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Four injured in Dalmeny collision By TERRY JENSON and TERRY PUGH tjenson@ccgazette.ca tpugh@ccgazette.ca Four people were injured, one seriously, and STARS Air Ambulance was on scene following a three-vehicle crash just south of Dalmeny about 3:20 p.m. Friday, March 18. Witnesses say a southbound minivan stopped behind a school bus that was attempting to make a left turn. The minivan was struck from behind by a half-ton truck and the minivan subsequently collided with the school bus that was carrying 10 children at the time. The collision occurred just north of Highway 305 on the access road into Dalmeny. No children on the bus were injured. All were taken off the bus safely and reunited with their parents. Dalmeny and Martensville Fire Rescue used extrication tools to free the 46-year-old female driver of the van. The woman was

STARS Air Ambulance lifts off with a seriouslyinjured patient from the scene of a collision south of Dalmeny on Friday, March 18 PHOTOS BY TERRY PUGH | CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE

airlifted by STARS to hospital in Saskatoon with serious injuries. The 40-year-old woman and two children in the half ton truck were treated at the scene by first responders,

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School division planning to cut 75 FTE positions By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca Up to 75 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff positions could be eliminated from Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD) schools next year due to a $3 million funding shortfall. In a letter to parents issued Tuesday, March 22, the PSSD Board of Education said in order to balance the division’s 2016-17 budget, an estimated $3 million in staffing reductions will be necessary. The

board made this decision with the current information available prior to a provincial budget. “To reduce the operational budget by $3 million, up to 75 FTE positions in Prairie Spirit’s 45 schools will be eliminated, representing approximately 6 per cent of Prairie Spirit staff,” said the letter. Staffing reductions are being planned now in order to provide adequate notice for those teachers and other staff affected by the cuts, said the PSSD letter.

The PSSD board will review the funding allocated to the school division after the provincial budget, expected in May. In the letter, the PSSD board said that last year more than $4 million in reductions were made to the division’s budget due to shortfalls in provincial funding. In addition to the cuts, the PSSD board last year also withdrew $2.5 million from its reserve funds to balance its 2015-16 budget. It was the second consecutive year the budget was balanced using reserve

funds. With a forecasted provincial budget deficit of $400 million, the Ministry of Education has indicated that funding for K-12 schools will likely remain static, according to the PSSD Board. The PSSD Board must submit a balanced budget to the Ministry of Education by June 30, 2016. Instructional staffing represents almost 70 per cent of the school division’s overall budget, according to the PSSD letter.

Warman Ultimate Cheerleading heading to ‘Worlds’

By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca A cherished dream is coming true for Warman Ultimate Cheerleading. The Topaz team is heading to Cheerleading Worlds in April in Florida. The news couldn’t have been sweeter to club owner and coach, Leslie Stevenson. She got the call on March 17 and said she spent most of that day crying. “I’ve been dreaming about this for years, even before trying to develop a club I’ve been trying to develop to get to this spot,” she said. “The club started seven years ago, and being able to get there in seven years is phenomenal.” Why was this was the year? Stevenson said the degree of discipline, the “want” to get better, the fo-

cus and the progression was there. “We sat down and articulated what our goals were for the future. We felt that our future was this year. It was here.” Growing and developing a program for cheerleading is not easy. “It’s stunting, jumping, dancing and all the athleticism in that. It takes a long time to develop and perfect. “So I’m super proud.” That development includes building into kids the belief they can do it. Stevenson tried out for cheerleading in high school three times at Bedford Road. “But apparently I wasn’t good enough or pretty enough or whatever, and I didn’t make it.” When someone asked her to try out for the Hilltops Cheerleaders,

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Warman Ultimate Cheerleading attended the Saskatchewan Provincial Cheerleading Championships on March 19 at TCU Place. They placed as follows: Moonstones 1st; Rubies 1st Grand Champs; Pearls 1st Grand Champs; Garnet 1st Grand Champs; Emeralds 1st; Opal 1st Grand Champs; Amethysts 1st; Citrine 2nd; Sapphires 1st (All the above Ultimate Teams had zero deductions) Peridot 2nd; Topaz 1st; Warman middle school 1st Grand Champs; Warman high school 2nd. Both Varsity teams had zero deductions.

Stevenson was reluctant. “I thought, I don’t need to be told I’m terrible at the age of 19.” But they made her come out, and she made the Hilltops cheer team in ’99. “I got hooked. I coached that year as well, I dove right in.” After coaching in Delisle for four years, Stevenson reached out to a Saskatoon program, but at that time, she said, they didn’t want anything to do with cheer. Then a phone call to Michael Collins, principal of

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We felt that our future was this year. It was here. Warman High, led to the launch of cheer in Warman. “It was pretty cool,” Stevenson laughed. “We started and we had 50 kids – 25 on each of the junior and senior teams. The next year it grew to 100 kids. Every year it grew and grew and grew.” Some groups started in a library or on a gym stage, sometimes with no mats. Stevenson got married, had two kids and was juggling career goals. She loved her cheer volunteerism but she was stretched pretty thin. “Finally, I said to my husband I either need to not do this anymore or we just dive in and I don’t go back to work,” she said. She was on maternity leave at the time. “We looked at everything, and I just dove in. It was

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The Topaz team of Warman Ultimate Cheerleading will be leaving for Cheerleading Worlds on April 21 very scary, leaving a paying career. But it was the best decision I ever made.” Stevenson says Saskatchewan is still behind the times with cheer leading. It is still a developing sport here. She has been named Coach of the Year by the Saskatchewan Cheerleading Association and is on their board. She was part of the process when cheerleading finally got status as a sport in Saskatchewan two years ago. Now the Warman Ultimate team is headed for the ultimate competition. “Worlds is the Olympics for cheerleading. There’s

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“There’s nothing else like it,” said Stevenson. “I’m so proud of everyone in the club and just being in this tight-knit community. It’s unreal!” She’s also proud to be part of the sport of cheerleading, and to be doing something that, 20 years ago, somebody said she couldn’t do. “It’s crazy, when someone tells you “no.” Don’t let anyone ever get in the way of your dreams. You never know where it will take you.” To support Topaz’s trip to Florida, email info@ warmanultimatecheering. com.

nothing else like it and there’s nowhere else to go after that,” said Stevenson. Teams from Australia, China and locations across the globe will be in Florida. Only one other group from Saskatchewan is going – the Rebels Cheerleading Athletics from Regina. The Topaz team won’t need that back-up fun trip to Mexico. The 17-member team will leave for Florida on April 21, and needs to raise between $30,000 and $40,000 before then. Stevenson says Warman Ultimate is like a family and enjoys incredible family and community support.

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Audit reveals RM may be missing out on revenues By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca It has come to the attention of the RM of Corman Park administration that ticket revenues that should have come to the RM may have been misdirected or withheld by the province. RM Administrator, Adam Tittemore brought this item to the council’s attention at the March 21 council meeting. “Through an audit of our revenues from the province it’s been determined that we’re missing out on fine revenue from tickets that have been written by the Corman Park Police Service,” said Tittemore. The Corman Park Po-

lice issues Summary Offence tickets to people for a range of offences under various acts, such as the Highway Traffic Act, Stray Animals Act and Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, to name a few. From the tickets issued, the Rural Municipality of Corman Park is to receive 75 per cent of fine revenues back with the remaining amount withheld by the Province. A recent audit done by the Corman Park Police Service of tickets issued since 2012 shows that the RM is potentially missing revenues due to improper coding at the Provincial level. The Corman Park Police has

been working with the Fine Collections Branch to determine where the fine monies are going. Councillor Rooke observed that 79 speeding tickets were issued in Division 4 in February. “That’s an awful lot of revenue,” said Rooke. Reeve Judy Harwood said the RM is going to try and get some of it back. Council will be sending a formal letter to the Fine Collections Branch asking for a full internal audit from 2012 on to determine what, if any, revenues may have been missed. “If we’re not satisfied with the answer we receive, we can take the matter to a higher level,” said Tittemore.

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RM Council will be sending out fridge magnets with emergency contact information to residents of the municipality. They will be sent along with Assessment Notices and Tax Notices, and will be available at the AGM. Council was presented with three quotes for the magnets and a recommendation to purchase 5,000. Tittemore said there are 5,000 individual home owners in the RM. However, as discussion progressed the number 10,000 was proposed – one magnet for the house and one for the shop. “The real question is how many fridges are there in

the RM,” said Councillor Fox with a smile. The magnets would also provide information about Langham, which has a different dispatch and a different number for controlled burn. Council decided the magic number was 10,000 and will be proceeding with this order pending approval of the layout by the reeve.

