Shellbrook Chronicle June 1st

Shellbrook

Chronicle

1912 ~ 2012

The Voice Of The Parkland Since 1912

www.shellbrookchronicle.com VOLUME 101

SHELLBROOK, SASKATCHEWAN

PMR #40007604

FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012

No. 22

Premier shuffles cabinet, adds ministry A new ministry was born while a number of Members Saskatchewan’s Legislative Assembly were reassigned to new jobs last week after Premier Brad Wall announced a major re-organization of cabinet and government ministries.

“We want to ensure the economic growth in Saskatchewan continues and that our government is meeting both the challenges and the opportunities of a growing province,” Wall said.

The biggest change is the creation of a new Ministry of the Economy which brings together a number of economic functions of the government, including Enterprise Saskatchewan, Innovation Saskatchewan, Tourism Saskatchewan, employment, immigration, trade, energy and resources.

In the midst of the massive reorganization of cabinet and government ministries, local MLA Scott Moe became the Deputy Chair of Public Accounts.

The Rosthern Shellbrook member joins the legislative committee that review’s all government spending.

Bill Boyd becomes the new Minister of the Economy and Minister responsible for SaskPower. Boyd remains Minister responsible for the Global Transportation Hub. Tim McMillan becomes Minister responsible for Energy and Resources, Tourism Saskatchewan and Trade within the Economy ministry. McMillan also becomes Minister responsible for SaskEnergy.

After four and a half years as Minister of Health, Don McMorris becomes the new Minister of Highways and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for SaskTel, Saskatchewan Transportation Corporation, Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation and Information Services

GO LONG -- Garret Feige sails through the air during the long jump competition at the W.P. Sandin Junior Track and Field meet May 29.

Competitors excelling in their disciplines will move on to the regional competition at Carlton Comprehensive High School June 4-6.

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Corporation. McMorris will also be the Minister responsible for SaskBuilds, a new government agency that will lead the planning, design, funding and implementation of significant infrastructure projects for the government and for governmentfunded third-party projects like schools and hospitals.

“We have made record investments in our highways system but this area remains a top priority for our government,” Wall said.

“Don McMorris has been one of the most effective and innovative Health Ministers in the country and I am asking him to bring that same commitment and innovation to improving Saskatchewan’s highways.”

Only two Ministers retain their cur-

rent responsibilities in the new cabinet.

Ken Krawetz remains Deputy Premier and Finance Minister, while June Draude continues as Minister of Social Services and Minister responsible for the Status of Women.

Dustin Duncan becomes the new Minister of Health while Randy Weekes enters cabinet for the first time as the new Minister responsible for Rural and Remote Health under the Health ministry.

Corey Tochor becomes the Deputy Chair of Committees in the Legislative Assembly.

Three other MLAs enter cabinet for the first time: •Gord Wyant becomes Minister of Justice and Attorney General (which now includes corrections and policing);

•Russ Marchuk becomes Minister of Education; and •Kevin Doherty becomes Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport and Minister responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission.

Three former ministers return to cabinet: •Lyle Stewart becomes Minister of Agriculture and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation; •Christine Tell becomes Minister responsible for Corrections and Policing under the Justice ministry; and responsible for Information Technology Office and Minister responsible for the Lean Initiative.

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Emergency social services big part of disaster planning organizations including Public Health, service clubs and church groups to provide a prompt, effective and coordinated response.

This was the message at the Registration and Inquiry Training Workshop held at the Shellbrook Community Hall May 15.

“In an emergency, basic supplies and services may not be available or you may have to be

In a large-scale emergency the volume, urgency and intensity of individual needs requires an Emergency Social Services (ESS) response to meet urgent physical and personal needs like food, clothing, shelter, registration of evacuees and personal services. Our community’s ESS response is very dependent upon our existing human services

evacuated from your home or your community. You may not have much time to act. Prepare now to protect yourself and your family for a sudden emergency.

Have a family emergency plan and an emergency kit with supplies for you and your family for 72 hours,” stressed Elna Fish, EMO Coordinator for the Town and RM of Shellbrook.

Spring Fling at Heritage Manor 20 room, level 1 & 2 personal care home, in its third year of operation.

The picture shows Note: the first three “Spring Flings” also raised an average of $25,000.00

Shellbrook EMO coordinator Elna Fish with Red Cross Presenter Shannon Revesz and summer student Kayla Koivisto during an Emergency Social Services presentation at the Shellbrook Community Hall May 15.

Debden Mayor and organizing chairperson of the evening, Aline Hannon presenting a check of $27,500, the evenings proceeds, to board chair Phil Demers

Debden Ladies Community Club president, Carole Paquette presenting a $1500.00 cheque to Phil Demers, Chairperson of Debden Heritage Manor.

On April 20, 2012, Debden Heritage Manor held its 4th annual, “Spring Fling” fundraiser in Debden. The evening started with a delicious supper served by Debden

Ladies Club, followed by a live auction, a silent auction, 50/50 ticket sales, and a dance to the music of Bannock Country.

Debden Heritage Manor is a community owned,

Farm & Sheet Metal Equipment LOU (Lucein) & ERMA PRINCE SHIPMAN, SK

In case of inclement weather, sale will be held in the Quonset.

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•Nancy Heppner becomes Minister of Central Services, which will become a new agency to manage government operations, replacing the Ministry of Government Services. Heppner will also be Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission, Minister Other ministers assigned new responsibilities include: •Ken Cheveldayoff becomes Minister of Environment and Minister responsible for SaskWater; •Don Morgan continues as Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety and becomes Minister of Advanced Education; •Donna Harpauer becomes Minister of Crown Investments and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance and the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority; and •Jim Reiter becomes Minister of Government Relations and Minister responsible for First Nations, Metis and Northern Affairs.

The number of ministers remains at 18, including the Premier. The size of cabinet has not changed since the current government took office in 2007.

Jeremy Harrison will continue to serve as Government House Leader outside of cabinet while Justice Minister Gord Wyant will continue to serve as Deputy House Leader.

Greg Ottenbreit becomes Government Whip while Gene Makowsky becomes Deputy Whip.

Wayne Elhard will continue to serve as Provincial Secretary. Rob Norris has been named Legislative Secretary to the Premier for First Nations Engagement.

Corey Tochor becomes the Deputy Chair of Committees in the Legislative Assembly.

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Improved planning key to meeting surgical targets The Regional Health Authority board of directors learned at their regular board meeting in Prince Albert on Thursday, May 17, 2012 that improvements in discharge planning and patient case management have been one of the key elements in assisting Prince Albert Parkland meet surgical targets and improve the patient experience. Monica Harper, Director of the Patient Care Coordinator Unit at Victoria Hospital, said the unit’s mission is to promote a clear and collaborative, client-centred discharge planning framework that improves communication for patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team, thus enhancing the appropriateness and timeliness of discharge. Initiated in July 2011, the Patient Care Coordinator Unit (PCCU) was the end result of an improvement process that started with the Acute Care Access Plan pilot project in June 2009. The project involved a multidisciplinary approach to admission.

Identifying barriers at admission allows the client/caregivers and care coordinators the opportunity to do better planning. In January 2011, a Lean process involved mapping the current and desired process for discharge from a patient’s perspective, as well as six Kaizen (Improvement) events that looked at how to make improvements in

patient care plan development, physician rounds, access to 24-hour service, ward communication, follow-up care and integration with mental health.

Harper said the Region’s initiatives include having intake and assessment occurring at admission and patients and caregivers are at the centre of care as plans are initiated, with an expected date of discharge communicated early and documented clearly by the ACAP team. Results of the Patient Care Coordination Unit are an increased movement through the Victoria Hospital, in particular Sixth floor, which is the rehabilitation/convalescence unit that generally had very few discharges. Although the data is preliminary, there is progress being seen with the average length of stay decreasing from 2010-11 to 2011-12 by 29 per cent, admissions and discharges have increased by 48 per cent and 31 per cent respectively, indicating better flow through the hospital stay for patients and a sooner return to community or long-term care.

- The board of directors received a report from the Critical Care Quality Team, which outlined efforts to improve patient care within the Intensive Care Unit and for seriously ill patients throughout the hospital. The team is focused on initiatives to enhance family and client-

centred care, medication safety and care outside of the Intensive Care Unit.

Betty Skarpinsky, Nursing Unit Manager for the Intensive Care Unit, presented information about the Critical Care Response Team. This team of clinicians, including an ICU trained Registered Nurse and Respiratory Therapist (when available) responds to situations where a patient is at risk. The goal of the team is to prevent deaths in patients who are failing outside intensive care settings within the hospital. By responding quickly before a patient has a cardiac arrest, for example, it can prevented and reduce the risk of death of further medical complications.

- The Regional Health Authority board of directors approved the audited Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2012 with the provision that administration be permitted to change the related party note to comply with the audited financial statements of Mont St. Joseph Home Inc. The yearend statements show that the Region has recorded an operating surplus of $3,357,860 for the 20112012 fiscal year, according the year-end financial statements that were presented for board approval.

Cheryl Elliott, Vice-President Finance, said that that the surplus is a result of combination of factors,

Employment Insurance reform

We are also striving to remove disinProposed improvements to the Employment Insurance program, made by centives to work, by ensuring that claimour government, will help Canadians re- ants always benefit financially from turn to work more quickly. Our Economic accepting work while on EI. The Working While on Action Plan will Claim system invest $21 million will reduce over two years to the penalty get those who have for earning lost their jobs back employment into the workforce. salary while Measures on Desnethé-Missinippicollecting Emthe verge of beChurchill River ployment Ining implemented surance. include collaboraRecent imtion between the provements to Temporary Foreign Worker and EI programs to help ensure the program have allowed self-employed Canadians are considered before foreign Canadians to receive maternity, parental, workers, enhanced labour market infor- sickness and compassionate care benefits mation for job-seekers including the Job – assistance that was previously unavailAlerts System and the exploration of new able to small business owners.

