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Palliser Regional Library hosting speaker at south central schools for Aboriginal Storytelling Month Larissa Kurz

In recognition of Abof Aboriginal Storyoriginal Storytelltelling Month, but ing Month, Palliser rural branch manRegional Library ager Kari Hennenhas put together a fent is excited to put series of video pretogether something sentations with lonew that will reach cal storyteller Kim so many students.

Soo Goodtrack to The Palliser library share with a numregion encompasses ber of schools in the 19 rural areas, and south-central region.

Hennenfent is still From Feb. 22-26, working to include Goodtrack will be as many schools as appearing remotely possible — because to speak with stuthanks to the video dents from schools format, that is posin Imperial, Davidsible. son, Holdfast and “We’re just so exthroughout Prairie cited to be able to South School Digive [Goodtrack’s] vision about the message and her importance of Abknowledge to all original history and those students,” said storytelling.

Hennenfent. “That’s Goodtrack is a stomaybe the hidden ryteller, artist and positive of COVID, children’s author, Lakota storyteller, artist and author Kim Soo Goodtrack will be joining the Palliser is we’re bringing her who has been shar- Regional Library to offer a series of presentations in schools for Aboriginal Storytell- virtually where we’d ing her knowledge ing Month. (supplied) never be able to do with children for dewhat we’re doing in cades. Her family has deep connections to the Lakota reservation just eight sessions [in person.]” at Wood Mountain, which is not included in Treaty 4 territory but The currently scheduled presentations will reach an estimated 720 does have ties to Moose Jaw through Chief Sitting Bull in the late students, said Hennenfent, in just four days.

“The impact that we’re going to be able to make in just eight hours 1890s.

Goodtrack said her presentations will touch on topics like the use of [Goodtrack’s] time is incredible,” said Hennenfent. and demise of the buffalo, residential schools, and Aboriginal tra- With Goodtrack’s family history so richly connected to the south ditions including the meaning of ribbon skirts, to tie into recent central region, Hennenfent is pleased to have her involved with the event, and Goodtrack is also excited to be taking part. headlines about a young girl in eastern Saskatchewan.

“When you share traditional teachings, you also have to share the “I have always been child-centred, and I like to promote cultural tragic history,” said Goodtrack. “I don’t dwell on it, but I ask the respect and cultural sharing, and being appreciative of each other's children to be respectful of one another’s culture and that we never cultures," said Goodtrack.

Palliser Regional Library is also hoping to host a public event for want to do what was done to the First Nations people.”

She will also be sharing some of her own personal experiences Aboriginal Storytelling Month, with funding help from Library and her work as an artist, author and children’s TV show creator, Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples, although no plans have been solidified yet. to talk about the importance of creative expression.

The school-focused presentations are something new for Palliser For more information on Kim Soo Goodtrack and her art, visit Library, as the region usually hosts a public event in celebration kimsoogoodtrack.com.

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Senior Centre Without Walls schedule for end of February features plenty of interesting topics Randy Palmer -Moose Jaw Express

When the Seniors Centre Without Walls launched back in September, the concept was an interesting one — finding ways to connect seniors who may be isolated and lonely by offering unique and interesting programming on a regular basis.

As it turns out, things have grown exponentially in the time since.

Around 42 seniors from throughout the province are now regular users of the program, which is all run through phone calls not dissimilar to the old party-line systems of yesteryear. And they’re receiving the kind of programming that generates all sorts of interest, with the slate of calls for the final two weeks of the month covering a wide gamut of interesting topics — from old-time toys to health information to regular trivia sessions, it’s all led to rapid growth in popularity for the program.

“People have been saying they’re really enjoying it, it’s helping their mental health especially with everything that’s going on,” said Ronda Wedhorn with the SWCC. The best part? It’s all completely free.

Every speaker who takes part is a volunteer, and even when the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery gets involved and holds craft sessions, supplies are sent out to participants so they can follow along.

That’s all because of a handful of grants the SWCC has received and continue to seek, as well as a generous donation from

the SaskTel Pioneers. If they continue to grow as much as they have, they’re hoping to eventually become a self-sufficient entity with a permanent position running the whole thing, says Wedhorn.

Regardless, the SWCC plans to continue to offer their non-profit services as long as they can, especially with so many folks enjoying what they have to offer.

Below is a list of topics for the coming days and weeks. To join up and for more information, call (306) 631-4357, e-mail swwsask@sasktel.net or visit their website at scwwmoosejaw.com.

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Toys and Past Times

Karla Rasmussen, Education and Public Programs Coordinator with the Western Development Museum will offer tales from before the times of mass production and store-bought toys and how many young people made their own fun from items found around the house. We will look at how people enjoyed playing and staying active during Saskatchewan's settlement period and beyond. Reminisce and remember about a time when riding bicycles, shooting marbles and playing hopscotch were more popular than television and video games.

Tuesday, Feb. 23 – 1:00 p.m.

Stories of Your Life

A continuation of the stories we can write about our lives. With Anne Patton. Bring your homework to class and paper and pen.

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Brain Games with Donna Kostal Donna is back to do some trivia with us and keep our mind active!

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SaskPower exporting electricity to southern U.S. to aid with ongoing power outage Larissa Kurz

Last week, SaskPower began exporting 175 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the United States to help provide relief to southern states without power due to extreme cold conditions straining the electrical grid.

As of Feb. 16, CNN reported that a total of 3.8 million homes and businesses across the country were still without power following a large winter storm over the previous weekend. Over 3 million of those people were in Texas, with large outages also recorded in Oregon, Kentucky, West

Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio and Virginia.

In a press release, SaskPower said it began moving 150 MW of power the morning of Feb. 14, later temporarily increasing that amount to 175 MW. At the time of publishing, the Crown is promising to continue providing this support for as long as possible, provided local power needs are also being met.

“In Saskatchewan, we know first-hand the challenges posed by extreme winter weather, and being part of an integrated

grid means that when called upon, we help each other out,” said Kory Hayko, SaskPower vice-president of transmission and industrial services and CEO of NorthPoint Energy Solutions, in a press release.

“We have been able to help our neighbours in their time of need, while maintaining the stability of our grid and delivering reliable power to our customers.”

Saskatchewan has also been experiencing a higher-than-normal peak load in the last two weeks due to extreme cold conditions caused by a polar vortex, but the Crown

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Caronport rallies around families after fire destroys one home, damages others Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The Village of Caronport has rallied quickly around three families affected by a recent fire that destroyed one home and damaged two others.

Volunteer firefighters in Caronport and the Moose Jaw Fire Department responded on Feb. 10, but when they arrived, the home of Raymond Straeder and Lisa Elias was fully engulfed and could not be saved. Firefighters saved the nearby homes of Sara Barr and Rita Martin, with the fire damaging those buildings to various degrees.

Afterward, GoFundMe fundraiser pages were created for the Straeder-Elias and Barr families. A Facebook page was also established to collect belongings; within three days, residents had provided enough supplies to get the families on their feet.

Lisa Elias (right), her spouse Raymond Straeder, and their daughter pose for a picture. They lost their home to a fire in Caronport on Feb. 10. Photo courtesy Lisa Elias The Straeder-Elias family This has been a very difficult time for the Straeder-Elias family, especially on their mental health, Lisa Elias said.

She and her husband — they have a 2.5-year-old daughter — have been going over the situation regularly and still cannot believe they lost everything they owned.

They had just moved into that trailer home two weeks before and were still settling in when the fire erupted.

They are now back in the trailer home they left.

The fire occurred when their landlord attempted to thaw the pipes under the building with a torch, and when the fire touched spiderwebs, it jumped out of control, said Elias. She arrived home from work later to find the building in rubble.

While this has been a difficult time, the community has been there for them.

“The support from the community is absolutely amazing,” Elias said. “We couldn’t ask for a better community. We’re staying friends with a lot of people who helped us. And it will be a long-term support group for us to help us through that because it was not only traumatizing for us, (but) it was traumatizing for all of Caronport (as well) to see something like that happen as quick as it did.”

The GoFundMe campaign raised more than $8,500,

while residents contributed clothing, furniture, food, and other items. The couple’s employer even purchased a new bed for them.

Many people are still offering whatever they can to help the family get back on its feet, said Elias.

They are also receiving plenty of mental health support, which is important since Straeder is taking the loss particularly hard, she continued. Not only did his mother die recently, but he lost many irreplaceable childhood items.

Meanwhile, she lost such sentimental items as her high school diploma and grad dress, and a 100-year-old spice rack that belonged to her grandparents.

Elias was thankful that no one died in the blaze; the family’s puppy had been staying with her sister at the time.

“We’ll be OK,” she added.

Sara Barr and her four children pose for a picture.

Their home was damaged by a fire that also destroyed the home of their neighbour in Caronport. Photo courtesy GoFundMe The Barr family It has been a whirlwind of emotions and activity since Feb. 10, but life is slowly returning to normal, said Sara Barr. A single mother with four children, the front-line health-care worker has lived in Caronport since September 2019. She appreciated how quickly the community rallied around her and her kids.

“They (the kids) won’t be a fan of fires (any time soon), I can tell you that, because they watched it,” Barr chuckled. “But they’re so excited about their new bedrooms actually, and people are loving on them with gift cards … (to) go pick out a toy.”

After the fire, someone donated money so Barr and her kids could stay at the Pilgrim Inn Hotel. Less than 24 hours later, someone else handed her the keys to a new duplex. Not only did residents supply furniture and accessories, but they also filled the fridge and freezer with food.

Others washed the family’s clothes and toys, while the GoFundMe campaign eventually raised over $7,000.

It is this support that has amazed Barr and overwhelmed her emotionally.

“I’ve never seen anything like that in my life. I’ve never experienced anything like it,” she said. “It’s a big reason why I moved out to Caronport, being that I was about to be a single mom and on my own with my kids.

“I have lots of friends there and I just knew that Caronport is full of incredibly generous and loving people,” she continued. “And it was almost like a gut feeling or something because here I am needing them all in a situation.

And they treated me like family … .”

It’s almost poetic that something great can rise from the ashes, Barr said. She was struggling before this situation — especially since she had no financial child support — but is grateful for what they have received. The new house is better for the family, while it’s also a fresh start for them.

“I just feel really hopeful and loved on and blessed by everybody,” she added.

Barr thanked everyone for the support, including residents Joelle and Tobin Epp, who established the fundraising campaigns and Facebook page and worked tirelessly for the families.

The Martin family Rita Martin’s home and yard will need repairs since the fire melted the home’s siding, caused smoke damaged inside, destroyed a fence, destroyed the garage, ruined the patio doors, melted the window frames and burned down a treehouse.

A Christian couple from Caronport who walked past during the fire offered to take in Martin and her dog, so she stayed with them since the blaze. This has been beneficial for her mental health since she has been able to have conversations with them.

“My mind (was) quite mixed up. I was shocked the first two days because I saw the fire happen — I saw the flames — and I thought for sure mine was gonna go down,” she said. “And we were evacuated before it got really bad.”

The firefighters managed to save her car and a motorbike in the garage, but that was it.

The community’s response has been awesome, Martin said. She has lived in Caronport for about five years, so she doesn’t know many people. Yet, she has appreciated the Christ-like support residents have given. It is that compassion that has helped her survive.

Community organizer “I’m a community member (who) feels deeply that God provides for our needs and everything we have is ours to share,” organizer Joelle Epp said.

Epp explained that she was picking up online groceries when she saw all the offers to help the families flooding in on social media. She realized that she would be overwhelmed if she were in that situation, while she also figured the families didn’t need to deal with that.

Organizing was one way Epp could alleviate the burden the families faced, but she noted that the support occurred because everyone came together and provided food, clothing, furniture, prayers and monetary donations.

“I’m glad we were able to help these families get back onto their feet and that they were open to accepting our help … ,” said Epp. “This is truly an incredible response.

There’s going to be a season of healing and processing that comes with any loss now for these families, and for anyone involved with the accident.”

Since the families’ needs have been met, Epp encouraged people to support other community groups, such as the church, the food bank, a clothes donation site, and the fire department.

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As hearty Canadians living here in Saskatchewan and coming through the winter blahs, deepfreeze and more isolation than we could ever want, I am sure everyone is looking for reasons to celebrate. The month of March has no lack of interesting and fun things to toast to, as well as some observances of a more serious nature. There’s more than enough to keep us focused to better days ahead.

March 1: National Peanut Butter Day March 5: National Multiple Personality Day March 6: National Oreo Cookie Day March 9: National Get Over it Day March 10: National Mario Day March 11: National Worship of Tools Day March 14: National PI Day March 18: National Awkward Moments Day March 20: National Ravioli Day March 24: National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day March 28: National Weed Appreciation Day March 31: National Crayon Day Mar 1 – St. David’s Day – Many Canadians of Welsh descent or those with Welsh connections celebrate St. David’s Day each year. The Welsh flag is often seen during celebrations on the day, as well as daffodils or leeks pinned to clothing.

Mar. 8 – Commonwealth Day – International Women’s Day Celebrations offer an opportunity to promote understanding on global issues, international co-operation and the work of Commonwealth organizations, which aim to improve the lives of citizens.

Mar. 11 – Isra and Mi’rai – this Muslim holiday is observed on the 27th day of Rajab, the seventh month in the Islamic calendar.

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Mar. 20 – March Equinox – FIRST DAY OF SPRING - on the equinox, night and day are nearly the same length, 12 hours, all over the world.

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Public health measures extended until March 19, healthcare workers added to vaccination plan Larissa Kurz

The provincial government announced on Feb. 16 that the current public health measures in place will once again be extended until March 19, to continue reducing COVID-19 transmission across the province.

The announcement preceded the upcoming re-evaluation date of Feb. 19, set by the last extension announcement earlier in January.

Public health measures that are staying include the province-wide mandatory masking order for public spaces, restrictions for both indoor and outdoor gatherings, household contact restrictions, and capacity limits on retail businesses.

Public health also noted that enforcement of public health orders will continue, with inspectors working to ticket violators quickly. During the week of Feb. 8, public health inspected 18 business locations in Regina and Saskatoon and issued one $14,000 violation to Specklebelly’s Brew Pub in Saskatoon.

The vaccine delivery plan also received an update, adding an estimated 11,500 more health care workers into the priority sequence previously laid out for Phase One of the plan.

This includes individuals directly involved in delivering COVID-19 immunizations, including up to 2,600 physicians, 1,200 pharmacists and a number of other SHA health care providers.

It also includes health care workers present in anesthesia and operating rooms, hemodialysis units, radiology technicians, ECG and echo technicians, staff in critical care areas, vaccination teams, phlebotomy and lab workers handling COVID-19 specimens and home care or direct care providers.

Phase One also includes health care workers in emergency departments, intensive care units, COVID-19 wards, and testing and assessment staff, in addition to long-term care staff and residents, residents aged 70 years and older, and residents aged 50 years and older living in northern communities.

Phase Two of the vaccination plan is still expected to commence as previously announced, beginning later in the spring and focusing on the general population in 10year increments.

