Meridian Source - February 11, 2021

Thursday, February 11, 2021

VOLUME 3 I ISSUE 33

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Hands up for Lucas!

Yvonne Lucas, a Grade 3 teacher at École St. Thomas Elementary, was recently honoured with the Council of Catholic School Superintendents of Alberta (CCSSA) Excellence in Catholic Education Award. See Page 3 for the story.

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Thorpe to roll out online mental health resources GEOFF LEE

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The Thorpe Recovery Centre in Blackfoot is set to roll out some new online mental health resources to support the community during the isolation of COVID-19.

The program has been months in the making with funding from a $64,141 grant from Alberta’s COVID

Mental Health Action Plan for the work they do in supporting the mental health and recovery of clients.

“We’re just in that process making sure everything’s together,” said Thorpe’s development coordinator Sara Fox. “Then we will be releasing some online resources that people can use while they are at

home or wherever they may be, to assist with their mental health and access other resources in their community.”

The funds from the Phase 1 Community Grant Funding Program were announced on Feb. 3 following the approval of the grant in September and a postponed celebration.

“We were waiting for a cheque presentation,

but because of COVID that didn’t happen,” explained Fox. “We were going to do an announcement when we had our product ready.”

Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright MLA Garth Rowswell was thrilled to hear the Thorpe Centre continues to get funding for addiction-recovery programs.

“I am so impressed by the management out there and it’s just really well run,” he said.

Last spring, the Associate Ministry of Addictions and Mental Health committed $2.2 million a year to Thorpe over three years to fund 36 beds, creating 574 treatment spaces, including some for medically-assisted detox.

The Border City’s Residents in Recovery treatment centre also received a total o f $ 5 5 ,5 9 5 f r o m tw o Alberta community grants of $35,290 and $20,305 in 2020.

Rowswell says Alberta wanted to get more balance between harm reduction and move more funds into recovery.

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Lucas awarded Excellence in Catholic Education

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The temperatures may have dipped well below zero, but some good news has warmed the hearts and minds of staff and students throughout the Lloydminster Catholic School Division (LCSD).

Yvonne Lucas, who has spent her entire 25-year-plus teaching career with the LCSD and is currently teaching Grade 3 at École St. Thomas Elementary, was recently honoured with the Council of Catholic School Superintendents of Alberta (CCSSA) Excellence in Catholic Education Award.

The provincial award recognizes teachers in Alberta who have done an exemplary job in preparing youth to grow into outstanding Catholic citizens.

N o mi ne e s a r e p a s sionate about Catholic education and the students they teach, inspire their students, and demonstrate a commitment to Catholic education and teaching excellence.

“I was quite surprised,” said Lucas, who is as humble as she is bilingual. “My husband just retired this year and he’s got about 30 years, and I have about 25 or 26 years; so I have about three more years until I can retire. I’m nearing the end of my career, so it’s good to look back and say ‘well, what have I done all this time?’ Not that I need recognition for the job that I do, but it’s nice for someone to notice.”

Lucas’s husband, Rick, who also works for the LCSD, was recently honoured with the St. Thomas More College (STM) Distinguished Alumni Award, as well as being ordained as a Deacon.

The Catholic education power couple has three adult children and is looking forward to celebrating their 31st wedding anniversary.

Lucas’s teaching career may have started out in the classroom, but 20 years of her career was spent as a Learning Assistance Teacher (LAT), a role she described more as behind-the-scene work.

As a LAT, Lucas worked with specialneeds children, their families, as well as any other LCSD staff who work with the students.

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the students, speech paths, ed-psych people, occupational therapists, those types of people,” she said.

“I enjoy that kind of work and enjoy problem-solving in those types of situations.

“Last year was my first year back in the classroom, which was a bit daunting, but I have great colleagues who are all really supportive. I feel so taken care of by my team. I contribute to them as much as I can, but I feel so blessed to have them as my teammates too.” École St. Thomas’ principal, Lisa-Marie Kreese, has spent many years working alongside Lucas and feels very fortunate to have such an inspiring colleague.

“We nominated Mme

Lucas because of the way she lives her faith.

There’s absolutely nothing that comes out of her that isn’t full of spirit and love,” she said.

“She approaches children with the compassion and grace and dignity that we want from all educators across schools, whether they’re Catholic schools or not, she just lives and breathes it. She’s also an excellent resource for our staff members as she’s been running faith mentorship since I started with the Lloydminster Catholic division, mentoring new teachers into our division, being there, providing music ministry, and just being a solid pillar of faith in our school and in

the division for many, many years.

“I think her authenticity and how humble

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she is, is why she’s the perfect candidate for recognition like this.

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Award-winning teacher humbled by honour LUCAS FROM PAGE 3

She always wants to

be in the background and lift and serve other

people, and that’s how she approaches her

classroom, so when she sees those children, she sees each child individually, what they need, and how she can serve.”

LCSD director of education, Nigel McCarthy, was excited to share the good news with Lucas as she was very deserving of the award.

“Yvonne’s faith is a strong example of how we permeate a belief in God into how we work with Children.

