Moose Jaw Express September 21st, 2022

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The Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame is only a couple of weeks away from hosting the largest induction ceremony in the or ganization’s history, with 13 newcomers to be enshrined over three years of classes.

And as one might expect, tickets are moving quickly for the special event.

MJDSHF president Larry Graham estimated that 100 tickets have already been sold for the ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 1, with the event taking place in the Moose Jaw Events Centre curling rink this time around due to the expected large number of attendees.

“With so many inductees, we’re pretty sure we’re going to out grow the previous room (on the Events Centre mezzanine) so we figured that would be the best move,” Graham said. “And there will be a little bit of a different format, but it’ll be mostly the same with the piping in of the inductees, each of them giving a speech and receiving plaques. So things are shaping up and it’s going to be an other fun night.”

Seeing as the previous two induction ceremonies were post poned due the pandemic, the decision was made to roll classes from 2020, 2021 and 2022 into one large ceremony. The 2020 group is the largest of the bunch, featuring volleyball athlete Darcy Busse, hock ey/baseball builder John Hunter, baseball builder Charlie Meacher, wrestling builder Dave Pyle, basketball athlete Marg (Curry) Sihvon and hockey athlete Ed Staniowski. The 2021 class will see wrestling athlete/builder Frank Abdou, golf athlete Lorie Boyle, the 1992 Am ber Holland curling team and football athlete Levi Steinhauer en shrined and the 2022 group includes track and field and bobsleigh

athlete John Graham, high school coach and baseball standout Ned Andreoni and longtime local umpire Rocky Nickel.

Those attending the event can expect all sorts of fun stories and tales given the wide range of sports and individuals involved -- and once you add in all the interesting connections between the induct ees, things get even more interesting.

Take John Hunter as an example -- while going through photos with Graham for the ceremony, there were all sorts of nifty little tidbits to be found.

“There are so many connections that I didn’t know about,” Gra ham said with a tone of amazement. “Going through some photos of John, there are photos of Ed Staniowski in there, of Clark Gillies, of Ned Andreoni in there. Then I was talking to Ed Staniowski, and he said he was looking forward to it because John Hunter was someone who coached him.

Then Rocky Nickel, John coached him and he and John coached together for a few years. So it’s a really neat thing… there are so many connections you find out about and it’s really interesting.”

Then there’s just the opportunity for folks to get together again -- the ceremony will be the first since 2019 for the Hall of Fame, and everyone is looking forward to having a chance to reconnect.

“It’s our first event in the post-COVID era, so it’s going to be nice to see a lot of familiar faces we haven’t seen for a long time,” Graham said.

Tickets are $60 each through sasktix.ca and can be found by scrolling down the site to the upcoming events section. Things kick off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1.

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Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame board member and longtime friend of 2022 inductee Ned Andreoni with Lynn An dreoni.

Longtime Moose Jaw baseball umpire Rocky Nickel is one of three Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame inductees for 2022.

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Homestand ’22: Second annual concert continues to grow

The charity entertainment group River Street Promotions (RSP) brings worldclass Canadian musicians to Moose Jaw for the benefit of youth mental wellness across southern Saskatchewan. Home stand ’22 in Ross Wells ballpark was an other big success and an expanded RSP committee is planning its next innova tions.

Banjo Bowl

The day began with the livestreaming of this year’s Banjo Bowl rivalry in Ross Wells Ballpark. Winnipeg added another notch to their belt, winning 54-20. The Roughriders were not helped by the long list of violently ill players on their roster that day — an entirely unnecessary handi cap against the league’s current best team.

RSP co-founder James Murdock said the organization was happy with the num ber of ‘Riders fans who showed up — and with the halftime show.

“We were quite pleased with the num ber of people that came out to watch the game. We didn’t know what to expect, but there are diehard fans out there, and it was a nice way to ease into the day.

“Another thing that was very mean ingful was that the halftime entertainment was the School of Rock band from Regi na, and those teens really brought it. There was a good local lad, Ethan Novecosky, who was the drummer, and this was his

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final year, so that was big.”

During Matt Mays’ set, he brought the School of Rock band back onto the stage to play a Tom Petty song with him and his band — surely a big moment for emerging musicians.

Homestand ’22 concert

“The evening was truly memorable,” Murdock said, “It was such a positive feel throughout the entire night.”

Murdock added that there were a few hundred more people in the park this year, which RSP sees as a sign of growing com munity awareness of their group and its cause.

Representatives from Prairie South School Division and Holy Trinity Catholic School Division — both beneficiaries of

the RSP Youth Mental Wellness Fund — were on stage on one point to explain how the youth of south Sask will be served by the money raised from the concert.

JJ Voss, out of Regina, was the night’s opener. Voss’ powerful voice filled the park, delighting fans including a contin gent of family and friends who came from Regina to watch him perform. Voss is a multi-award-winning Saskatchewan coun try artist.

Next up was Nice Horse, an all-fe male country band who are making waves with their skill and with the Be Nice Na tion lifestyle brand. Nice Horse were part of the first Homestand lineup and were de lighted to return to Moose Jaw.

Nice Horse received a historic five nominations at the CCMAs this year. Each member was nominated as an individual musician, as well as a nomination for their music video “High School.”

people were singing along word for word, because they’re iconic.”

The evening’s final act was Nova Scotian rocker Matt Mays and his band. As mentioned, they brought the School of Rock band up mid-set to perform with them.

At one point, Mays leapt off the stage to join fans on the ground of the ballpark.

“You could see from the expressions of the people close to the stage, you know, that’s not something that happens every day,” Murdock laughed. “I was in awe of the show they did, that was a true rock show.”

RSP expands committee

After the success of their first show, Murdock said, RSP was approached by members of the community who wanted to help out. That lead to an expansion of the group leading up to Homestand ’22. The announcement of the fundraising total will be either later this month or in Oc tober. Stay tuned for more information on the new makeup of RSP.

“We’re just very appreciative of the support we receive from the community and from local businesses. I think people understand the big picture of what we’re trying to accomplish and, you know, at the end of the day, the only people who get paid from this are the artists.

“This is done strictly by volunteers who are donating their time to be part of something good.”

Conseil de l’École

postes devront être assumés par des parents d’élèves de l’École Ducharme.

Les candidatures seront reçues jusqu’à 16 h 00, le mercredi 5 octobre 2022 par courriel à election@cefsk.ca et/ou au siège social du Conseil des écoles fransaskoises (201-1440 9ème Avenue Nord), pendant les heures d’ouverture du bureau à compter du lundi 19 septembre 2022.

Pour plus d’information ou pour obtenir un formulaire, veuillez communiquer avec Cathy Colombet au (306) 719 7482 ou Yvonne Muhabwampundu au (306) 719 7461 ou au 1 (877) 273-6661.

Dans l’éventualité d’une élection, le scrutin se déroulera le mercredi 26 octobre 2022 de 10 h 00 à 20 h 00.

Fait à Regina, le 6 septembre 2022. Robert Therrien, directeur adjoint de scrutin

Nice Horse left immediately after their set to make a live performance at the CCMAs in Calgary, where Brandi Sidoryk won Bass Player of the Year and “High School” clinched its win.

Legendary Canadian rock band Chil liwack, led by Bill Henderson, brought their five decades of performing experi ence next.

“They are true entertainers,” Mur dock said. “Everyone knew their songs,

16th annual

Family First Radiothon raises

for Health Foundation

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The 16th edition of the Family First Ra diothon, held at the Town ‘N Country Mall, raised $159,914 — well in ex cess of their goal of $138,000 — for the Moose Jaw Health Foundation. The funds will support the Pediatrics and Women’s Health units at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Re gional Hospital.

Pour un poste de parent au sein du conseil d’école

• Être âgé d’au moins 18 ans ;

• Résider en Saskatchewan depuis au moins six mois ;

• Recevoir l’appui par écrit (signature) de trois parents d’élèves de la prématernelle à la 12e année de l’école fransaskoise ;

• Être le parent d’une ou d’un élève de la prématernelle à la 12e année inscrit.e à l’École Ducharme.

Massive donations poured in over the Radiothon weekend. The Moose Jaw Health Foundation has raised tens of mil lions over its lifespan to buy critical equip ment for Moose Jaw’s hospital, forming a major part of the state-of-the-art care able to be offered there.

This year’s Little Princess Ball con tributed $43,860.35 to the effort.

The Concerts in the Park series, which brings live music to Crescent Park

every Wednesday night during the sum mer months, raised $5,588.

The next major fundraiser event for the Health Foundation is the annual Fes tival of Trees held at the Moose Jaw Cul tural Centre.

The Festival of Trees will take place November 26. Tickets go on sale Septem ber 26.

Keep an eye for our coverage of the Festival of Trees, coming soon.

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Chilliwack on stage for Homestand ‘22

Matt Mays on stage for Homestand ‘22

JJ Voss on stage for Homestand ‘22

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Salvation Army Toy Run sees huge turnout and impressive number of donations

to donate toys to local charity for Christmas

The Salvation Army Toy Run has tradi tionally seen hundreds of supporters from the Moose Jaw Cycle Club and beyond donate Christmas gifts for children to the local charity.

But from all indications, they outdid themselves in 2022.

From overall turnout to the number of gifts donated and just the general level of support, the Toy Run was a huge success -- and that has the Salvation Army look ing forward to helping a potentially record number of families this holiday season.

“This year, I would have to say, it’s probably been the biggest in terms of the number of motorcycles that came out,” Lieut. Lester Ward said as hundreds of Toy Run participants visited in the Salva tion Army citadel parking lot. “We know the need in Moose Jaw is great and the surrounding area is great, but having an opportunity to journey and be a part of this with the motorcycle group, it just does my heart good that we can share that love from others in the community. This will allow many families to have a Christmas that they probably wouldn’t have experi enced otherwise.”

Ward pointed to the Salvation Army’s ongoing brown-bag breakfast program as an indicator of how great the need might be this year. While they were handing out 160 or so breakfasts a month in January, that number grew to close to 600 in Au gust.

“If that’s any indication, then as we lead into the Christmas season, people who are in the need of a hamper, Christmas dinner, toys for their children, the need is going to be substantial,” Ward said.

And that’s where the Toy Run comes in.

Riders made their annual -- and spec tacular -- trek up Main Street to open the event, passing through the ongoing Lit

tle Chicago Show and Shine in the pro cess. All told, the procession took about 10 minutes to roll past as hundreds upon hundreds of riders made their way to the citadel, where they dropped off new and unwrapped toys or made monetary dona tions to the Salvation Army.

In the end, the pile of gifts said it all. While it was decently large the last two years, the number of donations in 2022 ap peared to add up to the combined number from 2020 and 2021.

“We’ve been here going on three years, and the generosity of this communi ty is incredible,” Ward said. “People care about their neighbour and care about their community and they just want to share what they’ve been blessed and given with those who might not have as much.”

All the donations will be rolled into what has become the Salvation Army’s an nual Toy Shop, which allows those in need to pick out gifts for their youngsters much as they would in a regular store.

“So the monetary donations that

have come in, the toys that have come in, they’re all going to go toward ensuring that this Christmas season there are some families who are going to enjoy Christmas where otherwise they might not have,” Ward said.

Now that the Toy Run is once again

Army hopes to see it continue to grow.

“If it continues to expand and grow, this year compared to last year and before, maybe we’ll have to build a bigger park ing lot so we can get all these bikes in,” Ward joked. “But it really does our heart good. We want to thank the Moose Jaw Cycle Association and even the commu nity that doesn’t ride bikes, they showed up donating toys to our cause and we want the community to know we appre ciate their donations and are so thankful for what they allow us to do, sharing love with others.”

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Salvation Army Lieut. Almeta Ward and Lieut. Lester Ward pause for a photo next to the massive pile of donated toys from the annual Toy Run on Saturday afternoon.

Riders in the Salvation Army Toy Run make their way up Main Street on Saturday afternoon.

Many a Toy Run participant had rather unique passengers.

Peepeekisis completes acquisition of Temple Gardens; Globex to manage property

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With the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth, I was very intrigued by the folklore tradition of “informing the bees of the Queen’s passing.”

1 “When the Queen or King of England dies, it sets in motion a series of events. The Prime Min ister is told with a phone call that “London Bridge has fallen” –code to let them know the mon arch has died – before 10 days of official mourning take place, packed full of ceremony and pro cess. At some point during this time, the bees are informed.”

Apparently “Telling the bees” is a custom not just limited to the Royal Family, but a long-held beekeeping tradition found throughout Europe and even in the USA. Superstition dictated that the bees be told and put “into mourning” following the death of someone in the owner’s family.

If bees were not informed of the death of a family member, it was thought that they would die off or produce less honey.

When we think of folklore tales, we probably think about our grandmothers or grandfathers sharing bits of folklore they attest to, to carry onto younger generations. Oftentimes, there is some wisdom gleaned from them. Superstitious beliefs also make up a big portion of folklore and with them usually comes an important moral or core message that inevitably focuses on how to cope with life and death.

A large portion of the population still believe these ancient stories are still important to society today.

2 “They belong to our history, they are part of our culture and thus should be preserved in order to understand our past properly.”

Over the centuries, the art of storytelling created commu nity, passed on from elders to their offspring. This is still very evident in the indigenous sharing of their historical past that has created a sense of belonging and identification for their people.

With the onset of the digital age and although we claim to be more connected with others, face-to-face communication is evidently lacking. Therefore, the art of storytelling started dy ing out as was noted by the German-Jewish intellectual Walter Benjamin.

In the article, The Wisdom of Myth and Folklore: Why we need stories to keep us alive as a society, the writer says, 2 “Retell and remember them, to honor your ancestors, to dis cover deeper parts about yourself, to create unification with your community and to give you guidance when you need it most.”

Transcending to today’s world, folklore still seems very relevant.

When I started to examine my context of folklore, I re member numerous words of wisdom deemed folklore or old wives tales that my folks instilled in me. One I still adhere to is planting the garden in spring by the moon’s phases.

Other examples that come to mind pertain to much of the country:

· The recognition of Groundhog Day, when, according to folklore, if a groundhog doesn’t see his shadow on Groundhog Day, spring-like weather will soon arrive.

· Forecasting the weather by certain traits found in nature or animals. A local weather prognosticator forecasts the upcoming winter weather here in Saskatchewan according to evidence found in a pig’s spleen. More to come in the future.

A robin brings good luck, according to some.

· Video games are often crafted in historical traditions of folklore creating fictional universes.

These are just a few examples but the list is almost limit less, as we deal with different cultures and traditions over the centuries that have passed on their own myths and folklore to their offspring.

Believe what you will, but hold fast to storytelling and keep your culture alive.

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2. https://theconsciousclub.com/articles/2019/10/9/the-wis dom-of-myth-and-folklore-why-we-need-stories-to-keep-usalive-as-a-society#:~:text=Myths%20and%20stories%20con nect%20us,needs%20as%20we%20do%20today.

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Peepeekisis Cree Nation (PCN) has completed a yearlong process of fully acquiring Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa in Moose Jaw. The hotel and its mineral pool and spa are an iconic part of the city’s downtown, and Peepeekisis plans to continue that legacy.

The sale went through on August 31st at 5:00 p.m. September 1 was the first full day of ownership by Pee peekisis.

Morris Interactive in Saskatoon and Morguard Cor poration out of Mississauga helped to broker the sale, act ing as agents for PCN.

The PCN is currently conducting band elections, but leadership have promised to provide comment on the sale and future of the property as soon as they are able.

PCN now owns the hotel, the mineral spa, the walk way connecting the facility to Casino Moose Jaw, part of the Casino building, and three associated parking lots.

Sparrow Hawk Developments — PCN’s off-reserve economic corporation — has hired Globex Property Man agement in Saskatoon to oversee all operational functions of the property.

MooseJawToday.com spoke with Globex CEO Jaret Waddell to discuss plans for development and renovation of the property.

“We feel very fortunate to have been entrusted with the responsibility of managing the Temple Gardens for Peepeekisis,” Waddell said. “We’re also quite fortunate that there is a strong team at that hotel that have done a phenomenal job of working through not only all of the regular industry challenges that came from COVID-19, but also just a very busy property.”

Waddell noted that the property has begun to age and needs investment, but the Temple Gardens Hotel & Spa team continued to operate it with service excellence and Saskatchewan hospitality in mind.

“It’s an absolutely top-notch operation, so we’re pleased to be able to come into that environment and have

such a strong team to work with.”

Waddell confirmed there are no plans for any changes to staffing or management at Temple Gardens.

Work has already begun to modernize much of the aging equipment that Globex and Peepeekisis identified as being immediate priorities.

“We are replacing some back-of-the-house things like ice machines, there’s an RFID card lock system that will be replaced straightaway, the front desk computer system, really all of the computers in the building, those will all be done,” Waddell said.

In addition, PCN and Globex have hinted at big plans for 2023.

“We’re not able to talk much about (major renova tions) until we get formal approval from the owner. That process is likely going to take through to the end of this month. Once the plan and some of the details associated with it is formally approved, there’ll be more information we can talk about.”

Community group has big ideas to address homelessness in Moose Jaw

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Square One Community Inc. is concerned this winter could be difficult on Moose Jaw’s homeless population and plans to create a warming shelter, one of several ef forts to address homelessness.

During its Sept. 12 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to designate the community-based organi zation as a municipal project until Dec. 31, 2023, with either party able to terminate the designation within 90 days’ notice. This designation allows the city to provide charitable donation receipts to individuals and businesses that contribute to the project.

The designation also allows the agency to secure grant funding for its initiatives.

Square One Community Inc. (SOCI) — founded in 2021 after the COVID-19 community response commit tee folded — is now the 11th organization that council has supported via designated municipal project status. The other 10 include:

Moose Jaw Arts in Motion

Murals of Moose Jaw

Saskatchewan/Moose Jaw Festival of Words Tourism of Moose Jaw

Burrowing Owls Interpretive Centre

Northwest Community Association

Hillcrest Golf Club (expires Dec. 31)

Moose Jaw and District Sports Hall of Fame (expires Dec. 31, 2023)

Iron Bridge Sport Court (expires Dec. 31, 2024)

Pickle Ball Moose Jaw (expires Dec. 31, 2026)

Housing instability was identified as a priority in a city-wide survey of agencies, so community agencies were invited to meet to address the issue, explained Della Ferguson, chair of SOCI.

Anecdotal evidence showed the need for housing and wraparound services to support individuals’ new begin nings as they started over at “square one” in their new lives. SOCI’s vision is that everyone has the chance to have their housing and basic needs met.

“We truly believe that with a community collabora

tive effort, together, we can create supports needed for our most vulnerable and we are willing to take the lead on this,” said Ferguson.

A team of “passionate” board members has worked to build up its projects, including hiring a co-ordinator, holding life-skill classes, building a website, developing a clothing closet repository, creating a volunteer bank, ap plying for charitable status, receiving a housed donated anonymously and holding several luncheons.

Furthermore, SOCI has met with the mayor and MLAs, collaborated with other community agencies, and worked with artists Bill and Laurette Keen on a mental health initiative, with all money — over $33,000 — going to the John Howard Society.

“Everything we have done is in an effort to fill in the gaps regarding homelessness that have yet to be met in our community,” said Ferguson.

There is a need to build a women’s shelter, a warming centre and a “navigator system” or central intake location so people can be connected to community services.

“We are working hard to research, collaborate and to take the lead on meeting these needs with a sense of urgency, as the cold weather is around the corner with a forecast of a deep cold in November,” she continued.

With emotion in her voice, Ferguson added, “Friends, the greatness of a community is measured by how we treat the most vulnerable. I know without a shadow of a doubt that you share the same passion as we do in this regard

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Coun. Crystal Froese thanked Ferguson for making this request, especially since acquiring a federal charitable status can take time. She commended the committee for being active and attempting to fill a gap in the community around homelessness.

“And it’s been a real learning curve for everyone involved, but it’s an absolute roll-up-the-sleeves active committee,” Froese added. “I appreciate … all the work being done around this issue.”

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From The Kitchen

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Bed sheets might be protecting tomato crops

As the threat of frost looms, gardeners are either prepared to cover their tomato plants with bed sheets or are harvesting the tomatoes to ripen indoors.

Whatever the situation, home-grown tomatoes could be highlighted in toasted tomato and bacon sandwiches, featured in stews and soups frozen for winter use, or added to other vegetables in a salad.

This week’s recipes offer some ideas with tomatoes as the star attraction.

TOMATO STEW

8 cups chopped and skinned ripe tomatoes

1/4 cup chopped green pepper

1/4 cup chopped onion

2 tsps. salt

2 tsps. sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Cover and cook on medium for 10-15 minutes.

Spoon hot mixture into sterilized jars. Cap and

seal. Process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes for pints or 20 minutes for quart jars. Alternately, place hot mixture into freezer containers. Cool then label and freeze.

Note: microwave peppers and onion with a tablespoon of water for 3-4 minutes or until soft before adding to tomatoes.

The tomato mixture may be used as a base for hamburger soup, beef stew or eaten as is either hot or cold.

GREEN TOMATO AND PEPPER SKILLET

1 large onion, chopped into small pieces

2 red and green peppers, chopped into small pieces

1 large green tomato, skinned and chopped into small pieces

1 cup thick whipping cream

2/3 cup catsup

Fry onion in a large skillet in a generous amount of butter until soft but not brown.

Add peppers and tomato. Add more butter as

necessary so vegetables don’t stick. Simmer until cooked down and soft.

Stir in cream and catsup. Simmer until sauce thickens.

Serve with rice or noodles or as a side dish with beef, chicken or pork.

TOMATO AND CUCUMBER SALAD

4 medium red tomatoes, sliced

1 thinly sliced, peeled cucumber

1 1/2 tbsps. chopped green onion

1/3 cup French dressing

1/8 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. chopped parsley, optional

Combine tomatoes and cucumbers in a serving dish. Sprinkle with the green onions.

