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Heritage Day celebrates history on Border at Weaver Park.” The day’s family-friendly activities included block party games, candle making, carnival games, classic car display, crafts, a farmers’ market, and food vendors.
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Today we’re celebrating Heritage Day and the pioneers that came and forged the way for all of us living in Lloyd today.
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It wouldn’t be summertime in the Border City without the annual celebration of Heritage Day, and this year didn’t disappoint as hundreds of area residents flocked to Weaver Heritage Park to take in the festivities. Hosted by the Barr Colony Heritage Soci-
ety, the Richard Larson Barr Colony Foundation and the Lloydminster Museum + Archives, Heritage Day celebrates and commemorates Lloydminster’s history and heritage. The fun kicked off at 8 a.m. with a community pancake breakfast which ran until 10 a.m. and free family-friendly activities were hosted
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Today we’re celebrating Heritage Day and the pioneers that came and forged the way for all of us living in Lloyd today,” said Beth Bernard, programmer for events with the Lloydminster + Archives. “We’ve got lots of different activities, demonstrations, food trucks and all kinds of fun here
Also included were hands-on-heritage oldfashioned games and activities, heritage demonstrations, horsedrawn wagon rides, live music, a petting zoo, tours of Rendell House and a tractor display. “We’ve had a great turnout today,” said Bernard. “We’re really happy with the weather as well because it wasn’t looking too good for a while, so it’s been a great day filled with lots of people having lots of fun in the park.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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Left: Counc. Jason Whiting could be found flipping flapjacks on Monday morning with a little help from Christine Aalbers during the Border City’s annual Heritage Day celebration. Right: Six-year-old Edwin had a blast making candles at Weaver Heritage Park on Monday afternoon.
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Heritage Day packs park acy sponsor is Newcart Contracting Ltd. and heritage sponsors include Bexson Construction Ltd., Capstone Denture & Implant Center, Harris Electric Lloydminster, Musgrave Agencies, Redhead Equipment, Richardson Pioneer, Sobeys Lloydminster, Stuart Wright, Synergy Credit Union, and Tim Hortons.
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Lloydminster’s Maxine Stewart made a new friend at Weaver Heritage Park on Monday during the Border City’s annual celebration of Heritage Day. FROM PAGE 1
Although the origin dates for Heritage Day aren’t exact, Bernard did notes research has shown minutes dating back to 1973. “In those days, I guess
they did this on Canada Day, so it was the same kind of an event, but held on Canada Day. I think it was in 2012 that the event started taking place on Aug. 1.” This year’s leg-
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CLS hiring 700 skilled Filipinos GEOFF LEE
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.................................. Sydney Palmer is doing his part to resolve widespread labour shortages in Canada, including farming, by hiring more skilled foreign workers to fill jobs. Palmer is the president of CLS Consulting Ltd. in Lloydminster, who is heading back to the Philippines this week to add to the 400 pig farmers he just hired for employers mostly in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta. “Between the two trips, we should hire almost 700 people,” said Palmer, with welders, carpenters, and dairy farmers in the mix along with pig farmers. He says agricultural welders, carpenters and pig farmers are CLS’s three biggest trade hires right now. CLS is a Canadian immigration service provider that does most of its overseas hiring through its New Life Opportunities Placement Agency Inc. in San Juan City in the Philippines. “We’ve got some good meat cutting contracts this trip that I’m going over for,” said Palmer
last week. He notes they just signed a deal for 150 meat cutters, mostly for jobs in Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Palmer says there isn’t a farm kid in Canada that wants to pick up those jobs. “The numbers just aren’t there and we’re 1.4 children per family in Canada, and we need two just to sustain ourselves,” he said. He says a lot of farm workers retired during COVID and now that COVID has waned, that sector is really short of employees. Statistics Canada reports the unemployment to job vacancy ratio is at a historical low in Canada in 2022. In Saskatchewan, foreign skilled workers are hired through the province’s Immigrant Nominee Program as a pathway for permanent residency in Canada. In provinces like Alberta and Ontario, employers apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment to determine if they can hire under the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Palmer’s daughter,
Tara Shirtliffe, manages the Lloydminster office and says her phone is ringing off the hook with calls from employers requesting temporary foreign workers. “There’s a huge demand for not just farm workers, but every industry,” said Shirtliffe. She says CLS is bringing in hairdressers, ag manufacturing workers, pig barn workers and fast food service employers across Canada. “It’s right across the board. Every industry seems to be booming right now,” said Shirtliffe. Her role is to liaise with employers, help employers get government approval to hire foreign workers, and represent those workers. “So, I submit their work permits and their permanent residence applications and make sure all the Is are dotted and the Ts are crossed,” explained Shirtliffe. Meanwhile, all the hiring is done in person by Palmer with the Philippines being his preferred hiring country because CLS has an office there and Fili-
pinos seem to gel well with Canadian culture. “We don’t hire anybody that I don’t personally interview and I can’t be everywhere in the world,” said Palmer about his employer choice for Filipinos. “The Filipinos like to stay together and they work better and they have a great attitude and Canadians like them,” he said. Palmer has brought more than 5,000 people to Canada during his career and only four have gone back because family members couldn’t pass the medical. “Anybody that can’t pass the medical that’s going to cost our health system money will get rejected,” he said, noting his staff in the Philippines pre-screen candidates for that.
