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Baptiste earns first career CPCA championship TAYLOR WEAVER

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Hard work and determination have paid off as a new champion drives off into the sunset in a brand new truck.

Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle’s racing careers, Todd Baptiste was the man of the hour on Sunday as he graciously accepted the keys to a brand new truck after winning his first Denham Ram Tough Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) title.

Baptiste started his career as an outrider.

A highlight as a young rider was joining his uncle Edgar on stage at the Calgary Stampede after his win in ’96, something he’s never forgotten.

“Being a second-generation driver it’s huge for our family, it’s huge for the barn crew, the outriders, the sponsors, and for all my fans who have been following us and supporting this dream for the 17 years we’ve been at

this sport, this is the highlight of my career and we’ll really enjoy it come tomorrow,” said Baptiste, who hails from Cando, Saskatchewan on the Red Pheasant Cree Nation.

“It’s always an accomplishment for a career driver and for myself and my family.”

Sunday’s final featured Baptiste, Ray Mitsuing, Dale Mitsuing and Kris Molle, and a win earlier in the day helped get Baptiste in the proper mindset to get the work done in the final dash, proving to be the confidence booster he needed.

“I was very prepared coming to the final heat here, having to have a good race, and things just seemed to click,” he said.

“The top four, they all deserve to be there, and hats off to their barns, and to Ray Mitsuing and the tremendous career he’s done for us, being a mentor to us young drivers and watching him as a kid.

“Getting the chance to actually race him in

the final, and that was his last go, you couldn’t ask for a better championship than with a guy like that. Kris Molle, he’s been tough and here almost every year, and Dale Mitsuing, the defending champ, every one of them guys are great.”

Baptiste is no stranger to success this season and noted that a strong start to the season had the entire race team thinking it could be a deep year.

“It really felt good.

These horses, this is their second full season together, and right off the top they took to running,” he said.

“It’s been very competitive for everybody this year and anybody within the top 10 within a second can be at the top

of the leaderboard, so it was tough maintaining position.”

Baptiste described the

entire experience as surreal, and mentally it brought him right back to Calgary with his uncle.

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One final lap after a storied career Ray Mitsuing wraps up 36-year wagon racing career in Border City TAYLOR WEAVER

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It’s next to impossible to talk about professional chuckwagon racing without mentioning the name Ray Mitsuing, better known as “The Chief” in the world of wagon racing.

Mitsuing, who proudly calls Loon Lake, Sask. home, made his professional racing debut in 1983, and after a 36-year career, has one of the most impressive resumes on the track.

As per Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) rules, drivers must retire at the age of 65.

Not only has Mitsuing finished in the top 10 in the CPCA standings over the last 12 years, he has also won the CPCA Championship show in Lloydminster a total of seven times, has made multiple show championships and Calgary Stampede appearances, and is a threetime

CPCA Prairie Racing Series Championship Trailer.

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I love you guys. I truly love you guys, and the recognition you gave me over the years, that’s something you learn over the years but never recognize it until the time comes that they’ve always been there for you.

Wagon racing clearly courses throughout the Mitsuing family as Ray saw his son Devin win the 2011 CPCA Championship, and then in 2018 Dale won the championship in his rookie season as a driver.

Last season Mitsuing took home the win at the Little Pine dash, finished 10th at the Calgary Stampede, and had a total of 10

top-five runs. His horse “Red” also won the 2018 CPCA Equine Outfit of Excellence left wheeler.

With his racing career in the books as of Sunday afternoon, Mitsuing went out on a high note winning the Aggregate, fastest time of the week, as well as the Safe Driver Award at Halstead Downs in Lloydminster.

Looking back on his career, the humble driver expressed how he couldn’t be prouder of how well his boys have been doing over the years and how the sport hasn’t seen the last of The Chief.

“I feel so good that Dale’s driving so well, and I have no regrets that I’m retiring,” he said. “I look forward to helping him and Devin out in racing.”

The final heat on championship Sunday saw Ray and Dale fighting for the win against Todd Baptiste and Kris Molle. Baptiste would take

the win seating Ray second, Dale third and Molle fourth. After the race, Ray said the hardest decision he had to make all day was which horses to go with.

“That’s where I kind of screwed up and I gave Dale the lead team I should have been driving,” he said with a chuckle.

“I thought, sure, we’re going down the backstretch and I had it and pulled the lines to give them some air and thought I’d have enough to run them coming out of the lane, but it didn’t work out that way.”

Being a family affair for the Mitsuings, chuckwagon racing has and always will be a way of life and has taught the veteran driver a thing or two over the years.

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Passing on the torch to future drivers FROM PAGE 3

“ T h e f a m i l y a sp e c t of it all (is very important),” he said. “We’re a tight-knit family and

the boys supported me all these years in wagon racing, and the biggest thing, my wife, Josephine, she stood by me whether it was

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a mistake I made buying an expensive horse t hat d id n’t t u r n ou t , she never gave me sh*t about it, so, it’s been good.”

“The highlight of my career has to be right now with all the welcoming from the fans.

This has got to be the highlight, and the standing ovations I got throughout the whole season, at Calgary, and even after Calgary.”

Mitsuing also explained that knowing there are so many racing fans on a local as well as the international level has been a highlight of his life and career.

“I love you guys. I truly love you guys, and the recognition you gave me over the years, that’s something you learn over the years but never recog-

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Veteran driver Ray Mitsuing (left), who had his last race as a professional chuckwagon driver in front of a packed grandstand on Sunday, shares a laugh with the 2019 CPCA Champion Todd Baptiste following the final heat on Championship Sunday at Halstead Downs in Lloydminster.

nize it until the time comes that they’ve always been there for you,” he said.

What’s next for The Chief?

“I’m not going to give it up and (I’ll)

help (the boys) out and hopefully see them in the winner’s circle next year.”

Lloyd gets added to Apple Maps GEOFF LEE

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A white cameramounted Apple Maps car has been getting a lot of attention lately cruising several streets in the Border City.

Apple Maps says it is capturing road details, signage and landmarks from May to November across Canada to make the most accurate and useful Maps experience possible.

It’s not known how long the mapping will take to complete in Lloydminster.

Apple is conducting ground surveys around the world to collect data to improve Apple Maps, and in support

of the Look Around feature.

The Apple website says they will periodically revisit some locations to gather new data in an effort to maintain a high-quality, up-to-date map.

“We always have your privacy in mind, so we’re working closely with local regulators to ensure we follow all laws and regulations,” said a previous Apple media notification of its Canada project.

“All of our vehicles are marked Apple Maps, so you’ll always know it’s us.”

Apple says they work closely with local regulators to ensure they

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The company notes it will censor faces and license plates on images that are pub-

lished in Look Around.

Apple says the data collected in Lloydminster and elsewhere in Canada will be published in a future product update.

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Air cadets ace crash course GEOFF LEE

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Border City Aviation literally took cadets from Alberta and Saskatchewan under their wing this summer, hosting the Lloydminster Air Cadet Summer Training Centre for the first time.

Border City Aviation chief flight instructor Steve Watt says they provided planes and instruction for eight cadets in the Power Pilot Scholarship program to earn their licence in a tight seven-week program.

“It was pretty interesting overall; I’ve never been a part of this program before and we had an opportunity to get involved and we thought we’d try it out,” he said.

“It was our first time teaching in a condensed format like this.”

Watt spoke about the program during a graduation wings parade on Friday for the cadets inside a hangar at the Lloydminster Municipal Airport.

“Because it’s so condensed we are literally feeding the cadets through a fire hose on a daily basis trying to make them gather and retain information,” said Watt.

He says the cadets underwent 45 hours of ground school and 48 hours of inflight testing, including flight testing by a designated flight examiner—while runway construction was underway.

“We had limited access to the runway, but everyone put their

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Border City Aviation CEO and chief flight instructor Steve Watt presents a photo plaque to cadet Duncan Morrison from 287 Beaumont Spitfire Air Cadet Squadron during a graduation wings parade for Power Pilot Scholarship program students on Friday inside a hangar at the Lloydminster Municipal Airport.

best foot forward and we managed to get through the program,” said Watt.

