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Maj. Mike Hoeft delivers special sermon in honour of local organization’s continued service in community Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

When the Salvation gland in 1865 — not long Army first arrived in after the American Civil Moose Jaw, to say the War had ended. city was still in its infanSince then, the goal cy would be a bit of an has been the same: spread understatement. the word of the Lord while The Canadian Padoing everything in their cific rail line had only power to better the lives been laid in Saskatcheof others less fortunate. wan six years earlier, and “We just do our best the now-bustling modern to be the feet and the community was little hands of Jesus in the commore than a gathering of munity,” Hoeft said. “We shacks and buildings in do tend to do a lot of stuff, support of the ongoing and when we sit back and railway expansion west. kind of look at all the But there the service things that are going on, organization was, itself in for the size of the group its earliest years of existhat we are, there’s lots tence, helping those who of energy being expendneeded help, improving ed, lots of people being lives as best they could served and that’s what we and taking the first steps want to do.” into becoming the worldHoeft delivered a wide force for good they special sermon at the are today.

Lieut. Almeta Ward, Maj. Mike Hoeft and Lieut. Lester Ward pause for a Sunday service titled ‘A Now, 134 years lat- photo after the Salvation Army service celebrating 134 years in Moose Jaw. Firm Foundation’, which er, the Salvation Army touched on keeping the remains as strong as ever foundation of all Christian in Moose Jaw. religions — the word of God — forefront in one’s mind regardless And this past weekend was a time to celebrate. of what congregation you’re a part of.

Maj. Mike Hoeft, area commander for Saskatchewan, joined “The foundation of the work that we do in these jobs is the Lieut. Lester Ward and Lieut. Almeta Ward for a special edition church,” Hoeft later said. “It’s where we get our source of strength of their Sunday service as the Salvation Army looked back to their and inspiration and motivation to go out and serve the people in the earliest days in 1888 and how things have continued to grow and communities.” progress in the years since.

Now, the focus turns to the next 134 years and continuing their “We just kind of keep doing what we do, we’re here, we’re hard work throughout Saskatchewan and beyond. still serving the people of Moose Jaw and still serving the people of “You look at Moose Jaw expand it across 15 communities this congregation,” Hoeft said after greeting members of the church in the province; there’s so much,” Hoeft said. “Everything from who took part in the service. “No matter how you look at it, 134 long-term care to men’s shelters, to girls’ homes, to thrift stores and years is a long history, with lots of people coming in and out of the Family Services and food banks and churches and even then we’re ranks in Moose Jaw, and it’s become quite a thriving enterprise. Not rather small. But we have great people doing great work, and it’s only with the congregational aspect of it, but serving the people in really significant, the number of people being touched and lives the community with everything we’ve done over the years.” being changed.”

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Diversity of talents and artisanship at weekend scrapbooking retreat

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

It is not merely photos in hardcover books with creative scrap-paper captions – the world of scrapbooking includes just about every crafty self-expressive hobby one could imagine.

The weekend of March 18 saw the gathering of about 30 women at Timothy Eaton Centre for Moose Jaw’s first scrapbooking retreat in a long while.

The hall was filled with tables that overflowed with craft ingredients: dozens of kinds of paper, cloth, cardboard, paints, pens, markers, sewing machines, tools for cutting and shaping and stencilling, new projects and ongoing ones.

There were no men at the retreat, but that isn’t because scrapbooking is exclusively a woman’s hobby – local scrapbooking gkuru Teresa Fellinger. Who owns Scrappin’ with T, said she’s been to retreats that were 75 per cent male.

“It’s for everyone who likes crafting and making things,” Fellinger said.

The workstations at the retreat were individualized with equipment and supplies according to the interests of each particular artist.

Rhonda Renz, from Weyburn, was close to finishing a batch of 165 Valen-

One of the handmade cards Rhonda Renz makes (photo by Gordon Edgar)

The hall at Timothy Eaton Centre echoed with the laughter and creative discussions of about 30 artisans on the night of March 18 (photo by Gordon Edgar) tine’s cards. The cards are intended for local nursing homes. A service club asked her to take the project, and she’s been making them annually for a couple of years.

Renz displays a few cards she’s finished. They are carefully and uniquely created with hearts and patterned paper in Valentine’s fashion. Cards are her specialty – she sells her work through a specialty handmade store in Weyburn.

“We never used to get such nice product that we can get now,” Renz said. She’s

Graphic designed Nicole Janzen’s sketchbook station Friday night was filling up with birds and fruit - painted with gouache to avoid stuck pages (photo by Gordon Edgar)

At another table, Nicole Janzen, a graphic designer who has been an artist for as long as she can remember, is painting a bird into a page of her sketchbook.

“I used to design planner stickers,” Janzen said. “I’ve gone away from digital (at this point), and into more traditional stuff, so painting and drawing.

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Nothing is, in principle, excluded from scrapbooking - if sewing is your passion, there’s a place here for it (photo by Gordon Edgar) Fellinger has planned another retreat (called “Scrappin Palooza”) for April 22, 23, and 24, to be held at Timothy Eaton Centre again.

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Val Wiks works on a Christmas display with intricately-detailed model houses and churches (photo by Gordon Edgar)

been crafting for over 20 years and said the variety of materials has steadily increased, enabling ever more creative expression.

A Christmas display with intricately-detailed cardboard house models is taking shape a table over. Val Wiks explains the machine she uses to die-cut windows and doors, brick details and shingles.

She merges the pieces with glue and clips, the outside features combined with inside reinforcement to make the finished model sturdy. Each model is made with specific textures and an eye for architecture.

“I usually give away most of the stuff that I do,” Wiks said. “Because I like to create, I don’t like to keep.” People admire her work, and she responds, “Oh, well just take it – I can make another one.”

Wiks reasons that if she didn’t give her work away, she would run out of room for making more.

“I’m just painting some birds and fruit. I use gouache paint, which is similar to acrylic, but it’s not as sticky.” The lesssticky paint means her art can go into a book without the pages bonding together.

At 8:00 p.m., Fellinger and Corinne Nelson, another scrapbooking professional, taught a short class with prepared materials for all the attendees.

Nelson demonstrated the creation of a card that unfolds three different ways, showing how to score lines for folding and cutting.

Fellinger combined a piece of cardboard, a ribbon, and other seeming scraps into a charming wall organizer. Showing off a recent burn, she warned the group against underestimating glue guns while making the organizer.

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Mental health advocate Kehler uses own journey to help erase stigma against seeking help

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Allan Kehler is the first to admit he was in a very, very bad place when it came to his mental health not very long ago.

It reached a point where he needed help, and knew he needed help, but like so many men suffering from such issues, he couldn’t get around the stigma surrounding people such as him reaching out.

But one group meeting — one he had to utterly force himself to attend when he was at one of his lowest points — changed everything. And it was one offhand quip from the only other guy in the group as Kehler struggled to tell his story that did it.

“It’s okay, Al, I get it.”

With that, his journey as a mental health advocate was underway.

Now a renowned public speaker with four books on mental health to his credit, Kehler was in Moose Jaw for a pair of speaking engagements at Vanier Collegiate on Wednesday, first speaking at a school assembly in the morning and following with a public seminar in the evening.

At both events, Kehler spoke toward erasing the very same stigma that made it so difficult for him to get help, the same kind of stigma and fear that makes it all but impossible for many in the same situation to do the same.

“I have a very twisted sense of grat-

Allan Kehler holds a jar filled with balls labelled with various mental health situations and issues, showing how they can fill to overflowing if you left them… itude for a lot of the pain that I’ve gone through because it’s brought me to today,” Kehler said. “I think that because I’m able to be vulnerable, vulnerability breeds vulnerability, and therefore the responses often create connections… so I think it just strengthens the conversation that really has to be had.”

Part of that was the second part of the evening seminar, which featured a talking circle where folks could share their own

experiences.

“It strengthens communities because you can start to hear that other people have similar fears, you can start to see how people unite and come together and strengthen the community,” he said. “It’s all part of learning and healing and it’s time that everyone who needs it should be able to do so without worrying about what other people will think.”

The assembly was especially touching for Kehler because it included an example of mental health reaching the saddest point, as Vanier lost a student to depression only a few months earlier.

“Yeah. It was hard,” Kehler admitted.

“I’ve done hundreds of these, never have I broke down and cried and it’s because they lost a good friend in Pedro. And we were able to create a safe space where we could come together and talk about it address our fears, that it was okay to cry.

Kids are vulnerable. It was hard but it was beautiful at the same time.”

A key component of every one of his talks is one that has been stressed time and again and can’t be stressed enough — you are not alone. Help is not only out there, it’s waiting. And it can change your life.

The good news is Kehler is starting to see more and more fruits of his labour. He spoke about men he interviewed over the

years who saw their lives improve dramatically just by talking to someone and understanding how to fix things. Then there are the myriad social media initiatives that continue to spread the message that it’s okay to talk about your mental health, many of them focussing on men.

“I think the message resonates with some people, they understood the importance of talking about their pain, they understood the importance of reaching out,” Kehler said. “Because of that, we’re moving the right way.

“I think in every community, you’re starting to see more and more men stepping up saying, ‘hey, this is what I’ve gone through’, and then all sudden, because of that vulnerability, another person says, ‘hey, yeah, I appreciate that, here’s what I went through’. So it’s moving forward all the time.”

For more on Alan Kehler, his journey and his message, visit www.allankehler. com. And to learn more about the Journey to Hope, their suicide prevention work and mental health advocacy, be sure to visit www.journeytohope.synthasite.com.

If you feel you need help and have no one to talk to, simply call 811, and a mental health professional will take you on your first steps to a better world.

Masquerade ball returns with goal of boosting community’s mental health Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

With the past two years being difficult for many people, organizers of the Moose Jaw Masquerade Ball hope the event’s return will boost spirits and the community’s mental health.

This will be the ball’s fifth anniversary, which launched in 2016 to support the Moose Jaw branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).

This year’s event occurs at the Heritage Inn on Saturday, May 21, with doors opening at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m.

There will be three guest speakers, table games, a silent auction, 50/50, and a performance by The Bromantics.

Since the ball has a 1950s theme, men should dress in their best cardigan sweaters and trousers while women should wear their best poodle skirts and saddle shoes.

Or, you know, other fashions of the day.

Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased from www.mentalhealthball.com.

The Heritage Inn is also running a promotion to help reduce impaired driving. Ticket holders can provide a code number and stay the night for $99; breakfast is included.

The ball has been on hiatus for the past two years because of issues with quarantine, physical distancing, and wearing masks, explained event chairwoman Karma Klassen.

During that time, the CMHA’s Moose Jaw branch “has taken a helluva hit,” she continued. Its executive director, Nema Atsu, left the position around January 2021, staffing levels were cut from 10 people to two people, its budget was slashed

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Furthermore, there was a complete turnover on the ball’s board. This forced Klassen to rebuild the team for this year’s event; members have been working on the ball since October.

“But thankfully — oh my God — thankfully we’ve got such smart, skilled, wonderful, driven people working towards the cause, and I just love them,” she said.

Klassen reached out to new executive director David Coulombe about the ball, but he knew nothing about it because he was so new. However, he indicated that he was thrilled to learn about a fundraiser, especially after the challenges the office faced.

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The ball’s board has taken a different approach to acquire support for the event, Klassen said. In past years, committee members went from business to business, attempting to drum up donations and items for the silent auction. However, this approach drained committee members since

there were only four of them, while it was also an “archaic way” of finding support.

“Tickets were being sold in different locations physically, and keeping track of it all was monumental,” she remarked.

The re-formation of the committee — there are now eight members — has brought a new level of inspiration to organizing the event, with almost every process now digital, she continued. The committee initially thought of scanning vaccine passports at the doors but then realized they could also scan tickets simultaneously.

Everyone on the board is committed to ensuring that the CMHA Moose Jaw branch’s office gets back on its feet after a tough few years, Klassen said.

“We’ve seen an (increase) of mental health crises, but those lead to life decisions that can hurt a person, which can lead to homelessness, addiction and crime,” she noted. “And we’re looking to fight all of those to sort of help people come out of those areas that can swamp a person.

“We do it every year because it never goes away; mental health always needs help.”

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Joan Ritchie Jason G. Antonio Gordon Edgar Joyce Walter April Meersman Randy Palmer Ron Walter John Kreutzwieser Eugenie Officer – Ag Journalist Spring is such a glorious season of awakening and renewed life!

Fittingly, poetry encapsulates the essence of the season beautifully in brief poignant thoughts that touch the heart. Please enjoy this poem that celebrates the new life that spring brings, heralding in the Easter season that will soon be upon us where we can celebrate renewed eternal life.

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By Christina Rossetti (1830-94) Frost-locked all the winter, Seeds, and roots, and stones of fruits, What shall make their sap ascend That they may put forth shoots?

Tips of tender green, Leaf, or blade, or sheath; Telling of the hidden life That breaks forth underneath, Life nursed in its grave by Death.

Blows the thaw-wind pleasantly, Drips the soaking rain, By fits looks down the waking sun: Young grass springs on the plain; Young leaves clothe early hedgerow trees; Seeds, and roots, and stones of fruits, Swollen with sap put forth their shoots; Curled-headed ferns sprout in the lane; Birds sing and pair again.

There is no time like Spring, When life’s alive in everything, Before new nestlings sing, Before cleft swallows speed their journey back Along the trackless track – God guides their wing, He spreads their table that they nothing lack, – Before the daisy grows a common flower Before the sun has power To scorch the world up in his noontide hour.

There is no time like Spring, Like Spring that passes by; There is no life like Spring-life born to die, – Piercing the sod, Clothing the uncouth clod, Hatched in the nest, Fledged on the windy bough, Strong on the wing: There is no time like Spring that passes by, Now newly born, and now Hastening to die.

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University can provide valuable life lessons, faculty dean tells Vanier students Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

While university is mostly about studying, exams and earning a degree, it can also be about exploring new opportunities, gaining valuable life lessons and giving back to the community, a professor says.

Dr. Gina Grandy, dean of the faculty of business administration at the University of Regina, spoke to about 50 students at Vanier Collegiate on March 24 with the goal of building relationships with prospective business students.

There was also a presentation by the university’s Paul J. Hill School of Business and a general overview of what the post-secondary institution offers.

When students go to university, they will discover what career they want and who they are and who they want to be, Grandy said.

She pointed to a group of business students who recently participated in the 13th annual Five Days for the Homeless Campaign, a fundraiser for Carmichael Outreach. Three students spent five days sleeping outdoors on campus with no shelter, showers, cell phones and only donated food.

The group raised $40,550.30, which adds to the 13year total of $450,000 donated to the charity.

“Now, if that isn’t impressive when you talk about how you can make an impact in your community, not only was that seriously life-changing for the leaders, we’re (also) talking about actually making change in the communities that surround you,” Grandy said.

The business faculty recently held a student recognition night where the department honoured over 50 students for their academics or community work, while about 50 business leaders were present, she continued.

During the event, she saw many students walk away with business cards and even jobs because of their networking.

Recalling her university days, Grandy explained that she entered the business faculty and thought she wanted to be an accountant — that didn’t end up happening. She took the Co-operative education path, which allowed her to pursue paid work placements while studying, which helped pay for her degree.

Grandy spent four months studying in the Netherlands as part of an educational exchange. She thought this was a great experience since she met amazing people, she changed as a person, and her perspective on the world changed.

Katelyn Major, a recruiter with the U of R, speaks to Vanier students about what the university offers. Photo by Jason G. Antonio “Every single one of those opportunities as a learning experience were incredibly valuable. Valuable, because I sort of learned what I didn’t want to do, and I also learned about the things I really liked and what I wanted to do more of … ,” she said.

“If there was an opportunity to be had, I took advantage of it even if I wasn’t necessarily good at it. And …

I came to a place where I figured out, actually, I kind of know what I’d like to do.”

Grandy added that she was willing to explore, fail, and learn from her mistakes, contributing to who she is today.

Afterward, Grade 11 student Eric Meili said he thought the presentation was informative and appreciated hearing what the U of R offers. He liked Grandy’s talk since she indicated the business faculty is like a family that supports its students. He noted that he’s thinking about going into business administration — his siblings are in that field — but hasn’t fully decided yet.

“I saw on here (info brochure) there’s a sport and recreation management (degree) because I play a lot of sports. So, I was thinking of maybe going into something like,” he added. “Hopefully, something to do with sports or business.”

Grade 11 student Emily Pouteaux also enjoyed the presentation and appreciated hearing from Grandy. However, she was not sure business admin was for her.

“I don’t really know yet (about a degree). Either an arts degree or something with architecture,” she added.

The U of R has an in-person open house on campus on Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www. uregina.ca for more information.

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Call of the reunion: CCI class of 1970 alumni get-together in August

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The Central Collegiate Institute (CCI) graduating class of 1970 is having a reunion this summer on August 26 and 27, and wants help spreading the word and gathering commitments.

The email for the reunion is cciclassof70reunion2022@outlook.com.

