Moose Jaw Express March 1st, 2023

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Annual SSWA Gun Show March 4-5 will attract the curious and the enthusiastic alike

The South Saskatchewan Wildlife Association’s annual gun show is set to take place March 4 and 5 in the Moose Jaw Exhibition Company’s Convention Centre at 250 Thatcher Drive, bringing together hunters, sportsmen, farmers, ranchers, and enthusiasts from across the region.

The two-day event will feature vendors from Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba, displaying a wide variety of firearms, ammunition, hunting accessories, and other outdoor gear. Visitors can expect to find everything from collectible, antique firearms to the latest hunting rifles and shotguns, along with ammunition, scopes, reloading equipment, and a wide range of other hobby displays such as baked goods, jewellery, knives, and more.

The event is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 5.

Admission is $5 per person except for children under 12, who get in free.

According to Don Park, president of the South Saskatchewan Wildlife Association (SSWA) and one of the gun show’s organizers, the trade show is about more than just firearms and attracts a substantial variety of people.

“It’ll be a high percentage of firearms enthusiasts and hunters, but lots of farm people come in, too, just for interest’s sake and the social aspect of it,” Park explained. “And there are always lots of people who have never been around firearms before, maybe this is their first time and they come in for the interest and the novelty.”

The South Saskatchewan Wildlife Association’s annual gun show is open to the public and welcomes people of all ages. Whether you’re an experienced firearms owner, just starting out, or simply curious, there’s something for everyone.

“We’ve got (a booth from) the Southern Independent Riders, which is a motorcycle club from Assiniboia, and they raffle off a Harley-Davidson every year,” Park said.

“We’ve also got the Assiniboia gun club, and the Assiniboia Wildlife Federation has a table. We promote the industry as a whole.

“There’s a lady from north of Swift Current who has pies and bread and all kinds of squares and goodies. We also have a concession open for breakfast and lunch and coffee and treats throughout the day.”

Non-firearm vendors also include fromscratch knifemakers, leatherworkers selling everything from saddles to belts, and even a few vendors selling cosmetic products.

The event is a chance for people to learn more about gun safety, hunting regulations, and wildlife conservation. The SSWA will have a booth to educate people about owning and shooting firearms. Tickets for the SSWA’s popular gun raffle (it’s a Tikka T3 Stainless in 6.5 Creedmoor this year) will be sold at the booth, and Park will be there to answer any questions, including information on the organization’s gun range — currently Moose Jaw’s only indoor range — and how to become a member.

“We take gun safety very seriously,” Park said. “Every firearm that comes in has to go through our checkpoint at the front door, and they check it for safety, then the firearms are flagged to show that they have been checked.

“Every firearm leaving the gun show also has to pass through that checkpoint to ensure that it hasn’t been stolen, that they have a proper bill of sale, and that it is still safe. We also have a table with the newly formed Saskatchewan Firearms Program, so a gentleman from that office will be set up for educational purposes.”

There are still a few tables free at the SSWA Gun Show. They are $40 each. Any vendors interested in the 2024 event can also sign up for the mailing list for that show. For more information, visit the SSWA website at southsaskwildlifeassociation.com, or contact the SSWA at 306-692-2775 or southsaskwildlife@gmail.com.

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SSWA 2023 Gun Show poster

The 2020 SSWA Gun Show hall (photo by Randy Palmer)

Inaugural ‘Snowtorious’ Family Day event was ‘huge success’

The Downtown Moose Jaw Association (DMJA) held its first Snowtorious Family Day event in Crescent Park on the Feb. 20 holiday, featuring a variety of winter activities including horse-drawn sleigh rides and snow painting.

“The first-ever Snowtorious Family Day was a huge success,” said Craig Hemingway, DMJA marketing co-ordinator. “Several hundred Moose Javians and visitors bundled up, enjoyed the activities, and got to experience Crescent Park in winter. It was a total team effort by the DMJA Board, and we couldn’t have done it without our notoriously generous sponsors.”

Those sponsors include the Moose Jaw Co-op, Tim Hortons, Moose Jaw Kinsmen Club, Tunnels of Moose Jaw, and the City of Moose Jaw.

The Co-op provided free hot dogs, Tim Hortons was on hand with free hot chocolate, Prairie Percherons brought their horses and wagon down courtesy of the Kinsmen Club, and the Moose Jaw Fire Department supervised the fire pits and visited with the public.

A street hockey setup on Langdon Crescent proved a popular attraction. The

Moose Jaw Warriors joined residents, and Moose Jaw’s Mayor Clive Tolley had a great time playing 3-on-3 with some of the kids who came down.

In thanking the Snowtorious sponsors,

Hemingway also said the day would not have been possible without the help of vol-

unteers.

“Over 20 international students from the Sask Polytech Business course put in a lot of effort to help everything run smoothly,” he explained. “We also thank the Moose Jaw Public Library and Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery for opening their doors to provide even more activities.”

It was a cold day, with temperatures reaching almost -30 Celsius with the wind chill, so participants appreciated warming up around the firepits, getting some free food, and ducking into the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery (MJMAG) and the Moose Jaw Public Library to warm up.

The MJMAG and public library, normally closed on Family Day, opened from 1 to 5 p.m. for the event. Visitors took in the MJMAG’s latest exhibition, while library patrons took advantage of some short films and the library’s new 3D printer.

“Planning for our second Snowtorious Family Day will begin soon!” Hemingway added.

SHA Patient Booking System expanding to include laboratory services

The Saskatchewan Health Authority will make it easier for residents to book their lab services by expanding the online Patient Booking System, beginning in March and with the full rollout to be completed by April 2023.

Six lab sites are on the list to go live, including three sites in Moose Jaw and one each in the communities of North Battleford, Prince Albert, and Swift Current.

The lab services able to be booked online once the expansion is complete will be:

• Blood/Urine Collection

• ECG

• Blood/Urine Collection & ECG

• Glucose Tolerance Test

“Booking online only takes a few minutes, making simple and fast for those who are scheduling their appointments. Users who aren’t comfortable with, or don’t have access to technology can book by phone,” explained Lenore Howey, executive director of Laboratory Medicine Clinical Services, SHA.

“The expansion of the patient booking system is a huge step forward in our efforts to maximize efficiency and ensure safety in our delivery of lab services. This is an exciting development for all patients, families, and staff in Saskatchewan.”

The system expansion will be gradual, meaning that not all lab appointments, locations, and tests will be available right away.

Patients who do not see their de-

sired appointment type or location online should continue to book appointments using their current process.

The online booking system can be found at: https://shaappt.cxmflow.com/ index.html.

The system has until now only been used to book vaccination appointments.

To book an appointment using the online system, patients will need a valid health and either a phone number or an email where appointment notifications can be sent.

The online booking system was designed to meet all Saskatchewan Health Authority security standards, policies, and controls in order to provide a safe, secure experience. Data is stored in Canadian data centres and is subject to Canadian data security laws.

To book over the phone, patients can call 1-833-727-5829 to speak with a booking agent seven days a week, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Screenshot from SHA patient booking system, which is expanding to include certain medical laboratory services

Priairie Percherons gave out rides thanks to the Kinsmen Club (DMJA/Facebook)

Hockey players pose with members of the Moose Jaw Warriors (DMJA/Facebook)

Mayor Tolley (tallest, on the left) plays 3 on 3 with some other local players (DMJA/Facebook)

Snowtorious participants enjoy a firepit with some hot chocolate (DMJA/Facebook)

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Outlook ag-tech company makes pivoting to irrigation solutions easy

A relatively new agricultural technology company started by a long-established Saskatchewan farming family is making irrigation waves in the Outlook region — NewTec Irrigation & Ag promises to make planning, installing, maintaining, and upgrading irrigation systems easy.

“Relatively new company, but been in the farming industry for quite a few years,” explained Mike Baerwald, vice-president of operations at NewTec. “The owners are Ron and Gwen Elder, and they have been in numerous agricultural businesses.”

The Elders are well-known and well-trusted in the region for their farming expertise, and they’ve brought the traditional Saskatchewan values of friendliness and reliability to each of their enterprises over the years.

“I’ve known these guys since the beginning of time, that kind of thing,” said Bill Ivan. Ivan and his family are multi-generational — currently on their fifth generation of farmers — and farm both irrigation and dryland crops. “They’ve always helped me out wherever they’ve worked before.”

“They all came together at NewTec there in Outlook, so that’s just where I went. I just know them, and they’re good at what they do, from service to parts to sales. Simple as that.”

The Saskatchewan government has recently committed to a multi-billion-dollar irrigation project in the southern part of the province that will provide many fresh

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term for the phenomenon of having everything possible hooked up to the ‘net, is also fully integrated in ag-tech. NewTec Irrigation & Ag uses an agricultural telem-

opportunities for farmers to increase their irrigable land.

That project is expected to roughly double the amount of irrigable land in the province by 2030.

“We can help anybody who has irr igable land, and the government of Sas katchewan has started putting money back into that,” Baerwald said. “You guys are seeing some of that in Moose Jaw, the Qu’Appelle Valley, those types of things are starting there, and then also here as well, and the infrastructure is really just being brought back to life, is what that is.”

The company can do any irrigation solution, but is especially focused on piv

-Helping to Grow Your Future-

NewTec Irrigation & AG is proud to be a locally owned business in Saskatchewan. The company started as Dairlyland Agro back in 1985 and still has the original owners today. We are a full line irrigation and service operation with offices in Outlook, SK and Lethbridge, AB.

We carry irrigation hose reels and pivots with intelligent pivot controls and monitoring systems. Pivot injection system for fertilizer/chemicals, ground piping amd pumps also available.

We stock a full range of pivot parts to support our line of pivots. We also carry a wide selection of parts to repair or upgrade most other brands of pivots.

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‘I have heard about your faith’ the theme for 2023 World Day of Prayer

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As I’m writing this on Monday, February 27th, it is not yet confirmed as to how ‘the powers that be’ will deem the outcome and ending of spring here on the prairies. My lightning fast mind has clued into believing that “March will come in like a ‘lamb’ and therefore go out like a ‘lion,’ as the weather seems to infer.

Presently, the temperature is hovering around freezing and a little below at the almost onset of March; that is definitely a good sign right now but if there is any truth to the proverb, we may still be in for more winter as the month goes on. Apparently, March is a very unpredictable month when it comes to the weather.

Weather proverbs or idioms have been passed down for generations as sayings, rhymes, limericks, etc., that help to forecast the weather for the coming days or season.

Whether it was a sailor on a ship that beckons, ‘Red sky at night, sailor’s delight,’ or a farmer outstanding in his field that can tentatively forecast the harvest he will have by numerous conditions at the onset saying ‘A dry March and a wet May; Fill barns and bays with corn and hay,’ , these kinds of proverbs have a lot of truth to them.

In an article, ‘Here is why March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb (usually)’ by Tom Sater, it says, “This well-known proverb means that March is a month in which you can experience a Lion’s fierce roar of frigid cold, the long white teeth of biting winds that can cut through flesh; and the gentle softness, the warmth of fluffy white fleece, and the innocent kiss of sunshine like a docile newborn lamb.”

The proverb can supposedly be traced back to Thomas Fuller’s 1732 compendium, “Gnomologia; Adagies and Proverbs; Wise Sentences and Witty Sayings, Ancient and Modern, Foreign and British.” Fuller compiled numerous proverbs and studied weather lore across many countries through the late 1600s and early 1700s.

As the article goes on to say, this proverb may have evolved into the weather forecast we use today by first relating to the heavenly stars above. It is believed that this saying has more to do with the month beginning with the constellation Leo. Leo (the lion) rises in the east to start March and ends the month with the constellation Aries (the ram, or lamb) setting in the west.”

The reverse version of the proverb seems to be what we are experiencing lately (March coming in like a lamb…), but as the Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in March, we muse, ‘Will the luck of the Irish be with us for the rest of the month?” We’ll have to wait and see what tomorrow brings.

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Christians will soon gather for the 96th annual World Day of Prayer (WDP), an annual event that brings together people to observe a common day of prayer and learn from women in different countries.

This year’s WDP occurs on Friday, March 3 at 2 p.m. at Minto United Church at 1036 Seventh Avenue Northwest.

The women of Taiwan put together this year’s theme, “I have heard about your faith,” based on a passage from the Book of Ephesians in the Bible.

Christians are encouraged to reflect on the challenges Taiwan faces as citizens grow amidst struggles for independence internationally, as well as the obstacles that women face at home with equality and employment participation.

Minto United Church will host a coffee hour after the service, while all financial donations given will go toward project grants for women and girls in Canada and worldwide.

Last year, over 1.5 million Christians speaking 90 languages in 150 countries united in spirit to pray for relevant issues affecting women and children.

The most recent writing countries were England, Wales, & Northern Ireland (2022), Vanuatu (2021), Zimbabwe (2020), Slovenia (2019), Suriname (2018), the Philippines (2017), and Cuba (2016).

World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement that brings together Christians of many traditions to observe a common day of prayer each year. Through preparation and participation in the worship service, they learn how their sisters from other countries, languages and cultures understand Bible passages in their context.

“We can hear their concerns and needs and can join in solidarity with them as we pray with and for them. In this way, it is possible to enrich our Christian faith as it grows deeper and broader in an international, ecumenical expres-

sion,” the website says.

The motto of the World Day of Prayer movement is “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action.” Participation in the World Day of Prayer affirms that prayer and action are inseparable and have an immeasurable influence on the world.

The World Day of Prayer traces its roots to the 19th century when Christian women of Canada and the United States became involved in missions at home and worldwide. Since 1812, women have encouraged one another to engage in personal prayer and lead communal prayer within their mission groups.

Presbyterian women in the United States called for a national day of prayer in 1887, while Anglican women in Canada established a national day of corporate intercessions for mission in 1895.

On Oct. 19, 1918, Presbyterian women in Canada called together representatives of five women’s missionary boards — Anglican, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian — “to promote the spreading of Christ’s kingdom through united prayer and action.”

That first inter-church meeting gave birth to the Interim Committee on the Federation of the Women’s Missionary Society Boards of Canada, which organized a national and inter-denominational day of prayer on Jan. 9, 1920.

In 1922, the Canadian and U.S. committees agreed to use the same theme and day for the Day of Prayer as U.S. women. This annual event became the Women’s World Day of Prayer in 1927.

The Canadian committee changed its name to the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada and now includes representatives from 11 church partners. This council continues to co-ordinate the World Day of Prayer in Canada and speak to issues concerning women of faith across the country.

Beyond the Walls of the Faith Communities

Submitted by Alex Allan

Most communities are dotted with several houses of worship, but have you ever wondered what happens outside those walls? Yes, outside the walls!

Places of worship serve their congregations, but also play a key role in many other areas throughout the community.

For example, the Church of God in Moose Jaw recently made several donations to community groups.

Senior Pastor Larry Hasmatali says, ‘It’s important for us to serve our community and help to support others outside of our congregation, and show the love of Christ to others.’ The local congregation budgets between 25 to 30 thousand dollars for local, national and international charities.

This past year, 17 Canadian charities benefited from $26,000. Recent donations were made to the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank, Joe’s Place, the Riverside Mission, and Hunger in Moose Jaw. Other donations went to the Christian Counselling Centre and to Briercrest College. The local Youth for Christ program was also given support. COG Moose Jaw also supports summer camp programs at Kedleston Gospel Camp, Katepwa Lake Camp, and the Dallas Valley Ranch Camp.

Joe’s Place, Moose Jaw’s only youth drop-in centre, has weekly contact with up to 200 youth between the ages of 14 and 19.

At the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank, Operations Manager Terri Smith says the faith community gives immense support when it comes to collecting food and financial donations. 16% of distributed food comes from the ‘Better Together Food Drive’ in October that is coordinated by the Hillcrest Church. Local faith communities run programs to distribute food on weekends when the Food Bank is closed.

Hunger in Moose Jaw is a program that delivers 400 lunches daily to children in all city schools. Executive Director Sharala Sept says the organization receives consistent donations from the faith-based community, as well as others.

Rachel Mullens, Director of Emergency Services, says the Riverside Mission receives some financial and volunteer support from the faith community. Many in the faith community make individual donations to support the Mission, and the recent donation from COG Moose Jaw is welcome. The mission is located in heart of Moose Jaw and provides hot meals and safe overnight accommodation to those in need. Presently the mission serves about 100 meals between lunch and supper, and has capacity for 10 beds. Riverside Mission is in a building program which will start later this year and take about a year to finish. The new facility, to be located on River Street, will expand services and efficiencies, and create a safer work environment.

The Christian Counselling Centre operates primarily through donations in order to give more people access to its services. The Centre relies heavily on the generous donations of individuals, churches and businesses.

Worship communities in Moose Jaw have a vision beyond the four walls they may call home. Through financial and volunteer support they help provide resources for many non-profit organizations serving in the larger community. Along with other organizations and individuals they are making a difference in Moose Jaw.

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

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Church of God Pastor of Next Gen Ministries Becky Adams presents Joe Dueck from Joe’s Place with a donation to support the youth drop-in centre.

Church of God Pastor Larry Hasmatali says it’s important to serve our community and help to support others outside of our congregation.

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Health Foundation’s 2023 Little Princess Ball officially cancelled

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What would have been the 12th edition of the Little Princess Ball, a glittery, sugary, magical yearly fundraiser on behalf of the Moose Jaw Health Foundation (MJHF), has been in jeopardy since October — and is now officially cancelled.

“We did announce on our Facebook page (on October 14, 2022) that we were looking for committee members in order for the ball to go ahead,” explained Elaine Crocker, the Little Princess Ball committee chair.

“We had three people step forward, which is not enough to make it happen. … And unfortunately, for this year, the timeframe is not there.”

The Little Princess Ball began in 2009 and has had a major impact on the Women’s Health Unit at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital, buying beds, heart monitors, incubators, and many other items over the years. The 2022 edition of the Ball raised financed the purchase of another much needed isolette incubator for the unit.

The ball is usually held at the Heritage Inn, with food, crafts, activities, sparkly decorations everywhere, and volunteers dressed as Disney characters for pictures and dancing. Children and their parents dress up too, creating a dreamlike atmosphere that lights up the children’s eyes and imaginations.

Crocker said that she and her team endured two years of strain during the pandemic and had to cancel the event in 2020

and again in 2021. After bringing it back last year, they made the collective decision to hand the reins over to a new team.

