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Farewell to 2020! Videre Images by Jason Whiting Despite cold temperatures and high winds, Santa was spreading the Christmas cheer last Thursday evening at the 6th Annual Parade of Lights. To adhere to provincial health regulations, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parade was held in the new drive-thru style at the Lloyd Ex, as has been the case with many events held in the Border City this year. Have a safe and Merry Christmas Lloydminster!

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Student leads funder for women in shelter GEOFF LEE

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.................................. Apparently, there is nothing in the water at Holy Rosary High School causing so many students, like 12th grader Hannah Bedwell, to actively raise funds to help others this year. Vice-principal Jason Almond explains students like Bedwell, with her 12 Days of Auctions to fund the purchase of blankets for the Lloydminster Interval Home women’s shelter, come by their generosity naturally. “I’m not overly surprised, given the nature of our students; they are all very giving and we have a very group this year who like to do things for others,” said Almond. Bedwell’s 12 auctions started on Dec.12, just after the whole school pitched in raise $4,700 for St. Anthony’s Catholic Parish in a string of such projects during the pandemic. “I think when you add to that, the nature of our world and our situation right now, with all the different restrictions, it gives an opportunity for students to step up and show they want to be an integral part of our future and future leaders,” said Almond. He hopes these types of things will rub off and set an example for the younger ones that are coming up. Bedwell says she’s motivated to help women at the Interval Home knowing she lives in a country and a community that has everything. “I feel in having that kind of advantage I should be giving back. I feel with the position I am in I should be helping those who are less fortunate,” she said. Blankets came to mind as a fundraising goal knowing they are a comfort item. “I felt it was something they could use all year and if anyone is going through a tough

year, it’s just a comfort item they use,” said Bedwell. It also crossed her mind about blankets being symbolic of comfort. “I got some feedback from the women’s shelter and that’s what they were thinking as well,” she said. Bedwell’s goal has been to raise enough money to buy a blanket for every woman at the shelter. Her 12 Days of Auctions ran daily through to Dec. 23 on Facebook and Instagram,

with the highest bids taking home a variety of items donated by local businesses. She says it’s great to have the community rally behind her cause. Local businesses donated all kinds of items from a scooter and a watch to a gift basket of hair products to get the auctions going. “It makes me very happy and it makes me motivated to continue doing projects like this. It also makes me feel people have the same mentality want-

ing to help others,” said Bedwell. She took on the auction project as her own, but has gotten help from Almond setting up meetings, with teachers Ashley Wachira and Skye Ferguson suggesting potential donating businesses. “We helped in the background promoting and sending people in that direction so they could support Hannah with those online auctions to raise as much money as possible,” explained Almond.

“In the end, it’s the Interval Home and the women in the shelter

that will benefit the most with the purchase of the blankets.”

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Lloyd’s first Tim Hortons closes

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.................................. The first Tim Hortons Restaurant to open in Lloydminster has closed its doors permanently. The franchise was owned by Jeff and Jeannine Spencer since 1993, who shut it down on Dec. 13 at the end of business hours. The signs were taken down last Tuesday at the 5401 44 Street site near Wayside Dental

Centre. Jeff deferred questions about the official reasons for the closure to the Tim Hortons corporate office, but he chalks it up to changing times. “It wasn’t anything specific; it’s more like an evolution in accordance with customer needs,” he offered. Employees have be redeployed to the Spencers’ three other Tim Hortons outlets in Lloy-

dminster at 3902 50 Ave. and 4301 75 Ave. in Alberta and 4111 44 St. in Saskatchewan. Jeff says their lease is over and an unnamed real estate company will try to find a tenant for it. “Nothing’s been finalized yet, I guess,” he said. Tim Hortons is owned by Restaurant Brands International Inc. which also owns Burger King and Popeyes Chicken.

