Thursday, August 29, 2024
Inspirational stories help launch
The Thorpe Recovery Cen tre has launched its annual fundraiser to raise money for its facility.
“Sober September, regard less of its routes, is intended for everyone to abstain from alcohol and other vices, which gives us a reset button on a physical, mental and social level,” said Derek Keller, CEO of Thorpe Recovery Centre.
“Physically, it gives you an opportunity to see how your body functions without alco hol and these other vices, such as junk food or excessive screen time on social media, just to name a few.”
The goal of this year’s cam paign is to purchase a vehi cle, allowing them to trans port patients for out-of-facil ity treatments.
The facility has saved many lives, including the lives of locals, Aaron and Mindy.
Mindy told her story to roughly 50 individuals at different recovery levels who gathered in the gym for a press conference. She spoke about the realization she was in trouble in Edmonton, coming home to Lloyd, and finally, why she went to the centre.
tinue on her journey of sobriety. She eventually opened a business, which has survived many challenges, including a pandemic. Her company now gives back to the community.
Aaron’s theory is to live recovery out loud. After 17 years of fighting demons, this is the way he finds help in his journey.
“I was willing to trade it. I gave everything I had away: all the people, all the love, and all the support I had. I willingly gave it away to try and feel okay, 10 minutes at a time.”
He decided he didn’t want it one day after staring death in the face; Thorpe was there and met him where he was.
put together a couple one day at a time. It was only through the love and support of people and me getting out of my own way, that I am here.”
If you are interested in Sober September, visit ThorpeRecoveryCentre.org/event to register for the campaign.
DAN GRAY STAFF WRITER
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SATURDAY · OCTOBER 19 · 2024 Y
One dead after aircraft crash
One person is dead following an aircraft crash south of Lloydminster.
On Aug. 21, at approximately 10 a.m., Kitscoty RCMP were notified that a personal aircraft had crashed near the Saskatchewan border shortly after take-off.
Kitscoty and Maidstone RCMP,
EMS and Fire attended and located the aircraft and pilot. The single occupant, a 46-year-old male resident of Rivercourse, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Transport Canada continues to investigate the incident and has yet to determine a cause of the crash.
RCMP would like to extend their condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
Morning fire under investigation
DAN GRAY STAFF WRITER
At approximately 5 a.m. on Aug. 27, emergency crews responded to the 3100 block of 47 Ave. for reports of flames.
Fire Chief Aaron Buckingham thanked his crews for their diligence and quick response.
“The Lloydminster Fire Department was dispatched to a reported fire on the Father Gorman School property,” said Buckingham.
“Crews arrived on scene to find a playground fully involved. Thanks to the quick efforts by our team, the fire was contained to the playground area and there were no injuries to either our team or bystanders or fire extension past the playground.”
The Lloydminster Catholic School Division provided the following statement regarding the situation.
“The Lloydminster Catholic
School Division is grateful for the effective response from our community and dedicated fire services,” said director of education Nigel McCarthy.
“Moving forward, we are working with our partners to have a park in place at Father Gorman Community School in the near future. This project represents our shared commitment to creating vibrant spaces for our children and families.”
S/Sgt Brad Mouland from the Lloydminster RCMP was able to confirm the fire is considered suspicious and is still under investigation. There is no damage estimate at this time.
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CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
Second well drilling starts near Lloydminster
Trans Canada Gold Corp has begun drilling on its second well near Lloydminster.
Precision Drilling has been appointed as its rig contractor. They have now spudded and commenced drilling on the second multilateral well.
The well is based on similar wells drilled in the General Petroleum (GP) oil formation using surrounding well control combined with recently processed seismic lines.
“We now look forward to drilling our second multilateral well which is planned with 11 lateral legs in the GP oil reservoir. With the recent strategic land and lease acquisitions, together with well control and recently obtained and processed seismic data, the upcoming drill program in the GP sand has been derisked as much as possible,” said Tim Coupland, president and CEO of Trans Canada Gold Corp.
“Our proven drilling and production strategy continues to deliver strong results, with our multilateral wells showcasing low decline rates that ensure steady, long-term output,” commented director Chris Timmins.
“This approach not only maximizes our resource recovery but also provides a stable foundation for sustained growth and value creation for our shareholders.”
The lands for the well are controlled by a partnership led by Croverro with the company holding an 18.75 per cent interest.