Watt noted all of the cadets passed the course with an average of 82 per cent exceeding the passing grade of 60 per cent.

The graduates are qualified to fly a single aircraft with a passenger rating.

There were no cadets from the Lloydminster 186 Air Cadet Squadron taking part, but Watt is a former air cadet and says so are most of his instructors on staff.

“So it’s kind of fun being on the other side of the coin, sort of giving back and being a part of something— it was a lot of fun for everybody,” said Watt.

Accommodation was

provided by Lakeland College with meals provided by Aramark.

The flight wings were presented by Brigadier general retired, Jim Hunter, president of the Air Cadet League of Canada that offers the $10,000 Power Pilot Scholarship.

“It’s a real achievement for these kids, a real milestone in their lives. It was for me 53 years ago when I was an air cadet,” said Hunter.

“It got me turned on to the world of aviation and my subsequent career in the air force, so I am hoping these guys find the same kinds of opportunities from this as I did.”

The Power Pilot Scholarship program is open to cadets 16 to 19 years of age in good academic standing who pass a series of tests and a selection board process.

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Service Minister hears Internet concerns GEOFF LEE

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Internet issues in the Lloydminster area caught the ear of Service Alberta minister Nate Glubish.

Glubish met with stakeholders at City Hall on Tuesday at the start of his provincewide tour to consult with Albertans on their

concerns about registries, rural Internet and mobile-home tenancy issues.

“We had a great meeting here today with some councillors and the mayor from Lloydminster as well as a councillor from Vermilion and the local chamber of commerce,” said Glubish.

“It was a great opportunity for us to get some feedback from the feet on the ground here.”

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We had a great meeting here today with some councillors and the mayor from Lloydminster as well as a councillor from Vermilion and the local chamber of commerce.

His goal is to listen to Albertans and understand the challenges they face and the priorities they have, and find ways to work with them in collaboration for better outcomes for Albertans. “ We’re going t o be putting close to 4,000 kilometres on the car going to well over 30

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Service Alberta minister Nate Glubish, centre, started his cross-Alberta dialogue tour at Lloydminster City Hall on Tuesday. He met with MLA Garth Rowswell, left, and Mayor Gerald Aalbers, right, other elected officials and business leaders with the topic of broadband services dominating the talks.

communities,” said Glubish.

He says the primary

focus of discussion i n Ll o y d mi nste r w a s broadband structure

and rural Internet.

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Broadband a regional concern

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Glubish says a little more than 80 per cent of the population in Alberta meets the targets of the CRTC for all Canadians to have access to some minimum thresholds of upload and downloads speeds.

“By comparison, Saskatchewan is in the low to mid 40s,” said Glubish.

The new CRTC minimum target is 50 Mbps download speed and 10 Mbps upload for fixed broadband services.

“There are still a lot of communities that feel underserved and do not have access to high throughput broadband speeds,” said Glubish.

“Ove r the ne xt fe w years we need to work in collaboration with the federal govern-

ment, provincial governments, municipal governments as well as private industry to find a path forward to meet those targets.”

He says the provincial government can’t do it on its own and so Alberta is working on building a strategy on how the province can build the best path forward.

The need for better broadband service, especially in rural areas, didn’t surprise Wainwright-Vermilion-Lloydminster MLA G art h Ro w sw e ll w h o attended the talks.

He says before the Alberta election in April, he consistently heard requests from constituents that if he got elected as a member of the United Conservation Party, to deal with the broadband issue.

“It’s critical to ongo-

ing business being operated and people living and staying in this area as opposed to moving to bigger centres to get access to better Internet,” said Rowswell.

“So I knew the meeting today was going to be dominated by broadband. I’ve learned a lot today and have a better feel for where the problems lie.”

Rowswell says the meeting went an hour beyond the scheduled 30 minutes.

“There was a lot of information shared with the minister by local councillors and mayors and stuff about the problems that we have here,” said Rowswell.

Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers thanked Glubish for coming to Lloydminster to listen to local concerns just

four months after the election.

“That speaks loudly t h a t t h e g o ve r n m e n t wants to hear about the issues,” he said.

Aalbers says he learned a lot from Glubish about the SuperNet in Alberta that connects public institutions to a broadband network for high-speed Internet access, video conferencing and other services.

He notes he also learned about some concerns of business and residents about their access to the Internet or wanting to improve access.

“Most people have access, but the upload and the download speeds are so critical today in business as most of us know. More and more business is being done on the Internet,” said Aalbers.

Aalbers thinks Glubish got the mess ag e t h a t b r o a d b and was the most important topic of the three he brought to the table in Lloydminster.

“The minister heard it and, as he said,

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he’s been at it four months. I appreciate him being here in that first four months to hear our concerns and we’ll look forward to working with him to move it forward,” said Aalbers.

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New horseshoe pits worth a toss GEOFF LEE

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S a n d y B e a c h Regional Park has rebuilt its horseshoe pits to tournament-play standards.

All six renovated pits

are now open for use and practice for the park’s annual end of summer recreational tournament on Sept. 1.

“This means a lot to the park and to the people that use it,” said

park manager Glen Smith.

“We’re hoping to be able to expand and have more tournaments here and outside tournaments.”

The reconstruction started in May with a $15,000 budget and an army of volunteers under the leadership of Wayne King.

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The horseshoe pits were installed many decades ago and they needed to be modernized and improved.

King is a long-time Sandy Beach resident and board member in charge of new projects.

“The horseshoe pits were installed many decades ago and they needed to be modernized and improved,” said King.

“We had lots of comments in the past about how they were uneven and it was just something that needed to be done.”

Earlier in the spring part of the venue was underwater.

The rebuilding plan involved removing the existing soil and creating an elevated foundation with truckloads of clay and sand for improved site drainage.

“We made the site completely level,”

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Sandy Beach Regional Park manager Glen Smith, right, and his wife Wendy, who works at the concession, are happy with the job volunteers did to rebuild the horseshoe pits. Metaltek made the horseshoe hangers and scoreboards.

explained King.

The pits were refilled with sand and contained within cement pads with the playing field re-sodded.

“We made the pits so they would fit a standard that was used in tournament play,” said King.

He says people that come out and have seen the pits are really excited to play on them for the first time.

“We’ve had lots of really positive comments on the design and the extent of work we put in. We had a volunteer force that came out and helped out a lot,” said King.

King says the venue is now more attractive

and more usable for family and corporate events.

The upcoming annual fun tournament has been going on for 25 years and coincides with the final Summer Market of the season.

“It will be quite an active day of horseshoes with a variety of hobby vendors as well,” said King.

King says one of the reasons they upgraded the pits is because horseshoes, unlike a lot of other sports, is not confined to age or gender.

“Horseshoes is one of the few events the old and the young and men and women and children can all participate

in,” said King.

He says even before the rebuild the pits got a lot of use from family groups booking the nearby hall for birthday parties and activities for all ages.

“Because horseshoes is still quite popular in Saskatchewan, we thought it would make a lot of sense if we advertised and promote horseshoes in the province and maybe attract a Horseshoe Saskatchewan tournament,” said King.

He said that could happen next year when Sandy Beach will host a variety of Saskatchewan Summer Games event.

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Border City Aviation lands pilot training

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Reviewing officer Brigadier general retired Jim Hunter pinned pilot licence wings on the shirt of cadet Liam Funnel from the 699 Jasper Place Air Cadet Squadron during a wings parade for grads of the Power Pilot Scholarship program Friday inside a hangar at the Lloydminster airport.

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The program is geared to stimulate an interest in aviation as a career or for recreational flying The top cadet award went to Jason Kim from

699 Jasper Place Squadron in Edmonton who says he plans to fly recreationally for fun—at least in the short term.

“In the future, I am thinking of going into the field of medical sciences, but definitely an

option for me is a commercial pilot,” said Kim. Kim came to the prog ra m w i t h h i s g l i d e r wings licence that he says helped with learning t o a f ly a Ce ssna 172 in the windy conditions Lloydminster is

known for.

