Meridian Source - September 29, 2022

Students ponder career paths

LEE WRITER

What do you want to be when you grow up and where do you want to learn how to do it?

Those burning ques tions are a little easier to answer this week for some undecided stu dents at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School during College Day on Monday.

A total of 17 postsecondary institutions were represented at

the school to direct and recruit grades 11 and 12 students to the right career paths and postsecondary education options.

“We put on College Day so we can introduce students to some possi bilities for their future,” said teacher and coun sellor, Kaylin Britton.

“We try to bring in colleges and universi ties as well as trades and apprenticeships,

RCMP, Canadian Forces and art schools to try to get them interested in their future and what programs are available to them.”

The timing was per fect, given Grade 12 stu dents start to apply to colleges and universi ties in October.

“This gives them a great opportunity to ask questions to our insti tutions to finalize their application plans,” said

Britton.

She says Grade 11 students need to start thinking about their future programs too and be ready to sign up for certain programs for Grade 12 starting in December.

College Day was just what the doctor ordered so to speak, for Grade 11 math and science whiz Emry Marchand. She wants to go into

Aalbers joins call for city funding

GEOFF LEE WRITER

Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers is one of many mid-size city mayors who are seeking a bigger piece of reve nue pie from the Alberta government.

The Province plans to cut funding to munici palities by 25 per cent when its new Local Gov ernment Fiscal Frame work (LGFF) rolls out in 2024 to replace the Municipal Sustainabil ity Initiative.

“It certainly makes a huge impact and that’s a concern we’re raising as a municipality as well as our mid-size city majors that this is something we can’t live with,” said Aalbers in a phone call from the Alberta Munic ipalities Convention in Calgary.

“Infrastructure, espe cially in our community continues to be a chal lenge.”

Aalbers added his voice to other mid-size city mayors who were at the convention Sept.

21-23 to support a res olution to expand the funding pot for the LGFF and increase funding directly tied to revenue growth.

“If the revenue of the Province grows by 10 percent, we hope they would raise the alloca tion to municipalities by 10 percent,” explained Aalbers.

“We are just asking them to share in some of that benefited growth that we expect to see in the province and we’re hearing about.”

Mid-sized municipal ities are reliant on other orders of government for long-term, and stable infrastructure funding to support the completion of capital projects and improvements.

Historically, the pro vincial government has provided this through the Municipal Sus tainability Initiative and made a decision to reduce the pot in the LGFF during hard eco nomic times.

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Ally Chertez, student recruitment officer with the University of Saskatchewan, talks with Grade 11 and 12 students at Lloydmin ster Comprehensive High School about post secondary education options during the school’s College Day on Monday. A total of 17 recruiters showed up at the gym.

plastic surgery as a career starting with a bachelor of science degree, then medical school.

“I was looking at the First Nations Univer sity of Canada and then I was interested in the U of A, but the University of Edmonton looked interesting as well,” said

opportunity to look at all their options.

Clare Wiznura, a stu dent recruiter from MacEwan University says the event is super important because students have differ ent options for which schools they want to go to.

“People want to know what direction they are going to take for differ ent career paths,” said Wiznura.

Grade 12 student, Ryley Karst inched closer to knowing what direction she plans to take by loading up on information at several booths.

ogy or archeology with a bachelor of science, but where she will study is still a question on her mind.

“MacEwan was not on my radar, but when the recruiter told me 90 percent of students get a job in the field, that kind of piqued my inter est in that university too,” said Karst.

Linda Huard, student recruitment officer at St. Thomas More Col lege, federated with the University of Saskatch ewan in Saskatoon, says she came to inspire stu dents.

the teen with brochures in hand.

She says the event is fantastic because it gives you all the infor mation that you’re look ing for talking about residencies and also allows students an

“I’m more interested in U of A. I was going to the University of Leth bridge, but with travel ling and money, I prob ably won’t be able to,” she said.

She is beginning to lean towards anthropol

Her aim was to let them know there are so many program options out there and that they can really pursue their passions.

“They don’t need to know exactly what it is they want to do for the rest of their lives today,” said Huard.

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Geoff Lee Meridian Source Grade 12 Lloydminster Comprehensive High School student Ryley Karst gets the low down on post secondary education options from MacEwan University student recruiter Clare Wiznura during College Day at the gym on Monday.

““People want to know what direction they are going to take for different career paths

Students run like rabbits for Fox

one-legged Canadian runner who embarked on his cross-country Marathon of Hope in 1980 to fund a cure for cancer.

He was forced to stop his run outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario because cancer had appeared in his lungs. Fox died on June 28 1981 at the age of 22.

Mann says students are asked to make a vol unteer donation to the Terry Fox Foundation to help battle cancer.

continues to be hon oured and respected in schools today as much as ever,” said Mann.

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Young Bennett Amos acted as his own race rabbit by winning this year’s 3-kilometre cross country competition for a school trophy at E.S. Laird Middle School.

The event, held last Friday preceded the school’s annual Terry Fox Run over the same course, just minutes after Bennett and his bunch took off.

“He won the race by a mile,” said event coor dinator and teacher/ counsellor, Morgan Mann.

Ironically, just before the race got underway, Bennett was asked what his chances were.

“I don’t know maybe low, probably,” replied the Grade 7 athlete, making his comment the understatement of the year.

He led from start to finish.

Mann says the mass Fox run is a whole school initiative for grades 7-9 students and some teachers.

“It’s something as long as I’ve been here we’ve always supported and take some time to

remember Terry Fox and honour him,” said Mann.

