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Province posts one of the strongest job growth rates in Canada including K+S Potash who are looking to fill 100 jobs in various positions as they complete the Legacy mine project at Bethune.”

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Gull Lake Town Administrator Dawnette Peterson received the SUMA Meritorious Service Award for 29 years of service with the Town of Gull Lake. The award was presented to Dawnette at the Annual SUMA President’s Banquet. Dawnette first started working for the Town of Gull Lake in December 1986 as assistant administrator and became the administrator in October 2007. Congratulations to Dawnette on 29 years of dedicated service. Photo by Kate Winquist

2016 began with Saskatchewan posting one of the strongest rates of year over year job growth in Canada.

There were 5,200 more people working in Saskatchewan in January 2016 compared to January 2015.

That's an employment growth rate of 0.9 per cent, third best in Canada and ahead of the national growth rate of 0.7 per cent. Six provinces lost jobs over the past year, including Alberta which lost 38,100 jobs and Manitoba which lost 7,900 jobs.

In January, Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate was 5.6 per cent (seasonally adjusted), the lowest rate among the provinces and below the national average of 7.2 per cent.

For 27 of the last 28 months, Saskatchewan has maintained the lowest unemployment rate in the country.

“Saskatchewan has still managed to maintain the lowest unemployment rate for a considerable time – due in large part to our strong, diverse economy,” Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “We are seeing many employers still looking for workers,

Record highs for the month of January include: • Labour force – 599,900 • Employment – 563,400 • Female employment – 260,200 Other January 2016 highlights include: • Major year-over-year gains were reported for health care and social assistance up 5,000; information, culture and recreation up 5,000; trade up 3,400; professional, scientific and technical services up 2,300.

• Regina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 4.3 per cent was the second lowest among major cities in Canada, and Saskatoon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.1 per cent was 8th lowest.

• Youth unemployment rate was 10.7 per cent (seasonally adjusted), lowest among the provinces and below the national rate of 13.0 per cent.

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SWIFT CURRENT-- Central School Choir will once again be making a big splash at the 40th annual Telemiracle.

Celia Hammerton, Music Teacher at Central School and Director of the Choir says that getting through the door is quite the process, but not one she’s unfamiliar with.

“This is the fifth time we’ve sent students to Telemiracle. There’s an audition process where you have to travel to Regina in November to try out for being on the Saskatchewan talent. We took 35 students,” she said.

“Just before Christmas, we learned we’d made it onto the show. The process for us actually started in September, when we held a song writing workshop and wrote a song to preform for Telemiracle.”

The song, titled Give a Little, Give a Lot, was written in collaboration with the students, teachers and Regina-based singer/songwriter Jeffery Straker, who held the workshop.

“It’s a song all about giving and sharing,” she said. “Part of the idea behind that, for me, was doing something a little different. I also wanted the students to think a little more deeply about what this is about and why they’re doing it.”

Hammerton says that the experience of writing their own song was especially beneficial to the younger members of the choir.

“Some of the younger students don’t have a deep understanding of what Telemiracle is, so this helped everyone make it a little more meaningful. It builds the foundation of them of helping people and giving,” she said.

The choir has preformed in Telemiracle five times since 2006. They never go back-to-back years, audition-

ing every two years to preform on the show. Their last performance was in 2014. Students range in age from grade 3-7 with a total of 45 members.

In order to raise some funds for Telemiracle, the school is holding a series of events over the next two months to raise funds. The first, taking place February 11, is a concert featuring singer Jack Semple.

“We’re very lucky to have guitarist and singer Jack Semple come preform a concert for us,” she said. “I approached him and asked if he’d be willing to do an evening concert as one of our fundraising events. He has also agreed to donate 50% of the ticket sales to Telemiracle.

“One of the great things about this year is for all the Saskatchewan talent, Potash Corporation will be matching each one of our dollars 2 to 1, so whatever we raise is really tripled up to $250,000.”

She says that having Potash to support the process has upped the ante for the school and other Saskatchewan talent to raise as much funds as possible.

“It’s really spurring us on for people to not only sponsor our events, but also donate to Telemiracle to help our fundraising,” she said. “I think everyone is going to want to raise as much as they can.”

Hammerton says that most importantly, the kids who make up the choir are excited to make a difference and are anxiously awaiting the big day.

“We’ve had a few who have been before, some of the grade 7’s preformed when they were in grade 5,” she said.

“They know what it’s all about, and they’re all very excited. Having been to the audition, it’s given them a taste of what it’s all about.

“It’s a great experience right from the beginning for them. There are two aspects, the experience of being on a big stage, and the excitement that they’re doing some good in raising the money.”

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The Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation is happy to announce that the estate of Roy Blanchard has once again come to the aid of healthcare; you may recall that Mr. Blanchard’s estate contributed $1.2 Million towards the purchase of the CT Scanner a few years back. A further donation has now been

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food bank has actually collected 6000 for a lot of the kids. Homelessness While young people tend to get beth@gulllakeadvance.com pounds of food since June 1 of 2015.” isn’t something that we really expe- a bad reputation, Hunter says that “It was very exciting, and especial- rience in Shaunavon, so it was some- working with youth has shown him SHAUNAVON — One local youth ly to see it form young people, who thing we could directly involve our- first-hand their incredible potential. group has been making a big splash By Jordan Parker a result selves of the ongoing These are on topthe of the sexual assault,and invitation are all really excited in being aAspart in.” investigation against him, “Seeing exuberance the to to make the southwest a better place.

Chamberlin has seen additional charges, including sexual touching, sexual interference and sexual of it. Hauling the food into the food While some form of the organiza- passion that exists in young peopleexThe Renaissance Youth Group, based Cabri man Ryan Chamberlin was arrested again two sexual assault charges, an invitation to sexual charges laid against him in late February. bank was a really special moment for tion has been around for over forty ploitation is really uplifting,” he said. “There’s an out of Shaunavon, have made a big 20 and Friday, March charged with additional crimes touching charge, and a count each of sexual interferHe appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court them. ” years, Hunter says that the Renaisexcitement beingoninvolved with the victims came forward in the case against him. ence, sexual exploitation and a corrupting children March 23, and was in released an undertaking before difference in the form as ofmore canned He says that the group is planning sance name is relatively new. youth in the community, and to see charge. a judge on conditions. goods.

“The name was established at the Chamberlin, them passionate is 39, was aabout hockeysomething coach in several The organization, with members on holding another food drive on the side of town they didn’t cover down beginning of the 2012 school year, great. ” southern Saskatchewan communities throughout his ranging from grades 8-12, spent a “We’re constantly looking for ways week in January going door-to-door the road or when a need becomes with Renaissance referring to a peri- adult life.

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The investigation is ongoing, and “There are service opportunities on for over 40 years now,” he said. opportunities, we’d love toinvestigators hear it. Wein“450 pounds were collected with vite people with additional information to come for“There has always been some form also want to emphasize that everyone approximately 16 people in atten- a monthly basis, like for example, ward. dance,” said Ty Hunter, one of the in December the group travelled to of youth group, but we’ve definite- is welcome and has a place here.”

For more information, or to suggest group leaders. “The residents of Calgary to serve breakfast and sort ly shifted some of the focus as of the RenaisShaunavon were really generous clothes for a homeless shelter in late, trying to become a little more a service opportunity D. Waynefor Elhard, MLA Cypress Hills Constituency involved in the community in some sance youth, send with their contributions, and we only downtown Calgary,” he said. them an email at Making your voice heard in Regina. really did one side of the town. The “That was a really good experience capacities. renaissanceyouthsk@gmail.com.

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asis levels across Western Canada continue to tighten through the end of January with the Canadian Dollar recently appreciating back above 71 cents USD. Granted, we’ve seen wheat prices improve a bit on the futures boards thanks to concerns over winter weather, Russian government intervention, and spring acres being lower, it’s not the massive catalyst needed to cover every single one of the bearish short contracts managed money holds. Nonetheless, the news of new acreage estimates and a little bit of a short-covering had wheat ending the 1st month of 2016 up almost 2% on the board. Rounding out the complex, corn continued to rebound from its tough start to the year, up over 3.5% for the month while soybeans gained 2%. Conversely, canola saw its price in Winnipeg get dragged down almost 2%, but oats was the big loser, down almost 8%.