The company acquired additional lands inside the area of Area of Mutual Interest which will allow additional opportunity for multilateral wells.
Drilling on the second well is expected to last 10 days.
CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
Photo courtesy of Trans Canada Gold Corp.
City addresses unhoused encampments
The City of Lloydminster recently cleared several individuals camped out on public property.
According to a statement provided to the Meridian Source , the operation took place on 48 Ave. over multiple days and involved many organizations. City peace officers led and coordinated the operation.
“Once we identified where the encampments were located on public property, the City initiated its encampment removal policy that works in a coordinated manner with community outreach teams,” said the City in a statement.
“Outreach groups are sent to
encamped areas to try and find alternate housing solutions and provide feedback to City officials, a timeline or other supports requested. From there, the City will give verbal notice to encampment users on a timeline in which they need to vacate the area.”
In this case, the individuals were provided with a 24-hour timeline. At the end of that time frame, peace officers and city crews ensured the individuals left and cleaned the area.
Some personal items were collected during the clean-up and are being held by the city for 30-days.
“Individuals can attend the RCMP detachment and request to discuss with a peace officer what items were taken,” the statement read.
“(They then) go through a simple identification process to get goods returned to a physical address; this process can take two to four days depending on peace officer availability.”
Encampments are not allowed on public property within city limits. When they are identified, the city works with shelter operators and community outreach teams on a joint removal process.
Arrest made following Macklin hay bale fire
CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
Unity RCMP have made an arrest following their investigation into a string of hay bale fires near Macklin.
July 31, RCMP received a report of a hay bale on fire in a field near Macklin and
Evesham. RCMP officers responded along with Macklin Fire Department. The incident was one of several hay bale and grass fires that occurred in Unity/ Macklin RCMP jurisdiction between July 28 and Aug. 25.
Officers continued their investigation analyzing evi -
dence including surveillance video. As a result on Aug. 26, officers arrested 25-yearold Logan Sieben from Macklin in relation to the investigation. He’s been charged with, one count of arson causing mischief, arson with intent to defraud and theft under $5,000.
“Within the last month we responded to over 15 reports of deliberately set hay bale and grass fires,” said Cpl. Christopher Neufeld of Unity RCMP.
“These fires resulted in property loss and greatly impacted our local farmers. Thanks to the diligent work of our RCMP investigators and our partnership and collaboration with Macklin Fire Department, we have now made an arrest and laid charges.”
Sieben is scheduled to appear in Unity Provincial Court on Nov. 18.
Unity and Macklin RCMP advise farmers or landowners to transport hay bales to locations where monitoring can happen.
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DAN GRAY STAFF WRITER
Council approves turf funding
up such as if the educational funds would be used for the project.
The City of Lloydminster has approved funding for the Lloydminster Catholic School Division (LCSD) to build a new artificial turf field at Holy Rosary high school.
The presentation requesting the funding was made during the Aug. 19 regular council meeting.
The school board requested $200,000 from the municipal government for the field.
The total cost of the project is just over $2 million with $600,000 confirmed coming form local donations, $375,000 pending from local donations and $900,000 from a provincial grant.
The project will not only benefit the school division it will also be available for use by the city for user groups such as football, soccer and rugby.
“It’s a great investment in terms of partnership for the city of Lloydminster because we’re getting this for the community use at a fraction of the price that it would cost if the city was to do it on its own.”
Explained Coun. Jonathan Torresan. “There’s already considerable support from the community in terms of the fundraising” “to me it’s really a no brainer to get an improved product that would help from an economic development point of view for all the sports tourism that comes with it, for a pretty small price in the grand scheme of things.”
During the questionand-answer period other questions were brought
“Operational funding does not get used for capital development in school divisions, so we don’t use educations funds on this particular project,” said LCSD director of education Nigel McCarthy. McCarthy was asked how the school division would pay for repairs or potential replacements down the road.
“Community user groups would pay a small rental fee for the use,” he explains. “We
will, in the case of this operation, put away funds in reserve from that rental in order to replace and/or repair.”
“We have been successful in using the reserve-based system in order to slowly grow the reserve and anticipate being able to maintain and/or replace that field surface given end of its useful life which is approximately 15 years.”
The anticipated costs of the field according to McCarthy include the sweeping of the field and labour for the sweeping as well as locking
and unlocking during the April to thanksgiving period.
It was also clarified that the city would not be part of any maintenance or facility operational costs.
