Meridian Source - May 27

Thursday, May 27, 2021

VOLUME 3 I ISSUE 48

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A final salute to a notable man

Photos by Videre Images

by Jason Whiting

The Border City lost one of its outstanding community volunteers on May 15 with the passing of Bob Troup.

Troup was 71 years old and is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Monica; daughter, Sheri (Kevin) Hegseth of Lloydminster; son, Daryl (Natalie) Troup of Sherwood Park; four grandchildren, Maren Hegseth, Aven Hegseth, Londyn Troup and Sam Troup; brothers, Gordon Troup of Peace River and Gary (Lucy) Troup of

Calgary and their children, Chelsea and Devin; brotherin-law, Glenn (Anna) Peterson of Marwayne and their three girls, Cleo (Keith) Wolstenholme of Red Deer, Misty (Tim) Smereka of Elk Point and Kelsie (Kendall) Peterson of Marwayne; five great nieces and nephews, Arwynn and Bronwyn Wolstenholme, Avery, Evett and Hadley Smereka; and a host of friends and many cousins.

Troup’s funeral service was held on May 20 and was

live-streamed at the Lloyd Ex as public health restrictions meant the service was invite-only.

A memorial procession and final farewell to Troup was then held at Boundary Ford, a place he called home, and his coworkers a family, for many years.

Troup’s commitment to community and his ability to always carry a smile was contagious, and we at the Meridian Source send our condolences to the family.

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Outdoor sports added to Step One of Sask ReOpen MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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On Tuesday, the Government of Saskatchewan announced public health measures around outdoor sporting activities will be eased as part of Step One of the Re-Opening Roadmap, set to commence on May 30. Outdoor sports, originally included in Step Two, will now be added to Step One. The easing of measures for indoor sports remains in Step Two. The adjustment to the Re-Opening Roadmap is being made recognizing the lowered risk of transmission in outdoor settings along with the successful uptake in Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 vaccination effort in reducing the transmission of the virus.

“Saskatchewan people have reduced the spread of COVID-19 by getting vaccinated,” said Premier Scott Moe. “So, the next time you drive by a field of happy kids playing softball or football or soccer, please know that you made that possible. Saskatchewan people are putting those kids back onto the field by doing their part, by rolling up their sleeves and sticking it to COVID.”

Beginning May 30, competition and gameplay for outdoor team sports can proceed with the following requirements: - Participants may not compete if they are feeling unwell.

- Players and coaches should be encouraged to screen for COVID19 symptoms prior to arriving to practice and play, using the self-assessment tool at saskatchewan.ca/ COVID19.

- League play is allowed to resume; however, tournaments are not permitted at this time. This will be revisited in Step Two. - No interprovincial travel. Teams competing in regional interprovincial leagues need to contact the Business Response Team prior to beginning play.

- Capacity must be in compliance with the public health order for public outdoor gatherings for each playing surface or game area.

Public outdoor gatherings are set to expand to a limit of 150 people on May 30 as part of the Re-Opening Roadmap. Common areas, such as those where there are multiple playing surfaces, must also be in compliance with gathering lim-

its in the public health order.

- Individual and protective equipment should not be shared.

When helmets and bats or other equipment are shared, cleaning and disinfecting must occur between each use.

- Commonly touched equipment used for gameplay (e.g. game ball, football) is routinely replaced or disinfected during the course of practice or play.

- Coaches, officials, umpires, referees and players who are not on the field are not required to wear masks outdoors under the public health order.

However, masks may be worn if they are more comfortable with that layer of protection.

- No shaking hands, high-fives, etc.

- Spectators not from the same household should maintain two metres of physical distancing.

- Spectators must remain in designated areas. Masks are not required to be worn outdoors under the public health order, but they may be worn if spectators are more comfortable with that layer of protection.

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Métis candidates pitch change

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Crystal Miller, who is running for election as a director with Metis Nation Saskatchewan representing Western Region 1-A, got help from her husband Scot setting up live streaming equipment at an all-candidates meeting at Culture House Centre on May 21. The Lashburn resident aired her own campaign speech for change that morning.

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It’s time to change the leadership of Métis Nation Saskatchewan (MNS) that recently ruled only registered members can vote in the general election on May 29.

Change was the overriding theme of the Western Region 1-A allcandidates forum, held at Culture House Centre in Lloydminster on May 21.

Lashburn resident Crystal Miller who is running for area director joins the chorus to overhaul MNS. “There has been huge communication problems with the MNS and the Métis people do not know what’s available to them; they don’t know what is going on,” said Miller.

“This is something I am going to fix—that at a local level they can be informed and know exactly what’s coming.”

Miller is a member of Border City Metis Society Local 76 that hosted the forum, a day before advance polls in the city at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 39, the election-day venue.

“We felt that people in our region needed to hear what the candidates have to say in order to make an informed vote,” said Miller, who vows to represent everyone in the region.

The region covers a

huge constituency circling Lloydminster and North Battleford.

