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Boundary Battle of Alberta to resume TAYLOR WEAVER

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The puck drops on Sept. 10 and it’s the community as well as area non-profits that will reap the benefits. Lloydminster and area hockey fans are thrilled with the return of the Boundary Battle of Alberta, in partnership with the Boundary Ford Gives Foundation, announced on Tuesday mo r n i ng a t t h e F ord dealership. The inaugural Boundary Battle of Alberta was hosted at the Centennial Civic Centre in 2019 with the Calgary Flames alumni facing off against the Edmonton Oilers alum. The Flames and Oilers alum will make their return to the Border City in September and proceeds from this year’s charity game will be split between the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation (LRHF), the Lloydminster Rescue Squad and the Lloydminster Bobcats Junior A hockey team. Roughly $100,000 was raised during the 2019 game and all pro-

ceeds went to support the LRHF’s mental health initiative, Project Sunrise. “Three years ago we stood here and announced a special event to bring to our community to raise money for a very special cause,” said Boundary Motorsports general manager Steve Cassidy. “On Sept. 10 we help (three special organizations) by bringing the battle back to the border.” Boundary Ford’s marketing manager, Carly Pollard, shared Cassidy’s excitement over the event as it’s another opportunity for the Boundary Ford Gives Foundation to give back to the community. “This not only is going to create excitement, but it’s also going to provide an opportunity for our community to reconnect,” she said. “Boundary Ford Gives is an element of our dealership that allows us to support our community through monetary donations to nonprofits and organizations that are in need of funding through events

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Former NHLers Jamie Macoun and Kevin Lowe joined Boundary Ford and local non-profits and dignitaries on Tuesday morning to announce the return of the Boundary Battle of Alberta charity hockey game, taking place on Sept. 10 at the Civic Centre.

and initiatives that have a positive impact on our community.” Tuesday’s announcement saw former NHLers Jamie Macoun representing the Flames and Kevin Lowe representing the Oilers in attendance to help build up the buzz, as they know the importance of giving back to community, specifically the sports community. “It’s critical,” said Lowe. “We all recognize that, but you quickly understand it

when you become a professional athlete that, it doesn’t exist without the support of the fans and sponsors, and if you make it to the NHL level, you’ve obviously done fairly well for yourself, so you’re respectful and appreciative of that, but you realize you have a lot to give back.” Macou n, who gr ew up in a small town in Ontario, echoed Lowe’s remarks on giving back to the community and added that Lloydmin-

ster feels like a big small town. “You got people that want to give back, and they have a history of giving back, Boundary Ford is a great example of that,” said Macoun, who also played in the 2019 game and had a great time. “We quite enjoyed ourselves and we love being able to contribute. I know the rivalry between Edmonton and Calgary has never been stronger and we love the idea of playing

against Edmonton.” The Flames will once again be bringing players to the likes of Theo Fleury as well as Curtis Glencross, Ric Nattress, Dougie Gilmour, and tender Brent Krahn. The Oilers have already committed Ales Hemsky, Kyle Brodziak, Ladislav Šmíd, Eric Gryba, Cory Cross, Raffi Torres and tender Joaquin Gage. Tickets are now available at www.bboa.ca. Be sure to get yours now before they sell out.

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Top health officials coming to chat GEOFF LEE

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.................................. Expect to see several high-ranking health officials from Alberta and Saskatchewan at an upcoming health region community drop-in at the Legacy Centre Lloydminster and District Health Advisory Council chair, Paul Richer, has confirmed the attendance of Andy Ridge, the new assistant deputy minister (ADM) of Alberta Health on May 18. “That is a wow, it’s a big wow,” Richer told the Lloydminster Concerned Citizens for Seniors Care Society meeting on Tuesday. “Earlier this week his office confirmed they are going to contribute $1,000 toward the cost of the evening.” The public event will take place from 7-10

p.m. with some refreshments provided.

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Earlier this week his office confirmed they are going to contribute $1,000 toward the cost of the evening.