“Overall, the instructors made it very easy for us to learn in a very safe environment,” he said.

“We only had one day when we were almost weathered out. The winds were right down the runway.”

Watt says wind and rain over the summer gave the cadets some exposure to flying in less than ideal conditions.

“There were no close calls, we didn’t have anything bad happen at all—it was a success all the way around,” he said.

Hunter used the cadet experience during his own youth to kickstart his 42-year career as a pilot in the Canadian Air Force.

He s ay s t he cad et s learn a lot about themselves during their flight training.

“When you’re up there flopping around in solo for the first time

with all the responsibili ty th a t c o me s— you literally have your own life in your own hands—it gives you a perspective you didn’t

have before,” he said.

“It just opens your eyes to yourself and you learn a lot about yourself going forward.”

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Leave it to Weaver Why not go out and be Scottish for a day?

EDITOR Taylor Weaver

Right, so this might not be for everyone out there, but if you’re looking for something to do this weekend come and join me at the Flagstaff Scottish Club’s second annual Gathering of the Clans Highland Festival!

I know I’ve mentioned on a number of occasions in the past how I used to go camping a lot with my dad and brother when I was young, and the second part to that conversation is how we would often camp while attending highland games, simply adding to the fun.

Now, some of you may be wondering, what are highland games? And I only bring this up because I have had to try and explain this mysterious day of fun to people in the past.

By definition, “Highland games are events held in spring and summer in Scotland, United Kingdom, and other countries with a large Scottish diaspora, as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture, especially that of the Scottish Highlands.”

How would I define a highland games? A heck of a lot of fun!

Last year’s Gathering had over 40 different vendors selling all sorts of goodies, and to top it all off over 900 people attended, all in their first year.

The gathering is being held in Sedgwick by the Flagstaff Scottish Club and tickets for the event can be found on eventbrite.

There will be artisan vendors, demonstrators, local theatre entertainment, pipes and drums bands (hey I’ll be one of the guys playing!), shortbread tasting, highland dancers, highland heavy games (these are

impressive!), axe throwing, a petting zoo, a huge supper, and of course, a Ceilidh, which can only be described as one big party!

The band this year is Cabot’s Crossing, and of course, the drinks will flow.

Why am I telling you all about this event you might ask?

Because it’s just fun!

I started playing with the Lakeland Pipes and Drums roughly a year ago and have learned that people involved in pipes bands, no matter where you are in the world, just love to have a great time and meet new people.

The gates open at the Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre at 10 a.m. on Saturday and who knows when the fun will stop.

I’ll see you there! Oh, and for anyone still wondering what the proper way to wear a kilt is ... there’s only one, it’s the “traditional” way.

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Leeway from Lloyd: Tooting horn for electric cars STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

SaskEV, based in Saskatoon, is supercharged over fresh data from Electric Mobility Canada proving Canada is starting to plug into the trend.

The numbers show the province experienced a year-over-year sales growth of 109 per cent for electric vehicles in the second quarter of 2019 ending June 30.

Alberta and Manitoba both enjoyed sales

growth of about 80 per cent in the quarter over the same period a year ago.

The best selling electric vehicles in Saskatchewan and Canada in the quarter are the fully-electric Tesla Model 3 followed by the Mitsubishi Outlander plugin hybrid.

In third place is the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid.

Nationally, the electric vehicle market share

rose to 3.2 per cent as the demand is getting stronger.

The larger markets in British Columbia experienced a yearly sales increase of 150 per cent with Quebec seeing a year-over-year growth of 81 per cent.

The second-quarter sales al s o s aw t he s t art o f t he federal government incentives on May 1 for buying a zero-emissions vehicle.

Sales in Ontario however, dropped by more than 50 per cent over the past year after the end of a provincial rebate in 2018.

The incentives indicate subsidies are necessary

to increase the pace of EV adoption until prices come down.

SaskEV, which is focused on building momentum for electric vehicles in Saskatchewan, reports progress is also being seen on the development of fast charging infrastructure in the province.

Construction sites are underway in Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Regina, Whitewood and Davidson led by Tesla and Petro-Canada.

In Lloydminster, federal funding is approved for Canadian Tire to build a fast-charging station at its Alberta address.

While electric vehicles get most of the attention in the zero-emissions auto market, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles only take about five minutes to refuel.

It will probably take several kinds of zero-emissions technologies to overtake gasoline-powered ones, but the writing is on the wall to reduce our carbon footprint.

My guess is electric will win out in the near term since it’s the industry leader with rapidly improving range and recharging speeds. Until then, I will plug into the trend only.

Letter to the editor: Not left vs. right anymore

This next election is not going to be about left versus right.

It has to be more about top vs. bottom because the extreme difference in income between the top earners in society and the rest of us has become dangerous.

According to the CRA, Canadians are hiding approximately $240 billion overseas and not declaring it, which translates into $14.6 billion in lost federal taxes.

Meanwhile, consumer debt in Canada is at an all-time high.

When consumers stop being able to pay their debts because of a stagnating economy, we all fall off a financial cliff. Pundits say that the next crisis will be longer and more severe than the Great Depression.

I don’t know about you, but I’d really like to avoid that.

So, in the next election, I am voting for whoever promises to make the rich pay their fair share of taxes, especially on money that is languishing overseas doing nothing.

I support a progressive tax where the richer you are, the higher percentage tax rate you pay (especially considering that it was our labour, or access to our publicly-owned resources, that made those folks rich in the first place.)

The next election is also going to be about survival, pure and simple.

In the past few years, I have cut way back on the cattle I feed sometimes

because of drought and this year because I am not entirely sure it’s ever going to be dry enough to get hay off. If things keep on this way, we are going to end up with food shortages, or at least very expensive food that only the rich will be able to afford.

If we don’t do something fast, it’s only going to get worse.

This summer, Greenland lost ice that wasn’t supposed to melt for another 70 years.

Scientists are saying that we have less than 10 years to get carbon emissions under control, which means we have to start a fast transition right now.

If we don’t, the weather here becomes so volatile that we can no longer grow food or escape wildfires, tornados, droughts and floods.

How are we going to pay for that transition?

Well, I think that the $14.6 billion owed to us by rich Canadians is a pretty good start.

Today is not like yesterday, and tomorrow will definitely be different from today.

So I am going to leave the old politics behind and vote for whichever party is actually going to do whatever it takes to keep my family safe and secure.

- Nora Abercrombie, Beaver County, Alta.

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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.

EVERY TUESDAY — VOLLEYBALL Drop in volleyball from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Takes place at the Servus Sports Centre and everyone is welcome, noncompetitive and no experience is necessary. Come for fun and exercise and meet some great people.

EVERY FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH There is a Parkinson Disease Support Group every fourth Tuesday of the month at Southridge Community Church from 2-4 p.m. put on by the Parkinson Association of Alberta.

EVERY TUESDAY — ADAPTED YOGA From 10 – 11 a.m. at the Community Service Centre.

For more information please contact Ann-Dee at 780-8710513.

EVERY TUESDAY & FRIDAY — FARMER’S MARKET Downtown Farmer’s Market at the Fred North Community Centre (5002 - 51 Avenue, Lloydminster) from 11 a.m. 5 p.m. (Tues) 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

(Fri) We’re on Facebook.

EVERY THURSDAY – FARMER’S MARKET The Border City Farmer’s Market takes place every Thursday at the Servus Sports Centre (5202-12 st.) from 12-6 p.m.

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY – LABIS WALKING PROGRAM Brain injury survivors are invited to join the Lloydminster and Area Brain Injury Society (LABIS) Walking Pro-

Passport to YLL

gram on Tuesdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Servus Sports Centre. It is free of charge. For more info please call 306-825-7212.