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What’s your 2020 take-away? EDITOR Taylor Weaver

Conspiracy this, crazy theory that ... what a year it has been. Usually when writing these year-end columns, I find myself talking about what I’ve learned over the past year, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Well, it’s safe to say it would be easier to focus on the bad and ugly, BUT, in true “Leave it to Weaver” fashion, let’s look at the good. Remember when we all thought 2020 was going to be better than 2019? Yeah, not bloody likely, mate! Many people are posting to social media stating something along the lines of “I thought 2020 was going to be the year

I got everything, and it turned out to be the year I appreciated everything I had.” That’s where I’m at. I’ve learned to appreciate more of the things we often take for granted. Personal health being top of mind. Despite the pandemic, this was a good year for me, physically. Over the past three years I’ve dropped roughly 70 lbs and gotten back into a healthy lifestyle. Eliminating alcohol consu mpt ion, eat ing clean and exercising can do a lot for a fella, and it feels great! So, maybe 2020 wasn’t your year, but I hope it made you grateful in unexpected ways. I hope everyone has a safe and Merry Christmas, and we’ll see you in the new year.

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PWM recycling for youth GEOFF LEE

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.................................. PWM Steel Services is recycling used appliances, called white goods, into cash to support area youth organizations. Company owner, Paul Klaassen, presented the first cheque for $755 to the 186 Air Cadet Squadron earlier in the month in what will be a continuous recycling program to benefit youth. Klaassen just put up a sign beside the bins explaining what they are doing and how it works. “It’s just giving back to the community,” he said. “People used to throw the white goods into our bins and I just thought I’d give it back. It’s donated to me, so I thought I’d donate the proceeds back to the community.” He says recycling of white goods is some-

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PWM Steel is recycling appliances to support local youth organizations with monthly donation cheques. A sign and drop off bin for “white” goods is set up at the entrance to the facility. a cheque will be presented to a different group each month.

thing they’ve done all along. The sign appeals to the community to support youth by recycling discarded appliances and keeping homes and the city clean. Bins are set up at the end of the road for people to drop off their appliances 24/7, with the value of the metal going to a youth group each month. Klaassen says he picked the air cadets

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to kick off the program in November because that’s Remembrance Day month. “To be an air cadet, they don’t charge a membership or uniforms; it’s all paid for; it’s a bunch of extra money they can use,” he said. The next three picks are local Girl Guides in December, Scouts in January and the Marwayne 4-H Club in February. “The first four we kind of picked them out; they’re all about leadership, life skills and teamwork kind of thing. We haven’t decided on the next eight yet,” said Klaassen. PWM Steel is the title sponsor of the Lloydminster PWM U18 AAA Steelers and long-time supporters of other youth sports and organizations. “Over the years there isn’t much I haven’t touched,” said Klaassen, with minor hockey, ball and the Lloydminster Community Youth Centre top of mind. PWM Steel has been serving Lloydminster as a locally-owned supplier of steel products and services since 1982.

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LPSD cheers seniors with holiday video GEOFF LEE

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.................................. Christmas is for kids and seniors this year.

Schools and staff within the Lloydminster Public School Division (LPSD)

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are spreading joy to seniors in continuing care facilities and residences with a video of

season’s greetings. They’ve also made one for first responders and healthcare workers dealing with the stress of COVID. LPSD Wellness and Nutrition Coordinator, Sarah Paterson, calls the project a virtual Christmas card with a positive message, especially for seniors separated from family and friends by the pandemic. “We just really wanted to have an opportunity as a school division to spread a little joy to our seniors in the continuing care facilities,” said Paterson. “We knew we had to do things a little bit different this year, so we did this virtual Christmas card to watch.” The first seniors to see it at Pioneer Lodge loved it. “They really got a kick out of the kids sliding down the hill and almost taking out the teachers,” said Lodge administrator Joy Bell.

Supplied Photo “They would identify faces that they knew. You could certainly see their faces brightening up.” Bell plans to make it available for all residents to view it on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day on their own-room TVs. The video shows LPSD classes singing Christmas carols and holding up messages of greetings and having fun. Paterson says it was important for LPSD staff and students to let local seniors know they are thinking of them. “We wish them all the best this holiday season,” she said.

