Moose Jaw Express, April 24th, 2024

St. Andrew’s United Church, located at 60 Athabasca St. E. will be having their, “Looks like Spring” quilt show on Tuesday, April 23rd from 1:30 pm to 4 pm in the church sanctuary. The sanctuary entrance is located on the west of the large front doors.

Usually held in February, the congregation has been putting on their quilting show bi-annually right up until the pandemic. So, they are shaking winter dust off their boots and bringing in some beautiful artistry to an already beautiful sanctuary.

“It (St. Andrew’s) has beautiful stained glass windows. It’s a beautiful place. We just lay the quilts out over the pews and people who are quilters come and look at them. It’s a fairly simple thing, but it’s actually, I think, quite impressive,” said the event organizer Karen Mundt.

Originally, quilts were made out of necessity for warmth. Over time, the patterns used became intricate works of art with deep meaning and purpose. For example, the underground railroad hung quilts in windows and outside the home to let people know where to go and when it was safe to approach. A simple quilt saved lives.

“That’s just a little bit of sharing of some beauty with the community. I look at quilts as being beautiful. Women’s art. It’s an opportunity to share that with the community. Quilting used to be a utilitarian thing that people did, a necessity. And now it’s really become a kind of an art form. People create beautiful works of art that are quilts and it’s just a way to display them,” Mundt explained.

The quilt show began in the basement quilt room at St. An-

drew’s Church. Each week, the quilters would get together and quilt projects as a social and informative activity. As they were quilting together, they talked about displaying the quilts they made. The idea was well received.

“And then people from the congregation said, “Well, I have one of my grandma’s quilts. Could I bring that?” And so it’s just a collection of quilts. It’s just a little show. The sanctuary is very beautiful. If you’ve never been there, you’ll be impressed.”

Tuesday, April 23rd from 1:30 pm to 4 pm. Snacks and coffee will be available. Please use the door west of the large wood door. If interested, donations are accepted for the Silver Collection for the United Church Mission and Service Fund. Hope to see you there!

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Courtesy of St. Andrew’s Church

On April 15, Opposition leader Carla Beck stood outside the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital alongside Taylor Ennsers Association and Brayden Dutchak –whose mother is a cancer survivor, to call on the Sask. Party government to reopen the provinces’ only hyperbaric chamber in Moose Jaw.

“Families, health care workers, and hyperbaric chamber. The people of Moose Jaw did their part, but Beck said the government has not held up their end of the bargain.

Beck argued that the Sask. Party government has not focused its attention on the issues that matter most, with health care listed as one primary area of concern.

Dutchak is the son of cancer survivor Tamara Heppner and an outspoken advocate for the reopening of the hyperbaric chamber in Moose Jaw.

“It saved my mom’s life. She was told she was going to die without the treatment,” he said.

the Health Minister to address the situation, he was told to consider applying for extended medical insurance to cover the transfer to Edmonton. He pointed out the impossibility of this request, stating that no insurance provider is going to agree to this given his mother’s medical history.

“We have in-patient treatment, out-patient treatment, and out-of-luck patient treatment,” he declared out of frustration.

Dutchak was told by the government

that the hospital is short one staff member to allow the reopening of the hyperbaric chamber. In response, he said the chamber has been operated with a staff of three specialists while his mom received temporary care, as well as in the past.

Heppner’s seventh treatment has recently been bumped back to accommodate another patient with carbon monoxide poisoning. This indicates an ongoing need for the device, and Dutchak pointed out a list of 14 patients who are currently eligible for care.

“You really can save lives (with the

hyperbaric chamber),” Dutchak said. “And the issue is people are dying because something is not available (locally).”

The address follows a previous decision by the Sask. Party government to close Saskatchewan’s only operating hyperbaric chamber back in 2021.

“When they closed, they said that this closure would be temporary,” Beck said. “But it’s been three years, and people are tired of empty promises.”

“To hear that (the hyperbaric chamber) hasn’t been in use to its full extentEnns said.

The hyperbaric chamber provides life-saving oxygen treatment to burn victims, cancer patients, and others, and – despite having a fully functional device right here in Moose Jaw – patients must travel to Edmonton or Toronto for care following its closure.

“We need to hire more health care workers and end the culture of burnout and fear that drives health care workers out of our province,” Rural and Remote Health Critic Jared Clarke said.

The Saskatchewan NDP said its position would be to reopen the hyperbaric chamber in Moose Jaw.

The Opposition pointed out that, since 2019, emergency rooms, laboratories, operating theatres, and other medical services have closed at 53 hospitals and health centres across the province under the Sask. Party government.

The Moose Jaw Express has reached out to the Sask. Party for comments and will follow up once a response has been received.

in 2015 following months of pressure from the community and with the help ofof the life-saving device. In addition, lofor what the Wall government called “the main showpiece” at the then newly constructed Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital.

Mulberry Estates hosts talk on journalism at ‘News with Friends’ program

The Moose Jaw Express and Atria Mulberry Estates tried something new this week as part of a novel program at the retirement home called “News with Friends.”

Residents attended the activity room on the afternoon of April 18 for a unique presentation with a local reporter, and I was asked to participate in the role. I agreed without hesitation.

The purpose was to facilitate socializing and brought residents together in a group setting all while having a little fun. It’s part of the Mulberry Estates’ programming routine and the home’s marketing manager, Tricia Oblander, likes to mix things up from time to time.

I should disclose that I’m not a television or radio broadcast reporter, and my role entails written articles exclusively.

Still, I’m always up for a new challenge. To begin my talk, I explained some principles about the discipline of journalism.

Journalism can be described as “the to ensure the information we provide is fair and balanced, accurate, and truthful. The discipline requires a strong attention a human instinct for knowledge of what’s happening outside of our own vantage point. People can grow anxious without knowing about the world around them, and this has probably never been truer than in today’s age of rapid change. You can learn a lot about society by reading the stories it shares, and these address its fears, strengths, interests, and ambitions.

project to take the course that it did.

My volunteer, Dee, started off by introducing herself and said she was originally from Winnipeg. On retiring, she and her family moved to Moose Jaw, and she found Atria Mulberry Estates to be the best match for her.

My plan was taking shape in my mind, and I was thinking about, perhaps, a comparison of the standard of living in each province, or an exploration of what makes this retirement home stand out.

After explaining my thought process, I dug a bit deeper. I explained to the group that I wanted to learn more about Dee, so I asked her what made Moose Jaw a good place to live.

“If it bleeds, it leads” is a common news media principle in modern times, but our publication tries to focus on the positive aspects – this was the focus of my presentation. I wanted to show the group how we go about doing this.

What I mean by focusing on the positive is this: rather than our publication focusing on crimes, deaths, and violent sensationalism, we wish to highlight the abundance of positivity going on in our community. The generous acts of simple, everyday residents deserve as much airtime as any other topic, and we try to address a meaningful solution when concerns are brought up – rather than simply ruminating in negativity.

The role is crucial for a healthy society, and it’s our purpose to give citizens the tools and information they need to make their own informed decisions. It enables us to share a common language and address the same fears, concerns, and goals in the spirit of community. We as reporters give a voice to those who are underrepresented yet deserving, and it’s only real-world change.

I then asked for a volunteer to demona newsworthy lede. I wasn’t expecting the

She said people are generous and welcoming, and the historic downtown really stands out. I asked her which shops she prefers to visit, and she pointed out that she can’t do a lot of shopping due to accessibility concerns – she’s in a wheelchair, after all.

The room lit up the moment she voiced this concern. I asked if anyone else experienced these concerns, and almost everyone nodded “yes.” We dug even deeper, and the residents started to “take over” the discussion and were delighted to know their experiences and concerns were being addressed and can now be given a shot at real-world change – which I fully intend to follow up on.

What I believe to be one of the highlights of the presentation was an active demonstration that journalism isn’t a dyoverload, social media echo chambers and confusion, it’s perhaps more relevant than ever before.

I’ll never forget the atmosphere of the room that day, as it transformed into more than just a demonstration of journalism –the discipline came to life before my eyes.

On behalf of the Moose Jaw Express, I would like to thank Tricia Oblander and the staff and residents at Atria Mulberry Estates for the opportunity to share a few words on the work that we do.

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Dutchak is the son of cancer survivor Tamara Heppner and an outspoken advocate for the reopening of the hyperbaric chamber in Moose Jaw. Photo by: Landen Kleisinger

Moose Jaw Express reporter Aaron Walker (left) interviewing Mulberry Estates resident and volunteer Dee (right) during “News with Friends” on April 18.

Photo by: Tricia Oblander

Tunnel Vision Optical holds Grand Opening

This past Friday and Saturday, the newest full-service optical shop in Moose Jaw held a celebratory Grand Opening with a ribbon cutting.

A number of city dignitaries attended including Rob Clark from the Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Clive Tolley and City Councillor Doug Blanc. Additionally, part-owner Loree MacPherson, her two kids Annie and Braven MacPherson, and team members Allyson Angus and Arlene Miller participated in the ribbon cutting.

Tunnel Vision Optical has been open, the community of Moose Jaw has shown overwhelming support, so Tunnel Vision wanted to give back by holding a Trunk show with lots of promotions, prizes, and some great draws. The Trunk Show offered a number of special extra options in frames and sunglasses that aren’t regularly available.

“We try to do things a little bit differently (here) and listen to our customers, striving to make the most of the relationship with the community that we’ve built up over time,” said Loree Macpherson, part-owner of Tunnel Vision Optical.

Tunnel Vision Optical is a full-service optical shop that drew inspiration for its name from the notorious Tunnels of Moose Jaw. The ladies who work at Tunnel Vision have at least 10 years of of them boasting 20 years of experience. This expertise enables them to conduct also having the knowledge needed to assist you with glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses, and personal safety glasses. Tunnel

Vision Optical also offers direct billing to simplify the process when it comes to insurance claims.

They are committed to delivering the best service and excellence in eye care.

Tunnel Vision Optical offers eyewear that is fashionable, wearable, durable, and even offer packages that people can buy toes can be. Whether you are looking for unique brands such as Cutler and Gross, Xavier Garcia, and Porsche Eyewear, or something a bit more common like RayBan, Dragon, and Boss, Tunnel Vision Optical has got it all.

If you require contact lenses, Tunnel Vision Optical staff are professionallyting.

“We are independently owned and locally managed and operated. The gals here are part of this community... We really want to show we can do things a little differently, making sure it’s not just a decision from somewhere else... we make those decisions here.” said Macpherson.

Tunnel Vision Optical is open Monday – Friday from 10am-6pm and on Saturday from 10am-4pm and is located at 643 – 1st Ave. NW. You can call them at 306.624.4144. For more information visit https://www.tunnelvisionoptical.ca/eyewear

Patients in need of bloodwork can skip the waiting room thanks to new mobile service

Patients in need of bloodwork no longer have to see the inside of a health care facility’s waiting room at Crescent View Clinic, Alliance Health, Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital – or anywhere else –thanks to a new mobile service offered by Misty Shropshire.

Moose Jaw Mobile Lab Services

of April 19. Shropshire now operates in and around Moose Jaw between Monday – Friday from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. and charges only $25 per patient.

“What I’m doing is offering a home visit collection for lab work that your doctor would order,” Shropshire explained.

“I take (the sample) to the hospital, the hospital processes it, and all the testing is still covered under the Sask. Health Authority.”

Shropshire started the mobile blood service as a natural extension of her career as a medical lab specialist and after seeing plenty of demand within the community.

“I do (still) work for the Health Authority part-time as a medical lab assistant, so I do (the mobile service) around my work hours for now,” she said. “Maybe one day I’ll be able to go full-time.”

To make the idea work, Shropshire runs the mobile service in her downtime, and her program ends at 3 p.m. to allow enough time to drop the samples off during the lab’s outpatient hours.

When the samples arrive, a member of the hospital’s staff will accession and register the patient’s sample, perform any required pre-analytical handling, and then proceed as required from there.

“A lot of samples need to be centri-

fuged, sometimes they need to be aliquoted off or frozen, and then they will be processed and analyzed in the hospital here or… sent to Regina, depending on which test is ordered.”

Before a sample can be attained, each patient must provide proof of a doctor’s requisition.

Shropshire is accepting blood, urine, stool, and sputum samples, and she provides her own containers so patients don’t have to worry about logistics.

The process to set up the mobile blood service began in November 2022 and faced a lengthy delay typical of registering a business of this nature. Now, fully operational.

“I’ve had a lot of positive feedback from the community,” she said during this waiting period. “I see a lot of people who have mobility issues, or they’re immunocompromised and either have trouble getting down to the lab, or they don’t want to be in a waiting room full of people…

“Those are the people who have really expressed the need to me for my services. (As well, for) anybody who just doesn’t want to go (visit waiting rooms), I will come to you.”

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In an effort to make the service accessible, Shropshire is starting her fee at $25 per person – regardless of how many tests or requisitions they have.

“I want to build a client base (at this stage), and my services are tax deductible,” she added.

Shropshire can operate in Moose Jaw and within a radius of approximately 60 –100 kilometres, she said, simply due to the

need for samples to be processed within two hours of collection.

Advanced notice isn’t typically required, but she recommends giving as much notice as possible and said this depends on special handling requirements and how quickly the samples are required.

Moose Jaw Mobile Lab Services can be reached by phone or text message at 306-690-6993.

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From Left to Right; Mayor Clive Tolley, Annie MacPherson, Braven MacPherson, Loree MacPherson, Rob Clark, Allyson Angus, Arlene Miller, and Doug Blanc, standing ready to cut the ribbon.

The two Trunk Show tables

JOAN RITCHIEMoose Jaw Express EDITOR

Editor’s Note

This has been an extremely busy week in this Friendly City with lots going on in town. We at the Moose Jaw Express have no lack of things to cover.

Of note, hope you have your tickets for the upcoming Chamber of Commerce MJBEX Awards event on Wednesday evening, April 24th to support your fellow Moose Javians in their endeavours. This is a special event to celebrate all of the people and their great businesses that make this city what it is.

It’s also great to see a new store - Tunnel Vision Optical opened a new dispensary store on 1st Avenue NW for contacts and glasses that adds to the selection already available here in Moose Jaw by other optical stores.

The Coroner’s Inquest held last week in Moose Jaw pinpointed a few problems in our police services around the province and made recommendations to be implemented that should help to better police service to the communities in our region and beyond. Although mistakes were made, and although these mistakes needed to inquest is designed to come up with solutions to certain issues that have arisen rather than lay blame. We need to be thankful that we have police to assist in our communities’ policing, otherwise with a transient society, renegade lawlessness and lack of respect for anyone or anything by some, poverty and other determining factors, things would be much worse here in Moose Jaw and elsewhere.

