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Upcoming outdoor hiking event in Wakamow Valley raising awareness for mental health Larissa Kurz

For Brett Hagan, Chris Robart and Tyler Simpson, the connection between the act of rucking and mental health is clear: both involve carrying a burden that can put a kind of strain on the human body.

The connection is why this team of organizers have created Ruck It Up, a new fundraiser event that’s using “rucking,” or walking while wearing a weighted rucksack, to raise awareness for mental health.

“Rucking implies action energy and purpose, and it requires strength, endurance and character, and also builds it too,” said Hagan, on behalf of the organizing team. “So we thought this would be something good to get the community together, share some stories, and hopefully help out some mental health initiatives here in the community.”

Taking place on June 26, Ruck It up will be a six-kilometre-long outdoor hike through the trails of Wakamow Valley. Participants will be asked to maintain physical distance on the trails and respect public health orders.

It's open to all ages, said Hagan, and everyone is asked to bring their own rucksack geared up with whatever amount of weight they choose.

“You can put anything from two pounds up to fifty pounds, it's just what you want and how much extra work you want to put in,” said Hagan. “If people don’t want a backpack or if they want to just go with five pounds, that's definitely okay. We just want to get people out and understand what a good workout rucking is.”

Registration for the outdoor event is $25 and all of the proceeds will be donated to Journey to Hope to aid with their mental health and suicide prevention initiatives.

Hagan said the idea for Ruck It Up was inspired by the personal mental health experiences of the co-organizers, as well as the ongoing strain the pandemic has put on exercise opportunities — which is often used as an outlet for people dealing with stresses.

“Mental health has definitely affected all of us in different ways,” said Hagan. “And we thought, being that we’re stuck inside [with the pandemic] this was a way to get outside and still have people together, with masks and social distancing, but still getting a workout in.”

Rucking, as an activity, seemed like the right choice for what Hagan, Robart and Simpson were imagining for an event focused on promoting mental health awareness.

“It's great for resistance training and cardio all put together, having that backpack on with the weight. You get a nice core exercise, it helps with posture, and it's a little bit more aggressive than just a basic walk or hike, so you’re getting a good physical strength workout,” said Hagan. “Plus, being outside in nature really helps

Ruck It Up is a new event taking place this June to raise awareness about mental health in Moose Jaw. (supplied) your mental health.”

It’s also very symbolic, said Hagan, with rucking serving as a physical representation of how handling mental health can sometimes feel like carrying a weight that no one else can see.

“For people who maybe don't deal with mental health issues and don’t understand the burden of having to deal with mental health daily, having that backpack with extra weight on your back is something that can give them a little bit of experience of what it’s like,” said Hagan.

Hagan also said they chose to name the event Ruck It Up as a play on the common saying, “suck it up,” which they feel is long overdue to disappear from the vernacular surrounding mental health. “[We should be] getting people to talk about mental health more, rather than pushing everything down,” said Hagan. “Telling people to ‘suck it up’ is old news [and] it doesn’t work.”

Hagan, Robart and Simpson are hoping to make the event an annual one each spring, to keep putting a spotlight on the importance of understanding mental health.

To register for Ruck It Up, people are asked to email tyler@simpsonseeds.com, or check out the Ruck It Up Facebook page for more information and further announcements.

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‘Help Someone’ Movement raises $83,000 for cross-Canada tour to help the homeless and vulnerable Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Nicholas Hennink and Sheena Nault were towards the end of another day on their ‘Help Someone’ Movement tour when they received a message on Instagram from someone calling himself Eric.

The person the Moose Jaw couple was talking with said he’d seen their work with the homeless and disadvantaged on the streets of Saskatchewan and wanted to post their story on his board, while also recommending they start up a GoFundMe, since he felt their project could gain serious traction.

“So we put up a goal of $5,000; we didn’t think it would happen and that was just shooting for the stars, even just with that, it would go so far and we could help so many people,” Nault said. “We made it on Friday, he posted it on Saturday, and by Saturday night we were at $60,000.”

Eric, as it turns out, was none other than Eric Damier, a well-known Los Angeles-based Instagram influencer behind EarthPix and a handful of other channels boasting close to 30,000,000 followers.

And once the post showed up on his wall, well, by the time Hennink and Nault shut the GoFundMe down earlier in the week, they’d amassed $83,000 in only six days.

That, right there, says all you need to about the resonance the ‘Help Someone’ Movement has built in the short time of its existence.

The Beginning Hennink is well known in Moose Jaw: the 2020 Canadian Paramedic of the Year, he’s also a skilled musician and has been a longtime advocate for mental health in the community.

And for good reason - Hennink has been open about his struggles with PTSD and the alcoholism it created, a battle that saw him enter rehab three times.

It was through his own struggles that Hennink began to wonder about the homeless and needy living on the streets in Saskatchewan, for a simple and stark reason.

“I knew if I didn’t do something, if I didn’t try to hear other stories and help if I could, I was going to relapse,” he explained. “So I was thinking I need to do this myself and do something positive or I’ll be in the same position as them.”

That led Hennink and fiancé Nault to simply start listening.

They’d buy a coffee and approach those on the street and just hear what they had to say.

“We wanted to hear people’s actual stories, people who live on the street that were stuck in addiction and if they weren’t, what’s going on, why they can’t get out of that scenario,” Nault said. “That’s what’s happening in the (GoFundMe) pictures; we’re just sitting there listening. And then we usually bring food or a meal, and a 21064SS0

Nicholas Hennink chats with James as part of the ongoing ‘Help Someone’ Movement. Facebook few times we’ve gone and got clothing.

But that’s all it is, we’re just listening and helping if we can.”

The Plan It all led to the duo deciding to launch the ‘Help Someone’ Movement to further the reach of those incredible tales, at first through their We are Warriors magazine and now through regular video posts of their conversations across social media.

They eventually decided to take it to the extreme -- a 365-day North American tour telling the stories of the disadvantaged on the streets of U.S. and Canada.

“We sold our houses, our possessions, we decided ‘let’s just take a risk’,” Hennink said. “So we bought a camper and we literally climbed into it and our plan was to travel across Canada and the United States doing good deeds, just for a year.”

The original plan was to head across the border at the end of June, but with the ongoing pandemic, that fell through. It was at that point the duo began to worry if it was all for naught and things were about to fall apart.

“But when you listen to someone on the streets, you realize you don’t have it so bad,” Nault said. “Then we saw this need and thought there was more we can do before we leave (the country).”

The Stories They first began approaching homeless and struggling folks on the streets of Saskatoon, asking if they could hear their stories and take video of them telling their tale.

The first of those, a heartfelt conversation with Kayla and Tyson at an RV park, was posted across Hennink’s social media on June 2.

There have since been 15 stories posted, each of them heart-wrenching tales of addiction, sorrow and grief.

“Some of the stories are just so powerful, it shows that these people have a story and there’s a reason why they’re on the street and a lot of it is very painful to hear,” Hennink said. “We were crying so many times over some of these stories, and they’re willing to open up about it, which is just amazing.”

One thing that’s surprised Nault was just how open their subjects are: not only are they willing to talk, they’re more than happy to offer advice on avoiding the sit-

uation they’re in.

“We always ask if someone else is struggling or in need right now, what would they do? And they’re really blatantly honest, which we really appreciate,” Nault said.

“A lot of people in downtown Saskatoon are addicted to meth, and they all say ‘don’t touch it, once you touch it, you can’t go back, it’s a really hard road and you’ll lose everything’. They’re very open, it’s not a matter of ‘I didn’t do this, it’s not my fault’, it’s very real and raw and truthful.

It’s ‘I did this, I can’t go home because I’m a wreck, so don’t touch this’. It’s really incredible.”

One conversation steered toward how easy meth was to find in Saskatoon, and the person said not only was it easy, he bent over a picked a piece of the vicious drug off the ground, right then and there.

Asked if there was a way out for him, he said he could become a drug dealer… but didn’t want to be a part of anything that would put people through what he had been through.

“You hear stuff like that and you realize these people know how bad their situation is and sometimes just have no way of getting help,” Hennink said. “That’s why we’re so happy to be able to do what we’re doing.”

The Future With the financial wherewithal to now offer even more help than ever, Hennink and Nault have begun to do just that.

Instead of just handing over a coffee and maybe a bit of food if they can afford it, the last few days have seen the duo making life-changing purchases and donations for those they talk to.

“The ability we have now compared to what we had even a week ago is worlds’ different,” Nault said. “A week ago we were only able to buy someone coffee, then yesterday we went out and bought someone $200 worth of close and sanitary stuff. That’s not a huge amount of money, but it’s a really big thing for someone who has been wearing the same clothes for six months.”

They’ve also been in contact with communities in Toronto and Vancouver and plan to travel to those cities to help set up teams that will offer long-term support to their large homeless populations.

Closer to home, plans are in the works for a barbecue for the homeless in Saskatoon on July 3, with the event also featuring a host of booths with agencies that can help the disadvantaged get off the streets and get the resources they need to recover.

Other than that, the plans just keep on developing.

“There’s lots of things in the background that we’re working on and we’re really looking forward to seeing just how far we can take this,” Hennink said.

You can find all the ‘Help Someone’ Movement videos on Hennink’s TikTok page (tiktok.com/@nicholashennink), Facebook page (facebook.com/henninknick) Instagram (instagram.com/nicholashennink) and Youtube page (youtube.com/c/ NicholasHennink).

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Moose Jaw band goes gold in Europe after TikTok video pulls millions of new streams Larissa Kurz

It came as a shock to members of the local Moose Jaw group, but the Scott Benson Band recently went gold-certified overseas after a viral TikTok video put the spotlight on one of their singles.

“It's baffling that we had no idea [this was happening] and a few months ago was unbelievable,” said guitarist Andrew Fath.

“But I’m excited to see where things go from here and what the band can achieve next.”

The adventure began when the band’s 2014 track “Requiem For A Dream,” a cover of the famous instrumental composed by Clint Mansell, was used by UFC Europe in a promotional TikTok back in January.

Over 10,500 more TikTok videos then picked up the song and used it, resulting in an avalanche of views that led to a spike in people listening to the single online using various streaming services.

“It’s hard to get specifics but I think we’re at about half a billion views [on TikTok] overall, which is pretty insane,” said drummer Jared Dormer. “And that inspired people looking it up on Shazam or Spotify, and a few U.K. and Russian-specific sites [and] that’s what really drove the streaming numbers.”

The instant surge in traffic meant that the track first went double-silver and then gold record certified in Europe, as it blew through the set threshold of 75,000 sales or 11.25 million individual streams needed for the award.

The Scott Benson band is a Moose Jaw-

The Scott Benson Band, based in Moose Jaw, recently went viral after being featured on a TikTok video in the United Kingdom. (supplied) based instrumental group made up of Dormer, Fath, Cameron Church on bass, Scott Benson on violin and fiddle and Jared Robinson as both keyboardist and producer.

The group had recently been focusing on other projects, and so Dormer and Fath said this news was at once both shocking and incredibly exciting.

“This kind of came out of nowhere and we were just blown away,” said Dormer. “It’s crazy, and to think, it’s all from an app that wasn’t even created [when the song was recorded].”

“I remember getting the message from Scott and Jared, and feeling an overwhelming sense of joy,” added Fath. “I

First summer story trail from MJPL to traverse Crescent Park Larissa Kurz The first-ever story trail from the Moose Jaw Public Library was such a success that the library is bringing the idea back as part of its summer reading program in June.

From June 22-29, a story trail featuring the picture book The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do

by Canadian author Ashley Spires will be set up to take participants on an adventure through Crescent Park.

“It's just about making picture books An upcoming story trail from the Moose available to families [where] they can Jaw Public Library will take particiwalk through the park and browse and pants on a walk through Crescent Park. have some fun with reading,” said MJPL (photo by Larissa Kurz) children’s librarian Tina Dolcetti.

The story is about brave Lou and all the things she can do, except maybe Lou isn’t sure she can climb a tree to play pirates with her friends — and she has lots of good reasons.

“It's an empowering picture book and it introduces kids to new Canadian authors,” said Dolcetti.

Pages from the book will be posted on a trail through the park, where participants can track them down to enjoy both some outdoor exercise and a family-friendly storytime.

The MJPL hosted the first story trail in January, and Dolcetti said the response was so great she jumped at the chance to have another set up in Moose Jaw. The event is being sponsored by TD Canada, who are also the primary organizers of the MJPL’s annual summer reading program. The story trail will be a featured challenge on the ReaderZone app, as part of the program activities.

“TD is fostering things like this to be available to families during the summer, especially with COVID and everything,” said Dolcetti.

Dolcetti also hinted that more story trails are in the works for later in the summer.

“Stay tuned for further news, because there will be more popping up throughout the city and more availability for families to just enjoy being together, doing things outside for fun,” said Dolcetti.

couldn’t remove the smile from my face and at that point, we were just gaining popularity in Europe, we hadn’t even reached gold status.”

Since the news broke, “Requiem for A Dream” is still climbing in its number of total streams and was also recently listed as #23 on Shazam’s most-streamed tracks

in Italy, said Dormer.

“It’s pretty exciting because we’re still gaining streams, still climbing in charts,” said Fath. “I love making music, I love working with the guys in the band, and it's all just a little bit surreal.”

The sudden burst of interest has left the band invigorated and talking about new material, said Dormer and Fath — and maybe not-so-jokingly considering an overseas tour in the future.

“We met as a band in February and made some plans to tackle some new material this summer, so we have some tracks and ideas we’re going to be working on in the coming months,” said Fath.

Dormer said that the experience has also made the band think differently about new music, and about how their tracks might cater to a viral video audience.

“It has shifted our focus a little bit, [and] now our minds are thinking, you know, what songs can we put out that will be attractive to that TikTik audience, because as an instrumental band, language isn’t a barrier for us,” said Dormer. “Technology has really allowed for bands to grow [and] the fact we can use something like this to grow our fanbase is pretty incredible.”

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“Going local does not mean walling off the outside world. It means nurturing locally owned businesses which use local resources sustainably, employ local workers at decent wages and serve primarily local consumers. It means becoming more self-sufficient and less dependant on imports. Control moves from the boardrooms of distant corporations and back into the community where it belongs.”

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Since March of 2020 during pandemic times, the MooseJawExpress/MooseJawToday.com has invested approximately $150,000 into our local economy by providing free and discounted ads to local businesses. We have endeavored to provide an opportunity to promote their businesses, while times were tough and money was tight, during a season when many businesses had to close their doors, For those businesses that have survived through this harsh reality, we continue to promote shopping local. In this edition, the Shop Local section features numerous businesses, as we whole-heartedly believe in investing in the community we live and work in.

Shopping local helps our local economy survive and flourish. It causes stability in the work force and creates an avenue to work and shop in their own community. As our local businesses are able to flourish, our local charities and fundraisers benefit too.

In an online article, Ten Reasons to Shop Local, Tad shares some insight on the subject.

“When you purchase at locally owned businesses, more money is kept in the community because locally-owned businesses often purchase from other local businesses, service providers and farms. Purchasing local helps grow other businesses as well as the local tax base.

“Local business owners donate more to local charities than non-local owners.

“The unique character of your local community is defined in large part by the business that reside there, and that plays a big factor in your overall satisfaction with where you live and the value of you home and property.

“Small local business provides a centralized variety that is much friendlier to a community’s walk score than out of town shopping malls.

“Small local businesses are the largest employers nationally.

Plus the more jobs you have in your local community the less people are going to have to commute which means more time and less traffic and pollution.

“Local businesses often hire people with more specific product expertise for better customer service. You are also going to see these people around town and they are less likely to blow you off or be rude because they have to face you day after day.

“Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s welfare and future.

“Local businesses require comparatively little infrastructure and more efficiently utilize public services relative to chain stores.

“A marketplace of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term.

“Exert influence with your purchasing choices, or “voting with your wallet. It’s a fact that businesses respond to their customers but your values and desires are much more influential to your local community business than the large big box stores.”

