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South Hill students partner with grocery store for inaugural pack-the-bus food fundraiser

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Students from St. that RCMP and Regina Mary School will police held at the Co-op. slip on their Santa He wanted to hold somehats this weekend thing similar in Moose as they collect doJaw, but the arrival of nations for the less the pandemic shut down fortunate as part of a any possibility of dofood drive. ing that. However, the The school is ability to now hold largteaming up with er-scale events means South Hill Fine the school can proceed Foods (SHFF) to with this activity. hold this fundraiser, Marak was unsure which occurs on Sathow much food they urday, Nov. 27, from wanted to raise. How9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the ever, he pointed out that grocery store. since the students will Customers will be at the store almost all have two options in day, the goal will be to which they can concollect a couple of huntribute. One option is dred bags of food. to donate $5 or $10 “But anything will in cash, which the be beneficial,” he addstudents and SHFF ed. “If we get 10 bags, would then take to it’s going to help out the donate a pre-packed South Hill Fine Foods is working with St. Mary School students to hold a fundraiser food bank as well.” bag of non-perish- for the food bank. Photo by Jason G. Antonio Perry Chambers, able food to the general manager of Moose Jaw and District Food Bank. Or, customers can purchase a South Hill Fine Foods, was pleased to work with the school on this pre-packed bag worth $5 or $10 while shopping and give it to the endeavour. He noted that the grocery store does whatever it can to students before they leave the store. help residents on South Hill and throughout Moose Jaw. Either way, the students will take the bags and place them in a “There’s families out there who are finding it tough,” he added, school bus parked on site. The goal will be to fill up as much of the “so it’s always nice to help out and see what we can do.” vehicle as possible.

“We are holding it because … Christmas is coming here and we feel that it’s a time of givGoal $5000 ing, and we’re giving our time to come and col$4500 lect food for the food bank,” said principal Terry $4000 Marak, noting students will pre-pack bags with $3500 non-perishable foods the day before. $3000 This is the first time the school is holding this $2500 type of pack-the-bus fundraiser with South Hill $2000 Fine Foods. The school teamed up with the gro$1500 cery store since both organizations are on South $1000 Hill and meet the community’s needs differently. $500 Marak explained that he was in Regina several years ago and came across a similar fundraiser

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Wakamow Rotary Club again selling Christmas trees

By Natalie Lund, - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

With the Christmas season just on the horizon and everyone in the mood for decorating a tree, The Wakamow Rotary Club of Moose Jaw (WRCM) will again be selling trees beside the Co-op Gas bar starting November 25 at 3p.m until December 9th at 4p.m.

The stand will be open from 11am8pm week days. Saturdays from 10a.m.7p.m. Sundays from 12pm-5 while tree selection lasts.

The Wakamow Rotary Club of Moose Jaw has always been visible in promoting and supporting local community, as well as doing their global projects. .

“We want the tree buying experience to be a joyful experience. We’ve had a tradition for several years now of Santa appearing at the tree sales. Santa is going to be at the tree compound on Saturdays from 12:30 – 2:30p.m. and he will offer families help with picking out a Christmas tree, as well give the option of taking COVID-19 friendly photos with children or families,” said Glenn Hagel, club member of the Wakamow Rotary Club of Moose Jaw. “All funds will support community projects and global projects. One of the

Glenn Hagel, long-time Rotarian always involved in promoting and supporting community. things our club does is we give a receipt that shows customers where their Christmas tree money is going to in regards of creating a better world,” Hagel stated.

The trees are all grown and supplied in Saskatchewan by McKay Farms, located near North Battleford.

McKay farms is known for winning

the Canadian National Christmas Tree Competition.

The variety of trees this year will include Balsam, Fraser Fir, White and Meyer’s Spruce.

“I love trees. Saskatchewan trees are very tough to survive our long winters outside. When we harvest them, they are full of moisture and are guaranteed to last,” said Geordie McKay, owner of McKay Farms.

“Whenever you get your tree from any lot, cut-off half an inch to an inch at the bottom and put it in only warm water.

No sugar, no nothing else. If trees run out of water they are not going to last as long; fresh water should be given all the time to your Christmas tree,” advised McKay. “We look forward to wishing a Merry Christmas to our many regular costumers, as well as our new customers. We really deeply appreciate the support that enables our club to make the difference globally and locally,” said Hagel.

Tree sales will be conducted through cash or check. The Co-op gas bar will make their ATM available to pre-purchasing customers on that day.

Wakamow Valley will be a winter wonderland of lights this Christmas season

The lights of Christmas will be lit-up and all ablaze down in Wakamow Valley beginning on December 6th and running through to December 31st.

It’s a wonderful and festive new endeavour that Wakamow Valley Authority is initiating to showcase the beautiful park that’s right here in the midst of us.

Although the valley is utilized all year round and loved by all, General Manager of Moose Jaw Wakamow Valley Authority, Todd Johnson says he wants people to be aware of what the valley has to offer during every season of the year.

“We have started a four-season event strategy trying to get people into the park and making sure that’s its safe with family activities and programs to do. We are trying to come up with strategies to use our facilities all year long.

By Natalie Lund - Moose Jaw Express “This year we used the skating oval as a farmers’ market, whereas we have never done that before, but we have the building and the parking lot and so the strategy is to use the infrastructure we do have for every season 12 months of the year.”

The Wakamow “Winter Wonderland Valley of Lights” is a new annual fundraiser celebrating the Christmas Holiday season. The event will take place every evening for almost the whole month of December from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., when the thousands of lights will be illuminated in the Wakamow Valley Campground.

Over the course of three weeks, 190,000 lights were put up with tall ladders, extensions and a cherry picker. The LEDs came in four foot lengths so Johnson said it would make it much easier to wrap and Todd Johnson, General Manager of unwrap them for the annual event.

The public is invit- Wakamow Valley Authority. ed to attend by taking a “This is really just a fundraiser for us magical drive through the as we have lost a lot of substantial revenue campground to enjoy the by not being able to rent out our facilities one kilometre of brightly and by not being able to do fundraisers due decorated trees in support to COVID-19. All the money raised here of the fundraising event. will go back into operations and go back “We are asking peo- into keeping the wildlife and the rest of ple to donate $10 at the the park clean, safe and useable. We have gate and drive through; a really great team, but of course, operawe are hoping that it will be a big success!” said Johnson. Donations can be made by cash or debit when visitors come through the gate.

Over the years, the park has served as a retreat place for many to relax and reconnect with nature. Due to COVID-19 there was a substantial drop in revenue from the rental properties and campground.

tions for the park are something difficult to fundraise for, so all the funds from this event will go to the operation of the park,” said Todd Johnson.

“In the wintertime, we sweep off a couple kilometres of paths so that people can take a walk. In the summer, all kinds of different activities are offered throughout the park, such as biking, running, canoeing, and kayaking, and those types of things all [require} putting in the docks, mowing, keeping up the paths and repairing them,” he explained.

Volunteer for Wakamow Valley Authority heading up this project, Harold St. Pierre said, “We want to especially thank our team: Lorne St. Pierre, Jerry Norris, Brad Butchko, Lasha Crabbe, Blaine Stokes and Todd Johnson for working on this event and making it possible for everyone this year.,” “We would like this to become a Christmas tradition for families and an annual event with lots of visitors and great sponsors. We are hoping that if people came to use the park for the summer or throughout the winter, that they consider visiting and making a donation that benefits the park and gives back to the community,” Johnson concluded.

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Community dentist Dr. Earl Bernard has decided to hang up his dental equipment and retire after nearly 50 years of keeping generations of Moose Javians’ teeth clean and bright.

Bernard, 82, has been a dentist for 57 years and has worked here for 49 of those years. Originally from Jamaica, he came to Saskatchewan from Brunswick, Georgia, in January 1972 and later settled in Moose Jaw on Feb. 29 of that year.

The oral health-care provider — along with his wife Yvonne — sat down recently to talk about his career and life in The Friendly City since the ’70s.

Time for a rest “At age 82, I think it’s time to relax and take some time for myself and my family,” Bernard said.

The dentist has no concrete retirement plans but noted Moose Jaw is home and his immediate family lives in the province.

Bernard joked that he is also a “plant fanatic” and is fond of gardening, so much so that he maintains a small year-round plant nursery in his basement.

“I am going to miss a lot of my patients who have become like family,” Bernard added with a smile. “And of course, I look forward to sleeping in quite a bit (more).”

He will retire at the end of December.

The early years Bernard had no intention to go into dentistry when he was a child and instead wanted to be like Albert Schweitzer, a physician and well-known church organist. So, the young man began playing the organ at his church at age nine, which is where he met his future wife.

Elementary school was free in Jamaica, but families had to pay to send their kids to high school. The Bernard family lacked the resources to send Earl to high school. However, when he was 13, his member of parliament received a pay raise and then gave him a scholarship to cover his six years of high school.

“The good Lord helped me and I got the scholarship out of 25 students,” he said.

After graduation, Bernard eventually acquired a government job as an X-ray technician. A co-worker later told him that the government was offering scholarships

Dentist Dr. Earl Bernard and his wife Yvonne pose in his office at 911 First Avenue Northwest. He will retire at the end of December after 49 years of working in Moose Jaw. Photo by Jason G. Antonio to enter dentistry and they should apply.

Bernard didn’t want to be a dentist but thought he could use that as a springboard into medicine if he received the scholarship.

Bound for Canada So off to Montreal the 20-year-old went, where he studied from 1959 to 1964 to be a dentist.

“I’m surprised he went into dentistry.

He wanted to be a missionary doctor in Africa, but he got the scholarship to McGill,” Mrs. Bernard said.

Montreal was a beautiful city, but the coursework was demanding and difficult, Mr. Bernard said. However, he knew God was looking out for him and helped him through the program.

After graduating from university, Bernard returned to Jamaica to work for five years. It was also in the late ’60s when he and Yvonne married and began their family.

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change of scenery. A friend told him there was an opportunity in Brunswick, Georgia, since the only black dentist within 30 kilometres had died.

However, things didn’t work out for the family after moving there. The state would only allow Bernard to practice if he had a licence, while the only way to acquire one would be if he became a citizen, a five-year process.

“You wouldn’t believe the (amount) of racism in Georgia (then). … I will never forget it,” said Mrs. Bernard, giving one example of black people forced to walk on one side of the street and white people on the other. “We could write a book (about the racism).”

Even with this setback, Dr. Bernard knew he could come to Saskatchewan since he was a Canadian-trained doctor and had colleagues who practised here.

Packing up the family — there were two daughters by this point — the Bernards left Georgia after two years and arrived in Rosetown, Sask., on Jan. 7, 1972,

after a seven-day trip. Their “little Monte Carlo” vehicle had rear-wheel drive and barely made it through the snow.

“It was quite an experience,” Bernard said.

The Friendly City After six weeks in Rosetown, the family moved to Moose Jaw, where Bernard began working full-time. There was very little development on Thatcher Drive then, while to Bernard’s eyes, the lights of Main Street wowed him.

“It’s just been very rewarding. Coming from Georgia, this was quite a contrast,” he remarked, noting the family was warmly welcomed when they began attending First Baptist Church and have been so since then.

He has been the church organist for the past 20 years.

Bernard’s first dental clinic was on the fifth floor of the Walter Scott Building on Main Street. He later purchased a residence at 911 First Avenue Northwest in 1976 and converted it into a dentist’s office; he has been working there ever since.

Mrs. Bernard was originally trained in England as a registered nurse. However, she could only perform that work in Saskatchewan if she re-trained. So, she spent one year taking classes before becoming the office administrator of her husband’s clinic in 1986 and never looked back.

“It’s nice meeting the people, the patients. But it’s good that we’re involved in the church (since it keeps us busy),” she said.

Ch-ch-ch-changes One main change in the dentistry field that Dr. Bernard has seen is how it has become a “big business” focused on finances, particularly with materials and equipment. He pointed out that he bought his first practice for $7,000, but today, that cost would be “a lot more expensive” and in the six-figure range.

A big change that he has seen in Moose Jaw is the development of the community, especially on Thatcher Drive. However, Bernard says the city is still a friendly, safe place with a positive community spirit.

“It’s lived up to its name, as far as I’m concerned,” he added.

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As I do quite often, I contemplate thoughts about life.

Those thoughts encompass things like: ‘What is my purpose in life (and I mean beyond survival and reproduction)?’ ‘Am I fulfilling my destiny?’ ‘What kind of a legacy will I leave behind to those that know and love me?’

‘Do I feel like I am being true to the person I am?’ ‘Do I feel fulfilled in my life’s journey?’

Joan Ritchie As humans, we walk through this life trying to find meaning and EDITOR through this journey, most seem to find their niche in life and passionately pursue it. I believe that most people are astute enough and are led to sometimes internally evaluate themselves as to their satisfaction in day-to-day living and accomplishments, culminating in their final life story and the legacy they will leave behind.

“For decades, psychologists have studied how longterm, meaningful goals develop over the span of our lives.

The goals that foster a sense of purpose are ones that can potentially change the lives of other people, like launching an organization, researching disease, or teaching kids to read.

Indeed, a sense of purpose appears to have evolved in humans so that we can accomplish big things together—which may be why it’s associated with better physical and mental health. Purpose is adaptive, in an evolutionary sense. It helps both individuals and the species to survive.

“Many seem to believe that purpose arises from your special gifts and sets you apart from other people—but that’s only part of the truth. It also grows from our connection to others, which is why a crisis of purpose is often a symptom of isolation. Once you find your path, you’ll almost certainly find others traveling along with you, hoping to reach the same destination—a community. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_ find_your_purpose_in_life Although you may disagree, I believe that we should live with intention and not with regret. Sure, as humans we make mistakes and sometimes things don’t exactly turn out the way we want, but if we have a path set before us and because of unknown factors at the time are unable to accomplish our goals, there should be no regret.

In an article written by Joshua Becker, The Helpful Guide to Living an Intentional Life, he says, “Recently, I spoke to a room full of high school students…Among the advice that I gave them, I offered this nugget of truth: “Don’t just drift through life. Live with intention and purpose.” I believe that is one of the most important lessons that a person can learn—and the sooner we get it, the better.

Living a simple life certainly requires intentional living.” The article can be read in full at: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/the-helpful-guide-to-living-an-intentional-life/ Although I certainly don’t have the space in this column to do justice to this topic, I hope I have inspired you enough to possibly getting to know yourself better, find out who you are so that you have a level of life-satisfaction as you live your days.

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Band City Good Sam Club donate $1965.00 to STARS helicopter rescue

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Moose Jaw Band City Sam’s is, with sadness, closing down their RV club due to low membership. However, the club has maintained an account for charitable giving.

Two years ago they gave $1000 to Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon.

This year, President Lloyd Smith decided to donate the last of their funds to STARS. Shock and Trauma Air Rescue Service was founded in Calgary and flew its first mission in 1985. Rural patients in critical condition can take hours to reach a hospital by road. The BK117 helicopters flown by STARS are outfitted with state-ofthe-art medical equipment, a critical care registered nurse, and an advanced care paramedic. They are able to keep patients stable and get them to hospital in the shortest time possible.

STARS has flown over 45,000 life-saving missions since its founding.

Band City Good Sam’s Lloyd Smith, President of Moose Jaw Band City Good Sam Club presents a cheque RV club has been around since 1994. Current Presto STARS. Photo Supplied by Lloyd Smith ident Lloyd Smith and his wife Margaret have been The Moose Jaw chapter of the Good Sam Club is using driving with the club for 14 years. He is disappointed that the last of their charity fund to support the Saskatchewan the club is closing, but was happy to be able to donate to a helicopter air ambulance service good cause as a final effort.

Again this year, Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade coming to your part of town soon

By Natalie Lund - Moose Jaw Express

Hopefully everyone has been good this year because Santa Claus is coming to town!

The Moose Jaw Kinsmen Club have called in a special favour to Santa Claus from the North Pole to bring back the modified Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade.

The modified parade was inspired to keep everyone safe and respect COVID-19 restrictions.

A long-time Kinsmen member, Cory Olafson said, “For years it has been a main street parade and this year again we want to take the parade to the people of Moose Jaw. We decided that this was a great format to stick with.”

All parades will begin at 6:00 p.m on the following Santa and Mrs. Claus always have time for the people of Moose Jaw. dates: November 27-South Hill show everyone his new one.”

November 28-Sunningdale and Athabasca area The Moose Jaw Kinsmen Club would like to extend a December 4-Regal Heights and the Avenues huge thankyou to the sponsors of this years event, Golden December 5-East end of Moose Jaw West Trailer & Equipment, Moose Jaw Canadian Tire and Santa’s location can be seen live for the duration of Home Hardware Moose Jaw. the parades on the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Facebook page.

