Meridian Source - October 27, 2022

Awards shock and awe recipients

prise that somebody had nominated us.”

Stephen Newman, the founder and coowner of T Bar 1 Trans port with his two sons should have a bought lottery ticket last week.

His company was the luckiest business at this year’s Excellence in Business Awards with the Employer of the Year and Business of the Year honours from the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce.

“I would say it’s our employees that make us what we are. If you don’t have good employ ees you don’t go very far. So thank you,” said Newman with his initial Employer of the Year Award in hand at the WLS Convention Centre event last Thursday.

T Bar 1 was also picked from all of the nominated businesses for the top Business of the Year honour, which completely caught New man off guard.

“I had no idea. It was just a big surprise –never had any idea were in there at all,” said Newman.

“Even coming here tonight, it was a big sur

T Bar 1 provides 24-hour transportation specializing in oversized loads, oilfield transport and commercial truck ing services.

“We’re in the oilfield. We have picker trucks and tank movers and stuff like that,” said Newman.

He started the busi ness 20 years ago and reports they are busy lately.

“The last five years have been not so good, but this year we’ve been doing very well,” he said.

Receiving the Down town Business of the Year Award also came as a shock to Dawn Interiors & Fashions owner, Dawn Hames.

“I am surprised and happy and deeply humbled,” she told the audience.

“I have a small staff, but they are an amaz ing bunch of people that I am fortunate to work with.”

She also said she has the best customers who supported her through COVID and who are helping to put the

downtown back on the map with new events.

“We did a bunch of block parties in the summer and we had live music and vendors,” said Hames.

“Come this year downtown and explore all these beautiful her itage buildings and amazing small entrepre neur businesses that are all jewels.”

Brothers Tyson and Jacob Mohrbutter who are the top executives at L&L Oilfield Construc tion also didn’t come with an acceptance speech in hand for the Diversity Award.

“I honestly didn’t think we’d be stand ing up here tonight. I’ve been driving the bus pretty hard—just inclu sion in the workplace as a whole,” said Tyson, the company president.

“We are very hon oured to accept this award tonight. We’re a pretty new member to the Chamber so thanks for the award.”

Jacob used his turn at the podium to thank Cenovus Energy for encouraging them to move toward diversity in the last few years.

“We’ve made many partnerships with dif ferent reserves in the area. It’s been a very mutually beneficial rela tionship for our busi ness and the commu nity,” he said.

Two other guys who stepped up to the mic without a speech to accept the Integrity Award were manag ing partners Jean-Marc d’Entremont and Kelly Rogers from Ecoplast Solutions.

“I’m pretty glad to be a part of this commu nity,” said d’Entremont.

“I’ve been here for 10 years and I started Eco plast about two and a half years ago so be pre pared to see a lot more of us. We’re not going anywhere,”

Rogers briefly added, “just being a part of the Lloydminster commu nity has been awesome for me.”

Other category awards were Small Business of the YearOn the Border Bake shop, Entrepreneur of the Year AwardUpstream Data, Com munity Spirit Award - Michael (Dubz)Wel ygan, Customer Ser

vice Award - Rice Crav ing and Non-Profit of the Year - Lloydminster Social Action Coalition Society.

In addition, the Think Lloyd First Ambassa dor Award went to the Century 21 Drive team (Bardsbridge Market ing and Narra Studios (for their collaborative

shop-local videos).

The Lifetime Achievement Award, chosen by Chamber president and emcee, Jody Herbus was pre sented to Robin and John Acton for their commitment to inclu sion in Canada. The Actons operate Lower Shannon Farms.

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Geoff Lee Meridian Source John Acton, pictured with his daughter Kelsey, accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award that went to him and his wife, Robin, at the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards at the WLS Convention Centre last Thurs day. The couple operates Lower Shannon Farms and champi ons inclusiveness. Robin is in her second term as president of Inclusion Canada. She is also a Rotarian and a past president of the Chamber.

Public Transportation survey now live

We’ve heard it before but we want to revisit this because it contin ues to come up.”

There are two ways to provide input:

- Online at Your VoiceLloyd.ca/PTM. The online survey is available until 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 16.

Will the wheels on the bus start to go round and round?

As of yesterday, the City of Lloydminster, in partnership with WATT Consulting Group, invites the public to give their input on the com munity’s public trans portation needs and pri orities. All feedback will help develop the City’s Public Transportation Master Plan.

A hot topic of discus sion for quite some time, the City is conducting this needs assessment and feasibility study to better understand how public transportation could better serve local travel needs.

The study will include identifying the type of service that could be offered, its frequency, the operating model and economic impact.

“What does public

transportation across the city look like and what does it mean?” asked Mayor Aalbers on Tuesday afternoon.

“For some people, they use the existing Border City Connects to get across the city. We have the seniors’ taxi program and the Caravan, but there are other opportunities we believe are there.”

Aalbers explained the City is looking for a made-in-Lloydmin ster approach to pub lic transportation. One that is cost-effec tive but also meets the needs of members of the community.

“As I’ve travelled, every community has different needs for pub lic transportation and we want to create a made-in-Lloydminster solution,” said Aalbers.

“We’re looking for people’s input and what they’re asking for.

- Via printed cop ies of the survey, avail able at City Hall (4420 50 Avenue), Operations Centre (6623 52 Street), Lloydminster Public Library (Unit 160, 5211 44 Street), or by request (780-875-6184 Ext. 2322).

All paper copies must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 16, please note facilities may close prior to 11:59 p.m.

“There’s all sorts of opportunities I think we need to examine. That just takes a little time, but that’s what this sur vey is for,” said Aalbers, noting he wouldn’t be surprised if there was a real need for public transportation.

“What form public transportation comes in, that I think is the discussion point, for sure. Is it on-demand? What kind of hours do people need the ser vice, and can we accom modate those needs? That’s what we want to find out,” he said.