Holy Rosary has its own dressing rooms on the second storey that have their own dedicated entrance should a sports team need it.
Council approved the request for funding and directed administration to enter into a joint use agreement with the LCSD for after-hour community use.
CHRISTIAN APOSTOLOVSKI STAFF WRITER
Rail strike riles United Party candidate
The nationwide lockout of about 9,300 rail workers at Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City gives Steve Gessner a chance to mix some politicking with farming.
“Will I end up with a seat, I don’t know. That’s always a guess. I don’t believe in polls. The only poll that matters is the one where people go and put their X to their candidate.
Gessner, who lives in Maidstone, won the nomination on Aug. 19 to represent the Saskatchewan United Party (SUP) in the Cut Knife -Turtleford riding in the Saskatchewan general election this October.
The 64-year-old semi-retiree is currently helping a farmer harvest crops and calls on the federal government to end the strike quickly.
“Get your fingers in here already. This should never be happening,” said Gessner on Aug. 22.
“The employees of the railway should be considered an essential service because, without it, Western Canada dies.”
Gessner says farmers throughout the province are worried about the strike continuing too long.
“We depend almost 100 per cent on the railway to move our product to market,” he said.
Gessner was a long-haul trucker for 25 years who knew farmers couldn’t haul export grain by road transport.
“It would be really crazy— you haul 1,500 bushels on a Super B to Vancouver. It would take you three days to get it there.”
“These farmers have mega large bills to pay, and they are depending on starting to move this crop quickly.”
Gessner is working for a farmer who stores up to 5,000 gallons of diesel and purchases around 20,000 gallons of fuel a year.
He’s hoping to be a voice to help fix what he sees as problems all the
way across the board, including what he calls a lack of representation in his electoral riding.
Independent MLA Ryan Domotor was removed from the Sask Party caucus in November 2023.
“They don’t have a way of removing him from the Legislative Assembly. The Sask United Party has that in place, it’s called MLA recall,” said Gessner.
He says he also doesn’t like what’s going on with the provincial and federal governments, noting someone has to take a hold of it.
“People behind me believe I would make the right face for that,” he said.
Gessner says he used to be a Sask Party believer when Brad Wall was premier and his successor Scott Moe held cabinet posts.
“Scott Moe in my opinion is not a good leader. He was a fantastic follower. Brad could tell him to do this and consider it done,” said Gessner. “He won’t make the decision himself.”
Gessner says as an example, Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith recently started talking about changes to the pension plans.
“Alberta wants to move into their own pension plan and opt out of Canada Pension Plan. As soon as Smith said that, Moe jumped on the bandwagon,” said Gessner.
“He’s a fantastic follower, but he’s not a leader.”
Gessner says SUP seeks a new deal with the federal government similar to Quebec’s special status with more and greater control over immigration, cultural matters, and natural resource policies.
The party also wants the ability to opt-out of compensation from certain federal programs in areas of exclusive provincial jurisdiction as one of its policies.
Gessner says as soon as the harvest is done, he’ll be campaigning full time on party policies.
“Will I end up with a seat, I don’t know. That’s always a guess. I don’t believe in polls. The only poll that matters is the one where people go and put their X to their candidate,” he said.
“I will do the best that I can do.”
Gessner believes his 25-year career on the highway helps to see what works and what doesn’t in all areas of North America.
He is one of very few drivers who can say they have driven in 49 mainland U.S. states, all 10 provinces and all three territories.
Gessner was born in Humboldt Sask., and raised on a farm in the Cut-Knife-Turtelford constituency. He and his wife Kathy have been married for nearly 40 years. They have raised two daughters and now have two grandsons and one granddaughter.
Steve Gessner. Supplied Photo
GEOFF LEE STAFF WRITER
Each month, the Source highlights one member of the community as a fun way to bring us all closer together!
This month, we featured LloydMall manager, Kim Richer!
If you didn’t do what you do for a living, what would you be doing?
A criminologist. I am fascinated by the science and investigation process to solving crimes.
It’s Sunday morning, what are you having for breakfast?
I seldom eat breakfast during the week, but Sunday is my day to have a nice breakfast. French toast and bacon.
If you could see one concert, what would it be?
I’m an 80s girl and have seen many of the 80s bands. However, I never got to see Tina Turner, which would have been amazing.
If you could have one super power, what would it be?