We continue to see some solid demand numbers for canola as the lower Canadian Loonie (-1.4% in January) has helped exports (+20% ahead of the pace at this time last year) while domestic demand numbers also continue to impress with almost 750,000 MT crushed in December 2016, up 16% from a year ago and 7.7% from November 2015. With the strong pace, is there more upside left? Possibly, which is probably why A.A.F.C. recently forecasted 2016 Canadian canola acres at almost 21 million acres, the 2nd largest area ever!

This would equate to an increase of about 3.6% from 2015 and comes as a benefit of lower spring wheat acres, which are seen falling almost 2% year-over-year to under 17 million acres (the lowest in the last 5 years).

Also winning over area was durum, whose acres are ballooning to an 8-year high of almost 6 million acres (suggests more low $8s and $7s per bushel are on the horizon…). Not a surprise to anyone but more pulses are also going in, with lentil acreage up 13% to 4.45 million acres and peas up to a record 4.2 million acres.

From a relative standpoint of the 5-year average, this is a 50% upgrade for lentils and a 28% increase for peas.

Soybean acres across Canada are also seen increasing by almost 4% year-over-year to 5.62 million acres whereas less corn is getting less attraction with acreage down 3.7% to 3.15 million acres.

Across the border, Informa Economics is estimating that American farmers will plant a record amount of soybeans with 85.23 million acres getting seeded. This is still well above the next closest estimate of 84.2 million acres from Societe Generale, the previous record set 2 years ago of 83.3 million acres, and the U.S.D.A.’s current estimate of 82 million acres! On the corn side of things, Informa is calling for 88.9 million acres in 2016, similar to the las t year’s number of 88 million (but still a far cry from the 1932 likely-will-never-bebroken-record of 113 million acres!). The question for me now is, will decent crops coming out South America trigger some alerts (slash changes) to the North American numbers? There’s still a few weeks left to go before those drills get pulled out of the snow!

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REGINA - The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) saluted February 2 as World Wetlands Day! If you brushed your teeth this morning, chances are you used water to rinse. You may have also cooked a meal or quenched your thirst with water. World Wetlands Day helps us recognize and more fully understand that wetlands are making our lives better by working for us throughout the seasons.

By recognizing World Wetlands Day we can learn more about wetlands, the great work they do for our environment and for us, and why we should care and conserve them. Wetlands are called many things… sloughs, potholes, bogs or fens, marshes, swamps or lowlands that can only sometimes hold water. No matter the name, wetlands are a substantial part of our lives and deserve our care, and our respect.

Wetlands help mitigate the extremes of flooding or drought, and they store carbon by helping remove sediments, impurities, excess nutrients and bacteria, cleansing waters used for cooking, bathing and quenching thirst. Over two-thirds of Canadians get their drinking water from lakes, rivers and reservoirs, and the quality of that water depends on watershed health and functioning wetlands. Like giant sponges, wetlands absorb, filter and replenish water as well as buffer our communities from climatic extremes.

Wetlands are also key nesting and feeding grounds

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for many migratory bird species including waterfowl and shorebirds, and they are nursery habitat for amphibians and fish, as well. At least one-half of our wildlife species rely on wetlands for part of their lifecycle.

25% of the world’s wetlands are on Canadian soil… more than in any other country…but they’re disappearing readily, drained to construct roads and cities, and for industry and agricultural production. Wetland loss is most prevalent across southern Canada.

NCC Saskatchewan`s work involves conserving vital floodplains, riparian areas and wetlands used by diverse wildlife species. As well as providing homes for wildlife, NCC’s wetland work also benefits people.

Wetlands provide recreational opportunities such as wildlife viewing, hiking, fishing and canoeing, along with educational opportunities for young and elderly as we learn, explore and enjoy nature.

NCC Saskatchewan’s Reed Lake wetlands In Saskatchewan, NCC has conserved 1,544 acres (625 hectares) around Reed Lake in southwestern Saskatchewan, in an area known as the Chaplin, Old Wives, Reed Lake area that is world-renowned for its numbers and diversity of shorebird species. This area was designated an area of hemispheric shorebird significance through the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. From American avocets to sanderlings and sandpipers and the endangered piping plover, many birds can be easily viewed at this vital nesting and stopover haven.

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

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remember grumbling.

I remember groaning.

On some Saturdays when it came to my Ukrainian dance lessons, I remember downright refusing to attend.

I remember with disdain going up and down the dance floor saying, ‘step 1, 2, 3; step 1,2,3’ until I was sure I would collapse.

I even remember the time they dressed me up in horrific Ukrainian colours and made me dance in front of an audience.

They put me in bright red lipstick, a floral blue skirt, a puffy blouse hand-embroidered by a Ukrainian Baba, a red sash that was too tight and a golden headband with fake flowers stuck in it.

I was seven years old then and I could never have imagined that those awful lessons and performances would one day come in handy.

As life progressed, I found myself out on the dance floor several times a year, whether it was at weddings, anniversaries or cabarets.

I never hesitated to take the floor, as ‘step, 1, 2, 3’ was engrained in my brain, causing

me to dance any polka with perfect timing.

When two-stepping became ‘en vogue’ (in our humble little prairie towns anyway), I also did not miss a beat. The ‘step, shuffle, shuffle’ rhythm was easy to master for a girl who had ‘step, 1, 2, 3ed’ her way through two hours of lessons every Saturday morning for several years.

When I was married, my husband had to take dancing lessons in order to master our ‘first dance’ together. But, I was spared having to learn anything new because ‘step, 1, 2, 3’ again came back to me like riding my old banana-seat bike.

Last week, I found myself on a plane to Arizona to visit my mother. I was anticipating a quiet week by the pool with my mom and my five-year-old daughter. However, when Saturday night rolled around, I found out her trailer park was hosting a dance.

The three of us multi-generational girls dolled ourselves up for the dance (minus the floral blue skirts and the Ukrainian embroidered blouses, but some of us did retain the bright red lipstick for effect).

When we arrived, the oneman band started playing Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and the

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Oak Ridge Boys. My ‘step, 1, 2, 3’ served me well and I didn’t miss a dance. As for my five-year-old daughter, she is in dance lessons too. She paraded herself around that dance floor like she was a regular on the Lawrence Welk Show. As for my mom, she’s oldschool, so her dancing came to her with little effort at all.

By the end of the evening, the three of us had danced every single dance in varieties of polka, two-step, line and free-form. My daughter danced with a grandpa from the USA and with trailer park Grandmas from Canada. I danced with trailer park Grandpas, on my own and with my daughter. My mom danced with anyone and everyone who asked her.

I remember grumbling.

I remember groaning.

I remember protesting going to dance lessons.

I protested mildly about putting my daughter in dance as well (I didn’t want her to have to endure headbands with fake flowers too).

But after that night in Arizona dancing like no one was watching, my grumbling is over.

Dance everyone dance – it’s as easy as ‘step, 1, 2, 3’.

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BY B E T H JA R R E L L

beth@gulllakeadvance.com

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he Internet is up in arms again. Well, to be fair, the Internet is usually up in arms over something or other, but this time it’s serious, darn it! At least until the next shiny thing comes along, of course.

Unless you live under a rock or don’t have an Internet connection, you know what YouTube is by nowregular, every day people posting blogging videos, called vlogs, to the internet in order to gain a following.

There are even career YouTubers; people who can make millions of dollars a year talking about something people care about, or doing something people like doing, like playing video games.

When I told my mother last week that yes, there are people who make millions of dollars based on people watching them play video games, she just shook her head, sighed wearily and said “I’ve lived too long.” I share that sentiment sometimes, ma.

One channel in particular, the Fine Bros, is under fire this week. In their videos, the Fine Brothers find people to react to watching other things, like “kids react to seeing the Captain America trailer” for instance.

The entire premise of their channel is for people like you and me to log in to their computers and watch people reacting to things they’re watching.

I know. But they have 14 million subscribers- or they did- so they must be doing something right. Last week, however, the channel made a video announcing their intent to copyright the phrase “react”, meaning that they and they alone can make “react” videos on YouTube.

People reacted very negatively to this concept.

The idea of trying to copyright an entire concept seems ludicrous, yet it’s been done before. Taylor Swift has made numerous attempts (some successful) to copyrighted lyrics from her hit song Shake It Off. What’s different about this is by copywriting the word is it would make it illegal for fans to duplicate its use, which creates some interesting dilemmas in the world of transformative works.

Transformative works, or fan works, are things like art, music and novels made by fans of a particular movie, television show or

video game using the original characters of the work.

