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Souls Harbour Rescue Mission’s annual “Love Your Neighbour” banquet will be held on May 31 at the Heritage Inn and Executive Director Joe Miller hopes as many people as possible will be there to raise funds for their new building.

“It’ll be a good chance to enjoy some good food and to fellowship,” Miller said. “It’s good to be able to get together again and see each other and do things together.”

The banquet will raise funds for the new building in Moose Jaw. Souls Harbour Rescue Mission (SHRM) in Regina merged with Moose Jaw’s Riverside Mission in 2019 and immediately began planning for a new facility with more affordable housing units.

Although site preparation has begun, construction has been repeatedly delayed. The steeply-rising cost of materials as a result of

them, or changed their lives with SHRM’s help.

“It’ll be nice to hear those stories of transformation,” Miller said. “To see what it is we do and move beyond just numbers … to, you know, these are the names, these are the people we help.”

Miller will give a speech after the interviews about the new building plans and construction progress so far.

Tickets to the banquet can be bought by calling (306) 543-0011.

The other option is to buy them directly from Riverside Mission in downtown Moose Jaw. Tickets are $40 individually, or $280 for a full table.

“I hope people will come out and support said. “It’s a good work, and it’s for the community.”

“It’s about a $4.5 million project. But, you know, the last prices

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Miller said that he had hoped there would be shovels in the ground at this point, but uncertainty around how much funding will be needed is causing delays.

“It’s looking like its going to be more toward late summer, early fall,” he said.

The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with a buffet-style supper to begin at 6.

The evening’s program includes the presentation of Souls Harbour’s “Rescue Award”, which goes to a person in the community sion. That could be through volunteer hours or donations. It could also be presented to a business partner who has been a part of Riverside’s operations over the years.

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Original Chinese association changes its name to better serve the community Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The original Moose Jaw Chinese Association (MJCA) is changing its name to better serve the community after an upstart group “hijacked” the name in 2019 without con-

the older members — even verbally agreed that there was Two Chinese organizations with the same name in the community confused some new immigrants, although

The original group has rebranded itself as the Moose Jaw Chinese Community Network (MJCCN), although

Meanwhile, the older members were aware of the situation from the beginning, knew something wasn’t right,

“I must emphasize the word original as it is the true and the original MJCA that I have known of since I came to Moose Jaw in 1965,” Kim Chow, former group presi“Two years ago, another group in Moose Jaw knowingly hijacked our association’s name (of) ‘Moose Jaw Chinese Association’ and named themselves as the causes some confusion for people in Moose Jaw, as well arrived here in the 1880s to lay tracks for Canadian Paimmigrants settle was the Chinese Benevolent Society, which later became the Moose Jaw Chinese Association

The executive includes Quon and directors Qiang A Lion Dance is one of the main features of any Chinese New Year banquet, an event that the Moose Jaw Chinese Community Network — formerly the Chinese Association — has held for many decades. File photos

noted that these are the only people who can speak for the

Quon believes Qi knew what she was doing when she poached the name since she had attended a past associa-

New immigrants are excited that the MJCCN exists portant to make them feel like Moose Jaw is home be-

The group later rebranded itself as the Chinese Athvolved in two main groups during the next few decades, although those organizations amalgamated in 2008 and became known as the unregistered — but original —

“We tried to explain the importance of maintaining that name for our organization, but that person had registered it and wasn’t willing to relinquish the name, so we didn’t have many other options but to decide on a new

The association’s executive wanted to speak with the woman who took the name — Wei Qi, president of the

The association never considered registering its name as a corporation in 2008 because it was a volunteer

All community groups evolve, while their missions network is currently engaged in a membership drive because many new Chinese immigrants need support, while

Besides membership recruitment, the network is also looking to host events again and participate in community festivals, both of which the pandemic shut down for more -

U of S to award former Moose Jaw teacher Jane Graham with honorary degree who have contributed to their communities during their careers, including a former Moose Jaw teacher who has

However, that was short-lived because she began having children — three boys in total — which, she noted with a

The university will award Jane Graham with an honorary doctor of laws degree during the institution’s spring

in touch with education via other wives, swimming, child

Besides Graham, James Leslie (Les) Henry, Catherine Wedge and Alan Wildeman will also receive an honorary -

She eventually began working for Graham Construction in its computer operations area and helped sell prooughly enjoyed” since computers had always fascinated

philanthropist and passionate proponent of post-secondary education,” who spent decades giving back to the uni-

Contributions The Grahams have been the largest cumulative alumarships, programs, projects, research initiatives and Hus-

special occasion to be honoured by my alma mater,” Gra“It means everything (to receive the honorary de-

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Asked why they have given so much to the school and community, Graham told the Express, “We have the ed to help make a difference in the students’ lives while Asked for advice, Graham said that if people have the

grandfather Philip started it in 1926 after coming from just sort of quietly gone on and worked at this in our own

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Artist brings alternate history of Saskatchewan to Moose Jaw

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Todd Gronsdahl built the Saskatchewan Maritime Museum to explore an alternate history that is part of his oppo-

ing Gaspar’s help to prepare for a possible WWII U-boat

or Gaspar exploring the coastlines of Saskatchewan’s waterways looking for new medicines or plants with psycho“I like to talk about all these characters that got left -

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To that end, he made his main character Métis — and

ry lends an ironic credence to the outlandish claims and

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Saskatchewan Maritime Museum by Todd Gronsdahl (courtesy Todd Gronsdahl)

Gronsdahl grew up in Saskatoon, and has repeatedly

future-oriented optimism that Tommy Douglas famously to him, like the Weyburn LSD experiments and the socialist politics, and then the alt-quasi-religious beliefs that

of humour he credits with bringing people back to his exjoke, he said, as if together artist and audience are explor-

“I always had this teeter-totter experience,” he explained, “to the coast then back home, to the ocean again

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While battling cancer repeatedly, Mayday used her speak to young women about their health and body imand was a star crusader in creating awareness and support family will attend the fundraiser as it commemorates her

During the gala fundraiser, Heartland Hospice will hold a draw for either a painting by local artist Laura Hamilton or a necklace by a Regina jeweller. Photo contributed

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Joan Ritchie Jason G. Antonio Gordon Edgar Joyce Walter April Meersman Randy Palmer Ron Walter Ag Journalist John Kreutzwieser “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.” – Dale Carnegie There’s a very interesting article included in this edition regarding the detrimental effects that the pandemic has caused on the population’s mental health.

It’s a candid conversation with Phyllis O’Connor, Executive Joan Ritchie Director for the Saskatchewan EDITOR Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).

“It’s a climate of people who are shorter on patience.

Quicker to get angry or have anger all of the time…there was a marked change in their attitudes,” said O’Connor.

The article basically states that because of the isolation experienced and the lack of social connections made throughout the pandemic era, a major impact was made on people’s mental health regarding their interaction with others. It has changed a large portion of the population to have less empathy or rather a compassion fatigue, as well as having a change in their attitudes towards people that surfaces in angry outbursts or a continual rage.

An anger issue seems to be very evident in our industry over the last couple of years, as we seem to have noticed an increase in outbursts of anger directed at our media. Because of articles or letters to the editor that are disliked, some seem to feel the need to lash out with insults and derogatory comments quite often directed at us. The interesting thing is, the very same people who seem to emote their disdain usually never sign their name to their comments.

I’m not sure if the social media platform is possibly to blame for the way people feel the need to express themselves off-the-cuff, quite often in the meanest of ways and use anonymity to state their claim. These individuals seem to be nothing more than cowards and bullies thinking their discourse is warranted.

In another vein, maybe we could chalk their anger and berating comments up as a pandemic-related issue that could possibly be responsible for distorting their mental wellness.

But the good news may be there is help available to angry individuals. Coping strategies may quell the anger and outbursts for those who possibly cannot contain their emotions and seemingly target others with their rage.

O’Connor says that if a person needs help to make the they need from a professional, the CMHA is glad to assist a person to do so. O’Connor said the CMHA is not a referral service and cannot refer someone to see a psychiatrist, psychologist or a counsellor. But at the same time, the CMHA will help an individual through the maze to get help and advocate for a person as much as they can.

The CMHA Saskatchewan Division is located at 2702, 12th Ave. in Regina. They can be reached at 1-800-4615483 or 306=525-5601 (in Regina).

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Sexual Violence Awareness Week puts spotlight on dangers women continue to face

#ChoosetoSee campaign looks to open eyes to range of sexual violence that exists in society today Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express Imagine walking from your night and having to lace

ging, parking under streetlights, texting your location to a friend when on a date and watching your drink when at a bar are just a few examples -- prevention techniques that are gener-

fend off any potential attackers because someone had been assaulted in your parking lot only weeks earlier. Or having to lie about still aren’t enough in far too being single in order to promany cases. tect yourself from a potenEven though many tially dangerous dating enwomen have made it a habit counter because your best of being aware and protectfriend was honest and was ing themselves however attacked by someone who they can, there are still over knew she was vulnerable.

600,000 sexual assaults in Those are just two of Canada each year. That has the awful situations far too led to the annual campaign that is Sexual Violence selves having to take ac- Woman have to take steps like these in order to protect Awareness Week, which tion on and be aware of on themselves from predators, showing that Sexual Violence every year tries to bring a daily basis, and they’re Awareness Week is still very much needed. further acknowledgement the kind of thing the Govto the impact on safety, ernment of Saskatchewan is hoping to raise awareness of freedom and choice that comes with pervasive sexual viduring Sexual Violence Awareness Week that has taken olence. place this week, May 16 to 20 in the province.

In order to help everyone in Saskatchewan learn Sexual assault and information centres in Saskatoon, more about gender-based violence, a series of billboards, Battlefords and Regina have collaborated on a #Choose- ads and a special video have been created and will be disToSee campaign in order to highlight the many typically played across the province throughout the month of May. unseen actions that women and feminine-identifying indiFor more on the #ChooseToSee campaign and for asviduals are forced into in order to protect themselves from sistance if you’ve been a victim of sexual violence and sexual violence on a daily basis. wish to seek help, be sure to visit www.reginasexualasActions such as not wearing headphones while jog- saultcentre.ca.

Women Who Care raise $1500 for Hunger in Moose Jaw

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

At their May 12 fundraiser, Hospice and Moose Jaw one of three events they hold Family Services. each year, Moose Jaw Women “I was studying innoWho Care learned about Hunvation and leadership at the ger in Moose Jaw and raised University of Regina and was $1500 in support. taking Fund Development,” “The purpose of Moose Lillico explained. “I came Jaw Women Who Care is to across the 100 Women Who gather a group of inspired Care in Regina and thought women from Moose Jaw and (the concept) would work in surrounding area to learn Moose Jaw.” about a charity or agency Lillico connected with that provides work to support a core group of Moose Jaw families who live here, and women who organize philto also raise funds for them,” anthropic efforts on a varisaid Nicole Lillico, chair of ety of fronts. Christine BoyMoose Jaw Women Who Care czuk, Della Ferguson, Joan (MJWWC).

McMaster, Lynn Kirk, Joni Representatives from the Brisbin, and Krista Koch chosen charity come to the joined the steering commitmeeting and talk about what Logo:https://www.100womenwhocaremoosejaw.com/ tee. Shortly after, they hosted they do and the service they provide.

This time, they learned about Hunger in Moose Jaw. Hunger in Moose Jaw serves 350 lunches a day to group philanthropy. Each person who comes out (Lillico children in the community — 75,000 per year, Lillico noted they will not turn anyone away) donates $100 at the said. The pandemic has increased the need for such CBOs. end of the meeting. If there are 100 people, then the group “We all know that trips to the grocery store and the fuel pumps have dug much deeper into our wallets,” she MJWWC meets three times a year. The leadership said. “This is also true for organizations like Hunger (in picks a different charity, agency, or other communi- Moose Jaw) and the cost of these lunches has doubled.” ty-based organization (CBO) each time. They have no The MJWWC group, which now numbers around 30, administrative costs whatsoever. The funds raised go di- learned on May 12 that Hunger in Moose Jaw volunteers work tirelessly to ensure children don’t go through their day without a lunch. They provide a community kitchen Inc. They have also hosted representatives of Heartland program, free Headstart Preschool, and the Junior Chef program, where children aged 9 to 12 learn how to cook.

They also recently added a Youth Cooking program to their offerings.

Learn more about Hunger in Moose Jaw on their website at hungerinmoosejaw.org.

“We want to build awareness of the work being done, and the needs those agencies have in our community,” Lillico said. “We’ve had some people come and they become volunteers for agencies. And our goal is to eventually have 100 women, each giving $100, so that we can raise $10,000 in one hour for that agency.”

Get involved with MJWWC by contacting Lillico at Photo:https://www.100womenwhocaremoosejaw.com/ 100wwcmj@gmail.com

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Reflective Moments

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The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do sition of this publication.

Wanted: one pasture for escape from technology

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From The Kitchen

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Leisurely meal around the backyard barbecue Enjoying the company of friends around the backyard barbecue is a pleasant way to spend a warm spring or summer evening.