The frame of the sled was built by Moose Jaw PeaA “Lights On” ceremony will be held in front of the cock Shop Class; Home Hardware also donated materials Christmas tree at Mosaic Stadium on November 27 at that were used to build it.

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“It’s a good event for the community as a whole, we Santa is asking everyone that attends the parade to believe that the Kinsmen are doing a great event for the bring a non-perishable food item for the Moose Jaw Food kids of Moose Jaw,” said Mitch Dougall, vice-president Bank. of Golden West Trailer & Equipment.

“Come check out the Kinsmen parade and see Santa’s “We look forward to seeing every one on the corners new sleigh this year,” said Olafson. “Unfortunately the and sidewalks this year for the parade,” said Olafson. “We old sleigh broke down and had to be salvaged for parts will see you all there!” in the North Pole but the good news is Santa is excited to

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Bake sales popular for Christmas shopping crowds Christmas bake sales traditionally bring out shoppers clamouring for home-baked tarts, pies, loaves, fudge and other items that seem to taste much better in the rush to get that last package of shortbread sitting on the table.

This week’s recipes from Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen offer three ideas for loaves that will be a hit on the bake sale table.

••• Apricot Cranberry Loaf 2 cups unsifted flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 tbsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 cup diced dried apricots 1 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries 1/2 cup chopped, toasted almonds 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 tsp. grated lemon peel Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Add apricots, cranberries and almonds. Toss lightly until fruits are coated.

Beat eggs, milk, butter and peel in small bowl.

Pour over dry ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.

Pour into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 60-65 minutes or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.

Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Finish cooling on rack. Makes 1 loaf.

••• Pineapple Date Bread 2 cups flour 1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed 1 tbsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1-8 oz. can crushed pineapple 1 1/4 cups chopped, pitted dates 1 cup chopped pecans 2 eggs 2/3 cup milk 1/4 cup vegetable oil Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8x4 inch loaf pan. Line pan with waxed paper then grease paper.

In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

In a small saucepan, combine pineapple, pineapple liquid and dates. Cook over low heat, stirring until liquid is absorbed and mixture is dark and thick. Stir in nuts. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes.

In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk and oil.

Add date mixture and stir until smooth. Add to flour mixture, stirring only until flour is moistened.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 60 minutes or until bread tests done.

Cover the bread lightly with foil during the

last 15 minutes of baking time to prevent excess browning. Cool in pan on wire rack.

••• Whole Wheat Fruit Loaf 2 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup wheat germ 1 tsp. baking soda 2 eggs, beaten 1-14 oz. can sweetened, condensed milk 1 cup pitted dates 1 cup raisins 1 cup chopped dried apricots 1/2 cup chopped dried pineapple 2 cups candied orange peel Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour loaf pans.

In a medium bowl, mix together flours, wheat germ and soda and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine eggs and milk and blend well. Stir in fruit and raisins. Fold dry ingredients into fruit mixture. Pour into prepared pans.

Bake for 2 hours or until centre springs back when lightly touched and top is golden. Place pans on rack and cool completely before turning out.

Wrap tightly in foil. May be frozen.

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Burns & McDonnell makes big donation to Joe’s Place

On November 18th, Burns & McDonnell provided a gracious donation of $17,000 to Joe’s Place, Moose Jaw’s local youth centre.

“This is just amazing, it’s awesome and we are very excited. I had no idea the tournament was going to raise that much money; they must have done a lot of work to get those great golf players out there,” said Joe Dueck, director of Joe’s Place in Moose Jaw. “We are going to make good use of it and probably invest in a few more fun events for the kids on weekend nights, as this pandemic drags on.”

Brad Butcher, Project Manager at Burns & McDonnell, presented the cheque.

“With any project that we do in a community, we like to support it by supporting amazing places like Joe’s Place that make a positive impact on the youth in the community, so we are excited to present this cheque,” said Butcher. “We picked Joe’s Place because of his involvement with the youth and the impact that he is making with the youths’ lives; we can see how much he is doing by giving the youth a place to hang out that doesn’t involve drugs or alcohol, making a positive impact on their future.”

Our expectation is for Joe to put it to the best use possible to support and enrich the lives of Moose Jaw and surrounding area youths. His place is amazing here; we can see that he is impacting lives on a daily basis.”

Burns & McDonnell was selected to be the main contractor by SaskPower to build the Great Plains Power Station in Moose Jaw. The project site, located on the south east corner of town is within city limits.

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gave] that cheque, knowing that all the kids who get to see that too get to benefit from it, that’s what we want to do and want to see. We [expect] to have two more tournaments while we are here,” said Cuthbert.

“I have worked for Burns & McDonnell on a project before and I know the importance of them making a difference in the community that they are working in, so basically, I started out here in March and knew right away that we would be doing a golf tournament this summer. It was just about picking the right people to put that effort towards and we voted on it and Joe’s Place is who we chose.”

“It’s very impressive what Joe’s Place has going on here. There are a million reasons for a kid or teen to come back and have a safe place where there is something different to do all the time,” Cuthbert concluded.

Holding cheque from left to right is Jami Cuthbert-Administration and Community Liaison, Joe Dueck, owner of Joe’s Place; Brad Butcher, Project Manager at Burns & McDonnell; Erin Farnel, Safety Administrator at Burns & McDonnell; and John Gagnon- Project Control Manager at Burns & McDonnell.

The project started in March of 2021 and the project is expected to begin start up and commissioning by the end of 2023.

“We are just getting into the winter work but the focus since starting back in March has been piling, followed by all the underground electrical, piping and now foundations,” said Jami Cuthbert, Administration and Community Liaison.

The global company draws on the talent of over 7,600 professionals worldwide and offers full construction services such as project planning, development and design to environmental permitting.

Funds for the donation were raised through a golf tournament in September.

Cuthbert lead the efforts to raise the money, with the help of Erin Farnel, Safety Administrator of Burns & McDonnell and John Gagnon, Project Control Manager.

“There was a lot of work behind the scenes; with the help of my co-workers and with all the sponsors and locals in Moose Jaw that did what they could to give us different raffle prizes or prizes for the tournament, it made it worthwhile for everyone.

“To see the look on Joe’s face [as we

Joe Dueck-Director of Joes Place with Brad Butcher, Project Manager at Burns & McDonnell.

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Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners Notes The next Board of Police Commissioners meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 14.

Police board member concerned about increase in arsons in community Members of Moose Jaw’s Board of Police Commissioners received crime statistics for October during their recent meeting, which prompted one commissioner to raise concerns about an increase in property crimes.

Commissioner Mary Lee Booth expressed her concern about the increase in arsons, pointing out such incidents seem to happen weekly in the community.

Year-to-date, there have been 22 arsons in Moose Jaw compared to 15 such incidents year-to-date last year, a 32-per-cent increase.

“We’ve been going to a fair number of them,” agreed Police Chief Rick Bourassa.

The MJPS’s criminal investigation section is aware of the increase in arson episodes and is developing strategies for enforcement, echoed Supt. Taylor Mickleborough.

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express This is an issue that has not slipped past the agency; the police service is working to combat this destructive problem.

Crimes against property Total crimes against property have increased 15.6 per cent this year over last year, with numbers jumping to 1,266 incidents versus 1,095 episodes last year, the statistics shows. Other data comparing this year to last shows: Break-ins all kinds: 270 / 237 Motor vehicle thefts: 50 / 66 Theft over $5,000: 12 / 9 Theft under $5,000: 589 / 467 Arson: 22 / 15 Mischief over $5,000: 323 / 301

Impaired driving Impaired driving offences have jumped 37 per cent this year over last year, with police issuing 111 tickets in 2021 compared to 81 during the same time last year, the data showed.

Most of these tickets are officer-driven, which means Moose Jaw police and members of Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan are more vigilant while travelling throughout the community or region, said Bourassa.

Higher tickets do not mean there are more impaired drivers, only that officers are working harder to catch them.

Overall, Moose Jaw police have responded to 13,501 calls year-to-date, compared to 13,130 incidents during the same time last year.

Sexual assaults have jumped 69 per cent this year over last, data shows Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Sexual assaults in Moose Jaw have increased 69 per cent this year compared to 2020, with many incidents involving children or adults who know each other.

There were 49 sexual assaults from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, compared to 29 such assaults during the same period last year, according to statistics that the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) presented during the recent Board of Police Commissioners meeting.

Overall, there have been 249 total assaults year-todate, compared to 233 such incidents during the same time last year, an increase of 6.9 per cent. The statistics for this year versus last year show: · Sexual assaults: 49 / 29 · Common assaults: 146 / 150 · Assault with weapon/cause bodily harm: 38 / 47 · Aggravated assault: five / 0 · Assault on police: 11 / 7 Police concerned “Sexual assaults obviously constitute a serious assault against a person, so it’s something we monitor. I

think primarily our criminal investigation section is usually involved in one way or another in almost all sexual assault files,” said Supt. Taylor Mickleborough.

Police have dug into the data and are seeing a “slight increase” in allegations of sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching, both of which are committed against children, he continued. The police have been proactive in this area, while creating these internet child exploitation (ICE) files has led to investigations into other issues.

The total increase in sexual assaults this year over 2020 is concerning, although this area is similar to 2018 since there has been an increase in two files over that year, Mickleborough pointed out.

The MJPS is aware that sexual assaults are an underreported crime across the nation, while for every person who steps forward, evidence suggests there are “many more that go unreported.”

“That’s something that we’re looking for ways to increase the trust in police, increase the number of people

Police service to transfer nearly $230K between accounts to complete IT work Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Police Service plans to transfer nearly $230,000 from one account to another as part of continued upgrades to its information technology (IT) infrastructure.

During its recent meeting, the Board of Police Commissioners unanimously approved the transfer of $229,564 from the police service’s equipment reserve control account to its operating budget.

The police service (MJPS) signed an agreement with WBM Technologies in March to have the technology company update the MJPS’s IT infrastructure, while the police board motion at that time approved money from the existing 2021 operating and equipment reserve budgets,

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Purchasing new computer equipment was needed because of the requirement for upgrades, he continued.

Since these items were not in the equipment reserve account at the time, the initial funding came from the operating budget.

However, funding is now available in the equipment reserve control account. Meanwhile, these IT items will be added to the equipment reserve account to begin depreciating for their eventual replacement.

“We transferred most of our infrastructure over already. We’re now working on a hardware refresh on new computers and screens because many of which are long past (their) end of life,” Johns added. “And we’ve been really pleased with the 24/7 service we’ve been receiving.”

who feel comfortable coming forward to police to seek help … ,” he said. “It’s also worth noting that … the vast, vast majority of them (files), there is a relationship of some sort between the suspect and the victim.

“We only had a few files reported to us where it was an unknown suspect,” Mickleborough added. “The vast majority, there’s either a familial relationship or some sort of an acquaintance in these situations.”

Crimes against people Total crimes against people have decreased by 5.3 per cent this year compared to last year, with incidents dropping to 448 from 473, the data shows. Other data comparing this year versus last shows: · Homicide: 0 / 1 · Attempted murder: 2 / 3 · Robbery: 5 / 9 · Threats: 47 / 87 · Domestic disputes: 145 / 140

Moose Jaw man gets eight years in jail for killing mother Moose Jaw Express staff

A Saskatoon judge has found Moose Jaw resident Trent Moore guilty of killing his mother in The Bridge City in 2019.

Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Alison Rothery sentenced Moore to eight years in prison after accepting a joint recommendation from the Crown and defence on Nov. 9.

Moore, 34, pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Saskatoon police came across the body of Noreen Victorine Moore, 52, in her apartment on Avenue V South on July 5, 2019, where she had been stabbed to death. The family had asked the police to check on her well-being.

According to information read out in court, Moore killed his mother sometime between July 2 and July 5.

Moore’s death was Saskatoon’s eighth homicide of 2019.

The Moose Jaw Police Service informs residents of scam phone calls A number of Moose Jaw residents have received phone calls from individuals who claim to have kidnapped a loved one. The callers then instruct the family member to drive to a financial institution and wait further instructions.

In some occasions a child in distress can be heard in the background, which is believed to be a recording.

It is believed the information about resident’s loved ones is being obtained through their individual social media accounts.

The Police Service would like to remind the public to avoid posting personal information on social media, which may be available to people outside of their followers - in particular, names of family members and associated phone numbers.

In the event you receive a phone call as described above, attempt to contact your loved ones to confirm their safety; if unable to reach them, contact the Moose Jaw Police Service.

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Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners Notes The next Board of Police Commissioners meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 14.

Increase in home break-ins partially tied to drug addicts needing money, police say Moose Jaw police have seen a 56-per-cent increase in residential break-ins this year over last, which they believe is partially due to drug addicts looking for objects to steal and sell.

From Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, there have been 142 residential break-ins compared to 91 incidents during the same period last year, data from the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) shows. Meanwhile, year-to-date (YTD), there have been 270 break-ins — business, residential and other — compared to 237 similar incidents YTD last year, an increase of 13.9 per cent.

“Last year was a low year because of the pandemic.

A lot of things shifted for us. But we take these seriously and we investigate and lay charges where we can,” Police Chief Rick Bourassa said during the recent Board of Police Commissioners meeting.

Most people were at home for half of 2020 because of the pandemic-inducted lockdown measures, which meant there were fewer opportunities to break into people’s homes, the police chief continued. This situation — and residential break-and-enter numbers — was similar across

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express most of North American.

“What we’re seeing — and I hate to say this — is a return to more normal numbers and there’s nothing great about that … ,” Bourassa said. “It is connected a bit, though, as we see the increase in the drug activity, people need to get money to purchase those pieces. So it’s all sort of interconnected.

“The numbers, they’re just too high.”

Drug numbers The data showed that there have been 57 charges year-to-date for drug offences, compared to 32 such incidents YTD last year. The main drug charges this year over last include cocaine (6 offences / 5 offence), cannabis (10 / 4), methamphetamine (24 / 6) and other CDSA drugs (17 / 17).

Police seized several quantities of drugs in October, with some seizures part of a joint project with other law agencies, said Bourassa. The MJPS is part of a provincial meth strategy group that handles enforcement, intelligence and prevention. It works to ensure drugs don’t go into circulation.

The Moose Jaw Police Service will ask city council for a 4.67-per-cent increase in its 2022 operating budget that includes hiring three new officers to address several critical areas.

The police service (MJPS) expects to spend $12,739,939 next year, an increase of $582,223 or 4.79 per cent over this year. It also expects revenues to be $1,571,813, an increase of $83,504 or 5.61 per cent. This means its net operating budget — the amount taxpayers cover — will be $11,168,126, an increase of $498,719 or 4.67 per cent.

The police budget comprised 23.2 per cent of the City of Moose Jaw’s budget this year.

The Board of Police Commissioners unanimously approved the MJPS’s 2022 operating budget — including the three new officers — during its recent meeting and agreed to send the document to city council during its 2022 budget deliberations.

One officer will start Jan. 1, while two will start in July.

The budget proposal supports current and enhanced levels of community safety and well-being by requesting more police positions to resource four critical areas adequately, Police Chief Rick Bourassa said during the

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express meeting. Those areas include gangs, guns and drugs; child exploitation and abuse; professional standards, quality assurance and community awareness; and safety in public spaces.

The law enforcement agency has 61 authorized police officer positions, which increased from 52 in 2013, he continued. While the organization can meet most demands, it needs more human resources to address serious crimes, child abuse, and professional standards and quality assurance.

The MJPS has the lowest rate of police officers in the province compared to six other Saskatchewan municipal police services, based on data from the Saskatchewan Police Commission, Bourassa said. Moose Jaw currently sits at 180 while Prince Albert is on top at 267 officers per capita; Moose Jaw’s number would jump to 186 with three new cops, but the municipality would still be near the bottom of the list since other agencies would also add members.

“Additional officers would not only provide focus to these priorities but would also bring the rate of officers closer to that of other cities,” he added.

“In terms of prevention, this service has been provided lots of resources … . I think you could use more, even,

A new radio tower and an updated outdoor firing range are two major infrastructure projects that the Moose Jaw Police Service plans to pursue in 2022.

The police service (MJPS) presented its 2022-26 capital budget during the recent meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners. The law enforcement agency plans to spend $254,500 next year, $75,000 in 2023, $77,500 in 2024, $80,000 in 2025 and $82,500 in 2026, for a total of $569,500.

Next year’s money is composed of regular funding of $72,500, with an additional request of $182,000 to fund the replacement of the radio tower and related infrastructure.