Organizers are planning two fun days of activities for Friday, August 26 and Saturday, August 27, and need to know how many people will be attending.

Jeanette Cole, who is part of the planning committee, said responses so far have been sporadic. She thinks that might be because the planning for this reunion began two years ago – it was meant to be a 50th reunion.

“We had put out feelers for interest,” Cole said. “But then we couldn’t have it two years ago, or even last year, so we’re really just getting back organized.”

The organizers are missing many of

the contact names from the yearbook. Cole said the graduating class that year was a large one – 162 by her count.

“We’re very hopeful that we’ll get at least 90 to 100 people… we’re hoping.

That could include spouses or guests. But yeah, it was a large graduating class.”

The venue for the occasion is the Moose Jaw Shrine Club, which has a capacity of about 125 people. That limits the invitees to strictly the class of ’70.

The get-together will start off on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Shrine Club for a meet-and-greet mixer and a midnight lunch.

There are also going to be (optional) Saturday day activities, with school tours, pickleball, and golf.

So far, none of the people the reunion organizers have heard back from will be travelling too far. Most of those coming from outside the province are living in B.C.

or Alberta. Cole said they will have a better idea once registration forms start being returned.

“We kind of started planning two years ago, and then we came to a grinding halt,” she said.

They have been keeping an eye on the pandemic situation, and were able to have their first committee meeting again in January.

“We have everything lined up and in place, so we are pretty much planned. What we need (file photo) now is for people to commit (to coming) and help us find the people that we weren’t able to get in touch with.”

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Provincial finance minister says best days ahead for Saskatchewan

By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

It was a budget planning for the good times.

Saskatchewan Finance Minster Donna Harpauer tabled a $17.62 billion budget with more spending in pretty well every sector and only a few minor tax increases.

Focus was on health care, social services, education and protection to persons and property “After two challenging and long years, Saskatchewan is back on track,” commented the minister., “The investments made in this budget will ensure our economy remains strong.

Our best days are still ahead of us.”

The deficit, ballooned last year by pandemic response and assistance to drought-stricken farmers, will decline to $462.9 million from $2.184 billion last year. A balanced budget is in the works by 2026-27.

Deficit reduction gains momentum from increased revenue out of income taxes, sales tax and commodity prices.

Nearly $13.6 billion in major investments will help add to $850 million more taxes with 9,000 construction jobs and 2,330 permanent jobs.

Resource revenues will jump to $2.7 billion with $1.1 billion increase from potash and oil. Harpauer noted commodity prices are volatile and promised to closely monitor them.

The average oil price predicted at $75.75 US is well below the current $100 level and the forecast $402 US per tonne potash price is below recent $532 per tonne.

Tax increases include another $10.5 million from extension of PST to ticketed events like museums, sports event, concerts, movies, gym memberships, and greens fees with increased tobacco taxes garnering $12.1 million. Revenues from these will fund surgery wait list reductions.

School mill rate adjustments will pull in another $20 million.

Crown Corporation profits will decline $231 million to $742 million with most of the loss in SGI. Health care spending of $1.6 million plans to return to pre-pandemic surgery wait lists by 2025, recruit 150 health care workers from the Philippines, more doc-

tors in rural areas, and 150 new nursing training seats.

Under long term care 117 new continuing care aid jobs will be funded with $4.9 million to increase medical imaging service.

Eleven additional intensive care beds will be made in Regina and Saskatoon.

Rural emergency services will receive an extra $12.8 million.

Mental health and addiction spending of $470 million takes in seven per cent of the budget.

A $15.8 million increase for the cancer agency will provide treatment, a new oncologist and expansion of the bone marrow transplant program.

Education spending increases $47 million to $3.8 billion with nearly $2 billion for 27 school divisions, up by about 1.5 per cent. Increases will fund teachers’ salary increases.

With federal child care supports, $306.9 million will create 6,100 new child care spaces and reduce fees by up to 50 per cent.

A five-fold increase of the Creative Saskatchewan Production Grant program to $10 million will help with a $50 million increase in film and television productions.

Spending on protection to persons and property will increase $91.1 million (10.8 per cent) as the province continues creation of a Provincial Protective Service uniting all peace officers in one structure.

A new warrant and enforcement team will cost $.6 million with $6.4 million on a Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team, $3.2 million on a crime reduction team and $4.5 million on gang violence reduction.

Upgrading parks will take $12.5 million.

Revenue sharing with municipalities is $262.5 million with $448.5 million in other support to municipalities.

Programs for the Indigenous community increase $233 million with $475,000 to create the Saskatchewan Indigenous Investment Finance Corporation that will guarantee up to $75 million in loans to communities and organizations.

Capital spending by government includes 15 new schools and five renova-

tions with one in Moose Jaw. Highways include highway twinning on Highways 6 and 39 south of Regina.

Spending on farm management programs is reduced by $338.5 million with

$2.5 million allocated to irrigation. projects.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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The provincial government has reduced funding to Holy Trinity Catholic School Division by about $240,000 because of a decline in students, forcing the division to use other revenues to cover the gap.

The Ministry of Education informed the division during the second quarter of the 2021-22 school year that the funding adjustment — a reduction of $241,698 — would occur with the December 2021 grant payment because student enrolment did not meet expected projections, CFO Curt Van Parys explained during the March board meeting.

However, he added, the good news is the division can accommodate this shortfall by using unassigned budget funds and projected under-expenditures within the governance budget line.

Information about the reduction in grant funding was part of Van Parys’ second-quarter fiscal accountability report that he presented during the March board of education meeting.

Included in the report was a budget amendment that trustees approved. The amendment changed the grant revenue line to $34,903,797 from $34,789,617 to accommodate bus fleet renewal, mental health training opportunities, and reconciliation activities.

The division renewed its bus fleet in October 2021 by purchasing six new propane buses to support three other propane-powered vehicles, said Van Parys.

The annual lease cost for these six vehicles will be $176,400.

The division office anticipates that the lease commitment will be funded by an 80-per-cent reduction in repairs and maintenance costs ($49,200), contingency reserve use ($109,285) and operational budget reductions ($17,915). Van Parys proposed that the 2021-22 budget be amended by $100,180 to accommodate the bus lease costs incurred this fiscal year.

Meanwhile, Holy Trinity received two unbudgeted grants during the second quarter, including $9,000 to support mental health training opportunities — violence threat risk assessment (VTRA) and traumatic event systems training — and $5,000 for reconciliation actions.

Van Parys noted that the reconciliation funding “nicely dovetails” with the memorandum of understanding that the division signed recently with New Southern Plains Métis Local 160.

Sometime between March and May, the division expects to receive $215,000 from the provincial government to support an early years family resource centre in Swift Current and $45,000 from the federal government to enhance ventilation systems as part of the Safe Return to Class Fund.

“We’re (also) keeping our fingers crossed that there will be some funding support to cover off the typical substitute costs we’ve incurred as a result of the omicron variant and good old COVID-19,” Van Parys added.

Gravelbourg’s cathedral inspired design for new chapel in joint-use school Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Progress continues on the forthcoming joint-use school on South Hill as the design team tweaks how the building will look and what’s in it — including an impressive Gravelbourg cathedral-style chapel.

The overall status of the project, its scope, budget, and schedule are all at “moderate risk,” according to the recent project status report that trustees with Holy Trinity Catholic School Division received during their recent board meeting.

“The overall project status remains at ‘moderate risk’ in recognition of the uncertainties with regards to the final costing of deep utilities and services associated with the Westheath plan and requirements of all parties,” the report said.

The project partners — City of Moose Jaw, design team, project management team, Holy Trinity, and Prairie South — are still developing detailed site engineering plans even though the final cost has not yet been confirmed, the report continued. All parties continue to remain in contact to confirm these items.

The budget remains at moderate risk because the final cost-sharing with the city — as outlined in a memorandum of understanding and concept plan — for site services has not yet been finalized, noted the report. Cost-sharing will be finalized sometime in March when final estimates are received.

Meanwhile, the project’s schedule is at moderate risk because of the advancements made in the school design during the previous reporting period, the report added.

The completion date of September 2024 remains achievable; site work under the MOU is expected to start in late summer or early fall before the school’s construction.

Dave DePape, superintendent of human resources and operations, expressed enthusiasm about the project’s progress.

“Honestly, honestly … the thing I’m most excited about seeing in the school right now … is the chapel. It is going to be amazing when you see that chapel,” he said.

“It’s on the first floor and it’s the first thing you’re going to see as you come through the entrance to get to our wing … . And the exterior of that chapel is going to be beautiful.”

One of the team’s designers, Louis Assante, is from Saskatoon and is Catholic, DePape continued. He has many ideas of what the chapel should be and has changed many people’s minds about it.

It’s not far from the truth that couples will want to marry in the chapel or even renew their vows there, the superintendent said excitedly. Moreover, it will be possible to fit two classrooms’ worth of students.

“It’s getting exciting. … I can’t wait to see the next step and to take that next step,” he added. “It’s looking incredible. The pictures they showed us, you can’t understand how beautiful this place is going to look.”

During the most recent design meeting, Assante showed the team a picture of the Gravelbourg cathedral to inspire how the chapel could look, including windows and lighting, said Sarah Phipps, superintendent of learning. He even moved the altar to the other side of the room for a better visual effect.

Meanwhile, the designers are using external visuals to design the building’s colour scheme.

“The inspiration is the area around it in the Wakamow Valley, with the grass and the sky and the animals,” Phipps added, “so they’re hoping to have some hombre patterns of colours (with) lots of blues and greens.”

The Catholic side of the joint school needs a name, so DePape jokingly suggested St. David “since it has a nice ring to it.” He then suggested the board engage with division stakeholders to acquire the name.

Catholic division buses collectively travel across Canada every 13 days, report shows

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express School buses for Holy Trinity Catholic School Division year. collectively travel an average of 253 kilometres per day The average age of the Moose Jaw bus fleet is 5.1 on regular in-city routes, which is equivalent to driving years, while the average age of buses on other regular across Canada every 13 days. routes is 4.5 years and for the spare fleet is six years, Van That was one of the interesting bits of information Parys said. These are significant changes considering the contained in a semi-annual 2021-22 transportation ac- average age of the bus fleet last year was 9.25 years. countability report that division trustees received during “So we’ve pretty much cut that in half with the fleet their recent board of education meeting. renewal. And fleet renewal is proving to be a very good From Sept. 1, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2022, school buses thing so far,” he noted. transported 1,122 students to schools throughout the diviThe average ride time in Moose Jaw from Septemsion. This included 492 Moose Jaw students, 170 students ber to February was 26 minutes, while the longest onefrom Prairie South School Division, 427 students in Swift way ride time in Moose Jaw was 27 minutes, the report Current and 33 students in Assiniboia, the report said. showed.

There are 28 transportation runs in Moose Jaw, and The report also indicated that the average capaciduring the first six months of the year, 42 runs were can- ty usage rate on the buses — a measurement of the total celled due to weather. number of kids in the vehicles — was 59.5 per cent. HowHoly Trinity also has a bussing contract with Swift ever, Van Parys pushed back against that figure, saying it’s Current-based Chinook Public School Division. From closer to 84 per cent. He believed the discrepancy was due September to February, Chinook cancelled 232 runs in to how the transportation manager measured bus usage that corner of the province. rates, so he planned to work with the manager to adjust “Chinook — as well as a number of other Saskatch- that figure in the future. ewan school divisions — are experiencing … significant Van Parys then highlighted some activities that occhallenges with respect to bus driver shortages,” ex- curred within the transportation department over the past plained CFO Curt Van Parys. “So, in those instances with six months.

Chinook, it was a matter of not having enough bus drivers For example, Holy Trinity has nine school buses, to provide the service that was required. And also related but it retired six diesel vehicles earlier in the year and reto the COVID challenges that we’ve experienced in the placed them with newer propane buses to complement the last several months.” other three propane vehicles. Projected annual lease costs Holy Trinity is “a bit of an anomaly” when it comes for the new vehicles are $176,400. to having enough drivers for the Moose Jaw routes, he Furthermore, the division eliminated its reliance on continued. The division has seven regular drivers and Prairie South to maintain its buses. Instead, the division three spare drivers who can fill in when required. This secured a new partnership with a Regina company, which leaves the organization in a good position and ensures it “is working very well,” said Van Parys. doesn’t have to cancel runs.

Repair costs from Sept. 1 to Feb. 28 were $5,016, Van Parys added that Holy Trinity has a bus contract whereas, compared to the three previous fiscal periods, with Chinook, which concludes at the end of this school repairs and maintenance costs averaged $43,122.

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Métis Local 160 and Dumont Technical Institute team up for training course

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in mining, oil fields, and construction.”

Daniel Downs, the DTI program coordinator, explained that DTI is the adult basic education and technical skills training arm of the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research.

The Gabriel Dumont Institute receives funding from the provincial government along with Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies.

“DTI provides quality educational opportunities and services to Métis people in Students on the course learn how to safely operate Saskatchewan,” Downs said. powered mobile equipment, including safety zones “DTI develops courses that and fall protection (photo by Gordon Edgar) are deemed essential for MéDumont Technical Institute (DTI) contis self-determination and the ducted a multisector ticket training course development of strong, independent indiat the New Southern Plains Métis Local viduals living and working in Saskatche#160’s Lakeview Centre to give members wan communities.” greater employability.

The course ran from March 4 to Métis Local 160 president Darrell March 19 at Lakeview Centre, which is Hawman said the course “prepares [indi- operated by Métis Local 160. viduals] to go into the workforce, and they Rob Lapp with Armour Safety taught will be leaving with personal protection the Powered Mobile Equipment portion equipment, boots, and all the certificates of the course. He covered Saskatchewan you need to go right into any of the work occupational health and safety regulations

City to hold supper fundraiser to support Ukraine Moose Jaw Express staff

The City of Moose Jaw plans to hold a fundraising supper at Mosaic Place to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.

In conjunction with building operating Spectra Venue Management Services, the event will occur Thursday, March 31 at 5:30 p.m., with a second sitting possible based on demand. All proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross’s Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal.

The menu will feature borscht, cabbage rolls, perogies, Ukrainian Co-op sausage, honey babka, coffee and tea, and additional beverages. Tickets are $25 each and are available at the SaskTix box office at Mosaic Place or online through the SaskTix website.

Residents can also use the SaskTix button on the City of Moose Jaw app.

“The brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia is a heartbreaking reminder of the

atrocities many in the world are faced with,” said Mayor Clive Tolley. “With this event, we’re hoping to provide critical support to those affected by this conflict. Moose Jaw stands ready to welcome any Ukrainians seeking refuge from this tragic, unnecessary war.”

All funds raised will enable the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement to respond to humanitarian needs generated by the current war and almost eight years of conflict in Ukraine. The support could include preparedness, immediate and ongoing relief efforts, long-term recovery, resiliency, and other critical humanitarian activities as needs arise, in Ukraine and surrounding countries, including supporting displaced populations.

Besides this supper fundraiser, the City of Moose Jaw has lit up the city hall clock tower in blue and yellow lights to support Ukraine.

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“The characteristics of the equipment, the design, its purpose, its ratings, knowing how it works,” Lapp explained.

“So really getting out the operator’s manual… and then we evaluate them, (see if) they demonstrate adequate knowledge and ability to operate it safely. Kind of a general start.”

Other training sections of the course covered things like standard first aid, CPR, fall protection, fire extinguishers, asbestos awareness, general mine safety, and WHMIS. Downs said that DTI conducts a yearly assessment to see what each community needs in terms of training, and then how to prioritize which communities to train first.

“Moose Jaw was determined to be a priority area for safety ticket training based on the current social and economic

needs of the community,” Downs said.

The current multi-sectoral safety ticket program was designed in collaboration with Hawman to benefit and meet the training and employment needs of the Métis people of Moose Jaw and the surrounding area.

The program was free through funding from the Gabriel Dumont Institute.

A daily lunch was provided by the New Southern Plains Métis Local 160.

“As always,” Downs said, “the goal of any DTI program (especially those with stakeholder collaboration) is to promote the renewal and development of Métis people through training that leads to employment. While DTI cannot directly impact regional economic activities, we can help ensure that Métis people are at the forefront in terms of skills and credentials to allow them to take advantage of employment and economic opportunities.”

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Casting call: Local director seeks interesting personalities for new show

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Moose Jaw-based filmmaker Dustan Hlady is looking for actors of every age, gender, and ethnicity for an April 23 casting call to help him shoot his new TV series “SIN3056843”.

Hlady’s debut feature film Nolan: Here Nor There won Best Feature Film at the 2020 Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards (SIFAs). He wrote and produced Nolan: Here Nor There and shared the award with director Wilfred Dieter. Lead actor Braden Jon King won Best Performance at the SIFAs. The film was also featured at 11 international film festivals, including Paris, Tokyo and Los Angeles.

The new project is a series with a planned 21 episodes. Its name is part of the puzzle Hlady hopes will draw fans in.

