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wift Current’s City Council met last Monday for the first time in the new year. While Mayor Jerrod Schafer was away on holidays, that didn’t stop council from making some major decisions on costs for Swift Current residents.

Chief amongst them was a decision to increase the fee for transit services in the city from two dollars a ride to three dollars a ride. Mitch Minken, General Manager of Infrastructure and Operations for the city, says revenue isn’t where council expected it to be for the services.

“With the launch of our bus services, Access Transit and Swift Transit at the end of the first year, we’ve reassessed where we are, and we need to increase our revenue somewhere,” he said. “We’re a little behind the national average, so we have to work a little bit to get that system to start funding itself a little bit better.”

Minken says the decision to increase bus fare came with the report that Swift Current is lower than other comparable cities when it comes to recuperating some of the costs associated with running public transit.

“No one expects the bus services to be fully-funded, but we’re about at 25% now and national average is somewhere around 36%, so we need to do some things to have it work a little bit better,” he said. “We’re going to be working to increase our ridership, and part of that is the fare increase we’ve had to implement.”

Promotions and advertising, as well as examining the

metrics of who rides the bus will be what the city looks towards when increasing ridership.

“Hopefully the services we provide now is starting to take hold,” he said. “We’ve improved the service immensely from where we were as an on-demand call service, so we’re hoping in the first year people are seeing the benefit.”

While it may seem like a large increase, Minken says Swift Current transit will still be cheaper than any other alternative.

“Always when you increase fares you worry about losing your support, so it’s a balance between the two,” he said. “It seems like a large increase, but it’s still a very affordable mode of transportation when you compare it to opportunities, such as a taxi, where you can’t even get in the door for three dollars.”

He says that the city has increased ridership by about 60% over the course of the year the service has been available, and there is still room to grow.

“When we started the whole concept of Swift Transit, we had a consultant come in and make some recommendations. We followed those, mostly. It’s evolving as we go, but I don’t know if you can have a city such as ours and not have some transit service,” he said.

“I think the focus is going to be going back and ensure we’re meeting the needs of our target groups. There are a lot more people riding to work than we initially anticipated and a few less seniors using it than we initially anticipated.”

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Cabri man Ryan Chamberlin was arrested again Friday, March 20 and charged with additional crimes as more victims came forward in the case against him.

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R.M. OF WEBB NO. 138

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the R.M. of Webb No. 138 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 2002-2, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT The proposed bylaw will add Lakeshore Development 2 to the Zoning District and rezone from LD-Lakeshore Development District to LD2-Lakeshore Development 2 District the land described below. The proposed bylaw will also amend the definitions by changing Recreational Park Trailer (RPT), adding Park Models and removing Motor Home.

AFFECTED LAND The affected land is legally described as part of the NE 09-12-16 W3, Parcel A & B Plan No. 102188336 and Parcel 1 Plan No. 102207495. The land is immediately north of Ferguson Bay being on the Reid Lake Reservoir also called Duncairn Dam Reservoir.

Choosing the Right Winter Water System for Your Operation CONTRIBUTED

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E REASON The reason for the amendment is to accommodate a proposed lakeshore development by rezoning the proposed lands from the Lakeshore Development District (LD) to the Lakeshore Development 2 District (LD2).

PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the R.M. of Webb No. 138 office located at 618 Railway Avenue in Webb, Saskatchewan during regular office hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Copies are available at cost and pdf formats can be e-mailed upon request to rm138@xplornet.com.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the R.M. of Webb No. 138 office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw.

Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing (or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing).

Issued at the R.M. of Webb No. 138 this 18th day of January, 2016.

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xtending your grazing season and wintering livestock away from your yard site has both economic and environmental benefits. The expense involved with getting power to remote locations sometimes eliminates the possibility of using traditional water bowls, however.

Luckily, there are a variety of winter water systems available to meet your needs for wintering cattle and some may qualify for funding.

Dallas Peters is the Agri-Environmental Group Plan (AEGP) technician with the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program, assisting producers with applications through the Farm Stewardship Program and the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program.

Choosing the right system for your own operation is an individual decision, and each system has pros and cons. “Watering in creeks and dugouts during different periods of the season can be done effectively, however riparian areas and water quality may be degraded with overuse,” says Peters, saying that providing off-site water systems will benefit livestock and the environment.

When producers are exploring the idea of water systems, they must consider several factors. Producers must evaluate their source of the water, whether it is a wet well or a dugout; the type of power, whether it be solar, wind, geothermal, or cow-powered; their trough capacity and the number and class of cattle that may be watering. For winter systems, further thought needs to go into keeping the water from freezing either through insulation, aeration, a heat source or a combination of measures.

When considering your power needs for any system, it is important to incorporate any plans for future expansion. Not enough solar panel or wind capacity can become a problem in the future if your numbers expand.

The price of panels have decreased significantly over the past decade. Sizing a system correctly to meet future needs increases the flexibility of the system and is often money well spent.

There are a range of different troughs available. Many insulated troughs have drink tubes shaped like inverted cones, so that if any ice forms on the top cows can easily push it back down into the trough and still drink. Anoth-

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Ceramic & Pottery pieces by members including local connections Janice (Sutter) Schiman and Lorraine Sutter.

Members include professional and non-professional ceramists who have had work selected and won awards in the Saskatchewan Craft Council juried competition “DIMENSIONS”.

Friday, February 5

Senior’s Coffee Chat • 10AM • Topic: Love Stories!

Feel free to bring vintage photos of you and your sweetheart too!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28th

Junior Girls Maple Creek @ Gull Lake 5:00 PM Shaunavon @ Wymark 5:00 PM Waldeck @ Frontier 5:30 PM

Tuesday, February 2 NEW! Museum Monthly The Centre will extend its hours and be open until 7:30 pm on the 1st Tuesday of each month!

The community is invited to drop in to view each month’s new exhibition in the gallery and to try various art projects including Adult Coloring.

Admission is by donation.

er option, a drain-back bowl, is a solar-powered system that uses a motion-controlled sensor to fill a trough when an animal comes near to drink. When the cow is done drinking, any water left in the bowl then drains back down into a cribbing, below the frost line. There are also a variety of home-built tire troughs that can be effective and practical. While tires are durable, the elasticity of the rubber walls allows them to compensate for changing temperatures without cracking. The addition of aeration or floating propane heaters help to keep the water from freezing.

The Thermosink is a Canadian-designed and built system that uses geothermal energy from the ground and drinking tubes to prevent water from freezing. The heat from the ground keeps water circulating within the drink tubes and a central storage tube. This system does require a pressurized line to bring water to the trough although there are no electrical requirements. A minimum number of cattle consistently drinking from the troughs help to keep the system working well.

The Frost-Free Nose Pump is another made-in-Canada system. The cows pump the water themselves, pushing a swinging nose pad, which brings water to the bowl using a piston pump. Water left in the bowl drains back down into the reservoir. Livestock need to be trained to use a nose pump, ideally before the weather gets cold and the effort required to get water needs varies depending on how far the pump draws water from.

No system is fool-proof and whichever system you choose needs to be checked daily. Wind chill will also play a role in how well your system works and sometimes installing some windbreak protection close to your trough will help prevent freezing.

“Providing alternate winter watering sites can benefit the health and welfare of your cattle for the winter season while also prevent over-use of existing surface water,” says Peters. “Participating in funding programs can be a win-win for producers, their livestock and their land and water resources,” she concludes. For more information on funding available through the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program Agri-Environmental Group Plan and the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program, please contact Dallas Peters at aegp@sodcap.com or 306-774-3689.

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Join us at 7 pm for presentation of Shaunavon Slide Shows narrated by Kathleen East including a new show featuring “Entertainment”. Learn about your local heritage through photographs!

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Miles to go before we fully go metric

BY B E T H JA R R E L L

beth@gulllakeadvance.com

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s I was driving back from Saskatoon last week, I passed a sign on the side of the road that announced the next turn was “8-mile road”. Having driven past that sign more times than I can count at this point, it has never really registered in my brain until now.

When Canada first adopted the metric system in 1970 under Pierre Trudeau, Canada was once again split on what to think about this new approach. Those who wanted Canada to take a Euro-centric approach were happy with the change, as it promoted closeness with our European trading partners.

Others saw the downfall, since so much would have to change - not only would we lose at least some of our ease with talking with American business partners, but we also would have to change sign posts, education systems, car manufacturing, anything that reflected the ‘old’ way.

Now here we are, 46 years later, and still somewhat stuck between the two systems.

When walking down the street the other day, I heard two women chatting. One was telling the other how we were to get an inch of snow in the next couple days, and the other remarked it was supposed to go down to a chilly -30 degrees with wind-chill - yet another example of our weird amalgamation.

I mean, when you think about it, we’re at a weird crossroads. Most of us use Fahrenheit to measure our temperatures inside our homes, yet Celsius when talking about the outside weather.