“After last year’s Princess Ball, we all as a committee took the summer off, because it was a stressful two years waiting for COVID to let us happen again. And when we met after the summer, we as a committee decided that it was time for other people to take over and bring something new to the plate.”

Kelly McElree is the executive director of the Moose Jaw Health Foundation. He said the committee have been putting in tremendous effort for over a decade and have accomplished wonderful things.

“They’ve put their hearts and souls into the event, and for so many years,” McElree said. “We’re just eternally grateful that they’ve been able to have such an

impact on the Women’s Health Unit at the hospital, and paediatrics in general. … It’s such a magical event for parents and their children.

“What it’s really about now is new people stepping forward to create the next chapter in this wonderful story.”

Crocker compared the planning process of the Ball to that of an “over-thetop” wedding and said it takes the 10 to 12 people on the Little Princess Ball Committee six months of hard work to make it happen.

“As time goes on, families evolve and situations change and they get older, and your commitment time is not there anymore,” she explained. “Six intense months

is what we put into the ball. It’s a lot, it’s like doing a wedding! An over-the-top wedding, with a whole lot of children involved.”

Since the cancellation announcement on Facebook on Feb. 20, Crocker said many people have reached out to ask how they can help. It will take a whole new committee to keep the event going, she noted — at least 10 people — but all the support and information is available to bring them up to speed.

“We have all the information that they need, like where we did our sourcing, the best place to buy (all the supplies), we have all that information,” Crocker said. “We’re all still here, and we’ll be setting them up for success.”

“Every single room of the Women’s Health Unit has been helped by the proceeds from the Little Princess Ball,” McElree said. “It’s impacted thousands of women and babies.

“We ask that any interested person get in touch with Elaine through the Princess Ball Facebook page, or contact the Moose Jaw Health Foundation and we’ll forward their name along.”

The MJHF Little Princess Ball official page is facebook.com/thelittleprincessball. They can be emailed at thelittleprincessball@gmail.com, and the MJHF is at Kelly.McElree@mjhfoundation.ca.

2022’s Little Princess Ball at the Heritage Inn had all the princesses, fairy godmothers, glitter, and candy imaginable (photo by Randy Palmer)

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Reflective Moments

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Plant under my care flourishes during winter months

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, there’s a slight green tone beginning to show on my mostly-black thumb.

It is a well-known fact that my black thumb has managed to kill or at least cause the death of every potted plant that has come into contact with it. Even a cactus plant that I was told didn’t need much water died a shrivelled up death before I remembered that it should at least has its thirst quenched at least once a month or so. That was before Google so how was I to know the exact details of cactus care?

Because my parents were blessed with the ability to grow plants indoors and outdoors, it was assumed that I had the same talent — or at least an interest in horticulture. I enjoyed and appreciated the opportunity to hang out amongst the pea plants and fruit trees, reaping the benefits of those fruits and vegetables. But I was not the boss of them, just a mere helper of parental expertise.

And it was assumed I would be just as interested in helping to look after the abundance of plants that my Mother grew in several rooms of the house. My attention span was short, but then I was a kid with more interest in pursuits that didn’t

put me in charge of anything vulnerable to neglect.

Poinsettia plants at Christmas and lilies at Easter have not not immune. When friends bragged about the age of their respective plants, I just kept quiet about my ineptness in the face of their superiority. Mom nurtured her lilies so they bloomed at Christmas and at Easter.

In the summer I have a bit more luck with green things, probably because even when I forget to water them, the natural moisture of rainfall comes along just in time to salvage the bedding out plants that were healthy when they were stuck in the soil of flower beds and planters.

In the fall though I am usually prompt in disposing of the weather-beaten petunias and begonias and geraniums that have bloomed with determination through whatever Mother Nature and BlackThumbed Joyce threw their way.

The fall of 2022 was somewhat different. One of my geranium plants bloomed through the required seasons and still was leafy and healthy-looking as the first snowfall loomed earlier than usual.

A conversation with Housemate the Gardener took place regarding the future

of this plant: save it or send it along with the other seasonal plants to the horticultural landfill.

I explained that my Mother used to take her geraniums indoors and wintered them in an unused bedroom in the house. I recall her covering them with paper bags and keeping them out of direct sunlight, except for the one she babied in the kitchen window. It bloomed in winter and in the other three seasons and was surely the oldest geranium in the community.

We decided we would try to keep our plant alive over winter for replanting outdoors in the spring. We re-potted it in the correct soil in a large container and indoors it came. It languished at first until at Housemate’s urging and nagging, I moved it to a spot where it would be in touch with the sun.

Since then it has grown more leaves, looks healthy and then one day I noticed what I thought were more leaves growing at the top of the stem. Upon closer examination I figured out the geranium was going to burst forth in flowers as long as I gave it a weekly drink of life-stretching water.

With some pride in my voice I told

The South Hill Community Association (SHCA) is holding an open house event at the Kinsmen Café on 4th Avenue on Saturday, March 4 from 4 to 7 p.m. for anyone who wants to know more about their neighbourhood and maybe even get involved in some volunteering activities.

The SHCA is a group of volunteers working to improve life in their particular corner of Moose Jaw through community-building activities, clean-up drives, an annual family day, and co-ordination with other groups.

“There’s four associations in Moose

Jaw,” explained Brandon Cochrane, a member of the South Hill Community Association (SHCA) committee. “There’s South Hill, North West, East End, and Sunningdale.

“The mandate is to promote healthy activities in your community. We fundraise for upgrades around the South Hill area, we donate money sometimes and volunteer for stuff in Wakamow, school events, community events, that kind of thing.”

Cochrane said he and his fellow committee members are hoping their neighbours in South Hill will come down to get a free

bowl of chili, socialize, and get to know one another.

He’s been a committee member for several years and enjoys the low-key community involvement and awareness that membership brings.

“We’ve been asked for help at other events, too,” Cochrane said. “So we’ll help other associations in South Hill, or anywhere in Moose Jaw, really.”

The SHCA meets once a month for an hour to help plan the yearly ‘South of the Bridge’ family day, or propose fundraising ideas or clean-up drives in different areas.

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

Housemate about the potential blossom. He was skeptical but observed the plant with a bit of interest. A few days later I noticed a beautiful pink flower had appeared, with more buds to open.

Housemate was suitably impressed by my dedicated plant care and even nicely failed to point out that the sunlight was responsible for the lovely pink flower. He can’t prove the geranium wouldn’t have bloomed if it had been left in the shadows. And I have no proof that it would have bloomed.

Despite this stalemate, we are proud horticultural caretakers of this plant and wonder how it will fare when it goes back outdoors to spend time with those new plants. It will have happy stories to tell them about it was loved and nurtured by the nice people who live in the nearby house.

So yes, there’s a tiny bit of green on my thumb to make up for all the previous deaths I have caused. Sorry plants.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Not everyone serves on the committee, Cochrane added. Technically, they only need six people to fill those roles. Signing up for the SHCA email list is another way to participate and stay informed.

“As far as the open house, anyone is welcome, whether you just want to find out who we are or if you’re wanting to join. It’s just a free chili night. … And we’ll have pictures of the stuff we’ve done in the past and all the different things we’re working on.”

The SHCA is on Facebook at facebook. com/SouthHillCommunityAssociation.

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Canada’s Ballet Jörgen: Cinderella coming to Moose Jaw on March 11th

Canada’s Ballet Jörgen: Cinderella will be performed at the Mae Wilson Theater on Saturday, March 11th at 7:30 p.m. The event has been organized by the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC) and is bringing contemporary choreography to new life in the timeless story of Cinderella.

Momoka Matsui will be dancing as the lead (Cinderella herself) in this 2023 tour of Cinderella. She has performed the “Lead Fairy” role in earlier tours.

“I try to understand who Cinderella is and I think she is more than just a sweet girl,” Matsui said.

Matsui says she loves the Ballet Jörgen’s repertoire. She says there are beautiful moments and lots of different emotional and fun scenes that can be experienced while performing on different tours.

She believes practicing every day with a choreographer and acting can make a dancer more comfortable. She says the

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expressing emotions.”

Jörgen says a ballet and a play are both essentially similar in communicating a story. Once there is a clear idea of the story, particular mediums of storytelling –in this case dance, are used to convey the message and connect with the audience.

Jörgen believes that the dedication, love for dance and belief in classical ballet as a timeless art form make it special for the audience.

“We like to laugh,” he said. “We try to make ballets that everyone can enjoy, even for those who have never set foot in a theatre.”

key is to feel real on stage. We just need a lot of practice to get there,” she says.

The Artistic Director Co-founder & CEO Bengt Jörgen (C.M.) said, “We have the advantage. Non-verbal communication is far more important than many people realize, especially when it comes to

Simplicity and wanting to connect with a real audience in attendance right after the curtain goes up on the first performance is what Jörgen wants. He says, one might think the work is ready, everyone is rehearsed and knows their part, but the real work starts after that, since it’s a trial-and-error process.

“It is best to accept that you will need to make many revisions and the most important ones will probably happen once the work has premiered,” Jörgen says. “Together, music and dance can so much more easily transport a viewer to another dimension of reality.”

Tickets for Cinderella are available as a single ticket event, at a cost of $52.86 for adults and $42.29 for children (ticket prices are subject to change until added to the cart).

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Wellness camp helps young girls become better leaders, communicators

The Moose Jaw Health Foundation (MJHF) teamed up with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) recently to host a wellness camp for young women to build them into better leaders and communicators.

The Providing Opportunities Where Everyone Rises (POWER) camp took place from Feb. 21 to 23 in The Friendly City. Based on a concept developed in Saskatchewan, the POWER camp used sport, drama and art to build participants — girls in grades 4 to 8 — into confident leaders and capable communicators while teaching positive self-talk to improve their mental health.

The camp was designed to be a positive experience for students and to help them foster skills that allowed them to find their path, voice and confidence. It also prepared the young women to support their families, friends and community.

This year’s camp featured Bree Burgess, a University of Regina basketball alumni, as one of the directors and coaches.

Burgess was part of a Cougars’ team that won conference titles in 1999, 2000 and 2001 and a national title in ’01. She is one of only three Regina women’s basketball players to appear in the national championship tournament in all five seasons with the team.

“Bree loves sports, but her real passion comes from developing leaders and supporting youth in recognizing and reach-

ing their full potential,” the SHA said.

An all-female staff of teachers led the three-day camp, while a selection committee nominated the participants. The committee comprised superintendents from Prairie South School Division and Holy Trinity Catholic School Division and managers from SHA’s mental health and addictions services team.

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to look after their mental wellness, while the POWER camp is a great opportunity for young girls in the Moose Jaw area, said Michael Seiferling, SHA’s director of mental health and addictions services.

“This is an opportunity for kids to build the skills they need for healthy mental wellness in a way that’s fun and enjoyable,” he added. “The camp will increase their awareness of their mental health and provide them with the tools and competencies needed to help ensure their future well-being.”

A participant at the previous POWER

camp in Regina reflected on her experience by saying she learned valuable lessons in courage, power and resilience and now does her best to live by those words.

“At the POWER camp, they taught me to go outside my comfort zone and be a better leader. I think every girl should have an experience like this,” the participant added.

The SHA said it was pleased to work with the MJHF to foster innovation, while it recognizes that initiatives such as the POWER camp are important to develop future leaders.

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A participant at the camp takes part in an activity. Photo courtesy SHA

From The Kitchen

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Recipes for today & tomorrow from 100-year-old cookbook

One hundred years ago the operators of Western Canada Flour Mills Co. decided to feature the company’s Purity Flour in a new cookbook.

The first book was published in 1912 to rave reviews from homemakers and thus with new developments in flour production and changing cooking methods, the company decided another cookbook would be a popular edition.

The 1912 publication might sell today for $50 while the 1923 edition varies in cost from $9 to $29, depending on the seller. A Purity Flour cookbook from 1937 was discovered on one internet site for $119.48 while a 1977 version is available for $60 on the same site.

“. . . contains the best recipes of our last book to which have been added the carefully tested and selected recipes of experts adapted to the changes and improvements in culinary methods and apparatus,” the publishers said in the cover pages of the 1923 edition.

The book is further described as “invaluable to the new — and helpful to the experienced housewife.”

This week’s recipes come from the 1923 Purity cookbook.

BROWN SUGAR COOKIES

3 cups brown sugar

1 cup softened margarine

3 eggs

1/4 cup milk

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. vanilla

about 5 cups Purity Flour

Cream together the margarine and sugar, add the eggs, well-beaten, the milk, vanilla and half the flour sifted with the salt and soda.

Add more flour, enough to make a dough that can be rolled. Cut in any desired shapes and bake about 10 minutes in a 400 degrees F oven.

• • • FARMER’S FRUIT CAKE

1 1/2 cups butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup golden syrup

4 eggs

1 cup raisins

1/2 tsp. ginger

1 cup currants

1 1/2 cups Purity Flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. allspice

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Mix in other ingredients, dredging an additional 2 tbsps. of flour over the fruit.

Bake in a moderate oven about 45 minutes. Cool and ice, if desired.

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MILK TOAST

Toast the required amount of stale bread until brown and crisp. Then butter it, cut it in fingers and arrange on a hot plate or porridge dish. Have ready some scalded milk, season it with salt and pour over toast and serve it very hot.

“This makes a nice change from porridge and is good for children.”

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MOCK DUCK

Take a piece of round steak cut thick. Split like a pouch and stuff with dressing. Put in a pan. Cover steak with small pieces of bacon. Cook 2 hours, basting often. (There should be a small amount of water placed in the pan, and replenished as it cooks down.)

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel. net

Motorcycle community to hold swap meet get-together at exhibition grounds

Snow still covers the streets, but that isn’t stopping motorcycle enthusiasts from coming together to socialize and find parts for their bikes — some nearly 100 years old.

The Moose Jaw Cycle Association — known for its summer Christmas toy runs — is holding a motorcycle swap meet on Saturday, March 11, from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Convention Centre (South) building on the Exhibition Grounds, with admission of $5.

Vendors will be on hand to display their wares, while riders can look for parts old and new, purchase clothing such as electrically heated vests, and peruse through other motorcycle-themed paraphernalia.

There are still many tables available for vendors to book — $25 each and bikes are $10 each — while all tables must be booked in advance.

To book or for more information, call 306-693-6834 or 306-693-0159 after 5 p.m.

This is the 42nd year that the association has held the

swap meet, although it would probably be the 45th event if the pandemic hadn’t wiped out the past three years, said president Murray Roney, who has been riding motorcycles since 1974.

While the bikes have changed, many people are still interested in older makes and models from decades ago, he continued. Many people possess older Harleys or British bikes from the 1930s and ’40s, which is why they are usually after older parts.

This swap meet will be one of the motorcycle community’s last functions before the riding season starts.

“It’s nice to see people you haven’t seen all year and it’s kind of nice to socialize with people and talk to them and get set up for the summer’s events,” said Roney.

The Moose Jaw Cycle Association has been active for more than 45 years and is registered as a non-profit charity, he added. It will donate all the money it raises from this event to the Salvation Army at Christmas.

‘The Troll Grandfather’ play to perform at Ecole Palliser and King George Elementary Schools

“The Troll Grandfather” play by Clem Martini is finally coming to Moose Jaw on Monday, Mar. 13 at 9:30 a.m. to Ecole Palliser Heights, as well as performing at 2:00 p.m. at King George Elementary School.

The play is about witnessing Sandy’s bravery as she discovers her family’s secret and how she later united her family as she went on an epic journey.

The runtime for this play is 45 minutes and the targeted age group is to Kindergarten to Grade 8 audiences with an age group starting from 5+.

The theme of this play covers a large range of issues from overcoming fear/obstacles, keeping secrets and a little about family & cultural heritage, as well as about connecting with the community and other generations.

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group and performing in-person for the play.

The cast features Valerie Ascolese, Holly Collis Handford and Tanner Zerr (originally from Sask.). Jillian Perry rounds out the Axis team as Stage Manager.

Martini has written many short fiction stories and is an accomplished playwright. He has won several awards and contests that encouraged him to study to be a playwright and has received a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Calgary.

He became the first graduate of the program at the National Theatre School in Montreal and was appointed head of the drama department at the University of Calgary in 2008 where he teaches screenwriting, playwriting and theatre.

The playwright was written from Scandinavian folklore inspirations where trolls are highlighted as mythical beings in the early 16th century. These stories appeared in well-known fairy tales such as “Askeladden’s Adven- tures” and “Three Billy Goats Gruff.”

Martini says British fantasy authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and CS. Lewis have even more popularized trolls. Disney’s Frozen and DreamWorks Animation Trolls became popular among children for being small, colourful and cute, thus, introducing friendly trolls.

The creative team includes Martini (playwright), Chris McGregor (director & dramaturge), Jessica Oostergo (set, costume & props design), Dusty Hagerud (puppet design & build), Mimi Abrahams (lighting abstract) and Patrick Boudreau (original music & sound).

The performances are open to all of the children at their respective schools and no further registration is required.

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Held by the Moose Jaw Cycle Organization, the Salvation Army Toy Run saw hundreds of motorcycles roar down Main Stret during the 34th annual Toy Run held this past summer.

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

It’s doing the little things that develop trust, reputation

Doing the little things builds reputation and credibility.

t might be a smile, knowing your customer’s name, or just plain fair treatment. Credibility and reputation build trust.

This Bizworld column will feature some of the little things city hall and city council do that erode trust and credibility.

One: banker’s hours. When the pandemic struck city hall re-opening hours were cut back to 10 a.m. from 8:30 a.m. The pandemic’s greatest fears are over, or so it seems.

Some taxpayers are frustrated when arriving at city hall and having to wait until 10 a.m. to do business.

The argument that so many people use online services isn’t appropriate here. These hours discriminate against those who don’t use or haven’t access to online services.

Two: good will. The following conversation happened at a Warriors hockey game this winter.

“So you still playing hockey?’’ one middle-aged

man to another.

“Yeah we still play. But it’s not like it used to be.”

“What do you mean?’’

“Our times get shunted around. We used to get a break (on rental fees) for playing at certain hours. Not anymore. No breaks.’’

That’s the kind of frustration that grows when local management is replaced by a contract with a multi-million dollar corporation, which has only the bottom line in mind and no civic-minded plans.

Three: fair play for all taxpayers is crucial to develop trust and satisfy voters, especially when it comes to taxes.

Last fall the city council approved charging late fees of four per cent interest. Previously the interest was one per cent.

There’s nothing wrong with charging overdue bills the sCity council and management overlooked the other end of the equation.

