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By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca A one-day STARS fundraising challenge in Saskatoon raised $516,000 for the air ambulance service, topping last year’s inaugural ‘Rescue on the Prairie’ challenge total of $440,000. “For the second year in a row, our participants and the community have surpassed all expectations to make Rescue on the Prairie so successful. We are incredibly grateful for their generosity,” said STARS Foundation executive director, Denise Belman. Five participants from around the province gathered at the STARS base in
Saskatoon early on September 15 to take on the challenge. A timed readiness challenge at the base fueled by some Mission Impossible music started the day. Participants climbed into their flight suits and were handed an envelope with instructions. Anything done incorrectly or omitted earned them a five second penalty. The winner of the challenge earned $2500 toward their fundraising goal. After the readiness challenge, participants piled into two STARS helicopters, along with their STARS partners to be air-lifted to a remote location near St. Denis for the remainder of the challenge. This includ-
ed a medical challenge, a fundraising challenge and a western-themed challenge that “may or may not involve a calf and a rope,” according to Mark Oddan, STARS’ communications lead for Saskatchewan. Tina Bird from Estevan helped Ron Parson, one of the rescuees from last year’s challenge and said ‘yes’ when he asked her to step up this year. “It’s a great cause,” said Bird. “STARS is used unbelievably in the rural areas. We definitely need their services. A lot of people are going to be helped through this fundraiser.” Bird had already achieved the goal of raising $50,000
before the challenge began, through hosting many local fundraisers like bake sales, pancake breakfasts and barbecues. Before the challenge she said, “Now, I’m shooting for $60,000.” Participants do fund-raising throughout the challenge day. Bird came prepared with a list with numerous names on it. “We have our cell phones with us and our STARS partners have their cell phones as well. We’ll be calling throughout the day in between challenges. There’s a challenge to see who can raise the most money in the shortest amount of time. So, I’m hoping, and the more money you can raise the bet-
ter.” Other participants included Doug Lapchuk, Garth MacDonald, Grant Greenslade and Grant McGrath. Cindy Seidl, base director for Saskatoon and Regina since 2012 when the bases opened, said the money raised will go directly to providing care and getting STARS to those critically ill or injured patients. “Our annual operating budget for each base is about $10.5 million. Fifty per cent of it is provided by the provincial government and the other 50 per cent we have to fundraise. Events like this go a long way to raising our funds that we
need.” Parallel ‘Rescue on the Prairie’ events happen in Winnipeg and in Alberta at this time of year. In Saskatchewan, it is STARS’ largest one-day fundraiser, and all funds raised remain in the province. “We take 4, 5 or 6 prominent business people in our communities out to a rural or remote area and we ask them to raise funds before we’ll bring them back. I hope they understand what a difference they’ve made in somebody’s life today,” said Seidl. Since launch, STARS has flown over 3300 missions to 500 communities across Saskatchewan.
By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca Residents from a country residential community north of Martensville took their campaign against a seed cleaning plant to the North Corman District Development Appeals Board (NCDDAB) on September 13. This was the recourse open to them when the RM of Corman Park council approved the construction of the plant in an area with over 67 acreages at their July 18 meeting.
Approximately 45 area residents, including appellants, packed into the gallery while representatives from the RM, NCDDAB and Jonathan and Teddy Dear, the applicants for the seed cleaning plant discretionary land use, took their places around the council table. According to Chris Halish secretary for NCDDAB, a total of nine parties made formal presentations to the appeals board. In addition to complaints about noise, odour, dust, loss
of lifestyle and property values, appellants pointed to what they see as some irregularities in the processing of the application. With respect to access, Barry Wruck noted that the Ministry of Highways did not initially allow the use of an approach from Highway 12 to the site. Then they reversed their decision
due to a reduced estimate of truck traffic, creating additional safety concerns. “The intersection already presents a significant safety hazard,” said Philip Stefan, speaking initially as part of the Wruck presentation. Stefan said he has prohibited his daughter from using that road. At the July 18 council meeting, the RM report-
ed that their public consultation process resulted in 34 responses to 67 letters mailed to those within a one-mile radius of the site. Of those, 28 were opposed. Since that time, residents have organized a petition signed by over 100 people against the seed cleaning plant. Some residents pointed to the RM mission statement which commits to create neighbourhoods with land uses that are compatible with other uses in the
area. “This doesn’t fit here,” was the consensus. The RM’s stated mission is also to enhance the quality of life of its residents. No one believes the seed cleaning plant will do that. Several made the point that seed cleaning plants are not an agricultural use they are industrial. Other municipalities in the region such as Warman, Martensville and Dalmeny have
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Sunshine Meadows a beneficial partnership for Dundurn Sunshine Meadows, Dundurn’s newest planned residential development, is attracting a lot of attention from young families across the region. The first phase of the solar-friendly neighbourhood features 102 single-family homes designed to fit every budget. Amenities include a central lake, walking paths, green spaces, city-treated water and easy commuting distance on a divided highway to Saskatoon. When the new residential development by Dodman Homes is fully completed, it will effectively double the size of the Town of Dundurn. But what’s truly unique is the partnership between the town and the developer of Sunshine Meadows. A total of 11.5 acres is slated for a new recreational complex and a new K-12 school at the south end of the development. Of the total 11.5 acres, 6 acres were donated to the town by the developer for a potential new school.
A school located close to, or attached to, a recreational complex would greatly benefit school sport programming and the needs of families. Meetings have been held between the Town and Prairie Spirit School Division; and while no firm decisions have been made, discussions regarding the project have been positive and the school division is being kept up to date on the town’s projected growth. A feasibility study for the recreational complex is underway to explore the needs of the community to determine what type of amenities are best suited at the facility. A public open house on future growth plans for the community was held Thursday, September 1. Jim Walters from Crosby Hanna & Associates presented positive growth projections for the town along with a future land use map which outlines the pending Phase 2 subdivision of the development which along with residential lots, will also in-
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clude approximately four hectares of commercial property. The town growth plan also identified further commercial and industrial development east of the town in the future. The open house was well attended with great enthusiasm from the public for growth in the town and region. While the subdivision does not officially open up for sales until late October several lots are pending sales already. Phase 2 of the Sunshine Meadows subdivision also includes one acre of land reserved for a potential new fire hall for the Blackstrap Emergency Services Team (BEST), the region-
al volunteer fire department and medical first responders organization. BEST is currently reviewing the purchase of a new 2017 custom-built fire truck from Acres Industries of Manitoba, which has supplied emergency services vehicles for several area fire departments. The developer is also contributing $100,000 to cover the cost of a new state-ofthe-art playground for the community. Dundurn Mayor Per Vinding said the new development will provide a huge boost to the community. “It’s a very substantial development,” said Vinding. “We’re looking at about 300
New homes are currently under construction at Sunshine Meadows, Dundurn’s newest development
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Vinding said the collaboration between the town and the developer benefits everyone. “We’re looking forward to a period of strong, steady growth,” said Vinding.
A sculpture at the entrance to Dundurn pays tribute to the region’s heritage. The community is poised for strong, steady growth thanks to a partnership with the developer of Sunshine Meadows.