PLAYSCHOOL PREREGISTRATION Southridge Playschool is open for preregistration for the 2019-2020 school year. We offer a structured, play based program for your 3-5 year old to learn & grow. For more information or to tour the facility, please call Mrs. P at 780-871-2345. We are located at 6310-50 Ave. WORLD WAR WOMEN From June 29 until Sept.

20 the Lloydminster Cultural and Science Centre is pleased to present their stories in the special exhibition, World War Women. Divided into four thematic zones, World War Women uses artifacts, images, audiovisuals and archival materials to delve into the personal stories of Canadian women during the World Wars. Visitors will meet women from volunteer organizations, wartime workplaces and branches of the military — such as Joan Arnoldi and Mary Plummer, who founded the Canadian Field Comforts Commission; Ada Sylvester, who worked at the Canadian Car and Foundry plant in present-day Thunder Bay, Ontario; and photographer Lorna Stanger of the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service. The exhibition also includes the stories of some of the more than 100,000 grieving wives, mothers and sisters who lost loved ones during the wars. Together, these stories paint a picture of how women’s lives and social roles were transformed in wartime.

Their experiences forged a new

To place an event, email taylor@meridiansource.ca or fax 306-825-5147

understanding of women’s capabilities, both within society and within themselves.

AUG. 22 – CRIBBAGE TOURNEY The Legacy Centre is hosting a Cribbage Tournament on Thursday, Aug. 22. Play begins at 10 a.m. and the cost to play is $10 and $10 for lunch. Everyone welcome! Call Legacy Centre for more info at 780-875-4584.

AUG. 28 – COUCH TO 5KM PROGRAM There is a free couch to 5 km learn to run program starting August 7. First session is at pureREVIVAL then group runs weekly on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. leaving the Bioclean pool. This is for people wanting to learn to run and start their journey in the sport, however all skill levels are welcome.

AUG. 30 – CHARITY BBQ On Aug 30, Border City Furniture, 4817 50 Avenue, will be hosting a Charity BBQ from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. with 100 per cent of the proceeds going to The Lloydminster Sexual Assault and Information Centre, who help create sensitivity, knowledge and skills to respond to the needs of the children, youth, adults and families coping with trauma of sexual abuse, sexual assault, family violence and bullying. We are proud to provide hamburgers, smokies, beverages and even RIBS ON A BUN!!!! Cost is purely by donation, so please give generously to help such a great organization!

SEPT. 5 – COMMUNITY INFO AND REGISTRATION NIGHT Calling all community

groups! Whether you’re looking to recruit volunteers, share information or promote your programs, the Community Information & Registration Night, hosted at the Servus Sports Centre on Sept. 5 from 4-8 p.m. is the perfect opportunity for your group to connect with Lloydminster residents.

SEPT. 7 – FALL CLEAN UP GARAGE SALE Are you fall cleaning and have unwanted items that need a new home? The Servus Sports Centre is hosting our annual indoor Fall Garage Sale. We’ll provide the tables and do the advertising for you! Limited spots available. No home-based businesses, large appliances or furniture accepted. Registrants must be set up by 9 a.m. Book your table before Saturday, August 31 at lloydminster.ca/guides, by phone at 780-875-4529 or in person at the Servus Sports Centre.

First 8’ table is $25 and each additional table is $5 with a limit of 6 tables per registration. Sale takes place Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SEPT. 10 – ANNEXATION OPEN HOUSE The City of Lloydminster and County of Vermilion River are growing together.

To prepare for the future growth of the Lloydminster region, the County and the City invite you to join the discussion. Share your voice online or learn more about the project at http://www. lloydminster.ca/annexation/, or attend one of the Open Houses (Aug. 15 and Sept. 10) Open House is taking place at the Blackfoot Community Hall from 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 10.

HEALTHCARE AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE The Lloydminster Healthcare Auxiliary is offering a $600 Joan Bellward Scholarship to a Grade 12 graduate accepted into a degree nursing program, as well as a $600 Healthcare Bursary to a Grade 12 graduate accepted into health-care related fields.

Applicants must reside in Lloydminster and district.

Applications are available from your high school counsellor or from Wilma Bodnard at 780-875-4936. Applications are due on Aug. 20.

LLOYDMINSTER LEARNING COUNCIL Books for Babies, Program for Moms, Dads and/or caregivers & babies (newborn to 1 year) 4 weeks - Mondays Sept 30-Oct 28 (No class Oct 14), 10:3011:30 a.m. OR Thursdays Oct 31-Nov 28 (No class Nov 14) 10 11 a.m. OR Tuesdays, Feb 4-Mar 3, 2020 (No class Feb 18) 10 - 11 a.m. Fee: No charge, Call 780875-5763 to register.

Registration Night for English Language Programs, Monday Sept. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Community Services Building, Workshop Room, 4419 - 52 Ave. Fee: No Charge, Call 780-8755763 for any questions.

English Language Classes being offered: Beginner, Advanced, Intermediate, 10 weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Sept. 24 - Nov. 28, 7 - 9 p.m., Fee: No Charge, Call 780-8755763 to register.

English Language Classes for Women, 10 weeks, Wednesdays, Sept. 25 - Nov. 27, 1 - 3 p.m., Learn day to day conversational English, pronunciation, reading and writing for everyday activities (work, doctor appointments, children’s school), Fee: No Charge, Call 780-875-5763 to register.

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Rowswell checks in with Rotary

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Wainwright-Vermilion-Lloydminster MLA Garth Rowswell spoke to the Rotary Club of Lloydminster on Monday about his first months in office as a member of the United Conservative Party.

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The opportunity knocked for Wainwright-Vermilion-Lloydminster MLA Garth Rowswell to deliver a progress report to members of the Rotary Club of Lloydminster.

Rowswell has one legislative session under his belt since being elected as a member of the United Conservative Party in the provincial election on April 16.

The politician was introduced at Monday’s meeting by Charles Lamb who says he must

be doing pretty good.

“Nobody is cussing him out on the media or anything,” joked Lamb.

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Because it’s bi provincial, the province made Lloydminster like Saskatchewan.

Rowswell came to speak about his experience as an MLA to date, the Bills the UCP has passed, the committees he’s been appointed to, and the constituency

work that he’s doing.

“It’s been fun; it’s been educational and I’ve learned a lot and I’ve got a lot more to learn,” said Rowswell following the first session of the legislature from May 22 to July 22.

He says he wouldn’t give himself an A right now given the volume of information he needs to learn, but he’s putting in an A for effort.

“As far as performance I will give myself a middle of the road until I actually start producing something,” he said.

He says Bill I, the carbon tax repeal act, was an eye-opener as he received a number of calls from Lloydminster asking why the price of gas didn’t drop like it did in the rest of Alberta.

He learned Lloydminster was never under the provincial carbon tax on fuel stations.

“Because it’s bi provincial, the province made Lloydminster like Saskatchewan,” said Rowswell.

He says when the UCP got rid of the carbon tax, the federal government imposed the federal carbon tax on Saskatchewan, which Lloydminster now has on both sides of the border.

“I didn’t know that until the gas station guys brought it to my attention,” said Rowswell.

Roswell has his work cut out for him on a number of committee appointments including the public accounts committee, an Alberta economic future committee, and as a member of the energy caucus and a premier’s council on persons with disabilities.

The next session of government is expected to resume in early October with Rowswell on the go between now and then with committee meetings to attend

in September.

“Other than that I’m just rotating around the constituency finding problems and trying to help solve them,” said Rowswell.

Rowswell works out of an office in Wainwright or at his house after closing the Lloydminster and Vermilion offices.

He says the buzz he hears in the constitu-

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ency is that health care and senior living issues are prominent in most people’s minds “From an agricultural perspective. I think the farmers are saying the crop that’s there is tremendous if we can get it off,” he said.

“We need Mother Nature to cooperate and give us a fall that allows us to take this great crop off.”

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

September a month of runs GEOFF LEE

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September will be a month of fundraising runs and walks at Bud Miller All Seasons Park.