We now easily use, but still go back to inches and pounds when talking about height.

If I go in to a doctor’s office and they take my temperature and ask what my normal is, I honestly couldn’t tell them what it is in Celsius.

While we use kilometres per hour with ease, I’ll still refer to something as “10 miles up the road” and mean it - then again; I’ve taken to keeping my car in Imperial setting to keep my skills up for travelling to the United States.

I still ask my phone to convert road signs from kilometres to miles (And on that note, I’d like to say sorry to my old Kumon instructors Laurie and Cal - I know you tried, but my driving-brain and mathbrain cannot be used interchangeably.)

I’m not saying it makes much sense to continue using Imperial. I’m not even saying we should be doing something about it.

Aside from the practicality of it with our American trading partners, most of the world runs on Metric.

It’s just odd, to me, how even after a couple generations, we never really crossed back over.

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n Monday, we learned that Glenn Frey, co-founder of The Eagles, has died at the age of 67.

After fighting an illness in November, his condition took a turn for the worse and he succumbed to his illnesses.

Personally, I’m shocked and devastated to hear of this news. Like most children of baby boomers, I grew up listening to the Eagles. At the age of 13, most teenagers start to go toe-to-toe with the parents. The Eagles, of all things, ended up being the bridge between the generations.

My first Eagles concert was in Edmonton. We packed the family car up and drove there on a snowy weekend to hear them play at Rexall Place.

It was the best concert I’ve ever attended to this day.

The next time I saw them was with my family in Toronto, during a break from my studies in second year of university. They were still, to the surprise of no one, just as amazing.

For my parents, Frey’s music reminded them of their childhoods and early 20’s growing up in a changing world. For me, it represents my teenage years in an unparalleled way, more than anything else from that phase of my life could.

I don’t know what else to say besides how terribly sorry I am for Frey’s family, friends and fellow band mates. I think Stevie Nicks summed it up best when she said Take It Easy, Glenn.

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Coding in the classroom

BY B R I A N Z I N C H U K

brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net

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t’s not something I talk about much, but when I went off to university, I had the intention of getting not one, but two degrees. The University of Saskatchewan at the time offered an engineering/computer science double degree program.

There was so much overlap between the two programs, that by taking a few more classes, you could get both degrees relatively easily.

Or so I thought.

So, with a brand-new 486 computer on my desk in my university apartment, I went to university that September and took my first computer science class.

I immediately started drowning, academically speaking. Unlike every other class, where there was a bit of a warm up, the professor immediately started talking as if you had been coding for at least the last three years. He might as well have been speaking Chinese, although, ironically, he was the easiest professor to actually understand (as contrasted to the unintelligible Chinese professors trying to speak English).

The comp sci professor was talking about assigning operators and syntax and all sorts of gobbledegook that was totally lost on me. I had no frame of reference, no clue whatsoever. My friend, Kurt Wigton basically carried me through that class, and upon its completion, I immediately dropped all follow-up computer science classes.

So it was with great interest I read today that the British Columbia government is planning on making computer coding part of their core

curriculum, from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

Just a few days ago I tried to entice our 11-year-old daughter to watch how I rewrote the very basic HTML code for my internal website when doing sports tournament photos. I thought maybe this might be a way to get her interested at an early age.

It’s about all I can do, coding-wise, these days, but I can get by for my own business’ needs.

If I had a strong grounding in coding, it would have definitely helped in my other engineering university classes. It would help even moreso today, with my photography business, which depends on a web presence.

My best friend and former business partner (in a startup software company, no less), Jason Coutu, has bachelors and masters degrees in computer science. He codes for a living in Saskatoon. He has some interesting thoughts on teaching coding to kids.

For one, Jason said he wasn’t a good example, since he already had mastered the course material before he even started his high school coding classes. But he added, “Programming in high school or primary school, for that matter, isn’t about actually programming. It’s just the easiest way to engage the students to teach them problem-solving and problem dissection, which are really important skills many of the youth today are completely lacking in.”

Jason went on, “I have two degrees in computer science. I can tell you that I didn’t learn any programming taking them. I learned new ways to approach problems and take them apart. I learned that all problems are really a series of easier-to-solve subproblems. This is something that has been lost in schooling over the last

several decades.”

I think Jason’s being a little humble here, in that he obviously learned some programming along the way.

But his broader point is that coding is more about ways of thinking than just producing something that works on screen.

This reminds me of another friend, Jeff Gehbart. In a Youth Parliament debate about bilingualism, he once stood up 20 years ago and said, “Bilingual? I can speak seven languages. English, BASIC, C++, Pascal…..” and he went on to list numerous computer languages.

That always stuck with me. Programming languages all have their own grammar and syntax, very analogous to real world languages. Perhaps learning to program might help help with language development, too?

When I was a kid, I was part of the first generation to have a “computer class.” It was basically an introduction to what computers can do. It also included basic typing. My kids don’t need a computer class, by-andlarge, they grew up with them. I never taught them to type, but they can do it. So maybe coding every week would be a good thing, taking them beyond being simple users.

I’m not sure where they are going to squeeze these new coding classes into the curriculum, or how many teachers are going to be any good at teaching it (if they were true programmers, they probably aren’t working as teachers). But it’s a good start.

I hope Saskatchewan does the same.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Society at its sickest POINT OF VIEW

a different name. That’s it.

BY S H E R I M O N K

sherimonk@gmail.com

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t seems that much of Alberta is losing its collective mind over the government’s new guidelines and best practices for dealing with gender diversity, expression and sexual orientation in the school setting.

Basically, there are five major elements to it and they include: 1. Language – students can choose how they want to be referred to, such as with pronouns such as he/ she/they. Additionally, a name of their choice can be used rather than a legal name, but only for casual use and on report cards.

2. Sports – students can play on boys or girls teams, depending on their gender identity rather than the sex they were born as.

3. Make a gay-straight alliance group available if students request it.

4. Washrooms – students may use the washroom of their choice depending on their gender identity, or choose a gender-neutral solitary washroom.

5. Change rooms – same deal as washrooms.

While I was initially flabbergasted, stunned, saddened and I admit, a little enraged at all of the hatred and vitriol I saw on Facebook and in the news in response to the guidelines, I have since drank a bottle of wine and I’m feeling much better. (I apologize in advance for the vocabulary shrinkage and any spelling/grammar/punctuation miscarriages.)

Language Imagine you were named Jill when you were born, but for all intents and purposes, you feel like a male. And so, after seeing a psychiatrist for a year and with the support of your family, physician and peer network, you begin hormone therapy, you begin adopting your new gender identity by dressing/acting/ looking more like a male than a female.

You’ve asked that people call you Jack instead of Jill. The world doesn’t end, the meaning of marriage hasn’t changed, no one’s religion has been assaulted… literally, one human being out of the roughly 7.125 billion that exist, is being called by

Sports Since when haven’t kids been playing co-ed sports, anyway? And really, if a girl wants to play on the boys’ team or a boy wants to play on the girls’ team, how is this a tragedy? Let kids play sports and let the Olympic committees sort out the rest.

Alliance group The gay-straight alliance group is a no-brainer. It’s a supportive, anti-bullying community structure formed by straight as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/two-spirit, and queer/ questioning (LGBTQ) youth with the oversight/support of faculty, usually. It’s about creating an accepting atmosphere for students who may feel maligned, and for students who want to provide peer support.

Washrooms and change rooms I’m going to deal with these two at the same time, because this is what’s causing the greatest controversy. All over social media, people are saying things that have displayed a great deal of fear, and at times, ignorance and hate.

“Gender confusion is something that requires therapy, not tolerance.” (Oh, like the straight camps that gay kids have had to endure over the years and are now finally being outlawed?)

“What about blind people of colour that identify as lamp shades?” (This doesn’t even make sense.)

“I will protect my child from this no matter what it takes!” (Perhaps raising boys not to rape other people would be more effective than policing what toilets people urinate in?)

“The government is sanctioning in-school rape.” (Let me introduce you to the history of Canada’s residential school system, back in the good ol’ days of imposed religion and before political correctness…)

“People shouldn’t be changing what god gave them.” (So plastic surgery, ear piercing, tattooing, organ transplants, cataract surgery and tumour removal should go too?)

“I’m ok with gay people, but there’s a limit.” (You should probably let all the gays know what these limits are so that we know who gets which human rights.)

“Any boy will be able to peep on my daughter now!” (Because before transgender people were allowed to use the

bathroom, peeping never happened.)

“I do not want my daughter to see a penis when she is in elementary school.”

(Gee, I sure hope she doesn’t have any brothers, because we all know how being educated about human anatomy is an awful thing for empowerment...)

“Only people who pee out of their vaginas should use the girls’ room!”

(Ummmm, see above. NOBODY pees out of their vaginas.)

“Boys will do anything to see a girl naked!” (Have you even HEARD of the Internet?!?)

