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Don’t miss Central Collegiate’s theatre production ‘Mamma Mia!’

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com Emma Cherney, who plays Sophie SheriCentral Collegiate’s drama students have SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION worked incredibly hard to put on this brilliant dan, says all the drama students “missed theatre Specialized in production of ‘Mamma Mia!’ The performance [last year] so much, and getting it back is such a Energy Efficient Furnaces will be held at Peacock Centennial Auditorium treat… so we’re all having a good time.”

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Emma McAuley (playing Ali, one of SoLast year, the school’s drama students were phie’s bridesmaids) agrees: “We’re pulling it We Service ALL Makes and Models disappointed to learn that they would be unable together, I think. I think it’s going to turn out Always Fully Stocked! to put on a production due to the pandemic. So great.” this year, they were ready to seize their opporThe hours required in preparation are intimtunity. idating; the cast has been putting in two hours a Central Collegiate drama teacher Brian night, five days a week for the last two months.

Bowley, the show’s director, says he has wanted They’ve ramped up recently as well, adding to do Mamma Mia! for years. Nevertheless, it multiple five-hour rehearsals as they get ready was not his idea: his students came up with it. for the stage at A. E. Peacock’s Centennial Audi“This year, the kids actually came to us and torium. No one knows how much time has been said, ‘We should do Mamma Mia!’” Bowley spent in total. says the drama students had already worked out “Too many hours,” laughs Madalynne how to fill the roles and everything seemed to fit.

Eros, who plays Donna Sheridan. But, she says, “So seriously,” he continues, “it’s a no-brainer. they’re ready. “We’re so excited! This is what The music is so much fun, and it’s so popular we have worked for. It gets stressful, but it’s at the moment, and the whole rehearsal process all worth it. And we obviously get nervous and Central Collegiate presents Mamma stuff, but once we’re on stage it comes so natuhas just been a blast.”

Mamma Mia! is one of the most popular Mia! (poster supplied) rally because we’ve practiced for so long.”

THE WEARHOUSE and long-running musicals ever. It opened in The cast is surprisingly experienced. Many London’s West End in 1999 (where it still goes strong), made its have been dancing and doing theatre for nearly ten years already.

North American debut in Toronto in 2000, and opened on Broadway “We’re all in choir and vocal jazz too, so… it’s a lot of singing,” Yard Goods $3.00-$6.00/yard in 2001, where it played 5,773 performances before closing out in Emily McAuley adds.

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The music has become second-nature, as their Wednesday night Mamma Mia! tells the story of a mother (Donna) and her soon- rehearsals of “Money, Money, Money,” and “Honey, Honey” made to-be-married daughter (Sophie). Donna raised Sophie alone. She clear. The choreography, singing, and lines were automatic from evdidn’t, and doesn’t, need a man to make her life complete. Sophie, ery cast member. on the other hand, has decided she wants her unknown father to give Mamma Mia! will run at 7:00 p.m. for each performance – Noher away at her upcoming wedding. The story’s conflict revolves vember 18th, 19th and 20th at Peacock’s Centennial Auditorium loaround the fact that there are three reasonable possibilities for who cated at 145 Ross St. her father could be – and, without telling her mother, Sophie invites Tickets are available online at ShowTix4U.com (search “Centhem all. tral Collegiate”), or from Central Collegiate’s office. The prices are This production at Central Collegiate came together in Sep- $15 for adults and $10 for students. tember and all the teachers were in support – Paul THE WEARHOUSE McCorriston directed the music; Derek Porter Goal $5000 Buy 1 Pair of Pants and Get designed and built the sets; Holly McCorriston $4500 The 2nd Pair for 1/2 PRICE! painted the sets and did the show’s choreography; $4000 and Chantel Mack did the costume design.

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Sunningdale School students place 159 flags in remembrance of fallen Canadians

by Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Sunningdale School students placed flags in remembrance of the 158 soldiers and one civilian who died in Afghanistan.

The Friends of the Forces Fellowship partnered with Sunningdale School to line the school’s front walkway with Canadian flags in preparation for Remembrance Day. It was a brisk November morning, but Nathan Hazell’s grade seven class filed out regardless, to drill holes in the frozen ground and place 159 flags. Friends of the Forces Fellowship member Phil Adkins explained to the students what the flags symbolized before handing out power drills and flags. The students broke into teams of drillers and flag-placers and set to work.

Chief Warrant Officer Keur of 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (the “Big 2”) was there to represent the Forces. Also in attendance were Fellowship Vice-Chairman Robb Nesbitt; Fellowship treasurer Joyce Walter; and Fellowship members Carrie Froehlich and Ken Hawkes.

Sunningdale School principal Dave Osberg watched his students proudly, commenting that he was happy with how well they were cooperating and enjoying their tasks.

made by our country’s soldiers.

The Sunningdale students enjoyed using the power tools, resulting in a few more holes being drilled than was strictly necessary. They were also visibly determined to do a good job and spaced the flags out carefully while packing dirt to make sure they stayed upright.

Formerly 15 Wing Fellowship, the Friends of the Forces Fellowship is a local organization whose mission is to strengthen ties between the Forces and the community. Information on their other upcoming events can be found at friendsoftheforcesfellowship.ca.

Back row L-R (CWO Keur; Robb Nesbitt; Principal Dave Osberg; Phil Adkins; Ken Hawkes; Grade 7 teacher Nathan Hazell) “We’ve done this about nine or ten years now,” he said, “and it’s something we look forward to and the kids look forward to.” Osberg said it was a nice tradi-

tion each November to have the Friends of the Forces Fellowship and members of the Canadian Forces come out to the school to remind students there of the sacrifices

The flags near completion

The Veteran: Equal on Active Duty – Equal in Death

In an era when some claim ‘individual distinction’ we must never forget that the men and women who served in all Branches of the Military and the Auxiliaries – including Tommy Wong of Moose Jaw who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary – are Veterans.

By Richard Dowson, Moose Jaw, SK

On Remembrance Day we remember Veterans.

South Saskatchewan Regiment – Verrieres Ridge For example, on July 20, 1944 the South Saskatchewan Regiment fought at Verrieres Ridge which runs between Caen and Falaise in France. In a few hours sixty-six ‘Saskatchewanians’ died from mortar fire, machine gun fire, high explosives or were crushed to death by German tanks.

The SVWM lists the SSR casualties as; 66 killed, 116 wounded and 26 taken prisoner.

The dead were South Saskatchewan Regiment Soldiers. There was no individual distinction in battle – there was no distinction in death. The bodies and body parts of the fallen were collected and are buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Cana-

Headstones, like these for the graves of RCAF Pilot, Flying Officer Jack Harvey of Saskatoon and the crew of Lancaster Bomber LL779, who died July 20/21, 1944, are equal, similar and simple. (The body of an eighth crewman was found later and buried at another location.) dian War Cemetery or the Bayeux War Cemetery at Calvados, France.

Headstones What Defines a Headstone?

Government of Canada: “Headstones in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are designed after those from the first and second world wars. Even though you can personalize your headstone, it’s important that

RCAF Transport Aircraft Returning the Fallen to Canada

it still meets the customs and traditions of the CAF. Headstones can be made in either English or French, and may also be bilingual.”

Afghanistan Remember our Afghanistan Veterans – and the 158 Canadians who died on Active Duty in Afghanistan.

To All Veterans, “We’ve got your back.”

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Scaled-down Remembrance Day ceremony remembers the fallen Annual event takes place largely in virtual arena for second year in a row, including focus on 100th anniversary of the poppy

Participants in the Remembrance Day ceremony stand for the Last Post, as played by Capt. Rick Elmer.

We all hope the day will come when Moose Jaw will once again be able to gather in the thousands to honour and remember those who gave their lives in the service of our country.

But as the ongoing pandemic rages on, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59 once again decided to take the safest route possible with their annual Remembrance

Members of the Saskatchewan Dragoons stand sentinel at the Remembrance Day service cenotaph.

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express Day ceremonies last week, hosting a small gathering of dignitaries at Jones Parkview Funeral Home for a scaled-back service that was also streamed on Facebook Live.

It was almost identical to the successful ceremony at the height of the pandemic in 2020, only this time patrons were able to gather at the Legion to watch the event live and in person, with necessary precautions, of course.

The service was conducted by Padre Rev. Doug Shepherd, who began the event by speaking towards the 100th anniversary of the poppy being adopted as the symbol of the Legion.

He continued by honouring those who Padre Rev. Doug Shepherd conducted served in the many conflicts over the years, the 2021 Remembrance Day service. and included those who worked in essenthose worthy of praise. tial services throughout the pandemic as “From the cashier at the food store to gas station attendants to intensive care unit staff and all the others, it was they who said ‘ready, aye ready’ when the call for help went out,” Shepherd said.

Shepherd also touched on the history of human conflict and how the dream is ongoing for long-lasting peace in our time.

“Our hope, of course is that the trumpet will never again be used to call us to arms, but that’s more than unlikely,” Shepherd said. “Breaks of peace in human hisMembers of 15 Wing salute the cenotaph tory are few and far between, but the hope during the wreath laying ceremony. is there and the dream is now. The Canadi-

an Army Journal says the world has known only 292 years of peace in the last 6,000 years. Since 650 B.C. there have been 1,700 arms races, and of the 1,700 only 16 of those arms races have not ended in war… but we still have the dream.”

The event continued with the Last Post and Rouse by Capt. (Retired) Rick Elmer along with the Lament by piper Michelle Gallagher, both of whom have been longtime participants at Remembrance Day and Decoration Day ceremonies over the years.

The traditional laying of wreaths concluded the ceremony, with the wreaths previously positioned and participants saluting the cenotaph at the front of the chapel as each group was called.

You can watch the full Moose Jaw Remembrance Day 2021 ceremony by visiting https://bit.ly/3c4CugU.

The inscription on the Remembrance Day cenotaph.

PTE John Herbert Davies Remembered Submitted by Hugh Vernon

Last Saturday, Eardisland Memorial Walks; a Remembrance project for the parish’s 13 fallen soldiers from the First World War, commemorated Pte John Herbert Davies of the Alberta Regiment.

John lived at Lower Burton Farm in Eardisland and in 1911 emigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada with his brother Carl. He worked as a fireman in Moose Jaw and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, formed in 1914 when war in Europe broke out. John returned to England, where Canadian forces were concentrated for training in Kent from 1915 before deploying to the Western Front. The Alberta

Regiment was is action from 1916, engaged in heavy fighting on the Ypres salient. During the Battle of Mount Sorrel, John was reported missing, later confirmed ‘Killed In Action’ on 14th June.

Parishioners from both Eardisland and Dilwyn attended a modest ceremony, gathering by the Pte John Herbert Davies memorial gate, installed facing the farmhouse on a path John is sure to have used.

The gate is made from Herefordshire oak, crafted by the charity Hereford’s Choices Foundation and the mounted brass plaque was dedicated in part by the Calgary Highlanders, the active Canadian Army Primary Reserve infantry regiment now responsible for holding the values and traditions of the long disbanded Albertas. Retired Brigadier Richard Kirby, now Chair of

Eardisland Parish Council, unveiled the plaque.

Details of Eardisland Memorial Walks are found at EardislandMemorialWalks. org.uk, showing all memorial gates and walks’ details.

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I am thinking that there are many out there who have no idea what a person who philosophizes is and what exactly they are about. This may help to better understand philosophers as they offer an open-minded way of thinking. Whether you agree with a philosopher’s discourse or not is the reader’s prerogative, but the ideas are thought-provoking to say the least.

The word philosopher comes from the ancient Greek word “φιλόσοφος,” romanticized: “philosophos,” meaning ‘lover of wisdom’.

Joan Ritchie “In the classical sense, a philosopher EDITOR was someone who lived according to a certain way of life, focusing upon resolving existential questions about the human condition; it was not necessary that they discoursed upon theories or commented upon authors.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher “Philosophers today, and historically, have promoted being open-minded, intellectually humble, curious and creative in our thinking; they have championed the view that we should not live in fear of “being out of the loop” from contemporary trends, and that we should not obsess about what is currently fashionable with the present “incrowd”; they have searched for wisdom (while rationally disputing certain definitions of it, as you probably expected), and have rejected wallowing in intellectual darkness; they have promoted the idea that we should practice mindfulness and not mindlessness. ”Philosophers promote the idea that we should live the examined life, as Socrates once put it. That means detaching from social personas and social scripts, and truly thinking for oneself and coming to own one’s own thought--and not simply repeating and being an echo of the voices of others.” https://sccollege.edu/Departments/Philosophy/Pages/What-Philosophy-Is-and-Is-Not.aspx “While society is very different today from when the founding figures of Western philosophy were making their mark, the questions we face today are just as challenging. Enter modern philosophy, which puts critical thinking and problem-solving at the forefront in order to make sense of these weighty problems.

“Science can’t answer every question but we lean very heavily on science today. And with good reason: Thanks to advancements in science and technology, we live in a very different way to how we would without them. From fridges for our food to airplanes for travel, there’s no denying that scientific advancements are vital to our survival as a species.

“But just because science is important, that does not negate the value of philosophy. In fact, the two go hand in hand.”

Philosophy is also important in business. “At first pass, a “soft” science like philosophy may not seem especially relevant to business.

However, this couldn’t be further from the truth.

“Frankfurt School of Finance & Management professor of philosophy Christine Tiefensee explains that anyone who wants to succeed in a challenging, leading position in business, public administration, politics, or the wider society needs a crucial set of skills. She adds, “You will need to see quickly through complex issues, put together convincing arguments for or against given proposals, filter relevant from irrelevant information, check the consistency and soundness of policy papers, decide which problems are crucial and identify the issues that are still badly understood. These skills of rigorous analysis, sound argument and critical examination are the bread-and-butter of philosophy: no subject trains our ability for consistent, systematic thought better than philosophy.

“So, while to some people philosophy may not be the sexiest of subjects on paper, it’s one with extraordinary staying power and potential. It does not just stand to change the world; it just might change your life.” https://www.bachelorstudies.com/article/four-reasons-why-philosophy-is-as-relevant-as-ever/ 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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Riverside Mission launches 50/50 raffle to support build of new venue Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Meanwhile, RegiSouls Harbour Rescue Mission expects the na-based Westridge Connew Riverside Mission struction will oversee the building to cost $4.5 milvenue’s construction and lion, and while it possessSEPW Architecture Inc. es about half that amount, will oversee its design, he it has launched a fundraiscontinued. SHRM chose ing campaign to raise the Westridge because they rest. have a close relationship The Regina-based after the latter constructed non-profit launched a the charity’s new venue 50/50 raffle on Nov. 12 several years ago. for the Moose Jaw char“Our goal now is to ity, intending to raise as — we’ve given Westridge much money as possible instruction — try and use

by Friday, Dec. 3. Tickets as many local trades as we are one for $20, five for can within the Moose Jaw $50, 20 for $100 and 100 community and Moose for $250.

Jaw surrounding area,” he The draw date is noon said. “We want to tap into on Dec. 3, while the final A sign has been erected on the site where the new Riverside the local trades as best as deadline is 11 a.m. that Mission building will be constructed. This site is at 212 and we can and support the day. The 50/50 website is 218 River Street West. Photo by Jason G. Antonio community because the www.shrmsk5050.ca. community supports us.”

Souls Harbour merged with Riverside Mission in The Moose Jaw Construction Association has already 2019. conducted some fundraising and presented SHRM with a “We need a lot,” said Joe Miller, executive director of cheque, Miller remarked. In turn, he is working with the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission (SHRM). association to ensure its members can submit quotes on The organization has $1 million in cash, while it ex- the project. pects to receive $1 million in provincial funding, leaving If a Regina trades company and a Moose Jaw trades about $2.5 million to be raised, he continued. SHRM plans company submit similar bids and the latter bid is slightly to raise as much money as possible through the 50/50, higher, Westridge has been told to choose the Moose Jaw while it will likely take out a mortgage to fund the rest. bid, he said. This is to ensure solid relationships are built SHRM and Riverside Mission expect to break ground in Canada’s Most Notorious City. in early 2022 on the latter’s new building, which will be “We’re not looking for one-offs, where someone three-storeys, 2,047.5 square metres (22,750 square feet) comes and does part of the project and helps with the in size with 24 affordable housing units and six suites for building and then disappears. We want an ongoing relaaddiction programming. tionship, whether that’s contributing volunteers or maybe There will be a 5,000-square-foot food and distribu- making a financial donation at Christmas or something,” tion centre, a new Riverside Mission, a full commercial Miller continued. kitchen, a dining space that converts into an emergency “Everything we do is driven around relationships … .” shelter, community offices, and board rooms. Other serThere is no firm timetable for when volunteers can vices will include employment training, high school and return to Riverside Mission due to the pandemic, even post-secondary education, and ministry opportunities. though they are the organization’s backbone and their Miller noted that the non-profit owns the land at 212 presence has been missed, added Miller. Right now, vacand 218 River Street West, the city changed the zoning, cinated staff are serving the meals to ensure the venue rethe old structures have been demolished, while the envi- mains safe for clients. ronmental reports say the land is safe on which to build.

