Moose Jaw Express October 19th, 2022

After two years of cancellations, the Snow birds Alumni Association is finally holding their 50th Anniversary Golden Reunion — at least 500 guests from across Canada are ex pected to attend, many of them former Snow bird team members.

The reunion is scheduled for Oct. 20 to 23. Clive Tolley, Mayor of the City of Moose Jaw, officially announced the event at a press conference held at Tourism Moose Jaw on Oct. 13.

Tolley said he was excited and he will be attending several of the reunion events. He introduced Maryse Carmichael to speak on behalf of the Snowbirds Alumni Association.

Carmichael was the first female pilot to fly with the Snowbirds, and later became the first woman to lead the team. She retired from the Canadian Forces in 2013 after a long and distinguished career, and remains a Canadian icon.

“Our Golden Anniversary is going to be very traditional,” said Carmichael. “It’s a chance for alumni, ex-team members, and present squadron members to get togeth er and celebrate what the Snowbirds are all about.”

Carmichael said she’s heard that vet

erans from “coast to coast to coast” will be coming to Moose Jaw to celebrate the heri tage and institution of the team.

Cpt. Gabriel Ferris, Snowbirds Public Affairs Officer, Cpt. Erik Temple, Snowbird 10, and Cpt. Richard MacDougall, Snowbird 11, represented the team for the announce ment.

Tourism Moose Jaw’s executive director Jackie L’Heureux-Mason was present, and Michaela Turner spoke for the Downtown Moose Jaw Association (DMJA).

The DMJA Christmas in October event starts on the same day as the reunion. Turn er said local businesses were excited to add a Snowbirds twist to their already festive Christmas decorations.

James Gallo and Hayley Hart-Rushinko were present on behalf of the Moose Jaw Warriors. The Warriors have plans to spe cially recognize the Snowbirds during their home game against the Regina Pats that will be held this upcoming Thursday.

“In 2019, the Warriors were named hon orary Snowbirds,” Gallo said, “so on Oct. 20th, when we play the Regina Pats, it will be our military appreciation night. For our opening ceremony, we’ll have members of

the Canadian Forces Snowbirds with us, the 15 Wing commander will join us, the com mander of the Saskatchewan Dragoons, and a member of our local Legion.”

“We hope (Moose Javians) join us and they all wear red and white.”

City councillor Crystal Froese, speaking on behalf of VisitMooseJaw.ca, agreed that red and white would be the fashionable co lours for the celebration weekend.

“The Snowbirds are loved all over the world, but I don’t think anyone loves them more than the people and citizens of Moose Jaw,” she said. Because of that, she hoped Moose Javians and local businesses would break out their Snowbirds memorabilia for the occasion and put on an overwhelming welcome for visiting alumni.

“Don your red and white, decorate your stores and businesses, put out your Canadian flags, and really show the pride we have… Unlike anywhere else in Canada, we are the hometown of the Snowbirds.”

Red and White posters, banners and window decals are available at the Moose Jaw Express, as well, see the pull out post er you can tape to your windows at home or business in this week’s paper.

Gordon Edgar

(l-r) Cpt. Erik Temple, James Gallo, Coun. Doug Blanc, Coun. Crystal Froese, Maryse Carmichael, Mayor Clive Tolley, Cpt. Gabriel Ferris, Hayley Hart-Rushinko, Cpt. Rich MacDougall, Jackie L’Heureux-Mason, and Michaela Turner gather for the announcement of the Snowbirds Golden Anniversary Reunion (photo by Saddman Zaman)

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Snowbirds To Hold Major 50th Reunion Next Weekend

Speaking to attendees at a volunteer/spon sor appreciation night recently held for the Highway To Heroes Car Show, Colonel Johnathan Bouchard base commander at 15 Wing released the details of the twice cancelled Snowbirds 50th Reunion were released. He said the October event will see up to 600 people - many alumni from the Snowbirds squadron - will be in Moose Jaw for the event.

“There are going to be about 600 people coming here and yes we will be at the Western Development Museum Mis ter Mayor (Clive Tolley) on the Friday along with the Chief. And we are looking forward to bring back good memories to town,” Bouchard said.

The event is also about bringing back people involved in the origins of the Snowbirds at what was then called CFB Moose Jaw.

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“We have asked people who were with the Snowbirds from the beginning to be here. We are fortunate to have a World War II veteran that flew with 431 Squad ron in Bomber Command that will part of that party on the Friday. So thanks to us for dressing the town in red and we are very, very happy to be part of and humbled to be part of Moose Jaw,” he said.

Mayor Clive Tolley said the major Snowbird squadron reunion is set to be held next weekend.

“Next weekend, Thursday through Sunday the 20th to the 23rd of October the Snowbirds alumni are having their 50th reunion. Now this was scheduled for two years ago but in 2020 it was cancelled. Again in 2021 it was cancelled and this year they are going to go ahead with it,” Mayor Tolley said.

The Mayor said the reunion is a bit of

a secret in Moose Jaw.

“I became aware this morning that not everybody seems to know about it,” he said.

Mayor Tolley said the City will be releasing a video of the upcoming event soon.

“We want people from Moose Jaw to know the Snowbird alumni are in town for those three days. We want them to dress up the city in red and white and show wel come to them…let’s just make them feel really, really welcome and put on a show of red and white from the City of Moose Jaw.”

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Bushell Park volunteer presented with Lois Boyle Award by Friends of the Forces

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A volunteer from the 15 Wing military community was awarded the Lois Boyle Award by the Friends of the Forces Fel lowship at the volunteer and sponsor ap

preciation night held Oct. 12.

Starla Klinger was taken aback when the surprise announcement was made.

“You don’t realize how many things

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you are involved in until someone reads them out,’’ she said.

She said she volunteers as part of the community and urges military serving at the base to get involved as soon as they ar rive, as they don’t usually have that much time before they are transferred out.

Her list of volunteer activities is ex tensive, engaging the community at Bush ell Park with the Moose Jaw community.

She engages with local businesses in Moose Jaw, the Legion, the local Indige nous personnel and CAF members of 15 Wing to promote and participate in com munity events.

She encouraged community literacy by curating the “Charming Dandelion”, a library that runs at no cost to the commu nity and ensures accessibility to resources where none existed before.

The grand opening of the library on August 14, 2021, which included an activ ity where military families participated in a “bear hunt”, became a large community function in partnership with the local re source centre and the Wing.

Klinger often responds to the needs of veterans, connecting holiday initiatives to serving members and their families. She works to strengthen family ties by provid ing approachable, no-cost outings for fam ily activities.

ture, Recreation and Sport Inc., using the grant to purchase Indigenous themed books by Indigenous authors in an effort to break down cultural divide by fostering healthy relationships with the local Indig enous population.

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In connection with the Legion Branch 59, she celebrated Veterans’ week by pro viding the local community with activity bags with materials that introduced “Ani mals of War”, stickers, poppies and more. At Christmas, she ran a campaign called “Christmas Cards for Veterans” where she called out to the local community to make and collect handmade cards that were de livered to veterans in the City of Moose Jaw.

She secured funding through the Moose Jaw South West District for Cul

She and her husband Padre Andrew Klinger live in base housing at Bushell Park.

Awarded annually, the Lois Boyle Award recognizes long-time base com mander’s administrative assistant Lois Boyle, who worked with the CO on de veloping the original Snowbird aerial demonstration team and was known as “the mother of the Snowbirds.”

The award was presented by Wing Commanding Officer Col. Jonathon Bouchard and Roy LaBuick, president of the Fellowship.

ACHIEVEMENTS LISTED - A sur prised Starla Klinger listens as her achievements are listed as to why she was a deserving recipient of the Lois Boyle Award - MJ Independent photo

Colonel Johnathan Bouchard, base commander at 15 Wing, addresses at tendees where he announces the Snow birds 50th Reunion is to be held next weekend. The reunion will draw about 600 to the city

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Chamber of Commerce seeking additional volunteers for financial literacy event

The Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce is seeking additional vol unteers to help out at its annual Reality Check event, held in the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Gymnasium on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Chamber has partnered with Prairie South School Division (PSSD) and Holy Trinity Catholic School Divi sion (HTCSD) to offer Reality Check. The event is a one-day workshop designed to give Grade 9 students a look at the reali ties of balancing a budget and managing a multitude of bills.

Students will be given a random fam ily description, job, and annual salary, and will rotate through a series of booths rep resenting various bill payments: mortgage, home and vehicle insurance, utility pay ments, car loans, entertainment budgets, and more. They will be free to make their own decisions on where to spend their money.

Logan Petlak is a learning consultant at PSSD helping to organize the event. He said that while there are financial liter acy courses on the curriculum at PSSD, events like these are valuable in preparing students for adulthood.

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“When I think of myself as a high school student, it didn’t always feel like there was very explicit teaching and learn ing about financial literacy skills,” he ex plained. “That’s something that is stress ful as an adult, and I think a lot of people agree with that. Stress as an adult revolves around finances and the economy and em ployment.

“So, I think this is a very relevant op portunity and represents important learn ing.”

Reality Check aims to provide stu dents with real insight into finances by having each booth hosted by a relevant professional from that industry — there will be local insurance professionals, banking professionals, childcare provid ers, and auto sales reps, to name a few.

The Chamber is looking for additional local businesses to participate. A donation of $100 will give businesses recognition at Reality Check and contribute to an RESP bursary fund. The RESP bursary will be awarded to a lucky few students and will be available upon graduating high school.

Rob Clark, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, said the event is a great way for kids to gain a deeper understanding of

Volunteers of Dr. FH Wigmore Regional Hospital raising funds for hospital medical equipment

Community gift shop holding annual fall raffle

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The gift shop at the Dr. FH Wigmore Re gional Hospital has organized their annual fall raffle with the draw date set for Dec. 14, 2022.

Over the past years, the hospital gift shop has raised funds for buying medi cal equipment for the hospital and Bren da Brodie, president of Dr. FH Wigmore Regional Auxiliary and a volunteer at the gift shop says they are helping to raise $150,000 for the purchase of an ultra sound machine.

“All funds go towards paying off this pledge,” she stated.

She also said the gift shop has been arranging these raffle draws even since she joined the auxiliary in 2004. The raffle draws were held annually on two occa sions, one in fall and the other in spring.

“I can’t tell you the exact year when the auxiliary raffle started, but I know it’s been going on for as long as I have been in the auxiliary and that’s [about] 18 years.”

Since the post-pandemic reopening of the gift shop this summer, the auxiliary decided to hold their fall raffle to connect with the community again.

Although the prizes this year aren’t quite as substantial as some have been in previous years like barbecues and such,

this year there are five lovely raffle items to be drawn for: a quilt, leaf picture, kid’s tote, tote of treasures and scratch tickets.

For Brodie, the support of the com munity is very important. She said the community of Moose Jaw knows about their annual raffle draws and the purpose behind it and has been supporting them all these years.

Tickets are now available at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital gift shop at a cost of $2 each. Drop by and get in on the draws for a worthwhile cause.

what their parents have to deal with every day.

“A lot of the time, they don’t see these things, and they don’t understand why mom or dad or whoever their caretaker is might be stressed,” Clark said. “And then they go off on their own and get taken by surprise. And that can lead to mistakes that

can take a long time to dig themselves out of.”

Once they’ve visited each booth and paid all of their bills, students at Reality Check will evaluate how they did, get ad vice on how they could have done better, and possibly re-think their choices.

Petlak has done a couple of Reality Check events now and said students are often taken aback by how quickly things add up. Making it into a game of sorts is a good way to prepare for when it isn’t a game at all.

He hopes locals will volunteer and said partnerships with community mem bers are particularly meaningful and re warding for students.

“Any Moose Jaw community busi ness owners or employees that are wanting to give back and who are eager to contrib ute to the learning of the students in this community are welcome,” he explained.

“I think it reflects positively on the busi nesses and helps students keep in mind the available resources in our community.

“As they grow up and enter the work force, they’ll be able to look back on this core experience and remember those con nections.”

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Geoff Anderson, general manager of Moose Jaw Co-op (right), and several of his staff volunteered at the groceries booth during the last Reality Check fi nancial literacy event. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

Raffle ticket items to be drawn for

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This upcoming weekend is a big deal for Moose Javians!

Over 500 alumni Snowbirds are expected to land in the city for the Snowbirds 50th reunion, as well as a host of visitors and shoppers making their way to Moose Jaw to invade our down town to take in the sights, sounds and shopping of the Christmas season. Christmas in Moose Jaw kicks off on Thursday, October 20th. Please make them all feel welcome!

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Kudos to all of the remarkable people who spend their time volunteering in a number of capacities, making life a lit tle more pleasant for a lot of people. One such individual, Starla Klinger, received the Lois Boyle award presented at the Friends of the Forces volunteer and staff appreciation night. She has a list as long as her arm of her achievements. Con gratulations Starla!

As well, congratulations to all of the recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals recently given out, 45 in all.

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This is a very busy and generous community, and as I flip through the pages of this edition I see a number of events that are taking place that need a helping hand, whether it be a request for volunteers, financial support or even getting in on a raffle.

I think the Reality Check event being held on Wednesday by the Chamber of Commerce, in coordination with the Prai rie South School Division and Holy Trinity Catholic School Division is an absolutely fantastic endeavour. It could certain ly be a wake-up call for certain grade 9 students to see exactly how far the money goes in trying to balance a budget, be it now as a learning exercise or in the school of hard-knocks when they grow up and have to balance their own money.

Hunger in Moose Jaw has kicked-off their annual ‘I Bought Lunch’ campaign. Please be generous and donate to this worthy cause so that our school kids have a healthy lunch and are able to concentrate on their studies. The Moose Jaw Co-op, TD Bank, CIBC and Conexus Credit Union will all be collecting donations on behalf of Hunger in Moose Jaw, as well as Hunger in Moose Jaw where individuals can make their donations directly at their office, or by e-transfer, credit card or by a mail-in cheque.

It only takes a few minutes to drive up to our local hos pital and drop into the gift shop to purchase a ticket for their raffle fundraiser. It’s all in the name of fundraising for an ultrasound machine for the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospital and could make a big difference in many lives. And who knows, you may even be the lucky winner of one of the lovely prizes in the draw to be held on December 14th.

Correction:

Wouldn’t you know it; in last week’s editorial regarding ‘humbling oneself to the admission of a mistake in business,’ I am now admitting that in the very same editorial, I made a faux pas in the misspelling of a name.

My sincerest apologies to Scott Greenough for misspell ing his name in my column.

You might even think I made this error to maybe even emphasize the point, but let me assure you…that is not so. No one likes to see their name misspelled in print.

At this time, I am humbled and again apologize.

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Hunger in Moose Jaw launches annual ‘I Bought a Lunch’ fundraiser

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The 2022 I Bought a Lunch campaign to help Hunger in Moose Jaw feed lower-income schoolchildren runs from Oct. 14 to Nov. 25, with an increased goal this year of $75,000.

The campaign launched at the Moose Jaw Co-op on Friday, Oct. 14. Hunger in Moose Jaw invites Moose Javi ans to come down, visit, and make a donation. Every do nation made on the 14th will be entered into a draw to win a lunch basket.

“Being a part of this annual campaign is important to us,” said Michaela Turner, Moose Jaw Co-op Manager of Marketing and Community Relations. “We have a great relationship with Hunger in Moose Jaw and the work that they do is so meaningful for our community.”

“With increased need and rising food costs, our lunch costs have doubled this year,” said Sharla Sept, executive director of Hunger in Moose Jaw. “In the past, we’ve seen the generosity of Moose Jaw’s citizens and business com munity and Hunger in Moose Jaw is asking that they come along again to support this mission.”

The $50,000 goal of the I Bought a Lunch campaign was sufficient for over a decade. Sept said this is the first time in 12 years that she’s been forced to raise the organi zation’s target. Rising costs are an increasingly grim real ity, particularly for lower-income families.

“This year, approximately 350 children are being pro vided with a daily lunch in a Moose Jaw school,” Sept said. “Each lunch is nutritionally balanced and our talent ed staff creates these fresh-made lunches daily. Each con tains a sandwich, fruit, veg, and snack as well as a (dairy) product ... .We are estimating (we will serve) 70,000-plus lunches.”

Hunger in Moose Jaw supports children at school with the full bellies they need to focus on their learning. Sept said that the urgency tends to grow through the year. She anticipates that by January, Hunger in Moose Jaw will be serving over 400 daily lunches.

All donations over $10 will receive a charitable re ceipt.

The Moose Jaw Co-op, TD Bank, CIBC, and Conex

Hunger in Moose Jaw (HiMJ) kicked off its annual I Bought a Lunch fundraising campaign with a table at the Moose Jaw Co-op. (l-r) HiMJ board member Brad Leidal, HiMJ executive director Sharla Sept, and Mi chaela Turner, the Co-op’s manager of marketing and community relations (photo by Gordon Edgar)

us Credit Union will all be collecting donations on behalf of Hunger in Moose Jaw. Businesses interested in helping to collect donations should contact Sept using one of the methods below.

Hunger in Moose Jaw board member Brad Leidal helped start the campaign at the Moose Jaw Co-op.

“This is a very worthwhile campaign. I have the time, so I’m happy to be here,” Leidal said. “I hope everybody in Moose Jaw is able to contribute something.”

