Meridian Source - November 3, 2022

Court U-turns to restore access

Friday—during Access to Justice Week in the province.

“I want to thank you, members of the com munity, for being out spoken and making your views known after the re-designation of this courthouse as a circuit point only in 2021 when the regis try office and staff were removed,” said Eyre.

“It wasn’t in the best interests of the com munity and we want to be responsive. The redesignation today will improve efficiency.”

Eyre told attendees the re-opening will hap pen “as soon as possi ble” and will increase access to justice, speed of justice and signifi cantly decrease travel to north Battleford for citizens and also court staff, judges, lawyers and RCMP officers.

nal municipal and rural files that flow through Lloydminster through the Saskatchewan court system is substantial,” said Eyre.

The redesignation today will improve efficiency.

“Lloyd is seeing more crime and more charges laid than ever before.”

The courthouse is already looking to hire five provincial court staff and five dep uty sheriffs on a fulltime basis to operate the facility where peo ple can once again pay fines and file small claims and other court documentation.

access to justice for all parties in the system.

“As a province and as a government it is our role to ensure that peo ple do have access to justice and that they are served in the right way,” said Young.

She says re-open ing the provincial court will solve a lot of access troubles.

“I think the biggest impact is the general population, especially those that are the most marginalized— they don’t have to travel to North Battleford in order to be served,” said Young.

hours-return, to sit in the courtroom.

“Clearly, the RCMP also has to rely on timely and accurate court documents being issued, warrants, proba tion orders, and release documents which has not been happening,” said Eyre.

She says her ministry is also working with the provincial court on a replacement judge with the retirement of Judge Kim Young.

The court of public opinion is behind the decision to re-establish the Saskatchewan Pro vincial Court in Lloy dminster as a per manent

court with a fully-oper ational registry.

Minister of Jus tice and Attorney Gen eral, Bronwyn Eyre, and Lloydminster MLA Colleen Young spoke about the feedback at the courthouse re-open ing announcement on

The minister noted prior to 2021, the Lloyd court was processing about 60 percent of the court cases with one judge that North Battle ford now processes with four.

She noted Lloydmin ster also has the high est number of new charges per judge in the province.

“The amount of crimi

The provincial gov ernment will renew the lease on the courthouse for another five years with the registry office open to the public Mon day to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lloydminster MLA Colleen Young says her phone and email inbox “blew up” when the court was downsized to a circuit point in 2021 with the complaints all about the need for

“That’s really impor tant as well as the RCMP, the prosecutors, the lawyers who have had to spend extra time and money to travel back and forth to North Battleford to do their work.”

Eyre told attendees that up until recently, everyone who was charged in the Maid stone area was being sent to North Battl eford despite the fact 25 per cent of the calls to the detachment are coming from the RM of Britannia.

In addition, RCMP were having to travel to North Battleford three-

“The provincial court also wants what is best for justice in the prov ince and I am confident they will help us suc ceed with that in terms of adequate resources,” said Eyre.

The re-opening event included a tour of the courthouse by Darren Fidler, superintendent of court security who noted the structure of the facility is very sound and has a good flow for security.

He’s also looking for ward to hiring the extra full-time sheriffs.

“We’re going to be increasing our secu rity presence here to provide with the court house in Lloydminster and the circuit points that go along with it,” said Fidler.

GEOFF LEE WRITER

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Saskatchewan Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Bron wyn Eyre, centre, is pictured with Ryan Domotor, MLA Cut Knife-Turtleford, left, and Lloydminster MLA Colleen Young, right outside the Saskatchewan provincial court, which has been re-established as a permanent full-service court.

New Canadian Tire open for business

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

The new 130,000 sq. ft. Canadian Tire store is now open at its new location just west of Mark’s, which is also owned by Canadian Tire. The local dealer, David Jewel, is expected to announce an official grand opening when the timing is right. The store includes over 85,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

Mount Joy faces insurance shocker

through the off-season, as Bogue put it.

He says the pur pose of this Monday’s open get-together is to explain a bunch of changes made at the hill and go through a list of things to engage their volunteers.

still is a volunteer-run operation that is put ting everything back on

the hill with changes and optimizations.

Mount Joy Snow Resort is facing a huge cost increase in insurance resulting in higher rates for skiers and snowboarders in the upcoming 2022-23 season.

A recent decision by RMA Insurance from Rural Municipali ties Alberta to discon tinue insuring all pri vate, non-municipal ski hills in Alberta, includ ing Mount Joy, has left everyone scrambling to afford coverage.

“We’re trying to find the right fit at the right price. We’re looking at a huge difference in our insurance, “ said Mount Joy president, Chris Bogue.

“We’re going from about $8,000 to upwards to $25,000. We still don’t know what that exact number is. We are finalizing our new insurance with our new provider.”

On the plus side, the resort has limited the scope of off-sea son improvements to minor cosmetic changes to save money heading into a new season.

“Without knowing what our insurance is going to cost, we didn’t want to take on any risk

with making changes at the hill that’s going to cost money in the off season, then not have enough for insurance,” explained Bogue.

“So this year was all about some visual changes. We’ve done a little bit of renovations inside the chalet as well as painting the outside of it and rebuilding the (lift) tees.”

They also passed all of their lift rope inspec tions and repainted the exterior of the rental shop.

The resort has also acquired a new base grinder and an edger to tune up the rental fleet.

“We’re going to have a pretty amazing rental fleet this year because of the amount of tuning we can do to the exist ing fleet,” said Bogue.

Season passes are on sale now and ski and snowboard registration will start soon along with the launch of a new resort website.

“We got a grant for social media and mar keting and that included a new website and instruction for social media development,” explained Bogue.

The resort is also selling tickets to a steak night at the Canadian Brewhouse

on Nov. 17 for $30 a person for phase-2 funding for the Magic Carpet lift project.

All of this fresh news and more will be dis cussed in greater detail at an upcoming public meeting at Rendell Park Elementary School on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.

Their usual fall annual general meeting switched to the spring last season to “keep board engagement”

Bogue doesn’t think there should be any empty spaces on the board to fill at the fall meeting, with insurance costs and rate increases high on the agenda.

“With the increase in insurance and every thing else, we did have to increase the rates. We’re asking the com munity to be okay with it,” said Bogue.

“Everything is price driven.”

He wants the pub lic to know Mount Joy

GEOFF LEE WRITER

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Trunk or Treat an instant success

Lloyd Ex, who was dressed as Puss in Boots and smil ing for group photos with other Shrek characters at the event.

