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or treat another Spooky fun for seniors Trunkmajor success JEANNETTE BENOIT-LEIPERT STAFF WRITER

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Trunk or treat!

Those were the magic words at the Trunk or Treat event presented by the Lloydminster and District Co-op and the Lloyd Ex.

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It was fun!

Between kids and parents, there was 5,000 people through the doors. Year one was 3,000 and this year was 5,000.

This is the second year the event has been put on in Lloyd, and the numbers speak for themselves.

“It was fun! Between kids and parents, there was 5,000 people through the doors. Year one was 3,000 and this year was 5,000,” said Lloyd Ex event administrator, Tammy Dyck.

“The fact this is only the second year it’s been going—those numbers are amazing.”

The event ran from 3:30-6:30 p.m. on Oct.

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Top: Ellie Day, left, an 89-year-old resident of Pioneer Lodge, hams it up on Halloween with Karen Stenger, activity and wellness coordinator. Day was presented with the best residents’ costume by Lloydminster Comprehensive High School students on the school’s community leadership committee.

Right: Emry “Scissorhands” Marchand, from the Lloyd Comp, led a Halloween costume contest for residents of Pioneer House.

26, but they didn’t turn anyone away who wanted to participate.

“The doors stayed open until everyone was inside, so we didn’t turn lights back on until about 7:30 p.m.,” said Dyck.

She said there were 19 businesses and organizations involved this year, also up from last year.

“What we try to do, is for one—make it indoor. We are a Canadian city and never know what the weather’s going to be like, so it kind of gives those little guys a chance to come out and enjoy, being a little bit warmer and not stuck outside for their trick or treating,” explained Dyck, adding she received a lot of encouraging feedback during the event.

“I would ask the kids every once in a while and they said they were having a lot of fun. Parent feedback was definitely ‘thanks for bringing it indoors and keeping them entertained while going through it,” said Dyck.

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‘ToT’ a big hit at Lloyd Ex FROM PAGE 1

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Planning and Development Department Take notice that the following Development Permit Application for a proposed Discretionary Use is being reviewed in accordance with Land Use Bylaw 5-2016.

Affected Address

Use

App #

4634 - 45 Street Lot: 35, Block: 23, Plan: B 1127

R1 – Variance 0.04 metre Rear Yard Reduction

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4636 - 45 Street Lot: 36, Block: 23, Plan: B 1127

R1 – Variance 0.01 metre Rear Yard Reduction

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Anyone wishing to provide written comment or make general inquiry on the proposed use may do so within the next fourteen (14) days by contacting Roxanne Shortt at the City Operations Centre (6623 – 52 Street) at 780-874-3700 Ext 2608 or by email at rshortt@lloydminster.ca. Full name and address are required for submission of valid comment(s).

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With last year being a trial run, they were only expecting about 500 people, leaving most of the people in the lineup waiting outside.

“We took that from

last year and changed it this year. We used some of our empty space and made a zigzag line so that we could have way more people inside,” said Dyck.

When asked if the

event would be running again next Halloween season her answer was clear.

“Absolutely, I can’t see this one going anywhere. I think this is going to be a long-term event!”

Vegreville RCMP respond to fatal collision MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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On Oct. 29 at approximately 6:10 p.m., Vegreville RCMP was dispatched to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 16 at Highway 36.

Upon investigation, it was determined an SUV travelling southbound on Highway 36 failed to stop at the stop sign and collided with a westbound SUV. The 80-year-old female passenger of the

File Photo westbound SUV was declared deceased at the scene. The driver of the westbound SUV was transported to St. Joseph’s General Hospital in Vegreville with

minor injuries.

RCMP sends condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

No further updates are anticipated on the matter.

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Games led by familiar pacesetters She brings to the job, a bachelor of kinesiology from the University

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Nicole Clow has gone from a 16-year-old athlete at the 2004 Saskatchewan Summer Games to manager of the 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games in Lloydminster.

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We’re just getting the word out now and get it on people’s calendars, so if they can volunteer their time, to make sure they’re aware of that.

Clow teamed up with guest speaker Wendy Plandowski, co-chair of the Games, to promote awareness of the event and the need for volunteers at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster on Monday.

“We’re just getting the word out now and get it on people’s calendars, so if they can volunteer their time, to make sure they’re aware of that,” said Clow.

The countdown clock is ticking to the July 21-27 Games with a big to-do list on Clow’s plate working with cochairs Plandowski and Aaron Rawlake and committees galore.

“We have to recruit over 1,000 volunteers, make sure our venues are up to par and get all of our plans in place,” said Clow.

The event will attract more than 1,800 participants including athletes aged 11-18 in 15 sports spanning nine district teams on a tight $2.4 million budget.

Organizers expect the event will draw about 5,000 spectators and generate $5 million in economic spinoffs.

“Hotels and motels will be full. Everybody will be busy in the ser-

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Saskatchewan 2024 Summer Games co-chair Wendy Plandowski provided an update on the Games at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster on Monday with Games manager, Nicole Clow, who was on hand from the Saskatchewan Games Council to speak to the media about her role. The Games will be held in Lloydminster July 21-27, after being cancelled in 2020 due to COVID.

vice sector,” said Clow.

“I think this a big event that’s coming and it’s going to have a lot of impact. It kind of already has.”

Clow was referring to the planning that went into the 2020 Summer Games in Lloydminster that got cancelled due to COVID. “Very rarely do Games come back so quickly, but with the 2020 planning that started, venue upgrades have already happened, so there will be several legacies left in the community through facility improvements and equipment purchases,” she explained.

Upgrades will include a third volleyball court with electric power, the purchase of portable bleachers, archery targets and upgrades at the canoe/kayak and soccer venues.

Plandowski says Lloydminster was given the opportunity to “Groundhog Day it” and do it again in 2024.

“We are really excited about the incredible momentum, the hosting this community can do,” she said.

Plandowski first got involved in 1994 with

a bid tour for the 1997 Alberta Summer Games as a board member.

“That was one of the best volunteer experiences I ever had,” she said.

She was also the 2008 Saskatchewan Summer Games co-chair and headed up volunteers for the cancelled Games in 2020.

After competing in the 2004 Saskatchewan Summer Games in the shot put, discus and hammer throw, from Carnduff Sask, Clow coached at the 2008 Games in Lloydminster.

“When I coached I did an internship with the Saskatchewan Games

Council and I figured out you can do this for a living; that’s what got me hooked,” said Clow.

“Since 2010, I’ve been a part of every Games except for one in one form or another, whether it be chef de mission or Games manager.”

This past winter, Clow was the general manager of the Arctic Winter Games in Fort McMurray before heading back to Lloyd.

“I appreciate the opportunity to come and work with communities and leaders and volunteers and help make something special,” said Clow.

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City of Lloydminster Public Notice Draft Bylaw 27-2023 Intent: To remove and replace the definition of Temporary Shelter in Land Use Bylaw 5-2016 with Community Support Centre and add the use (Community Support Centre) as Discretionary into C1 – Central Commercial District, C5 – Service Commercial District, I1 – Light Industrial District, and I2 – Medium Industrial District.

Temporary Shelter Definition as per Land Use Bylaw 5-2016 Section 1.5.5.12: Means a Development sponsored or supervised by a public authority or nonprofit agency for the purpose of providing temporary accommodation for persons requiring immediate shelter and assistance for a short period of time.

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NEW DEFINITION: Remove Temporary Shelter and replace with Community Support Centre: Means a Development that provides support and assistance for those whose mental and physical well-being are at risk. It is sponsored or supervised by a public authority or non-profit agency and may include accommodations for anyone requiring immediate shelter. This use may also include the provision for food services, counselling, group meetings, day or night shelter for the short term or as determined by the sponsoring agency or authority. This use does not include permanent residency, health care facilities, or safe consumption space.

Affected Area: This Text Amendment will not only affect one single parcel, but all current and future lands designated as C1-Central Commercial, C5-Service Commercial, I1-Light Industrial, and I2-Medium Industrial as identified as of September 8, 2023.

As per LUB 5-2016, the purpose of each Districts is as follows: C1 – Central Commercial District: The purpose of this district is to provide for pedestrian-oriented, high-density commercial, office, residential, and institutional uses in the traditional and extended central business district.

C5 – Service Commercial District: The purpose of this district is to provide for commercial and industrial businesses that operate in such a manner that no Nuisance factor is created or apparent outside an enclosed building and are compatible with any abutting commercial or industrial district.

This district accommodates limited outdoor storage and is intended for sites located on, or in proximity to, arterial or collector roads and within an industrial area, or wherever required to implement the objectives of a plan.

I1 – Light Industrial District: The purpose of this district is to provide for light industrial developments that operate in such a manner that no nuisance factor is created or apparent outside an enclosed building. Outdoor activities, such as but not limited to loading, service, and storage, that are accessory to a Principal Use may occur providing the scale of such activities does not unduly conflict with the primary purpose of this district or dominate the use of the site. This District is intended for sites located on, or in proximity to, arterial or collector roads and within an industrial area, or wherever required to implement the objectives of a plan.