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ExploreSask Photo Contest seeks best pictures from around the province Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

A sunset over Wakamow Valley. The beauty of Buffalo Pound on a warm summer’s day. The sights of a busy weekend on Main Street.

Moose Jaw and the province of Saskatchewan are well known for their amazing scenery and the opportunity to take incredible photographs, and the ExploreSask photo contest wants to see just what our shutterbugs have to offer.

The annual Tourism Saskatchewan contest is encouraging photographers of all stripes to take advantage of the province’s national wonders and submit their most striking images, photos that not only show the beauty of Saskatchewan, but also tell stories about its people and communities.

There are a total of six categories, each of which is open to both professional and amateur photographers: People (#ExploreSaskPeople) - Portraits of Saskatchewan people from all walks of life enjoying indoor or outdoor activities.

Places (#ExploreSaskPlaces) - Photos that portray the community spirit and liveliness of Saskatchewan cities and towns, cityscapes, local attractions, dining and urban life.

Prairie (#ExploreSaskPrairie) - Scenic photos from prairie regions; hidden treasures such as valleys, hills and badlands; other natural features displaying the province's diverse geography in any season.

Water (#ExploreSaskWater) - Photography that features Saskatchewan's abundant lakes and rivers.

Wildlife (#ExploreSaskWildlife) - Images that showcase Saskatchewan's beautiful wild animals, birds and insects.

Woods (#ExploreSaskWoods) - Photos that highlight Saskatchewan's diverse forests and trees, from lodgepole pine and aspen groves in the south to the boreal forests of the north.

The winning photo from each category will receive a

Tourism Saskatchewan’s annual ExploreSask photo contest is currently underway in the province. Getty Images $500 Visa gift card, and a grand prize winner will also be selected from the six category winners, receiving a second $500 gift card. Up to five honourable mentions from each class will also be selected.

The winners will have their photos mounted and displayed in the Legislative Building in Regina, alongside a further selection of top photos showing the beauty of Saskatchewan’s provincial parks.

You can enter by going to TourismSaskatchewan.com/ Photo-Contest or submit entries through Instagram and Twitter by using the #ExploreSask hashtag. Submissions will be displayed in on online gallery for public viewing.

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Palliser Regional Library eliminates overdue fines to make libraries accessible for all Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

If you haven’t visited a library recently because you have plenty of overdue fines, take heart: Palliser Regional Library is eliminating those penalties immediately — including fines acquired years ago.

The organization — which has been waiving overdue fines since March 2020 because of the pandemic — is forgiving all overdue fines as of June 17. However, patrons will still have to pay penalties if they lose an item or damage materials in anyway.

If patrons really want to pay their fines, they are encouraged to donate to their community library or to the Friends of the Library. This will help those organizations buy more books and other materials.

This new policy is now in effect at all 20 Palliser Regional Library (PRL) branches, including the Moose Jaw Public Library (MJPL).

The Moose Jaw branch has been included in the discussions about eliminating penalties from the beginning, while it has also been doing research about what effect this decision might have, explained Carolyn Graham, acting assistant library head.

While fines were designed to encourage people to return their books, the overall result is some people have racked up large financial penalties. They may not be able to pay those fines, which forces them to stop using the library.

“So, we see eliminating fines as a way of providing more equitable access to library services for everyone in the community,” she said.

Fines were an important source of revenue at one point, but that is no longer the case with the growth of e-books and other digital resources, Graham continued. Instead of having to physically return such materials, patrons simply lose access upon the expiry date.

Users of the MJPL accessed digital resources at a much higher rate when the building was closed during the pandemic. Further, the library encouraged users with physical books not to return them due to the initial fear that physical items could be contaminated.

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If there are no fines, what incentive will patrons have to return their materials? Graham acknowledged that that is a question many have asked. She pointed to research from the United States that shows fines haven’t been that effective in encouraging people to return their items.

Even without fines, people have returned their items roughly on time. “… But you still can’t just check books out forever and just never bring them back,” she said, “because about a month of the book being overdue, the patron would be billed for the book. And at that point, they couldn’t borrow any more physical materials until the book had been returned or paid for.”

The MJPL believes everyone should be able to use the library, including people for whom it may be difficult to pay overdue fines, said Graham. The library feels good about eliminating the fines and believes it’s a step in the right direction. Doing so also gives patrons a “clean slate” so they can start over and begin taking out books again.

After more than a year with pandemic restrictions, the Moose Jaw Public library is looking better and better, she remarked. Patrons can now go into the stacks to check out books, in-person activities might soon return, and almost all staff have returned. However, the library’s hours are still on a temporary schedule.

“We’re not completely open, but it feels like it after a long shut down,” added Graham.

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Local youngsters volunteer to clean up St. Michael School park, schoolgrounds Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

school community left in a clean way,” Turberfield said. “It’s kind of like that concept of no-trace camping, if you’re coming out and using the facilities, that’s excellent we love to see that, but if you do make a mess, leave it the way you found it.”

Seeing youngsters carry such a positive attitude towards their community is naturally as good a sign as there can be.

“It was awesome to see that appreciation for keeping a neighbourhood clean and re-

spectable looking,” Turberfield said. “It’s a great lesson to learn and hat’s off to the families for getting involved and helping out with that, taking advantage of a teachable moment for sure.”

As for mom’s take on the whole thing?

“Oh, I thought it was incredible, my God was I proud,” Katie gushed. “The simple fact they wanted to clean up the community and make the environment better, I thought it was great.”

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Landyn Spencer, Sebastian Nadeau and Ethyn Spencer took it upon themselves to clean up the playground at St. Michael School. (Katie Spencer photo) A trio of youngsters from the neighbourhood surrounding St. Michael School are being lauded for their civic pride after their actions a little over a week ago.

Sebastian Nadeau, 15, Ethyn Spencer 13 and Landyn Spencer, just turned 10, joined forces to clean up a substantial mess left behind by a previous group in the school ground area and adjacent park.

The decision came after the youngsters had earlier planned to use the park, but an older group of teenagers had gathered and shooed them off.

“Then the boys went to the park the next day and came back and said ‘mom, there’s garbage everywhere’,” explained Katie Spencer, mom of Ethyn and Landyn.

“And I was like ‘what is it, one thing, two things? No, it’s everywhere’. And just like that, they decided to go out and clean it up.”

A garbage bag and plenty of hands made quick work of the cups, bottles and other assorted trash that had been left earlier Sunday night. All told, about 45 minutes of work, and things were largely spic and span.

The best part? None of the boys actually attend St. Michael. They just live near the

school and like using the park.

“There was no hesitancy,” Spencer said.

“They didn’t want the principal to have to show up the next day and clean it himself when there’s COVID to worry about and the safety of kids to worry about… The kids just wanted to do something good for the school.”

They left a note at St. Michael saying what had happened and received thanks from St. Michael principal Kelvin Turberfield the following morning.

“We loved every second of it and it was a great community undertaking, just to see those boys come together and wanting to leave the space exactly how it was left the week prior,” Turberfield said. “It was awesome to see and we’re really grateful to them for taking on a task like that.”

Turberfield has no problem with the school’s park being used after hours, especially since everyone has been dealing with the ongoing pandemic, but would like to see a touch more public courtesy when folks leave.

“People are using the facilities as things open up here a bit and it’s nice to see people out and using the grounds, we’d just like to see the school grounds and the

Beauty in the Skies Submitted

Thank you to Jo-Ann Toth for sending in the picture of the storm system that passed through Moose Jaw on Tuesday night-9 p.m., June 15th.

Toth is a photographer that takes photos as a hobby and the photos can be seen on her Facebook page, Jo-Ann Toth, as well as on Instagram at skywatcher2ann.

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‘Helping out grads:’ Two Moose Javians collect big donation of formal wear for area high schools Larissa Kurz

Inspired by a post on social media, friends Kara Fisher and Jaida Auger chose to spend their weekend collecting formal wear from all over Moose Jaw to donate to graduates at three local high schools — and the city’s reception to the idea was overwhelming.

Fisher and Auger, with the help of a third friend Cassidy Lynn, traversed across the city on June 11-13 to pick up donations from residents that ranged from formal dresses and suits right down to accessories.

The formal wear has since been dropped off at three local high schools, to be made available for upcoming graduates to wear during their special ceremonies.

“It was important to us to have our efforts benefit someone else,” said Fisher, about the idea. “Everyone deserves to look and feel good on their special days, so it’s nice to know that it’s going to people in need and staying within the community.”

The two posted on a local community page on Facebook asking for donations, after seeing a previous post from another member selling formal dresses at a wildly reduced price to fit a lower budget.

“Initially I was just going to donate a few of my own old formal clothes [and Jaida suggested] we post about it and see if anyone wanted to donate with us,” said Fisher. “So we did, and it kind of just snowballed from there.”

Fisher and Auger collected more than 30 formal dresses, numerous suits, and tons of accessories like ties, belts, shoes and jewelry from local residents in a span of just a few days.

She said she was especially happy to see so many suits and belts donated, as those items aren’t ones people often think to donate to high school programs like these.

“We took down everyone’s addresses and made a weekend out of it, and got as much as we could,” said Fisher.

“There was more than I anticipated for men’s wear which was good, the guys won’t be left out.”

The two organizers originally planned on taking the clothes to Vanier Collegiate, for graduates to use this year and in years to come. But once the idea went viral, they ended up expanding to include Central Collegiate

Terri Lamb, pictured here, was the first stop on the donation tour, and one of many who reached out to Kara Fisher and Jaida Auger to contribute. (supplied) Kara Fisher is one of the organizers of the recent donation drive to collect formal wear for local high schools, inspired by a social media post on Facebook. (supplied) and A.E. Peacock Collegiate after learning both schools also take formal wear donations.

Fisher said that when she reached out to the schools, they told her donation stockpiles had been running low, and so the weekend blitz was greatly appreciated.

“They mentioned that not many donations had been coming in [recently], so it was nice to keep it going,” said Fisher. “And it means a lot that [these clothes] are going to stay in the community and are going to be helping out grads.”

Fisher also said the response she received from people in the community wanting to donate was more than either she or Auger expected when they made their post on social media.

“Everyone was so willing and it was such a good turnout in terms of the amount of clothes we could donate,” said Fisher. “Our main goal was to have lots of different variety and sizes and options for the grads, and we appreciate

everyone being so kind and willing to donate.”

Even after arranging times to drop off the boxes of skirts, suits and shoes early this week, Fisher said she was still receiving messages from people asking if she could pick up their items to add to the collection last-minute.

She felt like part of the reason the idea took off so quickly and enormously was because she and Auger were doing all the legwork for folks.

“Lots of people were saying that they’ve wanted to do this for a while but didn’t know how to go about it or who to contact, so it was nice to be the middleman to pick it up on their behalf and connect with the school,” said Fisher.

The idea was so successful that Fisher and Auger are already planning to do it again next spring, bigger and better.

“It was kind of a last-minute decision [this year] but hopefully next year we can do it again with a little bit better of a system to maximize everyone’s time and donations, to get the most out of it,” said Fisher. “It was fun and we want to keep it going because I feel like if we had more time, we’d get even more donations.”

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From The Kitchen

R e c i p e s fo r a f a m i l y o r fe e d i n g a l a rg e r c ro wd

By Joyce Walter For Moose Jaw Express

The Burns Lake, B.C. Pine Lake Ladies Group produced a cookbook of favourite recipes in the mid 1970s called Look “N” Cook.

I couldn’t help but chuckle at some of the phrasing of directions and the inclusion of some tidbits that would certainly make hair stand on end today over some of the beliefs of those earlier decades.

For instance as part of the Beatitudes for Housewives, it is written: “Blessed is she who mends stockings and toys and broken hearts. . .; blessed is she who scours and scrubs . . .”

The book also offers directions on how to cater to large crowds, something church and community groups have learned from many years of experience. Meticulous records are passed forward to each new committee so the organizers don’t ever have an excuse for running out of food.

This week’s recipes come from this cookbook, found at a nearby community garage sale.

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Barbecued Summer Surprises Place on a piece of greased heavy aluminum foil 1 serving piece broiler-fryer chicken, skin side down. Place on top of that: 1 small potato, sliced 1 slice onion 1 small carrot, sliced 1 large mushroom, sliced few grains salt and pepper 2 tsps. butter or margarine Prepare barbecue fire and allow white ashes to form over red coals. For each serving prepare the above.

Close foil package with a double fold on top and tuck ends in to keep juices from leaking out. Place on rack over hot coals, chicken side down. Barbecue for 40 minutes.

Turn package with tongs and cook 20 minutes longer. Open 1 package to see if chicken and vegetables are tender. If not, continue cooking until tender. Chicken will brown if fire is quite hot to start. Serve

in the foil. A spoonful of barbecue sauce makes delicious addition.

••• Strawberry Short Pie 3/4 cup flour 6 tbsps. margarine 1/3 cup chopped pecans 3 tbsps. brown sugar 1 cup whipping cream 1 tbsp. sugar 1 cup milk 1 small pkg. vanilla instant pudding 1 cup whole strawberries Mix first four ingredients and press in an 8 inch pie plate and then bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

Whip cream with sugar. Combine milk and pudding powder. Add this to cream mixture. Then fold in strawberries; pour into the baked pie crust and chill before serving.

••• Ham Supper For 225 48 lbs. canned ham 24 potato salads (solicited)

48 pkgs. peas 5 lbs. coffee 9 qts. cream 45 qts. strawberries 6 pkgs. Bisquick (mixed for shortcake) 6 qts. heavy cream ••• Cabbage Salad for 175 20 lbs. cabbage 1 1/2 qts. salad dressing 4 large cans crushed pineapple 2 bunches of carrots ••• Turkey Dinner for 250 7 turkeys 75 lbs. butternut squash 20 large cranberry rings 75 lbs. potatoes 10 bunches celery 44 pies Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

MOOSE JAW COLLISION CENTRE Earns Official Certification

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To become Certified by the various Automakers, MOOSE JAW COLLISION CENTRE passed the rigorous Certification process essential to help ensure a proper and safe repair of the new generation of advanced vehicles. Less than 5% of body shops across the nation are able to meet the stringent requirements to become officially Certified and recognized. The Certified Network is made up exclusively of best-in-class collision repair businesses that have met or exceeded

the strict requirements of the Certification program.

According to MOOSE JAW COLLISION CENTRE owner, Terry Ferguson, "We've worked hard to stay ahead of the curve in the collision repair industry. This official Certification demonstrates that commitment to our customers. We take pride in our highly trained technicians who use the latest tools and equipment to deliver a top quality repair and the best customer service."

The Certification criteria are based upon auto manufacturer requirements. These are critical to ensure the vehicle fit, finish, durability, value and safety following an accident. As new model vehicles are being introduced that use lightweight high strength materials and advanced technology, a proper repair according to manufacturer specification is even more important to ensure the passenger safety and proper performance of the vehicle. Auto manufacturers want to ensure that consumers have the option of Certified Collision Repair wherever they live, work, or travel.

"Consumers need the confidence and peace of mind to know their vehicle is being repaired by a shop that has

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Cranberry Consignment expands into new, bigger location on High Street Larissa Kurz

Cranberry Consignment unveiled a new space on High Street earlier this month, after interest at their previous address in the Hammond Building started exceeding its limit.

Located at 39 High Street West, Cranberry Consignment now has a bright, recognizable storefront that owner Christine Keck said is hard to miss.

“We’ve seen a huge increase in traffic so far, and being streetside is like a game-changer for the store,” said Keck. “It's got some bright teal paint, which we’re loving, leftover from the previous owner but it's working really well.”

Keck said the decision to move into a bigger and more visible spot downtown was a natural expansion, as the secondhand store has proved to be a popular idea with Moose Jaw since opening its doors in November.

“We were kind of using the upstairs location as a tester, to see if a consignment store was something that would work in Moose Jaw,” said Keck. “And we found that it was definitely taking off and people were excited about it.”

Things still operate much as they did before, with Cranberry Consignment open to taking high-quality clothing and accessories from residents to sell on consignment in

Cranberry Consignment is now open in its new home on the zero block of High Street West. (photo by Larissa Kurz) the storefront.

