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PA Parkland board learns about efforts to enhance quality and inventory controls for vaccines The Prince Parkland RHA board of directors received a report on the Region’s quality process and vaccine inventory controls at the regular board of directors meeting on March 27, 2013 in Prince Albert.

The Region’s Public Health Nursing unit has been involved with a provincial project to better manage vaccine safety and wastage. This has included how the vaccines are ordered and ensuring that they are stored properly (including correct temperature range). This has included: Kanban, a Lean methodology for managing inventory and supply; Multi-site inventory for vaccines; and Continuous temperature monitoring of vaccine storage and transportation, which helps reduces waste.

“By focusing on the supply chain we can avoid wasting vaccine and ensure that the vaccine we use is at its most effective,” Wanda Atcheson, Director of Public Health Services, told the RHA board of directors.

“We also continually look at how we can best accommodate our clients. This has meant later-day or drop-in clinics, which has improved access to our services.”

Atcheson said the Public Health team is focused on addressing issues identified by the Accreditation Canada Roadmap, which compares Prince Albert Parkland to national standards.

Among the areas identified as requiring attention for public health are: Information systems required for record keeping; Review and updated the public health team’s communications strategy; Regular surveillance to understand community health status, health conditions, and health threats; and The public education surrounding important public health issues.

The Accreditation Canada process did say that the Region’s public health services does good work with community partners to promote activities that are based on public health priorities to improve community health and well-being.

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Coach Bill Jeffery awarded Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

March 24, 2013, Bill Jeffery of Sturgeon River Nordic was presented with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. This recognizes his outstanding contributions to sport in Saskatchewan. Bill is pictured here with his wife Joan and several members of the SRN race team. Left to right: Jeff Wilson, Joan Jeffery, Michael Fraser, Anna Sigurdson, Jenna Beaulieu, Evan Beaulieu, Bill Jeffery, Alex Wilson, Ryan Potts, Amy Larson, Taryn Moe, Hannah Miller.

Sturgeon River Nordic completes 2012-13 race season Submitted by Joan Jeffery It was such a long season! Our first on snow practice was October 23, 2012. Unfortunately, a few races and events were cancelled and postponed due to the cold temperatures in January and February; however, skiers did attend races in La Ronge, Flin Flon, Saskatoon and Regina.

The highlight of our early season was attendance at the World Cup of Nordic skiing in Canmore, AB in December.

Not only were our skiers rubbing shoulders with the best cross-country skiers in the world, they were participating in a high performance training camp as well.

There were 30 young skiers from all across Saskatchewan involved in the camp and Sturgeon River Nordic had the largest contingent in the group.

Sturgeon River Nordic Skiers got the opportunity to meet some of the Russian World Cup racers and learn about So-

chi, Russia, the 2014 Olympic Games site. They received posters, signed cards and warm handshakes from the young Russians.

A great accomplishment for many of the club members was participating in the annual Saskaloppet in La Ronge. Seven of the race team completed the 35 kilometres.

Our season ended off with the ever popular School Ski Championships held in La Ronge March 22nd. Both our Junior and Open Relay teams won the school banners. The last Sask Cup race followed on Saturday, March 23, again with good results.

A club potluck was held March 24th to bring our club members together to close off an unusual winter, but full season.

The next dry land training camp will be in Waskesiu, June 1, 2. Many skiers want to keep skiing as long as the snow lasts. By the look of things, that could be for some time!

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Shellbrook Library armed with new tools

The Shellbrook Public Library is excited to announce the arrival of two very valuable tools to its arsenal of information. In April join Laura Lepard again as she continues to offer health presentations, this time with a focus on diabetes and the Library would like to remind parents that Friday morning Story Time is on and is open to all comers.

Because of the high interest throughout the trials held in December 2012, during the first week of April, Ancestry Library Edition (a subscription-based genealogy research website with billions of records online) and Consumer Reports (a magazine and online database that rates and recommends thousands of products and services) will be joining the Wapiti Regional Library’s databases. Keep an eye on the website at www. wapitilibrary.ca for an announcement once

the databases are officially available. Ancestry Library Edition will be an in-library use only database but Consumer Reports will be accessible from your home computers.

The databases are a collection of resources from world newspapers with Library PressDisplay, to health with Health & Wellness Resource Centre, to mechanics with Small Engine Repair Reference Center, and more that are accessible to library patrons. All you need is your library card and a PIN to act as your password. If you are not already set up with a PIN, visit your local library to set one up today.

On Tuesday, April 9th at 7:00 pm Laura Lepard will share materials from Doctor John McDougal and Mary McDougal as they discuss diabetic connections with diet. Doctor John McDougal is a board certified in-

ternist, author of eleven international bestselling books, and medical director of the 10-Day Live In McDougal program in Santa Rosa, California.

Mary McDougal is a nurse, educator, and co-author of nine bestselling books. She directs all food oriented activities at the program and has created over 2500 recipes. Visit their website www.drmcdougall. com to learn more and sign up for their free newsletter. Lepard will share her story and family’s experience with a whole-plant based diet and serve up insulin-responsible refreshments.

Story Time continues to sail forward following the “Anchors and Sails” reading program on Fridays at 10:30 am. With the healthy mixture of vowels and consonants presented, every new letter sound increases

the number of words that can be read. If you are interested in volunteering your time to read or do crafts, please contact Alanna at 306-747-3419.

The Library continues to offers free computer and Internet access to the public even with the cancellation of the Community Access Program (CAP) in March 2012. Would you like to bring back funding and keep public computer access for everyone? Drop on by the Library to sign a postcard to the Prime Minister.

Shellbrook Library hours are Monday 2:00pm - 6:00pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 2:00pm - 8:00pm, Thursday 2:00pm - 6:00pm, and Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm.

Weekly library hours are determined annually by materials checked out; the more materials checked out, the better.

E-mails hacked, and money taken from victim’s bank account There has been a new scam that has been occurring in Saskatchewan and the RCMP’s F Division Economic Crime Program would like to inform the public and advise them on how to better protect themselves from falling victim to this new scam. In this scam, the victim’s e-mail account is compromised.

The suspect(s) then use the information that is located within the various folders in the email account to compose an e-mail to the victim’s financial institution asking them to wire money from their account to another bank ac-

count. There have been incidents where the e-mail has been acted upon by the financial institution and money has been sent to the suspect(s) bank account.

The best way to protect yourself from this scam is to protect your e-mail account. You can do this by: · Creating strong passwords and changing your e-mail password every 6 months. · Be careful in clicking on links attached to e-mails you receive. If you don’t know who sent the e-mail don’t click on the link.

· Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date. · Be cautious when logging into your e-mail account from untrusted computers.

This is any computer that you don’t maintain yourself. These computers could have keylogger technology installed on them which would give up your password to your e-mail account. · Be cautious of what personal and financial information you include in an e-mail.

Fraud Awareness is part of a national crime prevention campaign to increase Canadians’

awareness of and knowledge about different types of fraud in order to help citizens to not become fraud victims. RCMP Saskatchewan’s “F” Division Economic Crime Program has offices in Regina and Saskatoon. Their role is to reduce the impact of economic crime on Canadians by maintaining the integrity of our economy through public education, crime prevention, and enforcement.

To better educate yourself with this scam and others, please visit www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ scams or www.antifraudcentre.ca

Saskatchewan first to offer computerized GED testing Success on the GED test is now just clicks away for adult learners in Saskatchewan.

In striving to provide more adult learners throughout the province with a high school credential and basic technology skills, Saskatchewan is partnering with GED Testing Service to now offer the GED test on computer. The prov-

ince is the first jurisdiction in Canada to offer the new testing format.

“We are delighted to bring the new computer-based testing format to our GED students,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “The new computer-based testing method provides a quicker and perhaps a more success-

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Since last year’s launch in the U.S., more than 40,000 computerized GED tests were delivered across 43 states with positive results for test takers. GED Testing Service found that adults who tested on computer had an 88 per cent pass rate compared to 71 per cent for those who tested on paper.

In addition, adults who tested on computer completed their exams in five-andhalf-hours compared to just over seven hours on paper.

Adults who tested on computer were also 59 per cent more likely to retake a failed test and remain in the GED testing program.

“Moving the GED test to computer helps adults demonstrate necessary basic technology skills and makes their testing process easier and more efficient,” GED Testing Service President Randy Trask said. “We are so pleased that Saskatchewan is our partner in this important endeavor.”

Several new services will streamline the testing process and benefit adult learners who often need to move

very quickly into jobs or training programs. These benefits include: •Online scheduling and registration that is available 24/7; •More testing flexibility for test takers as they can choose when and where to take their test; •Instant unofficial score reports; (faster results mean adults can apply for jobs or immediately begin studying if they need to retake a subject area); and •Enhanced test security.

he computerized test will initially be offered at SIAST Wascana Campus in Regina and is expected to be available in all testing centres across the province by January 2014, with some transitioning in the coming months. The GED test on computer is the same test currently offered on paper and pencil. The test is administered in person at an official GED testing centre and is not available online.

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Getting ready for spring

-by Erl Svendsen By the time this goes to print, I’m hopeful that no more snow has fallen and that the big melt has at least begun.

This is the perfect time to start getting ready for the year ahead – it’s what I consider the twilight time between winter and spring that can last as little as a week or two and as long as a month or more. This winter has already dragged on far too long, so who knows how long we have before we’re in the full swing of things.

Here are a few activities to keep you occupiedif you’re chomping at the bit to do some gardening: 1.

Equipment maintenance: get your lawn mower and rototiller tuned-up now to avoid the rush. While you’re at it, have the mower blades sharpened. Sharp blades damage the lawn less, promoting healthy lush growth.

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Tools: clean your hand tools, remove rust and sharpen. Use an axe file to put a new edge on your shovels and hoes. For tools like pruners that require a finer edge, use a sharpening stone.

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Lawn care: there are a couple of issues here. First there is the chance of snow mold. As daytime temperatures rise, snow mold grows just under the snow layer, feeding off the grass. Severe infestations can kill out patches of your lawn. As a homeowner, your best bet is to rake out the snow as it becomes more manageable. This speeds up the thawing process and physically disturbs the mold. Wear a dust mask to avoid inhaling mold spores if you’re susceptible to breathing issues. Take care not to damage the sod with overly vigorous raking. The second issue, especially in a year like this, is standing water. Standing water for more than a week or two is a problem not just for lawns but also trees and perennials. If you can, direct the water away from your yard with a ditch or pump it out to the street.

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Tree and shrub care: before your trees and shrubs leaf out, remove dead, damaged, rubbing or diseased wood.

In the case of overgrown shrubs, remove up to one third of the oldest branches (thickest stems with darkest brown

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bark) to rejuvenate. If you’ve had trouble in the past with aphids, leaf rollers, mites, or scale insects, consider spraying your woody ornamentals with a horticultural or dormant oil spray before leafing out to control. Horticultural oil is a fairly benign product, working by literally suffocating the eggs or overwintering insect stage rather than by killing with a toxic substance.

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Perennial care: after the snow has gone and the beds are somewhat dry, cut back your perennials and remove dead and decaying leaves. You can put the organics in the compost provided they weren’t diseased last year (e.g. don’t compost hollyhocks if they were infested with rust).

You want to get this done before new growth starts; ornamental grasses and chives are especially early growers.

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Mulch: apply fresh compost or other organic mulch to preserve soil moisture and moderate soil temperatures during the growing season.

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Seeds: order or purchase seeds for the upcoming season. It’s not too late to start seeds such as peppers. Hold off on tomatoes: they only need a 4 or 5-week head start.

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Vegetable garden: As soon as the soil is dry enough, rototill your garden to loosen and warm up the soil. This will also bring overwintering pests and weed seeds to the surface to dry out or get picked off by our feathered friends.

But if you rototill when it is too wet, you will end up with compacted soil – and a muddy mess. Consider adding organic matter like well-rotted compost or manure. The common wisdom of waiting until the May-long weekend to seed or transplant seedlings applies to tender or chilling sensitive plants like tomatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers, corn, potatoes and the like. What you can plant as early as midApril in some year (maybe not this year with all the snow still about) are peas, carrots, spinach, beets and radishes for an early harvest.

This should keep you busy now for the next month or so.

Happy Spring!

On March 22nd, Arden C. Fiala (daughter-in-law of the late Vernal and Marleen Fiala of Blaine Lake) was presented The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by Honourable Lieutenant Governor, Vaughn Solomon Schofield. The Presentation was held in Regina, at Government House, with The Honourable Russ Marchuk, Minister of Education providing welcoming remarks.

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Pet peeves about driving Getting behind the wheel of a car can be scary at times, depending upon weather, traffic and where you are headed. There is relatively not too much stress in taking a drive you have taken hundreds of times before, like to the corner store. But calculateme.com tells you that 23% of auto accidents occur less than one mile from home, and 29 % occur between two and five miles from home.

There are many hazards inherent in driving a car, such as road conditions, visibility, traffic congestion, noise, traffic lights and signs of all kinds.

So, we can all agree that driving can be dangerous. My question is, why must people make it far more dangerous than it needs to be?

Without further ado, here is a list of my pet peeves about driving.

The first on everyone’s list, as it is on mine, is drinking and or drugging and driving. Anyone TOM who does not know how dangerPIERSON ous and just plain stupid this activity is, is probably brain dead or ~ under the age of two.

News Moving on, in no particular order, another pet peeve involves winter driving. After a snowfall, people, please remove all the snow from your vehicle before taking it on the road. It is very frustrating, not to mention dangerous, to drive behind you. You see, despite the sunshine and What are your lack of clouds in the sky, I am driving in the midst of a blizzard with near pet peeves on white out conditions. Why? That is all the snow coming off your vehicle the road and that you were too lazy to remove. Who cares about the chunks of ice that fly off. Please let off and break my windshield. That’s what insurance is for, right? me know.

The cousin to this peeve, of course, is only scraping just enough ice or snow from your windshield to see out the front. Do you really need to see what is around you on the road? I guess you don’t need to know that an ambulance, fire truck or other emergency vehicle will need to get by you when seconds count. You also don’t need to see those young kids crossing the street on your right when you turn into that intersection at the same time.

Lights and turn indicators. Yes, all vehicles are supposed to have them. While most do, the problem is many vehicles do not have operators that are knowledgeable in their existence or how to make them work.

Let’s start with lights. They not only allow you to see in the dark, they also allow others to see you in the dark.

That is quite a concept, seeing and being seen. Having lights on 24/7 saves lives around the clock.

High Beams on a car are used for seeing farther and better on a dark road. Why some people insist on driving with them on 24/7 is a mystery and downright dangerous. Please use them wisely, and stop blinding me needlessly. California law states - Your high beams have to be dimmed within 300 feet of following another driver and within 500 feet of an oncoming driver, not 3 and 5 feet respectively.

Turn signals are fun things. They can broadcast a driver’s intentions, or they can broadcast a driver’s distractions. Please use them. It is very annoying to find out all of a sudden that you are turning into my path, or out of my way without any warning. Please drive safely!

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Paul Martin Commentary This is one of those statistics that doesn’t make it cities in the province and in the nation. to the top 10 list very often but every once in a while And all of this despite a f lurry of new construction it gets noticed. The metric in question is bankruptcy. in every segment.

In broad terms, this particular measure has the The Saskatoon market is also tight but conditions potential to provide a bit of a barometer for which are not quite as severe as in the provincial capital. way the economy is going…bankruptcies on the rise This is especially notable in the office market where – where consumer or business – probably Saskatoon has roughly three per cent of signals some problems. its f loor space currently available, roughly But the latest figures on this one are godouble the Regina number. The vacancy rate ing in a completely different direction. The in the Saskatoon industrial market is 3 per number of businesses that went bankrupt cent slightly higher than Regina’s while rein December in Saskatchewan was zero, nil, tail is comparable at three per cent. nada. *** It’s not very often we can say that and, It is starting to look like the Saskatchewan while this will be painful for statisticians economy is finding a state of equilibrium. trying to figure out their percentages it also After six or seven years of significant PAUL a sign of considerable strength in the overgrowth, fueled by investment in everything all economy. from resource industry expansion to new MARTIN Similarly, on the consumer front the numplants and thousands of housing starts, the ~ ber of personal bankruptcies was down pace of growth appears to be settling into about 22 per cent to 69 declarations in Desomething a bit more modest. cember. And when compared to previous years this This was evidenced in the latest update from the is a big change as we usually have between 10 and economists at RBC Royal Bank who are now predict12 business or farm bankruptcies monthly and more ing Saskatchewan’s economy will expand by 2.9 per than 100 on the personal side. cent this year. *** That’s down a half point from an earlier estimate of If you’re interested in being a landlord, Regina is 3.5 per cent but still better than what the bank’s says the place to be. we saw last year.

The Regina office of Commercial realtor Avison This report points to a slight pull-back in construcYoung has just released a market analysis for the tion for its decision. This slowdown in capital investprovince and it shows the Queen City continues to la- ment, the fuel that has lifted the economy for the last bor under the tightest conditions in the country – in half dozen years, will be offset by continued strength every category. in agriculture and a rebound in the potash sector.

The report shows office space with a vacancy rate Despite the downward revision, RBC says the key of less than 1.5 per cent. Industrial is 2.5 per cent. drivers of the national economy remain the three In the retail sector it is 3 per cent and the residential prairie provinces which are out-pacing the rest of the rental vacancy is one percent, the lowest of the major country.

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Fed budget strains relations with rural Sask.

There is no doubt that the federal Conservative government has been farmer- and rural friendly.

Solid rural support is why the Conservatives have captured 12 or 13 of the 14 Saskatchewan federal seats for the past decade … and it is also why the Conservatives are fighting tooth and nail to preserve the present split urban-rural federal ridings in this province.

This is not a product of some enduring love for the cities or even a reflection of the Conservative MPs’ sincere belief that split urban/rural ridings are more reflective of Saskatchewan nature.

The Conservatives are confident they’ve got the rural vote sewn up _ a reasonably safe assumption, given the size of their wins in predominately rural ridings like Cypress Hills-Grasslands, Yorkton-Melville, Moose Mountain or Kindersley-Lloydminster.

Knowing that they will get three-quarters of the rural vote (as the Saskatchewan Party generally does in provincial elections) gives the Conservatives incentive to want keep split rural-urban ridings where powerful rural support dilutes New Democrat or Lib-

eral support from the cities.

This is not to say that Conservative rural support hasn’t been earned. Philosophically speaking, the Conservatives better reflect the older, more conservative views of MURRAY rural people on issues both social and ecoMANDRYK nomic. And give the ~ Conservatives credit for dispensing with massively unpopular long firearm registry brought in by a Liberal government and supported by the federal NDP. Even the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly as a single-desk seller was far more popular than residents of the cities realized.

Votes to keep the CWB monopoly on wheat and barley mostly reflected those who were allowed to vote _ retired farmers/landowners and smaller producers. They did not necessarily reflect those producing the most

Cyprus-style bank account confiscation is in the budget Dear Editor There is no commercial in the Media on the provision on Economic Action Plan terms providing for “a comprehensive risk management frame work for systemically important banks” which may place the bank deposits, the assets, of individuals at risk.

