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Climactic Character The name is Dash. Jim Dash. Mackenzie Grey plays a retired international spy, hiding out in southwest, Saskatchewan. For more on the potential web-series, “Climax, SK”, see page 8. Photos by Robin MacDonald

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n Monday, February 13th, at a regular meeting of City Council, the City officially entered into an agreement with Innovation Credit Union to extend the Naming Rights of the Credit Union i-plex by ten years. As part of the agreement, the arena will be renamed the Innovation Credit Union i-plex. The arena, a vital recreational

facility in Swift Current, is home of the WHL Swift Current Broncos and the Midget AAA Legionnaires, and has played host to major events such as the 2010 and 2016 Ford World Women’s Curling Championships and the Canadian Cowboys Association Finals Rodeo. “We’re very thankful to Innovation Credit Union for their continued support of this great facility,” said Swift Current Mayor Denis Perrault.

Prior to puck drop at the Broncos’ game on March 8th against the Regina Pats, Mayor Perrault presented Innovation Credit Union Chief Executive Officer Daniel Johnson with a “Key to the i-plex”. Funds received by the City for the Naming Rights will be used to carry out capital projects that will allow us to continue meeting arena requirements for the WHL and other facility users.

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n partnership with the Art Gallery of Swift Current, the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance is hosting a community forum luncheon. We want to learn what matters to artists and arts administrators and what is needed in Swift Current and surrounding communities. Also, Dr. Ian McWilliams will discuss results from the Saskatchewan Partnership for Arts Research (SPAR) project “Understanding the Arts Ecology of Saskatchewan” – a four-year study of the provincial arts ecology seeking to better understand artists’ working conditions, connections, and networks. It includes

results from artist interviews and focus groups, as well as the first comprehensive survey of Saskatchewan artists (2014). Dr. McWilliams will also be recruiting Swift Current artists and residents who are interested in being part of a future case study of the Arts Ecology of Swift Current. After thirty years of advocating for the arts, the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance still believes that a collective voice provides leadership, empowers artists and the arts community, affects change and generates public awareness. It will be held at the Art Gallery of Swift Current on March 25th from 11:30 am - 2:00 pm.

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n February 2017, 8,000 jobs were created in ISaskatchewan (up 1.4 per

cent, the highest growth rate in the country). Nationally, employment was up 15,300 (up 0.1 per cent, seasonally adjusted) from January. More people were employed in Saskatchewan in February than ever before with 563,600 working in our province. “Leading the nation in month-over-month job growth is a positive indication that the economy is moving in the right direction,” Economy Minister Jeremy Harrison. “This along with recent reports on retail sales growth,

manufacturing sales growth and wholesale trade growth show the continued strength and resilience of Saskatchewan’s economy.” Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.0 per cent in February, the third lowest among the provinces. Nationally, the unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent. Other February 2017 highlights include: • Employment was up by 8,600 over February 2016. • Full time employment was up 3,300 over last year, and part time employment was up 5,300. • Major year-over-year gains were reported

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for trade, up 7,800; professional, scientific and technical services, up 4,800; educational services, up 4,500; and manufacturing up 3,000. Off-reserve Aboriginal employment was up 4,400 (10.0 per cent) for eight consecutive months of year-overyear increases. Aboriginal youth employment was up 1,000 (+11.9 per cent) for 10 consecutive months of year-over-year increases. Regina’s employment was up 2,900 (+2.1 per cent), and Saskatoon's employment was up 1,600 (+1.0 per cent) compared to last February. Youth unemployment rate was 10.3 per cent

(seasonally adjusted), second lowest among the provinces, behind British Columbia (8.7 per cent) and below the national rate of 12.4 per cent. Harrison noted that while the strong employment numbers are very encouraging, Saskatchewan is still facing a challenging fiscal situation due to resource revenues being down well over a billion dollars. “While our economy is gaining strength, there will still have to be some difficult measures taken in the upcoming budget to address the resource revenue shortfall, to return the budget to balance and to keep Saskatchewan strong,” Harrison said.

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elemiracle 41 was once again a resoundT ing success, raising over

5 million dollars. Part of that total came in the form of a generous bequest from the Harald Hanson Estate - $463,000! Harald’s niece and nephew, Gail Stevenson and Ken Wills made the donation to Telemiracle to Beverley Mahood on the afternoon of March 6. The following was the write-up that was read on air. Harald was born on the home farm, Section 9, Township 6, Range 20, West of the 3rd Meridian,

in the Brownville District, Saskatchewan, on April 8, 1921. He was the 2nd youngest of the eight children of Lars Pedar and Antonettie Hanson. He was in Grade 1 when Brownville School was first started in 1927. He went to Grade 8 before going to work with his father on the farm and helping other farms in the community. He stayed at home looking after his mother until her passing. He continued farming until he retired in 2000 and moved into an apartment in Eastend. Harald was a member of the White Valley Lutheran Church. He celebrated his 95th birthday surrounded

by a number of his nephews and nieces, passing away five days later on April 13th. Harald lived through the hard times in 1920s and 30s learning to repair and keep things in good shape. In later years, he was very inventive and utilized odd bits of machinery to build windmills, garden wagons, and numerous other projects, made bird houses out of a variety of objects but the most inventive was one out of a worn out dust buster hand vacuum. He repaired and fixed his clothing throughout the years on a hand operated sewing machine, when shirt buttons became too hard to do up; he cut the buttons off,

sewed them on the front of his shirts and inserted a long zipper underneath which was easy to do up. Very ingenious! Harald was a kind, gentle man, well loved by his 18 nieces and nephews - from the time they were little, he always made time to help them with anything, a project were doing, to play all kinds of games, go fishing, or skiing with them. They are so proud of this kind, generous man for leaving his estate to Telemiracle to help others! Thank you Harald for your generous bequest of $463,000.00!

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hhh, March. The thing about March A is…well, there are a lot

of things about March, really. It’s a month of transition as we move from winter to spring (in theory anyway). It’s a month of variability, due largely in part to the aforementioned seasonal shift. For some organizations or companies, March may mark the fiscal year end or the completion of the first quarter for others. For some, winter sports come to an end and time that was spent in a rink or gym is often diverted elsewhere. For all the things that March is, it often offers a promise of new beginnings. Farmers and ranchers start thinking towards seeding crops, planting gardens, or are preoccupied ushering sweet baby calves into the world. I’ve assembled a short list of what March means for us: 1. Porch pandemonium: I’ve waxed poetic before about the pivotal role that my porch plays in the running of our household and ranch. It is the place where clothes are laundered, the room where our drinking water is kept, and the main location for our garbage can. It is also a landing spot for school bags, boots, veterinary supplies, tools, tape, flashlights, automotive items, livestock show banners, left-over Valentine’s candy, mail, and so

much more. There’s random tack that shows up, the odd time someone lets a dog in, and it’s the place where all of our transitional items end up before coming or going from the house. In spite of vacuuming and scrubbing this room more than any other in my house, by the time March rolls around, the porch is in a funk all of its own. Please pass the Scentsy. 2. Tax time: I’m a little odd, but I actually sort of enjoy book work. That being said, this year I am woefully behind tax preparation in general and have yet to meet a few specific deadlines in spite of some pleasant correspondence from the nice people from the government. While some keen folks may have already filed their returns or perhaps are already blowing their tax refunds on great things, tax prep hasn’t quite made my radar yet. Rather than actually prioritizing our taxes, I’m writing about how I should really get around to prioritizing my taxes. I think I might know what my problem is… 3. Laundry lament: March is all about being prepared for a variety of temperatures from -30C right up to +20C. If ever there is month where you need to be outfitted for cold, warm, muck, wind, snow, mud, slush, ice, dirt, manure, and afterbirth, March is it. I don’t mind laundry, but

when I’m stuck in a time warp of washing the same coat thrice weekly, I don’t exactly feel like I’m moving forward with my life. Of course all of these operations take place in the porch (refer to point 1) meaning I’ve even had to re-launder certain items that were clean at one time but inadvertently became dirty simply by being present in the porch. 4. Day length delight: March brings the promise of spring in a tangible way with its noticeably longer days. Gone are the cold, dark mornings of shepherding kids onto the school bus, or returning home from an activity at 5:30pm to a dark yard. The days are longer! The sunshine is back! You have just a few extra minutes of daylight every day to get chores done, or go for a walk. We prairie folk finally get our just rewards in March for slogging it through yet another winter…and our precious reward is in the form of earlier sunrises and later sunsets. We will take it! March offers it challenges with a few prizes thrown in there to keep us all going. Whether the rest of the month will be as gentle as a lamb or lion-fierce, at the very least we can take comfort in knowing that spring is on its way.

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Southern Alberta Newspapers monopolizing southwest print media Swift Current’s Southwest Booster is under new ownership once again. Alberta Newspaper Group has acquired the paper from Star News Publishing of Wain-

wright. The Medicine Hat based Alberta News Group already operates the Prairie Post, the Shaunavon Standard and two papers in Maple Creek - the News and the Southwest Ad-

vance Times. Star News Publishing initially purchased the Booster last May as part of a 13 paper package from TransContinental Printing.

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Next week's question... The White Mud Hockey League Final is once again between highway #37 rivals, Gull Lake Greyhounds and Shaunavon Badgers. The best of five series is squared up at one game a piece with game #3 being played in Gull Lake on Wednesday, March 15th at 8:30 PM. Let’s have a little fun with our question this week … Who do you think will win the WMHL Final this year?

