Meridian Source - September 9, 2021

Thursday, September 9, 2021

VOLUME 4 I ISSUE 11

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Harvesting Sunsets

Videre Images by Jason Whiting

We’re all aware it can be dangerous to go chasing waterfalls, but what about stealing sunsets? Local photographer, Jason Whiting of Videre Images, captured a series of these breathtaking photos as the long weekend drew to an end. It’s harvest season, and it’s important to stop and enjoy a sunset whenever possible.

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Virtual Bordering on Disaster conference approaching MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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The sixth annual Bordering on Disaster Conference will be held virtually this year from Sept. 13-17.

Presented by Cenovus Energy, the City of Lloydminster is proud to offer five one-hour virtual sessions starting daily at 11 a.m.

“The Bordering on Disaster Conference is a great event where the best minds in the industry come together to share information,” said Jordan Newton, manager of emergency management operations.

“Each speaker session will educate

attendees on different topics including past weather events, current considerations and future preparations.”

A few speakers attendees can look forward to hearing from Chris Graham, a leader in the Emergency Management Organization during the 2020 Fort McMurray flooding and Ray Unrau, who is presenting on merging business continuity with emergency management.

Don’t miss the Monday session where Bob Nicks presents the highly anticipated Austin, Texas Winter Storm Uri 2021; After Action Report.

This conference is primarily attended by municipal and rural municipality representatives, emergency service personnel (RCMP, fire, paramedic), along with non-profit, education and transportation professionals.

Tickets can be purchased until Sept. 10 by visiting Lloydminster. ca/BOD, and provides access to all five virtual presentations.

Along with ADM, ATCO and Lakeland College, the City is proud to host this year’s Bordering on Disaster virtual conference. Additional speakers will be announced later this week.

Saskatchewan COVID update MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Nearly 84 per cent of all new cases and hospitalizations in Saskatchewan in August were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people.

While serious COVID19 outcomes continue to be higher for unvaccinated populations, the risk of breakthrough infections rises with increases in transmission. All Saskatchewan residents who are eligible for immunization need to receive both doses as soon as they are able.

The Ministry of Health has updated the COVID-19 vaccination and breakthrough information for August 1-31, 2021. Highlights include: - Of the 4,596 cases reported in August, 3,840 (83.5 per cent) were unvaccinated or tested positive within three weeks of receiving their first vaccination. Four hundred and twenty-four cases (9.2 per cent) were partially vaccinated with one dose, while 756 cases (16.4 per cent) were fully vaccinated .

Of the 756 cases with a second dose, 17.6 per cent (133) had comor-

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- Of the 189 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, 150 (79.4 per cent) were unvaccinated or tested positive within three weeks of receiving their first vaccination. Fourteen cases (7.4 per cent) were partially vaccinated with one dose, while 39 cases (20.6 per cent) were fully vaccinated.

- Of the 41 individuals admitted to ICU, 33 (80.5 per cent) were unvaccinated or tested positive within three weeks of receiving their first vaccination. Two cases (4.9 per cent) were partially vaccinated with one dose, while eight cases (19.5 per cent) were fully vaccinated.

- Co-morbidities and age continue to contribute to COVID-19 outcomes. Of the 14 hospitalized and/or ICU cases with a first

dose, 42.9 per cent had comorbid conditions and 21.4 per cent were 70 years and older. Of the 39 hospitalized and/ or ICU cases with a second dose, 56.4 per cent had comorbid conditions and 69.2 per cent were 70 years and older.

However, this does not mean that individuals in all age groups are not experiencing significant COVID-19 illness: 23 (24.5 per cent) of the 94 infectious COVID19 patients in acute care are less than 40 years old.

- Among the cases reported in August, 22 individuals passed away; 12 were unvaccinated.

- All vaccination and breakthrough data reports are available in the COVID-19 vaccination information at www.saskatchewan.ca.

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LCSD welcomes students back to class

Taylor Weaver Meridian Source

Lloydminster Catholic School Division director of education, Nigel McCarthy.

TAYLOR WEAVER

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Christmas may be touted as the most wonderful time of year, but for teachers and admin staff at the Lloydminster Catholic School Division (LCSD), that expression is reserved for back-to-school.

“We’re so excited to be back to school with all of our students to start the year, and it’s been a great five days of preparation, work with teachers, EA’s, and getting to see everyone here and active and ready to go,” said LCSD director of education, Nigel McCarthy, last Tuesday morning.

Prior to last Wednesday’s first day back in the classroom, LCSD staff took part in a series of workshops geared towards wellness and finding joy, which was a highlight for McCarthy.

“Certainly, our faith team has done an excellent job (as has our) instructional design team, who offer coaching to all of us, have really put together a great program over the first five days that we do with students; those have been the highlights,” he said.

After the year staff and students from around the world endured due to the pandemic, McCarthy said spirits from teachers were high during the first week back, and he’s hoping that carries over to the students as they return to class.

“I think we’ve been

able to reflect on what kind of a year we had last year and really start to understand we did do w ell w ith o ur students, and our students performed well,” he said.

“They graduated, the reading results are excellent, they’re ready for the next grade of study, and I think that’s a real credit to the people that work at LCSD schools every day.”

With government regulations continuing to change by the minute in regards to COVID-19, McCarthy said it’s a bit of a flyby-wire scenario, but, “it is as normal a start as possible.”

“The government does alter its requirements in real-time, and we are required to respond to those requirements in realtime,” he said.

“We appreciate the flexibility of our community and of our parents, and of the understanding that the situation does evolve, but hopefully each area will continue to be addressed based on the local situations so what we do locally together to look after one another, can really be the information from which we operate, and I think our government’s done an excellent job of ensuring the local view and the local situation has a bearing on how we work forward into schools.”

As it currently stands, students must wear masks while in

common areas as well as while riding the bus.

“So, in the hallways when kids are between classes from Kindergarten to Grade 6, students will wear masks. From Grades 7 to 12, students are not required to wear masks,” he said.

“We (also) haven’t received any regulation information on (vaccines) as of yet, but it’s important to clarify this will continue to evolve.

“I do believe that parent-choice has been the decision so far, and that’s hopefully going to continue.”

Aside from the excitement revolving around returning to the classroom, McCarthy also wanted to thank LCSD students and par-

ents for their cooperation last year.

“I think there’s something really important to say about our community, and that’s that this was a call to come together and to work together,” he said.