Members of Parliament are in their constituencies. Consider asking your Member(s) whether they are aware that the Economic Action Plan 2013 will implement a comprehensive risk management framework for Canada’s systemically important banks; a framework through which a bank in difficulty “can be recapitalized and returned to viability through the very rapid conversion of certain bank liabilities into regulatory capital.” Right here. The “certain liabilities”, as in Cyprus, potentially being the deposits of customers.

This information came to my attention only today through the enclosed article. This provision has not, to my knowledge, been considered by our Canadian Media.

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wheat and barley, thus most restricted by the single-desk selling rules. Perhaps not everyone in rural Saskatchewan opposed the CWB monopoly, but many rural residents did see it as inherently unfair. At the very least, it tapped into the streak of independence in rural people that are often frustrated with government making their tough way to earn a living even tougher.

That said, this is not the only personality trait of the rural voter.

There is also a sense of sharing in rural settings that’s founded on the need to help a neighbour or even a stranger who may be struggling in sometimes harsh and isolated rural settings.

And it’s in this year’s federal budget where the Conservatives may finally have crossed the line into becoming less rural-friendly.

Actually, it probably started in last year’s budget that saw the demise of 112-year-old shelterbelt program at Indian Head, the community pasture program and 100s of jobs in the federal Agriculture department and Canada Food Inspection Agency.

In isolation, farmers and rural folks might be able to rationalize that the need for shel-

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terbelts is a thing of past with today’s direct seeding techniques and increasingly valued farm land. And bureaucrat jobs aren’t always seen as a farm/rural issue.

But even very right-wing farmers and ranchers benefit from having trees around their yard sites. And they certainly value of CFIA inspectors when they insuring that lax safety standards at giant packing plants aren’t grinding the beef industry to a halt.

Now, add in the eagerness of the federal government in this budget to extract itself from all farm safety net like AgriStability.

The rural-friendly Conservatives have ridden on their reputation of being more in-tune with rural/agricultural Canada. But while it’s one thing to end despised urbanbased policies like the long gun registry, it’s quite another to take away things from which rural people benefit.

Again, there are those who will see the end of CWB monopoly as anything but a bad thing. However, ending other support programs or safety nets may be less welcomed.

And it may even put a strain on the Conservatives’ relationship with rural voters.

any suggestions how governments or anyone else should handle more money for Indian Band Operated Schools?

Dr. Dennis Hall, M.Ed. (admin) Ph.D. (EDPA) Former Teacher and Principal of DIAND and Band Operated Schools Saskatoon

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Dear Editor I congratulate the media for restating for at least the 100th time that Indian Band Operated Schools are not funded as well as provincially-run schools. I believe this to be generally true, and I’m sure there is no one in our society that thinks this is a satisfactory state of affairs.

On the other hand, and again for the 100th time, given the propensity for many Chiefs and Councils and beholding Indian Band administrators to misappropriate, not account for and even pocket money entrusted to them for their bands, does anyone have

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Report from the Legislature

Everyone has a role to play when it comes to potential flooding this spring, and that includes our government. To that end, Premier Brad Wall has appointed a special cabinet committee to oversee the province’s preparations and response to potential spring flooding. In addition, we have designated $182 million in the Growth and Financial Security Fund to cover potential costs. Several ministries have already committed resources to flood preparation. For example, Ministry of Government Relations and the Water Security Agency have been holding meetings in at-risk regions. At those meetings, they are providing information and advice on what to do to prevent and respond to flooding. Water levels at the

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Rafferty and Alameda reservoirs continue to be lowered.

And the Ministry of Highways is taking stock to ensure there are enough road building materials, culverts and bridge

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for the Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 for the year 2013 has been prepared and is open to inspection at the Office of the Assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, April 5 to June 5, 2013.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee per roll number which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with the Assessor at R.M. of Canwood No. 494, Box 10, Canwood, Saskatchewan, S0J 0K0 by the 5th day of June, 2013.

Dated at Canwood, Saskatchewan, this 5th day of April, 2013.

Lorna Benson, Assessor

replacement components and machinery, culvert steamers and trailers filled with all the necessary equipment. Municipalities that need help can contact the Ministry of Government Relations to get flood supplies, equipment and assistance. Emergency supplies and equipment available include: • Sandbags; • Sandbag machines; • Pumps; • Hoses; and • Barrier systems.

Information on how to keep you and your family safe, in addition to local contacts and information about flood preparedness, is available on-line at www.gr.gov.sk.ca/flood.

On March 20, 2013, our government announced its sixth consecutive balanced

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budget. Overall, reaction to the “Balanced Growth” 201314 budget has been positive.

From praise for being the only balanced budget in Canada to kudos from municipalities on revenue sharing and the sin-

cere thanks from the group that was the driving force behind the province’s first transition home in 25 years, our government is humbled and honoured that this year’s budget reflects the priorities of Saskatchewan people.

Through controlled spending that improves quality of life, invests in infrastructure and supports our growing economy, we will keep the Saskatchewan Advantage.

Not surprisingly, one of the groups that just doesn’t seem to get it is the Official Opposition. This year’s budget introduces a new uranium royalty structure that will attract new investment in mines and increase jobs for First Nations in the north. But the NDP refuse to say whether they support this important initia-

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tive. New opposition leader Cam Broten was asked several times whether he supports these changes and the new opportunities they create, but he refused to take a position.

Northern leaders, though, know where they stand. The Mayor of Pinehouse supports the changes to the uranium royalty structure. The CEO of the Athabasca Basin Authority says the changes will lead to new mines and expansions. And the owner of Northern Resource Trucking, which is 70 per cent aboriginal owned, said the changes are just what his industry needs.

They mean more jobs, more training and infrastructure – what the north needs. The only person that doesn’t seem to get that is the NDP’s new leader.

GOOD NEWS Brokenness The psalmist said a” broken and a contrite heart I will not despise.

One preacher used to pray ‘brake me Lord, brake me.’ Maybe a strange pray for some but this pastor understood that God uses broken things. When Mary anointed Jesus it says in Mark Gospel “she broke the jar and poured (the perfume) over His Head.”Mark 14:3 I love the story that Pastor Matt Woodley tells; He tells the story of a lady called There-

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sa. She said “ after marrying the man of her dreams, [Theresa] dropped into the abyss of a deep depression.

Everything went dark in her mind and body. She even started writing her obituary. Three years ago I would have had plenty of answers and solutions for her. I would have been so clever and powerful. But now I could only sit with her in her pain. We prayed.

I didn’t know what to do, didn’t have any answers, so I said, “Theresa, I have no idea what to say, so could

we just read the Psalms?”

Then I read Psalm 77, an agonizing psalm of lament, and I went home. I left feeling utterly powerless, and I sure didn’t think that I made her feel better. The next week another leader of our church visited Theresa. She was still suffering intensely, but when the leader asked if he could pray for her, Theresa said, “Yes, but before you pray, please read Psalm 77. I’ve been clinging to it all week. It’s my lifeline

to God.” Apparently when we read Psalm 77 in utter powerlessness, God showed up in her life with power. Pastor Woodley adds: “At times the best, most powerful and most useful way to love someone is to get to the end of myself. I admit that I can’t fix or change you. My words and my advice won’t heal your brokenness. But I can be with you, and we can go together to the Father.”

Agape, Dave Bodvarson Pastor, SPA

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Give Your Business a Facelift with Shellbrook Small Business Loans!!!

We are currently offering loans of up to $20,000 with no interest to help local businesses update their store fronts and enhance the look of downtown Shellbrook.

Contact Allison Nelmes for additional program information and application forms.

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SMSA 2013 Ball Season

Registration Tuesday, April 9th 6 pm - 8 pm Shellbrook Skating Rink

SMSA Annual General Meeting will be held on

Tuesday, April 9th - 8 pm Shellbrook Skating Rink

R.M. of Leask No. 464 NOTICE ASSESSMENT ROLL Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll of the Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464 for the year 2013 has been prepared and is open to inspection at the office of the Assessor from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday from April 5, 2013 to June 7, 2013.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with The Assessor, R.M. of Leask, Box 190, Leask, SK, S0J 1M0 by the 7th day of June, 2013.

Dated at Leask, Saskatchewan, this 5th day of April, 2013.

Riannon Nelson Assessor

REMINDER • Wheelchair van available for public use for medical appointments, family outings.

• Drivers must have valid license & register with SGI • If a volunteer driver is needed a family member MUST accompany patient/resident.

• Book in advance with Grant Martin 306-747-7170 or Trina at Parkland Terrace 306-747-4290.

• For more information contact Richard Porter at 306-747-7694.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TOWN OF BIG RIVER is receiving applications for

Maintenance Assistant - Summer Employee position.

Successful applicant will: • be available to work a 40 hour week from at least May 1st to August 31, 2013; • provide 2 pt photo id and a driver record (abstract); • assist in daily duties under the supervision of qualified maintenance personnel.

Forward resumes by 1:00 p.m. April 12th, 2013 to: Town of Big River by mail at: Box 220, Big River Sk S0J 0E0 by email at: bigriver@sasktel.net by fax at: (306) 469-4856 or in person at: 606 1st St North.

For more information please contact the Town Office 306-469-2112.

Only those called for interview will receive notification of results.

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Some areas should have been left as wetlands Wetlands have long been something farmers have struggled with.

In the past the struggle was straight forward, revolving around how to effectively eliminate them from a field.

A wetland was simply acres which could not be planted, and that was seen as a detriment to a farm operation.

There were of course reasons for that view, beginning with the quota system of delivering grain which used to be based on delivering an amount of bushels per cultivated acres.

It was a system which really forced Prairie farmers into setting the plow to hundreds of acres of land which would have better been left as wetlands, riparian areas, or woodland.

The quota system may have changed, but wetlands are still being drained from fields based on economic factors.

When grain and oilseed prices are high, as they are today, farmers reasonably want to grow the maximum bushels, and so they seek to claim every acre possible.

In low prices it comes down to maximizing bushels to maximize returns, and that again means wanting every

acre possible in production.

Then there is the pressure of ever larger equipment.

Things such as potholes, sloughs, and even shelterbelts and tree bluffs become problematic in the face of ever larger equipment. Manoeuvring around potholes with a 60-foot-plus cultivator is not something farmers want to be doing.

CALVIN So there have always been good reasons for farmers changing the DANIELS landscape, but draining wetlands, ~ while perhaps positive for an individual farmer, it is not good for the overall health of the land.

Ducks Unlimited Canada research scientist Pascal Badiou told a Prairie Flood Management and Mitigation Seminar in Yorkton the loss of natural wetland is having an effect of water quality on the Canadian Prairies.

"Globally we have lost 50 per cent of the world's wetlands in the last 100-years," said Badiou, who added in

the Canadian Prairie region an estimated 90 per cent of naturally occurring wetlands have been lost.

Badiou details that wetlands protect waterways further downstream from taking on the full effect of nutrient load leeching from a larger area because of drainage.

The wetlands also offer additional storage in extreme rain and melt events, he said.

So there are now more stringent rules regarding new drainage projects. That is good for a watershed, but begs the question if a slough is good for a wider area, should not that area pay the farmer something for maintaining a wetland he could drain and farm.

Badiou said he wasn't sure farmers maintaining the status quo should be compensated, but it would seem if you legislate that you can't drain then society should pay some compensation.

It is a debate which scares government based on the cost they might face, when you hear Badiou talk about Lake Winnipeg being the sickest lake in the world, and nutrient load from the land being the culprit. What is the cost of such damage? In that context, paying farmers may be a small price to pay.

Re-evaluating things yet?

Grains are significantly lower to start the month of April and the second quarter, following the U.S.D.A’s bearish stocks report on March 28th. Corn stocks were more than 400 million bushels higher than expected, pushing the grain limit down minutes after the report. As such, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange expanded the limit move on corn from 40 cents to 60 cents henceforth. With the bearish stocks report, the grain complex is at or close to their pre-drought levels.

While weather is likely to be the focus for the next few weeks in the markets, this report undoubtedly forced many to re-evaluate their price levels.

Despite a stronger U.S. dollar recently, at these lower prices, international

demand will likely pick up.

Notably in China, increasing consumption and decreasing production and/or quality of both corn and wheat are unbalancing supply and demand. For wheat, India would seem like a logical choice to import from but the quality is questionable and India refuses to drop their prices to where global marketplace is at. Wet conditions in northeastern China have affected the quality of the corn crop there, leading to suggestions that China will have to import a record amount of corn. While new corn supplies are becoming available via South America, I wish anyone luck getting any grain out of there in under two months.

Specifically, Bunge’s CEO, Alberto Weisser, expects it to take over six more months

to get Brazil’s soybean crops to point. Add in the fact that the corn harvest is about halfway done, the infusion of new grain into the port/ logistical quagmire is a new nightmare in itself. Nonetheless, in what some are calling a very rare move, the first shipment of Argentine corn arrived in the US last week and may not be the last. It’s also reported that close to one million tonnes of Canadian corn has been shipped into the U.S. this year, the large majority of it from Ontario. However, lower U.S. domestic prices may lead to ethanol plants and other end-users staying in their own yard to find supplies.

Undoubtedly, there will be more supplies come fall as the U.S.D.A. is predicting near-record crops for both corn and soybeans on 97.3 million acres and 77.1 million acres respectively.

While total wheat acres are expected to decline, planted spring wheat land will increase. However, colder spring temperatures are making some question how the U.S. winter wheat crop is looking as it comes out of dormancy. Positive rains though in many areas across the U.S. wheat belt have the wheat bears growling pretty loudly (i.e. larger crop = lower prices).

With these colder spring temperatures though, planting intentions come into question, specifically, whether it’s possible to get in a soybean or canola crop.

While most are hoping to get into the field in the next few weeks here in Western Canada, the lack of a snowmelt (and subsequent wet land) will definitely postpone things. This in mind, cold temperatures toare expected to finally ease by mid-April as the atmospheric roadblock that has kept the door open for cold air to drain from the Artic

and into Canada and the US, is closing. Good to have your gameplan ready once it’s gotime.

To growth, Brennan Turner President, FarmLead.com Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from

Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online grain marketplace. His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email (b.turner@farmlead.com)

R.M. of CANWOOD NO. 494 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Public Works Supervisor The Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 requires the services of a qualified

Public Works Supervisor

to provide assistance to the Foreman of the Rural Municipality beginning May 15, 2013.

The R.M. of Canwood No. 494 is a progressive municipality located northwest of Prince Albert.

R.M. 494 serves a population of approximately 1425 people and includes 27 townships with a strong agricultural base and is surrounded by many lakes. The municipal office is located in the Village of Canwood, 75 km northwest of Prince Albert. Canwood offers a full range of services including a Pre K-12 Grade Community School, library, curling rink, skating rink, health clinic and pharmacy and beautiful Regional Park with a 9-hole sand green golf course.

Ideally you have a strong administrative background with technical skills in office management and machinery inventory controls. As the assistant, you are responsible for the overall operation of the Public Works crew and asset management, in accordance with the objectives set by Council, while providing information to the Administrator for grant applications, budgeting, and long-term planning.

The successful candidate must have knowledge and experience with: • Microsoft Office programs; • Budgeting; • Job Costing; • Long-term asset management reporting, and equipment operation; • Equipment Operation Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their resume, a covering letter, three workrelated references, and salary expectations to the following address by no later than April 19, 2013: Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 Box 10, Canwood, SK S0J 0K0 Fax: (306)468-2666 Email: rm494@sasktel.net For more information about the R.M. of Canwood No. 494, please call 306-468-2014.

We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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$2,300 raised for the Canadian Diabetes Assoc.

By Johnny Johnson On March 2nd we had a successful; snowmobile rally raising $2,300 for

the Canadian Diabetes Association. Forty sleds attended the event.

Johnny Johnson has

now raised over $3,000 for his next event which is 50% of his goal of $6,000,

Shellbrook Hospital Auxiliary meeting The Shellbrook Hospital Auxiliar y held their March 26th meting at the Red Lion. It was a luncheon meeting w ith 8 members present.

Easter Tea at the Nursing Home March 28th at 2:30 p.m.

Joanne Stene w ill buy

8 Easter lilies for the tables. Two lilies w ill go to the hospital.

Volunteer Tea is on April 16th at 2 p.m. at Park land Terrace.

Volunteers needed to take residents to Quilt Show April 12th, Cameo Tea April 19th and lunch

at the Red Lion on April 25th.

May 13th Mother’s Day Tea at 2:30 p.m. Auxiliar y is supply ing lunch.

No Sunshine repor t.

Joanne gave the f inancial repor t.

Next meeting is on Tuesday, May 28th.

Back row, first place, Eddie Strelau, Dean Bahnick (stand in for Andy Johnson) third place, Shawn Strelau, second place. Front, Kirra Bahnick

Funding backs national U of S research The University of Saskatchewan has been awarded $3.8 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for three projects totaling $9.5 million that will help solve economically significant agricultural and health problems and enhance the global scientific leadership of the Canadian Light Source on campus.

New state-of-the-art equipment will support, for example, work on cold-hardy winter wheat, designer molecules to boost plants’ natural defenses against disease, and development of a compact light source to complement the national synchrotron at the U of S. “These major CFI investments will provide the tools that these outstanding research teams need to help increase food production, protect human health, and advance key areas of inquiry in energy and materials science and information technology,” said U of S VicePresident Research Karen Chad.

“Their innovative work in two U of S signature areas— food security and synchrotron sciences—will enhance our strengths and build powerful collaborative ties with universities and research institutions across Canada.”

U of S chemistry professor and Canada Research Chair Soledade Pedras leads a 10-member campus team that will conduct wide-ranging research with global impact

UPCOMING FARM AUCTION SALE Barry & Carolynn Moule

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Big River, SK - Consignments welcome call Barry @ 306-469-5754 • Myron @ 306-922-2300

Tractors: 970 case $3000.00 spent on power shift rebuild less than 100 hrs. ago; 886 International c/w 580 Allied Loader $2900.00 spent on new clutch and hydraulic drive about 150 hrs. ago. Bucket & bale forks; 580 Case Industrial c/w FEL & PTO gas; Combines: 914 International (new drive belts fall of 2012, cost just over $500.00); 410 Massey SP (engine excellent); Swather: #210 International 15ft.; Tillage: 12ft. & 10ft. Cockshutt high wheel drills; 15ft. CCIL Disker c/w seed box; 30ft. Diamond Harrows c/w draw bar; 14ft. Med. Duty Tandem Disk 20” blades; Haying Equipment: #851 New Holland round Baler; #276 New Holland Sq. Baler; Trucks: 1997 Dodge 4x4 ½ ton (gas); 2001 Dodge 4x4 ¾ ton (gas); Livestock Equipment: 2003 Bergen 14ft. Stock Trailer c/w bumper pull, full mats, window covers, very low miles, orig. tires approx. 70% tread remaining always been kept clean. Original owners; Livestock Show Equipment: Full sized custom made trim chutes; Augers: 2 grain augers 1 c/w 2hp electric motors; Recreational: 18ft. Springbok Boat 140hp Chev. Inboard c/w trailer, (engine needs to be reinstalled); 19ft. Prowler bumper hitch camper c/w fridge,stove,furnace, bathroom, pressure system, dual batteries, microwave, new tires, hot water tank; 8ft. Okanogan slide in truck camper; Yard and Shop Equipment: New Holland manure spreader; Degelman (reel type) rock picker; selection of hand tools; Antique & Collectibles: Large double pedestal oak office desk; Electric cream seperators (1 floor & 1 table models); Silver plate side table c/w 2 milk glass lamps; A forty year collection of over 350 sets of salt & Pepper shakers, some are very unique and valuable; Household: Meat Slicer; Chord organ, etc.; Comments: This sale has a large selection of items to choose from. Please watch for upcoming Ads and websites for more details!