Teleporting – eliminate all the driving and flying to get to different places. AMAZING!
What was your childhood celebrity crush?
Johnny Depp.
What is your favourite TV show?
This is Us.
What’s your dream car?
Mercedes Roadster.
What’s your fast-food guilty pleasure? Opa!
Last book you couldn’t put down?
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult.
Which person, alive or dead, would you like to have dinner with?
Oprah.
What’s the one thing you haven’t done that you’d love to do?
Visit Europe.
What’s the best thing about Lloydminster?
Lloydminster is a great city to raise a family. Excellent schools, and variety of sports and other activities available for our kids to join. Overall feeling of community.
If we’re buying you’re having....
Steak and lobster.
What’s your favourite vacation destination?
Anywhere tropical. Recently visited Bali, Indonesia and would love to travel to that area of the world again. LONG FLIGHTS, so teleporting would be very handy.
What’s your weirdest habit?
I am an early riser, so by 9 p.m., I am ready for bed.
What’s currently playing in your car or on your smartphone right now?
Little Lies by Fleetwood Mac.
What’s your biggest pet peeve?
Gossip
What are your words to live by?
Don’t sweat the small stuff.
Who’s your hero?
My husband, Paul. He loves and supports me unconditionally and is an amazing dad to our daughters.
What was your most embarrassing moment?
Forgetting my purse at the gas station after filling with gas. This was back in the day when you didn’t have to prepay. I managed to find enough change in my car to pay most of it and a kind gentleman paid my shortfall of a few dollars.
Supplied
Sask Part Leads Polls:
60 days until election
non-profit institute, provided a breakdown of the data.
The most recent polls by Angus Reid show the Sask Party leading the next election race.
Currently, 49 per cent of the electorate would vote for Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party. However, the provincial NDP party led by Carla Beck is only 7 per cent behind, at 42 per cent.
This is the closest the NDP has been since the previous election in 2020.
Additionally, Angus Reid, a
According to the polling, 58 per cent of those polled in Regina and 57 per cent in Saskatoon would support the NDP. On the other hand, they still struggle outside of the cities, where Moe has 57 per cent of the support.
Comparatively, Moe has a significant lead in the vote of men and seniors. On the other hand, the NDP has strong support in the 18-30 generation.
The Sask. Party doesn’t have
support for everything they have done. Regardless of where the electors lived, the majority don’t like the way healthcare, inflation and public safety have been handled.
The online polls took place from Aug. 16-20 and had 802 participants who live in Sask and are members of the Angus Reid Forum. The poll is considered accurate within three per cent 19 times out of 20. Residents in Sask will go to the polls on Oct. 28.
DAN GRAY STAFF WRITER
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Thursday, August 29, 2024
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There are countless humbling moments in my life where I realize I may not be as intelligent as I believe.
None more so than when I buy something and look at these pieces to think, “Is this alien technology?”
Putting a chair together is a chore, I meticulously read the instructions over and over and properly separate my items to ensure I don’t mix anything up. Luckily nowadays my lovely partner, Hope, will typically burden putting these things together.
interesting. The individuals that came here had no idea how to farm.
I was reading a history book recently and I found an excerpt that made me think about my own plight of not understanding how to put stuff together or do tasks.
In Saskatoon, according to the Saskatoon Phoenix, 500 new wagons, 800 ploughs, 150 mowers, 51 binders and 1,000 horses had been sold, an unprecedented burst of business. Many colonists had no experience as farmers or how to use the items they purchased, except maybe the horses.
This got me thinking, imagine landing in a foreign land with a promise of adventure and this beautiful new city, to be tasked with ploughing a large field, building your house and providing for yourself from the land.
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This may seem like a random tangent, but it was brought up as I was reading through more history of this beautiful border city. I haven’t scratched the surface yet, oh the detailed and interesting history Lloydminster has left behind.
I talked about the early days of Lloydminster and how the Barr Colonists arrived from the British Empire, and I glanced over a fact I found very
Word on the street ...
This week’s question ...
What advice would you give your teenage self?
Margaret Ron
I don’t know about you, but I would be screwed. I would probably journal away my sorrows before I’m finally swallowed by the harsh Canadian winter. Or I would join the rest of the people who also didn’t get their houses built in time or didn’t know how to, in a communal tent. These days, you can hire someone to do anything but back in those days, you had to – figure it out.