For more information on COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, visit saskatchewan.ca/COVID19.

COVID-19 outbreaks declared at two Moose Jaw offices, several schools Larissa Kurz

Public health has issued notice of COVID-19 outbreaks at the Ranch Ehrlo Society and the Viterra administrative offices in Moose Jaw, both declared on Feb. 15.

According to public health, an outbreak is confirmed when two or more individuals who are linked to a public setting or event test positive for COVID-19.

There are currently four active outbreaks in Moose Jaw, with outbreaks at the medical office of Dr. Fauzi Ramadan declared on Jan. 25 and at Xpert Rail Consulting on Jan. 31 still listed as active.

Several schools in Moose Jaw are also reporting

COVID-19 cases, including one case at Prince Arthur School on Feb. 10, and one case at Peacock Collegiate and two cases at Palliser Heights School, all on Feb. 3.

Contact tracers will be in contact with anyone who may have been exposed in relation to the outbreak.

Public health reminds residents to continue to practice the recommended safety measures and contact HealthLine 811 if COVID-19 symptoms appear.

For a full list of outbreaks in the province, visit saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 and check the Latest Updates tab.

Habitat for Humanity announces provincial merger Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Throughout Habitat for Humanity’s history in Moose Jaw, the support of their umbrella organization in Regina has been crucial to the success of local builds.

From assistance with organization to funding to just dayto-day operations, the synergy between the two communities has led to eight new homes in Moose Jaw, with two more families to receive new homes this summer through the ongoing duplex project on Ominica Street.

Now, they’ll have the backing of a unified provincial organization.

Habitat for Humanity announced recently that the three community chapters in Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Regina — along with their affiliates — would be merging as one organization, now known as Habitat for Humanity Saskatchewan and with that comes a host of benefits.

“It’s very exciting,” said Gail Lefebvre, vice chair of the brand new Habitat Saskatchewan board. “What it’s really going to change by merging is allowing the three separate affiliates and their chapters to combine our skills and our abilities and really be able to build more homes in Saskatchewan by being more efficient and effective and using our best practices.

“We believe we can leverage that, and with a provincial presence, the goal is to secure more provincial funding and provincial donors from a province-wide perspective and that in turn can help us turn around and build more homes in Saskatchewan.”

It also means that instead of needing, say, three different IT systems, three different financial systems and working with three different banks, all will be streamlined to work together as one. And as one can imagine, having a full provincial body to work alongside will certainly be of assistance to smaller chapters like Moose Jaw. “So there will be more than just Habitat Regina they’ll lean on, it’ll be Habitat Saskatchewan and certainly the province-wide focus will grow our ability to do what we do while still having a local presence in all of our chapters and all of our locations,” Lefebvre said.

In terms of day-to-day operations, both Saskatoon and

The current Habitat for Humanity build continues in Moose Jaw.

Prince Albert will continue to have administrative offices, with the organization’s head office located in Regina.

Habitat for Humanity Regina director Donna Watts — who has overseen the last handful of Moose Jaw builds — will now work with chapters around the province.

Locally, Fern Paulhus will continue to lead local builds, as he is currently doing with the Ominica Street duplex.

The unification announcement coincided with a huge donation from Conexus Credit Union, covering $1 million over four years to help build 80 homes in Saskatchewan.

“They wanted to make a donation province-wide and when we announced we were merging, it worked out as the perfect time for the announcement,” Lefebvre said.

“We’re excited, that’s a significant commitment over the next four years and we know it’ll be of great help.”

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Re: MP Tom Lukiwski Federal Spring Election Recently, a group of Liberal back-room boys have started running negative attack ads against Conservative leader Erin O’Toole.

This is the latest of many hints that the Liberals are gearing up to call a federal election this spring.

Although my Conservative colleagues and I are eager to hold the Trudeau government

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to account, we feel that calling a premature election in the midst of a pandemic is perhaps the most shocking and crass example of political opportunism in Canadian history.

An election at this time would throw the country into disarray at precisely the time that we need consistency in government. It would mean that, in the midst of the vaccine roll-out, the country would be without political leadership for over a month. It is absolutely shameful that Justin Trudeau would

place his own political fortunes ahead of the health and safety of Canadians.

There is no valid reason for an election at this time. The minority government has not been an obstacle to effective pandemic policy, and, in fact, the opposition parties have been constructively cooperative with that effort. Trudeau is grasping for more power for power’s sake and appears not to care how much damage he causes to the country in doing so.

When the pandemic is over, the Conserva-

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By Ron Walter - For Agri-Mart Express AGRIMART

EXPRESS Canadian-grown vegetable production could be at risk if pandemic-related obstacles aren’t resolved.

The country’s horticultural production from vegetables to fruit crops relies on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for labour supply.

In 2018, according to Statistics Canada, farmers employed 54,734 temporary farm workers with over 18,000 in the horticulture industry.

Industry projects the need will grow to 114,000 workers within 10 years.

Last year the program was unable to bring the usual number of workers to Canada due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and some countries’ unwillingness to let residents leave.

Borders were closed as some workers were about to come. Some farmers were unable to complete applications before restricted travel was imposed.

Under current regulations growers face added cost of government required mandated hotel stays and isolation time. Extra cost of obtaining workers could result in reduced acres of vegetables.

Some crops were left to rot in fields last year when no local workers could be

5G technology to benefit farming For Agri-Mart Express

The 5G technology currently being rolled out across Canada is supposed to make Internet connections faster and allow more and speedier data transfer.

And the technology has the potential to extend “the internet of things” to more people, connecting anything to the web for control from a smart phone.

While it will take several years for 5G to reach rural areas, Farm Credit Canada says the technology has potential advan-

tages for agriculture.

Uses will range from better application of “the internet of things” to artificial intelligence to robotics.

Connections of data from sensors on equipment in barns and fields will be faster and more easily available for processing.

One example would be collection of data by a robotic weeder becoming fast and not disturbing the plants.

Deer diet challenged

This mule deer stares at the road from the patch of brush where it is feeding. Since freeze-thaws in January made pawing through to grass difficult, brush has become more important to the deer's diet. Ron Walter photo

found.

One grower, Mike Pasztor of Norfolk, Ont., told Real Agriculture that field-seeded crops and greenhouse crop production could be reduced.

Last year his farm only grew one-third of the usual pickling cucumbers and one-quarter of peppers because of restric-

tions on labour.

He hires dual citizens for his operation who usually spend our winter in Mexico.

Now he is unsure with added costs when or if his workers will return to Canada.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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New MJMAG exhibition showcasing female prairie artists from gallery’s permanent collection Larissa Kurz

A new exhibition in the main gallery at the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery debuted on Feb. 12, showing exclusively works from female artists in Saskatchewan in order to celebrate their contributions to the art community.

Organized by MJMAG curator Jennifer McRorie, the new show is titled Fire in the Belly: SK Women in Art and focuses on the work of notable female artists from the 1960s up until the present.

“There’s a real diversity in the show, there’s senior artists and more younger, emerging artists. There’s also Indigenous artists and culturally diverse artists, and those from the LGBTQ2+ community as well,” said McRorie.

Fire in the Belly includes many notable women from the prairie art community, exploring the ties between artists and their work over the years while also showcasing some of the famous pieces the MJMAG has in its possession.

Each piece used in the exhibition is from the MJMAG’s permanent collection, and the show includes a variety of mediums such as acrylic painting, sculpture, photography, video and installation, among others.

“We have so many shows and people wanting to show here that we don’t always have the time to do a permanent collection show, but that is part of our mandate, to give access to the collection, so it’s a nice opportunity,” said McRorie.

The flow in the gallery follows a clear theme, explained McRorie, with works arranged in several sections to emphasize the connections between the art itself and the artists behind it.

Upon entering the space, the first area focuses on abstraction, including the career-altering painting “Red Around Three” by Moose Jaw artist Joan Rankin, which attracted the attention of famous New York art critic Clement Greenberg, brought him to Saskatchewan and prompted a turning point in Rankin’s career.

Another section explores the idea of figuration, contrasting canvas mediums with sculpture form and body, while another area of the gallery features work from Indigenous artists, including Donna Coxton, Judy McNaughton, Heather Benning and Catherine Blackburn.

The final area focuses on landscapes and includes notable works from artists including Dorothy Knowles and Wynona Mulcaster.

The title Fire in the Belly was very carefully chosen for this particular show, said McRorie. It references the motivation that female artists from throughout history have had to exhibit in their careers.

“Artists need to have a lot of passion and drive in order to establish a practice and

Fire in the Belly: SK Women in Art is a female-focused exhibition currently on show at the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, featuring works from the gallery’s permanent collection. (photo by Larissa Kurz) sustain it, and women artists especially need to have that fire in the belly,” said McRorie. “So I think a lot of these artists were very passionate and so it's nice to honour them and recognize their work and what they’ve contributed to the arts community in Saskatchewan.”

Gender-specific exhibitions have become common in galleries across North America, said McRorie, as curators work to create more equality in the arts community.

McRorie shared that a survey of galleries in the United States recently showed that from 2008 to 2018, only 11 per cent of the works in permanent collections were pieces by female artists. It was a shocking statistic, she continued, especially knowing that more than 50 per cent of artists in Canada are women.

She also noted that surveys have found that female artists tend to earn less money than male counterparts and receive less recognition for their work overall, which is why she finds it so important to continue highlighting women in specific exhibitions like Fire in the Belly.

“It is too bad that we still have to do this sort of thing in 2021, but women are making gains,” said McRorie. “You can see from the strength of this show, I think, the impact that women are having on the arts, not only in Saskatchewan but in Canada and internationally.”

McRorie estimated that around one-third of works included in the MJMAG’s permanent collection are pieces from female artists, adding that the Saskatchewan art community is made up of just over 60 per cent female artists — both higher than average statistics.

Although the MJMAG is not hosting a gallery opening event for this exhibi-

“Red Around Three” by famous abstractionist Joan Rankin.

Untitled clay pieces by Marilyn Levine, showcased in conjunction with a selection of paintings exploring the human form.

The final stretch of the gallery space includes landscape portraits, photography and tapestry work. tion, there will be a panel event held on March 8 for International Women’s Day to discuss the topics explored in Fire in the Belly.

A selection of artists from the exhibition will talk about their experiences as female artists, equality in the arts community and how their careers have unfolded, to be shared via video.

The MJMAG is also working on a related exhibition that will be installed in the gallery’s lobby space later this month, featuring landscape artwork specifically related to Moose Jaw or by Moose Jaw artists.

Fire in the Belly: SK Women in the Arts will be on display in the Norma Lang Gallery at the MJMAG from Feb. 12 until May 2, with visitors welcome anytime during gallery hours or by booking a private viewing time. A virtual exhibition

Beaded teabags, titled “Classics Series #9 and #10,” by Indigenous artist Catherine Blackburn. will also be shared on the MJMAG website for those unable to visit in person.

“We’ve been trying to promote the gallery as one of the safest places in town, because it’s quiet and large enough to physically distance from people and nobody touches anything, of course,” said McRorie.

For more information on gallery hours or booking a private time to view the gallery, contact the MJMAG by calling 1 (306) 692-4471.

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WDM hosting new program highlighting famous Sask. women’s rights figure Violet McNaughton Larissa Kurz

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Western Development Museum is putting the spotlight on one of the influential leaders of the women’s rights campaign in Saskatchewan in the early 20th century with a new virtual program now open for registration.

Violet McNaughton, journalist and women’s rights activist, was one of the leading voices in the campaign for women’s right to vote in Saskatchewan. She settled on a homestead near Harris, Sask. in 1909.

As one of the first women journalists of her time, McNaughton used her column in The Western Producer to advocate for women, raising awareness about issues like access to birth control and healthcare, improving quality of life for women and children in rural areas, and women’s rights to participate in the world outside the home.

She was the editor of the women’s section in The Western Producer for 25 years, and also served as the organizer and president of Women Grain Growers and the president of the Inter-provincial Council of Farm Women and Women’s Section of the Canadian Council of Agriculture.

McNaughton also served as a member of the Saskatch-

Violet McNaughton working at The Western Producer. (supplied: Western Development Museum, courtesy of The Western Producer) ewan Equal Franchise League and the Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association, and she was a prominent voice for women on the prairies for decades.

Her dedication made her a leader amongst farm women,

a figurehead in the Saskatchewan women’s rights movement and a recognized influential woman in the history of both Saskatchewan and Canada.

The WDM’s new program is titled “Violet’s Saskatchewan - Violet McNaughton and early women’s rights on the prairies” and will explore McNaughton’s life as a journalist and activist, in the context of the larger issues that women were facing in the early 20th century.

The program will run from March 1-15, delivered via video. Registration is required for the online program, which opened on Feb. 10 and will remain available until the program ends.

“Violet’s Saskatchewan” is recommended for participants aged 16 years or older, as it discusses topics like birth control, eugenics theory and the forced sterilization of Indigenous women.

Registration costs are $15 per household for WDM members or Western Producer subscribers or $17 per household for non-members.

For more information or to register for the upcoming program, visit wdm.ca/violet.

New scavenger hunt event now available to WDM visitors for Heritage Week

The Western Development Museum is debuting a new scavenger hunt challenge in its locations across Saskatchewan, this time to encourage families in celebrating Heritage Week.

Beginning Feb. 13, families have been challenged to visit any one of the Moose Jaw, Yorkton, North Battleford or Saskatoon locations in-person to complete the newest scavenger hunt event: locating all of the old-fashioned penny-farthing bicycles hidden around the museum.

The scavenger hunt is free with admission to the WDM and appropriate for museum visitors age two and older. In addition to enjoying the family-friendly activity, participants will also have the potential to win heritage-themed prizes for completing the hunt.

Larissa Kurz

The WDM first offered a scavenger hunt type event over the holiday season, which Moose Jaw programs coordinator Karla Rasmussen said in a previous article for the Moose Jaw Express was very well received by museum guests.

The Heritage Week scavenger hunt will be available at the Moose Jaw and Yorkton WDM locations until Feb. 28, while it will conclude earlier at the Saskatoon and North Battleford locations on Feb. 21.

All museum locations are currently open Wednesdays to Sundays, from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., with the first hour of the day on weekdays reserved for senior citizens and individuals more vulnerable to COVID-19.

Images of these penny-farthing bicycles will be hidden all over the four Western Development Museum locations as part of the museum’s Heritage Week celebration. (supplied)

MOOSEJAWEXPRESS.COM • Wednesday, February 24, 2021 • PAGE A9

- Moose Jaw’s Source for News! Local news, weather and sports Your connection to the world BIZWORLD

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

Poker game Down Under will impact Internet search engine sources

There is a political poker game down in Australia whose outcome could influence our daily lives.

An attempt to make Google pay for the news it takes from print media newspapers for free to distribute on its platforms started the poker game.

Dissatisfied with the world’s leading Internet search engine’s refusal to pay for news content, the Australian federal government has ordered Google to pay.

