ministry of Education issued a letter to the VDELC informing Torresan of its decision on March 20. Lynn Allan, Executive-Director of the ministry’s Early Years Branch, attributed the decision to the province’s fiscal restraint plan.

“Given current fiscal challenges, we are unable to allocate new child care spaces within the 2015-16 budget,” said Allan in her letter to the VDELC. Allan said the government will honour funding commitments to previously-allocated childcare spaces, noting that $2.14 million is being invested for that purpose this year.

Torresan said the VDELC will continue its efforts to get additional licensed child care space allocations. She said there is a huge need in the Vasncoy-Delisle area specifically, and the Saskatoon region in general. She said the VDELC recently conducted a survey among families in the Delisle area.

“The results of the survey showed there were over 70 chil-

Motocross track meeting airs concerns

dren that were in need of full or part time care,” said Torresan. “We included those findings in our application to the Ministry of Education in a bid to be approved for additional licensed spaces.

Torresan said the Ministry of Education regulates licensed childcare centres and Early Learning Centres, and childcare workers employed at these licensed centres must be fully certified from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Torresan said she is disappointed the provincial government chose to put a hold on funding for additional childcare spaces this year.

“After seeing the Budget presentation in the Legislature on Wednesday, I kind of thought this might happen,” said Torresan. “It is really too bad the government is going through this financial stress and has chosen to cut funds in the area of early learning. Our next step is to wait until next April or May to see if our application will be a approved.”

By JAMES TARRANT james@ccgazette.ca

The likelihood of a motorcross track in Corman Park received a positive step forward after a stakeholders meeting at the Langham Community Centre, March 3.

The purpose of the meeting was to address concerns from the RM, stakeholders and ratepayers about the possibility of a permanent motocross track that will be used by local riders to compete locally and to stage provincial and sanctioned races, said motocross enthusiast Steven Balzer.

The track, which will be called Balzinore MX Park, was denied its first rezoning application with the current RM administration.

Instead the RM suggested Balzer should make an effort to start a dialogue with neighbors surrounding the proposed track to accomplish alleviate their concerns.

Balzer said there were about nine landowners that signed a petition for the RM not to

award a permit to Balzer to build a permanent track.

Their concerns included noise pollution, the hours of operation and monitoring, said Balzer.

Balzer said he felt positive after the meeting. ”The RM of Corman Park representation that was at the meeting really functioned as mediators and they were the catalysts towards conversation,” said Balzer “They did a great job of getting us talking about what possibly we could accomplish and meet some middle ground.”

The agreed on terms meant that Balzer could operate a track on Saturdays from 10-5 but no racing during the week or on Sunday.

Balzer said he had concerns about no racing during the week because it didn’t give riders the opportunity to use the track between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., which are the hours that most motocross riders would use the track.

He reassured landowners with the analogy that a first of-

fence is the last offence for riders who plan on taking liberties with track usage rules. ”I think that reassured them [landowners] that it may be possible to allow us to ride there once a week. Ultimately I would like to see us ride a couple times a week and on Saturday. That is my goal,” said Balzer.

Balzer said he still needs to reach landowners and residents who were not able to attend the meeting, but said he promises to continue to keep open the lines of communication to make sure that he clearly understands landowner concerns of monitoring, noise after restricted hours and steps he is going to take to make sure that there is compliance, monitoring and is successful in operating under landowners’ agreed on terms.

Once Balzer has gathered all information from landowners he plans on putting forward a proposal to the RM and to members of the community to have them approve the permit and proposed hours.

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Overpasses will make roads safer community, then it makes the community so much more attractive,” he said. “Not just as a place to live, but as a place to do business and to draw investment.”

Spence said while the government has initially only committed $7.5 million this year to cover land acquisition costs, surveying and other preliminary work on the overpasses, the project will continue until it is completed.

“Once they start, they have to finish it,” she said. “We don’t have a clear timeline for completion of the project, but it is clear that the province is anxious to start the work as soon as possible.”

Spence said she was told at the budget briefing in Regina that the government is hopeful the projects can be completed in three years time.

The overpass at Martensville will be situated at the intersection of Highway 12 and Main Street. The overpass at Warman will be at its main entrance at the intersection of Highway 11 and Central Street.

The design work for both overpasses, along with geotechnical work and land acquisition, will begin this spring, according to provincial Highways and Infrastructure Minister Nancy Heppner, who also serves as MLA for the Martensville constituency.

In an interview on March 18, Heppner said she is hopeful that actual construction of the embankment portion of the interchanges can begin as early as late summer or early fall of this year.

Muench said while the construction work will mean delays and traffic detours for an extended period of time for commuters, he’s confident people will accept the short-term pain for the long-term gain.

“It will make for an interesting commute, and there will be some challenges for sure,” he said. “But it will be well worth it.”

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RMs prepare for legal action over community pastures al government to create community pastures. He said those lands were transferred between the province and federal government in two agreements in 1939 and 1949. Those agreements stated that if the federal government discontinued using this land it would have to be transferred back to the province.

When RMs transferred the land over to the LUB there were no reversionary responsibilities attached, said Hoehn.

Hoehn also said when RMs transferred their lands to the LUB they gave up their rights to the land because they could not find anyone to buy the land to generate taxes from it.

The LUB existed for about 20 years and there were times during their tenure that land was transferred back to the RMs, but two-thirds of the way through, the board stopped doing so, said Hoehn.

RM of Dundurn Reeve Fred Wilson said the total community pasture size in Dundurn is about 55,000 acres all together. This includes land that belongs to the Department of National Defence. Wilson said the RM signed a memorandum of understanding with the department to utilize that pasture.

The deeded land the RM transferred over was 4000 acres.

Wilson said it was always the RM’s intention to maintain the land as a community pasture.

“When that pasture was formed in 1937 it was an essential part of the livestock industry in the Dundurn area,” said Wilson. “One of the things that brought this to our attention was the fact that the provincial government does have a policy of selling off crown land if the right buyer comes along.

We just questioned why they should be able to sell land that originally belonged to the RM.” Hoehn said the Department of Agriculture has only ceased control of 21 of the total 62 community pastures since 2012, with a total land area of 1.7 mil-

By JAMES TARRANT james@ccgazette.ca

When the federal government decided to get out of the PRFA program in March 2012 and transition land back to western provinces, rural municipalities across Saskatchewan thought the land would be returned to them.

Municipalities turned over pasture land to the defunct Land Utilization Board (LUB) in 1937. But the Saskatchewan government does not appear anxious to transfer the land back to municipalities.

RM of Dundurn Division 4 councilor Fred Baran recently chaired a meeting during the SARM Convention in Saskatoon to bring attention to the issue. Baran believes the land should be returned to municipalities.

“We have had support from about 50 municipalities at the meeting so it has been positive,” said Baran.

The province is taking the position that RMs have to provide proof of a signed contact that states the province is obligated to return the land, said Baran.

“We stated in our minutes we kept since 1911 consistently that we [RMs] gave up the lands for a reason and we could take them back if they were not going to be used for that purpose,” said Baran.

The province has a different take on that transaction.

Wally Hoehn, Executive Director of the Lands Branch with the Ministry of Agriculture, said most RMs across the province transferred land over to the LUB, which was established in 1936.

He said the purpose of the LUB was to look after marginal lands that were under municipal control. In most cases, RMs transferred land to the LUB to collect municipal taxes.

Hoehn said the LUB later transferred the lands to the province and then to the feder-

lion acres.

If a document exists it would change things, said Hoehn.

“We have always said that if the RM can bring us some kind of documentation from that day that could substantiate the fact that land was supposed to revert back to them we would consider it,” said Hoehn.

Hoehn also said that the department has searched all provincial archives and records and provided it to SARM, which in turn relayed to the RMs. “We haven’t found anything to indicate that there was a reversionary commitment to transfer the land back,” he said.

Baran raised the issue at a bear pit session with provincial cabinet ministers and Premier Brad Wall at the convention but the issue never went much further.

The land is being leased to patron groups where funding and policies are put in place to help them transition to a patron-run operation, said Hoehn.

Baran is invited to speak about the issue at the Public Pastures-Public Interest (PPPI) AGM on March 28 in Regina.

PPPI is an organization that draws support from rural and urban sectors to preserve public grasslands in Saskatchewan.

PPPI Co-chair Trevor Herriot said provincial oversight over provincial lands has never been a good thing.

“We are trying to speak for the public interest in having a healthy heritage of our grazing lands, native grasslands and the availability to pass them on to future generations,” said Herriott. “That includes everything from soil conservation, carbon sequestration, biodiversity and the hundreds of archeological sites that are on these pastures. There are all kinds of public interests that have to be maintained by public ownership and good management.”

The RM of Dundurn and four other RMs have partnered to

SARM working on new program for roads

By JAMES TARRANT

Although the program has been referred to as P3, the partners that could possibly fund an infrastructure project is broke down four ways meaning SARM, the province, industry and the federal government would all contribute.

The concept behind the new program was brought forward to the province last year when former SARM president Dave Marit met with provincial officials to discuss the concept behind the program. The province agreed the proposal was a good idea and Premier Brad Wall mentioned it in his throne speech last year.

Orb said the program is still in its preliminary stages.

“We have only had a few meetings so far. It will be worked on over the summer and fall.”

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The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and the Provincial Government are currently working on a P3 style program to help municipalities gain access to funding to help upgrade road and bridge infrastructure.

SARM president Ray Orb mentioned the new program during his speech at SARM’s annual convention last week.

“We thought one way we could bring attention to our infrastructure issues was to ask industry if they would want to partner – especially in the resource sector, oil, gas, and agriculture as well. We have had positive feedback from the industries that we contacted so far,” said Orb.

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Martensville MLA Nancy Heppner said if everything falls into place, the program will be a win-win for everyone.

“I know that SARM is continuing those discussions with industry, which is why there was nothing in our budget this year,” explained Heppner.

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“I am very supportive of the premier and his ideas for Saskatchewan but I am disappointed with his agriculture minister,” said Baran. “We have been given no explanation as to why they don’t want to deal with us.

Hopefully when we present our legal side on the issue things will change.”

Reserve lands awarded south of Dalmeny

RM of MONTROSE No. 315 public NOTicE

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Montrose intends to amend a bylaw under the The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw 1983-02 known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT The proposed amendment of Bylaw 1983-02 will amend the zoning district map to change from A – Agricultural District to AR – Agricultural Residential District all the land within the bold dashed line, and shown cross-hatched on the attached map.

AFFECTED LANDS The affected land is that portion of the NW 32-32-06-W3 shown within the bold dashed line and cross-hatched shaded on the Map forming part of this notice.

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A parcel of land within the RM of Corman Park has received reserve status, according to a Ministerial Order issued by the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in early February.

The reserve land, located about one mile south of the junction of Highway 305 and the Dalmeny Access Road, will be owned by the Mistawasis First Nation.

According to a document received from the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) that was brought forward at the RM of Corman Park council meeting March 16, the RM should receive from Mistawasis Land Holdings tax loss compensation equal to five times the municipal taxes, based on the year prior to the year the property is transferred to reserve status.

In 2014 the municipal levy was $118.75, so the RM expects CONTINUED ON PAGE 21

Land receives Reserve status

REASON The rezoning is required to allow for an additional Agricultural Residential development on the said parcel.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed bylaw at the RM of Montrose No. 315 located in the Hamlet of Donavan, Saskatchewan, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding holidays up to 4:00 Friday, April 7, 2015.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 9th at 11:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber at the RM of Montrose No. 315 Office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. All written comments received by 4:00 (one week prior), will be forwarded to Council.

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Cities recognized for passing outdoor smoking bylaws

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Construction of the North View Mennonite Haven on Centennial Boulevard in Warman is about one-third complete

Seniors care home expansion on target for completion in 2016

By TERRY PUGH

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Construction of a major $16 million expansion to the Warman Mennonite Special Care Home (WMSCH) is on track despite a late start to the work last year, according to WMSCH administrator Jim Wiebe.

“Our project is about 30 per cent complete now,” said Wiebe in an interview on Thursday, March 19. “There’s been good progress made over the winter, and people can see it taking shape because the frame and the walls have gone up quite quickly. But the interior work will take a lot of time to complete.”