We will continue to strive to make the approaches to the distribution of funds earlier in the process to those who have EI system fair for everyone and these improvements will benefit job-seekers, emlost their jobs.

Evidence suggests that some employ- ployers and taxpayers.

As always, I look forward to your leters are hiring temporary foreign workers while Canadians in the same occupation ters, e-mails and calls. Write me at: Rob and region are making claims for Employ- Clarke MP, House of Commons, 502 Jusment Insurance. Creating a link between tice Building, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6. the EI program and the temporary foreign I hope you will find time to visit my webworker program will make qualified Ca- site http://www.robclarkemp.ca To connadians aware of opportunities through tact me via e-mail use clarkr@parl.gc.ca the Job Alerts System. Employers are or call my constituency office toll-free at obliged to hire Canadians seeking work 1-866-400-2334. before making application for the hiring of temporary foreign workers.

Rob Clark

including the savings associated with operating only one Mental Health inpatient unit (during the construction of a new facility that is scheduled to open in early 2013) and a reduction in overtime costs that exceeded the Region’s target. Following transfers of mortgage funding, longterm care reserves and the energy performance loan payments, the remaining surplus is $2,448,917.

The board of directors approved a motion to designate 80 per cent of the 2011-2012 operating surplus to the Capital Fund with no restrictions, and to designate 20 per cent to the Operating Fund to reduce the Region’s accumulated deficit. *** Other notes from the regular board meeting include: - The Regional Health Authority board of directors approved the 20122013 revenue and expenditure plan. A separate news release and background materials was issued on Thursday, May 17, 2012, and is available online at www.princealbertparklandhealth.com, under

News & Information.

- The RHA board of directors has voted in favour of the SAHO/RHA/SUN

memorandum of understanding (for the Collective Agreement – April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2014).

Come & Go Tea to celebrate

Alice Bruce’s

80th Birthday

at the Shellbrook Senior’s Halll

Sat., June 9

from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

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3rd Annual ATV Mud Bogs

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Opinions Brad Dupuis News Editor

Changes to Employment Insurance program The Federal Government is looking to make sweeping changes to the Employment Insurance program in hopes of getting more people into the workforce in 2013.

The changes will make it more difficult to collect the benefit while clamping down on repeat users.

I understand the need for change and I understand what it is that they are trying to accomplish but I don’t suspect that this is how to get there.

It’s quite simple for politicians and their aides to sit in an office in Ottawa, look at raw data and draw up a bill but what they are missing is how these changes will affect seasonal industries.

From fishing on the east coast to beekeeping in the west to northern based firefighters, the need for seasonal labour is crucial. These are jobs that don’t require an advanced university degree but are learned with extensive on the job training. Because of their seasonal nature employers layoff the bulk of their employees in the fall and hope to bring back their skilled labour in the spring.

If these employees are unable to collect Employment Insurance they may have less reason to stick around.

If they, for instance, find a job in the oil patch or oil sands for the winter, there’s a good chance that they won’t be back. After getting a taste of higher salaries and the higher standard of living it affords it is difficult to go back to a lower paying job. It’s very difficult for these industries to compete.

The seasonal employer then has to spend time training a new crop of employees only for the same cycle to repeat itself.

On the other side of the argument, jobs are currently so plentiful that we are becoming more and more reliant on foreign workers to fill the gaps, why would someone expect to continue collecting a pay cheque after being laid off?

Yes they have paid their Employment Insurance premiums and yes they are entitled to benefits if they are laid off or let go but are they really entitled to five months off a year when they can go into another job, even if the pay is less than what they are used to?

The governing Conservatives and the opposition parties will surely be jousting over this one over the coming months.

If it comes to pass, it likely won’t take long to determine whether the gamble has paid off. Will these jobs vacancies the government is trying to fill disappear or will they discover that they are simply trying to go about this the wrong way?

The Paul Martin Commentary Being a CEO is a fairly safe job. Right?

Not necessarily. In fact the number of CEOs being replaced at the world`s largest companies is on the rise.

Booz and Company, an American firm that tracks developments in the business world, has just updated its annual review of CEO hiring and firing. It shows that one-in-seven CEOs were replaced last year. They attribute it to an improving global economy.

That might be counter intuitive but the company`s surveys have shown in the past that during uncertain times, boards of directors tend to stick with the existing players. But when things are improving, they are willing to make a change at the top of their corporate administration.

And it seems the bigger the company the more likely to see a change at the top. The study also showed little reluctance on the part of boards to look outside their firm for a successor, especially in Europe where financial issues are dominating the headlines these days and boards appear willing to shake up the culture of their organizations with fresh blood. *** With Europe reeling under the weight of public sector debt and governments on this side of the pond trying to figure out how to manage the overhang of entitlement programs like public sector pensions, some new numbers on pensions in this country provide interesting reading.

StatsCan has just released a tabulation of how many people belong to formal pension plans in this country and the big finding is that defined benefit plans – the ones with the biggest unfunded liabilities – remain the most popular but they are losing ground to the more flexible defined contribution plans.

The assets in these plans totaled more than a trillion dollars and the number of unfunded pension plans

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increased. It also showed that employers are kicking more money to fill that gap with employers contributing two dollars for every dollar invested by workers.

But the number of workers in defined benefit plans dropped by 10 per cent in the past decade as, clearly, managers moving to the defined contribution system.

Further, fewer private sector workers are enrolled in registered pension plans but the number of people in public sector plans is actually increasing. *** Consolidation and silo toppling.

Those descriptors were the hallmark of the cabinet shuffle and government restructuring announced Friday by Premier Wall. And while the cabinet shuffle – who is in and who is out – gets the bulk of the headlines, there is no doubt that the bigger story is the restructuring of government.

Premier Wall has opted for a more corporate approach to administrative structuring. He has appointed some senior people – effectively senior vice-presidents – with responsibility for a line of duties backed up by junior ministers or vice-presidents.

The creation of the new economic super-ministry is no doubt the most visible of these with policy needs of a whole range of commercial activity – from resources to trade and tourism to immigration – all falling into one ministry.

Similarly Health has been expanded as has Highways and Infrastructure and Justice. These decisions make a lot of sense on an administrative basis and will no doubt streamline decision making while taking down silos.

When you consider that the entire US government has a dozen cabinet members and we have 18, there is plenty of room for consolidation.

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Viewpoint Wall standing up for Sask. when it counts most To be a good Premier, you have to understand that a Premier’s job is to represent what is best for the majority of the people in your province and execute that responsibility.

It sounds simple enough, but you would be surprised how many things get in the way.

For instance, self-interest/political interest always get in the way, as Premier Brad Wall found out this spring. This is pretty much why we wound up with three more MLAs in the legislature and a film industry that will likely go to shooting movies and TV series in Manitoba instead of places like Rouleau, Gravelbourg and Kipling.

One can argue that occasionally doing the bidding of allies in the federal government instead of your people is another example of a Premier losing sight of his job. This spring, it became a lot harder for immigrants to sponsor relatives - not necessarily because that’s best for Saskatchewan, but because it’s what Ottawa wanted.

But while Wall has clearly had a few bad missteps this spring, he also showed he still has a pretty good grasp on what

it means to be a good Premier when it matters most. Or at least, this is what a couple important national issues seem to indicate.

The first example is his on-going battle with federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair over whether a high dollar driven by oil production is killing Canadian manufacturing.

Mulcair and the NDP have been quick to criticize Wall for doing the bidding for Prime Minister Stephen Harper - something that Wall did seem to be doing on the immigration file and even the Canadian Wheat Board file.

And in fairness to the NDP leader, one can certainly make a case that a high Canadian dollar isn’t helpful to the exporting manufacturing sector (although what seems lost in the debate is that a high dollar doesn’t help the oil sector and that a strong resource sector has been the saving grace for the entire Canadian economy).

But this one debate where there isn’t much gray area - especially if you’re from Western Canada and are being asked to swallow the Mulcair implication that we’d all somehow be better off if we just shut off the Western oil taps. It’s not right to suggest that Wall is only doing Harper’s bidding when his position best suits all of us in Saskatchewan.

Even if Wall wasn’t being true to his own political beliefs (and it’s interesting how New Democrats here aren’t exactly criticizing Wall’s position or even completely agreeing with Mulcair) he would still be doing what a Saskatchewan Premier should do. He is defending our key economic engine.

However, a better example may be the more challenging file involving Glencore International’s takeover of Viterra Inc. While Wall might philosophically believe that government’s shouldn’t meddle in free-market affairs, it’s become crystal

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clear that the nature of this particular deal will take its toll on Viterra head office jobs in Regina. Even more significantly, there could be huge negative repercussions on the cost of fertilizers and other farm inputs stemming from a decrease in competition.

Fortunately, though, these are precisely the points that Wall has been making on the Viterra deal - exactly the concerns raised in the Sask. Party government’s independent report.

Interestingly, that study didn’t go into the questionable business dealings of Glencore and its former owner that included years of sanctions over illegal trading and current questions about its human rights and environmental record in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

But as disconcerting as these issues may be, a provincial Premier needs to stick to the issues specific to his jurisdiction.

Wall has clearly done that, demonstrating a pretty good grasp of understanding what his responsibilities are. On these important files, he has stepped up for Saskatchewan.