Improved lighting for intersection of Highway 305 and Highway 12

Councillor Janzen noted that the intersection of Highway 305 and Highway 12 has very little warning and poor lighting as one approaches it from the west.

Wall makes campaign stop at Heppner’s office in Warman By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca Fresh off a campaign stop in Saskatoon where he unveiled his party’s full election platform, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall made a pit stop to greet supporters at Nancy Heppner’s campaign office in Warman on Saturday, March 19. Wall said the governing Sask Party is offering “fairly modest” campaign promises this election because provincial finances are tight and he doesn’t want to “get into a bidding war” using taxpayers’ money. “We want to make sure we get back to a balanced budget in 2017-18,” said Wall. “We are committed to fixing more highways, and putting more into education and health care.” Wall said while most constituency battles are “looking good” for his party, some are more challenging than others and he’s not taking anything for granted. “We do have work to do,” he said. “We want to earn the chance to serve again.” The party’s platform is “fully-costed” and does not rely on transfers from crown corporations. “It’s one set of books,” he said. Wall said the province is stronger than it was eight years ago when his party first took office, saying there were 3,000 more health care workers including 2,000 registered nurses; 650 more doctors, and 400 more teach-

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I am excited to be the Saskatchewan Party candidate for the Rosetown-Elrose Constituency. I was first elected in the 2007 general election and in 2009 was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Highways and Infrastructure. In 2012, I was appointed Minister of Government Relations and Minister responsible for First Nation, Metis & Northern Affairs. One of the most important issues in this campaign is ensuring our economy remains strong. We know that highways and infrastructure are important to keeping the economy strong. That’s why, since 2007, we have repaired and rebuilt nearly 10,000 kms of highways and invested $5.2 billion in Saskatchewan’s highways. We also realize many highways are still in need of repair. We’ve announced the Highway 2020 Plan: a re-elected Saskatchewan Party Government will repair more highways through a three year, $70 million surge in highway repair and maintenance. We will also invest $2.7 billion in highways and transportation infrastructure over the next four years. There was a time not long ago when our province had the worst job creation record in Canada and young people in our province had no choice but to leave to find work elsewhere. Since 2007, thanks to the second strongest job creation record - double the national average, more people have come here to live, work and raise their families. In fact, since 2007 over 132,000 people have come to Saskatchewan to help build and keep our province strong. And most importantly our young people are staying here and many who left are coming home.

Hello. My name is Adrian Janssens and I am running for the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan in this spring’s election. I believe it is time to consider a change to a fresh group of candidates who offer a different approach to keeping Saskatchewan the wonderful place to live that it is. One concern I have with our current administration is how they are withholding release of the budget until after they secure a predictable majority and then lower the boom as we face declining revenues. I think health care employees are just one group that may be affected, but understand that many government departments, and those in private industry face uncertainty due to the downturn in our global economy. We have seen dramatic changes in the oil sector, the impact of the foreign worker program, and declining retail sales causing businesses to struggle and in some cases close nationwide. If you haven’t been affected yourself, members of your immediate family and community have experienced job loss. I am encouraging all candidates in the Rosetown-Elrose constituency to come together for a good old-fashioned town hall meeting where we can introduce ourselves and answer questions from voters. As far as I know, no such public meeting took place in the last provincial election in this area, so we are overdue in hearing from our constituents. I appreciate this opportunity provided by the Clark’s Crossing Gazette to let people get to know me a little better. Once again, I am Adrian Janssens, and I proudly represent the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan. On April 4th, please take part and vote in this important election which will set the course for Saskatchewan’s future.

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I have a strong academic background in Agriculture. I have completed my Bachelor of Sciences in Agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan in 2006 and Graduate Studies in 2007 from the University of Alberta. I grew up on a hog farm and have worked in the agricultural industry for more than 15 years. Sustainability is an essential component to any industry; agriculture is the backbone of Saskatchewan and Canada’s economy. I look forward to advocate for this strong industry in this province and look forward to seeing its continued growth provincially and international market accessibility. In 2010 I received my HCA nursing training from Norquest College; and in 2011 my Dona International Birth Doula Training. I am a wife and mother of three girls in the rural community of Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan. I am passionate about the accessibility of women to long term maternity care in rural and indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. Our maternal and neonatal death rates have more than doubled from just 20 years ago when family doctors provided women and her families long term maternity care in rural communities. Midwives in Alberta and Manitoba have been shown to improve the outcomes for mothers and their families. I look forward to advocating for better maternal outcomes for rural and indigenous communities.

New Democratic Party I, Glenn Wright, am excited to be the NDP candidate for Rosetown – Elrose! I am a farmer and an engineer in the resource industry. I have lived in the riding for 12 years. My wife, Shannon, and I live with our three children on a farm near Delisle. I completed two degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan. I am the Mill Manager at the McClean Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. I am passionate about Saskatchewan, and want to strengthen and stabilize our economy to ensure it delivers real benefits for hard-working people. It’s shocking that after years of resource boom, the Sask. Party has nose-dived into deficit this fast. The fact is, they spent, but they didn’t invest. They blew millions on the smart meters fiasco, huge increases in private consultants and the toxic Lean program. Now, facing debt and deficit, the first place they’ve gone to make deep cuts is our hospitals and schools. I’m proud to join Cam Broten’s team, because it’s time for a government that puts our priorities and our families first. I support Cam’s vision of a stronger, fairer and greener Saskatchewan, and I’m standing up for his plan to cut the Sask. Party’s waste, put more money in people’s pockets and invest in the health care and education our families all rely on. We deserve better. I will work hard for Rosetown – Elrose and will listen to you. On April 4, elect the NDP and end the Sask. Party waste.

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Taxes pay for essential services Regarding the opinion piece “Mission Impossible” published in the Clark’s Crossing Gazette on March 17, 2016, I find that the Gazette publishes many articles like the one last week from the Canadian Taxpayers Association (CTA) without other articles providing balance to those opinions. The media, right wing think tanks, and the CTA all seem to be very focused on only one thing: reducing taxes. One must remember the old saying that “You get what you pay for.” In the past 25 years, these groups have successfully changed the dialogue during elections from the needs of citizens to the wants of taxpayers. We need to realize that we are much more than “taxpayers” but that we are citizens, neighbors, friends, and family. Referring to eligible voters as taxpayers, and not citizens creates a subtle hierarchy, placing more importance on individuals who pay a larger portion of taxes. Whereas, referring to voters as citizens makes government accountable to everyone’s needs regardless of their tax bracket. I know that we can all achieve more working together than we could ever achieve working alone. This is what taxation does for us: it paves and maintains roads, it provides healthcare, clean water and sewer systems, education, policing, fire fighters, environmental protection, emergency services, utilities, pensions, welfare, etc. I am very willing to pay my taxes to support those services. I may even be willing to pay more for better services. What I cannot tolerate is tax evasion (cheaters) and I also cannot tolerate waste of our tax dollars. Cast a vote that promotes responsible government and put an end to government waste. Let’s reverse the trend from taxpayer back to citizen and make your government accountable to all people. Glenn Wright, P.Eng. Vanscoy, SK

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Clean water should be legal right Of all the countries on this globe, I would have thought that Canada would have been one of the very first to implement law to protect the rights of it’s citizens to clean, healthy water. It seems like the most basic of all basic human rights, yes? But half of the world’s countries have made clean water a legal right, and Canada is not one of them. It is so sad that many communities in Canada have had to boil their water for over 10 years. When large cities with bigger media coverage have boil-water advisories, they usually last for a maximum of a month because there are firm steps to ensure that something is done to rectify the living conditions of those citizens. But all Canadians should be protected from sea to sea to sea. We have the longest coastline in the world and one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, which means we are not only responsible for ourselves, in one of the most sparsely populated countries, but for others. If we do not keep our water clean, it will inevitably affect other countries in devastating ways. It’s time for the federal government to implement the right to clean water in Canada by passing an environmental bill of rights that respects, protects and fulfils our right to a healthy environment, including the right to clean water. Dee Myers Saskatoon

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Corrections The Hepburn Hawks Senior girls basketball team beat Turtleford 77-34 in the consolation final on Saturday, March 12 at their 1A Regional playoff in Turtleford. An article in last week’s Gazette incorrectly reported that the Hawks lost the consolation final. The team gave a very strong effort and came very close to advancing to Hoopla, losing to Herbert in the semi-final game on Friday night by a single point, which relegated them to the consolation round rather than the championship round. The Gazette apologizes for the error. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The air horn policy for Warman recreational facilities was adopted by the Warman Recreation Standing Committee on Thursday, March 10. Because it was an Occupational and Health Safety issue, it became effective on Friday, March 11. The policy was officially adopted by the Warman City Council at their regular meeting on Monday, March 21.

