Meridian Source - September 26, 2019

Thursday, September 26, 2019

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Lloyd Co-op expands north GEOFF LEE

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Lloydminster and District Co-op is building a new corner gas bar and convenience store at the north end of the city.

The site is located at the corner of 62 Street and 50 Ave. and will be Lloyd Co-op’s fourth gas bar and convenience store in Lloydminster when it opens next summer.

Lloyd Co-op employees gathered at the site Friday to hear company CEO Leanne Hawes launch the project with Musgrave Agencies as a project manager.

“One of the things I’m excited about is the job creation that this location is going to bring,” said Hawes. “We anticipate our gas bar to employ up to 15 people.”

The north Co-op site will feature an additional retail unit which is anticipated to be leased this fall.

“We are in negotiations with a tenant at this point, but we don’t have anything finalized—we certainly

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Lloydminster and District Co-op CEO handed out cookies with a rendering of a new convenience store and gas bar to be built at the corner of 62 Street and 50 Ave. following the project launch last Friday at the site. It was a fun way to celebrate what will be the Co-op’s fourth location in the city covering the north end.

anticipate jobs to be created out of that as well,” said Hawes.

Hawes says the need for a north location flowed from feedback they get from Lloyd Co-op members.

“Our members have been talking to us certainly through our

annual general meeting and through some other avenues that they were looking for us to consider an opportunity to expand our gas bar north,” said Hawes.

“This opportunity came up and we moved on it.”

Hawes says the loca-

tion is on the main thoroughfare for traffic on Highway 17 north and serves members near the busy Glenn E. Nielsen Industrial Park.

Earth moving is underway on the nearly one-acre site with construction of the building expected to begin within

the next few weeks.

Hawes unveiled a rendering of the building that will house a convenience store similar in size to the west end Hampton Square Co-op with eight pumps at the gas bar.

“There won’t be a car wash, but we will be

bringing a lot of our instore fresh made product,” said Hawes.

“There will be self serve and full-service pumps at this one as well as propane offerings.”

The hours of operation will be the same as they are at the other three Co-op locations.

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Holy Rosary pairs fitness with education

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Students at Holy Rosary High School were excited to participate in this year’s Terry Fox Run last week as they have been hosting a unique style of cancer awareness run for the past four years.

TAYLOR WEAVER

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If there’s one aspect of the education system that hasn’t changed in a very long time, especially in Canada, it’s that nine times out of 10, kids are taught who Terry Fox was and what he accomplished before passing away at the age of 20 from cancer.

Terry Fox runs are held across the world and encourage people of all ages to fight back against cancer.

Whether it’s a school walk or run or a largerscale run organized by a city, Fox’s legacy lives on through generations who have kept the walk going.

For the past four years, staff and students at Holy Rosary High School (HRHS) have switched things up a bit and put a new spin on the classic Terry Fox Run. Instead of a traditional walk around an outdoor track, students go through a number of different stations during their gym classes.

Each station has a different fact about Terry Fox as well as

a different exercise ranging from planks to push-ups.

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We are encouraging kids to be active while still learning, and being active in different way.

“A lot of times schools go out and do just a regular run outside and the kids aren’t really educated on anything about Terry Fox, so at each of our stations we have a fact about Terry Fox and the exercise that goes along with it,” said Ashley Fullarton, a phys-ed teacher at HRHS. “We are encouraging kids to be active while still learning, and being active in different ways.”

The hope was for students to be able to leave and be able to educate others about Terry Fox and cancer research while also doing a little bit of fundraising.

“We think it’s really important because all of us here have either

known somebody who has passed away from cancer, or we know someone who’s currently battling,” said Fullarton.

“A lot of the kids are impacted as well, so it’s really important to take a day and teach the kids about the things Terry has done to make an impact on people who have cancer.

“Terry made a huge impact on cancer research and a lot of people have seen the impacts he had first hand, so I think it’s important to keep with the tradition and keep Terry’s legacy going.”

Students seem to be very receptive to the idea as it’s something different for them, and one such student was Rylee Gracewood, a Grade 10 student at HRHS. “We actually learn as we go through the stations,” said Gracewood.

“We learn about Terry Fox and what he did in his life, what his purpose was for the run, so every time we go around the gym there’s a little quote, a saying, something telling us about his life, and the number of times we do

that activity.”

An example of one of the stations last week involved crunches.

“The station told us what year he was born, how old he was when he died and how old he was when he started the run,” said Gracewood.

“So if he was still alive today he’d be 61, so at the crunches station we do 61 crunches.”

Gracewood also added she thought the purpose of the activities and the run in general was to help learn about Terry Fox, who he was, and what he devoted his life to.

“It’s a way for us to actually learn more about him instead of just doing the run,” she said.

“I think (the runs) are important because of what he did and the reason he ran across Canada, with cancer in his leg, as it was spreading throughout his body, which is such an amazing thing.

“He wanted to get the word out there for everybody and wanted to do something for everybody else.

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War Amps kid all smiles GEOFF LEE

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The War Amps Child Amputee Program (CHAMP) continues to make life easier for 11-year-old Elijah Belanger from Lloydminster.

For starters, the Grade 6 student at Ecole St. Thomas Elementary, who was born a righthand amputee, will be able to swim much better now.

Th e y o u ng s t e r w as provided with a prosthetic device for swimming during the CHAMP Western Seminar this summer in Edmonton.

He got the attachment just after completing his Red Cross Level 10 swim course.

“That was quite exciting,” said Elijah, who notes his recreational device mimics what having his right hand would do.

“I can’t create the cup, so it helps with that, so I will be more even while swimming. If I swim without my hand, I will veer off to the side, because I am stronger on one side.”

Elijah also plays basketball and soccer and is eager to talk more about this year’s CHAMP seminar that had the theme “Just the Way I Am.”

“It was really fun. I learned a lot of things— I learned how to tie my shoes and I learned more about how to take care of my artificial limbs and stuff like that and what to do if people ask questions about my hand,” he said.

When asked by others about his missing hand he said, “I just plain old answer them I was born without it.”

When the need arises, he might turn to humour and joke a shark bit him.

The seminar encourages CHAMP kids to embrace their amputation and overcome hurdles on the road to independence.

Elijah says there is nothing he can’t do and that includes playing the baritone.

“I feel adapted to doing everything with my left hand,” he said.

Elijah says the CHAMP event is great because he can learn how other kids like him do stuff and maybe learn how to do some new things while having fun.

“It’s just nice to have other people like yourself,” he said.

Elijah’s mom, Danette, says she and her husband Robert are continually amazed

at their son’s ability to overcome challenges and figure things out that the rest of us take for granted.

“He has this special way of doing things and it’s really interesting to watch him problemsolve,” said Danette, who works as a learning assistant teacher at Ecole St. Thomas.

The seminar brings young amputees and their parents from across the province together to learn about the latest developments in artificial limbs, how to manage teasing and staring issues and how to parent an amputee child.

Danette says the nice thing about the seminar for her son is nobody asks him questions about his missing hand.

“Nobody wonders because everyone has something, whether they have a leg amputation or a hand or an arm. None of that stuff is in the way. You’re just friends,” she said.

Elijah’s message for other kids who lose a limb is that The War Amps is definitely a huge help.

“And I’d say don’t worry about not being able to adapt, because you will adapt to it,” he said.