One big difference at the new location is that consignors can now drop their things off right in-store, Mondays through Fridays, instead of at sister boutique Cranberry Collective.

But the biggest point of excitement is the space, said Keck. The new Cranberry Consignment has more room, which means it's able to stock more high-end items to flush out its already wide selection.

“We can have more product, take on more consignment, and it's great. It's kind of a whole new setup, completely different from what we had upstairs,” said Keck. “We’ve got a pair of Burberry boots in, which are pretty amazing, and lots of Coach and Tory Burch and some pretty exciting brands happening in the store.”

Keck feels confident that the expansion is the right step, as shoppers continue to be on-trend with the idea of shopping sustainably.

“We put a lot of money and investments into our closets, and I think this is a really great option for people to get some of that investment back,” said Keck. “Plus there’s the whole cycle of [clothing] going to a new home instead of the garbage.”

More information about Cranberry Collective and Cranberry Consignment is available at cranberrycollective. ca, where shoppers can peruse and purchase from both store’s selections online, or by visiting their respective Facebook pages.

Native Prairie Appreciation Week a chance to enjoy province’s unspoiled ecosystems Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

With the amount of native prairie in Saskatchewan slowly diminishing year by year, the opportunity to take in the sights and scenes of unspoiled grasslands is gradually decreasing.

That’s where Native Prairie Appreciation Week comes into play: offering a chance to appreciate the unique ecosystems and their crucial role in preserving the province’s biodiversity.

The Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan (PCAP) helps greatly in that regard, working to coordinate with the 33 different environmental organizations in the province to provide guidance and collaboration while furthering awareness.

“This is the only week in North America devoted to recognizing and celebrating the diversity and value of native prairie grasslands, and it’s perfect for our province given the amount of grasslands we have here,” said provincial PCAP manager Carolyn Gaudet.

It’s estimated that only 13 per cent of those grasslands are unspoiled native prairie, making it one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world.

Fortunately, conservation of that land is the focus for many organizations, with the goal of offering a chance for everyone to see what the province looked like before it was settled.

“People can still get out to provincial parks and national

With so few acres of native prairie left in Saskatchewan, preservation has become crucial. Sask Government photo parks, there’s quite a few of them that still have native prairies on them,” Gaudet said. “Then there are organizations that are non-profits that have native prairies that are open to the public. The Nature Conservancy has properties within 40 minutes of Regina and Prince Albert, or you have the Meewasin Valley Authority that has quite a bit of native prairie... it’s easy to find if you know where to look.”

And what you’ll find is special, indeed.

Gaudet estimates that 70 different species of native grass can be found in the province and more than 200 species of birds either directly live in the grasslands or fly through on migration. That’s not even taking into ac-

count the hundreds of species of wildlife that make open grasslands their home.

“This time of year is perfect for wildflowers, too, if people follow our Facebook page (facebook.com/SKPCAP) we’re posting a lot about that stuff this week with pictures of what to look for,” Gaudet said.

In addition to their diversity and beauty, native prairies also carry practical benefits. Their extensive root systems prevent erosion in heavy rain like we saw last week, water is filtered through wetlands and their grasslands are the foundation of the sustainable ranching lifestyle, providing food for cattle and subsequently us.

“Our government recognizes the importance of native prairie as part of a diverse ecosystem,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said in the press release announcing Native Prairie Appreciation Week. “Saskatchewan’s producers are stewards of the land and our ranching sector plays an important role in conserving and managing rangeland around the province. The sustainable practices of our ranchers promote the ecological health of the native prairie ecosystem.”

For more information on native prairies in the province - in addition to voting for your favourite photos of native prairie as part of their weeklong contest - be sure to visit their Facebook page at facebook.com /SKPCAP.

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REFLECTIVE MOMENTS

Red cars attract attention from ungrateful birds Our little piece of land in the city has always been designated as “a bird friendly” bit of space.

That means birds are welcome to drop by for a visit, a longterm stay or even permanent residence in the trees that surround our property. There is Joyce Walter considerable excitement when For Moose Jaw Express the first robins of the season ronjoy@sasktel.net appear, build nests, lay their eggs, and after getting to know us, sit close by to exchange looks and greetings and even a whistle or two.

Housemate has erected bird feeders for all seasons and protects those feeders from the squirrels that try to poach the seeds. In fact, he has invested in special seeds that don’t appeal to squirrels. The feeders bring us year-round joy as we watch the birds eating and getting sustenance for whatever journey or tasks they face on a particular day.

The bird bath in the back yard is a busy spot, with different kinds of birds being careful not to drink or bathe at the same time as birds of a different feather.

We are also diligent in encouraging wandering felines to stay away from our birds and if that means a swish from the garden hose, so be it. You can look from the alley but you’re not welcome around our birds, or flower beds.

Because of all our efforts to attract and enjoy birds, we

expected most of them would treat us with reciprocating respect. That means, in my estimation, that their droppings should be dropped away from our vehicles, fences, sidewalks and doorsteps.

That, unfortunately, has not been the case this year. The droppings are dropping in disgusting amounts on my bright red vehicle. The metallic brightness of that vehicle bears the evidence of lively digestive systems of what must be very large birds, based on the size of what is left behind. So much for thinking because they eat like birds that they would have more sedate bowel movements.

I always thought it was an old wives tale that red vehicles are more attractive to birds for their droppings but now I know it is true based on my own experiences plus research that has been done into the subject of favoured colours for our feathered friends.

The red car attraction has been confirmed by Halfords, a car parts distributor in the United Kingdom, and by a Japanese company that for some reason does studies about car colors and bird poop.

Supposedly, because birds are attracted to ripe red fruits such as berries, they transfer that attraction to red cars, using their bird-brains to associate red cars with safe places to make their droppings.

In a study of more than 1,000 car owners, the following results were produced: red cars attracted 18 per cent of bird drops; with 14 per cent on blue; 11 per cent on black; seven per cent on white; three per cent on grey and silver;

SaskEnergy offers home-heating assistance program for fifth straight year Moose Jaw Express staff

For the fifth straight year, SaskEnergy is offering the Tune-up Assistance Program (TAP) to all eligible homeowners to help with free home-heating equipment maintenance and improved carbon monoxide detection.

Saskatchewan homeowners with a combined annual income up to $68,000 can apply from now to Oct. 1.

TAP has helped close to 1,500 homeowners since 2016. The program helps remind residents about the importance of furnace maintenance and cleaning or replacing furnace filters every one to two months during the winter, a news release said.

“This program is a great opportunity for SaskEnergy to give back to the customers and communities it serves and supports the people of Saskatchewan in meeting their home energy needs safely and efficiently,” said Don Morgan, minister responsible for SaskEnergy. “Carbon monoxide poisoning can be life-threatening.

Building awareness of carbon monoxide safety is an important component to the program.”

The program provides a one-time offer of up to $300 in service and products to eligible applicants, including a free SaskEnergy Network home heating tune-up, a carbon monoxide alarm, two furnace filters and up to $100 in repairs if necessary.

Renters and rental properties are not eligible.

“We are pleased to see TAP has grown significantly over the years. Its popularity shows that our customers value what this program has to offer,” said Samantha

Gross, customer solutions leader. “Proper care of natural gas equipment helps to save future costly repairs and gives homeowners peace of mind that they and their family will be safe going into the heating season.”

In 2020, the Canadian Gas Association recognized TAP with the Michael Mulcahy Award for Excellence and Innovation in Customer Care and Service.

That year, 731 homeowners in 48 communities across Saskatchewan accessed the program. In 2021, SaskEnergy aims to continue growing the program to provide quality furnace maintenance to more eligible customers.

Participating communities are selected based on the location of SaskEnergy Network Members who provide the SaskEnergy Network Home Heating Tune-Up service.

Those communities include Balgonie, Emerald Park, Esterhazy, Estevan, Eston, Foam Lake, Govan, Gravelbourg, Grenfell, Hague, Hepburn, Hudson Bay, Kindersley, Leader, Lumsden, Melville, Montmarte, Moose Jaw, Nipawin, North Battleford, Paradise Hill, Preeceville, Prince Albert, Regina, Rosetown, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Tisdale, Unity, Wadena, Wakaw, Watrous, Weyburn, and Yorkton.

Eligible applications under the Tune-Up Assistance Program are accepted if located in one of the communities listed or within a 25-kilometre radius.

More information about TAP and how to apply is available at saskenergy.com.

and only 1 per cent on green. Green, research showed, is less likely to be affected because green is what birds see most often as they fly over fields and land in trees. Green is the colour, pooping is the game — but on red only.

And it appears birds do not need to be stationary to do their business. They are adapt at dropping on the fly so that means red cars are not safe even zooming down a country road.

One item of interest is the recommendation to clean the droppings off the car as soon as possible to avoid damage to the paint’s patina. Housemate volunteered to use the garden hose to remove the droppings but complained that it was hard work to remove bird offerings. I thanked him for his efforts.

The next morning I examined the full extent of the damage and was appalled at how much there was still to remove. A pan of hot water, a rag and paper towels in hand I went at it, hoping there were no scheming birds in the trees, just waiting to make deposits on that moving object.

At least I wasn’t wearing my red blouse. That would have been a perfect target, just large enough for a fairly hefty deposit. I wonder how much it would cost to have my red car painted green?

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

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First year as new MLA a challenge, but positive time for McLeod Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

It’s been nearly eight months since Tim McLeod was elected the new MLA for Moose Jaw-North, and while the learning curve has been steep, the experience has been positive.

McLeod was elected on Oct. 26, 2019, after receiving 4,733 votes out of 7,424 votes cast — or 63.75 per cent — in the Moose Jaw-North constituency. He had been a community lawyer for many years before casting his hat into the provincial politics ring.

“I’m really enjoying it. I enjoy the work, but even more so the people I’m working with and the people I’m working for,” he said recently. “I’ve been blessed to make good, positive relationships with constituents who come to me for assistance, and certainly, I’m enjoying getting to know my colleagues a bit better. We had the opportunity to do that during the six weeks of the spring sitting.”

With an increase in COVID-19 in Regina in late March, all MLAs were forced to remain in The Queen City during the sitting, so they didn’t bring the virus back to their communities.

Even though McLeod was away from his family for nearly two months, he thought there was a silver lining to the situation. The Sask. Party government was still able to get work done while he met his colleagues and forged relationships with them during off-hours.

There haven’t been any overwhelming surprises since becoming MLA, McLeod said. While everyone has been dealing with the pandemic, he has been excited to see the province’s progress to exit this situation. He pointed to

Tim McLeod has been the MLA for Moose Jaw-North since October 2019. Photo submitted Saskatchewan being a national leader with its reopening plan and vaccination numbers.

While McLeod has been involved in politics before, it’s a little different being an elected official.

“There is a steep learning curve. I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to see the inner workings of the legislative assembly,” he said, adding he also thought the people with whom he worked — elected officials and civil servants — were also “absolutely fantastic.”

“I always enjoy learning new things, and this has been no exception to that,” he added.

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Every MLA had the opportunity to speak in the legislative assembly during the fall and spring sittings and comment on various issues. Each member was given 20 minutes to speak about the fall throne speech and the spring budget, while they also had chances to bring forward private member’s bills or give member’s statements.

During his turn to give a statement, McLeod highlighted the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce’s Big Give Campaign and the activities of the Moose Jaw Business Women’s Association.

The pandemic has posed the biggest challenge during McLeod’s first year as an MLA. Since public health regulations prevent large gatherings, only small numbers of politicians have gathered in person in the legislative chamber. This meant many members had to participate by computer; McLeod felt this decreased engagement and didn’t allow for the development of camaraderie while sitting shoulder to shoulder.

Being able to sit in that hallowed chamber — home to past premiers such as James G. Gardiner, Tommy Douglas, and Brad Wall — has been “an incredible honour,” said McLeod. He mentioned how grateful he was to be there during his reply to the Throne Speech.

“The building is just incredibly majestic, but it’s also the home to some of the greatest politicians and decisions that have shaped this province over history,” he continued. “It’s very humbling and it’s an incredible honour and I don’t take that for granted at all.”

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He chose to return to southern Saskatchewan because of his family’s deep roots here.

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A Name Gives It Fame was nothing new, remarkable, or earth shattering in hearing that. We all knew viruses came and went and some people fell victim to them; but we did not go off-ourheads because of it.

The current virus has received more attention, hype, and subsequent societal restrictions beyond anything imaginable. Without it being named, it would not be as likely for that to be done on such a level.

The virus was not only dubbed, it was also given the additional label of “pandemic.” The definition of a pandemic is; a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a whole country or the world at a particular time. Strictly speaking, our predicament did fit into that very broad language. However, that formal description is incomplete and extremely vague. The problem is, there is no minimum numerical threshold to establish when a virus is of pandemic proportions. For greater certainty, the actual, on-the-ground, real-world severity of a virus qualifying as a pandemic is left blank, without parameters. Therefore, it can be a misleading label.

The Spanish Flu and The Black Plague were pandemics.

Our current situation does not remotely reach any sort of reasonable semblance to those genuine horrors. The same label applied to all three is not a fair depiction any more than a mud puddle and the Pacific Ocean are in the same league, even though they are both technically bodies of water. Did giving the virus the stamp of a pandemic make it more terrifying? If people falsely correlated The Spanish Flu, The Plague, and Coronavirus as similar, it most certainly created extra unwarranted terror.

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Giving an event, situation, or issue a name makes that something sound more profound and important. For example, The Great Depression, has a weighty meaning to it. The name itself puts a higher significance on it juxtaposed to the 1930’s being mentioned simply as “difficult years.” Formal names and labels evoke imagination and emotion.

The Great Depression was epic and worthy of its title.

Does Coronavirus warrant the same? If it was simply called, “a virus,” or “a bug,” would we see it differently and would we be as reactionary to it?

Prior to our present-day “nightmare,” we all heard the words “a virus is going around” spoken each year. There

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Interestingly, some tragic events are not named. When the Irish fought for independence from Great Britain it was not called a war. Instead, it is known today simply as “the troubles.” Wouldn’t it sound more devastating a conflict if it was called the Irish-Anglo War or other such banner?

No matter what your views of our current plight and our reaction to it, names and labels have a dramatic impact on the human psyche. Without doubt, the “The Coronavirus Pandemic” designation gives it a powerful, emotionally charged, and threateningly ominous aura.

One thing is without question, it is history making. Perhaps the most memorable account of this debacle will be the vast array of illogical restrictions applied during it.

One of many examples of this is you are permitted to get on a crowded airplane with dozens of people, sandwiched together, and fly to the USA, but you cannot drive your own private, self-contained vehicle there, even if you are traveling solo. Since monikers are tossed around with reckless abandon, perhaps our reaction deserves a name of its own. How about, “The Sanity Lapse of 2020-2021”?

Before we cavalierly dismiss the importance of a name or label, we would do well to ponder the words of Confucius who said; “If names be not correct, language be not in accordance with truth.”

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Three new individual exhibits filling the gallery at MJMAG for summer Larissa Kurz

The Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery has made plenty of adjustments to its gallery schedule due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions, but the changes have left it with the opportunity to showcase three unique exhibitions in its space this summer.

On display in the Norma Lang Gallery, the individual installations from Hanna Yokozawa Farquharson, Diana Thorneycroft and duo John Chamberlain and Robert Creeley work together for a unique viewing experience as guests walk through the gallery.

“They’re all separate exhibitions, [but] I think they give viewers a sense of the variety in contemporary art and the different creative processes artists have,” said MJMAG curator Jennifer McRorie. “And I think they’re really unique exhibitions that our summer audiences will be engaged by.”

Wholeness by Hanna Yokozawa Farquharson: Farquharson is a Saskatchewan-based artist, recently nominated for the Emerging Artist Award at the 2021 Sask Arts Awards.

Her exhibition, Wholeness, includes two collections titled Calling and Gaia Symphony, both of which use textile artwork that draws on her Japanese culture and personal family memories.