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Maybe it’s only right that we are now taking a hard look at the personal lives of those seeking public office on April 4. Think of an election as a job interview. Whether a new candidate for the job or old one, your potential employer has a right to ask you some pretty personal questions. He may even examine your Facebook posts. So why shouldn’t those applying for the job of representing us not have the same scrutiny? Much of the first week of the 2016 provincial election campaign was taken up by examination of what candidates did in the past and what they more recently posted online. The first consequence was NDP leader Cam Broten dumping four candidates; Clayton Wilson in Saskatoon Northwest, Mark Jeworski in Weyburn-Big Muddy, Terry Bell in Regina Walsh Acres and Cameron Robock in Estevan; all for their social media postings. As of the writing of this, it was not known what Bell and Robock said on social media because their accounts were taken down be-

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fore anyone could see them. What we did see from Wilson and especially Jeworski was crude; crude enough that an adult man should be embarrassed by it. Of course, there is no law prohibiting you from saying or doing stupid things or running for office if you do. But it’s important to understand that none of these men are being prohibited from running from office; just prohibited from running for office under the NDP banner. The four were quickly replaced by: Dennel Pickering (Saskatoon Northwest), a Saskatoon care aide; Gloria Patrick (Regina Walsh Acres), a constituency assistant to Trent Wotherspoon and student working on social work degree; Tina Vuckovic (Estevan) a Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority procurement specialist, and: Karen Womsbecker (Weyburn-Big Muddy), a registered nurse. It may have been more

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than a little bit embarrassing to the NDP that their candidate vetting process failed to the notice the posts of individual candidates who were either personally crude or in contradiction with party positions. But as it turns out, most of the ridings (Regina Walsh Acres, being the exception) were not thought to be ones in which the NDP had much of a chance of winning anyway. And if the NDP happens to do better than expected, it will quite likely be because the replacement candidates better represent the views and values of the party than the four that Broten turfed. All political leaders have to make such determinations about who is or isn’t suited to represent their party at one time or the other. And in a very real way, that’s exactly what Premier Brad Wall also did when he decided three current candidates with a history of DUIs were appropriate Sask. Party candidates. Shellbrook-Rosthern candidate and Advanced Education Minister Scott Moe had a DUI conviction in 1993 when he was 18 years old.

Canora-Pelly candidate Terry Dennis had two DUI convictions; in 1979 and 2001. Saskatoon-University candidate Eric Olauson also had DUI convictions in 1992 and 1993. And as it turned out, we also found out that NDP candidates Dwayne Lasas (Meadow Lake) and Lyle Whitefish (Saskatchewan Rivers) also had DUIs. However, both Broten and Wall have decided to keep their candidates on the slate. Many will argue driving drunk is much more egregious than bad form on social media. But as Wall pointed out, Dennis was elected mayor of Canora four times, Moe was elected after publicly declaring his DUI prior to the 2011 vote and Olauson has been repeatedly elected to Saskatoon city council. One suspects that it shows openness and honesty with your future employer may not be such a bad thing. In other words, it’s up to the voters to decide. And to properly decide if you are hiring the best person for the job, you are allowed to ask some rather personal questions.

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Is there a doctor in the house? Family physicians who want to work in Martensville and Warman face policy barriers, says local doctor

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A provincial Ministry of Health policy that prohibits new family doctors who completed their degrees abroad from working at clinics in Martensville and Warman is one of several unfair programs that need to be changed, according to a Martensville family physician who is trying to encourage more doctors to set up practices in the two growing cities. “What bothers me is that Martensville and Warman are badly in need of more family physicians, but we’re specifically excluded from provincial programs designed to help Saskatchewan communities attract and retain doctors,” said Dr. Allison Adamus. One of the biggest barriers is a long-standing clause in a postgraduate medical training agreement that prohibits International Medical Graduates (IMGs) from practicing in certain communities after they have completed their twoyear family medicine specialization training. Family doctors who have completed their medical training overseas and are looking to return to Canada who sign a “return for service” contract in exchange for a spot in a Saskatchewan Family Medicine Residency program are excluded from practising in Saskatoon, Regina and specific nearby ‘bedroom’ communities. Martensville, Warman, Langham, Clavet, Dalmeny and Delisle are on the list of excluded communities in the Saskatoon region. Lumsden, Pilot Butte, Balgonie, White City and Pense are Regina-area communities that are likewise ex-

cluded. In January, 2016, Adamus sent a letter to Ministry of Health officials requesting an exception for Martensville and Warman. The request for an exception was denied, just as previous requests were also denied.

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Adamus said both Martensville and Warman have populations approaching 10,000 residents. They both have substantial business sectors and are too large and self-sustaining to be considered mere “bedroom communities” any longer. They also have significant numbers of residents, including seniors and young mothers, who have limited transportation options and prefer to see a family physician in their home commu-

ary letter to the Ministry of Health. Adamus said over the past two years there have been a number of physicians who have expressed a keen interest in working in Martensville at her clinic, but the Ministry of Health would not allow them to do so under the terms of their return for service contract. They were obliged to choose other communities. One was assigned to Moose Jaw, which already has 30 family physicians serving a population of about 33,000 people.

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The return for service contract is just one of several hindrances Martensville and Warman face in their efforts to recruit family doctors, said Adamus.

‘As a single family physician I am overwhelmed at the need in our city and surrounding communities...’ – Dr. Allison Adamus nity. She notes that Martensville and Warman have far fewer family physicians per capita than other communities in the province. While Humboldt, with a population of about 6,000 people, has 13 family physicians (one for every 436 people), Martensville has one permanent family physician to serve the entire community. “As a single physician I am overwhelmed at the need in our city and surrounding communities and would ask that the Ministry reconsider their stance on our request yet again,” said Adamus in her Janu-

The Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP) and, until it was recently suspended, the Rural and Regional Practice Establishment grant program, also exclude these communities. “Although we are not ‘rural’ by their standards, I would argue that we are equally difficult to recruit for given our lack of health region support and rapid growth,” said Adamus. “These programs apply to all physicians, not just the new grads.” The RPIP provides a grant up of to $120,000 over a fiveyear period to recent IMGs and Canadian Medical Graduates (CMGs) who es-

tablish a practice in a rural or remote community in Saskatchewan with a population of 10,000 or less. The grant is disbursed incrementally, with installment payments of $15,000 in each of the first and second years, $20,000 in the third year, $30,000 in the fourth year and $40,000 in the fifth year. The physician must complete a full 12-month period of service for each installment. According to the RPIP parameters, all rural or remote communities in Saskatchewan are eligible for the RPIP program with the exception of Martensville, Warman, Dalmeny, Delisle, Clavet, Langham, Balgonie, Lumsden, Pense, Pilot Butte and White City. The Rural and Regional Practice Establishment Grant program was first established in 1997 and was suspended earlier this year. Under this program, a grant of $25,000 was available to any eligible family physician that establishes a practice in rural or regional Saskatchewan and agrees to fulfill a 24-month return-in service commitment. Communities that were excluded from this program included Martensville, Warman, Clavet, Delisle, Dalmeny, Langham, Saskatoon, Regina, Lumsden, Balgonie, Pense, Pilot Butte and Battleford.

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Adamus said while she believes both Martensville and Warman are excellent communities for doctors to practice in, she’s frustrated with the lack of accessibility to needed medical laboratory and x-ray services. CONTINUED ON PAGE 21

Physician recruitment fairness needed: Adamus

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL City of Warman

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the City of Warman for the year of 2016 has been prepared and is open for inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday on the following days: March 21, 2016 to April 21, 2016 A Bylaw pursuant to Section 184 of The Cities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required. Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor City of Warman Box 340 Warman SK S0K 4S0 no later than the 21st day of April, 2016. Dated this 21st day of March, 2016 Jeannine Bitternose, Assessor The fee to appeal your assessment is $100.00 per residential property and $250.00 per commercial property. The fee must be submitted with the appeal. If the appeal is successful the fee will be refunded.

