Meridian Source - April 14, 2022

Thursday, April 14, 2022

VOLUME 4 I ISSUE 42

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R O F G N I L E STE N O I S N A P EX

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Canadian Tire Real Estate Investment Trust is adding to its portfolio of Canadian Tire stores with the relocation and expansion of the Lloydminster store west of Mark’s Work Warehouse. The steel frame is quickly taking shape. A site sign names Norson Construction the general contractor with a fall 2022 opening. The new store will complement the potential phase 3 development of Brentwood Commons owned by Forum Properties. Forum lists six proposed leasable units on its website totalling 25,635 sq. ft. fronting Highway 16.

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Bike For Breakfast back for another great year

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Available members of the Bike for Breakfast committee hammed it up for a photo op at Grindin Gears Bikes n’ Boards on Tuesday night to launch this year’s fundraiser. This year’s fundraiser is scheduled for June 12 and includes lots of exciting changes. See the full story in next week’s edition, but in the meantime, check out Bike For Breakfast on Facebook and Instagram.

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Youth council hops on needs survey “We really wanted that mental health aspect on the assessment,” she said.

The confidential social needs survey is available at LloydNeeds.ca and contains multiple-choice, dropdowns, text and comment sections.

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Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Patrick Lancaster, manager of social programs and services with Lloydminster Family and Community Support Services, teamed up with Rylee Wood, chair of the Lloydminster Youth Council, to help city officials launch the new 2022 Social Needs Assessment with a youth component at City Hall on Monday.

GEOFF LEE

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The City of Lloydminster is refreshing its five-year social needs survey with a new youth component to produce more building blocks for new community programs.

The 2022 Lloyd Needs: Social Needs Assessment was launched in partnership with Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Lloydminster and the Lloydminster Youth Council (LYC) at City Hall on Monday and runs until May 30.

“We do have a youth component which we didn’t in the previous assessment, “ said FCSS manager of social programs and services, Patrick Lancaster.

“It is a broad survey that will speak to a lot of different people from a lot of different groups.”

The campaign’s findings will help to provide the City’s administration and local authority organizations with a snapshot into the community’s social well-being.

Lancaster says FCSS is hoping to get a sense of what kind of things are important to residents and what sorts of things have affected them by completing the survey.

“We want to get some ideas from them about what Lloyd needs and what can be done bet-

ter in our community,” he added.

The results will also outline residents’ priorities and will help Council and the City’s administration develop policies and programming.

Additionally, survey responses will help inform the future development of youth council programming and initiatives.

Rylee Wood, chair of the LYC, was stoked to help develop an addon survey for youth ages 13-17 to voice their opinions and ideas on what the city needs.

“For us, the biggest thing is we reach every youth we can with this social needs assessment. We want to hear

everyone’s voices, everyone’s opinions and ideas,” said Wood.

“That was something we were super excited to get started with, and here we are today,” she said, noting they are sending the survey out to all schools.

She says the survey is online and they have a video noting it will take youth anywhere from two to five minutes tops to fill out at school.

Wood says the youth council is seeing a huge increase in mental health needs and was able to modify the assessment to include questions about mental health concerns for youth.

It is a broad survey that will speak to a lot of different people from a lot of different groups.

Lancaster encourages all residents over the age of 17 to complete the basic confidential survey.

“We don’t intend this to be a report that sits on a shelf somewhere,” he said.

“This is something we want to use for building our plan over the next five years as well as a document our community partners can use in their planning and t heir grant applications.”

The information collected through the assessment will be used to create a five to 10-year social policy framework in 2023.

The previous 2018 needs assessment identified priority concerns

around mental health, affordable recreation and connection to the

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community that the city responded to.

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DARC hosts mixer to hear biz voices TAYLOR WEAVER

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Last Thursday afternoon, the Lloydminster Downtown Area Redevelopment Committee (DARC) hosted a downtown business mixer at The Olive Tree to provide businesses with the opportunity to meet the committee and hear current accomplishments and future plans.

The committee, led by chairman Ben Harrison, will act as a liaison between downtown businesses and the City of Lloydminster.

The mixer also provided business owners/operators with the chance to share their thoughts on priorities to advance the Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan (DARP).

“Now that the environment is more supportive of meeting, we wanted to take the opportunity to meet with downtown business owners, property

owners and residents, and chat further with them about the future of our downtown,” said Harrison.

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We’re in the process of investigating further placemaking opportunities.

Aside from some regularly-scheduled maintenance, the DARC has big ideas for downtown Lloydminster, and it all starts with identifying leadership.

“We have five goals,” he said. “Goal number one is identifying leadership for our downtown. Our committee has opportunities to have discussions about the DARP and about things that happen that aren’t in the DARP, but there are new emerging opportunities … we have opportuni-

DARC chair Ban Harrison. Taylor Weaver Photo ties to advise council on those, how we feel, and give opportunities to provide advice.”

The second goal is to increase the number of residents that live in the downtown core. Next is growing and improving existing businesses and nonprofits in the core.

The fourth goal is to have more events happening more often in the downtown.

“Last but not least would be the rejuvenation of the public

spaces,” said Harrison, adding how placemaking is a real passion of his.

“Placemaking could be taking a building, a sidewalk area, a parking lot or empty lot that’s being under-utilized, and working with different partners to find ways to activate that space,” he said.

“Streetfest is a great example of placemaking (because) for one Saturday of the year the streets are closed down and are utilized

for shopping, farmer’s markets, food vendors, sidewalk sales, so that’s a great example of placemaking that our community is already familiar with.

As a committee, we’re in the process of investigating further placemaking opportunities where we might be able to utilize a parking lot that currently isn’t fully leased. We don’t have anything finalized, but that’s the type of thing we’re working through.”

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The data led to mental health workshops and Project Sunrise, for example, as well as the development of the recreation access program and a revised Lloyd Supports Directory.

Lancaster says they have learned a lot of lessons from the first engagement with the public in 2018 to improve or modify the new 2022 survey.

“There are areas we are digging in a little bit deeper this time such as transportation, housing, economic development and jobs in our community as well as public safety,” he said.

He says they are also hoping to match the engagement they got in the last assessment when 2,100 residents stepped to complete it, calling that phenomenal.

“We’ve seen engagement in city surveys increase over the last few years. We’re hoping we can continue that trend and the opportunity for everyone in the community to have their voice heard is made,” said Lancaster.

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Mario inspires reading at St. Mary’s

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Students at St. Mary’s Elementary School cheer on their classmates during a MarioKart Reading Race challenge last Friday.

TAYLOR WEAVER

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Students at St. Mary’s Elementary School have been reading up a storm since the beginning of March during the school’s MarioKart Reading Race.

Each class got to select an avatar from various Mario games that ranged from Mario himself down to his brother’s archrival, Waluigi.

“It’s a reading challenge and is basically designed to stimulate kids in reading, but it’s only reading during school times for this challenge,” said teacher Rick Lucas, adding the fact the challenge lined up perfectly with March 10 being International Mario Day. “If the kids arrive early in the morning they can start to read, and some kids have actually been turning down watching movies at lunch because they want to read more to get the edge on other classes to read.”

The avatars are moved forward on the school’s track every morning depending on how many minutes that class read the day prior.