Other ways to donate to the campaign include:

• At Hunger in Moose Jaw’s office at 269 Stadacona Street West

• E-transfer to hunger.moosejaw@sasktel.net

• By credit card over the phone at 306-692-1916

• Mail-in cheque

Residents are asked for assistance in spotting great horned owls for research purposes

Residents of Saskatchewan are requested to assist in a research project spotting great horned owls within the province. The Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) and the University of Regina (U of R) have teamed up in this joint venture to facilitate this.

Dr. Ryan Fisher, RSM curator of vertebrae zoology, explained how the research would help and solve the mystery of great horned owls’ adaptations in Saskatche wan’s natural habitat of grass and farmlands. He also said, the research will focus on their food habitats, nesting and hunting grounds, mating and reproduction habitats, and so on. In his observation, the population of this owl species have increased remarkably.

Fisher stated, “We have had more than 500 responses and reports of owls in 298 townships across the province.” In western Saskatchewan Fisher and his team caught 10 owls and attached transmitters on them. “These transmit ters are essentially like having the owls carry around cell phones so that we can track their movements for 24/7 days a week,” he continued.

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For parts of his study, Fisher is interested to see how

this particular owl species man aged to fit in agriculture lands, as well as spend a lot of time with in human communal space like power poles and old buildings. He is eager to see what helped long horned owls to expand their radius throughout the province.

For the success of this re search, RSM and the U of R are asking for public interest and sup port. The U of R has developed a form that can be used to help Sas katchewan residents collect data on the great horned owls and keep a record of it.

Owls are extremely sensitive birds so own spotters are cautioned to make their approach from a distance. Team ebird has guidelines for reporting sensitive birds and their species which can be found online on their website.

This research will continue until 2023.

More information is available on the Royal Saskatch ewan Museum’s website for the world class research and programming; kindly visit https://royalsaskmuseum.ca/, Facebook (@royalsaskmuseum), Twitter(@royalsaskmu seum), Instagram (@royalsaskmuseum), and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/royalsaskmuseum.

Cheque presented to Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre

The Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre was presented with a cheque for $1,000 by the Friends of the Forces Fellowship, as part of the Fellowship’s appreciation for use of the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds for the Highways to Heroes car show in July. George Fowler, executive director of the Exhibition Grounds accepts the cheque on behalf of the Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre. Photo by Ron Walter

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Tru-Unity holds mentorship round tables for International Day of the Girl

By Gordon Edgar - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

The Tru-Unity Girls Leadership program was founded seven years ago by Angela Sereda, Jenn Angus, and Jocelyn Ma cLeod to give Moose Jaw’s young women more opportunities to learn what they are capable of.

The group holds an event annually to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child on October 11. The purpose of the United Nations-declared day is to high light the inequalities and vulnerabilities facing adolescent girls around the world.

This is the 10th anniversary of the In ternational Day of the Girl. Despite recent progress, adolescent girls are still far more likely than boys to be subjected to sexual violence, be excluded from education al opportunities, and to be discriminated against in many other ways, including the tragedy of child marriage.

This year’s Tru-Unity event was a speed-dating style visit for all the Moose Jaw-and-area Grade 7 and 8 girls — a to tal of 180 young women. They gathered at the Heritage Inn to meet with 12 local leaders.

“I think (this event) is amazing be cause we have a group of girls who are at a crucial point in their lives, where they’re trying to build confidence and figure out who they are,” said Jenni Peeke, a teacher at St. Agnes. “It’s nice to see them meet ing with leadership role models and have the opportunity to talk to them and get in spired.

“It’s cheesy, but I think they’ll learn they can do anything and they don’t have to be held back based on their sex.”

The mentors who volunteered their time at the event were:

Rustie Dean — Journalist, radio host, weather/traffic anchor

Riel Erickson — Pilot and Comman

dant of 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School (2 CFFTS)

Trish Seman — Staff Sgt., Moose Jaw Police Service

Shauna Sinclair — Journey Person Aircraft Maintenance Technician, current technician team lead at 15 Wing

Angela Sereda — Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP), Community Paramed icine (CP), manager at Medavie Health Services West

Jocelyn MacLeod — Program Direc tor at Thunder Creek Rehabilitation Asso ciation

Jennifer Angus — Executive Director at Moose Jaw Transition House

Josee Aikens — Athlete, coach, and Grain Producer at Aikens Family Farm

Jenna Usher — 1st Degree Blackbelt in Taekwondo

Hayley Hart-Rushinko — Manag er, Game Day and Special Events for the Moose Jaw Warriors

Emily McConnell — Pilot at 2 CFFTS Cari Evenson-Carleton — Advanced

Care/Community Paramedic

“We started this seven years ago to celebrate International Day of the Girl and to provide girls the opportunity to embrace being a young woman and using their voice to help change the world,” Sereda

said. “For us as leaders, it’s really import ant to bring them all together so they can learn about and understand the amazing women we have in the city of Moose Jaw.”

Chayden Giles, a Grade 8 student at St. Agnes, said she was most excited to hear from the paramedics because she’s interested in that career. However, she was happy to speak with all the mentors.

“I’m happy to be here,” Giles added. “They’re inspiring all of us by telling their stories.”

“Each of these women has a different journey and a different experience, but we felt that they all have a positive mes sage for all the girls here,” MacLeod said.

“Even if they say just one thing that trig gers inspiration for these girls, that’s all we want to see happen.

“That they walk away feeling inspired that they can do what they want and be who they want to be when they grow up, and they know they have a bunch of wom en here to support them in doing that.”

Jocelyn MacLeod, Jenn Angus, and Angela Sereda, the co-founders of the Tru-Uni ty Girls Leadership Program, welcome the first group of local girls to the Inter national Day of the Girl celebration at the Heritage Inn (photo by Gordon Edgar)

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From The Kitchen

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

It is never too early to bake Christmas cakes

While it might seem too early to think about baking the family’s Christmas cakes, a friend has already started gathering her ingredients in preparation for producing about 25 cakes to give to family members and to fill orders from friends.

A 1979 cookbook dedicated to Christmas baking notes that Christmas cakes become moist and improve in flavour if they are baked several weeks before they are to be served. Once completely cooled they then can be wrapped in cheesecloth that has been soaked in warm brandy, wrapped in several layers of foil and placed in a tightly covered tin.

According to the cookbook, Christmas cakes will keep for months, sometimes years, if they are stored properly.

This week’s recipes offer ideas for two Christmas cakes.

WHITE COCONUT FRUIT CAKE

3 cups diced, mixed candied fruit

1 1/2 cups halved red and green candied cherries

1 1/2 cups diced candied pineapple

3 cups light seedless raisins

1 cup desiccated coconut

1 cup blanched slivered almonds (optional)

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsps. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup butter

1 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

1 tsp. almond extract

1/4 cup orange juice 1/4 cup brandy

Prepare two-9x5 inch loaf pans by greasing them with butter and lining them with buttered brown paper.

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.

Combine all the fruit and nuts in a large bowl and dredge them with 1/4 cup of the flour.

Sift the remaining flour together with the baking powder and salt.

In a large bowl cream the butter, add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the almond extract.

Stir in the orange juice and brandy alternately with the sifted dry ingredients. Fold in the floured fruit and nuts.

Turn into the prepared pans and bake for 3 hours or until a skewer inserted in the middle of each cake comes out clean.

Cool for 30 minutes in the pans then turn out onto racks. Carefully remove the brown paper and cool completely.

Cover with brandy-soaked cheesecloth, wrap in foil and store in an air-tight tin for several weeks. If cakes appear dry, add more warmed brandy to the cheesecloth. If cakes are too moist, allow to air for a few hours. Cakes may be frozen.

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DUNDEE CHRISTMAS CAKE

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries

1 cup seedless, light raisins

1 1/3 cups currants

1 cup minus 2 tbsps. butter

2/3 cup granulated sugar

4 eggs

1 tbsp. lemon juice

1/2 tsp. almond extract

Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan with butter and line it with buttered brown paper.

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

Drain the cherries thoroughly and pat dry with paper towel. Chop the cherries then combine with the raisins and currants and dredge with 1/4 cup of the combined dry ingredients.

Cream the butter, add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in lemon juice and almond extract.

Gradually stir in the dry ingredients, mixing only to blend. Add the prepared fruits and mix carefully.

Turn into the prepared pan and bake for 2 hours or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Cool in pan for 20 minutes then turn out onto a rack. Carefully remove the brown paper and cool completely. Store in cool, dry place for several weeks before serving.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel. net

Infinity Athletics wants businesses to help with third annual Trunk or Treat

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Infinity Athletics (IA) is looking for local Moose Jaw businesses to join them for their third annual Trunk or Treat event, which will be held in their parking lot at 34 Highland Road on Oct. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m.

“So, local businesses come in, they decorate their trucks and they have candy for all the kids,” explained Katie Smith, co-owner of the business with her sister Melissa Marzolf. “Families can come for a couple of different time slots … and they can go trick-or-treating from truck to truck.”

The fee to participate is $5 for Infinity Athletics members, and $10 for non-mem bers.

Smith said the event is a way for fam ilies and kids to celebrate Halloween in a safe, friendly atmosphere. It’s also a com munity event and helps raise the profile of local businesses.

“Right now, we have 10 to 12 busi nesses signed up,” she added, “and we’re

looking for a few more this year.”

Last year, Trunk or Treat drew 150 kids out to the Infinity Athletics (IA) park ing lot. Smith said they’re hoping to grow that number for their third edition.

There will also be some indoor family activities to help keep all the little ghosts

and ghouls entertained.

IA has a variety of program offerings for their members, including competitive cheerleading and dance, recreational tum bling, day camps, summer camps, and their ninja program — a combination of gymnastics and martial arts that emphasiz

es movement skills.

It seems their busiest times are during weekend birthday parties. They have six birthday slots a weekend, and they’re al ways full.

“We can do ninja birthdays, we do slime birthdays, glow party birthdays, tumbling, cheer — all the fun stuff. Really any kind of birthday party.”

Smith and her sister started IA seven years ago at the Alliance Church. They had about 40 athletes at first and are now sitting at just under 300. They also spent two years at Zion United on Main Street before moving to their new location, a huge space all to themselves.

“We’re growing, which is awesome,” Smith said. “We’re excited to have this space to grow even more.”

Contact IA at (306) 313-8314, or find them on Facebook.com/moosejawcheer and check their events page to register for Trunk or Treat.

iLumiDance: OSAC to bring light wire technology performance to Moose Jaw schools

By MooseJawToday.com Staff - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

The Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC) is bringing iLumiDance by Rainbow Dance Theatre to 26 Sas katchewan schools beginning October 17 — including three performances in Moose Jaw and one in Assiniboia.

The interactive performances feature three dances with electronic costumes, props, and puppets.

The light wire technology used for the performances combine the STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with professional dancers.

Dancers will reveal how they use STEM design processes to create and in novate new dance art expressions.

Demonstrations of the tech are part of the experience. Students will participate and learn about how engineering design and coding help create the dances. Some

students will even be invited up to create their own “ilumidance” using a five-foottall light wire puppet.

Moose Jaw and Assiniboia perfor mances:

Assiniboia Elementary School — Thursday, Oct. 27 at 9:30 a.m. — contact is Marni Chadwick, 306-642-5981, chad wick.marni@prairiesouth.ca

King George Elementary School — Thursday, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. — contact is Jill Tressel, 306-692-3908, tressel.jill@ prairiesouth.ca

Ecole Palliser Heights — Friday, Oct. 28 at 9:30 a.m. — contact is Kimberly Brown, 306-693-4669, brown.kimberly@ prairiesouth.ca

Westmount Elementary School —

Friday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. — contact is An gus McIntosh, 306-694-5999, mcintosh. angus@prairiesouth.ca

OSAC is an umbrella organization bringing live musical and theatre perfor mances, visual arts exhibitions, work shops, and other events to community art councils and school across the province.

Reviews of iLumiDance from teach ers in B.C. say their students were mes merized. A teacher at Champlain Heights Elementary in Vancouver said iLumiD ance was the best-received performance they’ve ever had — by far.

OSAC is asking that those planning on attending performances of iLumiDance to get in touch with the school contact to RSVP.

Last year’s Trunk or Treat was a big success that Katie Smith and Melissa Marzolf hope to grow this Hallowe’en (file photo)

Rose Valley newspaper issue produced monthly by school students TRADING THOUGHTS

The students at the Rose Valley Hutterite Colony School make a newspaper every month during the school year.

The September issue found its way to our house courtesy of the Principal, Mrs. Saulters.

Producing this newspaper on loose leaf with hand written stories, drawings and features is a heckuva good exercise in education in my opinion.

The newspaper gives the students day-to-day expe rience in reading, writing, drawing, thinking and creating things.

There is some neat writing and printing, something Yours Truly envies. I did three grades in my first year of school and never learned how to print or write properly.

The September issue of the Rose Valley Times was full of stories about the busy colony during the summer.

One of the most striking things was the 21.8 tonnes of potatoes they dug up this fall, saving one tonne for seed.

That’s a lot of spuds. I wonder do they have a potato digger? When I was a boy on the farm we used a one-bot tom plough to run by the potatoes and expose most of them to be picked.

I recall on a visit to the colony this summer, one young fellow was quite proud that he would spend the summer helping his dad in the garden.

Must be a huge garden. The women spent much of the late summer/early fall making all sorts of sauces and preserves for use during the next 12 months. That includ ed baking 300 dozen ginger snap cookies — my favourite.

The colony planted 300 pounds of garlic this fall for harvest next year. Planting garlic around the edge of your garden will keep some pesky insects away.

Closer to home, the local colonies had good gardens too. The Baildon Colony south of Moose Jaw recently donated 3,500 pounds of fresh vegetables to the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank. And the Huron Colony from Brownlee donated 1,083 pounds of veggies to the food bank.

New management at the Cultural Centre is bringing in some different shows like the Harry Potter perfor mance. That is great.

Lots of us wish the new management would bring back the pantomimes during the Christmas holidays.

They were a tradition until the last new manager re fused to book them. Yes they are fairy tale type shows but the audience engagement, especially from the kids, was awesome and entertaining in itself.

I note only one nostalgia show on the Cultural Centre

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

The views and opinions ex pressed in this article are those of the author, and do not neces sarily reflect the position of this publication.

calendar this fall, yet the Casino Show Lounge in Regina has booked a pile of them. Yours Truly was one of the sold out crowd at the 50s,60s Relive the Music Show. It was most entertaining and enjoyable from Bill Haley’s Rock Around the Clock to Patti Page’s Tennessee Waltz, Do ris Day’s Que Sera, Sera to Roy Orbison’s Pretty Woman and medleys of Elvis, Beach Boys, Beatles and Rolling Stones to Tina Turner.

These shows have always done well in Moose Jaw and helped put lots of bums in the seats. Maybe we can experience more of them.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Growing Moose Jaw Church Adds 3rd Sunday Service

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Victory Church of Moose Jaw has been growing. With over 500 people attending every Sunday morning, they want to make sure that there is plenty of space available for new people they have invited to come.

“We have lots of people who come for the first time every Sunday and we want them to know this is a place where they matter and where they can make a difference. It’s important to us that when you come for the first time that you feel welcome and are able to find parking and space in the auditorium and kids programs.” says Pastor Dan Godard.

So, starting October 23, Victory Church will move to three service times - 8:30am, 10:00am and 11:30am. Pas tor Dan continues, “We have always been a place where our doors are wide open to people from all backgrounds and walks of life, regardless of where they might be on

their spiritual journey. It’s a safe place for individuals and families to find community, and explore what the Bible teaches about Jesus and life. In order for that to continue

to be true, we will need to add another service. Our goal is that our services are so meaningful, helpful and impact ing that people are excited to come back and invite their friends with them the next week. So if you know anyone looking for a home church, let them know, ‘Victory has room for you!’”

By Patricia Hanbidge

Virginia Creeper

Utilizing vertical space not only increases the area of your garden but also makes it easier to pick the fruits of your labours. Growing anything that has a viney mode of growth can be easily convinced to go vertical. This not

only creates more space but also creates walls and ceil ings of note. For this column, we will devote our subject matter to some of the vertical climbers of note.

One of the most historic choices on the prairies for vertical gardening is the well-known Virginia Creeper. Parthenocissus quinquefolia will grow 30 to 50 feet but does need a sturdy trellis for support as this vine is quite woody in nature. It is also a very powerful grower. Do not ever grow vines directly on a structure as they do have the power to go through multiple building surfaces. I have a fond memory of redoing my Mom’s roof and finding the Virginia Creeper she had growing on a trel lis of the house had penetrated the roof and all the sub surface structures and grown all the way across the attic looking for light. It is things like this that I am sure are the impetus for many of our stories and films that feature suspense.

Plants are an amazing part of our environment and have evolved and adapted to their many environments to increase their survival and enhance their ability to live. These adaptations give the plants additional advantages that allow them to thrive in the areas where they grow. The Virginia Creeper is a native climber belonging to the grape family and has always been noted for the brilliant colour it develops in autumn. In order to aid their ability to climb up towards the sun, they have produced small, branched tendrils that often also have strong adhesive disks on the tips to fasten securely onto bark or rock. These tendrils are produced on the stems opposite from the leaves to allow the leaves to be exposed to the most light possible wherever they are growing.