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set up CERT as a way of training civilians to assist professional emergency responders. “It’s been so successful that in Los Angeles alone, there are now 17,000 trained people in the CERT program. There are CERT programs in every major American city, and thousands of smaller communities across the country. It is endorsed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and it has a standardized training program.” Meginbir said while the training materials used in the WERT program originated with CERT, they have been adapted to western Canadian conditions and requirements. Residents at the meeting had the opportunity to volunteer for WERT at the meeting. Applications are also being accepted at Warman City Hall and at the Legends Centre. Meginbir said volunteers with WERT will receive free training, tools, uniforms and other essential

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Emergency response team volunteers step up to plate By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca Volunteers with Warman’s first-ever Emergency Response Team could begin training as early as June, according to Randy Meginbir, Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) Coordinator for the City of Warman. An information session outlining the objectives and structure of the Warman Emergency Response Team (WERT) held at the Legends Centre on Tuesday, March 15 attracted about 40 residents. The organization is modelled on a successful nation-wide program already in place in the United States, said Meginbir. “The United States has a program called Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT),” said Meginbir. “It began in 1987 in Los Angeles, two years after a very serious earthquake devastated a large part of the region, completely overwhelming the city’s fire, police and emergency medical response departments. They

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materials while serving on the team. The materials remain the property of WERT. A $20,000 donation from Affinity Credit Union and a $1,000 donation from I-Deal2-U Thrift Store helped cover the organization’s initial expenses. Additional corporate donations are being sought for the program. Meginbir told the meeting that emergency situations can happen anywhere, anytime. “In Saskatchewan, 81 communities declared a state of emergency in the last two years alone,” said Meginbir. “We don’t get earthquakes or tsunamis, but we have our share of tornadoes, winter storms and flooding.” He said WERT is the first of its kind in Saskatchewan, and provincial emergency response officials are keen to use this initiative as a foundation for similar organizations across the province. CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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WERT Organizing Committee members Kelly Dale (centre) and Doug Giordano pass out information to residents at the WERT information meeting on March 15

Martensville draws on reserves to keep tax hike low

By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca The average homeowner in Martensville will see the municipal portion of their residential property tax go up about 2.5 per cent, or roughly $45, this year as a result of the budget passed by Martensville City Council at a meeting on Tuesday, March 15. The budget includes a residential mill rate hike of .23 mills; from 6.03 mills in 2015 to 6.26 mills in 2016. The average commercial property in Martensville will see an increase of about $131 in the municipal portion of its property tax. The education portion of

property taxes is set by the province, and remains the same as last year: 5.03 mills for residential property and 8.28 mills for commercial and industrial property. The 2016 budget calls for a 2.5 per cent ($170,000) increase in the city’s property tax revenues to $18,536,500. A little over $1 million of that revenue is made up of transfers from existing city reserves. Other sources of revenue include about $6.9 million in taxes, $6.2 million from “fees and services”, almost $3 million in grants, $800,000 from borrowing, and $370,000 in development levies. A further $271,000 comes from miscel-

Martensville Director of Corporate Services Leah Sullivan says the city’s budget balances current priorities and future needs laneous revenue sources. On the expenditure side, the city has earmarked nearly $4.6 million for utilities, $4.8 million for recreation and culture, $3.5 million for transportation services, $1.1 million for

planning and development, $1.1 million for police and bylaw protection, $2.2 million for “general government”, $607,000 for fire protection, and $673,100 for environmental and health services.

The municipal tax base remains unchanged at $615; garbage and recycling fees are the same at $180 annually, and the future wastewater treatment plant levy is also unchanged at $75. “I am pleased to see a budget that focuses on improving the quality of life for residents,” said Martensville Mayor Kent Muench. “Through the dedication of administration and council’s careful oversight, this budget ensures current and future projects will help Martensville remain the best place to live, work and play in Saskatchewan.” Despite facing increasing infrastructure and opera-

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tional costs, Martensville council set a goal of keeping property tax increases to a minimum, said Martensville Director of Corporate Services Leah Sullivan. “Council directed the administration to work with a maximum 2.5 per cent increase,” said Sullivan in an interview in her office at Martensville City Hall on Wednesday, March 16. “That figure is in line with the average annual increase in many sectors of the provincial economy, and they felt it was reasonable. CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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Punch lines punctuate hilarious ‘Shrunken Heads’ production By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca Dr. Bob, the shrink in “Shrunken Heads” is less than thrilled when his patient and other needy souls disrupt a quiet weekend at the cottage. With a daughter and an ex-wife in the mix, there’s a lot of dysfunction in one room. Their antics are sufficiently weird to be comical and bear some similarities to the movie, “What About Bob?” This is the premise behind Shrunken Heads, a comedy presented by the Scared Scriptless Players (SSP) in Warman March 17 to 20. The drama group added an extra night to this year’s dinner performances at the Brian King Centre, to appease people who couldn’t get tickets last year. Polly, the current wife, played by Linsey Gatzke, is in her 20s and seems too young to be doting. But when forty-something Dr. Bob arrives at their cottage, she prepares his drink, takes his jacket, gets his slippers, leads him to a chair, plumps a pillow and sweet talks him. They commence making googly sounds to each other. She calls him ‘great big bear’ and he calls her ‘itsy bitsy bunny.’ Their ‘quiet’ weekend is about to go sideways. Enter Dorothy Putney, who reads a personal slight into nearly every communication. Hers was the last appointment of Dr. Bob’s day and she simply followed him out of the city. Dr. Bob’s sarcastic ex-wife Jennifer and new-age acolyte daughter Caroline, show up separately, each looking for money. Caroline’s hippy boyfriend, played by Christopher Brown, hovers in the background. Suddenly Dorothy’s jealous gun-wielding husband bursts in. He has leaped to the conclusion that Dorothy and Dr. Bob are about to get it off. Despite the gun, no one is especially threatened on his arrival. Tensions rise as the longed-for solitude does not materialize. No one gets shot, but Dr. Bob comes undone a bit. Sean Sperling credibly delivers the superiority of Dr. Bob. “I don’t have problems. I’m a psychiatrist,” he says, with an up tilt of the head. Dorothy’s neuroticism is spot on in the hands of Judy Herbert, whose agitated demeanor could rattle the equilibrium of lesser souls. Caroline utters pithy and sometimes airy sayings like, “Material substance is impersonal energy,” and that her boyfriend has “the innocence of natural ignorance.” Chenise Puchailo effectively inserts these lofty concepts that aren’t really connected to anything and add an off the wall quality. When she asks Norman Putney, played by Tom Nieman, if he’s ever had an ulcer, he answers in all seriousness, “No, but I haven’t been married that long.” Shrunken Heads got the audience laughing partly because of its improbabilities and absurdities. Of all

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Neurotic Dorothy’s husband assumes Dr. Bob and his wife are about to have a fling, and arrives armed and dangerous. the clever banter, the cleverist might have been by Jennifer, the ex, whose sarcasm is truly refined. When Dorothy says about her husband, “He’s trying to kill me Dr. Bob, and you’ve got to help him,” Jennifer says, “Why? Can’t he manage by himself?” Dawn Bell affects just the right touch of simpering mockery in her lines. As Gwenda MacPherson’s directorial debut, “Shrunken Heads” is an unqualified success. “I loved it,” she said. “I’ve done some acting with other community groups and my love for that hasn’t diminished at all. But I wanted to learn how to do production things and directing as well, and I got a chance to do that.” She’s worked with the SSP for about three years. MacPherson got to choose the cast. She encouraged her actors to have fun with their characters, to play around with them and see what they could turn into. While not all the wonderful people who volunteered could be cast, everyone who didn’t get a part helped in

After all the weekend crashers had finally left, mysteriously they all returned, leaving the current wife (left) in despair. production or volunteered in some way. MacPherson knew she wanted Bob Brophy as stage manager. “He’s been in community theatre forever and he knows a lot,” she said. She chose a couple of assistant directors, Amy Leigh Thiessen and Dorothy Gareau, who may have had more experience than her. “But they both graciously let me take the lead and jumped in to work with some characters while I was running a rehearsal or whatever I needed.” Also appreciated were Danielle Santo who handled costum-

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Warman student samples Ottawa politics By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca After a high-energy week in Ottawa, Emily Zunti was feeling the effects of sleep deprivation but still riding high from her experience with Forum for Young Canadians. Days started early and ended late for students participating in the forum. Even so, she wouldn’t trade the experience. “I absolutely loved meeting all those different people from across Canada: MPs, Senators, business people, and other passionate and engaged young leaders. I made so many friends, and expanded my network greatly!” she said. The Warman Grade 10 student joined about 120 others who converged on the nation’s capital March 6 to 11. Forum for Young Canadians provides fresh 15 to 19-year-olds with first-hand experience of the machinations of Parliament Hill. The group was present in the visitor’s gallery on March 9 when Maurice Belanger acted as honourary speaker for the day in the House of Commons. Belanger had campaigned to become speaker after the last election, but dropped out after being diagnosed with ALS. “Question Period was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, especially seeing the honorary Speaker of the

House and all the support he was given,” said Zunti. “It was exciting to see how MPs debate on certain subjects, especially the national budget.” Another highlight was engaging in mock political exercises. Students were divided into groups of 10 and took on assignments to simulate real processes. One of those was to create an action plan for receiving and placing Syrian refugees. “We focused on how to ensure the refugees’ safety coming to Canada, and protecting Canadians from potential threats involved. A lot of it was research on how many refugees have already come to Canada, as well as costs, budgets, expected gains and losses. We built on that, adding a few details here and there, such as a longer time period for a few thousand more refugees,” said Zunti.