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using new and upgraded instruments at the Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre. The CFI will provide $1.6 million toward the $4 million total cost.

The team includes two other U of S Canada Research Chairs—Ravi Chibbar and Mirek Cygler—as well as scientists from the Colleges of Agriculture and Bioresources, College of Arts and Science, and College of Medicine.

The research will include developing cold-hardy winter wheat to dramatically increase production on the Canadian Prairies, and producing designer molecules called paldoxins which are natural substances that protect plants against disease and promise to reduce pesticide use.

Other members of the team will explore how bacteria cause disease and how they develop resistance to antibiotics. The hope is to develop strategies to overcome multiple drug resistance in diseases such as tuberculosis.

The other two CFI-funded projects both involve synchrotron-related technology.

The CFI will contribute $1.6-million toward the $4.1-million total cost of installing two advanced X-ray microscopes for the spectromicroscopy beamline at the Canadian Light Source (CLS).

With the upgraded microscopes, a team led by U of S associate professor of chemistry Stephen Urquhart will have enhanced capability to examine novel materials and surfaces such as nanomaterials and semiconductors with a sensitivity only possible with synchrotron techniques. the additions are expected to advance work in areas such as automotive fuel cells; medical implant technology; nanomaterials for new sensors and catalysts; and magnetic materials used in digital storage technology.

Urquhart’s team includes U of S Canada Research Chair Ingrid Pickering as well as three CRCs from other institutions. The 10-member team brings together researchers from the U of S, CLS, University of Alberta, Université Laval, University of Manitoba, McMaster University, the Université du Québec’s Institut national de la recherche scientifique, University of Victoria, and Western University.

In another CFI-awarded project, Emil Hallin, U of S adjunct professor of physics and CLS director of strategic scientific development, will lead a team that will explore a new way to produce high-energy, high-quality light that has some of the advantages of synchrotron light combined with those available from lasers.

Such light allows researchers to study molecules at very short time scales—for example to observe chemical reactions while they occur. This capability promises to open up a whole new realm of photon-based science.

To support this leading-edge work, the CFI will provide $543,000 toward the $1.36 million total cost of building an experimental endstation for a laser wakefield accelerator facility (LWAF) to be located at the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) in Varennes, Québec.

Using powerful lasers and plasmas (the same phase of matter that makes up the sun), LWAFs are essentially very compact accelerators that provide affordable, highperformance next-generation light sources. As with synchrotrons, light from LWAFs is extremely useful in a wide range of research—from materials science to medicine and environmental sciences. LWAFs also offer the advantage of portability in situations where it isn’t possible to bring samples to a synchrotron.

The six-member team behind the project is made up of members from the U of S, the CLS, the University of Alberta, and the Université du Québec’s Institut national de la recherche scientifique, and includes one CRC. The Canada Foundation for Innovation provides up to 40 per cent of project funding for research tools and infrastructure, with the balance made up by partners such as the provincial government and universities.

“Research and innovation is a forceful driver of growth in our communities,” said CFI president and CEO Gilles Patry. “This funding will allow a talented group of researchers and students to create the solutions, products and ideas Canada needs to prosper.”

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SSAI has just completed its 7th Annual 5 Pin Bowling Tournament held here in Prince A lbert and what a great time it was. Nearly 300 people, bowlers and family, joined together in the Minto Rec Center to have a great time, both bowling and visiting friends. The winners of it all came from Canwood, the second place went to a team from Prince A lbert and the third place went to Rosetown. A team from Rosetown has been placed in the top three I believe ever since the tournament started. Congratulations to them all and more congratulations to all those who came from far and near to attend. The Mayor of Prince A lbert, Gregg Dionne was at his ver y best when he addressed the huge crowd at the evening banquet and the Police Chief, Troy Cooper graced it all by opening the tournament. He declined to throw the first ball so two ladies well into their nineties did the job for him and one of them produced a strike.

How’s that for a great start to this years tournament.

Responsibility comes in all phases of our lives and recently there has been a great deal of talk about education or lack of education and how it affects the lives of young people and I completely understand that. Hearing about young people that are unable to obtain an education is really not good news but at the same time its hard to reconcile that with seeing young people walking around the streets and the Malls during the time they really should be in school.

Are they all taking a break at the same time or are they not comfortable with the discipline required to attend school and to learn what they need to know in order to get on in life.

Don’t parents and the children themselves have a

responsibility to take what is being offered, especially in large urban areas?. May be they already have surrendered to the prospect of the easy!! life of social ser vice handouts.

Its quite a lot different from a seniors’ perspective of their young lives when school was cut short when they were old enough or big enough to work on the family farm. What a prize graduation from grade 12 was then!.

There was promise of more low cost housing for low income people but no talk about affordable and accessible housing for seniors in this years budget as presented by the Minister of Finance. This is a problem that will not be going away soon as more and more seniors are forced to vacate their homes in rural Saskatchewan because of the lack of health care and move into the larger urban centers. More especially so as STC has decided under the leadership of the previous Minister of Health to remove some of the rural bus routes, stranding many people, including seniors to find their own way to the available medical ser vices that they need.

Convention is coming up soon in June and as of today there are no resolutions, at least not in my mail box. Which means we are all either satisfied with the governments efforts on our behalf or we are all just too busy to take the time to write them and submit them.

Annual meetings are just around the corner and as usual I have been invited to visit a lot of the centers around the province and it will also be the time when elections for office are going to be held. We are no different from any other large organization that depend on volunteers to help run them, they are

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always hard to find. Ever y year we get a little older and ever y year we find it more difficult to remember our own names, never mind taking charge of a senior center, but we do need you.

When you all have decided who is going to be the lucky ones then please let the SSAI provincial secretar y know so that she can correct all the paper work she has to do. A lso don’t forget to forward the membership dues to the provincial treasurer so that she can make all the necessar y changes in order to balance the budget This years guest speaker at convention will be the Honorable Ralph Goodale, MP for Wascana constituency and also the deputy leader of the Liberal Opposition..

This will be the time to be able to hear from one of the real great orators presently in office so register as early as possible for a seat at convention.

The other slots for speakers and presentations are filling up and I can promise you a lot of interesting speakers are lining up to chat with you all.

Its also going to be election time for some of the executive board, one of them being the President for SSA I so this w ill be the year when you get to either raise your voice or your hand to help decide who is going to lead the Association over the next two years.

Who ever it is I am sure they will continue to work hard to ensure that the voices of all seniors across this great province will be heard.

Until then keep active and stay healthy and be kind to each other. Smile and the whole world smiles with you.

Len Fallows.

President SSAI

Sturgeon River Nordic completes 2012-13 race season Continued from page 1

Members of the School Ski Championship Open Relay Team Champions Ryan Potts, Anna Sigurdson, Hannah Miller and Evan Beaulieu pose with their Banner, which is now on display at WP Sandin High School.

Members of the School Ski Championships Junior Relay Team Champions Ales Wilson and Jenna Beaulieu pose with the new banner, which is now on display at the Chalet.

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Skating in the Circus

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the Lion may sleep tonight, but there were no signs of sleepiness with this pride of lions during the Circus, Shelbrook’s skating Club show March 24th.

Photo: Tom Pierson

From Left to right, Emmalynn Lamotte, Erika Stene and Mya Cyr performed one half of the big wheel during the Circus, the end of season Skaing show by the Shellbrook Skating Club.

Photo: Tom Pierson

The Hula Hoopers skated in circles with their hoops acting as props during the Shellbrook Skating Club’s Circus March 24th.

Photo: Tom Pierson

Kacy Campbell, left, and Mya Cyr work in tandem to the music.

Photo: Tom Pierson

Jessica Sharron, left, and Emilia Gillies go through their routine without missing a beat at the Circus March 24th.

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Her hair was flying as Ashlyn Schmitz did several jumps during her Circus routine.

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Main Street in Shellbrook had an issue with a water break April 1st. Better now than back in frigid January.

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Shellbrook Town workers were working on opening access to a valve on 1st Avenue at the northwest corner of Main Street. The aim was to turn the water off so a water main leak on Main Street could be rePhoto: Tom Pierson paired.

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Prepare your family for an emergency Disasters have forced millions of Canadians from their homes in recent years and caused billions of dollars in damage, to say nothing of suffering and hardship endured.

Preparing for an emergency is important and something the whole family can do. It can be as simple as making your own emergency kit, creating a family emergency plan, or becoming more informed.

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April 5, 2013

Seniors wrap up curling season

Jim McComas presented the trophy to the Gerald Lanes team, who defeated the Wilf Lindenbach team for the “A” event championship in the Senior Windup Bonspiel held March 25, 26 and 27 at the Shellbrook Curling Rink. From left to right: Jim McComas, Gerald Lanes, Skip; Gilbert Jouan, Third; Edna Cooper, Second; Wayne Pringle, Lead.

Photo: Tom Pierson

The Eileen Chappell Team defeated the Harold Gray Team to win the B Event in the Senioe Windup Bonspiel March 27th. Left to right: Jim McComas presenting the plaque to Skip Eileen Chappell, Larry Ferster who subbed for Amund Ottersin, Third; Marion Miller, Second; Pat Sonntag, Lead. Photo: Tom Pierson

The Wilbur Grayston Team defeated the Arnold Gunderson Team to win the C Event in Shellbrook’s Senior Windup Bonspiel March 27th. Left to right: Jim McComas presented Skip Grayston with the trophy; Sylvia Savage, Third; Linda Svendsen, Second; Bob Dowes, Lead.

Photo: Tom Pierson

The Murray Cameron Team defeated the Lynn Harper Team to win the D Event in the Shellbrook Senior Wind-up Bonspiel March 27th. Left to right: Stella Jones, Lead; Jennette Clark subbed for Edith Turner, Second; Bruce Harper, Third; Murray Cameron, Skip.

Photo: Tom Pierson

PUBLIC NOTICE Rural Municipality of Big River, No. 555 Public Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007 that the RM of Big River No.555 intends to pass a bylaw to amend the RM of Big River No.555 Zoning Bylaw as hereinafter provided.

It is proposed to amend the RM of Big River No.555 Zoning Bylaw as follows: 1. The Zoning District Map, referred to in Section 5.2 of Bylaw 6/99 is to be amended to rezone from AR – Agriculture Resource District to RR – Resort Residential District the following lands: (a) In the NW-35-56-08-W3 all that land identified and shown within a bold dashed line on the sketch which appears as part of this notice.

PURPOSE The intent of the bylaw is as follows: 1. To provide for an area to be used for residential purposes.

BYLAW INSPECTION The bylaw may be inspected by any interested person, at the RM Office on any judicial day between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Copies are available to persons at a cost of $1.00.

PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday March 20th, 2013 has been rescheduled to 3:00 p.m. on the 15th day of April, 2013 at which time any representations respecting the bylaw will be considered by the Council, in the Board Room at the Big River Community Centre at 606 First Street North, Big River, SK. Council shall hear any person or group of persons or person acting on their behalf, who wish to make a representation. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing.

Issued at Big River this 22nd day of March, 2013.

Donna Tymiak Rural Municipal Administrator

The Over 80 Award at the Shellbrook Senior Curling Wind-up was presented by Eileen Chappell to Van Coats, who also received an Honorary Lifetime Photo: Tom Pierson Membership.

April 5, 2013

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Skill-wise, Datsyuk has few peers Even though these words are running during the week of April 1, we’re not fooling when we say Sidney Crosby has competition as the best player in the National Hockey League.

Hall of Fame hockey writer Jim Matheson wrote recently in the Edmonton Journal that Crosby was the best player in the game but that the “best of the rest” was Pavel Datsyuk of Detroit Red Wings.

Hmmmm!

After watching both of them play a few games this year, here’s where I stand on this comparison: 1. Crosby; 1A, Datsyuk. This is not to knock Crosby by saying he might have a hockey equal. Sid the Kid is undoubtedly among the best eight to 10 players of all time and at last glance, he was 20 points ahead of Datsyuk in the scoring race, but hockey is more about piling up points.

While Crosby wheels around the ice with gusto, setting up linemates for highlight reel goals and making incredible individual plays at breakneck speed, Datsyuk operates at a controlled slower pace, a Baryshnikov with the puck.

In a crowd, no one controls the game like Datsyuk, an 11-year NHL veteran who was picked in the late rounds of the 1998 draft. Using deft moves in tight spaces, employing the slickest feet in the game, Datsyuk seemingly plays keepaway with the puck when the mood strikes him. He’s like a magi-

cian.

There is a high And while school basehe’s the Red ball player in Wings’ top ofBoca Raton fensive threat, named Fenhe’s also among way Parks. I the very best don’t find that in the entire strange. What league when it if Sally Field comes to dehad named her fence: He has son Wrigley?”

BRUCE won the Frank • AnothPENTON J. Selke award er one from ~ for defensive Cote: “Anforward of the swer: Snoop year award Dogg’s son has three times, a prize a football scholarship to Crosby will likely never Duke. Question: Who’ll contest. be the only dad invited Don’t get me wrong: If to the frat party?” an NHL general manag• Brad Dickson of the er were picking a team Omaha World-Herald: from scratch right now, “The Rose and Sugar Crosby would be his Bowls could be semifiNo. 1 pick because he’s nal contests in the 2015 only 25 and Datsyuk is college football playoff.

34. But for sheer skill A doctor with smellin 2013, Datsyuk takes ing salts was standing a back seat to no one. by when Rose Bowl ofBoth Crosby and Dat- ficials were informed syuk are riding up front. they're now basically a Those two are among play-in game.” five or six players in • Comedy writer Jim the NHL who are in- Barach: “Tennis great dividually worth the Jennifer Capriati has price of admission (Ste- been charged with ven Stamkos, Jonathon stalking and punchToews, Taylor Hall and ing her ex-boyfriend P.K. Subban are others on Valentine’s Day. Apthat come to mind) but parently that is the last for my money, this year, time she takes romanright now, I’d pay as tic advice from John much to watch Datsyuk McEnroe.” as I would Crosby.

• R.J Currie of sportsUnfortunately, this deke.com: “According to might be the last year marine biologists, many NHL fans get an oppor- sharks take a break tunity to watch the mir- each spring to focus on acle man in action. The eating, having sex and Russian star so enjoyed swimming in warm waplaying in the KHL dur- ter. If we're talking San ing the recent lockout Jose Sharks, you can that he’s reportedly add golf.” planning to return to • Currie again: "A New his homeland next year. Yorker is selling an ulKHL on TSN, any- tra-strong coffee called body?

Death Wish, which car• Greg Cote of the Mi- ries the warning 'many ami Herald: “True story: sleepless nights.' Hey, it's cheaper than Mets tickets."

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL • Among the things a VILLAGE OF MARCELIN Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for driver doesn't want to the Village of Marcelin for the year of 2013 has been hear over his team raprepared and is open to inspection in the office of dio during a race, as the assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the fol- presented by Graham lowing days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Rahal on CBS's Letterman show: from April 8, 2013 to June 11, 2013.

— "Why aren't you anA bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices swering my texts?"

— "Dude, you're going have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her the wrong way!"

• Comedian Argus assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor, Village of Marcelin, Box Hamilton, on sports' 39, Marcelin, SK S0J 1R0, by the 11th day of June, most celebrated lovebirds sharing a mutual 2013. interest in skiing: "LindDated this 26th day of March, 2013. sey Vonn is a sevenLeanne McCormick time world champion, Assessor and three Thanksgiv-

ings ago, Tiger Woods set a new world's record in the men's downhill."

• Blogger Bill Littlejohn, on the senior hockey team in Laurel, Md., called the Gerihatricks: "In the championship game, the coach got doused with a cooler of Boost."

• Headline at TheOnion.com: New NASCAR

Rules Change Designed To Cut Down On Constant Honking.

• CBS's Craig Ferguson, on the NCAA tournament: "I love the name March Madness.

I'm glad the politically correct police haven't made us change March Madness to 'early spring psychosis.'

• Comedy writer Alex

Kaseberg: “Convicted dog-fighter, Michael Vick, had to cancel his book tour after outrage from dog lovers spread.

Vick’s autobiography is titled ‘Finally Free.’

Much better than his first title, ‘Old Yeller Had It Coming.’

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PUBLIC NOTICE Rural Municipality of Big River, No. 555 Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the RM of Big River, No. 555 intends to adopt bylaws pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 6/99 known as the Zoning Bylaw and Bylaw 6A/99 known as The Basic Planning Statement.

INTENT 1. To provide definitions for Modular Homes and Park Models.

2. To clarify the definition of Mobile Homes.

3. To provide for regulations and standards for a new zoning district being a PM – Park Model District.

4. The proposed zoning bylaw amendments will rezone specific lands within the NE-3656-7-W3 and SE-1-57-7-W3 as follows: a. to rezone from AR - Agriculture Resource District to PM – Park Model District all of Phase 1A; b. to rezone from AR - Agriculture Resource District to RR – Resort Residential District all of Phase 1; c. to rezone from AR - Agriculture Resource District to RC – Resort Commercial District all of Parcel C; d. to rezone from AR - Agriculture Resource District to HC – Highway Commercial District all of Parcels A and B; e. to rezone from AR - Agriculture Resource District to PM – Park Model District-H, as shown in Phases 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A, 9A, 10A, 11A; f. to rezone from AR - Agriculture Resource District to RR – Resort Residential District-H, as shown in Phases 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.

5. The proposed Basic Planning Statement amendment will expand on Lakeshore Development to included Park Model Districts and criteria by which they may be considered.

AFFECTED LANDS Lands within the NE-36-56-7-W3 and SE-1-57-7-W3 as shown within bold outline on the following map.

REASON The reason for the amendments are to: 1. Provide new and clarify existing definitions.

2. Provide for a new zoning district “PM – Park Model District” where Mobile Homes and Park Models would be permitted on a titled lot.

3. Provide regulation and standards for a new zoning district “PM – Park Model District”.

4. Provide objectives and policy for a new zoning district PM – Park Model District.

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RM Office on any judicial day between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Copies are available at a cost of $2.00.

PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday March 20th, 2013 has been rescheduled to 3:00 p.m. on the 15th day of April, 2013 at which time any representations respecting the bylaw will be considered by the Council, in the Board Room at the Big River Community Centre at 606 First Street North, Big River, SK. Council shall hear any person or group of persons or person acting on their behalf, who wish to make a representation. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing.

Issued at Big River this 22nd day of March, 2013.

Donna Tymiak Rural Municipal Administrator

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Colin Smith

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OBITUARIES ~

SMITH - Colin Howard Lew is Swan Smith was born August 17, 1979 to Howard and Brenda Smith.