Danette says The War

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Elijah Belanger, 11, of Lloydminster is all smiles after receiving a device to help with swimming as a member of The War Amps’ Child Amputee Program (CHAMP).

Amps pays for all Elijah’s prosthetics and for the recreational devices as well.

She says they registered with CHAMP right after Elijah was born.

“It has benefitted our family giving us some resources and people we talk to that are going through a similar situation to give us some support as parents and strategies to help our son be successful,” said Danette.

“It has given us some neat opportunities to meet lots of people and see all kinds of kids who have some differences, but are really thriving.”

This year The War Amps is into its second century of service.

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Filling Terry Fox’s shoes GEOFF LEE

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Winston Churchill School will hold its annual Terry Fox Run in support of pediatric cancer care with a couple of local kids’ cancer survivors in mind.

Lloydminster’s Jarrod Russell, a 43-yearold childhood brain cancer survivor, will lead off Thursday’s run at 12:45 p.m. following an assembly on kids’ cancer to introduce Fox’s Marathon of Hope.

The Terry Fox school run takes place during Childhood and Youth Cancer Awareness Month in Saskatchewan.

“Because September is pediatric cancer awareness month, we’re trying to piggyback on that instead of just focusing on Terry Fox just because it hits personal for me,” said teacher Jackie Thomas.

“I am going to give a little bit of a bio about Jarrod and then Jarrod’s going to speak to the kids for a bit, then time permitting there will be video of my niece.”

Her niece, Naomi Lendvay in Saskatoon, is a pediatric cancer survivor who was diagnosed with a type of stage four cancer about four years ago.

“She’s just had her last scan and she is NED (no evidence of disease) so we are pretty happy,” said Thomas.

She’s encouraging all the kids to wear the colour of gold because that’s the colour for pediatric cancer.

Russell will be taking part on his recumbent bike that he has ridden around town in the Great Cycle Challenge the past four years to raise approximately $112,125 to fight kids’ cancer.

“He’s a great guy so right away I’m like we’re going to change our Terry Fox Run a little bit and decided to have him lead our run,” said Thomas.

Thomas says Russell will start off the run with the lower grades running about one kilometre and the older students completing 3 kilometres.

“It’s weather dependent of course,” she said.

Students will head into the run knowing Fox was just 18 when he was diagnosed with cancer in 1977 and had his right leg amputated above the knee.

He was forced to stop his 143-day cross country Marathon of Hope outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario on Sept. 1, 1980, because cancer had appeared in his lungs.

Geoff Lee File Photo

Cancer-fighting crusader Jarrod Russell pictured with his sister Lana Lane during his Great Cycle Challenge ride in June to raise money to fight kids’ cancer, will lead off Thursday’s Terry Fox Run at Winston Churchill School at 12:45 p.m. after attending the school assembly.

Fox died in June 1981 at the age of 22.

Students may also learn when Fox was running in 1980, Russell was just four-yearsold undergoing multiple surgeries and follow-up treatments for a malignant brain tumour.

Today, Russell suffers from epilepsy, most likely triggered by scar tissue post brain surgery according to family members.

He is partially paralyzed on his right side leading to limited movement of his arm, fingers and leg. Some speech

and processing delays have also resulted since his injury.

However, like Fox, Russell is empowered to raise funds and make a difference for children fighting the battle he once fought and won.

He plans to take part in his 5th annual cycle challenge in the month of June next year to raise more money for the SickKids Foundation.

A Terry Fox run will also take place at E.S. Laird on Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. followed by a run at a Rendell Park Elementary School at 12:45 p.m.

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Recalling British Home Children

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

Lloydminster researcher Susan Brazeau touches a flag commemorating the 150th year since the beginning of the British Home Children program that brought more than 100,000 children aged 2 to 18 to Canada from 1869-1948 to work as farm labourers and domestic servants. Sept. 28 is national BHC day.

GEOFF LEE

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Beacons of Light will help shed light on another dark chapter of Canadian history.

Lloydminster researcher Susan Brazeau encouraged this week’s Rotary Club of Lloydminster audience to turn a light on this Saturday for national British Home Child Day. It’s a day to recognize the more than 100,000 boys and girls brought to this country as child immigrants and indentured labourers between 1869–1948.

“This is not a pretty story or a happy one,” said Brazeau.

“It’s a part of our history that most people don’t know anything about and yet 4 million of us are descended from these children.”

BHC day commemo-

rates the 150th year of the first arrival of children aged 2 to 18.

B raz e au ’ s p at e rn al grandmother, Grace Sillett, arrived on the very first ship at Niagara on Lake Ontario in 1869 at age 10 with 176 children.

“She had a good life but the story I am telling today is not so good,” said Brazeau, who says orphaned or impoverished children were brought to Canada as farm labourers and domestic servants.

“Most of them never had any contact with any family member ever again.”

Brazeau says about 50 different organizations brought the children to this country with the support of governments in the British Isles.

The program ended in 1948, but Brazeau said one group was given

permission to bring children over after that and they were set up the same way as our residential schools for Indigenous kids.

“We’ve always said that we as descendants understand that generational gap because our parents or our grandparents felt that as well because they weren’t parented,” said Brazeau.

Brazeau says BHC is a history that others like her have learned, through extensive research, has many success stories, but mostly ones of shame, loneliness and sometimes tragedy.

She told Rotary that suicides and rape were common.

She says one reason why most people know so little about BHC is that the children never had any contact with their families again and rarely spoke about their experience to their own families.

She says it was only through extensive research that she learned about the events that led to her grandmother being separated from her widowed mother and sent to this country as a young girl.

“I belong to a group of researchers with about 7,000 members,” said Brazeau.

The group has the

names and basic information of almost 77,000 children in a registry and there is a designated section for BHC in the Library and

Archives Canada.

“People just keep finding more about their ancestors because of the interest in family history,” said Brazeau, who

taught human services at Lakeland College for 17 years.

She estimates there are about 20 descendants of BHC in Lloydminster.

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PPC doubles down in Lloyd GEOFF LEE

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The People’s Party of Canada killed two birds with one stone with a meet and greet in Lloydminster for candidates from Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Lakeland PPC candidate Alain Houle and Battlefords-Lloydminster candidate Jason MacInnis spoke to an audience of about 30 people at the Lloydminster Legacy Centre

on Sept. 19.

“It’s just a chance to meet and hear a little bit more about the policies,” said MacInnis, who notes his party is pitching lower taxes for all Canadians.

“We’re using Canadians as a wallet right now.”

MacInnis is a tax consultant in North Battleford and says the PPC is offering three tax brackets with a zero tax rate up to $15,000, 15 per cent over $15K and 25 per cent over $100K a year.

“Canadians are struggling more and more and this is a nice way to make that work,” he said.

MacInnis says the PPC will use the Charter to push through pipelines to help the economy.

“It’s a national interest and Canada requires it,” he says.

Houle says voter awareness of the PPC is the biggest challenge for all candidates, but he sees that changing with party leader Maxime Bernier included in upcoming televised debates.

He says so far, the r eact ion t o t he campaign has been pretty good.

“If people take the time to read the platform they love it. They agree with it right away if they are of the Conservative mindset,” he said.