Some of the varieties and cultivars of Virginia Creeper include Engelmann’s Ivy (P. quinquefolia var, engelmannii) which clings well to structures such as brick or rock. This type of Virginia Creeper has very developed adhesive disks on the tendrils allowing them to cling onto smooth surfaces like rocks. This variety is considered to be less vigorous than the species plant so if you are growing it on a building, you need not worry about it breaking apart the stones. This variety also has some bronze colour that creeps into its otherwise red fall foliage.

There are also other cultivars that have been devel

oped over the years. ‘Monham’ has leaves with white variegations making it quite striking in lower light areas. ‘Variegata’ has both yellow and white variegation of the leaves which turn to pink and red in autumn. ‘Red Wall’ is another cultivar which has the bright est and most brilliant red colour in autumn.

Virginia Creep er can be grown in full sun to shade ar eas, but will have the best fall colour in full sun areas. For many years, this vine had no real pest issues but over the years it has become apparent that white flies, aphids and other sucking insects love that it is avail able to them year af ter year. Unfortunate ly, there are no real solutions to an infes tation of these insects other than the use of systemic insecticides. There are no domestic registered products that we can use in Canada, but there are some commer cial products that are available. However, to purchase or use a commercial pesticide, you need to have the ap propriate training and certification which is in place to ensure safe and proper use of the commercial products.

Hanbidge is the Lead Horticulturist with Orchid Horticulture. Find us at www.orchidhort.com; by email at info@orchidhort.com; on facebook @orchidhort and on instagram at #orchidhort.

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French association promoting

language and culture in Moose Jaw

By Saddman Zaman - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Association Communautaire Fransaskoise Moose Jaw (ACFMJ) organization promotes francophone language and culture for the Canadian society. They held their first French class for the year earlier this month in Moose Jaw. Papy Kasangaki, the directeur communautaire stat ed they have been trying to organize their French learning classes since Feb ruary but ongoing restrictions because of COVID made ev erything difficult. He said that during this time gap, they organized online ac tivities to keep their community motivat ed and to promote French language and culture within Moose Jaw.

They organized games like soirée bingo where every

one communicates in French. This way, participants will become more familiar with French numbers and letters.

“We have games, which we do online, that helped the community to keep in touch in French,” he said.

Kasangaki also said that their French program is designed in such a manner to make everyone’s learning

experience easier. The programs offered include begin ners, intermediate, advanced first, second and third lev el structure. To see the progress of all the students and participants, regular tests are being held every week to determine whether the students are ready for the next lev el. After completion of 25 hours of classes, each student receives a certificate.

When asked about students’ learning experiences, Kasangaki stated, “We are happy to see students are join ing the French community and that’s our expectation.”

He wants to encourage more people to engage and participate in French activities and expects the number of bilinguals in the French community to increase.

Presently there is only one program directed to be ginners and for those that have no background in French.

Apart from French learning classes, ACGMJ also or ganizing other activities throughout October. Recently, a Shawn Jobin concert was held on Oct. 9th but there will be Zombie vs Human run on Oct. 15 from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. that should be a lot of fun.

Association Comminautaire Fransaskoise Moose Jaw (ACFMJ) can be found at 450 3rd Avenue North West in Moose Jaw. They can also be reached by calling (306) 692-8112. More information can be found online at https://acfmj.ca/

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First Nations & Inuit Helpline: 1-855-242-3310

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Monique Byers and her French class at ACFMJ.

Prairie South has 63 classes with over 28 pupils this year, report shows

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There are 63 classes with more than 28 students in Prairie South School Division this year, while there are 75 class es with fewer than 10 pupils, a new report says.

Board trustees received a class size report during their Oct. 6 meeting, with data about the number of stu dents in classrooms as of Sept. 16. Trustees accepted the report as information but did not discuss it.

Large classes

Central Collegiate has 17 classes with more than 28 students across all four high school grades, which is the most in Prairie South. The next-highest school is Coro nach, which has 10 rooms with over 28 pupils throughout grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8.

Cornerstone Christian School has seven classes — all in Grade 10 — with over 28 youths, while Peacock Collegiate also has seven such classrooms, mainly in

grades 9, 11 and 12.

Other schools on the list include Prince Arthur School with six classrooms; Bengough School with four; As siniboia Composite High School, Central Butte School, Lafleche Central School and Rockglen School with two classrooms; and Avonlea, Caronport Elementary, École Palliser Heights and Lindale with one such classroom. Small classes

Mankota and Rouleau schools both have 10 class rooms with under 10 pupils, the report shows.

Briercrest Christian Academy is next with nine such classrooms; Chapin School has seven classrooms with fewer than 10 students; and Eyebrow School has five classrooms with under 10 pupils.

Avonlea, Bengough and Cornerstone Christian schools each have four such classrooms; Craik, Glent

PRAIRIE SOUTH SCHOOL DIVISION

The next PSSD board meeting is TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1.

Meanwhile, Assiniboia 7th Avenue, Coronach, and École Gravelbourg each have one classroom with under 10 pupils.

PSSD trustees can now miss more meetings without financial penalty

A month after they set their pay rates for attending meet ings, trustees with Prairie South School Division have changed that policy to clarify how many meetings they can miss without financial penalty.

In September trustees agreed that they may miss one regular board meeting or committee of the whole plan ning and in-service session yearly without losing pay. If trustees missed more than one day, they would lose $150 for every half-day meeting missed.

The exception would be if meetings are re-scheduled after the board approves the yearly agenda.

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During their October meeting, trustees approved a motion saying they can miss up to four half-days from regular meetings or committee of the whole planning meetings yearly without changes to remuneration. If they miss more than four half-days, they would be deducted $150 for every half-day meeting afterward, whether for a board or committee meeting.

The exception would be if meetings are re-scheduled after the board approves the yearly agenda.

Meanwhile, the rest of the board’s remuneration for activities such as regular board pay, travel, professional

development, meal coverage, parking, and accommoda tions will remain the same. The board’s appointed spokes people, those with cheque signing authority, the line of credit amount, and the auditor and solicitor will also re main unchanged.

“I just think this is a bit more fairer approach for people who might have illness or bereavement or other life circumstances,” trustee Crystal Froese said during the meeting. “So, I just think this is a good policy to move forward with.”

target but 14% higher than provincial

data shows

On-time graduation rates in Prairie South School Division (PSSD) last year were one-per-cent below the organiza tion’s goal but nearly 14-per-cent higher than the provin cial average, new data shows.

The school division set a target of 90 per cent for ontime graduation and 92 per cent for extended graduation for the 2021-22 year. The data showed that on-time grad rates were 89.2 per cent, compared to 75.59 per cent for the province.

No data was available for extended grad rates.

On-time graduation is when students complete Grade 12 within three years of starting Grade 10. Extended grad uation is when youths complete Grade 12 over four to five years after starting Grade 10.

In comparison, the division’s on-time graduation rate in 2020-21 was 87.05 per cent, while the provincial aver age was 79.2 per cent. Meanwhile, PSSD’s extended grad rate was 89.6 per cent, while the provincial average was 83.47 per cent.

In 2019-20, PSSD’s on-time grad rate was 90.99 per cent and its extended grad rate was 94.37 per cent, while the provincial averages were 80.2 per cent and 83.47 per cent, respectively. However, graduation rates were skewed that year because students automatically earned credits when the pandemic shut down schools in March.

Division administration presented the information during the recent Prairie South board meeting.

“Our current graduation rate … was 89.2 per cent, so we’re slightly below the 90 per cent that we wanted, but we have always been steadily going up,” said Derrick Huschi, superintendent of school operations. “We started at about 83 (to) 84 per cent in 2015. We have steadily climbed, with us peaking at 2019-20, but that’s not a true indication.”

Division administration grouped schools when look ing at the average graduation rates for those areas, he con tinued. This ensured that the division didn’t identify small er schools in small communities where people know each other.

The north cluster — composed of Avonlea, Belle Plaine, Central Butte, Cornerstone, Chaplin, Craik, Eye brow, Mortlach and Rouleau — had 66 students graduate last year, or 94.35 per cent.

The south cluster — Bengough, Coronach, Glent worth, Gravelbourg, Kincaid, Lafleche, Mankota, Moss bank and Rockglen — had 77 students graduate, or 85.71 per cent.

High schools — including Peacock, Central, River view, Assiniboia, Briercrest and the Virtual School — had 350 students graduate, or 86.7 per cent.

The grad rates for the north and south clusters usually fluctuate yearly, although both have higher rates than the high school cluster, Huschi added. Furthermore, the rates can be heavily skewed because the number of graduates is small. The grad rate could “absolutely” change if one or two more students graduated.

PSSD has a grad support program to help students in their journey through high school, while it puts students in categories to determine how they are doing, he said. Stu dents in green will attain their credits on time, students in yellow could attain their credits on time, while pupils in red will not graduate on time and require an extra year or two.

For example, last year in Grade 12, eight students at

Peacock, four at Central and four at Riverview were in the green category. Meanwhile, one student at Central and three at Riverview were in yellow and one student at Riv erview was in red.

“The program targets those students who are in yellow to help move them into the green,” he said.

Tracking grad rates for First Nations, Inuit and Metis pupils is difficult because the sample size “is very, very small” since so few self-identify, Huschi added. The divi sion is working to determine how it can make self-iden tifying more acceptable or help students feel comfortable revealing their Aboriginal heritage.

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Councillor: Village of Dilke Number to be Elected: One [1]

will be received by the undersigned on the 1st day of November, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Village O ce, 209 Devon Street, Dilke, SK, and during regular business hours on October 18, 2022, to November 1, 2022 at the Village O ce, 209 Devon Street, Dilke, SK.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location(s):

Village O ce, 209 Devon Street, Dilke, SK

Dated this 18th day of October, 2022.

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RE: ANTISEMITISM IN MOOSE JAW

I was a bit shocked to learn of an anti-Semitic incident that took place in a coffee shop in Moose Jaw.

I don’t know if the perpetrators were local or just passing through, but they were wildly discussing the corrupt and intrusive Jews of listening in on your cell phone, eavesdropping on what you say. I didn’t think such stupidity existed here on the sane, sen sible prairie, but I guess these days, irrational fools can be found anywhere.

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Director, ACS and Sauder Chair of Pediatric Virolo gy in the Department of Microbiology and Immunol ogy at the University of British Columbia

In a recent email exchange, he told me:

“As always, we believe that EBV is an essential co-factor to MS. It is a required step. Why? We have a few ideas, but we know that there is another initi ating factor that has yet to be identified.

“Your work on CDV is important in that regard. Because of your reaching out, we have now ac

Antisemitism tragically is on the rise. The devil promote it, and he has too many followers.

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quired CDV to use in the lab in our animal models of MS and indeed, it has a profound effect. Is it caus ative? We should know more in the coming years…. stay tuned.”

I am ‘persona non grata’ with all MS research ers in Saskatchewan, including those at both uni versities. I have no idea what research is happening here – if any.

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lighted stated: “Imagine relaxing in your favourite coffee shop when suddenly someone starts ranting about how corrupt the Israelis are and how they are listening to every word you say on your cell phone. Such was the case this past July as my wife and I sat in a coffee shop in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

“Who would have thought you could encounter such hate for Israel and see antisemitism rear its ugly head firsthand in that little city? My wife was shocked at what she had heard, but she took this opportunity to share the truth about Israel…”

Fire hall filled with little voices as tours resumed for Fire Prevention Week

The Moose Jaw Fire Department’s (MJFD) South Hill station on Lillooet rang with the clamour of hundreds of small voices on Wednesday, Oct. 12 as school tours re sumed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week.

“The quote for today is ‘Fire won’t wait; plan your escape,’” said Cathie Bas sett, the MJFD Public Education Officer. “That’s what Fire Prevention Week is all about this year, and it’s just trying to get families prepared for a possible fire.”

Fire fighting rookie Max Pilsworth stepped into the shoes of Sparky the Fire Dog, donning the costume to take pic tures with the groups touring the station throughout the day. There are demonstra tion stations with gear laid out and various hose attachments and nozzles to explain. A junior firefighter suited up at speed dozens of times to demonstrate the reaction time of the MJFD.

Two hapless, red-painted targets, one

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inside and one outside, were repeatedly blasted with fire hoses — not always accu rately, but no one minded.

One five- or six-year-old — face very serious and wide-eyed — told a firefighter in passing “I love this! I’m going to be a firefighter!”

The children were not the only hap py ones; firefighters, teachers, and parents were grinning and chatting about how nice the return to normality felt.

“It’s a lot of fun. It’s been busy, but it’s a lot of fun,” said MJFD Captain Ian Clark between sessions. “There are a lot of kids coming through in a short amount of time. They want to see the fire trucks, they want to see Sparky, we’re offering them the ex perience of shooting the hoses, that sort of thing. We’re happy to do it.”

Clark explained to visiting students how to use 911 responsibly, that it is for emergencies only, and the basics of com municating with police, fire, and ambu

Farm Credit Canada turns in another profitable year of growth

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principal crops by 30 per cent but higher prices helped offset the lower volumes.

The corporation lent about $4.95 billion to young farmers and young agri-business operators, with almost 20,000 customers under age 40.

An FCC goal, since being formed about 60 years ago, has been to ensure young producers get adequate financing.

Canada’s agricultural bank increased as sets by 7.8 per cent to $44.5 billion in the last fiscal year — marking 29 years of straight loan growth

Farm Credit Canada’s annual report indicates the Crown Corporation earned $932 million net income during the year – an increase of 14.3 per cent.

FCC provisions for loan losses was down by $118 million to $100 million. The lower loan losses account made up almost 13 per cent of profits.

The year was marked by increased farm receipts of 9.3 per cent in crops and 13.4 per cent in livestock with average in puts up 10.8 per cent.

Bad weather reduced production of

Nearly $573 million was lent to women entrepreneurs. About 19,000 per sons took online management courses with more than one million online site views.

During the year, farm debt increased six per cent, down from the previous year’s rate of 6.5 per cent.

The Ontario portfolio leads with most loans at just over $13 billion with Saskatchewan second at $8.3 billion, Alberta third at $8.2 billion and Quebec fourth at $6.15 billion.

Next is B.C. at $4 billion, Manitoba at $3.5 billion and the Atlantic region at $1.3 billion.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

lance services.

“And just general fire safety,” he add ed. “If they’re in a situation where we’re coming into the building, to make sure and let us know where they are. Make lots of noise, don’t hide.”

Fire Prevention Week was Oct. 9 to 15, and the MJFD shared messaging advis ing families on safety procedures and the importance of having a plan in place and practiced.

“Having an escape plan is so import ant,” Bassett said. “You have to be pre pared for these sorts of things … I believe

that fire safety is a shared commitment.”

Bassett said the first two or three min utes of a fire are the responsibility of who ever is living in the residence. Structural fires can progress quickly — families need to be ready and alert to call 911 and leave the building by the time first responders arrive.

“I’m sure the fire safety messages were different back in (1922),” Bassett said. “We’re very fortunate now that we have the equipment we do, with smoke alarms and our fire department equipment. It’s amazing, really.

“The MJFD will get to a fire any where in Moose Jaw within five minutes. That’s from the time the call comes in. Most places, it’s maybe two minutes, de pending on traffic and weather conditions. Again, that’s why I said it’s a shared com mitment, because it depends on how soon we get the call.”

Janice Colven, vice-principal at Wil liam Grayson School, said her students were so excited to come to the fire hall and learn about fire fighting.

“We send out a big thank-you to our fire department and all our community helpers here in Moose Jaw,” she added.

Farmland prices keep rolling like tumbleweeds

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American author Mark Twain apparently was right when he urged people to buy more land because they’re not making any more.

Farmland prices in Canada kept pace with inflation during the first six months this year with a cross-Canada average price increase of 8.1 per cent. Inflation was 8.1 per cent.

According to the Farm Credit Canada mid-year land price update, Saskatchewan farmland prices to June 30 increased by 8.4 per cent after a heady 13.1 per cent in crease in 2021.

Higher interest rates and sharply higher input prices seemed to have no impact on land prices, said the report. Al though FCC noted many of the land trans actions were negotiated before interest rates jumped.

Interest rates have doubled payments for some landowners with loans since the

spring, according to FCC.

Strong new crop prices and a 14.6 per cent increase in farm cash receipts in 2021 were factors in keeping land prices high.

Little or no change in Saskatchewan farmland prices was observed in the north west and northeast regions.

Largest percentage increases in farm land prices were 15.6 per cent, Ontario; 14.8 per cent, PEI; 10.3 per cent in Que bec.

Saskatchewan was fourth with B.C. at 6.5 per cent, fifth

Tied for sixth at six per cent were Manitoba and Nova Scotia with Alberta at 5.8 in seventh.

New Brunswick lagged at 3.4 per cent in last. No data was given for Newfound land and Labrador.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Students take a picture with Sparky the Fire Dog at the South Hill fire station (courtesy Janice Colven)

Seniors’ Centre Without Walls upcoming interactive programs with music, arts, history and games

Senior’s Centre without Walls (SCWW) have become very popular within the com munity of Moose Jaw since its introduc tion during 2020 when COVID-19 took over Canada.