“Our parents drove their kids to school more often, they picked them up more, they kept them home with they were sick. All of these things were truly, truly, important elements of how we were successful last year, and that’s not even to mention things like the Bike For Breakfast (group) which was so exciting in our community in the springtime, and all of those people. Fuel Good Day

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are the traditions that make our city a really great place to be.”

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NDP and Bissonnette in sync MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Desiree Bissonnette knows she is not the only young person in the Lakeland electoral riding struggling to make ends meet these days.

The 26-year-old Lloydminster resident hopes that fact will translate into votes for her as the New Democratic Party candidate in the upcoming federal election on Sept. 20.

It seems like she and the NDP are a perfect match, especially on the affordability platform touted by party leader Jagmeet Singh.

She says she began volunteering with the NDP in December 2020 after six years of volunteering for Young Life of Canada, and liked what the party was offering during the

2019 election.

“At the time, I was working as a housekeeper and I would go room to room making beds and scrubbing toilets while listening to Jagmeet talk,” said Bissonnette.

“I decided I would join the NDP and help them out in the area and I came on as their president.”

She did that until this April and was asked to represent Lakeland after another candidate moved away.

“I kind of had enticements to run later like in 2027 or after that, but I just remembered before the job that I have now, I worked minimum wage and I was working two separate jobs, and both of them were $15 an hour.”

She says she was working just about

60 hours a week and was still struggling living paycheque-to-paycheque.

“We have a whole generation of kids growing up in a system that’s not meant to benefit them, so I decided to put my foot in and run as a working-class person to speak for working-class issues,” said Bissonnette, who currently works as a support care provider.

“I work with a young man who has disabilities and I facilitate his day-to-day life and his relationships and kind of, pretty much, hang out with him. It’s kind of the coolest job in the world,” she said.

Her candidate profile states she hopes to see a future where someone like her could afford to buy a home or not spend all of her income

on rent and utilities.

Bissonnette spoke with the Meridian Source while she was door-knocking in Bonnyville last week.

“I think it’s really important to get your feet on the ground to go to talk to people and listen to the things they need,” she said.

She says some people are frustrated because the Liberals choose to have an election for no reason besides the fact they want to get a majority.

“They were willing to bet on the health and safety of Canadians to do that. The last year, it’s been real difficult for a lot of people,” said Bissonnette.

“In the riding, because people don’t like Trudeau, they are also excited by the prospect of voting him out as well.”

Bissonnette says the NDP promotes things like expanding healthcare to include pharmacare, mental healthcare and dental care, which is something that personally affects her.

She says affordability is also top of mind for many voters who are also living paycheck to paycheque.

“I am a very strong advocate for things like affordable housing and taxing the wealthy, so they pay their fair share on assets over $10 million—essentially putting people before profits,” she said.

Bissonnette is also doing some campaigning online.

“It’s quite a rural riding and the Internet is not everywhere, something which is part of the NDP platform to

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Lloydminster resident, Desiree Bissonnette, is representing the working class as the New Democratic Party candidate for Lakeland in the upcoming federal election.

bring high-speed Internet to rural communities,” she added.

Bissonnette plans to attend the all-candidates forum in Lloydminster on Sept. 13 following a forum held in Vermilion on Sept. 6.

She wants voters to know her heart and focus is on youth and helping them through the transition of childhood to adulthood.

When Bissonnette was a teenager, she wrote an anti-bullying book called Bruise.

The book fits in with her passion for engaging with teenagers in her community and beyond, and providing them positive role models and lifelong friendships.

“Looking back at it, I always have kind of a chuckle, but I was really proud of the achievement when I got it done,” she said.

“I haven’t read it in a couple of years. It was kind of more of those bucket list things when you’re kind of young— you’re just branching out and seeing what you want to do.”

Bissonnette explains she wanted to teach English when she was young and had an idea for a book and decided to get it published.

She is also representing youth as the NDP candidate.

“I am not as cool as some people are, but I take it in stride,” she said.

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Youth Council celebrates partnership with City of administrative support to make their organization run,” said Aalbers. “They’re looking for help, and when we have the opportunity, the city is certainly very proud to step up to that opportunity.”

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Lloydminster Youth Council chair, Rylee Grace Wood, was all smiles as she and Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers signed partnerships between the City of Lloydminster and the youth council.

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Roughly six years of hard work and dedication are paying off for the Lloydminster Youth Council (LYC) as they recently entered a three-year partnership with the City of Lloydminster to enhance youth mentorship and volunteerism in the community.

A special ceremony was held in council chambers last Friday to commemorate the day as Mayor Gerald Aalbers was joined by LYC chair, Rylee Grace Wood, as well as members o f t h e c o unc i l ’s steering committee.

“Ecstatic is really the only word (I can use to describe how I’m feeling),” said Wood, who is a Grade 12 student at Holy Rosary High School.

“I feel so grateful the City is finally recognizing us and we have their support. We have, not only the support of council, but also the support of the community as well.

I’m incredibly grateful and incredibly excited; it’s such a great way to kick off this year and

it’s going to make for a really great one.”

This will be Wood’s first term as chair for the LYC, and after kicking off the school year with such exciting news, the sky seems to be the limit.

“This has been the biggest goal since the beginning of the youth council, for about six years now, so for this to finally happen is huge,” she said.

“It means more to us than anything; it means this year we can expand, we can grow, we can do all of these amazing things we have planned

that we’re super excited to share and get out there. This just makes it easier for us.”

Not only does the partnership allow the LYC to share resources with the City, but it also provides them with guaranteed financial backing, allowing them to continue the important work they do in the Border City.

“The key supports we’re going to see over this three-year agreement includes $7,500 in annual dollars, cash, from the City, $3,000 in-kind access to City facilities, and 120 hours

There could be a mayor in their group, there could be councillors, there could be a premier, there could be cabinet ministers, heck it would be great to have a (future) prime minister in our group.

Being a communityminded mayor, this partnership is one Aalbers fully supports and is looking forward to seeing what the future brings for youth in Lloydminster.

“I think any time we give the youth an opportunity to speak, it’s very, very important because they are our future leaders, future government, future business people, future workers; we need to clearly understand some of the challenges they’re facing,” he said.

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Fingers crossed for ringers at Sandy Beach TAYLOR WEAVER

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Some traditions aren’t meant to be broken, and at Sandy Beach Regional Park, one of those traditions is the annual horseshoe tournament.