Mix dressing, salt and parsley and pour over the vegetables. Cover and place in refrigerator to marinate for at least one hour. Stir gently before serving.

Sukanen volunteers recognized with lifetime memberships

Seven volunteers with the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum were award ed lifetime memberships during the recent threshing bee.

“This year we decided we should let the public know the amount of time and effort volunteers put in to keep this place,’’ commented President Gord Ross.

“We have a lot of volunteers here who are here sometimes four and five days a week. We have a large group of people who show up to work on some of our major projects on what we call work day Wednesdays.

“Without the volunteers, this (thresh ing bee) would not happen.’’

Lifetime member Vivian Wilson “is like the Energizer bunny. A lot of us wish we could keep up to her.”

“I’m very proud of this,’’ said Wilson.

Reg Skinner lives in Regina and “spends a lot of time coming here and helps us.”

Skinner said he appreciates the award. “I grew up on a farm near Wilkie and this place brings back a lot of memories.”

Ross Ramage “has put in a lot of hours out here and brought a lot of knowledge about farming and restored equipment,” said Ross.

Rev. Bob Langdon caused some ap prehension when he joined “because when working on this old equipment the odd time the language gets a little colourful” but Langdon told them that is fodder for his sermons.

Al Langstaff, really knowledgeable about old tractors, “spends a lot of time out here and he is a valuable mechanic for us.”

Idis Jelinski and her husband Keith

are both long time members. In making the award to Idis Ross said: “Lots of times some of our members forget how much time our wives or significant others put up with when we are away from home.”

She volunteers at Family Day and with 50/50 ticket sales and previously helped in the concession.

Four members receiving 10-year membership recognition were Matt Tolton of Manitoba, Keith Delahey, Connie Ross and John Bistritzan.

“It’s a rewarding job out here if you’re interested in this stuff, some call it junk,’’ said Ross. “If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer we’re always looking for help. There’s no shortage of work.’’

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Newest collection unveiled at Sukanen Ship Museum unveiled

Against the backdrop of a 115-year old steam tractor ,Alfred Volman cut the cake to mark the grand opening of the Volman Museum at the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Vil lage and Museum.

Icing in the shape of a steam tractor decorated the cake,

“It’s too nice to cut,” Volman, age 85, hesitated.

“It’s like a wedding cake,” said some one.

“This is my wedding’’ joked Volman, who never married.

The building and contents are the newest additions to the museum.

Volman and his brothers, Mike and George, built a private museum in Leross, an east central Saskatchewan town in 2000 next to the Leross Museum.

The private museum represents fami

ly-used artifacts from the 1907 homestead. Many of them were hauled out of a slough or the bush and restored.

“This a great addition for us,” said museum president Gord Ross.

Realizing that Leross is getting small er and smaller Volman sought somewhere

to relocate the collection.

“Mr. Volman didn’t want to see his private collection in his museum go to the dump as a lot of them wind up.

“In 2020 he approached us and asked if we would be interested in having his collection relocated to our museum here. We jumped at the opportunity.

“He spent a lot of time, hard work with backing from his family, not the least a lot of money.”

Volman said the museum was set up exactly like at Leross with help from his family,

“When walking through this build ing you will have the unique experience of being able to ‘talk’ to the people who used the artifacts on a day to day basis and wonder how this family might have used these items over the last 100 years

Volman thanked everyone who made the move possible “especially the pres ident Gord Ross, Garry Davis, the board and volunteers who made this possible.”

The metal clad building will be open with the other Sukanen buildings.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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Pioneer harvesting technology in play at threshing bee days

Pioneer ways of harvesting were demon strated at the annual two-day threshing bee held at the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Vil lage and Museum.

A large crowd gathered on the Satur day with a good attendance on Sunday to witness vehicle parades, field demonstra tions, blacksmithing, rope making, vin tage tractor pulls and to tour the 40 village buildings.

Two of the first time visitors came from Kipling in southeast Saskatchewan. Pam and Grant White learned about the threshing bee when a visitor brought them

a copy of the museum’s 50th anniversary souvenir edition.

“I’m not that old but I remember this

old machinery,’’ he said.

Paul Gessell of Montreal, who start ed his journalism career at the Moose Jaw Times-Herald over 50 years ago was amazed at the village.

“I’d heard about the ship,” he said.

“I’ve always wanted to see it.”

Now that he’s seen the hull he thinks the project by Tom Sukanen “was a mad folly.”

Two visitors from Ontario, one from Windsor, one from a rural setting, brought tractors and took part in the parades and vintage tractor pulls.

One visitor described the old tractors as “neat” and added “What a collection!”

The people movers and the barrel train were popular rides.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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Reaper. Photo by Ron Walter Binder. Photo by Ron Walter

Combining. Photo by Ron Walter Hand threshing. Photo by Ron Walter Steam threshing. Photo by Ron Walter Buzz saw cutting. Photo by Ron Walter

Midnight at Chernobyl –The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster

Adam Higginbotham. Simon and Schuster. 538 pages.

Bearing in mind the risk of the release of a substantial amount of radio-active material at the Zaporizhzhia reac tor in Ukraine (thank you, Vladimir Putin), it is perhaps time to revisit the catastrophe at Chernobyl 36 years ago.

Higginbotham begins with a history of the plan ning and construction of the nuclear plant and during the course of this description we get to know the main characters and their backgrounds, as well as details of the reactor’s design and innards.

The poor design of this reactor, as well as inadequate training of critically important personnel, made a disas ter almost inevitable. No nuclear reactor in the West was

ever designed along similar lines

Although the operation of nuclear plants is a compli cated affair, Higginbotham’s explanation of the intricate details involved is clear enough so that even a layman can understand it.

Not only are the technical matters clearly explained, but the author maintains an air of suspense throughout his description of the events leading up to the final cata strophical explosion – the thread of tension is never bro ken, in spite of the fact that readers are already aware of at least the broad outline of events. In this respect, Hig ginbotham shows himself a master storyteller, the equal of any writer of suspense mysteries. My wife called the book a real page-turner and I agree with that sentiment.

Midnight at Chernobyl is, in in fact in some respects, similar to the scene of a gruesome accident – yes, we know it’s voyeurism; yes, we know we shouldn’t look at the blood and guts, but still… we cannot help doing so.

The USSR was, at the time of course, the “Evil Em pire,” as described by Ronald Reagan. But one should bear in mind that not all the citizens of that Union were themselves evil or cowardly, as they were so often por trayed. In fact, the courageous, selfless and frequently self-sacrificing deeds of some of the technicians and other personnel (such as the architect Maria Protsenko) command respect, particularly when one compares them with the cowardly, lying bureaucracy in Moscow whose only goal was self-protection at al costs.

That is, of course, typical of bureaucrats, but it does appear to be more pronounced in totalitarian states.

Massive amounts of radio-activity were set free and the fates of those who were exposed to the radia tion make hair-raising reading. Some died within hours, some months or years later. These deaths were usually not peaceful. Higginbotham follows the lives of some of

the protagonists for some time after the catastrophe and their fates, as well as the subsequent court case, do not always make comfortable reading.

One must have sympathy with Viktor Brukhanov, the director of the power plant. Although he certainly wasn’t blameless he was an honest man, unlike his com patriots, and willingly shouldered his share (and more) of the blame.

Compare this with how the apparatchiks (mostly successfully) ducked and dived and covered up to escape unscathed. The KGB, for example, cut off the telephone lines between Pripyat (the small town where most of the staff lived) and the rest of the USSR. The behaviour of important figures in the Russian nuclear industry was nothing short of disgusting and is described in some de tail.

Although Midnight at Chernobyl does not contain an in-depth political discussion, the author makes it clear that the authoritarian nature of Russian society, in his opinion, contributed significantly to the poor design and maintenance of the reactor, as well as to the totally inad equate response once the magnitude of the catastrophe became know to authorities.

This may be so, but it is of course no reason for com placency.

The book contains sketches of the power station, as well as interesting photographs, and quite a few pages are devoted to the surprisingly vibrant response of sur rounding nature to the radiation.

I do have one problem, not with the book, as such, but with its possible effect on views about power gen eration in a time of widespread antagonism towards hy drocarbon extraction. Nuclear power does not generate CO2 (except during construction of a power station) and methods exist to deal with its waste.

Church holds ceremony to honour Queen Elizabeth and her service to others

A black cloth-covered tripod with a photo of Queen Eliz abeth II on top was the main focal point during a recent church service to honour the late Sovereign.

Twenty-three people gathered at St. Aidan Anglican Church on High Street East on Sept. 11 for prayer and reflection to remember Her Majesty, who died on Sept. 9 at age 96. The only illumination in the east-facing chapel came from lit candles and the sun streaming in from the west windows.

Three hymns were sung, including “O God, Our Help in Ages Past,” “Abide with me,” and “God Save the King.” The first two songs are sometimes sung during Re membrance Day ceremonies, while the final song is usu ally sung at graduation ceremonies or events featuring the lieutenant governor.

While only the first line of “God Save the King/ Queen” is ever sung, there are actually three lines since it was written as a hymn.

Two passages from the Bible were also read.

A highlight from the event featured attendees stand ing up and discussing their memories of the Queen, either personal experiences or second-hand accounts from fam ily who saw her.

One person recalled the Queen’s visit to the church in 1978 — known then as St. John’s — with Prince Philip and how she deposited a British five-pound banknote into the collection plate.

Another person recalled how her mother was preg nant when the Queen came in 1959. The person’s mother was dealing with a houseful of people but managed to slip outside in an attempt to catch a glimpse of the Royal cou ple on the train.

Only Prince Philip appeared and waved, while Queen Elizabeth stayed inside because she was feeling unwell — due to her own pregnancy.

Another person recalled how her sister was in 4-H when the Royal couple visited the Wells farm near Tux

ford in 1959. The person’s sister showcased her cow to the Queen during the tour.

As head of the royal family, Queen Elizabeth played a role in the Church of England and held the titles of “De fender of the Faith” and “supreme governor.”

The Queen’s duties included appointing archbishops, bishops, and deans as advised by the prime minister. In

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1970, she became the first Sovereign to inaugurate and address the church’s General Synod in person, a practice she continued every five years after diocesan elections.

The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canter bury, released a statement expressing gratitude for the Queen.

“It was my great privilege to meet Her Late Majes ty on many occasions. Her clarity of thinking, capacity for careful listening, inquiring mind, humour, remark able memory and extraordinary kindness invariably left me conscious of the blessing that she has been to us all,” Welby said, adding Elizabeth’s “trust in God” was visible throughout her 70 years in power.

The Church of England and the Anglican Church of Canada — of which St. Aidan is a member — are part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, which consists of 43 geographical provinces with 88 million people.

The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) also released a statement expressing its sorrow over Her Majesty’s death, noting she presided with grace and dignity, rooted in her Christian faith and love for everyone she served.

“We mourn her death and commend her to eternal life as a faithful servant,” the ACC added.

Queen Elizabeth II frequently spoke about her Chris tian faith during her 70-year reign, according to Christian ity Today. Delivering her first Christmas address in 1952, a tradition started by her grandfather, King George V, the Queen requested prayer for her upcoming coronation.

The Queen also articulated the importance of her faith and recommended it to everyone.

“For me, the teachings of Christ and my own per sonal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life,” she said in 2000. “I, like so many of you, have drawn great comfort in difficult times from Christ’s words and example.”

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St. Aidan Anglican Church held a special church ser vice on Sept. 11 to remember Queen Elizabeth II, who played a major role

the worldwide Anglican Com munion. Photo courtesy Darlene Pinter

Funding from

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Nearly 50 students from both Moose Jaw school divisions participated in a summer reading program this year, with the United Way providing money to support the initiative.

The United Way gave Holy Trinity $15,500 for the Summer Success Literacy Camp, an initiative designed to reduce the loss of reading skills in students who were reading below grade level at the end of June.

Forty-nine students from grades 1 to 3 participated, including youths from St. Agnes, Sacred Heart, West mount and Prince Arthur.

Data from Holy Trinity shows that 87 per cent of students maintained or improved their reading levels, 71 per cent attended daily and 30 per cent were either First Nations or immigrants.

Furthermore, the program distributed 600 books to the students, provided 60 backpacks with school supplies and handed out 49 nutritious Good Food Boxes for break fast.

Holy Trinity trustees received an update about the program during their recent board meeting. They also amended the 2021-22 budget to accommodate the fund ing for the reading initiative.

The United Way provides funding to Holy Trinity’s summer reading camps every year.

The school division has held this Summer Success Literacy Camp for the past seven years to support strug gling students and give them “that extra shot in the arm” in July and August, explained education director Ward

Strueby.

Holy Trinity offers camp spaces to families with chil dren whose literacy skills could use a boost, but families must determine whether to accept or decline the invita tion.

“What we sometimes see with students is, over the summer, their results dip a bit, and this just really helps those students stay at level — and even increase — so that when they start back in September, they’re coming to progress,” Strueby said.

Besides Moose Jaw, Holy Trinity holds similar sum mer reading camps in Shaunavon and Swift Current for students in those areas. The division also includes stu dents from Chinook and Prairie South school divisions as part of a regional partnership.

The partnership includes hiring — and compensating — a classroom teacher to work with the students during the camp, which is two weeks long, he explained. The teacher monitors students’ reading levels and provides lit eracy materials for students to take home.

“And they help provide goals for families to continue to work with kids outside of the camp,” Strueby added.

It was great to offer these camps to families because it allowed them to continue learning throughout the sum mer, said Sarah Phipps, superintendent of learning. The camp also built confidence in young readers as they re turned to school in September.

“The camp was 10 days total. With the focused atten

tion from the staff over the two weeks, we saw many of our students maintain their current reading level (while) some showed growth in levels. We could also see their pride and confidence as they shared their books and activ ities with staff and families,” she continued.

The division has received plenty of positive feedback about the program from parents and staff since 2015, while students have also shared how much they enjoy at tending the camps, Phipps said. An “awesome aspect” of the program is when kids can take home their books daily and share them with their families.

“Participating families were grateful for the oppor tunity (to attend). Every student had a family member at tend the last day as a celebration of the completion of the program,” she added. “Many parents shared their thanks and appreciation for the program. Some even said they wished the camp was available every summer for their child.”

MJM&AG prepares for new exhibition by Sask Métis artist Edward Poitras

Edward Poitras’ exhibition Revolution in the Rock Garden: A Treaty Four Art Ac tion is coming to the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery (MJM&AG) from Septem ber 30 to December 31 as a consideration of the history and legacy of Treaty 4.

In an unusual step, Edward Poitras is guest curating his exhibition within the Norma Lang Art Gallery, meaning that his personal preferences for the arrangement of his work will come through fully.

“(Poitras) approached me a few years ago about exhibiting here. I was thrilled,” said Jennifer McRorie, the executive di rector and curator of MJM&AG. “Then I heard through the grapevine that he had also talked to Yorkton and Swift Current. So, we got in contact and said, well, let’s partner on this.

“Then we reached out to Medicine Hat as well, because Edward wants to fo cus on the history and impact of Treaty 4, so he wanted all the venues for this exhi bition to be on Treaty 4 land.”

The work presented will span the whole of Poitras’ work, from the late ‘70s to now, and will draw on public and pri vate collections across Canada. Each exhi bition encompasses multiple media — in stallations, video, painting, photography, and sculpture.

Poitras sees the project as a series of Treaty 4 “art actions” rather than a retro spective of his career. He is collaborating with the curators in each location to revisit and recontextualize his work to fully con sider the colonial history and effects of

Treaty 4.

“Another interesting thing is that we’ve borrowed a historic 1903 waterc olour from the Centre Du Patrimoine in Winnipeg. And it’s a painting that artist Henri Julien did of Edward’s Saulteaux great-great-grandfather,” McRorie said.

“And he was present at the signing of Treaty 4. And actually, Edward’s other great-great-grandfather, Pierre Poitras,

was a witness of the signing. He was part of Louie Riel’s provisional government.”

Poitras lives on George Gordon First Nation. The strong family connections he has to Treaty 4 are often referenced in his work. In addition, Poitras’ Métis/Cree fa ther and Saulteaux mother met while at the Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School in Lebret, giving him another source of in sight into colonial institutions.

In collaboration with New Southern Plains Métis Local 160, the text panels for Revolution in the Rock Garden will have three languages — English, French, and Michif.

The cultural heritages of the three lan guages will combine to offer perspective on cultural identity and place, spirituality, loss, and the manipulation of history.

Poitras’ art blends the strategy, ico nography, and vocabulary of European design with Indigenous art, culture, and spirituality. He mixes natural material such as bone, feathers, and hide with mod ern technologies such as circuit boards, thereby expressing his identity and restor ing life to it.

Poitras has been included in almost every major exhibition of Indigenous art in Canada since 1980, and has toured in ternationally, including being the first In digenous artist to represent Canada at the international arts exhibition Venice Bien nale in 1995.

A day of opening activities is planned for October 1, coinciding with a powwow planned by the Wakamow Aboriginal Community Association (WACA) for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

The non-profit contemporary dance company New Dance Horizons, where Poitras is co-director, will perform twice — at 10 a.m. in Wakamow Valley, and at 7 p.m. at the Mae Wilson Theatre.

The opening reception will be at the MJM&AG from 3 to 5 p.m. Poitras will give an artist’s talk at 3 p.m. to start it off.

art exhibition features MJM&AG curator

McRorie

Jennifer McRorie is more recently known in the city for her work as curator and executive director of the Moose Jaw Mu seum & Art Gallery, but the exhibition currently touring Saskatchewan is a good reminder that she is an accomplished artist in her own right.

Family Ties, sponsored by the Orga nization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC), is in the Art Gallery of Outlook until Oct. 23. It will be touring the prov

ince for the next two years, with its final show to take place at the Moose Jaw Cul tural Centre from Nov. 1 – 23, 2023.

The artists in the exhibition are Be linda Harrow, Jennifer McRorie, Elizabeth Munro, and Wendy Winter. The theme is the exploring of familial bonds through fi bre-based work.

“I am not a fibre artist, I don’t real ly know how to embroider, so I’m just learning as I go, I guess,” McRorie said. “I

tell myself I’m drawing in thread, so that gives me the liberty I need to not have a pristine embroidered surface.”

McRorie’s work within Family Ties is titled “She Will Make Her Own Mark.” It is an embroidery series based on her daughter’s drawings.

McRorie has two degrees in painting. She has an undergraduate degree from the Fine Arts program at the University of Regina. Her second degree, an M.A. in painting, was completed at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.

Belinda Harrow was the artist who recommend McRorie go to New Zealand. Harrow was born in NZ before moving to Saskatchewan around the age of four. When McRorie curated a show that Har row was involved in, she mentioned she was looking for a master’s program in fine arts that focused on the work rather than the theory — Harrow was happy to recom mend the program she herself had done.

“Curating is pretty demanding, so I don’t get into the studio a lot,” said McRorie, whose husband is also an artist. “But I have tried to keep making work,

and the embroidery project was something I started while on maternity leave.”

McRorie’s daughter has Williams syndrome (WS) — a genetic disorder that manifests in many ways but is particularly noted for challenges involving visuo-spa tial tasks such as drawing and painting.

“I remember saying to my husband, ‘Isn’t it ironic that the two of us, being art ists, might have a child who can’t draw?’ So, the way it was explained to me is that if you ask a person with WS to draw a happy face, they could draw the eyes and nose and mouth, but the components will be separate. Spatially putting it together is challenging.”

However, she soon realized that spa tial difficulties cannot stop a person from creating art.

“My daughter, when she started mak ing even these little scribbles, I loved the freeness of her lines and how uninhibited she is when she draws. She isn’t trying to make it look like something, she’s just try ing to express herself.

“My idea was to embroider her draw ings to show that this is art, and she will make her own mark and she will express herself.”

That means the exhibition is a collab oration between mother and daughter — something McRorie’s daughter is pretty thrilled about.

The titles in the series are original, with brilliant names such as “Goat Under a Tree,” “My Kitty Wearing Mouse Paja mas,” and “Shark in the Ocean.”

McRorie continues to be inspired by her daughter’s developing creativity. She is currently working on another collabo ration that will bring her painting experi ence to the fore, using negative space and abstract representations of DNA.

the OSAC website at osac.ca/ visual-media-arts/exhibition/157/Fami ly%2BTies to learn more about the exhi bition and to download the Family Ties education guide, which includes artistic activities you can try yourself.

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Gold Wall – Edward Poitras

BIZWORLD

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

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

One measure to relieve inflation damage to Canadian wallets

The rate of inflation is hurting all of us in the pocketbook.

If that 8.1 per cent inflation of July continued, prices would double in about 12 years - what a gruesome thought.

Almost one-quarter of the 8.1 per cent came from increased gasoline prices. These prices have since fallen some.

Governments struggle to find mea sures that reduce inflation, with some just handing out cash to voters.

One method would cut deeply into gas price inflation: develop a two-price system. The market price would apply to crude oil exports with a lower price for crude oil used in Canada.

The precedent was set in 1971 when the federal government set up a two-price system on wheat for years.

A two-price system has advantag es of reducing prices for all consumers, saving farmers and industry considerable cost. With a reduced price the need for ex tra fuel surcharges in the freight business would be eliminated thus cutting inflation across the board.

To stop wasteful use of fuel, the sys tem would need rationing based on previ ous year’s use by individuals.

The two-price system would eat into oil company profits but would likely be less than a surtax on excess profits.

Such a pricing mechanism would be diametrically opposed by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre as it cuts into the freedom of enterprise and poses an obsta cle to his oil industry supporters.

Unless some action like a two-price

system is taken, Canada will be at the mercy of oil price inflation caused by the war in Ukraine and the sanctions on Russia. It could take years to wind these down.

Some people like the NDP want rent controls to stop sharp increases in some cities

Rent controls aren’t a viable alterna tive.