Letters to the Editor

Legion items should stay in museum Editor: Re the recent demand from the Museum Committee that the Royal Canadian Legion remove their “stuff” from the town Museum building.

As a veteran who served in the Royal Navy from 1948 until 1962 including active service in Korea and then in Nuclear Submarines in the “Cold War” era, I am appalled that the Shellbrook Museum has demanded the Legion here remove it’s display from the building.

Are the many local men and women who served and suffered to protect democracy and their people from the horrors suffered in occupied Europe not an essential part of this towns history?

The long struggle though Italy by the “D Day Dodg-

ers” that changed the course of the war and cost so many Canadian lives was a significant memory of my teenage life.

During the war we lived only a mile from a major Canadian air base at Middleton St. George, and had Canadian airmen for Sunday lunch almost every weekend. I was very young and have vivid memories of my mother crying almost every weekend when lads she had come to love were no longer there with us. Those men always spoke very softly and lovingly of their homeland and their obvious pride in all things Canadian. That memory has remained with me through my life, and really led to my decision to come here and become a Canadian in 1968.

I had choices, Australia and New Zealand were looking

Service charges disincentive for energy saving Editor SaskEnergy recently announced that its price for natural gas for residential customers has decreased by 16 percent and its monthly basic charge has increased by 6.7 percent resulting in the average annual bill dropping by $50. Is this good news? Not necessarily.

Under the SaskEnergy rate structure, the monthly ser-

vice charge is about 47% of the average residential bill.

No matter how much you cut back on your energy use, those monthly charges will not be reduced. The increased reliance by SaskPower and SaskEnergy on monthly service charges is a disincentive to energy conservation.

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for skilled people and even offering free passage, but I wanted Canada so paid the full fare happily.

The wonderful people who were at the Marchant Grove Quilt family meeting were exactly the folks I expected to meet in Canada. They valued and were proud and greedy for the history of their families. I am saddened that the people running the Museum here are so different and no longer consider the sacrifices of those who gave their lives to be an essential part of this towns history to be cherished and applauded.

Shame on you and anyone supporting that decision Peter Wilkinson Shellbrook

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Report from the Saskatchewan Legislature Our government continues to make progress toward keeping an important promise we made that has implications for the health and safety for your family.

The Year Two progress report from the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative (SkSI) shows we are on track to meet our commitment to provide all patients with the opportunity to have surgery within three month by 2014. We decided early in our first term to make your health care a priority and that hasn’t changed.

The SkSI Two Year progress report shows that 97 percent of surgeries in Saskatchewan were com-

pleted within 12 months.

Since the Saskatchewan Party took office in 2007, the number of patients waiting more than 18 months for surgery has dropped by an impressive 91 per cent. These reductions mean real results for Saskatchewan people that were waiting far too long under the NDP to receive the surgery they needed.

We have come a long way in the last five years, but we know there is still more work to do.That is why this year’s budget we invested$60.5 million to continue to drive down surgical wait times. In fact, this funding will provide more than 4,000 additional

TOWN OF SHELLBROOK NOTICE ASSESSMENT ROLL Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll of the Town of Shellbrook has been prepared and is open for inspection in the office of the Assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive, until the time for lodging appeals has expired.

Any person who desires to object to the assessment of himself/herself or any other person must, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Saskatchewan Gazette, lodge his/her complaint in writing with the Assessor of the municipality.

Dated at Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, this 1st day of June, 2012.

Kelly Hoare, Assessor

SCOTT MOE Rosthern - Shellbrook Toll Free: 1-855-793-3422 www.scott-moe.com

surgeries this year. Our commitment to putting the patient first can be further seen in almost $17 million more for the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency which will help pay for 30,000 chemotherapy treatments, 39,000 mammograms and 6,000 new patient referrals this year alone. We have invested $4 million to expand the colorectal screening cancer program province-wide, providing early detection and saving lives.

Today, there are 900 more nurses and 200 more doctors working in Saskatchewan than there were five years ago.

Today in Saskatchewan, rural and remote areas have improved access to emergency services thanks to our partnership with the STARS Air Ambulance, which started flying the

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province’s skies earlier in the spring.

Thirteen new long-term care centres to improve the quality of life for Saskatchewan’s seniors are moving forward with planning and construction underway.

We have made going to medical school more accessible and affordable for young men and women who want to become doctors and nurses, through our graduate retention and student loan forgiveness programs and increased training opportunities.

The Saskatchewan Advantage we talked about in the budget is about more though than just a balanced bottom line.

It’s about more than growth for growth’s sake - it has to be if Saskatchewan is going to retain her place as a “have” province in

Confederation.

The Saskatchewan Advantage is about improving the quality of life for everyone.

It is about taking action to protect the advantage created by your hard work - ensuring our province remains the best place in Canada to live, work and raise a family.

To that end, Premier Brad Wall has charged MLAs to go out this summer and consult with constituents and community groups to find out how you think we can best meet the challenges of growth and opportunity. Our goal is to, with your help, make sure the historic economic and population growth we’ve enjoyed over the past five years continues.

We want to find out three things: 1. What should the government’s long-term goals be?

2. What strategies or policies should the government pursue to achieve those goals?

3. What short-term measures can the government take to address some of the more immediate challenges of growth?

If you need any further information regarding this summer’s consultations, or would like to schedule a meeting with me, don’t hesitate to give the office a call or send us an email.

Together, we will maintain the Saskatchewan Advantage.

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Agriculture Could ag funding be the next to be cut?

In the recent provincial election the government may have subtly been sending a message that continuous grants over the long term are a thing of the past.

If you attended the recent Yorkton Film Festival many attendees might suggest the message was not even all that subtle. The industry took a full volley broadside hit when the budget announced the almost immediate cut of the Film Employment Tax Credit.

That cut is being pointed to as the impetus of an exodus of film industry talent from Saskatchewanw with some suggesting the complete demise of the sector.

While that dark a future for the film industry may not transpire, it is a major shift in terms of provincial funding, and runs counter to what happens in almost every provincial jurisdiction.

Walk from the Gallagher Centre where the film festival was held down to the stabling area of the Cornerstone Raceway

and you will find a more desperate story.

The province has also announced it will no longer provide a grant which for decades has been used to support purses for standardbred and thoroughbred racing in the province.

In the case of standardbred racing most of On Agriculture the horses are at a level where they have limited, if any, alternate places they could competitively race. If an alternate funding system can’t be cobbled together in the next 10-months the sector will be dead, and many of the horses likely headed down a road they won’t return from.

So what has film and horse racing to do with agriculture?

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In this case their fate may be the herald of what could be coming down the road.

If the government has philosophically decided the government’s role should not be supporting sectors which rely continually on grants to survive, agriculture might want to pay attention.

Farming turns to government for grants on a rather regular basis, and historically has been rather reliant on that support.

As an example, think about crop insurance where government is a participant in cost-sharing the program. While some might suggest that is not a grant, most would say that is semantics. The government puts money in annually.

And cost-sharing doesn’t exactly change things, since filmmakers have other funding sources besides the tax credit, and horse racing generates some of the funds which flow back through a tax of monies wagered.

Others might note through programs such as crop insurance the government not only supports farmers, but farm suppliers and other business since the money rolls quickly through the economy.

The race horse sector and film industry can point to the same economic stimulation.

So while no one in government has even hinted agriculture grants/subsidies are on the cut agenda, it does beg the question why they are seen as different from those cut in the budget?

It is certainly a question filmmakers and race horse owners must be asking as they see their industries threatened by recent decisions.

Pasture lease agreements reduce uncertainty

by Leroy Bader, PAg Farm Business Management Specialist, Tisdale Ministry of Agriculture Leasing private pasture land is a common arrangement in Saskatchewan. A good written lease agreement provides a legal document that sets out the terms of an agreement between a landlord and a tenant. Both parties should carefully examine the agreement and get legal advice to ensure the terms and conditions are acceptable and address all their concerns.

The most common agreement is a cash rental. The tenant pays the landlord a fixed sum each year, and the tenant in turn receives full use of the land, for the specified purposes, and all the income produced from the pasture. The major contributions in a pasture rental agreement are the land and cattle, but there are typically other costs such as fencing, taxes and pasture rejuvenation.

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There may also be other revenues such as government payments. A good lease will determine in advance how all costs and income are to be treated.

Carrying capacity and stocking rates will influence the lease rate. Carrying capacity is the average number of grazing animals that can graze the forage year after year without damaging the vegetation or soil. The carrying capacity of a pasture may be influenced by the age, species and condition of the forage. Stocking rate is the actual number of animals or animal units on the pasture for a specific period of time.

Carrying capacity does not fluctuate yearly while stocking rate does fluctuate due to the impact of weather on the amount of forage production. The number of grazing days should be specified in the lease agreement to prevent over-grazing and to ensure proper pasture rejuvenation and winter cover protection. The Ministry of Agriculture Regional Forage Specialists can provide more in-depth information on stocking rates, carrying capacity and pasture productivity.

After determining the pasture’s carrying capacity and the stocking rate, lease rates can be negotiated based on a variety of methods such as per acre of pasture, per head of livestock, per AUM, income sharing or market approach. Examples of lease rate calculations and sample pasture lease agreements are included in the publication Pasture Lease Agreement available at your local Regional Services Office or at www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca.

In addition to negotiating the lease rate, the landlord and tenant must also agree on who is responsible for fencing repairs and maintenance and for surveillance of livestock, water supply and pasture condition.

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Saskatchewan Seniors Association news

By Len Fallows, President SSAI This letter is the last one until September of this year when we hopefully will have news about the brief that was submitted earlier this spring. I guess with the election of new MLA’s and the budget and the changing of responsibilities for some Ministers it has been a busy one for the Premier and his provincial government.