SIN3056843 is the name of a fictional arthouse film from the ’70s with which the main character of the series is obsessed.

“Part of the mystery of the series is what (the name) even means. So, all these film scholars try to figure it out,” Hlady said. “Some people think it’s a social insurance number, some people think it’s a phone number, some people think it’s like a longitude or latitude.”

In the series, the main character is obsessed with the obscure film. She decides to make a documentary about it and its director. She travels to Los Angeles to meet him, discovering along the way that there might be a supernatural element of danger around SIN3056843.

The series will be shot entirely in Moose Jaw, with

The series’ main character on her way to Los Angeles to meet the director of SIN3056843 (supplied by Dustan Hlady)

April 23 casting call - contact filmmaker to register (supplied by Dustan Hlady) stock film contributions for the different featured locations, such as Los Angeles.

Hlady needs as many actors as possible. A rough cut of the pilot episode is done, but there are many more characters to be cast.

Still image from the documentary that the series’ protagonist sets out to make (supplied by Dustan Hlady)

Reflective Moments

Still image from the fictional experimental arthouse film “SIN3056843” with which the series protagonist is obsessed (supplied by Dustan Hlady)

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Cat yowls can’t drown out sounds of honking geese

A strange sound coming indoors through the open bedroom window woke me with a start.

“What could it be out there?” The city is seldom fully quiet, no matter the time of day or month of the year.

Before drifting off to sleep I had identified the sound of the cars banging together at the rail yards and a train whistle blowing for what seemed like a long time. A vehicle roared up the street somewhere in the distance. A cat yowled in feline agony, maybe because a skunk’s perfume was in the air.

Then to sleep, to wake to a dog greeting the morning with a cheerful yip; some early birds expressing their pleasure in light-hearted chirps; another or maybe the same cat expressing unhappiness over some perceived ill treatment. And then, in the distance, I heard it.

A honk. Not a car horn honk, but a honk from a goose.

Then another honk and then several more honks, saying “Hi Moose Jaw. We’re back. Nice to be here again.”

Or maybe the flock was suggesting to the leader that he/she should have turned left instead of right, thus taking the group someplace else other than Moose Jaw. No, those were honks of goosey happiness and anticipation, as they looked for ponds and fields suitable for nesting locations.

“Really, we’re making three different things. We’re making our series, and then we’re making a documentary about this film that doesn’t exist. And we’re making the arthouse late-’70s film (SIN3056843) as well.”

It will be an interesting creative quest requiring three different casts, Hlady said.

“We’ve already shot the pilot, so some of the characters are already spoken for, but there are plenty of characters that we haven’t even introduced to the story yet.”

Episodes will be from eight to 20 minutes long, each ending in a cliffhanger that leaves viewers more confused. Nevertheless, Hlady wants to assure watchers that in the end, everything will resolve. It won’t be like Lost, he laughed, where the entire show ends and still no one knows what happened.

Potential applicants should know that the casting call is not necessarily for experienced actors.

“More looking for personality over experience,” Hlady explained. “That being said, if you have experience, that’s great, too, but it’s definitely not something that you need to have at all.”

The casting call will be on April 23. If enough people apply, another day may be added to give everyone a chance to try out. Video submissions will also be accepted.

To receive part of the script for an audition, register for the casting call by calling or texting Hlady at (306) 313-9508 or emailing dustanjhlady1@gmail.com.

What a glorious way to start the morning. Then that cat yowled again, disturbing one of the first signs of nature returning to welcome the season of spring. The honking soon grew distant, hopefully not to be scared away by a cat that should find itself a new back alley.

The geese, though welcome, were not the first signs of a new season. A robin has already checked out the yard before inviting friends to come and spend time in our company once the time is ripe for making new nests and finding worms in the freshly dug garden patch.

A week earlier, some of the tulips had already poked their heads through the earth, seeking the sun and preparing to bud out into glorious blooms, as they have done in this spot for several decades. They have survived and even thrived without much maintenance from the homeowners. Shame on us.

And so, the signs of the new season are sprouting all over, including some that are not so welcome.

The puddles of water from the melting snow successfully hide road hazards and only show themselves as drivers swerve to miss one pothole, only to hit two more even large holes. It has become a challenge to map out a route, avoiding narrow side streets where it is impossible to safely zig and zag. My particular horror story takes

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

place on Fifth Avenue Northwest from Caribou to Oxford.

A tank would have trouble on that avenue.

Those same puddles are also temptation for some drivers, the ones who think it is hilarious to speed through the waterways, splashing vehicles and unlucky pedestrians in their wake. That’s a punishable offence but who can catch a licence plate number with eyes full of grimy water?

This time of year is a bonus for owners of car washes: just check out the lines of vehicles, owners waiting to return their cars and trucks to the original colours underneath the dust and dirt of the spring.

Thus the sights and sounds of spring that will soon lead to summer are here again, welcomed back by most of us who have resolutely endured extended periods of bone-chilling temperatures, snow drifts and blocked or closed highways.

With all this excitement of nature, I do have it marked on the calendar: put those winter tires in storage after thanking them for a job well done — not one instance of being stuck in a snowdrift this winter. That’s a gripping achievement!

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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Sask. women received right to vote 106 years ago this month Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The First World War was in full swing in 1916 and Canada’s young men were fighting for God, King and country, but back home, Prairie women were fighting for the right to vote.

On Jan. 28, 1916, Manitoba became the first province in Canada to enfranchise women and let them hold political office provincially. Two months later, on March 14, 1916, Saskatchewan women won the right to vote and hold provincial office.

Alberta followed suit on April 19, 1916, granting women the right to vote and hold provincial office.

The leader of Saskatchewan’s suffrage movement was Violet Clara McNaughton (1879 to 1968), a British homesteader and social activist, according to the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan. From her position as organizer and first president of the Women Grain Growers in Saskatchewan, McNaughton encouraged women’s organizations to work together for women’s suffrage.

McNaughton brought together women from the Grain Growers, Women’s Christian Temperance Union, and other groups to establish the Provincial Equal Franchise Board to work “together on common ground for the common good … .”

Even though suffrage movements were occurring across Canada, this movement had the most and earliest success on the Prairies. Ontario and British Columbia followed in 1917, while women were granted the vote in national elections in 1918. Some provinces followed much later, with Quebec women not enfranchised until 1940.

Campaign for suffrage McNaughton wrote a letter decades after Saskatchewan women received the vote, explaining how the suffrage campaign originated.

Early in 1913, the Saskatchewan Grain Growers invited delegates to its annual convention and encouraged them to bring their wives. About 50 women attended a special program at the University of Saskatchewan, and while the entertainment was “pleasant,” most women shared a common desire: to obtain the franchise, McNaughton wrote.

So, they formed the Women Grain Growers and sent a message to the convention asking to be allowed in as a women’s section of the association. They received no reply but made plans to attend the next convention.

Leaders of the women’s suffrage movement in Saskatchewan were, from left, Erma Stocking, Zoa Haight, Mrs. McNeal, Violet McNaughton, and Mrs. Flatt of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association, Women’s Section, in Moose Jaw, 1914. Photo courtesy Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan At the 1914 convention, the women formed a delegation and asked to speak to the men. They were allowed onto the platform immediately, where they presented their request and asked for $500 to complete their organization.

Their request received much applause and was granted.

“The three of us went back to our women’s gathering walking on air. Not only because of the $500 grant but also because of the welcome we had received,” McNaughton said.

The women were now part of the powerful Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association. However, they still had to convince others — and the provincial government — that women were persons.

Changing hearts and minds “The task was difficult in those pre-radio, and for so many of us, pre-telephone … (and) pre-car days,” she recalled. “We canvassed the country on foot, on horseback, stone boat, and by horse and buggy. We spoke from the back of wagons at prairie picnics, held, as Nellie McClung said, ‘In the shade of a barbed-wire fence.’”

In May 1915, around 100 people presented a “huge suffrage petition” to Premier Walter Scott in the Saskatch-

ewan Legislature. He was sympathetic but said the government wanted more signatures; the group secured more — 10,000 in total.

In March 1916, Scott sent McNaughton a letter promising an equal franchise bill would be brought at the next session of the house.

“It was. It had been a good campaign … difficult, exciting (and) successful,” she added.

In his letter to McNaughton, Scott wrote, “I was very pleased indeed to be in a position to give favourable reply to the delegation who presented the petition.

“The women of Saskatchewan have helped and are helping to build up this province of which we are so justly proud,” he added, “and I am very glad indeed that it is my good fortune to occupy the position of premier in a legislature which is extending to our women, through the franchise, further and fuller powers of assistance and ser-

“The Vote Girl”: editorial cartoon from Grain Growers’ Guide, 8 July 1914, 8. Photo courtesy Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan vice in the development of Saskatchewan.”

An article in the Regina Morning Leader summarized the mood afterward, “It was the end of one phase of the struggle of women to be recognized as the equal of man in the matter of the franchise. It marked the opening of bigger responsibilities, greater tasks — the struggle for the victory of the highest ideals in the home and in the state.”

Death of man near Crescent Park under questionable circumstances possibly pointing to foul play Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The mother of the man found dead near Crescent Park believes [there are extremely questionable circumstances that need to be investigated] and alleges that Moose Jaw police are not taking the case seriously, likely because of her son’s racial background.

Joshua Brandon Lemay, 22, was found unresponsive in an alley near Crescent Park around 8:30 a.m. on March 14. Upon arrival, emergency perThe body of Joshua Lemay sonnel found that he had was found in an alley near been dead for several Crescent Park on March 14. hours — or even days.

File photo After speaking with

the family, Moose Jaw police realized that several of Lemay’s items were not present. These included a red and grey backpack with toiletries, black and white Vans hightop shoes, blue sweatpants and a black winter jacket.

The Moose Jaw Police Service is now working with the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Office to determine the cause of death.

In an exclusive interview, Louise Lemay said that while police don’t suspect foul play in Josh’s death, she pointed out that many of his items were missing when his body was found behind Seaborne Agencies. Moreover, police told her that he was found wearing barely any clothes. He had on a shirt, while his underwear and pants had been pulled or cut off, with only his underwear waistband on him.

She pointed out that he would still have been wearing clothes if he had frozen to death.

“Somebody needs to be held accountable,” Lemay said. “All these questions (I have), I feel like they’re (police) not doing anything, or they don’t care. Maybe be-

cause it’s a First Nations kid — I don’t know.”

Staff Sgt. Taylor Elder, a spokesman for the Moose Jaw Police Service, provided a brief statement by email about the situation.

“This investigation is ongoing. I am sorry, but I cannot comment on the specifics,” he said. “More information will be provided when we are able.”

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING THE UTOPIA CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT AREA AUTHORITY Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of The Utopia Conservation and Development Area #178 will be held in the Briercrest Community Hall at Briercrest, Saskatchewan on Tuesday, the 20th day of April, 2022, at 2:00 o’clock in the aftertoon.

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Agrimart: Increasing Wild Boar Population in Saskatchewan Cause for Concern

By Eugenie Officer Ag Journalist, Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Necessary measures are now being taken in the province in order to strengthen and broaden regulations, monitoring, and control of wild boars and feral pigs.

In attempts to stop the spread of the damaging species, the Ministry of Agriculture has decided to license existing commercial wild boar farms and impose a moratorium on new farms.

To improve surveillance and eradication efforts in the province, the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) is also doubling its funding to their wild boar eradication program to $200,000 annually. The program has been developed to manage reported sightings.

The invasive nature of wild pigs, especially in agricultural production areas, presents a significant problem because of the damage they cause to fields, crops and natural ecosystems. The U.S. loses 2.5 billion dollars per year just in crop damage alone due to wild pigs,” states Dr. Ryan Brook of the University of Saskatchewan’s Canadian Wild Pig Research Project.

As well as spreading invasive plants, wild boars

threaten livestock and wildlife with diseases such as African swine fever, a federally reportable disease not yet present in North America but has caused massive disruptions in China’s pork industry.

“Increasing feral pig surveillance and eradication efforts, along with declaring them a regulated pest, are proactive measures to help ensure the health of both the agriculture industry and the natural environment in Saskatchewan,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said in a recent release to the public.

“These are substantial steps that improve risk management and protect the resilience and security of our agriculture industry, which is a critical component of our provincial economy.”

Dr. Ryan Brook of the University of Saskatchewan claims that Saskatchewan has the most significant number of wild pigs in Canada, with the highest number of sightings reported in the province’s northeast portion.

“Let’s be clear, wild pigs on the Canadian Prairies are expanding completely out of control, and you can quote me on that” said Dr. Brook.

All wild boar or feral pig sightings should be reported to a local SCIC office or by calling 1-888-935-0000 to help stop the spread of the invasive species.

Provincial Court Report: Woman’s cruelty to animals leads to five-year ban on owning pets Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Purchasing pet food won’t be high on Robyn Ashley St. Laurent’s shopping list for a while after a provincial court judge banned her from owning animals due to her cruel treatment of them.

Appearing in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on March 21, St. Laurent, from Moose Jaw, pleaded guilty to one count under section 4(2) of The Animal Protection Act, 2018, which says that “(no) person responsible for an animal shall cause or permit the animal to be or to continue to be in distress.”

Judge Brian Hendrickson imposed a fine of $1,000 and gave St. Laurent six months to pay. She is also prohibited from owning, having custody of, controlling, or residing with animals for the next five years, while she must allow access to her premises by police or any peace officer.

If found with animals, she must forfeit them.

St. Laurent could have received a stiffer sentence based on the five Criminal Code charges levied against her. However, the Crown stayed those charges, including two that dealt with injuring, damaging or causing pain to animals.

The offences occurred between July 16 and Oct. 24, 2019, based on an animal protection officer’s investigation into whether St. Laurent and co-accused Dylan Gellert were engaging in cruelty to animals at a residence on Montgomery Street West, explained Crown prosecutor Rob Parker.

Gellert is scheduled to appear in provincial court on Feb. 29 for his role in this situation.

Moose Jaw police assisted the animal protection officer by executing a search warrant at the residence on July 16, where they found — and removed — 15 cats and two

Police arrest man for alleged thefts and stabbing Moose Jaw Express staff

The Moose Jaw Police Service has arrested a 31-yearold man after responding to two separate incidents that left two people injured and their property missing.

Police received a call on March 26 around 10 p.m. about a report of a robbery on the 0 block of Stadacona Street West. Upon arrival, officers located one victim who had sustained minor injuries during the robbery.

Shortly after, police travelled to an area near Ninth Avenue Northwest for a report of a stabbing.

Officers arrived and located a male with minor injuries consistent with being stabbed.

Further investigation by officers led to the arrest of Frederick Hafner, who was charged with robbery, assault with a weapon, uttering death threats and two counts of breaching court orders.

Hafner was remanded into custody and will appear in court later to answer to his charges.

dogs in distress, he continued.

“The animal protection officer states that it was difficult to move around in the house due to debris strewn about. A number of feces and urine were seen throughout the residence. Ammonia tests were conducted, which resulted in a high reading presenting health concerns for humans and animals,” Parker said, adding officers were also concerned about malnutrition since there was little water or food.

The animal protection officer returned on Aug. 26, 2019, and found two cats in distress, so he left St. Laurent with an order to remove the cats and provide a clean environment. The officer returned on Sept. 2 and found no live animals in the home.

However, on Oct. 24, police again assisted the animal protection officer with another search warrant and found — and removed — two cats from the home. “(The animal protection officer) and his team had to

wear protective suits and masks due to health and safety concerns of ammonia levels and the unsanitary condition of the residence,” Parker said, adding animal feces and urine were still seen while food and water were not.

St. Laurent is facing some “dire personal circumstances” since she is sleeping in her car after losing her home, said defence lawyer Adam Fritzler. Normally a financial penalty in this matter would be higher, but there was a “delicate balancing act” in determining what she could afford to pay.

“This is a situation where these two were in a relationship, insuring the residence, accommodations and caring for these animals,” he added. “There were periods of time … where Ms. St. Laurent was in hospital for extended periods of time, but certainly, she … is accepting responsibility for her part in the activity.”

Judge Hendrickson accepted the joint submission and imposed the financial penalty on St. Laurent.

Judge gives man seven months’ jail for various offences

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express Resident Justin William Huber will spend the next seven Huber was sentenced to 210 days in jail as part of a months sleeping in jail after pleading guilty to charges that joint submission. Since he had spent 15 days in custody, he included theft, possession of drugs and owning a prohibit- was credited with 23 days served. This means he will serve ed firearm.

187 days in jail.

Huber, 30, appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court Huber also received a five-year ban on owning or poson March 21, where he pleaded guilty to simple possession sessing firearms and must forfeit his zip gun. of a drug (meth), possessing stolen property from the SalHagey asked the judge to waive the victim surcharge vation Army, and possessing a prohibited firearm (zip gun). penalty since Huber could not pay.