Whether it is in music, in the classroom or advocating for the learning needs of each

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It’s kind of nice because it makes me reflect, and it makes me think how there are so many people who are worthy of this award, and as I said, Catholic education is team effort.

child, Yvonne brings salt and light to each day. We are pleased

to be able to recognize Yvonne’s accomplishments over more than two decades with LCSD.” So, how does a humble and selfless educator answer when asked how it feels to be recognized for all of her hard work and dedication to her career and her faith?

“It’s kind of nice because it makes me reflect, and it makes me think how there are so many people who are worthy of this award, and as I said, Catholic education is team effort.”

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“Thorpe and Residents in Recovery kind of fit that model,” he said.

Residents in Recovery has also received a three-year commitment of $170,000 a year in operating funds from the Saskatchewan Health Authority to keep their doors open to meet the demand.

Lloydminster MLA Colleen Young announced that funding in late January.

Funding from Alberta supports Residents in Recovery’s abstinencebased programs and Thorpe’s combination of therapies to promote healing and growth.

Fox says Thorpe is getting great community support right now, especially through the Alberta government.

“It’s really nice to see that they’re recognizing our operations and how efficiently we run,” she said.

“There’s been silver linings throughout COVID. We’ve become

File Photo more resilient; we’re showing strength that we never realized we had and we’ve been able to help even more people through all of this.”

Fox says Thorpe isn’t at full capacity yet with 53 clients, but they are heading there.

“Our capacity is 72, so we are very close. The hold-up is just getting people’s applications processed and having all of their information pulled together to get them in,” she said.

Rowswell is confident the money they receive will be put to good use.

“The consistency of the money over a long period of time helps them attract professionals that are required to

do the job out there,” he said.

Fox acknowledged the funding influx has been an incentive to get some new people in.

“We now have two social workers on staff to help people when they are nearing completion to access resources in their home community,” she said.

They have also been able to beef up the counselling team and make sure they have manageable groups, especially with COVID. “We can’t have a bunch of people in a single room together, so we have smaller groups and beef up our nursing team as well,” Fox said.

“It’s been a weird blessing.”

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Anglers game for wild boar funder GEOFF LEE

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The Lloydminster and District Fish and Game Association will briefly put ice fishing on pause to host a community fundraising meal of wild boar and turkey.

Association members will offer this dream menu to all comers during a drive-thru supper at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds on Feb. 28 from 4 to 7 p.m.

“We’re just trying to keep our shingle out there and letting people know we are still here, “ explained the association’s president Dwayne Davison.

“It helps the exhibition and it helps us out a little. It’s not meant as a big moneymaker.”

An individual meal ticket can be purchased online for $18 at eventbrite.ca including both types of meat with servings of vegetables, including potatoes and dessert.

“I think our clientele will like that offering,” said Davison.

The full course meal will be a change in diet from fresh lake fish that many association members have been catching during a busy ice fishing season.

“I haven’t been out myself, but I know quite a few who have. There’s certainly a lot of them out there as far as I can tell,” said Davison.

“It’s a great outdoor thing for families and I think we’re seeing more and more of that with the COVID thing with recreational sports shut down.”

The weather has also been relatively warm all winter and the fish seem to be biting too.

“Loon Lake is a good one and Turtle Lake is another and I hear there is a little activity at Brightsand also,” said Davison.

He’s getting some good reports on fishing at Keeley Lake and some lakes north and east of Meadow Lake.

“I was just recently talking to a hook manufacturer and they said they’ve had an extremely busy year and they are actually hiring people just due to demand,” said Davison.

He says all types of fish are being caught, including whitefish, pike and walleye depending on the lake and the time of year.

Catching one, he says, isn’t just a matter of dropping a hook through the hole in the ice.

“There’s a few little techniques on what you are using for bait and hooks,” he said.

He says minnows are probably the more popular bait for ice fishing with the scarcity of summer worms.

“The other thing for fishing for perch—a lot of people use maggots or mealworms which are good bait and obviously you use a smaller hook for catching perch,” said Davison.

Anglers are among the association’s trophy winners for 2020 such as Joe Miazga, who won first place for an 8lb. 2 oz. walleye.

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Lloydminster’s Joe Miazga caught this lake trout during a recent ice fishing outing at Cold Lake. He was also awarded the first place trophy from the Lloydminster Fish and Game Association for an 8 lb. 2 oz. walleye he caught in 2020.

game-winners are posting their own trophy photos online due to the cancellation of the association’s fundraising

banquet and the Gun and Outdoor Sportsman in January.

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Bulls fly at Lloyd auction

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Bulls were virtually flying out of their pens during the annual M.C. Quantock Canada’s Bull sale at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds.

The final results posted on Feb. 5 report

one bull sold every 50 seconds at the Jan. 30 auction from 12:30 to 5:05 p.m.

A total of 337 bulls were sold, fetching an average price of $6,344.

The average prices per breed include Red Angus $5,563, Super

Baldies $7,275, Super Guppies $5,803, and H2s (Hereford/Fleckviehs) $7,338.

The list included Horned Herefords averaging $5,431, Black Super Baldies $6,725, Black Angus $5,820 and Charolais $6,344.

Lloyd area tops final land sale MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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The Lloydminster area topped the sale of petroleum and natural gas rights in Saskatchewan in the last of six public offerings during the 202021 fiscal year.