“There’s some great documentaries done about Terry, none bet ter probably than Steve Nash’s, Into the Wind, which is one a lot of teachers have played this week to remem ber one of our greatest Canadians.”

Students across Can ada learn Fox was a

“As a school, we always write a cheque and give a donation on behalf of our school,” he added.

This year is the 42nd annual Terry Fox Run celebrated by com munities and schools nationally.

“I think Terry Fox’s memory is as vibrant today as it was 20 years ago. It’s a lasting effect in our country and

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Bennett Amos, a Grade 7 student at E.S. Laird Middle School led from start to finish in the school’s annual cross country race last Friday. The 3 km race kicked off a mass Terry Fox Run

Bennett Amos, at second from right, received the first place trophy from teacher Morgan Mann, right on Friday.

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Residents help shape city vision

GEOFF LEE WRITER

Updates to the City of Lloydminster’s Munici pal Development Plan will become a policy in the coming weeks with the current public input phase now complete.

The city teamed up with planning consul tant Green Space Alli ance (GSA) at the Lloy dminster Public Library on Sept. 22 to seek final ideas from residents on how they want the city to evolve in the next 20-30 years.

“As we wrap up public consultation today, our job with planning con sultant GSA is to turn the community’ s vision into policy,” said the city’s planning manager, Natasha Pidkowa.

She expects a draft plan will be presented to council as a bylaw for first reading in Decem ber with another public input session to follow.

Pidk owa says this is the city’s second munic ipal development plan that is appr oaching 10 years old and in need of an update with the city’s population poised to reach 67,000 by 2050.

“The major compo nents of the plan talk about the distribution of land use and where residential, commercial and industrial growth are going to occur,” explained Pidkowa.

It includes transpor tation initiatives, infill dev elopment and green field developments.

City planners and GSA planners were at the library to provide project updates, answer ques tions from the public, and facilitate an interac tive session for commu nity members.

“We’re here today to validate a lot of the vision we’ve heard to date before we go into

policy writing and to get some vision for the city on how growth and development look in built form, as opposed to just policy,” said GSA principal owner and planner, Dnyanesh Deshpande.

“We have various exercises to help us seek input from residents on their preferred prefer ences for city drivers.”

He explained some of the key drivers are the shape, size and density of buildings and infra structure called urban form, mobility and con nectivity and our abil ity to respond to climate change, called climate resilience.

The other drivers are social equity and fiscal responsibility.

The need for social equality in the plan caught the attention of Krystal Stewart, execu tive director of Inclusion

Lloydminster.

“I’m putting input into how our community can be more inclusive and accessible to every one who lives here; let’s make it a place where people want to be,” said Stewart who thought the exercises were fun.

One of them was for attendees to use build ing blocks to show how

they would distribute an additional 10,000 peo ple in the city and where they would lik e to see future residential, com mercial and industrial and open space areas.

“I think it’s a great way to get people involved and have a say in how the community is going to develop,” said Stewart.

Deshpande says the public input will be vet ted by the community advisory committe e and the technical advisory committee that has been established for this proj ect.

He says once council approves the bylaw, then it’s up to council to allo cate budgets in annual bu dget cycles to imple ment some of the initia tives in the plan.

“I t’s a road map,” said Deshpande.

He notes the develop ment plan is the over arching document that provide s the policy framework for every thing that happens in the m unicipality in the long run.

“It includes poli cies for social planning and infrastructure, parks and open spaces, land use planning and transportation,” added Deshpande.

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TWINE

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GRAIN BAGS

The County of Vermilion River has two grain bag rollers available for lend to roll grain bags for recycling. Clean, tightly rolled bags can be recycled at the Vermilion Waste Transfer Station.

PESTICIDE CONTAINERS

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Vicki Dodge, right, a planning consultant from Red Willow walks a resident through key components of the city’s Munici pal Development Plan undergoing an update.

ing the development of an economic impact assessment to verify the economic value midsized municipalities in Alberta enable.

Aalbers also says the organization will be

submitting a recom mendation for a new funding formula. “It will be left to MLAs and cab inet and the department of municipalities affairs to come up with a for mula,” said Aalbers.

“We were assured by the minister, we will get one final look at it before it’s legislated, but that’s challenging when you get one final look before it becomes law.”

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“But now that things have turned to record numbers, we would like to see the Province reinstate the funding that we were at, to allow us to provide infrastructure to our res idents,” said Aalbers. He says the cuts could cost

We were assured by the minister we will get one final look at it before it’s legislated, but that’s challenging when you get on final look before it becomes law.

the city hundreds of thou sands of dollars.”Depend ing on what goes into the pot, it could be $1 million plus,” said Aalbers.

Alberta Municipalities issued a news release not ing Alberta’s mid-sized cities mayors’ caucus, representing 24 munic ipalities and 1 million Albertans, will be explor

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

FRIDAY FUN CAMPS

October 7, 14, 21, 28 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Ages: 3- 5 | $25/day

Preschoolers will craft, play and swim their way through this three-hour camp. Each camp centres around fun-filled themes that will get your little one moving!

780-875-4497 lloydminster.ca/FridayFunCamps

DAYTIME PRESCHOOL

SWIMMING LESSONS SET #3

Fridays | October 14-December 16 |9 am – 12 pm ½ hour intervals | $43.47

No Class: November 11

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

780-875-4497 lloydminster.ca/swimlessons

PRETEEN HALLOWEEN SWIM

Saturday | October 29 | 7:30-9:30 p.m.

$10 (Ages 12+)

Are you looking for a fun-filled spooky night? This preteen swim is a Halloween theme that will give you the chills. Let’s celebrate this spooky holiday with a DJ, lights and more!