If the biggest concern is that boys are going to exploit these guidelines to hear females go tinkle or to see them change, people have no idea how social dynamics work.

The suicide rate for transgender people is high, and like gay and lesbian kids, they are often bullied, but to an even greater degree. Kids that identify as being a different gender than the physical sex they were born as have to work very, very hard for their new identities.

They see healthcare professionals and have their mental health evaluated, and that’s usually only after they manage to explain their sense of self with their loved ones and closest friends.

It takes incredible courage for someone who is transgender to start assuming their new identity. I’m not going to get into the science of it, but gender identity is just as much a legitimate thing as is homosexuality. It doesn’t matter whether people agree with it or not – it exists, just like people of different ethnicity and sexual preferences exist.

I know a young man who was born female, and his transition began in a rural high school. His peers were largely good about it, and if not supportive, they were at least tolerant. However, there was one teacher who refused to use “him” rather than “her” and who refused to call him by his new chosen name.

Unfortunately, that hostile teacher was also involved some of the extra-curricular activities he was involved in, which caused him to drop those.

Additionally, he wasn’t allowed to use the male bathroom, but he no longer felt welcome in the female washroom

either. However, at least the girls using the bathroom in school knew him before the transition and understood the situation. But things became much worse while on a school trip in another country. Because of “school policy” he still had to use public female restrooms.

But for all intents and purposes, he looked, dressed and acted nothing like a girl any longer – much to the chagrin of some of the women using the washroom who thought (rightly) he was male. As a result, he just didn’t use the washrooms at all when out on field trips, no matter how badly he needed to. Eventually, he left the community and his family and friends to finish high school in a more understanding, urban area.

Transgender people aren’t the problem – fear is the problem. Transgender people already use whatever washroom they prefer when they are at the movies, out shopping, at a restaurant, or at work and the apocalypse hasn’t happened yet, despite the repeated predictions of it.

Transgender people just want to be able to pee in peace, in a place where they are comfortable.

In other countries, many washrooms, showers and change rooms are gender neutral. In fact, stats show that the more open a country is about sexuality, gender, anatomy and birth control, the fewer rapes and teen pregnancies there are.

If the biggest concern is that boys are going to exploit these guidelines to hear females go tinkle or to see them change, people have no idea how social dynamics work. No male is going to falsely identify as transgender in order to see a female naked. Most boys won’t even wear something pink to school because they are terrified of being called a “faggot”. And if people are so worried about boys seeing girls’ bodies, what about kids that identify as lesbian or gay… what change room should they be using? The bottom line is that if respect is taught and sexual identities are not shamed, the majority of people will respect other people and their boundaries. Most importantly, our girls and boys will be empowered enough to stand up to the minority who do not.

Meanwhile, there was a horrific school shooting last week that left four people dead in northern Saskatchewan.

Throughout the media coverage of this tragedy, I saw more anger and fear over who gets to use a girl’s change room. If that’s not sick, I don’t know what is.

Gender-inclusive bathrooms – come at me

BY M E G A N L AC E L L E

megan@gulllakeadvance.com

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’ve used the men’s bathroom before. I know. It’s shocking. Ladies and gentleman, how could it be? Well, I was lost you see and in desperate need of the facilities at the Saskatchewan archives building. So yes, I went into the men’s washroom and, because it’s the Saskatchewan archives building, absolutely no one walked in.

However, recent guidelines released in Alberta have people in an uproar over the idea of gender inclusive bathrooms.

On January 13 of this year Alberta’s education minister David Eggen released guidelines and regulations meant to support the rights of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning) students and teachers across the province.

The document is not yet law but more of a “living process” Eggen is quoted telling the Edmonton Journal.

The article further states the document

is “a new guide to help Alberta’s 61 school boards revise regulations and hash out new policies by March 31…to help create a safe learning environment.”

However, when the guidelines stated that students should be able to choose what bathroom to use people flew a little off the handle.

Allegations that it was to the benefit of “peeping Toms” and the number of sexual assaults would rise due to this “bathroom inclusiveness” filled the comment sections of news stories.

News flash: you’ve been sharing bathrooms with members of the LGBTQ community your entire life. I mean it. If you can tell by the sound of someone in the stall next to you whether they are gay, straight, male or female then you’re probably a liar.

If you think gender inclusive bathrooms are offensive then maybe you should look at the number of sexual assaults committed by a close friend or family member – I guarantee there are more stories about a relative sexually assaulting a youth than

a gender-questioning adolescent using a gender inclusive bathroom.

I think it’s a huge injustice to the boys of our community if we assume they’ll be unable to control themselves if they’re allowed to use the same bathroom as girls. Do we really want to make the assumption that all men are capable of violence against women? I didn’t think so.

Some people went so far as to say that Alberta was trying to get rid of gender altogether.

Cue eyebrow raise.

Now, before you think I’m some extreme left wing thinker, hear me out.

How important is it to you that the person who used the stall before you, or is using the one next to you, has the same genitalia as you? Now I’d ask you, why is that?

I personally do not care. Honestly, I already avoid public washrooms as is because, well, they’re gross. I’ve cleaned men’s washrooms and women’s washrooms and the only difference I see is that women have better aim.

Pause for laughter.

I’m not writing this article to offend anyone or to trash your beliefs about your own gender or sexuality. I’m writing it because imagine waking up tomorrow in a body that doesn’t belong to you. Imagine your body is unrecognizable. Instead of a man, you’re a woman and vise versa.

Imagine how terrifying that would be.

Now imagine society telling you for years that you way you feel is wrong and that you’re some kind of sick pervert.

Imagine that. More than 500 Canadian LGBTQ youth take their own lives every year because people all over the country tell them how they feel is wrong or sick.

Think of it like the population of Ponteix killing itself every year.

I think every child has the right to feel comfortable in their own skin. I think opening up our minds and our bathrooms is the first step to making sure no child has to feel like there’s no way out.

After all, we’re literally fighting over the right to use the toilet.

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Bringing it home Better Together SPIRITUAL GLEANINGS

Swift Current church ready to take refugee

BY B E T H JA R R E L L

beth@gulllakeadvance.com

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hen Swift Current’s First United Church heard about the great need for organizations across Canada to help settle refugees from displaced countries almost one year ago, they knew they couldn’t sit idly by.

Annette Taylor is a part of the church-wide operation to bring in a family from Syria or another country where refugees are located. The idea behind bringing a family in, she says, was almost immediate for the church.

“We took it to our outreach community last February,” she said. “We got an email from United Church Canada letting us know they were looking for churches who would be willing to sponsor refugees, so we brought it to the committee who agreed immediately.

“There were lots of things that we discussed. We looked at the community itself, what kind of opportunities are available here for people coming in without knowing the language, so we looked at the services available to them to help them settle,” she said.

She says that the organization was pleasantly surprised to discover all that was available in Swift Current, from language classes at the college, to a partnership with the Welcoming Centre to ease the settling process.

“We also looked a lot at the funding, had questions if we could pull off what was required, but the congregation felt we could make it work,” she said. “I was quite proud of our congregation at the meeting we had. The actual decision was nearly unanimous.”

Taylor says that the Swift Current isn’t the only church working on the process behind bringing in a refugee, but it is instead a Canada-wide operation.

“There are certainly others across the country too- the United Church actually has had a Sponsorship agreement with the federal government since 1969, so there have been churches sponsoring refugees since then,” she said.

“Right now, with the great need from Syria and other places there are churches getting involved now where they haven’t in the past because there’s

more of a need now than ever before.”

However, that doesn’t mean it’s been an easy process for the church.

“We are working through the United Church of Canada, so they do most of the paperwork that goes to the Federal government,” she said. “That’s kind of the way this process works- it’s a lot of waiting, and then all of a sudden things happen, so it’s kind of hurry up and wait.

“Just in the last week, we learned there is a family of four that’s a possibility for us, so we’re in the process of filling out application forms right now to apply to bring that family here.

It’s not finalized yet, but there’s lots of excitement right now.”

She says that the end of February is the earliest a family could arrive. Part of the agreement when they first began the process was to, at a minimum, have temporary accommodation ready for the new family.

“Someone is creating a list, and it’s being checked off piece by piece,” she said. “We start with the congregation but then go around town to some of the places that have used goods or might be willing to help. I expect we’ll be able to get most needs from the congregation for the housing itself.”

To help defray the cost of setting up the accommodation and raising the funds needed to bring a family in, the church will be holding a fundraising supper on Saturday, January 30.

“It’s a supper event, and it’ll also include an auction,” she said. “You pay for your supper via donation and a silent auction will run throughout.

After the second course, we’ll be able to announce who has won the items.”

Taylor says the church is still looking for help getting ready for the event.

“We’re looking for items we can auction off, and we’re opening it up to the whole community as well as local businesses, not just the church,” she said. “We are still looking for items and would be happy to accept anything people have to offer for the auction.”