The Feb. 2 sale generated $251,672.11 in revenue for the province, bringing total earnings to $6,482,213.75.

The Lloydminster area brought in $113,947.41 for two parcels totalling 388.504 hectares, while the Estevan

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Davison hopes the drive-thru supper will energize those who miss these events.

“The executive is quite excited about this because with the cancellation of the banquet and the gun show we’re

area brought in $111,102.09 for five parcels totalling 518.004 ha.

The highest bonus bid received on a parcel in this offering was $100,735.72 for a lease in the Lloydminster area, totalling 129.502 ha.

This was also the highest bid on a dollar per hectare basis at $777.87 per ha. This lease was awarded to Soo Lone Resource Group Ltd. and is prospective for heavy oil in the Mannville Group.

The scheduled date for the next public offering is April 6, 2021.

looking at keeping our name out there,” said Davison.

Meanwhile, the indoor gun range is moving to an online booking system in keeping with COVID tracing requirements.

Scheduled times are available Wednesday

from 6 to 9 p.m and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

“We do require an RSO (range security officer) to be there to open and sometimes we can’t fill that spot so it’s best to check the website to see when it’s going to open,” said Davison.

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Lloyd book unearths Goodsoil injustice

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Retired Lloydminster teacher Patricia Hankey recently selfpublished a historical book about 10 German-Canadian men from the Goodsoil area, where she grew up, who were interned unjustly in the Second World War. GEOFF LEE

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A nearly-forgotten chapter of immigrant history in our very own backyard has been brought to life by Lloydminster author Patricia Hankey.

The title of her

self-published book, “Dreams Interrupted: Ten German Canadian Farmers Interned During World War Two” neatly captures what it’s all about.

The devil is in the details, however; as the well-researched book

doesn’t find a justifiable reason for the arrest and imprisonment of the 10 men from the Goodsoil and Pierceland area of Saskatchewan.

“They were arrested; there was no trial, no judge or jury,” said Hankey.

“They were simply arrested and most of them were taken to the internment camp at Kananaskis.”

From there, many of them were transferred to Fredericton, New Brunswick and some of them to Petawawa, Ontario, and kept under guard for months and years in some cases.

Hankey says there doesn’t appear to be any rhyme or reason why these particular 10 were taken from their homes either and treated as enemy aliens when war broke out in 1939.

All of the men died years ago, so Hankey had to rely on the

memories of surviving family members along with a ton of documents, some of them from Berlin, to shine some light on the injustice.

“I love history and I just thought their story needs to be told because it’s really something that has been forgotten,” said Hankey, who is a retired Lloydmin-

ster teacher.

“There’s a lot of information about the Japanese Canadians, some about Italian Canadians who were also interned, but very little about the German Canadians.”

She says German Canadians are still waiting for an apology from the federal government.

“For 10 men to be taken from one very

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small town was really something,” said Hankey.

Their story is also a personal one for Hankey who grew up in Goodsoil with German roots, hearing references about different men being in camps, but not knowing much about it.

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Thursday, February 11, 2021 HANKEY FROM PAGE 7

As Hankey points out in the book, the RCMP listed the local German social club, or Deutscher Bund band called Eintracht, as one of three groups on their national security radar.

She says there is no proof any of the men posed a threat to wartime Canada as citizens of the country.

Margery (Frey) Zuchotzki was only four and a half years old when her father Albert was arrested. She recalled her memory of that day for Hankey to write about in the following excerpt.

There were 5 or 7 RCMP’s who walked in and they asked for Dad. Mom said, ‘He’s out feeding pigs’.

They went out to the pig barn and they got him. The other RCMP remaining in the house took all the books and threw them on the floor.

I don’t know what they were looking for in the books. I think they were looking for pictures of Hitler.

Zuchotzki told Hankey her dad immigrated to Canada when he was only four years old from Russia with his parents and never stepped foot in Germany.

Interestingly, his grandfather was a bodyguard for Russian Tsar Nicholas II. Frey was one of 10 Canadian citizens whose dreams were put on hold, as the title of the book reflects.

“All of these men and their families came to Canada with these huge dreams and when this happened to

them, they had just started fulfilling these dreams,” said Hankey.

“The one daughter said to me, the only thing that bothered her dad was that while he was sitting in this camp, the rest of his friends and neighbours had gotten that much (further) ahead of him in fulfilling their dreams.”

Hankey says it’s a sad story because these men were all young with families at the time.

“They were taken away and their wives were left behind to carry on,” she said.

The inclusion of individual biographies about the 10 men serve as a record of family ancestry for the related families.

The 360-page book features a treasure trove of historical documents about the men along with details about life in the camps and some photos and colour illustrations.

Readers will latch on to the words, “Heil Hitler” Germans wrote to sign off letters to various departments of their government to inquire about relatives in Canada, notably three of the men interned.

Communication between the two countries was enabled by Swiss officials who inspected camps in Canada.

Researching and writing the book was a labour of love for Hankey, but it will be her first and last book too.

“I probably worked on this for about 10 years,” she said.

To order a copy of the book, contact Hankey by email at p.hankey@telus. net for details.

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Dewberry morphs into hamlet

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The Village of Dewberry has chosen to become an unincorporated hamlet in lockstep with a trend.

