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Mike Beaudoin Artistic Design Metalwork

He started welding at only 6 years old. All of his work is original and one of a kind. Mike Beaudoin's steelwork will welcome visitors to ranches, mark the passing of loved ones and offer places to sit in a park. The Mortlach, Saskatchewan, man uses a plasma cutter - hand controlled, not computerized - to create metal signs and artwork. "People have an image of what matters to them," Beaudoin explains. "Sometimes they have a photo. They give me full rein to create from that." With some signs stretching up to 66 ft. long, the metal artist usually works outside to weld his artwork together. He deals with nature's elements. Mike has hand drawn and cut everything from bison to entire ranch scenes with horses, people, wagons and houses. Beaudoin credits his skills to his father, who was a farmer and blacksmith who made and fixed equipment. "My work is all hand-crafted and designed to last for decades," Beaudoin says. "That's what I work for, that it becomes a family heirloom." Beaudoin has done pieces for clients all over Canada and US. Mike is always happy to show anyone his work he can be reached at 306-861-0001 or view his work on his facebook page https://fbme/skmetaldesigns

Unemployment reduced in local labour region By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Swift Current labour region seems to have come through the pandemic quite well. There were 2,900 more people employed at June 2021 than one year ago in the depths of the pandemic restrictions. The increase in employment came with an increase in the available labour force of 1,200 to 57,400 persons. With an unemployment rate of 6.8 per cent the region had the third lowest rate of five regions in the province. Yorkton-Melville had the lowest unemployment rate at 4.2 per cent with second lowest rate of 5.1 per cent in the Prince Albert Northern region Saskatoon-Biggar had a seven per cent unemployment rate while Regina-Moose Mountain had 7.1 per cent. A year ago, the Moose Jaw Swift Current labour region unemployment rate was 10.5 per cent. The Saskatchewan rate of unemployment in June of 6.6 per cent was almost half the 11.9 per cent a year ago.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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