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“ The cialprovinthisherbeingschool’spositivebeingsheregardsshocked,”applaudedschoolYouthkatchewan’sGovernmentassherecently10wute,student,HighingingsionCatholicLloydminsterSchoolDivi(LCSD)wasbeamonTuesdaymornasHolyRosarySchool(HRHS)FavourAnokwascelebrated.Anokwute,aGradestudentatHRHS,foundouthadbeenselectedamemberoftheofSas2022-23Council,andtheappropriatelyhersuccess.“Iwasquiteshesaidintofindingoutwasselected.“Itfeelsreallygoodabletomakethatimpactontheeducationandthatvoice.”Anokwuteexplainedspotonyear’s
Youth Council has been a year in the making after Vince Orieux, for mer principal at HRHS, approached her about the opportunity last year.“He came up to me during class, gave me the form, and asked me to represent Holy Rosary on the Youth Council; I was happy to take it,” she said. As a member of the Saskatchewan Youth Council, Anokwute will attend regular meetings and have the oppor tunity throughout her term to provide advice and insights on educa tion policies, curricu lum, and programs or priorities in response to requests made by the office of the Sask Minister of Education, Dustin Duncan. “She will be work ing with the education minister and his staff and she’ll be able to bring the student voice to the provincial gov ernment and help other students in the prov ince to make sure their voice is heard, and they can be a part of the planning for next year,” said HRHS’ principal Jeremy“FavourBlais.isa tremen dous candidate from Holy Rosary. We’re really proud she was selected through her hard work at Holy Rosary and in the com munity. She excels aca demically by being on our honour roll every semester. She’s a leader in our student leader ship council and she helps organize and dis play student spirit in our school for all of her classmates and fellow students.“Sheworks both with students and staff to make Holy Rosary a really special place and we’re really proud of her.”LCSD Director of Education, Nigel McCarthy, knows firsthand how dedicated Anokwute is to mak ing her school a better place, and hopes her fellow students will fol low“It’ssuit.amazing for a school like this to be able to reach out across the province and share stories of success, but also examples of suc cess, like Favour,” he said.“This will be our sec ond student that’s been brought in by the min ister of education to advise on the future of education, so we’re very excited to have the voice of the school con tinue to be heard at the provincial level.”
Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Favour Anokwute, centre, was celebrated at Holy Rosary High School on Tuesday morning after learning she had been selected as a member of the Government of Saskatchewan’s 2022-23 Youth Council.
TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR It feels really good being able to make that positive impact on the beingeducationschool’sandthatvoice.
HRHS student starts year in provincial leadership role
Municipal flags across the commu nity are at half-mast as the City of Lloydminster shares in mourning the lives lost and those affected by recent events in and around James Smith Cree Nation, Sask. “On behalf of Lloydminster, I extend my deepest sympathies to the families and community mem bers of James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Sask.,” said Mayor Gerald Aalbers. “The lives of many were taken too soon, and the path forward was altered for countless others. We wish everyone strength as the nation’s communities mourn.”
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City flags at half-mast
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Flags at municipal government buildings will be lowered to half-mast until sunset on Monday, Sept. 12.
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Ladies’ Wednesday,tionvolleyballrecreationalregistraistakingplaceonSept.21 at 7 p.m. at E.S. Laird Middle School. Limited teams and single play ers are welcome. Please call Barb Ericson at 306-825-0670 for more information.
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The Vic Juba Com munity Theatre lit up for its thewillJenJuba’singshows,Major.try15,theThursdayplaceseasonseason.23launch20th-anniversaryofthenew2022-Dr.H.A.McDonaldAspeciallunchandpreviewtookonstagelastinadvanceoffirstshowonSept.featuringcounmusicstarCharlie“Rightnow,there’s11butwe’llbeaddprobably,”saidVicgeneralmanager,McConnell.AspecialreceptionbeincludedwithCharlieMajorper formance to help cel ebrate the anniversary milestone.“We’re going to be showcasing some dances; there’s food and drink and that kind of thing, then the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Tick ets for that are $75,” said McConnell. A VIP meet and greet with the artist is already sold out and there’s a waiting“We’relist.having an opening band called Over the Moon come in. They are an Alberta product that we are excited to host,” added McConnell.Meanwhile, the the atre is in the process of finishing some capi tal improvements and upgrades.“Wegot a grant for a new projector; we have some new amps on orders, so thank fully we’ve been able to address some of our key capital concerns in the past two months,” said McConnell.“We’redoing some touch-up painting to put some polish on it for our ongoing 20th-anniver saryBoardcelebration.”member Aaron Buckingham says it’s been a long time coming to have a kick-off event because of the pan demic and everything. He says they want to make sure people know the theatre is marking a special“Thereanniversary.issuch an incredible lineup of shows between now and next spring. There is no reason to leave town,” he said.
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50 Ave. railway crossing to close for repairs
The City of Lloydmin ster is advising motor ists Canadian National Railway will conduct repairs to the rail way line on 50 Ave., between 51 Street and 52 Street, starting at 5 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, weather permitting. The roadway is expected to reopen at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, weather permitting. During the closure, there will be no access to thru-traffic. Motorists are advised to follow the marked detour signage and to drive courteously through construction zones.For up-to-date infor mation, visit lloydmin ster.ca/news or the City’s social media channels on Twitter and Facebook.