The status change took place at the start of the year following an Alberta Order in Council to dissolve the village into the governance of the County of Vermilion River.

It’s become common for urban municipalities like villages to dissolve from their cur-

rent municipal status to that of a hamlet under the jurisdiction of its surrounding rural municipality.

Dewberry Village Council and the village electors voted to support the option to dissolve the village and become a hamlet under the County of Vermilion River prior to the approval of the order.

Seventy-two per cent of village electors voted on Nov. 3-4 to dissolve the village corporation according to results

released by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

Minister Tracy Allard recommended to the Lieutenant Governor in Council that the Village of Dewberry be dissolved based on the support of Dewberry’s council and electors.

The County of Vermilion River Council and administration are working to transition Dewberry and stakeholders into the County’s processes and planning to ensure a smooth integration.

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Viewpoint Sask releases immunization plan

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he Government of Saskatchewan released its COVID-19 Immunization Delivery Plan on Tuesday.

Phase 2 of vaccination sequencing will focus on the general population in 10-year increments, starting with ages 60 to 69.

This phase will also include targeted vaccinations for adults and staff in group homes for persons with intellectual disabilities and shelters. Clinically extremely vulnerable adults will also be included as a priority in Phase 2. A complete list of the clinically vulnerable health conditions is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine.

“Saskatchewan is working to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible,” said Health Minister Paul Merriman. “The commencement of mass vaccinations will depend on the number and consistency of vaccine deliveries from the federal government. We are hopeful that mass vaccinations can start as

soon as April, based on the current vaccine delivery schedule from the federal government.”

Phase 2 of Saskatchewan’s Immunization Delivery Plan is built on the foundation of age as t he main r isk f a c to r . A ge is the number-one risk factor for severe outcomes, hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19. People of advanced age are also more likely to be clinically extremely vulnerable or living with other chronic conditions. The goal of the immunization program is to: - Protect the most high risk and vulnerable.

- Minimize serious illness and death.

- Protect the capacity of the health care system.

- Minimize the spread of COVID-19.

Phase 1 is currently underway for high-risk populations, such as people of advanced age, residents and staff in long-term and personal care homes, health care workers in emergency depart-

ments, COVID-19 units, testing and assessment centres, intensive care units and other highrisk settings. This phase also includes residents over 50 living in northern remote communities and those over 70 living in the community as the vaccine is available.

Phase 2 could get underway as early as April but will depend on vaccine supplies.

Vaccinations will be available through a variety of options including, mass immunization clinics, walk-in and drive-thru clinics, public health clinics and community-based options such as pharmacies.

Information will be publicly shared to let you know when it’s your turn to be vaccinated, how to register for an appointment, the different types of clinics available and how to find the closest clinics to you. Appointments will be able to be booked online at www.saskatchewan.ca or through HealthLine 811 when phase two begins.

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Opinion

Leeway from Lloyd: Capt. Tom, a poster senior STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

Let’s hope one of Capt. Sir Tom Moore’s legacies is to remake the public image of seniors as accomplished age groupers we can all look up to.

If ever there were a poster model for the power of seniors, it’s him.

Moore will be remembered as the British Second World War veteran who shuffled up and down his garden during COVID19, raising about $58 million Cdn for healthcare workers.

He died on Feb. 2 at the age of 100 after testing positive for COVID. He took up the challenge to walk 100 laps

last April by his 100th birthday with the aid of a walker after breaking his hip in 2018.

Social media drove his fundraising efforts to staggering heights over a three-weekperiod motivated by his cheery attitude.

The title of Moore’s autobiography is To mo rro w Will Be A Good Day. When he turned 100, two wartime era planes flew overhead in tribute to his inc redib le accomplishment.

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in July to cap off a most amazing year anyone could dream of.

He certainly gained the respect of millions of people around the world while showing seniors can do amazing things, even with a walker.

Too often, seniors are seen as being disinterested, isolated, or not able to contribute value to society, so what Capt. Tom did was a refreshing and hopefully lasting change how seniors are viewed.

His death from COVID should also remind the health-care system in this country that more needs to be done to protect our valuable seniors.

There has been a couple of outbreaks in senior care facilities in Lloydminster despite reams of rhetoric and evolving procedures for better safeguards.

When the dust is settled, maybe we need to recognize our own Capt. Toms and Bettys annually for their outstanding contribution to the community or abilities.

Google Image It could be for anything from volunteerism or a hobby, to an athletic endeavour or some kind of pub-

lic service or a past achievement.

There are thousands of seniors like Capt.

Tom that have done

what they can to ensure tomorrow will be a good day for all of us, who deserve a tip of the hat.

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Money Matters Planning for success in a weak economy ERICA V.N. O’GRADY

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To say it has been a tough year is an understatement.

Not only was our local economy directly affected by the drastic changes in the world oil prices, but COVID19 hit and closed many businesses and operations.

Looking back, I remember the price of oil being negative and there was no traffic on Highway 17 in Lloydminster. The future was unknown.

With the assistance of government subsidies and grants, a lot of small businesses were able to keep their employees and

stay open.

But what happens when the money runs out?

Some businesses suffered significantly due to a high reliance on one economy or having just a few large customers.

Other businesses flourished in 2020 because they were able to pivot quickly.