“If you are Métis and you are in this region, you come and no matter what local you are from, you will receive help from me,” said Miller Her focus for the next term is an economic and educational

recovery of Métis from COVID-19, inclusiveness in the region and ensuring the needs and rights of her people are met.

“Coming out of the pandemic, it’s going to be very important that people have training and ways to get their tickets,” she said.

Miller is also campaigning to reinstate and fund some Local branches, basically disenfranchised by MNS. “Unity is a big thing as well and reinstating and giving capacity and money to Locals,” said Miller.

“We want a strong region, we want a strong regional table, so it’s basically cleaning up the mess the incumbent has made.”

She says Local 76 needs a range of addiction help and elder care to hosting cultural and language days to promote recognition as Métis.

Miller also hopes a new executive can overturn a recent amendment by MNS that only registered card-carrying members can vote in the election.

“That takes our voters to only 20 per cent of the Métis population in Saskatchewan,” said Miller.

Métis National Council (MNC) president, Clément Chartier, who is running for president of MNS, calls the amendment, upheld by a recent court ruling, as a backward step by the current leadership.

“I was the hoping the last administration was the administration that was going to be the reconciliation government,” said Chartier.

“I actually believed these people were going to bring everyone into the same tent. That hasn’t happened; it has divided us even further.”

Chartier has been president of MNC since

2003 and was a former president of MNS from

1998-2003.

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

School rules at skills competitions

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Lloydminster Comprehensive High School is acquiring a reputation as a powerhouse at Skills Canada Alberta competitions.

The school could add to its medal collection at the nationals this week, after Grade 12 student John Lecegues earned gold in IT Office Software Level 2 at the provincials April 24-May 7.

“Last year, he won a silver medal, so this year he went all the way up to gold,” said

teacher Alan Griffith, who coordinates skills competitions.

“He’s definitely got a lot of talent and he’s worked really hard at it.”

Joining Lecegues on the provincial podium is Grade 12 silver medalist, Griffin Duchow in electrical installation, and Grade 11 bronze medalist, Micah May Garcia in Office Software Level 1.

Le c e g u e ’ s g o ld p u t him on team Alberta for the Skills Canada competition, which took place Wednes-

day, with the results expected by early June.

None of this student success comes as any surprise to Griffith, who teaches photography and video production.

“We have done very well for a very long time. The skills (competition) has been around for about 25 years and our school is one of the top finishing high schools, especially in the last 15 years,” he said.

“We often come up with several provincial gold medalists and we’ve had many

a national medalist as well. We’re definitely doing well.”

Several other students took part in various competitions, including one of Griffith’s students who did well, but didn’t place.

Griffith says it’s especially exciting this year to have three medalists with the pandemic going on.

The competition was held at the school virtually with medalists competing from the school’s computer and electrical labs.

The students connected through webcams and were expected to stream for the entire day and show how they were working on the competition as they were doing it.

“It’s great that kids can still achieve and succeed in this competition,’’ said Griffith.

“In a normal year, they would have been in Edmonton for the provincial competition, so you’re with all the other students.”

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He’s promising to set up a land commission to settle land claims in the province under a self-government agreement signed with Canada in 2019.

He says the MNS is trying to deny Metis communities like Local 76 their right to be consulted.

“They changed the application form last

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Lloydminster Comprehensive High School student John Lecegues is competing this week in Skills Canada as a member of Team Alberta. He is pictured on his way to earning a gold medal in IT Office Software Level 2 at the virtual provincials from April 24 to May 7.

gies to Alberta youth.

The school gets a banner for each medal winner who can put it on their resume to show they are at the “top of the crop” as Griffith put it.

“A lot of students who are skilled medalists often go into careers in that particular trade,” he said.

“It’s just a great foot in the door and getting employment as well.”

Getting a medal is also a feather in the cap for teachers who are involved in the competition process.

Teacher Rebeca Wilson mentored the two IT Office Software student medal winners while Darren MacCarthy mentored the electrical installation medalist.

“They’re definitely a big part of their success,” said Griffith.

year to say ‘I voluntarily sign my Section 35 rights and my duty to consult to the head office’ in order to get a membership card,” said Chartier.

“They are asking the court to overturn a provincial policy that duty is owed to you at the community level.”

Chartier says he’s hoping whoever gets elected can all work in the same

direction and from different so-called camps.

“We are not in there for ourselves, we are in there to make things better for our people,” he said.

“So no more bullying other people at the PMC (Provincial Metis Committee), no more, it’s my way or the highway, no more kicking out Locals. Everybody has the right to belong.”

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Holy Rosary students get gold at Skills Comp, advance to Nationals

HRHS students Sierrah Bennett and Mackenzie Decrescenzo were all smiles after their gold medal win in video at the Alberta Skills Competition. Supplied Photo TAYLOR WEAVER

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It’s winner, winner, c h icken d i nne r fo r a few Holy Rosary High School (HRHS) students who recently competed in Alberta Skills Competitions and are excited about the opportunity to compete in nationals.

