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t's been a rough year financially in the area, so founders of South West Chronic Disease Support Inc. began a quest for better medical supports to area residents.

Now, after an 18 month ramp-up, the SWCDS board are set to begin fundraising and bringing help to those who need it, with a membership drive and bake sale in Shaunavon.

“We have known for a while about the expensive people suffering from medical ailments here incur. There are costs you'd never think of,” said fund secretary and organizer Brenda Waldron.

“With oil and agricultural industries up and down, managing the costs associated with care can be difficult. But in the southwest, we know it takes a village to support our community.”

“We dug in and really saw what we could do for people.”

She said it's not just gas and accommodations that can be stressers, either.

“Some prescriptions aren't even covered, and so many associations look at

your previous income tax before they help you. The money you made last year might be nothing like this year,” she said.

“Then there are things like childcare. Not everyone around has family next-door they can count on, and people from Eastend, Gull Lake and Shaunavon said that.”

Waldron said to imagine a young woman living in Climax who has – unfortunately – been diagnosed with breast cancer.

“They may have moved from the east coast, and her husband has a job, but he spends his time at Fort Mac. There's no family around,” she said.

“Money to get treatment might not be an issue. But who looks after the kids? Who helps her recover? Daycare, meals, laundry and everything else comes into the equation.”

She said due to cutbacks by the government in recent years, there may not be as many supports and services as people think.

“The groups that do exist need to come together.

For instance, we can all cover something. We have spoken to groups like the South Country Assistance Trust and the Dis-

trict Medical Assistance chapter in Assiniboia.”

“If we can all supplement or augment money and help, we sure can truly split the load and provide a bit of everything.”

The Shaunavon event will be a kickoff for the organization.

“This will be a way to show the community we're here for them. Our hearts are in this, and we hope to support people emotionally, financially and by bringing on volunteers.”

The board will be charging $10 for memberships at the Shaunavon event, taking place May 6, 2017.

Garage sale items, plants, baking and a 50/50 will be on display at the Legion Hall from 9am to 3 pm.

There will be homemade pie and coffee, and a hot dog lunch. They are also actively seeking volunteers.

To volunteer for this event, learn more about the organization or ask questions, contact Karen Helms at 306-297-7605.

Donations will also be collected at the legion May 5, 2017, from noon until 8 pm.

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Dr. Shelly McNeil, Chair of Immunize Canada, says that “immunization at all ages is the most cost-effective public health approach to decreasing vaccine-preventable diseases in the Canadian population.

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The closure, which we anticipate will last approximately two weeks, is necessary to accommodate the transfer of Overhead Electrical Lines to underground infrastructure.

“This is part of an ongoing project to move our existing overhead lines underground,”

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“The overhead lines are located in the alleys; however, we need to close Chaplin Street to trench the lines under the road.”

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ublic libraries have saved me on more than one occasion. Most recently, in Sweden.

I needed to find a way to print my boarding pass for London to save myself a 50-euro printing charge at the airport. Without a Swedish bank account, I was unable to print at the University and did not want to pay the charges associated with a printing business – especially considering I was only printing two pages.

So, I pedalled my way to the Swedish public library and printed out my boarding passes for around the cost of 75 cents.

This is not the first time this academic year that I have sought out a public library. In the fall, on a visit to see my boyfriend, I crept off to the public library in search of ambition. I was on a school break and needed a quiet

space to write one of my papers. I spent the greater part of the afternoon there, sitting at a desk and using the public WiFi to further my research.

As someone who enjoys reading, as you can tell by my chosen professions, I have always found great comfort in libraries.

Growing up, I would look forward to Mondays and Wednesday when the library would open in Cadillac.

I would spend up to an hour sifting through cardboard boxes filled with the latest, or not so latest, preteen drama or mystery.

Often, I would leave the library, located by the tea room in the hall, with up to a dozen books. I’d place them in a plastic bag, hang the bag on the handle of my bike and head home with my new treasures in tow.

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we had growing up in a village of that size.

When I got older I would often make mom stop at the public library in Swift Current, too. Sometimes it was to pick up a book I had special ordered or just to find something new, but for a while it was a ritual to visit.

As time went on, the public library was replaced with the campus library. I still visit the public library a couple times a

year, but not weekly like I did in my teens.

However, I was still a bit disheartened when I heard the recent cuts to the libraries via the new provincial budget. As with any economic downturn there are always cuts to be made, but it is always a bit sad to see the few staples of a community struggle.

The Cadillac corner library is part of the Chinook Regional Library system which encompass-

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Chinook released a statement in March saying they are uncertain about the future of their current branches due to these budget cuts.

Last year $6 million was distributed to the regional libraries, this year the number will fall to $2.5 million according to a Leader-Post article from March 24.

For some the public libraries are a logical cut for the provincial government, for others the public libraries are a haven for access to programs, computers and internet services.

The provincial government will always have tough decisions to make when it comes to the allotment of funds, but the sting of cuts always hits someone.

Remembering the 10-year-old girl who used to cycle excitedly through Cadillac with a plastic bag in hand, ready for her next adventure, I am sad to think the same opportunity might not exist for others in the future.

For public library users, these days it’s about so much more than books. *Author's note: at the time of printing the provincial government is currently reviewing its funding for public libraries.