What the Fine Brothers have done, in essence, by copywriting the trademark to ‘react’-related things, is halting the creating of transformative works based on their product.

Now, things like fan fiction, the leading example of transformative work, have always been on the legal grey side. Are they technically legal? No, because it’s using characters that already have a copyright on them. Are the big movie and television conglomerates ever going to stop them from being created? Absolutely not.

In their eyes, it’s a little bit of “don’t see don’t tell.”

The more fan-made works created, the more their original product is being discussed, watched and most importantly sold.

Some have even made entire careers out of transformative works. E.L James’ bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey started off as a Twilight fan fiction, let’s not forget. As have countless others.

When the Fine Brothers put the copyright and actively start taking down other ‘react’ videos, I fear it may start a reaction to others rushing to copyright their ideas under the most broad scopes possible.

I’m in the minority camp that believes transformative works are extremely important. In addition to being a creative outlet for both teens and adults, often times we see in media an underrepresentation of certain minorities, and transformative works fix that.

Whether it comes in written, video, art or any other form, creative works are important. Can you imagine a world where everything was so heavily copyrighted that everything we wrote or said in broadcast had to be triple-checked before use?

As a writer, this type of discourse scares me. As of February 2, the Fine Bros announced their decision to rescind their copyright claim on “react”, a step in the right direction. With the backlash they received and the staggering amount of followers they lost, it shows that the Internet is ready to fight back a little for their rights to be creative.

It’s a step in the right direction, but let’s just hope it doesn’t start a domino effect elsewhere.

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Two steps forward, one step back

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

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or a society that seems to be moving forward on so many technological fronts, we are also quietly slipping backward as well, especially when it comes to aerospace.

On Feb. 2 CNN ran a story about how Boeing is cutting production of the venerable 747 Jumbo Jet by half, to six airframes a year. It will likely cease production soon.

The Airbus A380 was not long ago hailed as the successor to the 747, with more seating capacity and a full second deck of passenger seating. Now it, too, is struggling for orders and could possibly cease production if more airlines don’t step up.

This is after production of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy ended long ago, and the C-17 Globemaster III ended a few years ago. Canada picked up one of the very last C-17s to be produced before the line was shut down for good.

The net effect of all this is that, should both the 747 and A380 end production, the Western World will have lost the capability of building massive four-engine aircraft. Given the state of Ukraine, I don’t have a lot of confidence in Antonov’s capability of filling that hole, even with their massive An-124 which is still in production, if barely.

Supersonic travel was supposed to take over the world with the Concorde. But it has long since retired, and despite occasional

references in fanciful online articles, the likelihood of crossing the Atlantic at Mach 2 any time soon is remote, indeed. (There is a group that wants to return one airframe to limited service. Good luck with that.)

Large aircraft aren’t the only major area of aerospace capability slippage. We have not had a man walk on the moon in my entire lifetime, and I was born in 1975. We may not see man on the moon again in the rest of my lifetime, either, given the way things are going. We almost certainly won’t see man set foot on Mars, either, before I shuffle off this mortal coil.

We used to have this wonderful thing called the space shuttle. Sure, it was essentially a truck hauling things back and, occasionally, forth to low earth orbit, but it was an important capability to have. Its later flights focused primarily on building the International Space Station, something we could probably never rebuild today with our current capabilities since the shuttle has been retired. Thus, when it’s time to retire the International Space Station, we don’t, and likely won’t, have the ability to replace it. There’s nothing in the pipeline right now with the capability of the shuttle. Those capabilities are gone, and not coming back, likely for decades.

There’s a line by Matthew McConaughey in the movie Interstellar that really rings true in this regard. His character, Cooper, is a former astronaut turned corn farmer. Cooper said, “We used

to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt.”

Why is this the case with aerospace? We don’t see it in shipbuilding, by and large. They are continually building larger and larger cruise and container ships. We did top out with the Seawise Giant when it comes to oil tankers, however, in 1979. I guess when the largest ship in the world draws too much water to traverse the English Channel, and won’t fit through either the Suez or Panama Canals, that might be the practical limit.

Land vehicles see continual improvements in horsepower, torque and payload. A half-ton today has more horsepower as a one-ton thirty years ago, but gets much better fuel economy. Look at the monster tri-drive semis we see today.

What has caused aerospace to plateau and start backsliding? Is it the overburden of ever-increasing safety standards that have choked off growth in aerospace capability? Insurance choking out new product, like it did with much of general aviation for decades? Is it the lack of vision?

Or simply the case of the tremendous inflation curve of aerospace development costs has risen out of the stratosphere?

It’s time to look to the stars again, not the dirt..

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

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Tales of a Teenage Gas Station Attendant: Part Two

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

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n the five years that I worked at the University of Husky, my family’s gas station, I came across a multitude of different customers. I had people that didn’t speak English, a man with a bear in a cooler, a women trying to maneuver triplets and a variety of others.

However, there was a very specific incident that happened in my second year of working there. I was about 16 or 17 at the time and working alone – deductively that must have meant it was a Sunday. It wasn’t overly busy, so when a woman in a truck pulled up to the pumps I eagerly jumped up and headed outside to serve her fuel.

She requested that I fill the truck with diesel and then she headed inside.

As we were a “full serve” station it was pretty normal for customers to make their requests and then head inside to use the bathrooms or pick out some chocolate bars.

So, as per routine, I punched in the codes to start the diesel pump and began to fill the truck. It was nice outside, sometime in the summer, I

remember this because of the crunching sound the gravel made when everything went a little haywire.

Now, if you’ve ever been to the Husky in Cadillac then you’ll know the pumps are a bit elevated to the area surrounded them, meaning they’re situated of a very gradual hill.

On the north side of the pumps is the dyed diesel tanks and some bushes, but on the south side is a rather quaint little house, which at that time was owned by a German man with a shock of white hair – at the time he was off living elsewhere, returning occasionally to fix up the place.

Filling a vehicle had become so routine at this point that I allowed my mind to wander – I won’t recount what 17-year-old Megan thought about because surely it wasn’t very enlightening – when suddenly I could hear the faint crunch of gravel and, looking at the pump handle I noticed it was slowly beginning to move away from me.

A little confused, and mostly concerned about my eyesight, I grabbed the pump handle out of the truck and turned the pump off. I had just finished doing so when the truck took off – similar to that of sled on an icy hill. It

began to roll south, towards the house.

A little aghast I yelled at the lady to come outside while simultaneously chasing this rather large truck down the hill – unable to grab it, and frankly unsure what I would do even if I could, I ran into the building to tell the lady to come outside.

Together we watched from the shop as her truck rolled, with increasing speed, towards the house before finally smacking into it and rolling back.

After the initial hit, the woman turned to me and said something along the lines of: why didn’t you stop it?!

I explained that I had unsuccessfully tried to do so, but wasn’t willing to get run over it an attempt to stop her truck.

Unimpressed and also shocked, the lady walked down to her truck and discovered she hadn’t put it in park.

I would like to take this time to assert that this obviously wasn’t something I had control over, but from the look on her face you’d have thought I pushed that truck all the way down the hill with a smile on my face.

She jumped back in the truck and drove it back to the pumps, stating she didn’t think the truck had done any damage and hurriedly paid for her

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small amount of fuel and jumped in her truck to leave.

The whole situation felt very odd to me – she wasn’t willing to leave any of her information and seemed genuinely unconcerned about how the homeowner would feel after her 4x4 took a run at their house.

So as she hopped in and began to drive away, I casually stepped outside and took a gander at her licence plate which I then wrote on a note inside and pinned to the board we use to cover the cigarettes.

Apparently this was a good thing.

A week later the owner of the house came fuming into the shop after discovering that the cupboards and shelving in his house had been knocked over and there was a crack in the wall – not surprisingly on the side the truck had hit.

I, along with my dad, explained the situation to him and handed him the note with her licence plate number.

He came in a few days later saying he’d tracked her down and she’d offered to pay for the damages.

She was a treat. Maybe next week I’ll write about the man with no pants on.

Wait and see.

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CTF Prairie Director and Paige MacPherson, CTF Alberta Director

This op-ed was published in the Regina Leader-Post, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and the Edmonton Journal.

Plunging oil prices are forcing governments and families in Alberta and Saskatchewan to keep an eye on every bill. One of those bills may come as a surprise: next year’s Equalization costs are going up to $499 per Canadian.

