Meridian Source - June 1, 2023

Close call for cyclist sparks safety initiative

With school almost out for summer, students at Rendell Park School took part in a bike safety event to make sure they know the rules of the road.

The event was in partnership with Grindin Gears Bikes and Boards and the Lloydminster RCMP, and students from Lloydminster Comprehensive High School biked over to Rendell to help out, too.

Bike safety is of course always important, but recent events have the topic hitting too close to home for Rendell Park’s principal, Sheldon Gallagher.

“A couple of weeks ago, one of our Grade 6 students was actually in an accident with a vehicle. It could have been really, really horrific,” he

said, explaining the student crossed 36 St. at 57 Ave. on a bicycle at a red light without looking.

“The student is OK, but she did have to go to the hospital because of a broken leg. When we thought about what the consequences could have been, we thought, ‘we need to put this on for our kids.’

“We have lots of students that ride over from Parkview, so we needed to do this. It was very important,” he added with a sense of urgency in his voice.

Gallagher pitched his bike safety event idea to Const. Kelsey Davidge of the Lloydminster RCMP as well as Jim Taylor owner of Grindin Gears; both loved the idea.

“As summer is now here, we thought it was important to reinforce

the rules of the road and just some safety stuff for the kids here at Rendell,” said Const. Davidge. “We also have some high school kids here to help us facilitate the day.”

At first glance, Davidge said the day was off to a great start as all students on bikes were wearing helmets.

“We brought a bunch of bikes for kids who don’t have one to use, as well as a bunch of helmets kids can use today and take home,” she added.

Davidge is hoping students soaked up the ability to identify dangers on the road while remembering to always keep their heads up and watch for cars.

“Even something like what to do when going over a railway track. We have lots of those in

Lloyd,” she said, adding the RCMP will once again be giving out positive tickets for things such as wearing helmets and walking your bike across the road.

For Taylor, who just celebrated six years of business in the Border City, teaching kids

the importance of bike maintenance is a big one.

“A lot of kids have bikes but know nothing about them, so I try to teach them about brakes and what to look for on your bike to make sure it’s safe before you go ride,” he said.

Rowswell helps paint Alberta blue

A majority of area voters are happy feeling Conservative blue in the wake of the Alberta general election.

The United Conservative

Party (UCP), headed by Premier Danielle Smith, will form a majority government winning 49 seats to 38 for the NDP on Monday night. No other party elected a member.

UCP incumbent Garth Rowswell is rolling up his sleeves being re-elected by a landslide in VermilionLloydminster-Wainwright with 13,071 votes with New Democratic Party candidate,

Dawn Flaata, a distant second at 3,097.

“It’s nice. Now I get to continue some of the work I was working on and go on from here,” said an elated Rowswell on Tuesday morning.

“Today, the biggest thing is awareness. Being aware of other people on bikes and traffic is a big one. I’m also talking about lock safety awareness today as we’ve had a lot of bikes stolen. I want kids to talk about where their bikes are.”

He says the results don’t surprise him despite capturing a whopping 74.3 per cent of the 17,602 votes reported in the riding.

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A plain-clothed Const. Kelsey Davidge of the Lloydminster RCMP was at Rendell Park School on Tuesday morning to make sure students are ready for summer and are up to snuff on bike safety.

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UCP wins majority in general election

“The polls were kind of headed in that direction,” he said. “You never take anything for granted, but it’s nice to get re-elected and now I’ve got to earn the trust that’s been given to me.”

In third place was the Alberta Party’s Darrell Dunn with 475 votes followed by Danny Hozack, Wildrose Loyalty Party at 459, Independent, Matthew Powell, 354 and Green candidate Tigra-Lee Camp-

bell, 146.

Dunn reached out to the Source in an email to congratulate Rowswell on his victory, noting it was a fun campaign for the Lloydminster resident.

“I’m certainly disappointed on a personal level, but this is politics and that is the nature of the game,” said Dunn.

He says he met a lot of really great people throughout the campaign and was particularly impressed with a

class of students in Vermilion he chatted with at the midpoint of the campaign.

“Don’t ever say young people aren’t interested; it was one of the most interesting forums we had,” said Dunn.

“My personal thanks to all of the other candidates for a clean campaign. That’s the way they should be run.”

Rowswell says provincially, it was nice to se e the Conservative vote congeal under his party

instead of being spread around, but some key UCP cabinet ministers failed to get re-elected.

“I was really disappointed the health minister Jason Copping didn’t get re-elected. We’ll see what happens,” said Rowswell.

He says his priority this week is to pick up his 1,200 election signs.

“We’ve got three days to take all our signs down. I’ve got people who want to reuse the signs for some stuff so that’s good,” he said.

The legislature won’t convene until mid-tolate October, but Rowswell is sure the party will hold a caucus retreat at the Calgary Stampede this summer.

“We’ll have a lot of meetings and get our fall agenda set up and policies we want to get in place,” he said.

“Hopefully, I get to chair the Alberta First Cabinet Policy Committee again and get to work on that again.”

That committee reviews policy decisions, long-range strategic priorities, legislation and regulations.

Rowswell spent election night with volunteers at his Vermilion campaign office, but it took until just after 11 p.m. for the election to be called.

“I think Rocky Mountain House started late,

so they gave them extra time at the end,” he said.

“I’m just speculating. I’m thinking what might have happened is they didn’t want to release the advance numbers until that poll closed.

“I think there was some kind of hiccup there.”

The official election results will be being made public on June 8.