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4 MERIDIAN SOURCE Thursday, September 8, 2022 McConnell thinks these shows also pro vide people with a valuable escape from daily stresses. “I think it’s very important for men tal health as well right now, that we take opportunities to enjoy arts and culture pre sentations,” she said. In addition, the reboot of live shows will help the theatre make up for a reve nue shortfall incurred during the pandemic by having sold-out shows.McConnell possible,pricestheIrishDinosaurilyTerrilikesperformancesexpectsbytheofcountrysingerClarkandfamshowssuchasATaleandtheRoverswillfill500-seattheatre.“Wetrytokeepourasaffordableassorightnow, none of our ticket prices go over $100,” saidSheMcConnell.saysthe the atre is also fortu nate to have a group of annual renters to fill seats with the new five-part Lloydmin ster Concert Series, for“Onexample.topof that, we also have dance festi vals,” said McConnell. The theatre is con tinuing to market its ongoing Give $20 in 2022 fundraiser to keep the lights on. Some extra money was raised during the launch lunch, which was well attended. “We are the current recipient of the Three Trees’ community burger, so $1 from every burger sold comes back to the the atre. We bought lunch today for that reason,” said Buckingham. VIC JUBA FROM PAGE 3
GEOFF LEE WRITER I have a purpose to get up in the morning and the month of August is my month. I get up every day and say ‘I can ride this
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Geoff Lee Meridian Source Jarrod Russell rolled onto the track at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School on the first day of school to talk about the com pletion of his Great Cycle Challenge ride with his youngest sister Tanya Robertson at his side.
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Pastor Lyle & Laura Berg ALL WELCOME Starts on Tuesday, Sept. 6 ALPHA COURSE
• This is an 11 week course that will include a day away at Turtle Lake. Includes supper every Tuesday at 6:00 pm and ends at 8:00 pm. If you would like to know more and/or would like to join the ALPHA COURSE call Pastor Lisa at 780-872-8001. FOURSQUARE CHURCH 4907
Lloydminster cancer fighter Jarrod Russell is on a fundraising roll.
The 46-year-old plans to take part in the Terry Fox Run at Bud Miller All Seasons Park on Sept. 18 after rais ing more than $30,546 in the Great Cycle Chal lenge for the SickKids Foundation in August. “I got in touch with (organizer) Heather Klages and she said come out and join the Terry Fox Run and she’ll give me a shirt,” said Russell the day after wrapping up his seventh cycle challenge. “Terry Fox had his battle with cancer and he did his marathon and raised money like I do on my Russellbike.”says he can definitely relate to Fox’s Marathon of Hope in 1981. “I had cancer myself and I’m a survivor,” he said.
• The Alpha course seeks to introduce the basics of the Christian faith through a series of videos and discussions.
Terry Fox’s brother Fred will be in town on Sept. 13 to talk to stu dents about the annual run to end cancer. Russell ends his chal lenge rides as the top fundraiser in Alberta and third in Canada after riding 943 kilome tres around town on his recumbent bike. That’s just shy of his 1,200 km goal, but he took a week off to cheer on his niece, Shelby Lane at the Can ada Summer Games in Ontario, where she won two medals in rowing. “It’s nice to be done. It was a pretty good year,” said Russell, who logged a long ride on the final day. “The community stepped up and helped me a fair bit.” His youngest sis ter, Tanya Roberston, says what Jarrod does is amazing and he has no quit, despite hav ing a concussion and some cuts from a cou ple of falls earlier in the summer.
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The Government of Saskatchewan is invest ing more than $13 mil lion in provincial park facility and infrastruc ture improvements in 2022-23.“Ourcampers and day-users are always top of mind when it comes to investing in park facility and infra structure improve ments,” said Parks, Culture and Sport Min ister Laura Ross. “Our government is committed to providing facilities that are safe, accessible and wellmaintained so visitors can enjoy their time spent in our parks with family and friends.” Along with ongoing improvements to wash rooms, docks, day-use facilities and signage, projects scheduled to be completed in pro vincial parks this fiscal year include: • New campground service centres at Sas katchewan Landing and Duck Mountain Provin cial Parks;
• Electrical service improvements at Gre enwater Lake and Moose Mountain Pro vincial Parks; • Campg round devel opment and lagoon upgrades at Meadow Lake Provincial Park; • Water system upgrades at Saskatch ewan Landing and Moose Mountain Pro vincial Parks; • Planned boat launch upgrades at Douglas Provincial Park; and • Major road improvements at The Battlefords Provincial Park.Some of the major projects completed this spring and summer that are now open for park visitors to enjoy including:•Fournew day-use pavilions at Echo Val ley, Buffalo Pound, Blackstrap and Pike Lake Provincial Parks, offering space for group or family gath erings and events such as weddings or mar ket gardens. Located near urban centres, the pavilions are accessible to both day visitors and overnight campers;
• New Saskatche wan Landing Provin cial Park Visitor Recep tion Centre with a more central location and increased accessibility for visitors; and
“Year after year, he seems to persevere through all his little injuries and his mobil ity issues,” she said. Russell was diag nosed with a brain tumour when he was just four and is still battling the side effects of his cancer treatment. He has epilepsy and partial paralysis on his right side and limited movement of his arm, fingers and legs. On one of his early challenge rides last month, his foot slipped off a pedal and he ran over it, but that didn’t stop him for long, either.“His bike riding is everything to him. It’s a way that he can get around the community and be seen and I think it’s an awesome way to get awareness,” said Robertson.“Hekeeps getting donations from peo ple in the community. The community always steps up. They’ve been awesome every year for seven years.”
