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Key Club counts blessings with poppy rocks TAYLOR WEAVER

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In advance of Remembrance Day, members of Holy Rosary High School’s Key Club set out for the Lloydminster Cemetery to place hand-painted poppy rocks on the graves of local veterans.

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Even though they died, their memory still lives on.

The Key Club is a social justice club partnering with Holy Rosary High School and the Kiwanis Club as a junior chapter of the Kiwanis Club.

Throughout the year, the group focuses on projects for kids, the elderly and people in nursing homes as a way to get students more involved and do things for others in the community.

Rick Lucas, who heads up the local Key Club, explained it’s not just about encouraging students to do things for others, but it’s also about reaping

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Rick Lucas (back row, centre) of the Holy Rosary High School Key Club, brought students to the Lloydminster Cemetery last Thursday afternoon to place handpainted poppy rocks on the graves of veterans.

the rewards of the social awareness that comes with helping others.

“Today we’re placing poppy rocks, or pop rocks, on the graves of many of our local veterans, people who have been members of the Legion, or members of the armed forces, and really made some sac-

rifices for our country and our community,” said Lucas in advance of Nov. 11.

“These people invested in our generation, in our parents’ generation, and in our children’s generation, so the worst thing we can do is forget about their sacrifice.”

The Key Club started the poppy rock project last year, but as was the case for many events, COVID got in the way of rocks being placed.

“The students continued the project this year to wrap it up, and they’re in the process of making positivity dice, which they’re gifting to

elementary schools and nursing homes,” said Lucas.

“With those, you roll the dice and it will say something like ‘turn to the person on your left and give them a complement,’ or ‘smiles are free, share them with everyone,’ that kind of thing.”

Ava Freeman, a Grade 10 student at Holy Rosary and Key Club member, said one of the things going through her mind on Thursday whilst placing poppy rocks was, “Even though they died, their memory still lives on,” a statement that many can understand and relate to.

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Bear Paws helping those in need

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Photo TAYLOR WEAVER

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“This doesn’t go away, and it hasn’t gone away.”

Those were the words Tammy Lynn Adamson, Little Bear advocacy and engagement director, Lloydminster Sexual Assault Services (LSAS), used to kick off this year’s annual Bear Paw Campaign at the Esso/Husky truck stop last Thursday afternoon.

The campaign originally kicked off in 2014 as a way to raise funds for renovations at LSAS’ Little Bear Child and Youth Advocacy Centre.

Since then, it has transformed into being “the services we provide. Things that will help children, youth, and their families on their journey of healing,” said Adamson.

The partnership between LSAS and the Esso/Husky truck stop for the Bear Paw project is longstanding and something owner/operator, Derrit Daigle, holds near and dear to

his heart.

“I think over the years we’ve had so many employees who have been through life experiences, and could have used this service had they known about it,” he said.

“The biggest thing about the fundraising we do is, it’s not so much about the funds, but it’s more about the awareness we raise for the cause.

“It’s really important to think of other causes in Lloydminster. People’s minds are on COVID and people are focused on trying to eliminate it, and there are a lot of other things happening and a lot of other causes that need attention, and this is one we support every year.”

Speaking on behalf of LSAS, Adamson noted the organization’s partnership with Daigle doesn’t go unnoticed.

“We as a centre are so very grateful to Derrit and to the Husky/ Esso travel centre for their continued sup-

port through the different things that have happened throughout the years, and they have not stopped that support, and that speaks so much to their dedication,” she said.

“At the end of the day, it’s dedication to the children and youth, that we all as a community need to come together and support. We love that they’re an example of that.”

Adding to Daigle’s point regarding awareness, Adamson noted “At the end of the day, awareness is where people become educated, people have conversations, and it’s about the conversations. Without those conversations, we don’t hear the stories, and those stories are where healing can begin.”

The Bear Paw Campaign runs until the end of November.

Paws can be purchased at either of the Esso/ Husky locations on Highway 16, and the cost is by donation.

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Rosswill plumber stands out in Lloyd apprenticeship and the skilled trades.

“Congratulations to the deserving winners of this year’s Apprenticeship Awards,” said Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison.

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I mean, retroactively, it’s all kind of going towards what I’ve spent on books in the first year and it will go toward my tuition this year.

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Gareth Moffat, an apprentice plumber with Rosswill Homes, Rosswill Plumbing and Heating, won a 2021 Merit Bursary Award at the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission apprenticeship awards announced on Nov. 5.

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Lloydminster plumber Gareth Moffat is keeping his pipe dreams alive.

The apprentice with Rosswill Plumbing and Heating, Rosswill Homes, received a $1,000 industry bursary at this year’s Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC) awards.

“It’s pretty neat,” said Moffat, who has been a plumber for roughly three years.

He says he will put the funds towards his apprenticeship training.

“I mean, retroactively, it’s all kind of going towards what I’ve spent on books in the first year and it will go toward my tuition this year,” he explained.

The 2021 Merit Bursary Award was sponsored by Merit Contracting Association, which provides benefits to member companies like Rosswill.

Merit’s education bursary program aims to assist field employees in their education by providing a bursary for apprenticeship training.

Moffat is the only

Lloydminster apprentice or journeyperson to receive any recognition at the SATCC’s.

The annual awards recognize apprentices, new journeypersons, employers, instructors and other apprenticeship stakeholders for their exceptional achievements in

“(The Province of) Saskatchewan’s apprentices, skilled tradespeople, instructors and everyone involved in the apprenticeship and trade certification system are building a strong foundation for our economic recovery and future growth for years to come.”

The awards go to 32 outstanding new journeypersons, along with 13 additional SATCC award presentations and 10 industry scholarships like the one

given to Moffat.

Moffat is the youngest of his two brothers, Jesse and Luke, who co-own Rosswill with Daniel Christian.

The young plumber is a graduate of Lloydminster Comprehensive High school, but he couldn’t take any trades courses there.

“I got to the Comp in Grade 12, so I wasn’t able to start in any of the trades courses there because they start in the Grade 10 level,” he explained.

Moffat comes from a large family and was inspired to get into plumbing to follow his two brothers, who got into plumbing about 10 years ago.

“They had started up a company and needed a ‘low level’ plumber,” as he put it.

He joked he may have to ask them for a raise next year if he wins another award.

Rosswill Homes and their plumbing division provide a wide range of residential and commercial services from plumbing, heating and HVAC to sewer and septic services.

“We’re quite active now in the fall,” said

the young Moffat.

He says they are

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doing a lot of renovation and service work.

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No Stone Left Alone pays respect to local vets TAYLOR WEAVER

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I t w a s a c h i l l y an d windy Saturday morning at the Lloydminster Cemetery. The shrill sound of the bugle could be heard as The Last Post was played

followed by a minute of silence, and at this time, all that could be heard was the Canadian flag, proudly blowing in the wind.

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Rotary governor tips hat to Lloyd the speakers.

“Secondly to that is weekly access to the business community,” he said.

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Rotary district governor, Donna Barrett, spoke to the Rotary Club of Lloydminster on Monday about Rotary International and the goal for all clubs to increase membership and find new ways to promote themselves in the community.

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The Rotary Club of Lloydminster got an extra serving of Rotary with this week’s lunch speaker being District 5370 governor, Donna Barrett.

Barrett is a member of the Rotary Club of Sunrise in Edmonton who is making her rounds to all of the clubs in the jurisdiction.

“For me, that’s the highlight of being district governor,” said Barrett at the Monday gathering.

“We have 61 clubs scattered through three provinces and two territories. We’re big.”

She gives the Lloy-

dminster club a good report card based on first impressions.

“I think the local club is doing great.

I haven’t met with the executive, but that’s where I usually learn more about the details,” said Barrett.

“The club is strong here and they’ve held their membership and they consistently have things happening.”

She also tasked members at each table to determine what Rotary members most appreciate about their own club.

Paul Richer, speaking for his group, said it was learning something every week from

I think the local club is doing great.

I haven’t met with the executive, but that’s where I usually learn more about the details.

Wendy Plandowski says her table took a shine to networking and how important it was to have people who share the same values that you can connect with.