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Can-Do owner celebrates in heels

Smith also took the opportunity to set the scene for next year’s Women in Business nominees before open ing the envelope to announce Can-Do as the first recipient.

“I want you to just take a look around the room and look at all of the women we know who are running busi nesses right now. Next year, just go online and nominate them,” she said.

With the spotlight on Can-Do, Sedgwick told the audience the award isn’t just for her.

that others do not,” said Sedgwick.

“And hey, if you want

to do it while wearing heels, well, that’s just the icing on the cake.”

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Lindsay Sedgwick, the owner of Can-Do Auto & Lube, may have to rebrand her business as Can-Did.

My message to you is to keep going anyway.

And hey, if you want to do it while wearing heels, well, that’s just the icing on the cake.

Her company is the first recipient of the new Women in Busi ness Award from the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce among seven women-led busi ness nominees.

Sedgwick was thrilled to accept the award from Red Bicycle Com

munications account manager Randi Noble Smith during the Excel lence in Business Awards night at the WLC Convention Cen tre last Thursday.

“This is such an incredible honour. There’s so many power houses in this category. I just knew that all of us are so strong and we’ve come such a long way,” said Sedgwick.

“Thank you to the Chamber for recogniz ing me and Red Bicycle for bringing such aware ness to women in busi ness and help celebrate their achievements.”

Red Bicycle spon sored the award that Smith introduced ear lier in the proceedings when she told the audi ence out of 98 per cent of small businesses in Canada, only 16 per cent are owned by women.

“Tonight’s award is about celebrating women in business, the challenges they’ve over come and how women rise up from those chal lenges,” said Smith, who filled in for Red Bicycle CEO Jill Kelly, who’s on vacation in Germany.

“Congratulations to all of the nominees in the room tonight.”

The other nominees were Nouveau Laser & Aesthetic Centre, Lash Lounge – Kim Newsted, Brixton Shoes, Perfor mance Business Con sulting, To The Core Pilates & Nutrition and Brandi Hofer artist.

“This award is for the women who have worked alongside me and put up with all the crap. We’ve paved the way and shown others that women can be suc cessful in a male-domi nant industry.”

She also thanked her parents, Gary and Karen Ollen, who founded the business in 1984.

“Without them, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to buy into this business,” said Sedgwick.

She reflected in life and in business, there’s always going to be those who support you and those that try to dis count your credibility.

“My message to you is to keep going any way. You have a vision

Photo courtesy of Videre Images by Jason Whiting Lindsay Sedgwick, left, owner of Can-Do Auto & Lube, received the first Women in Business award from Randi Noble Smith of Red Bicycle Communications at the Business Excellence Awards night at the WLS Convention Centre last Thursday.

Moe says Sask will defend against federal incursions

Premier Scott Moe unveiled a provincial white paper looking at options to respond to federal policies that the province says infringe on provincial jurisdiction and could cost the provincial economy $111 billion by 2035. The premier unveiled the white paper Tuesday.

Moe told the Moo somin World-Specta tor Tuesday that his government will take steps to protect Sas katchewan from federal policies that a provin

cial white paper shows could cost the prov ince’s economy $111 billion by 2035.

The Government of Saskatchewan released a paper entitled “Draw ing the Line: Defend ing Saskatchewan’s Economic Autonomy” which looks at policy options in light of what the province considers to be federal govern ment intrusions into Saskatchewan’s exclu sive areas of jurisdiction under the Constitution.

“The situation has been exacerbated in recent years by the cur rent federal govern ment’s continued inter

ference in the province’s jurisdiction over natu ral resources under the guise of federal environ mental regulation,” Moe said.

“It is time to defend and assert Saskatche wan’s economic auton omy by ‘drawing the line:’ taking a number of steps including the introduction of provin cial legislation to clarify and protect Saskatch ewan’s constitutional rights.”

In a ruling earlier this year striking down one of those federal poli cies, The Impact Assess ment Act, Alberta Chief Justice Catherine Fra

ser wrote: “Through this legislative scheme, Parliament has taken a wrecking ball to the con stitutional rights of the citizens of Alberta and Saskatchewan and other provinces to have their natural resources devel oped for the benefit.”

“This cannot con tinue,” Moe said. “We have so much poten tial in Saskatchewan to grow and prosper. A strong Saskatchewan means a strong Canada, but we cannot allow continued federal intru sion into our exclu sive constitutional right to develop our natu

ral resources and grow our economy. We will defend and protect Sas katchewan jobs and our economic future.”

The paper outlines a number of steps the province could take including:

• Introducing provin cial legislation to clar ify and protect constitu tional rights belonging to the province;

• Pursuing greater autonomy over immi gration policy to ensure Saskatchewan has the people it needs;

• Better recognizing Saskatchewan indus try contributions to sus

tainable growth—for example, developing a carbon credit market to support our natural resource industries;

• Preparing to take legal actions, legislative or otherwise, to main tain control of electric ity, fertilizer emission/ use targets and oil and gas emissions/produc tion; and

• Explore greater autonomy in tax col lection.

Moe said the govern ment will further elab orate and outline next steps in the Speech from the Throne on Oct. 26, 2022.

Red Cross discontinues swimming certification

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The Bioclean Aquatic Centre will transition swimming lessons and lifeguard program ming to the Lifesaving Society of Canada later this year following the Canadian Red Cross’s announcement it is ending its 75-year his tory of providing swim training and lifesaving skills.

To support water safety training partners, the Canadian Red Cross has partnered with the Lifesaving Society to

develop pathways to help Red Cross certifi cation holders transi tion to corresponding Lifesaving Society certi fications.

The transition path ways are available until Dec. 31. After the dead line, individuals will be required to follow all normal Lifesaving Soci ety certification require ments and pay all appli cable fees.

More information about how to trans fer your certification is available at Lloydmin ster.ca/lifesaving.

In a release dated Jan. 12, the Red Cross said, “the decision was driven by regular assessments the orga nization conducts of all its services that con sider evolving humani tarian needs, the evolu tion of the marketplace, and alignment with its strategic direction.”