Colour Within Run The Bea Fisher Foundation kicks off the action with its rescheduled 5km Colour Within Run from the

picnic shelter at 6:30 p.m on Friday, Sept. 6.

All proceeds from the event will go towards a three-year project to raise up to $300,000 to renovate the nonprofit’s 12 group homes in the community for persons with physical and developmental disabilities.

A hail storm wiped out the original fundraiser on May 24.

Online registration is open now at the 5k.beafisher.com website with event day registration starting at 5:30 p.m.

Step ‘n Stride The colour run is followed by the annual Flexxaire Step ‘n Stride on Sept. 7 to raise funds in support of the Parkinson Association of Alberta.

Organizers of the Lloydminster event are hoping to raise

$25,000 with the provincial goal being $440,000.

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We’re hoping to have as many or more people come out to the Terry Fox Run this year.

Event day registration starts at 9 a.m. and the walk/run starts at 10 a.m. from the PSM Law building.

Online registration can be accessed at the Parkinson association website.

All the funds raised at the event will stay in Lloydminster and surrounding areas to support education programs, awareness and research for a cure.

Parkinson disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement.

Terry Fox Run The annual 5km Terry Fox run will take place at the same location on Sept.15 with the goal of raising money for cancer research.

Last year’s event raised $10,720 from online registration and event-day fees with 95 people taking part on a cold windy day.

“We’re hoping to have as many or more people come out to the Terry Fox Run this year,” said race director Heather Klages from Real County 95.9 radio.

There is still time to register and start collecting pledges by going online at the Terryfox.org.website.

Look for Lloydminster under the Saskatchewan runs list online or pick up forms at the front desk of the Stingray Radio office

downtown.

Same-day registration will start at 9 a.m. with the run starting at 10 a.m.

The national Terry Fox school run will take place Sept. 26 with some individual schools in Lloydminster setting their own run dates while learning more about Fox. Fox was just 18 when he was diagnosed with cancer in 1977 and had his right leg amputated above the knee.

He was forced to stop his 143-day cross country Marathon of Hope outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario on Sept. 1, 1980, because cancer had appeared in his lungs.

Fox died in June 1981 at the age of 22.

Lloydminster runs add to the more than $750 million that has been raised worldwide for cancer.

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Lethal Motorsports is ready to get you in the field

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Dalton Young (left) and his father Darren are two of the many equipment experts down at Lethal Motorsports, Lethal Racing Inc. as well as Young’s Agri Service, located at 47 King St, Lloydminster, Alberta.

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When you hear the name Lethal Motorsports your first thoughts might revolve around quads, dirt bikes and marine equipment ... but

there’s much more to it than meets the eye.

Lethal Motorsports and Lethal Racing Inc. have been growing over the years and are continuing to grow to provide their customers more of a one-stop-

shop for everything outdoors with Young’s Agri Service.

“Young’s Agri-Service is a division of the mother company Lethal Racing Ltd. that started it all. As we grow it will continue to

separate into its own space within our property,” explained Lethal Motorsports owner/ operations manager Dalton Young.

Lethal Motorsports be g an car r y ing ag r iculture equipment in 2015 with a line from Bridgeview Mfg/Bale King and business and growth has continued since then.

“With the additions of Deutz Fahr Tractors, which is our major brand including tractors ranging from 60 to 500hp in the near future, Pottinger Grassland & Tillage Equipme nt , St oll Load e r s, Leon’s Mfg., Quicke/ Aloe Loaders, Foremost Bins & Tanks,” said Young.

“We are continually on the search for the next brands to help our customers increase their productivity.”

A key factor in the decision to make the

move into ag equipment came when the Youngs saw the potential to carry several different brands that make quality equipment they believed would benefit their customers.

Lethal Motorsports is currently located at 47 King St, Lloydminster, a spot they have called home since the summer of 2017 after outgrowing their old facility.

“It seems every time we move we quickly grow into the space and wish we had more,” said Young.

“I’m sure any farmer that has built a shed can sympathize with this.”

Simple, honest service is the Lethal motto, and as Young explained, “Everyone works hard for their money, and we believe we are bringing quality brands to the table that really can improve the operations of our producers and we invite producers to contact us to see how.”

Lethal Motorsports and Young’s Agri Service can be reached at 780-872-5800.

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

Good times at the vet PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

The first part of August saw me hastily motoring to Weir’s Veterinary Services in Lloydminster.

Not for myself, you understand. Let’s just say the reason for my trip involved a small cat, a bunch of lilies (toxic) and a high shelf (that I foolishly believed was unscalable).

Everything ended well, thanks to the fine folks at Weir’s, but while grandson Kayden and I slouched in reception hoping for good news, I got thinking about a time 40 plus years ago, when for different reasons, my family waited at this same clinic.

It was a hot July

day back in the early 70s as we pulled up in the parking lot so dad could buy a bottle of bloat medicine.

Mom, Bill and I stayed in the half-ton outside with the understanding he would be quick.

My brother and I always got along, and for the first 30 minutes, we amused ourselves well enough.

Sure, it was bloody awful hot in the cab of a truck under the noonday sun, and dad had avoided the shade; choosing to park where the full blast of blistering sunshine beat on our vehicle and its sweating inhabitants, but we were hardy folk

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Sure, it was bloody awful hot in the cab of a truck under the noonday sun, and Dad had avoided the shade; choosing to park where the full blast of blistering sunshine beat on our vehicle and its sweating inhabitants, but we were hardy folk and barely complained.

and barely complained.

However, as the next half hour slowly edged past, things took an ugly turn. Smiles melted like ice cream on a summer sidewalk, and brows furrowed in irritation.

“What in the world is he playing at?” we muttered, perspiration rolling down our reddened cheeks.

We kids thought up irrational explanations.

Perhaps some serious emergency had arisen inside: like the escape of a rampaging cow, requiring every man available to lend a

hand – nah.

Or maybe dad had collapsed within the hallowed portals of this facility and had been born out the back door and off to hospital – nah.

Or possibly a crazed madman, armed with hand grenades and a putty knife, had blocked the door, causing innocent veterinarians ( and d ad ) t o b e held against their will – nah.

Bill flopped back on the sticky vinyl seat and moaned, “I can’t go on,” he announced dramatically.

Reaching a clammy hand for the door, I came to a decision. I couldn’t sit idly by and allow heat exhaustion to claim the life of my little brother.

I was going in!

The front desk was empty. That was weird.

But wait, I could hear voices down the hall.

Jovial, cheerful voices.

Slowly I tiptoed toward the happy sounds and then halted in the doorway, aghast.

Dr. Glenn Weir, Dr. Les Ellis and my dad were yucking it up around a table.

The fragrant aroma of coffee wafted from a cup in my father’s hand, and as I watched in horror, he reached for a tray of fresh doughnuts!

“What the heck is going on in here?” I hollered, forgetting I was a mere girl of 13.

“We’re outside sweltering in a blast furnace, and you’re all lolling about in the shade with REFRESHMENTS!” The men were silent for a moment and then Glenn and Les roared with laughter.

Dad leapt to his feet, brushed the sugar from his fingers, and apologized with a grin as we marched for the door.

It was a moment Glenn Weir remembered, with great amusement, for many years to come.

Good times.

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Seize this moment WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

Life has a way of keeping us slightly off balance by putting speedbumps in our way or directing us down a path we may not have found otherwise.

We experience life’s moments a chapter at a time.

Each of these chapters defines who we are. There are moments when we have an epiphany revealing what we never realized we were missing.

Recently while on vacation, I felt the need to keep busy with one chore after another.

I had a very long list of mostly outside chores I hoped to complete during my week off.

By the fourth day, I suddenly realized I was going about this all wrong. It was absolutely okay to do nothing and

relax on the deck reading a book by my favourite author.

It certainly helped that the weather was in the high 20s, the clear sky overhead was a beautiful blue and birds were singing in the neighbour’s trees.

Butterflies were hovering over the freshly cut grass.

Summer with its perfect timing had finally arrived after a rather reluctant start.