The main objective of the program is to support the seniors of the community for their mental health wellbeing. In our society, younger generation accepted the freedom of social media and can meet vir tually with anyone whenever they want, while our seniors might be reluctant from using online platform and some of them might even have no access to internet or a laptop computer except for their phones.

Considering all these important as pects, SCWW made the most user friendly way for seniors of Moose Jaw to commu nicate and get in touch with the programs they offer over the phone. Although, SCWW is situated in Moose Jaw, their ac cess is completely all over Saskatchewan. Anyone from the province can register for their programs and is able to benefit by their mental health care interactive pro grams. The best part about their program is, it’s completely free.

Over the years, SCWW of Moose Jaw has organized many programs and most of them touched the hearts of the local com munity. They organized “Put the Coffee On” which was partnered with Saskatch ewan Polytechnic’s Farmer and Ranch Mental Health (FARMH) initiative.

This fall 2022, they took the initiative of several activities such as “Piano Favou rites,” “Art Classes by Phone,” “Shades of Green,” “Reflection on Louis Riel” and “Metis Pride and the Sash.”

Friday from 10 - 11 a.m. Jackson plays old-fashioned music with a varied genre of country, rock, gospel, blues, folk, tradi tional, holiday and many others. Jackson is also a volunteer of SCWW.

“Art Classes by Phone” is affiliated with Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery’s Education Coordinator, Christy Schwei ger. Within this program, all art materials and supplies are mailed by SCWW to the participants without any cost. For register ing and getting all the necessary art kits for this program, participants are asked to register before Sept. 1, 2022.

The schedule is listed below for Thursdays from 100-11am.

Sept. 22, 2022: Exploring colour with pencil crayons (primary colours) Sept. 29, 2022: Exploring colour with wa tercolours (secondary and tertiary colours and learning about colour wheel)

Oct. 20, 2022: Exploring with acrylic paint (symmetrical drawings and colour balancing)

Oct. 27, 2022: Pencil crayon gradation

Nov. 17, 2022: Edward Poitras gallery tour and pointillism activity inspired by MJMAG Indigenous beadwork collection Nov. 24, 2022: Pen and Ink drawing Dec. 15, 2022: Fun with air dry clays at home

Dec. 22, 2022: Christmas clay ornament decoration with acrylic paints

line Game.

“Metis Timeline Game” will take place on Nov. 18, 2022. The program will be coordinated from 1 -2.30 pm. Partici pants of this program will have a discus sion about Metris pride and the sash, in cluding the significance of the sash. All participants will finger-weave bookmark sized sashes. Discussion time for Q&A are also included within the timeframe.

All programs of SCWW are free and anyone from Saskatchewan 55 years of age or older can easily join. All partici pants are able to join these programs from their own home. These programs are coor dinated by phone call in a conference call format. For all the programs, SCWW is requesting anyone interested to pre-regis ter; all materials required for partaking in these events and programs will be mailed to the participants with no cost at all.

“Piano Favourites” is an ongoing program, which recently started and is ongoing until the end of the year. Lorne Jackson conducts the program every

Local construction activity almost doubles to $85.4 million

Building permit values increased by 84 per cent in the first nine months of the year in Moose Jaw.

According to city hall building re ports, permits issued to the end of August were worth $85.38 million – an increase of $30 million.

Housing construction has fallen be hind last year’s pace with only 20 new units worth $8.9 million this year com pared with 27 units worth $10.15 million last year.

Major permits in September included $400,000 for an office building at 79 Ho chelaga Street West and $250,000 for a re tail business on Canadian Tire’s Thatcher

Drive East complex.

One downtown renovation permit for $180,000 in August was for work to the former Times-Herald building, now owned by Gold Key Investments. The iconic neon sign in front of the old news paper building has been altered to a paint ed Gold Key sign.

The SaskPower co-generation project took a $475,000 permit for a fabricated building.

A permit for a new restaurant on Thatcher Drive East near Canadian Tire is worth $275,000.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

“Creativity for Brain Health” is anoth er program that is also associated with Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery Edu cation Coordinator, Christy Schweiger and by TimeSlips facilitator Catherine Living stone. The program will have four ses sions: Nov. 16, 23, 30 and Dec. 7, 2022. Previously, the theme was birds and agri culture/the land; this time the theme will be shades of green using many tones of green. Each session will start with a spe cially-curated warm drink. The tasting of the drink will vary with each session. All the artwork, prints and paintings will be featured from Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery collection. The coordination of the program will be informal and non-judge mental with the promise of fun.

“Reflection on Louis Riel” will be held on Nov. 16, 2022 from 1-2.30 pm on November 16th, which is also known as Louis Riel Day in Saskatchewan. This date marks the anniversary of Louis Riel’s execution that took place in 1885. Alison Kimbley is going to do the presentation for this program. In her presentation, the importance that Louis Riel carried for the development of Canada, with an addi tional five fascinating facts of Riel which many people might not be aware of, and an inclusion of the battle of Batoche will be discussed. Participants of this program will also be able to play the Metis Time

The purpose of SCWW for organizing such events and programs is to help the ag ing population of Moose Jaw who are chal lenged by a number of health and mental illnesses, including Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and loneli ness. The programs are designed to help them make connections and to spend qual ity time with other senior members of the community. SCWW has observed some seniors have been able to connect in rela tionships with others through these initia tives, by sharing contact information just to stay in touch.

For registration for any of these pro grams please contact Senior’s Centre Without Walls Saskatchewan using their phone number which is 306-631-4357 (no texts). Participants can also email them at swwsask@gmail.com.

Moose Jaw Fire Department battle massive three-story blaze

Building at 125 Third Avenue NW completely destroyed by fire on Saturday night

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Moose Jaw Fire De partment found themselves dealing with a massive fire at 125 Third Avenue NW on Saturday night.

The blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. and saw the three-storey building fully involved and most ly collapsed by 4 a.m. Fire fighters were on the scene until close to 10 a.m. on Sunday.

There were no injuries reported from the fire.

Scenes from the massive fire that destroyed the build ing at 125 Third Ave NW on Saturday night. Scott Montgomery Facebook

Be sure to check back for more on the fire as infor mation becomes available.

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Reflective Moments

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Green bin arrived but without pretty ribbons and bows

When the news broke several months ago, I was engulfed in happiness that we in Zone 9 would finally receive equal treat ment in regard to garbage collection.

Back when garbage was a week ly discussion topic in council chambers, there seemed to be a lack of direction and consensus about front yard or back yard collection. Eventually in some areas, front yard collection was scrapped and our gar bage continued to be hidden from the view of passing motorists and trolley tour tour ists.

I don’t think our household favoured one over the other, but there was definite ly some disgruntlement in our household when it was determined that because our garbage was only back alley-worthy, we would not receive one of those new-fan gled (remember this was a few years ago) green garbage containers.

There was indeed garbage-container envy when friends a few streets over men tioned intentionally in conversation that they were in an area where they were al lotted a green bin.

So, we in Zone 9 continued to have our garbage picked up in the alley, leaving

it in exposed bags for all the community to observe, if they happened to be driving down that particular roadway.

Because of the rodents and feline creatures roaming the area and because the bags would be exposed to their claws and teeth, we tended to put the bags out only the night before, or on the morning of collection day. That way, if the critters attacked, we’d only have to pick up the re fuse from our own yard, rather than from the public alley way.

But now that we would have our very own bin, with a lid, we could put out the bagged trash whenever it was collected. The bins would deter the interest of any thing roaming nearby.

It took what seemed like months be fore the notice came to our mailbox that in the next week, our green bin would arrive. The brochure even explained how it would need to be positioned to make it easy for the staff to get the bin to that spanky new, skinny garbage collection truck.

Excitement rose to a new level — at least on my part.

Then one day we came home from an excursion to find green bins littering the

front lawns and driveways on our block. Some were standing erect with lids open. The bin on our lawn was on its side, as though it couldn’t stand the idea of living at our address.

We were shocked at this method of delivery. We hadn’t expected ribbons and bows, but certainly we should deserve a bit more celebration than this. Further dimming our excitement was viewing up close that these bins might have been pre viously enjoyed, or certainly had not been cared for in a manner suitable to their sta tion. The inside and outside were covered in dust and that piece of something in the corner could not be clearly identified.

With clear disappointment, at least on my part, the bin was rolled to its new location on the grassed area just outside the fence. Maybe the bin was indeed only worthy of back alley scrutiny.

On past garbage days, it was always a matter of conversation regarding what time collection took place, and whether our complete collection of bags would be removed from the area. The limit, of course, was six, based on the number of bags that could fit into a green bin.

Now with a green bin in place, we can’t tell at a glance if our garbage has been removed. The green bin in place means we have to make a trek to physical ly lift the lid to see if the collectors have collected and whether we met all the rules of garbage collection strategy.

A friend laughed at my exhaustive devotion to garbage collection but I as sured her it is simply a healthy interest in wanting to be equally compensated for the amount of money we are taxed to have our refuse removed in a manner that does not discriminate between different areas of the city. She was not convinced.

So far we haven’t abused the bin by filling it to the brim. We watch carefully to make sure it hasn’t been attacked by de termined Prairie winds. And we get some extra steps in on garbage day so the bin is contributing to our physical health.

Some of us in the zone have reason to celebrate, even if no one else can under stand my own giddy moment.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

City, fire association sign new agreement without requiring an arbitrator

For the first time since 2005, the City of Moose Jaw and Moose Jaw Firefighters Association have signed a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) without re quiring an arbitrator.

Negotiations between the parties for a new agreement began pre-pandemic but were paused for a couple of years until face-to-face discussions could resume.

Those talks re-started this year, and from them, both parties agreed to a new CBA for 2019 to 2021. Firefighters re ceived annual wage increases of 2.5 per cent for those years — 7.5 per cent in total — and a 0.5-per-cent increase in pension contributions.

Firefighters have a matching defined contribution pension plan, where they contribute nine per cent of their income and the city matches that with nine per

cent as well.

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The municipality held an event at city hall on Oct. 12 to celebrate the new agreement. The mayor, city clerk, associ ation president and association secretary/ treasurer signed the documents to seal the deal officially.

Mayor Clive Tolley thanked all the people who helped craft the new agree ment, including the city manager, the new HR director, the city clerk, the fire chief, the deputy fire chief, and the association president. He thought a signed agreement was better than one imposed by a third party.

“This is a much-favoured result as opposed to arbitration. It makes me feel like there’s hope for the future for more agreements to be signed and negotiated,” he said.

Citizens should be happy that an agreement is in place, especially since fire fighting is an essential service — there are 45 firefighters split into four platoons — along with policing and public works ser vices, Tolley continued. He believed this outcome was great for the community and a “momentous occasion” for everyone.

Even though the new agreement gives firefighters coverage until only the end of 2021, the mayor thought the signing was important to celebrate since it showed that negotiations were possible between the parties — even if discussions for the next agreement must start soon.

“So let’s hope that this is the foretell ing of what’s going to happen in the fu ture, that we’ll be able to negotiate addi tional agreements for the future and that we’ll do it in the same way … ,” Tolley added. “The professional fire service we have is second-to-none.”

Association president Matt Crocker thought negotiations went well because both sides could discuss the situation free ly, something that hadn’t happened in 17 years. Securing a new CBA is a positive step for both sides and puts them on the right path for similar negotiations in the future.

HR director T.J. Karwandy reached out this summer and asked the association

to return to the negotiation table, Crock er continued. He agreed, and after sever al meetings where they “crunched some stuff,” the parties arrived at a freely nego tiated contract.

“We think it’s a fair (wage) for each year and the pension increase. It moves us in the right step … ,” he added. “We’re pleased with the deal. It’s freely negotiated — and it’s very rare.”

The association president added that negotiations on the next contract will start “in the near future,” although no start date has been set yet.

Members of city administration, city council, the fire department and the firefight ers association gather for a picture after the official signing of the CBA. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

Matt Crocker, firefighters association president, signs the new CBA while Mayor Clive Tolley looks on. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

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.

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

The next regular council meeting is MONDAY, OCT 24.

The Moose Jaw Cultural Centre will spend $90,000 to purchase a digital cinema projection (DCP) system so it can show the latest Canadian documentaries and films and expand its partnerships with festivals and filmmakers.

The organization plans to use $12,000 from its major equipment reserve budget, $5,241 from its small equip ment reserve budget and $72,759 from its retained earn ings fund, a city council report explained. The money in retained earnings is acquired from accumulated annual surpluses and is used to offset unexpected deficits.

There was $267,286 in the retained earnings fund as of Dec. 31, 2021, while that number will decline to $194,527 based on the withdrawal for this project.

The cultural centre’s financial history over the past five years shows it had surpluses of $70,033 in 2021, $3,493 in 2020, $6,003 in 2019 and $54,732 in 2018 and a deficit of $55,186 in 2017, the council report said.

During its Oct. 11 regular meeting, city council voted unanimously to approve the Cultural Centre’s request to access and use $72,759 from the retained earnings fund to purchase the digital cinema projection system for the Mae Wilson Theatre.

The Cultural Centre’s funding agreement with city hall says council must approve the organization’s access to that fund.

Presentation

Sarah Simison, executive director of the Cultural Centre, spoke to council about the request.

Cultural Centre to spend $90K on modern projection system to show latest films, expand partnerships

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Council initially approved the replacement of the the atre’s projector using the equipment reserve in 2016, but the amount allocated was insufficient for the purchase, she said.

The Cultural Centre asked council in 2019 to approve $96,500 from retained earnings to replace the Mae Wil son Theatre audio system and projector for $38,000 and $59,000, respectively. However, those initiatives were not completed because of the pandemic.

The cost of technology and equipment has risen ex ponentially during the last few years, while the projector quoted in 2019 has been discontinued because it was out dated, she continued.

“The projector system is a priority (for us), as the cur rent projector is not meeting the needs of the community and programs. The challenge we continue to face is that new release films are available in DCP format, (which is) an encrypted hard drive that can only be read using a dig ital cinema projector,” Simison said.

The new system will include a digital laser projec tor, screen, sound module, DCP integrated media server, pedestal, professional installation, calibration, and staff training.

This upgrade would enable the Cultural Centre to show recently released Canadian documentaries and films. It would also allow it to expand and explore part nerships with the Saskatchewan Festival of Words, the Regina International Film Festival, the Yorkton Film Fes

tival, Queer City Cinema, the Toronto International Film Festival and local filmmakers.

The organization has determined that the audio sys tem is still adequate but will allocate funding in its equip ment reserve account to purchase a new sound system, said Simison.

“It will be a big investment, so we will (also) look for grants … so we don’t have to dip into retained earnings again,” she added.

The Cultural Centre’s production manager has worked there for 18 years, is a fully trained sound techni cian and has assessed the current sound system, the exec utive director explained.

“For some larger concerts we get, we have to rent some supplemental speakers and amps, but we’re able to manage with what we have now,” she continued. “And, we have a plan in place to replace it differently than what we proposed a few years ago.”

Simison expected to see the new digital projector system installed by January — if not sooner.

Coun. Heather Eby supported the motion because the data showed the organization did not face yearly deficits and carefully managed its revenues.

“Given the history of good work and surpluses of that organization, I’m happy to support this,” she added. “I look forward to seeing good films … at the Cultural Centre.”

City to honour bison’s importance by purchasing steel sculpture of animal

The City of Moose Jaw plans to honour the millions of bison that once roamed the Prairies — and their impor tance — by purchasing a sculpture that a community art ist made from steel.

During its Oct. 11 regular meeting, city council vot ed unanimously to allocate $14,300 from the public art committee fund to purchase a metal bison sculpture from artist Bill Keen. That fund would provide $8,800 this year for the acquisition of the sculpture, $3,300 next year to install the artwork and $2,200 next year to install recog nition plaques and pedestals.

Furthermore, council authorized the committee to work with the artist, heritage advisory committee and local Aboriginal knowledge keepers to secure a final lo cation for the sculpture and finalize the wording for the dedication plaques.

City administration will also provide a report to council next year about approving an installation and maintenance agreement and the recommended location.

Keen sent city hall a letter in September with the costs of the bison sculpture project. As of Sept. 8, with 80 per cent of the artwork completed, the artist had spent $6,369.05, while he estimated the final material costs

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would be $7,500 to $8,000.

Keen also requested that the municipality agree to provide and pay for appropriate dedication plaques for the bison, an appropriate recognition plaque for himself and installation costs. In turn, he had secured a donor who would pay for pouring the concrete base.

The sculpture — welded in layers of steel — is rough ly six feet high and eight feet long. Keen told the Moose Jaw Express that his preferred location for the artwork is in front of the art gallery and museum in Crescent Park.

The current balance of the public art committee fund as of Sept. 8 was $41,190, with $2,700 committed for mu ral maintenance this year, leaving $38,490 at year-end, a council report said.

Of that remaining amount, the committee had bud geted $12,425 to acquire new public art. Spending $8,800 to acquire the bison sculpture would leave $17,265 in the committee account.

The report added that the installation of the sculpture, plaques and pedestals will likely occur in spring 2023. Council discussion

Keen spoke to council several months ago about this project, while it appears this initiative is now coming to

completion, said Coun. Heather Eby, a member of the public art committee.