The Red Cross will continue to support its training partners by expanding community and first aid program ming, including opi oid harm reduction and psychological first aid.

Premier Scott Moe. File Photo

Aalbers sides with mid-size cities

There is strength in numbers.

Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers is one of the many municipal leaders of mid-sized cit ies in Alberta advocat ing for a better financial deal from new Premier Danielle Smith and her government.

Mid-Sized cities with a population over 15,000, excluding Calgary and Edmon ton, are actively seek ing partnerships with the province to lever age current and future opportunities.

Equitable capital funding is one of key issues discussed at the Mid-Sized Cities May ors’ caucus (MCMC) in Airdrie Oct. 20-21 to move these yard sticks forward with the province.

“We’re hoping pre mier Smith and her government, includ ing the new Minister of Municipal Affairs, Rebeca Schulz, will hear our concerns and try to address the inequities that exist in the proposed fund ing,” said Aalbers, who attended the meeting.

In 2024, capital fund ing from the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) will be replaced by the $722 million Local Government Fis cal Framework (LGFF) with $340M going to municipalities outside Calgary and Edmonton, according to MCMC.

The province is still working out allocation details in consultation with Alberta Municipal ities and Rural Munici palities of Alberta.

“We bear a lot of the costs that other munic ipalities don’t necessar ily bear,” said Aalbers.

“What we’re asking for is a fair shake in a funding formula for the Government of Alberta to come forward with to replace MSI.”

The MCMC wants the province to increase LGFF funding and link the amount to provin cial revenue in a 1:1 ratio.

“We hope to be meet ing soon with the new

minister of municipal affairs and bring those discussions and explain our position, asking them to take a look at it as they more forward to make changes,” said Aalbers.

Other mid-sized municipal issues for fur ther discussion with the province include com munity safety and well ness and ensuring ade quate levels of health care in communities.

The MCMC meets monthly and twice a year in person to share best practices, dis cuss challenges faced by their communities and identify opportuni ties to work together to solve these challenges.

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Mayor Gerald Aalbers. File Photo

Poppy Day/Veteran’s Week proclaimed in Lloyd

welcome. We’ll be doing our typical Saturday things such as the meat draw and likely some live music, and we invite everyone to come out.”

Having been the mayor of Lloydmin ster since 2016, Aalbers is no stranger to proc lamations, these two annual proclamations, dig deep.

“I think it behooves all of us to take time and reflect,” said Aal bers. “The sacrifice peo ple have made and con tinue to make today, really hits home dur ing Veteran’s Week and Poppy Day.

Scott, Lloydminster Legion Sgt. at Arms, Rick Mallett, and Aal bers all noted they’re looking forward to being able to once again host an indoor Remem brance Day ceremony at 10:45 a.m. on Nov. 11 in the Lloyd Comp gym.

“It’s good, and we need to get the commu nity back,” said Mallett.

“We’ve done a private Remembrance Day cer emony at the Legion the past couple of years, so it’s great we’ll be back hosting the ceremony in the gym at the Lloyd Comp again.”

will remember them.”

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We

Those were the words of Mayor Gerald Aal bers on Tuesday after noon as Veteran’s Week and Poppy Day were proclaimed in the Bor der City.

Aalbers officially

declared Oct. 29 as Poppy Day and the week of Nov. 5-11 as Veteran’s Week.

“This is very impor tant to our Legion because it lets people know we’re still here, but it also reminds

people of why we’re here, especially come Remembrance Day,” said the local Legion’s 1st vice president, Vince Scott.

“The Legion will be open on Poppy Day and anyone and everyone are

“I express my thanks to Legion members, those still with us and those who have passed, to every man and woman who has served our country and other countries to bring free dom to the world, to members of law enforce ment who protect us every day, as well as anyone else working in emergency services.”

“You’ll want to get there early,” added Scott. “My phone’s been ringing lots with people asking about details for the ceremony, so I think we’ll have a good turn out.”

The public is also invited to the 8th annual No Stone Left Alone ceremony, taking place on Nov. 5 at 10:30 a.m. at the Lloydmin ster Cemetary.

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch #39 Lloydminster Sgt. at Arms, Rick Mallett (left) and 1st vice president, Vince Scott, (right) flank Mayor Gerald Aalbers during a Veteran’s Week and Poppy Day proclamation on Tuesday afternoon at City Hall.

TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR

Christmas comes early in a shoebox

It’s the most wonder ful time of the year for the annual Operation Christmas Child cam paign in Lloydminster and area.

The project goal is to fill as many shoeboxes as possible with gifts to send to disadvan taged kids in developing countries of the world.

“We’d like to do 2,500. We did just over 2,100 last time,” said volunteer Ruby Tru del, the logistical coor dinator who works with businesses in the area to support the campaign.

“It’s for Lloydminster and the surrounding area like Paradise Val ley, Maidstone, Lash burn and Dewberry that is always extremely gen erous, and St. Paul is always generous.”

The charity drive is time sensitive with shoebox collection tak

ing place from Nov.1419 for delivery to Cal gary at no charge by B&R Eckels Transport Ltd. in Lloydminster.

Shoeboxes are avail able for pick up now at Spiro’s Restaurant, Sil verwood Toyota, Sobeys and Walkn on Water and Your Dollar Store With More, which also sells filled boxes.

The local project is assisted by Len Hyatt, who deals with partic ipating churches, and

Alana Rohatyn, who liaises with schools in the public and Catholic divisions in the city and surrounding communi ties that pitch in every year.

“It’s a really impor tant thing to introduce children to in such an affluent country as Canada to the fact there are children with abso lutely nothing to spark their compassion,” said Trudel.

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RIFE Resources help community SHINE

provide mental health programs and activi ties in the community throughout the school year and summer, as well as providing infor mation and activities online for children, parents, and families to access through their website, social media and schools’ web page.

because that money can be put into different resources.