With some advance preparation, a barbecue meal will be a leisurely experience for guests and hosts. together a main course, appetizer and beverage.

••• SUPPER SURPRISE 1 large chicken thigh, bone in and skin on 1 small potato, sliced 1 small carrot, sliced 1 slice of onion 1 large mushroom, sliced salt and pepper to taste dash of barbecue spice 2 tsps. butter Place chicken on a large piece of heavy foil and top with vegetables, spices and butter.

Close foil with a double fold on top and with ends tucked in to keep juices from leaking out.

Prepare enough identical packages to serve the size of the crowd.

Place on a rack over hot barbecue coals, chicken side down, and barbecue for 40 minutes.

Turn packages with tongs and cook 20 minutes longer. Open one package to see if chicken is cooked and vegetables are tender. You may have to cook longer.

When done, carefully open foil and add a dollop of barbecue sauce.

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••• CORN DIP APPETIZER 2/3 cup corn niblets 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 2 rounds of pita bread 3 tbsps. sour cream 3/8 cup cream cheese, softened 1 1/4 tsps. chives 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tbsp. oil salt and pepper to taste Set broiler to high. Cut each pita bread round into 6 wedges. Arrange on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Stir minced garlic and oil in a small bowl. Brush pita bread wedges with garlic oil then season with salt and pepper.

Broil on middle rack for 2-3 minutes until

golden. Be careful wedges do not burn. Remove from oven and cool.

Drain corn and pat dry. Stir together cream cheese, sour cream, half the chives and half the cheese until combined. Add the corn and stir.

Spread mixture into an even layer in a baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top of mixture.

Broil for 2-3 minutes until warm and cheese is melted but again be careful mixture does not burn.

Remove from oven and serve with cooled pita bread wedges. Dipping crackers may be substituted for pita wedges.

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Former refugee recalls Cambodian war and immigration to Canada

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Earlier this year, Chhoeut (Chi) Chhuon retired after 34 years at Fifth Avenue Collection, where he was a valued member of the family — but his story begins in Phnom Penh, Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge established a genocidal regime.

“What was it like having Chhoeut here? Well, there’s nobody more loyal than him, and he was good to all of us,” said Betty Butler, board chair at Fifth Avenue Collection. “From the day he started work here, he was just the best friend … We’ll miss him. We do miss him. He’s family, and so is his wife.”

The story of Chhuon’s time helping to build Fifth Avenue Collection, from its beginnings to the international success it is today, is an interesting one. However, it is overshadowed by how he and his family

Kimly and Chi - Thailand 1984, working for UNHCR (courtesy Chhoeut Chhuon) The fall of Phnom Penh Chhuon grew up near Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia and its most populous city. Founded in 1434, Phnom Penh became known as the Pearl of Asia in the 20th century, but when the Vietnam War started, the border between Cambodia and Every military force involved in the country was devastated by the People’s Army of Vietnam, the Viet Cong, the South Vietnamese, the Khmer Rouge, and a massive American bombing campaign.

Chhuon and his wife, Kimly, lived through all of that. They still dream about it.

“Sometimes we just sit down and… we just don’t know how we got here,” Chhuon said. “We could have been dead so many times.”

Chi and Kimly Chhuon at their Fifth Ave Collection retirement party at Grant Hall (from Facebook) held in April.

In 1975, the population of Phnom Penh had swelled to between two and three million, mostly refugees from the countryside. The Communist Party of Kampuchea — another name for Cambodia —, popularly known as the Khmer victory after over a year of indiscriminate shelling, deliberate starvation, and other terror tactics.

After the city fell, the Khmer Rouge forcibly evacuated the entire population of Phnom Penh in what is now known as one of the most brutal death marches in recorded history.

“They didn’t allow people to stay in the city. They just tell them to get out of the city. Rich, poor, whatever,” Chhuon said. “We had to go out to the country and do farming.”

Families were deliberately separated. People were grouped by age instead, including camps for children under 12 or 13. The Khmer Rouge’s stated objective was a new, agrarian society. Anyone from an urban area was made a member of the “New People” — a slave class condemned to hard labour.

Becoming New People One of the Khmer Rouge mottos for these New People was: To keep you is no “They only allowed us two meals a day,” Chhuon remembers. “We worked from sunrise to sunset … Then they have, ter. That’s the food they feed us, every 30 people.

“Every day, we see the bodies, the

people dying. And nobody buried any of the bodies. Because we have no strength to do that.”

Chhuon’s wife worked at a children’s camp during the war. There were four or dren. There wasn’t enough food. Children died every day. And every night, the soldiers in the camp gathered a group of undesirables and took them away and shot them.

“If you’ve seen The Killing Fields,” Chhuon said. “Yes, that was terrible, and it’s sad — you feel it — but it’s nothing. It was much worse than that movie shows.”

The genocide killed 1.5 to 2 million people — about 25 per cent of all Cambodians.

Kimly and Chi met after the consolidated Vietnam invaded and overthrew the Khmer regime. That wasn’t the end of the country’s pain, though. A Khmer Rouge insurgency carried on for years. They fought the Vietnamese. And both Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese fought the Amer-

They had nothing.

An unexpected Canadian life Two more sons were born in refugee camps over the next few years. Chhuon found work with the UN in Thailand, and applied to go to Australia. He spoke English, Cambodian, and Thai, and was a talented photographer.

At the last moment, belongings packed, ready for departure, something changed. Somehow, they found themselves on the way to Canada. They landed in Regina, and bussed from there to Moose Jaw. The night they arrived in Moose Jaw, they had no money and no food — a familiar, uncomfortable situation. They sat in the cold rain outside the bus station until an employee came out to assure them they were allowed to go inside.

“We were very lost,” Chhuon said.

“We were lost and lonely.”

Eventually, Chhuon got his job at Fifth Avenue Collection. He says that the people there are more like family than employers. He found new parents and new brothers and sisters.

Every few years, Chhuon and his wife go back to Cambodia, bringing money and help to their family and friends. That’s their retirement plan, too, although they one of their sons.

Their three sons, and a daughter born in Canada, are all doing well. They have good careers. Chi and Kimly have six grandchildren, with another on the way.

Thai border. ran from a refugee camp being attacked died around them while Chhuon’s wife went into early labour. They walked for three days with almost no food before a Red Cross truck asked them if they needed help.

“Yes, we need help,” Chhuon told them. They were loaded into the truck next to the wounded and sick. It was overloaded and bloody. That night, Kimly gave birth in yet another refugee camp.

Chi and Kimly’s children are grown now, with children of their own (courtesy Chhoeut Chhuon)

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EDITOR’S NOTE:

Below is a submitted article from Ray Richards, regarding Lance Bombardier Dexter who lived in Moose Jaw. Richard says, “I was born in Moose Jaw on Oct. 9, 1929. My paternal grandparents lived at 1067 Fourth Ave. N. E. but I don’t remember the address of my maternal grandparents. I did not live in Moose Jaw but in a small hamlet, Bateman, where my parents had a country store. I remember quite a lot of the 1930s and 1940s. I have read some of the articles about various veterans that have appeared in Moose Jaw Today and thought that you might be interested in Stan’s history. He was sent overseas in 1939 and was killed by a mine on the south coast of England, October 1940.”

Lance Bombardier DEXTER, STANLEY REGINALD Information gathered by Raymond Bertram Richards.

Stan was a younger brother of my Mother, Clara Dexter, thus was my Uncle.

Date of birth: 6th December 1911 England, Essex County, Barking Father: William Daniel Dexter; Mother: Harriett Dexter Sisters: Violet May 30, Clara 34.

Family moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.

September 1928, Stan joined the unit then the 77th Field Battery, R.C.A. served until April 1, 1935 when he left for Toronto. In 1935, Saskatchewan was in the midst of a drought and an economic depression that started in 1929 and ended in 1939 and there was massive unemployment.

When war was declared, he went to Moose Jaw and enlisted in the 77th Field Battery 6th October 1939, attested and appointed Lance Bombardier 7th October 1939, detailed to attend C S T C Kingston, Ontario.

7th December 1939, rejoined unit en route overseas at Smith Falls, Ontario 20 December 1939, Aldershot, En-

gland -Taken On Strength 3rd Cdn Field Reg’t E Battery RCA 28 October 1940, 1310 hours Died Accident stepped on a mine, Shoreham Beach, Shoreham-by-Sea while laying a communication line.

(Details in a Court of Inquiry below.

A local Constable John Henry Sopp was called to investigate).

Residence on Enlistment: 37 Beverly Street, Toronto (4 blocks west of University Ave. and one block north of Queen St.).

Wife Sylvia Carol Dexter, married Aug 6, 1938, no info on her maiden name See photo.

Residence date of death: 153 Beverly Street, Toronto. There is then 64 Triller Ave., Toronto and the Court of Inquiry

report sent to Sylvia at 161 College St. Toronto and to his parents at 152 Hochelaga W., Moose Jaw and to my Mother, cation of medals sent to 975 Cadillac St. Windsor, Ont then changed on 22 March 1951 to 3251 Columbus Ave., Detroit 6, Michigan, U.S.A. Death Report also shows: Uncle Mr. Bentley lives at The Anchor, Liverpool Rd., Canning Town, London E16 England.

Buried at Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, England Plot No.111A, Row P, Grave 2 , 29 October 1940.

Photo War Service Gratuity $207.36: Calculated as 386 days service /30 = 12 completed months at $7.50 = $90.00; Overseas service 322 days -26 ineligible = 206 days at $0.25 = $74.00; Supplement pay, allowance and dependent allowance $3.52 per day x 7 days =$24.64 x322/183 = $43.36 = Total $207.36 sent to his wife, Sylvia, at 64 Triller Ave. Awards: Defence Medal; War Medal; Canadian Voluntary Service Medal & Clasp COURT OF INQUIRY

By Order of Lt. Col. R.A.Wyman, Cmdg. 3 Canadian Field Regiment.

CASF.,To Inquire into and report on the death of L156 L/Bdr. Dexter, S.R., of the 19/77 Field Battery, 3 Cdn. Fd.Regt, through contact with a land mine at 1310 hours 25 Oct.40.

At 1350 hours on 25 Oct 1940 Gnr. Wilford phoned me from “POST” O.P.( Observation Post ) and stated that L/Bdr. Dexter, while laying a DV telephone cable from POST O.P. to the billet occupied by the O.P. party had been blown up and killed by a land mine. Gnr. Wilford stated that he was about 10 feet from L/Bdr. Dexter when the accident occurred.

Major L.M.Jones, O.C. interviewed L/Sgt. Ingleby T.R. signals NCO, who had given L/Bdr. Dexter permission to lay the cable, and told Dexter to reconnoitre a route. Major Jones visited the scene.

There were many warning signs along the beach and also along the beach road.

Those might be misleading to a person who wouldn’t know exactly where the stances billets are on the seaward side of notices which read “Beware of Mines”.

The billet occupied by the O.P. party is the house called “Selmer” and is wired in with barbed wire. The billeting house is about 500 yards from the O.P. The L/Sgt. regarding the mined area and had visited the POST O.P. twice. He did not have the feeling that the whole area was dangerous and gathered that the paths that led to the sea were mined. Why was Dexter laying a wire? Some of the personnel were at the billet and some were at the O.P. all the time and they wanted communication be-

The Gravestone of Dexter, Stanley in Brentwood Cemetery in England. tween the specialists and signallers from the billets to the O.P. because it was too far to run every time they wanted to get in touch between the two.

R5117 Gnr. Wilford R. Signals SecDexter stated he was going to lay the line from our billets on the beach to the Post O.P. about a half mile further up the beach.

He started off with the reel in his hand.

Five minutes later I followed and caught up to him, and I buried wire in front of a machine gun post, then I caught up to him

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The Brentwood Cemetery in England. The headstones for Canadians have the Maple Leaf engraved on them. Photo by Ray Richards

again and walked along side of him. As we came to a concrete terrace he walked on the gravel and I on the terrace. At the far end of the terrace was an obstruction, so I walked towards the tank blocks. At that moment the explosion occurred and two more followed as I crawled behind the concrete block. He had no idea of the actual location of the mines As far as we were concerned they were straight under the wire that followed the waterfront and this mine was about 30 feet behind it and they walked behind the wire. Was the area safe? “Well, judging from the signs all over the place, the coiled wire going through the yards – Imperial soldiers were walking all over the place, between the wire. One was standing near where it happened and didn’t say anything when we passed him. After the explosion one Imperial soldier said “I was just talking to him. I didn’t think that would happen.” So in my opinion we were following a safe route. Also inside the barbed wire section in which the mine was, was a canoe which, as far as I could see, had recently been used. As a member of the O.P.Party, he had never received any instructions as to the exact location of the mines except that the site was mined.

The opinion of this Court is that L156 L/Bdr. Dexter S.R. was killed by a land mine exploding; that no negligence was shown on the part of L/Bdr. Dexter, and the fact that the exact location of the mines in this area are not known by the personnel in this area contributed largely to the death of L/Bdr. Dexter.