Controlling rent increases takes away the incentive for developers to build new units.

Once rent controls are imposed land lords skirt the rules by evicting tenants then jacking up the rent after renovations.

The main issue with housing infla tion comes from a shortage of land for building.

The situation is so critical that devel opers are lobbying hard to build on green spaces — parks, trails and on the sides of ravines.

Allowing those locations to develop threatens the quality of life in cities, most of which have too little green space now.

One way to alleviate the housing shortage is the announced return of the MURB program from the 1970s. It of fered depreciation incentives for building apartments.

The program was dovetailed with grants for down payments on new hous es. Then the down payments were around $1,000 — far from the $20,000 to $50,000 of today.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Local filmmaker directs his largest film ever at Mae Wilson Theatre

Community filmmaker Jeremy Ratzlaff is directing his biggest film ever at the Mae Wilson Theatre and is excited to work with some of Saskatchewan’s best profession als.

Ratzlaff’s company, Lamp Black Stu dios, is producing Fear and Trembling, a play within a film that looks behind the scenes at a theatre production going off the rails. The play’s director attempts to pro duce a show called The Binding of Isaac using her church community, but things go poorly behind the scenes.

Ratzlaff was hesitant to reveal much else about the film or its themes but noted it is about community. Creating the film is also a community effort, which excites him since that is one aspect of filmmaking he loves. He also appreciated having some of the best professionals in the province working in Moose.

Besides 100 extras, more than 50 people are working on the film, which is 15 minutes long, has a 21-page script and costs $50,000 to make. Ratzlaff said he enjoys working with many of the cast and crew, while they are excited to learn from each other and make something “really big” together.

“It’s a big, short film,” he said, since, for example, it features a camera crew of four people and a sound team of four peo ple.

“Budgetary, it’s rare to spend that much money on a short … . It’s big in the sense of the time we’re taking to get things

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ductions, but this is the largest film he has directed. He joked that the film’s working title is actually “My State of Being” be cause he is filled with some fear and trem bling. However, he is also confident be cause of the professionals helping to bring this film together.

“There’s so much that I can relax and let go of because people that are even better than me in these different areas are coming here to do their best,” he contin ued. “So the hard work is already done.”

Ratzlaff co-wrote the script with Tim Lenko and Dustan Hlady in January, while he and other producers have been furiously working the past few months on pre-pro duction. They will shoot until Monday and

then work until January to finish the film.

The director plans to screen the film at the Mae Wilson theatre first before re leasing it online and showcasing it at film festivals.

“I’m so excited to do this in Moose Jaw. I work on productions typically in Regina (and) Saskatoon — that’s where a lot of the community is. There’s not a lot of filmmaking in Moose Jaw,” Ratzlaff said.

“I’m just excited to bring it here be cause the community is so wonderful. Ev eryone at the Cultural Centre, it’s just an incredible group of people here,” he add ed. “They’re so accommodating and wel coming. I’m just so proud of Moose Jaw and excited to do it here.”

right and the team we’ve assembled to have it look its absolute best.”

This process is also where community happens “in the heat of a creative endeav our like this,” Ratzlaff said. “Filmmaking is this beautiful culmination of a commu nity of artists that all have their own de partments and different things to offer, that are all working on the same vision.

“And it’s so exciting and it’s beautiful and it’s by far the thing that energizes me.”

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Reflective Moments

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The day Queen Elizabeth visited the city’s Crescent Park

The large, framed photograph on the wall of our living room has drawn me to it many times over the days since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

There are cherished memories that culminated in the photo, taken by then Moose Jaw photographer Klaus Bohn, commissioned as he was by the city’s 75th anniver sary committee in 1978.

The call had gone out by Herb Taylor, the mayor of Moose Jaw, for volunteers to plan year-long celebrations for this prestigious occasion and I was one of the lucky ones he called to invite to work with him and other com munity citizens.

Little did we know then that our celebration would become a part of the Queen’s tour of the province, that she, Prince Philip and Prince Edward would spend a few hours in Moose Jaw, attending church at St. John’s Angli can Church and then doing a walk-a-bout through Cres cent Park.

Thus, members of the Diamond Jubilee Committee became the contacts with Buckingham Palace and oth ers who knew the protocols we would have to follow to welcome the Royal Family. We were excited about our duties, but very much aware that those few hours would be the icing on the cake of the city’s celebration. Failure to impress was not an option.

Once word of the visit got out, the committee and the mayor’s office were bombarded with requests from all corners of the city to meet the Queen and her family. And we had to consider a permanent reminder of this special visit.

Over several months plans were put in place outlin ing which citizens would be invited to the church, which dignitaries would greet the Royal Family at the entrance to Crescent Park and how the crowds would be managed

during the afternoon. We selected citizens who would be formally presented and who would present Queen Eliza beth with flowers especially arranged to reflect this Prai rie city.

We made arrangements to have a large boulder put in place and mulled over the wording for the plaque. Then came the question of where the Diamond Jubilee Com mittee would meet our special guests.

City council and city hall administration of the day, after much consideration by the mayor, were the greeters at the park entrance, lined up and wearing their best finery to be introduced by Mayor Taylor.

Doug Marr, chairman of the Diamond Jubilee Com

mittee, ventured forth with the idea that our group should dress in period costume and stand beside the rock so we’d be close at hand should the Queen need help in lifting the velvet cover to reveal the plaque. Buckingham Palace officials agreed to this idea and immediately we began thinking about our costumes.

Many of the dresses and men’s apparel came from a costume company in Winnipeg. My period-style dress was made for me by a good friend who had expertise with needle and thread. I also wanted something I could wear another time and so the inserted crinoline bustle was re movable for normal wear.

Protocol also dictated the ladies wear hats. At the last minute I scrambled through the shelves in the closet and came up with a straw hat that at one time had been worn in the garden by my mother. My friend cleaned it up, put some suitable ribbons and bows on it and voila, I had a hat.

And so we stood there beside the rock, waiting our turn to meet the Monarch. She stopped before us, the mayor introduced us and we bowed or curtsied as we had practised. The Queen smiled at each of us and commented on the beautiful park before gently lifting the velvet cov er. She read the plaque, nodded and walked on.

After Prince Philip declared us in our costumes as “quaint” we were allowed to fall into line behind the of ficial entourage. The smiles on our faces were broad and excited.

Our moments with the Royal Family were captured in photographs and it is one of those photos we have on our living room wall — a permanent reminder of that spe cial day in July 1978 when the Queen came to visit. I will always remember that day and be thankful for her long service. RIP.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

[Then Princess] Elizabeth’s Visit to Moose Jaw 1951

by James L. McWilliams

I am a long-time Moose Jaw resident, now an 84-year–old resident of a “retirement home” in Surrey B.C.

I grew up in Moose Jaw until I joined the Canadian Army the day after my 18th birthday. After years as a sol dier, then a student at three universities, a social worker in Swift Current, and High School teacher in Calgary, I returned to spend what I figured was the rest of my life in my beloved Moose Jaw to teach at Peacock and Riv erview High Schools. I also became the Pipe Major of the local Boys Pipe Band for almost three decades. {aka The St. Andrew’s Society BPB, then The Optimist BPB, then The White Hackle}. I was also one of the two lo cal band-directors who convinced Premier Ross Thatcher (also of Moose Jaw) to start The Saskatchewan Summer School of The Arts which he established in Fort Qu’Ap pelle.

I have attached a photo of my first public performance as a piper in the St. Andrew’s Society Boys Pipe Band in

Moose Jaw, taken in 1951 when Princess Elizabeth was to become our future Queen, during her tour of Canada

visited Moose Jaw, known as “The Friendly City”, on a snowy evening.

I was a 13 year-old piper, the youngest of the 18-mem ber junior band. At the moment this photo was taken, we were playing WILL YE NO COME BACK AGAIN, a traditional farewell song of Scotland. I still have my own very personal memory of then Princess Elizabeth flashing her warm and lovely smile at me a few seconds before the photo was taken.

Also shown beside the Princess, is the Mayor of Moose Jaw, “Scoop” Lewry, and beside me, two of our young drummers, Wayne Greentree, and Everett Andrews, later known as the magician, “The Great Andreeni”.

Being a history-nut as well as a piper, I feet it might be interest to you to see this historical moment in Moose Jaw seventy-one years ago.

James L. McWilliams (aka Pipe Major Jim McWilliams)

Home sales in Moose Jaw dropped 29% in August while inventory levels fell 15%

Home sales and the supply of homes declined across the province in August, with supply at its lowest in nearly a decade and well below 10-year averages.

In Moose Jaw, there were 46 homes sold last month, a decline from 59 units — or 29 per cent — in August 2021, data from the Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA) shows.

There were 73 new listings in August, a decrease from 77 units — or five per cent— last August. Further more, inventory levels slipped to 189 units, a decline from 217 units — or 15 per cent — last year.

There were 4.11 months of supply of homes last month, which was 20-per-cent higher compared to the 3.31 months of supply last August, the report said. Mean while, homes stayed on the market for 38 days.

The average home price in The Friendly City was $248,846 last month, which was eight-per-cent higher year-over-year. Meanwhile, the benchmark price was $249,300, an increase of five per cent from last August.

The 10-year average for August shows there are usu ally 51 home sales, 92 new listings, 298 homes in inven tory, 6.10 months of supply, 60 days for homes on the market, an average home price of $232,625 and a bench mark price of $228,370.

By Moose Jaw Express staff

Year-to-date, the report indicated there have been 436 homes sold, 651 new listings, 160 homes in invento ry, 2.94 months of supply, 43 days of homes on the mar ket, an average home price of $259,305 and a benchmark price of $239,025.

The 10-year average for year-to-date statistics for August shows there are usually 383 homes sold, 764 new listings, 273 homes in inventory, 5.93 months of sup ply, 60 days of homes on the market, an average price of $243,045 and a benchmark price of $224,986. Provincial outlook

August sales reached 1,466 units, reflecting a yearover-year decline of three per cent. While sales contin ued to ease relative to last year, year-to-date sales of over 11,000 units remained well above long-term averages for the province, the SRA said. As supply levels in the lower price ranges fell to 4.72 months, there was a decline in sales driven largely by homes priced below $500,000.

New listings fell for the second consecutive month to 2,275 units, reducing inventories to 6,916 units from 7,704 homes. While the monthly pullback is consistent with seasonal trends, supply levels remained at their low est levels recorded in August in nearly a decade and sig nificantly below 10-year averages.

“Supply remains a challenge in the market and while we are seeing some signs of improvement, the gains are in the upper end of the market and have not offset the declining supply of more affordable homes,” said CEO Chris Guérette.

“Higher lending rates are having a cooling impact on demand, but the challenge continues to be having enough supply available in the lower price ranges in our market.”

The pullback in inventory levels resulted in a slight drop in the months of supply, which dipped below five months in August. While supply levels remained relative ly low for last month, a continued shift toward more bal anced conditions took the pressure off home prices, said the SRA.

The benchmark price was $334,100, slightly lower than July and five-per-cent higher than last August.

“Speculation over further rate increases and infla tionary pressures are contributing to housing market corrections in many markets across the country,” added Guérette.

“While Saskatchewan is experiencing a slight pull back in sales, we continue to expect that we will fare bet ter than other regions of the country.”

The views and opinions ex pressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the po sition of this publication.

Queen Elizabeth unveils plaque in Crescent Park during 1978 visit to Moose Jaw. Diamond Jubilee com mittee members Doug Marr and Joyce Walter observe historic moment along with Mayor Herb Taylor, Prince Philip and Prince Edward. Klaus Bohn photograph

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

The next regular council meeting is MONDAY, SEPT. 26.

The development appeals board has ap proved two projects from homeowners who want to construct a small backyard distillery and a large garage even though the projects contravene the zoning bylaw.

The board met on Aug. 16 and heard from Praveen Chandrasekaran of 1121 Ominica Street East and Amber Cameron and Quinton Pirot of 106 Athabasca Street East.

After reviewing the variance requests, the board submitted a report with its deci sions to city council, which received and filed the document during its Sept. 12 reg ular meeting.

1121 Ominica Street East

Chandrasekaran wants to build a distillery mill shed addition that is 11.34 square metres (126 square feet) in size at the back of the property, which would extend 3.2 metres (10.5 feet) into the rear yard, resulting in a setback of 2.86 metres contrary to the 7.5 metres in the zoning bylaw, a council report said.

The property is two industrial lots

Two projects that contravene zoning bylaw approved by appeals board

measuring about 4,059 square metres (45,100 square feet) in size and zoned M2 heavy industrial district.

Chandrasekaran told the board that the distilling process is only feasible with the equipment in the mill shed at the back of the property, the report continued. He could not keep the pot still anywhere else on the property, while having the mill shed at the back of the building would provide the proper angle to feed into the mash tank.

After reviewing the situation, the ap peals board granted Doyle’s variance re quest for three reasons:

It would not be a special privilege since the board would grant a similar appeal to other business owners in the same neighbourhood due to the open industrial area

It would not be a relaxation of the zon ing bylaw since the rear yard — locat ed in an industrial area — is not across from other properties and would not contravene the bylaw or national fire codes

RM of Moose Jaw agrees to give $50K toward new outdoor city pool

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The Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw may not contribute property taxes to the City of Moose Jaw, but it does plan to give money to the city’s new outdoor pool project.

In July, the RM sent a letter to city hall saying its council had passed a motion to give $50,000 in municipal reserve money — designated for capital recreation proj ects — toward replacing the Phyllis Dew ar Outdoor Pool.

The money would be provided over five years at $10,000 per year, with the initial payment given once construction starts.

Council recognizes the value that the recreation facilities provide. This update to the existing pool will be yet another competitive advantage to retain and attract additional residents to this community, in addition to providing economic growth to local businesses within the city,” wrote Mike Wirges, RM administrator.

“Best of luck with the grant applica tion and please keep us posted when the shovels are ready to hit the ground!”

During city council’s Sept. 12 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to re

ceive and file the report.

When both parties were working this summer on the Cowan subdivision project on Moose Jaw’s west side, one topic they discussed was property taxes and ways to share them, explained city manager Jim Puffalt. The RM does not contribute prop erty taxes to support parks and recreation initiatives in Moose Jaw, while 22 per cent of city taxes are used to subsidize this area.

“While discussions have continued, we are glad to say that our partners at the RM of Moose Jaw have agreed to contrib ute to the new outdoor pool … and we con tinue to talk (about taxes),” he added.

“This is really wonderful news. I think it’s a great indication that we are building a bit stronger communication with the RM,” said Coun. Crystal Froese. “Also … the $50,000 is wonderful, but it’s not coming to use all in one cheque. It’s going to be dispersed $10,000 over five years and only when a shovel goes into the ground.

“But we definitely thank them for this addition to help us get this outdoor pool built.”

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It would not injuriously affect the neighbourhood since the rear yard set back would have no negative effect on the adjacent properties 106 Athabasca Street East

Cameron wants to demolish her exist ing garage/storage room, which is 68.95 square metres (756 square feet), and con struct a larger garage with a second-storey addition for storage space that is 89.55 square metres (995 square feet) and en close the building’s outer staircase leading to the roof, a council report said.

The addition would increase the building’s footprint and extend into the side yard, resulting in the side yard setback becoming 0.1 metres, contrary to the 1.2 metres under the zoning bylaw. Moreover, the site coverage of 56 per cent would be contrary to the 50 per cent in the bylaw.

The property is located on three residential lots roughly 1,687.5 metres (18,750 square feet) in size and is zoned R4 core mixed residential district.

Cameron told the board that she wants

a bigger garage to have more space for a vehicle and storage and to have an en closed outer staircase, the report said. Her property has experienced several breakins recently, with thieves breaking in via the outer staircase. Enclosing it would add privacy and safety and meet fire regula tions.

After reviewing the situation, the ap peals board granted Doyle’s variance re quest for three reasons:

It would not be a special privilege since the board would grant a similar appeal to other property owners in the same neighbourhood

It would not be a relaxation of the zoning bylaw due to the mixed nature of the neighbourhood and the fact the building was already legally non-con forming

It would not injuriously affect the neighbourhood since the contraven tions would have no negative effects on the adjacent properties

Black ribbons and moment of silence in council chambers honour Queen, stabbing victims

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Black ribbons were at tached to the Canadian flag and a photo of Queen Elizabeth II in council chambers as the City of Moose Jaw recognized the death of Canada’s head of state.

“It’s been a traumat ic week for many of us. I would like … to take the time to have a moment of silence for the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Eliz abeth II,” Mayor Clive Tolley said at the beginning of the Sept. 12 regular meeting.

All members of council and city ad ministration wore small black ribbons as a symbol commemorating the late monarch.

“We’ve had the flags at half mast on city hall, and they were raised for a while for the accession of Prince Charles III to the throne,” Tolley said. “And now they have been put at half-mast again (until the

Queen’s burial).

“If you’re able to stand, please stand, and we’ll have a moment of silence honouring Her Majesty, Queen Eliza beth II.”

Everyone in the room then stood in si lence for about 20 sec onds.

Afterward, the mayor asked everyone to remain standing for another moment of silence to remember the “terrible tragedy” on the James Smith Cree Nation during the Labour Day week end, where 10 people were stabbed to death and nearly 20 were injured.

Everyone in council chambers stood for another 20 seconds before the regular business of the meeting resumed.

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral was held on Monday, Sept. 19.

Brandt Industries given OK to modify properties near its Lancaster Road plant

Brandt Industries has begun landscaping lots beside its main property on Lancaster Road in preparation for the sale of utility trailers — but neglected to acquire a development permit before starting.

Brandt’s light trailer manufacturing plant is located on lots 25 to 28 at 76 Lancaster Road in the Grayson Business District. Those lots are zoned M3 mixed-used business park industrial district, where light industrial use is permitted.

The manufacturing company submitted a discretionary use application to city hall in mid-August asking to use lots 19 to 24 as an extension to its plant. Brandt wants to use those lots — located south of the main property and zoned C3 vehicle-oriented commercial district — to store and sell the assembled trailers.

Light industrial use is considered discretionary in the C3 district.

City administration brought the discretionary use ap plication to the Sept. 12 city council meeting, where coun cil voted unanimously to approve it.

Coun. Jamey Logan did not vote because of a conflict of interest.

“They started construction on those properties as of (Sept. 12). We notified them that they have started without a development permit at this point,” Michelle Sanson, di

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rector of planning and development, told council.

When asked whether the city would financially penal ize Brandt for starting without a permit, Sanson replied that city hall would notify them about their transgression but did not say whether the municipality would fine the company.

“This (project) is great. It shows that they are expand ing their business out there,” said Coun. Crystal Froese. “Hopefully they’ll get the development permit in lick ety-split. It’s great to have that enormous building on (Lan caster Road) in use.”

Background

Before 2011, the Grayson Business Park was formal ly known as the Grayson Industrial Park and zoned M3, a council report explained. In 2011 most of the park was rezoned C3, with some lots remaining M3. The rebranding and rezoning were an effort to amend the area’s long-term vision from industrial to commercial.

Since 2011, most properties located along Highland and Lancaster roads have remained as industrial uses or uses permitted in the M3 District or discretionary in the C3 District, the report continued. An Islamic mosque is direct ly adjacent to the Brandt property in the M3 zone.

City hall plans to comprehensively review the zoning areas in the Grayson Business Park as part of the new zon

ing bylaw and updated Official Community Plan (OCP). The zoning bylaw prescribes several criteria when re viewing discretionary use applications, including confor mance with the OCP, the possible need to make accommo dations for the use, the effect on existing infrastructure and the effect on adjacent land uses, the report added. Brandt’s application meets those criteria.

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HURON NO. 223

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the o ce(s) of:

COUNCILLOR: Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223 Division No. 2

COUNCILLOR: Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223 Division No. 4 will be received by the undersigned at the municipal o ce located at 110 Qu’Appelle Street, Tugaske, Sask., during regular business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday until Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: Municipal O ce, 110 Qu’Appelle Street, Tugaske, Sask.

Dated this 21st day of September, 2022.

Daryl Dean Returning O cer

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

The next regular council meeting is MONDAY, SEPT. 26.

Business owner Bernie Dombowsky is frustrated with how commercial properties are assessed in Moose Jaw and believes the new model used to determine assessment rates is broken.

Dombowsky — owner of Charlotte’s Catering — ap peared before city council on Sept. 12 and presented his research into assessment values and market capitalization rates of several community businesses, including his own.

He highlighted that he plans to focus on growing his business in Regina because of the assessment issues here.

New and old cap rates

The Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) sets the market capitalization rates — or “cap rates” — and operates on a four-year assessment cycle. Its past cycle was 2017 to 2021, while its current cycle is 2021 to 2025.

SAMA’s previous cap rate for Moose Jaw was 6.61 per cent for all property types, Dombowsky said. Howev er, the current cycle has a different cap rate model, result ing in “multiple stratification groups.”

This means warehouses of various sizes have four cap rates, while general retail, convenience stores, halls, large commercial venues, restaurants, banks, funeral homes, high-rise office buildings, medical centres and low-rise offices have two cap rates each for 17 new property clas sifications.

Conversely, Regina only has one cap rate for all prop erty types.

Increase in property taxes

Small businesses now have a lower cap rate than larg er businesses, which means the former have higher assess ment values and face higher property tax increases, said Dombowsky. The cap rate for Charlotte’s Catering is 3.09 per cent, which is worse than the 9.3 per cent for other businesses in the general retail category.

He pointed out that his business is not closing, but they want to sell the building. However, they can’t be cause the property taxes are too high.

“When property taxes are raised, the rent has to be raised, and then you lose tenants. When you lose tenants on a block, the traffic flow to other businesses diminishes, and you eventually get a ghost lot,” he stated.

Comparing businesses

Change to property assessment model forces small business owner to pay higher property taxes

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Dombowsky compared eight businesses to illustrate the problem: the former Cranberry Consignment venue versus Chow and McLeod Law Office on High Street West, Rings & Things versus Aspen Dental Clinic, Char lotte’s Catering versus Fifth Avenue Collection and Char lotte’s Catering versus Sun Life Financial.