“Not going to lie, we were expecting anywhere from 300-500 kids, but one of our displays was counting how many prizes they gave out, and they were over 2,000. It was just absolutely amaz ing to see that and we’re all a little nervous as to how we’re going to top it next year,” she said with a laugh.

the way down to the WLS Convention Centre, which is at the far end of the build ing, so the line went right through the whole parking lot.”

McRobert explained it was the Co-op’s director of mar keting and community rela tions, Kristine Knourek, who originally thought to bring an event of this nature to the Border City.

approached the team at the Lloyd Ex with the concept and our partnership was born from there. Last week we saw thousands of people come through the doors dur ing our first-annual Trunk or Treat, so I think it’s safe to say it was a huge success. Next year we’ll look forward to seeing even more local businesses and non-profits join in on the fun.”

TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR

If you noticed pre-Hallow een candy shortages in Lloyd over the weekend, it’s likely because almost every piece of candy in town was pur chased and handed out at the Lloyd Ex during the Lloyd minster and District Co-op’s Trunk or Treat event.

Last Thursday from 4-7 p.m., the Culligan Water Building at the Ex was trans formed to host a familyfriendly indoor trick-or-

treating event for young kids, which even included a photo booth with Shrek, Fiona and a live donkey. With this being the event’s inaugural year, organizers weren’t sure what to expect but were pleasantly surprised.

“We were absolutely blown away by the turnout from the community, and we are so grateful for the community for coming out and enjoy ing the first annual Trunk or Treat,” said Jen McRobert, event administrator at the

“We are ready for the challenge and we are so excited the community came through for us and went through with is. This will definitely be happening again.”

With so many kids coming through the event, McRob ert noted booths ran out of candy not long after the event started.

“I think we ran out of candy at 4:45 p.m. and the doors opened at 4 p.m., and I think we had to make two candy runs throughout the night; it was very, very busy,” she said. “Shortly after 5 p.m. our line was all

“I believe Kristine saw an event like this in B.C. when she was there and thought it was a wonderful idea to bring to Lloydminster,” said McRobert. “We partnered together and thought it was an amazing opportunity to have a warm and safe place for kids to go trick-or-treating.”

For the Co-op, this event was the perfect opportunity to bring families together for a free, fun, inclusive event, while also creating a greater sense of community.

“We originally noticed the idea through a school in B.C., then after some research dis covered it’s a hugely popular concept in the United States,” said Knourek.

“In very early 2022, we

Mount Snow is a mem ber of the Canada West Ski Areas Association, which has been working closely with the resort and about eight other affected ski hills to help them find replacement insurance.

“They’ve been offering absolutely amazing support helping us find insurance and get a group of ski hills together as CWSA members and brainstorming what we can do to control the insur ance cost,” said Bogue.

Mount Joy is located about 20 minutes south of Lloy dminster on Range Road 20, five kilometres south of Hwy. 619.

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Puss in Boots, Shrek, Donkey and Fiona were a crowd favourite during the Lloydminster and District Co-op’s first annual Trunk or Treat event.

Co-op gifting uplifts seniors

At least two of Santa’s elves work at The Olive Tree in Lloydminster.

It makes them feel so special, so honoured, so loved and part of the community.

One of them is out reach worker, Faye Wood, who is excited to deliver Christmas gifts to area seniors with the launch of this year’s Spread a Little Love program on Tuesday.

Nearly 900 local seniors will receive a Christmas gift this year through Lloydminster and District Co-op’s annual charity program, which started eight years ago.

“The program is amazing,” said Wood at the Co-op Marketplace kickoff event.

“I get to go out and talk to all our seniors in the community and ask them what we can buy them, and I get the blessing of also com ing to deliver those gifts back to them.”

Wood says the seniors love it.

“It makes them feel so special, so honoured, so loved and part of the

community,” she said.

Becky Schille, the executive director of The Olive Tree that partners with the Co-op and local health author ities to help run the pro gram, spoke about the role of the charity as another Santa helper.

“I think everyone wants to make a differ ence in the community. Sometimes we are not sure how to reach out or how to make a differ ence,” said Schille.

“So thankfully, the Lloydminster and Dis trict Co-op has put together this great pro gram where people can quite simply come down and get an orna ment and make a dif ference to someone in the community.”

Seniors’ names and

wishes are written on ornaments then placed on Christmas trees at Lloydminster and Dis trict Co-op’s grocery stores and gas bars for anyone to pick.

Among the wishes on the Co-op Marketplace tree, Gordon wants a calendar and taxi vouchers, Lillian is hop ing for puzzle books and a sun-catcher and Dale has his fingers crossed for cookies.

After the gift is pur chased, the customer can bring the gift back to a participating Lloyd Co-op location.

With the addition of five new senior’s housing complexes in 2021 – Padua Place,

Hallsholme, Southridge Manor, Fellowship Vil lage, and Knox Manor –Spread a Little Love this Christmas provides gifts to seniors residing in 19 unique locations across six communities.

Schille says for area seniors who receive gifts, it means someone is thinking about them.

“They went out of their way to buy you something that you wanted or needed. It’s just a reminder that you’re loved,” she said, adding the delivery part is the most fun.

“It’s kind of like being Santa Claus. You get to see their reactions. They’re so genuine and true; that’s the best part.”

Stay up-to-date on all City events at lloydminster.ca/events

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Mondays/Wednesdays | November 14 - December 14 | 9 am till noon ½ hour intervals | $47.30

Red Cross Swim Preschool is a 6-level stand-alone program for four-month to five-year-old children that allows swimmers to enter various levels based on age and ability.

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JR HIGH AFTER SCHOOL CO-ED VOLLEYBALL (GRADES 7-9)

Tuesdays, November 1, 15, 22 & 29

4-5:30 p.m. | $50

By popular demand, we’re offering recreational volleyball after school at the Servus Sports Centre for junior high students. Players will be randomly placed on teams and play games each week. This is a wonderful way to meet other players, have fun and stay active after school. All skill levels are welcome!

780-875-4529 Lloydminster.ca/SSC

YOUTH CO-ED BADMINTON CAMP AND TOURNAMENT (GRADES 6-9)

November 7-9 Grades 6-7 10 a.m. till noon | $75 Grades 8-9 12:30-2:30 p.m. | $75

School is out and badminton is in! Stay active during the November school break and have fun on the courts. This camp provides a coach-led opportunity to develop your game through interactive drills and team games. Put your skills to the test and compete for prizes in a tournament on Wednesday. All skill levels are welcome.