Student daily minutes only include the minutes they read while at school.

“There are challenges and bonuses along the way, just like

life,” said Lucas.

The competition has two different levels, K-Grade 4 and Grade 5-7.

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I feel like my class is reading 10 times more now.

“The MarioKart Reading Race has really captured the imagination of students and staff,” he said.

“Everything from the student volunteers collecting daily minutes, students assisting staff in updating the leader board, students working with students to update avatars on the raceway circumnavigating the inner square of the school, etc.”

Rowan, a Grade 4

student at St. Mary’s, said her class picked to play as Toad, and they’re doing quite well in the challenge.

“I feel like my class is reading 10 times more now because we’re always reading for half an hour in the morning, a half an hour before and after lunch; I feel like we’re just reading so much more,” she said. “It’s very fun because you get to see everyone race around, and it’s really fun to see who will win, what will happen next, what the next challenge will be, or how many points you’ll get in a day.”

Piper, a Grade 6 student, said the reading challenge has been a blast so far.

“I think the MarioKart challenge is pretty cool because they’re

making a challenge out of a video game, but we’re all still learning.

You have a bunch of challenges, and they’re all a lot of fun,” she said.

For Lucas, he said the most impressive aspect of the challenge has been how involved the students have gotten.

“The kids are very excited to read and they’re looking at reading time, whether it’s in the hallways or the classroom, as gifted time,” he said.

“The kids are reading more because of this game we’re playing, but what’s great is they’re also finding the passion in reading, which is awesome.”

The winning class from each level of competition will be awarded a Mario party in May.

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Nurse learned to heal her brain

GEOFF LEE

WRITER

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It seems like a medical miracle for Kristen Traverse to be able to talk about her recovery from a devastating brain stroke just over

seven years ago that robbed her of the ability to speak.

Today, the registered nurse works at Hunt Psychological Services, teaching and working with others to expand

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Kristen Traverse is a registered nurse who recovered from a life-changing stroke seven years ago that left her unable to speak. Today she helps others recover and develop better brain function with Hunt Psychological Services.

o n c o ntr a c t w i th th e Lloydminster Catholic School Division as an Anat Baniel classroom consultant.

“I teach EAs and teachers about neuroplasticity and how brains work and how we can make kids learn to be better learners,” she said.

Traverse also works privately, seeing individuals and working with larger groups and non-profit groups.

“At Hunt, we’ve partnered with Residents in Recovery, so I’ve done a pilot project with them,” she said.

Traverse has also done a pilot project with IHD goalies as highperformance athletes, using the Anat method.

“If you have a brain, this method can work for you. I also try to focus on kids with neuro diversities and people with strokes and brain injuries,” she said.

Traverse wants readers to know the signs of a stroke include sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body, confusion, trouble speaking and sudden severe headaches.

Other symptoms are sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes, trouble walking, dizziness, and loss of balance or coordination.

“Know the signs of a stroke and dial 911,” she said.

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Senator Manchin’s visit to Alberta: Premier Kenney

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n Tuesday evening, Premier Jason Kenney issued the following statement on the visit to Alberta by United States Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: “Alberta is a friend to the United States and we have a friend in Senator Joe Manchin.

The world needs more responsibly produced energy and it should come from Alberta and Canada, which adhere to the highest human rights, labour and environmental standards.

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Senator Manchin’s visit opens the door to working together in developing a North American energy alliance.

“Demand for stable energy is rising fast and will continue to do so. According to the International Energy Agency, the United States is projected to face a growing shortfall.

“Alberta has the third-largest proven oil reserves in the world and produces more than four million bar-

rels of crude oil and equivalent per day. The majority of this energy is sent straight to the United States. With expanded infrastructure, we could increase this supply and displace imports from countries led by dictators, like Russia and Venezuela.

“Alberta is doing the hard work to cut emissions while protecting jobs and keeping energy accessible and affordable. We have reduced oil sands emission intensity by 22 per cent over the past decade and our largest oil sands producers have committed to reaching net-zero g re e n ho u se g ase s b y 2050. We are investing heavily in carbon capture, utilization and storage, and other technologies that cut emissions. Alberta also has the fastest-growing renewable energy sector in all of Canada.

“Senator Manchin’s visit opens the door to working together in developing a North American energy alliance. There is a lot more work to do on improving energy security in the future. The Senator and I have agreed to continue the dialogue with an Alberta delegation visiting Washington soon.

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Tulliby celebrity pines for votes GEOFF LEE

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Caroline Parke is a rising country music star who hopes to step onto her first red carpet with one of the most dramatic backstories in the business.

The Tulliby Lake ranch wife, mother of four children and aspiring singer-songwriter, is nominated for six songwriting awards from the International Singer-Songwriters Association (ISSA).

The nominations include international female vocalist of the year, album of the year, and female single, related to her 2021 album Pause and Pine and a new 2022 single, Don’t Look Back.

Parke married into a farm family 10 years ago and took to writing as a way to cope and recover from a lifethreatening assault in September 2019 by a

knife-wielding woman at night on her back porch.

“I started writing at the end of October that year, then I released my first album of 15 songs the following May,” said Parke.

She says most of the songs on that album, called The Road, are happy songs, which may seem crazy given her state of mind after the attack.

“I was standing on the deck and she came out of the shadows and tried to stab me in the face with a knife, like 10 times,” she said, while her 911 call recorded the sounds of her fight for life.

Parke remembers feeling disoriented and dizzy half the time after that and couldn’t parent her kids.

“I was in a trance and I would strum my guitar and I would just recreate a happy time in my life and write a song

about it,” she said.

“It was a really amazing process. I’m glad I did that because it brought me back to my family.”

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I love everything from soft rock to Bossa Nova and everything in between. I’ve just been a music fan all my life.

Parke says she feels lucky to be alive, noting it took her a year of recovering with music to get back to normal.

“I started using songwriting to escape reality because my brain was not working well.

I would just have 20 minutes during the day when I could relax, only when I was holding my guitar,” she said.

“A big part of mental

health is how I got into this.”

Her newest album, Walk With Me, recorded in Holden Alberta, arrived in the mail on April 4.

It came two days after she saw her name nominated over and over again on the ISSA website, including for female rising star, songwriter of the year and female emerging artist.

Parke, however, needs your vote by the end of April to make the top 10 fan base shortlist in each category to be judged and welcomed at the ISSA Awards in Atlanta, Georgia on Aug. 6.

Fans can vote once a day at poll-maker. com/QTQKDZZX8.

Parke describes her songwriting style as leaning toward oldtime country music or country-folk where she is often pegged, although she’s an eclectic consumer of music.

“I love everything from soft rock to Bossa Nova and everything in between. I’ve just been a music fan all my life,” she said.

Parke is a lateblooming artist who didn’t pick up any instruments until she was 24. A visit with her old-time country music-loving grandpa in Crowsnest Pass helped to flip a creative switch.

He had poor eyesight and Parke secretly copied and retyped all his songbooks for him in bold letters, and in the process, recognized some of the songs from her childhood and started singing them with her first guitar.

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Caroline Parke, a stay-at-home mom/ranch wife and singersongwriter from Tulliby Lake, is nominated for six songwriting awards by the International Singer-Songwriters Association (ISSA) on April 2. Parke needs your vote by April 30 to make it to the top 10 in each category and be invited to the ISSA Awards in Atlanta, Georgia on Aug. 6.