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express In its 2019 capital budget discussions, the police board determined that capital budget requests should be $65,000 for that year, increasing by $2,500 each year thereafter to 2026 to ensure sufficient funding is available to meet ongoing demands, a board report explained.

Police Chief Rick Bourassa said during the meeting that several upcoming and ongoing projects require funding.

These include making safety upgrades to the outdoor firing range next year — the indoor range was upgraded this year — followed by long-term projects of replacing the elevator, relocating the second-floor meeting room to a public area on the main level and building a contingency

Commissioner Doug Blanc noted that drug numbers and assaults against police are both up over last year. He wondered if they were connected in any way.

“We’ve certainly seen increases in violence in general, but also against police officers. It can be any type of assault on an officer,” Bourassa said. “A lot of times it’s spitting, which is blech! I don’t know how else to say it.

That’s the technical term, apparently.

“But that has been something that has been increasing sort of generally in society as well and nobody’s really clear about what is driving that. But there seems to be fewer constraints on people who are engaging in violent activity to support their positions … . It seems to be a larger societal trend that we’ll be watching,” he continued.

“Our officers are certainly dealing with people who are under the influence of drugs and they lose inhibitions and become more violent (and) more aggressive, particularly with meth. There can be quite a bit of violence attached to that.”

Cops to ask council for budget increase of 4.67 per cent in 2022

because we’re so reactive. We react when something’s already bad happened,” said Commissioner Mary Lee Booth. “We should try to prevent crime in the first place.”

Booth noted that since adding two extra police would increase the operating budget by 4.37 per cent while adding three would increase it by 4.67 per cent, the board should consider the latter.

The Moose Jaw Police Service is involved with other agencies in the community, region and province, while the provincial government funds six policing positions in the region, Bourassa said.

Four officers with Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan spend 65 per cent of their time outside of Moose Jaw and 35 per cent in Moose Jaw catching speeders, while two officers work with the Police and Crisis Team (PACT) in and around Moose Jaw. Bourassa provided the board with data about crime statistics for the past few years. Of note, Moose Jaw police issued 17,760 traffic tickets in 2016, but that number increased to 32,580 tickets last year.

“We still have a problem (of speeding) on the Trans-Canada highway,” added Bourassa. “There have been no fatalities since the (speed-automated) cameras were installed, but it’s still a problem.”

Police want over $250K next year for infrastructure projects

fund for unanticipated occurrences.

Acting board chair Commissioner Dawn Luhning pointed out that the MJPS has provided a five-year plan for the past several years and wondered if there were any major changes since 2019.

In response, Bourassa replied that the money for the radio tower was the big expense for next year, while a new elevator was included in the capital budget.

“We tend to not forecast too far out because we know that tomorrow can change,” he chuckled. “We have a pretty good idea of where we’re going, so this is our best guess of what we do require.”

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On Louis Riel Memorial Day, Metis flag raised at Sask Polytechnic campus in Moose Jaw

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Pictured left to right: Front row: Police Chief Rick Bourassa; Rosemarie Stewart-Indigenous Student Advisor; Renee Fayant-Flag raiser, Saskatchewan Polytech Student; Darrell Hawman-Saskatchewan Polytechnic Knowledge Keeper and New Southern Plains Metis Local president; Greg Lawrence- MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow and Marlene Dormuth- Saskatchewan Polytechnic Indigenous Student Centre Coordinator Unfortunately the individuals in the back row are not all visible; our apologies.

Back row: Lee Pearce-Saskatchewan Polytechnic Manager of Health and Safety; Patrick Connolly-New Southern Plains Metis Local #160 Director at Large; Darlene Veroba-New Southern Plains Metis Local #160 Treasurer To honour Louis Riel Memorial Day, the Moose Jaw campus of Saskatchewan Polytechnic raised the Metis flag on Tuesday morning as a remembrance of Louis Riel and to pay respect for his efforts in defending Metis rights, culture and identity.

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Memorial Day were also held at the Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert campuses followed by recognition that Saskatchewan Polytechnic is on both Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories and the homeland of the Metis people.

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Chief of Moose Jaw Police Service, Rick Bourassa said, “The Metis Flag is a symbol of inclusion and it is an important day in history to recognize our relationships as a community and how important those relationships are.”

The day’s event included a display that was presented by Darrell Hawman, Metis Knowledge Keeper and President of New Southern Plains Metis Local #160 (serving the Metis people in our region).

“Louis Riel was a spiritual leader for the Metis who was hung for developing our rights and acknowledging our existence on the plains 100 years before confederation,” Hawman stated.

Following at noon, traditional food, soup and bannock were served.

To celebrate the spirit and arts of the Metis people, a performance was also held on the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Indigenous Student’s Facebook page featuring a Red River jig and fiddle music.

This day holds significant value as it recognizes the Metis nation within Canada, initially recognized and affirmed in the 1982 Canadian Constitution Section 35.

In the 2016 Canada Census report, in Moose Jaw alone, 1400 people were self-declared as being Metis.

Hawman says that it is very important for the young Metis to be educated and become good citizens for the country.

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Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce hosts workshop featuring local business coach Tara Driggs

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

As part of National Entrepreneur Month, a workshop on “6 Steps to a Better Business” was presented by local business coach Tara Driggs, featured through The Moose Jaw Chamber of Commerce.

Driggs started her coaching company in September as a franchise of ActionCOACH, a globally-franchised business of coaching companies originally started in Australia.

The workshop turned the focus onto several foundational aspects of both small and large businesses, such as having a grasp on accounting principles, staying on top of budgeting, building a well-trained team, and trusting employees.

Workshop participants shared some of the challenges they face in running their businesses or being part of larger organizations with complex job requirements, including questions like: · How do I handle inconsistent cash flow for a retail business with dramatic seasonal peaks and troughs? · How do I budget effectively to manage large upcoming capital expenditures? · How do I effectively communicate with a boss or supervisor whose schedule is overfull? · How do I contribute to a positive workplace culture for myself and for those I

work with?

Driggs’ experience as a businesswoman and teacher encompasses all of the above questions. She says she is passionate about helping any size business with any problems they may be encountering.

Driggs also stressed that while the frustrations of business life can often take the forefront, business coaching is about helping clients achieve their goals and dreams (both professional and personal) as well.

Born and raised on a cattle ranch in northwestern Montana, Driggs obtained a business degree out of high school and then spent a year in Australia working in agriculture. The recession in the early 90s made finding business work difficult, so she went back to school and earned an applied science degree in math and chemistry. Driggs then spent the next 15 years as a teacher of grades 11 and 12, during which time she married and moved to Saskatchewan.

In Saskatchewan, she continued her career as a high school teacher. However, Tara’s interest in business and agriculture continued; she successfully helped add a livestock component to the farm she coowned with her husband.

“I’m passionate about business, and especially where it concerns rural agricul-

ture,” Driggs says. “From 2012-2016, I switched from teaching to agriculture fulltime, and spent a lot of time on the money side of things, working with accountants,

the bank, the livestock side of things, etc.”

In total, she has accumulated over 20 years of business experience.

Business coaching seemed a natural fit for her after she moved into Moose Jaw. “It seemed like it would be the most amazing combination for me of all my business experience, as well as my love for teaching.”

Although consultants are typically specialized and work with companies on specific problems for shorter periods of time, coaches apply a more expansive knowledge base. As a coach, Driggs is interested in building long-term relationships with clients dealing with a broad spectrum of professional requirements.

Workshops, seminars, presentations, and team-building exercises are offered on a variety of topics. Her most popular coaching service is one-on-one consultations.

“The size of the business is irrelevant,” she says, “I just find business fascinating, no matter what it is, so engaging with the people who are the foundation of that business and helping them find their success, no matter what that looks like, that’s my goal.”

BIZWORLD

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

Major Saskatchewan oil producer’s share price not reflecting value Crescent Point Energy has been in the investors’ penalty box for about six years.

The issue was a matter of trust. The company was growing by acquiring other oil interests. That shouldn’t have been a problem but management kept increasing the debt load with acquisitions while promising to stop.

Lower oil prices since 2014 put pressure on the company to take action. Inevitably the juicy dividend had to be cut and investors sold off shares like stampeding cows in a lightning storm.

Crescent Point became an ugly orphan shunned by all.

Even though the company has come a long way towards redemption in three years, with massive changes the value is under-recognized by investors.

New management focused on core areas with sale of a U.S. shale gas project, no more acquisitions and repayment of debt.

Since the end of 2018 net debt has shrunk 43 per cent to $1.6 billion from

$2.3 billion.

Higher oil prices offset lower production of 122,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day. Lower production has been a result of lower capital expenditures on drilling.

The four core areas of operations are the southeastern Saskatchewan Bakken fields, the southwestern Saskatchewan Shaunavon play, the Kaybob Duvernay field in Central Alberta and the Bakken field in northwestern North Dakota.

Seventy-eight per cent of production is crude oil.

This last year has seen some recognition of Crescent Point’s potential as the share price rose from a low of $1.91 to a current $5.89. Despite a whopping 300 per cent increase the share price is still undervalued.

With nine month earnings of $3.76 a share, shares trade at a mere 1.6 times earnings. A more normal ratio would be three times for $11.28.

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Mistrust of company promises after so many years of acquisition is one drawback.

Concern over the stability of current oil prices is another factor keeping investors’ cash in their pockets.

Year to date oil price returns to Crescent Point have been $79.54 Canadian a barrel compared with $41.74 last year.

Investors are concerned the price may not stay up. Twice since the crash from the $100 a barrel level in 2014, oil prices have increased only to fall back.

Today’s rising oil price reflects growing demand as the global economy builds post-pandemic steam.

Oil prices could fall if we have another prolonged lockdown that reduces travel and industrial production.

And oil prices will fall if American shale producers go back to drilling wells non-stop. Some analysts claim American shale production is constrained by higher costs of finding new pools.

The Saudi Arabians could increase the flow of oil with a turn of the tap but are unlikely to do that.

The Saudis broke $100 oil by turning on the taps and caused immeasurable harm to their own budget in the hundreds of billions.

According to estimates they need $100 oil to balance the budget.

Crescent Point looks like a winner, but that may be reversed in a few years if the federal government carries out the promise to cut subsidies to oil and gas producers.

Under those subsidies, producers have one-third of revenues exempted from income tax. Decades ago the industry convinced government it needed the break for re-investment to find more oil in the future.

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

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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Phil Siggelkow is making one last effort to save the Coteau St. Bridge

By Gordon Edgar

In late September, a group of concerned residents appeared before city council to plead for the preservation of the Coteau St. Bridge. Council heard their concerns, but because of the cost differences between preserving the bridge vs tearing it down, they ultimately voted 4-2 to continue with demolition plans.

A 2020 report by Associated Engineering, which also assessed the condition of every other bridge in Moose Jaw, found that the bridge has reached the end of its lifespan. Associated Engineering said that even if repairs were made to keep the bridge for pedestrians, the bridge would still have to be torn down in 2035. Repairs required to keep the bridge open for vehicles until 2035 would cost over $1.5 million.

Demolition will cost the city $150,000, with CN Railway splitting the cost.

Nevertheless, Phil Siggelkow plans to go before council to argue that the bridge should remain. He placed a sign on the bridge asking people using it to put their names to a petition. Siggelkow and some other concerned residents were able to gather 258 signatures.

Siggelkow and his wife live on the Church of God Campus on Trinity Lane. Siggelkow was president of the former International Bible College for 17 years. In total,

A train pauses before passing under Coteau St bridge.

The train is blocking Home St, which will be the next best option once the bridge is gone. Photo by Gordon Edgar

he worked at the College for over 30 years. Now retired, he and his wife use the Coteau St. Bridge almost every day for groceries, medical appointments, or collecting the mail.

Without the bridge, their options are Home St. E or River Dr. through Wakamow Valley. Despite being the long way around, River Drive is appealing. While it is rough and narrow in places, it is relatively smooth compared to Home Street, which is tooth-rattling and crosses two frequently-used train lines. Home Street’s disrepair has been another frequent complaint raised by those opposed to the demolition.

The residential neighborhoods across the bridge look out over Wakamow Valley. Once the bridge is gone, their access to several beautiful spots to view the valley will be reduced – or eliminated. Siggelkow says the bridge is used every day by walkers, runner, and cyclists. He feels that the demolition will cause the community to feel more isolated.

City council has confirmed they are finalizing details to hear Mr. Siggelkow at the Council meeting on November 22nd. He will be supported at the meeting by several of his fellow petitioners, and will have approximately ten minutes to present his argument.

REFLECTIVE MOMENTS

Loose screw spells end of beautiful relationship There could be no honest rebuttal when Housemate declared: “You have a screw loose.”

Joyce Walter There indeed was a screw For Moose Jaw Express loose on my side of the dining room table, which also acts as ronjoy@sasktel.net The views and opinions ex- my laptop office and repositopressed in this article are ry for valuable documents that those of the author, and do I need close by for future renot necessarily reflect the po- search and reference. sition of this publication.

The fact that the chair upon which I sit to do my work and to eat meals had just dropped a large screw had me warily stand in case the chair should collapse before my body was free from potential injury.

Gingerly I looked at the spot where I thought the screw might have been located but none of those screws were loose. But there, right at the juncture where the back is attached to the seat was a hole into which the displaced screw fit perfectly. What a relief to have fixed this ugly chair that has been in our possession since the early 1970s NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND THE ZONING BYLAW NO.5346

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when we frequented auction sales conducted by Art Kell and Vern Brown.

This chair and three like it, plus a chrome table with a wobbly leg was the bounty we purchased at an Art Kell sale and we were delighted and relieved when he offered to deliver the kitchen set to our rental house on Coteau Street East. It sure wouldn’t have fit into our Anglia.

We didn’t notice the problem with the table until we examined it more closely in the comfort of our eat-in kitchen. “Buyer beware,” we agreed, and promptly solved the problem by resting one end on the window sill of the kitchen, the sill that just happened to be the same height of the table. Ingenuity at its finest!

When we moved three years later to our newly-purchased home on Second Avenue Northeast, the chairs went with us, but the table went to the auction house with nary a word spoken about the condition of the legs. Shame on us!!

On that move, we purchased some end tables plus a larger dining room table but on our newspaper wages of the day we could not afford to buy the matching chairs that would have complemented our new furniture. So we

made do with the auction house quartet.

But soon we had to dispose of two of them when the chrome legs spread and eventually could not be repaired.

But two hung in there, being moved from room to room where we could hide the wear and tear and not acknowledge that they too should have been retired years ago.

It might have been my weighty use on a daily basis but one day I felt myself sinking to a much lower level at the table. Yep, that chair was now a danger to my physical safety. And off it went to never be sat on again, but now holds the indoor recycling bin.

The final chair of that set came out to the table and promptly lost a screw which is sending us a message: “Let the moths out of the wallet and buy some new chairs.”

It will be difficult to say a final goodbye after all this time. However we all know good things must someday come to an end.

The end is indeed nigh, lest my back end suffer damage from the chair losing another, or the same screw. I sense a four-legged Christmas gift in my future. Hint!

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

National Child Day

A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected by any interested person at Planning and Development Services, 3rd Floor City Hall, 228 Main Street North, or may be found under the “announcements” section at www.moosejaw.ca.

Written submissions must be received by Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, by 10:00 AM on Monday, December 6th, 2021 in person or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca. Questions may be directed to the Department of Planning and Development Services by email or by phone at 306-694-4443.

The proposed Bylaw and any submissions regarding the proposed Bylaw will be considered at the regular meeting of City Council to be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 6th, 2021.

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November 20th was National Child Day 2021. The Moose Jaw Early Years Coalition is pleased to say that Moose Jaw is celebrating this special Child Day. Photo thanks to Wanda Peakman.

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Calling innovators and entrepreneurs

By April Meersman - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Have you ever had an idea you thought could help a loved one who suffers from arthritis? Life would be easier for them if they only had that one special tool. It could be an augmented grabber or a shoulder support brace, but if it was so simple why isn’t it on the market?

The Arthritis Society is looking for new and innovative ideas to be pitched to the Arthritis Ideator Program. This will open the door to share new and exciting innovative ideas with those who can benefit from the forward momentum of new technology.

“The Arthritis Ideator Program will contribute to the growing innovation ecosystem in Canada and presents a real opportunity for innovators to access a large and growing market base.” says Lianna Genovese, founder and CEO of ImaginAble Solutions, who created an assistive device that enables anyone with limited

conditions affecting joints and other tissues, arthritis impacts people of all ages, including children. The majority of people with the disease are under 65.

“Arthritis is a huge challenge looking for solutions and we want to support bright minds as they create those solutions,” says Trish Barbato, President and CEO of the Arthritis Society. “We need bold ideas to help improve the lives of the six million Canadians living with arthritis.”