By all of the letters to the editor included in this edition, you certainly can see that Moose Javians are engaged in what’s going on here. Our publication continues to invite letters to the editor as long as individuals provide their name, address and phone number for veri-ter is included along with the letter to the editor for publication. As well, just of note, there is a certain level of guideline criteria necessary for these letters to the editor that is included at the top of the disclaimer and should be reviewed prior to submission. As well, the editor’s email address has changed for all correspondence to be: joan@moosejawexpress.com

Please send your letters to the editor to this new email address going forward, or if you do not have a computer you are welcome to drop them off at the our letters to the editor with the online daily MooseJawToday.com so they usually can be viewed there as well. Please make sure that your letters to the editor do not attack an individual or include information that is defamatory or condescending. We reserve the right to edit all letters to the editor as we deem necessary. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the au-

Prairie South’s superintendent explores

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This year’s Homestand ’24 concert recently was announced for Sept. 7, and the driving force behind the project is to raise funds in support of youth mental health programs in both of Moose Jaw’s school divisions.

To explore the use of these funds, Amanda Olson, the superintendent of learning for the Prairie South School Division (PSSD), revealed a few recent projects made possible by the annual concert.

“Just to give people an idea of how we continue to use the funds year over year, one of the biggest areas is through a grant-matching initiative,” she said.

To access this mental health and wellness grant, a program is school-wide, rather than set up as a standalone classroom project, and each separate school can access the

Some of the projects made possible so far include specialized fairs that brought in a range of guests from yoga instructors to guest speakers with the aim of enhancing students’ wellness.

“Our goal is to put as many tools in our students’ toolboxes related to mental wellness as we can,” she said.

In one example, Riverview Collegiate has worked with Journey to Hope to put together lessons on dealing with holiday stress during the Christmas break. To further this partnership, Riverview used some of the funds to host a Christmas dinner, so all students had a chance to enjoy a holiday meal and celebrate together.

“The important piece of that… is they (educators at Riverview) had done some teaching around healthy coping strategies when (students were) managing the stresses of the holidays,” Olson explained.

In another example, the fund enabled several schools to create unique, tailored spaces with the aim of bringing students together and to disconnect from technology to facilitate face-to-face interactions. This break from the screen, Olson said, is another important aspect of our mental wellness.

Olson announced an upcoming project, the Community Wellness Collaborative, which will include both the PSSD and Holy Trinity Catholic School Division (HTCSD) to focus on students’ mental health and well-

ness this year, all while staying aligned with the Provincial Education Plan.

During the Canadian Mental Health Association’s

virtual youth conference will be held using pre-recorded presentations. Since each school operates on an independent time schedule, Olson said this will help overcome last year’s challenge as the presentations were recorded live and logistics had proven to be problematic.

This year’s Mental Health Week theme is “compassion,” so the schools’ presentations will be a spin-off of that theme, and Olson revealed that former Moose Jaw resident Cody Dill will be one of the upcoming speakers.

“Words can’t express how grateful PSSD and HTCSD are for this partnership,” Olson said. “I’m certainly not aware of any other partnerships like this with school divisions in any other areas of the province.

“From the bottom of our hearts, we appreciate everyonly for our students, but for the community and the communities that we serve.”

To purchase tickets for the upcoming Homestand ’24 concert in support of initiatives such as these, visit MooseJawCulture.ca or stop by the Moose Jaw Cultural

higher in the future

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While the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport has expanded by that group is continually looking at future enhancements.

“It’s a really good story to share, as we completed our do a study for our next phase of growth,” Greg Simpson, board chairman, said during a recent city council executive meeting while discussing the airport authority’s strategic plan.

Simpson highlighted the authority’s vision and mission, including one missional goal to support the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and other industry partners at 15 Wing Airbase.

He noted that when the authority wrote its strategic would be working with the RCAF or the partnership’s effect.

to watch the Snowbirds, while training Harvards performed regular touch-and-goes. Moreover, the federal government will soon make a major announcement about a 15 Wing-connected contractor leading national air training efforts.

“This is going to be a huge impact. And we’re sitting in a sweet spot — I dare say — because of our location and proximity. We will be able to capitalize on this as we see the future of the training program come to life here in Moose Jaw,” the board chairman added.

When the authority began upgrading the venue — -

feet) long and 25 metres (75 feet) wide, inadequate lighting and a supporting taxiway network, Simpson said.

Furthermore, the airport was home to Provincial Airprivately owned aircraft. However, there was no land to construct new hangars.

Since then, the authority has rehabilitated the original runway and the existing taxiways, constructed roughly

tem, constructed a hangar access road, built four hangars and improved surface drainage.

“The airport is growing; we have momentum,” said

Simpson. “There is a lot of energy out there.”

In particular, airport-based operators support 22 fulltime employees; two aerial applicator planes cover over -

Besides existing clients, future infrastructure up-

Charter services want to come here, but they want a better apron so a large hangar can be constructed for bigger jets, said Simpson. Moreover, the RCAF wants hangars for its aircraft that arrive on the weekends.

The authority’s desired capital projects are expected parking, air ambulance, corporate, charter and military operations, a multi-purpose terminal and education cen-

event and breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 17, to celebrate the

Council comments

The authority’s strategic plan says it may need a longer runway if Saskatchewan Air Ambulance upgrades to bigger planes, said Coun. Jamey Logan. He wondered if the airport would lose that service if it didn’t have a

Simpson said if air ambulance upgraded to larger feet in length. However, that length is ideal for planes carrying maximum fuel and fully loaded and in ideal conditions; smaller planes just need to manage fuel and weight during takeoff.

“Crews can manage everything safely to take off on a

Data shows the medical service used the airport 51 11 times last year.

Moose Jaw’s future economic development is tied to the airport, considering community companies use it to bring in more business, said Mayor Clive Tolley. He didn’t think residents realized how many local businessmen used the airport.

Amanda Olson (far left) is the superintendent of learning with the Prairie South School Division. Photo by: Aaron Walker

An original piece of City Hall glass preserved to complement Yvette Moore painting

Following the restoration project on Moose Jaw’s City Hall clocktower, volunteers John Trodd and Murray Rimmer decided to do something interesting in an effort to preserve a little piece of Moose Jaw’s history.

Rather than simply discarding the original glass, Trodd and Rimmer felt it was best to donate them to a local artisan. Not being artistically inclined – in their own words – they decided to hand them over to Yvette Moore and let her decide how best to approach the idea.

This arrangement was perfect, they felt, largely due to the fact that Moore often focuses her subject matter on scenery in and around Moose Jaw – including a noteworthy piece featuring City Hall titled “A Century of Time.”

Moore said she was happy to receive the historical artifacts but knew she wouldn’t be the one to create something with them as her medium of choice is paint on canvas. As a true artist would, she held on to them and knew the right opportunity would present itself.

That opportunity came when a retired area farmer moved to town and wanted something to represent a piece of Moose Jaw’s history.

“We moved here last summer,”

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said Rick Booth, who recently moved to Moose Jaw with his wife, Leslie. “We love it. We can’t believe it; it’s just incredible (living here).”

Great evening of entertainment and fun had at The Bentley

On March 21, The Bentley held an event with Elvis Impersonator Jamie Gass from Regina. He put on an amazing concert that was attended by over 100 residents and guests.

The evening continued on in the second level where the carnival night was being held. The games were a ton of fun and lots of laughs were had.

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The Shriners came in their Fez’s and ran the games and great food was also served.

Between the Penny Parade items, the concert where there was a charge of $10 for non-residents and the carnival games, a whopping $2000 was raised for the Moose Jaw Shrine Club.

None of this could have been possible without the tremendous community support and donations from the following companies. McKarr’s Furniture, Moose Jaw Co Op, Knight Hyundai, Purposed- Financial Corporation, Mad Greek, Rodo’s Pizza, Vixen Hair Studio, Kathy’s Custom Stitchery, Hub Meats, Westland Insurance, Family Pizza, Investment Planning Counsel, Moose Jaw Tourism, and Bugsy’s Irish Pub.

The plan is to make this an annual event as it was an evening to remember…

A big thanks goes out to all who attended or contributed in any way.

CORRECTION:

It was previously stated in the article titled “Heartland Hospice announces campaign at $809K during Spurs and Stilettos cabaret” that Blaine McLeod’s wife entered the hospice care program, but – owing to a miscommunication at the time – it was in fact his wife’s father, Les Leskewich, who received hospice care. We apologize for the error.

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Originally from an acreage around 19 kilometres southwest of Regina, Booth said he and his wife would often come for a weekend drive to Moose Jaw to enjoy lunch or to simply look around town.

“Everybody around here – all the neighbours – are super nice,” he said. “We can walk downtown, and Moose Jaw has all the amenities and anything I could ask for.”

Not only does Booth now live near Moore, he and his wife are frequent patrons at the Yvette Moore Gallery and have come to know her on a personal level.

“In the gallery there was the painting of City Hall, and we wanted to get one of Yvette’s paintings,” he said about what he described as the “quintessential” Moose Jaw landmark.

Not long after the purchase, Moore reached out and said she received some glass from the building’s clock tower simply as a point of interest.

“And I said, well, could I have a little piece of that (glass)… to have beside the painting, just to talk about and say that it’s actually a piece of glass from the original clockface?” Booth asked.

Moore – who was looking for an ideal way to preserve the artifacts but without

plans of her own – agreed to the idea and offered the 12-or-so centimetre fragment to the Booths.

Today, Booth keeps the glass displayed next to the painting and said it has been a great conversation starter.

“I just appreciate the history,” Booth said. “I appreciate old things and the skill, talent, and effort that was put into making something beautiful, like that building and that clock.”

Booth isn’t planning to expand his collection beyond this, as he pointed out that his wife has been gently persuading him to scale back on some of his previous collections.

“The whole idea of coming here was to downsize and get away from that kind of thing, and just simplify (everything) so the things we do keep are important and special… to us,” he explained.

Still, if there can be only one way to symbolize the Notorious City, Booth suggested this is it.

“As I sit in my living room, I get to just sit there and look at it… it’s just part of Moose Jaw for us,” he said, noting that the glass is an important reminder of the love they both share for their new home in

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Yvette Moore’s painting, “A Century of Time,” sits adjacent to a piece of City Hall’s original glass on display by residents Rick and Leslie Booth. Photo by: Aaron Walker

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Reflective Moments

By Joyce Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

Pink salmon brings back school day memories

A can of salmon recently led me down an unusual river of remembrance.

As I was standing there in the kitchen whipping up a late supper sandwich, I couldn’t help but think how often salmon from a tin has been part of my lifestyle for the past several decades.

In my Mother’s kitchen there was always one or two tins of salmon in the cupboard, just in case unexpected company dropped in just before meal time and lingered, hoping for an invitation to join us around the table. No one was ever turned away, nor was the meal ever delayed their own kitchen and cupboards.

It was easy enough to whip up a salmon loaf or make some salmon cakes to go along with the home-canned vegetables and fruit, with maybe a slice or two of homemade bread or a bun or two. It wasn’t fancy but it was the salmon and eggs, that tiny tin turned out a good-sized portion to serve our guests.

sometime wondered if they would ever stop taking more than their share. But I knew better than to stare with accusing eyes.

The tinned salmon in our home was always the red variety and not until I went to school did I learn that salmon in a can also came in pink. That educational moment came at the afternoon recess when the town kids got to share the leftovers of the country kids’ lunch buckets.

One girl in particular had the best leftovers and she readily shared what she couldn’t eat. She didn’t like salmon sandwiches but her Mother kept sending them in her lunch bucket. It was a rush to see which of us got to eat the sandwiches she disliked. They were made with pink salmon and they were beyond tasty.

she returned a empty lunch box to her Mother, that lovely lady just assumed her daughter wanted to continue to take salmon sandwiches to school. And so she often had wonderful leftovers to share with her friends.

ferred bologna or egg salad sandwiches and there went our mid-afternoon feast on pink salmon delights.

I think the price of red salmon must have increased because suddenly our cupboard held a few cans of the pink variety and thus the novelty of pink salmon sandwiches wore off.

Later in life I was told by a church lady that she mixed red with pink when she made sandwiches for a church event or a funeral lunch. She said it made the sandwiches more festive and attractive. But she also put bits of onion in her mixture and that ruined the whole concept for me.

And so, in the twilight of my life, there I stood mixing pink salmon with sandwich spread and plastering the mixture on buttered and mustard-covered toast, thinking about school lunches of years gone by.

I wonder if my long-time-ago classmate would enjoy my concoction. I’d be happy to share if only I knew

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Pro-life group had ‘very positive’ 2023, board president says in annual update

Moose Jaw Right to Life had a “very positive year” in 2023, with supporters and volunteers ensuring the organization met its goals to help families and educate the community, the board president says.

“The community continues to donate many baby clothes and items for which we are very grateful, as this enables us to provide free items for families,” Jean Landry said during Moose Jaw Right to Life’s (MJRTL) recent banquet.

The centre — located in the basement of First Baptist Church — is open four days a month, while it responds to phone calls outside those times, she continued. Many people have said they are grateful for the centre’s services and what it provides.

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“In fact, we had several teenagers coming to the centre in 2023 and it was so positive … to see that young people chose life for their babies,” Landry remarked. MJRTL is thankful for volunteers who help sort, organize and fold clothes and who purchase items, select clients, and conduct training, while its biggest gratitude is reserved for Pastor Scott Elger and the church for providing a “wonderful space” in which to operate, she said.

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“New volunteers would be very, very much appreciated as this organizing is a very big job,” Landry continued.

The charity also thanked SGI, which provided a grant that allowed the pro-life group to purchase car seats for babies, she added. Selected clients then received car-seat training from the Moose Jaw Police Service.

This past Christmas, Moose Jaw Right to Life sent money through Campaign Life Coalition to Nunavut to support mothers and babies requiring support there.

mothers in Moose Jaw.

The organization also began an educational campaign in January 2023 about sanctity-of-life issues by giving out more than 600 wallet cards to churches in the community.

Landry thanked local media for covering MJRTL’s various activities and events throughout the year, while she also highlighted how active the group’s social media page is with announcements and articles. Furthermore, the organization continually shares its messages along Thatcher Drive using three billboards that it rotates every three months.

MJRTL appreciated the Knights of Columbus men’s group from St. Joseph Parish for hosting an informative documentary called “Roe Canada: The Truth North in a PostRoe World.” This

the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion at the national level could have implications — potentially positive — for Canada.

annual garage sale and plant sale is Friday, May 3, from 1 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Church of our Lady. She noted that residents can bring gently used items to the church on Thursday, May 2.

The organization won’t be serving food or selling baking, while the admission is $1.

Landry was particularly excited about a new pro-life project directed at students. LifeCanada has created a comic book called “Life Choices: The Gift,” which focuses on a high school couple who becomes pregnant. The comic gives three storylines of how they handle this news: abortion, adoption and parenting.

The MJRTL president added that the organization

ordered hundreds of copies that can be picked up from the centre.

has

Jean Landry, president of Moose Jaw Right to Life, gives her annual update during the recent banquet. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

A pro-life comic aimed at high school students. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

BIZWORLD

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

The views

Cement industry tackling large greenhouse gas emissions

Cement manufacturing creates a surprising amount of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for eight per cent of global carbon dioxide.

The global cement industry produces four billion tonnes of cement annualyears.

The industry is vital. Cement is the most used construction material on the planet with 90 per cent of construction projects using the product.