Taxpayers in Alberta and Saskatchewan will be paying more, but despite their struggling economies, they won’t be receiving a dime back.

The federal government’s financial projections show the total cost of the program will be nearly $17.9 billion next year. Ultimately, federal money belongs to Canadians and each Canadian’s share of the Equalization bill is $499. That’s up from the $488 last year.

Equalization is intended to ensure that each province is able to provide similar services.

So, Ottawa takes cash from taxpayers and hands it to the less wealthy ‘have-not’ provincial governments.

While Equalization is funded from Ottawa’s communal pot, the benefits are decidedly unequal.

Quebecers each get $726 more from Equalization than they contribute. Manitobans get $854.

Prince Edward Islanders are the biggest winners with $2,108 each.

Ontario gets some money from Equalization, but not enough to cover their per capita contributions and they ultimately lose

$321 each.

The so-called ‘have’ provinces get diddly squat: Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Add up the $499 per capita shares and Albertans lose a combined $2.1 billion while Saskatchewanians loses $565 million.

Even if wealth transfers could be justified with record highs on energy markets, surely we can’t be expected to pay more when prices plunge. If the wealth is to be shared equally, shouldn’t we equally tighten our belts when times are tough?

Years ago provincial governments on the receiving end pointed out that it’s hard to budget when market volatility impacts Equalization payments. So the formula was amended to average the numbers over three years.

How convenient.

That leaves Alberta and Saskatchewan to deal with the shock of plunging energy prices for years before the Equalization program starts to reflect that economic reality.

As for taxpayers in the ‘havenot’ provinces: they’re also paying into Equalization on an individual basis. But their governments – not the people – are receiving the payments. ‘Have-not’ taxpayers must ask themselves: is your government giving you bang for your buck? Or is Equalization propping up irresponsible spending?

It’s time for a national conversation about Equalization and our provincial governments should lead the charge.

“There’s no discussion about any changes [to Equalization],”

said Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci after meeting with fellow federal and provincial finance ministers. “It was an acknowledgement that it’s an important part of Confederation and will continue to be so.”

So much for that. The fact that Alberta’s Employment Insurance claims have more than doubled in the past year and the true provincial deficit has soared to $8.9 billion must not shake the status quo.

Saskatchewan’s government is taking a different stance. Premier Brad Wall points out that ‘have’ provinces have achieved much of their success due to resource revenues that are now “suffering mightily.”

“Alberta and Saskatchewan perhaps should be provided some of that [Equalization money] back,” said Premier Wall.

Perhaps? Absolutely. But at least Premier Wall is getting the conversation started.

Real reforms are needed. The CTF has proposed transitioning Equalization from a federal welfare program to a Fiscal Recovery Program, providing funding to poorer provinces on the condition they make necessary economic reforms, such as using the cash to match provincial debt repayments.

Equalization reform is no easy task, but avoiding the issue in the name of political correctness hurts taxpayers in all provinces.

Paige MacPherson is Alberta Director and Todd MacKay is Prairie Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

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Acknowledged as "la crema de la crema of Cuban-Toronto musicians" , the Luis Mario Ochoa Cuban Quartet is renowned for virtuosity, incredible musicianship, and for being a powerhouse of energy.

They will bring that energy to the Sky Centre on February 15th as part of the “Stars for Saskatchewan” series.

“You can expect to hear the romantic rumba, to the lively samba, the pulsating bolero, and the swaying waltz and cha cha at this show, “ says Swift Current Arts Council President Melanie Friesen.

Nominee of the 2007 Canadian Latin Jazz Artist of the Year Award, Luis Ochoa and his ensembles have appeared at the Jazz Festivals of Montreal, Halifax, St. John’s, Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, and Ottawa.

The ensemble, directed by the Havana-born Ochoa, is noted by the press for their “fire, finesse and authenticity” and promises to dazzle the senses with a full range of Musica Cubana that really cooks.

This concert is presented in association with Prairie Debut.

Tickets for the concert are available online for $45 at www.ticketpro.ca or by calling 1-888-655-9090.

Remaining tickets will be sold at the door. The performance will be held February 15 at 7:30pm at the Sky Centre. For more information see www. scartscouncil.ca.

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The Hunter Brothers, a Shaunavon-based country music act, released their debut single El Dorado on iTunes on Friday. Photo courtesy of Ty Hunter

Hunter Brothers ready to hit airwaves

BY B E T H JA R R E L L

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SHAUNAVON—They took southwest Saskatchewan. They took western Canada. Now they’re ready to head national. The Hunter Brothers, a Shaunavon-based band consisting of five-you guessed it, brothersreleased their first single, El Dorado on Friday.

The single, a smooth mix of new country music with the sentiments of classic country, was released to iTunes on Friday. Ty Hunter, a member of the band, says the single has been a long time coming.

“There’s always an extensive process behind the release of a new single or an album,” he said. “A lot of people don’t necessarily see the steps that go behind the process. You hear the song, but it’s got a very long process behind it.

“This particular record has been in process for about a year and a half now. We’ve been able to work with an incredible team of musicians, producers and writers based out of music city and Canada. Brad Remple with High Valley is one of our co-producers, and they were CCMA group of the year last year, so we’re thrilled to be working alongside of him.”

Working with the hit group was no mistake for the brothers, who have known the members of High Valley

since youth, attending many of the same festivals to get their names out to the public, and they’re not slowing down any time soon.

“We’re really excited to announce we’ve signed with Open Road Recordings,” he said. “They’ve signed a lot of other really great artists like Tim Hicks, Corb Lund, Dean Brody, just to name a few. We’re really excited to see where this avenue takes us, because it’s something we’ve never really embarked on as a musical group.”

Choosing El Dorado as their lead single was no easy process, Hunter says. Discribed as a ‘feel good, put your arm out the window’ kind of song, it’s sure to delight country music fans.

“El Dorado is being released as the first single, and we’re hoping it establishes us as a country music group,” Hunter said. “Our uncle was a Cadillac man and actually owned an El Dorado. He passed away a few years ago, so this song is dedicated to him. When my mom first heard the song she started crying, which was a really special moment.

Their parents’ influence, Hunter says, was the keystone behind their development as musicians.

“They played a huge role in the development of our music. My parents were already singing together before I was born, so I was born into

it. We grew up singing all together, a lot of gospel music,” he said.

“Our parents really encouraged that. They had a pact where Dad brought about the hockey and Mom brought about the music, so we had to take both. Quite often it was if you wanted to go play hockey, you had to first play piano- well for me, it was the opposite, since I had to do my hockey before I could play piano.”

Hunter says that no matter where their journey takes them, he knows that playing music will always be a priority.

“Music speaks to people in so many different ways, and it has the unique ability to transcend heritage and culture in a way that not many of other things can,” he said. “Being able to communicate things with music is a privilege we don’t take lightly, but one we’re extremely thankful to be engaged in.”

“I have always had such a passionate heart for music. This is one of those moments for me personally that’s a dream come true. I didn’t know how things were going to go or where we were going to go with this, so it’s surreal.”

To learn more about the Hunter Brothers and to listen to their single El Dorado, visit them online at www. facebook.com/HunterBrothersMusic/

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February is Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month and the provincial government is pleased to participate in this major cultural initiative.

Events will take place throughout the province, showcasing the lives, histories, practices and cultures of Aboriginal people and performers. The main presenter for the month’s celebrations is the Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples committee.

“Storytelling is at the heart of First Nations and Métis experiences,” Minister responsible for

First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs Minister Jim Reiter said. “Through stories, song and performance, participants will be sharing the rich traditions of indigenous people with the entire province.”

Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month has grown from modest beginnings in 2004 with 2,800 participants to nearly 300 sessions and more than 16,500 participants last year.

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Chinook School Division gears up for music week

BY B E T H JA R R E L L

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Chinook School Division is gearing up for their annual music week, an event taking place in every school around the southwest from February 8-12. Gull Lake School music teacher and event organizer Amanda Ruel has been preparing for this week all year long- but not alone.

“Chinook music week is a thing we, the Chinook Music Association, annually do,” she said.

“We don’t have that many music specialists in the region, but we do have five specialist band teachers and two elementary band teachers.

“We do really well, and meet four times a year to share ideas and resources and plan the music week. Chinook School Division gives us a budget every year to spend how we want.”

Previous years have seen funds dedicated to not only bringing music to schools on a short term basis but also for the long run, using money to buy a set of 16 guitars and three drum sets available to any school in the division. They also try to bring in special guests.