Notice of Preparation of Assessment Roll Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for the Village of Val Marie for the year of 2017 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, April 21 – June 21, 2017 with the exception of statutory holidays.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required. Any person who wishes to appeal against his/ her assessment is required to file his/her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful with The Secretary of the Board of Revision, Emella Waiser, Box 744, Gull Lake SK S0N 1A0 by the 21st of June, 2017.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Dated this 21st day of April, 2017 Raylene Packet, Assessor

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Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor of the Village of Val Marie, Box 178, Val Marie, SK, S0N 2T0 before 4:30pm on the 21st day of June 2017.

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An interesting thing happened on the way to STC’s funeral Brian Zinchuk

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n interesting thing happened in the weeks leading up to the demise of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company, STC. In the past week I've heard of three companies announcing they intend to step in and fi ll some of the gap left by the impending shutdown of STC. Could it be private enterprise might just be capable of offering a more efficient and effective service? Could there be even more entrepreneurs about to launch their own services?

So far we’ve heard of a new shuttle service between Martensville, Warman and Saskatoon offered by AV Shuttlecab of Saskatoon. DiCal Transport of Melville is proposing a service in the Yorkton area running down to Regina. But sure-

ly the biggest, to date, is the application of Lumsden-based Carpe Diem to the Highway Traffic Board to take over STC’s routes.

I’m not certain, but it seemed like they wanted to basically reincarnate STC, with smaller, less expensive buses, under private ownership and operation. Presumably, they would be non-union.

It's ironic they need the approval of the Highway Traffic Board, which regulates buses and similar services in Saskatchewan.

Did this board, with its bovine feces "running rights,” protect STC to the point of it never having the business acumen to make a buck? Certainly these operations think they can make money.

About a decade ago I ended up writing a number of stories about a dustup between companies in North Battleford regarding taxi service and limo service which involved

the Highway Traffic Board (HTB). I couldn’t believe such an entity exists still in this province. If you want to haul freight, buy a semi or a van, and hang up your shingle. If you get the business, you survive. If not, your fleet goes up for auction.

But when it comes to hauling passengers, it’s a totally different matter.

You have to get “running rights” for certain routes, and that’s exclusionary to others unless they are also granted running rights.

That was what this dustup was about.

To Joe Public, who pays for the highways, all highways, the concept of not being able to use those same highways because someone has regulatory dibs on it is maddening to the extreme. What is this, communist China?

Do we need the central committee’s approval to drive a bus? Really? In 21st century Saskatchewan?

Would Obama be a slave today?D. Wayne Elhard, MLA

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he Ford Drive 4UR Community program is once again supporting a local community charity on Saturday, April 29th when Cypress Motors partners with the Swift Current SPCA. The program allows the chosen charity to benefit from Ford test drives taken by community members at the event. Ford will donate $20 for each test drive (one per household) of a new Ford vehicle that day to the Swift Current SPCA. “We are grateful for the opportunity to be involved in the program this year,” says SPCA Development Officer Teresa Cole. “It’s a simple way for many SPCA supporters in the community to help us out by just committing a few minutes of their time and it’s a chance to see the great vehicles Ford has on offer this year.” She notes that it would be a fun stop for anyone already doing Saturday errands or a great outing for families, with a huge potential impact for the animal shelter.

The event will take place from 10 am-5 pm at

the Swift Current Mall south parking lot, where the public is invited to come and select one of several vehicles to take for a short test drive. Cypress Motors staff will be on hand to answers any vehicle questions. Participants must have a valid driver’s license and the event is drop-in: fi rst-come, fi rstdrive.

The SPCA will be running a hot dog barbecue for the public with the generous assistance of members of the Kiwanis Club of Swift Current from 11am-4 pm with proceeds supporting the SPCA as well. There will be several SPCA pets on site for a meet-and-greet/adoption fair and SPCA volunteers will be doing sparkle tattoos for the kids for $5.

“Ford and Cypress Motors love giving back to the community with the ‘Drive 4UR Community’and ‘Drive 4UR School’ programs each year, “ notes Cypress Motors’ Austin Parsons, who is coordinating the event. “ We are looking forward to the chance to showcase some great Ford cars and trucks and help the dogs and cats in our area through this event.”

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he “Easter Fun at the Movies Event” in Gull Lake was held on Saturday, April 15.

The family fun event was being hosted by the Kreative Kids Early Learning Centre. There was a BBQ, Bouncy Castle and Carnival Games in front of the Lyceum Theatre prior to the matinee, “Sing” with all proceeds go to the Kreative Kids Early Learning Centre – our local not-for-profit daycare centre in Gull Lake. By the end of the day, $715.00 had been raised for the facility.

The daycare is currently operating out of the Knox United Church basement, but is hoping to be in their new facility by fall.

Advance Southwest chatted with Director of Kreative Kids, Bethany Mittleholtz.

“Our new facility is projected to be finished this fall. It’s been an ongoing project for the last for years. We’ve been

in the United Church basement and there have been some bumps with construction that have given us a few setbacks, but hopefully now it will be smooth sailing until the end. We are trying to get our charitable status right now. We have applied for it. That will help us out a lot, so when people are giving us those donations that they can get their receipts,” said Mittleholtz.

The daycare is licensed for 25 spots per day for ages 6 weeks until 12 years and it employs 3 full-time, 2 casual, 2 summer students and 3 after-school staff, so it is a significant employer for the community.

“The government puts on such a great program for Early Childhood Educators. Everybody that works here is an Early Childhood Educator – they have either gotten their certificate or are working towards their certificate and the government pays for it, says Mittleholtz. We are super excited to get into our new facility.”

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others who were lost too soon will be honoured by their daughters in the southwest in May. The Motherless Daughters group are prepping for their second annual luncheon, which this year will bring women together who have lost their moms in hopes of healing and remembrance.