“It looks amazing (based on the pictures). Absolutely amazing,” she remarked. “So now the committee is try ing to do its due diligence of where it should go, how it should get there and all that.”

Eby added that consultations with community Ab original knowledge keepers would ensure the municipali ty handled this project appropriately.

“It is an excellent opportunity to acquire some public art that has substantial value with a good price,” said Der ek Blais, director of parks and recreation.

While the total cost to acquire this steel sculpture is $14,300, Keen is donating the labour for free, the director continued. The artist estimates that he spent 450 to 500 hours working on the sculpture, which means this item could be worth $50,000.

“It’s a great piece of art,” Blais added.

While this project is potentially worth $50,000, Eby noted that it’s likely around $75,000 to $100,000 based on conversations she’s had. Regardless, she thought this was an amazing piece of art and hoped city hall could acquire it for the community.

Four playgrounds to receive major upgrades in 2023 under annual renewal program

City hall plans to pursue four projects worth $111,055 next year as part of its annual playground renewal pro gram, from fully replacing structures to adding benches and picnic tables.

The parks and recreation department presented its 2023 playground renewal program list during city coun cil’s Oct. 11 regular meeting, with council voting to ac cept the document.

The proposed projects next year include the full re placement of the playground at Athabasca Street West and 15th Avenue Northwest, a new picnic table and gar bage cans at Kinsmen Regal Heights Park, new and extra benches at the Veteran’s Peace Park playground and out door rink site, and a new crusher dust pathway at Veter an’s Peace Park from the parking lot to the playground and outdoor rink.

There are more than 50 public playgrounds through out the community, including 30 sites that the parks and rec department manages, four sites that Wakamow Val ley Authority oversees, 15 locations that school divisions manage and three sites on public land — Hamilton Flats, Caribou Heights and Memorial Field — that third-party groups manage.

The department initiated the playground renewal program in 2021 and provides annual capital funding for the replacement and renewal of municipal playground sites, a council report explained.

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This year through the program, the department ful ly replaced the Moose Square Park playground, replaced wooden edging at Happy Valley Park, installed a new bench and garbage can at Keith Crescent Park, installed a new picnic table and garbage can at Iron Bridge Park and removed damaged fencing at Clark Gillies Park Play ground.

There are four playgrounds due for replacement in the next five years, 14 sites in need of replacement during the next 10 years and 17 playgrounds in need of replace ment over the next 15 years, the report said.

Meanwhile, six playgrounds have obsolete equip ment, two are in poor condition, nine are in fair condition and 19 are in good condition.

For more information about the condition of each park and its play structures, visit the City of Moose Jaw website at pub-moosejaw.escribemeetings.com/ filestream.ashx?DocumentId=9713.

Council discussion

Coun. Crystal Froese wondered where the bike park near Yara Centre fit into the overall assessment process of playgrounds or whether it was a separate area.

The bike park is not considered a playground under the renewal program, but every two years, the original installer comes and reshapes and re-landscapes the venue, explained Derek Blais, director of parks and recreation.

“So there is an active preventative maintenance (pro

gram) there. One area we do continue to struggle with — and are looking for opportunities (to address) — is weed control,” he said. “It takes a lot of work to maintain weeds in that area. It is something we are attempting to improve upon.”

Blais added that the installer — who was last here in 2020 — was scheduled to come this year but was unable to, so he will come next year to reshape the course.

Whereas,

Craig Waiting, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. Two (2), and Robert Tremblay, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. Four (4), are the only candidates, I hereby give notice that no voting for the offices will take place on November 9, 2022.

Dated this 11th day of October, 2022.

Colleen Ferguson Returning Officer

NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT OF POLL RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HILLSBOROUGH

MUNICIPAL ELECTION

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

The next regular council meeting is MONDAY, OCT 24.

The discussion about reducing the speed limit on Main Street North is over for now after city hall released sta tistics about downtown speeds as part of a review into possibly installing traffic-calming safety measures.

The issue of traffic speeds arose in June 2021 after the Moose Jaw Downtown Association asked city council to reduce speeds on Main Street from Oxford to Manitoba streets.

Instead, council authorized city administration to consider installing traffic-calming measures and provide a possible cost. It also authorized city hall to refer the mat ter to police for further information.

In January 2022, city administration presented a report about traffic calming alternatives on Main Street North. The report was presented as a receive-and-file mo tion. However, council wanted extra statistical data about traffic speeds downtown.

Data collection

The municipality collected traffic data at two loca tions this past summer: north of Oxford Street from June 23 to 30 and north of River Street from July 19 to July 28.

Oxford Street

There were 52,861 total vehicles that passed through the zone — north of Oxford Street going northbound — during the collection period. The data showed that 85 per cent of motorists — 44,932 vehicles — drove 55 kilome tres per hour, with the average speed being 49.16 km/h.

The maximum speed recorded was 137 km/h.

Discussion about reducing speeds on Main Street likely over ‘for now,’ city says

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Meanwhile, there were 54,225 total vehicles record ed driving southbound through the zone. The data showed that 85 per cent of motorists — 46,091 vehicles — drove 56 km/h, with the average speed being 50.76 km/h.

The maximum speed recorded was 113 km/h.

River Street

There were 29,205 total vehicles that passed through the zone — north of River Street going northbound — during the data collection period. The data showed that 85 per cent of motorists — 24,824 vehicles — drove 44 km/h, with the average speed being 36.81 km/h.

The maximum speed recorded was 96 km/h.

Meanwhile, there were 23,123 total vehicles record ed driving southbound through the zone. The data showed that 85 per cent of motorists — 19,655 vehicles — drove 41 km/h, with the average speed being 32.71 km/h.

The maximum speed recorded was 88 km/h.

City administration presented the data during the Oct. 11 regular council meeting. Council voted to receive and file the report.

City’s perspective

City hall has installed traffic calming measures over the years that have worked, such as bulb-type corners that force people to stop before turning and flowerpots on me dians that encourage drivers to approach those intersec tions slowly, Mayor Clive Tolley said after the meeting.

While the statistics show most people slow down on Main Street from Manitoba Street to Oxford Street, Tolley

has noticed — mostly while using The Mad Greek’s out door café — that motorists “gun their vehicle” up the hill northbound. Yet, he believes council made the right deci sion to keep the speed limits intact and continue with the current calming measures.

“That is what we wanted, so people will be more careful and look around and stop and shop,” he said. “And of course, beware of pedestrians and tourists that are downtown and enjoying our city.”

The police will have to handle people breaking the speed limit as they drive north on Main Street past Oxford Street, the mayor continued. That issue gives the cops the chance to install a speed camera, issue tickets, and en courage motorists to slow down.

Tolley added that while the current traffic calming measures have worked well, reviewing them periodically is always good to determine if they’re still working.

City manager Jim Puffalt acknowledged that the dis cussion around this issue is over “for now” with the sta tistics’ release. The goal was to acquire hard data to make better decisions instead of relying on anecdotal facts — a goal now achieved.

“Honestly, I don’t think we had any data before that, so now we have a baseline,” he added. “I suspect we’ll want to take a look in a couple of years again to see if anything has changed.”

Garbage company can expand business on Stadacona Street West after council OKs project

A garbage disposal company can proceed with expanding and growing its business on Stadacona Street West after receiving permission from city council to consolidate several lots into one.

During its Oct. 11 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to approve a subdivision application from Loraas Equipment South Ltd. at 1815 Stadacona Street West to consolidate several parcels, 12 lots, portions of two streets and part of a laneway adjacent to the compa ny’s property.

This approval is contingent upon the company — previously known as 102069948 Saskatchewan Ltd. — entering into a purchase and sales agreement with the City of Moose Jaw.

The Moose Jaw Express originally reported that 102069948 Saskatchewan Ltd. was CTK Plastics Ltd., based on internet research via companylisting.ca and a

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visit to the location where the business’ logo was still on the door.

However, that information now appears incorrect based on city hall clarifying who the company is.

“We thank Loraas for their commitment to the com munity. This allows them to expand services at that loca tion,” said city manager Jim Puffalt. “So it’s a good news story all around.”

Puffalt later told the media that city administration wasn’t concerned about Loraas combining several prop erties into one larger one. He noted that the consolidation enables the company to expand its services and manufac turing capabilities in the community.

“We’re all about community growth and finding ways to help people out,” he added. “So this was land that generally was sitting vacant around their (main) property and was a good opportunity for them to expand.”

Council approved a motion in June to have city ad ministration create a street and lane closure bylaw for the affected lots and parcels, a council report explained. It also directed city hall to proceed with a subdivision and direct sale of 1.08 hectares (2.7 acres) to Loraas for a pur chase price of $30,000 per acre.

Council later approved that street and lane closure bylaw change in July. City administration then worked to sign the purchase and sales agreement with Loraas.

The affected properties are zoned M2 heavy industri al district, while the consolidation will enable Loraas to expand its existing industrial operations, a council report said. There are already services on the property, so those will not need to be altered to accommodate this proposal.

The report added that the city hall also contacted the relevant utility companies about the lot consolidation but did not receive any concerns from those businesses.

Council tentatively approves 2023 schedule, adds extra meeting to December

City council has approved its regular and executive com mittee meeting schedule for 2023 and added an extra meeting in December to ensure there is no long delay be fore the first meeting in January 2024.

During its Oct. 11 executive committee meeting, council voted 4-3 to approve a recommendation to accept the new schedule, with meetings on Dec. 4 and 18. In fa vour were councillors Jamey Logan, Doug Blanc, Heath er Eby and Dawn Luhning, while opposed were council lors Crystal Froese and Kim Robinson and Mayor Clive Tolley.

The recommendation is not official until council ap

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proves it during the next regular meeting.

Reviewing the schedule

City clerk Tracy Wittke reviewed the proposed schedule, highlighting that fewer reports are presented in July and August compared to June or September. This re sults in those two summer months being shorter in length compared to the rest of the year.

Nine out of 16 cities in Saskatchewan changed their meeting schedules this past July and August, she contin ued. Regina reduced its meeting schedule over the sum mer; some municipalities removed one meeting from ei ther July or August; and Saskatoon remained as is.

If an event or emergency arises during the summer — or any time of year — the mayor may call a special meeting under section 9 of the procedure bylaw to handle the situation, Wittke said. Calling such a meeting, howev er, would only occur in “very exceptional circumstances.”

two days.

City manager Jim Puffalt pointed out that city admin istration “typically” schedules budget meetings on Dec. 4 and 6 of that month.

In response, Wittke noted that city administration has not yet set the budget meeting schedule for 2023, which usually happens in October.

Luhning said she understood that budget meetings usually run from Nov. 27 to Dec. 11, but those meetings were for that issue. She noted that there might be other issues or items of business council must handle before year’s end. She reiterated her concern about not meeting until five weeks later, in January 2024.

Whereas, David Johnstone, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. Two (2), and Devin Maki, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. Four (4), are the only candidates, I hereby give notice that no voting for the offices will take place on November 9, 2022.

Dated this 11th day of October, 2022.

Colleen

Returning

It is council’s usual practice to cancel meetings during the Christmas season, which means there would only be one regular and executive committee meeting that month, on Dec. 11, she added. If necessary, this would also allow time between Dec. 4 and 8 for budget deliber ation meetings.

Concerns with the schedule

While the report says council would meet only once in December 2023 — on the 11th — Luhning thought they should have two meetings, on the 4th and 18th. Oth erwise, there would be a gap of five weeks and council wouldn’t meet again until Jan. 8, 2024.

She then moved a recommendation to meet on those

“I think we’re going to see an awful lot of each other through the period of December. From now till Decem ber, we’ll be in many, many meetings of budget,” said Mayor Clive Tolley. “I think one council meeting in the middle of that would be sufficient.”

Froese agreed, pointing out council has two budget meetings in November and two in December, similar to last year. She thought it would be fine if the mayor or chairperson of executive committee chose to call an extra meeting in December.

“But mostly, our focus during the last four weeks from November to December is on budget. And that’s kind of an all-encompassing thing,” she added. “Those are usually typically scheduled for three to four hours each.”

Council then approved the recommendation to accept the 2023 schedule with suggested changes.

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

Residents who use any of the city’s recreation venues or athletic fields will see an increase in fees in 2023 as city hall looks to offset rising costs to operate those venues.

City hall is applying a three-per-cent increase to are na and pool rental rates to address rising costs to manage those places. Furthermore, it is applying a five-per-cent increase to rates for outdoor spaces, sports grounds and athletic fields for the same reason.

Moreover, it is applying a five-per-cent increase for adult turf rentals, admissions, and membership rates as it works toward its goal of having youth rates set at 65 per cent of adult rates. Meanwhile, children’s admission fees will increase by 50 cents.

The parks and recreation department presented its 2023 parks and rec rates and fees policy during the Oct. 11 regular council meeting. Council unanimously ap proved the policy, which goes into effect on April 1, 2023.

The parks and rec department expects next year to see revenues increase by $102,464 and expenses increase by $125,993, with $23,529 more in expenses. This results in an increase of one per cent in overall cost recovery lev els — how much the city recovers through user fees — to 46 per cent from 45 per cent.

Meanwhile, city hall expects a cost recovery of 48 per cent for indoor venues versus 46 per cent from this year. This will result in a two-per-cent reduction in subsi dies required through tax dollars.

Increasing attendance

Derek Blais, director of parks and rec, pointed out

To offset rising operating costs of recreational venues, users will pay more fees next year, report shows

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that the department believes significantly increasing user rates to achieve better cost recovery is not the solution to economic recovery post-pandemic. Historically, this has not generated more revenue but has led to lower atten dance and income.

The focus will be on increasing attendance by ensur ing services and programs remain affordable as a more sustainable long-term solution to increasing revenue, he continued. Ongoing benefits to membership, program ex pansion and marketing will be the focus next year.

Based on a trend analysis, the department has seen strong growth in several areas, including recreation pass es, aquatic memberships, and rental of arena ice.

“It’s tough to find some ice. Our arenas are jammed packed. It’s great to see that usage,” said Blais, noting extended ice seasons will go into effect in 2023.

Blais added that the community has also seen an increase in high-performance opportunities for sports academies, resulting in more demand for rentals and nonprime time use.

Coun. Heather Eby appreciated the department’s “change in philosophy” with increasing attendance in stead of increasing fees to acquire more revenue, which she thought was important for the future.

“It is fun to note that Moose Jaw has seen an increase in high-performance opportunities,” she added. “It’s great to see these academies and these sports opportunities be ing afforded to our young people.”

Policy highlights

Other highlights of the updated policy include: Removal of the increased no-show rental rates to user groups, and instead, regular rates will be applied to no-shows with no further penalty

· Early morning ice rentals will be considered prime ice time and no longer receive a discounted rate since the demand — and the costs — for these times has significantly increased

An addition of adult league fees for outdoor spaces and non-exclusive bathroom/shack use

Rates and fees have now been created for the new pickleball courts

An addition of consecutive full-day venue rental fees for special events to make special events more afford able and attractive

Youths’ and seniors’ membership/admission fees and Yara Centre rental rates will remain the same in 2023

As of Oct. 1, PST will now be charged for public skating drop-ins for all ages, public skating memberships for adults, seniors and families, shinny for all ages, all equipment rentals, ultimate frisbee and tickets on special events.

Activities or venues exempt from PST include ven ue rentals, aquatic, Yara and recreation pass memberships and drop-ins, punch cards, fitness classes, summer day camps, swim lessons and advance courses, community programs and under-18 public skating or shinny member ships.

Cost for burial at Rosedale Cemetery to increase in 2023, city says

It will be more expensive to bury someone at Rosedale Cemetery next year, according to city hall’s new rates, although rates for children and veterans will continue to be discounted.

The parks and recreation department presented its 2023 cemetery rates report during city council’s Oct. 11 regular meeting. Council voted to accept the new rates, which go into effect Jan. 1, 2023.

Some adjustments coming next year include:

An eight-per-cent increase in adult regular grave li cences, to $1,840 from $1,703

A 20-per-cent hike in veteran traditional grave li cences, to $920 from $765

A 39-per-cent increase in child grave licences, to $920 from $664

A one-per-cent hike in traditional child burial open ing and closing, to $598 from $591

A 12-per-cent increase in casket vault handling fees, to $100 from $89

A six-per-cent hike in cremation section grave licenc es for one urn, to $1,012 from $957

A 17-per-cent increase in veteran cremation licences, to $506 from $433

A 14-per-cent jump in cremation burial opening and closing, to $405 from $355

A seven-per-cent hike in niches on the bottom row of a columbarium, to $2,596 from $2,432

A nine-per-cent increase for columbarium niche

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openings and closings, to $162 from $149

A six-per-cent jump for the scattering of ashes, to $250 from $236

Burial trends

Data shows that cremation continues to be a more popular burial choice than traditional full-casket burials, the report said.

There were 37 full casket burials in 2018, 40 in 2019, 46 in 2020, 31 in 2021 and 41 so far this year; the fiveyear average has been 39.

Meanwhile, there have been 142 full cremation buri als in 2018, 82 in 2019, 101 in 2020, 109 in 2021 and 129 so far this year; the five-year average has been 113.

Total cremation burials have averaged 74 per cent during the last five years.

“As cremation burials continue to be the more pop ular burial option, less revenue is being received for the day-to-date operation of the cemetery,” the report said.