He also pleaded guilty to five counts of failing to appear in Judge Brian Hendrickson accepted the joint submiscourt and three counts of breaching previous court orders. sion, noting it is an appropriate sentence. He also agreed to The Crown stayed 21 other charges. waive the surcharge.

Ten months’ jail given to woman who stole from businesses, residents Jason G. Antonio Moose Jaw Express

After 10 months in jail, Crystal Rayne McGillis will likely use her 12 months of probation to acquire support for her physical and mental health, which contributed to her criminal activities.

McGillis appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on March 24 and pleaded guilty to several charges that occurred in Moose Jaw during the past two years.

The guilty pleas were for nine thefts under $5,000, four breaches of a court release order, breaking and entering, possessing stolen items under $5,000, two breaches of a curfew, breaching probation, and possessing a prohibited firearms-related item (bullet).

After listening to submissions, Judge Brian Hendrickson sentenced McGillis to 10 months — 300 days — in jail, followed by 12 months of probation with several conditions. However, since she had spent 66 days on remand, she was given credit for 99 days, which means she will serve 201 days behind bars.

Crown prosecutor Stephen Yusuff reviewed McGillis’s offences that she committed from January 2020 to January 2022.

Neither the Crown nor defence agreed on a suitable sentence length, said Yusuff. Therefore, the Crown proposed that McGillis be sentenced to 18 months in jail minus the time she had already served.

Mental health and addiction issues are the main causes of these offences, while McGillis’ background as an Aboriginal woman is also a factor, said Legal Aid lawyer Suzanne Jeanson. These issues — referred to as Gladue factors — are directly connected and affect the sentencing McGillis should receive.

In the justice system, judges must consider the people’s individual circumstances to determine a fit and fair sentence. Gladue principles help judges consider the unique circumstances or experiences of First Nations peoples.

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TRADING

THOUGHTS

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

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

Big Brother Scott Moe plans to reduce what little privacy we have left British social critic George Orwell was farsighted in his novel Nineteen Eighty-four.

Published in 1949 many of the novel’s then unheard of terms and practices are now common.

The term Big Brother, representing a one party, all invasive and intrusive government, became one of our common phrases out of the novel as did Double Speak, Thought Police and others.

In his novel the world was divided with perpetual

war between a bloc (called Oceania) Great Britain and the America versus Eurasia and Eastasia blocs. Africa was a war zone with endless fighting over its resource wealth.

In this novel the hero, who remembered what the world was once like, finds tiny blind spots out of view of Big Brother’s cameras where he and a woman conspire against the totalitarian one parry government where the Ministry of Truth is really the Ministry of Propaganda.

Some of Orwell’s stunning predictions have come true.

Cameras click everywhere taking photos of our actions. About 10 years ago the average American was on camera 17 times daily. Imagine how often that is now?

Police make extensive use of cameras to track people. Cameras would be used a lot more to invade privacy were it not for privacy laws.

In this age of telecommunications and technology privacy is intruded upon daily. One analyst told a TV show: If you want privacy go live off the grid. Don’t get a phone, bank account, or credit card.

That’s about where we’ve come.

Now the Saskatchewan government wants to infringe on the little privacy we have left with a so-called digital identity.

Plans are to develop this unique photo identity that will be needed to access government services from fishing and hunting and driving licences to social programs, health care, farm programs, and all else.

Why we need a digital identity to shred what little privacy we have is unclear. Sure it should reduce government jobs. Any tax savings will be spent by politicians

out buying votes.

To some the digital identity using smart phones is another victory for Big Brother.

There are unintended consequences to this technology.

To ensure the government knows with whom it is dealing the plan will use facial recognition thus making certain who the person really is.

Aside from forcing us to have our face online for use by all government departments and agencies, facial recognition has other pitfalls.

It is unreliable — so much so that police agencies across North America are being told to quit relying on it.

There have been too many mistaken facial recognition cases.

Forcing people to deal with government online re-inforces an attitude that government is some anonymous faceless tax-grabbing organization.

Who else gets to use these online facial recognition features? Divorce and custody lawyers? Private detectives?

Will some elected autocrat one day decide to hunt down and harass people of opposing views? Don’t laugh.

America came close to that kind of practice under Donald Trump and could face the threat again.

One thinks most people would prefer to keep the remaining bits and pieces of privacy still left rather than submit to Big Brother.

Do we need another “freedom convoy’’ to get the message across?

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Response on hotel worker lockout: Super 8 management wants more flexibility

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Saskatchewan predict continued suffering for the hotel industry and that a full recovery before 2024 is unlikely.

He said that one of the contributions to the hardship being felt by the industry is the widespread shift to online meetings, leading to less revenue from conference room rentals.

Hong said that “a number of hotels have been required to close their doors” as a consequence of economic pressures arising from the pandemic. He added that record-low occupancy rates in the industry have also affected Moose Jaw. “The Super 8 in Moose Two Super 8 Moose Jaw employees who have been locked out since March 3 are walking a picket line in Jaw is no exception to the protest against what they say are unfair labour prac- hardships arising from the tices and bad faith bargaining (photo by Gordon Ed- pandemic. Occupancy has been, and remains, low, and gar) the recovery is on a long “Super 8 was seeking some changes that timeline.” would give the hotel more flexibility to The Unite Here! Local 41 union, manage its operations”: Super 8 Moose which represents workers at Super 8 Jaw management respond to a request for Moose Jaw, claimed that negotiations with comment. management are not being conducted in (Union representative Gary Whalen’s good faith. perspective was published on Saturday – The union said that management read that article at Super 8 workers locked started collective bargaining by demandout; union claims toxic management poi- ing nearly 60 deletions and/or changes to soning negotiations - MooseJawToday. the employment agreement. Many of the com. changes are unanimously unacceptable Peter Hong, Moose Jaw Super 8 op- to workers, including a five-year contract erating director, provided a statement by with no pay increases, scheduling to be email on the worker lockout which was entirely at the discretion of management, implemented on March 3 after a failure in employee workload to be entirely at the negotiations. discretion of management, and for manHong said that the hotel industry has agement to have a say in the appointment struggled more than other business sectors of local union spokespersons. over the last two years of the COVID-19 Local 41 president Gary Whalen said pandemic. He characterized the conflict that such proposals show that management between workers and management at the has no intention of bargaining in good hotel as coming from a need for greater faith. flexibility that could help management reHong said that “In the bargaining sescover from pandemic hardship. sions between Unite Here Local 41 and “The past two years of dealing with the Super 8, the Super 8 was seeking some a global pandemic have been hard on the changes that would give the hotel more economy as a whole, but certain industries flexibility to manage its operations, with have been hit much harder than others. The management and union workers working hospitality industry has been especially side by side, as a team, rather than creating hard-hit, with hotels and accommodation an adversarial workplace mentality.” taking the hardest hit.”

Whalen claimed that a new managHong said that projections by Tourism er, hired in May 2021, has been treating

workers “like animals” and creating a toxic work atmosphere. He said that the manager, whose name has not been confirmed, has an outdated attitude toward employees, and compared her to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

“She’s got the same kind of attitude that Putin has… that’s he’s the powerful person and he can do what he wants.”

Hong accused Unite Here! Local 41

of being the cause of failed negotiations, because they were unwilling to consider management’s proposals.

Hong said that Super 8 was not looking for wage reductions – only for workplace flexibility that would “ensure that the Super 8 can come out of the pandemic, deal with the challenging recovery, and respond to global changes in the way we meet and interact.”

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From The Kitchen

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Coupons have expired but recipes still timely

The rebate coupons expired in 1999 but the cookbook, Quickies, continues to be up to date on recipes that will not take much time to prepare — thus the name chosen by food authors from Chatelaine.

The coupons offered $5 off the purchase of a number of cookbooks produced by McClelland & Stewart. Coupons had to be sent directly to the company’s headquarters and could not be redeemed at local retail outlets, a marketing technique to establish a future mailing and contact list.

It is unknown how the soft-cover book appeared in my cookbook collection but the pristine pages suggest only a few of the recipes have been used in all those passing years.

This week’s recipes come from Quickies and feature a number of time-conscious dessert ideas.

••• BERRY RHUBARB CRISP 3 cups frozen rhubarb, semi-thawed, or fresh 1 3/4 cups thawed frozen strawberries and juice 1/4 cup sugar 2 tsps. cornstarch Topping: 1/4 cup chilled butter 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup rolled oats 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. cinnamon Place the rhubarb and strawberries and juices in an 8-cup microwave-safe dish. Blend the sugar with cornstarch and stir into the fruit.

Microwave, covered, on high, for 5 minutes. Re-

move from microwave and set aside.

To make the topping, combine all ingredients and mix until crumbly. Sprinkle over the fruit mixture.

Microwave, uncovered, on medium, for 10 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Makes 6 servings. Top with ice cream.

••• WARM MAPLE RHUBARB DESSERT 4 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb 2 tbsps. water 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 2 tbsps. maple syrup 2 tbsps. brown sugar Place rhubarb in a saucepan with water and cinnamon. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for about 7 minutes or until rhubarb is soft.

Stir in maple syrup and brown sugar.

Stir until sugar is dissolved. Makes 3-4 servings.

Serve over angel food cake and top with ice cream or whipped cream.

••• GRANOLA APPLES 4 apples 3/4 cup granola cinnamon maple syrup yogurt Remove cores from unpeeled apples. Pack each space with the granola, divided between the four apples. Arrange in a baking dish with a tiny bit of water. Sprinkle apples generously with cinnamon.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for about

30 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove from oven then drizzle maple syrup over the apples.

Serve warm with a dab of vanilla yogurt on top.

••• HOT SAUCY BANANAS 3 bananas 2 tbsps. brown sugar 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. allspice Peel bananas and slice diagonally into 1 inch pieces. Arrange in an 8 inch greased baking pan.

Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and allspice.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F until bubbling, about 15 minutes.

Spoon banana mixture over ice cream. Makes 4 servings.

••• WARM ISLAND DESSERT 1 tin pineapple slices 1 mango 1 tbsp. lemon juice sugar to taste Place pineapple slices and juice in a greased baking pan and heat for 4 minutes in a moderate oven. Be careful pineapple doesn’t stick to pan.

Remove from oven and set aside.

In a blender, puree pulp of the mango with the lemon juice and sugar to taste. Thin with a small amount of water.

Drizzle mango puree over hot pineapple slices and top with ice cream.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Multicultural council’s Q&A series launches with inquiries about health, finances, and vehicles Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

After several weeks of collecting questions about immigrants and newcomers from curious residents, the Moose Jaw Multicultural Council has released the first batch of answers to those inquiries.

“I am very grateful that people have engaged with this. I’m still hoping to receive more questions, but I have enough to get this series going and have a good idea of the common topics which locals wonder about,” said Kaleigh Pousett, community connections co-ordinator. “I hope that as people read, it will prompt more questions. I’m very encouraged by the engagement so far!”

The first three questions — which Pousett answered — focus on financial assistance, dental and medical benefits, and vehicles. The answers have been edited for grammar and punctuation.

What financial assistance is provided to newcomers and what are the various sources of funding (government, community fundraising, etc.)?

Great question! A newcomer’s immigration category is what determines their financial assistance.

Government-assisted refugees (GARs) who cannot support themselves receive funds for their first year in Canada. This includes a monthly stipend based on family size and provincial social assistance rates and one-time startup allowances for housing setup, clothing, etc. You can find all these rates online by searching “Resettlement Assistance Program rates.”

Also, they can get a loan for the cost of travel to Canada and the required medical pre-screening. The loan repayment period begins after their first year in Canada.

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MOOSE JAW NO. 161 2022 ASSESSMENT ROLL NOTICE

Other newcomers — economic and family class, privately sponsored refugees — are eligible for widely available assistance such as the Child Benefit, GST/HST Tax Credit, Disability, etc.

They are either a) financially self-sufficient, b) supported by their family members in Canada, or c) receive support from their sponsoring group, such as churches or community organizations.

Fundraising may happen in any case. Groups privately sponsoring refugees rely solely on fundraising to support the newcomer(s) for whom they are responsible.

Non-profits working with newcomers fundraise to pay for program expenses not paid for by the government.

If you want to do more research, the Government of Canada website has lots of information about what supports are available for newcomers.

THE UTOPIA CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT AREA AUTHORITY #178 ASSESSMENT ROLL - 2022

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Moose Jaw No. 161 for the year 2022 has been prepared and is open to inspection from 8:30am to 12:00pm and from 1:00pm to 4:30pm, on the following days: Monday to Friday, inclusive, except holidays beginning April 1, 2022 until May 3, 2022.

A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file a notice of appeal, accompanied by a $25.00 appeal fee, which will be returned if the appeal is successful with: Saumya Vaidyanathan, Board of Revision Secretary, Western Municipal Consulting Ltd., P.O. Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0, by the 3rd day of May, 2022.

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll of the Utopia Conservation and Development Area Authority #178 has been prepared and is now open to inspection at the office of the secretary-treasurer, until the time for giving notice of complaints has expired, from 10 o’clock in the forenoon until 4 o’clock in the afternoon on every judicial day except Saturday.

Dated this, 31st day of March, 2022.

Tim Forer, Secretary treasurer P.O. Box 366 Avonlea, SK S0H 0C0

Mike Wirges, Assessor

Any person who desires to complain against an assessment or non-assessment may, within twenty days after the date on this notice, notify the secretary-treasurer in writing of their complaint in accordance with section 62 of the Conservation and Development Act. Dated this, 30th day of March, 2022.

I heard that immigrants are eligible for full dental and medical benefits and also receive more money per month than someone who has worked in Canada all their lives — true?

False. There is lots of misinformation out there about this, so we are glad you asked!

Immigrants with permanent residency status are only eligible for the same provincial public health insurance as Canadians. Temporary residents are not covered and must pay for health care themselves. If immigrants do receive money, it is based on provincial social assistance rates and is similar to the Canadian Pension Plan.

Why do new Canadians drive brand-new vehicles?

Firstly, not all immigrants arrive with nothing. Some come for business, family, education, etc., and can afford to buy a new vehicle with their own money. Secondly, people spend their money on what they prioritize, whether they can afford it or not. This is common regardless of demographic: people make financial sacrifices based on what they value, from a new car to the newest phone.

Thirdly, people are resourceful. Their nice new car may be from an auction or a good connection. If you wonder more generally where they get their money from, see the response to question No. 1.

These answers are the first in a Q&A series that the Moose Jaw Multicultural Culture plans to release about immigrants and newcomers. Residents can still submit their questions to the organization. Stay tuned for similar stories in the future.

2022 ASSESSMENT NOTICE R.M. OF RODGERS NO. 133 Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Rodgers No. 133 for the year 2022 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00am to 4:00pm, on the following days, Monday thru Thursday, except holidays beginning March 28th, 2022 until April 28th, 2022.

A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Board of Revision, Western Municipal Consulting Ltd, Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0, by the 28th day of April, 2022.

Dated at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, this, 30th day of March, 2022.

Colleen Ferguson, Assessor

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Mayor OK with residents growing flowers and vegetables on city property Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

While city hall frowns upon residents storing personal items on municipal property, the mayor is OK with homeowners growing flowers and vegetables there while maintaining that land.

The issue of residents encroaching on municipal property arose during a recent council discussion about snow removal from the West Park subdivision. City hall removed 40 metres of snow from a drainage swale behind Hodges Crescent to open catch basins but declined to remove anymore for fear of destroying homeowners’ items, such as trampolines, trailers, or play structures.

During a media scrum afterward, reporters asked Mayor Clive Tolley whether the municipality should penalize people who encroach on city property.

“I’d like to see people clean up areas of the city that are next to their own property that happen to be … City of Moose Jaw property,” he said. “There’s many instances around the community where people have taken it upon themselves to mow the lot out back or clean things up (by picking) up the garbage and (making) things look good.

“I would hate to deter people from pitching in and helping beautify our community … ,” he added. “But certainly, in the fall, they would be advised not to leave a swing set or trampoline or vehicle on city property and then the snow comes and we have the problem like we have now.”

When asked about people planting gardens on municipal property, Tolley replied that he lives in a neigh-

bourhood where a resident plants potatoes between his fence and the alley every year. And every year, the garden produces a voluminous amount of produce that he either consumes or donates.

“I think those kinds of things are great. … to me, in most cases, there are certain exceptions, but in most cases, I think it’s a favourable thing and something I’d encourage,” the mayor said. “We’re all about having a clean and beautiful city and producing food, so if you can make use of a little bit of space around your property (go for it).”

If residents are unsure about planting on city property, they should call city hall, ask questions, and even seek permission, Tolley continued.

He didn’t see any problem growing vegetables on municipal property, especially since food production is changing. He pointed to inner-city neighbourhoods developing gardens to support less fortunate residents, including both Yara Community Gardens in Moose Jaw. “They’ve been very successful. A lot of that produce gets donated to the food bank and other charities, so …

I see these as positive things for the community,” Tolley added.