Farquharson’s work speaks to the Japanese concept of “wabi sabi,” or finding beauty in imperfection, as well as her own experience moving from Japan to Saskatchewan.

“She’s responding to the landscape of Saskatchewan, to hoar frost and looking at the interconnectedness of all things in nature,” said McRorie. “And in these works, even though they’re abstract, they’re referencing nature or states of being and she’s hoping that her viewers will feel joy and happiness when they look at them.”

Famous Last Words by John Chamberlain and Robert Creeley: This exhibition is a collaborative series of prints and poems put together by artist Chamberlain, known for his crushed car sculpture works, and poet Creeley, who was one of the Black Mountain poets.

Chamberlain and Creeley first met at Black Mountain College in the 1950s, where they forged a friendship that extended for decades and influenced both of their prac-

Herd by Diana Thorneycroft. (photo by Larissa Kurz) tices as artists.

Famous Last Words is a collection of lithographs by Chamberlain and poems by Creeley that commemorate their connection to one another, said McRorie.

“It's hard to tell which came first. I think in some cases the poem was first and then John Chamberlain responded with a print, but some I think were vice versa as well,” said McRorie. “It’s a really interesting collaboration.”

The works are part of the MJMAG’s Permanent Collection and McRorie arranged the installation in partnership with the Saskatchewan Festival of Words, who will be showcasing it as an online feature in their festival schedule this July.

Herd by Diana Thorneycroft: As a satellite exhibition from her current show at the Slate Gallery in Regina, Herd from Winnipeg artist Thorneycroft is a sculptural installation of 154 toy horses arranged on a winding ramp, creating a unique visual experience.

“It's kind of like a fairy tale. There’s glittery snow on the route the horses are running up and they leap into the void of the gallery wall, so you’re not sure where they're journeying to and it’s up to you to decide,” said McRorie.

Thorneycroft has altered half of the figurines into mythological or fairytale creatures in a state of “otherness,” to show meaning in transformation and transcend the norm.

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Famous Last Words by John Chamberlain and Robert Creeley. (photo by Larissa Kurz) McRorie. “Some have wheels to help them move, to take that journey with the others and so they’re vulnerable [and] so I think she’s really trying to embrace difference and put it at the forefront.”

The MJMAG recently held a virtual discussion with Thorneycroft about her work as an artist, which is available to view on the gallery’s website.

Virtual tours of all three exhibitions are available online at mjmag.ca, and the gallery is open to visitors Tuesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. All three shows will be on display until Aug. 15.

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The next regular council meeting is Monday, June 28.

City Hall Council Notes

Buffalo Pound’s pursuit ofJason$60M loan receives support from council G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express City council will support the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation’s pursuit of a $60-million loan for its plant upgrade project and will guarantee one-quarter of that funding using the city’s debt limit.

Upgrades to the 66-year-old Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant (BPWTP) will cost $252.8 million, with $163.4 million from the federal and provincial governments. TD Bank will provide the $60-million loan, although the plant’s municipal owners — the cities of Regina and Moose Jaw — will have to guarantee that funding.

Based on the ownership percentage split of the plant, Regina will cover $44.4 million and Moose Jaw will cover $15.6 million.

The corporation attained a 20-year non-revolving term loan with an interest rate of 3.26 per cent. This will be locked in once legal documents are signed.

During the June 14 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to authorize the finance director to enter Moose Jaw into

all necessary agreements with the corporation, the bank, and the City of Regina for the $60-million loan and guarantee Moose Jaw’s coverage of $15.6 million.

Council also authorized the city solicitor and city manager to handle other aspects of the agreement if required.

Adding to the debt limit This $15.6 million debt amount will appear on Moose Jaw’s consolidated financial statements and be applied to the debt limit, finance director Brian Acker said during the meeting.

While the money must be included in the city’s debt limit, the corporation will pay the loan’s principal and interest amounts monthly using revenue from the rates it charges Regina and Moose Jaw. This will result in each municipality indirectly funding the loan repayment based upon consumption rates.

Moose Jaw has a debt limit of $95 million, with $54.6 million used as of March 31.

City hall expects to borrow $8 million for the high-service pumphouse project that, coupled with the $15.6 million for the BP-

WTP project and debt repayments this year of $3.1 million, will bring overall debt to $75.1 billion by Dec. 31.

City council has also agreed to guarantee a $1-million line of credit (LOC) for the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority’s renovation project using the debt limit, while the city has a $15-million LOC that would count against the limit when used.

Of that $75.1 million debt, $25.9 million relates to the BPWTP, added Acker. The corporation will repay that through the water rates it charges both cities and their taxpayers.

Council discussion The fact the corporation acquired a 20year swap interest rate is good news, said Coun. Dawn Luhning. Interest rates are low and she didn’t expect them to increase soon, but if they did, the corporation could lock in at 3.26 per cent.

“When you’re borrowing money, there’s a cost of doing business,” she added. “But that’s a nice rate over 20 years.”

City council has been installing new cast

iron water mains to help renew the water system, Coun. Crystal Froese said. The BPWTP initiative is one of the largest projects that council has supported because of its magnitude and effect on the city.

“Sometimes we take it (the water source) for granted until something goes wrong.

But this is going to provide water security for our city for decades to come,” she added.

Some of these water infrastructure projects have been hanging over council’s head since 2009, although steps have been taken to address them, said Coun. Heather Eby. While this loan is “an astronomical amount of money,” council is working with great partners who have worked hard to reach this point.

The cast iron project, upgrades to reservoirs, and the BPWTP project will provide water security not just for today but for generations of children who come afterward, she added.

Zoning error preventing some homeowners from acquiring mortgages, home insurance Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

A section of Main Street North that was incorrectly zoned in 1979 is making it difficult for some homeowners to acquire mortgages or insurance, but that error could soon change.

When city council adopted the zoning bylaw in 1979, that decision turned a five-block stretch from Oxford Street to Saskatchewan Street into an Institutional Zone (I) even though this area was historically zoned for single-family and multi-family dwellings under the original zoning bylaw.

Since then, city hall has been unable to find any records to explain the creation of this large institutional area. In 2010, city council adopted the current zoning bylaw, which maintained the zoning as Commercial Service/Institutional District (CS).

That error has now been addressed, as council voted unanimously during its June 14 regular meeting to have city administration proceed with a public notice to amend the Official Community Plan to change the designation of Main Street North to residential from commercial.

Council also voted to waive the requirement for large signs to be posted in the

area since residential development already exists and waive the need for public information sessions about this change due to pandemic-related public health regulations.

City administration explained that the CS zoning is “inappropriate” for the area based on the current residential land use and long-term land-use patterns. Moreover, the CS district does not allow new one-unit or multi-unit dwellings.

Fifty-one properties will be affected by this zoning change, include one boarding apartment, four multi-unit dwellings and 46 one-unit dwellings, a council report said. The proposed change will legalize the existing uses and make it easier for property owners to acquire mortgages and insurance.

Changing the zoning requires a few extra steps, such as bringing forward a bylaw to amend the future land use map, having the Ministry of Government Relations approve the change, providing council with another report and then bringing forward the zoning bylaw amendment, explained Michelle Sanson, director of planning and development.

“So it’s a fairly lengthy process, but we think it’s the right process and corrects some of that inappropriate zoning there,” she said.

This problem was not caught in 2010 when council adopted the current zon-

ing bylaw since this is a big area and it has been carried forward ever since 1979, Sanson added. While the zoning of the 51 residential properties will be fixed, no existing commercial properties in that area will be affected.

PUBLIC NOTICE Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND ZONING BYLAW 6-2011 Notice is hereby given by the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Moose Jaw No. 161, pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007, that Council is considering to amend Bylaw No. 6-2011, the Zoning Bylaw, by rezoning arcel C2 within NE 34-16-27 W2 from Agriculture to 1.

Resource Purpose: To amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 6-2011, of Moose Jaw No. 161, by rezoning the containing a pre-existing yardsite in order to accommodate subdivision (C2)

containing the maximum number of residential subdivisions required to accomodate this proposal. additional parcels to the property.

Congratulations

Avonlea Graduating Class of 2021

Inspection: The proposed Bylaw Amendment may be inspected at the R.M. office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday, excepting holidays.

I wish you success, happiness and health as you go forward on your next adventure.

Public Hearing: Council will hold a public hearing to receive submissions on the proposed bylaw at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,

Lyle Stewart

that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing (emailed to rm161@sasktel.net or delivered to the undersigned at the

MLA for Lumsden-Morse 306-693-3229 lumsdenmorse.mla@sasktel.net

municipal office). For further information, contact Tim Cheesman-Municipal Planner-(306) 596-4431 or the Administration office-(306) 692-3446.

Dated at the City of Moose Jaw, in the Province of Saskatchewan, this 14th day of June, 2021.

Mike Wirges

Administrator

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City Hall Council Notes The next regular council meeting is Monday, June 28.

Mosaic Place to receive extra $15K to finish tech project Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Mosaic Place is currently upgrading its “antiquated” information technology (IT) network but requires an extra $15,000 since market conditions have pushed product costs higher than anticipated.

During the June 14 regular meeting, council voted 6-1 to approve up to $15,000 so that Spectra Venue Management Services and city hall can complete the $141,000 IT network renewal project. The funding will come from accumulated depreciation in the Mosaic Place major equipment reserve fund; that fund contains more than $70,000.

Coun. Dawn Luhning was opposed.

Mosaic Place’s IT infrastructure is 10 years old and forms the largest and most complex network installation in any municipal-owned building, a council report explained. The current network does not meet the building’s needs, while it is “cumbersome” for municipal IT staff to maintain since almost all components are beyond their lifespan and replacement parts not unavailable.

“The system is antiquated and is not doing what it needs to do,” city manager Jim Puffalt told council.

City staff and Spectra have been working to address coverage issues in the building and modernize the IT infrastructure “to provide a more reliable, secure and robust

experience,” the report continued.

The new equipment is from the same manufacturer that the municipality is using to replace the existing network in other municipal buildings. This allows municipal IT staff to manage the network from one centralized management system. Using this same manufacturer also helps the city save money due to common licensing and spare parts, while city staff believe the equipment will last a minimum of five years.

The municipality deferred this project for two years — even though it has been ready to go — so the time is right to complete it now, Spectra general manager Ryan MacIvor said during a presentation. The additional money required could be less, based on product costs, although that won’t be known until the wiring and conduits are installed.

This project needs extra funding since the city needs to install additional wireless access points, explained IT manager Wade MacKay. The current system was slow when installed a decade ago and does not adequately cover the building since it has 18 access points; the upgrades will increase that to 46 access points.

“And then it was the cost of the wiring itself that kind of came out of left field that made us go over budget,” he

said. “Everything else was in line with what we thought.

(There is) way better coverage in the building … . Everyone expects fast internet, especially for trade shows and those meeting rooms.”

While technology can be a moving target and is always evolving, the problem Luhning had with the project is council and city hall have pumped plenty of money into Mosaic Place during the past year, even though little has been happening.

It’s understandable that old systems have to be upgraded, but it seems as if the city is always “chasing its tail” with technology and attempting to catch up to today’s standards, she continued. She would be thrilled if city staff said they were on budget or needed only a small budget increase.

“I just struggle with more money to that facility,” Luhning added.

Mosaic Place might have been quiet during the last 15 months because of the pandemic, Coun. Kim Robinson said, but these upgrades are necessary to keep the city “on the cutting edge of technology” to attract trade shows and other events.

Golden Ticket Sports Centre new name for former Hillcrest Sports Centre building Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

It might take some getting used to, especially for regular users, but the Hillcrest Sports Centre has been renamed to the Golden Ticket Sports Centre to reflect the building’s new ownership.

City council unanimously approved the change during the June 14 regular meeting. The building will be called the Golden Ticket Sports Centre for the five-year term of the lease and operating agreement between the municipality and Golden Ticket Sports Inc. While Golden Ticket can rename the building, there will be no restrictions that prevent city hall from pursuing sponsorship naming rights opportunities for the venue throughout the naming rights term.

Moose Jaw’s municipal naming policy states that the parks and recreation department will forward all naming requests to the advisory committee for review and to suggest any recommendations to city council, parks director Derek Blais explained. The policy also states that requests to rename existing buildings or venues will be considered if:

• There are no historical or legacy implications with the name change; • The park or venue is not named after an individual; • There are no existing sponsorship naming rights agreements in place.

The Hillcrest Sports Centre is currently named after its geographic location, which allows the municipality to consider other naming opportunities and makes reviewing the requests easier, he continued. The parks and recreation department supports the request since it meets the parameters of the naming policy.

The history of the Hillcrest Sports Centre will not be forgotten or ignored since Golden Ticket plans to highlight the various sports played there and showcase the building’s heritage throughout the venue.

Golden Ticket Sports will bear the costs for all new signage and other changes. The new operators plan to install non-permanent signs on the building to reflect the new name, help with branding, and differentiate the venue from the adjacent golf course.

The Hillcrest Sports Centre was constructed in 1968 and is roughly 3,808.35 square metres (42,315 square feet) in size. It was originally built as the Moose Jaw Country Club and contained a 14-sheet curling rink, a golf pro shop, and supporting change rooms and dining rooms for golf and curling, a council report explained.

In 2008, curling and golf were separated into different entities. The curling rink closed in 2011 after the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre opened, while the Hillcrest Sports Centre was repurposed for multi-purpose recreational use. City hall later entered into a lease agreement with Gymtastiks gymnastics club for the exclusive use of the building.

The gymnastics club terminated that agreement on Jan. 1, 2021, since it moved to a different location. On May 10, council approved a new lease and operating agreement with Golden Ticket Sports for the operation and programming of the building.

Pickleball players prodding council and city to build permanent courts Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

A “passionate group” of pickleball players wants Moose Jaw to have dedicated courts with wide-open playing times and has been prodding city councillors and city hall to install permanent courts.

Several people have approached Coun. Doug Blanc about the lack of permanent courts, a fact he raised during the June 14 regular meeting. The residents pointed out that Golden Ticket Sports Inc. — which now operates the Hillcrest Sports Centre — will offer pickleball times only two hours twice a week. This is the same amount of time that the Cosmo Seniors Centre is offering.

The residents who approached Blanc about this issue have also said 40 to 50 players travel to Regina regularly to play pickleball.

Blanc wondered when Moose Jaw would have dedicated pickleball courts.

City hall has also received calls from residents about pickleball and courts, said Derek Blais, director of parks and recreation.

“It’s a real passionate group that want to see it happen here and be more available in the community,” he contin-

ued. “Right now in our five-year capital plan, so 2025 is when we identified outdoor courts.

“But we are looking at opportunities to bump that up and work with groups on fundraising campaigns to get some outdoor courts built. I think that is the ideal solution.

Something that’s drop-in, something that’s available any time, would help. Similar to tennis courts and our basketball courts.”

The Hillcrest Sports Centre will have interim pickleball courts, while the Iron Bridge subdivision will soon have such venues, Blais said. There will also be opportunities this summer to offer pickleball at the Kinsmen Sportsplex.

After the meeting, Mayor Fraser Tolmie indicated that city hall has known about the growth of pickleball over the years based on conversations with the two seniors’ organizations. These talks provide the opportunity to develop partnerships with those players, similar to the recent partnership with the tennis club to help renew its courts.

“They’re a very well-organized group and I believe the

pickleball organization can do the same thing,” he said.

“I believe they are very well organized, and I think if they banded together and came to council with a solution, we would love to partner with them and speed up the timelines.”

In a separate interview, city manager Jim Puffalt pointed to the available opportunities for pickleball in the community via the seniors’ organizations and the Iron Bridge subdivision.

He compared the sport to cricket, saying it is new and forcing city hall to “stay with the times.” He was confident more courts would be constructed this year while the municipality would build more venues in the future.

Even though there are dedicated pickleball courts in Regina and Saskatoon, there are still opportunities to play the sport in Moose Jaw, Puffalt continued. The parks and recreation department is working with the pickleball group and is attempting to better understand the players’ needs and game requirements.