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Students stayed in a hotel four blocks from Parliament and walked over each morning, for a day packed with activities. “Ottawa is a beautiful city. It’s often rainy or cloudy, but it’s the history of it that makes it so interesting,” she said. “In the evenings we were usually back at the hotel having heated discussions about politics with our groups,” said Zunti. To be accepted into Forum2016, Zunti wrote an essay to articulate her interest in federal politics. The cost was $895, with transportation costs covered by Exchanges Canada. Students got to see other initiatives like the House of Commons Page program and the Senate Page program. “I didn’t know about those before. It was interesting to see what those people do.” The experience also had Zunti thinking about her future. “I’m standing by my plan to go to Olds College in Alberta for Equine Sciences and do a Western Horsemanship major, so I can learn more about horses and teach others about them as well. I plan to train horses and compete. Now I have a few more options: international law, political sciences, economics, or make my way to being an MP.”

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Grade 10 student Emily Zunti (left) attended Forum for Youth in Ottawa, March 6 to 11. Also attending from Warman were Breanne Boy and Stephanie Austen.

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Traditions, Lake Vista are names for new schools

Names have been chosen for the two new schools under construction in Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD). The Prairie Spirit Board of Education approved the following names for the two new elementary schools: Traditions Elementary School in the Traditions neighbourhood in the City of Warman (expected grade configuration: Kindergarten to Grade 5). The school’s library will be called the Sam Dyck Library, as a tribute to longtime Warman Trustee, Sam Dyck. Lake Vista Public School in the Lake Vista neighbourhood, City of Martensville (expected grade configuration: Kindergarten to Grade 8). Prairie Spirit invited public submissions for the school names last fall. A subcommittee of local leaders worked together to create recommendations for the Board of Education. The Board reviewed the subcommittee’s report and made a decision at its regular meeting on March 7. “Trustees selected from the submissions received and chose the names they thought best reflected the communities where the schools are being built,” said PSSD Director of Education John Kuzbik,. The Board thanked the public for their interest in the schools and in the naming

process. Sam Dyck thanked the board for naming the library after him. “I believe that every citizen has a responsibility to make the world a better place,” he said. “My goal has been to improve educational opportunities for the next generation.” Construction on both of these new schools remains on schedule. The schools

are expected to open for students in September 2017. The public can view the construction sites in realtime through webcams at each school site. Administrators for each school will be announced later this spring. Other decisions, including specialized programming, attendance boundaries and transportation, will be announced once they are finalized.

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Incumbent MLA Nancy Heppner of the Saskatchewan Party paid a visit to schools in Martensville and Warman last week to answer questions from students. The hour-long sessions gave the kids a chance to learn what Heppner does as an MLA, how she got involved in politics, what a typical day is like for her at the legislature, and why she likes being a politician. Heppner also answered questions about the province’s finances, the environment and was asked for her thoughts on what makes her party different from the others during this election campaign.

WCMS mourns death of teacher Members of the Warman Community Middle School (WCMS) critical incident support team were made available to teachers, staff and students following the sudden passing of teacher Scott McBean. According to an email sent out to parents on Monday morning, March

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Martens rink shooting for mixed curling championship By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca The foursome of Corey Martens, Kaitlyn Bowman, Chris Unger and Jen Person are setting their sights on winning the provincial mixed curling championship on home ice. The 2016 Tim Hortons Provincial Mixed Curling Championship is slated for the Martensville Curling Club from March 30 to April 3. The Martens rink, based in Martensville, is one of 16 teams to qualify for the event after regional playdowns in mid-March. “It’s pretty exciting,” said Martensville Curling Club President Lynn Remeshylo in an interview last week. “These are the best curlers in the province, and we’re hoping to see good crowds come out to watch.” The Mixed Provincial Curling Championship utilizes a 16-team triple-knockout draw with a Page playoff. Draws begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, with both the semi-final

(12:30 p.m.) and the final (4:00 p.m.) slated for Sunday, April 3. This is the second time the MCC has welcomed competitors for the provincial mixed bonspiel. “We hosted it in 2010,” said Remeshylo. “We’ve also hosted the provincial senior women’s and junior events. It’s a great facility and the curlers are always impressed with the ice and the hospitality.” Remeshylo said Corey Martens and Chris Unger curl together regularly, as do Kaitlyn Bowman and Jen Person. “They put together this mixed rink especially to compete for provincials this year,” she said. Remeshylo said a special feature at this year’s event is a chance for spectators to win $10,000 if they draw to the button. “Anyone can enter,” she said, “other than the curlers themselves involved in the competition, and anyone who has made big mon-

ey at slams. Basically what you do is put in five bucks to get your name in a draw. And we pull out four names every draw, and those four people will go out and shoot one rock each. Whoever is the closest to the button gets to come back for another try on Sunday for the big prize. “On Sunday, we will have 16 contestants who will shoot during the interval between the semi-final and the final. If they can draw the button they get $10,000.” Remeshylo said the contest is based on an arrangement made between the club and an insurance company, which guarantees the prize if someone gets their rock on the button. “But we also have first, second and third prizes for those who come closest,” she said. The rinks competing at the provincial mixed are from Yorkton, St. Front, Naicam, La Ronge, Unity, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Martensville, Watrous and Regina.

The Clavet Cougars senior girls basketball team came close, but had to settle for a silver medal at the Hoopla provincial high school basketball tournament in Moose Jaw last weekend. The Cougars won their first game 75-61 over Indian Head. That put them into the gold medal final against Lumsden, another powerhouse team. Clavet was edged 58-52 by Lumsden in the final.

contest in the opening game of their 2A Boys event at Hoopla. The Lions were edged 8479 by Saskatoon Ecole Canadienne. However, the VCA boys rallied in the consolation final to beat Regina Harvest City by a score of 57-53. Saskatoon Ecole Canadienne won the event with a 77-71 win over St. Brieux.

quith was beaten in the consolation final by Kenaston by a score of 81-34. Middle Lake won the 1A girls title with a 59-51 win over Fillmore in the final. Davidson won the 1A Boys championship with a 67-61 win over Coronach. Wynyard won the 2A Girls title with a 72-40 win over Regina Harvest City. Saskatoon Legacy Christian won the 3A boys championship. Melfort won the 4A boys championship. Moose Jaw Peacock won the 4A girls title with a 73-41 win over Weyburn.

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Sask Valley Vipers goaltender Carter Woodside makes a save against a Yorkton Terriers forward during Game Two of the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League championship final series in Martensville on Friday, March 18. The Vipers’ quest for a provincial Bantam AA title came to an abrupt end as the visiting Yorkton Xerox Terriers scored four goals in the third period to earn a 5-2 victory. The Terriers had also won 5-3 in the first game of the finals played in Yorkton.

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Warman wins SMHA Pee Wee A crown The Warman Wildcats Cougars, coached by Bevin Guenther, won the 2016 Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) Conference 1 city championship last weekend. The Cougars defeated the Martensville Marauder Snipers, coached by Trevor Hanley, 4-1 on Saturday, March 18 to win the final series.

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Hague Bantam Royals in tight against Langenburg The Hague Bantam Royals were edged 6-5 by Langenburg in Game One of their provincial Bantam D championship series. The next game in the twogame, total points series, slated for Langenburg on Thursday, March 24, is for all the marbles. The Royals earned the right to play Langenburg after downing the Delisle Bruins in the northern final earlier this month.