Taxpayers who pay taxes early in the year receive a

measly two per cent discount for early payment.

In all fairness the discount should be four per cent.

The one per cent rates for overdue payment and tax discounts came in the 1990s, when bank interest rates sank to low levels and has been in place since. Before then the discount was five per cent, same as bank savings interest once was

Why isn’t the city playing fair ball here? There is nothing to gain. Most taxes are collected monthly. Why doesn’t the city want to encourage early payment?

The few early paying taxpayers are most likely seniors who have always practised paying their bills early and could dearly use a little break.

The discount only covers the city portion of taxes. Are the school boards too cheap to allow the deduction on their part of property taxes, which amounts to 30 per cent?

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Outlook for beef prices solid, hogs good but not great

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The outlook for Canadian beef producers remains strong for now with even stronger days in future years.

“Prices continue the last two year’s growth trend for cattle and hogs,” Farm Credit Canada economics editor Jane Roberts noted in the FCC outlook for 2023.

Trends affecting prices range from continuing cattle herd declines to feed costs to global meat demand in a slowing economy. Canada exports about 45 per cent of its beef production.

Declining cattle herds increase short-term production as herds are sold off but will benefit prices in the long run.

The United States cattle herd hasn’t been this low since the 1960s. Widespread drought is expected to cut the herd by four per cent this year.

The Canadian cattle herd has been shrinking for years. New estimates will be available soon.

Feedlots will find feed costs challenging but Manitoba and Saskatchewan will be better off with cheaper local supplies.

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We at Timothy Eaton Gardens have decided to hold one of our own as our latest fundraiser. As if the auction wasn’t enough fun, we are complementing it with a Roast Beef Banquet featuring Tina’s famous Yorkshire Pud-

Roberts estimates Alberta feed barley costs of $410 a tonne, down from $435 last year but way above the longterm average of $310.

Beef consumption in North America will slow this year by 1.2 per cent in Canada and five per cent in the

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The United States takes about two-thirds of Canadian beef sold outside the country.

Beef consumption hasn’t imploded as beef and pork inflation is less than other food.

Some beef exports jumped last year, according to Canada Beef. Exports to China increased 90 per cent to $193 million, making it the fourth largest market.

FCC estimates an average Alberta 850 pound steer price of $2.70 a pound, up from $1.85 last year.

Pork prices, $2.30 a pound in Manitoba for market hogs are five cents higher than in 2022.

Canada will have to find new markets for pork this year. Exports to China fell about $300 million in 2021 and are expected to fall again as China’s flu-devastated herd is rebuilt.

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Growing Orchids –

Part II – Phalaenopsis

Growing orchids is a very satisfying thing to do. They will grace your home with colour that lasts for months! So superior to cut flowers and it is not really that difficult to grow them. Last week we talked about Paphiopedilum or the slipper orchids and this week we will focus on Phalaenopsis which includes several hundred different genera and many thousands of species. The Phalaenopsis is also one of the easiest orchids to grow and is commonly seen in stores everywhere.

They come in a multitude of colours and their elegant and branching blooms are featured in many home style magazines. If treated properly, the blooms will last for many months. They are a great orchid for beginners to grow and can be obtained for a very reasonable price in many of our big box stores. Ideally, it is best to purchase them as soon as they are shipped in as the plant

care in these large retail stores is not always of the best quality. They are also available from growers, greenhouses and other plant stores and it is more likely that in these locations, the plants will get better care and thus are more likely to keep their blooms for longer.

Your Phalaenopsis should be placed in a window that faces east or south or alternatively in any room with bright but indirect sunlight. If possible, the humidity level should be as high as 70% to ensure the plant will thrive. Placing the pot on a try with a layer of wet gravel will assist in keeping the humidity at a better level. It is also important to keep a gentle air circulation in the room which can be done by placing a fan on low. Ensure it is not blowing directly on the orchid.

Daytime temperatures are best between 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (18 to 26 degrees Celsius) are best. During the night, the temperature should be slightly cooler from 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (15 to 21 degrees Celsius).

Plants that are purchased may not have the best media mix for longevity. Often, plants are only packed in sphagnum moss which leaves your plant at risk of being kept too wet. Personally, I prefer a mixture of fir bark, sphagnum moss and leca or expanded clay pellets. I also prefer to use a bit of oyster shell in the mix as well. The bark is

available in many sizes so with smaller orchids, generally you would use a finer bark. Depending on the growth environment and frequency of watering the amount of sphagnum moss can be adjusted. More moss if you are in a low humidity environment and water less frequently. The clay pellets help to keep the media well aerated and thus better to produce healthy roots.

It is important to replicate the natural environment for any plant. Orchids grow in many environments and many orchids are epiphytes or plants that do not grow in the ground. An epiphytic plant will generally grow anchored to other plants but are not parasitic in nature. They will get their water and nutrients from the rain, air and other sources. Most will grow in tropical areas attached below the upper canopy of the trees. They have thick, spongy roots that will absorb and store water and nutrients and some orchids will also have pseudobulbs to aid them in surviving drier conditions.

Fertilization for orchids is given in very low concentrations. I prefer to fertilize approximately once per month and generally water once or twice a week. The watering regime is generally more often for orchids in smaller pots and for those orchids which do not have pseudobulbs, but again each situation is different so adjust accordingly.

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Judge overturns Baildon council’s decision to indefinitely suspend councillor

The Rural Municipality of Baildon’s decision to suspend Coun. Jerry Kaiser for an indefinite time amounted to an unauthorized removal from office and must be overturned, a judge has ruled.

In a decision released in late January, King’s Bench of Saskatchewan Justice M.T. Megaw determined that a municipal council’s power to suspend a member for a Code of Ethics contravention did not permit it to impose its will long-term — only temporarily — or “usurp the democratic process” by permanently removing the member from elected office.

Moreover, he ruled that Baildon council did not have the legislative authority to impose the sanctions and did not provide Kaiser — councillor for division 5 — with procedural fairness before imposing the suspension resolution.

“The applicant is a duly elected member of council. What council is doing is removing him from the position to which he has been elected and to which office he is entitled to hold,” wrote Megaw.

“Rural municipality council members are elected in a general election to hold office. The democratic will of citizens cannot be interfered with lightly and cannot be interfered with on the whim of any authority such as a council or any other elected body.”

Background

The RM council voted during a special meeting in November 2021 to suspend Kaiser — he was not in atten-

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dance — and remove him from all committees immediately and indefinitely.

He could have avoided this suspension if he had written an apology in the Moose Jaw Express to ratepayers for his alleged wrongdoings over the years — as per an investigative report produced in summer 2021— and acknowledged the report as true, and if he verbally apologized to council and office staff.

Council proposed these sanctions during its October 2021 meeting and informed Kaiser by letter, but he indicated that he did not intend to comply, denied the allegations, and would appeal the report — which he never did.

Legal arguments

The RM’s lawyers argued that Kaiser’s actions and behaviours left the organization with no option but to take these steps. Further, they argued the apology didn’t need to be sincere; they just wanted the councillor to apologize publicly and directly to the affected individuals and publicly admit what he did, as per the investigative report.

Meanwhile, Kaiser’s legal counsel argued that the suspension resolution was illegal and beyond council’s jurisdiction, that council did not provide him with a fair hearing before implementing the resolution, that the apology infringed on his Charter rights and that there was a “reasonable apprehension of bias” in the resolutions.

He also argued that council’s public conduct policy conflicted with The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LAFOIP) and was beyond the legal power of The Municipalities Act. Judge’s decision

The record shows that while the special RM council meeting was advertised as allowing members to participate in a “municipal leaders roles and responsibilities webinar” and that Kaiser was aware of that purpose, the materials did not indicate imposing the suspension would be discussed, Justice Megaw said.

Legislation does not give councils the authority to remove a councillor from office for ethics breaches permanently — only the ability to impose sanctions — and instead, that authority is reserved to the Lieutenant Governor in Council via The Municipalities Act (Act), the judge said.

“Council is not entitled to usurp the powers vested in the Lieutenant Governor in council pursuant to the Act,” said Justice Megaw.

The RM argued that it had “tremendous leeway” via section 93.1 of the Act to enact an appropriate remedy and was justified in imposing the sanctions because of the investigative report’s findings. However, Megaw noted the organization did not identify any specific power under that section to remove a councillor from office.

“There is no question but that Mr. Kaiser’s behaviour has been both difficult and inappropriate … ,” the justice said. “However, I determine that council’s frustration with the circumstances cannot drive a finding of their authority to act beyond that mandated by the legislation.”

Megaw decided that since the suspension resolution could not stand, he did not have to rule on Kaiser’s Charter rights being breached since he was no longer compelled to act in a certain way.

Since Baildon council owed Kaiser a “moderate degree of procedural fairness,” Megaw ruled that it complied with that duty with the sanctions since it notified him but failed to comply with the suspension because it failed to advise him about that topic during the special meeting.

Meanwhile, the justice was unable to conclude that council’s actions displayed anything showing bias or apprehension of bias.

Also, he dismissed Kaiser’s argument that the public conduct policy conflicted with the LAFOIP because he could still obtain information from the office. Moreover, the policy was within the legislated authority of the RM via the Act.

Justice Megaw added that the RM owed Kaiser $1,500 in fixed costs because of his legal success here.

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Mountie reports from a century ago reflect different attitudes TRADING THOUGHTS

Murder on the Prairies and the Territories wasn’t uncommon in the early 1900s.

The murder rate was one a week in the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, new Manitoba, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Fifty-four murders were reported in 1913 in the annual report to Parliament by the Royal Northwest Mounted Police.

Population was just over 1.4 million. In 2022, Saskatchewan, with a population of 1.2 million had 70 murders.

Forty-four murders were prosecuted in 1913.

Most were in neighbouring Alberta where two men were convicted of murdering Mounties in different locations.

The report showed causes of murder: 12 from drunkenness and brawling; five for personal gain; three infanticides; and the rest for jealousy, lust or revenge.

In this area, one murder was of a “wealthy farmer’’ from Grand Coulee near Regina.

A wife at Govan, north of Moose Jaw, murdered her drunken husband with a hatchet when he came home drunk one night and was abusive.

An Italian, only in Canada for six months, was shot in the abdomen and left to die between Moose Jaw and Pasqua. Pockets of the dead CPR worker had been rifled. The murder remained unsolved.

One of the most gruesome murders was on a farm

north of Eyebrow. A farmer learned his infant daughter was not his. She was left in an outhouse to die of exposure. The report described the infant as illegitimate.

Five of the murders in 1913 were committed by females, often with a hatchet or knife.

One woman on a farm shot her stepson with a rifle and threatened to kill her stepdaughter if she told.

The Mounties’ reports seemed a little racist by today’s standards.

Reports of all cases were recorded starting with the person’s name followed in many instances by a description of their ethnic heritage.

Oddly, only Indigenous and foreigners were described in this manner.

Galicians, Spaniards from Spain’s north, were involved in four murders with three Hungarians, a couple of Russians and Swedes, a German and three Indigenous people, who were referred to by derogatory terms used at that time.

Only one Anglo-Saxon, an Irishman, was identified by ethnic race.

Not nearly as many Mounties were on duty as now. Strength of the RNWMP in 1913 was 763 members, 572 horses and 160 dogs. The dogs were used in the Yukon and Territories.

Saskatchewan had 300 officers, Alberta had 290 while “new Manitoba’’ had 22 with 61in the Yukon and Territories.

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

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

In 2019 Saskatchewan had about 1,300 RCMP officers.

The Regina depot division, which includes Moose Jaw, investigated 5,087 cases with 4,364 closed. Increased settlement brought a rash of crime with 1,620 cases in 1906 ballooning to 2,454 in 1908 and 4,349 in 1912.

Not having any money on you was a crime called vagrancy. The common sentence for vagrancy was six months hard labour in jail. Almost one in five cases— 996 — were vagrancy.

Drunk and disorderly involved 514; liquor licence infractions, 297; firearms violations, 70; shooting cattle, 12; with 50 vehicle charges

Police charged 545 with common assault and one husband for deserting his wife.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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Convicted arsonist receives 18 months of house arrest for burning down building

Resident Jody Lauer will spend nearly two years under house arrest after pleading guilty to burning down a building that belonged to Buddy’s Towing and Repairs.

Lauer, 44, from Moose Jaw, appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court recently and pleaded guilty to failing to comply with electronic monitoring requirements, possessing a weapon (a CO2 gun) for dangerous purposes, failing to appear in court, breaching existing no-contact conditions, a curfew breach, and arson.

Lauer received 18 months of a conditional sentence order or house arrest as part of a joint submission between the Crown and defence.

Besides keeping the peace and being of good behaviour, he must also live at an appointed residence, live under a 24hour curfew for the first three months before switching to a curfew of 10 p.m. to 7 p.m., not possess or consume alcohol or marijuana or visit any place that sells such products, provide breath and urine sam-

ples to police when requested, no possession of any torch, matches or incendiaries, and not possess weapons.

A resident called Moose Jaw police around 11:22 p.m. on March 5, 2022, to report a garage fire at Buddy’s Towing and Repairs near the corner of Third Avenue Northwest and River Street West, Crown prosecutor Monique Paquin said while discussing the facts.

Police arrived and saw smoke billowing out of the windows and doors. They also discovered footprints leading from the alley through the parking lot to the garage and then out to River Street.

They photographed the footprints while they called in the K-9 unit to search for the suspect, she continued. That search took officers over the Fourth Avenue Bridge. Meanwhile, the fire department extinguished the blaze and told police the fire looked suspicious.

Officers obtained video surveillance from area businesses, which showed a

Shoppers shun meat at counters across Canada: survey

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Meat trays in some local grocery stores are nearly always empty.

There is no shortage of meat product but consumers are shorting the meat counter.

Two surveys of 3,000 shoppers in Canada by Caddle indicate the newest trends

Four of five survey respondents (80 per cent) think meat is too expensive.

Sixty-one per cent have reduced the amount of meat they buy.

Ironically, meat price inflation last year was less than three other main categories of food.

Meat prices last year increased six per cent while bakery products were up 14 per cent, fresh vegetables up 13.7 per cent and dairy products were up 12 per cent.

Many of the respondents are substituting dairy products for meat.

And 53 per cent have turned to buying

more private label brands.

Grocers have private label foods made to their standards and bypass wholesaler costs, leading to lower prices.

Meanwhile the consumer price index (CPI) jumped 5.9 per cent from January last year to this January.

Year over year, meat prices are up 7.3 per cent with chicken up nine per cent.

Baked goods prices are up 15.5 per cent with dairy products up 12.4 per cent and fresh vegetables up 14.7 per cent.

Average CPI inflation in Canada is 5.9 per cent year over year with Saskatchewan at six per cent.

Lowest CPI rate is Alberta at five per cent. Highest is a tie between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland/Labrador at 6.9 per cent.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

lone person in the area an hour before the fire started. They noticed that the person shared the same physical profile as Lauer and wore similar clothing.

“The individual (Lauer) was wellknown to police,” said Paquin.

Police matched the footprints on the ground to Lauer since they had photographed his footwear when he was in custody earlier, she continued.

The K-9 unit led officers to an apartment on Lillooet Street West, where they knew Lauer’s girlfriend lived and where he frequently visited, Paquin added. Officers later learned he met her that night while on the bridge.

Tyne Hagey, Lauer’s Legal Aid lawyer, declined to comment about the sentencing when the Express asked.

FOR SALE BY TENDER IN RM OF MARQUIS 191

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or any tender not necessarily accepted

4 No tenders shall be accepted which are subject to financing

5 Bids may be accepted on some or all of the land

6 Bidders submitting a tender must rely on their own research and inspection of the property to confirm condition, other particulars, and acreage; Land is offered for sale is offered for sale as is and where is There are no warranties or representations of the Vendors expressed or implied

7 The PT NE 15-20-29 W2 and PT NW 15-20-29 W2 are subject to determination of property line and may not be accurate

8 The closing date for the sale shall be April 1, 2023, or as mutually agreed upon between the Vendor and the Purchaser

9 The Purchaser will be responsible for all legal costs associated with the title transfer

Forward bids and inquiries to:

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CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

City hall’s new 10-year parks and recreation master plan is expected to meet residents’ needs, attract new investment and people to the community, and encourage new service-related partnerships with groups.

The department and consulting firm EDS Group Ltd. began working on a new plan in March 2022 to guide the city’s parks and recreation services for the next decade. They reviewed existing documents and acquired public feedback through community consultation activities.

City hall received 317 responses — representing 636 individuals — to a survey; 31 user groups attended workshops; 55 students engaged in activities; 13 youth

New parks and rec master plan to guide community for next 10 years

advisory committee workshops were held; eight employees were interviewed; over 105 people interacted with the city’s Sidewalk Days pop-up tent; and over 50 people participated in two open house follow-up sessions.

The new recommendations ensure the department’s services are aligned with city and community priorities, a council report explained. They also ensure that service delivery methods are effective and efficient and provide residents with opportunities to be active, creative and connected to others and nature.

City hall will review the plan every five years and fund many initiatives using existing financial resources.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS – REGINA AIRPORT AUTHORITY CITY OF MOOSE JAW

The City of Moose Jaw is seeking nominations for potential appointment to the Regina Airport Authority Board of Directors.

The Regina Airport Authority Inc. Board of Directors consists of thirteen (13) individuals that are well connected to the community they serve. The Board fosters the long-term success of the Authority and provides strategic direction and oversight while supervising and delegating operating authority to Management. The City of Moose Jaw appoints one representative to the Regina Airport Authority for a three-year term with a commencement date of May 1, 2023.

All interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of application along with a resume to the O ce of the City Clerk at 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, S6H 3J8 or by email to cclerk@moosejaw.ca. The deadline for applications is 12:00 noon. Friday, March 17, 2023 If further information is required, please contact the undersigned at 306-694-4465 or visit the City’s website https://moosejaw.ca/boards-committees-commissions/regina-airport-authority/.

Your skillset should include the following quali cations:

a) Business Acumen

b) Board Governance

c) Community Leadership

Each Member shall:

a) be a natural person at least 18 years of age;

b) be a Canadian citizen;

c) be a resident of the Province of Saskatchewan;

d) have consented in writing to his or her becoming a Member and Director of the Corporation; and

Each Member shall not:

a) be a person who has the legal status of a bankrupt;

b) be a person who is of unsound mind and has been so found by a court in Canada or elsewhere;

c) be a person holding federal, provincial or municipal elected o ce;

d) be a person providing services on a full-time basis under contract to any federal, provincial or municipal government, department of agency, or to any corporation owned by His Majesty the King in right of Canada or His Majesty the King in right of any province of Canada; or

e) be a person employed by any federal, provincial or municipal government, department or agency, or by any corporation owned by His Majesty the King in right of Canada or His Majesty the King in right of any province of Canada.

