Moose Jaw Express March 15th, 2023

ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, OLD CAR PARTS ON THE TABLE AT SHOW THIS WEEKEND

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After a four-year absence, the annual antiques, collectibles and used vehicle parts show has returned to Moose Jaw.

“It’s sure nice to see it back,” said Garry Davis, spokesman for the event run by the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum.

“We had one ready to go in 2019 and then a week before we had to cancel it’’ because of the sudden pandemic lockdown.

The show and sale at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Convention Centre covers a wide range of items that people might want to see or buy.

“We have 160 tables. We’re a few short” of what was a sellout.

New vendors to the show include coin dealers and toy sales.

“We have one fellow from Gravelbourg who re-purposes furniture. He takes old pieces and uses them to make stuff. That’s interesting.” Other tables range from hardware, car parts, old machinery manuals, to long play 33 RPM vinyl records, books housewares, advertising signs, Dinky toys, cast iron toys and Meccano.

Two women from the Radville area who alway have tables of their collections will be back along with other new vendors.

“Come on out and enjoy he show,” he invited. A new feature this year is a 50-50 draw and sale of out-of-print cookbooks from the 1970s.

The show has attracted about 1,500 people in past years over two days, running from noon to 8 p.m. Friday, March 17 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 18.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Homestand ’23 to feature Corb Lund, Mike Plume, Lindi Ortega, Jordyn Pollard

James Murdock of River Street Promotions announced the artist lineup and major participating sponsors for this year’s Homestand ’23 concert on March 10 during a gathering at the recently opened Luby Bower Distillery.

The concert is to take place once again in Moose Jaw’s Ross Wells Ball Park on Saturday, Sep. 9.

Funds raised will be divided betweennance of Ross Wells Park, and the River Street Promotions (RSP) fund, which is held by Moose Jaw’s local school divi-ness across southern Saskatchewan.

“River Street Promotions is thrilled to announce that headlining Homestand ’23 is Juno- and CCMA-award winning artist Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans,” Murdock said. “Also on the bill is an artist that we actually asked to play Homestand

nally said yes for year three. This artist is

“There is more, though! Rocking the ballpark on September 9 … performing full band … is the great Mike Plume. Anders break Winnipeg’s hearts in the Banjo own rising country star Jordyn Pollard.”

RSP was represented at the announcement by Jared Mathieson, James Murdock, and Shea Jameson. RSP members Andy Hamilton and Joel Stewart were unable to attend.

RSP is also assisted by a Homestand committee consisting of Mark Novecosky, Chris Olfert, Jamey Logan, Laurie Kosior, Jocelyn Froehlich, Lyndsay Hanson, Curtis O’Reilly, Kenric Phillips, John Iatridis,

Derek Duzan, and Brett Williams. Amanda Olson, Superintendent of Learning for Prairie South School Division, and Brad Moser, Co-ordinator of HR and Learning at Holy Trinity Catholic School Division, represented Moose Jaw and surrounding area’s school divisions.

Major Sponsors are K+S and Great Plains Power Station

K+S Potash and the Great Plains Power Station worksite. K+S has been a partner with Homestand from the beginning, and the Great Plains Power Station site is a group of contractors and subcontractors led by Burns & McDonnell that have united over the past few years to lend major support to local charitable causes in Moose Jaw.

Chelsea Iatridis represented KS Potash Canada (KSPC) at the event. Paige

Gignac, Community Investment Specialist with K+S, provided the following statement for the media:

“KSPC is committed to giving young people access to more that matters by supporting programs that support their health and wellbeing. With our outstanding partners, our Youth + Us program allows young people to celebrate diversity, discover what drives them, and develop essential life skills to help them grow mentally, physically, and emotionally. We are proud to be the title sponsor for Homestand 2023, supporting youth mental health initiatives in Moose Jaw. It is essential for KSPC to give back to the communities where our employees live and work and we look forward to this year’s event.”

“Since day one, we’ve been doing charity events, and actually this June will be our third annual Burns and McDonnell

golf tournament,” said Josh Hauser, project manager at the Great Plains Power Station site. “All the proceeds from that are going to Homestand ’23. So, it’s not just Burns & McDonnell, it’s us, SaskPower, and all of our local vendors and subcontractors, of which we’ve had over 100.”

Burns & McDonnell’s last charity golf tournament raised $26,000 for Hunger in Moose Jaw.

Prairie South and Holy Trinity

Olson told MooseJawToday.com at the announcement that RSP’s events raise awareness of and remind people that mental health wellness is just as important as physical wellness.

“They get people talking openly about mental health and this is helping break down the stigma that can sometimes be associated with this particular topic,” she said. “We use the RSP fund to support both division and individual schooltal health wellness awareness, that equip children and youth with mental health wellness strategies and tools, that provide students with opportunities to better their own mental health wellness and the mental health wellness of others.”

“The community of Moose Jaw is so generous, and the businesspeople of Moose Jaw that give their time to do these types of things are absolutely amazing, because they’re seeing what our kids need,” Moser commented.

“Mental health issues have been around forever, but we certainly are seeing more since the pandemic. This large blanket of support now available for our kids is so helpful, and for some families that need it the most and maybe don’t have access, now we’re able to provide some access through our schools.”

Preliminary snow melt report predicts surface water supply issues in 2023

The Water Security Agency is preparing its initial Spring Runoff Report for later in March, but has released a preliminary report predicting that a slow melt rate and dry conditions at freeze-up will result in surface water issues later in the year.

The information is based on surveyed conditions current to Feb. 1, 2023. With a potential further 10 weeks of winter, there is potential for changes to the spring runoff outlook.

Runoff potential is determined based on several factors, including conditions at freeze-up, snowfall amounts received throughout the year, and further expected precipitation between now and the spring melt.

Most of southern Saskatchewan has below-normal to near-normal snowmelt runoff potential.

In the Maple Creek area, runoff is expected to be well below normal because of mid-winter melts that have depleted the snowpack.

South of Cypress Hills and in the southeast, near-normal runoff should be expected.

Central areas of the province and the northwest should also expect near-normal snowmelt runoff.

In far northeast areas, below normal snowpack amounts are expected to result in lower-than-normal runoff.

Most of southern Saskatchewan has a below-normal to near-normal snowpack, but areas west of Outlook and Swift Current were experiencing dry conditions at freeze-up which are expected to reduce runoff yields. This could result in surface water shortages later in the year.

the spring will likely result in the bulk of the snowpack melt going to recharge the soil column rather than surface water reserves.

surface or subsurface water needs.

melt, southwestern Sask. is likely to experience surface water shortages in 2023. Learn more about the WSA at their website at www.wsask.ca.

Banks of the South Saskatchewan River in early spring (Brian Kennedy/Moment/Getty Images)

Representatives of the major sponsors and of the local school divisions gather at Luby Bower Distillery for the announcement: (l-r) Amanda Olson, superintendent of learning for PSSD; Chelsea Iatridis with K+S Potash; Josh Hauser, Burns & McDonnell’s project manager for the Great Plains Power Station; and Brad Moser, co-ordinator of HR and Learning for HTCSD (photo by Gordon Edgar)

The unexpected retirement announcement by Lumsden-Morse MLA Lyle Stewart has Moose Jaw’s two provincial politi-

Stewart announced on March 6,-tunately, my condition has worsened in recent weeks to the point that I can no lonStewart said in a news release that the Sasan honour to work with the two best and

Lyle Stewart served in provincial politics the Thunder Creek constituency and later the Lumsden-Morse riding. File photo

Tim McLeod, Jaw-North, told the Express it was “an incredible with Stewart, who was instrumentalernment and was his constituents and Saskatche-

“I’ve been incredibly blessed to work with

Moose Jaw and am very sorry to see him

Stewart mentored McLeod in many

The mentor-mentee travelled several

tician picked his mentor’s brain about varOne memory that has stuck with Lawrence about Stewart is the latter’s commit-

Thunder Creek Constituency, while he has-

he intended to complete the term, but his

explained that that document sets out the

McLeod has served more than two

was humbled and honoured to work with

MLAs to become close and consider each

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McLeod is currently the provincial

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out the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee

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MOOSE JAW “CHAMP” HITS THE ICE

THANKS TO THE WAR AMPS

Submitted by Nikki Donison

Jason G. Antonio Saddman Zaman

Gordon Edgar Randy Palmer

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.”

- Irish Blessing

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Being an amputee is not a barrier to living a full and active life. With the help ofputees like Jagger Donison, 5, of Moose Jaw, can take part in their favourite activities.

Jagger was born a left arm amputee, and as a member of The War Amps -

where “Champs” and their parents learning with teasing and bullying, and parenting a child amputee.

hockey device makes him feel special,

on the ice and keep up with his friends. ”Jagger understands that being an amputee can’t stop him doing anything he sets his mind to,” says Nikki, Jagger’s mom.

The Association encourages Champs to develop a positive attitude towards their amputation and try whatever activity they set their mind to. “Jagger’s determination and zest for life is an inspiration to all,” said Danita Program. “Thanks to the public’s support of The War Amps Key Tag Service, we are able to help young amputees reach their goals.”

The War Amps receives no government grants; its programs are made possible through public support of the Key Tag and Address Label Service.

eryone will be donning the ‘lucky’ green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, with some individuals even tinting their tongue, throat and esophagus green after drinking a number of green-dyed beer.

Joan Ritchie EDITOR

“That don’t impress me much,” as Shania Twain would say.

body the same colour, as well?

Many individuals don’t know much about what

ulars.

year on March 17th folks around the world celebrate

CE; the day was originally designated a religious celebration but by the 1700s the holiday took a festive turn and was transformed into a secular event that includes parades, donning of the green and a lot of other shenanigans.

land, as well as symbolic, noting that St. Patrick was leaves symbolize hope, faith and love, and if there is a fourth leaf, it symbolizes luck.

apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions.”

silver and gold rush years in the last half of the 19th

And what about leprechauns?

They say they’re not elves, fairies or human, but

These little guys are depicted as small, human-like creatures that don a green suit, buckled shoes and are accompanied by a pot of gold, trailed by rainbows and four leaf clovers too. Some believe that leprechauns are members of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a “supernatuLeprechauns are very private and love being alone. As legend has it, if you catch a leprechaun, they are obliged to grant you three wishes.

But a little word of advice.

“Never iron your four-leaf clover, because you don’t want to press your luck.” - Irish Proverb

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Senior Citizens’ Association holding dinner/auction fundraiser March 25

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The Moose Jaw & District Senior Citizens’ Association is holding a roast beef dinner followed by a live auction on Saturday, March 25 to help raise critical funds for the organization.

The Moose Jaw & District Senior Citizens’ Association (SCA) needs some extra help from the community hall’s divestment of its stake in the Timothy Eaton Gardens building in January 2022.

The building is now owned by the Moose Jaw several businesses in addition to the seniors’ association, and the relative responsibilities of ownership, maintenance, and necessary future renovations for the building have taken some time to settle out.

The SCA is an important part of enriching the lives of people over 50 in Moose Jaw, and its board hopes supporters will get their tickets and ‘make a bid to help the Centre.’

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MooseJawToday.com spoke with SCA board member Candace Thorne to learn more about the dinner and auction.

“We’re having an auction/banquet on March 25,” Thorne said. “We’ve been soliciting donations for the past month and a half … These are new items or handmade crafts. Ticket sales are ongoing now, but they will cut off by March 20 to give our cook Tina an idea of the numbers.”

Tickets are being sold at the front desk of Timothy Eaton’s for $25 each, which includes dinner and automatic entry into the door prize contest.

On the menu is roast beef, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, coleslaw, Black Forest cake, and Tina’s famous

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING THE UTOPIA CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT AREA AUTHORITY

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of The Utopia Conservation and Development Area Authority will be held in the Briercrest Community Hall at Briercrest, Saskatchewan on Thursday, the 20th day of April, 2023, at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon.

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL

VILLAGE

OF BELLE PLAINE

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Belle Plaine for the year 2023 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor Tuesdays 12:00pm to 4:00pm March 14th, 2023 till April 18th, 2023.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: Secretary of the Board of Revision, Village of Belle Plaine, Box 236, Pense, SK, S0G 3W0 by April 18th, 2023.

Dated this 14th day of March, 2023

Leane Johnston

Assessor

Yorkshire Pudding.

Entertainment will be provided by the Timothy Eaton Band. There will be a live auction, a silent auction, and a penny parade.

“The whole evening begins at 5 p.m., which is for viewing of auction items, and that’s till 6 p.m.,” Thorne said. “Dinner is a table service starting at 6 and running until 7:30. And from 7:30 on the live auction items will be auctioned off.”

The SCA is still receiving auction donations, but Thorne said she’s very excited so far. -

things that you never actually thought you wanted until the competition started up.

“We’re going to break it down into larger and smaller items, and the reason for that is that we want the auction to be accessible to everyone, so people who don’t necessarily want to spend $100 can still spend $5 and have some fun.”

The big-ticket item on the auction list is an entire brand-new storage shed, but there are also spa baskets, quilts, and plenty more.