Lloyd DQ set to dish out treat day GEOFF LEE
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.................................. Get ready to dive into a DQ Blizzard Treat to celebrate Miracle Treat Day this month. DQ friends in Lloydminster will get a chance to continue the 20-year tradition of making miracles happen for children and their families by purchasing a Blizzard Treat on Aug. 11. Once again, net proceeds from every Blizzard purchased at DQ at 5502-44 Street will be donated to the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, one of 12 Children’s Miracle Network hospital foundations across Canada. Every dollar donated from DQ stores in Canada will go directly
to the locally-supported Canadian children’s hospital foundation in each community. In 2021 alone, local children’s hospitals across Canada delivered care to children through nearly 3 million in-person and virtual visits. DQ employees, franchisees, volunteers and stakeholders also come together throughout the year to help raise funds that allow children’s hospitals to provide the best care possible. Since the partnership began 38 years ago in 1984, DQ has become a top contributor to the Miracle Network, with over $46 million raised to date in Canada alone.
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Cenovus profits from Lloyd thermals
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.................................. Cenovus Energy Inc. reported a huge profit of $2.4 billion in the second quarter with its Lloydminster thermal oil operations boosting the bottom line. The company safely and successfully completed its planned turnaround in the quarter at the Lloydminster upgrader and refinery
which sets it up for a strong showing in the rest of the year. Overall production is also expected to rebound following the completion of a planned turnaround at Christina Lake that cut production to 761,500 barrels of oil equivalent a day from nearly 800,000 boe/d in the first quarter. Cenovus expects to
see overall upstream production increase to more than 800,000 boe/d a day in the second half of the year. “Our drilling program in the convention business will drive a few thousand barrels of oil equivalent,” said Cenovus president and CEO Alex Pourbaix. More production is also expected from Lloydminster thermal operations, which increased by more than 2,000 barrels per day from the previous quarter to 98,400 bbls/d. Pourbaix says Lloydminster thermals continue to run at high rates. “We’ve started steaming at the new Spruce Lake North project,” he added during a quarterly conference call. The latest thermal will add 10,000 bbls/d of capacity with production expected to come online in early August. The company also
File Photo expects its overall per barrel operating costs to fall significantly in the second half of the year now that all turnaround activity for 2022 is completed. Cenovus is also increasing its capital spending guidance for the year by an additional $400 million. This includes an
increase of about $200 million for its oilsands operations with about half of that going towards Sunrise, including the additional 50 per cent interest the company recently acquired in the project. The investment will allow Cenovus to bring production at Sunrise back to its name-
plate capacity once the deal closes in the third quarter. “The rest of the additi o nal c a p i t al i n o i l sands will be spread ac ro ss Fo ste r Cre e k, Christina Lake and Lloyd thermals for incremental drilling to drive an increase in volumes through 2023,” said Pourbaix.
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Dr. Phone Fix accepting new patients TAYLOR WEAVER
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The Dr. is in ... Dr. Phone Fix that is. Based in Edmonton, Dr. Phone Fix is one of, if not the fastest growing cell phone and electronic repair chains in the country, and opened its doors to Border City clients on Tuesday morning with a ribbon cutting. The company’s CFO, Shaun Merriman, was welcomed by Lloydminster Chamber president Jody Herbus and Mayor Gerald Aalbers for the official grand opening, and noted Dr. Phone Fix is excited to tap into this new market. “Our bread and butter is phone repairs. We do other repairs on things like laptops, tablets, Apple watches and other wearables, but our bread and butter is definitely phone repairs,” said Merriman. “We really have three different revenue streams which would be repairs, our certified pre-owned devices, and accessories.” Merriman explained
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Lloydminster Chamber president Jody Herbus was all smiles as he and Mayor Gerald Aalbers welcomed Dr. Phone Fix CFO Shaun Merriman to the Border City during the company’s ribboncutting ceremony last Tuesday.
