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Grade 5 to 8 students at Venture Heights School present ‘Elf the Musical JR’ on December 6 and 7 at 7:00 p.m.

Martensville kids shine in Elf Musical

By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca The Venture Heights Drama Club put the finishing touches on their production ‘Elf the Musical JR’ on Monday with a final dress rehearsal.

Elf, played by Liam McKay, has no trouble stealing the show with boundless energy and gutsy vocals. The Grade 5 student gained experience playing dramatic parts in last year’s Venture Heights School (VHS) Christmas production.

About sixty Grade 5 to 8 students appear on stage throughout the musical, with five additional students handling some behind the scenes tasks. Scene changes are quick and seamless.

The performance is sprinkled with choral and ensemble numbers as well as solos and duets.

Vice principal Nicole Lacoursiere said preparation for the show took about three months. “We started in September and put in lots of work, lots of hours –

mornings, lunch hours and after schools and some Sundays,” she said. “It’s awesome. Our kiddos are sure dedicated.”

The club is doing another quasi-dress rehearsal on

Tuesday afternoon for VHS grades 4 to 8. On Wednesday, grade 4 students from Valley Manor School will take in a performance, as well as kindergarten to grade eight kids from Bor-

den, who asked if they could come watch.

The Venture Heights Drama Club does a different musical every year. Last year they did Annie. “It was just so fun to do it before Christmas,” Lacoursiere said.

They’ve done Little Mermaid, Jungle Book, Aladdin and more. “We’ve done a ton of them. We still want to do Mary Poppins.”

Students take music with a music teacher in their classrooms from a young age. “We’re pretty lucky because they’re used to singing. And by the time they watch the musicals in grades 2, 3 and 4, they’re all so excited and they just can’t wait till it’s their turn in grade 5 to be on stage.

They want to be a part of it,” said Lacoursiere.

Performances for the public are on Tuesday and Wednesday night, December 6 and 7, at 7:00 p.m. at Venture Heights School in Martensville. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students.

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Borden School teacher Shawn Dyck fills in for the school’s regular band teacher as he leads the students in their first performance on Wednesday, November 30

Borden School combines music, books, science

By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca Wednesday, November 30 was an action-packed day in Borden, as the community’s K-12 school hosted a book fair, science fair, fundraising bake sale and Christmas concert performance by students.

All on the same day.

“Everything’s going on simultaneously,” said Borden School Principal Mitch Luiten.”That’s one of the nice aspects of being a smaller school. You can have a good mix of activities and involve the entire student population. Every kid in the school is participating in something.

“And we get a lot of parents and people from the community coming by as well. There’s lots going on.”

A highlight of this year’s event at the school was the premiere performance of the Borden School band, made up of students from Grades 5-8. It’s the first year a dedicated band program has been implemented at the school with regular instruction in music for

all students in those grades.

The band’s single-song performance sounded pretty sweet to parents, especially considering the kids only picked up the instruments at the end of September and have instruction just two days a week.

By the end of the year, though, the band should be an established part of the school, said Luiten.

“In the past we’ve had a band program, but it was part of a larger school division initiative that was optional for students,” said Luiten. “It was usually one or two kids that would go to Asquith once a week along with kids from other rural schools.

“But this year we have a band teacher that comes here twice a week and works with the 22 students in Grades 5 to 8 as a regular class.”

Luiten said music is an important part of the larger arts education curriculum, and the school division offered the school the option of implementing a dedicated band program.

“We decided to go this route be-

cause we didn’t want the kids to miss out on the opportunities that students in larger schools receive,” said Luiten.

The school also held a bake sale to raise funds for the Torrens family of Borden. Curtis Torrens was tragically killed in a workplace accident on the oil rigs a few weeks ago. Luiten said the Student Representative Council (SRC) organized the bake sale to show support for Curtis’ wife Elizabeth Torrens and their three children.

A book fair raises funds for the school, particularly the library, said Linda Yuskiw, the school librarian.

“Even with all the digital stuff kids have now, books aren’t going out of style,” said Yuskiw.

“Students are always borrowing books. We have a circulation of probably 500 to 600 a month from the library. Our teachers really promote reading and the kids love it.”

A science fair involving students from Grades 5 through 12 was set up in a classroom as well as the corridors of the school.

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By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca Dave Prout started as the new bylaw officer for the RM of Corman Park last week. Reeve Judy Harwood finally got her wish. She lobbied for the position as councillor back in the 90s.

Over the past ten days, Prout has been doing a lot of learning.

“There’s a lot of new acts that I’m not used to. I’ve been doing a lot of reading and a lot of talking as to what’s out there, and what I need to be enforcing along primary lines,” he said. That involves digging into past files to get the lay of the land and determine what the focus should be.

RM council has requested that the bylaw officer’s priority be on the planning and development side at the outset. That means a lot of focus on zoning bylaw and Official Community Plan infractions, things like businesses operating without permits or someone constructing a garage without a permit.

Prout is no stranger to enforcement, having served as a peace officer on the U of S campus for 29 years. “We were dealing with students, dealing with faculty and passing any criminal code matters over to the police for enforcement.

But we would lay charges under the provincial acts – the Alcohol & Gaming Regulations Act and various others.” Prior to that he worked for five seasons as a conservation officer in the LaRonge area.

Prout doesn’t have an office, but he does have a vehicle. A regular part of his role will involve driving around doing site visitations and investigations and keeping his eyes open.

“I’ve only been lost a couple of times in the RM,” he said. “I’m

learning the area and the people.”

Prout is on contract with the RM through the Bylaw Enforcement Commissionaires. He got a cell phone and a vehicle as part of the contract. Council went this route based on the experience of other RMs that have done it. Prout answers to administrator, Adam Tittemore, while planning director, Rebecca Row is a point of contact for him.

Row said the position has probably been a long time coming for the RM. “It’s been a matter of resourcing for us. It’s under the mandate of the planning department to enforce our bylaws. Enforcement fell to back burner and over time it builds and builds. It’s good that council recognized that need.” The RM has about 100 to 125 files that require follow-up and investigative work to be done.

Council has ramped up the penalty for building without a permit.

If you don’t get a permit before construction and want to get it after the fact, the permit fee will be double.

Prout has been in contact with the Corman Park police in the past. “They’ve been really good to deal with. Now I’m going to be relying on them if there’s a situation where I need some assistance to go in and talk to somebody.” He’s done a ride-along with them and will liaise with them on a regular basis so there’s a mutual understanding of who does what.

Corman Park presents diverse land usages, from agricultural to residential to commercial and industrial, each with its own unique concerns. Row said Prout may work with the Nuisance Abatement Bylaw a bit, but for the time being, that area will primarily be handled by the police service.

Residents can contact Prout anonymously if they have a concern about a possible infraction of a bylaw that impacts them at 306-361-2033 or dprout@rmcormanpark.ca.

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Encouraging signs from recent checkstop initiative

COMMENTARY

Over 230 vehicles were pulled to the side of the road near Swift Current one evening last weekend and six charges were laid.

That may sound about right given the serious issue of impaired driving in this province. But, out of 233 contacts being initiated during the checkstops and roving patrols by RCMP, not one single impaired driver was encountered. The six charges laid were for Traffic Safety Act violations other than impaired driving.

The result of this interdiction by police is encouraging but needs to be taken with a grain of salt. It’s the holiday season and impaired driving has not magically disappeared.

Saskatchewan, after all, has the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of impaired driving per capital in the country.

Among all the provinces in Canada, Saskatchewan has the highest rate of impaired driving. The latest analysis by Statistics Canada from 2011 shows Saskatchewan had a rate of 683 impaireddriving incidents for every 100,000 people. The second place province, Alberta, had a rate of 450 for every 100,000.

More recent statistics from SGI in 2014 show 59 people were killed in alcohol-related collisions while another 536 were injured. There were at total of 1,133 collisions.

Is the message is getting through to those who have been drinking? Hopefully, heavier enforcement and tougher sentencing rules that have been recently introduced can reduce the number of drunk drivers on our roads.

Only time will tell how effective the changes have been and whether or not the messages are getting through imploring those who drink to not get behind the wheel and drive.

At this time of year, the potential of being caught for impaired driving plays a role in many people’s minds. But, the overriding concern should be the human cost of driving drunk.

Nationally, the financial costs of impaired driving, according to MADD Canada, likely exceeds $20 billion annually and factors in fatalities, injuries, property damage, traffic delays, health care costs and emergency responder costs.

It’s clear. Everybody needs to do their part preventing someone who has been drinking from driving or immediately report a suspected impaired driver before the human toll grows yet again.