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Students get hands-on with city’s heavy equipment during public works’ open house Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The sound of heavy vehicle horns and City of Moose Jaw’s main yard as young students learned about the municipality’s public works activities.

The city hosted its annual Public Works Week open house on May 18 at the city complex at 1010 High Street West, the open house was part of the city’s overall activities to celebrate Public Works Week from May 15 to 21; this year’s theme was “Ready and Resilient.”

During the half-day event, the city welcomed students from Sunningdale, Palliser, St. Michael and Sacred Heart to see static heavy equipment displays.

Furthermore, attendees participated in games and other demonstrations hosted by employees from public works and parks and recreation.

There was also an onsite barbecue, with all proceeds going to the Family First Radiothon.

For Grade 5 student Kaidan Heard, one of the exciting things he did was jump behind the wheel of a truck and honk the horn — repeatedly. He also sat in the driver’s seat of a Zamboni and a backhoe.

“I’ve driven some of these already (including) the gator and the truck,” the Sunningdale School student remarked.

“It’s also fun learning what the machines do.”

Grade 2 students at St. Michael School spent the past month learning about what machines are used to maintain the city, so attending the open house was a great way to acquire hands-on experience,

said teacher Kendra Gauthier.

With a chuckle, Gauthier noted that her students were excited to sit in vehicles, honk horns and get up close to the equipment.

“The kids learn in so many different ways, and these can be jobs they do when they eventually grow up,” she added.

Plenty of work went into planning the open house, as some staff from the public

feel things and see what it is we do on a daily basis to get that understanding.”

While face painting and a large Connect 4 were popular, many students also enjoyed the water races, the public works director remarked. Youths could take water pitchers, dump the liquid into pipes, and watch it drain out the end.

“What we’re trying to do is demon-

during the last six weeks to organize the day, explained director Darrin Stephanson.

It’s never too early to learn about comfrom St. Michael School does here. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

toilet, for instance, and water rushes through your pipes,” said Stephanson.

Besides water and sewer, other areas that public works supports include streets and roads, grading, pothole repairs, the hicle maintenance, supporting parks and recreation, repairing outdoor sports venues, and building maintenance.

Stephanson added that the open house was an educational experience that allowed kids to see what the city does and understand what it takes to run the community — their community.

Those six weeks allowed staff to develop a theme and consider what activities to hold.

The theme of “Ready and Resilient” was a superhero theme, which is why some public works employees wore capes and dressed up, he continued. That theme also describes the city’s services in general Caidan Macdonald from Palliser School puts in a few seconds of hard labour during a school visit to the city complex

by Jason G. Antonio

responds to emergencies.

“Fantastic!” Stephanson exclaimed when asked how it felt to host an open house after three years. “We missed having the kids here. The staff really actually enjoy the interaction with kids and the chance to get in the vehicles and touch and

Kiam Sanderson (left) learns how to bourer Ashlee McBride. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

St. Agnes School receives funding to support its music education program Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

St. Agnes School has received $13,000 from the national MusiCounts Band Aid Program to support its music education program and purchase new instruments for the school.

MusiCounts is the charitable foundation of the Juno Awards, and for the past 25 years, the organization has invested money into music education programs across the country. The initiative provides under-resourced schools with grants of up to $15,000 for musical instruments, equipment and resources.

The Band Aid Program also celebrates diversity in music education.

This year, the foundation awarded $362,500 to 32 schools in Western Canada, while in total, it handed out $875,000 to 78 schools across Canada.

“MusiCounts is so proud to have contributed to the success and sustenance of music programming in the Prairies and Western Canada, but there is still so much

cess started back in November 2021, and the Easter break,” said teacher Cherie Esson.

St. Agnes School. File photo to do,” the organization said. “After 25 years of making investments through the MusiCounts Band Aid Program, we’re schools that ask for our help. It will take a chorus of music education champions to help close this gap.”

St. Agnes School in Moose Jaw was one of nine Saskatchewan schools to receive funding this year.

“Honestly, it has been a very exciting time for our school. The application pro-

received funding through the MusiCounts Band Aid Program. In 2005, Sacred Heart School received similar funding.

Esson explained that St. Agnes will use the money to purchase new instruments and equipment to support its music education program, while some of the funds will be used for instrument repairs and purchasing instruction books. The school will also pursue First Nations musical instruments and invite an elder, knowledge keeper and clinician to introduce and build traditional Aboriginal instruments with the students.

Even though the grant is aimed at band programs, the money gives the school a chance to support all parts of its music education program, including

classroom music, choir, and elementary band for grades 6 to 8, she continued. The school is without a dedicated music room, so the money allows it to make learning to play new instruments available and accessible to every classroom.

“Being exposed to instruments in grades 1 to 5 can also encourage students to join band in grades 6 to 8,” Esson said.

“As educators, it is our responsibility to offer the widest variety of learning experiences possible to our students.”

St. Agnes’ music and band programs enable the school to provide built-in times to offer music instruction that many students do not receive outside of school, she added. Also, music can be a lifelong gift where students can develop life skills in collaboration, creativity, positivity, problem-solving and empathy.

Visit https://musicounts.ca/en/ for more information about the MusiCounts Band Aid Program.

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PRAIRIE SOUTH

SCHOOL DIVISION Three rural families can be transported to PSSD decides

PSSD to spend over $8M from 2023-25 to upgrade schools Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Many schools in Prairie South School Division need upgrades because of their age, so the division plans to spend over $8 million during the next three years to enhance those venues.

During their recent May board meeting, trustees approved the 2023-25 Preventative Maintenance and Renewal (PMR) plan. The plan lays out all the projects the division intends to pursue in those years and their costs.

The division expects to spend $2,850,000 on 17 projects in 2023-24; $3,195,000 on 12 projects in 2024-25; $8,189,500.

Local projects In Moose Jaw, the following projects are scheduled for 2023-24: Sunningdale School: accessibility upgrades for $15,000 Palliser Heights School: roof replacement for $200,000

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express Prairie South School Division received 18 requests from rural families this year for changes to where their children attend school, and after review, approved three requests and denied the rest.

During their recent May board meeting, board trustees received the transportation catchment area applications report. The report explained that individuals wanting to change their children’s school catchment area and receive transportation to another school must apply and seek permission.

After discussing the issue, trustees unanimously approved a motion to accept the report from the rural catchment committee that had received and reviewed the submissions.

Discussion Transportation manager Lonny Holmes and his committee in late April to review the requests they had received from families about changes to rural catchment areas, he explained.

The group used a set of guiding principles to lead their discussions and help them determine whether the requests should be approved or denied. The members reviewed each request individually and then decided. was very interesting. At the same time, it’s a bit of a task,” Holmes said. “And I appreciate people’s time and knowledge for sharing information because some of them have previous knowledge (about the families and their requests) that helped the process along.”

Darcy Pryor, board vice-chair and trustee for sub-division No. 1, thanked Holmes for his efforts and agreed that the process was hard work.

“They aren’t just numbers when you look at (this). They’re actually people and situations,” she said. “So, we do really take careful time and consideration when we’re approving or denying these.”

The rural catchment committee makes decisions that it believes are in students’ best interests by using the guiding principles, which is why it would never force students to move to a new school after they’ve started kindergarten, Pryor continued.

Other principles the group considers with the applications are ride times to and from school and whether the change would negatively affect smaller rural schools, she added.

“I’ve said it since the beginning of being a trustee: I think these rural catchment application changes are the hardest work we do as a rural trustee,” said board chair Giselle Wilson. “These are families doing what is in the best interests for their children and we have to make the hard decisions around that.

“I don’t always like it, and I wish that we could always give everybody what they wanted, but it never really works out that way.”

Applications The three applications that the committee recommended for approval include: A family designated for Coronach wants to go to Bengough; the board approved this request as a pilot project in 2020-21, will continue it for another year, and will review it before the 2023-24 school year Kincaid; the Kincaid catchment area is less than one kilometre from the residence A family designated for Lindale wants to go to Eyebrow; the Eyebrow catchment area is around three kilometres from the residence

Board discussion The buildings department derives all its projects the report with expectations from the Ministry of Education, explained manager Darren Baiton. This year the PMR funding.

Trustee Robert Bachmann commended Baiton and his staff for keeping schools in good condition and having a long-range plan that ensures Prairie South can continue to offer world-class venues.

Bachmann — who sits on the business, infrastructure and governance board committee — pointed out that Baiton has a priority system for deciding which schools need upgrades, such as concerns with safety, urgency, or submitted requests. This detailed process helps the department decide what projects make the list.

Besides school requests, Baiton also has a wish list

change-room upgrades for $100,000 In 2024-25, the scheduled projects include: Palliser Heights School: staff parking lot upgrades for $150,000 King George School: fencing replacement for $20,000 A.E. Peacock: vent replacements for $350,000

years, added Bachmann.

The number of projects on the PMR list is comprehensive, while the list allows trustees to see what work will occur in the next few years to ensure schools are well maintained, said trustee Crystal Froese.

“It’s really impressive what our staff has put together and stay on top of,” she added.

will occur at Lindale School.

Prairie South forced to use reserve money Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express The province increased educational funding by 8.3 per cent for 2022-23, but that isn’t enough for Prairie South School During their recent May board of education meeting, trustees unanimously approved the 2022-23 budget, with revenues of $98.2 million, expenses of $94.7 million and year, those numbers were $93.1 million, $90.8 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

Budget overview While there will technically be a surplus of $9.25 million in capital funding for the new school, that capital funding is removed from overall revenues and the business superintendent Ron Purdy.

The division will use $4 million from reserves and maintain the same level of educational services as this year, he noted. during the last decade, which allowed it to establish — and now access — a reserve fund. That reserve ensures the division can pursue the board’s priorities of managing classroom size and support, enhancing student opportunities and maintaining infrastructure.

“I’d like to commend the board on your commitment with continuing to support classrooms because we know classrooms are the place where students learn and where students are taken care of,” said education director Ryan Boughen.

Overall grant funding is up $5 million over last year, which includes additional funding in December for increased enrolment and extra money earlier this year for the new school, educational assistants, and Preventative Maintenance and Renewal (PMR) projects, Purdy told board trustees at their recent May meeting. more students — which is why the ministry provided more funding, said Boughen. However, the division exMore students mean more grant funding, he added.

Revenues and expenses During the meeting, Purdy reviewed the main revenue and expense categories in the 2022-23 budget.

$1.7 million in total fuel costs, including $300,000 more this year and $400,000 more next year $300,000 in total carbon tax costs Four per cent more on utilities $300,000 more for new school buses $30,000 more to cover teacher contracts $770,000 in joint-use school costs Board discussion The provincial budget looked at conditional funding for new educational assistants, said trustee Shawn Davidson. He wondered if the division met the criteria to use the funding for those support positions.

That funding of $7 million is for 200 new EAs province-wide, while the division is still waiting to hear from the ministry about how that money can be used, said Purdy. With this budget, the division is spending half that amount on new staff. However, PSSD might not be able to hire new staff and could be forced to remove funding.

“There again, it highlights some of the challenges around conditionality of funding … ,” said Davidson. “It further to that, there’s a huge sustainability piece because … the province has not offered any sort of commitment to continuity of that funding going forward.”

School divisions don’t budget for one-year programs but plan for 13 since that’s usually how long students are in school, Davison continued. Meanwhile, drawing down reserves by 25 per cent would not be sustainable after four years. If something didn’t change funding-wise, the board would have to look at “swinging a gargantuan hammer in the future” to balance the budget.

Classroom complexities Handling the challenges of “classroom complexity” is not as simple as hiring more EAs, said Boughen. While more is helpful, that complexity remains regardless of how many EAs are hired.

The main budget highlight is that PSSD did not receive enough provincial funding to produce a status quo budget, said board chair Giselle Wilson. The board is taking $4 million from reserves to balance the budget, while it is fortunate that it does not have to cut staff. $3.5 million in cuts to balance the books,” she added.

“We’ve done that before; it’s not fun. I’m glad we don’t have to do that today.”

and $350,000 more for CPP and EI deductions.

Furthermore, the division plans to spend $14.7 million to maintain buildings, almost $1 million more than this year.

While the division will spend $85,000 more on heating costs next year, that will be almost offset by $75,000 in savings from new LED lights, he added.

Other notable expenses include: $100,000 more in insurance costs

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fortunate enough to host Concerts in the Park for the last The bands that come to perform are mostly locals.

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The concerts will take place at the Crescent Park Am-

dance the evening away.

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Concerts in the Park 2022 schedule June 15 — Band City Band June 22 — Bonnie & the Jets June 29 — Gary and Boyz

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Funds raised from this year’s concerts will support bands that volunteer their time to entertain those that attend each week. Concerts in the Park are one way that the Foundation says ‘thank you’ to our donors who gen-

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July 20 — Just ‘n Tyme July 27 — Derald Busse & Friends

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Flyin’ Bob Palmer: Be the Circus! Coming to Moose Jaw Schools

By Fox Klein - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

The Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Council (OSAC) presents the variety performer Flyin’ Bob and he is bringing two of his shows to some of the schools in Moose Jaw.

as Flyin’ Bob goes from balancing a stack of chairs on his chin to balancing himself high above the ground on a tight rope.