Dale says things were better back in the day and thinks teenagers should listen more because a lot of kids don’t. Dale Margaret’s advice would be to be your own person and don’t always just follow the crowd.
Sheila’s says budget your money so you can have fun but still be able to eat at the end of the month! Ron says he would do more schooling, enjoy life as much as possible and he says to not work your life away.
Letter to the editor ...
Hello Dan and Christian, Welcome to Lloydminster. I’m also a transplant, arriving here from Saskatoon in 2001 to pad my resume.
The rest is now history as I’m happy to call Lloyd home, at least for a few more years.
I’m compelled to write just to let you know how much happier I am with our local paper and associated media since your arrival.
A city of 30,000+ requires real news. Charity events and the lot are not that, and I’m so impressed to have read your honest, important, and gutsy stories as headlines. It’s a refreshing and necessary change.
Keep it up! Consider me a fan!
- Amy W Hiron
Sheila
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Leeway from Lloyd: Back to J-school memories
Last week our local summer student, Presley Johnston, wrote her farewell column as she is off to study journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).
Her departure brought back memories of my first year in journalism in 1973 when TMU was known as Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.
Ba ck then, print journalism was at its peak as Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein exposed what was called the Watergate scandal, which led to the resignation of then-U.S. president Richard Nixon in 1974.
Today, most breaking news is posted online, but when I went to school, the computer chip
wasn’t invented until 1975 and page layout was cut and pasted with photos developed on film negatives in a dark room.
I r emember walking around campus taking photos with my Pentax camera and conducting interviews by writing down every spoken word with a pencil and steno pad. I took a typing course, too!
When I graduated in 1976 with a degree in journalism, I worked for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment that summer, but by late August, I packed a hockey bag and hitched a ride to Calgary in just one car. I dropped by the journalism department at SAIT and they gave me three job openings in Alberta along Hwy. 2.
I was hired as the editor of The Record in Fort Saskatchewan on the final stop and was off to the races at age 27.
I was amazed the stories I wrote at Ryerson and for the
government. It sunk in and I discovered I could actually write news.
Since then, I ended up all over the country working for newspapers, the B.C. Forest Service, the Ontario government, again, a private company in Kitimat B.C. and Espanola Ont. and as a magazine editor in Bracebridge Ont. and Cranbrook B.C.
I figured I lived in well over 30 addresses and four provinces over the years. The year I went to Ryerson, I hitchhiked to Alaska with a dental hygienist from Los Angeles that summer and to Quebec City with a French woman I met on a beach on Vancouver Island.
Look for my bare-all journalism novel, titled, C’est La Vie!
Gray Matters: Bullying season never ends
When hunting wildlife, you must wait for a certain season to open up. However, when you want to hunt human feelings, you simply turn to social media; it’s open season.
I want to start with something I saw numerous times this week. References to unhoused individuals as “those people” were on the tame end.
I don’t know what it is about individuals who enjoy picking on people who can’t defend themselves. Does it make you feel bigger? Does it give you a false sense of entitlement? I’ll never understand what drives individuals to bully and belittle others. Before you give me, “Look what they do to the city, they steal, they do drugs … blah … blah ... blah …” it’s a bunch of malarky.
As a former member of the unhoused community, I can tell you, most of them do none of the above. Also, not all the crimes you see committed are caused by unhoused. Lastly, being unhoused is not illegal.
As I addressed someone online this week, loitering, theft under $5,000 and other summary crimes have a large berth for the Crown Attorney and officers to judge if and when they are laid.
Laughingly enough, most of the individuals commenting on crimes committed by others, commit
crimes themselves daily.
Speeding, failing to stop and cyberbullying (sec. 264 criminal code, look it up) to name a few.
What makes one petty crime worse for society than another? When are some laws okay to break, but others not?
Very few individuals choose to be unhoused, and even fewer choose addiction. No one wants to suffer mental health issues that mainly go untreated by our health care system.
Enough about the unhoused, for now.
As we head back into school season, some kids are dreading day one. Summer may have given them a small break from the constant bullying, teasing, and name-calling that awaits them on Tuesday.
As a kid, you can imagine what I was called when they took one letter out of my last name, but at least I got a break from it.
Back then, you could come home from school, be surrounded by family and not worry about what others said about you. Today, it’s 24-7 nonstop abuse, in person and virtually, the latter is generally worse.