Tracy Wittke, City Clerk

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Residents’ preferences

The recommendations are split into three categories — Service Delivery, Development and Infrastructure, and Programming — and scored out of 45. Some of residents’ top development and infrastructure recommendations include (score in brackets):

· Opportunities for native plants and food sustainability (43)

Developing and improving existing parks (43)

· Creating a new trails master plan (43)

· A parks and rec accessibility assessment (43)

· Replacing Phyllis Dewar Outdoor Pool (41)

· Renewing Golden Ticket Sports Centre (41)

· Upgrading Memorial Field grandstands (41)

· Encouraging new master plan for Wakamow Valley Authority (39)

Some of residents’ top service delivery recommendations include (score in brackets):

· Developing a diversity, inclusion and equality strategy (43)

· Creating an urban forest management strategy (41)

Regularly reviewing fees (40)

Some of residents’ top programming recommendations include (score in brackets):

· More drop-in options and spontaneous recreation activities (43)

· Fund user groups that support children and youths (41)

· More Yara Centre programming (39) Council presentation

The department presented the final draft during the recent executive committee meeting, with city council approving a recommendation to adopt the document. The motion becomes official once approved during the Feb. 27 regular council meeting.

“This has been a very exciting project for the department and community. We are proud to present the final findings and our way forward here for the next 10 years …

,” said Derek Blais, director of parks and recreation.

The plan gives the department goals it can implement immediately, while there are some “quick wins” it can accomplish with internal resources during the next three years, he added. The benchmark feature is also important because it compares Moose Jaw’s amenities — ball diamonds, rinks, parks, etc. — with other communities’ venues.

John Buchko, a consultant with EDS Group, then spoke to council and summarized the plan’s findings.

“This parks and recreation master plan seeks to foster a system that allows all residents and visitors to both continue to be and become notoriously active however they wish to do so,” he said.

When asked how a cemetery master plan fits in, Buchko explained that it would look at inventory, demand and need for additional plots. Further, it would look at possibly incorporating burial practices for non-Western cultures and whether there is enough room to expand on existing sites.

“I think it’s an excellent report. It has 176 pages of a deep dive into our city and its possibilities,” said Coun. Crystal Froese. “(One thing) I really appreciated was the benchmark comparison to other cities, to hold us up side by side with amenities … . I think we’re doing really well in that area.”

Froese thought having the scoring of recommendations was important because it showed where the community was focused. She noted that residents also wanted more communications and public engagement opportunities.

Froese added that she agreed with adding “culture” to the parks and recreation department’s name because of all the activities happening here.

Mayor Clive Tolley agreed with the culture-name suggestion, pointing out the community has a great library, art gallery, and museum. He noted that he attended an event in February at the art gallery that looked at the Holocaust and residential schools and thought it was “fabulous.”

The next EXECUTIVE council meeting is MONDAY, FEB. 27.

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

Fewer pandemic restrictions, lower inflation and repair of supply chain problems are some economic factors that could positively influence how the economy — and investments — perform this year, a consultant says.

Jerrod Schafer with RBC Dominion Securities — the company that manages the City of Moose Jaw’s stock investments — spoke during the recent city council meeting about how the economy performed last year and how the situation looks in 2023.

A ‘perform storm’

Last year a “perfect storm” of challenging events influenced the economy, including COVID-19, rising interest rates, the slowdown of global growth and inflation that economists predicted would be “transitory” or short-term, said Schafer.

In particular, additional pandemic measures, supply chain disruptions, too much demand chasing too few goods, increasing wages (worker shortages) and the commodity price shock from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine added “fuel on the fire” of inflation, he continued.

All these incidents forced central banks to increase interest rates. Meanwhile, bond markets corrected because of the rate increases and equity markets corrected due to fears of a recession because of the efforts to fight inflation.

For Moose Jaw’s stock investments last year, the moderate-term portfolio declined 4.53 per cent overall while the long-term portfolio declined 8.54 per cent overall, said Schafer. Last year was the first time since the stocks were

Several economic factors could affect city’s investments in 2023, investor says

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invested in 2019 that both portfolios were negative. However, those good years “more than compensated” for 2023.

Before the municipality updated its investment policy, it targeted stocks that were short-term, high-quality corporate and government bonds, he continued. The economy has not spared those bonds, even in an environment with low interest rates.

“So … even though there’s more volatility in the portfolio today because of the equity component, the city is by no means worse off. In fact, we could easily argue the city has been better off the last several years by making these changes (and) getting better performances despite last year,” Schafer stated.

Schafer’s report showed that to Jan. 31, 2023, the moderate-term portfolio stood at $24,250,584 and the long-term portfolio stood at $74,046,082.

The city’s investments have earned $15.6 million since inception and withdrawals have been $16.55 million, he summarized. Further, the investment committee has avoided panic by managing the changes to the investment policy with quarterly meetings and using GICs to fund withdrawals.

“Even with market volatility in 2020 and 2022, the city’s investment portfolio has provided better returns than a representative ‘short-term bond index,’” he added.

Several factors could positively influence the economy in 2023, including fewer pandemic restrictions, China reopening after its lockdowns, resilient household financ

es, supply chain problems normalizing, inflation peaking last June, stock valuations normalizing and bond yields performing better.

Some negative factors could include inflation remaining high, continued pandemic effects, the lagging effect of monetary tightening, geopolitics in the U.S., commodity shocks from the war and a recession.

Meanwhile, experts are split on whether the U.S. will see a recession this year, while a “recession scorecard” is also divided, he added. Three factors indicate a recession is likely, while four factors indicate economic expansion will continue.

Coun. Dawn Luhning, who sits on the investment committee, reminded everyone that the city invests its money as a corporation compared to how individuals invest.

“Obviously, 2022 was rough for everybody, but the City of Moose Jaw has an indefinite length of time (to exist and invest the money),” she added, so the portfolios could continue to do well forever.

Coun. Jamey Logan thought it was good to hear updated investment numbers and that they weren’t terrible. He noted that the city was slightly ahead of its target in the moderate-term portfolio and slightly behind in the longterm portfolio.

“Given the situation in the world last year, our situation is pretty good,” he added.

Public engagement events about OCP changes have gone well, city says

Public consultations about changing the Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning bylaw have been occurring for several weeks and city hall is pleased with how those events are going.

“We’re really excited to get this project underway and engage with the community,” Michelle Sanson, director of planning and development, said during the recent city council meeting.

Consulting firms Wallace Insights and Crosby Hanna launched several activities on Jan. 27 to kick off the process, while the city launched a project web page at moosejaw.ca/OCP that included two introductory videos about the year-long project, 12 digital posters with discussion topics and several surveys.

The first survey is now open and closes Friday, April 21, while residents should watch the page closely since there will be two more surveys soon and many project updates, said Sanson.

There have been several technical workshops held — such as about utilities, infrastructure, and transportation — that have attracted dozens of people, while a pop-up event at the Kinsmen Sportsplex engaged 49 people and an event at Saskatchewan Polytechnic attracted around 50 students.

Moreover, an extensive engagement program will be conducted throughout the winter and spring months. This will include 13 more workshops, seven other pop-up events and other informal stakeholder meetings.

A community-wide event on Wednesday, April 5,

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will feature University of Saskatchewan researcher Laura Wright, who will discuss demographics, Sanson said. A panel will also feature four residents of various ages as part of a generational conversation.

The final two technical stakeholder engagement sessions include employment on Wednesday, April 12, at Grant Hall at 4 p.m. and community connections/quality of life at the library on Thursday, April 13, at 10:30 a.m.

City administration expects to receive an engagement summary report by June that will allow it to pursue policy direction activities over the summer, she added. The consultants will return in the fall to help craft the final OCP and zoning bylaw documents. Those will then be sent to the province for official approval and should go into effect in early 2024.

City hall has been promoting the OCP engagement process mostly through radio advertisements and the city’s website, Sanson said in response to a council question.

“Personally, I’d like to see some newspaper advertising for some of our older residents,” said Coun. Jamey Logan. “Not everyone is on social media.”

It is possible to insert leaflets into water bills advertising this process, but the municipality is moving toward electronic billing (e-billing) in the future, which means city hall can’t insert any extra information, finance director Brian Acker said in response to another question. Until that occurs, though, city administration could pursue that idea.

Large snow piles turning bus routes into one-way streets, Luhning says

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Spring may be coming, but for one city councillor, it’s not approaching fast enough to melt many snow piles that have turned some two-way streets into one-way thoroughfares.

Coun. Dawn Luhning raised the issue of excess snow piles during the recent city council meeting. She noted that there are numerous ridges along Athabasca Street West from Main Street to Eighth Avenue Northwest. That road is also a bus route and has become almost a one-way street.

She wondered when city administration planned to remove those piles from city streets.

“It probably won’t happen because spring is (almost) here and the melt will happen,” Luhning said. “… that street is bad enough in the summer, but now with piles of snow and all the ruts, you get caught and you can’t move over for buses.”

City hall has been removing snow from selected routes throughout the community for a few weeks, said Darrin Stephanson, director of public works and utilities.

While his department will review Luhning’s concern, the city’s snow policy doesn’t call for hauling on any of the four priority routes, he added. Instead, it encourages road reviews to ensure they’re driveable and that the municipality has enough storage for future snow hauls.

A hole in the ditch

Coun. Jamey Logan inquired about a hole in the ditch on Ninth Avenue Northwest adjacent to the Alliance Church where a water pipe is sticking out. He noted that he saw someone walking on the shoulder of the road recently and thought that was dangerous.

City administration discussed that area recently and is aware of the concern, said Stephanson. That is a water main project where a dead-end water connection needs to be connected to the east. The municipality expects to start that project after the frost thaws in the spring.

“However, we did talk about the barricades and (we will work) to re-fortify (that spot) and make it safe for citizens,” he added.

“Any water bills that come out in the next few months, that would be a great opportunity to put out a little flyer,” said Coun. Doug Blanc.

PUBLIC NOTICE

RM OF RODGERS NO.133

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the RM of Rodgers No. 133 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 4-2015, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT

The proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment will modify site size regulations in the Agricultural District. Regulations for maximum site size will be added and specific site size requirements for remaining agricultural sites following subdivision will be removed.

AFFECTED LAND

The proposed amendments will affect all land within the Agricultural District.

REASON

The reason for the amendment is to allow for subdivisions currently prohibited by site size regulations in the Agricultural District.

PUBLIC INSPECTION

Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RM of Rodgers No. 133 office located in The Regional Municipal Plaza at #4-1410 Caribou St. W in Moose Jaw, SK, during regular office hours. Copies of the bylaw will be made available.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing for the Zoning Bylaw amendment on March 9th, 2023 at 10:30 am in Board Room #2 in The Regional Municipal Plaza located at 1410 Caribou St. W in Moose Jaw, SK.

The purpose of the public hearing is to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing (or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing).

Issued at the RM of Rodgers No. 133 on March 1, 2023

Colleen Ferguson, Administrator

The next REGULAR council meeting is MONDAY, FEB. 27.

Concerns arise over whether council’s bylaw votes were genuine

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City council voted on three bylaws recently to advance the joint-use school project, but confusion has arisen about whether those bylaws actually passed because of how the mayor voted — or didn’t vote, in this case.

The bylaws that city administration presented during the Feb. 13 regular meeting included Bylaw No. 5680 Street and Lane Closure bylaw, Bylaw No. 5681 Exchange of Dedicated Lands bylaw and Bylaw No. 5682 Zoning Bylaw amendment.

In attendance were Mayor Clive Tolley and councillors Jamey Logan, Kim Robinson, Crystal Froese, Doug Blanc and Dawn Luhning, while Coun. Heather Eby was absent.

Council gave three readings to each motion and appeared to pass each motion by votes of 4-2, with Tolley, Logan, Froese and Blanc in favour and Robinson and Luhning opposed. These are the results that the media — including the Moose Jaw Express — initially reported.

However, a closer review of the video shows of the 18 votes taken during the

three readings, Mayor Tolley appeared to abstain 16 times since his hand did not rise either for or against the motions.

Voting guidelines

The “Council Member’s Handbook

for Municipalities” that the province produced in March 2020 has a section entitled “All Members Must Vote.”

The handbook says legislation requires all council members — including the mayor — to vote on every question. A motion is defeated if a tie occurs, while a passed one must have consent from most council members.

“You cannot abstain from voting unless you have a conflict of interest,” the document says. “If you abstain from voting for any other reason, legislation deems your vote as a vote in the negative.”

That section cites subsection 99(3) of The Municipalities Act, subsection 72(3) of The Cities Act and subsection 114(3) of The Northern Municipalities Act as evidence for these requirements.

The document also lists “Robert’s Rules of Order” as a resource councils can use.

City hall’s explanation

An email from the city clerk explained that “Robert’s Rules of Order” and “Bourinot’s Rules of Order” suggest there are different methods of voting, including by voice and show of hands.

With voice voting, the chair asks for either “aye” or “nay” and declares the motion either carried or lost. With hands — the more common voting method — the chair can identify who is in favour or opposed.

“Unless the rules state otherwise, the Chair (Mayor) has the same voting rights as any other member. The Mayor does not need to show his hand, but upon casting his vote, determines if the motion is passed or lost,” the city clerk said.

“To clarify, the rules do not state whether all members must all shows hands or all declare their vote by voice. It can be a combination.”

The rules are clear on a vote’s clarity because members may call “division” if they believe there was no clear majority, while members may ask for votes to be counted, the email continued. The chair then retakes the vote but counts the votes for or against the motion.

“It was clear to Council that the majority of (votes) were in favour of the motions as a 4-2 vote (one abstained and one was negative),” the city clerk said.

The city clerk also noted that section 72 of The Cities Act speaks to abstentions. Those four clauses include:

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The Express contacted Mayor Tolley several times for comment but was unsuccessful in reaching him.

Video evidence

Bylaw No. 5680

During the first reading vote on Bylaw No. 5680, the video’s time stamp at 1:26:02 shows Logan, Froese and Blanc in favour and at 1:26:04, Robinson is opposed. This resulted in three in-favour votes, one opposition vote and two abstentions by Tolley and Luhning since they never raised their hands.

This should have resulted in a 3-3 tie — and thus a defeat of the entire bylaw right there — but the mayor as chair says “carried.”

During the second reading vote, the video’s time stamp at 1:26:26 shows Logan, Froese and Blanc in favour, while at 1:26:27, the video shows Robinson and Luhning opposing the motion. This resulted in three in-favour votes, two opposed votes and one abstention by Tolley. This should have resulted in a 3-3 tie, but the mayor said “carried.”

During the third and final reading vote, the video’s time stamp at 1:29:21 shows Logan, Froese, Blanc and Tolley in favour and at 1:29:23, Robinson and Luhning opposed. While this results in a 4-2 vote and passes “forthwith,” the second and third readings shouldn’t have occurred because of the tie vote on the first reading.

This is the first time where Tolley’s hand is up.

Bylaw No. 5681

During the first reading vote on Bylaw No. 5681, the video’s time stamp at 1:31:08 shows Logan, Froese and Blanc in favour and at 1:31:10, Robinson and Luhning opposed. This results in three in favour, two opposed and one abstention by Tolley.

This should have resulted in a 3-3 tie — and thus a defeat of the entire bylaw right there — but the mayor says “carried.”

During the second reading vote, the video’s time stamp at 1:31:36 shows Logan, Froese and Blanc in favour and at 1:31:37, Robinson and Luhning opposed. This results in three in favour, two opposed and one abstention by Tolley.

This should have resulted in a 3-3 tie, but the mayor said “carried.”

During the third and final reading vote, the video’s time stamp at 1:39:28 shows Logan, Froese and Blanc in favour and at 1:39:29, Robinson and Luhning opposed. This results in three in favour, two opposed and one abstention by Tolley.

This should have resulted in a 3-3 tie, but the mayor says the motion is “carried” forthwith.

Bylaw No. 5682

During the first reading vote on Bylaw No. 5682, the video’s time stamp at 1:40:46 shows Logan, Froese and Blanc in favour and at 1:40:47, Robinson and Luhning opposed.

This results in three in favour, two opposed and one abstention by Tolley.

This should have resulted in a 3-3 tie — and thus a defeat of the entire bylaw right there — but the mayor says “carried.”

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(1) A member of council has one vote each time a vote is held at a council meeting at which the member is present

(2) A member of council attending a council meeting shall vote at the meeting on a matter before council unless the member is required to abstain from voting under this or any other Act

· (3) If a member is not required to abstain from voting on a matter before council and abstains from voting, the member is deemed to have voted in the negative

· (4) The clerk shall record each abstention in the meeting minutes.

During the second reading vote, the video’s time stamp at 1:41:06 shows Logan, Froese and Blanc in favour and at 1:41:08, Robinson and Luhning opposed.

This results in three in favour, two opposed and one abstention by Tolley.

This should have resulted in a 3-3 tie, but the mayor said “carried.”

During the third and final reading vote, the video’s time stamp at 1:46:35 shows Logan, Froese, Blanc and Tolley in favour and at 1:46:37, Robinson and Luhning opposed. While this results in a 4-2 vote and passes “forthwith,” the second and third readings shouldn’t have occurred because of the tie vote on the first reading.

This is only the second time in the video when Tolley’s hand is up.

The in-favour vote during the third and final reading of the third bylaw. This is the second of two times Mayor Clive Tolley voted out of 18 total votes. Screenshot courtesy Shaw Video

The in-favour vote during the third and final reading of the first bylaw. This is the first of two times Mayor Clive Tolley voted out of 18 total votes. Screenshot courtesy Shaw Video

Local Filipino Group Restarts Annual Family Day Weekend Tournament

After a three-year hiatus, the Filipino Community brought back their long running annual Family Day Weekend Basketball Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, February 18th and 19th.

The gym at Central Collegiate was packed with hundreds of members of Moose Jaw’s Filipino Community for two days of basketball, food, fun, friends and family.

“It’s all about family, friends and community,” Victor Morales event organizer said.

“The main emphasis is family over the Family Day Weekend.”

The tournament started well over a decade ago.