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Co-op upset about role in private liquor The notion of your local Co-op selling you booze, or anything else you fancy, is hardly a political statement anymore.

Sure, there’s a history here.

The old co-operative movement, whether it was the grocery and hardware store, fuel supplier and lumber yard, might have long ago been thought of as CCF-NDP enterprise along with the Credit Unions and former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.

Kids of CCF parents would even be sent to “co-op camps” to learn the ways.

By contrast, some of those of a more free-enterprise persuasion, like Brad Wall and his father who ran a private store, were not exactly pro-Co-op.

That Wall says both he and his dad now occasionally shop at the Swift Current Co-op suggests times have changed.

Federated Co-op Ltd. in Saskatoon may still have a connection to the NDP. President and CEO Scott Banda is a one-time NDP leadership hopeful and son of former NDP MLA Dennis Banda. Other senior executives go back to the last NDP

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government as well.

But while the Wheat Pool is long gone, Federated Coop is stronger than ever. It thrived because it has become a very big, diverse and competitive business, serving both rural and urban customers very well.

And nowhere has the Federated Co-op shown more leadership than in retail liquor. Its highly successful Blairmore neighbourhood location in Saskatoon, one of the first four private liquor store franchises in the province, has absolutely thrived.

Ironically, no one was likely more appreciative of this than Wall, who made liquor store privatization the centrepiece of his Saskatchewan Party’s 2016 provincial election campaign.

Why this notion became so saleable to the electorate had to do with the success of this particular Saskatoon Co-op liquor store.

The Co-op already has a huge foothold in private li-

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quor sales with some 100 outlets in Western Canada (including some of the biggest, most successful private liquor stores in Alberta).

Opening on time and providing an excellent selection and price for its spirits while still paying decent unionized wages to its employees, the Saskatoon Co-op’s Blairmore location was the ideal success story for the government.

And that made it very difficult for either old NDPCCFers or the unions to complain about such a privatized success story.

So when Wall announced there would be 50 new privatized liquor store outlets; 39 government-run retail liquor converted outlets and 11 new private stores; one might have thought the Coops were being rewarded for their considerable contribution to Wall’s privatization age.

Well, not withstanding the government spin that they got 14 privatized outlets; compared with nine granted to Sobeys; the Co-op hierarchy says it doesn’t think it did very well at all.

“We are completely shut out. And for us that is just,

frankly, disappointing,” Vic Huard, Federated Coop vice-president, told the Saskatoon Star Phoenix.

“They (the Sask. Party government) are tilting the playing field.”

While local Co-ops were successful in 14 rural town bids, those liquor stores are expected to only do about $19 million worth of annual sales; about equal to one of the Saskatoon franchises secured by Sobeys that is expected to do as much in annual sales as the 14 Co-op franchises combined.

In fact, the eight in Sobeys stores will likely generate $72 million in annual sales.

Also, Sobeys was granted liquor store franchises in Moose Jaw and Yorkton … after closing their grocery operations in those cities.

And with no dollar aspect attached to the bids, it’s rather strange the Sask. Party would award the plum location to a Maritime-headquartered business rather than ones centred in Saskatchewan.

Maybe there is still something to the notion that old rivalries between the co-ops and other retailers still exist after all.

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Merz named 2016 Warman Citizen of the Year Denaye Merz (centre) was presented with the 2016 Warman Citizen of the Year award by Warman Mayor Sheryl Spence (right) and 2015 Warman Citizen of the Year Coralie Bueckert (left).

Merz moved to Warman in 2007 with her husband and two children, and has been involved in the community since that time. She currently serves as the secretary of Warman Minor Hockey, chairperson of the Warman Elementary School Community Council, manager for both her children’s hockey teams, equipment manager for Warman Minor Soccer and coordinator for Warman Minor Ball. The presentation of the Citizen of the Year award was made at the City of Warman Christmas Party on Saturday, December 4 at the Brian King Centre.

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Warman budget talks coming down to crunch

By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca Internal discussions on the City of Warman’s 2017 capital and operating budgets are in the final stages.

Warman Finance Manager Brett Ferguson told the Warman City Council meeting on Monday, November 28 that “final preparations are being carefully reviewed for the 2017 Operating and Capital Budgets.”

In his report to council, Ferguson said the finance department is focusing heavily on funding for city amenities and reserve requirements, as well as taxation and service levels.

At the November 28 meeting, council adopted the quarterly financial report for the period ending September 30, 2016. Ferguson noted the report indicated the overall operating results for the first nine months of the year were consistent with the city’s 2016 budget projections.

Overall revenue came in at 69 per cent of budget, noted Ferguson. He pointed out that property tax levies are slightly higher than anticipated, but grant revenue, at 32 per cent of budget, is much lower than originally projected.

“There was no grant funding for the $3.3 million city reservoir expansion,” explained Ferguson.

On the positive side, expenses in the first three quarters of the year were also close to budget goals.

The preliminary budget is slated to come before council at an upcoming meeting in December.

At the November 28 council meeting, five-year tax abatements were approved for two separate projects.

The first approval was for the recently-completed 72-unit expansion of the Warman Mennonite Special Care Home to include affordable assisted living suites; and the second was for the new Diamond House care home. Both approvals are in accordance with the city’s tax abatement policy for businesses, which provides a 50 per cent exemption in Year One, 40 per cent

in Year Two, 30 per cent in Year Three, 20 per cent in Year Four, and 10 per cent in Year Five.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Warman City Council is pondering a change to a “Committee of the Whole” system. Currently, council committees, such as Administration and Protective Services meet separately to discuss matters of concern for various departments. Under a Committee of the Whole system, issues would be discussed by all members of council and recommendations would then be forwarded to regular council meetings for decisions.

Warman council gave first reading to a new Procedures Bylaw that would allow for the establishment of a committee of the whole system.

Second and third readings of the bylaw were scheduled to be on the agenda for the December 12 council meet-

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Martensville City Council has utilized a Committee of the Whole system for several years.

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With Warman City Clerk currently on maternity leave, Deputy City Clerk Diane Mennie has stepped into the role of Acting City Clerk. The city has also hired Brennan Gasmo, who recently graduated from the business administration and marketing program at Briercrest College, for a oneyear term as Deputy City Clerk.

Welz reported that the city currently issued 493 business licenses in 2016, He said the outlook looks positive for 2017 with the expected opening of several new ventures including the Great Canadian Oil Change and Burger King.

The Warman Open for Business Expo (WOBE) featured 95 exhibitors and drew over 1100 visitors over the two-day show.

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Registration packages will be mailed in the spring to those who have contacted Warman Elementary School office. Once you’ve received your information package, it will be necessary to fully complete the forms and return them as soon as possible for your child to be enrolled at Traditions Elementary or Warman Elementary School.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Despite a slowdown in the provincial economy, the number of businesses in Warman is increasing, according to Warman Economic Development Officer Josh Welz.

In his report to Warman City Council November 28,

Public Notice of A Procedures Bylaw Public notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 55.1 of The Cities Act that the Council of the City of Warman will consider Bylaw 2016-15, A Bylaw to Govern the Proceedings of Council and the Committees of Council.

The proposed bylaw is intended to address the following: · Conduct of members of council; · Items to be discussed by or presented to council; · Delegations, presentations, and submissions; · Date, time, and place of regular meetings; · Process to change the date, place or time of a regular meeting; · Procedure to call a special meeting; · Procedure to move into a closed session; and · Procedure to appoint a deputy mayor.

The proposed bylaw may be inspected by any interested person, at the City office on any judicial day (Monday to Friday) between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Council will consider this Bylaw at 6:30 P.M. on December 12, 2016 in Council Chambers at the Warman City Hall, located at 107 Central Street West. Council will hear any person or group wishing to comment on the proposed Bylaw.

Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at City Hall before the hearing.

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It’s not her first effort to be more and do more. Bowkowy recently helped Warman Ultimate Cheerleading raise funds for breast cancer by painting ‘Pink Tattoos’ for a donation. Her mother, Jazmin Bowkowy says she’s a philanthropist through and through. When one of her classmate’s fathers had a stroke, she organized a fundraiser.

A mother of three autistic kids in Martensville said Bowkowy was the first to invite her son to a birthday party.

Jazmin says Maizie has no interest in material things. Since she was a little girl, all Maizie looked at was what she sees on the inside.

When she was 12 she was sewing beds for rescue dogs. “Her platform was always, what can I do to enrich the life of someone else, whether human or animal,” said Jazmin.

A big part of Maizie’s message is that youth have a voice too. Her mother says she feels youth are the forgotten people, but they can do great things, and they do.