“The first country song I sang was Tall, Tall Trees by Alan Jackson. I might as well have been a sevenyear-old kid trying to strum that song,” said Parke with a laugh.

She’s gone from singing for an audience of her grandpa’s pals at the Coleman Legion to her first nomination for emerging artist of the year and songwriter of the year at last year’s ISSA’s.

Her new outstanding Pause and Pine album version

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has 10 original songs on it inspired by her Green Acres lifestyle with her husband, Cameron.

“We had four kids in five years, so I’m out in nature. I’m out with my kids living a beautiful life. There’s no shortage of inspiration,” said Parke, who doesn’t know what writer’s block is.

“I can’t stop writing.

I have two half songs right now in my notebook,” she said.

Parke is also looking forward to her first paid gig when she will perform at the Vermilion Legion on June 18 after recording more than 40 songs.

Given her brush with death, she wrote the Pause and Pine title track to feel grateful for what she has every day with the line, “Don’t pause to pine, what’s done is done” to remind her.

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Everything Equine gets tips and tricks from local vet TAYLOR WEAVER

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With this past weekend’s theme at the Lloyd Ex being Everything Equine, it was only fitting to have one of the Border City’s local vets share some wisdom with attendees.

Dr. Kent Weir, of Weir Veterinary Services, offered some tips and tricks on medicating your horses on Sunday afternoon at the Agland Stage in the Dick Jones Pavilion.

“The idea for the presentation originated because the number of times I have a horse person, or horse owner come in with a sick animal and I’m trying to help them

doctor it, often times when I tell that person they have to give their animal a needle, you can just see this blank look go across many of their faces because, maybe they weren’t expecting to have to give their horse a needle,” said Weir after his presentation.

“That’s what sparked this idea. People are sometimes a little afraid to medicate their horses properly.

It’s different than a cat or a dog where you’re popping a pill in its mouth, you actually have to give the horses needles.”

Weir said he got on board as a speaker to teach equine owners

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“Alberta’s responsible energy is the long-term solution for North American energy security. We are ready and willing to

how to properly give a horse a needle as well as share tips he’s learned in his 15 years experience as a vet.

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People are sometimes a little afraid to medicate their horses properly.

This was the inaugural year for the Everything Equine show, and according to committee chair, Dallas Eaket, it’s a go for next year.

For Weir, the equine show was a welcomed addition to Border City agricultural shows.

“There are tons of

work with the U.S. to build the infrastructure needed to help meet its long-term energy demands.”

During his visit to Alberta, U.S. Senator Manchin said: “I was honored to visit

shows for cattle, but there’s not much for horse people, so it’s a really cool event to have in Lloyd,” he said.

“I think Lloyd is really lucky to have an event like this. These events are kind of new in our area, and in my mind’s eye, Red Deer really pioneered these types of events, and down there it’s called The Mane Event. It’s a big horse extravaganza, and there’s not a lot of trade shows and things like this for horse people.”

Everything Equine also featured a presentation on equine nutrition from the Lloydminster Animal Hospital’s Dr. Taryn

Alberta, Canada, with Premier Jason Kenney to discuss the importance of strengthening North America’s collective energy security. Canada, like the United States, is blessed with abun-

Dr. Kent Weir. Taylor Weaver Photo Schachtel. Other presenters included Dr. Doug Myers, Dr. Eli-

dant natural resources that can be used to eliminate our dependence on Russian and Chinese energy and critical mineral supply chains.

A strong North American Energy Alliance can fuel

norah Hardes, Brynn Campbell and Kimberley Dunsmore.

worldwide economic development and allow us to meet our shared climate goals while significantly reducing Russia and China’s unwarranted influence on the global community.”

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uccessive Liberal governments have gone after law abiding gun owners rather than criminals.

The Liberal government continues to spend millions of taxpayers’ money to make law abiding gun owners look bad.

Canadian citizens who do not understand legal hunting and shooting sports soon became prejudice against legal gun owners.

In Canada, 37.8 per cent of homicides are stabbings and 31.2 per cent of those homicides are shootings

(Saskatoon Star Pheoenix, Nov. 27, 2015 PNP2) so why not knife control? Too logical for the Liberals.

On May 1, 2022, over 1,500 guns, which were previously unrestricted, will be prohibited.

The RCMP and Liberals have quietly added another 320 firearms to this list and have made this retroactive to May 1, 2020.

The Gun Buyback is a joke. You tell the RCMP you have a prohibited weapon, so now you must turn it in. If they tell you it is worth $5, you have to accept this.

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i, my name is Trevor Dobranski Jr. I am a part of the Eco9 class at E.S Laird Middle School and I am writing this as part of our work-placement week, which I’m spending at the Source.

For our placements, each student in the program had to pick a place they wanted to work at for a week so they can see how that business or industry operates. This year the class has 24

students, all of which I consider to be good friends of mine.

What the Eco9 program does is try to get students to learn and be more independent, outside of a classroom setting.

Our teachers, Mr. Donald, and Ms. Claxton, started this class roughly five years ago and have been leading it since then.

In a normal year, we go on many trips, including canoeing, or winter survival. In the warmer months, we go bik-

ing and canoeing. In the colder months we might do fire building, or maybe learn how to build our own quinzees. As much as I make it sound like this is just an outdoor class, it’s not, and it includes just as much learning as it does physical education.

I actively think this class is a great thing for everyone, and even if you don’t enjoy some parts of this class, I recommend applying just for the experience.

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you think Indigenous people or the criminals will comply with the new gun laws? Give your prohibited weapons to the Indigenous people because they are excluded from the new gun laws.

Protest! Protestors that are violent in Canada are generally not charged (Black Lives Matter, 50 churches burned, statues destroyed, environmental and Green Peace protests), while the truck protestors (peaceful) lost jobs and bank accounts.

- Gordon Dykstra, North Battleford

Spending a week on the wild side

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and Trudeau (May 4, 2020) and asked why Indigenous people are excluded from the gun ban?

Both said that all the guns could not be used in hunting on May 1, 2020, yet, Indigenous people can own and use them. All the Liberal politicians would not answer.

I can only conclude the Liberal government is using its divide and conquer technique.

The dictators in the east are only interested in revenue from our resources, not our opinion, so do not vote NDP or Liberal. Do

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With excitement ramping up over the upcoming Lloyd Ex Fair, Boundary Ford was once again pleased to jump on board as the event’s grandstand entertainment title sponsor.

“Boundary Ford is a proud supporter of our community, and we are

excited to be the title sponsor of the grandstand entertainment,” said Boundary Ford’s marketing manager Carly Pollard.

“We know that everyone looks forward to the fair each year, but this year it is needed more than ever.

After the last few years, our community is ready to come together again, to laugh, sing, and reconnect. To be a part of a community reconnection is exciting and truly an honour.”

The Lloyd Ex has been a non-profit organization since 1906.

Since its inception, the Ex’s overall goal has been to promote agriculture events and bring people to urban communities. This year’s Fair will take place from July 13-16 and will feature over 150 different activities for the whole family to enjoy.

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Leeway from Lloyd: It’s an unbelievable world STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

Who’s kidding who?