This got me reminiscing about the first day of going back to school when students were asked to write an essay titled ”What I did on my holidays.”

I w as p leased w ith my accomplishments in getting much-needed chores and house repairs done, but I felt something was missing.

That something was plainly doing nothing – not an easy feat for sure.

I don’t mean just sitting there twiddling my thumbs itching to get the crumbling back step ripped apart, but rather seizing the moment and enjoying it.

Time can be measured in so many ways.

It can be measured in actual hours or it can be measured in experiences and spending time together with family and friends.

It can be anxiously watching from the exhibition grandstand as your youngest son fulfills a dream of driving in the demolition derby.

It can be the celebration of your granddaughter reaching the milestone of her sixteenth birthday and successfully passing her driver’s licence. Way to go girl!

It’s about knowing a certain daughter-in-law is waiting patiently for my homemade dill pickles. They’re coming soon!

It can be measured by watching a young mother patiently teach her child how to swim at Sandy Beach.

It’s being a part of the group on this beach sharing the hot summer day together as the gentle waves greet the shoreline.

It’s about patiently starting a fire with

twigs, bark, pinecones, wet firewood and LOTS of scrunched up newspaper on a picnic at Bud Miller Park with my grandsons while their parents enjoyed an evening alone.

Coughing from the smoke, we eventually ended up eating delicious hot dogs and plenty of roasted

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marshmallows.

How do you measure time? There’s so many ways to measure time and its moments, but the most important one is sharing these times with each other. Seize the moments today and make some memories together … chores and that crumbling back step will wait.

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

Like it or not fall is here

MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

The furnace came on

the other night as the outside temperature dropped to 7 C at the farm.

Looks like fall is here,

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whether we like it or not.

I don’t recall too many days of sunny weather this summer either.

Historically there are three distinct marketing periods in midwest real estate.

Usually, the busiest one is from when the snow goes to about mid-June.

Late June and July most people have other things on their mind – end of school events, holidays, weddings, family reunions, etc.

The phone starts ringing again in our offices after the August long weekend and the second marketing push lasts until late November.

The rest of the year is generally quieter.

So, here is some advice based on these observations.

If you are thinking of selling your home or acreage, don’t hesitate,

get it on the market as soon as possible in order to capture buyer activity over the next three months.

Eighty per cent of acreages sell between April and October.

Should you already have your house listed, take a close look at the sale of comparable properties since April with your Realtor and review your asking price, adjusting if necessary.

Unless of course, you want to gamble that next spring, in the sixth year of this current economic downturn and after a federal election, our part of western Canada will be on the road to recovery.

Your call.

The number of phone inquiries we get about selling lake property goes up by a factor of five this time of year.

Of course, the owners have used their RV lot or cabin all summer

and now hope somebody will want to pay taxes on the property until next year.

That’s like asking the local tire shop in April if this is the right time to put on snow tires.

I have stated before in this column for some reason lakefront properties start to sell in February and March, but unless you have a four-season cabin and a buyer who prefers ice fishing or snowmobiling over holidaying in Mexico, very few will move before next spring.

Commercial and industrial buildings are looked at year around.

Of course, in this economy, there are fewer businesses seeking to move, but we do get new inquiries every week about sale or lease opportunities.

Now is definitely t h e t i me p e o p l e w h o are considering selling

their farmland should be talking to those Realtors who specialize in rural properties even if we don’t publicly initiate the marketing until November.

A well thought out campaign takes time to organize.

The first step is a current market valuation.

It really helps to have access, particularly to pastureland, when roads are open.

The second step is deciding whether tender or MLS would be the best approach?

Each has its merits depending on the attributes of the land.

The third is assembling a marketing program tailored to the property.

Again, pictures say a thousand words, and this is a great time of year to capture site photos.

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Protecting the value of Alberta’s energy exports MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Enhancements to the curtailment policy will help ensure Alberta gets fair value for its oil while continuing to fight for increased market access.

Because of continuing pipeline delays, including Enbridge Line 3, these changes provide government a way to work with affected producers to manage production through 2020, as required.

The updated policy provides more flexibility for industry – including providing oil producers with more advanced notice of changes to production limits and doubling the base limit for curtailment.

Without curtailment, we expect production to exceed takeaway capacity – the amount that can be shipped for export – by about 150,000 barrels per day.

By more closely aligning production with takeaway capacity, curtailment is expected to help prevent extreme widening of the lightheavy differential.

Without curtailment, large discounts for Canadian crude would be projected.

“Our government is standing up for Alberta by fighting for pipelines, the economy and good jobs,” said Minister of Energy Sonya Savage.

“We have listened to industry feedback and these adjustments to the curtailment policy will better position companies to make timely business decisions. We committed to protecting the value of our resources while boosting investor confidence and these enhancements will do just that, while creating good jobs for Albertans in the process.”

Increasing the base

limit for curtailment from 10,000 to 20,000 barrels per day will mean that only 16 of more than 300 producers in Alberta will be subject to the updated production limits.

This will allow small producers to increase i n ve s t m e n t a n d p ro duction, without having a significant impact on overall provincial output.

These changes will take effect in October 2019.

The most significant changes to the curtailment policy include: - Moving the curtailment end date to Dec. 31, 2020, with possible earlier termination.

- Increasing the base deduction from 10,000 to 20,000 barrels per day and adjusting the curtailment formula accordingly, resulting in an overall increase of about 25,000 barrels per day to the allowed production

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- Providing 60 days’ notice of any changes.

- Adding ministerial discretion to set production limits after a merger or acquisition.

- Extending the provision for single-operator oil sands facilities’ minimum operations in winter to Dec. 31, 2020 and include December 2019.

- Reducing the number of affected producers from 29 to only 16 of more than 300 producers in the province.

- Reducing red tape for small producers.

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Improving roads to better the lives of residents MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Investing in modern transportation infrastructure is critical to connecting communities, safely and efficie nt l y m o vi ng c o m -

mercial goods to market and people to their destinations, and building a strong economic future for all Canadians.

Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety

and Emergency Preparedness, on behalf of François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Greg Ottenbreit, Saskatchewan Minister of Highways and Infrastructure, announced more than $75.3 million in joint funding to improve the provincial and national highway systems.

The projects involve building four sets of passing lanes on Highway 4 and repaving approximately 220 kilometres of Highways 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 20, 21, 55 and 102.

Once complete, these vital improvements will not only increase the safety and efficiency of Saskatchewan’s highways, but also help facilitate trade and support economic growth for years to come.

The Government of Canada is contributing $32.7 million to these

File Photo projects through the New Building Canada Fund, Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component—National and Regional Projects while the province of Saskatchewan is providing $42.6 million.

“Transportation and distribution of goods are a vital part of our local, regional and national economies,” Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness on behalf of Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities said.

“These highway improvements in Saskatchewan will keep motorists safe, shorten travel times and improve access of our products to world markets, bolstering economic growth and the

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These highway improvements in Saskatchewan will keep motorists safe, shorten travel times and improve access of our products to world markets, bolstering economic growth and the prosperity of the middle class and all those working hard to join it.

prosperity of the middle class and all those working hard to join it.”

Through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan, the Government of Canada is investing more than $180 billion over 12 years in public transit projects, green infrastructure, social infrastructure, trade and transportation routes, and Canada’s rural and northern communities.

“Our government has demonstrated a com-

mitment for investments into highways, bri d ge s a nd c u l ve rts to keep our province growing,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Greg Ottenbreit said.

“At the same time, it’s critical that we keep the infrastructure we already have in good condition. Investing in Saskatchewan highways is important to all of us so that we can get p e o p l e and p r o d u c ts moving in a safe and timely manner.”

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I prefer to build a custom website with all the information potential buyers will need, and then use other forms of advertising to direct traffic to it.

And the fourth, and probably the most important decision, is not to go to market when buyers are dis-

tracted by haying, harvest, or other time sensitive operations.

Timing has a significant part to play in all real estate transactions.