Central Butte campaign to raise $450,000 for child care centre

By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

The town and district of Central Butte have had what some seniors describe as a “baby explosion” in the last few years.

The increase in population has created the need to develop a child Wall hanging care centre and the community needs $450,000 to open it in the former SaskPower building on Main Street.

“Central Butte is in need of a child care centre,” said Janelle Aitken, one of the organizers. “When we sent out our survey in February we found out there were 51 children that needed child care. Our centre will accommodate 33 spaces.”

The need for the centre stems from “a large influx of children. The school is growing; the community’s growing; people are moving back to farm.”

School enrolment has jumped to 153 from 83 in a few years.

“There was 22 new kids this year and will be about as many next year.”

Right now the community relies on day homes and family to look after pre-schoolers.

“I think there’s only one day home open right now,” Aitken said.

The child care building, last used as a liquor store, needs renovations.

Target date for the day care opening is August 2022.

Central Butte Child Care Inc. continued the fundraising campaign with a trade and craft show in the school on Nov. 7.

The gym was full of vendor tables ranging from crafts, knitting, household goods to jewelry, wood work, Christmas ornaments and baking.

Ken Botham of Lucky Lake was selling smoked trout and smoked sausage sticks He moved back to his home town of Lucky Lake 15 years ago to get out of Calgary and into a smaller community.

“I bought a smoker and started playing around; it got pretty good.”

He has been selling smoked fish for 13 years as a sideline after work at the Lake Diefenbaker fish farm.

One thing led to another and he started smoking and selling pork with beef sausages sticks He was going to quit selling honey garlic sticks. “I don’t like honey garlic but my wife said: ‘Who is buying it?’

“I listened to her…I listen to her mostly.”

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net Ornaments

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From The Kitchen

Christmas gift ideas straight from the oven

A 1955 book, Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen, is a bit smudged in places, but that means the recipes contained inside are family favourites during the Christmas season.

Items in this book are suggested as homemade gifts for friends and neighbours, with packing instructions offered for various items such as cookies, loaves, jams and jellies.

One of the gift hint says: “Any rolled cookie can be made into a Christmas tree ornament. Cut a piece of string or thread for each cookie. Place the string on the top of the cookie on the sheet and press into the dough. Bake as usual.”

This week’s recipes are for three cookies, suitable for giving — or being enjoyed at home.

••• Chocolate Raisin Crinkles 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 2/3 cups sugar 1 tbsp. vanilla 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate squares, melted 2 cups flour 2 tsps. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1/3 cup milk 1 cup raisins powdered sugar In a large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Blend in melted chocolate.

Set aside.

In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to chocolate mixture alternately with

milk, stirring after each addition. Stir in raisins.

Cover and refrigerate until firm.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in powdered sugar. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake 1215 minutes. Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

••• Raisin Molasses Gems 3 cups flour 2 tsps. baking soda 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground cloves 1/2 tsp. ground ginger 1/4 tsp. salt 3/4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup cooking molasses 1 egg 1 cup raisins sugar In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add molasses and egg and blend well.

Gradually said flour mixture to molasses mixture, mixing well. Stir in raisins. Cover and refrigerate until firm.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool 1 minute. Remove to wire racks. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Note: 1/4 cup dark corn syrup may be substituted for 1/4 cup molasses.

••• Butterscotch Crisps 1 cup flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1-12 oz. pkg. butterscotch chips, divided 3/4 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 2 cups rolled oats 1 cup chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of the butterscotch chips with butter. Stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes.

Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add sugar and egg and beat until creamy. Gradually stir in oats and flour mixture and mix well.

Fold in remaining butterscotch chips and walnuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool on wire racks. Makes about 3 1/2 cookies.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel. net

Applications open for culture and recreation projects under the $900 million ICIP initiative

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to 33 per cent of the cost.

For the 2021-22 intake, community, culture, and infrastructure projects must have a cost minimum of $100,000, and a maximum total cost of $50 million.

The federal and provincial governments signed a bilateral agreement in Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant renewal was one of the 2018 to provide more than $900 million for projects initiated through ICIP funding. infrastructure projApplications for the community, culects in Saskatcheture and recreation infrastructure stream wan. The total program cost country-wide of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure exceeds $33 billion and will run until 2028.

Program (ICIP) opened on Nov. 9.

The total federal program funding for Under the program guidelines, eli- the Community, Culture, and Recreation gible projects will receive at least 40 per stream of ICIP in Saskatchewan is $56.2 cent funding from the federal government. million.

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City of Moose Jaw communications manager Craig Hemingway confirmed that the city has no plans yet for a project application. Each applicant, including municipalities, may submit only a single project for consideration.

In Moose Jaw and the surrounding area so far, approved ICIP projects include nearly $800,000 toward placing solar panels on several city buildings; over $3 million to renovate the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport; and over $220 million (over $80 million in federal funding) toward the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant renewal.

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Project timelines for this intake must not exceed October 2027 and must be self-sufficient after completion. Municipalities are responsible for cost over-runs and delays after the initial project approval has been given and a plan established. If the project is significant, federal and provincial oversight authorities must be kept informed of all progress and/or delays.

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REFLECTIVE MOMENTS

Borderline hypochondriacs, in my opinion, should not Joyce Walter have easy access to health reFor Moose Jaw Express cords online, health records ronjoy@sasktel.net that don’t come with a doctor’s The views and opinions ex- calming explanation. pressed in this article are After being continually those of the author, and do prodded to create an e-health not necessarily reflect the poaccount with the Saskatchewan sition of this publication.

Health Authority so results of various tests would be immediately available for my viewing pleasure, I gave in to the pressure, simply because the account was needed to access my COVID vaccination records.

Obtaining an account was a frustrating experience but once success had been achieved and vaccination records were printed and photographed, I turned my attention to other aspects of the account. I could check out my prescriptions, my recent lab work and other tests such as CT scans and X-rays. Some easy reading for a lazy fall afternoon.

I verified the information under prescriptions as correct and moved on to lab results, quickly discovering the requirement for a medical dictionary to explain how medical personnel speak in a language all their own. My

Google helps interpret results from e-health records newly-discovered definition of some things medical now allows me to follow along with television hospital shows when doctors spew out a series of capital-letter-testing orders: CBC, MCV, MCH, MCHC, MVP — and so on. I have yet to hear VIP. The lab results show the acceptable levels of what’s in one’s blood along with the levels that were present during the most recent blood test, using one of those butterfly needles for less painful access to veins that seldom co-operate with the person collecting all those tubes.

Upon scanning the results, I learned my contents were within acceptable levels from top to bottom of the chart — with the exception of three alphabet terms in the centre. On those, the results registered as “above high normal” which immediately triggered some unease and concern — those hypochondriac tendencies coming alive.

Should I call a health professional for an opinion, should I book an appointment with the Mayo Clinic, should I update my last will and testament — all scenarios prompted by having access to this health record and forcing me to use Google to figure out definitions for some of those capital letters.

With some limited research, I figured I wasn’t in immediate danger. My doctor, when I saw him, looked at my lab results and showed no concern. Cured already!

With some trepidation, I clicked on the icon for other test results and found once again that I might have some unexplained diseases. Again, although, most of the language and terms were incomprehensible to a lay person, Google came through on a level high enough to calm most of the fears of this low-level hypochondriac.

I was concerned about a phrase discussing the atlantoaxial interval and odontoid peg until I read further and learned whatever they are they “appear intact.”

At that point I decided ignorance is bliss, that if I have something seriously wrong with me, my medical team will call and tell me what to do. So far the phone has been silent. But, I wonder in hypochondriac fashion, should I call just to make sure the results have been reported accurately via e-health.

Instead, I try to access my e-health record to see if anything has changed, even though I haven’t had any tests in the past month. My need to know is continually thwarted by the message: “Oops, we are sorry. There is a problem with the page you are trying to use.”

Now how will I know if I’m suffering from some serious capital letter disease? Maybe the SHA should call a website doctor so I can check on that odontoid peg.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Winter camping now open in Sask Parks

Winter camping can be a great way to spend time with the family and one of the many provincial parks in Saskatchewan is a good place to start.

Reservations are being accepted now, although you need a valid park pass. A park pass costs $40 and is good until March 31st, 2022, but if you have already purchased one earlier this year it is valid until March 31st, 2022. Electrical sites are $29/night and non-electrical sites are $16/night.

“We are pleased to offer online winter camping reservations in Sask Parks for the first time ever,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said.

“We know many families will be staying close to home again this season, so we want to ensure there will be a variety of nearby winter experiences and overnight opportunities available for everyone to enjoy.”

Winter camping can be a fun and enjoyable experience. If you are new to the idea of leaving your warm homes to brave the elements outdoors, here are a few things to consider.

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Canister stoves are lightweight, but the fuel doesn’t do as well in cold temperatures. You would need to keep the canister in your jacket or in the foot of your sleeping bag to ensure it doesn’t freeze. Either stove will work, but it comes down to personal choice on which you would require for backpacking or site camping.

Always have a backup plan by bringing the essentials to build a fire or having an extra stove on hand.

Bring a small piece of plywood to make a base for your stove. When the stove gets hot, you don’t want to lose your supper if the stove drops down into melted snow or tips over.

Our bodies create heat when we eat, so eating small amounts of food often will help to create heat as we need it. Have a good breakfast but a small lunch, so you don’t stop long enough for your body to cool down.

Plan for a hot supper in the evening.

Warmth Sleeping is half the fun of camping. Choosing the best sleeping bag for winter camping can be a challenge; you don’t want to be too cold or too warm when you sleep. A down or synthetic sleeping bag with an extra -10C added to the expected outdoor temperature will suit your needs.

If it is going to be -30C, use a sleeping bag that is good to -40C. Also invest in a sleeping bag liner. It helps to retain warmth longer and keeps the inside of your sleeping bag cleaner for a longer stay.

Use two sleeping pads for insulation, a closed-cell foam pad next to the ground and a self-inflating pad on top. The foam pad serves as extra insurance in case the self-inflating pad gets punctured. Pads designed for all-season or winter use usually have an R-value of about 4.0 or higher.

Layer your clothing. Start with a base layer of long underwear to keep you dry; the middle/insulating layer should be with fleece or insulated pants and a ski or snowboard jacket. With the middle layer, there are many factors to consider, like how active you will be. The middle layer needs to keep you insulated but not overheat you, whereas the base layer would become moist. An idea would be to bring extra jackets to change-out for more or less warmth.

The outer layer needs to keep out the wind and water, but you need to vent heat from your body so you don’t sweat.

It needs to be breathable and waterproof.

Wear weather appropriate socks, mittens, hats and scarves. You might even consider using hand-warmers in your mittens/gloves and boots to keep your extremities warm. Be aware of frostbite. Cold weather camping can be fun but be aware of fingers and toes. Numbness or discolouration are signs of frostbite. If you see any signs, seek medical attention immediately.

Camping essentials also include: a first-aid kit, a good outdoor knife and or hatchet, flashlights, sunscreen, rope and a compass or GPS. To stay up-to-date on all Sask Parks winter programs and activities, follow Sask Parks on Facebook. To register for a guided program or reserve winter camping, visit http://parks.saskatchewan.ca

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12 in both the public and Catholic school systems.

We would appreciate your support by letting These presentations teach basic medical skills to the the community know and encouraging them to vote students. All students were provided with a preseneach day from November 10 to 16 at: https://kubota. tation either by workbooks, for the younger grades, ca/communityhero?fbclid=IwAR1SZu7xE05Mqior PowerPoint for the older grades, followed by 4FilcUC_ifam7X2rxDiL-jppxWPbDdYofYkZ3Nhands-on practice of basic medical skills. f0yH3Rc There is one more of Angela’s many initiatives Unfortunately the voting deadline and results of that should be highlighted. Angela has a calm nature the competition were too late to be included in this about her that comforts everyone around her, making edition but will appear in next week’s edition. her perfect for her field. She is very in tune with the Please see the nomination essay in full below. emotions of those around her. While serving as DepKubota Community Hero Nomination Angela uty Chief and Advanced Care Paramedic for Moose Sereda Jaw & District EMS she was well aware of the efAngela is one of the most positive and driven Amongst Angela Sereda’s many accomplishments and accolades, fects on the mental health of paramedics caused by community advocates you could ever have the plea- she received the Governor General of Canada Emergency Medical the traumatic incidents they were encountering regsure to meet. In her almost 30 years working in Para- Services Exemplary Service Medal in 2014 presented by Vaughn ularly at work. These extremely stressful situations medicine, she has spent a great deal of time in all ar- Solomon Schofield, the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan at the were made even more overwhelming in a Covid eas of the community and has had the opportunity to time. world. In response to this, as a way to help counter witness firsthand some of the gaps in care that exist. the paramedics’ anxiety, Angela and the Chief of the are. The mentorship aspect of the day is not only meant Some people when faced with these deficits, while station spearheaded bringing in a full-time emotionsaddened, toss up their hands at a loss for what to do. Oth- to be inspiring for the students but to spark an idea of al support dog (facility dog) for the EMS staff to provide ers, take a breath, roll up their sleeves and jump into the what they could accomplish in the future. The key mes- them with calm and joyful companionship. fight. Angela Sereda is one of those people. Some of her sage is that anything that they want to pursue is possible.

And these are just some examples of the many ways local initiatives include: co-founding a leadership pro- With the pandemic, this program has had to go virtual, so Angela contributes to our community, outside of her fullgram for young girls in our community to provide them most recently they celebrated online with 16 classrooms time job. She also volunteers on multiple boards (see bewith mentorship and support, establishing ‘Community of Grade 8 girls from Moose Jaw via Zoom. During this low) to make sure that the voice of Moose Jaw’s citizens Paramedic Connected-Care Model’ to provide medical event, they had presentations on topics such as “How to be from all walks of life are heard and programs are being support, treatment, and resources in a community-based Mentally Strong During Challenging Times” and “How to created that will help them. setting for individuals who are experiencing mental health Pursue your Passion and Dreams When it Goes Against It is people like Angela that make a difference to the illness and substance abuse disorder, creating and teach- the Norm”. overall quality of life in a community. Moose Jaw, with Somehow the more Angela does in her career, the a population of approximately 34,000 people is large ing curriculum-based basic medical skills to elementary more people she finds the time to reach out to and help enough that there are people who might otherwise fall and high school students in Moose Jaw and surrounding area, and, chairing a board which is working to establish when she is off duty. Angela has always been a strong sup- through the proverbial cracks. Thankfully we have people dedicated Hospice Palliative Care for Moose Jaw and porter and advocate for patient-centered care. As a result, like Angela to stand up and advocate for them. Angela truthe surrounding area in order to ensure that all individ- she became interested in Advanced Care and Community ly is a Community Hero. uals and their families have access to hospice palliative Paramedicine and returned to school to obtain her Com- Volunteer Boards care through their end-of-life journey. Angela is a differ- munity Paramedic Advanced Certificate so that she had · Instructor, Advisory Committee, and, Past Chapter Cothe ability to offer more programs locally that provide ence-maker and a community hero. ordinator and Registrar, International Trauma Life Suppatient-centered care. This led to her initially organizing More Details port Saskatchewan (2014-2020) One of the needs that Angela recognized in our com- biweekly ‘Community Paramedic Wellness Clinics’ in · Special Needs Advisory Committee for the City of munity was that some young girls do not have access to Moose Jaw, where the paramedics go into local housing Moose Jaw (April 2016-December 2020) strong female role models. When young people are enter- complexes to meet with seniors and check their blood · Chair, Heartland Hospice Moose Jaw Inc, Board Meming high school it is a very formative time in their lives. pressure, blood glucose levels, perform ECGs, and book ber prior to (2018-present) Angela felt that girls that age could greatly benefit from appointments with Family Physicians. Not only does this · Crystal Meth Strategy Committee (2019-Present) the mentoring and support of successful local women to allow better access to people who might not otherwise · Thunder Creek Rehabilitation Association Board (2019bolster their confidence and encourage them in their goals. seek care, but also serves as a preventative measure for 2020) As such, in 2015 Angela and 2 other local businesswom- clients’ chronic conditions and helps to deter individuals · Saskatchewan College of Paramedics Professional en co-founded the ‘Tru-Unity Girls Leadership Program’ from accessing the emergency department. Since then, she Conduct Committee (2019-Present) with the goal of “providing an opportunity for young has worked collaboratively with the Saskatchewan Health · Provincial EMS Community Paramedicine Metrics/ women in Grade 9 to develop their leadership skills, em- Authority to evolve the Community Paramedic program Definitions Working Group, Co-Team Lead (2019brace their strengths and celebrate diversity through pre- so that it now provides medical support, treatment, and 2020) sentations and interactive activities held over an 11-week resources in community-based settings for individuals · CSA Technical Committee on Community Paramediprogram”. Throughout this program, the young women who are experiencing mental health illness and substance cine (2019-Present) get to interact and learn from influential women and also abuse disorder.