OSAC celebrated its 50-year anniversary as an organization in 2018. They annually present over 300 live audiences showcasing a broad range of different genres and disciplines. This is possible because of the wonderful volunteers that are dedicated to making culture an es-

as success. This show is most suitable for an elementary school audience. show and builds on them slightly. Showing a more indepth look at the variations possible in each of the skills presented. The audience participation for the older stucare is taken to make sure every student that participates always ends their participation with a success and will not be made fun of. This is to teach students the rewards and consequences of taking a risk and taking responsibility for their actions.

tions across the province.

Flying Bob will be performing at two Moose Jaw Figure 1-2: From balancing a stack of chairs on his chin to a spectacular and nearly disastrous highwire walk, Flyin’ Bob takes audiences on a 50-minute search for balance.

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St. Michael drama group to feature alien invasion at Mae Wilson

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St. Michael’s has done a drama production every 2020 drama production at St. Michael School but due to very supportive.

The families of the cast members have pitched in with

is happy to be picking up where they left off.

The production takes place May 31 at 7 p.m. at the Mae Wilson Theatre. Tickets are available from the St. Michael School website for students and their families.

Mitchell’s co-director Sheena Johnson and Ben Sackville from Vanier Collegiate have also lent a hand to the production.

Mitchell said they were able to get three of the cast members from the original attempt at The Day Aliens Atdrama production poster (from Facebook) town that is almost unimaginably boring.

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While crimes against people have increased nearly 15 per cent year-over-year, the police chief says it’s tough to compare data from the last few years because of past pandemic restrictions.

There were 178 offences committed against people between January and April, which is an increase from 155 incidents — or 14.8 per cent — during the same period last year, recent police statistics show.

The Moose Jaw Police Service is tracking that increase, but it’s “very difyears to now because of the COVID situation,” Police Chief Rick Bourassa said during the May 19 Board of Police Commissioners meeting.

“Things were very different. Our society was quite different for a while.”

However, most pandemic restrictions have been lifted, which has allowed the police service to work closely again with its partners, he continued. This includes the Partners Against Violence group — composed of various social agencies — that worked to acknowledge Victims and Survivors of Crime Week from May 15 to

21.

“Part of what we suspect is happening (with the increase in crimes against people) is that half the incidents that had not been reported to us before are now being reported because people are back out again … ,” Bourassa added. “We’re not inconsistent with other jurisdictions. This is a pattern that we’re seeing.”

Crimes against people Data for crimes against people from January to April in 2022 versus 2021 shows: Homicide: 1 / 0 Attempted murder: 0 / 1 Assaults (sexual, common, with a weapon/cause bodily harm, aggravated, against police): 110 / 83 Robbery: 6 / 0 Threats: 27 / 16 Domestic disputes: 34 / 55 Meanwhile, total crimes against property dipped 6.6 per cent year over year, with 368 related offences committed versus 394 incidents during the same period last year, the data shows.

As before, Bourassa cautioned against comparing data for this year against last year’s information since society was different in 2021 and restrictions were in place. However, he noted that the police service is pleased to see the number of property crimes decreasing across the board, including break-ins, “which have been a challenge for us.”

One area Bourassa singled out is motor vehicle thefts (MVT), with 19 such thefts year-to-date versus 16 incidents year-to-date last year, an increase of 18.8 per cent. He noted that the police have been investigating those thefts and have recovered many of the vehicles.

Crimes against property Data for crimes against property from January to April in 2022 versus 2021 shows: Break-ins (business, residence, other): 64 / 103 Theft over $5,000: 5 / 6 Theft under $5,000: 207 / 171 Arson: 5 / 5 Mischief under $5,000: 68 / 93 Other crimes

Other crimes from January to April in 2022 versus 2021 show: Impaired driving: 37 / 31 Failing to comply with court orders: 304 / 232 Pandemic responses: 7 / 60 Vehicle accidents over $1,000: 99 / 70 Provincial liquor infractions: 36 / 53 Drugs There have been 11 drug offences year-to-date compared to 20 during the same period last year, with declines in marijuana, meth and other CDSA drugs but a slight increase in cocaine.

“A lot of those are incidents we come across when investigating other things,” said Bourassa. “Sometimes these numbers will jump, and we will see these numbers jump when we are running a project that comes to completion, and we lay a large number of charges and lay seizures.

“Those numbers are very much enforcement driven.”

Overall, the police have responded to 5,362 calls for service year-to-date compared to 4,618 calls during the same period last year, a jump of 16.1 per cent.

Police dog captivates board members during discussion about K-9 Unit Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Moose Jaw’s Board of Police Commissioners gained a better understanding of the Moose Jaw Police Service’s K-9 Unit thanks to a presentation that included an excited — but well-trained — Belgian Malinois puppy.

Const. Aaron Woods spoke to the board during its May 19 meeting while accompanied by his four-year-old partner, True. The K-9 Unit has existed since 2007 and has four teams. Woods — who has been with the police service for 12 years — and True have been a team since March 2019.

“We like Belgian Malinoises just because they’re durable, they’re fast, they’re smart … they’re hard workers … they love people. They’re great police dogs,” Woods said.

He trains True at least one hour a day while on shift, including practising tracking down people or evidence; she could be over, the entire unit trains together once a

month; police dogs need at least 90 minutes per day of exercise.

“We never stop training. It’s probably 99 per cent of what we do,” the constable said.

At home, he teaches her to fetch and obey commands while also playing fun games. The only downtime True receives is in a large outside pen when he is away from home.

“She’s my shadow,” Woods added. cers on general patrol — and will support the forthcoming tactical/SWAT team — and responds to various calls for service, Woods explained. True “is a fantastic tracker” and has successfully found almost everyone she has tracked.

One of the duo’s biggest accomplishments “under our collar” was tracking down a murder suspect a few years ago, he continued.

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gree Celsius night and a police dog was needed to track a suspect. Woods and True arrived an hour after the call and began searching for the individual. The pup found the track immediately and practicalended up at the back door of a home and arrested the suspect.

“Without True, we likely would have found our guy, but it would have been a long time later. We would have lost a lot of very critical evidence (and) critical information,” said Woods. tracking a suicidal woman when it was -40 C at night. Thanks to the dog’s “incredible” sense of smell, Woods found the hypothersaving the woman’s life — and lives in general — was one reason he joined the K-9 Unit. “(True is) my best friend, my best buddy,” Woods said. “… She’s hanging out in the truck, usually bopping my arm ev-

ery 20 minutes, ‘What are we doing? I’m bored. Let’s go. Let’s do something.’ She wants to work, she wants to get out, she wants to do stuff.”

Selection process After applying to join the K-9 Unit, the police service put Woods through a battery of tests to see if he was worthy.

This included an interview, psychological assessment, physical exam, and tactical understanding.

The physical test was “horrible,” he said. It occurred at Guthridge Field, where he had to run a lap around the track while in full uniform, pick up an 80-pound sack, toss it over the fence, climb over the fence, and then toss the sack back over.

He had to repeat this process four times.

“They don’t care how long it takes you to do it. It’s if you can grind it out then and embrace the suck, basically,” said Woods.

Meanwhile, when True was eight was a candidate to be a police dog because of the attributes — a work ethic and good nose — she displayed. The breeder contacted the police station and recommended the purebred pup for the K-9 Unit.

The cost to purchase a dog for police work is $7,000 to $10,000.

After being teamed together, Woods and True participated in a 600-hour training course.

Longevity Some Belgian Malinois police dogs have been known to work until 11 years using them, Woods said. Once True retires, he could purchase her from the police service — he would pay all future food and vet bills — and keep her as a pet.

Woods joked that his wife and kids would never forgive him if he didn’t adopt True after retirement because they love the pup so much.

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SAMA encourages property owners to submit data forms for better assessments Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The agency that assesses property values is encouraging commercial owners to fully complete and submit information request forms so it has accurate data when determining land values.

The Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) sends out the income and expense forms every May. People who own the property receive the document once every four years, while those who rent receive the forms every year. SAMA uses that data to determine — among other things — its base rent numbers and cap rates, although it uses its discretion to create values if it doesn’t have enough data about certain properties.

Those property owners who fail to return the forms ability to appeal their assessments.

Those were some takeaways during a forum that the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce hosted recently. The forum focused on helping property owners understand their commercial tax assessments, how property is assessed and how the appeal process works.

SAMA sends the information forms to every proper-

“While we do get a fairly good return rate, I think we could do better … . Our next re-assessment will be in 2025, so we’re working really hard to get more of the participation from the local property owners in Moose Jaw,” Kanius said.

The return rate in Moose Jaw is 60 to 65 per cent, although SAMA would prefer a return rate of 80 to 85 per cent — or higher if possible — since other centres have “a fairly good return rate.”

During the chamber forum, it was estimated that only one-third of commercial property owners — 321 out of 945 — have submitted their information forms.

“The information request form is really, really important … ,” said Mayor Clive Tolley during the meeting.

“SAMA can’t do the job without accurate data. So, we as a community must provide that data.”

SAMA sends the information forms to rental properties during years two through four because its approach is based on the property owners’ ability to gather income from that property and not the goods and services sold

cycle — 2021 for this cycle — to determine who owns or rents the property since some properties change hands regularly, explained Darwin Kanius, manager of quality control for SAMA. During years two through four, the agency then sends those forms to rented properties.

SAMA relies on that data to produce its assessment models, and with more data, that narrows the information gap and creates more accurate modelling and better re-

lease for the space, so if there are several units in a strip mall, SAMA uses that data for its modelling analyses.

SAMA wants the data forms submitted within a month of receipt so it can start reviewing the data and entering it into a database.

“It’s a fairly big job. It can be complex at times,” he added. “So, the quicker we can get it, the quicker we can analyze and start preparing our models for 2025.”

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Darwin Kanius, manager of quality control for SAMA, speaks during the chamber forum about understanding property assessments. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

despite pandemic’s challenges, CEO says Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The next regular council meeting is TUESDAY, MAY 24.

Despite the pandemic’s ongoing challenges, the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation (BPWTC) met all the regulatory requirements and criteria necessary to produce safe drinking water for the region last year. with a surplus of $150,000, most of which came from excess water sales due to 2021 being hot and dry. Howev$195,000.

Those were some highlights from the corporation’s annual report, which city council received during its recent regular meeting. Ryan Johnson, president and CEO of the corporation, presented the document to council. tegic plan last year, which features six goals, he said, including: · Using 100-per-cent renewable power · Increasing energy interdependence and de-carbonizing its backups systems

· Developing resource-conscious maintenance and operations programs and procedures · Minimizing content of sludge disposal · Being recognized as a leader in low-carbon emissions and wastewater discharge · Encouraging public engagement in education and sustainable water management resource conservation The company developed its 2022 operating budget as an almost status-quo document, although it made minor Meanwhile, the board decided not to increase water rates this year and to maintain them at last year’s levels. That is “Overall, the water capital rate increase was zero (per cent) for 2022. The total cost of water sold to the cities (of Regina and Moose Jaw) is 61 cents per cubic metre,” he said. “This accounts for about 40 per cent of the City of Moose Jaw’s cost of water for the variable rate.”

The corporation will adjust the water rates once the

plant renewal project is completed and actual costs are known, Johnson continued. However, future rate increases will be tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as much as possible for the foreseeable future.

The BPWTC’s capital projects continued throughout 2021, and even with disruptions from COVID-19, all those initiatives were either completed or remain in progress, he said. The $225-million plant renewal project represents most of the corporation’s capital spending.

The organization developed its capital water rates based on the expectation that it would receive $163.4 million in federal Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) grant funding and $60 million in debt.

“The project, once complete, will address the current risks, ensure sustainability of the water supply to the cities of Regina and Moose Jaw and region, provide resiliency for climate change and meet the growth demands of the region up to about the year 2050,” Johnson added.

BIZWORLD

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

Needs of electric vehicles turn interest to cobalt exploration/mining The growing adoption of electric vehicles — global sales doubled last year — has driven up prices of minerals critical to their batteries.

Cobalt is one of those metals rising to US $37 an ounce in 2018 and is still at US $23 today.

An essential element in most electric vehicle batteries, cobalt is in short supply with only 126,500 tonnes mined last year on the globe.

The International Energy Agency predicts demand for cobalt will increase between six to 30 times by 2040.

The difference depends on new technology developments for batteries.

Cobalt is a rare mineral with most found as a by-product of copper, silver or nickel mines. Over twothirds of cobalt production comes from the politically unstable Congo. er politically unstable source.

This Bizworld will review two cobalt companies.

Australia-based Jervois Global and Coquitlam, B.C.based Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc. The most advanced is Jervois which has built a four-

pronged operation. ery in Brazil, a massive Australian cobalt deposit and an Idaho cobalt mine opening this year.