Google played its ace by threatening to pull out of Australia and leave the country without a search engine.

Search engines have become a vital part of life.

The game continues with some Australians supporting, some not supporting the government. Governments around the world are watching this poker game with interest.

Newspapers across the globe are experiencing declines in advertising as Google, FaceBook, YouTube and others have become dominant for advertising.

Somehow it doesn’t seem fair that the industry which disrupted print media advertising can get newsfeeds for free from the media who pay to collect news.

For some users, the idea that Google would no longer be at our key strokes is scary. Google has almost 92 per cent global market share in search engines, according to statcounter.com. The word Google is a common part of our

vocabulary.

Closest to Google’s search engine is Microsoft’s Bing at 2.71 per cent of the market, with Yahoo third at 1.46 per cent, China’s Baidu at 1.17 per cent and Russia’s Yandex at less than one per cent.

Alternatives to Google do exist.

The Opera search engine isn’t listed by Statcounter, along with 15 others.

Based in Oslo, Norway with Chinese management control, Opera search engines are used by 380 million users in Africa, Europe and Asia. Almost one in five has been added in the last three years.

With only two per cent of the world’s users Opera seems a midget in a world where one giant controls everything.

Opera offers advertising, news, music, classifieds, games and financial services with 150 million users in each Africa and Asia, 50 million in Europe, 20 million in the rest of the world.

Three strategic growth centres are fintech, gaming and music.

Opay, a mobile wallet rapidly expanding in Africa is 13 per cent owned. Nanobank, a credit card like operation, was the source of most profits last quarter and is 42 per cent owned.

After two years of an unsuccessful online microbank,

Opera folded that into Nanobank.

In December Opera enhanced its gaming operation with takeover of YOYO Games which builds browsers for video games.

The third venture is a 19 per cent ownership in Star Maker, described as a social music sharing platform.

During the past year the Nasdaq-listed Opera has gone from a low of $5.27US to a recent $12.47. Most of the gain has come in the last six weeks.

The billion dollar company appears to have a bright future, even brighter if Google leaves Australia.

If the Australian poker game causes Google to fold and withdraw, Opera would have more space to grow.

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Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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

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Catastrophes That Never Were

Marc Legare

A Distant View

Marc Legare is a philosopher and motorcycle adventurist.

He has travelled extensively, worked and lived in Australia, US, and across Canada.

He has a varied working career including: Firefighter, Lawyer, Navy, Motorcycle Importer, plus others.

He chose to return to southern Saskatchewan because of his family’s deep roots here.

As a columnist, Legare’s columns will offer food for thought.

In our modern world, there is so much to be scared of. At least we are endlessly told of just how scared we should be. Let's take a moment out of our navel-gazing fear and

pause to remember another reality. Specifically, catastrophes that never happened.

I am a child of the cold war era. For those who are too young to remember, it was an ever-looming horror movie waiting to happen. The news was full of information of how many nuclear weapons were in the world and just how many were pointed directly at us. The nuclear war was a constant lingering nightmare served up every evening on the 6 o'clock news. If things went wrong politically, we would be annihilated on any given day of the week; but it didn't happen. Today we still have thousands of nuclear weapons yet, the media is on to other "more important" anxiety producing issues.

That was manmade. What about things in nature? There were world ending dramas in nature that were going to kill us as well. The Ozone Layer Depletion was one such.

Now that was a scary one. In the mid 1980's scientists told us the ozone layer had a gigantic hole in it over the Antarctic and IT WAS GETTING BIGGER! Oh no, we are all going to die from skin cancer and our once loved sun will be our enemy! Nope, that too never materialized.

Killer Bees! Lookout, there were psychotic, highly aggressive, poisonous dangerous bees, living in Central

America and HEADING OUR WAY! Yikes! Were doomed! But WHEW, another no go.

There were several little scares that clogged the mind.

The moon rocks were going to have some deadly disease or radiation that will get us. Microwave ovens were dangerous. The odd mention of an asteroid crashing to earth causing permanent winter was brought up when there was not enough bad news to go around.

Let's not forget Y2K. People out buying end of the world necessities and dehydrated food because the worldwide computer system was going to crash and send the planet into chaos. No, another miss.

It seems lately fear is fed to us for breakfast. It is important to take a step back and remember that our world has been presented with danger after danger after danger.

Most of those calamities never were.

I will leave the final word to Mark Twain. "I had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened".....

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

Installing biogas digesters can save money for industry

By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

Farmers can control costs increase revenues using EXPRESS and waste substances from their operations.

Biodigesters can use manure and waste feed or old straw bedding and convert them into electricity or natural gas for use or sale from the farm.

The Canadian Biogas Association estimates about 600 aerobic digesters converting manure and feed wastes into electricity or natural gas are operating in Canada today. Livestock operations account for about half of the installations.

Dairy farmer Rob McKinlay of Woodstock, Ont. installed an aerobic digester on his farm in 2017.

The 40,000 gallon vessel digests the manure and waste feed from his 70-cow operation. Two generators convert the digested product into a continuous 20 kilowatts of

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electricity. He uses the electricity on the farm and sells the remainder to Ontario Hydro.

Leftover material from the digesting process is another major benefit from the project. McKinlay uses that material as bedding for his herd, thus reducing the cost of buying sand and trucking it to his farm.

He aims for a 10-year payback on the investment which starts at around $350,000.

The investment has reduced odour on the farm, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduced power costs and provides a constant source of clean bedding for his animals.

“Farmers who aren't afraid to tackle something new” should look into digesters, says McKinlay.

Be sure to target the right electrical capacity, he said.

The digester came from Belgium and he suggests nailing down the finances first to avoid changes in value of currencies.

The Canadian dollar has moved from 68 cents U.S. to 79 cents in the last year, creating issues when importing machinery.

The project has reduced his farm’s greenhouse gas emissions from 150 tonnes a year to 50 tonnes.

While that isn’t much, McKinlay says spread over the industry this could cut emissions significantly.

Any operation with regular amounts of manure or food waste can run the process, from dairy farms to feedlots, backgrounding operations to large cattle herds.

The Canadian Biogas Association has a website dedicated to these projects at canadianbiogas.ca. The site not only explains the process but contains a tool to evaluate the biodigester potential for any operation.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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From The Kitchen

G r ap e s a n d app l e s h a ve st a r p l a c e i n w i nte r m e a l s

By Joyce Walter For Moose Jaw Express

Fruits available during the winter months might not seem like a regular grocery shopping item — but they should be for one’s health and to bolster food guide recommendations.

This week’s recipes feature the use of grapes and apples to enhance both salads and a main course.

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Warm Bacon Spinach Salad

1 large bunch spinach, washed and stemmed (8 cups packed) 4-6 slices bacon 1 small red onion, diced 2 cloves, garlic, minced 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard 2 tbsps. cider vinegar 1/4 cup olive oil 1 cup black grapes, halved and seeded 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, cubed in small pieces salt and pepper to taste Wash and stem spinach then place in a large salad bowl and set aside. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Place on paper towels to drain. When cool, crumble and set aside.

Drain all but 1 tbsp. of bacon drippings from the skillet.

Return skillet to heat and add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until softened.

Remove skillet from heat and stir in vinegar and mustard until smooth. Add oil and grapes. Return to heat and cook, stirring, until almost boiling.

Immediately pour over spinach and toss. Sprinkle with

bacons bits and cheddar cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Divide salad among salad plates and serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.

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Apple Couscous Salad

1 cup couscous 1 1/4 cups chicken or vegetable stock 2 Granny Smith apples, diced 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced 1 medium zucchini, diced 1/2 cup chopped scallions 1/3 cup raisins Dressing: 1/4 cup olive oil 3 tbsps. fresh lemon juice 1 tbsp. liquid honey 1 tsp. ground cumin salt and pepper to taste hot pepper sauce, optional In medium saucepan, bring stock to a boil. Add couscous, cover and then remove pan from heat. Let stand for five minutes then fluff with a fork. Allow to cool.

In a serving bowl, combine the cooled couscous with the apples, pepper, zucchini, scallions and raisins. Set aside.

To make the dressing, combine olive oil, lemon juice, honey and cumin. Season with salt and pepper and hot pepper sauce (if using.)

Pour dressing over the salad mixture and toss to coat well. Serve at room temperature or cover and refrigerate

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until serving time. Makes 6 servings.

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Pork and Apple Skillet

4 pork chops, 1 inch thick 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 clove garlic, crushed 1/4 tsp. ground ginger 3 tbsps. vegetable oil 3 Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced into 1/2 inch rings 1 cup thinly sliced onions 1/4 cup water Place pork chops in shallow dish. In small bowl, combine soy sauce, syrup, brown sugar, garlic and ginger. Mix well and pour over chops. Cover and refrigerate at least four hours, turning chops occasionally.

Remove chops from marinade and pat dry. Reserve marinade.

In a large skillet, heat oil and brown chops on both sides, remove from skillet and set aside.

In the same skillet, saute apples and onions for 3-4 minutes. Return chops to skillet. Add 1/3 cup reserved marinade and the water. Cover and simmer about 45 minutes or until chops are tender. Baste occasionally with the pan liquids during cooking. Makes 4 servings.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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TRADING THOUGHTS

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

Mentioning the name Trudeau in the West like poking a grizzly bear On the Prairies mention of the name Trudeau evokes a range of emotional responses from low guttural growls to outright howls of anger.

The name Trudeau became mud on the Prairies when Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau angered Westerners.

They didn’t like his ballet style

by Ron Walter pirouettes, or banner sliding.

They didn’t like it when he asked why he should sell their wheat, although 40 years later half of them clamoured for the right to sell their own wheat.

They didn’t like it when his national energy policy ripped the heart out of the oil industry. They didn’t like it when he brought back the Constitution to Canada from Britain and changed the focus to individual rights from rights of majority of the community.

When his son Justin came on the political scene the same disdain was expressed by Westerners – sort of the sins of

the father must be part of the son’s behaviour.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was behind the eight ball out west from the start. Westerners were leery of him.

They didn’t care for his coronation as leader of the Liberals. Even many Liberals were initially leery of him.

Those voters who thought Justin Trudeau was a fresh face representing a new generation and a new way of operating politics have been disappointed.

He has shown poor judgment time after time: violating ethical rules by accepting a free family vacation from the Aga Khan; making a fool of himself by parading in East Indian costumes while visiting India; not recusing himself from selection of a charity when his family members had been hired to work for that charity.

And he showed politics operating as usual in confrontations with Judy Wilson Raybould over administration of justice in the SNC Lavalin matter.

When the pandemic arrived and the country was locked down to prevent spread of COVID-19, his daily briefings re-assured Canadians and changed their attitudes. Here was a leader demonstrating the qualities expected to keep his people following the health principles to control

the disease and prevent hospital facilities from overflowing with patients.

That public support has dissipated since vaccines to ward off the virus have been discovered.

In spite of millions of dollars of Canadian pre-orders for vaccines before they were ready to market, Canada is not getting timely delivery.

Naturally the blame has been falling on Trudeau’s shoulders. The media, especially the right wing National Post/ LeaderPost, have used this as a feeding frenzy to blame Trudeau.

Ask yourself: is it reasonable to blame Trudeau because Pfizer didn’t build enough facilities to make vaccine and match production with the demand? Pfizer knew from the pre-orders what demand existed.

It is just as reasonable as blaming Trudeau because storms are delaying delivery of vaccines on time.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

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Joyce Walter For Moose Jaw Express ronjoy@sasktel.net

In all my many decades, I don’t think I have ever considered leaving Saskatchewan, Canada for citizenship in the United States of America.

But if I had ever had such a desire, I would pick Montana as my first choice for my new environment. Going to Big Sky Country from Land of Living Skies would hopefully mean a seamless transition as far as

location is concerned.

With an uncle having lived near Browning, Mont. for many years of his cowboy life, that connection perhaps drove me to pick Montana. Some holiday travel stops in Browning, Great Falls, Butte, Billings, Belt, Havre, Malta and Scobey solidified my unconscious choice. My day in Scobey as part of Mrs. Garner’s Accordion Band is forever etched into my memory — marching in that community’s parade prior to the fair, and then being part of the entertainment at the fair — might almost qualify me as an honorary citizen of Big Sky Country.

Even some of the gruesome scenes in the television series, Yellowstone, that I recently binge-watched have not turned me away from my chosen state, although I could run a class in vocabulary expansion for the script writers.

The big sky of the state and the dedication shown to the land is surely what binds Saskatchewan and Montana.

I am an avid reader of books by B.J. Daniels so when I saw the novel, Out of the Storm, a book in the Buckhorn,

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As I read her words woven through romance and mystery and without giving away the plot and the outcome, she took me as her reader on a journey, a journey that ultimately brought the heroine and her fiancé to meet his sketchy associates right here at home in Moose Jaw, via the Port of Morgan, Val Marie and Swift Current, onto No. 2 Highway south of Moose Jaw. In one conversation in the book, a character muses: “Why go to Saskatchewan? It looks just like Eastern Montana, only flatter.”

At the border crossing, they told the agents they were heading to Swift Current to shop for wedding supplies, until a highway patrol officer in Saskatchewan re-directed them to Moose Jaw where they came across a creek and a subdivision of large lots that appeared to have been built around an old farmhouse where the bad guys hung out.

The Moose Jaw adventure also involved a wedding dress shop and a body shop where adjustments were apparently made to vehicles for transport of drugs back into Montana. And there was a scuffle at a local hotel which had a parking garage.

There are many twists and turns and surprising characters in the book that made for excellent non-stop reading. At the end I wondered: “how and why did the author pick out Moose Jaw for her book?”

I sent off an e-mail to B.J. Daniels, asking those questions, and making an observation of my own. “I suspect our police chief might be unhappy to think of our city as an exchange point for drugs heading into Montana, all in

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The return e-mail gave some explanations: “A good friend of mine was born there (Moose Jaw) so I wanted to put it in a book. Also, I have been there. Had some wonderful Thai food there years ago. Also, I live in Montana about 50 miles from the border. Before COVID, we often crossed up to Val Marie to the Chinese place up there. We love visiting Canada and it’s our close neighbor. I hear from a lot of Canadians who read my books. So, I suppose it was only natural to head north. My husband and I went to Val Marie last February (before COVID) for our anniversary. Ate Chinese food and came back through as part of my research to see what crossing the border was like. I remember when it was pretty simple compared to now. I like to get it right in my books. Have a nice evening and apologies to your chief of police!!”

Thanks to B.J. Daniels for deciding to include Moose Jaw in her book. Maybe one of these days, I might do some sleuthing to find the subdivision by a creek just outside Moose Jaw where some of the action took place.

I hope the next time B.J. Daniels and her husband are able to visit Moose Jaw, they will give me a call so we can chat in person. I won’t tell the police chief though!

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

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Wakamow Valley seeing increased complaints about off-leash pets in valley, bylaw confusion Larissa Kurz

The Wakamow Valley Authority (WVA) confirmed that its office has been receiving increased calls about off-leash animals in the valley and on its trails, and some residents are feeling confused about who to call to address the issue.