Colin was the baby and only boy w ith f ive older sisters; Charlene, Colleen, Pauline, A rlene, and Jolene.

He attended school in Debden, SK. A f ter graduating, he worked at various jobs; custom combining, farm work at R ichard A nderson, carpentr y w ith C.C. Cabinet, Bischler’s Produce, in the oil f ield, and eventually plumbing at Meg Energ y. Colin was waiting to go to school for his third year apprentice for plumbing and gas f itting. He grew up and continued to live on the family farm in the Park Valley area.

When Colin was young he was a member of a dance group called The Deep Lake Stompers. A s he got older he had several interests but he especially enjoyed hunting, quadding and camping.

When Colin was in his mid-t wenties he was diagnosed w ith diabetes, adapting well to this, going to the nutritionist, managed his sugars and took an interest in recipes that were diabetic friendly.

Colin was a ver y tough man, had to be liv ing w ith f ive sisters. He wasn’t only tough but also ver y lov ing. There wasn’t any thing he wouldn’t do for his family. Colin loved his nieces and nephews as if they were his ow n. Some of the kid’s favorite memories where the quad rides he would give them.

Colin liked to tease and had a keen sense of humor and when he f igured he had gotten something over on you he would give a sheepish little grin.

Colin was an upstanding man. He was hardworking. It didn’t matter if it was at the worksite or the farm; he always gave all he could and tried his best. He was also ver y organized and tidy. When it came to friends and family he was always there when they needed a hand. He would always take the time to help someone in need. It was these qualities that made Colin the loved and respected man that he was.

Colin w ill be dearly missed. He was an amazing son, brother, Uncle and Friend. A lthough he was only in our lives for only a shor t time, it was a blessing. This loss leaves a void in our lives but our love and memories of this amazing man w ill live in our hear ts forever.

Colin leaves to cherish his memories: his parents, Howard and Brenda Smith of Debden, SK., his grandmother, Ruth Rask of Prince A lber t, SK his sisters: Charlene (Law rence) Vandal and children: Landis, Beau and Kenya of Big R iver, SK, Colleen (Cor y) Wall and children: Kaylee, Meagan and Sydney of Big R iver, SK, Pauline Smith of Prince A lber t, SK, A rlene (Jason) Bischler and children: Cody, Brett, Demer y and Jenaya of Canwood, SK, Jolene (Randy) A rque and children: Austin and Jayden of Lloydminster, A B as well numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Colin is predeceased by: his grandparents, Lew is and Evely n Smith, his grandfather, Swan Rask andhis aunt, Sally Hansen.

A Celebration of Life was held for Colin on Friday, Februar y 8th, 2013 from the Big R iver Communit y Hall. Colin’s Final Resting Place w ill be where his hear t was; The Family Farm.

Those w ishing to honor Colin’s Memor y w ith a donation may do so to the Canadian Diabetes A ssociation.

Email condolences to w w w.beaulacf uneralhome.com w ill be for warded to the family.

Delores Beaulac of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home entrusted w ith arrangements.

Lillie Waterhouse

WATER HOUSE - Lillie Marie Waterhouse was born on Januar y 10, 1923 in Parkside, SK. to Jonas and A nne Peterson.

She was the third of ten children. She was raised on the family farm and kept busy cleaning house, milking cows and many other jobs that came w ith being raised on a farm in a ver y busy household.

A f ter school and working a few years she met and fell in love w ith the man of her dreams.

She married Doug Waterhouse on November 20, 1947. They had ten children. A s the obstacles and tests of life came she always kept her faith in God to bring her through each trial and He never let her dow n. God was always #1 in her life. Ever y morning no matter how busy, ever yone in the house would have to read a bible verse and say a prayer before star ting their day.

She was ver y caref ul about her responsibilit y as a Mom and all the kids knew that she would be there for them always. She had a big hear t and lived a ver y self less life.

She worked tirelessly and always had a big smile and hug for all of the kids. Lillie loved kids and she always had a treat for each kid she met. She also made special scrapbooks to give to children she would see. Her smile came from her hear t – and to those who knew her- that smile was a little w indow into the garden of her soul. Her legacy was a simple, quiet, humble life – f illed w ith ser v ice to others. Lillie passed away as quietly and peacef ully as she lived.

Lillie leaves to cherish her memor y, her children; Jim (Paula) Waterhouse of Prince A lber t, SK.,Lois (John) Hughes of Shellbrook, SK., Gar y (Janice) Waterhouse of Naicam, SK., Percy (Brenda) Waterhouse of Parkside, SK., Keith Waterhouse of Parkside, SK., Dav id (Brenda) Waterhouse of Nipaw in, SK., Stan Waterhouse of Parkside, SK., her grandchildren: Iain (Erin) Hughes and their children, Lilly and Saw yer; Stephanie (Jef f ) Gosselin and their children, A nna, Jack & Zara; Christopher Hughes, Nathan, Jennifer, Caitly n & Jay ne Waterhouse, Jaime, Blake& Dev in Waterhouse, Isaiah Waterhouse, Melissa (Joe)Schire and their children, Jacob & Lilly; Christa& Joey Waterhouse.

Her sisters-in-law, Bev Peterson of Edmonton, A B., Marion A ldridge, Calgar y, A B., Margaret Waterhouse of San Francisco, CA., Noylas Waterhouse of Nor th Battleford, SK., Special friends, Joyce Jupe & Bett y A nn Waterhouse and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.

She was predeceased by: Her husband, James Douglas Waterhouse, Her children, A llen, Donald, and R ichard, Her parents, Jonas and A nne Peterson, Her siblings, Hannah, Jennie, Nora, Gordon, Elva, Ostrid, Ronald, Kenneth & Sigurd.

The Celebration of Lillie’s life took place on Saturday, March 30th, 2013 at 2:00 pm in the Parkside Pentecostal Church w ith Randy Nolan as the Of f iciant. The Eulog y was done by Lois and Gar y.

The Organist was Helen Stene. The Pallbearers were her Grandchildren. The Honorar y Pallbearers were “A ll her family and friends who have shared in Lillie’s life.”

Memorial Donations in memor y of Lillie may be made to the Shellbrook and Districts Health Serv ices Project or to the Hear t and Stroke Foundation.

Lillie was laid to eternal rest beside her husband in the Honey wood Cemeter y.

Beau “Lac” Funeral Home was entrusted w ith the arrangements.

April 5, 2013

PRAISE & WORSHIP ~ Regular services, Sunday school and

special events will be listed at no charge.

LUTHERAN CHURCH Zion - Canwood Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 9 a.m.

St. John’s - Shellbrook Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 11 a.m.

Pastor Doug Schmirler Parkside, Immanuel 11 a.m. - Worship Pastor Chris Dean -----------------------PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Parkside 10:00 a.m. Time of prayer 10:30 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday School Pastor David Baldock Shellbrook Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Sun., 11 a.m. - Worship Wed., Mid Week Study 7 p.m.

Pastor David Bodvarson 747-7235 Canwood 10:00 a.m. - Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Worship Pastor Glenn Blazosek Leask Gospel Tabernacle Sunday 6:30 p.m.

Pastor L. Trafford 306-466-2296 -----------------------EVANGELICAL FREE Big River 11:00 a.m. - Worship Bible Classes 9:45 A.M. Summer: 10:30 a.m. - 12 469-2258 Youth Nite: Fridays Mont Nebo Wed., 7:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer.

Sun., 10:30 a.m. - Worship Pastor Bill Klumpenhower -----------------------CATHOLIC CHURCH Debden Sun., 9:30 a.m. - Mass.

Fr. Sebastian Kunnath Big River - Sacred Heart Sun., 11:30 a.m. - Mass Whitefish Sun., 2:30 p.m. - Mass.

Victoire Sat., 7:30 p.m. - Mass.

Fr. Sebastin Kunnath Eucharist Celebrations Muskeg Sat., 7:30 p.m. - Mass Mistawasis

Sunday, 3 p.m.

St. Agatha’s - Shellbrook Mass Sunday, 11 a.m.

St. Henry’s - Leask Mass Sunday 7 p.m.

St. Joseph’s - Marcelin Mass Saturday, 9 a.m.

Fr. Tru Le -----------------------PRESBYTERIAN Mistawasis Sunday worship 11 a.m.

Rev. Bev Shepansky -----------------------SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 407-2nd Ave E, Shellbrook Sat., 9:45 a.m. Sabbath School.

Sat., 11:00 am -Worship Broadcast on VOAR 92.1 FM Pastor Dan Guiboche 204-620-0309 -----------------------SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH Currently meeting in homes on Sunday morning. and Wednesday evenings.

Parkside 747-2309, Leask 466-4498 Marcelin 226-4615 -----------------------ANGLICAN CHURCH Leask - All Saint’s 8 a.m. - Morning prayer Service.

9 a.m. Holy Communion Canwood - Christ Church 2 p.m. 1st & 3rd Sundays Evening Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion Mont Nebo - St. Luke’s 2 p.m. - 1st and 3rd Sundays Holy Communion 2nd and 4th Sundays Evening Prayer St. Andrew’s - Shellbrook Sunday, 11 a.m.

Holy Communion Father Harnish 468-2264 -----------------------UNITED CHURCH Big River 1st & 2nd Sundays 1 p.m. - Worship at Anglican Church All Other Sundays - 10 a.m.

Shellbrook - Knox Sun., 10 am - Worship Pastor Dave Whalley

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FOR SALE - 1 year old laying hens, $2.00 each, Dead or alive. Frank 306466-2249, ext. 101 or 1-780-870-7912 (cell) before April 15 3-15CH

FOR SALE - Liquid fertilizer knives.

Phone: 306-9844606 2-15CH

AUTOS FOR SALE FOR SALE - 2008 Buick Enclave SUV, 128,000 kms, $22,000, Ph: Wes 306-747-3782 NE FOR SALE - 2010 Arnes Tri End Dump, aluminium wheels, good rubber.

Nice Shape $45,000 Ph: 306-747-9322, Scott Galloway 3-16CH FOR SALE - 2007 Peterbilt 379, 475 Cat 46 rears, air trac, 18 spd, 48” tall, wet kit, good rubber, 2nd owner, 370,000 kms. $78,500 Ph: 306-747-9322, Scott Galloway 3-16CH FOR SALE - 2007 Peterbilt 379L Legacy 56515X, 46 rears, air trac, 18 spd., 48” flat top, wet kit, original owner, 750,000 kms, $70,000 Ph: 306-747-9322, Scott Galloway 3-16CH

REC. VEHICLES FOR SALE FOR SALE - ATV 2009 Polaris 850 Sportsman, fully loaded, power steering, 2 up seat, nice condition, serviced and ready to go, $8,000. Ph: 306747-9322, Scott Galloway 3-16CH

WANTED WANTED - All kinds of feed grain, including heated canola.

Now distributors of feed pellets with up to 36% protein. Marcel Seeds, Debden Ph: 306-724-4461 TFCH

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE FOR SALE - Registered Black Angus bulls. Yearling and 2 year olds. Reasonably priced, well developed bulls.

Not force fed, but carry enough condition to go out and work your pastures.

Transformers, Raven, Master and Diversity bloodlines. $100.00 deposit will hold until May 1.

Tours welcome. For more information please call Christopher at West Cowan Apiaries. 306-4694970 or 306-4697902 25-30CH FOR SALE - Black and Red Angus bulls on moderate growing ration. Performance info available. Adrian, Brian or Elaine Edwards.

Valleyhills Angus.

Glaslyn, SK Ph: 306342-4407 17-22CH CUSTOM FENCING - Taking bookings for 2013. Phone Darcy 306-6199000 8-19CH

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FOR SALE - Yearling bulls, Red Simmental, Simmental-Red Angus cross, Traditionals including Full Fleck Fullbloods. Foxdale Farm and Ranch, Glenn and Christine Strube, 306-7473185, Shellbrook.

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HELP WANTED Shellbrook Motel now hiring for summer staff in housekeeping, part time morning hours.

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HOMES FOR SALE HOUSE FOR SALE - in Debden, 1,120 sq. ft. bungalow built 1992. Great location 409 4th Ave. E. Con-

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HELP WANTED Parkside Housing Authority is accepting applicatons for a Maintenance Person Duties include some shovelling, grass cutting and minor repairs.

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Shellbrook Chronicle CARD OF THANKS

I would like to thank my family and all who helped in anyway to make my 90th birthday so enjoyable; also to all who came and for the cards and gifts. I will remember always.

- Mary Stene Thank you all for coming to the celebration of life for Mom, Lida

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Kabaroff. The family thanks everyone for the donations to the Riverhill Restoration Society. A special thank you to Maurice and Gerry Postnikoff of Saskatoon for officiating at the Celebration of Life and his wonderful words of comfort, compassion and humour. We wish to thank the families and friends from Alberta, Manitoba and Ari-

zona who braved the winter blizzard to say goodbye to Mom. Thank you to the Green Leaf Hutterite Colony for the wonderful meal prepared and served and also to Hawryluk Funeral Home for the caring manner in which they orchestrated Mom’s final wishes.

- Walter Kabaroff, Audrey Michayluk and families.

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Hours: Tuesday 1-5, Wednesday 1-5, Thursday 5-8, Friday 1-5. Contact us for more info 497-3130 www.wapitilibrary.ca.

CANWOOD: branch of Wapiti Regional Library - NEW HOURS - Tues. - 1:00 p.m.

- 5:00 p.m. Thurs. - 12 :00 noon - 5: 00 p.m. STORYTIME - Thurs. 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Internet services available at the library.

DEBDEN: Wapiti Library hours: Monday 3 pm - 7 pm. Afterschool Program 3:30 5:00. Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm. Librarian: Aline Hannon LEASK: Wapiti Library Hours: Tues. & Fri.: 1 - 5:30 pm & Sat., 1:00 - 5:00 pm.

MARCELIN: Wapiti Library is open Tues. 11 - 4 pm; Thur. 3 - 8 pm. For information on all your library needs, please contact 306-226-2110.

SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Branch of the Wapiti Library located at 105 Railway Ave., West (Provincial building). Library Hours: Mon., 2 - 6:00 pm; Tues., 2 - 8 pm; Wed. 2 - 8 pm; Thur., 2 - 6:00 pm; Fri., 10 - 4 pm. Children’s Story Time: Fri. 10:30 am (Oct. - May).

SHELLBROOK: Hidden Hills of Shellbrook Golf Course Spring Fling Cash Elimination Draw & Dance. Featuring Rewind (70’s music) on Sat., April 6 at the Shellbrook Community Hall. Cocktails: 8:30 p.m.; Dance: 9:30 p.m.; Midnight Lunch. Cash Elimination Draw - 1st & every 50th Number Drawn Wins $100; 3rd Last Number Drawn Wins $250; 2nd Last Number Drawn Wins $500; Last Number Drawn Wins $1000; Music sponsored by Shellbrook Co-op; Scotiabank will match proceeds up to $5,000.00.

Tickets for Cash Elimination Draw & Dance $30.00; Dance Only $15.00. No minors allowed. Lic. # RR12-0590. For tickets contact: Larry Ritchie 747-1010 (Home) 714-7714 (Cell) Sally Fitch 747-2587 (Home) Ron Cripps 747-3326 (Home) Dance tickets will be available at the door.

SHELLBROOK: SMSA 2013 Ball Season Registration on Tuesday, April 9th from 6 pm - 8 pm at the Shellbrook Skating rink. SMSA Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 9th at 8 pm, Shellbrook Skating Rink.

PRINCE ALBERT: Adult ADD Support Group. LDAS is hosting a monthly ADD Support Group on Thursday, April 11th from 7 - 8:30 pm at 1106 Central Avenue, Prince Albert. Free Admission. Everyone is welcome to join. Please call to register: (306) 922-1071 or email pabranch1@sasktel.net.

CANWOOD: Canwood & District Health Services Co-operative Annual Meeting on Tues., April 9, 2013 at the Canwood Legion Hall. Supper 6:30 pm - meeting to follow. $8.00/person FOXDALE: Swing Into Spring At Foxdale Communicentre on Saturday, April 13. Live Music By Country Sunshine. Doors open 8 pm; Dance 9 pm to 1 am; Midnight Buffet; $35/couple; $20/single; 15 & under free if accompanied by an adult.

SHELL LAKE: Shell Lake Patchwork Players presents “The Dixie Swim Club” by Jessie Jones, Nicolas Hope and Jamie Wooten on Thursday, April 25 - 8 p.m. Rush Seating - Doors open 7:30 p.m.; Tickets $10 each. Dinner Theatre on Fri. & Sat., April 26 & 27 - 8 p.m. Doors open 5 p.m. Supper 6:30 p.m. Tickets $25 each. Tickets on sale April 12 at Shell Lake Curling Rink from 1 - 3 p.m. After this date call Carol Francoeur 306427-2040.

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MONTIETH - In loving memory of John, who passed away April 6, 1999.

Time goes by, but memories stay, As near and dear as yesterday.

- Mary, Roy, Glen, Gail and families.

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SCHMALZ Remembering Charlotte Schmalz – September 9, 1920- April 6, 2010 Past her suffering, past her pain; Cease to weep for tears are vain; She who suffered is at rest; Gone to Heaven with the blest.

Reality television has garnered its share of devoted viewers, many of whom happen to be young females.

Statistics indicate the number of tween and teenage girls tuning into to see their favorite reality TV is on the rise.

According to data from Ogilvy Public Relations, roughly 43 percent of tween or teenage girls are regular viewers of reality television, while 30 percent tend to watch sporadically.

Some may wonder how reality TV affects the perceptions of young women. According to a survey conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute, girls who routinely view reality TV are more focused on physical appearance, and more than one-third think that a girl’s

value is based on how she looks.

The study also pointed out that girls’ views on reality show behavior tends to pit girls against one another to make the show seem more exciting.

The research is not all negative, however. Some survey respondents said reality TV made them feel more empowered and that they can “achieveanything in life.”

Others said the shows highlighted the plights of teenagers and young women, helping young women realize there are other young women in situations similar to their own. WT135143

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PA Parkland RHA board learns about efforts to enhance quality and inventory controls for vaccines Continued from page 1 Other Public Health quality improvement efforts are focused on improving childhood immunization rates, safety for clients and staff, coordinating information services between provider groups, and ensure regular inspections are occurring for restaurants and food services.

Other notes from the regular board meeting include: • The Health Region has an operating surplus of $761,184 million as of January 31, 2013. With required transfers to the capital account included the Region’s has a deficit of $91,722. Taking into consideration cyclical expenses such as utilities, employee benefits and vacation pay accruals, the Region is currently forecasting a year-end deficit of $1.6 million. Increasing sick time usage and workplace injuries are major factor in the deficit projection. Workload issues due to overcapacity at the Victoria Hospital also contribute to the deficit projection.

• The board of directors received an update on capital projects, including the Shellbrook integrated facility, Pineview Terrace Lodge replacement project, Family Treatment Centre, and the STARS helipad.

The Family Treatment Centre is expected to open in April. Planning is underway for moving into the new Shellbrook facility later this spring, and the Pineview Terrace project is on track to open in 2014. The STARS helipad is waiting further direction from the Ministry of Health. Numerous renovation and maintenance projects were also highlighted at the meeting.