Other groups prioritized community events like Lobster Fest, donating money into the community and organizations that benefit from Rotary and the diversity of the club itself.

Barrett says the main

message on her travels is to promote the Rotary International theme, “serve to change lives” and engage Rotarians to look at ways to contribute to local and global communities.

She notes one of the international goals is to increase Rotary membership from 1.2 million to 1.3 million despite issues with COVID. “Some clubs have lost members and some clubs are not as engaged as they were before, but people are reaching out,” said Barrett.

“New people are coming into clubs. I think this is a time, as Rotarians, we have to be resilient and we have to be positive and helpful.”

Barrett says Rotarians are pretty good at finding a silver lining in every cloud.

She also noted Rotary is promoting the empowerment of women as a gender equity issue.

“Girls particularly in terms of education, in

third-world countries, are really disadvantaged. That’s a primary focus for this work,” said Barrett.

The Rotary Foundation is also providing environmental sustainability grants.

“Clubs can put together proposals for 3” want wide things they either

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to do in their community or partnering with other clubs to do international work to assist the environment,” explained Barrett.

Barrett invited local Rotarians to learn more by attending the next district conference in Edmonton on May version 27/28.

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MS navigators fill service gap

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Lloydminster residents living with Multiple Sclerosis can call the MS Knowledge Network for advice and support following the closure of the Lloydminster office.

Volunteer professionals called MS Network navigators are busier than ever providing real-time help since the MS Society of Canada closed offices in Canada due to COVID. “Somedays we are back-to-back calls.

Lately, that’s more often than not,” said Valerie Borggard, a navigator based in Edmonton.

Borggard is one of nine navigators across Canada trained to help people affected by MS navigate the healthcare system and make

informed decisions from the safety of their own homes.

Since the MS Network program started in 2016, they’ve received more than 23,000 calls from more than 14,000 people.

“We’ve grown and added communication channels,” she said.

People can now contact the MS Knowledge Network by phone at 1-844-859-6789, by email at msnavigators@mssociety.ca, or by live webchat at mssociety.ca.

Due to the onset of COVID last year, there has been a significant increase in demand for the MS Network program, especially in small towns and rural communities such as Lloydminster.

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lenges faced by the thousands of Canadians living with MS and their families, friends, communities, and all Canadians touched by this disease.

“Unfortunately, our MS Society office in Lloydminster was closed earlier this year,” said Kristin Harold, MS Society’s director of corporate communications.

“Like many other Canadian health charities, we have been impacted by significantly lower fundraising revenues due to COVID and it is quite challenging to have a staff person or physical office in every community across Canada.”

The MS Society made the decision to continue delivering on its mission within a remote working environment until early

Supplied Photo 2022 due to the impact of COVID. “We feel this decision will support our efforts to put the health and well-being of those we serve at the forefront of our work,” said Harold.

“Through the experience of adapting to a remote-work environment, we are confident we will be able to deliver our missionfocused work, even when a physical office no longer exists. Our staff members are only a phone call away.”

MS navigators are available to assist anyone in Canada in English and French by phone, email or live web chat from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. MT, Monday to Friday.

Borggard says MS navigators also get lots of calls from people living with MS about COVID and vaccines.

“It’s an autoimmune

disease (of the central nervous system) so they fall into the immune-compromised category,” she said.

MS is considered an episodic disability, meaning the severity and duration of illness and disability can vary and are often followed by periods of wellness. It can also be progressive.

Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world with 12 people diagnosed, on average, each day.

“We get a lot of calls from people who are newly diagnosed,” said Borggard.

“Sometimes it’s a matter of an hour or two after they’ve received that diagnosis. They want to know more about what MS is, how did they get it—a lot of questions just about MS.” Borggard says call-

ers who are newly diagnosed are in shock.

“They need someone to talk to,” she said.

MS Knowledge navigators can help people with MS find resources for managing MS symptoms, make sense of advances in MS research, and offer practical assistance with finding income and employment supp o r t, f i nanc i al p l a nning, etc.

“We are trained to listen carefully. We help people to identify their needs, especially when they have a lot of different things pressing for them” said Borggard.

“We help them to weigh the pros and cons more specific to their needs. We identify different resources and refer them to virtual exercise programs, for example, or a physical trainer.”

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Rescue Squad Kruzin to tune of new winch

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Patrick Gareau, president of the Just Kruzin’ Specialty Vehicle Club (left), and club treasurer Rita Rieger (right), presented a cheque for $1,011 to Norm Namur, Chief of the Lloydminster Rescue Squad on Monday Night at Paradise Garage. Funds were raised through the club’s annual Show ‘n Shine, which took place in the Border City on Sept. 18.

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The Lloydminster Rescue Squad was feeling the love on Monday night as Chief Norm Namur accepted a cheque for $1,011 from the Just Kruzin’ Specialty Vehicle Club.

Funds were raised through the club’s annual Show ‘n Shine, which was held on Sept. 18 in the parking lots of Westridge GMC and Denham Chrysler.

“We don’t charge anything for people bringing their vehicles in for the car show, which is something we pride ourselves on, but we do have a donation jar. If anybody wanted to donate, that money was going straight to a charity,” said Patrick Gareau, president of the Just Kruzin’ Specialty Vehicle Club.

“We like to donate to local charities. There are a lot of other organizations, but we like to keep them local for our local people, so, we chose the Rescue Squad.”

G a r e a u a l s o explained the donation was a bit of a give and take, as the squad was asked to bring some of their equipment to the annual car show.

“We asked them to bring some of their gear down to the car

show, and they really came through. There was a lot of interest in the boats, which is good because it helped us, and we were then able to help the rescue squad,” he said, adding the fact the annual donation doesn’t necessarily have to be directly automotive related.

As always, Namur was blown away by the generosity of the community and can’t thank the car club enough for the donation.

“I wasn’t completely sure we were going to be getting anything until the show chair, Gerry Duhaime called, and every penny helps and is appreciated,” said Namur.

“We saw some deficiencies in what we need and what we can use o n the b o at, and one of them is a winch to pull up the anchor,” he added, explaining the difficulty and effort needed to hoist the anchor by hand became very real during recent training.

“There’s 17 or 20 feet of chain, so when you start pulling up the chain with the anchor, it can be very strenuous, so we are going to be getting a winch system put on the front.”

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Cenovus optimizing Lloyd assets

GEOFF LEE

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Cenovus Energy Inc. rolls into November with its proven production techniques paying off for Lloydminster thermals and other Husky assets in its oil and gas portfolio.

Lloyd thermals delivered an average of about 98,000 barrels a day in the third quarter.

Reliable operating

performance also continued at the Lloydminster Upgrader and Asphalt Refinery with an average utilization rate of 98 per cent.

Cenovus executive vice-president of upstream, Norrie Ramsay, says there are lots more opportunities to drive optimization of its Husky assets, but Lloyd is the focal proving ground.

“We’re very pleased.

We have been applying our Foster Creek and Christina Lake (FCCL) processes over to Lloyd.

We’re actually just scratching the surface at the moment,” said Ramsay during a conference call on Nov. 3 “We see lots of opportunities. We’ve been able to apply them at Lloyd firstly. That’s been the priority.

“We’ve been spending capital there and we’ve been reducing the spend rate which has been really good.”

Ramsay reports the company has also done a lot of surveillance of the wells and they see a huge portfolio of opportunities to apply optimization across to Sunrise and Tucker.

“As we go into our planned program next year, we see basically applying those FCCL processes to leverage the same magnitude of advantage going forward,” he said.

Chief operating officer, Jonathan McKenzie, says Cenovus recognizes a lot of opportunities beyond the heavy oil assets, including its conventional oil and gas operations.

He noted Cenovus still thinks there are integration opportunities in Lloydminster where they acquired the upgrader and asphalt refinery.

McKenzie ties those opportunities into the rebuilding of their small refinery in Superior Wi that he says will “eat the molecules” of oil they produce in Western Canada.

“So we think there’s opportunities across the portfolio to improve the operating metrics in the upstream, but longer term, we also think there are integration opportunities between the upstream and the downstream that we’ve acquired,” he explained.

Pourbaix credits his team for recently hav-

Cenovus HQ in downtown Calgary. File Photo ing the top 15 wells in the province listed by the Alberta Energy Regulator.