Houle is a power-line technician for ATCO Electric in Vegreville

Geoff Lee Meridian Source

People’s Party of Canada Lakeland candidate Alain Houle teamed up with Battlefords-Lloydminster PPC candidate Jason MacInnis for a meet and greet and policy pitch at the Lloydminster Legacy Centre on Sept. 19. Both men plan to attend the all-candidate forum at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds on Oct. 10.

and says people like the specific things the party is talking about and putting numbers to them.

“We will end all corporate welfare, not just $1.5 billion a year,” he said.

“We will lower immigration to 150,000 a year—it’s not wishywashy, it’s very specific and I think people appreciate it.”

The Lloydminster meeting came during the Trudeau blackface debacle with the PPC having faced racist allegations itself when several “Say No to Mass Immigration” billboards popped up across the country in August.

Houle says those billboards, since taken down, were posted by a third party interest not

associated with the PPC campaign and unfairly painted the party racist, hostile and unwelcoming to immigrants.

He says the PPC simply proposes limiting immigration to 150,000 a year with a focus on immigrants who come here to work and contribute to the economy.

“Race is not a number and all we are proposing is to lower the number, not necessarily a particular people group,” he said.

As for the blackface revelations about Trudeau, he says it shows you have to be careful what you say.

“It seems he’s accused lots of others of racism and now, he’s in hot water himself,” said Houle.

That was a simi-

lar message MacInnis imparted after two photos and a video surfaced last week revealing Trudeau in brownface and blackface in his younger days.

“For a party that has toted itself as the end-all and the be all to ensure all races are treated equally, it is a little hypocritical,” said MacInnis.

MacInnis and Houle will be back in Lloydminster for the candidates’ debate at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds hosted by the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 10.

“I will be back regularly as well as trying to hit all the small communities in our riding,” said Houle with the election to be held on Oct. 21.

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Winter to QB election forum

GEOFF LEE

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John Winter, president of Cooper Concrete Construction will moderate the upcoming Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce All Candidate Forum for the federal election.

The event will be held in the Prairie Room at the Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds on Oct. 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. with separate forums for Saskatchewan candidates for

Battlefords-Lloydminster and Alberta candidates for Lakeland.

Battlefords-Lloydminster candidates will go first from 6:30-8 p.m. and involve Conservative party incumbent Rosemarie Falk, Jason MacInnis of the People’s Party of Canada, Larry Ingram of the Liberal Party of Canada and Marcella Pedersen from the New Democratic Party.

Conservative Party of Canada incumbent Shannon Stubbs and

Alain Houle from People’s Party of Canada are the only two Lakeland candidates confirmed for the second debate from 8:30 - 10 p.m Robert McFadzean of the Libertarian Party of Canada has yet to confirm his intentions.

Both Green Party candidates in Alberta and Saskatchewan have told the chamber they will not participate in the forum in advance of the federal election on Oct. 21.

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Leeway from Lloyd: Sunny days and go Leafs go!

STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

Since I didn’t have a burning topic in mind for this column, I am discussing the start of the 2019-20 National Hockey League season that starts on Oct. 2. and fall weather just to flesh out this space.

Call it my potpourri edition starting with our fine fall weather.

For me, it means I can keep cycling outdoors for as long as possible, but not as far as I did in the summer when the days were longer.

A year ago the temperature plummeted after the first week in September with an early onset of

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If the Leafs win the Stanley Cup this season, I would jump out of my skin, but I am not buying a ticket yet to the parade.

Who could have possibly predicted the St. Louis Blues would win the cup so any playoff team could go all the way.

winter limiting outdoor cycling to just a few times in September.

Having a few days in a row of sunshine was also good for farmers to get their crops in the bin before colder conditions set in, and sunshine seems to make everyone happier too.

Having the Toronto Maple Leafs finish the regular season on my birthday on April 4 in a playoff position where they don’t have to meet their nemesis the Boston

Bruins would put a smile on my face.

If the Leafs win the Stanley Cup this season, I would jump out of my skin, but I am not buying a ticket to the parade yet.

Who could have possibly predicted the St. Louis Blues would win the cup, so any playoff team could go all the way.

Last year showed that the regular season means nothing with the elimination of Atlanta division

leader the Tampa Bay Lightning by the last-place divisional Columbus Blue Jackets.

It seems like defence and goaltending mean so much more in the playoffs.

Desire to win and play as a team are also huge factors. Now that the Leafs have traded their playoff chemistry disruptor Nazem Kadri, teamwork should be that much better.

However, since the Leafs last won the cup in 1967 when there were only six teams, their chances of winning this season in a league of 31 are not exactly great.

Call me crazy but I am going out on a limb to predict the Colorado Avalanche to win—while openly pulling for the Leafs with all fingers and toes crossed.

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

EVERY MONDAY — SQUARE DANCING The Lloydminster Chain and Circle Dance Club is hosting square dancing every Monday except on long weekends. The dancing will happen from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Legacy Centre at 5101-46 St. Please use the back or west door. For singles and couples, this is an inexpensive and fun activity in a co-operative, brain active and mildly aerobic environment. Your first evening is free and no experience is necessary. Call Kendall at 306-825-3770 or email Esther at moment101@hotmail.com for more info.

EVERY TUESDAY — VOLLEYBALL Drop in volleyball from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Takes place at the Servus Sports Centre and everyone is welcome, noncompetitive and no experience is necessary. Come for fun and exercise and meet some great people.

EVERY FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH There is a Parkinson disease support group every fourth Tuesday of the month at Southridge Community Church from 2-4 p.m. put on by the Parkinson Association of Alberta.

EVERY TUESDAY — ADAPTED YOGA From 10 – 11 a.m. at the Community Service Centre.

For more information please contact Ann-Dee at 780-8710513.

EVERY TUESDAY & SATURDAY — FARMER’S MARKET Downtown Farmer’s Market at the Fred North Com-

Passport to YLL

munity Centre (5002 - 51 Avenue, Lloydminster) from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Tues) 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Sat) We’re on Facebook.

EVERY THURSDAY – FARMER’S MARKET The Border City Farmer’s Market takes place every Thursday at the Servus Sports Centre (5202-12 st.) from 12-6 p.m.

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY – LABIS WALKING PROGRAM Brain injury survivors are invited to join the Lloydminster and Area Brain Injury Society (LABIS) Walking Program on Tuesdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Servus Sports Centre. It is free of charge. For more info please call 306-825-7212.

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

ations. Small home based business. No entry fee, but donations of non-perishable food items would be graciously accepted to support our community outreach program.

PRE-SCHOOL REGISTRATION The Border City Aboriginal Head Start program is accepting First Nations, Metis and Inuit children between the ages of three and four years to attend classes four days a week from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We offer a structured play themed day full of fun and adventure. Come in for an application at Bay 3, 500948 Ave. Or call 306-8255255 for more information.

SEPT. 29 – FORT PITT FALL SUPPER Fort Pitt will host their 90th fall supper in the Fort Pitt Hall on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $15 for adults, $8 for students between the ages of six and 12 and free for preschoolers.

EVERY SECOND SUNDAY – NORTH BEND HALL MUSIC JAM A North Bend Hall Music Jam is held every second Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. All ages and levels of performers are welcome.

Enjoy dancing on our historic wooden dance floor.

Directions to North Bend Hall are: From Alcurve - 17 kms east on Highway 3 to RR 3262, north four kms.