I2 – Medium Industrial District: The purpose of this district is to provide for industrial uses that carry out a portion of their operations outdoors or require outdoor storage areas and any nuisance associated with these uses should not extend beyond the boundaries of the site. This district should be located in the interior of industrial areas, surrounded by the Light Industrial District or separated from any residential district by arterial roads, a higher quality industrial or commercial district.

All other provisions of the LUB will still apply to the Districts. This text amendment will be reviewed against the Municipal Development Plan (MDP), Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan (DARP), and any other applicable City Bylaws and Policies.

Currently, the use of a Temporary Shelter is allowed as a Discretionary Use in the PS – Public Service District.

This application is proposing to rename Temporary Shelter to Community Support Centre and allow it in additional districts to meet with current social trends and needs of the community.

How do I get more information?

The draft bylaw is also available online at www.lloydminster.ca/bylaw27-2023. For more information on the draft bylaw, please contact Legislative Services at 780-871-8328.

How can I be a part of the Public Hearing?

Anyone wishing to present at the public hearing, either verbally or in writing, concerning this bylaw may do so during the City Council with or without notice at the meeting specified below. Please notify Legislative Services by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to provide a submission for the agenda. All submissions will become part of the permanent public record.

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Staff Sgt. Eric Black fields questions from the public during an RCMP town hall meeting at the Servus Sports Centre.

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Members of the Lloydminster RCMP recently invited the public to join them at the Servus Sports Centre for a town hall meeting.

A wide range of topics were discussed and RCMP members invited questions from those in attendance.

“Today is very interactive, so if you have a question please ask it. We do these town halls usually a couple times a year; more if

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needed,” said Lloydminster RCMP detachment commander Brian Nicholl.

“At the beginning of the year we do it to try and solicit information, as to what the problems are in the community, and this one is a bit of an update on what we’ve done with the feedback.”

At the outset of the meeting, Sgt. Brad Mouland reviewed the APP (Annual Performance Plan) put in place for Lloydminster.

“Every detachment across the RCMP, from

Victoria to St. John’s, Newfoundland does the exact same annual performance plan. It’ll have different goals for the year,” Mouland explained.

“We want to create focused goals with clear actions. We outline our daily tasks and actions with community priorities, demonstrating the achievement or measurable results.”

He said their goals and priorities are determined by many different groups of people, all local.

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Seniors’ care society time travels GEOFF LEE STAFF WRITER

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The Lloydminster Concerned Citizens for Seniors Care Society briefly dropped its advocacy gloves to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

The seniors’ group, headed by president Graham Brown, celebrated the milestone with cake a week ago, putting lobbying efforts for more long-term spaces on pause.

“It’s great to be celebrating 10 years as a society, but it was Rod Sellers and Dr. Raf Sayeed that started meeting back in 2005,” said Brown.

“There was another eight years of meeting every week and working on trying to get more long-term spaces until we decided we needed to form a society.”

Brown says getting more spaces is still the number one issue after all these years.

“The Jubilee Home is up for getting replaced (long-term horizon),” he said.

“We want to make sure we replace that and a lot of new additional beds. We need another 50-60 additional beds on top of that.”

Sellers and Sayeed were on hand to talk about what got them involved, with Sellers being the trailblazer in 2004 according to his recollection.

“When my parents were going into the extended care system, I realized how inadequate it was and where there were a lot of deficiencies,” said Sellers.

He later told the meeting, “all of a sudden they were talking about shipping my parents out of town.

I started to speak up about it.”

That caught the attention of a younger Dr. Sayeed who saw similar concerns in the community and the two of them hooked up to get the ball rolling for more spaces.

“We decided to get together and try to get some people together and start trying to do something about the problems,” said Sellers.

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Graham Brown, right, president of the Lloydminster Concerned Citizens for Seniors Care Society, holds up a copy of a flyer promoting the group’s first AGM in 2014. Founders Rod Sellers, left, and Dr. Raf Sayeed spoke about the history of the group during its 10-year anniversary celebration meeting on Oct. 24.

Brown presented the two men with a list of the organization’s accomplishments saying, “here’s what you started.”

Ironically, the need for more spaces was highlighted by a copy of an Oct. 17 report on wait lists from Sharon Jackson, manager Primary Health Home Care.

The Lloydminster Continuing Care Centre had two people on the list, Dr. Cooke Extended Care Centre, four, Jubilee Home, two, Points West, 20 and Pioneer House, 15.

The Lloydminster Hospital had five people assessed and waiting for placement, Maidstone two waiting for place-

ment and Turtleford one person.

Looking back, Brown thinks the senior group’s overall accomplishment is now being well known in the community by the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments as a mover and shaker.

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

Fixers unite at Lloyd’s Repair Cafe

Jeannette Benoit-Leipert Meridian Source

Nathan Ash, Woody Kellar, and Robert Hoople lent a hand at Lloydminster’s first Repair Cafe at the Lloydminster Public Library. There was also a group of sewists in the next room, helping mend and hem clothing for anyone in need.

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Everything from lamps to jackets were given a second chance at Lloydminster’s first Repair Café on Oct. 28.

Those interested

in the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council (SWRC)’s program gathered at the Lloydminster Public Library with tools and sewing machines to lend a hand to anyone who brought in a project.

“I saw it on Facebook, that the event was going on. I like to fix stuff around my own house from time to time,” said volunteer Nathan Ash. “It’s always good to save something instead

of having to go buy something new, and it seemed like a good opportunity to use some of those skills to hopefully fix a few things and try to keep some stuff out of the landfill.”

This is one of many initiatives the SWRC supports throughout the province. Their mission is to take a proactive approach to reduce waste.

Repair cafés such as this are held, not only to reduce waste, but to educate each other and exchange useful skills and information.

For example, a tech person might bring in a pair of pants that need hemming and a sewer might bring in a TV with a broken speaker.

They can give each other a crash course in each of their areas of expertise, while fixing the items.

Woody Kellar also decided to put his Saturday to good use, helping repair an array of things. “ T w o s e w i n g machines, a laptop, a dvd player, and a lamp—that one was an easy fix,” said Kellar, a computer technician by trade.

“It’s nice to get to

know people and be out and about instead of being at home … help people out. Especially meeting other people who like to fix things,” he said, adding he hopes it becomes a regular thing in Lloyd.

Robert Hoople was also helping out and enjoying his time at the Repair Café. He said he started tinkering as a child, and the curiosity stuck.

“My mom was telling me know she could never keep a toaster around the house because I was taking them apart to see how they worked,” he laughed.

“I do it as basically a hobby—since I was a kid. I started repairing TVs and VCRs and I’ve just been tinkering away ever since.”

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Young pins Sask Party bid on results

MLA Colleen Young. File Photo GEOFF LEE STAFF WRITER

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Lloydminster MLA Colleen Young hopes her track record will give her a leg up to win the nomination vote as the Saskatchewan Party candidate in the fall 2024 provincial election.

The nomination meeting will take place on Nov. 30 at the Paradise Hill Community Centre and voters must have a membership and be on the registration list.

“I have been working hard, making phone calls, knocking on doors, meeting, listening to and speaking with constituents and selling memberships through-

out the constituency,” said Young in an email.

Young is contesting the nomination with rival James Thorsteinson who held a meet and greet in Lloydminster last Thursday evening.

If Young wins, she w ill c amp aig n to g et elected to the Legislature in Regina for her fourth term.

“I have had very positive responses and support from constituents,” she said.

“I am confident the advocacy and representation I have done over the years for my constituents will return me as their Sask Party candidate for the 2024 provincial election.”

“Our lobbying has paid off in the ambulance service and with the building of the (Lloydminster) Continuing Care Centre,” said Brown with the Jubilee Home rebuild on the horizon.

“We do get listened to now, whereas it wasn’t like that before.”

Sayeed noted the seniors’ care society has been instrumental in the development of the original Lloydminster Integrated Health Services and Facility Infrastructure Needs Assessment in 2013.

“Now, we are redoing that same needs assessment and we are putting pressure on them (provincial governments) to move along with the assessment,” said Sayeed.

Sellers thinks lobbying progress on seniors’ issues over the years

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has been limited by continuous changes in government and continuous changes in the biprovincial health ministries, including his past time in the group.

“It would seem like every time we ‘d get two steps ahead with the health minister who finally got oriented to the portfolio, he would be shuffled along and there would be a new minister and we’d have to start all over again,” he lamented.

“I know we still have problems in Lloydminster with extended care beds.”

Sellers believes the Seniors Care Society does serve a very important function for change.

“It’s important that we keep politicians’ feet to the fire because there’s certainly lots of problems in our healthcare system,” he said.

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

Comics inspire retiree to pen his own

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Lloyd comic book writer and early retiree, Frank Krulicki will host a book signing of his original graphic novel, House of Wonders at LloydMall this Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.

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Superheroes and villains are the stuff of comic books. No one knows that better than Lloydminster comic book writer, Frank Krulicki.

The 57-year-old early

retiree has been a fan of comics and superhero characters since he was 12 years old.

“I’m a big kid. You are never too old to fulfill your dream,” he said.

Krulicki recently invented his own superpowered character as

the author of House of Wonders, Book One: SkyCruiser.