Thorne wanted to emphasize — especially as a newer board member — that the fundraiser wouldn’t be possible without what she described as an army of Timothy Eaton’s Centre volunteers.

“These people dedicate hours and hours of their time to everything we do, all the activities, the events, wouldn’t succeed at all without them.”

Photo: Jagger with his hockey device that was funded thanks to public support of The War Amps.

Timothy Eaton Gardens

RSVP: Complimentery meal provided, please reserve your space.

Chow McLeod gets provincial award for volunteer work with low-income residents

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Chow McLeod received the Firm of the Year award from Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan during the latter’s recent annual meeting. Photo courtesy Timothy Hansen

March Specials:

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST

TOWN OF PENSE IN THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN

Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 15th day of May 2023, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

By Patricia Hanbidge

Starting Seeds

Growing your own plants from seed means that you can grow almost anything your heart desires. There is an amazing selection of different varieties and cultivars to decide what we should grow. It is easy to get carried away and grow too much as this time of year we are craving green growth and those tiny little packets don’t seem to hold that much! It is only once those plants get growing we see how a few seeds can easily grow into way too many plants! Instead of planting all the seeds in the package, only plant as many as you will need. Share the leftovers or store them in a cool, dry place.

In order to be successful starting seeds, it is useful to understand a little bit about the seed itself and what it requires to germinate. Seeds are made up of an outer seed coat that protects the inner parts of the seed during dormancy. Inside the seed coat lies the endosperm which serves as the food supply that is essential for the early growth of the seedling. In the center of the seed is the embryo which is really a very minute undeveloped plant.

There are four things that seeds need to germinate.

Water is essential for penetrating the seed coat which causes the endosperm to swell. The water dissolves nutrients in the endosperm which are then available to the embryo and life begins! Some seeds need light in order to germinate while others do not. Oxygen is also necessary as the seed needs to respire in order to break down those nutrients in the endosperm. Last but not least, germination requires heat. Each seed will have an optimum germination temperature for the best rate of growth.

If you are new to starting seeds, then choose to grow those plants that are relatively easy to germinate and do not need special conditions. Most seed packages

Generally, small seeds need not be covered with soil but instead gently pressed into the media or soil. Medium seeds can be lightly covered and large seeds can be poked right into the soil. A good rule of thumb is to plant the seed to the depth of their diameter.

Keep the soil moist to ensure even germination whether you are seeding indoors or directly into the garden. Use a gentle spray to avoid washing the seeds around, or they may pool into dense clumps. Keep the humidity high until the seeds germinate by covering seed pots with plastic wrap. Once you see the plants germinate, uncover the seedlings to avoid conditions that are too wet for the new seedlings.

Once the seeds germinate those young seedlings will need adequate light in order to grow. Placing them

seedlings are tall and spindly it is because they are not getting enough light and are reaching for the sun.

Please enjoy the attached chart that shows appropriate dates in which to sow the seeds for a planting outside into the garden around the long weekend in May.

Beans

Plant directly outside

Beets Plant directly outside

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Carrots

Cauliflower

Corn

April 15th

March 25th

April 15th

Plant directly outside

April 20th

Plant directly outside

Cucumber May 5th

Kale

Leeks

Lettuce

Plant directly outside

March 20th

March 20th

Parsnips Plant directly outside

Peas Plant directly outside

Peppers March 5th

Potatoes Plant directly outside

Pumpkins May 1st

Radish Plant directly outside

Spinach May 10th

Squash May 1st

Swiss Chard May 15th

March 15th

Tomatoes

Watermelon May 1st

Zucchini Plant directly outside

Hanbidge is the Lead Horticulturist with Orchid Horticulture. Find us at www.orchidhort.com; by email at info@orchidhort.com; on facebook @orchidhort and on instagram at #orchidhort. Tune into GROW Live on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/orchidhort or check out the Youtube channel GROW https:// www.youtube.com/channel/UCzkiUpkvyv2e2HCQlFl0JyQ?

Former Briercrest College prof now CEO of national Christian group

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A former professor, dean and vice-president of external relations from Briercest College and Seminary is now the new CEO and president of one of Canada’s largest Christian organizations.

David Guretzki became the new leader of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) on Jan. 31 after Bruce J. Clemenger stepped down and became the organization’s senior ambassador and president emeritus.

Guretzki joined the EFC in 2017 as the executive vice-president (EVP) and resident theologian, while he also served on the board from 2008 to 2017.

Born near Edmonton, he spent 35 years of his adult life at Briercest College and Seminary as either a student or employee. He acquired his bachelor of religious studies in theology in 1989 and a master’s in historical theology in 1995, while he completed graduate and PhD elsewhere. He then worked for the college for 24 years, from 1993 to 2017.

Excited and overwhelmed

Guretzki said he was “very excited” and “very overwhelmed” to be named CEO and president but also “very honoured” that the board selected him.

“It’s a big role. There were some pretty big shoes to of the last president,” he remarked. “We all have our own gifting, so I’m asking God to make it clear what my unique contribution will be to the organization.

Guretzki thought the position would be challenging

Yet, he is enthusiastic about building relationships internally and externally.

It was never Guretzki’s intent to become the leader when he joined the EFC, although he believed God’s hand cleared the way.

After Clemenger announced he would step down,

David Guretzki, the former executive vice-president and resident theologian of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, is now the organization’s new CEO/president. Photograph by Blair Gable/ EFC

the board worked with a for candidates. They approached Guretzki — a strong internal contender — and asked him to apply; after much prayer he said, he submitted his name.

That decision proved to be the right one.

“I think I’m where I’m supposed to be,” he added. Prompted by the Holy Spirit Chuckling, Guretzki said the Holy Spirit prompted him to move to the EFC from Briercrest College.

He explained that the former EFC board chair was leaving in 2008 and recruited him to join that body because of his theological background. He served nine years, and as he was about to step down, Clemenger and the CFO/EVP suggested he apply for the executive vice-president and — new position of — resident theologian role.

“It was kind of (Clemenger’s) vision to have an inhouse theologian to think through the issues at a theological level,” Guretzki said. aligned. And I really do believe the Holy Spirit led us to consider this because I thought I was going to retire at

Briercrest. … it really was a total surprise,” he continued. College life

Guretzki loved working and learning at the college and interacting with students while helping them learn, grow and grapple with tough questions about life and faith.

“You can’t quite replace life on a college-seminary world … ,” he said. “I honestly owe a lot to Briercrest. They really shaped me into who I am and I have a lot of fondness for the school still.”

Guretzki will continue to be involved in academics, including giving lectures at Tyndale College in Toronto and supervising a PhD student.

Rewards and challenges

Working with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada Guretzki since he faced many different situations.

“I’m a kind of person that likes that variety and likes the movement and dynamic of change,” he said. “I like a bit of balance between stability and change — I have to there.”

Becoming the new CEO means Guretzki will shed most administrative work while focusing more on big-picture issues affecting the organization, the Church and the and theological gifts.

Future goals

Guretzki has three goals he wants to pursue in the coming years.

One is learning more about the 45 denominational partners under the EFC umbrella and their recent triumphs and challenges. He would do this by undertaking a cross-country listening tour. From that, he would develop

Another priority is to attempt to bridge divisions and theological disagreements — especially over COVID-19 mandates — by helping partners unite around prayer. He also wants to incorporate more prayer into the EFC’s strategic plan, meetings and staff development.

A third priority is reaching out to the ethnic evangelical community and attempting to incorporate those churches and groups into the EFC. Guretzki noted that of the 650 million evangelicals worldwide, most live in Africa, Asia and South America.

While evangelicalism faces challenges today — especially with the word “evangelical” — Guretzki thought it was important to address the broader picture. This includes working with and learning from international partners and focusing on issues such as wars, international the persecution of Christians.

“I’m quite enthused to help us learn the lessons from our global brothers and sisters … ,” he added. “It’s a global movement and I want the EFC to be part of that global movement … .”

Central, Peacock students team up to attend band clinic in Edmonton

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Central and Peacock collegiates are usually rivals in extracurricular activities, but dozens of band students from each school will set aside any lingering differences for an upcoming trip.

Central band teacher Paul McCorriston is leading 50 students — 30 from Central and 20 from Peacock — to Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton from March 10 to 12 to participate in a development clinic. A clinician will critique and polish the students’ songs to ensure the pupils are ready to perform the tunes during upcoming festivals.

Before reaching Alberta’s capital, the students will perform junior and senior band selections for 30 minutes at an elementary school in Battleford.

McCorriston — who has taught at Central for eight years —takes students on band trips every year, usually before the festival season begins so they can acquire useful feedback and implement those suggestions, he explained.

The students normally work on musical pieces for three or four months before taking their trip.

“Band is very complex. You’ve got 15 or 20 different instruments playing. And then he’s (the clinician) going better,” said McCorriston. “I think it will be really good for the kids.”

The band teacher has several chaperones accompanying the group of students in grades 9 to 12. Since the group is so large, McCorriston will remain in contact with them using a special app and text messages.

The youths will also visit the West Edmonton Mall and play laser tag during the trip.

out-of-province excursion — for many students, while the trip is a drawing card since many students likely wouldn’t join band without it, said McCorriston. It’s also a co-ed trip, which doesn’t often happen either.

from two different schools to a clinic together, while it’s

tion arose after the former Peacock band teacher moved

to Regina.

“The numbers are kind of low post-COVID, and so we combined in the effort that we’d have a nice big band because it’s tough to play big band if you don’t have enough people. You’re missing a lot of the parts,” he said. “(But) we do have a good band; it’s a big band (of 75 in total).”

It has been challenging bringing together both bands, especially since there is plenty of rivalry between the schools, McCorriston continued. He thought the students would have to overcome any dislike and work together to succeed.

“It’s a little weird,” he admitted. “(But) hopefully they’ll develop some friendships and be good teammates.”

The band teacher attempts to join both groups to rehearse “once in a while.” He explained how the band schedule works for each grade and how much time each grade spends practising at each school. The groups prepare the music in sections and then come together for the performances, which can be challenging.

There are two groups: junior band for grades 9 and 10 and senior band for grades 9 to 12. In Edmonton, the overall group will focus on senior material only, while in Battleford, they will perform junior and senior material. McCorriston hopes the students improve musicallycert band since it’s a challenging activity. He also hoped the trip convinced students to recruit more youths to join band at both schools.

Paul McCorriston is the band teacher at Central Collegiate but is also teaching at A.E. Peacock this year because the school lacks a band educator. He is leading both schools’ bands to Edmonton for a clinic. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

From The Kitchen

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Irish-themed dinners on menu for St. Patrick’s Day

DINNER

South Hill Community Association open house draws plenty of visitors

The South Hill Community Association held their recent open house to pass on information about their organization.

Dozens upon dozens of the neighbourhood’s residents popped into the Kinsmen Cafe for a free bowl of chili and a donut from Maple Leaf Bakery, to the point they even had to break out another giant pot of the delicious dish.

It was all a positive sign for the group as they gear upties across the bridge.

“The pandemic really slowed everything down, so we’ve been gradually getting back into some of the activities we did prior to everything happening,” said Crystal Froese with the SHCA. “So we thought we’d have an open house over here on South Hill just to bring in anybody who is new who didn’t know about us who was wondering who might want to get involved.”

One of the largest annual events for the SHCA is South of the Bridge Day, which is set to take place on June 10 at a location that will be announced soon.tivities, and 2023 will be no exception.

“We’ll have a scavenger hunt that people can walk, bike or stroll on, and there will be lots of fun activities that feature things on South Hill… there will be a lot going on

and it’ll be a lot of fun,” Froese said.

South of the Bridge Day will be a continuation of a long-standing tradition for South Hill, dating back decades ago when one of the bridges to the community was

pressure washers

closed down and something needed to be done to attract patrons to businesses in the area.

“The South Hill Community Association got together and had a two or three-day festival to draw people over here and help support the businesses,” Froese said. “It was so much fun that we’ve just kept on doing it since.”

The open house also offered a chance to let newcomers know what South Hill has to offer, including the always popular Wakamow and Tatawaw parks that draw thousands of visitors every year.

Folks could also pick up on some of the activities in the near future, including the annual Spring Clean-Up (May 21 at 10 a.m. starting at Pla-Mor Palace) and other events still in the early planning stages.

The SHCA recently launched a fundraiser through the sale of sweatshirts, bunny hugs and t-shirts, with all of those items available on their Facebook page.

“They’re S.O.B.and they have parts of the beautiful mural Carly Jaye did, so we’re hoping people will be interested in picking them up,” Froese said, referring to the mural on the side of the Palliser Regional Library.

The SCHA is also looking for volunteers and individuals interested in helping out, and folks can check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SouthHillCommunityAssociation or call or text (306) 631-2996) for up-to-date information on what the group is up to.

Oh Clark’s you are always there whenever i call... you meet all my needs!

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Members of the South Hill Community Association gather for a group photo during their recent open house. Pictured are Brandon Cochrane (back left), Erin Hidlebaugh, Crystal Froese, Geraldine Todd, Lynann Pethick, Mike Baichu, Lila Cochrane (front left), Camellia Cochrane, Diana Trodd, John Trodd and Lloyd Pethick.