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hen I was 12 years old my parents decided to take a family trip across Canada. It was the first major holiday I remember clearly. I saved up babysitting money and was fully prepared to spend it all on Anne of Green Gables memorabilia in Prince Edward Island. The plan was simple: hop on the train in Saskatoon and ride the rails until we hit Montreal. There we would visit dad’s cousin before we got on the train again and headed to Moncton, New Brunswick. Aside from looking both ways before crossing the railway tracks

north of my home, I had little experience in the way of railroad transport. We spent the countless hours on the rail reading books, playing cards or playing in general. I remember the gentle rocking of the train as it skimmed across the tracks and the terrible food offered by the “food car.” I remember the train stopping occasionally to pick up hikers or in little towns to let people stretch their legs. I remember being restless and I remember trying to sleep in those awful chairs. Looking back on it now, my parents must have been awfully brave to take a 12-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy on

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a 30-plus hour train ride through the country. I have fond memories of the trip, but 12-yearold me never expected to find myself travelling my train again. Until last week. Cleo graciously invited me to visit her family in Norway and I, of course, jumped at the opportunity. We looked at flights from Copenhagen to Bergen before Cleo mentioned taking a train. I quickly Googled the time is takes to travel from Lund, Sweden to Bergen, Norway by train and balked at the 13.5 hour trip that popped up in the results. A flight from Copenhagen to Bergen is around one hour. However, after further

discussions and further Google searches, we decided to take the plunge and dedicate two days to travel the old-fashioned way: on the ground. We took a bus from Lund to Oslo after my last class on Tuesday and spent the night in the city before catching our train to Bergen at 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Unlike the train I had taken 11 years before, the train to Bergen was highly modernized. The train came equipped with power outlets and free WiFi – both services that were completely unnecessary in 2005 as my family had neither cellphones or laptops. I taped my GoPro to the window of the train to capture the Norwe-

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gian landscape as it shifted from cityscape to fjords to snowy cabin country and more. The train wound through small towns and uninhabited terrain, crossing through tunnels and over bridges. It was one of the most stunning trips of my life. The mountains contrasted heavily with the fields of home. I spent some of the trip writing in my travel journal. This is remarkably similar to how I spent my 12-year-old train ride. I have that red coiled notebook hidden in my childhood closet somewhere. However, this time I gave the pen a break and opted for my keyboard. After we arrived in Bergen I could not help

but wish to do the same trip back on Canadian soil once more. I will always be thankful my parents took us on that trip. It was my first experience on a train and, as it turns out, not nearly my last. The train ride to Bergen may have cost more than a flight and lasted six more hours, but it was an opportunity to really experience the Norwegian landscape outside mire of the cities. It gave us the ability to really enjoy our trip from Sweden to Norway without the hassle of an airport. I guess that is how the saying goes: life’s about the journey, not the destination.

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n March 4 I had the opportunity to listen to one of the frontrunners in the ridiculously overpopulated race for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Andrew Scheer. Scheer is one of the frontrunners in the 14-candidate race, and has substantial support of those in the Conservative caucus. He spoke to party faithful in Estevan. The turnout, at a little over 100, wasn’t want you might expect for someone, who, if he wins, could potentially be the next prime minister in two years’ time. You have to remember, large- and small-c conservatives dominate the region, and it is routinely won at both provincial and federal

levels with some of the highest pluralities around. Someone once told me an empty Coke can, running for the Conservatives, has a better chance of getting elected here than a Liberal (or was it the rump of the Progressive Conservatives?) The can might have been running for the Sask. party, but there’s really not much difference. Either way, Estevan is about as fertile ground as one can get for a conservative politician. I understand that a substantial number of supporters couldn’t make it due to their businesses being run ragged before the imposition of spring road bans. That makes sense. But I would still think the room could have been filled. Now, if leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary had been there, I don’t

think there’s a question the room would have been standing room only, if only for people’s curiosity to see if this guy is for real. What was apparent is that Scheer is for real. He’s authentic, and has real policies as near as I could tell. Speaking to the Energy City, he talked a fair bit about carbon taxes, clean coal and carbon capture. He also spoke about the need for Conservatives to offer positive alternatives instead of simply bashing the other parties. (He did, however, take some of his own jabs at the lefties in Canadian politics, both the Liberals and NDP.) As far as politicians go, he’s young, at 37. When he was first elected in 2004, he was incredibly young. He was speaker of the House of Commons from 2011 to 2015, again, at an incredibly young age.

He’s got the youth, and, while maybe not as good as Trudeau’s, he’s got the hair, too. But don’t let that youth fool you. He knows his issues. Having sat through pretty much every debate in the Commons as speaker will do that for you. He’s probably heard every argument, and knows its counter. A very important consideration in the rest of Canada, if not the West, is the fact Scheer is fluently bilingual in French. He grew up in Ottawa, but choose to move to Saskatchewan (Who did that, in 2003? Pretty much no one, except Andrew Scheer.) The French fluency issue a big consideration because, for years, many people in this province have strongly suggested that Saskatchewan Party

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and heavy; my daughter’s toe-picks put holes in our backpack and her helmet was weighty and cumbersome. I never really saw the need to celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8, 2017). Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for women’s rights and would consider myself a fierce defender of rights for everyone, women and girls included. But I just figured that by walking the walk, rather than talking the talk, I would be setting an example. By this I mean, if I was that woman who made choices that suited her, whether it be working or staying home, I would

be exemplifying what it meant to be a feminist. Also, by pursuing a career that has sometimes been dominated by men (journalism), I knew that I would be setting a good example for my kids. And finally, by going 50-50 with my husband on all parenting and household duties, I knew I would be meeting my own needs in terms of not cleaning our toilets alone! But in the wake of Donald Trump, I feel the need to talk the talk. Things have been happening postUSA election that make me cringe. For example the sexist billboard put up in North Carolina that reads, “Real men provide, real women appreciate it.” And how about Donald Trump himself who has been caught on video, or microphone, calling women every single one of these names: fat, pig, dog,

slob, disgusting animal. In a 1994 interview with ABC News, Trump said this (out loud and on camera): “I have days where, if I come home—and I don’t want to sound too much like a chauvinist, but when I come home and dinner’s not ready, I go through the roof.” Really? I could go on and on, but you get the picture. The fact is—any leader (whatever colour, shape, size or gender) should be fighting for equality for all of his/her citizens. It’s not a political issue and it’s not a platform issue, it’s a human-being issue. One of my favourite signs from the world-wide Women’s March in January was held by a grandma and it read, ‘I can’t believe we’re still protesting this s_ _ t.’ I have to agree.

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O’Leary’s not playing nice. He’s playing the Trump game. Calling himself “Mr. Wonderful” in dripping irony, O’Leary is Donald Trump with less hair, less money, and even less charm. He’s in it to shake the system to its core. Can Mr. Nice beat Mr. Wonderful? Can anyone else beat Mr. Wonderful? And can the winner of that contest beat Mr. Hair? In a few months, we shall soon see.

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Premier Brad Wall should take a run at the federal Conservative leadership. The biggest impediment in that regard is Wall’s lack of French capability. That’s not stopping O’Leary, however, who says he speaks the language of jobs. While Scheer didn’t bring it up, and none of the questions from the audience referred to it, the elephant in the room occupying the empty space was O’Leary. No matter what, Scheer has to beat O’Leary to become leader. It was quite easy to get the impression that Scheer is a nice guy. Maybe a tremendously nice guy. In other words, the antithesis of Keven O’Leary, who has spent the last decade or so filling our living rooms (on CBC, oddly enough for a Conservative), with his vitriol.

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hhh, March. The thing about March is…well, there are a lot of things about March, really. It’s a month of transition as we move from winter to spring (in theory anyway). It’s a month of variability, due largely in part to the aforementioned seasonal shift. For some organizations or companies, March may mark the fiscal year end or the completion of the first quarter for others. For some, winter sports come to an end and time that was spent in a rink or gym is often diverted elsewhere. For all the things that March is, it often offers a promise of new beginnings. Farmers and ranchers start thinking towards seeding crops, planting gardens, or are preoccupied ushering sweet baby calves into the world. I’ve assembled a short list of what March means for us: 1. Porch pandemonium: I’ve waxed poetic before about the pivotal role that my porch plays in the running of our household and ranch. It is the place where clothes are laundered, the room where our drinking water is kept, and the main location for our garbage can. It is also a landing spot for school bags, boots, veterinary supplies, tools, tape, flashlights, automotive items, livestock show banners, left-over Valentine’s candy,

dirt, manure, and afterbirth, March is it. I don’t mind laundry, but when I’m stuck in a time warp of washing the same coat thrice weekly, I don’t exactly feel like I’m moving forward with my life. Of course all of these operations take place in the porch (refer to point 1) meaning I’ve even had to re-launder certain items that were clean at one time but inadvertently became dirty simply by being present in the porch. 4. Day length delight: March brings the promise of spring in a tangible way with its noticeably longer days. Gone are the cold, dark mornings of shepherding kids onto the school bus, or returning home from an activity at 5:30pm to a dark yard. The days are longer! The sunshine is back! You have just a few extra minutes of daylight every day to get chores done, or go for a walk. We prairie folk finally get our just rewards in March for slogging it through yet another winter…and our precious reward is in the form of earlier sunrises and later sunsets. We will take it! March offers it challenges with a few prizes thrown in there to keep us all going. Whether the rest of the month will be as gentle as a lamb or lion-fierce, at the very least we can take comfort in knowing that spring is on its way.