Over the last year SSAI has lost some senior centers and has gained some centers but over all we have probably lost more than we gained. That fact is not too surprising to me as all of the centers are having a hard time keeping up with

the ever increasing cost of taxes and utilities. The brief that was submitted to the provincial government did indeed talk about some of the ways that the Province of Saskatchewan could of course help those centers, Along with that topic we also wrote about the shortage of doctors in small town Saskatchewan, the lack of good affordable optical and dental plans and as usual the lack of affordable and accessible seniors housing. Although at the time of writing this letter we have not been afforded the opportunity to sit down with the Minister responsible for Seniors and any other Minister we forwarded the brief to, we

have received some, not many, written responses. I do believe that the response from the Premier, and I thank him for that courtesy, was probably the original that all other responses were copied from.

Although we talked about senior center funding or support in some form or another, and we wrote about some aspects of the present health care system along with previously mentioned topics of concern the response I received dealt with something altogether different.

The premier wrote at some length about what his government had done for low income seniors by

MOVING DAY -- Air Ride Building Movers prepares a house for relocation from its 1st Avenue West Shellbrook home Friday night. Extra care had to be taken to remove the house, located between the Shellbrook Home Hardware and a house, as there was just a feet on either side to the neighbouring buildings. The house was relocated to the east side of Shellbrook.

way of the Saskatchewan Income Plan, and it is true that the figures on paper are impressive. For those seniors who are eligible for this income plan, which you do not have to apply for, because the provincial government will determine from your income tax return your eligibility, the rates have been increased quite considerably and will continue to increase over the next three years. The amount a senior receives will depend purely on income and marital status.

From the information I receive from seniors whom I talk to across the province, either not many of them are in receipt of any amount from SIP, or if they are they don’t know it. The reason for that is simply that whatever money is received from the Saskatchewan Income Plan is integrated with the guaranteed income supplement and old age security.

Which is a pity because after all if your government is indeed giving you a benefit you should know about it and this does not appear to be the case with this particular benefit.

Maybe a call to your local Social Services department would help to clear up some of this confusion that exists with the SIP The 2012 SSAI convention to be held June 5th, 6th and 7th at the Heritage Inn in Saskatoon is rapidly approaching and as usual there is a great line up of speakers and presentations. Along with

all that we will be debating and discussing matters of concern to all seniors within the province. It’s a great time and a real learning experience for us all with so much information to be taken away. SGI will be giving its 55 alive program along with a well known pharmacist from Saskatoon who will be there to help us make better use of the Saskatchewan Drug Plan. Even though the cost for prescription payments has risen 25% there are some things we need to know about some of the more common drugs that are being prescribed for us. We may be old but we can still learn a thing or two about how to keep more of our income in our pockets.

Over the course of the last year I have been able to talk to many, many organizations across the province and whether or not they are a charitable or non

charitable organization we do seem to share some of the same problems. We all seem to rely on our volunteer members to do a lot of the work that is required to accomplish our aims and goals. I know only too well that volunteering is something that seniors do well and often and all too frequently those same organizations fall down when those volunteers are just not available any more.

Even some of the very large health institutions rely heavily on volunteers and their unpaid hours of work. So once again I want to thank every one within SSAI who takes the time and energy to volunteer in one capacity or another to ensure that the work of the organization can carry on.

Thank you all so much.

Continue to stay active and stay healthy and remember,”age is just a number”.

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The landlord may want to establish restrictions on the use of pesticides or use of the land for activities other than grazing livestock. A lease agreement should also address liability issues for both parties and flexibility of lease terms in the event of drought or adverse weather conditions. The parties involved may have differing assumptions of their roles and responsibilities if they are not clearly stated in the agreement.

Both parties and their estates are protected by a well written agreement which includes these considerations as well as specifying the duration of the rental period and termination conditions.

For more information, please contact your nearest Regional Ministry of Agriculture office or the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

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A high efficiency furnace that reduces total household gas consumption by 40% does not yield a 40% reduction in your SaskEnergy bill but rather it yields only a 21% reduction. Expressed another way, the payback period doubles for that high efficiency furnace or for any other residential energy efficiency project.

Another way to describe the inequity of the monthly service charge is to consider the cost per unit of energy consumed. I have a friend whose energy efficiency improvements to his home dropped his annual electrical consumption from 9,320 kilowatt-hours (KWH) to 4,822.5 KWH, a reduction of 48.3%. However, based on 2010 rates, his electrical bill only dropped from $1,243.68 to $805.87, a reduction of 35.2%. Most importantly, his cost per KWH consumed rose from $0.1334/KWH to $0.1671/KWH. Because of monthly service charges, the more energy efficient you make your home, the higher the per-unit cost of the energy you consume.

To encourage conservation, SaskPower and SaskEnergy should rely less on monthly service charges and put more emphasis on charging for actual energy consumption.

Jack Jensen Prince Albert

SHOOT EM UP -- Gun enthusiasts and novices alike attended a fun shoot hosted by the Shellbrook Wildlife Federation at the club’s outdoor range east of Canwood Saturday afternoon. A wide variety of firearms were available to try for target practice through the afternoon, which was followed by the organization’s annual awards banquet.

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From the desk of the Recreation Director By: Cassie Bendig Pool Announcement: The pool will be open June 4th! The liner has been successfully installed and the chemicals have been added. The liner looks great and I believe we are ready to start our summer season. If you still need to register for lessons, or would like to book the pool for any special events, please get a hold of Kayla or Mathew at the Shellbrook Swimming Pool.

The Shellbrook Silver Fins Swim Team officially has a full team! They will start practicing Monday, June 4th from 7-8PM. Come stop by and support our new speed swimming team.

The Before and After School Program will be having registration June 18th from 6-7:30PM at the Elementary School. Registration will be on a first come, first serve basis.

There will be no pre-registering, in order to register; you must come to the registration night. There are about 48 spots available and each spot costs $150/ month + a $25 registration fee and $25 for each day you will need your child to be in the program during PLC days. Registration forms will be available the week before registration.

Sports Days is this weekend on the Saturday and Sunday. Come out and get a burger and watch some of the ball tournament.

That same weekend is the Parkland Artisan Tour.

So when you are taking a break from the ball tournament, take a walk and follow the numbers for the Artisan Tour.

Remember to set your calendars on your phone to remind you to start voting for Shellbrook for the TSN Kraft Celebration

Tour on June10th! Let’s get a new ice plant for our rink to help extend the life of our Rec Center. Not only could we get a new ice plant, but we will also have a celebration with announcers from TSN’s Sport Center. Check out www.kraftcelebrationtour. ca for all of the details.

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Relay for Life fund raiser grosses nearly $12,000 A movement to “kick cancer in the butt” took another step forward last weekend as an all day Relay for Life fund raiser brought in $11,840, and counting, for the cause.

Former Shellbrook resident, Andrea Trueman joined the Passion Diva Relay for Life team this spring to raise money in memory of her mother, Renee Trueman, who lost her battle with cancer last year.

“I think mom would be so proud of all of us. She wanted to ‘kick cancer in the butt’ so she would be happy that we raised this money and had this event to help put an end to can-

cer,” said Trueman.

Her team is based out of Saskatoon and are participating in the city’s relay June 8. With so much of their fund raising effort taking place in the city, Trueman wanted to organize a fund raiser in her hometown in hopes of raising money for the cause while also remembering her mom.

The event, which featured a tradeshow during the day and a dine and dance in the evening, grossed $11,840 but money is still coming in and a few bills have yet to be paid.

The success of the event exceeded her expec-

tations and she aid that the support from the community was overwhelming.

“The event was very successful and I couldn’t have done it without the few team members that were there as well as family, friends and the community,” said Trueman.

The big money maker for the event was silent auction with huge donations from businesses from Saskatoon to Shellbrook and big bids from those who partook.

“The silent auction was a hit because of everyone’s support and donations. If it wasn’t for them, the night wouldn’t have been a success,” said Trueman.

Shoppers had the opportunity to scope out bargains at the local business trade show during the afternoon while the party went into the night with a dine and dance featuring local band Dizzy River.

Shellbrook Legion presents Zone poster contest awards A pair of young, local artists were rewarded for their efforts this week as the Shellbrook branch of the Shellbrook Royal Canadian Legion presented a pair of Zone Command awards from the Legion’s annual Essay, Poem and Poster contest.

Braden Schneider, of the Shellbrook Elementary School and Rachel Diehl of W.P. Sandin High School had their posters sent on to the zone level after winning at the local level. Schneider took second place in the Junior Poster contest while Diehl placed third in

the Senior Poster contest.

In addition to the certificates Schneider was awarded a cheque for $75 and Diehl a cheque for $50, provided by the Shellbrook Legion branch.

Initial judging takes place at the community level by volunteers at local Legion branches and the winning entries progress to judging at the Provincial level.

The winning entries at this level are then forwarded to Ottawa where they are judged and the National winners determined.

Shellbrook Legion President Lloyd Rudolph and Henri Dagenais present Braden Schneider with his Zone 2nd Place Poster certificate and a cheque for $75.

Field of Dreams crop planted Volunteers and donors once again made the Field of Dreams project possible as they gave freely of their time and resources. Proceeds from the sale of the crop go toward capital improvements the Shellbrook Skating and Curling Rinks.

A total of 140 acres of wheat were seeded on three Town of Shellbrook owned plots of land around the community.

Derek Willoughby seeded the land

with machinery provided by Farm and Garden Centre Prince Albert.