Individuals who either have a donation or are interested in attending can call the church office at 773-9352 to secure their spot.

Shaunavon Arts Council is pleased to present the following two performances

BY J OY S A S S E

www.canadianruralchurch.net

“Better Together”. That’s the motto that goes through my mind as I think about maintaining an affiliation between churches in rural communities.

Members from various churches constantly interact with each other at the hockey rink or the service club meeting or over coffee. Yet Sunday morning is when these same people segregate themselves in their various churches to worship and handle the work of their religious denominations.

People on the outside draw their own conclusions about the life and work of “The Church” and see it to be fractionalized. It gives them no incentive to become involved.

But I believe a strong Ministerial Association makes all the differ-

ence. When clergy from a variety of denominations can work together, good things can happen on many levels. When clergy can share the things they have in common, and respect each other where there are differences, the community mirrors the same in its respect for the extended Faith Community.

When a Nursing Home was newly opened in a Saskatchewan community, clergy from parishes covering a thousand square miles used it as a focal point where they could get to know each other, coordinate their work, and share prayer, study papers and pastoral responsibilities.

One Easter Monday a fire in the local Catholic church caused damage to the Priest’s office. Fellow clergy immediately thought of his library and organized a community pot-luck supper and hymn sing evening. Thus they were able to fund-raise for the replacement of some of his books.

Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors The Innovation Credit Union Corporate Governance/People Committee of the Board is seeking eligible members who may be interested in running for vacant positions on our Board of Directors. The Board meets on a regular basis to set future direction, establish policy and review operations.

The committee encourages those interested in serving on the Board to visit our website at www.innovationcu.ca to review the Director Profile to understand the roles and responsibilities and to access the Nomination/Candidate application. The information is also available at any of our advice centres.

Nominations for the Board of Directors of Innovation Credit Union for District 1 defined as North Battleford, Battleford, Meadow Lake, Buffalo Narrows, Cut Knife, Glaslyn, Hafford, Leoville, Medstead, Meota, Shell Lake, Wilkie, and the business area and District 2 defined as Swift Current, Gravelbourg, Cabri, Eastend, Frontier, Gull Lake, Hodgeville, Lancer, Mankota, Ponteix and the business area will be accepted until 4:00 pm on Friday, January 29, 2016.

Return completed nomination form to: Innovation Credit Union Box 638 North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 2Y7 Attention: Gwen Humphrey, Committee Chairperson or email: laurie.carriere@innovationcu.ca

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Attendees at the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference discussed things like building a public trust, how the oil field and Canadian dollar have impacts on the agricultural sector, and the best uses of technology to monitor heard health. Photo by Beth Jarrell.

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he Saskatchewan Beef Industry held their annual conference from January 21-23 in Saskatoon.

Sponsored by organizations such as the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan Cattleman’s Association and the Saskatchewan Stock Grower’s Association, the event featured guest speakers from across the United States and Canada.

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Arnot theorized that the mistrust the public can have in the agriculture industry can be traced back to 1968, when U.S. government began violating the trust that the public had put behind it with events such as Watergate and the Vietnam war.

At the end of his speech, it was announced the Center would be opening a Canadian branch to their organization come spring.

Arnot’s announcement wasn’t the only big one at the event, however.

At the beginning of the conference, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart made a big announcement about funding for beef research in Saskatchewan. A mix between federal and provincial funding, $7.8 million dollars will go towards livestock research projects in the province.

“Our province has a strong and vibrant livestock industry. Today’s investment will ensure producers benefit from research into improved forage varieties, optimization of livestock feeding systems and management of animal diseases,” Stewart said in a press release.

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ollowing extensive efforts and multiple reviews of submitted construction tenders for the integration of health care facilities in Leader, the Cypress Health Region has cancelled the initial ‘call for construction tenders’ process. The inability to award the construction tender at this time was directly due to the proposed tender submissions being substantially higher than the budgeted capital construction amount approved by the provincial Ministry of Health and Cypress Health Region.

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We are very disappointed that the construction tender award cannot be completed at this time” The health region is continuing to work with local staff, the Ministry of Health and the project’s architectural partner, AODBT Architecture, to revise the overall design of the project and prepare documents for a second ‘call for construction tenders’. The revised design will attempt to incorporate the required changes that will meet the overall approved budgeted capital construction amount.

“We are very disappointed that the construction tender award cannot be completed at this time,” commented Brenda Schwan, Vice President of Continuing Care and Capital Project Lead for the health region. “Following the receipt of the initial tenders and subsequent efforts to find some efficiencies, it became clear that the bidding companies’ proposals would not meet the available budget.”

Extensive planning and design work has been completed on the proposed amalgamation of all health

services under one roof. Staff and physicians, patient and family representatives, community members, municipal stakeholders, and the project’s architectural consultants have provided their input and feedback into the new integrated facility design.

Schwan added that the previous work will continue to be utilized in the re-design of the integrated facility project and that the working groups will be involved in the next steps. “We have identified several potential revisions to the current design that will not affect the provision of health programs and services, but will reduce the overall construction costs,” added Schwan. “Our working groups will develop a new design that will meet the capital construction budget for the project, and we look forward to the distribution of another call for tenders in the near future.”

The health region would like to emphasize that the facility integration project for Leader remains a top priority. They would like to express their gratitude to the municipal councils for their financial commitment to the project, to the variety of fundraising efforts being undertaken for future equipment and furnishings needs, and to the staff and working groups for their planning efforts.

The proposed capital project includes the addition of acute care, emergency medical services and universal care unit, along with renovations to the existing Western Senior Citizens Home to accommodate the integration of health services. The project will result in a continuum of health services being located under one roof at the current location of the Western Senior Citizens Home.

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Leader & District Arts Council Corner

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lot of work goes into bringing each performer in for our seasons. Once booked, one of the first things we get from the artist, or their manager, is their Hospitality & Technical Riders. The purpose of these riders is to inform us as their host what technical requirements they have for their show, and also what requests the artist has to make their time in our venue easy and care free.

We’ve definitely seen some interesting requests over the years. It’s pretty easy to tell which artists are here for simply the opportunity to perform, and which are total and absolute divas! We’ve had requests for specific types of water, specific types of cheese, and for certain furniture arrangements in the dressing room. In thinking about riders we’ve seen over the years, I’ve done a little research into some of the most notable rider requests made by well-known artists around the world.

Paul McCartney, for example, requires that a sweep is done of the entire venue by bomb sniffing dogs before he will even step foot inside. Johnny Cash had a request

that an American Flag had to be in view of every single audience member at all times – no matter what country he was playing in.

Michael Buble, an avid hockey fan since his childhood, requires a hockey puck from the local team be placed in his dressing room before each show. Celine Dion, while performing her famous residency show in Las Vegas, has oxygen mixed with saline blown into both the entire Coliseum, as well as the town car she takes to and from each performance. Perhaps one of the most outlandish is Van Halen, who requested a bowl of M&Ms in their dressing room with absolutely every single brown candy removed. If this request was not met, the band would not go on, and the venue would still be required to pay their full fee.

So as you can see, some of these are simpler than others. Some definitely more practical and understandable than others. We have a great team, and they do a fantastic job of seeing that every hospitality requirement of each artist we bring in is met. As for the Tech Riders…well ever since our town raised the funds to buy the new state of the art sound system we haven’t struggled to meet any of those either!

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amily Literacy Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 27 by Great Plains College in partnership with the Southwest Literacy Committee. The theme for this year is “Wag a Tail for Literacy.” This theme ties in to the Swift Current Library “Read to a Dog” program where kids are encouraged to practice their reading skills with Talla, St. John’s Ambulance’s therapy dog.

Practicing literacy 15 minutes a day is very beneficial for both children and parents. Engaging children in playful activities can help them to learn while having fun.

This year’s theme encourages children to read to their family pet or to an animal. For children who have no pet, a stuffed animal would be a good alternative.

“Keeping with the theme, we hope that everybody will take a few minutes to reflect on what they learned while reading to their pet,” says Bula Ghosh, Southwest Literacy Committee member and literacy coordinator of Great Plains College in Swift Current. “It’s an enjoyable way to learn.”

A family literacy evening will be held for English Language Learners at Great Plains College on Thursday, January 28. Partner organizations, including Swift Current Library, Family Resource Centre and Newcomer Welcome Centre will also hold events to celebrate the occasion and increase awareness of the integral role literacy plays in determining quality of life.

“The family is a child’s first teacher and the profound influence that the family has on a child’s literacy is widely recognized,” said Ghosh. “Parents teach children their first language skills and much of a child’s physical, social and cognitive development happens at home through activities like playing, reading, listening, talking, singing, storytelling and drawing.”

Another one of the Southwest Literacy Committee’s initiatives is a community family literacy project called Books for Babies. Through this project, parents or caregivers of four-month-old babies in southwest Saskatchewan are provided with a book bag containing two books, nursery rhymes, local library details, and other information and assessment tools to assist child development.