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nior team was downed 4-2 by Gull Lake in Game One of their Senior C provincial championship series last week. Game Two in the best-ofthree series is slated for Friday, March 25 at Delisle. Game time is 8:00 p.m. Game Three, if necessary, will be played in Gull Lake on Sunday, March 27 at 3:00 p.m.

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Kyle Rubisch: the best kind of aggressive By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca A whole lotta Chicken Parmesan, a generous slug of Breezy Banana Booster Juice, some pumping 2 Heads music and Kyle Rubisch is ready to rush onto the field, generally speaking. Defenseman and assistant captain for the Rush lacrosse team, Rubisch said he’s known for being aggressive. Hard data reveals this has served him well. He is the four-time reigning National Lacrosse League (NLL) Defensive Player of the Year (2012 – 2015) and was named to four straight NLL All-Pro First Teams for the same period. The man who wears Jersey #4 is also very adept at snaring loose balls on the field. Apparently, that’s what 20 years of play can get you. Rubisch started playing when he was seven. “I was playing baseball in the summer, until everyone on my hockey team switched to playing lacrosse,” said Rubisch. “I decided to try the game as a defenseman and

have been ever since.” Rubisch continues to love the non-stop action on the field and the excitement the game of lacrosse offers. No one would have to twist his arm to play full-time if that was an option. “To be able to play the game you love full time would be something special,” he said. Rubisch, who also answers to ‘Rubes,’ hales from Brampton, Ontario. In between games, he works as an account manager for a company called Imperial Coffee. He feels fortunate to have an employer who gives him the flexibility to travel to Saskatchewan to play the game he loves. So far, he has escaped serious injury. “Obviously, there have been some nagging injuries from the physical nature of the game, but luckily I haven’t run into anything major. It seems Rubes is an all around athlete. In his spare time he enjoys playing hockey with friends and playing golf with his dad.

The Rush seem pretty happy with their reception in Saskatoon and they’ve been good sports about getting yanked from Alberta (hey, other things are getting yanked from Alberta, so why not lacrosse)? “Both Saskatoon and Edmonton have amazing fan bases,” said Rubisch. “I think the major difference is to be a part of a team in Saskatoon that is new to the city and to see the popularity grow. Getting to witness a whole city embracing the sport and getting behind us has been amazing.” Attendance has been climbing with each game. The masses came out in force for the March 12 game which drew a crowd of over 13,500. Rumour has it walking the concourse at a Blades game is simply not the same. A recent story in Lacrosse Magazine said most Americans have never heard of Saskatoon. Now, presumably a fraction of America, the lacrosse universe, may have an inkling we exist. Not that we’re worried.

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Sask Rush, TD team up for Children’s Hospital fundraiser The Saskatchewan Rush and TD bank are teaming up on Saturday March 26 to raise funds for the Saskatchewan Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan (CHF). TD District Vice-President Ryan Barclay, said TD has given more than $70 million over the past 21 years to children’s hospitals throughout the country through its support of Children’s Miracle Network, including over $2.9 million to the Children’s Hospital of

Saskatchewan. Brynn Boback Lane, President and CEO of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan said the fundraising efforts of both the Rush and TD offer a great opportunity to have fun, cheer on the team and help purchase pediatric and maternal equipment right now for Saskatchewan children and their families. The Saskatchewan Rush with TD and the Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan will be hosting a Saskatch-

ewan Rush Jersey Auction. Rush players will wear a Limited Edition CHF jerseys at the game vs Toronto Rock on March 26. The jersey auction will begin Monday, March 21 utilizing a photo album created on the Rush Facebook page.facebook.com/SaskRush). The auction will run until Sunday, March 27. In addition to the online auction there will be Limited Edition Chris “Captain” Corbeil Rush TShirts sold at the March 26 game.

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Prince Albert goalie Ian Scott makes a save on Ryan Graham of the Saskatoon Blades. The Bridge City Bunch ended their season on a positive note with a 3-2 win over the Raiders on Saturday, March 19.

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The RM is now accepting tenders from interested parties for the sale of said land acquired through tax collection. The RM reserves the right to reject any or all bids received. Tender packages can be picked up at the RM Office, 111 Pinehouse Drive, Saskatoon or online at www.rmcormanpark. ca. For more information contact the RM of Corman Park at (306) 242-9303.

A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH BY CASH BACK April 17 at 2:00 pm Borden Community Centre Sponsored by Borden Friendship Club Admission by Donation

Sask River Valley Museum FUNDRAISER presents Music Night at Hague High School Gym Sat, April 9, 2016, 7-9 pm featuring performances by Back Alley Connection(Arnie Derksen) and Back 40(Froese Boys), Silent Auction. Admission $10.00, 12 and under free. Coffee and sweets. Everyone welcome. For more info call Frank at 306-249-0363/ 306-280-3348.

Under the provision of The Tax Enforcement Act the RM of Corman Park No. 344 offers for sale the following land:

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LAND FOR SALE BY SEALED TENDER Parcel C; Plan No. 101644703 Extension 4 SE Quarter of Section 10, Township 40, Range 4, W3 (2.60 acres)

Coming Events

Join us for a Gospel service at Valley Berean Fellowship on Friday, March 25, 7:00 pm at The Centre, on Main Street in Hepburn. With guest speaker David Aschenmeier (from the Edmonton Area). Special music by the Derksen family from Rosthern. John 19:30 "When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.'" (306) 491-5624 (306) 947-2838

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AdmiSSion by donAtion!

Funds may help cover the costs of: • Wheel Chair, • house modifications, • travel expenses & accomodations, • medical costs • special equipment

An account is set up for Samantha where you can made a donation at anytime, at any Affinity Credit Union location.

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FOR SALE Seniors 1 Bedroom condo in Pioneer Place, Warman, with appliances. $162,000. No agents. For details phone Harley Moser at 306-249-4097 POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403-998-7907; jcameron @advancebuildings.com. PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call The Gazette at 306-668-0575 or email ads@ccgazette.ca for details. REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca. STEEL BUILDINGS-Factory Direct Pricing Preseason $1000 discount if ordered before March 1st - check and see if sect 179 applies to you. Call 844-297-8335.

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SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPOPRTUNITY Public Works Student Employment The City of Warman is seeking to fill 5 summer student positions, starting May 2, 2016 until August 19, 2016. Duties would include grass cutting in alleys and other municipal property along with 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

BUD HAYNES & Ward’s Firearms Auction. Sat., April 2, 10 a.m. 11802 145 St. Edmonton, Alberta. Modern & collectible firearms and accessories. Over 400 lots Online budding. To consign phone Linda 403-597-1095; Brad 780-940-8378; www.budhaynesauctions. com; www.wardsauctions .com. UNRESERVED FARM AUCTION. Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m. Tractors, trucks, equipment, trailers, shelters, granaries! North of Wainwright, Alberta. Scribner Auction 780-842-5666. Pictures & listing: www.scribnernet.com.

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22. One thousandth of an ampere 25. Millihenry 26. Swiss river 27. Individually 29. Magnetomotive force (abbr.) 31. Without armies (abbr.) 34. Portuguese municipality 36. Old Marxist-Leninist state 37. Malicious satisfaction 38. Actress Julianne 40. Rural delivery

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Horoscopes

Capricorn, a big project is yours to make work. This is a big responsibility, but you are up to the task. Keep forging ahead and you will be pleased with the results.

AQUARIUS January 20– February 18

Focusing on one thing is a tricky proposition this week, Aquarius. You have a lot of things on your mind, but do your best to maintain focus. Take breaks, if necessary.

PISCES February 19– March 20

Someone’s criticism may shock you, Pisces, but that could be for the best. It may just ground you and bring you back to reality.

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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.

The Draggins’ 56th annual Rod and Custom Car Show will be held Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 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. Exhibitors from all over western Canada will be competing for over $10,000 in trophies and cash awards. There will be an outstanding variety of customs, hot rods, antiques, restorations, muscle cars, race cars, vintage motor cycles, custom trucks and over 12 multi vehicle car club displays. Some outstanding entries include: A 1926 blue and black Cadillac Custom Imperial Limo from Victoria, B.C.; a midnight black Ford 5 window coupe with a 3 1/2 inch chop; a custom yel-

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cash and merchandise prizes. The door prize is a set of four tires courtesy of Market Tire. The Saskatchewan Abilities Council and Camp Easter Seal will once again be the beneficiaries of proceeds from the show. The will be selling fifty/fifty tickets, holding a raffle with the prize being a 1934 Ford Roadster replica pedal car; and selling souvenirs such as t-shirts, mugs, and pins commemorating the 56th annual car show. Admission to the Car Show is $15.00 for people 16 years of age to 64 years of age, $5.00 for children 6 to 15 years of age and $10.00 for those 65 years of age and over. Children of preschool age accompanied by an adult, and visitors in wheel chairs are free of charge.