Richer also sent an email invitation to Billie-Jo Morrissette, ADM of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Health challenging her office to match Alberta’s cash outlay for the event. His e-mail noted they had yet to hear about any representation from Saskatchewan Health Authority or the renal dialysis conceptual plan or any new capital investments in Lloydminster

and the area. Richer says the idea of getting this public session going is just to make the public aware of what the council is working on and to see if there’s anything that they are missing in terms of issues. The advisory council advocates governments and health care managers on improvements they see are needed in this region with advice from community members and the general public. The council represents the City of Lloydminster, Onion Lake Cree First Nation, the RMs of Wilton and Britannia and the County of Vermilion River. The Seniors Care Society works in conjunction with the advisory council on seniors’ health issues.

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Huge turnout for inclusion funder

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Jen Alexus, left, Bevin Hamilton, Nadia Lehman and Jacob Gordon shared their experiences to help raise $112,230 for persons with developmental disabilities at the 11th annual fundraising breakfast for Inclusion Lloydminster and Inclusion Alberta at the Stockade Convention Centre on May 5. GEOFF LEE

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.................................. Hope needs action. That was the prevailing pitch at this year’s 11th annual fundraising breakfast for Inclusion Lloydminster and Inclusion Alberta at the Stockade Convention Centre. “Join us today by taking action to sustain hope,” said Inclusion Alberta CEO, Trish Bowman, in her opening remarks. Bowman spoke virtually to an audience of more than 300 people last Thursday, asking them to continue to support Inclusion Lloydminster and Alberta programs through donations and pledges. As an example, she noted the Rotary Employment Partnership has created more than 680 jobs to date for persons with developmental disabilities

in Alberta. “All of what we do is dedicated to sustaining hope while realizing lives have meaning and belonging,” she said. Bowman says none of this would be possible without the core support of generous donors called dream makers who commit to contribute a minimum of $1,000 a year for five years to the cause. Inclusion Lloydminster president, Tami Smith, was excited to see so many people come out and learn how to make a difference locally. “I think Lloydminster is an amazing community. People come together whenever they see things that need to happen,” she said. “Whatever we make would be amazing, but we are hoping to make $100,000 today.” The event raised

$112,120 to add to the $689,950 raised locally over the years. Cathy Laycock, a community development coordinator, explained Inclusion Lloydminster and Alberta a d v o c a t e o n behalf of children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families. “One example we are so proud of this past year is we were able to create more possibilities for youth and adults with the expansion of the Rotary Employment Partnership in Vermilion and inclusive post secondary at Lakeland College,” said Laycock. She noted the program will expand its inclusive education program from three to seven students, including the trades and the faculty of agriculture for the first time. “Opportunities like this make a huge impact on the lives of people with developmental disabilities,” said Laycock. She also congratulated the Lloydminster U13 Female Blazers on hand for donating $100,000 to Inclusion Lloydminster to make the new Lloydminster Place event centre accessible and inclusive

for everyone. Laycock is the mother of a son with developmental disabilities who shared her personal story along with speakers Jen Alexus, Bevin Hamilton and Nadia Lehman and her son, Jacob Gordon. “Those stories are really impactful,” said Smith. “It shows there are so many families that don’t know about our organizations and that’s why we get those stories because their family members are not included.” Smith says they have some terrible experiences and when they do come and find out about Inclusion Lloydminster and Inclusion Alberta, hope is given back to them. Lloydminster resident, Robin Acton, president of Inclusion Canada, called the fundraiser and the turnout fantastic. “Because I get a national view of things, when I come home to my home community, I am so proud of us,” said Acton, the past president of Inclusion Alberta. “People here are committed to community and building a community where

everybody belongs.” The event was MC’d by Heather Klages

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Lloyd Comp expansion underway GEOFF LEE

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.................................. Construction is underway this week on the $28.8 million renovation and expansion of Lloydminster Comprehensive High School. Crews from Quorex Construction, based in Saskatoon, officially broke ground for the expansion on May 6 with a target completion date sometime in 2023. “The contractor has set up their staging areas and moved into a temporary office,” said school principal Dwayne Marciniw in an e-mail over the weekend. The expansion includes a two-storey addition with 12 additional classrooms, two science rooms and two

multipurpose rooms. The construction will allow the school to accommodate approximately 1,522 students, up from 1,187, to include Grade 9 students for the first time. The project also features renovations to the mechanical and electrical systems and other school upgrades, including an updated student foyer. “This project will provide enhanced learning opportunities for students in a number of areas and will include an attractive space to facilitate greater awareness of the cultural diversity that is ours,” said LPSD board chair David Thompson. The cost of these ren-