In a separate media scrum, city manager Jim Puffalt said that residents encroaching on city property is an issue “to some degree.” City hall doesn’t have much problem with homeowners maintaining those properties, but it becomes a problem when residents park vehicles, motorhomes, boats or trailers in irrigated areas such as parks.

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

The next regular council meeting is MONDAY, MARCH 28.

“We’ve seen actually people put up garage packages on city property, and then we have to try and go around them … ,” he said. “If you do have something on public property and we do damage with regular maintenance, the city is not responsible for that because the material shouldn’t be there in the first place.”

However, city hall wants to take a reasonable approach to these issues, Puffalt continued. Many areas aren’t irrigated and are left “to the wild,” so it’s fine when residents maintain that city property or grow potatoes or peas. For example, he and some neighbours maintain a section of a berm behind their homes. “… I’d prefer that we have an area that looks like that (maintained) and homeowners volunteer to do something like that as compared to leaving it,” he added.

Plots still available at Yara Community Gardens as gardening season draws near Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

With snow melting and the seasons changing, gardeners everywhere are likely giddy with excitement as they prepare for this year’s growing season — and the opening of the Yara Community Gardens.

The gardens — with plots located on South Hill on Home Street West and next to the Bell Park baseball complex on Grey Avenue — plan to open their gates around April 25. This will give green thumbs everywhere the chance to grow fresh produce, avoid the high cost of store-bought vegetables, and donate to Hunger in Moose Jaw’s food security initiatives.

The gardens are expected to remain open until the end of September.

Registrations to book a plot opened on March 1, while a registration night is planned for March 31 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the basement at Zion United Church, explained organizer Suzanne Ramage. Past community gardeners can stop in to book their spot, while new green thumbs can also come down to secure a plot.

There are various sizes of plots from which gardeners can choose, while there are about 11 empty plots available, she continued.

To rent a plot, contact Ramage at 306-630-3498, Hunger in Moose Jaw at 306-692-1916, or hungermjgardens@gmail.com. The cost is a $10 membership fee and 12 cents per square foot, while the gardens will supply most of the equipment, water, and even seeds.

By acquiring a membership, gardeners must donate a portion of their produce to Hunger in Moose Jaw for its food programs. Gardeners are also required to donate some of their produce whenever the community gardens host farmers’ markets.

Prospective gardeners can also rent a raised garden box for $15. Ramage noted that these boxes — four feet by four feet — are waist high and good for people with physical health challenges.

“The raised boxes are great. Some of our seniors are 2022 ASSESSMENT NOTICE R.M. OF HILLSBOROUGH NO. 132 Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Hillsborough No. 132 for the year 2022 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00am to 4:00pm, on the following days, Monday thru Thursday, except holidays beginning March 28th, 2022 until April 28th, 2022.

A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Board of Revision, Western Municipal Consulting Ltd, Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0, by the 28th day of April, 2022.

Dated at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, this, 30th day of March, 2022.

Colleen Ferguson, Assessor

Yara Community Gardens on Home Street West will soon be open. Registrations are now open to book a plot at either community garden location. File photo getting older and having trouble getting down on their hands and knees,” she said. “Those raised boxes are nice for them because they can just stand there. (There’s) no bending (and) no kneeling.”

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic does not appear to be negatively affecting the gardens, Ramage continued.

In spring 2020, with restrictions in place, many gardeners stepped away and left numerous empty plots that required regular maintenance.

Last year, the usual gardening rhythms “slid back to normal” and most plots were filled.

“And definitely … we don’t have any COVID restrictions at the gardens this year so far,” she chuckled. “(However,) that can change overnight.”

Yara Community Gardens plans to hold a farmers’ market fundraiser in July, while a pumpkin festival will be held in the fall, Ramage said. Other fundraisers are also in the works, which should help the non-profit generate extra revenue and assist with maintenance projects and other initiatives.

“We want to get a composting program going and buy some new composting containers,” she added, “and just different projects we want to get into that need a bit of extra funding.”

For more information, visit the Yara Community Gardens’ Facebook page or call 306-692-1916.

PUBLIC NOTICE RM of Caron No. 162 Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the RM of Caron No. 162 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 6/2001, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT: The proposed bylaw will allow Council to consider a reduced site size and additional sites in the A-Agricultural District where the site(s) are physically separated from the remainder of the quarter section. The proposed bylaw will also provide regulation for development in proximity to highways and allow the RM to require proof of any necessary provincial or federal licences, permits, or approvals.

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PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RM of Caron No. 162 office located at 2-1410 Caribou St. West in Moose Jaw during regular office hours 8:30 to noon and 1:00 to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday. Copies of the bylaw will be made available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday April 14, 2022 at 8:00 am at the RM of Caron No. 162 Council Chambers located at 2-1410 Caribou St. West in Moose Jaw. The purpose of the public hearing is to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing.

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Music festival returns with in-person events, but still needs volunteers Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Music Festival is welcoming back live audiences to this year’s event, which will be a mix of in-person and pre-recorded performances by many talented young musicians.

Last year the festival was a blend of virtual and pre-recorded performances. This year there is a blend of live and pre-recorded performances. The piano, strings and band performances have been pre-recorded and submitted for adjudication.

The festival kicks off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, at Zion United Church with young singers melodiously exercising their voices. It concludes on April 7 with older teens performing musical theatre numbers.

The awards concert is on Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m., where organizers will hand out prizes and scholarships to youths who most impress the adjudicators.

This year, rather than selling passes to attend the festival, the organization will ask for donations at the door, while the schedule is online at https://events.solarislive.com/Moose-Jaw-Music-Festival.

Jeri Ryba, a member of the planning

Cornerstone Christian School Concert Choir and Vocal Jazz performs at the 2018 music festival. File photo committee, expressed joy about having live audiences again after almost two years of virtual performances.

“It’s been so long, and it’s really going to be a great experience for these young musicians to finally be able to show what they’ve been working on to friends and family,” she said. “So, we’re really excited about that.”

Young musicians need to perform in front of people because the best way to

improve their craft is with a live audience, Ryba continued. They can learn about themselves and how to calm their nerves, while they also have an adjudicator providing advice that they can use for the future.

Playing in front of a live audience is different than performing in front of a video camera since the energy of a live crowd enhances the performance, she pointed out. For example, people will usually

laugh when listening to a musical theatre song.

“It’s really vital to their performance and really encourages them,” said Ryba.

“And just having people applaud for you … we’re just really happy that we’re going to be able to do this this year.”

Festival organizers are looking for more volunteers to help ensure the event is a success. They need people to fill the positions of door greeters and adjudicators.

There are six positions a day that need to be filled and 30 total positions for the week. Ryba noted that some volunteers have offered to help several days during the festival.

Prospective volunteers don’t need any experience since festival organizers and experienced volunteers will show people what needs to be done, she said. Anyone interested in volunteering can visit https:// signup.com/go/wEPtgFq, the festival Facebook page or email moosejawmusicfestival@hotmail.com.

Ryba added that while parts of this year’s festival are still being held online because of the pandemic, organizers hope to have everything live in 2023.

Country music star Brett Kissel to make return appearance in Moose Jaw “It’s Showtime” Tour making three stops in Saskatchewan with guest artist Jade Eagleson Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The last time Brett Kissel was on the stage at Mosaic Place, it was the fall of 2014 and literally everything about his career was in a different place.

Then an up-and-comer on the Canadian country music scene, Kissel was the opening act for Brad Paisley during the latter’s Country Nation Tour throughout North America.

That tour was the first for Kissel with a major headlining act, and it’s pretty safe to say it was just a sign of things to come.

Now, with three gold records, a string of platinum singles and more Juno and Canadian Country Music Association awards

than he can carry, Kissel is coming back to Moose Jaw as a headliner — just like he said he would during his show all those years ago.

Kissel and special guest Jade Eagleson will play Mosaic Place on Saturday, June 4, with tickets on sale now.

The event is part of Kissel’s “It’s Showtime!” Tour, offering a ray of sunshine and fun as the pandemic slowly eases to a close.

“FINALLY…. it’s time to get back to doing what we all love – and that’s party!!” KIssel said in making the concert announcement. “I can’t wait to get together

with my fans for the first time in what feels like forever and celebrate the spirit of country music.

I’ll tell you one thing: we’re gonna give it everything we got… we’re Country music star Brett Kissel is returning to Mosaic gonna go all out… and Place in Moose Jaw for a concert on Saturday, June 4. we’re gonna tear it up allfor Single of the Year. night-long!”

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Jurassic Quest to make appearance in Moose Jaw this June Wildly popular animatronic dinosaur show set to take over Mosaic Place during June 10 weekend Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Moose Jaw fans of the Jurassic Park movie franchise will have a rather unique opportunity this summer: they can catch the newest installment Jurassic World: Dominion on opening weekend and the very same day see dinosaurs live and in person!

That’s because local fans of all things tyrannosaurus, triceratops and velociraptor will be able to take in the Jurassic Quest touring animatronic dinosaur show at Mosaic Place during the June 10-12 weekend, neatly coinciding with the opening of the new movie.

Known as the largest and most realistic dinosaur exhibit in North America, Jurassic Quest will be making a return to Saskatchewan after a wildly popular Saskatoon stop in the spring of 2019.

The show’s popularity stems from the

impressive life-like dinosaurs, including rides, special shows, interactive activities and more. Families can walk through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods to see the dinos that ruled on land, including the new Ancient Oceans exhibit featuring the largest apex predator that ever existed – a moving, life-size, 15-metre-long megalodon.

Jurassic Quest works in collaboration with leading paleontologists to ensure each dinosaur is replicated in every detail, drawing on the latest research about how dinosaurs looked and moved.

The show will cover the entirety of Mosaic Place, filling both the main arena and the curling arena with exhibits and things to do.

That includes a special interactive

Beau Hallborg takes a seat on one of the dinosaurs during Jurassic Quest’s tour through Saskatchewan in 2019.

adventure new to the show for 2022 — fans can go on “The Quest” to find clues throughout the exhibits and collect a special prize at the end.

The event begins on Friday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. before running Saturday, June 11 from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and Sunday, June 12 from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Because of the popularity and large crowds, Jurassic Quest asks fans to select an arrival time based on 15-minute inter-

vals when buying their tickets, in order to prevent overcrowding in the venue.

The average stay at the show is one to two hours, depending on the popularity of the timeslot. Sellouts are expected, so be sure to buy tickets in advance.

Ticket prices range from $25 to $49 and are available at www.sasktix.ca or through the Mosaic Place box office.

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Warriors turn in impressive showing on way to shutout win over Blades

Tetachuk records second shutout, Mateychuk has goal and four points in 7-0 win at Mosaic Place Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

For the majority of the season, the Saskatoon Blades just seemed to have the Moose Jaw Warriors’ number.

Heading into Saturday night’s Western Hockey League contest at Mosaic Place, the Blades had taken five of six meetings between the two clubs, including a 4-2 battle in their most recent meeting back on Feb. 27.

One night after officially clinching a playoff spot thanks to Prince Albert and Regina losses, the Warriors turned in a solid showing from start to finish on their way to a 7-0 victory at Mosaic Place.

“I just really liked our game tonight,” said Warriors head coach Mark O’Leary.

“There’s no secret how our record has been against them and it was important for us to have a game like this. We just played the right way, we played hard and we played honest and when there were breakdowns, our goaltender was there and he was the best player on the ice.”

Carl Tetachuk finished the game with 31 saves, and it wasn’t one of those relatively relaxing nights. No, the overage

netminder made impressive save after impressive save throughout the contest and was a major factor in how things turned out.

“I think that it instills confidence in the group when you look out there and you know that you have a goalie behind you that can make that save in a big moment,” O’Leary said. “I think it allows you to just play your game and I think we played like that. We played hard, we played heavy, but we played free tonight and we let our skill level take over.”

Ryder Korczak scored in the first period and Lucas Brenton made it 2-0 in second before the Warriors broke things open in the final frame.

Jagger Firkus scored twice — giving him a team-leading 35 goals on the season — to go along with single markers from Brayden Yager, Eric Alarie and Denton Mateychuk.

Mateychuk also had three assists, giving him a goal and 10 points in his last two games. Alarie also had a pair of helpers.

The Warriors had 40 shots on Maier.

Moose Jaw Miinor Hockey products — and brothers — Atley and Rowan Calvert faced off for the first time as members of the Moose Jaw Warrior and Saskatoon Blades, respectively. Nick Pettigrew

Warriors goaltender Carl Tetachuk (mask on) celebrates his shutout with fellow netminder Jackson Unger as Riley Niven and Denton Mateychuk come in to offer congratulations. Nick Pettigrew.

Moose Jaw improved to 35-31-3-2 with the win, moving three points up on 34-23-3-1 Saskatoon for fourth place in the conference and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

That the Warriors will return to the postseason — technically their fifthstraight appearance after there were no playoffs the last two seasons — is a heartening step forward for the local crew after two tough campaigns.

“It’s really nice,” O’Leary said.

“We’ve always been optimistic and excited about the group that we’re building and I think it’s good for Moose Jaw fans.

They’ve been patient when we took it on the chin and even last year when we went all-in on development. That’s helping out right now, guys like Mateychuk, Firkus and Yager got that experience last year and now to be in the playoffs, I think there’s a bit of a buzz around town right now you

can feel it here in the building. It’d be a lot of fun.”

The Warriors began gearing up for the most important games of the season on Tuesday, Mar. 22 in Winnipeg against the East Division champion Ice. Scoring info was unavailable as of press time.

“We have seven games left, and we’re treating it like a seven-game series,” O’Leary said. “We’re starting game one Tuesday night in Winnipeg on the road and we just want to play playoff hockey.

Nothing changes, regardless of who we’re playing. But it’s a seven-game series right now and we need to win four of them.”

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Firkus, Mateychuk shine at CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game Firkus named player of the game for Team White after goal assist, Mateychuk draws assist as Team White captain Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Moose Jaw Warriors forward Jagger Firkus and defenceman Denton Mateychuk went into the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on the night of Mar. 23 looking to have an impact on the ice and show off their skills.

Neither could have expected just how well things would turn out.

Firkus scored a highlight-reel goal in the first period and assisted on another in the second before Mateychuk set up Team White’s third goal in a 3-1 win over Team Red in Kitchener, Ont. Firkus was named Team White’s player of the game for his efforts, and Mateychuk — who served as White’s captain — drew rave reviews from commentators for his play throughout the contest.

“Obviously it’s a great experience coming here, I just wanted to come here and show what I can do and I think I did that tonight,” Firkus told CHL.ca after the game. “So it was a good game, I think it’s even better to get the win.”

Firkus scored White’s opening goal 13:44 into the first, and it was a highlight-reel marker. Firkus broke in on the left wing, juked to the middle of the ice and got off a shot that slammed up under the crossbar to tie the game 1-1.

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Firkus was also instrumental in setting up the Guelph Storm’s Jake Karabela for White’s second goal 5:20 into the second.

As Karabela broke down the wing, Firkus lifted a flip pass from deep in White’s zone that skipped onto Karabela’s stick as he hit the Team Red blueline. A breakaway and a slick move later and White held a 2-0 lead.

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Mateychuk’s turn to get in on the action came three minutes later, and it was the product of something Warriors fans have seen many a time season — Mateychuk alertly jumped onto a loose puck at the Red blueline and hit Antonin Verreault with a pass in the zone, who finished off the tic-tac-toe play by firing a quick cross-

crease feed to Nathan Gaucher for the goal.

Firkus was naturally ecstatic with the whole event, which included combine testing on top of everything else surrounding the nationally-televised game.

“It was awesome,” he said. “It was great to be here and it was an unreal experience and I couldn’t be happier to be a part of it all.”

As much fun as the night was, the real impact will be felt in a couple of months’ time.

Firkus went into the game as the 33rdranked prospect for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, but the combination of his performance and his 33 goals and 75 points thus far this season will likely see that change dramatically for the better.

It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Mateychuk’s draft stock also rise, either, even though he doesn’t have as much room to go as the ninth-ranked North American Prospect.

Firkus, Mateychuk and the Warriors were back in action on Mar. 29 in Winnipeg, with information unavailable as of press time. Next home action is Saturday, Apr. 2 when the Warriors host the Winnipeg Ice. Game time is 7 p.m.

U11 A Warriors cap magical playoff run with Regina league championship After sixth-place finish, Moose Jaw wins five straight in playoffs to claim league title Randy Palmer- Moose Jaw Express

The U11 A Warriors won the Hockey Regina championship on Wednesday night.

For all intents and purposes, it should have been a rather quick and simple playoff season for the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Hockey Regina U11 A division.

When you finish in sixth place with an 8-9-5 record and all the teams ahead of you in the standings were well into double digits in wins, it stands to reason you might get a victory or two, but things would eventually come to an end.

Thing is, someone must have forgotten to tell the Warriors about all of that.

The local squad strung together five straight wins over the last month, finishing off their impressive run with a 4-2 victory over the Regina Tigers on Mar. 23 to claim the Hockey Regina title.