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• Redeveloped Pine Hill Campground at Cypress Hills Interpro vincial Park with 42 electric sites, 18 full ser vice sites, tenting sites and a service centre;
• New Buffalo Pound Provincial Park Visi tor Centre that will host interpretive program ming and exhibits and will serve as a meeting space for visitors with potential for a future coffee shop or cafe. With this year’s investments, a total of over $174 million will have been invested in provincial park capi tal improvements and upgrades since 2007.
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A second annual barbecue, sponsored by Sellers RV, raised $1,870 to launch Rus sell’s 2022 challenge campaign.Overthe course of seven years, he’s raised over $203,000 for the SickKids Foundation. “That alone says a lot about Jarrod,” said Roberston.“Whenyou think of kids’ cancer, Jarrod lived that, so he’s a true example of how you can persevere and get through tough times, but keep going,” she said.Russell plans to ride again next year and joked his secret sauce is eating Wheaties for breakfast.Hismotivation to ride, however, comes from wanting to find a cancer cure for kids. “I have a purpose to get up in the morn ing and the month of August is my month. I get up every day and say ‘I can ride this many kilometres in a day,’” he said.
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22092BS0 Border City researcher Susan Brazeau has become a voice for British Home Children in Canada to keep their stories alive long after most of them have died. Brazeau will speak about the plight of up to 120,000 British chil dren who were brought here, including some to the Lloydminster area, from 1869 to 1948 to work as indentured farm labourers and domestic servants. “This is such a littleknown part of Cana dian history and yet it’s important. Historians never recorded it and the kids kept silent,” saidHerBrazeau.ownlate grand mother, Grace Sillett, was sent from Suffolk England to Ontario in 1902 at age 10 to work as a nanny and servant. “She never told us anything, like most Home children,” said Brazeau.“Most of the Home children started to tell their stories in their 70s or 80s if they were approaching phoningtrationonishin10:30ontationBrazeau’sdeath.”presenwilltakeplaceSept.21froma.m.tonoon—advanceofBritHomeChilddaySept.28.Pre-regisisrequiredbythelibraryat 780-875-0850.Brazeauhasa master of arts degree and is a member of the research group called British Home Children, which continues to grow its database of children sent to sonoverchildren100,000estimatenevernizationstheretrynames“We’veCanada.got83,000intheregisalone,butweknowareotherorgathatwe’vetappedinto.Theisbetweento120,000werebroughthere.”“Weknowofoneperwhoisstillalive and he turned 101 and he’s living in London Ont.”Brazeau estimates anywhere from 5,000 to 7,000 children came to Western Canada via two farms, mainly for boys in Manitoba. The Home Children Canada website now has more than 10,000 members looking for family links to British Home“It’sChildren.amazing how many people don’t know they’ve got one of these children in their ancestry,” said Brazeau.“Onefamily alone has 177 descendants living in the Lloyd area.” Brazeau says the average age of the chil dren was 12 and they were put to work right away.These children were sent to Canada by over 50 boysArmy,includingorganizationstheSalvationwhichboughtandgirlsoutwest.
Meridian Source File Photo Lloydminster researcher Susan Brazeau, pictured speaking about British Home Children to Rotarians in 2019, will be making an updated presentation at the Lloydminster Public Library on Sept. 21 in advance of British Home Child day on. Sept. 28.
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For the most part, these children were not picked up from the streets in Britain but came from hard-luck families who could no longer care for them. With no social sys tem in place, the family had no other way than to surrender their offspring to the endedmothersomeneglectriesfromappeared;ranHistoryorganizations.revealssomeawayorsimplydissomediedillhealthorinjuresultingfromandabuse,andcommittedsuicide.Brazeau’sgrandfaredbetteranduplivingwith
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four different families. “She was first of all acting as a mother’s helper and then they started training as a ser vant,” said Brazeau. “She also attended school at that time and when she turned 18 she became a telephone operator in Brighton, Ont.”Brazeau says her grandmother eventu ally did share her story, but only with her dad’s cousin.
light up a 13-floor tower in red white and blue the colours of the Union Jack, the flag that the kids came over on. “A lot goes on in southern Ontario because that’s where most of the kids ended up, but we did have peo ple who were actually sent here to Western Canada and others who just moved here,” said Brazeau.
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“She never told us. This is quite typical and this is how we learned what happened,” she said.Following her pre sentation, her fourth one this year, Brazeau will lay sunflowers on the graves of about 20 Home children within a two-hour radius of Lloyd to celebrate and commemorate them for British Home inhavechildren,”thatflowerflowerdrensent“SunflowersDay.repreBritishHomechilbecausethesunisaresilientandwebelieverepresentsourshesaid.She’sarrangedtoherolduniversitySt.Catherines,Ont.