Paterson says the response from staff and students to the idea was phenomenal, resulting in a collection of 106 videos clips and still photos to edit into 10-minute videos. “ I h o p e i t br i ngs a smile to their face. I think it will bring them a little joy,” she said. Bell says many of the Lodge residents would normally attend the Christmas concerts schools have historically put on, so the video allows them to pick out some of their great grandchildren or great nieces or nephews. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Spreading holiday cheer FROM PAGE 10

“It is a little piece of this season that we would be missing if Sarah and her team hadn’t taken this on. I can’t imagine all the work it took to put the clips together to get that many people involved. It’s just really fantastic,” said Bell. She says it’s very difficult at this time of the year, especially for Pioneer House residents in a higher level of care, to interact with loved ones or friends with the added stress of COVID. “Any of our people that are in long-term care like the Jubilee or Dr. Cooke or Continuing Care Centre aren’t getting any visits at all,” she said. Bell says residents at Pioneer Lodge are free t o co me a nd g o w i t h safety protocols. They can empathize with shut-in seniors, recalling the Lodge lockdown last spring following an outbreak

of COVID at the facility. “So to get the clip of normalcy, to see kids playing, hear kids voices— it was just a very positive thing,” said Bell. The video was brought to the attention of Battlefords-Lloydminster MLA Rosemarie Falk and Lloydminster Concerned Citizens for Seniors Care Society president, Graham Brown, following a meeting about seniors care at City Hall on Nov. 14. Both of them gave the idea the thumbs up. “I know in the past even, I have gone to some of the schools in Lloyd and we’ve made cards for veterans,” said Falk. “So that’s great to hear that kids are sending smiles and hopefully, singing comes with that into those residences. Brown called it a great idea. “It’s just amazing;

some of these people are stepping up and doing these things and helping out and seeing a need,” he said. Falk, who is the senior’s critic for the Conservative Party, chastised the federal government for not doing enough to protect seniors in long-term care homes with its COVID vaccine plans. Bell says Pioneer Lodge is working very diligently to keep COVID out, but says with the number of cases in the community, it is likely to infect the Lodge again before the vaccines are here. She says they haven’t’ heard anything yet about when staff or residents would be vaccinated. “Our residents will be on a list and prioritized over the majority of citizens, but we have not been approached or notified when we can expect that to happen,” she said.

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Leeway from Lloyd:

Vaccinate with a dose of HGTV STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

I think every single story I’ve written since returning to work in August has had the word COVID in it. I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of typing that word, seeing that word, hearing that word and interviewing people about it— although it’s my job. It seems mainstream TV news loves to wallow in COVID stories the most, and uses that damned word in just about every story of the day, except the weather. Given how many crazy, wacko conspiracy theories are out there talking about COVID, it wouldn’t surprise me to start hearing COVID is spread by the wind or during a cold front!!! Thank goodness we are starting to hear the word vaccine more and more, giving us all hope this Christmas, the viral monster will get out of our face, and someday, out of our vocabulary and minds. In the meantime, I will continue to chill, watching HGTV where the most stressful decisions are picking window treatments and paint colours.

I just sold my own condo, so my interest is strong watching folks buy and sell properties or fretting over renovations or learning who wants to stay and who wants to move. These shows are almost like a vaccine for bad news. It’s fun to watch spouses or singles argue about which property is the right one while guessing which one they will pick. I know, I should get a hobby or a pet, but it insulates me from hearing about COVID. If you watch Caribbean Life or Mexico Life enough, you’ll probably notice the same properties are shown multiple times until they sell. If you want to actually live in the Caribbean, you need to get your real estate licence and steer island visitors to homes well over their budget like the agents do on TV to get richer. However, just as you can’t get away from hearing or uttering the word COVID, you can’t get away from hearing ad nauseam about perfect waves, pristine beaches and spectacular sunsets. The downside is all you can afford to do in the end, is curl up and read a riveting novel about COVID while admiring the priceless view!!!