Wainwright RCMP lay multiple drug charges

On May 25, Wainwright RCMP, working with the Eastern Alberta RCMP District Crime Reduction Team (CRU), executed a search warrant on a residence.

This was the third time a search warrant has been executed on the same residence this year. RCMP members seized the following:

- approximately 50 grams of suspected cocaine

- 13 grams of suspected methamphetamine

- a shotgun - recovered stolen property from the residence

Timothy John (TJ) Davis, 34, a resident of Wainwright, has been charged with:

- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking

- Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking

- Unauthorized possession of a firearm

-Possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number

- 5 counts of failing to comply with court con -

ditions

A Judicial Interim Release Hearing was conducted and TJ Davis was remanded into custody to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Wainwright on June 1. Additionally, while executing the search warrant, RCMP members located another male at the residence who had outstanding warrants for his arrest out of Edmonton.

The male was also held for a Judicial Interim Release Hearing where he was remanded into custody.

Meridian Source File Photo Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright MLA Garth Rowswell is pictured during a Rotary Club of Lloydminster meeting in this Source file photo.

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Kids give alien invaders the boot

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Bishop Lloyd Middle School students have found a way to give invasive plant species in our area the brush off.

Grade 9 whiz kids

Emmett Sherbinin and Cassy Setter are the creators of the Brush Off Invaders boot cleaning station with signage to be installed at various locations in the area.

The class project earned them first place at this year’s Caring For Our Watersheds competition, which engages students in preserving and improving their local watersheds through student-led solutions.

The victorious local team topped 275 other judged proposals from Alberta in Wetaskiwin recently.

Emmett described the challenge and their solution for the media last Thursday.

“In our watershed, a big problem is invasive species, and by installing these boot brush stations, people can give their boots and shoes a brush off before entering a park area,” he said.

The youth says the brush station attached to a podium helps to slow the spread of invasive species.

Some of the invasive species on their list include spotted knapweed, orange hawkweed, flowering rush and oxeye daisy.

“Emmett did most of the looking into what they were and we had looked up how we can help with that, which is brushing them off,” said Cassy.

“About one per cent of invasive species hitchhike off people’s shoes.”

Mud and seeds carry invasive plants. Use the boot brush under this sign to clean off before and after hiking, instructs their stand poster.

The information includes three easy ways to prevent the spread of harmful plants and defines what are invasive species.

All of that caught the attention of the competition judges who counted down the top 10 projects leaving the champs in shock and awe.

“For a second I did think we got skipped over because it went down from 10. It was kind of shocking. I didn’t think we’d get first,” said Cassy.

For finishing first, they won $1,000 of spending money to split between them and another $1,000 for the school, which will likely go toward an upcoming canoe trip to Meadow Lake.

A second Bishop Lloyd team finished in the top 30 with a total of 10 school projects entered into the event.

It’s all part of a landbased cultural leadership program taught by Derek Highland that combines social studies, science and English for the Caring For Our Watersheds competition.

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Meet the environmental champs. Bishop Lloyd Middle School Grade 8 students Emmett Sherbinin, left, and Cassy Setter came up with a winning competition solution to protect our watersheds from invasive plant species by creating this Brush Off Invaders boot cleaning station, to be installed in several park settings in the area.

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Enviro whiz kids win big with boot brushes

Highland notes this is the second year his students have won first place.

He said this year’s winners designed and built a prototype station to take to the competition.

It was actually built by Emmett and his dad at home.

“My dad helped me go buy lumber and other required materials at the local home depot and we sat in the garage and built it,” said Emmett.

“We had limited tools, so the next one we build will be probably in the IA (industrial shop) at the school where we are better equipped.”

They plan to build four more to install around Lloyd.

The first Brush Off Invaders station will be

located at Sandy Beach Regional Park.

Board member Charlene Hill explained the kids reached out to the general manager who put the idea to the board to see if members would be interested in implementing it at the park.

“We are and we are happy to report it will be at our community garden area,” said Hill.

Stations could also be installed at Vermilion Provincial Park and Bud Miller All Seasons Park.

“It’s cool to see it actually get implemented somewhere,” said Cassy.

That task was up to Emmett who also secured permission from Lloydminster Fish and Game Association to put one up at the Jack McDougall fish pond about 11 kilo -

metres east of Lloyd on Highway 16.

The association’s treasurer Larry Chambers says they are definitely against having alien species enter into any water and he hopes the student project will make people more aware of the issues.

“They are specifically talking about plant seeds because those are the easiest things to move on your boots,” said Chambers.

‘The kinds of things we don’t want to see in native waters is the ordinary goldfish. It has become a bit of a problem in some areas.”

He added another thing they want to prevent is the spread of whirling disease in fish, but that’s a parasite.

“It’s the objective of the project that’s the most important thing,” said Chambers.

Lloydminster just got a lot more accessible for those with special needs or mobility issues thanks to a successful charity hockey game and partnership between two local organizations.

bus, we’re going to be able to enhance our transportation, with greater accessibility to the full demographic of our community,” said Border City Connects executive director, Glenn Fagnan.

The new van was purchased with the $60K Border City Connects raised through last year’s Play It Forward charity hockey game, a grant from the Sask government, as well as a combined $55K from Synergy and the Co-op.

The van is decorated from top to bottom with black and white faces representing the diversity found in the Border City.

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even be able to see their own faces within the design of the van.

“You may see yourself represented if you look closely enough,” she said.

“We engaged a striking black and white background, which is meant to showcase diversity.”

With the new van now on the road, Knourek would love to see it build an even stronger sense of community going forward.