Cenovus cites higher oil prices and a 71 per cent year-over-overyear increase in production for helping to generate a profit of $551 million in the quarter.

The strong performance allowed the company to cut its net debt to $11 billion. That’s a reduction of $1.4B since the second quarter.

“And today, we are very close to achieving our interim net debt target of below $10B,” said Pourbaix.

The company has

doubled its dividend to 3.5 cents per share and plans to buy back 10 per cent of its common shares.

“We’ve said previously when we’re below $10B net debt, you should expect a more balanced approach to free funds flow application between further deleveraging (debt reduction) and shareholders’ returns,” said Pourbaix.

“At current commodity prices, we would expect to execute a buyback plan in 2022 while achieving net debt under $8B around midyear.”

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Leeway from Lloyd: It’s time to salute our veterans STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

Today is Remembrance Day and a time to reflect on what that means for us all. Personally, I am glad that my generation in Canada never had to go to war, but I appreciate those who did fight for the freedoms we enjoy today.

I get choked up just watching war movies like Dunkirk and footage of D-Day, partly because I was born in England and thinking about those who were there in reality.

That includes all those 14,000 brave Canadians who stormed Juno Beach as part of the British army. In my wildest dreams, I can’t imag-

ine what that must have been like with bullets and bombs flying everywhere.

Nobody who was there that day held a TV remote in his hand like you and I can while watching Hollywood win the day.

My grandfather was mustard-gassed in the First World War fighting with the British army and lost part of one finger somewhere near Greece.

After the war, he worked in scrapped metal in Sheffield and even owned a Rolls Royce.

He still had a Second World War bomb shelter in his back yard in 1957 and 1965 when my family came to visit by crossing the ocean in a boat.

In 1965 there was still an incredible

File Photo amount of war-ravaged buildings in just about every city where the Germans dropped bombs.

My dad who was also born in England was lucky to spend the entire Second World War as a naval intelligence officer in Halifax.

He explained during recruitment that his group was asked to pick where they wanted to be stationed and he picked Canada. Others thought if they picked Canada they would be sent someplace like North Africa— it wasn’t a trick question.

Canada had the world’s largest merchant marine near the outbreak of war with most of those cargo ships sailing out of Halifax.

Lloydminster also has its share of heroic war vets from various armed forces to

remember today.

These men and women fought to allow you and me the luxury of freedom to vote, for example, or just eat popcorn watching war movies on TV in the comfort of our homes.

Thank you for your sacrifice.

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Cenovus seeks path to net zero

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Cenovus Energy is putting carbon emissions on the agenda of their upcoming virtual investor day along with a new 2022 capital

spending budget The Dec. 8 meeting will outline what Cenovus is doing to cut emissions along with the industry through the “Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero initiative,” co-

founded by Cenovus.

The company’s chief sustainability officer, Rhona DelFrari told a quarterly conference call on Nov. 3 the company will release its revised environmental,

social and governance (ESG) targets with emissions goals during investor day “And part of that will be some examples of how we expect to achieve them both in the near term, and then our longer-term ambition to get to net-zero,” said DelFrari.

She told a caller who asked about a couple of carbon capture projects in the Lloydminster region, such as one at Pike’s Peak South, those projects are at different stages.

“So some are at the feasibility stage we are looking at, and then there is a project to reduce our emissions, such as what we are doing to reduce methane in the conventional area that is already well underway,” said DelFrari.

She says part of that work corporately is connected to the broader oil sands Pathways alliance of six oil sands producers including ConocoPhillips Canada joining the group the same day as the call.

Cenovus president and CEO Alex Pourbaix noted Pathways is advancing its foundational carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) project.

He says the project will have phased capacity to transport carbon

from more than 20 oil sands operations to a safe storage hub.

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It is Canada’s goal to get to net zero, and it is our industry’s goal and Cenovus’s goal to get to net zero by 2050.

“Meanwhile, we are working with both levels of government to ensure the necessary policy and financial support is in place to achieve the Pathways vision and help Canada achieve its climate and economic recovery goal,” said Pourbaix.

The need to act quickly and consult with governments was underscored by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau telling the COP26 summit last week Canada will impose a hard cap on emissions in the oil and gas sector.

“We’ll cap oil and gas sector emissions today and ensure they decrease tomorrow at a pace and scale needed to reach net-zero by 2050,” said Trudeau in Glasgow.

“That’s no small task for a major oil and gas producing country. It’s a big step that’s absolutely necessary.”

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Pourbaix says the obvious first step in collaborating with the federal government is on tax policies to make it easier for new clean technologies to get off the ground.

The federal government plans to introduce an investment credit for capital invested in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects in 2022.

The goal is to reduce emissions by at least 15 megatonnes of C02 annually.

“It is Canada’s goal to get to net zero, and it is our industry’s goal and Cenovus’s goal to get to net-zero by 2050 and so, it only makes sense that we are working closely together,” said DelFrari.

She says the investment tax credit makes th e se CCU S p r o j e c ts economic to be able to proceed.

“We know that CCUS works. It is been proven many times, but at the scale that we are talking about, it is never been done before,” said added.

DelFrari noted it’s important for the government to de-risk large-scale projects like Pathways by encouraging new technologies that are for the benefit of all Canadians, but also so the industry can progress.

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Remembrance Day Services 2021 Chauvin - 10:45 a.m.

Thursday, November 7 Dr. Folkins Community School

Lashburn - 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Community Hall

Marwayne - 10:45 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Marwayne Community Hall

Edgerton - 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Edgerton Agriculture Hall

Lloydminster - 10:45 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Virtual Ceremony

Neilburg - 10:45 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Community Hall

Frenchman Butte - 10:45 a.m.

Butte time, 9:45 a.m. Lloyd time Thursday, November 11 Frenchman Butte Legion Hall

Maidstone - 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Legion Hall

Provost - 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Recreation and Culture Centre

Kitscoty - 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Kitscoty Community Church

Marshall - 11 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Three Links Hall

St. Walburg - 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, November 11 Roman Catholic Chruch

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A letter from the Western front WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

In 1917 a letter from a military officer during The First World War was printed in the Lloydminster Times.

Other than sharing he was the married son of a local businessman; names and locations were censored.

This captivating letter reveals how much responsibility was on this officer’s shoulders. It also gives us a glimpse of what these soldiers experienced as they bravely served their country.

“They moved us up

that night to support the firing line, into a trench a mile from the enemy, which was for a change, dry with shelter for the men and officers.

Not what you would call ‘cooshy;’ two little tunnels driven into the side of the trench, connected by a corrugated iron roof over the trench, into this, five officers lay on edge.

The men each had a little hole cut into the side of the trench, and here we were happy enough for 48 hours.”

Moving closer to the desolate front line, these fatigued soldiers waded through seemingly impassable ankledeep mud under the

cover of darkness. It took three hours for their guide from the regiment they were relieving to lead them a wretched three-quarters of a mile. The men carried 48-hours worth of rations, two gallons of water, rifles, packs and other essentials.

As each one fell into their section of the line, exhausted by their treacherous journey, their troubles were only just beginning.

“Company headquarters, where we officers lived, was a German dug-out, 300 yards from them and impossible to communicate with during the day, when any movement would have been visible to the enemy snipers on the opposite slope. You might have called us victims of the Great Push, for we were temporarily holding a section of the line often overlooked by the enemy on three sides, and to show oneself by day was sudden death.”

The soldiers had no sooner arrived when they received orders to send out two observation night patrols.

Their orders were to venture through No Man’s Land and get as close to the enemy trenches as possible without being taken prisoner. It fell to the men to volunteer for this risky patrol.

At midnight from the depths of a thirty-foot underground trench lit only by a single flickering candle, they basically gambled for their

lives as to who would go.

Every few minutes the men stomped their feet on the ground to get the circulation going as the temperature dropped below freezing.

The occasional glare of a German star shell lit up the sky and provided light which was both a friend and foe.

Sentries stood guard keeping an eye on No Man’s Land.

The patrol left at 3:30 a.m. knowing snipers were hiding behind the obstacles which were about 200-yards out.