780-875-4529

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The Lloydminster and District kicked off its Spread a Little Love program for Christmas gifting to seniors on Tuesday. Pictured at the Co-op Marketplace launch with tree ornaments noting gifts from left: Kimberly Steier, Faye Wood and Becky Schille, who are all from The Olive Tree, and Co-op CEO, Peter Brown.

Stuff the Cruiser supports Salvation Army

hoping to get some more. We’ve had some monetary donations come in as well, as we brought one of our kettle stands, and that’s been going really well, too.”

Jennings and his wife have been looking after community ministries at the local Salvation Army for three years, and throughout that time, Jennings has seen an increase in demand.

“This is going to be a great help; it’s been a busy year for us and the demand has increased for us,” he said.

bank is handing out 50-60 food hampers to families as well as 20-25 hampers to seniors who are struggling.

those in need.”

TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR

Emergency lights were visible at the Real Canadian Superstore for most of last Thurs day afternoon, but fear not as this was no crime spree, just the commu nity coming together to support those in need.

Members of the Lloy dminster RCMP, in partnership with the local Salvation Army

Food Bank, were set up at Superstore from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday for the communities’ annual Stuff the Cruiser campaign.

A tradition in the Bor der City since roughly 2015, Stuff the Cruiser is a pre-Christmas event geared to filling the shelves at the food bank while also bring ing in monetary dona tions through the Salva

tion Army’s annual ket tle campaign.

Const. Flynn and Const. Davidge of the Lloydminster RCMP joined Maj. Bond Jen nings, pastor at the local Salvation Army Church, for a day of community involve ment and collection.

“Today’s going well,” said Jennings. “We’ve got a full cruiser by the looks of it and we’re

“To date, 150 new people have come to us looking for assistance. Last year we prepared 500 Christmas ham pers, this year I’m pre paring 650 to make sure those additional 150 people get what they need. With the demand we’re seeing, as fast as food comes in, it liter ally goes out the door again.”

Jennings explained every week, the food

“We do our regular hampers once every six weeks for families in need,” he said. “Another thing that’s changed is our food supply chain. We’ve had to change how often we can have people come to us for assistance because of supply, which is not something we wanted to do, but with the demand and resources we have, we’ve had to change things.

“The need is there, but the support peo ple are giving us is also great. The people, orga nizations and local busi nesses that make up the community of Lloyd minster, their support is fantastic and we cer tainly appreciate how they can trust us with their monetary and food donations, which are going back into the community to support

Jennings also explained the food bank provides more than just food hampers to families and seniors in need and runs programs through the local schools.

“We do several dif ferent programs with regards to the food piece,” he said.

“We assist the pub lic schools with what we call a ‘Kids’Kit.’ Teach ers in the schools have identified children that may go home on the weekend and may not, for whatever reason, be eating properly.

“Every week, right now, it’s roughly 155 kids’ kits to the schools per week, and those come at a cost of about $21 per bag. We run that program for 37 weeks of the year and value it at about $128,000.”

The Lloydminster Sal vation Army is located at 2302 53 Ave, Lloydmin ster and can be reached at 780-875-9166.

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Const. Melanie Flynn of the Lloydminster RCMP joined Major Bond Jennings from the Lloyd minster Salvation Army Food Bank on Thursday for the annual Stuff the Cruise event, which brings in monetary and non-perishable food donations for the food bank.

Alberta harvest beats five-year average

About 94 per cent of hard red spring wheat and 78 per cent of durum wheat are grading in the top two grades.

Approximately 34 per cent of barley is eligible for malt and 54 per cent is grading as No. 1 feed. The report notes soil moisture reserves have declined due to dry con ditions in late summer and fall.

GEOFF LEE WRITER

For Alberta

but

The province’s final

2022

growing season reflects significantly higher yields – about 10 per cent above the five-year average.

Overall, the quality of hard red spring wheat, canola and dry peas was above their five-year averages, while durum wheat and oats were lower.

Quality for malt and feed barley was on par with the five-year average.

Due to favour able conditions, farm

ers across the prov ince were two to three weeks ahead in harvest progress for the second straight year.

“Alberta’s produc ers have faced a num ber of challenges over the years, but through their hard work and dedication, continue to show the immense value of the agriculture sector and the contri butions this industry makes to our economy and communities,” said Nate Horner, Min

ister of Agriculture and Irrigation.

The south region had the highest yields at 18 per cent above the fiveyear average, followed by the Peace region, where yields were 12 per cent above the average.

Dryland yields for the central and northeast regions were estimated at nine and eight per cent above the five-year averages. For the Peace region, yields are esti mated to be six per cent above the average.

As of the Oct. 11, sur face soil moisture was rated as 40 per cent poor, 32 per cent fair, 27 per cent good and one per cent excellent.

However, it is antic ipated that soil mois ture reserves and sur face water supplies will build up to an accept able level before the 2023 growing season.

Meanwhile, the Agri culture Financial Ser vices Corporation con tinues to provide muchneeded business risk management tools to producers facing adverse conditions.

Rotarians hear from local outfitter/TV host

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Hunter guide and host Rob Dunham spoke about his Dunham’s Adventure Company at the Rotary Club of Lloydminster Monday luncheon. He talked about his global hunting tours noting the Cape Buffalo as the prized big game animal in Africa among hunters. He also has a few TV shows to market his company and expertise.

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Colin, a true buddy to local journalists

EDITOR Taylor Weaver

Receiving a text message at 7:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morn ing from the Source’s market ing manager, Deanna, is pretty rare for me, but last week, I was informed Colin Budd, one of the original editors of the Lloydmin ster Source dating back to 2005, had passed away in hospital.

I was told Colin went to emerge last Tuesday evening with chest pains and trouble breathing.

When his name was called to be seen after having to wait for quite some time, Colin collasped and doctors were unable to revive him. He was 40 years old.

I never worked directly with Colin at the paper. He had moved on to the communica tions side of the media world when I made the switch to the editor’s chair in 2016.

Source reporter Geoff Lee did work with him briefly in Octo ber 2015 and remembers him as a fun, easy going guy with a good sense of humour.

I did, however, have the priv ilage of working with him as journalists do with communica tions reps.