• An update on the Region’s preparations for the Accreditation Canada sur-

vey (June 2-6, 2013) was provided. The Region will have eight surveyors, who will focus on how the Region is meeting standards for health-care services.

• Volunteer appreciation events are scheduled at the Region’s various locations throughout April. The Volunteer Long Service Awards will be presented on April 4th in Prince Albert.

The next Regional Health Authority meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Memorial Hall, 109 Main Street, in Blaine Lake. The meeting begins at 1 p.m.

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Ross says raising sheep is gaining in popularity

Rob Ross and Andrew Brown are raising some top quality sheep in Shellbrook.

Ross is hoping his flock of fifteen Scottish Blackface sheep, one of only four breeders in Canada, grow into the country’s source for everything Blackface.

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By Tom Pierson Rob Ross is no stranger to sheep ranching. At the tender young age of 4, his dad brought him a group of five ewes to tend from a trip to Agribition in Regina. “That’s how it started,” said Ross. Since then Rob has kept busy working with sheep, both at home and abroad. “I’ve had them pretty much my entire life,” he said. “There’s only been five years since then that I haven’t had any.”

Ross has a small flock of fifteen Scottish Blackface ewes and three rams on the outskirts of Shellbrook. He is one of only four breeders in Canada and he is the second largest. He says, “In Canada, they are on the endangered breeds list.”

After coming back from the UK where their entire industry is pretty much built on this breed, Ross says, “All the commercial sheep are derived from that breed.”

“I was there (UK) in 2009 and I was an Estate Manager on a large estate, looking after all the farming aspects of it,” said Ross. “They had a flock of 7,000 Blackface ewes.”

Ross said, “This particular breed, they’re virtually maintenance free.

They kind of look after themselves. That’s why they are so popular in the hill countries in the UK.” Known as very hardy animals, they are turned out as yearlings and then only seen twice a year, once for shearing them and once for weaning the lambs.

Although the meat is mar-

This group of Scottish Blackface ewes, known as Bell Brow sheep, were enjoying the sunshine and a snack recently at the outskirts of Shellbrook. Rob Ross has a small herd he hopes to double in the next year. keted and the cottage industries for hand spinners and crafters like the wool from the blackface, Ross says, “Our primary goal with these is for breeding stock.

The four of us (breeders) are trying to build the numbers up.”

The wool on the Blackface is desirable because of the longer staple. It is about twelve inches, compared to three inches for other types.

“There’s a few large sheep farms in BC that have 5-6,000 ewes in the mountains, and they are very interested in the Blackface breed,” says Ross.

If he could by up all the ewe lambs that are available, “we still wouldn’t have enough to meet the demand of those few breeders,” he commented.

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Injuries that may result from farm machinery include pinching of clothing or parts of the body, where a person may become trapped in the gears or components of equipment; cuts from equipment that shears crops; bruising or cuts from projectiles thrown by mowers or other field equipment; and crushing or trapping injuries from machinery that falls or tips over.

Animals Part of the excitement of visiting a farm is seeing and petting the animals. Although many animals may be docile and domesticated, they can still be unpredictable. Animals that are startled by yelling or loud noises also may become restless and dangerous.

Children should understand that animals may unintentionally cause injuries. It may be in a horse’s defense mechanism to kick when it is scared. To avoid such injuries, never approach animals from behind. Also, when baby animals are present, a female may be protective of her brood and go on the defensive.

Another inadvertent injury that may occur is from bacteria or viruses from the animals. Animal feces may contain bacteria, and there may be other microorganisms on the animals themselves. It

is a smart idea to always wash your hands after handling a farm animal to prevent the spread of disease.

Here are some other precautions that can be taken when visiting a farm. * Don’t allow children to wander around unsupervised. * Rides on farm equipment should be discouraged. * Before starting machinery, operators should locate children and other guests and clear them from the work area. * Don’t allow children near machinery. * Children under the age of 16 should not be allowed to operate any farm vehicles. * Watch for hand tools or other equipment, and keep children away from them. * Do not touch animals unless a farm worker allows it. Then follow his or her instructions. * Don’t provoke farm animals or attempt to startle them. * Supervise children around ponds, feeding troughs or manure lagoons. It only takes a few inches of water to pose a drowning risk.

Safety essential when visiting a farm

The nursery rhyme does not state, “Old MacDonald had a farm and on this farm there was a bunch of dangerous things.” But maybe it should? Farmers perform an essential service, providing food and other products that consumers commonly take for granted. The inner workings of a farm are something to treat with respect. Most of the families who live and work on a farm understand the potential hazards of such an environment. However, individuals visiting a farm may be unaware of these dangers. Understanding farm safety helps keep everyone safe.

According to the organization Kids Health, the age groups at greatest risk for injury on farms are children ages 3 to 4 and teenagers ages 13 to 14. Most injuries can be prevented, though, with a little education and precautionary measures.

Machinery There are many different forms of machinery on a farm to help keep it working efficiently. These items can pose serious safety risks. Although tractors are the type of farm equipment that causes the most injuries, some adults still think it is safe to allow children to ride along.

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BY JOA NNE KOWALSKI, PAG REGIONAL CROPS SPECIALIST, PRINCE ALBERT REGIONAL SERVICES BR A NCH

in the long term while being environmentally sound and economically viable. These BMPs can be used to mitigate the impacts of managing wet soils.

Following are several impacts on soil and plant growth that can occur due to excess moisture along with a BMP that can mitigate effects: 1.

Compaction. This is usually due to pressure exerted by farm equipment and can impede root growth and prevent the movement of moisture and air through the soil. A BMP to prevent this is patience, that is, wait for soil to dry out before taking equipment onto the land.

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Reduce Nutrient Availability. Saturated soils are more likely to show losses of nitrogen through both increased volatilization and mineralization, releasing nitrogen gas, nitrous oxide (a greenhouse gas) and ammonia.

Reduced numbers of beneficial microorganisms can also interfere with phosphorous uptake. A BMP is to follow the 4Rs for optimizing fertilization: the Right Rate of the Right Source at the Right Time in the Right Place.

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Pests. Weeds, disease and insects will all take advantage of stunted crop growth and change in the microclimateof a field. BMPs would include practicing integrated pest management through careful planning and observation of field conditions and using a cover crop to break any pest cycles.

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Crusting. This can happen when the soil surfacedries and soil structure breaks down to prevent penetration of water and air. BMPs would be the use of a cover crop and retention of crop residue.

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Pasture Damage. When grazing is allowed onwet soils, compaction from animal movement can occur and outbreaks of anthrax are common (bacteria can survive many years and thrives in alkaline conditions). The BMP for this is to delay grazing until the soil dries out and consider re-seeding for more

Another wet spring: management of wet soils

As of this writing, it looks like the hope of a slow spring melt is being lowered along with the temperatures this week. Since spring weather has not yet touched down in Saskatchewan and there could be more snow to come, producers can look forward to seeding yet again into wet and possibly saturated soils.

Some challenges when faced with a wet spring include poor and delayed germination because of cool soil temperatures, shallow root system development that can interfere with both nutrient uptake and accessing moisture later in the season and, if f looding occurs after plant development, plants will drown due to lack of oxygen. Long term effects of excess soil moisture are mostly dependent on the soil texture. Soils with higher clay content hold moisture and are more adversely impacted than those of lighter texture where moisture can drain, such as loamy or sandy soils.

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Erosion and Runoff. When this occurs, there is downstream depositing of sediments and the development of gullies.

BMPs for reducing erosion are mostly well-known and include grassed waterways, reduced tillage and cover crops, among others.

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Salinity. Salts in lower soil regions can dissolve and rise to the surface where they interfere with crop development. BMPs would be to select salt-tolerant species and use a cover crop.

In general, a BMP that is useful for mitigating impacts that can occur on wet soils is the use of a cover crop. Cover crops can be spring cereals that are cheap to seed or fall seeded crops such as fall rye or winter wheat. Pulse crops also make an attractive alternative because of their nitrogen fixing ability.

Cover crops are usually left in the field to decompose, adding back nutrients, and can break disease and other pest cycles.

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it and contribute to erosion. Instead of overwatering, keep the soil moist but don’t overdo it. If you’re having trouble keeping soil moist, consider laying down some mulch, which helps retain moisture and deliver nutrients to the soil that keep it healthy. * Plant trees and shrubs. Trees and shrubs are friends to soil, providing shelter while their roots keep the soil in place and prevent it from easily blowing away on a windy day. It also helps soil from washing away when warm weather arrives and the landscape must be watered on a daily basis. * Create runoff barriers. Runoff barriers are edges that can be made of brick, stone or other materials that help reduce runoff. Many homeowners install runoff barriers along sidewalks and driveways to ensure the soil does not spill out onto the pavement, but these also

help the soil as much as they help to keep walkways and other areas free of soil and looking tidy. * Consider leaving some grass around the garden.

Tillage is the process of preparing land to grow crops.

While many homeowners don’t view their weekend gardening as growing crops, similar principles apply whether you’re growing crops on a farm or just a few vegetables in the backyard.

One such principle is conservation tillage, which means leaving a portion of vegetation in the ground instead of stripping everything away before planting.

For home gardeners, consider leaving a small amount of grass around the garden to keep the soil within the garden’s boundaries. It’s a principle similar to installing runoff barriers, and it can be just as effective at preventing soil erosion.

How to prevent soil erosion

Homeowners who spend time tending to their landscape are increasingly looking eco-friendly ways to maintain their lawns and gardens. Homeowners who once relied on potentially harmful pesticides to craft a lush lawn now prefer ways that don’t leave such a significant carbon footprint.

Preventing soil erosion is one way to incorporate conservation into lawn and garden care. Conservation is one of many environmental practices aimed at preserving the planet’s natural resources, which include soil.

Preventing soil erosion is easy and can be accomplished in a number of ways. * Don’t overwater. Some may assume that keeping soil as damp as possible keeps it healthy. However, overwatering the soil can cause runoff that washes the soil away. In addition, overwatering the soil can degrade

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included locally sourced meats and seafood, as well as locally grown produce. It seems more people are interested in sustainable food practices. Factory farming and transporting meats, seafoods and produce far distances rely on not-so-friendly environmental practices. Fossil fuel emissions are cut dramatically when food doesn’t have to be shipped around the world. Also, healthier meat and seafood products are produced when animals are raised in eco-friendly and conditions because they don’t have to be fattened-up with growth hormones and artificial vitamins.

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In 17th century, Samuel de Champlain and Gabriel Sagard recorded that the Iroquois and Hurons cultivated the soil for maize or corn. “Maize (Zea mays), potato (Solanum tuberosum), beans (Phaseolus), squash (Cucurbita) and sunflower (Helianthus annus) were grown in farmland in North America by the 16th century. Since 2300 the evidence of British Columbia Squash was introduced to the Region North-wood. Discoveries 500 AD Archaeological showed the corn in southern Ontario.

Eastern Canada was settled long before the West. Immigration and trade messages came later to Rupert’s Land and the Northwest Territories. The first immigrants combined European agricultural and procedures of domestication Indigenous knowledge of land and animals of the region.

Since 1605, the French Acadians built dykes in the Maritimes for wheat, flax, vegetables, and livestock grazing marshes. Milk production is the main contribution of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward, as well as livestock and mixed farms.

A small percentage of land is put into service in fruit growing and along the Nova Scotia coastal Northwest. The American Revolution, 1775-1783, and declining food auxiliary outlet authorized by 3100 hectares Newfoundland. In the early 19th century Irish immigrants began arriving who cultivated the land in Newfoundland. A very small percentage of land is suitable Newfoundland and Labrador for the production of horticultural crops or because there are many forests and Geography of the tundra. The province has a milk production and farms. After the Second World War, agricultural training is available at the Farm Demonstration Government. The bonuses have been paid for things such as the purchase of purebred bulls, land clearing, agriculture and assistance to name a Exhibition few. The processing industry for fish feed is the greatest contribution of agriculture in Newfoundland. fisheries of Newfoundland, Cod supply for most, closely followed by herring, haddock, lobster, rose fish, seals and whales. Industry fishery depends heavily on exports and world conditions.

Agriculture in the West began with garden plots Peter Pond Lake Athabasca in 1778.

Although large-scale agriculture was still many years off, the Hudson Bay Company of traders, gold rush miners, missionaries and crops, gardens and raise livestock. The Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut are covered with the Canadian Shield, and rocky outcrops, the basements of forests in the Arctic, the phases of stone represent the majority geography. It is an area of comparatively smaller population and not commercially exploited for the most part. Whaling, shrimp, food processing and trapping contribute to food production here.

In New France hops, hemp, and livestock have been introduced 1663. The manorial system of agriculture has been adopted in Quebec. Quebec’s agriculture relies heavily on its production of fruits and vegetables. In 1890, a competition was started to encourage farmers to improve their farms to the achievement of Agricultural Merit Order. County Contest improvement of farms have been initiated in 1930 involving over 5,000 farms and their evolution over five years. They have interests in livestock and mixed farming and calendar as well. Saint-Hyacinthe operated stations artificial insemination from 1951 to the clubs of breeders.

Labour by horse and plow hand.

Maize Columbia executed (cereal grains) laws, 1794-1846, has protected the area British agricultural imports of wheat from British North America. The reciprocity treaty June 6, 1854, developed a trade agreement between Canada and United States have affected the trade of wheat grown in Ontario.

Northern Ontario is mainly tundra and forest zone, while the southern Ontario lands suitable for farming and agriculture in general and geography adapted for grazing and dairy industries.

Fruit and tobacco plantations can also be found in southern Ontario. Ontario is the largest producer of cereal mixed, soybeans and shelled corn in the country.

Ontario Farm Lord Selkirk, founder of the colony of Red River harvest of wheat first time in the western prairies in 1814. Red Fife wheat was introduced in 1868. Swine were brought to the Red River Colony in 1819. The land frontier of southwestern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan have been opened to livestock in the 19th century. Manitoba has a combination of mixed grains, livestock, agriculture and industry mixed in its southern regions. Cattle ranching around Lake Manitoba is also very successful.

Northern Manitoba is composed of large lakes and forest areas. Dominion Land Act of 1872 offered the opportunity to pioneer farm “prove” quarter section (160 acres acres/65]) in western Canada for a filing fee $ 10.00 and three years of improvements combined with residence in the territory.

Saskatchewan has more livestock along its southwestern corner; Grain and crops such as wheat, oats, flax, alfalfa, rapeseed (canola in particular) that dominate the Parkland region. cereals mixed dairy farms, mixed farming and grazing points on the central plains region of this prairie province.

Alberta is known for its rodeos again, and livestock is a major industry. The agricultural industry is supplemented by livestock and mixed agriculture and the wheat crop. Alberta is the second largest producer of wheat in Canada. Cereal and dairy industry also play a role in the livelihoods of farmers in Alberta.

Grain Elevators The open park area extends beyond the three provinces Prairies: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Canadian production of wheat, oats, flax, barley, mainly from this area. Meat processing is the most important industry here, followed by dairy, breweries, industrial and agricultural equipment subsidiary.

British Columbia is covered in mountain regions; its eastern border of the Rocky Mountains. Livestock, cattle ranches, fruit and dairy farming dot the province. Agriculture and fishing are an industry of small contributions over the shadow of the construction and forestry.

Agricultural production in British Columbia has provided the industry gold rush, mining and forestry. Farmers relied on these local markets, following the economic boom and recession of each company respectively. The Association of British Columbia Fruit Growers, “was created in 1889 to promote an export market this commodity. The Canada Agriculture Museum preserves the history of Canadian agriculture.

Agriculture Canada has five major areas of agricultural production of commodities resulting from farm cash receipts domestic sources and foreign markets.

In 2008, Saskatchewan produced over half the wheat in the Dominion of Canada, combines over more than 9,000 bushels (577,000 metric tons) of wheat. America North led to other continents as the main international producer of wheat total world production. Rapeseed, alfalfa, barley, canola, flax, rye oats and other cereals are grown popular.

Wheat is a staple crop from Canada. To help farmers achieve an abundant harvest in a shortened growing season, wheat varieties were developed in the early twentieth century. Red Fife was The first strain was a wheat could be planted in the fall and grow in early spring. Red Fife matured nearly two weeks earlier and was more difficult to wheat and other spring wheat. Dr. C. Saunders also experimented with Red Fife, developed and corn Marquis, who was resistant to rust and is mature in 100 days. Other types of wheat are grown durum wheat, Spelt and winter wheat. In recent years, Canadian farmers have also begun to cultivate rice because of the increased population Asian in Canada.

The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Recreation was created in 2008 to provide federal funding As regards the global economic crisis. The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Recreation provides farmers with land and water resources such as irrigation, wind erosion conservation and development of small holdings in the water. The agricultural credit program created aa Canadian Farm Loan Act providing for bond and stock lending for agricultural improvements.

Horticulture Vegetables Horticulture includes garden crops and fruit is now easier to grow with the development of plant hardiness zones. Apples, pears, plums and prunes, peaches, apricots, cherry, strawberry, raspberry, loganberry and orchards are numerous and reach commercial size in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, the Niagara Peninsula and Norfolk County of Ontario and the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

Hazelnuts are harvested in eastern Canada and British Columbia. Maple syrup and maple sugar, maple butter and maple taffy products Quebec along the St. Lawrence. The main market for Canadian maple syrup and sugar are the U.S. potatoes are an abundant harvest Maritime Provinces.

Tobacco is an agricultural product of the tobacco belt in Ontario, especially the county of Norfolk, near Lake Erie and Quebec.

Sugar beets and sugar beets are harvested in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta.

Viticulture Viticulture refers the culture of the vine. Grapes need a warm winter, which can be found in parts of the Maritimes, southern British Columbia, and the places on the Niagara Peninsula.

Livestock Prize Bull 115,000 cattle roamed the prairies of South in 1900. Animals may include the breeding of cattle, also commonly known as cattle. Recently, the domestication of bison and elk has launched a new food industry.

The sheep were raised both for wool and meat. beef or pork barns have been a part of growing cattle. Scientists have advanced measures in the Swine Research responsible for intensive pig farming. Domestication of farm animals means that different industries such as feedlots corresponding livestock and meat processing have also been studied and developed.

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Fowl, poultry, eggs, chickens, geese, ducks and turkeys are part of a system of supply management, ensuring production matches demand.

Dairy production is also called milk production. Butter production in Canada averaged of 330 million pounds (150,000 tons) in 1940, and the production of cheese between £ 95 million and 208 million pounds (43,000 t to 94,000 t) in the same time. The United Kingdom has received £ 50 million (23,000 t) in 1949.

The Canadian Dairy Commission Act was passed in 1966 by the Canadian federal government provide efficient producers of milk and cream with the opportunity to earn a fair return for their labor and investment and provide consumers with a continuous and adequate supply of dairy products of high quality.

Canadian Dairy Commission In the 1970s the system Management has entered into force to regulate the supply of milk, poultry and eggs to meet consumer demand. Marketing collective guarantees that imports are limited in areas where the product can be provided at home. The federal government imposed pricing policies safeguard livelihoods of producers.