It was almost impossible to get near the enemy trenches. Crawling from shell hole to shell hole, the men instinctively froze each time the sky lit up with more shells.

It took an hour to reach the obstacle which was actually a sunken ravine full of metal ruins.

This ravine provided numerous spots to hide as they cautiously trudged through.

As they rested in a shell hole 450 yards from their comrades, they were spotted by the enemy.

A star shell lit up the sky before crashing down to earth between the men.

It acted as a searchlight and a sniper fired directly at their position.

As the sniper missed, the men scrambled to safety.

With shells landing nearby, it took them an hour and thirty-fiveminutes to get back to their trench.

“At mid-day we had orders to attack and take a German trench, the one I had approached. A and D companies were to go first, while C and B carried up bombs and ammunition. The attack was to take place somewhere between dawn and daylight the following day. There was nothing inspiring about the prospect; we knew for various reasons that we had no chance and that no one could return.”

Mercifully, the attack was cancelled, and for these men who suffered from lack of sleep, it was a reprieve.

The following dawn their artillery bombarded the enemy trenches who in turn spent the rest of the day “blowing our trenches to pieces with heavy explosive shells.” The trenches created a visible dark line which provided a stark contrast against the white snow.

The four platoons were now cut off from each other and suffered casualties. Many of the men were buried and had to

be dug out. The officer who wrote this letter comforted the shaken men at their posts on the line.

The platoon officers led the replacement incomers to the trenches and their own men back out through a steady downfall of enemy shrapnel.

“Then I understood that so long as a man is doing things with responsibility on his shoulders, he fears neither shell nor bullet.

We simply inclined our heads towards each explosion, just as one would take shelter from a gust of wind and carried on.”

All of the men were so exhausted it took most of them four hours to cover three-quarters of a mile to their support trench. Some didn’t make it back until dawn the next day; others never made it back.

After a day of rest, the soldiers marched to a camp four miles away anticipating their next orders.

Lest we forget.

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Greenway, Ken RCAF, WWII

Greenway, Jack Flight Navigator, RCAF, WWII

Greenway, Charles Wing Commander, RCAF Vancouver, WWII

Nichol, William Private Fifth Canadian Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery

Yeo, Sherman Lance Corporal Served in Canada, Britain and Northwest Europe

Gilles, Otto Rank Unknown WWII

Smithson, John Lawrence Private Saw action in Canada, Britain and Northwest Europe

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Campbell, Robert Alexander Signalman Assigned to 25 Canadian Tank Delivery Elgin Regiment, enlisted Mar. 15, 1942

Fort Lewis Blues

Wakefield, Clement C. 1941-1945 Corporal, WWII Saw action in Belgium, Holland, France and Germany.

ust below the Canadian border Fort Lewis is the spot We are doomed to spend our time On the land that God forgot

Living with our memories Waiting to see our gals Hoping that while we are away They haven’t run out with pals

Down with the snakes and lizards Down where the men get blue Right in the middle of nowhere And three thousand miles from you

Few people know we are living Few people give a dam Although we are not forgotten at home We belong to Rockingham

I swear I freeze and shiver It’s more than men can stand We’re not a bunch of convicts But defenders of our land

The time we spend in the army The good times we have missed Boys we hope the draft don’t get you And for God’s sake don’t enlist

We are soldiers of the Special Force Drawing our monthly pay Defending our people with million For two and a half a day

When we get to heaven St.Peter will surely yell They are from Fort Lewis dear God They have spent their time in hell - G.C. Pollard

Doull, George Served with the RCAF in WWII

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Smith, Richard Gordon

Olson, Malcolm Keith R.C.A.F. WWII

Olson, Donald Brandt R.C.A.F. WWII

Ball, Colin LAC, Westmont 439 Combat Support Squadron

Walker, Herb Lake Superior Regiment, Saw action in Canada, U.K., Holland

Aalborg, Karl Inge Flight Lieutenant, RCAF, died Sept.

13, 1944

Charles, Jack Wing Commander RAF, RCAF 1939-1950

Pollard, Gerald Flight Lieutenant, RCAF, died Sept.

13, 1944

Priest, Thomas Flight Lieutenant, #406 Lynx Squadron.

K.I.A Jan. 10, 1942 at age 26.

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Carruthers, James Stewart L.A.C Enlisted Aug. 7, 1942

Laforce, Robert Gerald Sergeant.

Enlisted June 1946, Discharged Sept. 1970 Blench, Ellen (Voss)

Hanson, Howard G. WWII Medic From Lone Rock

Elliott, Hugh Norman Corporal, Royal Canadian Army (5th Canadian Infantry Brigade), Saw action in U.K. and Continental Europe

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Dumont, Wilfred Norman Rifleman Enlisted Aug. 15, 1966, discharged June 1969.

Decorations include United Nations (Cyprus) 3 Years Good Conduct Stripes Richarson, Ronald Lewis Lieutenant Colonel.

Enlisted Oct. 15/54, Discharged Aug. 25/86. Decorations: Canada Service Medal and Clasp (CD1), Special Service Medal (NATO) Dorosh, Anton Private, served in WWII in Canada

Veltikold, Homer Private World War II

Stephenson, Guy Pearce Private 46th Battalion Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regiment WWI - killed April 10, 1917, Vimy Ridge

Oliver, K.W. Corporal Enlisted Jan. 26 1990. Was awarded the NATO Medal of Service, with NATO on Operations in Relation to for Former Yugoslavia Beaton, Wesley H. Private C.V.S.M and Clasp, War Medal and France Germany Star.

Served overseas with the PPCLI Greening, Torey Corporal, Princess Patricia, Served in Afghanistan

Dumont, Harve Isidore Private, Peace Keeper in Continental Europe and Middle East for the Lord Strathcona Horse Royal Canadians. discharged with “Honors” in October 24, 1961 Walker, Francis Charles Second World War

Thompson, Muriel Martha Woman’s Division, Enlisted April 20, 1942, Discharged Aug. 7 1943.

Awarded Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and War Medal Dyck, Vivian (Voss)

Wakefield, Archie Private, WWII Joined Dec. 22/1941 and taken prisoner Oct.. 22/1944 and discharged Aug. 17/1945

Pringle, Hugh Army Signals Corps. Second World War

Spencer, James Lord Strathcona Horse Regiment WWII Italy, France, Belgium, Holland

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McCuaig, John Duncan Served in First World War. Father of Neil McCuaig, grandfather of Peggy McCuaig

Robinson, Herbert (Herb) J. Private WWII Saw action in… France, England

Eileen and Bill Armstrong

Younger, Bernard W. SAPPER in the Royal Canadian Engineers WWII Saw action in…

England, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany

Pattison, Andrew Private L2634 WWII

Nickless, Charles Enlisted in the Canadian Army 1st Saskatchewan Regiment - 1914-1918 World War One. Son Vic Nickless

Fitchell, George Albert “Fitch” Corporal SAPPER with Royal Canadian Engineers Saw action in… Canada, England, Holland, France

McGirr, Wilburn Harvey L/CPL Royal Canadian Dragoons WWII First Canadian Regiment

Noyce, Ralph R. Flight Sergeant WWII Years of Service: 1941-1945 Saw action in…

England

Olsen, Glenn

Olsen, Lawrence

Olsen, Albert

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Thomarat, Maurice C.A CPL WWII Saw action in…

France, Italy

Martens, Jacob “Jake” Gunmen WWII Years of Service: 4

Morris, W.C “Bill” CPL R.C.E WWII Years of Service: 1940-1946

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Borodayko, Michael 64th Fld. Btl R.C.A Gunner 1939-45 Saw action in… U.K., France, Germany

Master Warrant Officer Devin Whiting and Major Chantel Whiting, with a combined 30 years service stationed in Ontario with the Air Force.