For organizer Tracy Bowie, Motherless Daughters provides those who lost their mothers a place to gather strength.

“The term is used to describe a female who has lost her mother to death, neglect or abandonment before 25,” said Bowie in an email to the Advance Southwest.

Author Hope Edelman coined the term two decades ago, and found a way to personalize the experience a daughters goes through when her mother passes.

“Since that revolutionary publication, numerous support groups have been established all around the world,” she wrote.

The event, being held in Maple Creek and featuring guest speaker Kit Deux of Saskatoon, will be one day prior to Mother's Day. “(It's a day before) so there is no conflict between honouring their past, and appreciating their present,” she said.

“The purpose of the luncheon is for women to come together with others who share their unique experience and find understanding and acceptance in ways only others from similar backgrounds can provide.”

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may be bittersweet reminders of the loss.

“A group that can share and support is invaluable,” wrote Bowie.

“Education and mentoring are only two of the benefits, with the powerful realization of not being alone, that can be immensely healing.”

She said that mothers form bonds with their children before birth.

“Her influence is profound. A daughter will learn what type of person she does or does not want to be from her mother,” she wrote.

“When a daughter loses her mother, in some instances she must step up to take over responsibilities she may not be mature enough to handle such as house-

hold duties or looking after siblings.”

“All future relationships are impacted in some way as a reaction to her loss.: She offered advice as to how women can maintain a connection to their mothers, even long after they've passed on.

“Talk to relatives and friends of her mother's to share their memories, take up a hobby or a cause that was of particular significance or just wear a colour or piece of jewelry that serves as a reminder,” she said.

“It is important to know that in actively remembering, honouring and celebrating her mother, a woman will find solace.”

The luncheon is open to any woman who lose a mother due to death, neglect or abandonment.

It will be May 13, 2017, at Redmond House in Maple Creek.

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re you ready for a unique and talented take on a wide range of musical traditions?

Claude Bourbon is known throughout Europe and America for amazing guitar performances that take blues, Spanish, Middle Eastern, and Russian stylings into uncharted territories. Each year

Bourbon plays more than 100 shows around the world.

Bourbon will be showcasing his talents at a performance on Thursday, April 27 at Ghostown Blues B&B in Maple Creek.

Born in France in the early 60’s, Claude Bourbon grew up in Switzerland, where he was classically trained for many years.

This finger picking guitarist has performed and

studied all over the world; He has played countless venues, including Glastonbury Festival, Isle of Wight Festival, Colne Great British & Blues Festival, Rock O'Z Arene, Avenches, Switzerland, among others. He has shared the stage in Europe and the USA with countless musicians, Calvin Russel, Charlie Morgan (Elton John, Gary Moore), Jan Akkerman (Focus), Steve Grossman (Miles

Davis), Herbie Armstrong ( Van Morisson), Jose barrense Dias and many more.

Now based in the UK, some of this guitarists’ influences allow us a fascinating insight into this remarkable musician; Paco De Lucia: Deep Purple’s Richie Blackmore; Joaquin Rodrigo; JJ Cale, Monty Python; JS Bach and Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks.

One reviewer even noted

that although “Claude’s roots were in blues, that is like saying Leonardo da Vinci was a painter”.

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There will be a collection box for music by donations with all proceeds to the artist.

These events are put on non-profit using Music By Donation (Suggested $20) "Presented By Maple Creek Small Venue & House Concert Series" for more information contact kevin@ concertsinyourhome.ca

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Speaking in Cod Tongues: A Canadian Culinary Journey

By Lenore Newman Shelley A. Leedahl

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fi rst heard Lenore Newman interviewed on the radio. I was driving so, granted, I was a captive audience but her words, and her topic, immediately intrigued me. She was discussing the idea of whether we had a national Canadian cuisine.

Sure, maple syrup is as Canadian as you can get, but that’s an ingredient.

Poutine is a perennial Canadian favourite, but it’s just one dish although it has been adapted in countless ways from the east coast to the west. And that’s one of the things Newman discovered as she researched (and ate) her way across Canada.

We’re developing what she describes as a Canadian creole, adapting recipes and/or ingredients to create something new, something so unique that, in a sense, it loses it’s uniqueness and becomes an accepted part of a region’s culture.

The Japadog in Vancouver, for instance, mixes Japanese flavours with a traditional street hotdog.

You can get a terimayo dog for example, that includes teriyaki sauce, mayonnaise and seaweed. When

Newman conducted a survey of Japadog customers she discovered something rather fascinating.

“There is a generation of Vancouverites who would never see such cuisine as Japanese or ethnic or fusion,” she says. “They see it as Vancouver cuisine, as local as a sablefish fi llet or blackberry pie.”

Newman has the credentials (Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment at the University of the Fraser Valley and Associate Professor of Geography) and the skill of the storyteller to craft a fascinating book.

She describes herself as a “geographer who writes about food because I am curious about the untold stories of what we eat.”

And that’s exactly what she reveals. She weaves together the history of various regions (and of Canada itself) with the food that has emerged, often as a result of that history. The book can, I think, be read in numerous ways. For an in-depth (and fascinating) look into the concept of Canadian cuisine, start at the beginning and work your way through. But I suspect it’s the sections on regional cuisine that will have readers coming back

again and again and make the book an invaluable resource for travellers, especially foodies.

Heading to BC? Whip open the chapter on Alberta and British Columbia and discover restaurants to visit, ingredients (and combinations of ingredients) to try. Stun your fellow travellers with your knowledge of the history of the region. Nanaimo bars? Why yes, they really are Canadian. In fact, the fi rst known recipe was included in the 1952 cookbook of the Women’s Auxillary to the Nanaimo Hospital.