“Every year we bring in a music specialist on the week to give the schools that don’t have a music specialist a chance to learn from one,” she said. “This year, we’ve got two components, Command Brass and Jack Semple coming in to our schools.”

Both Semple and Command Brass, the RCAF Band’s brass quintet, will be touring across the southwest schools, giving numerous performances and clinics throughout the week to Chinook division students.

“Generally, we try to do something for each day.

We make a point to try and get out to the rural schools at least every two years, so we’ve tried to spread around the performances and clinics this year,” she said.

“A lot of our schools have really great sports

programs, and a lot of our students are really into that, but not all of them. It’s so important to give the kids who aren’t a chance to get involved and get out, learn to work with other students and go on trips.”

Even for the students who aren’t musically inclined, Ruel says they try to bring in different specialties of teachers to accommodate all. Three years ago, she brought in a dance instructor to teach the middle school children a special Filipino dance routine.

“It involved jumping over sticks and clacking them together, and they kids were so enthusiastic about it and so into it,” she said. “It’s scary to be enthusiastic about things when you’re 15, so it was so great to see.”

Music education in one form or another, she says, is crucial for a child’s development.

“Starting younger, music is super helpful in terms of self expression and letting kid excel, giving kids a positive outlet to be enthusiastic,” she said. “We’ve found over the years that taking music classes, especially instrumental music classes, has a role in performance in math and development of fine motor skills.”

Some studies have shown that students who study an instrument have higher scores in math consistently, and can even help a student understand difficult concepts through explaining it with instruments.

“Any instrument you play, there are different physics and math reasons for why an instrument works. It’s all physics,” she said. “Music education has so many benefits overall, and we’re happy to be able to give kids the quality of education that we can.

“I think often people aren’t aware the amount of support we receive. The division makes such an effort to ensure we’re supported and that kids are getting a well-rounded education.”

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This Hockey Game is truly “Maple Creek”.

Locals from the Nekaneet First Nation and locals from the ranching community play hockey against one another in this epic hockey game that has been thirty four years running!

The third period is well worth waiting for, as that is when the “Cowboys” and the “Indians” finish the game in full cowboy gear or Pow Wow Regalia!

Proceeds from this very colourful and fun event always go to a local charity.

Join us February 20th, 2016 for the 34th Annual Battle of the Little Big Puck.

Puck drops at 7:00pm at the Maple Creek Community Arena.

Contact Korey Pinkerton at the Town of Maple Creek 306-662-3000 for more information.

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Little Green on the Prairie, in Gull Lake • Pancake Breakfast 9-12pm ($7/plate) • Snow Luge and Tobogganing (Weather Permitting) • Mini-golf at the Kinette Community Corner Miniature Golf Course • Cookie Decorating • Craft Station • Ice Sculptures • Street Hockey • Kids register NOW for Crashed Ice and have a chance to win prizes.

(MUST register to participate. MUST wear full hockey equipment) do so by calling the Town Office at 306-672-3361.

• Tombola Table (NEW ACTIVITY) (open from 9am-1pm) • Puck Toss • Pie Eating Contest • Scavenger Hunt • Seniors Entertainment and Card Games (in the Hall) • Brownie Bake Off • Beef-on-a-bun supper ($10/plate) • Bonfire with S’mores • Fireworks There will be hot-dogs, cotton candy and hot chocolate available throughout the day.

After a full-day of fun, activities stick around for a Beef-on-a-Bun supper.

Then stick around for the Bonfire, and a spectacular fireworks show.

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Shaunavon's Jubilee Park came in third place in Saskatchewan's ninth annual municipality awards, which took place in Regina on February 2. Photo by Beth Jarrell

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SHAUNAVON - The 9th annual Saskatchewan Municipality Awards were presented in Regina on Feb 2, and Shaunavon’s own Jubilee Park was one of the winners.

Coming in third place out of nine entries, the park saw rehabilitation of some old structures and the creation of brand new ones, including a skate park, ball diamonds, swimming pool and tennis courts.

“We’ve never applied before, it was something new,” said Ava Kalaschnick, director of Wellness and Leisure for the town. “We thought we had a good chance of placing when you look at it from a community perspective, it’s quite a large project. The community was so involved, which is what they look for.”

She says the creation of the park was a massive community initiative, with participation from town council, the Wellness and Leisure Committee, Communities in Bloom, local businesses and countless others.

That didn’t make the project a cheap one, however. Over $50,000 came from grants, $5,000 from gifts, over $50,000 in sponsorship and $35,000 in municipal

funds. The Community Initiative Fund also gave $32,500 for various projects.

“It was a real community effort to get it going. It all came together very smoothly,” she said. “It started in 2011 when we launched the Crescent Point Wickenheiser Centre. Once the Jubilee arena came down, we had concrete pads, so first we put up the skate park using one of those pads, and another was used for the outdoor rink.”

“There’s also the playground, 3 small ball diamonds in the back of the field and one large one, and we installed a filter and boiler in the pool. We also put in a basketball court, so a lot of things happened in that area.”

Kalaschnick says that while the award ceremony may be over, that doesn’t necessarily mean changes to Jubilee Park are.

“It’s been a five year deal, it’s been a long time in the works and a lot of people have worked on it,” she said. “We do have more plans for the future, but nothing’s concrete yet. We’re looking at a couple things.”

“We’d love to put in another nomination, but at this point we need to focus on finishing the project, and I’m sure in the future we’ll have another thing to put in there.”

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Craig VanSandt is regarded by his friends and co-workers as one of the most generous and caring people they know.

A resident of Eastend, VanSandt has been involved in many fundraising events in his community as well as being a respected and valued colleague with Crescent Point Energy.

“There's just a few words to describe Craig – he’s generous and he's always asking about people,” said Mike Kessy, one of VanSandt’s co-workers. “He's the friendliest guy you'll ever meet, but he's very caring and there's not a day that goes by, whether there's a crisis or something like that, [where he’s not] willing to jump in and do his part.”

So when a head injury from a fall back in November put VanSandt in the hospital and out of work, his co-workers jumped at the chance to give him a helping hand.

“We just knew when it happened that Craig was going to be off work for a while and [being] the type of guy he was… that we would have to do something for him and get him back on his feet as quick as possible,” Kessy said.

His co-workers with the Well Servicing/Completion group at Crescent Point Energy – Kessy, Ashley Taylor, Mike Johe, Craig MacMillan, Bill Aldag, and Brett Foster – decided to hold an event to raise funds for VanSandt who hasn’t been able to work since his head injury.

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In less than one month the team was able to put together an event, held January 30, which raised more than $130,000 for VanSandt and his family.

“It’s so overwhelming,” said VanSandt. “It definitely puts a lump in my throat.”

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There's just a few words to describe Craig – he’s generous and he's always asking about people,” He’s currently recovering at home and credits his wife Shelley, a nurse practitioner, and the rest of his family for his improvement. But he said the support he’s received from his co-workers has been more than he expected.

“How do you respond to something like that? Who'd ever think you'd work for an oil company like that that's going through a tough financial time and they're out there backing a fundraiser for you - what can you say?”

VanSandt, who has two young girls, says his co-workers helping out not only him, but his family was really “overwhelming.”

“I don’t know if I deserve such a thing,” VanSandt said.

In the week prior to the event people were continuously dropped items off at the Crescent Point office for the live auction and silent auction – everything from hockey box seats to stained glass. Kessy said people were even bringing items up to

the door right before the fundraiser began.

Even the band, The Southern Sons, who is based out of the southwest donated their time to the event – Kessy said they really deserved credit for helping make the event so popular.

Everyone in attendance made an effort to show their support for VanSandt.

“It was a testament to Craig, I don't think anyone that night looked at how the oil industry was doing on their bidding or anything like that, they just knew it was a night for Craig and put all their work behind him,” Kessy said.

The event was originally booked at the Eagles Hall in Swift Current, with plans to sell 200 tickets, however, the venue soon changed to the Legion as requests for more and more tickets rolled in.

“In a week we were over the limit,” Kessy said. “We had more than 300 tickets sold.”

VanSandt says he can’t thank everyone enough.

“There were lots of tears,” he said. “I wish I could say more.”

The Crescent Point office in Calgary held a hot breakfast for those who couldn’t make it to the event, where they raised around $14,000 to go towards the total.

For Kessy and the rest of VanSandt’s co-workers it was a way of helping their friend get back on his feet.