Supplied Graphic ovations is shared with the Province of Alberta through The Lloydminster Charter. “These upgrades will support local business and ensure stateof-the-art facilities for students in these communities for years to come,” said Saskatchewan education minister, Dustin Duncan in a statement. The Lloydminster Public School Division is also partnering with

Synergy Credit Union and the City of Lloydminster to include a field house with the expansion to provide greater opportunities for students and for community use. Last summer, Synergy announced it purchased the naming rights to the field house and will contribute $500,000 towards the project with a $250,000 contribution from the city.

Lakeland in step with Ag boom GEOFF LEE

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.................................. Agriculture is booming and Lakeland College is trying to keep pace with new collegefunded programs and upgrades to meet the demand. Lakeland is introducing new agri-business streams in production, agri-food, finance and lending and sustainability for the 2022-23 academic year at the Vermilion campus. “Those are areas where I think will have some good movement forward and looking at where Ag is going in the future,” said Lakeland president and CEO, Alice Wainwright-Stewart. “We are trying, as Lakeland College, to keep up with the future and make sure we are ready globally.” Wainwright-Stewart spoke about ongoing changes during a pre-

sentation to the Rotary Club of Lloydminster’s lunch on Monday with a purpose in mind. “I wanted to tell our Lakeland story,” she said. “I’m more and more aware that every time I come and do a presentation like this, a lot of people don’t know about some of the great things that Lakeland’s doing.” Some of the other new fall programs include agri-sales and customer r e lat ions, r e ne wable resource reclamation, a barber program and a pre-employment auto service technician. There is also a new environmental monitoring and resource management program at Vermilion. “The college is funding these programs,” said WainwrightStewart. “We’ve put in for some expansion of one

of our Ag programs as well as some of our health care programs. We’re hoping to get some expanded funding from the government. “We’re also making sure we have program renewal opportunities within the college.” Wainwright-Stewart says the new WHT Mead Building in Vermilion is expected to open in the fall thanks to a $17.3 million investment from the Government of Alberta. “I don’t have the exact date because we are hoping the minister is there, but it should be about the third or fourth week of September,” she said. The facility will become the academic hub for almost all of Lakeland’s current crop of about 550 agricultural sciences students with room for growth. “If you look at what’s happening in the econ-

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Lakeland College president and CEO, Alice WainwrightStewart, spoke at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster’s Monday lunch on how the college is meeting the boom in agriculture.

omy, Lakeland College is making sure we have our students ready to go,” she said. “Ag has been just booming. If you look at the last five years, student numbers have doubled and we’re looking at a healthy growth again next year—probably 100 students.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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LMAC stocks NLS for weekend

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Northern Livestock Sales was the place to be last weekend as they hosted the Livestock Markets Association of Canada’s annual convention and auctioneer championship. TAYLOR WEAVER

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It was an exciting weekend at Northern Livestock Sales as the Livestock Markets Association of Canada (LMAC) held its annual convention. The weekend was filled with panel discussions, public speakers, banquets, and of course, the annual auctioneering championships. Roughly 250 attendees and 37 auctioneers from across Canada moved the herd to Lloydminster for the convention, and through the auctioneering championships, sold roughly 3,500 head of cattle. “The quality of the cattle here is outstand-

ing. It’s above average, and they’re being rewarded with really good prices; the cattle today are bringing in 10 to 12 cents over the market price,” said Rick Wright, executive adm in istrato r o f th e LMAC. “All these people from across Canada have come here due to how good the livestock is around Lloydminster. “There’s a lot of legitimate ranch cattle here, they’re not hobby farms like we see in some of the other provinces.” The LMAC’s annual convention is held in a different province each year and this was the first time it was held in the Border City.