Financial outlook

The report noted that if burial sales remain consis tent with historical averages, the rate adjustments for next year will increase overall cemetery revenues by $23,500, said the report.

This increase will help offset the projected $14,200 reduction in perpetual care revenues based on that fund’s earned annual interest income. It will also help offset the projected $13,000 increase in annual expenses.

Burial revenues this year were budgeted at $173,005,

Council approves 2023 schedule for roles of deputy mayor and committee chairpersons

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Members of city council now know the roles they will fill in 2023 after approving a schedule that indicates when they will serve as deputy mayor and committee chair persons.

Council unanimously approved the schedule during their Oct. 11 regular meeting. Each member will serve in one of the three roles for two months at a time.

The order of council members is determined by the number of votes they received in the last general munic ipal election, which was on Nov. 9, 2020.

The results from that election were Jamey Lo gan with 3,858 votes, Crystal Froese with 2,913 votes, Heather Eby with 2,899 votes, Dawn Luhning with 2,686 votes, Kim Robinson with 2,195 votes and Doug Blanc with 2,132 votes.

Council schedule

From Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, Coun. Crystal Froese will serve as deputy mayor, Coun. Heather Eby will act as chairwoman of the executive committee and Coun. Dawn Luhning will serve as chairwoman of the person nel committee.

From March 1 to April 30, Eby will act as deputy chair, Luhning will act as chairwoman of the executive committee and Coun. Kim Robinson will act as chairman of the personnel committee.

From May 1 to June 30, Luhning will serve as depu ty mayor, Robinson will act as chairman of the executive committee and Coun. Doug Blanc will serve as chairman of the personnel committee.

From July 1 to Aug. 31, Robinson will act as depu ty mayor, Blanc will serve as chairman of the executive committee and Coun. Jamey Logan will act as chairman of the personnel committee.

From Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, Blanc will serve as depu ty mayor, Logan will act as chairman of the executive committee and Froese will serve as chairwoman of the personnel committee.

From Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, Logan will act as deputy mayor, Froese will serve as chairwoman of the executive committee and Eby will act as chairwoman of the person nel committee.

while next year, they are budgeted to be $210,705. This is an increase of $37,700 or 21.8 per cent.

Perpetual care revenues this year were budgeted at $127,200, while next year, they are budgeted at $113,000. This is a decline of $14,200 or 11.2 per cent.

Total revenues this year were budgeted at $310,205, while next year, they are budgeted at $333,705. This is an increase of $23,500 or 7.6 per cent.

Moose Jaw well represented in first presentation of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medals

Total of 45 community volunteers and supporters honoured during special ceremony Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

For decades, longtime Moose Jaw resident Glenn Hagel has given countless hours of his time to serving the people of his com munity, not only as the city’s Mayor and MLA, but through a host of volunteer ven tures designed to help make lives better in the city.

And all the while, he was surrounded by many, many others in the community trying their best to do the same, through as many means as possible.

During the Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) ceremony recently held at the Heritage Inn, Hagel and a host of his fellow Moose Jaw citi zens received their just reward.

A total of 45 people from all walks of life -- education, sports, community volun teers, military and everything in between -- were honoured. Forty-four recipients were in attendance to personally receive their award with one recipient missing at the presentation event.

The award is in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s 70th anniversary of ascending to the throne and is designed to recognize significant contributions and achievements by Saskatchewan citizens.

While accomplished public servants

like Hagel and many others were hon oured, for Hagel, this was something a lit tle more special in his eyes.

“This is really at the top of the list, and adding to it is it coming at a time at the end of Her Majesty’s career and the proximity to her passing,” Hagel said shortly after receiving the medal from Saskatchewan provincial secretary and Moose Jaw North MLA Tim McLeod. “It reminded me how deeply and strongly I felt common values with Her Majesty about the structure and the process of our democracy and how that contributes to the potential for happiness of people who live all around us.”

Sarah Bryan, vice-chair at Heartland Hospice, was also among those honoured for her countless hours of volunteer work in the community.

“It’s so meaningful and more emo tional than I expected,” she said. “It was a very beautiful ceremony and it’s such an honour to see all the people here. We have an amazing community and I’m constantly astonished at how much is being done by people who are represented here today and who aren’t here today. Just going through the list it’s ‘oh, they’re here and it’s cool to see them here’. It’s really nice to be a part of.”

Fellow recipient Ryan Boughen felt much the same way after being honoured for his years of service as a teacher, ed ucator and coach with the Prairie South School Division.

“It’s fantastic, I wasn’t really sure what to say when I heard about it,” said Boughen, the director of education for PSSD. “There are some kids here I used to coach and teach in high school and lots of people I’ve connected through with work and lots of people who do great things in the community as volunteers. So it’s a re ally nice thing for the community and to

see all these people involved and recog nized this way.”

Also honoured on Friday were Dana Ansell, Colin Belsher, Starla Ann Bond, Richard Bourassa, Eric Campbell, Alex Carleton, Rob Carnie, Roy Champion, Krystal Chow, David Chow, Bonnie Lee Copeman-Bender, Elise Yolanda De Ga rie, Bernard Dudka, Della Ferguson, Clyde Garrett, Darlene Geib, Darlene Guy, Ken Hawkes, Melanie Hopkinson, Ryan Hrechka, Bert Hunt, John Iatridis, Gayle Jones, Shant Haroutune Kahvedjian, Lau rie Kosior, Melinda Lee, Jackie L’Heureux Mason, Michael James MacNeil, Jared Mathieson, Warren Miller, Rod Montgom ery, Greg Moore, Josh Peneycad, Joel Pi nel, Jared Robinson, Kyle Sereda, Angela Sereda, Carly Jaye Smith, Robert Todd Smith, Robert Thomas, Wendy Vincent and Grenville James ‘Tex’ Young.

A total of 7,000 medals are to be awarded throughout Saskatchewan, with Queen Elizabeth herself having approved the design at Windsor Castle on May 17.

For more on the awards, including the nomination criteria, be sure to visit https:// bit.ly/3VejB08.

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Saskatchewan provincial secretary and Moose Jaw North MLA Tim McLeod presents 45 Moose Jaw recipients with a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medal for their significant contributions and achievements.

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ing three times in the third period and go ing on to a 4-3 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Moose Jaw Events Cen tre.

“Good teams find a way to win when they don’t play their best game, and we started off slow, we took penalties and weren’t playing our game,” said Warriors forward Eric Alarie, who finished the game with a goal and an assist and was named the game’s first star. “Once we got one, we got our mojo back and got confi dent and we ended up needing every one of our four goals. I’m proud of the boys for the win.”

The victory came on the heels of a pair of tough losses earlier in the week. The Warriors went into Saskatoon on Oct. 9 and dropped a 4-1 decision before fall ing 4-2 at home to the unbeaten Red Deer

Rebels on Friday night.

As a result, Saturday’s game carried a bit of extra pressure, and the Warriors were able to respond once they got going.

After Alarie’s goal tied the game in the second period, Ben Riche, Nathan Pilling and Atley Calvert all scored in the third to secure the victory.

Anton Astashevich scored Leth bridge’s goal in the first period, while Alex Thacker and Joe Arntsen had their third-period goals.

Connor Ungar was once again solid in net, making 31 saves, while Jared Picklyk had 30 stops for the Hurricanes.

“We know we can win every single game, we know we can score goals, but we have to be willing to be hard working and you can’t just rely on your skill,” Ala rie said. “That’s what gets us in trouble sometimes, we don’t work hard enough and we expect our skill to take over. So if we work hard, we’re going to win a lot more games.”

That was the message Warriors head coach Mark O’Leary had for his troops 24 hours earlier after their loss to Red Deer.

The Rebels scored three straight goals on the power play -- two of those on a ma jor penalty in the third period -- to over come a 2-1 Warriors lead and earn the victory.

“I think we got a lesson tonight on what it looks like to truly work and to tru ly compete, and that’s two straight games now where we’ve been second and that’s not good enough,” O’Leary said at the time.

“All these things are a choice by each and every player. We’ve shown we can do it and for some reason we’re choosing not to do it and we’re looking for the easy way out. It’s not going to work, our conference is too good, the teams are too good, the players are too good for us to be half in. When we decide we’re all in, we’ll get a different result.”

Alarie and Jagger Firkus had the goals

a tough loss thanks to a guy named Con ner, and this time not the one in Regina.

Conner Roulette had a natural hat trick as the Blades scored four unanswered goals on their way to their win in Saska toon.

Robert Baco had Moose Jaw’s lone goal in the first period; Josh Pillar also scored for the Blades.

Jackson Unger had 17 saves in 29:37 of play before giving way to Ungar, who stopped all 29 shots he faced the rest of the way. Ethan Chadwich had 16 stops total for Saskatoon.

The Warriors are now 5-4-0-0 on the season and sit fifth in the Eastern Confer ence, tied with Saskatoon and two points back of Regina.

The Warriors are back in action on Thursday, Oct. 20 when they host the Re gina Pats on Military Appreciation Night. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Warriors’ Ungar named WHL Goaltender of the Week

When the Moose Jaw Warriors acquired overage goaltender Connor Ungar this past summer, the hope was he’d provide much the same kind of performance the Western Hockey League club saw from 20-year-old Carl Tetachuk last season.

To say the least, it’s been so far, so good.

Ungar was named the WHL’s Goal tender of the Week for the week ending Oct. 9 after a trio of stellar performanc es led to Moose Jaw winning two of their three games.

All told, Ungar would go 2-0-0-0 with a 0.80 goals against average and .979 save percentage, moving into the top five in the league in all three categories.

“He’s been rock solid,” Warriors head coach Mark O’Leary told Marc Smith of www.mjwarriors.ca. “It’s not just the first

save, but it’s the battle and compete level to make the second and third one… He’s a pro through and through and that instills

confidence in the players and coaching staff,”

Ungar needed to be sharp in the War riors’ first game of the week, as he made 40 saves -- many of the exceptional vari ety -- and only lost his shutout bid in the final five minutes in Moose Jaw’s 3-1 win over the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

It was more of the same the following Saturday night, as Ungar turned aside 26 shots to lead the Warriors to a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Ice. The Ice came into the contest undefeated and are currently the top-ranked team in the Canadian Hockey League.

Ungar didn’t get the start against the Blades in Saskatoon on Sunday, Oct. 9, but was lights out when he did take over the crease. He’d stop all 29 shots he faced

in 30:23 of work as Moose Jaw dropped a 4-1 decision.

Ungar was acquired by the Warriors back on May 19 after playing last season with the Red Deer Rebels and putting up a 21-9-1-0 record with a 2.43 goals against average and .911 save percentage. He also played parts of the previous two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Ungar headed into play last week with the fifth-best goals against average in the WHL at 2.00 while his save percentage was third-best at 0.943. Ungar’s 4-0-0-0 record is tied for second in the league.

The Warriors are back in action on Thursday, Oct. 20 when they host the Re gina Pats on Military Appreciation Night. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

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Eric Alarie leads the bench flyby with Robert Baco and Cole Jordan after scoring the Warriors’ second goal.

Warriors newcomer Riley Ginnell keeps a close eye on the action from the Warriors bench. The overage forward was acquired just before the 20-yearold deadline last week.

Warriors forward Harper Lolacher battles a Red Deer defender during third period action. Saddman Zaman

Moose Jaw Warriors netminder Con nor Ungar was named the WHL Goal tender of the Week after a stellar show ing for the week ending Oct. 9.

It seems like every other day there’s an other indication that Moose Jaw Warriors forward Brayden Yager is a highly, high ly touted prospect for the 2023 National Hockey League Draft.

Whether it’s regularly showing up in the top five in pre-season rankings by ma jor media pundits or regular profiles by the likes of TSN and Sportsnet, the 17-yearold standout has been one of the centres of attention in the first part of the Western Hockey League season.

Now there’s something even more unique for fans to check out as the WHL campaign progresses.

Yager has been selected by NHL.com to provide a monthly draft diary for the league’s website, with the first edition go ing up on Thursday afternoon.

“Hi hockey fans. It’s going to be fun

providing you with a monthly diary on what’s happening in my life and at Moose Jaw this season,” Yager says to kick off his opening entry. “I’m very much looking forward to it.”

Yager touches on growing up and cheering for the Prince Albert Raiders -- including a special encounter with Ed monton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl -- while also touching on his early memories of Moose Jaw and winning the Canadian Hockey League Rookie of the Year hon ours last season.

You can read the complete first entry by visiting https://bit.ly/3MIjsOU.

Yager and the Warriors are back in ac tion Thursday night as they host the Regi na Pats. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Winmar Warriors looking to rebound after tough losses to Saskatoon Blazers

The Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors will be looking to get back on track after dropping a pair of games to the Saskatoon Blazes in Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League action this past weekend.

The good news is the Warriors were still able to earn three of six points out of their three contests during the week, but with the SMAAAAHL standings as close as they are and the deadline for the Mac’s 18U AAA International Tournament rap idly approaching, every point is excep tionally valuable this time of year.

The Warriors began their week on Wednesday, Oct. 12 when they picked up a 5-3 win over the Estevan Bears before falling 5-4 in overtime to the Blazers on Saturday and dropping a 7-3 decision in the rematch Sunday.

As a result, Moose Jaw currently has a 3-3-0-2 record and find themselves tied for fifth place in the 12-team league as of Sunday afternoon, a point back of Swift Current for fourth and the possible final Mac’s tournament berth.

Warriors 5, Estevan 3

The Warriors found themselves in a bit of a battle with the last-place Bears, leading 2-1 in the first and 3-2 through two before pulling away with a pair of goals late in the second period.

Connor Miller and Grady Hoffman each scored twice for Moose Jaw, while Dylan Duzan had a goal and three points.

Caleb Potter and Liam Fitzpatrick each had a pair of assists.

Ryan Hicks had a relatively easy night in goal for the Warriors, making 14 saves on the night, Riley Deck had 29 saves for Estevan.

Carter Onrait, Blake Gutzke and Kole Keen scored for the Bears.

Saskatoon 5, Warriors 4 (OT)

The Blazers looked to have things in hand after breaking a 2-2 draw with a pair of early third period goals, but Duzan and Owen Prohar would score 54 seconds apart midway through the frame to tie things up.

Trae Wilke then finished things off for Saskatoon in overtime, circling the War riors zone before putting a shot low along the ice through traffic that found the back of the Moose Jaw net.

Ryder Knutson had goals for the War riors in each of the first and second pe riods, Fitzpatrick finished with a pair of

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assists.

Ryan Bain made 30 saves in taking the loss, Grayson Malinoski stopped 33 for Saskatoon.

Cole Reschny, Josh Knittig, Leo Seitz and Raiden Zacharias had the Blazers’ goals in regulation.

Saskatoon 7, Warriors 3

It was a tough one for the Warriors to close out the week, as the Blazers took a solid lead out of the first period and re sponded to a third-period Moose Jaw rally with a pair of late goals.

Zacharias, Knitting and Lee Shurgot all scored for Saskatoon before the game was seven minutes old as Saskatoon built their comfortable lead.

Duzan got one back for the Warriors in the period, but Kash Andreson would make it 4-1 Saskatoon in the opening 20 minutes.

Reschny increased the lead to 5-1 with the lone second-period goal.

Hoffman and Jake Britlz pulled the Warriors back within a pair with 8:02 to play in the game, but Andresen and Luke Dahlen added shorthanded empty net goals late in the period to close out scoring for Saskatoon.

Bain started and made 10 saves in the first period, Hicks finished things off with 15 saves the rest of the way. Malinoski stopped 26 shots for the win.

The Winmar Warriors are back in ac tion on Saturday and Sunday when they travel to the Battlefords to face the Stars.

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Warriors goaltender Ryan Bain got just enough of this puck to send it over top of the net.

The Warriors celebrate Owen Prohar’s game-tying goal in the third period.

Moose Jaw Warriors forward Brayden Yager will be writing a monthly diary for NHL.com leading up to the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

Saskatoon Blazers forward Cole Reschny attempts to get a shot off on Warriors goaltender Ryan Bain as defenceman Caleb Potter ties him up at the side of the net.

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Central Cyclones Win - Statistically End Regular Season In Three Way Tie For First

By Robert Thomas, MJ Independent

The Central Cyclones defeated the Estevan Elecs 61 - 7 in South 5A 12-Man Football League regular season action Saturday af ternoon in Estevan.

The win puts the Cyclones in a three way tie with the Weyburn Eagles and the Yorkton Raiders for regular season play.

“It was a good way to wrap up the season and get ready for the playoffs, the playoff run we are hoping to go on. It was one of those opportunities for a lot of the kids on our team to see some playing time. Our being a younger team and getting poised for playoffs, it was a great opportu nity to kind of see where we are as a team and now we can put our focus on Yorkton in the playoffs,” Central Cyclones head coach Colin Belsher said.

Belsher employed a strategy where many of the team’s starters did not play in the second half - including star running back Javin Boynton.

Boynton was a stand out once again for the Cyclones wracking up 200 yards in 12 carries or an average of 16.7 yards per carry. He would go on to score first half touchdowns.

“A lot of the young kids saw playing time today. You know when you get into a game like that it bodes well for the future. It gives them that real game time experi ence,” Belsher said, adding “and it is you know also kind of a reward for those who work hard all year and you know maybe they are younger and they don’t quite see enough time on the field as the older kids

and it is a great opportunity to be rewarded that way.”