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xcitement is building in southwest Saskatchewan about the possibility of a new Action-Comedy web-series set in Climax, SK. In a teaser trailer that was released on YouTube on March 1st, we are introduced to Jim Dash, a retired, aging super spy who goes into hiding in rural Saskatchewan. A man about town as he interacts

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Godfrey, says he’s been toying with the idea of an aging spy moving to a small town for quite some time … “for like the last 10 years or so.” “I’ve written a lot of other feature length screenplays and I’m an aspiring writer in general, so I kind of wrote it and then went away from it for a bit,” Godfrey explained. Godfrey said he felt as though something was missing from the idea, when his girlfriend (from

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hen high school student Sheri Beckman mysteriously disappears, her boyfriend, Tony Shepherd, finds himself in a dubious partnership with the streetwise smart aleck, Charles Wolfe, in order to find out what happened to her and to stop a vicious spree killer. Subtle influences of noir and Hardy Boys mysteries influence Counios and Gane’s compelling young adult murder mystery in Saskatchewan’s queen city. Along Comes a Wolfe takes the reader on a journey through the quintessential world of coming of age teenagers from the safe, yet banal suburbs, bustling high school hallways, busy shopping malls, and parties out of town, but also into the macabre domain of the killer in hollow, abandoned industrial buildings and construction sites on the edge of the city – taking Tony further away from his safe and ordinary life. Tony Shepherd is driven to find out what happened to Sheri and yet at the heart of the story is Tony’s conflicted relationship with the enigma that is Charlie Wolfe. In contrast to the levelheaded Tony, Charlie is a troubled and mischievous youth from the wrong side of the tracks with a sardonic sense of humour and con-

tempt towards authority. Yet Charlie is undeniably brilliant and it is his inquisitiveness and willingness to bend the rules that lead them both on the trail towards the killer and discovering what happened to Sheri. Much like the archetypal pairing of John Watson and Sherlock Holmes, Counios and Gane provide their readers with a remarkable contest of wits between Tony, who is sensible and empathetic, and his eccentric, emotionally detached counterpart. There is also a sharp contrast between the worlds that Tony and Charlie come from. Tony is a dedicated student, athletic, handsome, popular, and comes from a supportive household with a loving family. Charlie lives in a trailer park and is virtually abandoned by his absent mother. Nevertheless, Charlie is in his element in the streets and harbours a history of petty crime that consists of trespassing, breaking and entering, theft, and arson – skills that are deemed criminal, yet crucial in their search for Sheri. Through their investigation of Sheri’s disappearance both protagonists gain an appreciation of where the other has come from and what their disparate worldviews have to offer. Along Comes a Wolfe’s strengths lie in its welldrawn protagonists, but it also shines in illuminating the feeling

of a teenager’s world of innocence and security being transformed into an adult world of secrets and danger. Tony Shepherd and Charles Wolfe are contemporary descendants of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew whose maturing insight and curiosity about this adult world leads them into deeper mysteries, fantastical adventure, and excitement. Yet this world has consequences and horrors that neither of them is prepared for and with Sheri’s disappearance comes feelings of loss and irrevocable change. Along Comes a Wolfe is a book for young adults and is steeped in the adolescent tradition of the Hardy Boys mysteries, but only just so. With a deliberate spree killer on the loose and the scruffy, unorthodox Charlie, Counios and Gane take the young adult mystery novel in exciting new directions and imbue a classic formula with just the right amount of realism.

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lanting a tree is a great way to commemorate an event or celebrate a milestone: the birth of a child, an anniversary (e.g. 5th wedding anniversary = wood), or a sod turning. For Canada’s 150th, what better tree to plant than a maple (Acer sp.), Canada’s official arboreal emblem? A super idea whether you’re planning for your own backyard, a schoolyard, local park or government organization. The maple tree is deservedly Canada’s national tree. Before the maple leaf was prominently displayed on our flag (since 1965), the maple tree had been long associated with Canada. Overshadowing the commercial value of maple wood (furniture, cabinetry, heating, cooking), Canadian maple syrup is known the world over. Maple syrup production reached a record 13.5 million gallons in 2016 (= 76% of world production). And if you’ve ever driven through eastern Canada in the fall, you can’t help but have noticed the blazing colours that maples lend the autumn canvas. Despite all the hoopla

over sugar maples, Canada’s official tree is simply the maple tree, proclaimed in 1996. Which means it includes all ten native maple species found across the country. Of those ten, we can reliably grow the very hardy box elder or Manitoba maple (Acer negundo). The Manitoba maple does not sport the iconic maple leaf. Instead, the leaves are composed of three to nine medium-green to emerald toothed leaflets, similar to green ash leaves in general form (hence one of its other common names, ash-leaf maple). In the fall, leaves turn yellow to brighten up otherwise gloomy days. The mature dark brown, furrowed bark with orange stripes adds to interest. With an open oval canopy, mature trees can reach 45 feet tall by 50 feet wide. Being so large, they make excellent shade trees. Specimens can be grown with single or multiple trunks. It is a relatively fast growing maple. The downside of that is that its wood is softer than other maples, and is shorter lived, lasting about 50 years. Manitoba maples should be planted in full sun. Otherwise, they are not

Like their eastern cousins, Manitoba maples can be tapped for syrup. The flavour of the boiled syrup is distinct and different than that of sugar maples. I’ve also heard that you can use the sap to make maple wine. If you are adventurous and brave, there are hardy sugar and silver maple selections. According to Prairie Trust (www. prairietrees.ca) hardiness trials run by the Western Nursery Growers Group, ‘Silver Cloud’ silver maple and ‘Inferno’ sugar maple have performed fine in Saskatchewan and elsewhere on the prairies. To hedge your bet, plant in the city or in a sheltered location in rural yards.

too fussy about soil and can tolerate dry conditions as well as short-term standing water. Manitoba maples are dioecious, meaning that they are either male (seedless) or female (produces the iconic double-winged seed, in clusters). In my last yard, we had a large female tree (planted by a bird, I’m sure), and I swear every

seed was fertile. Fortunately, there are male cultivars available. ‘Baron’ is one such, introduced by Agriculture and AgriFood Canada in Morden, MB. It is described as a dramatic improvement over the species having a more definite round head, darker green leaves and no seeds to overpopulate the neighbourhood with

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y Norwegian heritage has always been important to me, because it was important to my family. I grew up knowing that I had relatives who lived in Norway, in a town called Morvik. At every Christmas Eve we eat lutefisk and pickled herring after someone recites the Norwegian grace. On the 17th of May, Norway's Constitution Day, my Grandpa Lester proudly flies the Norwegian flag on our farmyard flag pole. My brother's full name is Tor Rasmus Morvik, for goodness sake. It doesn't get more Norwegian than that. In 1923 my great grandpa, along with some cousins, emigrated to Canada. The boat ride must have been rough, but the hope of work and better opportunities must have been sweet. Great Grandpa Harold was just 19 years old. People have told me I'm brave for travelling, but

moving to a whole new country on your own as a teenager is a whole other kind of bravery that I cannot imagine. When I began planning my trip I knew I had to somehow squeeze in some time in Norway, and hopefully make it all the way to Morvik where the family tree started. A few lazy days last week spent recharging the batteries in Lund, Sweden with my dear friend Megan, proved to be the perfect time to finalize the plans and make these dreams come to life. I even had a travel partner to come with me, since luckily Megan's classes were coming to a close. My Dad, probably more excited than me even, was quick to get in contact with some relatives, letting them know that I would soon be in the area. He set me up with a cousin still living in Bergen, and within the next few days we were chatting via Facebook messenger, and she was making plans to pick us up at the train station. Fast forward to today,

which we spent touring downtown Bergen with my cousin, Randi, as our guide. The weather couldn't decide if it wanted to rain or not, which is par for the course in my travels. I seem to bring the rain with me wherever I go, with forecasts promising sun on the days prior to my arrival, and after my departure. However, the clouds and scattered showers couldn't stop the beauty of Bergen from shining through. The city is surrounded by water and mountains, which is in part why it's been dubbed one of the rainiest cities in the world. We walked through the narrow cobbled streets, sampled fish cakes and special local cinnamon buns, and marvelled at the cute and colourful houses. Megan and I also splurged on tour package of one of Norway's most famous fjords which we will be exploring tomorrow. Lastly, we took the funicular up to Mount Fløyan. This time the sun and the fog cooperated with us, and we were

able get a clear view of the harbour, mountains, and surrounding cityscape. Thanks to some free public wifi I was even able to video chat with my Dad on top of the mountain and share with him what I could barely believe I was seeing. Experiencing all the sights, smells and tastes of this new country has been amazing so far, but the best part of all has been meeting my relatives. My cousin, Randi, and her husband and two children have been so gracious in inviting us into their home and taking care of us. It's been so much fun getting to know them. It's funny how I was so nervous to meet these complete strangers, but now they really feel like family. Randi was telling me that her eleven-year-old daughter says she thinks they should start saving up their money for a trip to visit their relatives in Canada. I hope one day I can return the favour of hosting and show them how far the roots have spread.

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t’s gotta be the biggest contradictions of my life: I moved to this territory to bask in silence, to ‘stay within listening distance of Silence’ and all I want to do is talk about what the silence has rendered up to me. How do I write about my longing for a soulful life and a deeper relationship with my true spirit? How do I express my passions? Where do I situate myself in my culture? When all the writings of my heroes, the mystics, say: “get quiet” and my friends occasionally suggest I just “shut up”, how do I employ my talents and skills? Because writing is what I do for a living - and a ‘breathing’. Surely, everyone who writes on matters of the spirit asks the same question. And maybe they get around it by calling the ‘contradiction’ a ‘paradox’. After all, “playing with words” is part of my job. I like to think I’m sitting here in good faith doing my utmost to help people consider their own lives and journeys. My friend Marylyn says: We all have our own path and who knows why that path is taking them into the places it does, but it’s not our place to tell them what path to take. She also reminds me that people gather coping strategies and they don’t tend to drop the strategy if it seems to be working. It takes a helluva a jolt to reconsider our ways of coping before we decide to make a strategy change. Words rarely fail me. But that’s partly because I’ve relied on them to get me through some sticky, even downright dangerous situations. Once, backed into a corner, I talked a man out of assaulting me. My words seemed to break him from a trance. Words are the tools of a craft but they are also used as weapons or shields or prisms of refraction employed in the name of sheer survival. What are your coping strategies or survival mechanisms? What contradictions emerge, what essential paradoxes become evident, because of them? We humans are a story-telling, language making species. Our stories and songs, our tales and lullabies serve to soothe us. If we can stay focussed on the narrative of our lives we can avoid being didactic. But even within our stories there are lessons buried near the surface. We can learn a lot about ourselves just be observing the stories we keep telling, over and over. Or the words we use to tell them. Which words do you use most often, these day?

One sunny Sunday morning last fall, I sat on the church steps with Fr. Joe while he took another smoke break. “You know father, I have to say, I know I should be coming here for my sacrament of Eucharist, but I come here for your homilies. You tell great stories and you make me laugh at my self-absorption.” “Well”, he begins, unabashedly, “that’s because I don’t preach. I stopped preaching twenty years ago. Now I just talk.” He takes a long drag and coughs for a longer stretch, then adds “Who likes to be preached at?”