According to the Cement Association of Canada the industry plans to reduce emissions by 2030 with the target of net zero emissions by 2050.

The industry uses waste materials containing calcium, silica, aluminum and

iron to replace raw materials such as limeand gypsum as clinker.

The Portland cement made in Canada reduces emissions by 10 per cent and with blended PLC cement can cut emissions by 30 per cent.

Using substitutes for limestone involves obstacles.

Government buys half the cement in Canada but does not require low carbon cement in tenders.

Not having stable supplies of recycled materials to use for clinker presents a concern.

Four cement companies in Canada are experimenting with carbon capture storage tactics. One uses CO2 from ce-

ment manufacturing to create a slag that can be sold as biofuels or for animal feed.

A Halifax operation has an emissions reducing system used in 60 concrete plants. This technology injects waste carbon dioxide from industrial operations into concrete, making the cement greener and stronger.

Solidia Technologies of Texas uses Portland Cement with less limestone at lower temperatures to reduce emissions by 70 per cent and using 60 per cent less water.

Blue Planet Systems of California uses carbon dioxide and waste calcium materials to replace limestone.

Fifty to 60 per cent of emissions occur while the limestone is broken down

by heat.

This process stores carbon dioxide as well as creating stronger end use products.

Carbonized concrete bridges can last 80 years compared to 40 to 50 years for regular cement.

builds a stronger product but the cost is about 20 times that of reinforced concrete

The main issue seems the lack of waste materials to replace limestone.

Thousands of tonnes of concrete year. That waste could be used in cement production.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

MAID is state-sanctioned ‘homicide’ and a ‘predatory regime’ against Canadians, pro-life speaker says

With medical assistance in dying (MAID) being “a predatory regime against the Canadian people” and state-sanctioned “homicide,” pro-life supporters must offer a more hopeful perspective, a palliative care advocate says.

Angelina Ireland, the executive director of The Delta Hospice Society in Delta, British Columbia, was the guest speaker during Moose Jaw Right to Life’s annual banquet on April 12. Nearly 100 packed Church of Our Lady’s hall to hear her discuss euthanasia, its effects in Canada, and how they can support others facing end-oflife challenges.

Her theme was “Protecting each other from MAID.”

An expert’s perspective

Many people suggest — whether through the media or letters to the editor — that MAID is a “peaceful” procedure when it’s more like an execution, said Ireland.

She pointed to Dr. Joel Zivot, an expert in anesthesiology, pharmacology and critical care for over 25 years, who spoke to Canadian Senators in 2021 about assisted suicide and its negative effects.

Zivot became interested in executions by lethal injection of criminals in the United States and, after conducting research, found this method uses pentobarbital, “disturbing” autopsies revealed that prisoners drowned internally.

“‘I would describe that experience … as more akin to death by waterboarding, which we recognize to be cruel,’” Ireland said while quoting Zivot. “‘When I looked at the method of dying by medical assistance in dying, the technique is striking similar.’”

What Zivot found “most distressing” is MAID uses a drug that paralyzes people, which he thought refuted the “peaceful” death claim, she added. Furthermore, he thought Canadians should know that MAID is different than what they’ve been told, and it could be “exceedingly painful and more akin to drowning.”

MAID in Canada

Ireland presented a history of MAID in Canada, starting with it becoming legal in June 2016 and amendments thereafter opening it to more people. Further, these changes amended the Criminal Code so doctors and nurse practitioners could kill people by performing procedures or providing medication.

“And a doctor or nurse practitioner will not be charged with murder because, actually, MAID is non-culpable homicide,” she said.

More than 45,000 Canadians “have been MAIDed” between 2016 and 2022, an annual rise of 30 per cent, she continued. Therefore, the number of MAID-related deaths last year likely jumped to over 62,000 people, which is more than the 42,000 Canadians killed during the Second World War.

Canada and California — with similar demographics and population size — both adopted MAID in 2016, but the number of people who have accessed euthanasia in each jurisdiction has been vastly different, Ireland said.

In 2022, 853 Californias died by MAID, while 13,241 Canadians accessed assisted suicide, which is 15 times higher.

“Why is that? Because I say, MAID is a predatory regime against the Canadian people. In fact, it’s fair to say that it’s an empire — Empire MAID versus … Team Life,” Ireland said, noting the empire is zealous, pro-life movement.

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Angelina Ireland, the executive director of The Delta Hospice Society in Delta, British Columbia, was the guest speaker during Moose Jaw Right to Life’s annual banquet on April 12. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

Empire MAID

She pointed out that many national organizations support MAID, such as:

· Dying with Dignity Canada, a formidable lobbying group

· Health Canada, which is focused on expanding euthanasia, including to kids

The courts, which want to extend eligibility

The Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers, which has established guidelines about providing the procedure

· MAIDHouse, a charity that wants euthanasia spaces in every province

“Anybody (and) everybody can be eligible for MAID … . Pretty much anybody interested in being MAIDed,

Team Life

Team Life is composed of groups that support options like palliative care, which is a holistic approach that reduces the severity of a disease or condition and helps patients live and live well, said Ireland.

Furthermore, this care can improve one’s quality of life, reduce or relieve symptoms, ensure patients have the information to make decisions, support people and their caregivers from diagnosis onward, and provide grief support.

Also, palliative care does not include euthanasia, nor does it use it as a tool.

Palliative care began in England before arriving in Canada, and before governments institutionalized health care in the 1960s, it was Christians and related groups that took care of the sick and dying, Ireland said. Also, Canada has been a leader in palliative care since then.

Fighting the behemoth

One group at the forefront of palliative care is the Delta Hospice Society (DHS), a private organization that has been operating for 30 years, said Ireland. In 2010, it opened its hospice centre after raising $8 million; the ven-

However, the Fraser Health Authority said it must offer MAID, and when DHS refused, the authority cancelled its contract and evicted the organization and its seven patients.

“They tried to force us to kill our patients because everybody that gets government money has to participate

in euthanasia because euthanasia has become the king of all medical procedures,” Ireland said.

After that, the euthanasia activists came for the organization — it had $4 million in assets — to take over its board during an annual general meeting, she continued. While the society had 200 members pre-AGM, when that meeting arrived, 12,000 people had joined.

DHS members fought for their organization, for life, for the ability to talk about palliative care and to remain in the public square to discuss MAID’s effect on Canada.

“And we won, we won,” said Ireland, noting members elected a board that was 75-per-cent pro-life.

DHS has created an advanced directive document, “Do Not Euthanize,” that people can sign, saying they don’t want MAID. It has also developed a program called “Guardian Angels,” where volunteers can visit patients in hospitals and care homes and ensure they have access to authentic care.

While it’s unlikely that Canada will ever eliminatement of committed pro-life people, said Ireland. Also, Team Life’s “secret weapon” is (their faith in) Jesus Christ, who (they believe) will ensure eventual success, considering “every empire falls.”

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RE: RESPONSE TO PRO-LIFE EVENT ARTICLE

PUBLISHED ONLINE ON APRIL 15 AND INCLUDED IN THIS EDITION

about MAID with interest (MooseJawToday.com, April 15). I share some of her concerns, inasmuch as that that MAID has apparently been offered too readily to some patients, as various newspaper reports have informed us.

then her listeners heard a mixture of misinformation and ignorance.

the lungs, presumably causing death by so-called “internal drowning” (aka pulmonary edema).

I wonder where (apart perhaps from the ark) this drug is still used. I certainly have not seen it for at least a decade, if not more, prior to my retirement a few years ago. To describe the use of fancy the Brothers Grimm would be proud of – Ms

Ireland implies that these patients are conscious, which they are not. As in not.

We are also told: “What Zivot found “most distressing” is MAID uses a drug that paralyzes people, which he thought refuted the “peaceful” death claim, she added.”

Once again Ms Ireland gives a completely ignorance or a wilful desire to mislead - as if the poor patient, wide awake, is struggling for breath, desperately gasping for air while the MAID provider is checking his/her facebook page?

Really? I mean, really?

Ms Ireland should have said something like this: “After a MAID patient had been administered at least two drugs (perhaps more) to obliterate consciousness, a muscle relaxant is also given to paralyze the respiratory muscles WHILE THE PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS

The simple fact is this: in many ordinary anaesthetics (ie not involving MAID) the anaesthetist administers what is known as an induction agent, eg propofol. This puts the patient to sleep and is also used in MAID procedures. The dose makes it

I am responding to the letter printed in the “Letters to the Editor” by Garry R. Thompson, in your April 10th edition of the Moose Jaw Express discussing my presentation to the Moose Jaw Right to Life Society about “M.A.i.D.”

Mr. Thompson, sharing that he sat through a “MAiD“ death, appears to be a proponent of the procedure. He assured us that although it was “sad” he observed the person, “soon comfortably adrift off into a deep sleep - completely at peace”. Once the patient was pronounced dead by the Dr., Thompson ends by released and at peace”.

I direct you, and your readers, to the testimony of Dr. Joel B. Zivot who was a witness in front of the Senate of Canada, Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, during the Bill C-7 hearings in 2021.

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RE: RESPONSE TO LETTER TO THE EDITOR

SUBMITTED BY ANGELA IRELAND RE: M.A.I.D.

Mr. Garry R. Thompson wrote an informative letter about his experience observing Maid (Moose Jaw Express, April 10). Ms. Angelina Ireland responded on April 20, repeating the same widely reported incorrect statements she voiced in her talk on this subject, informing us: “... when a person dies by lethal injecand I would describe that the experience of dying under that circumstance is more akin to death by water boarding, which we recognize as cruel.”

As I mentioned previously, this wildly incorrect statement (assuming pulmonary edema even happens in MAID) completely ignores the fact that the patient has by that time lost consciousness and will have a look at the doses of medications involved to throw some light on the subject. ED95 is the dose of a medication needed to give the desired effect in 95% of the population. In the case of anaesthetic agents, this desired effect is loss of consciousness.

Dr. Joel has 25 years experience in anesthesiology and critical care medicine including pharmacology of many of the medications that are used here in Canada for “MAiD”.

One of his research interests led him to study lethal injections as a form of death-row execution in the U.S.

His testimony states:

that this is happening. There is not much to see. Executions, like, I imagine medical assistance in dying, are a rather bloodless event; not much can be seen outwardly. But the autopsies revealed a very disturb-

He goes on to say, “.. when a person dies by

dying under that circumstance is more akin to death by water boarding, which we recognize as cruel.”od of dying by medical assistance in dying, the tech-

ED95 is 2.56 mg/kg, or 200 mg. for an 80kg patient. A times the ED95, enough to fell the proverbial horse. It will produce loss of consciousness within about 10 seconds, followed by coma in 1-2 minutes. Also, propofol in such high doses is by itself cardiotoxic and will very likely contribute to rapid death. Loss of consciousness will occur way before the person experiences pain or discomfort.

Other drugs such as bupivacaine (500 mg) may also be used to cause immediate cardiac arrest. This massive dose is administered after the MAID recipient has lost consciousness.

“What is most distressing about this is the fact that MAID includes in its protocol the use of a paralyzing drug. Once a paralyzing drug is given, a person can no longer move. To claim that this is a death that is peaceful, well, it can be nothing else because now a person is unable to move in any way.”

as part of euthanizing animals, so the fact that we are using them in medical assistance in dying is most distressful.”

These statements are not only totally, completely and utterly misleading, but I can come to only one conclusion: they were intended to sow confusion and fear.

an anaesthetic agent in one scenario, a fatal dose in the other.

consciousness and is then followed by (among other drugs) a muscle relaxant such as those recommended for MAID. This is ordinary anaesthetic practice in operating rooms, so common that it is not even discussed in the OR tearoom or any where else, but Ms Ireland chooses to make this yet another point of departure for spreading misinformation.

However, if (her) description of the situation in MAID is correct, then every anaesthetic should also involve a desperate struggle for breath.

There are established protocols for administering MAID, and these protocols stipulate fatal doses nearly ten times the “ordinary” doses.

I have no problem with opponents of MAID voicing their objections, but when they oppose it on philosophical or religious grounds (which seems to be the case here) then they should clearly state the nature of their objections pretending to be medical facts.

nique is strikingly similar. The pharmacology is similar in design to the death by lethal injection in the United States”.

And perhaps the most important section for your readers to absorb is what Dr. Zivot says next, “what is most distressing about this is the fact that MAiD includes in its protocol the use of a paralyzing drug. Once a paralyzing drug is given, a person can no longer move. To claim that this is a death that is peaceful, well, it can be nothing else because now a person is unable to move in any way.”

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lytics are not even used in the U.S. as part of euthanizing animals, so the fact that we are using them in medical assistance in dying is most distressful.”

search other than just accepting the words “dignity” from a national lobby group that receives millions of dollars from both government and private donors to further the practice of euthanasia across Canada.

By the way, the banquet was awesome, the food was great and the people even greater!

Sincerely,

Executive Director Delta Hospice Society

Anaesthetists will then, in many, many cases also administer the abovementioned paralyzing drugs. Nothing extraordinary about it at all.

This is common practice in operating rooms worldwide, tens of thousands of times a day, if not more. Unremarkable, so much so that nobody even discusses it afterwards in the tearoom.

In fact, I would be very – and I mean very – surprised if dr. Zivot himself has not given multiple similar anaesthetics during his career. If he has not, well, that would be most extraordinary.

I must ask myself: do his patients suffer after receiving propofol and a muscle relaxant? I would be rather surprised if that was the case. Why then would MAID recipients suffer?

The bottom line here is quite simply this: there is little or no difference between the drugs used for inducing an ordinary general anaesthetic and initiating MAID. The difference lies in the doses used, which, in and with no or minimal discomfort reach the endpoint desired by the person requesting the procedure.

The recommendation is that, at the start of the procedure, the person requesting MAID be given (among others) the following two drugs: Midazolam. The ED95 for this drug is 0.033 mg/ kg, therefore an 80 kg person should receive approximately 2.7 mg. MAID recipients, however, will receive 10 - 20 mg.

um ago: “All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison.”

To therefore imply that MAID recipients are conscious, in pain, suffocating but unable to move or to cry out for help is not only risible, it is much more than that, but I shall refrain from stating my thoughts on the impression purposely given to mislead readers. Letter

Whether these drugs are used for euthanizing animals is irrelevant. The fact is simply this: for ordinary, everyday surgical procedures requiring a general anaesthetic (ie not involving MAID), an induction agent such as propofol is given, (and please note, in much smaller doses than recommended for MAID but

TO THE EDITOR LETTERS

We as humans have a billion of ideas, that if it were money, there would be no such thing as poverty.

An Act respecting Fire Safety, Fire Prevention andtial amendments to other Acts.

(a) make reasonable attempts to notify the owner or occupant of the purpose of the entry,

(3) For the purposes of making an inspection pursu-vate dwelling without a warrant issued pursuant to section 32 unless the owner or occupant consents to the entry.

I told him I made two attempts to his department to

Mr. Montgomery seemed to get angry (that I used About this time, he shook the key in my face. (Taken from

seems he got permission from the owner.

Yet he and the previous city manager Jim Puffalt sent me to a lawyer in Saskatoon, why?