It’s often said, “kids are our future,” and after a two-year global pandemic, ensur ing today’s youth have the mental health resources they need to succeed is more impor tant than ever.

Thanks to a $15,000 donation from Calgarybased RIFE Resources

Ltd., the Border City’s SHINE (strong healthy individuals navigat ing emotions) Program can continue educat ing the community, particularly youth, about mental health and proactive mental health strategies to use throughout their life time through its Move Your Mood, Move Your Body program.

SHINE works with elementary schools in both the Lloydminster public and Lloydmin ster Catholic School Divisions in Lloydmin ster to provide stu dents with programs geared towards help ing them gain positive coping strategies and resiliencies. SHINE partners with commu nity organizations to

The donation came in last week and a cheque presentation was held in the SHINE room on the second floor of Ecole St. Thomas. The SHINE team, along with representatives from RIFE and both school divisions, were elated with the fund ing as they know the impact SHINE has had on the community.

“It’s really awesome for us because we’ll be able to get supplies for Move your Mood, Move your Body, and we can put on Move your Mood,” she Erica Leniczek, a SHINE wellness coach at Col lege Park School, St. Joseph Elementary School and Mother Teresa Early Childhood Education Centre.

“Sometimes, these government-funded programs don’t always have the most funding for us because there’s so many things that people need from the government, so, hav ing extra funding like this come in so we can provide the commu nity with more support is amazing. It’s going to be a life-changer for us with what we can do with SHINE over the next couple of years

“We are working with the schools, the chil dren, and the commu nity of Lloydminster. We service residents from zero to 100 years old, teaching them mental health, and we teach them proactive mental health strate gies to use throughout their lifetime.”

The Move Your Mood program is near and dear to Leniczek as she ran it last summer and witnessed firsthand its effectiveness.

“When you run Move your Mood, you start with an introduction piece like a warmup with the kids, then we run through a physical activity piece, so it’s all about using movement to influence your men tal health and how you are feeling that day,” she said.

“We start with that warmup, we go through the movement piece that’s usually some kind of fun game, it’s interactive and they get to collaborate with one another. Then we go through the men tal health piece, which is largely mindfulnessbased, staying con nected to the present moment, to what is hap pening right now, learn ing how to do breath ing techniques, ground ing techniques, and things like that with the students. Then we run through a nutri tion piece, which is also really important, and that nutrition piece isn’t

necessarily what they hear in schools about the five food groups, it’s ‘how do we make nutrition accessible for everyone, regard less of what’s in your household or what you have access to,’ which is really important for kids because they’re not the ones going to buy their groceries.”

Trista Brewer RIFE’s field facilities engineer, was on hand with other RIFE staff to share the excitement and field questions from local media.

“I think I can speak for the group when I say we’re all really grateful for RIFE’s ini tiatives towards mental health,” she said.

“Through COVID and coming out of COVID, we, in a lot of group discussions and safety meetings, it became very apparent a lot of our team has suffered from fatigue. There can be a lot of stress in the oil and gas industry that go hand-in-hand with working really hard. Our management team talked about it and highlighted some of the things we’re see ing from a mentalhealth perspective, and our management team got right behind it.”

Brewer explained RIFE decided to allo cate funds to a few dif ferent pillars, one of which being mental health.

“We formed the RIFE Lloydminster Mental Health Committee,” she said.

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Representatives from RIFE Resources Ltd., the Lloydminster public and Lloydminster Catholic School Divisions, and the SHINE program, were all smiles last week as RIFE donated $15,000 to SHINE.

TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR

Enjoying the joy of giving

Traditionally, a shoe box is packed with fun toys, hygiene items and school supplies for boys and girls from groups aged 2 to-4, 5 to 9 and 10 to 14.

We’d like to do 2,500. We did just over 2,100 last time.

People are asked to include a quality “wow” item like a plush toy or doll for a girl or a soc cer ball and a pump for a boy.

Operation Christmas Child is run by Samar itan’s Purse, a human itarian organization that asks gift-givers to include a $10 dona tion by cash, cheque or online to help offset international delivery costs.

They know from experience that what’s inside a shoebox may be the only present

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“We had a couple meetings and each brought up some orga nizations we had heard about or were inter ested in learning more about. I myself heard about SHINE because my son participated in one of the lunchtime programs and I thought it was something that was really cool for him to be a part of. I con tacted SHINE and got an amazing run down. I knew about one small part of what they do in the school through a lunchtime program, and I learned about the summer programs that run 12 months of the year, and learned about the Catholic and public school divisions. One of the other organizations we talked to was more of a crisis management, and we as a committee felt so strongly about the prevention aspect and helping kids that

a child receives for Christmas.

That’s what makes helping out so reward ing for Trudel and her support team including local sponsors.

“One of the most thrilling things is when the children who are now adults come back and tell us how mean ingful those boxes were, how it changed their life and the hope it gave them,” said Trudel.

“They are living in these desperate cir cumstances and some body that they didn’t even know cared enough to put together a box of things they would have never had otherwise,”

She says it gives them joy and so much hope.

Filled shoeboxes can be dropped off at Safe way, Spiro’s Restau rant, Silverwood Toy ota, Sobeys and Walkn on Water and South ridge Community Church.

are struggling right now before it becomes a big issue later on in life.”

Brewer also explained SHINE requested RIFE support its Move your Mood, Move your Body program, something she and her team were in complete support of.

“Helping kids, it helps all of us. It helps future generations, and we’re so grateful for RIFE’s support, and to be able to support something that’s going to have a lasting impact.”

No matter the age, whether it’s in the class room or out on the job site, Brewer knows mental health affects everyone.

“Whether it be stress, whether it be fatigue, burnout, social isola tion … all of the things that affect everybody, but they’re hard to talk about. I’m really grateful to have such a socially-conscious employer,” she said.

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“Happy” Halloween?