The developer of Sunshine Meadows, Dundurn’s newest residential and commercial development, is donating $100,000 to the community for a new playground, as well as donating the land for the facility
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By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca When you think Art Fair you may not think ‘ray gun.’ But at the Fine Art and Craft Fair September 15 to 18, a tongue-in-cheek ‘ray gun’ was one of many artsy items on display. Chad Jacklin’s art installation at the Fair tinkered with the 50s. “It was a fascinating decade, with that crazy, flamboyant, hopeful optimism, combined with an underlying fear of communism,” says Jacklin. People believed jet cars and cities under glass were imminent. His work takes an amusing HILARY KLASSEN | CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE look at imagined technology from the era, such as space Marlo Gebhardt’s booth at this weekend’s Fine Art & Craft Fair is one beams, a weather manipuof many that will showcase some of the best art in the province lator, a ray gun and an intrusion detection device that Gebhardt, a past president a chance to purchase topThe evening featured appepresumes to ferret out unde- of Sask Galleries, on opentizers, jazz and some speech- notch art. ing day. “It’s quite a fabusirables. Jacklin’s display sublimes. lous mixture of artwork and “The Remai can use the The Art Fair featured a inally encourages people I think people will find a lot funds raised to purchase gorgeous range of work, into ask, “Why do we believe that they like here.” cluding sculptural pieces, what we believe and how do art work from this Fair Gebhardt owns the Mata functional ceramics, paintwe know it’s the truth?” for their permanent collecings, fabric work, beadwork Gallery in Regina, which An exploration of art can tion.” The event provides and more, all done by profes- represents over 30 artists. Saskatchewan artists an op- shift paradigms, and perHer booth featured fabric sional artists and artisans, haps help us shed ‘truth’ or portunity to become better artist, Martha Cole, a quiltaccording to Regina gallery move us closer to truth. known and offers visitors inspired painting by David exhibitor, Marlo Gebhardt. Garneau, beautiful ceramic The show is the first of its work by Zane Wilcox, Markind in the province and tin Tagseth and Rob Froese, focuses on a range of Sasa painting by Heather Klein katchewan galleries, from Regina, Saskatoon and Mee- and Jacklin’s 50s-inspired Public notice is hereby given that the R.M. of Blucher cham. “It’s a partnership be- techy creations. # 343 is considering a bylaw under the Planning and The Art Fair kicked off tween Sask Galleries, the Development Act, 2007 to amend the R.M. of Blucher No. Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at professional association 343 Bylaw No. 4-2001, known as the Zoning Bylaw, as Prairieland Park with a VIP of the commercial gallerhereinafter provided: Reception Gala fundraiser ies, as well as the Saskatchfor the Remai Art Gallery. OF DUNDURN ewanTOWN Craft Council,” said It is proposed to amend the R.M. of Blucher, #343 Zoning Public notice to amend the Zoning Bylaw Bylaw No. 4-2001 as follows:
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public notice is hereby given that the council of the AFFECTED LANDS The affected lands are the portion of NW 1/4 Section 3-33-4-W3M shown on Map A town of2016-07). dundurn intends to adopt a bylaw under (Bylaw he planning and development act, 1983 to amend PUBLIC INSPECTION The proposed Bylaw may be inspected by any person at the Dundurn Town Office bylaw 11-87, known as the Zoning bylaw. during office hours: 9 to noon and 1 to 5pm, Monday through Friday. Bylaw copies are available at no cost. INTENT: HEARING thePUBLIC proposed bylaw no. 2016-07 will allow for the Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:15pm in the Town of Dundurn Council Chambers, Dundurn, Saskatchewan, hear comments on the piece of land legally described astonw 1/4 Section proposed Bylaw. Council will consider all written comments if received by 4pm Friday, October 7th, 2016. Issued Septemberzoned 16, 2016 atas the Town of Dundurn, Saskatchewan. 3-33-4-w3m, currently agriculture (aG) to the zoning as per map ‘a’. HWY 211
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R2 AFFECTED LANDS the affected lands are the portion of nw 1/4 Section 3-33-4-w3m shown on map a (bylaw 201607). PUBLIC INSPECTION the proposed bylaw may be inspected by any person at the Dundurn Town Office during office hours: 9 to noon and 1 to 5pm, monday through friday. bylaw copies are available at no cost. PUBLIC HEARING council will hold a public hearing on tuesday, october 11 at 6:15pm in the town of dundurn council chambers, dundurn, Saskatchewan, to hear comments on the proposed bylaw. council will consider all written comments if received by 4pm friday, october 7th, 2016. Issued September 16, 2016 at the Town of Dundurn, Saskatchewan.
The property may generally be described as being located in the NW 30-35-03-W3M and SW 31-35-03-W3M, north of Cheviot Road, West of Highway 316 and South of Floral Road PurPose 1. The intent of the amendment is to provide for potential industrial lands in the area described within this notice. exPlanation 2. The specific reason for the proposed amendment is to rezone the Agricultural area into an I (H) – Industrial Holding area, which may be used for Industrial purposes as contained within Schedule F – Industrial District of Bylaw 4-2001. Until the holding designation is removed from the property, the lands shall be restricted to agricultural use. Bylaw insPection The Bylaw may be inspected by any interested person at the R.M. 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 1:30 p.m. on the 12th day of October, 2016 in the R.M. of Blucher, #343 Office at Bradwell, Sask. 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 22nd day of September, 2016. r. Doran scott, administrator
Sea-cans unfairly targeted At the July 18 RM of Corman Park meeting, council spent considerable time discussing how to restrict the number of sea-cans in the RM. Mention was made of how ugly they are. However, there was no discussion on why so many taxpayers are now adding sea-cans to their property and how to address this need along with balancing aesthetics. Times have changed and no longer can people leave their machinery, equipment, tools and big boy toys out in the open. Vandalism is a growing fact. A fact, too, is a sea-can is an excellent deterrent as they pose a more difficult challenge to break into than a shop. Instead of implementing restrictions on the number of sea-cans allowed, a more productive discussion would be on their visibility. If a taxpayer has 80 acres and chooses to have 10 sea-cans that are out of sight there should be no problem. If “ugliness” was a criteria worth mentioning, it seems beyond comprehension that – at the same meeting – council approved the building of an indus-
trial seed cleaning, grain storage and seed selling operation in the middle of over 60 rural residences. When the residents voiced concerns that this operation did not fit into the location and would be visible from numerous homes, the applicant said they would plant a row of trees. A sea-can is 9.5 feet tall. According to the applicant, the seed cleaning building will be 32 feet tall plus there will be multiple large seed storage bins. This is over three times as tall as an ugly sea-can – yet council approved this even after well over 80 per cent of the taxpayers were against it. Yes both a sea-can and a seed cleaning plant are ugly, but the sea-can is moveable, does not cause noise, dust, potential health issues, increase rodent population, have lights, risk accidents due to increased traffic on an already busy highway, decrease surrounding property values or disrupt the peace and quiet and quality of life of over 100 people in the area. C. Laliberte RM of Corman Park
McMorris conviction serves as a painful reminder Before anything more is said about Indian Head-Milestone MLA Don McMorris, allow me to relay a story. The lives of those at the Regina Leader-Post became a little sadder four years ago when we lost the late, great Ron Petrie – a friend and writer of extraordinary talent. Losing his battle with cancer, Ron left behind his incredible wife Joan and four kids – three of them his 15-year-old triplets. McMorris, really a stranger to Ron, did an extraordinary thing for the family. Notwithstanding the needs of his own family and his own busy schedule as health minister, McMorris, a one-time driving instructor, took time out to teach the triplets to drive. Few know about this, largely because McMorris didn’t want anyone to know. But in the wake of McMorris’s drunken driving conviction, maybe people should have an opportunity to judge the man by something other his worst decision. Driving with a blood alcohol content two-and-a-half times the legal limit was surely Don McMorris’s worst decision. That it happened in the late morning – after what he described as late night drinking with an old school friend – has caused many to wonder. His lawyer Arron Fox suggested
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after McMorris pleaded guilty, described it as “an issue with alcohol”. That painful admission has been as one of many for the Indian Head-Milestone MLA. He immediately lost his highranking standing as deputy premier and minister responsible for SGI and the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA). And, quite frankly, it’s difficult to understand right now how he should be allowed to keep his seat. The rules of the legislature say MLAs can be booted out for criminal code convictions while serving, but only for sentences greater than two years. McMorris’s punishment was a one-year driving suspension and an $1,800 fine. But, can a law-breaker fulfill his duties as a law-maker? Many Saskatchewan people feel it’s just not right. Premier Brad Wall has already determined he can. However, McMorris’s conviction brings to four elected to the current Sask. Party caucus with a history of drinking CONTINUED ON PAGE 17
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By Chris Ashfield I’m alive and well and not likely going anywhere anytime soon. Sorry if hearing that ruins your day and disappoints you. What I am in fact referring to is not myself but the newspaper for which you are reading. It has been a part of this community for more than 124 years and will likely be here for many more years to come. It is one of the oldest – if not the oldest – businesses in town. Many things about this newspaper have changed over the years but one thing has always remained the same. It has reported on and delivered local news of importance every week to people in the community. And it plans to continue doing so for many years to come. Market research shows that newspapers still dominate all other media platforms when it comes to reaching people. In fact, 75% of Canadians rely on newspapers as their primary source for local community information. Far higher than websites (39%), television (20%), radio (19%), or flyers (9%). Yet the stigma out there is that newspapers are dying when, in fact, the opposite is the case. Newspapers may have suffered through the economic downturn