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First Saskatchewan Land Rights Sale of 2016 Sees Premium Per-Hectare Prices CONTRIBUTED

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Saskatchewan’s first sale in the 2016 calendar year of petroleum and natural gas rights raised $5.1 million in revenue for the province. This brings final land sale revenues for fiscal 2015-16 to $44.0 million.

While land sale revenues show evidence of the current oil market cycle, industry continues to place a premium on the lands they are acquiring in Saskatchewan. The province continues to be a preferred jurisdiction for conventional producers.

February’s sale averaged $444 per hectare, compared to Alberta’s latest sale that averaged $117 per hectare and British Columbia’s that averaged $76 per hectare.

“Oil prices continue to have an impact on activity across western Canada, as industry exercises caution in increasing their land inventories,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “At the same time, Saskatchewan lands are at a premium, reflecting our reputation as the top jurisdiction in Canada, and among the top 10 in the world, for petroleum investment attractiveness.”

The Weyburn-Estevan area led the

way this sale, accounting for 80 per cent of the sale total. Four parcels located west of Estevan received bonus bids totalling $2.1 million from Mammoth Land Services Ltd. The region has multiple zones of interest including the Torquay and Bakken Formations along with the Midale Beds of the Madison Group.

The highest price on a per-hectare basis was $5,006. Mammoth Land Services Ltd. submitted a bid of $162,069 on a 32 hectare lease located south of Arcola.

The Fraser Institute’s most recent annual Global Petroleum Survey of petroleum executives rated Saskatchewan number one in Canada and among the global top 10 in its rankings of attractive jurisdictions for investment in petroleum exploration and development. Saskatchewan scored highly in the 2015 survey relative to other jurisdictions in regards to policy, investment and regulatory climate, geopolitical risk, administrative certainty, labour regulations and employment agreements, environmental regulations, trade barriers, taxation regime and quality of its geological database.

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Over the past few seasons, you may have noticed that saline areas on your farm operation are expanding. With the wetter than normal growing seasons, a one or two acre area may have increased to five or 10 acres, or larger.

Seeding this saline area to perennial forages is a management option.

Saline soils are commonly found throughout Saskatchewan. Soil salinity is often easily noticed and can be described as the white patch where kochia and foxtail barley grow, or an area where plant growth is poor and crop yield is low. Salts in the soil prevent the uptake of water and nutrients by the plant. Plants become drought stressed and nutrient deficient.

The actual cause of soil salinity is not the salts in the soil, but attributed to when the water table is too close to the soil surface. If the water table is close to the soil surface, evaporation can move the ground water to the surface where salt particles are deposited.

Salt accumulates when the amount of water leaving the soil through evaporation exceeds the amount of water that enters the soil through rainfall, runoff or irrigation.

Using perennial forages is an effective method to manage and improve the productivity of saline areas. Over time perennial forages lower the water table which prevents further accumulation of salts at the surface. The primary objective of saline areas should be ground cover, with the quantity and quality of forage grown being a secondary concern.

The level of salinity often varies

throughout the area. Seeding a forage mixture that is able to withstand a range of salinity is recommended.

Select forage species that are proven to work, such as tall wheatgrass, slender wheatgrass and smooth bromegrass.

Grasses are more salt tolerant than legumes. Including productive forages into the forage mix, such as alfalfa, can improve the yield and quality of the stand. The more productive or desirable forages establish on better quality soil. The more salt tolerant forages can grow on the more severely affected saline areas. Adding a creeping rooted grass is also recommended. Selected forage species do require some degree of flooding tolerance as saline sites are often saturated for a period of time during the spring. Incorporate additional forages based on availability, price and field conditions.

Practicing good forage establishment techniques is essential. Seeding depth should not exceed ½ to ¾ of an inch. Perennial weeds must be controlled prior to forage seeding. Fields that are too wet to seed in the spring can be dormant seeded in the fall prior to freeze up. Germination then occurs in early spring when soil moisture levels are higher and salt concentration near the soil surface is lower, allowing for better establishment success.

Funding is available to producers under the Growing Forward 2 Farm Stewardship Program to convert highly erodible or saline land from annual grain production to permanent cover.

For more information on using forages to manage saline areas or the Farm Stewardship Program contact your local Regional Forage Specialist or the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.

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Starting February 1, consumers will have stronger protections when it comes to buying a vehicle in Saskatchewan. New vehicle dealer regulations are being incorporated in The Consumer Protection and Business Practices Act, which is administered by the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA).

These new rules work to ensure two outcomes: protecting consumers and ensuring fair trading in the marketplace. Licensed dealers have new advertising requirements and vehicle history disclosure rules, as well as new minimum warranty requirements on the sale of used vehicles. The regulations now cover leasing activities on the part of the dealer. Additionally, unlicensed dealers now face stiffer penalties and fines for selling without a licence.

The Drive Away Price Consumer complaints about extra fees and charges above and beyond the advertised price have led to these new rules.

Licensed dealers must include accurate pricing in their advertising. If a dealer advertises a vehicle for a specific price in an ad, that

price must include any fees and levies up front (not including taxes), this is called “The Drive Away Price.”

The Vehicle’s History Licensed dealers are required to tell consumers important information that might affect their decision to buy. Some of these disclosure requirements include, but are not limited to: providing a SGI VIN search, disclosing if a vehicle had its odometer rolled back, if it was a rental, and if the vehicle is new and was damaged in transit totalling more than 20 per cent of its value.

Buy From a Licensed Dealer, Not a Curber The FCAA encourages all consumers to purchase vehicles from licensed dealers.

These new protections do not apply to private sales. Unlicensed persons who are in the business of selling vehicles for profit represent a serious risk to consumers. Known for parking vehicles on the side of the road with a “For Sale” sign in the window, these unlicensed sellers are referred to as “curbers” or “curbsiders.” Consumer complaints related to curber activity often relate to hidden damage, unexpected repair costs, odometers being rolled back or the sale of vehicles that aren’t road worthy.

More infomation can be found at www. fcaa.gov.sk.ca/CPD-VD.

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An agreement between the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Abilities Council will provide $904,438 in funding to help the council deliver its Partners in Employment program. The program offers a range of services to both individuals and employers to assist people living with disabilities in Regina and Moose Jaw. “The Saskatchewan Abilities Council does great work that enables Saskatchewan people to enter the workforce to develop their skills and further contribute to the communities in which they live and work,” Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “In order to enhance our labour force so it can continue to grow, one of the answers is to remove barriers and encourage inclusiveness in the workplace.”

“Partners in Employment offers a continuum of services designed to assist indi-

viduals in achieving their full employment potential,” Saskatchewan Abilities Council Regional Director Corey Hadden said. “The individualized services available at Partners in Employment are designed to help people with barriers find, secure and maintain longterm community employment. This focused and specialized approach to assisting people living with disabilities to enter and remain in the workforce is made possible through the investment by the Ministry of the Economy.”

The council, through their Partners in Employment offices in Regina and Moose Jaw, will assist up to 423 people living with disabilities. These are individuals aged 16 or older who are legally entitled to work in Saskatchewan and are facing barriers to employment which may include physical, cognitive or learning disabilities, mental health issues, health conditions, or limited education and work experience.

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Improved Personal Care Home Inspection Information Now Available Online CONTRIBUTED

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Saskatchewan residents can now access improved personal care home inspection information on www.Saskatchewan. ca. The new electronic (tablet) reporting system for inspectors ensures more accessible, detailed reports regarding personal care homes are available to the public – a recommendation previously made by both the Provincial Auditor and the Saskatchewan Ombudsman.

“Our government is committed to transparency,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “This new system ensures the most up-todate information on personal care homes is easily available online, helping individuals and their families research and select a home that will be suitable for them and best meet their needs.”

Personal care homes are privately owned and operated businesses that are licensed and monitored by the Ministry of Health.

A team of specially-trained per-

sonal care home consultants regularly inspect facilities looking at a number of areas including resident care, care records, recreational activities and health and safety.

Reports using the new system reflect a wider range of information, including the homes’ licensing conditions, the most recent results of their inspection, and the number of outstanding issues. Additional information on each home is also available, such as the approximate monthly cost, number of beds, contact information and location.

The use of this new technology also improves tracking of inspection results and corrective actions, and makes reporting more efficient, replacing the need for hand-written paper reports, eliminating the need for time-consuming transcription, bringing more consistency to reporting, and supporting timely updates to the website.