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Lloyd’s 2021 Sask Summer Games called off MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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To protect the health and safety of the athletes, volunteers, spectators, event staff, and residents of Lloydminster, the Saskatchewan Games Council, the City of Lloydminster, and the Lloydminster 2020 Host Society, jointly announce the cancellation of the 2021 Saskatchewan Summer Games. Amid rising concerns surrounding COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and Canada, and after careful consideration and ongoing discussions between the three par-

ties, provincial sport organizations, districts and provincial authorities, it was decided the Games will not proceed in summer 2021. “The athletes’ safety and comfort is paramount. Considering the guidelines in place for competitive team sports such as baseball, soccer, and rugby, to name just a few, as a Host Society, we cannot offer athletes and their supporters the experience they deserv e,” said K ev in Kusch, chair, 2020 Saskatchewan Summer Games Host Society. “From the beginning, our board has main-

tained the Games need to be a memorable event. For many athletes, this is their first experience competing at the provincial level, and as a host society, one of our duties is to provide them with a true Saskatchewan Summer Games experience. We look ahead to welcoming the athletes, coaches and families when it is safe to do so.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

Cenovus-Husky deal approved MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Cenovus Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc. have received all of the regulatory approvals to combine into one

integrated oil and gas company. Both companies previously announced plans to join forces and operate as Cenovus Energy Inc. headquar-

tered in Calgary. The transaction is anticipated to formally close on Jan. 1 subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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Lions rally partners in Lloyd sock drive

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The Lloydminster Lions Club wrapped up their 2nd annual sock drive at the Lloydminster Dropin Centre on Monday, with a donation of 880 pairs of socks for the less fortunate. Socks were collected at the Lloydminster Legacy Centre, Northern Factory Workwear store and clearance centre, with added collections from the Thorpe Recovery Centre and Jumpstart Program. Socks will go to the Lloydminster Interval Home, Lloydminster Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelter and the drop-in centre. Pictured are respective partner reps, flanked on the left by Lions events leaders Rick McMahon, left, and Jean-Claude Dauphinais, right.

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Summer Games called off FROM PAGE 13

The Games were originally scheduled for July 26 to Aug. 1, 2020, but were postponed until summer 2021 during the first wave of the pandemic after an agreement was reached between the three parties in April 2020. The decision was informed through consultation with stakeholders, government and health officials. “The Saskatchewan Games Council sends sincere gratitude to the community leaders who have dedicated so much time and energy towards the planning of these Games to date, as well as the entire Lloydminster community who has, since 2018, rallied around bringing this event to their city,” said Mark Bracken, Saskatchewan Games Council Executive Director. “We look forward to the next opportunity where we can work together to deliver an exceptional,

safe, and celebratory Saskatchewan Summer Games for young developing athletes, coaches and officials across our province.”

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Considering the guidelines in place for competitive team sports such as baseball, soccer, and rugby, to name just a few, as a Host Society, we cannot offer athletes and their supporters the experience they deserve.

Following the cancellation of these Games, the event will return to its quadrennial cycle, with the next Summer Games taking place in 2024. Saskatchewan Games

host communities are typically awarded through a bid process, but due to circumstances surrounding the cancellation of the 2021 Summer Games, the Saskatchewan Games Council will provide the city of Lloydminster the right of first refusal to host the 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games. “On behalf of the City of Lloydminster and the greater community, we thank the dedicated, community-minded volunteers who provided their time promoting the 2020 Saskatchewan Summer Games while navigating COVID-19,” said City of Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers. “Sports, whether team or individual, inspire and unite us. Together we’ll weather the storm as we build toward economic recovery, and the return of competitive sports and Lloydminster’s potential to host the 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games.”