Our ideas are what make this thing we call life grow. Key term I need to say though is Positive Ideas, a biggest challenge sometimes. Moose Jaw has a great proven over and above, how helpful and understanding

It seemed that writing my letter to the editor was a Response to Ongoing Letters to the Editor Council

Department of Legislative and Enforcement Services

“Further, City Council and City Administration have spent a resolution (New city solicitor SepI asked Mr. Svensen about the resolutions; I got silence Then I read a story in the online edition on October

we can be as a Team. So as we keep moving forwardmoment and listen to ideas.

Suzanne Walton

where was the Fire Chief from June to October?

Let me repeat, Chief Montgomery said he was “workOctober for a building to end up being in non-compliance. does his job?

kind of leadership. How many other buildings/houses in “changes happened, to mine on Hastings St. Why?

For years, the City took minimal steps to deal with derelict properties and the issues added up. Since the City has focused on dealing with derelict properties overachievement. (New city solicitor Andrew Svensen Sepin the city arose from complaints from a resident of Moose (New city solicitor AndrewTake care, Carter Currie Letter

The Good Neighbours Group (GNG) would like to provide an update on latest activities in the community. This is a follow up to the story covered by Randy com/local-news/good-neighbour-group-open-housediscusses-crime-and-addiction-in-downtown-moose-

Following the Town Hall held in downtown Moose Jaw, the GNG met with the Moose Jaw Police Chief and business community.

town merchants.

• Plan to meet regularly moving forward. GNG also met with the Mayor and City Manager, and the The effect of crime, graf-

Appearance of the streets, sidewalks, public parking lots.

• Fine options, bring back the program.

• Loss of tourism revenue

Plan to meet regularly moving forward.

in the building? The (building referred to in the article of Oct 2023)

the owner and felt those issues were being addressed.

GNG invited the following to attend a collaboration

• Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce MJ Police Service

• Tourism Moose Jaw Downtown Moose Jaw Association, and

This meeting was well attended, with representation from many businesses, Chamber of Commerce, Downtown MJ Association, Tourism Moose Jaw as well as the City Mayor.

The following action items of the meeting are listed

• Lobby City Council to develop and implement a bysafety of the community. Petition to City Council to hold a public meeting regarding Souls Harbour.

• Petition to City Council to return City Hall Operating

Moose Jaw is the only community in Saskatchewan that has such restricted public access hours, with the

Attached is a copy of the petitions as well as the templated letter. If you are interested in adding your

This is about keeping our community safe and savCarolyn Ross

some of my friends mentioned they went to City Hall but were unable to do their business be-

I wondered if the City was still on COVID hours or if it had reduced staff hours. Perhaps you could enlighten the City is not really there to serve the needs of people who need access to City Hall.

I checked around the province. Swift Current hours

This leads me to wonder if the City of Moose Jaw is open for business and to serve the needs of its residents? Not everyone can get to City Hall to do business outside these hours.

I would love to get the rationale for these hours of operation.

A trip to Moose Jaw

Failure to follow policy

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Prisoner had traces of meth in blood before suicide, inquest hears

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Assiniboia RCMP failed to inform Moose Jaw police that offences when they brought him to city cells, nor did they mention that a small pistol was missing, a coroner’s in quest heard.

An RCMP Sgt. took the witness stand at Court of King’s Bench on April 17 on day 3 of a coroner’s inquest looking into Sabourin’s death in Moose Jaw Police Ser vice (MJPS) cells on Oct. 7, 2021.

The detachment commander in Assiniboia when the (Const. from Assiniboia) arrested Sabourin on Oct. 6, 2021, on outstanding warrants for sexual assault and as sault. (A) Cpl. conducted a preliminary roadside search at the arrest site, while (a) Const. conducted a more compre hensive search at the detachment.

With RCMP policies about using a metal detection wand on prisoners, (the RCMP veteran) said neither (the veteran and the Constable) knew the policy existed before Sabourin’s death, although they did review policies about searching people.

Watching the search

(The RCMP Sgt.) said that (it was observed that) the near his groin.

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formation about Sabourin — including his sexual assault and assault allegations — that would accompany him to Moose Jaw.

However, the form did not contain information about (the prisoner’s) enthusiasm for guns, nor a new offence

in his truck, nor the fact he resisted arrest.

The (RCMP Sgt. And Constable) searched the truck because the former had information about a potentially loaded gun there and was concerned about public safety.

Seizing guns

After Sabourin was shipped to Moose Jaw, Assiniboia — searched Sabourin’s house and his parents’ place for his

As they were leaving the parents’ home, Sabourin’s ourin’s home, either.

Failing to inform MJPS

The coroner’s counsel pressed (the RCMP Sgt) about whether Moose Jaw police knew that the RCMP hadn’t their city counterparts to inform them about the missing

pistol, and whether Assiniboia members should have en couraged Moose Jaw to search him more closely.

(The RCMP Sgt said that at the time he had no suspi cion or inkling that the prisoner would potentially have a

Upon learning about Sabourin’s suicide the next morning, the sergeant added that (the thought was) the

Questions and questions

A jurist asked (the RCMP Sgt.) whether (the Consta ble) may have hesitated while searching Sabourin, espe cially near the man’s groin. Moreover, the jurist wondered near prisoners’ private parts while adhering to guidelines.

(The Sgt.) replied that members are usually concerned about being perceived as disrespectful when they search situation may have been avoided if the (Constable) had seen Sabourin’s underwear — where the gun was clipped — during the search.

(A constable is) well trained for searches because cadets frisk hundreds of people during their training and graduate “at the top of their game,” the sergeant added. cers, although (the Sgt.) took time off to address his men tal health. (The Sgt. was) later transferred to headquarters in Regina and now investigates livestock problems.

CORONER’S INQUEST – FINAL – DAY 4 APRIL 18, 2024

Forcing police to annually test their knowledge of proper ly searching prisoners and updating detention cell intake forms to include more information are two of 10 ideas that a coroner’s inquest jury has made.

ommendations at Court of King’s Bench on April 18 on Assiniboia’s Jeremy Sabourin in Moose Jaw Police Ser vice (MJPS) cells on Oct. 7, 2021.

The 10 recommendations that the jury made — in hopes of avoiding similar deaths in the future — include: RCMP and the MJPS shall require all new members to become familiar with applicable policies, and all members shall review applicable policies annually and document their completion

RCMP and MJPS implement annual testing and qual

testing to be conducted by an external police agency

RCMP should have a minimum of two wands avail able at each detachment to search prisoners

another agency

RCMP and MJPS should provide their members with annual mandatory mental health and suicide crisis training MJPS should ensure its members complete all infor mation on applicable forms when prisoners come into custody MJPS should modify its custody intake form to in to questions

RCMP shall review its prisoner search procedures and a technique called the “disadvantage position” to determine whether they are effective and align with the best practices of policing

RCMP and MJPS shall formalize a policy compli ance audit process with audits to occur at least once annually

RCMP and MJPS should consider that a breach of

policy involving the search of a prisoner is a serious matter and engage in disciplinary processes where appropriate

The jury determined that Sabourin died on Oct. 7,

Based on the evidence, he used a small, concealed pistol — the holster was likely clipped to the inside of his

glected to search him at all when their rural counterparts brought him in on Oct. 6.

thing similar from happening to anyone else.

Blaine Beaven, the inquest coroner, also offered a recommendation. He noted that it’s not something coro ners often do, but the province made changes to legisla tion several years ago to allow it.

“I do want to comment that the recommendations made by the jury are very thoughtful (and) very thor

ough,” he said. “I believe they meet all the requirements in law and the coroner’s act. And I’m very impressed by your obvious attention to detail in this case.”

Beaven’s recommendation was that all Saskatche wan police services should review and, where necessary, modify the wording of the jury’s recommendations so the recommendations apply to their police service.

Provincial police services take prisoners into custody daily, and this incident could have happened to any of them — and could still happen to any of them, Beaven continued. Therefore, these recommendations are equally relevant to them too.

The inquest coroner commended the jury members for their attention, dedication, and the seriousness with which they took their duties based on the questions they asked. He hoped the inquest produced changes and ad herence to the recommendations and that this never hap pened again.

Moose Jaw

North MLA

Tim McLeod

Saskatchewan’s economy and population are growing rapidly and with that growth comes a need for new, expanded and renewed infrastructure. The 2024-25 provincial budget invests a record $4.4 billion in capital projects to support classrooms, care and communities.

The budget invests $216 million in education capital to enhance learning environments for students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 schools. This includes $165.9 million to support 11 ongoing new or consolidated school projects and three major renovations in Balgonie, Carlyle, Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Lanigan, La Loche and Wilcox.

Another $8.8 million supports the planning for nine new schools and two renovations announced in this year’s budget, located in Pinehouse, Regina, Saskatoon, Corman Park and Swift Current. Our government has invested $2.6 billion into school capital since 2008-09 for 65 new schools and 32 major renovations, demonstrating our commitment to Saskatchewan students.

In health care, our government is making a record investment of $516.8 million in infrastructure improvements to provide residents with the care they need and deserve. This is an increase of $179.3 million from last year.

Major health care capital projects in this year’s budget include the redevelopment of Prince Albert’s Victoria Hospital; replacement of the Weyburn General Hospital; work on long-term care facilities in La Ronge, Regina, Grenfell, Estevan and Watson; and construction of the parkade at Regina General Hospital.

Our government has invested more than $2.9 billion to support the construction and maintenance of new health care facilities since 2008-09, helping to ensure that you can get the care you need when and where you need it.

The budget invests $617.1 million into operating, maintaining, building and improving Saskatchewan roads and highways, an increase of 3.5 per cent. The entire amount collected in fuel tax - $521.3 million – is enhanced with additional investments to maintain and operate Saskatchewan highways.

The budget provides $417.3 million for transportation capital to improve more than 1,100 km of provincial highways. Construction continues on several major highway improvement projects, including twinning projects near Rowatt and Corinne on Highways 6 and 39 between Regina and Weyburn, corridor improvements on Highway 5 east of Saskatoon, and completion of the replacement of the two Highway 6 bridges over Regina’s Ring Road.

The budget also includes $73.5 million to build, operate and maintain the transportation system in northern Saskatchewan. Since 2008-09, our government has invested more than $13 billion in transportation infrastructure, improving more than 20,700 kilometres of highways.

from this year’s budget, with a record $350.1 million in transfers through capital programs.

This year, $78.9 million will be invested in water projects. This includes more than $35.9 million to continue to develop and expand irrigation in the province,

as well as funding to support the engineering, design and construction of the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Project.

To continue to enhance public and community safety, $60.8 million will be invested in projects at provincial courts and correctional facilities. This work includes continued construction of the remand expansion at the Saskatoon Correction Centre.

Our provincial Crown corporations are also a priority in the budget. Crown corporations are investing approximately $2.6 billion this year – another record – to improve infrastructure in the province. Over the next four years, the Crown sector will invest more than $9.5 billion, which is the largest capital investment in its history.

SaskPower is investing a record $1.6 billion in the provincial electricity system to meet demand and maintain reliability and support the transition to a modern grid. This includes construction of the natural gas plant in south-central Saskatchewan, improvements to the plant near Kerrobert and expanding the southwest transmission interconnection.

SaskEnergy is investing $416.9 million into the province’s natural gas transmission and distribution system to help meet growth in demand.

SaskTel is investing $439.8 million to ensure the information and communications technology infrastructure is in place to help connect Saskatchewan residents. to rural Saskatchewan and rolling out the 5G wireless network.

The 2024-25 Capital Plan of $4.4 billion is the largest in Saskatchewan history and over nine times the amount of the capital budget in 2006 under the NDP government, which was $484 million in today’s dollars.

As our government continues to make these infrastructure investments to build classrooms, care and communities, we look forward to hearing from you. You

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on the afternoon of April 15 as he awaited Judge Brian stand trial following his earlier Oct. 3, 2023, hypodermic needle assault in downtown Moose Jaw.

The court’s ruling was that Bluecloud be made to attend a 60-day treatment order to take place at the Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford before a further decision is made. This decision aligns with section 672.58 in the Criminal Code.

Hendrickson’s decision followed a joint submission by both the Crown and defence asking for psychiatric evaluation, with the Crown stating the need for an abbre-

The ruling was made without dispositions, as per section 672.62 of the Criminal Code.

Previously, Bluecloud had been ordered to attend the Saskatchewan Hospital for assessment on Oct. 11, 2023, but his doctor, Dr. Stephen Adams, said there has been a change in circumstances relevant to his diagnosis. The trial.

erative throughout the process.

Back on Oct. 3, 2023, Bluecloud was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon after an attack in downtown Moose Jaw at the TD Bank.

arrived on scene, they learned that Bluecloud had approached a bank customer from behind, stabbed that individual multiple times in the lower back region with a

Bluecloud was arrested without incident a short time after the attack with the help of security camera footage. Bluecloud and his victim were unknown to one another, and police are saying the attack appeared to be random.

Moose Jaw Provincial Court.

There “has to be a recognizable expectation of treatment within a given timeframe,” according to the decase approximately one week before the latest April 15 court date.

mine that he is not criminally responsible for his actions. If this is the case, Bluecloud would be detained at a mental health institution for ongoing treatment.

Bluecloud’s defence, Deanna Harris, said he’s willing to receive treatment and he appears to remain co-op-

Bluecloud will appear at his next court hearing by a video conference call from North Battleford. His defence said the reason for the remote call was to “preserve his state” following therapy which could be uprooted if he were to make the lengthy and potentially stressful trip to Moose Jaw.

Bluecloud is scheduled to appear for his next court date on Wednesday, June 12, at the Moose Jaw Provincial Court.

Drug addiction behind string of crimes led to 51 days’ imprisonment for local resident

Following a string of crimes including theft, break and enter, and failure to attend court, Moose Jaw resident Paul Martynook, 48, has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment with time for separate offences to be served concurrently.

Since Martynook has already served time outside of

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prison with a 1.5:1 enhanced credit ratio, however, he is now looking at 51 days’ imprisonment following Judge Brian Hendrickson’s ruling on April 17.

Martynook’s Legal Aid council, Zak Anderson, suggested that he was “a victim of the opioid crisis” and that he struggled through approximately six years of being homeless with an addiction to substances including morphine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, which he took daily.

“Addiction is at the heart of these offences today,” Anderson declared.

which he was given a concurrent 180 days in prison.

Following his term of incarceration, Martynook will will be required to provide DNA samples as ordered by the court.

which was a major consideration for his sentencing. He held only one conviction in the past 20 years, and this is the

When offered a chance to speak to his charges, Martynook declared he had “nothing to say.”

The string of offences began when Martynook was laid off work due to a back injury. Following a medical prescription for morphine to treat his pain, Martynook became addicted to the substance.

Martynook’s convictions include break and enter, which Hendrickson pointed out was one of the “most serious” offences, for which he was sentenced to serve 365 days. This includes a break-in that took place on March 3. As well, Martynook was convicted for uttering threats, for

Martynook’s council said that he “shows he understands” the severity of his offences, and that “he wishes to take responsibility” for his actions.