The House of Wonders is billed as a jawdropping space-faring adventure with SkyCruiser the alien, fighting evil lizard beings to save a faraway galaxy.

It’s an 88-page original graphic novel.

“It’s a superhero scifi. It’s great for kids age five and it appeals to adults as well,” said Krulicki.

Krulicki will be at Coles in LloydMall for a book signing from noon to 4 p.m. on Nov. 4.

His real-life story about his writing talent is just as interesting as the comic itself.

He pitched his first story to DC Comics when he was 16 and they bought it for $125 USD—but the teen whiffed on the opportunity to keep writing and DC has never published his script.

“Girls and hockey got in my way. They sidetracked me. I look back

and say what a wasted opportunity,” said Krulicki with a laugh.

Krulicki has spent the intervening decades teaching in Alberta, writing poems and articles for magazines and serving as a pastor at a local church for 28 years.

He and his wife have lived in Lloydminster for the past five years and have raised two kids.

“My life has been fantastic. I took early retirement and my wife said ‘you’re getting under my hair, you got to do something’.”

Krulicki quickly turned his love of comics into a business called Cutting Edge Comics with House of Wonders Book Two and a third book, Aquanauts already in production with his business partners.

Krulicki contracts the illustrations to talented European artist Alberto Crespo and the book design and letter-

ing to U.S. comic veteran Corey Breen.

“We also just signed a UK/European distribution deal,” said Krulicki.

He says the way you pitch to a comic book company nowadays is completely different from when he was 16 and simply dropped a manuscript in the mail.

“Big companies like DC Co mi c s h ave tal ent scouts and they are actively pursuing. They are looking at websites, conventions all that kind of stuff. That’s how you get found now,” said Krulicki.

“We’ve been getting really good feedback from people as we go from convention to convention.”

He calls his House of Wonder books an homage to 1980s comic book superheroes.

“For me, the 80s were the pinnacle of comic book creation, not very dark, not gritty, a lot of adventure and a lot of laughter,” he said.

Currently, the book

can be purchased through his website cuttingedgecomics.ca and Indigo in Canada.

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The nomination vote will take place at the community centre from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Sask. time) then pause temporarily to allow each candidate to speak for 10 minutes.

Young says voters can come and vote and leave or come for the speeches and vote after.

“There will then be a call three times for anyone who hasn’t voted to be able to still vote,” explained Young.

Voting will then close and the ballots will be counted and the winner announced but numbers are not given.

“The one with the most votes wins,” said Young.

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RCMP give update on crime at meeting

Jeannette Benoit-Leipert Meridian Source

Commander Brian Nicholl (left) helps Staff Sgt. Eric Black answer questions from the general public during a town hall meeting Oct. 24.

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“The City of Lloydminster contributes to our priorities. Lloydminster residents—so that’s you folks. Anything you may bring up here, at anything such as this or at any other time of the year,” said Mouland.

Cpl. Murray Aldred of the Lloydminster serious crime unit and crime reduction unit gave those in attendance a better idea of some of the methods used to reduce crime in the Border City.

Earlier this year, residents may have noticed a helicopter hovering over certain areas of Lloyd. Cpl. Aldred explained why.

“You probably would have seen the helicopter we had in the city.

We brought in crime reduction teams from Saskatchewan, some of our district team came down to work with our own team. We had several resources in town— dog unit,” said Aldred.

“That was to target the high-crime areas for four days, and disrupt, dismantle and take care of crime and reduce it and let (offenders) know we’re here to stop the crime.”

During that time, they laid 29 charges, executed three search warrants, made 30 arrests and cracked down on traffic offences as well.

“We also brought in traffic units to take care of that, and we were just trying to target people with no insurance, no registration— those types of things that are hurting other

drivers, when you get into claims and don’t have insurance,” said Aldred.

The crime reduction unit also works with the homeless community, taking a proactive approach.

“We did an initiative in the downtown area this year—where all the construction was going on, because homeless people were getting in behind businesses and causing a lot of grief for businesses, so part of that initiative was doing extra patrols, more patrols and just trying to keep them (the homeless) out of the area,” explained Aldred.

Another area that was bringing in complaints was the area around the Servus Sports Centre.

“There’s been a lot of issues with kids in the parking lot. Burning donuts and playing loud music and throwing garbage all over,” said Aldred.

“One of the initiatives we did was constant patrols into the parking lot and hammer them with tickets until they stopped coming here. I think we did $18,000 worth of tickets the one week, because the kids just weren’t getting the message.”

Those are just a few examples of the initiatives the RCMP have put in place to help reduce crime in Lloyd.

“These are proactive initiatives. We can stop and switch gears right away if we need to,” said Commander Nicholl.

“The crime reduction unit has been very good at that.”

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This past weekend I attended a different type of café than usual, and the first of its kind in Lloydminster.

It was a Repair Café, where a group of talented folks gathered at the Lloydminster Public Library to put their fix-it skills to use, using various tools and sewing machines.

Members of the public were encouraged to bring in anything

that could use fixing— whether it be clothing, electronics, small appliances, bikes and the list goes on.

The idea is to keep things out of the landfill, which is a huge problem nowadays. As I’ve written before— they don’t make things like they used to. We’ve become a throw-away society, which is not only hard on the bank balance but hurts our environment too.

Waste not, want not is the motto we lived by growing up and it still makes sense today.

Maybe even more sense, the way things are going.

A study from the University of Waterloo estimates that Canadians alone trash close to 500 MILLION kilograms of fabric items every year.

Things such as clothing, shoes, and toys. Pretty outrageous!

The Repair Café is an initiative of the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council.

They run in cities and towns across the province to help cut down on waste and to gather like-minded people who want to

make a difference.

I sincerely hope it becomes a regular thing in Lloyd because any event where people can help others, and socialize, while also helping the environment is worth getting involved in.

So next time you have a coffee maker that’s not quite percolating properly or your favourite jacket has a rip, don’t trash it. Stash it for the next Repair Café.

If you’d like more information, check out the SWRC on Facebook or go to their website saskwastereduction.ca.

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ear Readers!

During the 2022 Alberta Election, our now premier emphatically and categorically stated “No one is going to touch your pensions.”

Now she and her government seem to have conveniently either forgotten that statement, or they are blithely ignoring that promise.

In the middle of a healthcare crisis, a postpandemic inflationary

cycle and a record-setting summer of forest fires leaves me wondering about the reasoning behind choosing this as a focus of government.

But that is another subject.

Recently on “West of Center,” the host, Kathleen Petty, interviewed Jim Dinning who is heading up the so-called “listening sessions” for the government.

She asked him a pertinent question “Why

isn’t the government willing to give the actual figures involved in a possible pullout from the plan?”

She went on to argue the government is asking Alberta voters to vote in favour of a decision that cannot be clearly stated.

The Lifeplan report says Alberta’s share from the plan will be in the $300B range, respected economist, Trevor Tombe, says

“perhaps” half of that.

Dinning says it really doesn’t matter.

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“We also have copies at Adventureverse Games and Bab’s Gaming and Sports Cards in Lloydminster,” said Krulicki.

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Leeway from Lloyd: Time changes create chaos STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

What time is it? That’s what a lot of people on both sides of the Lloydminster border may be asking this Sunday.

Everyone in the city will set their clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. on Nov. 5 in sync with Alberta switching from daylight saving time (DST) to standard time.

Folks who live in most other parts of Saskatchewan stick with central time year-round which is one hour

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But it does matter.

We may forget this money does not belong to the government, whether it be federal or provincial.

It is ours. The fund is the result of the con-

ahead of where it should be on solar time—effectively on DST year-round.

Falling back one hour every fall in Alberta when Saskatchewan doesn’t, can create a lot of confusion and annoyance making appointments, conducting business and travelling to and fro across the border.

Employees in Alberta working a shift through 2 a.m. when the clock goes back an hour won’t be getting an extra hour’s pay.

According to the government, overtime compensation shall apply when an employee, on the morning

tributions of individual Albertans and their employers, along with a considerable amount of interest due to the wise investing of the CPP investment managers.

As the owners of the fund, we have the right

of that day, works more than nine hours in the case of a 40-hour-a-week requirement, or 8 3/4 hours in the case of a 38 3/4 hour-a-week requirement.

In 2021, Albertans narrowly voted against switching to permanent DST in a referendum.

The final result was close — the “yes” to permanent daylight-saving time side received 49.8 per cent support, while the “no” side got 50.2 per cent.

Permanent daylight time is currently only observed in northwestern B.C., Creston, B.C., Yukon and most of

to know the details of the scheme we are being offered.

How much exactly will be returned to the contributors? What about the contributors who have moved to other places for

Saskatchewan.

On the plus side, Albertans get an extra hour to snooze when the clock falls back to standard time.

What I don’t like about putting the clock back is the early afternoon darkness.

By the time December rolls around, it’s also dark driving to work.

Winter is bad enough, but having to endure less and less daylight as the season progresses is not conducive to emotional health.

That probably explains why a lot of people head south for the winter or book a vacation to sunny climes.

retirement (like B.C. or returned to Newfoundland)? How will that affect the projected payout? And even more importantly, who will manage the fund?