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We humans are a story-telling, language making species. Our stories and songs, our tales and lullabies serve to soothe us.

I cringe when I get accused of preaching. I know there’s a difference between mapping my journey and hijacking others into my vehicle to come see this new scenery I’ve discovered. But I don’t always spot where the line between talking and preaching exists. I know I’m not paid to preach, I just slip into it unbidden and without intention. But I’ve also been on the receiving end of some intense secular ‘preaching’ revolving around everything from ‘how to turn on your man’ to ‘lose 10 pounds in a week’ to ‘triple your income with this one simple trick’ to ‘keeping our borders secure and terrorists out of our country’. I also know that there are some life-affirming poet-preachers out there, and have been for centuries, among them rabbis who informed the words of Christianity’s patron saint. While combing the library sale tables in Kelowna one autumn I came across a book with an intriguing title: “The Haunt of Grace”. It’s by Ted Loder, a Methodist preacher who marched with MLK, built non-profit housing in Philadelphia, found jobs for high school drop-outs and writes about his “responses to Mystery. “ “Surely mystery is an essential ingredient, if not the essential of our common life and this earth in which we are all rooted,“ he writes in the chapter headed ‘Where I’m Coming From… Where I’m Headed’. “By mystery I do not mean the vast oceans of knowledge in which we have not yet swum or not yet mapped. By mystery I mean the in-

finite depths of being that we can never plumb, never know, never exhaust, given the limits of our mortality, our finitude, our creatureliness….Our inherent sense of mystery is in our irrepressible longing for something we cannot name but intensely miss. We are afflicted, or blessed, with a kind of insistent, cosmic homesickness.” That’s me: irrepressible, afflicted and blessed. I’m one of those fools who will write about the ineffable until I die. I will be like one of my favourite authors, Brother Martin Laird, who writes books all about silence. And I will take counsel from the words of book reviewer Walter Kirn when he says: “Book reviewing as I strove to practice it was chiefly descriptive, not evaluative, and what it described was not the book itself but my encounter with the book ”. So, too, I will strive like Kirn to describe my “encounter” and like Loder to describe my “response”to Mystery and silence. If I have to be accused of preaching I’d rather it be for subjecting some poor soul to my latest discovery from reading Hildegard of Bingen or Flannery O’Connor or Thomas Merton or Martin Luther King or Ted Lodel, or my own brief glimpse of divinity than for pushing the latest trend in fashion, food, intoxicant or commodity. But, even more desirous is to keep near my friends and siblings who point out to me when I slip into the ‘preachy’ zone. The few people who dare go there and can express their frustration both honestly and compassionately affect me the most in my journey. Don’t get me wrong: It’s exhausting to be called out. It hurts. I don’t like it. And yet I love it. I admire people who are brave enough to confront hypocrisy and pontification in a way that is not simply cruel commentary. Their words are tools, not weapons and I try to remember what they said and how they said it, so that I might become a more efficient communicator. The Tibetan mystic, Tertön Sogyal, said that he was not really impressed by someone who could turn the floor into the ceiling or fire into water. A real miracle, he said, was if someone could liberate just one negative emotion. The poet and monk Thich Nhat Hanh said something similar when he wrote: never mind walking on water, show me the person who can walk on the earth, fully present, fully alive. There’s the miracle. To do either is indeed a miracle… but it took words to remind me of it!

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ne hundred years ago, the Canadian Corps was ordered to seize Vimy Ridge. The battle began on April 9, 1917. It was a victory that has come to be known as a defining moment for Canada as the birth of a nation. It was also a victory that came at a terrible cost. Canada marks Vimy Ridge Day on April 9. It is a fitting day for the Swift Current Oratorio Choir to present “The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace”. “The Armed Man” was written by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins. It was commissioned by the United Kingdom's Royal Armouries Museum for the Millennium celebrations. Jenkins dedicated the work to the victims of Kosovo, which tragedy was unfolding as Jenkins was composing the work. “The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace” runs the gamut of emotions. It begins with excitement and anticipation with a call to arms and the marching drumbeat of war. It transitions through prayers for

help and deliverance, and soldiers bracing themselves for war and preparing for the ultimate sacrifice. Text from Rudyard Kipling's “Hymn Before Action” reflects the battle-ready mindset and grim determination of a brotherhood of soldiers prepared to die together. The turning point comes with the realizations of the horrors of war, with texts from a Japanese poet reflecting on the effects of the atomic bombs of WWII paired with ancient Hindu text from the Mahabharata depicting a fiery scene as battles rage between families descended from gods and demons. After the traumas of war, “A Mass For Peace” turns to mourning and a hope for peace. The Agnus Dei from traditional masses (“Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world”), as well as the Benedictus, remind us of Christ's sacrifice, and remind us that even one death is too many, as each life is precious. Peace leads to rejoicing with poetry from Tennyson, entreating us to “ring out the thousand wars of old” and “ring in the

thousand years of peace”, accompanied by sounds reminiscent of the church bells throughout England, silenced during WWII, all ringing at once to celebrate the end of war. The final chorus tempers the triumph of rejoicing with the knowledge that despite our hopes and prayers for peace, wars have continued. It closes with Biblical words of hope from the book of Revelation: “God shall wipe away all tears, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, and there shall be no more pain.” While the words and music alone present vivid imagery, this performance also features a video that was developed specifically for “The Armed Man”, and runs concurrently with the mu sic. This video contains graphic images of war that may be disturbing for young children. The Swift Current Oratorio Choir will present “The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace” on Sunday April 9 at 7:00 pm at Bridgeway Community Church, with special guests the Regina Symphony Chamber Players.

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The Village of Tompkins Mayor, Council, staff & residents would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to the band, Tompkins Lioness, businesses, individuals, and organizations for the many monetary donations, Tombola prizes, Auction items, food donations, and to everyone that attended or supported the successful and inspiring fundraising event for the Water Plant Repairs. Tompkins Lioness organized the Bar and donated the proceeds from the evening, with the Tompkins Lions assisting them. The band 'Blind Monday' gave us the idea for this fundraising event and THANK YOU for providing the awesome music! Thank you to Stan & Bonnie McBurney and family and Mayor John Woodward and Eileen McBurney and family for organizing this wonderful event!

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Shadows and Silhouettes advance to Regionals

The Shaunavon Shadows have enjoyed a winning season and hope it continues on their quest to Hoopla. Photo courtesy Marya Brown

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he Swift Current Comp wrestling team attended the SHSAA regional tournament in Moose Jaw on March 11 and came away with seven medals. Winning gold in the female 56 kg category was Aleah Nickel. There were two male gold medalists – Kayden Dudley in the 56 kg weight class and Austin Shopa in the 100 kg category. The silver medal in the 62 kg category went to Michael Sisa. Three bronzes were awarded: Remington Tschetter (59 kg), Sebastien Marchand (73 kg) and Brock Doerksen (77 kg). Finishing in 4th place was Anders Mitchell in the 82 kg category. All of the above will advance to the SHSAA provincial championships being held in Warman on March 17 & 18. Good luck to the Comp wrestling team! SHSAA conference basketball playoffs were held on March 10 & 11 in various locations around the province. Teams were looking to finish either first or second in order to advance to the round of 16 (regionals). Thanks go out to our hosts in the southwest – Shaunavon hosted 2A girls and Frontier hosted 1A

boys tournaments. Results from the southwest teams are as follows: 1A girls @ Eston: Leader girls had to default due to snow/road condition on Friday. Play continued Saturday with Herbert beating Eston 6236. Gull Lake Lady Lions lost a heartbreaker 57-56 to Central Butte. The final saw the Herbert Ardens capture the conference title with a 50-37 win over Central Butte. 2A girls @ Shaunavon: The Shaunavon Silhouettes won on home court defeating Harvest City in the first game 74-52 and then Assiniboia in the final 70-39. 3A girls @ Caronport: Maple Creek Lady Rebels were defeated by Caronport 54-38. 1A boys @ Frontier: Frontier Raiders won their first game 79-66 over Gravelbourg but lost in the final to Coronach 83-73. 1A boys @ Davidson: Herbert Laurels won their first game by a slim margin 78-77. They lost in the final to Davidson 82-57. 2A boys @ Harvest City (Regina): Shaunavon Shadows won the tourney with a win over Southey 62-41 and then defeated Harvest City in the final 83-77.

3A boys @ Kindersley: Maple Creek captured the title with wins over Outlook 81-20 and then Kindersley in the final 95-53. Herbert girls & boys, Shaunavon girls & boys, Maple Creek boys and Frontier boys will now all advance to regionals which will be held on March 17 & 18 at locations TBD. All regionals in the smaller categories are set up the same way. The 16 teams are seeded #1-16 with the top 4 getting to host a four team regional tournament. There will be the two semi finals on Friday followed by the consolation on Saturday morning and then the championship on Saturday at noon. A team must win the regional title to advance to HOOPLA. We also have two teams participating in the 5A category. Swift Current Ardens will take part in the 5A girls rural city tournament in Estevan. This will be a six team tourney with the top 2 advancing. Meanwhile the Swift Current Colts will play in the 5A boys rural city tourney in Prince Albert. This will be a 7 team tourney with the top 2 advancing. Good luck to all our basketball teams!