This will defi nitely be my go-to book on my future culinary adventures across Canada. I can’t wait!

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Jack Wilkinson in 1949. Photo courtesy Jack Wilkinson Jr.

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oing out of town on a clear dark night and gazing at the stars is a wonder to see. But you can take that wonder even farther in Eastend through the Wilkinson Memorial Observatory Astronomy Club.

Saturday, April 29th is known as Astronomy Day where astronomers and astronomy fanatics celebrate by learning, promoting and reaching for the stars.

The Wilkinson Memorial Observatory Astronomy club, led by President Joan Hodgins, alongside club members, will be celebrating Astronomy Day at the Observatory and with open arms to the community.

“We’re very available to the public,” Hodgins explained about the club. “We really like to share our facility and we like to share the science.”

The club is available to the public as a way to learn more about Astronomy – one of the oldest sciences out there that studies phenomena that happen outside of Earth – and showcase a passion that can be held by anyone.

“It’s a science that a lot of people think you have to be really technically smart, so kind of out there with different ideas,” Hodgins said.

“We’re really trying hard to eliminate that.”

“Astronomy you can see all around you.”

The club came to be after the passing of Jack Wilkinson in 1953,

an Eastend local who was a blacksmith and welder. Wilkinson had such passion for Astronomy that he created his own 8-inch reflector telescope to reach for the sky.

A reflector telescope is one that forms an image using a curved mirror instead of a lens, compared to a refractor telescope that uses glass. Wilkinson created both with his own hands.

Today, the club uses an 11 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain design reflector telescope at the Wilkinson Memorial Observatory located on highway #13 just outside of Eastend.

The club has thrived since by the starting efforts of Wilkinson and continued on through the work and dedication to the science by family and club members.

They continue to share his passion, and their own passion, to the community of Eastend, surrounding areas and beyond.

The club is in the process of being included within the Cypress Hills Dark-Sky Preserve which hopes to limit down the amount of light pollution produced through artificial lighting. In 2016 it was announced it would be approved and they are now waiting for the International Dark-Sky Association to formally recognize the club.

Mark the calendars for April 29th for a chance to experience what the club and Astronomy are all about.

“We start [the open house] at 4 o’clock and

do some solar observing looking for sunspots on the sun,” Hodgins explained. “A group of members will be there with our own equipment. We’ll slide into night time and go until the last person leaves.”

This will be the second year of doing an open house on Astronomy Day. Last year’s turnout was over 25 people, not including the whole club showing up.

“Astronomy Day is … basically about making Astronomy available to the public, to people,” Hodgins said. “Whether you take it to people, set up displays in malls or libraries … the focus is on the science of Astronomy.”

The club is not restricted to just Astronomy Day for opening up to the public. They are always eager to provide tours to the public.

Whether it’s a couple or a large party, club members are available for tours of the Observatory and to share their passion for Astronomy.

A five dollar donation for those six and up is suggested to help keep the club active for all.

The open house for Astronomy Day is free for all ages. There will be tours of the Observatory, sky tours with the telescope and the fun of seeing what the sky has to offer.

For more information or to book your own tour, you can email the Wilkinson Memorial Observatory Astronomy Club at eastend@ sasktel.net or through their Eastend Astronomy Club Facebook page.

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Celebrating Saskatchewan's Horticultural Pioneers during Canada 150 Part II

By Sara Williams

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o understand how we got to now and then moving into the future, we look to the past. In horticulture, that means re-evaluating older cultivars to see what value they still have in today’s landscapes and what strengths they hold for future breeding.

Saskatchewan was fortunate to have several plant breeders that developed ornamental and fruit-bearing trees, shrubs and perennials that were suited to our harsh climate and short growing season. Two of those were Bert Porter and Les Kerr.

Bert Porter worked alone, isolated from other plant breeders near Parkside, Saskatchewan.

Originally from England, he immigrated with his family in 1907. Devoted to improving plants, he had neither formal horticultural training nor public or institutional support.

Even into his late eight-

ies, he was busy planning for the next nursery season at Honeywood.

And while following his love of plants, he still made time to contribute significantly to his community, serving on the boards of the local telephone company, the credit union and the school district. He was granted an Honorary Doctorate of Law (University of Saskatchewan, 1983) and inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame (1987).

Bert developed strawberries and raspberries that combined the hardiness of the native fruit he had picked as a child with the fruit quality of varieties that were too tender to survive on the prairies. In his lily breeding, he selected for better form, purer colours, fragrance, earlier and later flowering and dwarf stature. Among his lilies that have stood the test of time and are still available at either Honeywood Heritage Nursery or through the

SPIRITUAL GLEANINGS

Paradise: God’s Garden and Ours Joyce Sasse

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ccording to the earliest stories, God created a magnificent Garden of Eden and turned it over to Adam and Eve. However, because these humans were not prepared to handle the knowledge associated with Eden, they were separated from the Paradise that surrounded them.

Through the centuries, although Old Testament believers tried, they could not reconnect with what was lost. The Prophet Amos, for example, longed to have his people “seek good and not evil”, but reality eluded them.

Finally God said “Let me show you!” To illustrate how much he cared for what had been created, God gifted us with Jesus who reversed the earlier consequences associated with Eden.

Through as act of love, all the darkness that hung over the images of the Garden was wiped away.

It became possible that believers could again find meaningful life in the restored paradise.