Dr. Phone Fix stands out from the rest due to the company’s ability to stock supplies needed for repairs. “Our inventory and supply chain is very competitive in the way that it allows us to keep inventory on-hand for the most popular repairs, which allows us then to turn repairs around in a timely manner,” he said. “I know for me, when
I go to get my phone fixed, that’s the only phone I have, so just like the majority of our clients, I’d like my phone back as quickly as possible.” “Everybody has cell phones and there’s certain things they would not do without and a cell phone is one of them,” added Warren Michaels, director/brand and business development.
“People are now keeping their phones slightly over three years as opposed to model changes almost yearly. And so if a recession was to hit, people would be buying our pre-owned phones rather than buying up.” Dr. Phone Fix is located at 7003B 44 St, Lloydminster, Alta. and can be reached at 780875-7291.
RCMP arrest male after stabbing at local business MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF
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At approximately 2:50 a.m. on July 20, the Lloydminster RCMP were dispatched to a call involving an armed and barricaded male at a business in the 7400 block of 34th Street. Upon arrival, it was determined an employee at the business had been stabbed by the male suspect. Police and witnesses
provided life-saving care to the employee, who was transported to hospital in Edmonton via STARS Air Ambulance with serious injuries. Members from the Lloydminster RCMP, Lloydminster RCMP Police Dog Services, Kitscoty RCMP, Onion Lake RCMP and Maidstone RCMP were able to enter the business and communicate with the barricaded suspect
before he surrendered and was taken into custody. Charges are pending against the 25-year-old male suspect. The investigation is
ongoing, and police will provide additional details when known. There are no additional safety concerns for the public in relation to this event.
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Walk to Breathe open to Lloyd GEOFF LEE
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.................................. Alberta is a wideopen province, but it could use a Breathing Space. The fundraising goal of Alberta Lung is to build a sanctuary called the Breathing Space for lung transplant patients and their families to recover and regain their strength and vitality. The campaign has been championed by Edmonton’s Chris Sadleir, who has raised nearly $100,000 on his own by walking more than 840 kilometres over the past two years. The 47-year-old is taking a mulligan this year due to health issues and injuries and is asking all Albertans to carry on his Walk to Breathe virtually, to run from Sept. 7 to
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Health issues are preventing Edmonton’s Chris Sadleir from his Walk to Breathe fundraiser from Lethbridge to Edmonton for Alberta Lung.
Sept. 17. The end date happens to be the birthday of his dad, Rob, who inspired the walk after receiving a double lung transplant six years ago last month. “The promotion behind that is because of the support of all Albertans and Alberta Lung and what we’re
doing, thankfully, my father gets to celebrate another birthday,” said Sadleir. He says unfortunately lung disease is “not a sexy charity” for people to donate to and goes beyond the common assumption lung disease is just something smokers get. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
On Saturday, August 1, we paid homage to the pioneers who were the first to live in Lloydminster at Heritage Day 2022. Thank you to our wonderful event partners and sponsors for their support. Community events like this are only possible by the selfless gift of time and enthusiasm from our volunteers. Thank you to the many volunteers who contributed to the success of this year’s event. We can’t thank you enough. See you next year!