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lisher, newspapers are vital to our way of life. They are more than a way to get local news. They are also the watchdogs of society, protectors of democracy, and record of history. Without newspapers are you going to attend every council meeting to hold our governments accountable? How will you be able to look back at what happened in our community years from now? Are you going to scroll back through your Facebook feed? And where do you think other news site and even Google gets it’s information from? Yup, you guessed it, newspapers. The next time you complain about the cost of a buying a newspaper or the price of advertising, just remember where that money goes. Reporting takes time and costs money. And just like you, our staff needs to make money too. They have kids to feed and mortgages to pay. But it is about more than just supporting your community newspaper. It’s also about protecting our way of life. Because without newspapers, society would be much worse off. We’re not dying. But that doesn’t mean you need to kill us. –Chris Ashfield is the publisher of the Whitewood Herald in Whitewood, SK
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Joint-use schools designed to meet needs of students By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca With exterior construction of both the Traditions - Holy Trinity School in Warman and the Lake Vista - Holy Mary School in Martensville largely completed, the focus heading into the winter months is shifting to the interior. Elected board members and senior administrators with both Prairie Spirit School Division (PSSD) and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS), along with City of Warman officials, got a first-hand look at the new Warman school construction site on Tuesday, September 13. Ian Podmore, design and construction lead with the Joint-Use Mutual Partnership consortium, highlighted the innovative design of the building and explained the engineering and construction methods being used. “We’re striking a balance between traditional classrooms and smaller, flexible break-out spaces within each learning community,” said Podmore during
the tour. “The building incorporates large open areas and plenty of natural light. Each wing of the building will also allow the addition of relocatable classrooms at the ends, so both schools can be expanded if necessary to accommodate more students.” The Traditions School, operated under the auspices of the PSSD public school division; is a two-storey building; while the Holy Trinity School, administered by the Catholic school division, is on one level. The two schools share a large gymnasium in common; while each also has its own smaller, adjacent gym. Childcare space is also provided for in the central area of the joint-use school, where the main entrance for the public is located. Each school also has its own separate entrance for students and staff. The building has a common heating and ventilation system for both schools. The Warman and Martensville elementary schools are among 18 being built as
part of a $635 million publicprivate partnership (P3). Diane Boyko, Chair of GSCS, said she’s impressed with the progress of the new Catholic schools in both Warman and Martensville. “It’s great to see how far along we are,” said Boyko. “Especially when you consider that we only broke ground a year ago.” She noted that even though the school itself won’t open until next fall, the GSCS has already implemented kindergarten programs in both cities this fall. “We have 30 children here in Warman and I believe there are 18 or 19 enrolled in Martensville,” said Boyko. “We had a chance to tour those classes earlier, and it reminds us of why we do this. The joy of learning among the youngsters is incredible. “We’re glad to offer that to the Catholic communities here.” The Catholic kindergar CONTINUED ON PAGE 17
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An increased police presence in Martensville is evident now that the Combined Traffic Services Unit has settled into its new offices on Centennial Drive. The Combined Traffic Services Unit consists of RCMP officers and Saskatoon Police Service officers working in partnership. The focus of the unit is on area highways.
School speed zone patrols effective: RCMP By TERRY PUGH they didn’t realize school tpugh@ccgazette.ca was back in. But school A total of 18 tickets for started September 1, and the speeding violations in signs clearly state the speed school zones were handed limit is effective in Septemout to drivers in Martensber.” ville and Warman during Martensville City Councilthe first week of September, or Bob Blackwell noted that according to Sgt. Rob Eyre “not one kid got hurt” durof the Warman-Martensville ing the first week of school, RCMP detachment. so the patrols accomplished In his reports to Martenstheir objective. ville city council on Sep “That’s 18 good tickets tember 6 and Warman city handed out, in my opinion,” council on September 12, said Blackwell. Eyre said drivers had a myr- Martensville City Councilbp_ad2 08-09:Layout 1 11/2/09 4:03 PM Page 1 iad of excuses for exceeding or Tyson Chillog said many the posted speed limit, but people in the community none of them held water. have commented on the in “We got some thumbs up, creased police presence in and we got some thumbs Martensville since the esdown,” said Eyre, referring tablishment of the Comto the public reaction to the bined Traffic Services Unit 08-09:Layout 1 11/2/09 4:03 PM police presence in the school bp_ad2 in the same building as the zones. “A lot of people said RCMP detachment on Cen-
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Located in the Legends Centre, the Warman Booster Juice opened on August 31 Juice customers. The Baergs believe the new store will be attractive to the community of Martensville as well. The store offers a school lunch program. “It’s called Booster Juice Day now,” said CoraLee. “With the school catering program you can arrange for your classroom or your school to pre-order smoothies and wraps and have them delivered.” It’s ‘kid-loved and parent-approved’ she added. The Baergs have already seen a lot of interest in the Booster Juice fundraising program, where schools, sports groups, daycares and medical causes can purchase Booster Juice vouchers at a discount and sell them for a profit for their
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Warman’s Margaret Dyck begins next chapter in new seniors’ care home By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca When Margaret Dyck was a kid growing up in Warman, she knew everybody in town. “There were only about 120 people then,” said Dyck in an interview on Wednesday, September 14. “It wasn’t a very big place. We didn’t really even have proper streets. They were more like trails in between the houses. “But we did have a lot of trains. Warman had up to 12 passenger trains coming and going every day.” Born in 1925, Dyck is a sprightly 90-year-old with a quick smile and razor-sharp wit. Born and raised on a farm in the Warman area, she and her siblings were no strangers to milking cows, seeding and harvesting crops, and working in the big farm garden. In her youth she played shortstop on the Warman High School baseball team, and her love of life still shines through in her conversation. Dyck said when she was going to school, Warman was so small, there were “only three light bulbs in
town, and that’s the truth, I’m not making that up. “When we had our Christmas program, they had to take the light bulb from the basement and use it for something upstairs. So if you had to go to the toilet, you had to find your way around downstairs in the pitch-black darkness.” Dyck still attends services at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Warman, where she’s been a member of the congregation all her life. “The church has always been important to me,” she said. “The building has changed over the years; they even have a daycare centre now that’s doing really well, I’m told.” Dyck married her late husband, Henry, when she was 20 years old, and together they operated a dairy farm where they raised four boys and three girls. Her husband passed away in 1990 In 2006, during Warman’s 100th anniversary celebration, she was honoured as the oldest resident of the community who had been born and raised there and was still living in town. She and one of her sisters
lived together in a suite in Warman for eight years. They later moved to Luther Tower in Saskatoon, where they shared an apartment for the past five years. Recently, though, her eyesight has been failing and her children felt it was best if she moved to a home where she could receive the kind of care she needed. The mother of seven, grandmother of 32, and great-grandmother of “about 30 or so; I can name them all but it’ll take me a while,” is the first resident of Warman’s newest seniors care home, Diamond House, which opened this week in Warman’s north end. “I like it here,” said Dyck. “I didn’t see the place until the day before I moved in. But my kids really like it and they said, ‘Mom, this is the place for you.’ So here I am. I think it will be a very nice home.” One of eight personal care homes operating under the umbrella of Golden Health Care, Diamond House will eventually house about 120 residents. That’s about the same number of people that made up the town’s entire population in the 1930s. And Dyck says she’s looking forward to meeting every one of the residents as they move into the new home in the coming weeks and months. “I’ve only been here since Monday,” she said. “So I can’t say I know my way around yet. The place is pretty big. But I can find my way to the bathroom and my bedroom, so I guess I’m doing okay for now. “Besides, I have the entire staff to myself, so I’m well looked-after. “And I know a lot of the people who are going to be moving in here already.” Heather Haupstein, CEO of Golden Health Care, said the opening of the seniors home is an exciting time. “The home is complete, and we are anxious to show everyone what we have to offer,” said Haupstein. “Consider this an open invitation to come tour our unique home.”
