Estevan Mercury - November 21, 2012

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November 21, 2012

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Students from Sacred Heart/Sacre Coeur School took time between their busy class schedules to fill some shoeboxes with student donated educational and fun materials to be shipped to youngsters in less advantaged regions during the Christmas season. The Operation Christmas Child campaign saw the students from the school fill over 200 shoeboxes which were to be delivered to youngsters in Guatemala, Paraguay and Uruguay this year. The school has been performing these duties for the past 14 years under the careful direction of teacher Margot Peloquin. Pictured here (from the left) are Grade 5 volunteers Trinity Rooks, Mackenzie Skuc, Marci LeBlanc, Aaron Madu and Josh Romanyk.

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Residential speed limit decrease passed by Chad Saxon of The Mercury Fresh off October’s election win, Mayor Roy Ludwig and the newest version of city council got down to work Monday night. Although they have been holding orientation sessions over the past couple of weeks, Monday night marked the first time council sat down for an open meeting and it didn’t take long before the debate began on a couple of interesting topics. Most notably was the decision to lower the speed limit in the city’s residential

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Roy Ludwig presided over his first regular city council meeting as mayor Monday night. areas. The question was

posed to voters through a plebiscite in the Oct. 24

municipal election and the local electorate voted yes to a reduction to 40 km/h from the current speed of 50 km/h. However the decision was not a decisive one. As was reported in the final plebsicite results Monday, the yes side won by a mere 26 votes. The slim margin had led to some speculation that the new members might decide to maintain the status quo, but the question was mercifully put to rest as council voted for the reduction by a 5-1 margin. Ludwig said although he wasn’t a supporter of dropping the speed limit, he felt it was important to go

with the will of local voters. “I felt it was an issue of enforcement but I did say if it passed I would support it and since it did pass I am supporting it,” Ludwig said following the meeting. “I think since this did come forward from the police department and we respect that, I think now the onus is back on them to fulfil their request and carry through with the proper enforcement.” Ludwig added that one of the swaying factors for him was learning that with the speed limit set at 50 km/h officers were not issuing tickets unless drivers were New ⇢A2

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A couple of votes were required and in the end, the South East Cornerstone School Division had changes at the governance table last Thursday afternoon. Harold Laich was elected chairman of the board of trustees, outpolling incumbent chairwoman Carol Flynn in an election of the peers around the trustee table. Audrey Trombley then became vice-chairwoman, taking over from the in-

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chairman for the reorganizational meeting and called for nominations for chair. Flynn allowed her name to stand for reappointment and Weyburn trustee Len Williams nominated Laich, the trustee for Subdivision 2, as the challenger. After nominations ceased, both candidates were asked to make a brief presentation as to why they felt they should be in that leadership position. Laich, who was unable to attend the meet-

ing, made his pitch via an audio conference setup. Shelley Toth, chief financial officer for the school division, acted as returning officer and called for a secret ballot with Laich casting his ballot online directly to Toth. When the tally came in, she said that Laich had won the position by a count of 6-3 with one trustee/voter leaving their ballot blank. When the call came for vice-chair, Currie indicated

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Students complete Pink Shirt Day activities Students at Westview School learned a little bit about how to deal with trouble last week during the school’s bullying awareness week. The students were very involved in the week that ended with the student body decked out in matching T-shirts for Pink Shirt Day on Nov. 16. The shirts were custom made for the school, after students of Westview created designs for both the front and back of the shirts. Grade 8 student Alyssa Neelands designed the front of the shirt, while the winning

design for the back was created by Grade 6 student Sarah Corbett. The shirts declared Westview a “No bully zone,� and asked students to stand up and help their counterparts. Pink Shirt Day was held by schools across the country last week to raise awareness of students’ issues and stand up to bullying. Westview principal Cheri Haberstock led the kindergarten and Grade 1 students through a song and some videos about bullying

and how to deal with anger. Afterward they talked about what they learned and how they dealt with things when they got angry. The school ended the events last Friday with an assembly for the entire student body who all had to “earn� their pink shirts, noted Haberstock. Each student could earn their T-shirt by doing a number of things related to respecting their peers by writing about bullying or demonstrating an act of kindness, among other things.

Students at Westview School sang and danced during their Pink Shirt Day. Alex Spencer, left, and Nevaeh Rittaler sing along to a song as they learned about bullying and how to deal with their anger.

New council holds first open meeting A1⇠10 km/h over the speed limit because they were likely to be thrown out of court. With the limit down to 40 km/h it was felt the officers have a better chance curbing the issue of speeding in residential areas. “It was brought to my attention that when it’s brought to the judge, they tend to err on the side of the speeder and they can go as high as 9 km/h over and say that it’s all right,� he said. “So having said that, you just about have to go 10 km/h lower to meet the requirements that you need.� The debate in council chambers was relatively one

sided as Councillors Lori Carr, Brian Johnson, Greg Hoffort and Kevin Smith all were in favour of lowering the limit. The lone dissenting vote was cast by Councillor Dennis Moore who said in his travels throughout the city, he was asked by residents to vote no to lowering the speed limit. “Even today, I had a group of no less than six people say ‘hold your spot’ and the reason I want to hold my spot is I want to see if it makes a difference,� he said. “At this point I don’t think it is going to make a bit of difference. In my particular area, I don’t see anybody

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abusing the speed limit; they use common sense and drive accordingly to what is on the street or how many vehicles are on there. I had made up my mind that I was going no from the beginning and I voted no twice already so tonight I just wanted to hang on to that. I hope they prove me wrong and if they do so be it, I have listened to the people that I deal with so I wanted to stick with it and let’s hope nothing happens with regards to injuries.� The decision does not take effect immediately as a bylaw will first have to be introduced and passed by council. It’s likely the new limit will take place on Jan. 1 2013. A number of other topics were discussed throughout Monday’s meeting.

Among them was a letter from SaskPower president Robert Watson in response to the City’s request for mitigation money for the impact that the carbon capture and sequestration project at the Boundary Dam Power Station is having on Estevan and the local infrastructure. Earlier this year the City hired MNP to conduct a study on the topic which was presented to SaskPower Minister Bill Boyd along with a request for money which is believed to have been in the $2 million range. Although in his letter Watson didn’t actually say no, he did state in a rather polite fashion that SaskPower has already contributed to the local economy in a number of ways, notably through the employment of local

residents. “We have also reviewed the economic data from various sources on the benefits that will flow to the City of Estevan because of the Integrated Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project currently under construction at the Boundary Dam Power Station,� Watson said in the letter. “Estimates we have seen put the number of person years of employment created during the ICCS construction phase at over 5,800 and this is a significant gain for the City and its tax base.� Watson went on to say that Estevan will continue to benefit when the CCS project is complete as the local coal mining industry will remain strong and well over 1,000 jobs will be created in the oilfield as a result of

enhanced oil recovery using carbon dioxide captured at Boundary Dam. Ludwig said the City’s request is not without precedent as Estevan received money when the Shand Power Station was constructed. He said the City will continue to work on the matter and that he has spoken directly with Boyd and remains optimistic. “We are fully expecting some compensation,� Ludwig said. “With all of the extra traffic, we have the wear and tear on the roads and with all the extra people, we have the wear and tear on our recreational facilities. It goes right across the spectrum.� The next regular meeting of city council is Monday night.

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A1⇠While making the nominations from the floor, Williams explained that “this is not a personal thing at all, I simply feel that an occasional change is healthy for everyone.� He went on to note that he felt Flynn’s leadership capabilities were not being questioned and she has served the division very

well, but perhaps it was time to change things up and he cited the same reasoning when nominating Trombley to challenge Currie for the vice-chair’s position. Since he was not physically present to assume the chairman’s duties, Laich asked Flynn if she would simply carry on in the role she was familiar with for the remainder of the meeting and she complied. Other changes around the table were noted as well. Even though Garry Hammett had defeated Subdivision 4

incumbent Kevin Keating in the polls, Keating returned to the Cornerstone table as the trustee for Subdivision 3 as a replacement for Daryl Harrison who announced that he was retiring prior to the election. The call for nominations in Subdivision 3 for the late October civic elections resulted in no names coming forward to replace Harrison so following his defeat, Keating answered the recall for nominations in the neighbouring subdivision and his was the only name submitted for the

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second round, so he was declared elected by acclamation. Keating told the Mercury he enjoyed the work and in reality, Subdivision 3, which includes schools in Carievale, Carnduff and Redvers, was actually closer to where he lives anyway compared with Subdivision 4 (Alameda, Oxbow, Lampman and Bienfait) which is now represented by Hammett whom he had defeated in the general election three years earlier. A new face at the table was Elwood White who outpolled four contenders for the Subdivision 6 seat, including incumbent Bruce Wagner. White, a Pangman area resident, will represent schools in Gladmar, Oungre, Ogema, Pangman, Radville and Yellow Grass. On the indemnity question, Cornerstone stayed in the middle of the pack compared with pay scales in other school divisions around the province by giving themselves a modest increase of $5 per meeting. Each trustee now receives $225 for each meeting of four hours or more they attend on school division business. Less than that allows them half that amount. They each receive an additional $225 per month, representing one per diem devoted to work done outside of formal meetings. The chairman receives two additional per diems per month to compensate for the extra time involved in carrying out that job. One-third of the per diems are determined to be non-taxable. Other compensation allowances for meals, accommodation and travel remained the same.

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Small group making a big impact on lives of the poor She hasn’t had a warm shower in weeks and endured a mosquito bite that caused her lip to swell up like she’d been punched, but Tareina Hunt is cherishing her opportunity to help some of the world’s most impoverished children. Hunt is in the midst of a six month excursion to the Philippines where she is volunteering for the organization Young Focus. Founded in Holland in 1992, Young Focus works with children in the Manila slum area known as Smoky Mountain, a massive garbage dump where thousands of families live and attempt to cobble together a living from scavenging recyclable items or by making charcoal from collected pieces of wood. Prior to leaving for the Philippines, Hunt had read about Smoky Mountain and what to expect, but she says nothing could

live there and make a living off of scavenging. They dig through the garbage and whether it’s glass or plastic or aluminum, or the new thing is turning wood into charcoal ‌ that’s what they sell and make their living off of it.â€? Hunt said although the residents of Smoky Mountain live in some of the toughest conditions imaginable, their spirit and how they go about their day-to-day lives have left a lasting impression on her. “I think most of them don’t know any different,â€? she said. “They don’t have running water, they don’t have electricity, they don’t have green grass. Under their feet isn’t dirt, it’s muck and garbage and a lot of them are third generation of living on a garbage dump. “You see kids running around with no clothes, or no pants or no shoes or one shoe. They have

Estevan recident Tareina Hunt is spending six months in the Philippines volunteering for Young Focus, a group that works with impoverished children in Manila. smoke from the burning cus pays for the medical wood. care for the children, but “I was playing with improvements are tough to this baby, her name was come by as the kids return Rhianna and she is eight- to that environment each months-old, and I picked day. The group is also concerned about the long-term effects of the smoke as the wood contains chemicals, which may be causing irreparable damage. The potential damage from the smoke is on top of the other problems caused by malnutrition and unsanitary conditions as much of the food the residents of Smoky Mountain eat is scavenged from the garbage of restaurants, re-cooked and sold for consumption. The food often leads to worms and infections, which have other health implications. Aside from working Young Focus cares for a number of children while their parents spend the day with the children, Hunt scavenging wood and metal in an attempt to make a living. has also been working on have prepared her for the somewhat of a basketball her up and made her gig- the administrative matters, experience of seeing it in court there when you first gle, but the more I made managing sponsorships person. enter and you’ll see these her giggle the more she and matching children up “I’m at a loss for teenage boys and half of had to breathe in and I with sponsors. words almost to explain them don’t have shoes, could feel her chest viAnother focus of hers how it felt the fi rst time one might have one shoe brate. I put my ear to her is finding a sponsor for a I was there,� said Hunt, or one runner or a flip-flop back and her chest and I new venture the group is who had been living a because that’s all they’ve could hear the gurgles and working on that would fill two-hour commute away found.� they said all the babies and a void in their programfrom Smoky Mountain Since arriving in Ma- children have this lung in- ming. As it stands now, but moved to the area on nila, Hunt’s work has been fection because they inhale they have no programming Tuesday. “Now I’m there centred on Young Focus’s this smoke all the time.� for children once they exit all the time, but it’s still childcare centre, which Hunt said Young Fo- around four until they reastonishing to see how takes in children from people live. But in their the age of eight months world, it is just so normal.� to around four-years-old. Hunt added the resi- The staff of five, which dents of the mountain live includes a nurse, care for in shanties that are pieced the children who have a together from scavenged variety of health issues wood and metal. due to the conditions on “These houses are the mountain. built side by side and in Hunt said the majority a sense it is a community. of the children have lice, One person will have a sores on their bodies from restaurant or a store, but malnutrition and bacterial it’s just somebody with infections, which grow hot pots where they’ll feed rampantly in the warm people who come and buy Philippine weather. Anothbreakfast,� she said. er issue of concern is the “They bring recycling breathing problems many Because of the condition many of the children live to a new level. They esti- of the babies develop from in, sores such as the one pictured above are not mate that 30,000 people being subjected to the uncommon.

enter another Young Focus program when they are around eight-years-old. That particular program centres around education. To make that happen, Young Focus needs to attract a sponsor willing to pay $15,000 a year to support the staff and the 25 kids that would be part of the program. “My goal before I leave here is to find a corporate sponsor,� she said. “If we can build, then children wouldn’t have to leave the program until (they are ready to go to college). Spending all the time that I do with these kids, I look at the ones who are three or four-years-old knowing that next year there is no place for them if we don’t get this program funded.� Hunt added that all

Before she embarked for Manila, Hunt was able to get 14 kids sponsored at a cost of $27 a month and now almost has 30. She added people from Estevan have made it possible for 95 different families to enjoy Christmas through a $12 donation, which provides for a number of items. “In the program, which takes kids from the garbage dump and gets them back up to a level where they can be put into school and then their sponsors pay for their education, they take in approximately 30 kids a year into that program because that is how small they are. “Estevan has sponsored their entire class and been able to help them keep moving kids forward. Everyone that works at

The Smokey Mountain area of Manila is a garbage dump where 30,000 people live in shanties. of the money she has been able to raise, largely from generous Estevan residents, goes directly to Young Focus. Because they are a small group every cent they take is important. “I was just so shocked that they built a medical facility for babies on a garbage dump,� Hunt said. “The mothers and fathers drop the kids off, go scavenge all day and the children are diapered and cared for and at the end of the day they pick them up, and Young Focus sends them home with clean diapers and food. This is the only means of nutrition or food that they are getting.� Hunt said Estevan holds a special place in the hearts of people with Young Focus as the donations from residents have made a huge difference.