Jeff Ledding sprayed the 140 acres while Scott Galloway heavy harrowed it. Chemical was proved by Arysta Life Sciences and Dow Agro Sciences and Syngenta is providing the in crop spray.

Pioneer and the Coop are providing part of the fertilizer. Murray Hannigan is donating the fuel for the project.

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Shellbrook Legion President Lloyd Rudolph and Henri Dagenais present Rachel Diehl with her Zone 3rd Place Poster certificate and a cheque for $50.

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New direction of advertising painful to watch As I watched that victory-dancing cutup on the UFile. ca television ad the other night, I got to wondering how many billions of advertisements have been broadcast since television began. And of those, how many have been puerile, tasteless, bogus, or just plain awful.

Yes, I know, I don’t have to watch them. And yes, I can change the channel, kill the audio or, if I’ve prerecorded something, blast right through them.

But despite these avoidance techniques, tv ads have a way of insinuating themselves into our collective consciousness.

Of course that’s the whole idea, say the wiseacres of Madison Avenue. It’s not whether you like the ad. It’s

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whether the product name stays with you. I suppose walking over hot coals toughens your feet, too. But why take the torture path if an agreeable alternative would achieve the desired outcome?

The iron law in the ad business seems to be: That ad is best that offends human intelligence most. Consider the guy who strikes cat poses in that cat food ad. Or the woman who drags that stupid weigh scale around. Or that self-impressed man-boy in the Moore’s Suits ad who attracts all the sticky-notes from adoring females as he walks down the street.

Am I the only one who makes an explicit mental note not to buy a particular product if the ad for it is annoying?

If I owned a business or were a corporate executive, I’d tell my advertising people to toil away until they produced advertisements so charming they’d cause most people to stop what they’re doing to watch.

For example, is there anyone who doesn’t find the Cockney-accented gecko in the Geico Insurance ads irresistible? Or Mobil Pro’s cool, talking baby who, for example, gets a message from his persistent girl friend? Or the two old guys sitting outside a TD bank, yearning for the days when banks were never open?

With such ads, the brand name is telegraphed not through torturous inanity but rather through some combination of good writing, editing, casting, and of course a governing idea with captivating appeal. The Mac computer ads in which the laid-back Mac guy repeatedly bests the rotund PC guy also have all these qualities.

Anyone who’s caught the HBO series Mad Men (the term the ‘60s New York ad men gave themselves) will know that for the ad executives portrayed, brand recognition was paramount. But given the post-modern style of

many current ads on tv, you’d almost think the new mad men hold to a different principle.

A lot of new tv ads, especially car ads, leave the viewer with a quick, final tag that provides the product’s name—very subtle, but surely nnot very effective. The new cool seems to be: Leave your audience w with little idea of what product tthe just-played advertisement w was promoting. With such ads, yyou’ve got to wonder if they use ffocus-group tests.

In any case, whether new ffashioned or old, the ads will ddoubtless keep coming. And we’ll doubtless keep watching them. After all, North Americans typically watch more than four hours of television a day. With each broadcasting hour containing 16 minutes of ads, that translates into about an hour of adwatching a day, or 15 full days a year.

That said, with viewers increasingly muting or bypassing ads, it’s thought advertising will increasingly feature more “real-life scenarios,” with products strategically placed around tv and movie sets.

I can see it now. A young couple drives up to a suburban townhouse. The camera captures a close-up of the BMW Z4 insignia, then pans to the man’s iPhone 3G as the woman extracts a small atomizer of Chanel from her Coach bag and delivers a spray behind each ear. Inside, she takes a California Zinfandel from the fridge as he makes a pit stop in the bathroom to pop a Viagra. Exiting, he passes a vintage “Visit the Canadian Rockies” poster, joins her in the kitchen, where a copy of National Geographic is plainly visible, opens the wine bottle and then a package of Bella Luna nuts. And so on.

Hmm. I’m not so sure about this trend—although it would be fun to see the Geico gecko sipping the Zinfandel.

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June 1, 2012

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RM of Leask meeting highlights The regular meeting of the Council of the Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464 was held in the Leask Municipal Office on Wednesday, April 25, 2012.

Present were Reeve Len Cantin, Administrator Sheri McHanson Budd and the following Council members: Steve Nelson (Div 1), Real Diehl (Div 2), Marcie Kreese (Div 3)Myles Robin (Div 4), Robert Girod (Div 5), Victor Unyi (Div 6).

The following are the highlights of that meeting: That Council amend resolution 142/12 that the RM pay $15.00 per beaver tail to authorized Beaver Hunters, and additional $15.00 per Beaver tail paid retroactively to hunters for tails turned in after March 28, 2012, if the Beaver Control Program is reinstated. Hunters must be authorized by the Division Councillor to hunt in areas where Beavers are causing problems for the roads in the R.M. Councillor Robin left Council Chambers.

That the accounts covered by cheques numbered 5685 to 5746 and other

payments numbered 47 to 62 inclusive, totaling $88,628.61 be approved for payment.

Councillor Robin returned to Council Chambers.

That Council approve payment to Johnson Enterprises Ltd. as follows: Invoice 703360 for $351.75 Skid Steer work; Invoice 703362 for $2532.60 trucking and loading of Pitrun For a total payment of $2884.35.

That the Statement of Financial Activities dated March 31, 2012 be tabled until the next meeting.

That Council Supervision and Indemnity Vouchers be accepted and approved for payment as circulated.

Councillor Diehl left Council Chambers.

That Council approve the payment for Beaver tails to the authorized hunters as listed on the Beaver Control Program 2012 sheet dated April 25, 2012.

Councillor Diehl returned to Council Chambers.

That council approves the draft of the Consolidated Financial

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For more information contact: Lorna Benson, Administrator R.M. of Canwood No. 494 Box 10, 641 Main Street Canwood, Sask., S0J 0K0 Phone 468-2014 Email rm494@sasktel.net Resumes will be accepted until Friday, June 8, 2012.

Statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 with the amendment of Schedule 10 – Financial Council Remuneration.

That council recess at 10:20 a.m. for the public hearing of Bylaw 3/2012.

That Council reconvene this meeting at 1:43 p.m.

That Bylaw 5/2012 be read a first time.

Councillor Nelson left Council meeting at 2:25 p.m.

That council set Public Notice Policy as follows: Public Notice Policy is to place the ad on the website, at www.leask.ca, in the Shellbrook Chronicle, in the Municipal Office and at the Leask Post Office (if it is allowable).

That Council send a request to the Village of Leask Council and Recreation Village Board members for a meeting to discuss the Recreation Board and specifically the Leask rink.

That Council accept the following reports presented and that they be filed Reports accordingly: Administrator’s Report and Recreation Board Minutes.

That the RM apply to Sask Watershed for a permit to lower the water on Yankee Valley Road.

That Council rescind resolution 93/12.

That the RM agree to set up Telpay to allow ratepayers to pay their taxes online.

That the RM abate 2011 taxes and penalties at fr NE 17-48-07 W3 that were levied on the wrong property owner --NE14-48 07 W3 That Council accept the list of owner withdrawals of land provided by SMHI dated March 31, 2012.

That the RM survey the Duncan’s Beach subdivision to determine the road allowance.

That the RM widen the approach of North Corral Road at Highway 12.

That Council set a policy on moving houses in the RM as follows: Pictures of the improvement and a copy of the building inspection report as proof that the building meets national building code requirements and the requirements of the Building Bylaw.

Reeve Cantin left

the meeting at 5:22 p.m.

Deputy Reeve Kreese took over meeting as Chair.

Councillor Girod declared a pecuniary interest and left the Council Chambers.

That the RM hire D’Amour Bobcat to fill the holes at Old 40 at a cost of $75.00 per hour to a maximum of $3000.00 for the project including trucking, gravel and bobcat work.

Councillor Girod returned to Council Chambers.

That the RM proclaim May 29, 2012 “Day of the Honey Bee.” Whereas the Council of the Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464 recognizes the need for a second bridge for the Prince Albert region; and Whereas the Council wishes to support any efforts to ensure access to and from the northern part of the Province of Saskatchewan in order for the timely delivery of good and services to and from the north; Be it resolved THAT: The Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464 endorses the efforts of the Build a Second Bridge Campaign Committee to gain Provincial and Federal approval for the construction of a second bridge in the Prince Albert region and to establish a timeline for its construction and completion.

Councillor Diehl left Council Chambers.

That Council accept the following correspondence as presented and that it be Correspond f i l e d accordingly: Village of Leask – Fire and Library Expenses; Sandra Evans – Property Development; Ministry of Highways – Reject Gravel; Ministry of Municipal Affairs – Confirmation of 2012 Education Mill Rates; Day of the Honey Bee – Request to Proclaim; Minister of Health PAPHR Appointment Request; North Central Enterprise Region – Ambassador Program Information; Melron Services – EZ MUV Packer Information; 20/20 Seed Labs Inc – Clubroot testing; Build a Second Bridge Committee – Request for letter of support to build a 2nd bridge; Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan – Transitional Membership

Program; Martin’s Lake Regional Park – Minutes of February 13, 2012, March 18, 2012 and April 2, 2012; Ministry of Municipal Affairs – Duncan’s Beach application to become and organized hamlet; Emerald Lake Regional Park – March 31, 2012 Balance Sheet and Income Statement; PAPHR – April 13, 2012 News Release; Friends of Tourism – Input on creating new crown corporation for tourism; SaskPower Shand Greenhouse – Tree approval; North Central Rail – Discontinuation of efforts for the North West Rail Line Project; Butler Library Project – Minutes of April 17, 2012; North Central Enterprise Region – Elimination of the Enterprise Regions Funding; Ministry of Highways cc: on Mistawasis First Nation Specific Claim to Ministry of Agriculture a. Agr Vacant Crown Land File 719.19 b. Crown Land

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719.04.1 Ministry of Highways cc: on Mistawasis First Nation Specific Claim to Ministry of Environment a. Vacant Crown Land File 719.18 23. Cantin Consulting – Proposed Subdivision NW 2-46-8 W3 termination of contract Councillor Diehl returned to Council Chambers.