The book bags are distributed through Cypress Health Region in recognition that literacy is a determinant of health. This project was started in 2004 and has been an inspiration for similar projects in communities across Saskatchewan.

Southwest Literacy Committee also distributed pre-literacy kits for children again in 2015. The pre-school kit had activities that focus on developing good motor skills.

The kits were distributed through Swift Current Library.

Chinook Regional Library also carries out different literacy programs for families throughout the year.

Family Literacy Day began in 1999 through an initiative of ABC Canada. Studies have shown that children who are exposed to books at home early in life have a better chance of acquiring good reading and writing skills.

“Family literacy is about reading, writing, numeracy and more,” said Ghosh. “As important as the formal education system is, it is important to remember that literacy begins in our homes and within our families, which may include a pet. On national Family Literacy Day, we are mindful of this very powerful role of families in our children’s learning.”

Ashley Promhouse with her proud parents.

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shley Promhouse will be the first University of Saskatchewan student to graduate from the College of Pharmacy in five years while also competing as a track athlete with the U of S Huskies.

Raised in Kincaid, Promhouse is a powerhouse when it comes to balancing a hectic University schedule while also competing as a University level track athlete in the 60m, 300m and 4x200m relay. Coming from a small town in southwest Saskatchewan Promhouse originally thought a legal career was in her future, but after a heartfelt conversation with her dad, who also happened to be her high school chemistry, biology and math teacher, Promhouse decided to pursue a degree in Pharmacy.

An athlete in high school Promhouse had never considered competing in any serious sports after high school, but that all changed when she was in Grade 12.

“I had qualified for high school provincials in the 100m, 200m, hurdles, triple jump, and 4x100m relay. I was really excited to compete in so many events and was really optimistic about my chances at provincials,” she said.

“However 2011 was the year the teachers went on strike and track provincials were cancelled so I never got the opportunity to run in my last high school year.

“Since track provincials were cancelled my coach, Roger Morgan, really wanted his athletes that had qualified for provincials to have the chance for one last competition. A group of five athletes from Kincaid headed up to Saskatoon to compete in the track club provincials, typically only attended by city athletes.”

It was during this competition that Promhouse was approached by Kevin Cumming who saw her potential as a U of S Husky.

This is where Promhouse’s journey began. In the fall of 2011, as a new high school graduate, she joined the University of Saskatchewan as a Husky

Excelling both in the classroom and on the track.

and a science student – hoping, one day, to be accepted into the Pharmacy program.

The College of Pharmacy is one of the most competitive colleges at the University of Saskatchewan. Last year 524 students applied to the College, however only 76 spots were available for Saskatchewan students.

“I was skeptical about getting in after my first year since most people take a few tries before getting in. I actually spent time and researched classes, registered, and made a plan to work towards a Biochemistry degree while waiting to get into pharmacy,” she said.

“What I had heard about getting your acceptance or denial letter for pharmacy was that if the envelope was thick you got in and if it was thin you didn't. I remember picking up the envelope and being unsure if that was considered thin or thick. But I was so thrilled when I opened it up and found out I was in. It was such a relief that the hard work I put in during my first year of school paid off.”

Now five years later Promhouse is preparing to graduate the with a Pharmacy degree after five years of being a University athlete – all by the age of 22.

But it wasn’t always easy. Her first class at the U of S was a biology class filled with more than 300 students – there were more people in that class than the whole population of her hometown.

“Track bus trips were typically filled with reviewing notes from class, prepping for labs, and studying for midterms,” she recalls. “Winter is our competitive season for track so I would be missing classes on Thursday and Friday almost every week from January to the beginning of March for track meets. Thankfully I had amazing friends that would send me notes and catch me up with things I miss. My professors were also as accommodating as they could be and often let me write midterms on the road.”

Currently she’s spending 12 to 13 hour days running between pharmacy placements at the Campus Medicine Shoppe, Saskatoon Cancer Centre and Saskatoon Health Region as well as

the fieldhouse – spending hours training for her next meet.

Upon graduation Promhouse plans to work in Saskatoon for a couple years before moving back to a rural area and opening up her own pharmacy.

“I really love southwest Saskatchewan. It just has a homey feel to me,” she said.

“Whenever I head back home, the lack of trees or hills, and just flat farmland around me is comforting and familiar. I love being in an atmosphere where everybody knows everybody and people toss out a friendly wave at every passing vehicle. When I come home people just stop by my house because they see my vehicle is at home and it is really great to maintain such a strong connection to the community I grew up in.”

Promhouse says she encourages all students to consider attending University – crediting her experience as some of the best years of her life, thanks to the University and her “Pharmily”.

“I met so many incredible people through both pharmacy and track and am honestly a little bit sad that my time is going to be over. I would encourage students to get involved in some sort of activity whether that be athletics (competitive or recreational), debate, choir, band, student council,” she said. “I think it is really important to give yourself some time to relax your mind, take a break from school, and do something you enjoy. I feel that being an athlete as well as a student made me a more well-rounded individual and really helped me grow as a person in many ways.”

Rural towns may not have the same amenities as the city, but Promhouse only saw the benefits of her hometown.

“Growing up in a small town gave me the ability to communicate, be a leader, and build a connection with others. I learned to be around, work with, and befriend a small number of people on a more personal level,” she said. “I think growing up in a small town helped me to build strong relationships with those around me.”

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nown for our focus on students -- and our innovative and collaborative nature -- Medicine Hat College (MHC) proudly serves over 8,000 learners each year. Located in Canada’s sunniest city and only 50 km from the Saskatchewan border, MHC is a great option for students living in Southwest Saskatchewan.

With small class sizes and great instructors, MHC offers a quality education in a friendly environment. There are plenty of options available; upgrading, certificates, diplomas, university transfer, apprenticeship trades, and even degree completion (in collaboration with universities in Alberta) are all offered in beautiful, state-of-the-art facilities. With fields of study in health care, science, education, human services, business, arts, skilled trades and more, there is a program to suit everyone.

MHC knows that choosing a program that is the right fit is one of the best ways to ensure a student’s success.

There are so many aspects to consider, including an individual’s values, traits, abilities, interests and motivators. Students should ask themselves, “what do you I to do? What type of lifestyle do I want? What do I do well? How long do I want to be in school?”

For those who are unsure what program to choose, MHC offers a number

of services to ensure students (and parents) feel confident in their program choice. Career development specialists have the skills and tools to assist in the decision making process, and appointments are free of charge.

Medicine Hat College strives to be a leader in student support – from application to graduation – by offering exceptional services and a personalized approach that is second to none. With hands-on academic advising, health and wellness services, study supports, personal counselling and more, MHC puts students first.

Students moving to Medicine Hat will encounter a sunny, safe, friendly city that is full of services – and best of all, affordable. It is a great place to call home, with a mild climate that offers students the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors while golfing, hiking along Medicine Hat’s extensive trail system, or enjoying one of its many outdoor parks or green spaces. Medicine Hat has all of the benefits of a larger city [access to retail shopping, nightlife, restaurants, sporting events and cultural facilities] while maintaining some of the advantages of a smaller centre, including friendly people and short commutes to work and school.

Learn more about Medicine Hat College. Visit mhc.ab.ca, or schedule an appointment with a career specialist, academic advisor, or campus tour guide by calling 1-866-282-8394.

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Southwest race relations topic of latest Maple Creek talk

BY B E T H JA R R E L L

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outhwesterners will always say that there’s something about our corner of the province that’s unique. Kathalene Willis, a Masters student at the University of Saskatchewan can now tell us why.

Willis, who is working towards her Masters in Anthropology, spent five months living in Maple Creek researching the relationship between First Nations and settlers, something unique to the southwest.

She will be speaking at the Southwest Saskatchewan Oldtimers’ Museum in Maple Creek on January 28. Her speech will be a part of the Museum’s public programming series.

Her research is following the footsteps of academic Neils Braroe, who published Indian and White: Self Image and Interaction in a Canadian Plains Community in 1975. Willis came to the southwest to study how interactions have changed since Braroe’s publication.

“I wanted to see what had happened since he was there in the ‘60’s, since the publication came out, and what the changes meant for the community,” she said. “I was mostly looking at how people in Maple Creek felt about Aboriginal people in their community, and how events included them then versus now.

“What came up a few times from participants from Maple Creek is that there seems to be a difference, more of a unique history there, a history of more of cooperation with farming and ranching than in other places. ” Some of those changes, she says, have fundamentally changed the way the community thinks, creating more of a shared culture between the two than ever before.

“In the 60’s there was a lot of concealment of Aboriginal identity in the population. My research has shown that now, it’s much more open and celebrated in a lot of cases,” she said.

“For instance, at Fort Walsh this summer, there was the RCMP Musical Ride, and that began with dancers from the Nekaneet First Nation.

It was celebrated by the whole community, and it’s not something you would have found in the 60’s.”