Vern McClelland is an associate broker with RE/MAX of Lloydminster and can be reached at (780) 8082700, through www. vernmcclelland.remax. ca or by following on

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Another CPCA season is in the books

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

The 2019 Denham Tough CPCA Finals wrapped up at Halstead Downs on Sunday afternoon after five days of chuckwagon racing action. Drivers, outriders and everyone involved in the sport had a great season and are looking forward to next season.

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Dedicated to helping those in need Pirates fall to Giants

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Their fight is our fight.

Hundreds of Lori Craven Memorial Ball Tournament players took a break from the game at noon on Sunday for a gathering with their families and friends to remember lost loved ones and pledge their help to anyone currently battling through illness.

The annual one-hour ceremony held on the grass just past the outfield fences of a diamond at Legion Ball Park featured heartfelt and joyful stories about those touched by the Lori Craven Memorial as well as the accompanying smiles, tears and laughter shared among its supporters.

Past recipient Oaklin Litchfield moved to the bare picnic table that stood in as the ceremony’s stage near the middle of its proceedings to give thanks to the many strangers who stepped up to help his family while he battled leukemia a decade ago. Litchfield, 13, has been off chemotherapy for five years and has been told by doctors that it is unlikely he’ll be diagnosed with the disease again.

The ball tournament started in 2002 as a fundraiser for the expenses incurred by Craven and her family while she battled cancer. It has grown from eight teams that first year to a 32-club limit and has since touched thousands of lives thanks to the support of Craven’s family, friends and community. This year’s tournament raised $112,000 before expenses for those in need.

Georgina Humphrey attended the Lori Craven Memorial with her daughter

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Four-year-old Rogan Lavigne sheds his hair for funds dedicated to supporting the Lori Craven Memorial. Rogan, his twin Lakyn and older brothers Grady, five, and Keaton, eight, raised $6,600 to help people battling illness.

and grandchildren to thank everyone for their support during her battle with cancer and its resulting financial hardships over these past two years.

The Lori Craven Memorial has helped Humphrey continue to pay her mortgage and monthly bills as well as provide funds to purchase groceries during her recovery.

“This is important because they help people who can’t get any help from anybody else,” said Humphrey. “And, they do it with loving God-filled hearts.”

To support those still battling through illness, Litchfield and his older sister Aspen, 17, offered to join the many others willing to shear their hair for funds dedicated

t o t he Lo r i Cr ave n Me mo rial cause. The siblings raised $1,000 through that act of kindness.

“Because this is my 10-year anniversary of being sponsored, I decided to cut my hair,” said Litchfield, while rubbing a palm over his newly shaved pate. “It feels weird because I’m used to my long hair.”

One tough inning turned the tide against the Northwest Prairie Pirates.

The Pirates fell 11-4 to the Sask Five Giants in the final of the Western Canada Baseball Association 15-andunder AAA championships at Hospital Diamond on Sunday.

The gold medal game resembled both clubs opening contest of the four-day tournament when the Giants used a strong inning to put away the Pirates 16-11.

“I think we played really well,” said Pirates first baseman Cameron Pero. “It was just a coup l e o f bad bre aks o n some plays that could have been made and some lucky bounces on hits. That was the difference in the game. It’s just how it goes.”

A massive throng of baseball fans crowding the fences from foul pole to foul pole seemed to will the momentum to the Pirates side in the early innings. Jackson Heculuck took advantage in the top of the second plating second baseman Jake Roggensack on a grounder to short.

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Hospital Diamond gets a redesign JAMIE HARKINS WRITER

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A sense of wonder struck baseball players, coaches and fans as they laid eyes on the newly-refurbished Hospital Diamond grounds.

The Northwest Prairie Pirates 15-andunder AAA baseball team welcomed Manitoba’s North Winnipeg Pirates and Carillon Sultans, Saskatchewan’s Sask Five Giants, Alberta’s Red Deer Ernco Braves and British Columbia’s Coquitlam Bantam Reds to the Border City for the Western Canada Baseball Association championships this past weekend.

The Pirates, their parents and supporters have spent the last four-to-five months working behind the scenes to make the experience these teams received at the ballpark unforgettable.

“We took it upon ourselves as parents to volunteer as much time as we could to make sure we had dugouts that were revamped and state of the art, that we had fences in play that were legitimate 15U distance and it just looked like a baseball park,” said volunteer grounds crew member Dave Heculuck.

“With the wind mesh and poly cap for safety, we’ve developed a diamond we feel is one of the best in Western Canada.”

Heculuck said about

20 people working on average six to eight hours a piece came down to the ballpark to help put in the fencing, build a sound booth, redesign the dugouts, install a scoreboard and manicure the grounds in just the past few weeks. He said labour only accounted for part of their assistance as they also volunteered equipment and gas to get the job done.

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The Northwest Prairie Pirates welcomed five of the top bantam clubs from Western Canada to their newly refurbished ballpark on the weekend.

“They worked at their o w n p a c e an d p u t i n as much time as they could donate when they were here,” he said.

“It was after work on a Thursday or Friday afternoon and working until dark or coming in on weekends. We had parents from out of town, Maidstone, Lashburn and Wainwright, come to help us get this done. It couldn’t happen without that many people. Not a chance.”

Kevin Kusch, chairperson of the Lloydminster 2020 Saskatchewan Summer Games

host society, said the renovated Hospital Diamond grounds are an example of the legacy next year’s event will leave on the City of Lloydminster.

He said the work was made possible through funding put in by the Games, Lloydminster Minor Baseball and corporate sponsors as well as city workers and individual community members stepping up to help.

“We came down right to the last hour really to get everything complete,” said Kusch.

“We didn’t really finish until the day before the bantam AAA games started here. It was kind of neat to see that we had our mind set to it. We worked some late nights, but we were able to get everything done and it’s just kudos to everybody who came out.”

We had parents from out of town, Maidstone, Lashburn and Wainwright, come to help us get this done.

It couldn’t happen without that many people.

Not a chance.

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Pirates second baseman Landen Gallon said work on the diamond seemed to be continuous in the weeks leading up to Westerns. He said parents carried the heavy load, but when given a chance the players also lent a hand to help build the facility.

“It feels great to play Westerns on our home turf and on this beautiful diamond,” said Gallon. “We’re very grateful for it.”

Heculuck said the hope is these renovations will lead to more baseball events coming to the Border City.

He said Lloydminster Minor Baseball started the 13U and 15U AAA programs this past season in an attempt to help build the game in this area and this facility should go a long way in helping make that a reality.

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Ballplayer brings home Summer Games gold JAMIE HARKINS WRITER

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Kitscoty’s Gage Wolfe is enjoying a muchneeded respite from the game of softball.

Wolfe, 14, began the month of August by competing with the Irma Tigers at the under-16 national softball champion-

ships in Saskatoon.

He travelled to Swift Current from there to help Team Alberta capture a U19 gold medal at the Aug. 9-13 Western Canada Summer Games before finishing off the trek with a trip to Edmonton’s Rundle Park for play with Goodfish Lake in the Alberta

Indigenous Games this past weekend.

The Grade 9 student at Kitscoty Junior Senior High School earned a spot on Team Alberta despite being five years younger than some of his teammates and most of the competition.

He played first base for the Summer Games club, which went 3-0 during the round robin and captured the gold medal with a 3-2 win against Team Saskatchewan 2 at the City Recreation Complex on Aug. 13.

“We had a guy on first base and our four-hole batter hit a home run, which put us up 2-0,” said Wolfe, while on the way to the lake for a bit of rest and relaxation.

“Then we went out to play defence and they scored two to come back. But, we scored one more and held

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Softball player Gage Wolfe helped lead Team Alberta to a gold medal at the Western Canada Summer Games.

them off the rest of the game.”

Wolfe said the threetournament tour wasn’t too difficult to complete as it all seemed to roll into one, but the Summer Games did prove its main attraction.

He said the Games

featured an Olympics’ type atmosphere thanks to its highenergy opening ceremony, accommodations in a makeshift athletes’ village at the local high school and opportunity for its participants to mingle and take in each other’s competitions.