Examples include adjusting products and services to the current needs of customers, creating an online sales platform, or offering new delivery services.

Besides cash flow management and analyzing your costs or efficiencies, the true success of a business in

File Photo 2021 will depend on the ability to mitigate risks.

A strategic plan should include both diversity as well as technology.

More variety in your client base can decrease your risk in a low economy.

An increase in sales can come from offering new products & services or expanding your business into different regions.

Maximize your potential by tapping into technology like social media advertis-

ing, online inventory & sales, or even virtual consulting meetings.

One thing is certain, you cannot operate like it is 2019 in 2021.

You must be innovative and keep up with the ‘new normal’ by adapting to change

quickly.

What do your customers want now and how can you give it to them?

- Erica V.N. O’Grady, CPA, CA, is a Managing Partner at Leckie & Associates LLP

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Money Matters Savings skyrocket during pandemic MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Many of us have read the news reports that some families are saving more than ever during COVID-19.

But lockdown has also triggered its own set of financial pressures (hello, online shopping therapy) and it can be easy to lose track of spending when we’re stressed. So how do the “savers” do it?

While everyone’s situation is different and it’s certainly easier to save when you’ve been able to keep your work hours, there are always some things you can do to stay on budget.

The key to getting through these financial challenges is to return to three money man-

agement basics.

Identify spending – Take a hard look at your credit card and bank statements for the last six months. Do you see stress spending? Overindulging? Too much take out? We each have our own triggers.

Make a budget – The next step is tougher.

You have to budget for sensible spending targets and stick to them.

Keep tabs every time you open your wallet. If your purchase will put you over budget, lock it down.

Create an emergency fund – Emergency expenses come up for all of us, but cautions it’s easy to get in trouble with high interest credit cash advances or payday loans, so it’s

best to plan ahead.

The insurer’s money management app benefit enables users to track their spending and round up purchases to transfer extra amounts to either their Canada Life tax-free savings account or registered retirement savings plan, or to a subaccount (a painless way to help build an emergency fund).

They can even borrow up to $500 interest-free from themselves, with no additional charges, in the form of a three-day payday advance.

Life can’t always wait for payday, so be sure your short-term solution doesn’t create long-term problems down the road.

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Students link beads to Aboriginal stories GEOFF LEE

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Some Grade 8 students at College Park

School are learning the stories told by Indigenous wampum belts by making them

on a bead loom.

The students are making simple bookmarks using seed beads

in a class taught by Christine Brochu.

She says one of the outcomes is to make a physical connection with Indigenous storytelling while looking at the cultural history of looming as well.

“We’re looking at the importance of representing stories and symbolism and things like that,” said Brochu.

The exercise is part of Aboriginal StoryTelling month in the Lloydminster Public School Division (LPSD) and the historical use of wampum belts to record provisions of treaties.

“That’s going to lead us into treaties next month,” said LPSD coordinator of

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learning and instruction, Clint Chocan, who is spearheading the storytelling project.

Chocan set up a Google Meet for Brochu’s class to talk about the origin of bead looming and their meaning, to get things started.

“He discussed techniques and materials (the evolution from beads made of quills, bones, and shells, to those made of glass that were connected to the fur trade),” explained Brochu.

“They got to see beading demonstrations that showed how unique quill beading is from other forms. It was a great display of history and technique beyond

the looming activity itself.”

An instructional video on bead looming shows even making a small wampum belt to be worn as a wrist band is challenging work.

“You have to follow the procedure and the practice. Like Clint said, when he was talking to my class, it’s very much about patience,” said Brochu.

Rudimentary looms for students were built

by Chocan, his father in-law and his two sons.

“They’re just a 1 by 2 inch board that we cut and put together with a brad nailer and screws and a board 10 inches long,” said Chocan.

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Supplied Photo Grade 8 students at College Park School are learning the meaning of wampum belts with some bead looming exercises as a part of Aboriginal storytelling month in February.

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He said the seed beads students are using came with the fur trade, and before that, they used everything from bones of small animals to shells.

“They would shape

and handcraft each bead to add to the wampum belts. The belts would be tied together with sinew and leather strips,” said Chocan.

He says the craft comes from the east-

ern nations, specifically the Ojibwa and Anishinaabe nations out east.

“It’s been a part of the Algonquin nation, so anyone who speaks Cree is tied in with that nation,” he explained.

Brochu says bead looming has also been an important tool for talking about cultural appropriation versus cultural appreciation.

“That’s been a big focus for us. How can we appreciate Indigenous culture without oversimplifying it and ignoring the history of it,” said Brochu.

Her students will also be treated to some telling of legends by Chocan and Indigenous astronomer Wilfred Buck, a star lore expert from Manitoba, as part of a cross-curricular activity in February.

“They’re going to be doing a painting project (of constellations) that incorporates media arts and will light up using programming and coding,” explained Brochu.

Storytelling activities are also taking place at other LPSD schools this month.

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Insp. Lee Brachmann speaks during an in-person Town Hall at the Legacy Centre in January 2020.

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The Lloydminster RCMP is once again encouraging residents to share their voices during its three-week Let’s Talk Policing campaign.

Insp. Lee Brachmann, officer-incharge of the Lloydminster RCMP, is welcoming resident’s feedback regarding policing operations within the

city from Feb. 8 until March 1.