Canadian innovators and entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their business ideas to the Arthritis Ideator Program. The eight finalists will be selected by a panel of Canadian experts. The presentations can be on anything from innovative ways to aid those who suffer with arthritis to help find a cure. The eight final candidates will be given the opportunity to pitch their idea in a “Dragon’s Den” styled event in April, 2022. Of the eight, four candidates will

fine motor skills to write, paint, draw and access technology.

Arthritis is the most common chronic condition in Canada and it’s a leading cause of disability. Most people, however, underestimate the seriousness of arthritis. It causes excruciating pain, restricts mobility and diminishes quality of life.

As a collection of more than 100 different

Changes introduced on Monday amended the Privacy Act to allow victims of non-consensual image sharing to reclaim control of those images and to prevent their distribution.

Gordon Wyant, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, said that “the malicious sharing of intimate images is exploitative and unacceptable. These changes will broaden Saskatchewan’s existing civil remedies to help victims of this despicable behaviour regain control of their intimate images.”

Previous versions of the Privacy Act were legally unclear as to the ownership of images uploaded to image-sharing sites.

The result was that victims of non-consensual image sharing were oftentimes helpless to stop the online spread of their images. Courts may now order online platforms to remove and/or de-index images.

Victims of non-consensual image sharing can be anyone from teens who reasonably believed their images would remain private, to adults in abusive relationships whose partners record images and

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com nology evolves and continues to integrate into every aspect of life. Victims have experienced the loss of employment, isolation and hostility from family and friends, and loss of mental and emotional health.

In many tragic instances of cyberbullying, victims have been driven to suicide.

The amendments to the Privacy Act will include digitally altered copies of original recordings. The legislation also allows legal action against individuals who have not yet distributed intimate images Shutterstock photo. but have threatened to do so.

Courts will now be able to order the video of them to use as methods of control.

In other situations, the sharing was return of intimate images to the victim and initially consensual, but upon a relation- to order those in possession of such images ship breaking down, bitter partners use to make every reasonable effort to prevent “revenge porn” to inflict damage. Because the initial sharing was consensual, it was difficult to find legal recourse. These amendments allow the withdrawal of consent for previous partners to possess intimate images.

The consequences of online bullying, intimidation, and blackmail are severe – and are only becoming more so as tech-

be awarded $50,000 toward their goal of helping alleviate arthritis.

The Arthritis Ideator Program is part of the Arthritis Society’s new Innovation Strategy, which also includes Ignite Research Grants for high-risk, high-reward research and Social Impact Projects for deploying innovative therapies, programs and interventions. This opportunity will give innovators and inventors access to expert advice from the Arthritis Society and the broader arthritis ecosystem, as well as to people living with arthritis who can support beta testing or provide feedback through focus groups or surveys.

Submissions for the Arthritis Ideator Program are being accepted until Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Learn more about the program and how to apply at: https://arthritis. ca/about-us/what-we-do/innovation/arthritis-ideator-program

Saskatchewan increases civil action options for victims of non-consensual image sharing

Pasqua elevator repeats CP Elevator of the Year Award

them from becoming available to others.

Margherita Vittorelli, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice, was unable for privacy reasons to provide details on the number of cases in Saskatchewan each year. However, she affirmed that “the Act and these amendments will be a clear deterrent to (posting) such materials.”

Vittorelli also expressed the confidence of the Ministry of Justice that the Courts will be readily able to manage an increase in victim claims under the Privacy Act. She further clarified that Monday’s changes apply to civil, rather than criminal, actions.

Crimes involving intimate images should be reported to the police.

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The G3 grain elevator just east of Moose Jaw has won the CP Elevator of the Year award for the second consecutive year.

The Pasqua facility won the recognition in competition with about 80 elevators in the Prairies where CP hauls the grain.

“CP is proud to recognize these facilities as Elevators of the Year for the 20202021 crop year,” said Joan Hardy, CP Vice-President Sales and Marketing Grain and Fertilizers.

“CP congratulates the teams at G3 Pasqua for their demonstrated commitment to the safe and efficient movement of grain across the network.”

CP’s first 8,500-foot High Efficiency Product (HEP) train, comprised of 147 new, highly efficient hoppers cars, was launched at the Pasqua plant in December 2018.

“We are very pleased that our G3 Pasqua location has been recognized as the CP Elevator of the Year for Canada for the 2020-21 crop year,” said Don MacDonald, G3 Vice President Operations.

“We are very proud of this accomplishment. G3’s loop tracks along with CP’s 8,500-foot trains are showing what the investment by both companies can achieve when functioning together. Through the dedicated efforts of both teams, we have improved the efficiency and safety of grain handling in Canada.’’

G3 was formed out of the remnants of the former Canadian Wheat Board with 17 high throughput elevators across the Prairies, up from three originally.

The company also opened a state of the art grain terminal in Vancouver last year.

CHS Northland Grain of Hazel, Minnesota was CP Elevator of the Year for the American side, also a repeat winner.

Runner-up to the G3 was the Cargill elevator at Elva, Manitoba.

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Holy Trinity Catholic School Division

The next Holy Trinity board of education meeting is Monday, Dec. 13.

Holy Trinity Catholic School Board part of innovative new initiative, “Parent -Teacher Home Visits Pilot Project”

By Natalie Lund - Moose Jaw Express

The Government of Saskatchewan has partnered with the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) to create a new voluntary pilot project called “Parent - Teacher Home Visits”.

The project aims to focus on parental engagement in their child’s education, as parents and teachers work together to help support students’ individual educational needs.

“Parental involvement is crucial in the success of a child at school. When parents know what is being taught to their children, they can become more involved and build that relationship between students, home and school,” said Dustin Duncan, Minister of Education.

Up to 400 Saskatchewan families from five school divisions will have the opportunity to participate in the initial pilot project, and Holy Trinity Catholic School Division in Moose Jaw is one of the schools involved. .

Other schools within the program include Ill-a-laCrosse, Northern Lights, Sun West and Regina Public School Divisions.

The five school divisions were selected due to their readiness level and by having division strategic plans in place supporting parent and community engagement strategies.

Superintendent of Learning at Holy Trinity Catholic School Division, Sarah Phipps said, “The program itself is voluntary for the educators, as well as the families.

Educators will receive training and will be compensated for their time spent towards the project. The meeting is to be just a conversation between the family and school to understand stories. We do not target students; this program is to be for everyone with the intent to have a nice cross-section of family involved and a variety of grades.

The educators will always go in pairs.”

Participating parents and teachers will meet twice during the school year; the first meeting was in the fall of 2021 and the second will be in the spring of 2022.

The visits will take place in the family home or can be arranged on the doorstep, in the backyard, in a park or community facility, as well as virtually if necessary.

An allocation of $200,000 has been directed to the SSBA to deliver the pilot project.

Funds will support staff compensation, training costs, research and communications to schools and communities.

“Building on Saskatchewan’s rich history with community education, school boards have prioritized building connections and relationships as a foundational part of

learning,” said Shawn Davidson, president of Saskatchewan School Boards Association.

“We heard it clearly through our local consultations, and the research strongly supports that engaging parents and families can have a big impact on student success.”

This project is modelled by the Parent Teacher Home Visits Project Organization, which has been successful in the United States since 1998.

Research results of the project in the US shows that schools that systematically implemented it experienced decreased rates of student chronic absenteeism and increased rates of student English language arts and math proficiency.

“The idea around the project is to build on that relationship and sense of community between home and school. The project itself has seen a decrease in absenteeism in students and an increase in positive student outcomes, and an outcome of an increased level of trust and empathy in all the partners. It’s really a nice way to eliminate any barriers to the student’s education,” said Phipps.

By building relationships and strong connections between the school and home life, the goal is students’ academic and social-emotional well-being that can be improved through this project.

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express the entire area; updating fire alarms and directional signs; enhancing lighting, panels, breakers and wiring; installing a 10-ton exterior heat/cool unit with new or relocated ducting; and removing and repurposing the welding area.

The buildings department created a revised budget of $441,331 — the money came from Holy Trinity’s preventative maintenance and renewal (PMR) account — based on the new code requirements and ability to improve the learning environment and air quality for the IA lab and adjacent art and music areas. The updated budget also accounted for 19 existing pieces of equipment and two new items.

Seven contractors submitted bids, with the highest bid being $530,000 and the lowest bid — which was accepted — of $437,000, said the report. The division awarded the contract to Christie Mechanical on May 26, which began working on the project on June 30 and planned to finish by Oct. 6.

“Unfortunately, supply chain issues — which every project and contract are experiencing — hit our project, de-

laying the two major pieces of the project: the dust collector and the RTU (rooftop unit),” the report continued.

The buildings department expected the final electrical hookups and concrete slab to be completed by the first week of November, with the RTU to be finished by Nov. 5 and the dust collector by Nov. 9.

“We anticipate only minor deficiencies that should not disrupt classes or cause delay,” stated the report.

Matt Heisler, facilities manager with Holy Trinity, told the Express that the dust collector system is operational while some piping still needs to be connected. The division expects to have the project officially completed by early December. “(We’re) depending upon obviously supply chain issues at this point. But other than that, it was quite successful and (we’re) very happy to have it,” he added.

The board report added that the project’s total cost — including professional fees — is estimated to be $522,121.

Project to upgrade Vanier Collegiate’s dust collection system nearly complete

Students at Vanier Collegiate who use the industrial arts (IA) area won’t have to worry about breathing issues much longer since the school division is upgrading the area’s dust collection system.

Replacing the system has been on the radar of Holy Trinity Catholic School Division since 2016 when a review indicated it would cost $250,000 to $300,000 to upgrade the dust collection infrastructure. Another review in 2020 revealed “an immediate” need to renovate the school’s IA area.

A qualified engineer conducted a site review and found several code violations with the dust collector that the school was not following, a board report explained.

Some violations included having combustible and flammable materials within 15 metres of the welding area; the dust collector lacking an exterior-directed explosion vent; no adequate damper return air to the IA area; the collector fan assembly lacking a shut-off in case of a fire or explosion; lack of relief valves; and the unit not having a spark detection or extinguishing system.

The division’s buildings department was forced to upgrade several life safety, electrical and mechanical systems based on the engineer’s review, the report continued.

Some changes included adding extra fire sprinklers to

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Delays with Vanier project force Catholic division to update its three-year building plan Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Delays in completing an initiative at Vanier Collegiate have forced Holy Trinity Catholic School Division to update its three-year projects plan since it didn’t expend all NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND THE ZONING BYLAW NO.5346

The Council of the City of Moose Jaw intends to consider a bylaw pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 5346.

The proposed amendment would rezone portions of the 1000 & 1100 blocks of Main Street North from CS - Community Service/Institutional District to R2 - Medium Density Residential and R3 - High Density Residential Districts.

The purpose of the amendment is to accomodate for existing and future residential land use in this area.

Any written comments or submissions must be received by Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, by 10:00 AM on Monday, December 6th, 2021 in person or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca.

Inquiries may be directed to the Department of Planning and Development Services by email or by phone at 306-694-4443.

The proposed Bylaw and any submissions regarding the proposed Bylaw will be considered at the regular meeting of City Council to be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 6th, 2021.

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the project funding before September.

Trustees with the Catholic division originally approved the 2020-21 preventative maintenance and renewal (PMR) plan in May 2019 as part of the overall three-year plan. However, staff at the division office realized this past summer that it would have to provide an updated three-year plan because of delays in installing the dust collection system at Vanier.

An amended report must be presented to trustees if major changes to the PMR plan or unanticipated needs or deficiencies arise, explained Curt Van Parys, chief financial officer.

In this situation, division administration realized contractors would not complete the project by Aug. 31 — the end of the division’s fiscal year — due to problems acquiring supplies.

The budget for the project was roughly $500,000, but the division had spent only $50,631.35 by Aug. 31 on consulting and engineering service fees.

The financial effect of the delay was reflected in the division’s accumulated surplus position, Van Parys said. The account started the 2020-21 year at $846,853, but after revenues and expenses were considered, that account closed at $1,194,355. This was a difference of $347,502.

Since then, however, the division has spent roughly $370,000 since September to complete the Vanier project.

Van Parys expected the project to wrap up by late November or early December.

According to another board report, the project’s total cost — including professional fees — is estimated to be $522,121.

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Holy Trinity Catholic School Division

The next Holy Trinity board of education meeting is Monday, Dec. 13.

Catholic schools to focus more on certain subjects this year to counter pandemic’s effects on students Jason G. Antonio-Moose Jaw Express

Whether it’s graduation, math or extracurricular activities, Moose Jaw’s Catholic schools want to enhance outcomes in certain areas this year in response to the pandemic’s effects, a new report shows.

Trustees with Holy Trinity Catholic School Division received an update during their November meeting about each school’s learning improvement plans (LIPs) for the 2021-22 year. Using past data, the LIPs list how students performed in certain subjects and at different grade levels, current strategies to improve outcomes, and whether schools are meeting pre-established curricular goals.

In December, division administration will present a comprehensive learning accountability report that provides data on whether schools are meeting those LIPs. Similar reports will be given in March and June to show the progress students are making.

Below is a brief look at each school’s goals for this year.

Phoenix Academy Phoenix Academy’s main goal is to increase its overall graduation rate.

Data from the school shows 12 students graduated last year, compared to 15 in 2020, 19 in 2019, 21 in 2018 and 10 in 2017.

Sacred Heart School The two main goals on which Sacred Heart School is focused are math and well-being.

The school wants to improve its math scores in grades 1 to 8 by 30 per cent to 40 per cent over last year, while by June 2022, it wants 75 per cent of students in grades 2 to 7 to meet or exceed proficiency with the Number Sense strand.

Also, the school wants to increase students’ sense of belonging and safety, which would lead to more problem-solving, collaboration and reduced behaviour. By June 2022, data from a survey would hopefully show an increase to 80 per cent in those areas.

Data from last June shows Grade 2 students collectively had math scores of 78.57 per cent; 58.62 per cent for Grade 3

students; 85.71 per cent for Grade 4 students; 11.54 per cent for Grade 6 students; 52.17 per cent for Grade 7 students; and 33.33 per cent for Grade 8 students.

No data was available for Grade 5 students.

Meanwhile, survey data from last year shows 76 per cent of youths felt they belonged while 73 per cent felt safe at school.

St. Agnes School St. Agnes School wants to ensure that by next June, 75 per cent of students in grades 1 to 8 meet grade-level math outcomes and 80 per cent of youths in grades 4 to 8 participate in at least one extracurricular activity or club at school or in the community.

Collective math scores at St. Agnes last year ranged from 92.59 per cent in Grade 2 to 63.94 per cent in Grade 6 to 62.50 per cent in Grade 8.

Survey results also showed participation in sports and clubs dropped by 43 per cent, the school indicated, so it wants to bump results up by 40 per cent. However, it did not say what the original percentage was. École St. Margaret St. Margaret School wants to see, by June, 80 per cent of students meet grade-level outcomes in math and 85 per cent of students and all staff participate in at least one school-led activity to improve mental health and well-being.

The school will also monitor monthly attendance and address chronic absences.

Last year, collective math scores ranged from 100 per cent in Grade 2 to 33.33 per cent in Grade 6 to 41.67 per cent in Grade 8. Furthermore, survey results for well-being showed 79 per cent of students were trying at school, while the school’s average absence rate was 8.10 per cent.

St. Mary School St. Mary School wants 75 per cent of students in grades 1 to 8 to meet grade-level math outcomes by June, while it wants 80 per cent of youths in grades 4 to 8 to participate in one or more school sports or clubs by June.

School administrators want to maintain math scores in grades 1 and 2 and improve math percentages by 15 per cent in grades 3 to 8.

Data from last June show that 78 per cent of students in Grade 2 met math outcomes while 86 per cent of students in Grade 3 were at grade level.

Meanwhile, 71 per cent of Grade 4 students, 57 per cent of Grade 5 students, 73 per cent of Grade 6 students, 50 per cent of Grade 7 students and 45 per cent of Grade 8 students were at grade level for math.

St. Michael School St. Michael School is focusing on bumping up numbers in math and student well-being. This includes, by next June, having 75 per cent of students in grades 1 to 8 at grade-level in math and ensuring students in those grades maintain or improve their scores in a division-administered well-being survey.

The school set a math learning goal of 75 per cent last year but came finished at 73 per cent.

“Teachers are still dealing with gaps in students learning from the last year and a half due to the pandemic. We are confident that our students will achieve and possibly surpass this goal of 75 per cent,” the school’s LIP said.