This past Sunday, the pits at Sandy Beach were packed with pitchers as the 27th edition of the tournament was held alongside the second and final Summer Market of the season.

“We have 64 participants this year, and the beauty of it is we invite everybody,” said one of many tournament organizers, Wayne King.

“We try to make it even for everybody, so we put everybody’s name into a hat, and we draw out of the hat to make the teams, that way you can’t come with a stacked team and make it uneven for the people who don’t play a lot compared to the people that are experts at it.

“This makes the tournament much more inclusive as you’re likely to be playing with people you may not even know.”

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You could be a kid in elementary school, or you could be a grandpa; the game is inclusive to any age group and any gender.

After not having a tournament last year due to the pandemic, King explained participants were excited to get back to the “regularly scheduled programming” they’re used to.

“Everybody is doing pretty good today,” he said.

“There was a little bit of concern with COVID still lingering out there, but we’ve taken steps

for hand sanitizing and things like that, and because it’s an outdoor recreational-type facility, everybody seems to be pretty comfortable with carrying on.”

King also noted his excitement to finally see some sand moving inside the pits after he took it upon himself to rebuild them a few years ago.

“Three years ago I decided that because the horseshoe pits were quite old and getting quite dilapidated, I decided to take it on as my project to rebuild the horseshoe pits,” he said, adding the fact this was the first play the new pits have seen since the pandemic shut everything down.

“My choice was either to take them right out and plant grass or rebuild them.

“I chose to rebuild them because people that come for family reunions or birthday parties in the Sandy

Marcel Lapointe competes in the 27th installment of the Sandy Beach Regional Park Horseshoe Tournament at Sandy Beach on Sunday afternoon. Taylor Weaver Meridian Source Beach Hall, it gives them something to do, and the beauty of horseshoes is that you could be a kid in elementary school, or you could be a grandpa; the game

is inclusive to any age group and any gender.”

The tournament isn’t exclusively for residents of Sandy Beach either.

“Anybody can play.

It’s typically locals and

a lot of the residents of the park, as well as the people from Lloydminster who come up for the Sunday afternoon play, but the bulk of them are local.”

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City helps mentor youth leaders of tomorrow

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“There’s no question that the youth council, today, could be the future leaders.

There could be a mayor in their group, there could be councillors, there could be a premier, there could be cabinet ministers, heck it would be great to have a (future) prime minister in our group.”

Formed in 2016, the

LYC gave youth an opportunity to have their voice heard in the community and see where they could make a difference.

“As a subcommittee, the Lloydminster Area Drug Strategy, this group will receive funding from several community partners to help carry the message ‘how important our health is from the

tion. We’re a group of youth that want to see changes in our community, and we go out there and make them happen.

“Truly, this is such a remarkable day, one that I cannot describe how much it means to me. The youth council has dreamed about this

for a very long time.

Thank you for believing in us, the youth of Lloydminster. Thank you for investing in us now, and in our future.”

On September 20, Re-Elect

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Grant Kirzinger, steering committee chair, Lloydminster Area Drug Strategy, speaks during the LYC and City of Lloydminster partnership announcement last Friday.

youth perspective,’” said Aalbers.

“They’ve been involved and will continue to be involved in community round tables on the (topic of) substance abuse, which is a concern to each and every one of us in the community.”

“This is a very exciting day for the Lloydminster Youth Council,” added Grant Kirzinger, steering committee chair, Lloydminster Area Drug Strategy.

“This partnership agreement shows the City’s commitment to youth in our community and will provide many mentorship opportunities.

This is a significant step towards creating a community where kids can grow up great.”

Applications for the Lloydminster Youth Council close on Sept.

15 with interviews being conducted on Sept. 15-16. Applications are open to everyone in Grades 9-12.

This year’s swearing-in ceremony will be held on Sept. 27.

“In (youth) council, it doesn’t matter if you go to Holy, it doesn’t matter if you go to the Comp, we’re all in council together,” said Wood. “We’re an influential genera-

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Border City set to celebrate Fall Fest MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Lloydminster and area residents, along with many of its regional visitors, will unite to celebrate community and the fall harvest season during Fall Fest, presented by the Lloydminster and District Co-op.

This free, inclusive, family-friendly event, which takes place next Saturday, provides attendees with an opportunity to revel in the beauty of fall and honour the region’s rich agricultural heritage.

“Lloydminster and District Co-op is proud to support the harvest season from farm to table with our offerings in multiple commodities. By embracing our agriculture sector and offering fresh produce from local growers, we

continue to support these important livelihoods in our region,” said Leanne Hawes, CEO, Lloydminster and District Co-op.

“Community events such as Fall Fest help us all to celebrate this important time of year through fellowship, fun, and great food.”

The one-day festival, which runs from 12-5 p.m., features a wide array of daytime activities and entertainment at Bud Miller All Seasons Park, including: • Bounce castles • Inflatable attractions • Children’s games • Fall scene photos • Treat tent provided

by Lloydminster and District Co-op • Corn roast by donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lloydminster • Coffee and hot choc-

olate provided by Rosswill Homes Ltd. • Hot dog barbecue • Live music featuring The Prairie Dogs • Craft tent and games • Petting zoo • Hay maze • Horse and wagon rides • Sprinkles the Clown “Fall Fest remains to be one of Lloydminster’s premiere events and is a spectacular way for our entire community to unite and celebrate the harvest season,” said Mayor Gerald Aalbers.

“To everyone’s excitement, this event features fun for the entire family in front of the beautiful changing leaves in Bud Miller All Seasons Park.”

To view the event listing, visit Lloydminster. ca/FallFest.

H.O.G.S set for toy drive

Source File Photo TAYLOR WEAVER

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The Bordertown H.O.G.’s (Harley Owners Group) 10th annual Toy Run is taking place this Saturday in support of Lloydminster and area children’s charities.

The action kicks off at Denham Chrysler with a

pancake breakfast from 9-11 a.m. Registration is open from 10-11:30 a.m. and kickstands up at noon sharp.

The ride is open to all types of motorcycles and legal riders.

As in years past, the H.O.G. toy run wraps up with a cabaret at the Lloydminster Exhibi-

tion Grounds Stockade Building.

Saturday’s entry fee is $30, which includes the ride, banquet and cabaret. Supper is served at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets for the cabaret only are $20. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the cabaret starts at 8:30 p.m.

