99 additional Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medals awarded in Moose Jaw

The Moose Jaw North, Moose Jaw Wakamow, and Lumsden-Morse Constituency offices hosted another presentation event for the awarding of 99 additional Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals to recipients in the Moose Jaw, Lumsden-Morse, and Moosomin areas.

The Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) for those offices were on hand to give the awards out on Feb. 27.

The event was held in the Heritage Inn convention hall and was by invitation only due to the large number of recipients, although there were 22 awardees who were unable to attend, leaving a total of 77.

Seven thousand Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medals have been or will be awarded in Saskatchewan — the province is tied

Moose Jaw North

Constituency recipients

• Nicole Ansell

• Anne Bowes *

• Nimone Campbell

• Athena Cutts

• Marlie Frei *

• Whitney Friesen

• Stephane Gauvin *

• Vivian Gauvin *

• Joseph Haleli

• Shelley Jones

• Patricia Martynook

• Warren Michelson

• Nick Myers

• Deborah Thorn

• Lew Young Moose Jaw Wakamow

Constituency recipients

• Jennifer Angus

• Paulin M Apiplia

• Lorna Arnold

• Aaron Bellavance *

• Albert Boucher

• Allen Cameron

• Darlene Chalmers

• Joel Cisneros

• Kyleigh Coad

• Angela Currie *

• Lori Deets

• Colleen Dell *

• Dalton Duzan

• Tony Engelberts

• Hugh Fraser *

• Mitchell Eritz

• Dave Fitzsimmons

• Sandra Gessner

• Destiny Gibney *

• Robin Gilroy *

• Jess Hallsworth

• Larry Hasmatali

• Darrell Hawman

• Todd Hudson

• Bill Jameson *

• Elisa Johnson

• Christopher Lohnes

• Doug Panko

• Don Purington

• Ronald Roy

• E. Patrick Shea *

• Craig Shirley

• Michael Tomilin

• Gary Veroba

• Darlene Veroba

• Tanya Veroba

• Linzi Williamson *

• Sherry Young

Lumsden-Morse

Constituency recipients

• Jim Armstrong *

• Bill Aulie

• Verne Barber

• Chantal Baudu

• Lorne Bonk

• Lisa Bratkoski

• Terry Lynn Carefoot

(posthumous)

• Grant Clarke *

• Graeme Crosbie

• Neil Crosbie

• Mark Ferrara *

• George Grassick

• Larry Hagerty

• Fay Hagerty

• Hendrik Heerspink

• James R. Hipkin

• Paul Hofer

• Christopher Jacobson

• Raymond Jelinski

• Dr. Suresh Kassett with Alberta for the most medals in Canada.

The medal was created in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th year as the monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth’s reign was the longest of any British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history. Recipients of the medal are chosen for their community service, their contributions to the arts or athletics, their service in the military or in government, their contributions to their respective industries, and more, and as an encouragement for others to follow their examples.

[Editorial note: Those people whose names are marked with an asterisk were unable to attend the presentation.]

• Gerry Kerr

• Roy Klym *

• Melvin Krauss

• Justin LaBrash

• Beverly Leaman

• Thomas Lemon *

• Clem Millar

• Kevin Miller

• Barry Needer

• Corey Niedzielski *

• Donald Ogilvie

• Barbara Pittroff

• Chelsea Elaine Rogal

• Richard Wade Stach

• Jacqueline Stephens

• Patty Stewart McCord

• Lorne Straub *

• Jason Tschetter

• Michael Westrum *

• Gary Edward Winkleman

• Kathy Young

Moosomin Constituency recipients

• Eli Barsi

• Roman Chernykh

• Marina Chernykh

• Marie Anne Fournier

• Louis Hebert

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As the years roll on by, I am becoming more and more aware of how important it is to develop healthy habits that are necessary to my future wellbeing.

With International Women’s Day upon us this week, March 8th, I am reminded to get on the bandwagon and make some adjustments to my lifestyle so that I can enjoy a little more longevity and be happy with myself.

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Prairie South School Division’s (PSSD) byelection to fill a trustee position in subdivision 6 (City of Moose Jaw) is under two weeks away, giving voters time to decide.