As the new editor in town, Colin was always helpful in pro viding ideas for stories and con tacts for people throughout the city, and despite the fact he didn’t work for the paper any more, he still had a geniune love of print media and providing the community with the best product possible.

Colin was always somewhat of a mentor for me out here, which says a lot as I never worked directly with him.

Not only was Colin passion ate about his profession and his community, he was also a family man.

Colin and his partner, Katie,

share a four-year-old daugh ter, Olivia. Katie is also expect ing their second child in March; I cannot imagine what she is cur rently going through.

While financial support will never ease the pain of losing someone so special, it was the wish of community members to support Katie, Olivia and the new baby to come. A gofundme page has been set up in Colin’s name to do just that, and it can be found by searching his name on the gofundme webpage.

There is also a trust being set up at Synergy Credit Union in Katie’s name if you wish to donate there.

Opinion

Leeway from Lloyd: Shock: It will be cold this winter!!

tation and snowfall for southern parts of B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.

Snowfall for our area is expected to be nor mal, however; so score one for us.

will really begin to take hold during the latter half of November and continue right through the balance of the year. No kidding?

Christmas/Boxing Day holiday. Gee, thanks Grinch!

STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

Do you like your win ters cold, hot or mild?

Thanks to different forecasts on the Inter net, you can almost pick your preference as if it’s real, sort of like a gener alized horoscope.

However, you can’t fool Mother Nature, so I recommend selecting cold and acting accord ingly since winter is sup posed to be cold. That’s

why it’s called winter.

The weather network is certainly dialled into predicting a cold winter for us prairie folks.

They say across West ern Canada, frigid tem peratures will out-duel any periods of milder weather. Thanks for sharing!

Their forecast also notes, a La Niña weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean will continue to support an active storm track across south ern Canada, leading to above-normal precipi

For Alberta, specifi cally, frigid winter is expected across the province. The weather network goes on to state while a few peri ods of milder weather are expected, there is a heightened risk for extended periods of severe cold, as well as for blizzard conditions as Arctic air plunges south across our region.

It’s a similar story for Saskatchewan and Man itoba, with the predic tion for a classic cold winter using some of the same words.

Cold is also the word from the Farmers’ Alma nac. They forecast cold

Bitter cold tempera tures will become prev alent over much of the west in time for the

Even the classic 2023 Old Farmer’s Almanac is calling on cold to hit home soon.

They’re saying by midto-late November icebox conditions will arrive in

many parts of Canada, namely us. For example, they predict in Janu ary, temperatures on the Prairies will average 7°C below normal.

So much for global warming. I guess that only happens in the summer in these parts!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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

Playschool Pre-registration

Southridge Play school & Kindergym has opened up their registration for the fall 2022-2023 classes.

They offer one day a week for three-yearolds and one or two days a week for four and five-year-olds. They have also qualified for the Affordability Grant!

To place an event, email taylor@meridiansource.ca or fax 306-825-5147

For more information please call Mrs. P at 780-872-9523.

Bring Your Own Vinyl Nights

Have some old

records lying around?

The 4th Meridian Brew ing Company, located at Unit 6 2626 50 Ave., is hosting Bring Your Own Vinyl nights every Tues day during regular busi ness hours, 4-9 p.m.

Bingo at the Moose

The Moose Lodge, located at 5213-57 Street, Lloydminster, hosts bingo nights every Monday and Wednes day. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m. The Moose also hosts crib tournaments every second Sunday of the month. Start time is 10 a.m. The cost to play is $10 and lunch is $12.

Square Dancing Introduction

An intro to square dancing will be held at the Bioclean Aquatic Centre from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from Oct. 5 to May 31, 2023. Walk to the beat of music by following simple instructions from the caller. The first evening is free! Visit us online at squaredancelloyd.ca for details.

Kaiser Tourney

The Legacy Centre is hosting a Kaiser tour nament today! Play begins at 10 a.m. and the cost to play is $10. Lunch is available for $12. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more information.

Legacy Supper/Dance

The Legacy Centre is hosting a supper/ dance on Nov. 4. Doors open and dancin’ at 5 p.m., supper is served at 6 p.m. Dance the eve

ning away to the tunes of “PST” from St. Wal burg. Cost is $25/per son. Tickets MUST be purchased or reserved by noon on Thursday, Nov. 3. All members and guests welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more information.

Spades Tourney

The Legacy Centre is hosting a Spades tour nament on Nov. 17. Play begins at 10 a.m. and costs $10/person. Lunch is available for $12. Everyone welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more information.

Cribbage Doubles Tourney

The Legacy Centre is hosting a Cribbage dou bles tournament on Nov. 24. Play begins at 10 a.m. and costs $10/per son. Lunch is available for $12. Everyone wel come! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more information.

Jamboree/Dance

The Legacy Cen tre is hosting a jambo ree/dance on Nov. 25. Doors open and dancin’ at 5 p.m., supper will be served at 6 p.m., then the jam begins. All interested musicians should call Bonnie at 780-808-4034, all other inquiries call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584.

Kitscoty Fall Supper

Kitscoty Commu nity United Church Fall Supper is being held on Nov. 6 at the Kitscoty Hall from 4:30-7 p.m. Come out and enjoy a turkey supper. Adults$17, 6-12 years- $8,

under 6- free.

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Time & Talent Fundraiser Auction

Grace United Church is hosting a Time & Tal ent Fundraiser Auction on Nov. 16 at the church hall. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Come for some great food, great fun and great fellowship. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased at the church office until Nov. 16.

Legacy Christmas Trip

Sign up now! The Legacy Centre is host ing its “3-day Christ mas trip” from Nov. 18-20 this year. The trip includes two din ner threatre produc tions (Rosebud & Stage West), the Spruce meadows Interna tional Christmas Mar ket, 3-day transporta tion by bus, two nights hotel accommodations and two breakfasts, plus a group supper. A $200/person deposit must be made to get your name on the list. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more details.

Christmas Cribbage Tourney

The Christmas Crib bage Tournament at Hillmond Hall is being held on Nov. 27 starting at 11 a.m. A Christmas meal will be served at noon. The cost to play is $10 and lunch is $12. Come join for some fes tive fun!

If you have some thing you’d like to see in our community cal endar, please email the listing to taylor@ meridiansource.ca

Have a roaring time at the RSM!

MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

It’s back! Dinovem ber returns as the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) roars to life this November.