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By Mackenzie Heintz mackenzie@ccgazette.ca The newly formed Twin Rivers Senior Hockey League will be in its first year this upcoming hockey season in the Valley area. The league was formed to promote more local players to play for the respective teams. The teams playing in the league include Rosthern, Warman, Dalmeny, Clavet, St. Louis, Birch Hills, Cudworth and Vonda. One of the reasons this league was formed was for teams to play competitive hockey without worrying about recruiting high calibre players to compete with other teams, according to Warman Senior Wildcats hockey team comanager Doug Harms. The Wildcats played in the Fort Carlton Hockey League last season. Harms said that there were a lot of high calibre players in that league. “It’s very high calibre, so for teams to be able to compete in that league, you need to find a lot of really good players. And (in) Warman we just didn’t feel that we wanted to go that route and we wanted to promote local hockey,” he said. Harms mentioned that this new league could be a place for the players coming out of the midget division to play in, if they decide not to play junior hockey. The idea of forming the new league came about after the Fort Carlton meeting in the spring. Some teams wanted some rules to change to promote more of the local hockey players. “We…sat around after (the meeting) and we said …‘hey, what’s stopping us from either looking for a new league or making our own league,’” Harms said. There were some delays to getting the ball rolling, as some teams wanted that commitment. After some teams couldn’t find an alternative league to play in, they decided to commit to this idea of forming a new league. “So we had that one league meeting a couple of weeks ago and enough teams said ‘hey, let’s
do it.” Once the teams paid their bond money then the new league became reality. In this league there will be an “elite player” rule. The rule entails teams can only recruit three hockey players who have played 30 or more games at the Junior A level or higher. That includes university and professional as well. Harms said this league will succeed because of the more local players it’s going to attract. “It’s going to be really good hockey, there’s a lot of really good hockey players that haven’t played Junior A or up,” Harms said. “It’s just going to allow a wider selection of the players from the local areas to play.” He also added that if the teams have local talent, that’ll draw more people from the community to watch and support that team. Rosthern Senior Wheat Kings Hockey Club president Andrew Crowe said that the team is excited to play in this league as well. “The league holds the same priorities that we’ve been looking for…in that we want to be as local as possible and still be competitive. We really want to showcase our home-grown talent more,” Crowe said. What also drew the Wheat Kings into the new league was the other teams are close in proximity compared to the teams in the Wheatland Hockey League they played in last year. The Wheat Kings were already playing in an established league and Crowe said it was a tough decision to switch to a new league, but he thinks it was better for the team to do so. “We had to take the plunge and try a new league, thinking that it would make our team more sustainable. We probably could have found a way to ice a team this year, but moving forward, it would have been more difficult to (ice a team). We had to make the plunge eventually…we figured this was a good time.” The season is expected to start in the beginning of November.
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first 6,000 fans will receive a special collectible item. A special pre-game ceremony will begin at 2:00 and play-by-play legend, Bob Cole of Hockey Night In Canada, will be on hand to emcee the ceremonies. The Blades will also be wearing special tribute jerseys for the game. The jerseys will then be auctioned off with all the proceeds going to the Gordie Howe Alzheimers Fund. The Blades are expecting a large crowd to honour and thank Mr. Hockey, so fans are urged to buy and print their tickets in advance.
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Hanley outlasts Davidson in rivalry matchup by Wayne Shiels essenceofsask@gmail.com The Hanley Sabers remain undefeated in 6-man Conference 3 play after defeating the visiting Davidson Raiders 69-50 on Friday, September 16. It was the battle of highway 11 communities as the Raiders team has players from Kenaston, Davidson and Craik while the Sabers are a football hotbed with players from Dundurn and Hanley.
In an intensely contested game, Hanley was able to build a 26-22 half-time lead with quarterback Conor Prosofsky tossing touchdown passes to Colten Olyniuk and Ryder Bellina, while the special teams contributed with a pair of kick return majors. The Raiders were led by their elusive quarterback Andrew Read, who was able to eat up ground with his running ability. Read scored several rushing touchdowns
in addition to throwing a couple touchdown passes to Addison Ouellette. In the second half, Hanley maintained their lead as Marshall Prosofsky caught four touchdown passes and Evan Ashdown scored on a well-executed flea flicker play, and quarterback Conor Prosofsky scored on a short yardage plunge. Hanley will look to continue their winning ways as they host Assiniboia on Friday, September 23.
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by Wayne Shiels essenceofsask@gmail.com Football is the ultimate team sport where success comes from everyone doing their job and everyone having a chance to contribute. This was evident as the host Aberdeen Crusaders dropped a 27-18 decision to the Lanigan Lazers on Thursday, September 15. Both teams were looking for their first win of the season. The intensity, effort and encouragement shown during the game was high end. The first quarter saw Aberdeen strike first when Kyle Beauregard broke free for a 45-yard touchdown run. Lanigan’s Owen Bernauer scored on a 18-yard run. In the second quarter, Lanigan receiver Gabe Zerbin got behind the Crusader defence for a 38-yard catch and run. Aberdeen quarterback Tyson White scored on a long 65-yard touchdown run to make the half-time score 14-12 with the only difference being unsuccessful convert attempts. Aberdeen regained the lead early in the second half when Kyle Beauregard scored on 22-yard touchdown run. The Lazers took the lead back when Zerbin hauled in another long touchdown pass. Lanigan added another major in the fourth quarter to make the final score 27-18. Aberdeen battled right to the very end and were stopped just short on three
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to pump each other up with third down stops, touchdowns, big tackles, and huge third down conversions. We’re proud of how our boys played and look forward to meeting Lanigan again.” Aberdeen is scheduled for the return trip to Lanigan on October 14. The Crusaders next home game is Thursday, September 22 Hudson Bay pays a visit.