Gord Thiel, branch manager at Synergy Credit Union, echoed Knourek by saying supporting a project like this fits in perfectly with the Synergy brand.

“At Synergy we like to support and make sure we’re contributing to the great work being done by organizations in the city that are helping out various groups and members of our community that are in need of assistance,” he said.

Border City Connects (BCC) celebrated its partnership with Synergy Credit Union and the Lloydminster and District Co-op on Tuesday morning with the unveiling of its new paravan, bringing BCC’s fleet up to four vehicles.

The brand new van is equipped with a wheelchair lift and can seat 14 passengers plus one driver.

The van took a total of 18 hours to wrap and was done by Reid & Wright Advertising. Its theme is “Connecting Our Communities.”

“With this new addition of our Border City community wrapped

Kristine Knourek, the Co-op’s director of marketing and community relations, explained Lloyd residents may

“Our hope is, when you see this van shuttling down the street, picking up a child at a local school, or dropping seniors off at the Co-op to get their groceries, that you’ll feel the same sense of pride we do in being part of something bigger than ourselves,” she said.

“We look for ways to support mobility-challenged individuals, seniors, students, and many other groups.”

For Fagnan, he knows the new van will have a huge impact on the community.

“We support numerous groups such as The Olive Tree, Residents in

both school divisions and a number of other local organizations.

Partnership helps connect communities

The teams at Synergy Credit Union and the Lloydminster and District Co-op were more than happy to jump on board and support Border City Connects purchase a new 14-passenger van to help local and area residents get to medical appointments near and far. The non-profit also helps those with physical and developmental disabilities with rides to and from the grocery store, etc.

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Newman podcasts people stories

Everyone has a story to tell. That’s the business concept and the appeal of the Shaun Newman Podcast based in Lloydminster.

Timeliness also counts, as Newman spoke about his podcasts on election day in Alberta at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster with livestream podcast coverage of the voting

scheduled that evening.

“It’s a big important day in Alberta,” said Newman, who started podcasting in 2019 to hear stories from NHL legends.

A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can download to listen, with Newman’s found on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube and released on Facebook and Twitter, etc.

Podcasting politics is part of a 180-degree turn he made in 2021 to discuss everything, including current events.

In the past year, his Alberta guest list included Danielle Smith.

“When it comes to politics, it’s kind of a taboo topic coming from the sporting world,” said Newman.

He’s got a bunch of different guests coming on right across the board from Kris Simms, an Alberta director of the Canadian Taxpayers Association to a lady from Antarctica to call in.

“It’s going to give it a humorous side; an Alberta lady who lived out of the country and is coming back,” said Newman.

“It’s kind of all over the board.”

Newman calls podcasting the wild west of media, but it suits him to a tee.

He had more than 1 million downloads in 2022, ranking him in the top 1 per cent of popular podcasters in the world.

Newman turned it into a full-time job after starting out playing junior hockey in Ontario, some NCAA Division III hockey in Wisconsin, and half a season of pro hockey in Finland.

He came back home to marry the love of his life in 2014 and with three young kids in tow, it was time to rethink his career in the oilfield. He started podcasting and earning money through advertising.

Newman says it’s crazy to think he’s done more than 500 podcasts to date with his first on-air guest being Ken Rutherford (Rutherford Appraisal Group).

“My second guest backed out, so I had my father come on. By

episode 100 it was Ron Maclean. Don Cherry was 139. There’s been some names come on,” he said.

Newman says there’s something every person can offer on their perspective on life, and he told Rotary that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and self-help author Jordan B. Peterson are on his podcast bucket list.

About 99 per cent of his guests are from Lloydminster, including his live stream election night coverage with four personalities invited to a round-table discussion.

Newman compares podcasts to fireside chats made famous by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

“It’s a new form of radio,” said Newman.

“I was a big fan of talk radio. It’s a true back-and-forth. You can get really sucked into it. It happens to me all the time.”

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Geoff Lee Meridian Source Shaun Newman talked about his podcasts at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster’s lunch on Monday. The Lloydminster resident likens podcasts to the wild west of media.

Lions roar thrice for awardees

I never want to leave,” said Leslie.

Lloydminster Lions Club members are still roaring their approval for three new award recipients.

The loudest round of applause goes to former Lloydminster Bobcats hockey player Jayven Leslie, named Lions Junior Citizen of the Year at a club meeting at Kinsmen Hall last Tuesday.

“I don’t really know what to say. I didn’t see this coming. Thank you; it means a lot to me,” said Leslie.

“Everything I’ve been able to accomplish I’ve done it with the help of hundreds of people in this community.”

The 18-year-old plans to attend school and play hockey in Camrose this fall, but he’s reluctant to leave his hometown.

“We’ve got the greatest community in my opinion. That’s why I’ve enjoyed this community my entire life and

The teen was nominated by Lion Stephanie Munro for his role in the Buzz the Bobcats haircut funder in January for youth mental health in Lloydminster.

Munro is also CEO of the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation who helped Leslie and Lloydminster firefighter Maverick Hann to turn the project into a fun community event for mental health.

“Through the Buzz the Bobcats and through our live stream, we were able to donate over $135,000 to the Lloydminster Public School Division and the Lloydminster Catholic School Division,” explained Munro.

“Every single Grade 8 student in Lloydminster in the next two years will get 14 in-class instructional hours on building mental resilience.”

It all came about after Leslie suffered

a mental breakdown from stressing himself to perform to his high standard at hockey and letting it all bottle up inside.