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Angela joined ‘Heartland Hospice Moose Jaw Inc.’ in get to attend the Business Women of Moose Jaw PRISM RM OF ELMSTHORPE NO. 100 2018 as she felt passionate that it is essential for all indiAwards, which celebrates exceptional women within our MUNICIPAL ELECTION viduals and their families to have access to hospice palliacommunity.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of tive care through their end-of-life journey and Moose Jaw Seeing the evaluations from previous years demoncandidates for the office of: strating that 90% of the girls from the groups felt an in- did not offer that. Since its inception in 2014, Heartland Councilor Division 3 creased sense of belonging, self-esteem, and leadership Hospice’s board has worked collaboratively with both the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Ministry of skills lead Tru-Unity’s founders to want to do even more will be received by the undersigned at the Municipal Office at for the young women of Moose Jaw. As such, they in- Health on initiatives to support the delivery of patient and 203 Main Street during regular business hours until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday the 1st day of December, 2021. troduced an annual ‘International Day of the Girl’ event family-centered care within palliative hospice care. As a which has grown larger each year. In 2019 Tru-unity host- result, there is now one hospice room available in Moose Nomination forms may be obtained from the Municipal Office at ed over 140 Grade 8 girls from Moose Jaw. The confer- Jaw and Heartland Hospice is currently fundraising to cre203 Main Street. ate, furnish and decorate 3 Hospice Palliative rooms with ence gave the girls a chance to meet with six mentors, inDated this 10th day of November, 2021. cluding a pediatric nurse, a police sergeant, and an aircraft a private Family Access Door, a Family Room complete maintenance technician, and hear their stories about what with library resources/playpen/activities for children, a Jaimie Paranuik they do for the community and how they got where they Sacred Space and to continue the development of the SeReturning Officer

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By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Wakamow Manor Social Detox aims to be the first stop on the road to recovery for those struggling with a substance abuse disorder. The facility is operated by the Thunder Creek Rehabilitation Association, formed in 1977 to help patients transition from inpatient (hospital) care to the community.

The problem is, man people struggling with a substance abuse disorder or an acute mental illness have often burned through their resources and supports and don’t know where to turn.

It can be challenging to ask for help, even for those who are currently totally functional. By the time a person hits rock-bottom, they have already worn out the goodwill of family and friends, as well as possibly losing their job or home.

Getting “clean” from an addictive substance is so painful and harsh that virtually no one can do it on their own. Many addicts are alone, often malnourished with no safe place to rest.

“You have to admire the strength that our clients have to come here,” says Shauna Anderson, Program Director of Wakamow Manor. “They have the physical effects of detoxing, the anxiety they’re dealing with…

There’s just so much, so just coming in and staying shows so much strength.”

Recovery starts with having enough to eat When asked what the first priority of Wakamow Manor is, Director of Thunder Creek Rehabilitation Association Chad Topp says, “nutrition and housing.” He is passionate about helping people with substance abuse disorders get back on their feet; he says that starts with basic needs.

“If I was to poll all individuals who have come into detox… if they had a full belly of food and a safe roof over their heads, that would go a long way in their recovery.

I’ve seen people gain 20lbs in two weeks here.”

Wakamow Manor employs a full-time cook who prepares meals based on the Canada Food Guide – with a careful eye toward making the meals delicious. A staff member goes shopping once a week for local ingredients.

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Housing is step two; a safe place to rest “Drug culture” is chaotic and uncontrolled. It is also generous, which can be a surprise, as well as a surprising problem. When someone finds a safe place to sleep, they tell others because they are concerned. If you, as a person, know that a friend or family member is vulnerable and cold, setting boundaries (such as saying, “no, you can’t stay here”) can be almost impossible.

Wakamow Manor accommodates 22 private rooms in a quiet environment. Boundaries are set by facility guidelines so that clients can focus on their personal recoveries.

Clients must put their cell phones and laptops into storage for the duration of their stay, and no calls or visitors permitted.

Bedding and linens are provided and regularly laundered. The only thing clients are required to bring is clothing.

Support Programs Once basic needs are assured and clients feel secure, Wakamow Manor has plenty of supportive resources.

Weekly personal sessions with professional counsellors seek to increase mental health skills and emotional resilience, which is often the root cause of addictive behaviours.

Sessions cover issues such as anger management, relationships, trauma, spirituality, grief, and loss. Staff also teach meditation, provide exercise opportunities, and help clients engage with their creativity through painting and crafting. For First Nations clients, an Aboriginal elder is available to help them connect to their spiritual heritage.

Limitations and Restrictions The overwhelming need in the community means that, as much as they want to, Wakamow Manor can’t help everyone. With only 22 beds and a three- to three-and-a-half-week waiting list, a large number of men and women are waiting to start detox. Clients are also required to have a doctor’s note to ensure they aren’t currently in a crisis that needs acute psychiatric care.

“You can never really solve the real challenge of people not having a home doctor,” Shauna Anderson says. “Sometimes they haven’t seen a doctor in years, and now they want a prescription for detox and a recommendation to go to a detox facility.”

Anderson says staff will always do everything they can to get clients started but nevertheless, there simply aren’t enough resources in Moose Jaw. Chad Topp readily describes the many efforts that various professional and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) are making, doing great work but all are potentially maxed out: Police, paramedicine, Moose Jaw Housing, John Howard Society, Mental Health and Addictions at Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospital, Drug Treatment Court (DTC).

In particular, there is no organized stream for clients to go, from Brief Detox (3 or 4 days) to Social Detox (up to 14 days), to something more long-term such as DTC (14-16 months).

Topp says Wakamow Manor “couldn’t ask for a better funding partner” than Saskatchewan Health Authority.

Yet it is clear, to anyone affected by the mental health & addictions crisis in Moose Jaw, that more is needed.

Addictions Awareness Week in Moose Jaw runs from Nov. 21-27. To learn more about the information sessions and events offered, search “Moose Jaw Crystal Meth Strategy Committee” and visit their Facebook page.

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Have fun but don’t drink and drive; take the ‘Kin-Safe Ride’ home

By Natalie Lund - Moose Jaw Express

This holiday season, the Moose Jaw Kinsmen is partnering with the Moose Jaw Kinette Club to offer the annual safe ride home program “Kin-Safe Ride.”

The goal of this program is to prevent drinking and driving and is inclusive to individuals, businesses or for events to consider if alcohol is being served.

The program is volunteer run and all proceeds go towards supporting local facilities, sports groups, parks, equipment, TeleMiracle, and more.

“We want to ensure that the roads are safe, especially through the holiday season. We get hired by businesses for corporate Christmas parties or events and our job is to sit there and offer safe rides home to people. We also take their vehicle home if need be for a tip,” explains Allen Proust, co-chairman for the Moose Jaw Kinsmen and Kinette Club.

The program aids in giving the public more options for a safe ride home.

“They can always call a friend or a cab, but if you have a dedicated person sitting there at your party it leaves no excuse for anyone to get into their vehicle and drive home after drinking,” said Proust.

“We are here for any event where individuals require a safe ride home service. We are open for hire and we have got all of our staff set up to drive and lots of volunteer’s as well,” he said.

The service is not just limited to Moose Jaw but is also offered to all those in a 100 km radius for an out of town rate.

“We have done events at Buffalo Pound or communities close to Moose Jaw, such as the Rowletta Civic Centre. If someone lives out on a farm 20 minutes out of town, of course we are not going to refuse them a safe ride home; we just hope they tip accordingly,” said Proust.

Initially the Kinsmen Club specifically started offering the safe ride home program in the early 2000’s.

“Over the years, we have seen more of a demand for the service and we felt it was a good idea to partner with the Kinette’s to have a bigger pool of volunteers to drive,” continued Proust.

“We have many groups that we sponsor on a yearly rotation. We contribute to some of them with sponsorships and funding so they can continue to run events.”

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Crystal meth committee hosting six events during Addictions Awareness Week Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The Moose Jaw Crystal Meth Strategy Committee has several events planned to celebrate National Addictions Awareness Week, events that will be its last before it finishes its awareness campaign for 2021.

The awareness week runs from Sunday, Nov. 21 to Saturday, Nov. 27 and has the theme of “Driving Change Together.”

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction says this week helps highlight solutions to address harms around alcohol and other drugs, while it gives Canadians the chance to learn about prevention, treatment and recovery, and possible solutions, said Mary Lee Booth, the committee’s public relations co-ordinator.

“Addressing mental health and addictions issues is complex, and it takes the efforts of many organizations, services and individuals working together to ensure that citizens with mental health and addictions issues have their needs met in the most appropriate and co-ordinated way,” she added.

The crystal meth committee is working with the Moose Jaw Police Service, Medavie Health Services West, Moose Jaw Public Library, Saskatchewan Health Authority’s health promotion, the John Howard Society, Journey to Hope and Square One Community Inc. to present several activities during this year’s National Addictions Awareness Week.

These activities are designed to encourage residents to learn more about alcohol and drug misuse, the potential harms associated with these activities and how to connect with mental health and addictions services for help.

Since the committee is finishing its awareness campaign for 2021, it is also asking for public feedback about how it has done. The survey can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/r/89PK8PQ. Awareness week events Mayor Clive Tolley will kick off the activities by proclaiming Addictions Awareness Week in his office on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 10 a.m.

The first event will be a presentation about Naloxone, along with the distribution of Naloxone and Narcan kits, at the John Howard Society at 15 Hochelaga Street West from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22. Residents are invited to learn more about this anti-opioid treatment; refreshments will be available.

A presentation entitled “Current Drug Trends in Moose Jaw” will be held that same day at the library theatre at 7 p.m. The police service and a community paramedic will speak about what drugs are being used in the community, how to recognize drug use and helpful ways

held entitled “Talking with kids about drugs.” This will be an interactive discussion for parents on preparing for and engaging pre-teens and teens about discussions on drug use.

The Zoom link can be found on the library’s website or Facebook page or by visiting https://palliserlibrary. zoom.us/j/88527280807.

The Moose Jaw Crystal Meth Strategy Committee will have social media challenges on its Facebook page, classroom challenges for students, and various Voices of Hope vignettes at http://journeytohope/synthasite.com or on Moose Jaw Journey to Hope’s Facebook page.

people can respond.

Admission is free but seating is limited to 60 people.

Guests are required to show vaccine passports or recent negative COVID-19 tests and must wear masks.

A Zoom presentation entitled “Spread the word on meth” will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Attendees will learn what crystal meth looks like and what it is made of, how it affects the brain and why it is a concern.

The Zoom link can be accessed on the public library’s Facebook page or website or at https://palliserlibrary. zoom.us/j/87005012543.

The premiere of the Moose Jaw Crystal Meth Strategy Committee’s second locally filmed documentary, “Stop Mething Around: A Family Affair,” will occur on Wednesday, Nov. 24. The film features a family member of an individual affected by crystal meth addiction and a police officer and crystal meth committee member discussing support and resources for relatives.

The documentary will be shown at the library at 7 p.m. or through the committee’s Facebook page. Admission to the library is free, but seating is limited to 60 people and the usual pandemic restrictions will be in place.

The film will be released on YouTube following its premiere.

Meanwhile, there will be two events on Thursday, Nov. 25.

A Lunch and Learn event about drug treatment court will be held at noon that day and sponsored by Square One Community Inc. Attendees will hear about drug treatment court and listen to one of its graduates.

To register, email della@jonesparkview.com or text 306-630-6121.

Later that day, at 7 p.m., a Zoom presentation will be

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Provincial Airways has offered private lessons for some time now with chief flight instructor Candace Pardo. Private lessons allow Pardo to take already-licensed pilots up for additional rating certifications and flight hours (pilots always covet flight hours). However, they have not previously Provincial Airways Chief Instructor Candace Pardo loves to fly- and to teach flying Photo courtesy of Provincial Airways Provincial Airways has expanded its operations to include a Transport Canada-certified Flight Training Unit capable of qualifying private, recreational, and commercial pilots Provincial Airways has expanded its flight operations to include a Transport Canada-certified Flight School as of September 17th. They are capable of qualifying private, recreational, and commercial pilots.

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Flight Training Units are required to have a qualified Chief Flight Instructor, a maintenance operation capable of keeping any flight training aircraft maintained to a high standard, plenty of runway and ground space available, and a careful set of TC standardized policies.

Provincial Airways already has a TC Authorized Maintenance Organization with many years of experience working on their aerial application fleet. However, because the flight school is able to qualify pilots all the way up to a commercial level, there were additional procedures to be put in place.

The basic level of piloting in Canada is Recreational. Obtaining a recreational flying permit requires around 35 hours of flight time. It is entry-level flying, so the size of the plane is restricted, only one passenger is allowed, and recreational pilots can only fly during the day and in good weather. No additional endorsements or ratings (such as night flying) can be added to a recreational permit.

For those who want to go further, the next step is upgrading to a Private License. The upgrade requires around 55 hours of total flight time, along with another 40 hours of ground school. Private pilots can potentially fly any size aircraft with any number of passengers and can make cross-country and cross-border flights. Those privileges come with requirements such as a thorough knowledge of aviation law, radio

The cockpit of the school’s Cessna Skyhawk. Photo courtesy of Provincial Airways procedures, and of the intricacies of safely navigating controlled airspace over large airports.

Ratings can be added to a Private License which allow pilots to fly at night; to fly above clouds (which restrict visibility) using visual flight rules; or, even more advanced, to fly using instrument flight rules.

Instrument flight rules (IFR) allow pilots to fly in any poor weather condition which restricts vision out of the cockpit.

Pardo is excited for the Flight School’s activities to increase. Her enthusiasm for flight and flight instruction were a major part of the effort that allowed the school to be achieved. She says the training school is hoping to add more instructors, more planes – even a flight simulator which would allow pilots to gain more flight hours despite poor weather.

For further information or to sign up for your first flight lesson, visit flyprovincialairways.ca.

Operation Christmas Child Drop-off locale in Moose Jaw Submitted

Thanks to all the items that Canadians lovingly put in their shoeboxes, and the $10-per-box they donate to cover shipping and other program costs, Samaritan’s Purse is able to deliver the boxes to children around the world living in the midst of poverty, disease, war, and natural disaster.

Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week is Nov. 15-21.

Shoebox drop-off location and hours of operation in Moose Jaw are: Moose Jaw Alliance Church 14 Neslia Pl., Moose Jaw Mon. Nov. 15 9:00am - 4:00pm Tues. Nov. 16 9:00am - 4:00pm Wed. Nov. 17 9:00am - 4:00pm & 7:00pm - 9:00pm Thur. Nov. 18 9:00am - 4:00pm & 7:00pm - 9:00pm Fri. Nov. 19 9:00am - 4:00pm Sat. Nov. 20 10:00am - 12:00pm Sun. Nov. 21 1:00pm - 3:00pm Residents can use their own shoeboxes or buy clear plastic boxes and fill them or can check with this location above to see if they might have empty shoeboxes that individuals can fill.

About Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child is an annu-

al initiative of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization that works in more than 100 countries. Last year, Canadians filled more than 373,000 shoeboxes with gifts that shared God’s love and hope with struggling children in West Africa and Central America. As the world continues to deal with COVID-19, children need joy more than ever.

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and distributed more than 187 million shoebox gifts in over 100 countries.

Shoeboxes are given as unconditional gifts, and they often open doors for Samaritan’s Purse to work with community leaders in identifying and addressing important needs such as clean water, literacy, vocational training for women, meeting children’s nutritional needs, etc.

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Vanier students eager to run businesses as part of class project

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express when going to dollar stores, learn start-up of a busithere’s all the plastic and ness,” the Grade 11 stuthere’s all the extra stuff on dent said. “… we have these holiday cards,” she learned that dividing our continued. “All our cards are work amongst all our — besides the twine — com- people is definitely a good pletely biodegradable as well use of our time instead of as recyclable if you’d rather sitting in a group.

“Don’t doubt us go that route.”

It has been a “chaotic” just because we’re only experience for the six stu- 16 (or) 17. We have an dents in developing their awesome teacher who product since they had about has showed us the ins two weeks to figure out pro- and outs of running this Vanier biz 8: Seed You Later’s Christmas and holiday totypes and start their pro- business,” he added. “We cards. The left card shows the front, while the right card duction line, Seman said. The have definitely put in our shows the back and how wildflower seeds have been added to the handmade pulp paper. Photo by Jason G. Kendall Ebbett and Ashton Glova display some of the latter aspect was tough since time for working on it.” Antonio spices that their business, The Spice Kings, is selling. there are many recipes to Handmade crystals Cristal-Li makes make paper.