Young Focus knows the names of the people that sponsor these kids. It is a very small organization. The staff is just in awe of this place in Canada.� Thus far Young Focus has enough funding for 275 families in their Christmas program and Hunt has a goal of 325 which is how many families are involved with Young Focus. She is also continuing to work on the child sponsorships and the big goal of $15,000 for the childcare plus program, which would enable them to work with the children from when they are eight months old until they are ready for college. To donate, contact Hunt at: tareina@nutnaeart.com or go to www. youngfocus.org Hunt also has a blog about her trip which can be found at: tareinahunt.blogspot.ca 6SRW 6DQWD

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Cornerstone school division nabs award The Southeast Cornerstone Public School Division garnered more than their share of attention and interest at the recently completed annual general meeting of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association. The division was awarded the Premier’s Board of Education Award for Innovation and Excellence while board members Janet Foord and Bryan Wilson were singled out for other worthy achievements with Foord being elected president of the SSBA as a trustee representing the City of Estevan. Wilson, a City of Weyburn trustee, was presented with the Award of Distinc-

tion, a prize that recognizes a trustee who has demonstrated outstanding service and made a significant contribution to enhance education locally and provincially. Foord is entering her 25th year in school board

governance. She has served on the SSBA’s executive for the past five years and is Saskatchewan’s official delegate to the Canadian School Boards Association. The Premier’s Award recognized educational innovations and improvements focused on student achievement that have been advanced or directed by school boards. On Thursday afternoon at the start of their regular open business session, the board asked that the various managers, administrators and technical support staffers who were currently in the board’s central office in Weyburn to join them in the conference room for a brief celebratory

moment. Chairwoman Carol Flynn said the Premier’s Award adjudicators made special note of the division’s dedication to a response to intervention program that serves students who are having difficulty. The southeast division was one of eight boards that were in the running for the prestigious award. “The panel of judges said it was the best presentation they had encountered,� said Flynn. Foord added that the one business representative on the selection panel told her that she was “blown away by the Cornerstone presentation and

that it kept her captivated. “I also told Ken Krawetz (former minister of Education) that he couldn’t second anyone from our staff either,� she added with a laugh. Speaking about her own election to the top job at SSBA, Foord said, “you can’t be in the president’s position unless you’re proud of where you are from and where you are working. I’m proud to be a part of South East Cornerstone Public School Division.� Weyburn trustee Len Williams said that leadership at the administration level from personalities such as director of education Marc Casavant is partially respon-

sible for them gaining this recognition. Foord also expessed her appreciation of the media in the southeast sector for helping them gain recognition. “The press can be positive on occasion and we’re in the media’s eye. Things are going on in this division that only the local media are picking up on,� she said. Flynn and Foord said it was also telling that many staff members employees of the division, were in attendance on the evening that the awards were handed out, which made the event even more meaningful for the official Cornerstone representatives.

Public school division meets with treasury board officials Representatives from the South East Cornerstone Public School Division met with provincial Treasury Board representatives recently, being one of four boards invited to make their case with the provincial body this fall. Marc Casavant, director of education for Cornerstone, said the discussions evolved around the need for preventive maintenance and renewal of school facilities and also on the new reporting system used by the southeast public school system. “Part of their role is to know what our needs are,� said Casavant in his report to the trustees during their regular Nov. 15 board meeting. “There was a high

level of interest in the new reporting system and our financial officer, Shelley Toth, followed their script in submitting our needs in terms of efficiency initiatives and purchasing policies,� Casavant said. The director said they pointed out various areas of governance between the school divisions and province where there were duplication of services and processes. A report on the facilities included a record of the ages of each of the 38 school buildings in the division accompanied by a report on regional demographics and board involvement, assessments and early learning intervention, child and family liaison and First Nations

tion. He said in recent years, the board and his office have fielded several parental representations seeking clear policy regarding the attendance or catchment areas, so they are currently in the process of developing a plan that will hopefully meet those expectations. “We’re getting recommendations and options at this stage,� he said. Trustee AudreyTrombley said she understood a school busing and transportation study is underway at the provincial level as well. “Transportation of school children is a big issue around the entire province,� said trustee Carol Flynn who was acting as chairwoman for the meeting in the absence of new-

partnerships. Casavant added that the value of retaining locally elected autonomous boards was pointed out to the provincial administrators. Weyburn area trustee Bryan Wilson added that the audit done on each of the Cornerstone facilities was over and above expectations, but it was necessary for the provincial body to understand that regular assessments at local and provincial levels were necessary. “Every building out there has needs and they need to know that,� Wilson said. Casavant told the trustees that a transportation and attendance area review is nearing comple-

parent support committees did, but rather to help steer the educational training and course of activities for their schools. Newly-elected trustee Elwood White said he was able to look at the issue from both sides having served on an SCC in Pangman. “There is no isolation here, there is an understanding of the function,� he said. In response to queries from the trustees, Toth said the annual $2,000 allocated to each SCC for programming cannot be held over to accommodate a future project, which might be contrary to earlier information being sent out by trustees to the community councils regarding their use of funds.

ly-elected chairman Harold Laich who was restricted to an audio conference call setup for this meeting. The board discussed budget adjustments to accommodate the purchase of new materials for lowergrade literacy programs as well as resource materials for English as another language classes for newly arrived immigrant children who require additional assistance. Board members said they were pleased to see the evolution of individual school community councils that now have a better grasp of their importance. Trombley said they are learning that their role is not one of raising funds for playground equipment and so on like the former

Scooby-Doo Live coming to Estevan One of the most popular cartoon characters of all-time is coming to Estevan. It was announced Monday that Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang will take the Spectra Place stage April 27 for ScoobyDoo Live. Tickets for the show will be available Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. by calling Ticketmaster Charge by Phone at 1-800-970-7328 on-line at Ticketmaster.ca or in Estevan at Henders Drugs. Spectra Place club seat holders can purchase tickets from 10 a.m. to

7 p.m. Nov. 26 and 27 at Henders Drugs. Estevan Bruins season ticket holders and other select pre-sales occur Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. VIP and premium packages are also available through Ticketmaster. In the production, Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang have been called upon to help solve an epic mystery. A troublemaking ghost is haunting a local theatre and Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Scooby-Doo are on their way in the Mystery Machine to crack the case. With crazy ghosts,

perplexing puzzles, and an abundance of Scooby Snacks, it’s ScoobyDoo and friends at their best, travelling across the country, solving mysteries wherever they go. The show features big musical numbers including the evergreen ScoobyDoo theme song, ScoobyDoo, Where Are You?, alongside original groovy tunes including Round Every Corner and We’re Mystery Inc. Filled with wacky new characters and antics, the show will have young audiences on the edge of

their seats in traditional Scooby-Doo fashion from the moment the lights go down. “The timeless antics of Scooby-Doo and his mystery solving gang have been delighting kids for generations,� said Brad Globe, president, Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “We are thrilled to be bringing the Scooby Gang home to North America in this exciting new musical for the whole family. Scooby fans of all ages will truly enjoy this immersive and entertaining experience.�

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The new Hillcrest School Junior Quota Club was formally recognized as the first junior club in Canada on Nov. 13. The group of girls elected an executive and will begin meetings on the first Monday in December.

Hillcrest group has new claim to fame The inauguration of a Junior Quota Club at Estevan’s Hillcrest School was a first for Canada. Valerie Hall, Quota International District 11 governor, was on hand at the school on Nov. 13, formally anointing the group of 12 students as Junior Quota members. “You girls all know you’re making history today, don’t you?� asked Hall, with the group of girls gathered around her in the school’s library. “You’ll be the first JQs in Canada involved in the club.� The girls make up the Hillcrest JQ club, and after each student was given their blue T-shirt, elections were held for the positions of president, first vicepresident, secretary and treasurer. All of the students were eager to take leadership roles in the club, with four stepping forward to be candidates for president and three for vice. The group quickly elected Nelly Fast as the club’s first president. Hall handed her Robert’s

Rules of Order immediately following the election. Brooke Wilson will be the first vice-president, taking over as president next year, while Tyrae North will be the club’s secretary and Madison Carlson will take on the role of treasurer. The Quota Club has been planning to start the junior clubs at schools since April, Hall said the local group is thrilled that students are so eager to get involved in the service club. The first initiative Hall hopes the students get involved with is the cupboards that the Quota club donates to schools around the city. Food is then donated for the cupboards so no students in Estevan go without a lunch. “When we started up, our Quota cupboards in all the schools here, we figured it would be a wonderful start for communication and getting to know our young people here in the city,� said Hall. The students appeared very excited about the possibilities before them as

they founded the new club during a brief ceremony earlier this week. “This was their choice,� noted Hall. “When I spoke, I spoke to all the school. These (students) are the ones that were excited and wanted to be part of the beginning of a new club. Helping their school and their community is what they’re fired up about. They’re excited to start doing things. They’re our future. They’re our legacy, and we want them to know

that we’re proud of them for stepping up. “This is something that’s going to lead to greater things, so they know that they can choose their projects and make that impact. We’ve asked them to communicate with us. They are going to follow our model, learning it and feeling proud to be part of that.� Hall said the students will decide on the projects they support so they can do something that they will

feel good about. The club will meet on the first Monday of each month after school and will be guided by members of the local Quota Club as well as teachers from the school. “For the first year, I’m sure there will be Quota members at every meeting to help guide them in the leadership that they want to play in the community,� added Hall. She invited the new club members to get involved with the Santa Claus

parade on Dec. 1, encouraging them to decorate their own float and help out by serving hot chocolate. “They can come to our conferences and our conventions. They will be our inspiration as Quota International of Canada is looking for this new impact. It is the Quota spirit that they’re going to have,� said Hall. Hall noted that other elementary schools in Estevan will be forming Quota Clubs shortly.

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A6 EDITORIAL

The shelter experiment Estevan’s fi rst attempt at the establishment of a legitimate shelter, albeit on a limited basis, is being met with mixed emotions from this corner. We find it heartening to see there are organizations in this community willing to take it up a notch in terms of providing a necessary social and emotional service. But at the same time, we find it difficult to admit that within a city with so many riches, there are those who require substantial additional help. Growth brings us that stark fact. We expect there will be a bit of reluctance at first from our citizens who require this assistance. We really don’t know if there will be a big take-up on the shelter opportunity at St. Paul’s United Church auditorium beginning Dec. 1, but we do applaud the agencies, organizations and individuals that are making it available on a trial basis. The fact that a need was identified points out to us in a big reality check moment that we have several layers of society out there beginning with the super rich, the very rich, the very well off, a thriving upper and middle class residential element and then we have a very thick layer of struggling working poor followed by those who are simply out of the game right now, either permanently or temporarily. Some simply need a breakthrough moment, others may never see the daylight of economic stability. Regardless of the circumstances, they require our help. This is a city on the upward trend and we often don’t have patience or time for laggards. In most instances, those who require the help of a shelter or a food bank aren’t in that category. They are people who simply require a hand-up not necessarily a handout. They’re not out there trying to abuse the system, they just need a little help. One thing we are grateful for is the fact that the Energy City is a community with a big heart and generous soul. That has been proven time and time again. We have enough checks and balances within our midst to ensure that we will never get too big for our britches. We’re not that far down the track of progress where we can forget that at one time or another we all needed a break or two to crack a barrier of hard luck or poverty. We’ve all been on the bottom rung of life’s ladder sometime along the way. Our memories are long and the heart of our community is telling us that the time has come to offer some of those among us, that hand-up opportunity in the form of a warm shelter for a few nights, some good food and a few smiles of understanding, not pity. This is one local market study we wish we could avoid, but of course our community conscience won’t allow that to happen. So while we lament the fact that we have to admit this city requires a shelter and increased food bank use, we also celebrate the fact that we have the people and means to provide those services.