The Gull Lake Greyhounds forced game 3 in their Provincial series with Rocanville after a 7-2 thumping Saturday night at the Gull Lake Recreation Complex. Gull Lake also came back after a Game 1 overtime loss to the Shaunavon Badgers and returned the favour with a 4-3 overtime win at the Crescent Point Wickenheiser Centre in Shaunavon last Thursday. Game #3 of the WMHL Final will be played in Gull Lake on Wednesday, March 15th at 8:30 PM. Photo by Kate Winquist

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he SHSAA region A curling championships were held in Swift Current on March 3 & 4 with 6 teams taking part in three categories – girls, boys and mixed. As well as teams from the Southwest, there were also teams from South Central and Regina. In the boys category, the A side winner was Regina Campbell with the provincial host Assiniboia taking the B side. Swift Current boys defeated LeBoldus while Ponteix defeated Vanier in their first games. Swift Current

was then defeated by Assiniboia while Ponteix was defeated by Campbell. This put both teams on the B side. Swift Current then lost to Vanier while Ponteix lost to LeBoldus ending their bid to advance. In mixed action, the A side qualifier was the provincial host A. E. Peacock (Moose Jaw). The B side winner was F. W. Johnson (Regina). Hodgeville won their first game over Balfour but then lost to Peacock. Meanwhile Swift Current mixed lost their first game to MJ Riverview. On the B side, Hodgeville defeated Swift Current and followed this with a

win over Regina Balfour. But they lost a close game 9-7 in the B final to F. W. Johnson to end their season. The girls’ championship had to be decided by an A/B final as the provincial host (MJ Vanier) was defeated. As provincial hosts are guaranteed a spot, there was only spot left. Two Regina teams – Winston Knoll and Campbell – fought it out with Campbell winning. Swift Current girls lost to Vanier in their first game. Meanwhile, Gull Lake girls had a good run winning their first game versus Winston Knoll but then losing to Glentworth.

They defeated Swift Current girls on the B side but then lost in the re-match against Winston Knoll. Thanks to Swift Current Curling Club and Swift Current Comp for hosting regional curling. Special thanks to our commissioners James and Melanie Kissick. Thank you to Consul School & Curling Club and Eastend School & Curling Club for hosting the junior curling finals this year! Special thanks to our commissioners Stacey Tittle, Dee Dean and Kaylee Melhoff for all their hard work – appreciated! The results are as follows:

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Ginelle Pidwerbesky and Kim Keller are proud to be at the head of a significant shift in agriculture: increasing numbers of women are asserting themselves in leadership roles in virtually all facets of the industry. Over the course of a few short years, and thanks to the help of a vibrant and devoted volunteer committee, Ginelle and Kim have grown Women in Ag (http://www.womeninag. ca) from a round-table idea into a powerful network of Canadian women who are actively involved or interested in the future of agriculture. Women in Ag co-founder and Board Chair Ginelle has been connected to Saskatchewan’s agricultural sector for much of her life. Always involved in her Dad’s farm near the rural town of Borden, meant that she learnt the ins and outs of the farming profession from a young age. Now an Area Business Manager for ADAMA Canada—an organization committed to supplying the global farming community with innovative products and solutions— Ginelle puts her knowledge to use, liaising with everyone from international retailers to independent farm operators. Although Ginelle acknowledged the number of women in agriculture is on the rise, in her experience men typically fill leadership roles. Determined to facilitate a shift towards a more genderbalanced executive tier, she and Kim brainstormed what would later become Women in Ag. “We felt women needed more of a support system than was currently available. There is power in numbers.” Vice Board Chair Kim is a full-time farmer in Gronlid, Saskatchewan with unique and unconventional industry ties. She is the co-founder of Farm at Hand, an inventive farm management software application. For years, she and her business partner poured time and energy into growing the application into a userfriendly platform for “farmers on the go.” Kim described the experience of leading an ag-tech company as equal parts exhilarating and challenging. “Back then, I was one of only a few women at the head of an agricultural company, never-

mind an ag-tech company. It’s funny because I had zero interest in farming growing up, but here I am, proud to be a farmer and a woman in agriculture. It is a truly exciting time for our industry, and I’m so happy to be a part of it.” Together, Ginelle and Kim established Women in Ag with a vision of developing a comprehensive resource and supportive network of women in agriculture who, collectively, are changing the landscape of agriculture across western Canada. “Women in Ag is an organization that promotes women in the agriculture industry, and that promotes the agriculture industry as a whole. It was founded by individuals who are proud to be members of the agriculture business community and proud to be Saskatchewan farmers,” says Ginelle. Women in Ag is the result of the pair’s shared desire to empower women around Saskatchewan to take advantage of and expand opportunities in agriculture, equipping them with the tools and confidence necessary for long-term success. Both agreed that agricultural technology, a supportive, progressive agricultural business community, and an emerging trend of urban youth looking to move rurally to pursue agricultural ventures are opening up countless doors of opportunity for men and women alike. “Today, more and more women are being recognized as farm operators,” says Kim. “Women’s involvement in agriculture is changing, and there are so many new and exciting opportunities available.” There are no boundaries or restrictions when it comes to joining the Women in Ag community. Kim explained that “everyone has a voice, and all are welcome at the table.” Whether you are an agriculture professional actively working in the industry or a university student with a view to pursue a career in agriculture, the community is welcoming both to women and men of all ages and all levels of involvement or experience. The organization has enjoyed a tremendous boost in visibility and engagement as a result of a commitment to maintaining an active social media presence. The Women in Ag Facebook account (https://www.facebook. com/SKwomeninag/) has proven to be a tremendous digital asset, with a following of over 2,000 spanning not only Saskatchewan, but much of Western Can-

ada as well. “Our Facebook group provides a means of spreading the word about our upcoming events and activities, as well as a way to share inspirational quotes, stories, or articles,” says Ginelle. “Members of the group are encouraged to post within the group, often sharing photos of their children helping on the farm or their latest crock pot recipe. It has become the place that women from

tive network of friends, family, and corporate colleagues to help bring their vision to life. A resoundingly positive reception from the community following its release provided a platform from which to expand and grow the project. Now in its fourth year, the team has experimented with different calendar concepts and brought the agricultural community very much into the fold. One calendar concept that was particularly

about this work, and we feel so lucky to have so many people willing to jump on board and help us out,” says Ginelle. “Every time we run an event or release a calendar, tons of e-mails start coming in from people who are inspired by our message and our motto.” Proceeds from the calendar project are funneled to agricultural initiatives around the province whose vision and values complement

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successful was the Women in Ag “vintage edition,” where people from around the province were invited to submit photographs of the women in their lives who paved the way for agriculture as we know it today. This year’s calendar imagery was shot at the 2016 Ag in Motion tradeshow in Langham. The Women in Ag leadership group selected women who represent different branches of the industry and captured them hard at work in the office, the home, and the field. Copies are available for purchase via the Women in Ag website at a cost per calendar of $20.00 CAD. “We are so passionate

those of Women in Ag. Examples include Agriculture in the Classroom—a province-wide program designed to connect kids to agriculture through educational programs and resources— and a $2,500 University of Saskatchewan scholarship provided to a student of the university’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources. Last month, Women in Ag debuted a new event at the annual Western Canadian Crop Production Show: an all-day tradeshow and banquet offering women and their families the opportunity to network, showcase homebased businesses, and connect with a thoughtfully curated selection of

motivational speakers and industry leaders. “Our post-event feedback was nothing but positive,” says Ginelle, who shared that the Women in Ag committee is already brainstorming how to expand the event for its next iteration. “Those who attended loved that they had the autonomy to choose who they spoke to and the freedom to ask questions about all kinds of things, from how to find or be a mentor to how to communicate on social media and grow a successful farming business venture.” Kim explained that scheduling Women in Ag events to coincide with agricultural tradeshows and conferences is a best practice, as it gives rural farm operators from all corners of Saskatchewan extra incentive to make the trip to urban centers like Regina or Saskatoon. “Geography continues to be a challenge for us, but we make every effort to bring people together who may not otherwise have the chance to connect and collaborate. Our Facebook page has also been immensely valuable; there is a lot of camaraderie on there, which is always great to see.” For Ginelle, the time and energy she donates to Women in Ag is worth it to witness the emergence of a strong, stable, and supportive community of women. “It’s a lot of work, what we do, but it’s great to see how people can come together to support each other. I feel lucky to be part of it.” This year, Ginelle, Kim, and their fellow committee members will focus on formalizing many of Women in Ag’s processes, instituting a formal membership structure and otherwise setting the organization up for a long and prosperous future. Membership benefits include discounted event tickets, access to mentors and coaches, the latest industry trends and updates delivered to your inbox and, of course, a rewarding network of likeminded individuals from around the prairies. To purchase a 2017 Women in Ag calendar or to connect with the Women in Ag team to learn about upcoming events and how you can join their growing community, visit the Women in Ag website (http://www.womeninag. ca), follow Women in Ag on Facebook (https://www. facebook.com/SKwomeninag/) and Twitter (@ SKwomeninag), or send an e-mail to info@womeninag.ca.

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n 2016, both commodity prices and farm input prices declined because supply climbed faster than demand in global markets. Those price declines and their impacts to revenues, expenses and profitability are reflected in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)’s 2017 Canadian agricultural outlook. AAFC estimates Canadian farm cash receipts to have totalled CA$59.1 billion in 2016, a 1% decline from 2015 revenues. Total farm operating expenses in 2016 are estimated to have been CA$44.2 billion. The sector’s total net realized income (revenues – operating expenses and depreciation) was CA$7.7 billion in 2016, or 7% below the record-high profitability of CA$8.3 billion reached in 2015. AAFC projects Canadian agriculture will see stable revenues overall in 2017, with a decrease of less than 0.5% over the estimated 2016 level. Driving those revenues will be continued strength in global demand for Canadian exports and continued weakness in the Canadian dollar, expected to remain throughout 2017 at about US$0.75. AAFC projects total operating expenses at CA$45.0 billion in 2017. They’re not likely to increase too quickly, as oil prices are expected to remain at roughly US$50/ barrel in 2017 and despite supply limitations for key fertilizers. Stable farm revenues and small increases to expenses yield a bottom line that is roughly equal to the 5-year average. Projections of the Canadian agriculture sector’s yearover-year profitability of CA$6.7 billion in 2017 as measured by total realized net income. What this means for you Overall, Canadian agriculture’s total net income is projected to hold up in the face of some pressure throughout 2017. For a deeper dive, take a look