“Northern Livestock Sales are important members of LMAC, and the Brooks family have done a great job of reviving the market here in Lloydminster,” said Wright. “I’ve been in the business for 43 years and there were a number of years where this wasn’t a very popular market or place to go, but since they’ve taken it over it’s become a large-volume and a very respected market. “For us to come to Lloydminster was recognition of the Brooks’ success. We also don’t go to a place that’s not good, so it was a good fit for both of us.” Aside from being a good thing for the local cattle industry, the convention brought some economic spinoff to Lloyd. “We filled the entire

Border Inn and Suites for the weekend,” said Wright. “Every room they had was taken by LMAC conventioneers, and there were some other hotels for the overflow.” Wright also noted one of the LMAC’s main goals is to teach the public about true price discovery. “When you have all these buyers supporting the market and you have an auction, that’s true price discovery,” he said. “We have no idea how high prices are going to go until we have the auction, and today for the producers selling in this sale, I can’t see why every producer won’t be excited.” The LMAC convention won’t return to Saskatchewan for another five years. The host market has yet to be determined.

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Richardson’s Jewellery solid as rock in new home TAYLOR WEAVER

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The Fisher family was all smiles last week as they officially welcomed the public to the new Richardson’s Jewellery location. The official grand opening took place on Thursday with Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers and industry representatives on-site to show their support for Wayne Fisher, his

wife, Cathy, and their kids, Matt and Nicole. The new store is located at #1 5405 44 Street, situated inside the old Tim Hortons location. “This is awesome. We’re just having a great time,” said Wayne about the new location. “This new store is stunning. We have a great design team. My daughter and my wife are the designers and

Bexson Construction were the ones that put it all together and made it what it is today, and we’re just so excited.” In true Lloydminster fashion, the grand opening wasn’t complete without a silent auction with funds being donated to a local non-profit. “We decided to give back to the community and do a silent auction in the store. We

approached 30 local businesses to give a donation and they all gave a different item, with 100 per cent of proceeds from the auction going to the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation,” said Wayne.

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The Fisher family has been around a long time and this store is the future of the business for my kids.

“Hopefully we can reach $20,000 and give the whole works to the health foundation.” Richardson’s Jewellery originally opened in the Border City 42 years ago and Wayne bought into the business in 2002. “That’s 20 years our family has been here, but we’ve been in the retail business in Lloydminster

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Wayne Fisher and his kids, Nicole and Matt, couldn’t wait to open the doors to the new Richardson’s Jewellery location.

since my grandfather opened the store back in 1949,” said Wayne. “The Fisher family has been around a long time and this store is the future of the business for my kids. I won’t be here forever and the two of them are doing a great job here.” For Matt, the new space is exciting due to its brightness as well as highway frontage visibility, and for Nicole, being able to see outside the store’s windows was a

nice change of scenery. “We also left the old tables outside because our goal is for people to come here and have their lunch or grab a coffee and sit and enjoy a nice day,” said Matt. “It would be great if one day people say ‘hey let’s go have a coffee and lunch in front of the Richardson’s building instead of the Tims’ building,’ but that’s probably going to take a while, but we’d love to see and hear that.”

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Prophet River locked, loaded at new location TAYLOR WEAVER

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the store’s owner, Clay Smiley. “I never planned to leave the downtown,” said Smiley. “That’s where I planned on being until I sold or retired, but when I dreamed about what a new store would look like, this right here is almost exactly what I had in mind.” Despite only being in the new location for a few months, Smiley and

the rest of the Prophet River team love everything about the new store. “We like the location, we like the expanded size for the retail even though this is a bonus for us,” he said. “We didn’t buy it for the store front, we bought it for the new warehouse we have in the back.”

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that, the same as Lakeland is trying to make sure our students are marketable globally.” Ag students are getting jobs, something Wainwright-Stewart partly attributes to Lakeland’s hands-on learning approach. “What’s kind of interesting is that as industry come on campus and listens to their capstone presentations and they have those experiences working in the industry in their stu-

Wainwright-Stewart says global geo-political factors are helping to drive the growth of Lakeland’s agricultural programs. “We’ve been seeing, pre-COVID, some of the agriculture programs taking a pretty big leap into the future,” she said. “I think what’s happening with technology is really moving agriculture forward and people are taking advantage of

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Clay Smiley (holding scissors) was over the moon to cut the ribbon on Saturday afternoon as Prophet River Firearms officially opened its new location to the public.

dent-managed farm pieces they are getting picked up fairly qu ic kl y ,” said Wainwright-Stewart. She also noted student residences at the Lloydminster and Vermilion campuses are set to undergo a phase 1 refresh this summer with funding in place. “Both of our student residences need a bit of a facelift. It’s going to take a little time over the next three years, but students will

come back and see new roofs on in the fall, some new windows and stuff,” said Wainwright-Stewart. The first-year scope for Vermilion will involve new roofing, family housing renovation and demolition of foreclosed housing in family areas. Initial Lloydminster improvements will include new townhouse windows and flooring and mechanical and paving upgrades.