The HRHS video dream team of Mackenzie Decrescenzo and Sierrah Bennett got gold in the video competition and Kyla Morin was awarded the silver medal in photography.

The team’s winning video consisted of a day-in-thelife of Decrescenzo,

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- Hand sanitizer approved by Health Canada (DIN or NPN) or soap and water handwashing stations should be available for participants and spectators.

No sharing of water bottles.

Pu b l i c w a s h r oo m s , when available, are cleaned and disinfected regularly, and soap and water or hand sanitizer is available.

Contact information of the coaches, officials and players should be recorded by the home team and maintained in order to assist with contact tracing for 30 days in the case of a confirmed case of COVID-19.

who arrives at school and nothing goes as planned.

The video demonstrates how truly skilled the pair is when it comes to video production, as at times, there is more than one

Decrescenzo on screen.

The pair have competed in Skills Alberta contests together over the last few years and found themselves in the top five last year, but this was clearly their year.

“It feels amazing, especially to be able to do it with my best friend, Sierra,” said Decrescenzo.

“To win a provincial title together and be the best in Alberta is something I’ll treasure forever, and I’m sure she will too. It’s really an amazing feeling to accomplish something so big.”

“We’ve been Skills partners for three years now, and every year seeing us evolve and get better is so rewarding,” added Bennett.

“Mackenzie is my best friend and I just love doing this stuff with her, and that’s why I think we’re such a good team.”

The Canada National Skills Competition was held virtually yesterday.

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Inclusion Lloydminster breakfast raises over $100K TAYLOR WEAVER

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It may not have been the 10th Annual Changing Lives, Changing Communities Fundraiser Inclusion Lloydminster had originally planned, but after raising over $105,000, the future is looking well funded.

The annual breakfast raises funds for all of Inclusion Lloydmin-

ster’s initiatives.

The organization supports individuals with developmental disabilities to be included in community life, and as Avril Coleman, director of family engagement and community development, Inclusion Lloydminster explained, they do that in several different ways.

“Whether that is supporting a child to be

included in recreation, to be included in the classroom at school, we support individuals in employment through the Rotary Employment Partnership, and in this past year we’ve actually started a new initiative supporting individuals with developmental disabilities with self-employment and to pursue entrepreneurship,” said Coleman.

“Through Inclusion Alberta, our partner organization, there is an inclusive post-secondary initiative, supporting individuals with developmental disabilities to go to college.”

Since this was Inclusion’s first-ever virtual breakfast, Coleman noted entering uncharted territory may have been a bit nerveracking at first, but with the right help, in the right community, there was no surprise it was a success.

“We weren’t exactly sure how the commu-

nity would respond to this because part of the breakfast has been about actually being in the room together and feeling that impact and those emotions, all at the same time, all in the same room, so we weren’t sure if things would hit the same way doing it virtually, but we were pleasantly surprised,” said Coleman.

With a virtual breakfast being experimental for Inclusion, a fundraising goal was not set this year, but the turnout was great and lots of money was raised.

“Lloydminster is incredibly in that way and I think, even though it’s been a hard couple of years for the community, between the economic downturn and COVID, we’re just so appreciative that the community is still willing to show that type of support,” said Coleman.

“It’s just amazing, and Lloydminster, time

and time again, shows up when it comes to these types of causes.”

Coleman also noted the whole event went a lot smoother than she had anticipated.

“I was pretty nervous about the tech side of things, but credit to Jason Whiting at Videre Images for all of his help on the production side of it. He did a really great job with that.”

The breakfast livestream included speeches from Inclusion Lloydminster president, Tami Smith along with many other local familiar faces, as well as Inclusion Alberta CEO Trish Bowman.

“We had a total of 260 devices logged in to the call, but most of those devices had two or three people sitting at them, so we’re estimating we had closer to 400 people watching the call, but it’s really hard to say because we don’t know how many people were behind each device,” said Coleman.

“As everyone has had to, we’ve just had to adapt. It’s just the world we’re living in at the moment, and I think despite being online, we really felt that community spirit and community support, which was amazing.”

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Minister has mental health on mind GEOFF LEE

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Bi-provincial cooperation is closing some identified healthcare gaps in our border community.

It’s led by an outpouring of ongoing mental health and addictions funding by Alberta throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jason Luan, Alberta’s Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, thinks the mental outlook of kidney patients in Lloydminster may even get a boost knowing the province is funding new dialysis units for Lloydminster.

“I’m proud our government recognizes the unique situation in Lloydminster and continues to work with the Saskatchewan govern-

ment and look for better opportunities to meet the needs of people there,” said Luan during a phone call to the Meridian Source on May 21.

That was the same day the Lloydminster Public School Division gave students and staff the day off for wellness time tacked on to the May long weekend.

“Mental health and addictions support and services are also available to people in Lloydminster,” said Luan.

He says residents can call the Mental Health Helpline (1-877-3032642) which provides 24/7 crisis intervention, information on mental health programs, and referrals to other agencies as needed.

The Canadian Men-

tal Health Association Rural Distress Line (1-800-232-7288) also provides a 24-hour crisis intervention service.