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Library offers temporary, revised service at Atrium Centre

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The Lloydminster Public Library will temporarily reopen to the public with modified services at its Atrium Centre location starting, Tuesday, Sept. 7.

In July, the library initially closed to the public to facilitate moving to its new location in the LloydMall, which is delayed following a water main break in mid-August. The extent of the damages and required repairs are still under assessment.

“While this isn’t our forever home, we look forward to welcoming patrons back to the library in a limited capacity at Atrium Centre,” said Michele Duczek, interim library director.

“We’ll continue to work with the City of Lloydminster in accomplishing our shared goals to create unlimited frontiers for our community.”

The library will open with limited capacity Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6

p.m. with the following services: - In-person support for library services such as library card activations and renewals - Borrowing from the collection on site - Inter-library loans - Hoopla and Overdrive online services remain available - No public internet or computer access More information regarding the library’s move to the LloydMall will be published as information becomes available.

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Of the 4,596 cases reported in August 2021, 17.3 per cent (793) were aged 11 years or younger.

Of the 189 individuals who were hospitalized, 5.3 per cent (10) were aged 19 years or younger and 3.2 per cent (six) were under 12 years with one under 12 years admitted to ICU. At this point in time, there are no COVID19 vaccines approved for children under 12.

All residents 12+ are encouraged to be fully vaccinated to afford these groups the best circle of protection possible.

Transmissible diseases like COVID19 are opportunis-

tic: they will spread to and among under- and unvaccinated populations. It’s critical that all eligible Saskatchewan residents get vaccinated.

Moderna available to 12-17-year-olds Moderna has been approved by Health Canada for youth ages 12-17 years.

Like Pfizer, Saskatchewan residents will see Moderna offered to youth turning 12 years of age by December 31, 2021 and older, as part of the COVID-19 vaccination program.

COVID-19 “boosters” for long term, personal care, and select immuno-compromised residents

Starting Tuesday, eligible vulnerable populations will be eligible to receive a third dose of an mRNA vaccine “booster” to ensure a robust immune system response.

This includes residents of long-term care and personal care homes; transplant recipients (solid organ transplant, islet cell, tissue and hematopoietic stem cell transplants); recipients in stable, active treatment for malignant, hematologic disorders (chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapy); and recipients of an anti-CD20 immunosuppressive drugs (e.g. rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab).

- Letters to identify eligible recipients are currently being mailed from either their physicians or the Ministry of Health.

Recipients must bring the letter to a pharmacy or pop-up clinic as proof of eligibility.

- Long-term care and personal care homes will be contacted directly by the Saskatchewan Health Authority to arrange for the boosters.

The required interval for boosters is 28 days after the second dose of an mRNA vaccine.

Details on additional, eligible populations will be available in the next few weeks, after this at-risk group is completed.

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Opinion

Leeway from Lloyd: Canada tops world in hockey STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

It was great to see Canada win the Women’s IIHF Hockey Championship for the first time since 2012 and they did it on home soil at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.

What made it extra special was Canada beating their U.S. rivals 3-2.

It took some of the sting out of after having to watch the Americans beat us 2-0 in the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal game in Edmonton.

Our women’s team, however, was able to claw back from a similar early 2-0 deficit to score two goals in the second period and go on to win.

Canada won the Men’s IIHF Hockey Championship this year too by showing the

same kind of resilience as the women after they lost their first three games in Latvia.

The Canadian men went on to beat Finland 3-2 in an overtime win as well to win their gold medal.

The women’s team was resilient from the get-go of the tournament, coming back from a two-goal deficit at the end of the first period in a round-robin match with Finland to win that game, too.

In the gold medal game, captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored seven-and-ahalf minutes into three-onthree overtime, but play kept going for another minute or so until the video review confirmed the bar down goal went it.

It was an exciting game to watch, although there were no fans allowed other than the players’ family members.

The situation was nearly the same for the men’s

File Photo worlds with no fans present at most games.

The other similarity to me between the men’s and women’s final was both teams played to win, unlike the juniors who played not to lose.

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Clarification Notice

n last week’s edition of the Meridian Source, a story regarding Elections Canada found on Page 6 contained misleading information in regards to voters and

masking at the polls.

After the story ran, Elections Canada told the Source “You can come to vote without a mask. Elections Canada will suggest a mask and offer you one at the

door, but masks will not be enforced, no matter if you have a medical exemption of not.

You can refuse the mask and hand sanitzers and masks are available to polling stations.”

Our women’s team beat the U.S. for the first time in years in a regulation game and carried that will to win again into the final.

Sure, the overtime could have gone either way, but you just knew when Poulin

shot the puck, it was game over in one of those perfect scoring chances.

Let’s hope the same result plays out for our men’s and women’s teams at the Olympics in 2022 in Beijing.

Go Canada Go!

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Graffiti cleanup kids get nod from City MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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The City of Lloydminster’s social programs and services departme nt r e c og ni z e d the contributions made by the many youth, organizations and community volunteers who participated in the 2021 Youth Graffiti Cleanup campaign.

Over 12 weeks, 17 youth and 15 community volunteers painted two murals along the 4900 block of 49 Ave. The first being of traditional Indigenous elements such as animals, medicines and teepees.

The second mural includes a cityscape with silhouettes of a skate park.

“The Graffiti Cleanup Project has been a valuable partnership for the Lloydminster Community Youth Centre.

Every year we have participated in the Graffiti Cleanup Project, our youth are excited at the opportunity to do

something special for our community,” said Deryk Leschinski, youth outreach coordinator, LCYC. “Our youth have learned the importance of giving back to our community and feeling a sense of accomplishment by seeing their work in full effect.”

“Being able to work together with the youth was such an amazing opportunity,” added Levi Wolfe, youth leader, LNFC. “We all connected and learned from each other throughout the whole process. I’m happy the youth really enjoyed it, and everyone involved.

Ay hay.”

Throughout the summer, members of the Lloydminster RCMP Detachment and the Lloydminster Fire Department joined the youth organizations to help paint for approximately 200 hours invested.

“Each year, the Youth

Supplied Photo Graffiti Cleanup program strengthens ties between our community’s youth and its partners while achieving a common goal of addressing community standards through beau t if icat ion,” said Mayor Gerald Aalbers.