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view of the Moose Jaw Fire Department working to

guish

at the Dollar Tree and Bulk Barn on Thatcher Drive. Photo by Randy Palmer

Not much is left of the Bulk Barn. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

The Moose Jaw Fire Department worked to extinguish a massive blaze at the Dollar Tree and Bulk Barn on Thatcher Drive on March 9. Photo courtesy Aaron Walker

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Reflective Moments

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That wasn’t George Jones singing: that was Kelly

With men’s curling on television and the sun shining outside, it was a perfect Sunday morning to put us in high spirits.

we tuned in to mbcradio.com on the computer and spent close to an hour listening to a long-time friend, Kelly Bourdages, with his tributes to old-time, classic country music artists.

Listeners unfamiliar with Kelly’s talent might be forgiven for thinking George Jones was singing right there in their kitchen when in fact it was Kelly singing George, Kelly singing from the heart, on his medley album.

The MBC show is called Rodeo Red’s Country Dancehall, with host Brian Sklar of Regina. Sklar, a wellKelly on stage and therefore he was familiar with the talent that was home-grown right here in Moose Jaw.

Bourdages now lives in Edmonton and has a full schedule of musical travels throughout the Western provinces.

In the promotional audio for the show, Sklar had this

to say: “Tune in to the Kelly Bourdages’ experience, a full hour of music by a Moose Jaw-born entertainer, singer, guitarist who didn’t need a book to learn about George Jones, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Buck Owens . . . he lived it . . . and he performed many of those great songs when they were originally released.

“This special show features cuts from Kelly’s medley album . . . the only place you will be able to access these classic tunes on radio . . . and I offer my personal guarantee that you won’t hear anything like it anywhere else on the dial,” Sklar said.

He was absolutely correct. Songs like He Stopped Loving Her Today, The Race is On, Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes to Silver Wings right through to Truck Drivin’ Man to Folsom Prison Blues and Big River and about 20 more vintage songs in between were highlighted in the program. And as Brian Sklar had said: we could understand all the words.

It is my understanding that Kelly’s phone rang constantly with good wishes and praise from friends, family and lovers of classic country music who listened to the

radio program.

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

Even after the show concluded, I found myself humming some of the music and “ad libbing” the lyrics. Then I searched through our CD collection and found what I his band Trick Ryder. The cover photo featured the old Capitol Theatre marquee drawing attention to the CD that was produced in 2000.

The radio program got me pondering: isn’t it time for another concert with Kelly Bourdages and Trick Ryder on the stage of the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre? Or back at Peacock Collegiate? It could be called, Kelly Sings George and Merle and Buck and Johnny. audience. The after-concert party would be a night to remember!

Meanwhile Kelly’s program can be heard in the archives section at mbaradio.com. Sklar’s weekly show, Rodeo Red’s Country Dancehall airs Sundays at 11 a.m. Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Gravelbourg councillor says Convent on life support, cites safety concerns for evictions

Teresa Williams, a councillor for the Town of Gravelbourg, acknowledged the frustration and disappointment expressed by tenants of the Gravelbourg Convent following their eviction notice, but said the town could not continue subsidizing the rising costs of keeping the building operational.

it gets older, it gets more expensive to heat and maintain,” Williams said. “We have reached the point where we had to make a decision, and the decision was to terminate the lease for all of the tenants of the building.”

Critics of the decision include Anna Smandych, president of the Gravelbourg Artisan Co-operative (GAC),

to give them more time.

Council’s answer was a 4-3 vote to deny that request

“At this point, we’re going to be putting it on life-support, so it has the absolute minimal services that will still maintain the building as best we can, so that it can be sold, utilized, or whatever,” Williams explained. “But the town really can’t afford to put monies into the repairs, as they’re getting quite costly now.”

The Town of Gravelbourg took possession of the Convent for a nominal price in 2016 from Prairie South School Division. PSSD had used the building as an elementary school from 1970 until 2016, when a newly built replacement opened nearby.

Since then, Williams said, the town’s taxpayers have essentially been subsidizing the arts communities and businesses renting space in the Convent.

three years shows that in 2020 revenue was $18,256 vs $50,901 in expenditures. In 2021, revenue was $12,612 vs an expenditure of $41,626, and the pre-audit report for 2022 shows $16,130 coming in vs $68,729 going out. -

eting,” Williams continued. She cited safety concerns such as falling plaster and the risk of a boiler incident as reinforcing council’s reasoning.

“We are a community of 1,000 people and we are trying to do our best to balance the needs of our tenants in the building — there are nine of them — with the exIt’s not easy to do.”

Williams said the convent tenants are taking the decision personally, which is unnecessary.

“The one thing I’d like to really get across is that … it was not a personal decision,” she added. She said the decision to place the building on life support means cutting off all services, meaning no one can be allowed in the building.

“They cannot operate in a situation with no heat, no light, no water, and we are not a slum landlord,” Williams said. “We’re still open to selling the building; we think it has great potential, strong bones, good foundation … but it needs a lot of work to make it habitable,

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The Gravelbourg Convent (photo by Ariel Haug)

Tenants of the historic Gravelbourg Convent, which include an artisan co-operative, a community music centre, a yoga studio, and several businesses, have been given until March 31 to vacate the premises.

The decision was taken at a Town of Gravelbourg council meeting on Feb. 21 during a discussion of the 2023 budget. It on March 7 despite a presentation by concerned residents and tenants.

The council’s Request for Decision (RFD) document from Feb. 21 shows that rent paid by the Convent’s tenants amounted to just over $16,000 in 2022, while the building’s maintenance costs were $55,000 — over half of that cost was heating. Those costs are rising regularly because of the convent’s age.

Further background on the decision includes years of trying to create a renewal plan for the 75,000 sq. ft. building, which was built from 1916 to 1926 to house the Sisters of Jesus & Mary.

In February 2023, the town issued another request for ideas in the form of Expressions of Interest (EOI). The initial submission deadline for those EOIs was

Feb. 24 — the submission period has since been extended to March 31.

Anna Smandych, president of the Gravelbourg Artisan Co-op (GAC), led the tenant group which presented on March 7 in an attempt to change council’s mind.

“The gist of our feelings was, yeah, it was a shock, because that (EOI request) went out, and we were pretty hopeful that somebody would buy it or have an idea,” Smandych said. “I did not foresee us being evicted just because they don’t want to pay the heating costs.

“It is a fact that there is nowhere for us to go. There are other organizations and home-based businesses and whatnot that would love a physical, brick-and-mortar

So now, there’s 9 more businesses on top of those already existing people that are looking for spaces that don’t exist.”

MooseJawToday.com spoke with Gravelbourg councillor Teresa Williams to get the town council’s perspective and will publish that article shortly.

Smandych said she wouldn’t mind the eviction notice so much if it meant that the beloved convent was going to be usefully developed and re-purposed. The fact that it is going to sit empty and continue to decay doesn’t sit well with her.

“I think for the majority, seeing something great happen with the convent, something that would be good for the entire town, (we’d) still be in that same position where there’s nowhere to go, but at least something good is happening,” she explained.

“Maybe some jobs are coming, maybe they make it into housing, or we all get together to make a multi-use community space … If it was something good for all, I think it wouldn’t be such a huge bummer to be kicked out.”

Smandych noted that for the businesses and community organizations being told to leave the Gravelbourg Convent,

the issue is existential. If they cannot exist in the convent, they might not exist anywhere, and that would be a huge loss to the town, she said.

“A group like the GAC, we didn’t

work. Some of these other people have nowhere to go, they really don’t.”

A statement released by the GAC on March 8 said that tenants hoped to be giv-

new locations.

“Letting us continue to rent our spaces until September would allow for a smoother transition for the small business-py the convent,” the release stated. With that request denied, it continued:

“Moving day is fast approaching. If anyone out there has a place to put an art co-op, a community music centre, a quilting machine, a nail salon, a seamstress who is also a prof, a couple art studios who hold classes and workshops, a yoga studio, and other small businesses, please reach out to us at gac@artisancoop.ca and we’ll pass on your ideas.”

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Nearly 300 pre-kindergarten children receiving supports through PSSD programs

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Prairie South School Division supports nearly 300 pre-kindergarten students through its early learning programs, which are developmentally appropriate educational initiatives founded on early childhood research and practical learning elements.

The division supports programs that it funds and that the Ministry of Education funds within Prairie South schools. Pupils in both programs receive support — depending upon their needs — from medical professionals through the learning department, according to an early learning accountability report presented during the March 7 board meeting.

Some professionals include an early learning consultant, a speech and language pathologist, psychologists, advocacy and behaviour consultants, student support consultants and learning consultants.

Fifteen schools offer pre-kindergarten programs, with the division funding nine programs and the minis15 programs support 259 pupils, including 43 three-yearolds and 216 four-year-olds.

Moreover, 11 of the 15 schools have wait lists of 85 children wanting to join.

Some practical elements that children receive in early learning pre-kindergarten programs include:

· Comprehensive, integrated programming within a prepared environment

· Child-centred, self-directed activities, which offer choice, and physical, intellectual and spiritual development

· Meaningful family engagement

· Integrated health, social services and educational supports

Culturally responsive learning

week

Professional teachers focused on early childhood

Meanwhile, the federal government funds an initia tive called the Early Learning Intensive Supports (ELIS) Program, which enables children three and four years old with intensive needs to attend a pre-kindergarten program

In spring 2019, the Ministry of Education provided the division with four ELIS-related spaces — two spots at two schools — for use within Moose Jaw. That fall, the ministry provided the division with four more spots for March 2020.

pre-kindergarten ELIS program and provided Prairiegrams.

There are currently two children at Sunningdale, four at King George, two at William Grayson and two at WestProgram co-ordinators choose students through an application process, and once accepted, children receive access to therapy supports contracted through public health, educational assistance support, supplies, and materials to attend safely and successfully, the report continued.

In 2021-22, the ministry provided the division $100,000 to operate the ELIS programs.

PRAIRIE SOUTH SCHOOL DIVISION

The next PSSD board meeting is TUESDAY, APR 4.

report added. It will also ensure that this PD aligns with the provincial education plan and developmental and learning trends that the division is seeing.

“(There is) really good work going on. As we moved through the pandemic, there was a lot of things we wanted to work on, and it looks like our numbers are coming back (compared to) before, which is really, really promising,” trustee Crystal Forese said.

ues here at Prairie South School Division.”

With the current number of pupils in pre-kindergarten, she wondered if that would translate into larger classroom populations in the future.

offer universal pre-kindergarten programming everywhere, said superintendent Amanda Olson. Each location is capped at 16 pupils, while children are enrolled in their catchment area and will continue their education there.

However, if a child is on a waitlist — at Westmount, for pre-kindergarten and return to Westmount for kindergarten and beyond, she added.

PSSD kindergarteners doing 6% better now with learning than in 2019, data shows

A comparison of pre- and post-pandemic data in Prairie South School Division shows that kindergarten students most learning areas.

Kindergarten teachers are responsible for administering the Early Years Evaluation Teacher Assessment (EYETA) each fall — as the Ministry of Education mandates — and then re-assessing certain pupils in the spring if they evaluation.

Prairie South (PSSD) kindergarten teachers assessed or domains. Those domains included awareness of self and environment (domain 1), social skills and approaches to learning (domain 2), cognitive skills (domain 3), language and communication (domain 4), physical development of gross motor skills (domain 6).

An early learning accountability report — presented during the PSSD board meeting on March 7 — showed that:

Domain 1, 86.6 per cent were at appropriate develop-

VILLAGE OF EYEBROW NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT ROLL 2023

Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for the Village of Eyebrow for the year 2023 has been prepared and is open for inspection in the office of the Assessor from 8:30pm to 3:00pm, Monday - Thursday March 7th, to April 13th, 2023 except holidays.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal in writing accompanied by the fee; Residential $200.00, Agriculture $200.00, Railways $200.00 and Commercial and Industrial $400.00 for each assessment being appealed which will be returned if the appeal is successful.

Assessment Appeal notice to: Western Municipal Consulting Attention: Saumya Vaidyanathan, Secretary of the Board, Box 149, Meota, Sask, S0M 1X0 by April 13th, 2023.

Assessment fees to be mailed to The Assessor, Village of Eyebrow Box 159 Eyebrow, Sask S0H 1L0.

Dated this 6th day of March, 2023

Deanne Hartell

Assessor

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A data table shows how well kindergarten students in Prairie South are doing in six learning areas or domains. Photo courtesy PSSD

Domain 2, 86.6 per cent were at tier 1, 16.4 per cent were at tier 2 and 2.6 per cent were at tier 3

Domain 3, 63.7 per cent were at tier 1, 29.3 per cent were at tier 2 and seven per cent were at tier 3

Domain 4, 82.6 per cent were at tier 1, 13.6 per cent were at tier 2 and 3.8 per cent were at tier 3

Domain 5, 70.4 per cent were at tier 1, 24.4 per cent were at tier 2 and 5.2 per cent were at tier 3

Domain 6, 81.5 per cent were at tier 1, 17.2 per cent were at tier 2 and 1.4 per cent were at tier 3 Overall, 63 per cent of students were at tier 1, 25 per cent of students were at tier 2 and 12 per cent were at

R.M. OF ELMSTHORPE NO. 100 ASSESSMENT ROLL 2023

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll of the Rural Municipality of Elmsthorpe No. 100 for the year 2023 has been prepared and is now open to inspection at the office of the assessor from 8:30am to 12:30pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm on the following days: Monday to Friday, inclusive, March 17th to April 15th, 2023.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $500.00 appeal fee per parcel which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Secretary of the Centralized Board of Revision, Box 328, Nokomis, Sask., S0G 3R0 by the 15th day of April, 2023.