Photo by Jason G. Antonio which can be purchased separately or as a “Just the other day, our handmade, genuine and cards’ designs were changed ethically sourced crystal jewelry for wom- bundle.

Food spices, handmade crystal jewBusiness president Ann-Marie Rouelry, and eco-friendly Christmas cards are after trying to figure everything out, so it’s en older than 14 who wear such products. ault-Chedid explained that the 13-member The company’s goal is to maintain its core definitely been a wild ride,” the Grade 11 three products that some students at Vanivalues of respect, equality, transparency group wanted to produce these products er Collegiate are selling as part of a class student added. since wearing crystals among women is and flexibility.

Food spices project.

It also hopes to donate 20 per cent of currently popular. One member already The Spice Kings is composed of eight Students in the Entrepreneurship 30 class launched their Junior Achieve- students whose goal is to sell quality steak its profits to Moose Jaw Transition House. had a braided necklace that they wanted The main products include three types to replicate, while they thought rings with ment-related businesses on Nov. 10, with and chicken spices so people can “eat like immediate interest from other youths. royalty.” The company sells The King’s of necklaces and two types of crystal rings, crystals were attractive.

Rouault-Chedid has not operated a The business-minded students will hawk Sword, a spicy beef rub, The King’s business before — learning to operate one Shield, a mild beef rub and The King’s their wares at school, on social media and create receipts were new experiences and through partnerships with community Bow, a lemon pepper spice blend.

— but noted that one group member has The company plans to give 15 per businesses. run three businesses outside of school.

Junior Achievement is an internation- cent of its profits to STARS Air AmbuHowever, the group has worked well toal non-profit organization that helps youths lance. gether and making the products was a team The team originally planned to sell learn more about business and financial liteffort. eracy by participating in hands-on activi- beef jerky — they love food — but public “So (making the items) was kind of a health officials denied their request due to ties. tedious process. It does not take very long health and safety issues, explained presiEco-friendly cards to make them, but to make a very large asSeed You Later focuses on producing dent Kendall Ebbett. They wanted to stick sortment of them,” the Grade 12 student Christmas and holiday cards made of re- with a barbecuing-related business, so they added. “(However), everyone is so excitcycled paper, while those same cards will decided to sell spices. ed. We’re all very passionate about this The group creates its products by pursprout wildflowers after they have been business and we’re all really happy we got planted, explained group president Avery chasing several different base spices and the chance to do it.”

Seman. When creating the paper pulp for then blends them in the home economics Cristal-Li is selling its products at the cards, the students add the seeds before lab before canning them in small jars. school and several community businesses, A variety of handmade crystal rings “We’ve done all the work for our own the cards are pressed.

“I’ve seen a couple of these cards businesses, so we do all the payment, the that student-run company Cristal-Li is such as The Shoppe on Main Street, Co-op and Moose Jaw Tourism. floating around before, and I just knew bank work, the creation, the sales … and selling. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

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

A person’s values are generally held to be the same as their morals. That is erroneous. The values a person has is markedly distinct from their morals. Most of

Values vs. Morals us mistakenly lump them together, to our detriment. We seldom validate the glaring difference between the two. Morals are immutable, whereas our values are the tangible importance or “weight” each of us applies to a given situation, action, or moral dilemma.

Values need not be tied to morality alone. For instance, a person that spends most of their time in solitary pursuits such as reading or studying is said to “value” their solitude. On the other hand, a gregarious person who seeks out a great deal of social interactions is contended to “value” interpersonal relationships. There is no moral right or wrong about it. However, their values can be seen in the everyday choices they make and how they live their life.

Morality is a different animal. We all have the same basic morals, or at least claim to. A short list of them is trite and easy to lay down. Stealing, lying, and cheating are just a few things we collectively believe are indisputable and defend

that premise. Yet individually we place varying weight or priority on each of them.

For instance, lying is considered wrong but there are wildly differing values people place on when and why lying is a reasonable transgression. In other words, how “significant” is it under differing circumstances. A light-hearted but salient case-in-point is when a wife asks her husband, “Does this outfit make me look fat?” That minefield of a question is when morals and values can collide. Lying is not moral, but neither is hurting someone’s feelings needlessly. The real question is which does an individual “value” more in that case?

This simple illustration shows that our values are applied to our moral decisions.

Some will place a higher significance on telling the truth while another will honor not hurting someone’s feelings more. Our morals tell us that lying is bad, but our personal values put varying weight on the importance of doing so in a given situation.

How does mentally separating the two

help in our day to day lives? One positive thing is it aids us in better understanding the motives of others, helping us to be slower to call someone unethical. Many are accused of being immoral when they are merely placing a different value on a moral under certain circumstances, even though they support the underlying principle.

The next time we are discussing a moral issue with someone, it might be good to ask a simple question; “How much do you value that moral and why?”

In doing so, we may begin to be more tolerant and that could actually lead to less disagreements. Furthermore, asking that question may make us rethink our own hierarchy of values.

Surprisingly, the final word goes to Elvis Presley, a man of amazing musical talent but not generally known for philosophical thought. He stated; “Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave them all over everything you do.”

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City Hall Council Notes The next regular city council meeting is Monday, Nov 22

Status quo no longer acceptable if Moose Jaw wants to thrive, new mayor says Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The status quo is no longer acceptable for the City of Moose Jaw and changes are needed to ensure the community thrives in the future, Mayor Clive Tolley says.

“We have been stuck in and around the same population for over a hundred years, and our costs keep going up every year, and our income has to expand to address that need. So, we’ve got to grow our community,” the new mayor said while giving his inaugural address during the Nov. 8 regular meeting.

With the members of city councillors and city administration, along with residents, Tolley said he wanted to help build the community for the future. He praised Moose Jaw’s police and fire departments and the municipality’s employees for their great work. He also commended the finance director and his team for putting the community “in a great financial position” because of the investments made over the last few years.

“But we, as a community, need to grow,” he said.

Tolley recently visited SaskPower’s Great Plains Power Station in the agri-food industrial park and thought the project was an impressive undertaking. He also

Mayor Clive Tolley gives his inaugural address before the start of the Nov. 8 regular council meeting. Photo by Jason G. Antonio thought there was plenty of opportunity for further development in that park.

Practical solutions are needed to address the problems the community faces, Tolley remarked. Since he has been a

booster for the community all his life, he wanted to continue that spirit as mayor in finding those solutions.

He noted that he would attempt to provide leadership on economic development, while he hoped that councillors and city hall directors would encourage more businesses to migrate here.

More than seven million people have been born in Saskatchewan and now live elsewhere in Canada, including teenagers, who have left after graduation to look for better employment opportunities, Tolley continued. He thought this needed to change.

“In order to keep them here, we must have good jobs for them,” he said. “And we’re not going to be able to do that just with the rate of having families in this city.

We’ve got to welcome immigration.

“Currently, we’re now very much a multicultural community, and we need to encourage that and encourage immigration to help build our city and make these people feel welcome.”

Tolley’s grandparents immigrated from Scotland and settled near, and then in, Moose Jaw. Their daughter met a British airman during the Second World War

and, after they were married, the airman moved to Canada once the war was over.

This produced Tolley, a first-generation Canadian.

Tolley’s father was a prisoner in Burma during the war and came home railthin because of starvation. He also lived a shorter life than others because of the health complications he faced. Meanwhile, Tolley’s grandfather served in the trenches in Europe during the First World War and was gassed, contracted tuberculosis, cancer, and died an early death.

“I’m getting a little bit emotional here because these people paved the way for us to have what we have today. They both gave their lives ultimately at a younger age while others died in battle,” said Tolley.

Tolley compared city council to a hockey team, while he was the new coach coming in mid-season after the previous coach was promoted. He asked councillors for their patience and support, noting he hoped they helped him when he made mistakes early on.

“I think we have a strong team. Moving together, I think we can have a great future and a shared vision for the City of Moose Jaw,” he added.

City pursues $400K federal grant to support upgrades on Ninth Avenue SW Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

City hall believes it will cost almost $1 million to repair the slumping road on Ninth Avenue Southwest, but federal and provincial support could make the initiative easier to complete.

In July, city council approved a motion to submit the Highway 363 and Ninth Avenue Southwest project — from city limits to Warner Drive and Valleyview Drive — as an expression of interest to the Ministry of Highways through its Urban Highway Connector Program (UHCP).

At the time, city administration thought the project would cost $870,100.

“Research into the Highway 363 and Ninth Avenue Southwest location confirms that the ministry has been aware of slope stability and slumping issues for a considerable length of time, with structural repairs as well as slope monitoring occurring as far back as 1997,” a council report said.

In October, the ministry said it would support the project and encouraged city hall to apply for the federally funded disaster mitigation and adaptation fund. It also told the municipality to increase the project cost to $1 million for other work related to the project, such as upgrades and paving of the 175 metres and design work, the report continued.

Under the federal program, the maximum amount that the Canadian government would cover is 40 per cent of eligible costs, or $400,000. The Ministry of Highways would then pay the remaining $600,000 through the UHCP. During the Nov. 8 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to submit the Highway 363 rehabilitation project under the federally funded disaster mitigation and adaptation fund, in conjunction with the ministry’s UHCP.

The deadline to apply is Nov. 15.

Coun. Doug Blanc was pleased that the street would receive some upgrades.

“That road is long overdue. It should have been done a number of years ago,” he said.

Blanc then wondered who would maintain the road once the work was complete and whether city hall had any say in who completed the work. He pointed to “the mess” the municipality faced after contractors failed to fix the north service road adequately.

As part of the project agreement, once the province completes the road upgrades, it will turn it over to the City of Moose Jaw for continued maintenance, Bevan Harlton, director of engineering, said during the council meeting.

Meanwhile, the ministry is funding this project and looking after it, he con-

tinued. The ministry will also confirm the project’s design in 2022 and send it to the city for approval before issuing a tender in 2023 to complete the work.

“Where I get peace of mind in where this program will work is that tender — before it goes out — will come (across) our desk for approval,” Harlton said. “So things like having an appropriate contract that requires you to hire the right contractor — we can influence that, but the work will be done through the ministry’s forces.”

The ministry will also look after the quality of work and ensure it’s done properly, but the city’s engineering department can be on site when key milestones take place to ensure the work is performed well, he added.

Changes to OCP, zoning bylaw would clarify rules around in-city livestock operations City hall believes that changing the Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning bylaw will clear up issues around regulations that govern intensive livestock operations (ILO) and what can be built around them.

City administration has determined that the current ILO separation distances for group, multi-unit, institutional or commercial dwellings are unattainable.

M&T Feedlot at 2750 River Street West is the only ILO business in Moose Jaw and can handle more than 2,000 animals. The OCP dictates that any new dwelling must be constructed at least 4,800 metres (4.8 kilometres) away from this operation.

Furthermore, the Official Community

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Plan dictates the current separation distances based on whether an operation can handle more than 2,000 animals, which M&T can.

City hall wants to change the separation distance for institutional, commercial, group or multi-unit dwellings to 1,600 metres, regardless of the animals present in the ILO. However, it wants to maintain the same separation distance currently required for ILOs operating with over 2,000 animals for any new one-unit dwelling, tourist accommodation or campground at 1,200 metres.

These changes would provide clearer regulations and ensure separation distances remain but do not impede future development in the community.

While the OCP identifies Lister Feedlot and M&T Feedlot as existing ILOs in Moose Jaw, the Ministry of Agriculture has said Lister Feedlot is no longer in operations, a council report said.

The proposed amendments would remove that business from the OCP, zoning bylaw and relevant maps. The amendments would also remove Prefontaine Feedlot from the OCP maps since it is no longer in operation.

Under the Subdivision Regulations, 2014, municipalities are not allowed to approve a subdivision application for residential purposes if the land is within 300 metres of an existing ILO, the report added.

Provincial legislation does not speci-

fy separation distances for commercial or institutional use within the vicinity of an ILO. Still, municipalities can implement separation distances to mitigate land-use conflicts.

During the Nov. 8 regular council meeting, city council voted unanimously to have city administration proceed with public notice to amend separation distances for ILOs in the Official Community Plan. City administration was also authorized to amend the OCP and zoning bylaw to remove Lister Feedlot as an existing ILO, while it will amend the OCP to correct buffers and reflect the proposed ILO separation distance amendments.

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City Hall Council Notes The next regular city council meeting is Monday, Nov 22

City could net $6.7M with expansion of joint-use school site Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

City council has approved the revised Westhesafely without impeding traffic. ath development concept plan, but many steps are Colliers and city hall conducted a public enstill needed before construction starts on the new gagement process from April 15 to May 6 and joint-use school on South Hill. issued 500 notices to area residences asking for Council unanimously approved a recomresponses to a questionnaire. mendation during its Nov. 8 executive committee “In the end, we had 160 responses, which meeting to adopt the updated plan. The document may not feel like a big number, but something included comments, concerns, and suggestions that exceeded everyone’s expectations,” Sazynski from public feedback and traffic mitigation stratesaid. gies from an impact assessment.

Colliers discovered that most people who reThis recommendation will only become offisponded favoured the project and welcomed the cial when council approves it at a future regular new school, which helped the contractor make meeting. better design choices, he continued. The conThe next steps with this project include subsulting team also thought that it struck the right dividing and rezoning the property, with the latter balance in accommodating the wants of the comrequiring additional public notice. Construction A map of phases 5 and 6 of the Westheath development, contained in the munity, the school divisions and the Ministry of will then likely start next spring. updated concept plan for the joint-use school on South Hill. This could Education.

Concept plan highlights Sazynski added that Colliers is still working be the final image of the development but will likely change as design Highlights of the concept plan include build- progresses. Photo by City of Moose Jaw with city hall and is developing a joint-use agreeing the school and park on a 10.69-acre site; conment specific to the school to ensure clear roles Project update structing 105 single-family lots on 22 acres and and expectations as partners.

Mike Sazynski, vice-president of Colliers Interna- Council concerns 25 townhouses on one acre; having four roads to access the school; south-facing off-street staff and visitor park- tional, spoke about the project’s progress and related acCoun. Heather Eby was concerned about the potential ing; south-facing off-street car-drop zone to reduce street tivities since September 2019. He also summarized some storm sewer problems, pointing out the South Hill resercongestion; multiple corner bulbs and mid-block cross- of the plan’s highlights. voir has enough storage but needs additional pumps for Wellington Drive will serve as the main roadway for pressure. walks to enhance safety and calm traffic; two pedestrian-activated lights on Wellington Drive; and a relocated the new school, which the traffic impact assessment (TIA) There is enough water volume, but water pressure concluded had enough capacity to accommodate the extra problems will arise eventually, said Bevan Harlton, direcRotary Trail.

City hall expects to net $6.7 million after phases 5 vehicle trips that the school would generate, he said. tor of engineering. Upgrades to pumps and motor engines To lessen traffic problems, Colliers decided that the are needed in that pumphouse, which city administration and 6 are developed. This includes $750,000 from land school should face south, while the school grounds and will propose during 2022 budget discussions. sales, off-site development levies and planning fees.

The municipality also expects to add future traffic park would face north since this would create natural mitThose pumps need to be upgraded regardless of calming measures after the school opens; address issues igation strategies and reduce congestion on Wellington, he whether the school is there or more people move to that with the storm sewer system during the design stage; in- continued. area, Harlton told Coun. Jamey Logan. Meanwhile, as for Two other strategies include installing a bus corral to the water main running at capacity in that area, he and stall an outdoor hockey rink and basketball pad; and negotiate an agreement with the school divisions to operate reduce bus queuing on the road and a vehicle layby on the public works director would have to investigate that the east side to allow cars to deposit and pick up students further. and maintain the park.

Final upgrades near intersection of Caribou and Ninth northwest to occur next spring

The intersection of Ninth Avenue Northwest and Caribou Street West is now open after months of construction, but some area streets affected by the work will need further upgrades next spring.

During the Nov. 8 regular council meeting, Coun.

Dawn Luhning asked city administration about work that still needed to be completed on the west side of Caribou between Ninth and 10th avenues.

“It’s pretty rough and the cut-ins are in the middle of the lanes,” she said, before asking when those issues will be addressed.

The trenches and service connection trenches dug across the lanes have been repaved, while the remainder of the road will be milled and receive asphalt overlay next spring, said Bevan Harlton, director of engineering.

Coun. Doug Blanc was also concerned about that intersection and asked whether city hall would paint lines on the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Caribou Street West, especially since that corner has the highest traffic count in Moose Jaw. “I get complaints about people driving down the centre,” he added.

For capital projects such as this, road repairs usually bring the street back to the condition it was before, which means no lines will be pained on those two blocks of Caribou since they were never there before, said Harlton.

However, adding lines is something city administration can discuss.

The intersection is marked, which is the most important thing since traffic there is high, and most vehicles travel north and south, said Darrin Stephanson, director of public works. However, he agreed that city administration could discuss adding road lines on the east and west sides of Caribou.