780-875-4497 lloydminster.ca

EARRING MAKING

Wednesdays, October 19 & 26 | 6-8 p.m. | Ages: 16+

$100

Join local jeweler, Beth Bernard, and explore the endless possibilities of earring making. She will guide you through learning different shaping and texturing techniques to create assorted styles of earrings. You will also learn to add gemstones, beads and crystals to your designs, while exploring their metaphysical properties. By the end of this course, you will be able to sculpt your ideas and bring your unique jewelry designs to life. All supplies are included in the registration fee.

780-874-3720

lloydminster.ca/LMAPrograms

ART SOCIAL: OPEN STUDIO

Friday, October 21 | 6 – 8:30 p.m. | Ages: 16+

$6 drop-in

We love bringing creative people together! Are you an art-lover looking for a perfect space to create and to meet other artists? We invite you to bring your current project/ideas to the museum’s art studio (all mediums welcome) for a delightful night of inspiration, artsy company, complimentary tea and potential collaborations. Drop-ins are welcome, but pre-registration is recommended to save your seat. Limited spaces are available.

780-874-3720

Lloydminster.ca/LMAprograms

CITY CHURCH LLOYD

5115 49 Street Lloydminster, AB 780-808-4244

SERVICE TIME 11:00AM SUNDAYS (lunch to follow)

Pastor Lyle & Laura Berg

ALL WELCOME

MESSY ARTS & SCIENCE

Thursday, October 6, 13 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Ages: 3-6 | $22

This class is for your preschooler’s creative and inquisitive side. Create art projects, and have fun with science, music, indoor games and much more! Parents are not required to stay and paint shirts are provided. All children must be independently able to go to the washroom.

780-874-3720

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FUNDING FROM PAGE 1

Lloydminster Fire Department crews responded to a semi truck fire on Highway 16 and 46 Avenue with two firetrucks and command vehicles Tuesday evening. The truck was heading eastbound at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported.

Photo submitted by eyewitness Sarah Johre.

Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers. Photo submitted

Early days of Paradise Valley

WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

The history of Paradise Valley naturally begins with its early settlers and the vast agricultural prospects.

Alberta farmers ben efited from the boom years during the late 1920s which prompted the Canadian Pacific Railway to build a spur line across the border to this townsite.

This resulted in the building of six elevators for the storage, transport and marketing of grain in Western Canada.

These prairie icons stood tall and were an important representa tion of this settlement’s growth.

Settlers began arriving in 1906. With the open ing of the post office in 1910, the name sug gested for this settle ment was Paradise Val ley.

This name is believed to come from the scenic rolling prairie with its poplar and willow trees which surrounded the area; a true paradise for its early settlers.

It wasn’t long before the active settlement became home to many buildings including a hardware and craft store, town office, treas ury branch, transport service, community cen tre, fire hall, café, garage, churches, school and a seed plant.

School District No. 4424 formed in 1929 with classes held in a temporary location until the newly built elemen tary school opened in

1930. A high school was later built in 1934.

The proprietor of the Paradise Valley Café, Luke Lee, expanded to add a hall beside his Chinese café and opened up the first movie theatre in the early 1930s.

In 1936, he added the latest in talking machine equipment and a new projector room. Shows ran every Thursday and eventually increased to twice a week. The orig inal hall with its small concession burnt down in 1955 and was rebuilt the following year.

Equipment was sold to the Paradise Valley Memorial Hall Co. and shows continued until the late 1960s. The hall was renovated in the early 1990s; the projec tion room equipment was dismantled and placed in storage.

After buying Stod dart’s Garage in 1933, Charles Stoddart III and his son William “Bill” connected electric lights to this building and to Charles’s nearby home. This was an exciting time and their neighbours soon enjoyed the mod ern convenience of hav ing electricity as well. It

must have been an excit ing day when the streets of Paradise Valley were illuminated with the first street lights in 1949!

A meeting was held in mid-December 1950 and the Paradise Val ley Rural Electrification Association was formed. The Canadian Utilities took over and brought in their own power in October 1951.

Membership fees were $1 per member and the hook-up fee was $9.50 on the original contracts.

In the spring, folks were charged a brushing fee of $180 for the instal lation of power lines.

Yearly meetings were held.

As in other settle ments, sports were a favourite pastime. The Three Cities Agri-Plex with its artificial ice offi cially opened in Febru ary 1985.

The two-day event included a banquet, dance and games as well as opening ceremonies for the curling rink and arena ice surfaces. This building was the direct result of many generous businesses and personal donations proving once again teamwork makes dreams work.

John Van Cleemput

A Downy eyes a backyard feeder.

I’ve watched a lot of television from the com fort of my sofa lately. Convalescing from a broken foot and COVID19 can do that to a per son.

All that I saw was entertaining, in one way or another, but a few movies really stood out.

My husband is fond of old westerns, and I’ve suffered through a few shoot ‘em up episodes without too much com plaint.

However, we agreed the one we saw recently was both improbable and hilarious. It was filmed in the 80s and I have to tell you about it.

The hero, who shall remain nameless, is pit ted against a group of blood-thirsty cattle rus tlers.

Three local ranchers, outfitted in brand new Stetsons, immaculate sheepskin jackets, and highly polished cowboy boots, clomp into the

Oh, at home on the range

sheriff’s office to com plain that someone is stealing their best beef cattle, and the law has done nothing.

As the sheriff rubs his grizzled jaw and leans back in his old wooden chair to contemplate this serious matter, the scene shifts.