It has served as a major focal point for the local Filipino community, on a weekend that for many at the tournament’s origin were alone, and thousands of kilometers away from their families in the Philippines.

been asking, ‘what are we doing annually?’ And this is the only time we or they can take time off (from work) you know to be with the whole family.”

For Morales, it’s important to maintain the links within the community and centering the gathering on basketball is a no brainer.

Basketball is not only the Philippines national sport but at the same time also its most popular.

to everyone and the highlight featured the moms out showing off their basketball skills.

Despite food being available, Morales said the event is not a replacement for and has nothing to do with the now - temporarily - defunct Motif.

Meals were available to allow the vendors to earn some extra money, but also as a means to allow the community to break bread together and socialize, thereby building the bonds between friends and families, he said.

“The food is there. Everybody is staying in the gym [where the food is…],” he said. Morales said he was happy with how the event turned out after the three year hibernation.

“It turned out really good because we didn’t have that much time to plan this but what’s going to happen is this is just kind of like a prelude to next year. It is going to be bigger.”

This year the event didn’t have an ad-

mission charge but if people wanted to offer a goodwill donation of a buck or two to help defray expenses it was welcome, but a goodwill donation was not something that was strictly enforced.

The key thing was to get families and people out and re-start the event.

During the years the event was in hiatus, Morales said there were “smaller groups (holding events) but it is not like a big group that you can call community.”

A number of businesses gave donations to help make the tournament possible.

“It’s just beautiful to have all of this support,” he said.

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Today the number of people in Moose Jaw who trace their origins to the Philippines is unofficially over 1,100 people.

“Today is family fun day for the Filipino Community of Moose Jaw,” Morales said. “It’s all about focusing on the family. A fun time for the community to come out to.”

Saturday’s men’s division play saw Central Collegiate’s bleachers full with loud fans who not only cheered but socialized during the game.

At the game between the Underdogs and All In Ones - the play was light hearted with, in most cases, the obviously older All In One team at times putting on a skills competition.

A skills competition where the obviously crowd favourite was loudly cheered on.

Only to be responded to with a barrage of long three pointers by the Underdogs.

Morales chuckled when asked if the tournament was a cross between competitive play and a Harlem Globetrotters game.

“It (the tournament) is competitive. But this one (game) is just for fun because it is battling for third (place). As soon as you get past this elimination, then that is when it gets intense,” he said.

The men’s division was the highlight of the event starting at 7 am on Saturday and running until 9 pm to crown the men’s tournament champion.

On Sunday, the tournament ran until noon and features the junior, Tiny Tikes as well as the skills competition.

Sunday’s skills competition was open

Yes This Child Was Leaping Off The Floor And Consistently Making Baskets During A Break In Men’s Division Play On Saturday - MJ Independent Photo

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On Thursday, March 9th VOTE to support students —VOTE for Fritzler!!—

• 31-year teaching career/22 as an In-School Administrator in five schools in PSS #210 (retired in 2020 as Principal of William Grayson).

• Since Fall 2020 employed as a part-time Sessional Instructor/Sessional Supervisor with the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina.

• While a school administrator served on various committees within the school division such as teacher wellness & staff professional development.

• Committed to enabling & supporting all students & all staff in our schools.

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Morales said holding the tournament after a three year hiatus - a hiatus due to COVID 19 pandemic health measureswas important and plans were to re-start the event as soon as possible following easing the pandemic measures.

“It’s very important. They take their time; they have all of the time in the world to be together with their family and at the same time with their friends.”

Morales said not holding the tournament for three years has had a major impact on the local Filipino community.

“It has impacted because pretty much they don’t know where to go. They have

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Masters honoured by induction into Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame

Sixth-highest scoring defenceman in team history looks back at time with team and importance of WHL scholarship program

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Former Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Kevin Masters was one of those players who might have slipped under the radar from time-to-time but in hindsight proved incredibly valuable to the team’s success.

Night in and night out during his four seasons with the Warriors, you knew Masters would be in the line-up, you knew he’d provide a solid presence on the blueline and you knew he’d find a way to chip in with points and help the team win.

That kind of a career in the Western Hockey League can attract some attention, and for Masters, it all resulted in his induction into the Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame this past Thursday night at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“It’s a little overwhelming,” Masters said of his reaction to receiving the news from former captain Derek Kletzel that he had been chosen for the honour. “You don’t see it coming at all and you look at players who have come through and have won it and you don’t see yourself in that category. So when Derek phoned in December, I think I probably checked the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st, and when I confirmed it wasn’t it kind of sunk in a bit.”

While Masters himself was a bit taken aback to find himself included alongside the likes of Theoren Fleury, Ryan Smyth and Mike Keane with such a high team honour, hi selection was for a very good reason.

Masters is the sixth-highest scoring defenceman in team history, putting up 38 goals and 146 points over 246 games and just as impressively missing only two games in three full WHL seasons with Moose Jaw from 1988 through 1992 -- a tribute to his incredible physical fitness in a time when that wasn’t as much of a focus for players.

“I think a lot of guys find (the selection) surreal, and you think you’re lucky but it doesn’t seem quite right knowing the guys who have won it in the past,” Masters said. “So with that in mind you have to take a moment and self-reflect and look at your career and realize maybe you had a good career and give yourself a bit of the pat

you deserve.”

Former coaches and teammates made sure to give Masters his just due during the video tribute, which featured the likes of former teammate and billet Devon Oleniuk, former coach Lorne Molleken, teammates Kletzel and Travis Thiessen and a special message from son Kyle Masters, a member of the Kamloops Blazers.

Once his time with the Warriors came to an end, Masters put his WHL scholarship program funds to good use, attending the University of Calgary and graduating with a degree in Kiniseiology while playing for the Dinos in the then-CIAU.

“You can’t put a price on it,” Masters said of the scholarship program. “You might not be putting as much time into your summer jobs as you did in junior, they train harder and prepare more for the year to come, so they don’t spend as much time on summer work.

So when you leave that junior career, it could be all-

of-a-sudden ‘oh, oh, what do I do now?’ and I’ve seen guys start to worry. To be able to leave junior, have money, and be a little bit wanted because I played in the WHL, I was able to get an education.”

Masters and wife Kathryn have spent plenty of time in rinks since his playing days ended, following the burgeoning hockey careers of Kyle with the Blazers and Lukas with OHA Edmonton.

Seeing Kyle follow in his footsteps in the WHL and even exceed his father by being drafted in the fourth round of the NHL Draft by Minnesota in 2021 has been an added thrill for Kevin.

“He’s much better than I am and driven like I’ve never seen, kind of like they all are nowadays,” Kevin said of Kyle, who has developed into a point-a-game defenceman since his off-season trade from Red Deer to Kamloops. “I hope I don’t meddle too much, you picture that stereotypical parent, and hopefully I’ve provided some help…He’s doing well, he’s very lucky to be in Kamloops now, and when he left Red Deer, Moose Jaw was also on the list and it was ‘I hope they’re kind of interested’. It didn’t work out with Moose Jaw, but now he gets to play in a Memorial Cup, he plays with a smile and he loves the game.”

Kevin does have one advantage over Kyle, though -- unless the younger Masters returns to the WHL as a 20-year-old and has another great season, his dad will have more points in his WHL career.

“Hey, I was lucky to be able to play steady, play four years, and when you get to do that, the points will add up and you look okay in the end,” Kevin said with a grin.

The bronze plaques for Masters and fellow inductee Paul Dyck will soon be installed on the north wall of the Moose Jaw Events Centre concourse, joining the aforementioned luminaries already enshrined.

“I picture that as guys that everybody talks about, so in that regard, it’s kind of cool,” Masters said. “I’ll probably have to get back here for a game and see it up and then maybe it’ll be ‘wow, it’s real’. But ultimately it’s very special and it’s something I’ll absorb over time.”

From Moose Jaw Warriors to MJHL coaching legend: Dyck honoured by Hall of Fame induction

It might come as a bit of a surprise to anyone who knows about Paul Dyck and his incredible career, but the former Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman actually had no plans of getting into the coaching ranks once his playing days were finished.

But fate had different ideas, and 12 years after he first took the reigns of the Steinbach Pistons in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Dyck is a bona fide legend when it comes to coaching in the Junior A league.

And fittingly, he’s now also a member of the Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame.

Dyck was enshrined in the Hall alongside former teammate Kevin Masters during a gala event at the Moose Jaw Events Centre on Thursday night, with his impressive run as coach of the Pistons playing a large role in his selection.

But none of that would have happened if Dyck had his way initially.

“I had no intentions of coaching,” he admitted while speaking to the media after his induction. “I came back to my home community and was passionate about the team being there. They were struggling and they asked if I wanted to help out and ‘as long as I don’t have to coach’ was my response. I was willing to help stabilize the franchise in the corporate community, which was something I was looking forward to doing.”

Then an assistant coach resigned a month into his tenure, leading to Dyck taking over those reigns. A year later, the head coach resigned and recommended the former Pittsburgh Penguin for the job.

The rest, as they say, is history. MJHL championships in 2013 and 2018. Fastest coach to 250 wins in league history, more than 400 wins overall. Two-time MJHL coach of the year…and status as one of the top bench bosses in the league.

Through it all, Dyck has been able to draw on his experiences with the Moose Jaw Warriors and coach Lorne Molleken to help form his winning ways.

“There were a number of things, it all started with the coaches and how they treated me, they were very respectful and they were very honest with me and transparent and I always appreciated that. That’s something that I try to do now with our players,” Dyck said. “Then you grow up, those are your formative years, you’re 18- and 19-years-old and your billets play a large role in that. And I had some great teammates, guys I looked up to. But overall, it’s grow as you go, trying to figure it out.”

It didn’t take long for coaching to grow on Dyck, either -- pretty much from day one, he was bitten by the bug.

“I stepped on that ice (as head coach), and after that practice, something happened in my mind that said ‘I liked that, I actually really enjoyed that’ and I’ve been there ever since,” Dyck said. “That was December 2011 and I’ve really enjoyed it. I love the level, I love the age group, it’s my hometown, we have a tremendous board of directors and great ownership and our community has really bought in. It’s been a special run.”

Of course, Dyck’s performance as an elite WHL de-

fenceman -- translating into 17 goals and 68 points in 144 games and an 11th-round selection by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1991 NHL Draft -- played a major role in his induction. Several players and coaches, including Molleken, former Warriors goaltender Scott Barnstable, former Pittsburgh scout Pierre Maguire, former pro coach Dave Tippett and teammate Sandy Smith, spoke about his play on the blueline, including his incredible ability to get off the first pass out of his zone. All told, Dyck would play 10 seasons in the IHL and five professionally overseas. Being honoured by his WHL team was naturally a touching moment, and one filled with plenty of reminiscing.

“That’s what this game is about, celebrating the people in it,” he said. “I haven’t been here in a long time, I’ve driven through a couple of times, but it was extremely memorable running into people I haven’t seen in a number of years, like Rob Carnie who did our play-by-play, and some of the people in the video tribute who weren’t here but felt like they were. And seeing Kletz (former team captain Derek Kletzel), he was such a good player for us and such a great human. And going in with Kevin is very special as well.”

Both Dyck and Masters will soon have their bronze plaques installed on the wall of the Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame on the north concourse of the Moose Jaw Events Centre, and Dyck admits that seeing his plaque among other luminaries from over the years will be a surreal moment.

“Last night I was at the (Winmar Warriors) game and admiring the building and took a few minutes to take in that wall and see some of the former teammates up there and guys like Mike Keane and Theo… what an honour,” he said. “You see that up there and you feel humbled by it and it’s such a great honour.”

Both Dyck and Masters were honoured prior to the following night’s contest against the Winnipeg Ice during the Hall of Fame Game.

Former Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Kevin Masters is presented a print of his Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame bronze plaque by Matt Hill with Conexus Credit Union.

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Warriors snap three-game skid with pair of wins in trio of WHL outings over past week

Moose Jaw opens with 8-4 win over Lethbridge before seeing Calvert set franchise record in 4-3 win over Swift Current, fall 4-0 to Slough Sharks to close out week

The Moose Jaw Warriors got back on the winning track over the past week, and saw a new franchise record set in the process.

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Atley Calvert set the new mark for most goals in a single season by a Moose Jawborn player on Friday night as the Warriors took a 4-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos.

Calvert scored his 34th goal of the season with 2:05 to play in the second period, breaking the former mark of 33 set by David Bararuk in the 2001-02 Western Hockey League campaign.

“It’s obviously pretty cool, but the important thing is we won tonight and got a big two points,” the former Moose Jaw Minor Hockey and Prairie Hockey Academy standout said after the contest. “I just try and be a good role model for the little

kids out there watching, because at one point that was me. So I do what I can do to be a good role model and maybe they can learn something from me along the way and some day come along and smash my record.”

As one might expect, Calvert spent many a night taking in games at the Civic Centre and Mosaic Place while growing up, eventually emerging as a star player for PHA in their inaugural Canadian Sport School Hockey League season. That led to the Warriors listing and signing the undrafted Calvert prior to the 2019-20 campaign, and the rest is history.

“As a little kid you grow up just enjoying playing the game and I try and do that every day,” Calvert said. “Then watching the Warriors growing up, playing for your hometown team and doing something like this, it’s pretty cool,”

Beyond Calvert’s history-making goal, the Warriors had business to attend to, and they’d find a way to get things done against the Broncos.

Ryder Korczak scored the game-winning goal with 5:05 gone in the third period, with Tate Schofer and Martin Rysavy scoring the Warriors’ other markers. Moose Jaw led 1-0 after the first and 3-2 through two.

Jackson Unger turned in an impressive showing and had 36 saves in the win, while the Warriors had 20 shots on Joey Rocha.

Caleb Wyrostok, Brady Birnie and Josh Filmon had the goals for Swift Cur-

rent.

Things didn’t go as well 24 hours later, as the Warriors dropped a 4-0 decision to the Lake Diefenbaker Slough Sharks -the one-night rebranding of the Broncos.

Wyrostock scored twice in the first 3:30, and Josh Filmon had two empty-net goals for the Sharks. Reid Dyck stopped all 31 shots he faced for the shutout.

Unger had 23 stops for Moose Jaw.

The Warriors opened the week in stellar fashion, as four second-period goals paved the way to an 8-4 home-ice win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Korczak and Jagger Firkus each had a goal and four points in the lopsided win, while Calvert had two goals and an assist to go along with single markers from Rysavy, Eric Alarie, Cosmo Wilson and Ben Riche. Rysavy had a pair of assists, as

did Brayden Yager.

Moose Jaw led 1-0 after the first and 5-0 seven minutes into the second period,. Blake Swetlikoff scored twice for Lethbridge, Tyson Zimmer and Tyson Laventure had their other goals.

Unger had 26 saves, while Bryan Thomson and Harrison Meneghin combined to make 17 saves at the other end of the ice.

The Warriors are now 35-20-0-3 and continue to hold down fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Moose Jaw returns to action on Wednesday, Mar. 1 when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Warriors forward Atley Calvert set the record for goals in a single season by a Moose Jaw-born player with his 34th on Friday night. Nick Pettigrew

Winmar Warriors fall to Regina to snap season-high winning streak

Moose Jaw closes out regular season with 5-1 loss to Pat Canadians, likely to face Saskatoon Contacts in first round of playoffs

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The Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors dropped a 5-1 decision to the Regina Pat Canadians in Regina to close out their Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League regular season, but there’s little question the local squad will be heading into the playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the league.

That’s because the loss Friday snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Warriors, who had also won 12 of their last 13 games heading into their season finale and had only two losses on their ledger since mid-January.

It was a tough start for Moose Jaw in Regina, as Casey Brown, Ryan McDonald, Koen Senft and Steven Steranka all scored in the first period to give Regina a 4-0 lead through 20 minutes.

Connor Miller got one back for Moose Jaw with a power play goal with 2:20 to play in the second, but that would be all the offence the Warriors could muster on the night.

Steranko closed out scoring with an empty net goal with 4:34 to play in regulation.

Ryan Bain got the start in goal for the Warriors and turned aside 28 shots, while John MacPherson had 19 saves at the oth-

er end of the ice. There was some good news for the Warriors, though, as unless someone puts up the kind of offence in the final games of the regular season that would make Connor Bedard blush, Moose Jaw forward Liam Fitzpatrick will win the SMAAAHL scoring title.

The Moose Jaw Minor Hockey product was held scoreless against Regina, snapping a 19-game scoring streak dating all the way back to Dec. 17, but he still capped the campaign with 37 goals and 72 points in 44 games, six points ahead of Cole Reschny of the Saskatoon Blazers. Fitzpatrick’s 37 goals were also far and

away the top total in the league, 10 better than the Blazers’ Lee Shurgot.

Joining Fitzpatrick in the top-10 scoring leaders are Connor Miller and Grady Hoffman, with Miller putting up 25 goals and 56 points to go along with Hoffman’s 19 goals and 56 points. The duo finished tied for fifth overall with Shurgot.

Ryan Bain was 15th among netminders with a 3.38 goals against average, with Ryan Hicks right behind at 16th with a 3.38 GAA.

The Winmar Warriors will now turn their attention to the post-season, with the remainder of the SMAAAAHL regular season wrapping up on Tuesday night. Moose Jaw sits in sixth place with a 2317-0-4 record, one point up on the Notre Dame Hounds, who have two games remaining on their schedule.

A Notre Dame win in either of those games will likely see the Warriors take on the Pat Canadians in the first round of the playoffs; a pair of Hounds losses and the Saskatoon Contacts will likely be their opening round foe.

Be sure to check www.smaaahl.ca for the latest playoff schedule updates.

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Tate Schofer celebrates scoring the opening goal against Swift Current. Nick Pettigrew

Ryder Korczak fires a shot past the block attempt of Adam McNutt for the game-winning goal. Nick Pettigrew

Capili’s three speed skating gold highlight first half of Saskatchewan Winter Games

Team South West wins Special Olympics bowling silver, pair of weightlifting medals through first three days of competition in Regina

It was a solid showing for Kinsmen Moose Jaw Speed Skating Club through the first half of the Saskatchewan Winter Games. And leading the way through it all was Moose Jaw’s own Marcus Capili.

The 14-year-old Vanier student won three gold medals and a silver through his four races at the Co-Operator Centre in Regina, taking top spot in the 400 and 1,000 metres on Monday, Feb. 20 before bolstering his medal totals with a gold in the 800m on Tuesday, Feb. 21 and silver in the 1,500m on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Local skaters also had a series of close calls when it came to landing on the podium, as Elizabeth Rae was fourth in each of the female 400m, 800m and 1,000m before finally breaking through with a silver medal in the 1,500m.