We don’t have to look far to see who to blame for the mess. It’s not the school boards, it’s not the students, it’s their role models.
If, as a society of supposedly adults, we condone online bullying among ourselves, isn’t it hypocritical to tell younger generations to stop?
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Cards, games, food, meetings and live music
Legacy Centre Day Trip
The Legacy Centre is hosting a day-away bus trip to the Mayfield Inn in Edmonton and tickets are available now! The trip is on Oct. 23 and the bus leaves from the Legacy Centre parking lot. Brunch is at 10 a.m. with the production of “Musicians gone wild in NASHVILLE” starting at noon. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more details and tickets.
Fellowship Village Garage Sale
The Fellowship Village, behind the LloydMall, is having a garage sale this
weekend. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30 and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31.
Gord Cormier’s Country Legend Show
The Legacy Centre presents Gord Cormier’s Country Legend Show at 7 p.m. on Sept. 4 at the Legacy Centre. Tickets are $25/person in advance or $30 at the door. Purchase your tickets at the Legacy Centre or call 780875-4584 for more details.
Kaiser Tournament
kaiser tournament on Sept. 5. Play begins at 10 a.m., cost is $10 to play and $12 for lunch. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for details.
Zulu Challenge
$69 and are available online or at the theatre’s box office. See you there!
Senior Citizen’s Society AGM
The Legacy Centre is hosting a
The Zulu Challenge is coming to Bud Miller All Seasons Park on Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon. This rare event will have 20 obstacles with 5 kilometres of trails. All dogs welcome. All dogs must have a harness, no collars. All owners must have a hands free leash ... reactive/protective dogs must have a muzzle at all times ... anything you cannot do you can go around. Google Lloydminster Zulu Race for more details. Registration for the race is $22.63.
Doubles Crib Tourney
The Legacy Centre is hosting a doubles crib tournament on Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. with 12 games guaranteed. Registration is from 9-9:45 a.m. Cost is $25/person, which includes lunch. Enter as a team or individually (they’ll pair you up). Call Bruce at 780-522-6972 to pre-register.
Monthly Supper
The Legacy Centre is hosting its monthly supper on Sept. 13. Doors open and dancin’ at 5 p.m., supper is at 6 p.m., then dance the evening away. Tickets are $25/person (advance only). Please purchase or reserve your spot by noon on Sept. 12. All members and guests welcome. Call the Legacy office at 780-8754584 for more details.
Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters at the Vic
Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters are taking the stage at the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Sept. 16 for a 7:30 p.m. show as part of the Dr. H.A. McDonald Season. Tickets are
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The Lloydminster Senior Citizen’s Society is hosting its annual general meeting on Sept. 16 at the Legacy Centre. The meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. in the boardroom. All members encouraged to attend. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more details.
Spades Tournament
The Legacy Centre is hosting a spades tournament on Sept. 19. Play begins at 10 a.m., cost is $10 to play and $12 for lunch. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for details.
Crib Doubles Tournament
The Legacy Centre is hosting a cribbage doubles tournament on Sept. 26. Play begins at 10 a.m., cost is $10 to play and $12 for lunch. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for details.
Madchild at Cheers Live Juno Award winner, Madchild, of Swollen Members fame, plays at Cheers Live on Sept. 26. Tickets available on Eventbrite.
Shaela Miller at The Vic Juba
Shaela Miller takes the stage at the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at vicjubatheatre.ca or call the box office at 780-872-7400. Ticket revenue will be divided between Lloydminster Regional Theatre Foundation and Friends of Weaver Park. Double your impact and support two great local non-profit organizations.
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feel better, take a deep
Look inside and address why you feel the need to belittle others, fix yourself first. Leave everyone else alone, for once. The world would be a much nicer place for it.
GRAY MATTERS FROM PAGE 11
Racing pride on line at Lloyd track
A two-day Lucas Bachman Memorial Raceway event allowed riders from two provinces to fight for provincial pride.
In fact, that is part of the big attraction of the annual Atla./Sask. shootout event on the northeast side of town.
“There are trophies up for grabs to the overall winners of each division; provincial pride is on the line,” said Brett Bodnarchuk of the Lloydminster Motocross Association. “Schoolkids right through to the pros get in on the action from both sides of the border this weekend.”
Professionals like Jesse Royan from Lloydminster explain how the weekend goes down.
“Both series meet up. They come to Lloyd since it’s the border city, and they’re able to put the classes together,” said Royan.