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What surprised her the most over the course of her research, she said, was how open Maple Creek was to talking about topics that elsewhere are too sensitive to discuss. “it is a very sensitive topic, and it’s something that I was interested in from the get-go,” she said. “When I came up here, people were really interested in what I was doing. People in Maple Creek in general are very welcoming, hospitable, and open to talking about these things, which is huge.”

Willis, who is originally from Iowa, says that it has been a learning curve discovering the both the issues between the two cultures in Canada and how people discuss them.

“The first time I was ever in Canada, I went to Manitoba. I experience the negative perception towards Aboriginal people there, and it was startling,” she said. “Ever since I’ve been here, it’s something I’ve come across and it’s in public discourse too.”

“It’s something I never thought I would experience, I always saw Canada in a very different light and not having the same racial issues that were going on in the U.S. Once I came to Canada, it was something I wanted to explore in depth, and that’s what got me interested.

Willis is still in the process of cataloguing her research and drawing conclusions to her studies. Her research is also being used as a larger project across the whole U of S looking at larger-scale resource changes in the southwest, led by Professor David Natcher.

While her project is far from over, she believes that the southwest is taking the right steps to foster the relationship both on a reserve and off.

“No place is perfect, of course, but I think the leadership in Maple Creek and those who do work with community events have done a tremendous job with trying to foster the relationship with Aboriginal community members,” she said. “A lot of work has been done towards fostering that relationship across the southwest, and I think it’s going to continue to be done.”

Kathalene Willis will be presenting a talk on her research Thursday, January 28 at 7 p.m. in the Showroom of the C.M Glascock Building.

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Sask Polytech student project published in prestigious car calendar Auto Body and Automotive Service student restoration project featured in 2016 BASF calendar CONTRIBUTED

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ar enthusiasts across North America will get a glimpse at the restoration work completed by Saskatchewan Polytechnic students when they flip their 2016 BASF calendars to October. They’ll set eyes on a beautifully restored 1955 Mercury M100 antique truck that was just one of many vehicles students in the Auto Body Technician and Automotive Service Technician certificate programs laboured over the last year.

“A training institution having their vehicle showcased in the calendar is quite an accomplishment for students who have very little experience in the trade,” says Scott Kucharyshen, program head of the Auto Body Technician program. “It's not only a first for the program — it's a first for me and my staff. It's a very proud moment to showcase the level and quality of training we do for the students.”

Auto Body Technician students rust repaired the truck’s cab; dent repaired the roof, doors and hood; and subsequently repaired and refinished the entire truck, inside and out. A new box and front fenders were installed, the tailgate was extensively repaired and the powertrain was refinished. Automotive Service Technician students and apprentices installed the engine and transmission, connected everything and established it was running properly.

Headquartered in Germany, BASF's products include a range of pigments, resins and additives used in vehicle refinishing. Vehicles refinished with the BASF paint line (such as the 1955 Mercury) can be entered into the competition for publication in the calendar. Entries are judged

based on: quality finish on the vehicle, technical difficulty of the finish and the artistry and uniqueness of the finish. The twelve vehicles selected for the 2016 calendar come from all over North America and range from a 1935 Ford Coupe from Nova Scotia to a 1972 Buick Riviera from Ontario.

The calendar feature isn’t the only claim to fame for this rare, robin’s egg blue truck. It also placed third in the restored truck category at the 2015 Draggins Rod and Custom Car Show.

The Auto Body Technician program is a one-year certificate offered on campus in Saskatoon and Regina. The program provides students with a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills required to work in motor vehicle body repair and refinishing. The Automotive Service Technician program is a one-year certificate offered in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw. Students learn how to diagnose, repair and maintain mechanical and electrical systems in contemporary and classic vehicles.

Students and apprentices in the Auto Body Technician and Automotive Service Technician certificate programs work on a variety of vehicles during the academic year. Many of them are late-model vehicles with the latest technologies. Projects like the 1955 Mercury restoration provide them with a well-rounded education. As a result, graduates of both programs are in demand and have a very high employment rate.

Kucharyshen says placing at Draggins and the calendar feature are achievements his students can share with potential employers when they begin applying for jobs. “It’s about building their confidence and taking them where they didn’t think they could be six months earlier.”

Left to right: Scott Kucharyshen, program head, Auto Body Technician program; Jeremy Shaw, instructor, Auto Body Technician program; Jim Kerr, program head, Automotive Service Technician program. Photo Provided by Sask Polytech.

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Sustainability students in the field

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n September 2015, students from the University of Saskatchewan’s School of Environment and Sustainability had the opportunity to work directly with local farmers as part of a field course in the students’ Master of Sustainable Environmental Management program.

In the course, students were paired with a local cattle or crop farm and spent several days taking soil, water and vegeta­tion samples to help assess the sustainability of farm operations, all near the important natural habitat of the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve.

Three of the students, Alexandra Gresiuk, Ashley Shaw and Muzeyi Bagonluri, were paired with Nick Partyka, a farmer with a 3,000-acre cropland operation about 20 kilometers west of Hafford, which is near the biosphere reserve.

Redberry Lake is known as a popular tourist destination and is also the nesting grounds for more than 180 species of birds—many endangered or threatened.

“Exploring Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve was a wonderful opportunity, and I learnt so much during the field course,” said Gresiuk. “I’m from Saskatchewan, so I know how important agriculture is. I also care about the environment, but until this course I didn’t realize that sustainability and farming could coexist.”

In late October, the students met with Partyka to present their report, which considered the environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainability, and talk about their findings.

“Nick is doing a really good job. He includes wetland buffers and uses a targeted instead of blanket approach when it comes to fertilizers,” said Gresiuk. “Our report focused on some of the potential consequences we could see coming up in the future like eutrophic wetlands, degrad-

ed soils and flooding.”

To help prevent this, the students suggested the farm increase existing buffer areas around wetlands to help the natural plant life filter the pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides used on crops. They also stressed the need for cover crops to limit soil erosion and add additional nutrients.

“We were looking at not only the impact the Partyka farm would have to its own lands, but also the impact to the larger biosphere reserve and ecosystem,” said Gresiuk.

Partyka was appreciative of the hard work done by the students and is looking forward to going through their recommen­ dations.

“There are a lot of good points in the report. We are doing quite a bit of it already and planning to do more, especially to control encroaching and noxious weeds, basically those invasive species,” said Partyka.

“Otherwise these weeds take over the land and need more particular herbicides.”

“I liked working with the students—they are a very diverse group and I found learning about their local farm practices infor­ mative, like Alex’s experience in B.C. and Muzeyi’s in Ghana,” added Partyka.

For the students’ part, working with the farmers was also a rewarding experience.

“You typically don’t have that experience of doing real work for a client while in school. I really liked getting the feedback from Nick. It makes me a better scientist,”

At the centre of a new era

BY J O R DA N S H E R B I N O AND MEGHAN SIRED

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he Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre at the University of Saskatchewan’s Saskatoon campus opened its doors on Jan. 4, 2016.

A number of opening celebrations, leading up to the university’s Aboriginal Achievement Week (Feb. 8 to 12), are planned in the weeks ahead, including a traditional feast and open house to which the public are invited on Friday, Feb. 5, beginning at noon.

“This project has been underway for many years and I’m happy that we are finally ready to open the doors,” said Graeme Joseph, team leader of First Nations, Métis and Inuit student success at the U of S. “To have a safe space to recognise and celebrate the cultures and contributions of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples is important. The centre will also play an important role in supporting Aboriginal student success.”

The centre houses the U of S Aboriginal Students’ Centre (ASC), offices for Aboriginal undergraduate and graduate student leadership, a computer lab, and space for ceremonies, lectures, meetings and studying.

“There are so many more opportunities for students in this new building,” said Joseph, who manages the building and staff at the ASC. “We can now expand our existing programming and make our services available to larger numbers of students, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. It will truly be an intercultural gathering place that will be central to the university meeting its Aboriginal engagement goals.”

Feather Pewapisconias, president of the Indigenous Students’ Council, is pleased that the new centre has dedicated space for

Aboriginal student leadership, and says the space will help create a stronger feeling of community.

Pewapisconias said that the centre is a “good step for the university in showing the importance and respect for the Indigenous people and culture of this campus.”

Echoing Pewapisconias, Candace Wasacase-Lafferty, director of Aboriginal Initiatives at the U of S, sees tremendous potential in the centre.

“We know that we’ll be able to hold bigger events in a more culturally appropriate place and we know that we’ll be able to serve a greater number of students than before,” said Wasacase-Lafferty. “But our vision for the centre goes beyond just numbers. We want this place to become a hub of student activity and a place that all people can use. We want this place to mean something to the students that enter its doors.”

The design for the 1,884 square-meter building was envisioned by Douglas Cardinal, a renowned Métis and Blackfoot architect, and is rich with cultural significance.