at our Outlook for your individual sector. Choose from livestock PDF (292 KB), agribusiness PDF (870 KB), and grains and oilseeds PDF (944 KB). Knowing this can help anticipate changes you could see in your income statement in 2017. It can also identify efficiency gains needed to face revenues levelling out in 2017. Understanding your farm income statement The income statement summarizes business operations as the revenues and expenses during a given time period resulting in a profit or a loss. It’s dynamic in nature. How does it work? A livestock producer records her sales, the changes in inventory values and the sale of capital assets as revenues. She records cash expenses such as wages, feed, insurance and interest as expenses. Other non-cash expenses include the depreciation of capital assets such as breeding livestock. Managers rely on the income statement to review their operational efficiency and make changes as needed (e.g., reducing costs). They assess how much the company earns now, and in relation to its recent history. Comparing your individual income statement to expected profitability of overall agriculture allows you to identify potential challenges faced by partners in your value chain. Expanding? The income statement will reveal if you are growing your bottom line and production simultaneously. Showing a net profit on the income statement supports your position when discussing your future strategy with key stakeholders and fi nancial advisors. Overall asset values, debt expected to increase in 2017 Land typically accounts for a majority of all farm assets. That was true in 2015 (see our 2015 Farmland Values Report), when land values totalled

two-thirds of Canadian farm asset values. Our analysis suggests that the value of land and buildings climbed around 4% in 2016. This continued land values’ upward trend, albeit at a slower pace than in previous years. We project it to increase between 1% and 3% in 2017. Farm cash receipts, once again higher than the fiveyear average, are expected to drive these land value increases. That anticipated growth in farm asset values in 2016 and 2017 helped push FCC’s debt projections of September 2016 slightly upward for both years. We expect soon-to-be-released data will show farm debt outstanding grew around 7% in 2016 and that it will grow further in 2017, between 3% and 5%. Debt likely grew faster than asset values in 2016 – and it should continue to do so in 2017. However, net worth (owners’ equity, or assets - liabilities) across Canadian agriculture as a whole is still expected to climb. AAFC estimates a 4% increase in both 2016 and 2017. That’s generally good news and speaks to the sector’s resiliency and optimism. Canadian farm equity has continued to grow despite softer commodity prices, thanks in part to the buffering effect of the dollar on overall revenues. I say this with one caution: The lower total net income expected across Canadian agriculture in 2017, combined with the overall sector’s growing equity, suggests we’ll see a lower rate of return on equity in 2017. This isn’t necessarily reason for concern as the current environment of low interest rates helps, but it’s certainly one element to keep monitoring. Why? Financial risk is incurred by borrowing money. Businesses should be earning a higher rate of return on equity than the rate they pay on debt. Understanding your farm balance sheet The balance sheet details the assets (what

a business owns), liabilities (what it owes) and owners’ equity (the value of investments made). It’s a snapshot – a single moment in time – detailing the fi nancial health of the business. How does it work? An operation’s assets include: Current assets: the cash, prepaid products or services (e.g., taxes, rent), accounts receivables (money owed to the operation), and inventories (commodities for future sale or goods used to produce commodities) available to be converted to cash during one normal operating cycle (usually 1 year) Fixed assets: the resources needed to sustain long-term business activities, including buildings, land and equipment An operation’s liabilities include: Current liabilities: the amount for inventory, supplies or equipment purchased on credit and to be paid in the upcoming operating cycle Long-term liabilities: mortgages and long-term loans from fi nancial institutions or others. Owner’s equity/ net worth: the value of investments made in the business. A manager uses the balance sheet, in combination with the income statement, to determine four components of fi nancial performance: • Profitability (measures the ability to generate a return on equity) • Liquidity (measures the ability to meet current fi nancial commitments) • Solvency (measures the ability to repay longterm debt), and • Efficiency (measures the competitiveness of an operation) Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we dig into these financial planning tools in more detail. They’ll help your business stay profitable through times of both opportunity and challenge.

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ODESSA, Sask. – Engineer Nathan Muchowski expects robots to be seeding for farmers within the next five years. In order to test his theory, he built a prototype that won third place in the 2016 agBOT Challenge in Rockville, Indiana. The idea for an unmanned seeder had been on the 26-year-old’s mind for several years, so when he saw a Twitter message for the AgBOT Challenge, he jumped into action. “This was a way to test my idea and to make a seeder exactly the way I wanted to do it,” said Muchowksi. The U of R graduate grew up on a grain farm in Odessa, Sask. where he was always drawn to the mechanical side of the operation. Upon graduating

with a degree in electronics systems engineering in 2012, Muchowksi took a high-tech job in Regina, however, it wasn’t in the agricultural sector. The automated seeder was a way for him to work on one of the ag-related projects he’d always been passionate about. The design stage took about 10 months with the physical construction phase consuming over 300 hours. “I was very proud of what we had built and constructed because when you basically scrounge up parts and money the way we did, and you actually have something to show for it, it’s very rewarding,” said Muchowski who had his grain farming dad, Pat Muchowski, help him with the fabrication of the seeder’s frame. The agBOT seeder cost roughly $20,000 to construct, most of which came out of Muchowski’s pocket.

Some ag-sector sponsors did donate parts and cash. When the young engineer traveled to the Indiana competition in May under the banner of Muchowski Farms, the outcome was bitter-sweet as his seeder was not operational enough to be in the field-test. “The judges told us that if we would have gotten it out there, we would have had fi rst place because we were the only team that had answers to all of their objectives,” said Muchowski. Unlike many seeders in the competition, Muchowski’s was built from scratch as he wrote the program, engineered the design and fabricated the entire seeder. The free-standing automated seeder was also fully electric, making it a zero-emissions implement. “I just didn’t write the software or do the drive systems, but I integrated

all the components together to make a working unit.” Muchowksi sees unmanned seeders similar to the one he designed being in the field within the next decade. He envisions farmers using 10 to 20 of them with only one person needed in a central command centre. In the next several decades, Muchowksi believes robotic seeders like his will totally revolutionize farming. “With machine learning and the advances in artificial intelligence, there may not even need to be a farmer controlling equipment for seeding, swathing and harvest.” Despite a disappointing third-place fi nish in the AgBOT Challenge, Muchowski’s participation in the competition delivered a reward he wasn’t expecting. He had several ag-sector job offers following the competition, one of

which was in Regina. “It got me my dream job,” said Muchowski, adding that the $10,000-USD funds for the third-place fi nish did help defray some of his costs. The fi rst-place fi nishing team in the AgBOT Challenge was also from Saskatchewan. University of Regina students Samuel Dietrich, Joshua Friedrick and Caleb Friedrick took home the $50,000 cash prize for their U of R project - a seeder pulled by a remote-controlled tractor. The fourth-year students were supervised by associate professor Dr. Mehran Mehrandezh, and worked with the help of technologist Dean Kertai. They started with a regular tractor and made it capable of seeding while driving itself. The students designed the software which enabled the tractor to be operated remotely by a farmer. The

project was done as part of the students' fi nal year Capstone engineering project. The second-place prize of $30,000 was awarded to Purdue/South Newton Polytech of Indiana. Nathan Muchowski, representing Muchowski Farms, split the thirdplace prize of $20,000 with PeeDee Precision Ag of South Carolina. Muchowski said he is considering entering the 2017 AgBOT Challenge, which is again focused on seeders. However, he realizes that going solo on such a complex project is difficult. “I learned that if you’re going to take on something of this scale, you really need a large industry behind you to provide the resources.” Previously published in the Western Producer

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revor Herriot doesn’t beat around the bush. In his latest book, Towards a Prairie Atonement, the Saskatchewan naturalist tells it like he sees it: the stolen land, the displaced Aboriginal peoples, the sins of colonialism and the annihilated grassland made to pay for it all. But the Regina writer stops short of burning the bush down completely and evoking a leaden-hearted lament over what has been lost in the name of western expansion and capitalist farming practices. In telling the story of present-day Metis elder Norman Fleury, Herriot unearths the injustices of early Dominion governments, wealth-seeking colonialists and cut-throat trading companies who stripped Canada’s indigenous peoples of their land, rights, ecological ways of life and ultimately, of their dignity. However, Herriot gracefully leaves room

for the past to be left where it is for the sake of a new approach. “We have to start to see ourselves as sharing the wealth of the land but also sharing in the good outcomes of the process of reconciliation,” said Herriot. Through the eye from which only a naturalist can see, Herriot brings to life Fleury’s former Métis settlement at St. Madeleine, located near St. Lazare, Manitoba on the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The succinct storyteller takes us back to the mid 1800’s when Metis settlers developed an inspired and environmentally respectful land-sharing system. (Louis) Riel’s provisional government was established in part to protect the Métis’ distinctive form of land tenure, recognizing three kinds of title: the private farmstead owned by a family, the open prairie owned communally by First Nations but used by all who lived on the land, and the hay privilege, with its mix of private rights for some kinds of use, communal privileges

for other forms of use, and regulations governing the commonwealth of both. For a generation at St. Madeleine, this system effectively created a diversified and ecologically-rich landscape that not only supported the people, but also allowed prairie wildlife and plants to thrive. Grasslands surrounding farmsteads were communally used for haying and livestock grazing with the fi rst rights of use going to the adjacent landowner. Beyond the hay privilege existed the great prairie commons used for grazing, haying and hunting according to a fi rst-come, fi rst-served system. This community-informed land tenure would be violently dismantled, the early signal coming in 1869 when the Hudson’s Bay Company sold 1.5 million square miles (including all Métis homelands) to Canada. Despite years of desperate opposition by Métis settlers and resistance like that at Red River (1869) and Batoche (1885), eventually the

entire Métis land tenure system was destroyed. In 1937, two representatives of the Rural Municipality of St. Lazare arrived at St. Madeleine to declare that the 3,000 acres the residents called home would be reclaimed by the federal government. Before the cries of

injustice could be heard, the homes in St. Madeleine were burned, the dogs were shot and the people who called the thriving community home were permanently and forever displaced. As Herriot and his Métis guide Fleury revisit the dismantled and grown-over St. Made-

leine site, we hear the birds. We see the native grasses. We smell the sage. But most vividly, we feel the chill of what happens when people are displaced and their way of life is disregarded. Barn swallows have settled onto the arms of the white cross encircled by the Red River cart wheel. All the ingredients of peace are here—stillness descending from the sky with nightfall, quiet headstones casting long shadows, the day’s last notes of birdsong—but an uneasiness invades my thoughts. There is no peace here because there is no justice. It’s a little book, but the words on its pages leave a big impression— an impression that does not allow the reader to look at land the same way. Herriot will indeed have led us all closer toward atonement for historical injustices if the reader will see all prairie lands as a jointly-shared gift of survival to be managed respectfully and inclusively, not quartered up and ripped bare.