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Professional boxers to duke it out in Saskatoon on October 22 By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca Boxing promoter Dennis Page announced on Thursday that a professional boxing event is coming to Saskatoon. “Paid professional sports will hold the At Last Boxing Championship Part II, the second professional boxing card to be held in Saskatoon in almost 25 years,” said Page at a press conference. Two championships are on the docket for the night of October 22. Saskatoon boxer Gary Kopas and Frank White will vie for the Interim Cruiserweight title and Paul Bzdel vs Frank Cotroni for the Interim Middleweight title. Six other bouts are slated for the evening as well. Also in the ring are Michelle Nelson, Kye Sabo, Wayne Smith, Clay Dumais and Ian Abbott. The event is also a fundraiser for the Sas-
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Gary Kopas (left), Michelle Nelson, Kye Sabo and Wayne Smith are some of the boxers on the card for a professional boxing championship event on October 22 at Prairieland Park katchewan Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured (SARBI). Page’s brother Gregory won the WBA Heavyweight title in 1984 but suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2001 because of a mismanaged boxing card, Page said. “One day out of the blue Gregory called me and asked if I could come and help him.” Page went down to Louisville, Kentucky and started researching brain injury. Out of that grew a passion to support and advocate for those who are brain injured.
With the establishment of a provincial athletics commission to oversee combat sports, the expectation is that boxing will grow in Saskatchewan “There are a lot of boxers that go to the nationals and that do all those things for example, but could not graduate to the pros,” said Page. “There are a lot of skilled athletes in Saskatchewan. They’ve been sitting on the couch wishing with their fingers crossed and their toes crossed. Now they have the opportunity get back
in the gym and start doing things.” Kopas expressed gratitude to Page for bringing boxing to Saskatoon. “I’ve been waiting a lot of years for this. This is a really exciting event and I’m happy to be able to get a title here in Saskatoon in front of home-town fans.” Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and fights begin at 7:00 p.m. “We’re looking forward to some great bouts at Prairieland Park on October 22, and fans of boxing won’t be disappointed,” said Page.
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U of S Huskies quarterback Kyle Siemens (19) was 20-for-35 for 284 yards passing and a pair of touchdown tosses in a 2019 loss to the University of Calgary Dinos at Griffiths Stadium at Potash Corp Park on Friday, September 16. Siemens and the Huskies travel east to take on the University of Manitoba Bisons on Saturday, September 24 before taking on the U of R Rams at the new Mosaic Stadium in Regina on October 1.
Rush trade Greer, pick up Jones, picks The Saskatchewan Rush have acquired a secondround pick in the 2017 NLL Entry Draft from the Calgary Roughnecks in exchange for forward Riley Loewen in a trade that was announced Tuesday, September 20. The two-time defending NLL Champions Rush have positioned themselves well ahead of what has been touted as a very deep talent pool that will be available in the 2017 draft. Saskatchewan now has a trio of second-round picks with
the one acquired in the Loewen trade, another in the trade that took place on Monday that brought Adam Jones to the Rush from the Colorado Mammoth in exchange for Zack Greer, plus the Rush’s own selection. Loewen was a secondround pick of the Rush’s in 2013. He played in 12 regular-season games for Saskatchewan in 2016, collecting three goals and 21 assists, but did not make an appearance in the Champion’s Cup playoffs.
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CANCER June 22– July 22
You may find the energy surrounding you is a bit overwhelming. If you need a brief break from the hustle, take a step back and enjoy some quiet time at home.
LEO July 23– August 22
The little things will catch your attention this week, Leo. A small detail, a note in a song or a particular color may bring back memories. Try to embrace these feelings.
VIRGO August 23– September 22
You may have to put your feelings on the line if you are to gain the respect of someone important to you, Virgo. Although it may feel uncomfortable, forge ahead.
LIBRA September 23– October 22
Libra, you and a relative or significant other clear a hurdle in your relationship. This may pave the way for a fruitful, happy relationship for years to come.
SCORPIO October 23– November 21
Scorpio, expect a lot of passion and adventure this week. Talk to your spouse or partner about the best way to make the most of this renewed vigor.
SAGITTARIUS November 22– December 21
Celestial energy will rejuvenate and reenergize you, Sagittarius. Someone you meet may provide a spark that will benefit you greatly in the days ahead.
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Sandy Lockhart admits that she never pursued her career but that photography chose her. Her company, Sandy Lockhart Photography is well-known for her high quality services at great rates. “Being an on-location photographer, I also have a small studio in Warman which comes in handy with newborns on cold days,” she explains. “I believe a family session can be fun and memorable in a good way. I still like to do the posed portraits but love to capture some cadid style images where you see love and emotion between family members.” Lockhart, who recently celebrated 10 years in business earlier this year, takes great pride in providing stellar service and loves going the extra mile for her customers. “One of the most rewarding parts of this business is meeting the amazing people that allow me into their lives and their stories. To watch a child grow from the beginning is a gift I don’t take lightly. Or those early teens that have grown up and are graduating, moving onto the next stages of life...and getting to capture it all has been a blessing. It’s not only memorable for the families but also for myself. Being a part of the community that lets me know they have enjoyed the photos I have captured at events their children or as a family participate in is very rewarding.” Sandy Lockhart Photography specializes in graduation sessions as well as family, children, maternity and newborn plus photobooth events, commercial (homebuilders/real estate) and more. Lockhart reflected on her time in the photography industry and is quick to point out that she likes to give back whenever she can. “I volunteered for some charity events and next year am happy to celebrate my 11th year with Children’s Wish Foundation “Swing and a Wish”. This venture has been fun and challenging. It’s the best career I have had!”
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Led by pastors Clay Bitner and Mark Janzen, Grace Fellowship is a church that exists to bring glory to God through the lives transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The message of Jesus is one that is remarkable in its simplicity. God in love chose to rescue the rebels who had themselves chosen to run away by living life their own way, by their own rules. We’ve been given the opportunity to hear the message of Jesus – one that says we have been loved and pursued by God and that we should turn back toward him for freedom and greater joy than we can have on our own. In order to rescue us, Jesus ransomed our souls from eternal death by giving his own life for us on the cross and rising again three days later in victory over sin, death, and hell. Since the growth of Warman has not yet been matched by the growth of the church in Warman, we are excited to be able to proclaim Jesus in and around Warman, including gathering together on Sunday mornings in the Legends Centre to worship Jesus through music, prayer, and the preaching of the Bible. “The most rewarding part of pastoring a church is being able to see people’s lives changed by Jesus,” Bitner and Janzen explain. “It’s been amazing to see marriages restored, family relationships healed, people learning to love the community they live in, and hearts filled with the joy of knowing they are loved by the creator of the universe.”
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part of her life. “I have a degree in Zoology and have been a veterinarian since 1999,” Dr. Neudorf explains. “I have a passion for what I do. I enjoy the day-to-day aspects of being a veterinarian but also enjoy working with rescue organizations, educators, wildlife organizations and law enforcement.” Warman Small Animal Hospital is an approachable, understanding group of professionals who have your pet’s best interest in mind. “The best part is being able to offer the kind of compassionate care that I have always wanted to; setting my own bar high when it comes to standards and protocols,” Neudorf explains. “I also enjoy being an active mentor to the Warman Pre-Vet Club, a club we started in 2014 that assists youth in pursuing their dreams of becoming veterinarians.”