Prairie Perspective MURRAY MANDRYK Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post

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How about a little gangnam, calypso twisting grass dance? Gangnam is good, but check out the grass. I believe Colleen Simard, a First Nations columnist from Winnipeg who contributes a regular column to Troy Media and the Winnipeg Free Press, has struck on a good concept. Simard, an Ojibway (Anishinabe), suggested that while South Korea’s latest dancing wizard who goes by the name of Psy has captured the imagination of music lovers and dancers worldwide thanks to Internet connections that I believe started with YouTube, we might rightly have a burgeoning dance craze of our own, right here on the Canadian Prairies. Gangnam-style dance moves are just fine she suggests, but what about an A-pop style? I think she has something there. A few adaptive powwow dance moves might just go down positively on the international circuit if they were just promoted actively outside First Nations circles. Simard points out as one example, there are some wonderfully addictive moves in the popular First Nations grass dance that could be translated onto the dance floors in Germany, France, Spain,

Norm Park All Things Considered South Korea, and well ... anywhere. OK, not in Saudi Arabia, but you get the idea. I’ve observed these dances, and frankly, I find them more than fascinating. There is something about powwow drumming, singing and dancing that is hypnotic. I know, I’m a typical white guy with no rhythm. You won’t see me jiving to the Basin Street Blues any time soon, but I do understand and appreciate the fun that is found in Gangnam-style and I certainly see the merits in grass dance or a lot of other traditional First Nations dance movements that could be borrowed and yes, probably abused in the name of fun and frolic with no real harm intended. I have often said that there are two kinds of music I don’t hear enough of and one is the plaintive pow-wow drumming and vocals and the other is the Caribbean pan music. In fact one of the highlights of my misspent youth was gaining the privilege of “pushing pan” for a Caribbean steel band that headed

positively tribal. And it’s likely worsened with Prime Minster Stephen Harper’s majority Conservative government that is eager to ram through changes with huge omnibus bills. Even here in co-operative-minded Saskatchewan, one can find two or three cases of mindless and stubborn feuding for every example of reasonableness. For example, Premier Brad Wall deserves credit for at least exploring a Heritage Fund as promoted by the NDP in last year’s election. But such rare incidents of consensus have been overshadowed by the massive labour law changes and an irrational refusal to consider that the elimination of the Film Tax Credit might have been an economic error, It leaves one with overall impression that compromise is something that doesn’t happen much at the Saskatchewan Legislature. The deep political divisions are a reality in the province where there seems to be a lot of distance on the political spectrum between the NDP and the Saskatchewan Party. However, there have been a few occasions of late when the Sask. Party government and the NDP Opposition have appeared to be able to find common ground on a couple of rather important issues. The first is in regard to greater protection of nightshift retail workers - a private member’s bill called Jimmy’s Law - tirelessly promoted for a year now by NDP labour critic David Forbes. In honour of Yorkton gas attendant Jimmy Wiebe who was shot to death 18 months ago in a robbery, Forbes promoted a series of security measures including requiring employers to have two people on during such shifts.

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out into the streets on J’Ouvert morning, the first day of Carnival in Trinidad after an entire night of partying and dancing. I don’t know if they still stick to the old rules, but in those days, none of the parade participants including musical groups were allowed to be moved along by motorized devices like trucks or tractors. The brilliantly costumed characters in theme designs were self-powered as were the huge steel drum calypso bands that accompanied each entry. So we pushed those big racks of musical oil drums through Portof-Spain down to the Savannah for the musical bomb out competition and we sweated and chipped along and pushed pan for about a mile or more and enjoyed every musical moment. So why not a little gangnam, grass dance, calypso combination? Hey, Michael’s moon walk was a pretty simple move, wasn’t it? And what the heck, we’ve humiliated ourselves with chicken dances, hokey pokeys and the twist. What could be worse than those? I think Simard and company are on to something. Anyone willing to try a little breakthrough song and choreography?

Labour Minister Don Morgan rejected that aspect of the proposed law as being too onerous for small businesses. However, he did adopt Forbes’ suggestions for increased video surveillance, minimal cash on hand and employees wearing lanyards with panic buttons. Again, it wasn’t everything the NDP wanted, but it was a case of both sides demonstrating a lot of wisdom and compromise. This is how things should work in government. Similarly, a change to government policy that will result in an online registry of older public buildings with asbestos is another example of government somewhat listening to a good Opposition idea. NDP MLA Cam Broten pushed for a mandatory requirement that all school divisions and health regions legally provide this information on asbestos. This was the notion advocated by former building inspector Howard Willems, who died of asbestos-related cancer on Nov. 9. Morgan’s argument, however, is that many school divisions and health regions can’t possibly know what’s in their older buildings. For that reason, it is better to have an online guideline and for anyone involved in renovation or demolition of such older buildings to assume asbestos insulation is a possibility. One suspects that the government may be a little too worried about lawsuits and costs of compliance. That said, we are better off to have some level of awareness of asbestos than none at all. At the very least, it’s a good first step. And such positive change only happens when politicians actually listen to one another and decide to co-operate.

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Police service time dominated by intoxicated subjects Estevan Police Service (EPS) personnel handled a couple of incidents with two young people on the night of Nov. 12 according to information released by EPS this week. The local policing agency was also called upon to handle 15 incidents that involved intoxicated people in one form or another over a fiveday period. During the Nov. 12 incident, police stopped a vehicle based on a call where the person said there was a suspicion of an intoxicated driver. When police located the vehicle and conducted a search, they discovered liquor in the vehicle and two occupants were charged for consuming alcohol and the 23-year-old female driver was issued a 24-hour driving suspension. The same two people were encountered later in the evening on a separate matter and when a 17-yearold male youth became argumentative, began yelling profanities and was combative with police, he was charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. He now has a Dec. 17 court date. A motor vehicle accident (MVA) at the intersection of Fourth Street and Sixth Avenue was investigated by EPS on Nov. 13. One of the vehicles involved in the two-vehicle crash sustained substantial damages from the collision and a subsequent slide into a post. No injuries were reported. Icy road conditions

that day proved to be ultrachallenging for one semitruck driver who attempted to enter a local gas station but was unable to manoeuver into a parking spot due to loss of traction. A tow company attended the scene with a pay loader and police stopped traffic temporarily on Fourth Street to allow the tow truck to move the semi away from the ice patch. On the night of Nov. 15, police responded to a 911 call regarding the observation of a possibly impaired driver on Fourth Street. The caller indicated that it appeared as if the driver was confused as to what lane he needed to drive in. When police attended the scene, they were unable to locate any vehicle being driven erratically. On the night of Nov. 16, police arrested an intoxicated 28-year-old man in north central Estevan. He was charged for being intoxicated in public and lodged in cells until sober. A 48-year-old man who was reported sleeping in a parking lot on the northern side of the city was seen to be in an intoxicated state, so he too, was lodged in cells until sober and charged for being intoxicated in a public place. A 26-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving and lodged in cells until sober that same night. He now has a Jan. 21 court date. The stream of intoxicated citizens continued that night when a 23-year-

old was arrested on the north side of the city and transported to cells. He also faces a charge of public intoxication. The hits just kept on coming that night as police then discovered a 28-year-old sleeping in a north Estevan business. He joined the others in the EPS cells until sober and was charged accordingly. The next call for police involved a report of a disturbance in an east central lounge. The matter was defused prior to police arrival. Then it was back to business with intoxicated sleepers. This time it was a follow-up on a report of a person sleeping near a vehicle on the city’s southeast side. An intoxicated 34-year-old man was lodged in cells until sober and charged like the others, for being intoxicated in public. The final call for the night was for the arrest of a 30-year-old man for impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol level was over .08. He has

a Jan. 21 court date and was also lodged in cells for the night. On the night of Nov. 17, EPS members responded to a noisy party complaint on the northeast side of the city. The residents in the home were issued a warning about the city’s noise bylaw. A report of two people drinking in a parked vehicle attracted police attention on the night of Nov. 17. The two were charged for having open liquor in a vehicle. A domestic disturbance on the city’s west side was handled without further action required after police arrived. Later that same night, a 20-year-old man was arrested for being intoxicated in public and also charged with breaching the conditions of a court order. He was lodged in cells and given a new court date of Jan. 21. EPS personnel next arrested and charged a 31-year-old man for being intoxicated in public after they received a call regard-

ing a person with a knife. A pocket knife was located in the man’s pocket but was not believed to have been used or a factor in any incident. The man was charged with being intoxicated in public and lodged in cells until sober. Another intoxicated man, a 29-year-old, was arrested at a north central establishment on the night of Nov. 17. He too, was charged for being intoxicated in public and lodged in cells. A 23-year-old woman was charged with creating a loud noise that disturbed others on the night of Nov. 17. The incident involved a recurring noise coming from an apartment on the northeast side of the city. A report of a fight near a north central convenience store on the night of Nov. 17 required police attendance. The fight was over prior to police getting to the scene, but EPS members did speak to some of the suspected combatants before sending them to their respective homes. A domestic distur-

bance was defused with police intervention on the night of Nov. 17 with no further action required. An intoxicated 49-year-old man who was reported to be in the back yard of a residence in the central part of the city was arrested and taken to cells until sober. He was charged with being intoxicated in public. Another intoxicated man, a 23-year-old who attempted to gain entry into a residence on the city’s northeast side, was arrested and lodged in cells until sober. On the night of Nov. 18, police were dispatched to an east central area of the city in regard to a domestic disturbance. The matter was resolved without further incident. That same night, three youths were arrested and charged with theft based on an incident that had occurred earlier. Items that had been taken included a PS3 and iPad. The three young people now have a Dec. 17 court date.

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Man released after petty thefts A man alleged to have stolen small amounts of cash from various places around Estevan was released from custody following a show-cause hearing on Monday. Anthony Britt was in Estevan provincial court on Nov. 19 after being arrested following a slew of alleged thefts. The Roche Percee man has a related criminal history and faces charges for a number of incidents between Sept. 7 and Nov. 15.

The charges include theft, fraud and a number of breaches. Britt was represented by Legal Aid during his appearance this week. Presiding Judge Karl Bazin released Britt under the condition that he remain under the supervision of his brother, whom he lives and works with, and abide by a curfew between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. His next court appearance will be on Dec. 3. In other court pro-

ceedings, Marcel Allary was present, facing charges under the Customs Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The Crown noted it would be proceeding by indictment, which means if Allary is found guilty, he could receive up to 14 years in jail. The matter was adjourned so he could seek counsel, and he will return on Dec. 3. Estevan Court House

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Men with ties to Estevan charged with murder A man with ties to Estevan’s drug trade has been charged with murder. Christian Iyamurmye is one of two people facing charges in the Aug. 13 murder of Edmonton native Dale Maloney. At the time of his arrest, Iyamurmye was in custody at the Brandon Correctional Centre after he was arrested in

May when it was discovered during a traffic stop that he was in possession of $20,000 worth of cocaine. The second man charged in the case, Bicco Saidi, 27, had not been arrested as of press time and a Canada wide warrant has been issued for his capture. According to local police, Saidi also has ties to Este-

Money for pasture transition The federal government is helping smooth the transition of pasture lands with an infusion of cash. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart recently announced funding to help pasture patron groups prepare to assume operation of federal community pastures. One of the pastures is in the Estevan area. “Returning these lands back to their provincial owners is a great opportunity for those, with a more direct stake in the use of the land, to take over the pasture management,” said Ritz. “Our government is pleased to work with the province of Saskatchewan and use the flexibility of Growing Forward programming to support this transfer.” “Pasture patrons have been the priority for our government throughout this transition,” Stewart said. “This funding will help patron groups with the business costs associated with assuming operation of these pastures and we will continue working hand-inhand with them throughout this process.” Funding will be available to patron groups for up to 75 per cent of the costs associated with establishing legal entities and the development of business plans, up to a maximum of $80,000. In addition, funding will be available for up to 75 per cent of the costs for patrons to improve their business management skills, up to a maximum of $40,000. Pasture patron groups

are eligible for a maximum benefit of up to $120,000 per group. Funding will be provided under the Saskatchewan Farm Business Development Initiative. Funding to help patrons establish business plans, form legal entities and access training was one of the recommendations made by the Pastures Advisory Committee. The committee is made up of industry leaders and was appointed to provide advice and recommendations to the provincial government regarding the transition of these pastures. “We are pleased the federal and provincial governments are providing this funding to assist patrons in developing their business plans,” Saskatchewan Stock Growers president Harold Martens said. “We know this transition will require some business expertise and this funding will go a long way to helping ensure a smooth transition.” “We have heard from many pasture patrons who are looking to move forward with establishing a business model and this funding will assist them in that process,” SARM president David Marit said. “We appreciate this funding and the support governments are providing to patrons.” For more information, patrons can contact their local Ministry of Agriculture Regional Services office, call 1-866-457-2377 or visit www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca. Funding for this program is being provided under the federal-provincial Growing Forward agreement.