Braxton Casemore, Carter Taylor, Troy Maltais and Mason Dodd scored for Moose Jaw in the title game, while Trip Kuntz was the winning goaltender.

The Warriors opened their playoff

run back on Mar. 9 with a 2-1 win over the 11-seed Regina Royals before picking up the first upset of their run on Mar. 11 when they took a 5-3 win over the Regina Shamrocks, who had finished in third place in the regular season.

Moose Jaw received their first break in the draw when the seventh-place Regina Cougars upset second-place Lumsden in the ‘A’ side quarter-final, making the Warriors the favourites heading into the contest. They’d live up to it, battling to a 4-3 win on Mar. 12.

That set the stage for the ‘A’ final against the fifth-place Prairie Storm Lightning, with Moose Jaw enjoying the most comfortable win over their run with a 6-2 victory.

That put the Warriors in the driver’s seat with the ‘B’ side champion Tigers needing a pair of wins to claim the title, but eventual champs would leave nothing to chance with a Game 1 win.

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Purdy wins two gold to lead Kinsmen Flying Fins at Man/Sask championship

Four Moose Jaw swimmers take part in prestigious meet, swim 95 per cent lifetime best times Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Kinsmen Flying Fins are used to winning medals and putting together top performances any time they hit the pool, but what Mateah Purdy put together at the Man/Sask provincial championships during the Mar. 19 weekend was something else altogether.

Facing the top swimmers from Manitoba and Saskatchewan at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg, Purdy challenged for the medals in all three breaststroke distances before bringing home gold in the 50m breast for one of the top local performances at the elite meet in recent years.

She then followed up by winning gold with Team Sask in the relays, swimming the 100m breast leg.

“I certainly expected her to be in the medals, and she was in the finals and right close to the top three in all three breaststroke swims and there are high, high-level breaststrokers she was swimming against,” said Flying Fins coach Gord Shields. “We didn’t expect her to win, but we were sure hoping for her to be in the medals, so to pull it off in the 50 breast is pretty impressive.”

Purdy, 14, swam 37.64 seconds in the preliminary round and took the best time into the final. There, she was even faster, touching the wall in 37.02 and just outreaching her opponent at the wall.

“When you’re at those high-level competitions and there are lots of swimmers there, you’re seeded not by 10ths of a second, but by 100ths of a second and you have to be really prepared to step up and race,” Shields said. “You have to be prepared mentally and physically to challenge and be in the top three at that level of swim meet, and Mateah certainly was this weekend.”

Purdy also knocked 3.73 seconds off her personal best in the distance, with each of her 13 swims doing much the same.

The impressive showing instantly puts the Cornerstone Christian School student on the radar for future elite meets and possible consideration for provincial teams and beyond.

“People will be watching her and seeing how she progresses because she is young, she’s only 14-years-old, so she definitely has many years of swimming

Mateah Purdy won two gold medals at the Man/Sask provincial championships during the Mar. 19 weekend in Winnipeg. ahead of her,” Shields said. “But for sure now she’ll be watched, especially in Saskatchewan, because she’s the fastest breaststroker in Saskatchewan in her age group. So she’ll definitely be someone to watch in the future and has a lot of potential to do well in the sport.”

Also making the trip east were Makaya Arnott, Damian Chartrand and Erica Zinn, with the former duo joining Purdy in recording personal best times across the board. All told, the Fins saw 34 of their 36 swims on the weekend result in

lifetime bests.

Arnott, 14, also finished fifth in the 50m freestyle final and 12th in the 50m fly final and 16th in the 100m fly, while Chartand, 16, landed ninth in the 100m breast, 12th in the 50m breast and 12th in the 200m breast. Zinn, 16, competed in the fastest field of the meet and had an 18th place finish in the 50m back as her top showing.

“For every one of them to swim that well and take off that much time, it was just fantastic,” Shields said. “For some of them, this was their first competition at that level, and being in the Pan Am Pool, that’s a huge and impressive facility so the first time there can be intimidating, especially when you see the competition at that level. But they all stepped up, made it into the finals in a lot of their events and I was extremely pleased with how well all four of them performed.”

The Fins are now at the beginning of technical training cycle as they transition into the summer season, with their next meet in Saskatoon during the May 6 weekend.

Flyers Sweep To Southern U18 A Championship Photos and Story By Robert Thomas - Moose Jaw Independent

It was cow bells, air horns, clappers and a lot of cheering from over 355 noisy fans who filed into the Milestone Memorial Centre to cheer on the hometown favourites the Milestone Female U18 A Flyers as they faced the visiting Prairie Storm Thunder in Saskatchewan Female Hockey League (SFHL) playoff action.

A win against the Prairie Storm Thunder would see the Flyers capture the SFHL U18 A Southern Saskatchewan Championship.

And for the noisy fans the Flyers did not disappoint defeating the Thunder 3 - 1.

The Flyers came out slow in the First Period and it was taken advantage of by the Prairie Storm Thunder. Despite having some quality shots they were unable to score against Flyers’ netminder Kamrie Kaufmann.

During the First Period the Flyers began to play more aggressive hockey which led to the team ending up penalized with the Prairie Storm Thunder having a five on

U15 Warriors looking to win $100K in Chevy Good Deeds Cup challenge Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw U15A Warriors have a chance to win $100,000 through the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup challenge after working to ensure hockey is welcoming for immigrants and newcomers.

The Warriors and Moose Jaw Multicultural Council (MJMC) teamed up a few weeks ago after the hockey club organized a skating lesson for the latter’s clients, as part of the challenge’s goal to make hockey more inclusive, explained Kaleigh Pousett, community connections co-ordinator.

The hockey team rented the ice for newcomers to come and skate for their first time, while the players provided one-on-one instruction for all participants. The players and their families also provided skates and helmets and equipment donations.

The Warriors have been selected as regional finalists for Saskatchewan based on their activities. They are now competing against 11 other teams from across the country. The winner will receive a cool $100,000 that will go toward its charity of choice.

This year, the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup had a new purpose: to rally together to make hockey more inclusive than ever, its website explained. It wanted to “shift change” through good

deeds that helped more people from all backgrounds and abilities jump into the game, giving more people the chance to play.

Since December, youth hockey teams across the country have been completing good deeds in their communities.

Besides winning $100,000, the winners will also have their name added to the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup trophy.

If they win, the U15A Warriors have selected the MJMC as the recipient for this money, said Pousett. The finalists were announced during the March 19 broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada.

“The grand prize winner is selected through a voting process, so we need everyone’s support in promoting this opportunity and helping them (Warriors) get to the finish line,” she added.

Voting opened on March 19 and goes until Saturday, April 2. Participants can vote once a day, while they can vote 10 times on March 26 during Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup Day. Chevrolet Canada will donate $1 to the Hockey Canada Foundation Assist Fund for every vote cast this season. This money will be used to subsidize hockey registration fees for Canadian youths.

To vote, visit www.chevrolet.ca/en/ good-deeds-cup#voting.

The winning team photo - MJ Independent photo three advantage.

The Flyers managed to mount a highly successful penalty kill and the Prairie Storm Thunder were unable to score.

However just as the last penalty expired Prairie Storm Thunder’s Avery Elder took a shot through a bunch of legs at the 6:14 mark to give the Thunder the lead.

The assist went to Alxa Materi.

The Flyers would come out skating in the Second Period and for the most part dominated play.

The effort would pay off at the 18:41 mark when Emily Quigley would score a powerplay goal at the 18:41 mark assisted

by Callie Callaghan and Sidney Ellingson.

The Flyers wiould score a second powerplay goal at the 17:57 mark on a wrist hand shot by Nikita Halyk assisted

by Elloingson and Ember DuSomme.

The Flyers would keep up the pressure in the Second Period which saw both teams make rushes up the ice but were both unable to score more goals.

Due to their aggressive play the Flyers found themselves in another five on three disadvantage but this time were able to not only successfully kill the penalties but made sure the Thunder squad did not score.

The Flyers ended the Second Period with a one goal lead on the Prairie Storm Thunder.

The Flyers scored again in the Third Period on the powerplay when Nikita Halyk wired a shot on the blocker side of Kiara Corbin and into the top shelf. Time of the goal was 12:27 with Callaghan picking up the assist.

With the Flyers drawing a penalty with 2:38 left in the Third Period the Prairie Storm Thunder called a time out.

Following the time out the Thunder pulled their goalie in favour of the sixth attacker but were unable to score.

In the post game interview Flyers’ head coach Shane Kauffman said he was proud of the team’s accomplishment in not only winning the SFHL South Division Championship but also how the team had played throughout the playoffs.

Asked about the fan support Kaufmann said he was thankful for the over 325 fans who came out to support the team. Many of who had driven in from area communities to watch team members from what is actually a regional team play.

Kaufmann said the plan was to take the Southern Championship in two games - something they have done throughout the playoffs so far by not losing a game.

“It’s what we set out to do (win it in two games) but things don’t always go according to plan.”

The second period was key to the Flyers win with their aggressive penalty killing - when Prairie Storm Thunder had a 5 - 3 advantage - and not allowing the Thunder to answer back with a tying goal.

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Central defeats Peacock to claim 4A boys basketball provincial championship Cyclones battle to 84-76 win in title game at Peacock to repeat as Hoopla champions Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Before the game even started, the Hoopla 4A boys basketball high school championship was a huge win for Moose Jaw hoops.

For the third time in Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association history, two teams from the Friendly City were on the court for the gold medal game, as the top-seeded Central Cyclones took on the second-seed Peacock Toilers.

When all was said and done, the Cyclones lived up to their advance billing, and with an 84-76 victory over the Toilers in a hard-fought contest at Peacock on Saturday afternoon, are once again provincial champions.

“It’s pretty awesome, and back-toback, too, so we’ll want to keep that going in the future,” said Central coach Shaun Muchowski, referring to the Cyclones title win the last time Hoopla was played in 2019. “We had a really good start to the season and kind of rode that high for awhile, then we really had to dig in down the stretch, Everybody was playing us tough with that target on our back, so we had to dig down deep and earn it and we did.”

Peacock got off to exactly the start they wanted to in the gold medal game,

The Central Cyclones celebrate after their win over Peacock in the gold medal game.

The Central Cyclones gather for a team photo with the SHSAA 4A boys basketball provincial championship plaque. taking a 10-2 lead out of the first five minutes. But all that did was set the stage for Central junior Tommy Vincent, and once he found his hot hand, things changed dramatically.

Vincent hit three three-pointers on three trips down the court, giving the Cyclones a 16-14 lead at that point. They’d never again trail in the game, putting together a 40-27 edge by halftime.

“It was unbelievable, and of course it felt even better having the game I had last night,” said Vincent, who finished with 21 points after putting up nine in the semifinal against Saskatoon Marion Graham.

“Being able to bounce back and light it up tonight… this is what we’ve been working for all season and it feels amazing.”

That the game swung on Vincent’s solid shooting was no surprise to Muchowski.

“We found through much of the season when Tommy got hot, we did really

well,” he said. “We always have Mo, he’s always the guy, but when we can get those supporting cast guys going we’re a really tough team to beat and we proved it, so we’re really happy with how things worked out and I’m really proud of the guys.”

Mo Jabateh ended up leading all scorers with 26 points in his final game, capping off a dominant season for the Cyclones senior.

“I’m just happy we won, we put in all the work this season to get to this moment and it’s great to be able to finish it off,” Jabateh said. “I’m proud of my teammates, I’m proud of myself, this was my last high school game and it was great to be able to go out with the big win.”

The Toilers were able to make things interesting in the second half, even closing to within five points at one stage late in the fourth quarter. Seeing his troops never give up was a source of pride for coach

Troy Setter.

“I’m so proud of the guys, just the kind of year we had, they kept battling right to the end there,” he said. “We missed a couple free throws at the end to cut it to one possession, so it was that close… the guys battled hard, they battled hard all year and I’m really proud of how they finished the year off. A silver medal at provincials is nothing to shake your head at, that’s absolutely awesome.”

Kaedyn Banilevic added 14 points for Central, while Kalil Chin scored 10.

Peacock’s offence was once again well spread out, with Mac Simpson and Rafael Pondevida scoring 15 each, Nathan McDougall 14, Bryce Baumann 13 and Dominick Mall 12.

Central advance to the final with a 9278 win over North Battleford John Paul II on Friday, with Peacock defeating Saskatoon Marion Graham 68-53.

Tommy Vincent glides in for two of his 21 points for Central in the gold medal final.

Central, Cornerstone win bronze at high school girls basketball provincials

Cyclones take 4A third place at Hoopla in Saskatoon, Cornerstone wins first-ever bronze at 2A championships in Wynyard Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Central Cyclones won bronze at the 4A girls provincial championships in Saskatoon on Saturday. SHSAA Facebook For the first time in school history, the Cor- squad, after winning their regional contests nerstone Christian School Falcons are high 54-45 over Eatonia and 63-61 over Davidschool girls provincial basketball medal- son before dropping their Hoopla opener ists.

63-60 against Wilkie on Friday.

Making their first-ever appearance at Kiara Smith led Cornerstone with 13 Hoopla during the Mar. 26 weekend, the points in the bronze medal game, while Falcons emerged with the bronze medal af- Kenzie Behrns scored 11. ter taking a 45-41 victory over Norquay in A day earlier, the Falcons had 21 the third-place game Saturday afternoon. points from Behrns in their tough loss, The contest marked the fourth-straight while Erica Kaminski scored 17 and Ashexceptionally close game for the local ley Breitkreuz put up 10.

The Cornerstone Christian School Falcons won bronze at the 2A girls provincial championships in Wynyard on Saturday. Cornerstone Facebook The news was just as good for the The Cyclones had 13 points each from Central Cyclones at the 4A girls provincial Lind-Z Detubio and Lilly Matthies to go championships in Melfort, as they took a along with 12 from Ava Nichols.

64-47 victory over Meadow Lake in their Facing a team with players not putting bronze medal game. up Kobe and LeBron numbers, Central Central opened their tournament with fared much better Saturday morning, holda 97-60 loss to Regina Harvest City, pret- ing the entire Spartans roster under double ty much thanks to two players — Harvest digits on their way to the bronze medal.

City’s Navaeh Ferrara Horne put up 38 Malea Kletzel led Central with 15 points in their semifinal win, while Asia points, while Matthies scored 14 and DeWells had 29. tubio 12.

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A couple busy weeks for Infinity Athletics Submitted

The competitive athletes at Infinity Athletics have had a couple busy and exciting weeks of competitions.

March 11th-13th they headed to Warman, Saskatchewan for the Warman Cheer Classic, one of the biggest competitions in Saskatchewan. This was the first competition since 2020 that felt like normal for these athletes. What an amazing feeling being back up on that stage, performing and being able to participate in awards ceremonies once again!

Infinity Athletics just returned from Saskatoon the weekend of March 18th from the Saskatchewan Cheerleading Provincial Championships. What a phenomenal ex-

perience and finish to many teams season!

The energy and spirit was at an all time high throughout the weekend!

The athletes performed their hearts out and the Infinity Athletics pride was hard to hide as you watched the fans cheer on each and every athlete from the fan zone!

The provincial championship brought to-

gether over 1400 athletes at TCU place in Saskatoon from all across Saskatchewan!

From the 3/4 year olds all the way up to our U17 team they made Infinity Athletics and Moose Jaw proud!

The last couple weekends they had placements finishes from 1st-7th. Infinity Athletics had 11 entries in Warman Cheer Classic and 16 performances at provincials, bringing home additional awards of Grand Champion, judges’ choice, as well one athlete was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Cheerleading Provincials Post Secondary Scholarship!

The U9 Pom (dance) team brought home 1st place, as well as the Grand Champion Provincial Title for their division! Infinity Athletics is very proud of

each and every athlete. They now start to wrap up their season for many teams and will be cheering on their U17 Level 4 Team the Shooting Stars as they head to Vancouver for an international competition at the start of April!

Maryam Stationwala was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Cheerleading Post Secondary Scholarship. The IA family is very proud of her accomplishments and her award!

Infinity Athletics has a strong competitive program for boys and girls aged 3-19.

If you are interested in joining Infinity Athletics competitive programming email info@infinityathletics.ca for more info as we prepare for Season 7! No experience needed for competitive programming, for all ages and skill levels!!

Infinity Athletics where a sport feels like a family!

Email: info@infinityathletics.ca Website: www.infinityathletics.ca

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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-19 visit saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

Kinsmen Sports Celebrity Dinner will be held on April 2nd at the Heritage Inn, featuring former NHLers Darcy Tucker, Shayne Corson; Blue Jays pitcher Jordan Romano; former NFL kicker Mike Vanderjagt and TSN and CTV broadcaster Rod Black as the master of ceremonies. The evening will also feature the selection of community awards, including the Kinsmen Sports Achievement Award, Moose Jaw Express Sports Builder Award and Country 100 Team of the Year Award.

For the latest on the Kinsmen Sports Celebrity Banquet, keep an eye on the Kinsmen Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mjkinsmen.