Will the managers be free to invest accord-

File Photo Research shows people are at greater risk of mood disturbance, suicide, and being involved in traffic accidents during both bi-annual transition periods.

Air traffic schedules, train schedules, and public transport schedules all must be changed twice a year. It also complicates timekeeping and disrupts meetings. What time is it?

ing to best investment practices, or will a portion of the money be set aside to support government plans and pay down debt?

As it currently stands, we are being asked to choose a

vague scheme that Ms. Smith and her advisors are either unwilling or unable to clarify.

For me as a conservative investor, I say “No Thank You.” Yours, Elizabeth Metcalfe, Vermilion, Alta.

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

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Fun for the whole family

Cards, games and live music Fall Tea and Bake Sale The Legacy Centre is hosting a fall tea and bake sale on Nov. 2 from 2-4 p.m. Admission if $5; see you there!

Kaiser Tournament The Legacy Centre is hosting a Kaiser tournament on Nov. 2. Play begins at 10 a.m., cost is $10/person to play and $12 for lunch.

Everyone welcome. Call the Legacy office at 780-8754584 for more info.

Quick Dick McDick Comedy The Vic Juba Community Theatre will host the comedic stylings of Saskatchewan’s own Quick Dick McDick on Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for the show only or $75 for the show and supper.

Supper will be served in the Black Box Theatre at 5 p.m. with only 40 seats available.

VIP dinner tickets are also available for $100. Tickets are available at the Vic Juba box office.

Legacy Christmas Market The Legacy Centre’s Christmas Market is being held on Nov. 4; doors open at 10 a.m. and the event runs until 5 p.m. Come check out the talent on display! The soup and sandwich counter will be open as well! Admission is $3/per-

son; everyone welcome.

Addictions Don’t Discriminate – Michael Landsberg Some may know Michael Landsberg as a former host of TSN’s Off the Record, but what some don’t know is, the veteran broadcaster and sports journalist is also one of Canada’s biggest mental health advocates. Landsberg will be the keynote speaker at the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Nov. 10 as he talks about ending the stigma surrounding mental illness.

Tickets are $37.50 and are available at the Vic Juba box office.

Legacy Supper/Dance The Legacy Centre will be hosting its monthly supper/dance on Nov. 10. Doors open and dancin’ at 5 p.m., supper served at 6 p.m., then dance the night away to the “Blue-Sky Country Boys.”

Advance tickets only, $25/ person, please purchase before Nov. 9.

Cribbage Tourney The Moose Lodge is hosting a cribbage tournament on Nov. 12. Registration from 9-9:45 a.m., play begins at 10 a.m. Twelve games guaranteed. Enter as a team of individual. Entry fee is $25/ player and includes a hot lunch.

BINGO IS BACK! Bingo is back at the Moose Lodge every Monday and Wednesday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m. Must be 18 to play.

Playschool Pre-registration Southridge Playschool & Kindergym has opened up their registration for the fall 2023-2024 classes. They offer one-day a week for three-yearolds and one or two days a week for

Touch of Grace The Gideon Festival of Praise proudly presents Touch of Grace on Nov. 13 at the Living Faith Pentecostal Church, located at 5101-31 St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

Admission is free, but an offering wil be taken to support the Gideon ministry.

Islay Jamboree There will be a jamboree on Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Islay Community Hall.

Admission is $15, participants are free. Everyone welcome. Lunch served. For more info call Dixie at 780744-2204.

Randy’s Cheeseburger Picnic Randy’s Cheeseburger Picnic, made famous by the hit Canadian TV show, Trailer Park Boys, will be at the Vic Juba on Nov. 22 for an 8:30 p.m. show. The night will include stand-up comedy, Trailer Park Boys songs, silly contests, classic Randy punch lines, and more. General admission is $30. VIP meet and greets (plus the show) are also available for $150. Tickets are available at the Vic Juba box office.

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four/five-year-olds. They have also qualified for the Affordability Grant.

For more information please call 780-872-9523.

North Bend Jam The North Bend Musical Jam is the second Sunday of each month from 1-4:30 p.m. It will feature musicians and dancers; all music lovers welcome.

Jams will be held on Oct. 8, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10. The Hall is wheelchair acccessible; everyone welcome!

Stockade Round-Up One of Canada’s premier livestock events is currently taking place in Lloydminster. The four-day event, held at the Lloyd Ex, includes cattle shows, jackpots, premier exhibitor and breeder awards, the supreme show, and more.

Islay Trade Fair and Craft Show and Sale The Islay trade fair and craft show and sale will be held at the Islay Community Hall on Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Islay Health Auxiliary Society and will feature homemade items, baking, craft and gifts for Christmas. Lunch is also available.

PBR Winter Classic Returns to Lloyd Ex! The PBR Canadian Pro Tour returns to the Lloyd

Ex on Nov. 25. Watch as the toughest cowboys take on the rankest bulls in the PBR before dancing the night away to live music from local band Bud’s Busted Nine Irons at the cabaret!

Doors at 6 p.m., the show kicks off at 7 p.m., and the cabaret starts at roughly 9 p.m. Bull Bar seating is already sold out, but there’s still some general admission seats left! Get them while you still can!

Potters Guild Winter Sale The Lloydminster Potters Guild is hosting their annual Winter Sale on Sunday, Dec. 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lloydminster Museum + Archives (4207-44th Street).

Drop in, meet the artisans and enjoy shopping the largest selection of handcrafted pottery in the region.

Meetings and classes Midwest Indigineous Annual General Meeting The Midwest Indigenous Society is having its AGM on Nov. 5 for members only. Lunch at noon, with the meeting to follow. If you are Indigenous and living in Lloydminster, come join our organization based on kinship. Please register or apply for membership by visiting www.midwestindigenous.ca/ aga or call 306-825-7516.

Border City Metis Society General Meeting The Border City Metis

Society will be hosting its general meeting on Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. at 5009 48 Ave. Downstairs Auditorium.

Attendees must have up to date membership card. Coffee and sweets.

Diabetes Education Class The Sask Health Authority is hosting a diabetes education class, “An Introduction to the Basics,” on Nov. 13 from 1-4 p.m. in the Klinger Conference Room of the Prairie North Plaza. To register, please call 306-8204887. This class is free.

Fundraisers/Fall Suppers Marwayne Fall Supper The Marwayne Fall Supper will be held at the Marwayne Community Hall on Oct. 29 from 5-7 p.m. Supper will include turkey, ham, and all the trimmings.

Adults are $15, children 6-12 are $5. Cash and debit available; the bar will be open.

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Pencils sharpened for math quiz

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Practise makes perfect. Lloydminster Comprehensive High School students Declyn Getzinger, Molly Larson, Behrad Jadidizadeh and Blake Grillandini do some calculations before the Canadian Open Mathematics Competition on Oct. 26. Students can win awards and prizes at the prestigious 2.5-hour exam.

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Roughly 11 math students at Lloydmin-

ster Comprehensive High School are hoping things add up correctly at this year’s Cana-

dian Open Mathematics Competition.

At stake is the opportunity to get invited

to math camps and win awards and prizes when the Canadian Mathematical Society releases the marks in January.

The cream of the crop has the opportunity to compete internationally as part of Math Team Canada.

This year’s competition for Grades 10-12 students took place at the Comp on Oct. 26 with math teacher Debbie Hamilton setting the scene a couple of days in advance.

“The exam is 2.5 hours. It’s extremely hard. It’s a senior level, so there are some pretty difficult questions,” said Hamilton.

“It covers everything.

The exam starts off pretty basic and then it just grows in difficulty until it gets to collegelevel math. It’s a good competition.”

Hamilton says aside from some great prizes and scholarship possibilities, if they do well enough, they get

ranked.

“Last year, we had one of our students place in the top 25 per cent of all of Canada,” she said.

T h e stu d e nt w o u l d be 16-year-old keener, Declyn Getzinger in Grade 11 who planned to give it another crack after scoring so well last year.

“It was a pretty tough challenge. I spent the entirety of the time doing the test,” he recalled.

The competition is open to any student with an interest in and a grasp of high school math.

The purpose of the competition is to encourage students to explore, discover, and learn more about mathematics and problemsolving.

“Math teaches you basic math skills, of course, and calculations and understanding the world around you,” said Getzinger.

“You can use math in

any sort of problem.”

Getzinger is hoping to apply his math know-how to study chemistry in post-secondary education.

Hamilton is one of seven math teachers at the Comp who tries to simplify math and make connections for students.

“I try to make a lot of connections between math and where it shows up in life,” she said, adding, “math teaches more than just numbers.

“It’s problem-solving and thinking skills and that’s what is really beneficial when they get to university— how can they solve problems that they haven’t seen before.”

During the math competition, no cellphones or calculators are allowed to make things even harder.

“It’s all written.

They’re allowed rulers and protractors— old school almost,” said Hamilton.

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Members of Lloydminster Citizens On Patrol were joined by Sgt. Brad Mouland of the Lloydminster RCMP as the organization donated $700 to the Salvation Army Food Bank after raising funds through Alberta Citizens On Patrol’s AGM, held in Lloydminster.