ARIES March 21– April 19

A positive attitude may help you overcome any challenges that come your way this week, Aries. Maintain this positivity and things will ultimately work out for the best.

TAURUS April 20– May 20

Taurus, offer others positive feedback when they deserve it. Your willingness to give credit where it’s due is why others find you so easy to work with..

GEMINI May 21– June 21

Gemini, others will be very receptive to your fresh ideas this week. Be prepared to explain these ideas in as much detail as possible and enjoy the fruits of your labors.

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CANCER June 22– July 22

Cancer, some good news is just over the horizon. Resist the temptation to celebrate prematurely, but don’t be surprised when Lady Luck breaks your way.

LEO July 23– August 22

A number of opportunities are coming your way in the near future. Just get ready to take advantage of these chances when opportunity knocks. It rarely knocks twice.

VIRGO August 23– September 22

Relationships are on your mind, Virgo. You are anxious to show loved ones how much you care for them, and they will respond in kind.

LIBRA September 23– October 22

Libra, you have plenty on your plate lately, but you also have to find a way to fit in some time for rest. Running at a frantic pace is a recipe for burn-out.

SCORPIO October 23– November 21

Let go of some of the responsibilities you have recently taken on. Trust that others around you can handle these tasks and enjoy the extra free time. You earned it.

SAGITTARIUS November 22– December 21

Sagittarius, even though the world has lately presented plenty of twists and turns, you can still enjoy the ride. Keep an open mind to all new opportunities.

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Weather conditions a factor as semi jack knifes on highway FROM THE CELL BLOCK Submitted by

SGT. ROB EYRE Warman RCMP

The following is the local media release for the Warman/Martensville Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the week of March 14 - 21.

Traffic:

On March 14 at 7:00 p.m. police received a complaint of a speeding vehicle travelling on the wrong side of the street near a school in Warman. Police patrolled the area and located the vehicle. The driver was not driving erratically. The male youth driving the vehicle was warned. There were no charges. On March 15 at 5:00 a.m. police received a complaint of a semi jack knifed across both west bound driving lanes on Highway 16 near Radisson. Police attended the scene and assisted with traffic control until the tow truck arrived. There were no charges. On March 15 at 7:20 a.m.

police received a complaint of a single vehicle rollover on Highway 16 near Radisson. Police attended and found that an armoured truck lost control on the highway and rolled. The 57-year-old male driver and his 48-year-old male passenger were not injured. Weather conditions were a contributing factor to the accident. There were no charges. On March 18 at 8:25 a.m. police received a complaint of a vehicle submerged in a slough in the RM of Corman Park. Police attended and spoke with the 21year- ld male driver of the vehicle from Perdue. He advised that he lost control of his vehicle and entered the slough. He was not injured. The vehicle required towing from the scene. On March 18 at 9:10 a.m. police received a complaint of a two-vehicle collision in Martensville. Police attended and found that a vehicle driven by a female youth from Martensville collided with a truck driven by a 68-year-old male from Martensville. The female was issued a ticket. There were no injuries. The car required towing from the scene. On March 18 at 3:25 p.m. police received a complaint

of a school bus accident on Highway 305 near Dalmeny. Police attended and found that a van had stopped behind the school bus when it was rear ended by a truck driven by a 40-year-old female from Dalmeny. The 44-year-old female driving the van from Dalmeny was air lifted to hospital by STARS with extensive injuries. There were no serious injuries to the driver of the truck or to anyone on the bus. All three vehicles required towing from the scene. Charges are pending against the driver of the truck. On March 19 at 7:00 p.m. police received a complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 11 near Osler. The caller reported that the vehicle was swerving between lanes on the highway. Police were unable to located the vehicle and advised Rosthern Detachment to be on the look out for the vehicle possibly coming into their area.

Property:

March 14 at 1:50 p.m. police received a complaint of mischief to property in Warman. The caller reported that someone spray painted male body parts on their fence. Investigation into

who did the spray painting is ongoing. On March 14 at 5:30 p.m. police received a complaint of mischief & theft from mail boxes in the RM of Corman Park. The caller reported that someone cut the locks to the mail boxes and removed the mail from inside. Police have received numerous calls regarding mischiefs and thefts of this type. On March 17 at 7:00 a.m. police received a complaint of theft of a vehicle from Warman. The caller reported that he left the vehicle running outside of his residence when it went missing. The vehicle was located short time later and a person was charged with possession of stolen property. People: On March 16 at 5:00 a.m. police received a complaint of a disturbance at a residence in Warman. The 37-year-old female caller reported that she got into an argument with her 38-yearold husband. Police attended and found that the argument was not physical and no assault had occurred. The male was removed from

the residence and lodged in police cells until he was sober. There were no charges or injuries. The public is advised that police have received numerous complaints about telephone scams. The caller ad-

vises that they are with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and that the individual owes money. People are reminded not to give out financial or personal information to any unknown callers.

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Aberdeen Easter ‘Miracle’ Tree sparks friendly competition By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca Miracles are hard to come by. Like money, they don’t typically grow on trees. But in the vibrant town of Aberdeen, an Easter “Miracle” Tree is currently ‘sprouting’ eggs. Last Christmas, Aberdeen Christmas Miracles assisted a family of five whose house burned on Christmas Eve. They had already distributed many Christmas hampers and their resources were dwindling. The group had never done a fund-raiser, but earlier this year, a few members began discussing doing something at Easter. The concept

of the Easter “Miracle” Tree was born. Committee member, Marcea Malinowski, did a little Easter egg tree hunt and found that Easter egg trees are popular in Germany, but there’s almost no reference to them in North America. “While doing our research we could not find one mentioned in Canada. There may be one in Pennsylvania. So we have decided that Aberdeen, Saskatchewan would be a great location for one!” said Malinowski. As they considered how the process could work, they decided, if firefighters could have a tree outside the Post

Office for light bulb sponsorships why couldn’t they invite people to sponsor eggs? The group embraced the idea and it “snowballed” after that. The committee hit upon an egg sponsorship classification system by colour to represent various aspects of the community. Gold represents the memorial egg, glow in the dark is for the school (students, teachers and staff), yellow represents the town of Aberdeen, orange is the RM of Aberdeen (residents, councillors and staff of both), pink is service groups like fire rescue, first CONTINUED ON PAGE 23

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PASSIONS TEAMS UP WITH Stars

Photo by: Age of Grace Photography

Passions Beauty Studio owner Chelsey Harder and her team from Warman (lower left) volunteered their time to host a fashion show/silent auction fundraising event Friday, March 18 in Osler with all proceeds going to STARS Air Ambulance in Saskatchewan. With the help of area businesses donating items for the silent auction, as well as a large Scotiabank donation, just over $9,000 was raised. Pictured modelling in the top photo is Jessica Fisher and bottom right are (l-r): Kim Kroll-Goodwin, Development Officer and Cindy Seidl, Base Director for STARS Saskatchewan.

Fundraiser planned for visiting relative injured while sledding

By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca Harmless winter fun took a tragic turn over Christmas when some cousins went tobogganing. The Wiebe’s were visiting their extended family in Hague and after Christmas dinner, Samantha (Sam) Wiebe from Alberta, and her cousins decided to go tobogganing. While traveling down the hill, two cousins sustained very serious injuries when they hit a large round bale near the bottom. Sam’s spinal cord was severely injured and she has spent the past few months recovering in hospital. Sam’s injuries have left her without the ability to function in the lower half of her body. After a long journey of treatment in four different hospitals, Sam’s family is preparing to finally bring her home in midApril. She’ll be returning in a wheel chair. Due to the fact that this accident happened in Saskatchewan and the family is from Alberta, there have been complications regarding insurance. To this date, the family is unsure what will be covered from insurance or how long coverage will last. The extended family is stepping in to raise some of the necessary funds to provide coverage for some of the costs associated with Sam’s recovery and her return home. Anyone interested in helping raise funds for Samantha’s ongoing needs is welcome to attend a soup and bun supper at Osler Community Hall on Saturday, April 2 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The family would be grateful for businesses that can come alongside in support of the benefit supper by

Samantha Wiebe suffered a severe spinal cord injury at Christmas make a monetary donation toward supper costs, donating silent auction items, buns or baked goods for dessert. Sam is in Grade 12 and

was happily preparing for graduation. Now her future has taken a turn and looks a little different. Funds raised will go toward house modifications (which must be completed to bring Sam home), medical costs, special equipment and travel expenses. Sam’s parents are also creating a separate fund for her future needs as she gradually becomes independent and moves out to attend college or get a job. An account for Samantha has been opened at the Credit Union. Donations can be made in her name at any Affinity Credit Union, at any time. Damaris, Eva, Maria and Johnathan Rempel greatly appreciate your support. Contact Damaris at nemanishen _ damaris@hotmail. com.