Scarlett Zoerb was fifth in the 1,000m, seventh in the 800m and eighth in

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the 1,500m to go along with a fourth-place showing in the 400m B final.

Also reaching an A final was Kaeleb Tabin, who landed seventh in the 800m. Tabin was also second in the 1,000m B final, third in the 1,500m B final and fourth in the 400m C final.

Kohl Olson had a similar string of results, taking first in the 800m and 1,500m B finals, third in the 400m B final and first in the 1,000m C final.

Seth Allen was fourth in the 400m B final, seventh in the 800m B final, fourth in the 1,000m B final and sixth in the 1,500 B final.

Gracelyn Blanchard and Lil Fisher each skated in four Group 2 finals, with Blanchard finishing fifth in the 400m, first in the 800m, second in the 1,000m and second in the 1,500m. Fisher was second in the 400m, third in the 800m, fourth in

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the 1,000m and third in the 1,500m.

Miguel Rea swept the three Group 2 races he finished, taking top spot in the three longer distances but taking a disqualification in the 400m.

The male relay team claimed a silver medal in their race, while the female team won bronze.

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The South West Moose Jaw Special Olympics bowling team -- including South Hill Bowling Lanes competitors Casey Hopps, Calvin Schaff, Bradly Volk, Kile Wilson and Tuxford’s Chris Lavallee -- went 6-2 in the round robin and eventually reached the final in the stepladder playoffs, where they’d fall to Team Regina to claim silver.

After their stellar showing in the preliminary round, South West defeated Lakeland in the second-third place game and needing back-to-back wins over Regina to claim gold, picked up a win in the first meeting before falling short in the deciding contest.

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The South West weightlifting team picked up a pair of medals on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Paxton Nelson led the way with a solid showing in the male 52 kg division,

putting up a 41 kg clean and jerk and 41 kg snatch to win bronze with a 93 kg total. Asher Booth finished fifth in the same division with a 30 kg clean, 24 kg snatch and 54 kg total.

Prairie Jacobson ended up with silver in the 76 kg female division, clearing 49 kg in the clean and 34 kg in the snatch for an 83 kg total.

Hawkins Jacobson came oh-so-close to a medal in the 61 kg male division, with his 56 kg clean, 41 kg snatch and 97 kg total missing bronze by a mere three kilograms.

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The South West gymnastics team included four athletes from Moose Jaw Gymtastiks, with Katelyn Sauer, Amara Cameron, Jaylin Bevan and Caonport’s Saige Buchanan opening their Games with a seventh-place finish in the Team Mix competition,

Buchanan would go on to finish 10th in the All-Around Artistic class, with Sauer 16th, Cameron 38th and Bevan 41st overall.

In the individual competition, Buchanan was the lone South West competitor to qualify in the uneven bars, and she’d post a score of 9.150 to finish in sixth place.

Buchanan was back at it in the vault and had a score of 8.916 to finish seventh, with teammate Katelyn Sauer putting up an 8.883 for an eighth-place showing.

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The mixed doubles curling competition saw Team South West’s Kaylee Hogeboom and Dayne Heisler finish 1-2 in their pool and play in a placement game on Wednesday.

The Moose Jaw Curling Centre duo won their opener 8-7 over Prairie Central but lost their next two preliminary-round contests 10-1 to Saskatoon and 9-5 to Regina 1. That sent the local crew into a tiebreaker, where they fell 8-2 to Regina before losing their playoff contest 9-8 to Parkland Valley 2. ****

Brecon Swalm took to the ski trails in biathlon on Monday, Feb. 20 and finished in 19th place in the U16 female sprint, crossing the line in 22:13 to finish seven minutes back of the gold medal winner.

Two local figure skaters are headed to PEI on February 26th for Canada

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Pictured from right to left is Team Saskatchewan: Rowan Gray from Moose Jaw, Azziza Kowalchuk form Saskatoon, Aya Burrell from Yorkton, Stefan Lotz from Prince Albert, Eric Swalm from Moose Jaw, Julia Shindle from Shellbrooke, and Victoria Sarty from Regina. Eric and Rowan are competing in the

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Marcus Capili was the star for Team South West in the first half of the Saskatchewan Winter Games, winning three gold medals in short track speed skating.

Team South West Moose Jaw claimed the silver medal in Special Olympics bowling.

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impressive medal haul during second half of Sask Winter Games

Judo, wrestling crews combine to win nine gold, three silver, three bronze, pushing South West into fourth place in medal standings

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Moose Jaw athletes on the South West wrestling and judo teams put together an impressive medal haul during the second half the Saskatchewan Winter Games.

Local competitors on the judo team would win a total of 11 medals, including eight gold, while the wrestling team followed up a fifth-place finish in the duals event with a pair of gold and five medals overall.

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Kenzie Woods was one of four judo double gold medalists for South West, as she won both the female 53 kg main competition and the newaza ground-fighting tournament, with teammate Nova Lee-Neuman claiming silver in both draws.

Felix Leonard won two gold in the male 40 kg class, with Blake Rempel and Noah Pulvermacher each picking up bronze in the main competition. Rempel also won silver in newaza, while Pulvermacher was fifth.

Hawkins Jacobson swept both competitions in the 60 kg male division, joining his teammates in winning a pair of gold medals.

Emmett Lee-Neuman rounded out the judo first-place haul with two wins in the 45 kg male class.

The female 53-kg plus division main draw saw Josie Mawson finishing fifth, Cali Markel sixth and Olesia Dunn seventh. Things were much the same in the ground-fighting event, as Mawson finished sixth, Dunn seventh and Markel eighth.

South West also on gold and bronze in the team kata competitions.

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Reigning high school provincial silver medalist Brady Ross capped off an undefeated run through both wrestling tournaments with gold in the male 80 kg individual competition division, while Aurelia Eros had a similar showing, rolling to gold in the female 61 kg class.

Kruz Babich came as close as could be to winning gold in the male 48 kg division, losing a close decision in his final to win silver.

The 75 kg female division saw Evelyn Eros win bronze, while Arianna Skeoch also claimed bronze in the 56 kg female division.

Teegan Kivol also came close to fin-

ishing top three, losing his male 43 kg bronze medal match..

Kingston Usher competed up a weight class and finished fifth in the 95 kg male division, while Tanner Kivol was sixth in the 54 kg male class.

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Rowan Gray added to South West’s gold medal haul on Thursday, taking top spot in Pre-Novice Male figure skating.

One day later, the skaters brought home all sorts of hardware, led by Seann Terry and Temperance Molde with gold in the Pre-Juvenile Dance. Right behind them were Moose Jaw Skating Club teammates Brayden Bader and Bryar Molde, who won silver.

The Juvenile Dance team of Camron Deans and Sierra Good also claimed silver in their event.

Bader was also a double medalist after winning silver in the Pre-Juvenile Male individual event.

Mitke Cridland came within a couple of points of winning a bronze medal, but ended up settling for fourth in the Pre-Novice female division. Brecon Swalm was 15th while Rachel Ward finished 17th with 26.14 points.

A host of Moose Jaw skaters represented South West in the Pre-Juvenile female division, as Elizabeth Deans finished

seventh, Wiebe ninth, Madison Bauck 10th, Channing Mack 12th and Molde 16th.

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The South West male futsal team got off to a fast start but lost their final two games to settle for a fourth-place finish.

They opened the tournament with a 9-3 win over Prairie Central, with Moose Jaw’s Patrick Pryadko led the assault with four goals, while fellow local competitors Cohen McDonald and Sam Mendes had single markers.

Next up was a 9-2 win over Rivers West, with McDonald leading the way with a pair of goals, while Pryadko and Mendes had single markers each.

South West took their 2-0 preliminary round record into the playoffs, where they’d drop a 7-5 decision to Saskatoon. Pryadko was the lone Moose Jaw player with a goal.

That sent the local crew into the bronze medal match, where they’d lose a heartbreaker 5-3 to Parkland Valley. Pryadko had a pair of goals in the loss.

Jamal Ahdi also saw action through the week with Team South West.

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South West finished fourth in the medal standings with 15 gold, 14 silver and eight bronze across all sports. Saskatoon led the way with 41 gold and 98 medals, Regina was second with 24 gold and 69 medals and Prairie Central third with 21 gold and 51 medals.

Bushell Park’s Nord finishes 15th in biathlon single mixed relay at Canada Winter Games

Local competitor closes out Games appearance as first half comes to an end

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Bushell Bark’s Kaycee Nord saved one of her best performances for last at the Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island.

Nord and partner Drayton Lonsberry put together a time of one hour, 20 minutes and 42.7 seconds to finish 15th overall in the single mixed relay at the Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park in Brookvale, P.E.I.

The race was the final outing of the Games for Nord who earlier in the week posted a pair of top-30 finishes during the individual races.

Nord opened the week with a 28thplace finish in the six-kilometre sprint on Monday, Feb. 20 before crossing the line in 29th place in the 7.5 km sprint on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Nord -- who has competed in the skiing-and-shooting sport for the past eight years and saw action in the 2018 Sask Win-

ter Games -- put down a time of 24:59.6 in her opening race and folllowed with a time

of 43:32.1 in her second showing.

Prudhomme’s Rhiann Arnold had a stellar performance in the six- km sprint, finishing in 19:16.3 to earn a bronze medal for Team Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan headed into the changeover on Sunday in fifth place in the medal count with three gold, six silver and six bronze for 15 medals.

Moose Jaw athletes are in action in earnest in week two of the Games, with Avery Gibney and Paxton Nelson competing in judo, Eric Swalm and Rowan Gray in figure skating and Brooklyn Nimegeers in female hockey.

You can check out all the results from the 2023 Canada Winter Games at www. 2023canadagames.ca.

Brady Ross was one of two Moose Jaw Kinsmen Wrestling Club competitors to win gold in the individual competition during the Games.

Team South West in action during their first game of the futsal competition on Thursday. Amy Pryadko

Members of the South West judo team pose for a photo with the impressive medal haul. Bill Christ SWG

Action from the biathlon single mixed relay on Friday at the Canada Winter Games. Matthew Murnaghan CWG.

Hunter\Jumper Series Takes Off For Second Year

Despite a slight drop in numbers from their 2022 finale, the first show in the Moose Jaw Exhibition’s Hunter\Jumper Show Series for 2023 is a success in the books.

Held this past Saturday and Sunday, February 18th and 19th, the first of four shows in 2023 drew 17 riders on 22 horses a slight drop from last year’s series season finale.

Despite the slight drop in numbers for February’s show, Marci Perrin Hunter\ Jumper series secretary says it’s a strong start to the 2023 series.

And something organizers are happy about.

“We had a really great group of people. We were able to do a little bit of schooling and be a little bit more lenient as we would at most shows.”

For example, one rider’s horse had leggings slip and the horse wanted to buck up after the third jump.

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them heading east (to Brandon).”

The show circuit holds four events throughout the year with riders having to compete in two of the four competitions throughout the year.

This series consists of four show dates in 2023 (February 18 & 19, April 1416, June 23-25 and October 20-22) where horse/rider combinations earn points to qualify for the Overall High Point & Reserve High Point prizes.

The prizes are awarded at the series last show in October.

The past weekend’s show drew competitors from around the province with the majority of horse/rider combinations not from Moose Jaw.

The majority of the competitors came from the Regina area with others coming from Weyburn, Prince Albert and two local Moose Jaw competitors.

The judges stopped the jumping, allowed the leggings to be properly adjusted, and then restarted the program from the beginning with no penalty.

The horse and rider then jumped cleanly for the entire nine-jump circuit.

Of the 17 competitors at the show, there were two new competitors that the series has never seen before.

A strong sign that news of the series is spreading in the equine community.

“I think the word is starting to get out that it’s a pretty low key, fun show and that is what we are trying to make it. We want to encourage that and try to draw bigger numbers,” Perrin said.

It’s something the series organizers are banking on to attract new riders to the series now in its infancy.

As a new series, she said she thought it was hard to get started “because you don’t have that reputation yet. So it’s all based upon word of mouth.”

“Somebody comes and enjoys themselves and then they go back and tell their friends.”

The slight drop in numbers is nothing

to be alarmed about.

“It’s down a little bit but we’re thinking with the long weekend and school breaks that could be a reason why we are down slightly,” Perrin said.

Things like weather or other activities could have an impact with attendance, given that many riders don’t make up their minds about attending events until the last minute.

“I just feel people wait until the last minute to kind of check schedules and the weather before making a commitment to come to this.”

The first show of the year was held over the Family Day Weekend to space out the events, as well as to not interfere with other shows.

Next weekend there is a larger show in Brandon where many of the competitors attend, so holding it next weekend would likely mean a much lower turnout.

“This is kind of a pre warm-up to

At the present time, the series is out looking for sponsors to help pay for the Series costs.

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Original 16 Cash League playoffs underway with lone first-round upset

Rod Montgomery surprises Pro-Tec Electric in opening round as majority of favourites advance to quarter-finals

It wouldn’t be the Original 16 Cash League playoffs if there wasn’t at least one first-round upset, and it was Rod Montgomery’s first-year crew that came away with the surprise win on Wednesday night.

Montgomery entered the playoffs at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre as the 10th seed, but the two-time former Tankard champion was able to put his big-game experience to good use, battling to a 7-6

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victory over seventh-seed Stan Barnsley and Pro-Tec Electric.

Barnsley got off to a good start, building a 3-1 lead through four ends, but a Montgomery three-spot in the fifth would give his rink the lead heading down the stretch. Barnsley got back within one with a deuce in the sixth and tied things up in the seventh, but Montgomery would put the hammer to good use and pick up his deuce for the one-point win.

Things weren’t quite as dramatic in the other three first-round matches Wednesday.

Pups Parlour (Jaedon Miller, eighth seed) put together an impressive comeback to take a 9-6 win over Fountain Tire (Barry Silk, ninth seed). Silk trailed 4-2 through four ends but put up four in the fifth to take a 6-4 lead. Miller got right back into the swing of things with three in the sixth and then stole a pair in the seventh before running Silk out of rocks in the final end.

John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, sixth seed) used a huge end to pave the way to a 10-3 win over EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 11th seed). Trailing 1-0 after the first end, Wenarchuk would use the hammer to put up six in the second, and after Gunnis got two back in the third, tacked on another four in the fourth, bringing things to an early end.

With Dayne Heisler from R.K. Sunview Farms currently in action at the Saskatchewan Winter Games, they opted to take a forfeit loss to KMS Construction (Ben Gamble, fifth seed) in their firstround match.

The top four teams all received byes through the first round but were in action in a pair of exhibition games.

BTN Accountants (Penny Barker, first seed) made a quick night of it against ProTec Studios (Tyler Krupski, second seed), building a 4-0 lead through the first three ends, and after Krupski got a pair back in the fourth, putting a four-spot up in the fifth to secure the win.

KalTire (Dustin Woloschuk, fourth seed) got on a roll in the middle ends against Matt Froehlich (third seed) and would go on to a 7-3 win. Trailing 3-1, Woloschuk scored three in the fourth, stole one in the fifth and another two in the sixth for the four-point victory.

The quarter-finals are now set for Wednesday, Mar. 1 at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre, with BTN Accountants facing Pups Parlour, KMS Construction against KalTire, Froehlich taking on John’s Music and Montgomery facing ProTec Studios.

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Briercrest Clippers win ACAC men’s volleyball championship

Clippers defeat Red Deer in gold medal final, advance to CCAA championship in Toronto

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Over the years, the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference volleyball championships have often come down to which team was at the top of their game at the right time of the season.

Most of the time, that translates into a team with a first-place regular season record coming away with the overall win, as expected.

But every once in a while, someone gets hot at just the right time and pulls off a string of upsets on their way to a storybook title run.

The Briecrest College Clippers were that team this past weekend in the ACAC men’s volleyball championship tournament in Fort McMurray.

Entering the event as the fourth seed in the South after putting together a 10-9 regular season record, the Clippers defeated the top team in the North Division, the third-seed in the North Division and the team with the best regular season record in the ACAC on their way to their first championship since 2010.

“We’re very thankful for the group of guys that we have on the team, we obviously have talented guys in each position and we talked all year about learning whether we’re winning or losing and trying to peak at the right time,” Clippers head coach Nigel Mullan said as the team made the 10-hour journey home. “Coming into the playoff run, we just felt like there was something that was starting to click a little bit where we were starting to understand what we were trying to do and what we can do as a team. We knew our strengths and what we needed to really fo-

cus on and it was just exciting to see it all come together in a crazy, crazy run.”

The Clippers went into the event knowing they were going to be in for some tough competition, but there was a caveat -- they had close matches during the regular season with the majority of the teams they’d face, and that was one factor that played into their confidence despite their pre-championship position.

Add that to the knowledge they weren’t expected to do all that much as the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, and all of a sudden all the pressure was off.

“You could see that it was going to be a real battle for anyone to pull it off, and for us to go in and understand that the pressure is on the higher seeds, that we just get to go and play and enjoy the moment, that was important for us,” Mullan said,

“Then we talked about whoever sinks

into the moment the quickest could really, really push and create some pressure. And I thought that guys did a really good job of just preparing mentally and emotionally and being grounded with our preparation and performing at a really good level.”

That all led to Thursday night and a massive upset right off the hop as the Clippers defeated the 15-4 South Division top seed The King’s University in an absolute barnburner 25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 18-16.

“We knew that Kings was going to be tough, they had some really good veteran players on that team and it was going to be no easy test for us,” Mullan said. “The number one seed carries weight to it and we thought if we could do a couple things at a high level it would give us an opportunity to push whoever we were playing.”

Things weren’t as close in the semifi-

nal against the 12-7 NAIT Ooks on Friday night, as the Clippers rolled to a 25-18, 2125, 25-17, 25-15 victory to book their spot in the final.

There, they’d run into a juggernaut in the perennial ACAC title-contending Red Deer Kings, who had a 17-2 regular season record, best in the ACAC.

What transpired would be a match for the ages, even if it only ended up going to four games -- Briercrest would take a 3129, 32-30, 18-25, 25-23 victory to return to the Canadian Colleges Athletic Conference championship.

“We just really wanted to make sure that we were taking care of our side,” Mullan said. “That might be kind of a cliche, but we just really tried to work into that by being prepared, spending that time just understanding what makes us different and the skill set that we have.”

The Clippers will now turn their focus to facing the best teams in Canada when they travel to Toronto’s Humber College for the CCAA national tournament beginning Mar. 8.