It’s fall again and Halloween soon draweth nigh

And I’m adraid to go out at night and here are the reasons why. The days are shorter now and the shadows fall so soon, And when they do, out comes the bright and silvery moon. Then all thses scary things come out to cause us fear. So let me tell you now just what I saw last year

I saw a TROLL

And he lived down in a hole Underneath the bridge nearby our farm. When we crossed the bridge at night He made us pay and that’s not right.

I wished somehow that troll would come to harm.

I saw a VAMPIRE His eyes were red like fire. He smiled at me and said “Hello my friend. Now the moon is shinning bright And your neck I’ve gotta bite, But fear not, for you it’s not the end.”

I saw a SASQUATCH He was very strange to watch And he was huge and gross and smelled so very bad.

Then I saw him eat a bear And I got out of there, Cause if he came for me it would be so very sad.

Then outside I saw a GHOST And he had to be the most Scary guy I have seen in all my life. Then I was underneath the bed Trembling with fear and dread But I hoped he had a chance to scare my wife.

I saw a BOOGEMAN in my backyard. He said “I’m here to make your life so very hard And I want to make it hard for you to sleep. I am here to cause you stress And surely make your life a mess So to get some rest you’ll have to count an awful lot of sheep.”

A saw a WITCH flying on her broom. She said “Hop on cause there is lots of room And we can fly together in the pale moonlight.” Then she said “Please don’t get too near Or I might give you warts, my dear” As we flew on together through the night.

I saw some SPOOKS back there in the tree And I was so startled I said “Don’t you scare me please.”

I asked “why are all you guys hanging around?” They said “We want to cause you fright And we will do so every night So after that you’ll be afraid of every sound.”

I saw a MONSTER late that night And I was nearly paralysed with fright. I asked “Why are you so big and green?”

It said “It is my job to scare Lots of people everywhere And I do this every year at HALLOWEEN!”

So now this year I’ll just stay inside And it is for me the safest place to hide.

I won’t go out at all when it is dark.

While I stay in, the dogs outside can bark And much later on when I see dawn’s early light I know for sure that now we’ll be alright!

- Michael Hughes, Turtleford, Sask.

Mike From Canmore Submitted to the Meridian Source

According to Mike From Canmore, the Elk were lining up for a 2nd and long attempt in Canmore this week.

Leeway from Lloyd: It’s hard to define Halloween

STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

Halloween has morphed over the cen turies from pagan rit uals to donning cos tumes and consuming candy.

In recent years due to COVID and fear of crimes like home inva sions, there’s a lot less door-to-door trick-ortreating going on and it seems like it’s shorter lived with fewer homes opening their doors.

You can’t really blame people for not wanting to indulge.

You see a lot of par ents taking their little ones around to their immediate neighbours when it’s not even dark out yet, but at least they are having fun dressing up for the occasion.

Back in the day, every kid in my neighbour hood would head out after supper with a friend or by themselves to load up a sack of goodies, and just about every household took part.

Two or three trips for refills was the order of the day with more being better, along with bragging rights.

The usual costumes of the day were ghosts, pirates and witches and most were homemade.

Today, store-bought costumes are more popular and reflect well-known TV or movie characters or politicians people love to hate or mock.

As for treats, candy apples were the most prized treat in my day.

Today, if some stranger handed you a candy apple it would

have to be sent to a lab to be analyzed to ensure it was deemed safe!

Chances are, the cops would be called to that person’s home, too, and grilled about their chemistry knowledge instead of their inten tion to thrill kids.

If all of this doesn’t scare you, there’s all kinds of Halloween movies that will do that. Most of them are slasher flicks that for tunately won’t leave you bleeding out in your living room.

If you are looking for an early, local, fam ily-friendly Halloween experience, the Lloy dminster and District Co-op and Lloyd Ex will host the first local Trunk or Treat event in the Culligan Water Building Thursday (Oct. 27) from 4 to 7 p.m.

This year, Hallow

een falls on Monday when it could be chilly, so celebrating indoors early could be the way to go for families with little ones.

Personally, I plan to hunker down in front of the TV and scare myself silly watching the eve ning news before hit ting the sack with my pretend musket by my side!

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 regis tration for the fall 20222023 classes. They offer one day a week for three-year-olds and one or two days a week for four and five-year-olds. They have also quali fied for the Affordability Grant! For more infor mation 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 intruc tions from the caller.

The first evening is free! Visit us online at squaredancelloyd.ca for details.

North Bend Musical Jamboree

The North Bend Musical Jamboree is held every second Sun day of each month from 1-4 p.m. Dancers and musicians are welcome. Go North of Hwy 3 on RR3262 for 4km. Coffee and treats available.

Cribbage Doubles Tourney

The Legacy Centre is hosting a cribbage dou bles tournament on Oct. 27. Play begins at 10 a.m. The cost to play is $10 and lunch is avail able for $12. Every one welcomes! Con tact the Legacy office at

Passport to YLL

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

780-875-4584 for more details.

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.

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 transpor tation by bus, two nights hotel accomo dations and two break fasts, plus a group sup per. A $200/person deposit must be made to get your name on the list. Call the Leg acy office at 780-8754584 for more details.

May Cinema 6 to show Alberta flick

GEOFF LEE WRITER

Alberta country music star Corb Lund is not so long gone to Saskatchewan.

The Juno award winner who wrote the hit, Lone Gone to Saskatchewan in 2009, stars in a new made-inAlberta film, Guitar Lessons opening in Lloydminster at the May Cinema 6 on Nov. 4

with showtimes up to Nov. 9.

The fun 90-minute flick is about a 15-year-old Métis boy played by Kaden Noskiye who inherits an old guitar from a father he never knew, and is determined to learn how to play.

He reaches out to a can tankerous oilman contractor acted by Lund and the two bond over lessons after some

put-offs and failed attempts.

It was written directed and produced by Aaron James Sorensen who is originally from Peace River Alberta and filmed in High Level after the town raised funds to get it started.