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The shelves at the Salvation Army Food Bank will soon be less bare thanks to a donation from Lloydminster Citizens On Patrol (COP).

Members of the local org a n i za t i o n m a d e a recent $700 donation to the food bank to the amazement of Major Bond Jennings, who said the timing of the donation couldn’t have been better with Christmas preparations in full swing.

“It’s always great finding out another organization has brought us a donation,” said Jennings, noting funds will be used to purchase food for the food bank.

“All funds received go into the same area and are used for the general operation of the food bank, administration cost, staffing, general expenses, and of course, for the purchase of food.”

Lloydminster COP president, Don Larry, explained funds were raised at Alberta Citizens On Patrol’s annual general meeting, which was hosted in Lloydminster the weekend of Oct. 13.

“The guest speaker at the AGM decided they

didn’t want the money and decided to donate it to our local food bank,” said Larry.

“The food bank was the best charity we could think of, and any time we can help, it’s great. We’re also very community-oriented and want to help the community, so this fits right in with that.”

Founded in 1999, Lloydminster Citizens On Patrol members are the eyes and ears of the RCMP, assisting in detecting and deterring crime.

“If you care about and are concerned about your community, this is a great organization to be involved with,” said COP member Heather Ballek.

“You can patrol during the day, at night, you set your own schedule, it’s whenever you can.

“My husband, Mark, and I walk when we p atro l, and w e make sure things are the way they’re supposed to be.”

Larry also noted COPs has seen a steady decrease in numbers in recent years, with the pandemic playing a major role.

“We’re fairly active, but we’re down in membership right now,” explained Larry.

“COVID hit us pretty

bad; we were up to 38 members at one time, now we’re down to about 14-15 and actively recruiting.”

Aside from being the eyes and ears of the RCMP, Lloydminster COPs also do a fair bit of fundraising through initiatives such as saferide home services.

According to Ballek, these services not only help the organization financially, they also help keep drunk drivers off of the road, something Sgt. Brad Mouland of the Lloydminster RCMP is happy to be a part of.

Mouland acts as the liaison between COPs and the RCMP and noted the RCMP has a great relationship with COP in Lloydminster, as well as provincially.

“We definitely rely on them a lot to do the things we do,” he said.

With COPs actively recruiting members, Larry explained anyone interested is encouraged to visit www.lloydcops.com to fill out an application form.

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age, have a clean driver’s abstract and have no criminal record.

“It costs you nothing, we just need your time,” said Ballek.

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Psych support for HRHS athletes

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HRHS student athletes and teachers gather with representatives from the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation to accept a cheque for $5,200, which will fund sport psychology sessions for senior athletes.

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Playing a competitive sport takes more than just physical strength, mental wellness is an important piece of the puzzle as well.

That’s something

Holy Rosary High School (HRHS) senior boys’ volleyball coach Chelsea Steinley and sport psychologist Reid Coleman know to be true.

“He and I have spoke a lot about how both of us felt. Like, if

we would’ve had the opportunity to think about sport in the mental skills aspect, how much we probably would have enjoyed our experience a lot more,” said Steinley.

“Rather than let the pressures and

the things that aren’t really important to the experience, take over in those difficult moments.”

Coleman is leading a series of mental wellness sessions at HRHS to help give senior athletes the tools they need to cope with the combined pressures of high school academics, competitive sports, and other aspects of life such as relationships and jobs.

The training sessions are made possible by the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation(LRHF).

“We’re only able to do things like this for our community, obviously because of the support of our donors.

Today we are presenting a cheque to Holy Rosary High School for $5,200 to help support their athletic department for building a mental wellness program for their athletes,” said LRHF CEO Stephanie Munro.

“Having a sports psychologist come in an speak with all of them and giving them the tools that they need to cope and better understand struggles that they’re going through,” said Munro, adding these courses will not only benefit the ath-

letes themselves, but also their teammates, coaches, classmates, HRHS in general.

The idea to offer the training to students came from a group of senior volleyball players.

“They felt that training the mental side of the game was something that could really benefit them and help them with their worklife balance as well. It’s a lot of commitment to be in any senior athletics program,” said Steinley.

“They brought that idea to me and I kind of spent the summer looking into it. I reached out to Reid Coleman … and we discussed the benefits of how it will not only help their athletic performance, but hopefully they can transfer that into a lot of life skills—academically and otherwise.”

The training courses will be available to all senior athletes at HRHS. “Everything from senior track and field athletes, badminton, curling, volleyball, basketball, football, golf— their season is done now but they can still access it if they want, it’ll hopefully roll into their next season,” said Steinley, adding that

the number of sessions offered will depend on the length of the season of each sport. Athletes participating in longer-running sports may be able to attend 2-3 sessions, while the shorter-running ones might do 1-2 sessions.

The first training session was held on the evening of Oct. 24, and Steinley said the students were impressed.

“Reid has an extensive sports background as well and so he understands the balance of the pressures of succeeding in your sport and developing as an athlete, while you’re balancing school and relationships and friendships and family and maybe jobs and other pressures.

He came in and gave some background and let the boys ask him some questions, talked about his experience,” said Steinley.

“It was a great first session and we’re really really grateful to the health foundation for the opportunity and this grant so that these athletes at our school can participate in these sessions and develop mental skills that will transfer to everything they do in life, not just their sport.”

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St. Thomas celebrates a decade JEANNETTE BENOIT-LEIPERT STAFF WRITER

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Joy was in the air and cookies were on hand at École St. Thomas last week as students and staff celebrated 10 years in their building.

On Oct. 25 they gathered in the gym to celebrate as a school family.

“We’re just a big family here. And we’re a really big family now!

We’ve just continued to grow from year to year to year. We’re up to four groups in kindergarten-Grade 1 and Grade 2, and three groups in Grades 3 to 7,” said École St. Thomas principal Chantale Salt, adding the total enrolment numbers have jumped from nearly 400 students in 2013, to 585 today.

“We just keep growing and it’s nice to have such a wonderful mix of students and families in our building.”

Salt said they are very fortunate to be where they are today.

“We’ve been in this building for 10 whole years. We’re pretty fortunate … it’s very rare for a French immersion school to get its own building,” said Salt.

“Often times they’ll move into an English building or a used building to grow the program, but we were lucky enough and fortunate to get a brandnew building and we’re

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Grade 7 students Kali Bender (left) and Reese Grassl celebrated with cookies at their school’s 10th anniversary assembly Oct. 25.

a single-track school, so only French immersion here.”

Studies have shown that learning a second language at an early age is easier than learning it later in life.

“It also grows and helps develop different parts of the brain for children, and it opens up doors for students who have that second language—being that it’s one of the official languages in Canada.

There’s some doors that open when you have that second language.”

At the assembly, for-

mer École St. Thomas principal, Lisa Kreese told students and staff a true story of how a big dream became reality.

“The dream … was that parents in our city would choose French immersion for their students,” said Kreese.

“We started to tell everyone why French immersion was a great choice for their children, and we told them that St. Thomas was an awesome Catholic family to join,” she said.

“There are so many people that helped make this school a reality and

we are so thankful. I’m forever grateful to the parents who believed in French immersion

and believe in French immersion today. And the LCSD board members and the LCSD

administration who listened to that dream and helped us follow through.”

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Buckingham named LFD chief

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Newly-appointed Lloydminster Fire Department chief, Aaron Buckingham, is pictured receiving the Lion’s Club Citizen of the Year award in April of this year. Buckingham will be taking over for Leigh Sawicki, who served with the department for 43 months before taking a position in St. Albert.

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Aaron Buckingham officially resigned as a member of Lloydminster City Council last Monday as he accepted the role of chief for the Lloydminster Fire Department (LFD).

The LFD has been searching for a new fulltime chief since Leigh Sawicki, who served

the department for 43 months, resigned to take a position in St. Albert.

Assistant fire chief, Bill Heesing, has been filling the void since Sawicki’s last day on Sept. 18 with Buckingham picking up where Heesing left off.

With more than 25 years of firefighting experience with the

Lloyd department, and most recently serving as deputy chief to the RM of Britannia department, Buckingham was identified as the candidate of choice over all other applicants.

Buckingham is a recognized and passionate supporter of the community, which is apparent through his contributions to boards and

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volunteerism.

“My roles in municipal government and community fire services are two of the great passions in my life, and when the opportunity to lead the Lloydminster department arose, I found myself at a personal and professional crossroads,” said Buckingham in a statement.

“My council colleagues have inspired me deeply and I hope they have found my contributions over the past seven years meaningful and productive.

I humbly thank Lloydminster residents for their faith in me as an elected official and hope they will extend me their trust and support as fire chief.”

Over the years, Buckingham has held volunteer positions with the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce and the Border City Rotary Club.

He is also the Zone 8 director of the Saskatchewan Volunteer

Firefighters Association, which provides support and guidance to 29 fire departments across northern Saskatchewan.

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I humbly thank Lloydminster residents for their faith in me as an elected official and hope they will extend me their trust and support as fire chief.

“Aaron Buckingham brings a wealth of technical knowledge and a rounded understanding of the Lloydminster community; traits this council and administration value in their organizational leaders,” said Mayor Gerald Aalbers.