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Lori Craven Memorial helps local families
Publisher:LETTERStaylor@meridiansource.caTOTHEEDITOR Reid Keebaugh Production Manager: Amanda Richard Editor Taylor taylor@meridiansource.caWeaver Staff Writer Geoff geoff@meridiansource.caLee Marketing Manager Deanna deanna@meridiansource.caWandler 5921-50 Avenue, Lloydminster, SK S9V 2A4 Phone: 306-825-5111 Free: 1-800-327-3899 Fax: 306-825-5147 meridiansource.ca Mail: Box 2454, Lloydminster, SK S9V 1W5 Hours: 8AM to 5PM Monday to ashley@meridiansource.caMiazga
Meridian Source A glimmer of hope was given out to a total of 14 families in our community on Monday evening. The hope came in the form of a cheque to help these families with the financial burdens they face due to illness and the 21st annual Lori Craven Memorial Tournament made it all possible! It’s an amazing group of organizers and volunteers who put on the annual slo-pitch tourna ment every August and money is raised through concession, draws, silent auction, a live auction of hair cuts and beard shaves, and countless donations. This year, a record-breaking amount of just over $120,000 was grossed! What an amazing community we live in!
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Today, you need passwords, an internet connection, various tools and run through a slew of confusing onscreen prompts just to getAddstarted.tothat a ton of cables and hook ups to other devices with no one to turn to for answers.Backin the 50s and early 60s, everyone had black and white TVs, and in Can ada, the Indian Head appeared on channels where daily programs had yet to Programsstart.were only available for a few hours at a time and you needed rabbit ears or an outside antenna to pick a few more channels.About every cou ple of months, a TV tube would blow and you would get on your party line telephone to call a TV repairman to yourSure,house.technically TVs and broadcastings sys tems were pure crap, but still, all you had to do was plug and watch. Today, everything is so togetherhowlationcameunboxing!partsincludingcomplicated,thedamnpackagingandMynewTVwithaninstaldiagramontoputthestandetc.Theoperatingman
MERIDIAN SOURCE I might make a case at the UN soon for the world to reinvent sim ple-to-use TVs. As a senior, I am fairly good at figuring out tech-related stuff, but not always without an anxiety attack. My last tech trauma (senior moment) came last week while I tried to set up a new socalled smart TV. First, let me tell you about TVs back in the day. None came in a box. No instructions were needed. You just plugged it in, turned it on by pulling a knob and changed the few available channels manually with a dial. They was no cable TV to pay for —reception was totally free.
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ual was useless. I was stuck at step 1: keying in my wifi pass word as I had to do an internet search on my laptop to find it and after five days of fid dling to get it to work; I was at my wit’s end and took it back. Last night, I dreamed I was eating brownies while watch ing Gunsmoke in black and white and woke up refreshed. I hope my next smart TV has an easy button.
The Moose Lodge, located at 5213-57 Street, Lloydminster, hosts bingo nights every Monday and Wednesday. 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.
The Lloydminster Motor Club is host ing its summer send off charity car show on Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Lloyd Ex Grounds. Not only will there be a ton of cool cars to look at, but funds will be raised through a silent auc tion and funds will help support the Lloydmin ster Community Youth Centre and the GOAT’s Christmas Wish. ABRA CADABRA ABRA Cadabra, a trib ute to the music of ABBA, will be com ing to the Vic Juba Community Theatre on Sept. 21 for a 7:30 p.m. show. For tickets and more information please visit batheatre.cawww.vicju
The Legacy Centre is hosting a Pubnight on Sept. 23. Doors open and dancin’ at 5 p.m. and supper is served at 6 p.m. Dance the night away to the tunes of Saskatoon’s own Mem ory Lane. Call the Leg acy office at 780-8755484 for more informa tion. Cost is $15/person at the door. All mem bers and guests wel come.
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The Fort Pitt Fall Sup per is being held on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. More details to follow closer to the event. Seniors’MeetingGeneral The a.m.meetingCentremeetingetySeniorLloydminsterCitizensSociishostingageneralattheLegacyonSept.26.Thestartsat10:30intheMainHall. Any concerns? Bring them to the meet ing! All members are encouraged to attend. Call the Legacy office at 780-875-4584 for more information.
Fort Pitt Fall Supper
The Legacy Centre is hosting a Spades tournament on Sept. 15. Play begins at 10 a.m. and is $10 to play. Lunch is avail able for $12. Every one welcome! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-5484 for more information.
Pre-registrationPlayschool Southridge Playschool & 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.
Hillmond Hall Turkey Supper
Book Swap at Home Hardware
Bingo at the Moose
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A book swap is being held at Home Hard ware in Lloydminster on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bring in your gently used, recent books (some thing you would lend a friend or be happy to receive) to our Reception desk (near the front exit). Receive a voucher indicating the # of adult and kids books you dropped off. Pay $5 (proceeds go to a local school library / the public library. Return on Sept. 17 and pick up some new books! Show you card at the till and enjoy your new reads!
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The Hillmond Hall is pleased to announce they have selected a date for their annual Turkey Supper. The supper will be held on Oct. 2. Details to follow closer to the event.