“It got to a point where it made me break,” said Leslie, noting that was a tipping point to do something to reclaim his mental health and reach out for help.

“Luckily for me, I had someone like Maverick in my corner; I had an older brother and a great family that had experienced some mental health stuff as well,” he told the Lions.

Leslie said stereotypically hockey players and men don’t have (talk about) mental health problems.

He was able to bond with Maverick who was suffering from workrelated mental stress himself.

“Recently, I came into a lot of traumatic incidents once we started doing a lot of medical calls. I struggle with

PTSD,” said Hann.

“Jayven reached out to me and we started talking about it.”

Maverick says they went on Kurt Price’s local podcast and began talking about mental health.

“We just want to keep that conversation going,” said Hann.

Lion Shelley Tatro filled in the blanks from Munro’s nomina -

tion statement

“Jayven defines what the community is all about and the Lions motto we serve.

Through his teenage years Jayven suffered from mental health issues,” said Tatro.

“This year he decided to take a positive step forward by speaking his own truth to help inspire other youth who may be going through

similar struggles.”

Tatro noted Jayven took a huge step out of his comfort zone when he approached the health foundation on how he and his teammates could help to raise funds.

“Through conversation and collaboration, Buzz the Bobcats was born,” added Tatro.

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Former Bobcats assistant captain Jayven Leslie is this year’s Lions Junior Citizen of the Year for his role in the team’s Buzz the Bobcats haircut funder for mental health. He was nominated by Lion Stephanie Munro, left, and presented with a plaque by member Shelley Tatro at a club meeting last Tuesday.

Service club celebrates selflessness for others

Leslie was also recently named the RBC Youth Community Ambassador Award

“He’s a role model both on and off the ice

for individuals of all ages,” said Tatro.

Accolades were also heaped on Dr. Raff Sayeed for his humanitarian service with the Lions for the past 47

years in Lloydminster.

Sayeed was honoured as a Melvin Jones Fellow from the Lions Club International Foundation, the highest recognition award available.

To serve your fellow human beings is a privilege and an honour.

“I am actually speechless, but I’d like to say just one thing,” said Sayeed.

“To serve your fellow human beings is a privilege and it’s an honour and I was just doing something that I got more out of than giving.”

Club secretary Kathy Smithson was also in shock and awe as a recipient of a Marvin Chambers Fellowship from the Saskatchewan Lions Foundation for her contributions.

“This is overwhelming. Thank you very much,” said Smithson.

Top: Lions member Dr. Raff Sayeed was honoured for his humanitarian service with the club for the past 47 years as a Melvin Jones Fellow recipient, presented by Vic Juba left, and club president Travis Keikamp. The presentation took place at the Kinsmen Hall last Tuesday.

Right: Lions secretary Kathy Smithson, left, was honoured with the presentation of a Marvin Chambers Fellowship by club member Ray Tatro at a club meeting last week.

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Beznoskas throw anniversary party

Pam and Neal Beznoska celebrated their 30-year business kickoff with glitz and glamour.

The Northern Factory Workwear owners were pictured under an arch of golden balloons and glitter Friday morning in what was intended as a surprise by their daughter and manager, Tara-Lynn Beznoska.

“I thought 30 years, go big or go home, so I said just go for it, let’s do it,” said Tara-Lynn.

“What better way to bring in 30 years than with gold and balloon art and everything.”

She noted Plush Balloonery helped her style the balloon art into a photogenic scene.

Neal accidentally burst the surprise balloon, so to speak by arriving at work early.

However, he and his wife seemed thrilled to have recognition from family members and employees as long-time business owners.

“I got the clearance to come in a little bit early,” said Neal who had some inkling of what was to transpire.

“My daughter planned all this quite a while ago and as it got closer to the date, she let me in on a few of the details, but Pam was kept in the dark for the most part.”

The anniversary opened the door for the couple to talk about the business’s ups and downs over the first 30 years based in Lloydminster.

“With being in Lloyd we seem to chase the oil prices around quite a bit. It kind of reflects on the economy in Lloyd,” said Neal.

“We’ve had some good times and some interesting slow times, but all in all, Lloydminster is such a great community. Everybody seems to bounce back and just keeps plugging away.”

Pam notes they

opened for business in 1993 during a recession and they got through that also mentioning the community has been amazing and supportive of them.

They expanded with a retail branch in Saskatoon in 2004 and opened a clearance store in Lloyd in 2019.

The Beznoskas also have Red Wing Shoes stores in Saskatoon, Red Deer and Kelowna with no plans in mind to expand further.

“We ran out of kids, so we don’t have any more to run the stores,” said Neal with a laugh.

Tara is the business heir apparent and thinks it’s incredible her parents have been in business this long.

“It’s amazing; their knowledge and wisdom is just amazing what they know,” she said.

Neal notes he and Pam who are only in their 50s, have years to go before Tara takes over and will probably always have a hand in the business working remotely.

The business celebration also highlights the Beznoskas’ commitment

to charity, which went into overdrive in 2015 when the oil industry collapsed.

They were looking to keep their embroidery machines busy and they came up with the “I Love Oil and Canadian Pipelines” slogans stitched to hats and hoodies and all that.

The program is still going strong with 25 per cent of proceeds going to different charities each year.

The business donates to non-profits such as the Lloydminster Mens’ Shelter, The Olive Tree, food banks, the Lions Club, Coats for Kids through the Knights of Columbus and lots of different sports.

“We do a lot of individual donations and stuff like that,” added Neal, who explains why giving back is important.

“It’s a community that we live in and we want to support it,” he said.