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Join the party in Paradise Hill SARAH ZWEIFEL
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This weekend, the village of Paradise Hill will be putting on its 14th annual Summer Bash. Neil Macnab, public relations coordinator and a board member since 2008, shed a little light on the history of the bash and the info you need to know if you are interested in attending the performances or participating in the ball tournament. Summer Bash is a yearly co-ed baseball tournament and smalltown concert experience open to anyone who wants to join. It is put on by the Paradise Hill Community Centre, whose goal is to raise money for different community sectors. “The funds raised from this event have all gone towards the new Paradise Hill Community Centre. This past spring, we had a very successful auction that helped us pay off the
remainder of our mortgage. The funds we will raise moving forward will benefit various Paradise Hill-based nonprofit groups and facilities,” said Macnab. This event has been essential for their community since 2009 when they had their first dinner with a performance from Alberta Country Legends. The following year they had their first official Summer Bash with a performance from Gord Bamford. In the years that followed, the community was lucky enough to host various wellknown artists and bands from all over North America such as ABBA, Fleetwood Mac, Aaron Pritchett, George Canyon, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Diamond Rio, Lindsay Ell, Sawyer Brown, Hey Romeo, High Valley, Washboard Union, Brett Kissel, and the Hunter Brothers. With an event of this magnitude, planning
takes a year leading up to the date, and for Macnab, having more hands makes less work. “A lot of our current board members are originals that have been involved since its inception. We have always had great leadership and a strong group of board members,” he said. Friday, Aug. 5, is the kick-off to Summer Bash 2022. The ball tournament starts in the afternoon and ends with the cabaret and a performance from Nice Horse. Tickets for the cabaret are for sale at the door. Power Hour is 9:30-10:30 p.m. with two-for-one drinks. The ball tournament continues until the afternoon on Saturday and supper starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m. The concert, featuring the James Barker Band, begins directly after. Tickets for this performance are for sale on Eventbrite. The link to
purchase these tickets can be found on their Facebook page. Sunday is the last day of Summer Bash and features ball-tournament playoffs. Food trucks will be on-site for most of the weekend and camping is available for anyone who wants to join. If you are looking for something to do this weekend you can sup-
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ing ball or socializing at any of the performances they have lined up.
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Leeway from Lloyd:
It’s too early for back-to-school ads STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE
Time flies. Where did summer go? It’s the first week of August already. It doesn’t help when back-to-school ads start showing up in early July either. There ought to be a law against rushing the season with no back-toschool ads until August. Every day of summer is precious, given the fact the season is so short. It seems that school just got dismissed for summer a few weeks ago. What kid or parent needs to be reminded
they have to go back to school more than one month before classes actually resume? It’s pathetic for advertisers to jumpstart everything for the sake of sales. I don’t have kids, but it still bothers me to see back-to-school ads in the media earlier every year. It’s like hearing Christmas music in stores way before Remembrance Day. It’s not right. It’s out of sync. On the other hand, I wouldn’t mind experiencing some countdown to summer ads in January to get us through the long win-
ter months. Anyway, there’s enough anxiety already as each day gets a little shorter than the next right up to late December until the process slips into reverse for the return of summer. For the time being, I plan to enjoy as much daylight as possible while out riding my bike in preparation for yet another 100-kilometre bike race in Drayton Valley in early September. With the high cost of gas, I will mostly be soaking up some rays close to home for the rest of the summer. That’s what I’m doing
this week on vacation. I think when summer is over, I will watch reruns of the iconic teenage summer movie, Endless Summer, about surfing around the world year-round. It was an American surf documentary released on June 15, 1966, that made spending summer year-round seem possible and so desirable. I saw it at a drive-in that summer with no early reminders anywhere about going back to school. It was a movie made for a 17-year-old daydreaming boy like me. Pass the sunscreen.
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Cut canola later for higher yield SHAWN SENKO SPECIAL TO THE SOURCE
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Growers who give canola crops time for all seeds to reach maturity can see a 10 per cent increase in yield. That’s why the Canola Council of Canada recommends swathing when the main stem shows at least 60 per cent seed colour change. Evidence for this later cutting time has been gathered over the years, starting with a Canola Council study from the early 2000s. Results showed that canola swathed at 60-70 per cent seed colour change (SCC) yielded 11 per cent more than fields swathed at 30-40 per cent. In 2013, Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation compared two swath timings – 20-30 per cent
and 50-60 per cent SCC – and found that w aiting a w eek until canola reached the more advanced stage increased yields by nearly nine per cent. BASF trials found that 60 per cent SCC is the “sweet spot” for hybrids without the pod-shatter trait. For hybrids with the podshatter trait, BASF trials showed higher yields for canola swathed at 80 per cent and highest yields for canola straight combined. A 2020 Canola Council survey of 1,000 canola growers suggest many are cutting too early and leaving yield on the table. Of the growers who swath all or some of their canola, the survey found that half of them target an SCC of less than 60 per cent when deciding to swath.