We see a barren, hilly pasture where two bad guys rev motorbikes, and a third, evil-looking fellow starts the throaty engine of a tractor-trailer unit parked along a deserted dirt road.

Suddenly, a helicopter appears over the hori zon!

It’s spotted a small herd of likely-looking cattle and radios coor dinates to the ground crew, who fly into action.

(As if all this wouldn’t catch the attention of ranchers concerned about their stock, we move into the second phase of this wild act.)

The motorbikes round up a herd of about 20 head and run them pellmell along a pre-ar ranged course. (These cattle remain calm and

unafraid in the face of roaring motorcycles and a helicopter zooming overhead).

The truck’s back door is flung open.

Without any form of enclosure to contain the beasts or prevent them from dashing to either side of the vehicle and off into the distance (which is precisely what would happen in real life), the eager animals run willingly up a ramp, pushing and shoving to get inside. The door is slammed shut.

Three gentlemen in white lab coats and shiny rubber boots ascend the ramp holding lethal-looking knives.

They disappear within. As the truck bounces across the range, a tum bleweed accompanies a sinister tune, and the motorcyclists announce that the animals will be slaughtered, skinned, eviscerated, hung, dressed, and quartered before reaching city lim its.

Sure enough, when the swaying truck pulls up at the depot, two

hours away, the back door is again swung wide, the ramp low ered, and the same three men, still in their pris tine white coats and nifty new boots, roll out clean wagons filled with beau tifully prepared beef to sell to an unsuspecting public.

Voila. No sweating or swearing as cattle evade the trap; no dust or dirt; no messy business with blood or guts.

Everything is clean, white and goes accord ing to plan. What a scheme!

Question: did the scriptwriters consult with anyone remotely affiliated with raising or butchering cattle? Could they have at least called someone that’s seen a cow before? Apparently not.

And, in my view, this isn’t even the punchline. The final, unbelievable

fact was that the prized “beef” cattle were, in fact, a group of highly trained Holstein heifers. True to life on the range? Not.

Downtown road closed

Motorists are advised 49 Street between 50 Avenue and 51 Ave. will be closed from 1-9 p.m. on Oct. 2, for the Legacy DIY Pumpkinfest Street Market.

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Studio Encore opens in new location

TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR

Thirty-six years ago Diane Laidler started teaching her daughters how to highland dance in her basement. She quickly realized the two girls were naturals and wanted to teach them more disciplines of dance, which led to the birth of Studio Encore.

Fast forward 32 years and Laidler has stepped away from the business, which is now being run by her daughters, Dani elle Neron and Jennifer Parsons, in their brand new 10,000 sq. ft. facil ity, located at 5984 50 Ave.

The proud sister owners hosted an offi cial grand opening on Sept. 18 to give danc ers and their families an opportunity to familiar ize themselves with the facility before classes started the very next day. The guest of hon our that day was none other than Diane Laid ler.

“I’m super proud of them,” she said of her two daughters. “They’ve worked hard since they got out of high school and were teaching alongside me, and this is the first year they’ve been on their own. They’ve been part ners for two years dur ing COVID and this year I stepped out and let them run on their own.”

Over the last number of years, Studio Encore has operated out of two different facilities, forc ing teachers and stu dents to bounce back and forth between two locations. At 10,000 sq. ft., the new facility can accommodate all 340 students on the Encore roster, as well as the 71 elite company dancers.

“It’s massive,” said Parsons. “We’ve got three studios just push ing 2,000 sq. ft., and then we have a mediumsized studio for the little babies. There’s tons of space with tons of room for growth.

“This is kind of the new face of Studio Encore to our dancers. This is our new space, our new start, our new journey, together.”

The square footage isn’t the only thing Par sons is looking forward to about the building, as she sees the building’s capability of creating a sense of family.

“I’m really looking forward to more future growth,” she said. “We thought our down town location would be a little more perma nent, but we grew out of it pretty quickly. Our elite company is grow ing at a really fast pace and I think this building will offer lots of growth. It will also be really nice to have everybody under one roof. The big kids get to watch the little kids and the little kids get to be inspired by the big kids, I think that’s great for them.”

Neron and Parsons grew up in the world of competitive dance and have been teach ing together at Studio Encore since they were 16 years old. As the stu dio grew there was a need for a second stu dio, forcing the two sis ters to teach at separate studios.

“It was tough because we weren’t working together anymore,” said Parsons. “I was in one location and she was in the other.”

“It was coming to a time where we wanted to be working together again, and with Diane wanting to retire, we decided to take it over from her and continue on,” said Danielle. “Our children are now all dancing with the studio.

“Diane’s been a pil lar of dance in the com munity for so long, and we’re excited for our kids to move into this huge building and con tinue on the legacy.”

In honour of Diane’s dedication to teaching dance, Neron and Par sons decided to start a scholarship within the studio.

“We wanted to keep Diane’s legacy through out the studio, so we designed a scholar ship program under her name,” said Dani elle. “Our dancers can write essays about how important the studio is

in their life, and then Diane picks the winner and that dancer receives a $1,000 scholarship to their dance program. Without Diane, we wouldn’t even be danc ers, so we‘re happy to keep that going.”

The two sisters are also looking forward to offering Lloydminster dancers an experience they’d only be able to get in bigger cities.

“Coming from Lloy dminster, we’re two hours to the closest big city, so we’ve always been driven to see how Studio Encore can be a

place for kids in Lloyd minster to get that bigcity experience,” said Neron. “We also have a phenomenal staff that’s educated and talented in dance, and we needed a facility to match it.”