More issues on Ninth and Caribou During a media scrum after the meeting, city manager Jim Puffalt said that since construction season had finished, contractors ensured that the intersection was driveable until more could be done in the spring. Furthermore,

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express the hot mix asphalt plant has shut down, so the city cannot do any other work.

“We obviously want to get a good driving surface for people and not have to worry about mud and anything else,” he added.

City hall has fixed more than 8,000 potholes this year using hot mix asphalt, Puffalt continued. The hot mix is more effective than the cold mix, the latter of which the municipality uses during the winter until a permanent fix is made in the spring or summer.

“We’ll be doing what we can over the next few months … ,” he said.

The purpose of ripping up some streets is to install NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND THE ZONING BYLAW NO.5346

The Council of the City of Moose Jaw intends to consider a bylaw pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 5346.

The purpose of the bylaw is to remove Parcel C, Plan No 87MJ16754, civically known as 2855 Brittania Rd, from the M2 District as a prohibited use in the Zoning Bylaw, as it is no longer an operating Intensive Livestock Operation.

A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected by any interested person at Planning and Development Services, 3rd Floor City Hall, 228 Main Street North, or may be found under the “announcements” section at www.moosejaw.ca.

Written submissions must be received by Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, by 10:00 AM on Monday, December 6th, 2021 in person or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca. Questions may be directed to the Department of Planning and Development Services by email or by phone at 306-694-4443.

The proposed Bylaw and any submissions regarding the proposed Bylaw will be considered at the regular meeting of City Council to be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 6th, 2021.

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Tracy Wittke - City Clerk

new cast iron water mains, which addresses sewer backup issues that might have affected homeowners on that block in the past, continued Puffalt. While he couldn’t 100-percent guarantee that sewer backups would never happen again, the city will do what it can.

“We’re glad to get that street done … . From Ninth to First, there’s only a block or two that’s not been completed,” he said, adding eliminating poor pavement and installing new asphalt — the latter having a 20-year lifespan — will reduce potholes and water main breaks.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN NO.5345

The Council of the City of Moose Jaw intends to consider a bylaw pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend the City of Moose Jaw’s Official Community Plan No. 5345.

The proposed bylaw amendments will remove Intensive Livestock Operations (ILOs) from the Official Community Plan (OCP) which are no longer operating in the City, correct technical mapping errors, simplify separation distances for the existing ILO by removing distances based off animal units, as well as amend the separation distance to 1600m for institutional, commercial and multi-unit land use prescribed in the OCP. A copy of the proposed bylaw may be found on the City website at www.moosejaw.ca.

Public feedback on the proposed bylaw may be directed to Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street, North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca. All written submissions must be received by 10:00 AM on Monday, December 6th, 2021. Questions may be directed to the Department of Planning and Development Services by email or by phone at 306-694-4443.

The proposed Bylaw and any submissions regarding the proposed Bylaw will be considered at the regular meeting of City Council to be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 6th, 2021.

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City Hall Council Notes The next regular city council meeting is Monday, Nov 22

Council chooses RBC to provide $8M loan for pumphouse project Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

The Royal Bank of Canada will provide an $8-million loan for the city’s high-service pumphouse replacement project, a loan that will also increase the municipality’s debt load to $75 million.

During the Nov. 8 executive committee meeting, council unanimously authorized finance director Brian Acker to “negotiate, approve and enter into all necessary agreements” with RBC and approve other documentation or agreements required so the City of Moose Jaw can borrow $8 million for the project.

Furthermore, council instructed the city solicitor to prepare a borrowing bylaw based on the terms and conditions that the finance director has negotiated with RBC. This recommendation will only become official when council approves it as a motion during a future regular council meeting.

Council authorized city administration during the Aug. 23 meeting to issue a request for proposals to finance the pumphouse replacement project, and after doing so, the finance department received two proposals — from RBC and Toronto Dominion Bank — by the Oct. 12 deadline, explained Acker. City administration recommended

RBC since it provided the best overall value.

City hall will use the borrowed money to partially fund the planned expenses for the project, while $2 million will come from federal Gas Tax funding and $4 million from provincial Municipal Economic Enhancement Program (MEEP) funding.

The City of Moose Jaw’s debt limit is $95 million, while current outstanding debts total just over $67 million. Adding the $8 million will increase the outstanding debt to $75,074,380, Acker said. Meanwhile, an interest rate of 2.59 per cent over 15 years of the loan will add another $1.68 million in costs.

The municipality has also guaranteed a $1-million line of credit for the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority, which adds to the debt limit. However, that guarantee expires in April 2022.

The proposals from RBC and TD Bank were for interest rate swap loans with a credit spread, while the differences in the proposals were primarily the repayment schedule, he continued. TD Bank offered a monthly repayment plan, while RBC offered a quarterly repayment plan.

A “swap loan” occurs when two parties trade fixed interest rates for variable rates of interest on a borrowing loan, explained Acker. The interest rate paid by one party is fixed for the swap’s life, while the interest paid by the other party offsets the floating rate payments.

“This type of loan allows an organization to convert variable-rate loans into fixed-rate loans to provide cost certainty and protect against potential interest rate increases,” he said. “This effectively eliminates the interest rate fluctuations of the banker acceptances.”

The 15-year swap rate is two per cent while the credit spread is 0.59 per cent, resulting in a total interest rate of 2.59 per cent.

Of the outstanding debt, $62 million relates to water and sewer projects, while $13.1 million is for the multiplex, Coun. Heather Eby pointed out. So, when residents question why water rates and taxes are where they are, they should understand that council has borrowed millions to support water security initiatives.

“Borrowing means we have work going on and we’re making our community better,” she added.

‘Inappropriately zoned’ section of Main Street North to soon change Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Homeowners who live along a two-block stretch of Main Street North could soon be able to obtain mortgages and insurance once city hall changes their zoning classifications.

During the Nov. 8 regular meeting, city council voted unanimously to have city administration prepare a public notice and bylaw change to rezone the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Main Street north to R2 medium-density residential district and R3 high-density residential district from CS community service institutional district.

Furthermore, council waived the need for large signage announcing the change due to the existing residential development and waived public information sessions due to the pandemic.

City hall’s planning and development department will advertise the public notice for two weeks and send notices to affected property owners and adjacent owners within 90 metres of the area.

“The purpose of the changes is to legalize the existing uses, which city administration has identified as inappropriately zoned,” Michelle Sanson, director of planning and development, said in her report.

Affected homeowners have been unable to obtain mortgages or insurance from their lending institutions because of the current zoning designations.

Council approved a bylaw in July to amend the zoning for those two blocks to residential from commercial on the future land use map, she continued. The provin-

cial government then approved the map amendment in September, which means rezoning is the final step in the process.

The affected properties include 46 one-unit dwellings, four multi-unit dwellings and one board apartment, Sanson said. City administration identified R2 and R3 as appropriate zoning districts for this area; R2 allows for medium-density dwellings — one-unit and multi-unit — while R3 allows for high-density dwellings such as multiunit and boarding apartments.

Both zoning districts would also allow other complementary uses in those areas.

Elite football academy signs new deal with city to use Yara Centre Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Elite high school football players from across Saskatchewan can use the Yara Centre for another next three years after their organization signed a new deal with the City of Moose Jaw. During the Nov. 8 executive committee meeting, city council unanimously accepted a recommendation to approve a new three-year licence agreement between Selects NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND THE ZONING BYLAW NO.5346

The Council of the City of Moose Jaw intends to consider a bylaw pursuant to The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 5346.

The proposed amendment would rezone portions of the 1000 & 1100 blocks of Main Street North from CS - Community Service/Institutional District to R2 - Medium Density Residential and R3 - High Density Residential Districts.

The purpose of the amendment is to accomodate for existing and future residential land use in this area.

Any written comments or submissions must be received by Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, by 10:00 AM on Monday, December 6th, 2021 in person or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca.

Inquiries may be directed to the Department of Planning and Development Services by email or by phone at 306-694-4443.

The proposed Bylaw and any submissions regarding the proposed Bylaw will be considered at the regular meeting of City Council to be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 6th, 2021.

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Football and the municipality to use the venue. Further, council also authorized the mayor and city clerk to sign the agreement for the city.

The recommendation is not official until council approves it during a future regular meeting.

The current agreement between the two organizations expires on Monday, Nov. 15. The new agreement – the second to be signed – runs from Nov. 15, 2021, to Nov. 14, 2024.

The parks and recreation department expects the football organization to book at least 500 hours during the 2021-22 year, generating more than $43,350 in revenue for the city. This revenue would be $6,000 more than last year.

Selects Football has been a prime tenant of the Yara Centre since 2018, and as part of its licence agreement, receives priority booking privileges for annual turf use allocations and dedicated office and storage space, parks director Derek Blais explained during the meeting.

The organization has roughly 200 athletes from across Saskatchewan and runs several rosters and teams. Most of the programming occurs from November to the end of February, and during those months, the group schedules each athlete for 50 hours of on-field training and film and class time at Yara Centre.

The Selects have run programs in Regina and Weyburn but found that Moose Jaw was the best location for winter programs due to its central location and the ability to run all programming in one building, Blais said. Besides hours booked at the Yara Centre, the city hall also expects the Selects’ programming to generate money in the community via sports tourism through families shopping, eating at restaurants and staying in hotels and motels.

“They truly feel that the Yara Centre is the best fit for them … when holding their weekend camps,” he continued, adding the organization will hold seven weekend camps during the winter.

Some of the clauses in the new agreement include: · The Selects will receive a 15-per-cent discount on all minor facility rates and fees if it books 500 hours of turf time each season; if not, the regular rate will apply · This discount will result in the city charging the sports organization $86.70 per hour for a quarter section of turf compared to $97 per hour. However, the municipality will not lose revenues since the number of hours booked will increase significantly · The Selects must pay rental fees in 12 equal monthly instalments starting in December of each year · The organization will receive exclusive use of a dedicated office and equipment storage space that only the group’s personnel can access during regular hours · The Selects can rent extra multi-purpose space and use the fitness centre for camps and will receive the 15-percent discount on those rates as well. However, they will not receive a discount on annual memberships · Every year the group will provide Blais with a copy of its most recent year’s audited financials within 30 days of its year-end · The Selects must carry $5 million in commercial general liability insurance and $2 million for tenant’s legal liability insurance · Either party may terminate the agreement upon one year’s written notice, while default termination clauses – for bankruptcy, for example – have also been incorporated into the document

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SaskTel to Bring Australia’s Innovative Ear Tag Technology to Canada In the coming months, SaskTel and Australian company, Smart Paddock,

will introduce the technologically advanced ear tag system to Canada through their signed MOU.

By Eugenie Officer - Ag Journalist; Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

AGRIMART

EXPRESS Smart Paddock is an Australian agtech company that specializes in advanced livestock monitoring and GPS tracking. In the new agreement, SaskTel and Smart Paddock will explore ways to advance the deployment of smart technologies in Canada’s livestock industry.

“We’re looking forward to working with SaskTel to deploy our smart GPS ear tag solution across the Canadian Prairies to improve livestock producers’ daily lives as well as the care and wellbeing of their animals,” said Darren Wolchyn, Smart Paddock Founder and CEO. The partnership between these two companies is centered on Smart Paddock’s

smart ear tag solution. Smart Paddock’s solar-powered smart ear tags include GPS tracking, accelerometers, and temperature sensors, providing livestock farmers with precise location data and tracking on the go.

By capturing the data gathered by ear tags, livestock producers will track the movements of their entire herd and monitor any biometric anomalies that may indicate a sick or calving cow.

“At its heart, it’s a solar-powered ear tag that connects to a cost-effective wireless technology called “LoRa”, it’s fairly durable and rugged,” said Mike Stefaniuk, the Director of Business Development for IOT and Digital Transformation with SaskTel. “You can actually correlate location data with other factors, with the future roadmap it’s only limited by imagination

in terms of what data sets can be corelated in an efficient way for producers”. As Stefaniuk illustrates, a data set could track where a herd is drinking, and if it is from an unsuitable source, step in to correct the situation.

The partnership was formed after Stefaniuk attended an event organized by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and Ag-West Bio. In learning about Smart Paddock’s approach and model, he immediately saw a connection with SaskTel’s recent efforts to focus on Digital Transformation in the agriculture sector in Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Tel’s recent investment in the Livestock and Forage Excellence Centre at the University of Saskatchewan represented a mutually beneficial partnership.

It is intended that part of the partnership will be focused on further research into Smart Paddock’s technology and po-

tential applications in Canada. Researchers will then transfer their findings to the industry through stakeholders such as the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and Glacier Farm Media.

Livestock and Forage Excellence Center has already identified this type of technology as necessary for the Canadian Cattle Industry. Hundreds of Smart Paddock tags are already in demand.

Stefaniuk mentioned that the Smart Paddock System is slated to be delivered to the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence within the next few months to educate and gauge additional interest from the industry.

By making this investment, Smart Paddock and SaskTel hope to accelerate technological advancements in the Canadian market and foster innovation in the agriculture sector.

TRADING THOUGHTS

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

A few things the new mayor should pursue over next three years

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

Discouraging and pathetic describes the voter turnout for the by-election selecting a new Moose Jaw mayor this

month.

Only 6,029 voters bothered to cast a ballot out of an estimated 26,000 eligible.

That amounts to the new mayor being chosen by just under five per cent of the city’s eligible voters.

As one observer put it “They won’t vote but they will sure bitch.” Her idea: if you didn’t vote you shouldn’t complain about city matters.

The turnout was no better than the general election last year when Fraser Tolmie won, only to resign a year later after winning a federal MP seat.

The new mayor Clive Tolley ought to be humble about getting elected to his $100,000 a year job by such a small number. He and council need to work on improving voter turnout.

He comes to council with previous experience from almost 40 years ago when he was on city council.

But his true leanings are not that evident. During an interview with the media

after the election, he claimed to be a social activist just like his late mother Marion, only to claim a few moments later he was a conservative favouring business. Which is he?

His approach to council comes as a sports coach with a plan to act as the coach and mediator, mediation being his last occupation.

The last mayor Moose Jaw with plans to coach council was Stan Montgomery.

He soon discovered leading like that was like trying to herd cats.

Later Glenn Hagel found his collegial approach to the mayor’s position was less effective than hoped.

Tolley may need to revise his coaching approach. Councillors will all have different ideas on how to run affairs.

Tolley’s campaign issues included revitalizing River Street and making Crescent Park safer.

Revitalizing River Street will be a challenge. Owners of vacant property will need convincing that they can make a profit by developing, as do their bankers. The mayor has no say on this matter other than to invite them to talk.

The mayor is more of a figurehead and ambassador than a working boss, something most candidates failed to admit or failed to realize.

Making the park safer can create is-

Local building pace increases as season winds down

By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

The construction season usually slows down in October but building permit values from Moose Jaw City Hall, almost doubled for the month.

Value of permits increased $733,000 to $1.84 million with 24 permits issued.

Major commercial projects included $200,000 for a restaurant at 361 Thatcher Drive near the Dollar Tree; $75,000 for alterations to a retail outlet at 264 River Street West near the Legion; and $22,800 for work at 468 Lillooet Street West Five houses on South Hill worth

$1.3 million were started compared with two worth $589,000 last October.

Nineteen housing starts worth $11.8 million make up about one-quarter of the year’s $57.4 million housing.

Last year 13 housing starts were worth $4.3 million.

Value of building permits have increased 108 per cent so far this year for $57.5 million, up from $27.6 million in the first 10 months of 2020.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

sues too. The park has long been a problem with addicts and late night dwellers.

He might be better off tackling the whole drug issue, the explosion of crystal meth and crimes related to its use.

Tolley was on council when dollars weren’t as tight as nowadays.

One issue the mayor and new council ought to tackle is garbage collection.

A while back, council changed May and October garbage collection to once ev-

ery two weeks from weekly to save around $20,000.

Garbage should be picked up weekly during October to get all the leaves and garden refuse. Chalk it up to climate change, but our autumn season is getting warmer and longer with leaves not dropping as soon a previously.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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New album from Sask. Songwriter Megan Nash a “personal milestone” release Larissa Kurz — Glacier Media

Sophomore studio album Soft Focus Futures from Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Megan Nash has finally released, and it’s an intensely personal and heavy installment that the Saskatchewan musician is relieved to finally share.

Nash, whose preferred pronouns are she and they, first teased a new album in the works over a year ago, following the release of the single “Artifact” in October of 2020.

The pandemic delayed the album’s production, but with a successful launch to streaming platforms on Nov. 3, Soft Focus Futures is now out in the world and Nash said she couldn’t be more excited.

“For me, this album is a personal milestone and I feel just really happy with it,” said Nash. “I’m really, really proud of these songs [and] if I’m fortunate enough to live to my 90s and listen back to this album, it’ll be like, ‘yeah, I was really honest with myself and my audience.’”