Not a day goes by when someone posts or exposes fake news and doctored videos and photos online. There are a lot of folks trying to pull the wool over our eyes.

Some of this is fun stuff with photoshopped images that are too good to be true.

That’s why each week I tune in to the so-called History Channel to watch The Proof Is Out There.

The show investigates the world’s most mysterious videos, photos, and audio recordings, and uses the best technology and experts to render a verdict.

The show is great for

laughs. The most common videos reviewed are of blurry monsters such as a possible Sasquatch or Bigfoot.

Doesn’t anyone out there know to use the autofocus device on their cameras or think to keep a video running longer than three seconds on the subject matter?

Of course, would anybody believe it if Sasquatch footage were perfectly in focus? There’s also been a few debunked sound recordings of various entities on the show too.

I think the only way the viewing public won’t be fooled is if someone captures one of these creatures and shows it off in a crowded location with a petting zoo atmosphere!

Call me crazy, but

File Photo I am in the camp that believes Bigfoot might be real even though I haven’t seen one myself.

If I did bump into one during a hike, I too wouldn’t be autofocusing on anything, but running as fast as I could in the opposite

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direction. Maybe that explains the consistent blurriness issue on the show.

The program also has its fair share of UFO evidence, which of course, is usually presented in fuzzy and shaking images of an

object usually hundreds or thousands of feet off in the distance.

What do you, however, do when you see a huge UFO as I did in Cranbrook, B.C. that was hovering motionless a few hundred feet off the ground in plain

view and with no camera in hand?

Nobody believes me either when I say I saw it with “my very eyes”.

Apparently, that ain’t proof of nothing! The verdict on The Proof Is Out There would be: Lying eyes!

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Meridian Source Calendar of Events is a free service provided for non-profit organizations located within our coverage area. All events are in chronological order, as space permits and at the editor’s discretion.

Playschool Preregistration Southridge Playschool & Kindergym has opened up their registration for the fall 2022-2023 classes. They offer one day a week for three-year-olds and one or two days a week for four and five-year-olds. They have also qualified for the Affordability Grant! For more information please call Mrs. Pat 780-872-9523.

Bingo at the Moose The Moose Lodge, located at 5213-57 Street, Lloyd minster, hosts bingo nights every Monday and Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m. The Moose also hosts crib tournaments every second Sunday of the month. Start time is 10 a.m. The cost to play is $10 and lunch is $12.

Quit Smoking!

SHA is hosting a quitting smoking support group every Monday from 5:15-6:30 p.m. from April 11 to May 24. The group meets at the PNHC, Suite 115, 4910-50 St. There is no cost to participate. To register call 306-820-6243, and call soon to secure a spot!

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Classic Albums Live will be honoring the Sgt. Pepper Album with a ‘note for note cut for cut’ performance featuring 16 of the world’s best musicians. We all know the hits off the album - “When I’m Sixty Four”, “A Day in the Life” and “With a Little Help from my Friends” but upon continual listen - it’s the deep tracks that become more and more compelling.

George Harrison’s “Within Without You” was like adding a new spice to your diet.

“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” sounds like you’re tak-

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ing a trip and “She’s Leaving Home” brought old and young together and prepared them for change. Every detail of the album will be performed with precision and grace from the sitars and orchestra to the guitars and kazoos, Classic Albums Live will deliver a performance that brings 50 years of Beatles’ excellence to thousands of people who grew up alongside the Sgt. Pepper masterpiece. The show is being held at the Vic Juba Community Theatre on April 20 for a 7:30 p.m. show. Tickets are $35 and available online or at the Vic Juba box office.

Spades Tourney The Legacy Centre is hosting a Spades Tournament on Thursday, April 21. Play begins at 10 a.m. and the cost to play is $10 and $12 per person for lunch.

Annual Fish Fry The Lloydminster and District Fish and Game Association is hosting its annual fish fry on April 21. The event is taking place at the Moose Lodge, 5213 57 St. Tickets are limited and are available at Wildside Outdoors.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and supper is at 6 p.m. Seating is on a “first come” basis. Tickets are $20 (five and under free). For more info contact Bill Armstrong at 780-8755100 or Garry Cunningham at 780-875-0578.

Jamboree/Dance The Legacy Centre is hostin g a jam b o re e/d ance on Friday April 22. Doors open and dancin’ at 5 p.m. and supper is at 6 p.m., then the jam begins! All interested musicians please call Bonnie Green (780-808-4034) for info. For all other inquiries call the Legacy office at 780875-4584. Cost to attend is $15/person at the door! All

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A total of 64 smiling students from the Lloydminster Catholic School Division packed the Lloydminster Curling Centre on March 15 to wrap up their time on the ice. “We start with two one-hour lunch hours where I give an intro to curling and then we get right out here,” said organizer Laurie Makichuk. “The kids have learned the skills of curling. They know the game, they know the fundamentals and we practised that for three weeks, then we wrapped up here today with a bonspiel.”

Members and guests welcome! All musicians welcome!

Pancake Breakfast The Legacy Centre is hosting a pancake breakfast on Monday, April 24 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Cost is $12/person for breakfast and $6 for kids 12 and under. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy Office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Crib Tournament WE’RE BACK! The Hillmond Hall is excited to once again be hosting a cribbage tournament on April 24 starting at 11 a.m. Lunch is served at noon, everyone is welcome.

Crib Doubles Tourney The Legacy Centre is hosting a cribbage doubles tournament on April 28. Bring your partner out for some friendly competition around the card tables. Play begins at 10 a.m. and the cost to play is $10/ person. Lunch is available

for $12/person. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy Office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Pancake Breakfast Integra Engineering Ltd. is hosting a pancake breakfast on May 25 with proceeds supporting the MS Walk.

The breakfast is being held at Integra, 1520 50th Ave., from 7-10 a.m. and $5 gets you pancakes, sausage and juice or coffee! Any donation over $20 will get a receipt for tax purposes.

Lobsterfest 2022!

After a two-year pause, the Rotary Club of Lloydminster is thrilled to bring you the 42nd Annual Lobsterfest on May 7! Steak and lobster dinner with dance to follow featuring entertainment by award-winning music entertainer from southern Alberta, Trevor Panczak! Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is from 6 - 8 p.m.

Entertainment and dance to follow. Dig out your lobster

picks, crackers and friends and come join us for a fun celebration of spring and being together. Tickets are $100 each and are available from Anita @ VIVID Hair Salon at 2602 50th Ave. Lloydminster.

Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic Direct from Australia, Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic, is back by popular demand this Summer for their first Canadian national tour in four years!

The show is set to again immerse fans in the spectacle, grandeur and extravagance of Queen and Freddie Mercury, but with incredible new star Dominic Warren on board, things are looking bigger and better than ever! The show is taking place at the Vic Juba Community on June 5 for a 7 p.m. show. Adult early bird tickets (good until May 6) are $53.20, Adult tickets as of May 7 are $63.20. Students 12 and under get in for $34.20, and groups of six or more are $58.20 each.

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Festival of Easter Week in the district MY LLOYDMINSTER SANDRA L. BROWN

Farmers were praying for rain in the spring of 1905 to aid in the growth of their crops.