New workers comp legislation Legislative amendments arising from consultation on workers’ compensation in Saskatchewan were introduced last week by Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan. “The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2012, is a positive step forward for workers in Saskatchewan,” Morgan said. “The new legislation eliminates inconsistencies, clarifies legislative applications and improves the benefits for injured workers.” Highlights of the The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2012 include: • improving benefi ts for injured workers by increasing the maximum insurable earnings; • introduction of a system of indexation to ensure benefits are adjusted annually; • allowing workers, upon reaching age 65, to choose between purchas-

ing an annuity or receiving a lump sum payment; and • providing the board with the ability to assess administrative penalties. The maximum wage rate, the upper limit on earnings used for the calculation of benefits, will increase from $55,000 to $59,000 for new claims. The maximum wage rate was last increased in 2005. The new act contains an indexation formula based on increases to the average weekly wage. Additionally, all current claimants in the province will receive an annual increase in benefits to ensure they are consistent with inflation. The act has also been modernized and restructured to improve readability and ease of use by removing gender-specific language, using consistent terms, and improving clarity and ease of use for stakeholders.

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monton police noted. “This murder was disturbing on a number of fronts. A law-abiding man was killed in broad daylight in a very public location,” Edmonton Police Service Inspector Kevin Brezinski, said in the article. “This was a senseless, careless, and random act

of violence. Dale did not know the suspects, nor could he defend himself. Several citizens were exposed to an extreme act of violence and were put at great risk. This tragedy could have been much worse if innocent bystanders were hit by stray bullets.” Iyamurmye is well

known to local police who charged him with a number of drug related offences in 2011. Saidi is described as a black male with brown eyes and short black hair, is around six-feet-tall and weighs about 190 lbs. If anyone has information on his location they are asked to contact the police.

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Estevan Mercury

Employees from Centtaur Products were in Estevan last week installing the new seats in the Souris Valley Theatre

Seats latest step in SVT recovery After going through a disaster the magnitude of the one endured in 2011, there are many benchmarks along the slow road to recovery. The Souris Valley Theatre enjoyed one of those benchmarks last week with the installation of new seats

in their facility that was ravaged last year by flood waters from the Souris River. The flood caused widespread damage to the theatre and its outer buildings, which forced the cancellation of the 2011 season and also scuttled the 2012

season as they continued to work through the recovery process. “The seats are definitely something that we are very excited about,” said Jocelyn Anderson, the theatre’s administrative assistant. As has been well docu-

mented, the flood caused significant damage to the theatre — the price tag is estimated at $100,000. However they were somewhat fortunate as Frehlick Hall itself remains intact. “We didn’t have to take too much out other than the sound booth and the seating

so we were lucky in that respect,” Anderson said. “We are very happy that a lot of it survived. A lot of our props have to be replaced of course, but the structure is OK so we are very happy about that.” Although they were lucky with respect to Fre-

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hlick Hall, the group did not get away unscathed as the concession and building that housed their cast and dressing rooms had to be torn down and rebuilt. While they still have a way to go in their recovery, the theatre remains on track for a return in 2013 Anderson said. She noted they have a director, who will be announced at a later date, lined up and he has begun the process of finding actors for the two plays they have planned for the summer. “It should be soon that we are announcing which plays we are going to be doing,” Anderson said. “We will definitely have something happening this summer. We have had a lot of feedback from people in the community and they are really excited that we are going to be back on track.” Aside from recovery efforts, the theatre is also working on fundraising. They are selling the naming rights to the new seats and are holding a Christmas party Dec. 1. The event is geared towards small businesses looking for party ideas and will feature a meal as well as performances from Chris Henderson and Lexie Tytlandsvik. Tickets for the party are $50 and may be purchased by contacting Lori Carr at 461-5159.

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ECS students named to honour band Four students from the Estevan Comprehensive School have been chosen for the Saskatchewan Honour Band. Kaylee MacKenzie (tenor sax), Everett Schwab (trumpet), Shaylee Foord (French horn) and Karissa Gustafson were selected after auditioning for the band and will join them in the spring. Both MacKenzie and Schwab are second year members of the honour band. Rehearsals were held over a three day period in Saskatoon earlier this year and concluded with an honour groups concert that included the band, honour choir and a string orchestra. D r. R o b e r t Ta y l o r served as director of the band. Taylor is the director of bands at the University of British Columbia where he conducts the symphonic wind ensemble and concert winds, teaches instrumental conducting and is the head of the brass division.

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Estevan Prize Winners One major prize money winner and one minor winner in the Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus Charity Appeal raffle were announced this week with cheques being presented Monday morning. Bill Baryluk (left) of the Estevan K of C presents Ken Matchett with his cheque for $3,000 as one of the major winners while Estevan K of C Grand Knight Adrian Poirier, Estevan (second from right) presented a $100 cheque to Joe Gervais who accepts on behalf of his wife Alice. Albert Petrash (right), appeal chairman for the area, reported that almost $15,000 was raised through ticket sales at the local level which means about $9,000 will be coming back to the local Knights. The money will be reinvested in Estevan and area through K of C scholarships and community donations.

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Now that Saskatchewan has had its first real taste of winter, the time for motorists to brush up on their winter driving skills is here. Here are some important safety tips from CAA Saskatchewan to help drivers stay safe this winter: • Check weather and travel conditions before heading out. If conditions are poor, delay travel if possible. • Consider putting winter tires on your vehicle. Rubber in all-season tires start to lose elasticity and harden at around seven degrees Celsius, significantly reducing the tire’s ability to grip the road. Winter tires harden at around -40 degrees Celsius, allowing them to maintain elasticity in much colder temperatures. (Courtesy Automotive Industries Association of Canada, AIA Canada). • Adjust your speed to weather and road conditions. Make sure you have a full tank of fuel. • Slow down at intersections and pay special attention in school zones. • Leave a safe distance between vehicles, use turn signals well in advance and allow extra room to stop. • Avoid using cruise control on slippery roads. • Plan your route in advance, allow extra time for travel, and let others know your route and ETA. • Carry a fully charged cellphone and a cell phone car charger to call for help or members can call CAA Roadside Assistance. • Wear warm clothing and footwear, no matter

how far you are travelling. • Pack an emergency vehicle kit with items such as non-perishable food, water, blankets, extra clothing, flashlight, candle and lighter or matches and tin can, first aid supplies, booster cables, and a shovel. Visit your local CAA Saskatchewan office to view one or two person survival kits. • Take your vehicle to a CAA Car Care Centre or CAA approved auto repair facility to have it maintained for winter. • If you become stuck or stranded, stay with your vehicle. It provides excellent temporary shelter and makes it easier for rescuers to find you. • Tie a brightly-coloured cloth to the antennae or place in a rolled up window to signal distress. • Run the engine just long enough to remove the chill. To prevent carbon monoxide from leaking into the vehicle, ensure the exhaust pipe is not clogged with snow or ice and check the exhaust system for leaks. • For fresh air, open a window slightly on the side away from the wind. • Occasional deep breathing and moving arms and legs rapidly will increase body circulation. • Don’t over exert yourself by trying to push a vehicle or dig it out of snow. Major roads are patrolled for stranded motorists during weather emergencies. Preparing in advance makes it easier and safer for you to wait patiently for assistance.

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Local author explores big question in fantasy novel A local author is excited to develop a new kind of hero for her debut novel. Stephanie Stachoski’s first shot and feature-length fiction, and first in a planned series, is titled Terrestrial Advent. She said her inspiration for the story revolved around a woman whose life gets swept up by her circumstances and the decisions she makes. “Like all of us, sometimes we don’t know if the decision we’re making is good or bad. We’ll just hang on for the ride and see what happens,� said Stachoski. There are a lot of notions she wanted to play around with as she went through the story, particularly the idea of changing the past if given the opportunity. “I imagined that if people eventually read my little story, which I never thought would get published, I wanted to take them out of their comfort zone and make them a little uncomfortable at times, and think about things from a different angle.� Stachoski also wanted to centre her story on a character type that she found highly absent from popular fiction. “For me, I have to laugh a little bit, I kind of thumb my nose at a lot of the entertainment and literature that’s out there that loves to make all of their heroes and heroines brand new, young people,� she said. “What about the rest of us? We’re still good. I made the main character a middle-aged woman, and she gets a second chance at things.� Stachoski said having her character get a second chance at parts of life with the knowledge she had gained was fun to play with. “The notion I wanted to play devil’s advocate with was that if you had the chance to start all over and

Stephanie Stachoski of Bienfait was at the Estevan Public Library on Nov. 17 reading from her debut novel Terrestrial Advent. In the novel, the local author wanted to explore the idea of re-doing the past if given the chance. keep all the memories that you already have, would you do it again? Would you start all over? Would you be young again? Not necessarily starting from childhood but young again, and you know everything you know now. “Most people would leap at that chance, but she finds things aren’t always as simple as we think. We’re not always guaranteed that the knowledge we have now would serve in another life.� Stachoski added with a laugh that she’s often questioned that. She calls her life a mixed adventure, in part because when she changes course, she said that what she had been doing has little bearing on what she is about to do. That doesn’t mean she

would necessarily change what she had done before. “I wanted to show that it may be wild, it may be surprising, it may be frightening at times, but in the end when you look back, you can realize that it was all worth going through.� Stachoski has been living in Bienfait since 2007, and spent time living there before that as well. The novel was published in August, and the author was at the Estevan Public Library on Nov. 17 for a reading. “I love writing because it doesn’t interfere with my jumping from one thing to another. It’s become one of my primary loves as far as artistic things to do,� Stachoski said, adding that she used to oil paint as well. “I began writing after

taking college courses, and I found that I really liked telling stories when I wrote,� she added. “The more fantastical the story, the more fun I had writing it. I had as much fun writing stories as reading, so eventually I started writing a story and it just went on and on and on until I got to the end.� She said she surprised herself a little by just how much she wrote, and added she had a “wild� time while writing the book. While she is the creative driving force of the stories and writing, it’s her husband Lyndon who took

on the role of agent. She had been sitting on the story for some time until he came home one day informing her that he’d found a publisher. “(He) suddenly came home and said, ‘Guess what, honey? I got a publisher for you.’ He had already shopped it around. I had no idea. It turned out that he had that much faith that what I had written was worth reading. “When it comes to an artistic creation of your own, sometimes you’ll look at it and you’ll look at it and think it’s never ready,� Stachoski added, noting that’s

how she felt about her novel. Her husband felt otherwise, considering it polished enough for publishing. The desire to always change one more thing to make it just a little better was a tough one to overcome on her own. Stachoski said the ending leaves more story to be told, and she is well into writing the sequel. She is a little more confident in her ability now, adding that the second novel will be even better than her first. The novel is available online through Chapters and there is a copy at the library available to borrow.

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Handguns seized at Estevan Highway Port There were a number of highlighted incidents at the international border crossings at North Portal and the Estevan Highway ports during October according to information released by the Canadian Border Services Agency this past week. Some of the activity centred around ineligibility due to past criminal activities and convictions that prevented people from entering Canada from the United States. On Oct. 2, a Minnesota couple coming into Saskatchewan to hunt elk discovered that the man was being refused entry due to a criminal history that included impaired driving, theft and possession of stolen property along with several other outstanding charges. The same couple attempted to gain entry again the next day and the man was again refused entry and advised not to attempt it again until the criminal charges were disposed of. The couple then returned to the United States. The next day, a North Dakota resident was refused entry since he had recorded more than 20 charges of driving while under the influence plus one grand larceny conviction.