Gun shop pumped for new store

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“In the old store we estimated that five per cent of sales were out of the store and the remaining 95 per cent were out the back through the mail and Purolator orders,” said Smiley. “In here, we haven’t run any numbers yet, but it’s looking like we’re seeing almost 15 per cent of sales going out the front now, so we’ve almost tripled our in-store sales already. “The mail orders have remained steady, but it’s been a nice surprise seeing how much more business we’ve done locally since we’ve had the new storefront. I hope it stays that way.” According to Smiley, the old downtown location offered roughly 800 sq. ft. of retail space. The new location offers 4,000 sq.

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source ft. of retail space in the front and an additional 7,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space. “This new store is so much easier to get to,” he added. “There’s parking, and it’s just in a more convenient location because we’re right by Walmart and Canadian Tire.” Smiley first opened Prophet River in May of 2008 and since then,

has seen the business grow exponentially. “I was still a full-time teacher then and working on the odd mail order as a hobby,” he said. “I did that for two years and starting to cut back on my teaching. It was in October of 2010 that we moved into the downtown store and were there until we moved over here.”

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Viewpoint Alberta Innovates invests $787,000 in Lloyd GEOFF LEE

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.................................. StartUp Lloydminster is thrilled to learn Alberta Innovates is investing $787,000 over the next three years to support local entrepreneurs with technology and innovation. The funding will go to the East Central Alberta R egional Innovat ion Network with StartUp being the managing contract partner. “What it means for entrepreneurs is access to additional services and funding to propel innovation and technology companies,” said StartUp’s acting executive director, Wendy

Plandowski. The Lloydminster funding is part of a $20 million investment by Alberta Innovates across multiple communities in the province. “It is an ongoing relationship that we have had with Alberta Innovates for several years,” said Plandowski. Alberta Innovates supports companies looking to diversify, innovate and get new products to commercialization. “We can support everywhere from the planning stage when it comes to patents or IT,” said Kara Johnston, technology development

advisor for Alberta Innovates in Lloydminster. They can also help businesses with a global market strategy and export globally. “Our goals are to help establish Alberta businesses on the international stage and showcase what we have here when it comes to those that have a really strong technical capability,” said Johnston. Alberta Innovates has supported companies like Kudu Industries in Bonnyville with grant funding for new product development along with Iron Will Innovations Canada in Lloydminster. “They also received

a grant from Alberta Innovates to help with the commercialization of one of their products,” said Johnston. Alberta Innovates works with companies like Ecoplast Solutions in Lloydminster on everything from foundational planning and coaching and advising to helping them connect to the resources they need. “We want to make sure that all of our small-medium busine sse s i n o u r r e gi o n have the same access to supports as any business in the city would,” said Johnston. “We support them from the ground up.”

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Leeway from Lloyd: Hockey greats unite Canada STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

The recent state funeral in Montreal for Guy Lafleur shows just how much hockey is a unifying force in Canada. Time after time, everyone who spoke at his funeral mentioned how Lafleur himself brought everyone together and made everyone feel a part of something. The Montreal Canadiens superstar died of lung cancer on April 22 at the age of 70. Former New York Islanders superstar Mike Bossy died the week before from lung cancer as well at the age of 65. Both players are revered by fans who

knew or heard of them, and other NHL players who faced off against them on the ice. Because I am 73, I can remember watching Rocket Richard and Jean Beliveau in the original-six team league on TV in the late 50s and early 60s, along with Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull. Even though I am a Leafs fan, in my mind, Lafleur and Bossy are among my favourites based on their ability to score great goals and excite viewers with their speed and skill. I was cheering for