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4-H Saskatchewan is excited to be celebrating 100 years with a Centennial Gala on March 25, 2017 in Saskatoon. “We’ve themed our Gala ‘Back to Our Roots’ to recognize 4-H’s historic connection to rural communities and agriculture, since its creation in 1917,” said Cera Youngson, executive director of 4-H Saskatchewan. During this exciting milestone celebration, there will be plenty of entertainment, including special guest speaker Temple Grandin, a renowned autism spokesperson, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behaviour and a distinguished 4-H alumni. She will present “An Evening With Temple Grandin,” which will detail her own involve-

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WISHART, Sask. — Erin and Eric Yewsiuk have always known that starting a cattle operation from scratch would take guts, grit and resilience. The couple knew exactly what they were facing when they began entertaining the idea of starting their own farm with nothing but eight cows in Eric’s name. “It was something I always wanted to do but I always thought it wouldn’t be a reality,” said Eric, a 23-year-old journeyman machinery technician who currently works full-time in Wynyard, Sask. Eric grew up on a cattle farm near Wynyard, always taking a keen interest in his dad’s herd. But with an older brother who wanted to get into the business, Eric knew the family operation wasn’t going to be big enough for three partners. Eric’s wife Erin knew the hard reality that without an existing operation to walk into, starting a brand new business in today’s large-scale farming economy would be nearly impossible. But the 24-year-old Erin, who grew up on a mixed farm in Kendal, Sask. and completed her animal sciences technology course

at Vermillion College, is not averse to facing challenges. In fact, the feed business veteran and photographer survived the loss of her father at age five (and the sale of the family cattle herd at that time) and defeated thyroid cancer at the age of 21. As Erin was growing up in a rural setting, neighbouring farmers kept her busy and kept her in the hunt for a herd of her own. “If you had cows, I was always there to help and I didn’t mind doing all of those dirty jobs that nobody else wanted,” said Erin. The cattle-loving pair became a wedded couple in 2015, following a brief meeting at Agribition in 2012 and a subsequent sales call by Erin in 2014. “I was working at Blair’s (Crop & Livestock Solutions) so I thought I’d look Eric up on Facebook to set up a farm call to sell him some feed but I ended up marrying him instead,” giggles Erin who is now expecting the couple’s second child. Upon getting engaged in 2014, Erin and Eric kept their full-time agriculture-sector jobs while actively seeking out land. With eight 4-H cows in tow, the couple found a home quarter near Wishart that fit the bill. While the house and outbuildings were un-

Nine-month-old Bo Yewsiuk looks on as his parents Erin and Eric Yewsiuk tag a new red angus calf. Submitted Photo

usable, the quarter section had a functioning barn and that’s all the young Yewsiuks needed to make up their minds. “We got engaged in September and by November we had bought the quarter, brought in a new RTM, set up power and water and had burned down most of the buildings except for the barn,” said Erin who

is now on maternity leave with the couple’s ninemonth-old son, Bo. The ambitious couple didn’t waste any time setting up corrals, pushing bush, fencing, renting pasture and growing their purebred red angus herd. Now at 32 bred cows, the Yewsiuks are still hard at work establishing their fledgling operation called

Dual E Cattle Co. With Bo contained in a laundry basket on a toboggan, a four-monthspregnant Erin does the chores daily while Eric continues his full-time job in Wynyard. “I think for the next 10 years we’re going to be running in all directions tackling one project after another,” said Erin,

pointing to future plans that include barn renovations, more bush pushing, growing their herd and the addition of a second baby to the mix. While the couple knows they have a challenging path before them, they are confident that it is the only choice that would have made them both happy in the long run. “You can’t let things get you down,” said Eric. “We’ve run into a few issues here and there, like with drilling test wells and them coming up dry. It’s hard to get past some of that but within a day or two we’re always ready to move on.” The Yewsiuks said that getting into farming on their own is not something they’d recommend for everyone in this day of high land prices and massive input costs. “It’s not for the faint of heart and you have to be very resilient,” said Erin, adding that they have had some good fortune when it comes to buying land, having good landlords and getting some excellent cattle prices. “You just have to go forward and have a lot of faith that it’s going to work out,” added Erin. Originally published in the Western Producer

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MAPLE CREEK, Sask. – When Dan Sellinger and Dana Hassett returned to their hometown of Maple Creek, they could not convince lenders that an agri-tourism business would work. The married couple purchased Sellinger’s family acreage in 2007, moving in 2011 and putting in 10 acres of Saskatoon berries and a brand new retail and bakery space. Despite having a business plan showing that 325,000 people travel past Grotto Gardens each summer, banks were wary. “They thought it was risky because it was seasonal and in Saskatchewan you don’t see this kind of agri-tourism as much as you do in B.C.,” said the 52-year-old Hassett. The registered nurse and her husband Sellinger lived in the Kelowna and Vernon areas of B.C. for 16 years, raising three children there. Sellinger, age 54, operated his own construction company, but always

knew that he wanted to return to Southwest Saskatchewan at some point in time. That time came after the passing of the couple’s son, Dean, who died of cancer at the age of 14 and after the passing of Sellinger’s mother. The couple bought 20 acres from Sellinger’s dad and later began to build their agri-tourism business, taking on construction jobs on the side to support their Grotto Gardens dream. “We’re project people so for us it’s not so much about the money or the recognition, it’s just having something to do and with this particular project, there is endless growth potential,” said Sellinger adding that future expansion plans include a bigger animal area, a duck pond, windmill and pumpkin patch. The retail side of Grotto Gardens officially opened this May after Sellinger and Hassett were able to work with Southwest Community Futures in Swift Current to secure a loan for the new-construction log barn that is the centrepiece of the business.

The couple’s two adult daughters, Sayla and Silken, joined their parents to work at Grotto Gardens for the summer. Sayla and her husband Taylor Zoethout took care of the front of house in the bakery and gift shop while pasty chef Silken churned out Saskatoon pies, fruit tarts, fresh bread and chocolate éclairs in the kitchen. The family is averaging 400 visitors a day, proving that their projection of capturing five percent of the traffic on Highway 21 was low. The goats who scale a 10-metre high maze draw in traffic, while the chickens, gourmet coffees and pastries keep tourists busy. “It’s beyond our assumptions so we’re extremely happy with that,” said Hassett, explaining that about two thirds of sales come from the bakery while the remaining third is generated by the gift shop and the u-pick Saskatoon berry farm. In terms of clientele, Hassett said strong support has come from both the community of

Maple Creek and visitors traveling to and from Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. The Sellinger children will head back to B.C. once Grotto Gardens holds its end-of-season customer appreciation day on August 27, but they will return in the spring. If Sellinger has it his way, the future of Grotto Gardens includes all of his children and future grandchildren working alongside him. “Our whole intent is for our girls and their families to take what we’ve started here and run with it,” said Sellinger, who envisions other berries, cherry trees and raspberries being grown on the acreage in the future. In terms of Saskatchewan’s readiness for an agri-tourism business focused on local products and farm animals, Hassett said the success of Grotto Gardens has proven there is an appetite for it in the province. “We can see it because our numbers show it,” said Hassett.

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Study finding how shock wave therapy impacts Caudal Heel Pain in horses By Christalee Froese lcfroese@sasktel.net

SASKATOON, Sask. – A viral video calling for lame horses has meant two University of Saskatchewan vets will be busy. The Western College of Veterinary Medicine video requesting equine participants for its Caudal Heel Pain study drew over 40,000 views. Researchers Dr. Kate Robinson (DVM) and Dr. Angela MacKay (DVM) were surprised by the response and now have more research patients than required. “Our summer student, Rebecca McOnie, spearheaded a two-minute video that was posted to Facebook and it went a little bit wild,” said Robinson, explaining that 200 interested clients subsequently

inquired about the 32 spots available in the study. The Saskatoon veterinarians, who are investigating how shock wave therapy impacts Caudal Heel Pain in horses, are now in the process of narrowing down the large pool of candidates. The equine specialists will be using an MRI screen to analyze how extracorporeal shock wave therapy affects the soft-tissue surrounding the coffin and pastern joints in the forelimbs of lame horses. Also known as Navicular Syndrome, Caudal Heel Pain causes one-third of all chronic forelimb lameness in horses Canada-wide. Over the past decade, shock wave therapy has been found to improve the condition, however, Robinson said there has never been a

study on how the soft-tissue is impacted. “Can we show that it (shock wave therapy) does help horses, and it has been used enough by clinicians to show that to be true, but we also want to know more about what it's doing at the tissue level,” said Robinson whose own horse suffers from Caudal Heel Pain. The study was prompted when the vets reviewed research by Dr. Scott McClure, DMV, of Iowa State University showing that horses felt better and were less lame following shock wave therapy. The U of S veterinarians want to repeat the results of that study, and then take the next step by fi nding clinical evidence to account for the improvement. “Our working hypothesis is that we’ll show that

enough pain relief to allow him to be ridden again and will answer questions about how to prevent any future forelimb problems. With the initial phases of client screening having been complete and baseline MRIs having been performed on 23 horses, the veterinarians are not looking for more study participants. They are also not seeking a complete cure for Caudal Heel Pain, but are hoping that shock wave therapy will be one treatment option to go along with others. The treatment itself involves sedating equine patients slightly so they stand and are not frightened of the loud clicking emitted by the shock wave wand when applied to the skin. The non-invasive shock wave machine gener-

ates high-intensity pressure waves which pulse to a specific site within the injured tissue. The actual mode of action is still in dispute, but it is thought to stimulate and accelerate the healing process providing an immediate analgesic effect with a reduction in inflammation. While Robinson and MacKay have the maximum number of clients enrolled in the current study, it is hoped that the research project can be expanded in the future. “We’re not looking for more horses right now, but we are in the process of getting more funds,” said MacKay. For more information, # for large animal clinic – 306966-7178 Angela. Original published in the Western Producer