To be a part of the conversation, visit yourvoicelloyd.ca/ RCMP. Residents can also take this opportunity to learn more about the detachment’s initiatives and operations, as well as submit questions in an open forum. Insp. Brachmann will respond to your questions within two business days.

In the interest of public safety amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the semi-annual RCMP town halls moved to a virtual format.

Those without access to a computer can contact the City of Lloydminster at 780-8756184, Ext. 2322, to request a printed copy of the presentation highlights. Written questions will also be accepted.

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All you need is love PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

“All you need is love.

But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles M. Schultz Valentine’s Day is here. A day devoted to demonstrating our love with fancy cards, special meals, and the purchase of expensive gifts (as promoted by chain stores and the makers of fine jewelry).

However, if anyone (my husband Tom) is interested, I’m with Charles Schultz on this, so fork over the chocolate.

Looking back in time, I can recall the first Valentine’s date I ever had. He was older, drove a splashy sports car and lived in Edmonton, Alberta.

A man of the world, he appeared suave and debonair as he entered the health food store where I worked to ask for directions.

Spotting me, as I stood in a pool of golden sunshine, clasping a beneficial bottle of calcium in my lilywhite hands, he was overcome by – oh, cut the malarkey, Helen.

In truth, I was slumped in a backroom grinding a jar of organic peanut butter.

Despite this unromantic setting, Rick and I chatted, and he asked me to dinner.

At the appointed time his Trans Am

purred into our yard.

I greeted him outside where he offered me a weak smile and a limp hand.

“Does it always smell like this on a farm?” he asked, shivering in his pressed slacks and stylish leather jacket; the perfect picture of urbanity and wealth.

I drew an evaluating breath.

The air was crisp and fresh with just the faintest hint of cow manure floating in on an icy breeze.

“What smell?” I parried, shrugging in my aged feather jacket and jeans worn-down at the heel; the perfect p ic ture o f sim p lic ity and thrift.

I clomped past him to the vehicle, but Rick leapt ahead to swing the door wide. This was strange. No one had ever opened a car door for me.

Well, to be fair, a similar situation happened once before when the handle on our half-ton froze shut and dad wrestled it loose.

“Now quit fooling around and get in!” he’d said irritably.

“You’re letting all the heat out.” On second thought – I’m wrong.

That wasn’t the same sort of thing at all.

Anyway, we arrived at the restaurant, took our seats, and Rick handed me the menu with a flourish. He was on familiar ground now. I wasn’t.

We’re talking about

a girl whose only experience with classy restaurants and fine dining, involved establishments of a drivein nature, where waitresses hung plastic trays of tinfoil wrapped burgers on the truck window.

Nervously, I asked Rick to order for me.

He did, decisively, and then listened as the server bent to ask me what salad dressing I preferred.

With a face flushing red as the honeyroasted beets on a nearby plate, my mind raced.

There were choices?

Was there anything in the whole wide world besides the matchless Miracle Whip?

Dressings concocted by the French, people on some random ranch, or the unidentified inhabitants of a thousand islands did not exist in my world.

And so I muddled through, the evening drew to a close and we parted; he going his way (along the affluent highway of big business, high society and success) and I mine (down an impoverished gravel road of bus driving, family gatherings and mediocrity).

He couldn’t possibly be as happy as I am!

Happy Valentine’s Day. To follow Helen online, or to order her books, go to myprairiewool.com or write her at Box 55 Marshall, SK. S0M 1R0

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A matter of pioneer perspective

D u r i n g t h e 1920s-1930s there was

a popular lake resort a short drive south of Maidstone called Soda Lake. Its Cree name was I-YO-PO-WA. Offering log cabins, a store

and a dance hall; it was nature’s home away from home. Folks from Lloydminster and area drove on the dirt highway or hitched a ride to

get to this resort. It was a favourite recreation destination on weekends and holidays.

However, there was a decline in visitors during the late 1930s.

Looking back in history, these were of course challenging years.

The Second World War began in September 1939 and folks were impacted by gas rationing. This greatly hampered any family recreation plans involving travel. Fuel was needed for the war effort.

Initially, gas rationing was voluntary but this soon proved inadequate and it became mandatory in Canada (1942).

Ration books were issued by the government and coupons were carefully saved for essential items.

Rubber was also needed for the war effort and had to be conserved. The sale of tires was halted. Automobiles were parked for non-essential use.

Speed limits were lowered as it was believed the slower you drove, the less wear and tear there was on your tires. Car pooling or car clubbing as some called it, was often advertised.

“If you had to drive, make sure your vehicle was loaded; there’s always room for one more!”

Seatbelts weren’t a standard automobile feature until the 1950s.

This rubber shortage affected clothing items too. The elastic in undergarments was no longer available and buttons provided a rather insecure means of fastening. Buttons gave way in the most illtimed moments.

One of the first food staples to be rationed was sugar (1942).

Before long this was followed by flour, coffee, tea, dairy and meat rations. Families made their own meals from scratch and adapted to becoming thriftier.

One cup of sugar permitted per week was stretched as far as possible. Wasting food was considered downright unpatriotic.