The North View Mennonite Haven is a 72-unit assisted living complex designed to provide seniors with graduated living facilities as they age. A total of 22 investors purchased life leases last year to help kick-start the project, Mortgage financing was provided by Affinity Credit Union and Janzen Steel Buildings was awarded the general contractor bid. The initial budget for the building was $15.3 million, but costs have since risen slightly to put the overall pice tag now closer to $16 million, said Wiebe.

TIMELINE ON TARGET

Construction began in August of last year and the project is slated to be complete by August, 2016.

“Things have been going really well,” said project manager Ervin Lowe of Janzen Steel Buildings.

“Our target date for completion hasn’t changed. We’re still on track. I’d say we made good progress over the winter. We didn’t experience any major problems.”

Lowe said the company is also currently building a similar-size seniors residence in the town of Rosthern.

On the Warman project, there are currently 10 to 20 workers on the job site every day, depending on the subtrades’ schedules. As the site gets busier, that will increase to about 30 to 40 workers daily, said Lowe.

Martensville and Warman city councils are being honoured by three health advocacy organizations for implementing smoke-free bylaws in outdoor public spaces.

The Lung Association of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Heart and Stroke Foundation and Canadian Cancer Society presented plaques to Martensville City Council on Tuesday, March 17 and Warman City Council on Monday, March 23.

Jennifer Miller with the Saskatchewan Lung Association said in her presentation to Martensville city council the decision to regulate outdoor smoking in public places is a signal that the city is putting an emphasis on family wellness. She noted the bylaws passed by both Warman and Martensville are recognized across the nation.

“You have shown great leadership on this issue and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and our lungs,” said Miller in her presentation. “This summer, and all the summers to follow, our children can play

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Martensville Mayor Kent Muench gets teased by a couple of youngsters during the presentation of a plaque recognizing the one-year anniversary of Martensville’s passage of its outdoor smoking bylaw, while (standing, l-r) Councilor Travis Wiebe, Councilor Jamie Martens, Councilor Darren MacDonald, Councilor Bob Blackwell, Heart and Stroke Foundation representative Natalie Gierman, Canadian Cancer Society representative Diana Ng and Councilor Tyson Chillog share a laugh. in the parks without having to be exposed to second-hand smoke.”

The outdoor smoking bylaws in both communities were designed to be very similar and were adopted almost

simultaneously last spring. They are designed to regulate smoking in outdoor public spaces, including parks, playgrounds, sports fields and outdoor restaurant patios and decks.

ASSISTED LIVING SUITES

The west wing of the expansion consists of 32 suites, each of which is about 550 square feet and is designed to accommodate couples. The east wing has 40 suites, each of which is about 290 square feet, and can accommodate a single person. Twenty of the single-occupancy suites were sponsored by SaskHousing to the tune of $40,000 per door, according to Wiebe.

“These represent an increase in housing units for qualifying low-income seniors in Warman,” said Wiebe.

“Having that sponsorship by SaskHousing helped with our overall funding CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

Project addresses shortages for seniors

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Warman Mayor Sheryl Spence (seated) with local children and (standing, l-r) Diana Ng of the Canadian Cancer Society, Councilor Trevor Peterson, Youth Councilor Ethan Guthro, Councilor Kendall Shram, Councilor Kevin Tooley, Councilor Gary Philipchuk, Councilor Richard Beck, Councilor Zane Dmytryshyn, Jennifer Miller of the Lung Association of Saskatchewan and Natalie Gierman of the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Rising costs prompt increased garbage, recycle fees in Martensville

By TERRY PUGH

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Martensville residents will be paying $15 a month more for garbage and recycling pickup services this year.

City council approved an increase in the EHS fee on residential tax bills from $165 to $180 per month. The decision was made at the council’s reg-

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ular meeting on Tuesday, March 17.

The increased EHS fee is needed to offset a looming 5.3 per cent increase in tipping fees charged by Loraas Disposal, the company which provides garbage and recycling pickup services in Martensville. It is also intended to help balance the city’s EHS budget in 2015.

The issue was debated at a Mar-

tensville council committee of the whole meeting on March 10 when a proposal for the fee increase was put forward by civic administration. Director of Infrastructure and Planning Joe Doxey told council the city’s EHS budget ran a $55,265 deficit in 2014.

“Our EHS budget is intended to be a neutral revenue and expendi-

ture budget,” said Doxey in his report to council. “For the most part this works okay; however, there are a few additional contracted services that the city provides through its program area which have to be estimated for. Public works routinely collects and tips garbage from illegal dumping as well as refuse from operations, and also replaces lost, stolen

or damaged receptacles.”

To keep the EHS budget balanced and reduce the impact on the overall mill rate for property taxes, Doxey said the best option is to boost the EHS fees to $180 per year ($15 per month) for all property, with the exception of vacant residential lots, which would see an increase of $90 annually ($7.50 per month).

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Project addresses housing shortages for seniors Wiebe said residents of both wings will have access to the entire building and all its amenities, including central food services.

Wiebe said the life leases on the larger suites have been selling well, especially since the building started to take shape over the winter.

“We have sold 24 units to date,” said Wiebe. “So we still have eight left to sell.

The overall price for each unit is $200,000; and payments are due in stages as the work is completed. Right now we are $85,000, when the roof was put on, and when the drywall is in that will when the final payment is due.”

Wiebe said the care home office is getting a lot of phone calls from prospective buyers anxious to learn more about the project.

‘We’re getting calls every week from people wanting to move in,” said Wiebe.

The contractors are currently working on both the east and west wings, as well as a new chapel, which will serve as a centrepiece for the WMSCH living complex.

A central courtyard between the two wings will provide green space with paved walkways that can accommodate wheelchairs, as well as garden space for residents to tend flowers and plants, said Wiebe.

Parking spaces with electrical plug-ins will be located in the rear of the building’s west wing. Wiebe said he anticipates the WMSCH’s wheelchair-accessible bus will be well-utilized once the expansion is completed, as residents take advantage of that transportation option.

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The 72-unit North View Mennonite Haven expansion is progressing well, according to project manager Ervin Lowe (left) and Warman Mennonite Special Care Home administrator Jim Wiebe

Martensville Business Expo set for early May

By TERRY PUGH

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The Martensville Business Expo is aiming to be bigger and better this year, according to Martensville Economic Development Officer Dillon Shewchuk.

“We’re in the process of taking registrations and finalizing the details,” said Shewchuk in a recent interview. “We are adding some new features this year, including ‘A Taste of Martensville’ with food prepared by local restaurants, and a lot of Family Day activities.”

The 2015 Business Expo runs Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at the Martensville Curl-

ing Rink. Admission to the show is free to the public, and a concession is on site.

Shewchuk said one of the features that was a big success at last year’s Business Expo will be offered again this year.

“Our ‘Expo Bingo’ not only gives people an opportunity to interact with the businesses at the expo, it also offers a chance to win the grand prize of a trip to Las Vegas,” said Shewchuk.

“That was a big draw and we expect a lot of interest again in that contest. Last year was our best attended show, and we hope to increase that this year with the enhancements we’re bringing in.”

Shewchuk said many residents of the area are surprised at the number of licensed businesses in Martensville.

“We have close to 400 businesses at the present time,” he said. “That includes store front businesses, home-based enterprises and contractors.”

That is roughly double the number of licensed businesses from seven years ago.

“We had 199 registered in 2007,” said Shewchuk. “The past few years has seen a real increase in the number of businesses locating in Martensville.

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the works for a Farmers Market to set up on a weekly basis in Martensville again this summer.

This year, however, the outdoor market will be in a prime location that should attract plenty of attention in front of Martensville City Hall.

“The vendors were very happy with the way things went last year when we were set up at the curling rink,” said Shewchuk. “But this year we’re going to have a one-year trial run in the new plaza in front of City Hall on Centennial Drive. It’s a lot more visible and should increase the amount of pedestrian traffic.”

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councilloRS, town of Radisson number to be elected (1) will be received by the undersigned on the 1st day of April, 2015, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Town of Radisson Administration Office. and during regular business hours on Thursday, March 19, to Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at the Town of Radisson Administration Office.

Nomination forms may be obtained from the Town of Radisson Administration Office.

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Overpasses at last! Budget has short-term good news The good budget news is what wasn’t in it.

There was no dipping into the municipal revenue-sharing pool to balance its own books. The Saskatchewan Party government made good on its promise to still provide rural and urban municipalities with their full share of one percentage point of the 5% PST; 20 per cent of all the sales tax revenue.

For the smaller cities and towns, that translates into the following sums: Warman, $1.51 million; Martensville, $1.65 milion; Estevan, $2.36 million; Humboldt, $1.21 million; Lloydminster, $2.09 million; Meadow Lake, $1.08 million; Melfort, $1.19 million; Melville, $970,000; North Battleford, $2.97 million; Swift Current, $3.31 million; Weyburn, $2.24 million, and; Yorkton, $3.35 million.

The RM of Corman Park will receive roughly $1.3 million this year through provincial revenue-sharing.

All provincial taxpayers; both rural and urban; were also greeted with the good news that Finance Minister Ken Krawetz would not be passing education costs on to local ratepayers’ property tax bills.

Premier Brad Wall strongly

COMMENTARY

The provincial government is to be congratulated on its commitment to build overpasses on Highway 11 at Warman and Highway 12 at Martensville.

The decision to proceed with both projects simultaneously, and as quickly as possible, makes sense on so many levels.

The overpasses are badly needed.

Study after study over the years have confirmed this fact.

The volume of traffic on both highways has increased exponentially over the past decade as communities in the north Saskatoon region have grown. The number of serious collisions has also been rising. In fact, hardly a week goes by without Fire Rescue personnel being called to a crash scene. Elected representatives in both Warman and Martensville have been pressing the provincial government to act on this issue for years, and it is good to see that action is finally being taken.

In fairness, Hon. Nancy Heppner, MLA for the Martensville constituency, has been a strong advocate for highway improvements in the area. The rebuilding of Highway 305; the addition of turning and acceleration lanes on Highway 12 and Highway 11; the construction of passing lanes on Highway 7 and Highway 5; and the promised twinning of Highway 7 between Saskatoon and Delisle and Highway 16 between Saskatoon and Clavet are all contributing to safer roads in the region. Her voice at the cabinet table during the budget deliberations no doubt contributed to the decision to build the two overpasses.

So now that the decision is made, and initial funds are in place. Let’s get on with the job. The traffic volumes aren’t getting any lighter, and the probability of serious collisions is rising with each passing day.

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hinted at this because the provincial government now pays 65 per cent of all education costs and local ratepayers pay 35 per cent. Most likely, there will have to be some sort of levelling out in the future.

But this being an election budget, the Sask. Party government felt no particular compulsion to offend anyone right now. This was accompanied by the added good news that the government will pick up 100 per cent of the capital costs for new rural schools.

More good news followed: No capital works projects were cancelled.

That, of course, includes things like the Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon and the bypass in Regina; projects that could likely use some serious re-thinking when it comes to both their design and longterm ramifications.

But it also has meant carrying on with $1.3 billion in capital building in the 2015-16 budget. Here are some of the highlights for rural residents:

Highways: $43.2 million for highway twinning projects; $7.6 million for twinning Hwy. 39 from Estevan to Bienfait; $1.2 million for twinning Hwy. 6 and 39 from Regina to Estevan; $7.5 million for Warman and Martensville interchanges; $5.8 million for Hwy. 7 passing lanes from Delisle to Rosetown; $1 million for passing lanes from Saskatoon to Humboldt, and; $15 million for last year’s flood response projects.

Schools: $31.6 million for school maintenance and renewal including the Hague High School; $28.6 million to complete school projects at Langenburg, Hudson Bay, Martensville High School, Gravelbourg, and Weyburn Comprehensive, and; $19.2 million for several new schools including St. Brieux’s.

Health care: $6.2 million to start construction of an integrated care facility at Leader; $4.5 million for the Kelvington integrated care facility; $500,000 to begin planning the Weyburn hospital, and; $129 million for Saskatchewan Hospital integrated correction facility at North Battleford.

Advanced Education: $10.6 million for continued construction of Southeast Regional College and $4.5 million for contin-

ued construction of Yorkton’s Parkland Regional College Trades and Technology Centre.

Sure, there were fee hikes.

There are some 6,000 Saskatchewan seniors earning more than $65,515 that will no longer be eligible for the Drug Plan. The Saskatchewan Employment Supplement will soon only apply to children 12 and other (as opposed to 18 and under), And the active families benefit will be income tested, now only applying to families earning less than $60,000, annually.