More than half the cast and crew are from that commu nity with other key roles by actors Conway Kootenay, and

Roseanne Supernault.

It’s a mix of comedy and drama from the looks of the trailer on YouTube with some speaking in Cree.

Guitar Lessons is an inde pendent movie about prairie people and has been a rous ing success in screenings so far after first airing in High Level on Sept. 23. It has also been shown in Saskatoon.

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

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THROUGH THE READER’S LENS – Shaun Donald Submitted to the Meridian Source

Thank you, Shaun, for sending us this beautiful sunset photo taken just east of the Border City off Highway 303. If you would like to see your photos in the paper, please email them to taylor@meridiansource.ca

Canada Post grant op delayed

GEOFF LEE WRITER

A planned cheque presentation by Canada Post officials to repre sentatives of the Village of Paradise Hill earlier this week has been tem porarily postponed.

Paradise Hill was awarded a $2,310

grant to connect youth through physical activ ity and recreation devel opment through a Can ada Post Community Foundation.

A total of $1.3 mil lion in grants has been awarded this year to 101 organizations across the country.

These grants, raised and distributed within each province and terri tory by the Foundation, supports these organiza tions’ efforts to improve the lives of Canadian children and youth.

The new date for the presentation will be announced soon.

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Have you ever been in a bind where you’ve searched for a way to temporarily mend a piece of equipment or extend something’s nat ural life?

When you own and operate a farm, it hap pens all the time.

My dad was a mas ter at it. He could strap down, piece together, wire up, snip, fabricate and hold at bay any thing he needed. I’ve watched the man con struct a cattle gate from nothing more than some binder twine, a stick, and three nails.

Nonetheless, I think we’ve all faced this problem at one point or another.

Some ideas are inge nious, such as when a friend fixed a failing tailpipe on my car by strapping it up with an old Campbell’s soup can and two clamps.

Quick fixes to the rescue

Others are born of necessity, like when I had to park my boy friend’s manual trans mission Trans AM on a hill so I could get it roll ing from the open door, lunge into the driver’s seat, and pop the clutch to get it started.

That wasn’t easily accomplished in sti lettos, but I managed.

Then, when it roared to life, there was an added bonus: the thrill of accomplishment and impressing onlookers.

At least, I think they were impressed. Per haps they were think ing, “who’s that knuck lehead in the dress pushing a car?”

Another perfect example of patching something up to keep it past its prime is a lawn mower my husband ten derly cares for.

That lawnmower is older than me, which is pretty bloody old if you think about it. The thing’s an antique! I am a little bitter, though. I don’t believe

he once patted me on the head and said, “Good job, honey,” like he does with his gar den equipment.

However, I have to say, my husband, Tom, is a handy guy. He recently repaired my shoe by cutting a lump of plastic from some old roof racks and shaping it to resemble the miss ing heel with a sharp pocket knife.

He then stuck it in place with a glob of welladvertised glue, named after a giant ape, and coloured it to match the shoe with a felt pen.

Ingenious right? Of course, I did run into a bit of difficulty when it rained, and I was forced to walk through sev eral puddles to make an appointment. (Dripping black ink across a bank floor isn’t cool.)

Also, the heel was ever-so-slightly thicker, causing me to walk with a pronounced limp, but that’s beside the point. It worked!

Here’s the ultimate in

acting on the spur of the moment to save the day.

Once, when I was riding home in the work truck with my boss, Dave, and several other men, he lurched to a halt on Highway 16. Leaping from the vehicle, he barreled across 4-lanes of traf fic and a wide median, clutching his coffee

cup and thermos.

What the heck?

Then I saw the prob lem. The back seat of a car was on fire, and the people were huddled on the pavement, wringing their hands in fear!

Without a thought for personal safety, my fear less boss pounded up to the scene and dashed the contents of both

containers on the blaze, quenching the flames and saving the day. (It was a big thermos).

Of course, just before he tossed away a per fectly good coffee, he paused beside the fear some flames to hast ily glug down one last swallow. Now that’s a quick fix plus economy. Well done.

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Fort Pitt 1885 Uprisings

When Big Bear’s band gathered at Fort Pitt in October 1884 to receive their annuity payments, they demanded beef instead but were vehe mently denied.

This discourse con tinued for three days and War Chief Wander ing Spirit voiced their feelings. In the Fort Pitt Historic Park booklet, an uprising at this time was averted by Angus MacKay who was in charge of the Hudson’s Bay Post.

He was concerned about what would hap pen with the Company’s debt payments if these annuities were refused.

Quickly ordering the slaughter of a steer, he then had it delivered as a gift to the discon tented camp. The band journeyed to Frog Lake for the winter.

William McKay was promoted and took charge of Fort Pitt. He treated Big Bear’s band with great respect and was aware of their growing discontent.

In order to receive rations in Frog Lake, Big Bear’s band was cutting and hauling logs. This work wasn’t

what these great hunt ers were accustomed to.

Big Bear continued to express discontent but his complaints were ignored.

Louis Riel, the Métis leader, finally encour aged rebellious behav iours in the spring of 1885. The Métis defeated the North West Mounted Police at Duck Lake in March.

The hostile warriors were convinced more than ever that force was the only solution for the rectification of their grievances.

These warriors

attacked the Frog Lake settlement and took the remaining inhabitants as prisoners.

This finally made the NWMP aware that the growing unrest was seri ous. Those at Fort Pitt feared another attack and took great measures to protect themselves despite knowing their vulnerable geographical location provided little protection.

Every civilian inside the fort was sworn in as a special constable by William McLean. Sentries were posted day and night for two-

hour duty including McLean’s own four chil dren of whom the oldest daughter was only 16 years old.

Three scouts were sent out in one direc tion and then 250 war riors of Big Bear’s band emerged from another direction.

These warriors made their demands for the police to surrender their arms and ammu nition and leave the fort. Inspector Fran cis Dickens responded with gifts of tea, tobacco and clothing.

Negotiations resumed

the next day about the grievances, safety con cerns and the future of the children in the camps.