The former Cranberry Consignment location, Rings & Things, and Charlotte’s Catering all saw their taxes in crease last year while the other four businesses — larger by total market rent — saw their property taxes decline.

For Charlotte’s Catering, under the previous cap rate of 6.61 per cent, it paid $4,475 in property taxes in 2020. Under the new cap rate of 3.09 per cent, its taxes increased last year to $7,843.

Meanwhile, Sun Life Financial’s property taxes two years ago were $11,613. Under the new cap rate of 9.30 per cent, its property taxes last year dropped to $5,807, even though its total market rent is double Charlotte’s.

“It just shows you the injustice that has been created by SAMA’s new model that stratified the cap rate. Basi cally, what is happening is smaller retailers … now are subsidizing the property taxes of the banks, the law office, medical centres, (and) vet clinics,” said Dombowsky.

Loss of taxes

In his report to council, Dombowsky — who wrote that “SAMA’s new model is broken” — noted that these changes affect how much property taxes city hall receives. He presented eight businesses — somewhat different from the others above — that paid $178,665 in property taxes two years ago under the old cap rates. Under the new rates, their taxes dropped to $111,746, a loss in municipal tax revenue of $67,189.

“The bottom line is, as a small business, it’s a hope less situation, almost. Once you start losing businesses, they’re gone,” Dombowsky added.

Council reaction

Many council members admitted they did not have good knowledge of cap rates but agreed that changes were needed.

“It’s a complicated system, but there are things that look like they need to be fixed or adjusted,” said Coun. Dawn Luhning.

Luhning is a member of the SAMA board and said

they “don’t get into the nitty-gritty” about the cap rates in Moose Jaw or Regina. However, she promised to research the issue and bring her results to council.

“I am listening and I’m taking it very seriously. And I want to be able to try and represent you guys as property owners and also, as an elected official … I’m trying to do my best to hear what you have to say,” she added.

Helpful visuals

Coun. Heather Eby appreciated Dombowsky’s sub mission to council — which contained pictures of the businesses and their assessment numbers — since it drove home his point.

“… I’ll be honest, the cap rate is over my head. I don’t understand how they do that. We’ve had SAMA present to us and I still can’t understand it all,” she said. “I feel the part missing is common sense, and I don’t understand how they can put out these assessed values and not understand that it doesn’t make sense.”

Eby added that addressing property assessment issues was important to her during the 2021 municipal election campaign and is something she wants to address before her term ends.

Supporting the community

“It’s a real shame that (this is) causing you to take your business elsewhere because you have been a long-stand ing businessperson in our city,” said Coun. Crystal Froese. “Charlotte’s is a well-loved business that supports many organizations.”

The pandemic negatively affected businesses, but for them to face different cap rates and “drastic swings in as sessment” afterward is unsustainable, she added. There is a weakness in the model that needs to be addressed.

City administration is taking this issue seriously and reviewing the information Dombowsky provided, while they will meet with SAMA and attempt to find future solu tions, said Mayor Clive Tolley. He encouraged companies to submit their business report forms to SAMA so it could make better decisions about property assessments.

What concerned Coun. Kim Robinson was that, while Dombowsky was telling his tale, there were likely eight to 10 other businesses closing and leaving because of this problem. He hoped to see this issue addressed soon.

Council adds $14.3M in debt with official support for water plant renewal project

City council has officially agreed to financially support the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation’s need to borrow $55 million to pursue its plant renewal project.

During its Sept. 12 regular meeting, council gave three unanimous readings to the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Corporation plant renewal project borrowing and guarantee bylaw. The unanimous approval means the

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bylaw goes into effect immediately.

The bylaw is a result of a motion that council passed during its Aug. 2 regular meeting to enable Buffalo Pound to acquire additional funding for its renewal project.

At that meeting, council authorized the finance di rector to negotiate, approve and enter into all necessary agreements with the corporation, the Royal Bank of Can ada and City of Regina for the project.

Moreover, the finance director was authorized to ex ecute any and all documents, certificates and other agree ments that the City of Moose Jaw requires to facilitate Buffalo Pound’s borrowing of $55 million from RBC, including Moose Jaw providing a guarantee of $14.3 mil lion and any related interest or cost of the debt resulting from the borrowing.

Furthermore, council instructed the city solicitor to prepare a borrowing/guarantee bylaw based on the terms and conditions that the finance director negotiated. It also authorized the city manager to exercise the city’s voting

rights in Buffalo Pound to approve any resolutions or documents the corporation requires for the borrowing of $55 million and any related costs.

Council approved the recommendations on the con dition that the swap interest rate plus credit spread per centage be equal to or less than 5.8 per cent when the corporation executes the swap interest rate agreement and confirmation, a council report said.

If the swap interest rate and credit spread percent age exceeds 5.8 per cent, then the finance director was ordered to bring another report to council to obtain extra approval before completing the contemplated borrowing.

“The final interest rate for the $55,000,000 in bor rowing will be set once the appropriate guarantee/bor rowing bylaws are in place and the loan agreement has been executed,” the report added.

The city’s outstanding debt load as of June 30 was $72,452,185.76; its debt limit is $95 million.

Council appoints Raquel Wenarchuk as development officer for city

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City council has appointed Raquel Wenarchuk as a devel opment officer for the City of Moose Jaw, allowing her to administer and enforce all aspects of the zoning bylaw.

Council unanimously approved the appointment during its Sept. 12 regular meeting, using section 3.5 of the zoning bylaw as its authority to make the appointment.

Section 3.5 of the bylaw says, “Except for Section 11 of this bylaw, which shall be administered by the city’s building official, the development officer shall administer this bylaw.

“The development officer shall be the city engineer, the city planner, the manager of engineering services or any other employee of the city authorized in writing by

the council to act as a development officer for the purpos es of this bylaw and the act. For the purposes of adminis tering and enforcing Section 11, the building official shall have the same authority under the act as a development officer.”

Wenarchuk began working for the City of Moose Jaw as a planner 1 on Aug. 2, while one of the responsibilities of that role is to act as a development officer for the mu nicipality, a council report said.

As per the zoning bylaw, the development officer must be appointed by council. The appointment will per mit Wenarchuk to administer and enforce the zoning by law and everything related to it.

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

The next regular council meeting is MONDAY, SEPT. 26.

The Moose Jaw Events Centre/Multiplex — formerly Mosaic Place — experienced a deficit of nearly $250,000 during the second quarter of this year, although its inhouse catering generated over $122,000 in net profit.

From April to June, the sports and entertainment venue had revenues of $1,136,974 and expenses of $1,294,481.

While this led to an operating loss of $157,507, after including $3,723 for Ticket Rocket gift cards, $89,569 in management fees and $4,400 for client building rentals, that loss finished at $246,399.

In comparison, building manager Spectra Venue Management Services had budgeted income of $1,043,119 and expenses of $1,346,834, with an overall net loss — after adding the management fee — of $303,043.

The Events Centre’s finances for Q2 were presented during the Sept. 12 regular city council meeting.

“This good performance in the first half of the year will be tempered somewhat, as the remainder of 2022 will see challenges around venue sponsorship revenues and the majority of maintenance costs come in (the) third quarter of the year,” a council report said. “(However), the food and beverage sales were positive and showed a net profit of $122,773 to the end of June.”

A successful quarter

Ryan MacIvor, Spectra general manager, told council that the Multiplex had a successful June and did well fi nancially, partly because it did not originally have events

Events Centre’s deficit in Q2 was nearly $250K, but in-house catering saw profits

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scheduled that month. Spectra was unaware when it fore casted its 2022 budget that events like Jurassic Quest and Alice Cooper would come through.

The Events Centre has lower revenues in areas such as advertising and naming rights, while some expenses such as repairs and maintenance were shifted to the sum mer, he continued. However, the third and fourth quarters are on track.

“But yet, we are still looking at taking a caution ap proach due to the unpredictability of the live event busi ness and return to the live events,” MacIvor continued.

“As our (hockey) season and our tenants start their business back up … we’ll get a better understanding of what that (revenue) might look like to get better predict ability as we move into the last little bit here (of the year).”

MacIvor clarified that most live events are still un predictable because venues are not seeing big crowds as before. He pointed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, which have had only one game — Labour Day — sold out this season.

The general manager added that the venue’s cash flows remain a concern because of the timing of when money comes in for naming rights and goes out when gift cards are redeemed.

Food and beverage sales

During the second quarter, Spectra generated $592,056 in total concession and catering sales, while the total cost of goods was $195,659.

After removing payroll, variable expenses and man agement incentives, the net profit was $122,773.

These numbers were based on 104 events between April and June that attracted 64,781 people.

Council discussion

The Events Centre held several events this year, such as Alice Cooper and Jurassic Quest, Coun. Doug Blanc said. He wondered how those events did financially.

“We … made money on all those events,” said MacIvor.

Coun. Heather Eby was concerned that the actual revenue for suite club leases of $79,550 was lower than the budgeted $154,622. She wondered why and whether a new hockey season was the reason.

One reason is the timing of when revenue arrives, while another reason is Spectra is still discussing the mat ter with the Moose Jaw Warriors, said MacIvor. While some suite leases expire this year, the Warriors have giv en suite tenants a one-year extension because of the pan demic.

The Events Centre has a multi-band concert com ing on Saturday, Nov. 19 — featuring Lonestar, Sawyer Brown, George Canyon and Doc Walker — and tickets are selling “extremely well,” MacIvor told council.

Spectra is looking to meet and exceed the perfor mance’s services and is in good shape to do that, he add ed. The management company is also working to attract other concerts out there.

City investments lost over $8M in Q2, evidence of ‘volatile’ market

The City of Moose Jaw’s stock investments lost more than $8 million during the second quarter, but the investment report makes the loss look closer to $20 million.

During city council’s Sept. 12 regular meeting, coun cil received the investment committee’s report with results from Q2 of 2022. Council then voted unanimously to re ceive and file the document.

There was $23,769,314.80 in the moderate-term port folio and $67,471,316.63 in the long-term portfolio as of June 30, for a total of $91,240,631.43, the report showed. In comparison, as of March 31, those numbers were $29,485,162.61, $79,923,836.46 and $109,408,999.07, re spectively.

Moderate-term portfolio

The report showed that from April 1 to June 30, the moderate-term portfolio decreased by five per cent and lost $5,715,847.81. This dropped the portfolio to $23,769,314.80 from $29,485,162.61.

Year-to-date, this portfolio has declined 7.30 per cent.

Long-term portfolio

From April 1 to June 30, the long-term portfolio de creased by 8.66 per cent and lost $12,452,519.83, the re port showed. This dropped the portfolio to $67,471,316.63 from $$79,923,836.46.

Year-to-date, this portfolio has declined 12.95 per cent.

Combined, both portfolios appear to have lost $18,168,367.64 during the second quarter, equal to 58.4 percentage points in municipal taxation.

One percentage point this year equalled $310,755.26 in municipal taxation.

In comparison, both portfolios lost $4,766,096.17 during the first quarter, equal to 15.3 percentage points in municipal taxation.

City’s explanation

In an email to the Moose Jaw Express, the city’s com munications manager, Craig Hemingway, said that the investments did not lose nearly $20 million as the report suggests.

Instead, he explained, there was a drawdown of funds of $7,403,258 that council approved in the 2022 operating budget, while $2,715,995 was transferred to the city’s bank account to acquire a greater interest rate.

By including the March 31 total of $109,406,904, the drawdown, the transfer, and the closing balance on June 30 of $91,240,631, the real drop in the portfolio’s combined value was roughly $8.05 million, he continued.

“And this drop in values would only be realized if the city were to sell its investments, which it has no intention of doing,” Hemingway said.

Hemingway added that while there was a decrease in the second quarter, by June 30, 2022, the portfolios com bined had risen by $10.4 million since the inception of the current investment strategy in 2019.

Committee response

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Coun. Dawn Luhning, a member of the investment committee, said during the council meeting that 4.25 per cent is the annual return percentage objective for the mod erate-term portfolio. Since the portfolio’s inception, the return has been 3.33 per cent, indicating the markets are “volatile.”

“Lots of uncertainty out there,” she said.

Meanwhile, six per cent is the annual return percent age objective for the long-term portfolio. Since its incep tion, the return has been 3.8 per cent.

Luhning then read notes that finance director Brian Acker provided during the investment committee’s meet ing.

The first half of 2022 saw financial markets experi ence volatility, which city hall anticipated when it invested money in the market, she said.

“We knew that we were going to have ups and downs, and so we have taken this into consideration,” Luhning stated. “It’s based upon a long-term investment horizon and short periods of volatility resulting in fluctuation of market values of the city’s portfolios are expected.”

The investment committee takes a long-term view of the investments, which allows the municipality to weather short-term market downturns, she continued. The commit

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1. Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted, and the right is reserved to reject any or all bids;

2. A certi ed cheque for TEN PER CENT (10%) payable to WALPER-BOSSENCE LAW OFFICE of the amount of the Bid must be submitted with the written tender, for the bid to be considered;

3. Unsuccessful bidders will have their certi ed cheques returned uncashed;

4. Balance of purchase price payable by 3:00 p.m. on October 17, 2022.

5. The successful bidder will be responsible for GST reporting.

6. Seller responsible for property taxes to December 31st, 2022.

7. Buildings included are: 26’ x 40’ bungalow, old barn, small shed; property is landscaped with mature trees/shrubs. Features: underground power, hot & cold water, natural gas heat, water from potable well on site; well has been lab tested.

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tee has structured the investments so there are liquid as sets — Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) — that mature over time, while equity or bond investments do not need to be sold during down-markets.

Meanwhile, the committee moved $2.71 million in cash from the long-term portfolio to the city’s bank ac count to earn a higher return.

“The city’s bank account pays a higher return of 3.85 per cent than do current short-term money market instru ments,” said Luhning. “The city’s investment adviser is anticipating a continued increase in interest rates over the next several months … at which time the monies will be transferred back to RBC Dominion Securities to be invest ed in GICs or bonds.”

Luhning added that when the market strengthens, RBC Dominion Securities will re-balance the portfolios to a “neutral asset mix, adding to actively manage bonds and quality dividend funds.”

PUBLIC NOTICE

BELLE PLAINE, SK

Public notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007, which the Village of Belle Plaine intends to pass bylaws adopting an Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw.

Description

Both bylaws will affect all the property within the corporate limits of the municipality.

The Official Community Plan contains a statement of objectives for the future development of the municipality and policies to guide that development. The objectives and policies will address the future requirements and direction for growth of residential and commercial developments. Policy on municipal services and environmental management are also addressed, intended future extensions of existing land uses are identified.

The Zoning Bylaw is a regulatory document which implements the policies set forth in the Official Community Plan. The Zoning Bylaw will divide the municipality into separate zoning districts based on existing and intended future land uses.

Examination of Bylaws

Any interested person may inspect the bylaws by arrangement with the Administrator. Copies of the bylaws are available at cost. Individuals may also contact Tim Cheesman, our Land Use Planner at 306-596-4431 or tcheesman@accesscomm.ca for further information.

Public Hearing

Council will be holding a public hearing on Thursday October 6th, 2022, at 7 pm in the Village Hall, Belle Plaine to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaws. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned prior to the hearing.

Issued at Belle Plaine, SK this 14th day of September 2022

Leane Johnston Administrator

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

The next regular council meeting is MONDAY, SEPT. 26.

Loraas Disposal will continue to provide residential recy cling collection services for the City of Moose Jaw for the next few years after receiving a new contract.

The City of Moose Jaw initiated a residential recy cling collection program on Oct. 1, 2015, and selected Loraas to handle the job. The company has acted as the service provider for the past seven years under the first agreement, which expires on Sept. 30.

The department of public works and utilities recently issued a request for proposal (RFP) for a new agreement for residential recycling collection services in the munic ipality, a city council report said. The terms of the new agreement are for three years with two optional two-year extensions.

The department received two supplier proposals and evaluated the offers.

“They were very competitive bids. Both proponents ended up being qualified under our criteria when we went through their proposals, so it ended up coming down to price,” Darren Stephanson, director of public works and utilities, told council during its Sept. 12 meeting.

Loraas Disposal wins contract to collect residential recycling for three more years

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“So I’m happy to inform council that Loraas Recy cling has been awarded the contract … . We’ll be moving forward with that on Oct. 1 of this year.”

Coun. Jamey Logan inquired about the RFP process and wondered whether city hall could dictate what the community can and cannot recycle. He thought home owners were being prevented from recycling a wide range of materials.

“That was part of the RFP, was a request from the city of what materials would be under the program. We don’t personally have a lot of control there,” said Stephanson. “It is what the providers can offer with whatever sorting facilities and business outlets they have.”

Both proponents offered to collect the same recy cling material, while the only change during the last seven years — and that is still in effect — was that plastic clam shells and films were no longer allowed, he continued.

It appears to be an issue that affects the whole recycling industry.

“What I mean is it’s a Saskatchewan-based issue … ,” Stephanson clarified. “In Saskatchewan, providers here

don’t offer that as part of their service.”

Coun. Dawn Luhning wondered if homeowners would see a reduction in their monthly recycling bills or a benefit based on the new contract.

While residents pay $7.09 per month for recycling, there is the potential for a reduction in that price, said Stephanson. That should be an issue that council discuss es at budget time for next year.

Communication around recycling is important, con sidering it does seem as if residents can put fewer and fewer items into the bin, Luhning said. She thought the current monthly price for recycling was a little much, considering residents could not recycle clamshells.

“I know we have to offer this service, but … I liked it when people had the choice if they wanted to recycle, they could,” she added with a laugh. “They bought the bin, they rolled it out to the front and they had it. But anyways, it doesn’t matter at this point.”

Council later voted unanimously to receive and file the report.

City to fully implement one-side parking on narrow streets next year

City hall had success this year in restricting some narrow streets to one-sided parking under a pilot project and plans to further implement such parking on the remaining nar row streets next year.

There are 35 narrow streets under nine metres in width that the city wants to make one-side parking so city and emergency vehicles could travel safely on them when responding to situations.

Sixteen streets are in the Avenues, while 19 are on South Hill. The municipality plans to spend $31,500 to install signs on those streets, making them one-sided parking.

Council approved a motion at its second April meet ing to impose one-sided parking restrictions on those streets with no parking permit scheme allowed in the trial areas.

Residents from the Avenues expressed their opposi tion to the plan to council in May, which prompted coun cil to send the matter back to city administration for fur

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ther investigation.

City hall provided a report during the Sept. 12 meet ing that indicated council had considered in May aiding property owners by possibly providing curb cuts or allow ing parking — albeit illegally — on the curb. However, city administration reviewed materials back to 2016 and found the city had never helped anyone with such infra structure needs.

“With that being the case, it is suggested that the fair est option would be to encourage those property owners to create a parking spot in their backyard,” the report said. “Further, considering the lateness of the year — and to provide time to construct a parking spot in the back or front yard — it is suggested that this (option for a drive way) comes into effect June 30, 2023.”

Mayor Clive Tolley wondered what factors city ad ministration considered when determining where to im plement one-side parking, such as having vehicles face downhill or staying away from fire hydrants on a block.

He also wondered when this program would be ful ly implemented, considering residents from the Avenues raised concerns in May.

City hall’s preference is for vehicles to face down hill, although it would pursue the opposite direction if the fire department needed to access a fire hydrant mid-block, said Darrin Stephanson, director of public works and util ities.

The city will notify affected residents this fall be

cause many likely expect this to occur soon, but it won’t until next year, said city manager Jim Puffalt. City hall will give residents three months’ notice before implemen tation, while it will advise them to install off-street drive ways.

“Winter is coming. We don’t want anybody not being able to start their car and plug in this year while they work their way through those logistics,” he added. “It would be very reasonable to provide sufficient time for them to figure (out) what they can do with their property.”

City hall does not have a list of narrow back alleys but knows most are in the Avenues, Stephanson told Coun. Jamey Logan. While those narrow back lanes are a tight fit for city equipment, most passenger vehicles can easily navigate them.

With one-sided parking on streets near Saskatchewan Polytechnic, city hall received four or five complaints during the first couple of years after the change in 2016, Stephanson told Tolley. There have been no complaints or issues with enforcement since then, which means resi dents have adapted to the change.

Coun. Heather Eby reminded council that imple menting one-side parking on narrow streets ensures the city complies with the national fire code and isn’t liable should an incident occur.

“It is what it is … ,” she added. “I’m in support of moving forward with this because it is the prudent thing to do for our city.”

Tax arrears declined by nearly $500K year-over-year in June, data shows

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The amount of outstanding property taxes in the second quarter declined by nearly $500,000 compared to the same period in 2021, although fewer residents are repay ing through a scheduled plan.

City administration presented the second-quarter fi nancial report during the Sept. 12 city council meeting. Data about tax arrears and outstanding debt were con tained within the document.

As of June 30, residents owed $2,080,157 in tax ar rears. These comprised $1,205,881 in property tax liens and $874,276 in arrears payment plans. The tax liens rep resented about 72 per cent of total arrears.

In comparison, by June 30, 2021, total arrears were $2,564,950, including $915,748 in liens and $1,649,2020 in payment plans. The tax liens represented about 45 per cent of total arrears.

Therefore, the total amount of outstanding tax arrears declined by $484,793 from 2021 to 2022.

Meanwhile, by June 30, 2020, total arrears were $2,225,883, including $1,324,178 in liens and $901,705 in repayment plans. The tax liens represented about 68 per cent of total arrears.

Property taxes receivable

Property tax receivable consists of tax arrears and taxes owing. Tax arrears are overdue taxes, while current taxes are due but have not fallen into arrears. Taxes fall into arrears in the next year following the levy of taxes.