The presence of off-leash dogs in public areas that are not designated off-leash areas — as in, areas other than the city’s off-leash dog parks, located at High Street West and 16th Avenue Northwest — is a violation of the City of Moose Jaw’s Dog Bylaw.

This means that WVA staff do not have the power to address complaints of animals running at large, and instead refer residents to direct their complaints to the city bylaw enforcement office.

“There’s a small percentage of people that are under the misconception that we have an off-leash dog park area [in Wakamow], and it’s definitely not true,” said Wakamow Valley general manager Todd Johnson. “Most dog-walkers are really respectful but Wakamow is definitely not an off-leash park.”

Complaints directed to the city bylaw office, however, are being received with advice from city bylaw officers to instead contact the Humane Society, leaving some residents unclear and frustrated with few details explaining the process.

Bylaw enforcement After an anonymous call from a concerned resident to the Moose Jaw Express office, the City of Moose Jaw was contacted to share more information on how the off-leash dog section of the Dog Bylaw is addressed.

According to the City of Moose Jaw Bylaw No. 4495, also titled the Dog Bylaw, in Section 10(1): “Every owner whose dog is running at large is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to the penalties prescribed in this Bylaw.”

Section 12 of this bylaw also states that animal control officers or police constable may seize a dog running at large contrary to the bylaw and deliver it to the pound where it will be held.

Michelle Sanson, director of planning and development, the city department that oversees bylaw enforcement, spoke to the process that bylaw officers follow when contacted about a loose animal in areas of the city where off-leash dogs are not permitted.

City bylaw enforcement officers do not respond to calls involving animals themselves, said Sanson, as they are not trained or equipped to safely do so.

Residents who call the bylaw enforcement officer about an off-leash dog are instead advised to contact the Humane Society about the animal. If the animal is a safety concern or seems aggressive, Sanson said the bylaw officer would direct residents to contact the Moose Jaw Police Service to address the situation.

“The city contracts the Moose Jaw Hu-

Wakamow Valley, in Moose Jaw. (photo by Larissa Kurz) mane Society for animal control and pound keeping, so they’re in charge of enforcing any dogs at large or anything under the dog bylaw in the city. If it’s a dangerous dog, it would be referred to the police,” said Sanson.

As a contracted agency, the Humane Society has full jurisdiction over the level of response to reports involving loose animals. If located, representatives may use their discretion to choose to just speak with the owner, seize the animal into the care of the shelter, or issue a notice of violation or even a fine to the owner, in accordance with the bylaw.

The city has upheld this contract with the Humane Society a long time, said Sanson, with the most recent renewal of the contract in 2017.

“We’ve just never had the [city] personnel to deal with that or the facility, obviously, to put the dogs in and they do,” said Sanson. “And you need special training to work with animals, and with [the Humane Society] having that training, it seemed to be a win-win situation for them and for the city.”

The set fine for allowing a dog to run free, as stated in Section 10(1), could total up to $60, with the addition of pound fees if necessary. If the animal was determined to be damaging public or private property, another fee of up to $60 could be issued.

Sanson was unable to say whether the bylaw enforcement office had been fielding an increase of calls regarding off-leash dogs, or whether any fines had been issued in the past year regarding the “dogs running at large” section of the dog bylaw.

Humane Society does its best Dana Haukaas from the Moose Jaw Humane Society said that while the organization does what it can to answer complaint calls about dogs running at large, it can be difficult for staff to arrive on time to solve the problem.

Haukaas estimated that the Humane Society picks up between 20 and 30 dogs running at large per month, both stray and registered, with an additional 10 to 20 calls that are often resolved by owners before staff arrive.

“We have more calls about running-atlarge dogs than ones who have an owner, and we tend to get a lot of people complaining about the off-leash part, some for parks in Sunningdale where people think it’s okay to let their dog off the leash to run in the park,” said Haukaas.

The first step, when responding to these complaints, is to locate the animal, said Haukaas. If the owner is present, staff will educate them on the dog bylaw and issue a warning.

This, however, can be a difficult task as off-leash animals don’t tend to stay in one place while the Humane Society responds.

“We go out right away, for a dog that is at large, but it can [take time] especially when temperatures are cold, to get a vehicle started or warm enough to go,” said Haukaas. “And it's not like the dog goes, ‘oh, hey, you called the Humane Society, I’m just going to sit here and wait.’ They keep moving.”

When the Humane Society receives these calls, they will ask people to attempt to hold onto the animal if they’re comfortable, or at least keep an eye on it for when staff do arrive at the scene.

Haukaas said the Humane Society tends to deal with owners who are just not aware they are in violation of a city bylaw or have not considered the concerns that dogs off-leash may cause others, even if their pets are friendly.

This includes other dog owners with their pets on a leash, other residents the dog may disrupt, or even the safety of the dog itself if it encounters any wildlife in places like Wakamow Valley.

“Not everyone is comfortable with dogs.

Maybe somebody has had a bad experience in the past, and your friendly dog running up to them causes them anxiety, and they have every right to walk [in public spaces] as you do,” said Haukaas.

It's not as often that the Humane Society has to follow up with repeat offenders, added Haukaas, but it does happen occasionally.

Unlicensed dogs who are picked up by the Humane Society while at large will not be released to their owners until they are licenced, she continued, and repeat offenders can expect to receive a bylaw fine and, in some cases, a notice of violation from the city.

Haukaas was also unsure if any fines had been issued recently in accordance with the Dog Bylaw but did emphasize that it can be a difficult bylaw to enforce because of the travel window.

“Unless we physically see it happen, there’s not much we can do about it,” said Haukaas. “So it is important to call right away, [because] it can take us a few minutes to get there.”

When reporting a dog running at large, Haukaas recommended residents try to provide information such as the size and

colour of the animal, if it was wearing a collar, and whether an owner was present, to help the Humane Society in their work.

Wakamow Valley concerns Johnson said that the WVA office has been receiving more phone calls regarding animals running off-leash this year than normal, and he is reminding animal owners that the valley is not the right place to allow their pets loose.

For many residents using the valley’s walking or biking trails, seeing an offleash dog approach them can be startling, said Johnson, and for some, very off-putting.

In addition to potentially disturbing other people using the trails and playground areas in the valley, Johnson added that offleash animals can also be a safety hazard — for both people and the animals themselves.

“There are lots of blind corners in the park where people are riding their bike or jogging or going for a walk, or if you have kids, it would not be unusual for them to be a hundred feet ahead of you [and] when someone comes around those blind corners and a dog is unleashed and running, it can be a bad connection,” said Johnson.

The increase in reports this year is only highlighting a small number of dog owners who utilize the valley’s trails, added Johnson, but the increased tension over the issue is still relevant.

“Letting us know might allow us to install better signage or whatever, but it's really a small percentage of dog owners that are ruining it for the others,” said Johnson.

He guessed that the increased number of calls may be related to the increased anxiety levels caused by the ongoing pandemic limitations, as folks are utilizing the trails to get out of the house but are instead being unexpectedly disturbed.

“At this time, we’re finding that people are a bit stressed out, and rightfully so,” said Johnson. “Everyone’s heightened, they want their own space and so when someone else comes into their space to grab their dog, that’s not social distancing. It’s a very uncomfortable time for everyone, and this just adds to it.”

The WVA office regularly reminds folks using the valley to contact proper authorities — like the police or the fire department — when they see something of concern, and that advice includes bylaw infractions.

All the WVA can do is issue reminders to keep pets leashed in the park, said Johnson, and hope residents respect the rules.

“It's a really tough balance [because] we have walkers, we have senior walkers, we have joggers, bikers, dog walkers and just trying to get everyone to live harmoniously is tough. In this COVID time, where everyone’s on edge, it's even tougher,” said Johnson. “We really depend on everyone following the rules, and that means all of the rules.”

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It is titled, “Moose Jaw: Playboy of the Prairies,” written by George Hillyard Robertson. He enjoyed the read very much and thought it would be great for Moose Jaw readers today to look back

on Moose Jaw’s vibrant history.

As the layout and information is exactly as it a clean’s, May 1, 1951 edition, we have permissio publish the whole article in this edition but ha over the course of the next three issues.

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By Colin Craig and Franco Terrazzano, Published Feb 11, 2021 Special to Financial Post; reprinted with permission

A recent Canadian Federation of Independent Business survey suggests one in six small businesses is now “seriously contemplating” shutting down for good.

One obvious way to help struggling businesses and families would be to cut their property taxes. To do that, municipal politicians will need to make tough decisions and reduce spending. That’s not a process they will enjoy but if they don’t act, that could slow down the economy’s recovery.

Most municipal governments in Canada depend heavily on property taxes so they are naturally reluctant to cut them.

As a result, a business can see its revenue evaporate because of a lockdown, but still face a hefty property tax bill. For a gym or restaurant that is barely hanging on, having to pay property tax — even at rates that may be frozen — could serve as the final nail in the coffin.

Fortunately for municipal governments, there are many ways to reduce expenses without cutting essential services, like policing, firefighting or fixing potholes.

In a new report, “Cost-cutting options for municipalities,” SecondStreet.org and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation highlight

10 initiatives municipal governments could pursue to reduce expenditures and lower property taxes.

The most impactful decision would be to address by far the largest spending envelope at city hall: salaries and benefits.

Government employees tend to earn more than those outside government doing similar work, and the pandemic has only widened this divide. Throughout the private sector, stories of pay reductions and lost income were common in 2020. Everyone from Cineplex and CFL teams to media outlets and the energy sector reported pay reductions publicly. Yet, 2020 research couldn’t locate a single example of any major Canadian city reducing pay for its unionized employees. It’s not actually the case that “we’re all in this together.” Some of us have been in it much more than others.

Even a small reduction in municipal salaries — say, five per cent — could help municipal governments, which could pair such a decision with grandfathering-in even larger wage reductions for future hires. Government employee unions almost certainly will reject the idea of open-

ing up existing contracts to find savings.

But many Canadians working outside of government had their contracts renegotiated during the downturn. It’s a far better outcome for government employees than the alternative, which is layoffs.

Another area worth examining is one of the fastest growing costs for municipal governments — employee pensions. For example, between 2009 and 2019, the City of Toronto increased its pension spending by 83 per cent versus just a 29 per cent increase in its overall spending. Municipalities needn’t cut back on existing retirement benefits but they could provide new hires with less costly benefits, along the lines of reforms Saskatchewan made in the 1970s.

A third source of savings would be for governments to stop gambling taxpayers’ money on grants for businesses. Right now, it’s not uncommon for cities to cross

their fingers and hand over cheques to hand-picked businesses, hoping they will grow and create jobs. One example is the $100 million the City of Calgary has set aside for the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund. A better approach to creating new jobs and maintaining existing ones would be for governments to simply leave those dollars in existing, proven businesses’ hands in the first place.

These are just a few examples of ways municipal governments could reduce spending and property taxes. If they refuse to do what the rest of society has done — tighten their belts — then we can expect a longer recovery than necessary.

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City’s review ombudsman received zero public complaints in 2020 Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

David Foley’s final report as administrative review officer (ARO) for the City of Moose Jaw was easy to write since he received zero complaints from residents in 2020.

Foley — whose two-year term as ARO finished on Dec. 31, 2020 — submitted his report for the Feb. 16 regular city council meeting; council voted unanimously to receive and file the document.

The ARO received zero public complaints last year and zero referral complaints from city hall, which is similar to how 2019 looked, Foley’s report indicated. Meanwhile, the administrative review officer received one public complaint and one referral complaint from city hall in 2018.

The position operates similarly to an ombudsman who gives complainants an avenue to air their concerns when they feel that city administration has not appropriately managed their concerns. This is a process followed when there is no other form of appeal is available to the complainants.

Council recently appointed Saundra Arberry as the newest administrative review officer, with a term expiring Dec. 31, 2022.

The municipality attempts to provide “exceptional customer service” and spends time and effort to resolve all complaints, a council report explained. When the city

cannot resolve a complaint and believes it has administered its bylaws, policies and regulations correctly, it will refer the complaint to the ARO for an external review as an extra check on the system.

The council report added that the provincial ombudsman reviewed an administrative matter last year — concerns by homeowner Carter Currie about a run-down, empty home adjacent to him — and found that the municipality “acted fairly in the application of its laws.”

City administration plans to meet with Arberry on Feb. 18 during an introductory meeting to assure her that city hall fully supports her, city manager Jim Puffalt told council. When residents lodge concerns — which are rare, he noted — city administration wants to ensure they are handled right.

“With the level of where our administrative review officer is, we’ve always made that recommendation, that if people have a challenge or it cannot be resolved, we’ve got this independent body (that can handle it),” Mayor Fraser Tolmie said after the meeting.

Tolmie then thanked Foley for his work as the ARO for many years in the community, pointing out Foley was fair while handling past concerns. The mayor indicated that he and city hall would reach out to the former ARO to laud him for his efforts.

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Ombudsman Saskatchewan promotes and protects fairness and integrity in the design and delivery of government services. They take complaints about provincial government ministries, agencies, Crown corporations and many health entities. They also take complaints about municipal entities.

Ombudsman Saskatchewan offices are located at 150 – 2401 Saskatchewan Drive Regina Sask. S4P 4H8. Back in July the Ombudsman was Mary McFadyen; she can be reached by phone at the Regina office at (306)787-6211, Fax 306.787-9090 or e-mail ombreg@ombudsman.sk.ca.

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Nearly $500K more in tax arrears owed last year than in 2019, data shows Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Property tax arrears owed in Moose Jaw in 2020 were nearly $500,000 more than in 2019, data shows.

As of Dec. 31, 2020, the amount of arrears that property owners owed the City of Moose Jaw was $1,510,021, including $985,688 in property tax liens and $524,333 in arrears that were part of a city hall repayment plan, according to a city council report.

As of Dec. 31, 2019, there were $1,050,698 in outstanding arrears, including $933,213 in property tax liens and $117,485 in arrears that were part of a repayment plan.

This means arrears increased by $459,323 last year compared to two years ago.

As of Dec. 31, 2018, there were $934,059 in outstanding arrears, including $855,296 in property tax liens and $78,763 worth of arrears being repaid through a plan.

The amount of arrears owed decreased throughout 2020, based on previous quarterly reports. For example, in Q3 of last year, the arrears that property owners owed the City of Moose Jaw were $1,815,840, including $1.1 million in property tax liens and $695,916 that was part of a repayment plan.

City administration presented a report about the amount of outstanding property taxes during the Feb. 16 city council meeting. The information was part of an overall document that looked at fourth-quarter financial data for 2020.

Council voted unanimously to receive and file the Q4/full-year financial report.

Repayment plans help Arrears were up more last year than in 2019, but the amount now being repaid through plans has also significantly increased after council made it easier for

struggling taxpayers to join an instalment program, finance director Brian Acker said. This has benefited not only residents but also the municipality since city hall now knows that they are regularly scheduled to pay.