“Year after year, the youth and organizations involved display endless amounts of gratitude. They should be extremely proud of their

accomplishments as a group.”

On behalf of Family and Community Support Services Lloydminster, the City’s social programs and services department thanks its 2021 partners, Art Soul Life Creative Studio, the Home Depot Lloydminster and Behr Paints, Lloydminster Community Youth Centre and the Lloydminster Native Friendship Centre.

“When approached to participate in this year’s Youth Graffiti Clean-up project, we could not say yes fast enough,” said Duane Brown, manager, The Home Depot, Lloydminster.

“We are thrilled to continue our multiyear partnership in this program that fits in our core value of giving back to our community and The Home Depot Foundations’

goal in working with programs that help to end youth homelessness (The Orange Door Campaign)/youth employment and Education programs (trade works). We have shared our love of this with our suppliers, and through that, this year, we had the opportunity to bring Bher Paints into the program to help with supplying all the paint for this project.”

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Groups and organizations that conduct charitable gaming activities are benefiting from more than $900,000 in grants from the provincial government’s charitable gaming grant program.

“Charitable gaming grants provide a financial boost to volunteer groups and organizations across the province,” said Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Jim Reiter.

“Their work helps to enhance local communities in many different ways and our government is proud to provide this additional support to more than 300 groups and organizations.”

Among the grants provided by Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA)

File Photo during the most recent quarter, Moose Jaw and the surrounding area received $113,462; Humboldt and surrounding area, $110,931; Swift Current and surrounding area, $65,847; Estevan/Weyburn and surrounding area, $51,190; and Lloydminster and surrounding area, $45,239.

Groups that raise funds through licensed charitable gaming (bingo, raffles, break open ticket sales, Texas

Hold ‘em poker and Monte Carlo events) receive a quarterly grant equal to 25 per cent of net proceeds raised through these activities.

Groups that conduct licensed charitable gaming activities and events do not have to apply for the charitable gaming grant.

Charitable gaming reports submitted by groups and organizations are used by SLGA to calculate grants.

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On Sept. 1, Saskatchewan property owners once again had the green light to trim their elm trees, as the annual ban on pruning elms comes to a close.

The ban is in place each year from April 1 to Aug. 31 to reduce the risk of spreading Dutch elm disease (DED), a

fungus that kills elms.

The ban period coincides with the time when the tiny elm bark beetles that carry DED are most active.

Fresh cuts from pruning can attract the insects, potentially spreading the disease from infected trees to healthy ones.

Regular pruning is important to keep all trees healthy and less vulnerable to disease.

For elm trees, removing dead branches also makes them less attractive to elm bark beetles.

In the early fall, the weather can be great for maintaining your trees, and it’s much easier to see and remove dead or unhealthy branches with the leaves still present.

It’s important to prune trees properly, whether you choose to do the job yourself or hire a professional.

Incorrect pruning can damage trees and

File Photo spread DED or other diseases. Under provincial regulations, anyone pruning elms commercially must have completed a recognized training program or be supervised by someone who has.

If you’re unsure if the person you’re considering for the job has the required training, feel free to ask for their credentials.

Transporting wood is one of the main ways

that harmful insects and diseases, including DED, are spread.

In Saskatchewan, it is illegal to transport, store or use elm firewood.

Dispose of elm wood promptly, by burning or burying it in a location designated by the local municipality.

To find out about proper elm wood disposal in your area, check with your local municipal authority.

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Quality versus thrift PRAIRIE WOOL HELEN ROW TOEWS

Ensuring we get value for our hardearned money isn’t a new concept.

Since the time of ancient civilization, when a Roman citizen strode through the marketplace in his toga, jangling several silver denarii in his eager hand, his desire was to purchase something of excellence.

We’re no different. (Apart from walking around wrapped in belted sheets). Speaking for myself, I tend to be thrifty, sometimes to a fault. I got it from my parents.

I recall one instance where they saved money on the purchase of a new bed for their guest room.

This was back in the old days when mat-

tresses sat on exposed wire coils rather than a box spring.

Regrettably, a couple of coils had broken due to old age and a disagreeable phenomenon called rust.

To prevent them from jab b in g thro ug h , m y father painstakingly laid a thick layer of brown paper in between springs and mattress.

His ideology was sound, but, in my room next door, I woke up every time our guests moved a muscle.

The crunching and cracking were something terrible.

Even the necessary movements of breathing created a nasty rustling that reverberated through the walls. And, heaven forbid when one of them unwisely shifted position! The noise was deafening.

I can only imagine what it must have been like for them.

They dragged into the kitchen the next morning, hollow-eyed and listless from lack of sleep.

There was thrift, but zero value to be had in that remedy.

Yet, my folks appreciated quality, and I do too.

I spend good money to keep a bottle of excellent olive oil in the house. It makes such a difference.

Olive oils in supermarkets are often cut with cheap vegetable oils, or are made to look and smell real with the addition of chlorophyll and beta-carotene.

That’s why, when I buy a bottle of premium olive oil, costing over $35, I’m protective of it, and only use it for dressing a salad or drizzling on a slice of rustic bread. And that’s also why, when I caught husband Tom glugging a quarter cup of it into

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File Photo a skillet to prepare his breakfast, I assumed an air of quiet outrage.

Okay—maybe I wasn’t all that quiet.

“Do you realize you’ve just dispensed $4.39 worth of hand-picked, cold-pressed, extra-virgin olive oil, flown at great expense to Canada from the sunny plains of Italy, into a pan—to FRY A FLIPPIN EGG?” I shrieked.

Poor, uneducated slob.

How was he to know

all olives oils are not created equal?

In truth, I’ve wasted expensive foods too.

Once, in Edmonton with my friend Cyndi, I was overcome with popcorn envy.

I watched people st r oll aw ay f r o m th e concession, mindlessly stuffing their faces with fistfuls of quality, freshly popped corn. I couldn’t resist.

Sidling up to the counter, I ordered my own and asked for extra

butter.

A bag of it was almost $10! I turned to follow Cyndi with my treat, stumbled over my own feet, and spilled at least $3.64 of it on the carpet.

I stared at the mound of fluffy morsels in horror. What had I done?

Of course, this last tale has less to do with quality or value and more to do with being a clumsy oaf, but still, you follow my drift. We get what we pay for.

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Striking the right musical note WHISPERS OF THE PAST SANDRA L. BROWN

Music has been around for centuries in one form or another.