The total amount of receivable property taxes out standing as of June 30, 2022, was $16,534,844. This in

cluded $14,454,687 in current taxes and $2,080,157 in arrears.

In comparison, total property taxes receivable that were outstanding in 2021 were $30,172,095, followed by $27,432,046 in 2020, $15,597,758 in 2019, $13,714,702 in 2018 and $13,302,301 in 2017.

During the meeting, finance director Brian Acker ex plained that property tax receivables were “significantly higher” last year compared to this year because city hall pushed out the due date for taxes to July 31.

Borrowing

As of June 30, there were seven projects that the City of Moose Jaw was still repaying — or guaranteeing — af ter borrowing money to finance them. The principal out standing amount on each project included:

Multiplex/Events Centre long-term loan: $12,507,000

Sanitary sewer long-term loan: $1,391,000

Waterworks capital long-term loan: $24,081,000

High service pumphouse: $7,892,000

Buffalo Pound Water Corporation loan term loan: $10,265,320

Buffalo Pound Water Corporation loan term loan: $15,315,865.76

Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Guarantee: $1 million

These seven projects total $72,452,185.76 in out standing debt; the debt limit is $95 million.

After the report was presented, council voted to re ceive and file the document.

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

Central Collegiate graduate Harry Lin is the recipient of this year’s Dubinsky Family Scholarship.

Lin graduated in June with an average of 99.7 per cent and was accepted into the bachelor of science with honours program at the University of Alberta.

Besides eye-popping academics, Lin participated in several extracurricular activities at school, including bad minton and track and field. He was also heavily involved in competitive tennis and swimming for many years.

In the community, he held various jobs, including coaching tennis, working for Elections Canada and at Prairie Berries. At the same time, he volunteered with the Moose Jaw Flying Fins swim club and Wakamow Indig enous Powwow. He has also helped at several summer tennis camps over the years.

During its Sept. 12 regular meeting, city council unanimously received and filed the scholarship report, while Mayor Clive Tolley presented the scholarship at the start of the meeting to Lin’s father, Jing Dong (Jonathan) Lin, since the youth was already in school.

“We wish Harry all the best with his studies at the

Central grad with 99.7% average receives scholarship for academics, community work

University of Alberta,” the mayor said.

Meanwhile, the 2022 Snowbirds Scholarship went to Emma Cherney from Central Collegiate.

“These young students are a credit to our communi ty,” Tolley added.

In 1982, the City of Moose Jaw entered into a trust agreement with Boris Dubinsky and Administrative Con sultants Limited. The purpose was to establish an en dowment that the municipality would hold, with interest from the main endowment awarded annually as part of a scholarship to a Moose Jaw high school student pursuing university or college.

The scholarship amount is supposed to be equiva lent to the income the trust fund earned in the preceding 12-month period. The fund’s trustee is not allowed to use the principle — or any portion thereof — for any purpose other than earning income for scholarship awards.

The directors of education from Prairie South and Holy Trinity Catholic school divisions determine which nominated graduate should receive the scholarship.

Leadership efforts in air cadets lands Central grad the Snowbirds Scholarship

Central Collegiate graduate Emma Cherney is the recipi ent of this year’s Snowbirds Scholarship.

Cherney graduated in June with a 96.3 per cent av erage and has been accepted into the bachelor of nursing program at Medicine Hat College.

She has been actively involved in the Royal Canadi an Air Cadet Program at No. 40 Snowbird Squadron for the past five years.

Her commanding officer said that in the past three years, Cherney has shown great leadership in supporting her fellow air cadets with planning and running several events. She has served as the parade commander during the weekly parades for the past year and has developed into a confident, reliable young woman, prepared to work hard to meet her future goals.

Cherney has received leadership, citizenship, and training awards over the years, which reflects her skills in training and teaching fellow cadets.

Academically, she is conscientious about her studies. She maintained a high academic standing, which won her several awards. In addition to air cadets and academics, Cherney was heavily involved in Central Collegiate’s mu sic department by being part of the concert choir, vocal

unanimously received and filed the scholarship report, while Mayor Clive Tolley presented the scholarship to Cherney’s father, Braden, at the start of the meeting be cause the youth was already in school.

“We wish Emma all the best with her studies at Med icine Hat College,” the mayor said.

Meanwhile, the 2022 Dubinsky Family Scholarship went to Harry Lin from Central Collegiate.

“These young students are a credit to our communi ty,” Tolley added.

In 1991, city council passed a bylaw governing how the Snowbirds Scholarship should be awarded. The by law indicated that $5,000 was to be set aside to annually award a scholarship to cadet members who planned to continue or pursue post-secondary education.

The amount of the scholarship is to be equal to 75 per cent of the income earned by the fund during the preced ing 12 months, a council report explained. The remaining 25 per cent of the income earned during the period would be added to, and thereby form, a part of the capital fund.

The city would not be able to use the capital of the fund, or any portion of it, for any purpose other than to earn income for the scholarship award.

City hall considering a municipal tax hike of 2.10 per cent in 2023

City hall is considering a municipal tax increase next year of 2.10 per cent because of a revenue shortfall and higher expenses — and that’s before the police budget’s increase is considered.

City administration kicked off the 2023 budget dis cussions by presenting a preliminary budget review during the Sept. 12 executive committee meeting.

City administration will finalize a budget-related sur vey in early September and post it online for residents to answer. It will then release the proposed budget in No vember, while council will hammer out the final budget in December.

Money highlights

City administration estimates that the operating bud get’s shortfall in 2023 will be about $690,000 — exclud ing the Moose Jaw Police Service’s budget request — due to inflation and the absence of several one-time revenue injections from 2022.

One percentage point of municipal taxation next year will generate about $328,000.

Total revenues are expected to increase by about $810,000 next year, while total expenses are expected to increase by roughly $1.5 million, the report said.

Meanwhile, the general capital budget is facing challenges with funding the rehabilitation of the Fourth Avenue bridge and the replacement of the Phyllis Dewar Outdoor Pool.

Moreover, the water and wastewater utility is facing major capital funding needs of $74 million during the next four years, while the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Cor poration’s plant renewal project requires extra funding of $14.3 million — eventually leading to higher consump tion fees — that puts pressure on utility rates.

The municipality has four ways to affect the budget’s

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revenues and expenses, the report added. These include: Increasing revenues through higher taxation or other non-taxation income

Reducing expenses

Adjusting programs and services

Strategically using debt and reserves

Reviewing the report

“External (economic) factors play a huge role in the City of Moose Jaw’s budget … ,” finance director Brian Acker said. “It impacts how much revenue we generate (and) impacts the costs we pay for our goods and ser vices.”

Building permits should remain high, while major industrial and commercial development projects are also expected to progress, Acker continued. Those projects should create nearly 600 new jobs during the next five years, which will positively affect the community’s eco nomic health.

“That’s really a driver for our overall budget process and something to be excited about going forward,” he re marked.

Operating budget

On the operating budget side, bank interest will gen erate another $100,000, parking penalty revenues will create another $300,000, inflation will increase salaries and benefits by $430,000, there will be $665,000 less in one-time equipment and solid waste contributions and the province will provide $828,000 more in PST-related mu nicipal revenue sharing.

“… so that’s a very big positive (the revenue shar ing) for our budget because it keeps the tax rate low,” said Acker.

While the general capital reserve had a slight deficit of $753 this year, it is facing a deficit of $4.9 million next

year and a total deficit of $33,329,305 during the next four years, he stated. Major projects require money, and with out help from the province and feds, it won’t be easy to move forward on those projects.

“The opportunities to do that are, you either reduce expenditures in other capital budget areas … or we bor row additional funds, which has costs as well,” added Acker.

Water and wastewater

The water and wastewater utility reserve faces a deficit of $6.8 million next year and a total deficit of $20,529,187 over the next four years, the report showed.

Meanwhile, the solid waste utility reserve appears to have sufficient funding next year, as does the land development reserve.

City hall wants to spend $57,056,565 on waterworks infrastructure projects over the next four years, with the cast iron replacement project the largest chunk of that spending, said the report. Next year, $7.6 million will be spent to replace cast iron pipes, while $3.4 million will be spent repaying a waterworks loan and $3 million on feeder mains.

Meanwhile, the city plans to spend $3.75 million next year to replace lift stations, including the Crescent View venue.

There are many capital projects that city administra tion wants to pursue in 2023, but the challenge will be in prioritizing those initiatives as council moves through the budget, Acker pointed out.

“Budgeting really is a balancing process,” he added. “We can only do what we can afford to do, yet we have to deliver the best budget possible.”

jazz, and Central’s annual musical theatre production, for which she played leading roles.

During its Sept. 12 regular meeting, city council

The next regular council meeting is MONDAY, SEPT. 26.

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The 2022 Dubinsky Scholarship went to Harry Lin this year. Pictured, Mayor Clive Tolley presents the award to Harry’s father, Jing Dong (Jonathan) Lin, because the youth was studying in Edmonton. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

The 2022 Snowbirds Scholarship went to Central Col legiate grad Emma Cherney. Pictured, Mayor Clive Tolley presents the award to Emma’s dad, Braden, because she was away studying in Alberta. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

Recently, fertilizer emissions have been a popular topic of discussion, given the federal government’s proposal on a 30% reduction in fertilizer emissions by 2030. Saskatchewan’s producer group, APAS, recently responded to the emission target discussion, by expressing some clear con cerns.

APAS shares that Saskatchewan pro ducers make up 40% of Canada’s arable acres. Therefore, any emission reduction targets would directly impact Saskatche wan producers in a significant way. APAS expressed concern that the 30% fertilizer reduction target was set without sufficient consultation and lacked a comprehensive understanding of best agricultural man agement practices & nutrient stewardship technologies.

Fertilizer Canada and the Canola Council of Canada have also published a recent report indicating that the proposed 30% reduction in fertilizer emissions are unattainable. Their report shared that pro ducers can likely only achieve half of the government’s targeted reductions in fertil izer emissions by 2030.

APAS’s new response to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada summarized that any fertilizer emissions targets should consider the following:

1. Any business case for emissions re ductions must be supported by re search showing emissions savings along with economic and agronomic

APAS Responds to Federal Fertilizer Emission Reduction Discussion

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and farm viability in the long run.

“The government has research farms all over the country, they need to do the research to show us where the savings are, so that we can adapt those methods to our operations. It isn’t going to be one thing that will reduce emissions, and we need to be shown where the savings are.”

Regarding agriculture and environ mental policy, APAS advocates a balance between production levels and agricul tural policy. APAS will likely prioritize fertilizer emission reduction targets in the coming months, ensuring that producers are further consulted in ongoing fertilizer emission reduction discussions.

In his explanation, Boxall notes that governmental decisions such as this often ignore farmers’ ongoing efforts to become more efficient.

benefits and incentives for adoption.

2. The models and methodologies mea suring fertilizer emissions must be clear, accurate, and reflect regional variations.

3. Emissions reduction policy should not interfere with Canada’s contributions to global food security or introduce additional risks to family farm busi nesses.

According to APAS president Ian Boxall, the government is currently mea suring fertilizer consumption and emis sions on the increase in fertilizer sales. In light of this, Boxall noted that this metric fails to take into account broader factors,

such as increased yields over time. Mem bers of APAS believe that emissions re duction targets should be set based on cur rent nitrous oxide emissions rather than on fertilizer sales metrics.

As Boxall points out, policy should be designed so that any changes proposed will not negatively affect food security

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“We have made great strides as it re lates to environmental practices on our own farms without government pressure, and we need to be recognized for that too. We are stewards of the land and care about the environment more than we ever get credit for.” Says Boxall.

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G3’s network of grain elevators in Sas katchewan has grown quickly, with more and more communities served by its high-efficiency facilities. The latest, G3 Swift Current, opened this year and another is due to open in Melfort next

These elevators are part of the smarter path from farmers’ fields to global markets G3 has been building since the Winnipeg-based company’s inception in 2015. Its modern facilities are setting new standards for speed and efficiency that save farmers time and

“Customers are excited about the speed and efficiency that G3’s inland terminals have to offer as they deliver their grain to market,” says Bert Beno it, General Manager of G3 Maidstone. “Our facilities can dump a Super B truck of grain in about five minutes, which allows customers to haul multi ple loads of grain in the same day.”

“You can just about open your hop pers all the way, so it’s fast that way. Once you’re done unloading, the grain is gone from the pit so the next guy can come in and just start unloading right away,” he says.

Saskatchewan producers are also benefiting from G3’s loop-to-loop rail system, where trains load and unload in continuous motion, moving quick ly from prairie to port and back. This keeps grain moving to market, speeding up the grain supply chain and allowing more marketing and delivery opportu nities for farmers.

G3 has more than 600 employees in facilities across the country. The company’s head office is in Winnipeg. Visit G3smarter.ca.

Farmer Keaton Dowdeswell deliv ers to G3 Swift Current and likes how his grain is quickly probed and graded before his truck pulls into the driveshed for a quick unload.

Assiniboia inventor helps farmers around the world recover damaged crops

Dave Dietrich is a generational Saskatch ewan farmer who turned a struggle to pick up his damaged pulse crops into an international business supplying farmers globally with the means to recover their damaged crops, turning losses into gains.

“It really started because of my own farm,” Dietrich explained to MooseJaw Today.com. “I had seeded milestone len tils … milestone lentils are small, but very good yielders. I figured I had about 40 bushels to the acre.”

However, when Dietrich drove out to harvest his crop, his combine came up mostly empty.

“When a heavy stand of lentils or peas develops and you get rains in a time ly fashion, the pods become heavier. And if you get a shower of rain or even fog or heavy dews, that adds to the weight of the plant. Pretty soon it gets tired and it starts falling over …

“Milestone lentils probably grow about nine inches tall, that’s their normal height — nine, maybe ten inches tall. But as they fall over, it’s more like trying to pick up a newspaper or a piece of card board lying close to the ground.”

And that’s how Dietrich started, be cause he couldn’t find crop lifters that went close enough to the ground to recov er his flattened pulse crops.

Time was against him and nothing was working. He tried various brands and attempted to adjust the fingers lower to the ground, but eventually he realized it just

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wouldn’t work.

“So, I picked up and went home to dinner. And I started working to design something that would maybe work to lift this crop and feed it over the knives.”

Dietrich laid out the following criteria for his custom crop-lifting design:

• It needed to be easily adjustable

• It needed to be quick to take off or put on the header

• It needed to be easily repairable

• It needed to be gentle on the crop to re duce shatter loss

“I didn’t get it all right that first year, but after a while I got it to the point where I combined 38 bushels to the acre off of that field,” Dietrich said. “And I was re ally, well, really tickled pink by that. And I got going and I’m watching this crop come in now and fall in the hopper and I thought, you know, maybe I’m not the only one that needs something like this.”

He continued to tinker and bought manufacturing equipment for his shop, where he would spend his winters test ing and improving his ideas one at a time. Eventually, he contacted a law firm about patenting his work.

The company that resulted, which Di etrich called Flexxifinger, has remained in Assiniboia. Moving to a large urban centre might make finding parts and employees easier, but he doesn’t want to leave his farm and contribute to the decline of the rural economy in the province.

Flexxifinger in Assiniboia employs

Flexxifinger in Assiniboia, Saskatche wan manufactures and ships innovative crop-recovery tools to farmers around the world

12 people currently, although that number can rise depending on farming conditions year-to-year. The shop integrates tradi tional ingenuity and craftsmanship with the latest tech — three laser-guided Swed ish welding robots that produce precise, fast, safe welds.

“We’ve sold crop lifters in 20 or 30 countries around the world,” Dietrich said. “We’ve got about 600 to 650 dealers that sell our products.”

Dietrich’s greatest enjoyment in his work comes from the stories of folks like him who use Flexxifinger products — farmers who might otherwise have lost a

huge amount of their yield. He travels to trade shows and chats with whomever he can, and is always ready to take a phone call with his customers.

“Three or four years ago now,” Diet rich recalls, his face lighting up, “one of our dealers phoned up from northern Al berta, and he asked, ‘is Dave there?’ So I got on the phone with him and he says, ‘I just wanted to tell you how good a service you folks are giving.’”

The dealer, Dietrich explained, had been selling Flexxifinger products for about three or four years. They sold about five sets of crop lifters a year — not a lot, but steady.

But this particular year, the dealer told him, all the crops went down. The harvest was lying on the ground and couldn’t be recovered without lifters.

The dealer sold 1,800 sets of Flexxi finger crop lifters that season.

Flexxifinger is a company based in Assiniboia on inventing and developing. They continue to innovate. They love hearing suggestions from their clients on how to improve their designs. Dietrich has bought patents for other inventions, such as a heavy-duty skid-steer-mounted rock picker, and improved those designs fur ther.

Get in touch with the company at flexxifinger.com/Farm-Machinery/Con tact-Us to learn more about their products and watch video testimonials from farm ers all over the world.

THA NK YOU FARMERS

OPINION/EDITORIAL

TO THE EDITOR LETTERS

RE: DERELICT PROPERTY 1511 HASTINGS ST. (DATED SEPTEMBER 15,2022) Mayor and Councillors, BYLAW NO. 5484

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND NUISANCE BY LAW

Purpose

2. Pursuant to Section 8 of The Cities Act, the pur pose of this Bylaw is to:

(a) establish minimum standards for the proper maintenance of Property in the City; and

(b) provide for the abatement of nuisances caused by the condition of Properties in the City that:

(i) affect or may affect the safety, health and welfare of people in a neighbourhood;

(ii) affect or may affect the amenity of a neighbour hood; or

(iii) substantially depreciate the value of other land and improvements in the neighbourhood.

Email from City Manager’s Office:

Please be advised, neither the City or Pub lic Health Office has the equipment or training to perform air quality testing. The City has contacted the Public Health Inspector and was advised that a musty smell may be present but the smell will per meate that air further than the mold will travel. As well, the health inspector stated, that exposure from mold travelling through the air and affecting occu pants in a neighboring property would be minimal.

The City’s Bylaw Enforcement Officers and Building Officials continue to work with the home owner to resolve the property maintenance con cerns including the installation of an air purification machine by the property owner once power issues are resolved.

Provincial Health Department (Regina)

I spoke with an official who said the mold shouldn’t be a concern, but did add the following during our discussion:

These derelict properties should be dealt with by the city.

RE: HEALTH CARE IN SASKATCHEWAN

Many of the shortfalls within the health care sys tem have been in the news for months now. I am writing this in an attempt to give one perspective on the “health of the health care system”.

Both the federal and provincial governments (at least most of them) function with a capitalistic view. There are definitely some positive initiatives that come from capitalism, but the list of shortfalls is much larger. Markets can be manipulated and it allows (through that manipulation) for some corrup tion within the system. As it pertains to the health care system, there is no guarantee that a person’s basic needs will be met. Health care may become available only to those who are willing to pay for it and skip the waiting lists.

The capitalistic approach is already embed ded within the Saskatchewan health care system. Because our government pays for our health care with our tax dollars, many of us don’t even question where the money is going. Money that was spent to sustain our hospitals with adequate staff and equip ment is now going into the profit of private clinics.

Let’s take a closer look at the slow progres sion of transfer to a for-profit system. This is not a criticism of those who took part in developing and opening labs and other clinics outside of the hospi tal setting, mainly I’m referring to the ones that do offer a two-tier system (if you pay, you’ll get treated

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The people working in the house should be taking appropriate precautions by wearing “safety equipment” for mold.

“As a added precaution” the contents should have been bagged prior to being removed to be placed in an open bin.

Councillors how do you think the material was removed and put in any of the six bins it took to re move the contents of the house? Would it surprise you to learn the owner’s workers tossed the materi al into the bin, none of it bagged. There was dust rising above the bins. Ask Mr. Puffalt or Mr. Mont gomery if they put out the requirements to bag the contents while removed.

Councillors this answer might be surprising — mold spores can stay airborne indefinitely.

My wife has COPD and her doctor said black mold can definitely trigger a flare-up

Would it surprise you that her last visit to her property was five days, just long enough to pack up the “antiques,” and then they were loaded on a semi-bound for Ontario, and she was gone.

The City’s Bylaw Enforcement Officers and Building Officials continue to work with the home owner to resolve the property maintenance con cerns including the installation of an air purifica tion machine by the property owner once power issues are resolved.

Occupational Health and Safety Saskatchewan

Part 7

Personal Protective Equipment

Use of equipment required

7‐1(1) If it is not reasonably practicable to pro tect the health and safety of workers by design of the plant and work processes, suitable work practices or administrative controls, an employer or contractor shall ensure that every worker wears or uses suit able and adequate personal protective equipment.

31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-1.

Would it surprise you to learn the owner of the house wore a half-mask, while her employees were

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given dust masks and some did not have anything. She was kind enough when she left to give the mask to a worker. She’s a doctor?

Councillors, please explain the need for an air purification system as the owner is safe-and-sound back in Ontario. Your city manager Mr. Puffalt and bylaw enforcement/ fire chief Montgomery are safeand-sound in their air-conditioned offices.

Occupational Health and Safety Saskatchewan

Ventilation and air supply

6‐2 An employer, contractor or owner shall:

(a) ensure the adequate ventilation of a place of employment; and

(b) to the extent that is reasonably practicable, render harmless and inoffensive, and prevent the accumulation of, any contaminants or impurities in the air by providing an adequate supply of clean and wholesome air and maintaining its circulation throughout the place of employment.

31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s6-2.

Mechanical ventilation

6‐3(1) An employer, contractor or owner shall provide a mechanical ventilation system in a place of employment that is sufficient and suitable to pro tect the workers against inhalation of a contaminant and to prevent accumulation of the contaminant and ensure that the mechanical ventilation system is maintained and properly used, if any work, activity or process in the place of employment gives off:

So, Councillors please explain to an old fool like me; the need for an air purification, after the power is restored?