Following his term of incarceration, Martynook’s council stated that he plans to stay with a relative out of province and suggests the relocation will keep him away from potential triggers in his home environment that could lead to a relapse.

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Bluecloud attended Provincial Court on the afternoon of April 15 and has been ordered to attend 60 days ofness to stand trial. Photo by: Jason G. Antonio

Just how much carbon tax are we paying to drive? TRADING THOUGHTS

A friend and Yours Truly were discussing the carbon tax when he said he calculated how much carbon tax he paid after the federal rebate,

my rebate,” he said, wistfully, as he hates the carbon tax.

He drives about 50,000 kilometres a year.

The average Canadian consumes about 2,000 litres of gasoline a year and pays $340 carbon tax to drive while receiving $1,504 rebates in Saskatchewan this year.

Mind you, the rebate is intended to compensate for the carbon tax on everything else one consumes.

A farmer with a $60,000 diesel bill pays about $1,250 a year.

The Agricultural Producers Association estimates the carbon tax takes $7.24 an acre from a 62 bushel per acre wheat crop.

At current prices, that is 2.2 per cent of the value. Doesn’t sound that onerous.

The carbon tax was once well regarded by Canadians.

In 2018 before the tax was legislated, 63 per cent of Canadians in an Angus Reid poll favoured it.

That has plunged to 17 per cent in recent polls.

So what happened to turn public opinion in six years?

The carbon tax applied to all residents is considered by economists as the least expensive way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Communication and communication failures caused

much of the opposition to a carbon tax.

The federal message that 80 per cent of residents receive more in the carbon tax rebate than they pay was lost in the ensuing partisan debate.

The federal opposition skewered the government by repeatedly claiming the carbon tax is killing jobs and in-

Axe The Tax has become an everyday part of vocabulary.

The independent Bank of Canada says the carbon tax

On the government side, massive communications failure has left many Canadians wondering about the re-

A recent Angus Reid poll shows one-quarter don’t believe they get the carbon tax rebate and another 23 per cent are unsure.

The feds made a tremendous mistake by not mailing the rebate cheques. More than half of Canadians received the money by electronic transfer. Apparently, they never checked the source of the money.

The goal of carbon tax is to encourage an alternate source of energy such as electric vehicles. That alone raises hackles.

Most people do not like change, especially change disrupting longstanding practices.

Quebec and British Columbia do not have the federal carbon tax. B.C.’s tax has been accepted as the money

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pressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necespublication.

collected becomes a credit to income tax.

Quebec has a cap-and-trade system allowing big polluters to continue polluting by paying penalties.

Residents of the other seven provinces, including Saskatchewan, pay carbon tax simply because their governments did not develop an emissions reduction plan that met federal standards.

That option still exists: come up with your own plan and the carbon tax is dead.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has taken up the challenge

When the seven premiers got together in Ottawa on the tax, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was asked by reporters about his alternative to carbon tax.

He was quoted saying the alternatives “are too costly.’’

Guess who will pay for the costlier alternatives?

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Chief Says MJPS “Inheriting” Guarding Courthouse Prisoners Stretching Budget

Regarding prisoner detention by the Moose Jaw Police Service, chief Rick Bourassa said the Province is passinglice forces when it comes to guarding prisoners. of the MJPS.

Police services have been tasked with the provincial responsibility of guarding people who are in detention for provincial court.

“For us, we had been using one system that has been hurting our budget and we had to change that for a couple of reasons,” Bourassa told the most recent meeting of the Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners.

their days.er than providing community policing is sitting in the provincial court managing the people in custody,” Chiefing on the situation.”

He said a large group has been asking the Province to change the policy with little success.

“We have asked for years and I have been on a committee that includes the Chief Justice of the Provincial

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minister for the areas responsible to move forward having deputy sheriffs to take those responsibilities on across the province…I have been on that committee since it was founded a decade ago and there has been very little movement towards taking police out of that business.”

Money has yet to be allocated to allow deputy sheriffs take over for what Chief Bourassa said is not police services responsibility.

“In the previous and most recent budget, there was no money allocated for that so we continue to meet with the Province to push that forward.”

Police advise residents take anti-theft precautions as spring weather sets in

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Now that spring has arrived and the weather is starting to warm up, the encouraging the public to take appropriate theft prevention measures for their homes, garages, sheds, and businesses.

During the April meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners, recent crime data showed there were 86 breakins in Moose Jaw between Jan. 1 and March 31, compared to 59 incidents during the same period in 2023. This marks a jump of 15.3 per cent.

The Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) is encouraging the public to take appropriate theft prevention measures for their homes, garages, sheds, and businesses. Photo by: kalaspuff/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Break-and-enter incidents are typically an act of opportunity, the MJPS advises, and the best approach is for the public to exercise due diligence when it comes to locking up their property and keeping valuables out of clear view.

The MJPS is recommending that residents document their high-value belongings within their homes, sheds, garages, and at business locations to make ongoing investigations easier to navigate. This is also the best way to ensure a stolen item is returned to its rightful owner.

The process entails taking a photograph and recording the serial number of each item, and big-ticket items which are more prone to theft -- such as bikes and tools

-- should be documented at the very least. A weak or damaged garage or shed door is a prime target for opportunistic thieves and may lead to an attempted break-and-enter. To discourage thieves, it’s important to assess the condition of your property and promptly repair or replace any damaged access points.

all doors are securely locked at all times.

The MJPS is also recommending the installation of a cloud-based security system and motion sensors if you have the means to do so. These systems can help deter thieves, and images and video footage provide an invaluable asset during a theft investigation.

The MJPS would like to thank the public for taking part in crime prevention efforts.

If your home, garage, shed, or business has been broken into, police are reminding the public that it’s always best practice to report these incidents immediately.

The MJPS can be reached on its non-emergency line at MJPolice.ca/report.

He said the committee will continue in hopes of creating change.

“And it is a deputy sheriffs responsibility, a provincial responsibility, but we have … to take that on,” he said.

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MUNICIPALITY OF REDBURN NO. 130 2024 ASSESSMENT ROLL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the RM of Redburn No. 130 for the year 2024 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the Office of the Assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days:

Monday to Friday, April 26th to May 27th, 2024

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

Any person who wishes to appeal against their assessment is required to file their notice of appeal in writing, accompanied by a $75.00 fee for each assessment being appealed which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Assessor, RM of Redburn No. 130, Box 250, Rouleau, SK. S0G 4H0 by the 27th day of May, 2024

Dated this 24th day of April, 2024

Candice Zinn Assessor

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191 for the year 2024 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the following days:

Monday to Friday inclusive April 26th, 2024 – May 27th, 2024. 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 Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191, Box 40, Marquis SK S0H 2X0. A notice of appeal, accompanied by a $100 appeal fee, which will be returned if the appeal is successful, must be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Revision, Kristen Tokaryk, Western Municipal Consulting Ltd.,

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Gardeners can learn more about pollinator gardens at upcoming public workshop

A look through “bee-noculars,” which children can try on at the upcoming April 27 workshop. Bees have two large compound eyes on either side of their heads, three small eyes on the front, and have a 280-degree

Funding to assist gopher control

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Wild About Moose Jaw was founded by Moose Jaw resident and avid gardener Kimberly Epp. Photo by: Vadym Vatskov

A glimpse into an established pollinator garden.

Photo by: Kimberly Epp

Military spouse brings French-language programming to Moose Jaw’s library

Moose Jaw’s Francophone community now has more family-friendly opportunities thanks to a French-speaking volunteer who offered to expand the Moose Jaw Public Library’s range of programs.

The French-language program is called l’heure du conte, which translates into “French Storytime.” The program runs twice a month starting at 10 a.m. on Monday mornings and is intended for children

“We read books, sing songs and nursery rhymes, and play simple games,” said Éloïse Soroka, the individual behind the new programming at the public library.

French Storytime began in March after Soroka reached out to the library with her idea. Earlier, community outreach librarian Jennifer Doede said the library had previ-

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ously offered a wider range of French-language program options, and they’ve been looking for the right opportunity – in terms of French-speaking program leaders and volunteers – to do so again.

Soroka reached out at just the right time, and now the program is starting to gain momentum — albeit rather slowly at

participant and three with my daughters,” she revealed. “One time there was no one,

The idea for the French-language program came after Soroka’s husband transferred to 15 Wing Moose Jaw through his career in the Canadian military, and she quickly noticed there weren’t a lot of options here for francophones. Her inspiration was another program in Ottawa called bébés à la biblio (Babies at the Library).

“I really love that program that was with my twin girls, and I wanted to kind of recreate that for them (and everyone else) here,” she said.

As it stands, Soroka isn’t looking to expand her voluntary programming beyond this initial concept – at least not until more participants show an interest. She admitted that she wasn’t certain about the level of demand for francophone programs

in Moose Jaw but wanted to give it a try regardless.

“I plan to continue (French Storytime) for the time being,” she said, with one caveat being that she may be transferred to another military base at some point in the future. In the meantime, she’s hoping to start something new and lasting here in town.

To run the program, Soroka starts with a welcome song, followed by reading a French-language book aloud. This is followed by a couple songs and the group usually moves on to a second book if the half-hour time frame permits. Soroka likes to have some fun and said

she’ll even include a break to blow some bubbles to simply enjoy the outing.

“I also bring some French books for over. They’re welcome to stay and play in the children’s room (at the library),” she said.

Children won’t be able to borrow from her personal collection, but she wishes to remind patrons that the library has a selection of French-language material that can be borrowed with their library card.

The program is ideal for francophone families looking for a family-friendly activity with their children and anglophone families with children in French immersion.

“Any family of any language background can come in if they want their children to have (French-language) exposure;gested.

The next French Storytime dates are scheduled for Monday, May 6 and 13 starting at 10:30 a.m.

If you’re interested in French-language programming, you can reach out to the Moose Jaw Public Library at 306-6922787. The library is located at 461 Langdon Crescent and is open seven days a week.

For more information on upcoming program dates, visit MooseJawLibrary.ca.

RSO to hold additional free concert at Zion United Church April 25

The Regina Symphony Orchestra (RSO) will visit Moose Jaw this week, and lovers of classical music will have the opportunity to attend a free concert at Zion United Church – but, owing to the ongoing dispute between the provincial government and the teacher’s federation, there have been a few changes to the original plan.

The concert will now involve two separate showings to take place at 1:45 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. Both showings will remain free of charge, and everyone is invited to attend.

“We had originally announced an evening performance and we are (now) excited to add an afternoon show,” wrote Megan McCormick, the director of marketing and development at the RSO.

Originally, the early afternoon portion of the visit was meant to address students in both school divisions exclusively, but this has been dropped due to the ongoing dispute.

The 12-member Regina Symphony

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chairs” or “principals” of the orchestra –routinely perform in public spaces including libraries, at special events, care homes, and pubs as part of its RSO in the Community series.

The 1:45 p.m. performance will be 30 minutes in duration, and as McCormick said, will be “perfect for our youngest music fans and anyone looking for a short afternoon break.”

At the 7 p.m. performance, the programme will be approximately one hour long, and feature music composed by Haydn, as well as newer works that feature wind and string instruments.

At the start of both performances and before each new piece is introduced, the musicians will share detailed introductions to the music about to be played, explain themes and what to listen for, and they’ll give insights into what makes performing the work exciting for them.

The free-of-charge performances are made possible through support provided by the G. Murray & Edna Forbes Foundation.

No registration or advanced booking

You can follow the group’s Facebook event page, ‘RSO in the Community: RSCP in Moose Jaw.’

For more information about the RSO, visit ReginaSymphony.com.

Zion United Church is located at 423 Main Street North and can be reached at 306-692-3842.

Éloïse Soroka (left) with one of her two daughters. Photo by: Éloïse Soroka

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North Star falling: Residents, dignitaries bowed heads in prayer to honour crash dead

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Editor’s note: The information for this series came from the Moose Jaw Public Library archives, the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, and EphemeralTreasures.net.

Days after the catastrophic mid-air collision that killed 37 people, residents and for the victims.

rat received a full military funeral and burial on April 13,1954, after he died when his Harvard trainer collided with a Trans-Canada Airlines North Star passenger plane on April 8. Photo courtesy library archives

Civic memorial

Christian denominations, Premier Tommy

Force, Trans-Canada Airlines, the cham-tims.-

priate that the ministerial association, God.”

Christ did not come to make life easy.

More than 500 people attended Martha Hadwen’s funeral at Alliance Tabernacle Church on April 12, 1954. She was working in the Gordon Hume home when the passenger plane’s fuselage fell on the house, destroyed it, and killed her. In the picture, far left, is Mayor Lewis (Scoop) Lewry and Rev. A.H. Orthner. Photo courtesy library archives

Dignitaries and residents bow their heads during the special civic memorial on April 11, 1954, to honour the 37 people killed in the mid-air collision. More than 1,000 people attended the service. Photo courtesy library archives

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killed in or from the mid-air collision.--

chamber of death?”from the dead.”

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minister added. -

last rites.

Military pilot’s funeral -

North Star falling: Witnesses described seeing bodies ‘dropping like raindrops’ out of airliner

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The mid-air collision scattered bodies from the passenger plane over a wide area in northeast Moose Jaw, including the exhibition grounds, a golf course and nearby

In many cases, the bodies were badly mutilated, and death was likely instantaneous for some passengers on the Trans-Canada Airlines North Star plane

The pilot of the Harvard trainer also died

Many citizens witnessed the collision, but many more heard the explosion as the North Star disintegrated, prompting hundreds in cars and thousands on foot to visit the scene, directed by a heavy pall of

Two other houses were also set ablaze,” the Times-Herald reported in its afternoon

explosion would land on the house I had

After the fuselage hit the ground, there was a second tremendous explosion

City police, the RCMP, service police and railway police rushed to the scene,

hours battling the blaze that engulfed the Hume home and affected two adjacent

Bodies and debris were strewn over the Willowdale Golf Club course, nearby streets, in the exhibition grounds — then between Ross School and the armouries

onto her front lawn and “hit so hard, he course said they saw bodies “dropping

As rescue personnel began recovering the bodies, they found that most were shoeless because the explosions had ripped off footwear and clothes, while clothes on some burn victims disintegrat-

Personal effects were removed from bodies and deposited into bags bearing the truckloads of goods were collected while two police investigators and a stenogra-

“Many of the articles, which consisted of clothing, shoes, hats, handbags and the

A pile of news magazines was found in the airliner, and on their covers, ironically enough, was a picture of a hydrogen

“To many in this quiet railway and farming town, Thursday’s explosion when the airliner hit the residential area sounded like a giant bomb going off,” the article

ing at an inscription on the inside of her wedding ring, while stunned relatives converged on Moose Jaw — by plane and rail, from east and west — searching through

Two ambulances and three city dump trucks helped take the bodies to the ar-ers turned away when they picked up the bodies because of the gruesome sights, something he understood since few people

Gordon

way trainman, responded to the scene after hearing the explosion and seeing pieces of He ran to the crash site and found six bodies in a nearby backyard and 15 bodies on the railroad tracks and around the golf

began picking up bodies and covering “There weren’t enough stretchers or

Boisclair and others also found a pile of smouldering, along with a fur coat,

“There was someone there giving out wasn’t hungry after what I had seen!” he had just stepped out of a house he was showing when “there was a report like a

slipped sideways and crashed into the seconds as it looked as though the large portion of the plane that remained after the

A burning plane engine sits besides the burning Hume home. Photo courtesy MJMAG

This is the wing off the TCA passenger plane a mile from the crash. Ross School is

A view of Gordon and Betty Hume’s passenger plane’s fuselage fell on the structure. Ross School, which the plane narrowly missed, is visible in the top left. Photo courtesy MJMAG

Hutton, who died in the plane collision, owned this Brownie movie camera. The camera was found in the later donated it to the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery in 2008. Photo courtesy MJMAG

A piece from the TCA North Star passenger plane. Photo courtesy MJMAG

the airbase and helped with the clean up after the mid-air collision. He foundished for more than 50 years. He donated to the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery in 2006. Photo courtesy MJMAG

Warriors earn chance to close out series with Game 4 win in Swift Current

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The Moose Jaw Warriors put themselves

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Moose Jaw Warriors goaltender Jackson Unger and forward Pavel McKenzie were both listed by NHL Central Scouting for the 2024 NHL Draft.