Soft Focus Futures is Nash’s third studio album and first full-length release since their 2017 Juno-nominated album Seeker. She described the new LP as very different from its predecessor, with a more subdued, sad tone that reflects the different era in their life that inspired the bulk of the albums track list.

“It ended up being a big album about a lot of change [and] a lot of the songs are very heavy,” said Nash. “They discuss divorce, they discuss the anxiety about dating again after something as heavy and heartbreaking as divorce. There’s so much vulnerability in this album.”

Nash said she’s had questions about whether Soft Focus Futures was written as a pandemic album, which she clarified is not the case, but the tone of the album does tie closely with what many have been feeling over the past two years.

“There’s so many songs that suggest loneliness and solitude, like ‘Quiet’ and ‘Another Silent Night,’” said Nash. “But honestly, that loneliness is just about the

had,” said Nash. “It was hard but having that time to reflect and then be inspired by other creatives was really cool.”

In parallel with the LP’s exciting release, Nash also dropped a new video for single “Table for One,” filmed close to home in Crescent Park in downtown Moose Jaw. The distanced production also allowed Nash to do some collaboration — including with Yellowknife musician Digawolf and Nash’s own beloved companion Shiloh the dog, heard on “Table For One Reprise” — which would have been tough to do with in-person recording sessions.

Overall, Nash said she is feeling overwhelmingly proud to see Soft Focus Futures finally hit the stands, both literal and virtual, as it’s an album that has been in the works for so long.

“It feels really great to have it out there,” said Nash. “It’s been such a long Megan Nash said that this photoshoot inspired the tracks “Table For One” and Table process, and so the fact that it’s out of my For One Reprise” that tied together her latest album Soft Focus Futures. (photo: hands and I can’t make any more edits, Aaron Sinclair) there’s a relief to that.” divorce process and it’s not even touching ic, over a much longer period of time than And while questions about a new tour usual for the process. the pandemic.” to celebrate Soft Focus Futures are still in But the extended timeline offered a the air, Nash is planning to step in front of She said it’s a very personal album, both in content and in creation, and that it new bundle of opportunities for Nash to audiences close to home on a few dates in feels a little surreal to listen to now. Be- celebrate singles from the album, which the near future. cause many of the tracks were first writ- she said was a new marketing tactic that Megan Nash and The Best of Intenten a few years ago, this 2021 debut is turned out to be really fun. tions will be at The Exchange in Regina Five singles included on the final on Nov. 26, before popping over to play something of a walk back through time for track list made their own debuts over the Amigos Cantina in Saskatoon on Nov. 27.

Nash.

“For me, it’s really a time capsule for past two years, and in-between, Nash dove Moose Jaw will also welcome Nash 2018, 2019, 2020; it’s a scrapbook of those into creating music videos and unique pho- and company back to the stage at the reyears,” said Nash. “Sometimes, they take toshoots for each single. vered Mae Wilson Theatre on Mar. 19 — a “I loved that focus on each single,” venue and city Nash said she is always exme back to where I was when I was writing them but then also, because my friends said Nash. “I’m still writing albums and cited to be back in. have played on them, they’re bigger than I’m still happy to release records, that’s Tickets for the above shows are althose initial moments that inspired them, very fun for me, but it was also fun to con- ready available to purchase, from each the pain or grief, because my friends have centrate on each song.” venue individually. Please take note of The extra time to really finesse the re- COVID vaccine requirements and protoadded their love to the song and it takes us to a different, less sad place, in a way.” cord also allowed them to write two extra cols.

Nash and band The Best of Intentions songs that became, in Nash’s words, the Soft Focus Futures is available to started recording in early 2020, but ulti- “mission statement” of the album — “Ta- stream on most music streaming platforms mately finished Soft Focus Futures from ble for One” and “Table for One Reprise.” including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and “It was kind of a gift, the extra time I more. their respective homes due to the pandem-

Zachary Lucky upcoming show at Mae Wilson Theatre

By Natalie Lund - Moose Jaw Express

Zachary Lucky will perform in Moose Jaw for the first time at the Mae Wilson Theatre on November 22nd. His show will include a new collection of traditional folk, as well as country songs from his newest album “Songs For Hard Times” just released on November 5th.

A Canadian songwriter born in 1989 and originally from Saskatoon, he has been touring with his band for over ten years and now resides in Orilla, Ontario.

His grandfather is Canadian country music legend Smilin’ Johnnie, who was known for touring the Artic regions of the country.

Over the course of his touring, the band has morphed into what it is now.

“It’s taken on many different shapes and sizes, I’m sort of the core part to the engine, but on this tour it’s going to be myself and my band mate Miles Zurawell. He has been with the band for a couple years now and will be playing a Dobro guitar,” said Lucky.

Photo Credit to Zachary Lucky

the road due to COVID-19.

“I wasn’t out playing shows with my band; I was spending a lot of time alone, it just seemed like the right time to do a record like this,” he said. “Not a day goes by where I don’t think about home (Saskatchewan) and it’s always good to come and perform back at home. We are excited!”

Tickets for Zachary Lucky’s upcoming show on November 22nd – 7:30 p.m. are available to purchase online at SaskTix https://bit.ly/ZacharyLucky_MJ .

To purchase his new album, you can find him online at zacharylucky.com.

There are also various merchandise options.

Photo Credit to Zachary Lucky “In 2019, I released a record called “Midwestern” and the band toured around the Canadian Midwest (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba). Miles was on that tour as well; it’s great to have him along on this trip too.”

Life on the road came to an abrupt stop for most musicians during the last year and a half, a big adjustment and something out of the ordinary.

“For musicians like myself that are used to being on the road, just to have that completely pulled-out from under you was a big adjustment. To be quite frank, I

didn’t necessarily want to sit around singing my own songs just at that point in time.

Whenever I picked up the guitar, these are the songs that I gravitated towards and the album was born,” explained Lucky.

Lucky is excited to perform his new music.

“It’s a very kind of rustic, raw record; I have always been a fan of solo recordings. People like Nick Drake were very influential artists in my early years, and I myself have never done a solo record before so I thought it would be an appropriate time to do it, given the fact that I was off

Photo Credit to Zachary Lucky

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‘Good-Buy To Hunger’ campaign kicks off November 26th through to December 16th As an annual fundraiser, Moose Jaw Co-op is partnering with Canadian Pacific (CP), GoldenWest, and the Moose Jaw & District Food Bank for ‘Good-Buy To Hunger’.

CP will again host a virtual concert this year and donate to local food banks in communities across its network for the Holiday Train program’s 23rd year. Here in Moose Jaw, the campaign kicks off November 26th and runs through to December 16th.

Bags filled with non-perishable food items can be purchased at the Moose Jaw Co-op for $10 each. Co-op grocery manager Tim Wonsiak and his staff put extra work into the campaign to make it easy for individuals to just drop by the Co-op and donate to the campaign.

“We do all of the work; there is nothing for the customer to do other than provide the donation, which we are so grateful for,” said Michaela Turner, marketing manager at Moose Jaw Co-op.

Last year, Moose Jaw Co-op transport-

By Natalie Lund - Moose Jaw Express

food bank,” ed approxiexplained mately 2,304 bags, calcuTurner. lating into Gabrielle about 30,400 Belanger, supervisor at CP pounds of Rail and her food, a reteam always cord-breaking go aboveyear. and-beyond “We calto ensure the culate by dolcampaign is lar amount so a success. for every $10 The demand per bag sold, we take the The CP Holiday Train made its last live appearance in for food is total amount Moose Jaw in 2019. Due to the ongoing pandemic, CP always there year-round and convert will hold a virtual concert again this year. so the partit to pounds of food. We fill many, many pallets with nerships forged between CP Rail, Moose food to be delivered on the final day. Last Jaw Co-op and the Moose Jaw and Disyear it was several trips to the Food Bank. trict Food Bank through this initiative play On the final day (Dec. 16), we always ask a big role in helping those in need. This our friends from the Moose Jaw Fire Sta- year, The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train tion to give us a hand and we load up all of received the 2021 Gary Slaight Music the pallets into a huge trailer to take to the Humanitarian Award from the Canadian

Country Music Association (CCMA), a huge honor.

“The main goal is the same and that is to fill the shelves of the food bank. The reputation of the Holiday Train speaks for itself and we are just promoting the symbolism of the Holiday Train and even though it may be virtual it is still a symbol of community and greatness. I hope that we can come together again as a community with greatness. I hope that we can come together again as a community and help those who are in need this holiday season as there are many people in our community that need our help,” said Gabrielle Belanger, supervisor at CP Rail.

For those wanting to make a donation towards the campaign they are encouraged to speak with a cashier at the Co-op Food Store beginning on November 20th. All payments are accepted for donations.

If any local businesses would like to give a donation and be recognized, they can contact Michaela at community@ moosejawcoop.ca

Duo attendsSpecial No-Vaxx Pass tour rally in Moose Jaw event organized part of No Vaxx Pass Tour events Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Participants in the No Vaxx Pass Tour rally with signs displaying their message.

Chris Sky and Pat King are extremely passionate about their views and made a stop in Moose Jaw in Crescent Park to a non-confrontational crowd.

The mitigation duo have become internationally famous for their willingness to get their message across.

Both have been arrested many times for their dedication to their cause, and have been organizing large-scale events in major Canadian cities, hitting Moose Jaw on this stop.

So when they took part in the No Vaxx Pass Tour rally at the Crescent Park amphitheatre on Saturday afternoon, this was perhaps another sign why Moose Jaw is known as the Friendly City.

The duo both delivered their warning-filled speeches in front of 250 or so

Pat King brandishes his passport, which he claims is his mask exemption pass.

Activist Chris Sky delivers his impassioned speech during the No Vaxx Pass Tour rally.

supporters, but tone was cool, calm, collected and even dare-we-even-say relaxed compared to showings Sky and King are well known for.

That was all according to plan for event organizer Sazacha Sk’tghaxeeahw — who recently ran for mayor as Nancy Nash — when it came to the gathering.

“Look at these souls; look at these beautiful people,” Sk’tghaxeeahw said before yelling to thank the gathering crowd.

“They’re here for their children and their families and they know something is wrong. People died in the camps in the 40s and some of them turned their fellow people in to die in the camps, and this is the same narrative. We recognize the same old circular theme going on and it’s heating up, so we have to do something.”

‘Do something’ was the theme both King and Sky spoke to in their remarks to the crowd.

For King, it was largely a warning but his opinion: if action isn’t taken like that seen elsewhere, things will only get worse until tyranny is the order of the day.

He added that things are going to get scary before they get better, and pushing back is the only way to stop the worst from happening.

Sky’s charisma shone through his remarks, as he laid out the tenets of his united non-compliance plan. He lauded the bravery of [people] in other parts of the world who have taken similar stances, and suggested that his ideas — holding the line and losing your job if need be, using universal non-compliance as a weapon and holding those accountable when all is said and done — will lead to the anti-coronavirus-measures movement winning out in the end.

The crowd was universally supportive of both speakers. There were no visible

protests on the day, although a police presence was seen in and around the park and was acknowledged in a positive way multiple times by speakers.

“Moose Jaw has never had a get-together like this, so we wanted to do something friendly, something that wasn’t a party, something that was open to many different religions and many different cultures,” Sk’tghaxeeahw said. “And I think the common goal is to spread information,

become a little wiser and not go to sleep scared about all this.”

She added that even though there are a lot of doom and gloom predictions out there, she hoped they would never come to be.

“We’ll come together in a good way, walk the good road for freedom and justice. We don’t want to harbour any hate, we just want everyone to be okay. Otherwise it’ll be like the 40s and we don’t want that to happen again.”

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AAA Warriors take split out of Battlefords road trip Moose Jaw falls 2-1 in opener on Saturday, rebound with 6-5 win Sunday The Moose Jaw AAA Warriors appear to have found a solution to their monthlong scoring woes.

And while there’s still work to do — as evidenced by their weekend split with the Battlefords Stars — seeing a few more goals hitting the back of the net has to be a positive.

After taking a 6-3 win over the Swift Current Legionnaires on Remembrance Day, the Warriors dropped a 2-1 decision to the Battlefords Stars on Saturday but rebounded with a 6-5 victory in Sunday’s rematch.

The split sees the Warriors finish off their five-game stint on the road with a 2-3 record and improve to 9-6-0-0 on the Sask Male AAA Hockey League season, good enough for a tie for sixth in the league standings.

Warriors 6, Swift Current 3 The Warriors dominated from start to finish against the Legionnaires, taking a

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express Brady Wilson and Rowan Calvert picked up a goal and a helper apiece. Jackson Allan, Orin Olson and Kayden Ostrom scored their other markers.

Ryan Bain had a 25-save performance in goal for the Warriors, who had a 50-shot night of their own.

Battlefords 2, Warriors 1 All the offence in the weekend opener came in the span of 6:48 in the second period.

Battlefords got on the board with a power play goal at 4:12 of the frame, the Warriors’ Liam Fitzpatrick tied things up just over five minutes later and the Stars retook the lead 1:08 after that marker.

Ethan Fechter had 20 stops in the loss, AAA Warriors logo the Warriors had 29 shots.

2-0 lead out of the first period and extend- Warriors 6, Battlefords 5 ing their edge to 5-0 before going on to the The two teams found themselves in comfortable win. a back-and-forth battle from start to finDaxin Peterson had a goal and two as- ish before a second-period surge gave the sists to lead Moose Jaw’s offence, while Warriors a 5-4 lead heading into the final

frame.

After a 2-2 first period that saw Calvert and Allan hit the scoresheet, Battlefords scored twice early in the second to take the lead. The Warriors were able to respond before the period was out, though, scoring three times in a three-minute span late to take their one-goal lead..

Olson, Brady Wilson and Daxin Peterson scored for Moose Jaw, and Ostrom extended the lead two minutes into the third.

Battlefords scored on the power play to make things interesting late but wouldn’t find the tying goal.

Bain had 26 saves, the Warriors had 31 shots.

The Warriors are back at Mosaic Place this weekend, as they host the Yorkton Maulers for a pair of contests on Saturday and Sunday. Both game times are 1:30 p.m.

Warriors pick up three of four points out of weekend set with Edmonton, Lethbridge Moose Jaw falls 4-3 in a shootout to Edmonton, take 3-2 victory over Hurricanes

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express go on to a 4-3 shootout with an 11-3-2-1 record against the thenwin at Mosaic Place. But 6-8-0-0 Warriors. A team with all sorts of less than 24 hours later, luck on their side throughout the season they were able to get the against a crew that couldn’t buy a break job done, taking a 3-2 with Bill Gates money.

But as has been the case so many win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes despite a ton games this season, regardless of the opof pressure from the op- ponent, the Warriors were in the thick of position as the game pro- things — leading 1-0 after the first and 3-1 through two. gressed.

In the end, Edmonton would score “We’re learning on the fly here how to play and their two in the third and Simon Kubicek how to win tight games,” scored the only goal of the shootout as the said Warriors head coach Oil Kings took a 4-3 victory.

“We’ve seen it before, we were up 4-1 Mark O’Leary. “You look at the Winnipeg game against Winnipeg a couple weeks ago and where we let a 4-1 lead we just can’t seem to close out games,” Warriors goaltender Carl Tetachuk gets his skate blade slip away and didn’t even said Warriors captain Daemon Hunt. “We on this shootout attempt by Edmonton’s Jake Neigh- get a point, then last night have to focus on that, really work on the we let one slip away and details in the third period. Good teams bours. managed to get a point, capitalize on their chances and that’s what The Moose Jaw Warriors are the first then tonight we managed to get the win. they did, but i think we really competed, it to admit they’ve had difficulty closing That’s growth, but there are some touch- was just the mistakes that cost us tonight.” out games in the early part of the Western and-go moments….We’ve had some lossBrayden Yager, Martin Rysavy and Hockey League season. es this year in games we’ve deserved to Hunt scored for the Warriors in regulation, The issue reared its head on Satur- win and came away with nothing, so we’re while Carter Souch, Jacob Boucher and day night when the Edmonton OIl Kings certainly not going to apologize tonight.”

Jaylen Luypen had the goals for Edmonscored twice in the third period and would The Warriors are now 7-8-0-1 on the ton.

Carl Tetachuk had 34 saves for the season and hold down sole possession of fifth Warriors, Colby Hay stopped 29 for the place in the Eastern Con- Oil Kings. ference and third in the Warriors 3, Lethbridge 2 The hockey gods smiled on the WarEast Division.

Edmonton 4, Warriors 3 riors first the first time in a long time on Sunday afternoon, as a couple of bounces SO At first glance, the and some good puck luck saw the Warriors Western Hockey League take a 3-0 lead out of the first period.