But, all in all, most were saved from the ravages of a budget that predicts oil will only average $57 US a barrel; nearly half of what government was predicting a year ago.

However, there is a big catch: These miraculous results were achieved by hiking public debt to $13.3 billion from $11.7 billion.

And that massive spending comes as a result of borrowing some $700 million from the capital market; borrowed money that will cost us $735 million, assuming it takes the full thirty-year term to repay this loan.

The bad news is we may be paying for this budget for years to come.

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Baxter named Martensville Volunteer of the Year

By TERRY PUGH

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Jennifer Baxter was taken by surprise when she was chosen as Martensville’s Volunteer of the Year.

But her track record speaks for itself.

Since she and her family moved to Martensville ten years ago, she’s been one of those people who are front and centre when it comes to getting things done.

Eight years as a leader with the Martensville Girl Guides, a two-year term on the school community council for Valley Manor Elementary School, and several years volunteering with the Martensville Minor Hockey Association and the Martensville Skating Club are all part of Baxter’s contribution to the community.

But instead of slowing down, she’s looking to step it up a notch.

As District Commissioner for the Girl Guides, she’s currently hard at work organizing a humanitarian aid trip to the Dominican Republic next Easter for her Girl Guide Pathfinder group.

Jennifer Baxter “We are taking a group of ten girls to the Dominican Republic for six days to help build a school for Haitian refugees,” said Baxter in an interview on Thursday, March 19.

“It’s a ‘Me to We’ trip through the We Day Foundation, and is aimed at giving the girls an opportunity to do volunteer work overseas to help make the world a better place.”

Baxter said the girls, who range in age from 13 to 15, are already very involved in volunteering locally.

“Over the past five months

our Girl Guides have gone to the food bank in Saskatoon and helped out, we’ve wrapped Christmas presents for underprivileged children, we’ve done a cleaning shift at Ronald McDonald house, helped at a seniors home, and helped pack Christmas food hampers for the Martensville Fire Department’s food hamper program.”

The girl guides also volunteer as face-painters at Buster Days and Winter Carnival in Martensville.

When Baxter stepped into a leadership role with the Girl Guides eight years ago, there were fewer than fifteen girls in the group. Now there are 108 girls ranging in age from Kindergarten to Grade 8, and the group currently runs programs two nights a week.

Baxter was also the coordinator for this year’s Martensville Skating Club Carnival, which took place last weekend.

She was presented with the Volunteer of the Year award at the Martensville City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 17

by Martensville Mayor Kent Muench.

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VCA wins regionals

By TERRY PUGH

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The Valley Christian Academy (VCA) senior boys basketball team have their sights set on the provincial 3A championship after winning the regional title last weekend.

The VCA Lions won the regional crown in convincing fashion on their home court on Saturday, March 21, downing the Regina Harvest City Reapers 76-57 in the final. The Lions had cruised to an easy 86-28 win in round-robin play against the Nipawin Bears on Friday, March 20. Harvest City advanced to the final after a much-tougher match against the Delisle Rebels on Friday. The two teams exchanged leads thorugh most of the game, but the Reapers rallied in the final two minutes to record a 77-67 win.

VCA coach Brad Wall said his team is happy to move on to the provincial championship, noting the competition gets tougher with each step toward the Hoopla tournament. This marks the sixth year in a row the Lions have made it to the big dance, and Wall said this is the team’s best opportunity to finally get that elusive gold medal. The Lions won a silver medal in 2010, bronze medals in 2011 and 2012, and a silver medal in 2014. They were shut out of the medals at Hoopla in 2013.

“We’ve been to the provincial championship tournament every year for the last five years,” said Wall. “We’ve got eight Grade 12s this year, and this is their third trip to Hoopla, so I think our chances are as good as they’re going to get for a while. We’re excited to be going.”

The final four teams in the 3A Boys Basketball category at Hoopla include VCA, Regina Christian, Saskatoon’s Legacy Christian, and Birch Hills. These four teams were the top-ranked teams heading into last weekend’s regional tournaments, so it’s no surprise they will meet each other in the provincial showdown.

“Regina Christian was ranked number one, we’re number two, Legacy Christian was ranked number three and Birch Hills was ranked fourth,” said Wall. “I’d say the rankings are pretty acConrad Hofstra of the Valley curate based on our records, but all the games have been very close and anything can happen, especially when you have a oneChristian Academy Lions gets game playoff situation. These are all very competitive teams and plenty of altitude as he scores you have to be on your game to advance.” two points against the Nipawin

Wall said his team is confident, but isn’t taking anything for Bears on Friday, March 19 granted.

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“We know the games are going to be very tough and very close,” he said. “We have a big challenge ahead of us.”

Clavet Cougars look forward to Hoopla challenge

By JAMES TARRANT james@ccgazette.ca

Clavet Composite School’s Senior Girls Basketball Team earned a trip to Hoopla with a convincing 101-20 win over the Esterhazy Warriors in Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association Regionals, March 20-21.

The Cougars defeated the Tisdale Tornados in the round robin 107-32 on Friday, March 20 and continued their dominance on the court in the gold medal final against Esterhazy, March 21.

The Cougars opened up the first half of the game with a 91-9 lead, then added 44 points to the board in the second half

to close off scoring at 101-20.

Cougar forward Jill Ehman scored 38 points in the game followed by Kate Winmill and Talita Wharton who each scored 26.

In the conference finals the Cougars defeated Unity and Dalmeny and boasted a 35W-5L record during the season.

Cougars head coach Chad Williams said one of the things he stresses with his team is to continue to play hard, strong, and don’t get into bad habits.

“I think our ability to create turnovers, pressure offensively, create fast breaks and hit our shots was the strongest element of our game,” said Williams.

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Williams added that good ball movement and not just relying on one person to score makes it tough on opposing teams to defend when everyone is contributing.

Last year when Hoopla was held in the Regina, the Cougars defeated Kamsack in the bronze medal game after losing a tight game to Caronport in the semi-final.

This year with Hoopla being held in Saskatoon March 26-28, Williams is hoping home court advantage will help his team.

“In Regina when we played Caronport in the semi-final obviously it was close to their

home and having Hoopla in Saskatoon is closer for us so hopefully we will get some fans out and students to the games which will help us with the atmosphere,” said Williams.

Williams also said with only two new players joining the team from last season he is hoping their experience and the memory of almost making it to the gold medal game will be a huge motivating factor for the team.

“I think the girls still have a bad taste in their mouth after losing to Caronport last year in the semi-finals so I think we have something to prove this year and the girls will work hard to get that done,” said Williams.

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Warman Wolverines senior girls dominate regionals

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For the second year in a row the Warman Sr. girls are headed to Hoopla. They earned their championship berth with a very dominant performance as they hosted the region 2 tournament on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21.

The Wolverines opened the weekend with a 77-12 victory over North Battleford’s John Paul II Crusaders on Friday evening. In Saturday’s final the opponent was Moose Jaw Vanier. Moose Jaw had defeated Carpenter High Spartans from Meadow Lake 53-49 in Friday’s semi-final match.

While the final was close for the first few minutes, Warman started to dominate all aspects of the game and cruised to a 86-47 win. Warman‘s Faith Reid led the Wolverines in scoring with 28 points, while Janaya Brown contributed 23 points and dominated the boards all game.

A year ago Warman was pumped after earning their first trip to Hoopla since the mid-70s. This year is different.

The squad was determined and expected to earn a return trip to the provincial championships.

Coach Betty Bird talked about the difference.

“Way more maturity, way more experience,” said Bird.

“They knew what their job was and they completed it calmly and I thought with grace and also with a lot of sportsmanship. I was so impressed with

the girls. We played our game and slowed it down when we needed to and it worked for us.”

You do not become an elite team without hard work.

Coach Bird explained: “We practiced the plays so many times all year and they just came together. That’s what it is in a final, everybody coming together and making their shots when they are supposed to and we did.”

One of the goals to improve over last year was to get experience playing in close games.

“We changed a lot of our tournaments from last year,” said Coach Bird. “We played in two Saskatoon tournaments and that really gave us a lot of experience. Playing the top city teams really helped us. It boosted our confidence and we stayed with them the whole game. When we went to practice we used that experience and confidence. They know what it is like to play a tough team and to stay calm and take the shots when you need to.

Run the clock to your advantage. They have grown a lot from last year. They are a great group of girls.”

“The squad is pretty well the same group as last year and our goal now is to push forward.”

Joining Warman in the 4A pool are Moose Jaw Peacock, Lumsden, and North Battleford. The Wolverines will open Hoopla 2015 against the Lumsden Angels 4:15 p.m. Friday, March 27 at Tommy Douglas Collegiate.

Warman Wolverines senior girls basketball team (Back row, left to right) Coach Betty Bird, Rebecca Barkway, Bailey Johnson, Janaya Brown, Sarah Pepin, Kaylyn Brown, coach Shauna Misskey (Front) Chelsea Misskey, Breanne Boy, Faith Reid, Kathleen Pauli (Not pictured) Shawna Cummings, Coach Jillian Bird

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stars in provincial final

Saskatoon Stars’ Willow Slobodzian of Clavet keeps a close watch on a forward with the Prince Albert A&W Bears during the first game of the provincial Female Midget AAA championship series at Agriplace Arena on Saturday, March 21. The Stars went on to defeat the Bears 3-2 in overtime in Game 1 and 3-0 in Prince Albert on Sunday, March 22. The Stars and Bears met in Game 3 on Wednesday, March 25. Game 4, if necessary, was slated for Prince Albert on March 27 and Game 5, if necessary, was set to go March 28 at Agriplace Arena in Saskatoon.

The Stars Midget Triple A team has several girls from communities around Saskatoon, including Willow Slobodzian, Kalista Senger, Mackenna Parker and Danielle Nogier of Clavet, Kiana Dietz of Hanley, Jenna Nash of Warman, Abby Shirley of Delisle, and Rayna Jacobson of Beaver Creek (Corman Park). The team’s head coach is Greg Slobodzian.

Warman Wildcats goaltender Matthew Hennessey gets a hand from his teammates Chase Pauls and Austin Tkachuk after Humboldt Broncos forwards Dylan Scriven and Aiden Rowe come close on a scoring chance during Game One of the provincial Pee Wee AA hockey championship series. The Wildcats won Game One on home ice at the Legends Centre on Saturday, March 21, but the Broncos returned the favour in Humboldt on Sunday, March 22, where the Broncos won 7-4. Game Three to decide the provincial championship is scheduled for Saturday, March 28 at the Legends Centre in Warman.

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March is not only the time of university basketball madness north and south of the 49th, but also the time of SHSAA basketball across the province, culminating at HOOPLA, held, this year, in Saskatoon.

This year, seven teams from the Central Valley Athletic Conference (CVAC) are advancing to the Hoopla provincial high school basketball championships, scheduled to take place this weekend in Saskatoon.

CVAC will be represented at Hoopla by: Asquith in 1A girls, Clavet in 3A girls, Warman in 4A girls, Rosthern in 2A boys, and VCA in 3A boys.

CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS

Conference playoffs began the second weekend in March.

In girls’ play, Asquith and Hepburn advanced to regionals from the 1A level, as did VCA, the conference 6 champions, and Hague from the 2A level. Clavet, the conference 3 winners, Delisle, and Dalmeny advanced from their 3A conference playoffs. In boys’ play, Hepburn won their 1A conference to advance, while Rosthern and Stobart moved forward in the 2A category. At the 3A level, VCA, the conference champion, and Delisle also moved on to regional play. There were no 4A conference playoffs and

CVAC had no teams entered into 5A play.

REGIONAL PLAYOFFS

WARMAN IN 4A GIRLS

1A BOYS PLAYOFF

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At the 2A level, Rosthern and Stobart advanced with one basket victories on Friday night to face the host schools in their regional finals on Saturday afternoon. Rosthern stepped up and defeated Balcarres 71-70 in a very exciting game, moving on to Hoopla 2015 in Saskatoon.

Unfortunately, Stobart was unable to do the same, losing to Saskatoon Ecole Canadienne 7147.

In 1A girls’ regionals, Hepburn was eliminated from advancing after a last second 57-56 loss to St. Walburg, but Asquith built on a convincing victory over Central Butte Friday night to defeat Lake Lenore 59-54 in the final, advancing to Hoopla.