The firearm that was seized at the Estevan Highway Port by CBSA agents on Oct. 31. Another North Dakota resident applied for a work permit at North Portal on Oct. 15, but CBSA officers determined he was ineligible since he had several convictions on his record including impaired driving,

assault, domestic assault and theft. He also returned to the United States. A commercial carrier from North Carolina was issued an $8,000 penalty for failing to report a shipment of chemicals he was carry-

Border traffic numbers remain steadily strong Traffic counts continue to climb at the international border crossings in southeast Saskatchewan. The Canadian Border Services Agency reported that in October of this year, there were 27,182 travellers in 7,637 vehicles processed for entry into Canada at the North Portal Port. This represented a seven per cent increase over the same period last year when the number of travellers was just under 25,500. Commercial truck volumes increased in tandem with the overall rise in traffic as North Portal processed 10,553 people in those vehicles compared with 9,106 in October of last year. A total of 56 people

were refused entry into Canada at the North Portal station in the past month, 34 of them for the fact they had criminal records. At the Estevan Highway Port just a few miles west, the traffic volume was also up by two per cent compared with 2011’s October numbers. There were 4,950 travellers processed at the Highway Port this past month and they arrived in 2,850 vehicles including 397 commercial trucks. The volume of foreign nationals entering at this port showed a slight decrease though, moving to 950 from 1,027 in October of 2011. CBSA officials at both ports said they noted numerous false declarations

of animals last month. On Oct. 12 at the Estevan Highway Port, someone attempted to bring a horse across that was undervalued by $3,500 and the next day, two puppies arrived at the same port that were undervalued by $2,000. On Oct. 24 at North Portal, a Wisconsin man failed to declare the 14 dogs he was going to sell in Canada for $2,200. “These three cases netted combined penalties of more than $3,200,” said Lisa White, spokeswoman for CBSA’s Prairie region. “While all travellers admitted they were trying to save money on taxes, only five per cent GST is applicable to the importation of animals,” she said.

ing destined for Calgary on Oct. 18. This particular carrier had a record of failing to report previous shipments. On Oct. 20, a commercial carrier from Alabama was entering Canada with the intention of delivering a load of goods in Alberta. This man had been convicted of theft and property damage and had numerous outstanding charges pending against him so he too, was refused entry into Canada. He attempted to enter again two days later and again was rebuffed. A Saskatchewan resident returning to Canada on Oct. 28 arrived at the North Portal Port with a boat that was declared as having a value of US$7,000. CBSA officers determined through checking that he had actually paid US$9,500. The boat was seized and a penalty of $1,373.63 plus $124.88 in provincial sales tax was assessed and paid before he was able to reclaim the vessel. If he had declared it properly, he would have paid $300 in total. The traveller stated in retrospect that he deserved the penalty for being deceitful to CBSA officials. The next day, two Michigan residents travelling to Alaska were re-

fused entry into Canada after CBSA officers seized 8.6 grams of what was suspected to be morphine concealed in their vehicle. The two paid a penalty of $1,000 and both returned to the U.S. An Alaska-bound traveller arrived at the North Portal crossing on Oct. 31. During primary questioning, CBSA officers noted that the subject appeared to be in great distress and it became obvious that this had not been a planned trip. Further examination and subsequent background checks revealed to officers that the man had recently been admitted to a mental health facility and could pose a threat to himself. He was denied entry for healthrelated reasons and he returned to the U.S. where he could obtain treatment. The Estevan Highway Port also saw a good share of activity during the month of October. It was reported that on Oct. 21, a California resident who had been convicted of assault with a firearm, which was used in relation to an attempted murder, was denied entry into Canada by the Estevan Highway officials. On Halloween night, two residents from Georgia appeared at the Estevan

Highway Port claiming they wanted to do some sightseeing in Canada for a few hours. During a secondary examination of their vehicle, officers located a box partially filled with ammunition for a 9mm handgun that was located in the front seat area of the car. As the examination went on, officers located a loaded 9mm handgun under the rear seat of the vehicle. The firearm and ammunition were seized and the man who admitted ownership was arrested and turned over to members of the Estevan detachment of the RCMP. Both subjects were subsequently denied entry into Canada and returned to the U.S. That same day two North Dakota residents sought entry into Canada with the intention of driving to Estevan. During a vehicle examination, an undeclared firearm was located. The driver admitted to owning the firearm and he was charged accordingly by the Estevan RCMP. It was also noted that the passenger in the vehicle had a criminal record including assault, robbery, theft and possession of marijuana. The pair were refused entry into Canada.

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Crafty Carving A number of residents took part in a woodcarving workshop held Saturday and Sunday at the Souris Valley Aquatic and Leisure Centre.

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Distinguished group gathers for jubilee A group of local service people and long-time volunteers were honoured last Friday in the name of Her Majesty. Canadians in all provinces are being honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, as 60,000 are accepting the award to mark her 60th year on the throne. More than 100 people gathered in the Taylorton Room at the Days Inn on Nov. 16 for the ceremony as local recipients from the southeast received their award. Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki presented each of the 18 recipients with the medal as a brief biography of each person was read for the audience. A ceremony in Weyburn was held two days prior, honouring several people from that area. “Canadians from all ages and from all walks of life are being honoured for their contributions or distinguished service to their fellow citizens, to their community and to their country,� said Komarnicki, then turning to the recipients and adding, “you’re part of that distinguished group. Our country is stronger because of you.� Komarnicki noted the ceremony marks the Queen’s ascension to the throne, marked only once before by Queen Victoria in 1897. Accepting the medal last Friday were Ken Box of Windthorst, Donovan Bradley of Moosomin, Robert Burns of Estevan, Brad Chapman of Nova Scotia, Irene Doty of Carlyle, Brian Glass of Weyburn, John Henderson of Carnduff, Clayton Leduc of Moosomin, Donald Lees of Arcola, John Len of Estevan, Patt Lenover-Adams of Estevan, Peter Piper of Stoughton, John Pott of Carlyle, Anne and Douglas Silversides of Glenavon, Patricia Ann Steinke of Estevan, Kenneth Turner of Midale and John Wilson of Carlyle. Brad Chapman is an Estevan native now living in Nova Scotia as a member of the Royal Canadian Navy. His family stayed on the East Coast while he returned to the Prairies for the award ceremony. “They’re actually still getting adjusted in Nova Scotia. They’re still exploring. They’ll be able to

attend via Facebook,� said Chapman. It was about a month ago that he received an e-mail from Komarnicki, advising him that he would receive the medal. “It was quite fantastic,� said Chapman of his initial reaction. “It’s nice to be back home, first of all. It’s nice to receive the Queen Jubilee Medal. Just being a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and then coming home to a town that probably doesn’t have a lot of naval history is quite an honour.� Back in Estevan, he was catching up with old friends and seeing some of the changes the Energy City has undergone since he’s last been in the city about five or six years ago. Ken Turner is a Midale resident who served with the Canadian Militia and Primary Reserve for more than 42 years. “It’s very nice to be recognized,� said Turner, who had previously received the Queen’s Gold Jubilee Medal. “The medals that are presented in Canada here go a long way to showing appreciation for the part that people do on behalf of both country and community.� He said it’s one way of going to the smaller communities and recognizing people in various kinds of programs who have given themselves for their communities. He called small communities the “backbone� of the country, so the recognition for everyone is welcome. “I know a lot of the Legion members who are here and a lot of the other guys. It’s surprising how interchangeable the pieces are with the people that you actually do know. There are people here that I know through other people, and somehow they’re interconnected. It makes for a good solid community. It really does.� Turner said he was surprised when he received a phone call from Komarnicki’s office letting him know of the receipt of the medal. After receiving the Gold Jubilee Medal, he said it was definitely a surprise to receive the Diamond Medal 10 years later. “It was a bit of a shock actually. I wasn’t expecting it at all.�

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Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki hosted a ceremony for 18 individuals who received the Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal on Nov. 16.

At Left: Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki congratulates Brad Chapman on his receipt of the Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal. Chapman is an Estevanite now living in Nova Scotia and was one of 18 who were honoured with the medal at a ceremony on Nov. 16.

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“A lot of people who have grown up here know where everything is but with all the new people in town we hear that it’s not that easy to get around.”

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- Chamber manager Michel Cyrenne

Chamber to conduct signage audit The Estevan Chamber of Commerce is moving forward with a plan to conduct a signage audit in the city. Initially proposed in 2011, the chamber announced at its November meeting last week that a request for proposals had gone out to the public and a company has been selected. Chamber manager Michel Cyrenne said the goal of the audit is to ensure Estevan has the signage needed to help visitors find the various facilities the city has to offer. “Whether it’s signage welcoming you to the community or letting you know where Spectra Place or Woodlawn Park and everything else is, they are going to come in and do an audit of all the signs that we have and put together a plan for the City to renew the signage throughout the city,” he said. “They’ll come in and set up the plan and over the next few years we are hopeful that the City will phase it

in. A lot of people who have grown up here know where everything is, but with all the new people in town, we hear that it’s not that easy to get around. The chamber is also developing a strategic and marketing plan for a hotel association for Estevan. “We work with a few of the hotels in town where they collect a destina-

when they are not as full as they are from Sunday to Thursday,” Cyrenne said. The chamber has a couple of avenues that a group could apply through if they are looking to increase exposure to their event or are looking to bring a new event to Estevan. “We are getting a consulting firm to put together a plan for how we will put that together and how we will market that asso-

With November designated as Financial Literacy Month in Canada, the chamber had Jim Vermeersch of the Estevan accounting firm Siever, Vermeersch and Fonstad speak about the topic. Vermeersch, a certified general accountant, said in

2010 CGA Canada estimated the country’s household debt at $1.4 trillion and that the average debt to income ratio is 140 per cent. He said a recommendation he has for people is to have a personal budget or a net worth statement which will help them get a handle

on “how their money is spent and where it is going. “Maybe by showing a client the extent of the problem this becomes the first step in doing something about it because ultimately it is their decision whether or not they tackle that issue.”

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“We’re working closely with customers to reduce and adjust electricity usage, which lessens the overall demand for power,� said Garry Tollefson, manager of SaskPower’s Demand Side Management business unit. “Many people don’t

realize that a car or truck only needs to be plugged in for four hours to start.� An estimated 266,000 households in Saskatchewan plug in their vehicles during the winter, but only about 100,000 of those households use a block

heater timer. If every Saskatchewan resident used a block heater timer, it would save enough power to supply more than 5,000 homes - that’s the equivalent of taking 8,500 cars off our roads. A block heater timer

can save customers up to $25 in electricity costs each year. Plugging a car in for any longer than four hours at a time only wastes power and money, and puts more pressure on the environment due to the increased need for power generation.

In Estevan the public can stop by the local Peavey Mart location On Nov. 24 and 25 to receive their timer. By 2017, it’s expected that SaskPower’s energyefficiency programming will deliver enough savings to power 100,000 homes.

Environmental changes announced The provincial government has announced changes to the environmental act that are designed to streamline the overall process. Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff announced the proclamation The Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2010 last week. The purpose of the act is to ensure that economic development proceeds with adequate environmental safeguards to protect the environment and maintain public health. The amendments were made to align

with the government’s move to a results-based regulatory model, and to update and improve the environmental process. The amendments support the government’s growth plan by increasing legal certainty for project developers, promoting greater efficiencies in the environmental assessment process, and modernizing offence and penalty provisions. “These changes will benefit the growing economy of Saskatchewan by streamlining environmental assessment processes,

while providing enhanced environmental protection to maintain the quality of life for Saskatchewan residents,� Cheveldayoff said. “Reducing red tape and barriers to growth by providing more regulatory certainty for industry, using science-based decision-making and creating more consistent and transparent processes will help to ensure Saskatchewan is a good place to do business.� The amendments and new processes will enhance the current legislative model and the de-

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Short term pain for long term gain By Kim Inglis Columnist Develop a strategy for tax loss selling now to reap dividends later. Tax loss selling typically occurs in the first half of December and often results in bumpy markets. The stocks most vulnerable to volatility are those trading near their 52-week lows. The best performing stocks are also

affected because investors often sell winners to crystallize profits in conjunction with tax loss selling in order to minimize or eliminate capital gains. Mutual fund managers who trigger losses to avoid showing them in year-end reports exacerbate the volatility. However, these actions open the door to opportunity. Investors who have been sitting on the sidelines

are well positioned because they can acquire good quality stocks whose prices have been depressed by tax loss sellers. Unlike tax loss sellers, who must abide by superficial loss rules, investors with cash have an advantage because they can acquire the depressed stocks before the tax loss sellers can re-enter the markets. Investors who are not

sitting on cash, but need to do some tax loss selling, should act early in order to be at a cash advantage during the tax loss selling season and benefit from depressed prices too. Additionally they will have more time to assess trends, analyze potential purchases, and determine best exit points. Early action helps avoid even greater losses in the sale of losing posi-

Government to sell shares in ISC A bill introduced in the legislature Monday will provide for the sale of shares in the provincially-owned Information Services Corporation, moving forward on a commitment to open the door to expanded markets and growth opportunities for the company. “ISC has built a Saskatchewan success story that other jurisdictions have shown interest in doing business with,� Minister responsible for ISC Don McMorris said. “A privately-operated ISC will have the ability to use that advantage to enter

into new markets that a Crown-owned company would not.� ISC is unique among registry providers in Canada with experience ranging from building leading-edge registry systems to modernizing aging registry systems. ISC also has experience in geomatics, data and web portal development. The province will retain 40 per cent of the shares in the company, which will maintain an ongoing dividend stream for the government from ISC. Approximately 60 per cent of the company’s

shares will be offered to the public, which should raise between $90 million and $120 million, depending on market conditions at the time of sale. Proceeds from the sale will be used to address infrastructure priorities as the province experiences a period of unprecedented growth. There will also be a “golden share� that ensures ISC’s head office will remain in Saskatchewan. In order to ensure personal records remain secure, the vital statistics function currently held by

ISC will be transferred to executive government. Any rate increases will be tied to the annual rate of inflation as indicated by the consumer price index (CPI). Out of the 60 per cent of shares that will be part of the initial public offering, 45 per cent of the shares will be available for Saskatchewan citizens who have the opportunity to individually own shares in the company. Five per cent of the shares will be held for company employee purchase, and the remainder will be available to outside investors.