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Stephanie McMillan will join Jimmi-Lee Jackson on the Membership & Advocacy Committee. Stephanie grew up on a mixed farm outside of Pilger, SK and attended Three Lakes School where she kept busy with school sports and student council. She has had a lifelong passion for training horses, and has travelled across Saskatchewan and Alberta for horse shows. She earned an undergraduate degree from the department of animal science at the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources in 2012, and then a master’s graduate degree in early 2017. Stephanie currently works as an agronomist with Field Good Agronomics in Humboldt, SK and loves having the opportunity to provide agronomic services to growers and help them with their decisions involving fertility and crop inputs. She is very

excited to join the Women in Ag team and looks forward to the growth of the organization. “The inclusion of Shannon, Autumn and Stephanie to our Women in Ag team adds diversity to our group in a variety of areas; experience & background in the industry, current roles within the industry, age range and even the geography we cover," says Board Chair Ginelle Pidwerbesky. “This in turn allows us to reach various audiences and progress in our goal of empowering, supporting and connecting women in the Ag industry.” For more information on the group, please visit our website at www. womeninag.ca or connect with the social media accounts listed below. The Women in Ag team is currently made of up the following Board Members: Ginelle Pidwerbesky, Kim Keller, Stacey Sagon, Jimmi-Lee Jackson, and Katelyn Duncan. Each board member chairs one of the 7 Committees: Calendar & Sponsorship, Events, Finance, Marketing & Promotions, Membership & Advocacy, and Public Relations, along with additional chair members Ellen Grueter, Tracy Broughton, Kelsey Dale, Shannon O’Neill, Autumn Lawson and Stephanie McMillan. For information on how to get involved with Women in Ag, please send an email to info@ womeninag.com, and tell us a little about yourself, why you are passionate about agriculture, and the committees in which you would are interested in volunteering for.

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ith the fi nal days of winter stretching into the fi rst vestiges of spring, farming season can’t be too close behind. Farm owners and workers across the country are starting to ramp back up to full operating power, dusting off the machines and preparing for the industry’s busier seasons. This year, as part of National Farm Safety Week, March 14–20, the Canada Safety Council wants to remind farmers to be careful and attentive while out in the fields, especially when it comes to handling livestock. According to Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting, there have been 65 animal-related fatalities between 2003 and 2012, accounting for 8 per cent of all fatalities. This is the largest non-machine-related factor in farm deaths. Of these fatalities, more than half involved horses, stallions and colts, with another 45 per cent involving cows, bulls, steers and calves. Each animal is different, and has its own distinct personality and attitudes. Being familiar with the animal you’re handling is of paramount importance to reduce the risk. If you have a general sense of how an animal is expected to react, it will make it much easier to detect when something feels wrong or the animal is uncomfortable, anxious, or even aggressive. Additionally, take care to always operate efficiently calmly around animals. Many creatures will take their cue from you, the worker. If you’re agitated, nervous or tense, the animal will reciprocate. Being confident and calm will likely elicit these responses in return and make your task much

easier. Horses are by nature inclined to ignore their confi nes and seek to escape when startled or fighting amongst themselves. This makes it important to always ensure their enclosures are well kept. This includes high fences – at least 4.5 or 5 feet – to discourage any jumping attempts, as well as strongly reinforced fence posts that are sturdy and braced to resist any attempts by the horse to push on them. When attempting to lead a horse, always use a lead rope and halter. Do not attempt to lead a horse simply by holding the halter, especially not if the horse in question has a known bad temperament. Remaining to the side of the horse, rather than in front of it, will prevent getting trampled on. You should also take care not to lead a stallion past mares, as this may result in an agitated reaction that will make the horse much more difficult to lead safely. Of the 55 per cent of horse-related fatalities, approximately one-third of them were non-work-related, and often involved horseback riding. When riding, ALWAYS wear a helmet. Exercise caution when a horse is exhibiting any of the following behaviours: • Swishing its tail. This means irritation. Often times, this behavior is exhibited when there are bugs nearby, but the animal could just as easily be irritated with you. • Ears flat against the head. This signals aggression. Ears that are peaked forward indicate that the horse is focused on something ahead of it, while ears that are peaked backward indicate there’s something

behind the animal that has piqued its interest. In all cases, exercise caution. • Tense body. If the horse is tense, it’s because it’s on alert and unsure of something. If it’s tense and has its leg cocked, it could be taking aim at something. Watch out. Alternatively, if its leg is cocked but its muscles are not tense, the animal may just be resting. When dealing with cattle, it’s important to remember above all that they are herd animals. This naturally provides a problem for dairy bulls, who are often kept in isolation by necessity and can result in negative behaviour patterns being formed. When it’s possible, limit the time in which the cattle are separated from their herd. Keep the herd nearby if you absolutely have to move the animal. The most important things to avoid around cattle are loud noises and sudden movements, especially near the rear of the animal. Instinctively, a cow will kick back and to its sides, in an area known as its kick zone, to defend itself. Avoid this by approaching the animal at its shoulder and using a low, confident tone to speak to it or to others. Be aware of the animals’ positioning. When multiple bulls share a common area, they establish a hierarchy of sorts. A bull may bolt unexpectedly to avoid the superior animal. Awareness is the key so you can avoid putting yourself in such a circumstance. Farm-related fatalities typically start trending upward around April, making it that much more important to be aware of safety issues early and to educate yourself on them often. Happy farming!

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SIMMENTALSwift BULL SALE Current, Saskatchewan Soda Pop X Prairie Fire

Southwest Showcase

Wheatland KWA Red Rock Wheatland CurrentCurrent Affair XAffair KWAXRed Rock

Soda Pop X Prairie Fire

Box 1918 Swift Current, SK S9H 4M6 Box 1918 Current, SK S9H 4M6 MRL Sterling X Prairie Fire KWA Amarillo X Prairie Fire Tim, KathySwift & Box Kale Scherger | Lane &4M6 Kacie Scherger 1918 Swift Current, SKBlack S9H Tim, Kathy & Kale Scherger |Scherger Lane & Kacie Scherger Tim, Kathy & Kale(306) | Lane & Kacie Scherger Ph: 773-7122 Ph: (306) 773-7122 Ph: (306) 773-7122 Tim cell:Tim (306) 774-6610 | | Lane cell: (306) 750-2129 Lane cell: (306) 750-2129 TimVOLTAGE cell: (306) 774-6610 |774-6610 Lane cell: (306) 750-2129 TPP CROCUS 67Dcell: (306) KALE CROCUS NITRO 45D tkscherger@sasktel.net tkscherger@sasktel.net tkscherger@sasktel.net

Russ and Sarah Coward, home 306.773.5320, cell 306.774.6657 Homozygous Polled

CCSC S S

Springcreek Lotto X ACS Black Jack

Homozygous Polled

Springcreek Lotto X ACS Black Jack Springcreek Lotto XBlack ACS Black Jack MRL Sterling X Prairie Fire

HomozygousBlack Polled | Heifer Bull Homozygous

Homozygous Polled

LTS CROCUS STERLING 40D Homozygous Black | Low Birthweight Calving Ease Bull

Crocus Simmentals Crocus Simmentals Crocus Simmentals

MRL High Voltage X General Lee

Homozygous Black | Heifer Bull

Homozygous Polled

LTS CROCUS STERLING KALE CROCUS NITRO40D 45D

FORSYTH RANCH

Mark Forsyth, cell 306.784.7844

WOOD COULEE RED ANGUS

CROCUS NITRO KALEKALE CROCUS NITRO 45D 45D

Soda Pop X Prairie Fire MRL Sterling Black X Prairie Fire

LTS CROCUS AMARILLO TPP CROCUS44D VOLTAGE 67D TPP CROCUS CORNERSTONE 17D Homozygous Polled | Low Birthweight Calving Ease Bull Wheatland Current Affair X KWA MRL High Voltage X General Lee MRL High Voltage X General Lee Rock Red

LTS CROCUS STERLING 40D

MRL Sterling X Prairie MRL Sterling Black XBlack Prairie Fire Fire

TPP CROCUS VOLTAGE TPP CROCUS VOLTAGE 67D 67D Wheatland Current Affair X KWA Red Rock KWA Amarillo X Prairie Fire

Soda Pop X Prairie Fire

Homozygous Black | Heifer Bull

LTS CROCUS SODA POP 29D Bulls on offer

LTS CROCUS AMARILLO 44D

KWA Amarillo X Prairie KWA Amarillo X Prairie Fire Fire

2017

Homozygous | Heifer Bull Homozygous Polled & Black Homozygous PolledBlack & Black

Homozygous Polled | Heifer Bull

Wheatland Current Affair X KWA Red Rock

Homozygous Polled

SIMMENTALSwift BULL SALE Current, Saskatchewan TPP CROCUS CORNERSTONE 70 Red & 17D Black

27th

MARCH LTS CROCUS STERLING LTS CROCUS STERLING 40D 40D

LTS CROCUS SODA POP 29D

Homozygous Polled | Heifer Bull

TPP CROCUS CORNERSTONE 17D

LTS CROCUS AMARILLO LTS CROCUS AMARILLO 44D 44D

2017

Homozygous Polled & Black

27th

Gull Lake 306.672.3328 | Swift Current 306.773.6425 MARCH

Homozygous Polled & Black

Homozygous Polled | Heifer Bull

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Matt and Emily Jones, cell 306.671.7820

STEINLEY FARMS

Darren and Michelle Steinley, cell 306.741.3629 Kevin Steinley, cell 306.741.2240

PEBBLERIDGE FARMS

Lane and Brenda Wilms, home 306.778.2360, cell 306.774.6914

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00061569

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Homozygou

B20

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