Since September 2015, approximately 20 per cent of person-

al care homes in the province have been inspected using the electronic reporting tool. The remaining personal care homes inspected prior to September 2015 are available on www.saskatchewan.ca as PDFs. Electronic reports of personal care homes will be updated on the new site as new inspections are completed.

There are currently 245 personal care homes in operation across the province that provide lodging, meals, and assistance with, or supervision of, daily living and personal care. They are different from long-term care homes (also known as special-care homes or nursing homes), which are part of the publicly-funded health system and typically serve residents with greater care needs.

All personal care home inspection results are available at www. saskatchewan.ca/government/ government-structure/ministries/health/other-reports/personal-care-home-operational-review-inspections.

SPIRITUAL GLEANINGS

Strong Roots, Great Shoots

BY J OY S A S S E

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“This place doesn’t have work for our young people!” It’s a common complaint in most rural communities. But we need to look at the other side of the coin.

I ask the grumblers what they are doing to encourage their youth to take pride in their rural roots?

Certainly the availability of jobs is important. But it is more important to give these kids strong rural roots, and encourage them to get out into the world to try their wings, to enlarge their experience, and to gain confidence in themselves through

following their dreams. Do this and many of these young people will choose to return to smaller communities, either to work or to retire. And they will bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Families, neighbours, teachers, church and political-minded folks should be mindful of how their words and actions can instill life-giving spiritual values in these young lives. They need to know people care about them, want to encourage them, make them feel they belong.

Those who love the land, care about the ecology and understand the rhythms of nature, need to be intentional about sharing their understandings.

Grandparents, teachers and trusted mentors can

communicate how important it is to build strong relationships, act responsibly, and care for others.

Kids need to hear stories, not from the artificial world of the TV, nor from the cold world of texting, but from the living world that surrounds them. In quiet ways they can be shown how their roots are anchored in rich traditions, and that strong living plantings reach up and out to wherever their imagination can take them.

Our “Village Values” are an important commodity that the Global World needs, and with these village values, our youth can go anywhere and be the best that we have to share. They can lead us into ever new tomorrows.

Obituaries Devon Ardeus Sesula D

evon Ardeus Sesula was born January 16, 1985 and passed away in Kindersley, Sk, on January 25, 2016. Left to mourn are his daughter Emma Lee Sesula, his mother Cindy (Bill) Woods, his father Dwayne (Maxine) Sesula, Grandma Ada Materi, Grampa Wayne (Shelby ) Giesbrecht, siblings Rob (Erin) Woods, Paula (Shawn) Toovey, Steffen and Dylan Rommelaere. Devon will also be missed by his many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and a great many friends. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Full Gospel Church in Eston, Sk. Devon was most recently employed as Manager of the Town of Kindersley Water Treatment Plant. Previously he had worked in the oil field, as Foreman for the Town of Frontier, Sk. and at various other jobs. He was well known for his

work ethic and reliability.

Devon had a kind heart and he made friends easily.

He was very passionate at all endeavors whether at work or play. His smile would light up any room and he always had hugs to share. He had recently taken up golf and was really enjoying it. He loved camping, boating, water skiing and pretty much any outdoor activity.

He started fishing at a very young age with his grandparents Betty and Rudy Sesula of Gull Lake. Most of all he enjoyed every moment he could get with his daughter Emma. She was the light of his life and they spent memorable time together whenever possible.

Devon was predeceased by his grandparents Betty and Rudy Sesula and grandmother Betha Woods.

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Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997, notice is hereby given that Lilly’s Kitchen and Bar Incorporated has applied to the Liquor and Gaming Authority for a Restaurant Permit to sell alcohol in premises known as Lilly’s Kitchen and Bar at 2361 Proton Avenue, Gull Lake, SK. Written objections to granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competitionbased objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered, and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

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New family doctor practicing in Shaunavon CONTRIBUTED

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SHAUNAVON - People in communities across Saskatchewan are benefitting from better access to physician services. A new family doctor is now practising in Shaunavon, thanks to the most recent results of the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment (SIPPA) program.

Dr. Okeoghene Akpoigbe joins many other International Medical Graduate (IMG) colleagues already practising in Saskatchewan. SIPPA is a unique made-in-Saskatchewan program that assesses IMGs on their education and clinical ability before allowing them to practise medicine.

Since the program began in 2011, almost 190 new family physicians have completed the assessment and are currently practising in the province.

“Internationally trained physicians play a vital role in our health system, and we welcome them and their families to our growing province,” Rural and Remote Health Minister Greg Ottenbreit said. “SIPPA is one way we’re making sure Saskatchewan residents continue to have improved access to physician care.”

In addition, a total of 13 new international medical graduates from the January intake are now completing their field assessments. If successful, these family physicians will begin practising across the province this spring.

“As the province’s only medical school, it is our job to prepare the next generation of family doctors and specialists, and this includes the important assessment work we do with international medical graduates through the SIPPA program,” SIPPA Medical Director for the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan Dr. Jon Witt said. “Ultimately, our goal is to build capacity in family medicine throughout Saskatchewan and meet the health

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needs of the province.”

“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Akpoigbe to the Shaunavon Hospital Care Centre and its innovative Collaborative Emergency Centre service delivery model,” Cypress Health Region Vice President of Acute Care and Senior Medical Officer Dr. Ivo Radevski said. “As a graduate of the SIPPA program, Dr. Akpoigbe will continue Shaunavon’s history of providing excellent health services to residents of the town and surrounding area.”

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As the province’s only medical school, it is our job to prepare the next generation of family doctors and specialists...

“Saskatchewan’s physician supply continues to grow and these SIPPA graduates are no exception,” saskdocs’ CEO Dr. Dennis Kendel said.

“The physician surveys we do with the Saskatchewan Medical Association show that an increasing number of SIPPA physicians have no intention of ever leaving the province. This is encouraging as it means more physicians are coming here and more intend to stay and practice alongside their Canadian colleagues.”

In addition to attracting IMGs, Saskatchewan is making progress in keeping more locally-trained family medicine graduates in the province.

The retention rate of family medicine graduates trained at the University of Saskatchewan has jumped by 17 per cent between 2013 and 2015 – from 58 per cent to 75 per cent.

Physicians interested in working in Saskatchewan are encouraged to contact saskdocs directly at info@ saskdocs.ca or call toll-free (in North America) 1-888-415-3627 or 306-9335000.

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Alvin Law was one of the over 13,000 thalidomide births in Canada in the early 60s. Born without arms, he is hard to miss, especially when he takes off his shoes and uses his feet to eat lunch, drive his car, scratch his head, and play musical instruments, including the piano, drums, even the slide trombone. He shakes your hand with his right foot when you meet him [he explains with a grin that he is right footed] then autographs a copy of his inspiring book.

Alvin does any one of a thousand things we take for granted. His attitude towards not having arms is simply "no arms, so what?”

Born and raised in Yorkton, Sask., his parents gave him up at birth. He was placed in a foster home with a couple who raised him and taught him the values he has today. They taught him "there is no such word as can't" and encouraged him to be as good as or better than anyone else at everything he undertook.

When you meet him and read his

book you soon realize he is an incredible achiever who undertook and overcame everything.

Alvin is now one of North America's most in-demand public speakers. I saw him speak at a Rotary conference and could not wait to meet him to tell him how much I admire and respect his straight-ahead approach to life. Oh how I wish that every young person could see and hear his presentation or at the very least, read his inspiring book, Alvin's Laws of Life.

He is very matter of fact about his condition, telling me, "I feel that I am an achiever. I'm living proof that anyone can achieve anything as long as you put out a lot of hard work and dedication. Then at the end of the day appreciate what you have.”

Don't misunderstand me. Alvin's life has not been without a great deal of pain that accompanies such a handicap.

Alvin has earned the respect of everyone and the title "Canadian Achiever." www.alvinlaw.com

What is “Canadian Achievers”

BY D I C K D R E W

editor@gulllakeadvance.com

Canadian Achievers was a daily radio series [1985-99] created by Dick Drew.

Canadian Achievers told the inspiring stories of living Canadians who are making a difference in their chosen profession or field of endeavour. Canadians were moved by the simplicity of the format.

Canadians who make Canada the great country that it is.

Canadian Achievers launched in 1985 as a daily radio series heard coast to coast on an average 150 commercial radio station. BBM reach frequency audience figures estimated 1.25 million adult listeners each week with an average of 1.5 frequency. [3.75 million adult impressions per week] Canadian Achievers ran continually until 1985-99. During these 14 years I told the inspiring stories of over 3000 living Canadians.