Thomas Tien got things started with contest between the Moose Jaw Warriors and his first WHL goal, while Hunt and Eric Edmonton Oil Kings on Alarie had their other markers to take what Saturday night looked to at the time appeared to be a commanding Former Moose Jaw Minor Hockey and Prairie Hockey be a hard mismatch, lead.

Academy teammates Atley Calvert and Ethan Peters do Lethbridge tilted the ice in their faAn Oil Kings team battle at the side of the Oil Kings’ net.

vour in the second period, though, and a stellar showing from Tetachuk against his old team made the difference.

“I wanted to get that win pretty bad so I did everything I could to keep our team in the game,” Tetachuk said. “We had a good start to the game, but in the second and third Lethbridge came out and pressured pretty hard. There were a couple of tough bounces there on their goals, but we were able to finish it off and it’s a nice win.”

Ty Nash and Jett Jones scored the Hurricanes goals a minute apart in the second period.

Tetachuk stopped 37 shots to earn the win, Moose Jaw Minor Hockey product Bryan Thomson had 25 stops for the Hurricanes.

The Warriors are back in action Friday when they travel to Brandon to face the Wheat Kings. Next home action is Saturday when Moose Jaw hosts the Regina Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at Mosaic Place.

Daemon Hunt and Martin Rysavy celebrate after the Warriors’ third goal. Oh, and those snazzy duds? Part of the CHL Leave Your Mark contest, and some excellent work by Mary Shave!

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Peacock repeats as high school girls volleyball champions with win over Central Toilers battle to hard-fought 3-1 victory to cap undefeated league campaign Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Heading into the Moose Jaw high school girls volleyball league city championship final, the Central Cyclones were the only team to take a game off the Peacock Toilers in regular-season play.

And sure enough, it would happen again when the two teams met for the title in front of well over 200 fans at Peacock last Tuesday night.

But like the first meeting, the Toilers would respond. And in the end, Peacock would go on to a 3-1 (25-19, 18-25, 25-11, 25-19) victory to claim their second-straight league championship.

“We came into this kind of not really knowing what to expect since we hadn’t played Central in a really long time, so I think it could have gone either way,” said Toilers senior and Team Sask member Summer Okerstrom. “But we came out and played well and I’m really proud of my team… We had some girls who hadn’t

Central’s Malea Kletzel hammers a kill down the line during second-set action.

The Peacock Toilers are the 2021 Moose Jaw high school volleyball city champions. played at this level all season and they came out and just crushed it and I’m so happy for that.”

As well as things turned out for Peacock, that second set could have been a gamechanger, as Central’s defence kept them in point after point and swung momentum heavily in their favour.

But a few strategic changes got the Toilers back on track, and they roared out

Peacock celebrates after closing out the city championship.

to a 15-3 lead in the third set before closing out the 14-point win.

“One thing about the year is we’ve been in some pretty strong tournaments and that’s helped us, where we’ve been down before and come back and won games against some of the toughest 5A teams,” said Toilers coach Lorne Polupski.

“So that’s how we’re getting better and able to come back in close games. We just got a little nervous tonight with the crowd, but other than that we came back, the kids did what they needed to do. We had a game plan, they stuck to it and were able to score points at right times… the girls did great.”

Responding as well as they did completely changed the tone of the match in Okerstrom’s eyes.

“That was so important, very important, because whoever wins that then has a high going into the next set,” she said. “We pulled it off and we’re really happy.”

It was a solid year all around for Pea-

cock girls volleyball, as with their junior girls teams also winning the city title, things are looking good for the green and orange for the foreseeable future.

“This program here, the volleyball at Peacock rocks,” Polupski said. “You look at this year, the juniors won, we won, you look at the banners here, we’ve won 15 out of 20 years. So we’ll just keep on going.”

Of course, this being 4A girls volleyball, the two teams aren’t done with one another yet. Regionals are in Moose Jaw this weekend, and sure enough, Peacock and Central face off in the opening game at 12 p.m. Friday at Peacock.

“And for all we know we could end up playing them at provincials, too,” Polupski said. “It’ll be another tough game and we’ll be looking to clean some things up, but it’s good to have momentum going into the weekend, too.”

Peacock’s Ava Unser goes up for a hit in the opening set.

Peacock, Central advance to 4A girls volleyball provincials Cornerstone dominates 2A boys conference playdowns to advance to regionals next weekend It might not have been a perfect showing for the Peacock Toilers and Central Cyclones in the 4A girls regional volleyball championships over the weekend, but this time of year, it’s all about winning at the right time.

And since the Toilers and Cyclones were able to do just that in their playdowns at Peacock on Saturday afternoon, both teams are now off to provincials in Moosomin this coming weekend.

The city champion Toilers opened their tournament with a surprisingly dominant 25-8, 25-6 win over Central in the tournament opener on Friday before taking a 25-17, 25-7 win over Moosomin to finish first in their pool. The Cyclones rebounded to defeat Moosomin 25-6, 25-10 to finish second and earn a playoff spot.

The other round robin pool saw Lumsden finish with a 3-0 record, including a 25-20, 25-11 win over the Vanier Spirits. Vanier won their other two contests, though, downing Notre Dame 25-21, 25-19 and taking a 25-15, 25-18 win over Melville. Their 2-1 record saw them also advance to the playoff round.

The regional semifinals saw Peacock take a 25-11, 25-8 win over Vanier to book the first provincial berth, and Central came oh-so-close to defeating Lumsden before falling 14-25, 25-16, 15-12 .

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Lumsden then emerged as regional champion after an absolute barnburner with Peacock, taking a 26-24, 25-27, 15-6 victory.

The third provincial spot went to the Cyclones after they defeated Vanier 25-13, 25-11.

Falcons fall in 2A girls regionals The Cornerstone Christian School Falcons fell short in their bid for a 2A girls provincial berth after falling in their regional semifinals.

Cornerstone was coming off an impressive showing in the Conference championships the previous weekend, where they went unbeaten in the round robin with wins over Strasbourg (25-18, 15-15) and Gravelbourg (25-18, 25-11) before downing Southey (25-16, 25-17) in the semifinal and Strasbourg (26-24, 25-19) in the final.

That sent the Falcons to regionals at Regina Harvest City this weekend, where they opened with a 25-20, 16-25, 15-9 win over Vibank before losing their second round robin game 25-17, 22-25, 15-8 to Carlyle.

Their 1-1 record was good enough for a semfiinal berth, but Cornerstone ran into the eventual regional champions Harvest City and fell 25-22, 25-12 to see their season come to an end.

Cornerstone dominates 2A boys confer-

ence The news wasn’t all tough for Cornerstone on the weekend, as the city final runner-ups didn’t drop a set on their way to claiming their 2A boys conference title.

The Falcons won their opener 25-6, 25-11 over the Riverview Royals to kick things off and followed with a 25-13, 25-17 win over Gravelbourg before defeating Pontiex 25-17, 25-11 and Davidson 25-4, 25-9 to finish with a 4-0 record.

Riverview finished 2-2 and just missed one of the two regional berths.

They rebounded from their loss to Cornerstone with a 26-24, 25-15 win over Pontiex and later downed Davidson 25-15, 20-25, 15-7 for their second win. A 25-16, 25-16 Brooklyn Roney and the Peacock Toilers emerged as the second seed out of their regional playoffs this weekend. loss to Gravelbourg would seal their fate, though, as Provincial and regional draws are exGravelbourg would finish 3-1 and take the pected to be released this week, and you second regional spot. can check those out at www.shsaa.ca.

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Peacock presents Canadian Cancer Society with $500 after Pink Game fundraiser

Contest against Estevan on Oct. 9 saw team decked out in pink accessories, collect donations for CCS as part of annual event Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

all pitch in.”

For nearly a decade, the Peacock Tornadoes football While it might not be the team has picked a game from thousands of dollars raised their schedule, dressed up by groups like the Terry Fox in pink accessories and canRun, every little bit helps. vassed the crowd throughout And especially in this situathe contest to raise funds for tion, the awareness is just as the Canadian Cancer Society. important.

The annual Pink Game “It’s an important ashas become a bit of an event pect because it informs peofor the Tornadoes and their ple to get checked out, get fans, and a pretty lucrative your mammogram done,” one at that, as the crew handLohmann said. “Because if ed off a cheque for $500 to you don’t, bad things can Rodger Lohman of the Cahappen, and it’s important to nadian Cancer Society last have this awareness.” week.

“It’s not just about the “They have supportmoney; it’s about the awareed the CCS for many years, ness and giving people hope and with their annual Pink knowing that young people Game it’s always great to especially are trying to raise have a community, and esfunds and awareness to solve pecially young people, conthe issue,” Redstone added. tinue to help out and give us “So it’s huge for the kids.” support,” Lohman said. “It And if the rest of the teaches the importance of football teams in the provgiving back and especially Members of the Peacock Tornadoes football team presented the Canadian Cancer Society with a cheque for $500 ince were to join in... helping individuals who have last week, proceeds from their annual Pink Game earlier this season.

“If every team in Sascancer, which has touched so katchewan was raising $500, many of our lives.” that would be a significant the game and what it stands for is always a your hand if you’ve had someone affected Tornadoes head coach Bert Redstone touching moment. by cancer’,” Redstone said. “And predom- contribution,” Redstone said. “So we want has been part of the Pink Game for years, to try and challenge other teams in our “There are 58 kids on the team; we inantly, the entire group’s hands go up. first as an assistant under longtime bench have 11 or 12 coaches and three or four “So we know this affects us all, and league to get on board, try and match us, boss Blake Buettner and now as the man managers, so for those individuals, when it’s great to see the kids get on board. The and if other teams want to give it a shot in charge himself. Seeing the response to we kicked this program off I asked ‘raise managers kind of lead the charge and we and do better than us, we’re all for it.”

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Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at: jritchie@moosejawtoday.com For current information on Sask regulations on COVID visit saskatchewan. ca/COVID19.

I Bought a Lunch Campaign for Hunger in Moose Jaw continues until November 16th. For more info or to make a donation contact Sharla at HUNGER.MOOSEJAW@SASKTEL. NET or 306.692.1916. Donations graciously accepted throughout the year.

CHRISTMAS SALE--Saturday, November 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m at Zion Social Hall (423 Main St. N.).

Wreaths, tree décor, centerpieces, cards, trees, giftables, baking, puzzles, & more for sale. Collecting NEW mitts, gloves, hats, scarves, kids’ or men’s socks to be donated back where there is a need. Masks are required for entry. Come & join in! You must wear a mask, social distance and hand sanitizer when entering.

Follow all health guidelines. For more information contact 306.692.3842 or zionuc@sasktel.net Moose Jaw Community Choir regular practice has resumed. The Moose Jaw Community Choir is an amateur SATB Choir with a mission to have fun, create beautiful music together, and share it with the community.

The choir practices on Mondays @ 7PM at Emmanuel Lutheran Church; performances in the community may also take place on alternate evenings (as restrictions allow). New members are always welcome and encouraged (especially tenors and basses) and no audition is required. New members who are interested should contact the Choir Director Diane Rhodes at 306-640-8098 or message us through Facebook @Moose Jaw Community Choir.

Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan Moose Jaw Branch Luncheon Meeting at Masonic Temple Hall, 1755 Main St. N on November 17th at 10:30 a.m. Must show Identification and Provincial documentation for Covid-19 double vaccination.

Masks are mandatory when not eating. New members will be introduced and welcomed at the meeting portion of this event. Presentation: Jody Oakes: Homelessness in Moose Jaw. Lunch cost per person: Members/ significant other: $15, Non-Members:

$20.00; Meal: Turkey Dinner - Catered

by Charlotte’s. Please Register with Rosalie M by November 14, 2021 (306-691-0696 or marcilr@sasktel. net) Please note future upcoming STS Luncheon Dates: January 19, 2022, March 16, 2022, May 18, The Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 59 Moose Jaw, 268 High St W Moose Jaw; Contact: 306-692-5453.

Facebook @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION-Branch 59 Moose Jaw. Instagram: @Royalcanadianlegion59 · LOUNGE HOURS: Mon to Thurs 9:30-6:00/ Fri 9:30 to 8:00/ Sat: 10:30 to 6:00 · VETERANS’ MORNING COFFEE - Monday-Friday @ 10:00 am AND Saturday @ 10:30 · DARTS –Thursday @ 7:00 pm Non-members & New Players welcome · FRIDAY SUPPERS – Friday @ 5:15 pm – Purchase Tickets at the bar or by phone previous Wednesday.

Suppers provided by various Moose Jaw Businesses. Price range $10 $15 depending on menu. · MEAT DRAW FUNDRAISER & CHASE THE ACE - Saturdays @ 3:00 pm - Everyone welcome · SHUFFLEBOARD –Fridays @ 7:00 pm - Drop-in League - Everyone welcome Moose Jaw and District Seniors Fitness Level & Indoor Walking Track open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Timothy Eaton Cafe open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Billiards open daily from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. as well as Monday & Thursday evenings from 4:30 – 8 p.m.

Pickle Ball – Monday & Thursday mornings @ 10 a.m. - Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons @ 1 p.m. - Monday & Thursday evenings @ 7 p.m.

Forever in Motion - Mondays & Thursdays @ 1:00 p.m.

Cribbage – Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Hand & Foot Game for Beginners – Wednesdays @9:30 a.m.

Mah Jong – Wednesday @1p.m.

500 Cards – Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Kaiser – Fridays @1 p.m.

Line Dancing – Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.

Painting Class – Monday & Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Floor Shuffleboard – Tuesdays &

Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Paper Tolle – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

Lounge – Fridays 2-4p.m.

Jam Sessions – Friday @ 10 a.m.

Technology (Computer) – Questions and help from Ron Smallwood – Tuesdays @ 11 a.m.

Christmas Craft Sale – Saturday November 27th, 10a.m. to 3p.m. Tables going fast. Call/email Tanya to book table now.

Annual Membership fee for 2022 - Membership Fee - $40.00 Basic Membership/$60.00 Enhance Membership. If you are a new member, come in to our “ONE-OF-A-KIND” Seniors Center and we will give you a tour. Our Facility offers more than any other in Saskatchewan and we are proud to be a part of it! For all new members, you will receive your 20/22 membership, as well as the rest of 2021 for free!!

Cosmo Senior Centre, 235 - 3rd Ave. N.E., Moose Jaw, Sk. CRAFT & TRADE SHOW on October 30 from 9am-3pm. Admission is free.

Concession will be open. If you would like a table please call 306-692-2118.

Weekly Events: Monday: 9:30 Pickle Ball – 1:00 Bridge & Floor Shuffleboard – 7:00 pm H&F Canasta Tuesday: 9:30 Jam Session – 1:00 Pickle Ball & H&F Canasta – 7:00 Friendship Bridge & Pickle Ball Wednesday: 8:30 TOPS – 9:30 Pickle Ball – 1:00 Bridge & Floor Shuffleboard Thursday: 10:00 Line Dance – 1:00 Pickle Ball – 7:00 Pickle Ball Friday: 1:00 Pickle Ball Moose Jaw ANAVETS: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Unit #252 – 279 High St. W, Moose Jaw. 306.692.4412 or 306.681.5998 anaf252@sasktel. net Currently Evening Sports Cancelled Meat Draws – Saturdays @ 4:30pm.

EVERYONE IS ALWAYS WELCOME! Tickets still available on 50/50 Draw - You can win up to $5000 only 1000 tickets to be sold. Tickets $10 available at the Anavets or for sale at the Town & Country Mall; etransfer can be sent to anaf252@sasktel.net and you will be sent a picture of your ticket Seniors’ Centre Without Walls: To register for any of the SCWW’s upcoming events, call the office at 1

(306) 631-4357 or email seniorswithouthwalls2021@gmail.com.

The Saskatchewan chapter of Senior Centre Without Walls (SCWW) has undertaken a unique project to bring fine art into the living rooms of local seniors - via phone. “A Taste of Art” is a new initiative that uses the SCWW format similar to a “party line”, where participants phone into a common line and participate in an inclusive and accessible audio-only format.

Stay tuned for more “over the phone” art programming for seniors in early 2022. For more information contact: Christy Schweiger Educator Coordinator, MJMAG 306-692-4472 educator.mjmag@sasktel.net Western Development Museum: All WDM locations are now open 7 days a week and times for WDM Moose Jaw are 10:00 am - 5:00 pm daily.

Please remember to follow all COVID-19 protocols and procedures.

You can review them at www.wdm.ca/ covid WDM VIRTUAL COFFEE CLUB – new topics and dates added!

Grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we explore the WDM collection with our Virtual Coffee Club. All sessions will take place via Zoom so you can participate from anywhere in the province (or beyond). You can register for one or for them all and the best part is they are free! Each session will take place from 10:00 – 11:00 am. Following the presentation, share your memories and experiences while connecting with others. Pre-registration is required. Learn more and register online. https://wdm.ca/coffeeclub/ The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) – 10:00 am, November 30 In this presentation, we will hear an overview of how during the Second World War, recruits from Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere trained at air bases across the country, including twenty-one flying training units in Saskatchewan. We will learn how the wide-open prairie skies made an ideal location for these new pilots to train with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) and about some of the aircraft that were flown.