Devin saw peacekeeping action during Desert Storm

Messum, Stanley Ernest

Flying Officer J/19447 443 Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force, who died on April 6, 1945 at the age of 29

Dumont, Hillmond August WWII SPR. Service in Canada

Gould, Hubert Enlisted in the Canadian Engineers 1915-1918 Daughter- Francis Nickless

Dixon, Hugh Richard Master Corporal

Wilkes, Melvin Served April 1940 - discharged in Jan. 1946

Wilkes, Blanche Served in England from Oct. 1943 Dec. 1946 194

Christopherson, Clifford T Corporal Served in the Second World War, RCAF Died Nov. 1942

Salt, Janet Served with the Women’s Royal Naval Service (Wrens) during the Second World War

Wood, Frank Royal Air Force (RAF) Ground Crew, Armorer Hurricane, during the Second World War

Morrison, Joel Master Corporal Served with the Canadian Army and did two tours in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Adams, Frederick William Winnipeg Grenadier Hong Kong Vet WWI & WWII

Berry, John Arthur Sergeant WWII

Brown, Raymond J. Lieutenant WWII Germany and Holland Campbell, Archie Private WWII

Bonnor, Samuel Jolly Signal Corp.

WWII

Boyes, Justin Garret Lieutenant Afghan Conflict Saw action in…

Afghanistan

Brassington, Fredrick Arthur (Art) Private WWII

Brotzel, Nicholas Corporal WWII

Wright, William G. Corporal Boer War, WWI & WWII

Byers, Carl Blackwatch Regiment WWII

Byers, Eddy Tail Gunner RCAF WWII

Byers, Elwood Army WWII

Conlon, Jerry Corporal 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Infantry Saw action in…

Khandahar, Afghanistan

Creech, Frank B. Flying Officer WWII

Cunningham, Albert Private Calgary Highlanders WWII Saw action in…

U.K. and Continental Europe

Cunningham, Jack R. RCAF Leading Aircraftman Canada

Day, George L.A.C. WWII Canada

Evans, Fredrick O. Private WWII Great Britain and Continental Europe

Holtby, Robert A. BSA, MSc. Navigator WWII Saw action in…

Germany Huff, Andrew Private WWII

Dokken, Melvin (Mel) LAC WWII

Flewell, Raymond Corporal Canadian Army WWII Saw action in…

France, Germany, England, Belgium, Holland Honey, Hedley Arthur L. Sergeant WWII

Hughes, Francis Sapper RCE WWII & Korea

Dunlop, William (Tex) Charles Sergeant Air Force WWII Great Britain Galloway, David Rear Gunner RCAF WWII

Honey, James Trooper Sergeant WWII

Hughes, Patrick John Leading Corporal WWII

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Earl, Brinson Gunner WWII

Harris, Ron WWII

Haugen, Roy Allan Sergeant WWII

Hope, (nee Poppleton) Margaret Women’s Div. RCAF WWII

Hunter, Montie C. WWII Cape Breton Highlanders

MERIDIAN SOURCE Earl, Elric Gunner Anti Aircraft WWII

Hudson, Cecil Arthur Henry Lieutenant WWI Saw action in…

France

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Jeffrey, Herbert Edward WWI 1st Battalion 678786 WWII Veteran’s Guard

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Jeffery, Albert Lieutenant Cpl. in 5th Battalion WWII Saw action in…

France

Johnstone, Andy Private WWII

Kemp, John (Jack) Officer Commanding WWII

Johnson, Ole S. Sergeant WWII Saw action in…

France, Belgium, Holland, Germany

Liddicoat, Howard Rawling Sapper WWII

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Thursday, November 11, 2021 Johnson, Helmer J. Corporal WWII Sicily, Italy Belgium, France, Holland

Jones, Alan Percival Army WWII

Kennedy, Thomas Leslie Corporal GNR L/BDR WWII France, UK, Belgium, Holland, Germany

Graham, L. R. Corporal WWII

Harris, Alf WWII

Jones, Aldis Lillian Dean RCAF WWII

Jones, Arthur Lorne Sergeant WWII

Jones, Evan Ingram Navy WWII

Knight, Harold Clinton Rifleman WWII

Kosteriva, Jeff Corporal WWII

Kenyon, Ron Sergeant, 13th Field Reg. 3rd Canadian Div. WWII

Johnson, Ronald Private WWII Saw action in…

Belgium, Holland, Germany

Langille, Horatio (Ray) WWII Saw action in…

United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Friesen Islands

Liddicoat, Ivan Raymond Sapper WWII

Love, Howard William Flight Sergeant RCAF WWII Saw action in…

Canada

Liddicoat, Clarence Melvin Trooper WWII

Love, Robert M. Private WWII

Johnston, Graffin Sergeant Pilot Officer RCAF WWII Saw action in…

Germany, France

Liddicoat, Ernest Clifford Gunner WWII

Love, William Howard Corporal WWI & WWII Saw action in…

France

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MacDonald, Alexander (Sandy) Regina Rifles WWII

MacDonald, Donald PA Volunteers 1st Special Service Force WWII

MacDonald, John Peter PPCLI WWII

MacLean, Don AB/Sea RCN WWII Saw action in…

North Atlantic

MacLean, Hugh Sergeant 4th Armoured Division WWII Saw action in… France, Belgium, Holland

Mallett, Norville Corporal Sigs Calgary Highlanders WWII Saw action in… France, Belgium, Holland

Mallett, (nee MacLean) Vi Wren/tel WRCNS WWII Saw action in…

Canada

Martens, C. Richard Private First Class WWII Saw action in…

Italy, France

Martens, Jake 1941-1945 Driver of Bren Gun Carrier, member of Marshall Legion Branch #92

McCoy, Keith Leading Seaman Korean War

McGuffie, Jack Private #L91650 with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Saw action in…

Holland, Belguim, Germany

Lundquist, Roger Private WWII Saw action in…

France, Belgium, Holland, Germany

Mudge, Melville Robinson Trooper XII Manitoba Dragoons WWII Saw action in…

France, Belguim, Germany Nicholson, Nora W.A.A.F. Air Force WWII Saw action in…

England Oddan, Harold Engeman Flying Officer WWII Saw action in…

England, Belgium

Mew, Victor Gordon Private WWI & WWII Saw action in…

France, Europe, Sicily, England, Africa

Mullins, Fred WWII

Nault, Dan Sergeant WWII

Noble, Eric Hilton Gunner WWII Saw action in…

France, Belgium, Holland, Germany

Noble, George Henry Sergeant WWI & WWII Saw action in…

France, Canada

Ogram, George Leslie

Ollen, Florian Private WWII

Moore, George E.

Nelson, Archie Anti-Aircraft Gunner WWII

Morlidge, Arthur Bryan Flying Officer WWII Buried in Uden, Holland Nicholson, Arthur Corporal Royal Canadian Air Force WWII England, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium

Noble, Harold George Staff Sargeant WWII Saw action in…

France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, South East Asia Command

Noble, Henry Alexander (Alec) Sergeant, Troop Commander WWII Saw action in…

France, Belgium, Holland, Germany

Parkyn, Cecil E. Engineer WWII

Patmore, Arthur Private 28th Battalion WWI Saw action in…

France

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Patmore, Edger “Ed” Stanley Boer War

Pinske, Albert Private WWII Saw action in…

France, Belgium & Germany

Poppleton, Norman Private Gunner WWII

Reiber, Ralph Private WWII

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Patmore, Fredrick Ernest WWI 45th Winnipeg Rifles and Ypres 49th Edmonton Battalion

Poppleton, Dougal Private Gunner WWII

Powers, Duane Flight Lieutenant WWII

Reinhart, Flo Truck Driver/ Field Mechanic WWII

Perkins, Robert LAC WWII Saw action in…

England, Normandy, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany

Pike, Godfrey Private WWI

Poppleton, Gordon Lance Corporal WWII

Poppleton, James Corporal WWII

Priest, John H. S.P.R. Private R.C.E. WWII

Reinhart, Irene Truck Driver/ Field Mechanic WWII

Pringle, Hugh Canadian Signal Corps WWII Saw action in…

Canada

Ripley, Raymond Jonathan Private WWI

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Ripley, Robert C. Private WWI