The Moose Jaw Community Players will perform The Ladies Foursome at the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery on April 13 and 14. The venue theatre seats 135 people. The Ladies Foursome is a comedy with moments of poignancy. Tickets are online now at EventBrite for $16.93 apiece.

New members are always welcome.

The Moose Jaw Community Players’ Facebook page is the best way to join.

In addition to rehearsing, acting workshops are a regular perk of membership.

TheatreFest 2022 will be held in Melfort, SK from April 20-24, the first Theatre Saskatchewan competitive festival since 2019. Four community theatre groups will be performing, with an awards ceremony scheduled for Sunday. Moose Jaw’s group will perform on April 22 – the Friday night of the festival. Tickets can be purchased from the TheatreFest site.

Business Women of Moose Jaw Association Inc. (BWMJ), members of BWMJ are hereby given notice that the Annual General Meeting of Members shall take place on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at the Moose Jaw Public Library - Meeting Room from 12:05 pm – 1:00 pm.

National Association of Federal Retirees Branch #23 Annual General Meeting will be held April 30, 2022 at Timothy Eaton’s 101 - 510 Main St. North at 1 pm. There will be a light lunch (no charge) at 12 noon for Members only. But Members must preregister for this by emailing N.A.F.R branch nafrmj23@outlook.com by April 15, 2022, or call 306-693-0717 to register for the lunch. (Do not try and register at Timothy Gardens). N,A.F.R. needs to have 15 members in attendance to have a quorum. Members are asked to wear masks, and be prepared to show proof of vaccination. Many members have pre existing conditions. Please avoid scented products as well. Older members may remember N.A.F.R. used to be known as Federal Superannuates National association. Retired military, R.C.M.P., Federal Gov. office workers, even teachers who taught on bases can be members.

Big Country Toastmasters continues to provide experiential communication and leadership training. All programs are currently online. Text 306 690-8739 for the zoom links.

March 30@7pm theme- Walk in the Park Moose Jaw Public Library, 461 Langdon Cres. Phone 306.692.2787; visit their website at https://www.moose-

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jawlibrary.ca/ In-person adult programming: All in-person programs require a mask.

Avid Knitters: Are you an avid knitter or crocheter? Grab some needles and join in for good times, fun and spools of friendship. Wear a mask. Bring your own water bottle as there will be no refreshments at this time. Everyone welcome. Pls call to find out when next meeting will be held.

Virtual youth programming on MJPL’s Discord channel MJPL has several clubs and activities available for ages 13-19 on their Discord server at discord.gg/HAs8rff.

Dungeons & Dragons for teens is held every Friday from 4-6:00 p.m. New and experienced players are welcome, although registration is required in advance.

Any questions about the youth programming can be sent to youth@ moosejawlibrary.ca.

In-person library activities require registration.

Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Branch Luncheon Meetings at Masonic Temple Hall, 1755 Main St. N. Masks are recommended when not eating. Lunch cost per person: Members/significant other: $10, Non-Members: $20.00.

Please note upcoming STS Luncheon Dates: May 18, 2022. Rosalie: 306691-0696 email: marcilr@sasktel.net Line Dancing every Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at St. Andrews Church. Call 306.692.7365 for more information.

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.

Chase the Ace/Meat Draw on Saturday April 2nd - draw (Over 1300$) - Starts 3:00pm, Everyone welcome. Bring Your Talent (starts 6:00pm, Everyone is welcome) Saturday 9 April 2022 Chase the Ace/Meat Draw on Saturday April 9th - Starts 3:00pm, Everyone welcome Trivia Night on Saturday April 9th Starts 7:00pm. Please pre-registers your team by calling the office Chase the Ace/Meat Draw on Saturday April 16th - Starts 3:00pm, Everyone welcome Chase the Ace/meat Draw on Saturday April 23 - Starts 3:00pm, Everyone welcome Cribbage Tournament on Tuesday April 26th - Starts 3:00pm, 5$ to play.

Please call the office to register a team Paint Night on Thurday April 28th Starts at 6:00pm, 30.00$/ticket. Please call the office to get your tickets today Chase the Ace/Meat Draw on Saturday April 30th - Starts 3:00pm, Everyone

welcome Live Entertainment: Ray Rawlyk Starts 7:00pm, Everyone welcome Additionally you can check all the upcoming events at royalcanadianlegionbranch59moosejaw.ca Specifically events at https://www. royalcanadianlegionbranch59moosejaw.ca/upcoming-events Poster Contest: Looking for veterans/ active service members who would like to share their photos/stories in an upcoming 2023 Calendar. If they have an interesting picture from their career, send it to publicrelationsrclbr59@ gmail.com for a chance to be featured in the calendar The “buy a brick” fundraiser continues going towards securing a permanent home for the Legion. The virtual wall is posted every Tuesday on FB and Instagram as well it is featured at: Our Virtual Wall | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59- Moose Jaw (royalcanadianlegionbranch59moosejaw.ca) Moose Jaw and District Seniors: For more information Call: 306-694-4223 or Email: mjsenior@shaw.ca Fitness Level & Indoor Walking Track open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Wood working area – Monday to Friday 8 am – 4 pm 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.

Fitness- Chair/Low Impact Fitness Mondays & Thursdays @ 1:00 p.m.

Cribbage – Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

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

Mah Jong – Wednesday @1 p.m.

500 Cards – Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

One Move Dominos – Friday’s @ 1pm.

Kaiser – Friday @ 1 pm. May be switching days if more are interested in another day.

Carpet bowling – Thursday’s @ 6:30 Line Dancing – Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.

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

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

Paper Tole – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

Lounge – Friday’s from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jam Sessions – Friday’s 9 a.m.

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

Military whist is March 26th at 10 am call to sign up.

March 25th Pasta night with DIY Sundae and all purchased tickets in a draw to win a Tim Horton Gift Card.

Spring Craft Sale on April 9th at 9am.

Get your tables, they are filling up fast.

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre Weekly Activities Military Whist Tournament happening on Friday, April 8, 2022. Registration 9:30am/ Games begin at 10am. Cost $15pp includes coffee/muffins and a great lunch Craft Fair on Saturday, April 30th from 9am-3pm. Free Admission. A terrific variety of vendors – come see for yourself.

APRIL WEEKLY EVENTS Monday: 9:30 Pickle Ball 1:00 Floor Shuffleboard

Tuesday:

9:30 Jam Session 1:00 Pickle Ball 7:00 Friendship Bridge Wednesday: 8:30 TOPS 9:30 Pickle Ball 1:00 Floor Shuffleboard 1:00 Hand & Food Canasta Thursday: 10:00 Line Dance 1:00 Pickle Ball Friday: 10:00 Beginner Pickle Ball 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 Hours of Operations: Thursday 12pm to 6pm/Friday 1pm to 11pm/Saturday 1pm to 7pm. Saskatchewan Health Rules Apply!!

Thursday @ 1:30: Cribbage. Cost $2.

Friday evening @ 7pm: FUN NIGHT with pool and darts Saturday @ $4:30 Meat Draw and 50/50 Non members welcome!

Free live music with Brandon & Company on Friday April 1st from 7pm 11pm. Thank you Protec for sponsoring this event!

Free Live Music with Gary Kincaid & Bill Duncan Saturday April 16th from 7pm - 11pm 1/2 rack dinner at The Crushed Sports Bar & Rec Room, 82 Manitoba St. W. on Thursday April 28th from 4:30 pm 8:30pm. Price $20 pp. Tickets can be purchased from board members or by calling 306-692-4412 or 306-681-5998 Email anaf252@sasktel.net Seniors’ Centre Without Walls: SCWW is an over-the-phone social program totally free and offered exclusively over the phone. You just dial the number and join the call.

March will bring some new programming called “Put the Coffee On,” every Wednesday (and one Tuesday) in March, featuring six guest speakers, some of whom will be in conversation with other guests: Tues., March 29 at 10:00 a.m. – Radio host Rustie Dean will speak on the subject of the role and evolution of women in farming Wed., March 30 at 1:00 p.m. – Psychologist Dr. Tom Robinson will talk about adapting to big life changes Each session is 30 to 60 minutes.

Pre-registration is a must. Phone-in participants can choose merely to listen – or, if they’d like, they can engage with the speakers and other participants.

More information is available from sccwwmoosejaw.com. To register, call (don’t text) program coordinator Ronda Wedhorn at 306-631-4357, or email farmresearch2021@gmail.com.

Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Dr, Moose Jaw. Please call for more information or if there is covid protocol to adhere to. Call (306) 693-5989.

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/

Congratulations New Parents!

Jylian Roach & Keiran Kitts of Moose Jaw March 23, 2022 10:25 am Female 8lbs, 10oz

Brittany Emke & Marvin Hankens of Moose Jaw March 23, 2022 12:58 pm Female 7lbs, 11oz

Michelle & Billy Bernier-Gravel of Moose Jaw March 23, 2022 5:26 pm Female 8lbs, 3oz

Alyssa & Steven Harris of Coronach March 24, 2022 8:38 am Male 7lbs, 3oz

Aletta Erasmus & Werner Koekemoer of Riverhurst March 24, 2022 6:41 pm Female 7lbs, 1oz

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By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Donna Fritzke, fundraising coordinator at the Moose Jaw Humane Society (MJHS), said that hundreds of people have answered a Facebook request for crafters to help make snuffle mats and snuffle balls.

“We supply all the crafting items, and they make them for us,” said Fritzke. “It is amazing to me how people are so willing to help, and it raises money for the shelter.

So it’s a win-win.”

The mats are made from plastic dollar-store bath mats (the kind with the suction cups on the bottom), and scraps of fabric from donated felt blankets. The balls are made from the same fabric.

The idea is to tuck the treats inside so your pet can smell them – but they’re a bit of a challenge to find. Pet owners can then watch their cat or dog snuffle around trying to get the treats. Catnip, of course, is also an option.

Fritzke said that the shelter can’t keep them in stock. The toys proved especially popular during the winter when people weren’t getting out as much. The mats help with stress, boredom, and anxiety.

Melissa Sullivan teaches grade 8 at Emerald Ridge Elementary School in White City. She saw the MJHS’s Face-

West Park Crossing retirement home’s ‘Snuffle Mat Gang’ with some of their creations (supplied by Donna Fritzke) book post and thought it would make a great crafting project for her students.

“We were looking for a service project to do, it’s part of our curriculum,” Sullivan said. “I thought, what a great opportunity for them to do something that’s a little bit crafty that also has a service project mindset.”

The shelter supplied everything they needed, and 52 grade 8 students are now making a snuffle mat each.

Moose Jaw Families For Change are helping to make snuffle toys too. Snuffle mat crafting is an option for anyone who attends the day program. Program coordi-

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nator Mariah Horsnall said that folks at the day program are enjoying the partnership and finding the crafting activity relaxing.

About 10 residents at West Park Crossing retirement home have taken to calling themselves the “Snuffle Mat Gang”.

Other participants include the local Girl Guides, the mental health unit at F.H. Wigmore hospital, and the Mulberry Estates retirement home.

Individual community members around Moose Jaw have taken to the crafting as a kind of hobby, Fritzke said.

“People have been telling me how therapeutic it has been for them. I actually had a lady call me the other day, and she goes ‘I am so bored, do you have more mats and blankets? Because I want to make more of them.’ And I said, absolutely, pop by.”

There are different sizes of mats available. The sink mat sizes are $20, the bath mat sizes are $25, and there are heavy-duty mats for bigger dogs that $30 each.

There are, similarly, three sizes for the snuffle balls: small for $10, medium for $15, and large for $20.

Fritzke has had to make trips to Regi-

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RE: 30 DAYS OF WAR Today marks the 30th day since Russia invaded Ukraine (for the second time) and unfortunately the war rages on.

Technically, this conflict started back in 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea. Ever since then a bloody and protracted battle has raged in the Donbas region between Russian backed separatist and Ukranian Forces.

Here in Canada, far removed from the chest rattling crump of artillery impacts, snap of small arms fire, and terror of a society in upheaval, a different war is being fought. While it lacks the media coverage, the surreal combat TikTok videos, and worldwide coverage, it is no less important. The battle here is over our principles and ethics, not our infrastructure or lives; it is our very soul and identity as country that stands to be most grievously injured.

When the war broke out, I watched videos of Russian jets firing missiles into residential areas, these munitions could be heard exploding just out of view and were made even more heart wrenching because of the cries of a child in the background gripped in terror. Tanks rolling through streets, cars being crushed with their occupants in them...it affected me deeply and I wrote, later that night, a post on my blog called “A Winters Night Walk”. It helped me process things, but I still feel conflicted about the war and our response.

President Zelensky, and the people of Ukraine

na to buy the mats because the Moose Jaw dollar stores are running out.

Anyone interested in helping the Humane Society with crafting snuffle toys can contact them on Facebook, by calling (306) 692-1517, or by emailing giving@ mjhs.ca. You will receive mats and blankets and crafting instructions.

All money raised goes directly to help shelter animals.

Donna Fritzke holds a snuffle mat and snuffle ball for sale in the Humane Society’s bookstore (photo by Gordon Edgar)

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were given incredibly poor odds by nearly every military strategist in the world when it appeared Russia would invade. But in what can only be described as a miracle in the making, they have defied those odds.

In standing up to the might of the Russian Army, and the insanity of Vladimir Putin, they have proven to the world what unity, resolve, bravery, and national pride can do. This is an example that we and our government should heed and begin to emulate.

30 days (about 4 and a half weeks) into this conflict and Ukraine still stands alone...despite what all the hashtags and politicians say. Sure, weapons and aid have come in from western nations, including Canada, and sanctions against Russia have been ratcheted up, but the only people standing with Ukraine are Ukrainians, plus the few thousand fighters from around the world who’ve joined their foreign legion.

Why is this so?

Do Canada and the rest of the western democracies lack the same resolve, bravery, national pride, and sense of justice that Ukraine apparently has? Are we not willing to help promote and uphold the values of our Charter and face injustices in the world anymore, or have we become content to simply watch confrontation play out from afar? Is this Canada, and what Canadians are about now, just “conveners” as our Foreign Affairs Minister recently expressed.

Watching a sovereign democratic nation, with many similarities and ties to Canada and the prairies, be invaded, while sitting comfortably on our hands begs the question; Is this all that is left of the nation

that stormed Vimy Ridge after every other allied nation failed? Would the country that played a significant role freeing Holland from the Nazi’s, that sent troops to Korea, Somalia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan even recognize itself in the mirror?

Do I want a war? No. Having been involved in one personally, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. But just for a second think of the worst thing you can to do to another person, now imagine that thing it is happening to a dear friend, or family member. In this hypothetical situation you have a chance to stop it, but to do so will comes with significant personal risk. Do you sit idly by and let whatever horror it is you imagined be carried out, or do you stop it, knowing it’s the right thing to do.

This is the figurative front line of the pivotal battle being fought in which Canada’s values, principles, and morals are at stake. It’s the same question that NATO, the US, and all western democracies are facing. An unimaginable horror is being committed against an entirely innocent nation. Do we act to stop it, knowing we will shoulder some of the same pain that Ukraine is suffering alone, or do we watch, content to hurl terse but ineffective words and social media posts until it is too late to act and console ourselves that we did all we could.

If it is to be the latter, then we best look in the proverbial mirror now, because if Ukraine falls to Russia, the next time we look there’ll be nothing but a ghastly shadow of our former selves.

John Thomson

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AUTO PARTS 2004 avalanche truck parts, sunroof, radio, roof carrier 306-972-9172 JVC vehicle CD player $2.00. Can send picture.

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306-681-8749 For Sale: 4 winter tires on Honda steel rims with lugnuts. Fits 2012-2014 Honda CRV LX with 215/70R16 tires and others. $90.00.

Phone 306-690-9852 TRAILERS For Sale utility trailer 7 ft. x 6 ft. 306-972-9172 TOOLS & EQUIPMENT 2000 watt converter good working condition $250.00. Call 306-3134772 Heavy duty Devalt Grinder. New used a few times.

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Contact Janice at 306630- 7521 to view.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED WANTED BIKES BIKES BIKES, looking for all types of used bikes, working or not, old or newer, also parts and pieces.

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for projects - $2.00. Call 306-681-8749 I pay cash for tractors up to 50 HP running or not.

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Vintage Windup Toys.

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Vintage Dutch Electric Clock, from the 1960”s in good working condition. $45.00, call 306-693-9304 Antique straw curling broom, would work great

Vintage Stick Pin from J.U. Munns Jeweler in Moose Jaw. Still in original case from 120”s. $50.00 call 306-693-9304 I buy unwanted Firearms, parts, and ammunition in any condition. Moose Jaw, Regina and surrounding area. Registered or not.

Licensed buyer. Paying CASH. Will meet wherever suits seller. Call or text 306-641-4447 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS For Sale: Queen size “my pillow” mattress topper very clean and in excellent condition. Paid $300.00 asking price $150.00. Call 306-692-1365.

For sale- 2 spoon holders with 40 spoons. 306-9729172 For sale- Home from the range antique picture.