Timeless songs tug at our heartstrings and take us away to another place.

Vocals are sung with unbridled passion and provide future generations with a time machine.

Just hearing the first few chords or words of a favourite song brings back memories from the past as we sing or hum along.

Classic songs resonate through the years and became a vital part of history.

Bands didn’t need theatrics, props and costumes – just pure raw talent.

Power ballads from the big hair bands have

a story to tell amidst their rhythmic lyrics, melody and drumbeat.

You only need to hear the words once to feel them embedded deep within your soul.

It’s refreshing to listen to the changing music from each decade across the different genres.

It’s interesting to find the real meaning behind the song much like viewing artwork on a gallery wall and using your senses to figure out what the images represent. Each person may have a different interpretation, which represents our individuality.

The Barr Colonists brought a variety of musical instruments with them from England in 1903.

A concert was held in the government tent headquarters before they rang in their first New Year’s on the prairie. Many early concerts

were held at St. John’s Anglican Church.

One of the earliest bands in Lloydminster was formed in 1908 by Joseph Fairweather.

As the conductor, he also organized the first Lloydminster Citizen’s Band in 1911.

This band provided mu sical zest t o civic holidays, fairs and public events.

There wasn’t a sound system or microphones to amplify sound.

Uniforms were supplied by the town a year later as their musical contributions were greatly appreciated.

They also played as the Regimental Band for the Saskatchewan Light Horse who’s training camp was north of the fairgrounds.

Several band members formed the orchestra which provided the musical background at the movie theatre.

File Photo In the early days, movies had no sound just pictures.

The orchestra added to the suspense of the drama unfolding on the big screen.

Uniforms were supplied in 1912 and a building was found for their band practices.

Most of the band members lived a short distance out of town and used various means of transportation.

The town generously

donated a driving horse, buggy and cutter for the conductor’s 12-mile trip on the dirt roads. Folks appreciated their musical contributions.

With Bob Bourassa as the bandleader, the Lion’s Club financed a new band in 1953.

They participated in parades and community concerts or at public events. A band program was set up in the public schools in 1968.

Singing with passion

for the pure pleasure of expression and enjoyment makes the phrase, “Never trade your passion for glory” so very true.

Music brought their British homeland and traditions much closer to the western prairie.

Music provided a brief reprieve from their daily routine.

After all, we all need to put life on pause, take a break and listen to music.

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Back to school projects for parents GREEN FILE MARK & BEN CULLEN

Parents of school-age children must be feeling great right now.

You have earned a place in the “time out” school of parenting for managing through the last 18 months or so of

the pandemic.

You have provided what they need to get a fresh start, they are out the door and…. What now? The garden, even the condo balcony, is a refuge calling your name.

And it is not shouting, “Mom, where are my socks?” but rather, “I have a special place

for you mom/dad”. The garden does not shout, it whispers, and it may take a while for you to hear its voice.

The voice of your garden is the voice of birds singing, wind in the trees, crickets chirping and if you are lucky a hummingbird humming.

We have some sug-

gestions that will help you squeeze the most out of your back-toschool moments: First, treat yourself to some colour. Fall colours feature shades of bronze, yellow, red, and orange, like an autumn sunset. Plant fall mums for weeks of unending colour.

The hard frosts of November will likely finish them off before they complete their bloom cycle.

That is about 10 weeks of colour.

Add to the plant list: autumn asters (for blue), sedum (very winter hardy, red and magenta), Japanese anemone (white) and you are on your way to a colourful fall long before tree leaves begin to change colour.

Second, pay yourself forward and plant spring-flowering bulbs.

The tulips, daffodils, crocus, and hyacinths that we enjoy come

Photo courtesy of Mark Cullen spring are planted in the fall.

It seems early to be shopping for Dutch bulbs, but the best selection is in stores right now. A boat from the Netherlands left a few weeks ago destined for Canada loaded with natural, fresh bulbs for

our gardens.

The inventory that a retailer receives this time of year is sold down until it is gone.

And that is about it.

There is no factory in Canada making the things. Buy early.

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Indifference or entitlement?

MIDWEST MINUTE VERN McCLELLAND

There are some great people out there.

They are the first to step up to volunteer their time or skills. To go the extra step.

These folk know the world will be a better place if they put their energy into making it so.

Then there are the ones who plow ahead in life without considering how their actions or words impact those around them.

Which one are you?

There is no doubt as one gets older, you accumulate experiences, some good, some not so good.

Me, well I can get downright cranky when I run across rude, inconsiderate behaviour.

I absolutely detest bullies, male or female; always have.

This past year and a half with the world dealing with a pandemic have brought considerable stress into a lot of households, of that there is no doubt.

The “never off” world of social media has created a sen se that w e can say whatever we want, whenever we want, without regard for the impact our words have on the people around us.

These technological advances have also translated into the world of commerce.

I don’t have to park at the storefront anymore and engage with real people while I shop; I can just order what I want online, and someone whose name I will never know will deliver it to me.

Man, I am in charge.

The world comes to me.

All I need to do is pick up my smartphone.

So, I guess that is why there is so little regard for long-time societal

norms like Sundays are days for family, rest, recreation, or reflection.

My service provider should be available to me whenever I want, day or night. Again, all I need to do is pick up my phone.

You wouldn’t believe how many phone calls, texts, or emails Realtors get in what used to be considered “off hours”.

Personally, I average 65 messages a day during the week, and quite easily half that volume on weekends.

And believe me, people can get downright nasty if you don’t immediately jump to their requests.

By the way, age is no criterion. I used to think it was the younger generation who believed

this but not anymore.

Adults from 18 to 88 all behave the same.

So where does our society go from here?

The only way I know how to respond to requests for my time is according to my personal principles, and if the other party doesn’t like it, well I guess they will find a new resource.

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I can only control my behaviour. You oversee yours.

Vern McClelland is an associate broker with RE/MAX of Lloydminster and an active partner in his family’s livestock operation.

Comments on this article are welcome either by emailing vernmcclelland@remax.net or calling 306-821-0611.

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Despite the recent rainfall delays that many producers experienced, harvest continues to progress quickly this week.

It has advanced substantially in the northern regions.

Thirty-six per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 29 per cent last week and well over the five-year (2016-2020) average of 22 per cent.

An additional 30 per cent of the crop is now swathed or ready to straight-cut.