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In just two years since its opening, Warman Small Animal Hospital has quickly become the first choice for people and their pets. From routine annual exams to vaccinations, emergency medicine and surgery, xrays, behavioural classes, exotic animal care, microchips, elective surgery, dental care, quality pet products and grooming, and a pre-vet club, the facility is staffed by seven highly trained professionals. Owner Dr. Colette Neudorf grew up on the family farm in Manitoba and animal care has always been an important
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Mennie Landscapes is much more than just planting shrubs and moving soil. The company also specializes in landscape design, installation and maintenance (including lawn mowing, spring cleaning, aeration, power raking, custom planting plans, pruning, and snow removal). The company also offers more tailored yard services including planting bed revitalization, shrub pruning and tailored planting plans for existing and new planting beds. “The most unique aspect of Mennie Landscapes is the specialization in designing and building playscapes,” says co-owner Les Mennie. “I was lucky enough to train with a landscape architect in Vancouver that had spent nearly 20 years working with the daycare industry to refine and improve playscape design.” The company also gives back to its employees, the community and its clients. “Landscape work is not easy work and I appreciate my employees and enjoy being able to pass on the joy of landscaping and the joy of good design,” Mennie says. “There is nothing like seeing the smile on a child’s face when they step into their newly designed and installed playscape or the relief a homeowner has when they are able to just sit in their yard and enjoy their family and the place where they are after we have given them a new landscape.”
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Wearing a helmet pays off for lucky kids in Warman
By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca Wearing a skid lid is always a smart choice when you’re riding a bike, skateboard or scooter. And for seven lucky Warman kids who were wearing their bike helmets when they were spotted by Warman firefighters making their weekly rounds last summer, the choice paid off in spades. Serena Goertzen, Maclain Ethier, Raiden Clayton and Drew Anderson each won a bike; while Omkar Deol, Landyn Bueckert, and Haley Houle won scooters; and
Jaxon Goerzen won a skateboard. The prizes were given out by members of Warman Fire Rescue on Wednesday, September 14. The helmet safety program has been going for a number of years, according to Ken Goebel, the firefighter heading up the initiative this past summer. “It’s a good program because it helps kids understand why they should wear a helmet,” said Goebel. “There’s a lot of evidence that shows helmets prevent serious head and brain injuries. By rewarding the kids, that reinforces the message
for them.” During the summer months, fire department members in uniform patrol the streets in a marked fire truck. When they see kids wearing helmets, they stop and give the youngsters a voucher that can be redeemed at participating local merchants, who then give out ice cream or drinks. When the kids redeem their vouchers, their names and phone numbers are entered into a draw made at the end of the summer for prizes, including bikes, scooters and skateboards. Goebel said over the
course of the summer, more and more kids regularly wear their helmets, both as a matter of habit and in the hope they are singled out by firefighters on patrol. He noted it also allows the fire department to be seen
in a non-threatening aspect. “We want the kids to know they shouldn’t be afraid of firefighters,” said Goebel. “If the only time they see a fireman is when there’s an emergency, that can be scary for a kid. This is a way
of being a friendly face in the community.” Firefighters on the helmet safety committee include Goebel, Chris Bence, Jon Unger, Ken McSheffery and Warman Fire Chief Russ Austin.
R.M. OF MONTROSE NO. 315 PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the R.M. of Montrose No. 315 intends to consider the adoption of a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to adopt a new Zoning Bylaw. INTENT A—Agriculture District: To provide for the primary use of land in the form of agricultural development, associated residences, limited single-parcel agricultural residential development, location-dependent natural resource development and other uses compatible with agricultural development. AR—Agricultural Residential District: To provide for low density, single and multiple parcel agricultural residential development and other compatible uses. H—Hamlet District: To provide for residential development and other appropriate uses in the existing hamlets of Donavon, Laura and Swanson. C—Commercial District: To provide for commercial and industrial uses in specific areas, with standards for such development.
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Youngsters who won bikes, scooters and a skateboard included (front row, left to right) Landyn Bueckert, Raiden Clatyon, Serena Goerzen, Drew Anderson, Maclain Ethier, Jaxon Goerzen and Haley Houle. Several members of Warman Fire Rescue were on hand to present the prizes to the kids on Wednesday, September 14
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zoned seed cleaning plants as industrial in their future land use maps. In fact, the Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities Act states an agricultural operation includes “the tillage of land, the production or raising of crops, dairy farming, the raising of poultry or livestock” and the like, “but does not include the com-
mercial operation of seed cleaning plants.” The land in question is currently zoned Agricultural Residential (AR2) and the RM can use their discretion on its use, based on compatible uses in the immediate area, public consultation and other factors. As the two-and-a-half-hour meeting drew to a close, Stefan asked the appeals board
to “apply the discretion that wasn’t applied in the July 18 meeting.” The NCDDAB has 30 days to deliberate on whether it will overturn the approval given by RM council for the seed cleaning plant. If they do not overturn it, residents can file an appeal to the Provincial Development Appeals Board within 20 days of hearing the decision.
The proposed Zoning Bylaw also contains updated and new general provisions that apply to development throughout the Rural Municipality. Updated and new provisions include: • development permit requirements, application fees and application process; • discretionary use permit requirements, application fees, application process and evaluation criteria; • special regulations and standards for home based businesses and farm based businesses, campgrounds, tourist camps and trailer courts, waste management facilities, bed and breakfast homes and vacation farms, service stations, accessory uses/buildings/structures, kennels, auction markets, wind farms, and transloading facilities; • regulations for signs and billboards; and • temporary land uses. AFFECTED LAND All land within the corporate limits of the R.M. of Montrose No. 315, as shown on the Zoning District Map contained in this notice, is affected by the new Zoning Bylaw.
Health Region cuts 70 jobs Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) regrets to announce the jobs of approximately 70 people, both in-scope and out-of-scope, are being affected by sustainability plan measures. Individual meetings took place with unionized staff August 15 to provide notice of layoff and explain what is happening to their position. Notification of voluntary separation to non-unionized employees, including managers, has been occurring over the past week. “We have made these decisions knowing how difficult this is for employees across our Region,” says Dan Florizone, President and CEO of Saskatoon Health Region. “We built our sustainability plan on the principles of not compromising patient care and doing everything we can to protect frontline services while delivering health care in the most efficient way possible. We had hoped to avoid affecting the jobs of any of our over 11,000 employees. However, we knew that with over 70 per cent of our entire budget devoted to staffing, not affecting jobs
was extremely unlikely.” Over the past months, Saskatoon Health Region has been working to eliminate a gap between revenues and expenses and achieve a balanced budget. The Region’s $34 million cost-savings plan includes nearly 170 initiatives that eliminate the full-time equivalent of approximately 260 positions. Through the use of attrition and other measures, only a portion of these 260 positions result in layoffs and separations. “We have worked with our union partners to make every effort to minimize job loss while focusing on quality care for our patients, residents and clients, and addressing our financial challenges. We held vacancies wherever possible, instituted an external hiring freeze, and implemented an out-of-scope voluntary separation program. We reduced overtime costs by nearly 20 per cent through a predictive model that allows us to plan ahead and staff according to the demand for service, and we eliminated or reduced third-party grants.