So in closing, Councillors, Occupational Health and Safety only matter to your city manager when it serves him? …and the health and the safety of the citizen’s living next to a Derelict Property isn’t im portant enough for Puffalt or Montgomery to protect citizens and workers by following the regulations?

Carter Currie

sooner). Rather it is a criticism of the capitalistic government’s approach to health care.

I am concerned about my recurring thought that the ultimate goal is to close all hospitals across Sas katchewan except those in the cities with a popu lation larger than 50,000 people. We have already seen this occur across rural Saskatchewan. Even the New Democratic government closed hospitals. This, however, was directly related to the declining rural population and the fiscal disaster left by the Devine Conservative government.

We also see that acute care beds are available in communities but that is only a band aide solution. The emotional and financial expense for any family who must travel miles to get essential medical care can be overwhelming. If you think I’m wrong, then first take a look at Moose Jaw. We used to have two hospitals here. Now we only have one (albeit a new one) with less than half the beds that once were available. Even at half the size, our hospital is not fully staffed, and retaining nurses / doctors / diagnostic / technical and support staff has become difficult.

The pandemic has exposed a lot of weakness in our health care systems right across Canada. This is where my beef with the media comes in. News reports are filled with stories about staff becoming overwhelmed by the workload caused by the pan demic. The burn out of both doctors and nurses is

always highlighted. There is very little coverage giv en to the long hours due to shortage of staff prior to the pandemic. We are bombarded day and night with stories of emergency rooms closing due to lack of staff. This constant bombardment of the facts overwhelms the population. When governments come up with new “for profit” proposal they want us to “just go along with it”. Look at the new private “for profit” surgery clinic in Regina that the Sask. Party has now proposed to alleviate surgical back log.

BUT!!! ... The shortage of staff and availability of beds has been created by the funnelling of money into the private “for profit” industry. What we have to do is follow the money. What do I mean? If you go to the hospital for lab work, to the ER or for and MRI (which is under-used at the hospital), CT scan, etc., then the money follows you there. If you choose a private clinic the money follows you to the private clinics. Money that can be used for hospital im provements and hiring staff is simply funnelled into profit for the private clinics.

We need to stop the bleeding from our hospi tals. The agenda of the Sask. Party has been ex posed through the pandemic. There is another solu tion out there, and that is we insist on investing in our hospitals now!

Fran Millar

First-ever Little Chicago Show and Shine an overwhelming success

More than 200 vehicles take part in Main Street event, drawing thousands of car enthusiasts and spectators throughout the day Saturday

Any time you’re hosting an event that’s the first of its kind -- and especially one the scope of the Little Chicago Show and Shine -- there’s always a bit of a question of how things are going to go.

In this case, there aren’t many words to describe just how well things turned out Saturday September 17th on Main Street.

Over 220 cars of all eras and vintages drew thousands upon thousands of visitors to downtown Moose Jaw throughout the day, making the Show and Shine an abso lute, overwhelming success for the Down town Moose Jaw Association.

“I think we’re really excited about the turnout,” said Alex Carleton, one of the driving forces behind the Show and Shine.

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“It’s fantastic; there are a lot of people downtown and a lot of traffic down here, which is our main goal. We had 220 cars registered and lots extra come out on top of that, so we’re really excited to see ev eryone come out and I think we’re really going to make it better from here.”

The Show and Shine was most cer tainly not hard to miss, as the majority of downtown Main Street was blocked off to create a street-festival feel not unlike Side walk Days. And while Carleton and his fellow organizers had hoped things would go off well in the first iteration, even he was a bit surprised with how well things turned out.

“For a first-year event, there’s just

something about a show like this,” he said during a brief pause from touring the show on Saturday morning. “A lot of people are car buffs, it’s a nice Saturday and it’s free to bring your kids down for a walk, and there are a lot of fantastic pieces here. So it’s just great to see the turnout.”

It certainly didn’t hurt that the show had a diverse line-up of vehicles ranging from high-end supercars to vintage rides worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. And even a few pieces straight out of the movies, like the Smokey and the Ban dit Trans Am and even a mock-up of the Black-on-Black Pursuit Special from Mad Max.

That all made figuring out which ve

hicles were going to take home awards from the Show and Shine that much more difficult.

“There are too many to choose from, and that’s a good problem to have,” Car leton said.

One thing that’s for certain is the title ‘first annual’ can definitely be applied to the Little Chicago Show and Shine, with thoughts already going into making the 2023 edition even bigger and better.

“We hope to have it right around the same date next year; that’s the plan, and we’d like to make it even bigger,” Carleton said. “Next year we’ll have more entertain ment, and we’ll hope to bring more and more tourists to support our downtown.”

Dance Images gears up for new season of dancing: Registration still open

Congratulations to Dance Images as they are celebrating the completion of 33 years of business in Moose Jaw.

The new season has recently started and registrations are still open for anyone interested in joining.

Dance Images has a variety of dance programs for children and adults, from full-season programs to session programs, to the Kidventure Korner – Pre School pro gram, in a number of genres including ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre, lyrical, hip-hop, acro, yoga movement and flow, and parent and tot dances. The classes run now until the end of May 2023, with even a couple of oppor tunities to perform for the public. Fees and times depend on the individual programs taken.

Children from as young as 2-years-old and older can join in on the programs, and toddlers are able to dance with their parents until they can dance independently.

“Our dancers love being a part of our programs and we love the opportunity to be out in the community,” di rector and owner of Dance Images, Barb Jackman told the Moose Jaw Express during a phone interview. “We spent a lot of time out in the community this summer, at Canada day dancing at some senior homes, and we were up at the

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Town n’ Country mall for their back-to-school events.”

“So…we enjoy being a part of the community, as well as being a business in the community; we are pretty excited.”

Jackman said they have started doing welcome back videos in the community with the theme “Live Love Lo cal.” The dancers perform at different business locations, especially those businesses that support Dance Images, to film the choreography they have learnt.

“Then we will take all that filming and put it together into one piece,” Jackman said. “And then, we’ll feature it on our social media page and the businesses that we’ve featured can share it on their social media page. So it’s kind of a salute to Moose Jaw and the small businesses of Moose Jaw.”

Dance Images has three large studios within their building, located at 177 Iroquois St. on South Hill in Moose Jaw, so Jackman says they are very busy.

To register for a dance program with Dance Imag es or for more information, visit their website, Facebook page, call or text at 306-631-0584 or email info@dan ceimagesbybj.com.

Green activist cycling across North America using solar-powered bike

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Environmentalist David Ligouy is cycling across the con tinent on a solar-powered bike to raise money for commu nities in Mexico so they can acquire 8,000 electrical bike conversion kits.

Ligouy — from France and a peace movement ac tivist — has been touring the world on his solar-powered bicycle since 2018 and has travelled more than 40,000 kilometres to fight climate change. He has a vision of creating a fossil fuel-free future featuring efficient green transportation methods.

His campaign slogan is “Don’t Bank on the Bomb — Bank on the Climate.”

Ligouy, 52, originally campaigned years ago to abol ish nuclear weapons. After the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) group won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for encouraging 65 countries — but not Canada — to sign a treaty eliminating such weapons, the environmentalist turned to fight climate change.

He began travelling by solar-powered bike four years ago and has so far visited 27 countries. Some challenges he has faced include avoiding revolutions in South Amer ica and staying warm during a Ukrainian winter.

Ligouy has been cycling east after starting this jour ney at the Peace Arch in Vancouver earlier in the year. He spent a few days in Moose Jaw in early September before pedalling onto Manitoba.

“It (the trip) is doing very well. People are being very nice to me. The scenery was beautiful. I had hot weather and I didn’t have too much rain,” Ligouy said by phone during a stop near Brandon, Man. “That really helped me

because less rain (means) more sun (for the solar bike).”

His goal is to reach Montreal by early November so he can prepare for the United Nations’ Biodiversity Con ference (COP 15) in December.

Once spring arrives, Ligouy will head south on the U.S. East Coast before pedalling into Mexico.

Mexico country is special to him, he explained, be cause he wrote his master’s thesis there 30 years ago and developed long-lasting friendships. He eventually gradu ated with a master’s degree in green energies for develop ing countries.

Those friends later contacted him and asked for help with their e-bike project. They were concerned about air, water and soil pollution in their communities and wanted to reduce those problems while also addressing poverty.

Ligouy created a GoFundMe page intending to raise US$25,000 to purchase open-source electrical bike kits. This would allow people to convert regular bicycles into electrical ones.

The Mexicans will also learn to create solar-charging stations during this project. Those who can’t create sta tions will learn to install a solar panel on either a trailer or their bikes.

So far, the campaign has raised $700. Ligouy can start purchasing e-bike conversion kits once the fundrais er acquires $1,200.

“So, it’s going to help a lot to reduce greenhouse gas from transportation (which is the biggest problem),” Li gouy said. “And the second biggest problem is electricity production — it’s got to be clean. … We are running out of time for climate change … .”

The bike Ligouy is using is designed for people with disabilities. It uses one 400-watt solar panel that allows him to ride 200 kilometres per day or about 10 hours at 30 kilometres per hour. If it’s cloudy, the battery allows him to ride for two days before requiring a recharge.

Riding has been easy for Ligouy because the weather has been favourable for most of his trip. He added that the bike is quite comfortable since it doesn’t have the usual seat problems that regular bicycles have.

Ligouy said he hopes the Montreal conference pro duces a strong agreement among countries to better ad dress climate change and biodiversity loss.

NOMINATIONS

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF REDBURN NO.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nomination of candidates for the office(s) of:

Councillors: Division No. 2

Councillors: Division No. 4

Councillors: Division No. 6

will be received by the undersigned on the 22nd day of September, 2022 from 8:30a.m. to 4:00p.m. at the Town of Rouleau Office 111 Main Street, Rouleau, SK. during regular business hours on September 22, 2022 to October 05, 2022 at Rouleau, SK.

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Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location(s): Town of Rouleau Office

Dated this 19th day of September 2022.

Environmentalist David Ligouy makes a pitstop in Moose Jaw in early September during his cross-coun try journey. Photo courtesy Boh’s Cycle

Dance Images performs in front of Moose Jaw Ex press/MooseJawToday.com location at 468 High St. W. during their “Live Love Local” dance promotion.

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goal and two assists as the Warriors picked up a 4-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Hughes, the Warriors’ fourthround pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft, scored what would stand as as the game-winning goal with 46 seconds re maining in the second period.

And it was just a matter of being in the right place at the right time -- Hughes was simply looking to provide a screen on a Cosmo Wilson point shot but was able to tip the puck past Brandon goalteder Car son Bjarnason.

“I was kind of in shock that it went in, I didn’t really see it,” Hughes said in describing the goal. “But it was obviously good, I just went to the net and got lucky with the tip.”

The contest was the second of the pre season for Hughes, who as a 15-year-old will be returning Edmonton to suit up with the CAC Canadians in the Alberta Elite U18 Hockey League. But he’ll be doing

so with plenty of high-level hockey expe rience under his belt after a full camp with the Warriors.

“It was good, it’s way faster than midget, but I ‘ve been able to adapt and it’s a lot of fun,” Hughes said. “It’s been awesome being around the older guys, it’s such a good time and it’s so fun coming to the rink with these guys. It’s a great expe rience.”

Firkus, meanwhile, was simply Jag ger Firkus. The 18-year-old Seattle Krak en prospect assisted on Brayden Yager’s opening goal in the first period, drew an other helper on Marek Howell’s marker at the 5:33 mark of the second and scored an unassisted marker off a turnover at the blueline at 10:23 of the second.

Firkus will head into Kraken camp this week with three goals and five points in two pre-season games and is more than happy with how preparation for his first hard taste of the National Hockey League has gone.

“These exhibition games are more to get back in the groove, get my confidence going and the past few games Lears (head coach Mark O’Leary) and the coaching staff have done a great job helping me get back into game shape and that’s huge,” Firkus said. “I had an extra week here than a lot of the other guys, I was able to take advantage of it and I’m excited to get to camp.”

As for the game itself, Firkus was im pressed with the resiliency of the youthful crew -- the Warrior had eight players at NHL camps on Saturday night, with Fir kus leaving Sunday -- as they were able to respond to whatever Brandon threw at them.

“We were a resilient team last year and I think we showed that tonight as well,” Firkus said. “We want to be a team that never gives up and always believes in each other, and that’s the kind of group we have. We have a lot of guys missing but even then the attitude in the room is keep

for Brandon, Teydon Trembecky had their other marker.

The news wasn’t as good 24 hours lat er, as Nolan Ritchie scored twice to lead the Wheat Kings to a 4-0 win in Brandon.

Roger McQueen and Eastyn Mannix had Brandon’s other goals, while Dan ielson picked up a pair of assists. Calder Anderson -- who played three seasons in Moose Jaw before being traded to his hometown team in the off-season -- also had a pair of helpers.

Jackson Unger got the start in goal for the Warriors and turned aside 39 shots, while Carson Bjarnason had 14 saves in 29:02 of work and Nicholas Jones 12 saves in 30:58 of playing time.

Now, the Warriors turn their eyes to just under a week from now as the WHL season kicks off in earnest. Moose Jaw opens their 2022-23 campaign on Friday night on the road against their arch-rival Regina Pats before hosting Regina in their home opener on Saturday. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

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Second-half surge leads to Peacock win over Vanier in high school football

Tornadoes score 23 second-half points on way to 30-8 win under lights at Elks Field

For the first half of the South 5A 12-Man Football League contest between the Pea cock Tornadoes and Vanier Vikings on Thursday night, September 15th, things were very interesting.

Playing a rare high school game un der the lights at Elk’s Field, the two teams found themselves in a back-and-forth bat tle through the opening 24 minutes, with a Tornadoes touchdown on their first pos session of the game the only points on the board.

But football is a game of adjustments -- how you adjust to what your opponent is doing, and how they adjust to your ad justments. And once Peacock decided to grind things out on the ground in the sec ond half, the contest changed dramatically.

The Tornadoes put up 23 points after the break and would go on to a 30-8 vic tory, improving to 2-1 on the campaign. Vanier fell to 0-3.

“It was just sticking to the run game, those two guys we have there, (Josh) John son and (Owen) Varjassy are great with the ball in their hands,” said Peacock head coach Bert Redstone. “So I think once we kind of settled in and realized ‘okay, let’s just stick with the run game, commit to it’, things went a lot better for us.”

Johnson and Varjassy had a total of 20 carries between them in the second half, with the longest of the bunch being a 19yard run on Johnson’s first touch after the break. Nothing too amazing or spectacular, just old-fashioned grind-it-out football.

“It’s one of those things where you

wind up in second-and-eight and it’s a question of should you pass or should you run, and sometimes you just have to run,” Redstone said. “It’s not the CFL, and once we made those kinds of adjustments, we were able to string together some drives.

“And that’s the key. You’re not going to score every two plays in high school football. You have to take the five-yarders, you have to take the four-yarders and the swing pass for the first down. It can’t be the big play all the time, and sometimes those little ones add up to a big drive.”

It all led to three second-half touch downs -- two for Johnson, who also had Peacock’s first-half major, and one for Varjassy -- as Peacock gradually pulled

away.

A major part of the difference was recognizing what was working for Vanier in the early going, with the Vikings using a five-man defensive line to stifle Peacock’s offence in the first half.

“Credit to (Vanier head coach) Ryan (Gottselig), obviously he had those Vanier guys ready to play and our o-line struggled with their d-line, especially in the first and second quarter, but once the guys settled down it worked out pretty well,” Redstone said.

Of course, it would be remiss to ig nore how well the Peacock defence played -- the Vikings were held to 60 yards of to tal offence as the Tornadoes were able to stifle almost any momentum Vanier was able to put together.

Quarterback Tayden Hardwicke scored Vanier’s lone major in the second

half, while Hudson Tallon was their lead ing rusher with 10 carries for 58 yards.

Varjassy finished his night with 18 carries for 123 yards, Johnson 13 carries for 117 yards. Quarterback Keaton Doerk son was 6-for-13 passing for 88 yards.

The Toilers receive their bye next week before heading into a murderer’s row of games to close out the regular season -- the 2021 league finalist Yorkton Raiders on Oct. 1, defending provincial champion Weyburn Eagles on Oct. 8 and the Swift Current Colts on Oct. 15.

“All those games are going to be huge, especially if we want to play a home playoff game,” Redstone said. “We’ve shown we can compete, which is an im provement from last year, but we have to string together some wins, too. So that’s the next step.”

Vanier is back in action on Friday, Sept. 23 when they take on the Central Cy clones. Game time is 7 p.m. at Elk’s Field.

Big plays the difference as Central falls to Weyburn in high school football

For the first half of the South 5A 12 Man Football League contest between the Cen tral Cyclones and Weyburn Eagles on Saturday, September 17th at Gutheridge Field, it looked as if the two teams were going to be in for a hard grind-it-out slog.

Neither squad could get a whole lot going consistently moving the ball, as the defences for both teams managed to hold off potential scoring drives again and again.

And when the two teams went into the half tied 7-7, it was easy to assume things weren’t going to change all that much once things resumed after the break.

For the most part, that was the case -except for three plays that turned the tide of the game in the Eagles’ favour.

A 76-yard run by Conner Kerr, 92yard run by Owen Istace and 46-yard run by Carter Bell all led to the trio scoring Weyburn majors, and they’d go on to a 27-7 victory over the previously unbeaten Cyclones.

Weyburn improved to 1-1 with the win, Central fell to 2-1.

Carter Hulgan had the lone touch down for the Cyclones on a six-yard catch from Cyclones quarterback Brodie Ansell in the first half.

Quarterback Kerr had the lone touch down for the Eagles in the opening 24 minutes.

Javin Boynton led the Central offence

with 23 carries for 113 yards, including 71 in the first half, while Keaton Belsher had three catches for 43 yards and Tate Macdi armid three catches for 27 yards.

Cyclones quarterback Brodie Ansell was 14-for-28 passing for 152 yards.

Istace capped his day with seven car ries for 117 yards, while Kerr had six car ries for 115 in addition to going 5-for-11 passing for 58 yards.

League action continues on Friday, Sept. 23 with Vanier at Central under the lights at Elk’s Field, with game time at 7 p.m. Estevan is in Weyburn also on Friday night, with the lone game Saturday seeing Swift Current at Yorkton.

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Eagles score three touchdowns in second half on way to 27-7 victory at Gutheridge Field

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The Vanier Vikings didn’t have a lot of running room in the second half of their game against the Peacock Tornadoes on Thursday night.

Owen Varjassy carries the ball for the Tornadoes during first quarter action.

Cyclones running back Javin Boynton battles for a few extra yards against a tough Weyburn defence.

High school soccer hoping to recruit more on-field officials as season hits high gear

The Moose Jaw High School Athletic As sociation boys and girls soccer leagues are moving along full-steam ahead, but they could use a bit of help.

As it turns out, the local organization -- which includes six teams from southern Saskatchewan on the girls side and four on the boys side -- isn’t immune to the trend of a lack of on-field officials that has taken hold in the province as of late.

As a result, the leagues are putting out a call to any soccer referees or linesmen in the community who might be interested in returning to the sport or, if they’re new comers to Moose Jaw, signing on to help work games.

“It’s the same people doing all the games, and it gets to be a bit much, es pecially when there are a lot of games at once,” said MJHSAA soccer commission er Ray Rawlyk. “It’s that way in all the other cities, too, some of them are having even more of a problem than us, to the point they can’t even play. So it’s tough, but we’re going to see what we can do to address the problem and get more devel opment out there.”

That’s where some of the difficulty arises, and something Rawlyk admits the local group is guilty of, too -- you simply get used to counting on the same people to show up season after season, but as folks get older or move away from the commu nity, there isn’t anyone available to step up and replace them.

“There hasn’t been any development recently, and a lot of that is on us,” said

Rawlyk, who is also head coach of the Central Cyclones boys soccer team. “But it’s something we’re going to try and work on…. We’re thinking it’s something we’ll put into our team practice, where you can learn how to line and some will learn how

to ref, and if I can keep one or two people who don’t move away from Moose Jaw, we’ll have a pool to draw on again.”

The good news from an officiating scheduling point of view is that the local schedule isn’t all that busy this season.

Only one Moose Jaw team is playing on the boys side of things, that being the de fending 4A boys provincial champion Cy clones, while the defending 4A girls pro vincial champion Vanier Spirits are joined by Central as the lone local girls teams.

A total of 10 regular-season games in Moose Jaw through Oct. 4 remain on the schedule, before the playoffs take centre stage on Oct. 12. Moose Jaw will also be hosting the 4A boys provincial champion ships during the Oct. 28 weekend.

Officials looking to work high-end SHSAA contests can go through www. shsaa.ca for more information, while more locally, referees and linesmen can be trained on a mentorship program, much like Rawlyk plans to do with the Cyclones.

Then, of course, there’s the open call for experienced officials who might have recently moved to Moose Jaw.

“We’re hoping there are some people out there who want to get back into it, and we’re more than happy to have them,” Rawlyk said.

For more information on how to get into officiating MJHSAA games, feel free to give Rawlyk a shout at (306) 630-5525 or by e-mail at rayrawlyk@sasktel.net.

Next local action for the girls league is Wednesday, Sept. 21 as Weyburn takes on Vanier, with kick-off at 4:30 p.m. at Yara West. The Central boys and girls will both be in action against Swift Current on Wednesday, Sept. 28, with both games at the Yara fields, also at 4:30 p.m.

Boys and girls leagues underway with teams from Yorkton, Swift Current, Weyburn vying for league title

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Central Cyclones will be aiming to repeat as provincial 4A soccer champions when they host the SHSAA championship this fall.

For the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Sask Male AAA Hockey League pre-season and while the games might not mean anything right now when it comes to the standings, gaining that confidence and figuring out how to win is always a bonus this time of year.