The 30-year kickoff party offered discounts, promotions and giveaways to customers along with cake, cookies and refreshments.

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Geoff Lee Meridian Source Tara-Lynn Beznoska, left, staged a surprise 30-year business anniversary for her parents Pam and Neal Beznoska on Friday. Tara-Lynn is the Lloydminster store manager.

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Several months ago, our family was rocked by the sudden loss of Colin Budd, a proud father and community-minded man.

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Since there is not much on mainstream TV to interest me these days, I have found myself obsessed lately with watching oneliner standup comedians, gravel bike videos and wingsuit flyers on YouTube.

The video quality is great on a lot of these shows with the adrenaline kicks coming in waves from wingsuit daredevils jumping off gut-wrenching mountain peaks all around the world.

The goal seems to be to fly as close to something physical like a rock face as possible without killing yourself. I go along for the free roller coaster ride.

Sadly, some of these videos end with a memorial to one of the featured flyers who clipped a wing or their chute didn’t open!

I started asking myself if there was a bunny hill out there somewhere for wingsuit wannabees, and the answer is no, but in the U.S., for example, you need to have at least 100 parachute jumps before step two, and that costs bucks.

I cancelled plans to book 100 sky jumps

and stay at ground zero in my living room. Hats off to these folks. They might have more guts than brains, however.

Gravel bikes and gravel races have burst out of the gate like the best thing since sliced bread. Suddenly everyone wants to get off the highway and ride some of the thousands of scenic gravel roads over hill and dale.

The best races are when it rains and everyone is covered in mud. Love it. There is

a scenic gravel race in southern Alberta in July that is sold out.

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Public asked to be vigilent and continue to practice fire safety City fire restriction lifted

Following significant rainfall over the past 36-48 hours and the forecasted continued rain, the Lloydminster Fire Department lifted the fire restriction, effective Wednesday, May 31 at noon.

Park Campground are only permitted in designated areas. Park users must continue to follow all safety measures to minimize the risk of accidents and property damage.

“The Lloydminster Fire Department remains committed to the safety and wellbeing of our community,” said Fire Chief Leigh Sawicki.

“We urge all residents to exercise caution and mindfulness during the upcoming summer months, as the threat of wildfires can still arise. By following the recommended fire safety guidelines, together, we can prevent accidents, protect lives and preserve our natural surroundings.”

While lifting the fire restrictions permits the resumption of remaining activities, it’s important residents adhere to the requirements outlined in the Fire Services Bylaw.

Additionally, fires in city green spaces such as Bud Miller All Seasons Park and Weaver

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The cool thing about gravel races is they are not elitist. Everyone starts at once with camaraderie high on the attraction list.

The best gravel roads are cement-like with finely crushed gravel.

As for the one-line comedians, there is no

The City reminds residents to remember:

- Utilize designated green space areas: Fires should only be lit in designated green space areas. It is essential to respect private property boundaries and refrain from igniting fires in unauthorized areas.

- Follow safety proto-

end to the list of these jokers, but after a week or so, you realize the same comedian tells the same joke over and over again at different venues.

I have some new interests in these channels, which has me thinking about pulling the plug on my

cols: When conducting a backyard fire, always maintain a safe distance from structures (minimum 3m or 10ft), vegetation (minimum 40cm or 16in), and other flammable materials.

- Practice responsible behaviour: Do not leave fires unattended, and avoid the use of accelerants or materials that may produce excessive smoke or sparks.

- In all instances of a

cable when my twoyear plan expires and uploading my own action footage.

You might see senior me on YouTube one day, as I ride a gravel bike over a steep cliff in my wingsuit, laughing all the way to the bottom! Parental discretion is advised!

campfire or fire pit, keep a fire extinguisher or a bucket of water nearby and ensure the fire is completely extinguished before leaving the area. For more information about the Fire Services Bylaw, visit Lloydmin -

ster.ca/bylaws.

The initial fire restriction began on Friday, May 26, 2023, following a three-week city-wide fire ban.

Travelling outside of Lloyd

Anyone travelling

outside of Lloydminster is encouraged to check the status of fire bans and advisories throughout Alberta at AlbertaFireBans.ca. Saskatchewan fire ban information is posted at SaskPublicSafety.ca.

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By following the recommended fire safety guidelines, together, we can prevent accidents, protect lives and preserve our natural surroundings.

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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 Preregistration

Southridge Playschool & Kindergym has opened up their registration for the fall 2023-2024 classes. They offer one-day a week for three-yearolds and one or two days a week for four/ five-year-olds. They have also qualified for the Affordability Grant! For more information please call Mrs. P. at 780-872-9523.

Square Dancing

Introduction

NEW LOCATION!

Intro to square dancing will be held on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at City Church, 511549 Street. Walk to the beat of music by following simple instructions from the caller. Come alone or bring a friend. Wear whatever is comfortable. First evening is FREE!

Bingo at the Moose

The Moose Lodge,

Passport to YLL

To place an event, email

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.

Kaiser Tourney

The Legacy Centre is hosting a Kaiser Tournament today with play beginning at 10 a.m. The cost to play is $10 and lunch is available for $12. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

Lloydminstrels Spring Concert

The Lloydminstrels Spring Concert is being held at the Legacy Centre today. Come and listen to the music of the Lloydminstrels Choir at the Legacy. Program starts at 2 p.m. with refreshments available after the show. Admission is by donation at the door. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more info.