City hall collected 96 per cent of all taxes in 2019, while that number dropped to 94 per cent last year, which was expected due to the pandemic, he continued.

“But it isn’t to a point where we are overly concerned … ,” Acker added. “The ability to get people onto payment plans really helps to alleviate (those concerns) on our side and on theirs.”

Overall property taxes owed The total amount of property taxes receivable that was outstanding at the end of 2020 was $4.77 million, including $3.26 million in current taxes and $1.51 million in arrears from past years.

Property taxes receivable is how much money is outstanding at the end of the year and has been billed out to taxpayers but not yet collected, city manager Jim Puffalt explained. Money that is current was billed out in the particular year, while arrears is money carried forward from previous years.

The amount of property taxes that city hall should have received in past years ending Dec. 31, including total, current, and arrears, was: • 2019: $2.9 million / $1.9 million / $1.05 million; • 2018: 3.02 million / $2.09 million / $934,059; • 2017: $2.5 million / $1.9 million / $591,111; • 2016: $2.2 million / $1.7 million / $445,736;

A graph shows the outstanding property tax arrears as of Dec. 31, for the years 2020, 2019 and 2018. Arrears are how much has been carried over from previous years. Photo courtesy City of Moose Jaw

A graph shows property tax receivables ending Dec. 31 for the years 2015 to 2020.

This graph shows how much in property taxes in total is owed to city hall in a current year. Photo courtesy City of Moose Jaw •

2015: $1.9 million / $1.5 million / $397,074.

Borrowing The fourth-quarter/full-year report also listed the amount of money that the City of Moose Jaw owes on the loans it borrowed to finance projects.

As of Dec. 31, the principal amount still left included:

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$13.69 million on the long-term multiplex loan; $3.54 million on the sanitary sewer long-term loan; $26.59 million on the waterworks capital long-term loan; $10.76 million on the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation longterm loan at 26-per-cent interest.

City councillors swap committees to help share workload Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Every member of city council sits on several municipal advisory boards, committees and commissions as part of his or her duties, but sometimes councillors have to withdraw for particular reasons.

That’s the case with Coun. Jamey Logan, who had his appointment to the Moose Jaw Tourism Board rescinded during the Feb. 16 regular council meeting. Instead, Coun. Kim Robinson was appointed to the board for a term that starts now and concludes on Dec. 31, 2021.

Council members were asked in late 2020 to indicate on which boards, committees and commissions they wanted to serve, a council report explained. Some councillors

put their name forward for the same board, committee or commission, after which votes were cast to approve members to those groups.

“Once all the appointments to the various boards, committees and commissions were completed, it was apparent that the shared number of appointments … were not equally distributed among councillors,” the report added. “A discussion took place among the councillors and they are in agreement to this appointment.”

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Logan agreed, adding this change is to share the workload better and nothing more.

New deputy mayor, committee chairs During the meeting, council also approved a motion to appoint Eby as deputy mayor starting March 1 and ending on April 30, and/or until a successor is appointed.

Furthermore, Coun. Dawn Luhning was appointed chairwoman of the executive committee and Robinson was appointed chairman of the personnel committee for terms starting March 1 to April 30, and/or until a successor is appointed.

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City Hall Council Notes

Council backs Buffalo Pound’s pursuit of $60M loan for building project Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

City council will support the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation’s (BPWTC) pursuit of a $60-million loan for its plant renewal project, an initiative that will extend the life of the aging building.

During the Feb. 16 executive committee meeting, council voted unanimously to authorize the corporation to start financing negotiations with a lender — to a maximum of $60 million — to address the project’s expenses. Council also authorized finance director Brian Acker to negotiate any guarantee the municipality needs to offer with lenders to assist with the borrowing.

This recommendation must be approved at a future council meeting for it to become official.

Background It has been nearly 30 years since the building was last upgraded — it dates to the 1950s — so the plant renewal project

will ensure the water treatment plant’s long-term viability and fulfill its mandate to provide safe and clean water, a city council report explained.

The project is expected to cost $252.8 million. The corporation has applied for $163.4 million in federal funding, leaving $60 million still to be acquired.

Since the City of Moose Jaw has a 26-percent ownership stake at Buffalo Pound, the city would have to guarantee — or back-stop — $15.6 million of the borrowing and temporarily add it to the debt levels. The municipality will have used $70.2 million of its $95-milion debt space by back-stopping the project, the report added.

Council discussion Buffalo Pound borrowed $45 million a few years ago for a project and a “good portion” of that funding remains, so that can also go to this project, Acker told council.

Mosaic Place got almost $1M more in subsidies last year due to pandemic Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Mosaic Place received almost $1 million more in subsidies last year than in 2019, which was a jump of nearly 250 per cent, data shows.

The municipality provided the recreation and entertainment venue with a subsidy of $394,114 in 2019, while it planned to give $526,347 in subsidies last year, a city council report said. However, after the pandemic affected operations, the total subsidy that the municipality provided was $1,370,769.

This means the subsidy jumped by $976,655 — or 248 per cent — from 2019 to 2020.

Mosaic Place’s finances were part of a year-end report that looked at total municipal finances from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2020 that city administration provided to city council during the Feb. 16 regular meeting.

Council voted unanimously to receive and file the report.

Mosaic Place budget details Building manager Spectra Venue Management Services had budgeted gross revenues at $3.7 million last year, but that figure came in at $1.5 million. After all other net income and losses were combined, total event operating income last year was $238,308, compared to the expected $481,572, the data showed.

Mosaic Place eventually finished 2020 with an adjusted net loss of $1,276,675, compared to the expected loss of $618,281.

This deficit included a loss of $227,434 from the Ticket Rocket situation, $54,090 to manage COVID-19, $132,000 in management fees, and $24,000 in management incentive fees.

Council discussion While Coun. Crystal Froese understood that the reduction in revenue was due to the pandemic, she said that she had difficulty seeing that in the report, especially when there were almost no events or activities held there last year.

City hall worked closely with Spectra last year during the pandemic, so when the municipality closed down its public buildings in March, Spectra was also shutting

down Mosaic Place, explained city manager Jim Puffalt. Besides the capacity restrictions, Spectra also had to deal with the Ticket Rocket situation.

Ryan MacIvor, general manager of Mosaic Place, explained how Spectra saved money last year.

“From an operational perspective — our indirect expenses — we cut expenses of approximately $221,000 from temporary layoffs of staffs, managing utilities, (deferring) projects, (and) taking advantage of increasing some of the maintenance that we did,” he said. “But the reality is … (we had) a shortfall in event revenues of approximately $240,000.”

There was also a revenue shortfall of roughly $332,000 in other areas, since the building couldn’t host hockey games or sell sponsorships, advertisements, food or drinks, he continued. Mosaic Place is a recreation venue, and right now, Spectra is seeing a decrease in hockey and curling teams.

“The live event business really does drive the bottom line to Mosaic Place,” MacIvor said, adding despite the challenges, 140,826 people still attended events such as the Scotties, hockey games, concerts and meetings.

“A lot of that (information) is not reflected in that (document),” replied Froese.

Riding out the storm For most recreation venues in Western Canada, if they’re doing at least 50 per cent of business, that’s pretty good, said Puffalt. Last year Mosaic Place had a cost recovery of 51 per cent, which was “exceptional work.”

Residents might be distressed at how Mosaic Place’s finances look, but they should remember that every entertainment and recreation venue worldwide is similarly suffering, said Coun. Heather Eby. It’s not Mosaic Place’s fault that the pandemic happened, since it also faces the same issues as elsewhere.

“As soon as this is over, it will bounce back, and it will be good,” she added.

“But we have to ride out the storm.”

“Although it (the $15.6 million) is Buffalo Pound’s debt, it does show on our consolidated financial statements as if it was the City of Moose Jaw’s,” he added. “So you will see it on future financial statements as we move forward.”

The next step is to ask financial institutions to provide BPWTC with quotes related to borrowing, which would allow the corporation to move forward, explained Acker. One of the main components of borrowing is it will be repaid through the water rates. This means Moose Jaw would be responsible for 15 per cent and the City of Regina would be responsible for 85 per cent.

“We anticipate very good borrowing rates, something south of three per cent, which is very good for longer-term borrowing,” he said, adding city administration will come back to council to ask for approval once the borrowing quotes have been provided.

The report noted that BPWTC had budgeted $6.6 million for advisory fees, which caught the attention interest of Coun. Crystal Froese.

Ryan Johnson, general manager of the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant, explained those fees were added since the plant doesn’t have employees with experience in projects of this size. The corporation hired a third-party professional en-

gineering firm to support the initiative. It also hired a fairness advisor to ensure the corporation does everything above board and can’t be challenged legally.

The funding should be in place by June 30, while the design-build team will provide a guaranteed maximum price by Sept. 30, he continued. Mobilization should occur by late December, with demolition and construction to start in January or February 2022.

The Government of Canada knows the schedule for this project, so even with delays, BPWTC has 10 years to build this structure, Johnson told Coun. Jamey Logan. However, the federal government still wants to know where its money is going, so the corporation has until March 31 to have its share in place.

Johnson added that BPWTC could live within its budget.

“I’m happy to hear that,” replied Logan, although he was concerned that the price of steel had increased by 60 per cent in the last six months. Yet, he was still pleased that the federal funding had no expiry date.

“This project is obviously essential for our water security … ,” said Froese. “With the fluctuations of prices, everything can get more expensive moving forward.”

The next executive committee meeting is on March 8.

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City Hall Council Notes

City finished 2020 with razor-thin surplus of roughly $30K Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The City of Moose Jaw finished 2020 with a surplus of about $30,000, even though the municipal tax increase was zero per cent and federal restart funding was not used.

City hall received $48.35 million in revenue by Dec. 31, 2020, which represented about 98 per cent of budgeted income, a city council report says. However, the municipality did not receive $1,117,000 in income as budgeted.

Meanwhile, total expenses were $48.32 million, representing about 98 per cent of budgeted expenses. Due to savings seen during the pandemic, city hall did not spend $1,147,000.

This left a surplus of $29,854.

The information was part of a fourth-quarter/year-end financial report that city administration presented during the Feb. 16 regular city council meeting.

Council voted unanimously to receive and file the document.

An early financial update It’s not normal practice to provide council with a year-end report this early since official results arrive in May after months tabulating all bills and receipts, finance director Brian Acker explained. His department provided this data now since council completed the budget in December, thus freeing up department staff to produce this document and create financial forecasts.

While Moose Jaw has a small surplus now, that could change once all revenues and expenses are finalized, he added.

Revenues Municipal tax revenue was higher than budgeted after city hall received favourable assessment appeal decisions from the Saskatchewan Municipal Board for 2017, 2018 and 2019 — this money of $700,000 was not received those years — that contributed to the surplus, Acker said.

There will be some financial benefit —

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST Village of Holdfast PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 24th day of April, 2021, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

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

about $275,000 per year — going forward due to those victories, but he cautioned council about receiving more since future assessment appeals would put the city into “the hamster wheel of appeal process.”

The municipality would initially lose assessment revenue for a few years before likely receiving it back in the future.

Since 2021 is a re-evaluation year for properties, more revenue from those will likely flow into city coffers, he added.

Revenue was down for licences and permits last year because council waived parking meter collections from late March to early September, said Acker. Income decreased by about $410,000, while building permit revenue also dropped $70,000.

There was a major reduction in revenue for fines and penalties, primarily related to the city receiving less money from photo radar fines after the provincial government changed the formula, he continued. City hall expects to receive about $375,000 from photo radar versus the budgeted $637,000.

City hall did not enforce parking meter penalties from late March to early September, either, so that resulted in lost revenue of $105,000.

The municipality waived outstanding taxes and surcharges for interest and tax penalties from April to late September, which resulted in less revenue of roughly $160,000, said Acker.

Revenue for recreation services was hard hit after city hall closed all recreational buildings when the pandemic was declared. While the buildings have now re-opened, they operate at less capacity and bring in less revenue, he continued.

Revenues were down roughly $730,000

compared to budget.

Expenses Expenses in the general government category were down by roughly $764,000 due to reductions in areas such as the city clerk’s department, human resources department, planning and development, and employer-paid benefits.

The public works department spent $600,000 less than budgeted, with $538,000 not spent to plow snow or sand streets.

“That’s something we’ve seen the last couple of years. That’s certainly had a positive impact,” said Acker. “But 2021 is looking like a normal year, so we might not see that going forward.”

The recreation department also saw lower expenses with the closure of recreation venues, but these savings were offset by increasing the subsidy to help operate Mosaic Place, he added.

Other reductions in revenues and expenses indicated: • Transit: revenues decreased by roughly $140,000 after transit fees were waived, while expenses were reduced with vehicle maintenance; • Waterworks: revenue came in at $12.5 million, which was $51,905 more than budgeted. Waterworks was able to contribute $925,000 to its reserve account; • Sanitary sewer: revenues were $300,000 less than budgeted and expenses were $180,000 less; • Solid waste: revenues were about $70,000 less than budgeted and expenses were roughly $200,000 less than planned, leading to a reserve contribution of $130,000.

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST RM of Sarnia No 221 PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 24th day of April, 2021, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

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

Dated this 24th day of February, 2021 Patti Vance Treasurer

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST Town of Pense Province of Saskatchewan Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 26th day of April, 2021, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

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

Dated this 24th day of February, 2021 Jennifer Lendvay Treasurer

Dated this 24th day of February, 2021 Patti Vance Treasurer

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Board of Police Commissioners

Police have issued 13 tickets for disobeying pandemic health orders Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Since last March, the Moose Jaw Police Service has received 108 complaints about non-compliance with pandemic-related health orders, with 13 people each given a ticket of $2,800 for disobeying the law.

“When we issue these charges, we certainly want to ensure that they’re bona fide. We also ensure — prior to charges — that we’ve done our due diligence in terms of educating as much as we can, in co-operation with the public inspectors as well, with whom we work very closely,” explained Supt. Devon Oleniuk.

The Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) has also responded to two Freedom Rallies, which occurred in January, Oleniuk told the Board of Police Commissioners on Feb. 11. The organization worked with its partners in the RCMP and Regina Police Service to acquire intelligence about these events before preparing a suitable response plan.

The Freedom Rally group has existed for many months and held a similar event in Regina weeks before the Moose Jaw rally, Oleniuk continued. Regina police indicated that people at that event — roughly 30 people in size — were physically distanced, so officers did not lay any charges. However, indications were the rally in Moose Jaw would be much larger.

Oleniuk sent a text message to one of the rally organizers since he wanted to advise

about the public orders but did not hear back.

The plan for the Jan. 16 event was to gather at Sunningdale School, but organizers moved the rally to the corner of Thatcher Drive East and Main Street North near Humpty’s Restaurant. Between 60 and 65 people gathered to hear speakers discuss different topics such as masks and pandemic restrictions.

The police ticketed five people for disobeying the 10-person gathering limit. Six extra officers were also called in to ensure there was a “robust police response” on site.