Their answer came in the form of soft, sticky snowfall and the farmers were very thankful for this blessing of much-needed moisture.

The annual Church of England services for various congregations in the district were held during the Festival of Easter week.

Good Friday and Easter Sunday were considered legal holidays as granted by the Dominion of Canada and Territorial law.

Morning prayers were held on Easter Tuesday at St. Paul’s Church in the Gully.

A total of 20 services had been held throughout the year for its congregation of 20 regular members.

A balance of $7.45 remained from the collected offerings. The organ fund had paid $16 of this debt; a small amount of funds was in hand or promised for the future.

Mr. Jellis reported receiving a $24 financial gift from a friend in England which was to go to the building of the new church.

Presently, the sills, joists and floor were laid, but the wrong lengths of scantling (lumber used in framing) received had prevented the frame from going up before Easter.

Some members of the congregation were doing the construction themselves as their gift.

Members greatly admired the special gift of a handsome frontal of the communion table and linen from Miss Clara Phillips in England. They believed it “to be finer than anything found in the Colony.” Both Churchwar-

dens were re-elected by ballot.

The number of Vestrymen was increased to four and a lay delegate to the Synod was elected.

Afternoon services were held on Easter Tuesday even though St. Andrew’s Church was not quite finished.

Twenty-five services had been held during the year, except during the harsh winter months.

Mr. Ozanne suggested the farmers could work together during haying and cut the hay, making it possible to send one delegate to the Synod.

Congregation members wholeheartedly agreed.

All Saint’s Church held a morning service on Easter Wednesday with a large congregation attending. Church offerings of $29.73 and expenses of $2.78 were reported by Mr. Klombies. The organ fund

was paid in full.

Mrs. Shillitoe donated $168 towards the building fund and a further $100 was expensed, so they could get into the new church sooner.

Two Churchwardens, six Vestrymen and one delegate to the Synod were elected.

A further $1.05 was collected during the Easter service.

At their Easter Wednesday afternoon servic e , St. Ge o rge ’s Church in Stringer reported a total of 43 church services had been held.

Collections over the past two years totalled $75.47. Several gifts had been gratefully received including the funds to purchase a church organ.

Elections took place.

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Rev. J. Matheson’s visit from a Mission located at Onion Lake was an unexpected addition to their service.

With its historical significance in history, the traditional celebration of Easter has transformed through the centuries. Eventually, eggs became a symbol of the Resurrection; symbolizing the emergence of new life.

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Ask the Money Lady

CHRISTINE IBBOTSON SPECIAL TO THE SOURCE

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Dear Money Lady, could you write about reverse mortgages – I am not sure if I should consider one. Alma Dear Alma – that is a great idea and I know others would like to know too.

Thank you.

I love the latest TV commercial with actor Tom Sellick about reverse mortgages.

It must be his fabulous mustache and soothing voice.

Okay, all joking aside, it is almost impossible to escape the cadre of aging male actors and athletes who’ve found a second career as pitch-men for reverse mortgages.

Kurt Browning is the front man for Canada’s CHIP reverse mortgage product.

So, it is not surprising that Alma is consider it.

Reverse mortgages have their place as a viable equity product and there are only two lenders in Canada that offer them: Home Equity Bank and Equitable Bank.

Most of the time this product is sold through a mortgage broker and is designed to meet the need from aging homeowners that cannot qualify for a traditional home equity loan or line of credit because they no longer work or can’t make the monthly payments.

This type of equity-takeout loan allows someone to access a portion of the value of their primary residence without selling it or making monthly payments to repay the debt.

Now before you get too excited, let’s discuss the pros and cons of this product.

To be eligible for a reverse mortgage you must be 55 or older and own your home.

The matrix for qualification is based on three criteria: your age, home value, and location.

Of course, the amount provided by the lender will be higher if you live in an urban center as opposed to rurally, and you can choose to get a lump sum payout or have a scheduled payment setup.

File Photo There are many different types of reverse mortgage products with some that are fully open and others that are locked in.

The interest rates range from 4.5 per cent to 7 per cent compounded annually and repayment is due upon your death, when you sell the home, or if you decide to end the contract and pay back the loan in full.

The setup and cessation fees are quite high and of course you will need to do this through a real estate lawyer because a lien will be placed on your property for the loan.

Some additional fees could involve prepayment penalties if you pay off the mortgage before it’s due and independent legal advice requirements. Some initial start-up fees can be added to the balance of your loan, (which will incur additional interest

over the life of the product) but others may need to be paid up front, to be deducted from your payout.

Obviously, the pros to reverse mortgages are that you don’t have to make regular loan payments and you can turn the value of your home into cash without having to sell it.

The cons would be that it is quite costly to do so, with interest rates so much higher than most other types of mortgages and secured lines of credit.

The biggest drawback I see with this product is that the equity you hold in your home may go down over time as you accumulate more and more interest on your loan.

The other problem is that when you die, your estate must repay the loan + interest + fees within a set period of time, regardless of how long it takes to settle your estate, leaving the onus on your beneficiaries.

I know there are many retirees that have considered this option, even my mother talked about it. It is definitely an option to “stay and play,” but I must caution you on the compounded

interest component.

Interest is continually added to your loan each month and tacked on to the principal balance.

Each month, interest accrues on a larger balance, meaning you are basically paying interest upon interest.

If you are looking to this product to shore up your financial resources so you can stop working, pay off credit card debt or travel and enjoy life, I would suggest you either sell and right-size your home or look to a conventional lender with lower lending rates.

Think of a reverse mortgage not as an added benefit to owning a home, but as a tool of last resort to be considered in your older years, when every other resource or option has been exhausted.

Good Luck & Best Wishes, ATML - Christine Ibbotson - Christine Ibbotson is a national radio host and author of three finance books plus the Canadian Best-Selling B o o k “H o w to Retir e Debt-Free & Wealthy.” Visit www.askthemoneylady.ca or send a question to info@ askthemoneylady.ca

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Drive-thru wonders?

PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

Perhaps the wordplay started in the 70s when the English Leather Company created soap on a rope.

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Forking two cases of beer and a bottle of vodka into someone’s car as they idle down a darkened lane beside the store seems a bit— controversial.

It was founded on the belief that soap, left to its own devices in a dish, would become a slimy soup of sludge.

They weren’t wrong.

For a time, the ability to hang soap on a rope in your shower became quite popular. While, to begin with, it was brown, oval and aimed primarily at men who enjoyed its pleasing “masculine fragrance” it soon took on other forms.

There were fruit shapes, cartoon characters, barnyard animals and even one created in the likeness of the Pope. Get it? Pope

soap on a rope. (That version wasn’t too popular.)

Anyway, I’ve often thought of this soap over the last two years when other, similar combinations were created thanks to the drive-thru.

Enter, debit-ona-stick and vaccinethrough-a-window.

(Closely followed by bird-on-a-bale, spideron-a-string and cat-ona-cabin.

Actually, these last three were born of my own observations and didn’t hit mainstream media.

I recall the first time I pulled up to a drivethru window to pay for my food during the height of the pandemic.

A young attendant lurked in a shadowy area near the drink machine, wearing an o b l ig at o ry m ask an d mumbling something incoherent about cash.

I waved my debit card in the air.