From the Deer Creek Bridge - eight kms west on Highway 3 to RR 3262, north four kms.

OCT. 1 – FALL GARAGE SALE There will be fall suppers at Grace United Church on Oct. 1 from 1-7 p.m., Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. so come find deals and treasures! Household and kitchen items, books, clothing and furniture too!

SEPT. 28 – HARVEST TRADE SHOW Come out to the Harvest Trade Show at Grace United Church. 4708 50 St. 10 am-4 pm. Lunch is available. Great variety of vendors! Bake Tables and home made cre-

OCT. 1 to 3 – FALL GARAGE SALE Grace United Church at 4708-50 St., Lloydminster, is holding a fall garage sale on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to

7 p.m., and Thursday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and find deals and treasures on household and kitchen items, books, clothing and furniture.

OCT. 3 – BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS FUNDER Join us on Thursday Oct. 3 from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Beachcomber Lloydminster, 2920 50th Avenue Unit #2 for a Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser which will feature over $20,000 in free giveaways just for coming in, the first 20 Customers will receive gift bags, 10 per cent up to 50 per cent off designated store items, four large draw prizes at 7 p.m., plinko board chances to win, face painting, in-house demonstrations, R&D Duck Mascot meet and photo opportunity, your chance to name the R&D Duck Mascot, and grilling stations on from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. We will be grilling up a storm and offering Ribs, Scallops, Wings, and Jalapeno Meatballs, with all donations from this and the face painting stations to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lloydminster.

OCT. 6 – FALL SUPPER Come out to the Paradise Hill CWL/UCW Fall supper on Oct. 6. Paradise Hill Community Center from 5-7 p.m. The cost is $15 for adults, $8 for the ages 6-12, preschool free.

OCT. 6 – FALL TURKEY SUPPER Everyone is invited to a Fall Turkey Supper at Hillmond Hall from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. The cost is $15 for adults, $7 for

students aged six to 12 and children five years old and under are free.

NOV. 3 – WESECA FALL SUPPER Turkey and all the Trimmings at the Waseca Hall - Nov. 3, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. M.S.T. (time change that weekend) Adults $12.50 Kids 6-12 $6.00 Kids Under 6 Free.

NOV. 3 – FALL SUPPER The Kitscoty United Church Annual Fall Supper is Nov, 3 at Kitscoty Community Hall from 4:30 p.m. -7 p.m. Come and enjoy a delicious turkey supper with all the fixings! Adults $17 ,6-12 years-$8, under 6 free.

LLOYDMINSTER LEARNING COUNCIL Books for Babies, Program for Moms, Dads and/or caregivers & babies (newborn to 1 year) 4 weeks - Mondays Sept 30-Oct 28 (No class Oct 14). Registration Night for English Language Programs, Monday Sept. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Community Services Building, Workshop Room, 4419 - 52 Ave. Fee: No Charge, Call 780-875-5763 for any questions.

English Language Classes being offered: Beginner, advanced, intermediate, 10 weeks, Tuesdays & Thursdays, Sept. 24 - Nov. 28, 7 9 p.m., Fee: No Charge, Call 780-875-5763 to register.

English Language Classes for Women, 10 weeks, Wednesdays, Sept. 25 - Nov. 27, 1 - 3 p.m., Learn day to day conversational English, pronunciation, reading and writing (work, doctor appointments, children’s school), Fee: No Charge, Call 780-875-5763 to register.

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E.S. Laird loves to read!

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E.S. Laird Middle School has teamed up with Indigo’s Love of Reading Foundation’s Adopt a School program, which runs until Oct. 6.

The fundraising initiative connects Coles in the LloydMall with the school and surrounding community to help provide support for muchneeded additional library resources.

With a library budget of less than $30 per stu-

dent for the entire year, the school will now have an opportunity to upgrade its library collection and enrich the lives and education of its students.

So far this year a total of 182 schools have been “adopted” by local Indigo, Chapters and Coles stores who fundraise on their behalf.

To get involved with the fundraiser, participants can make a donation in-store or through the Adopt a School registry at indigo.ca.

Each school’s registry consists of 50 unique titles selected by the school.

When a book is purchased from a school’s registry, Indigo will double the impact of each customer’s donation by providing an additional copy of that book to the school, enabling even more children and youth to benefit.

“It’s fantastic that we were selected and there’s lots of school across Canada that need tons of help, and for our school to be selected it will help out the school greatly with new books, give the students a chance to read something they’ve never tried before, and expand the book selection here in the library,” said E.S. Laird

teacher Shaun Donald.

“Every child is different, so with a greater variety of novels to chose from it allows the students to pick something they enjoy and hopefully give them a love for reading while improving their vocabulary and communication skills.”

E.S. Laird is also hosting a turkey and pie bingo at the school to help raise funds for even

more books on Oct. 3 from 6:30-8 p.m. Any

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Voters ages 18-34 lagging

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Elections Canada reports only about 70 per cent of votes aged 18-34 have registered to date.

However, 97 per cent of the Canadian population that is eligible to vote is already registered.

“We encourage those folks to register,” said Leanne Nyirfa, an Elections Canada Alberta spokesperson.

“To vote in a federal

election, you must be registered on the list of electors.”

Eligible voters can register at the polls on election day, but anyone who registers before the election, should get a voter information card in the mail by Oct 3.

The card tells you w here and when you can vote.

To register before you go to vote: - Use the Online Voter Registration Ser-

vice before 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 - Visit your Elections Canada office before 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 You can also register when you go to vote: - At your assigned polling station on election day on Oct. 21 - At your assigned polling station on advance polling days, Oct. 11, 12, 13 or 14 - At any Elections Canada office across Canada before 6 p.m on Oct. 15

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Border City to get all shook up for a night

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If you’re a hound dog with a hankering for some jailhouse rock and a little less conversation, the Vic Juba is the place to be on Oct. 5.

World-renowned Elvis Presley impersonator and winner of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist, a contest sanctioned

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prises, Inc., Dean Z will be taking the stage next Saturday for his show “One Night with You Starring Dean Z.” Dean first took interested in The King at the age of three after watching the documentary “This Is Elvis” and by the time he was 17 he had relocated to Las Vegas to attain the goal of establishing himself as a well-known act.

He then performed in Vegas throughout the next 12 years and has performed in Japan, Australia, Norway, Denmark, England, across Canada and the United States.

It doesn’t hurt that he has a striking resemblance to The King.

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The King is back FROM PAGE 17

Just like when a kid sees Michael Jackson’s moonwalk for the first time, as soon as Dean saw Elvis Presley do his thing he was hooked.

“It was an imagination-capturing moment and when I saw him on TV I immediately started dancing on our coffee table and trying to copy what he was doing,” said the performer while on tour in Florida.

“My first show was in March of ‘87. I was three years old at my sister’s school talent show and every time I’d shake or wiggle everyone would scream and go crazy, and from that time I knew that was a feeling I wanted to have. There’s no feeling like being on stage.”

“One Night with You” takes audience members on a chronological journey through Elvis

Presley’s catalogue with all of The King’s major hits.

Dean explained how he feels very fortunate to be able to continue doing what he loves on stage to provide for his wife and very soon-tobe-born child.