Home of Scotty, the world’s largest Tyran nosaurus rex, dinosaur lovers of all ages will be visiting the CN T.rex Gallery and taking part in exciting activities and programs, includ ing Dino Storytime and Dino Saturdays.

“Dinovember is an excellent time to check out The Royal Sas katchewan Museums’ immersive displays, exhibits and program ming,” said Parks, Cul ture and Sport Minister Laura Ross.

“The Museum offers an important look at our shared past, and many exciting fossil finds from right here in Saskatchewan.”

Here’s a quick look at what’s happening.

- Throughout Dino vember, visitors are encouraged to wear their best dinosaur gear

to the museum and be entered in a prize draw.

- Pick up a Dinovem ber interactive activity guide at the front desk and go dinosaur hunting.

- Stroll through the museum to find dino saurs throughout our galleries and, with the Augmented Real ity link in the guide, you can create a lifesize, fleshed-out T. rex on your smartphone to bring Scotty to life.

- On Dino Saturdays, there is drop-in fam ily programming in the SaskTel Be Kind Online

Learning Lab, including a Gallery Hunt.

- School’s Out - Dino vember Day is being celebrated on Mon day, Nov. 14, with dropin family program ming, Gallery Hunt and a chance to meet the RSM’s baby dinosaurs.

- Guests can also visit the new Home Gal lery along with all the other galleries and the museum shop.

More information on Dinovember activi ties and programming is available on the RSM website.

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Ecoplast shrunk the house!

a hard time visualiz ing what it’s like to live in a house made from our material,” said Eco plast’s public relations manager Rikkea Rogers.

We thought we would make a house and let people get a feel for it and see that it’s just a normal traditional build.

“So, we thought we would make a house and let people get a feel for it and see that it’s just a normal tradi tional build.”

Smith, owner of Daines and Daubney from Wainwright.

Rogers says tiny homes are growing in popularity mostly for those interested in sus tainable living.

Ecoplast is also in the process of assembling a duplex project on the Saskatchewan side of Lloydminster and assembled one duplex on-site in just two days.

The two-building duplex project will house four families and is repurposing more than 1 million plastic bottles.

GEOFF LEE WRITER

What better way to market home build ing using thousands of

recycled plastic bottles than with a tiny house to show how it’s done on an understandable scale?

Ecoplast Solutions is hosting an open house at its shop at 4604 62 Ave. in Lloydminster on Nov. 3 from 4 -7 p.m.

for prospective builders and buyers to view and explore a liveable tiny house.

“Everyone is having

The tiny home on dis play is 497 sq. ft. and is made from about 350,144 recycled plas tic bottles. The home has one bedroom, bath room, kitchen and liv ing space.

It is for sale and can be bought with all the staging done by Dana

In addition, the com pany is putting the fin ishing touches on a nor mal-looking high-end home in Millet, Alberta, with panels made from 1.2 million empty water bottles.

Ecoplast is also in news lately as the recent recipient of the Integrity Award pre sented by the Lloyd minster Chamber of Commerce.

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Ecoplast Solutions is holding a tiny house open house at its site at 4604 62 Ave. from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday to explain the use of structural panels from recycled plastic bottles. Pictured are Dana Smith, left owner of Daines and Daubney from Wainwright who staged the interior; Katlyn Wilkinson, Ecoplast design draftsman; Jean-Marc d’Entremont, Ecoplast managing partner) out side the 497 sq. ft. house built from 350,144 recycled plastic bottles.

Make the most with hidden treasures

where I first heard of his unusual hobby. Let me tell you about it.

His story began, as many stories do, out side a grocery store on Christmas Eve with the discovery of an English cucumber.

I’m joking. I’ve never heard of a story that began with the sight ing of a cucumber in a parking lot, particularly the night before a major holiday.

“Daddy wins!” said Darin with a broad grin as he carried these objects into his garage.

To name only a few items, he’s found crutches, a trailer jack, fence posts, a wheel chair, several gar bage cans, a length of 84-inch PVC pipe, and most recently a 16-foot

2x4 lying in the mid dle of the Yellowhead Highway.

With pride, Darin was quoted as saying, “Only need about 49 more and I can build a shed.”

His wife reports when Darin makes a find, he feels it’s a great day to be alive. And, his excitement is catching.

Why, Ronda admitted to me that—while alone in the car—of her own volition, she pulled over to examine the contents of an old barrel that had blown across the road.

Sadly, all it contained were leaves but, it could have been great!

Are you the sort of person that likes garage sales? Auctions? Flea markets? Do you hunt for bargains in the cutprice bin at the grocery store, or only buy items when they’re on sale? If you said yes to any of the above, then per haps you also scan the highways and byways

for stuff that acciden tally falls from the back of a truck or is other wise discarded and lost.

I know a man who does just that. His name is Darin Poroch navy and he is—a Mas ter Finder.

According to his lovely wife, Ronda, Darin’s mantra could be, cheap is good. Free is better. She often shares photographic evidence of Darin’s lat est treasures. This is

However, it was when Ronda started noticing the joy Darin got from finding treasures.

He went on to spy a 25-foot, 3-prong exten sion cord, a work ing theatre popcorn machine, and the heavy equipment necessary to cut keys.

These were picked up and faithfully stored away along with a plethora of other inter esting items such as a Ski-Doo helmet, a mas sive tarpaulin worth $75, and enough under lay to carpet a house.

Darin Porochnavy. Photo courtesy of Helen Toews

PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

Province rolls out Saskatchewan First Act

On Tuesday, the pro vincial government introduced The Sas katchewan First Act to confirm Saskatchewan’s autonomy and exclusive jurisdiction over its nat ural resources.

“This historic leg islation will help pro tect our economic growth and prosper ity from intrusive federal policies that encroach upon our leg islative sovereignty,” said Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre.

“It is time to draw the line and assert our con stitutional rights.”

The Act amends the Constitution of Sas katchewan to clearly confirm Saskatchewan’s sovereign autonomy and asserts Saskatche wan’s exclusive legisla tive jurisdiction under the Constitution of Can ada over a number of areas, including:

- the exploration for non-renewable natural resources;

- the development, conservation and man agement of non-renew able natural and for estry resources; and, - the operation of sites and facilities for

the generation and pro duction of electrical energy.

“A strong Saskatch ewan means a strong Canada,” Eyre said.

This historic legislation will help protect our economic growth and prosperity from intrusive federal policies that encroach upon our legislative sovereignty.