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HELP WANTED West Cowan Apiaries needs 4 APIARY ASSISTANTS/FARM WORKERS This is a seasonal job from March 31, 2013 to October 31, 2013 Education: ABE (Grade 12). Rate of pay is $10.00 $13.00 per hour.

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Duties and Responsibilities: Job Description - wrapping, unwrapping hives; spring and fall maintenance work; feeding; creating nucs; queen rearing; supering; pulling honey; extracting; moving bees (some evenings required); and any other assorted duties that may be required. Must be able to work the occasional evening and weekends (if need be).

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June 1, 2012

Obituary

KOTYK – Mr. Orest 1952 – 2012 It is with heavy hearts that the family of Orest Mervin Kotyk, late of

Shellbrook, announce his sudden passing on May 23, 2012 at the age of 60 years.

Orest was born to George & Bernice Kotyk on March 3, 1952 in Reynaud, SK. One of Orest’s earlier years passions was to fix up and trade vehicles, he then moved on to be employed at Melody Motors, CN, and Canada Post which he retired from on September 1, 2009, after 35 years of dedicated service. Gardening and taxi driving and many houses built to perfection always working hard to provide support to his family kept Orest busy over the years. One of Orest’s dreams was to go to Nascar, that dream came true in 2001 when he and Debra went to Las Vegas.

Orest and Debra Wason

were united in marriage on February 4, 2002 in Las Vegas. Orest always lived for a good game of Kaiser every Tuesday with his Kaiser buddies Leonard, Oscar and Gordie right up until his passing. He was always ready for a good bet, whether it was with his group at Canada Post, Debra or his boys. Another one of Orest’s dreams was to someday have a red convertible Mustang, and on March 17, 2011 that dream came true when he purchased his first red convertible Mustang.

Orest will be deeply missed by his family and all who knew and loved him.

Orest is lovingly survived by his wife Debra Kotyk of 10 years; his children Shawna (Kelly) Stienwand of Prince Albert and their children Taylor, Danielle & Rachel; Lyndon (Jolene) Kotyk of Prince Albert and children Brandon & Mikayla; Jaelynn (Aaron) Burns of Prince Albert and daughter Aliviah; Shianne Kotyk (Ivan) of Prince Albert; stepsons Craig (Leanne) Jones of Edson, AB and children Amy & Anna; Corey (Sarah) Jones of Edson, AB; his brothers John (Arlene) Kotyk of Prince Albert; Bob (Helen) Kotyk of Regina; his mother in-law Jean Wason of Shellbrook;

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CANWOOD: Branch of Wapiti Regional Library Hours: Tues. and Fri., 1 - 5 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). Ph. 747-3419.

SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Theatre Movie Night. Next Movie Night in Shellbrook, Friday, June 8, The movie showing will be: “The Lorax” - 7:00 p.m.

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numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Orest is predeceased by his parents Gregory & Bernice Kotyk; his sister in-law Margo Gouldhawke. The memorial Service for Orest took place on Monday, May 28, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. from the legion Hall in Shellbrook with Diane McDuff as officiant. Memorial donations may be made in memory of orest to either the SPCA or to the choice of the donor. Interment will take place at a later date. Emailed condolences sent to www.beaulacfuneralhome.com will be forwarded to the family.

Beau “Lac” Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements, 747-2828.

Youth looking for summer jobs must complete readiness course Summer is fast approaching and youth in the province, 14 and 15 year-olds, who are interested in summer jobs, must complete Saskatchewan’s Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC) in order to work.

The course teaches youth about their rights and responsibilities, hazards in the workplace and provides occupational health and safety information.

“This course is critical for helping youth to gain information that will enable them to safely engage in the workplace,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said. “Youth and new workers experience higher rates of injuries, so we want to make sure they have the opportunity to learn about health and safety practices.”

The course can be taken online at www.lrws. gov.sk.ca/ywrcc. Fourteen and 15 year olds working in the province must complete the course under Saskatchewan’s Minimum Wage Regulations. Young workers under the age of 16 must also obtain consent from their parent or guardian.

Since the 2010 launch of the online certificate course, 10,274 Young Workers Employment Certificates have been issued.

The online course is currently being updated to enhance its interactivity and usability.

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LUTHERAN CHURCH Zion - Canwood Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 11 a.m.

St. John’s - Shellbrook Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 9 a.m.

Pastor Doug Schmirler Parkside, Immanuel 11 a.m. - Worship & Sunday School 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., 11:00 a.m. - Worship Pastor David Bodvarson 747-7235 Canwood 11 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 Saturday, 7 p.m..

St. Henry’s - Leask Mass Sunday 9 a.m.

St. Joseph’s - Marcelin Mass Sunday, 11 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 Stanislav Kondrat 306-764-6853 -----------------------SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH Currently meeting in homes on Sunday morn. 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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How predictable: Kings, Devils in Cup final My record as a prognosticator is not good.

Back in 1963, I remember telling friends that those four lads from Liverpool had a pretty good beat and great haircuts, but would never make it big with a silly name like the Beatles. The Leafs, I predicted, would win at least five Stanley Cups in a row after taking the top prize in 1967. There would be long-lasting peace in the Middle East, I remember saying. The Internet? It’ll never catch on, was my 1994 assertion.

So it comes with great surprise that on the eve of the Stanley Cup final between the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings, I harken back to a column written in mid-October last year, as the NHL season was just beginning when the prediction was there in black and white — you can look it up — that the L.A. Kings would win the Cup. “Kings poised for NHL crown” was the headline on the Oct. 17 column. The words posited a logical scenario where the goal-

tending of Jonathan Quick, the improving defence led

by Drew Doughty and a passel of offensive stars, led by Anze Kopitar and the summertime acquisition Mike Richards, would allow the Kings to finally put it all together. “ . . . the biggest blockbuster hit in Hollywood (next June) could be Stanley himself on parade down Wilshire Boulevard” was how the column ended.

So how did that work out? For most of the season, it looked — as usual — like a prediction about as accurate as the ones detailed in paragraph one above. The Kings were so-so all year, scaring only their coach, Terry Murray, who was eventually fired mid-season while the Kings sat in the middle of the Western Conference pack — or lower — for most of the year.

But after Darryl Sutter took over as coach just before Christmas, the Kings started looking like a contender. In the final week, they squeezed into the final

playoff spot in the West and then started playing like the Habs of 1959 or the Oilers of 1983. Now, here they are in the Cup final and playing the sixthbest team from the Eastern Conference, the Devils.

How predictable, right?

• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “Tiger Woods says he can win on the PGA Tour into his 50s. The only question is whether he can do it in his 30s and 40s.”

• R.J. Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Donovan McNabb is reportedly trying to get into shape by throwing balls in the ocean.

Just like Tim Tebow, only on purpose.”

• Currie again: “Sharp Electronics of Japan introduced the Cocorobo vacuum that not only drives itself, but can talk. Lately,

Records are made to be broken and May 29 was a great day for students pushing their limits.

A total of 13 records were broken at the W.P. Sandin track and field meet, with event winners going on to the regional meet at Carlton Comprehensive High School in Prince Albert June 4-6.

Hailey Harms racked up five new records in the bantam girls category.

Harms set new highs in the 60m at 8.95 seconds, the

100m at 14.00 seconds and the 200m at 30 seconds.

She also won with record breaking performances in triple jump with a 8.76 metre jump and in high jump with a successful 1.36 metre attempt.

In the peewee girls division, Hayden Gratias set records in the 60m with a time of 9.02 seconds and the 100m with a time of 14.34 seconds.

Josiah Lundsford set the mark in the novice boys 100m with a time of

15.15 seconds and also set a new high of 3.71 metres in the long jump.

Isaiah Lunsford also set a new record in the 100m with a time of 13.25 seconds.

Kyle Simmonds set a new record in the atom boys 800m with a time of 3:05.

Alexis Stochmanski set the new record in the novice girls 100m with a time of 15.65 while Sam Miller broke the novice boys ball throw with a distance of 40.85 metres.

Bruce Penton mine keeps saying, ‘If you think I suck, try watching Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda.’

• Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle: “From MLB: No decision on the A’s, no decision on the future of the designated hitter, no decision on Pete Rose. But Bud Selig and his crew are about to make a momentous decision on banning the move where the pitcher bluffs a pickoff throw to third, wheels and bluffs to first.”

• Financial news from Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Talk about astronomical: Houston’s Astrodome cost $35 million in 1965 to build. It would cost $70 million to demolish it now.”

• Blogger Chad Picasner, after Indians reliever

Chris Perez got a standing ovation from the home crowd after ripping the team’s poor attendance: “Afterwards, Perez graciously thanked the fans — individually.”

• Headline at SportsPickle.com: “Lone awake juror to decide Roger Clemens’ fate.”

• Len Berman of ThatsSports.com, on Tommy John’s 69th birthday: “Do young people know he was a pitcher and not an orthopedic surgeon?”

• Ostler again: “Russian government officials, reeling from the country’s poor performance at the Winter Olympics two years ago, have banned vodka and wine for athletes and others during the Olympics at four Russian hospitality houses. Or, as they are now called, rehab centres.”