“Some of the best riders in Saskatchewan and Alberta come here. They then compete and see what province takes the championship. So there’s definitely a little bit of pride there.”
In addition, the event allows the younger kids to meet and learn from some of the pros. Royan also teaches the sport to help the next generation of riders. He hopes to improve their speed and safety.
“I’ve actually been training younger kids for motocross for about three years now,” said Royan. “We usually get together during the weeks and do some training for a couple of hours, and then I get to see them on the weekends.”
Bodnarchuk said the sense of community in
motocross is great, and it rewards participants for doing well, not just being there.
“We don’t give out participation awards in motocross. They need to place to get a trophy,” said Badnarchuck.
Over 300 riders participated in the weekend activities. The organizers would like to thank everyone who participated and helped organize the event.
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Cat, scratch, feverpucks will fly
Summer flew by for many, but for the hockey community, the end of summer means it’s time to get to work.
The Lloydminster Bobcats return to the ice tomorrow night (Aug. 30) as they host the Bonnyville Pontiacs in this season’s inaugural exhibition game.
Playing out of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), the Bobcats finished second overall in last year’s regular-season standings. With a record of 33-24-0 for 66 points, the Bobcats were only seven points behind the Whitecourt Wolverines (34-18-4-1).
The Bobcats play five pre-season games to shake off the cobwebs before October’s regular-season schedule.
After tomorrow’s game, the ‘Cats head to Bonnyville for a 7 p.m. puck drop before hosting the Camrose Kodiaks at the Civic Centre on Sept. 4. The ‘Cats head to Camrose for a Sept. 6 roadie before hosting the Battleford North Stars of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League on
Saturday, Sept. 7.
The Bobcats home opener is scheduled for Sept. 13 at the Centennial Civic Centre as the ‘Cats host the Fort McMurray Oil Barons (MOB). The MOB will also be in town on Sept. 14 for another 7 p.m. puck drop before three road games in Drumheller, Canmore and Calgary. The AJHL Showcase, hosted in Calgary, will follow.
Lloyd RCMP intercept rifle on bus
Lloydminster RCMP arrested a 22-year-old female found with a firearm on a bus bound for Regina last week.
On Aug. 18, the Edmonton Police Service informed RCMP of a passenger possibly carrying a loaded firearm on a bus bound for Regina. Police attended a planned stop in Lloydminster and arrested the female. She was in possession of a sawed-off rifle with prohibited magazine and ammunition.
Lativia Kay, 22, a resident of Regina has been charged with: – Possession of a prohibited firearm with ammo, unsafe storage of firearm, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
Kay was released by a Justice of the Peace to appear in Lloydminster, Alta. Provincial Court on Sept.24.
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Awareness walk returns to Lloydminster
bring a lawn chair and a photo of a loved one or note, something to put up on the memory board.
The Walk of Remembrance is back again in Lloydminster on Sept. 14.
The annual event is held on a Saturday close to world suicide prevention day (WSPD).
“It coincides with world suicide prevention day, which is normally Sept. 10 every year,” said Neil Harris, co-organizer for the Walk of Remembrance.
Harris says the walk is meant to provide support for the families that have been impacted by suicide.
“It’s our 15th annual walk of remembrance, it’s an annual walk that was started to provide support, resources and information to family members and friends who have lost a loved one to suicide,” he said.
“It’s a chance for family members and friends to get together and remember that loved one they lost.”
The walk provides a chance for families that may feel like they’re alone going through this kind of grief to realize other families have lost someone to suicide, and Harris says, “That can provide comfort and hope to them.”
“It’s a chance to remember the life of that loved one,” he said.
The walk begins Sept. 14 at the group picnic site at Bud Miller All Seasons Park at 3 p.m.
There will be a welcome and opening ceremony with remarks from the alderman and mayor, followed by the memorial walk around Bud Miller before returning for guest speaker Colin Millang, an Alberta farmer and mental health advocate.
There will be snacks, refreshments, music and a chance to interact with others following the speaker.
Harris says people are asked to
He says he’s heard from those who have attended the walks, and they say it’s important.
“The walk is important, families and individuals will come up to us and talk about how this has brought them some hope and strength to get through,” explains Harris.
“Particularly if their loss has been recent, it gives them hope and helps them through their grief journey, it’s valuable to the people that attend.”
Harris says awareness is a major part of why the walk is important.