A week later, the MJPS heard several concerns — none officially lodged — from restaurants that rally attendees had visited afterward, with the rally-goers allegedly pressuring servers and refusing to wear masks, said Oleniuk. The restaurants ensured that the attendees were served quickly so they could leave sooner.

“We had one criminal investigation in terms of a threatening allegation that surfaced from that, and that’s being investigated from that,” he continued. “So there was some fallout after this event, so that was very concerning.”

A second Freedom Rally was held a week later, but this involved a convoy of vehicles. The MJPS had nine additional members present, while it also requested five extra officers from the provincial Combined Traffic Services

Saskatchewan unit.

The extra manpower was unnecessary, though, since the weather that weekend was terrible, said Oleniuk. About two to four vehicles showed up for the rally, and while the numbers were smaller, the convoy toured the city for a lengthy period.

“The fallout after this was not as significant as the last one,” he continued. “It should be noted, though, that there is considerable resources (used) personnel-wise as well as financially when we do these things, so it’s money well spent … ,” he continued. “We’re pleased to say that we haven’t had a visit since.”

While the police service accepts that people have the right to protest, such demonstrations should follow public health orders and respect the laws, Oleniuk added.

It is resource-intensive to monitor these events, especially since the MJPS never knows what to expect, said Police Chief Rick Bourassa. The organization receives intelligence from other police forces but can’t predict how many people will show up.

“We always hope for the best,” he added, “but prepare for the biggest case scenario, so that’s what we did for both of those cases.”

The next Board of Police Commissioners’ meeting is Thursday, March 9.

Contact province to protest vaccination timing, Board of Police Commissioners urged Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Members of the Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners are concerned that police officers will not receive vaccine shots first and want that to change.

Commissioner Mary Lee Booth expressed her worry about police not being prioritized to receive the jab in Phase Two during the board’s Feb. 11 meeting. She wondered if there was some way the commissioners could support changing this issue, especially since paramedics were vaccinated in Phase One. Through the big city mayors’ caucus and other provincial committees, these concerns have been raised with MLAs to remind them that police have been overlooked, said chairman Mayor Fraser Tolmie.

The Moose Jaw Police Service has done a good job of helping to keep coronavirus cases low in the community, he remarked. However, the provincial government’s goal is to first go after hot spots in Saskatchewan, followed by the most vulnerable and then front-line workers.

Discussions have occurred with the government, and there is news that vaccinations could arrive in this area as early as Feb. 16, Tolmie continued. While there have been some supply-and-demand problems with the vaccines, the mayor remained positive and believed the community would be ready for the rollout.

“I guess I’m just thinking, it’s not just about the Moose Jaw community, I think it’s about police services in general,” said Booth. “I agree that you (the MJPS) should really be considered in the same vein as emergency services.”

The police board can send letters to the provincial government indicating those concerns, Tolmie replied.

The challenge that police face when enforcing public health orders is that they are usually sent to check on people in quarantine, explained Police Chief Rick Bourassa.

Officers have to make close and sustained contact with those residents and don’t necessarily have time to quickly put on personal protective equipment (PPE).

“We police in a very uncontrolled environment … .

Without even thinking twice, our front-line officers put themselves at personal risk, which does risk the community as a whole in doing this,” he continued.

The Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police is communicating with the provincial government about this and would appreciate the police board also contributing to the conversation, Bourassa said. Police as a whole in Saskatchewan are not a “special interest group” but are front-line providers who must deal with COVID-19-positive residents.

“We have been fortunate that we haven’t seen more significant occurrences in the province,” he added.

January statistics Also during the police board meeting, commissioners received a report with crime statistics for January.

Bourassa noted that there was nothing of significance to highlight since January was the year’s first month and it wasn’t possible to identify trends so soon.

The one area the police chief noted was that calls for service were up slightly compared to last January, at 1,172

VILLAGE OF CARONPORT NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL 2021

Executive Committee Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for the Village of Caronport for the year 2021 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday to Friday, February 22nd to April 26th, 2021.

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 $300.00 fee for each assessment being appealed which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Assessor, Village of Caronport, Box 550, Caronport, SK S0H 0S0 by the 26th of April, 2021.

PUBLIC NOTICE

City Council, at its Executive Committee meeting to be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 8, 2021, will be considering a request from the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority (MJMAA) to provide a Guarantee in respect to a line of credit the MJMAA plans to take out to provide cashflow during construction of the airport runway and taxiway and rehabilitation project.

Interested parties may obtain a copy of the proposed report from the Department of Financial Services at 228 Main Street N. or obtain information by contacting the Department of Financial Services at 694-4474. Citizens wanting to address Executive Committee respecting this matter must notify the City Clerk by email at cclerk@moosejaw.ca or call 306-694-4426 no later than 10:00 a.m. on March 8, 2021.

Dated this, 22nd day of February, 2021

Dated at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan the 24th day of February 2021.

Gina Hallborg, Assessor

Tracey Wittke, Assistant City Clerk

calls versus 1,115 calls. This represents an increase of 5.1 per cent.

According to the statistics, the category of crimes against the person was down 9.5 per cent compared to last January, with 38 incidents compared to 42. The two areas with the largest growth were sexual assaults and domestic disputes. There were five sexual assaults this January compared to two last year, while there were 18 domestic disputes this January compared to 10 last year.

Crimes against the person were down 1.1 per cent compared to last January, with 87 incidents versus 88 incidents, the statistics showed. One of the bigger increases occurred in mischief over $5,000 (property damage), with 21 incidents compared to 13 episodes last January.

The next meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners is March 9.

Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997,

Notice is hereby given that 102115292 Saskatchewan Inc. has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Restaurant permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Dynamic Duo Restaurant at 50A Caribou Street West Moose Jaw, SK S6H 2J6 Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s).

Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 Regina Sk S4P 3M3

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Board of Police Commissioners

Three officers to retire this year, including a well-liked service dog Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express Three members of the Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) will retire this year, including a favourite furry fourlegged officer who brings comfort to everyone he meets: Donna Blondeau, the co-ordinator of Victims Services within the police service; Kane, her yellow Labrador retriever trained as an assistance intervention dog that works within all justice-related buildings; and Supt.

Brent Mackey will hang up their badges this year.

Police Chief Rick Bourassa announced the retirements at the recent Board of Police Commissioners’ meeting.

Blondeau has been the co-ordinator of Victims Services in Moose Jaw and the region for many years and has done an outstanding job, Bourassa said. She will be missed, while her efforts with victims and survivors were appreciated.

Joining Blondeau in retirement this summer will be Kane, since she is his handler, the police chief continued.

The MJPS is uncertain when it will receive a new facilities dog since they are in high demand across Canada.

“It is Donna Blondeau who started that support K-9 program in the province,” Bourassa said, with Moose Jaw the first community to have this program. There are now four similar programs throughout the province, with other municipalities also wanting to have one.

Mackey will retire at the end of February after 37 years with the police service, said Bourassa. Mackey has done so much for the community during his four decades with the force.

“Brent loves what he does. He loves keeping his community safe … ,” the police chief continued. “He has always answered the bell; when the call comes at two in the morning, he is always here. When serious investigations need to be overseen, he’s here.”

Bourassa said he would personally miss Mackey and everything that the latter brought as an officer. Mackey was the “yin to my yang,” the chief remarked. He explained that sometimes he can become narrowly focused on one path or solution, but Mackey will tell him to slow down

and ask if he has thought of another solution.

Usually, the superintendent’s suggestions will be correct.

“Brent … you’ve done a phenomenal job for the people in this community, from investigating shoplifters to murders to all our internal investigations that he’s seen over the last few years,” Bourassa added. “His wisdom, his steadiness (and) his reliability (are) second-to-none.”

Mayor Fraser Tolmie, chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners, thanked all three officers for their work.

In particular, he noted that Kane would usually roll over and allow the mayor to pet him whenever they see each other, a sure sign that someone is stressed.

As for Mackey, Tolmie humourously said he had high respect for the officer since he was a Boston Bruins’ fan...

“From what we’ve seen,” the mayor added, “there’s some strong pillars in this community (who) will be leaving …”

The next Board of Police Commissioners’ meeting is March 9.

Police service needs extra Jason $9K to purchase laptop for camera system G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express The Moose Jaw Police Service (MJPS) bought an in-car camera system last year for one of its vehicles but now requires almost $9,000 more after it forgot to purchase an accessory laptop.

The Board of Police Commissioners authorized the organization to purchase a Panasonic camera in 2020 and install it in a marked F-150 police truck to replace an old Watch Guard Camera that quit functioning, a board report explained. However, the MJPS realized it also required a Panasonic Toughbook laptop to power and work with the new system, which is important “to record evidence, provide transparency and enhance safety.”

During the recent police board meeting, the police service approached the commissioners with cap in hand to ask for

$8,992.77 to purchase the laptop. After some discussion, the commissioners unanimously approved the request.

“This is a mea culpa on our part,” said Police Chief Rick Bourassa. “We just missed adding this into our budget earlier … . We do our best, but we don’t always get those IT components correct.”

Supt. Devon Oleniuk accepted responsibility for the oversight, saying when he wrote the report in November asking for the new camera system, he did not realize it also needed a particular laptop. This device ensures the police can record video and save it onto an internal database.

“I was under the understanding that we had all the Toughbooks in the cars, but I simply missed that one. There’s no other reasonable explanation for that one,” he

added.

Even though Oleniuk “fell on the sword” with this issue, Bourassa said he missed this as well, so this error is also on him.

It is admirable that people have admitted they made a mistake, said board chairman Mayor Fraser Tolmie. However, he noted that the initial report that Oleniuk wrote was not submitted on Nov. 16, 2020, since that was when council was sworn in. This forced the mayor to search elsewhere for the report.

“I think we need to tighten up a little bit on some of those things. I think we have to ask those questions,” Tolmie continued, “because the camera cost us $8,018.04 plus installation. So I think when we’re looking to do a little bit of equipment replacement, we need to know what’s fully

involved.”

The mayor then wondered if the Toughbooks were interchangeable with other equipment or were isolated to one system.

The MJPS is now on its third generation of video cameras, which are vital to operations, safety and protection, explained Deputy Chief Rick Johns. The first-generation system used an in-car VCR system; the second-generation unit was a disc system; this third-generation system uses a Panasonic setup that requires a Toughbook laptop since they complement each other.

Members will be able to use this technology to input reports from their vehicles and solve other issues in the future, added Bourassa, but the technology captures video right now.

Most people would not consider dogs to be equipment that requires replacing, but for the Moose Jaw Police Service, it needs to plan for its four-legged officers’ eventual retirements.

The police service (MJPS) has set aside $10,000 this year to train a new dog for the K-9 unit. The handler of current police K-9, Siren, has been promoted, which means the canine will be retired. Siren has had medical issues and was due to retire in 2023 anyway, according to the 2021-25 equipment reserve budget document.

This budget is based on the depreciation of inventory items, with the amortized amounts funded yearly as an operating expense. The document lists equipment fully amortized, due for replacement, or is new to inventory this year.

The MJPS presented the five-year equipment reserve budget during the recent Board of Police Commissioners’ meeting.

The police service wants to spend $455,492 this year — an increase of $78,894 from last year — to upgrade its equipment, including $300,248 in large items and $155,244 in small items.

The items to be replaced this year include: an ammunition entrapment system on the shooting range for $65,000, a phone recording system at $25,000, a laser speed gun for $7,000, a records management server for $24,000, a marked patrol vehicle for $80,000, an unmarked investigation vehicle for $33,000, a photocopier for $6,000, 15 conducted energy weapons (tasers) for $44,248, and a conference table for $6,000.

The police commissioners unanimously approved the equipment reserve budget.

Who let the dogs out?

Dogs are an animal, and they are important

to the MJPS, but they also depreciate, the commissioners were told. A police dog’s career is seven to 10 years, while the cost to replace them is $4,000 to $5,000. Therefore, the police service puts away money each year, so it doesn’t need a large amount when dogs retire.

Training falls under the operational budget, while the cost of the animal and related gear is under the equipment reserve budget, said Deputy Chief Rick Johns. The MJPS goes overseas or to a local high-end handler to acquire a new dog, especially since it needs to have the right training, bloodline and temperament.

He added that the dogs also need to meet the annual certification requirements to be deployed in police work.

“I just was curious about that because I do see other police departments around North America … trying to find and train rescue dogs that fit that (criteria),” said commissioner Coun. Dawn Luhning. “So, when I saw that price tag for the dog, I thought, ‘Wow!’ (But) $10,000 in the police budget isn’t a huge deal.”

A businessperson attempting to start a breeding company years ago gifted the MJPS with a dog that, while it sounded great, forced the organization to spend plenty of money to train the animal, Supt. Rick McKenna explained. However, the dog did not develop the “prey drive” needed to latch onto people.

“Believe it or not, biting people for a dog is not a natural thing. So they have to have a very natural strong prey drive to be able to do that … ,” he continued. “Getting a dog to hang on when he’s bit a human is difficult.”

Dogs that train with the RCMP have that prey-drive characteristic bred into them, so

they have a higher success rate than dogs from rescue programs, McKenna added.

Such a dog might be well-trained after a year, but it would not do what the police service needs it to do when necessary.

Finding well-trained dogs is a highly competitive activity since supply is limited, said Police Chief Rick Bourassa. The MJPS’s K-9 handlers often travel to meet the animals before selecting a suitable dog.

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California infielder Morales latest signee for Miller Express Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express The Moose Jaw Miller Express took another look to their future with their most recent signing, but that’s not to say Irvine Valley College freshman infielder Enrique Morales isn’t capable of bringing the goods.

You just have to look at what he did last summer in the wood-bat Northwoods League.

Playing for the Bismark Bull Moose — a one-off team designed to fill out a COVID-depleted league for the 2020 campaign — Morales showed he can both swing the bat and flash the leather while playing in a league studded with NCAA Division I talent.

And that’s despite having graduated from Segerstrom High School in Santa Ana, Cal. only a year ago.

Morales would end up playing nine games with the Moose, hitting .290 with a double and six runs batted in to go along with a .452 on-base percentage and .323 slugging percentage for a decent .775 OPS (on-base plus slugging).

The 5-foot-7, 156-pound right-handed bat then saw action in three playoff games with the Bismarck Larks, where he hit .231 and knocked in a pair of runs.

Enrique Morales Morales was also almost flawless at second base, making a single error in 40 total chances for a .975 fielding percentage.

Morales will play the upcoming spring season with the Lazers, who play in the California Community College Athletic Association — once again, the same league that Moose Jaw’s Reece Helland of Monterey Peninsula takes the mound in.

Irvine Valley opens its regular season against Long Beach on Apr. 10.

The Moose Jaw Miller Express kick off their Western Canadian Baseball League campaign on May 28 when they host the Medicine Hat Mavericks at Ross Wells Park.

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Coakwell, Team Kripps finish fifth at bobsleigh World Championships Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Ben Coakwell and Team Justin Kripps finished fifth at the World Championships over the weekend. IBSF photo.