• New Orleans Saints plan to leave an empty seat on team flights and in meeting rooms to honour suspended coach Sean Payton? Wrote Scott Ostler: “If you want to honour Payton on team flights,

offer a bounty for tripping the flight attendant when she comes down the aisle with the drinks.”

• Blogger Gary Bachman: “Michael Vick and his fiancée, Kijafa Frank, are set to marry on June 30 in Miami Beach, Fla. The couple are registered at PetSmart.”

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “A jersey worn by Babe Ruth sold for $4.4 million. Apparently it still has a mark on it from when the Babe was hit by a pitch from Jamie Moyer.”

• Ian Hamilton of the Regina Leader-Post: “Los Angeles Lakers teammates Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant are co-owners of a horse that is to race for the first time today at Hollywood Park. With those two in his stable, the horse is doomed to finish last: It’ll be too soft for its size and it won’t be willing to pass anything.”

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Records broken at W.P. Sandin track meet

Shellbrook Town Council highlights Shellbrook Town Council passed the 2012 mill rate bylaw at their regular meeting May 28.

The rate was set at 39.0 mills for residential, 12.25 mills for tier 1 commercial, 14.75 for tier 2 commercial, 18.55 for tier 3 commercial and 3.91 mills for agricultural land within the town’s boundaries.

A mill rate factor of 130 % is applied to the uniform mill rate for all classes of commercial property while 60% is applied to the uniform rate for all classes of residential and agricultural property.

A 25% vacancy adjustment is applied to all va-

cant commercial buildings and a 50% vacancy adjusment applies to all vacant commercial land.

There is a $700 minimum tax on all residential improvements. *** Council passed a motion to include the cost of insurance for the Before and After School program in with the Town’s insurance policy, to be invoiced back to the program at a later date. *** Council passed a motion to hire Hugh Otterson as an municipal administration mentor for newly hired Chief Administrative

Officer Kelly Hoare. *** Council passed a motion to proclaim July as Medicare Month at the request of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). *** Council opened tenders on the Town’s two old fire trucks and agreed to sell the Mac to Evan Davis for $500. In the tender, Davis noted that he is purchasing the truck to be placed in a museum near Moose Jaw. Council opted not to accept any of the tenders for the International fire truck at this time. ***

Hailey Harms leads the pack on her way to a record breaking performance in the 60m.

Council passed a motion to waive rent on the Shellbrook Theatre for monthly movie nights in light of the fact that the money raised through these efforts is going right back into the Theatre. Rent for movie nights had previously been set at $50.

The motion also included a provision that this policy can be revisited at any time. *** Shellbrook Emergency Measures Coordinator Elna Fish presented updates to the emergency plan resulting from chang-

es in provincial legislation along with progress reports on EMO and Emergency Social Services workshops that have taken place over the past month. ***

June meetings of council have been set for June 11 and 25.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF JANICE LEE STEN, late of CANWOOD, in the Province of Saskatchewan, deceased.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FOR SALE - Venmar Constructo 1.5 Air Exchanger Heat Recovery unit like new, was $1500 will sell for $750. RV camping supplies, new gazebo $75, mesh carpet to put under awning $100, 30A electrical ext. cord $30, sewer hoses with ramp and water hoses $25.00, propane lantern $10, dual packet storage box for your truck box $75.00. Ph 306764-1363. TFCH

FOR SALE Rough lumber and timber in all dimensions and lengths, up to 20’ long. Log siding, tongue and grove; panelling and Birch fire wood.

Check out our website at www.christiansanlumber.ca.

Call 469-2490, Big River TFCH

AUTOS FOR SALE

Farm Tires or Natural Rubber Tubes

* Good Year or Chinese tires * Cooper car and truck tires Phone

John’s Mobile Tire

747-8000; 747-7832 714-7126 Also fully equipped mobile tire truck for rent.

Get your best price and phone me or you may have paid too much

FOR SALE - 2004 Ford Crown Victoria, Ex-RCMP car. good running condition. $2,800 Ph: 763-2963 3-22CH

MACHINERY FOR SALE FOR SALE - Westfield grain auger, Degelman stone picker, grass rake with hydraulic lift, 100 gal. slip tank with motor. 5494806 evenings.

2-22CH FOR SALE - 4 - 1650 bushel Westeel bins, 741 Sakundiak auger.

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MACHINERY FOR RENT FOR RENT - Bin crane. Ph: David Collins 724-2225 (H), 468-7171 (C) 6-22CH

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE FOR SALE - Quality Red and Black Salers bulls for calving ease. Elderberry Farm Salers, Parkside 7473302 6-23CH

FOR SALE - Black and Red Angus bulls on moderate growing ration.

Performance info available. Adrian, Brian or Elaine Edwards, Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, SK 342-4407 TFCH 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.

Transformer, Kodai, Raven, Master and Diversity bloodlines. $100 deposit will hold until May 1. Tours welcome, for more information please call Christopher at West Cowan Apiaries 469-4970 or 469-7902 23-30CH FOR SALE Johner Stock Farm bulls. Polled Herefords/Black Angus yearling and 2 year olds.

Guaranteed, Delivered. David 306-893-2714, Justin 306-2481305 20-26CH FOR SALE - Poplar Ridge Angus offering Registered Purebred Black Angus yearling bulls. Quiet disposition, easy calving, semen tested and pasture ready.

Shellbrook, SK 747-3038 4-22CH FOR SALE - Tan yearling Charolais bulls. Isaac Hildrebrand. 724-4907 4-23CH

SEED FOR SALE SEED FOR SALE: Seed oats for sale.

97% germ. Phone 468-7909 3-20CH FOR SALE - Common #1 Smooth Brome, Meadow Brome, Timothy, Crested Wheat, Yellow Clover, Cicer, Milk Vetch, Alfalfa. Also have Certified seed.

Grower Direct.

Blending and delivery available.

Competitive prices. Darryl Siklenka 306-342-4290, 306-342-2189, Glaslyn, SK TFCH

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 WANTED - 500 hay bales, hay or green feed. Last or this years hay. Ph: 724-4450 3-22CH

HOMES FOR SALE FOR SALE - New 2008 14 x 44 modular Park Model 4 season home. Includes appliances $65,000 firm. Ph: 747-7779 ask for Larry.

1-22CH HOUSE FOR SALE - Main Street Shellbrook, 2 bedrooms. Priced for quick sale. $38,000 Ph: 7477779 1-22CH

CABIN FOR SALE FOR SALE: Pebble Baye, Iroquois Lake Remodelled Cottage. 3 br, 2 bath, deck and courtyards.

See: www.saskhouses. com 427-4804 1-22CH

FOR RENT FOR RENT - In Shellbrook, 1,000 sq. ft. Main Street entrance.

Excellent retail or office location. Low rent.

Shared utilities. Ph: 747-4355 4-25CH

HELP WANTED

WORK WANTED

COMING EVENTS

HELP WANTED - Shellbrook Motel hiring for summer help. Drop in to office or call 7472631 TFC

WORK WANTED - Will do housecleaning. Reasonable rates. Call Pat 380-7148 or 7472208 1-22CH

HELP WANTED - Child Care wanted in Shellbrook to come into my home. Some weeks full time, mostly part time. Salary negotiable. Call 469-5702 4-24C

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

C O M I N G EVENTS - Royal Purple Day Tea. Wed., June 6 at Community Hall, 2 p.m. All Seniors welcome.

FACILITY ASSISTANT – The Big River and District Recreation and Cultural Board is accepting applications from students for this temporary (summer) position.

Duties will include cleaning, maintenance work and other duties that contribute to the day-to-day operation of the Centre.

Apply with resume to the office of the Community Centre between the hours of 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Deadline for applications is June 5, 2012.

1-22CH HELP WANTED Triple S Transport is currently accepting applications for a student of 14 -15 years old to work on Saturdays 9 - 5.

Some after school work may also be available. This is a good learning opportunity for a self-motivated individual with an interest in mechanics and the transportation industry.

Please drop off resumes at 56 Main Street, Shellbrook.

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Receptionist includes light desk duties

Call Rob at 747-2411

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EllisDon seeks experienced Project Assistant/Coordinator for immediate and future opportunities in Western Saskatchewan. If you are dedicated, motivated and have high work ethics, please fax your resume to (306) 343-2025.

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YARD SALE YARD SALE Parkside Annual Community Yard Sale. Sat., June 2, 8 am to 2 pm. Watch for balloons. Tables available for rent at Heritage Centre.

Talk to Gwen at Parkside Store to book.

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CARD OF THANKS A sincere thank you to all of our wonderful friends who supported us through this very sad time of my dad/papa’s passing We really appreciated those who attended the services, the beautiful flowers, food, cards, and visits. Your kindness lightened our heavy broken hearts and tears were replaced with smiles.

- Audrey, Rod, Carson and Austen Kalyn.

IN MEMORIAM CHRISTENSEN (Turner) in loving memory of Teri, Feb. 4, 1969 - May 27, 1992.

It is twenty years since you went away.

But deep in our hearts forever you’ll stay.

Loved and remembered.

Love Mom, Karen, Lorne, Cheryl & Garth and families.

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U of S and architect Douglas Cardinal unveil plans for new student centre SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan unveiled new design plans for the long-anticipated Gordon OakesRed Bear Student Centre at a special event May 9.

Architect Douglas Cardinal was at the event to share with the public how the centre will provide the necessary amenities and resources for Aboriginal students, while serving as a central space where all U of S students, staff and faculty can gather and learn from one another.

“The important thing is to have a presence architecturally

for First Nations people on the campus, given there are many First Nations students here and in the future even more because of population trends,” said Cardinal. “To me, this is an amazing opportunity to bring the president’s (Peter MacKinnon) dream into reality because it takes a great deal of forward thinking to recognize the First Nations have a rightful place in society and a rightful place in all of our institutions.”