Their hearts and minds and senses could be spiritually illuminat-

ed. They (and we) could become grounded in love, justice, non-violence and wisdom. They (and we) felt it was important to give expression to their love for one another, for themselves and for the creation.

The connection between the two eras was spelled out by John, the Gospel writer, who noted “God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”

That connection was affirmed by Jesus. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me”. And “I am come that you might have life, and have it to the full”.

Today those whose faith formation enables them to feel empowered by paradise are compelled to live generously, compassionately and justly – always governed by truth.

As participants in paradise, we become conduits for God’s endless love.

(For deeper understanding about the meaning of “paradise” see the historical-theological text “Saving Paradise”, written by Rita Brock and Rebecca Parker.)

annual sale of the Canadian Prairie Lily Society are: 'Isis', 'Rosabelle', 'Golden Age', 'Redland', 'Earlibird', 'Giesha Girl', 'Pink Champagne', 'Gayle's Favorite', 'Jolly Miller' and 'Cinnamon Toast'.

Also among his enduring introductions are 'Honeywood' saskatoon and 'Spring Snow' flowering crabapple. 'Honeywood', introduced in 1973, is 2-3 x 3 m tall and wide with few suckers, good yields ripening over a long period. It begins fruiting at an early age with mild berries 1.5 cm in diameter and clusters

of up to 15 berries. They bloom a few days later than many other cultivars, therefore avoiding frost damage.

'Spring Snow', introduced in 1967, is a beautiful white-flowering crabapple. Bert placed little value on it because the flowers were sterile and his primary interest was fruit. Fortunately, an American nurseryman leapt at the chance to propagate it. Here was the perfect tree for those gardeners who hated "mess"- no crabapples would fall on deck or lawn.

Les Kerr, born in

Ontario, graduated from the Ontario College of Agriculture (1925) and followed up with a Masters in Horticulture from the University of Maryland (1928). He was the last superintendent of the PFRA Sutherland Forest Nursery Station (a part of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the time) and stayed on when it was sold to the City of Saskatoon, later to become the Forestry Farm Park & Zoo. Much of his breeding of ornamentals was done in his own time as his federal superiors thought they had no value in shelterbelts. Among his best known and still popular introductions are the 'Kerr' crabapple, 'Manor' and 'Bounty' plums and 'Sutherland golden elder.

He also worked with apricots and hazelnuts, breeding for greater hardiness and better quality fruit.

And back in 1967, during Canada’s 100th celebration, Les’ ‘Royalty’ crabapple was one

of the official Centennial trees. Originally introduced in 1958, ‘Royalty’ has glossy, dark reddish-purple foliage combined with large single reddish-pink flowers with wide petals.

The purple oval fruit are persistent - they don't drop and make a mess.

As popular today during #Canada150 as it was when first introduced.

Readers with an interest in Saskatchewan's gardening history might want to read In A Cold land: Saskatchewan's Horticultural Pioneers, written by Sara Williams in 2006. More recently, she wrote the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo, A Photographic History.

This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (SPS; www. saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com; www.facebook.com/ saskperennial). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions, workshops, tours and other events. Consider taking a gardening class at the University of Saskatchewan (http://gardening.usask.ca) - lots to choose from during April and May.

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There’s no place like home Cleo Morvik

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k, I’ll admit it - I’m getting excited to go home.

I’m down to my last three weeks abroad, and it feels surreal. When I first set out, the Great Britian part of my trip felt like years away, but here I am in London! I have a few more places to check off the bucket list before I move on, which includes the Warner Brothers Harry Potter studio. If I don’t have a column in the paper next week, you can safely assume that I have finally received my letter of acceptance to Hogwarts and am too busy studying Defence Against the Dark Arts and playing Quidditch.

When that’s through, I’ll be making my way to the very last country on my itinerary - Ireland.

My plane touches down in Dublin on May 2nd, whereupon I will pick up my rental car and begin what I can only imagine will be one of the best road trips ever. I cannot wait to remember what it feels like to drive down a country road.

Although I’ve been a million miles away for months now, it’s funny how the odd thing here or there will remind me of home.

Working on the farm in Australia was so vastly different than home, yet so familiar at the same time. The lingo changed, but the work ethic of the farmers didn’t. Being able to help butcher a sheep felt strangely comforting, as it reminded me of the many hours I’ve spent with my Dad, helping him cut and wrap our beef.

One of the most exhausting but incredible things we were able to do in Thailand was trek through jungle to stay the night in a small, remote village. The majority of my travel group members had lived in cities their whole lives, so I recall enjoying their amazement in greeting all the barnyard animals that were roaming freely through the small community. Many of them remarked on how peculiar it was to fall asleep to complete silence and wake up to a rooster crowing, but I felt lucky to call that normal.

In Germany we sat down for supper in a restaurant one night and found homemade egg noodles on the menu.

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Many of them remarked on how peculiar it was to fall asleep to complete silence and wake up to a rooster crowing, but I felt lucky to call that normal.

My mouth watered instantly, thinking of the homemade noodles my Grandpa often makes for us when we visit. The taste and smell of them could have almost had me believing I was sitting down at his kitchen table.

One day in the Netherlands we visited Keukenhof, the famous tulip gardens. The flower expos with all their stunning bouquets brought

me back to time spent in the back of my Grandma Heather’s flower and gift shop, watching her create floral masterpieces. Wandering through the endless rows of tulips also made me wonder what was growing in my Mom’s flowerbeds. I can’t wait for her to walk me through her yard to show me what’s blooming.