Growers may have reasons to cut early based on frost risk and logistics, but where possible, we’d like to see the target shift to later cutting. What does 60 per cent SCC look like? At 60 per cent SCC on the main stem, seeds from the bottom third of the stem will have completely turned also be firm to roll. If brown-black in colour. they’re not, growers Seeds from the mid- may want to leave the dle third will be mostly field standing a little b r o w n , w i t h s o m e longer. speckling and mottling. SCC will typically Seeds from the top third increase by about 10 will still be green but p e r c e n t a g e p o i n t s firm to roll. every two or three days Seeds that are mushy ( q u i c k e r u n d e r h o t when rolled between dry conditions, slower the thumb and finger under cool moist conare not physiologically d i t i o n s ) , s o w a i t i n g mature and will shrivel a week can provide a up after cutting. big boost in yield and With the main stem potential profit. showing this level of Uneven fields maturity, seeds fromT:9.45" C a n o l a f i e l d s w i t h side branches should plants at varying states
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File Photo of maturity often have growers wondering when to cut the crop. Ideally, the leastmature areas of the field will be left until their seeds reach physiological maturity. Swathing remains the best and least risky option to manage extreme variation in maturity, however, uneven crops could be left for straight combining. While early maturing plants may start to shell out, late plants have more time to mature. And straight
combining eliminates the need to make the swath timing decision at all. Of the farmers who participated in the 2020 CCC survey, 19 per cent straight combined all of their canola acres. For more on this topic, please read “Swath later for higher yield” in the Harvest section at canolawatch. org/fundamentals. – Shawn Senko is an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. Email senkos@canolacouncil.org.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Meridian Source Calendar of Events is a free service provided for non-profit organizations located within our coverage area. All events are in chronological order, as space permits and at the editor’s discretion.
Playschool Pre-registration Southridge Playschool & Kindergym has opened up their registration for the fall 20222023 classes. They offer one day a week for three-year-olds and one or two days a week for four and five-year-olds. They have also qualified for the Affordability Grant! For more information please call Mrs. P at 780-872-9523. Bingo at the Moose The Moose Lodge,
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located at 5213-57 Street, Lloydminster, hosts bingo nights every Monday and Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m. The Moose also hosts crib tournaments every second Sunday of the month. Start time is 10 a.m. The cost to play is $10 and lunch is $12. Bring Your Own Vinyl Nights Have some old records lying around? The 4th Meridian Brew-
To place an event, email taylor@meridiansource.ca or fax 306-825-5147
ing Company, located at Unit 6 2626 50 Ave., is hosting Bring Your Own Vinyl nights every Tuesday during regular business hours, 4-9 p.m. Legacy DIY Summer Nights Street Market Come one come all. The Legacy DIY Downtown Summer Nights Street Market returns on Aug. 21 from 4 9 p.m. on 49 Ave. in downtown Lloydmin-
ster. Local makers and creators will be onsite selling their products. There will also be a bbq and other food on site, live entertainment, kids activities and more.
one returning home on Sept. 17. The cost for t h e d e p o si t i s $ 10 0 / person, and a deposit is needed to hold your spot. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more information.
CPCA Chuckwagon Cabaret Kick off your boots and let your hair down! Wagon Week is being celebrated with a cabaret on Saturday, Aug. 20. Billy Dean will be headlining with special guests, Rivertown Saints. Tickets can be purchased at the Lloyd Ex office and are $45 in advance or $55 at the door.
Legacy Concert Trip The Legacy Centre is hosting a one-night bus trip to Regina for the Daniel O’Donnell Concert on Sept. 18 with everyone returning home on Sept. 19. The cost is $100/person, and a deposit is needed to hold your spot. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more information.