St. Anthony’s Catholic Women’s League Garage Sale

The St. Anthony’s Catholic Women’s League is hosting a Spring Garage Sale on Friday, June 2 from 4-7 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 3 at St. Anthony’s Parish Hall, 2704-56 Ave. As you consider what to do with those “give away” items, consider donating them to the CWL Garage Sale. Donate, sell, or buy. We need you. Please plan to deliver items by Thursday, June 1. Contact Pat at 780-214-3779 for more info.

Diabetes Education Class

The Sask Health Authority is hosting An Introduction to the Basics, a Diabetes education class, on June 5 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Klinger Conference Room of the Priaire North Plaza. To register, please call 306-820-4887.

120th Anniversary Celebration

The Friends of the Lloydminster Regional Archives is pleased to present the 120th anniversary celebration of Lloydminster. The celebration is being held on June 7 at the Legacy Centre, 5101-46 St. View the old photo collection and reminisce at 11 a.m. followed by luncheon and entertainment at noon. Cost is $20/person. To purchase tickets, contact Shirley Aston at 639536-0719 or Lynne Smith at 780-872-4184 or Carrie Pollard at the Legacy Centre.

Kid Midnight & The Midnight Kids

@ The Sticks

Your favourite cover band returns to The Sticks on June 10 for a 9 p.m. show. Come listen to our favourites and a few Kid Midnight originals, including a new unreleased track! Only $10 at the door!

Seniors’ AGM

The Lloydminster

Concerned Citizens for Seniors Care Society is hosting its Annual General Meeting on June 12 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Legacy Centre, 5101-46 Street. Everyone welcome. Memberships are $10 and will be available at the door.

Strategies for Managing High Blood Pressure

The Sask. Health Authority is hosting a Strategies for Managing High Blood Pressure class on June 20 from 9-11 a.m. in the Prairie North Plaza’s Suite 109. To register, please call 306-8206262. This class is free.

She Shed Raffle Returns!

The She Shed Raffle at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #39 is back! Support the Lloydminster Legion by getting your tickets for the She Shed Raffle! The

grand prize is a shed valued at over $11,000 or $5,000 in cash! Get your tickets today to be in for the early bird draw. Tickets are $10 each and available at Cliff Rose for Clothes, Midway Towing or any Legion member. Grand prize draw is July 1!

Brett Kissel at The Vic’s Crank It Up Cabaret

Brett Kissel will be taking the stage on Sept. 7 at the Vic Juba Community Theatre’s Crank It Up Cabaret, which is taking place in the Saskatchewan Building at the Lloyd Ex! Doors and bar open at 6 p.m. and the show is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $59 with a variety of seating options available, tables and chairs, bleachers, as well as standing room and a dance floor. Available online at vicjubatheatre.ca or through the Box Office 780-8727400. The Nissan Exhibition Grill will also be open and serving food.

Vegreville RCMP seize counterfeit money, IDs

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On May 25, Vegreville RCMP executed a search warrant on a residence in the Town of Vegreville after attending the residence to arrest a male on numerous outstanding warrants.

As a result, RCMP seized the following:

- over 20 stolen personal identification

- hundreds of financial and identity information

- over 20 counterfeit identifications - various material used to create counterfeit identification

These offences were related to multiple incidents that occurred in the area of Vegreville and other near by jurisdictions.

RCMP also seized a modified assault firearm, other firearms and ammunition.

Michael Ivan Harker, a 34-year-old male resident of Vegreville, has

been charged with:

- receiving/ buying counterfeit money

- unlawfully make counterfeit money

- unlawfully defraud persons of property, money or service

- use a forged document as if it were genuine

Harker was also charged with multiple breaches related to his court conditions. Additionally, he was arrested on 66 outstanding warrants for relatable

offences that occurred in the Edmonton area.

As a result of a Judicial Interim Release hearing, Harker was remanded into custody and will be appearing in Alberta Court of Justice in Vegreville on June 29.

Vegreville RCMP continues to combat property theft and the trade of identity theft as part of our ongoing commitment to reduce the impact of these groups on our communities.

If you have informa -

tion about this incident, please call the Vegreville RCMP at 780-631-2750 or call your local police. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers

by phone at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS), by internet at www.tipsubmit.com, or by SMS (check your local Crime Stoppers www.crimestoppers. ab.ca for instructions).

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Stampeders strut at Vic in their 70s

Ladies and gentleman, you saw them in the 70s, now here they are in their 70s, The Stampeders!

That’s what the crowd heard as the original three

members of Canadian rock trio “The Stampeders,” comprised of Ronnie King on bass guitar and vocals, Rich Dodson on lead guitar and vocals, and Kim Berly on

the drums and vocals, took to the stage at the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Mother’s Day. From classics such as Carry Me, Wild Eyes, Hit the Road Jack and Sweet City Women, King,

Dodson and Berly still know how to put on a show, and have fun while doing it.

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Ronnie King, Rich Dodson and Kim Berly, the original members of Canadian rock trio, The Stampeders, blew the roof off of the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Mother’s Day. For more information on upcoming events at the Vic Juba, visit vicjubatheatre.ca

Giving new purpose

Long-time readers will know I like to repurpose scrap materials into something decorative or functional.

I particularly like salvaging pallet wood. It could be my Scottish heritage, but there is something about taking something others consider waste and turning it into something useful.

I’ve built several dozen planters, birdhouses, storage bins, and a bunch of other “one-of-a-kind” projects.

Today it was a custom-designed toolbox to hold my fencing gear fitted to the back of a quad, in preparation for making the annual pilgrimage around the perimeter of our pastures.