2A GIRLS RESULTS

In 2A girls’ playoffs, Hague was eliminated after a tough loss to Regina Harvest City, but VCA advanced to the regional final with a convincing victory over Lashburn. Up against a strong Meath Park squad on its own court in the regional final, they were unable to overcome the challenge, losing 93-65.

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At the 3A level, Dalmeny and Delisle were eliminated Friday

by Caronport and Indian Head, respectively. Clavet, meanwhile, rolled through their regional playoff, scoring over 100 points against both Tisdale and Esterhazy and advancing to Hoopla.

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Finally, at the 4A level, Warman rolled over its opponents at regionals, handily defeating John Paul II and Moose Jaw Vanier, returning to Hoopla for another run at provincial gold.

The regional championships, held the following weekend, promised to be more challenging as only one team would advance to the ‘final four’ championship from each site.

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In 3A play, Delisle lost a tight match to Regina Harvest City on Friday, while VCA handily defeated Nipawin, matching them against Regina in the regional final. Experience and depth paid off for VCA, as they defeated Harvest City 76-57, punching their ticket to Hoopla.

4A BOYS RESULTS Finally, at the 4A level,

Warman defeated Yorkton Sacred Heart by 25 points on Friday night, but were unable to overcome injuries, losing to Moose Jaw Central 86-71 in their regional final.

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Jesse Nash of the Warman Wildcats Pee Wee A provincial team gets the upper hand in a battle along the boards in Game One of the Provincial Pee Wee A Championship series against the Swift Current Broncos on Monday, March 23 at the Legends Centre in Warman.

The Wildcats won the first game of the two-game, total points series by a 3-2 margin. Game Two goes on Thursday night in Swift Current.

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Sask Valley Vipers earn trip to Bantam AA league final against Yorkton

By JAMES TARRANT james@ccgazette.ca

The Sask Valley Vipers claimed the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League’s North Division title after defeating the Prairie Venice House Raiders 4-1 in Warman on Tuesday, March 17.

The Vipers won the best of three series two games to one, and now advance to the provincial championship against the Yorkton Terriers. The Terriers were the top team in the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League’s South Division with a 30W-1L record Game One of the provincial final series went Sunday, March 22 in Yorkton. The Terriers won that game, shutting out the Vipers 3-0.

Game Two is in Warman at the Legends Centre on Wednesday, March 25 at 7:15 p.m. Game Three, if necessary, will be in Yorkton on Saturday, March 28 Vipers head coach Shaun Priel said it feels good to be where the team is right now.

“I am happy with the kids and I said, let’s set a goal at the beginning of the season to complete for a championship,” said Priel. “They got themselves there and are feeling good about themselves so they deserve it.”

The Vipers lost the opening game of the series against the Raiders 5-4 in overtime on March 14 when an unfortunate clearing attempt ended up in their net.

In the second game in Prince Albert on March 15, the Vipers edged the Raiders 3-2, leading to the final series showdown at home March 17.

The first period of Game 3 got off to a slow start, but the Vipers managed to take advantage of two late period opportunities when Austin Lamotte scored at just over the 6 minute mark when he collected a rebound of Raiders goaltender Steven Soyko and pounced on it to put his team up 1-0.

Matthew Conlon scored a beauty three minutes later when he shot the puck on Soyko, which flipped into the air then backhanded the puck while still in the air to give the Vipers a 2-0 lead.

The Vipers cushioned their lead in the second period when Jaxon White’s hard shot from the blue line beat Soyko, giving the Vipers a 3-0 lead.

With the Viper’s stingy defence allowing very few opportunities for the Raiders, frustrations started to flare. The Raiders’ Jake Koroluk was given a penalty for boarding, but many Vipers’ fans felt there should have been others as-

sessed.

The power play for the Vipers worked out in their favor when Conlon and White set up Quinn MacDonald for a hard high shot that beat Soyko, giving the Vipers a commanding 4-0 lead.

In the final frame, the Raiders pressed hard throughout the third period and managed to break the shutout when Daxton Ursu scored an unassisted marker from the hash marks.

The Raiders also called a time out with less than 5 minutes to go on the clock and pulled their goaltender for an extra attacker, but it didn’t help their chances.

The Vipers have really played a balanced game throughout the regular season and into the playoffs, doubling their shot total against their opponents and keeping the shots against to a minimum.

In their series against the Raiders their shots for and against total was 127-78.

Priel said playing sound defence is paramount for winning hockey games.

“I always talk to the kids to make sure they are defensively responsible by making sure they are on the right side of the puck all the time and position ourselves properly in the defensive zone,” said Priel Priel said puck possession

was a key reason why the shots against were low for the Vipers.

The Vipers know they’re in tough in the provincial final. series.

The Vipers lost their only game to the Terriers 7 -5 during the regular season.

Priel said the Terriers are a talented team, and the Vipers are going to have to be at the top of their game defensively.

“They have a set of twins Kaeden and Kaleb Taphorn on their team who are top-end players, and they have a young centerman, Carson Miller, who plays between them,” said Priel. “That line averaged probably five or six points a game during the regular season.”

The win marks the second time the Vipers have advanced to the league final. During the 2012-13 season the Vipers were defeated in two games by the Prairie Storm.

If the Vipers were to win the final they would earn a trip to the Western Canadian Bantam, Championship, which includes the top AA Bantam teams from

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Interested in walking or running? Please purchase a “Track Pass” from Warman High School. Cost is $30.00. This pass is good for the entire school year. The available times are 6:00 – 9:00 am. & 5:00 – 9:00 pm., Monday – Friday. Please remember that no outdoor footwear or strollers will be permitted.

Dear Parents, Students and Community Members: The purpose of our newsletter is to provide all residents in Warman, Osler & area with information as to what is happening not only in education, but in business, sport and community. We believe it is important that as a learning and highly-involved community we share this information with everyone, not just the parents of students. Please feel free to call us at the school (306-933-2377) or at the town (306-933-2621) if you have suggestions or information for our newsletter. Please check out the WHS website at www.spiritsd.ca/warmanhigh for daily announcements, photos and more!

2013 -2014 WHS yearbooks are available. $45 If you are looking for a yearbook from previous years, there are books all the way back to 1980 available for sale. Warman High School Library appreciates donations of 2013 magazines of interest to High School students. In the past we have had back issues of hunting magazines, sports magazines, fashion magazines, etc.

Our next meeting is being held on Wednesday, April 15th at 6:30 p.m. in Rm. 210 at WHS. Everybody is welcome to attend! Please visit www.spiritsd.ca/whs/ for more information on school happenings and the SCC. Please become an involved parent in your child’s education.

would NOT park in the bus lane when picking up or dropping off your child/children from school. We encourage you to use the south entrance of the school. If you need to pick up your child, please wait until 3:15 to use the bus lane as we have 11 buses that need to be able to access the bus lane. Also, when you are entering the bus lane, please remember that the traffic is ONE WAY and that you MUST enter from Klassen Street. Entering from the Central Street causes traffic jams.

Badminton

Junior and Senior are off and running with practices every Thursday and Friday afterschool. We have 45 students trying out for the 32 spots to represent Warman High School. Thank you to the coaches Paige Spriggs, Mark Perry, and Gary Philipchuk. Good luck in your season!!!

Important dates: April 14th - Junior Badminton playoff in Perdue (Round 1) April 16th - Junior Badminton playoff in Delisle (Round 2) April 18th - Junior Badminton Finals in Warman starting at 10am April 22nd - Senior Badminton playoffs in Dalmeny (Round 1) April 25th - Senior Badminton Finals in Martensville (Finals)

Work Experience

Thank you to the many employers who provided workplace experience for WHS students in Semester 1. Semester 2 students will be going to work beginning in March. Please contact Susan Bayne at 933-2377 if you are interested in having a Work Experience Student.

Warman High School Grad 2015

Grad 2015 will be held on Friday, June 26, 2015. The ceremonies will be held in the afternoon at the Warman High School and the banquet will follow at the Warman Legends Centre.

Banquet tickets will be sold on Tuesday, April 14th and Thursday, April 16th from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the front common area of Warman High School. Tickets are $30.00 per person. Children 2-11 are $15.00 each. Each grad starts with a table of 8. Their ticket is already paid for which means each grad can purchase up to 7 tickets to fill their table. Extra tickets may be available at a later date.

Please check the Warman High School Webpage under the grad link for up-todate information regarding grad. Also, you will find the order form and other cost you may need to pay on the ticket sale dates. **Please note that the school and grad fees MUST BE PAID before you can purchase banquet tickets. If you are unsure if those are paid, please contact the front office staff at (306)933-2377 to inquire.

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Wolverine/Storm Wrestling has its most successful year yet!

The 2014-15 season was a season of firsts.

It was the first year we had a Storm Wrestling team which sent 27 athletes to compete at the Pupsel Tournament held at Warman High School. From this experience Cole Hardy will represent the Storm Team at SAWA provincials In Prince Albert on March 28th.

For the first time WHS hosted a high school wrestling event, we had over 200 spectators come out from all over the province to watch the 2015 SHSAA Regional Wrestling Championships. Warman had 11 boys and 3 girls compete at regionals where the top 4 in every weight class advanced to provincials.

Six wrestlers advanced, Brandon McKimmon

(1st) and Jesse Ens (2nd) in 110kg, Micah Heide (2nd) in 73kg, Derek Buhler (4th) in 98kg, Adrea Anderson (3rd) in 53kg, and Alyssa Tumack (2nd) in 73kg.

The SHSAA Provincial Championships where held in Regina at the U of R Campus on March 13 and 14. All wrestlers fought hard. Micah Heide and Brandon McKimmon were able to capture silver medals each, which is the first time a Warman wrestler has won a medal at these championships. Finally based on our school size and the placing’s of our wrestlers, the boys team captured the 3A Provincial Champion Team title. Great season wrestlers! Coach Walker, Coach Hoffman, Coach Linner and Coach Reis can’t wait until next year.

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Dear Residents: The purpose of our newsletter is to provide all residents in Warman & area with information as to what is happening in business, sport and our community. We believe it is important that as a learning and highly-involved community, we share this information with everyone. Please feel free to call Josh (306-933-2133) or Jennifer(306-933-1929) if you have suggestions or information for our newsletter.

Hello from Mayor and Council,

Larson

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush...Doug

Warman has been very busy in the last month with hosting many fantastic events. We have been entertained, amazed and maybe even disappointed with some outcomes, but the one thing we have seen is there is no shortage of marvellous and even nail biting events for us to support and enjoy. From Hockey to Cheer to Drama to Special Dinners—just to name a few, our community is alive and busy.

Congratulations to all of these same organizations for all their efforts and shows of excellence. Many trophies have made it back to Warman because of the hard work and determination of these athletes and artists.

Warman had approximately 200 residents come out on March 12th in order to become better informed about all the exciting growth plans our community will work towards over the next twenty - thirty years. Our planning department did a great job outlining current and future plans for this growing community.

The feedback and questions were really good.

If you didn't get a chance to make it out to this presentation, it can be viewed on Warman's website http://www.warman.ca Remember spring brings with it potholes, so be cautious when out and about. Once the frost is out of the ground the Public Works crews will work at getting those nasty speed traps fixed.

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Did you know that Warman’s new Cemetery, “Warman Memorial Gardens” is in operation, but also still in development to make it a beautiful place where we can remember our loved ones?

The Environmental, Health and Wellness Committee of Warman Council wants you to know what is planned for this year. This coming spring and summer we are planning for

8 benches, 8 planters for annuals, shrubs along the center of the cemetery as well as in the front of the parking area. The planting of Olive trees and more oak trees will also take place as the landscaping continues. Lighting will be added with a center light post and lighting shining onto our new WMG signage.

As the landscaping matures and all the finishing touches are completed this will be a beautiful final resting place for our loved ones.

For anyone interested we do have a Leaving a Legacy Program where citizens can make a donation for items in our cemetery. Please visit City Hall for more details.

Respectfully Submitted by, Councillor Kendall Shram, Environmental, Health and Wellness Committee Chair.

Strategic Plan – Traffic Study As part of our strategic plan, the transportation committees main focus for 2015 will be to do a comprehensive transportation study for the City of Warman. We will be seeking a request for proposals to qualified engineers to do a traffic review/study of the City including major intersections and arterial roads so that we can make transportation in Warman as safe and efficient as possible. This study will review all traffic related items within the City including speed limits, traffic signs and the timeline for traffic lights. It will also begin the process for Warman’s focus as part of the regional plan for transportation by including, future growth, trip generation, stop signs, speed limits and possibly one ways and traffic circles.