“If we’re behind, we’ll catch up,” he added.

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City Hall Council Notes The next regular council meeting is Monday, June 28.

Council declines to cut speed on Main Street, to use traffic-calming measures instead Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The City of Moose Jaw is looking at installing traffic calming measures along a 12-block stretch of Main Street to slow traffic to help protect patrons visiting restaurants’ pop-up patios.

The Downtown Moose Jaw Association Inc. approached city council during the June 14 regular meeting and asked that the speed limit be reduced to 40 kilometres per hour (km/h) from 50 km/h starting at Main Street and Oxford Street and ending at Main Street and Manitoba Street.

However, council voted 5-2 to have city administration install traffic-calming measures — such as speed bumps, wider sidewalks, wider boulevards, or cement barriers — and provide a report about the cost to implement these measures.

Councillors Kim Robinson and Dawn Luhning were opposed.

Council also voted 4-3 to refer this matter to the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) for further analysis. Councillors Heather Eby, Luhning, and Robinson were opposed, while Mayor Fraser Tolmie and councillors Jamey Logan, Crystal Froese and Doug Blanc were in favour.

Police perspective City hall sent a letter to the police service asking for input about reducing the speed limit along Main Street.

Police Chief Rick Bourassa replied that the city’s request gave the agency little time to conduct a thorough analysis of traffic data. A general reviewed showed 11 motor vehicle collisions occurred on Main Street between January 2020 and June 2021.

Since this analysis did not indicate that speed was a problem or the current speed limit was harmful, Bourassa added that the MJPS yielded to the expertise of the traffic engineers.

Promoting pop-up patios Geoff Anderson, board chair of the downtown association and general manager of the Co-op, and board member John Iatridis, owner of The Mad Greek, spoke to council about decreasing the speed limit along Main Street.

Anderson explained that the association fully supports the pop-up patio initiative since there will likely be economic spinoffs, especially as the community moves past the pandemic. The association believes the program can be successful if the speed limit is reduced to 40 km/h.

“We feel that by considering this request, patrons will be able to enjoy a safer and more enjoyable experience and reduce worry for business owners and customers,” he added.

Council discussion Mayor Fraser Tolmie appreciated the request coming forward and city administration reaching out to the police for input. However, he wanted public input about this proposed idea since nothing had been presented to council about that.

Business owners likely want “ambiance” with their pop-up patios but don’t want vehicles “rocketing up and

Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997,

Notice is hereby given that Jennifer Wilkinson and Robin Wilkinson has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Tavern permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Wilkinson Bar & Grill at 109 Main Street Avonlea, SK S0H 0C0 Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s).

Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 Regina Sk S4P 3M3

down” Main Street disturbing patrons, he pointed out.

The goal should be to keep people downtown to spend money and support shops.

Speed has no bearing on how many accidents occur on most highways or roads, as seen on Highway 1 in Moose Jaw over the years, said Blanc. Speed might affect the severity of an accident and cause more deaths but will not affect the number of incidents.

Speed bumps aren’t the answer since that would make removing snow and cleaning streets more difficult, he added. However, he thought installing cement barriers and painting them bright colours could protect patrons.

If more speeding tickets are given out, tourists and residents will not spend as much money downtown and there will be many unhappy people, said Eby. There have already been enough complaints about parking tickets.

“I don’t think this will really do what we want it to do.

It will not be just for summertime and the patios; it will be all-year-round … ,” she added. “If it’s not enforced, there’s no point in doing it.”

Seeking public input will be a waste of time since most people will say no, said Luhning. That is why council is here: to make the tough decisions. What she wanted was the “aesthetics” of the downtown addressed and changes to slow traffic.

Luhning added that, through improved communications, city hall needs to encourage more businesses to erect pop-up patios and spur people to come downtown. This needs to happen since the summer is fast approaching.

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­ SOUTHERN RAILS CO-OPERATIVE LTD NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF RAILWAY LINE In accordance with section 22 of The Railway Act, SRCL has made a request to the Highway Traffic Board, dated April 23, 2021 for permission to discontinue operation of part of the railway line.

In accordance with section 22.1 of The Railway Act , notice is hereby given by Southern Rails Co-operative Ltd (SRCL) that its entire interest in the railway line described below is available for sale. SRCL may elect to dismantle the line if it is not transferred.

Parties interested in acquiring this railway line for the purpose of continuing a railway operation must make their interests known in writing by 16:00 hours CST, June 30, 2021 to the undersigned at the following address: Box 297 Avonlea, Sk. S0H 0C0 Office (306)693-4436 Email: srcl.shortline@sasktel.net The interest that is for sale is the section of the SRCL Avonlea Subdivision from MP 42.2 to MP 49.1 including the siding trackage located at Truax, Sk. Rail Line Avonlea Sub

From Mile MP 42.2

To Mile MP49.1

Total 6.9

Expressions of interest are subject to the timetable for acquiring lines as set out in The Railway Act and SRCL’s procedures to meet this timetable. This information will be supplied to the parties as confirmation of receipt of their expression in accordance with this notice.

If no expressions of interest are received by the date indicated in this notice, or if no agreement to acquire SRCL’s interest in the railway line has been entered into within four (4) months of receipt of expression of interest, SRCL may as set out in The Railway Act, offer to transfer all of its interests in the railway line at net salvage value to the Provincial and Municipal government whose territory the railway line passes through.

Each level of government will have thirty (30) days to accept SRCL’s offer in accordance with The Railway Act. If no agreement is entered into to transfer SRCL’s interest in the railway line as set out in The Railway Act, the railway line will be dismantled.

Dallas Luebke General Manager

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City Hall Council Notes The next regular council meeting is Monday, June 28.

New audio gear to likely enhance meetings in council chambers Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The pandemic forced city hall to adopt a “farmer fix” to existing technologies so it could hold more online meetings, but city administration now wants to upgrade that gear for better coverage.

During the June 14 regular council meeting, city council unanimously approved a request from the city clerk’s office to proceed with a Microsoft TEAMS system upgrade for council chambers, with the $34,308 to come from the office’s equipment reserve account. That account currently has $69,238.72.

The upgrades are expected to augment the existing chamber’s audio/visual system so higher quality TEAMS-based video conference calls can occur and ensure participants can hear content shared in the room.

They will also ensure that Shaw broadcast equipment can pick up participants in video conferences and enhance the existing equipment rack.

The life expectancy of most A/V equipment is five years; the gear in council

chambers is 13 years old, a council report said. City administration expects the upgrades to increase reliability, allow the city clerk to control TEAMS from a dedicated tablet, and ensure the tablet is easier to use.

The upgrades will likely happen in October — a 16-week wait — since there is a worldwide shortage of computer chips.

Enhancing communications Attending council meetings became more virtual after the pandemic was declared in March 2020 and in-person crowds were limited, IT director Wade McKay said.

This forced city hall to develop a platform for virtual meetings that allowed all parties to communicate effectively.

The IT department landed on a “farmer fix” to ensure council meetings could be conducted virtually, which amounted to using existing equipment at city hall or buying gear from Staples, he continued.

Administration was pleased with this, but there were challenges, such as echoes in

the sound system; that was later fixed.

The proposed upgrades will re-use the chassis of the current audio set-up and add an interface card to modernize the system. This will allow it to connect to a new TEAMS computer designed for meeting rooms, McKay said.

The upgrades will also add two static cameras to the room, with one pointed at council members and the second directed at city administration and the speaker’s podium. The system can switch to the location where a microphone is active.

There is also the option to show council and administration on screen together.

“This is the most cost-effective way to update the council chambers’ audio/visual system to a sustainable audio solution,” McKay said, since a new system will cost $100,000. “The projectors and video screens will remain the same and will be addressed at another time.”

Addressing audio/video concerns Several residents contacted Coun. Doug

Blanc about the poor audio quality during meetings on the city’s website, even with the volume at full. He wondered if the new system would correct that.

Shaw’s audio feed is pulled from the podium, so when a third-party company fixed the echo, it also removed the audio in the Shaw feed, McKay said. That issue has now been corrected, although this new solution will correct most audio problems.

Even though the entire audio/visual system will likely be replaced in 2025, investing in this technology now is not a waste of money, he continued. Much of the existing equipment should last a long time since it is in a climate-controlled room. What the A/V upgrades won’t address is Shaw’s video quality.

“They have no interest in working with us. Their cameras are as old as I am,” added McKay. “At some point, we may decide we want to do our own broadcast.”

Property on Ninth Avenue NW to be subdivided for commercial venture Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Two property lots tied together nearly 50 years ago will now be separated so commercial development can happen on one of them.

Affordable Properties Ltd., which owns 877 Ninth Avenue Northwest, has asked city hall to remove the parcel tie affecting lots 21 and 22, which requires approval before subdivision can occur. The com-

pany wants to develop new commercial projects on vacant lot 22.

During the June 14 regular meeting, city council voted unanimously to remove the parcel tie from the two lots as long as the property owner eliminates all physical encroachments affecting the adjacent municipal property.

City hall issued a building permit in 1976

for a storage shed on lot 22, with the shed approved as an accessory building to the nearby one-unit dwelling on lot 21, a council report explained. The municipality required the owner to parcel-tie the two lots to prevent the storage shed from being sold separately from the house.

The shed has since been demolished and the properties can now be separated.

The property is zoned C2 high-density commercial district and is occupied by a one-unit dwelling on lot 21. City hall has referred the proposal to remove the parcel tie to the relevant utility companies for comment. While the notice of decision will be held until the 40-day referral period is complete, no concerns have been received to date, the report added.

Youth committee members concerned about faded, missing street signs Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Navigating parts of Moose Jaw can be difficult with signs that are faded or non-existent, a problem that the city’s youth advisory committee is starting to notice as well.

During the committee’s meeting in May, members pointed out that many street signs are worn out. The group generated a list of intersections that have signs that are faded and missing. That list includes: • Missing signs at the intersection of Lillooet Street and Ninth Avenue and Iroquois Street and 10th Avenue; • Faded signs at the intersections of 15th Avenue and Coteau Street, 10th and Coteau, Eighth and Coteau, Third and Coteau, First and Coteau, Skipton Road and Coteau, Iroquois and Second, Third and Lillooet, Seventh and Duffield, 11th and Coteau, Hastings and 11th, Grandview and 13th, 15th and Vaughan, 16th and Hastings, 16th and Warner, Glendale and Spadina, 10th and Warner, Hastings and 10th, 15th and Grandview, 13th and Grandview, 16th and Vaughan, 16th and Hastings, 13th and Spadina, and 15th and Spadina.

This topic caught the eye of Coun. Jamey Logan during the June 14 regular council meeting, prompting him to inquire about the list.

Mayor Fraser Tolmie, the council rep on the committee, explained that the group discussed the list during its June 9 meeting after tabling it in May. This allowed

him to discuss council’s plan to renew every sign in the community as part of a long-term budget commitment.

In the short-term, though, the list has been sent to city administration, so it knows which signs have been knocked down or are in poor shape.

During budget discussion meetings last December, council voted to initiate a street sign improvement program to replace every sign over eight years at an annual cost of $15,600, or $124,800 in total.

The program will also address intersections where street signs do not currently exist.

There are an estimated 1,050 street signs throughout Moose Jaw and an estimated 100 intersections without signs. The new signs would have a 10-year warranty, but city administration believes a reasonable service life of 20 years could be expected.

Another topic the youth advisory committee discussed during its May meeting was setting up a scavenger hunt around Moose Jaw using QR codes. The codes could tell the history of buildings or teach something about the community and then prompt users to search for another code.

A certificate could be given to users who finish the challenge.

While the committee liked this idea, it was noted that this was a big project to take on with two months left in the committee’s term. Therefore, the next committee might have to pursue this in the fall.

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City Hall Council Notes

The next regular council meeting is Monday, June 28.

Councillors question verdict to allow garage project that exceeds zoning bylaw Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Most decisions by the Development Appeals Board (DAB) receive little scrutiny during city council meetings, but the latest decision raised the eyebrows of two city councillors.

The board met on May 18 to hear an appeal from applicant Mike Armstrong of Alair Homes Moose Jaw and property owner Cor DeJager of 71 Iron Bridge Place.

DeJager approached city hall in April, asking for a variance to the zoning bylaw since he wanted to construct a detached garage — to store a large camper and boat — with a height of 7.3 metres (24 feet), contrary to the 5.5 metres (18 feet) in the bylaw. However, city hall denied the request since the building was taller than normally allowed in an R5 or R7 residential district.

This particular property is a single parcel roughly 3,278 square metres (35,282 square feet) in size and is zoned R7 city fringe residential district. An existing house on the property is 9.6 metres (31.5 feet) high, so it would be 2.3 metres (7.5 feet) above the proposed detached garage.

After reviewing the situation, the appeals board granted the request because: • It would not be a special privilege since similar variance requests would likely be granted; • It would not be contrary to the zoning bylaw or affect the health, safety or welfare of the neighbouring properties since larger lot sizes in this district have not affected the sunlight or airflow of adjacent properties; • It would not injuriously affect neighbouring properties.

During the June 14 regular council meeting, Coun. Heather Eby pointed out that no one on council ever comments on these reports when presented. However, after reading this document, she was concerned that the proposed garage would be the tallest approved structure anywhere in the city.

“I realize it all makes sense where it’s going (in Iron Bridge), however, we are setting a precedent,” she said, adding it’s likely that another similar request will come forward and the buildings will grow higher and higher.

This proposed garage won’t just be one foot higher than the zoning bylaw allows — it will be six feet taller, concurred Coun. Crystal Froese. Even though this structure is being constructed in the Iron Bridge subdivision, that additional six

feet is practically another floor.

The Development Appeals Board made this decision, so the typical response from council is to receive and file it if there’s no disagreement, city clerk/solicitor Myron Gulka-Tiechko explained. However, if council wants to challenge this ruling and wants a different outcome, it should direct city administration to take the matter to the Saskatchewan Municipal Board for appeal.

This variance request should be allowed simply because of the size of the lot and the home on it, said Coun. Jamey Logan.

While the proposed garage would be 1.8 metres (six feet) higher than allowed, it suits the size of the lot and is still smaller than the home there.

Council then voted 5-2 to accept the DAB report; Froese and Eby were opposed.

Council gives property owners extension to pay taxes for 2021 Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Two tax-related bylaws will soon go into effect, including one that sets the tax policy for various property classes and one that gives property owners more time to pay their taxes.

During the June 14 regular meeting, city council voted unanimously to approve Bylaw No. 5644 the Property Tax Bylaw 2021 and Bylaw No. 5645 Tax Payment, Discounts and Penalties Bylaw 2021.

Tax payment, discounts and penalties bylaw Approving the tax payment, discounts and penalties bylaw will give property owners an extension on when their taxes are due.

Normally the due date is June 30, but this year it will be July 31.

The change in due date is because 2021 is a reassessment

year for property values, a council report explained.

The Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) — which assesses property values — was late in providing city hall with the annual property assessments. This resulted in a corresponding delay in the annual property tax cycle.

City hall expects to send out tax notices to property owners by the end of June or the beginning of July.

Property tax bylaw City council initially approved several recommendations related to the 2021 tax policy during a May executive committee meeting. These recommendations affect property classes such as residential, commercial/industrial, grain elevators, railways and pipelines, and the resource industry.

Officially approving the tax policy and implementing a bylaw will: • Establish the municipal rate of taxation for this year; • Define the classes and subclasses for tax purposes; • Enumerate the mill rate factors applied to each subclass; • Exclude property assessments that generate fewer than $100 in municipal tax revenue from the supplemental roll for this year; • Set a uniform base tax of $65 for contributing to the waterworks capital fund to partially fund the annual cast iron watermain replacement project; • Indicate the taxation rates for the school divisions as determined by the lieutenant governor in council.

New policy addresses hanging banners to honour athletes and team Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Residents who want to fly a banner in a recreation venue to honour a hometown athlete or sports team now have more criteria from city hall to make that happen.