The southwest region continues to have the most progress in the province with 47 per cent of the crop now combined.

The southeast region has 42 per cent combined, the west-central 36 per cent, the eastcentral 25 per cent, the northeast 34 per cent and the northwest 21 per cent.

Ninety-nine per cent of the winter wheat, 83 per cent of the fall rye, 85 per cent of the lentils, 84 per cent of the

field peas, 57 per cent of the mustard, 40 per cent of the durum, 11 per cent of the chickpeas, 36 per cent of the spring wheat and 11 per cent of the canola has now been combined.

An additional 19 per cent of the canola and 16 per cent of the mustard is swathed or ready to straight-cut.

Many parts of the province experienced scattered rain showers this week, varying from trace amounts up to 77 mm in the Limerick area.

The Macklin area received 51 mm, the Conquest area 40 mm, the Roblin area 35 mm, the Goodeve area 30 mm and the Rama area 28 mm.

Recent rains have helped green up pastures which might allow cattle producers to continue pasture grazing and save their winter feed stocks.

Topsoil moisture conditions continue to improve in most areas due to cooler temperatures and recent rains.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as one

File Photo per cent surplus, 40 per cent adequate, 34 per cent short and 25 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as 28 per cent adequate, 43 per cent short and 29 per cent very short.

Most crop damage this past week was due to heavy rain, hail, strong winds, insects and the long-lasting effects of the drought.

The rain has caused downgrading of many crops still standing in fields; the biggest issues reported are bleaching, staining, sprouting, low kernel weights and fun-

gal growth.

Reported yields are far lower than average for many parts of the province with some areas reporting some fields that have yielded almost nothing.

Producers are busy hauling bales and water as well as combining and swathing between rain showers.

As of Sept. 1, the AgriRecovery program, now referred to as t he 2021 Canad aSaskatchewan Drought Response Initiative, is accepting producer applications.

The Initiative will

consist of two payments totalling up to $200/ head for cattle, with adjustments based on animal unit equivalents for other livestock.

The initial payment will provide producers with $100 per breeding female equivalent in inventory as of Aug. 1.

Secondary payments of up to $100 per breeding female in inventory as of Dec. 31, will be made to producers who have incurred additional costs to retain the animals.

Producers with questions can call the initiative’s dedicated toll-

free number at 1-844723-1211 or directly by email.

With harvest underway in Saskatchewan, we want to remind producers to exercise caution while working out in the field. Be aware, take breaks and remain safe.

The Farm Stress Line is also available for support 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, toll-free at 1-800667-4442. Calls are answered by Mobile Crisis Services Regina, a non-profit, community-based agency and there is no call display.

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Alberta ranchers can apply for up to $200 per head through a $340-million support program.

Producers can apply for an initial AgriRecovery payment through the 2021 Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance Initiative to help cover feed and water access costs for breeding female livestock across the province.

“Alberta’s livestock producers have experienced exceedingly dry conditions for months, putting additional stress on the very Albertans who feed Canadian families,” said Minister of Agriculture and For-

estry Devin Dreeshen.

“Alberta’s government is proud to support the delivery of up to $340 million in much-needed relief to help our livestock producers make it through this difficult season.”

Payments will flow soon after applications are received.

Once applications are approved and processed, those who sign up for the direct deposit option will see payments toward the end of the month.

“We’re here to support producers in times like these,” said Darryl Kay, CEO, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation.

“This funding helps

Alberta’s livestock producers and beekeepers sustain their operations during challenging times.”

Taking a feed-need approach, supplemented by receipts, a secondary payment of up to $106 per head will be available to producers who have experienced extraordinary costs as a result of the drought, in addition to the initial payment.

Cattle and bison will be eligible for an initial payment of $94 per head and a secondary payment of $106 per head, for a total of $200 per head.

Other livestock will be subject to a different per head payment.

The program will be administered through Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC).

Program terms and conditions are posted on AFSC’s website.

An AFSC Connect account is required

to receive payments.

Directions on how to sign up for AFSC Connect are available on AFSC’s website.

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The Art of Taekwondo + Kung Fu Lloydminster Club is marking its 40th anniversary this month.

Pictured is owner, Eliza Ma, with competition students at the last competition they attended before COVID in 2020. The club was founded by Eliza’s dad, Hai Ma.

The Art Of Taekwondo + Kung Fu Lloydminster Club is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month.

Another year of lessons began on Sept. 7 at their new location in the left bay of Crystal Glass on 49 Ave., with a celebration date to be announced soon.

“We’re going to have a little party at the end of the month for all of our students and staff,” said owner Eliza Ma. The club is doing well with about 60 students of all ages enrolled in both schools of martial arts.

Eliza’s dad, Hai Ma, began teaching Taekwondo in Lloydminster to a small group of roughly six kids shortly after he came to Can-

ada as a Vietnamese refugee.

“Nobody understand about Taekwondo in the early 80s when I come to Canada,” said Hai. Globally, the sport has come a long way, as

the Taekwondo Demonstration Team that was to perform in the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics is in the finals of this year’s America’s Got Talent show.

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Hai started teaching kids Taekwondo in local high schools and it slowly grew from there.

“We first started it at the Metis Society in exchange for free lessons for 10 people,” said Hai. “For the first four or five years, we had to move around because I didn’t have the money to pay for rent.”

Eventually, they moved to Club North and the Sprucewood Centre where the club operated for 27 years.

Eliza took over the ownership of the club 10 years ago and found

their latest home last November.

“We wanted a different landlord and we wanted a higher ceiling,” she explained.

“Before, we were renting a different place to do our weapons and our kung fu. This was an opportunity to put all our lessons in one space.”

Eliza says to sign up for lessons, people just have to go on to their Facebook page or contact her directly.

She and her dad put beans on the table running their Hi-Quality Auto Repair shop they’ve owned since

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Our students are very good and they when we go to competition we beat all the other clubs most times. We’re in the top three ranking every time.

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Eliza says teaching martial arts is not a moneymaker.

“It’s just something we do because we love it. I’ve been doing it since I was two years old.”

Eliza has a thirddegree black belt in Taekwondo while Hai has an eighth-degree black belt.

He had a stroke a few

years ago and passed the club torch to Eliza while st ill pr ovid ing some instruction.

“She is good with kids. I am getting old.

I don’t have much patience for kids,” said Hai with a laugh.

Despite that, he says they both always want kids to take it seriously and try to make sure they do it right.