Meanwhile, student well-being scores show 93.4 per cent of youths in grades 1 and 2, 89 per cent of students in grades 3 and 4, 87.8 per cent of youths in grades 5 and 6 and 84 per cent of students in grades 7 and 8 feel that they belong.

Vanier Collegiate Vanier Collegiate’s goal is to gather baseline data on student engagement by June through a survey. It will focus on areas of behavioural, emotional, cognitive and spiritual engagement.

It also plans, by next June, to have promoted or participated in 10 events that develop and foster an understanding and appreciation of Indian residential schools. The school will focus on the education-related calls to action that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued.

Catholic division spent extra $560K last year to enhance COVID-19 cleaning, report says Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Deemed essential workers when the pandemic closed schools in March 2020, facilities staff with Holy Trinity Catholic School Division worked that summer to prepare schools for when students returned after nearly six months away.

While classes were suspended from March to June 2020, buildings staff remained on site to continue with their duties, according to a report of the department’s 2020-21 activities that board trustees received during their recent November meeting.

Although access to buildings was limited, the division created “significant disinfectant protocols” and implemented them after staff usage, the report continued. Department employees researched enhanced disinfectant processes while the division implemented safety measures that summer in preparation for the September 2020 reopening.

The new cleaning activities included using fogging machines and vital oxide products, installing water bottle filling, purchasing hand sanitizer bottles, building standalone wash stations, adding plexiglass dividers, enhancing isolation room products and purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE).

The department was over budget by $238,588 last year due to $563,181 in unbudgeted COVID-19 expenses, the report added. If those expenses were excluded, the department would have been under budget by $324,593.

The facilities staff continued these cleaning measures throughout the 2020-21 school year, and continue to do so this year.

Energy management During the 2020-21 year, Holy Trinity’s utility costs were $506,292. The federal climate action incentive fund provided $226,226 for energy retrofits for lighting and rooftop units.

These upgrades are expected to reduce the division’s utility costs by $26,000 per year, the report said.

School buildings There are nine Holy Trinity schools in three communities in southwest Saskatchewan, including five elementary, one regular high school and one alternative high school in Moose Jaw. There is also one elementary school each in Swift Current and Shaunavon.

The schools’ average age is 52 years, the report said. The oldest schools are 65 years old (Christ the King in Shaunavon and St. Margaret, St. Michael and St. Mary in Moose Jaw).

Conversely, All Saints Catholic School in Swift Current opened in 2014.

Size of buildings Christ the King School was built in 1956 and has had two additions since then. It is 1,416 square metres (15,246 square feet) in size. Meanwhile, it is at 56-per-cent capacity.

Sacred Heart was built in 1959 and has had five additions. It is 2,304 square metres (24,801 square feet) in size.

Meanwhile, it is at 91-per-cent capacity.

St. Agnes was built in 1964 and has had three additions over the last several decades. It is 2,535 square metres (27,284 square feet) in size. Meanwhile, it is at 114-per-cent capacity.

St. Margaret was constructed in 1956 and has had six additions. It is 2,998 square metres (32,274 square feet) in size. Meanwhile, it is at 62-per-cent capacity.

St. Mary was built in 1956 and has had one addition since then. It is 1,381 square metres (14,860 square feet) in size. Meanwhile, it is at 93-per-cent capacity.

St. Michael was constructed in 1956 and has had eight additions. It is 2,992 square metres (32,206 square feet) in size. Meanwhile, it is at 90-per-cent capacity.

Vanier Collegiate was built in 1966 and has required three additions. It is 7,248 square metres (78,017 square feet) in size. Meanwhile, it is at 58-per-cent capacity.

All Saints — a joint-use school — was built in 2014

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and is 4,758 square metres (51,214 square feet) in size. The Catholic side is 1,181 square meters (12,712 square feet) in size. Meanwhile, it is at 124-per-cent capacity.

Phoenix Academy was constructed in 1998 and is 397 square metres (4,278 square feet) in size. Meanwhile, the school’s capacity is unknown.

The new board office was built in 2009 and is 1,087 square metres (11,700 square feet) in size.

The division’s Quonset hut was constructed in 2008 and is 84 square metres (90 square feet) in size.

In total, there are 29,300 square metres (315,389 square feet) of floor space throughout the school division.

TAX TITLE PROPERTY FOR SALE VILLAGE OF BELLE PLAINE The Village of Belle Plaine is offering for sale by tender the following tax title property Lot 4 Blk Z Plan 102007808 Frontage: 130.0’ Flankage: 250.0’ Assessment: $52,400 Approximate o/s taxes & costs: $4,484.51 Tender Conditions: 1. A tender shall be submitted in a sealed envelope on which the address of the property is clearly marked. A certified cheque in the amount of 10% of the offer shall accompany each offer. Tenders must be postmarked, or hand deliver by 4:00 pm, Tuesday December 21st, 2021.

Village of Belle Plaine Box 63 Belle Plaine, SK S0G 0G0 2. Highest or any tender will have 30 days to provide the balance of cash to complete the purchase.

3. The purchaser is responsible for fees of Transfer of Title.

The purchaser must provide the name of the solicitor who will be undertaking the registration Transfer Authorization on the purchaser’s behalf. The Village of Belle Plaine will provide a Transfer Authorization to the purchaser’s solicitor upon receipt of the balance of the purchase price. Property taxes will be adjusted as per the possession date.

4. The Village of Belle Plaine reserves the right to reject any or all offers.

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Most people have ‘moderate to low’ concerns with joint-use school design, survey shows Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Most people who responded to a survey about the proposed concept plan for the South Hill joint-use school had a “moderate to low” level of concern with the plan, results show.

Wallace Insights, V3 Companies and Strategic Prairie Region Alliance (SPRA) conducted an online survey from April 15 to May 6 that asked residents in the Westheath area for their feedback about the plan. Five-hundred people were invited to participate, with 160 residents doing so.

The fact that many people responded is considered a “very satisfactory response rate” for a questionnaire asking about a new local school, the document explained.

After reviewing respondents’ answers, Wallace Insights produced a report for city administration in August and then provided an updated report in October. Administration then presented that report during the recent November city council meeting.

This article looks at the survey’s results.

Changes to plan Based on comments received, the project’s design team made some changes to the concept plan. This included: Adding crosswalks and pedestrian-activated lights at two points on Wellington Drive Adding the desired park development options such as sports courts and splash pads Enhancing roadway safety elements Level of concern The first question asked respondents what level of concern they had with the proposed concept plan on a scale of zero to 100, with zero being no concern and 100

being high concern.

The result from 142 respondents was an average of 49.9 out of 100. This demonstrated a “moderate to low” level of concern with the plan, the document said.

Respondents also provided answers with their concerns about the concept plan not addressing certain issues, what they disliked, and other comments. The three main concerns were traffic, green space and parking; some also disliked the one townhouse site, the provided green space, traffic and the school’s location.

Park development Of 139 people who responded to a question about what they wanted to see in the green space, the main answers included unstructured play options, a water park and walking paths. Specifically, respondents wanted to see basketball courts, swings, a splash park, walking paths and a hockey rink.

Safety One question asked respondents what changes they would make to the concept plan to make the development safer. Of 96 people who answered, the results indicated that safety is linked to transportation-related infrastructure.

Specifically, this included pedestrian-activated lights, more off-street parking, location of the townhouses, sidewalks, and crosswalks.

Attractiveness Another question asked what changes residents would make to ensure the development is more attractive. Of the 99 responses, most answers centred around landscaping elements. This included using trees for wind protection and attractiveness, walking paths, and park elements such

as benches.

Residential development Ninety-four responses were received to a question that asked about the types of residential lots being offered.

“Many of the responses took aim at the one townhouse site and associate it with low-income households.

Other comments were about the size of the lots being too small and ‘cramming’ people in,” the summary document said.

Pedestrians and cycling The survey asked respondents how well the plan considered pedestrians and cyclists in the neighbourhood design, with a score of 1 being not adequately considered and 100 being well considered. Of the 141 responses, the average score was 50.9 out of 100.

“It is hard to interpret such a wide variance in opinion. Suffice to say, the concept will continue to regard cycling and pedestrian infrastructure as important and will be highlighted within the recommended concept plan,” said the summary document.

Other comments Eight-six people responded to a question that asked them for comments about the proposed concept plan. The document indicated that comments ranged from excitement about the plan to opposition to the plan and school.

The document added that many felt the need to “get on with it (the project)” and thought the process was taking too long, while others thought traffic congestion would be a concern. However, there was enough variance in the comments that the design team could not discern a single theme or direction.

Engineer behind construction of Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospital receives Lieutenant Governor’s Meritorious Achievement Award Implementation of Integrated Project Delivery Model and rapid completion of project among many achievements in Tom Atkins’ lengthy career

When Stantec vice president Tom Atkins first took on the role of lead mechanical engineer for the construction of the Five Hills Regional Hospital in 2012, there were plenty of unique ideas being thrown around.

One of the main ideas involved the use of the Integrated Project Delivery Model, which featured collaboration between the health region, builder and design team and hadn’t been put to the test in the construction of a hospital facility in Canada.

Atkins and his fellow project leads were able to put the system to near perfect use and ended up delivering what would become the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospita,l not only in a remarkably short amount of time but within the budget set

by Five Hills.

Early last week, Atkins was presented with the Lieutenant Governor’s Meritorious Achievement Award for his 40 years of engineering guidance in Saskatchewan and 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 amendments will remove Intensive Livestock Operations (ILOs) from the Official Community Plan (OCP) which are no longer operating in the City, correct technical mapping errors, simplify separation distances for the existing ILO by removing distances based off animal units, as well as amend the separation distance to 1600m for institutional, commercial and multi-unit land use prescribed in the OCP. 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, December 6th, 2021. Questions may be directed to the Department of Planning and Development Services by email or by phone at 306-694-4443.

The proposed Bylaw and any submissions regarding the proposed Bylaw will be considered at the regular meeting of City Council to be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 6th, 2021.

DATED at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan this 10th day of November, 2021.

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Tom Atkins accepts the Lieutenant Governor’s Meritorious Achievement Award from Lt. Gov. Russ Mirasty, Government of Saskatchewan. throughout North America, with his work on the Wigmore Hospital listed as one of his major achievements.

The honour is part of the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Saskatchewan awards program and is presented to a resident of the province for ‘their outstanding achievements and contributions to the consulting engineering and geoscience industry in the province’.

“Any time you’re recognized by your peers, it’s quite an honour,” Atkins said in an interview from his home in Regina last Thursday. “I’ve held the others that are in the group in high regard and this is a nice testament to my involvement in the day-to-day business and the organization itself.”

While Atkins started as the lead mechanical engineer and was involved on the project’s executive committee, by the time the project reached its completion he had taken over as the lead representative for all disciplines. That put him front and centre when it came to how things went as the build reached its latter stages.

“It was a unique project,” Atkins said. “It was the first project delivered under the Integrated Project Delivery Model, so it was exciting being involved in something that’s first like that. I’ve been involved in health care design for a long time, so the health care aspects weren’t really new, but that aspect was certainly unique.”

The combined efforts of all parties following the new

system resulted in something rather incredible -- the hospital started design in 2012, construction in 2013 and officially opened on Nov. 6, 2015. The $86 million project was completed in less than four years, an unheard-of turnaround time for such a large-scale build.

“It was delivered in an unbelievably short amount of time for that project,” Atkins said. “It was said to be a year ahead of schedule, but that’s a modest estimate of how fast it was done. Typically projects like that can take seven years or more from conception to operational, and we did it in under four years.”

Atkins pointed to the vision of those at the Five Hills Health Region as a major factor in the speed and success of the construction.

“They’d been introduced to the Integrated Project Delivery Model a couple years before that through conferences and speaking to people and they bought into it right from the get-go,” Atkins said. “They managed to convince the Ministry it was a good idea to pursue and they could see the benefits. I have to give them credit for pulling along the rest of the groups, the design and the construction community and convincing everyone that’s the way it should go… If everyone is convinced and singing from the same song page, good things can happen.”

As for his own work with the project, Atkins pointed to his team as one of the most crucial factors for pulling the whole thing off.

“We assembled our team so we had seasoned professionals from across many different disciplines and we also partnered with an architectural firm from the U.S. that had been part of these projects, and so did the general contractor,” he explained. “The combination of people with seasoned technical skills, the buy-in to the advantages of the contracting method and support of the U.S. companies helping with nuances of it, that helped a lot.

“You can’t cherry-pick one or two things; they all have to work together as a system and it’s not something for a neophyte to go into. You need people with considerable experience for something like this and we were fortunate to have that.”

To this day, and with hundreds of builds behind him, the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospital ranks high among his successes.

“Certainly in top-10, that’s for sure,” Atkins said. “I’ve had the great fortune to be involved in lots of great projects, and knowing this was a really significant project for Moose Jaw and the area, and it’s quite gratifying to be part of something that means so much to the community,”

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SquareOne is raising funds and awareness with events in November

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SquareOne Community Inc. is promoting three events in November to raise awareness of, and provide funds for, the issue of homelessness in Moose Jaw. They are: “Stronger Together”; Lunch & Learn – Drug Treatment Court; and Rib Night at Streets Steakhouse & Bar. SquareOne was founded in March 2020 by a group of community-based organizations, concerned individuals, and community support agencies. Their goal is to advocate for and aid those people who are starting over – at square one, so to speak.

Della Ferguson, a SquareOne board member who organizes fundraising, said that all proceeds from the “Stronger Together” campaign go to support the My Place program at the John Howard Society. The Rib Night on the 28th will support SquareOne. “My Place is working with the justice system and helping people who are coming out of the justice system to have support when they do,” Ferguson says. “Not just the housing, but how to support people in living, setting up in life: food security, resumes, help with addictions and other challenges.”

Caseworkers at John Howard Society work closely

with My Place participants to connect them with community organizations, make necessary phone calls, and assist with social services applications.

Stronger Together The Stronger Together initiative began in July with local artists Bill and Laurette Keen. The Mosaic Art Gallery hosted the couple’s metalworking tree sculptures for display and sale, with all proceeds going to SquareOne to support My Place.

In addition, the Keens created a unique sculpture of two connected trees, which continues to raise funds. The trees have 167 leaves on them; over 100 have been sold so far. The Keens can be contacted with donation information, and they will engrave a leaf plaque that will be affixed to the sculpture.

The leaves come in three levels of gold ($300), silver ($200), and bronze ($100). They can show the name of the person or business donating, and they have also been used as memorials. The sculpture is now permanently installed at John Howard Society at 15 Hochelaga Street.

“We’re just the promoters and cheerleaders for this one,” Ferguson says. “We’re so grateful to the Keens for

starting this.”

Addictions Awareness Week Lunch & Learn – Drug Treatment Court During National Addictions Awareness Week, which runs from Nov. 21st to the 28th, SquareOne will sponsor a Zoom Lunch & Learn. The call will be on Thursday, November 25th from 12noon to 1:00 p.m.

Its purpose is to help bring attention to the work of Moose Jaw’s Drug Treatment Court (DTC). The Lunch & Learn will feature Stacey Simms, Moose Jaw DTC Coordinator, and Chad Kobelsky, a graduate of DTC. Email della@jonesparkview.com or text 306-6306121 to register.

Rib Night Fundraiser at Streets Steakhouse & Bar Lastly, SquareOne is partnering with Ashlea and Jeff Streets of Streets Steakhouse & Bar to host a Rib Night on Sunday, November 28th from 4:30-8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for adults, and $10 for children. The menu for the adults is ribs, mashed potatoes, and veggies.

Kids will be eating chicken fingers and fries.

Tickets can be purchased from Della Ferguson at the email address above.

City Hall Council Notes The next regular city council meeting is December 4, 2021

Installation of historic bell stand delayed due to staff turnover, supply shortages Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

A lack of employees and snarled supply lines are two reasons why Moose Jaw’s historic bell won’t be installed near Mosaic Place until next spring.

City administration informed members of the heritage advisory committee during their recent meeting that the construction and installation of the historic bell tower would be delayed to March or April 2022, minutes from the meeting show.

Derek Blais, director of parks and recreation, told the committee that contractor Steady Metalworks could not meet the deadline of late September or early October because of employee turnover and back order of steel.

Blais confirmed to the Moose Jaw Express that city hall reached out to Steady Metalworks in late August to inquire about the project and learned that the business was facing manufacturing problems.

“They said the timelines for the project would be extended as they have some other projects that are going on, and they have some supply issues as well as staffing issues,” he said, noting while the supply-chain problems were nationwide, the business managed to find some steel.