Dated at Avonlea, Saskatchewan this 17th day of March, 2023

Jaimie Paranuik, Assessor Box 240 Avonlea, Sask S0H 0C0 (306) 868-2221, avonlea@sasktel.net

tier 3

In comparison, data from 2019 shows that of the 460 kindergarten pupils evaluated:

Domain 1: 86.1 per cent were at tier 1, 11.5 per cent were at tier 2 and 2.4 per cent were at tier 3

Domain 2: 78.9 per cent were at tier 1, 17.2 per cent were at tier 2 and 3.9 per cent were at tier 3

Domain 3: 61.1 per cent were at tier 1, 30.9 per cent were at tier 2 and eight per cent were at tier 3

Domain 4: 83.2 per cent were at tier 1, 14.8 per cent were at tier 2 and two per cent were at tier 3

Domain 5: 74.4 per cent were at tier 1, 21.5 per cent were at tier 2 and 4.1 per cent were at tier 3

Domain 6: 79.6 per cent were at tier 1, 18.7 per cent were at tier 2 and 1.7 per cent were at tier 3

Overall, 57 per cent were at tier 1, 32 per cent were at tier 2 and 11 per cent were at tier 3

The report indicated that from 2019 to 2022, the over-

Broken down, domain 1 increased by 0.5 per cent, domain 2 increased by 1.7 per cent, domain 3 increased by 2.6 per cent, domain 4 decreased by 0.6 per cent, domain 5 decreased by four per cent and domain 6 increased by 1.9 per cent. Therefore, the division saw growth in four of the

The report noted that while language and communiconcern, neither came as a surprise in a post-pandemic environment.

ASSESSMENT NOTICE VILLAGE OF TUXFORD

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Tuxford for the year 2023 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00am to noon and 1:00pm to 4:00pm on the following days: Monday to Thursday March 13th to April 17th, 2023, by appointment. A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person wishing to discuss the notice of assessment or potential appeal may contact the assessor at the Village of Tuxford 5-1410 Caribou St W Moose Jaw, 306-972-9987. A notice of appeal, accompanied by a $200 fee for each assessment being appealed with the Assessor, Village of Tuxford, 5-1410 Caribou St W Moose Jaw SK, S6H 7S9, by the 17th day of April 2023 at 4:00pm. Please also send the appeal to the: Secretary of the Board of Revision, Saumya Vaidyanathan Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0.

Dated this 13th day of March, 2023

Raena Wilk-Morhart, Assessor

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Upgrading Central’s HVAC system one big project PSSD wants province to fund

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four capital projects Prairie South School Division hopes the province funds in its upcoming budget, especially since the Central project has been listed for several years.

School divisions are required to submit major and minor capital funding requests to the Ministry of Education, with the province considering these requests during explained. So, requests that divisions make in 2023 will be considered for the 2024-25 budget.

The province brings down its budget on Wednesday, March 22, so school divisions will learn then which major projects will be funded.

In 2022, Prairie South (PSSD) applied for funding for three capital projects: major renovations and modernization of Bengough School, major renovations and modernization of Eyebrow School and minor upgrades to

There was no movement on funding those capital projects last year, so the division is re-submitting those same projects while adding upgrades to Rockglen

port said.

quests so that Bengough and Eyebrow will be right-sized for their student populations and the buildings will be

modernized to be net zero in carbon emissions.

Those two rural buildings are the “two worst-con dition schools” in PSSD, business superintendent Ron Purdy said during the recent board meeting. Meanwhile, neither Central nor Rockglen have ventilation and are hot tioning.

The ministry has funded major capital renovations for years, but added minor capital project funding last year for initiatives that are over $1 million but too big for divisions to handle with their preventative maintenance and renewal (PMR) money, explained trustee Shawn Da vidson, also the president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association.

while improving the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems with the minor capital initiatives request are also important, he continued. Upgrading the two application.

“Major capital really puts us in a place where it’s quite a credit to our facilities around the division. We’re not in a position where we’ve got a tremendous amount of overcrowding or facilities that are really hurting really badly,” Davidson said.

PRAIRIE SOUTH SCHOOL DIVISION

The next PSSD board meeting is TUESDAY, APR 4.

major capital project submissions, they considered requesting funding to help build the new joint-use school in Moose Jaw, trustee Lew Young said.

“It looks as if all the Is are dotted and the Ts are crossed, that there may be the possibility that before long, we will see shovels in the ground. And it’s taken a long time to do that,” he continued.

“And when we talk about major things happening, it’s kind of a celebration in a sense to see that what was may see shovels in the ground sooner than later.”

Prairie South has 52 classes with over 28 pupils this year, report shows

There are 52 classes with more than 28 students in Prairie South School Division (PSSD) this year, while there are 95 classes with fewer than 10 pupils, a new report says.

Board trustees received a class size report during their March 7 meeting, with data about the number of students in classrooms as of Feb 10.

Trustees received a similar report last October, which showed there were 63 classes with more than 28 students in PSSD and 75 classes with fewer than 10 pupils. So, larger classroom sizes have shrunk and smaller classroom

During the March meeting, trustee Crystal Froese pointed out that 52 classes with over 28 pupils was a sig-

“When we talk about operational funding, that’s a pretty good indicator of why we continue to press the provincial government for additional funds,” she said. “It’s

as a result of the struggle that we can see in our classrooms with so many students.”

Large classes

Central Collegiate has 11 classes with more than 28 students across all four high school grades, which is the most in the division (PSSD). The next-highest school is Prince Arthur School, which has 10 rooms with over 28 pupils throughout grades 4 to 8.

Peacock Collegiate has six classes across grades 9 to 12 with more than 28 pupils, while Briercrest Christian Academy has three such classes in Grade 11, Lindale School has two such classes in grades 6 and 7 and Ecole Palliser Heights School has one such class in Grade 8.

Other schools on the list include Assiniboia Composite High School with one class, Assiniboia Elementary School with four classes, Avonlea School with one class, Bengough School with four classes, Coronach School

PSSD issued over $300K in tenders in February to upgrade buildings

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Prairie South School Division issued over $300,000 in tenders last month, with projects ranging from parking Assiniboia high school.

The division issued $307,579.97 in tenders from Feb. 1 to March 1, a board report shows. Those projects included:

$129,995.97

Flooring updates at Assiniboia Composite High School by Leeville Construction for $126,117

$51,467

Prairie South carried over roughly $1 million in preventative maintenance and renewal (PMR) funding from

last year, money used to upgrade school buildings, business superintendent Ron Purdy said during the recent board meeting.

The division will use that money and other budgeted funding to complete as many projects as possible this year and hopefully not carry over anything into 2023-24, he added. There’s no guarantee that won’t happen, but the organization is currently looking good to complete everything by August.

“I’m happy to hear we’ll get everything done this year and that we’re going to get back on track after the pandemic,” said trustee Crystal Froese. “… everyone’s had to endure the supply issues and delays, so it’s good that we’re going to get a lot of work done in the school division this year.”

Voters choose Patrick Boyle as newest PSSD trustee during byelection

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Nearly 500 residents turned out to vote in Prairie South School Division’s byelection, with voters choosing Patrick Boyle as the new trustee for subdivision 6 (City of Moose Jaw).

Boyle was one of eight candidates on the ballot during the March 9 bye-ment for former trustee Todd Johnson. There were originally nine candidates, but Zachariah Bachmann withdrew from the ballot because he pulled out after the deadline.

There were 478 total votes cast during byelection, which included 111 advance poll votes and nine mail-in

ballots. However, there were 10 ballots either rejected or spoiled, so 468 total votes were counted.

The votes break down in the following way:

Patrick Boyle: 102

· Shelley Jones: 85

Bruce Fritzler: 77

Sommer Amare: 75

Sandra Kitts: 55

Tony Dreger: 34

Brian Martynook: 18

· Karli Amundrud: 14

Zachariah Bachmann: 2

Boyle was scheduled to be sworn in during the board of education’s meeting on Monday, April 3.

with eight classes and Rockglen School with one class. Small classes

Briercrest Christian Academy has 18 classes with fewer than 10 students, while Mankota School has 11 such classrooms and Rouleau School has 10 such classes, the report showed.

Chaplin School has seven such classrooms, Bengough has six rooms with fewer than 10 pupils, Mortlach classrooms with under 10 students.

Central Butte, Coronach, Craik, Eyebrow and Glent-

boia Elementary has one such classroom.

THE UTOPIA CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT AREA AUTHORITY ASSESSMENT ROLL - 2023

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

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

Dated this, 15th day of March, 2023.

Tim Forer, Secretary treasurer Utopia C & D P.O. Box 366, Avonlea, SK S0H 0C0

DISCRETIONARY USE APPLICATION

The Council of the City of Moose Jaw, pursuant to Zoning Bylaw No. 5346 is considering an application for a proposed “Accessory Use” to allow for an expansion of existing business operations to an existing Grain Terminal on Blk/Par W & V, Plan No. 70MJ11591, Ext. 0 and Blk/Par K & D, Plan CE2991 Ext 0 civically known as 2575 Brittania Road, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The subject properties are located within the M4f1 - Environmental Low Service Industrial District/Flood Fringe District, and FW - Floodway District in which accessory uses are a discretionary use. Additional information regarding the application may be found on the “announcements” page at www.moosejaw.ca. The application, and any representations, will be considered by City Council on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 228 Main Street North.

Written submissions must be received by the Department of Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, by 10:00 AM on Monday, March 27, 2023, in person or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca.

Tracy Wittke – City Clerk

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Patrick Boyle is the newest trustee for Prairie South School Division after winning the subdivision 6 (City of Moose Jaw) byelection.

Photo courtesy PSSD

Politicians need to quit bickering, address foreign vote meddling TRADING THOUGHTS

Canadians watched in silence when accusations of foreign interference in the 2016 United States presidential election surfaced.

The accusations were supported by evidence of Russian meddling in the form of social media disinformation campaigns, among other things.

enced its own instances of foreigners trying to sway voters in elections.

Chinese backed supporters sought to defeat two Conservative candidates and elect seven Liberals.

The issue has turned into a national debate, and rightly so.

Most Canadians have been comfortable thinking only Canadian voters determine who is elected to Parliament.

Having foreign autocratic governments meddle in our election politics should not be surprising in light of information that China has several “police stations’’ in Canada to ensure its former and current nationals are in line with the Chinese government policies.

The Chinese Communist government has passed a law that allows it to capture and remove Chinese from other countries — a total disrespect for international practice and sovereignty.

That disrespectful behaviour has honed in on our election process.

Attempts to taint and thwart free elections in Canada were unheard of until recent weeks.

The politicians play games with new ammunition to sling dirt at each other while key pieces of evidence are withheld in the name of national security.

National security as a reason for not disclosing all the information and intelligence seems plausible but frustrates those who want to know and care.

Politicians should get their act together and work on this crucial issue that has potential to erode Canadians’ trust in the democratic system.

Measures need to be taken and implemented for Canadians to continue trusting the system.

Calls for a national registry of persons working for another government should be followed through and en-

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necespublication.

forced with vigour.

The registry would give Canadian governments a means to keep track of foreign interference and take swift action.

Current evidence indicates Chinese attempts to sway the elections didn’t alter the outcome but may have changed a few seats.

The registry is necessary “to stand on guard for thee.’’

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

DMJA launches survey seeking input from downtown businesses

The Downtown Moose Jaw Association (DMJA) is continuing its drive to be as relevant and helpful as possible to businesses in Moose Jaw’s downtown core by launching an online survey to help determine its priorities and strategic direction.

Craig Hemingway, the DMJA’s marketing co-ordinaall downtown organizations as members and works on their behalf regardless of participation.

“The Downtown Association in its current form is trying to grow and do more to promote the downtown businesses in Moose Jaw,” Hemingway explained. “At this point, everybody, every downtown business, is considered a member. … And we want to get a general sense of where the business community feels we should be devoting most of our time, because again, it’s all in support of them.”

The survey is available at www.surveymonkey. com/r/DMJABusinessSurvey.

There are 17 questions ranging from basics such as what category the business falls into and how long it has been in operation, to current and upcoming challenges, customer demographics, and what kind of resources the DMJA could offer that would be most helpful.

“We want to encourage people to come and shop and spend time, and not just our local Moose Javians, of course, but also people from outside Moose Jaw,” Hem-

ingway said. “The priorities we’ll be discussing at the board level and the things we want to do will be designed to pull people in, but we also want to make sure that we’re on the same page with what people want to see happen downtown.”