These recommendations will come forward in a consultant report with implementation to begin 2016.

Snow Removal Signage The City is engaged in a pilot project of notifying residents of upcoming snow removal in their neighbourhoods to encourage them to not park in the streets. Public Works will put out notices on sandwich board signs in the

neighbourhoods a day prior to snow removal in addition to notices on the City website and Facebook page. Snow removal signage and notices are not intended for the heavy and immediate snow removal, but more the cleanup in the various neighbourhoods.

Speed Limit – Centennial Boulevard North of Clubhouse Council increased the speed limit to 60km on Centennial Boulevard North specifically from Augusta Boulevard intersection to the new Highway 305. Centennial Boulevard north of Augusta was completed as a four lane arterial road with dedicated turn lanes. Since the road has been completed prior to the majority of the development on the west and east sides being completed, it has made traffic lighter than anticipated. Once the Legends and Traditions reaches full build out, the speed limit will be reassessed.

Alley on East side of Elementary School Concerns were raised with the City in regards to the alleys on the west and east sides of the Elementary School located on 4th Street W. Specifically to make the alley on the East side a one way going north to south due to the amount of traffic dropping off children and then going down the alley southbound. The City welcomes your comments to these changes as this will be reviewed after the trial period of June 30th.

Respectfully Submitted by, Councillor Gary Philipchuk, Transportation Committee Chair, As always, do not hesitate to call your Mayor or Council if you have questions, suggestions or just want to chat. We always welcome conversation with the residents of this great city.

From all of us on Warman City Council

NOTICE OF ORGANICS WASTE DEPOT The organics waste depot will start May 1, 2015 This depot is for the collection of ORGANICS ONLY THESE BINS ARE NOT FOR GARBAGE. The bins are located on the south side of North Railway Street East [the same location as the old recycling bins].

Misuse of this depot will result in fines to offenders and the removal of this service.

City Council Meetings March 13th & 27th Located at 107 Central St. in the council chambers at City Hall starting at 6:30pm.

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WCA Craft and Bake Sale Craft and Bake Sale applications will start on April 1st. Please visit www.wcacommunity.com for more details. This year’s event will be held on November 21st at the Legends Centre.

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Thursday, April 2nd Legends Centre from 1:00pm to 4:00pm Join our Easter Party for $15.00. Register early—only 30 spots available.

Cookie Decorating, Bunny Bowling and much more…. Including the Easter Egg Hunt.

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For Every Tuesday & Wednesday in April & May The Chef’s Market will Donate 5% of total daily sales to KidSport. It’s a great way to enjoy great food and to give back to our community!

Saturday, April 18th The Legends from 8:30am to 4:00pm.

Please register by contacting Coralie at coralieb@warman.ca. $5.00 includes Lunch/snack, Drama, Cheerleading, Baton and so much more...

Warman Community Library—Library Seminar: Sandy Lockhart Photography Tuesday, April 21st 7:00pm Community User Information Night Wednesday, April 22nd The Legends Centre Restaurant Meeting Room at 7:30pm. All Warman Community Groups are welcome to attend our annual information night to stay up to date on rental rates, facility updates and more.

Warman Community Library—Seniors Coffee Hour: Gardening Wednesday, April 29th 11:00am—12:00pm

Warman Community Library—Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 4th 10:00am—3:00pm Girl Guide Cookie Sale Saturday, April 11th Co-op Grocery Store Community Grant Follow Up Deadline Wednesday, April 15th Contact Coralie at 306-933-2210 or coralieb@warman.ca.

Community Garden Name Submission Deadline Wednesday, April 15th Please drop off submissions at The Legends Centre.

2015 Warman 3 on 3 Hockey Registration opens on-line April 15th, Registration deadline July 31st and play commences on August 24th.

Visit www.warman3on3.com to register and for more information.

City of Warman Volunteer Appreciation Night Thursday, April 16th The Legends Centre at 5:30pm.

7th Annual Hockey Draft Spectacular (Hosted by the WSCV Committee) Friday, April 17th The Legends Centre A fun evening for MEN only. For more information on how to register contact Heather at heatherc@warman.ca.

The Night the Ladies Left—Sponsored by Anytime Fitness and Agile Athletics. (Presented by the Crystalbrook Community Group) Saturday, April 18th Brian King Centre A fun evening for WOMEN only. Tickets are $50.00 each and available at www.picatic.com. Search: The Night the Ladies Left 2015.

Sonia’s School of Ukrainian Dance – Year End Dance Recital The Legends Centre Theatre Doors Open @ 6:30 Dance Recital begins @7 pm Thursday April 30, 2015—Friday May 1, 2015 Warman Youth Football Registrations are currently being accepted for Spring Flag and Tackle Football. Please register at www.saskatoonminorfootball.com or e-mail jeffseiferling@yahoo.ca.

Warman Community Adult Hockey Tournament May 1 & 2, 2015 The Legends Centre Open to all skill levels, male and females welcome. 3 game minimum, beer gardens. Shootout to win. $40 per player. To register contact Jennifer at jenniferd@warman.ca, call 306-933-1929 or pickup a registration form at The Legends Centre or on our website www.warman.ca.

Warman Ultimate Cheerleading Registration starts mid April. Classes start second week of May. Classes for all ages youth, teen and adult. No experience required..

Gemstones tumbling registration is now ready. Classes start last week of April. Email info@warmanultimatecheerleading.com for more information on registration or call 306-241-8558

APPLY TODAY— Six Week Program. Starting April 25 1 –866-296-2472 or greatplainscollege.ca

Spring Cleanup 2015 Program Schedule May 11 to May 13 South Side of Central Street ALL ITEMS MUST BE OUT BY 7:00 AM MAY 11TH

May 14 to 19 North of Central and West of Centennial (Including Centennial) ALL ITEMS MUST BE OUT BY 7:00 AM MAY 14TH

May 20 to 22 North of Central and East of Centennial ALL ITEMS MUST BE OUT BY 7:00 AM MAY 20TH More information will be in your water bill.

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Martensville Curling Club hosts open bonspiel Submitted by

LYNN REMESHYLO

Martensville Curling Club President

Our final bonspiel of the season was held on the weekend of March 13 – 15, with 12 teams taking part.

The bonspiel was set up with four pools of three teams in each, and then the teams were placed in each of the three events.

The winner of the A Event was the Corey Hawkes team, which defeated the Ron Flynn team in the final. The B event was won by the Wes Guenter rink over the Niocole Desjardins rink.

The winner of the C Event was the Cory Schultz rink over the Garry Poelzer rink.

All in all it was a successful spiel even though the club was wishing for more entries. It was especially nice to see some very young curlers on a couple of teams. The club would like to thank Robin Langridge, the Thursday Open rep, for organizing the event.

The club is now into league playoffs which will conclude by the end of the month. Our Windup is scheduled for April 11th which will include a banquet, a short AGM, awards presentations and a dance. This will be an enjoyable evening and are looking forward to a great crowd.

Valley United Indoor soccer teams win gold in Saskatoon

By JAMES TARRANT james@ccgazette.ca

PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY LYNN REMEHSYLO

A event winners: Mathew Gunderson, Scott Ulven, Terry Boese, Corey Hawkes

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C event winners: Bryce Ulvs, Cory Schultz, Rod Ens, Kelly Grant

Valley United Soccer Club ended their indoor season on a high note with three of its teams advancing to the city finals games and two of the three winning gold.

All teams play in the Saskatoon Youth Soccer U12U18 Divisions.

The Under 14 Division 2 boys finished in 2nd place during the regular season, shut out the xx 2-0 during their semi-final game Thursday, March 19 and edged Lakewood 1-0 to take the gold medal at the Sasktel Soccer Centre, March 20.

The winning didn’t stop there. The Under 18 Division 2 boy’s team also finished in 2nd place during the regular season and shut out their opponents xx with a 3-0 score March 19 leading up to the championship game against Hollandia which they defeated 2-1 to win gold.

The Under 18 girls finished in 2nd place during the regular season, advanced to the gold final game, March 20 but were edged 1-0 by the Lakewood Avengers earning themselves a silver medal.

Lana Noel VUSC Administrator said having three teams that finished in 2nd spot and win two city championship titles is a huge accomplishment for second year indoor VUSC club teams.

“The club fielded six teams for the indoor season: one Under 10 boys team, one Under 12 boys and girls team, one Under 14 boys team, one Under 18 girls and 18 boys team,” said Noel.

“Only age categories of Under 14 and older compete in city finals and all of VUSC’s eligible teams not only advanced but won gold or silver. Our younger teams all played hard and had great seasons of growth and development with our U12 boys team finishing second in league play.”

U18 GOLD MEDAL Valley United Soccer Club’s U18 Division 2 Boy’s won the City Finals Title at the Sasktel Soccer Centre, March 20. Back row L-R: Connor M., Tim M. (coach), Jayme L., Josh I., Colten W., Jeremy R., Austin G., Nik A.Dwayne G. (coach) Front row L-R: Richard M., Luke B., Avery G., Brayden H., Logan H., Jasleen S., Brock M.

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS [Subsection 160.15(1) of the Act] FORM B

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSTHERN No. 403.

Public notice is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the offices of: COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION NO. 7 will be received by the undersigned at the municipal office during normal office hours until Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 4:00 pm local time.

Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal office.

Dated this 12th day of March, 2015.

Rochelle Neff (Returning Officer)

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Warman Volleyball 16U Team Claims Tier 2 Bronze

Kevin Davis and his 16U team travelled to Lloydminster for the Subway Sask Cup 2 Tournament March 21st and 22nd. The girls defeated the Prince Albert Peligro in two of the three sets on Sunday afternoon to bring home Tier 2 Bronze. Pictured (back row) l-r: Samantha Barkway (Assistant Coach), Rebecca Barkway, Alyssa Regush, Teigan Arends, Rachel Dignean, Jade Saunders, Chelsea Galloway, Kevin Davis (Coach). Front row (l-r): Coral Kreiser, Marissa Olafson, Shanai Bitternose, Victoria Romanovitch, Caitlyn Kesslering.

PHOTO SUBMITTED BY: JEANNINE BITTERNOSE

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HIGh school hockey The goaltender for the Dalmeny High School hockey team extends his glove in an attempt to make a save off a forward with Hanley High School during the Warman High School annual coed hockey tournament at the Diamond Arena in Warman on Thursday, March 19.

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CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE • THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

On Monday March 16, the Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD) sent information to parents regarding educational funding that was not factual. Engaging in budget speculation two days before the Budget served only to needlessly raise fears amongst parents.

You have questions, here are the facts: Is the government cutting funding to schools and education?

No. This budget provides $3.7 billion for education spending from pre-kindergarten through to post-secondary education and training, a 2.8% increase from last year. Education spending under our government has grown by more than 32% since 2009—the year the province began to set Education Property Tax mill rates.

This year’s budget includes nearly $1.87 billion in total school division operating funding, an increase of 2.9%. Since November 2007, operating funding for Prairie Spirit has increased from $79 million in 2007 to over $103 million in 2015. This represents a 30% increase, outpacing enrollment growth of only 21% (includes enrolment projections for Sept 2015). Funding has increased at a faster rate than enrollment. In fact, under our government, PSSD has never seen a decrease in year-over-year funding. PSSD is growing, and our government is meeting that growth with increased investments. The same holds true for this upcoming year where we see Prairie Spirit’s funding being increased by 3.8%.

Is the school division facing a “shortfall”?

No. In fact, PSSD received another increase to their operating funding this year – an additional $3.8 million.

This government has funded substantial capital investments in this school division since 2007. In fact, over $90 million has been spent on capital projects in Prairie Spirit since 2007 out of nearly $950 million province-wide, far more per capita than other school divisions, including:

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Expansion of the Warman High School Construction of new Warman Middle School Construction of new Stobart Community School in Duck Lake Expansion of Martensville High School to be finished later this year Structural and roofing renovation in 2015 of Hague High School

And we’re far from finished - construction of another four elementary schools in Warman and Martensville (two Prairie Spirit and two Catholic) are pending.

But what about per-student funding?