Other In recent years, farmers produce alternative crops that are economically viable, and among these are organic crops. Hemp and wool sheep are the main areas of fiber production in Canada.

Wool production was average of £ 16.022 million (7267 tonnes) in 1930 and 9,835,000] Books (4461 tonnes) in 1949. Fibre flax seed flax was exported to the United Kingdom. farmers can supplement their income with beeswax and honey and learn beekeeping is supervised by the Branch apiary.

Government Ministries Agricultural The Ministry of Agriculture set out in the British North America Act (BNA Act) of 1867 establishes each province may have jurisdiction over agricultural concerns and the federal government can also make laws regarding agriculture. Business Newfoundland farm were treated by the Agriculture Division of the Department of Natural Resources, Confederation.

The BNA Act states that the federal government has the exclusive power in coastal and inland fisheries. The provinces have rts on tidal waters and fishing practices there only.

Trade Marketing and economic movement of agricultural products Canada was a different challenge. includes trade within Canada that provide goods provincial and inter-provincial. Support agencies and services such the storage, railroads, warehouses, shops, banks all the effects on internal trade. Trade Wheat Bread Basket “of world “or the Canadian prairies are monitored by the Canadian Wheat Board. depression of Canada 1882-1897 has a minimum of 64 cents per bushel ($ 24 / t) from 1893. This period during the administration of Laurier has seen thousands of farms canceled.

Wheat prices surged during the War World In 1928, Canada exported large quantities of wheat, flour, and property. The depression had an impact on Canada than exports flowed about 40% of their 1928 amount. European markets arrested need to import wheat from Canada, they started growing their own varieties, and World War II events put an embargo on trade towards the European markets.

Canada has become more of an industrial entity at the time of the industrial revolution, and less an agricultural nation. After the Second World War in the United Kingdom entered into a contract for large quantity of agricultural products produced such as bacon, cheese, wheat, oats and barley. After the United Kingdom, the United States is the largest external business partner. Between 1943 and 1953 the average export of Canadian wheat was 347.2 million bushels (9,449,000 t). Three Year Wheat Agreement of 1955, including exports of wheat or flour to 28 of 44 importing countries, including Germany, Japan, Belgium, United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Seed Industry The producers of seed, field inspectors, registered seed establishments, test plots of seed, seed and retailers are the pillars of seed production.

Industry Snack Food Cereal grains, corn, nuts, oils, potatoes, and seeds are the main ingredients of snack foods like potato chips, mixed nuts, peanut butter, pork rinds, seeds and snacks.

Industry sunflower seeds About 80 per hundred sunflowers grown in Canada are sold as seed roasted sunflower snack or without the shell for baking. The main consumer is internal. Birdfeed vegetable oils and sunflower are the smaller markets are being developed.

Vegetable Industry The edible part of a plant is a vegetable. The vegetables can be marketed fresh or partially processed fruits and vegetables. The Greenhouse vegetable industry supports the full vegetable farmer field.

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Understanding crop rotation in gardens

Crop rotation is a systematic approach to deciding which crop to plant where in your vegetable garden from one year to the next. Crop rotation is very important to organic farmers who grow crops on a large scale and of varying importance to home gardeners.

There are general principles of crop rotation that can help you make these decisions, but in the end, each farmer and gardener devises a unique crop rotation plan depending on which crops they grow and in what amounts.

The goals of crop rotation are to help manage soil fertility and also to help avoid or reduce problems with soilborne diseases and some soil-dwelling insects, such as corn rootworms.

Balancing soil fertility Different crops have different nutrient requirements and affect soil balance differently. Some, like corn and tomatoes, are heavy feeders that quickly deplete soil nitrogen and phosphorus.

Thus, if you plant corn in the same spot year after year, that plot of soil will

run low on nitrogen and phosphorus more quickly than other parts of your garden will. By changing the location of corn each year, you’ll be able to renew the plot where it grew the preceding year, so your soil won’t get out of balance.

There are other crops that also use up nitrogen rapidly. They tend to be the leafy and fruiting crops, such as lettuce, cabbage, and tomatoes.

In contrast, root vegetables and herbs are light feeders. Peas, beans, and other legumes add nitrogen to the soil but need lots of phosphorus.

The general rule of thumb for balancing out soil nutrients is to avoid planting the same general category of crop (root, legume, and leafy/fruiting) successively in the same place.

It’s best to follow nitrogen-fixing legumes such as peas or beans with nitrogen-loving leaf or fruiting crops such as lettuce or tomatoes. Then, follow the heavy feeding crops with light-feeding root crops.

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If you have a large home garden, you may want to plan your crop rotation on the basis of plant families rather than on nutrient needs. This can help in your overall program of avoiding diseases and pests, because crops in the same botanical family tend to suffer from the same pest and disease problems.

For example, Colorado potato beetles like to eat potato plants, but they also enjoy feasting on tomato leaves and eggplant foliage. Since these beetles overwinter in the soil, if you plant eggplant in a spot where you grew potatoes the year before, you could be inviting a beetle problem for your eggplants from the day they’re planted.

Likewise, several serious bacterial and fungal diseases overwinter in plant debris in the soil.

Lengthy rotations are sometimes necessary to control chronic soilborne problems. Bean anthracnose fungus can persist in soil for up to three years, so a four-year rotation is needed to keep the disease at bay.

The same holds true for such fungal diseases as Fusarium wilt and Verticillium wilt. A few problems, such as club root, persist in the soil for even longer, so rotation is less useful for controlling them.

Choosing your crop rotation plan If you have a small garden, you may not be able to set up an effective rotation by crop family. That’s also true if you grow only a few kinds of crops. In that case, stick to a basic soilbalancing rotation.

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ent crops, you may enjoy the challenge of setting up a rotation by crop family. Refer to the chart on the previous page to learn which crops belong to the same family.

Keep in mind that cover crops can be included in a rotation plan to discourage specific types of pests and to improve soil.

For example, beetle grubs thrive among most vegetables, but not in soil planted in buckwheat or clover.

A season of either crop can greatly reduce grub populations and at the same time will increase soil organic matter content.

Rotating Vegetable Families Susceptibility to pests and diseases runs in plant families. Leave at least two, and preferably three or more, years between the times you plant members of the same crop family in an area of your garden.

When planning a rotation scheme, refer to this rundown of the seven family groups most often planted in vegetable gardens along with ideas for rotating them.

Onions, garlic:

Rotate with legumes; avoid planting in soil with undecomposed organic matter.

Carrots, parsnips, parsley, dill, fennel, coriander: Moderate feeders. Precede with any other plant family; condition soil with compost before planting.

Follow with legumes or heavy mulch.

Broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, radishes, turnips: High level of soil maintenance required for good root health. Heavy feeders. Precede with legumes; follow by first cultivating the soil to expose pests for predation, then spread compost.

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Shellbrook Chronicle and Spiritwood Herald

Agriculture Edition

April 5, 2013

Challenges facing farmers today, tomorrow

Though farming was once big business in the United States, by 2012 less than 1 percent of Americans were professional farmers. Many challenges face today’s farmers, many of which are largely unknown to the general public.

Many people have an outdated view of a farm as a small, family-owned and op-

erated parcel of land where livestock is raised in open pens and crops are handharvested when ripe. The reality is that modern-day farms have had to overhaul operations to meet demand and remain competitively priced while adapting to the ever-changing ways technology infiltrates all parts of life. Each of these factors

present obstacles for today’s farmers.

Rural farming communities are expected to make an effort to integrate modern technology into an industry that has been around for centuries. But such a transition in rural areas, where communications systems may not be as up-to-date as those in urban areas, is not

always so easy.

According to the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council, a shift from a resource-based to an information-based economy, compounded by the rapid introduction and expansion of new technology in the workplace, has altered farm operation and the skills in demand. Older workers who have been

schooled in one way of agriculture may have a significant impact on labor supply and the vitality of farming as a career. Younger adults who are knowledgeable in technology may no longer seek out agricultural careers.

Decrease in farming as an occupation The United States Environmental Protection

Agricultural career opportunities abound A career in agriculture can prove richly rewarding. While it’s common to envision overalls and tractors when imagining careers in agriculture, the opportunities to work in the agriculture industry stretch beyond the farm and into the corporate world. The following are a few of the paths men and women with a passion for agriculture can pursue. * Business: Agriculture is big business, and the industry has many opportunities for those who want to pursue a career in business. Farmers and producers of agricultural products need someone to draft contracts for their agreements with the large corporations who distribute those products. In addition, purchasing agents and

agricultural financiers are just two of the many career opportunities that enable men and women to work on the business side of agriculture. * Social service: The agricultural industry also has positions of social service. In addition to food inspector, who ensures agricultural products are safe for human consumption, social service positions within the agricultural industry include environmental consultant and conservation officer.

Men and women can also work to develop programs that encourage youngsters to pursue careers in the agricultural industry. * Production: Of course, the agricultural industry has a host of careers for those who

want to get their hands dirty. Farms need to be plowed, seeds must be planted and fertilized and farms need to be well-maintained to continue operating efficiently and effectively. Though technology has taken the place of many agricultural production positions, there are still many opportunities out there for those who want to work under the sun. * Education: Those who want to share their love of agriculture with others can put their skills to work in the classroom. Agricultural instructors can train the next generation of agriculture professionals at the university or high school level, ensuring today’s farms are left in good hands tomorrow

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Agency says that only about 960,000 Americans claim farming as their principal occupation. As that figure has dwindled, the average age of farmers continues to rise, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that roughly 40 percent of the farmers in this country are 55 years old or older. This has led to concerns about the longterm health of family farms throughout the United States.

Environmental concerns Many farmers have come under scrutiny for how farming impacts the environment. A growing emphasis on sustainability and conservation has led many people to protest certain farming practices. Protesters claim that certain practices, such as raising livestock, can pollute water, while the use of fertilizers and chemical pesticides is bad for the environment.

Many farmers, however, have altered their methods to be more environmentally friendly and self-sustainable in the process.

Climate change is another environmental issue farmers must deal with. Strong storms and severe droughts have made farming even more challenging.

The ongoing recession of the last half-decade has also affected farmers. In November of 2012, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the unemployment rate within the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting industries was at 13.6 percent, far higher than the national unemployment rate. As a result, many farm families have found themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place, as rising costs for equipment and technology are being coupled with decreasing profits and rising unemployment.

Further complicating matters is competition from corporations and international food producers who have made it difficult for family farmers to turn a significant profit. Many family farmers rely on loans and lines of credit to survive, but thanks to changes in the financial sector that saw banks become less willing to extend lines of credit, some farmers are facing bankruptcy.

Though it can be easy for those who do not work in the agricultural industry to overlook the struggles facing today’s agricultural professionals, a greater understanding of those struggles and the challenges that lay ahead can benefit the industry and its employees down the road.

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Shellbrook Chronicle and Spiritwood Herald

Agriculture Edition

April 5, 2013

Ross says raising sheep is gaining in popularity

Continued from page 2 It was only last year that Ross started with the

Blackface breed. It took him a long time to find them. In fact, he said he drove 1,800 kilometres,

one way, to pick up half his f lock from British Columbia. The Shellbrook area in Saskatchewan, and the province in general, is known as cattle country. So, when asked, “Why sheep?”

Ross answered, “Cheaper, and starting to gain a lot more popularity here.

We finally have a steady federally inspected plant in western Canada that has a strong export market.”

A browser more than a grazer, the Blackface is a primitive breed. “They will stand on their hind legs to get the leaves on the trees when they are surrounded by green grass,” says Ross. “They are good for clearing land. They like eating the brush.”

Planning for the future

“We want to expand,” says Ross. “I am going to try and buy as many ewes as I can. We are in the process of importing some semen for artificial insemination, some new genetics from Scotland.”

He plans on breeding his

One of Rob Ross’ Blackface ewes got up close and personal with the Chronicle news camera recently. With start-up costs lower than cattle and improved access to export markets, raising sheep is becoming more popular.

Photo: Tom Pierson

ewes in the fall, “so we will have genetics straight from Scotland.”

“Six of our ewes have been graded Elite status by the Scottish breed association, so we would like to collect embryos from them for embryo

transfer.”

For the five year plan, Ross said he would like to be the North American source for the Elite genetics. “Instead of going to Scotland to get them, I would like them (breeders) to come to me.”

With the contacts he has made in the UK, Ross knows all the right people to make it happen. With enough genetic variety on hand here in Canada, people will not have to go the expensive route of importing from Scotland.

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April 5, 2013

Agriculture Edition

Shellbrook Chronicle

BASF focuses on stages of crop growth

Canadian growers are expected to make a return to cereals this year, as high commodity prices and agronomic advantages of a crop rotation take hold.

But today’s grower now faces more than just decisions about which herbicides and fungicides will best protect their investment — they also must consider how to manage risks at each stage of growth to truly maximize their returns.

That’s the approach that one company is taking to cereal inputs. Over the past several years, BASF Canada has launched several new agricultural fungicide solutions in the cereal market that are tailored to each stage of development to help growers get the most out of every acre.

While many companies offer a range of fungicides and herbicides for cereals, this strategy pairs those critical time frames with chemistries that target specific weeds and diseases at each stage of the crop.

It’s a strategy that has given growers something new to think about.

“It’s not just the crop that impacts management strategies; it’s also looking at each stage as a new opportunity to protect and to maximize your investment,” says Kristina Polziehn, a Technical Development Specialist with BASF Canada. “You can’t predict exactly how a crop will perform — there are too many ‘what ifs.’ But you can mitigate risks by looking at what tools are available for prevention and management throughout the growth cycle. That’s where BASF is going with its product offering.”

The typical input process follows a similar flow to seed the crop, apply seed treatments, herbicides, fungicides, and

then harvest. That same basic cycle is recommended at BASF; however, each product in its portfolio uses different modes of action to dissect each input phase and narrow in on specific disease or weed timing for maximum effectiveness.

“We can help growers maximize returns by recommending optimal times and rates to spray for specific disease threats using different chemistry modes.

Twinline followed by Caramba is a good example of this process,” says Polziehn.

“As cereal fungicides, they should be applied preventatively to manage disease.

We recommend spraying Twinline at the flag leaf stage, to prevent leaf diseases, and if conditions are favourable for fusarium head blight, we would also recommend an application of Caramba at the flowering stage. It’s a different way to look at fungicide application.”

The entire suite of BASF cereal products is designed to work together at each of the stages of crop development. And the company has been enforcing this strategy for years.

In 2002, BASF launched the only herbicide-tolerant wheat system available in Canada with the Clearfield Production System for wheat. The system touts cleaner fields with such herbicides as Altitude FX and Heat, but it also promotes herbicides that are tailored to specific stages of crop growth, from pre-seed to in-crop and post-harvest. It also gives access to the line of BASF fungicides such as Headline, Twinline and Caramba, which have been proven to increase yield while managing tough cereal leaf diseases and fusarium head blight.

“When growers choose BASF, they

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choose some of the best products available, and the protection that comes from some of the industry’s most effective fungicides,” says Polziehn.

Growers have also benefited from the time-specific application. Darwin Kells is a grower and an agronomist from Saskatchewan who has seen an advantage to using different modes of action for different needs on his cereal crops.

“I think one of the key things is that when we look at BASF products, that we do have different modes of action.

We aren’t using a shotgun approach,” he says. “We are using the right products, at the right time, on the right crop. There’s the three ‘Rs’ that you really need, and the BASF portfolio has it.”

Recently the company further expanded its cereal portfolio with the introduction of Insure Cereal — a new seed treatment product specifically designed to give cereals a head start in disease management including fusarium control, before seeding even begins.

“We are constantly looking for new ways to make growers more profitable, at every stage of the crop,” says Polziehn.

“It’s a strategy we think cereal growers benefit from.”

Kells agrees that the innovative strategy works. “I think it will be interesting to see what comes down the pipe in the future.”

Find out more from the BASF line of fungicides, seed treatments and herbicides at www.AgSolutions.ca.

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Agriculture Edition

April 5, 2013

Delays, delays, delays

So what’s really going on with this fight between Ol’ Man Winter and Mother Nature? Why is spring not here yet? In technical jargon, what we’ve been seeing is a “negative arctic oscillation�, which has led to a powerful high pressure block of the Arctic air, ultimately forcing the jet stream there south. The extended cold snap in the northern hemisphere is pushing seeding plans back in the Ukraine, U.S., and Canada & hurting winter crops emerging from dormancy.

A perfect example is in Missouri where some places need the soil to warm up 20 degrees F before farmers can even get into the fields with their corn planters. Moreover, the most recent U.S. drought monitor suggests that 51% of the U.S. (mostly central & western) is in a state of moderate-toexceptional drought.

Ultimately, colder-than-normal temperatures across North America continue to keep the precipitation above the ground (and allowing one to get in one last vacation somewhere warm if they want to!). Above-average spring runoff conditions are expected in Saskatchewan & parts of Alberta.

The slow melt and current cold snap are increasing the odds of another major flood in the Red River Valley in Manitoba this spring. With temperatures staying below 0 until this last week of May, the window of opportunity to get that supposed one million acres of soybeans planted there continues to close.

While U.S. farmers debate corn vs. soybeans, farmers north of the 49th parallel are considering canola acres.

Those that are should be aware of China’s decision last week to re-open their doors to Australian canola after banning it in 2010 due to concerns about blackleg. While Canada is expected to export three million tonnes to China this year, China already bought 300,000 tonnes of Aussia canola within days of the ban being lifted. On the soybean front, Sinograins (the Chinese state grain agency) is releasing at least one million tonnes of the oilseed into the domestic market to ease supply issues as they wait for South America to get its transportation/logistical act together.

On March 28th, the U.S.D.A. came out with its March 1st

quarterly stocks report and planting intentions in the U.S. and boy was it bearish for old crop supplies. Wheat inventories came in at 1.23 billion bushels (expectations of 1.2 billion), soybeans were at 999 million bushels (expectations of 948 million), and corn went limit down immediately after the report as 5.4 million bushels are still available (versus expectations of 4.995 billion). Combined with the U.S.D.A.’s Cattle on Feed report from March 22nd which showed placements of animals for fattening down 14% year-over-year, it’s no wondering the market tanked. With less cattle to feed, and more supply available, the price equilibrium intuitively falls.

Further, planted corn land is expected to slightly increase year-over-year to 97.3 million acres, which should help bring back even more supply. This should help the ethanol industry as it continues to source corn from the likes of Canada and Argentina! With only 3.6% of the U.S. cars on the road able to use fuel containing higher ethanol blends (E15 & E85) and lower domestic gasoline consumption, the ethanol mandate looks increasingly outdated.

A great, must-read article in The Economist this week (link provided on the March 25th Breakfast Brief titled “Governmental (In)Action�) makes a good point that the mandate influences higher food prices both in the US & abroad through the misallocation of agricultural resources and it needs to end. The question to ask now is if the government delays any action like the weather is delaying this year’s seeding season.

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April 5, 2013

Agriculture Edition

Shellbrook Chronicle and Spiritwood Herald

Marbling gains prominence in cattle markets

Canada exports 40 to 45 percent of its beef, although tonnage has fallen by 32 percent since 2010, according to CanFax. Meanwhile, beef imports have been on the rise since 2005 to fill orders for two primary needs: ground beef and high-quality steaks.