“With this facility, we’re able to provide Lloydminster dancers the same opportunities that kids in bigger cit ies get, and that’s why we love this building,” added Parsons. “We’ve even had teachers from Edmonton come out to do workshops and they’re blown away by how large our studio is.”

Addison Hayward, who is 16 has been dancing with Studio Encore for the past four years and was amazed when she first saw the new space.

“I love it, and it’s huge compared to the other studios,” said Hayward. “Before, our big classes weren’t able to fit into the smaller studios because there were too many students, and that isn’t a problem anymore.”

Hayward is also look ing forward to having all of her classes under one roof.

ENCORE FROM PAGE 8

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A huge crowd turned out for the Nuffsaid season closing car competition hosted by Lloydmin ster Honda on Saturday. Pictured are two cars judged in the loudest exhaust event.

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Waiting for oilsands to act on carbon

A new report from the Pembina Institute in Cal gary this week says oil sands companies need to urgently provide more detail on their plans to decarbonize their oper ations, and make invest ments to turn those plans into reality.

Waiting to Launch: the gap between Canadian oil sands companies’ climate pledges and actions exam ines the emissions reduc tion pledges of the Path ways Alliance – an indus try grouping representing 95 per cent of Canada’s oilsands production.

In mid-2021, Pathways announced that its mem bers were committed to reaching net-zero emis sions by 2050, includ

ing a milestone emissions reduction target for 2030. This report tracks pro

gress on these pledges by examining decarboniza tion actions and invest

ments made to date by Pathways member com panies. It looks in detail at the decar bonization and sustainability announce ments of each of the six Pathways companies and assesses their likely effec tiveness in meeting the Pathways target.

Key findings include :In more than a year since Pathways was formed and released its plan, no sig nificant decarbonization investment decisions have been made by any of its members

This is despite record profits in the sector that have left oilsands compa nies with more than dou ble the level of cash they had in the most recent boom year, 2014,when cru de oil prices were at $100 per barrel.

T his free cashflow has also not been allocated to new production invest ments, as would usually be the case during an oil price boom, potentially indicat ing that companies remain uncertain about the medi um-to-long term future of their industry. Mul tiple scenarios, includ ing from international oil majors, now show global oil demand declining by 2030.

Historic profits have instead been chan nelled into shortterm rewards to share holders, in the form of dividends and share buy backs.

These payments have increased exponen tially in 2022.

Aside from investment decisions, Pathways companies have released no further key details on their plan in the last year – such as the extent to which e ach company will contribute to their collective emissions reduction targets, where emissions reductions projects (such as carbon capture facilities) will be built, or the timelines for these oil projects.

Cenovus Energy oilsands operations. Photo submitted

Leeway from Lloyd: Inflation stats don’t match reality

STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

You have to wonder where Statistics Canada gets its food inflation numbers from since they seem way of out whack with reality.

Their latest report notes gasoline, dura ble goods and shel ter prices rose less in August on year-overye ar basis than in July, but prices for food pur chased from stores con

tinued to increase— ris ing 10.8 percent, the fastest pace since 1981.

Nice, but I am sure from my own experi ence that food prices are up way more than 10 percent from a year ago in August.

For instance. the same brand and size of margarine that I pur chased last Decem ber in Lloyd for $1.27 now costs $2.78. That’s more than a 118 percent price hike in just nine months!!!!

It’s the same with

my favourite pan cake mix from another store that was consis tently $6.99 and is now $9.49. That’s a 36 pe r cent increase in a few months.

I don’t think hardly anything I buy to eat has only gone up by just 10 percent and I’m sure I am not alone since everyone buys food.

Okay, sure, one thing that hasn’t gone up is bananas as there is a global oversupply of these beauties which I munch on every day,

but everything else I buy is way higher than a 10 percent hike.

In addition, the pack aging is also shrink ing on many products, le ading to consumers paying more for less. Who ate my potato chips?

I have to ask who is Statistics Canada talk ing to and do these folk s not buy food themselves? These numbers are totally way

off base based on my own shopping experi ence.

Statistics Can ada needs to base its num bers on the price stick ers on the shelves on a basketful of goods with specific contents weights and volumes that real people buy every day.

They also reported the consumer price index rose 7 percent from a year ago, down

from 7.6 percent in July and a four-decade high of 8.1 percent in June.

That is also totally unbelievable con sidering nothing has dr opped in price over the past year including interest rates, clothes, rents, lumber, furni ture, canola oil, vehicles — you name it.

This latest report is a joke. It’s more like a fairy tale from a makebelieve world!

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.

Life Chain Event

Each year across North America, thousands of believers gather for one hour on the first Sunday in October to participate in life chain.

It is an opportunity for an ecumenical, public, prayer ful, and peaceful witness against legalized abortion.

On Oct 2 in Lloydminster, Life Chain participants will gather in the parking lot at City Hall located 4420 50th Ave. starting at 1:45 p.m to prepare for a 2p.m. start by choosing a sign to carry and

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begin with prayer led by a prayer leader.

The Life Chain will last until 3 p.m. at which time all participants are invited to share in fellowship and refreshments in the hall at St. Anthony’s Parish located at 2704 56 Ave.

Hillmond Hall Turkey Supper

The Hillmond Hall will be hosting a turkey supper on Oct. 2 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

The cost to eat is $20 for adults and $10 for kids ages 6-12.

Bring Your Own Vinyl Nights

Have some old records lying around? The 4th Meridian Brewing Company, located at Unit 6 2626 50 Ave., is host ing Bring Your Own Vinyl nights every Tuesday during regular business hours, 4-9 p.m.