Helping to shape history, the Hormel brand of SPAM (1937), was processed meat consumed in place of butchered meat by those on the war front.

This led to growing popularity at home as it was very economical and a source of protein.

Canada’s Official Food Rules was first introduced in 1942 as a wartime nutrition program for improving health.

Eventually, it was renamed Canada’s Food Guide and has undergone many changes.

Our pioneers were challenged with a decade of living through the Great Depression, the Second World War, drought, failed crops, an unemployment rate of 30 percent and widespread poverty.

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When negotiations stumble MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

If you heard the saying “have someone’s back,” you know it is about being willing to help or defend someone, or to look out for them in case they need assistance.

When I came into the real estate business 18 years ago, I was unprepared for the number of calls we get during the year from individuals or families asking for help in making a transition.

I mean if you were to watch HGTV real estate it is all about dressing up a home to make a profitable sale isn’t it? And always in PIONEERS FROM PAGE 18

As wages and prices dropped dramatically, it must have seemed hopeless as folks were hit hard during these lean years.

Yet, they supported

less than 60 minutes!

Or helping a buyer find a one-of-a-kind property that ticks all the want boxes while keeping the purchase within their (usually unrealistic) budget.

What television does not show is the homeowner distress caused by the forced sale from loss of a job, relationship breakdown, or poor health.

Nor does it present the mental anguish created when a lifelong dream of being selfemployed becomes a building which must close its doors.

Or the delusional buyer who believes they know more about the current value of

property than the professional who works within the market every day.

Yes, we are brokers.

We represent both buyers and sellers. It is our job. It is what we train for and if we do it well enough maybe we can support our own families.

But you would have to have ice water in your veins if you didn’t care about the people you are serving.

Motivation is a key element of negotiation.

Buyers in particular like to know why someone is selling.

Why? So, they can use it to their advantage.

And in today’s difficult local economy, buyers

each other, lent a helping hand where needed and complied with rationing restrictions.

In pioneer perspective, folks knew they had a personal responsibility. Each real-

ized the quicker they worked together as a whole, the sooner these challenges would be overpowered.

Even if that meant eating SPAM served from a can!

too often assume every listing is a distress sale and derail what could

be a respectful, and ultimately, successful negotiation by starting too

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Inland Steel Bobcats D-man mending with Mustangs JAMIE HARKINS

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Having the chance

to commit to a junior A hockey team didn’t seem possible to, nor

was even a focus for, Lloydminster Inland Steel U18 AAA Bobcats defenceman Max Mills just a few months ago.

Mills signed a commitment to play the 2021-22 season for the Melfort Mustangs of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) in early February.

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In the beginning, they were saying that I was going to be in a wheelchair at 40, so that was our main concern.

That has to go down as a major accomplishment considering he wasn’t sure if even playing the game anymore was a possibility last summer.

The 18-year-old twoway rearguard suffered a back infection around October 2019, but the severity of the injury didn’t rear its head until a few days after the Bobcats skated in the prestigious Mac’s Tournament that Christmas.

Shortly after the competition, Mills got out of bed and found he could no longer walk.

MRI scans and a talk with specialists about juvenile arthritis followed. It took until May before a two-bytwo centimetre mass was found in Mills’ back

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Lloydminster Inland Steel U18 AAA Bobcats defenceman Max Mills has committed to play for the Melfort Mustangs in 2021-22.

leading to a week in hospital, a biopsy and almost two months of receiving antibiotics through an IV line.

“In the beginning, they were saying that I was going to be in a wheelchair at 40, so that was our main concern,” said Mills, a Grade 12 student at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School.

“There was really no talk of even starting to play again until August. And, I still wasn’t myself until midAugust.”

Mills said questions about what he could still do on the ice occupied his thoughts while contemplating a restart to playing the game,

but constant encouragement from U18 AAA Bobcats and IHD coach Kyle Tapp helped push him forward.

He said it then took a determined effort to skate through any pain in a few IHD sessions during early August before leaving everything on the ice at midget tryouts later that month to make it back.

The six-foot-one and 175-pound left-shot defenceman excelled in his return recording one goal and five points in four games before the season went on pause in November.

He continued skating twice a week with IHD following the stop-

page, got a call from the Mustangs staff in midJanuary and received an offer to sign shortly after.

“I’m beyond grateful for all the people who I’ve had help me along the way because if it wasn’t for them there is no way I would be back at all,” said Mills.

“I’m feeling just a lot of optimism going into next year. There were times when this would have been the farthest thing from reality and now it’s actually come true.

There is more purpose to my game now.

There is a clear goal.

This is just a really exciting opportunity for me and my family.”

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Generation Z and professional sports SPORTS EDITOR JAMIE HARKINS

I don’t know if I should feel sorry for professional sports organizations or suggest they had it coming.

What I do know is, they’re going to c o n t in u e l os i ng f a n s while experiencing an ever-dwindling profit margin unless they accept that times have changed and so have people’s interests. The pandemic and its toll on minor sports leagues isn’t helping create excitement about sports among the generation that the NHL, CFL, MLB and NBA needs to attract in order to build a lifelong audience, but it also can’t be passed off as the only reason.

Generation Z, or people born between 1996 and around 2012, are falling through the fingers of professional sports leagues and teams due to a lack

of adaptation to their needs. These kids grew up online and spend their time on apps, video games and social media or scrolling through a smartphone.