Steady Metalworks will continue to work on the bell stand so that the municipality can install it near Mosaic Place in the spring, Blais continued. The business also expects the build cost to remain the same at $17,775.44 plus taxes.

“A lot of these things are out of our control and we just have to adapt accordingly,” he said. “We’d have loved to have seen it installed prior to the Warriors’ season, but we’ll have to do it in the spring.”

Blais added that city hall is still committed to the contract and Steady Metalworks, especially since the business is donating all design labour and shop labour to fabricate the stand, worth about $7,600.

This has kept the project within budget.

The 119-year-old bell will be housed in a stand composed of steel, which will stand 15 feet high, have a base of 10 square feet, and be installed on the northeast corner of Mosaic Place on First Avenue Northwest. A plaque will also be installed near the 1,500-pound bell to highlight its history and significance.

The Town of Moose Jaw purchased the bell in 1902 and erected it behind town hall on Main Street and River Street. Back then, the bell hung on a 30-foot-tall wood-

en derrick that was rung for fires, curfews and to signal that prohibition was in effect.

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Moose Jaw U15 A Warriors finish second in Melfort tourney Solid showing for local squad comes in first tournament in nearly two years Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw U15 A Warriors haven’t seen a lot of luck through the first part of their Hockey Regina campaign, but during the November 13th weekend at their first tournament of the season in Melfort, they were all systems go.

The Warriors put together a 2-1 record and reached the championship final before finishing in second place at the event, which was the first tournament for the local crew in nearly two years.

“First off, the team had a lot of fun this weekend,” said Warriors coach Dan Bechard. “Finishing the tournament with a 2-1 record has the boys playing confident and buying into the team identity. They set another standard for themselves. The coaches and players are looking forward to a couple good weeks of practice before our home and home with Lumsden the final weekend of November and a busy start to December with 4 games in 6 nights.”

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The win was especially heartening in that it was the Warriors’ highest offensive output of the season -- and came on the heels of back-to-back shutout losses in their previous outings.

Nate Lewko scored twice and added an assist, while Keaton Weinheimer had a pair of goals. Hayden Bakke, Jaxson Simpson-Wray and Nick Bechard had their other markers. Cole Fox was the winning goaltender.

The Warriors found themselves in a much closer contest in their second outing but came away with a 3-2 victory over the Martensville Marauders.

Lewko, Bakke and Tanner Neustaeter scored for Moose Jaw while Jacoby Webb had two assists and brought a key physical presence to the contest. Jayce Finiack turned in a solid showing to earn the win

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The win over Martensville sent the Warriors into the championship game, but they were unable to cap the event with a title, falling 8-2 to the Warman Wildcats.

Bechard and Tyler Allain scored for Moose Jaw, Fox took the loss in net.

Now, it’ll be a matter of using the momentum of this past weekend as a push for their return to league play in their homeand-home set with Lumsden. The two teams face off in Lumsden on Nov. 26 before returning to Moose Jaw on Nov. 28, with game time 1 p.m. at Mosaic Place.

“We have a fantastic group of young men on this team,” Bechard said. “We continue to develop the team-first mindset; the boys are having fun, they work for each other and know they can win. We continue to improve, and I cannot wait to see how the boys translate this success into league play.”

Warriors defenceman Denton Mateychuk remains an ‘A’ ranked prospect for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, There was no change for the Moose Jaw Warriors when the National Hockey League announced their second set of Central Scouting 2021-22 Players to Watch last Thursday afternoon.

All three players listed in the preliminary rankings retained their positions -- Denton Mateychuk with an ‘A’ ranking (first-round draft pick), Eric Alarie and Jagger Firkus with ‘C’ rankings (fourth-tosixth round selection).

Mateychuk has found himself off to a wildly impressive start this season, with

six goals and 16 points through the Warriors’ first 16 games. That’s good enough for third in defenceman scoring in the Western Hockey League and fourth in team scoring.

Moreover, he’s locked down a position on the team’s top defensive pair alongside captain and Minnesota Wild prospect Daemon Hunt and has looked every part like a top-two WHL defenceman with his puck movement and creativity.

He’s ranked to go as high as 18th overall (Sportsnet) in the 2022 Draft.

Firkus has picked up right where he left off last season, putting up seven goals and 17 points in 16 games to sit third in team scoring and 28th overall in the WHL. He’s played the majority of the season on a line alongside 2023 certain first-rounder Brayden Yager, with Firkus’ creativity with the puck and ability to find space creating a ton of chances for both players.

Alarie has underachieved a touch offensively in the early going with four goals and 11 points in 16 games after scoring at a point-a-game pace in the East Division Hub, but has found some recent magic alongside line-mates Martin Rysavy and Atley Calvert as the trio have become the team’s bona fide second-line stalwarts.

The 2022 NHL Entry Draft is set for Thursday, July 7 for the first round and Friday, July 8 for the remaining rounds at Bell Centre in Montreal.

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The Warriors’ Atley Calvert couldn’t quite get to this loose puck.

The Moose Jaw Warriors are reaching a point where even a broken record would say enough is enough.

Night after night, chance after chance with little to show for it. A goal here and there out of the blue, but little regular and sustained pressure compared to the opposition. And an inability to close out games with any kind of regularity.

Such was the case on Saturday night during the Warriors’ Hockey Fights Cancer Night at Mosaic Place, and it led to the

Regina Pats skating away with a 4-2 victory in Western Hockey League action.

The loss marked back-to-back losses for the Warriors against teams trailing them in the standings after a 4-2 loss in Brandon on Friday night.

“There were a lot of similarities between last night and tonight, I think we certainly generated enough opportunities to win the hockey game, and that’s step one,” said Warriors head coach Mark O’Leary.

“I like our compete a little bit better last

Warriors forward Cade Hayes looks on as a rebound off Matthew Kieper sails into the mesh.

night in Brandon, I thought Regina was the better team in net-front battles and battles along the boards, we need to be a little bit hungrier for those second opportunities.”

Getting to that point is a matter of continuing to press the message.

“We continue to preach what’s important to us, and I still like our effort, that’s always there, but it’s just learning when to really dig in in those big moments,” O’Leary said. “We’re just a little bit hesitant sometimes and we don’t do it until we absolutely have to, and sometimes it’s too late.”

In Brandon, the Warriors’ Braden Miller opened scoring only 2:13 into the game, but Vincent Iorio tied things up for the Wheat Kings before the period was out.

The second period was almost all Brandon, and they’d come out of the period with goals from Ridly Greig and Marcus Kalionkieli and a 3-1 lead.

Daemon Hunt got one back for the Warriors early in the third, but that would be as close as they’d get. Riley Ginnell closed out scoring for Brandon with an empty-net goal Jackson Unger had a 22-save perfor-

mance in his WHL debut, Ethan Kruger had 21 saves for Brandon.

The next night it was Regina’s turn to get off to a quick start, as Logan Nihoff and Borya Valis scored in the first to put the Pats ahead 2-0.

Logan Doust got one back for Moose Jaw midway through the second, and Brayden Yager tied things up 2:22 into the third to give the Warriors new life.

It would be Regina who responded, though, as Tanner Howe scored the eventual game winner 7:56 into the period and the Pats put the clamps on from there, shutting the Warriors down and leading to Cole Carrier scoring an empty-netter with 1:39 to play.

Carl Tetachuk turned aside 32 shots in taking the loss, the Warriors had 44 shots on Matthew Kieper.

Moose Jaw fellt to 7-10-0-1 with the losses and sit tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference,.

The Warriors are back in action Wednesday in Prince Albert, with their next home action on Saturday when they host Swift Current. Game time is 7 p.m. at Mosaic Place.

Mosaic Place was lit up in purple throughout the night as part of their Hockey Fights Cancer night.

AAA Warriors split weekend set with Yorkton Maulers Yorkton takes 5-4 win day after falling 7-3 at Mosaic Place as Warriors’ up-and-down season continues

When they took on the Yorkton Maulers on Saturday afternoon, the Moose Jaw AAA Warriors looked like the team that had no problem scoring goals at the beginning of the season as they cruised to a 7-3 victory.

The rematch on Sunday featured the Warriors who found themselves struggling earlier this month, as they fell behind early and played catch-up from the puck drop, eventually falling 5-4.

Up and down, good and bad, Jekyll and Hyde.

So it comes as no wonder that the word ‘consistency’ was a primary feature when head coach Trevor Weisgerber described his team’s effort over the weekend.

“You know what, it’s just where we’re at,” he said. “It’s tough; we need to figure it out and be more consistent and until that happens, these are the results we’re going to have... There’s too much parity in the league this year, and if you turn the puck over that many times, every team is going to make you pay. There were spurts where we were the best team on the ice, but then there are times where we’re turning pucks over and scrambling and it’s tough.”

Moose Jaw wasted no time getting things going in Saturday’s contest, scor-

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Ryan Bain turns aside a shot in close from Yorkton during action from Saturday’s contest. ing five first-period goals and leading 7-0 through two. Yorkton pushed back with three third-period markers, though, and that momentum would carry over into Sunday.

Jackson Allan had two goals and an assist for the Warriors, while Rowan Calvert had a goal and a pair of helpers.

Kayden Ostrom, Blake Betson and Connor Miller each had a goal and an assist. Blake Ekren-Batton had their other marker.

Ryan Bain had 24 saves for the win.

Sunday’s rematch saw Yorkton take a 2-0 lead early in the second period before the Warriors rallied to tie things on goals from Miller and Wyatt Lacoste. Another

pair of Mauler markers made it 4-2 heading into the third.

There, Ekren-Batton and Calvert scored a minute apart midway through the frame to tie things up, but a brutal turnover in the game’s waning seconds led to a Yorkton 2-on-1 and Dylan Schoenroth scoring the game winner with 13 seconds left.

Bain started for the Warriors and made 18 stops, Fechter played the final 20:30 and had 14 saves.

“It’s a combination of things that we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with,” Weisgerber said, also referring to a pair of late-game penalties that also affected the outcome. “We have to figure it out, we’re 17 games into the season and it seems to always be one day on and the next day off and we need to get that consistency. So we’ll keep working at it here with these guys.”

The Warriors fell to 10-7-0-0 with the loss and sit in sixth place in the league standings. Yorkton improved to 3-15-0-2.

Moose Jaw is back in action Tuesday, November 23rd when they host the Notre Dame Hounds. Game time is 7 p.m. at Mosaic Place.

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Regina’s Knapp takes top spot in Sask Curling Tour Moose Jaw stop Tournament champion makes quick work of Winnipeg’s Corey Chambers in championship final Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Kelly Knapp apparently didn’t want to waste any time when it came to winning the Sask Curling Tour Moose Jaw championship on Sunday night.

Knapp and his Regina foursome of third Brock Montgomery, second Mike Armstrong and lead Trent Knapp needed only three ends to get past Winnipeg’s Cory Chambers, third Julien Leduc, second Devon Wiebe and lead Stuart Shiells, taking a 7-0 win in the title game at Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.

That included a 7-5 win over Chambers in the ‘B’ semifinal and a 4-3 victory over Lumsden’s Sam Wills in the ‘B’ qualifier to reach the championship event.

There, Knapp defeated Canora’s Rob

Regina’s Kelly Knapp took home top spot out of the Sask Curling Tour Moose Jaw stop this past weekend.

Team Gedak front end Curtis Horwath and Jason Ackerman sweep a shot as Derek Owens follows during the ‘A’ final.

Moose Jaw’s Brett Behm watches a shot in the fourth end against Corey Chambers in the first round of ‘C’ side action.

Knapp got things going quickly with an opening-end four-spot and after Chambers scored one the next end, put up a three-ender to bring things to a very early close.

It was naturally a solid weekend for the eventual champions, as they lost their

Moose Jaw’s Ben Gamble and Braydan Mohns watch the line on a shot during the ‘B” event semifinal first game to eventual ‘A’ qualifier Brent Gedak and his Estevan rink of third Jason

Team Gamble second Tyler Krupski delivers a shot in the ‘B’ semifinal.

Ackerman, second Derek Owens and lead Curtis Horwath but would win out the rest of the way.

Zuravloff 5-2 in the quarter-final and scored a pair in the final end to down Saskatoon’s Jason Jacobson 8-6 to book his spot in the final.

Chambers rebounded from his ‘B’ side loss to Knapp to qualify through the ‘C’ event. He defeated Regina’s Josh Bryden 5-1 in the championship quarter-final and rolled to a 7-2 win over Gedak in the semis.

BTN Accountants take over sole possession of first in Original 16 Cash League Froehlich keeps pace as only three games played due to winter storm

Curling file The Original 16 Cash League might have had a light night of action this past Wednesday due to the winter storm that hit Moose Jaw, but the favourites still managed to come away with victories.

For BTN Chartered Accountants (Penny Barker), that meant improving their unbeaten record to 5-0 with a 6-4 victory over KalTire (Dustin Woloschuk, 2-4) -- but not without having to put in a bit of

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 1-5) got work.

Woloschuk off to a solid start with a 3-1 lead against scored two in Pro-Tec Electric (Stan Barnsley, 3-3) the first and through four ends, but wouldn’t be able to stole another an make it stick. After scoring one in the fifth, end later for a Barnsley would add steals of two the next quick 3-0 lead, two ends to take a 6-3 edge and run Gunnis but Barker got out of rocks in the eighth. all of that back **** the next frame In league action from Nov. 10, Froewith a threespot of her hlich came away with a 7-6 extra end own.

Barker victory over Fonger Wealth Management then stole one (Nick Cornea, 1-4) in the closest game of in the fifth and the night.

Cornea carried a 4-3 lead through five another in the sixth to go up ends, but Froehlich scored one in the sixth by a pair, and the two teams exchanged and stole two more in the seventh to take a 6-4 lead. Cornea used the hammer to get single points over the final two ends.

Matt Froehlich (5-1) kept pace with his deuce in the eighth, though, sending a comfortable 7-2 win over John’s Music the contest into the extra end.

Barker remained undefeated with an (Ryan Wenarchuk, 3-3). Froehlich stole three in the second to take a 4-0 lead and 8-2 win over Wenarchuk, scoring deuces added a deuce in the fourth to go ahead in the first two ends and building a 7-1 lead 6-1. Each team picked up a single point the through four. Each team scored singles the next two ends before shaking hands early. next two ends before shaking hands.

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Woloschuk got off to a fast start with single points in the first three ends against Gunnis, but would see that lead evaporate all at once when Gunnis put up a three spot in the fourth. Deuces in the fifth and sixth would give Woloschuk command of the game and he’d take a 7-4 win.

KMS Construction (Ben Gamble, 4-0) started fast and ended with a flurry against Motion-Golden Mobility (Lorraine Arguin, 1-4), scoring three in the first and sixth ends on his way to an 8-4 win.

Gamble led 5-1 through four when Arguin came back with three in the fifth, but his final three-spot would bring the contest to an early end.

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“It just warms my heart”: Coach Polupski looks back on Peacock’s provincial volleyball championship Toilers won the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association 4A girls championship on Saturday in Moosomin

Way back when the high school volleyball season was still in the distant future, Peacock Toilers head coach Lorne Polupski predicted big things not only for his team but the league in general when things did kick off.

Moose Jaw squads had provincial team-calibre players in their line-ups, the Thunder Creek Volleyball Club program was paying dividends as more and more experienced players hit the high school ranks and the potential was there for amazing things.

On Saturday afternoon, all the years of hard work and preparation finally paid off: the Peacock Toilers are the 2021 Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association 4A girls provincial champions.

“It just warms my heart for these girls; they worked so hard all year and are just amazing kids,” Polupski said on Sunday just before hosting the first TCVC practice of the winter season. “The last point that (Grade 12 Brooklyn) Roney hammers off the block for the winning point and watching them jump in the air, the tears… it brought tears to my eyes. I couldn’t even get to sleep until 3 a.m. last night thinking about it all, it was a perfect end to the season and I think every coach will say that when this happens.”

The Toilers took a 25-15, 16-25, 1511 victory over the North Battleford John

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The Peacock Toilers gather for the customary team photo after their provincial championship win on Saturday night. Cindy Simmons Facebook photo Paul II Crusaders in the gold medal game, and as the score would indicate, it was a heck of a battle.

Peacock lost to the Crusaders in three games in the round robin to finish the preliminary round 3-1 and used that as a tool to prepare for the rematch in the final.

“They played amazing that game, I don’t know if they missed a serve or had a serve receive error,” Polupski said. “So when we had them in the final, we were saying ‘let’s give it everything we have’ and we adjusted a few things and it worked out for us.”

The biggest factor in the final was the second game. The Toilers trailed by as many as 10 points, but rallied back to close within three before North Battleford closed things out. That momentum carried over into the final set.