“Togetherall,” a clinically moderated, online peer-led mental health community, allows people to seek and provide support 24/7.

Luan also spoke about what his government has been doing to help Albertans during COVID-19 starting last March with a comprehensive $53 million mental health and addictions COVID action plan.

“With that, we significantly increased access for all kinds of mental health and addictions services,” said Luan.

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Music: a language, great pass time for all AMBER FISHER

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‘Music is an international language which can provide excellent therapy for the body, soothe the troubled mind, and uplift one’s every soul’ – Eileen Yaxley.

If you venture down the hallways at Dr. Hemstock seniors’ residence, you are likely to pause outside of one room in particular, as the sweet sound of music can be heard. This room belongs to Eileen Yaxley.

This piano player has played all her life and continues to use music as a way to keep her mind occupied, deal with her troubles, and simply enjoy her time.

During our visit, Eileen told me that piano has always been a way for her to express herself.

Eileen started playing piano at the age of seven.

Her first teacher taught her for six years.

Eileen says that this teacher was a perfectionist.

Later instructors told her she could not have asked

fo r a b etter fou nd at ional teacher as her skills were refined at an early age.

Her second teacher was a gentleman from a town nearby. Eileen’s parents were committed to her continuing with her lessons, so Eileen had to take a train from their small village out of town to Lloydminster every week.

Depending on what time the teacher’s bus got in, Eileen either had her lesson late at night or early the next morning to make sure she would not miss the train ride home.

Eileen said he was a wonderful teacher. He had a way of making you feel like you could do anything. “Reach for the stars”, he would often tell her.

Eileen enjoyed her piano playing and found joy in the notes she played. Often, her parents would get her to perform for visitors at the house.

They would pay Eileen a little money for her performance. Eileen’s passion and talent shone through in her

playing. After completing her Grade 10 exam, she was awarded a scholarship of $20 for having the highest mark in all of Saskatchewan.

This was a lot of money at the time.

In 1951, Eileen became a registered piano teacher for Saskatchewan.

After graduation from high school, Eileen obtained her schoolteacher certificate in Saskatoon.

Her days were filled with teaching school students during the day and evenings turned to music lessons.

Sharing her love of music was and is important to Eileen.

She was a part of the team that helped start the Lloydminster Music Festival. She was also a part of the Registered Piano Teacher Association of Lloydminster.

They were the only branch in Canada that had dual membership from both Alberta and Saskatchewan.

In 1963 Eileen branched off from strictly piano and took a course on choral in Banff. She received a schol-

arship from a professor at the University of Alberta to attend this summer course.

From there, Eileen oversaw several choirs including junior, intermediate and senior levels. She also played for her church for 12 years.

After retiring from school teaching, Eileen’s music lessons increased.

She has been honoured by several organizations around Lloydminster for her contribution to music in the area.

This includes being recognized at the Lloydminster Music Festival on their 25th anniversary year. In 2000 she became an honorary music festival patron.

Eileen talked about how her talents are a God-given gift. She feels that she has been blessed with a gift and it is up to her to be able to share that gift with others.

She said that her parents sacrificed a lot to ensure that she was able to continue her piano lessons and find all the success in life that she has.

Eileen Yaxley.

Supplied Photo Her whole life, piano has been a way to make other people happy or help them to appreciate music.

Amber Fisher is the marketing manager and assistant general manager at the Dr. James Hemstock & Hearthstone Place Assisted Living Residence.

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“We also used almost half of that $53 million to create a Community Funding Grant, with the understanding when government works together, you can leverage additional support to help Albertans.”

Local mental health grants included $96,000 for Residents in Recovery, $59,000 for the Lloydminster Interval Home Society and $64,100 for the Thorpe Recovery Centre.

The province is also providing more than $2.2 million to add 1,722 treatment spaces over three years at the recovery centre.

Luan was asked if the local euphoria over Alberta’s investment in six new dialysis chairs might help get the biprovincial wheels spinning to bring needed mental health stabilization beds to the city.

“We want to respect the Saskatchewan gov-

Minister Jason Luan. File Photo ernment health authority for providing health services there, but we are actively working with them in order to support their work as it has started to increase dialysis support there,” said Luan.

He says on top of that, with the $25 million allocated for mental health and the COVID community support grant, all of those services are available to people in Lloydminster.

“I can assure people that we are paying pretty good attention to the uniqueness of what people face in Lloyd-

minster and I’m committed to continuing to work with my counterpart in Saskatchewan to come up with a proper response for you folks there,” he said.

Luan noted his ministry is partnering with the Ministry of Education to host a virtual Mental Wellness Day for Schools across Alberta on June 3 to help youth connect with their peers.

Lloydminster schools run by Saskatchewan are not included, but the event can be accessed online for future reference.

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The Lloydminster Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held elections May 25 for a new executive. Pictured seated are president Elaine Mallett (centre), 1st vice president Vince Scott (left) and 2nd vice president Scott Gorman (right). You can support the Lloydminster Legion by getting a ticket for their She Shed Raffle. The Grand Prize is valued at $10,000 and the draw is July 1. Contact the Legion for tickets at 306-825-2521 or get in touch with any member of the executive.