Ripley, Vincent C. Private WWI

Searle, Stanley Richard L.A.C. WWII

Scriber, (nee Hughes) Margaret Corporal Radio Telephone Operator WWII

Searle, Arthur Brodie Commanding Officer Group Captain WWII

Shreenan, (nee Smith) Lois B. Sergeant WWII

Sokalofsky, (nee Love) Elsie Leading Air Woman WWII

Spencer, Jacob John Corporal WWII

Sunderland, Jean R. (nee Miller) WWII

Sunderland, Keith Wireless Air Gunner WWII

Saw action in…

Canada

Spencer, James A. Private WWII

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Saw action in…

England

Saw action in…

Europe, Africa

Topott, William Salt Infantry Boer War & WWI Saw action in South Africa

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Tweten, Knute Arthur Corporal WWII

Weighill, Kenneth E. Anti-Aircraft Gunner Mine Sweeper WWII

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Vick, John “Jack” Andrew Private WWII

Wakefield, Clement Corporal WWII Saw action in…

Belgium, France & Germany

Wallis, Charles Marsden Private LAC (Leading Aircraftsman) WWII

Welsh, Herbert Alfred Corporal WWII

Woodman, Peter Master Corporal

Wright, Ken Lance Corporal WWII

Saw action in…

Gulf War I, Desert Storm

Weighill, Bill Navy Submarine Detector WWII

Wright, Ralph Leading Aircraftsman WWII

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Crew Energy exits Lloyd oil GEOFF LEE

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Crew Energy is marketing itself as a natural gas company today with the recent $10.3 million sale of its Lloydminster heavy oil assets.

The Calgary-based company announced the third-quarter Lloydminster sale as the final step to their transition to a pure play Montney producer in northwestern Alberta.

“With this divestment, Crew would like

to thank the dedicated Lloydminster heavy oil team for their hard work and support over the past 10 years, and particularly through the sale process,” said the company in a statement on Oct. 28.

“We wish to recognize their contributions to Crew’s culture and leadership in upholding our commitment to safety, evidenced by achieving three years without a recordable injury at Lloydminster.”

The Lloydminster sale represented about 1,051 barrels of oil equivalent per day of primarily heavy oil.

The sale reduces Crew’s greenhouse gas emissions intensity going forward, while decreasing overall asset decommissioning costs of approximately $34.5 million.

Crew’s production volumes reached 30,000 boe/d following the Lloydminster sale with record natural

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The company reported its third-quarter results on Nov. 4

highlighted by strong financial and operating performance.

Lloydminster heavy oil profits Baytex Energy Inc. GEOFF LEE

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Baytex Energy Inc. is generating a positive return on investment in new Lloydminster heavy oil wells.

The Calgary-based company reported strong financial and operating results in the third quarter, generating free cash flow of $101 million to reduce debt to $1.56 billion.

The company invested $18 million on exploration and development in Peace River and Lloydminster in the quarter and generated an operating netback of $60 million.

“After a quiet first half of the year, our heavy oil program kicked off during the third quarter and included drilling 2 net Bluesky wells at

Peace River and 14 net wells at Lloydminster,” said the company on Nov. 4.

Baytex’s heavyoil assets at Peace River and Lloydminster (excluding Clearwater development) produced a combined 22,577 boe/d (91 per cent oil and natural gas liquids) during the quarter, as compared to 23,304 boe/d in the same year ago period.

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Have you ever seen?

PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

Last week I was put in the unlikely position of defending a sumo wrestler. Surprised? Me too.

Let’s imagine this scene of mayhem.

Lunging in front of the massive warrior as protector, I, a great, hulking woman with bulging muscles and an ugly sneer, assume a wide, aggressive stance.

With arms spread intimidatingly, brow furrowed with determination, and a growl of, “Go ahead, make my day” issuing from my lips, I face down the enemy.

The truth is far less dramatic.

The wrestler was actually five years old and cringed beside the kindergarten lunch table wearing an inflatable sumo costume. His life wasn’t jeopardized.

He was just concerned his airy suit might be punctured by classmates who were poking his puffiness with candy-induced fervour. I shooed them away.

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To that end, she notes oil producers like Cenovus are talking with multi government departments about initiatives to support and grow the clean tech industry working along

ment sounded impressive! Have you ever had to safeguard a sumo wrestler?

How about this situation? Have you ever seen a firefighter, a CF-18 pilot and a fairy princess enter into a heated argument over the fate of a Holstein cow? I have, on that same day.

You’re really missing out on life’s many enjoyments if you haven’t been privy to such an event.

There was this fighter pilot see, and after scrabbling around under a table for reasons best known to himself, he suddenly leapt forth clutching some nameless prize. With a whoop of triumph, he raised a small plastic cow into the air.

Then, grasping it in a grubby paw, he raced to the scaled model of a large red barn, closely followed by a firefighter carrying an axe.

Without preamble, the two fell into a bitter dispute over the destiny of the aforementioned Holstein.

“I think a cow should be inside,” said the firefighter, straightening his unwieldy hat as it threatened to topple

from his head into a container of Halloween cupcakes provided by a mysterious ghost and a kind teacher.

“No. It should be outside eating grass,” argued the pilot.

Grimly he clasped the Holstein to his chest, and with the other handheld off the advances of the fireman with all the authority accorded him by the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Enter a fairy princess. (Let’s just say upfront it’s hard to win an argument against a princess, let alone a fairy princess.)

“How ‘bout you tie him up,” she suggested sweetly. Extending her sparkly wand, the princess touched the cow lightly on its horns and flitted away. The boys gazed at her with admiration. What an idea!

What a princess!

Forgetting their dispute in the heat of this glorious moment of inspiration, the fireman and the pilot wrapped a short noose about the unsuspecting cow’s neck.

Then, employing every lesson they’d learned to date about co-operation and fair play, they worked as

the oil and gas sector.

DelFrari says that’s important to have both a thriving oil and gas sector that is low cost and low carbon, and a thriving clean tech sector that is feeding into the oil and gas sector.

She says some of these technologies can then be exported around the world.

“So lots of opportunities that the government acknowledges and that our industry does as well,” she said.

one to thread the string through a hole in the roof and hoist the unprotesting beast into the air. Soon the black and white bovine swung from the rafters of its sturdy plastic barn, a pleased smile of contentment plastered on its solid face.

Perhaps, after all, is said and done, the question is not, “Have you ever seen an elephant fly” but rather “Have you ever seen a

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Helen lives on the family farm near Marshall, Saskatchewan where she is an author, columnist and works in education. To con-

tact her, or learn more about her humorous Prairie Wool Books or YA fantasy series, go to helentoews.com or write Box 55, Marshall, SK. S0M1R0

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For the love of the game

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WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

Most of us have a favourite sport which brings back the carefree days of our youth.

You may have worn a numbered jersey and played a team sport such as ice hockey, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, football, baseball or softball. Or perhaps it was simply a pick-up game shooting hoops in

your best friend’s driveway for the pure joy of being outdoors, having fun and hanging out together.

Before video games and high-tech digital television, sports were often the go-to activity when there wasn’t much of anything else to do on a weekend, school break or summer vacation.

Competitive sports can bring out the best of our strengths or for some reveal our inner character.

My favourite sport which brings back

memories of my youth is hockey.

Saturday night was Hockey Night in Canada. It was all about watching our old black and white television in the living room surrounded by family.

It was just something we did together, cheering for our favourite team.

There were no remotes and you had to run over to turn up the volume by twisting the knob. Players skillfully glided by on the screen making our living room come alive. Fights were

often and added to the excitement unfolding on the ice.

Live games meant cheering on the Border Kings at the Centennial Civic Centre or bundling up in layers and heading out to the Archie Miller.

I grew up watching my brothers play hockey at the cold Archie Miller stomping my feet on the spectator benches to stay warm.

The inside of this rink sparkled with frost as if the structure itself was taunting the winter weather outside to come in.

At times it felt like the temperature was actually warmer outdoors!

Whether, it was playing on an outdoor rink or at the Archie, being competitive just came naturally to us kids.

My most favourite hockey memory as an adult is definitely attending the first regular-season NHL Heritage Classic outdoor game in Edmonton between the Oilers and Montreal Canadiens.

It was bitterly cold sitting on the seats of the Commonwealth

Stadium in November 2003 amongst more than 50,000 cheering fans.

But it was well worth it to watch the excitement unfold on the ice and know we were personally experiencing NHL history in the making.