“When we were way down I said to the girls ‘this is the gold medal match, we don’t want to be walking away here thinking we didn’t give it everything on the court’ and I told them if they came back and won that game, I’d buy them all shakes,” Polupski said. “We just wanted to get back into it, and we’d come back against good teams all year, and we did again.”

“It was a very strategically played game by both coaches, and we just got momentum at the perfect time. The end of the second set, we had some good blocks and good hits and that carried over for us into the third set, then whammo bammo we’re coming home with gold.”

Peacock defeated Martensville 25-22 23-25 15-11 in their quarter-final and ran into a familiar foe in the Central Cyclones in the semis, taking a 25-11, 25-19 victory.

Central went a perfect 4-0 through the round robin and defeated Meadow Lake 25-15 25-14 in their quarter-final. The loss to Peacock sent the Cyclones to the bronze medal game, where they’d fall to Humboldt in a barnburner of a contest 2519 20-25 15-8.

Hockey Fights Cancer Night a special event for Moose Jaw Warriors Canadian Cancer Society fundraising evening sees host of special activities to help honour those affected by disease It was only fitting that the largest crowd to witness a Moose Jaw Warriors game at Mosaic Place since the start of the pandemic filled the stands on Hockey Fights Cancer Night.

Over 3,500 fans packed the arena for the contest on Saturday against the Regina Pats, with the event featuring a host of activities designed to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

And it made all the hard work preparing for the evening more than worth it -especially given the emotional impact for everyone involved.

“This event, a lot of work goes into it and our staff has worked so hard to make it come together, going back to July and August and a lot of planning,” said Warriors director of business operations Jaret Schneider. “It’s been a great nigh;, we’ve had a lot of crowd support. When it’s a Regina game and Hockey Fights Cancer, you put the two together and you get one of the best nights of the year, so it’s been fantastic.”

The purple-mauve colour of the Canadian Cancer Society was the main theme of the night, figuring into the Warriors’ jer-

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express seys, the arena lighting and many of the events that took place.

Fans were able to purchase “I Fight For” placards that were displayed on the concourse during the game, a silent auction for the game-worn jerseys was held, a chuck-a-puck for a team-signed Hockey Fights Cancer Jersey took place in the second intermission and fans were able to sign the ice in honour of their loved ones after the game.

But outside the activities themselves, it was about honouring those lost to and affected by cancer -- including the Warriors themselves, with a pre-game video offering a chance for players and staff to talk about their experiences with the disease.

“That’s the thing about cancer,” Schneider said. “It’s not just one person, it’s not just one team, it’s everyone; it really is. It’s us; it’s the Pats; it’s the fans in the building. Everyone is affected by cancer. So it’s nice to be able to put something together like that that touches everyone’s heart a little bit. It’s great to see it all come Fans were invited to sign the names of together and people enjoying it and suploved ones on the ice after the game on porting it.”

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A major highlight was the Warriors

The chuck-a-puck sales station for a team-signed Warriors Hockey Fights Cancer jersey was a popular stop throughout the game.

Fans could purchase Hockey Fights Cancer signs in honour of their loved ones and have them displayed along the concourse.

jerseys themselves. In addition to their unique colour, the back of each sweater featured photos submitted by fans incorporated into the player numbers in a mosaic format, with the end result especially impressive.

“It was something we thought about this summer, it was ‘can we really do this?’ and it turned out so well,” Schneider said.

“We had submissions from our entire fanbase and it turned out better than I thought it would, an inch-by-inch photo sublimated into a jersey. They turned out great and we couldn’t be happier.”

The evening promised to raise thousands of dollars for the Canadian Cancer Society Saskatchewan division, something the team most certainly takes pride in.

“It’s hard to say exactly what the final number will turn out as, but it’s going to be a big night for them and us as well,” Schneider said. “With the success of our night and how things have gone, we really hope other teams are jumping on board and planning something similar to help out and we look forward to seeing what they do.”

The Warriors wore special mauve-coloured jerseys on Hockey Fights Cancer Night.

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Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at: jritchie@moosejawtoday.com For current information on Sask regulations on COVID visit saskatchewan. ca/COVID19.

Moose Jaw Kinsmen Club Santa Claus Parade coming to your part of town starting this weekend. All parades will begin at 6:00 p.m on the following dates: November 27-South Hill; November 28-Sunningdale and Athabasca area; December 4-Regal Heights and the Avenues; December 5-East end of Moose Jaw. For more information visit the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Club facebook page.

CHRISTMAS SALE--Saturday, November 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at Zion Social Hall (423 Main St. N.).

Wreaths, tree décor, centerpieces, cards, trees, giftables, baking, puzzles, & more for sale. Collecting NEW mitts, gloves, hats, scarves, kids’ or men’s socks to be donated back where there is a need. Masks are required for entry. Come & join in! You must wear a mask, social distance and hand sanitizer when entering. Follow all health guidelines. For more information contact 306.692.3842 or zionuc@sasktel. net Moose Jaw Community Choir regular practice has resumed. The Moose Jaw Community Choir is an amateur SATB Choir with a mission to have fun, create beautiful music together, and share it with the community. The choir practices on Mondays @ 7PM at Emmanuel Lutheran Church; performances in the community may also take place on alternate evenings (as restrictions allow). New members are always welcome and encouraged (especially tenors and basses) and no audition is required. New members who are interested should contact the Choir Director Diane Rhodes at 306-640-8098 or message us through Facebook @ Moose Jaw Community Choir.

Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Branch Luncheon Meeting at Masonic Temple Hall, 1755 Main St. N on Must show Identification and Provincial documentation for Covid-19 double vaccination. Masks are mandatory when not eating. New members will be introduced and welcomed at the meeting portion of this event. Presentation: Jody Oakes: Homelessness in Moose Jaw. Lunch cost per person: Members/significant other: $15, Non-Members: $20.00; Meal: Turkey Dinner - Catered by Charlotte’s. Please Register

with Rosalie M by November 14, 2021 (306-691-0696 or marcilr@sasktel.net) Please note future upcoming STS Luncheon Dates: January 19, 2022, March 16, 2022, May 18, The Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 59 Moose Jaw, 268 High St W Moose Jaw; Contact: 306-6925453. Facebook @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION-Branch 59 Moose Jaw. Instagram: @Royalcanadianlegion59.

SHA restrictions in effect at all Legion events. · LOUNGE HOURS: Mon to Thurs 9:30-6:00/ Fri 9:30 to 8:00/ Sat: 10:30 to 6:00 · VETERANS’ MORNING COFFEE Monday-Friday @ 10:00 am AND Saturday @ 10:30 · DARTS –Thursday @ 7:00 pm Non-members & New Players welcome · FRIDAY SUPPERS – Friday @ 5:15 pm – Purchase Tickets at the bar or by phone previous Wednesday. Suppers provided by various Moose Jaw Businesses. Price range $10 - $15 depending on menu. · MEAT DRAW FUNDRAISER & CHASE THE ACE - Saturdays @ 3:00 pm - Everyone welcome · SHUFFLEBOARD –Fridays @ 7:00 pm - Drop-in League - Everyone welcome ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TRADE FAIR FUNDRAISER – Saturday Dec 4th - 10am to 4pm; Sunday Dec 5th 10am to 3pm - Admission is a donation – Food & drink available on site.

VOLUNTEER workers and BAKING required for our TRADE FAIR – call 306-692-5453 TRIVIA NIGHT – Saturday, December 18th @ 7:00 pm - hosted by Steven $5 per person – Tables of 8 - call 306692-5453 to book your table. EVERYONE WELCOME! Moose Jaw and District Seniors Fitness Level & Indoor Walking Track open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Timothy Eaton Cafe open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Billiards open daily from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. as well as Monday & Thursday evenings from 4:30 – 8 p.m.

Pickle Ball – Monday & Thursday mornings @ 10 a.m. - Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons @ 1 p.m. - Monday & Thursday evenings @ 7 p.m.

Forever in Motion - Mondays & Thursdays @ 1:00 p.m.

Cribbage – Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Hand & Foot Game for Beginners – Wednesdays @9:30 a.m.

Mah Jong – Wednesday @1p.m.

500 Cards – Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Kaiser – Fridays @1 p.m.

Line Dancing – Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.

Painting Class – Monday & Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Floor Shuffleboard – Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Paper Tolle – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

Lounge – Fridays 2-4p.m.

Jam Sessions – Friday @ 10 a.m.

Technology (Computer) – Questions and help from Ron Smallwood – Tuesdays @ 11 a.m.

Christmas Craft Sale – Saturday November 27th, 10a.m. to 3p.m. Tables going fast. Call/email Tanya to book table now.

Military Whist – December 11th @ 10 am. Call to put your name / Team down for a table.

Christmas Craft Sale – Saturday November 27th, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tables are going fast, call/ email Tanya to book your table now!!!!

Annual Membership fee for 2022 Membership Fee - $40.00 Basic Membership/$60.00 Enhance Membership.

If you are a new member, come in to our “ONE-OF-A-KIND” Seniors Center and we will give you a tour. Our Facility offers more than any other in Saskatchewan and we are proud to be a part of it! For all new members, you will receive your 20/22 membership, as well as the rest of 2021 for free!!

Cosmo Senior Centre, 235 - 3rd Ave. N.E., Moose Jaw, Sk. CRAFT & TRADE SHOW on October 30 from 9am-3pm. Admission is free.

Concession will be open. If you would like a table please call 306-692-2118.

Weekly Events: Monday: 9:30 Pickle Ball – 1:00 Bridge & Floor Shuffleboard – 7:00 pm H&F Canasta Tuesday: 9:30 Jam Session – 1:00 Pickle Ball & H&F Canasta – 7:00 Friendship Bridge & Pickle Ball Wednesday: 8:30 TOPS – 9:30 Pickle Ball – 1:00 Bridge & Floor Shuffleboard Thursday: 10:00 Line Dance – 1:00 Pickle Ball – 7:00 Pickle Ball Friday: 1:00 Pickle Ball Moose Jaw ANAVETS: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Unit #252 – 279 High St. W, Moose Jaw. 306.692.4412 or 306.681.5998 anaf252@sasktel.net Currently Evening Sports Cancelled Meat Draws – Saturdays @ 4:30pm.

EVERYONE IS ALWAYS WELCOME! Tickets still available on 50/50 Draw - You can win up to $5000 only 1000 tickets to be sold. Tickets $10 avail-

able at the Anavets or for sale at the Town & Country Mall; etransfer can be sent to anaf252@sasktel.net and you will be sent a picture of your ticket Seniors’ Centre Without Walls: To register for any of the SCWW’s upcoming events, call the office at 1 (306) 631-4357 or email seniorswithouthwalls2021@gmail.com.

The Saskatchewan chapter of Senior Centre Without Walls (SCWW) has undertaken a unique project to bring fine art into the living rooms of local seniors - via phone. “A Taste of Art” is a new initiative that uses the SCWW format similar to a “party line”, where participants phone into a common line and participate in an inclusive and accessible audio-only format. Stay tuned for more “over the phone” art programming for seniors in early 2022. For more information contact: Christy Schweiger Educator Coordinator, MJMAG 306-692-4472 educator.mjmag@sasktel.net Western Development Museum: All WDM locations are now open 7 days a week and times for WDM Moose Jaw are 10:00 am - 5:00 pm daily.

Please remember to follow all COVID-19 protocols and procedures.

You can review them at www.wdm.ca/ covid WDM VIRTUAL COFFEE CLUB – new topics and dates added!

Grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we explore the WDM collection with our Virtual Coffee Club. All sessions will take place via Zoom so you can participate from anywhere in the province (or beyond). You can register for one or for them all and the best part is they are free! Each session will take place from 10:00 – 11:00 am. Following the presentation, share your memories and experiences while connecting with others. Pre-registration is required.

Learn more and register online. https:// wdm.ca/coffeeclub/ The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) – 10:00 am, November 30 In this presentation, we will hear an overview of how during the Second World War, recruits from Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere trained at air bases across the country, including twenty-one flying training units in Saskatchewan. We will learn how the wide-open prairie skies made an ideal location for these new pilots to train with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) and about some of the aircraft that were flown.

A look at COVID numbers from November 13 to November 19 As of Friday, November 19, there are 46 active cases in the South Central 2 subzone. There are 1,102 active cases in the province overall. Saturday, November 13: 53 cases reported in the province, 2 in the South Central (2 in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Two deaths reported in SK, 170 recoveries.

Sunday, November 14: 110 cases reported in the province, 2 in the South Cen-

tral (2 in the South Central 2 sub-zone).

One deaths reported in SK, 188 recoveries.

Monday, November 15: 97 cases reported in the province, 14 in the South Central (14 in the South Central 2 subzone). Two deaths reported in SK, 139 recoveries.

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Wednesday, November 17: 149 cases reported in the province, 2 in the South Central (2 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Three deaths reported in SK, 177 recoveries.

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Re: Response to Letter to the Editor Published: November 17, 2021 Issue – Pg 27 COVID Vaccinations In a letter published in Moose Jaw Today on Monday, November 15, Dr. Darroch-Lozowski (PhD) wrote: “This means that the vaccinated pose similar possibilities of transmitting the virus and can contribute

to the virus’s potential spread as much as the unvaccinated. This new research makes the mandates absurd.”

This statement is not entirely correct. Please read the articles in the links below, they explain the situation in simple terms and better than I can. https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap-

sub-zone). Four deaths reported in SK, 154 recoveries.

Friday, November 19: 89 cases reported in the province, 2 in the South Central (2 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Three deaths reported in SK, 83 recoveries.

Vaccine delivery: 1,707,308 total. As of November 19, 85,024 doses have been administered in the South Central.

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By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

A bad dream/vision from our future in 2035 It was a Rip Van Winkle dream — waking up

by Ron Walter a generation in The views and opinions ex- the future just pressed in this article are those of the author, and do not nec- like the fairy essarily reflect the position of tale character.

A vivid as this publication. the dream was, not everything stayed in my memory. Here goes what I recall.

It was morning. My Rav4 hybrid needed re-fuelling so I headed to the Coop gas bar. On the way down something struck me as strange. Almost every building had solar panels on the roof to produce electricity.

Arriving at the First Avenue gas bar I noticed only two gas pumps isolated in the midst of numerous electric vehicle charging stations.

The attendant came to me as I asked: Please fill’er up.

“Can I see your fuel permit?’’ he asked “What fuel permit?”

The look on his face said it all: What planet had this jerk come from?

“Sir, you need a fuel permit to buy gasoline. If you don’t have one we can fill out the forms and get you a temporary one until the fuel allocation agency processes and allocates gas based on your need and occupation.”

I was flabbergasted, What year is this?

There was that look again. “It’s 2035 sir.’’

We filled out the forms and the attendant warned me that being retired wouldn’t get me much gasoline allocation.

I filled up and headed south to a Baildon farmer friend wondering how he felt about this situation.

On the way I passed that $700 million natural gas co-generation plant SPC built in the early 2020s. The large building was covered with solar panels and a couple of wind turbines poked through the roof.

The SPC sign was gone, replaced with a sign reading Livestock Seaweed Inc. That seemed odd.

Arriving at my farmer friend’s place I noticed solar panels on all buildings, a wind turbine and a rather large whiskey still-like apparatus. Had the energy permit process pushed him into making home brew?

He was operating controls on the apparatus.

“What’s that?’’ I asked “This is my bio-fuel processor.”

We chatted awhile until I asked him how he felt about the fuel restrictions made to adapt to climate change.

“It was hard at first, but we got used to it,” he said. “Since we’ve been growing grain for our own fuel, food and fibre things have improved.

“Price has never been better since farmers around the world started doing the same.”

I asked about the $700 million SPC co-generation plant and the Livestock Seaweed Inc. sign.

The co-generation plant had been converted into a factory growing seaweed

culture, “That’s the only way the livestock sector can survive and meet reduced methane emissions,” he said. Seaweed feed cuts methane emissions from cows by 60 per cent.

At that point I woke up to a barking dog in the alley.

Lying there in the darkness I pondered the snatches of the dream that I remembered.

Will something like this happen? It probably should but the growth-oriented wealthy nations will resist the sacrifices. And the lesser developed nations will stall on sacrifices to target improved living standards.

Maybe humanity will develop its own hellish lake of fire as described in the Bible.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Province announces restaurants can deliver liquor but local owners say it’s unhelpful

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

The Saskatchewan government has announced that effective immediately, restaurants able to serve liquor are also able to deliver liquor. The regulatory change does not mean such restaurants will be able to sell or advertise alcohol in a retail setting – an equivalent purchase of food is necessary for the sale.