Without changing expression, or affording me any sort of warning, he promptly thrust a hockey stick through my open window, an ATM machine strapped to one end with duct tape. It almost took my eye out!

This same procedure has been repeated at various businesses and

soon became a commonplace manoeuvre, although the stick portion of the apparatus has taken on many

forms.

I’ve had people ram a tennis racket, broom handle and the spindle off an old chair into my

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car, all to collect payment. The methods might be a little outlandish, but I guess you can’t argue with success.

I don’t have much to say about drive-thru vaccines. I suppose it’s no different than all the other times we pull up to a drive-thru window to receive some service or other.

However, it’s quite rare in Europe. In fact, I was once in France when a new Burger King was opened.

People lined up for blocks to try out this unusual form of receiving food: the drive-thru window—cool man.

Are you aware of all the amenities available to us from the comfort of our car?

I haven’t used a pharmacy drive-thru but it seems like a great idea, especially for people that have mobility issues.

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However, what about a drive-thru liquor market? The merit of this one seems a bit harder to detect.

Forking two cases of beer and a bottle of vodka into someone’s car as they idle down a darkened lane beside the store seems a bit— controversial.

I’ve heard of drivethru wedding chapels such as the famous “Tunnel of Love” in Vegas.

I suppose if the mood hits you and you’re short on cash it’s an option, but I can’t help hearing my dear mother-in-law Lois say, with a sorrowful shake of her head, “Marry in haste, repent at leisure.” Sage advice.

No matter how you look at it, catchphrases and the ubiquitous drive-thru window are subject to change, but please, the hockey stick has got to go.

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Taking action on caribou recovery

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New sub-regional plans for the Bistcho Lake and Cold Lake areas are an important step towards fulfilling Alberta’s commitment to support caribou recovery.

In addition to addressing caribou recovery, these subregional plans consider a broad range of land

uses that support environmental and conservation outcomes, Indigenous traditional use, recreation and economic development.

“Sub-regional plans make good on our commitment to take action on caribou recovery while maintaining local industry and jobs and building strong communities,” said Minister of Environment and Parks

Jason Nixon.

“It’s critical that these plans are made in Alberta and incorporate feedback from Albertans, Indigenous communities, industry and other stakeholders to ensure they best reflect the needs of Albertans and wildlife in each region, rather than having a one-size-fits-all approach imposed on us from Ottawa.”

A sub-regional plan supports traditional, social, economic and environmental outcomes within a specific area by identifying when and where land uses can occur.

Key aspects of the Cold Lake and Bistcho Lake sub-regional plans include defining where certain land-use activities can be placed or occur and for how long, including roads, oil and gas development, timber harvest, geophysical exploration, surface material extraction and recreation.

The plans also provide detailed restora-

tion and environmental monitoring requirements and socio-economic indicators to enable evaluation of the effectiveness of each sub-regional plan.

The Cold Lake and Bistcho Lake subregional plans are the first two of 11 subregional plans covering 15 caribou ranges in Alberta.

In addition to supporting the recovery of caribou herds, developing made-in-Alberta sub-regional plans mitigates the risk and associated economic and social impacts of federal intervention.

“The caribou task forces balance very diverse groups, representing the priorities of industry, the environment, recreation, municipalities and Indigenous Peoples that have brought together practical solutions and recovery outcomes that will help the threatened caribou populations recover,” said David Hanson, chair, Cold Lake caribou subregional task force, and MLA for BonnyvilleCold Lake-St. Paul.

Work on sub-regional planning and caribou

recovery efforts will continue. Work on a sub-regional plan for Upper Smoky continues and the work of the caribou sub-regional task forces for the Wandering River and Berl a n d a r e a s i s u n d e rway. The task force for the Chinchaga area is also expected to start its work later this year.

The caribou habitat restoration program is a key component of Alberta’s caribou recovery effort and complements the government’s sub-regional planning work.

Through a partnership approach with industry and other levels of government, Alberta has invested more than $33 million in the caribou habitat restoration program since 2018, which includes $30.2 million in provincial funding and $700,000 from industry.

Budget 2022 includes a commitment of $10 million per year for caribou habitat recovery, starting in 202324. Alberta still awaits a meaningful federal contribution to support the province’s caribou habitat restoration program.

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The Ministry of Agriculture is reminding poultry producers with flocks of all sizes to follow all necessary biosecurity protocols to keep their flocks free of diseases after a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 strain was detected in a wild bird in Saskatchewan.

Samples collected from a snow goose found near Elrose have been confirmed positive for HPAI by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

This confirmation follows the detection of HPAI in poultry and wild birds in the United States and in several Canadian provinces.

The last time HPAI was found in Saskatchewan in either commercial poultry or wild birds was in 2007.

Protecting commercial flocks includes preventative measures such as keeping wild

birds away from poultry flocks and their food and water supply, limiting visitors, and monitoring bird health.

Producers should contact their veterinarian immediately if they have concerns about the health status of their flocks.

If HPAI is suspected, producers should also contact their local Canadian Food Inspection Agency office.

Small flocks are considered high-risk for HPAI infection as they are most often raised in an extensive fashion e.g. allowed access to outdoor pens or freerange.

This means there is a high probability of contact with wild birds or environments visited by wild birds that may be contaminated with HPAI virus.

Small flock owners are encouraged to confine their birds indoors if at all possible during this high risk period of

wild bird migration, and follow the same measures indicated for commercial flocks.

Typically, strains of avian flu do not cause obvious signs of disease in wild birds.

However, this H5 strain has resulted in deaths in some species of wild birds, including snow geese and Canada geese, as well as some raptors.

As migratory birds make their way back to Saskatchewan, please report any sick or dead birds to the Ministry of Environment to assist with monitoring efforts.

If you find any of the following, please contact the Inquiry Centre at 1-800-567-4224 or centre.inquiry@gov. sk.ca: • Clusters of two or more dead waterfowl (e.g. ducks, geese) or other water birds.

• Dead raptors or avian scavengers (e.g. ravens, crows, gulls).

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• Large groups of dead birds (e.g. more than 50) of any species.

Reports can also be made to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative at 306-966-5815 or cwhc.wildlifesubmisisons.org.

Although the risk of transmission to humans is considered low, people should not

touch dead birds or other wildlife with their bare hands.

Protective eyewear and masks are recommended as an additional precaution. Hands should be thoroughly washed before and after with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Birds should be placed in a plastic bag prior to submission.

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does not pose a food safety risk. Regular food safety and hygiene precautions should be followed when preparing wild game.

Hunters should avoid eating birds that are visibly ill.

Anyone with further questions on avian influenza in poultry can contact the Ministry of Agriculture’s Veterinary Unit at 1-306-787-2150.

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Handshakes, contracts, and integrity MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

I was having coffee with a contractor with over 25 years of experience the other day when the subject of integrity in business came up.

He was telling me of several recent situations when clients-tobe had committed to a course of action, then suddenly backed away, leaving him frustrated with the expenditure of time and money that had already gone into scoping out a detailed plan.

It used to be that a handshake on core elements of a project was all that was needed fol-

lowed up by regular reporting.

Not anymore.

I have experienced the same reticence in real estate over the last couple of years.

There appears to be little concern these days about how changing your mind may impact others.