The mine is the only pure cobalt mine in the United States with copper and some gold by-product.

The Finnish operation produces chemical cobalt capacity for 25,000 tonnes nickel and 2,500 tonnes cobalt.

The Idaho mine will produce 4.2 million pounds of cobalt annually at a cost of US $7.45 a pounds, 6.3 million pounds of copper and 6,700 ounces gold.

The Australian cobalt deposit has indicated and inferred resources of 134 million pounds of cobalt as well as low grades of nickel and manganese and a lot of iron.

This deposit will take time and plenty of drilling to develop a viable mine.

With just over 1.5 billion shares the TSX-listed Jervois trades at 74 cents a share.

Canada Silver Cobalt, located in the Cobalt district

of Northern Ontario, is working on three former producing cobalt/silver mines and one gold-copper bearing structure. Past production from the district was 500 million ounces of silver and 30 million pounds of cobalt.

Subsidiary Coniagas Metals has 14 cobalt properties and is developing a green processing technology called Re-20x with a pilot plant testing and design underway.

The Re-220x process extracts metal without any discharge or smelting and could become a valuable asset for mining around the world. The company has plans to spin it off as a separate company in time.

Silver content of the company’s properties is high.

Demand for silver is increasing with its use in industry.

Trading at 16.5 cents a share, Canada Silver Cobalt has just under 177 million shares outstanding.

Both of these companies are worth watching for investors interested in either cobalt or silver mining investments.

CAUTION: Remember when investing, consult your adviser and do your homework before buying any security. Bizworld does not recommend investments.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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Food bank rep joins NDP to ask province to take social responsibility

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Cheantelle Fisher, the Client Resource Representative at the Moose Jaw & DisOpposition on May 16 to ask the provincial government to stop relying on food banks and other community-based organivices.

“I was asked to be a representative of the Moose Jaw Food Bank,” Fisher told MooseJawToday.com. “My goal in this was to add the voices of my clients (and to) have their needs seen and heard, and request that their needs be met. They’re asking for something that I don’t think is too much to ask — they’re asking for enough money to live. I don’t think that’s a huge stretch.”

Fisher’s Syn’gage program is a newly-launched resource for food bank clients they need above and beyond providing an emergency source of food.

Current social assistance policies are fueling a crisis, NDP claims tion’s Critic for Social Services, Housing, Human Rights, and CBOs, told media on Monday that Saskatchewan is currently facing a crisis.

James MacLachlan (on left), pictured here with MLA Meara Conway on Monday, won an appeal against a Social Services decision to claw back his pension and disability - only for the decision to be overturned by the Ministry (courtesy NDP press relations) The NDP is calling on the Sask Party to increase assistance amounts and end the practices of forcing SAID clients to apply for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) early — then clawing back what they receive.

Conway told the story of James (Jim) MacLachlan, who was present for the event. In March 2022 he successfully appealed the Ministry of Social Services decision to claw back his CPP disability and long-term disability from his 20 years at SARCAN Saskatoon.

MacLachlan’s appeal was then overturned by the Ministry of Social Services Appeal Board, who found that clawing back income was consistent with the practices of the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program — and

Cheantelle Fisher from the Moose Jaw & District Food Bank speaks to media at the Saskatchewan Legislature (courtesy Cheantelle Fisher) only Social Services Minister Lori Carr can approve income exemptions.

MacLachlan lives in a care facility.

He suffers from myotonic dystrophy and requires a wheelchair. He is 59. His sister Barb Sambasivam said that at this point he is short $600 a month in rent and care expenses. He and his family thought applying for the SAID program would help cover those costs.

“We were very wrong,” Sambasivam told the media. “In fact, they awarded him $83 a month … We think the SAID beneing to survive with a long-term disability.”

Because of changes made by the provincial government in 2021, Saskatchewan currently counts all income in deterfor — even if the sum total Social Services arrives at is far below the poverty line.

There has not been an increase in basic assistance for SAID clients in seven years, Conway reported.

Carr told reporters on Monday that Saskatchewan’s income assistance programs are meant to be a true last resort, and that “(if) you have the opportunity to earn income, one of those being your Canyou need to apply for before you apply for income assistance.”

In 2020, Conway said, the Manitoba Court of Appeal found that the practice of forcing government assistance clients

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“The government of Manitoba appealed that decision to the Supreme Court of Canada,” Conway said, “and the Supreme Court dismissed that appeal with costs — they refused to hear it, which is some indication that they think that judgment is sound.”

Food banks are not meant to be regular supports Fisher explained that part of her goal at the Legislature was to remind the provincial government and the Ministry of Social Services that food banks and other CBOs were not created to prop up the failings of provincial services.

“We were not designed to feed people in this capacity. We are an emergency serof food every 30 days,” Fisher said. “And Social Services refers people directly to us. That’s not fair, and it’s not right.”

The Moose Jaw & District Food Bank receives no regular government assistance — it depends on community support.

Asked whether Social Services is now ernment assistance, Fisher said they were.

“The fact that they send their clients here, knowing that they don’t have enough to pay their bills and feed themselves...

They’re funneling their clients into community-based organizations. And we work very hard to support every person that comes through the door, but we know it’s not enough … we’re next to their only source of food.”

Fisher said it was humbling to meet with the other people at the Legislature on Monday.

“Getting to sit with them and hear what’s going on for them helped remind me of why I’ve decided to do this program and that this is so important, that these folks are heard and that their needs are met.

“I’m hopeful that as members of the community continue to add their voices to this callout that the government recognizes that … forcing people to live in poverty, especially folks already living with disabilities, is an act of violence.”

Conway said, “It doesn’t need to be this way. It is well within the government’s power to right this wrong. The province and the Minister of Social Services Lori Carr to stop the cuts and wrongful clawbacks of hard-earned pensions.”

Carr said the province is in talks with the federal government about disability assistance, and that SAID might be adjusted once those talks were concluded.

“We do think we are being fair,” Carr said.

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Warriors make pair of selections in WHL U.S. Prospects Draft Moose Jaw selects defenceman Murphy from Dallas, goaltender Jones from Los Angeles in annual draft of top U.S. players Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express The Moose Jaw Warriors didn’t have much time off be-

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Several records fall during Moose Jaw Invitational Track and Field meet

Cornerstone’s Block breaks senior girls discus and shot put marks during Saturday event at Gutheridge Field Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express The weather might have been less than ideal with cool and breezy conditions throughout the day at Gutheridge Field, but that didn’t stop high school athletes from breaking a handful of records at the Moose Jaw Invitational Track and Field meet held on Saturday, May 14.

Leading the way was a familiar name to anyone who followed the sport two years ago: Cornerstone’s Aliyah Block, who picked up right where she left off in her Grade 9 year and smashed a pair of senior girls throws records.

First up was the discus, in which Block set a record of 30.21 metres back when she was an intermediate in the spring of 2019.

Two pandemic-cancelled seasons later, and Block unleashed a throw of 38.17 metres to claim gold by more than 16 metres over runner-up Tory White of Bruno.

It was much the same story in the shot put. After setting an intermediate girls

Vanier’s Ava Kindiak won the junior girls hurdles in a time of 15.0 seconds.

mark of 10.95 metres back in 2019, it was an 11.79-metre effort that reset the senior girls record book and gave Block the win by nearly four metres over Swift Current’s Veda Gotteselig.

A trio of records also fell in on the ford putting down a time of 12.96 seconds to set a new mark on her way to easily winning gold in the senior girls 100 metres.

Not long after, Tornadoes teammate Aria Swanson was able to outduel Swift

needed every stride of it, as she crossed the line in 26.95 seconds to barely edge Briercrest Christian Academy’s Danae McCroy and her time of 27.08.

For full results from the meet, be sure to visit https://bit.ly/3MuayUd.

the senior girls 200 metres, and having that extra push paid dividends as Swanson crossed the line in 27.28 seconds to set a

continued with the Moose Jaw city championship meet held on Wednesday, May 18th.

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showed off some blazing speed of her own in the junior girls 200 metres, and she

Swift Current’s Seth Unger had a

Peacocks Kylie Howe soars into the sandpit in the junior girls long jump

Riverview’s Jack Hadley competes in the junior girl tetrathlon shot put and

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see host of impressive performances

Block sets new record in senior girls discus, Kapovic breaks intermediate girls 3,000 metres mark as competitors look toward District championships Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express Normally when an athlete is in competition at the Moose Jaw high school track record is a rare and unique occurrence, one that isn’t really expected.

It isn’t all that often that not setting a new mark is a tad disappointing.

But when you’re Cornerstone Christian School throws specialist Aliyah Block who every time she entered a high school competition this year set a new record in both the discus and shot put, well, it kind of becomes expected.

Block was back at it during the Moose Jaw high school city championin setting a new senior girls record in the discus, putting together a throw of 38.03 Megan Reid’s mark of 36.55 metres set back in 2001.

The thing is, there’s still plenty more

pionships Wednesday, May 25 along with showing there and it’s off to the SHSAA provincial championships in Regina during the June 3 weekend.

“It would be really awesome to have a chance to win medals at provincials, especially since I didn’t have a chance to the last two years, so it would be nice to get it back, kind of,” Block said. “I still worked hard those two years in training and hopefully I’ll have a chance at a medal this year.”

Cornerstone’s Aliyah Block didn’t set a new record in the senior girls shot put but still picked up a commanding win in the event. in the tank for Block, too.

“It went pretty well,” she said of the new city mark. “In the one mini-meet, I threw 39.36, which is really good for me because last year my best was 37. Now I’m getting 38s more often, so it’s coming along and getting better.”

Block looked to also set a new mark in the shot put, a record that is held by

Central’s Josef Yee gets off a throw in the junior boys javelin and would go on

intermediate girls 100 metres (13.68 seconds), 200 metres (29.06), 80 metre hurdles (14.58) in addition to clearing 1.35 metres to win the high jump. the junior boys distance events, winning the 400 metres (55.12), 800 metres (2:18.20), 1,500 metres (4:53.50) and 3,000 metres (11:43.78).

The team city championship-winning sweeps, led by senior girls competitor Ariana Wakeford, who won the 100 metres (12.95), 80 metre hurdles (13.14), long jump (4.91 metres) and triple jump (10.38 metres).

She was joined by intermediate boys competitor Chris Swanson, who put together a rather eclectic slate of wins -- the 100 metres (12.55), 200 metres (25.94), shot put (9.35m) and javelin (25.33m).

Next up for high school track and District meet, which takes place all day on May 25 at Gutheridge Field.

11:39 metres, but would ‘only’ hit 11.00

Central’s Ellah Flanagan clears the bar in the intermediate girls high jump and discipline she entered on Wednesday.

event by more than three metres.

“It’s just kind of annoying because I throw further in practice all the time,” Block said. “The record for this one isn’t super good and I know I was capable of beating it, but sometimes it just doesn’t come out of your hands like you want it to.”

With the two event wins, Block advances to the South Central District cham-

Block wasn’t the only record-setter vic also set a new mark in the intermediate girls 3,000 metres. Her time of 11:17.88 smashed the time of 11:26.30 set by former Central and Moose Jaw Rotary Track in 2002.

A handful of athletes also picked up rare four-event sweeps during the city meet.

Peacock’s Kylie Howe slams into the sand pit on her way to winning the juwins for her on the day.

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Tornado touchdown northwest of Moose Jaw on May 17

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Last week on May 17, a severe thunderstorm watch was issued from Environment Canada for Moose Jaw and surrounding area, but social media posts from around Caron and Keeler on Tuesday evening spotted an even more interesting event — what appeared to be a tornado touching down.

The tornado has since vironment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) 2022.

The tornado was probably a landspout-type, typically weaker than the supercell-type tornadoes which are capable of widespread destruction. Landspouts usually do not last as long, either, but should Tornado touching down northwest of Moose Jaw, still be respected — they can generate strong winds May 17 (courtesy Allison Gayle/Facebook) capable of serious damage.

Landspouts sometimes form invisibly before dust, dirt, debris, and condensation become caught in the vortex and make it more opaque.

The weather systems in North America, and particularly in the US and Canada, generate more tornadoes than any other country in the world.

SGI’s tips for preparing for a storm including one that might generate tornadoes, include: · Staying away of property vulnerabilities such as loose shingles and siding · Securing patio furniture and other loose outdoor items · Having emergency supplies ready for power outages · Some social media users are speculating there may have been more than one tornado, as there appeared to be simultaneous reports of touch-downs from several different towns in the area northwest of Moose Jaw.

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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 St. Joseph’s Catholic Women’s League will be Celebrating 100 Years with a Vintage Gown Display, Fashion Show & Tea on June 11, 2022 with Sittings at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Doors open at 12:30 p.m. The event will take place at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall located at 1064 3rd Ave NW. There is an elevator available at south entrance. The COST IS $20 for tickets. Please contact Jamie at 306-694-1944 Moose Jaw Homegrown Farmers Market starts Saturday May 28th from 8am - 1pm on scenic Langdon Cres. We are known for our excellent lineup of artisanal makers, bakers & growers. Rain or Shine.