Today we visited the White Cliffs of Dover, and the pricy one-hour train ride to Dover from London turned out to be well worth it. The best way I can describe them to you is to tell you to picture the white mud hills of the Frenchman River Valley, multiply their height by a hundred, and then add an ocean beside them. As we walked along the cliffside I was remembering how last year around this time I enjoyed many white mud walks with my dog, searching for prairie crocuses and shed antlers.

I know I have some amazing adventures left before I head home, but the thought of reuniting with all my family and friends puts a huge smile on my face.

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t five in the morning a plane takes off and flies just over the roof of the house in Regina. Rober Racine is on that plane and is headed back home. Last night he performed The Dresswriter with the west’s first lady of dance, Robin Poitras, at New Dance Horizons. Tonight I take his place in this house of artists, where dancers, musicians, painters and writers come and go, speaking of everything, even Michelangelo.

Just a week ago I was dodging puddles in Val Marie, carrying a lily to the church to place somewhere near the altar.

I vacuumed the aisles and finally did my penance, as assigned to me by Fr. Joe after confession, where I began: “Forgive me father, it has been three months since my last condang it, there you see?

I lied already! It’s more like thirty years! I suck at confession!”

“Don’t worry, we all do,” he waves from behind the screen, where he listens patiently. “You think there’s anybody who can’t wait to get in here?” Fr. Joe, being German, often sounds Jewish. A Jewish priest.

It’s quite funny.

Confession is now called Reconciliation, which is an interesting term, considering that reconciliation is the name given to the whole heart-breaking, long haul, necessary process we are going through to repair the damage done to the people who lived here before we did. In the same way that we ‘reconcile’ our relationship with God, Creator, the Divine, Spirit through unburdening ourselves of our deep dark shames and behaviours, so we can reconcile ourselves with the fact of our ancestral past. A past that is still evident in the scars that run so deep that sometimes our dark cultural shames and behaviours make themselves known only through our dreams.

Sometimes it’s only our cells that know: something is not right, someone is trying to tell us something.

The past is with us, says scientist Lewis Thomas, in our very cells.

And a part of our ancestors live on in us, in our DNA. So, too, were we with them when first they arrived on the plains.

The greatest personal evidence I have received that the past is still active in my blood comes from living in Val Marie where wake to the song of meadow larks and sleep to the call of owls, and not to the roar of jet engines

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just overhead, or the cry of sirens echoing down the street. Sometimes it’s best just to walk out onto the land, and let the slow-breaking news form the subtle world break slowly into the conscious brain.

It also helps to listen to people like my Cree friend who told me that he met his own sister later in life. He never knew he had a sister until he was well into his forties.

How is that possible? I asked naively. Residential schools. They split us up.

And never told us about each other. Apartheid among families, imposed by a culture so radically invasive, like a killer weed or varmint, so certain of its righteousness, it never considered the log in its own eye before drilling into the brains of others.

Last night, after a day of writing and an afternoon of watching dancers rehearse in the John Paul II centre, once a convent for the Sisters of the Precious Blood, I walked to the Mackenzie gallery to listen to, among others, Blair Stonechild read from his new book: “ The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous Spirituality.”. Along the way I thought about how I would use the gallery space, with its gorgeous, vaulted ceilings pouring golden and scarlet light through the stain-glass.

I went over the words for my own upcoming performance: “Start singing, sings the ‘sage femme sauvagesse’. And they all begin to sing, there is a name for everything. Their voices swirl around the furniture like wind or a ghost; they name the rocks and the plants, repeating the names of the ones they love the most. The song birds, the smaller animals, the dragon fly. The hidden and the omnipresent. I don’t ask why. The baby cried its very first cry, and whatever they were naming becomes his own.

He is called: Black Sky. How we met: She was my betrotheds wife.

When he never showed up I went to the boarding house, and there I have stayed, for the rest of my life. We met, all three, on a muddy road. She was riding the horse that was bearing the load.

Although I’d only seen pictures, I knew right away: it was he of the note that read: Sorry. Go Back.

Will Pay. And exactly one year later, I could finally say, with hand extended, I stayed, anyway.

I have nothing against his Metis bride. In fact, there was something in her bottomless eyes that told me, as they pierced me, there was nothing,

and no need to hide. I wished in fact, she’d stayed long enough so I could ask: Are you afraid?

Because I’m always afraid. When I got here I was struck numb by the sheer magnitude of the wild and naked land and sky. And then I just stumbled through the day, asking why?

But now, it’s how? How do I find water, warmth, shelter, food? Are we too afraid to ask for help, or just too rude? Edible roots, wild berries and rice, fish, rabbit, muskrat and fowl. And from that: clothing and rope, I know you know how, to make of the remains toys and tools. We are, above all else, arrogant fools.

Rather than learn how to feed our horses with the inner bark of aspen trees, we make the sign of the cross and get down on our knees. It never occurs the answer to all our prayers is to ask for help from the rightful heirs. But then, it was as if we were standing in the middle of your kitchen, in foreign boots, dragging in our culture with all its straggling roots. And I suppose, once the thief shoves his way through your door, takes over, drags his foreign mud across your floor, how dare he ask: ‘How does your stove work?’ or ‘where’s the nearest general store’?

When a couple breaks up the cause of the divorce is often due to “irreconcilable differences”. I wonder if we settlers will ever settle into a sincere conciliatory status. Or do we carry in our very DNA so much shame or hubris that any hint of revitalization of indigenous traditions will threaten us? I would think we would need to start with open ears and closed mouths. Not a posture that comes readily to me, I’ll admit. And yet, when the Hollywood movie star spoke with the press at Standing Rock recently, even I knew something wasn’t right when she said: “We need to give these people a voice!”