Lafleur and the Canadiens like millions of others when they took on the Red Army in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest games of all time on New Year’s Eve 1975— even though the game ended in a 3-3 draw. Nothing, however, united Canada as much as the eight-game Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. It was more than the greatest moment in Canada’s sporting history. In my mind, that win over the Russians defined who we are

as a nation way more than Vimy Ridge ever did, could or would way back in 1917 when Canada was a dominion of the British Empire. The hockey victory went beyond proving we were the best hockey nation in the

world to having the best way of life compared to the communists. That holds true today as our entire hockey nation mourns the death of these two icons while the Stanley Cup is underway, uni-

fying fans from coast to coast. By contrast, the Russians are banned from many international hockey tournaments and leagues as long as they are bent on destroying everything they can in Ukraine.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Meridian Source Calendar of Events is a free service provided for non-profit organizations located within our coverage area. All events are in chronological order, as space permits and at the editor’s discretion.

Playschool Pre-registration Southridge Playschool & Kindergym has opened up their registration for the fall 2022-2023 classes. They offer one day a week for three-yearolds and one or two day s a w e e k for fo ur and five-year-olds.

They have also qualified for the Affordability Grant! For more information please call Mrs. Pat 780-8729523. Bingo at the Moose The Moose Lodge, located at 5213-57 Street, Lloydminster, hosts bingo nights

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every Monday and Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m. The Moose also hosts crib tournaments every second Sunday of the month. Start time is 10 a.m. The cost to play is $10 and lunch is $12. Quit Smoking! SHA is hosting a quit-

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ting smoking support group every Monday from 5:15-6:30 p.m. from April 11 to May 24. The group meets at the PNHC, Suite 115, 4910-50 St. There is no cost to participate. To register call 306-8206243, and call soon to secure a spot! Spades Tourney The Legacy Centre is hosting a Spades Tournament on May 19. Play begins at 10 a.m. and the cost to play is $10. Lunch is also available for $12. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more information. Comedy Rock n’ Roll Show The Legacy Centre is hosting Richard and Deborah Popovich on May 19, who will be performing their 40s, 50s, & 60s Rock n’ Roll Comedy Show. Doors open at 7 p.m.

and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. with refreshments after the show. Cost is $15 per person (advanced price) or $20 per person at the door. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more information. Pancake Breakfast Integra Engineering Ltd. is hosting a pancake breakfast on May 25 with proceeds supporting the MS Walk. The breakfast is being held at Integra, 1520 50th Ave., from 7-10 a.m. and $5 gets you pancakes, sausage and juice or coffee! Any donation over $20 will get a receipt for tax purposes. Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic Direct from Australia, Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic, is back by popular demand this Summer for their first Canadian national

tour in four years! The show is set to again immerse fans in the spectacle, grandeur and extravagance of Queen and Freddie Mercury, but with incredible new star Dominic Warren on board, things are looking bigger and better than ever! The show is taking place at the Vic Juba Community on June 5 for a 7 p.m. show. Adult early bird tickets (good until May 6) are $53.20, Adult tickets as of May 7 are $63.20. Students 12 and under get in for $34.20, and groups of six or more are $58.20 each. Hillmond Hall Turkey Supper The Hillmond Hall is pleased to annouce they have selected a date for their annual Turkey Supper. The supper will be held on Oct. 2. Details to follow closer to the event.

Pirates hit home run over weekend

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It was opening weekend for the U18 Midwest Prairie Pirates as they hosted the U18 AAA Sherwood Park Athletics at Co-operators Field in Wallace Park. The Pirates took a big 19-4 win on Saturday before defeating the Athletics 11-0 and 14-0 in double-headers on Sunday.

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In support of National Nursing Week, the Government of Saskatchewan recognizes the dedication and commitment of 16,900 nurses across the province for the incredible care they provide to residents every day. This year’s budget included a variety of important initiatives, which demonstrates the government’s commitment to supporting a robust nursing workforce. “This week we celebrate nurses in our province for their many contributions to the health and well-being of residents, especially through the past two years,” Health Minister Paul Merriman said. “I want to thank them for answering the call. Along with other health care providers, they are the foundation of our health system.” Significant investments in this year’s provincial budget are dedicated to training, recruitment and retention of nurses, as the province continues to manage COVID-19 and takes steps to support the health system’s recovery from its effects. New funding in the 2022-23 budget will add 150 new nursing training seats: 124 for Registered Nurses (RNs), 16 for Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) and 10 for Nurse Practitioners (NP) offered through the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina and Saskatchewan Polytechnic. “Thank you to everyone who is part of the training for our future human health resource professionals for all of your dedication,” Advanced Education Minister Gene Makowsky said.