Coincidently, this was also Lloydminster’s centennial and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our first 100 years than attending an outdoor hockey game.

Sports play an important part in our lives by k e e p i ng u s a c ti ve and teaching us about teamwork, fundamental skills and so much more.

Matsuo Basho, a 17th Century haiku master once wrote, “Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.”

I’m not sure if he originally meant for this timeless quote to apply to sports.

However, it could easily be interpreted as encouraging folks of all ages to play sports for the pure passion and love of the game, not just for the win.

Lloyd RCMP target gang activity MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Between Oct. 25 and Oct 28, the Lloydminster RCMP concluded a planned operation to target street-level gang activity within the city.

During this time Lloydminster RCMP,

Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit, F Division RCMP Crime Reduction Team, and K Division Air Services conducted enhanced enforcement in Lloydminster.

As a result of these extensive efforts, RCMP

arrested 39 individuals, resulting in the execution of 87 outstanding arrest warrants, and laid numerous new charges related to ongoing gang activity in Lloydminster.

During the operation, Lloydminster

RCMP recovered 2 stolen vehicles and seized numerous controlled substances including cocaine and methamphetamine.

Police were able to seize various weapons including a sawed off shotgun, brass knuckles and a throwing star; as well as additional other pieces of stolen property.

“Lloydminster RCMP are committed to reducing gang activity in Lloydminster to promote a safer community for its residents,” said Cpl. Ken Rhodenizer, Lloydminster RCMP General Investigation Section. “The ongoing intelligence gained from within the community allows us to really get a jump on our prolific offender targets, which helps to keep our streets safe.”

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Working from the home office MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

Odd, it was while I was refilling bird feeders in the backyard today when I started thinking about the evolution of home offices.

Personally, I have had a dedicated home office since first becoming self-employed 25 years ago as a management consultant.

At that time, I was the only one in the house during the day with a window looking out on the adjacent creek.

Deciding there needed to be something interesting to see once in a while, and maybe to combat the feeling of isolation, I started feeding birds.

Today, at the house we built the next yard over to grow old in, the bird feeders still exist for enjoyment, but the view from my office window is now of our

horses, plus the occasional moose or fox, in a pasture beyond the front lawn.

When I started, the internet was still in its infancy and was primarily used by people just for research. It was like having the world’s largest library at your fingertips!

Having your primary office in the country presented all sorts of challenges with only dial-up telephone access, and further complicated by having just one landline coming in.

I paid significant dollars to install a second phone line dedicated to a facsimile machine.

Fax, what’s a fax?

Cell service was spotty, and satellite service for general citizen use was unheard of.

One of the major unintended impacts of the pandemic has been a significant increase in the number of people working from home

prompting some to look for housing enhanced for such purposes.

These days email and text are the go-to methods of sending messages, but these too are steadily being replaced by online workgroups and video meeting technology such as Zoom, GoToMeeting, and Microsoft Teams.

Legal documents are being signed electronically. No longer does someone have to print off reams of paper, sign, then scan or fax it back.

All this work can be done from a smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer wherever you have access to the world wide web.

Practice documents are stored online in a remote server, again accessible 24/7 making the four drawer cabinets in the corner a place to store everything but files.

My assistant set up a large land valuation file

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File Photo for me last week comprising of 251 pages of background information, and never used a single piece of paper.

All digital. I still printed it off. Someone must support our pulp and paper industry.

In fact, she only comes into the brokerage once a week for about two hours, and truth be known she probably does this just to humour her old

school employer, as I still like to see her face to face occasionally so we can discuss ongoing initiatives!

Me? Well, I enjoy both our public office in the city and my private space at home. In my mind, there is still value in being able to talk to colleagues and clients at arms-length.

But there are times when I feel more productive by walking 15

steps from the kitchen, coffee cup in hand, and getting down to the day’s business without first driving 30 miles.

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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Supporting forestry jobs in northern Alberta

A renewed forest management agree-

ment means long-term investment in northern

Alberta communities and forests.

The renewal of this forest management agreement (FMA) allows Tolko Industries Lt d . t o m a i n t a i n t h e right to establish, grow, harvest and remove Crown timber from the forest management area for the next 20 years.

Over its lifespan, the FMA will potentially contribute: - $3.6 million in holding and protection charge payments - $29.7 million in timber dues - More than $864 million to Alberta’s GDP The company provides well-paying jobs, sponsorships, donations and jobs training to residents in the area, solidifying Tolko as a major benefactor for the Town of High Prairie and surrounding communities.

“Tolko is a staple of the High Prairie community,” said Minister of Agriculture, Forestry

and Rural Economic Development Nate Horner.

“By renewing this forest management agreement, Alberta’s government is providing the security they need to make long-term investments – creating jobs and growing our economy. Secure access to wood fibre is a critical component to Alberta’s Recovery Plan.”

Tolko’s renewed agreement provides the company with continued, secure access to sustainable wood fibre.

The renewal of Tolko’s FMA also supports initiatives to solidify meaningful relationships and increased economic opportunities with Indigenous communities. This includes awarding logging contracts to Indigenousowned logging contractors and enabling partnerships such as Driftpile First Nation’s operation and management

File Photo of the mill’s log yard, further spreading economic and social benefit through the region.

Tolko has also achieved a variety of third-party certifications, demonstrating their commitment to sustainable forest management practices.

“We’re very happy to see the renewal of the forest management agreement,” said Brad Thorlakson, president & CEO, Tolko Industries Ltd. “This is good news for our employees and the many partners that work closely with us in the northern Alberta region. We appreciate the strong support that we receive from the community, and Tolko is proud to be here to

provide employment opportunities while investing in the people and areas where we operate.”

Before an FMA is renewed, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development undertakes a thorough assessment of the company’s compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and policies, as well as the company’s sustainable forest management plans for the area.

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development reviews all relevant factors surrounding the agreement and has the final decision to renew, or not renew, the FMA.

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On Monday, Nov. 1, the Canada-Saskatchewan Drought Response Initiative launched the application for its second payment.

Producers can now complete an application form, detailing eligible livestock inventory as of Dec. 31, and the Extraordinary Costs Self-Assessment. Payment Two requires a Premises Identification Number.

“Farmers and ranchers across Canada are vital to our nation’s food security and the heartbeat of so many rural communities,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

“Through AgriRecovery, our government is assisting pro-

ducers during these challenging times brought about by the devastating effects climate change is having on our sector. We will continue to work together with Saskatchewan, and all provinces affected by this drought, to make sure farmers have ongoing support that meets their needs.”

With the launch of the Payment Two application, producers yet to apply to this Initiative can still apply for Payment One. Producers must apply for Payment One before applying for Payment Two. Producers are not obligated to apply for the second payment.

Payment One is to address the negative impact, due to drought, on grazing livestock this past summer and

is based on Aug. 1, eligible inventory.

Payment Two is based on your intended inventory, as of Dec. 31.

This payment is intended to address the negative impact, due to drought, of extraordinary expenses regarding winter feed.

The deadline to apply for all payments is Jan. 31, 2022.

“I am proud of the timely support this Initiative provides livestock producers through immediate funding relief,” Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said.

“Agriculture is still the number one driver in this province, with the livestock sector a vital part of our industry. We know producers continue to struggle with the impact of

File Photo drought. The launch of this second payment application follows through on our commitment under the AgriRecovery Program.”

To date, the Initiative received approximately 8,670 total applications, accounting for approximately 1.24 million eligible animals.

Roughly 7,737 Payment One applications are paid to date, totalling an approxi-

mate amount of $109.6 million. Final date to receive payment is March 31, 2022.

The launch of this second payment application follows through on Minister Marit’s Aug. 10, announcement of $119 million in direct cost-shared support for droughtaffected livestock producers under the AgriRecovery program.

AgriRecovery fund-

ing is cost-shared on a 60-40 federal-provincial basis.

AgriRecovery is a federal-provincial-territorial disaster relief framework intended to work together with the core business risk management programs, as part of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, to help agricultural producers recover from natural disasters.