Craik would throw three completions out of five attempts for 65 yards or 21.7 yards average per throw.

Starting quarterback Brodie Ansell would complete nine passes out of 15 at tempts for 104 yards averaging 11.6 yards per pass. Ansell would also rush the ball for 50 yards on two carries.

Belsher said the game offered the op portunity for players - especially seniorsto make memories to last a lifetime.

“High school football is all about

making memories. Whether it is champi onships, or hanging out with your buddies on the bus, or scoring your first ever touch down, or making your first ever tackle, or whatever happens that is what football is all about. It is about having a great time and spending time with your friends.”

Also scoring touchdowns for the Cy clones were Nicholas Schenk, Tate Macdi armid, Keaton Belsher, Sidney Nancarrow and Jaxson Bowerin.

The Cyclones put up 303 yards rush ing in the first half and five yards total in the second half for a rushing total of 308 yards.

Passing the Cyclones managed 169 yards in the air total - 88 yards in the first half and 81 yards in the second half.

The Cyclones total offense yardage for the game was 472 yards.

Estevan managed 130 yards in rush ing and 73 yards in the air for a total offen sive yardage of 203 yards.

With the league’s regular season end ing in a three way tie the playoff seeding is decided by points for and against.

Weyburn finishes first (based on points for and against) and will be host ing fourth place finisher Peacock Colle giate next Saturday. Peacock defeated the Swift Current Colts squad 43 - 27 in Swift Current to finish up the regular season in fourth place.

Yorkton finished second (on points for and against) and will host the Cyclones next weekend.

Asked about the prospect of going up against the powerhouse Yorkton team first off in Yorkton in the playoffs Belsher said either way the Cyclones will have to face them in the playoffs no matter what the seeding.

Possible Team Bus

Asked about the support the team has received this year from its fans and if there are plans to have a team bus to Yorkton, Belsher said it was something he would be looking into given the number of parents and other fans who drove to Estevan.

Belsher said he would look into the possibility of having a fan bus to Yorktonsomething the team has done before - giv en the amount of support the team has and the likely large numbers of fans heading off to the game.

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Tornadoes Use Ground Game To Defeat Colts Securing Fourth Place Playoff Birth

“What a difference a week can make” had to have been the buzzwords from the Pea cock Tornadoes players bus, as the team was on the way to the playoffs in the South 5A 12-Man Football League after defeat ing the Swift Current Colts 43 - 27 on Sat urday.

The game, a must win for the Torna does, gave the Peacock squad a 3 - 3 sea son record edging out Swift Current who end the season 2 - 4 and are out of the playoffs.

The Tornadoes were led by what could best be described as a stellar perfor mance - if not high school football career performance - by Josh Johnson who man aged to rush the ball 345 yards on 32 car ries. Johnson also made three receptions for 43 yards.

Johnson would also score six touch downs in the victory. The highlight was a

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first quarter 70 yard carry for a touchdown.

Just one week prior in their loss to the visiting Weyburn Eagles, the Tornadoes saw the visitors take away their running game and corral Johnson.

Other scoring from Peacock came off of the toe of Ruzah Borufu Magarwa who kicked a second quarter 30 yard field goal.

Tornadoes quarterback Keaton Doerk sen would complete six out of nine passes for 62 yards. Doerksen would also carry the ball on three occasions for 10 yards.

A Tornadoes game statistically on the ground also saw Owen Varjassy carry the ball nine times for 55 yards.

In the end, the Tornadoes managed to record 417 yards on the ground and 62 yards in the air for total offensive yardage of 479 yards.

While the Tornadoes relied upon their ground game, the Colts on the other hand

took to the air.

Colts quarterback Elijah Siemens would complete 15 out of 34 pass attempts for 243 yards. Siemens also threw one in

terception.

Top yards getter for Swift Current was Ryder Smith with 186 yards on eight passes. Smith also rushed for 19 yards on three carries.

The Swift Current running game mus tered 91 yards with Jarron Reid carrying the ball 15 times for 53 yards.

The Colts total offense was 334 yards.

Scoring for the Colts came from Smith with two rushing touchdowns, Sie mens with a touchdown and Reid.

The Tornadoes will be traveling to Weyburn next weekend where they will face the powerhouse Eagles in playoff ac tion. The Eagles defeated the Tornadoes 23 - 6 last weekend in Moose Jaw.

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Central Cyclones players who may have spent a lot of time on the sidelines this year had lots of playing time in Estevan on Saturday - MJ Independent file photo

Jaxson Bowerin (left) pictured here in last weekend’s matchup against Yorkton scored a touchdown against Estevan this weekend - MJ Independent file photo

Peacock Tornadoes Josh Johnson (left) may have had a career high game ver sus the Swift Current Colts - MJ Inde pendent file photo

Swift Current advances to girls soccer final, Central boys to also play for league gold Ardens and Cyclones to face Yorkton Regional in championship games on Tuesday at Canada Games Field

The regular season and semifinals are in the books for the Moose Jaw High School Athletic Assocation boys and girls soccer leagues, and there are once again some fa miliar faces gunning for gold.

The girls title game will feature the Swift Current Ardens vying for their 13th straight league championship after taking a 10-0 win over the Central Cyclones on Saturday afternoon, while the boys gold medal contest will see Central return to the gold medal game after a silver medal showing last season.

Both of the other finalists will feature the tougher teams in league outings in re cent years in the Yorkton Regional Raiders.

For the Cyclones, that’ll mean an ex ceptionally tough battle for the reigning 4A provincial champions, as they take the field with a team that has given them close games in both outings this season -- as could be expected from the 5A provincial bronze medalists in 2021.

“It’s great competition to be able to play a 5A team and it’s been a really good rivalry with them,” said Central manag er Ray Rawlyk. “They’ve been one-goal games, we tied 1-1 and lost 3-2 in the last one here, so it’s a very high level of play and it helps us get prepared for regionals.”

The Cyclones saw plenty of success throughout the campaign and will once again look to put their impressive number of skilled players to good use against what promises to be a formidable opponent.

“Playing as a team will be most im portant,” Rawlyk said. “We have really good depth and a lot of players, so we’re like wasps on them out there. So it’ll be

drive forward and take advantage of our chances, and we’re expecting a close game and a tough game and a lot of ener gy out there.”

As mentioned, the goal in addition to winning a league championship will be to get as prepared as possible for the big games coming up the next two weekends -- regionals on Oct. 21 and 22 followed by provincials in Moose Jaw during the Oct. 28 weekend.

“That’s the beauty of this city league, we get a chance to play teams like that and it helps us get prepared for regionals and provincials,” Rawlyk said. “And honest ly, we just want a team from our region to win. The provincials are so dominated by Regina and Saskatoon that we’d like

Judo National Circuit Results

Members of the Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club attended the Manitoba Open in Winnipeg, the first tournament of the Canadian Circuit for this season on October 15-16, 2022.

They had impressive results and brought home the hardware to show for it.

Avery Gibney (-52kg) took a Bronze medal in the U18 category and a Silver medal when fighting up in the Senior category.

Kolbi Fenrick (-57kg) took a Gold medal in the U18 category and a Bronze medal when fighting up in the Senior category.

Felix Leonard (-38kg) took a Silver medal in the U14 category.

Avery Gibney and Kolbi Fenrick attended as members of Team Sask.

Moose Jaw Coach Destiny Gibney attended as a Team Sask Coach and Moose Jaw Coach Jim Wiens attended as Team Sask Manager.

Next up in the Canadian Circuit are the Quebec Open on November 5-6 and the Ontario Open on November 1213. Avery Gibney, Kolbi Fenrick, and Felix Leonard will attend these tournaments as members of Team Sask and take part in a training camp at the National Sport Institute in Montreal. Destiny Gibney will attend these events as a coach with Team Sask.

to say ‘hey, we’re here, too’. So we’ll see what happens and hopefully this helps all the teams get ready for those big games ahead.”

The Ardens, meanwhile, will be look ing to continue their decade-plus of dom inance, a run unrivalled in high school sports in the province.

“Compared to most years, we end up talking about that stuff at some point, but this year we haven’t talked a lot about that history and winning streaks and stuff like that,” said Ardens co-coach Steven Mah shortly after the win over Central. “It’s been more of a game-at-a-time and focussing on the process and I think that’s

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worked for us so far, so we won’t have big speeches, we’ll just be looking to go out and win the game.”

Swift Current came into the semifinal somewhat blind after having not faced the Cyclones all season. They got off to a sol id start, though, taking a 6-0 lead out of the first half and going on to their com fortable win.

“The girls did a great job in warmups getting focussed, not worrying about the weather or anything else and came out with a pretty good performance,” Mah said. “It wasn’t perfect, but it got the job done.”

Jaycee Berggren had a hat trick for the Ardens, while Tenille Willows and Dani Myer each scored twice. Navy Lou ma, Heidi Spetz and Charlotte Kochan all had single markers.

Now the focus turns to what Mah ex pects will be their toughest match so far this season when they once again face the Raiders.

“We played them at the start of the season and they’re a really good team, they have some high-end players and in that game, we did a really good job of finishing our chances early,” he said. “We know we have to show up for that game because they have some of the better play ers in the league and the province, some kids who are really fast and athletic, so it’ll be a good challenge for us.”

Both championship games are slated for Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Canada Games Fields next to YaraCentre.

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Action from the Moose Jaw School Athletic Association girls soccer league semifi nal on Saturday afternoon.

Avery Gibney, Destiny Gibney (coach), and Kolbi Fenrick with their Senior medals.

Felix Leonard with his U14 medal.

Avery Gibney and Kolbi Fenrick with their U18 medals.

Central’s Palaschuk wins third high school cross country provincial gold

The last time Central Cyclones distance runner Jadyn Pa laschuk competed in the Saskatchewan High School Ath letics Association cross-country championship, she spent a good portion of the race looking over her shoulder as teammate Akuol Riak attempted to chase her down. Pa laschuk would go on to win by nine seconds in as close a finish as there could be.

There was no such drama this past Saturday at the Wapiti Valley Ski Hill.

Palaschuk would cruise to a commanding win in the final cross country race of her high school career, crossing the line in 15 minutes and 40 seconds and a full 1:12 ahead of silver medalist Annie Beveridge-Warick of Saskatoon Aden Bowman.

The victory gave Palaschuk gold medals in all three of her cross country provincial appearances, including a first-place finish as an Intermediate back in 2019.

Palaschuk’s showing wasn’t the only medal for Moose Jaw and South Central athletes, either.

Peacock’s Nikolina Kapovic ran to a bronze medal in the junior girls division and didn’t finish that far off of moving even higher on the podium -- her time of 17:05 was nine seconds back of Eszter Nemeth from Saskatoon Walter Murray and 18 seconds behind gold medalist Vien

na Selland of Regina Laval.

Katie Rogers from Central finished just behind Kapo vic in fourth place, putting down a time of 17:16, while the Cyclones’ Megan DuSomme was 18th in 19:39.

Those performances, combined with Palaschuk’s

gold and Brynn Kell’s 12th place showing in the senior girls race, helped anchor Central to their second-straight 4A school championship The Cyclones finished with 35 points, well ahead of second-place finisher Lumsden at 85.

Peacock’s Payton Kell was the top South Central run ner in the senior boys division, as he finished in 19th place in 19:45.

The junior boys division saw Peacock’s Kaeleb Tabin put down an impressive showing, crossing the line in 15:05 to finish sixth overall.

The Cyclones’ Samuel Mendes was the top South Central runner in the intermediate boys class, running 12:26 and finishing in 24th place.

Central’s Kenzie Woods led the district’s intermedi ate girls team with a 14:08 to finish 26th overall.

South Central district junior boys cross country medalists are Magnus Pagan (Gravelbourg, bronze), Kaeleb Tabin (Peacock, gold), Mohamed Abdi Farah (Peacock, silver). Tabin finished sixth at provincials Saturday.

Peacock finished in ninth place in the 5A school team competition, while the South Central district was 11th in intermediate boys, eighth in intermediate girls, seventh in junior boys, third in junior girls, seventh in senior boys and fifth in senior girls.

You can find all the results from the high school pro vincial cross country championship at www.shsaa.ca.

Assiniboia), Evan Berg (sil ver, Sunningdale.

South Central district junior girls cross country med alists are Megan Dusomme (Central, bronze), Niko lina Kapovic (Peacock, gold), Katie Rogers (Central, silver). Kapovic would run to provincial bronze on Saturday afternoon, while Rogers would finish fourth.

South Central district senior girls cross country med alists are Rian Chow (Peacock, bronze), Jadyn Pala schuk (Central, gold) and Brynn Kell (Central, silver). Palaschuk would go on to win provincial gold this past weekend.

South Central district intermediate girls cross country medalists are Julianna King (Vanier, bronze), Raela Packet (Lafleche, gold), Kenzie Woods (Central, sil ver).

South Central district intermediate boys cross country medalists are Brady Therrien (Central, bronze), Sam uel Mendes (Central, gold), Gabriel Calub (Vanier, silver).

South Central district senior boys cross country med alists are Josephy Hodgon-Koch (bronze, Peacock), Payton Kell (Peacock, gold), Ben King (Central, sil ver).

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Peacock’s Kapovic runs to bronze in junior girls as local runners put up host of top-20 finishes

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Favourites came away with high school boys volleyball wins, Central edges Vanier in girls play

There were no surprises in the Moose Jaw High School Athletic Directorate boys vol leyball action on Wednesday, Oct. 12, but the Central Cyclones and Vanier Spirits showed it’s going to be a battle right to the end in the girls standings.

The Cyclones moved into a tie for sec ond place in the five-team girls league with the closest match of the evening, finding themselves down to their last game before prevailing 3-2 over the Vanier Spirits 1625, 26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 16-14.

Central improved to 3-2 with the win, Vanier fell to 2-4.

It was the second barnburner of a

match in a row for Central, after they nearly became the first team to hand the undefeat ed Peacock Toilers a league loss last week, again taking it right down to the last game.

The defending provincial 4A girls champi ons would find a way in the end, though, prevailing 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, 15-13) to improve to 5-0.

No score was reported from the Wednesday girls game between Notre Dame and Peacock.

Over on the boys side of things, it was business as usual for both the Vanier Vi kings and Assiniboia Rockets.

The Vikings remained unbeaten and improved to 7-0 with a 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-15) victory over Central, while Assini boia kept pace and improved to 6-1 with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-23) sweep of the

Cornerstone Christian School Falcons.

The Peacock Toilers improved to 3-4 and moved into a tie for third place with the Cyclones after taking a 3-1 (25-27, 25-9, 25-23, 25-20) win over the Avonlea Eagles.

Cornerstone sits in fifth place at 2-5 while Avonlea remains winless at 0-7.

Boys league action continues on Tues day, Oct. 18 with Peacock at Assiniboia at 7 p.m. followed by Avonlea at Vanier and Cornerstone at Central at 8 p.m.

The girls are also back on the court with Briercrest Christian Academy at Cen tral at 6:20 p.m. and Notre Dame at Vanier at 7 p.m.

Familiar names post opening-night wins in Original 16 Cash League

League finalist Froehlich among winners in first round of games on Wednesday night Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

The Great Western Original 16 Cash League returned to action for the 2021-22 season on Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre, and there were plenty of familiar names finding the win column right off the hop.

Leading the way was perennial league contender and championship finalist from last season Matt Froehlich, who battled to a 5-3 victory over league ‘newcomer’ Rod Montgomery. The two teams ex changed deuces the first two ends before Montgomery took a 3-2 lead in the third. Froehlich blanked the fourth and put up a three-spot in the fifth, and the two teams decided to shake hands.

Montgomery is the two-time former

Tankard provincial men’s champion, hav ing won the title in 1996 and 1998.

EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis) also picked up a win on opening night, and they wasted little time getting going against ProTec Studios (Tyler Krupski) -a single in the first end, three in the second and one in the third gave Gunnis a quick 5-0 lead. Krupski battled back with three in the fourth and another in the fifth to get back within one, but after the two teams exchanged deuces the next two ends, Gun nis would use the hammer to put up a sin gle in the eighth and take the 8-6 win.

KMS Construction (Ben Gamble) also took the ice against a debuting rink in Barry Silk and needed a late-game ral

ly to secure his win. Silk built a 4-1 lead through four ends, but a deuce in the fifth, single in the sixth and another steal of two in the seventh would give Gamble a 6-4 win.

John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk) had

the most comfortable win on the evening, using a second-end five-ender to pace his way to an 11-3 victory over Pro-Tec Elec tric (Stan Barnsley). Wenarchuk had a 7-0 lead through three ends thanks to his fast start and tacked on four in the fifth for an 11-1 edge. Barnsley got two back in the sixth and the teams called it a night.

BTN Chartered Accountants (Penny Barker) took a default win over RK Sun view Farms (Dayne Heisler) and Paws ‘N’ Play (Jaedon Miller) also took a victory by default over Kal Tire (Dustin Woloschuk).

Great Western Original 16 Cash League action continues every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre.