“Though we will miss his perspectives and insights as a councillor, we have every confidence Aaron will con-

tinue to advance our shared mission to shape a safe and resilient Lloydminster in this new capacity.”

Buckingham was first elected to council in late 2016 and had to resign as the Lloydminster Charter doesn’t allow a sitting councillor to hold employment with the municipality.

A councillor’s resignation could trigger a by-election, however, with the 2024 general election slated for next year, city administration will be asking the Minister to waive the requirement.

If the minister declines this request, a by-election must be held within six months from the date of vacancy. If declined, council will have to set the date for a by-election at the Nov. 6 meeting of council.

The financial implications of a by-election could be roughly $20,000, which the city has not budgeted for.

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Raiders to host Friday league final TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR

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The Holy Rosary Raiders are one step closer to another Alberta Bowl after shutting out the Bonnyville Voyageurs 44-0 in Wheatland Football League semi-finals action at the Raider Bowl.

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We struggled a bit in the first quarter with the snow, but they got rollin’ and ran the ball well.

Sub-zero temperatures tested the will of each player on Friday night, but the effort put in to push through was something Raiders’ head coach Vince Orieux was pleased with.

“The performance tonight was alright. The weather was a bit of a factor for the first quarter,” he said after the win.

“We had hoped to come out and perform a little better than that; we’ll take the win, but we have to be better, and we have to be able to overcome the elements. It’s a mental piece you have to overcome, and we’ll work on that with the kids.”

Friday’s weather may have played a factor in the Raiders’ gameplan, but Orieux explained once the boys got the ball rolling, they were unstoppable.

“We struggled a bit in the first quarter with the snow, but they got rollin’ and ran the ball well,” said Orieux.

“Quarterback Matthew Fallscheer commands the offense pretty well, and there were some good catches when we needed them.

“Brady Hill picked one off the turf. He made a difficult catch and ran it down to the two-yard-line; when we

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Theo Mavridis of the Holy Rosary Raiders completes a tackle during a frigid fourth quarter on Friday night as the Raiders hosted the Bonnyville Voyageurs for Wheatland Football League semi-finals action. The Raiders beat the V’s 44-0 and will host the WFL final at the Raider Bowl this Friday night.

needed plays, the kids made plays and I’m pretty proud of them.”

With the St. Paul Lions beating the Cold Lake Royals 42-7 in their semi-final, the Raiders now prepare the face the Lions this Friday in the final.

The Raiders also rested a number of their starters on Friday to give the rookies some field time, while also saving the starter’s legs for tomorrow.

“We put JR Howdle in with about three minutes left in the third quarter then he played the fourth,” said Orieux.

“Matthew started, but with the slow start we wanted to give JR some reps. We had a bye last week and play ed t hese gu y s in Bonnyville two weeks ago for our last regular-season game and it was ugly, it was 54-0.

The starters were only

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in for about a quarter and a half; we had to give them some reps tonight.”

Orieux explained Fallscheer learned a lot from former Raiders starting QB Matthew Cavanagh last year and has been bringing a lot of what he learned to the field this year.

“He’s played quarterback since Peewee, he was on three provincial championship Peewee t eams, play ed in t he

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he wasn’t playing last year, he was learning,” said Orieux.

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Zion Verigan Zion Verigan is the Meridian Source’s Athlete of the Month for November.

A Grade 9 student at E.S. Laird Middle School, Verigan’s sport of choice is soccer, with badminton being a close second. The Sabres’ coaches nicknamed the striker “Little Messi,” after Argentinian forward Lionel Messi, which he said is probably due to his control of the ball.

Verigan says he plans to continue playing soccer in and out of school for the unforeseeable future, but it’s not something he’s looking at as a career.

He says his favourite part of the game is the fact it’s more of a gentleman’s sport.

“I enjoy that everyone gets together. We all have to be a little more civil with it; it’s a fun sport.”

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Rustlers soccer wraps year as ACAC award winners Pluhator and Hockley selected for women’s soccer awards

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The Lakeland College Rustlers women’s soccer improved their record from last year, along with their total of all-star selections.

Darian Pluhator was named Alberta Col-

leges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Women’s Soccer North Division Rookie of the Year and joined teammate Megan Hockley on the North Division All-Conference squad.

The Saskatoon native tied for the team lead in goals with 4, adding

2 assists, while Hockley was third in the league in assists with 7, helping their team to a 5-5-2 record.

Head coach, Doyle Church, was quick to thank those who came before him on the growth of the program this year.

“As a program, some of the credit must go to previous coach Wendy Wagner for the work she did last year with the team as well as the recruiting,” he said.

“We found a way of playing to put everyone’s strengths on display and to complement each other. Three years in a row now we have had all-conference players, and we are certainly heading in the right direction.”

Hockley is receiving her second All-Conference selection after making it in 2021-2022.

Rustler alumni Kyla Franks was named to

t h e N o r t h D i v i s i o n wasn’t surprised to see “She has shown matuteam last year. her involved with the rity and a good work H a v i n g a l r e a d y team’s increase in goal ethic, I fully expect her coached with the Rus- production. to build upon this seatlers as an assistant last “With four goals and son heading into futsal.” year, Church noted a two assists in 12 games, The Rustlers women’s marked improvement she’s come up with the team is already heading in Hockley’s game. r i g h t m o v e m e n t a n d into futsal training, with “I think we’ve found runs at the right time competition coming in a role she enjoys and for us,” Church said.

January. has the attacking freedom that suits her strengths on the ball,” he said.

“The work she put On the ice ... in defensively made Friday, Oct. 27 it easier for the playLloyd Bobcats At Okotoks Oilers – 6-3 L ers around her and Lloyd Bandits vs. Wainwright Bisons – 4-3 L allowed us to win Saturday, Oct. 28 the ball back in great Lloyd Bobcats At Canmore Eagles – 5-2 W areas.”

Lloyd Bandits vs. Cold Lake Ice – 5-4 W “It’s her second allLakeland College Rustlers At SAIT –4-2 W conference in three Lloyd U18 AAA Green Mile Lancers vs. years, she has been Sherwood Park Kings – 3-2 W a consistent and reliLloyd U17 AAA Rohan vs. Fort Sask. Rangers – 3-3 able performer for us Lloyd U18AAA PWM Steelers At Rocky Mountain this year.”

Raiders – 2-1 W Pluhator made Lloyd U18 AA Musgrave Agencies Steelers an impression early At Sherwood Park Fury – 4-1 W in the year, becomLloyd U15 AA Richardson Jewellery Steelers ing a more and more vs. Calgary Fire – 3-1 W important part of the Lloyd U13 AA Western Financial Steelers team’s offence. vs. Edmonton Ice White – 9-1 W Church said he Sunday, Oct. 29 Lloyd Bobcats At Calgary Canucks – 6-2 L Lakeland College Rustlers At SAIT – 5-2 W Lloyd U18 AAA Green Mile Lancers land victories, earnAt Fort Sask Rangers – 3-1 W ing multiple shutouts Lloyd U17 AAA Rohan Lancers At Knights of and finishing fifth in Columbus Centennials – 4-1 L both saves and goalsLloyd U18AAA PWM Steelers against-average.

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Lakeland MVB vs. King’s University 3-1 W The three will parSaturday, Oct. 28 ticipate now in the Lakeland WBB vs. King’s University 79-55 W upcoming futsal seaLakeland MBB vs. King’s University 87-80 W son, with training Lakeland WVB At King’s University 3-1 L starting in the next Lakeland MVB vs. King’s University 3-1 W couple of weeks.

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Lakeland’s Mens soccer team came up just short in a tough ACAC North this fall, but several players’ efforts were recognized by the ACAC. Third-year forward Nathan Tran, fourthyear midfield Hani Tekheste and secondyear goalkeeper Nic Filipovic were all named to the ACAC North Division All-Conference team.

Tran had a breakout 2023 among league

leaders in points throughout the season, finishing with 8 goals and 17 points. He did this while missing games midseason.

“Nathan has shown maturity and confidence in his attacking position on the team,” head coach Kevin Wagner said. “If not for a knee injury he would have likely added to his points.”

Tekheste had a much improved season from last year, anchoring the team’s midfield and lead-

ing the league in assists with 6. He also finished second in the league in total shots. Wagner complimented Tekheste for taking on more responsibility this season.

“Hani arrived fit at training camp, showed confidence, maturity and was willing to do whatever it took to help his team,” he said. “Well deserved.”

In goal, Filipovic continued to show progress from when he first came to Lakeland. He was in net for all seven Lake-

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Weekend of ups and downs for Bandits

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

The Lloydminster Bandits had a busy weekend with back-to-back home games starting with the Wainwright Bisons on Friday before the Cold Lake Ice came to town on Saturday.

The Bisons would best the Bandits 4-3 on Friday, but the boys were able to come back on Saturday and beat the Ice 5-4. The Bandits are in Killam on Friday to face the Wheat Kings before hosting the Vegreville Rangers on Saturday at the Civic Centre. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.

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For Fallscheer, Friday’s win was a big one. One he’s hoping to repeat this Friday against the Lions.