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Opinion

Leeway from Lloyd: UFOs land in Congress

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STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

Something is going on in our skies that caught the attention of the U.S. government.

A governmentsanctioned report on “unidentified aerial phenomena” is expected to be sent to Congress soon.

Some of the UFOs reported and tracked in recent years by mili-

tary and civilian pilots have people doing their due diligence to rule out the usual earthly suspects of a secret Chinese technology or a high-altitude balloon.

It’s time to embrace the likelihood of an alien presence far more advanced than flying objects made secretly in China, which is far more laughable.

I have already made the leap, after watching a large saucer-

shaped UFO hovering only about 1,000 ft. over Fort Steele near Cranbrook B.C. back in 2001.

It was stationary for about 30 seconds then began moving slowly before disappearing in a nanosecond. It didn’t say “ Mad e in China” anywhere on it!

Others saw it too and it led to a write-up in the paper while changing my beliefs about many things.

In B.C. there was a UFO reporting website manned by a chap who set himself up as an opinionated judge of sightings that he himself didn’t experience It’s like asking someone in Japan if a truck actually ran into the back of my car in Lloydminster last week, or

Protecting Albertans’ energy resources

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lberta’s government has tabled legislation to further protect Albertans’ interests in the energy resources they own.

The Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act would replace the previous act with the same name and provide the Minister of Energy the authority to restrict the export of crude oil and natural gas from Alberta.

If passed, the act will

give Alberta’s democratically elected government the ability to fight back against jurisdictions that seek to block Alberta’s exports.

“Albertans fought hard to win the constitutional right to manage our natural resources,” said Minister of Energy Sonya Savage.

“This new legislation demonstrates how serious we are about defending these rights, as well as our economy,

our resources and our people. It’s a matter of having every option available to us. We will not back down from defending our economic interests and will use this legislation when needed.”

As a result of legal challenges to the previous version of the legislation, the proposed act has been strengthened with respect to its constitutionality to bolster it against any future legal challenges.

was I actually imagining the whole thing, as the tow truck is taking my car away!

The message is, please don’t discount someone else’s reality or experience because you weren’t a part of it.

Unfortunately, most reporters covering UFO stories tend to follow that path by only believing in so-called authorities, but there is no authority for your own experience other than yourself.

Most reporters oddly get a quote from a desk cop or an opinion from some professor in Kansas who also had nothing to do with the sighting either, but discount it.

When I saw the UFO in Cranbrook, I didn’t report it, know-

ing there is no one to report it to.

The upcoming report to Congress might help people consider UFOs being alien and not part of Hitler’s secret saucer fleet or other nonse nse th at ke e p s

the “History” Channel going.

Should aliens invade, I hope they don’t like water as they didn’t in a sci-fi movie I once watched. My Chinese water pistol is locked and loaded!

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We all have stories to tell PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

It seems every time the forecast calls for moisture, we are thwarted.

The rain keeps moving elusively out of reach and our fields and pastures have become thirsty, desolate wastelands.

That might be a touch melodramatic, but it’s close to the truth.

However, the Prairies are always beautiful and always have a story to tell.

Yesterday, my stepdaughter Shelley popped over for a walk and we trudged out across the farm with a spring in our steps and a crunch of dry grass beneath our shoes.

Chili, our dog, loped ahead, tongue lolling out the side of her mouth as she cooled herself between gopher hole inspections.

We passed a few cattle. They are the last to calve, and so are kept close to home.

Two tiny newborns eyed us warily at us from their nest in the scattered pile of a greenfeed bale.

Onward we went.

Daughter Aliyah paused to peer into the high nest of a wood duck.

Slowly, she levelled her phone (Aliyah not the duck) into the cavity of the old hollow tree, and snapped a picture.

In this way, we all had a chance to see the small, brown bird sitting quietly on her eggs within.

A hawk wheeled overhead, his piercing cry causing us to shield our eyes against the sun as we gazed up to follow him through the clear blue sky.

We began to climb up onto the highest hills that flank Dead Horse creek below, on our right. These hills have never been broken by a plow.

They are the same now as they have been since the beginning of time, and will remain so, as long as they are in

our care.

They are purple with crocuses in spring and alive with the pale green tangle of prairie wool grass in summer. As we crossed them I told my companions a story my dad had shared with me.

“In about 1902, three years before my grandfather would settle this piece of land we Rows’ now call home, a young man built a small shack further west of where we stand today.

One night, as the moon rode high in the sky and summer breezes blew warm, the man heard loud thumping noises such as he had never heard before.

First, he thought it was only ruffled grouse beating their wings in th e p o p lars n ear h is home, but, the sound

was slower and more rhythmic than that.

He stepped outside his door, following the sounds with his eyes, and beheld not far away, on the crest of the highest hill, the flames of a huge fire leaping heavenward.