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Bring Your Own Vinyl Nights
The Legacy Centre is hosting a Cribbage Doubles tournament on Sept. 22, so bring a partner. Play begins at 10 a.m. and is $10 and lunch is available for $12. Everyone wel come! Call the Legacy office at 780-875-5484 for more information. Legacy PUBNIGHT
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Have some old records lying around? The 4th Meridian Brewing Com pany, located at Unit 6 2626 50 Ave., is hosting Bring Your Own Vinyl nights every Tuesday during regular business hours, 4-9 p.m. LegecyDanceSupper/ The Legacy Centre is hosting its first sup per/dance of the sea son on Sept. 9. Doors open and dancin’ start at 5 p.m. and catered dinner is at 6 p.m. Entertainment from Russell and the Girls will follow, then more dancin’ to the tunes of “Memory Lane.” Cost is LegacyETSRESERVED$25/person.TICKONLY.Calltheofficeat780875-5484 to reserve your spot, or stop in at the Legacy Centre, 5101-46th Street, to purchase your tickets.
This year’s annual Mar wayne Fall Supper is being held on Oct. 23 and will include a ham and turkey supper. More details to follow. - Have something you’d like listed? Email it to source.cataylor@meridian
Summer Send Off Charity Car Show
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14 MERIDIAN SOURCE Thursday, September 8, 2022 Let the good times roll ground to a halt at each house that first morning, kids piled up the steps with varying degrees of both happi ness and resignation on their faces. One boy rolled dra matic eyes skyward and sighed as mom told him to pose for a photo. Yet another was shocked at his parents’ flagrant lack of atten tion, and yelled over his shoulder, “Hey mom, aren’t you gonna take my wereSeatpicture?”assignmentsgiven,andfriend
“Sit down” and “Stop hollering. I can’t hear myself think” were employed once more. As an EA, my other job, there were also a few stand-out moments. I spend all afternoon in Grade 1 now and it was a long day for the However,kids.fora sweet little girl named Pais ley, it was a piece of cake. She sat happily listening to stories, fol lowed directions to put away her things, and busily wrote the letter S—10 times.
The next was when the class went outside for a nature walk. Such times are always filled with wide-eyed wonder and this was no excep tion, although not quite in the way you might think.AsI walked along beside another sweet little girl, named Hope, we discussed her deep desire to, “Go home now.”Inan effort to pre vent the tears that threatened to spill, since I’m her bus driver too, I assured her that mouth dropped open as she regarded me with surprise.“You live in a— house?” she asked in a slow, disbelieving voice.Covering my laugh, I conceded that yes, it was true. Kids are often surprised by this fact. If they never see me outside of a school set ting, it’s logical to think I couldn’t exist outside of it. And since I begin and end my day on a bus, it becomes reason able that I must pull down some lonely road to gobble a solitary meal of canned beans. Then, it follows that I must sit bolt upright behind the wheel throughout the night, or bed down on a cold vinyl seat, my only goal in life is to drive again at dawn’s first light. It makes perfect sense. Ah yes, school is back in session for another year. Let the good times roll.
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Dear Money Lady: Can you explain what mutual funds are and which ones I shouldKarinconsider?B.
edge or expertise to monitor such a plan. Therefore, small and large investors choose MFs which now come in varying degrees of security, income and growthTodaypotential.there are over 135,000 MFs to choose from world wide with over $1.7 tril lion invested in Canada alone. Let’s examine the different types you can consider.
Dear Karin, Let’s start by giving you a general overview of what a mutual fund is and why you should use it when investing. A mutual fund, (MF) is just that – a fund of different types of prod ucts such as stocks, bonds, and money markets.Whenyou invest in a MF, you invest money into the fund with everyone else, and by doing so, your contri bution is measured in units.You will be given a number of units based on the daily market price called a NAV price per share (net asset value) and you will share in the income, gains, losses, and expenses of the fund you now partially own.
Money Market MFs : Canadian or U.S., shortterm, low-risk, variable interest rates.
Make sure you know when the fund distribution times are so that you can avoid higher pricing or whenimplicationstaxyoubuyintothefund.
MFs are a great way for any investor to take advantage of buy ing into a fund, man aged by a havesize.stockbeaveragetoferentsistinghavegreatperformance.marketsanalyzewhoseinvestmentprofessionalspecialist,solegoalistothefinancialandmonitorAswell,MFsprovidediversification.Atypicalfundcouldaportfolioconof60to100difsecuritiesin1520industries.Theinvestorcan’texpectedtoholdaportfolioofthatItisnotfeasibletothetime,knowl
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Fixed Income MFs : Designed to provide a steady stream of income rather than capital appreciation. Bond Fund MFs : Various types with profit through interest income. Dividend MFs: Stocks and bonds together in the fund to provide a mix of income and growth. You can take advantage of the divi dend tax credit.
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The Village of Par adise Valley is the home of a very unique museum which focuses on the progress of rural life.When the last train left the station it marked the end of an era, except for one Alberta Pool grain ele vator, which had been standing since 1929. This museum, which opened in June 1995, is situated inside this repurposed grain ele vator. There are more than 50 themed dis plays effectively sharing stories of their history.