“This legislation asserts that the con stitutional doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity applies to exclusive provincial legislative jurisdiction the same way it applies to exclusive federal jurisdiction.”

This Act will also cre ate an Economic Impact Assessment Tribunal that will define, quan tify, and report on the economic repercussions of federal initiatives on provincial investment and Saskatchewan proj ects, businesses and people.

MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Debunking myths circling winter tires

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We know there are many myths out there about winter driving, and they might put you in a tricky situation with the weather turn ing cold. Here are some misconceptions it’s important to clear up: I have all-season tires – I don’t need to waste my money on winter tires

If you frequently face snow, ice or the tem perature is consistently near freezing, your tires need the extra grip of winter tires for turning, braking, and accelerat ing. This is true even if

you have four-wheel or all-wheel drive.

Winter tires have specific tread designs and are made from a specific rubber com pound, which combine to provide better grip, traction and braking in extreme weather such as wet roads, snow, slush and ice.

I can just drive slower in the winter and be aware of my surroundings

It’s always good to slow down in winter and watch your sur roundings, the weather, traffic patterns and road conditions. How ever, this is not a sub

stitute for winter tires.

Tires make a difference if you need to brake or steer to avoid a colli sion because they’re the only part of your car in contact with the road.

Under-inflating your tires will result in bet ter traction

You should never under-inflate your win ter tires. Not only will this degrade grip and stability, but it can also damage your tires. You should check your tire pressure before hitting the road this winter for optimal grip, longevity and mileage or battery range.

I don’t need winter

tires if the road is clear

Some people think that winter tires are only needed when the road is covered with snow or ice but forget that winter tires are also needed when the temperature is low and road surfaces are clear.

I only need two win ter tires

“This is a terrible myth and one that shouldn’t be followed,” said Russell Shep herd, technical com munications director at Michelin.

“For maximum con

trol of your vehicle in cold weather condi tions, having four tires of the same size, tread depth and design, and inflation pressure is critical to ensure a vehicle maintains its highest level of stabil ity and control.”

PRAIRIE WOOL FROM PAGE 15

Clearly, there are countless benefits to anyone possessing this super-finding power.

Yet Darin doesn’t keep this bounty for himself. If he can’t use the items, he shares the wealth by giving things

away to those who can use them or to folks who are in need.

For instance, the bucket of deep-fried chicken he found by the side of the road was awarded to a pack of hungry cats. (That may or may not be the best

example, but you have to admit it’s interesting).

However, of all the tales I’ve heard, the best was of a pair of ladies’ spectacles found in a back alley near his home.

After a cursory polish, he tried them on. Lo

and behold they were his exact prescription! Can you beat that?

Despite Ronda’s belief that he now bears an eerie resemblance to

Mrs. Beasley, a bespec tacled doll created in the late 60s, Darin wears the glasses every day.

I’d have to say, those

are some great trea sures.

Find Helen online at helentoews.com for more short stories and books.

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Student ag scholarship accepting applications

Applications are now

being accepted for the 2023 Saskatchewan Agriculture Student

Scholarship Program.

“The agriculture industry is full of

opportunity for the next generation of stu dents,” said Saskatche wan Agriculture Minis ter David Marit.

“This scholarship is an investment in the bright minds of our province and ensures the sustainability of the sector.”

This year’s theme is ‘farming and the envi ronment.’ Applicants of the scholarship are encouraged to explore the idea of environmen tal sustainability within farming and the impor

tance of public percep tion of modern farming practices.

Applicants should focus on progressive environmental prac tices conducted by pro ducers and the impor tance of relaying that message to the public to enhance trust in the industry.

Students are invited to submit a creative three-minute video or 1,000-word essay dis cussing farming and the environment.

Scholarships will be

awarded to students in Grade 12 and/or recent graduates enter ing agriculture-related post-secondary studies in 2023.

One winning schol arship of $4,000 and three runner-up schol arships of $2,000 will be awarded.

The deadline for applications is March 1, 2023. For more infor mation on the Saskatch ewan Agriculture Stu dent Scholarship Pro gram, visit saskatche wan.ca/ag-scholarship.

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Just a quarter of land

I thought I would start this week’s column with an enduring Irish blessing: May you always have walls for the winds, A roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, Laughter to cheer you, those you love near you,

And all your heart might desire.

I was doing some discing this fall on some land we are pre paring to seed down to alfalfa and got to think ing about the different times in my life I had spent on this particular 160 acres.

My first memory was picking roots, silently cursing the hot and dry late April conditions, with the light loam soil blowing in my face.

I think I was about eight or nine years of age, old enough to walk

ahead of the tractor and front-end loader dad was driving with my brother and me throw ing in the pesky rem nants of the poplar trees piled by a Caterpillar dozer the winter before and freshly disced by a Rome plow.

Fast forward five years and here I was once again but this time on a 10-bale stooker riding behind a New Holland baler.

It was early Octo ber, and as the weather was cooler, it made the job almost enjoyable as there was a sense of accomplishment each time my foot released the pyramid stack of oat straw to be picked up later.

The next fall, almost of legal age to be a driver, I was truck ing wheat from two combines, one a selfpropelled owned by a neighbour.

This gentleman was not known for his patience, so when he

wheeled in to unload directly into our twoton truck while the box was still elevated in front of the auger, he put at least twenty bushels on the ground over the end gate before realizing how inadvis able that was.

So, he quickly wheeled off leaving me to shovel the pile by hand into the auger.

Several years later again it was late Octo ber and I had come home for the weekend from my job in Alberta to help finish harvest.

This time it was me on the open station tractor and pull-type combine about two hours after sunset, and blacker than … well you know … really dark!

The lights really weren’t that great and as I was trying to clean up one corner of the south field it took me several minutes to find the remaining swaths.

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The Battle of Vimy Ridge

France and Flanders (1920) when discuss ing this battle.

He believed of all the battles engaged by the Canadian Corps; this was the most intense battle due to its sheer brutality.

The attack was aimed at cutting off the ene my’s observation post of the valleys running southwest from the ridge.

At the same time, it would provide a bene ficial commanding view of the plains.

unit carefully moved into place for the wellorganized barrage at dawn.

Silence prevailed amongst the men as they searched for the disguised tunnel entrances which had been previously dug by engineers to ensure the undoing of the enemy.

This tunnel system ran into and up the ridge.

They waited patiently for zero-hour to strike.

have assumed with the inclement weather the Canadian Corps would postpone their plans and they weren’t pre pared for the barrage which opened at dawn.