A look at COVID numbers from November 6 to November 12 As of Friday, November 12, there are 51 active cases in the South Central 2 sub-zone. There are 1,443 active cases in the province overall.

Saturday, November 6: 173 cases reported in the province, 8 in the South Central (6 in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Three deaths reported in SK, 212 recoveries.

Sunday, November 7: 151 cases reported in the province, 1 in the South Central (1 in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Six deaths reported in SK, 231 recoveries.

Monday, November 8: 100 cases reported in the

province, 14 in the South Central (13 in the South Central 2 sub-zone). One death reported in SK, 237 recoveries.

Tuesday, November 9: 86 cases reported in the province, 3 in the South Central (3 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). One death reported in SK, 188 recoveries.

Wednesday, November 10: 121 cases reported in the province, 4 in the South Central (4 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Four deaths reported in SK, 166 recoveries.

Thursday, November 11: 182 cases reported in the

province, 6 in the South Central (6 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Eight deaths reported in SK, 120 recoveries.

Friday, November 12: 122 cases reported in the province, 4 in the South Central (3 located in the South Central 2 sub-zone). Five deaths reported in SK, 102 recoveries.

Vaccine delivery: 1,697,253 total. As of November 12, 84,485 doses have been administered in the South Central.

As of November 8, 80 per cent of eligible Saskatchewan residents have received at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

As vaccination rates have increased, the number of new cases in Saskatchewan has gone down. The seven-day average of new cases is now 149, 70 per cent lower than its peak in late September, shortly after the proof of vaccination policy was introduced.

Public health officials continue to recommend all eligible residents be immunized, as there is variance in regional vaccination rates which will continue to contribute to community transmission of COVID-19. Information on vaccination rates by geographic zones is available daily at the COVID-19 dashboard.

Know Your Booster Eligibility

Many Saskatchewan residents are now eligible for booster and third doses. If you are 65 and older, 50 years and older in northern and First Nations communities, a health care worker or have a significant health condition, check when you received your second dose. Learn more about eligibility for booster and third doses at Saskatchewan.ca/covid-19.

Vaccinations and Children Five to 11 Years With the approval of vaccines for children ages five to 11 years, this population will be included in the provincial vaccination rate calculations. Following Health Canada’s approval and distribution of child vaccines to Saskatchewan, details on vaccination clinics will be announced.

If you are a parent and unsure about the safety of the

COVID-19 vaccine, please contact your family physician or primary health care provider. Billions of people have received COVID-19 vaccines worldwide; they are safe, effective and provide better protection against the most serious health effects of COVID-19 than the immune response generated by contracting COVID-19.

Stick it to COVID - Get Your Vaccination Details on clinic locations and times are listed on the SHA website. Any changes to clinic hours and location will be updated online.

A map of pharmacies participating in COVID-19 vaccinations is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/ covid19-pharmacies.

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@health.gov.sk.ca.

80 per cent of eligible Sask residents are fully vaccinated

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SaskMétis Economic Development Corporation (SMEDCO) announces its Community COVID-19 Business Fund in partnership with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has been re-capitalized.

A total of $5.9 million dollars is now available for Métis owned microbusinesses and community owned businesses.

The funding is non-repayable funding and its intent is to relieve financial pressure and strengthen operation to support their viability during the pandemic with the goal of positioning these businesses for recovery.

People who have accessed other business COVID-19 relief funding programs (with the exception of CERB) would be ineligible for the SMEDCO Community COVID-19 business program.

“When COVID-19 was deemed a pandemic, all sorts of programs were being made available and we notice that 2 groups of businesses were missed. The Métis microbusinesses and the Métis com-

munity owned businesses could not qualify for any programs, so we started the process of talking to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) to bring to their attention that these two groups were being missed and severely impacted by the pandemic,” said Brunet.

“We have an excellent relationship with ISC and the partnership arrangement was developed, and we were given funds to disperse to the two groups in Saskatchewan,” she continued.

SMEDCO will provide all resources clients may require to assist them in becoming stronger and more efficient.

Clients will have full access to experienced, professional staff along with business advisory consultants to guide them through these uncertain times.

“This is fantastic news for us at SMEDCO. We are the only Métis Capital Corporation in Saskatchewan offering a full suite of financing solutions for Métis businesses since 1987. We understand

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SMEDCO is strongly passionate about building up the Métis business community in Saskatchewan.

“SMEDCO is also the economic development hub for the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, and we provide financing solutions for Métis owned businesses in every sector. Weather they are starting a new business, purchasing an existing business or expanding their existing business operations, we are here to assist. SMEDCO also provides economic development supports the Métis region and locals” said Brunet.

“This has been an extraordinary opportunity for us to deliver these supports to communities and micro businesses.

Last year we were fully allocated within a few months of receiving the funding.

We are now able to further support Métis

community development corporations, as well businesses such as commercial fishers, artisans, musicians and home-based businesses. These funds will reach and empower those businesses that have not been able to access other COVID-19 support programs-making an impact in all four corners of the province,” announces Glen McCallum, Saskatchewan president and chair for SMEDCO. “Applications are available on the SMEDCO website www.smedco.ca at https://smedco.ca/microbusiness-covid-fund/.

Applicants let us know what the hardships have been and how they were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we take a look at helping them recover. So far we have received approximately 75 applications and the number has been growing every hour” said Brunet.

For more information, please contact Monica Brunet at (306)477-4350 or email at mbrunet@smedco.ca

Moose Jaw doctor Youssef Al-Begamy dies in Toronto hospital of Covid-19 complications Moose Jaw Express staff

Dr. Youssef Al-Begamy died on November 7, 2021 in Ontario after being transferred out of the province to be treated for Covid-19. Al-Begamy was a family and emergency room physician who practiced in Regina, Moose Jaw, and Fort Qu’Appelle.

Last week, his friend and colleague Dr. Fauzi Ramadan told several media outlets that Al-Begamy was a pleasant, humorous man who was a pleasure to work with and be around.

Prayers were said for Dr. Al-Begamy the following evening at the Moose Jaw Mosque. A representative at the mosque remembered Al-Begamy as a “very kind, nice person” and said his friends at the mosque were shocked and upset at his passing.

Dr. Ramadan told news outlets that Al-Begamy’s body would be sent home to his mother and sisters in Saudi Arabia, who were devastated by his death.

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Obituaries / Memorials HALE, NANCY Our dear wife and mother, Nancy Jean Hale, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, defeated it and was set free on Monday, November 1st, 2021. Her spirit is now with the other angels. She was predeceased by her parents, Bill and Hazel Rintoul; and sister, Janet Beler. Nancy leaves behind to celebrate her life: her loving husband of 48 years, Chris; daughter, Shannon (Mason) and their twins Grace and Renny; son, Sean (Jing) and their children Claire and Carson. Nancy is survived by her brother, Rod (Allison) and their daughter Emily; brother-in-law, Ed Beler; as well as nephews, Brent and Paul (Lorinda) and their children.

Nancy was born and raised in Moose Jaw, attended King George public school and Central Collegiate High School, where she was voted Miss Cheerleader in her senior year. Nancy went on to the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, SK where she was among the second class to graduate with a math and computer degree. It was there that she met Chris.

Nancy was employed by different branches of the provincial government over 37 years, where she rose to management positions. This is where she made many lifelong friends at the Systems Center and later on the executive of the Regina Branch of the Canadian Information Processing Society. As well, Nancy made many lifelong friends in her close-knit farming community.

Nancy enjoyed travelling. Nancy and Chris were fortunate to travel to the Disney destinations, take Caribbean Cruises, and travel to Europe several times, often with their children, and have many great memories of these adventures.

Another memory for Nancy was the time she spent in her youth at the family lake front cottage at Buffalo Pound Lake. The family lived there in the summer months and she loved to swim, therefore much time was spent in the water as well as boating on the lake.

Nancy still owned hillside property at the lake and would occasionally visit to reminisce.

At home, Nancy loved her Boxer dogs, farm cats, flowers and gardening. Nancy was a wonderful wife, mother, and companion. She will be greatly and deeply missed.

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Dr. Geyer, who was involved in caring for Nancy in the latter stages of her illness. The family will be eternally grateful to the nurses and care givers at Providence Place. The care there was beyond the call of duty. The family would also like to thank Pastor Marvin Seaborg and Michelle Ellis of Moose Jaw Funeral Home for organizing the celebration of Nancy’s life.

The Celebration of Nancy’s Life will be held on Saturday, November 20th, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in Moose Jaw Funeral Home. Pastor Marvin Seaborg will officiate and interment will take place at Rosedale Cemetery.

Those unable to attend are invited to view the service virtually by going to www.moosejawfuneralhome. com/webcast/. In lieu of flowers, donations in Nancy’s name may be made to the Alzheimer Association of Saskatchewan, 301 - 2550 – 12th Ave, Regina, SK S4P 3X1. Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Michelle Ellis, Funeral Director 306-693-4550 www.moosejawfuneralhome. com

GREEN , DENNIS ALLAN We are saddened to announce the passing of a dear husband, father, brother, and uncle.

Dennis Green passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021, in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Dennis was born December 3, 1964, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where he resided until he moved to Lethbridge where he met the love of his life, Corry. They were later blessed by the birth of their son Kevin, who was the light of their lives. He enjoyed fishing, camping, mud bogging and quading, and was also known for his tattooing.

He will be sadly missed by his wife Corry of 37 years; his son Kevin and sister Mary (Lance).

Dennis was predeceased by his father Allan, and mother Leona.

Dennis’s memory will be forever cherished by his wife, son, sister, family and many friends.

To send a condolence, please visit www. cornerstonefuneralhome.com

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

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

Steal

I have always like tales about the heroic outlaw, Robin Hood. No one is really sure if this English folklore is based on a real character or not. The name, Robin Hood, first appears in the late 1300s as “the rhymes of Robin Hood.” And the story and reputation has grown expansively ever since.

A number of actors with famous names have portrayed Robin Hood on screen: Douglas Fairbanks (1922), Errol Flynn (1938), Sean Connery (1976), Kevin Costner (1991), and Russell Crowe (2010). There are a vast quantity of books and series about Robin Hood that can be found in the local library. The common theme is “he robbed from the rich and gave to the poor.” Is there justification for Robin Hood’s actions? This should raise some ethical alarms in our minds. Or are there different degrees of stealing? Something to think about.

How does that square with the universal cultural norm against stealing? As the Book of Exodus declares from God, “You shall not ganab (steal).” Is stealing ever justified? The ancient Jewish book of Proverbs hints at it, “People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry.” Although in the next verse (Proverbs 6:31) it says, “but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house.” So, is it okay to steal, if you are in desperate need for yourself or to help others? Does it make a difference if you get

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caught or not?

The Hebrew word ganab is usually translated “to steal.” Stealing is to take something that does not belong to you in a wrong or illegal way or without asking permission. The Book of Genesis illustrates these nuances of ganab in the Jacob narratives. Jacob worked for Laban for over 14 years and then decided to leave. During those years Jacob acquired livestock and a large family.

But Jacob knew Laban did not want him to leave, so he left without telling Laban. Genesis 31 records, “Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole (ganab) her father’s household gods. And Jacob tricked (ganab) Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he intended to flee.”

Here we see Jacob’s wife, Rachel, take something from her father in a wrong way. And Jacob steals away without asking permission, which should have required permission from the patriarch Laban and etiquette demanded a blessing when daughters and grandchildren are involved.

It is as serious as Jacob stealing Laban’s family. When he found out what Jacob had done Laban was very perturbed with his son-in-law. “And Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have tricked (ganab) me and driven away my daughters like captives of the sword?

Why did you flee secretly and trick (ganab) me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre?” (Genesis 31) Laban felt betrayed by Jacob because he stole from him, not just played a trick on him. Stealing is a serious offense.

As we have seen with all the ordinances of God in Exodus 20 there is a positive point to contemplate besides the obvious negative imperative. Stealing is not just about “taking” but also includes affirmative action to help improve and protect the possessions and income of others.

Now that adds a profounder meaning to it.

As we reflect on this command it should move us to consider the actions we do to steal with justification in our own minds. Is it stealing for an employee to not give your best effort or sneak away from work early before your shift is done? Is it stealing to hide certain income on your tax return that should be acknowledged? Paul wrote to the Roman Christians, “You then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?”

Here are some words we use for “stealing”: pilfer, swipe, filch, appropriate, commandeer, purloin, heist, embezzle, hijack, plagiarize. Each of these has their own nuances in connection to stealing but all seem to break the commandment, Robin Hood notwithstanding. One positive action comes to mind when we might say that a young man stole the heart of a girl. Now that adds a different connotation to ganab.

Respect your neighbour’s possessions. Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. Wise words to consider.

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Re: Moose Jaw Express Issue November 10, 2021: Page A13 – Story: Discriminating against the unvaccinated “is just wrong,” concerned dad says While our province suffers a dangerous surge in COVID-19 cases, this article spreads misinformation and multiple unsourced insinuations about effects and attitudes re: vaccination. Its imbalanced lack of fact-checking undercuts vaccination, our best measure to reduce transmission of infection (6X less, with fewer symptoms), hospitalization (12X) and intensive care (28X) – statistics from Saskatchewan’s top medical officer (CTV News) Based on one resident’s speech to the PSSD#2 board on Nov. 2nd, your report passes on even this ridiculous claim about ineffectiveness: “35 per cent of vaccinated residents in Ontario have come down with COVID-19.” Out of the roughly 14.8 million Ontarians, close to 11 million are now fully vaccinated.

35 per cent of those would mean 3.9 million cas-

es, which is more than twice the number of cases (1.7M) in all of Canada since the pandemic began.

No media should be publicizing such untruths without correction.

The actual CTV Oct. 29 story said: “In the last two weeks, 1,760 Ontarians reported breakthrough infections, accounting for roughly 35 per cent of the [province’s] total infections during this period.” Not 35 per cent of all vaccinated people but of 2 weeks of cases – a naturally higher percentage as numbers of unvaccinated decline in Ontario. Canada-wide, those vaccinated (including even partially) account for just 12 per cent of cases, many asymptomatic.

But the unvaccinated dominate in hospitals and ICUs and must regret the loss of loved ones they may have infected.

Saskatchewan has Canada’s lowest provincial vaccination rate (80%), and our south central zone only 78% (CTV Nov. 10). Meanwhile the COVID crush on our health system and frontline workers has re-

quired over two dozen ICU patient transfers out of province and postponement of many hundreds of needed medical procedures for the rest of us.

The quoted resident decries “prejudice” vs. the unvaccinated, comparing it to racial and gender discrimination. But they (unless subject to rare medical exemptions) have chosen to ignore the harm their status can cause others. Even more serious variants may develop the longer we allow COVID to circulate, aided by Scott Moe’s ignoring of public health pleas from doctors, and spoken or published misinformation.

David Letts Publisher’s Note: Moose Jaw Express and Moose Jaw Today.com do not censor a person’s speech, thoughts or opinions. We do not ‘make’ the news but write it. Our reporters attend various events and meetings and write the information that was presented at those meetings.

Re: COVID Vaccinations Thank you for publishing the letter from Doug Reichel, the exposure you gave to Tony Mckechnie’s protest, and the article by Marc Legare. I was beginning to wonder when the wide-spread practices of mandatory vaccinations and, now, passports sanctioned by authorities and approved by the media would come into the foreground in Moose Jaw. Personal disclosure: I am not against vaccinations. I am vaccinated against COVID. But from the beginning I am against mandatory vaccinations.

Early in the pandemic we knew vaccinations of-

fered good, not perfect, protection of people’s health and contributed to herd immunity. For different reasons, many did not or could not make the choice for contributing to the health of the community in this way. So be it.

However, as the pandemic progressed research showed that vaccinated people carry the same variable loads of COVID as the unvaccinated people.

This means that the vaccinated pose similar possibilities of transmitting the virus and can contribute to the virus’s potential spread as much as the unvaccinated. This new research makes the mandates

absurd. (This research also supports masking and distancing for everyone to be extremely effective in preventing spread and reducing the rates of virus extant in a community.)

Mandatory vaccinations and their passports are dangerous and ugly precedents for our society to adopt. They segregate and they encourage discrimination, as the above individuals clearly have pointed out. It will be interesting for me to watch the outcomes of legal challenges to these mandates.

Vivian Darroch-Lozowski, Ph.D

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BLACK FRIDAY 7 PIECE DINING SUITES

SECTIONALS

99

+ tax

5 PIECE BEDROOM SUITES STARTING AT

975 00

+ tax

3 PIECE COFFEE & END TABLES STARTING AT

259 99 + tax

ALL ARTWORK & ACCESSORIES

20% OFF

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