The performer received the Heart of the King Award in Las Vegas in 2014 at the former Las Vegas Hilton on the same stage Elvis himself performed over 700 shows in the ‘70s.

With all of the success he has had turning a childhood dream into a career, it even landed him the job as the official host during the annual Elvis Week celebration in Memphis from 2015-2017, serving as an ambassador to Graceland and the Elvis Presley estate.

“Elvis is this timeless entity that’s woven into our culture that is

referenced every day in movies and on TV,” said Dean.

“As long as there’s a demand for it and people want to hear live music be it Elvis or anything, I’ll be willing to play.”

As a child, Dean never really broke down the process of turning this dream of his into a reality, but just like some young kids grow up playing hockey or baseball, Dean grew up on stage.

“It was just this fun thing that became a way for me to support my family and see the world,” he said.

“Elvis has taken such great care of me throughout my life and there’s so many positive things about it.”

Dean takes the stage for his 7:30 p.m. show on Oct. 5. Tickets are available online or at the Vic Juba box office for $48.

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Green thumbs PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

I really appreciate houseplants. Especially throughout the winter when spring becomes a foolish little dream.

Of course, I’m not as good at growing them as

some people, but I try.

Sadly, there is one variety of plant I love, but have never been able to keep alive – a Boston fern.

I have a friend that

likes them too and several years ago she had a dandy.

Each visit to her home I’d see it sitting proudly in the front window; its emerald fronds sweeping her hardwood floor.

“His name is Klaus,” she’d said fondly, giving him a loving little spritz of water.

After a few months, I

asked for the secret to her success. Her eyes darted guiltily away, “To be honest, this is the fifth Klaus I’ve had.”

She sighed deeply, “I can’t grow them either.”

As for me, I’d get one from a greenhouse and tend it lovingly, allowing myself bright hopes for its future, and then a leaf would flutter to the floor and I’d know it was all over.

Despite my best efforts it soon became the spiny, lifeless husk I knew so well There was one time however, when I was able to grow a wonderfully lush specimen. It was in a cool place with indirect light.

The soil was kept moist and every month I gave it a good soaking with pure rainwater. I fertilized sparingly and frequently misted.

By golly, it flourished!

Then one hot summer day I stood at the window keeping an eye on my children who played outside.

A smile crossed my lips as Chris came into view, leading his younger siblings on some wild adventure of destruction and mayhem, as was his custom.

Tu rning, I glanced at my healthy fern, and moved to fetch the water bottle. In this heat it surely needed refreshment.

Grabbing the mister from beneath the sink, I applied it generously; shining beads of moisture lingering on each

File Photo lush green leaf. But wait!

What was that smell?

Why was the nose-wrinkling scent of Javex suddenly floating on the afternoon air? I lifted the bottle and took a whiff. Bleach?

“CHRISTOPHER!” I hollered out the door as I charged past with the fern. Plunking the poor thing into the tub, I started the shower.

Maybe the poisonous effects could be rinsed away.

Meanwhile Chris appeared behind me with a carefully constructed look of innocence.

He didn’t know why he’d been summoned, but applying his “look of innocence” was the safest bet until he figured it out.

“Why have I just misted my favorite plant with bleach?” I ground out between

clenched teeth.

Jauntily he began answering back, “I don’t know. Why have y—”until I fixed him with my own look, known to my kids as the, “look of death.”

He fell silent and took sudden interest in his shoes.

“Well, it might be because I put some in there to kill ants on the sidewalk,” he finally mumbled.

“WHAT?” I roared, and he scampered out the door, wisely not returning till suppertime when I’d cooled down.

In any case, the fern died, and that was the last one I grew.

Just didn’t have the heart for it anymore.

Give me a geranium or a nice succulent, even a hoya, and I’m good to go.

Just keep those poor bloody ferns in Boston.

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With Fire Prevention Week running from Oct. 6 to the 12 this year, the City of Lloydminster reminds parents, guardians and caretakers to educate everyone about the small but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe.

The theme of the National Fire Protection Association’s 2019 Fire Prevention Week campaign is Not Every Hero Wears a Cape.

Plan and Practice Your Escape!

Home Fire Escape Planning Home fire escape planning and drills are an essential part of fire safety. A home fire escape plan needs to be developed and practised. When the smoke

alarm sounds for a real fire, it’s too late to make a plan.

A home escape plan should include: - Two exits from every room in the home – usually a door and a window - Properly installed and working smoke alarms - A meeting place outside in front of the home where everyone will meet after they exit - Placing a call to 911 or the local emergency number from a cell phone or neighbour’s phone “Home fires today burn faster than ever.

In a typical home fire, occupants may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds,” said Jordan Newton, Fire Chief, Lloydminster Fire Department (LFD).

“With the ‘Plan, Practice, Escape’ message, we hope to improve education on escape planning, ensuring everyone is prepared to escape quickly and safely.”

While the Lloydminster Fire Department is focusing on home fires, these messages apply to any location.

The LFD will be conducting voluntary home inspections on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9 between 6-8 p.m. and members will be carrying proper identification.

The LFD also invites members of the community to attend their annual community open house from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10 at the D.E. Gustavson Fire Station No. 2, 2716 59 Ave. to take a tour of the fire hall and check out the department’s newest equipment.

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The Ministry of Environment – in partnership with the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) – is encouraging hunters to submit the heads of all deer, moose, elk and caribou harvested this hunting season for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing.

CWD is a fatal, infectious central nervous system disease in cervids that has no known cure.

In particular, hunters in wildlife management zones (WMZs) 9, 10, 2W, 35 and 37 are strongly urged to submit all mule deer and white-tailed deer heads for testing.

Long-term monitoring sites are being established in these zones to obtain more information about the presence and spread of the disease in certain areas of the province.

The ministry is hoping to collect at least 300 samples in each of these targeted zones to more accurately assess changes in the disease and help guide future management options.

The ministry is also looking for submissions in the bore al transition zone to help evaluate CWD risk to caribou (WMZs 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 67).

“Hunters play an important role in supporting wildlife health, and submitted more than 2,000 heads for CWD testing last year,” Environment Minister Dustin Duncan said.

“Understanding how this disease spreads is critical in evaluating potential population impacts, and in developing disease management plans.”

“The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation will manage a number of drop-off sites this year to help augment the ministry program,”

SWF Executive Director Darrell Crabbe said.

“Monitoring CWD in the province is beneficial for hunters, and an important indicator in managing our wildlife resources.”

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Understanding how this disease spreads is critical in evaluating potential population impacts, and in developing disease management plans.

CWD was discovered in provincial game farm animals in 1996. It transitioned to wild mule deer in 2000, and is now found in deer, elk and moose in 48 of Saskatchewan’s 83 WMZs. With the help of hunters, the ministry has been monitoring the spread and intensity of CWD for more than 20 years.

Hunters can help reduce the spread of CWD to new areas of the province by properly

disposing of animal carcass waste.

It is best to field dress and quarter the carcass in the field instead of transporting it from the area where the animal was taken, especially from areas where CWD has been detected.

Although no human case of CWD has ever been identified, the ministry strongly recommends that hunters avoid eating the meat until they receive their test results. In addition, hunters are strongly urged not to eat, or distribute for human consumption, the meat or other parts from animals that are found to be CWD-positive.

Prior to dropping off heads, please get your CWD Tracking Number and keep that number with you.