During its June 14 regular meeting, city council approved an updated recreation facilities banner policy, which outlines the approval process and cost responsibilities to recognize the success of residents and teams through the hanging of banners in municipal-owned buildings.

Moose Jaw has a history of hanging banners in recreation venues to celebrate the accomplishments of individuals and teams, but no formal policy has ever existed,

a council report explained. Moose Jaw Minor Hockey and Moose Jaw Lacrosse are the only two organizations with championship banners displayed in arenas.

The Moose Jaw Kinsmen Speedskating Club recently approached the parks and recreation department about hanging a banner in the Kinsmen Arena to honour speedskater Graeme Fish. Fish, 23, set a speedskating world record at the World Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y. in February 2020.

The new policy provides the department and community organizations with guidelines to display recognition ban-

ners in municipal recreation venues, the council report said. The new criteria include creating an application form for approval, outlines to address the procedures and cost coverages to hang banners, identification of locations and guidelines to accommodate requests and outlines for the responsibilities for all parties involved.

The parks and rec department plans to communicate directly with community organizations and user groups about the new policy and post the document on the municipality’s website.

Yara Centre’s booking policy updated to align with current practices Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The City of Moose Jaw’s fieldhouse booking and usage policy has been updated to better reflect how the Yara Centre turf is used and allocated to user groups.

City council approved the updated policy during its June 14 regular meeting.

A council report explained that council should review the policy and update it regularly to ensure existing practices align with the document’s intent. Updating the policy also gives the parks, recreation and facilities advisory committee the chance to provide feedback about the document before sending it to council for final approval.

The policy’s purpose is to guide scheduling practices and programming at the building in conjunction with the current rates and fees schedule. The policy also identifies the procedure for booking requests from prime tenants and regular users.

Some of the main changes in the document include: • Renaming the document to the fieldhouse booking and usage policy from the Yara Centre booking and usage policy; • Updating the booking procedures and clarifying the refund or cancellation policy; • Updating the list of prohibited activities to include outdoor golf equipment, any hitting activities that use outdoor balls, lawn bowling, or metal cleats, spikes or tape on the track or turf; • Removing bookings of meeting rooms since they were

turned into additional fitness centre space; • Adding a non-compliance course of action; • Adding a policy review and rates and fees review to align with current practices that mirror the arena usage policy; • Updating language to reflect today’s electronic communications.

DISCRETIONARY USE APPLICATION The Council of the City of Moose Jaw, pursuant to Zoning Bylaw No. 5346 is considering an application to allow for a proposed “Car Washing Establishment” on Lots 26-28, Block 228, Plan No. EX222, Ext. 0, civically known as 885 9th Avenue Southwest, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, which is a discretionary use within the C1 – Neighbourhood Commercial District. Additional information regarding the application may be found on the “announcements” page at www.moosejaw.ca. The application, and any representations, will be considered by City Council on Monday, July 12th, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 228 Main Street North.

Written submissions must be received by the Office of Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, by 10:00 AM on Monday, July 12th, 2021 in person or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca Dated at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan this 17th day of June, 2021.

Myron Gulka-Tiechko City Clerk/Solicitor

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN NO. 5345 The Council of the City of Moose Jaw intends to consider a bylaw pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend the City of Moose Jaw’s Official Community Plan No. 5345.

The proposed bylaw amendment will change the Future Land Use designation of a portion of the 1000 block and 1100 block of Main Street North from Commercial to Future Residential.

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to allow for the long-term residential use of the area.

A map of the affected area and a copy of the proposed bylaw may be found on the City website at www.moosejaw.ca.

Public feedback on the proposed bylaw may be directed to Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca. All written submissions must be received by 10:00 AM on Monday, July 12th, 2021. Questions may be directed to the Department of Planning and Development Services by email or by phone at 306-694-4443.

A public hearing regarding the proposed bylaw will be held at the regular meeting of City Council in Council Chambers, City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12th, 2021.

DATED at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan this 17th day of June, 2021.

Myron Gulka-Tiechko - City Clerk

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A look at COVID numbers from June 12 to 18

As of Friday, June 18, there are 45 active cases in the South Central 2 sub-zone. There are 763 active cases in the province overall.

Saturday, June 12: 106 cases reported in the province, 8 in the South Central (6 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). One death reported in SK, 135 recoveries.

Sunday, June 13: 65 cases reported in the province, 14 in the South Central (10 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Zero deaths reported in SK, 131 recoveries.

Monday, June 14: 55 cases reported in the province, 3 in the South Central (all located in the South Central 2 subzone). One death reported in SK, 89 recoveries.

Tuesday, June 15: 47 cases reported in the province, 1 in the South Central (located in the South Central 2 subzone). Four deaths reported in SK, 95 recoveries.

Wednesday, June 16: 74 cases reported in the province, 1 in the South Central (not located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Two deaths reported in SK, 76 recoveries.

Thursday, June 17: 94 cases reported in the province, 7 in the South Central four located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Zero deaths reported in SK, 70 recoveries.

Friday, June 18: 98 cases reported in the province, 4 in the South Central (all located in the South Central 2 subzone). One death reported in SK, 95 recoveries.

Vaccine delivery: 961,997 total. As of June 18, 48,958 doses have been administered in the South Central.

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Canucks put together up-and-down week in SPBL AAA action Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express The Moose Jaw Canucks have quickly turned into a must-see baseball team through the first few weeks of the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League 18-and-under AAA season.

The Canucks put together a 2-2 record in league action this past week, but found themselves in back-and-forth contests every step of the way -- a 9-8 extra inning win over White Butte on June 15, 8-5 win over the South East Twins on June 17, 3-2 loss to Swift Current on June 18 and 2-1 loss to the Parkland Expos on June 20.

Moose Jaw is now 4-6 on the season and back in action on Tuesday night when they host White Butte. Game time is 7 p.m. at Ross Wells.

Canucks 9, White Butte 8 After seeing a 7-3 lead disappear in the final three innings and the game tied 8-8 after regulation, Caleb Newkirk drew a bases-loaded walk to score Nathan Varjassy with the game-winning run in the extra inning.

Kaedyn Banilevic allowed two fifth-inning runs but was lights out the rest of the way, finishing the game with four innings pitched while scattering four hits and striking out five. Varjassy got the start and was also effective, with only three of his six runs allowed earned. He also picked up five strikeouts.

Kaleb Waller had another solid night at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored, while Varjassy also crossed the plate twice. Cole Breitkreuz and Orin Olson had two runs batted in each.

Canucks 8, South East 5 Moose Jaw wasted little time getting going against the Twins, putting up four runs in the fourth and tagging on another in the second for a quick 5-0 lead. South East wouldn’t go quietly, though, putting up three of their own in the fourth and then tying the game in the fifth.

Kayden Hudson, Banilevic and Varjassy all scored runs in the bottom of the sixth, though giving the Canucks a three-run

lead that would hold through the final inning.

Cam O’Reilly got the start on the mound and tossed four innings, allowing three runs on four hits and three strikeouts.

Waller pitched the final three frames and allowed two runs while striking out five.

Banilevic finished the game 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored to go along with his run batted in, while Evan Callaghan was 2-for-3, Caleb Newkirk knocked in a pair and Kayden Hudson crossed the plate twice.

Swift Current 3, Canucks 2 After surrendering a pair of runs in the first, the Canucks held the 57’s in check until the final inning, when Swift Current would take advantage of a one-out walk, steal of second and a base hit to centre to score the game-winning run.

The Canucks had tied the game in their half of the sixth and scored their other run in the fourth.

Callaghan was 2-for-3 with an RBI, while

Breitkreuz and Waller scored their other runs.

Kyle Duncan had an impressive start for the Canucks, allowing only two runs four hits and striking out 11 in five innings work. Varjassy tossed the final two innings.

Parkland 2, Canucks 1 The Canucks found themselves in a pitching duel to close out the week, as Waller would toss five shutout innings before Parkland struck for a pair of runs in the sixth.

Ryan Rathgeber was even more effective on the other side, allowing a single run on three hits and striking out 13 for Parkland.

Still, the Canucks led 1-0 heading into the sixth inning, after Banilevic crossed the plate in the fourth.

Moose Jaw would load the bases in the final frame, but Newkirk was caught stealing home for the game’s final out.

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COVID-19 restrictions & Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw The following is a running list of groups, businesses, and organizations that have implemented COVID-19 precautions due to concerns about COVID-19.

Moose Jaw Express staff will be updating this list as needed.

If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at editor@mjvexpress.com.

For information about the status of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, or for more information on symptoms and preventative measures, visit saskatchewan.ca/ COVID19.

Current Public Health Orders:

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is currently recommending: • residents maintain a minimum of two meters distance when in public; • adhere to hand-washing protocols and sanitation measures in public spaces; • self-monitor for the development of COVID-19 symptoms and contact HealthLine 811 if any appear; • maintain a close bubble of contacts to help reduce the spread of the virus and aid with contact tracing procedures.

Face masks are still mandatory in all indoor spaces across the province, including fitness facilities and workplace areas not accessible to the public.

Indoor private gatherings are limited to 15 people in a household, and indoor or outdoor public gatherings have a limit of 150 people.

Non-essential interprovincial or international travel is still discouraged.

Public venues are now limited to a max of 150 people provided physical distancing is maintained and all sports activities are now able to resume play, but with no tournaments or extended travel.

Capacity limitations on retail stores and restaurants have been lifted, provided physical distancing is maintained.

Vaccine delivery is well underway, and Phase Two of the re-opening plan began on June 20. Public health clinics are now available to residents age 12+ for first doses or age 45+ for second doses, with booked appointments available either online or by phone.

Changes in Businesses & Organizations:

Please be sure to check with individual businesses, organizations and public spaces about specific COVID-19 precautions that they may have in place.

Casinos and bingo halls are closed by the mandate of public health.

The Moose Jaw Hometown Fair and Parade, typically held in June, has been cancelled.

Motif Multicultural Festival will not be taking place in 2021.

The Saskatoon Berry Festival in Mortlach has been cancelled.

The Moose Jaw Soap Box Derby has been cancelled.

Upcoming Events:

The Moose Jaw Public Library: is still offering virtual programming to the public. Teen events are hosted on Discord and adult events on Zoom, and the links to join events can be found on the library’s website[1] . Upcoming events include: • Youth Summer Reading Program starts on June 15; • Digital Dungeons & Dragons on June 22 and 29 at 7 p.m.; • Festival of Words Book Club on June 24 at 2:30 p.m.; • Teen eBook Club on June 29 at 4 p.m.

Moose Jaw Legion: The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59 Moose Jaw lounge hours are now listed

as Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. Face masks are mandatory. Upcoming activities at the Legion include: • Veteran’s morning coffee: Monday to Friday at 10 a.m.; • Friday suppers: weekly at 5:15 p.m., with ticket purchase required by the Wednesday before; • Meat draw fundraisers and Chase the Ace: Saturdays at 3 p.m.; • Legion Steak Night: on June 25 at 5 p.m., either dine-in or pick-up, with tickets available for $20 until June 23; • Legion Fun Day: sponsored by West Park Crossing on July 25, offering golf, darts, shuffleboard and a BBQ. Tickets are $15 for non-members, $10 for Legion members, and can be purchased at the lounge or by calling 1 (306) 692-5453.

Moose Jaw ANAVETS: • Lounge hours are now listed as Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.; • Drop-in pool and darts: Tuesdays and Thursdays; • Meat Draws: every Saturday starting at 4:30 p.m.; • Bingo’s at Leisure Time Bingo Wednesday June 23, Wednesday July 7, 14, 21 and 28th and Sunday July 18th; Steak Night @ The Crushed Can Bar & Rec Room on Friday July 16th from 5pm to 8pm. Price - $20; 50/50 will be held. To get tickets call the office @ 306-692-4412 or Call Gail 306-681-5998/Dave 306631-9201/Don 306-690-6736.

Seniors’ Centre Without Walls: A selection of upcoming feature programs from the telephone service in June includes: • Crazy Trivia with Donna on June 22 at 10 a.m.; • Canadian Connections with other SCWW programs across Canada on June 22 at 12:15 p.m.; • Writers Group on June 23 at 1:30 p.m.; • Memory Box with Christy from the MJMAG on June 24 at 10 a.m.; • Piano Music with Lorne Jackson on June 25 at 10 a.m.; • Fitness Report on June 25 at 1 p.m.; • Seat Yoga with Ericka on June 25 at 2:15 p.m.; • What Do You Like? on June 28 at 1:30 p.m.; • Health Care in Saskatchewan and the Settlers with Karla from the WDM on June 29 at 10 a.m.; • Canada Day celebration on June 30 at 10 a.m.

To register for any of the SCWW’s upcoming events, call the office at 1 (306) 631-4357 or email seniorswithouthwalls2021@gmail.com.

Western Development Museum: • The Virtual Coffee Club is still ongoing. All sessions will take place over Zoom at 10 a.m. Registration is required and available online at wdm/ca/coffeeclub.

Upcoming dates and topics include: The Great Depression on June 30, Saskatchewan Weather on Aug. 31 and School Days on Sept. 28; • In-person workshops will also be resuming, with several dates set for the Moose Jaw location beginning on July 7 and 10 with Camping in Saskatchewan, July 21 and 24 with Gardening in Saskatchewan, Aug. 11 and 14 with Cabinet of Curiosities and Aug. 25 and 28 with Communication is Key. Pre-registration is required and more details can be found at wdm.ca/workshops.

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre: reopened to the public on June 7 with some activities resuming:

• Shuffleboard: returns weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays at 1 p.m.; • Pickleball: on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., on Thursdays at 1 p.m., and Fridays at 1 p.m.; • The BBQ event on June 24 will be an in-person meal, but pre-ordering is still required due to limited space.

Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery: • Wholeness by Hanna Yokozowa Farquharson is available to view until Aug. 15; • Herd by Diana Thorneycroft is in the gallery until Aug. 15; • In partnership with the Festival of Words, a collaborative exhibition featuring prints and poems by artist John Chamberlain and poet Robert Creeley, titled Famous Last Words is available to view until Aug. 15.

Homegrown Farmer’s Market: began its 2021 season on May 29, with Saturday markets returning weekly from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 9. The market will be set up on Langdon Crescent and follow all COVID-19 rules and regulations.

Wakamow Valley: is hosting a Farmer’s Market in Kiwanis Park on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every third Thursday of the month from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. COVID-19 rules and regulations are in place.

Sukanen Ship Museum: reopened to visitors on June 3, with safety restrictions like visitor capacity in place.

Moose Jaw Lawn Bowling Club: • Lawn bowling at the greens on 3rd Avenue NE is free during the month of June as a special offer to help learn to bowl. Regular bowling times are Monday to Wednesday and Friday at 7 p.m. Call 1 (306) 3134434 to book weekend times. COVID restrictions are in place, and bowlers must bring their own cloth to wipe equipment after play; • A Lawn Bowling Tournament will take place on June 26, with a first-place prize of $100. Register by contacting 1 (306) 313-4434.

Ruck It Up For Mental Health: will take place on June 26 at 11 a.m., with participants invited to a 6km charity walk through Wakamow Valley with a weighted rucksack to raise awareness for mental health. Event entry is $25, with all funds raised going to Journey to Hope Moose Jaw. Contact tyler@ simposonseeds.com to register.

Next Gen Car Club: is hosting a Show n’ Shine on June 27 in Tatawaw Park, with gates open for registration at 4 p.m. and showtime starting at 5 p.m. The evening will conclude with a sunset cruise down Main Street at 9:15 p.m. Admission will be by donation at the gate, either in cash or pet supplies, with proceeds raised going to the Moose Jaw Humane Society.

Square One Community: is continuing the Lunch n’ Learn series with a presentation on July 8 at noon with guest speaker Sue Delanoy speaking on “The Over-Incarceration of Women, Young Mothers, and Aboriginal Women.” There is no cost to attend, and registration can be done by emailing della@ jonesparkview.com or texting 1 (306) 630-6121.