Age requirements still apply to servers and delivery drivers completing alcohol-related orders. Delivery drivers will also need to check IDs at the door to ensure that they are not delivering to minors.

Jim Reiter, Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, acknowledged that pandemic measures have had a disproportionate effect on service industries. “These regulatory changes will provide additional service options for liquor-permitted restaurants and retailers to consider.”

Alex Carlton, owner of The Crushed Can Rec Room & Bar, and of Cask 82 Ale

& Table, says the concession is not going to provide the help his business could use.

“It’s a far cry from what’s going on in our industry right now. If your restaurant is built on dine-in customers and functions being booked, it’s especially been a tough go. You’re down 50-75% in sales, and your overhead hasn’t changed.”

Carlton says that, obviously he and his business want people to be safe and they want to help with fighting the pandemic.

However, he says they have been doing their part for two years, and they need bigger changes.

“Them doing this doesn’t make us a delivery business,” Carlton says. “I have a large space and a large overhead, and this isn’t going to help me pay those bills… this is the government putting out an olive branch, trying to show they’re doing something for us, but you’re going to see small businesses can only take so much.

We can’t do this for another two years,

certainly.”

The owner of The Mad Greek, John Iatridis, agrees that being able to deliver liquor or provide it for takeout won’t make a significant difference.

“I honestly don’t know if we’ll ever do it at my restaurant,” he says. He points out that his servers and his business space are subject to strict regulations governing who they can sell alcohol to.

“It makes me uneasy. They make sure our compliance is so strict in the restaurant, but now we’re able to take liquor on deliveries?” Iatridis worries that the plan has not been thoroughly considered, and that he and his employees might make unintentional mistakes that could be a liability.

“I honestly don’t know if we’ll ever do it at my restaurant,” he commented.

Even if they do, he agrees with Alex Carlton that it would not boost sales enough for locally-owned restaurants.

“I understand they’re trying to help sales, but I don’t think it will work for my business.”

The press release can be read in full at Saskatchewan.ca/news.

UPDATED: Jim Reiter also clarified to the Moose Jaw Express that the regulatory changes were permanent. The first instance of allowing restaurants with liquor permits to include alcohol with takeout and delivery was a result of the initial Covid-19 emergency health order. When that order was lifted, the regulations reverted.

Reiter says that his office was approached by restaurants from around the province asking if alcohol takeout and delivery could be brought back. He added that several of those restaurants for whom the service is beneficial have already expressed appreciation. Reiter says that his office is always looking for ways to modernize liquor regulations.

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Obituaries / Memorials WONG, ANNA On the morning of Sunday, March 15th, 2020, Anna Seto Wong passed away quietly in her sleep at the age of 81 years and 328 days. Anna was born April 8th, 1938, in Hoi Pan, Canton, China. She finished her primary and junior high education in China. She moved to Hong Kong in 1955 to continue her education in an English school. In June 1957 while she was still in school, she met Chew Wing Wong. After 2 months of courtship, they married on August 5, 1957. She accompanied her new husband to Canada in September 1957 to settle in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where she gave birth to and raised their two sons, Kenneth, and Franklin. Anna was a woman of faith, determination, resourcefulness, generosity, compassion, with a clarity of vision for her life. In addition, she was much sought after for her wise counsel. Family was at the core of her values, and with prayer and clear thinking, she took the circumstances of life and made a rich life for herself and her family. After her husband passed away on May 4, 1976, she continued to run Sunnyside Grocery with the help of her father-in-law. Anna sold the business and closed Sunnyside Grocery on December 23, 1978.

Following a break from the long hard years of running the family business, she began work at Army and Navy department store on June 1, 1981. Anna retired on May 31, 1999, after 18 years with the company. Never one to sit around, she started her volunteer work in the Union Hospital gift shop in April 2000 and continued until she moved to Edmonton in August 2011. Ever the resilient person, she re-established her social network and volunteer activities in Edmonton. In addition to the many people who have been touched by her life, Anna is lovingly remembered by sons Kenneth (Ada); and Franklin (Lily); grandchildren Benjamin; Geoff (Candace); Jeremy (Ann); Amanda (Steffen); and Justin (Stephanie); great-grandchildren Samuel, and Caleb. A private Family Service was held. Arrangements were entrusted to Hainstock’s Funeral Home & Crematorium, 9810-34th Ave, Edmonton, AB. With the assistance of W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Home, Anna was interred in Moose Jaw, SK at Rosedale Cemetery next to her husband.

CAHILL, NORMAN Norman Patrick (Pat) Cahill born in Weyburn, SK on April 12, 1929. Pat grew up on the family farm in the Crane Valley District and attended Currie School. In 1945, Pat bought his first quarter section of Land from The Hudson Bay Company and took over the home farm in 1957. Predeceased by his parents Thomas and Annie (Rosskilly) Cahill and sister Blanche Haglund of Thunder Bay, ON. Pat is survived by sister June in Calgary, AB, as well as many nieces and nephews. Pat married Pearl Dyck on March 17, 1975, and they had 20 years together until her passing in 1996. Pat made many friends throughout North America (and the world) after getting his ‘ham’ Licence in 1967. He obtained a steam traction certificate in 1990 and enjoyed taking part in many threshing bees.

Pat had many hobbies including music and entertaining at seniors group homes in Moose Jaw after retiring there in 1993. Over the years Pat was a member of the Saskatchewan Amateur Radio League, Moose Jaw Amateur Radio Club, Regina Irish Club, Moose Jaw Irish Club, Moose Jaw Steam and Rail Association, Sukanen Ship Museum, North Battleford W.D.M., Cosmo Club and Timothy Eaton Seniors in Moose Jaw, Sk. A Private Family graveside will be held at a later date. In living memory of Pat, a memorial planting will be made by W.J. Jones & Son Ltd. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.jonesparkview.com (Obituaries). Chrystine Dacey- Funeral Director Intern

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Vax

Over the past number of years Oxford University Press has announced an Oxford English Dictionary “Word of the Year.” The criterion for selection is that the word has become prominent or notable during the past year. A committee composed of a team of lexicographers, consultants to the dictionary, and members of the editorial, marketing, and publicity staff of the University Press, decide on the word. The 2021 Word of the Year is “vax.”

Vax was actually first used in England in 1799. It derives from the Latin vacca, meaning cow. Dr. Edward Jenner (1749-1823), the father of immunology, pioneered the smallpox vaccine, the world’s first ever vaccine. He built on the theories of Dr. John Fewster and others, who realized that someone who had contracted cowpox was immune to smallpox. Cowpox is a viral infection that is found in rodents and bovines. On cows the infection manifests itself with pustules on the udder. Humans can develop cowpox with similar pustules by touching the udders of

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infected cows when milking. Smallpox is a contagious and often deadly disease that has infected humans in waves of pandemics for thousands of years. Smallpox has flulike symptoms that develop into small blisters that break open and can cause death to people with impaired immune systems. Cowpox and smallpox are related viruses.

In 1796 Dr. Jenner inoculated his gardener’s 8 year old son, James Phipps, with a vaccine made with pus from blisters on Sarah Nelmes, a milkmaid who was infected with cowpox. The boy had some uneasiness and a fever after the shots but no cowpox developed. Dr. Jenner wrote: On the seventh day he complained of uneasiness in the (lymph nodes in the armpit) and on the ninth he became a little chilly, lost his appetite, and had a slight headache. During the whole of this day he was perceptibly indisposed, and spent the night with some degree of restlessness, but on the day following he was perfectly well About six weeks later the boy was rubbed with smallpox pus on skin scraps which later produced no smallpox infection. In 1840 the British government began providing vaccination free of charge to anyone. As a result of a global immunization campaign, naturally occurring smallpox was wiped out by 1980.

The word “vax” was used in the 1980s but became popular in 2021 associated with the COVID19 pandemic As a verb, vax means to treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease. As a noun, it means a vaccine or vaccination. Vax has been used in forming other words such as double vaxxed, unvaxxed, and anti-vaxxer. If you take a picture of yourself during the vaccination process you have a vaxxie. According to the Urban Dictionary, a person who gets a vaccine and then flaunts it with parties and trips is a vaxinista. Surrey, BC had a vax-a-thon for 32 hours at the Guilford Recreation Centre with 7,000 doses available.

So, vax has entered the common language in English speaking countries worldwide. Vax and vaxx are both accepted spellings but the form with one x is more common Also, did you know that the use of the word “pandemic” has increased by more than 57,000% this year?

It is interesting to note that something like what we are going through with COVID19 and vaccinations has occurred at various times since 1840. And the world is still going on today. So, take heart, this too shall pass in due time.

Addendum: Previous “Word of the Year” winners have included; selfie (2013), vape (2014), and climate emergency (2019). 2020 had so many contenders that Oxford University Press listed a handful of words; lockdown, bushfires, COVID19, Black Lives Matter, and WFH (working from home).

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Obituaries / Memorials CATLING, ELEANORA (LAURA) (NEE PAPUC) With heavy hearts the family of Laura (Eleanora) announce that on Friday November 19, 2021 she passed away with her loving family by her side. She was predeceased by her husband Wilmer, parents George and Elena (nee Vatamaniuk); brothers Dan, Bill, Gus, Pete, John, Nick, Sisters Mary Henrikson, Margaret Skarbon, infant sisters Laura and Virginia. She is survived by Daughters Shirley (Dennis) Thompson, Loreen (Rick) Shmanka, Lee (Doug) Stubel and Son Kelvin (Darlene) Catling, 12 grandchildren and 8 Great-Grandchildren. Sisters-In-Law Donna Papuc, Leaila Papuc, numerous nieces and nephews. Laura was born in Valor, SK and raised on the family farm in Flintoff, Sk. She met Wilmer in Assiniboia, SK,. After they were married they lived a short time in Sault Ste. Marie, ON then they returned to Saskatchewan, to live on the farm in Flintoff for a while then to Moose Jaw to their own farm in Grand Valley Park. Over the years Laura was involved with the Canadian Cancer Society, Diabetic Association, Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, C.O.F. Court 1263, Moose Jaw Art Guild, Moose Jaw Multicultural club and the Singles Club of Moose Jaw. She was one of the original shareholders for Temple Gardens Mineral Spa. She owned and operated her own hair dressing shop, as well as selling Tupperware, Shaklee products and Rainbow vacuum cleaners. Donations can be made in Laura name to the charity of your choice. Funeral entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home.

KIRK , KATHLEEN MARION December 28, 1932 – November 18, 2021 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Kathleen Kirk on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Kathleen was born at home at 541 Church Street, Preston, Ontario to Alvin and Hattie Schweitzer. She left school at age 14 to work at Savage Shoe where she met her future husband, Bill Kirk. After their marriage they travelled between Ontario and Saskatchewan several times. While married they moved 28 times.

The church was always a large part of her life. She was a long time member of the UCW (United Church Women). She was very proud when she was given a lifetime membership pin. She also volunteered at Chez Nous every Tuesday up to the time of Covid, helping with the residents play bingo. She was happy to be of service even though she was almost as old as the residents and she was proud of the number of times she was able to do this. She was also involved in Grandmothers for Grandmothers. She loved reading and watching movies and playing games, especially tile rummy and nickel bingo. She was a Dodger fan forever and was also a fan of the Hamilton Ti-Cats and Toronto Raptors. She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She will be sorely missed.

Kathleen was predeceased by her husband, William Kirk, and her two daughters, Bonnie Nodgulen and Marilyn Marienhoff. She was also predeceased by her father, Alvin Schweitzer, her mother, Hattie SchweitzerGrebb, her baby sister, Helen, her older sister, Isabelle Becker, and two grandsons, Brett Nordgulen and Crue Langton. She is survived by her son, Dennis (spouse Lynn and children Shannon and Bryce), her son Larry, her son William (Bill) (spouse Mary-Lou), daughter Linda, daughter Kathleen (Kathy) (spouse Trent Langton and children Jesse & spouse Sara and daughter Maisie, Jeremiah & sons Ruger and Atticus; Casey and spouse TJ & children Lennox and Caleb, Christopher & spouse Whitney & son Simon), granddaughter Jordan (spouse Jeremy & children Shawn and Kaylee and father, Dale), and grandsons Ryan and Colton Nordgulen.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, November 26, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Moose Jaw Funeral Home, with Rev. Jim Tenford officiating. Burial will take place at Mossbank Cemetery. Those unable to attend are invited to watch the service virtually by going to www.moosejawfuneralhome.com/webcast/.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Kathleen’s name may be made to St. Andrew’s United Church, 60 Athabasca St E, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 0L2 or to the Riverside Mission, 40 Manitoba St E, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 0A2.

Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Gary McDowell, Funeral Director 306-693-4550 www.moosejawfuneralhome. com

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West Park Residents Giving Back To The Community Submitted

Residents of West Park Crossing, Our Place Memory Care Unit, were more than happy to donate $100 to Hunger in Moose Jaw Lunch Program.

This group of residents plus a few others, completed two knotted snuggle blankets. Each blanket had approximately 1800 knots (x2). These ladies worked tirelessly for nearly two months.

They were raffled off on October 25th in addition to the selling of tomatoes, as part of the fundraiser.

Thank you our residents for their hard work and everyone who supported the project.

Featured in photo (L to R); Donna Bye (Memory Care Coordinator), Grace H. Sharla (Hunger for Moose Jaw), Bea T. and Gladys M.

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Family sized 4 level split on south hill. Entry leads to large living room, U shaped kitchen with dark cabinetry. Walk in pantry and storage. Addition is used as a dining and main floor family room. 3rd level with family room, laundry/utility and bedroom.

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Original hardwood in excellent shape,1 bedroom with an ensuite on the main floor. The second floor has three bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen that has a stove and fridge, one of the bedrooms could easily be converted to a living room, offering a second living space, extra living space on the third floor, updates, Paint all wood exterior on house and garage, Replace all gutters, shingles.

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New bill introduced will make it easier for dental hygienists, therapists and assistants to practice independently

By April Meersman - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com Legislation that allows dental hygienists, dental therapists dental professionals to provide services and will make it nicians and denturists. The Act has provisions that preand dental assistants to practice independently within possible for the public to select their provider of choice,” scribe authorized practices for each of these professions. their scope of practice was introduced in the Saskatche- Health Minister Paul Merriman said. “It will also create These changes will bring Saskatchewan in line with other wan legislature. opportunities to develop dental service delivery models Canadian jurisdictions.

The Dental Disciplines Amendment Act, 2021 will to improve public access to dental care, especially in rural Consultations on the proposed changes were conductrepeal section 25 of the current Act, which prohibits and remote areas.” ed with a large number of stakeholders including dental members of these three professions from practising indeThe Dental Disciplines Act governs six of the regu- professional regulators in the province, the Saskatchewan pendently of dentists. lated dental professions in Saskatchewan: dentists, dental Health Authority and other employers listed in the Act “The amendment will expand the ability of these hygienists, dental therapists, dental assistants, dental tech- opening up new options for dental professionals.

Near record year for hail insurance claims experienced

By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

The Prairies experienced fewer hail storms this summer but storms had greater intensity than usual, according to a hail insurance report by Canadian Crop Hail Association.

Hail insurance writers in the association made near record payments of more than $322 million on hail claims this year.

Claims paid out amounted to104 per cent of premiums collected, requiring issuers to dig into reserves.

The association insured over $8 billion in crop values.

“Storm frequency was below average in 2021,’’ said the report.

“The number of days producing active weather fell below the five-year average.

Storm severity, or the cost per claim quickly built like the clouds that cause the hail.

“What looked to be an average storm season endured record high claim pay-

ments. All three Prairie provinces had average cost per claims higher than the fiveyear average.”

Saskatchewan was hit the hardest with losses equalling 134 per cent of premium collections. That compares with 65 per cent losses to premiums in 2020.

The hail season started early on June 5 with a west central Saskatchewan storm.

The industry reported four major storm dates in July with more than 2,600 recorded claims costing more than $98 million.

More average storm activity happened in August with four major storm dates.

Storms on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 took the industry to its final loss numbers with almost 1,800 claims and a cost of more than $43 million for the second worst of the season.

The single largest loss day was July

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22 with more than 1,300 claims at a cost of more than $53 million. July accounted for more than 43 per cent of claims paid for the year.

The number of claims-to-policies was 12 per cent higher than the five-year average.

“It was really the severity of the damage that devastated the industry.”

Average cost per claim was more than double the five-year average.

Total sums insured saw a slight increase year-over-year, likely due to increased crop prices and early crop outlook prior to the drought and heat like conditions.

The industry average rates continued to decline for 2021 so current average rates are now at or near their lowest historic levels.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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