Cardinal, who is of Métis and Blackfoot heritage, is a forerunner of philosophies of sus-

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tainability, green buildings and ecological design in community planning. His architecture springs from his observations of nature and his understanding that everything works seamlessly together.

He has designed a number of notable buildings including the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, the First Nations University of Canada in Regina and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. Cardinal shared the design theory, site plans and consultation process that will provide the U of S community with a stateof–the–art facility for lectures, celebrations and presentations as a way of promoting Indigenous culture.

The Gordon Oakes-Red Bear Student Centre will be built in Wiggins Court between the Arts Tower and the Murray Library. Its 1,884 square metres will house both the Indigenous Students’ Council and the Aboriginal Students’ Centre with additional space for learning and ceremonies.

When completed, the centre will be “a vibrant inclusive gathering place for all,” said U of S President Peter MacKinnon.

Plans for the centre include tunnels connecting it to the Arts Building and a new link to the Health Sciences building.

The initiative was first considered in 1998 when NOVA Chemicals made a $1-million donation to the university specifically for Aboriginal student space. In 2006, the board approved hiring consultants to proceed with the design of the centre, and Douglas Cardinal Architect Inc. was

chosen.

The design Cardinal produced for the U of S was described by the president as “a stunning piece of Aboriginal architecture.”

While the centre will be a celebration of Aboriginal culture and history, the president said the centre “will also be a place that encourages Aboriginal students to think of the University of Saskatchewan as their university too.”

The building in named for the late Gordon Oakes (Red Bear) was born in 1932 in the Cypress Hills on what is now called the Nekaneet First Nation. Throughout his life, he was a spiritual and political leader within his community and across the province.

Construction on the centre is expected to begin in the fall.

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Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd has an opening for a Grain Coordinator. In this position you will develop and maintain a customer base and producer relationships, procure grain, assist in grain deliveries in coordination with the Operations Manager, and monitor regional crop quality and quantity.

The ideal candidate should have an agricultural background with good communication and computer skills. Experience in agricultural sales and marketing or a University degree in agriculture or farming background would be an asset. In this position you will develop and maintain a customer base and producer relationship, assist in grain deliveries in coordination with Operations Manager, grade grain using CGC standards and monitor regional crop quality and quantity plus attend Producer meetings. Training is available for the successful candidate.

Grain Buyer positions are available at the following locations: Aberdeen, (SK), Wilkie, (SK) Glenavon,(SK), Lyalta,(AB) and Dawson Creek, BC. Positions are available in Western Canada for candidates with a farming background, agriculture experience or education. Please submit resume, identifying interest in other positions.

If you would like to work for a company that will always rise to meet new opportunities, Louis Dreyfus is the place for you. We offer competitive wages, health and retirement benefits. Submit resume with location preference specified to 333 11th Avenue SW, Suite 1400, Calgary, Alberta or e-mail:cal-hrcanada@ldcom.com fax: (403) 2054672, Attn: Shakila Mithani-Hirji. Louis Dreyfus is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly supports workplace diversity.

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TH Vac Services, Kindersly, SK is now hiring drivers & swampers. Competitive wages, benefits package, scheduled days off.

Tickets an asset. Email resume to thvacs@ sasktel.net or fax to 306.463.3219. Call Don or Tim @ 306.463.7720.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY A U T O M O T I V E T E C H N I C I A N .

J o u r n e y m a n Automotive Service Technician required. 45 minutes North of Edmonton, Alberta.

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Above average wages to commensurate with training level achieved.

Chrysler experience an asset but not essential.

4th year apprentice considered. Apply to: Dale Marshall - Service Manager.

Phone 1-780-349-5566. Fax 1-780-349-6493 or email: dalem@browns chrysler.com

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AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE; Sun. June 10, 2012 9:00am at 1008 Hwy 16 Bypass, North Battleford, SK., 2 Rings selling all day!

Ford 600 tractor c/w front end loader & 3 pt. hitch, 1998 Ford 150, limited edition, loaded, 1983 GMC Class C motorhome 32,000 orig. km. Large amount of “Unused” tools (original packaging), large selection of “Depression Glass”, JD 317 garden tractor c/w mower, rototillar & snowblower.

Plus household, antiques & more. Ivan White Auction Service ph: 306-445-5242. Details at www.globalauction guide.com PL91045

EXPERIENCED WINCH TRACTOR and Bed Truck Drivers for drilling, rig moving trucking company.

Phone, fax, email or mail.

Email: rigmove@telus.net.

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Fax 780-842-6581. H & E Oilfield Services Ltd., 2202 1 Ave., Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7.

Predm Transport/ 2052425Ontario Inc. now hiring long haul truck drivers; mountain driving experience, clean driving record; clean criminal record; Saskatoon and Regina location; Start 48,000/ year + benefits; 16 position Please fax resume:1-877-6708472 SERVICE ADVISOR. Brown’s Chrysler Ltd. Westlock, Alberta is looking for an above average individual skilled in customer service. Duties to include: effective communication with customers, recommend scheduled maintenance and schedule work.

Qualifications shall include: knowledge of vehicles and the automotive industry. Sales experience is considered an asset, strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, ability to work in a fast paced environment with tight time constraints, computer literate and posses a valid drivers licence. Apply to: Dale Marshall - Service Manager.

Phone 1-780-349-5566. Fax 1-780-349-6493 or email: dalem@browns chrysler.com.

COMPLETE DISPERSAL and Real Estate Auction: Battle River Asphalt Equipment.

Tools, machines, parts, shop. June 9, Saturday 9 a.m. Cut Knife, Saskatchewan.

Scribner Auction 780-842-5666; www.scribnernet.com.

AUTOMOTIVE

Claude Resources Inc. is recruiting for: * 5 Heavy Duty Mechanics * 1 Tire Man * Senior Surveyor * Senior Geotechnical Engineer.

Visit www.claudere sources.com for details.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER for Two Hills Region. Full employment description contact: Email: bradgara@telus.net.

Phone 780-657-3512.

Fax 780-657-2359.

Submit resume by June 15, 2012.

TABER TIMES/Vauxhall Advance is seeking an editor to lead a threeperson newsroom.

Candidate must be able to multitask, produce a quality newspaper and maintain online presence. Send covering letter and resume to: Coleen Campbell, Publisher.

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COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE, 2 year old: $1.49/each for a box of 100 ($149.). Also full range of trees, shrubs, cherries & berries. Free shipping. 1-866-8733846 or treetime.ca.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SEISMIC DRILLING EQUIPMENT for sale.

Turnkey purchase opportunity could position you for entry into lucrative seismic drilling sector for reasonable investment.

Low impact equipment, support vehicles, extensive parts and drilling supply + available.

Contact Seller: seismic2012@hotmail.ca for complete details.

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MANUFACTURED HOMES $99,900 PROMOTION ON 20’X 75’ select moduline floorplans.

Sale ends June 1, 2012. Call Craig’s Home Sales at 1-855-380-2266; www.craigshome sales.com.

WEBSITE FOR LOCAL REP AND PHONE NUMBER.

VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.BIGIRONDRILLING.COM ALSO VIEW OUR 29 PATENTED AND PATENT PENDING INVENTIONS.

PS: WE ALSO SELL SOFTENERS AND PURIFIERS FOR TOWN & CITY WATER. PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 350,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306649.1405 for details.

CANADIAN MANUFACTURED backed by 10 year warranty -multi family, singe section, motel style homes -Qualify for C.M.H.C.Financing -starting at $69,000 FOR MORE INFO CALL 1.800.249.3969 kent.medallion@sasktel.net Dean.medallion@sasktel.net

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Modular, Manufactured or RTM homes.

A variety of homes in production or ready to ship Regina,SK 1-866-838-7744 Estevan, SK 1-877-378-7744 www.sherwoodhome.ca

LAND FOR SALE PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT. SOLD EXAMPLES Aberdeen - 1 1/4’s Bengough - 22 1/4’s Bedson 2 1/4’s Bethune - 2 1/4’s Blaine Lake - 245 acres Bruno 14 1/4’s Cupar - 5 1/4s Davidson - 6 1/4’s Eastend - 2 1/4’s Elfros – 26 1/4’s Emerald – 22 1/4’s Eastend - 2 1/4’s Foam Lake - 7 1/4’s Grenfell - 3 1/4’s Kelliher - 10 1/4’s Harwarden - 1 1/4’s Lestock - 21 1/4’s Lake Alma – 14 1/4’s Marcelin - 7 1/4’s Moose Jaw - 8 1/4’s Nokomis - 8 1/4’s Ogema - 56 1/4’s Prince Albert - 1 1/4’s Punnichy - 5 1/4’s Saskatoon - 2 1/4's Semans - 12 1/4’s Simpson - 10 acres Viscount - 5 1/2 Wadena - 4 1/4’s Wakaw - 5 1/4’s Watrous/Young 31 1/2 Mobile Home Park Weyburn - 21 1/4’s Call DOUG 306-955-2266 EMAIL: saskfarms@shaw.ca Letter of appreciation: I have sold some land to Doug Rue in 2011. I am looking forward to selling more with him in 2012. I have made a new trusted friend. Ed P.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. WARMAN 55 PLUS ACTIVE ADULT LIFESTYLE Large Ground Level Townhomes 306 241 0123 www.diamond place.ca

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FARMLAND WANTED QUICK CLOSING! NO COMMISSION! PASTURE LAND FOR RENT IN OGEMA & KAYVILLE HIRING FARM MANAGER

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