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Girls get top-notch on and off-ice training

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Border City and area students may not have been in the classroom this week, but a handful of hockey-loving ladies took part in a four-day on and off-ice camp at the Servus Sports Centre. The camp was in partnership with the U18 AAA PWM Steelers, who provided instruction to the young aspiring athletes.

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School may be out for the week, but Border City and area female hockey players aren’t taking any time off as they participate in a four-day camp.

The camp, which started on Monday and wraps up today, is for female players under the age of 13 and held at the Servus Sports Centre.

The camp has included eight hours of on-ice and four hours of dry-land training, as well as four lunch-andlearn sessions.

The camp has also included instruction from members of the PMW U18 Steelers, making the experience for young athletes that much better as they got to learn from girls they watch play.

“This is a program the city has worked on to get an equality grant to support female hockey here in Lloyd,” said Jensen. “We have U9, U11 and U13 right now and the camp goes until Thursday,” said Annette Jensen, a former PMW Steelers coach who was helping out with the camp.

“The girls are having a lot of fun. We’re working on a bunch of different things, especially good habits, and introducing them to the Steelers program as well. “ T h e bi gge st th i ng this week is to encourage girls to stay in hockey, have fun, and really enjoy themselves.”

With funding from the Government of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) through the Gender Equity in Recreational Sport: Community Grants Initiative, the cost of the camp was only $90.40 for parents.

The camp is another step in the right direction for equality in

sports as this was the first governmentassisted hockey camp for girls in the city.

“The female game is the reason why hockey is continuing to grow, and we’re excited about that,” said Jensen.

“There’s a lot of programs out there that are supporting female hockey and starting to see the value in female hockey. It’s a great product these girls are putting out, and they’re just as dedicated as the boys, so it’s important they get recognized for everything they’re putting in.

Taryn Miskiw, a 12-year-old goaltender of roughly three years who attends St. Thomas Elementary School here in Lloydminster, was over the moon to be on the ice this week, and after two days of camp, her attitude was nothing shy of positive.

“It’s really fun when you get to do dry-land because we get to play dodgeball or a different kind of sport, and you get to learn more and more about it,” she said. “(The coaches) are amazing. They’re super nice and always telling you what to work on if you need it.”

Having instruction from the U18 AAA Steelers players also had a lasting impact on Miskiw’s experience throughout the week.

“It’s amazing because they can teach us what we need to work on to be a Steeler one day, and I would love to be a Steeler one day,” said Miskiw, who didn’t skip a beat when asked who her favourite NHL goaltender was by excitedly blurting out Marc-Andre Fleury.

“Hopefully I can work on looking taller (in the net) for other players so it’s harder for them to shoot on me; I want to make sure I save it, lots.”

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Barons boasting 3-Peat Champs

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The Lloydminster Comprehensive High School Barons are 3-Peat Champions after winning their last three tournaments. The Barons defeated Paradise Valley in 2 sets 25-20, 20-17 in the final to win gold at the St. Jerome’s volleyball tournament in Vermilion from Nov. 5-6.

Pictured are, front Row, Left to Right: Josh N, Dhoopan N, Shepherd G, Aljhon A, Zach S. back Row, Left to Right: Doug S, Cody G, Hunter R, Tristan S, Blake R, Ethan A, Aidan R, Kalan B, Diane G. The Barons are also hosting Regionals this Saturday, Nov. 12 at the LCHS gym. The team must qualify top 3 out of 5 to go to Provincials in Saskatoon on Nov. 18-19, and according to coach Diane Gow, “We feel this is one of the best teams we have had in a while, so we have a great shot of going.”

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

The King’s Energy Lakeland College Rustlers women’s hockey team hosted the Fort Saskatchewan Fury in Alberta Female Junior Hockey League action on Sunday afternoon and skated away with a 6-2 win. The Rustlers return to the Russ Robertson Arena this weekend as they host the Cochrane Chaos on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. before the Lethbridge Eagles roll into town for a 3:15 p.m. matinée game.

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Lithium newest top mining prospect in Sask

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The Province of Saskatchewan’s resource sector continues to gain momentum with the emergence of lithium, used primarily in portable electronic devices and electric vehicles.

Prairie Lithium Corporation, a Reginabased lithium technology development company, has shown strong re sults in e xtrac ting lithium from Saskatchewan oilfield brines.

“Global demand for lithium is expected to

grow five-fold by 2030, and Saskatchewan is well-positioned to make the most of its potential,” said Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre.

“Our energy and mining sectors are attracting investment, creat-

ing high-quality jobs and building on our traditional strengths. It’s exciting that lithium from Saskatchewan oilfield brine will power electric vehicles of the future.”

Since 2020, Prairie Lithium has been using proprietary technology to extract lithium from subsurface brine water.

While d r illing, t he project supported over 100 jobs from 40 different companies.

In Emerald Park, the company established a pilot project processing facility, which has successfully extracted 99.7 per cent of lithium from the brine in a matter of minutes.

This fall, Prairie Lithium concluded drilling its first-ever

dedicated lithium brine well in southeast Saskatchewan—the first well of its kind drilled in Saskatchewan.

The province’s growth plan supports the development of the lithium sector and lithium extraction technologies.

The Ministry of Energy and Resources’ Saskatchewan Geological Survey subsurface brine sampling program, which began in 2011, has also been instrumental in increasing sector interest in pursuing lithium projects in Saskatchewan.

To date this year, subsurface mineral public offerings, which target minerals including lithium, have raised over $4.2 million in revenue for the province.

“The support that we have received from the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund and Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive have been critical to the development of our Direct Lithium Extraction technology,” said Prairie Lithium President and CEO Zach Maurer.

Prairie Lithium qual-

ified for both the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund and Saskatchewan Petroleum Investment Incentive, a research and development incentive that targets oil and gas innovations, pilot projects and commercial scaling projects, based around transferable oil and gas royalty/ freehold production tax credits.

Prairie Lithium also recently signed an agreement with Saskatoon-based DEEP Earth Energy Production, which forms an Area of Mutual Interest for lithium exploration.

Lithium is identified as a critical mineral in the Canada-U.S. Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration.

Of the 31 minerals identified and considered essential for modern economies and which also have applications in clean and digital technologies, Saskatchewan currently produces three (uranium, potash and helium), and 22 of the 31 critical minerals listed are found in the province.

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Changes to the Alberta Jobs Now program will help more Albertans get back to work and support stronger economic recovery throughout the province.

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With only 43 per cent of Alberta small businesses at normal staffing levels, more support is needed to help with hiring and economic recovery.

The program’s second application intake period will open on Nov. 10 with changes designed to help employers meet their labour needs and provide more Albertans with the skills they need to land successful careers.

The program is a key component of Alberta’s Recovery Plan to create jobs and diversify the economy by strengthening the workforce with skills training and employment grants.

“The Alberta Jobs Now program is helping more than 14,000 Albertans get back to work and now we’re improving it so even more people can benefit,” said Premier Jason Kenney.

“Alberta’s Recovery Plan continues to breathe new life into

File Photo our economy and provide new opportunities for all Albertans.”

This program is open to new Alberta businesses and organizations, including those operating for less than a year. It also supports the hiring of workers into part-time positions, making it more inclusive and accessible for all Albertans.

While the program remains focused on supporting the hiring of unemployed Albertans, this will no longer be a requirement for new hires.

“Alberta’s government is making sure the success of the first application intake period continues,” said Minister of Labour and Immigration Tyler Shandro.

“We listened to feedback from Alberta employers to make the program more effective and inclusive to help

as many hard-working Albertans get back to work as possible.”

The government is making it easier for employers to hire the most qualified candidates for available positions.

Employers can now also apply for funding to help fill 10 positions that must be filled

w it hin 90 d ay s af t e r approval of their application to the program, speeding up the hiring process and allowing more businesses to participate in the program.

“With only 43 per cent of Alberta small businesses at normal staffing levels, more support is needed to help with hiring

and economic recovery,” said Annie Dormuth, Alberta provincial affairs director, Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

“These changes to the Jobs Now program reflect the challenges small businesses are facing and will allow more small businesses to use the program as

they begin to return to normal staffing levels.”

Applications to the Alberta Jobs Now program will be accepted starting on Nov. 10, and will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are allocated for this intake.

A third application intake period will open in 2022.

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