In a year when people couldn’t or shouldn’t sit in the stands at sporting events, the 2020 World Series and NBA Finals all saw record low viewership on television.

The 2020 Stanley Cup Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars experienced a 61 per cent drop in U.S. viewership compared to a year earlier and had just around a million watchers in Canada, which is down from the 2.7 million who tuned into the Washington Capitals versus Vegas Golden Knights match-up in 2018.

The CFL has been attempting to attract younger fans with little success for years. Forget Generation Z, this league apart from the

franchises in Regina, Calgary and Edmonton lost the Millennials.

According to a Rutgers University School of Communication and Information survey of Gen Z-ers that appeared in a recent National Post article, sports interest ranks behind music, movies, television, celebrity news and trends. This younger audience is unlikely to sit through a two-to-three hour game, instead preferring to watch shorter videos on platforms such as YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram and Snapchat.

It is through these mediums that the NBA is finding a greater fan base.

The NBA has 148 million followers on social media, where its videos have been viewed 1 3.2 billion t ime s in 2020, which are both higher numbers than the other two mentioned North American leagues combined.

An emphasis on social issues and how the athletes conduct their lives off the court is proving the main attraction.

Those are two areas

that some professional sports leagues are obviously doing better at focusing on than others.

I’m not a Gen Z-er or even a Millennial, but have to admit the

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Toronto Raptors Open Gym series and the entire league’s embrace of Black Lives Matter last summer have made me a bigger basketball fan.

Subdivision and Development Appeal Board - Call for New Members Do you want to become more involved in City affairs?

We’re looking for new board members. Bring your experience and share your passion!

The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) is responsible for appeals regarding various issues as determined by the Alberta Municipal Government Act. The nature of these appeals include minor variances, demolition, architectural controls, misapplication of the Land Use Bylaw No. 5-2016 in issuing a development permit, refusal to issue a development permit, refusal of a subdivision application and any condition of a zoning order issued on a property.

The SDAB is an independent board composed of members appointed by City Council.

Members serve a three-year term. The Board meets as required.

Time commitment varies, depending on the number of appeals received. Hearings are typically held during business hours Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

One full-day of training will be required for all board members. Dates to be confirmed with successful applicants.

Please submit your application to cityclerk@lloydminster.ca by Wednesday, March 10, 2021.

For more information, visit www.lloydminster.ca/SDAB.

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Indigenous jobs for abandoned wells GEOFF LEE

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The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding its abandoned well and facility reclamation program to provide jobs for Indigenous communities and businesses.

The Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP) is supported by $400 million in federal funding to help manage the abandonment and reclamation of inactive oil and gas wells and facilities.

As part of this program launched in 2020, the province is introducing the First Nations Stewardship Fund and the Indigenous Business Credit Pool to support First Nations and Métis participation in the program.

“Our Indigenous partners will play a crucial role in Saskatchewan’s economic recovery,” said Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre in a news release on Feb. 9.

“The ASCP is expected to create thousands of jobs, and it is our hope that these two collaborative agreements will increase participation by First Nations and Métis contractors and workers in the oil and gas sector.”

The First Nations Stewardship Fund will allocate $15 million in program funding to conduct abandonment and reclamation activities on First Nation Reserve lands across Saskatchewan.

Eligible licensees (producers) with oil and gas sites on reserves will be able to access the Fund by nominating sites for consideration.

If nomination numbers are sufficient, an additional $5 million will be made available to the Fund.

The Indigenous Business Credit Pool will create an incentive for eligible licensees to work with First Nations and Métis c o n trac to rs t o complete program work.

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If companies collectively spend $30 million of their existing ASCP allocations using Indigenous oil field service companies, they will be eligible to access an additional $15 million in ASCP funding for site closure work.

The First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence (COE) promoting the sustainable, environmentally responsible development of natural resources within Indigenous lands, will review applicants for eligibility under the program.

The COE will work with the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), licensees, oil and gas service companies, and MIDWEST MIN FROM PAGE 19

Yes, there are many sellers who need to move, either for work or financial reasons, but does it have to be a sacrifice? No. I will only reveal the reason for a listing being on the market if I

File Photo First Nations communities to administer the two Indigenous programs.

The ASCP is overseen by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources and delivered in partnership with the SRC. The program prioritizes Saskatchewanbased oil and gas service companies and

will support more than 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs and reclaim up to 8,000 inactive wells and facilities up to Dec. 31, 2022.

“A critical focus for our Chiefs and leadership is increased inclusion with regards to initiatives such as the ASCP in Saskatchewan,” Federation of Sovereign

Indigenous Nations (FSIN) vice Chief Heather Bear said.

“The ASCP will assist in not only helping our First Nations businesses participate in well reclamation work, but also in alleviating environmental concerns within our Treaty and traditional lands which is of paramount importance.”

have been given permission by the seller.

Frankly, buyers need to look more at the property itself so they can determine if it meets their needs and less at why it is available.

The same applies to sellers. Once you have

made the decision to sell, please don’t try to handpick the next owner.

The reasons for buying and selling are as numerous as the people involved. Quit guessing and focus on facts.

Vern McClelland is

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

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

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