Brayden Yager carries the puck up ice during action from Game 5 in Swift Current.

Jagger Firkus and Atley Calvert celebrate after Firkus’ second goal of the night.

Warriors goaltender Jackson Unger makes a save in close on the Broncos’ Conor Geekie.

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Little to choose between Warriors and Blades as another close series expected

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It’s become a bit of a broken record at this point. The Moose Jaw Warriors are facing an opponent in the 2023 Western Hockey League playoffs and having an almost identical record in head-to-head play in the regular season. against the Brandon Wheat Kings and again in the second round against the Swift Current Broncos, with the Warriors winning the former in four games and tak-

played, three wins apiece.

The Warriors got the better of things early, taking a 3-1 win on Oct. 1 in Saskatoon before rolling to a 9-6 win in their

Warriors on home ice on Nov. 17 and then Dec. 9, the last time the two teams would meet until after the WHL trade deadline.

the best regular season record, while the Warriors had the second best mark in the

When it comes to player performance, the Warriors once again have a substantial advantage.

Trevor Wong led the Blades with 15 goals and 101 points in 68 games, with Egor Sidorov (66-50-38-88), Brandon -

eighth and ninth in scoring. Sidorov is the only Saskatoon play-

Wong is 12th with three goals and 13 points.

In goal, Jackson Unger carries a 3.29 goals against average and .903 save percentage into the third round, but those numbers are deceptive given his stellar play through the majority of both series.

meeting of the regular season.

Now, it’s on to the Eastern Conferhistory, against an opponent in the Saskatoon Blades that promises to once again offer a serious challenge.

And for proof of that, you just have to look at how things went in the regular season between the two clubs: six games

That highly anticipated home-andhome set took place during the Mar. 15 weekend, with the Blades winning 6-3 on Saskatoon and the Warriors winning 6-3 at home the next night.

Of course, both teams had vastly different line-ups after the Jan. 10 trade deadline, but even in that situation the teams are remarkably close -- the Warriors were 22-6-0-1 after the deadline, the Blades 23-5-0-1, with a single win separating the two teams.

In the end, Saskatoon had the better record at the start of the season and went on to post a 50-13-2-3 mark to win the Scotty Munro Trophy as the team with

top four to go along with Tanner Molendefencman.

Jagger Firkus (63-61-65-126), Atley

scoring, while Denton Mateychuk (52-1758-75) topped the Warriors rearguards.

Head-to-head, it was all about the Firkus Circus. The WHL scoring champion had nine goals and 15 points over the six

two goals and seven points and Brayden Schuurman had a goal and six points.

Three players had seven pointsowsky (2-5-7) and Wong (0-7-7).

Mateychuk has been a force in the playoffs and leads the league in scorgames, with Firkus right on his heels with nine goals and 18 points in the same span.

For Saskatoon, Evan Gardner has seen action in eight games and has a 1.66 GAA and .928 SP, while Austin Elliot has played three games and has a 2.95 GAA and .887 SP.

The Blades won their opening round and then swept an injury-riddled Red Deer Rebels squad.

Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conferand Saturday in Saskatoon, with Games 30 and Wednesday, May 1. If necessary Game 5 is in Saskatoon on Friday, May 3, Game 6 in Moose Jaw on Sunday, May 5 and Game 7 in Saskatoon on Tuesday, May 7.

Both dates at the Moose Jaw Events Centre were half sold out a couple of hours after tickets went on sale Saturday afternoon, with fans advised to move or on www.sasktix.ca.

the third team in franchise history to ad-

Swift Current Broncos at the Moose Jawen series four-games-to-one.

Now, all eyes are on one of the most anticipated showdowns of the season, as the Warriors meet the Saskatoon Blades for the right to play for the Ed Chynoweth Cup in the WHL Championship Series.

“It’s awesome, I’m really excited for this next round, it’s going to be a fun series,” said Warriors captain Denton Mateychuk, who leads the WHL in playoff scoring heading into the third round. “Being just down the road to Saskatoon, yeah, I think it’s going to be good… these are the kinds of games you grow up getting excited for, playing in the playoffs like this and the big series and we’re just really looking forward to it.”

Moose Jaw last reached the Easterngan Rielly, Quinton Howden and KendEdmonton Oil Kings.

Then there was 2006, when Troy Brouwer, Dustin Boyd and Joey Perricone paced the Warriors to their only WHL Final appearance, where they lost in four to Gilbert Brule and the Vancouver Giants.

This time around, the Warriors have played each series expecting a tough match-up, and that’s essentially what they’ve found. The four-game sweep of Brandon was anything but easy, and the

cos was a surprise to almost everyone involved given how tight the games were.

So it’ll be more of the same when the Warriors and Blades renew hostilities next

weekend.

“We’ve worked all season to get to this position and we know the further you go, the harder it gets,” said Warriors head coach Mark O’Leary. “They’re a heck of a hockey team, they play with a lot of structure and discipline and they have some skilled guys who can make plays as well. We’re looking forward to the challenge and any time we play Saskatoon it’s just good hockey.”

The Warriors have no plans of tearing up a winning playbook heading into thement and renewed focus over the coming week, and ideally the same kind of success they’ve seen much of the way through the postseason.

“We have to play our game and have to be able to play with them in their rink,” Mateychuk said. “They’re very good at home, so we’re going to have to be ready for that, They’re going to have lots of rest, both teams should be well rested, it’s going to be a tough match-up but I think we’re ready for it.”

Warriors forward Jagger Firkus has been a thorn in the Blades side all season, racking up nine goals and 15 points over

the six regular season games, and continuing that output could likely end up with positive results for the local squad.

Just don’t expect it to be easy.

“They’re a good team, a structured team that plays with discipline and we understand how they’ve played the last few years here, its the same structure and game plan every year,” Firkus said. “We’re looking forward to it, we have a little rivalry, so there will be some extra jump for sure.”

One thing that’s for certain is if the Warriors do see the same kind of offensive output they’ve seen the whole playoffs -- especially from their top performers -things could go very well indeed.

“It shows how much the top guys want to lead by example, especially guys on and on,” Firkus said. “They come here with the same mindset every day, do whatever they can and compete like dogs out there and come away with the win, It means a lot to us.”

Tuesday and Wednesday night, with tickets going fast. Be sure to check out www. sasktix.ca or the Moose Jaw Events Centre

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The Moose Jaw Warriors faithful have supported their team in force through the appearance in team history.

Polupski sets her future with Medicine Hat College

Seven years of playing volleyball at school - both elementary and high school - is paying off for a Peacock Collegiate senior.

Jillian Polupski recently signed to play volleyball for the Medicine Hat College Rattlers.

The move will see Polupski receive a partial scholarship towards her long-term goal of becoming an elementary school teacher.

“I’ve signed to play with Medicine Hat. I’m going into teaching; it’s going to be an amazing opportunity there,” Polupski said.

While playing with the Rattlers she will continue her regular position as a setter.

“I started playing (volleyball) in grade 6 in elementary then I played club as a 14 year old.”

Polupski said she doesn’t know why she chose volleyball over another sport but, “ever since I started playing, I just

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loved it. It’s been a (great experience). I loved playing with all of my teams over the years.”

While she was an elementary school student at Lindale School, she described playing on the A-Team as a lot of fun.

Despite never claiming the city elementary league championship, Polupski said the team was competitive and a great opportunity be on.

Polupski has played club volleyball for the last four years. She has been in the Thunder Creek Volleyball Club (TCVC) system for the last four years.

The program is headed up by her father Lorne Polupski who is well known in volleyball circles, both in Moose Jaw and elsewhere, in the province and beyond.

Additionally, Polupski has played four years of high school basketball with the Peacock Collegiate - two years on the junior squad and two years on the senior team.

Polupski said she enjoyed playing volleyball in Moose Jaw.

“I love the community and it’s been an amazing experience. It’s just so posi-

tive here. And it’s just been a lot of fun.”

About heading off to Medicine Hat to play volleyball is something she’s looking forward to.

“I’m super excited, and I know other Moose Jaw people who are going already. So I’m really excited to learn from them and there are so many great girls on the team and I can’t wait to learn from them.”

There is no higher level in female volleyball she can advance to become part of in Canada.

Despite this, Polupski said she’s happy to have the opportunity to play volleyball at the top rung of the sport.

“I get the opportunity to continue to play the sport I love there. I can continue to grow and working hard at a sport I love,” Polupski said.

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Familiar names post wins on lone night of high school badminton league action

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The recently concluded Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation job action might have led to a far shorter high school badminton season than usual, but players were back in action on Tuesday April 16th nonetheless.

And there were all sorts of familiar names at the top of the various divisions.

Defending city champion Kiana Hrechka from the Cornerstone Christian School Falcons picked up right where she left off last season, winning the girls single

division and joining forces with Annika

Cornerstone’s Hailey Doyle was third in girls singles while Peacock’s Prin Sintunyatham took third place.

The Vanier team of Sabia Palle and singles, with Central’s Blake Maltais and Grace Wilson third.

City championship bronze medalist Cole Wilson from Central moved up two spots to win boys singles, with Central’s

Zen Quimio second and defending silver third.

Defending gold medalists Tanner Behrns and Drew Biette of Cornerstone took top spot in boys doubles, with Central’s Austin Smith and Gabriel Calub second ahead of teammates Josef Yee and James Tian.

The mixed doubles division saw new teams across the board, with Central’s Micah Salido-Porter and Tara Nguyen taking

top spot, Cornerstone’s Wonnick and Wythird.

The hyper-abbreviated season gets right into the big games this coming week, with the city championship on Tuesday night at Peacock and the District championship on Saturday, Apr. 27 at Peacock. The regional championship is set for May 4 in Rosetown, followed by provincials May 11 in Nipawin.

Moose Jaw Minor Girls Fastball gearing up for start of season

Park clean-up on Wednesday and Thursday, opening day on Monday, Apr. 29 at Optimist Park

T Jaw Minor Girls Fastball is quickly hitting full speed for the coming season with the holding their annual Clean Up the Park days on Wednesday, Apr. 24 and Thursday, Apr. 25 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Optimist Park.

The event was originally scheduled for the previous weekend, but with snow still on the ground, the plan was switched to midweek.

Folks are asked to bring their own rake and gloves, with garbage bags supplied as volunteers go over the diamonds and remove all the trash and debris that has accumulated over the winter.

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That’s all to get things ready for the traditional Opening Day ceremonies, which will take place on Monday, Apr. 29 at Optimist Park.

The event sees each of the league’s teams across all age divisions gathering on opening pitch of the season is delivered.

Teams are asked to gather at the concession shack at around 5:30 p.m., with the event itself taking place at 5:45 p.m. Teams are asked to show up in their jertake place immediately after.

Be sure to keep an eye on www. mjminorgirlsfastball.com and their social media pages for regular updates on games throughout the season.

Moose Jaw Minor Girls Fastball players and coaches line up for the season opening ceremony last May.

2024 Column 8 – The Art of Finding Work

by Nick Kossovan - For Moose Jaw Express

Providing Solutions Is How You Turn on Employers

Physical goods or services are commodities. All commodities exist to solve a problem. For example, apples—a raw agricultural commodity—are a solution to solving your hunger.

As a job seeker, you’re offering employers a commodity, your labour power, in exchange for a wage. In other words, at the risk of offending sensibilities, you’re seeking to serve as a commodity to employers.

Supply and demand determine the market value of a commodity. The number of applicants versus the demand for their labour affects whether employers are willing to engage with job seekers to buy their labour power (read: solution).

The current job market is an employer’s market. I’d argue that since employers create the paycheques, it’s always an employer’s market; it’s just more pronounced nowadays. You may have heard the proverb, “He who pays the piper calls the tune.”

Understandably, with the job market become more selective and will wait for the right candidate instead of hiring a candidate who “will do.” Employers no longer consider a candidate’s potential. You’re either precisely what the employer wants or you’re not.

Our economy, which is driven more data points, currently has an “unstable feel,” thanks to the media playing up, for quite some time, the possibility of a recession, daily headlines announcing

This feeling of instability motivates employers to seek candidates who can guide them through the angst-ridden economic times we’re experiencing.

Regardless of the economy’s health, one thing remains the same for every employer: problems and ongoing challenges. Candidates who can solve an employer’s problems—problem, meet solution—are always in high demand, whether having minimal IT infrastructure downtown time, increasing revenue, improving safety, optimizing production breaking into new markets, or retaining customers.

A professional salesperson understands this fundamental sales principle: sell. Employers aren›t looking for skills or experience (features); they’re looking for results ( ).

“People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarterinch hole!” - Theodore Levitt, Harvard Business School Professor.

Employers are looking for candidates who offer “bundles of on your skills and experience but on the employer’s problems that the position you’re applying for exists to solve, you’ll differentiate yourself from your competition. Don’t let your ego prevent you from considering yourself as a commodity that can solve problems for employers.

The next time you read a job posting, visualize the employer saying, “I (we) need help!” Then, think of how you can demonstrate to the employer the impact—solutions you’d provided—you can make on their business. This is how you turn on employers!

When I’m interviewing, I think of myself as someone aiding my interviewer in understanding what type of employee I am, which is different than what type of person I am and what problems I solve. Although I know my interviewer is interested in learning about me, they›re more interested in what I can do for them; therefore, I focus on this aspect. This is why hiring managers ask problem-solving questions, such as “Describe a time you had to deal with an upset customer or client” or “Describe a time when a project deadline was coming up, and one of your team members called in sick.”

By focusing on how I can solve an employer’s problems and challenges, I’m showing empathy for the employer’s situation, thereby establishing a strong connection with my interviewer. When best way to connect is to ask yourself, “How can I help this person?” During your next interview, ask yourself this question and notice how it changes the vibe of the conversation.

Ask your interviewer questions that show you want to help the company, such as: «Your job posting mentions «build and maintain strong relationships with clients and vendors to ensure positive reviews.» What are your reviews like? Are you happy with your reviews?»