The numbers that Prairie Spirit sent out last week are based on a too simplistic interpretation of per student funding. The school division funding distribution model that the province worked with school divisions on is a complicated formula that includes many other considerations such as numbers of students with diverse needs, English as an additional language, fixed costs, bussing transportation costs, and more. The large numbers of students in Warman and Martensville especially, with the attendant large schools and dense populations, do create some cost efficiencies that smaller, more remote rural schools in other school divisions are not able to achieve. No two divisions in this province are exactly the same, therefore, the funding per student will not be identical across the province.

School divisions are tasked with administering education to the students in their area with the dollars that are provided by the province. Administration, teachers and students have all done an excellent job in Prairie Spirit, and we appreciate all their hard work.

For more information on how our government is continuing to increase support for Saskatchewan students, please visit www.Saskatchewan.ca

Your Saskatchewan Party MLAs representing the Prairie Spirit School Division:

Greg Brkich, MLA

Donna Harpauer, MLA

Nancy Heppner, MLA

Arm River-Watrous Humboldt Martensville gregpbrkich@sasktel.net humboldtmla@sasktel.net mail@nancyheppner.com 306-567-2843 306-682-5141 306-975-0284

Delbert Kirsch, MLA

Batoche batochemla@sasktel.net 306-256-3930

Scott Moe, MLA

Rosthern-Shellbrook scottmoe.mla@sasktel.net 306-747-3422

Don Morgan, MLA

Saskatoon Southeast mla@donmorgan.ca 306-955-4755

Randy Weekes, MLA

Biggar randyweekes.mla@accesscom.ca 306-948-4880

Gordon Wyant, MLA

Saskatoon Northwest g.wyant.mla@sasktel.net 306-934-2847

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Best Herbicide Prices Guaranteed Featured Products: • Clever – one pass cleaver control • Smoke – loaded glyphosate • Foax – green foxtail and wild oats • Diquash - desiccant Dealers in most areas (new dealers welcome) 306 477-4007 info@gng.ag www.gng.ag RM OF DUNDURN FOR SALE BY TENDERS 2012 Schulte XH-1500-15' S3 Mower S/N C30611623403 Call Travis 306-227-7823

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Misc. Wanted WANTED: COLLECTOR PAYING TOP PRICES for old advertising dealership signs, plastic or metal. Service Station items, gasoline pumps, globes, oil cans. Red Indian, Buffalo, etc. 306-221-5908.

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Farm Equipment MUST SELL FARM EQUIPMENT: Vermeer 605 B Baler, 124 Massey, 1000 New Holland Bale Wagon, 750 Massey Combine (straight cut & pick up), 2 - 914 IH Combines, 2 - 150 White Tractors, 1968 2 ton Chev steel box & hoist truck, 45 foot 620 IH Drill, 21 foot 100 Drill Cultivator Call for prices & viewing South of Langham hm: 306283-4605 cell: 306-716-1483

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Livestock Saskatchewan’s Largest Charolais Bull Sale, Wilgenbusch North of the 49th, combining their two sales into one. Monday, April 6th, at the farm, Halbrite, SK. 120 Two Year Old and Yearling Bulls. Most are polled, some red factor. Catalogue and video online at www.wilgenbuschcharolais.com. Sale broadcast on DLMS. John 306-458-7873 or Craig 306458-7482

Classifieds

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DEADLINE: MONDAY 12 NOON

HOW TO PLACE YOUR AD

In-person: 430D Central St. W, Warman Telephone: 306.668.0575 Fax: 306.668.3997 E-mail: ads@ccgazette.ca Postal Mail: P.O. Box 1419, Warman SK S0K 4S0

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Livestock STERLING BEEF BULLS for sale, yearlings and select twos. EKW Red Angus, Elmer Wiebe, 306-381-3691, Hague, SK.

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Feed And Seed

HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!!

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252

Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

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Seed for sale. Certified Pasteur General Purpose Wheat and Shaw VB Wheat. G&R Seeds, Osler. 306-239-2071.

WANTED - Feed Barley. Call Harry at Osler 306-239-4902 or cell 306-222-0322.

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Homes/Condos For Sale

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Homes/Condos For Sale HAVE SOME STUFF to sell?

Advertise them in the Classifieds and watch it disappear quick! Call The Gazette (306) 668-0575.

HOME FOR SALE - A 1982 Shelter Mobile home to be moved, 14' x 76', 3 bedroom, 1 bath, new windows, siding and shingles. Most of interior redone. Asking $32,900 OBO. For more information call Wayne Rahier at 306-232-7783.

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Homes/Condos For Rent Warman - Deluxe 1 BR, 5 appls, frpl & a/c, private driveway. Positively N/S, N/P. (306) 931-2518 820sqft. $900/month

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Homes/Condos For Rent Properties available for rent in Saskatoon and surrounding areas including: Langham, Osler, Rosthern, Warman and Martensville.

Rosthern available for immediate occupancy: Rosthern, rent incentive $200.00 off 1st month's rent 3 bedroom upper unit in 4-plex, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 6 appliances, 1,600 square ft. $1,400 per month plus utilities, 2 bedroom lower unit $850 .

Langham, 2 bedroom bi-level in recently built 8 plex, small pets allowed $975 a month plus electricity. Martensville, 2 bedroom main floor of new house $1,295 plus utilities.

See our website, www.eliteproperty.ca for more information on these rentals and many others in Saskatoon.

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Send your ad by email and call us at 668-0575 during regular business hours and we will process payment to your credit card.

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Apartments For Rent AVAILABLE FOR RENT

IN WALDHEIM

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• Newly renovated common area • Quiet, Affordable 60+ One Bedroom Apartments • Onsite postal service available • Two spacious guest suites at low rates • Emergency response phone system available • Spacious sunroom with exercise equipment • Billiard games room • Personal care room with jetted tub available with home care assistance For further information, viewing or an application Please call Linda 306-497-2824

Land For Sale 9.98 acres titled. 25 minutes from Saskatoon off Highway #41. 1/8 mile to pavement.

City water, power, telephone, treed. 2-home permitted. $179,900.00 +tx. Call James (306) 933-2625.

FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 206 1/4’s South - 88 1/4’s South East - 40 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 10 1/4’s North East - 4 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 54 1/4’s West - 49 1/4’s AVAILABLE

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TO RENT

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Wanted

Mature Couple as resident lodge managers, Pawistik Lodge, Mile 190, Hanson Lake Road.

Duties include: Store management, basic bookkeeping, all duties related to the operation of a fishing lodge.

Qualifications: knowledge of boats and motors, general construction knowledge, good customer relations.

Please reply with resume to: Scott Jeffrey: 1-8005264177.

Email:

Comm. Property

THE WAGON WHEEL FAMILY RESTAURANT in Warman is now hiring: Evening Line Cook - Monday to Friday - No Weekends or Holidays. Responsible and capable of handling numerous tasks along with cooking on the line 5 nights per week. 2 + years of experience in a similar role is desirable. Competitive Wages & Health/Dental Benefits available. If you enjoy the challenges of a busy restaurant, we would like to meet with you.

Submit resume in person 2 - 4pm daily or email to doug@wagonwheelofwarman.com Truck/Transport Mechanic Required in Brandon, MB You offer: • Experience • Willingness to learn • Flexibility • Positive attitude We offer: • Competitive wage • Full benefits package • State of the art facility • Apprenticeship training for the right individual Call Tyler @ 204.571.0187 Email: theuchert @renaissancetrans.ca Fax to 204.571.9363

For Lease: 864 sq.ft. of Retail Space on Centennial Drive South in Martensville.

Available April 1, 2015. Call 306-225-5753 for more info.

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Auto Parts Wrecking over 250 units... cars and trucks. Lots of trucks... Dodge... GMC...

Ford... Imports... 1/2 ton to 3 tons... We ship anywhere...

Call or text 306-821-0260.

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Business Opportunities CLARK S CROSSING

Careers

CLUES ACROSS

1. Cycles/second 4. Fit for cultivation 10. Saami 12. Perceived scent 13. Liberal rights organization 14. Female flying fighters 15. Durham school 16. Ancient Scand. poet 18. Charitable performances 20. Siddhartha author Hermann 21. Letter destination 22. P.S. Buck’s Pulitzer 25. Feel regret 26. Initials of e = MC2 author 27. From a distance 29. Cronies 31. Forty 32. Printing speed measurement 33. Nutty spread 40. White seedless grape 41. Hillsides 43. Inflammation of a bursa 44. Artery 45. Nail polish brand 46. A routine that is hard to escape 47. Indigo plant 48. Owners 50. Animal fluids 51. Mustelid in its white winter coat 52. Communist

7. Somewhat blue 8. 40 weekday periods 9. El Dorado High School (abbr.)

11. Heartbeat 12. Brit. rutabaga 17. Angle (abbr.)

18. Said as a greeting or wish 19. Festivals 23. Rita ___, singer 24. Belonging to us 27. Skating jumps 28. Building at 175 5th Ave. 29. Parts per billion (abbr.)

30. Atomic mass unit 32. Old Spanish currency (abbr.)

33. Insistence on traditional correctness 34. PBS wildlife show 35. Measuring blocks 36. Don’t know when yet 37. Ancient city from which St. Paul first sailed 38. Breadwinner 39. Go to bed 40. Highest in degree or quality 42. Tossed, potato or waldorf 43. The trunk of a tree 49. Yes in Spanish

CLUES DOWN

1. Come into conflict 2. A collection of things wrapped together 3. Bath spatter 4. Gunsmoke actress Blake 5. Direct to a source 6. Cartoonist Capp

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CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE • THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

HIGH CASH PRODUCING Vending Machines. $1.00 Vend = .70 Profit. All on Location In Your Area. Selling Due to Illness. Call 1-866668-6629 For Details.

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Horoscopes

FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY

CAPRICORN December 22– January 19

Experiences at home can affect your sense of security, Capricorn. Take the necessary steps to feel safer. Surround yourself with friends and family during this time.

AQUARIUS January 20– February 18

Avoid making any big decisions this week, Aquarius. You are preoccupied with something else and cannot devote enough attention to any one task at the moment.

PISCES February 19– March 20

Some extra money unexpectedly comes your way this week, Pisces. Work with a financial planner for some good ideas.

ARIES March 21– April 19

Aries, your hard work will finally come to fruition this week. You will feel like a huge burden has been lifted off of your shoulders, and you deserve to take some time off.

TAURUS April 20– May 20

Taurus, don’t allow frustration to get the better of you. A problem you can’t seem to solve may have you feeling hopeless, but perseverance will lead you to a solution.

GEMINI May 21– June 21

Others may need your help this week, Gemini. You are ready and willing to offer your services and advice when they are sought. A welcome reward is coming to you.

Petlas Tractor Tires The tires that must be seen to be appreciated.

To learn more please visit www.valuetire.ca or call John @ 306 783 1555

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CANCER June 22– July 22

Cancer, your career may conflict with the demands of your relationship if you let them. Find a balance between the two so you can have your cake and eat it, too.

LEO July 23– August 22

Leo, some exciting changes lie ahead. Now is a great time to step out of your comfort zone, even if you are a little nervous to take the first steps.

VIRGO August 23– September 22

Virgo, this week brings a change in your life, and this change will lead to some great things down the road.

Don’t be embarrassed to be excited about this new path.

LIBRA September 23– October 22

You may feel pulled in a number of directions, Libra. This makes it difficult to pursue your own personal goals as a result. Speak up if you need more time to yourself.

SCORPIO October 23– November 21

Scorpio, a relatively rebellious streak surfaces this week.

Risk-taking is at the center of this new attitude, and you may find yourself doing a little damage control.

SAGITTARIUS November 22– December 21

Sagittarius, you may think that the grass is greener somewhere else, but that is not always the case. Seek ways to make your own grass greener.

THIS WEEK’S ANSWERS

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 • CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE

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Carmen Corner Meats requires a full time

Butcher / Meat Cutter for more information Contact Don at donwfriesen@gmail.com or cell - 306-945-7535

Cloud9 Airspray Ltd. requires 1 (one) commercially licensed professional agricultural aerial applicator to fly full time for the 2015 season (season is for June 1, 2015 - October 1, 2015 seasonal full-time). Employment Location: 43 Carter Cres., Outlook, Saskatchewan S0L 2N0. Applicant must have 4 years or more experience, a minimum of 1,000 hours ag flying experience, have excellent knowledge of SATLOC GPS, be acceptable by CAIR as insurable (clean accident record), be a member of SAAA and be proficient in reading English. Applicant must be physically able to perform a physically demanding job in a fast paced environment.