tions, which can result from liquidation when selling pressures are at their peak. After a less than stellar year, the markets offer investors a number of tax loss selling prospects. The TSX Venture Index is into double digit losses on a year-todate basis. The S&P/TSX Index also has a number of losers, although on a year-to-date basis it is still slightly in the green. The S&P/TSX 60 Index’s five worst performers so far this year are Research In Motion (TSX: RIM), Enerplus (TSX: ERF), Penn West Petroleum (TSX: PWT), TransAlta (TSX: TA), and SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC). In order to crystallize a capital loss, investors must abide by superficial loss rules and wait 30 days before repurchasing the investment. These rules prevent taxpayers from realizing losses without actually disposing of the assets. However, there are options for investors who wish to realize losses but still want exposure. They can buy an exchange-traded fund that is linked to the desired sector, or purchase shares of a similar company. For instance, an in-

vestor who wants to sell Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX) but is still bullish on gold could purchase the iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index (TSX: XGD). Alternatively, they could acquire shares of another large cap gold producer, such as Goldcorp Inc (TSX: G) or Kinross Gold Corp (TSX: K). However, don’t sell a stock just to trigger a tax loss. Investment decisions must be based on tactical thinking and careful evaluation. Be sure you have no reason to continue holding the stock. If your analysis suggests it can recover, you may want to make a different choice. The concept of tax loss selling appears simple but there are intricacies to consider. Before embarking on any new strategies, investors should consult with their tax advisors. Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP is an investment advisor and portfolio manager with Canaccord Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., member - Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

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Elecs lose out in quarter-finals Quick start fizzles out for volleyball squad at provincials Off to their best start in years, the Estevan Comprehensive School boys’ volleyball team looked like it might make some noise at 5A provincials in North Battleford. But after posting a 3-1 record in round-robin play, the Elecs ran into a hotter team in the Meadow Lake Spartans in the quarter-finals, losing in straight sets. Head coach Nathan Johnson said it was the team’s best round-robin performance at provincials since 2005, when they won silver, and he felt his team could knock off Meadow Lake. The Elecs were seeded sixth in the tournament. “I think when we saw on paper that we were going to match up against Meadow Lake, they’re a very strong team and they were ranked No. 4 going into it, but personally I had a feeling that we were going to be able to win that game,� said Johnson. “The first game, it definitely was nerves. They looked like they were a little

more experienced in the tough matches. They served the ball really well and we couldn’t get the ball to our setters. The second game was back and forth. We had a real tough time stopping their two power hitters. In the end, when push came to shove, we couldn’t get the ball to their floor. Their defence was great despite them being an undersized team. Hats off to them, they played a great game,� Johnson added. The Regina Campbell Tartans were eventually crowned provincial champions after beating the top ranked Moose Jaw Central Cyclones in the final. Prince Albert St. Mary’s defeated Meadow Lake in the bronze medal game. To begin the roundrobin, the Elecs upset St. Mary’s the second-ranked team in the tournament, two sets to one. They then beat the Bishop James Mahoney Saints of Saskatoon in straight sets, followed by a two-set loss to Regina Campbell.

“We had a little bit of a hiccup there, we didn’t play super strong against Campbell, but it turned out they were a pretty strong team, winning the whole thing,� said Johnson.

The Elecs finished the round-robin with a two-set victory over the Yorkton Regional Raiders on Saturday. Johnson said that Kale Little and William Tabbernor were the team’s top

attackers, while Keiron Gallipeau also played well. “We’re very happy with the way we played and very proud of the boys,� said Johnson. “Going in, I think we

thought we had an outside shot at a medal, and the way we played in the roundrobin it certainly looked that way. We just ran into a hot Meadow Lake team in the quarter-finals.�

Jolan Lingelbach (7) of the ECS senior boys’ volleyball team bumps the ball over the net as teammates look on during the club’s home tournament earlier this season. (File Photo)

Apex Bruins drop back to .500 mark After suffering a pair of losses on the weekend, the Estevan Apex Bruins are sitting at the .500 mark in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League. The midget AA club lost 5-3 to the Notre Dame Hounds on Friday and 6-5 to the Regina Flames on Saturday. The Bruins (4-44) blew early leads in both games. At Spectra Place on Saturday, the Bruins squandered a 3-0 lead in the first period. Blaine Herzberg opened the scoring for Estevan only 58 seconds in, and Preston Hutt added to the lead at the 6:39 mark. Herzberg scored his second of the game shorthanded with three minutes left in the period, putting in his own rebound from a bad angle. But the Flames stormed back quickly before the buzzer. Cody Braddock responded only 42 seconds later by putting in a rebound, and at the 18:42 mark, Josh Laframboise beat Bruins goalie Levi Eiteneier with a shot off the rush, cutting the Bruins’ lead to 3-2 after one period. The second period was less frenetic, with the only goal coming off the stick of Regina’s Levi Barnstable at 17:38. The Flames took the lead for the first time at 1:35 of the third, with Braddock’s second of the game coming on a tic-tac-toe play with the man advantage. Mason Benning tied the game with a power play marker at the 10:20 mark, with his point shot getting past Flames goalie Connor Meredith.

Any momentum the Bruins received didn’t last long, as Braddock completed a hat trick only 10 seconds later on a 2-on-1. The Flames took a 6-4 lead at the 14:21 mark on a power play goal by Laframboise. Dylan Lay scored with 38 seconds left to get the Bruins within a goal, but they were not able to force a tie. The Flames went 2-for9 on the power play, while the Bruins scored once on seven opportunities. On Friday in Wilcox, the Bruins led 2-1 after the first period but surrendered three goals in the second. Kyle Salaway put the first goal on the board at 5:30, but the Hounds tied it up at 10:11 on a goal by Matt Morrison. Jason Hengen netted a power play marker at the 14:35 mark to give the Bruins the lead after one period. It was all Notre Dame in the second period, as they scored three goals in a span of eight minutes. David Almond knotted the score at 4:24, and Kirkland Glassford put the Hounds on top with a power play maker at the 8:16 mark. Lane Olson scored the team’s third goal of the period at 12:53, giving Notre Dame a 4-2 lead after two periods. Erik Thakurdeen extended the team’s lead to three goals at the 3:09 mark of the third period. Salaway scored his second of the game at 11:47 to get his team back in it, but there was no more scoring after that. Shots on goal were 2322 for the Bruins, who went

1-for-8 on the power play. The Hounds were 1-for-4 with the man advantage. The Bruins’ next regular season action is Thursday when they visit the Notre Dame bantam AAA team. They are back in Estevan on Sunday to face Weyburn. Game time is 2 p.m. at Spectra Place.

Jason Hengen (9) and Dylan Lay of the Estevan Apex Bruins battle a Regina Flames player for the puck during the Bruins’ 6-5 loss to the Flames on Saturday.

Bruins add some scoring help in Jesseau The Estevan Bruins added what they hope is a top six forward in a trade last week. The Bruins acquired 20-year-old centre Dustin Jesseau from the Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League on Nov. 13. Jesseau, who made his Bruins debut Wednesday against Melville, is expected to centre one of the team’s top two lines. “He’s a very skilled forward and we were looking for another centreman to help out,� said Bruins head coach and general manager Keith Cassidy. “He stepped in (against Melville) after

only being here for a day and did some really good things. He’s certainly going to be one of the faster guys on our team and his puck skills are far above average. His hockey sense is really good.� The Aurora, Ont., native had four goals and 10 points in seven games with Abitibi this year. He has also spent time with the now defunct Dixie Beehives of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, and played two games last year with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Cassidy said he hopes Jesseau can help resurrect the team’s power play,

which is running 10th in the SJHL at a 12.8 per cent success rate. “We had him play the point on the power play near the end of the game (in Melville) and that seemed to pay off for us. It’s a position he’s played previously. Hopefully that helps kick start our power play a little bit, which has been a thorn in our side this year,� said Cassidy. Meanwhile, the Bruins released 19-year-old centre Tyson Valette on Thursday. Valette, who spent part of last season with the La Ronge Ice Wolves, had missed the first six weeks

of the season with a shoulder injury. He played three games in a Bruins jersey. Meanwhile, Cassidy said that with the additions of Jesseau and Roger Tagoona, he’s optimistic about the team’s forward depth once Calder Neufeld and Matt Brykaliuk return from injury. “I think they all have the ability to play at a high level and we’re certainly going to be expecting that. When and if we get everybody in the lineup at the same time, it’s going to be a good thing for us. I’m excited and looking forward to seeing what that looks like, as I’m sure a lot of people are.�

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Bruins lose narrowly in Melville Two third-period goals weren’t enough for the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins in a 3-2 loss to the Melville Millionaires on Nov. 14. The defeat at the hands of the first-place Millionaires at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in Melville dropped the Bruins to 7-102 on the season. The Mils led 2-0 after the first period on goals by Kyle Scaber at 5:52 and Russell Trudeau, on the power play, at 14:34. Bruins head coach and general manager Keith Cassidy said he was happy with his team’s play after that point. “Especially the second and third period, we controlled the play, we had opportunities to score again and I got to see some good

in the game the whole time and had a chance to win. I was pleased with that. The guys were upbeat and working hard. “ Wednesday’s contest marked the end of a threegame suspension to Bruins starting goalie Curtis Martinu. Rookie backup Travis Pelletier started all three games. “Obviously there are a few things he’d like to do differently, but ‌ he’s 2-2 over that time and whenever you go to your backup goaltender, if you can play .500 hockey with him in the net, I think it speaks well to what he’s done,â€? said Cassidy. “He certainly saved our bacon in the shootout a couple of times and I think he should feel good about that.â€? Meanwhile, the Bruins

stuff from Dustin Jesseau. I think he’s going to bring a lot to the lineup.� Jesseau is a 20-year-old centre that the team acquired from the Abitibi Eskimos of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League last week. After a scoreless second period, Darcy DeRoose’s seventh goal of the year 31 seconds into the third period got the Bruins on the board. Melville responded only 43 seconds later though, as Sean Aschim scored his 11th of the season. Tanner Froese got the Bruins within a goal again with a power play marker at 5:46. Cassidy said there were some positive things to take away from the game. “I was encouraged. It was a 3-2 score, but we were

hit the road on the weekend for their annual trip to the University of North Dakota, which involves seeing a pair of college hockey games at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Aside from being a good team-building trip, Cassidy said the excursion gets players thinking about their future. “One of the main reasons behind it is we want to expose these guys to some college hockey, because a lot of them, growing up on the Prairies, the only thing they’ve been exposed to is the Western Hockey League. The WHL’s a great league and we love to send guys (there), but we also want the guys to know that there’s an alternative to that in the NCAA if they choose to go that route,� said Cas-

Estevan Bruins winger Nick Weiss battles Melville Millionaires defenceman Landon Hall for the puck during a game earlier this season. (File Photo) sidy. “A lot of them have heard about it but never really seen it. Going down to UND, there’s not a better show in college hockey than what goes on at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.� The team’s next game is Friday when the La Ronge Ice Wolves come

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Mermaids send 29 to North Battleford meet It was a weekend of inspiration and learning for 29 members of the Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming club. The Mermaids attended the 2012 Marnie Eistetter Development Camp and Figures Meet in North Battleford. One of the biggest highlights for the girls, aged 10-17, was meeting Elise Marcotte, a member of the Canadian duet and synchro teams at the Olympics this summer. Marcotte taught the

essential for competitive routines. Julie Levasseur, the head coach of the Wascana Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, taught the athletes how to properly stretch for maximum capacity. Meanwhile, long-term athlete development and sports physiology export Jennifer Langlois dealt with elevated sculling, resistant bands and posture. Brittany Leaper, the north high performance coach for Synchro Saskatchewan, focused on

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10, was named the recreational stream athlete of the year. For the fourth time in six years, the Mermaids received the club membership incentive award, given to the club with the highest growth rate in the province. The Mermaids experienced membership growth of 24 per cent last year, which also made them the largest club in the province. The Mermaids will compete in four more meets this year.

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Atom AA Bruins host tournament The Estevan Gem Well Bruins won the consolation final at an atom Tier 1 tournament they hosted on the weekend. The atom AA club edged the Regina Capitals 6-5 in the final on Sunday after posting a 1-2 record in the round-robin. In their other games, the Bruins lost 6-5 to the Capitals in their opener on Saturday, defeated the Regina Blackhawks 8-6 and lost 3-2 in a shootout to Yorkton. In the A final, the Yorkton Terriers earned a 6-3 win over the Moosomin Badgers. In other action on Sunday, the Capitals lost

4-3 to Moosomin and the Regina Wild hammered the Blackhawks 14-0. S a t u r d a y ’s s c o r e s were Yorkton 9, Moosomin 2; Capitals 12, Blackhawks 3; Moosomin 5, Wild 4; and Yorkton 10, Wild 4. In the consolation final, Austin Fleck scored the winner with 2:31 left in regulation, only 22 seconds after the Capitals had tied the game. After a scoreless first period, the teams broke out for four goals apiece in the second. The first four goals of the period all came from the Capitals, and the Bruins proceeded to stage

a dramatic comeback, tying the game with four of their own in the fi nal six minutes of the frame. Three of those came from Kaiden Tuchscherer. Stanley Cooley, Brenden Holba, Adam Kydd and Evan Morrow staked the Capitals to a 4-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the period. With about six minutes left, Tuchscherer scored two goals in 42 seconds and added the hat trick marker four minutes later. Tayce Miller’s goal with 32 seconds left in the period tied the game. Josh Romanyk gave the Bruins the lead only

53 seconds into the third, and that margin held until Cooley scored for Regina with 2:53 left. But Fleck got that one back moments later to secure the win for the Bruins. The final was a rematch of the tournament opener between the Bruins and Capitals. Estevan led 5-4 midway through the third, but Regina would score two goals in the last seven minutes to earn the victory. Fleck, Ben Wagstaff, Alex Vonsprecken, Ethan Bill and Parker Bell scored for the Bruins. Kydd (3), Cooley, Jayden Harris and Tavia Terry replied for the Capitals.