All of this was done in an effort to minimize job loss,” says Florizone. Saskatoon Health Region ended its 2015-16 fiscal year with a deficit of $35.7 million, lower than expected, but the Region continues to face significant financial challenges. Based on July financial estimates, the Region’s $1.2 billion 2016-17 budget currently contains a $30.8 million gap between expenses and revenues. “As a public organization, with a responsibility to taxpayers, a balanced budget must be achieved and with that, job loss has been unavoidable,” says Florizone. “It’s a direction none of us wanted to take and we are doing our utmost to support those affected and their coworkers during this time.” The number of people in unionized positions who may ultimately be without a job won’t be known for a number of weeks given the collective agreement process that needs to be respected. This may result in some individuals being able to “bump” others with lesser seniority.
YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY PROVISIONS IN THE NEW ZONING BYLAW. PLEASE CHECK THE FULL VERSION OF THE BYLAW, AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW OR PURCHASE AT THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE OR FOR REVIEW OR DOWNLOAD FROM THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY’S WEBSITE:
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REASON The new Zoning Bylaw will help direct and manage growth and development in the R.M. of Montrose No. 315. PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed bylaw at the R.M. of Montrose Municipal Office, located on 1st Avenue North in Donavon, SK, between the hours of 9 AM—5 PM Monday to Thursday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available to individuals at cost. PUBLIC HEARING RM Council will hold a formal public hearing at 10:00 AM on Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Municipal Office to hear any person or group that wishes to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the Municipal Office before the hearings. Issued at the R.M. of Montrose No. 315 this 15th day of September, 2016. Desiree Bouvier, Administrator
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and driving. It’s not the message that should be sent out by any provincial government – let alone one that is presiding over a province with the highest rate of drinking and driving convictions in the country. But there might be one good thing emerging out of the McMorris’s story. It is one of the things forcing the Saskatchewan Party government – and the rest of us, for that matter – to begin to a serious dialogue on how we need to change. On his Facebook page, Premier Brad Wall offered some rather heartfelt and important words on the sub-
ject. “Saskatchewan. We have a serious problem. We have had it for some time,” Wall wrote. “Too many of us are still drinking and driving and it is taking the lives of our neighbours and friends, fathers, mothers and our kids. And it is devastating the lives of others who are left behind. “We need to stop this.” It’s sentiment hard to dispute, although there are some who still do. According to an August Mainstreet/Postmedia poll – one in five of us still seem to believe it’s okay to drive drunk if it’s only for a short distance.
This speaks to a longstanding culture – especially in rural Saskatchewan – where we use long-distances, cold nights and the lack of taxis or public transportation as a convenient excuse. Admittedly, Wall’s Facebook post likely had less to do with McMorris than it has with a rash of incidents in our province this summer that have. However, it is McMorris who will be the lightning rod. But maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe McMorris’s woes should remind us all how much is at stake when we drink and drive.
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By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca When supporters of the Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation took to the lush fairways at the Greenbryre Golf & Country Club on Thursday, the weather was fine. The second annual Golf Classic attracted 63 golfers, up from last year. Still a relatively new initiative, the Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation is gradually finding its legs. Sharon Compton, executive director for the foundation, said the first year was more about trying to secure the legal aspects of launching a foundation and following that, spending some intensive time developing policies. The Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation didn’t start with a leg up, like many others do. “Most foundations start with a pledge or amount of money and they take that money and do something with it,” said Compton. “We’re starting from scratch and trying to build some dollars to be able to provide support.” Compton just completed her first year as executive director. She is a retired school superintendent who spent 32 years in education. The Foundation has identified several broad mandates – to support innovation in public education, develop partnerships with businesses and investment opportunities and inspire passion for public education.
Compton clarified that the Foundation does not augment any funding. “We don’t exist to augment any shortfalls that are coming from budgeting. Our foundation is strictly to provide programming that would not exist without our sponsorship.” One of those programs is learning grant opportunities which the Foundation is excited to begin providing. “We’re just developing a set of criteria for what an application for an innovative
Sharon Compton, executive director of the Praiarie Spirit Schools Foundation learning experience would be. It might be for a student, it might be for a classroom, or it might be for a school,” said Compton. The Foundation wants it to be something that’s ‘real world,’ that’s about solving a problem and making a difference in your school or your community. Once the criteria are developed, learning grant opportunities may become available before the year is out.
Funds from the Golf Classic tournament will go to support learning grant opportunities. Compton said the golfing fees, which included two meals, amount to a break-even situation, possibly a bit of profit. But most of the profit from the event comes through sponsorship, their 50/50 promo and silent auction. The Foundation ran another fundraiser last year – A Trip a Month – which they are currently kicking off for a second year. Tickets go for $100 and each ticket provides 12 chances to win a $2500 trip voucher. The Foundation is looking for sponsors for this fundraiser. Sponsorship supports one of the months of the draw. “The other thing I’m really pleased with is, we have three students who are golfing with us in our tournament,” said Compton. These high school students were sponsored for the event and the Foundation hopes to increase the number of students for next year’s Golf Classic. Compton is gratified to see that the support base for the Foundation is growing. “I’m just so grateful and appreciative of the people out there who believe in our cause and who want to make a difference for education. It’s really heartwarming. Whether it’s through the sponsorship or through these gifts, the uptake has just been just fantastic.”
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September 16 at 1:00 p.m. a semi tipped over on Highway 11 at the Highway 12 overpass. No injuries to the driver. September 17 at 10:00 p.m. a truck was reported driving on the football field at Martensville High School. A truck was later located but occupants denied driving on the field. September 17 at 11:20 p.m. a dark truck was reported doing donuts in the parking lot of the go-cart track in Martensville. Vehicle was gone on arrival. September 18 at 9:57 a.m. members checked out a suspicious vehicle on Highway 12. A 46-year-old male was found sleeping in the vehicle. He was charged with impaired driving.
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September 12 several calls were received in Asquith of vehicles that had
Weapons and theft charges against two males The Prince Albert RCMP report that, during the early hours of September 15, two males were arrested in connection with weapons and stolen property offences in the Hagen district south of Prince Albert. A subsequent search warrant was executed at a residence in the Hamlet of Hagen where stolen property and firearms were recovered. Two adult males have been charged with the following Criminal Code offences. Scott Bruce Bouvier, 25, of Martensville, Saskatchewan is charged with, unauthorized possession of a firearm, unsafe storage of a firearm, possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose, two counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000, and failing to comply with an undertaking. Dustin Andrew Lepine of Hagen, Saskatchewan is charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, unsafe storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, two counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of stolen property under $5,000. Both individuals have been released from custody and will appear in Provincial Court in Prince Albert on October 31, 2016.
been entered and rummaged through. One vehicle was stolen. September 12 at 12:36 p.m. the mailboxes located at Highway 60 and Hodgson Road were reported broken into and mail stolen. Canada Post advised. September 12 at 6:47 p.m. a vehicle was located just west of Highway 7 near the overpass. Checks were made with Saskatoon City Police and it was found that the vehicle had been stolen. Vehicle was towed. September 13 at 3:24 p.m. a truck was reported stolen from a field near Langham. September 13 at 3:47 p.m. graffiti was reported sprayed on the exterior walls of the Northridge Center in Martensville. No suspects at this time. September 13 at 4:09 p.m. a report was received of a fence broken as someone tried to enter a yard in Warman. Owners away at work at the time. September 14 at 4:45 a.m. an alarm was set off at the Sask Power switching station south of Martensville. Gate was cut and entry gained. No one on site when members attended. September 14 at 8:45 p.m. a report was received of theft of saddles, bridles and brushes from an acreage outside of Saskatoon. Matter is under investigation. September 15 at 10:00 a.m. a report was received of a trailer stolen from the Sunridge RV lot in Radisson. The trailer is a 32-foot Forest River Quail Ridge park model. September 16 at 11:21 a.m. a large amount of copper wire was located by the railway tracks in Osler. Wire taken, unknown where it came from. Matter still un-
der investigation. September 16 at 12:15 p.m. an abandoned vehicle was checked on Railway Avenue in Asquith. The vehicle was stolen out of Saskatoon. Vehicle towed and Saskatoon Police Service advised. September 17 at 11:03 a.m. a report was made of theft of meat and tools from a shop in the Borden Area. There are no suspects in this matter. September 17 at 6:50 a report of a break and enter into a house was received in the Vanscoy area.