“The other part is creating awareness. We always make sure in our walk, whether it’s the guest speaker or the MC, we’ll talk about the resources available in our community and in our area where people can go to get help.”
“Help is available, they just need to reach out if they are struggling. The walk provides support for those who have lost someone to suicide, it provides information, support and resources to someone who may be struggling with mental health problems, depression, anxiety or things like that. It may give them hope there is help out there. It’s readily available if they make the call or connect with those supports.”
Harris says he would like to thank the active planning partners, Walking Through Grief Society, Lloydminster Native Friendship Centre, Midwest Victim Services and Connect Sport.
Local sponsorships from businesses helped to provide donations such as food and coffee to make the event happen.
Harris says the Walk of Remembrance is not a fundraiser, its goal is to provide support and awareness.
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Mural coating to repel dust
things right.
Lloydminster artist Brandi Hofer is optimistic a solution will be found soon to fix a coating issue on the iconic mural she painted on the north side of the Prairie North Plaza last July.
She plans to apply a new test product on Aug. 30 from supplier, Sherwin Williams to repel dust and dust from her Choose Love: Join Hands in Truth and Reconciliation artwork.
The first batch of coating from Sherwin Williams applied last summer didn’t worked as hoped.
“We invested in this very expensive product that is supposed to coat the mural, but it’s a very dusty, high traffic area,” said Hofer.
“It’s a siloxane based product, so it actually ended up attracting a bit of dust and dirt. You can see it on the mural and it totally breaks my heart.”
Hofer says on her very first small mural at Assure Occupational Testing downtown, she used four coats of a different product and it worked very well.
“I didn’t want to do four coats on my 3,000 sq. ft. mural, so I was seeking an alternative product,” she said.
“It didn’t go as planned.”
Hofer is thrilled Sherwin Williams is providing financial support, product support and is sending some members of their team to make
“Their rep is flying from Winnipeg to Saskatoon and they are sending us a product to help give it a nice coating so it resists our prairie dust,” said Hofer.
She says this a product you blend together then adhere to the surface so it’s not an easy fix.
“If that doesn’t work, we will have to go back to the drawing board. Sherwin Williams may have to cook up something in their lab,” Hofer said, noting it’s a big challenge with a mural so large.
“We’re working it. I want to find a solution because I want to guarantee my murals,” she said.
Hofer says her team of supporters is going through every measure possible to preserve the beauty of the mural.
“It’s part of Truth and Reconciliation for our community, so it’s very impactful that way and it means a lot to so many people,” explained Hofer.
She says it it also stands for facing north and breaking that invisible boundary and building bridges for people to come together.
“It’s huge in meaning and representation, so we wanted to go through every step to make it long lasting and as beautiful as possible,” added Hofer.
Bones tournament benefits brain injuries
Fake horse bits were all the rage in Kitscoty as bone throwers raised money for charity.
In this case, they were being tossed for the Lloydminster and Area Brain Injury Association (LABIS). LABIS was holding their fifth annual Bones tournament.
By the time registration was complete teams from all over the area came to participate and raise money for their important work.
The plan is to test the coating then give it a couple of weeks to see if that product adheres to the surface and resists dirt and dust.
“We just love the sport and get to come back every year to support the organization,” said Tony Bodnar from Vegreville, Alta.
To explain bones, you have to look at 19th-century Russian history. It was invented as a pastime and is also known as Bunnock. In essence, players knock down artifacts (other bones) in a specific order to win. It gets more complicated from there.
“This is one of our greatest fundraisers each year,” said Verna Haight of LABIS. “It brings quite the amount of money into our programming and helps keep things free.”
LABIS specializes in helping people who have suffered a brain injury in life.
“We have free programming. They can come in and feel comfortable with where they are right now in life and be able to be a part of the community again,” said Haight. “That helps bring up their confidence and everything. This lets them get out there in the community and help out again.
Altogether, organizers were happy with the amount raised during the event.
Equally important to LABIS is their next major fundraiser, a slow-pitch tournament from Sept. 14, 15 and 16 in Kitscoty. With this
“Once we find a product that works, then we’ll have a team installing,” said Hofer. “Bioclean has committed to washing it and we’ll have all the
lifts there and we’ll be washing, drying and installing all at once. “We are trying to get this solved by the time the snow flies.”
in mind, they are looking for two more teams to participate in the event.
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