If one of those categories represents a profit opportunity for Canadian cattlemen, it could relate to the high end. For example, the Certified Angus Beef brand reports sales of its premium brand are up 20% in Canada so far in fiscal 2013 that began last October.

While producers are paid for cattle by the pound, the market is making more and more use of source tracking to determine where the best beef originates. The promise of higher quality premiums and building demand at home and abroad elevates the importance of marbling, or intramuscular fat, in genetics and management.

Dr. Sandra Gruber, who has served for three years as technical consultant with Elanco and the company’s Canada Beef Business, recently addressed the role of marbling from farm to fork.

Q: What does taste mean to consumers, given that most North American beef today is tender?

A: Consumer research indicates “taste” attributes are the most important factors influencing beef purchases, ranking it above price, nutritional value and whether the product is organic or natural.

Beef taste can be thought of as a combination of three sensory characteristics: tenderness, juiciness and flavor.

Tenderness is atop that list, but once a consumer’s expectations for tenderness are met, then flavor moves up as the key to overall eating satisfaction.

Q: How do consumers know if any certain cut of beef will taste good?

A: We can’t accurately predict taste characteristics of beef from specific live cattle, so we assign grades in the coolers of beef processing plants to help sort out differences in the eating quality of the resulting cooked beef.

Among young cattle, the main factor determining Quality Grade (e.g. Prime, AAA, AA, A) is marbling,

which are the small specks of fat distributed within muscle. That grade is assigned to each carcass based on the amount of marbling the camera and grader sees in a cross-section of the ribeye muscle between the 12th and 13th ribs. Although Quality Grade is assessed at the ribeye, intramuscular fat is also present in other beef cuts throughout the carcass. Of the three primary sensory attributes, marbling is most closely correlated with flavor, but it has positive relationships with juiciness and tenderness as well. Here’s why: As beef is cooked, the fat within beef melts and provides a buttery, moist taste.

The relationship between marbling and tenderness is slightly weaker than that of flavor, but it is still the best carcass attribute available to predict cooked beef tenderness.

Q: Although the markets are starting to pay premiums for higher Quality Grades, the perception of “fat” is often negative. How does the right kind of fat – marbling – get into the beef animal in the production phase?

A: The several types of fat are commonly referred to by where they are deposited within an animal: internal fat around organs, external or subcutaneous that is sometimes called fat cover or finish, intermuscular or seam fat between different muscles, and intramuscular fat or marbling within muscles. These types of fat are distributed differently throughout a carcass. For example, cuts from the chuck have more seam fat than those from the round because the chuck is made up of more and smaller muscles.

Earlier studies supported the idea of chronological development starting with internal fat and ending with marbling – and that marbling did not begin to develop until cattle reached a certain level of external fat thickness. Modern research suggests marbling deposition is a lifetime event that begins early at a slow and steady rate, and then increases during the finishing phase.

Q: Since marbling increases during finishing in the feedlot, can’t we just feed cattle long enough to reach AAA or Prime?

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A: No not necessarily; each animal has an upper limit for marbling, set by its genetic potential. Although we continue to make advancements in genetic technology through tools such as breed EPDs (expected progeny differences) and DNA markers, we still can’t accurately identify the specific genetic potential of each animal.

During the last weeks on feed, external fat is deposited more rapidly than marbling. That means any significant extension of the finishing period aimed at increasing quality grade, can also cause an undesirable increase in backfat.

That can lead to low cutability: the proportion of a carcass that can be sold as retail cuts will decrease because of the need to trim off extra fat cover.

Q: As consumers – the only source of new dollars in the industry – see beef prices increase at retail and on menu, the product must represent ever greater value for those dollars. What other steps can a producer take to set cattle up for optimum marbling and consumer satisfaction?

A: Besides genetics, certain management factors influence marbling as well. For example, studies indicate nutrition or other environmental factors that limit fat deposition during early growth can prevent marbling from being fully expressed at slaughter. The influence of health and management continues through the feedlot phase, where the number times an animal must be treated for respiratory illness has been negatively correlated with marbling scores.

Now that the industry widely acknowledges marbling as a lifetime event, it’s important that each sector of the beef production chain recognize how management practices influence final beef quality. Although that final call can only be made in the cooler, knowledge of an animal’s management history can provide indications of eating quality.

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Farming innovations deliver positive impact on the economy

With more and more Canadians living in cities, there is a growing concern that most people will lose touch with farming advancements.

“Today’s farmers aren’t about denim overalls and pitchforks,” says Lorne Hepworth, the president of CropLife Canada. “Farming today is very high tech. Farmers rely on GPS systems, modern machinery, innovative chemistry and cutting-edge biology.”

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A recent study reveals that the investment in advanced science and technology in the agricultural sector has big impacts throughout the economy.

For example, nearly $1 billion in additional off-farm economic activity is generated because farmers use pesticides to protect their fruit, vegetable and potato crops. And farmers realize a benefit of about $1.7 billion in additional revenue.

The same study shows that more than half of the $10 billion

in food surplus that Canada exports can also be traced back to the increased quality and quantity farmers get when they use plant biotechnology and pest control products on their farms.

“Agriculture is definitely the sector to watch in the coming decades. Farmers are keen to access new technologies and with the various challenges they are facing, it’s no doubt that the

Biotech aims to combat disease in wheat crops Wheat is one of the world’s most impor tant crops, prov iding 20 per cent of the calories consumed worldw ide. This major crop is susceptible to damage from diseases, including stem rust.

When stem rust strikes, it can cause signif icant damage and reduce the size of the crop y ield, so farmers rely

on f ungicides to protect their wheat crops from rust.

South A merican farmers in A rgentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay increased wheat y ields by about 13 per cent through the use of f ungicide treatments.

In Australia, they reduced wheat losses from rust, increasing the food supply by a value of

about US $372 million annually. Wheat farmers in Kenya who experimented w ith f ungicides saw a 50 per cent jump in y ield.

Fungicides help farmers grow healthier, higher qualit y wheat crops to meet the food needs of the grow ing world population.

Biotechnolog y may prove to be another ben-

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In the f uture, biotech wheat varieties may be available that are resistant to various diseases.

Advances in biotechnolog y may also lead to wheat that is tolerant against drought and salinit y and new varieties that are biofor tif ied to be edible by people w ith celiac disease.

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‘The work we do’ ~ Winter of a cattleman

Ryan Conacher doesn’t get to curl much, but he will squeeze the Open Bonspiel into a busy work schedule.

Ryan Conacher and his dad, Roy, load the bucket of the front-end loader with feed pellets. (Said Roy: “If I’d known the reporter was coming, I’da dressed up a bit.”)

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By Dave Hyndman Ask anyone. There are three seasons in a farmer’s year: Seeding, Harvesting, and Curling.

Ask anyone but a farmer.

Ask anyone but a cattleman, especially.

Ask Ryan Conacher, a cattleman who will sneak a few games in over the course of a winter.

“There’s just no time,” he says.

Small wonder. Conacher runs a cattle operation that currently features about 300 cows waiting to calve, another 200 calves born last year, and a small pen of about 30 cows awaiting their first calf. Many of those 200 will soon be shipped.

And, for the second time, a group of about 70 calves that he has purchased in hopes of fattening up over the spring and summer, to be sold in the fall.

“I did pretty well on that, so I thought I’d try it again,” he says. He intends to feed them for now, and then put them out to pasture as soon as he can.

He’ll put them all out to pasture, when he can. This winter has been harder than most, given the amount of snow the area has had. It has stayed longer than usual, and started sooner than usual, too. It started so soon, in fact, that it caught his silage equipment out in the field.

Normally, he feeds silage and hay to his herd, but this year he is depending more on feed pellets to replace the silage.

He owns eight quarters and has six more on lease.

He has hay-share agreements on another 1,800

acres and rents about 500 more.

Ryan’s day starts about 7:30 am, when he begins by spreading out rations of hay throughout the nine pens that hold his cattle. Typically, he will go through 1216 large round bales a day.

He made 4,000 hay bales last summer.

“I hope I have enough,” he says. He figures he needs 2,000 bales alone to make up for the silage lost because he “didn’t get it off.”

Where is the silage?

“It’s under the snow, still standing,” he says. “The deer got it.”

He’s hopeful that he can get a wildlife damage payout from SGI, but he’ll have to wait for that.

After the bales, the cattle get their daily feed of pellets.

He buys the pellets locally, usually from the Coop or R & L Feeds and will make three trips daily with fourteen five-gallon pails of pellets in the bucket of his front end loader – plus one trip with a half dozen pails for the recently-calved cows kept in the barn.

Typically, he is helped by his father, Roy. And Roy is a typical old farmer. He has passed the operation on to his son, but keeps his hand in it by contributing in any way he can around he place.

And when the operation – feeding time, at least – involves driving the tractor into nine different pens, opening and closing gates, keeping cattle from exiting the pen while the gate is open, having an extra body is a big help.

Sometimes the help comes from Ryan’s 12-yearold son, Taylor.

“He gets frustrated,

Feeding his herd of nearly 600 head of cattle and checking for signs of new calves being born are daily features of Ryan Conacher’s mornings.

though,” Ryan says about his son. “Says ‘All I do is open and close gates.’ I say ‘Look how much time you’re saving me!’”

“But now that he is in 4-H, he seems to understand his contribution better.”

With the help, feeding is usually finished by about 11:30, time for a couple of small jobs before lunch.

A variety of tasks keep him busy for the afternoon, things like treating sick cattle, checking on them, checking watering bowls, chopping ice, vaccinating, castrating.

“You name it,” he says.

One major task is digging out bales. He has to keep a road plowed out so he can get to them, and he likes to have a three-or-four day supply close by and easy to get to. He’ll spend a bit of his afternoon moving those bales.

He has been known to spend some long hours, though, gaining access to the bales, especially this year when there has been so much snow.

“I’ve had a few nights where I worked until 4:00 am,” he chuckles. “The wife didn’t like it that much.”

And what does he do in his spare time?

“Get firewood.”

And he butchers some of his own cattle, too, using a slaughterhouse that he has equipped over the years.

During calving season, he has a more watchful eye while he does the daily chores. As the cows calve, he likes to move them into smaller pens, where he can keep an eye on their progress. Also, the ones still waiting are still grouped together, and he can keep an eye on their progress as well.

He doesn’t like to move a cow into the main herd until she’s at least three years old. The first-calvers are kept together in one pen so he can keep a closer eye on them.

He recalls one year in which there was a storm, and he went out with a wag-

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on looking for new calves.

“Anytime I saw a lump,” he says, “I gave it a little kick. Sometimes it was a mound of snow, but lots of times it was a calf. We put it on the wagon and then took them all to the barn.

We saved a lot of calves that year.”

He has plans for some improvements. He has welded 38 steel frames that he’ll set up for a “work area”.

“And I want to build some windbreak panels,” he says.

The welding comes naturally, since in addition to being a cattleman, he is a journeyman welder.

So, why give up a lucrative and rewarding career as a welder to be a cattleman looking after 500-600 head of cattle?

“I don’t know. Crazy, I guess, he says with a chuckle. And then adds: “I like the life.”

But he does admit that sometimes you feel like you’ve worked for nothing.

He planted about 900 acres of crop last year.

Canola, wheat, and oats.

It was only his second year putting in a lot of crop, and he’s liking it.

“I may downsize cattle, go more into crop,” he says.

“Enjoy life a little better.”

And what does he do to enjoy life right now?

Curling, of course, and hunting. Skidoo, especially rallies, and fishing.

And his family, although he admits to wishing he had more time to spend with them. He’s happy, though, that Taylor is at an age where the two of them can do things together, like the above. And Taylor is in 4-H and archery.

His girls are five and two.

He and wife Larissa took the kids to Disney World last year, and they spend time camping and taking swimming lessons in the summer.

And as for curling? Well, he made it for the Open Bonspiel this year.

“And we’re doing the Medstead Open,” he says.

Hardly what you’d call a full season.

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Planning canola seeding rates

by Sherrilyn Phelps, MSc, PAg, CCA Regional Crops Specialist, North Battleford Regional Services Branch Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Planning canola seeding rates involves more than using what worked last year, or using what a neighbor uses. With canola seed at prices up to 11 dollars per pound and grain selling for 13 dollars a bushel, a miscalculation can be costly.

Calculating seeding rates should be done on an individual basis and should be adjusted according to seed size and the risks associated with each producers seeding operation. The recommended target plant populations for canola are 80 to 100 plants per metre square. The other information producers need to calculate canolaseeding rates with are: the thousand kernel weight (TKW) and the expect emergence rate.

The TKW is printed on the seed tags for each lot of canola seed and is expressed in grams. The range of hybrid canola seed can be from 3 to 7 grams per TKW and is not specific to variety. Seed size is impacted by the environment and is specific to each lot of seed. When looking for seed sources this year be aware of seed size and adjust seeding rates accordingly.Table 1 shows the impact of seed size on potential seeding rates.

The expected emergence rate is the rate at which the canola you plant comes up as seedlings. In other words, if the emergence rate is 100 per cent then we would expect every seed we plant to come up. Canola Council of Canada has found that emergence rates with canola on average range from 40 to 60 percent with an average of 50 per cent. This means that roughly half of the seed that is put in the ground will emerge under normal conditions. Factors that can affect the emergence rates include seeding depth, wind speed of airseeder, amount of seed placed fertilizer, and soil conditions such as temperature and moisture.

Increasing the seeding depth can reduce emergence rates.

Seeding canola shallow at less than one inch is critical for faster and more uniform emergence. Another factor to consider is the airflow setting used with your airseeder. Higher airflow can cause the canola to crack as it hits various parts

of the seeder as it moves through the hoses and manifolds.

Not only can the air speed have an affect but the equipment can cause some cracking or damage to the seed as it passes through the seeding systems. Checking the seed as it comes out of the opener before you seed your field will allow you to make adjustments and give you the confidence that the seed is of sound quality going into the ground. You can check the seed by removing one or two hoses from the openers and placing a sock over the hose while you are setting your seeding depth. The sock will collect the seed and allow you to judge whether your equipment or airflow are causing any damage to the seed. Visual inspection of the seed should allow identification of cracking of the seed.

Another factor to consider is the amount of seed placed fertilizer. To figure out how much fertilizer you can put safely with the seed you need to calculate the seedbed utilization (SBU) for your seeder. SBU is the amount of seedbed over which the fertilizer has been spread. In other words it is a reflection of the relative concentration of the fertilizer in the seedrow. The calculation for SBU is width of spread coming out of the opener divided by the row spacing multiplied by 100. For example, if the opener spreads the seed and fertilizer over one inch and the row spacing is 12 inches the SBU would be 1 / 12 x 100 = 8.3 per cent. The wider the row spacing and the narrower the spread the more concentrated the fertilizer is with the seed and the lower the allowable limits.

Applying fertilizer above the recommended safe rates can negatively affect plant stands which reduces the emergence rates.

Soil conditions at seeding time can also impact emergence rates. Canola prefers temperatures above five degrees Celsius for quick even germination. Temperatures below this optimum reduce the speed of germination and increase the time to emergence. In fact, under cold conditions such as two degrees Celcius the time for those seeds to germinate and emergence can double compared to those seeder under warmer conditions. Warmer soil conditions is why canola seeded later comes up quicker and often has a higher percent emergence than canola seeded very early in the spring.

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If you are planning to seed early under cool conditions then use lower emergence rates to compensate.

Once you have your TKW and have decided on what the emergence rate to use for your operation we can calculate actual seeding rates.To calculate actual seeding rates take the target plant population (ie., 80 plants per metre square), multiply by the TKW (ie., 4.5 grams) then divide by expected emergence rate (ie., 50 per cent): 80 x 4.5 / 50 = 7.2 kg/ha.

To convert to pounds per acre multiply by 0.89. Table 1 provides examples of seeding rates based on TKW .

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Volunteer canola is a concern in 2013

Volunteer canola can be a very difficult weed to control in any situation, let alone when millions of seeds are left on the ground at harvest.

Dubbed the $1-billion wind by some, strong gusts up to 100 kilometres per hour were responsible for standing crop losses as well as rolling swaths last fall that shattered canola and led to significant seed loss. In fact, according to the University of Saskatchewan, an estimated 70 million bushels of canola seed were left behind, accounting for up to $1 billion in yield losses.

“Those winds were strong enough to scatter seed to neighbouring fields, so volunteer canola will be a major concern this spring,” says Robert Hornford, Technical Specialist at BASF Canada ”Volunteer canola will also have different growth stages than the seeded canola crop, causing management issues for herbicides and fungicide timing.”

Volunteer canola can be difficult to control. Weed seed can survive in the top few inches of soil for up to three years, making volunteer canola a threat for follow crops where it can compete with nutrients in the soil to rob yield.

Hornford recommends growers consider several steps to mitigate yield loss due to volunteer canola in any crop this spring: • Manage early weeds –Scout fields in early spring to evaluate a herbicide application that can eliminate volunteer canola early. Adding Heat herbicide from BASF Canada to an early glyphosate application before cereals and pulses has been shown to help manage volunteer canola.

• Rotate systems – If growing canola this spring, you may want to consider a different system. As part of the Clearfield Production System for canola, growers gain access to such herbicide innovations as Ares — it controls

Farming leads to technological advances After 36 years of farming, Jim Gowland says he’s seen the industry go through an incredible evolution. Today, he’s unequivocal in his feelings about the current state of agriculture in Canada: “It’s probably one of the most vibrant industries on the face of the earth right now,” he says and points to a similar enthusiasm among his fellow crop farmers.

Gowland, who grows more than 2,000 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat, is a strong advocate for technology. He’s been using GPS and auto-steer technology for at least five years. He also grows biotech corn and employs pesticides when necessary. “These are tools that we use to maintain plant health and eliminate stresses so our crops can be more successful,” he says.

For the last five years, 100 per cent of the corn Gowland has planted has been genetically modified. He says biotechnology has proved to be an invaluable tool in the battle against weeds and diseases. “We wouldn’t do it any other way now,” he confirms.

Gowland adds that biotech crops and non-biotech crops can

actually complement each other. In his fields he rotates between biotech corn and non biotech soybeans. The biotech corn crop actually helps reduce the weeds in the field so the soybean crop can be more successful.

Gowland says technologies like pesticides and plant biotechnology help farmers control the risks that are inherently part of farming, “Biotechnology, for example, can help crops make better use of nutrients and water.” He is excited about the potential of drought-tolerant crops.

People often underestimate just how technologically advanced agriculture is as an industry. “My son is a nuclear operator and he says there’s more computer power in my tractor today than there is in a nuclear reactor. That’s pretty incredible.”

While these tools help add to a farmer’s bottom line, they also help produce a quality product. “I’m a consumer, my friends and family are consumers, I want to produce a product that is good for all of us,” says Gowland summarizing. “Not only have the technological advances in farming been good for farmers, they’ve been good for society as a whole.”

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tough grassy and broadleaf weeds, including non-Clearfield volunteer canola.

• Apply a fungicide – For canola, diseases such as blackleg can overwinter on volunteer canola to affect future canola crops. Applying a broad-spectrum fungicide such as Headline at herbicide timing can protect against such diseases when used preventatively.