Is there anything you would like the previous person wasn›t doing?» «Twice this week, I called your help desk. I found the average time to with your call center›s productivity stats? Which do you feel needs

improvement?»

My favourite: «What›s the number days?»

When you ask employer-focused questions, you demonstrate your desire to use your skills and experience to solve their problem, which’ll endear you to your interviewer.

NOTE: To “turn on” your interviewer, you must offer yourself as the solution, not merely ask questions and nod when answered.

Companies will always have problems to solve—especially in a lousy economy, which presents a great opportunity. Therefore, start offering yourself as a solution! How resume showcase your problem-solving abilities? In interviews, do you present yourself as someone who can alleviate the employers’ pain points? Nick Kossovan, a well-seasoned veteran of the corporate landscape, offers “unsweetened” job search advice. You can send Nick your questions to

by John Kreutzwieser For Moose Jaw Express

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

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

Ascetic

Hillcrest Golf Club has approved a plan to renovate the course for a better future. The upgrades, new greens, and new fairways will occur over the next number of years costs is a debate amongst the members. Some would be quicker manner; others promote an ascetic approach when it comes to paying for the improvements and advocate doing the work only as the money is raised.

Ascetic implies forgoing pleasure now to achieve a goal in the future. Ascetic comes the Greek word asketikos, meaning laborious, which is involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort. The ancient root Greek term was (from the verb askeo), which means training or exercise.

St. Paul is quoted as saying, “So I always take pains

to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.” (Acts 24:16) The phrase ‘take pains’ is a translation of the Greek verb askeo, meaning to exercise or exert myself. The original usage did not refer to self-denial, but to the physical training required for athletic events.

When it came into the English language in the early 1600s ascetic denoted the labour involved in abstention from pleasure, comfort, and self-indulgence as a spiritual discipline. As time went on the meaning moved more into the abstention aspect rather than the work involved. So, an ascetic lifestyle was characterized by abstinence from sensual pleasure for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Those who entered religious orders practiced asceticism

An ascetic person, often a monk or nun, was characterized by the renunciation of material possessions and physical pleasures. They would matters. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their practices or continue to be part of their society, but typically adopt a frugal lifestyle.

These days, ascetic is used to describe anyone or anything demonstrating marked restraint, plainness, or simplicity, even when no appeals to the divine or spiritual are attached. Some individuals have also attempted an ascetic lifestyle to free themselves from addictions to things such as alcohol, tobacco, drugs, entertainment, sex, or food.

Unfortunately, an ascetic approach has a bad reputation. People think of all those sickly monks, refusing themselves all worldly pleasures, to reach enlightenment or perhaps deliverance from sin. But to live an ascetic lifestyle can mean to train yourself to become stronger, to need less, and to become less dependent on fate and external things. One attempts to refuse things which distract you and take away your

power. To advocate an ascetic lifestyle does not mean to not buy anything, but not thinking that more things and desired results. A reasonable amount of asceticism can help to gain wise consumption and a measured lifestyle. on consumer relations, yet it makes a lot of sense from both a personal and an environmental point of view.

Those who advocate an ascetic approach to life decisions can be viewed as stern. Stern stresses they can seem austere, which would consist of an absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial.

In our personal and social lives, a more ascetic

We are not very good people at postponing things now for a payoff in the future. Just consider what our federal shelve worry about debt issues into the future.

It remains to be seen if those planning the golf course changes will have a more ascetic

Columnist John Kreutzwieser loves to research words and writes this weekly Word Wisdom column for Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com. He has an interest in the usage, origin, and relevance of words for society today. Greek and Latin form the basis of many words, with ancient Hebrew shedding light on word usage.

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

Friends of the Library thankful for community support following recent book sale

tion helps support the Moose Jaw Public Library through a number of programs including at least two annual book sales, with the latest sale concluding on the weekend of April 13 – 14.

“Proceeds (from the book sale) are used for projects for the library (and) enhancements that are not covered in their regular budget through the city,” explained Anne Warriner, the sales co-ordinator for Friends of the Library.

The Friends of the Library group provides a critical alone, Warriner said it helped raise $8,400 through two book sales. This indicates the value behind these semi-annual book sales.

As well, the Friends of the Library donated $24,000 from other sources of fundraising to update the library theatre’s audio-visual equipment. This equipment is now used in programs including a live streaming of astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s Moose Jaw presentation on Feb. 9. and French-language student presentations on April 11.

The organization also supports numerous library initiatives including its reading programs, providing movie

kits that are part of an ongoing book club program.

Movie licenses, Warriner said, are legally necessary as Oppenheimer in one recent example. Depending oning alone can cost around $1,000 per year.

To source material for each library book sale, War-

riner said around half the books are library discards and half are donated by the community. In the case of library discards, these books are either outdated (such as medical encyclopedias) or have never been borrowed.

Each sale contains a wide selection of material and Warriner said cookbooks, mystery novels, romance, scicomparison, magazines rarely sell and typically end up being discarded.

“I can tell you that, if there’s not a good selection ofer parts of the collection,” she added with a smile.

To explore some recent trends, Warriner said she’s seen magazines continue to decline in popularity, moreic novels are increasingly popular, and vinyl records are making a noteworthy comeback. The recent sale, for instance, included several of these records.

Any leftover books are barcoded and donated to Better World Books, an organization that provides affordable literature around the world and has helped raise over $35 million for libraries and literacy programs to date, according to its website at BetterWorldBooks.com.

Each time Better World Books sells a book, a percentage of the proceeds are returned to the Friends of the Library in support of its fundraising effort.

Friends of the Library is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization formed in 1989 that operates with the stated purpose of promoting and supporting the Moose Jaw Public Library.

“We’re so grateful to (everyone who stopped by to purchase a book), because there (were) other events in town (that) weekend they could have done instead,” she said. “We certainly appreciate people coming out and supporting us.”

To support the Friends of the Library, the organization maintains a cart near the library’s circulation desk with books and jigsaw puzzles available for purchase. This selection is routinely rotated, and materials can be purchased by speaking with the front desk staff.

To learn more or to apply as a Friends of the Library member, visit MooseJawLibrary.ca/friends-of-the-library.

From The Kitchen

By Joyce Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

Homemakers relied on availability of pork products

The 30th Anniversary Cookbook of the Evangelical Free Church includes several ideas for cooks to prepare pork chops and pork meatballs.

Pork was readily available in pioneer farm homes after a pig was killed. Nothing was wasted but the pork chops and ground meat were particularly popular, as were pork blade roasts, and the resulting fat that was used in a variety of ways. cookbook.

• • •

SWEET AND SOUR PORK CHOPS

8-10 pork chops

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup ketchup

1/4 cup vinegar

3 tbsps. brown sugar

2 tbsps. Chinese sauce

1 cup pineapple chunks

Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper. Brown on both sides in a frying pan prepared with non-stick spray.

Place chops in a single layer in a greased baking pan.

Mix ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, Chinese sauce and pineapple, with juice, and pour over chops.

Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees F for 60-90 minutes. Serve over rice.

• • • SWEET AND SOUR PORK BALLS

1 1/2 lbs. lean ground pork

3/4 cup rolled oats

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1-8 oz. can tomato sauce

Sauce:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. cornstarch

1-20 oz. can pineapple chunks, drained

4 tbsps. vinegar

1 tsp. cloves pineapple juice

Combine the ground pork, rolled oats, salt, garlic powder and tomato sauce. Mix well and shape balls in a frying pan and set aside in large casse-

role dish.

Make the sauce by combining the brown sugar, corn starch, vinegar, cloves and pineapple juice. Cook until mixture is boiling. Then add the pineapple chunks and simmer sauce for 20-30 minutes.

Pour the sauce over the meat balls and heat in a 350 degrees F oven until heated completely through and sauce is bubbling. Serve with rice. Note: ground turkey meat may be substituted for the pork.

• • • PARTY PORK CHOPS

6 pork chops

6 round slices of onion

6 round slices of green pepper

1 can tomato soup

Brown pork chops and place in a single layer in a casserole dish. Place pepper and onion rings on top of each pork chop.

Pour tomato soup over the chops and vegetables. Cover and simmer at 350 degrees F for one hour.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel. net

Gymtastiks of Moose Jaw announces Yorkton Springers competition results

Gymtastiks of Moose Jaw sent several gymnasts to their third competition of the year on April 13 – 14 at the Yorkton Springers Competition in Yorkton, Sask.

The experience includes a familiarization with competing in different spaces and using different equipment, which helps broaden an understanding of the sport.

The young athletes were judged on both technique and execution, and the four events.

“You want to make sure you can do all the skills that could potentially get you that 10 (in later competitions),” explained Jamie Olmstead earlier. Olmstead is the administrator and a coach at Gymtastiks Moose Jaw.

“We sent 29 gymnasts to their second competition of the year,” said Olmstead. “We are very proud of all these gymnasts.”

Competition results

Interclub CCP1

· Iris Hayes: earned all around gold

· Josette Cochet: earned all around silver

· Ellie Coventry: earned all around silver

Interclub CCP2

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· Colbie Gebkenjans: earned all around gold

· Hailey Flegel: earned all around gold

· Nora Mitchell: earned all around gold

· Aubrey Cameron: earned all around gold

· Summer Olmstead: earned all around bronze

· Lennon Oonincx: earned all around silver

· Ainsley Anuik: earned all around silver

· Teagan Gebkenjans: earned all around silver

· Grace Olson: earned all around bronze

Interclub CCP3

· Julia Cochet: earned all around bronze

CCP 3

· Eden Dodd: earned all around 10th place

· Langley Buchanan: earned all around 12th place

· Lilliana Hayes: earned all around 13th place

Xcel Bronze

· Elena Issel:

· Olivia Sewell: earned all around second place

· Sawyer de Graauw: earned all around

· Peyten Galenzoski: earned all around

Xcel GOLD (ages 13 – 14 years)

· Olivia Cameron: earned all around third place

Sawyer Chelsberg: earned all around 13th place

· Madelyn Smith: earned all around 17th place

Xcel GOLD (ages 11 – 12 years)

· Eliana Magnus: earned all around eighth place and came in second on bars

· Brinley Smith: earned all around 12th place and came in third on vault and

· Alyssa Ofukany:

· Grace Forrest: earned all around 15th place

· Aubrey McKechnie: earned all around 22nd place and came in fourth on vault

· Leah Johnstone: earned all around 26th place

The best way to contact Gymtastiks oftiks.com. Alternatively, Gymtastiks can be reached by phone at 306-692-2303 and is located at 24 Chester Road.

To register online, visit Gymtastiks. com and look for the “Registration” tab on the website’s top menu.

To learn more about the recent Yorkton Springers competition, visit YorktonSpringers.ca.

Foreigner Farewell Tour coming to Moose Jaw on May 13th

Shouting out to Boomers and Gen X, well everyone born before 2024 who loves great music. Foreigner is performing their “Penultimate Tour” being billed as their “Historic Farewell Tour” in Moose Jaw on May 13 at Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Break out the tissues as we relive those pivotal musical moments they provided so we could fall in love.

In 1976, Michael Leslie Jones, commonly known as Mick Jones, wrote a tune and liked what he heard. He then needed a band. He started up and Foreigner was born. Almost 50 years later, the band is still going strong.

But like every other good time enjoyed, all good things must come to an end. The band has toured Europe and North America playing out to thousandsnal year of touring together as they will be disbanding at the end of this year, capping off their legendary 48-year career as one of classic rock’s most iconic bands.

Let’s meet the band! Mick Jones lead

April Meersman

and rhythm guitars, keyboards, backing and lead vocals (1976–present). Kelly Hanson lead vocals, percussion (2005–present). Jeff Pilson bass, backing vocals, keyboards (2004–present). Michael Bluestein keyboards, backing vocals (2008–present). Bruce Watson lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals (2011–present). Chris Frazier drums, percussion (2012–present). Luis Maldonado rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals, bass (2021–present). Together they have created and maintained a sound all their own. Classic rock and band ballads have

led the group to be nominated for induction into the 2024 Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame. Voting ends April 26th, so follow the link. Cast your vote for Foreigner: https://foreigner.os.fan/vote-foreigner-

From their glass-shattering break-out beginnings, the band has continued to tour to sold-out crowds everywhere. 2024, the band will have a full slate of U.S. shows which will continue the band’s Historic Farewell Tour with Styx and John Waite on board for the summer tour dates. This year will also include a Canadian tour

Vegas at the Venetian Theater. The band announced in late 2022 that they’ll be hanging it up and retiring on a high note at the end of 2024.

Come and chug down the effervescent memories before it’s too late. Foreigner has 16 Top 30 hits: “I Want to Know What Love Is” at #1. “Waiting for A Girl Like You” and “Double Vision” at #2. “Hot Blooded” at #3. “Urgent” and “Feels

Like the First Time came in at #4. “I Don’t Want to Live Without You” at #5. “Say You Will” and ”Cold as Ice” at #6. “That Was Yesterday” and ”Dirty White Boy” came in at #12. “Head Games” at #14. “Blue Morning, Blue Day” at #15. “Long, Long Way from Home” at #20. And “Juke Box Hero” along with ”Break It Up” coming in at #26. Just close your eyes and feel the memories bubble up inside of you.

Foreigner, a resume that includes touring with Journey, playing to 140,000 (people) strong at the NASCAR Samsung 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway, and performing with Kid Rock, Cheap Trick, and Whitesnake, to mention a few. With over 400 million YouTube views and Spotify streams approaching 2 million per week, the band wants to share their passion with their fans one last time.

You won’t get another chance to see them in concert. Tickets are going fast. To purchase, please follow the links at:

https://sasktix.evenue.net/ Doors open at 6 pm, show starts at 7 pm.

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Moose Jaw Gymtastiks athletes Iris Hayes (left), Josette Cochet (middle), and Ellie Coventry (right) from the CCP 1 category. Photo by: Jamie Olmstead

Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw

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

Lynbrook Golf Club leagues, registration and spring meeting dates for the 2024 season. All new golfers are welcome to join.

Info below:

Lynbrook Senior Men’s league - April 17 at Lynbrook Golf Club House. Registration: 12noon. Cost: $20/$2 week/game day.

Contact: Bob 306-630-4435

Lynbrook Tuesday Morning Ladies League - April 23 at the Lynbrook Club House. Registration : 11am - 11:30am; Lunch cost $12. Spring meeting to follow. Contact: Cindy 306-631-3560.

Lynbrook Wednesday Night Ladies Business League – April 24 at the Lynbrook Club House Wine and Cheese - Registration: 6:30pm./ Meeting: 7pm. Contact : Bev 306-690-4240

Lynbrook Wednesday Night Men’s League - April 24 at the Lynbrook Club House General meeting : 7pm. Contact : Mark 306631-7271

St. Andrew’s “Looks like Spring” Quilt Show at St. Andrew’s United Church Sanctuary on Tuesday, April 23 from 1:304pm. There will be tea, coffee & goodies available. Silver collection for the Mission & Service Fund.