“Expanding nurse training seats helps ensure post-secondary programs are aligned with the current and future needs of our province.” In addition to the 150 new nurse training opportunities, Saskatchewan supports 690 RN seats, 40 NP seats, and 56 RPN seats. There are also 231

licensed practical nurse training seats offered by Saskatchewan Polytechnic, regional colleges, Dumont Technical Institute, and the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology in various training locations across the province. This year’s budget also includes $1.5 million in new one-time funding for a recruit-

ment incentive program, as part of a virtual recruitment initiative to attract qualified candidates from the Philippines for hard-tofill critical health sector positions. This initiative will include recruiting approximately 100 Registered Nurses. Nurses are being recognized during National

Nursing Week, May 9 to 15. The theme of this year’s National Nursing Week is “#WeAnswerTheCall,” showcasing the many roles that nurses play in

a patient’s health care journey. May 12, the birthday of nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, is designated as International Nurses Day.

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Lloyd key tag blitz underway MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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This year’s War Amps key tag mailing campaign is underway in Lloydminster and surrounding area with the theme “You Make Our Programs Possible.”

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If you lose your keys, the finder can call the toll-free number on the back of the tag or place them in any mailbox in Canada, and The War Amps will return them to you by courier, free of charge.

This is illustrated through the story of 12-year-old War Amps poster boy, Cooper Tidmarsh from Lethbridge Alberta who lost part of his right leg in a lawn mower accident. Cooper is a member of the War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program who receives financial assistance for artificial limbs and devices and also attends regional sem-

inars where Champs and their parents learn about the latest in artificial limbs, dealing with teasing and staring, and parenting an amputee child. The key tag service was launched in 1946 so that returning war amputee veterans could not only work for competitive wages, but also provide a service to Canadians that would generate funds for the Association’s many programs, including CHAMP. The key tag program continues to employ amputees and people with disabilities, and has returned more than 1.5 million sets of lost keys to their owners. Each key tag has a c o nf i d e nti al l y c o d e d number. If you lose your keys, the finder can call the toll-free number on the back of the tag or place them in any mailbox in Canada, and The War Amps will return them to you by courier, free of charge. The War Amps receives no government grants and its programs are possible through public support of the key tag and address label service.

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Co-operators Field in good hands

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Jason Arden, of Jason Arden and Associates – Co-operators, throws the ceremonial first pitch to Counc. Michael Diachuk on Saturday morning at Wallace Park to mark the ball diamond’s new naming sponsorship as Co-operators Field. TAYLOR WEAVER

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Thanks to support from a local business, ball players in the Border City will be batting a thousand. Earlier this year, Jason Arden and Associates – Co-operators became the new naming sponsor of the ball diamond at Wallace Park. Although the park is still known as Wallace Park, the diamond is now known as Co-operators Field. The sponsorship

takes care of things like the signage and naming of the field as well as the general maintenance of the property. A ceremonial firstpitch took place last Saturday morning just ahead of the U18 Midwest Prairie Pirates season opener, with Arden and Counc. Michael Diachuk doing the honours. “We do have some improvements we’d like to make,” said Arden, adding the fact there was incentive to spon-

sor the diamond as his son plays for the Pirates. “We’d like lights here, although that’s probably way into the future as it’s an expensive touch; we’ll need more partners on that. “We also have the batting cage that needs to be repaired.” Aside from supporting the community and his son’s baseball team, Arden explained he felt a corporate responsibility to pitch in. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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New naming sponsorship at Wallace Park FROM PAGE 15

“It’s been a really tough two/three years and I can appreciate the struggles that local businesses have had,” he said. “We’re fortunate in the industry we’re in that our doors can stay open and business kinda keeps going the way it’s supposed to. “It’s been tough for the last couple of years for businesses to get involved, but we don’t get these facilities, events or activities we get to do here without help and support from the community.” Representing the City of Lloydminster, Counc. Diachuk couldn’t wait for Saturday’s game to get underway as it’s a sign of the changing of seasons and new partnerships. “As a city, I think it’s really important to partner with, not only

businesses, but even entrepreneurs or people that want to make donations,” he said.