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September 12 at 12:35 a student was approached by a person in a ski mask at a school in Martensville. Student got away without incident, but members are investigating the matter. September 16 at 5:38 a.m. members were called to a rural location where a female was parked and appeared to be incoherent. Members attended, located the 36-yearold female, and took the female to cells until sober. September 18 at midnight a large party was reported on 4th Street South in Martensville. Occupants were hosting a football party. Most of the patrons had already left and party was shut down at this time. If you have information regarding this or any other crime, please contact Warman/Martensville RCMP at 306-975-1670/306975-1610 or if you have information and you wish to remain anonymous in your reporting, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477), submit a tip via their website: http://saskcrimestoppers.com/ or text in a tip: TIP206 + your tip to CRIMES (274637).
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R.M. OF MONTROSE NO. 315 PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the R.M. of Montrose No. 315 intends to consider the adoption of a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to adopt a new Official Community Plan. INTENT The proposed bylaw establishes municipal land use policies addressing, but not limited to, the following subjects: Agricultural Land Use & Development: Policies regarding protection of highquality farmland, agricultural subdivision, farm-based businesses, agricultural and economic diversification, intensive agricultural uses, and intensive livestock operations. Agricultural Residential Land Use & Development: Policies regarding single parcel agricultural residential and multi-parcel agricultural residential subdivisions, including locational requirements, servicing, development standards, and other associated development. Hamlets: Policies regarding ensuring future developments in and adjacent to existing hamlets are compatible with existing uses, and to accommodate associated development such as community/recreational uses. Commercial Land Use & Development: Policies regarding commercial development, land use conflicts, hazardous industries, minimum separation distances, and development applications. Environmental Management: Policies supporting the protection of natural and heritage resources including water and mineral resources, historical and heritage resources, sustainable development, and potentially hazardous lands. Municipal Infrastructure & Services: Policies regarding servicing, subdivision locational criteria, servicing agreements, transportation, and asset management. Intermunicipal & Jurisdictional Cooperation: Policies encouraging cooperation with neighbouring municipalities addressing joint agreements, planning, and service delivery, based on common interests of the region as a whole. Implementation: Policies regarding implementation of the Official Community Plan and the implementation tools that will or may be used for same, including the Zoning Bylaw, dedication of lands, subdivision, the use of development levies and servicing fees, and other tools. The Official Community Plan also contains a set of maps which are intended to guide land use decisions within the municipality. The following maps will assist in the application of general goals, objectives and policies of the Official Community Plan: • Map 1—Development Constraints (pictured in this notice); • Map 2—Intensive Livestock Operation Separation Distances; • Map 3—Preferred Transportation Corridors; and • Map 4—Soil Capability for Agriculture. YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY PROVISIONS IN THE NEW OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN. PLEASE CHECK THE FULL VERSION OF THE BYLAW, AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW OR PURCHASE AT THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE OR FOR REVIEW OR DOWNLOAD FROM THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY’S WEBSITE:
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REASON The new Official Community Plan will help direct and manage growth and development in the R.M. of Montrose for the next fifteen to twenty years. PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed bylaw at the R.M. of Montrose Municipal Office, located on 1st Avenue North in Donavon, SK, between the hours of 9 AM—5 PM Monday to Thursday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available to individuals at cost. PUBLIC HEARING RM Council will hold a formal public hearing at 10:00 AM on Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Municipal Office to hear any person or group that wishes to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the Municipal Office before the hearings. Issued at the R.M. of Montrose No. 315 this 15th day of September, 2016. Desiree Bouvier, Administrator
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Indian Ernie tells library audiences stories of survival By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca After almost 27 years on the Saskatoon police force, Indian Ernie has a few stories to tell. In the three years since he left the force, he’s written a couple of books: “Indian Ernie: Perspectives on Policing and Leadership by Ernie Louttit” (2013), and “More Indian Ernie: Insights from the Streets came out last year. Increasingly, he’s been telling those stories in person, most recently at public libraries. “I love doing these library events,” Louttit said. “It’s a chance to meet up with the people of Saskatchewan and have that intimate kind of conversation, with anywhere from 50 to 100 people. It’s pretty amazing!”
He got his name because when he wasn’t on a call, he would walk around Riversdale and Pleasant Hill, getting to know the neighbourhoods where he mainly worked. Kids started following him around and asked his name. He’d say ‘Ernie’ and eventually they started calling him Indian Ernie. It stuck. When people called in to the station they wouldn’t ask for ‘Constable’ or ‘Sargeant’ Louttit, they would ask if Indian Ernie was working. He says it became a moniker, a trademark, so when it came it his book titles, it made sense to use it. Louttit joined the force in 1987 when words like diversity and equality weren’t really being bandied about.
“When I first started with Saskatoon Police, I was the third native officer in 100 years. Back then there were only 10 women in the police department, there was one Chinese guy, and one African Canadian. But for the most part it was a force that wasn’t really ready for changes.” There were people who didn’t want to work with women and there were people who didn’t want to work with native people. “They either made it known subtly or made it known quite clearly that they weren’t going to work with you and that was it. And so you just had to break down those barriers.” Somehow, he survived. Using the ‘Survivor’ reali-
ty show analogy, he laughs, “I didn’t out-win anybody, I just outlasted them.” The Saskatoon Police Service today has close to 100 women, which is almost one-fifth of the force, and approximately 70 self-identified First Nations people, he said. In his library visits, he tells some of his own story, and talks about resilience, a bit about racism and social responsibility, along with more stories; war stories and funny ones. “It might seem like the world is falling apart because there’s so much going on, but if you go back 100 years in history there was terrorism, there were bombings, there were
plagues, there were natural disasters,” says Louttit. Of course, it could take up to two weeks to hear about them. “But instead, now we can just bombard ourselves with what’s going on, with 24-hour news coverage and social media. But overall we’re doing pretty good.” He finds that change is coming from the young, from the bottom up. He doesn’t believe the racist comments in response to the recent killing of a First Nations youth on a farm are reflective of Saskatchewan. “It reflects segments of the province but that’s like anywhere.” “Change is coming from the kids and teachers and
then of course, people that are socially active and promote immigrants and promote multi-cultural events – it’s coming from all directions.” While change may be incremental, gradually people are becoming more open-minded. Louttit will be at the Dalmeny Library on the 21st, with his next stop in Aberdeen. “It’s a great opportunity for me to see our province, meet people and share some stories.” He looks forward to engaging audiences and hearing their stories as well. Louttit will be in Kindersley and Elrose, and in October he’ll be in Humboldt, Watrous, Melfort and Martensville (Oct. 6).
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