Arriving back, the scouts came upon the camp and chaos resulted. Shots rang out, men died and McLean was taken prisoner.

A letter was written by McLean to Inspec tor Dickens asking the police to leave the fort or else the band would attack.

The police had no other alternative than to load a scow and float on the river to Battleford.

The fort’s civilians were greeted warmly by the camp and the fort was pillaged.

In the spring of 1885, the government sent a well-equipped force to handle the rebellions.

Big Bear’s camp at Frenchman’s Butte was attacked.

Further attempts were made for his cap ture and in July, Big Bear finally surren dered. What remained of Fort Pitt’s buildings were moved to Onion Lake and Fort Pitt was closed in 1890.

Part 3 of 3.

are forced to offer limited health services due to a lack of staff.

NURSING SHORTAGE IN

BROWN

Sometimes on a Sun day afternoon, I drag my wife around the country looking at crops and pas tureland, either in prep aration for marketing it for sale or to provide consulting advice on its present market value.

I understood, my parents had always greeted company the same way, and that was just how it was done.

Frankly, these tours are one of the more enjoyable aspects of my real estate practice as I know with every quarter there is a story to tell.

Today, we were photo graphing a section with steep hills with a lake nestled into the corner.

Remembering the settlers

One of the hills held a family memorial site, dedicated to their ances tors who had initially settled there.

It presented a beau tiful vista of the sur rounding countryside, and we could easily see why the location had been chosen.

While reading the names honoured, it trig gered the memory of an afternoon spent talking with one of the gentle men 30 years prior.

At the time, I was the chief executive officer of the regional home care program and had been asked by our nurs ing staff to pay a visit to an elderly client they were having difficulty convincing to accept much-needed assis tance with his activities of daily living.

With his wife in the local nursing home, he had moved into a small house in the community to be close to her.

Although I was ini tially met with some reluctance at the door,

nevertheless, I was invited in.

We had to have coffee. I understood, my par ents had always greeted company the same way, and that was just how it was done.

It was prepared just like it would have been over a campfire, with a cold brew of inestima ble age, reheated in a container immersed in a pan of boiling water.

As the old saying goes “it will put hair on your chest!”

I noticed an old black and white photo hang ing on the wall showing a smiling young couple astride horses next to a little country home with unpainted, weathered siding.

He told me it had been taken shortly after their wedding day.

As the conversation progressed that after noon, I learned how his family had been dried out down south in the 1930s’ and as a young lad, he had helped drive their cattle and horse

herd overland to a rather rundown ranch, all that was available to late arriving settlers at the time.

Life had not been easy, but there was plentiful grass for the stock, wood for the stove, and wildlife for the table.

They eked out a liv ing, raised a family, and as he stated to me, “We didn’t have much, but what we did have

was ours. I will meet my Maker with no regrets!”

As I drove away, I couldn’t help but admire the inherent strength in the man and thought the good Lord was going to get one tough cowboy to ride his range someday soon.

It will be a privilege to

represent the property. 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.

Province provides nearly $11M to EAPD

This year, the Government of Saskatchewan has commit ted $10.8 million for Employ ability Assistance for Persons with Disabilities (EAPD) pro gramming and services. The EAPD provides funding for a broad range of supports that assist individuals with dis abilities, allowing them to succeed in the workforce.

“Our government is proud of the effective and compas sionate work performed by our career and employment service organizations from around the province,” Immi gration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Our goal is to ensure all those who wish to enter the workforce have the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed.”

The funding provided by the province supports 73

agreements with 52 different service providers, with exam ples such as: SaskAbilities, founded in 1950, provides specialized career and employment ser vices for individuals facing employment challenges.

Through the Partners in Employment (PIE) pro gram, SaskAbilities assists over 1,800 persons pur suing careers, developing skills, and seeking training to enhance their lives.

The PIE program pro motes equitable opportuni ties and prepares participants for a transition to successful employment.

Independent Futures, based in southeast Saskatch ewan, operates enhanced employment services for both students and adults facing challenges in career develop ment. Through its Transition from School to Work pro

gram, Independent Futures provides numerous career and employment services such as vocational counsel ling, job search and interview supports and preparing indi viduals for post-secondary education opportunities.

Nationally, the employment rate for people with vison loss is lower than other disability groups.

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) provides career and employment ser vices to nearly 100 partici pants who are blind or par tially sighted to access spe cialized services to prepare for, secure and maintain employment. By provid

ing specialized assistance, VLRC provides participants with advice and guidance on furthering their career development.

With education and train ing opportunities and addi tional coaching supports, participants see increases to their capabilities with aid from assistive technology and low vision aids, reducing the impact of their disability.

“Find ing employment for persons with disabilities can be very challenging. Nation ally, the employment rate for people with vison loss is lower than other disabil ity groups,” said executive cirector of Manitoba and Sas katchewan for Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Dan Vodon.

“The Career Services pro gram and supports greatly increases the chances of suc cess for people in Saskatche

wan with vision loss to gain meaningful and successful employment.”

The Neil Squire Society delivers programming to assist adults with disabili ties, facing employment chal lenges and barriers to career growth.

By offering a wide variety of programs such as the Group Employment Skills Program, Computer Comfort, and Assis tive Technology Assessments and Supports, Neil Squire is able to assist approximately 80 participants from around Saskatchewan.

The provincial govern ment will continue to sup port Saskatchewan’s various service providers who pro vide these vital and effective supports. For more infor mation on EAPD, please visit: https://www.saskatch ewan.ca/employabilityassistance.

Buzz Bobcats to beat mental health

The Lloydminster Bobcats, in partner ship with the Lloyd minster Region Health Foundation, has started a fundraising cam paign to support men tal health initiavites and

resources throughout the Lloydminster public and Lloydminster Cath olic School Divisions.

From now until Jan. 7, 2023, the ‘Cats are attempting to raise $25,000 through online and in-person dona tions at home games.