The Warriors opened their exhibition slate with a 5-2 victory over the Swift Cur rent Legionnaires on Sunday, Sept. 11 be fore taking a 5-3 win over the Regina Pat Canadians on Tuesday, Sept. 13th, with both games taking place at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

The AAAs were then back on the ice on the road Friday night, September 16th dropping a 4-1 decision to the Pat Cana dians.

Moose Jaw got off to a solid start in their pre-season opener, taking a 1-0 lead out of the first period and tacking on three more goals in the second for a 4-0 edge.

It was a pair of veterans who led the offence, as Connor Miller scored the War riors’ first two goals before Jake Briltz

added shorthanded and power play mark ers in the second for the four-goal lead.

Lynbrook Golf Club Hole-in-One

Dylan Duzan made it a 5-0 game 2:43 into the third period before the Legion naires scored a pair of goals shortly after to get back within three.

Liam Fitzpatrick contributed three as sists while Caleb Potter had a pair of help ers for the Warriors.

Ryan Bain had 14 saves to earn the win in goal.

Things were far closer in the early go ing against Regina, as the Pat C’s scored 14 seconds into the proceedings but saw

the Warriors score a pair of late pow er-play goals to take a 2-1 lead.

Regina tied the game with anoth er early goal in the second, but a pair of Grady Hoffman markers four minutes apart put Moose Jaw up by two. The teams exchanged goals in the final nine minutes to send the Warriors into the final frame with a two-goal lead, and that’s where things would remain.

Ryder Knutson scored twice for the Warriors in the penalty-filled contest -- a total of 21 minors were called, with Moose Jaw 3-for-10 on the man advantage and Regina 1-for-11 -- while Miller and Max Threinen picked up two assists each.

Ryan Hicks had a solid night in net, making 32 saves to earn the win.

In Regina, the Warriors gave up single goals in the first and second periods and fell behind 3-0 early in the third before Rhett Perrin got Moose Jaw on the board.

Perrin’s marker came 47 seconds af ter Regina took their 3-0 lead, but would mark the lone offensive good news for the local squad, as the Pat Cs scored an emp ty netter with 1:34 remaining to close out scoring.

Ryan Bain went the distance in goal, turning aside 21 shots.

The Warriors open their regular sea son on Friday, Sept. 23 when they host the Battlefords Stars. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Moose Jaw takes 5-2 win over Swift Current to open exhibition schedule, defeat Regina 5-3, fall 4-1 to Pat Canadians as regular-season opener nears Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

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Ryan Bain was the winning goaltender in the AAA Warriors exhibition season opener this weekend.

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The Lynbrook Golf Club had another Hole-in-One on Thursday September 15, 2022. Daniel Nelson aced Hole #3 using his Gap Wedge, which was witnessed by Nolan Mortenson. Congratulations Daniel!

By Robert Thomas, MJ Independent

day cowboys and their true-to-life go-easy style, the Golden Mile Arena was the place to be this past weekend as the Canadian Ranch Roping held their national finals.

“We are as close as you can get to the actual authentic working cowboy,” Ross Smith event organizer said.

The nationals, which for the last few years have been held in Moose Jaw, brought 33 teams (of three) in the Open Championship and 10 teams in the Novice Championship from Manitoba, Saskatch ewan and Alberta to vie for the Canadian championship as well as renew friendships and fellowships many times going back decades.

“It was really nice to get out and spend time with friends again. We had a real ly nice and relaxed atmosphere through the weekend. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. It actually went quite smooth except for the fact one of our local guys, Mike Ramage, came off his horse and hurt his back,” Smith said, adding “but the good news is he is on his way home and he is doing OK.”

“Canadian ranch roping is the clos est thing you will find to actual ranching and roping and treating cattle. Most of the people who come and compete here when they are at home they do this at home. I always use to say when I go to a roping I just put on a clean shirt so I don’t smell bad,” he said.

Ranch roping is a slow paced and largely untimed sport where points are awarded not for the time but rather the style and difficulty of the various ways the lasso is performed and thrown.

The sport places utmost importance on the safety of the cattle, horse and the rider. Ranch roping, despite its connection between horse, rider and cattle, is not an event held at rodeos.

The sport is judged where rodeo events are timed. So points are awarded for certain loops. The more difficult the loop,

the more points. That is why you will see some loops get thrown up in the air and then turned around and come down. So it is about fancy difficult loops and there are penalties for going too fast.

The sport, since it is based upon real world situations where harming an animal would cost his owner money, stresses the humane aspects of handling cattle.

“If you get ramming around and run a cow into the boards or something like that you are automatically disqualified,” said Smith, who was a longtime working cowboy at the Valjean Community Pas ture. The Valjean Community Pasture has several thousand cows that graze it every year. “We’re very much into stockman ship and the best interest of the cattle and the horses.””

Cattle used in the sport all have spe cial protective headgear for the cattle and

animal can be roped during a sessiontwice - before it is swapped out for new stock. Additionally no animal is roped more than three times during a day.

“The really good runs are the smooth ones that go really slow. Most of the years that I was Canadian champion we never got our horse out of a walk,” Smith said.

The evening featured giving our awards and fellowship - a key part of the event.

Ranch roping is a sport where there is no women or men divisions - both sexes compete on the same teams and against each other.

“Women and men compete together.”

Competitors in the Open Champion ship are the top riders while the Novice Championship is for people just starting out in the sport regardless of their age.

“We had one little guy that was our high point champion for the year I think he is 11 years old and one of the guys in the novice is in his later sixties. So it all just depends on your ability and if you are starting out. We just kind of rank you on your ability to rope whether you are in the Novice or the Open (championships).”

WINNERS

Open Championship Winners

Lars Baron - Moose Jaw, SK

Dane Knox - Moose Jaw, SK

Don Millar - Mortlach, SK

Novice Championship Winners

Sherri Stender - Meyrrone, SK

Tammy King - Corning, SK https://www.mjindependent.com/ sports/2022/9/18/16wqdqy6kekxqwns2u vb9tgzu59b73

Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw

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

September 21/22: Welcome Supper for all NEW 2022 Superannuate STS Members. This event replaces the Hell with the Bell Breakfast. New 2022 Su perannuates STS Members and partners get complimentary meals. Please contact Rosealie for further information. Caterer: Charlotte’s

Cost: $10.00 per STS member and partner (due to surplus funds). $20.00 non-members. Please register with Ro sealie by Sunday Sept. 18/22. Starts: 5:30PM Supper @ 6:00PM at the Ma sonic Hall 1755 Main St. N Moose Jaw. RSVP to Rosealie Marcil: marcilr@sasktel. net or 306-691-0696. Next: All Lun cheon Dates will be at the Masonic Hall: Wed. Nov.16/22, Wed. Jan. 18/23, Wed. March 15/23, and Wed. May 17/23.

Journey to Hope Moose Jaw Fundrais ing Event/Program/Reflective Walk For Suicide Awareness and Prevention on Sat. Sept. 24, 2022: 10:30am Program/11am Raffle Draw/11:30 Reflective Walk. For more information/Pledge Forms or to send a Memorial Photo please email info@ hopesummit.ca

Moose Jaw Town and Country Singles dance on Saturday September 24, 2022 at Church of Our Lady Community Center at 566 Vaughan St. W. from 7:30 to 11pm. Band Leon Ochs. Come on out for an evening of fun! Married couples welcome! Cost is $15.00 per person. For more infor mation call 306-691-6634.

The Fall General meeting for Moose Jaw Lawn Bowling club will be Sept 27 @ 7pm in the club house WEATHER PER MITTING. If an Alternate location is re quired it will be posted at the clubhouse. Or phone or text 306 690 8739 for up dates. Weather Permitting Lawn Bowling will continue Tuesday mornings at 10am and Monday and Wed evenings at 6 until Sept 21. Short Mat bowling schedule TBA

Moose Jaw Homegrown Market Sat urdays until Thanksgiving Weekend 8am - 1pm rain or shine on scenic Langdon Cres. Start your weekend off at the Moose Jaw Homegrown Market where everything is home made, home baked, and locally grown.

Church of Our Lady Bingo tales place at the Church of Our Lady Community Centre, 566 Vaughan Street on Tuesday evenings. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Bingo begins at 7:00 p.m.

Antique & Gun Show & Sale will be held at the Stampede Grounds, Medicine Hat, Alberta on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Orthodox Women’s Retreat 2022 at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 725 9th Ave. SW, on Sat., Oct. 1st, 10:30 a.m. The topic is: Christian Leadership: Serving God and Others. We will join other women from various churches for Zoom presentations, followed by discussion, with a potluck lunch at noon. All ladies are welcome, regardless of your religious affiliation. No registration fee. For more information, call Anna at 306-690-5576.

OktoberFest Dance with “The Bro mantics” is Oct. 15, 2022 at Church of Our Lady Hall (566 Vaughan St. – Moose Jaw, SK). Tickets are $40/person, call or text Lynann at 306-631-4129 or Brian at 306-631-6127. E-transfers can be sent to rjbarber@sasktel.net. Doors open at 7 p.m., Dance at 8 p.m. Cash bar, lunch served. Sponsored by The Friendly City Optimist Club. Proceeds to Youth Proj ects in the Community.

Lynbrook Golf Club Annual Meeting scheduled for October 16, 2022. The meeting will start with sign in from 1:001:30 and call to order at 1:30 at the Lyn brook Clubhouse.

Fall Supper at St. Andrew’s United Church (located at 60 Athabasca St. W) on October 28th at 6pm. Tickets $20 for Adults/$10 for Children/5 and Under free. Call 306.692.0533 or email st.andrews.

mj@sasktel.net . Cash, cheques and e-transfers welcome.

The Moose Jaw Community Choir has returned to regular practice. 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 @ 700-830PM at First Free Methodist Church. Performances in the community may also take place on alter nate evenings. New members are always welcome and encouraged (especially tenors and basses) and no audition is re quired. New members who are interested should contact the Choir Director Diane Rhodes at 306-640-8098 (after August 29th) or message us through Facebook @ Moose Jaw Community Choir.

Moose Jaw Camera Club has resumed monthly Club Meetings. Interested pho tographers are welcome and invited to join and Be Focused With Us! For more information: Wanda - 306-693-7440 or Len - 306-693-7685. themoosejawcam eraclub.com

Toastmasters Big Country Club pro vides a mutually supportive and posi tive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. For more information email secretary-3418@toastmaster sclubs.org or text 306 690-8739

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

Moose Jaw Public Library, 461 Lang don Cres. Phone 306.692.2787; visit their website at https://www.moosejawlibrary. ca/

Adult Programming: IN PERSON PRO GRAMS Access the Library Anytime! Just visit the website for your one stop access to eB ooks, audiobooks, magazines, movies, music, and more! All you need is your li brary card.

The library is now offering Tech Time, an appointment-only opportunity to get help with a device, program, or application. Getting one-on-one training with tech nology is a healthier solution than tearing one’s hair out.

The MJPL Movie Club will show the in tense Viking epic The Northman by Rob ert Eggers. Eggers tells the tale of Amleth the Bear-Wolf in the ancient style of Viking poems. The legend of Amleth is one of the inspirations for Shakespeare’s Ham let. Brutal and violent, The Northman is a critically-acclaimed, unforgettable watch.

Youth programming

The Digital Dungeons & Dragons Club is welcoming an expanded age range in September: 15- to 22-year-olds can now join new and seasoned players alike on Fridays at 4 p.m. Registration is required by emailing youth@moosejawlibrary.ca.

The Teen Dungeons & Dragons for ages 12 to 16 continues every week until Dec. 15, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All experiences lev els are welcome. Please call for details.

The Teen Writers’ Circle will meet Wednes day, Sept 21 at 6:30 p.m. Teens ages 12 to 19 will meet with like-minded peers to improve writing skills, stretch their imagi nations, and talk about the craft.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will be showing as a Teen Movie Matinee on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2:30 p.m. For ages 13 to 19.

Children’s programming Preschool Storytime! Wednesdays, Sept. 21 to Oct. 26 at 10:30 a.m. for ages 2 to 5. Drop-in program with books, songs, finger crafts, and more Daycare Storytime! Thursdays, Sept. 22 to Oct. 27 at 10:30 a.m. for ages 2 to 5.

Each caregiver and child must be regis tered for this program, which will focus on early literacy skills

Roald Dahl Day! Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. for ages 4 and up. Each care giver and child must be registered for this program, which will celebrate the books of Roald Dahl and finish off with a Roald Dahl-inspired craft.

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: @Royalcanadi anlegion59. SHA restrictions in effect at all Legion events.

Bingo every Monday evening in the Lounge. Play starts at 6pm, Paper goes on sale at 5pm. Playing ten regular games with 2 parts each and 3 extra games, all games are cash prizes. Please invite your friends for a fun night out. Cribbage every Tuesday at 1:30pm. Registration at 1pm. Cost $2 and please pre-register your team by calling 306.693.9688.

The Elk’s Dart League will start up again on Wednesdays Sept 21st beginning at 7:30pm.

Drop-in Shuffleboard league every Friday at 7:00pm.

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

September 24th - Wine and Cheese Night starting at 7pm. The cost will be $15 (members) and $20 (non-members). Pls call the legion to book your tickets. Check out the Facebook page on Wednesday and Fridays for the upcoming Saturday’s numbers.

Monthly Calendar | Royal Canadian Le gion Branch 59- Moose Jaw (royalcanadi anlegionbranch59moosejaw.ca)

Moose Jaw and District Seniors: For more information Call: 306-694-4223 or Email: mjsenior@shaw.ca

Fitness Level & Indoor Walking Track open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Wood working area – Monday to Friday 8 am – 4 pm

Timothy Eaton Cafe open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cin namon Buns are on Thursday’s. Tuesday is pie day. Kitchen is open Monday to Fri day.

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 morn ings @ 10 a.m.

- Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday after noons @ 1 p.m.

- Monday & Thursday evenings @ 7 p.m.

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

Cribbage – Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Hand & Foot Card Game for Beginners –Thursday @9:30 am.

Mah Jong – Wednesday @1 p.m.

500 Cards – Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

One Move Dominos – Friday’s @ 1pm. Kaiser – Has been Suspended until fur ther notice.

Carpet bowling – Has moved to the out doors for the summer Line Dancing – Tuesdays @ 10 a.m. Intro to Line Dancing – Wednesday’s @ 11am

Art & Crafts – Monday, Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Floor Shuffleboard – Tuesdays & Thurs days @ 1 p.m.

Paper Tole – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

Lounge – Friday’s from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jam Sessions – Friday’s 9 a.m.

Rib & Caesar Fundraiser for the centre at Bugsy’s on September 24th 3-8 pm . Tickets are $20. You can pick up tickets at MJDCSA front desk.

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre Weekly Activities

WEEKLY EVENTS

Monday: 9:30am Pickle Ball; 1pm Floor Shuffleboard

Tuesday: 9:30am Jam Session; 1pm Pick le Ball; 7pm Friendship Bridge Wednesday: 8:30am TOPS; 9:30am Pickle Ball; 1pm Floor Shuffleboard; 1pm

Hand & Food Canasta

Thursday: 10am Line Dance; 1pm Pickle Ball

Friday: 10am Beginner Pickle Ball; 1pm 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

Summer Hours of Operations: Thursday 1pm to 10pm/Friday 1pm to 6pm/Satur day 1pm to 7pm.

Welcome to Fall Crib Tournament on Thursday Sept 22 @ 1:00pm; Lunch served at noon. $10 entry fee 12 games

- 1st, 2nd &3rd prize. Hidden Scores & Low Score. 50/50 draw. Teams of two. Doors open at 11am at 279 High St. W. Book your spot by calling 306-692-4412 or 306-681-5998 If you need a partner just give us a call and we will try and find you one.,

Pool & Darts Thursday evenings at 7pm Saturday meat draw @ 4:30pm

FREE LIVE MUSIC with Brandon & Com pany Friday Sept 23 @ 7pm. Come out and enjoy some great music!

Vendors Wanted! ANAVETS #252 is host ing a trade show in the mall Nov 26, 22 10am to 5pm Nov 27, 22 from 12pm to 4pm; 1day $25 or 2 days $40. It’s a 10x10 spot For more information call or text 306-681-5998.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN!!

Seniors’ Centre Without Walls: SCWW is an over-the-phone social program totally free and offered exclusively over the phone. You just dial the number and join the call. Email mamancherie@hot mail.com or call 306-690-4957.

Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw. Please call for more information or if there is COVID protocol to adhere to. Call (306) 693-5989.

During the month of September, numer ous events and self-guided activities will be held to celebrate Seniors’ month.

Self-Guided Activities can be done during your visit to the WDM.

Time-hopping scavenger hunt across the museum and comes with an activity sheet filled with questions and prompts that is included with your regular admission.

Senior-focused short films from the Na tional Film Board shown on a repeating loop for the whole month of Saskatche wan in the 100 Years of Saskatchewan. These films focus on seniors, the way things used to be done, traditions, and relationships. While these films are se nior-focused, there still is a lot for all ages to enjoy like stop-motion animation and documentaries. The list of the short films being shown is as follows:

Granny and Mia, By: Emilie Villenue

First Stories – Nganawendaanan Nde’ing (I Keep Them in My Heart), By: Shannon Letandre

With Grandma, By: Francois Hartmann

First Stories – ati-wicahsin (It’s Getting Easier), By: Tessa Desnomie Ludovic – Visiting Grandpa, By: Co Hoedeman

Mamie, By: Janice Nadeau

The Grassland Project: Generations, By: Scott Parker

All these short films are completely free to view and are included with the museum admission.

If you want to learn more about Seniors’ Month at the Western Development Mu seum or to register for the Cabinet of Curi osities Workshop, you can visit their web site at https://wdm.ca/seniorsmonth/.

September is building up to be a terrifically busy month at the Western Development Museum – Moose Jaw! In addition to Cel ebrating Seniors Month (https://wdm.ca/ seniorsmonth/) and our upcoming Cabi net of Curiosities Workshop on Septem ber 11 (https://wdm.ca/event_manager/ cabinet-of-curiosities-workshop/), we are also kicking off the fall sessions of the WDM Virtual Coffee Club!

You can read more about the upcoming sessions and how to sign up for the free Virtual Coffee Club talks here: https:// wdm.ca/coffeeclub/ We are excited to return to this popular program, especially because we will have some special guest speakers at two of the sessions. Our top ics this fall and early winter include:

- September 20 – “Prairie Cooperation”

- October 13 - “The Great Depression”

- October 25 - “Spirit and Intent of Trea ties 1 Through 7,” with guest speaker Dr. Sheldon Krasowski, Director of Research and Archives, Office of the Treaty Com missioner

- November 15 -“Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Liv ing Our Culture, Sharing our Community at Pion-Era, 1955 – 69,” with guest speak er Dr. Elizabeth Scott, WDM Curator - December 20 - “Holiday Traditions”

Western Development Museum holds volunteer blitz in advance of busy fall and winter seasons

Close to a dozen potential helpers take part in event as WDM seeks to bolster volunteer support

The Western Development Museum is putting out a call for help.

As the pandemic wanes and more and more and people begin to return to normal lives, business is picking up everywhere. And that includes the local museum, where plans are quickly taking shape for events in the upcoming months.

That’s where a special volunteer blitz took centre stage on Saturday afternoon, September 17th, as the WDM looked to sign on folks to help out with things as more and more visitors start to come through the doors.

Close to a dozen people ended up tak ing part in the event, offering a good start when it comes to replenishing the WDM volunteer roster.

“It was great to have this again,” said Karla Rasmussen, education and pub lic programs coordinator for the WDM. “Normally we hold the volunteer blitz in January every year, but we had really paused and suspended our volunteer pro gram over the course of the pandemic because we weren’t doing any program ming. We just wanted to play things safe since schools weren’t ready to come back either.”

That programming is quickly re turning to full swing, though, as will the school tours now that classes are back in session. And that means plenty of folks will be needed to help out, which is where the volunteer blitz plays a major role.

“We were very enthusiastic to be able to offer this intake again and offer some information to the public,” Rasmussen said. “Sometimes we see some familiar faces, people who were regular visitors and volunteers before, and sometimes we’ll see new folks that maybe didn’t know what was going on at the museum and wanted to know how to get involved. This is a great opportunity for that.”

The WDM didn’t sit idle when it came to their volunteer programs during the pandemic. New software has greatly streamlined the sign-up and scheduling process, and volunteer roles have been refined and improved to be more concise.

“Things like what that role actually involves, how long that shift typically is, if you’ll need to stand or if we can provide an accommodation and things like that,” Rasmussen explained. “All of it will be re ally useful going forward.”

Rasmussen estimated that the WDM needs between two to 10 volunteers for their events, with that number rising sig nificantly during major shows like Brick spo and Museum Days. Shifts are gen erally between two and three hours long and depend on individual interests -- folks

can sign on for back-of-house duties like stuffing envelopes or preparing crafts, or become tour guides and interpreters in frontline positions.

“We won’t turn anybody away, we’ll find a spot if someone wants to help out, we’re versatile and accommodating and we’d love to have everyone come out and

help us,” Rasmussen said.

Anyone looking for more information on volunteering at the Western Develop ment Museum can call (306) 693-5989, send off an e-mail to moosejaw@wdm. ca or click on the ‘volunteer’ tab at the bottom of their website at www.wdm.ca/ moose-jaw/.

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Western Development Museum held a volunteer drive during their special free admission day on Saturday afternoon.

This group of youngsters were just some of the many folks who took advantage of the Western Development Museum’s free admission day on Saturday.

Maya Angelou --

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MOTORBIKES & SNOWMOBILES

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TRAILERS

Single axle utility trailer with 16 ft. hydraulic dump box $3000.00 call 306-3134772

REAL ESTATE

HOUSE FOR SALE: Two-sto ry house for sale, move in ready, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, includes stove, fridge, washing machine and has a garage. Ph. 306693-1380 or 306-631-1454. 6-suite apartment for sale by owner, close to down town. Call 306-692-0000.