Heads can be submitted for testing at a number of designated drop-off locations across the province throughout the hunting season. For a list of dropoff sites and information on how to submit a sample for testing, visit www. saskatchewan.ca/cwd.

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With angling season underway, the Government of Saskatchewan would like to remind anglers of provincial resource laws related to fishing to help ensure

that anglers do not mistakenly violate The Outfitter and Guide Regulations.

In Saskatchewan, an outfitter is a person who organizes services for clients in connection with angling or hunting

for a fee.

These include guiding services, equipment and accommodation, or any combination.

It is unlawful to carry out any business, occupation or take fish for financial gain without

an outfitting or commercial fishing licence.

This includes remuneration, economic or material gain and business or employment benefit.

The same rules apply for hunting.

Renting your cabin or house can be considered outfitting if it is offered in conjunction with equipment or guiding for angling or hunting opportunities.

Anyone convicted of outfitting without a licence could be subject to fines and loss of equipment.

Harvest allocations are in place to regulate licensed outfitters, sport anglers and the commercial fishing indus-

try. It is the responsibility of all anglers and commercial outfitters to follow the legislation in order to conserve Saskatchewan’s natural resources for future generations.

If you have any questions or information about outfitting, please contact the Ministry of Environment’s Inquiry Centre at 1-800-5674224 (in North America) or email centre. inquiry@gov.sk.ca.

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In recognition of their service, Saskatchewan will provide free hunting and angling licences for veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces beginning in the 201920 licensing year.

The new initiative applies to veterans who were honourably discharged from the Armed Forces and is available to Saskatchewan and Canadian resident veterans.

Free licences for regular hunting and angling opportunities will be available to Saskatchewan and Canadian resident veterans starting on Friday, April 12, 2019. They do not apply to Big Game Draw licences or outfitted licence opportunities.

“The Government of Saskatchewan appreciates the commitment and sacrifices of Canadian Armed Forces veterans and will offer hunting and angling licences at no cost to recognize their contributions,” Environment Minister Dustin Duncan said.

The free licences will be subject to an initial verification process to confirm eligibility through the automated Hunting, Angling and Trapping

File Photo Licence (HAL) system.

Verification can be completed at a ministry field office or by emailing the required information to the ministry.

The following forms of identification will be acceptable: - National Defense Identification Certificate; - Picture or copy of Certificate of Service; and - Release or Discharge Certificate.

Photo identification indicating date of birth and current address is also required.

In the absence of photo identification, two pieces of acceptable identification will be required.

For electronic verification, clients must provide a valid HAL account number.

Information on how to establish a HAL account in advance of applying can be found at www.saskatchewanlicences.active.com.

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Raiders come together at home tourney JAMIE HARKINS WRITER

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Home-court advantage proved kind to the Holy Rosary High School (HRHS) Raiders.

The Raiders junior boys volleyball team captured a silver medal while playing host to the top ‘A’ teams from schools across the northwest Alberta and northeast Saskatchewan region on Saturday afternoon.

The Bishop Lloyd Middle School Lancers took the gold besting the Raiders 25-21, 25-9 in the final at École St. Thomas.

“We did really good,” said Raiders setter and middle Godwin Javier.

“We made less mistakes than in our last tournament. We executed more.

And, we just played better in general.”

Brendan Wald, a setter for the Lancers who stepped up in the second frame blocking Raiders’ hits at the net and delivering aces on his serve, said their communication on the court was better in the winning set.

He said pushing through the tough first match gave them a bit of momentum and stoked their excitement for the victory.

“We were all very intuitive and came together,” said Wald, whose club also won gold at the J. William

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The Raiders junior ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams, with back row from left, coach Rita Butler, coach Chelsea Steinley, Teanna Anderson, Charlene Anacio, Olivia Medernach, Blessed Quiambo, Nina Tulio, Billie Long, Kayla Mohr, Emjay Hein, Rose Rusteika, coach Christine Johal; middle row, Ileanna Kokonas, Shelby Wolfe, Kristine Tolosa, Emily Prodgers, Presley Daschuk, Paige Burrows, Audrey Brown; front row, Presley Potgieter, Louiesah Francisco, Aerich Buenaventura, Ally Sestoso, Nora Matthews, Alex Zimmerman, Dubraska Prodgers and Taryn Rawlake, captured gold and silver at their home tourney.

Gow Memorial the previous weekend. “When one person messed up, we said it’s ok, you did good, and moved on to the next point.”

It was an all-Raiders final in the girls division across the grounds at HRHS. The Raiders ‘A’ team earned their edge toppling the ‘B’ squad 25-16, 25-12.

“It was a little nervewracking at the beginning, but it was fun to play against our own school,” said Raiders ‘A’ team offside Ileanna Kokonas.

“We just worked as a team and had a lot of energy.”

Kokonas said the few extra days of practice following their bronze medal finish at

the Gow Memorial helped to get them a little more on the same page.

She said they hustle hard on defence and can attack, so the expectation is they’ll make further gains as the season moves on.

“We did very good considering we’re a ‘B’ team,” added Raiders setter and

silver medallist Presley Daschuk. “We really wanted the competition because we’re playing in a whole bunch of other ‘A’ tournaments. It was really good to get the experience. Our coach even said that (the Raiders ‘A’ team) would show us what it’s like and give us good practise.”

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Steelers earn first victory of the season JAMIE HARKINS WRITER

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The Lloydminster peewee Steelers are coming into Rod Kirby Day on a roll.

The Steelers earned a hard-fought 32-18 road win against the Wainwright Guard Dogs at Encompass Credit Union Field on Sunday afternoon. The victory marked the Steelers first in at least a season-and-a-half.

“Just winning this game, everybody is happy,” said Steelers second-year centre Jackson Lovett. “The coaches are happy.

The parents are happy.

Some of the second and third-year parents never experienced winning a game. It’s fun for them too.”

Rod Kirby Day will open with a 1 p.m.

match between the Steelers and Lloydminster peewee Colts at Holy Rosary High School’s Raider Bowl this Saturday. The Lloydminster bantam Junior Red Dogs will welcome the Cold Lake Ravens to the Raider Bowl at 6 p.m. in the second game of the annual event named after a longtime Border City football coach.

Paul Amundrud, head coach of the Steelers and president of the Lloydminster Minor Football Association, said Rod Kirby Day brings the players, their families and fans together for a celebration of the sport.

He said minor football serves its community as it gives the participating kids a place to exercise, play, socialize

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Steelers running back Byford Mason spots a Guard Dogs defender heading his way.

and learn valuable life lessons.

“Football teaches the kids about teamwork,” said Amundrud. “We put an effort into everything we do out there 19093TT0

and the kids see positive results about how that continues on.”

Amundrud said minor football saw a steady increase in participation numbers between its start 12 years ago for peewee and 14 seasons past with bantam to the recent downturn in the

economy.

He said the Catholic and public school divisions have since initiated flag football programs geared toward getting younger children engaged with the game leading to another wave of interest.

“It doesn’t matter

what size you are, there is a spot for you on the field,” he said. “You could be the biggest kid in your school. You can be the smallest kid. We tend to line you up size on size and as the kids grow they move positions quite a bit, so it doesn’t really matter how big or small you are. There is always a spot for you.”