How is it possible we still speak like Queen Victoria or Mother Superior in the heyday of patronizing and infantilizing the ‘noble’ or ‘possessed’ ‘savage’?

Because what we really, really need to do is shut up and listen. They have a voice, and it sings the names of all things, seen and unseen, if only we listen, while there’s still time.

Madonna performs from Apron Pocket Archives on Sunday April 30th at 1:30 pm at New Dance Horizons Dance Centre in Regina.

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ex can be fun, but did you know that it's also good for you and your relationship?

Good sex has many health benefits. First of all, it's great exercise!

An energetic sex session works many of your major muscle groups, improves your cardiovascular fitness, and burns calories.

Vigorous sex burns about 90 calories per hour for a 130-pound (59-kilogram) person, and even more for a heavier person.

Similarly, regular sex can maintain your sexual energy and help keep a sexual relationship alive into those later years.

Sex has other body bonuses as well. It can also help you get better bladder control, because it works the muscles involved in stopping the flow of urine. For men, sex can improve bone and muscle health through the stimulation of hormones. Likewise, sex can also stimulate the release of chemicals that improve the im-

mune system’s health.

In a recent study, men who ejaculated 5 times per week cut their risk of prostate cancer by one third. Sex can cause a surge in the levels of endorphins, the body's natural pain relievers.

It may even reduce the risk of heart disease and death. In one study, men who had sex at least three times a week cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes in half. And another study found that men with frequent orgasms (more than twice weekly) had half of the risk of death compared to men with less frequent (less than monthly) orgasms, even when researchers filtered out the effects of other risk factors for death.

The lower hormone levels that may come with age can dampen sexual desire in both men and women. Couples often end up having sex less and less often, until eventually they're living like roommates.

A long "dry spell" can wreak havoc on even the strongest relationship, causing frustration, resentment, and feelings of rejection.

It's important to nip

the problem in the bud - if you or your partner are experiencing lower sexual desire, check with your doctor to see if this is due to low hormones or other health conditions like erectile dysfunction, diabetes, or high blood pressure.

If so, take steps to find an effective treatment.

This will help get your sex life back on track.

Other strategies like maintaining a healthy weight and diet, smoking cessation, and moderating your intake of alcohol can help you enjoy a healthy sex life. Communication is essential to good sex, and it will also boost your relationship. Plus, enjoying good sex together will strengthen your relationship.

Of course, the health and relationship benefits of sex depend on practicing safe sex (using a condom every time you have sex unless neither of you has sex with anyone else and you are both free of sexually transmitted infections), and neither person feeling pressured or forced.

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or the second time in the 2017 postseason, the Swift Current Broncos played in a Game 7 on the road and were looking to complete the upset by dismantling the Regina Pats in Round Two at the Brandt Centre on Easter Monday. The cards weren't in the mix as the Broncos lost their third straight

playoff game and were eliminated after losing 5-1.

Sam Steel scored the opening goal just 2:19 into the game after pouncing on a rebound from a Nick Henry shot and potting it by Broncos goaltender Jordan Papirny. Then a Bronco turnover created a breakaway opportunity for Filip Ahl who made no mistake scoring his second of the playoffs.

Broncos Head Coach Manny Viveiros then

called a timeout to help guide his group to get back on track. Swift Current had three power play opportunities in the first period but could not execute on any of them.

However they only trailed 2-0 into the break.

Unfortunately for the Broncos, the Pats were too much to handle in the second as they outshot Swift Current by a wide 21-5 margin, getting markers from Steel and Austin

Wagner along the way.

Steel settled a bouncing puck in the Bronco crease and tapped it home while Wagner deflected in a Connor Hobbs point shot off an offensive zone faceoff.

Conner Chaulk lit the lamp for the Broncos with a little over five minutes remaining in regulation, cutting the deficit 4-1.

The goal came on a Swift Current man advantage as the 19-year-old Regina, SK native redirected a Max

Lajoie wrist shot by Pats netminder Tyler Brown.

That was as close as the Broncos would get as Wagner deposited an empty netter to stop any comeback attempt by the Broncos.

Papirny turned aside 38 shots for Swift Current while Brown wrapped up the evening with 23 stops for Regina.

Shots on goal were 43-24 in favour of Regina.

The Broncos power play

clicked once in six tries while their penalty kill went a perfect 5/5.

Tyler Steenbergen and Ryley Lindgren finished the 2017 WHL Playoffs as the top scorers on a resilient Bronco squad. Both forwards notched eight goals and 14 points to go along with identical plus-4 ratings in 14 contests.

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ohe Swift Current Broncos have made changes to their season ticket packages to offer more seats at more affordable prices for the 2017/18 regular season. The Broncos have increased the number of Silver Zone seating options and have created a youth season ticket located in all sections across the Innovation Credit Union i-Plex.

Director of Business Operations, Dianne Sletten, says ‘the organization has made the changes based on feedback and questions from fans and focus groups from the last number of years.’ After looking at what a number of other teams in the West-

ern Hockey League do, the Broncos have created more streamlined season ticket packages as follows: • Platinum Zone Adult Tickets in rows 5 to 11 • Silver Zone Adult Tickets in rows 1 to 4 • Youth 17 and under season ticket in any section • Standing Tickets • Youth Zone (formerly Kids Zone) “As a result of these changes we no longer have the Eagle 94.1 Family Zone or the Living Sky Casino Fun Zone,” Sletten added.