The journey begins naturally with pre-set tlement on the barren prairie land progress ing to the ‘People of the Prairies’ with dis plays of beforeaboutlantern,ernexhibitThehomesteadingmoretheshowcasesportation;machinerytoaearlyandtish,includedsettledmusicthehandmadearrowheads,toolsandsoundofIndigenousplaying.ImmigrantswhointhisareaEnglish,ScotIrish,ScandinavianUkrainianfolks.Fromthesodhouse,toolsusedtocoaxlivingfromtheland,theearlyhorse-drawnandtransthismuseumnotonlyartifactsused,butimportantly,theirstories.darkenedoldbarnislitbyamodflickeringbulbinatellingthestorywhatlifewaslikeelectricity.
I also learned the first telephone lines were actually made using barbedTherewire.are so many special touches, includ ing a mother cat and her kittens stretched out in front of a wood stove, a hopscotch game drawn on the floor out side the toy display, coffee warming atop a gas stove in the win ter and a feisty rooster who suddenly crows out to each visitor as they approach the chicken coop.Hearing soft hymns playing in the church, the lyrics from The Sound of Music movie in the theatre or view ing the parlour with a festively decorated Christmas tree with car ols playing in the back ground, show the com munity’s vision in creat ing these displays. At the top of the grain elevator is a special spot where you can look all the way down to show just how far you’ve gradually climbed. Until this notso-brave columnist leaned over and looked through the clear cover, I hadn’t realized how far up I had gradually ascended.Displays also include a General Store, oneroom school, war artifacts, local busi nesses, natural disas ters, Depression years, youth groups, entertainment,sports,agri culture, medical and so many more. A unique display focusing on the year 2000 serves as a time capsule from this period.Besides climbing inside a grain eleva tor with its wheelchairaccessible ramp and grain-polished wood, what really sets this museum apart is the extraTheretouches.isvast tex tual information, ambi ent lighting and sounds triggered by motion sensors as you walk by. Together they help connect visitors to this area’s rural history and engage your senses to step back in time. The journey isn’t complete without a visit to the Tea Room and train station. It truly is a Climb Thru Time and well worth a visit.
Experience the Climb Thru Time Musuem
The founders, Ardis and Parke Dobson, along with many com munity volunteers and donors had the vision, dedication and enthusi asm to bring this histor ical collection together.
OFWHISPERSTHEPAST SANDRA L. BROWN
It’s a story my family has heard me tell sev eralWetimes.were living in Edmonton and expect ing the imminent birth of our second child. My wife and I had been given the oppor tunity by my parents several years earlier to buy the home quarter complete with a rather ramshackle 1917 house which hadn’t been used by them during the win ter for almost 10 years. We decided to raise our children in the country rather than in a busy city, so had made plans to move back sev eral weeks after our son was to be born. Our plan was to live in the drafty old house for a year or so while building a new one next door.Iwent down by myself for the week end to prepare for our anticipated arrival in a couple of weeks, and much to my surprise, discovered the onepiece ceramic-covered metal kitchen cabinet, complete with built-in double sink, had been removed.Iguess my mother had decided it would better serve in their new summer place, an older park model mobile home located a mile east on another part of theNothingfarm. had been said to us beforehand, and now I was scram bling to install the nec essary cabinetry and plumbing while living three hours away. To put it mildly, I wasn’t impressed, but what could I do? I didn’t need either of the women in my life to be upset, so I came back the next weekend with prefabricated materials and got them replaced. Ask any Realtor and they can tell you a sim ilar tale about surprises during a change of own ership. You just don’t know what possession day will bring. I once had a seller remove the kitchen stove after the home inspection and replace it with one I’m sure had been bought used off Kijiji, then took off to Ontario.Toomany times I have had buyers inform us after moving in that one of the appliances is not working prop erly, the garden residue wasn’t removed in the fall, the bathroom mir rors are gone, or some thingPersonally,similar. we once moved into a companyprovided house where the outgoing tenant took all the light bulbs, win dow coverings, and even the toilet paper off the dispensers with them! Certainly, makes you feel welcome to a new community when you have been hours on the road getting there.
MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND File Photo
Just the other day, one of my clients texted me about a home they had just taken own ership of in central Alberta to ask if it was normal for the previ ous occupant to still be showing up on site for possessions in the house and yard which should have been long sinceMostremoved.lawyers will rec ommend buyers and their Realtor schedule a walk-through of the property before title transfer and money changes hands just in case some type of set tlement is needed on an unmet undertaking.
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However, techni cally sellers are under no obligation to per mit the buyer on site after all conditions are removed unless it was contractually agreed to in processofastheowner.sitemayofdosuredon’tLendersnegotiations.certainlyontheirforecloproperties.Northeywarrantyanythechattels,whichhavebeenleftonbythepreviousMostsellerswillgrantcourtesy,ofcourse,theyseethewisdomensuringthesalegoessmoothly when the finish line is in sight; after all, what do they have to hide? The Golden Rule applies: “In everything, do unto others what you would have them do unto you”, includ ing providing leaving it clean.Nothing surprises me anymore about peo ple’s behaviour; it’s just another story to share. 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 callingclelland@remax.netvernmcor306-821-0611.