Shadows created by the forms of many people were cast in sharp relief against the tall peaks of teepees arranged about the flames.

The sounds were created by the drums of the First Nations people, and the man listened to the haunting music they made.

For a long while, he watched them, feeling awed at such a wonderful sight, and then he stole back into his little house and left the first people of this land

beneath the canopy of twinkling stars, singing and dancing to songs they had sung for hundreds of years.”

As we stood on the very same spot almost 120 years later, we slipped back in time to envision that evocative scene and sighed.

I’m grateful to know this small piece of Canadian history and have the story to tell.

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WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

The journey to the Promised Land was a successful beginning for the Lloydminster settlement and surrounding towns.

These Barr Colonists pushed through unfathomable hardships, motivated by the promise of untamed free land which brought renewed hope for their families.

Their amazing story deserves to be repeated.

In 1903 they said their final goodbyes to loved ones and friends.

Beneath overcast skies, they boarded the S.S. Lake Manitoba which would take them slowly across the Atlantic Ocean.

More than 2,000 folks of all ages and professions left their homeland of England. Their destination was merely a dot depicted on a crude map on the western prairie grasslands.

As the England coast blended in with the mist for those onboard, the vision of settling Canada for the British became tangible evidence of Rev. Barr’s initial initiative for this colony.

Most of their baggage was stowed in the hold rather than in the cabins and bunk areas.

This made an already heavy top load even more precarious due

to triple the allotted number of passengers onboard.

Not used to the rolling motions of the ocean, many became ill. However, there was no lack of activities onboard to enjoy.

Concerts helped to fuel the spirit of folks who were no doubt already homesick and wanted to turn back.

The incentive of free land also kept spirits lifted as many of the colonists had never owned so much as a square inch of land.

Barr organized a temporary land office onboard.

Colonists selected and paid for their land proudly believing they now owned estates, not realizing the work awaiting them.

Docking in St. John, New Brunswick, five trainloads of settlers headed west until the railway ended in Saskatoon. Unloading the trainload of baggage was absolute chaos.

Many personal and household effects were lost as baggage was dumped alongside the rails.

At this point, Rev. Lloyd took over the leadership role. Supplies, wagons, horses and oxen were purchased for the overland trek.

They soon discovered many things were needed but they made do with what they had

or could pay for.

Countless lessons were learned on the barren trail.

The overloaded wagons often became stuck in the slough-spotted land.

They helped and supported each other while mosquitoes attacked relentlessly. Spring was reawakening the prairie. There were beautiful sunsets and unfenced wide-open spaces.

Settlers living in sod houses scattered along the trail offered sage advice gleaned from experience.

The colonists soon created a homestead and livelihood from their fertile land.

It couldn’t have been easy as most of them were not farmers but they soon unearthed the mysteries of the land.

Summers were hot and winter blizzards proved more hazardous than they could have e v e r i mag i ne d . So o n their farms prospered; they grew award-winning grain and raised international championship livestock.

It clearly wasn’t about fame, wealth or power; their main motivator was owning their own land and putting down roots for their families and generations to come.

Lloydminster is a tribute to this commitment and purpose.

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Sask tourism industry embarks on road to recovery MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed May 23-29 as Saskatchewan Tourism Week.

The week, which coincides with the national celebration of Tourism Week in Canada, will be a time to inspire Saskatchewan residents to make nearby discoveries, support local businesses and model safe practices to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

At the same time, Saskatchewan Tourism Week is an opportunity to communicate the importance of planning for industry recovery, building a resilient tourism sector and preparing for the return of visitors.

Pre-pandemic, tourism spending in Saskatchewan reached $2.17 billion in 2019.

There were 11.82 million visits made to and within the province that year. Tourism-related

employment hit 71,100, making up 12 per cent of Saskatchewan’s total labour force.

Estimates for 2020 show that spending dropped to $1.17 billion and the province saw 7.07 million visits to and within its borders.

Employment declined 30 per cent over the previous year, with roughly 49,800 people employed in the tourism sector in August 2020.

According to The Conference Board of Canada, there is optimism with $1.71 billion in tourism spending and 9.42 million visits forecast for Saskatchewan in 2021.

However, full recovery to pre-pandemic levels is not expected until 2023.

Tourism Saskatchewan’s two-year Restart Marketing Strategy envisions a way forward to a rejuvenated tourism industry.

The detailed plan outlines possible sce-

narios to guide tactics to speed recovery, and has an ultimate goal to lead the industry to a position stronger and better than before the pandemic.

“The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to proclaim May 23-29 as Saskatchewan Tourism Week,” said Minister Responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison.

“This will be a time to pay tribute to tourism operators and businesses that have endured unprecedented challenges, and to an industry that showcases our province to the world and helps build a strong economy.”

During Saskatchewan Tourism Week, Tourism Saskatchewan will be hosting three virtual tourism town hall meetings for industry operators and stakeholders on May 25, 26 and 27.

Participants in the Let’s Talk Tourism:

File Photo The Road to Recovery sessions will hear updates from the Tourism Saskatchewan team on the current state of Saskatchewan’s tourism industry after a year of unprecedented challenges.