“When you do good things, good things come back to you and you feel good about yourself,” said Maizie. “I’m living proof of this. The experiences and opportunities I have been fortunate to have at only 15 is proof that with a strong will, a loud voice, passion, dedication and a cause, it’s hard for that voice to go unnoticed and ignored. We as the youth of this province have a voice and we need to be listened to.

We are all capable of great things as a team we are capable of even greater things.”

Martensville mayor Kent Muench said he admires the fact that Bowkowy wants to make a change and she’s doing something about it. “I’m just really proud of the work she’s doing.”

Bowkowy said Morgan hugged her after the meeting “He told me he was proud of me and the youth of Martensville and to keep doing what I’m doing.”

Maizie was invited back by Morgan to be recognized in the legislative assembly in spring.

She wants to bring some active members of United Youth of Martensville with her.

“This Christmas campaign is only the start of what we are Maizie Bowkowy with Deputy Premier Don going to do and create.”

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By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca Martensville teen, Maizie Bowkowy, caught the attention of the Saskatchewan legislature this week. They were impressed with her initiative United Youth – Christmas Campaign and invited her to join the legislature in session on November 30, along with a delegation from Martensville.

The campaign is gathering items for youth in Saskatoon who are less fortunate. Bowkowy has invited Martensville youth to join her in helping make Christmas more special for these youth. Also supporting the cause is Saskatchewan Children and Youth Advocate, Corey O’Soup.

Martensville Deputy Mayor Tyson Chillog was a member of the delegation as was councillor Debbie McGuire. Chillog said Bowkowy was to be recognized in the legislature by Deputy Premier Don Morgan, but because of the passing of MLA Roger Parent that day, the session was cancelled.

“Instead, we had a little impromptu sit-down with deputy premier Minister Morgan in his office. Maizie has really captured the spirit of giving,” said Chillog.

Bowkowy says she will never forget meeting with Minister Morgan. “It was a great experience and a memory I’ll cherish forever. He heard my message and is proud of the initiative I’m trying to create here - youth empowering youth.”

She said all the leaders she met are tweeting about the campaign.

A couple of motivations led Bowkowy to start the campaign.

“One was to give hope to the less fortunate youths of Saskatchewan and let them know we stand beside them. The second was to inspire a nation of youth to follow in our footsteps. To be more, see more

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By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca Traffic signals at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Central Street in Warman are now operational.

The signal lights, which include walk signals with countdown timers, were activated shortly after 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 23.

The intersection was the first of four in Warman that saw traffic signals become operational in late November. The other intersections with traffic signals are Central Street and Centennial Boulevard; Centennial Boulevard and 4th Street; and Centennial Boulevard and Clubhouse Boulevard.

It will take some time for drivers to get used to the fact that the signals are now operational, noted Warman Bylaw Enforcement Officer Wade Eberle.

“Drivers are used to having the signals flashing red to indicate a four-way stop,” said Eberle. “It’s important that they realize they have to adjust their driving habits when they approach these intersections now.”

Eberle said there were a few narrow misses as some drivers drove through red lights in the morning hours of November 23 shortly after the signals were activated at Central Street and 6th Avenue, one of the busiest commercial corners in the city.

In conjunction with the activation of the traffic signals, new parking restrictions were also implemented at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Central Street.

Parking is now prohibited immediately in front of the medical clinic and drug store, as well as in front of Tim Hortons, Gas Plus and the commercial strip mall.

Warman RCMP Staff Sergeant Rob Eyre said in a presentation to the Warman City Council meeting on Monday, November 28 that some drivers are slower than others to realize the traffic signals are now functioning.

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(Far left) Kistina Bobryk and (left) Brooke Giesbrecht and Oliver Kirsch in Aesop’s Fractured Foibles, staged by Warman High School (WHS) students last week. Directed

by Kate Rozdilsky and Selena Doell, the cast and crew included: Jonny MacPherson, Emma Podhorodeski, Kaitlyn McLean, Eric Betemps, Oliver Kirsch, Brooke Giesbrecht, Alena Tooley, Sawyer Hiebert, Kari Remeshylo, Kristina Bobryk, Kaydance Klassen, Brooke Blackmon, Charlotte Davies, Liam Smith, Ashton Turner, Amy Remeshylo, Kennedy Simonson, Gracie Glover, Parker Hildebrandt, Alison Forsberg, Makenna Heistad, Hayley Doerksen, Phoebe Petkau, Emily Malmgren, Tennille Fishley, Emily Zunti, Avi Friesen, Andrew Booker, Nabila Gangat, Mikki Shabaga, Jayra Mann, Mariam Siddiqui, Roxanne Bitner, and Whitney Klassen.

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By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca The Martensville Royals handed out the hardware to their top players at the football team’s annual awards ceremony on Thursday, December 1 at Martensville High School.

The Royals celebrated their most successful season in their nine-year history at the event, awarding top honours to a core group of dedicated Grade 12 players. The Royals defied the odds to earn the provincial 3A nineman silver medal.

Ethan Moran, the team’s quarterback who also played in the defensive backfield, received the Most Valuable Player award from head coach Lyle Evanisky.

Logan Heck was awarded the Special Teams Player of the Year.

Brody Ziegler was presented with the Most Inspirational Player by Defensive Coordinator Vince Riley.

Brennan Blevins was presented with the Most Dedicated Player award by coach Shane Garner.

Austin Claypool received the Most Improved Player of the Year from Defensive Coordinator Vince Riley.

Nykola Dovgyy was given the Lineman of the Year award by O-Line coach Aaron Oscevzski.

Dylan Gutek received the Defensive Player of the Year award from coach Shayne Hayward.

Connor Mckay and Keegan Lussier shared the honour of Offensive Player of the Year. The joint award was presented by Offensive Coordinator Reid Lambden.

Aubrey Murray, who was not able to be at the awards ceremony, was awarded the Rookie of the Year honour.

Lambden said this year’s edition of the team was “very special,” noting he’s

had the privilege of coaching the Grade 12 veterans throughout their entire high school football careers.

Lambden said even though they fell one game short of a championship, earning a silver medal is a huge achievement for a team that many doubted would even make the playoffs.

“The overall feeling among us coaches following spring camp, which was a disaster, was: ‘what are we going to do?’ We knew we had athletes who could be successful, but we had to find ways to fit them into positions,” said Lambden.

“Many of the guys were going to have to play both ways.”

He noted that in the fall, the team members “hit the ground running, and I mean that in a literal sense. They came back in the fall and erased the memory of the ugly spring camp.”

Royals head coach Lyle Evanisky said he was impressed every game with the team members’ drive and determination.

“There was no quit in these guys,” said Evanisky. “Even in our last game against Warman in the provincial final, when we were way behind in the final quarter, they never gave up.

I remember seeing Connor Mckay chasing down the ball carrier the length of the field and making the tackle on the one-yard line.

“And our very last play of that game, Ethan Moran takes it in for a touchdown.

It didn’t mean anything on the scoreboard, but it meant a lot to the team and the fans because it was all about pride.”

Evanisky paid tribute to the graduating players: Brody Ziegler, Ethan Moran, Brennan Blevins, Logan Heck, Connor Mckay,

Kyle Edmison, Keegan Lussier, Dylan Gutek, Colin Wilson, Nykola Dovgyy, Jordan Pearson, Brett Larocque and Aubrey Murray.

He also gave credit to the parents of team members, as well as assistant coaches Aaron Oscevski, Reid Lambden, Vince Riley, Jack Kobussen, Shayne Hayward, Shane Garner and Myles Loeffler, trainer Anna Darbyshire and manager Della Muench.

Evanisky also thanked Martensville High School Principal Brad Nichol, sponsors and volunteers, including Martensville Mayor Kent Muench, who pitched in and made the new Wilson Field a reality in time for the final Royals home playoff games of the season.

(Top) Defensive Coordinator Vince Riley presents the Most Improved Player award to Austin Claypool, and (above) Most Inspirational Player award to Brody Ziegler

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(Clockwise from top) Royals Coach Lyle Evanisky presents the Most Valuable Player award to Ethan Moran while award sponsors Ken and Bernice Symak look on; Assistant Coach Shane Garner presents Brennan Blevins with the Most Dedicated Player award; Logan Heck received the Special Teams Player of the Year award; Offensive Coordinator Reid Lambden presents the Offensive Player of the Year award to co-recipients Keegan Lussier and Connor Mckay; Nykola Dovgyy receives the Lineman of the Year award from coach Aaron Oscevski and Tyler Janzen; Dylan Gutek receives the Defensive Player of the Year award from coach Shayne Hayward and Kyle Ayotte; Royals head coach Lyle Evanisky congratulates the Grade 12 graduating players at the Martensville Royals awards ceremony on Thursday, December 1. The Royals celebrated winning the provincial 3A nine-man football silver medal.