CAAA membership an asset.

Education: - fly a fixed wing radial agricultural aircraft safely, to work efficiently with SATLOC GPS flight computer - work with customers to create spray orders - work in a professional manner with ground support crews - perform daily checks on radial aircraft - keep current Canadian Commercial Pilots license and Provincial pesticide license Wages/Salary paid monthly, $50.00 per hour, 40 hour work week. Workers compensation as per required by law. Benefits package available. Email resume including references to cloud9airspray@sasktel.net. Do not apply unless you meet all of the above requirements.

Only those applicants meeting all requirements will be contacted.

Peter’s Bros. Paving, South Okanagan paving company, seeking experienced paving personnel (min. 3 years) for their highway division throughout BC. Relocation allowance may be available.

Competitive wage $20.00 to $30.00 per hour plus benefits, full time seasonal.

Please send resume to petersbros@shaw.ca

Retired (but not tired) Farmer for seasonal (seeding & harvest) on organic grain farm near Saskatoon p: 306-382-9024; e: wallace.hamm@pro-cert.org Wadena News seeks a fulltime reporter/photographer to cover news, sports, features, community events.

Own reliable vehicle required. Email resume and writing samples to: publisher.wadenanews@sas ktel.net.

LABOURER REQUIRED-Nine Hole Grass Greens Golf Course 20 minutes West of Saskatoon requires seasonal full time labourer. Applicant would be required from Mid April (weather dependant) to Mid October. Must have valid Class 5 driver’s licence and be willing to work weekends. Machinery operating experience would be an asset. Various duties will be required. Applicant must be safety conscious. Please send resumes to: Delisle Golf and Country Club, Box 536, Delisle, SK S0L 0P0.

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Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-athome career today!

The World-Spectator in Moosomin is looking for a full-time reporter/photographer to cover community events, write news, sports and feature stories. Must have own vehicle. To apply, email resume and writing samples to kevin@worldspectator.com.

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Auction Sales Estate Auction, Theodore, Sk., Saturday April 25, 10am, 124 Reese Street. House and Property, Household, Furniture, Appliances, Collectibles, JD Zero Turn Lawnmower. www.doubleRauctions.net, 306-795-7387, PL#309790

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Land receives Reserve status to receive $593.75 as tax loss compensation. When the RM receives this payment from Mistawasis First Nation the RM can then transfer the payment to SARM to be held in their Specific Claims Trust Fund account.

If this happens the RM will receive thereafter a tax loss compensation each year based on 60 per cent of the estimated taxes. If the payment is not transferred to SARM into the fund the tax loss compensation will be based on 40 per cent of the estimated taxes.

Division 7 Councilor Joanne Janzen and Division 8 Councilor Wendy Trask had concerns over traffic congestion and whether surrounding land owners will be notified that their land is changing status.

RM of Corman Park Administrator Adam Tittemore said as a reserve the land is not subject to setbacks, RM bylaws and do not need the same approvals from the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure for road access that an RM would.

Tittemore did say those concerns are something the RM hopes to address through the Compatible Land Use Agreement with Mistawasis First Nation.

“We have had two or three meetings with the Mistawasis Band and they have been very good at coming and talking to us about compatible land use and what their potential plans are for these lands,” said Tittemore. “We are confident they will work very well with the RM to ensure there wouldn’t be any conflict with any plans that we may want on that corridor as well.”

facility maintenance assistant

SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPOPRTUNITY

The City of Warman is seeking to fill a full time position of Facility Maintenance Assistant. The primary functions of the position are performing general building and property maintenance. A strong knowledge of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems and equipment. Possession of a Refrigeration Engineer or Operator ticket and a Firemans or 5th Class ticket is integral. The City will consider providing the courses to the right candidate. The Facility Maintenance Assistant is also responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining equipment and may include tending to the furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and general custodian duties.

Public Works Student Employment

Deadline: March 30, 2015 at 2:00pm.

Go to www.warman.ca for further details Please forward a detailed resume including references by mail, fax or email to: City of Warman – Legends Centre #1 701 Centennial Blvd North Warman SK S0K 4S2 Attn: Tim Doell, Facilities Maintenance Supervisor Email: timd@warman.ca P: 306.933.2210 F: 306.933.2245 The City of Warman wishes to thank all persons that apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

FULL-TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE POSITION City of Warman requires a new Customer Service Representative (CSR), responsible for serving customers in person, by email and the telephone.

The CSR will be accountable for dealing with customer complaints, inquiries and processing transactions. As a City of Warman CSR, his/her role will exemplify our brand image as an ambassador, and will provide positive brand experiences to all customers. The Customer Service Representative is a full-time position. Reporting directly to the Community Programs & Special Events Supervisor, the Customer Service Representative is responsible for reception, receipting, filing and data entry.

Qualifications: The Customer Service Representative position is a position that requires a high school diploma or equivalence, completion of a business or accounting course is a definite asset. The position will require strong personable skills, strong public relation skills and very strong verbal and written communication skills. Knowledge of and experience in computer applications including data entry and word processing is required; knowledge of Microsoft Office is a must. Excellent time management and organizational skills are required.

Resumes can be submitted to: Coralie Bueckert Community Programs & Special Events Supervisor City of Warman #1 – 701 Centennial Blvd N. Warman, SK S0K 4S2 Email: coralieb@warman.ca Ph: 306-933-2129 Fax: 306-933-2245 The City of Warman wishes to thank all persons that apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

is now accepting applications for the position of

Customer Service Representative & Administrative Assistant This position is part-time three days per week (Mon-Thurs-Fri) from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to start.

Qualifications:

• a friendly, outgoing personality

• ability to work in a team atmosphere and able to handle multiple tasks

• computer knowledge

• spelling accuracy and attention to detail This position will be filled immediately. Please apply in-person or email resume to: Renay Kowalczyk General Manager/Editor Saskatchewan Valley News 1000-6th Street Box 10 Rosthern, SK S0K 3R0 valleynews@sasktel.net We thank all who apply, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted

The City of Warman is seeking to fill 6 summer student positions, starting May 11th until August 14th. Duties would include grass cutting in alleys, cemetery and other municipal property, general clean up for the City, as well as duties directed by the City Manager and/or Supervisor.

Please forward a detailed resume including references by mail, fax or email to: City of Warman Box 340 Warman SK S0K 4S0 Attn: Randy Fehr, Public Works & Utilities Manager Email: randyf@warman.ca Phone: (306) 933-2388 Fax (306) 933-1987 Positions will be open until filled. The City of Warman wishes to thank all persons that apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

Wanting some exercise? How about some extra cash?

WE NEED YOU!

Add your name to our waiting list or our substitute list, please contact our office.

We have routes in Martensville & Warman!

Gazette CLARK S CROSSING

For more information, contact Joy

(306) 668-0575

Is your company looking to recruit Aboriginal job seekers?

Advertise your job title and location in the classified section of 130 newspapers across Saskatchewan and Manitoba (950,000 Circulation) Have the position referred to on www.firstnationsjobsonline.com and your company website for the full job description.

Email: danbsully@sasktel.net for more information

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SEASONAL CEMETERY MAINTENANCE ATTENDANT The Cemetery Maintenance Attendant is a seasonal position from May 1st to September 30th and responsible for maintaining both the Warman Cemeteries including the planting of flowers and general maintenance.

• must provide own transportation

• must be physically fit

• gardening knowledge would be an asset

• pruning trees and shrubs

• painting posts

• light mowing and trimming

• cleaning grave covers

• picking up garbage and broken items

• other duties as assigned by the Public Works and Utilities Manager Please see www.warman.ca for more information.

Please forward a detailed resume including references by mail, fax or email by 4:30 pm on April 10 to: City of Warman, Box 340, Warman SK S0K 4S0 Attn: Randy Fehr, Public Works and Utilities Manager Email: randyf@warman.ca Phone: (306) 933-2388 Fax: (306) 933-1987 The City of Warman wishes to thank all persons that apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be notified.

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CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE • THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

dance performers take the stage The Dancers Edge Showcase, featuring talented up-andcoming dancers from Warman, Osler, Martensville, Hague and area, was held at the Legends Centre Theatre in Warman on Sunday, March 15. Dancers Edge is based in Osler and is owned by Sabrina Irvine, who also serves as Artistic Director for the dance company. The Dancers Edge Showcase featured competitive solo, duet and trio routines.

Dancers included (Back row, left to right) Meagan Barabash, Darian Neil, Mikayla Hazel, Amy Heroux, Kennedi Douglas, Leanne Quiring, Kierra Buddecke, Caila Bartlett, Sabrina Irvine (Front row) Zoe Bryant, Jenna Neufeld, Chelsey White, Charity Janzen, Tylar Fertuck, Taylor White, Elliott Neufeld, Lily Neufeld PHOTO BY MELISSA ENS, AGE OF GRACE PHOTOGRAPHY

Public Notice

RM of BLUcHER No. 343

Draggins car show returns for 55th year The Draggins’ 55th annual Rod and Custom Car Show will be held Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 4th at Prairieland Park with over 200 vehicles on display. Doors will open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m. each day.

We are excited to announce that George Barris the “King of Kustomizers” will attend our show this year courtesy of Great Canadian Oil Change.

His shop has built an incredible number of custom cars for television and movies. A few standouts are: - Greased Lightning from the musical Grease - The original Batmobile - The Munster Coach - The General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard - The Torino from Starsky and Hutch He has also built custom cars for many celebrities the list of which appears on his website along with other contact information for interviews and information.

Also joining us fresh from the Barrett-Jackson auction in Arizona is: - a stunning restoration of a 1957 Ford Skyliner Retractable hardtop built by Jerry Miller Classic Cars in Springdale Arizona. It is equipped with a 312 V8 and full power accessories, a Continental Kit, wing guards, fender skirts and wire wheels.

- a 1985 C10 Custom pick up with a pro built 350 V8 with a Bentley saddle tan and a custom leather interior Some other outstanding entries include: - a 1932 Ford 5 window coupe resto rod - a 1934 Pontiac Roadster convertible resto rod with a custom interior and 1995 Corvette LT1 power, sitting on a Corvette C4 chassis - a 1949 Ford F-47 custom 1/2 ton with a Ford 460 V8 - an eye popping red 1957 15034SSS02

Thunderbird convertible with a continental kit - a 1963 custom black Studebaker Avanti coupe with LS1 power, wire wheels and a Mustang II front clip The extremely popular “Battle of the Automotive

Technicians” returns featuring teams of two attempting to assemble a V8 engine as they compete for over $6,000 in cash and merchandise. The door prize is a set of four tires courtesy of Market Tire.

Admission to the Car Show

is $15 for people 16 years of age to 64 years of age, $5 for children 6 to 15 years of age and $10 for those 65 years of age and over. Children of preschool age accompanied by an adult and visitors in wheelchairs are free.

Public Notice is hereby given that the RM of Blucher No. 343 is considering a bylaw under the Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend the RM of Blucher No. 343 Bylaw No. 4-2001, known as the Zoning Bylaw, as hereinafter provided.

It is proposed to amend the RM of Blucher No. 343 Zoning Bylaw No. 4-2001 as follows: 1. The Zoning District Map, which forms part of Bylaw 4-2001 shall be amended by rezoning from A-Agricultural District to MCR - Medium Density Country Residential District, the property described as PCL A NW 15-35-3 W3, as shown on a plan of proposed subdivision as prepared by Webb Surveys, dated January, 2015, said property as shown within the bold line on the sketch which appears as part of this notice.

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The property may generally be described as being located in the NW 15-35-3 W3, 1 mile North of Highway #16 along Wind River Road.

PURPOSE The intent of the amendment is to provide for medium density country residential development in the area described herein.

EXPLANATION The specific reason for the proposed amendment is to permit the subdivision of the property into a maximum of 4 lots, with a minimum size of 5 acres, which will be used for residential purposes.

BYLAW INSPEcTION The Bylaw may be inspected by any interested person at the RM Office, Bradwell, on any judicial day between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Copies are available to persons at a cost of $5.00.

PUBLIc HEARINg Representations respecting the bylaw will be considered by the Council at 1:00 p.m. on the 8th day of April, 2015 in the RM of Blucher #343 Office at Bradwell, SK. Council shall hear any person or group of persons, or person acting on their behalf, who wish to make a verbal or written representation.