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Steelers forward signs with Nipissing University Lakers JAMIE HARKINS

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In a year of pauses and cancellations, it’s nice having something good to look forward to. Lloydminster PWM U18AAA Steelers centre Lana Duriez can now count two major upcoming events on her schedule. Duriez has committed to play post-secondary hockey for the Nipissing University Lakers starting in the 2022-23 season, which will come only a few months after her Steelers host the U18 national championship Esso Cup. “It’s a strong program with a good team and a good coach,” said Duriez, a fast and skilled playmaking forward who recorded three goals and seven points in 30 contests as a Steelers rookie last winter. “It seems like a great option and the coach has been talking to me for quite a while.” Duriez noted Lakers

captain Jetta Derenoski first got in contact a couple of years ago to gauge her interest in signing with the Lakers. Derenoski, who the 16-year-old Lloydminster Comprehensive High School 11thgrader knew from her early days of playing the sport, then brought Lakers coach Darren Turcotte into the conversation leading to an opportunity to join. The Lakers have been one of the top teams in USports the past few seasons. Playing out of the 4,250-seat North Bay Memorial Gardens, the team has placed top five in the Ontario University Athletics standings four out of the past five winters. The Steelers 2020-21 schedule was placed on pause in early November after only two regular-season games. The girls are still going to the gym two days a week in groups of eight, said Duriez, and she’s

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Lloydminster PWM U18AAA Steelers centre Lana Duriez has committed to play post-secondary hockey for the Nipissing University Lakers beginning in the 2022-23 season.

been fortunate to attend a few IHD on-ice sessions too as a way to continue her development for a hopefully uninterrupted next season and post-secondary career after.

“It’s just awesome,” she said. “Not everyone gets to play in the Esso Cup and not everyone can go play hockey at university. I’m just proud that I get to be a part of this stuff.”

Harden and the Nets deserve each other SPORTS EDITOR JAMIE HARKINS

So this is Christmas. Maybe cancelling holi-

day gatherings might be for the best this season as it should finally give some of us an uninterrupted day of dozing off on the coach watching

basketball. Of course, avoiding uncle COVID is an added bonus. If Marc Gasol ends up winning another title this year as part of

the Los Angeles Lakers than I got to say good for him. Same goes for Serge Ibaka and the Los Angeles Clippers. CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

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Harden and the Nets deserve each other cont.

The Toronto Raptors had this season’s hopes centred on Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks

suffering another playoff defeat sometime this May, June or July. This is if he hasn’t signed an extension by then, which he now has.

Same goes for Paul George and Rudy Gobert. Oh well, on to Plan D. Y ou ’ll love Canad a Victor Oladipo. It’s

pretty much the same as the U.S.A. except for everyone saying “I’m sorry” and “eh” all the time. And, hopefully this doesn’t come to pass, but you might even get to play your first season in Toronto at Tampa Bay’s Amalie Arena. Fingers and toes are crossed that isn’t the case. The Raptors now remind me of the Detroit Red Wings during the late 1990s and early-to-mid 2000s when Ken Holland was a great general manager. The Todd Bertuzzi trade brought that adjective down to good. As evidenced by the signings of Tyson Barrie and Jesse Puljujarvi during the off-season when the Edmonton Oilers needed a defensive defence-

man and starting goaltender, good might be soon replaced with okay. And, please find a way to sign Ethan Bear already. However, the NHL is still weeks away and the NBA is a go on Christmas Day. So, let’s set our focus there. The Lakers and Clippers are Larry O’Brien f avo u ri te s be c a u se a couple of star players demanded to play together. Houston Rockets guard James Harden is doing the same now going so far as to spend the eve of training camp partying in Las Vegas instead of respecting his teammates, which caused him to miss time due to quarantine. Harden is unhappy with the Rockets and wants a trade to the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets

made the news during the off-season thanks to guard Kyrie Irving’s recent fine for refusing to speak to the media and his summer remark that there no one to pass to for a game-winning shot while playing on the Cleveland Cavaliers alongside LeBron James. All this drama makes my appreciation for the hard work and good intentions of Raptors’ Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby and rookie Malachi Flynn grow that much stronger. The team isn’t expected to contend this year, but it’s still not a bad core there eh Oladipo. And, to think with you on board the Raptors might even be awarded a Christmas Day game next year.

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