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Warman Wildcats edge Rosthern Wheat Kings

By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca The Warman Wildcats picked up a much-needed win on home ice on Sunday, December 4, knocking off the Rosthern Wheat Kings 3-2 in Twin Rivers Hockey League (TRHL) action at the Legends Centre.

It marked the Wildcats’ second straight win over the league-leading Wheat Kings.

The ‘Cats edged Rosthern 4-3 in Warman on Sunday, November 20.

But this victory was important because it followed two overtime losses the weekend before, in Birch Hills November 26 and Dalmeny November 27.

“We needed the win, for sure,” said Wildcats playercoach Doug Harms. “Last week we had two hard losses in overtime and it’s nice to have things go our way for a change.”

The Wildcats, Wheat Kings, Dalmeny Sabres and St. Louis Blues are all scrapping for first place in the TRHL. Harms said the rivalry with Rosthern is intense.

“They’ve had two losses against us and we’ve had two losses against them,” said Harms. “The teams are pretty evenly-matched.”

In Sunday’s game, Warman jumped out to an early lead on a goal by Shayden Regush. Harms gave the Wildcats a two-goal cushion late in the first period, beating Wheat Kings goalie Braden Duval with a wrist shot from the low slot, almost the same spot Regush had scored from.

Rosthern responded with two power play goals by Matthew Hildebrandt and Chad Freeden about 20 seconds apart early in the second period, capitalizing on a two-man advantage.

But Warman Captain Cody Roy restored the Wild-

cats’ lead with a power play marker midway through the second period. After forty minutes, the teams each had 22 shots on goal.

In the final frame, Rosthern inserted Brent Fehr in net and pulled out

all the stops on offense, peppering Warman goaltender Shane Kerslake at every opportunity. By the end of the game, the Wheat Kings held a 40-28 advantage in shots on goal, but the scoreboard didn’t change as Kerslake

turned away everything that came his way.

Warman played most of the last eight minutes shorthanded after getting into penalty trouble.

“In the third period they had the desperation, and

we played a more defensive style,” said Harms. “It was a little close, but it worked out for us.”

Harms said the feeling in the locker room is upbeat.

After several losing seasons in the Fort Carlton Hockey League (FCHL), the switch to the new league, with a focus on local players, has

made a big difference.

“The guys are enjoying it,” said Harms. “Each game we feel like we have a chance to win, and the guys are here because they want to be here. It’s a lot of fun this year.”

Warman’s next home game is Friday, December 16 against the St. Louis Blues.

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(Above) Warman Wildcats’ Cody Krozser keeps the front of the net clear against Rosthern during a game at the Legends Centre in Warman on Sunday, December 4 (Right) Rosthern’s Matt Pilon takes a shot while Warman’s Matthew Piper tries to block the attempt.

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The fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly saw our government deliver on key commitments to keep Saskatchewan strong, including legislation to fight impaired driving, expand workers’ compensation coverage to workers experiencing psychological injuries, and increasing compassionate care leave.

Effective January 1, 2017, changes to The Traffic Safety Act include: * Adding a three-day vehicle seizure for experienced drivers who are charged for the first time with having a blood alcohol content (BAC) over .04; * Applying zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol to drivers 21 and under; and * Strengthening ignition interlock laws to be the most effective in Canada, by extending mandatory ignition interlock to drivers who register a BAC over .16 or refuse to provide a breath sample (first offence - two years; second offence - five years; third and subsequent offence - 10 years).

The Workers’ Compensation Act has been changed to: * Establish a rebuttal presumption for all forms of psychological injuries, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to ensure that workers will not have to prove their injury happened in the workplace; and * Make Saskatchewan the first province in Canada to enact legislation that covers other forms of psychological injury that workers experience as a result of being exposed to traumatic events or situations at work.

We made a commitment to update provincial compassionate care provisions for families. While nothing can truly ease the stress of caring for a gravely ill loved one, we believe the last thing families need to worry about is how it will impact their job.

The passage of The Extension of Compassionate Care Act, 2016, ensures that compassionate care for Saskatchewan families caring for ailing relatives is harmonized with recent changes to federal Employment Insurance benefits. We believe these changes provide that peace of mind.

Government kept other key campaign commitments, including: * Passing The Patient Choice Medical Imaging Act, fulfilling the campaign commitment to reduce wait lists for CT scans by allowing patients to pay for private CT scans under the two-for-one system already in place for MRI services; and * Expanding private liquor retailing in Saskatchewan to give consumers more choice, more convenience and more competitive pricing through the selection of 49 private retailers through a Request for Proposals conducted by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority and KPMG. The Assembly also passed a motion supporting Premier Wall’s strong stance against the federal government’s unilateral decision to impose a national carbon tax on Saskatchewan.

This sitting of the Legislative Assembly also saw the introduction of The Pipelines Amendment Act, 2016 to enhance regulatory oversight of the oil and gas industry. The new legislation creates a legal framework for phased-in licensing for more than 80,000 flowlines which are currently exempt under previous legislation. It also establishes new inspection, investigation and compliance audit powers for ministry staff while updating and modernizing penalties.

A new committee of government MLAs has also been created with a focus on reducing crime rates in Saskatchewan.

The Caucus Committee on Crime Reduction will consult with municipalities, police agencies and other organizations to determine what the major issues are and what can be done to better address each. Particular areas of concern are rising property crime rates in rural areas and an increase in guns, gang activity and highly addictive and dangerous drugs such as fentanyl.

This new committee will focus on causes and make recommendations on what the province and our partners, like municipalities and police forces, can do to reduce crime.

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Unexpected love, unprecedented art show Artist couple adjusts to Alzheimer’s

By HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca When Richard Widdifield met Sandra Groepler in 1987, the pair hit it off right away.

“We were soul mates almost immediately,” said Widdifield. They became partners, both in life and in art.

Twenty-nine years later, the Radisson couple are doing their first joint art show, a retrospective of a rare partnership.

The show was recently exhibited at Parkridge Centre in Saskatoon on two levels of the atrium. Groepler became a resident at Parkridge in February. Physicians told them she has mixed dementia with a vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s combination. It’s been quite an adjustment.

When they met, he was 26 and she was 42. They didn’t expect to be a couple. But after some time apart when they couldn’t stay off the phone with each other, “we just decided maybe we’re a couple and we became inseparable.”

Until recently. Widdifield continues to live in their Radisson home. He began actively caring for Sandra three years ago. “It’s in her family, so it was something she always feared. She was relentless in researching Alzheimer’s, exercising and eating right, but you can’t beat the genetic hand

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The ‘Two Lives: One Love’ art exhibit was on display at Parkridge Centre during the month of November. Below: Richard Widdifield and Sandra Lee Groepler in 2015. sometimes.”

Widdifield said he could handle caring for Sandra and loved doing it. “I enjoyed the fact that we were still together and I tried to keep it that way. But when she started to leave the house, it was all over.” He said even in the months leading up to going to Parkridge, Sandra would talk about needing to go home when they were at home. “The idea of home is kind of hard to pin down and it’s always elusive. I think for Sandra it’s always somewhere else.”

Widdifield grew up in Creelman, Saskatchewan and began drawing as a kid.

er been exhibited before. I wanted to do this for her because I love her so much.”

Their partnership made them better. “We helped each other. We were each other’s best critics,” he said.

Now Widdifield spends time with Sandra at Parkridge doing whatever she wants to do. “It’s all about her being happy, that’s it for me.”

Widdifield is beginning to carve out a life on his own.

He wants to complete a mural he started for Radisson’s centennial celebration in 2013. “I’m going to get back to it and it should be done next year. It will tie in with the 150th birthday of Canada.”

He’s not sure how Christmas will work out. It’s a question mark.

Close to half of Widdifield’s Parkridge exhibit is currently on display at City Hospital.

“It’s just something I always did.” His first love is doing portraits of people, something he considers a rare and moving experience.

With time he moved from pencil drawings to oils. He is perhaps best known for a mural he created for the Saskatchewan centennial in 2005.

Groepler does thread paintings and fabric collage.

She grew up in Long Island, earned a Master’s in Art Education in New Mexico, and ultimately became a freelance artist in BC. “I wanted people to see Sandra’s work,” said Widdifield. “A lot of it has nev-

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Country Gospel Breakfast Buffet and Concert Featuring Country Treasures and Stanley Windels Saturday, Dec 10, 2016 9:00 AM Smiley’s Buffet 702 Circle Drive East Saskatoon Adults - $15.00 Children under 12 - $6.00 **Price includes breakfast buffet and concert** Everyone is welcome!