“Right now the guys are just taking a moment and letting what just happened sink in and as we start to process that, we can start looking forward to that next chapter,” Mullan said. “Going to nationals we’re going to try and have that same type of mindset where we’re going to do what we can to be at the highest level that we can. The next part is just making sure that we’re ready physically and recovered emotionally so we’re ready for another stiff test, whoever that might be.”

The Briercrest College Clippers won the ACAC men’s volleyball championship in Fort McMurray this past weekend.

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If you have travelled around you will have seen buildings in other communities that look just like the Moose Jaw City Hall. There is one in Regina; one in Edmonton and one in Lethbridge. They were part of an “Urban Planner’s” shared vision.

Downtown Lethbridge and downtown Moose Jaw share similarities beyond having the same building. Both have wide streets and the back alleys are ‘utility corridors,’ meaning the power lines are out of sight.

The streets were really wide. I measured High Street West, past 2nd Avenue West. You could land a 747 on High St. West.

So was High Street West designed for a Boeing 747?

Not really, but High Street and Main Street were designed to make the downtown easily accessible for services, such as fire vehicles and fire prevention. As automobiles became common, wide Main Street and High Street made Angle Parking possible. Compared to parallel park-

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By Richard Dowson

ing, angle parking allows twice as many vehicles to park on Main Street and High Street.

I have no idea who came up with the idea, but someone in City Hall must have said, “Change is good. Let’s make the city beautiful during our short Saskatchewan summer by putting a median down the center of Main Street and planting flowers.”

A median and angle parking didn’t work, so parking was changed to parallel parking, reducing downtown parking by 50%. But hey, it does look beautiful in the short summer, even if parking was reduced and snow removal is a pain.

What started out as having a wide Main Street was changed.

Since a median worked on Main Street, they also did it to the first block of High Street West and also introduced parallel parking.

In the midst of fervent planning, an anonymous voice must have said, “Let’s do parallel parking on High Street West all the way to 9th West!” A cheer would have gone up! The decision was made. Even though High Street West could be used for angle parking, it was changed to parallel parking because change was fun and exciting.

I think there was one hold out. He or she hid the City Map for High Street East. Nobody thought to check. It was overlooked. Thanks to that mysterious person in the plan-

ning department, angle parking continues to this day in the first block of High East – but not the remainder.

Is Change Always Good?

The City is stuck with Main Street. No councillor will vote to remove the flowers. But when I suggested High Street West beyond 2nd Avenue be converted back to the original angle parking to double the parking, folks wanted an assessment – of me.

After all, it would be going back in time to the original, notorious design of the City of Moose Jaw, and who wanted that?

Angle Parking on High Street West starting at 2nd Avenue and going west would double parking for the Events Centre.

Old ideas, and occasionally old people, make sense.

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NAFR branch 23 ( Nat. Association of Federal Retirees) Recruitment Drive & Roast Beef Dinner with desert & B.B.B. guest speaker will be March 15 ( Wed) at 510 Main St. N. Moose Jaw in the Tim Eaton’s Hall. Better Business Bureau Speaker topic: Scams. Cost $10.00/member and/or guest. Pre-Registration:REQUIRED BY MARCH 9,( Thurs.) 2023 by calling 306-693-0717 Or emailing nafrmj23@outlook. com . Registration is limited to 1st 50 people. Doors open at 5pm-meal 5:30 pm..speaker at 6:30 followed by AGM afterwards.

Non members Welcome! Come and learn what N.A.F.R. is and about Scams and how to avoid them.

Minto United Church and Alliance Church 13-week Grief Recovery Support Groups in Moose Jaw – in person or online - using the GriefShare program which can be viewed at GriefShare.org. Leone Townend has been leading the Grief support ministry at Minto United for several years/Ralph Magnus recently moved to Moose Jaw and brings to the Alliance Church his experience of leading a Griefshare ministry from the Edmonton area. Anyone is welcome from any faith background as well as those who have no religious affiliation. GriefShare provides three opportunities for participants; 1. video teaching by pastors and counsellors, 2. a weekly group discussion and 3. individual workbooks with self reflection exercises for participants to complete during between meetings. Anyone continuing to struggle with grief weeks, months or even years after the death of a significant loved one could benefit from participating in a GriefShare group. Please contact either or both for more information. Minto United Church Online group beginning Monday Feb. 20 at 7:00 pmLeone Townend, Co-ordinator @ 306-631-9044 or Moose Jaw Alliance Church (MJAC) In-person group meetings at MJAC- Ralph Magnus, GriefShare coordinator @ 780-4566487 (cell). Meetings have already started and are 13-week groups, but new participants are welcome to join at any time.

World Day of Prayer (WDP)

– “I Have Heard About Your Faith” - will be hosted at Minto United Church on Friday, March 3rd at 2pm. The Women of Taiwan have put together the theme this year. A coffee hour will be hosted to follow the service. Everyone is invited. Elevator access is available – 1036 – 7th Ave. NW. Offerings during WDP will help transform prayer in action in the form of project grants in Canada for women and children and throughout the world.

Mulberry Estates Hosting

Learn to Paint Afternoon on March 9th at 2pm. Beginners welcome! Call Tricia @ 306.684.0202 to reserve your spot today!! Limited space available.

“Evening Around the World” International Dinner and Celebration Fundraiser will take place on March 10th to Savour diversity through experiencing cuisine and entertainment from across the globe; This event in support of the needs of and programming for Newcomers to Canada, and is coordinated by The Moose Jaw Multicultural

Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw

Council in partnership with the Moose Jaw and Wakamow Rotary Clubs. Tickets can be purchased in-person at the Moose Jaw Event Centre Box Office – 110 1st Ave NW) - only 175 tickets available.

Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Branch Next Luncheon Dates: Wed. March 15/23, and Wed. May 17/23

Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame (Battleford) deadline for submitting nominations is March 15, 2023. Please contact our office by email saskbaseballmuseum@sasktel.net or call 306-446-1983 for further information.”

Moose Jaw Wildlife Federation’s Annual Fish Fry will be held on Friday, March 17th and Saturday, March 18th, 2023 at 1396 -3rd Ave N.E., Moose Jaw. Two sittings each day –5:00 p.m and 7:00 p.m. Tickets $30.00 each. Take-out meals are available. For more information or tickets please call: Doreen (306)692-4148 or Sandra (306)692-8848.

The Knights of Columbus Father Gilpin Council 9760 Ham and Turkey Bingo on Sunday March 19. There will be a lunch counter available. Doors open at 6:00 P.M. Games start at 7:00 P.M. It is located at the Church of Our Lady Community Center 566 Vaughan St.

Mulberry Estates Hosting a Basketball and Bites event on March 23rd at 2pm. Come enjoy some fun and rebound with snacks and refreshments. Call Tricia @ 306.684.0202 to reserve your spot today.

Lawn Bowls at Yara Centre for the winter. Lawn Bowling is an activity for everyone from age 5 to 105. It has fiercely competitive elements for the competitive athlete, yet is an inclusive activity for the strictly recreation players. It has been described as a cross between curling and billiards. Admission to Yara centre & no outdoor footwear are the only requirements. Join in Monday night@7:00, Tues am@9:30, Wed. & Thurs @1:30. For more info call or text 306 690 8739. Drop in EVERYONE WELCOME. www.moosejawlawnbowling.com

Nar-Anon Meetings every Monday 7—8pm (Moose Jaw

Nar-Anon Family Group) is a twelve-step program for relatives and friends affected by someone else’s drug use and is in-person at Moose Jaw Alliance Church, 14 Neslia Place. Come in Main Doors – Meeting in Rm 103. You Are Not Alone! Your anonymity and what you say at meetings will be carefully guarded.

Toastmasters clubs utilize communication skill components to create the smorgasbord of benefits Toastmasters have potential to provide.

Big Country Toastmasters club meets on Wednesdays at 7pm. Regular training opportunities have resumed with in-person @ saskpolytech in addition to virtual experience.

For more information text 306-690-8739 or email officers-3418@toastmastersclubs. org

TAP Toastmasters (TAP) meet every Tuesday at 7 pm. Email cathymorrell@gmail.com

Moose Jaw Prairie Hearts Quilters Next Meeting March 02 & 16/April 06 & 20/May 04 & 18 (last mtg until Sept) in the Masonic Temple at 1775 Main Street North. Membership Fee is $50 per year. For more infor-

mation write Moose Jaw Prairie Hearts Quilters’ Guild Inc., Box 484, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4P1 or email prairieheartsquilters@yahoo.ca Church of Our Lady Bingo tales place at the Church of Our Lady Community Centre, 566 Vaughan Street on Tuesday evenings. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Bingo begins at 7:00 p.m.

Timothy Eaton Gardens Fundraiser for the Moose Jaw and District Senior Citizens’ Association with Roast Beef Banquet featuring Tina’s famous Yorkshire Puddings on Saturday, March 25. Doors open at 5 pm along with the bar. Viewing for the Auction and the Penny Parade will be between 5 and 6 pm with dinner at 6. The Auction will start at 7:30. Tickets are $25 and include a draw for the Door Prize. Also, if you have a New item that they would like to donate to our fundraising cause, please contact the administrator at 306 694-4223.

The Moose Jaw Stamp Club Meetings are the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6:30pm at the Lindale School staff room, 1322 11th Ave. NW (north entrance). Call 306-693-5705 for information.

Moose Jaw Camera ClubInterested photographers are welcome and invited to join and Be Focused With Us! For more information: Wanda - 306-6937440 or Len - 306-693-7685. themoosejawcameraclub.com

Line Dancing every Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at St. Andrews 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, Youth and Child Programming at Moose Jaw Public Library - IN PERSON & VIRTUAL PROGRAMS

Adult Programming IN PERSON PROGRAMS

Tech Time By appointment only. If you are having an issue with your device, a program, or an application, or if you are just wanting to learn more about them. When you book an appointment you will get personalized training and teaching. Bring your own device to learn on. To book an appointment call the Library at 306-692-2787. Night Stitchers Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00 pm in South Meeting Room.

Youth Programming IN PERSON & VIRTUAL PROGRAMS

New Adult Digital D&D Fridays at 4:00-6:00 pm. Meet online every Friday at 4:00 pm. New and seasoned players welcome. Registration required. For more information or to register, email youth@moosejawlibrary.ca. For ages 15-22

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Thursdays at 6:30-8:30 pm in MJPL Archives. For more information or to register, email youth@moosejawlibrary.ca. Location: For ages 12-16

Children’s Programming

Literacy Activity Calendars A Calendar Each Month! Inspire your child’s creativity and love for learning with monthly calendars full of activities, songs, games, crafts, and much more! There are two calendars to choose from. Early Literacy (for infants and pre-school children)

Children’s Literacy (for elementary-aged children

The Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 59 Moose Jaw, 268 High St W Moose Jaw; Contact: 306-692-5453. Facebook

@ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION-Branch 59 Moose Jaw.

Instagram: @Royalcanadianlegion59. SHA restrictions in effect at all Legion events.

Bingo every Monday evening in the Lounge. Play starts at 6pm, Paper goes on sale at 5pm. Playing ten regular games with 2 parts each and 3 extra games, all games are cash prizes. Please invite your friends for a fun night out.

Dart League every Thursday starting at 6pm. $25 to enter for the season. No membership required.

Cribbage every Tuesday at 1:30pm. Registration at 1pm. Cost $2 and please pre-register your team by calling 306.693.9688.

Drop-in Shuffleboard league every Friday at 7:00pm. Chase the Ace/Meat Draw every Saturday. To see the total check out Facebook page on Wednesday and Fridays for the upcoming Saturdays numbers. For current listing of events online visit: Monthly Calendar | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59- Moose Jaw (royalcanadianlegionbranch59moosejaw.ca)

Moose Jaw and District Seniors: For more information Call: 306-694-4223 or Email: mjsenior@shaw.ca

Fitness Level & Indoor Walking Track open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday’s 8am -4pm 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 on Thursday’s. Tuesday is pie day. Kitchen is open Monday to Friday. Everyone is welcomed. 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.

- Wednesday @ 6pm

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.

Scrabble – Monday’s at 1pm Line Dancing – Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.

Intro to Line Dancing – Wednesday’s @ 11am

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

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

Paper Tole – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

Quilting – Every Friday 9am to 4pm

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

Jam Sessions – Friday’s 9 a.m.

Texas Hold’em - Thursday @ 6:30pm

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre Weekly Activities Weekly Activities for JANUARY

Monday: 9:30 Pickleball/1:00

Floor Shuffleboard/7:00 Camera Club – only on the 1st Monday of each month – except this January it is on the 9th back to normal in February/7:00 Beginner Line Dance (except 1st Monday of the month) – except this January no line dance on January 9/23 back to normal in

February

Tuesday: 9:30 Jam Session/1:00 Pickleball / 7:00

Friendship Bridge / 7:00 Beginners Only – Pickleball

Wednesday: 8:30 TOPS/9:30 Pickleball/1:00 H&F Canasta/

1:00 Floor Shuffleboard/7:00

Lessons Only for Pickleball

Thursday: 10:00 Line

Dance/1:00 Pickleball

Friday: 10:00 Beginner Pickleball/1:00 Regular Pickleball

Moose Jaw ANAVETS: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans

Unit #252 – 279 High St. W, Moose Jaw. 306.692.4412 or anaf252@sasktel.net

Thursday at 1:30 pm Crib

Friday at 1:30 is Fun Shuffleboard

Friday Evening Fun Pool and Darts at 7pm

Saturday At 4:30 pm is our Meat Draw, 50/50, Gift Card Everyone is welcome to join the fun!

Saturday meat draw @ 4:30pm - 50/50, Gift Card Everyone is welcome to join the fun! For More Information on anything Happening at the ANAVETS #252 Call or Text 306-6815998 or 306-692-4412 email anaf252@sasktel.net

Everyone Including Non- Members are Welcome to all our events!!

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MONDAY EVENINGS: (to April, 2023): Drop in Cribbage – registration 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm –play starts at 7:00 pm. $2.00 per person – two person teams. Bring a partner or spare. Prizes depend on number of persons registered. Everyone Welcome.

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS: (to April 2023) - Drop in Darts –play starts at 7:00 pm – draw for partners. $2.00 per person, per night. Everyone Welcome

EVERY THURSDAY: Ladies Auxiliary “Meat Draw” – ticket sales start at 5:30 pm, draws start at 6:00 pm – Meat Draw, 50/50, “Chase the Ace”

EVERY SUNDAY: Aerie “Meat Draw” – ticket sales start at 2:30 pm – Meat Draw, 50/50, Mystery Draw, “Chase the Ace”

MONDAY THRU SATURDAY –DROP IN POOL – 1:00 pm to 1:30 start time. Singles and Doubles. Partners draw from those attending to play.

FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY –Aerie meeting – 11:30 am

FEBRUARY 18, 2023 – - 7:00 PM – Music Bingo – in the lounge – come on out and play and enjoy a few laughs.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023 - 8:00 PM - – Live - Music by Gary Kincaid and Bill Duncan – in the Eagles Club lounge –enjoy some great music and dance.

MARCH 4, 2023 - “DETOUR DUO” playing in Eagles Club Lounge from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm – come out and dance-enjoy some good music

MARCH 17, 2023 – 8:00 PM – –Live band – Too Easy Come out and dance away to great music

APRIL 14 & 15, 2023 – Live Band – Original Covers – playing in the lounge at 8:00 pm Come out and enjoy the music and dance.

APRIL 21 & 22, 2023 – Live Band – Brandon & Company – playing in the lounge at 8:00 pm Friday – Jam on Saturday at 4:pm to 6:00 pm – then again at 8:00 pm. Come out and enjoy some really great music and dance your socks off.

Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw. Please call for more information (306) 6935989.

You can read more about the upcoming sessions and how to sign up for the free Virtual Coffee Club talks at: https://wdm. ca/coffeeclub/

FLU & VACCINE CLINICS AT

Location: Moose Jaw Family Wellness Centre, 1000B Albert St. East, Moose Jaw, SK. Contact Phone: 1-833-727-5829. Website Link: 4flu.ca

DAVIS, ROY

It is with sadness the family of Roy Davis announce his passing on Monday, February 20, 2023. Roy was lovingly remembered as “Big Louie”. Louie was the #1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan. If you ever wanted a friend, Louie was the nicest guy you’d every want to meet. Big Louie was a social butterfly. In his younger years he sang karaoke at the Park Hotel and always sang “Peggy Sue”. He met with his old teammates at the Old Firehall; he met with friends at 6:00AM at McDonald’s for coffee; he met with Don and Frank at Starbucks midmorning; met with Greg at the Casino and so many other people wherever he went. Close friend Yogi was always there to lend a helping hand. When Big Louie moved from the Old Firehall to Providence Place he met with his buddy Freddy for popcorn or ice cream downstairs. He chatted with many, especially his homecare staff who he said were fantastic. Many thanks to Lynn for running errands for him. Roy worked for Westcan Bulk transport as a tire specialist. Roy is predeceased by his parents William and Lois. He will be sadly missed by his brother Gary (Linda) Davis; nieces Myrna (Ray), Alanna (Peter); great nephews Bailey, Xander, Logan, Kaden. There will be no services at Roy’s request. He will be laid to rest at Rosedale Cemetery to be close to his parents. In living memory of Roy, a memorial planting will be made by W.J. Jones & Son Ltd. Please sign the memorial register at website: www. jonesparkview.com (Obituaries). Dayna ChamberlainFuneral Director/Cerys Doan-Funeral Director Intern

MACDIARMID, DONNA LYNN

Donna “Lynn” Macdiarmid aged 76 years of Moose Jaw, SK, passed on Saturday, February 11th, 2023. A Celebration of Lynn’s Life will be held on Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in Zion United Church, 423 Main St N, Moose Jaw, SK with Pastor Tim Ellis officiating. Those not able to attend may view the service virtually by going to https://youtube.com/live/ de-9JlzwjHg. She will be reunited with her husband of 44 years, Doug; and brother, Conrad Jr. Lynn will be lovingly remembered by her sons: Sterling (Tahnie) and their children Tate and Tevi, and Aaron; brotherin-law, Barry (Patty); sister-in-law, Debbie (Calvin) Westgard, their children Ashley and her daughter, and Britney and her children; sister-in-law, Meryl, children Conrad and Kendra and her daughter Hailey; and sisterin-law, Katheryn Doherty-Walz and her children. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Lynn’s name may be made to Zion United Church, 423 Main St N, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 0W5. Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Michelle Ellis, Funeral Director 306-693-4550 www. moosejawfuneralhome.com

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We wish we could see you one more time, Come walking through the door… But we know that is impossible, We will hear your voice no more.