Bingo at the Moose

The Moose Lodge, located at 5213-57 Street, Lloyd minster, hosts bingo nights every Monday and Wednes day. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and play starts at 7 p.m.

The Moose also hosts crib tourna ments every second Sun day of the month. Start time is 10 a.m.

The cost to play is $10 and lunch is $12.

Marwayne Fall Supper

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.

Fall Supper Returns!

Milleton Hall’s traditional Swedish Smorgasbord returns Oct. 16, just 17 miles north of Maidstone on High way 21. Roast Pork, Swed ish Meatballs, Rosettes, And our usual selection of sweets.

Doors open 4-7 p.m.; Adults $20, children 5-12 - $15. 5 and under are free.

Diabetes Education

Saskatchewan Health Authority is hosting dia betes education classes at Prairie North Health Centre conference room # 2 on Otc. 20 from 12:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m. To register, call 306820-4887.

Square Dancing Introduction

An intro to square dancing

will be held at the Bioclean Aquatic Centre from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from Oct. 5 to May 31, 2023.

Walk to the beat of music by following simple intructions from the caller.

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

Kitscoty Fall Supper

Kitscoty Community United Church Fall Supper is being held on Nov. 6, 2022 at the Kitscoty Hall from 4:30-7 pm. Come out and enjoy a tur key supper. Adults- $17, 6-12 years- $8, under 6- free.

Playschool

Pre-registration

Southridge Playschool & Kindergym has opened up their registration for the fall 2022-2023 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 qualified for the Affordability Grant! For more information please call Mrs. P at 780-872-9523.

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Erika Liebscher booth, attracted a lot of shoppers to her wares during the Community Cleanup Garage Sale at the Servus Sports Centre on Saturday.

Bud Miller gets a facelift

MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

Trail enhancements are being made at Bud Miller All Seasons Park with a large-scale reha bilitation project under way this week.

The $486,030 project will see the removal and replacement of the exist ing walking trail from south of the amphithe atre and south of the Bioclean Aquatic Cen tre surrounding the east and south portions of the park lake.

The stormwater outlet infrastructure near the lake’s southeast corner will also be replaced.

Bud Miller lake is a vital link in the City of

Lloydminster’s stormwa ter management system.

Replacing the out let infrastructure will ensure the lake operates as intended and allows city staff to maintain and operate the lake water levels as required.

During construc tion, the paved trail and gravel service road will be closed, including the southeast entrance near Lakeland College.

Park visitors must follow marked detour routes and avoid entering construction zones with the project expected to be com pleted by the week of Oct. 28, weather per mitting.

During construction, visitors are invited to explore other trail sys tems within the park.

All of the city’s trails, including those within the park are available online at Lloydminster. ca/Maps.

The work is being con ducted by Sveer Mainte nance of Lloydminster after being awarded the contract for the trail sys tem redevelopment pro ject in August.

Ongoing park mainte nance and rehabilitation projects within the com munity’s trail network allow the city to support enhanced trail usabil ity, safety and trail asset lifespan.

Schools to pause on Orange Friday

MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

There will be a lot of orange shirts worn by students and teachers this Friday at all schools in the Lloydminster Public School Division.

Students will pause for a moment of silence on Orange Shirt Day on

Sept. 30 at 2:15 p.m. in remembrance of all the Indigenous children who attended residen tial schools, including the 215 whose remains were discovered in Kamloops in May 2021.

Schools will also do a walk while dressed in orange to remember

those who did not make it home.

The Lloydminster Comprehensive High School Barons are hold ing a special football game at Armstrong field starting at 5:45 p.m. with the signing of O’Canada in Cree. Come and wear orange!

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Saturday, October

Dealer unveils new EV

TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR

It was an electrifying day at Ulmer Chevrolet as the brand new all-elec tric Cadillac Lyriq made its debut in the Border City.

The Lyriq is currently being trucked across the country in a glass display box as Cadillac’s way of introducing the future in style.

“Cadillac brought down this cube with the brand new all-elec tric Cadillac Lyriq in it, so we’re out here today showing off this beautiful SUV and showing people what the future of elec tric cars is,” said Ulmer Chevrolet general man ager Tyler Zacharias on Sept. 15.

“Electric is obviously a bit of a change and is something the com munity might have to embrace a bit, but it’s where the future’s going, so we’re embracing it.”

Zacharias explained Ulmer has five new elec tric models coming to the sales floor, but he also noted how eventually, everything will be elec tric.

“In the next three years, half of the vehi cles we sell could be elec tric, that’s the future they’re seeing, and it def initely changes the busi ness, especially with ser vice … there will be fewer repairs, things like that,” he said, adding the fact the local Chev dealer is adapting to the changes.

“We’re in the pro cess of installing charges all over the lot, and by

the end of the year, we should have seven readyto-use charges on our lot. We’re going full-steam ahead.”

The Cadillac way seems to be luxury and style, something they didn’t skimp out on with the rollout of its new EV.

“The reception today has been great,” said Zacharias. “People are surprised when they’re sitting in it. I think every one’s a bit skeptical of what it’s going to be like, but everyone’s been impressed with it and lots of people have been saying they’d definitely be interested going for ward.”

Zacharias explained one of the nifty new features on the Lyriq is something called Super Cruise, which he described as “super cool.”

“It’s similar to Tes la’s autopilot. When you’re driving, the steer ing wheel turns green and you can let go of the wheel. As long as the road is mapped, the car will drive you down the highway, it will avoid accidents, things like that. It also has a cam

era watching the driver so you can’t sleep while driving it. If you do fall asleep while driving, the car will automatically pull over and stop. Safety first.”