The Corps drove with the storm in front of them. Firing regularly, a gun was stationed every 25 yards on the Bosche front.

The enemy was sent scattering as the Corps relentlessly pushed forward.

“Pimple” within those first 24 hours.

Vimy and Petit Vimy belonged to the Corps by nightfall; Hill 145 fell on Tuesday.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge ran from Monday at dawn until midnight on Friday.

The Canadian Corps trudged through the snow, were weighed down with mud and endured sniper attacks as well as hand-to-hand combat.

tions that framed it.”

“The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought and won with an artistic finality strikingly in key with the natural condi

This was the intro ductory sentence of the late Sergeant Ralf Frederic Lardy Sheldon-Williams in the 10th Canadian Machine-Gun Com pany from the book, The Canadian Front in

The Canadian Corps, along with a British Bri gade, were delegated to the front line.

“The objectives included the whole of the high ground of the ridge and were deepest on the right.”

Easter Sunday (1917) arrived with bright and sunny skies as unit after

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The damp tun nels were so efficiently marked on the walls that any delays in find ing their way through were minimal.

Lit by candlelight the men made friends with others whom they had never met before and who they would most likely never see alive again.

On the morning of Easter Monday, the weather turned to snow and rain.

The enemy may

The ground at the crest of the ridge was riddled with holes from the bombardment of shells.

Strong points which were consid ered impregnable did not withstand their advances.

Wave after wave of infantry and machine guns continued to do the job at hand.

The whole of the ridge had been captured with the exception of a por tion of Hill 145 and the

It was considered the most decisive engage ment of the First World War bringing a major victory on the battle field. Bringing together all four Canadian divi sions; it also came with a high cost of lost lives and many were wounded.

This military achieve ment showed how devoted the Canadian men were on the battle field; their heroic sac rifices should never be forgotten.

WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

Canadian National Vimy Ridge Memorial in France File Photo

Three arrested, 178 grams of cocaine seized in Melfort area

MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

In May 2022, Sas katchewan RCMP’s Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team (CRT) began investigating an illicit drug trafficking operation in Melfort and surrounding area.

This in-depth inves tigation continued through the summer and into the fall. CRT officers used special ized advanced tactics, including surveillance and judicially-autho rized tracking, to gather evidence.

As a result of the evi dence-gathering, CRT officers obtained war rants to enter and search a number of properties in the Mel fort and Kinistino area.

On Oct. 20, officers searched three resi dences, a storage unit and three vehicles.

Officers located and seized 178 grams of cocaine, 15 grams of methamphetamine, a sum of cash and three non-restricted fire arms, which investiga tion determined were possessed without a license.

Officers have charged three individuals arrested during the exe cution of these search warrants.

David Barks, 39, from Melfort, Sask. is charged with: - two counts, posses sion for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine and methamphetamine), Section 5(2), Con

trolled Drugs and Sub stances Act; - one count, posses sion of the proceeds of crime, Section 354(1) (a), Criminal Code; and - one count, posses sion of firearm without a license, Section 91(1), Criminal Code.

(Information #90479229, 90479231)

Grant Day, 44, from Melfort, Sask and Tanis Michel, 24, from Kinis tino, Sask are each charged with one count, possession for the pur pose of trafficking (cocaine), Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Infor mation 90479230, 90479228).

All three accused are scheduled to appear in Melfort Provincial Court on Dec. 12.

“Our CRT officers worked very metic ulously over several months on this in-depth investigation, which ultimately resulted in three individuals being charged and a signifi cant amount of cocaine and methamphet amine removed from the streets,” said Supt. Glenn Church, officer in charge of Saskatchewan RCMP’s Saskatchewan Enforcement Response

Team (SERT).

“Their investiga tion determined these illicit drugs were being trafficked to multiple communities, includ ing Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Melfort, Star City, Tisdale, Kinistino and Pleasantdale. All of these communities are safer because of this drug seizure and the dismantlement of this trafficking operation.”

The Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Team (SERT) con sists of Saskatchewan RCMP’s Crime Reduc tion Team (CRT) and Warrant Enforcement Suppression Team (WEST), as well as the Saskatchewan Traf ficking Response Team (STRT).

SERT will help the Saskatchewan RCMP continue to fulfil its mandate as the prov ince’s police force –keeping our communi ties safe.

Saskatchewan RCMP’s Melfort detachment, Warrant Enforcement Suppression Team and Traffic Services, as well as the Financial Trans actions and Reports Analysis Centre of Can ada (FINTRAC) assisted in this investigation.

MIDWEST MIN. FROM

I didn’t tell dad I had momentarily gotten lost on our own land.

Late the next after noon the harvest was finally complete; thank goodness, as no amount of clothes will keep you warm when the wind feels like it is coming off a glacier.

Just as we were wrap ping up, a couple of friends of my father’s dropped in to see if they needed to bring their combines over, and

he surprised us all by pulling a bottle of pear brandy and a bunch of plastic cups out from behind the seat of the grain truck.

He took the cap, threw it out into the stubble, and said “Boys, it is time to get warm!”

When mom and dad retired from farming, they gave the land to my brother and me.

I eventually bought my brother out, and subsequently put one of our oldest sons on title

with my wife and me to ensure it will stay in the family for at least one more generation.

It’s been good to us, and we will do our best to be good to it.

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 arti cle are welcome either by emailing vernmc clelland@remax.net or calling 306-821-0611.

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College Park V-ball girls double up

GEOFF LEE WRITER

College Park junior girls’ volleyball coach

Cory Gratton continues to bounce up and down with joy following the team’s Northwest Dis

trict championship and league title.

The girls won the dis trict in Meadow Lake on Saturday and the city league title con tested at College Park the previous week over Holy Rosary and Bishop Lloyd to qualify for the district.

“Last year, we didn’t win the league and get to go to districts, so it was a nice finish for a number of our girls who were finally able to par ticipate in those and win,” said Gratton.

College Park beat Bishop Lloyd in the finals, a team they played at least six times by Gratton’s count.

“We always man aged to kind of split with them—we’d win, they’d win—it kind of went back and forth,” he said.

Bishop Lloyd was the runner-up in the dis trict with Holy Rosary in third.

The district champi onship capped off an incredible season for the College Park girls

with 34 wins and five losses including a string of 18 wins in a row, los ing only two sets.