For more info, contact Bob Klein 306-242-7431 Ken Olson 306-229-8600 Presented by COUNTRY GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION

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Services ALL-SAVE MOVING SERVICES INC. "Down Sizing Seniors" Packing, unpacking, set up auction and disposal of items. Contact John Stuart, Rosthern, 306-232-6683.

Do you have a DISABILITY? Physical or mental. We can help you get up to $40,000 back from the Canadian Government. FOR DETAILS check out our website: disabilitygroupcanada.com or CALL us today Toll-Free 1-888-8754787.

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Coming Events Warman Farmers’

C hrist mas market

DeCember 15th 2pm-6pm Christmas baking, crafts, honey, jewellery, gift ideas & more.

Legends Centre Buy Local - Eat Fresh!

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For Sale 1973 Dodge L600 3 ton 15 foot box & hoist, 46L engine, 5 speed plus 2 speed axle truck, excellent looking and running truck, 60,650 miles, no rust, $3200. Call Ernie at 306-220-2191 Bosch 800 watt Mixers $399 & up VITAMIX Blenders, Kitchenaid Mixer attachments, BUNN Coffee Makers, Perogie makers, LEFSE supplies, Vacuums. Call 1-888-6926724, shop online www.hometechcanada.ca. Home tech, 375 Broad St, Regina.

Dried Poplar Fire Wood Split 16 inch lengths South of Langham $100/half ton load Call Vern at 306-547-8241 HARDY TREE, SHRUB, and berry seedlings delivered.

Order online at www.treetime.ca or call 1-866-8733846. New growth guaranteed.

PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call The Gazette at 306-668-0575 or email ads@ccgazette.ca for details.

SASKATOON BERRIES Handpicked and sorted, individually frozen in 20 pound bags @ $3.50/pound. Discount available for bulk orders. Springside Farms 306945-4809.

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Misc. Wanted All wild fur - coyotes, etc.

Shed antlers and racks. Old traps. Call Bryon 306-2787756 or Phil 306-278-2299.

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Feed And Seed NORTH EAST PRAIRIE GRAIN INC. Currently Buying: Soybeans, Feed Barley, Wheat and Oats. OFFERING: Competitive Prices, On Farm Pickup & Prompt Payment!

CALL: 1-306-873-3551, WEBSITE: neprairiegrain.com.

NutraSun Foods Ltd. of Regina wants to buy your Organic Hard Red Spring and Conventional Hard White Wheat. Please contact Abe Ens at 306-751-2440.

HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

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

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Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

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Homes/Condos For Sale One Bedroom Condo For Sale in Warman 700 square foot, 1 bathroom, $125,000 obo.

Call 306-222-0036

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Homes/Condos For Rent Elite Property Management Ltd. Properties available for rent in Saskatoon and surrounding area. Warman: 212 Nicklaus Drive available immediately. Recently built 1336 sq. ft 3 bedroom 2storey house with high-end kitchen, spacious rooms, and central air. Amazing location with double attached garage. F/S, D/W, W/D, pet friendly. $1700.00/Month + utilities. Langham: 303 Main Street available immediately. Spacious 2 bedroom condominium is conveniently located near all of Langham’s amenities and is just minutes from Saskatoon. Many recent updates.

F/S, D/W, W/D, small pet friendly. $895.00/Month + electricity. Warman: 1-506 Centennial Boulevard available immediately. This 1175 sq. ft townhouse has 2 bedrooms + a den and 1.5 bathrooms as well as in-floor heating. Includes single attached garage and double concrete driveway. F/S, D/W, W/D, small pet friendly. $1225.00/Month + electricity. Osler: 328 Pauls Crescent Available Immediately. This updated duplex offers 1040 sq. ft with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Easy access to amenities and minutes from Saskatoon. F/S, D/W, W/D. $1100.00/Month + utilities.

Visit our website www.elitesuite.ca or call 306-956-0044 for more information on these rentals and many more. Elite Property Management Ltd.

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Apartments For Rent For rent - New Basement suite in Warman 5 appliances Call 306-229-5419 HAVE SOME STUFF to sell?

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

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In-person: 109 Klassen St. W, Warman Telephone: 306.668.0575 Fax: 306.668.3997 E-mail: ads@ccgazette.ca Postal Mail: P.O. Box 1419, Warman SK S0K 4S0

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Land For Sale 10 acres. Smuts - Alvena Area, 3/4 mile off Highway #41, newly built homes in area. $199,900 + tax with utilities (T/P/G/W) OR $149,900 + tax with NO utilities. City water available.

Call or text James at (306) 933-2625

ACREAGE FOR SALE south of Blaine Lake on Hwy #12. 77 Acre hobby acreage features a 6 year old 2,151 sq ft custom built 2 storey home.

Heated garage, pole shed, corrals, outdoor riding arena, cross-fenced pastures. View this great property @www.edbobiashteam.com MLS® 589188. Value priced at $419,900. Call Ed 306222-7770 with RE/MAX Saskatoon.

Corner lot at Smuts 46x46 metres, city water, natural gas, 3 phase power, telephone, good road off HWY #41. Close to french/english schools. $199,900.00 + tax.

Call or text James at (306) 933-2625 PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. is a publicly-traded company in Calgary that acquires oil & gas fee title and royalty interests at fair market value.

To receive a cash offer, call 587-293-4055 or visit www.prairiesky.com/Selling -Your-Royalties.

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We accept Visa/Mastercard over the phone Do not send credit card information by email.

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

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Land For Sale FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES North - 10 1/4’s North East - 14 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 57 1/4’s West - 50 1/4’s Central - 219 1/4’s South - 100 1/4’s South East - 46 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca FARM & RANCH LAND WANTED ° All sizes of parcels ° Professional advice & representation to get the most money for your land ° Extensive marketing for maximum exposure of your land to investors & local farmers ° Have investor buyers ° Leaseback option available “Our family team has you covered every acre of the way” Harry Sheppard C: 306-530-8035 www.sheppardrealty.ca Regina, SK

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Auto Parts Wrecking over 250 units.

Cars and trucks. Lots of trucks: Dodge, GMC, Ford, Imports, 1/2 ton to 3 tons.

We ship anywhere. Call or text 306-821-0260.

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Careers Apiary workers required for Spring/Summer 2017 Duties to include unwrapping & feeding bees, building & repairing equipment, making nucs, supering hives, pulling honey, extracting, winter preparations, wrapping hives.

Wages: $12-$18 depending on experience.

Send resume to: tonylalondesales@ sasktel.net or Lalonde Honey Farms, Box 42, Clavet, SK S0K 0Y0 Attn: Dan Lalonde

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CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 CLUES ACROSS

1. Large primate 4. Annualized percentage rate 7. Frictional horsepower 8. Alternate name 10. Incursion 12. Metrical feet 13. Musician Ingram 14. Swiss river 16. Text speak for annoying 17. Squelch 19. Will Ferrell played one 20. Close violently 21. Arrogant 25. Goddess of the dawn 26. Today (Spanish) 27. Ethiopian town 29. Speed 30. Kids take it to school 31. Bowling ball’s adversary 32. 1988 NFL MVP 39. Volcanic crater 41. Curved shape 42. Discover by investigation 43. Up in the air (abbr.)

44. A son who shares his dad’s name 45. Assist in wrongdoing 46. Actress Lathan 48. Nonsense (slang) 49. Sharp and forthright 50. Midway between northeast and east 51. NAACP cofounder Wells 52. Soviet Socialist Republic

14. Boxing great 15. Woolen blankets 18. Expresses surprise 19. Emergency medical services 20. Inflamed swelling of the eyelid 22. Reporter 23. Arrived extinct 24. Ad __ 27. Academic bill of rights 28. A pair 29. Pumpkin and apple are examples

CLUES DOWN Winter Road Haul 2017 Class 1 Drivers needed for deliveries in MB & NW Ont. (800) 665-4302 ext. 251 or e-mail: orderdesk@penneroil.ca

Apiary Worker required for May 2017 - Oct 2017 Inspecting hives, making nucs, supering, pulling and extracting honey; feeding and wrapping hives. Must be able to carry 50 to 70 lbs for extended periods of time.

No allergy to bee stings.

Contact (306)934-2460, send resume to sovo1998@gmail.com MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

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1. Again 2. Erectile organs 3. Concluding speech 4. Pie _ __ mode 5. With pustules 6. Muslim calendar month 8. Need it to live 9. Thailand 11. Container to serve food

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Horoscopes

FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY

CAPRICORN December 22– January 19

Support a family member when he or she has some unconventional ideas, Capricorn. This may be just the catalyst needed to spark new conversations and actions.