“The car also has a set ting that plays music based on your mood, which is a pretty cool fea ture.”

The base price for the new Lyyriq is $71,000, which, in the words of Zacharias, “isn’t bad at all in comparison to the gas vehicles. They’re basically in that same ballpark, if not a little less, but they’re getting more options.”

“Chevrolet has the fullelectric Bolt as well as the hybrid Volt model, but for Cadillac, this is their first electric.”

The Lyriq may have only been on display at Ulmer for one day, but Zacharias welcomes any one interested in pur chasing one to stop by the dealership and talk to a sales rep.

“They’re only available for preorder right now, and all you have to do is Google Cadillac Lyriq and put a $100 down.”

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Country acreage a lifestyle preference

45 age group.

I have lived in the country most of my life, so the challenges and rewards which go with the lifestyle are both quite familiar.

It has been my obser vation over the years that most acreage buy ers are couples who come from a similar background, with one or both having grown up on the family farm.

They know the impor tance of a decent water supply can tell you a story or two about sep tic systems which fail at the most inoppor tune times like when the house is full of com pany, frozen livestock waterers or snowed in driveways, etc.

I can’t prove it statis tically, but I believe the interest in living inde pendently out in the country is starting to wane a bit in the under

Is it possible with the number of farms reduc ing over the years, so is the available candidates for rural housing also diminishing?

Or is logic and per sonal priorities replac ing emotion?

You see, it is expen sive to live miles away from work, schools, stores, and recreation especially with fuel prices promising to keep climbing from the imposition of federal carbon taxes.

And if there are chil dren in the mix, then multiply it by the num ber of kids who need running after.

I believe today’s trend is to balance urban life with secondary hous ing near the go-to recre ation preference.

It may be a cabin or RV site at the lake. Or a time-share near a ski hill. Or a winter get away property on a golf course in a sunshine state.

Canadians are increasingly mobile and alert to the opportuni ties for pursuing their interests outside the community they work in.

One couple I know maintains a condo in Las Vegas.

They don’t even gam ble; it is just an easy city to access when they want a break.

Furthermore, when not in town they rent it out through a man agement company, so essentially it is a selfsupporting investment.

Personally, I love our rural home. It comes with all sorts of sur prises; the first one being we are not alone.

As I write this there is a momma moose, and her baby, grazing about a hundred yards away in the next door.

A young coyote is ser enading us from the hill to the south and driving our dogs crazy.

Geese are flying over head, discussing with

each other the best stubble field to land in tomorrow morning.

If you are out for a walk, neighbours drive by giving a hearty wave.

The northern lights can be seen from our front verandah on cold winter nights, no light

pollution here to block nature’s performance.

Our back deck is an oasis on warm after noons, surrounded by trees and com plete with a barbecue, fridge, and wireless speakers.

So, I guess it boils

down to how you want to live.

For me, well it will take a lot to make a move.

The day will come I surmise, but the real secret to happiness is wanting what you already have.

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Peewees champion Rod Kirby day.

It was 31-0 at halftime for the Inland Steel Steel ers over the Scorpion Oil field Services Colts when both coaches put the Lloydminster Minor Foot ball Peewee League game into perspective.

“This is the annual Rod Kirby game and it just happens this year, we’re the only game today,” said Steelers substitute coach, Justin Kelly at St. Mary’s School field on a blustery Saturday afternoon.

Kirby who was affec tionately known as Lloyd’s Mr. Football died in June 2016 at age 48 and is honoured every year for his contributions to the growth of the game for youth in the community.

Kelly is the team’s offensive coordinator and knows the Kirby family a little bit.

“Rod was great and he did huge things for foot ball in Lloydminster,” he said.

“Now we just get to honour him on this day and play a game against our in-town rivals and have some fun with it and show what Rod and oth ers have put into the game in Lloydminster and how it’s impacted so many youth in a positive way.”

Football Alberta named Kirby one of three recipi ents of the Gary Hobson Volunteers of the Year Award in 2017 for his con tributions to minor foot ball in Lloydminster.

Kelly says, just as Kirby did, teams in the pee wee league coach kids to play the game the way it’s meant to be played.

He says they want to be physical but play within the rules too.

“We want to teach them to prepare them, so when they go to the ban tam level they’re going to be successful and high school and beyond,” added Kelly.

As for his team’s stel

lar first half, Kelly said, “Our kids have come out well and we’ll coach ‘em and sub some guys in the second half and see what we can get done.”

The Steelers and Colts,

basically stuck to the ground game on a sunny and windy day that Colts coach Dalyn Fallscheer called a great day for foot ball and to honour the memory of Kirby.

“I didn’t know Rod at

all, but I think what he’s done for Lloyd minor football is great,” said Fallscheer.

“He put in a lot of time and effort and it’s well appreciated. You can see the numbers are growing and it’s becoming a popu lar sport in Lloydminster.”

The peewee league has the Steelers and Colts in Lloyd and teams in Bonnyville, Cold Lake and Wainright.

As for being down by 30 points in the first half, Fallscheer said his Colts team has to improve their tackling and prevent untimely penalties and turnovers that cost them in the first half.

A nifty 70-yard touchdown on a pass ing play was called back due to a blindside tackle.

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SportsPAGE 16 Thursday, September 29, 2022 MERIDIAN SOURCE Inland Steel Steelers quarterback Ryder Plamondon carrying the ball on a running play, led his team to a 39-0 win over the Scorpion Oilfield Services Colts on Saturday at St. Mary’s School.