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Recruitment policy fairness needed “I get lab pickup at my clinic two days a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays,” she said. “So throat swabs, biopsies, blood or urine samples; all of those things get delivered to the Saskatoon labs only on those two days unless we make our own arrangements for courier or we take it to the city ourselves at our own expense. It can take almost a week sometimes to get lab results back. Clinics in Saskatoon don’t face those difficulties. “The excuse we’re given is that we’re too far away from Saskatoon to get the same service from the health region. “But at the same time, and in the same breath, we’re also told we’re too close to Saskatoon to qualify for the RPIP program or merit an exception to the ‘return for service contract’ policy.” Adamus, who grew up in Martensville, established the Martensville Collective Health and Wellness clinic as a multi-disciplinary facility in 2014 in partnership with her physiotherapist husband Trevor Adamus. She currently has a patient list of over 1,400 and a waiting list of

about 1,000 people. Her clinic currently treats about 2000 patients on a limited walk-in basis. The Warman Gama medical clinic is in a similar situation. In Warman, a physician recruitment committee has been launched by the Warman Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the city in an effort to recruit additional family physicians. A letter dated March 3, 2016, from the office of Hon. Greg Ottenbreit, provincial Minister of Rural and Remote Health, was made public at the Warman council meeting on Monday, March 21. The letter stated that no changes to the return of service contracts or “recruitment and other targeted rural incentives offered through the Saskatchewan Medical Association, and funded by the Ministry of Health,” were being considered at the present time. “Any discussions to change this policy would have to happen in the longer term,” stated the Minister’s letter. Ongoing efforts to recruit physicians are also underway in Martensville.

Adamus said the recruitment process would be helped if changes to provincial policies were implemented. “If the policy regarding the return for service contract was changed to include an exception to Martensville and Warman that would allow IMGs to fulfill the requirements of their contracts in these communities, it would go a long way toward solving this crunch,” said Adamus. “I’d also like to see exceptions for Martensville and Warman to allow physicians to be eligible for the RPIP program. “I believe this issue should be brought out during this election campaign, and candidates should tell people where they stand on this. “These are long-standing policies that have been in place for years regardless of the party in government. “I sincerely believe it’s time to change these policies so that new family physicians can complete their training and become established in Martensville and Warman. “We need more family doctors. That’s the bottom line.”

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“So with that parameter in mind, we began the process of looking critically at our operational costs and what projects we’re investing in. We also looked at our potential sources of revenue. “We have to balance the budget. That is mandated by provincial legislation. “In order to balance the budget we did some transfers from our infrastructure reserve.” A total of $273,000 was transferred from the infrastructure reserve to pay for Phase 2 of the Fourth Street South improvement project.

“This is a much-needed, multi-year project,” said Sullivan. “Council felt it was a very high priority. The funds in the infrastructure reserve are set aside for exactly this type of investment, so it’s appropriate to utilize it for that purpose.” Sullivan said aside from finding small efficiencies in operations, there are no cuts to any services in any departments. The biggest challenge, she noted, was in prioritizing capital expenditures: determining which infrastructure projects got the

green light for this year, and which had to be deferred to future years. City council and administration have already begun preliminary work on drafting a five-year capital plan for projects slated to get underway in 2017. Sullivan said more residents are utilizing the monthly TIPS payment system to spread their property tax payments out over the full year, rather than paying in one lump sum. “It’s more convenient for the residents and it helps the city as well,” she said.

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“They want to be involved,” said Meginbir. “And have our team available if called upon to be deployed anywhere in the province. Equipment for that purpose would be stored in three 50foot semi-trailers.” Meginbir said the group wants to train 150 volunteers in Warman and surrounding area in the next three years. He said WERT volunteers would assist professional emergency responders. “We are not training firefighters or paramedics or police officers,” he said. “Your job is to help out. To be the eyes and ears and extra arms for the professionals.” Chris Stansfield of the WERT organizing commit-

tee said the training consists of several modules that would be completed over a number of weekends. The topics cover first aid, how to recognize and deal with minor emergency situations, search and rescue and other areas. Coralie Bueckert said the Legends Centre has been designated as the evacuation centre in the event of a disaster, and noted that volunteers are needed in a variety of areas including childcare, food preparation, records, and other inside tasks. “There’s a place for everyone who wants to help,” said Bueckert. Meginbir encouraged residents to sign up for the

Warman Notify Now alert system by logging onto the city website and clicking the appropriate button. Warman City Manager Stan Westby said emergency response teams are needed, because major incidents come without warning and residents need to be prepared. He cited several instances of serious disasters including a fire and potential explosion that occurred during his tenure as city manager in Powell River, BC. “Going through those experiences really opened my eyes as to what can happen, and the importance of being prepared for any emergency,” said Westby.

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Erica Andres (left) was awarded the Outstanding Junior Performer and Jaclyn Froese was presented with the Rose Bowl Senior Piano Musical Distinction Award following the final performance of the Twin Rivers Music Festival (TRMF) in Dalmeny on Sunday, March 20. Froese will represent the TRMF at the Provincial Finals music festival in three classes. The TRMF attracted a record number of performers in all classes and according to adjudicators had the highest quality of performances in its ten-year history. A full list of all award winners, along with photos, will appear in next week’s edition of the Gazette.

Continued from page 19 responders, church, Christmas miracle, the library, blue represents the clubs in town, and purple, the local businesses. People who sponsored eggs could either choose a colour or the group it represents. Egg sponsorship took place Feb. 1 – March 16. Eggs were hung on the tree on March 5, 12 and 19. Malinowski said at first people wondered what was up. Then the numbers jumped from 150 to 698 over one weekend. “Everybody got excited when they saw it go that far. We have people honking horns as they drive by,” she said. “The town is really behind us on this because it’s unique, nobody else has done this.” Running totals were posted beside the tree, at the Post Office and on the Easter “Miracle” Tree Facebook page. In fact, some friendly rivalries were sparked. The town was egging on the RM

saying, ‘We’ve got more eggs than you.’ At that time, the town of Aberdeen had 150 while the RM had only 42. The dance club was trying to beat the soccer club. The eggs are metallic and the more eggs placed on the tree, the more beautiful it looked “When the sun hits, it just glitters. At night it looks like diamonds,” said Malinowski. After the weekend, the final tally was 1622 eggs hung, a total Malinowski is

very happy with. She said the Easter “Miracle” Tree was a great way to pull a community together for a great cause. When Christmas rolls around, Aberdeen Christmas Miracles will be able to make more miracles happen, thanks to the funds raised through the Easter “Miracle” Tree sponsorship challenge. The group is already planning for next year and hoping to break a record.

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SPEEdy collision grand opening

The official opening of the fourth Speedy Collision location in Saskatchewan was held in Martensville on Thursday, March 17. The custom-designed autobody shop is the company’s 21st location across Canada, and offers SGI accredited repair for collision ad glass claims, as well as an SGI estimating service and auto-detailing. The business also includes an on-site Enterprise Car Rental office, customer or vehicle pick-up and delivery and a shuttle service. Martensville Speedy Collision manager Rob Keet of Dalmeny (third from right) cuts the ribbon while (l-r): Tracy Cocks of the Martensville Chamber of Commerce, Martensville city councilor Bob Blackwell, Tracey Fesiuk of the Martensville Chamber of Commerce, Martensville Economic Development Officer Dillon Shewchuk, Kevin Butcher, Jess Duerksen, Jeff Helprel, Speedy Collision co-founder Paul Hookum, Martensville Mayor Kent Muench, Speedy Collision co-founder Terry Allen and Pat Quinney look on.

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