During that time Royal Bank was one of the radio series national sponsors. The Bank felt that the aims and objects of the series mirrored the Banks aims and objects so much

so that when I published a 205 page book of stories from the series in 1991. The Bank ordered 40,000 special edition copies which they distributed to their favoured business clients across Canada.

I retired the radio series in 1999. I brought it back September 06 as a weekly syndicated newspaper column and monthly magazine feature. It ran in newspapers across Canada for 52 weeks. I chose to retire it.

The series continues as a regular full page feature in the Canadian Broadcaster magazine.

Its focus is on Canadian broadcasters.

We must continue reinforcing with all Canadians the fact that this amazing land of opportunity is waiting for everyone wanting to achieve, It is even more important to impress this fact upon young people who often wonder if they are not coming on stream too late to achieve their goals.

Many believe that all of the mountains have been climbed and conquered.

Canadian Achievers shows them by example that the opportunity to achieve in Canada still exists and is unlimited.

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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.

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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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• Good organizational, communication and record keeping skills • Solid leadership skills and the ability to work well with staff • Geographical knowledge of the RM an asset • Some previous experience in road construction an asset • Previous experience as a Foreman an asset

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Resumes for Foreman for the RM of Big Stick No. 141 will be accepted until, February 29, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. at the RM office directly or at: Box 9, Golden Prairie, SK S0N 0Y0, Fax: 306-662-3954 or Email rm141@ sasktel.net

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Shaunavon High School's junior basketball team, the Silhouettes, won against the Frontier Raiders in Shaunavon on Feb 4. It was the last regular season game of the year. Photo by Beth Jarrell

Bailee Kirwan heads up court for the Gull Lake Lions. It was the final regular season game for Gull Lake and the Swift Current Ardens. Photo by Kate Winquist.

Field of Dreams fundraiser

BY B E T H JA R R E L L

PLAYOFFS Gull Lake

beth@gulllakeadvance.com

The Swift Current Indians baseball team is holding their 17 annual Field of Dreams fundraiser and once again have landed a very special guest.

Former NHL championship coach Jacques Demers will be the keynote speaker of the event, which will take place February 27 at the Royal Canadian Legion. Field of Dreams Committee Chair Brad Woods says Demers is a guest he’s been looking to bringing for a long time.

“I go through a talent company who give ideas for potential speakers, people who would be of interest to our audience,” he said. “I actually heard him speak before in college, and thought the story he was really inspiring and very interesting.

“It’s an interesting story in two ways.

One in hockey, the success he had as a coach with winning the Stanley Cup and being a top NHL coach. What really is going to bring interest is how he managed to accomplish that being basically illiterate.”

Demers, now a Canadian Senator, will share his story of learning how to work around his illiteracy while still becoming a successful coach.

“I think it’s a pretty interesting story, and he’s also a Canadian Senator currently, and as we know there’s always lots of talk recently about the senate and what we should do about the senate, and it might be an opportunity for people to talk to him about that, as well,” Woods said.

“You get a lot, with the human interest, the celebrity, the politician, and a lot of the things that are going on in the world right now with Canadian events and politics as well.”

While the club has focused in the past at raising funds for special projects, such as lighting the park and stadium seating, this year’s funds will go towards a necessity for the players- new uniforms.

“It seems like just yesterday we were looking at uniforms and talking about replacing them, that was two years ago,” he said. “With the amount of games

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Tuesday, February 9th 8:00 PM Gull Lake Rec Complex these guys are playing now, there is a need for renewal again this year.”

“We focus on raising money for the ball club, but we also try to set a little bit away for minor ball as well, so between that and the uniform, we’ll probably use up what we can bring in this year” This is the 17th year that Field of Dreams has taken place in Swift Current.

Woods says that the event has continued to grow since its conception.

“It started out as a small group of people trying to figure out how to pay the ball club’s bills and get lights installed at Mitchell field, to something now, which is sort of a landmark event each year in the community,” he said.

He says that not only the community of Swift Current, but also the entire Southwest have come together to support the club, despite the less than stellar economy the region has faced.

“It’s been supported very well by the community. We’ve managed to bring in some really great speakers over the years, some very talented people, so we’ve held up our end of the bargain and the community has supported us each year, too.

“We’re pretty fortunate in touch economic times, like we are now, that the people and businesses in Swift Current are continuing to support us.”

Tickets for the 17th annual Field of Dreams are still available both by corporate table for eight priced at $500, or individual tickets for $70. Call Brad at (306) 772-0471 for more information.

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The Swift Current Curling Club rink comprised of Skip Kelsey Dutton, Kaitlyn Bowman, Chelsey Peterson, Ashley Resler and Coach Ken Dutton had a hot start to their 2016 Scotties with wins over Mandy Selzer and former Saskatchewan champion Sherry Anderson, but lost their final three games of the round robin to finish out of the Page Playoff. Still a great overall effort from our local girls. Photo courtesy of www.discoverhumboldt.com.

Jolene Campbell Team Triumphs in Prince Albert

BY S U S A N L A N G

editor@gulllakeadvance.com

With a new team formation this season, Jolene Campbell led the rookie squad to the 2016 Saskatchewan Viterra Scotties title in Prince Albert. Campbell, accompanied by Ashley Howard, Callan Hamon and Ashley Williamson earned a convincing 7-4 victory over the two time defending champion Stefanie Lawton team from the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon.

The team representing the Highland Curling Club in Regina started out Sunday morning needing 3 wins to earn their title. Facing a strong Michelle Englot team that had blazed through two tie break games to reach the 3-4 game, Jolene made several key runbacks and doubles to put away a 7-5 victory. After a short break the team faced the Robyn Silvernagle team from the North Battleford Twin Rivers Curling Club. The Silvernagle team played a strong game but the Campbell team was building momentum. Even after a Silvernagle steal in the third to go up by one point, the Campbell team immediately rebounded with a big Jolene double and a 3 point score in the 5th end to re-establish a 4-2 lead. The Campbell team, and particularly Jolene, had an answer for every situation the Silvernagle team then put in front of them and the Campbell team went on to earn a 6-4 victory.

Silvernagle, along with Dayna Demers, Christina Goertzen and Kara Kilden, had gone through their pool with 5 straight victories to earn a place in the A1 vs B1 page game on Saturday evening vs Stefanie Lawton. The Silvernagle team continued their strong play and gave Stefanie all she could handle. Likely one of the most exciting games in the entire competition came down to the final skip stones where Silvernagle just missed a double by less than a quarter of an inch allowing Lawton a chance to draw for the second, and winning point. The Lawton team along with Trish Paulsen, Sheri Singler and Marliese Miller, needed a piece of the button for the second point and they put it right on the lid for the victory.

The win then placed Lawton in the 5:00PM Final while Silvernagle would return for the 1:00PM semi-final game.

With the Campbell team going out for their third game on Sunday and Lawton having sat all day, it was quickly apparent that the Campbell team was not overwhelmed

Jolene Campbell will skip the Saskatchewan rink at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after winning the Provincial Championship in Prince Albert. Photo by Brian Doherty Photography - www.curling.ca.

facing one of Saskatchewan’s most successful women’s teams. Campbell’s team was sharp right out of the gate and the Lawton team was struggling with the swingy ice.

A steal of 2 points in the fourth end for Campbell, on a Lawton draw that came up light, put the Campbell team in control with a 5-1 lead. Lawton’s team was forced to one in the fifth and they went to the break down 5-2 without hammer. The stalwart Lawton team though was not going away. They put together a great sixth end and Campbell, facing 3 buried Lawton stones, was forced to raise her own stone that was 2 feet in front of the rings into the four foot. With no hesitation, Howard and Campbell put the broom down and with excellent sweep and line judging, the Campbell stone was raised right to the button for a 6-2 lead.

The Lawton team again tried to get back in the game but it was not until the eighth end that they were able to score a late deuce but this proved to be not enough.

Jolene’s team went into the 10th end with a 7-4 lead and ran the Lawton team out of rocks and the dream of a three-peat.

The Campbell team now heads to Grande Prairie for the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts from February 20 – 28th. The team has selected Candace Chisholm as their fifth player and are continuing to search for a coach. Russ Howard has to renounce that responsibility due to TSN broadcasting commitments. www.standardmotors.ca

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