I used to think it was an age thing as much of what I initially experienced was by 20-to 35-year-olds, a generation brought up to be self-reliant and focused on their own life circumstance, until I run into a similar pattern of behaviour by more mature landowners, both agricultural and commercial.

Our industry runs on paper, from the ini-

tial opinion of value, through the listing documentation, to the agreement of sale, and subsequent removal of conditions.

It is not unusual to have 100 pages or more, either electronic or hard copy, mapping the progression of a sale, and this is before we get paid.

Our practice is heavily influenced by the legal community who receive a Realtor’s work near the end of a transaction to convey a title and funds between seller and buyer or create a lease for a landlord and tenant.

When I first started in the business almost two decades ago, we would sketch out a plan with our client, com-

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mit the basics to paper, put the for sale sign up, then proceed to get the job done.

Rarely did I have a client attempt to mislead or circumvent the process. There was a lot of “good will” involved.

But thinking about it now, almost all our interactions back then were face to face. Yes, we used email and fax, but most of the dialogue was in person.

We would drive an hour in a snowstorm to get something signed; that was simply how it had to be done.

Along came the fears of the pandemic, and discussions quickly moved to text, telephone, email, DocuSign, Facebook Live, Zoom, Microsoft Meetings, or similar platforms to keep things moving.

As good as these technologies are, they fall short, in my opinion, of the back-andforth discussions expe-

rienced when actually meeting with people.

Everyone knows body language contributes significantly to our human communication.

You can sense if something is bothering the other party or if they aren’t comprehending what is being said.

If you have been in a Zoom-type meeting with a group of people, it is not uncommon for someone to switch off their video feed for a while.

You don’t know if they went to the bathroom, are having a glass of wine, or have simply chosen to disen-

gage from the conversation altogether for a period of time.

It’s still rude, at least in my opinion.

But then, it could also be the once-commonplace ethical standards of our parents and grandparents, which have not reached further out into the family tree.

We live in a world where immediate gratification is expected, from the search for knowledge on the Internet to the instantaneous booking of a meal, groceries, clothing, travel, etc. online.

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Sask Parks is reminding campers to prepare for 2022 campsite reservations, set to begin April 18 for seasonal campsites and April 19-26 for nightly, Camp-Easy and group campsites.

“With reservations right around the corner, now is a great time for campers to ensure they’ve got their account set up,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said.

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It is also a world where the consumer c a n ca n c e l a n or d e r , or return it for a full refund for any reason, with the vendor often paying for shipping both ways.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when someone thinks they

tion site, including Campsite Favourites, which will allow campers to create and save a list in th eir o n lin e account instead of writing site numbers down, or saving photos on their phone. Campers have been asking for this feature and we are excited to be able to offer it this season.”

Here’s a full list of what’s new this year: - Campsite comparison - compare up to three sites online to assist in deciding the site that best suits your needs; - Campsite favou-

rites - create a list of favourite sites that will be saved in your online account; - Print-at-home entry - speed up the check-in process when you arrive at the park by printing your own daily or weekly entry permit at home.

Annual entry permits purchased online will be mailed the next day (a printable temporary pass is available and valid for three weeks from purchase); - Upgraded maps in response to campers’ requests for better maps on the reserva-

tion site last year, geographical information system maps have been added to the site. Maps are based on geographical coordinates for campsites and amenities across the province; - Four new day-use pavilions - available to reserve for dates starting in July at Blackstrap, Buffalo Pound, Echo Valley and Pike Lake Provincial Parks; - New Pine Hill campground at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park - can be reserved for dates starting in July;

can walk away from a contractual commitment without a second thought.

This is one of the reasons more and more contractors are asking for retainers before commencing work.

I have started doing the same with land tenders. There is simply too

much time and expense going into the project to not ask serious sellers and prospective buyers to put their money on the table as well.

It’s been that way in the hotel industry for years; a credit card approval or cash before you get the room key. No one wants to work with-

out fair compensation.

Vern McClelland is an associate broker with RE/MAX of Lloydminster and an active partner in his family’s livestock operation.

Comments on this article are welcome either by emailing vernmcclelland@remax.net or calling 306-821-0611.

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Agriculture

Scotiabank supports students at Lakeland College MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Scotiabank is helping Lakeland College students achieve success now and into the future by supporting frontline resources.

On April 8, Scotiabank committed $125,000 over threeyears to maximize student success supports, including Indigenous services, financial aid and employment enhancement programs, as well as Lakeland’s School of Agricultural Sciences.

“At Lakeland, we challenge every student to go beyond the classroom so when industry knocks, they are ready to thrive. Scotiabank’s gift will enhance our students’ transformative educational experience by removing bar-

riers to their success,” said Dr. Alice Wainwright-Stewart, president and CEO at Lakeland College.

“Student success supports take many forms.

Together, we are preparing our students to grow as confident, collaborative leaders ready to excel in their chosen industries and communities. On behalf of Lakeland and our students, we thank Scotiabank.”

Scotiabank’s investment will support the Support our Students (SOS) Enhanced Bursary, which assists students in dire financial need with no other means of financial support. The current economic climate and pandemic have only made the SOS Enhanced Bursary demand grow,

Supplied Photo with application numbers exceeding the support available.

Scotiabank’s welcome support will be distributed to students who need this lifeline of support.

Their investment will also enhance

Indigenous cultural services at each campus and fund Lakeland’s employment skills enhancement certificate, which bridges the gap for those needing to get their first fulltime job or move toward additional post-secondary programming.

“We’re proud to invest in success supports and services at Lakeland College that will ultimately help students gain full-time, meaningful employment,” said Tanja Perry, District Vice President Alberta North and Northwest Territories.

“This partnership is one of the many ways Scotiabank is continuing to help students jumpstart their professional careers.”

Scotiabank has been a longstanding partner in supporting student success and the student awards program at Lakeland.

Sports

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Everything Equine brings training for sport to Lloyd

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Trainer Kade Mills out of Sundre, Alta., gets Slick saddled and ready during the Everything Equine trainer challenge finals on Sunday evening. Mills ended up winning the event’s wellattended challenge.

TAYLOR WEAVER

EDITOR

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Whether it was the trainer’s challenge or one of the many clinical presentations, this past weekend’s Everything Equine show was

the place to be.

The show, which was held at the Lloyd Ex, was originally planned for January of last year, but with the restrictions in place at the time, the organizing committee

decided to shelf the idea for a later date.

“This was our first year doing this show,” said committee chair Dallas Eaket.

“We shelved it and came out full force this

year, and we’re 100 per cent doing this again next year.”

This being the event’s inaugural year, Eaket wasn’t sure what kind of reception the show would get, but he said crowds were good all weekend.

“The stands were full on Saturday and they’re full this afternoon, and we have a trade show, too,” he said.

“We had some presentations on the Agland stage as well, and the reception for that has been great.”

On top of the trainer’s challenge, clinical presentations and trade show, Everything Equine also included a fashion show as well as demonstrations from the Birch Bay Drill Team and Indian Relay ponies.

“We had three days

of clinics from jumper Alexander Grayton from Calgary and Jason and Browyn Irwin from Elgin, Ont.,” said Eaket.

“

The stands were full on Saturday and they’re full this afternoon, and we have a trade show, too.