If the goal is reached, Bobcats players and coaching staff will shave their heads for the cause.

As a group, we understand mental health is not talked about nearly enough and affects so many people in our community in many different ways.

“We are extremely excited to work with the Health Foundation on this initiative as they have gone above and beyond when it comes to giving back to our community,” said for

ward Jayven Leslie.

“As a group, we understand mental health is not talked about nearly enough and affects so many people in our commu nity in many differ ent ways. Whether you are an athlete, parent, youth or young adult, nobody should have to suffer in silence and we hope we can do our part in changing that.”

Players chose to put the money towards mental health hop ing to bring awareness to the situation and do their part in ending the stigma surrounding mental health.

According to a recent study, on average, onein-five Albertans strug gle with mental issues. In Lloydminster, onein-three people on aver age struggle with men

tal health issues. Ulti mately, the players hope to help tackle issues that affect our commu nity so closely.

“It has been amazing to see from our organi zation the importance our players have put in this, full credit goes to local player Jayven Leslie and his team mates for making this initiative a reality. We would also like to thank

Stephanie and the Lloyd Regional Health Foun dation for working with our group, it just shows the community connec tion we are grateful to have.”

Stephanie Munro, CEO of the Lloydmin ster Region Health Foundation, shared in Dube’s excitment as she knows just how far these funds will go.

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Lloydminster Bobcats captain, Ben Bygrove, and forward Mat thew Swanson hold the zone on Saturday night at the Civic Centre against the Brooks Bandits.

Sports in short

Ice Chips

The Lloydminster Bobcats hosted the Brooks Bandits on Sat urday night to a packed house at the Civic Cen tre and lost 7-2. The ‘Cats returned to the Civic on Sunday after noon and lost 4-1 to the Bulldogs from Black falds. The ‘Cats are about to embark on a five-game roadie before returning to the Civic on Nov. 11 when they host the Okotoks Oilers.

The Lloydminster Bandits hosted the Wainwright Bisons at the Centennial Civic Centre last Friday, suf fering a 6-3 loss. The Bandits return to the Civic this weekend when they host the Kill Wheat Kings on Satur day at 7:30 p.m. before hosting the Cold Lake Ice for a 2:30 p.m. mati nee on Sunday.

The U15 AAA Roswell Bobcats were in Fort Saskatchewan last Saturday to play the Enhance It Rangers and lost 3-2. The ‘Cats then hosted the Park

land Saints at the Ser vus Sports Centre on Sunday and lost 8-2. The Bobcats start a five-game home stretch on Nov. 5 when they host the Scott Pump Maple Leafs at the Civic Centre.

The U18 AAA Lloy dminster Inland Steel Bobcats hosted the Edmonton Jr. Oilers Blue on Oct. 22 at the Civic Centre and won 3-2. The ‘Cats then trav elled to Edmonton on Oct. 23, losing 3-2 to the Blue.

Rustlers’ Sports

The Lakeland Col lege Rustlers men’s bas ketball team, currently placed third in the north division, travelled to NAIT last Friday and took an 83-76 loss to the Ooks. The Rustlers hosted the Ooks in the Lakeland gym the fol lowing night and evened the score with an 86-76 win. The Rustlers head to Fort McMurray tomorrow night to play back-to-back games against the Keyano Col lege Huskies.

The Rustlers women’s basketball team also travelled to NAIT last weekend and beat the Ooks 61-51 on Friday and 70-48 on Saturday. The women’s basketball team will also be in Fort Mac this weekend, play ing back-to-back games against the Huskies.

The Rustlers men’s volleyball team hosted the NAIT Ooks on Fri day, losing 3-2. The Rustlers then travelled to Edmonton on Sat urday to lose 3-0. The Rustlers host the Key ano College Huskies this weekend, with sets starting at 8 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The Rustlers wom en’s volleyball team also hosted the Ooks on Fri day, beating them 3-0. The Rustlers wouldn’t have the same luck on Saturday in Edmon ton when the Ooks beat them 3-0. The Rustlers host the Keyano Col lege Huskies this week end, with sets starting at 6 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday.

“I am incredibly impressed with the initiative these youth have taken to initi ate such a unique fun draising opportunity for our community and Project Sunrise; their maturity level and

commitment to help others in need is both innovative and self less,” she said.

“The parents, coaches and adults involved in these youth’s lives should be extremely proud of their philanthropic

efforts. I am excited to work alongside such an ambitious group of young individuals, and help them reach their goal.”

Donations are being accepted at Bobcats home games or at www.lrhf.ca/events

Careers

NWT to build barrel-aging depot

North West Terminal Ltd. (NWT) near Unity

Saskatchewan is con structing an approxi mately 11,000 sq. ft. barrel-aging warehouse close to its site at an esti mated cost of $850,000.

The warehouse is expected to store approximately 8,000 barrels of alcohol when in full production.

NWT, operating as North West Pure Alco hol and Spirits entered into an agreement with Ultra Pure LLC., one of the largest bulk alcohol suppliers in the United States earlier in 2022

to supply Canadian whiskey to the Ameri can market under the nwPURE trademark.

“The board of direc tors is pleased to be announcing this proj ect,” said NWT presi dent Brad Sperle in a news release on Oct. 21.

“NWP is strategically located in the heartland of the grain belt where we can source the high est quality ingredients.

Our fermentation facil ity is a world-class pro ducer of plant-based beverage and protein products, as well as renewable energy.”

The new facility is scheduled to be com

pleted by the new year.

The company is developing a reputa tion as a top distiller of premium neutral grain spirits from any com

bination of wheat, rye, corn, and malted barley.

NWT is an indepen dent farmer-share holder-owned com pany headquartered

near Unity and owns and operates an inlandgrain terminal and a fermentation facility at its location.

The company is also a

minority owner of Alli ance Seed Corp. in Win nipeg, Manitoba, and Alliance Grain Terminal Ltd. in Vancouver, Brit ish Columbia.

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