“My big highlight of f th e d iamond w as watching the basketball athletes from Alberta taking gold in both male and female,” he said.

“It’s a big privilege to say I went to the Summer Games and won a gold medal too.”

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Giants score seven in third inning to capture Westerns gold FROM PAGE 24

Jamie Harkins Meridian Source

Pirates pitcher Jackson Heculuck winds up to throw a strike against the Giants.

Pirates left fielder Ben Klein followed Roggensack home a few moments later on a passed ball. Heculuck did his part on the mound in those first two innings striking out two and holding the powerful Giants lineup to an infield popup and a pair of worm burners.

A come-backer to the mound floored Heculuck in the third, but he fought through the injury to stay in the game. After striking out the next batter, Heculuck got into a jam walking two to load the bases for Giants shortstop and reliever Kohle Huber.

“I had two strikes on me, so I was just trying to protect it and put it in play,” said Huber, who cleared the bases on a double and Pirates error. “It turned out good. We just kept the rally going and everyone kept hitting.”

The Giants scored seven in the inning, but took full control in the

top of the fourth when starting pitcher Carson Hindmarsh stopped any quick comeback by inducing a popup to right field before striking out the next two he faced. The Pirates made a last push in the fifth bringing the score to

within three.

Grant Baldwin, who lined up in right field for the Pirates during the final, said they had some ups and downs during their first season playing AAA ball.

He said it took a bit of time to get used to the

improved pitching at the start of the year, but everyone was on board by the end.

“We got into semis at provincials,” said Pero. “I think making it to the Westerns gold medal game is a big accomplishment.”

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The Lakeland College Rustlers women’s soccer team will begin their quest for an ACAC gold medal early next month.

Jamie Harkins Meridian Source

Rustlers women’s soccer asked to dream for greatness JAMIE HARKINS WRITER

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The Lakeland College Rustlers women’s soccer team is being challenged to think big.

Laith Matlak, who took over the head coaching position with the Rustlers on Canada Day, said they’re going to surprise a lot of teams in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) this season.

He said the 14 firstyear and three returning players on the roster have passion for the game, are hungry to

advance to the next level and are determined to have success on the field and in the classroom.

“Most of these girls have been playing their whole life,” said Matlak, 29. “They want to continue to play and they want to start. They want to come in, get minutes and not sit on the bench.”

Matlak accepted the head coaching position on May 15 and immediately began scouting and recruiting for this season despite his contract not technically starting until a month-and-a-half later.

The work involved talking to players in and around Vancouver, where he has spent the past five years working as a head coach for Fusion FC and at the Whitecaps FC Academy as well as recently assisting with the reigning Pacific Western Athletic Association champion Capilano University Blues, trav-

elling to tournaments across Western Canada and relying on the help of new Rustlers women’s soccer team assistant coach Anton Yalbir.

Finding 14 girls to commit to Lakeland College and the Rustlers wasn’t easy, noted Matl a k, c o ns i d e ri n g m o s t student-athletes have already picked a place to play and study at by the spring. He said offering them a chance to get onto the field instead of just red shirting and the opportunity to develop as better players under his guidance helped entice them to give the Border City a try.

“Matlak offered (the assistant coaching position) to me and I signed on,” said Yalbir, who grew up playing soccer alongside the new Rustlers bench boss in Saskatoon. “He’s got a good philosophy and a good mental game. He’s able

to dissect it, communicate it to the girls and make them really understand and believe in the passion he has for the game.”

The Rustlers start the season with a road contest against The King’s University Eagles on Sept. 7. The girls will play their first home game at VLA Field the next afternoon versus the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder.

“This team, building a family relationship with them is important,” said Matlak, a Squamish, B.C., Quest University graduate and four-year post-secondary soccer veteran. “I think that’s a key to success. Even for me, to be closer to my family and longtime friends will help me be successful too. I’m happy to come back and bring the knowledge I gained in Vancouver to a town like Lloydminster.”

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Agriculture

Last week in the field: crop report update

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Despite rain delays in some areas, producers now have over one per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, and less than one per cent of the 2019 crop combined according to Saskatchewan Agricul-

ture’s Crop Report.

The five-year (20142018) average is four per cent combined and five per cent swathed or ready to straightcut.

Nineteen per cent of the fall rye, 14 per cent of the winter wheat, three per cent of the

field peas and one per cent of the lentils are now stored in bins.

Harvest progress is most advanced in the southeast and southwest regions where one per cent of the crop is now combined.

Producers in the central regions and north have less than one per cent of the crop in bins and expect to be harvesting in the coming weeks.

Rainfall last week delayed harvest operations in the southern regions.

Rainfall ranged from trace amounts to 82 mm in the Pense area.

Provincially, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as three per

cent surplus, 78 per cent adequate, 17 per cent short and two per

cent very short.

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Last week in the field

Turtleford’s summer cattle show 2019 SUBMITTED TO THE SOURCE

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File Photo FROM PAGE 29

Topsoil moisture on the hay land and pasture is rated as one per cent surplus, 72 per cent adequate, 25 per cent short and two per cent very short.

The recent rainfall may cause downgrading and quality issues in pulse crops.

Hay yields are below average overall.

Estimated average

dryland hay yields for the province are 0.9 tons per acre for alfalfa; one ton per acre for alfalfa/ bromegrass; 0.8 tons per acre for other tame hay; 0.7 tons per acre for wild hay and 1.8 tons per acre for greenfeed.

Estimated average irrigated hay yields are 2.4 tons per acre for alfalfa; 2.2 tons per acre for alfalfa/

bromegrass; 1.9 tons per acre for other tame hay; 1.2 tons per acre for wild hay and 3.2 tons per acre for greenfeed.

The majority of crop damage this week was from strong winds and localized flooding.

Producers are busy hauling bales and grain, getting ready for harvest and desiccating and combining crops.

The 10th Annual Turtleford Summer Cattle Show was held on Saturday August 10, at the Turtleford Ag. Society Grounds.

There were 109 head of cattle taking part in the one-day show.

The judge for the day was Shannon Eaton of Lloydminster.

The Northern Livestock Sales Open Jackpot Commercial Bred Heifer Competition (Pen of Three) had 17 entries this year.

The show results are as follows.

Class 1: British 2yr old Cow with bull calf 1st – CNI Ranching Class 2: European 2yr old with bull calf 1st-Blackgold Simmental 2nd-Flying S Ranch 3rd –Blackgold Simmental 4th- Brook’s Simmentals

Class 3: Mature Purebred British Cow with bull calf 1st-CNI Ranching 2nd-CMT Farms 3rd-Grant Lodge Farms Class 4: Mature Purebred European Cow with bull calf 1st-Leewood Ranch 2nd-Red Willow Ranch 3rd-Leewood Ranch 4th-Brook’s Simmentals Class 5: Open Jackpot Cow with Heifer Calf 1st- Skytrack Ranch/ Payne Livestock 2nd-Little Willow Creek 3rd-Red Willow Ranch 4th-Bannerman Land & Cattle Class 6: Pen of 3 Commercial Heifers 1st- Little Willow Creek 2nd-Y Coulee Land & Cattle Co. 3rd-Red Willow

Ranch 4th- Diamond B Ranches Diamond 7 Meats of Lloydminster donated and prepared the beef that was served at our noon dinner for all our competitors and sponsors.

The committee consisting of Randy Noble, Larry Macnab, Blaine Harland, Harry Lake, Darryl Roach, Jeff Jamieson and Kelly Svoboda appreciate the support of the competitors and sponsors for bringing such high quality cattle to our show again this year and would welcome any suggestions regarding improving our show for next year.

The Turtleford Coop donated the use of their corral panels and supplied the coffee and doughnuts during the show.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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HOROSCOPES CAPRICORN

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May 21 – June 21 You’ll be on the move this week, playing taxi for your children. Don’t forget to bring your GPS or check the directions before you leave.

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