The DMJA has been dramatically increasing its activity level, particularly by starting what they hope will be an annual events going forward.

20 in Crescent Park with a variety of family activities and the participation of the Moose Jaw Public Library and the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery.

Shine car show in September attracted thousands of spectators and had over 200 vehicles, and they’re all set for their second annual Greek Night on May 13 in partnership with Tourism Moose Jaw.

Hemingway said the DMJA’s email distribution list is “fairly substantial,” but it might not be everyone. If businesses are interested in survey invitations, information on current activities, and other regular communications, they should go online and sign up.

“If you’re a business and you want to make sure you’re included, just use the Contact Us feature on the Downtown Moose Jaw website and provide your information, and we’ll add you.”

The DMJA is at https://downtownmoosejaw.ca/.

Friendship Bridge Winners -

7 pm Tuesday Nights, Cosmo Senior Centre – Winners for January and February 2023

January 3rd

1st – Yvette Storozuk & Diane Bruck

2nd – Marie Spencer & Sharon Knittel

Sjoberg -

drejcin

January 10th

1st – Walter Hawkins & Eunice Reader

Clayton Sjoberg

January 17th

1st – Norma & Joe Campell

3rd – Anita Duncan & Jeff Bryant

Hidden Score – Walter Hawkins & Eunice Reader

January 24th

1st – Bryce Warren & Jeff Walpole

Clayton Sjoberg

January 31st

Sjoberg

2nd – Yvette Storozuk & Judy Bender

Hidden Score – Anne Kraus & Lorne Jackson

February 7th

1st – Linda & Ron McGinnis

3rd – Bryce Warren & Jeff Walpole

Hidden Score – Myrna & Walter Hawkins

February 14th

2nd – Anne Kraus & Lorne Jackson

3rd – Eunice Reader & Walter Hawkins -

drejcin

February 21st -

stine

3rd – Linda & Ron McGinnis

Hidden Score – Anne Kraus & Lorne Jackson

February 28th

Sjoberg

2nd – Bryce Warren & Jeff Walpole

3rd – Anne Kraus & Lorne Jackson

Hidden Score – Yvette Storozuk & Judy Bender

All bridge players are welcome to join our club at the Cosmo Senior Centre at 7 pm on Tuesdays. If interested call Deb @ 306-690-4690.

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This map shows what is considered ‘downtown’ according to the City of Moose Jaw’s Local Area Plan (DMJA/City of Moose Jaw)

Third:

TEAM NEW BRUNSWICK

Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club, Saint John

Skip: Mike Fitzgerald

Vice-Skip: Sarah Benevides

Second: James O’Hara

Lead: Elaine Mazerolle

Coach: Dale Parkhill

TEAM QUEBEC

Curling Magog

Skip: Benoit Lessard

Vice-Skip: Carl Marquis

Second: Johanne Mathieu

Lead: Francois Lacourse

Coach: Germain Tremblay

Alternate: Carolyn Lindner

TEAM NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR St. John’s Curling Club Remax Center

Skip: Cecilia Carroll

Second: Felix Green

Lead: Katie Hubbard

Coach: Leslie Anne Walsh

TEAM NORTHERN ONTARIO Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay

Skip: Douglas Dean

Vice-Skip: Gino Sonego

Second: Rick Bell

Lead: Lola Graham

Coach: Doug Gelmich

Coach: Mike Bergquist

TEAM SASKATCHEWAN 1

Moose Jaw Curling Centre

Skip: Gil Dash

Vice-Skip: Marie Wright

Second: Darwin Bender

Lead: Moose Gibson

Coach: Lorraine Arguin

TEAM SASKATCHEWAN 2

Moose Jaw Curling Centre

Skip: Rod Pederson

Vice-Skip: Stewart McKeown

Second: Sheryl Pederson

Lead: Russell Whitsitt

Coach: Lloyd Thiele

Pre-Competition Practice

Welcome to all e curlers f rom coast to coast.

Warriors sweep home-and-home weekend set with Swift Current

Heading into the Moose Jaw Warriors’ home-and-home series with the Swift Current Broncos this past weekend, team captain Denton Mateychuk found himself in a strange situation.

The Columbus Blue Jackets prospect hadn’t put a point in the board the previous six games, something that hadn’t happened in the entirety of his WHL career -- even dating back to his rookie season in the Regina Hub.

Two games later, problem solved.

After picking up an assist in their 4-3 shootout win in Swift Current on Friday night, Mateychuk put up two goals and four points as the Warriors rolled to a 7-3 victory Sunday afternoon at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

nice to get on the scoresheet and contribute that way,” said Mateychuk, who was still his solid defensive self despite putting up points. “I’m just trying to contribute any way I can and it’s always nice when I can do that on the scoresheet.”

The win saw the Warriors improve to 38-22-0-3 and move seven points clear of Lethbridge in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, and with the Hurricanes having six games left on their schedule, odds are high that Moose Jaw will end up with home-ice advantage.

spot in the post-season in Friday’s win, and naturally focus has quickly turned to the playoffs and what lies ahead.

“It was a good weekend, we had a clinching scenario and the playoffs are

right around the corner, so I think we’re period in Swift Current didn’t go our way, but to battle back like we did is huge going into the playoffs. Then we had the big win here today, it was an awesome weekend.”

The Warriors got off to a rough start in the opening contest of the home-andhome, as Swift Current had goals from Mathew Ward, Drew Englot and Brady Birnie in the opening 20 minutes to take a 3-0 lead.

It wasn’t for a lack of opportunities, though, as Boston Bruins prospect Reid Dyck made a slew of big saves to keep his second as well.

Moose Jaw kept up the pressure, and be a team Goal of the Year candidate.

Defenceman Matthew Gallant drove into the Broncos zone, toe-dragged around a sliding defenceman, went in alone on

The four Moose Jaw Warriors who retheir suspensions upheld for the remainderly some good news in the situation -- all four are expected to be available when the Western Hockey League playoffs begin next month.

The league also announced that general manager Jason Ripplinger and head coach Mark O’Leary have been suspended basis of failing to provide the proper oversight and supervision required to ensure a safe and positive environment for players, in particular, while travelling.

Reached immediately after the announcement, Ripplinger deferred comment as instructed by the WHL.

“All comments or anything like that has to be directed to the Western Hockey League, we can’t comment on anything,” he said.

Goaltender Connor Ungar, defenceman Max Wanner, forward Lynden Lakovic, and defenceman Marek Howell will be

suspended through the remaining seven games on the Warriors’ schedule, which will make the total length of their suspen history.

The four players have been suspend ed due to an off-ice incident while on a team road trip in Edmonton, during the month of February. Though the conduct of the players was not found to be crimi nal in nature, the conduct was determined to be a violation of team and league rules including the WHL Standard of Conduct policies, as outlined in the WHL Personal Conduct Policy.

In order to be reinstated by the WHL following the completion of their suspen sions, the four Moose Jaw Warriors play ers will be required to complete further personal conduct and respect training.

Out of respect for the privacy of all of the parties involved, the WHL cannot provide further details on the matter.

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Riley Niven battles with Sam Ward for position in front of the Swift Current net. Stephen Simon,

minutes gone in the frame. and an assist for the Contacts.

post-season as one of the hottest teams in

period to tie things up.

changed goals in the second period to head scored the eventual game- and series-win-

win in goal.

cluding Game 4 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

things up again a minute later, bt the Con-

Things were as close as could be in

Original 16 Cash League to see new champion

KMS Construction defeats top-seed BTN Chartered Accountants, to face Protec Studios in championship game

There will be a new champion in the Original 16 Cash League.

KMS Construction’s Ben Gamble pulled off the upset of the season during Moose Jaw Curling Centre, battling to aof the season for the defending champions, and it came in dramatic fashion.

with a pair in the sixth, but Gamble got end with a three-spot of his own. Gamble eighth for his two-point win.

Randy

game surge to get the job done.

Moose Jaw competitors put together an be no shortage of local representation at local high schools have advanced to pro-

ing a total of six competitors. opponents in under a minute and winning

Consolation action saw KalTire

seconds.

with three wins in under 50 seconds and land second.

ond end and go on to an 8-1 win over EMJ

hlich built a 4-0 lead through three ends

Curling Centre.

The top four from each weight class advance to provincials. championship, while Central claimed the

regional title thanks to solid perfor--

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KMS Construction and Ben Gamble advanced to the Original 16 Cash League

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Connor Miller celebrates a goal against the Saskatoon Contacts during their

Team Canada’s Dash makes international debut at World Wheelchair Curling Championship

Prior to taking the ice at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Richmond, B.C., Moose Jaw Curling Club competitor Gil Dash had plenty of ‘welcome to the show’ moments.

One of the biggest came hours before Team Canada’ssented the rink with their team apparel. Seeing that maple leaf emblazoned on jerseys and jackets with his name on much more.

All the hours of practice and preparation, all the time

a great feeling, you feel pride and honoured to get to wear a real maple leaf and that’s probably the biggest thing about all this,” Dash said from Richmond prior to the tournament. “Now I’m seeing all these people from other countries and it’s really starting to hit home.”

As it turns out, Dash, fourth Jon Thurston, third Ina Forrest and skip Mark Ideson looked the part on the ice, too -- they’d put together a 9-2 record in the round robin, gold medal game before falling 5-2 to China..

It was all the culmination of a long journey for Dash, beginning when he suffered a spinal cord injury ski jumping in B.C. -

fore that, and when I was in Wascana rehab in Regina one of the doctors was into curling and wheelchair curling came up,” Dash said. “Then that started happening in southern Saskatchewan and I went to a camp, then

Not just at nationals, winning at nationals -- and before long, Dash was following the path of another Moose Jaw wheelchair curling luminary in 2018 Paralympic

with Team Canada in Richmond.

Like Wright, Dash spent many an hour on the ice atday nights. That all helped him hone his game, to the point that Team Canada came calling in 2022 and named

Alas, Dash fell ill just before the tournament, leading to Oak Bluff, Man.’s Jamie Anseeuw taking his place.

Dash kept at it, though, and when it came time to name Team Canada for the World Championship, there he was, listed as the team’s second. And a long journey had reached its fruition.

perform here’ and just playing in that league it was trying feeling of it being a new job and a new thing,” Dash said. few years now with a lot of practice and a lot of time on Wright has been a major part of Dash’s wheelchair

and we know each other’s backgrounds so well and know how to help each other. It’s special, and the dedication

Team Canada player around to work with.

“You go to these training camps and there’s somethere with you? That’s huge, no one else has that,” Dash said. “Two heads are better than one, I feel like Marie street.”

That all led to this past week, where things went incredibly well for Team Canada. While Dash was wary of succeed.

so rapidly, it’s hard to win for any team now, but the goal is always to medal and hopefully that medal is gold,” Dash said.

You can check out all the scores from the week att www.worldcurling.org and watch the gold medal game at www.bit.ly/3JwCTtQ.

Moose Jaw Curling Centre competitor talks journey to cracking Team Canada line-up alongside teammate Wright Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Moose Jaw Curling Centre competitor and Team Canada second Gil Dash shares a laugh with teammate Ina Forrest at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship.

The Vanier Spirits have steadily been putting together a solid high school senior girls basketball program over the last few years. That’s translated into winning league seasons in addition to tournament victories, including the Victor Elias Memorial in Estevan last weekend.

Now they’ll have another chance at a city championship on Tuesday night at Sask Polytech.

nal with a 68-51 victory over the Lumsden Angels on Wednesday at Vanier, showing off a bit of resiliency in the process as they

ter.

“Oh yeah, we like to keep it interesting, we like to give the fans a show and what they paid for,” joked Vanier head coach Christa Lapointe after the contest.

“But seriously, kudos to Lumsden. They have a lot of seniors, they had a lot of energy and they wanted it and for us, it took rhythm.”

Once that happened, though, the Spirits were off to the races. They’d put on

building a 36-23 lead in the process.

Lumsden managed to close some ground after the break, but Vanier always found a way to respond. That’s become a hallmark of the Spirits in recent years, especially as their team has continued to develop.

“Our basketball program over the last

swing, our junior program has done excellent and won cities (Wednesday), so you build that culture and add some fun into it and the girls are buying into it,” Lapointe said. “It’s really exciting, they have that grit and desire to improve in each game, so it’s paying off and that’s what you always want.”

Waverly Demassi led Vanier with 23 points, while Kate Waldenberger had a 16-point outing. Jordyn Exner was Lumsden’s top scorer with 15 points, Kiera

the Spirits, where they’ll face the Peacock

“If our girls show up to play and play as a unit, anything is possible,” Lapointe said of the prospects of winning a city title. “The great thing is the girls like showing up every day and they’re committed, so we’ll be ready to play on (Tuesday) night. It’ll be March Madness at its best.”

Devlyn McClung led Peacock with 15 Jessica Selensky added 11. Ava Nichols

Molly McLean scored 12.

ter and 36-19 at the half.

tween Peacock and Vanier was interesting in the early going, but the Toilers would put together a defensive performance for

With Peacock nursing a 30-27 lead at halftime, they’d hold Vanier to a single point -- a free throw by Zayden Anderson -- while putting up 27 points of their own to pull away for good.