The building’s exterior is composed of the iconic Tyndall stone that adorns many other buildings on campus. The stone wraps around the structure, creating a symbolic blanket to protect the centre.

Being close to the earth is important during many Aboriginal cultural ceremonies, and so, dirt taken from the construction site fills a large cement cylinder located in the basement of the building, directly below the gathering area.

A large exhaust fan and vent are hidden within the high ceiling, which is decorated as a medicine wheel, using colours chosen by the Oakes family. In the centre of the colourful ceiling is a skylight with a design representative of a star blanket.

For more information on the centre and opening ceremonies, visit aboriginal.usask. ca.

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U of S PhD student to study southwest Saskatchewan

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or Sandra Moore it’s all about how cultures make a living of the land. Originally from Medicine Hat, Moore received her degree in Anthropology before pursuing her Masters and now her PhD. Back in December of 2015 Moore was awarded the coveted Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship – a nationwide scholarship with an emphasis on academic excellence, research potential and past leadership skills of the student – an award worth $150,000.

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[I’m going to be] a part of the community, engage in community activities, and I love to talk and have conversations with people...”

For Moore, it’s a chance to really delve into the effects of the boom and bust of the oil and gas industry on southwest Saskatchewan.

“My research is going to be sort of following up on anthropologists who came into the area 50 years ago,” Moore said, referring to John W. Bennett. Bennett came to southwest Saskatchewan in the late ‘60s and wrote a book on how different cultural groups were adapting to new agricultural practices.

“Even though oil and gas was being developed in the area at the time that wasn't even a focus, it was such a blip on the map that people weren't even really looking at it,” Moore said.

“So now there are some researchers from the U of S, not just myself, who are going in and going back into that area and looking at the same things that John Bennett was looking at. My focus going in, as an anthropologist, is to sort of revisit his study but look at things from an oil and gas perspective.”

Moore plans to focus on the Maple Creek area - where Bennett did his original study.

“The other interesting thing about that region is thanks to new advances in drilling technology there could be the potential for increased oil and gas activity in the region because of the lower Shaunavon formation,” she said.

“Different types of drilling activity and technology have opened up that area for potentially increased oil and gas activity.

So if that happens…how is that region preparing for it, what are their thoughts on it, what do they see as the costs and the benefits of having such increased activity that's what I'm interested in.”

Moore compares this to the oil and gas activity in the southeast part of the province stating maybe the southwest region can learn from them and study different approaches regarding a boom or bust of oil.

“We all know that the oil and gas industry has ups and downs… so for communities in the southwestern Saskatchewan region they’re just sort of getting into it and is there ways they could maybe possibly think about going through those ups and downs a little bit better,” she said.

“They have the luxury to plan a little bit better before things get worse or better.”

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and less on trying to make a living, but she said it was also important for other reasons.

“I also think it's helpful to win an award like this doing research in rural Saskatchewan, I think it helps put it on the map a little bit, too,” she said. “It's just as important to be looking at research in rural areas as it is many other places.”

At 38 years old, Moore has focused her education towards how people make livings of their land – looking at areas like Ethiopia and Vanuatu in the South Pacific Islands. She says she’s going into this study with no preconceived notions or biases.

“I'm going to be using ethnography,” she said, “which is a research method that focuses on what people know, what people feel and what people do to help the researcher understand things from the perceptions of the people who are actually experiencing it… I really

want to understand how the people in the southwest Saskatchewan region view the costs and benefits of oil and gas.”

Moore plans to move to Maple Creek early this year and says integrating herself with the community is very important for her study. “[I’m going to be] a part of the community, engage in community activities, and I love to talk and have conversations with people so I think that'll probably be one of my main ways [of doing my research] and then all the technical research like surveys and interviews and all those things.”

Moore said it’s all about learning what people really think about the oil and gas industry in the rural areas – and completing the work John W. Bennett had started nearly 50 years earlier.

INVITATION TO TENDER GRAVEL HAULING

The RM of Val Marie No. 17 invites quotes for gravel Loading & Hauling for 2016 year.

Please include: • haul rate ($/yd/mile), • loading rate, • minimum haul distance; • and any surcharges or mobilization charges; • Certificate of Insurance, Commercial General Liability $5,000,000; • Equipment Listing.

Conditions: • Hauling must be completed before July 31, 2016; • WCB Clearance to accompanying all invoices.

Submit tenders to: RM of Val Marie No. 17 Box 59, Val Marie, SK S0N 2T0 Phone: 306-298-2009 Fax: 306-298-2224 E-mail: rm17@sasktel.net DEADLINE: TENDERS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE February 9, 2016 @ 12:00 P.M. All tenders will be considered, but not necessarily accepted.

Regional Health Authority Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016

3:00 PM - Conference Room 124 Upper Level - Cypress Health Region 429 - 4th Avenue NE, Swift Current, SK • The meeting is open for the public to attend and observe.

• Individuals or groups of individuals wishing to have an audience must request same in writing stating the nature of their business. Please write to the Chairperson of the Cypress Regional Health Authority care of the Cypress Health Region at 429 - 4th Ave. NE, Swift Current, SK S9H 2J9.

• Meetings are scheduled in various locations throughout the Health Region and are usually held the second week of each month. Please note there will be exceptions to that guideline.

For further information please contact the Health Region Office at 306-778-5104.

ANDERSON & COMPANY BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS James G. Anderson, Q.C. 51 - 1st Ave. N.W., Box 610 Neil G. Gibbings Swift Current, SK. S9H 0M5 Morris A. Froslie Phone 773-2891 Fax 778-3364 email: anderson.company@sasktel.net James M. Peltier Erin A. Connick Gull Lake Office 2391 Proton Avenue Tyler McCuaig Phone 672-4442 Joel P. Friesen Office Hours: Every Monday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Any Growth?

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t’s no secret that commodity prices, including grain, have all had a tough start to 2016! One of the most actively used products in the world, continues to face bearish headwinds as Iran recently had economic sanctions against them lifted, adding roughly another 500,000 barrels/day to the international trade market. As such, through the middle of January, hedge funds had extended their short positions in oil to an all-time high.

With oil continuing to drop lower, and China officially saying their GDP grew at 6.9%, there are a lot of people questioning if there will be any global economy growth in 2016!

Some finance veterans think we shouldn’t worry about China’s stock markets and commodity markets selling off to start 2016. Why? There is a constant gap between the speculative financial markets and what’s happening in the real economy and the despite the fact that the aforementioned 6.9% growth rate in the world’s largest consumer of commodities is their lowest in 25 years, they’re still the largest consumer of commodities (what country wouldn’t like a 6.9% growth rate?!). From a grain & oil-

seeds perspective, China is in fact substituting more palm oil purchases with soybeans because by crushing it, they’re also able to keep up feeding the demand of the ever-expanding Chinese pork industry (pun intended!).

From a domestic standpoint, the U.S. market only crushed 157.7 million bushels of soybeans in December, 4.6% behind last December’s number. Accordingly, it’s more than likely the USDA will likely have to cut their crush forecast in February W.A.S.D.E. report. The lower value of currencies in South America, and even to an extent, here in Canada, are making purchases outside of the U.S. more attractive (especially with record cheap ocean freight!). Conversely, Soceiete Generale has put a new buy call on new crop corn and wheat, blaming La Nina threats in 2016 for their new bullish stance. A La Nina weather event would bring drier weather to North America and parts of southern and western South America, and if it hits landfall by late 2016, as suggested by SocGen, drought conditions would affect crops in southern Brazil, Argentina, & Chile. In the nearterm, colder weather is forecasted for the next few weeks across North America, which could support prices a bit with concerns over winterkill on

Accidents are stressful enough.

Choosing quality repair doesn’t have to be.

fall-seed crops.

Overall, there are multiple variables that sway the market to and fro, but right now the most important factors are currencies and weather. Leading up to a delivery month on a board, the market swings back and forth from the final price the contract closes at. It ultimately comes down to how much exposure to do you want to have, relative to that movement period, and limiting the amount of times you find yourself saying, “I wish I would’ve sold at least something”. A great example may be asking yourself, what happens to my pulse crop marketing plan if India gets better rains in their monsoon season (June-August) this year?

A lack of consideration of that sort risk will put a dent on anyone’s growth plans. As such, and as always To growth,​Brennan Turner President, FarmLead.com Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online and now mobile grain marketplace (app available for iOS & Android). His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the FarmLead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email (b.turner@farmlead.com) or phone (1-855-332-7653).

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HELP WANTED SOUTHWEST SHEEP GRAZING CO-OP is hiring a Pasture Manager/Shepherd for the 2016 Grazing Season April 15 - Oct 15,2016. Deadline for applications is March 1,2016. Pasture located NW of Tompkins.