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COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY

SIAST Carpentry Course materials - modules, proj ects, textbooks, quizzes. Phone 972-2257 Moose Jaw

MISCELLANEOUS

Fry pan with lid, $9.00, and t-fall fry pan- $5.00, fireplace/pit. Or stove $12.00all. Roots $100.00 gift card, no expiry, sell for $75.00. Canada centennial (1867-1967) badge & ribbon, & 2 skate badges, $1.00 all. delsey luggage 29”x20” with expandable depth, in line wheels, pull/carry han dles,15.00 framed mirror, 37 1/4”x44 x11/2”d;$29.00. Sofa protector/cover, leop ard animal print color, washable- $7.00. Red leath er look arm chair like new, at Brick is $1600.00 plus taxes, sell for$399.00. 26 bath towels 2 face cloths, $20.00all. Photo album –new $4.00. Brass head

board, double size, (was lacquered, so no need to polish) $125.00. Steel bed frame on 4 roller casters, adjusts twin, double, or queen size, ends have at tachment for head or foot board $15.00. 3 floor rugs (by door etc.) 1 is 30x44 inches and 1 is 13x 18inch & 1 is 31x20inch. $5.00all or sell separate. Bed skirt new in pkg. brown color double/ full size $7.00 and zip on mattress/box spring protec tor/cover, double/full size, cotton, washable, $7.00. Comforter, bed skirt & 3 pil low covers, double-queen size. $20.00 all. Navy polar fleece throw 50x60inches, for household, camping etc. $6.00. Dk. brown pleated drapes, polyester, with back tab panel, 48x45inches, insulated foam back, and new 14.00 pr. dk brown drape, 96x84 inches, pock et rod on back tab panel, blackout.$22.00. 3 toss cushions, assorted colors, $15.00 all or will separate. Teakwood entertainment unit , on 4 roller casters, ad justable shelves, & 1 with pull-out for record player, or printer, etc. and side pull out drawer for tapes, d’s etc. 181/4 depth x 51” h, x 32”w $125.00 . 7 boxes fire wood for fire pit, camping stove, etc. $20.00 all. Dou ble size, mushroom color, fitted & flat sheets, wash able, & 2 pillow covers, $12.00. jvc headphone with 10 ft. cord-$4.00. Plantron ics adjustable telephone headset with speaker /mic and volume control, with 121/2 ft. extendable cord. $4.00. 5 locks, each with 2 keys, multi-uses. $1.50 all. 3- 3 ring binders, with some lined sheets, pen/pencil case, with pockets for eras ers, paperclips etc.; folder, 4 pkgs. crayons, 47 pens & pencils, $4.00 all. 2 pair’s pierced earrings, 1 is pewter color, and 1 pr. is silver col or. 2 for $5.00 all or will sell separate. 306-586-9263

Looking for the vintage bubble lights in working condition (Christmas lights) 306-681-8749

U-Haul used moving boxes, small, medium and large, $ 50.00 for about 75 boxes. 306 630 4098

I’ll pick up for free unwanted snow blowers, chainsaws, garden tillers, lawn tractors, and other lawn, garden and acreage equipment. Call or text 306-641-4447

Collectibles for Sale: (Na scar) Baseball Bobble heads, Plates by appoint ment only call 306-6317698

Two man tent - $100. ’89 Ford 5.L alternator, plugs, dist cap, condenser, and ro tor – all brand new for $100. Golf clubs ladies (Patty Berg woods & irons) accepting offers or irons & bag for $10. New white fence panels (16 total) at 1’x5’ for $8 each; 3 caps – 1 – 8’ pcs. Call 306692-0669.

ADULT LADIES BIKE AND HELMIT $70; 3 GREY PLAS TIC OUTDOOR CHAIRS $15. To view call 306 693 3062

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Looking for Star Wars 40th anniversary, call 306-6939023

Wanted, free pickup of un wanted yard and garden items. Tillers, snow blowers, tractors, chainsaws, gener ators, etc. Call or text 306641-4447

OUTDOOR DINING SET GLASS TOP TABLE 6 CHAIRS. $200.00. PADS FOR CHAIRS $180.00. CALL 306-693-1877

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ing- no job too big or small. Reasonable rates, 30 years experience.

Heavy duty equipment operator available for work Contact Ed at 1306-988-5517 or email gogreengo777@icloud.

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Will pick up, move, haul and deliver furniture anywhere in and around Moose Jaw$40 and up. 306-681-8749

Will pick up, move, haul and deliver any size of TVs in and around Moose Jaw$30 and up. 306-681-8749

Heritage Society and en joy beautification projects. Quality work. Free esti mates. Discount for seniors. Phone Bob Huston 1-587889-1000.

WORK WANTED

Looking for Employment. Mechanic, machine and grain truck operator. Farm Experience. Call 306-6939312 or 306-513-6930

COMMUNITY, EVENTS, MEETINGS & OCCASSIONS

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ING mistakenly sold at es tate sale. Reward offered. Phone 306-972-8555

*painting WANTED Bear traps wanted. Call 306-692-0800

Looking for large wood crates with metal bands. 306-681-8749

ANTIQUES Wanted: signs, toys, sports cards, gold & silver coins & jewellery, fire arms, single items to full es tates. Call 1-306-539-8363

I pay cash for unwanted firearms, parts, ammunition etc., in Moose Jaw area. Call or text 306-641-4447

SERVICES

Will pick up, move, haul and deliver appliances in and around Moose Jaw - $45 and up. 306-681-8749

Moving jobs done reason ably: appliances, furniture, dump runs. Call to do it all. $45.00 a load. 306-6302268

Will pick up, deliver or haul away bbqs in and around Moose Jaw- $40 and up. 306-681-8749

Junk to the dump in and around Moose Jaw - $60/ load and up. 306-681-8749

Small Home Repairs. Plumbing, decks, windows, kitchens, bathrooms etc.

Antique & Gun Show & Sale. Stampede Grounds, Medicine Hat, Alberta. Sat urday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. –6 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

PERSONAL CONNECTIONS

For Sale: Wooden White Desk, 48 in x 28 1/2 x 17 1/2, five drawers, $40. Phone 972-2257 Moose Jaw.

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Free pickup of unwanted lawn and garden equip ment, chainsaws, gen erators or other items of interest. Call or text 306641-4447

45 gallon blue plastic bar rels, food grade great for rainwater save water rather than pay for it, or raised gar den beds - $20 each. 306681-8749

Vehicle theft reported

The Assiniboia RCMP received a report of a theft of vehicle that occurred at a construction site on the 200 block of Second Avenue West in the Town of Assiniboia on September 5. Moose Jaw Police Service officers later recovered the vehicle in the City of Moose Jaw.

Officers with the Assiniboia RCMP continue to in vestigate the matter. The Assiniboia RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual pic tured below, who is believed to have information regard ing this incident.

If you have any information regarding this incident or this individual, please contact the Assiniboia RCMP at 306-642-7110, or your local police station. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can submit infor mation through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at saskcrimestoppers.com.

Everyone is invited to join us as we begin our Scot tish country dance classes. We have 2 fully certificat ed teachers in our group. Under the direction of our teacher this year, Heath er we will enjoy learning much of this type of square dancing. You do not need a partner. Newcomers are welcome. The classes are held each Thursday 7 to 9 pm. commencing of Sep tember 16th at the Moose Jaw public library, 2nd floor in the Herb Taylor room. Any questions please text or phone Mike at 306 690 5182. We look forward to meeting and greeting all of you.

Autumn is the time to give those windows sparkle and shine. Call Brian at 306-6910791 for a free residential estimate. Reasonable rates. Need work done? Contact Bill at 306-630-2268. In terior/exterior, renovations, formwork, framing, finish ing, tiling, painting and all construction, roofing/ sid

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No job too small. Phone 306-313-5151 Semi-Retired Contractor –47 years in business, resi dential and commercial. En joys small or large projects involving plaster, drywall, concrete, painting, taping, texturing, stucco repair, tile and T bar. I work for the

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Obituaries / Memorials

RUTH OLIVE

Ruth Olive Swanson passed away in Moose Jaw on January 2, 2021 at the age of 97 years. Born in Deloraine, Man. Ruth was the youngest in the family of Joseph and Mary Dann, growing up with one sister and three brothers. She married Leonard Swanson in 1945 and moved to Archive, Sask. where they raised a family and farmed for many years.

A Celebration of Ruth’s Life, for family and friends, will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022 @ 2:30 p.m. at the Cosmo Senior Centre in Moose Jaw. Donations in memory of Ruth can be made to the Moose Jaw Health Foundation or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Sheila Riley

Th k You

We wish to extend our sincere appreciation to our many relatives and friends for your acts of kindness upon the passing of our very dear wife and mother, Dianne. We felt the outpouring of love and support sent our way via emails, texts, telephone calls, flowers, sympathy cards, gifts of food, attendance at the Celebration of Life service, and memorial donations. Thank you to the Minto UCW and Minto Men’s Club for your superlative service.

A special thank you to Reverend Linda Tomlinson-Seebach and funeral director Blake Seebach for your comforting guidance throughout these most difficult days. Your expertise contributed immeasurably to Dianne’s Celebration of Life service being so very unique and exceptional.

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Journey to Hope’s annual fundraising awareness walk on Sept. 24

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Journey to Hope gathers each September near the date of World Suicide Prevention Day to “Get Loud for Mental Health,” raising awareness and funds in the community to offer hope and healing and to honour individuals who have died by suicide.

“Journey to Hope Moose Jaw began back in 2008,” explained Della Ferguson, “when members of the Sur vivors of Suicide Loss Support Group that I facilitate through W.J. Jones & Son Funeral Home asked how we could raise awareness locally.”

The small non-profit began as a small group of volun teers. They are under the umbrella of the Canadian Men tal Health Association (CMHA), which Ferguson called a beautiful partnership.

“This group of volunteers has evolved over the years and has always been a group of very passionate people with hearts for our community.”

World Suicide Prevention Day was Sept. 10 this year. The ceremony in Crescent Park was set for the 24th to give people time to settle into their school and work rou tines.

There will be music and raffle sales at 10 a.m. The program will start at 10:30, followed by the raffle draw at 11 a.m. and the Reflective Walk through Crescent Park at 11:30.

“This year, we are honoured to have the Fieger family sharing in memory of their son Michael,” Ferguson said.

“We invite folks to send memorial pictures of their loved one who died by suicide to be included on the Memorial Wall.”

Pictures can be sent to info@hopesummit.ca. Pledge forms for the event can be obtained from the same ad dress.

“The fundraising program and reflective walk is an event for the whole community,” Ferguson said. “It is

an opportunity for us to come together, to show up for each other and demonstrate that we are a community who cares.”

Representatives of the Journey2Hope Youth Chapter will lead the reflective walk as it passes the mural instal lation the park. The installation was made by the youth chapter in collaboration with project 104, facilitated by Cori Saas of Peacock Collegiate.

Fundraising for Journey to Hope takes place through out the year by various unaffiliated charity groups, such as the Ruck It Up group — Brett Hagan, Chris Robart, and Tyler Simpson — who raised $10,000 this year.

That money stays within the south-central Saskatch ewan region. It is used for mental health screening in Prairie South School Division (PSSD) and Holy Trinity Catholic School Division (HTCSD), sponsored suicide awareness and prevention training, Youth Chapter work, mental health presentations, and furnishing the CMHA Quiet Room, among other projects.

One of the presentations sponsored by Journey to Hope this year was Hayley Wickenheiser, who spoke about resilience to students grades four through 12 in PSSD and HTCSD.

Other events on Saturday, Sept. 24 include a quilt draw, a Find Something Good candle sale by Journey to Hope board member Jan Stewart, and the honouring of local fundraising groups such as Ruck It Up.

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Going ABOVE and BEYOND

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Journey to Hope leader Della Ferguson speaks to open the 2020 event in Crescent Park

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dustries in Kyoto, Japan. He and some colleagues started Kyoto Ceramic (later Kyocera) in 1959. The company manufactured high-frequency insulator components for television picture tubes for Matsushita Electronics Indus tries (later Panasonic), silicon transistor headers for Fair child Semiconductor, and ceramic substrates for IBM. At age 77 he become CEO of Japan Airlines, rescuing it from bankruptcy, and leading it to become the 2nd largest airline in Japan. His management philosophy is if staff are happy, they’ll work better, and earnings will improve. Kazuo claimed that companies shouldn’t be ashamed to make profits if they’re pursued in a way that benefits so ciety.

who has amassed substantial wealth and power. Tycoons have traditionally been associated with steel production, railroads, oil, and mining, but modern tycoons have been now associated with technology and Internet companies.

A tycoon is generally considered to be someone with a dominant or even monopolistic power within their in dustry. Just having great wealth does not imply a tycoon A billionaire is simply someone whose net worth is over one billion dollars. There are many billionaires who do not dominate one industry in the same way that a tycoon does. Bill Gates, for example, is currently a billionaire, but no longer a software tycoon

On August 24, 2022, Kazuo Inamori died at the age of 90. Described as a Japanese tycoon, he founded the In amori Foundation in 1984. This foundation has awarded the Kyoto Prize annually since 1985. The Kyoto Prize is an international award to honour those who have contrib uted significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of humankind. The activities of the Inamori Foundation reflect the lifelong beliefs of Kazuo Inamori that people have no higher calling than to strive for the greater good of humankind. The future of humanity can be assured only when there is a balance between scientif ic development and the enrichment of the human spirit.

A tycoon is a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence. The billionaire Kazuo Inamori began his career as a chemical researcher for Shofu In

Tycoon derives from the Japanese word taikun Tai kun is an old Japanese term of respect for a ruler who did not have imperial heritage. The taikun was a diplomatic title in the mid 1800s for the Shogun of Japan, who was not the emperor but the de facto ruler of Japan. When the United States forced Japan to open full commercial and diplomatic relations with the West in 1854, the actu al power in the island nation was the Shogun. Officially only a military deputy of the emperor, the seii-taishōgun (barbarian-subjugating military leader), Tokugawa Iesa da, controlled the imperial court at Kyoto and ruled the country. Foreigners thought that the Shogun was a sort of secular emperor. Townsend Harris, the first American consul to Japan, got the idea that the Shogun’s title was taikun, spelling it tykoon

Tycoon became popular in America immediately be fore and during the Civil War (1861-1865) as an idiom meaning “top leader.” John Hay, President Lincoln’s per sonal secretary referred to Lincoln as The Tycoon.

The term tycoon faded from use after Lincoln’s as sassination. However, it was revived in 1920s journalism as a term for a prominent figure in a particular industry

Kazuo Inamori illustrates an important role of a ty coon; using material gain to enrich the human spirit, not oneself. “With great power comes great responsibility,” is attributed to Uncle Ben in the Spiderman comic books. This phrase echoes the Biblical story of the Parable of the Faithful Steward in Luke’s Gospel. “Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required.” (Luke 12:48) We can all learn to use the gifts each of us have been given or acquired to enhance the human spirit not just to enrich our own lives. This was the original intent of human existence.

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

John would like to know if anyone has a sincere inter est in a relevant word that he could possibly research for an upcoming column. If so, please send your requests to word wisdom2021@gmail.com . Words will be selected according to relevance and research criteria. We cannot confirm that all words will be used.

Moose Jaw Right to Life open house draws plenty of visitors to new facility in First Baptist Church

Visitors had opportunity to peruse large selection of free baby clothes and pro-life information during event

It was a year and a half ago that Moose Jaw Right to Life moved into their new space in the lower level of the First Baptist Church at 1010 Main Street North.

On Saturday afternoon, September 17th, it was finally time to show off their relatively new digs to the public as a whole.

The local pro-life organization held a special open house throughout the day, with many new parents and families tak ing advantage of the opportunity to check out what they’re all about.

And what they found might have been surprising to those not aware of MJRTL’s mission -- rack upon rack of baby clothes and other items, sorted by size and age, much like you’d find in any store of similar size.

The catch? All of it free for the taking.

“We offer baby clothes from newborn all the way up to 24 months for parents and it’s for anybody in the community; they don’t have to be low income or anything like that, we welcome everybody,” said Amy Pryadko with Moose Jaw Right to Life. “They can come and take baby clothes and ac cessories and sometimes we have high chairs and furniture and stuff like that; everyone just donates to us and we just pass it along.”

The organization used to be located on Main Street near the TD Bank, but have since found their new space to be an extremely good fit -- the plenty of room to move around and far more space for inventory, it’s all worked out as well as can be.

“We’re so thankful to First Baptist for letting us be here,” Pryadko said. “We had a really small spot there and it got re ally crowded when we had a lot of people coming through at the same time. So there is more space for people to browse and look around and it’s a lot more comfortable.”

Plenty of folks took advantage of the open house, too, with many visitors coming through the doors right from the moment they opened.

“It’s fantastic, we’ve had a ton of people come through already, a lot of new people who haven’t been here before, so that’s really great,” Pryadko said. “We want to let people know that we’re here and it’s great to see everyone coming

out.”

Now that the pandemic has largely waned, Moose Jaw Right to Life is planning to return to a more normal schedule, which sees the store and information centre open four times a month -- the first and third Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and second and fourth Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

“We’ve been here for a year and a half and we’ve had tons of people come through, we had over 100 people through in the first six months, it was crazy,” Pryadko said. “With COVID things had slowed down, but now, getting the word out that we’ve moved, we’re hoping that helps bring more people in.”

Moose Jaw Right to Life is also always looking for more clothing donations, with those looking to do so asked to call ahead or message them on Facebook for a drop-off or pickup time.

For more information on Moose Jaw Right to Life, including upcoming events and up-to-date information on pro-life issues, be sure to visit their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/RightToLifeMooseJaw, website at www. moosejawrighttolife.ca or give them a shout at (306) 6944111.

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Moose Jaw Right to Life held an open house at their new facility in the lower level of First Baptist Church on Sat urday.

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CJay Trailers:

Custom, Canadian, and built to last for decades

Brad Harvey brought more than 25 years of experience to bear when he started CJay Trailers in 2005, and his company has made a build-quality commitment that has since built it an international reputation for solidness.

“I thought there was a niche for a better built cargo trailer. A lot of the car go trailers on the market at that time were lightly built,” Harvey explained. “A lot came in from the US, and still do to this day, but they’re not normally built as well. In fact, they aren’t built as well.”

Harvey began his career in agricultur al manufacturing. Over 10 years, he built a skillset in the workshop — welding, shap ing, and cutting metal for combine-related parts.

“It was good, it was great,” he recalls. “And then I had an opportunity to move on from there to a manufacturer of flat deck trailers.”

After 15 years doing everything pos sible when it comes to flat decks, Harvey had many ideas and innovations on his mind.

There comes a point, he said, where you need to decide whether to stick with your current career until retirement — or do something for yourself.

“I had done everything I could think of in building flat deck trailers, and I had lots of ideas for enclosed cargo trailers,” he continued. “I wanted a ruggedly-built trailer that could withstand what we have to deal with here in Canada.”

CJay can manufacture enclosed trail ers to practically any specification. Indus trial contractors and homebuilders need a mobile tool shed with safe, secure tool storage. They can be insulated, heated, air-conditioned, organized for each indi vidual tool and part, and more.

Other frequent customers are recre ational users. Snowmobiles, quads, and dirt bikes need to be secured, clean, and easy to access, with a place for each piece of gear.

and see them in use. It’s a pretty unique experience and I enjoy getting out to visit customers and dealers both.

“I think the fact that they’re locally built is important to people, but it’s really our quality that has set us apart. … With our trailers, you can use them every day and they’re lasting customers 10 years, 12 years, and 15 years. That’s huge.”

Building loyal employees

The other aspect of the business that Harvey is proud of is his employee reten tion. The turnover at CJay Trailers is low. Harvey wants his people to stick around and feel they are known and valued.

Employees at CJay enjoy a four-day work week and frequent breaks through out the day to ensure their comfort in the often-hot workshop.

“It’s hard for people to understand,” Harvey noted about the four-day week. “When I tell them that, they go, ‘Well, are you sure?’ and I tell them, yeah I am, be cause I live it every day.”

Originally, they worked the standard five-day week, but Harvey was interested to see what impact a four-day week would have on productivity.

“Does it go down? Does it go up? Does it stay the same? So we did it, and we tracked it for six months. And our produc tivity actually increased. So then, it was a no-brainer.”

ings keeps the frame rigid even over rough terrain. The wiring is weather-proofed, and no corners are cut on any other detail.

It is fun to do new designs and chal lenge their customization, but Harvey said he really enjoys the satisfied customers who keep coming back because his are the only trailers they want anymore.

Employees are still paid a full work ing wage, and on long weekends they get a three-day work week. Over the long run, Harvey said, their data-tracking has shown productivity increases because of employee loyalty, a positive workplace at mosphere, and the expertise of long-term retention.

Materials are chosen to withstand the full Saskatchewan temperature range, -40 to +40 Celsius, for years. Bonding tape is used in place of screws and rivets to elim inate corrosion and steel/aluminum con tact. A strong steel frame with 16” spac

“Sometimes our designs are as easy as somebody doodling on a piece of paper. We’ll take those doodles and transform into full CAD drawings. The dealer might bring us a request, but normally we’ll deal directly with the customer, making sure that it fits like a glove when we’re done, because an expensive trailer that doesn’t fit is a bad surprise.”

“We’ve been fortunate, you know, we have customers that have 40 or 50 of our trailers in their fleet,” Harvey said. “We sell all of our products through a dealer network, but it’s still nice to visit a cus tomer that has 40 or 50 of your trailers

CJay trailers is still innovating. A new, highly-anticipated project this year is a half-enclosed trailer with a rear dump box. They also look always for ways to improve their existing lineup.

“It’s been a blast,” Harvey said. “And it’s only been 17 years, so I’m looking for ward to another 17, for sure.”

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Brad Harvey with a fresh-out-of-the-shop CJay trailer (photo by Gordon Edgar)