Eight candidates are in the running to replace former trustee Todd Johnson, who resigned and later became the manager of transportation for the division.

The eight candidates running include Brian Martynook, Shelley Jones, Tony Dreger, Karli Amundrud, Sommer Amare, Sandra Kitts, Patrick Boyle and Bruce Fritzler.

Zachariah Bachmann has withdrawn his name from the election. However, his name will still appear on the ballot because he withdrew after the withdrawal period.

The advance poll was held at the board office at 1075

Ninth Avenue Northwest from 2 to 7 p.m.

Meanwhile, voting day is Thursday, March 9. The main polling locations are Riverview Collegiate at 650 Coteau Street West, A.E. Peacock Collegiate at 145 Ross Street East and Sunningdale School at 530 Wood Lily Drive.

The candidates’ biographies are on Prairie South’s website at www.prairiesouth.ca/2023-election-candidates-profiles.

Voters can also find a video of a forum that the chamber of commerce hosted on Feb. 15. This event asked candidates about their thoughts about the board’s role, their views on the joint-use school and their strengths and skills.

Aboriginal Storytelling month celebrated in Moose Jaw

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From someone who was very physically active for the first half of my life to someone who had a couple of minor surgery setbacks over the years that inhibited the fitness a bit, to my current poor excuse of breaking my hip in early 2020, I am trying to shake the dust off my brain and body and get with-it and get-on-with-it.

Well, chalk it up to menopause, too much couch therapy, a little more wine than health regulations allow, or whatever! It is what it is and a person always needs a jumping-off or fed-up-with-it point to do what they need to do! No more excuses!

So, I am hoping that the good intentions I have today will prove to be profitable deeds tomorrow. I have procrastinated far too long and am certainly not happy with the midlife and midsection bulge I have been ignoring for far-too-long.

My health is optimally good, my mindset is positive and optimistic, so why is it that my body isn’t cooperating?

Ok. So we all know that physical exercise and healthy eating (good nutrition) are what’s supposed to make the difference. It’s all about raising the activity level and incorporating more protein in the diet. Instead of lifting a fork more often than necessary, change-it-up and lift some weights regularly and get some exercise… even walking at least three times a week has health benefits.

Small changes can have huge impacts, not only in the physical realm but also in the mind – get an oxytocin boost to give you a little more life-satisfaction and self-esteem. Build up estrogen with exercise and keep progesterone levels at bay by eating well and avoiding saturated fats, as well as keeping stress at a minimum, too.

A good suggestion is to find the ‘why’ or strong reason for wanting to lose weight; it’s all about being healthy, happy and wanting to grow old gracefully and vibrantly. Doesn’t everyone want to feel good and be able to pursue their dreams of travel or whatever?

I am not a follower of the teachings of Buddha but just as many philosopher’s over the ages have done, a little inspirational nugget can go a long way. He said, “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

For now, I have a plan and the motivation to do it, so I just need to successfully implement it until satisfactory results are obtained. Where there’s a will, there’s a way!

Moose Jaw Public Library, in collaboration with Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association (WACA) and Library Services of Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples (LSSAP), hosted an Aboriginal storytelling event in late February featuring Tenille K. Campbell, a Saskatchewan Dene/Metis author and photographer. The events focused around love. Unfortunately, Elder Barb Frazier was unable to attend the library event on Friday, February 24th. The following afternoon, the WACA office hosted Campbell to share her poems about self-love.

“I’ve always been a writer and reader, I find they go hand in hand,” Campbell said.

At the workshop, Campbell also gave those in attendance a chance to write their own love poems.

She finds poetry correlates with storytelling and mimics the natural rhythms of people speaking. It’s like writing a story or drawing an image or taking a photograph. “It’s all storytelling.”

Campbell started writing as a teenager around the time she was discovering other Indigenous writers. It was an epiphany for her to get to know writers from her community.

Although Campbell could have chosen a different career, she decided to become a creative writer. She said, “Making money for reading and writing seemed pretty ideal to me.”

As an Aboriginal person, she says there are sacred moments when you are invited into a culture, different ceremonies and into someone’s home. All these experiences have communal power over sensuality, and it breaks down barriers and lets people trust their guests. These intimate private moments are inspirations for both poetry and photography.