Make it, Bake it or grow it.

Toastmasters Big Country Club provides a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which personal growth. The club meets on www.zoom.us platform Wednesday evenings at 7pm. The themes for the month of May are: May 25 Missing Children’s Day. For more information email Lorna secretary-3418@ toastmastersclubs.org or text 306 690 8739.

St. Andrews United Church invites you to attend a Carnival and Book/ Puzzle/Games Sale on May 29th from 12noon - 3:00 p.m. at 60 Athabasca St. E. There will be prizes and games. Fun for all ages.

Church. Call 306.692.7365 for more information.

Moose Jaw Public Library, 461 Langdon Cres. Phone 306.692.2787; visit their website at https://www. moosejawlibrary.ca/ Adult Programming IN PERSON PROGRAMS Avid Knitters Tuesday May 24 @ 2:30 pm. Are you an avid knitter or common crocheter? Grab some needles and join us for good times, fun, and spools of friendship. Bring your own water bottle as no refreshments will be served at this time. Everyone welcome.

Purely Canadian Book Club: “The Singles Table” by Sara Desai Thursday, May 26 @ 2:30 pm This story is one of humour and lightheartedness detailing traditional pre-wedding and wedding ceremonies. This title is available in print for pickup at the Library. You can also access the eBook and audiobook on Library2go.

Youth Programming VIRTUAL PROGRAMS ON DISCORD Teen eBook Club on Discord! Reading Pride by Ibi Zoboi. The eBook and audiobook are available to borrow for free on Hoopla. Join in on May 31st at 4:00 on Discord to discuss the story! eBook on Hoopla Audiobook on Hoopla MJPL Youth Discord: https://discord.gg/HAs8rf Children’s Programming TAKE HOME & VIRTUAL PROGRAMS Facebook Live Storytime (Virtual) Tuesdays until June 7 @ 10:30 am Join Miss Aislinn and Marty each week as they share a story! For ages 2-5 and their caring adults! Join us on Facebook.

Preschool Storytime Wednesdays until June 8 @ 10:30 am Come to the library for a fun storytime with

“Come to the last Hurrah for the Moose Jaw Barracudas Scuba Diving Club. Yes, the Club is folding with the last club sponsored diving activity, Gymkhana Style, at Lovering Lake on June 12. Registration at 10:00 AM, events start at 11:00 AM. Prizes, potluck style lunch, snacks provided and fun for all. Please con-

Grownups will learn ways to talk, sing, read, write and play to increase early reading skills. Masks are required at our indoor storytime for everyone ages 2 and older. Please register for each adult & child that will be attending.

Where’s Marty? For the month of May during Library Open Hours

mjbarracudas@gmail.com. “

The library’s beloved monkey mascot will be hiding in a new spot each

Briercrest Heritage Day will take place on Saturday, June 11, at 10:00 am at Briercrest Museum. There will be: old time music, cowboy poetry, blacksmith, bouncy castles, pie & ice cream, tours, Artisan’s Shoppe, on site concession. Slo Pitch Tournament & Beer Gardens: entry fee $200.00 per team (includes 10 free dance wristbands), cash prizes.

Contact: Jimmy Doyle (306) 6909282 or Justin Hill (306) 513-7985.

Show & Shine: bring your tractors, classics, antiques, modern day. Parade at 2:00 pm. Contact: Merv Gadd (306) 631-7932. Community Centre: Roast Beef Supper: 5:30–8:00 pm, Adults: $25.00, 6-12 yrs.: $12.00, 5 yrs. & under: free. Prepaid Advance tickets only, deadline for supper tickets June 4th. Family Dance with Midnight Lunch: 8:00pm-1:00 am.

Adults $10.00, 6-12 yrs. $5.00. 5 & under free. For Supper and Dance Tickets contact Kathy (306) 6310849 or Helen (306) 631-7675. Wristbands for dance can be purchased in advance or at the door. Primitive dry camping available, contact Merv (306) 631-7932 or Justin (306) 5137985. Event sponsored by Briercrest Museum, Community Centre, Rink, able.

Line Dancing every Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at St. Andrews

you can enter your name to win a little prize.

Children’s Programming IN PERSON PROGRAMS Children’s Take ‘N’ Make Series (For ages 4+) Take ‘N Make Kits are hands-on fun! Each kit is a craft complete with instructions and word-based activities for school-age children. Come to the Library’s Circulation Desk and pick up a craft kit to take and make at home. · May – until the 24: Adopt a Tree!

Come and get your very own tree to plant and care for! Courtesy of Moose Jaw River Watershed Stewards Inc. · May 25 - June 7: Scratch Art! Have fun creating a fun art masterpiece! *Extension activities and book suggestions included with all Take ‘N’ Make kits.

May Literacy Calendars are now available. Pick one up at the Children’s Circulation desk or visit the Palliser Library website to download a copy. Choose from two calendars based on your child’s age.

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: @Royalcanadianle-

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.

Darts Fun League – (Held every Wednesday) Come drop into the Legion for a came of Darts. Registration starts at 6:30pm, with the games starting at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome Paint Night - 26 May 2022. Register today for Paint night. An evening of painting amongst great company.

Tickets $30pp include all the materials you will need for the evening.

Starts at 6:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

Karaoke - 27 May 2022. Want to sing a tune among friends? Come down to the Legion for Karaoke. Starts at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

Brandon & Company - 28 May 2022.

Come down to the Legion to listen to Brandon & Company. Enjoy a bite to eat, a few drinks and listen to some great live entertainment.

Starts 8:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

Divas in Moose Jaw Show on Friday June 17 2022. musical comedy that brings 21 celebrities to the stage.

Doors open 6pm/Showtime 7:30pm.

Tickets $30/Members $25. For more info call 306.692.5453. Online tickets @ www.brownpapertickets.com . Bonnie Kilroe has multiple awards.

Most unique Act, Best Comedy, Best Costume, Best Showcase and the Award of Excellence from Las Vegas Reel Awards and the Sunburst Convention for Professional Celebrity Impersonators (Orlando, Florida) All events can be seen at: Monthly Calendar | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59- Moose Jaw (royalcanadianlegionbranch59moosejaw.ca) Moose Jaw and District Seniors: For more information Call: 306-6944223 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.

Cinnamon Buns are Monday and Thursday’s. Tuesday is pie day.

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 – Thursday @9:30 am.

Mah Jong – Wednesday @1 p.m.

500 Cards – Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

One Move Dominos – Friday’s @ 1pm.

Kaiser – Has been Suspended until further notice.

Carpet bowling – Has moved to the outdoors for the summer Line Dancing – Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.

Intro to Line Dancing – Wednesday’s @ 11am

Art & Crafts – Monday, Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

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 – Monday’s & Tuesdays @ 11 a.m.

Afternoon Dance – June 4th – 1pm to 5pm with a lunch at 5pm. Music

by Dennis Ficor & son get tickets at the door Steak Night at the Crushed Can Monday June 13th 4:30pm – 8pm – Tickets can be purchased at our front desk $20/ ticket.

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre Weekly Activities WEEKLY EVENTS Monday: 9:30 am Pickle Ball; 1 pm Tuesday: 9:30 am Jam Session; 1 pm Pickle Ball; 7pm Friendship Bridge Wednesday: 8:30 am TOPS; 9:30 am 1pm Hand & Food Canasta Thursday: 10 am Line Dance; 1 pm Pickle Ball Friday: 10 am Beginner Pickle Ball; 1pm 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!

9th Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday May 28th at Deer Ridge Golf Course with a 1pm shot gun start. $10,000 hole in one prize.

Cost: $65 pp includes supper and prizes. Carts are extra - call Deer Ridge to reserve your cart. Enter as a team or you can be put on a team.

Call for more information to ANAVETS 306-692-4412/Gail 306-6815998/Mike 306-630-8403 or Deer Ridge 306-693-4653. If you would like to Sponsor a hole give Gail a call for more information 306-681-5998 Seniors’ Centre Without Walls: SCWW is an over-the-phone social clusively over the phone. You just dial the number and join the call.

Email mamancherie@hotmail.com or call 306-690-4957.

Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Drive, 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! as we explore the WDM collection sions 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.

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Three local airmen participated in famous Dambusters Raid 79 years ago during WWII The skies were quiet over Germany on May 16-17, 1943, as 19 Lancaster bombers crewed by Canadians, Brits, Aussies and Kiwis participated in a daring nighttime raid codenamed Operation Chastise — or as it was later famously known, The Dambusters Raid.

The goal was to blow up three river dams in Germany’s industrial heartland in the Ruhr Valley. It was hoped this would disrupt water supplies for industrial production and divert resources from other aspects of the German war effort. night, 30 were from the Royal Canadian Air Force, including three men from the Brown and bomb aimer Sgt. Stefan Oancia from Stonehenge southwest of Assiniboia. gree of skill, courage and close co-operation among the crews.

A bouncing bomb dams were solid; the Möhne dam alone was 33 metres thick at the base. Furthertorpedo nets stopping underwater attacks and anti-aircraft guns defending against enemy planes.

The answer for 617 Squadron lay in an innovative but complicated weapon: the 5,000-pound bouncing bomb. Developed by British engineer Barnes Wallis, the drum-shaped bouncing bomb needed to be dropped from 18 metres (60 feet) and at a ground speed of 374 kilometres per straight for seven seconds.

The bomb would spin backwards across the water’s surface before reaching the dam. Its residual spin would drive the explosive down the dam’s wall and explode at its base.

Led by famous 24-year-old Wing Commander Guy Gibson, the squadron left its base at 9:28 p.m. By 12:28 a.m., the planes had breached the Möhne and Eder dams but failed to destroy the Sorpe.

During the raid, 53 men were killed and three became prisoners of war. On the ground, almost 1,600 people were killed in many’s industrial production was limited, the raid boosted morale in Britain.

Moose Jaw’s Ken Brown, 22, received the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) after the battle, only the second-ever Canadian to receive that award. He survived the raid and died on Dec. 23, 2002.

Alberta’s Fred Sutherland was the last Canadian veteran from the Dambusters Raid to die; he died at age 95 in 2019.

Memories of the raid “That night, we were perched out on the grass. It was a beautiful night, clear sky, no cloud, waiting for the buses to take us out to the aircraft. John Burpee, a Cana-

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express dropped their payload. “… we were pleased with it, and as far as the explosion was concerned, the waterspout went up to about a thousand feet, and so did we. I think we ended up about eight hundred.”

Although Brown and his crew faced enemy planes, searchlights and anti-air-

From the top of Möhne Dam, with the reservoir still in full spill and roaring down the valley to the Ruhr industrial region. The two direct mine hits resulted in a breach around 250 feet wide and 292 feet deep. Photo courtesy Vintage Wings Canada to me and thrust out his hand and said, ‘Goodbye, Ken,’” Brown recalled on July 13, 1993 during a 50th-anniversary commemoration event.

“I said, ‘Goodbye, John.’ I didn’t expect he’d come back. You see some people feel that way.”

Brown’s feeling proved accurate, as Burpee was shot down and killed over the The pilots had to be aware of high-tension wire strung between poles since it was the greatest danger. If the moonlight highunder or above it, depending upon where it was.

“It was that quick. We lost two air-

safely.

Meanwhile, Stefan Oancia survived the raid and the war and received the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM). However, Robert Urquhart was shot down and killed during the mission.

Mission fail Urquhart was in the second Lancaster to attack the Eder Dam. However, during the attack run, the plane dropped its bomb too late. It struck the upper part of the dam and exploded, damaging the aircraft.

The pilot nursed the Lancaster back to-

ing at 50 feet. Unfortunately, they clipped electrical transmission lines, sustained more damage, strayed over defended oil plants at Emmerich am Rhein, and were shot down.

The crash killed all ert Alexander Uron board.

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At one point, Brown avoided a nearby plane that had exploded into an orange treed road.

“Then much to my consternation, that damn road led right into a castle, and I’ll never forget that castle door. We had to dip and the left wing went between two turrets as we went through the castle,” he said.

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New crocheted infant & double size afghans/blankets, also lap blanket for people in wheel chairs. Moving must sell. Rock bottom prices. Great gifts or for organizations doing raffles to raise funds. Cost of material $3500.00 will sell all for $900.00, or lap/infant afghan 2 for $15.00, large afghan 2 for $25.00. Call or text Joan at 306-631-3777 Looking for the vintage bubble lights in working condition (Christmas lights) 306-6818749 I pay cash for tractors up to 50 HP running or not. Preference to 3 PTH. Also 3 PTH equipment. Call or text 306641-4447 I buy unwanted Firearms, parts, and ammunition in any condition. Moose Jaw, Regina and surrounding area. Registered or not. Licensed buyer.

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Vulcan male size 10 water/ mud boots, 13 inch h, and $12.00. Male wrangler lined jeans, 36w x 32L, with side back & hammer pockets. Like new$8.00. Male navy Nike polo shirt, size XL, never worn $12.00. Male hoodie red. (Campus crew_ size XL never worn, $13.00. Female dk. brown leather lined gloves, size71/28. Like new $8.00. Male black leather lined gloves, size XL, $6.00.