Bell and Easton Robitaille each had two goals to drive the Bruins to victory in their second game. Bill, Vonsprecken, Miller and Cale Adams also scored. B r e n d a n Ye o ( 3 ) , Isaac McGeough (2) and Dawson Dutchak scored

for the Blackhawks. In their final roundrobin game against Yorkton, the Bruins got goals from Robitaille and Romanyk, both in the second period. Jackson Berezowski and Ryder Korczak supplied the Terriers’ offence.

TS&M Bruins back in loss column On Saturday, the Bruins couldn’t mount any offence as the Warriors scored four goals in the final 40 minutes, three of them coming on the power play. After a scoreless first period, Jeremy Bisson broke the ice at 7:14 of the second, scoring the only goal of the game that did not come with the man advantage. Paul Stewart made it 2-0 at the 12:39 mark to

give the Warriors a twogoal cushion after two periods. The Warriors scored two more power play markers less than five minutes apart in the third. Cameron Ross gave them a three-goal lead at 4:50, and Ryan Botterill closed out the scoring at the 9:27 mark. The Bruins’ next game comes on Saturday, when they visit the Melville Millionaires.

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The Estevan TS&M Bruins lost both of their road games on the weekend, undoing the gains they had made with a pair of wins earlier this month. The bantam AA team lost 4-0 to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday and got doubled up 8-4 by the Swift Current Raiders on Sunday. The Bruins (3-8) sit in ninth place in the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League, with both teams below them holding games in hand. Sunday’s game would have been a bigger blowout had the Bruins not scored three goals in the third period. Swift Current had the only two goals in the opening frame, with Cody Spagrud striking first at 1:47 and Dylan Rossiter making it 2-0 at the 17:08 mark. The Raiders took complete command of the game in the second period with a pair of early goals. Tristan Carey put them

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Estevan Mercury

Peewee AAs win B side in Prince Albert After a layoff of nearly a month, the Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins shook off the rust quickly and earned the B side title at a tournament in Prince Albert on the weekend. The peewee AA team, which last played on Oct. 21, posted a 2-1 record in the round-robin and won two playoff games. “I really hope this gives the kids lots of confidence, because it should,� said head coach Jeff Pierson. “Like I told them after the game, they should all be very proud

of themselves. This was a very tough 15-team tournament. There weren’t weak teams there.� The Bruins began the tournament with a 6-3 victory over the Humboldt Broncos. Hayden Cutler led the team with a hat trick and Cole Fonstad had two goals, while Mason Strutt added a single. “To run up against Humboldt, who we knew were tough, those kids, for being off three weeks, just put in a great, great effort in that game. I think that really set the tone for the

weekend in the long run. There weren’t any easy games,� said Pierson. In their second game, the Bruins suffered their only loss of the weekend in an 8-5 decision against the Prince Albert Raiders. Fonstad scored a hat trick, with Cutler and Colton Schell also scoring. The final round-robin game saw the Bruins edge the Saskatoon Fury 3-2. Fonstad, Jake Palmer and Ryder Pierson supplied the offence for Estevan. The team’s 2-1 finish sent them to the B-side

semis against the Warman Wildcats. Pierson said the Warman team was a tough opponent. They got to the semis by pounding Swift Current 7-1. But the Bruins came out with a 5-3 victory in the evening game, fuelled by a four-goal outing from Fonstad. Strutt also scored. The B final was a rematch against Prince Albert, and this time, the Bruins’ offence exploded for an 8-3 win. Estevan got three goals from Fon-

stad, two from Cutler and singles from Palmer, Carson Benning and Dylan Hull. “One of the things that impressed me the most is how we have the ability to step up against very competitive teams. Humboldt, Warman and Prince Albert are all very good hockey teams that we beat,� said Pierson. Fonstad earned three of the Bruins’ game stars in the tournament and goalie Cody Levesque got the other two. “I’m just happy to see

this team’s getting better and better as the season goes on,� said Pierson. “Moving forward, I can tell you I have a lot of confidence in this team. They’re just a team that works really well together and I think every kid’s kind of finding their role on the team. A well-balanced hockey team is a good hockey team.� The Bruins return to regular season action this weekend, visiting the Moose Jaw Warriors for games on Saturday and Sunday.

New members added to minor football board It was a fairly routine annual general meeting for Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football on Nov. 13. The minor football organization elected new members to its board and disclosed financial statements during the annual meeting. Murray Fischer and Brian Smith stepped down from their positions on the executive, with Shelley Heidinger, Darcy Williams and Jason Bresciani stepping up to replace them. The organization now has a full complement of executive members enter-

ing the 2013 season. EMF president Steve McLellan said the group had a stable year financially. “It has improved a little bit. We had some expenditures as well, but year over year we did well,� he said. EMF’s involvement with the project to restore Woodlawn Athletic Park was a major item on the agenda. Minor football is one of several partners, along with Woodlawn Regional Park, the Elecs football program, Estevan Soccer and local ball programs, involved in a three-phase

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plan to restore and expand the facilities at Dana Quewezance Memorial Field, located in the regional park. “That was a lot of the discussion,� said McLel-

lan, who added that people at the meeting were on board with the project. “There wasn’t really much to debate. It was agreed that it’s a good project and something we

should be involved with,� he said. Phase 1 of the project involves restoring the field so that it is playable for football and soccer in 2013.

“We definitely need some more support financially, but things are going along. Our partnership’s strong with the park and the other organizations involved,� said McLellan.

Bantam A Bruins suffer first loss Playing their first game after a two-week layoff, the Estevan Century 21 bantam A Bruins suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday. The Bruins (6-1-2) allowed four unanswered goals in a 5-2 loss to Southey at Spectra Place. The teams traded

goals in the fi rst period, with Drew Wilde scoring for Southey at 13:54 and Preston Brodziak responding for the Bruins at the 16:34 mark. Josh Giblett quickly gave the Bruins the lead in the second period, only 56 seconds in, but Southey would score two late goals

to regain the edge heading to the third period. Boyd Wagner tied the game at 16:20 and Wilde scored his second of the game at 18:03. Dryden Hubick put the visitors up by three at 4:43 of the third, and Luke Klarer added an empty netter.

Brodziak, Sage Dayman, Wyatt Haux and Brady Long had assists for Estevan. Ethan Veroba was in goal for the Bruins. The team’s next action is this weekend, when they visit the Regina Panthers on Friday and travel to Moose Jaw on Sunday.

Junior midget Bruins grab win The Estevan Blue Rock junior midget Bruins needed a pair of late goals to get past the Regina Wild 4-3 on Saturday. The Bruins moved to 3-3-1 in the Hockey Regina midget 15-year-old league. Estevan was also scheduled to host Weyburn on Sunday, but it was postponed because Weyburn was double booked. The

game will be made up on Dec. 16. In Saturday’s game at Spectra Place, the Bruins struck first on a power play goal by Bailey Lonsberry midway through the period. The first four goals of the game all came on the power play. Karter Parisloff replied for the Wild at the 15:47 mark.

Colton Gingras restored the lead for the Bruins at 3:50 of the second, but not for long, as Luke Lubiniecki lit the lamp at 11:06 to even the score again. The score remained tied until late in the third period, when Ryan Stovin broke the deadlock with 4:11 to play. Ryan Smith gave the

Bruins some insurance with two minutes left, and they would need it, as Parisloff’s second of the game narrowed the gap with 44 seconds left. The Bruins are back in action this weekend. They host the Regina Capitals on Saturday at the Civic at 5:30 p.m. and face Weyburn on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at Spectra Place.

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Argos finally break through against Als Last winter, the Toronto Argonauts talked about winning the 100th Grey Cup at home. They were delusional. Just trying to sell tickets, right? Well, after that they went out and got Ricky Ray, surrounded him with the team’s best receiving corps in years and meticulously added players who would make an impact on defence. Oh, and Chad Owens had a season like the CFL has never seen before. For most of the past decade, the one thing separating the Argos from the Grey Cup has been the Montreal Alouettes. They are the dean of the CFL East. For them, the Eastern final is just foreplay. Except this time, the Alouettes were ordinary. Anthony Calvillo looked more like a 40-yearold quarterback than a guy who threw for over 4,500 passing yards each of the last five seasons. Star receivers S.J. Green and Jamel Richardson couldn’t take advantage of an inexperienced Argos secondary that was also missing East Division allstar Patrick Watkins. Ricky Ray did what Ricky Ray does: keep his cool, throw bombs and spread out his targets. Although the Argos’ roster is full of talent, including many off-season additions, Ray is the backbone of everything they do. The veteran quarterback didn’t get rattled early on when his team made some brutal mistakes and fell behind 10-0. When he took big hits, he got back up and threw for a few more of his 399 passing yards

on the day. Another player who deserves a mention is running back Chad Kackert, who ran up 139 yards against the Als. When the Argos released league rushing leader Cory Boyd earlier this season without a real explanation, I was livid. But it turns out Toronto knew what they were doing. Kackert helped lead the team to a Grey Cup berth, and Boyd lost his starting job in Edmonton. Owens was a huge factor, and he set an Argos’ playoff record of 207 receiving yards without fumbling the ball once. Hanging onto the ball has been a major issue with him this year, so we’ll see if he can repeat that feat on Sunday. Impressive rookie Dontrelle Inman also had a crucial touchdown grab early in the second half that tied the game and got the Argos back in it after a poor first half. Kackert’s running major a few plays later gave Toronto a lead they wouldn’t give back. The Argos’ defence really buckled down in the second half as well to prevent a Montreal comeback. Still, it all came down to the vaunted Argo Bounce. Rookie cornerback Pacino Horne took a dumb penalty late in the third quarter that gave the Alouettes a chance to swing the momentum back their way. He redeemed himself later, first stripping the ball away from Eric Deslauriers when the Alouettes were threatening, and then tipping the pass that Brian Bratton dropped in the end zone on Montreal’s last-gasp attempt to tie the game.

Taylor, Grube lead Bulldogs over Wild The Estevan Dayman Trucking Bulldogs picked up their sixth win of the year on Saturday, scoring four goals in the second period en route to a 7-1 win over the Regina Wild. The Bulldogs (6-01) sit in second place in the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League bantam A standings. They were also scheduled to face the Fort Qu’Appelle Flyers on Sunday, but results were not available at press time. On Saturday in Regina, Shania Taylor and Jenna Grube led the Bulldogs’ offensive attack with three goals each. The Wild opened the scoring with what would be their only goal of the day, courtesy of Sara Puetz at the 2:54 mark of the first period. The Bulldogs responded with three goals in the first period. Taylor tied the game at 7:18, and added her second of the game at the 10:40 mark. Grube’s first of the

afternoon came with 39 seconds left in the period to give the Bulldogs a 3-1 lead after 20 minutes of play. Jenna Kreklewich made it 4-1 at 8:08 of the second frame, and Grube scored 90 seconds after that. Grube’s hat trick marker at 14:28 gave the Bulldogs a 6-1 lead, and Taylor capped off the scoring with her own hat trick goal at the 15:49 mark. There was no scoring in the third period. Marcedes Singleton got the win in goal for the Bulldogs. Meanwhile, goals were elusive for the Estevan Power Dodge Chargers as the bantam A club played to a scoreless tie with the Prairie Storm on Sunday at the Civic. The Storm outshot the Chargers 36-23, with Tamara Irwin earning the shutout. The Chargers (6-1-1) are tied for second place with the Bulldogs, one point behind the Moose Jaw Warriors.

Josh Lewis Hear Me Out That little touch may have been the difference between the Argos going home and playing at home in the Grey Cup. *** I’m not sure what to make of the late Monday night announcement that John Gibbons is coming back to manage the Toronto Blue Jays. I know that I certainly had a queasy feeling in my stomach when I saw the news.

The first thing that comes to mind about Gibby, who first managed the Jays from 2004-08, is his infamous run-ins with Shea Hillenbrand and Ted Lilly. Hillenbrand deserved some come-uppance for what he did and I still don’t know why Lilly was mad at Gibbons for taking him out after he got roughed up for seven or eight runs. I admire the fact that Gibbons dealt with insubordination rather than letting it slide, the way John Farrell did last year.