Lovett said minor football presented an opportunity to get in shape while also experiencing what it’s like to be a team leader.

He said practices and battling in games c a n be h ar d , bu t t h e rewards are something to savour.

“There are some times when I want to quit,” said Lovett. “But, football has also been one of the greatest sports I’ve played. It’s just enthusiastic. And, it feels good to finally win a game.”

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Red Dogs shut out Panthers Lloydminster Junior Red Dogs quarterback Matthew Cavanagh enjoys a bit of time in the pocket while searching for a receiver downfield. The Red Dogs beat the Vegreville Panthers 27-0 at St. Mary’s Elementary School this past weekend. They’ll take on the Cold Lake Ravens under the lights at the Raider Bowl this Saturday in the second match of the Rod Kirby Day event.

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Inland Steel Products has stepped up to support a Border City minor hockey team.

The Lloydminster midget AAA Bobcats announced the Saskatoon-based metal recycling business as their naming sponsor late last week.

Inland Steel Products has signed a three-year deal with the club in an attempt to help the community they’ve recently expanded their reach into.

“One thing we always do is give back to the communities,” said Inland Steel Products president Matt Ditlove. “Lloydminster is a new market area for us and we were looking for ways to try and get involved. We’ve sponsored the Saskatoon Lakers and the Saskatoon Blades. We’ve been doing the three stars of the

Blades since it started. So, we’ve been involved in hockey, with different sports teams, hospitals and different charities around all the communities we’ve been doing business in.”

Taylor Holt, head coach of the newly named Inland Steel midget AAA Bobcats, said their partnership came together rather quickly. He said the team put out an ask for a new sponsor and Inland Steel immediately answered the call.

“As a coach, this means everything because it allows us to have the lowest fees, or one of the lowest fees, in the league even though we have (possibly) the most travel,” said Holt, noting they would also like to acknowledge the help Bandit Energy provided as their major sponsor during the past few years.

“It allows the guys to have more opportunities with different technology, things like video that we can pay for as a team.

Plus, we have a dressing room that we have to rent and pay for at the rink. We practise in the mornings and we do breakfast for the boys. Obviously some of it gets covered by the fees, but every little penny helps.”

Holt said the team will feature Inland Steel on their jerseys and apparel. He said the boys will also get a chance to meet their sponsor in person and have a picture taken to show the team’s appreciation of the help Inland Steel Products has provided.

“We’re a 53-year-old company,” said Ditlove. “We support youth sports teams and local charities all over the province and Western Canada. It’s always something we look to do.”

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Jayven Leslie, left, and Tegan Skehar are the youngest players on a rebuilding Bobcats’ squad this season.

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A belief in themselves as players and the coaching staff’s trust in their abilities have brought two 16 year olds into the Lloy-

dminster Bobcats’ fold this season.

Jayven Leslie and Tegan Skehar are the kids on a young Bobcats squad. Leslie has played three games suiting up as a power

forward for the club, while Skehar has helped man the bluel ine thre e time s this campaign.

“I look for offence as much as I can, but it doesn’t happen often,” said Skehar, who hails from Chestermere, Alta. “I like blocking shots, getting in front of the puck and going into the greasy corners to win battles. That’s what I strive to be, a grinder.”

Skehar signed with the club during main camp, but he’s been in contact with the Bobcats coaching and scouting staff for close to a year. Bobcats director of player personnel Andrew Gilbert identified Skehar as a potential recruit last season while the rearguard skated with the Edge School Elite 15s in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League.

Fellow Bobcats rookie Jared Miller was also picked out of the Edge School. And, Skehar noted his fellow Airdrie bantam AAA Extreme alum influenced the decision to sign.

“When I saw that he was coming, I was excited for him,” he said. “I talked to him a bit about what his thoughts were and he was really excited for the year. He let me know how awesome the Bobcats had been treating him, so he definitely helped a lot.”

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Leslie and Skehar the future of Bobcats FROM PAGE 28

Leslie played 10 games as an affiliate for the Bobcats last season. The Lloydminster Minor Hockey Association product formally signed with the club on Feb. 3.

“Coming in this year, (the 10-game trial) gave me a bit of experience, a little bit of knowing what the pace of play is like and I’m not panicking as much as I would if I was coming in new,” said Leslie, who tallied six goals and 16 points in 32 games with the midget AAA Bobcats this past winter. “I remember my first game when I came in and played, I was very panicky and very nervous. But, this year being able to use that 10 games experience was an advantage I’ve had. I’ve been able to calm down a little and settle in.”

Skehar and Leslie are both Grade 11 students at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School. Fellow Bobcats rookies Ben Bygrove, Miller and Tyson Kowaluk also attend the school, while a few other players have gone back to take classes.

“You’re still a normal kid and still what you want to be,” said Leslie.

“You still have your same friends.

(Playing junior A) doesn’t make it feel too much different than it did before.

You just try to be the best person you can all the time.”

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I like blocking shots, getting in front of the puck and going into the greasy corners to win battles. That’s what I strive to be, a grinder.

Getting the opportunity to play with his hometown team and staying close to family played a big role in Leslie’s decision to sign. He said the team is also starting something new with a great staff and plenty of young faces on the roster making the future bright.

“It’s just a great group of kids,” said Skehar. “Nigel knows what he’s doing.

He’s always involving us in video, board talk and all that kind of stuff.

It’s really bonded the team together.

That’s going to help as the year progresses and over to the next and the next. We’re going to be a good team.”

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Last week in the field: Sask crop report update

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Warm weather and wind has allowed combining to resume, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

Twenty-three per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 18 per cent last week, still well behind the fiveyear (2014-2018) average of 50 per cent for

this time of year.

Thirty-six per cent of the crop is now swathed or ready to straight-cut.

A general rain fell over much of the province with the largest amounts being reported in the central and southern regions.

Harvest is most advanced in the southwest region, where 37 per cent of the crop is now combined. The

southeast region has 28 per cent combined and the west-central region 26 per cent.

The northeast region has 15 per cent combined, the east-central region 12 per cent combined while the northwest region has 10 per cent.

Ninety per cent of winter wheat, 88 per cent of fall rye, 78 per cent of field peas, 75

per cent of lentils, 39 per cent of barley, 17 per cent of durum and oats, 13 per cent of spring wheat and six per cent of canola is now in the bin.

An additional 56 per cent of canola is swathed or is ready to straight-cut.

Fourteen per cent of the durum is estimated to grade 1 CW, while 46 and 28 per cent is estimated to grade 2 CW and 3 CW, respectively. Thirty-one per cent of the pea crop is estimated to fall in the 1 CAN grade, 58 and 10 per cent are estimated to grade 2 CAN and 3 CAN, respectively. Sixteen per cent of the lent i l s a re e s t i m a t e d t o grade 1 CAN, while 55 and 22 per cent is predicted to fall in the 2 CAN and 3 CAN cate-

gory, respectively.

Across the province, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as 14 per cent surplus, 77 per cent adequate, eight per cent short and one per cent very short.

Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as three per cent surplus, 83 per cent adequate, 11 per cent short and three per

cent very short.

Most crop damage this past week was due to localized flooding and strong winds. There have been some reports of crops bleaching and sprouting in areas with excess moisture.

Farmers are getting back out in the field and continuing with harvest operations as the weather permits.