Male profile dress slacks, 36w x 34L (with 21/2 inch hem, if need longer) black, $17.00. 306-586-9263

Ricky’s size 4 leather fall jacket - $2. Call 306-681-8749 LAWN & GARDEN 45 gallon blue and black plastic barrels, food grade great for rainwater or raised garden beds - $20 each. 306-6818749 Concrete back splash (for under eaves). 29 l x 11w x 31/2 inches h. Like new $9.00.

20kg. Bag of rocks (natural stone color) for yard, garden, etc. $2.00. 2 – 5 gallon pails with lids, & carry handles, $2.00 all. Plant pot with drain tray (clay color) and potting soil in it, 141/2 h x 17 c (inches). $5.00 all. 306-586-9263 2” Briggs & Stratton 5 HP Water Pump, OBO, B30 Morris Rod- Weeder with Multiplex OBO Call 306-475-2664 SPORTS For trade or Sale. Have a 10ft pelican maxim sit in kayak with lifejacket, anchor, and more.

Looking for a telescope worth equal value of $500.00. Phone 306-693-2495 3 Wheel Manhattan bike, 3 speed auto. 2 baskets, mirror, head and tail lights, cable lock.

Purchased at Boh’s, excellent shape. $375.00. Call 306-6910784 FOR SALE – Truck load of sports cards: Hockey, Baseball, NBA, Nascar, CFL, NFL and others. Offer for all! See at Garage Sale – May 26-28 at 286 Wellington Drive PETS Looking for a cat or kitten, Black and White or Grey with a white face. Call 306-972-6529 LOST & FOUND My red purse was stolen out of my apartment in March. I want it returned back. 306972-8855

$$ 150.00 REWARD for Kali’s safe return! Kali (also known as “Princess”) slipped out of an open window at her family home on the 1000 block of 9th Ave NW. She was last seen the afternoon of May 8. Tiny Kali is almost 10 years old but still looks like a kitten! She is very small & only 6 lbs. Kali is not microchipped/tattooed & not wearing a collar. Kali has been part of her family since she was 6 weeks old. She has never been outside. Kali is friendly but also very scared. She doesn’t like noise or fast sudden movements but will likely come to someone calm calling her name. Kali’s family continues to search for her. They have left out a litter box, food & her favourite blanket in hopes that she returns home soon.

Please, help in the search for Kali. Contact SCRAPS on Facebook or call 306/630-7481. A 150$ reward has been offered for her safe return HOME. WANTED Free pickup of unwanted snow blowers, tillers, chainsaws, or

any gas powered equipment in Moose Jaw and area. Call or text 306-641-4447 Wanted, I am paying cash for unwanted firearms, parts guns and ammunition in Moose Jaw and area. Please call or text 306-641-4447 Wanted natural gas unit heater. 20,000-30,000 BTU. Call 306-631-8106 ANTIQUES Wanted: signs, toys, sports cards, gold & silver coins & jewellery, firearms, single items to full estates. Call 1-306-539-8363 Looking for large wood crates with metal bands. 306-6818749 Wanted Shed Deer antlers.

Call 306-692-0800 Looking to RENT a studio apartment on South Hill. Private home will housesit. Prefer upstairs apt. I am a 60 year old female, fulltime worker who enjoys her job, but wants to downsize and simplify her home life. I love reading, watching movies, walking the parks. A quiet home is needed, in bed by 10pm up by 7:30am. Need for July. Call or text Roberta Derksen at 306630-5707 Free pickup of unwanted snow blowers, tillers, generators, chainsaws and other gas powered equipment as well as gardening and acreage equipment. Call or text 306641-4447 SERVICES Will pick up, deliver or haul away bbqs in and around Moose Jaw- $40 and up. 306681-8749 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.

Heavy duty equipment operator available for work Contact Ed at 1- 306-988-5517 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 Moving jobs done reasonably: appliances, furniture, dump runs. Call to do it all. $45.00 a load. 306-630-2268 Will pick up, move, haul and deliver appliances in and around Moose Jaw - $45 and up. 306-681-8749 WORK WANTED Looking for spring seeding work have experience running air seeder. 306-681-8749 GARAGE SALES Three Family Garage Sale- Friday, May 27 from 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, May 28 from 9 a.m. – noon. Household items, games, puzzles, clothing, vintage & antique collectables. 11 Wellington Drive – Use alley entrance. Rain or shine. Indoors. Bring your own bag.

GARAGE SALE- 268 Wellington Dr. Moose Jaw, Sask.

Thursday, May 26 – Saturday, May 28. Hours: Thurs-Fri: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat.: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Featured Items: clothes, crafts, furniture, household items, movies, sporting goods, tools, toys More: Belt buckles, hunting clothes and supplies, 2 weather chicken vanes, mega hammer drill, miniature die cast tractors, records, Sask.

Wildlife knife, wildlife and gun books, glass back splash tiles, thousands of sports cards (football, baseball, hockey, Nascar), wildlife plates, Iron Wood figures, wildlife pictures, crafts, craft supplies, household items and decor, knives.

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THREE FAMILY GARAGE SALE Friday, May 27 from 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 28 from 9 a.m. – noon

Household items, games, puzzles, clothing, vintage & antique collectables.

11 Wellington Drive

Use alley entrance.

Rain or shine. Indoors.

Bring your own bag.

GARAGE SALE

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Obituaries / Memorials JONSSON , BRENDA (née: Price, Champion; Lamb) Brenda Annie Jonsson, aged 73 years of Moose Jaw, SK and formerly of Sundre, AB passed away suddenly, with her family by her side, on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital.

Brenda was born in Moose Jaw on July 17th, 1948 and was raised on the farm at Lake Valley, SK. At the young age of 4 years, she was with partial paralysis remaining. Much of her time was spent in and out of hospitals and it was during a stay at the Wascana Rehabilitation Center in Regina, married in October of 1965 and then welcomed their two children, Robert in 1966 and Theressa in 1969.

When she was told she couldn’t do something, she proved you wrong. After moving to Moose Jaw in 1974 with her children, Brenda returned to school at STI and began working at Austin’s Service as a bookkeeper.

She then obtained a position as a telephone operator with SaskTel in the early 80’s, moving to a position in collections and then marketing in Regina.

One of Brenda’s proudest achievements was obtaining her driver’s license in the late 70’s and purchasing was able to drive herself and her children anywhere she wished, giving her true independence. This also allowed her to commute to her job in Regina, long before cell phones existed.

Brenda married Douglas Jonsson in May of 1992 and started a new chapter in her life, moving to Sundre, AB. able to own her own home. Brenda and Doug purchased Sundre Sound and Electronics (Radio Shack) and she managed the daily operations of the store.

After Doug’s passing in 2005, Brenda remained in Sundre until August of 2021 when she moved back to Moose Jaw to be closer to her family. She moved into The Bentley with her beloved companion Chico which allowed her to continue living independently, something that was always so important to her. Her time there was short but during the last eight months, Brenda made many new friends among the residents and staff and enjoyed all the events and activities.

She was predeceased by her husband, Douglas Jonsson; parents, Cecil and Doreen Champion; father, Leonard Price; and brother, Thomas Champion. Brenda will be lovingly remembered by her son, Robert Lamb (Deborah Klassen); daughter, Terri Lamb (Gord Biden); siblings: Karen (Ken) Barrows, Glen (Yvonne) Champion, and Doug (Wendy) Price; sister-in-law, Bev Wilson; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Many thanks are given to Brenda’s friends in Sundre who assisted her and allowed her to continue living in her cherished home. There are not enough words to express our deepest appreciation to you all.

The Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, May 26th, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in Moose Jaw Funeral Home. will take place in Sunset Cemetery. Those not able to attend may view the service virtually by going to www.moosejawfuneralhome.com/webcast/.

Brenda had a deep love for animals and her companions over the years were a very important part of her life. As an expression of sympathy, donations in her name may be made to any animal shelter or rescue near you.

Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Andrew Pratt Funeral Directors 306-693-4550

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

Please contact us for more information.

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

www.mjhf.org Georgina Joan Hesterman (nee George)

June 7,1939-October 28,2021 Friends and family are invited to attend Georgina’s funeral service on May 28,2022 at Hillcrest Apostolic Church 1550 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, Sask. at 1 pm. Luncheon will be served in the adjacent social room immediately following the service.

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH 277 Iroquois St W Moose Jaw, SK Next Service: May 29th, 2022 10:30am Sue Franklyn

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was accused earlier this month of using unparliamentary language in the House of Commons when he articulated a form of ‘f—k’ when questioned about the Freedom Convoy protesters.

Hopper comments, “But if Trudeau can be faulted for anything, it’s a lack of imagination in his choice of parliamentary cursing. When the modern parliamentarian loses their cool, they usually rely on some variant of a four-letter word.”

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 of this publication.

Blatherskite and Rodomontade Tristin Hopper wrote recently in the National Post, that Liberal MP Benjamin Russell declared a speech by Minister of Militia Sam Hughes, “a medley of blatherskite and rodomontade.” Many newspapers across the country picked up the story and published it. The National Post entitled the article, “From ‘blatherskite’ to ‘pompous ass,’ Canadian politicians used to be better at swearing.” Hopper wrote, “Long gone are the days where our elected representatives could craft elegant and evocative takedowns of their political enemies.” He points out that “despite being an excellent insult for any parliament, the common usage of blatherskite died out in Canada right around the time of the Great Depression.”

A blatherskite is a person who talks at great length without making much sense. The word has a Scots background, combining blather with skate. A skate is a contemptible person. Blather means to talk foolishly at length, nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing.

Blather Blather derives from the Germanic blodern, meaning to chatter and the Norse word blathra, translated as to babble. Blatherskite apa lot. Alternate words are balderdash, baloney, blarney, bull, bunkum, codswallop, and twaddle.

Rodomontade is a blustery rant. The word comes from the French rodomont, originally referring to a strong tury Italian Count Matteo Boiardo wrote Orlando Innamorato about a boastful king named Rodomonte. English speakers began to use rodomont as a synonym for a braggart, shortly after.

Stuart was often referred to as a dim-witted saboteur. Progressive Conservative Jack Horner quipped, “you know very well that we have more to do than to listen to this dim-witted, foul-mouthed saboteur of New Brunswick.

You are a disgrace to this house.”

Oh, for the days of witty take downs in parliamentary speech. As Tristin Hopper shares, “the last parliamentaother than Newfoundland’s John Crosbie, whose House of Commons speeches were particularly laced with oldtimey insults (as well as about half a dozen interjections of “bulls--t”).” dential any longer? Are we to be stripped naked as newts we all even to have little jockey shorts any longer on us?”

He also wisecracked, ““It is certainly a daunting task to see the spurious indignation gather on their brows as they rise to ask a question. But I have no doubt that our colleagues opposite in the Liberal ranks will quickly develop the same amount of spurious indignation and vainglorious air that the NDP have. The more effective they can be, the better it will be for us. I invite them to ask me the toughest, meanest, dirtiest kinds of questions they can, and I will respond in my usual statesman-like fashion.” jects that we really do not understand. Carefully choose your words in sharing your opinions so that you may not be labeled a blatherskite spewing rodomontade. Although there are worse labels to drape on us. As Proverbs ered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.”

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 words will be used.

TREE OF MEMORY 2022 Sunday, May 29th at 2pm Crescent Park Amphitheatre, Moose Jaw This year we plant a “Baby Blue Spruce” tree, honouring the memory of every family we have

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OPINION/COMMENTARY Why Did Russia Invade Ukraine? Just Repeating an Old Pattern

By Richard Dowson, Moose Jaw

A Thumb Nail Back-Story – Russian Invasion of Ukraine From the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991 Ukraine had been a loyal ‘serf state’ of Russia. They were like Belarus is today. Loyal and cooperative and considered Bunyuks. (A Bunyuk is someone who does things wrong and doesn’t know it. A Bumbling Fool.) By 2013 Ukrainians had traveled into Europe and visited other former Soviet states.

They learned there was a better way of life.

The Ukrainian leader in 2013 was Viktor Yanukovych, born in the Donetsk region. Pro-Russian, corrupt and a petty dictator who declared when elected “… to defend Ukrainian interests and democratic traditions.”

(Politicians say the ‘darnedest’ things.)

Wanting a better standard of living Ukrainians began to protest. They wanted closer ties with Europe. They thought of themselves as European, not Bunyuks.

When Ukrainian President Yanukovych visited the Kremlin in November 2013 he was told by Putin that there would be no ties with Europe. The Russian puppet Viktor Yanukovych didn’t want to lose his opulent estate and his money so he agreed with Putin.

By late fall of 2013, after Yanukovych failed to sign an agreement with the European Union there were riots in Kyiv. The Euromaidan Revolution began. (‘Maidan’ means ‘open space’) On February 22, 2014 the Euromaidan Revolution was victorious. Viktor Yanukovych as booted out and sought refuge in Russia, leaving his ‘opulent estate’ behind.