“They did horsemanship, young colt, and barrels and poles.

Alexander is a pretty acclaimed show jumper and has an internati o nal w i n u nd e r h i s belt. He teaches international winners, so we were really lucky to get him. The Irwins have a great resume, too.

They’re on The Cowboy

Channel and have been all over North America doing shows like this, so we were lucky to get them as well.

“For the trainers’ challenge, we’ve got three really good trainers here with Kade Mills, Travis Beaton and Rod Olsen.”

For Mills, this past weekend’s experience was all about educating and sharing his passion with others.

“This is the first show in Lloyd and it’s been awesome,” he said. “We came up here and did a horse-training demo roughly seven years ago when this was an Ag show, and this is the first year they’ve switched it to an allhorse show. They had a bunch of great things going on here including clinics and the trainers’ challenge.”

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Firearms advisory committee established

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he Saskatchewan government has appointed a Firearms Advisory Committee to provide recommendations on firearms policy to the Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety and the Chief Firearms Officer.

The committee will provide input and feedback from the Saskatchewan firearms community on firearms education, licensing, transportation, the licensing of firearms ranges and public

safety concerns.

“I look forward to working with the members of the new Firearms Advisory Committee to strengthen our firearms program in Saskatchewan and improve services for responsible gun owners,” Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell said.

“This committee will allow us to engage directly with the Saskatchewan firearms community and use their feedback to

inform the decisions we make on firearms policy in our province and provide a Saskatchewan perspective on these issues at the federal level,” Tell said.

In 2021, Saskatchewan moved transitioned oversight of the province’s firearms program from the federal government to the province with the appointment of its first provincially appointed Chief Firearms Officer.

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The complete reservation schedule for 2022 is as follows: Seasonal campsites • April 18: all parks participating in the seasonal camping program Nightly campsites April 19: Saskatchewan Landing, Good Spirit Lake, Candle Lake, Meadow Lake April 21: Echo Valley, Douglas, Pike Lake, Narrow Hills, Makwa Lake

April 22: Rowan’s Ravine, Danielson, Greenwater Lake, Great Blue Heron, The Battlefords April 25: Moose Mountain, Buffalo Pound, Duck Mountain, Bronson Forest April 26: Crooked Lake, Cypress Hills, Blackstrap, Lac La Ronge Reservations will begin at 7 a.m. each day.

- Six new Camp-Easy yurts - available in various provincial parks with upgraded queen beds; and - Hammock camping at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park - camp site includes a Weaver structure that holds up to six hammocks.

Campers are also reminded to check out the numerous programs and special events that are scheduled across 21 parks for the 2022 season. Engaging and educational recreation programs include guided hikes, geocaching activities, canoeing programs and more.

New this summer, Sask Parks will offer themed days on weekends, which will include unique programming, special guests and hands-on experiences that are centred around the weekly theme in each park. Programming details are available at http://parks.saskatchewan.ca.

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Careers Oil and gas land sales on a roll GEOFF LEE

WRITER

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Oil and gas land sales are proving to be diamonds in the rough for Saskatchewan coffers.

The April 7 sale of public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights generated $19,307,203.94 in revenue for the province.

That’s more than 10 times the revenue generated by the April 2021 sale.

Of the 208 parcels offered, 169 parcels received acceptable bids, representing over 23,000 total hectares.

Four parcels received bids that were rejected as unacceptable after a technical review, and no bids were submitted for the remaining 35 parcels.

The average bonus bid was $816.80 per hectare

with the highest acceptable bid at $24,318.44 per hectare.

The Estevan area produced the highest interest, bringing in $17,111,929.83 for 142 parcels totalling 11,890.306 hectares.

Seventeen of those parcels alone received total bonus bids of $12,193,442.53.

The total bonus received in Lloydminster area was $1,204,992.47, an average of $135.90/ hectare. This compares to $8,384.17, an average of $14.79 /hectare at the last offering.

The highest bonus bid received on a lease in this area was $451,667 for a 615.667 hectare lease.

This lease is located approximately 20 km southwest of Meota and was awarded to Metro-

File Photo politan Resources Inc. This parcel also received the highest bid on a per hectare basis at $733.62/hectare.

The April sale is the first of six oil and gas public offerings sched-

uled for the 2022-23 fiscal year and exceeded the previous year’s total of $14,988,127.34.

The next sale of the current 2022-23 fiscal year is scheduled for June 7.

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NOW HIRING

ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATOR

Responsible for the following areas of the theatre: • Invoice and follow up on Accounts Receivables, including invoicing, tracking receivables, and bank deposits.

• Process Accounts Payables, including event reconciliaƟon payouts, all theatre purchases, and service sub-contracƟng.

• Process payroll, including the generaƟon of paycheques, records of employment, and the producƟon of T4s and other necessary government forms.

• To reconcile all accounƟng reports, including bank reconciliaƟons, merchant accounts, concession sales, merchandise sales and event reconciliaƟons.

Visit vicjubatheatre.ca/employment for a full job descripƟon.

Term: Permanent, part-Ɵme. 8 am to 2 pm Monday to Friday, reduced summer hours QualicaƟons / Required Skills: • Minimum 10 years accounƟng/bookkeeping experience • Payroll experience • Experience using Sage/Simply AccounƟng • Strong wriƩen and verbal communicaƟon skills • Ability to prepare and maintain budgets and control costs • Experience with Excel • An enthusiasm for the performing arts Wage range: $25-$32/hour

Apply by Wed, April 20 to: jen@vicjubatheatre.ca

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Clean drivers abstract a must.

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FEED & SEED

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Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.swna.com.

AUCTIONS are our business! Contact Copeland Auctions Ltd. located in Lloydminster, AB for all your auction needs. Call Russ 780-870-1181 or visit our website: www.copelandauctions.co m

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Obituaries & Memoriams

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SUDOKU

CROSSWORD

April 7 Answers

ACROSS 1. Because 4. Printed mistake 8. Sitting above 12. Chopper 13. Leash 14. Longing 15. Peg used by golfers 16. Card game stake 17. Cultivate 18. Discontinued 20. Celestial visitor 21. Refund 25. Deli order 28. Sticky substance 33. Filled with wonder 34. Shoe tip 35. Specialists

April 7 Answers

36. Evolves 38. Corrosive liquids 39. Joins 41. Between 45. Deck opening 49. Gold fabric 50. Follow 53. Gloom 54. Supplements 55. Small portion 56. Fury 57. Posted 58. Risk 59. Hairstyling product DOWN 1. Doom 2. Yoked beasts

3. Marsh plant 4. Barter 5. Craving 6. Peach seed 7. “____ Good Cop” 8. Convertible, e.g.

9. Cut to size 10. Eyeball 11. Animal skin 19. Eat away 20. Average mark 22. Majorette’s wand 23. Pass into law 24. “____ Foolish Things” 25. Used to own 26. Fleecy mom 27. Gun, as a motor 29. Mexican sauce

30. Frozen 31. Sign of triumph 32. Double curve 37. Chair support 40. Limerick 41. Porters 42. Manufacture 43. Indication of future events 44. Robin’s retreat 46. Sprig 47. Apple’s middle 48. Command to Fido 50. Unmatched 51. Woman’s undergarment 52. Cock an ____

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