AQUARIUS January 20– February 18

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31. China 32. Made illegal 33. Be mistaken 34. Stephen King’s “Pennywise” 35. Semite 36. Martens with short tails 37. Large bodies of water 38. Lower in position 39. Dough used in Latin American cuisine 40. Calculating tools 44. Boxers do this 47. Macaw

Your job may take up a considerable amount of your time for the immediate future. You must decide whether this is the path you want or if you’re ready to move on.

PISCES February 19– March 20

Pisces, what you deem joking around may be taken seriously by someone else and hurt some feelings. Be careful with your words.

ARIES March 21– April 19

Aries, nothing can break your resolve, not even a worthy temptation. This will serve you well when you’re faced with a difficult situation in the week ahead.

TAURUS April 20– May 20

Take a lighter approach to the week, Taurus. You can benefit from some rest and relaxation. Invite friends over if you need a diversion from the daily grind.

GEMINI May 21– June 21

Gemini, expect to be torn between two attractive options this week. Trust your instincts on this one, even if you must go against convention to do so.

sudoku

CANCER June 22– July 22

Many people are rooting for you this week & it can be eyeopening learning just how many people are in your corner.

Remember to support your friends when they need you.

LEO July 23– August 22

Clear out your schedule because it could be a wild ride for the next few days. You may not have much time to yourself. When you get a break, make the most of it.

VIRGO August 23– September 22

Virgo, friends will seemingly come out of the woodwork this week to visit with you. You will not be short on social interactions. Take a few minutes to catch your breath.

LIBRA September 23– October 22

Vacations are the order of the week, Libra. You can’t get enough of travel lately, and you’re apt to take as many people as you can along for the ride.

SCORPIO October 23– November 21

You may have to push yourself out of your comfort zone this week. It can be a little scary, but with the support of a few close friends, you can benefit from change.

SAGITTARIUS November 22– December 21

Sagittarius, don’t wait too long to take advantage of an opportunity that drops in your lap; otherwise, it may pass you by. Expect some friendly envy on the part of others.

THIS WEEK’S ANSWERS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 • CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE

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MCC Thrift Shop donation aids Warman food bank

By TERRY PUGH tpugh@ccgazette.ca A $3,000 donation from the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Thrift Shop in Warman will go a long way toward helping the community’s local Christmas food bank campaign, according to Kendall Shram, a pastor with the Awakening Church in Warman.

“Absolutely, it will help quite a lot of disenfranchised families in this community who may be struggling at this time of year,” said Shram.

“With the economy be-

Doyle Wiebe re-elected to board of SaskCanola Doyle Wiebe of Langham has been re-elected to the SaskCanola Board of Directors.

Wiebe was one of two incumbents to be returned to the organization’s board of directors following an election earlier this fall. The other incumbent is Wayne Truman of Redvers.

Six candidates were contesting the election to fill four positions on the SaskCanola Board. An election was held using electronic voting among producers, and the results were announced on Thursday, December 1.

Newly-elected directors include Keith Fournier of Lone Rock/Maidstone and Gerry Hertz of Edenwold.

Re-elected are Wayne Truman of Redvers and Doyle Wiebe of Langham.

Wiebe is returning to the Board for a second consecutive term. He farms with his wife, Valerie, near Langham, and is currently SaskCanola Board ViceChairman and Chair of the SaskCanola Audit Committee. Doyle’s also involved with groups like the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, Canadian Canola Growers Association, Western Grain Research Foundation, and Grain Growers of Canada.

“We are pleased to welcome Keith and Gerry to the SaskCanola Board and to have Wayne and Doyle return for another term,” said Terry Youzwa, SaskCanola Board Chairman. “Their diverse experience and expertise within the agriculture industry will be invaluable to the Board.”

The new Board members will assume their Director responsibilities following SaskCanola’s Annual General Meeting on Monday, January 9, 2017, held in conjunction with CropSphere at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. Following the AGM, the Board will elect its Executive Committee.

SaskCanola is a producer led organization, established in 1991 and supported by some 26,000 levy-paying Saskatchewan canola producers. SaskCanola’s mandate is to grow producer prosperity through advocacy, research, and market development

ing the way it is right now, I wouldn’t be surprised if the number of families in need has gone up a bit this year.”

The Warman Food Bank is a charitable volunteer agency that operates under the auspices of the Warman Ministerial Association, made up of a number of churches in the community.

The MCC Thrift Shop in Warman is one of several throughout the province. Thrift Shop co-manager Sheila Friesen said the funds raised at the store are used to support the MCC’s charitable efforts both locally and globally.

“We’re allowed to donate up to $5,000 annually to local charities after our expenses are covered,” said Friesen. “We felt the Warman Food Bank is something that is worthy of this kind of support.

“It helps up to 50 families that are in need of assis-

tance throughout the year, not just at Christmas time.

“The board of the local store felt it was a good investment in the community.”

Shram said the Warman Food Bank provides grocery store vouchers to families in need of assistance.

“We used to prepare food baskets in the past, but it was very labour intensive and a lot of times it didn’t really meet the specific needs of the families that received the baskets,” said Shram.

The recent Warman Christmas Carol Festival, organized by the Ministerial Association, is a major fundraiser for the food bank initiative, said Shram.

He added that donations from private individuals and businesses to the Warman Food Bank are also important in ensuring its ongoing viability.

TERRY PUGH | CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE

A donation of $3,000 was made to the Warman Food Bank’s Christmas campaign by the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Thrift Shop in Warman on Tuesday, November 30. (Left to right) MCC Thrift Shop Board member Kathy Braun, Warman Ministerial Association member Kendall Shram, Thrift Shop Board member Chris Shane, MCC Saskatchewan Thrift Shop Coordinator Fiseko Musonda, Thrift Shop Board member Rochella Fehr, Thrift Shop Co-Manager Sheila Friesen and Thrift Shop Co-Manager Maria Guenter.

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 23/10, known as the Corman Park – Saskatoon Planning District Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT a) Proposed Bylaw No. 55/16 will rezone from D-Agricultural 1 District (DAG1) to D-Country Residential 1 District (DCR1) the lands described below. Proposed Bylaw No. 55/16 will provide for the creation of one (1) new country residential parcel and amendment to property boundaries of an existing residential parcel.

AFFECTED LANDS a) The affected lands are all that portion of SW 13-36-6-W3 shown shaded on Map 1 (Bylaw 55/16).

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 09/94, known as the R.M. of Corman Park Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT a) Proposed Bylaw No. 54/16 will rezone from Agricultural District (AG) to Agricultural Residential 1 District (AR1) the lands described below. Proposed Bylaw No. 54/16 will provide for the creation of one (1) new country residential parcel. b) Proposed Bylaw No. 60/16 will rezone from Agricultural District (AG) to Agricultural Residential 1 District (AR1) the lands described below. Proposed Bylaw No. 60/16 will provide for the removal of parcel ties and creation of two (2) separate parcels. c) Proposed Bylaw No. 61/16 will rezone from Agricultural District (AG) to Agricultural Residential 1 District (AR1) the lands described below. Proposed Bylaw No. 61/16 will provide for the creation of one (1) new country residential parcel.

AFFECTED LANDS a) The affected lands are all that portion of SE 18-37-7-W3 shown shaded on Map 1 (Bylaw 54/16). b) The affected lands are all that portion of NE 24-35-5-W3 shown shaded on Map 2 (Bylaw 60/16). c) The affected lands are all that portion of NW 22-35-6-W3 shown shaded on Map 3 (Bylaw 61/16).

MAP 1

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed Bylaws at the R.M. of Corman Park No. 344 Office at 111 Pinehouse Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, up to 5:00 p.m. until Friday, December 16, 2016.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers at the R.M. of Corman Park No. 344 Office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed Bylaws.

All written comments received by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2016, will be forwarded to Council.

Issued November 25, 2016 at the City of Saskatoon, in the Province of Saskatchewan.

Adam Tittemore, Administrator

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed Bylaws at the R.M. of Corman Park No. 344 Office at 111 Pinehouse Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, up to 5:00 p.m. until Friday, December 16, 2016.

MAP 2

MAP 3

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers at the R.M. of Corman Park No. 344 Office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed Bylaws. All written comments received by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2016, will be forwarded to Council.

Issued November 25, 2016 at the City of Saskatoon, in the Province of Saskatchewan.

Adam Tittemore, Administrator

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Business & Professional

CLARK’S CROSSING GAZETTE • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016

Published weekly the Business & Professional Directory is the perfect way to keep your company in front of potential customers.

CALL (306) 668-0575 for rates & deadlines

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We sell parts for wrecks, we buy wrecks for parts!