The hamlet of Spring Valley: is hosting a community yard sale on July 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A map of yard sales will be provided at the community hall, which will also have a concession selling burgers, hot dogs, pies and drinks. Tables are also available to rent at the hall, indoor or outdoor. Contact Lacey at 1 (306) 631-1574 or Patricia at 1 (306) 690-9706 for more informations.

COVID-19 news recap for this week: June 14 to 20 Larissa Kurz

Here is a summary of the COVID-19 news shared over the past week, collected by Moose Jaw Express staff: --------As of June 17, any resident aged 45 or older or who received their first dose vaccine on or before May 1 is now eligible to receive their second vaccine dose.

Cancer patients, organ transplant recipients and individuals with high clinical priority are also included in the current eligibility group and will receive a letter from the health authority.

Second doses are available at any of the SHA’s vaccine clinics, including booked appointments, walk-in and drive-through sites, and at participating pharmacies.

--------The province is also working to push to administer more first dose vaccines to meet reopening targets, as projected models anticipate Saskatchewan will not have reached 70 per cent vaccinated in individuals over the age of 12

by June 20.

Extra appointments were added to the SHA’s booking system, and several clinics across the province shifted to first-dose only.

Other clinics implemented a fast track lane for individuals seeking their first dose, while still administering second doses like normal.

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The COVID-19 field hospitals in Saskatoon and Regina are set to be decommissioned beginning in August, as the SHA announced it feels the immunization program has reached a point where increased emergency patient capacity is no longer needed.

Equipment purchased for the field hospitals, such as hospital beds, will be distributed to medical facilities around the province based on the greatest need.

--------The self-isolation requirements for individuals who have been fully vaccinated changed this week, as directed by public health.

Individuals who have received both doses of the vaccine at least 14 days before potential exposure to COVID-19 and who are asymptomatic no longer have to self-isolate as a close contact.

Individuals with symptoms will still be required to self-isolate, and anyone who is unvaccinated or has not yet received a full vaccine schedule must still self-isolate if exposed.

--------Sacred Heart Community School declared outbreaks of COVID-19 in two separate classrooms on June 13, adding the school to the list of active outbreaks recognized by public health.

The Grade 5 and Grade 6 classrooms at Sacred Heart

each have an outbreak of positive COVID-19 cases linked by transmission.

These cases join three other schools in Moose Jaw that reported positive cases last week, including Lindale Elementary School, St. Agnes School and William Grayson Elementary School.

There are also six other outbreaks listed as active by public health, for a total of eight outbreaks in Moose Jaw. --------Phase Two of the province’s reopening plan began on June 20, lifting restrictions further for residents.

Capacity thresholds at retail businesses and personal care services have been lifted entirely, with customers now only required to physically distance from each other.

Table capacity at restaurants is also now lifted, with tables only required to be at least two metres apart.

Public indoor and outdoor gatherings may now have 150 people, as well as private outdoor gatherings. Private indoor gatherings are limited to 15 people.

Indoor sports are now allowed, and residents at care homes may now have four visitors indoors and nine visitors outdoors at a time.

--------For more information on any of these COVID-19 announcements, visit the COVID-19 Local News tab on MooseJawToday.com for expanded stories.

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Do it for Jax: Giants catcher MacDonald homers for lost son in first at bat of season Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

When the Rambler Park Fastball Association season kicked off at Lyle Helland Ball Diamond last Tuesday night, one player had a special reason for taking the field.

Moose Jaw Giants catcher Joe MacDonald had lost his son Jaxon in a tragic accident on Madge Lake three months earlier, almost to the day.

In fact, the anniversary of Jaxon’s passing was the night before the Giants took the field against the Canadians in the opener for both teams.

“It was a bad day,” MacDonald said. “Then (Tuesday)I was driving out in my truck and talking out loud to myself, saying ‘give me a sign tonight, I just need to know you’re here’. And then I said ‘let’s hit a home run tonight, not in the second at-bat, the third at bat or the fourth at bat, let’s do it in the first and show me you’re here’.”

MacDonald was hitting third in the line-up and saw his team leading 1-0 when he took a change-up from Canadians starter Blake Dixon on a 2-2 count and put a charge into it, sending the ball long over the centrefield fence for a solo home run.

“The first game of the year, the first at bat and you’re not season ready, and that happens,” MacDonald said with a tone of awe. “It’s pretty special.”

Funny thing is, MacDonald doesn’t traditionally have a lot of luck with off-speed pitches, but this time around, he had a little help.

second base I was pretty emotional.”

The Giants would go on to a 7-2 win, adding a further three runs in the second inning and riding a solid pitching performance from Al Muhle the rest of the way.

The MacDonald family has created the Jax Mac Foundation to provide scholarships to those who most exemplify what Jaxon himself was like.

“He was just a super kid, he gave to the community and was a leader on all his sports teams, and I wanted to give others the chances he had,” Joe said. “All the kids gravitated toward him, he was a leader in school and stood against bullying and things like that. He was driven and self motivated and that’s what we’re looking for.”

The first $500 scholarship was presented to a young athlete, with further awards going to someone interested in business, another for travel, along with a handful of others in the future.

For more on the Jax Mac Foundation and to donate, visit Joe MacDonald (left) and the Moose Jaw Giants wore www.jaxmacfoundation.com.

Jax Mac Foundation bracelets during their game in As for the game, MacDonald would finish with two runs Regina on Thursday night. Dale Garthus photo scored for the Giants, while Terry Danberg also homered and crossed the plate twice.

Dane Roy had a solo home run for the Canadians, Riley “Usually those aren’t what I’m going after, I usually miss Almasi scored their other run. Blake Dixon and Xavier them,” he said. “But I stayed back on it and got hold of Tremblay split time on the mound. it… something like that, it’s something else. Rounding

Western Hockey League to open season against Saskatoon Oct. 1, playoffs back to conference format Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

With the COVID-19 pandemic slowly coming to a close throughout Canada and the U.S., the Western Hockey League has taken a major step towards a full return to play for the 2021-22 season.

The league wrapped up its annual general meeting last Tuesday afternoon and has set a date of Friday, Oct. 1 for the start of the campaign. The plan is to see a full 68game season played with arenas at full capacity as health restrictions are lifted in jurisdictions all over Western Canada and United States in the coming months.

The Warriors will play a game at Mosaic Place for the first time since the end of the 2019-20 season on opening night when they host the Saskatoon Blades. The two teams will rematch on Oct. 2 when they travel to Saskatoon for the Blades home opener.

Moose Jaw fans won’t have a chance to see Portland Winterhawks forward and local minor hockey grad Reece Newkirk in action, though -- there will be no interlocking games between the Eastern Conference and Western Conference next season, meaning no trip to B.C. or the U.S. and vice versa for their teams travelling to the Central and East Divisions.

The pre-season schedule will be announced on Monday, June 21, followed by the Western Conference schedule on June 23 and Eastern Conference schedule soon after.

Another major change comes in the playoff format.

The 2022 WHL Playoffs will begin on Apr. 8 and will feature the return of Conference playoffs: the top eight teams in each Conference will make the post-season, with the Division champions taking the top two seeds.

Teams will be re-ranked each round based on regular-season points; home-ice advantage in the WHL final will also go to the highest-ranking team.

All series will be best-of-seven.

Conference playoffs were last used in 2014, with the Division and Wild Card format in place since 2015.

It’s all a welcome sight after the strangeness that was last season The 2020-21 campaign was delayed until late February after multiple projected start dates. Each Division handled their 24-game pandemic schedule a different way, and in the end, only the East Division was able to put together a full campaign thanks to playing in a Hub format out of the Brandt Centre in Regina.

Mosaic Place will once again see full stands this October if things go according to plan for the Moose Jaw Warriors and the Western Hockey League.

Teams are putting together season ticket packages and plans, and for more information visit mjwarriors.ca or give them a shout at 306-694-5711.

Ice drop pair of close U16 A fastball contests to Saints Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Makenna Simmons rips a base hit down the thirdbase line.

Doubleheaders don’t come much closer than what the Moose Jaw Ice and Regina Saints put together in Regina Minor Softball Under-16 A action on Sunday afternoon.

The Saints scored a pair of runs in an extra inning to take a 7-5 victory in the opening game at Optimist Park before scoring in the final inning of game two for a 7-6 win.

The Ice trailed 3-1 through four innings in the opening contest, but scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to go ahead 5-3. Regina managed to tie the game the next inning, though, and would get production from the bottom of their order in the extra frame as their eight and nine hitters would reach base and come around to score the game-winning and insurance markers.

Makenna Simmons led the offence with a 2-for-5 outing that included a triple in the fifth and a pair of runs scored.

Katie Newberry reached base three times and was 1-for-2 with a run scored; Callie Klemenz went 2-for-2 and also crossed the plate.

Ice starter Waverley Demassi turned in a stellar showing in the circle in the rematch, allowing a single run and

scattering four hits through four innings of work, striking out eight in the process.

Unfortunately for the local squad, the Saints starter was just as effective, also holding Moose Jaw to a single run through the opening four frames.

Both offences work up in the later innings, as Regina would build a 5-2 lead in the fifth, only to see Moose Jaw come all the way back with three runs in the very next frame.

Things were all tied at six with the Saints as the home team in the bottom of the seventh, with a walk and a double bringing the winning run to third. A pick-off throw to the base would go awry, and Regina would score the winning run.

Paige Litzenberger was 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of runs scored, while Aubrey Clarke was 2-for-3 with a tworun triple in the sixth.

The Ice are back in action Wednesday when they travel to Regina for a doubleheader with the Saints and Royals.

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Moose Jaw splits first two games of South Sask Spring Football League season Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Marauders had opportunities to put up points in their South Sask Spring Football League home opener, but as much as the Yorkton Gridders would bend, they just wouldn’t break.

All told, that would lead to a 28-0 victory for the visitors at Gutheridge Field on Saturday night.

The contest was the first high-schoolaged contest played in Moose Jaw since the fall of 2019, and was the culmination of some fast and hard work by Kinsmen Moose Jaw Minor Football to cobble together some sort of season for the older players in the community.

The Marauders had opened their campaign in Weyburn earlier in the week and rolled to a 42-7 victory.

“It was all just awesome, win or lose,” said Kinsmen Moose Jaw Minor Football president Bryan Boys, one of the architects behind the Spring League. “You could see the excitement in their faces, there were so many happy kids who were just excited to be back out playing football and it was just great to see.”

Against Weyburn, things weren’t for perfect for the Marauders right off the hop, as the two teams found themselves tied 7-7 at the half before starting to connect after

The Moose Jaw Marauders took the field for their first game of the South Saskatchewan Spring Football League on Wednesday night. the break.

The game against Yorkton also saw a bit of a stalemate in the early going, as the Gridders took a 7-0 lead into the first half.

They were able to add a pair of majors in the third quarter to build a 21-0 lead and would tack on a final touchdown in the fourth.

Thing is, the Marauders - who feature a core from Central taking the field alongside players from Peacock, Vanier and Cornerstone - did have their chances,putting together a handful of big plays but

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just failing to find the end zone.

“It would have been nice to put some points on the board, but it’s like I said to the kids, we were just looking for effort and intensity and physicality and we thought all those things were there,” Belsher said. “Those are the things that can’t be coached, the rest is all making adjustments and trying to be better.”

Yorkton, meanwhile, was just the opposite: when they broke off their long runs and hit their bomb passes, a few plays later points would go up on the board. Com-

bine that with a few too many short fields for the Gridders, and things can get tough in a hurry.

“We never really capitalized on the field positions we saw offensively and defensively, we always seemed to give them a short field to work with and that’s a lot to ask for from our defence to continually stop them,” Belsher said.

The SSSFL isn’t leaving a lot of time for systems to get put into place with their compact schedule -- the Marauders host Weyburn on June 30 and travel to Yorkton on July 4, with the season ending on July 10 with the Junior Varsity Jamboree and Varsity Championship game.

With that in mind, it’ll be a matter of just refining more than throwing new wrinkles into the mix.

“It’s such a compacted season, to try and put too many things in would be overwhelming so we’re trying to keep it as vanilla as possible,” Belsher said. “For some of them, this will be the last time they ever play football, and for others, they missed this year and this is chance to get ready for the season in the fall.

“We have a couple games left and we’ll just enjoy this time and appreciate that we have this chance.”

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On the Front Porch

by Wanda Smith

A Force to be Reckoned With I recommend picking up Rick Renner’s “Last Days Survival Guide”. It is a comprehensive textbook of deep truths laid out in everyday language that will help you not only navigate but thrive in these very difficult times we are living in. I’m not going to sugar coat these days; the Holy Spirit warned us that in the very last days, perilous times would come. Second Timothy chapter 3 is a summary of what is happening around us presently. The first few verses spell it out pretty clearly: “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power.

And from such people turn away!” It should be of no surprise when we see the corruption, deception and evil pervading our society. Although it can be disturbing, we can and should live above the perilous times in a different world within the world’s system (we are in the world but not of the world)... the Kingdom of God... the secret place... seated in heavenly places (in the Spirit) ruling and reigning with Jesus.

God has given us powerful “forces” that we can access and implement in these last days. As I mentioned last week, thankfulness is one of those forces. Gratefulness is a FORCE to be reckoned with! It is not just about having a thankful attitude... it is a force that you can put into effect that will actually change the spiritual environment around you!

One of my favorite “old” songs from the 90’s is “Thank You Lord” by Don Moen. I know the sweet peas roll their eyes at this one (because it is antiquated to them) but you may just want to pull it up on YouTube (the one I like is “Don Moen – Give Thanks/Thank You Lord | Praise and Worship Songs”) and join me in belting it out at the top of your lungs. Sometimes I play it on repeat many times when I’m feeling discouraged... and as I begin to raise my voice in thankfulness, my problems begin to dissipate, my heart grows strong and encouraged and the atmosphere around me is charged with hope.

God wants our hearts more than our submission. He is looking for that position of the heart… a thankfulness despite all that is going on around us. As I reflect on this, I’m reminded of something Lil Sweet Pea has asked repeatedly in times of correction and discipline… “what is it you want?” My reply is, “Your heart.” It’s not about “getting it right”. It’s about the thoughts and intents of our heart. Our gifts (supernatural abilities) and our character (discipline) could be flawless but if our hearts are not in intimate union and openness with Father God, we are missing out on implementing the spiritual law: “Happiness is only obtainable where there is a thankful heart” (Rick Renner) . Is our inner person so connected with Christ, that naturally, relational gratitude pours out of us (because we want to) rather than checking off the box of disciplined gratitude (because we should)? You may wish to expand further learning with a powerful teaching by Emma Stark: “Attitude of Gratitude Power Hour Episode 162”.

Let’s use the force of thankfulness in our life and change the atmosphere around us. More on this next week…

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

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Workshop to offer in-depth look into sport supplements Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

One of the ways athletes at the highest level of competition bring their game to the next level is through the use of supplements --and, oh, the options that are available.

From drink mixes with as much protein as a Sports supplements come in large steak to pre-workmany forms and types, with out options designed to the upcoming seminar from maximize energy, sim- the Sask Districts for Culply walking into any fit- ture, Recreation and Sport ness-focussed store will offering to clear up some of present you with a stun- the confusion. ning array of options.

The question is just what is right for you and your activity, how much supplementation do you actually need to perform at your best and what might happen when you start using the latest strength- or energy-gaining product.

That’s where an upcoming seminar from the Saskatchewan Districts for Culture, Recreation and Sport comes into play.

The event will take place on Thursday, June 24 and will feature a 60-minute workshop aiming to educate participants in the risks, research and possible side effects of sports supplements.

The workshop will also touch on third-party certification programs designed to keep products safe and accurate with that they’re offering, including the NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Sport and Informed Choice organizations.

The seminar will be facilitated by Sport Medicine Science Council of Saskatchewan dietician Heather Hynes, who earlier in the ongoing series presented a nutrition seminar that walked folks through how to prepare meals and maximize energy and recovery.