Rustlers newcomer

Family and sport are the two constants in Paynton Bensmiller’s life.

The first-year Lake land College King’s Energy Group Rustlers forward is attempting to impart four genera tions of chuckwagon racing work ethic onto her women’s hockey team peers this season. She notes the mentality athletes on the chuck

wagon circuit adopt to create success in their careers can also be held by those looking to achieve momentum on the ice.

“I relate it, the hard work, to my hockey play,” said Bensmiller, 18, who works as a barnhand getting horses ready for race time dur ing the early April to

late August chuckwagon season. “You should take pride in what you do and wagons are the same way. The horses need to be fed and they need water. That’s your job, so you better do it. And, you better do it good.”

Bensmiller is the niece of legendary chuckwagon drivers Kurt and Chance Bens miller. Her stepfather Vern Nolin and brother Cruise Bensmiller also drive wagons, while her stepbrother Brendan Nolin is an outrider.

The Dewberry, Alta., native grew up doctor

ing and feeding horses alongside her fam ily members. She said the days can be long stretching from seven in the morning to mid night, but the reliance they share with one another feels more like companionship than toiling at a job.

“We eat together,” said Bensmiller. “We help each other. If my brother is looking for a horse, my step-dad or my uncle will send him one. How we try and stay successful is help ing each other out and working as a team.”

Despite never lining

up alongside her new Rustlers teammates before this campaign, Bensmiller notes they have welcomed her in as a member of the family. She is finding ice time on the left side of a line with Hailey Carothers and Asha Petrie record ing a regular shift in the team’s final contest of a three-game exhibition set against the Univer sity of Regina Cougars at the Russ Robertson Arena on Sept. 18.

“We played really well,” she said, noting the Cougars are a top

USports club. “We just gave it our all every game. There wasn’t one person who didn’t try. We could see that in our game-play. It’s 100 per cent all the time.”

The Rustlers will open the Alberta Colleges Ath letic Conference (ACAC) season against the Red Deer College Queens at the Russ Robertson Arena on Oct. 14 with puck-drop at 7 p.m. The club will then play host to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Ooks on Oct. 15 also at 7 p.m.

“It’s tough when the score gets like this, but we’ve got a good group of kids and we’re having fun,” he said.

They did tighten up the defence in the sec ond half with the game ending 39-0.

Fallscheer says the aim of football at the youngest peewee level is to just teach basics and fundamentals and make sure the kids are having fun.

A lot of parents were

watching and cheer ing from the side lines including Braden Lorinczy and his wife Alex routing for their son Kohen on the Colts.

“I’m very proud of my son and to watch all of the other boys that he goes to school with. It’s fun to watch for sure,” said Alex.

“I feel like it’s good learning for them— you win some, you lose some. Both teams are very competitive, but

they also have a lot of fun.

The Colts Fallscheer says he didn’t play any football himself growing up, but says it’s enjoy able to put in the time with the kids.

As for the Steelers, he said, “They have a lot of coaching expe rience over there and we’re working our hardest and doing what we can.”

Kelly with Steelers played for the Barons

at Lloyd Comp from 1996-99 and junior football with the Sas katoon Hilltops for five years.

He says the pee wee league is the first chance coaches get to expose the kids to the game.

“It’s just an abso lute pleasure to give back what I got given to me from (former vice-president) Larry Sauer and the guys at the Comp,” said Kelly.

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Jamie Harkins photo

Careers

Lakeland rolls out new program

The School of Human Services at Lakeland College is now offering a new, in-demand pro gram – community sup port practitioner – the only diploma program of its kind in Alberta.

This two-year pro gram developed with industry consulta tion provides training for students pursuing a career working with individuals who require assistance within the community.

The application win dow for the community support practitioner program at the Vermil ion campus and online opens Oct. 1 for fall 2023.

“We’re thrilled to expand our program options to include com munity support prac titioner. Graduates of this program will start their careers with the skills and experience needed to support and work with individuals across the spectrum of life-span development,” said Janice Aughey, dean of the School of Health, Wellness and Human Services in a news release on Tues day.

Community support practitioner students will learn to assist indi viduals of all abilities, ages, exceptionalities and needs.

They will complete courses such as per sonal assistance aware ness, counselling tech

niques, gerontology and pharmacology. Grad uates of the program will complete four fourweek practicums with a variety of organizations.

“This is a program that will meet the needs of many community members and organiza tions in Lloydminster and surrounding areas,” said Darcie Pollard, CEO of the Bea Fisher organization.

“There is a level of expertise that is required, and I believe this program would meet that need. It has been a great challenge for our organization to obtain employees that have education related to what we do as an organization.”

Pollard, says the pro gram would bring value to the college, as well as her organization.

The community sup port practitioner pro gram will prepare grad uates to succeed in a variety of career paths.

These include con tinuing care facili ties, rehabilitative programs,communitybased support services, residential care set tings and community resource centres.

They will also have the opportunity to continue their educa tion at Lakeland by taking the animalassisted wellness and available community mental health pro grams.

Minimum wage to rise

The minimum wage in Saskatchewan will jump to $13 starting Oct. 1 with more yearly hikes to come.

The province announced the increase in May this year which marked a depar ture from the indexa tion formula that had been used to calculate changes.

The minimum will

increase to $14 on the date in 2023, and $15 in 2024.

The minimum wage has increased 63.5 per cent though a total of 14 increases since 2007, when it was $7.95.

For more information about minimum wage and the payment of wages in Saskatchewan, visit saskatchewan.ca.

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