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NEUFELD Enterprises

FRAME ALIGNMENT

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AUTOMOTIVE

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• Wheel Alignments • Frame Repairs • SGI Inspections

LOV KITCHENS “Custom built to fit your needs”

• Auto Service • Suspension Work • Auto Glass

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Bye Week

Warman Midget AA

Friday, December 2 Warman 6 at Saskatoon Steel 4

Martensville PEE WEE AA Levi Dueck (306) 717-5856 lovkitchens@sasktel.net

Serving the Province Since 2002

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The Martensville Marauders had their work cut out for themselves as they hosted North East in Centre Four Hockey League action on Friday, December 2. The visitors won the game 6-1. (Top photo) Martensville Marauders’ Landis Haeusier scores on a bank shot off North East goalie Tanner Martin. (Above) Martensville Marauders captain Oakley Durham gets sandwiched between North East’s Kieran Dayson and Tysen Rachkewich during the game in Martensville.

Monday, November 28 Saskatoon Express 1 at Martensville 3 Wednesday, November 30 Martensville 4 at Saskatoon Titans 4

Martensville Midget AA Friday, December 2 North East 6 at Martensville 1 Saturday, December 3 Martensville 2 at Unity 4 Sunday, December 4 Martensville 2 at Battleford 7

Prairie Junior League

Saturday, December 3 Silver Foxes 3 at Delisle Chiefs 2 Sunday, December 4 Delisle Chiefs 4 at Saskatoon Royals 2

Ft Carlton League

Friday, December 2 Hague Royals 7 at Wakaw Lakers 6 Prairie Outlaws 9 at Tisdale Ramblers 3 Saturday, December 3 Wakaw 10 at TIsdale 2 (Dalmeny Fury - Bye Week)

Twin Rivers League Saturday, December 4 Dalmeny 2 at Clavet 1 Vonda 0 at Rosthern 15 Sunday, December 4 Rosthern 2 at Warman 3 Birch Hills 2 at Dalmeny 4 Vonda 2 at Cudworth 13

Sask Valley League Friday, December 2 Loreburn 0 at Delisle 7 Saturday, December 3 Delisle 4 at Beechy 7

Sask Prairie League (Radisson Bye Week)

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for placing Classified Ads For rates Call Hank @ (306) 291-8150 or (306) 232-1277

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Taxable assessments are then multiplied by the mill rate established by municipalities for the municipal portion and the province for the education portion, to determine property tax.

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crease by more than 100 per cent over the four year period.

“The province undertakes a review of POV and property classes every four years in conjunction with revaluation to determine whether adjustments are required,” Harpauer said.

“We want to make sure property owners are treated fairly while promoting economic growth in communities across the province.”

The 2017 POV to be applied will be as follows: The non-arable (range) land or pasture land POV will increase to 45 per cent in 2017 compared to the 2013 rate of 40 per cent. The residential, multi-unit residential and seasonal residential POV will increase to 80 per cent in 2017 compared to the 2013 rate of 70 per cent.

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SUMA meeting in Osler includes a dairy tour

BY HILARY KLASSEN hklassen@ccgazette.ca The voices of urban Saskatchewan met in Osler recently to welcome new representatives and do some planning. One of those new members of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) is Richard Beck, who was elected to represent the Northwest region. Beck is a Warman City councillor who replaces Ben Buhler, former mayor of Osler. Sean O’Neil from the village of Marsden will serve as Beck’s alternate.

“I look forward to being constructive, building leadership skills and fostering opportunities to collaborate, network and learn,” said Beck. His area of representation includes 32 villages, 20 towns, 10 resort villages and four cities in a jurisdiction that roughly spans the area from Saskatoon to Prince Albert, to Lloydminster to Meadow Lake.

On the agenda were discussions about rail safety, RCMP urban and rural response issues, policing models and enforcement, coordinating emergency response services, and SGI motor vehicle response call rates, Beck said.

“One issue municipalities are going to be faced with in 2017 will be legalization of marijuana. Complexities will exist with production, zoning, smoking issues and distribution thereof,” said Beck.

Sean McKenzie, senior policy advisor for SUMA said a

good bit of the focus in this meeting was directed toward planning for the upcoming SUMA convention in Saskatoon, February 5-8, 2017. Elections for the executive will take place at the convention including the positions of president, vice president, vice president of towns, and vice president for villages, resort villages, northern municipalities and a director for the north.

An interim president was put in place on November 28, as Debra Button was not reelected in Weyburn.

McKenzie says a big project right now is looking at motor vehicle collision rates that fire departments receive for attending accidents on provincial highways and providing service there.

“We’re working with Dillon Consulting out of Toronto, looking into how municipalities are coming up with these rates and looking at a bit of a national comparison of what monies are being reimbursed for attending these events. And then we want to take that back in a business case to SGI and try and see rates increased and the call classifications that they use to pay out under, changed.”

The Multi-Material Recycling Plan (MMRP) is now in place, according to McKenzie. It’s currently in a twoyear transition period and will be evaluated following that. SUMA continues to push for a household hazardous waste program under the province that would be similar to MMRP. “It would

help municipalities have larger collections for the kind of hazardous waste that we don’t want to see in landfills.”

RCMP staffing in the province has come under scrutiny in recently as media reports reveal the dilemma of rural residents who are dealing with increasing rates of theft and vandalism. McK-

the rates that municipalities pay for services. “Those rates are set to go up, after a 10 year freeze on rates,” he said.

The meeting wrapped up with an educational component arranged by the hosting regional director. Ben Buhler has a farming background and organized a tour of a dairy farm.

enzie said SUMA will continue to work with RCMP on staffing issues as well as the Community Safety Officer Project which gives municipalities a bit of a different avenue to pursue enforcement.

McKenzie carries the Public Safety and Health file for SUMA and has participated in discussions with the Ministry of Justice to increase

“He wanted to showcase the closed eco system that the dairy farm was working with. It was interesting how they collect the manure, compost it essentially, dry it out and use it for bedding for the cows. It keeps everything in one space,” said McKenzie. The manure is reused and sterile and keeps the animals healthier, he added.

Workplace accident claims young life A 19-year-old man from Warman was killed in a tragic accident at a construction site in Saskatoon on Wednesday, November 30.

Austyn Shenstead, 19,

Schenstead graduated from Warman High School in 2015. He played for the Warman Wolverines football team in 2013.

In a facebook post shortly after the accident, Re-

died after being struck by a large piece of concrete that fell off a truck. He was part of a private construction company crew that was working to build a sound wall in Saskatoon.

beccah McFarland, Austyn Schenstead’s mother, said it was the hardest day her family had ever endured.

She described her son as a fun-loving prankster who was also very generous.

Clarkboro Ferry makes last crossing till spring The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (MHI) indicated on December 1 that the Clarkboro Ferry had closed for the season.

The ferry was able to operate about two weeks longer than normal because of unseasonably warm temperatures.

Hazards posed by floating ice necessitated the closure.

The Clarkboro Ferry is the busiest in Saskatchewan, transporting thousands of vehicles across the South Saskatchewan River. The Hague Ferry closed for the season on November 22. The only ferry still in operation as of December 1 was the Riverhurst Ferry on Lake Diefenbaker, the largest of 13 in the province.

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Blacks, Mennonites historically were good neighbours

By RUTH MARLENE FRIESEN Editor, SK Mennonite Historian Mennonites are generally known to be pacifists. To celebrate this, the Mennonite Historical Society of Saskatchewan (MHSS) tries each November to have a Peace Event on or near Remembrance Day to hear stories of peace-building. This year that event was held on Saturday, November 12, in the Fellowship Centre at Bethany Manor in Saskatoon.

Dr. Timothy Epp, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Redeemer College, in Ontario, was invited to share his research on how Blacks and Mennonites have got along as neighbours in Canada. His work has been featured in various publications, including a recent issue of the Saskatchewan Mennonite Historian. Originally born in Rosthern, Dr. Epp plans to write a book in the near future.

He entitled his presentation, “Roots and Routes: Blacks and Mennonites in Canada.” He began with Mennonites and Blacks being neighbours in Germantown, PA, USA as early as 1688, and some of those Pennsylvania Mennonites had helped Blacks escape to Canada via the underground railroad in the late 18th and early 19th cen-

turies. He was able to show that Blacks had been capable farmers among the Mennonite farmers of Upper Canada, or Ontario.