Accomodation and utilities provided by the pasture. Must have own working dogs and transportation. Flock of 3200 ewes checked twice daily; general running of pasture. Send resume with experience,2 references, wages expected. to SSGC Box 844, Gull Lake, Sk.,S0N1A0. Phone;text Wendy Toney/306-672-7878/Paul Preston/403-654-0132. 3-3c IN MEMORIAM

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Love always, Kathleen; Melanie & Frank; Jim & Brenda; Gregg & Dawn & your grandchildren

REAL ESTATE PROPERTY FOR SALE in Gull Lake. 2 - 50’ Lots. Older house that needs work. South facing. Very nice location. Suitable site for building, rental property or new home. Will take offers. Estate sale. 306-672-3809 or 306-421-3329. 2-4p COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN GULL LAKE. 1462 Conrad Avenue. Completely re-wired in 2013. Re-sided and new windows / doors in 2013. New energy efficient furnace installed October 2014. Approximately 1400 sq ft. Security system installed 2015. Great location beside the Gull Lake CiB Xeroscape Garden. Garden doors out the back. Must be seen to be appreciated.

Asking $50,000 OBO. Call Kate 306-2647559 to view. tn SERVICES Twisted Wind RV & Mini Storage. Units are 10’ x 15’ and rent $80/month or $840/ year plus GST. Call 306-297-9382 and ask for Megan. tn

R.M. OF GRASSY CREEK No. 78

UTILITY PERSON / GRADER OPERATOR

The Rural Municipality of Grassy Creek No. 78 invites applications for the position of Full Time Seasonal UTILITY PERSON / GRADER OPERATOR for the 2016 season.

Duties of this position include but are not limited to operation of mower, utility vehicles/equipment, grader, spraying, sign and culvert maintenance.

A valid Class 5 Drivers Licince is required. The position will commence approximately mid March.

Please send resume including experience, wage expectation and three work replated references by 4:00 PM, February 12, 2016 by mail, fax or email to: R. M. of Grassy Creek No. 78 Box 400 Shaunavon, SK. S0N 2M0 Phone: 306-297-2520 Fax: 306-297-3162 Email: rm77.78@sasktel.net

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Rural Roots

Not exactly as shown

BY C H R I S TA L E E F R O E S E

lcfroese@sasktel.net

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like going new places.

While I prefer destinations with palm trees and oceanside cabanas, I’m always up for exploring my own part of the world as well.

This particular adventure took me all the way to Regina, Saskatchewan – one full hour from my home. I’d like to think I know most of the cool places to hang out in the Queen City, but apparently I’ve been spending too much time at McDonalds with my four year old, and not enough time in artsy venues.

Wandering through the sprawling 5,400-square-foot space that is the Artful Dodger Café and Music Emporium on 11th Avenue in Regina, I am simply dumbfounded at what I have been missing.

The restaurant and performance space are the heart of the Dodger, but it is the pianos, brick walls, art work, wine bars, record players, libraries, seating nooks and resting crannies that draw me in. I see two musicians in the library, writing and collaborating – one on violin, one on guitar. I see two middle-aged men at a table, crunching and computing numbers. I see kids standing in the middle of the art gallery, playing violins at their weekly jam session. I see a PhD

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er’s doors were opened in 2011, featuring a café and bar, performance space, art gallery, library, boutique and many areas for simply relaxing, talking, meeting and collaborating.

“I hate labels, like you’re an artist, or a sports person or a business person, so I created a space where everyone can all mix together,” says Cairns, chuckling heartily and entertaining me with the story of football player Belton Johnson, a member of the Saskatchewan Roughrider Alumni Association.

“He comes in and whispers to me, ‘I’m actually an artist,’ and I’m thinking to myself, ‘why are you whispering?’”

This is the kind of whispering Cairns wants to stop - the kind that categorizes people and keeps them separated. Instead, she opens her doors to a wide range of groups and events, happily playing host to everything from wakes and weddings to concerts, dance performances, yoga classes, film screenings and Saskatchewan Roughrider Alumni Association gatherings.

“It’s creating that space where people can come in and make it their own and grow it in the direction they want it to go.”

I like going new places … especially to ones like the amazing Artful Dodger.

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assionate about sports in Saskatchewan? Listen  up.

SaskSport, an organization dedicated to tracking the history of amateur sports in Saskatchewan, will be holding a book launch on Friday, January 28 in Regina and Saturday, January 29 in Saskatoon.

Giving Us A Sporting Chance: The Story of Sask Sport is written by Lynn Gidluck, and tells of the history of the organization and the development of sports in Saskatchewan. The book is published by Regina-based Coteau Books.

“This book traces the history of the amateur sport system in Saskatchewan, exploring how early sport leaders secured the lottery as a fundraiser and how they’ve been able to maintain control of the lottery over the years. It is a story about innovation and what happens when ordinary citizens have the opportunity to develop policy and create programs that respond to needs in their communities,” the press release said.

For more information about the book and its launches, visit sasksport. sk.ca

student in her vintage shop sewing dresses and working on her doctoral thesis.

“I wanted to create a place where the arts could be integrated into life,” says Carol Cairns, the founder of this eclectic agglomeration of spaces collectively known as the Artful Dodger.

Cairns is a dynamo, a networker, a doer, a fine arts graduate, a humanitarian and a visionary.

I would have expected to find an urban-raised woman beneath the fiery red hair and avant-garde clothing. But no, instead I discover a down-to-earth prairie gal who was raised in a small-town setting, bringing her close-knit-community sensibilities into this urban setting.

She grew up in Rock Glen, Sask., later marrying a farmer and settling in Bengough, Sask. to raise her two children. When the kids had left, she focused on her own passions, returning to university to complete a B.A. in Fine Arts and working for numerous arts organizations.

She started Bengough’s successful Gateway Music Festival, which is now in its 12th year, and then decided to throw her adventurous spirit into something she had been thinking about for 14 years – a gathering place. This place had to be all-inclusive, community based and arts-driven.

So it was that the Artful Dodg-

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The SCCWS are seeking a full time position for Executive Director. The Executive Director is accountable to the Board of Directors and is responsible for the day to day workings of the organization. This position establishes and maintains positive relationships with all stakeholders, government agencies and funding partners.

The Executive Director duties include communications with agencies and stakeholders in the interest of enhancing membership in the SCCWS. They are responsible for administrative activities and management of the budget.

The Executive Director, in collaboration with the management committee and staff members, plans the overall programming direction and activities of the organization.

They are responsible for the management of all permanent, part-time and contract staff and volunteers to ensure efficient operation of the organization.

Skills/ Qualifications: • Excellent written and verbal skills • Excellent time and task management skills, ability to meet deadlines • Excellent organizational skills • Able to work unsupervised • Self-starter • Tact and diplomacy, ability to ensure confidentiality of information • Interest in environmental stewardship • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel • Willingness to be screened for security clearance • Valid driver’s license

For a complete job description visit our website at www.sccws.com.

Application Deadline: February 26, 2016 Send resume to: Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards Box 1088 Swift Current, SK S9H 3X3 stewards@sccws.com

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HEIGHT: 5"3"

PARTICULARS: Last seen at 1:00 am on July 9, 2004. When last seen, she was wearing a grey bunneyhug, orange shirt, and blue jeans. Courtney has a birthmark on the nape of her neck and a 1.5" scar on her left shin.

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Silhouettes shine in SWAC

BY D E B R E A M E R

Athletic Coordinator

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oth the Shaunavon Silhouettes and Shadows remain undefeated in SWAC senior basketball league play. On January 12, the Silhouettes got the home victory over Maple Creek 54-38 while the Shadows posted a 90-45 win over the Swift Current Jr Colts. The Maple Creek girls were led by LeQueasha Gyman with 18 pts. The Shadows were led by the Voll brothers. Nixen had 31 pts while Jordan added 20. The top scorers for the Jr Colts were Ryan Burnay with 12 pts and Wesley King with 10.

The other girls’ game saw Swift Current Jr Ardens defeat the host Frontier Raiders 53-50. The Ardens’ top scorer was Mackenzie Veason with 11 pts.

Replying for Frontier was Madison Bertram with 15 and Jyllian Kaliciak with 11 pts. The other boys’ game saw the visiting Maple Creek Rebels defeat

Frontier 84-42. The Rebels’ Justice Smith had 27 pts while Brayden Wasilow added 19. Frontier was led

by Taron Ham with 15 pts and Jaden Kinrade-Malbeuf with 14.

Curling playoffs will begin for our senior teams on the weekend of Jan 29/30. There will be playoffs at three sites: Cypress Hills – will play at Fox Valley rink. Teams include Maple Creek, Leader, Fox Valley and Hazlet.

Rolling Hills – will play at Ponteix rink. Teams include Swift Current Comp, Ponteix, Gull Lake, Hodgeville.

Whitemud – will play at Frontier rink. Teams include Frontier, Val Marie, Shaunavon and Eastend.

The top 2 teams in each category (boys, girls, mixed) will advance to the SWAC District championships which will take place in Shaunavon on February 5/6.

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