“We’re teaching them

discipline and how to d o i t th e r i gh t w ay ,” said Hai. “I don’t give the black belt out unless the kid can do good. I fail lots of kids when they do no good.”

Eliza says the strict teaching style pays off.

“Our students are very good and when we go to a competition we beat all the other clubs most times. We’re in the top-three ranking every time,” she said.

That includes kung fu the club started teaching about eight years old.

Hai says the old Kung Fu movie and TV series

starring David Carradine was a joke.

“That is not Kung Fu. Carradine, he didn’t know nothing about Kung Fu,” said Hai. Learning to break boards with a jump kick or spin kick, is essential to Taekwondo, however.

“When you get to the red belt you have to learn how to do the breaking technique.

By the time you do a test for the black belt. you have to do a lot of breaking technique to pass,” said Hai. He says it’s something every kid wants to do right away.

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Third, right now is the best time of year to green up your lawn.

September is lawn month.

Ben’s grandpa Len Cullen used to say that

you can lay sod upside down and it will still grow in September. We do not recommend you try it, but we do recommend that you seed a thin area of your lawn, seed or sod an area

that needs some grass to grow.

Spread a 4 cm layer of triple mix, seed or sod and water every few days. Voila.

A great looking lawn that will put down

roots before winter gets here.

Four, plant a tree.

Sept. 22 is National Tree Day in Canada.

In Canada, the best month of the year to plant a tree is during September. With soil moisture present and warm soil temperatures, new roots develop over the next 10 or so weeks, providing an anchor for the tree and a conduit of moisture and nutrients for the canopy.

Take our word for it, this is a great month to plant any winter-hardy plants.

Fifth, birds. If you did not catch a glimpse of them on their way north in May, you have one more opportunity to observe them as they

fly south. Many migratory birds have left their happy mating grounds in our boreal forest and are flying south to play golf for the winter. The advantage that we have now is that they are generally not in such a hurry to get to their destination.

If they are enjoying generous helpings of food here and good weather, why hurry?

It is not like in spring when they were hot to trot to meet, mate, nest and raise a family.

The parade of hummingbirds is interesting. Males, having provided appropriate services to get a family started up north, are the first to fly south, followed by the new brood of youngster

hummingbirds and finally mothers who follow them south to minimize the risks of the youngsters getting lost, or so we imagine.

Like parents of school-aged children, just because they are not in the nest does not mean you have lost interest in their welfare.

Mark Cullen is an expert gardener, author, broadcaster, tree advocate and Member of the Order of Canada. His son Ben is a fourth-generation urban gardener and graduate of the University of Guelph and Dalhousie University in Halifax. Follow them at markcullen.com, @markcullengardening, and on Facebook.

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On Tuesday, at one of the world’s largest enhanced oil recovery (EOR) carbon capture u t i l i z a t i o n a n d s t o rage (CCUS) projects operated by Whitecap Resources near Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre announced the provincial government’s key priorities to advance private sector investment in CCUS. “We want to build on Saskatchewan’s energy strength and make our province the most competitive jurisdiction in Canada to invest in CCUS technology and infrastructure,” said Eyre.

“Saskatchewan is already a world leader in carbon capture, particularly with enhanced oil recovery, which leading environmentalists agree countries can’t achieve Paris Accord Targets without. CO2 EOR also emits 82 per cent fewer emissions than traditional extraction methods.”

The Government of Saskatchewan anticipates that CCUS projects will attract provincial investment of

more than $2 billion and sequester over two million tonnes of CO2 annually.

Over the last 25 years, Saskatchewan EOR projects have sequestered more than 40 million tonnes of CO2, which has also resulted in over 100 million barrels of incremental oil production.

Approximately 200 million barrels of production will be added over the life of these and other EOR projects, significantly increasing the life-cycle and sustainability of these wells.

CCUS can also capture CO2 and use it as part of other industrial processes, including ‘green’ concrete and biofuels.

With this strategy, Saskatchewan will aim to: - Expand the provincial pipeline infrastructure Oil Infrastructure Investment Program (OIIP) to include CO2 pipeline projects; - Work with the energy sector to evaluate the EOR royalty regime to ensure that CO2 injection projects remain highly competitive; - Amend and clarify

regulations to support investment and provide certainty around pore space ownership, access, unitization of high-potential EOR plays, and longterm obligations and accountability for CO2 storage; - Explore opportunities for CCUS infrastructure hubs and distribution models, including for the Regina-Moose Jaw Industrial Corridor to Southeast Saskatchewan and Greater Lloydminster areas; and - Advance the development of a CCUS GHG credit generation program, recognized under Saskatchewan’s emissions management framework, focused on predictability and minimal administrative burden for industry prior to investment and the maximization of credit generation for captured and sequestered CO2.

Increasing the potential availability of CCUS hubs and facilities will also encourage further development of hydrogen production and enable hydrogen producers to further reduce their environmental footprint by storing CO2 underground.

File Photo Despite numerous recent changes to federal emissions standards and targets, the province’s CCUS priorities will aim to provide stability and certainty for the energy sector as it contemplates significant investments in CCUS projects.

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to call on the Federal Government to engage with the province to advance these priorities, which will help meet federallymandated emission targets.

The province is seeking prioritized federal funding for CCUS projects, infrastructure hubs and the development of a CCUS tax credit announced in the 2021 federal budget.

This past spring, the Government of Saskatchewan invited federal Ministers to tour provincial CCUS operations. That invitation remains open.

In July, as part of Saskatchewan’s efforts to reduce emissions under federallyimposed measures, the province wrote to federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkin-

son requesting financial assistance to build additional CCUS facilities on SaskPower’s coal fired generation units to support Estevan workers, the environment and the economy.

Sa ska tc h e w an c u rrently has 12 CO2 EOR projects in operation, as well as SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Unit 3 (BD3) carbon dioxide capture project, which opened in 2014. BD3 is the world’s first fully integrated post-combustion CO2 capture and storage project and has captured over four million tonnes of CO2 to-date.

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DON DALTON

Feb. 17, 1932 - Sept. 5, 2008 In loving memory of a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

One precious to our hearts has gone, The voice we loved is stilled.

The place made vacant in our home, Can never more be filled.

Our Father in His wisdom called.

The one His love had given, And so on earth the body lies, His soul is safe in Heaven.

Your loving, wife Marg, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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