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Another bold step on free trade MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Alberta is taking another bold step toward free trade within Canada by doing away with eight more of its exceptions under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), and narrowing two more.

This comes on the heels of Alberta’s decision to eliminate 13 CFTA exceptions in July, including all those related to procurement.

This means Alberta is removing more than 80 per cent of its exceptions, going from the third-highest among provinces and territories to by far the lowest number of exceptions to the free trade rules amongst Canada’s provinces and territories.

“Internal barriers to trade and labour mobility within our country cost the Canadian economy between $50 billion and $130 billion every year,” said Premier Jason Kenney.

“Our government continues to lead on

scrapping barriers to free trade and welcoming the investment, economic growth and jobs that come with an open economy.”

The eliminated exceptions deal with areas such as the energy sector, alcohol and the sale of public lands.

“The removal of these exceptions will strengthen interprovincial trade in Canada and mean great things for Alberta’s economy,” said Kenney.

“I call o n all other provinces and territories to meet Alberta’s ambition to end the economic balkanization of our country, and become the true economic union envisaged by the fathers of Confederation. Alberta is embracing our ‘get ‘er done’ spirit by acting on, not talking about, free trade.”

Along with the two exceptions being narrowed, Alberta is maintaining four other exceptions. These exceptions

continue to be necessary to strengthen the province and its economic interests.

As previously announced, Alberta is also undertaking a fasttrack review to potentially expand unilateral recognition of professional and licensed credentials from across Canada, continuing our pledge to make Alberta the most open labour market and freest economy in Canada.

Eliminated exceptions Exception 1: Limitations on the sale of public lands - Public Lands Act and regulations - This exception permitted Alberta to restrict ownership of public lands in the province. Alberta’s requirements in these areas continu e t o be non-discriminatory and apply equally to Canadians anywhere in the country. Alberta will maintain our current l e g is l at io n and p o l i cies prohibiting foreign purchases of public and protected lands.

Exception 2: Limitations on the sale of controlled lands - Foreign Ownership of Land Regulations - This exception allowed Alberta to restrict ownership of controlled land in the province. Alberta’s requirements continue to be non-discriminatory and apply equally to Canadians anywhere in the country.

Exception 3: Dispositions of Crown land, including provincial parks - This exception allowed Alberta to restrict grazing permits from being held by persons residing outside Alberta and corporations with majority ownership residing outside of the province.

Alberta is amending the policy to foster an open and competitive marketplace. Alberta will maintain our current l e g is l at io n and p o l i cies prohibiting foreign purchases of public and protected lands.

Exception 4: Guiding

and outfitting for wildlife hunting - The exception allowed the province to restrict permits and licences in this sector to Alberta residents only. Alberta’s laws and regulations related to wildlife hunting allow for Canadian residents to hold big game outfitter and game permits, and big game guide designations.

Exception 6: Power purchase agreements - Power purchase agreements helped protect privately owned Alberta power companies from governmentsubsidized competitors in other jurisdictions. The government is allowing them to expire on Jan. 1, 2021, further supporting stability in Alberta’s electricity market.

Exception 8: Retaliation in the alcoholic beverages sector - While this exception allowed Alberta to counter discriminatory practices in other jurisdictions, the province is eager to work cooperatively with its CFTA partners to open liquor ma r k e t s t o A l b e r t a’s liquor products, rather than resort to retalia-

tory measures. This exception has never been used and Alberta will retain the ability to bring legal and trade challenges against other parties in violation of the constitution or the CFTA. Exception 12: Renewable energy - Though it was originally introduced to expand renewable energy development in Alberta, protectionist policies are not necessary for Alberta to develop successful renewable energy programs and projects.

Exception 13: Retaliation in the energy sector - This exception provided a mechanism to deal with jurisdictions that inhibit trade in the energy sector.

Alberta will use advocacy, negotiation and the CFTA dispute resolution guidelines to convince other governments to open their energy sectors, rather than relying on retaliatory actions. This exception has never been used and does not negate Alberta’s ability to use Bill 12 to maximize the value of our natural resources.

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COTTRILL: Reverend Robert “Bob” Edward William Cottrill went to be with his Lord on August 31, 2019 at the age of 78 years. He passed away at the Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Bob is survived by: his loving wife, Beth Cottrill; his son, Jim (Shari) Cottrill; and his grandchildren, Hannah and Nathanael Cottrill.

He is predeceased by: his parents, Ted and Isbell Cottrill.

The Funeral Service for Bob was conducted from Lashburn Community Hall, Lashburn, Saskatchewan on Friday, September 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM with Reverend Glenn Gerbrandt and Pastor Alex Pompu officiating.

The eulogy was

presented by Trish Hall and Jim Cottrill.

The hymns were “All The Way My Saviour Leads Me”, “Does Jesus Care”, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, “Be Still My Soul” and “It Is Well With My Soul” accompanied by pianist, Edith Klippenstein.

The active pallbearers were Jim Adamthwaite, Jim Cottrill, Daryl Ferguson, Chris Loewen, Henry Sawatsky and Len Wegner.

The interment was held at the Lashburn Cemetery.

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HOROSCOPES CAPRICORN

December 22 – January 19 Change is afoot at home and at work. You’ll be able to put an end to a taxing situation and start achieving your personal goals. An emotional hurricane will motivate this transformation.

AQUARIUS

January 20 – February 18 Your patience will serve you well this week.

You may finally come to an agreement with certain groups or with the courts. You’ll assert your rights as well as those of your people. A marriage proposal will come out of nowhere.

PISCES

February 19 – March 20 Work will be stressful this week. If you make time for your love life, you’ll benefit: being with your partner will relax you. Little changes to your routine can make a big difference in your relationship.

ARIES

March 21– April 19 You’ll face a challenge that allows you to demonstrate your full potential. Eager to get into shape, you’ll find ways to start moving and get some exercise with friends.

TAURUS

CANCER

June 22 – July 22 Against all odds, you’ll find the funds to start your own business or to undertake renovations that need to be completed before winter. The comfort of your home will lead to affectionate exchanges with your partner.

LEO July 23 – August 22 You’ll start the week with a desire to conquer the world. Learn to channel your energy so you’re not burning the candle at both ends. In your love life, let romance happen naturally.

VIRGO

August 23 – September 22 Think before you put your ideas into action.

It’s more important to make a budget and stick to it than it is to achieve your personal objectives. Stress will wear you out quickly.

LIBRA

September 23 – October 22 There will be lots of people surrounding you this week. While inspiring and exciting, it’s important to take time to rest. At work, a project or task may be significantly delayed.

SCORPIO

April 20 – May 20

October 23 – November 21

t’s not always easy to balance your career and your family. Luckily, you can count on those closest to you to help with your responsibilities.

If you’ve been in a relationship for a while, you may start to talk about living together.

GEMINI

You’re pressed for time this week. Luckily, you know how to create and stick to a schedule.

You’ll be able to accomplish everything on your to-do list and even relax afterwards. Your friends will join you for a well-deserved outing.

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May 21 – June 21

November 22 – December 21

Drive safely! Your friends will invite you to join them for a spontaneous activity. Your negotiation skills will be put to work and you’ll seem to resolve conflict with just your smile.

With vacation prices at their lowest, you may decide to go on a last-minute trip. By taking a step back from your responsibilities, you’ll be able to make important decisions about your career.

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