Issued at Bradwell, this 26th day of March, 2015.

R. Doran Scott, Administrator

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CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE | THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 PG. 23

Ukrainian wedding a great excuse for a party

By TERRY PUGH

tpugh@ccgazette.ca

Ever been to a Ukrainian wedding?

Of course you have, since you live in Saskatchewan, where perogies and cabbage rolls are considered two of the essential food groups.

And you’ve probably also been to a wedding where you didn’t know too many people, but had a good time anyway because of those one or two entertaining characters who made some embarrassingly insightful comments out loud in front of a few hundred witnesses?

Welcome to Baba and Gido’s 50th Wedding Anniversary, the latest production by the Scared Scriptless Players. This is a play where the meal itself is front and centre, and the jokes are as spicy as the farmers’ sausage.

The audience is pulled into the action as soon as they enter the hall. For the occasion, the Brian King Centre in Warman was made up just like a real wedding - or in this case - 50th anniversary celebration for Baba (Liz Scott) and Gido (Allan Bibbey). They are a typical Saskatchewan farming couple of Ukrainian heritage who have one son, 39-year old Terry (Sean Sperling), who is a doctor and a bachelor. Baba wants her son married off before the evening is done and all those lovely young ladies in the audience can escape. Meanwhile, Uncle Vanya (played larger than life by Peter Kooy) is rekindling a romance with Baba’s widowed sister, Katherine (Penny Nilsen). Katherine’s son Peter (Christopher Brown) and his beautiful but snobbish wife Ann (Amy-Leigh Thiessen); along with Father Bernard (Tom Nieman); the hall owner Polly Kalumchuk (Danielle Santo); and the identical (if you use your imagination) twins Christy (Trina Miller and Chris (Ceri Davies Fletcher) make up the rest of the cast.

Oh, and of course the local Ukrainian dancers Asia Garvie, Alexyn Stokalko and Bianca Stokalko, who add a nice touch.

The actors wend their way up and down the tables, interacting with each other and periodically singling out victims in the crowd to be the butt of their jokes. The script is loaded with good one-liners, and director Jamie MacRae lets the actors get creative with their ad-libs based on the reaction of the crowd. Uncle Vanya’s crack about the Red Hat Ladies during last Sunday’s performance was priceless.

This was the Warman-based drama club’s seventh production, and their first to sell out all three performances.

warman osler skating club carnival

The Warman Osler Skating Club (WOSC) presented their annual carnival on Sunday, March 23 at the Legends Centre, after holding a dress rehearsal on Thursday, March 19. The WOSC’s theme this year was “The Game of Life”.

Young skaters of all skill levels showed off their creative costumes and demonstrated the skills they acquired over the winter.

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The funds are part of an overall investment of $24 million in 2014-15 for preventative and emergency maintenance of Saskatchewan schools.

The funding includes $21 million for the Preventative Maintenance and Renewal Program (PMR) and $3.0 million for the Emergent Funding Program.

“Maintaining our schools to provide safe, welcoming classrooms where our students can thrive is a priority for our government and important for the success of our students,” Education Minister Don Morgan said in an announcement on Friday, March 13. “We continue to work with school divisions on their major capital and maintenance needs to preserve and improve the quality of the learning environments across the province.”

The government’s $21 million commitment to the PMR program allows school divisions to be proactive and timely in responding to their facility needs.

Projects which fall under the program include structural, mechanical and electrical. In the past two years school divisions used PMR funding to address: roof work in 23 school divisions; mechanical work in 17 school divisions; exterior work to buildings in 13 school divisions; site work in 10 school divisions; electrical work in nine school divisions; and fire and safety work in five school divisions.

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$272,170 for Living Sky School Division to address roof issues at Connaught Elementary School.

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2007 to move forward 47 major school capital projects and hundreds of additional smaller school capital projects across the province. This represents a record high investment in school infrastructure.

PubLIc notIce Bylaw 2015-10

Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Warman intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw 2006-11, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

Intent The proposed Bylaw will rezone the land described below previously zoned as R2-Residential to C1-Commercial as shown on the attached map.

Affected LAnd The affected land is legally described as Lot 26, Block 7, Plan 79S15651.

ReAson The amendment will allow for zoning consistency along Central Street West.

PubLIc InsPectIon Any person may inspect the Bylaw at the City of Warman office between 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.

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CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE • MARCH 26, 2015

BACK IN BUSINESS Langham Curling Club celebrates new facility with sold out bonspiel

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It’s been a good week for the Langham Curling Club (LCC).

The club celebrated the opening of its new $1.2 million facility with a week-long bonspiel with two dozen teams.

“We had 24 rinks sign up for the event, which is pretty exciting,” said LCC President Maureen Kinch in an interview in the rink lobby on Saturday, March 21. “We thought we’d be lucky to get 16 or 20 entries, but we ended up having to turn people away. I think there were 28 or 29 that wanted to participate, and we just couldn’t accommodate them all.

“It was a good problem to have.”

The bonspiel is the first one hosted by the club since its old rink was condemned due to structural problems caused by excessive snow loads on its roof. The town-owned building was deemed to be struc-

turally unsound and was demolished in 2013.

Funds from the insurance settlement were used to design and build a new, modern structure that includes a lobby, concession and lounge area as well as four ice sheets.

The ice plant from the old rink was salvaged and was installed in the new facility.

The first flood went down in mid-March, and it’s taken a while to get all the bugs out of the refrigeration lines, but Kinch said the old ice plant has been “chugging along” as well as can be expected.

The ice will remain in place until about mid-April, just to ensure everything is working well before the insurance claim is wrapped up, said Kinch.

“We’re inviting the public to come in and curl,” she said. “We’ve also got the local high school utilizing it for their students. We want people to come and see the facil-

ity. It’s been a long time coming, and we hope it becomes a focal point for the community once again.”

LCC Vice-President Doug Putland said the new building has sparked a renewed interest in the curling club.

“As a club we had declined over the years, and we were just in the process of turning the corner when our old building had to be demolished,” said Putland. “It was quite a blow at the time.

“But we had a meeting to discuss what we should do. I remember saying we can either treat it as a disaster or we can look at it as the most exciting thing that’s happened to this town in a long time.

There were disagreements and even some ill will, but you’re always going to have those things with a big project like this. In the end it has turned out to be a great thing for the club and for the community.”

Langham Curling Club Vice-President Doug Putland comes out of the hack during the LCC’s opening bonspiel last week.

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RM of DUNDURN No. 314

RM of DUNDURN No. 314

RM of DUNDURN No. 314

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No.314 intends to adopt a bylaw under the The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw 03-98, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No.314 intends to adopt a bylaw under the The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw 03-98, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT The proposed bylaw is to rezone a parcel from AR – Agricultural Residential District to M – Industrial District.

INTENT The proposed bylaw is to rezone a parcel from AR – Agricultural Residential District to C – Commercial District.

AFFECTED LANDS The affected land subject to the bylaw is legally described as Parcel A, Plan 101643656 Ext. 39, a portion of NW 20-33-04W3, as shown in the bolded line in the following map.

AFFECTED LANDS The affected land subject to the bylaw is legally described as Parcel C Plan 101588520 Extension 1, a portion of NW 10-3304-W3, as shown in the bolded line in the following map.

REASON The reason for the proposed amendment is to rezone the parcel of land from the current Agricultural Residential use to allow for a proposed Industrial Use.

REASON The reason for the proposed amendment is to rezone the parcel of land from the current Agricultural Residential use to allow for a future Commercial Use.

REASON The reason for the proposed bylaw is to transfer the Municipal Buffer from along Golf Course Road to along Connor Road and Bryden Cove, allowing the proposed Parcel D to have frontage along Golf Course Road.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the municipal office between 8:00a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the municipal office between 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the municipal office between 8:00a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the municipal office council chamber located at 314 2nd Street, Dundurn, Saskatchewan to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the Planner at the municipal office before the hearing.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the municipal office council chamber located at 314 2nd Street, Dundurn, Saskatchewan to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the Planner at the municipal office before the hearing.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the municipal office council chamber located at 314 2nd Street, Dundurn, Saskatchewan to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the Planner at the municipal office before the hearing.

pUblic Notice

pUblic Notice

Issued at the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314 this 26th day of March, 2015.

Erik Trenouth, Planner

pUblic Notice

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No.314 intends to adopt a bylaw under the The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to exchange a municipal buffer strip.

INTENT The proposed bylaw is to exchange Municipal Buffer Strip - MB2 Plan 102067455 to Municipal Buffer Strip - MB4.

AFFECTED LANDS The affected land subject to the bylaw is legally described as Municipal Buffer Strip - MB2 Plan 102067455, a portion of the N1/2 09-33-03-W3, as shown in the bolded line in the following map.

Issued at the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314 this 26th day of March, 2015.

Erik Trenouth, Planner

Issued at the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314 this 26th day of March, 2015.

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Corman Park provides updates on development projects The RM of Corman Park’s Planning Committee provided a number of development updates during a council meeting March 16.

5 PER QUARTER

Corman Park decided to turn down a request by the Town of Dalmeny over a proposed change in the 5 per 1/4 Bylaw exclusion area.

At the February 9, 2015 Planning Committee meeting the Town of Dalmeny requested the addition of a section lying north of the C.N. rail line to the 5 per 1/4 Constraints Overlay Map, which would restrict additional rural residential development on those parcels.

At a February 17 Council Meeting RM Administration contacted the Province’s Community Planning Department to clarify the process for changing submitted bylaws.

On February 25, an industry stakeholder meeting was held with the R.M., Community Planning, Ministry of Agriculture, SaskMilk, Sask Egg Producers, SaskPork, the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association and Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan to dicuss the proposed bylaws.

P4G REGIONAL PLAN

The Saskatchewan North Partnership for Growth (P4G) Regional Plan will hold a ROC meeting on April 30th which will focus on the Regional Interim Development Strategy.

Information on critical R.M. Interim development proposals have been forwarded to O2 for consideration. The locations include commercial, industrial and multi-parcel residential areas.

A response from the Ministry of Government Relations is expected in the new fiscal year (sometime after April 1) on P4G’s funding proposal as a follow up from a meeting held with Ministry officials regarding the Regional Plan.

The Request was for 50 per cent of the costs of the consultant ($343,000) spread over a three year period.

P4G is also working on including constructing regional transportation, servicing, creating regional governance and administrative structures, which will be addressed in future reports.

OCP AMENDMENTS

The RM decided to defer final revisions of proposed bylaws 02/15 and 03/15 which are textual amendments to the R.M. of Corman Park Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw for Waste Management and Remediation Industries.

Council wanted the ability to provide comments on the proposed amendments, discuss the implications of both bylaws and update wording.

MULTI-PARCELS

At the March 2, 2015 Council Meeting, Council requested an update to the status of the multi-parcel subdivision proposals for Heney Klypak and East View Estates.

The two above proposals were received as part of the multi-parcel country residential call for proposals in September of 2013.

Through Corman Park’s review process Council assigned both of these propos-

als to be medium term projects due to limitations based on their locations.

The City of Saskatoon was contracted for comments on the proposals submitted and responded that they would not support development in the North Partnership for Growth (P4G) study area until the Regional Plan was completed. Both proposals fall within the P4G study area.

There were further limita-

tions noted for both applications.

The Klypak application falls within the Corman Park-Saskatoon Planning District and East View Estates is an area that Warman has mapped out as a future growth area.

When Council initially reviewed Eastview Estates application the property’s proximity to Highway 11 corridor was believed it could be a pos-

sible location for future commercial or residential development.

The P4G regional Plan has not proceeded far enough that there would be any change in status of both proposals.

SILVER SKY

The RM of Corman Park Council passed a motion to allow the Silver Sky development to move into the Comprehensive Development

Review Stage.

Proponents for the project Chris Murphy, Linda and Gary Budd presented their public consultation summary during a delegation to the Planning Committee, March 9.

Gary Budd submitted an application under the 2013 Multi-Parcel Country Residential Call for Proposals.

Council required the submission of additional information

or revisions prior to Council giving approval to start submission of the Comprehensive Development Review (CDR) to support a subdivision and rezoning application.

A revised application was presented to the Planning Committee at their October 14, 2014 meeting and support was provided for Budd to move on to the public consultation stage which was completed in December 2014.

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