Makungu Mutabazi led the Toilers with 12 points, while Mac Simpson had 11 in their balanced offence. Eric Meili put up 13 points to lead Vanier. -

Peacock at 6:20 p.m. and boys’ championship between Central and Peacock set for 8 p.m.

The Peacock Toilers came within a single win of claiming a medal at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association provincial mixed curling championships, but ended up settling for fourth place.

The Toilers foursome of skip Dayne Heisler, third Kaylee Hogeboom, second Callista McQueen and lead Trevor Coxe posted a 2-1 record in the round robin to advance to the medal round.

They opened the tournament with an 11-5 win over Tisdale before dropping a 12-6 decision to Lampman in their second outing. That sent Heisler and crew into a must-win game against Meadow Lake and they found themselves in another high-scoring contest before prevailing 11-7.

That was good enough to have a shot

to play for medals, but Peacock would run into the host team from Hanley in their

That sent Heisler into the bronzeple Creek.

The Cornerstone Christian School Falcons girls rink of skip Callen Nyhof, third Payton Fisher, second Nami Tsuchiya and lead Ninnie Buakaew split their to Watson and defeating Regina Winston Knoll 10-6, setting up a similar must-win

They wouldn’t have the same luck as Peacock, though, falling 8-1 to North Battleford Comp and missing the playoffs by a single win.

Lampman would go on to defeat

Hanley 5-3 in the mixed gold medal game, while Langham defeated North Battlefordonship was won by Saskatoon Holy Cross with a 6-1 victory over South Central re-

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Action from the high school basketball Toilers and Vanier Vikings.

Action from the high school basketballits and Lumsden Angels.

Action from the high school basketball Toilers and Central Cyclones.

Don’t count on the luck of the Irish to get you where you are going. The snow is melting and it’s not “Pots of Gold” you will find.

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Square One celebrates success with well-supported Walk for Warmth fundraiser

Gordon

dedicated to advocating for unhoused peoannual Walk for Warmth fundraiser on March 9 that saw well over 100 community members walk the periphery of Crescent Park downtown.

Nearly 40 teams signed up for the Walk, and about two dozen individuals. Combined, that meant more than 220 people fundraising to support Square One’s efforts to establish a warming space and dedicated women’s shelter in the city.

Teams were entered representing many local churches, schools, businesses,tions, and friend groups.

Square One, in co-operation with many other agencies, services, government departments, the City of Moose Jaw, and other community partners, recently achieved a long-hoped-for goal and will be soon be operating out of the historic William Milne Place on Fairford St. W.

“I’m just proud of Square One and the community for responding in such a way,” said Moose Jaw’s Mayor Clive Tolley. “It’s been a long struggle, and Square One showed the leadership. They started with getting organized, then they had the Cold Weather Strategy, which of course is carrying on, and now we’ve got a facility to look forward to in terms of a warming centre and some beds for women at the old William Milne Place.

“I feel overwhelmed with gratitude that a group of people seized the initiative

and saw there was a need, and responded … and they’re doing what needs to be done rather than worry about what government level is responsible. They’re doers, and Moose Jaw has always had people that volunteer and get things done, and this is a great example.”

Tolley was one of several prominent citizens who joined the walk, including Chief Rick Bourassa of the Moose Jaw

female commander of the Snowbirds and recent inductee into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame; and local singer-songwriter Megan Nash, who has been raising awareness of the Walk for Warmth for weeks alongside her parents — dressed up as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on Main Street.

Nash also performed a musical num-

ber with a friend at the conclusion of the Walk.

“We’ve been involved with Square One for a long time, and we share interests,” said Chief Bourassa, who walked with his partner. MJPS Superintendent Taylor Mickleborough also joined the walk with his daughter. “We want to keep everybody safe, and when we get these inclement days and these cold temperatures, it has been a challenge to ensure that people have warm places to stay.

“So we have worked very carefully and seriously with this group, and it’s good to see that we have some momentum and things are beginning to happen.”

The congregations of Zion United Church, St. Andrew’s United Church, and St. Aidan’s Anglican Church helped to create the walk. Zion’s pastor Tim El-

lis offered a blessing on the event at the beginning.

The youth of Moose Jaw also turned out, showing their leadership and desire to contribute. Central Collegiate (CCI) students formed one of the youth groups. CCI’s Student Leadership Council (SLC) organized a fundraiser and turned up for the evening in force.

“We organized a pizza lunch and sold pizza yesterday to raise funds for this cause,” explained SLC president Gabrielle Oni.

cause and then some of our students are here walking, as well as some of our teachers and our vice-principal,” said Georgia Greenough, an executive member of the SLC.

At the event’s conclusion at St. Aidan’s, Square One board chair Della Ferguson spoke, thanking all the sponsors, teams, and individuals who signed up for the fundraiser, as well as the many volunteers who helped organize it. Mayor Tolley offered greetings and support on behalf of the City and Square One vicechair Crystal Froese, also a city councillor, spoke as well.

Square One board member Jill Lesuk announced that the Walk for Warmth had raised at least $20,000 so far. The complete fundraising total will take some time to determine.

More information on Square One and their activities is on their website at squareonehousingmoosejaw.com.

Moose Jaw’s Nanan STEM Academy partners with Cowessess First Nation

Shaun Nanan, founder of Nanan STEM Academy in Moose Jaw and program head of Sask Polytech’s Computer Engineering Technology department, has announced a partnership with Cowessess First Nation.

The program is a major accomplishment for Nanan, who told MooseJawToday.com previously that he would love for his youth-focused Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) academy to become his fulltime job.

The program was initiated by Cowessess First Nation and Nanan STEM Academy alongside major sponsors K+S Potash, Saskatchewan Science Centre, David and Sarah Rosen, and the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA).

Classes will be held at the Saskatchewan Science Centre in Regina and will focus on computer programming and robotics.

In a release announcing the collabora-

tion, Nanan said the program provides students from Cowessess First Nation withing their culture and traditions. The program will encourage students to use their unique perspective and Cree

language in their projects and teach their non-indigenous instructors their Cree language, giving them a sense of pride and empowerment.

Students are supported during the program by their parents, guardians, and elders, who will be actively participating.

Chief Cadmus Delorme of Cowessess

First Nation has said support from older generations is essential for Indigenous students, part of what he has called a “vertical lineage education system.”

“We have been delighted with the enthusiasm of the students who have taken part in the program so far,” Delorme said in the press release. “This is just the beof these students will help and inspire generations of Indigenous students reach their fullest potential in education and life.”

Sandy Pinay-Schindler (B.Ed., M.Ed.), who is Cowessess’ director edu-

cation, said Cowessess is honoured to be working with the Nanan Academy and adand the Cowessess community.

“The students and caregivers are very motivated to learn robotics, coding and to explore the Science Centre,” Pinay-Schindler said. “It is through meaningful and engaging opportunities and partnerships such as this one that we empower our young people and their families to learn and grow together.”

Nanan STEM Academy and Cowessess continue to seek additional partners to help them inspire, empower, and create a bright future for the next generation, whom they see as the world’s future creators of technology.

Those interested in learning more or browse the Nanan STEM Academy website at nananacademy.com.

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(l-r) Square One volunteers Crystal Lockyer, Ashley Florent, and Christine Boyczuk. Photo by Gordon Edgar

The Moose Jaw Families for Change team. Photo by Gordon Edgar

Members of the Peanut Butter Jelly Club, who make sandwiches for the needy and have spent weeks campaigning for the Walk. Photo by Gordon Edgar

The Moose Jaw Police Service came out (l-r) Supt. Taylor Mickleborough and his daughter, and Chief Rick Bourassa and his partner. Photo by Gordon Edgar

Central Collegiate Institute Student Leadership Council team (CCI Facebook). Photo by Gordon Edgar

SaskAblities’ Partners in Employment team. Photo by Gordon Edgar

Square One’s inaugural Walk for Warmth fundraiser was a major success for the organization. Photo by Gordon Edgar

Members of the Moose Jaw Express team at the end of the Walk.

Photo by Gordon Edgar

The Journey 2 Hope youth chapter formed a team and fundraised for Square One.jpg. Photo by Gordon Edgar

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Chief Cadmus Delorme (L) of Cowessess First Nation with Shaun Nanan, founder of Nanan STEM Academy (Nanan STEM Academy)

If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at: jritchie@moosejawtoday.com

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.

Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Branch Luncheon Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Mar 15, 2023 at 10:00AM at the Masonic Hall,1755 Main St. N. Meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. Program: (TBA) Noon: Luncheon Roast Beef Dinner, Caterer: Charlotte’s : Cost: $10pp STS member and partner. $20 non-members. Please RSVP to Rosealie by Friday March 10/23. Next: All Luncheon Dates will be at the Masonic Hall: Wed. May 17/23. email: marcilr@sasktel.net

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 afopportunities for participants; 1. video teaching by pastors and counsellors, 2. a weekly group discussion and 3. individual work-es for participants to complete during between meetings. Anyone continuing to struggle with grief weeks, months or even years af-ing in a GriefShare group. Please contact either or both for more information. Minto United Church Online group - Leone 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.

Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame (Battleford) deadline for submitting nominations is March 15, 2023. Please contact our of-um@sasktel.net or call 306-4461983 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 Moose Jaw Art Guild is meeting Saturday, March 18, at 3:00 pm in the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery. Newcomers

Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw

are welcome. For information call 306-692-6667.

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.

Stew Supper at Trinity United Church (277 Iroquois St W.) on Sunday, March 19th at 5pm –catered by Charlotte’s. Menu is stew, biscuits, salads and mint cheesecake. Tickets are Adults $15/6-12 yrs $7.50/ & under 6 yrs FREE. For tickets or info please call Gail @306.694.0051. Chairlift available.

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.

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.

Lawn Bowls at Yara Centre for the winter. Lawn Bowling is an activity for everyone from age 5tive 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 NarAnon Family Group) is a twelvestep program for relatives and 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 beneprovide.

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 306toastmastersclubs.org

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

Moose Jaw Prairie Hearts Quilters Next Meeting 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 information 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 takes 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.

The Moose Jaw Stamp Club Meetings are the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6:30pm at the Lindale School (north entrance). Call 306-6935705 for information.

Moose Jaw Camera Club - Interested photographers are welcome and invited to join and Be Focused With Us! For more information: Wanda - 306-693-7440 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/

Moose Jaw Public Library adult programming in March

Tech Time By appointment only, call 306-692-2787 to book a personalized one-on-one session with a tech wizard who can help clients learn how to use their devices and apps

Magic the Gathering All experience levels welcome, come and learn how to play one of the most popular and intricate deck-building games of all time - Saturdays, Mar. 25 from 2 to 5 p.m.

Avid Knitters Club Tuesday, Mar. 14 at 2:30 p.m. in the South Meeting Room Night Stitchers Tuesday, Mar. 28 at 7 p.m. in the South Meeting Room

MJPL Book Club The Housekeeper and the Professor (2003) by Yoko Ogawa; a brilliant mathememory loss after a traumatic brain injury develops a relationship with a housekeeper hired to care for him - Tuesday, Mar. 14 at 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw Public Library youth programming in March

New Adult Digital D&D Every Friday, online, from 4 to 6 p.m., for ages 15 to 22. Register by emailing youth@moosejawlibrary.ca

Teen D&D Thursdays in the MJPL Archives, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., for ages 12 to 16. Register by email at youth@moosejawlibrary.

ca Teen Writers Circle Wednesday, Mar . 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Herb Taylor Room, for ages 12 to 19 Teen “I Made This” Art Program Wednesday, Mar. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Herb Taylor Room, for ages 12 to 19. This month’s project is duck tape pencil cases, wallets, and bags, with snacks provided Movie Matinee – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Saturday, Mar. 25 at 2:30 p.m. in the MJPL theatre, all ages welcome Movie Night: The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) Wednesday, Mar 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the MJPL theatre, all ages welcome

The Royal Canadian Legion –Branch 59 Moose Jaw, 268 High St W Moose Jaw; Contact: 306692-5453. Facebook @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION-Branch 59 Moose Jaw. Instagram: @Royalcanadianlegion59. SHA restricBingo 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.

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 59Moose 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 – Wednes-

day’s @ 11am

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

Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Paper Tole – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

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 March

Monday: 9:30 Pickleball/1:00

Club – only on the 1st Monday of each month

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 PONYTAIL Canas-

Lessons Only for Pickleball

Thursday: 10:00 Line Dance/1:00

Pickleball

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

Monthly Events for March

March 18 SOCIAL DANCE with band SWR Country starts at 7:30 p.m. Cost $15pp includes lunch

March 23 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING starts at 1:30 p.m. All members pls attend for support and input and new board members

MILITARY WHIST – 9:30 registration – 10:00 a.m. games begin lunch – please have your team of 4 March 15/22/29 SOUP 7 SANDWICH LUNCH from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. C0st $8pp and incu-

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 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 @ 4:30pm50/50, Gift Card Everyone is welcome to join the fun!