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Estevan Mercury

Do you remember? TEN YEARS AGO: It was announced by Allan Johnson, library director for the Southeast Regional Library, that Bienfait would be losing its library effective July 30, 2003. The decision to close the facility, which was located at 402 Carbon Avenue, was made by the trustees at the Southeast Regional Library’s semiannual meeting held earlier this month. Johnson said there were three main reasons for the closure decision. The first factor was funding, the second concerned the facility itself, and thirdly, about one-third of the people in Bienfait and area were using the Estevan branch. A young mother who

was also the operator of a child-care centre in the city was the newest member of the Estevan School Division board of trustees. Theresa Dumaine earned the right to sit on the board when she defeated Jack Bramham in a byelection on Nov. 14. The vacancy had been created when Gerry Muir resigned this past summer as he was moving to Yorkton. Six residents from the Souris-Moose Mountain Constituency were presented with a Golden Jubilee Medal by MP Roy Bailey during a ceremony on Nov. 13 at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. The recipients were Margaret Ustupski, Roy Sanderson and Art Matte

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Estevan Legion Memorial Hall. Guest speakers included Lorne Wilkinson, executive secretary of SARM: Pat Gerwing, local agricultural representative; Deputy Premier Eric Berntson, who was also minister of agriculture; Minister of Rural Affairs Bob Pickering; Keith Smith, SARM director for Division 1; and Isaac Thiessen, vice-president of SARM. Ken Collopy, representing the RM of Browning, was re-elected president of the SESRMA for a second consecutive term. It was announced that due to the economic recession, management staff at the Estevan Co-operative Association had taken a five per cent cut in salary as well as a four per cent cut in pensions, with both cuts to be in effect until January 1984. Robert Waldegger, general manager of the Estevan Co-op, said these cuts and other measures were being taken to ensure the local Co-op remained viable thus ensuring its future. Residents of North Portal and Roche Percee were now enjoying the luxury of having natural gas to heat their homes. The two communities were among 31 in the province to receive to the service this fall through the Saskatchewan Power Corporation’s rural natural gas program. At North Portal, the project was activated during the week of Nov. 10, while Roche Percee residents had received their service activation on Oct. 23.

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Province announces agriculture scholarship Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart has announced the launch of the third annual Saskatchewan Agriculture student scholarship. “I am pleased to announce this scholarship to help encourage our youth to

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Property tax values set for 2013 Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter released the provincial percentages of value used to set property taxes for the 2013 taxation year. “Saskatchewan is seeing unprecedented growth and property values are increasing,� Reiter said. “Since our 2009 revaluation of property in Saskatchewan, the value has grown from $58 billion to $97 billion. Our govern-

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elevators, railway rights of way and pipelines from 75 per cent to 100 per cent. This levels the playing field with other commercial/industrial property. All other POV for farmland, residential and other commercial properties remain unchanged from the previous revaluation year (2009). Significant education property tax (EPT) shifts were projected to occur

within the commercial/ industrial property class due to significant differences in the growth in assessment values. To help alleviate these shifts, the commercial/industrial tiers for the EPT will be eliminated and the commercial/industrial property class will be separated into two classes. This could potentially help adjust the balance of EPT raised within the commer-

cial/industrial property class, mitigate shifts from revaluation and eliminate a perceived disincentive to grow businesses. Legislation requires all Saskatchewan properties to be revalued once every four years. Amendments to regulations and legislation will be required. EPT mill rates are decided in the budget process and announced on budget day.

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Food preparation at ECS becomes part of the curriculum and offers the students an opportunity to learn the front-line skills they will require if they wish to pursue a commercial cooking career.

Maybe it’s the busiest kitchen in the city ECS commercial cooking classes adhere to nutrition and recycling goals By Norm Park of The Mercury When it comes to proper nutrition and environmentally sound recycling practices, the Estevan Comprehensive School commercial cooking teams are committed to doing the right thing. They aren’t totally in as far as hitting 100 per cent compliance on both files, but they’re very, very close and that’s not bad for a food service that prepares between 500 and 600 meals daily during the typical school week. The commercial food preparation classes were put in the proper nutrition direction as early as 2005, and started to pay stricter attention to recycling issues in 2007, and since then they have been getting incrementally better at it. “We’ve been recycling all cardboard products since 2007,” said commercial cooking teacher Curtis Hack. “We’ve been paper and cardboard recycling with two bins a week.” In 2011 Hack said he attended a professional development seminar that was preaching the value of corporate and social responsibilities, and that motivated him to motivate others to extend the recycling commitment. “Now we collect all the plastics and tins and I drive it down to the recycling centre every week,” Hack said. The only things that really get tossed as far as garbage is concerned are some paper towels and cleaning agents and that amounts to less than two average sized garbage bags per day. “The vegetable scraps go out to local chicken farms,” said Hack. “The kids are pretty good at paying attention to what can be recycled and the staff are on board too. All dining small wares are biodegradable within six months and we’ve had no complaints

Curtis Hack, paying attention to the environment and nutrition as the instructor for the ECS commercial cooking program. from staff or students regarding their durability. We’re getting a good product with only a marginal cost increase.” Hack figures the small hike is more than offset by the positive environmental impacts. The cost is recovered in the school’s Cafetorium service where the daily specials are offered up for $4, and that price hasn’t moved upwards in a few years and they want to keep it that way so that one solid meal per day for each student is available at a very reasonable price. With a school population of around 850, there is a pretty strong buy-in from the students who enjoy a noon-hour break in two shifts during a regular day. “The Grade 9s for sure are pretty dedicated to ECS, and on cold days, we’ll get a lot more traffic here when students decide not to leave the school at the break,” Hack said. The school still sells a lot of bottled water and Hack said he’s aware of the negative environmental impact that has. “We don’t do the anti-bottle campaign here, and it’s mainly due to school population versus access to good water. I know we would like to be on board. It’s the same with us not being able to guarantee items being totally peanut free. I just don’t know how to do that with all that goes on here.”

When it comes to nutrition, well, the buy-in that began in 2005, is holding firm. Hack said there was significant “push-back” from students and even from some staff at the start, but once they got through that first three-year cycle, when all the new students didn’t know anything other than nutrition-first menus, it’s become a lot easier. “No pop, no chips, no candy. Granola bars instead of chocolate bars ... fruit and muffins. But yes, once in awhile we’ll cheat on desserts. Sometimes we just like to bake some cakes,” he said with a smile. The kitchen offers up different menu items on a five-day cycle, focusing on beef one day, pork on another, chicken or other poultry on another day. Entrees will include rice or potatoes (no fries) and they play with the protein flavours such as pork chops one day, ham another and so on. While they prepare the menus, the 20 to 25 students in each commercial cooking class learn how to do it properly and safely. There is a lot of kitchen conver-

sation, generally directed toward tasks at hand, and no general horsing around. Anyone who has worked in a commercial kitchen understands there is precious little time to waste on undirected deeds. A typical week will see the ECS food service go through 20 cases of chicken ... representing over 500 chicken breasts and other parts. Another day will see them cook their way through 20 kilograms of ribs. A third day will require preparation of two, seven kilogram pork loins. “We go through a lot of lettuce, I mean a whole lot of lettuce. It’s a favourite base for our salads. We’ll usually give them a leaf lettuce salad with potato salad option or a macaroni salad and then there are the pickles and condiments,” Hack added. On the nutrition side, the educator said he hasn’t heard even one complaint in the last three years from either students or staff, wanting a return to any junk food items. Each month end, the school treats the masses to a breakfast menu since

breakfast food preparation is part of the curriculum. Even though it’s offered mid-day, it is probably the most popular meal going. “That day we’ll go through 30 dozen eggs, 25 pounds or more of breakfast sausage and over 50 pounds of hash browns. It’s insanely popular with everybody ... this breakfast for lunch thing is something everybody likes,” Hack said. While he works with students, support staffers Ardelle Pearson, Maureen Duncan and Alena Krets ensure that the necessary details that might otherwise be missed are taken care of, as well as ensuring the food gets out during the frantic meal breaks. “I know there are guidelines and policies regarding nutrition and necessities. Cornerstone School Division has the documents and a policy has been developed, but I haven’t received any negative feedback asking us to change something on the menu or introduce something different, so I assume we’re doing it correctly. We stay within the budget and revenue is up, even with no

price increase on the daily menu,” Hack said. When the time comes to replace aging equipment, ECS has gone about it in a business-friendly way. “We needed a new griddle four years ago, so we raised the $8,000 through local fundraising efforts. All our catering profits go to the kitchen for replacement items,” said Hack, referring to the popular Iron Chefs program at the Comp that has seen the young cooks strut their stuff on various occasions when large and small groups of people hire them to provide all-course meals or special food features in a public setting. At this point the interview ends, the busy line cooks are nearing the completion of their duties and freshly prepared salads need to be refrigerated and Hack needs to spread the good word about mayonnaise to eager, emerging chefs. He, perhaps more than any other educator, knows that a student who is fed well, will absorb the other lessons of life more readily and easily.

Trena Mehler-Rooks (back) and Maguire Spilchuk send some freshly assembled salads into the cooler to keep them fresh.

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Midale community happenings By Catrina Moldenhauer Midale Correspondent The Estevan Royal Canadian Legion Branch #60 held a Remembrance Day Service at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Midale at 10:45 a.m. The service was conducted by Captain John New, Pastor Cicily from the Lutheran Church and Pastor Mike White from the Baptist Church. Wreaths were laid by the following people: Captain (Retired) Ken Turner, Cadet Carla New,

RCMP member Thomas on behalf of the federal government, Miles Hoium for the provincial government, the Town of Midale by Al Hauglum, RM of Cymri by Joe Vilcu, Carol Toles as War Mother, Wayne Gust of the Lions Club, and Margaret J. Hauglum for the Midale 39er’s. Despite the weather, the service was well attended. Following the Remembrance Day service, the Midale 39er’s served soup and sandwiches at the 39’ers building. Once again there was a good

turnout for the luncheon. A Rally for Rhonda fundraiser was held at the rink on Saturday, Nov. 10 and despite the bad weather, there was a capacity crowd in hand. The fundraiser was a huge success and the family and friends of Rhonda Fellner (nÊe DeBruyne) are very grateful to all who contributed. Don’t forget the Midale Lions Club Santa Parade on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. It will start at the school and end at the rink where they will be serving hot chocolate and hot dogs

at the conclusion. There is be a free public skate from 1 to 3 p.m. as well. The Lions will also be holding a bingo from 1 - 3 p.m. at the rink. The Mustangs will host the Redvers Rockets on Friday, Nov. 23, and then travel to Wawota to play the Flyers in Wawota the next night. They are in Carlyle to play the Cougars on Tuesday, Nov. 27. All games are 8 p.m. starts. The Mini Mustangs initiation team will host a six team tournament on Saturday, Dec. 1 beginning

Coming Events Wednesday, November 21: *Estevan Arts Council, Stars for Saskatchewan present - John McDermott in Concert - Estevan Comprehensive School Cafetorium - 7:30 p.m. *Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Estevan Support Group Meeting - Room B, Estevan Public Library - 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 23: *Estevan Bruins vs. La Ronge Ice Wolves Spectra Place - 7:30 p.m.

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in curling as a team or being placed on a curling team, please contact Brad Eggum or Janice Vilcu. The curling ice will be ready to go soon. The Grade 5/6 classroom and Ms. Adams are appreciative of the crib boards there were donated to their classroom for math assignments. Providing the boards were a couple of families and the Midale Oilmen’s Association. Mr. D. Campbell, the school services counsellor is hosting a movie and game club on Thursdays from 3:15 to 5 p.m. All students interested are welcome to join. Adult volleyball is held at the school on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. All adults are welcome attend. Cost is $2 per evening to play. To date, they have had good turnouts and everyone reports having a lot of fun. Midale and Area Recreation Board’s annual Christmas Craft, Trade and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. Tables are $20 each and are available by calling Catrina at 458-2887. Please remember to call Catrina at 458-2887 if you would like to put any news in the Midale column.

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Heavy Duty Truck & Transport Mechanics to provide quality service in a team environment. Competitive wages, beneďŹ ts package. Mail, fax or email resume to: P.O. Box 1577, Estevan, SK S4A 2L7 Fax: 306-634-2789 Jtedford.twm@sasktel.net

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• Children are kept away from snow dump sites and piles. These are dangerous areas when equipment is working, as well as voids in the piles may collapse trapping children. • Please keep clear of snow clearing equipment and crews. If possible choose an alternate route to avoid delays. • Please keep back 20m of Sanding equipment, as they will be discharging sand at intersections of streets, lanes, and high trafďŹ c zones. • Please keep all emergency exits buildings clear of snow and ice.

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2013 Discount on Property Taxes

Effective in 2013, discounts on the School portion of Property Taxes will not be offered as per Provincial Government directives. The City of Estevan will offer a discount of 2.5% on the City Property Tax Portion for payments made in full based on the 2012 levy until January 31, 2013. There will be no further discounts offered after January 31st. For further information, contact Tim at 634-1813 or Trina at 634-1811.

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The City of Estevan is looking for companies to supply the following NSF certified water treatment chemicals for the year 2013. • Chlorine liquefied gas in tonner containers • Liquid Aluminium Sulphide (Alum) derived by tanker truck • Hydrofluorisilic Acid (HFS) in poly drums • Caustic 50% in tote tanks • Ammonium Sulphate in bags • Potassium Permanganate Crystals in 25Kg drums

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