“Volunteer canola from shatter can cause significant problems in future crops, and farmers are going to need to manage that risk this spring,” says Hornford. “Growers should look for products and systems that offer new modes of action to gain flushing control of volunteer canola — it is the most effective way to manage the threat.”

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Particulate matter poses a threat

Over the last several decades, more and more people have adopted an eco-friendly lifestyle in the hopes of preserving the planet and reducing pollution. Some types of pollution, such as industrial air pollution or pollution coming from automobiles, are easily recognizable, while others, such as particulate matter, are nearly invisible.

Particulate matter, also known as particle pollution, is a complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, particulate matter is made up of several components, including acids like nitrates and sulfates, organic chemicals, metals, and soil or dust particles. The EPA notes that particle pollution includes inhalable coarse particles with diameters larger than 2.5 micrometers and smaller than 10 micrometers and fine particles with diameters that are 2.5 micrometers and smaller. That’s incredibly small, especially when considering a single human hair is roughly 70 micrometers in diameter. Inhalable coarse particles are those typically found near road-

ways and dusty industries, while fine particles are those found in smoke and haze.

Though small, particle pollution can cause significant health problems, with the potential to affect both your lungs and your heart. The microscopic solids and liquid droplets within particle pollution can get deep into the lungs, and studies have linked this exposure to a number of problems, including: * irritation of the respiratory airways * increased coughing * increased difficulty breathing * decreased lung function * development of chronic bronchitis * irregular heartbeat * nonfatal heart attacks * premature death in people with lung or heart disease Though anyone can experience temporary symptoms from particle pollution exposure, especially if there are elevated levels in the air, people with heart or lung diseas-

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es are the most likely to be affected by exposure. Children and elderly adults are more susceptible as well.

In addition to harming human beings, particle pollution can prove very harmful to the environment. Because particle pollution can be carried long distances by the wind, the particles can settle on the ground and in water, meaning particle pollution can impact communities where it didn’t even form.

Particles that settle in water can contaminate lakes and streams or negatively impact the nutrient balance in coastal waters and large river basins. When settling on land, particle pollution can deplete nutrients in the soil and damage farm crops and sensitive forests. What’s more, fine particles are a major cause of haze in national parks and wilderness areas.

While pollution is often visible, it doesn’t have to be seen by the naked eye to harm the environment or threaten your health. More information about particulate matter is available at www.epa.gov.

Modern seeds are coated in technology Innovation is a necessity for farmers who have to produce more food to feed the growing world population.

In fact, farming is one of the most technologically advanced industries out there today.

Take, for example, a corn seed. How much technology can go into a tiny seed? A lot, actually.

Today many farmers choose to plant seed that is

coated with an insecticide to protect it from insects.

Before modern day seed treatments came along, an entire field would have to be sprayed to protect a crop from hungry insects. With a seed treatment, much less product is used because it is applied directly – and only – to the seed.

“There are both economic and environmental benefits to treated seeds. They

provide better protection for crops, and the seeds are planted directly in the ground, which means beneficial insects and vegetation in the surrounding area are protected,” says Pierre Petelle, vice-president of chemistry at CropLife Canada.

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Zero-maintenance gardens are imaginary

Over the last decade, the idea of a zero-maintenance garden has become the holy grail of outdoor spaces.

Imagine, a yard that always looks amazing and requires no effort on the part of the homeowner – a personal utopia that remains exactly as you left it.

But don’t hold your breath.

Most experts agree there is no such thing as a zeromaintenance garden. Even if you paved your entire yard and installed plastic plants, nature would find a way to be a part of your perfect space.

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I laugh out loud when clients ask me for a nice big lawn as part of their easyto-care-for backyard. In my experience, there is nothing more time consuming or labour intensive than grass. We have this misconception that a lawn should look like the pictures on the fertilizer bag and people spend all summer trying to

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So instead of doing away with the lawn, maybe the better answer is to redefine it. The marketplace is now full of options that are alternates to our customary Kentucky Blue grass seed.

Some people have opted for clover lawns; others have gone with mixes that utilize native fescue seeds. Both are definitely less maintenance than what we are used to, but they both still require some effort. To help with this, technology is also changing through the introduction of new batteryoperated tools that are easy to use and easy to care for.

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Amendments introduced to the planning and development act The Government of Saskatchewan introduced amendments to The Planning and Development Act, 2007, designed to give the Minister of Government Relations the ability to create regional planning authorities to ensure continued economic growth within the province.

“There are great examples of voluntary regional planning all around Saskatchewan,” Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter said. “But we also know that at times there are differences of opinion when it comes to regional development, and this can be challenging. This government is taking action to ensure local disagreements do note impede the economic growth of the province.”

The amendments will provide government with tools to encourage greater regional planning and would give the Minister of Government Relations the authority to compel: •Cities and surrounding rural municipalities to establish and participate in regional planning authorities (RPA).

Specify their powers, duties, procedures and composition to include both municipal and provincial government representatives.

•RPAs to undertake studies and analysis; prepare land use and other development and infrastructure related plans and reports; draft service agreements and bylaw amendments.

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Automated online hunting, trapping and angling system

Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff today demonstrated the new online Hunting, Trapping and Angling Licence (HAL) ordering system by purchasing his 2013-14 angling licence in Regina.

“Saskatchewan boasts some of North America’s best hunting and fishing, enjoyed by residents and guests from around the world,” Cheveldayoff said. “We’re making it easier for people to access the necessary licenses to enjoy these sports with the introduction of the online system. An online licensing system not only improves the experience for hunters and anglers who are contributing to our economy, but it allows the Ministry of Environment to better monitor and manage wildlife resources within the province and ensure excellent sport opportunities for generations to come.”

“The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) recognizes that the new automated system transition will provide valuable oppor-

tunities in research and survey collection as well as increased enforcement and compliance measures which will be of great benefit to Saskatchewan’s wildlife resources,” SWF Executive Director Darrell Crabbe said.

On April 1 at 9 a.m., all those looking to purchase an angling licence can access the automated licensing system to establish an account and be assigned a unique HAL identification number.

They will only ever have to register once and then they will be able to purchase all future licences as they become available.

Anglers can purchase their angling licences: •online through their personal computer any time; •through private issuers, Ministry of Environment and select Provincial Park offices; or •by phone at 1-855-848-4773.

For this year, spring bear licences and Wildlife Habitat licences

Vehicle and Machinery Safety on the Farm Picture a farm and you might imagine a quaint, wholesome place complete with green tractors, baby animals and hay bales. While this picture is idealistic, the tragic reality is that farms can be deadly places for their occupants, workers and visitors. Machinery greatly increases efficiency and productivity in farm workplaces, but at the same time introduces some deadly hazards. In fact, 70 per cent of agricultural fatalities are machine-related due to machine rollovers, runovers and entanglements.

The statistics From 1990 to 2008, an average of 104 people died every year from agricultural incidents in Canada, according to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR) program. Agriculture ranks the fourth most hazardous industry in Can-

ada, with 12.9 deaths per 100,000 farm population.

Agriculture creates a unique environment, where children have direct access to the workplace. The most common locations for agricultural fatalities involving children are fields and the farm yard. Of the 248 children who died due to agriculture-related injuries between 1990 and 2008, 63 per cent of the fatalities were machine-related.

Seventy per cent of agricultural fatalities occurred from May to October, and 92 per cent of people who died in agricultural injury events were male. Along with the human loss and suffering, economic losses from largely predictable and preventable agricultural incidents cost $465 million in one year. Transportation collisions accounted for $91 million of this

must be purchased from a local licence issuer, Ministry of Environment or select Provincial Park offices. All remaining licences will be available online in time for the fall hunting season.

Detailed instructions for signing up for a HAL number and how to purchase a licence are available at www.gov.sk.ca/huntingandfishing.

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Flexible options to help patrons assume pasture operations

Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced further options to help federal community pasture patrons assume operation of their community pasture.

“We have been 100 per cent clear from the start that patrons of these pastures are the priority for our government,” Stewart said. “We have been talking to and meeting with patrons on a regular basis and we are working to be flexible in order to make this transition a success.”

Patron groups will have the opportunity to either lease or purchase their pasture. If a patron group chooses to lease, the provincial government will offer a 15 year lease term.

In addition, the provincial government will provide use of fixed assets to patrons at no cost, provided patrons perform regular maintenance. These assets include fences, dugouts and cattle handling facilities. Patrons also have the option to purchase these improvements at zero per cent interest over the term of their lease, if they wish to do so in order to gain equity.

The sale of these assets to patrons posed a significant increase in costs in some pastures and the federal government has indicated they will be transferred to the provincial government at no cost.

Funding of up to $120,000 per patron group is also available to assist with the costs of establishing legal entities, developing business plans and accessing training.

Ten federal community pastures will transfer to the provincial government and to patron operation for the 2014 grazing season. The remaining pastures will be transferred to patron operation by the 2018 grazing season.

“Patrons have been working with the province toward assuming operations of their pasture,” Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Director and federal pasture patron Larry Grant said. “We appreciate the flexibility and options being provided to make this transition successful.”

“The majority of patrons are also pasture managers and environmental stewards on their own ranches and recog-

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nize this is an opportunity for them,” Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Director and federal pasture patron Howard Toews said. “We recognize and appreciate the province’s commitment to patrons, as well as the time, effort and flexibility allocated to assist with this transition.”

“Cattle producers have proven their environmental stewardship, are the best managers of land, and are best suited to make decisions regarding the future of these pastures which they have been grazing for decades,” Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association President Harold Martens said.

“We know this transition is a significant process and we appreciate the provincial government’s commitment to working with patrons to make it a success.”

The provincial government will continue to work with patrons on this pasture transition. For more information, patrons can contact their local Saskatchewan Agriculture Regional Office or visit www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/community-pasture-transition

Follow the signs in highway work zones - it’s black and white Driving down the highway you see the familiar orange sign with a worker on it. Do you slow down immediately?

Maintain your speed until you see workers? How fast should you be going and when can you speed back up again?

When construction season begins this spring, Saskatchewan motorists will see improved signage in highway work zones, ensuring that the speed lim-

its are “black and white”.

“We’re making it ‘blackand-white’ for drivers,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Don McMorris said. “With the introduction of the new signage, all drivers need to do is follow the signs for the safety of our workers and for their own safety, so we can prevent future tragedies.”

When a driver first encounters the highway work

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zone, they will see an orange sign with a black image of a worker on it and a tab that identifies “Workers Present”. This will be followed by a black and white speed sign of 60 km/h. At this point the driver must legally slow to 60 km/h, no exceptions.

The black-and-white sign is a regulatory speed sign, like all speed signs across the country, indicating the legal maximum speed.

A driver will know they are approaching the end of the work zone by a sign that says “End of Work Area” followed by another “black-and-white” regulatory sign that indicates the driver can resume the posted maximum speed limit.

The new signage is one of many measures that are being taken to clear up confusion and keep workers and drivers safe in work zones. Others include: •Heavier fines for drivers caught speeding in the work zone - previously, fines started at $140 and increased by $2-$4 for every km/h over the speed limit. Now, the base fine will be $210 and will increase by $3 for every kilometre over the speed limit, up to a speed of 90 km/h, and $6 for every kilometre over 90 km/h. For a driver who speeds through a work zone at 100 km/h, this would result in a fine of $450 plus a victim surcharge of $80 for a total of $530.

•Rumble strips and gates that alert the driver that they are entering a work zone. These were implemented last fall and will be placed on major construction projects on the province’s busiest highways. The devices are intended to improve driver awareness and attention in work zones.

•Photo radar - the implementation of photo radar in some work zones later this year.

“We need these new signing measures, plus education and enforcement, to make a real change in driving behaviour in the work zone,” McMorris said. “Motorists need to know that speeding in work zones is a very serious offence.”

The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure has been working with

SGI, the Ministry of Justice, the RCMP, and the Saskatchewan Heavy Con-

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Caring for freshly sodded lawns

Sod, sometimes called turf, can quickly turn a barren landscape into a rich, thick carpet of green. Homeowners hoping to revive their lawns commonly turn to sod as the quickest means to do just that. However, once the sod has been laid down, few homeowners may know how to keep it looking its best.

Sod is real grass that is grown on special farms. It is generally grown locally to avoid long transport times that could dry out the product. Sod is typically sold in squares or rolls of grass that come with the roots and soil already attached. There may be some sort of thin backing material on the sod to keep the grass blades together.

Many homeowners turn to sod when growing lawn from seed becomes problematic or too time-consuming.

Seeds can be blown around in the wind or be eaten by birds and other animals before they have a chance to germinate.

Sodding a lawn is a major investment, costing as much as $1 per two-foot square. Depending on the size of your lawn, this can be a costly job even before adding the cost of additional supplies, such as soil, fertilizer and tilling equipment. Many homeowners who install sod want to ensure their investment lasts. Here are the main ways to care for and protect sod until it is fully established. * Once the sod has been laid down, the lawn should be thoroughly soaked with water. Most experts recommend soaking it to a depth of 6 inches. * It is important to establish a watering schedule to keep the sod moist. Water the sod to a depth of one inch every other day for the first three weeks to enable the roots to securely establish themselves in the soil. * Water the sod every other day unless the weather has been very warm. After four weeks you can generally go up to five days without watering as long as you transition slowly. The sod will change colors if it is not getting

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enough water. Never let the lawn turn yellow, otherwise you may have to cut out dead spots and re-sod. * Wait two to four weeks before mowing the sod. Keep the lawn height to around two inches to ensure that it won’t scald in the sun. * After two months of established sod growth, aerate the sod to keep the soil from being too compact and to enable oxygen and nutrients to get into the soil. * Keep children and pets off of the sod while it is establishing itself. * Fertilize the lawn every 50 to 60 days, beginning in March and ending in October. * Inspect the sod for pests, which may include insects or problems like fungi or weeds. Treat accordingly with products designed to remove pests.

Using sod to establish a lush lawn is a fast, albeit more expensive option to sowing seeds. After a few weeks the lawn will be thick and secure.

Today’s farmer relies heavily on science Farming isn’t what is used to be. In fact, Saskatchewan farmer, Cherilyn Nagel, says farming may be one of the most technologically advanced sectors of the economy.

“Farmers use technology all the time.

We use GPS to make sure that when we’re seeding, spraying or harvesting, we’re doing it as efficiently as possible by reducing overlap,” she says. “In the last couple of decades, we’ve also seen dramatic improvements to the quality of seed available to us, as well as to inputs, like pesticides, that we use to en-

sure our harvests are robust.”

Dr. Stephen Yarrow, vice-president of plant biotechnology at CropLife Canada, agrees that there is a lot of innovation available to help farmers improve their yields and farm in ways that are better for the environment.

“One example of how science has improved things on a whole range of levels is conservation tillage. When a farmer plants a herbicide-tolerant canola, for instance, the ability to control weeds without tilling the soil helps to improve overall soil quality.

“When soil is not tilled it is better able to resist wind, so the soil doesn’t blow away, it’s better able to absorb moisture, which helps plants to grow,” he explained.

“Plus, because the stubble from the harvested plant is left to decompose in place, additional nutrients are added to the soil as the plant materials decomposes.”

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Premier Brad Wall appointed a special committee of cabinet ministers to oversee the province’s preparations and response to potential spring flooding.

Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter will chair the new committee. Reiter is also the Minister responsible for the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP).

Other ministers on the flooding preparedness committee will be Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff, who is also Minister responsible for the province’s Water Security Agency (WSA), Highways and Infrastructure Minister Don McMorris and Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart.

Reiter said preparations to deal with the spring melt and potential flooding problems are well underway.

In addition to the $182 million designated in the Growth and Financial Security Fund to cover potential flooding costs, several ministries are preparing for the possibility of spring flooding.

Throughout March, the Ministry of Government Relations and the WSA held a

number of meetings in at-risk regions, providing more than 200 communities with information and advice on mitigative actions they can take to prevent and respond to flooding. Individuals are encouraged to make plans and take steps to protect their property from flooding.

“If you require information or assistance to do this, contact your municipality or band office directly,” Reiter said. “Local contact information and information about flood preparedness and keeping yourself and your family safe can be found at www. gr.gov.sk.ca/flood.”

Over the past two years, the WSA has provided more than $25 million to assist in the construction of 580 permanent works to prevent flood damage.

Water levels of the Rafferty and Alameda reservoirs continue to be lowered in preparation for the spring runoff.

The Ministry of Highways is preparing for potential flooding by ensuring road building materials, culverts and bridge replacement components are on standby, and

machinery, culvert steamers and trailers filled with all of the necessary equipment are ready to go. There are 15 emergency flood trailers with 150 portable lighting stands, 5,000 signs and markers, 500 sets of barricades, 25 400-gallon water tanks, 30 pumps, 100 night flagging kits, 750 barricade lights and 30 steamers.

“We know that even with the best local response plan, communities can be overwhelmed by a flood,” Reiter said. “In these instances, the provincial government is ready to assist communities through response, recovery and financial support to assist Saskatchewan people.”

Municipalities that need help will be able to secure flood supplies, equipment and assistance by contacting Government Relations.

Emergency supplies and equipment available include sandbags and sandbag machines, pumps, hoses, barrier systems and small generators. In the event of a major flood, assistance to communities will be prioritized based on levels of risk, emer-

gency response teams will be increased and PDAP staff will be available to assist. WSA staff are also available to provide technical advice to assist communities and individuals facing flood threats.

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Gehl went on to say “this is completely unacceptable and we have asked Library and Archives to redouble their work to document and preserve the remaining documentary heritage of our Wheat Board for Canadians.”

Referring to ongoing legal action Gehl said “we fully support the recently filed Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board class action law suit to recover the value of our Wheat Board which was seized and nationalized without compensation by the Harper Conservatives.”

Gehl concluded “the Library and Archives of Canada Act gives Library and Archives Canada both the legal responsibility and authority to immediately take possession of the documents and other archival material of our farmer owned Wheat Board and we expect them to make a priority of doing so in spite of the fact their budget has been substantially reduced by the Harper Conservatives as a part of their project to cripple the Canadian state.”

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7,870

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38,973

#CB620 $ 37,900 kms

15,777

#12308B, $ 70,386 kms

81.15

$

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21,443

#13028C, $ New Trade

19,667

#12324B $ 16,906 kms

143.60

$

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#13092A $ 95,600 kms

$

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295.73

$

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22,643

#CB615 $ Very Clean

217.38

$

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130.91

$

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8,844

$

86.44

$

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2010 NISSAN TITAN 5.6 LE

2007 CHEVROLET AVEO

$

124.36

$

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2010 GMC SIERRA K1500

#12275A $ 86,595 kms

16,990

#CB623 $ 28,600 kms

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2012 DODGE RAM 1500

#CB616 48,550 kms

17,437

$

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2012 GMC YUKON XL

#CB608 $ 35,511 kms

#CB599 33,343 kms

$500 GIFT BONUS ON CARS AND SUVS

2012 CHEVROLET ORLANDO LT

2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE LT

2012 CHEVROLET TAHOE LEATHER

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177.00

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32,861 269

#13142A $ 51,790 kms

$

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