“We know for the people in these sections some will see an increase in their ticket prices. We truly hope the additional silver zone seating options and youth pricing will work within their budgets. Most of those affected have been notified of the changes made.”

Early bird season tickets went on sale last Wednesday morning. A deposit of at least $50 is required to hold your seat. Anyone paying in full will be entered to win their season ticket and those putting the deposit down will be entered for one of three draws of $100. Deadline for early bird prices is May 31st. One of the new perks for this season is a ticket to Game 2 of the 2017 CIBC Canada Russia Series game included in the season ticket package at a reduced price.

The Stable is now open on summer hours – Monday to Thursday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm and closed over the lunch hour. Fans can also call 306-773-1509 to purchase season tickets or address any questions.

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Not much remains at was once the community of Divide, south of Robsart along Highway #18. Photo by Kate Winquist

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Betty Casey

February 23, 1927 – Neepawa, Manitoba April 15, 2017 – Calgary, Alberta

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etty Casey (nee Hall), beloved wife of the late Dale Casey passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the age of 90 years after a hard-fought battle with dementia.

She leaves behind her sisters, Marian Sayers and Helen (Henry) Resta; brother-in-law, Keith Casey. She was predeceased by her siblings, Jack Hall, Jean Hall, Thelma Dyler and Walter Hall. Betty’s memory will be greatly cherished by her four children and families, Maureen and Tony Andre (Heather, Chris, Silas and Ronan Goetz, Michael Andre); Nora Casey (Benjamin Bosiak and Emily Pawluk, Matthew Bosiak, and their father, Jim Bosiak); Kathleen and John Henning (Katrina Henning, Nathan Henning); David Casey and Jackie Saxon.

A proud graduate of Medicine Hat School of Nursing, Betty devoted her life to the caring of others. Well past retirement, she volunteered in many compassionate roles. We were privileged to have been raised and guided by this amazing

he Canola Council of Canada, Cereals Canada and Pulse Canada are working together to help growers “Keep It Clean”.

There’s growing interest in local food and farm-to-table living. But it’s important to remember that Canadian growers are putting food on tables around the world.

After all, the grain elevator is not the end customer. Growers play a crucial role in making sure both Canadian exports and domestic sales meet the requirements of our customers and their governments around the world.

Keep it Clean is a program that shows Canada’s commitment to delivering consistently superior agricultural products to markets around the world. It’s an established program started by the Canola Council of Canada and expanded with Cereals Canada to share best practices required for export-quality cereals and canola. Cereals

Canada is coordinating with the Prairie Oat Growers Association and the Barley Council of Canada to extend reach to oat and barley growers. Now Pulse Canada is joining the program and all three organizations will be collaborating to better communicate with growers.

We’re working together to do the best job possible of sharing information on export and domestic sales requirements among the value chain, making the best use of the contributions provided by our funders. This collaborative approach will also help reinforce Canada’s reputation among our partners as a reliable supplier of safe, high quality grains and oilseeds.

Over 22 million tonnes of cereals, and over 90% of pulses and canola produced in Canada are exported every year. With many farmers growing all three commodities, the new partnership will make it easier for growers to fi nd the relevant information for all of the crops they grow.

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pesticide residues, plant diseases and discontinued biotech varieties have shown, best practices have a ripple effect that travels around the world. Canada’s reputation, and the value of our crops, depends on consistently meeting customer requirements.

For example, the best practices promoted through Keep it Clean to manage blackleg in canola continue to be very important to address Chinese concerns over blackleg transmission – as they were in 2016 when the Canola Council supported discussions on blackleg with Chinese government officials, and exports resumed. Keep It Clean is crucial in helping farmers use best practices to consistently deliver quality exports.

Because Canadian growers are following the Keep It Clean steps, we’re keeping the confidence of our export partners, and delivering more value to the farm gate and Canada’s economy overall.

Visit keepingitclean.ca for information on producing quality canola, cereals and pulses.

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woman, whose kindness and generosity were without equal.

A Celebration of Betty’s Life will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY (Park Memorial, 5008 Elbow Drive S.W. Calgary, AB) on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. A special thanks to the staff at Chinook Care Centre, who showed so much love and compassion to our dear mother in her last years. If friends so desire, memorial tributes

may be made directly to the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, 2888 Shaganappi Trail N.W., Calgary, AB T3B 6A8, Telephone: (403) 955-8818.

In living memory of Betty Casey, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Park Memorial, 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W. Calgary, AB, T2S 2L5, Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.

he Prairie Conservation Action Plan (PCAP) is presenting a free webinar on Wednesday, April 26 at 12:00 pm with Speaker Brenda Dale, who is retired from the Canadian Wildlife Service.

Anyone who can identify birds can participate in important Citizen Science monitoring projects that contribute valuable

information (distribution, trend, productivity, and survival) needed to conserve birds. There are many Citizen Science projects but this talk will discuss programs that have the ability to provide key data at a national or international scale.

These schemes vary in the amount of time it takes to participate, the time of year, and the skill level necessary to provide data so there is a project out there for any birder. Although some of them do require

following strict protocols many do not necessitate any change from your normal birding routine.

The talk will briefly describe each project, summarize the time and skills required, and give examples of how the data is being put to use to understand and conserve birds we love to watch.

For more information or to register call the Saskatchewan PCAP at 306-352-0472, email pcap@sasktel.net or check out their website at www. pcap-sk.org

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Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Tompkins for the year 2017 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days: Tuesday to Friday, April 21 to June 27, 2017.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

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Dated this 19th day of April, 2017.

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