“There is renewed spirit and enthusiasm as Saskatchewan begins to reopen and plans proceed for rebuilding a strong tourism sector,” said Tourism Saskatchewan CEO Mary

Taylor-Ash. “Tourism Saskatchewan looks forward to reconnecting with our industry through a series of virtual town halls. Throughout the week, we will also be sharing inspiring stories and encouraging Saskatchewan residents to discover the remarkable tourism experiences, products and destinations here at home.”

The agenda includes presentations on the

Restart Marketing Strategy, research and trends, education and training, as well as opportunities to work with Tourism Saskatchewan and access various funding programs that can aid tourism businesses.

The town hall meetings are designed to offer two-way dialogue and feature a breakout component with facilitated discussion among industry participants.

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Producers have made tremendous progress last week with 74 per cent of the 2021 crop now seeded, well ahead of the five-year average of 48 per cent (20162020) for this time of year.

Minimal rain and fair weather across the province has allowed producers to seed without any prolonged delays.

Eighty-two per cent of the crop has been seeded in the southwest region.

Seventy-nine per cent has been seeded in the southeast, 77 per cent seeded in both the west-central and northwest regions and 63 per cent seeded in the eastcentral and northeast regions.

Ninety-three per cent of the field peas, 93 per cent of the lentils, 83 per cent of the durum, 83 per cent of the chickpeas, 80 per cent of the spring wheat, 78 per cent of the canola and 75 per cent of the barley have been seeded to date.

There was scattered rainfall throughout most regions in the province this week. The Tisdale area received the highest amount at 25 mm thanks to a thunderstorm.

The Christopher Lake area received 13 mm and the Pelly area received 10 mm.

The rain is welcomed but more is needed to address the current extremely dry conditions throughout the province.

Limited precipitation

and warm windy conditions throughout the province have further reduced topsoil moisture conditions.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as zero per cent surplus, 20 per cent adequate, 48 per cent short and 32 per cent very short.

Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as zero per cent surplus, 13 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 50 per cent very short.

Some farmers have halted seeding canola while they wait for rain in the forecast. Others have opted to seed wheat or other cereals instead.

Very little spraying is happening in the province due to low weed emergence and strong winds making for poor spraying conditions.

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itation has been very low, crop germina-

4-H Expo is a go for the Hillmond 4-H Club this June. Participating projects include market steer, heifer, cow calf pair, and market lamb.

This is the club’s 62nd year!

The club has a busy group of 12 members with 18 projects.

The reorganizational meeting was held in November.

In December, the Hougham family hosted the club’s weigh day on a certified scale.

In January, the club completed a battery and bottle drive fundraiser.

It was an excellent way to raise funds. Thank you to all that donated!

The club’s public speaking was held virtual with video submissions at the end of February. Congratulation to members placing. Distric level: Cloverbud Kate Hougham 2nd. Junior Hanna Hougham 1st. Senior Grady Priest 1st. Hanna Hougham also placed 1st Regionals and 2nd Provincials.

In April, the Light family hosted sheep showmanship demonstration.

In May, the Hougham family hosted Heifer judging demonstration, beef showmanship and clipping demonstration.

Hillmond 4-H club would like to invite buyers to the live sale on Sunday June 6th in the afternoon at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds. On offer are seven market steers and six market lambs.

T h a nk y o u t o a l l t h e buyers and sponsors.

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Sports

Bike for Breakfast YLL on route to hit goal the entire community to get behind Bike for Breakfast. It started off as an idea that’s blossomed into this project the entire city wants to get behind, and it was really cool to have sponsors jump into it right off the bat to be Community Champions,” he said. “ C r u d e M a s ter Transport, Kings Energy Group along with Wayside Dental have been community cham p i o ns d o na ti ng Bike for Breakfast YLL team members pose for a group photo on Tuesday night prior to heading out on a group training ride. Taylor Weaver Meridian Source TAYLOR WEAVER

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In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a group of 10 cyclists about to make a 1,045 km journey to Tuffnell, Sask. and back, all to raise money for school breakfast programs in the Lloydminster area.

Bike For Breakfast YLL is a fundraising event taking place on June 4 to raise money for student breakfast programs in the Lloydminster Public School Division, Lloydminster Catholic School Division, Northwest School Division No. 203, Buffalo Trail School Division and Onion Lake Cree Nation.

The idea for the ride was the brainchild of team member and local podcast host, Shaun Newman, who was thrilled with how the fundraising initiative snowballed.

Newman explained his most popular pod-

cast guest to date is Quick Dick McDick, a resident of Tuffnell.

Newman and McDick got talking, and a simple conversation turned into a group bike ride for charity.

“We started Bike for Breakfast and the goal is to raise money for breakfast programs,” said Newman on Tuesday night prior to a group training ride outside of Grindin’ Gears Bikes and Boards.

“We don’t want to paint the picture that every student’s got no breakfast and our community is struggling, but (when) you hear one story, that’s enough, I think.