Dates are Important: 1 November 2013 – Russia tells Ukraine it cannot not have closer ties with Europe 2 Winter of 2013-14, Putin angry at Ukrainians for wanting European connections 3 February 7 to 23, 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia – Putin Scheming 4 February 20, 2014, Russia invades Crimea 5 February 22, 2014 – President Viktor Yanukovych booted out 6 March 2014 Unrest in Eastern Ukraine – Crimea declared part of Russia The Russian Invasion of Ukraine The Russian invasion of the Ukraine is about taking territory, and retribution.

It’s about capturing and ‘owning the control over others. There is no real tactical need. It is the same reasoning Hitler and the NAZIs used for the invasion of the Soviet Union (Russia) on Sunday, June 22, 1941. They failed.

On June 24, 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée invaded Russia to take more territory. They failed. There was no economic or strategic reason for Hitler or Napoleon to invade.

The NAZIs invaded Norway on April 9, 1940 for economic and strategic reasons. Norway had deeps sea ports for German U-boats attacking shipping in the North Atlantic and protection for shipments of iron-ore from neutral Sweden.

The invasion of the Ukraine makes no sense economically or strategically.

It is a land grab, and historically, ‘land grabs’ from existing, established regimes turn out badly.

It was not only Hitler and Napoleon

who undertook misadventures. The British and then American invasions of Afghanistan. The French and then the American invasions of ‘Indo-China’ and Vietnam where more than 50,000 Americans were killed and 250,000 wounded. For What?

Our American cousins are guilty of some very dumb wars.

The world hoped ‘land grab’ wars ended with WW Two. Never did.

If the invasion of the Ukraine makes no sense economically or strategically, then why?

Hubris!

Russia has abundant natural resources and supplies oil and gas to Europe. They could be an incredible military and economic power. They could control Europe with oil and gas. Why not just take the European’s money and buy all the businesses in Europe? War is the dumbest idea of all.

Just make money and buy European businesses and make more money.

Seems like the Russian Leader never took an economics class when he was with the KGB. Also, Russia has no real checks and balances on a Leader’s power – something Americans are struggling with today. Russian leadership seems to only think of controlling people and exacting revenge.

Russia has never been a democratic country. They tried to be a Constitutional Monarchy in 1906 but that ended badly in 1917. Basically, Russia was led by Czars and the Dictators. That’s it.

The Russian Leader has no desire to share power. Instead, what has emerged as one man wanting complete control. There isn’t even a ‘Political Bureau’ able to offer advice.

If you have ever been the boss, you know about forming coalitions; seeking support; accepting valuable ideas and In Russia it seems those with money and privilege feed the Leader a line of BS and ‘play’ the new Czar while they carry on ripping off the Proletariat.

The wealthy ‘cling-ons’ are the powerful dudes with the yachts, who please Putin. They agree and go along to keep the Leader happy. Those who step out of line ‘commit suicide’ or ‘Defenestration,’ a metaphor which comes from ‘throwing an opponent out a window’. (The Slavic term originated in Prague in the seventeenth century.)

Past History The Russian Leader invaded Chechnya and killed thousands. The Russians destroyed the city of Grozny. And the world did nothing.

The Russian Leader invaded and took a controlling interest in Georgia in August 2008. And the world did nothing.

After hosting the Winer Olympics in 2014 Russia invaded Crimea. And the world did nothing.

In 2022 the Russian Leader invaded Ukraine. The world woke up and are doing something.

The pattern – Past Behavior is an Indication of Future Behavior.

President Putin wants more and more sions are not for economic or strategic reasons. It is about subjugating people and trol. Like Hitler, Napoleon, Stalin and others, he has no interest in stopping Who’s next? Poland? Bulgaria? Moldova? Dictators never stop.

Putin’s Objective in Ukraine is Etched into the Soil of Chechenia

This is Grozny in 1999. Look familiar?

This is Mariupol, Ukraine, April 28, 2022. Look familiar?

Wanton destruction. The First and tive. Chechenia is a small, former Soviet Union state east of Georgia, between the Black and Caspian Seas. It is mostly in the Caucasus mountains. When the Soviet Union broke up in December 1991 the Chechen folks formed their own country.

That went over like a lead balloon with Russia.

The Russian Republic invaded the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in December 1994. The war lasted until August 1996. Both sides were brutal. That was the First War. The Second Chechen War, 1999 to 2009

capital city. Thousands were killed. Russia overthrew the government and installed a government loyal to Russia. It is now a vassal state of Russia, like Belarus and is in Ukraine.

Grozny was rebuilt. Who got the contracts to rebuild it? Probably Oligarchs and friends of the Russian and Chechen Leaders. Who paid? The people of course, through taxes.

MJ Story Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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5:00 p.m. TSN MLS Soccer Chicago Fire FC at Toronto FC. 7:00 p.m. TSN MLS Soccer Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Sporting Kansas City.

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Hudson & Rex Dirt Farmers Dirt Farmers CFL Preseason Football SportsCentre (N) SC (N) SC NHL Hockey NHL Hockey Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues.

Sportsnet Central (N) Big Bang etalk (N) ›› “Knight and Day” (2010, Action) Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz.

Corner Gas Law & Order: SVU Mom Mom Picture Perfect Mysteries “Dead Over Diamonds” (6:50) ›› “The Mummy” (1999) Brendan Fraser.

Nurse Jack Nurse Jack Crash King King King King Frasier Frasier The Office The Office (6:00) 90 Day Fiancé (N) 90 Day 90 Day: The Single Life 90 Day 90 Day Fiancé (6:00) Street Outlaws: America’s List “Point Break” Heavy Rescue: 401 Dirty Jobs Sheldon Fresh-Boat Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang (6:00) ›››› “Twelve O’Clock High” ›› “The Young and the Brave”, War (:15) “Battleground”, War “Independence Day” ›››› “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) Jodie Foster.

Walking NASCAR Xfinity NHRA Drag Racing NHRA in 30 NHRA in 30 Drag Racing (6:35) ››› “In the Heights” (2021, Musical) “South of Heaven” (2021, Action) Jason Sudeikis.

(6:00) “Godzilla vs. Kong” Starstruck RuPaul Drag Race (:40) ››› “Dune” (2021) Oscar Isaac Sam Kinison (:20) “Memory: The Origins of Alien” Buried ››› “The Fly” (1986) (6:45) “Diego Maradona” (2019, Biography) Pelé Search Search Search Search

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The Rookie “Simone” Big Bang etalk (N) Nature History History History This Day in History This Day in History Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: Organized News Tonight Show-J. Fallon Seth Meyers NHL Hockey News The Nature of Things CBC Docs POV The National (N) (:01) Ghosts We Roll Bull “Goodbye” Big Bang Late Show-Colbert Corden (6:00) Grey’s Anatomy The Rookie “Simone” News (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live! Nightline (N) Hudson & Rex Law & Order: SVU Mom Mom Paramedics: Mobile MD IIHF World Championship SportsCentre (N) SportsCentre (N) SC With Jay Onrait (N) Central NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames. (N) Sportsnet Big Bang etalk (N) Mad About Mad About Mad About Mad About Criminal Minds Law & Order: SVU Mom Mom The Equalizer “D.W.B.” The Girl From Plainville (6:25) ››› “Inception” (2010) Leonardo DiCaprio. ››› “Speed” (1994, Action) Keanu Reeves.

King King King King Frasier Frasier The Office The Office My Feet Are Killing Me Addiction Addiction Save My Skin Dr. Pimple Popper Pets & Pickers (N) Louisiana Law (N) Heavy Rescue: 401 Pig Royalty Sheldon Fresh-Boat Friends Friends Friends Friends Big Bang Big Bang (:15) ›› “Impact” (1949) Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines. (:15) ››› “Portrait in Black” (1960) Lana Turner.

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NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Race Hub Dangerous Drives (6:20) ›› “Wonder Woman 1984” (2020) Gal Gadot. The Flight Attendant (N) (9:50) The Staircase (N) (6:00) “The High Note” “Cosmic Dawn” (2022) Camille Rowe. (:45) ›› “Old” (2021) Vicky Krieps “One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk” (2019) Buried “The Flashback” “Cosmic Dawn” (2022) Mike Tyson: Undisputed Finding the Way Home Gentleman Jack We Own This City

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MOOSEJAWEXPRESS.COM • Wednesday, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 • PAGE A27 Morgan Gallant REALTOR® 313-5628

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This stunning home has space, comfort, and style! Dream kitchen with custom maple cabinets, eating bar, lots of counter space. Under cabinet lighting. Pantry. SS appliances. Formal dining, sun filled living room. 6 bedrooms! Large detached garage! Seeing is believing!

Well maintained modern character home. Beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, French doors, gas fireplace.

Updated kitchen, island with eating bar, walk in pantry.

Primary bedroom and bath upstairs. Main floor bedroom.

Extra bedroom, bath, laundry and family room down.

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Affordable living, 2 bedroom condo. Step saver kitchen, white cabinets, updated counter tops, fridge & stove included. Open concept living/dining area with patio doors to covered patio. Updated flooring.

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

Beautiful south facing downtown corner unit condo.

Stunning maple cabinets, gas fireplace, central vac, central air, insuite laundry. 2 bedrooms. 2 bathrooms.

Screened in balcony. Underground heated parking. The finest in carefree living!

Amazing 3 suite revenue property. Updated inside and outside. Sunny bright kitchens, dining and living room combos. Fridge, stove, dishwashers, washer & dryer included. North East location.

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On a Corner lot has hardwood floors, bright open concept with 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom on the main floor and a nice loft that has been used as the master bedroom, updated kitchen, bathroom, some windows, shingles, siding, central air, high efficient furnace & high efficient hot water heater.

The yard is fenced for the pets and has a patio, older garage and shed. The basement is open and great for storage. All appliances are included!

$375,000

Renovations done, custom garage, new furnace & central air, shingles, windows, kitchen cabinets, Granite counter tops, Hardwood living room & halls, Bamboo in upper bedrooms, Tile kitchen & bath, 200 amp breaker box - 100amp designated to garage. Garage: 34’X28’ Garage built in, 2X6 construction, 7/16” OSB lined inside & out, 2ft grade beam on piles, 10ft walls, 8’X18’ garage door, Welding & Compressor plug-in, LED lights!

$219,900

1 3/4 Story has some recent updates. Main Floor features ample sized Kitchen, Large Living Rm with adjoining Dining Rm area, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Foyer new flooring installed, fresh coat of paint, some newer fixtures. Spacious Mud Rm/Laundry Rm off Kitchen, 2 piece main floor bath, Upper Level flooring replaced, 3 pce bath, upstairs Master Bedroom plus 2 more bedrooms dble Det garage heated & insulated with 10' ceilings and 8' door.

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Main Floor Kitchen with separate dining area, leading to a spacious Living Room, Bedroom and Updated full 4 pc Bath. Lower is developed as well with an Laundry Rm area, Family Rm space and 3 pc bath, 2 dens. Seller takes pride in ownership when it comes to exterior landscaping. Mature trees, fenced....good sized deck with built in shed with electricity, couch and chairs, plus an additional shed, Single det garage, insulated.

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Funeral home’s annual ‘Tree of Memory’ ceremony to be held at Crescent Park

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Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Services will hold their annual Tree of Memory ceremony in-person at the Crescent Park Amphitheatre on Sunday, May 29 at 2 p.m. to honour lives and heal hearts.

“This is our 22nd annual Tree of Memory ceremony,” said Della Ferguson, a funeral we’ve been able to do (in person) — the last two years have been virtual. We’re just so grateful that we can invite people to come and partake in this together.”

The ceremony will honour all the people the funeral home has served in the past year: May 21, 2021 to May 20, 2022.

Ferguson said that they welcome anyone who has suffered a loss to come and share in the moment.

The ceremony will start with music from 1:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. with guests Aaron Ruston and Paul Winichuk.

At 2 p.m., there will be a short ceremony to celebrate the lives of those who died this past year. After the ceremony, local bagpiper Michelle Gallagher will play as attendees make their way to where this year’s tree, a Blue Spruce, will be planted.

Families in attendance can choose to put a message of love at the base of the tree during its planting, Ferguson said. Placing messages at the base of the tree has become a tradition during the ceremony. the years, beginning in Wakamow Valley, then Besant Park, and now Crescent Park.

“It’s been really hard on people in their grief journey to not be able to gather as community in the ways that we’re used to,” Ferguson said. “We offer this as a healing experience. And it has been very meaningful for people … some people come every year.”

Attendees should dress for the weather and may bring lawn chairs if they wish.

If the weather is poor, the ceremony will be held indoors at the Funeral Home at 474 Hochelaga Street West, and the tree will planted separately.

Workers from W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Services plant a Tree of Memory in Crescent Park (Randy Palmer)

JULIE DAVIDSON, REALTOR ® (306) 631-5099 JULIEDAVIDSON@ROYALLEPAGE.CA

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