So, it tickled my heart a couple of weeks ago, when viewing a client’s rural workshop, to run across a kindred spirit.

This gentleman specialized in building raised garden beds made from spruce windboards rescued from abandoned corrals.

Not only were they functional and attractive but allowed backyard gardeners to raise their own food.

Now, how cool is that?

We see repurposed property in real estate too.

A century-old home close to downtown turned into a retail business or profes -

sional office.

Hip roof barns converted to cold storage, classic car display space, or in some cases, even a home.

Farmhouses moved to the lake to serve as a family cabin.

Garages turned into artisan studio space for potters and painters.

Huts upgraded to “she sheds” or “man barns” in the backyard of a suburban home or moved into a scenic location in some pasture for a four-season family and friends wiener roast site.

This coming month we are assisting the Landrose Community Society in marketing the two-acre site originally set aside for the Landrose School, then serving since the mid-50s as a social centre for district activities.

It’s a beautiful, mature treed site overlooking the valley of Big Gully Creek, just a few minutes east of Lloydminster.

Better yet, all proceeds from the sale will be donated to Stars Air Ambulance in both provinces.

What a great re-purpose! Check out the details at www.landrosetender.ca

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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Seniors to digest fraud prevention tips

Protecting seniors from financial abuse and fraud is the subject of an upcoming Seniors Food for Thought breakfast at the Legacy Centre.

Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Lloydminster is organizing the return of the popular event to be presented by Synergy Credit Union on June 15 from 9 a.m to 10 a.m.

Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy a breakfast while gaining valuable insights into protecting themselves from financial exploitation during a presentation from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Industry experts will be shedding light on the signs, risks, and preventative measures related to finan -

cial abuse targeting the elderly population.

Attendees will be equipped with practical knowledge and strategies to safeguard their finances and combat fraud attempts

effectively.

For more information, visit Lloydminster. ca/ FCSSEvents. Transportation is available by request, please contact 780-875-6184 Ext. 2919 before June 14.

Up and down the field

The Lloydminster football team played the best game of their season in front of a hometown crowd, despite their 2-0 loss to Calgary.

“The Calgary team proved too fast for them on Saturday and by excellent team work, coupled with brilliant individual playing, wrestled the championship of the west from the border team thereby winning the Bennett Shield.” (1910)

The game was scheduled to start at 5 p.m., but kick-off was delayed for various reasons until after 5:30 p.m.

The last delay was caused by the ill-timed bursting of the pigskin (ball) before the game even got underway. It took time to locate another one before this championship game could officially get underway.

Lloydminster had the advantage during the

first five minutes, but Calgary started a grand rally which ended with the ball getting close to the goals, “but couldn’t bring home the bacon.”

One minute later, Calgary scored between the bars. This was waved off as a penalty had been called a few seconds earlier.

The ranchers from Calgary showed their border opponents exactly what they could do by launching a sensational rush only to be stopped once again when goalie Davis caught the ball before it went through the bars.

Again, Calgary came on strong with fast teamwork and skilled strategy as they hustled the ball to the other end. Lloydminster forwards, A. Collier and T. Tyler demonstrated their passing skills as they effectively wove their way up the field until they were in position to score.

Unfortunately, Bedford, the Calgary goalie had nothing to fear as Collier made a misguided kick and missed what likely would have been a great goal.

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WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

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Barons back on gridiron

North Saskatchewan Football League and will compete in the 5A classification provincially, something head coach Kieran Link is looking forward to.

we jumped on it.”

Link explained the Barons will be playing teams from Prince Albert Carlton, Prince Albert St. Mary’s, Warman and Martensville will combine to make a team, as well as North Battleford.

The Lloydminster Comprehensive High

School (LCHS) Barons football team was back on the gridiron this week for development

camps as they prepare for their upcoming season in a new league. Playing out of the

Wheatland Football League for some time now, the Barons will make the switch to the

“We’re excited,” he said on Monday night.

“Most of our sports actually play out of Saskatchewan … our volleyball team, basketball team and so on. This opportunity came up for north Saskatchewan teams to get a rural league going and

“It’s very exciting and we’re super pumped because we’ll be going up against some bigger schools,” he said. “I think it’ll be very competitive, and they’re all pretty big strong programs, so we have a big task ahead of us, but we’re looking forward to it.”

The Barons officially start their season in early September with exhibition games taking place in late August.

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Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

The Lloydminster Comprehensive High School Barons defensive squad runs drills on Monday night as part of a weeklong spring football development camp to prepare the team for the upcoming season.

TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR

It’s very exciting and we’re super pumped because we’ll be going up against some bigger schools.

Sask Volleyball lauds Momentum

The ball keeps bouncing the right way for Momentum Volleyball Club coach Cory Gratton and the players on his two girls’ teams.

Gratton is the recipient of the Sask Volleyball Development Coach of the Year for 13-15U age group teams.

“There’s over 100 coaches in those age groups, so it’s quite an honour,” said Gratton prior to the award ceremony held in Saskatoon this past Saturday.

“There’s a lot of good coaches in the province that I admire and a lot of coaches that have won that I admire. To be on that list really means a lot.”

One of his players,

Kenzie McGillivray won the annual 13U Spirit of the Game Award.

“It’s a really big deal,” said Gratton, noting it was for her conduct throughout the season.

“I’m very happy for her. She’s very deserving.”

Gratton teaches at Avery Outreach School and coaches Momentum on a volunteer basis.

However, Jason Neville director of education with the Lloydminster Public School Division (LPSD), caught wind of Gratton’s volleyball award and was glad to add a congratulatory remark in an email.