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When you choose to invest in MFs, take note of the load fees, trailer fees, and management fees. This will be expressed in the
Do not choose MFs as a short-term invest ment unless you opt for money market funds. And as a final note, make sure you know when the fund distribu tion times are so that you can avoid higher pricing or tax implica tions when you buy into the fund. - Christine Ibbot son is a national radio host and author of three finance books plus the Canadian Best-Selling Book “How to Retire Debt-Free & Wealthy.” Visit themoneylady.ca.questioneylady.cawww.askthemonorsendatoinfo@ask
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consultation with First Nation and Métis com munities. It includes the roles and responsibili ties of the Government of Saskatchewan, First Nation and Métis com munities, proponents and other levels of gov ernment when there is a Duty to Consult. To learn more about this engagement pro cess and how to pro vide your feedback, visit the government of Sas katchewan’s website.
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What are mutual funds and which should I consider?
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Growth/Equity MFs :
This is the most popular MF now offered in every sector: the U.S., Domes tic, Global, Interna tional, plus small-, mid-, and large-cap. This type of MF is designed to provide long-term cap ital growth and comes with a variety of risk and return features. Definitely, this would be more volatile than the money market or fixed income/bond MFs. Balanced MFs : These MFs are designed to provide a balanced mix ture of safety, income, and capital apprecia tion. A typical balanced fund holds 60 per cent equities and 40 per cent fixed income. Good choice for the average investor. Index MFs : These would be my recommen dation for most people. Index MFs mirror the performance of a mar ket index; for example, S&P/TSX or DAX. The fees and MER are lower, and they are very similar to an ETF struc ture. This is a low-cost way for an investor to pursue a passive invest ment strategy. Close End MFs: By far this MF is the riskiest because they only issue a set number of shares that are traded in the market – often launched through an IPO (initial public offering). This is not the same as the MFs explained above, which are all open-ended, and eas ily traded on the stock market.
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work for a new police service in Siksika. Alberta has also uni laterally provided addi tional funding for 15 new police officers for the Blood Tribe, Tsuut’ina Nation and Lakeshore Regional police services to address issues created by shortfalls in federal funding.“Policing is better when leadership is pro vided locally, and First Nations in Alberta and across Canada deserve police services that are self-administered and responsive to their needsm,” said Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro. “I am pleased fed eral Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendi cino has committed to expediting his work on the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program so Alberta can move forward on ensuring police services in the province are responsive to local communities.” If Alberta moves to a provincial police service such as the proposed model found at case.mentshipcommunities’ingvideApplicantsregionaltiesvicemunicipalprocessalreadymunitiesadministration.tionascasefundingmunityipalitiesSettlementscommunities,policingmoreandhavelocalmunicipalitieswithprovinceofABpolicing.ca,futurethewouldworkFirstNationsandtoensurepoliceservicesmoreresourcesgivelocalAlbertansofasayinsettingpriorities.EligibleFirstNationsMetisandmunicmayuseComPolicingGrantforbusinessexpensessuchstaffing,consultafeesandprogramThisincludescomthathaveinitiatedtheofexploringapoliceserandcommunicollaboratingonapoliceservice.mustproaletterdocumentthesupportoftheirleaderforthedevelopofthebusiness
Indigenous and municipal communi ties in Alberta can now apply for a one-time grant of up to $30,000 to develop a business case for their own selfadministered police service or regional equivalent.Theprovincial grant offers financial assis tance to Indigenous and municipal com munities preparing a business case outlin ing local needs, capital requirements and tran sition opingingrandumthatfeasibilitytheprovidedipalIndigenousitinernmentizesPolicingTheconsiderations.CommunityGrantformalfundingthegovhasprovidedthepastandmakesmoreaccessibletoallandmuniccommunities.Alberta’sgovernment$30,000toSiksikaNationforastudyin2018hasledtoamemoofunderstandfocusedondevelafundingframe
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24 MERIDIAN SOURCE Thursday, September 8, 2022 Last week in the field: Sask crop report
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Producers worked hard to advance harvest before rain arrived last week and caused delays. Harvest progress is now at 23 per cent, up from 16 per cent last week and just behind the five-year average (2017-2021) of 26 per cent.The southwest and west-central regions are the furthest advanced in their operations and some producers have reported they are close to finishing. The southwest has 67 per cent of the crop now combined. The west-central region has completed 36 per cent, the southeast 16 per cent, the east-cen tral nine per cent, the northwest six per cent and the northeast four perSixty-sixcent. per cent of the winter wheat, 62 per cent of the fall rye, 74 per cent of the lentils, 66 per cent of the field peas, 46 per cent of the mustard, 51 per cent of the durum, 16 per cent of the spring wheat and eight per cent of the canola has now been combined.Anadditional 21 per cent of the canola and 13 per cent of the mus tard is swathed or ready to Muchstraight-cut.ofthe province received rain this past week.Most areas in the southwest and westcentral received very minimal amounts, while the other regions received enough heavy rain to lodge crops and further delay harvest. The Lake Lenore area received 92 mm, the Tisdale area 75 mm, the Foam Lake area 35 mm, the Mossbank area 23 mm and the Shaunavon area 10 Rainmm.will further delay crop maturity in areas where the crop is still very Producersgreen.in the dri est areas of the province welcome the moisture, even if it means they must halt their harvest activities for a short period.Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 55 per cent adequate, 15 per cent short and 18 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 50 per cent adequate, 28 per cent short and 20 per cent very short. Most crop damage this past week was due to heavy rain, minor hail, strong winds and insects.The lodged crops could see quality down grading and possible yieldThereloss.have been mul tiple reports of grain samples being denied at the elevator due to sam ples containing grass hoppers.Producers will have to clean their grain thor oughly before taking it to the elevator to sell. Producers are busy swathing, desiccating, combining and hauling grain. Livestock pro ducers are prepping for when they remove their cattle from pas tures. They are also tak ing stock of their winter feed supplies and mak ing decisions to acquire more feed or not.