In a sport like bobsleigh, half a second can be an absolute eternity.

And at the highest of levels, it can be the difference between a podium finish and landing in the top five.

That ended up being the exact situation for Moose Jaw’s Ben Coakwell and Team Justin Kripps at the four-man bobsleigh World Championships this past weekend, as their overall time for four runs down the track in Altenberg, Ger. saw them finish 0.42 seconds out of the top three.

Kripps and his team of Cam Stones, Coakwell and Ryan Sommer recorded a time of 3:36.95 to finish 1.93 seconds back of winner Friedrich Francesco of Germany, who capped a perfect abbreviated season with wins in all four World Cup races before sweeping his way to the world title.

Kripps got off to a decent start in the first two runs on Saturday night, sitting in fourth place with a time of 54.33 after his opening trip down the track and holding the same position at the end of the day with a 54.56 sec-

ond run.

Canada would put together their best time of the weekend in their first run Sunday with a 53.87, but the times for everyone on the day were almost a half-second faster, and Kripps would come in with the fifth-fastest time of the run.

By that time, Kripps had more than a half-second lead over sixth-place Rostislav Gaitiukevich of Russia, and his final run of 54.19 was enough to hold on to fifth overall.

Austria’s Benjamin Maier (3:35.81) and Germany’s Johannes Lochner (3:36.53) rounded out the top three.

Canada’s Christopher Spring finished 10th in 3:38.12.

Kripps went into Worlds as the event’s third-ranked team, coming off a World Cup season where he had three podium finishes, including a third place in Innsbruck in the final race of the Cup campaign in Innsbruck in the final race of the Cup campaign.

Moose Jaw’s Wiebe, Peters gearing up to take ice in WHL Central Division Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Moose Jaw’s Jaxsen Wiebe and Ethan Peters will be the first two Moose Jaw Minor Hockey products to take the ice in Western Hockey League action this season.

Wiebe, a second-year forward with the Red Deer Rebels, and Peters, a rookie with the Edmonton Oil Kings, are currently preparing for the start of the Western Hockey League’s Central Division season after the return to play was announced in late January.

That meant two weeks of quarantine time prior to heading out to their respective teams and preparing for the first games of the 2021 schedule, which was announced recently. For the 18-year-old Wiebe and the Rebels, that means opening the season at the Red Deer Centrium on Feb. 26 against the Medicine Hat Tigers before making the trip to Medicine Hat on the next day.

Interestingly enough, Wiebe and the Rebels are currently living at the Centrium in order to better mitigate any potential COVID-19 spread. Players are being housed in arena suites and have common areas set up throughout the building, including a basketball court on the concourse.

The WHL Central Division announced it’s schedule recently.

Wiebe had eight goals and 17 points in 52 games with the Rebels last year to go along with 72 penalty minutes.

He’s also one of the few players in the Central to have actual full-speed junior game action under his belt: Wiebe played four games with the SJHL’s Nipawin Hawks prior to the league shutting down, scoring twice and putting up five points.

Peters signed with the Oil Kings back on Jan. 4 after being added to their protected list in September of 2018 following a solid season as a defenceman with the Prairie Hockey Academy.

He played six games this season with the Moose Jaw AAA Warriors before the league shut down in mid-December, putting up five assists.

Edmonton hosts the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Feb. 26 before travelling to Lethbridge on Feb. 27.

The Calgary Hitmen have an opening weekend bye but will play a home-and-home with Red Deer during the Mar. 5 weekend; Medicine Hat and Edmonton will do the same.

The remainder of the Central Division season will be announced in early March.

The U.S. Division — including Reece Newkirk with the Portland Winterhawks — begins play on Mar. 19, while the East Division and the Moose Jaw Warriors are set to kick off their 24-game schedule on Mar. 12. No return to play date has been announced for the B.C. Division.

Hunt excited to be named 34th captain in Warrior history Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

It seemed almost inevitable that Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Daemon Hunt would up wearing the ‘C’ for the Western Hockey League franchise at some point in his career, and the team decided that now is the time. The Warriors announced Thursday that Hunt, 18, will serve as the team’s 34th captain in team history, with 20-year-old Tate Popple, 19-year-old Logan Doust and 18-year-olds Ryder Korczak and Calder Anderson holding the roles of assistant captain.

“Leadership is all about influence,” said head coach Mark O’Leary in the press release making the announcement.

“Daemon’s attention to detail, professional preparation, and unmatched compete level make him a natural leader. I know Daemon is excited and is ready for the responsibility.”

For his part, the Minnesota Wild prospect admitted it was a huge honour to follow in the footsteps of some of the most revered players in team history, many of whom are enshrined in the Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame.

“Obviously when I first got the phone call, it was at first a lot of emotions, but it’s really special,” Hunt said from his home in Brandon. “It’s humbling, it’s a privilege to wear a ‘C’ in hockey and all sports. So it’s really important to me and I’m really excited to get back with the guys as well.”

Hunt himself knew his role as a leader on the team would be increased dramatically this season, but earning the ‘C’ makes it that much more important. “Obviously I have a lot of confidence in myself and every year I’ve taken a bigger role and this year I’ve taken the biggest step so far,” he said.

“But, honestly, everyone is a leader in that locker room, even though I’m wearing the ‘C’. Everyone has a role to be a leader, but now I’m just going to have to step up that much more when I’m needed.” One thing helping him in that direction is how much hockey he’s played already, something

many of his teammates and opponents haven’t had the opportunity to do.

In addition to his time with the Virden Oil Capitals of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League in early December and Team Canada later that month, Hunt also just returned from a three-game stint with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League, offering his first official taste of professional hockey.

“That was a big step for me, playing with them, and I learned a lot while I was there and my game definitely developed, so I think that helps out the situation a lot,” Hunt said. “Now I’m just really thrilled the Western Hockey League is starting now.”

The tough thing about it all is this is happening in the era of COVID-19. And that means lots of time spent in isolation to deal with all the travel -- a half dozen times at this point.

“I’m a professional quarantiner now,” Hunt said with a rueful laugh, adding that he’s in day two of 14 of the pre-season bubble quarantine.

Outside of it being the only time Hunt will ever express excitement over going to Regina, the bubble experience is something he’s looking forward to, especially having been a part of a similar situation back with the World Junior crew in a lockdown that lasted nearly a month.

“I’ve been through it all and I know what a bubble is like, so I can definitely bring some of that to the Warriors and the coaching staff as well,” Hunt said. “(General Manager) Alan Millar was in the bubble with me as well, so he has an idea also. I think it’s a little bit stressful and overwhelming to be in a bubble, but honestly it doesn’t get much better when you get to play hockey. We haven’t played in over a year as a team, being with the guys, we’re all family and you can’t get

much better than that.

“I think it’s going to be a great experience for everyone, too.

Hopefully this is the only time we go into a bubble like this in our entire lives, so we’ll try and take advantage of it and enjoy it at the same time.”

When it comes to what happens on the ice, it’ll be an absolute sprint to the finish. The 24-game schedule kicks off in three week’s time, which won’t give a lot of leeway for gradual improvement -- teams will need to show what they have, and quick.

“I think this season is important, it’s only 24 games, but at the same time we’re building for next year,” Hunt said.

“Hopefully next year it’s back to the norm, but we got a year older this year and we’ll be another year older next year.

I think we’re going to get that much more experience and we’re going to be that much better. I’m excited for it and so should the fans.”

Having gone through their tough run with the youngest team in the CHL last season, that experience will only help.

“We learned from last year, we learned from losing every night and we’re just thrilled to be back, honestly,” he said.

“I wish we could be playing in front of our fans again, but that’s not the case yet. We just have to develop as a team and individuals and get that much better.”

As for his personal goals, with his Draft season behind him, now it’s all about consistent improvement and regaining the team’s winning ways.

“I think now it’s just developing every single day, and at the end of the day I’m playing for the Moose Jaw Warriors and I’m here to win,” Hunt said. “Every day I want to work as hard as I can and be consistent and help the team win that’s the most important thing.”

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OBITUARIES EVA VERA MORGAN Eva Vera Morgan, aged 99, of Moose Jaw, SK, passed away on February 14, 2021.

She was predeceased by her parents, her husband John (2003), and her sister Freda Pilotti (2015). She will be lovingly remembered by family and friends. Eva started out teaching in oneroom schoolhouses after attending Normal School.

She then became a cattle and grain farmer with her husband John. They lived and farmed in the Old Wives District until retirement in Moose Jaw. In retirement she had more time for crafts.

Her paintings adorned the walls of the apartment, and the skill and craft of the miniature beadwork flowers were beyond beautiful. The door was always open for guests, and you were sure to have fresh baking with your tea. Eva was close with her sister Freda and moved into the same apartment complex after John’s passing. When Eva required more care, she followed Freda to Oxford Place. They spent their days together until Freda’s passing. If visiting, you would find them enjoying the day side by side on the couch. Her last home was at Pioneer Lodge. Many thanks to the staff at Oxford Place and Pioneer Lodge for making Eva feel at home. A Private Graveside Service will be held at Rosedale Cemetery. Eva had a great love for animals, both big and small, so as an expression of sympathy, donations can be made in Eva’s name to the Moose Jaw Humane Society, 1755 Stadacona St W, Moose Jaw, SK, S6H 7K7. In living memory of Eva, a memorial planting will be made by JonesParkview Funeral Services. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.wjjonesandson.com or www. parkviewfuneralchapel.ca (Obituaries). Kelly Scott, Funeral Director.

OLIVE JANE WRIGHT (NEE CROSBY) JANUARY 30, 1926 FEBRUARY 2, 2021 Olive Jane Wright (nee Crosby) passed away peacefully February 2, 2021 at Chateau St. Michael’s, in Moose Jaw, SK. Olive was predeceased by her husband Robert, siblings Doris, Ina, Gordon, Ray, Neil, and Norma and her parents Everett and Emma Crosby.

She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. At Olive’s request no memorial service will be held. In living memory of Olive, a memorial planting will be made by Jones-Parkview Funeral Services. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.wjjonesandson. com or www.parkviewfuneralchapel.ca (Obituaries).

Kelly Scott, Funeral Director.

JOHNSON Esther Margaret Johnson, born March 16th, 1933, passed away peacefully surrounded by love on Tuesday, February 9th, 2021.

Esther was a loving wife, partner, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was predeceased by her husband, Jack in 1978; parents, Ella and Ernest Carlson; brother, Wesley Carlson; sister, Grace Krusky; and greatgrandson, Chase. Esther will be lovingly remembered and always cherished by her partner, Sid Huntley; son, Gord (Janice) and their children Coralie (Matt), greatgrandchildren Logan and Connor, Krista (Curtis), greatgrandchildren Brooklyn and Jaxon; son, Dale (Bonnie) and their children Shawn (Marla), great-grandchildren Kennedy and Vann, Ryan (Becky), great-grandchildren Rowen and Layla, Aaron (Megan), and Morgan (Brittan); son, Doug (Lorie) and their children Jenn (Carson), great-grandchildren Maci, Atley, Rhett, and Nicole, and Jaclyn (Nolan), great-grandchildren Kinley and Boden. She will also be remembered by her sisters, Elsie Pana and Doris (Keith) Hicks; brother, Richard (Marcia) Carlson; sister-in-law, Shirley Carlson; along with many other cherished relatives and friends. Esther was born on a farm near Bengough, SK. As a young woman she took a job at Con’s Corner, a gas station south of Moose Jaw. There she met Jack Johnson and they were married in 1955. They farmed in the Crestwynd area for many years and together they raised three sons: Gord in 1956, Dale in 1960, and Doug in 1961. Esther was a GREAT mother, hard worker and an amazing cook. Esther remained on the farm until her and Sid moved to Moose Jaw in 1987. There they welcomed all the grandchildren, great-grandchildren, family and friends with open arms……and of course with great food and a lot of wonderful baking that no one could make quite as good as Grandma Esther!

Esther was a great lover of animals and over the years she had a wide variety of pets, loving them all. She leaves behind her furry friend, Gypsy.

We love you, we will miss you and cherish your memory. You were a small woman that made a big impact on all of our lives!!

“Until we meet again” A Private Family Service will be held to honour Esther and interment will take place at Rosedale Cemetery.

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

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August 16, 1947 – February 26th, 2020

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PETER EWANCHOOK The family of Peter Paul Ewanchook, aged 90 years of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan are saddened by his passing on Sunday, February 7th, 2021. Peter was born in Swift Current, SK on July 13th, 1930 to Harry and Catherine Ewanchook, with brothers Henry, James and Joe. Peter finished his high school in Swift Current.

There, he started working for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR) at the age of 17 as a call boy. He then moved to Moose Jaw to apprentice at the machine shop, and from there went on to the car department as a Carman. He was promoted to Car Foreman where he put in many night shifts. Peter was also the wrecking foreman in charge of the Hook when the railroad picked up their own mess after a derailment. He retired from the railroad in 1986 after 38 years.

Peter was a proud member of the Moose Jaw Elks for 60 years. During many of these years, he spent time with the Elks Minor Football program, which allowed many to play the game. Peter’s hobbies were many, including wood working, cabinetry, cooking and gardening, just to name a few. He dabbled in construction where he built the cabins and store for Loney’s Beach Resort at Buffalo Lake in the sixties. He was a perfectionist in all he did.

He was predeceased by his parents; brother, James; and sons, Stephen and Kenneth. Peter will be missed by his wife of 66 years, Shereen; children: Dave (Barb), Roberta (Robert), and Debora; grandchildren: Stephanie (Matt), Rebecca (Robin), Sarah (Scott), Jay, Theo and their mother Wendy, Cheryl (Glen), and Honya; greatgrandchildren: Jacob, Kenley, Lennox, Benjamin, Zoey, Tobias, Aurelia, Sage (Brooke), Koltin, Josh and Neve; great-great-grandchild, Maya; as well as partners in family and fun, Ed and Wendy Dolny.

See you later alligator!

May your tomatoes ripen on the vine and your flowers bloom forever.

A Private Family Service will be held to honour Peter.

As an expression of sympathy, donations in Peter’s name may be made to The Moose Jaw Humane Society, Box 1658 Station Main, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 7K7.

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

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Province releases details on plan for Phase Two immunization beginning in April Larissa Kurz The provincial government is already preparing to begin the mass immunization phase of its COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Plan in April, which is promising to have 226 sites available across the province to deliver the vaccine to the general public.

Although the province is still in Phase One of the plan, the mass immunization stage is still expected to begin on schedule, with public health already working to arrange efficient vaccine deliveries to the majority of Saskatchewan residents.

Vaccines will be largely provided at mass immunization clinics, including the one at Evraz Place in Regina that is already set up, with support from drive-through vaccination clinics.

Partnerships with other health providers, like family physicians and pharmacies, will also provide vaccination opportunities, possibly with walk-in options. Mobile immunization vehicles will be delivering the vaccine to rural, remote and vulnerable populations.