“It is nice to join in celebration; when LPSD staff members are recognized for their roles in our commu -

nity,” said Neville.

With the season over, Gratton is now coaching U19 women’s Team Saskatchewan North American Indigenous team that will compete in Halifax in July.

Two of the players are from the Lloydminster area and will be practicing with the team at the Servus Sports Centre soon.

“I was involved in 2017 when the games were in Toronto and we won silver there,” said Gratton. “The hope is to build on that. Aside from that, there are camps coming up. It’s always busy.”

Gratton coached two 13U teams this year that ended the season with a combined 66-9 win/loss record, along with six

gold, five silver and two bronze medals in tournament play.

“At the Sask Cup 2 in Regina that had 35 teams, my two groups played each other in the final,” said Gratton.

The two Momentum teams finished fourth and fifth at provincials, too.

“This group set multiple milestones for volleyball in our community which won’t easily be surpassed,” said Gratton.

A club record of six girls is moving to provincial tryouts with Sask Team. They are Torren Wood, Brooke Wicks, Dalyn Steinhauer, Keyonna Zacharias, Hailey Krankowsky and Tayla Zacharias.

“How great for our

club to have six players this year. There’s nine girls in total that are involved in the highperformance program. That’s the most ever girls that we’ve sent,”

said Gratton. “It’s really showing that volleyball in our area is not only growing but the quality of volleyball is getting better as well.”

Barons football gears up for season in new league

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To ensure readiness for the upcoming season, the Barons are hosting skills and development camps every day after school this week to work the rust off and see what new talent will take the field in September.

“We’re doing skill development and teaching fundamentals,” said Link. “There’s kids who’ve played a bunch of football before so we’re getting them up to speed, and there’s guys who haven’t played before, so we’re teaching them the fundamentals of the game. In football, you’re going to want to block well, tackle well, so we’re teaching those kinds of things so we can win football games.”

Link also noted the coaching staff will be evaluating talent closer to the end of the week to see who fits where.

One of last year’s returning players to attend camp was Grade 10 linebacker Taya Graham.

Not only was Graham recently invited to Football Alberta’s U18 selection camp for the province’s girls team, which takes place from June 3-4 in Calgary, she was the only female

on the Barons’ roster last season.

Graham explained this week is all about working on the basics and seeing what kind of new talent the team will have come game time.

“We’ll be working on things like tackling, blocking, and just getting in the groove

again,” she said.

For coach Link, losing a third of your roster each season through graduation is just a part of high school football, but he’s excited to see what transpires.

“We had some starters in Grade 11 last year so we’re expecting them to step up,” he said.

“We’re also expecting to see some Grade 10s step up, and I’m excited to see what we have for

Grade 9s. You never know who’s coming up exactly with the Grade 9s, so every year there’s

a few guys that will surprise you and hopefully make an impact next year.”

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Momentum Volleyball coach Cory Gratton recently received the Sask Volleyball Development Coach of the Year for 13-15U age group teams. Supplied Photos

Rustlers prep for female hockey school

JAMIE HARKINS SPECIAL TO THE SOURCE

The Lakeland College Rustlers women’s hockey team is built on good coaching, great players and a solid foundation of welldeveloped minor league talent.

That latter point will come to the forefront this July 14 to 16 when the Rustlers host a female hockey school in Lloydminster open to all age groups.

The minor hockey

players will be treated to five on-ice and five office sessions as well as complementary lunch during the weekend with the Rustlers players.

“It’s for all minor hockey-aged forwards, defense and goaltenders,” said Rustlers head coach Morgan Mann.

“The five on-ice skill sessions will focus on power skating, puck skills and small area games. The off-ice sessions are geared toward mobility and strength training, and small area

games that focus on offensive and defensive tactical awareness. So, hockey IQ.”

Mann said there will also be chalk-talk sessions that feature the female hockey player’s pathway of opportunities in the sport.

He said the lunches enforce that teaching as they allow time for informal interactions between the minor hockey camp-goers and current Rustlers players.

The cost to attend the Lakeland Rustlers

In the meantime, H. Cooper, another Lloydminster forward bowled over one of the stronger Calgary players, out-maneuvered players and quickly got

the ball down to their end.

They relentlessly keep the ball in their opponent’s end for several minutes trying to score.

Calgary was getting nervous due to these

circumstances and decided it was time to get ready.

“Their excellent intention, however, ended in the centre of the field, when to their dismay, the border team

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again outwitted them, rushing things through in great style to the Callie’s goal.”

At this point, Strange fully demonstrated his skill as goal tender and repeatedly prevented Lloydminster from scoring.

Neither team had scored by half-time, though both teams had ample opportunity. The

crowd provided some prognostic and optimistic remarks related to both teams and their lack of success in scoring. The second half began with the border players fighting to get the ball up and down the field as they had yet failed to score.

Calgary scored at 6:40 p.m. with a short kick off a goalie rebound.

The border boys rallied, fought hard and unfortunately failed to get on the scoreboard. In the remaining few minutes of the game, hopes for Lloydminster were dashed as Calgary scored after another round of strenuous play for the win. Calgary played hard to become the champion team of Alberta.

Female Hockey School is $200 per player.

Interested participants can email rustlershock-

to register.

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Starting a small farm can bring many advantages, including the satisfaction of raising animals and the opportunity to produce fresh eggs, milk or cozy fibres. But whether you have ten animals or a hundred, there is also a lot of responsibility. Here are some things every small farmer needs to remember.

A close eye is key

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