“That was quite an accomplishment too. Having an 18-game win ning streak is not easy to do,” said Gratton.

“All of the teams in the leagues were much stronger than last year and the skill level has certainly improved among Grades 7-9.”

Gratton noted Col lege Park doesn’t have a boys’ volleyball team

this year, but the top team was Bishop Lloyd who defeated Holy Rosary.

The club season for boys and girls teams will kick off at the end of November and run until the end of April.

Tough weekend for Inland Steel Bobcats

MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

Currently sitting fourth in the Alberta Elite Hockey League north division, the U18 AAA Lloydmin ster Inland Steel Bob cats had a tough week end with back-to-back losses, but the season is still young and there’s lots of hockey left to be played.

The ‘Cats suffered a 7-1 loss on the road

to the St. Albert Nek tar Raiders on Oct. 29 before hosting the Sher wood Park Ennis Kings at the Servus Sports Centre on Sunday. The Kings beat the ‘Cats 5-1.

Looking at Novem ber, the Bobcats have a seven-game road stretch before returning to the Civic Centre on Nov. 27 when they host the Fort Saskatchewan Strike Group Rangers at 5:15 p.m.

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The College Park Jr. girls’ volleyball team won the district championship in Meadow Lake on Satur day. Back row left to right: coach Cory Gratton, Coach Courtney Kindrat, Haylee Willis, Jada Mar tens, Mia McGuire, Lexi Orbeck, Mia Brooks, Cody Gratton, Dalyn Steinhauer, Kalli Kuntz, coach Cerissa Steinhauer. Kneeling, Kaitlyn Cunningham; Lying down, Chloe Minish and London Guy.

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Natural gas rates remain stable for November

(ATCO Gas North and ATCO Gas South, as served by Direct Energy Regulated Services or Apex Utilities) exceed $6.50 per gigajoule, the government will pro vide rebates to all eligi ble consumers covering the difference.

For example, if the highest regulated rate is $7.50, eligible consum ers would get a rebate of $1 for every gigajoule used in that month.

month and do not fluctuate. Rates are approved by the Alberta Utilities Commission and not determined by the government.

The rebate will appear as an individual line item on the natu ral gas portion of the bill under “GOA Utility Commodity Rebate.”

As natural gas prices remain stable, Alberta’s rebate program stands ready to protect families and businesses.

In Budget 2022, the Alberta government introduced a natural gas rebate program should rates exceed $6.50 per gigajoule from October through March 2023.

As November’s high est monthly default, natural gas rate will be

$5.641 per gigajoule, the rebate will not be triggered.

The rebate program is ready and in place to support families and businesses should natu ral gas prices spike this winter.

Combined with the electricity rebate and the provincial fuel tax relief program, Alber tans are receiving more than $2 billion in sup port to help with the cost of living.

How the rebate works

In order to protect Albertans from nat ural gas price spikes this coming winter, the rebate program will operate until March 31, 2023.

The exact rebate amount that Albertans will receive depends on the default natural gas rate each month.

Should the monthly default natural gas rate from any of the regu lated utility providers

More than 1.6 mil lion Albertans will be eligible for the rebate, including consumers connected to the natu ral gas distribution sys tem and those not con nected to the natural gas distribution system but using natural gas, propane, kerosene or heating oil for heating purposes.

More details on eli gibility can be found in the affordability programs section on alberta.ca.

In Alberta, the default regulated rates are set for the entire

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OCTOBER 16, 2022

Jeanne Yvonne Harbin of Lloydminster, Alberta passed away peacefully on October 16, 2022 at the age of 96 years. Jeanne was born in Lashburn, SK on November 2, 1925. She was the only girl in the family, with 2 older brothers, Vernon & Donnie & a younger brother Gordon. She attended Tyrone country school south of Lashburn traveling each day by horse & buggy. After grade 11 she went to Saskatoon & took a Stenography course. She had beautiful handwriting & at 95 years she received 1st prize for her writing in the senior’s class at Paradise Valley fair.

Jeanne is survived by: her son, Clifford & wife, Lynda of Rivercourse, AB; daughter, Diane & husband, Ian McMor ran of Victoria, BC; brother, Vernon Marlatt of Lloydmin ster, AB, grandchildren: Kari (Harbin) and husband Jayme Nelson, of Rivercourse and their sons, Josiah, Samuel, and Micah; Bruce and Joni Harbin, of Lloydminster and their children, Ethan and Bree Harbin; Lana (Harbin) and husband, Greg Hynd of Sydney, Australia and their sons, Jackson and Joshua; Quinn and Kathryn McMorran, of Comox, BC and their children, Declan and Alexa; and Kyle and Andrea McMorran, of Victoria, BC and their children, Matt and Lauren.

Jeanne was predeceased by Walter, her husband of 73 years, who passed away in 2018 as well as her parents, Clifford & Eileen Marlatt and brothers, Don Marlatt &

Gordon Marlatt.

On July 10, 1945, Jeanne married Joseph Walter Harbin of Tangleflags, SK. They farmed near Tangleflags until 1952 when they moved south of Lloydminster to farm at their Mount Joy location. Jeanne was an extremely capable farm wife. She raised chickens, sold eggs, had a huge vegetable garden and ran farm equipment. One of her young neighbours called her “Super Grams"! She had a huge raspberry patch that supplied many of her family & friends. They never ran out of raspberry jam! She loved flowers & her green thumb was evident in her house & in her yard. Her hanging baskets of begonias were 2nd to none!

She was fast & precise at anything she did - cleaning, weeding, mending or sewing. She made blankets, quilts, & crocheted afghans for everyone in the family. All quilting was done by hand using her grandmother's quilt frame. She taught drapery courses for several years & sewed drapes for homes for miles around. Her mother often said "make your hands fly" & Jeanne had learned her lesson well!

Jeanne was very athletic. She grew up playing ball. She was a top bowler well into her 80's, enjoyed golfing at 90 & earlier had even got a hole in one at the Kitscoty Golf Course!

Mount Joy held a special place in her heart. She worked many hours in the concession booth & was very touched at the 50th anniversary of Mt. Joy when one of the ski runs was named "Harbin Way".

She valued family above all & was always ready to lend a helping hand Donations may be made to the Paradise Valley Fire Department or charity of choice.

A Celebration of Life was held on November 2, 2022 at the Paradise Valley Church of God in Paradise Valley, AB

A family Interment was held prior to the service at Golden Valley cemetery.

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