For More Information on anything Happening at the ANAVETS #252 Call or Text 306-681-5998 or 306692-4412 email anaf252@sasktel. net

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

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3395

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

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

MARCH 18, 2023 – 8:00 pm - Live Band playing in the Eagles Club Lounge – 8:00 pm to closing –come out and enjoy your evening –dance to the music of RUNAWAY

TRAIN - Appie Platters available starting at noon (pickle chips, onion rings or fries, mushrooms, chicken strips) for $10.00, Mexi Fry Deluxe $8.00, Bacon Poutine (large) $9.50. No supper specials available.

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

Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw. Please call for more information (306) 693-5989.

You can read more about the upcoming sessions and how to signeclub/

Annual Thunder Creek Model Train Show that will be taking place on Saturday & Sunday, Mar. 18 & 19 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event has no age limit and is free to attend for all WDM members. Regular admission applies for non-members. Regular admission applies to non-members. There is an on-site concession (cash only) that will be available for all visitors.

For more information, visit https:// wdm.ca/moose-jaw/visit/location/.

FLU & VACCINE CLINICS AT Location: Moose Jaw Family Wellness Centre, 1000B Albert St. East, Moose Jaw, SK. Contact Phone: 1-833-727-5829. Website

WHAT IS AN E.R.I.K?

Emergencies can happen at any time, an Emergency Response Information Kit is a tool to provide emergency personnel with vital health information to help them quickly and accurately respond to the situation.

If in the event of an emergency you are unable to provide information to paramedics and are alone, an E.R.I.K can provide paramedics with the health information they need to provide the appropriate care.

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN THE KIT?

1. A health information form that you can

• Your name

• Address

• Health card number

• Next of kin

• Family physician and phone number

• Medical history

• Allergies

• List of current medications

2. Any Health Care Directives / Goals of Care you have

3. Organ donor card

4. Any other pertinent health care information you have

Insert your information into a clear plastic bag or folder and place in an easily accessible and visible spot your refrigerator door with a magnet

ersculties.

Making a health emergency plan? Make E.R.I.K a part of it

YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO CONSIDER AN EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT

Have supplies ready in case of an emerbag so you can take them with you should you have to leave your home .

CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING SUPPLIES

• Water

• Canned or packaged food

• Can opener

• Warm clothing /change of clothing

• Blankets

• First aid kit / prescription medications

ly doctortion

• Cell phone charger

• List of important contact numbers

CONCERNED ABOUT ACCESS TO YOUR HOME?

If you are concerned about EMS, FIRE or Police being able to access your home in the event of an emergency you may want to consider installing a lock box key holder to allow emergency services personnel access to your home or consider a keypad lock with a combination you can provide to 911.

If you are interested in obtaining a lock box key holder please contact Medavie Health Services West- Moose Jaw at

Q: Who should have an E.R.I.K?

• Seniors

• Chronically Ill persons

Local musicians ready to entertain at Fellowship Revue

Auditorium on Sunday, March 19 as the Friends of the Forces Fellowship presents a Musical Revue.

It has been four years since the Fellowship has been able to hold its annual concert, but the wait has been worth it to see the lineup of performers for this year’s show, said show committee chairperson Lyle Johnson.

Doors at Moose Jaw and District Seniors’ Centre, 510 Main St. N. open at 1 p.m. Admission is $7, with tickets available at the door.

has always been to showcase talent from Moose Jaw and area and from 15 Wing and to provide a way to meet the military families serving at 15 Wing.

Representing 15 Wing on stage will be guitarist/vocalist Capt. Rich MacDougall, Snowbird No. 11, and a former performer at the concert. His vocals and guitar magic

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will be again be a highlight of the show. New this year will be Harold St. Pierre, a well-known Métis jigger who will display a number of Métis dances. A group of students from Briercrest College and Seminary at Caronport will reprise part of a Remembrance Day concert with war-time songs from Canadian writers.

and the Jets and Desperate for Haggis will surely have some folks on their feet for a bit of a dance. Both bands are well-known in Moose Jaw and offer music from very different spectrums of country/pop and Celtic sounds.vide country music vocals, accompanied by his guitar renditions.volved in the concert as they sing along to old-time songs with Lorne Jackson playing the piano.

Legion hosting discussion about veterans’ experiences acquiring federal help

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Moose Jaw’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 59 will host a veterans’ roundtable and focus group discussion to acquire feedback about veterans’ experiences receiving federal support.

Members of the levolunteers, other non-afmembers and serving Canadian Forces individuals are encouraged to participate in the event, which occurs Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 268 High Street West. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.

According to a letter posted at the legion, two Conservative Party MPs —the shadow minister and deputy shadow minister of veterans affairs — are organizing

challenges veterans face today with issues such as accessing services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

open-ended conversation

driven by the lived experiences of our current and former Canadian Armed Forces service members, with the purpose of advocating for positive change within the federal government (and) House of Commons,” the letter says.

If veterans and serving members are interested in attending, they should email jo.overby.655@parl.gc.ca or call 306691-3577.

While organizers would appreciate veterans registering in advance to plan for enough food and refreshments, an advance RSVP is not required.

sic and vocals of Kelly Sapergia, a performer who has been a repeat participant in previous Fellowship concerts.

In addition to the music, the audience will have an opportunity to try their luck in the penny parade or with the 50-50 draw. Refreshments will be provided at intermission.

Johnson said his committee is dedicated to providing an afternoon of musical variety with an opportunity to meet and greet military families.

Further information about the concert is available by calling Johnson at 306694-6360.

March 19, 2023 at 1 p.m.

Performers

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”

-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. --

Was a passenger

& GAMES

AUTOS

For Sale or Trade 2015

Cadillac Platinum, Senior driven. Has approximately 40,000 miles, excellent shape. Looking for a SUV. Call 306-690-6002

FOR SALE-1968 6.5

Chevy Diesel Half-Ton Truck. Good Rubber, Fair Condition, High Mileage. 4-Wheel Drive. Call 1-306-5702714 between 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. and let it ring until answered.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

Tools for sale- floor drill press $100.00, 10” radial saw $50.00,120v wire welder $50.00, 3” sears planer $20.00, counter top edger

$10.00, socket set

$10.00, floor jack

$15.00, 2 hydraulic jacks $5.00 each, kitchen aid stand mixer with food grinder

attached $150.00, many hand tools, saws, etc. Call to see if I have what you need.

George 306-693-7935

Tools for sale- craftsman scroller saw $25., 4 1/2” palm sander

$20., craftsman 40cc chainsaw 16” + case

$75.,4 1/2’ RYOBI orbit sander $30., craftsman 1/4 sht pad sander $25., dewalt RCIP saw & case $60., 10” electric pole saw $35., 10” car polisher $8., 4” angle grinder $10., laser pro level & case

$40. call George 306693-7935

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

For Sale- dark blue recliner (fair condition)

$50.00, dark green swivel rocker (good condition) $100.00, dark blue Skylar Peppler love seat (very good condition)

$150.00. Contact 306-

631-8330

AUTO PARTS

Good condition tiresNitto Trail Grappler, 6/32 tread, 285/75/16 mounted on Dodge Ram 1500 rims. $400 OBO, Call 306-6319853

MISCELLANEOUS

For Sale: 6 drawer dresser with mirror 40.00, Desk/ secretary with drawers 40.00, Metal 5 drawer o ce desk 40.00, Metal 5 ft. utility table 20.00, Corner computer desk with tray 100.00,White

colored 4 shelf storage cabinet 25.00, 4 drawer wooden filing cabinet 25.00, Near new futon 175.00, Tan fabric recliner 175.00, Reebok deluxe tread mill 175.00, Heavy duty air compressor 40.00, Shop tool cabinet : 36x36x28

“ 40.00, Shop tool cabinet : 46x42x24 “ 40.00, Work bench : 44x33x30 “, Heavy duty insulated men’s skidoo suit – barely used 75.00, Men’s bicycle 20.00, Call (306) 631-0084

due to COVID. I no longer reside in Moose Jaw so I can’t use it.

Value $268.55 asking $240.00 OBO. Call 306-690-2675

LOST & FOUND

LOST- Three ring diamond wedding set. Phone 306-630-5676.

Reward o ered

I received a Mosaic Gift card as a refund for a cancelled show

Mortlach airman posthumously received

Hundreds of Allied bombers thundered over Europe in the summer of 1944 as they attacked the important weapons manufacturing centre at Stettin, Germany, with Mortlach’s Flight Lt. Allan Patrick Forbes piloting one of those planes.

The Aug. 29, 1944, raid against the city — now known as Szczecin, Poland — was Forbes’ 28th mission of that summer. As it turned out, it would also be his last.

Many Lancaster bombers were in the the UK to Germany and back. The planes saturated the city with more than 1,200 tons of high explosives and incendiary bombs, including many 8,000-pound explosives.

At some point during the raid, Forbes’ plane was shot down and destroyed, either

The Forbes family became aware in September 1944 of the young man’s failure to return from the mission. In 1945, they received Forbes’ operational wings services.”

The family later learned that a communal grave near Stettin contained Forbes’ remains. The young man was later re-interred in the permanent British military cemetery at Poznan (Posen), Western Poland.

As part of Saskatchewan’s Golden Jubilee in 1955, the province named islands in northern Saskatchewan after soldiers, sailors and airmen who died during the Second World War; Forbes Island was named after Pat.

In 1996, the Polish government post-

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humously awarded 26 Canadians with the Polish Home Army Cross. This was the highest honour that that government awarded men for their bravery in liberating Poland during the war.

A Polish government representative honoured to be able to present to you the Polish Home Army Cross, which has been awarded posthumously to your brother, Flight Lieutenant Allan Patrick Forbes, who lost his life attempting to help the Polish people during the Second World War … .

er be forgotten by the people of Poland.”

Pat, as he was known to his family and friends, was born on March 17, 1923, to George and Isabelle (Minnie) Mae Forbes of Mortlach.

After graduating from Mortlach High School in 1940, Forbes worked in Moose Jaw and Victoria before enlisting in the air force in 1942. He obtained his wings at

Yorkton and was then posted in the fall of 1943 to No. 103 Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron in England.

Squadron No. 103 is credited with the most bombing missions of the Second World War, but also has the dubious distinction of suffering the highest bomber losses of any Allied squadron. The life expectancy of aircrews was very short, with rookie airmen often being lost during their being shot down right at the end of their tours.

Forbes’ story is like so many others who served during the Second World War, with his service characterized as one of honour, bravery and determination.

or missions — during the summer of 1944. Two of his most extraordinary missions included a mission over Stuttgart, Germany, where 614 RAF bombers attacked the city in one night.

The next night, the RAF returned with 550 bombers and annihilated the city centre with the most damaging attack against that municipality of the war. Among the dozens of buildings destroyed was the city’s Nazi Party headquarters.

Allan Patrick Forbes’ name is commemorated on page 306 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance in Ottawa.

The Moose Jaw Express thanks David Forbes and the Forbes family for providing the information about Pat.

Mortlach’s Allan Forbes and his crew pose near their bomber in the UK during the Second World War. Photo courtesy Forbes family

Allan Patrick Forbes was born in Mortlach and enlisted in the air force in 1942. He eventually served with the Royal Air Force’s No. 103 Squadron and, unfortunately, was killed in action on Aug. 29, 1944 during a bombing mission over Germany. Photo courtesy Government of Canada

Flight Lt. Allan Patrick Forbes stands near his Lancaster bomber in 1943.

Photo courtesy Forbes family

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Georgina was predeceased by her parents, Claire and Edith Bowlby, as well as her younger brother, Ted (Edward) Bowlby. She is survived by her husband, Lyle; children, Lori and Shane (Jolene) and grandchildren Brogan, Micaela, Kyra and Tristan. She is also survived by an older brother, Alvin (Marlene) Bowlby and younger sister Mary-Ellen (Murray) Schneikart as well as numerous nieces and nephews. At Georgina’s request, there will be no funeral or memorial service. of your choosing. Online condolences may be made at www.tubmanfh.com.

Her Journey‘s Just Begun

Don‘t think of her as gone away, her journey‘s just begun

Life holds so many facets, this earth is only one.

Just think of her as resting from the sorrows and the tears

In a place of warmth and comfort where there are no days or years.

Think how she must be wishing that we could know today

How nothing but our sadness, can really pass away.

And think of her as living in the hearts of those she touched

For nothing loved is ever lost and she was loved so much.