The Moose Jaw Branch of Saskatchewan Geological Society (SGS) meeting will be held at the Moose Jaw Public Library in the South Meeting room (2nd 24 at 7pm. Kelly Carty, Business Development Manager from the Moose Jaw Tunnels will be speaking about the newest Tunnel Tour, Bunker 24. This tour tells the story of Canada’s growth as a country coming out of the Great Depression and WWII, then the Cold War, East vs West and Communism vs Capitalism. Everyone Welcome.

The MJBEX Awards Banquet will be held on April 24 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre; located cocktails 5:30 p.m./banquet 6:30 p.m./ awards start at 7:30 p.m. To purchase your tickets to attend the banquet, visit MJCC. Awardify.io/Awards-Gala

RSO in the Community Free Concerts will be held on April 25th with a concert at 1:30pm and another at 7pm at Zion United Church. These concerts are FREE and no registration is required. The music is suitable for all ages. ‘Evening of Music’ fundraiser in support of MJ Christian Counselling Centre (not-forth at 6:30 pm at the Hillcrest Church located at 1550 Main St. North. Music from: The Eros Family; The Cornerstone Christian School Choir; Aaron Ruston; and Melissa Wood w/ Nancy Loper duet! Free to attend--with an opportunity to support in a free-will offering towards helping individuals, couples, teens and children receive professional level counselling. Contact us at mjccc@shaw. ca with any questions you may have or visit our website at www.mjccc.ca for more information about our Centre. Hope to see you there!

A SCRAPS “Rib Night Fundraiser” Fundraiser will be held on May 4 between musician “Ray Rawlyk” will be performing as well as taking song requests by donation! Have that special song you’d like to send out? Join us May 4! Tickets $25 available at Pet Valu, DDK Pets & Points, 4 Plants, SCRAPS “9-Lives Boutique”. An overall great evening out to support your Community Cats! For Heritage Singers Spring Concert will be held on Sunday, May 5 at 2 pm Central Lutheran Church, 27 Hochelaga St W The City of Moose Jaw’s Community Clean Up Event to cleanup and p/u garbage and tidy up their respective areas in the city on May 5 between 10am and 1pm. Any resident or group interested in participating can email: cleanup@moosejaw.ca and let us know which area of Moose Jaw you’d like to help clean up. The Clean Up event will begin May 5 at 10:00 am from the Moose Jaw Co-op Marketplace parking lot (500 1st Ave.

The event will wrap up with a “thank you” barbecue courtesy of the Moose Jaw Co-op. Square One Community Inc. Fish Fry Fundraiser at Bobby’s Place Olde World th from 5:30-7pm. Tickets sauce. Available by emailing communitysquareone@ gmail.com. Etransfers available for payment. Louisiana Hayride concert will be held on May 11 from 7:30pm-10:30pm at the Mae Wilson Theatre. Tickets on sale at MJ Cultural

and at the show’s website, HayrideShow.com. Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw Branch UPCOMING

Luncheon: Wed. May 15/24.

The Moose Jaw Art Guild Business Meeting will be held on May 16, 3pm at the MJMAG. Anyone interested in art is welcome to attend any of the meetings. For more information call 306-692-6667 or306-

Lawn Bowls (on turf): Lawn Bowling has been described as a cross between Curling and Pool. Lawn Bowls can be played in a solely recreational style or highly competitive everyone from 6 to 106. The Yara Centre offers everyone an opportunity to participate in this fun sport. It provide athletes with maintenance of skills & recreational players with a fun alternative to typical gym exercises. Drop in welcomed every Tuesday &Thursday at 9:30am &/or Wednesday at 1:30pm. For more info www.moosejawlawnbowling.com

New Youth Pipe Band in Moose Jaw “The White Heather”ther information may be obtained by contacting Michelle Carline at mcarline@hotmail. com

Scottish Country Dance Classes for all ages on Thursdays at 7pm at 510 Main St. N (T. @306.630.5790.

Town and Country Square Dancing will be held at St. Mary’s School for 2023-2024 season; 7pm to 9pm Monday nights. Nature Moose Jaw will hold their meetings on a once-a-month basis to take place on the third Friday of each month.

The Moose Jaw Stamp Club has resumed meeting the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 6:30 pm at the Lindale School staff room (north Church of Our Lady Bingo tales place at the Church of Our Lady Community Centre, 566 Vaughan Street on Tuesday evenings. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Bingo begins at 7:00 p.m.

Moose Jaw Town and Country Square Dance Association Winter 2024 dance program on Monday Nights at 7 pm to 9 pm at St. Mary’s School – 720 - 5th Ave SW. Dance in a Square with a Circle of Friends. For information contact: Valerie Wright 306691-0579.

Line Dancing every Wednesday from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. at St. Andrews Church. Call 306.692.7365 for more information.

Griefshare support group for those grieving the death of a loved one. We meet Mondays We meet at Moose Jaw Alliance Church. To more information email Ralph Magnus at rjmagnus57@gmail.com

Are you struggling with addictions? Do you know someone who is? Or do you want to learn more about overcoming addiction to help others? Pastor Cory Havanka and his wife Brenda will be offering an in-person, small-group, course that will explore how to overcome addiction that is based on Biblical foundations. For questions - Call or text Cory firmfoundationministries.inc@gmail.com

Firm Foundation Ministries provides other services as well:-Bible study - Monday evenings at 630 p.m/Prayer meetings - Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m/Pastoral counselling. Check Facebook or Instagram for updates on services, events, bible study notes and words from the Lord.

Nar-Anon Meetings

twelve-step program for relatives and friends affected by someone else’s drug use and is in-person at Moose Jaw Alliance Church, 14 Neslia Place. Come in Main Doors – Meeting Rm 103. Your anonymity and what you say at meetings will be carefully guarded. Toastmasters provides a learning environment to develop communication & leadership personal & professional development. There are 2 clubs in Moose jaw: Tuesdays: TAP club

instruction and experiential learning of the basic skills in public speaking. Guests are welcome at all meetings. Phone Cathy 306Wednesday: Big Country club @7pmCST

online.

TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) weight loss support group meets every Wednesday evening at the Alliance Church, 14 Neslia Place. (Corner of Thatcher Drive W. & 9th door, turn right and go to end of the hallway by the library, to room 105. Weigh-in takes

place from 6:30-7:00 pm. Meeting to follow. TOPS can help you reach your weight loss goal by providing you with tools, information and support to be successful. The group shares friendship, weight loss tips and offers encouragement to one another. New members are very welcome. Our scale weighs up to 500 lbs.

Moose Jaw Public Library (MJPL), 461 their website at https://www.moosejawlibrary.ca or visit ASK@MOOSEJAWLIBRARY.CA

ote: Some library programs require registration by calling or emailing nsetter@moosejawlibrary.ca

Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery (MJMAG) – To register for any of the classes, visit mjmag.ca and select “Art Classes” under the “Learning” tab. If you prefer to visit the art gallery in person, everyone is welcome to stop by to register. Space is limited. All classes will be held in the Kinsmen Learning Centre, located on the Heritage Gallery level of the MJMAG at 461 Langdon Crescent. For more information, visit mjmag.ca. Introduction to Printmaking for teens and adults

p.m.

FESTIVAL OF WORDS UPCOMING

EVENTS

Performer’s Café

April 25, “Hot Toffee” will host a presentation that sheds light on a few ideas and perspectives from “a better man living a better life” Hot Toffee is a 29-year-old musician and recording artist from Moose Jaw, and draws inspiration from rap, R&B, soul, pop, and fusion genres. May 30, Kate Spencer will be reading

Spoon.” Spencer is originally from small town Saskatchewan. 2024 Festival of Words will take place July 18 – 21, event. Distinguished authors Sid Marty, a Canadian author, poet/musician, and freelance writer; Waubgeshig Rice, an Anishinaabe author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation on Georgian Bay; and, Victoria Koop, a Saskatchewan-based writer with a proud attend. .

More details about the 28th annual Saskatchewan Festival of Words are anticipated this April.

If you are looking to apply as a literary presenter, a copy of your book and personal bio can be submitted to operations coordinator Amanda Farnel at Amanda@ FestivalOfWords.com For more information, visit FestivalOfWords. com.

The Royal Canadian Legion – Branch Contact: 306-692-5453. Facebook @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION-Branch 59 Moose Jaw. Instagram: @Royalcanadianlegion59. SHA restrictions in effect at all Legion events. For current listing of events online visit: Monthly Calendar | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59- Moose Jaw (royalcanadiBingo every Monday evening in the Lounge at 6pm, Paper goes on sale at 5pm. Playing ten regular games with 2 parts each and 3 exDart 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 $5; pre-register your every Friday at 7:00pm.

Chase the Ace/Meat Draw every Saturday. To see the total check out Facebook page on Wednesday and Fridays for the upcoming Saturdays numbers.

Moose Jaw and District Seniors: For more information Call: 306-694-4223 or Email: mjsenior@shaw.ca The centre is now open Mon-Thurs 8am – 8pm.

Fitness Level & Indoor Walking Track Lounge –Friday’s from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wood working area

Timothy Eaton Cafe 4pm.

Billiards

Pickle Ball – Mon & Thurs 10 a.m./Tues, Wed & Fri 1 p.m./Mon & Thurs 7 p.m./Wed 6pm

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

Cribbage – Wed 1 p.m/Hand & Foot Card

Game for Beginners – Thurs9:30 am/Mah

Jong – Weds 1 p.m./500 Cards – Thurs @ 1 p.m.

Full Body Work Out Mon 9:30am/Wed 9:30 am

Scrabble – Mon 1pm/Spades Tues & Fri 1pm

Line Dancing Tues 10 a.m./Intro to Line Dancing – Wed 11am

Table Tennis Mon 1pm/Art & Crafts Mon/ Tues/Wed 1 p.m./ Tues/ Thurs 1 p.m.

Paper Tole Tues 1 p.m./Nickle Bingo Fri 1 p.m./Quilting Fri 9am-4pm

Jam and dancing (New Name Change) Fri 9 a.m./Texas Hold’em Thurs 6:30pm

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre Weekly Activities – 235 3rd Ave. N.E. Phone 306.692.6072 or email cosmo@sasktel.net

Check them out on Facebook.

Monday: 9:30am-Pickleball/1pm-Floor

the 2nd Monday of the month

Tuesday: 9:30am-Jam Session/1pmPickleball/7pm-Friendship Bridge/7pmBeginners Only Pickleball Wednesday

Thursday: 10am-Line Dance/1pmPickleball

Friday: 9:00am-Beginner Pickleball/1pmRegular Pickleball

Moose Jaw ANAVETS: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Unit #252 – 279 High St. W, Moose Jaw. 306.692.4412 or anaf252@ sasktel.net

Open on Wednesdays 12-6pm. Every Wed. 10 card crib and smear.

Every Thursday 12–7pm – crib 1:30pm/ Bring a partner or sign up for a spare. Every Friday pool and darts 7pm. Bring a partner.

Every Saturday 1-7pm. 4:30 pm Meat Draw;50/50;gift card. Everyone welcome. Last Thursday of every month “Veteran’s Coffee Break” 9:30-11am. All Veterans welcome for coffee and donuts provided by local businesses.

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3395

MONDAY EVENINGS

tion 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm – play starts at 7:00 pm. $2.00 per person – two person teams. number of persons registered. Everyone Welcome.

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS

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

FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY – Ladies Auxiliary meeting - 7:00 pm

April 27, 2024 – Fundraiser Steak night in support of our Aerie President, Robert Rusu and his wife Faye – more information will follow – Tickets $25.00 each –advance tickets will be available at the Eagles Club bar until closing on April 25, 2024

APRIL 27, 2024 – BADLANDS playing in – Great Music, Great Times….Come out and enjoy!

APRIL 28, 2024 – Ladies Auxiliary “Last Sunday of the Month” Supper – Ham and Scalloped Potatoes, veggies, salad, roll and dessert - $15.00 – advance tickets available at the Eagles Club Bar April 1st, 2024.

MAY 25, 2024 - Rod Willier – “Trivia” Night in the Eagles club lounge – 7:00 pmCome out and have a few laughs and enjoy an evening of fellowship.

Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw. For more information, visit the museum’s website at WDM.

ajones@wdm.ca

Virtual Coffee Club Thursday, May 23, the museum will be hosting guest speaker Dr. J.L. (Les) Henry, P.Ag., who will deliver a presentation on catalogue houses in the prairies including Eaton Mail Order Houses. This topic will focus on the Mail Order House business that thrived in the early 1900s. Each coffee club presentation will take place on the Zoom app and begins at 10 a.m. To register, visit the museum’s website at WDM.ca/ CoffeeClub.

Week 2 of CAA Saskatchewan’s annual Worst Roads Campaign is nearly over, and streets in Moose Jaw have made it to the top 10.

As of April 19, Coteau Street West 13th Avenue Northwest was in eighth spot Southwest was in ninth place for its pot-

ing poorly maintained.

5 near Buchanan.

Angel Blair, CAA Saskatchewan’s

Four Moose Jaw streets in top 10 of CAA’s

Worst Roads Campaign

visiting some of the worst locations in Saskatchewan, speaking to residents and producing videos. One location she visited in eastern Saskatchewan.

That highway was No. 9 last year, It is unsafe; I avoid travelling that way as

needs some work. Blair also met with road users in Resident Raquel Bear commented,

you hit the resound, you go like eight feet

To nominate the worst road, people should visit caask.ca/worstroads, select a then vote. People can vote on a road once every 24 hours.

CAA Saskatchewan will use its social campaign for worst roads nominations and weekly on those channels.

March home sales dropped 9% compared to same period in 2023, data shows

It was mostly red arrows for housing sales in Moose Jaw in March, as sales, new listings, inventory and months of supply all dropped versus the same period in 2023, data shows.

There were 41 home sales last month in Canada’s Most Notorious City, com-

There were 65 new listings last month, were 121 homes in inventory, a decrease the market for 37 days.

while, the average home price was report said.

location. Average and median prices are typical home, price changes more accurately represent true price changes in the market as it is an apples-to-apples com-

The 10-year average for March shows there are usually 41 home sales, 94 new listings, 242 units in inventory, 6.37 months of supply, 64 days of homes on the

new listings, 115 units in inventory, 3.04 months of supply, 46 days of homes on the

The 10-year averages for year-to-date data show there are typically 95 homes sold, 226 new listings, 220 units in in-

Provincial data

March, a two-per-cent year-over-year determ, 10-year averages, the SRA said. Despite a slight year-over-year dip in sales, year-to-date sales remain 10 per cent

The year’s strong start was primarily driven in the Regina-Moose Mountain, Saskatoon-Biggar, and Swift Current-Moose Jaw economic regions.

A ninth consecutive month of -

clining new listings, preventing supply growth in March, the association continued. Therefore, inventory levels dipped year trends.ventory challenges, which are approach-

ing concerning levels in some of our major and there simply isn’t enough supply in -

Tight market conditions continued to support price growth, as Saskatchewan

ary and nearly four-per-cent higher than March 2023.

estate is local and market conditions vary throughout the province – the inventory

currently point to a challenging spring and