“It isn’t just one community, it’s multiple communities, and we just want to try to do some good, and this is a way we found it would work.”

The group of 10 riders includes Shaun Newman, Nekky Jamal,

Nigel Dube, Brad Hoffmann, Ken Rutherford, Jim Taylor, Natalie Wiebe, Becky Reiber Grassl, Tracy Matthews and Reinetta Morningchilld.

The group set a fundraising goal of $200,000 when things kicked off on May 1, a goal they are likely to hit as they had reached $140,149 by 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

Newman explained dentist Jamal, of Wayside Dental, was his first phone call, and it was one he didn’t regret.

“We sat and chatted that first night and that snowballed into everybody else here,” said Newman. “ It ’s su per cool to see the community learn about us and then jump on board.

“It’s been 25 days (of fundraising). Wayside Dental was the first to put in $25,000 Crude Master Transport put in $25,000, and then

Kings Energy Group just announced they’re putting in $25,000 as well. It’s become something that makes me proud of the community.”

Self-proclaimed “last of the pack” rider, Jamal, was thrilled to get his clinic on board with a $25,000 donation and has been nothing short of ecstatic watching those funds coming in.

“I can’t get over how amazing it’s been for

$25,000 towards this, and it’s just grown. At the end of the day, no kid should ever go hungry.”

The Bike for Breakfast YLL team has been blown away by the community support and can’t wait for the June 4 ride.

If you would like to make a donation visit the organization’s GoFundMe page.

Cheques can also be dropped off at Wayside Dental.

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Careers

There is more than one way to sell property MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

An older couple and I had been preparing to put their farm on the market for several months.

I had reviewed recent sales of comparable quarters in their municipality, gathered the last three years’ crop history, soil quality data, pulled current copies of the titles and satellite imagery, visited each site, then together we came to a consensus on the expected value a sale could derive.

After discussing their options - tender, auction, private sale, or the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), the method we chose to use was sealed bid tender honouring the right of first refusal granted to the tenant in the expiring lease.

This would allow all interested buyers time to arrange financing, get independent advice

File Photo on value, then submit a confidential bid.

It would also give the owners an opportunity to decide which bid, or buyer, they wanted to work with, if any, in the privacy of my office.

Yes, when it was all over there would be a winner and several losers, but at least no one could say they did not

have a chance to participate.

Not only would this approach let the market speak to them, but it also gave them an ability to hand over stewardship of land to someone they felt would respect it as they did.

The six quarters ultimately sold to three different buyers, one of whom was the loyal tenant. All achieved our market value goals.

So it took me by surprise to get a phone call several weeks later from

a niece of the childless couple (and assumably, future beneficiary) who lived in Calgary.

She just could not understand why I would “allow” her aunt and uncle to use such a “risky” approach. Why didn’t we simply state an asking price for the land and sell it on MLS? After all, that was how she had sold her last two houses, and if was good enough for people in the city, surely it would work with country folk?

I asked her if she had grown up on a farm?

No, she hadn’t, but what difference did that make?

Well, for one thing, if you have made your living by nurturing the land for 50 years, maybe you would like to know it will be farmed properly in the future.

Or if you next go back for a community event, wedding, funeral, or other social activity, you won’t hear your neighbours say they didn’t know the land was for sale and would have offered on it.

And frankly, many times it is not always about achieving the highest price.

It can be the natural progression of a friend-

ship between families who have faced adversity together and raised their children side by side for generations.

It can also be ensuring that neighbours who stuck it to you at some point in the past in a quest to further their own interests will not be chosen as a successor no matter what amount of money they offer.

I love hearing those stories!

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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work. When she married George Hansen in 1954, she finally had a permanent home then. Mom enjoyed gardening, flowers, chickens, new baby calves, cats, rodeos and her beloved little dog Maggie and loved her family. She enjoyed a trip to Nashville with her mom and daughter Fay. Dad and her also went to Ottawa and PEI to visit relatives and they also went to the mountains. Our family wants to thank the doctors and nurses in the Lloyd Hospital that cared for her and our family. Thank you also to McCaws Funeral Home. God Bless You All! Thanks to all the phone calls, flowers and prayers it meant so much to help us through this difficult time. We all love you very much mom and will miss you forever.

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Joyce is survived by: children, Rod (Faye) Hansen, Lyle Hansen, Fay (Barry) George, Bill (Val) Hansen and Tracy (Ian) Kay; grandchildren, Jason (Yvonne) Hansen, Jessica Hansen, Colby and Carson George, Athena and Savanna Hansen and Claire Brown; four great-grandchildren, Avery Hansen, Piper Hansen, Ella Hansen and Penolope Brown; sisters-in-law, Freda Cheek and Audrey Delorme.

Joyce Hansen is predeceased by: her husband, George Hansen; parents, Harvey & Ruth Castel; daughter, Heather Hansen.

A private funeral service for Joyce will be conducted at a later date.

Donations in memory of Joyce may be made to Marwayne Fire & Rescue.

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