Two sessions will be held using the Zoom conference app, one running from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and a second from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. All sessions are free of charge, and participants are asked to pre-register 48 hours prior to the event. You can do so by visiting gosouthwest.ca and clicking the link on the site.

For more information, contact the Southwest District for Culture, Sport and Recreation at Brennen@gosouthwest. ca.

Leila Duffin Turns 100 on July 12, 2021

Obituaries

LAFOND, MARGA It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marga Lafond on June 1, 2021 while surrounded by her family.

Marga was born on August 12, 1939 in Saarbrücken Germany.

She married Bertrand in 1957 while he was stationed in Germany with the Royal Canadian Air Force. They moved to Canada in 1959 with their daughter (born 1958) and Marga’s mother, where their son was born in 1960. They spent 13 years in Ontario and Quebec before settling in Moose Jaw, where they have resided for 39 years. Marga worked in numerous jobs. From picking raspberries to buy her first pair of high heel shoes to her last job at the Department of Highways, where she retired after 25 years of service.

Marga’s number one priority was her family, whom she loved, supported and treasured. She welcomed everyone with open arms. Marga loved to garden as demonstrated by her beautiful yard full of flowers. She loved game shows, dancing, shopping and spending time with those she loved. Marga was an avid bowler and held many positions within various organizations.

She had many accomplishments but bowling a perfect game and becoming a life member of the Master Bowlers Association of Canada were her highlights.

Marga was an active member of the Anavets, dedicating many hours as secretary and with the Ladies’ Auxiliary.

One of her favourite activities was providing snacks and a listening ear to in-hospital patients.

Marga was predeceased by her son Michael (1989), her mother Helene Daüwel (1999) and numerous family members. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 64 years, Bertrand; daughter Monika; daughter-in-law Sylvia; grandchildren and greatgrandchildren Teanna (Vlad) Michael and Marcus, Crystal (Darryl) Hayden and Hailey, Ryan (Rachelle) Wyatt and Levi; extended family Cathy (Kevin), Jennifer (Curtis) Zoey and Rhyan, goddaughter Carly (Jason) Skadi and Erik; niece Christine (Thomas) Denise, and other family in Germany.

The family would like to thank Dr. Bosch, Preslie and Karen at the Saskatoon Cancer Centre, and the staff at St. Paul’s Palliative Care Unit, especially Shannon, for their loving care and kindness they gave Marga in her final days.

A celebration of Marga’s life will be held at a later date.

Arrangements in care of Chelsea Krentz – Mourning Glory Funeral Services (306) 978-5200 www. mourningglory.ca

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Obituaries TIMOTHY LEE BABA July 30, 1959 – June 12, 2021 Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Grandfather It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Timothy Lee Baba on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the age of 61 years. Tim was born in Swift Current, SK and later the family moved to Moose Jaw where he attended Palliser and Central schools. He was predeceased by his parents Farris and Norma Baba, in-laws Lionel and Bea Herbert, sister-in-law Lori Herbert, niece Tristan Newsham, and nephew Kurtis Herbert. Tim will be deeply missed by his wife Susan, son Jason (Chantell), daughter Chera (Gary), grandchildren Brittney (Ty), Devin, Zachary (Michelle), Sydney (Colton), brothers Jim (Penny) and Gary (Nicole), sister Kathy (Marcel), brothers-in-law Grant, Link, Tim (Carey), and Steve (Elaine), sistersin-law Janet, Lori (Brian), Shelley (Jim) as well as several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Tim lived his life to the fullest. His happiest moments were time with his family doing things he loved. He was an avid sports fan; a lifetime Maple Leafs fan, and season ticket holder for the Warriors and Saskatchewan Rough Riders. Tim enjoyed playing sports while growing up, eventually becoming an umpire, and then an armchair enthusiast cheering them all on. Anyone that knew Tim, knew of his love of sports no matter what it was or what field it was on. Tim worked for years at Moose Jaw Golden Nugget Casino and with his dad at Baba’s Feed Hut, then spent time at XL Beef before moving on to his final job at Loblaws Regina, where he worked for over 10 years. His plan was to retire this year and become a snowbird this winter in Florida, but God had different plans. Tim’s love for all will live on in the hearts of everyone that knew him. A Celebration of Tim’s Life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Moose Jaw Humane Society, 1755 Stadacona St W, Moose Jaw, SK, S6H 7K7. In living memory of Tim, a memorial planting will be made by Jones-Parkview Funeral Services. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.jonesparkview.com (Obituaries). Dayna Chamberlain, Funeral Director.

KEAL It is with deep sadness we announce that Douglas Albert Keal (Doug), aged 91 years of Moose Jaw, SK passed away peacefully, in hospital with family by his side, on Tuesday, June 8th, 2021.

Doug was born in London, England where he met and married the love of his life, Maureen on December 26th, 1954. After surviving the harsh war years and understanding that Canada was a land of opportunity, they immigrated to Canada in 1955 where they made their home and raised their family in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

Doug found work in the Automotive Industry, which led to his thirty year career as an Automotive Parts Salesperson. During his time on the road, he met and became friends with many of his customers from all over southern Saskatchewan, many of whom invited him into their homes for meals. He was a loyal employee who worked hard to provide for his family.

Doug loved the sunshine and the outdoors, and because camping was his favorite thing to do, he and his family enjoyed many camping trips, predominantly to Alberta and British Columbia. He was very proud of his family and time spent with them was very special to him! It was also of supreme importance to Doug that his home, yard and especially his vehicles were kept in the best possible condition.

The middle child of Arthur and Frances Keal, he was predeceased by his parents, younger brother Geoff, and infant son Mark. Doug is survived and dearly missed by his loving wife of 66 years, Maureen (née: Richardson); sister, Jean Arkles; daughter, Sharon (Lorie) Benson; grandchildren, Lindsay (Bryce) Warren and Kenny (Ally) Benson; son, Steven Keal; grandchildren, Shannon (Rob) Thompson and Braydon Johnson; daughter, Denise (James) Marchant; granddaughter, Keyana; and seven beautiful great-grandchildren.

We would like to express our appreciation to family and friends for all their love and support during this difficult time. A special thanks to Dr. Van Eden and the staff at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital, and to everyone at Providence Place for the care Doug received over the past few months.

A Private Family Service will be held to honour Doug.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Doug’s memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Michelle Ellis, Funeral Director 306-693-4550 www.moosejawfuneralhome.com

Oct 18/44 – June 20/20

It's been a year since you said good-bye.

Miss you so much and wish you were here.

Until we meet again.

Bye sissy, see you.

Please include the Moose Jaw Health Foundation in your estate plan to help your community for generations to come.

Please contact us for more information.

Moose Jaw Health Foundation 55 Diefenbaker Drive Moose Jaw, SK S6J 0C2 Phone (306) 694-0373

Love from Twin sister Charlotte & nephew Robert

www.mjhf.org

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LIONEL (LEE) LEON ANTINUK MARCH 3, 1949 – JUNE 16, 2021 It is with broken heart that I announce the passing of my husband and best friend Lee. Lee was born and raised in Saskatoon. He graduated from Aden Bowman Collegiate in 1967. Enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1969, serving our country with distinction at home and abroad for 26 years. His second tour of duty at CFB Moose Jaw was where he met and married Donna, the love of his life in 1972. Lee spent time serving in all three branches of the CAF at air force installations, army and navy bases as well as on board two Canadian Navy destroyers. He also served a tour of duty with our UN Peace Keeping Forces in the Middle East. But his heart belonged to our Pacific Coast Navy; he had the opportunity to visit Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Mazatlán, the Panama, Hawaii, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. Lee enjoyed bus trips to the US and places in Canada. In his spare time he did crossword puzzles, reading, watching sports, and loved having the grandchildren visit. Yard work with a cold beer after a job well done was a favorite treat. Lee was predeceased by his mother Elizabeth and father Mike.

He is survived by brother Garry (Charlene) and sister Joan. Also left to cherish his memory are our children Rebecca, Christine, Natasha, Crystal and Drew, and grandchildren Marshall, Casey, Gideon, Desiree, Jennifer, Nathaniel, Ruth Ann, Freya, Quentin and Eliza.

I wrote your name on the sand…

But the waves washed it away.

I wrote your name on the sky…

But the wind blew it away.

I wrote your name on my heart…

And forever it will stay.

In living memory of Lee, a memorial planting will be made by Jones-Parkview Funeral Services. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.jonesparkview. com (Obituaries).

Thank You

From the family of Pamela England We have overwhelming gratitude to our family, friends and neighbours for all of the kindness shown during this difficult time. The visits, flowers, food and cards were greatly appreciated.

Thank you to Blake at Jones’ Parkview for his guidance and care. Thank you to anyone that donated to Stars Air Ambulance in Pam’s name.

Everett & Family

Going ABOVE and GRADUATES BEYOND Wishing you Life’s Best! expectations is what sets us apart

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Lori Keeler REALTOR® 631-8069

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3/4 storey home on south hill. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

Lots of updates have been done. Large living room with bay window. Formal dining. Good sized kitchen with updated cabinets, lots of counter space. Access to covered patio from kitchen. Double garage.

Unique design to this 3 bedroom home. Oak country kitchen, lots of cupboards and storage. Basement with family room, games room, den, bathroom, cold storage and utility/laundry. Single attached garage plus double detached garage.

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Open concept living room, kitchen, dining area. Lots of counter space, updated cabinets in kitchen. 2 bedrooms on main floor. Lower level developed, family room, bedroom, den, laundry area and storage.

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South facing country kitchen, 3 good sized bedrooms.

Finished basement, family and games room. Extra bedroom, bath, den, utility/laundry. Double garage.

Well maintained townhouse style condo. Open concept living room, kitchen with white cabinetry, island, pantry.

Patio doors off dining lead to deck overlooking yard.

Upper level with 3 bedrooms, full bath. Basement is open for development with laundry & utility.

Sunny days-relaxing on the veranda! Family sized living room, adjoining dining room, hardwood floors, bay window. U shaped kitchen, abundance of cabinets, easy access to tiered deck. 3 bedrooms.

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1013 Athabasca St E

19-840 Chester Rd

702 Tatanka Dr

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306-694-4747 324 Main Street N. Moose Jaw, SK

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Affordably priced and ready to go, spacious kitchen, good sized living room, updated full 4pc Bath and 1 Bedroom. Recent updates include: Hi Efficient Furnace, New fence with concrete footing & void form, some new flooring, bathroom renovated. Fully Landscaped yard & mature trees, plenty of space to build that dream garage, covered concrete patio off the back Great yard for entertaining friends and family with with firepit area!

Well cared for two bedroom condo in a gated community that backs onto golf course. The open concept has galley kitchen and ample living room, features a large picture window overlooking the deck, tree line between house and the golf course. The master bedroom has walk-in closet that leads to a 3 piece ensuite. The double attached garage has direct entry into the condo. The basement is wide open and ready for development. Easy access for viewing.

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100 x 550 lake front property in Sun Valley. Located on a point with an amazing panoramic view of the lake. The Year Round Home was built in 1991, has over 1000 sq ft with 2+1 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, vaulted ceilings, laundry and bright spacious kitchen & living room. Outside features a large covered deck as well as an & open deck 2 1/2 car garage (26 x 32).

The home & garage is private and cannot be seen from the road, Septic & Water are each 1500 (APS).

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Executive 2 Storey backing the Sunningdale Park! Sprawling custom staircase with stone wall, vaulted ceilings in formal living room, bright and updated eat-in kitchen with granite, 2nd oven & sink. Main floor also has large family room with fireplace, main floor laundry and 1/2 bathroom! The 2nd level has 4 beds and 2 baths.

The 2nd bath on this floor is a 5 piece with double sinks. Lower Level is fully developed.

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Moose Jaw Ice pick up tie, loss in Under-14 doubleheader with Regina Lazers Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Ice just haven’t been able to catch a break in their first few weeks of Regina Minor Softball U14 A league action.

Case in point, their most recent doubleheader with the Regina Lazers at Memorial Field on Thursday night, which saw the Ice tie 12-12 and drop a 14-6 decision.

Despite leading 8-0 after three innings in the opener -- including the maximum seven runs in the third -- the Ice would find themselves scrambling to earn a tie after giving up 12 runs in the final two innings.

Trailing 12-10 heading into the fifth and final frame and after giving up a seven-spot of their own the previous inning, the Ice found themselves down to their final out. Taya Molde would score on a passed ball to get Moose Jaw back within one, and Marisa Montgomery would walk and steal her way around before scoring on another passed ball to tie the game.

Peyton Mengel got the start in the circle and was all but untouchable, allowing only two hits and striking out five in three innings. Kiarra Adrian took over in the

fourth and didn’t have a lot of luck on her side, allowing the 12 runs, nine earned, on seven hits while walking five.

Mengel helped out her own cause at the plate with a three-run inside-the-parkhome run in the third. Marisa Montgomery score a pair of runs and knocked in two, while Kenzie Martel crossed the plate twice.

Things were close in the early going of the nightcap, with Regina taking a 5-2 lead into the fourth, but a six-run outbreak that inning would pave the way for a 14-6 loss.

Montgomery got the start and allowed five runs on six hits through three innings; Maddie Cruz tossed the next three and surrendered six runs on six hits, Mengel closed things out allowing three runs on a pair of hits in the final inning.

Rachel Ward was 2-for-3 with a run scored while Martel scored a pair of runs.

The Ice are back in action Thursday when they host the Rattlers at Memorial Field.

Game time is 6:30 p.m.

Canucks struggle in 15U AAA loss to White Sox, lose twinbill to South East Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

If you play baseball at any level, you’re going to have games like the Moose Jaw Canucks did in Baseball Regina 15-and-under AAA action last Wednesday night.

The Canucks couldn’t get a lot going at the plate against the Regina White Sox and had more than their share of difficulties in the field on their way to taking an 11-0 mercy rule loss at Swarbrick Diamond.

Moose Jaw was back in action Saturday when they traveled to Alameda to face the South East A’s dropping an 8-2 decision before falling 6-5 in the nightcap.

The Canucks are back in action Wednesday when they travel to Assiniboia to face the Aces.

Regina 11, Canucks 0 Things were tough for the local squad right off the hop, as Regina would take advantage of a couple of walks, a wild pitch and three errors to put five runs on the board in the first inning.

The White Sox would tag on another three in the third and three more in the fourth while taking advantage of a total of nine Canucks errors on the night to secure their five-inning victory.

Offensively, things didn’t go a whole lot better. Moose Jaw would manage only four hits on the night, with Owen Varjassy’s third-inning double their lone extra-base hit.

Owen Csada got the start for the Canucks and allowed eight runs on four hits in 2

Canucks shortstop Max Simmons tosses to second to start an attempted double play against Assiniboia. ⅔ innings, with only three of those scores counted as earned due to the raft of errors.

In fact, those runs were the only earned runs on the night for Regina, as Rylan Caplette-Tarrant pitched 1 1/3 and allowed three unearned before Cooper Gregor closed things out, giving up a single hit and no runs while striking out two in his inning of work.

A’s 8, Canucks 2 The A’s wasted no time getting their offence going to open the twinbill, scoring four in the first and leading 8-0 after three. The Canucks scored single runs in the fifth and sixth.

Max Simmons had a 2-for-4 day at the plate, while Caplette-Tarrant also had two hits. Javin Boynton and Kale Pratte

scored their runs.

Simmons started on the mound and allowed six earned runs on six hits in 2 ⅔ innings, striking out and walking five.

Owen Varjassy finished the game, giving up a single and striking out three.

A’s 6, Canucks 5 Things were far closer in the nightcap: the Canucks led 1-0 early and 4-1 heading into the bottom of the fifth. South East would tie the game in that half inning, and after Moose Jaw retook the lead in

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the sixth, put up two in the bottom of the frame to secure the win.

Boynton turned in a stellar showing on the mound, going four innings and allowing a single earned run on one hit, striking out eight and walking five. Caplette-Tarrant pitched the final two frames and allowed two earned runs on two hits.

Gregor finished the game 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI; Nathan Piso was 1-for-4 and knocked in a pair.

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