306-972-9172 For Sale- glider motion rocking chair by Dultailier Inc. Redone with new cushions. 306-972-9172 Furniture For Sale: 5 drawer armoire modern design, brushed nickel hardware $150.00. Call 306-513-8713 (do not text) Moose Jaw Furniture For Sale: FREE 4 drawer armoire. Call 306-513-8713 (do not text) Moose Jaw

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great for rainwater or raised garden beds - $20 each. 306-681-8749 Noma Performance 24 inch 8hsp snow blower $400.00 or offers call 306313-4772 PETS For sale : 4 1/2 month old male cocker spaniel / border collie puppy .Loves to play with balls ,goes outside ,very loveable, loves going for walks , has all vaccination shots , dewormed , rabies shot, needs a good home as soon as possible , $300 or best offer please phone: 306-693-6716 ask for Gloria HEALTH & BEAUTY SUPPLIES

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Misc. ladies items, hair curling irons work well, selling all together - $5.

Call 306-681-8749 WANTED BIKES BIKES BIKES. Free pick up of any type of bike you no longer want, working or not, older or newer styles. Also looking for parts and pieces. Give me a call 306-692-2393 ANTIQUES Wanted: signs, toys, sports cards, gold & silver coins & jewellery, firearms, single items to full estates. Call 1-306539-8363 Looking for large wood crates with metal bands.

306-681-8749 Looking for the vintage bubble lights in working condition. 306-681-8749 SERVICES Need work done? Contact Bill at 306-630-2268.Interior/exterior, renovations, formwork, framing finishing, tiling, painting and all construction, roofing/ siding- no job too big or small. Reasonable rates, 30 years experience.

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Call Al. 306-631-0833 CLOTHING For Sale: 2 pair size 11 snowmobile boots $15.00.

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Heavy duty equipment operator available for work Contact Ed at 1306-988-5517 or email gogreengo777@icloud. com Will pick up, move, haul and deliver furniture anywhere in and around Moose Jaw - $40 and up.

306-681-8749 Junk to the dump in and around Moose Jaw - $60/ load and up. 306-681-8749 Will pick up, move, haul and deliver any size of TVs in and around Moose Jaw $30 and up. 306-681-8749 Will do general painting and contracting, interior & exterior. Free estimates.

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The Moose Jaw Police Service had a busy afternoon on March 21, as officers responded to three serious but separate motor vehicle collisions throughout the community.

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The second collision took place on the Manitoba Expressway near Highway 1.

The third collision occurred at Thatcher Drive East and Highway 1.

Due to these incidents, EMS transported three people to the Dr. F.H. Wig-

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“The Moose Jaw Police Service would like to thank the public for their patience and co-operation as traffic was backed up for some time which forced drivers to take alternative routes,” the police said on Facebook.

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Obituaries / Memorials BARTUSEK, RONALD We said farewell to Ronald Arthur Bartusek on Monday, March 21st, 2022 shortly after midnight. Ron was the best friend and loving husband of Marilyn (née: Turner). They met while he was a station agent with CP Rail in Sovereign, SK. They were married in October 1958 and settled in Swift Current, SK. He was the father and number one cheerleader of Valerie (Monty) Bennett, Alison (David) Madsen and Robert (Paulette) Bartusek. His grandchildren: Daniel (Chantel), Christian (Cady) and Noah Bennett, Stephanie (Adam) and Kirsten (Chris) Madsen, and Josh, Jordan (Jenna) and Jade Bartusek, were the lights of his life. He was a very proud grandfather and took great joy in supporting them in all their activities and accomplishments.

Ron was born on the family farm just south of Glenside, Saskatchewan on August 5th, 1932. He was the last surviving child of the 9 children born to Stanley and Antonia Bartusek. He has a huge family with many nieces and nephews across the country with whom he strived to stay in contact. Ron was very family oriented and would spend many hours piecing together the Bartusek Family tree. One of his great adventures was going to the Czech Republic to find members of his extended family, with whom they lost touch after his grandparents immigrated to Canada. Ron had a passion for living life well - never sitting still for long.

He was very involved in the community and his church.

He enjoyed sports as a participant and a spectator.

The Leafs, the Blue Jays and the Roughriders were his favourite teams. If anyone needed help, he was always willing to lend a hand and spent many hours volunteering. He loved to tell stories, and when he told jokes, he was often laughing so hard he could barely get to the punchline. God, family and friends were the greatest importance to Ron. Good friends were considered members of the family and were always welcome in Ron and Marilyn’s home.

After retiring, Ron and Marilyn moved to Palliser Park where Ron could indulge in his love of golf and fishing. They spent many enjoyable years as part of the Riverhurst - Central Butte community, until moving into Moose Jaw where he continued to actively volunteer and participate in the community and his church.

Ron fought valiantly over the last three and half months after enduring surgery for a brain tumour in late November.

A Celebration of Ron’s life will be held on Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. in Moose Jaw Funeral Home with Reverend Tim Ellis officiating. Following his wishes we ask that you avoid wearing black he loved bright colours and would like people to wear “colourful shirts and socks”. Those not able to attend may view the service virtually by going to www.moosejawfuneralhome.com/webcast/.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Ron’s memory may be made to Heartland Hospice Moose Jaw, Box 334, Moose Jaw, SK S9H 4H9 (admin@ heartlandhospicemj.ca) or The Glenside Jan Has Society c/o Larry Mikulcik, 947 Haslam Crescent, Saskatoon, SK S7S 1C8 (glensidejanhus@gmail.com), an organization dedicated to preserving the country church in the community where his family homesteaded.

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

TREDGETT, MURRAY Murray Tredgett aged 91 years of Moose Jaw, SK passed away on Sunday March 20, 2022. Murray George Tredgett was born June 21, 1930. He attended a farm school until Grade 9 and worked on the family farm at Crestwynd until 1980 when he retired. Murray married Jasmine Lim on January 15, 1984, and though they later divorced they remained friends until the time of his passing. He never remarried. Murray enjoyed baseball, racquetball and going to the gym. He played with the Geritol Gang for several years. Murray was featured in the Moose Jaw paper for oldest member of the YMCA and met many friends as he was a regular attendee. Murray also enjoyed cars as he traded one yearly for many years. He enjoyed driving to Regina to visit friends and family for 15 years. He especially enjoyed visiting his grandson, Benjamin weekly and said Ben “was his boy” for a few years. Murray also took his second grandson Jacob to see his old school and homestead during one visit together which Jacob really enjoyed. He is predeceased by his parents Ralph and Florence. Murray is survived by his brother Gordon Tredgett; stepdaughter Sylvia; grandsons Benjamin and Jacob; nephews Jason and Terry Ram. Murray was an avid gardener. He had a big garden with beautiful flowers. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Murray’s close friends, Ev Kerr, Maida Fysh, Keith Johnson and Tracey for their care and compassion he received through the years in Moose Jaw. A Celebration of Murray’s life will be held this spring. Details of the service will be announced. In living memory of Murray, a memorial planting will be made by W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Home. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.jonesparkview. com (Obituaries). Dayna Chamberlain, Funeral Director

W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Services

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A Memorial Come and Go Tea to celebrate Stephen’s life will be held on Saturday April 2, 2022 at 2:30PM at W. J. Jones & Son Reception Centre, 474 Hochelaga St W. A Private service will be held prior for invited family and friends.

Thank You

Thank you to my family for surprising me With a 90th Birthday Party. Thank you to all who took time out of their day to attend and those who travelled a long distance. Thank you to the Qurazy Quilters who supplied the slices and organized a lovely turkey dinner at Marj's house.

Dorothy Mc Fadden

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Going ABOVE and BEYOND expectations is what sets us apart

MOOSEJAWEXPRESS.COM • Wednesday, Wednesday, March 30, 2022 • PAGE A29

Rev. Dr. John Kreutzwieser is a retired pastor from Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Moose Jaw, SK. He graduated with a doctorate degree in 2006 from the Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Florida.

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

Pulchritudinous As I write this column it is a pulchritudinous Spring Day outside. Now that word sounds more ominous than appealing, like it could be a day with cold winds and blowing snow, but it is not. The snow and ice are melting as the temperature is rising and the sun is shining. It is a beautiful day!

Pulchritudinous comes from the Latin word pulcher, meaning beautiful. It is one of the 1,435 words in the English language that is 15 letters long, so it makes your hands and fingers ache from typing or writing it. Its cousins are pulchrify, meaning beautify, and pulchrous, meaning fair. Sadly, these words have all but disappeared from regular speech or writing. Proverb 31:30 proclaims,

“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” However, as with beauty, the use of pulchritudinous and its relatives haven’t seemed to last long. The first usage of the word happened in the 15th century in the form pulchritude, meaning physical comeliness or the quality of being attractive.

To describe something as pulchritudinous might be somewhat subjective. As Margaret Hungerford wrote in 1878 in Molly Brown, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” There is no consensus of what is beautiful for most things. Even if there was, it is as Confucius wrote, “Everything has pulchritude but not everyone sees it.”

The Preacher recorded, “God has made everything beautiful in its time.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) In the intent of the Creator everything was formed to have pulchritudinous attributes or features. The Hebrew word used by the Preacher for beautiful, yapheh, was also used to describe Israel’s most famous king, “Now David was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, ‘Arise, anoint him (ruler), for this is he.’” (1 Samuel 16:12) It seems that King David had pulchritudinous eyes as an important attribute.

Beauty is an important aspect of designing buildings and clothing. Even the priests of ancient Israel wore holy clothing designed by God for beauty. As God commanded in Exodus 28:2, “Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.” It hasn’t been until modern times that buildings used for religious services have become more utilitarian than pulchritudinous. I personally think that is a sad commentary on our spiritual lives.

The blessings of God are pulchritudinous. “The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” The descriptions of heaven and the new creation convey pulchritudinous aspects not literal things in the Book of the Revelation.

What appears pulchritudinous may not reflect reality.

As Jesus accused the religious leaders of the day, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear pulchritudinous, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”

Audrey Hepburn said, “The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.” May we revere such a pulchritudinous character and may others see it in us also.

Columnist John Kreutzwieser loves to research words and writes this weekly Word Wisdom column for Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com. He has an interest in the usage, origin, and relevance of words for society today.

Greek and Latin form the basis of many words, with ancient Hebrew shedding light on word usage.

John would like to know if anyone has a sincere interest in a relevant word that he could possibly research for an upcoming column. If so, please send your requests to wordwisdom2021@gmail.com . Words will be selected according to relevance and research criteria. We cannot confirm that all words will be used.

‘Flooding at disaster level’: flood of 1974 submerged city under several feet of water

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Local resident Jack Parker kept several pages of newspapers from April 1974 showing a disaster-level spring meltwater flood that will hopefully never repeat itself.

Moose Jaw resident Jack Parker said he can’t be completely sure that the flood of ’74 was the worst ever – however, it is certainly the worst he remembers.

Parker remembered a woman on the sidewalk outside a small Chinese restaurant on High Street trying to sweep floodwater away from her storefront. Her frustrated efforts were memorable because the water was almost to her knees.

‘FLOODING AT DISASTER LEVEL AND WORST STILL TO COME’ declares the Friday headline

The Thursday, April 18, 1974 Times-Herald predicted a water flow rate several times what the city’s channels could handle

A submerged home from the Saturday, April 20, 1974 paper

Residents attempt to save their furniture while trucks and bridges are damaged and washed away

The April 19, 1974 Moose Jaw Times-Herald ran the headline “Flooding at disaster level and worse still to come.”

The first paragraph of the story says that “A disaster area is the only way to describe Moose Jaw this morning as a major portion of the city lies under several feet of dirty water”.

Premier at the time Allen Blakeney and environmental minister Neil Byers came to the city in response to a request from the mayor to declare a disaster area. The

mayor in 1974 was Herb E. Taylor.

Taylor wanted the province to provide financial help to Moose Jaw and to the many victims of the disaster.

Another story from Times-Herald paper describes the local citizens band (CB) radio club frantically responding to calls for help and evacuation from the worst-hit parts of the city.

Manitoba, River, High, and Fairford Streets needed the most help. Members of the club used trucks and boats to help residents evacuate, and complained that sightseers were getting in the way of their efforts.

Parker recalled forcing open a door at the insurance adjusters office he worked at. It was difficult because the water outside the door was over a foot higher (~30 cm) than inside the building.

One claim he investigated during the flood was for damage to a car. Large beams of wood from a nearby lumber yard had floated over to rest on the car. As the water slowly receded, the lumber crushed the vehicle’s roof.

Parker’s memories and the Times-Herald’s pictures and articles are a reminder that the lake-like meltwater puddles created by this past week’s warm temperatures are minor in the historical context.

Moose Jaw’s infrastructure has been adapted in the 48 years since – another flood on that scale would be the kind of adventure no one wants to personally experience.

This page of the paper shows people navigating the flood on horseback. The story quotes local residents trying to find some way to their homes

A photo essay shows the attempts of residents to cope with the disaster

A photo page show the extraordinary extent of the floodwaters

Residents put their canoes in the water to navigate flooded streets

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OPINION/ COMMENTARY

Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms matters now more than ever

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

Now is the time for a regroup, a refresh.

The fight over the removal of the vaccine mandates is just one battle, not the war.

The war is that the mandates were and are unconstitutional.

They must be found to have been unconstitutional, that they have all violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Otherwise, our democracy is diminished – we will not be fully free as a nation of individuals.

We have perhaps 20 or 30 judges who will decide – judges of the courts of appeal of the provinces, the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada.

For those who may have forgotten and those new to the cause, let’s review.

Written constitutional entrenchment of individual rights and freedoms was late coming to Canada – not until they appeared in the Constitution Act of 1982. The act was authorized by the Patriation Agreement of 1981 after 17 months of talks – 114 years after the nation was founded. In the United States, the time between the country’s founding and an entrenched bill of rights was 15 years.

Pierre Trudeau, prime minister of Canada in 1981, broke off talks and tried to unilaterally patriate the Constitution and add his version of a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Eight provinces opposed this move and took the federal government to court. In September 1981, the Supreme Court ruled that what the prime minister and his government were trying to do was unconstitutional. Any such changes, the court said, must involve the provinces.

Here’s what the court said: “We have reached the conclusion that the agreement of the provinces of Canada, no views being expressed as to its quantification, is constitutional­ly required for the passing of the ‘Proposed Reso­lution for a Joint Address to Her Majesty the Queen respecting the Constitution of Canada’ and that the passing of this Resolution without such agreement would be unconstitutional in the con­ventional sense.”

A last-ditch effort was made in early November 1981 to accomplish patriation, a charter and other changes (Indigenous rights, equalization, etc.).

On Nov. 5, a deal was struck based on a Newfoundland proposal presented the night before to some provinces. Nine provinces and the federal government agreed.

Only Quebec did not sign.

Today, and for two years, governments in Canada

For two years, governments in Canada have been implementing policies that violate the Charter relating to individual rights and freedom

By Brian Peckford - Former Premier Newfoundland and Labrador

have been implementing policies that violate the provisions of the Charter related to individual rights and freedoms, particularly Sections 2, 6, 7 and 15.

These involve freedoms of assembly, association, religion, conscience, expression and the press. They involve the right to travel throughout Canada and leave Canada, the right to a livelihood, rights of life, liberty and security of the person and equality before the law.

Those are rather precious rights, one would think.

Governments have attempted to ignore or, in some cases, give passing notice to the Charter in their policies, even though their policies are subject to the Charter. The audacity is astounding.

And in other cases, they try to invoke Section 1 of the Charter as their saviour.

But Section 1 was intended to be used only in times of war, insurrection and perils to the state. The past two years of manufactured emergencies hardly apply.

Just a few sections below Section 1, Section 4(2) states: “In time of real or apprehended war, invasion or insurrection, a House of Commons may be continued by Parliament and a legislative assembly may be continued by the legislature beyond five years if such continuation is not opposed by the votes of more than one-third of the members of the House of Commons or the legislative assembly, as the case may be.”

This clearly shows how we were thinking at the time.

Does one think those of us who were drafting this would not treat removing individual freedoms and rights under the same circumstances as extending the life of a Parliament?

And even for argument’s sake, if Section 1 did apply, the four tests in that section haven’t been met by the governments, so Section 1 could apply – especially the tests of “demonstrably justify,” and “free and democratic society.”

No Canadian government has demonstrably justified any of its mandates, let alone conducted them within the values and practices of a free and democratic society. The former would involve an objective cost-benefit analysis and the latter a continuing involvement of Parliament and/or the people.

All of this is most shocking when one considers Section 52 of the Constitution Act 1982, which says: “The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada,

and any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect.”

The beginning of the Charter also says: “Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.”

Every Canadian of thinking age needs to become knowledgeable concerning our Constitution and realize that if we’re to keep it, we must defend it in every way we can within the law.

Brian Peckford is a former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the last living first minister who helped craft the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This column was submitted by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. © Troy Media

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