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This is a firstclass park, and I think as visitors come here and play ball, they look around and see a park that any community would like to have in their backyard.

“As we enter into this partnership, I think part of it is, ‘it’ becomes a ‘we’ and the City, and not just the City being responsible for everything. Once we have everybody taking ownership we have more pride and more care in the facilities we have.” Diachuk also pointed

out the fact the bulk of recreational facilities in Lloyd don’t make money. “Anything we can do to top it up or add to it means we get beyond the basic,” he said. “This is a first-class park, and I think as visitors come here and play ball, they look around and see a park that any community would like to have in their backyard.” Arden also noted the fact the City of Lloydminster was very easy to work with throughout this partnership and he is looking forward to continuing the work that’s just started. “This project went really smoothly,” he said. “There was a bit of back-and-forth as to what we wanted this to look like, but it was very simple to work with the City.”

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Sonics thrower to head field event

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Jake McEachern, a Grade 11 athlete at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School, will compete in several throwing events at this Saturday’s school district track and field meet. GEOFF LEE

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of the stars to watch. McEachern just turned 17 and is unofficially ranked No. 1 in Alberta and Canada in U18 discus, hammer throw and shot put following his stellar results at the Columbians Spring Fling for

throwers in Edmonton on April 30. He is also ranked 15th in the world in the hammer throw, competing with a group of 25-30 Split City Sonics members who train at the LCHS track. “It’ll be great to see a young man from our school to hopefully have an opportunity to do really well and be able to advance to the provincial meet in Regina June 4-5,” said LCHS track coach Chris Sharp. “We have eight schools coming from around the region and we are hoping for a good turnout and a nice day to finally be able to do some competition.” McEachern will compete in shot put, discus and the high jump at the weekend meet. At the spring fling at Rollie Field, he set

a personal best in the javelin with a toss of 29.83m.

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It’ll be great to see a young man from our school to hopefully have an opportunity to do really well and be able to advance to the provincial meet in Regina June 4-5.

He also set new provincial and national U18 standards in the discus (49.06m) hammer throw (67.65m) and the shot put (16.22m). The teen attributes his success to frequent training with the Sonics coaches Karl Meissner

and Jaimee Springer. “I throw three days a week in practice and practise on my own when I am feeling up to it,” he said. “I haven’t been throwing for long. This is my fourth year.” Meissner calls

McEachern a really good all-around athlete. “Between Jamee working on his strength and us working together on his technique, he’s really come around the last year or so,” he said.

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McEachern making mark on provincial/national track records FROM PAGE 17

“He was basically untouchable in the U18 group in the indoor season at the national championships in Saint John, New Brunswick.” He won the weight throw and the shot put at the nationals on March 26-27. Meissner says McEachern is one of the most coachable athletes on the team and is easy to work with and listens well. “I’m looking forward to the summer because we have local meets until the end of July. Then he should make Team Alberta. At the meet in Edmonton, he made all the standards for Team Alberta,” he said. Meissner says he just has to get to the Foote Field Open in Edmonton in the middle of June to qualify for teams and competition. “We’re just trying to

keep him healthy and going until then,” he said. McEachern will be one of roughly 25 LCHS athletes at this weekend’s invitational meet. “The kids are excited and they want an opportunity to participate and compete again,” said Sharp. “We have five different coaches helping us, so we’ve got a very small ratio of kids to coaches, so they get a lot of one-on-one attention.” Some of the Sonics will be competing at the Calgary Spring Challenge this weekend and just about every week after that with school meets and club meets. McEachern says his coach is allowing him to do the high jump this weekend and he did a decathlon last year. “I did awful, but it was a great experience.

I will probably stick to throwing in the future,” he said. His throwing prowess has already caught the attention of some universities for scholarships, but they can’t really talk to him until he’s in Grade 12. “That’s definitely on the list to do in the near future,” said McEachern. “I’ve talked to a couple of them in the States and I’ve talked to UBC.” His dad, Kevin, is also his biggest fan and promoter on social media. “He posts a lot,” he said with a laugh. McEachern notes he’s following the footsteps of his oldest sister who won the provincials in javelin when she was in Grade 10. “I made my other sister do track last year and she was throwing hammer like me,” he said.

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