Public health is expecting the mass immunization clinics to accommodate up to 30 immunization stations, with each station delivering an estimated 6 to 7 vaccines per hour. Drive-through clinics are expected to deliver 19 vaccines per hour. Mobile units will vary in delivery.

As previously announced, Phase Two of the plan will be implemented based on an age structure, beginning with individuals aged 70 or older and working downwards in ten year increments.

Public health will notify groups of people when they become eligible for immunization, using print and online advertising, social media and news outlets.

Immunized individuals will be provided a card detailing which vaccine they received — Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech — and if possible, a date for receiving the follow-up dose. Vaccine information will also be available through MySaskHealthRecord.

Details regarding the hours of operation of immunization clinics have yet to be determined, with more information coming as the province moves closer to beginning Phase

Two. Mass immunization clinics The province is planning to operate 150 mass immunization clinics, making up the bulk of the vaccine delivery plan. To receive a vaccine in one of these clinics, individuals will have to make an appointment either by the phone or online once Phase Two officially begins and the registration system is active.

People will be asked not to arrive more than five minutes before their scheduled appointment, to reduce crowds.

Traffic flow at the clinics will be controlled, with staff directing individuals through the process using clear signage.

Following the vaccine, people will be directed to a waiting area for a 15 to 20 minute observation period, after which they may go home.

The estimated time for the entire vaccination process from start to finish is about 30 minutes, said a government press release, provided traffic flow remains functional at the clinics.

Drive-through clinics Drive-through clinics will not require an appointment, and as such are expected to have longer lineups and wait times. Immunizers will be able to deliver vaccines to more than one individual per vehicle, and site capacity for vehicles will differ based on location.

Individuals utilizing these clinics will still be asked to remain in a waiting area of the parking lot for at least 15 to 20 minutes after receiving the vaccine.

Mobile immunization clinics These mobile vehicle units are self-contained immunization clinics that will focus on bringing the vaccine to people who cannot attend a mass immunization or drivethrough clinic due to extenuating circumstances.

This includes people in rural communities, congregate or assisted living homes, First Nations and urban reserves, correctional facilities and possibly even residents who cannot travel due to medical or physical conditions.

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On the Front Porch

by Wanda Smith

Happy Place

I have a friend waiting for her baby to come; she’s already eight days overdue. As I was contemplating her last moments before her life would change dramatically, especially as an “older” first-time mom, I was taken back to my early days as an “older” mom. I was 27 and 35 years old when I birthed our dear sweet peas. Interestingly, the present average age of mothers at first birth is 29 which is much older than when my mom birthed me at only 21 years of age. My generation was raised by young moms; my daughters’ generation is being raised by much older ladies like me. If you ask me, there are pros and cons to both ends of the scale!

My first birthing experience was a long drawn out affair. I won’t bore you with the details; although we do all like to talk about our birth experiences! My second birthing experience was an early term miscarriage. The third birth was much shorter and more peaceful than my other two. Little Sweet Pea didn’t take long to show herself; her spitfire personality still shines through today!

I had learned a thing or two from my first experience and also read a book (Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize) that was very helpful to prepare me for this birth.

One of the suggestions I put into practice was to meditate on scripture. I asked the Lord for a promise to stand on and He gave me “still waters” and “green pastures” taken from Psalm 23. During the challenging contractions, I would meditate on His peace; “lying by still waters” and “in green pastures”. That gave me a sanctuary to go to.

My body cooperated much better this time because I was relaxed and at peace. One of the nurses remarked “I’m not sure what you’re doing to stay in your happy place but keep doing what you’re doing.” That encouraged me that I was on the right path as I journeyed through the birth.

As I thought about my “happy place”, I was reminded of when Jesus fell asleep in the boat and a storm arose...

“Jesus fell asleep. The wind rose and the fierce wind became a violent squall that threatened to swamp their boat. So the disciples woke Jesus up and said, ‘Master, Master, we’re sinking! Don’t you care that we’re going to drown?’ With great authority Jesus rebuked the howling wind and surging waves, and instantly they stopped and became as smooth as glass. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Why are you fearful? Have you lost your faith in me?’”

(Luke 8:22-25) Jesus was not affected by the storm. He was asleep! He had no fear of the storm... only faith. As we continue to walk through the many storms in our lives, we can find our “happy place.” How do we do that? Stay in faith by being immersed in His Word. Meditate on His promises.

Pray in the Spirit. Quiet ourselves. Be still and know that He is God. Be reminded of past answers to prayer.

Stay in fellowship with others; encouraging each other.

Worship. Praise. Pray. Listen to that still small voice.

Have others pray for you. Turn off the TV, Netflix and the radio. Turn on preaching, worship and praise. I often listen to Kimberly and Alberto Rivera who play spontaneous worship (YouTube); it takes me into a place in the Spirit where I can receive downloads from God; insights, words, encouragement, strength and courage. Be intentional about finding your “happy place.” We are going to need it going forward.

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

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1 - 12volt Minnkota Trolling motor - $75. Phone 6931936 190 PETS For sale: two one year old budgies, large cage, toys, feed. Ready in Moose Jaw. 3068687979 205 WANTED Looking for Typewriter: Senior not computer literate requires an old typewriter for use and not for deco-ration, free if possible. Call Jennie at 306.693.4497.

I buy unwanted Firearms, parts, and ammunition in any condition. Moose Jaw , Regina and surround-ing area. Registered or not.

Will meet wherever suits seller. Call or text 306-6414447 Wanted a Stihl Chainsaw running or not. Call 306641-4447 I pay cash for tractors up to 50 HP running or not.

Preference to 3 PTH. Also 3 PTH equipment. Call or text 306-641-4447 I buy unwanted Firearms, parts, and ammunition in any condition. Moose Jaw , Regina and surround-ing area. Registered or not.

Paying CASH. Will meet wherever suits seller. Call or text 306-641-4447 I’ll pick up for free un-

wanted snowblowers, chainsaws, garden tillers, lawn tractors, and other lawn, garden and acreage equipment. Call or text 306-641-4447 Junk to the dump in and around Moose Jaw - $40/ load and up 306-681-8749 Wanted to buy: Looking to buy clean 54 inches double bed, mattress and box spring, only need the mattress but will take the whole bed. Giver me a call with what you have, 306692-2393.

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Juditta Built-In-Space wheel chair model B-30.

Paid $450000, in good condition.

Asking $85000

Call 306-692-6263 Will pick up, move, haul and deliver any appliances anywhere in and around Moose Jaw - $40 and up 306-681-8749 Will pick up, move, haul, and deliver televisions in and around Moose Jaw $30 and up 306-681-8749 210 SERVICES Will do general painting & contracting interior & exterior. Free estimations.

30 years experience. Ph 306-972-9172 Will fix & sell Lewis cattle oilers. Ph 306-972-9172 235 PERSONAL CONNECTIONS Looking for the relatives of Edmund Garth Boothman, may have been born Sept. 17, 1953. Plz call 306229-7855.

COVID-19 restrictions & Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw The following is a running list of groups, businesses, and organizations that have implemented COVID-19 precautions due to concerns about COVID-19. Moose Jaw Express staff will be updating this list as needed.

If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at editor@mjvexpress.com.

For information about the status of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, or for more information on symptoms and preventative measures, visit saskatchewan.ca/ COVID19.

Current Public Health Orders: The Saskatchewan Health Authority is currently recommending: - residents maintain a minimum of three meters distance when in public; - adhere to hand-washing protocols and sanitation measures in public spaces; - self-monitor for the development of COVID-19 symptoms and contact HealthLine 811 if any appear; - maintain a close household bubble to help reduce the spread of the virus and aid with contact tracing procedures.

Face masks are now mandatory in all indoor spaces across the province, including fitness facilities and workplace areas not accessible to the public.

Indoor private gatherings are now limited to household members only, no visitors. Single individuals who live alone may be in contact with one consistent household of less than five individuals.

Outdoor gatherings are now limited to a maximum of 10 people, with physical distancing in place. Nonessential interprovincial or international travel is strongly discouraged.

Public venues are limited to a max of 30 people and all sports activities are cancelled for all age groups. Retail stores and personal services like salons must limit their capacity to 50 per cent. Large stores must limit capacity to 25 per cent.

Visitors are also currently not allowed at SHA-operated facilities in the province, with the exception of compassionate care reasons, and masks are required

in all areas of SHA facilities.

Vaccine delivery has begun, with Phase One for vulnerable priority populations underway and Phase Two for the general public proceeding in April using an age-based priority list.

Changes in Businesses & Organizations: Please be sure to check with individual businesses, organizations and public spaces about specific COVID-19 precautions that they may have in place.

Casinos and bingo halls are closed by the mandate of public health.

The Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre and Timothy Eaton Gardens are closed until further notice.

Upcoming Events: Grief Support groups from Jones-Parkview Funeral Services are moving to Zoom for the time being. For the link to attend any of these groups, contact Della Ferguson at dferguson@sasktel.net.

The Moose Jaw Public Library: is still offering virtual programming to the public. Teen events are hosted on Discord and adult events on Zoom, and the links to join events can be found on the library’s website. Upcoming events include: - Digital Dungeons & Dragons on Feb. 23 and march 2 at 7 p.m.; - Teen Virtual eBook Club on Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.; - Festival of Words Book Club on Feb. 25 at 2:30 p.m.; - Bedtime Stories with Miss Tina on March 4 at 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw Legion: The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59 Moose Jaw lounge hours are now listed as Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m.

Face masks are mandatory. Upcoming activities at the Legion include: - Veteran’s morning coffee: Monday to Friday at 10 a.m.; - curling, darts and shuffleboard currently suspended; - next meat draw fundraiser: Feb. 27 at 3 p.m.; - Chase the Ace: Feb. 27 at 3 p.m.

Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery: - the new Virtual Travel Series, an adaptation of the Noon Hour Slides program will be held over Zoom every

Wednesday at noon until March.

- new exhibition Fire in the Belly: SK Women in Art, featuring a collection of work from many different female prairie artists, is now on display in the gallery until May 2.

- the Art Book Club is returning on March 11 at 1 p.m. with a Zoom meeting to discuss Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art by Mary Gabriel, as a tie-in with the MJMAG’s current gallery exhibition.

Crushed Can Sports Bar & Nightclub: Trivia Night is returning on Feb. 23 at the Crushed Can, beginning at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday evening. Teams are limited to four people, entry is free, and prizes will be awarded nightly.

Western Development Museum: is hosting a familyfriendly scavenger hunt event in the Moose Jaw and Yorkton locations for Heritage Week. The activity is available for visitors to participate in from Feb. 13 until Feb. 28, free with museum admission and suitable for ages 2+. Heritage-themed prizes for all ages available.

Seniors’ Centre Without Walls: Upcoming feature programs from the telephone service include: - Toys & Pastimes with Karla Rasmussen from the Western Development Museum on Feb. 23 at 10 a.m.; - Brain Games trivia with Donna Kostal on Feb. 24 at 10:30 a.m.; -Osteoporosis information session with the Osteoporosis Society on Feb. 25 at 10:30 a.m.; - Old Time Country Piano Music with musician Lorne Jackson on Feb. 26 at 10:30 a.m.

St. Andrew’s United Church: The church is hosting a drive-through dinner fundraiser on Palm Sunday, featuring a roast beef dinner from Charlotte’s Catering for $20 a plate. Meals will be available to pick up between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on March 28 at the church.

Contact the St. Andrew’s office, Sheila Leahy at 1 (306) 694-5980 or Louise McDougall at 1 (306) 693-2312 to pre-order.

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COVID-19 vaccinations well underway in Moose Jaw

Close to 700 doses expected to be delivered to frontline healthcare workers, seniors homes by end of weekend The first doses of the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine were delivered to front-line healthcare workers as well as seniors homes in Moose Jaw -- including Providence Place and Pioneer Lodge -- midweek, with Chez Nous the final senior care home in the city to receive doses on Saturday afternoon.

It’s expected close to 700 doses will have been delivered by the end of this past weekend.

The distribution itself has been similar to past immunization campaigns, including the annual flu shots delivered throughout the province. As a result, it’s just been a matter of following the same pattern and procedures as other vaccines, just with heightened safety protocols.

The South Central region is the second last region to receive the vaccine, with only the South West left with zero vaccines as of Feb. 19.

As mentioned, the reasoning is valid: with supply issues slowing both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine rollouts in the province,

Randy Palmer priorities were given to regions much harder hit by COVID. As an example, Saskatoon and its 7,099 cases have already received 6,931 first doses and 4,793 second doses for a total of 11,724.

The North Central region, which includes • Cross Cut #3 Security Prince Albert, has seen 3,162 cases in to• First 25lbs is $15.00 minimum charge tal, and was also an early priority for vac• .55¢ per lb after that cines, receiving their first doses back in • $25 local pick up December. They’ve now received 8,724, including 4,074 second doses.

Conversely, Moose Jaw and South Central has seen only 741 cases of COVID-19, with 22 active cases in the local area and only one in the Assiniboia region.

South West, meanwhile, has a total of 599 cases and only three active, the lowest in the province.

Saskatchewan is currently in Phase 1 of the vaccination plan, focussing on the 32 Manitoba St W • Moose Jaw Express high-risk population in the province, which Phase 2 moving into the general population as early as April 2021.

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A look at COVID numbers from Feb. 13 to 19

As of Friday, Feb. 19, there are 22 active cases in the South Central 2 sub-zone.

There are 1,582 active cases in the province overall.

Saturday, Feb. 13: 244 cases reported in the province, 1 in the South Central (located in the South Central 2 sub-zone).

Four deaths reported in SK, 190 recoveries.

Sunday, Feb. 14: 161 cases reported in the province, 5 in the South Central (all of which were in the South Central 2 subzone). Zero deaths reported in SK, 247 recoveries.

Monday, Feb. 15: 143 cases reported in the province. Regional information was not available, due to the Family Day holiday. Zero deaths reported in SK, 265 recoveries.

Tuesday, Feb. 16: 136 cases reported in the province, 4 in the South Central. Note

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that regional case breakdown reported on this day included data from Feb. 15. Three deaths reported in SK, 264 recoveries.

Wednesday, Feb. 17: 124 cases reported in the province, 1 in the South Central (located in the South Central 2 sub-zone).

Five deaths reported in SK, 189 recoveries.

Thursday, Feb. 18: 146 cases reported in the province, 1 in the South Central (0 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone).

Zero deaths reported in SK, 171 recoveries.

Friday, Feb. 19: 146 cases reported in the province, 1 in the South Central (located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Three deaths reported in SK, 227 recoveries.

Vaccine delivery: 53,030 total. As of Feb. 19, 78 doses had been administered in the South Central.

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CORRECTION

In the article “Gina Jewelry International offering expertise sales and service for the city’s jewelry needs” published in the Feb. 17 edition of the Moose Jaw Express, the owner’s names were spelled incorrectly. The article should share the owners names as Ping Su and Wenhong Tian.

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