“It was a great win,” said Fallscheer. “Tough conditions off the start but we got it going, and once we got it going it was good. It was also good to get some of the

younger kids getting in to play; they did a great job. We’re ready for next week.”

When it came to the weather, Fallscheer exp lain ed th e key to completing plays was a strong run game.

“They did a great job of that and the O line blocked well; it was great,” he said.

Going into tomorrow’s league final, Fallscheer said the gameplan is to keep doing what they’ve been doing.

“We know we’re a good team, so the plan going into the game this Friday is to keep it simple come out and play like we know we can,” he said.

Kickoff is at 6 p.m.

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Left: Raiders head coach Vince Orieux gives his team a post-game pep talk after beating the Bonnyville Voyageurs 44-0 last Friday in the WFL semi-final game.

Above: An imcomplete pass by the Voyageurs almost resulted in another Raiders interception last Friday night at the Raider Bowl.

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Ballet program in good company

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The United Youth Ballet Company presented The Firebird and Cinderella at the Vic Juba Oct. 29. It was the first of three in their 2023-24 series.

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The United Youth Ballet Company (UYBC) has teamed up with the Vic Juba Community Theatre to bring a series of inspiring shows to

the Border City.

The first of three performances in the series took place on Oct. 29.

The Firebird, followed

by Cinderella featured dancers from across the Lakeland area.

“The mayor and his

wife got to attend,” said director and FAME Dance Studio owner Sarah Makins, speaking of Mayor Gerald Aalbers and his wife, Christine.

“There are five different FAME Studio locations of kids that

joined: Lloyd, Bonnyville, Cold Lake, Elk Point and Goodsoil were all apprentices in this show. I invited community leaders—a mayor or council member from each place and we had some come from Bonnyville, Cold Lake and Lloyd.”

Makins said when they started in September she wasn’t sure if the apprentices would be ready for the stage until the second or third shows of the series, but to her delight they were ready for this first performance.

“They’ve done incredibly well. It’s also to include dancers that haven’t trained for six to 12 years, 10-20 hours a week, and to use them for corps de ballet parts, and they did so well! So proud of them,” Makins exclaimed.

She said it’s also nice for the dancers to have an opportunity to perform outside of competition.

“Having a performance opportunity that doesn't have anything to do with a dance competition to show dancers that dance is not a sport, it’s an art form that is a large event,” said Makins.

“Instead of just the odd performance here or there, it’s teaching them what it’s like to be in a dance company, on a proper stage.”

Makins says the UYBC was born out of the need for three core values that she believes need to exist in the world of ballet.

“The body-type stigma has been terrible. Everybody underweight, and a certain foot and a certain knee,” said Makins.

“Just so very tired of that, and dancers of all ages working so hard, and then to have that said—where you can’t participate because you’re this size is ridiculous.”

Another core belief

that Makins thinks is of utmost importance is to give back, and to be kind in general—in dance and in life.

“That is very, very important to us. I always want to teach any dancer that I work with how to give back through dance. We would invite senior’s homes, we would invite the Bea Fisher Centre, school kids that worked really hard during the year and their teachers recommend them,” said Makins.

“All kinds of different groups have been invited and the Vic Juba has invited many groups as well. There’s so many hard-working people that just deserve a little treat.”

The next show in this series is just in time for the holiday season. The Nutcracker will hit the stage on Dec. 16, and next is Beauty and the Beast on Feb. 11. Tickets are available now at vicjubatheatre.ca

Innisfail RCMP recover stolen vehicle, lay trafficking charges

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On Oct. 30 at approximately 2:30 a.m. Innisfail RCMP was patrolling Penhold and located a truck driving erratically. The licence plate on the vehicle was confirmed as stolen out of Red Deer and police stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver and passenger.

A search of the suspects and truck resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, fentanyl, Xanax, non-taxed cig-

arettes and additional evidence of drug trafficking. Both suspects are known to police.

Gary Auvigne, 48, a resident of Penhold, is charged with: - Possession for the purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine; - Possession of a controlled substance (x2) - Possession of property obtained by crime (x2) - Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle - Possession of nontax cigarettes.

Kyle Rasmussen, 33, a resident of Red Deer, is charged with: - Possession for the purpose of trafficking Methamphetamine - Possession of a controlled substance (x2) - Possession of property obtained by crime (x2).

Judicial Interim Release hearings were held and both accused were released by a Justice of the Peace to attend the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer on Nov. 21.

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What is retirement any way?

MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

I bet I get asked “So Vern, when are you going to retire?” at least once per week.

Well, let me confess; I am 68 years old and don’t plan on exiting the stage any time soon.

Frankly, I would sooner wear out than rust out.

It’s not that there aren’t a few things I would like to do yet in life, but shifting into a lower gear or neutral certainly isn’t one of them.

So, I have taken to saying to whoever asks that I am actively working on “stepping back, not away.”

I am blessed with being in business with both my sons, so our

mutual goal is to ensure a smooth transition of the family enterprises between generations.

It’s already happened on the farm where responsibilities were initially shared but are now clearly under Scott’s management, and within the next year or two, it will become obvious Grant will be leading our group’s real estate practice.

But sitting and listening to people my age complaining about how bored they are? Not a chance.

Lord willing and health permitting, I hope to have a few productive years left in me, so I see the next stage as an opportunity to focus on activities I enjoy.

More travel, sure!

Some additional time on a couple of core hob-

bies, you bet! Giving back to my community through volunteering at something meaningful, of course. I might even attempt to write a book, LOL. But I also think there is still some fuel in the tank for doing what I love best in my work, helping others with their own transitions.

I am encouraged by others who have taken a similar path before me.

One good friend, a lawyer, is now providing specialized consulting services to his colleagues.

Another, who sold his business for a significant reward, uses his skill set to lead a faithbased organization.

This trend is called “rewiring,” shifting energy to something more meaningful in your

File Photo life and ignoring the concept of retirement.

I also believe it will be necessary for younger generations to realize their financial wellbeing is in their own hands and should not

rely on the government.

My last observation; aging doesn’t creep up on you, it comes faster in the end.

Vern McClelland is an associate broker with RE/MAX of Lloy-

dminster 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.

Trudeau punishing Albertans this Autumn: Op-Ed

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The colder weather is here. Albertans are making dinners and heating our homes against the chill this Autumn.

Nourishing and normal things, such as preparing a holiday meal and staying warm, are now financially punishable offences.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s two carbon taxes make driving to work, buying food and heating our homes cost much more.

As one of the

Trudeau government consultants who drafted the legislation stated, the carbon tax is meant to “punish the poor behaviour of using fossil fuels.”

The first carbon tax adds 14 cents per litre of gasoline and 17 cents per litre of diesel.

This costs about $10 extra to fill up a minivan and about $16 extra to fill up a pickup truck.

The carbon tax on diesel costs truckers about $160 extra to fill up the tanks on big-rig trucks.

The second carbon tax is a government

fuel regulation that fines companies for the carbon in fuels. Those costs are passed down to drivers at the pump.

Trudeau fashioned his second carbon after British Columbia’s.

B.C. drivers have been paying two carbon taxes for years, and it’s a key reason why they pay the highest fuel prices in North America, usually hovering at about $2 per litre.

Trudeau wants to make Vancouver gas prices as commonly Canadian as maple syrup.

Trudeau imposed his second carbon tax this Canada Day. It’s not clear yet how much the second carbon tax costs for a litre of gasoline and diesel in Alberta.

In Atlantic Canada, the second carbon tax tacks an extra four to eight cents per litre of fuel.

That big tax bill is only getting bigger because Trudeau is cranking up his carbon tax every year for the next seven years.

By 2030, Trudeau’s two carbon taxes will cost an extra 55 cents per litre of gasoline and 77 cents per litre of diesel, plus GST. Filling up a big rig

truck with diesel will cost about $760 extra.

In seven years, aver-

age Albertans will pay more than $3,300 per year because of

Trudeau’s two carbon taxes even after rebates.

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Tristan Durovick receives LFGA scholarship

Rotary gives love

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Tristan Durovick, a Lloydminster youth, is $1,000 richer after receiving the scholarship award by the Lloy-

dminster and District Fish and Game Association.

Durovick, a graduate of Lloydminster Comprehensive High School, is now enrolled in the Natural Resources Com-

pliance Diploma Program at Lethbridge College with plans to pursue a degree to enhance his opportunities in the field.

We wish Durovick the best in his studies and future career.

Donna Applegate from Padua Place seniors’ residence accepted a cheque for $500 to upholster a loveseat in the building’s lobby from Rotary Club of Lloydminster president Mike Sidoryk at Monday’s meeting.

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Ordinary people pay Trudeau’s carbon taxes every day. So do truckers. So do farmers.

Remember the Thanksgiving turkey?

Turkeys eat grain which is hit by the carbon tax when it goes through the grain dryer.

Turkeys are raised in heated barns, which is carbon taxed, and the trucks hauling them from the slaughterhouse to the grocery store get carbon taxed, too. That’s how the carbon tax

makes food cost more.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer reports the carbon tax will cost Canadian farmers close to $1 billion by 2030.