We know you can feel our tears And you don't want us to cry, Yet our heart is broken because We can't understand why someone So precious had to die.

We pray that God will give us strength And somehow get us through… As we struggle with the heartaches That came when We Lost You.

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Lovingly remembered, always missed The Florent Family

VAN KOUGHNETT, DEBBIE (nee Patterson)

Feb 24th, 1967 -

Feb 2nd, 2023

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Debbie, she passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family.

Debbie leaves behind Kelly who was her soulmate of 35 years, daughters Stephanie (Jack), Jenna, Cameron Ackland, Kyla (Ryan), Kiera and Jayda, Teichreb, mother Wendy Richards, sisters Denise, Robin, Joan, brother Brian. As well as many nieces & nephews Predeceased by her daughter Amanda and mother- in –law Louise.

In lieu of flowers please consider The Terry Fox Foundation in her memory.

A celebration of her Life will be held May 20th, 2023 from 1pm- 4pm at the Masonic Temple 1755 Main St N ,Moose Jaw.

An investigation is underway after emergency officials discovered two bodies inside a fire-ravaged home on the 200 block of Athabasca Street West.

The Moose Jaw and District Fire Department responded to a call about a house fire near the intersection of Athabasca Street West and Third Avenue Northwest at 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 23. Upon arrival, firefighters found the house engulfed in flames and worked to extinguish the blaze.

They remained on scene for more than 12 hours, spraying water on the site to cool any remaining hot spots. The department also cycled out crews regularly because of the extremely cold temperatures during the day.

After extinguishing the fire, the Moose Jaw Police Service, fire department and Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) examined the scene and located two deceased persons in the multi-unit dwelling.

The police service continues to work to identify the individuals and notify the next of kin, while emergency agencies have yet to determine the cause of the fire.

The Moose Jaw Police Service, fire department, SPSA and the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Office continue to investigate to determine the circumstances that led to the fire and subsequent deaths of the individuals.

The emergency agencies do not plan to provide further updates until the persons can be identified and the families notified.

If residents have any information about either this incident or the deceased occupants, they should call 306-694-7600 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Police, firefighters find two bodies in fire-ravaged house on Athabasca Street West

Jason G. Antonio -

Moose Jaw Express

The house/multi-unit apartment that the fire destroyed. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

Two fire trucks were required to extinguish a fire. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

Friday

8:00 p.m. FSR NASCAR

Craftsman Truck Series

Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200.

a BASEBALL

Tuesday

10:00 p.m. NET 2023

World Baseball Classic Netherlands vs Cuba.

Wednesday

10:00 p.m. NET 2023 World Baseball Classic Netherlands vs Panama.

Thursday

6:30 p.m. TSN NBA Basketball 76ers at Mavericks.

Friday

9:30 p.m. TSN NBA Basketball Timberwolves at Lakers.

Saturday 7:30 p.m. WXYZ NBA Basketball 76ers at Bucks.

Sunday 4:00 p.m. TSN NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Lakers.

Monday 9:30 p.m. TSN NBA Basketball Raptors at Nuggets.

k HOCKEY

Thursday

8:00 p.m. NET NHL Hockey Maple Leafs at Flames.

Friday 8:00 p.m. NET NHL Hockey Jets at Oilers.

Saturday

6:00 p.m. CBKT NHL Hockey Oilers at Jets. CTYS NHL Hockey Blue Jackets at Senators.

NET NHL Hockey Maple Leafs at Canucks.

9:00 p.m. CBKT NET NHL Hockey Wild at Flames.

Sunday

5:00 p.m. NET NHL Hockey Red Wings at Flyers.

8:00 p.m. NET NHL Hockey Kraken at Avalanche.

Monday

6:30 p.m. NET NHL Hockey Oilers at Sabres.

9:00 p.m. NET NHL Hockey Flames at Stars.

10:30 p.m. NET NHL Hockey Capitals at Kings.

Tuesday

7:00 p.m. NET NHL Hockey Flames at Wild.

Wednesday

6:30 p.m. NET NHL Hockey Wild at Jets.

f SOCCER

Saturday

9:30 p.m. TSN MLS Soccer Whitecaps FC at Earthquakes.

MOVIES SPORTS SPECIALS

NHL Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames. (N) Sportsnet

25 EDACC Primetime How/Made Big Bang etalk (N) Rookie Blue Next Level Chef (N)

26 W Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Will & Grace Will & Grace Fire Country

29 ENCAV2 ››› “The Iron Giant” (1999) “Wallace & Gromit” Nurse Jack Nurse Jack

33 CMT Cheers Cheers Raymond Raymond The Office The Office Frasier Frasier

35 TLC My 600-Lb. Life With bonus scenes. (N) 1000-Lb. Best Friends (N) My 600-Lb. Life

38 DISC BattleBots End Game and HyperShock. (N) Lego Masters Australia BattleBots

41 COM Big Bang Big Bang Sheldon ’Til Death Friends Friends Friends Friends

42 TCM ››› “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) Patricia Neal (:15) ››› “Wuthering Heights” (1939, Romance)

47 AMC ›› “Hitman” (2007, Action) Timothy Olyphant. › “Hitman: Agent 47” (2015, Action) Rupert Friend.

48 FSR FIM Sidecar MSVR Focus Cup Racing MSVR Focus Cup Racing MSVR Focus Cup Racing MSVR

55 CRV1 (6:30) “Final Account” (:10) ›› “Cry Macho” (2021) Clint Eastwood. Pretty Little Liars: Original

56 CRV2 (6:35) I Am Burt Reynolds (:10) ›› “The Marksman” (2021) Liam Neeson. Drag Race Belgique (N)

57 CRV3 (6:30) ›› “DC League of Super-Pets” Doyle (:10) Friday Night Lights Bosch “Raise the Dead”

58 HBO “Arthur Miller: Writer” (:15) “Say Hey, Willie Mays!” (2022) Willie Mays. When It Was a Game III

“Tombstone” (1993, Western) Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn. “For a Few Dollars More”

48 FSR (6:00) DRL Drone Racing DRL Drone Racing Level 8. Motorcycle Race

55 CRV1 Curious ›› “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” (2022) “The Truffle Hunters”

56 CRV2 (:10) “Unpregnant” (2020) Haley Lu Richardson. ››› “No Sudden Move” (2021) Don Cheadle. 57

National (N)

WWJ S.W.A.T. (N) Fire Country (N) Blue Bloods (N) News Late-Colbert

WXYZ Shark Tank (N) (:01) 20/20 News J. Kimmel

CTYS Lopez vs Grand Crew Dateline NBC (N) Shadow of... Shadow of...

TSN (6:00) 2023 Tim Hortons Brier Curling Draw 1. (N) SC (N) NBA Basketball

NET Poker Blue Jays NHL Hockey Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers. (N) Sportsnet

EDACC Primetime How/Made Big Bang etalk (N) ›› “The Wedding Ringer” (2015) Kevin Hart.

26 W Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Will & Grace Will & Grace “The Love Club: Tara”

29 ENCAV2 Boxtrolls (:20) ››› “Superman Returns” (2006) Brandon Routh.

››› “8 Mile” (2002)

33 CMT Cheers Cheers Raymond Raymond The Office The Office Frasier Frasier

35 TLC 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way With bonus scenes. 90 Day Darcey & Stacey 90 Day

38 DISC Street Outlaws Nova launches the first Street Wars. Diesel Brothers (N) Diesel Brothers (N)

41 COM Big Bang Big Bang Sheldon ’Til Death Wipeout Goldbergs Sheldon

42 TCM ›››› “Double Indemnity” (1944, Crime Drama) ››› “Mildred Pierce” (1945) Joan Crawford.

47 AMC ››› “Star Trek Beyond” (2016) Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto. (:45) ››› “Space Cowboys” (2000)

48 FSR NASCAR RaceDay NASCAR Truck Series NASCAR Race Hub

55 CRV1 (6:15) “Light of My Life” (2019, Drama) (:20) ››› “Belfast” (2021, Drama) “Stay the Night” (2022)

56 CRV2 “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” Gordita Gordita RuPaul’s Drag Race (N)

57 CRV3 (6:15) ›› “Police Story 2” (1988) Doyle (:10) Friday Night Lights Bosch “Tunnel Vision”

58 HBO “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010) Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon. (:20) ››› “Mary and Martha” (2013)

SATURDAY EVENING 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30

3 CBKFT En direct de l’univers (N) Hôtel Portofino (N) Le porteur (N) Téléjournal Humanité

5 CFRE New Reality Border Family Law Nurses “Lifeboat” News SNL

6 CKCK W5 “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On” (2022) A Cut Above

7 WEATH Nature Candid Heading Out Candid Heading Out Candid Heading Out Candid

8 WDIV The Wall Weakest Link Saturday Night Live News SNL

9 CBKT (6:00) NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets. NHL Hockey Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames. (N)

11 WWJ To Be Announced 48 Hours 48 Hours SEAL Team

12 WXYZ NBA NBA Basketball Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee Bucks. (N) News The Rookie

13 CTYS NHL Hockey: Blue Jackets at Senators Hudson & Rex Paramedics: Paramedics:

19 TSN (6:00) 2023 Tim Hortons Brier Curling Draw 3. (N) SportsCent. MLS Soccer: Whitecaps at Earthquakes

20 NET NHL Hockey: Maple Leafs at Canucks

NHL Hockey Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames. (N)

25 EDACC Corner Gas Vintage The Mightiest Highway Thru Hell Fear Thy Neighbor

26 W “Sweeter Than” “A Dash of Love” (2017) Jen Lilley, Brendan Penny. “10 Truths About Love”

29 ENCAV2 (6:50) ››› “The Neverending Story” (:25) “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” ››› “42” (2013)

33 CMT Cheers Cheers Cheers Cheers Neighbor Neighbor Neighbor Neighbor

35 TLC Say Yes to the Dress 90 Day: Other 90 Day: Other 90 Day: Other

38 DISC To Be Announced BattleBots The final Sin City Slugfest blasts off.

41 COM Big Bang Big Bang Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends

42 TCM ›››› “Tom Jones: Director’s Cut” (1963) (:15) ››› “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”

47 AMC ››› “Cujo” (1983) Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro. ››› “Under Siege” (1992, Action) Steven Seagal.

48 FSR Motorcycle Motorcycle Race Motorcycle Race NASCAR Cup Series

CRV2

(:10)

“The Boss Baby: Family Business” (2021) ››› “Barbarian”

“Chungking Express” (1994) Brigitte Lin. “Stay the Night” (2022) Andrea Bang. The Humans

“The Secret Garden”

to Amish (N) Extreme Sisters

38 DISC Gold Rush Gold Rush (N) Gold Rush (N) Homestead Rescue

41 COM Big Bang Big Bang Sheldon ’Til Death Bob Heart Bob Heart Bob Heart Bob Heart

42 TCM ›››› “A Man for All Seasons” (1966) (:15) ›››› “Julius Caesar” (1953) Marlon Brando.

47 AMC ››› “The Fugitive” (1993, Action) Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones. That Dirty Black Bag (N)

48 FSR TCR UK National Legend Cars All Wheel NASCAR Truck Series

55 CRV1 (6:10) ›› “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (:25) “Stay the Night” (2022, Romance) ››› “Barbarian”

56 CRV2 (6:50) ›› “Black Adam” (2022) Dwayne Johnson. “Kimi” (2022, Suspense) Zoë Kravitz. (:35) Wolf

57 CRV3 Chungkng (:20) Women Who Rock Doyle (:10) Friday Night Lights Bosch

58 HBO (6:40) Icahn: The Restless Billionaire (:25) ››› “Mary and Martha” (2013) (:05) Pelosi in the House

3 CBKFT Stat (N) L’épicerie Les enfants de la télé (N) Sans rendez Les mecs Le téléjournal (N)

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Mass

Ray asked a while ago that I research the word Mass as to why that term is used for a church service in many forms of Western Christianity, most commonly in Roman Catholic circles. Since we are now in the Christian season of Lent, that time focused on spiritual reflection and analysis, it seems appropriate to discover why that term is used.

The most common rationale for using Mass as synonym for the main Eucharistic liturgical service comes from the ancient concluding words addressed to the people before they leave the church building after the church service. “Ite, missa est” is the traditional Latin phrase announced by the priest or deacon at the end of the service. A literal rendering of the phrase would be, “Go, it is the dismissal.” The Latin word missa was adopted into Old English as maesse, meaning a sending. The people, gathered as the church, are sent back into their daily lives to bear the fruit of what they had received in the service. Since missa was used as a term of the church service since the 6th century, Mass became associated in the same way in English. The point of using the term Mass implies that the church service is not just an individualistic spiritual event, but God’s gifts are received to be shared with the world. A connection developed between the meaning of dismissal and the deeper meaning of mission. So today the term Mass is used as the most common term for Roman Catholics to indicate their Eucharistic gathering.

However, there are other fanciful etymological explanations for the development of the term Mass. In the 16th century it was proposed that a Latinization of the Hebrew matzah, meaning unleavened bread, became

Mass to describe the ritual action of eating unleavened bread in the church service as the main activity of the gathering. The Germanic term mese, meaning assembly, morphed into Mass to indicate the prime gathering of Christians. A 16th century writing, Of the Divine Offices, indicated that the word implies an action that sends people towards God. Thus, Mass is the ritual that provides the encounter between God and people.

At the time of the Reformation Martin Luther continued to utilize the term Mass for the church service. In 1523 he published a revised Formula Missae, Form of the Mass, and in 1526 developed a Deutsche Messe, German Mass. The theological documents of the Lutheran Church state, “Falsely are our churches accused of abolishing the Mass; for the Mass is retained among us and celebrated with the highest reverence. We do not abolish the Mass but religiously keep and defend it. ...We keep the traditional liturgical form. ...In our churches Mass is celebrated every Sunday and on other holy days, when the sacrament is offered to those who wish for it after they have been examined and absolved.” (Article XXIV of The Augsburg Confession, 1530)

Today, most Christian denominations use the terms worship service, church service, service, or Divine Service rather than the word Mass. The Eastern Church uses other terms such as Divine Liturgy or Holy Qurbana (Holy Offering).

Mass is also used for a musical setting of the ordinary parts of a church service, such as Bach’s Mass in B Minor. The ordinary sections of the service are those that do not vary from day to day but remain the same whatever the theme of the Sunday or Day.

As with many English terms, a word becomes synonymous with the action performed regardless of the actual meaning of the word, which is often forgotten by most people. Thus, Mass is used as a shortened form of describing the weekly gathering of Christians around God’s Word and the Holy Sacrament.

Columnist John Kreutzwieser loves to research words and writes this weekly Word Wisdom column for Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com. He has an interest in the usage, origin, and relevance of words for society today. Greek and Latin form the basis of many words, with ancient Hebrew shedding light on word usage.

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

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

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.

Beautiful weather, huge crowds, tons of fun:

Winterfest a massive success

Wakamow Valley event makes return after three year hiatus to impressive community support

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Wakamow Valley general manager Donna MacQuarrie-Bye found herself with a bit of a problem during Winterfest in Kiwanis River Park on Sunday afternoon.

Organizers just couldn’t keep enough hot dogs in stock, which meant MacQuarrie-Bye had to make not just one but two trips to replenish what they had on hand throughout the day.

Normally, a couple of packages would have been enough to get through things -but when close to a thousand people show up for an event that has traditionally attracted a few dozen, well, all sorts of logistics go out the window.

To say the least, the return of Winterfest was an overwhelming success, as folks of all ages descended on Wakamow Valley to enjoy the beautiful late-winter day while taking part in all sorts of activities on site.

“When mother nature cooperates with you, this is what happens, we’ve had an excellent, excellent turnout,” MacQuarrie-Bye said during a brief break from overseeing the event. “I wouldn’t even be able to guess how many people came out today, but it’s great to see the community out here and sharing in Winterfest.”

As is always the case with Winterfest, the weather played a huge part in its

success. Past events have been met with bitterly cold temperatures that kept crowds home or unseasonably warm weather that turned things into a mucky mess. But with temperatures in the minus-9 C range, brilliant sunshine and almost no wind, folks were more than happy to head on down to the Valley for some fun.

It certainly didn’t hurt that there were plenty of things to do, from skating on the Wakamow Oval to trekking around on snowshoes, enjoying some fire-roasted marshmallows and the aforementioned hot dogs, trying out disc golf and, most popular of all, wagon rides with the Prairie Percherons.

A major part of Winterfest is just get-

ting folks to come down the Wakamow Valley and see what there is to offer, something was successful, to say the least.

“The thing with COVID is it really helped with people coming to the park and using the park more, and it’s nice to see that’s continuing on,” MacQuarrie-Bye said. “It’s great to see that it’s still being utilized to this extent.”

Of course, Winterfest wouldn’t be what it is if there were all sorts of costs to the public. But with Maple Leaf Bakery donating donuts, the Co-Op handing off a gift card for food purchases and support from the City of Moose Jaw and Sask Lotteries, everything was either extremely cheap or completely free.

“This isn’t intended to make any money, but if we do, it’s a bonus for the park,” MacQuarrie-Bye said. “We just want to get the public out and the community out during a beautiful day in the winter.”

With the incredible success Sunday, thoughts are already turning to Winterfest 2024, with one plan already in place.

“We’ll buy more hot dogs well in advance next time,” MacQuarrie-Bye said with a laugh.

For more on Wakamow Valley and what they have to offer outside of Winterfest, be sure to visit www.wakamow.ca.

The giant checkers game was a popular stop throughout the day.

Wouldn’t be Winterfest without some marshmallow roasting. The Wakamow Valley skating oval was plenty busy with skaters of all ages.

Even the jungle gym in Kiwanis River Park was a busy stop during Winterfest

The line-up for the Prairie Percherons wagon ride stretched from the parking lot to the oval throughout the afternoon.

Visitors young and old couldn’t resist paying a visit and offering a pet to the Prairie Percherons.

The Wakamow Valley skating oval was plenty busy with skaters of all ages.

Youngsters get a hand putting on a pair of snowshoes before heading out for a trek.

The mini sliding hill offered entertainment for both the little ones and their

Vistors young and old couldn’t resist paying a visit and offering a pet to the Prairie Percherons.

Visitors young and old couldn’t resist paying a visit and offering a pet to the Prairie Percherons.