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For Bobcats head coach and general man ager, Nigel Dube, get ting back to doing what he loves couldn’t have come any sooner. “It’s good to be back and get things going here and go through the paces of pre-sea son,” he said on Tues day“We’reafternoon.excited about the regular season, but we’re also excited to get some of our pros pects into games here. Some of these guys are 16 years old and might not be with us this year, but will be back with us next year and through out this season as affil iate players. Many fac tors go into pre-sea son games, but at the same time, we’re now focused on Sept. 16 for our home opener against Whitecourt and get the regular season started up.”
After a short and hot summer, the Lloyd minster Junior A Bob cats are back on the ice for pre-season action and currently hold a 2-2 record in the AJHL north division. The Bobcats’ pre-sea son started on Sept. 1 at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove for the AJHL’s losssufferedPontiacshostedBaronstheingonKodiakswouldtournament.pre-seasonThe‘Catslose4-3tothefromCamroseThursdaybeforetakabig7-4winoverFortMcMurrayOilonFriday.TheBobcatsthentheBonnyvilleonSept.3andatough6-1athome.Thatloss, however, was quickly forgotten, as the ‘Cats travelled to Bonnyville on Tuesday night and took a 3-2 win in OT.
For Dube, since being brought on as head coach and GM, the buzzword around the Bobcats organization has been “rebuild.”
“It’s going to be a nice mix of players from last year and those common faces and names, as well as new prospects and new players that have been acquired through out the offseason. I think it’ll be an exciting team to watch.”
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The Bobcats recently held its annual main camp with players com ing in from near and far. After the three days of on and off-ice training, Dube said he’s liking what he’s seeing so far.
Optimism and high expectations set stage for ‘Cats
“First and fore most, it’s a great group of kids; they’re great humans, but they’re also some great hockey players that are look ing forward to an excit ing season. The season kicked off with a camp with high compete, both on and off the ice, and the fitness testing as well,” he said.
The Lloydminster Junior A Bobcats hosted the Bonnyville Pontiacs at the Centennial Civic Centre for pre-season action on Sat urday night before travelling to Bonnyville for a Tuesday-night game. The Pontiacs may have beat the ‘Cats 6-1 on Saturday, but the local boys clawed back for an OT win on Tuesday on the road.
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Last season saw the Bobcats make it to playoff action for the first time in years before being elimi nated by the Drayton Valley Thunder in the first round. “I think everybody’s got a sour taste on how the season ended last year, and for us as an organization, we’re looking to take the next step,” said Dube. “It’s been a jour ney here during the rebuild, and when you think back to close to four years ago com pared to where we are now, we just want to continue on the group we have and get more and more competitive every game we’re out there.”With that bad taste left in the mouths of last year’s players, Dube is optimistic for the upcoming season and is looking forward to seeing what this year’s team is capable of. “Optimism and high expectations, every thing you’ve ever wanted as a coach and as a player, and as an organization, and now it’s just our job to go out and meet those, and build on those every day and work fromSo,that.”where would Dube like to see his team come Christmas time?“We just have to be competitive. The north division is just so hard,” he “There’ssaid.no easy game, and for us, we need to take that step, and our actions throughout the first half are going to dic tate where we are in the standings and it’s up to our group and our players to sort that out.”
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Compared to June 2022, Saskatchewan also showed strong growth with an increase of 28.2 per cent (sea sonally adjusted), the second highest increase among the provinces. Both residential and non-residential build ing permits had signif icant growth over last year, increasing 86.7 per and 85.9 per cent, respectively, during that period.
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Saskatchewan has continued to rank highly among the prov inces in a number of recent key economic indicators, including June 2022 wholesale trade numbers, which grew by 64.8 per cent year-over-year, the highest growth among the provinces and by 14.9 per cent monthto-month, the sec ond highest among the provinces.Investment in build ing construction num bers for June 2022 also saw Saskatchewan first among the provinces with an increase of 63 per cent year-overyear, and 17.6 per cent month-to-month.Saskatchewan also was second in both urban housing starts and exportsmerchandiseinJune2022, with cent and 57.3 per cent, respectively.
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Building permits surge in Saskatchewan
According to data recently released by Sta tistics Canada, the value of building permits surged in July 2022, reaching $286 million, a jump of 86.2 per cent (seasonally adjusted) compared to July 2021, placing Saskatchewan second among the prov inces.“Today’s outstand ing July 2022 build ing permit numbers are just another sign of Sas katchewan’s continued growth and economic strength,” said Trade and Export Develop ment Minister Jeremy Harrison.“Saskatchewan has one of the most compet itive business environ ments in all of Canada, and we will continue to create jobs and oppor tunities for the people of Saskatchewan.”
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