But it’s not just transportation and food that gets hit with Trudeau’s carbon tax.

Home heating is punished too. The current carbon tax costs 12 cents extra per cubic metre of natural gas, 10 cents extra per litre of propane and 17 cents extra per litre of furnace oil.

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home uses about 2,800 cubic metres of natural gas per year, so the carbon tax will cost them about $337 extra to heat their home. Costs are similar for propane and furnace oil.

Home heating is essential for a place like Alberta.

Punishing Canadians with a carbon tax is pointless and unfair.

It’s pointless because the carbon tax won’t fix climate change. As the PBO has noted, “Canada’s own emissions are not large enough to materially impact climate change.”

It’s unfair because ordinary people who are driving to work, buying food for their families and heating their homes are backed into a corner. Carbon tax cheerleaders tell them to “switch.”

Switch to what?

What abundant, reliable, affordable alternative energy source is available to Albertans?

This isn’t like choosing between paper or plastic bags, this is about surviving the winter and affording food, or not.

Albertans should not be punished for staying warm and feeding their families.

- Kris Sims is the Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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Recovering opioid-related health care costs MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Alberta’s government is introducing amending legislation that would help ensure all those who contributed to the creation of the opioid addiction crisis are held responsible.

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Today’s addiction crisis stems from the actions of opioid manufacturers, distributors and their consultants who sought to sell as much of these dangerous drugs as possible for their own profit.

If passed, Bill 3, the Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2023, will further strengthen Alberta’s position in current class actions to recover opioid-related health care costs and

other damages.

Alberta’s government will invest any future damages awarded back to the province into support for those suffering from mental health challenges or the deadly disease of addiction in their pursuit of recovery.

“Today’s addiction crisis stems from the actions of opioid manufacturers, distributors and their consultants who sought to sell as much of these dangerous drugs as possible for their own profit,” said Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Dan Williams.

“Their actions have resulted in billions of dollars of costs to Albertans, not to mention the devastating pain it has caused families and individuals suffering and dying from the deadly disease of addiction.

“We are committed to holding those responsible for starting this crisis accountable and believe it should

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During the fall 2019 legislative session, members of Alberta’s legislative assembly unanimously passed the Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, 2019.

The passing of this legislation supported Alberta’s participa-

tion in a national classaction lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors who contributed to the onset of the opioid addiction crisis.

Amendments within the Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2023 include: - Adding “consultant” to the act to provide a case against those who

provided advisory services to opioid manufacturers and wholesalers/distributors.

- Including “active ingredient” in the definition of “opioid product” provides more clarity that an active ingredient, itself, is an opioid product.

- Amending the market share formula to distinguish between

the market share of manufacturers and the market share of wholesalers and distributors to calculate damages more accurately, if awarded.

The proposed amendments align with the original act passed in 2019 and provide updates to best position Alberta in any legal proceedings.

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Increased cancer coverage coming for fire fighters in Sask

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On Tuesday, amendments were introduced to The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013 in Saskatchewan that will see presumptive coverage for six new types of cancer.

This will bring the presumptive coverage to 22 types of cancer; the most of any Cana-

dian jurisdiction.

This coverage would include: primary site penile cancer; - primary site pancreatic cancer; - primary site thyroid cancer; - primary site soft tissue sarcoma; - primary site mesothelioma; and - primary site laryn-

geal cancer.

“Firefighters face risks and hazards every day as they work to keep citizens and our communities safe,” said Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don McMorris.

“Providing additional coverage for occupational cancers is an important way we can help support firefighters

and their families.”

“I am pleased with the government’s choice to expand firefighter cancer coverage,” Saskatchewan Firefighters and Paramedics Association President Lloyd Zwack said. “This will have a positive impact on the long-term health of firefighters.”

Other amendments

introduced to the Act include: - changing the definition of worker to remove executive officers and include secondary and post-secondary students in recognized programs as well as the ability to add other categories of workers in the regulations; - amending the privacy provisions to (1) mirror The Health Information Protection Act; (2) provide for administrative penalties if a privacy breach occurs; and (3) simplify the process for releasing information during reconsideration or review of a decision on compensation claims; - requiring all appeal tribunal decisions with rationale to be published; - covering the expenses associated

with transporting a deceased worker’s body to the usual residence outside Canada; - providing compensation to a worker’s dependent children when the worker passes away from a non-workrelated injury while on compensation no matter the length of time on compensation; - simplifying the medical review panel process; - increasing the permanent functional impairment award over four years and indexing afterward; and - indexing the independence allowance.

“These legislative amendments will help ensure the workers’ compensation legislation is current and address concerns from employers and injured workers and their families,” said McMorris.

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Saskatchewan will establish a Physician Assistant training program in the province.

The government has asked the University of Saskatchewan’s College

of Medicine to develop a new two-year Physician Assistant Master’s program to begin in fall 2025.

“This is a unique opportunity to provide new training here in the province that will be

customized to meet the needs of Saskatchewan people,” said Advanced Education Minister Gordon Wyant.

“The physician assistant program will be specifically designed to meet critical needs in

our health care system, particularly in rural and remote areas.”

Newly introduced to Saskatchewan as a health profession for the first time, physician assistants will soon be joining health

care teams to help provide enhanced care and strengthen the health system.

Physician assistants practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician, often within a multidisciplinary health team.

They provide services in primary care, long-term care, emergency medicine, cancer care, general internal medicine and surgical specialties.

“As the newest members of team-based health care in Saskatchewan, we look forward to physician assistants making valuable contributions to timely, high-quality health care and enhancing patient access to health services,” said Health Minister Everett Hindley.

“We are now hiring in the province for these positions and adding this training program means more opportunity for Saskatchewan residents to build a career right here at home.”

File Photo Twelve physician assistant positions will be available in communities across the province. Current opportunities are posted on HealthCareersInSask.ca.

Funding for the new training program will be finalized through the 2024-25 Provincial Budget process.

The province continues to explore the potential for other healthcare training program expansions.

For more information on healthcare training initiatives, visit saskatchewan.ca/hhr-train.

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Obituaries & Memoriams

EVA BABB

JUNE 15, 1917 – NOVEMBER 1, 2013 Your memory is a keepsake From which we’ll never part God has you in is arms And we have you in our hearts Gone but definitely not forgotten Bruce Lori, Danny & Family Darren, Arynn & Family Tyler Allen & Pat Teri & Family Daryl & Family

MARLATT: Vernon David passed away at Lloydminster Hospital, Lloydminster, SK on October 12, 2023 at the age of 101 years.

Vernon was survived by: his children, Marvin Marlatt, Karen (Syd) Palmer, Wendy (Ken) Vivian; 10 grandchildren, Aaron (Jen) Marlatt, Brendan Marlatt, Michelle & Melody Marlatt, Tara (Trevor) Shirtliffe, Dawn (Steven) Nadon, Lynsey (Jeff) Palmer, Kendra (Blair) Vivian,

Curtis (Kalie) Vivian, Tyson (Caitlin) Vivian; and 10 great-grandchildren.

The Funeral Service for Vernon was conducted from Lashburn Hall, Lashburn, SK on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 with Carol Mohrbutter officiating. If you were unable to attend in person, you may view the recording of the service posted on McCaw Funeral Service website under Vernon's obituary.

Vernon was laid to rest in the Lashburn Cemetery, Lashburn, SK. McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements.

CARD OF THANKS The Marlatt family would like to thank all those who showed their support with cards, flowers and donations.

McCaw Funeral Service Ltd., of Lloydminster, Alberta administered the funeral arrangements.

CARD OF THANKS A huge Thank you to the second floor staff of Pioneer House for your care and thoughtfulness towards our mom, grandmother over the last seven months. It was greatly appreciated. Joan's family would like to thank Pastor John Findlay ANDERSON: Anderson Muriel Haycock, Brenda "Joan" passed away at organist, Cheryl Jurke song Lloydminster Hospital, leader, Alissa Sanderson for the Lloydminster, Saskatchewan heartfelt eulogy, the service was with loving family by her side, wonderful. Thanks to First Lutheran Ladies for serving the at the age of 86.

The funeral Service for Joan lunch. We'd also like to thank was conducted from First everyone for the cards, phone Lutheran Church Lloydminster, calls, text messages and visits.

Alberta on Monday October 16, Also thank you to all those in 2023 with Pastor John Haycock attendance, those who made officiating. The interment was donations sent flowers. Your held at the Lloydminster City thoughtfulness and support was Cemetery following the service. very much appreciated. Thank Donations in memory of Joan you to McCaws for your may be made to Zion Cemetery, professional assistance with the Canadian Diabetes Association funeral arrangements. or Kidney Foundation of Canada. The "Joan" Anderson Family

RICHARD SAUNDERS 1943 – 2018

Missing You Always You never said I’m leaving You never said goodbye You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why In life I loved you dearly In death I love you still In my heart I hold a place That only you can fill It broke my heart to lose you But you didn’t go alone A part of me went with you The day God took you home Never Forgotten Forever In Our Hearts We Miss You Dearly Verna Sheri & Todd & Family Annette & Darcy & Family Micheal & Leasa & Family

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