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AUSTIN, GORDON

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Gordon George Austin residing in Medicine Hat on Sunday March 5, 2023 at the age of 80 after a short, but courageous battle

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 18 years, Elaine, his mother Bernice Austin, his son Greg Austin, daughters Lee-Ann (Sean), Victoria (Dave), stepsons Shaun, Brent (Raquel), Ryan (Shakina). Grandchildren, Kale, Elan (Tyler) Rylan, Jazenta (Nathan). Shawn, Kalyn, Aideen, David, Andy and Tiffany. Great grandchildren Abbygail and Harper. His brothers Ralph (Bev), Allan (Cathy), Doug (Linda) and sister Cindy (Greg). Many

He was predeceased by his father Ralph Austin Sr, his brother Bruce Austin, his son in law Arlin Bundus and Gordon was born March 23, 1942. The second son of Ralph and Bernice Austin. He started school at Edgehill and completed his education in Mortlach. Gordon developed a passion for cars at an early age, a passion Upon leaving his parents farm, Gordon worked forPaul Altman as a farm hand before moving to Moose employment. He found employment with Canadian Cooperative Implements Limited, initially hired as a parts man, Gordon worked his way up to district manager. A 27 year career that saw him move to several towns in northern Alberta and then back to southern Saskatchewan. After leaving CCIL, Gordon joined his brother Allan at the Tool Crib in Moose Jaw. Upon retirement Gordon took up ‘Woodworking and loved to spend the summer traveling in his RV with Elaine and his dog Mae, meeting up with his brothers Ralph and Doug and friends from Sam’s Club. At Gordon’s request, there will be no funeral service. A family gathering and a celebration of life will be held at a later date

COLLIN, KATHLEEN

Kathleen ‘Kay’ Collins, age 91, of Regina, Saskatchewan passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023.

Through 91 years, Kay Collins was a bookstore clerk, a school secretary, a nurse’s aide for disabled adults, a medical clinic receptionist, a foster mother, a skilled seamstress of wedding gowns and school clothes, repairer of loved and a crocheter of all manner of useful and memorable items.

Wherever she lived in her full life she made it more full by being active in her community. She was a member of the Kinettes in Moose Jaw, her hiking group in Sidney BC, and the seniors centre in Vancouver. She and her husband Jack had many close friendships over the years and hosted many a raucous party at their cottage on Last Mountain Lake.

She was an avid and curious traveller who clearly ached for the loss too early of Jack, the beloved husband she expected to explore the world with in their retirement. She often said she was travelling to all these places so one day when she saw him again she could tell Dad all about what she had seen.

But Mom was, most prominently and most consummately, a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Kay died on January 28, her daughters JoAnne and Lisa by her side. Throughout her brief illness, she was also carried in the hearts of her other children.

The family of seven children that Kay and Jack built: Rand, Janie, Arlene, JoAnne, Gary, David, and Lisa (she was born) would grow to include 15 grandchildren and and old acquaintances would notice about Kay was would learn about her would be about her children and their families. She wasn’t shy about her pride in their accomplishments.

After nearly a century, Mom never lost the peace of a long walk or a sweet summer day at the family cabin. Time had dimmed her memory of some of the mundanity of day-to-day life, but she was never robbed of the pleasure of knowing each of her children and grandchildren, even if the names of the myriad of newly arrived and rambunctious great-grandchildren became a little tricky.

She is very much missed. A service remembering Kay will be held at a later date.

Regina (www.williamboothregina.ca) would be very much appreciated.

HEBERT, SOPHIE

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

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

St. Patrick

On Friday, March 17 people all over the world will don green, eat corned beef and cabbage, and drink green beer, it is St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day has evolved from a religious observance into a secular celebration of Irish heritage in the form of festivals and parades, as well as more than a few pub crawls.

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. At his birth in 385 AD (although the date is uncertain), he was given the name Maewyn Succat. Patrick was born into a wealthy family in Roman controlled Britain. Kidnapped by Irish raiders when a teenager, he spent 6 years in Ireland, during which time Patrick became a Christian. He escaped captivity, returned to Britain, studied to become a Roman Catholic priest. After ordination he requested to go back to Ireland to help grow the Church there. According to tradition Patrick died on March 17th. Although he is known as Saint Patrick, he has never been formally canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

The name Patrick came into the English language after the Norman conquest of 1066. It is derived from the Latin word patricus meaning son of a noble father, part of the Roman aristocracy, a patrician. So, during his lifetime St. Patrick would never have been called Patrick. The only name that he used for himself in his own writings is Patricius. This equates to Patraic in Old Irish, Padraig in Irish today.

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Next Service: March 19th, 2023 10:30am

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Ireland and surrounding areas have been commemorating Saint Patrick since the 10th century as a religious observance in remembrance of the saint. The feast day brings to mind St. Patrick as the missionary who expanded Christianity all over Ireland, the Apostle of Ireland. Did St. Patrick banish snakes from Ireland? The

absence of snakes in Ireland has been noted from as early as the third century, as post-glacial Ireland never had evil, which is often symbolized by a snake in Biblical literature.

Legend credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the doctrine of the Holy Trinity by showing people a shamrock, the three-leafed plant, using it to illustrate the teaching of three persons in one God.

Did you know that 40 to 60 pounds of green dye are dumped in the Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day? March 17th is the 3rd most popular drinking day in America. Cabbage shipments increase by 70% around St. Patrick’s Day. The amount of Guinness consumed on March 17th increases by over 800% each year.

In observance of the religious nature of St. Patrick’s Day Irish laws mandated pubs be closed on March 17th until the 1970s. Then in 1995 the Irish government began campaigning for bigger March 17 celebrations to increase tourism, and pubs became packed.

There are nicknames used for March 17th. St. Paddy’s Day St. Paddy’s Day inappropriate because, since the 18th century, Paddy has been used in England as a disparaging familiar name is St. Pat’s Day, a common English nickname of Patrick.

St. Patty’s Day developed as a playful diminutive based on the masculine nickname Pat or as a misapprehension of the “d” in Paddy. However, the name Patty is generally understood to be the feminine form of Patricia Perhaps reserve the use of Patty for ordering a sandwich with melted cheese or having a conversation with your friend Patricia

Canadians celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in several ways. There is the annual Halifax St. Patrick’s Day Parade. One of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in North America has taken place in Montreal since 1824. The actual celebration dates to 1759 when the Irish soldiers of the Montreal Garrison observed St. Patrick’s Day in Canada. There are a variety of events for St. Patrick’s Day in Winnipeg. Toronto hosts the self-proclaimed ‘Canada’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day party.’ The Guinness SPD is a rowdy all-day bash that spans 45,000 square feet at the Rebel nightclub. The Original St. Patrick’s Day Road Race occurs in Calgary (this year on Sunday, March CelticFest Vancouver is Western Canada’s biggest annual Celtic festival. It is a cultural celebration of the best of and fare, running from March 11 to March 18.

In whatever wat you choose to recognize March 17th, happy St. Patrick’s Day.

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

Cultural Centre’s latest exhibition showcases beauty of Wakamow Valley

Of the drawings that artist Russell Mang has created for a new exhibit, perhaps the most noticeable is a scene from Wakamow Valley of a bright, red-coloured dogwood plant against a white winter background.

The Moose Jaw Culture Centre is hosting Mang’s “Drawing on the Valley” exhibit from now until March 25. The display features 20 scenes that he painted beon location — including “Dogwood and Ice Fog” — and the rest in his studio.

This show marks 10 years since his last display in February-March 2013.

The exhibition’s title is a play on two themes: nature — Wakamow Valley in particular — as an inspirational source and the process of drawing as its own art form.

Mang’s focus after graduating from university in 1982 was on painting landscapes “plein air” — on site — using watercolours, which he continued for decades, he explained to the Express. However, his approach has evolved to attempting to develop a “vocabulary” to describe what he feels inside.

He regards the contemplative life as his vocation, while he expresses the practice of being attentive to “the presence” — God or the universe — through his artmaking.

Mang and his wife moved to Moose Jaw in September 2007, but it wasn’t until 2010 that he “discovered” Wakamow Valley, which began to inspire his work.

“I’ve really come to love it very much and try to get down there as often as I can,” Mang said.

From 2009 to 2015, Mang focused most of his work on the surrounding prairies because they mostly spoke to him. However, he later found himself attracted to the

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valley’s interior spaces, including its walking trails and

In the last decade, his inner vocabulary has moved from the expansiveness of the prairies to a more “interior” space found in the bushes and trail spots.

Mang draws or paints his pieces on site often, although he does take photographs of scenes and then re-creates those images in his studio.

“Though I work from the landscape, all of my work is driven by my intuition and subconscious,” he said.

Another subject of Mang’s artworks is prairie grasses, which he sees as metaphorical and symbolic. He noted that many people respond well to those artworks, although he doesn’t know why. Yet, creating grass pieces gives him another way to express his inner vocabulary, including about life, death, mortality and resilience.

“It is my hope that people will look at the landscape pieces and grasses and see them on more than one level,” he stated.

The art world never took seriously artists who drew their work, but that attitude is changing, said Mang. Most people don’t take drawings seriously, either, since they see them as small-scale and preparatory for larger works.

People also have a mental hierarchy of what’s important, such as watercolour or oil and acrylic, instead of drawings.

“As a visual artist and someone who has worked in all those mediums, they are all equal in my mind,” said Mang.

The irony of the situation is he still refers to his drawings as paintings even though he consciously attempts to call them works or pieces.

While Mang worked mainly with watercolours and oil and acrylics in his career, he has worked more with dry media such as graphite and pastel sticks during the past decade.

However, this has presented a challenge since he must protect the surfaces from damage. Yet, he doesn’t like using glass because of the cost and the fact it puts a wall between the work and the viewer. So, he has attempted to make his works more robust so they can be handled without smudging them.

“… but that’s also congruent with my approach to life, to accept vulnerability as an ongoing aspect of life. You can’t always protect yourself,” said Mang.

What Mang appreciates about the gallery is the interior walls can be moved around. For his display, he removed them entirely so the space could be wide open, similar to the valley’s vast spaces.

Artist Russell Mang stands in the art gallery at the Cultural Centre where his newest exhibit is being featured. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

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Multicultural event experience wows guests with food, music, and dance

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The Moose Jaw Multicultural Council (MJMC) partnered with the united Rotary Clubs of Moose Jaw for an Evening Around the World event featuring food, music, and dance from the incredible variety of cultures represented in the city.

The Evening Around the World took place on March 10 at St. Andrew’s United Church, which also houses the facilities of the MJMC.

The sold-out event was the MJMC’s biggest ever, bringing hundreds of guests in to eat, be entertained, and participate silent auction, a live auction by Rotarian Glenn Hagel, and a special East African coffee experience.

Funds raised will be used for MJMC enrichment programs and newcomer support.

MJMC board president Albulena Morina welcomed guests to the event and shared the story of her own family’s arrival in Moose Jaw from Kosovo when she was a child. She said the MJMC provided a soft landing point for them.

“We are here to assist and support newcomers from the day they arrive,” Morina said of the MJMC. “We are a board of six volunteers, a staff of 30 fulltime and

parttime positions, serving roughly 800 to 900 newcomers per year. Services that we provide consist of need assessment and referral, settlement and integration planning, English language training, information and orientation, community connection, drivers’ education, settlement services in the schools, community outreach, childcare services, and everything in between.

“Thank you to our planning committee, the cooks, all the volunteers, and thank you all again for here tonight. I hope you enjoy the mouth-watering food that we have in store for you. Let’s have a fantastic time celebrating our city’s rich cultural heritage through the universal language of food.”

The evening’s emcees were Jide Kassim, assistant project manager at Prairie Skies Integration Network, and his wife Lolade Kassim.

The Kassims presented tobacco to Lori Deets of the Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association (WACA) before she offered a land acknowledgement.

Following Deets, Imam Faisal Jibril from Moose Jaw’s local mosque offered prayers, and Jibril was followed by Pastor Bob Butt of the Calvary Baptist Church, who also offered a blessing.

The evening’s menu was:

• Chicken Shwarma — Syrian grilled chicken wraps

• Baajiye — Somali black-eyed pea fritters

• Sambusa — Somali frie savoury dough

• Tabbouleh — Middle Eastern Salad

• Kabuli Palaw — Afghani rice with almonds, pistachios, and raisins

• Chicken Karahi — Afghani chicken stew

• Curried Brussels Sprouts — Indian curry

• Misir Wat — Ethiopian lentil stewpany the lentil stew

• Nigerian stew — beef, peppers, tomatoes, ginger and spices

• Dessert was Petit Four, a Middle East-

chio Raha, a Turkish Delight confecsweet paneer dessert with mango and pistachio.

Entertainment was provided following dinner by:

• Iryna Levchenko and her daughter Zlata from Ukraine, who played piano and vi-

• Dusu Musa and Esere from Nigeria, who sang and played piano

• Denise Baguna and Maria Addun, two local high school students and Filipinas, who sang

• Mariam Gendi, Josiah Martin, Lucy Pinya, and Thike Thaha, South Sudanese dancers who danced to an Uduk song

• Marcela Borrero Cruz and her husband Edgar Danilo Bravo Perez from Colombia, who danced the salsa, champeta, rumba, and belly dancing

• Chase Shingoose, a First Nations drummer

• Ruth Maria Golding, a Peruvian entertainer who danced salsa and reggaeton and invited guests up to dance afterwards

Generous, smiling volunteers loaded up guests plates with everything available, and there were leftovers to boot.

Photo by Gordon Edgar

The Evening Around the World dinner by the Multicultural Council and Moose Jaw Rotary Clubs was a sold out event. Photo by Gordon Edgar

A unique East African coffee experience treated guests to a spice-laden drink

by Gordon Edgar

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