At first Dr. Epp thought this was a unique but small episode in our history, but then he got some connections to people from Saskatchewan, particularly Berny Wiens, who reported that he had grown up with Blacks in the area around Herschel and Fiske, SK. Berny introduced Epp to his friends from the large, extended LaFayette clan. Then the contacts began to snowball. Even before the meeting began he had met people who told him they had also grown up with Blacks in their communities at Aberdeen, Glenbush, and Blaine Lake. A good turnout of about 150 people listened intently to the stories Dr. Epp told in his presentation.

Then a panel of guests was invited to sit on the platform, passing a microphone back and forth to answer questions from the audience. The guests were Berny Wiens, Two LaFayette sisters, Carol, (a psychiatric nurse), and Vera, and their cousin Ruby, a social worker. Also Murray Mayes from Elrose, though originally from Maidstone. He was a shy man who, once he got going, was happy to share

that one of his 7 children, is Reuben Mayes, of football fame, and a number of his other children work in academia and government jobs. One or two of the panelists could relate an instance or two of racism, but some could honestly say they had not experienced any while growing up.

Instead of just answering questions, however, this turned into an interesting story-telling session. Not only from the panel but also from people in the audience, who got the roving microphone and told their own stories of sharing food and events with Blacks in their original farming communities like Glenbush, and Aberdeen. These triggered more memories and stories from the panel members.

Tina Siemens, from Fiske, had taught seven of the LaFayette children in school, and greeted them as good friends.

One woman from Drake held up a small photo album, which had been her mother’s. It held more photos like the one she had given to Dr. Epp, from her mother’s summers teaching DVBS in these communities and staying as a guest of Grandma Mayes, a wellknown, and loved mid-wife in that area.

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PHOTOS BY SUSAN BRAUN

Two LaFayette sisters, Carol and Vera, and their cousin Ruby, and Murray Mayes spoke on a panel at the Mennonite Historical Society event last month noon felt like a family reunion with friendly reminiscing and story-telling.

The MHSS Board members, Dick Braun and Leonard Doell, who were the organizers in charge, let it go on longer than planned before they drew the program to a close, and invited everyone to stay for coffee and cookies and to continue their visiting informally. Many commented how much they had enjoyed this Peace Event.

Dr. Timothy Epp was extremely pleased with the excellent participation, and made an announcement at

the end, requesting that each one who had any memories or stories of Blacks and Mennonites as neighbours would at write them down, or at least give him their contact information so that he could connect with them further and get all the details for his research and book. This invitation applies to anyone reading this. You may reach him at Timothy Epp at tepp@redeemer.ca or to Redeemer University College, 777 Garner Rd E., Ancaster, Ontario, L9K 1J4 or phone 905-648-2139 x4247).

Dr. Timothy Epp is writing a book on the relationship between Blacks and Mennnonites

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The following is the local media release for the Warman/Martensville Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the week November 28 to December 5, 2016.

Members attended a total of 136 calls and 66 charges were laid during the past week in the Detachment.

Traffic

On November 28 at 3:45 pm a hit and run was reported on Elizabeth Street

in Warman. The rear panel of the vehicle was hit sometime in the past two days.

No suspects at this time.

On November 29 at 7:44 am a three vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Central Street and 6th Avenue in Warman. There were no injuries. Two people were charged in this matter.

On November 30 at 3:30 pm members assisted Corman Park Police Dept in apprehending a subject who fled from a vehicle that was being stopped by Corman Park PD in the Vanscoy area. With the assistance of the police dog the person was apprehended. Charges are being laid for possession of stolen property.

On December 3 at 12:50

am a truck was seen swerving on 6th Avenue south in Warman. The truck was stopped and the 32-year-old male driver was found to be impaired. Charges were laid.

On December 3 at 2:00 am a vehicle was stopped on Highway 12 near Martensville. Alcohol consumption was suspected. The 42-yearold driver blew a “Fail” but was not over the legal limit.

Given a three day suspension.

On December 4 at 4:20 pm a two vehicle collision occurred on Highway 685 north of Borden. Minor injuries occurred.

On December 4 at 5:12 pm a vehicle was reported swerving in its lane, nearly hitting the ditch. Only one

headlight. Members located vehicle, 38-year-old driver was sober, just very tired.

Property

On November 28 at 10:48 a car was reported in the river at the Clarkboro Ferry crossing. Immediate checks were made and no one was located in the vehicle. The car had been reported stolen to Saskatoon City Police.

On November 30 at 9:30 am a report of a break and enter into a shop near Highway 16 in the Langham area was reported. Several tools were taken.

On November 30 at 10:40 am the Delisle Arena was reported to have been broken into some time during the night. Money was taken

out of the safe. The matter is under investigation.

On December 2 at 11:50 am the Bulletin Board in front of the Osler General Store was noted to be damaged.

An investigation by police found that the mail truck had accidentally damaged same.

On December 2 at 1:06 a dirt bike was reported stolen from an acreage in the Asquith area.

On December 4 at 4:38 pm, a house was broken into west of Saskatoon. Two culprits broken in through a basement window while the owner was home. She chased them out.

On December 4 at 1:07 pm a report of stolen Christmas lights was received from

a resident on 2nd Avenue North in Martensville.

People

On December 2 at 11:00 pm two males were seen walking down a back alley in Martensville. The males were spoken to by the resident and then left the area.

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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The Warman Community Association recently distributed funds to several organizations aimed at improving quality of life in the city. Warman Elementary School (top left) vice-principal Orlando Pauls and U of S Nursing practicum students Joel Phillips and Sharlene Monks accept a cheque for $1250 from Warman Community Association (WCA) members Coralie Bueckert, George Nivergelt, Gloria Leite and Sharon Martens at the WCA’s annual craft and bake sale at the Legends Centre on Saturday, November 19. The funds will be used to install two “Buddy Benches” at the school as part of an anti-bullying initiative. The WCA also presented a cheque in the amount of $5,000 to Connor Shram on behalf of the Warman Food Bank; $500 to the Warman Collective Garden; $800 to the Warman Jingle and Mingle event, and $1,000 to Warman KidSport.

As revealing as statistics are in a province with one of the worst incidences of impaired driving in Canada, the numbers alone aren’t making a big enough impact, according to RCMP Sgt. Al Hofland, Acting Officer in Charge of Traffic Services in Saskatchewan.

In a news conference on Friday, December 2, Hofland said the police are launching a communications effort using personal anecdotes to show how attitudes toward drinking and driving need to change.

Hofland noted that in December, 2015 the RCMP in Saskatchewan charged 210 people for impaired driving offences - almost seven per day.

Also in December, 2015, each day between the hours of 3 pm and 3 am, the RCMP averaged over one driving complaint call per hour – usually it was a complaint of a suspected impaired driver.

That same month, December, 2015, RCMP members responded to eight fatal collisions, of which at least half were related to alcohol.

“This is unacceptable,” said Hofland. “When it comes to talking about impaired driving, we hear from the public: telling statistics alone is not necessarily enough of a safety message. This weekend, we’ve decided to take a different approach to target impaired

driving while sharing RCMP member’s experiences from across the province.”

Beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 3, over the course of 24 hours the RCMP will be featuring 24 personal impaired driving enforcement stories. These stories will be shared on our Saskatchewan RCMP social media pages and we encourage people to read and share them.

“Tomorrow is National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day and members across Saskatchewan will be conducting enforcement throughout the day and into the night,” said Hofland.

“We will be targeting impaired and distracted driving, aggressive driving and seatbelt use, among others.

“Although we are highlighting this day of enforcement initiatives, members are out each day, working to keep Saskatchewan roads safe. The stories we will be sharing on social media provide examples of what RCMP members see as they work to keep impaired drivers off our roads.

Hofland said it’s important for members of the public to continue reporting possible impaired drivers.

“We cannot be everywhere on Saskatchewan’s roads and by taking the time to report suspected impaired drivers, we can potentially prevent serious impaired

driving incidents from occurring,” he said.

“Impaired driving is entirely preventable. If you plan on drinking, please do not drive. You are risking your life and the lives of others. Everyone has the right to come home safe.”

The following anecdote is an example of one of the stories the RCMP will be featuring: “My very first impaired driving enforcement experience as a member: I was patrolling the highway and a van went by 85km/hr in a 60km/hr zone. I activated my emergency lights and proceeded to do a traffic stop. The vehicle continued down the highway and turned towards the hospital. I was thinking maybe this was a medical emergency. The van came to a stop and the driver exited the vehicle and staggered into the middle of the road. I yelled at the driver to get back into the vehicle. Another car stopped and they knew the driver and yelled to get back into the vehicle. The driver complied. I approached the van and asked the driver for licence and registration. At this point, the driver stated “Okay I admit it, I am impaired.” The driver was charged with impaired driving. They had been convicted eight previous times for impaired driving, and was also a disqualified driver at the time of the offence.”

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