Legacy CFL Trip The Legacy Centre is hosting a one-night bus trip to Regina for the Roughrider/Elks game on Sept. 16 with every-
LUNG FROM PAGE 6
Alberta Lung is a non-profit and volunteer-based charity that raises money to fight all types of lung disease, fund lung health research and support patients in need. The organization estimates about 600,000 Albertans are living with lung diseases including COVID-related issues and poor air quality, to asthma and sleep apnea. Sadleir, who works in outside sales, wanted to raise awareness for Alberta Lung after learning how widespread lung disease is. “I just had the vision to raise some aware-
Fort Pitt Fall Supper The Fort Pitt Fall Supper is being held on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. More details to follow closer
ness for a charity that was grossly underfunded and unaware to Albertans that are going to need these services over the years,” he explained. Last summer, he walked from Lethbridge to Edmonton over 17 days in tough environmental conditions to raise awareness and funds. “With the heat and forest fire smoke, it was tough breathing sometimes. Imagine if someone has asthma or respiratory problems,” he said. Sadleir hopes to resume his walk next year, but plan B is the rollout of the virtual walk with details on how to register at the Alberta Lung website and social
to the event. Hillmond Hall Turkey Supper The Hillmond Hall is pleased to announce they have selected a date for their annual Turkey Supper. The supper will be held on Oct. 2. Details to follow closer to the event. Marywayne Fall Supper This year’s annual Marwayne Fall Supper is being held on Oct. 23 and will include a ham and turkey supper. More details to follow. If you have an event you would like listed in the Passport to YLL community calendar, please email the information to taylor@ meridiansource.ca with Passport to YLL in the subject line.
media in the coming days. He says people can register for $35 a person and team up with friends, family members and co-workers to raise $100 as a group and try to walk at least 1 kilometre a day during the 11-day window. “We are hoping for 840 participants, symbolic of the 840 km in lieu of me doing it,” said Sadleir. He says it will be promoted as a “help Chris get across the finish line while he’s recovering” sort of thing. For more information follow Sadleir on Facebook at CK Sadleir or Sads216 on Instagram and on Twitter: @SadleirChris.
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U15 Liners on cusp of bringing home National title
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The U15 A Lloydminster Liners are currently in Saskatoon fighting for the Canadian Fast Pitch Championship title. TAYLOR WEAVER
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The U15 A Lloydminster Liners, playing out of Baseball Alberta, are currently representing the province as well as the Border City at the Canadian Fast Pitch Championship, with finals taking place this weekend. The Liners are going up against the top 21 teams in the country at Saskatoon’s Gordie Howe Sports Plaza and are proudly represent-
ing Alberta alongside the St. Alberta Angels. The tournament’s first pitch was thrown on Wednesday morning and each team will play two games per day until this weekend’s finals action. “We have our firstever Nationals,” said Liners’ pitcher Katherine Thiessen, better known by her team as “Moose.” “Last year they got cancelled because of COVID, so it’s a really
exciting opportunity for some of our girls to have an experience like this.” Thiessen explained making it to Nationals has been a season-inthe-making for the Liners, something the team is very proud of. “I’ve known these girls for quite a while and we’ve played together for a long time, and I think over the years, we’ve really improved,” said Thiessen. “Last year we were almost undefeated for most of the season but lost towards the end. This year is different because we had a tough loss at the start of the year, so I feel that really helped by getting that off our shoulders.” Thiessen also explained the team had to play four games in a row at Provincials in
Calgary over the Canada Day long weekend t o earn t heir spot at Nationals. “A win at Nationals would mean a lot to this team,” she said. “It’s been a long time since a Liner won it.” Liners head coach, Tyler Dougan, is looking forward to the experience his players are going to undergo before the weekend is over. “It’s exciting for everyone and it’s a pretty big experience for these girls,” he said. “It will also be great for these girls to play against the best players in Canada, which is something they didn’t have the chance to do during COVID.” Follow the U15 A Lloydminster Liners on Instagram for updates on this weekend’s action.
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Light showers last week did little to combat the hot windy days that crops had to suffer through across the region. Crops in areas that received rain earlier in the season look much better than those that didn’t, but without more rain, soon their yield potential will begin to decline in the coming weeks. Haying has been progressing well in the region and livestock producers currently have 54 per cent of the hay baled or put into silage. An additional 26 per cent is cut and ready for baling. Hay quality is currently rated as 14 per cent excellent, 64 per cent good and 21 per cent fair. Very little of the northwest received rain this week with most areas of the
region receiving less than 10 mm. However, the Duckland area received 32 mm, the Prince Albert area 20 mm, the Turtleford area 18 mm and the Hafford area 12 mm. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 70 per cent adequate, 27 per cent short and two per cent very short. Hay and pasture land is rated as 69 per cent adequate, 28 per cent short and three per cent very short. Most of the crop damage this past week was due to heat stress, hail, insects and disease. Several windstorms left crops lodged resulting in lower yields and a more difficult harvest. Field peas are struggling with root rot in wetter more humid areas of the region, producers have been actively applying fungicides to keep other diseases to a minimum.
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