Vanier, Assiniboia victorious in boys action, Cyclones go to five sets in second-place showdown with Spirits Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

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Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw

2022 Superannuate STS Members All Luncheon Dates will be at the Masonic Hall: Wed. Nov.16/22, Wed. Jan. 18/23, Wed. March 15/23, and Wed. May 17/23.

FOWL SUPPERS taking place in Moose Jaw and area

Oct. 23, St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Moose Jaw Oct. 23rd Briercrest Fall Supper at the Briercrest Community Centre from 5pm-7pm. Homecooked meal of turkey and ham with all the trimmings! Cost: Adults: $20pp/6 - 12 yrs: $10/5 and under: free. Tickets sold at the door. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by Briercrest Community Centre and Briercrest Museum. For more information contact: Marge at (306)799-2004 Oct. 23 at Herbert Sportsplex in Herbert Oct. 28 at St. Andrew’s United Church in the social hall - Moose Jaw.

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.

Nov. 6, Eagles Club Auxiliary at the Eagles Club in Moose Jaw

Lawn Bowling will move into the Yara Cen tre: Drop in Tuesdays @9:30 am & Thursdays @1:30pm. Yara fees/memberships apply. For beginners Moose Jaw Lawn Bowling mem bers plan to be available to demonstrate. If you have bowls, please bring your own.

Moose Jaw Prairie Hearts Quilters meet in the Masonic Temple at 1775 Main Street North. Membership Fee is $50 per year. For more information write Moose Jaw Prairie Hearts Quilters’ Guild Inc., Box 484, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4P1 or email prairieheartsquilters@yahoo.ca

Meeting Schedule 2022: October 20/No vember 03 &17/December 01 & 17. Meeting Schedule 2023: January 05 & 19/February 02 & 16/March 02 & 16/April 06 & 20/May 04 & 18 (last mtg until Sept)

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.

The Moose Jaw Stamp Club Meetings are the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 6:30pm at the Lindale School staff room, 1322 11th Ave. NW (north entrance). Call 306-693-5705 for information.

Moose Jaw Town and Country Singles Dance on Saturday October 22, 2022 at Church of Our Lady Community Center at 566 Vaughan St. W. from 7:30 - 11:00 p.m. Band Len Gadica. Come on out for an evening of fun! Married couples are welcome. Cost is $15 per person. For more information call 306-691-6634.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY USED BOOK AND PUZZLE SALE will be held on Friday October 28th from 1-4:30pm and on Satur day October 29th from 9:30am-3pm. There will be adult books, children’s books, DVD’s, audiobooks, puzzles and more! Everything is priced to sell and it is a great way to support the Library. Help save the environment and bring your own bag. The Friends are actively seeking donations for this sale. All donations can be brought to the Library**

Moose Jaw Diversified Services Hallow een Family Festival will be taking place at 11 Woodlily Drive on October 29th from 1pm5pm. Cost $25 for a family of 5 people/$6pp/2 yrs & under free. There will be a haunted house, entertainment, contests, treats, boun cy castle, special guests and more. Wear you costumes and bring along your carved pump kin for the costume and pumpkin contests at 4pm. Proceeds go towards Diversified Ser vices therapy programs.

The Moose Jaw Community Choir regular choir practices are on Mondays @ 700-830PM at First Free Methodist Church. Performances in the community may also take place on al ternate evenings. New members are always welcome and encouraged (especially tenors and basses) and no audition is required. New members who are interested should contact the Choir Director Diane Rhodes at 306-6408098 or message us through Facebook @ Moose Jaw Community Choir.

Moose Jaw Camera Club has resumed monthly Club Meetings. Interested photogra phers are welcome and invited to join and Be Focused With Us! For more information: Wan da - 306-693-7440 or Len - 306-693-7685. themoosejawcameraclub.com

Toastmasters Big Country Club provides a mutually supportive and positive learning en vironment in which every member has the op portunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-con fidence and personal growth. For more infor mation 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 Langdon Cres. Phone 306.692.2787; visit their website at https://www.moosejawlibrary.ca/

Adult Programming: IN PERSON PRO GRAMS

One-on-One personalized training and teaching Tech Time: By appointment only 306.692.2787. If you are having an issue with your device, a program, or an application, or if you are just wanting to learn more about them. Bring your own device to learn on.

IN PERSON & VIRTUAL PROGRAMS

Magic the Gathering in the South Meeting Room on Saturdays, October 22 at 2:00 pm for experienced players and new ones. Play commander with the group or one-on-one. Bring your own deck if you have one or if you’re new to the game, there are decks.

Night Stitchers for knitters and stitchers: Thursday, October 20 at 7:00 pm. Anyone who knits, crochets, or does any kind of nee dlework is welcome to join in the South Meet ing Room.

Avid Knitters Tuesday, October 25 at 2:30 pm. For knitters and crocheters in the South meet ing room. All abilities welcome.

Purely Canadian Book Club: “Close to Hugh” by Marina Endicott Thursday, October 27 at 2:30 pm in the Herb Taylor Room. Book avail able for pickup at the Library and is also avail able in eBook format on Library2go.

Youth Programming IN PERSON & VIRTU AL PROGRAMS

New Adult Digital D&D Fridays at 4:00-6:00 pm. Meet online. New and seasoned players welcome. Registration required. For more in formation or to register, email youth@moose jawlibrary.ca. For ages 15-22

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Thursdays until December 15 at 6:30-8:30 pm in MJPL Ar chives for ages 12-16. New and seasoned players welcome. Registration required. For more information or to register, email youth@ moosejawlibrary.ca.

Teen Writers Circle Wednesday, October 19 at 6:30 pm in the Herb Taylor Rm for ages 12-19. Snacks will be provided.

Teen Movie Matinee: “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” Saturday, October 22 at 2:30 pm in the MJPL Theatre for ages 13-19. No food or drink per mitted.

Teen eBook Club on Discord: “Love, Lies & Hocus Pocus: Beginnings” by Lydia Sherrer Tuesday, October 25 at 4:30 pm to discuss the story for ages 13-19. The eBook and audiobook are available to borrow for free on Hoopla.

Teen “I Made This” Art Program Wednesday, October 26 at 6:30 pm. This month making spooky string art in the Herb Taylor Rm for ages 12 - 19. Snacks will be provided.

Teen Hallowe’en Movie Matinee: “Hocus Po cus” Saturday, October 29 at 2:30 pm at the MJPL Theatre for ages 13-19. Free admis sion.

Children’s Programming IN PERSON PRO GRAMS

Lego Weekends! Saturdays & Sundays in Oc tober. Join every Saturday and Sunday in the children’s department and build a cool Lego creation to display in library window. This is a self-guided activity. For ages 4 and up.

Baby Storytime! Tuesdays, until October 25 at 10:30 am. Drop-in program, no registra tion required in the Children’s Program Rm for ages 0-2 and their caring adults.

Preschool Storytime! until October 26 at 10:30 am. Drop-in program, no registration required in the Children’s Program Rm for ages 2-5 and their caring adults.

Daycare Storytime! Thursdays until October 27 at 10:30 am in the Children’s Program Rm for ages 2-5 and their daycare provider. Reg istration required. Please register each care giver and child in your group by calling the Library at 306- 692-2787.

Children’s Programming TAKE HOME & IN PERSON PROGRAMS

Children’s Take ‘n’ Make Series

Harry Potter! (ages 4-12) until October 25: Paper Jack o’ Lantern! (ages 4-12) October 26 to November 8:

Popsicle Stick Scarecrow! (ages 4-12) Come to the Library’s Circulation Desk and pick up a craft kit to take and make at home.

Spooky Storytime! Saturday, October 22 at 10:30 am in the Children’s Program Rm for ages 4 and up. Wear your Hallowe’en cos tume if you like! Registration is required for each caregiver and child that will be attending.

Kids Hallowe’en Party Come & Go Event! Sat urday, October 29 at 2:30 pm. Hallowe’en crafts, stories, and games. Costumes op tional. No registration required. Families wel come!

IN PERSON PROGRAM Dyslexia Awareness: Mark it Read! Tuesday, October 18 at 7:008:00 pm and Saturday, October 22 at 2:303:30 pm in the Main Library. For parents, caregivers, and teachers who are wanting to learn more about the dyslexia friendly re sources available through the Library. Join for a drop-in, come and go event to have a tour of

our dyslexia friendly and phonics resources. Crafts will be set up for children while adults have a tour and get their questions answered. The Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 59 Moose Jaw, 268 High St W Moose Jaw; Contact: 306-692-5453. Facebook @ ROYAL

CANADIAN LEGION-Branch 59 Moose Jaw. Instagram: @Royalcanadianlegion59. 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.

Dart League every Thursday starting at 6pm. $25 to enter for the season. No membership required.

Cribbage every Tuesday at 1:30pm. Registra tion at 1pm. Cost $2 and please pre-register your team by calling 306.693.9688. Drop-in Shuffleboard league every Friday at 7:00pm.

Chase the Ace/Meat Draw every Saturday. To see the total check out Facebook page on Wednesday and Fridays for the upcoming Saturdays numbers.

For current listing of events online visit: Monthly Calendar | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59- Moose Jaw (royalcanadianlegion branch59moosejaw.ca)

Mulberry Estates: Bring a friend and join us for our Fall Festival on October 13th. Come for a free lunch and an afternoon of music by Ethan Brentnell with delicious apple treats to follow. Limited spots available. Call Tricia @ 306.684.0202 to book your spot.

Mulberry Estates: Bring a friend and join us for our Pumpkin Pop-Up on October 20th. Come for a free lunch and an afternoon of pumpkin carving and painting pumpkins. Call Tricia @ 306.684.0202 to book your spot. 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. Cinnamon Buns are on Thursday’s. Tuesday is pie day. Kitchen is open Monday to Friday.

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

Pickle Ball – Monday & Thursday mornings @ 10 a.m.

- Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons @ 1 p.m.

- Monday & Thursday evenings @ 7 p.m. Fitness- Chair/Low Impact Fitness Mondays & 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 further notice.

Carpet bowling – Has moved to the outdoors for the summer

Line Dancing – Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.

Intro to Line Dancing – Wednesday’s @ 11am Art & Crafts – Monday, Tuesdays & Wednes days @ 1 p.m.

Floor Shuffleboard – Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 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.

Information Meeting will be held on October 14th at 1:00 pm (XYZ Auditorium) –for mem bers to discuss the future of the centre after covid.

Christmas Craft Sale – November 26th 9:00am – 2:00pm _ Get your tables now call 306-694-4223

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre Weekly Ac tivities

WEEKLY EVENTS

Monday: 9:30am Pickle Ball; 1pm Floor Shuf fleboard Tuesday: 9:30am Jam Session; 1pm Pickle 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

5pm Nov 27, 22 from 12pm to 4pm; 1day $25 or 2 days $40. It’s a 10x10 spot For more in formation call or text 306-681-5998.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN!!

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MONDAY: (…to April, 2023): Drop in Crib bage – registration 6pm to 7pm – play starts at 7pm. $2pp. – two person teams; bring a partner or spare. Prizes depend on number of persons registered.

WEDNESDAY: (…to April 2023) - Drop in Darts – play starts 7pm – draw for partners

EVERY THURSDAY: Ladies Auxiliary “Meat Draw” – ticket sales start at 5:30 pm, draws start at 6pm – Meat Draw, 50/50, “Chase the Ace”

EVERY SUNDAY: Aerie “Meat Draw” – ticket sales start at 2:30 pm – Meat Draw, 50/50, Mystery Draw, “Chase the Ace”

Advance Tickets still available at the Eagles Club bar for the Ladies Auxiliary Fowl Supper November 6th - $15.00 per ticket – two sit tings – one at 3:00 pm, one at 5:00 pm, get your tickets early – limited number of tickets for each sitting.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 & 22, 2022 - Steak & Shrimp Night – 5pm to 7:30pm – (Steak, Shrimp, baked potato, salad, garlic toast) Tickets are $20pp and available at the bar until October 18th – take outs are available

– Proceeds: Allan Blair Cancer Centre - for the purchase of equipment for the treatment of Cancer

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 & 22, 2022 - Brandon & Company – playing in the lounge 8:30 pm to closing.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022 - JAM SES SION with Brandon & Company – 3pm to 5pm TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 – New Year’s Eve Tickets go on sale – tickets available at the Eagles Club Bar – Early Bird price of $25.00 per person in effect to December 25, 2022 then goes to the regular price of $30.00 per person. Get your tickets early.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2022 – Ladies Auxil iary Fowl Supper – Two Sittings; 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm – Eat in the Hall or you can take out your meal to go - $15.00 per plate/order. Ad vance tickets available at the Eagles Club Bar starting October 12, 2022. Get your tickets early – limited number of tickets available for each sitting. Everybody Welcome.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2022 – 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm – Gary Kincade and Bill Duncan will be playing in the lounge – come out sing, dance, have a great time!

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 & 5, 2022 - “Two Easy” playing in the lounge 8:30 pm to closing.

NEW YEAR’S EVE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2022 – tickets go on sale Nov 1st and available at the Eagles Club Bar… Early Bird price $25pp until December 25; after that reg ular price $30pp. Doors open 7pm – Dance to the music of BRANDON and COMPANY –Luncheon Served at 11:00 pm.

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@hotmail.com or call 306-690-4957.

Western Development Museum; 50 Diefen baker Drive, Moose Jaw. Please call for more information (306) 693-5989.

You can read more about the upcoming ses sions and how to sign up for the free Virtu al 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. Topics this fall and early winter include:

- October 25 - “Spirit and Intent of Treaties 1 Through 7,” with guest speaker Dr. Sheldon Krasowski, Director of Research and Ar chives, Office of the Treaty Commissioner

- November 15 -“Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living Our Culture, Sharing our Community at Pi on-Era, 1955 – 69,” with guest speaker Dr. Elizabeth Scott, WDM Curator

- December 20 - “Holiday Traditions”

The Western Development Museum – Moose Jaw will be hosting some family-friendly and spooky fun this October.

October is Mysteries at the Museum month.

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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 Oper ations: Thursday 1pm to 10pm/Friday 1pm to 6pm/Saturday 1pm to 7pm.

Pool & Darts Thursday evenings at 7pm Saturday meat draw @ 4:30pm

Vendors Wanted! ANAVETS #252 is hosting a trade show in the mall Nov 26, 22 10am to

Throughout the month, visitors can pick up two self-led activities to compliment their visit. The first is a black cat seek and find featuring images from the WDM’s collection, and the next is an escape room-style story booklet with puzzles that must be solved to find each clue in the mystery of the missing black cats.

Halloween Come & Go in Costume afternoon will be held at the WDM on October 29th , filled with games, crafts and activities for all ages. As well this month, the WDM is col lecting donations of canned cat food for the Moose Jaw Humane Society; bring a can and receive an exclusive WDM button featuring a vintage black cat design.

The Government of Saskatchewan declared October as Agriculture Month to take “time to celebrate the agriculture industry and en courage consumers to learn more about the world-class, environmentally sustainable products produced right here in our own province and to focus on farmers giving back to the communities they belong to, as well as highlight the great food they grow in the province.”

It was followed by the report that Sas katchewan led Canada in export growth. Statistics Canada stated that “merchandise exports increased by 54.7 per cent in Au gust 2022 compared to August 2021, rank ing first among the provinces.”

On the report, Saskatchewan’s Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Today, in a world where energy and food security are a leading con cern, Saskatchewan is confidently playing its part as a critical, indispensable suppli er of food, fuel, fertilizer and technology. These latest merchandise export numbers show that exports remain a crucial part of Saskatchewan’s current and future econom ic strength.”

To grow that current and future eco nomic strength for Saskatchewan, is agri business with the current global food crisis, requiring, in part, a [novel, digital] food security insurance as a solution, in several affected countries, where many of the cit izens are among the 3 billion in the world who can’t afford a healthy diet.

There are lots of suggestions against the crisis, amid the war in Ukraine, drought, global hunger, inflation and other challeng

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es, but some are complicated given that in some developing countries dominated by rural households, it might be difficult to effect changes for them consistently with externally dependent interventions.

So, in what ways will it be possible to have something they can do for themselves, to self-sustain regardless of internal and ex ternal uncertainties, for their food security, food sufficiency and food sovereignty?

This crisis is an agribusiness opportu nity for stakeholders in Saskatchewan, the “world’s largest exporter of peas, lentils, durum wheat, mustard seed, canola, flax seed and oats. Recognized worldwide for the quality of its crops, it is also the second largest cattle-producing province in Cana da.”

Stakeholders can provide an interna tional food sufficiency digital insurance product that those in the countries would buy, so that most of the profits will go on to subsidize agricultural necessities for farm ers of one or two crops of their staple foods.

There are common agricultural ne cessities, land, seeds, irrigation, fertilizers, farm machinery, pesticides and transport to market. Subsidizing one or more of these for farmers of one or two crops of their sta ple foods would be important in providing food security in the country or region so that no matter how poor anyone is, or the local or external crisis, there is something to afford on the cheap.

Already, most farmers have land, but lack one or more other necessities, so which ones would be the most helpful, if im mensely subsidized to bring down the price

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of one or two crops by a large percentage in the market?

This can be worked out locally, though for some of the countries with water insecu rity, water could be a bifacial solution, solv ing irrigation and providing clean water, so massive bore-hole projects can be done with some of the subsidy.

Also, for some places with disparities in food prices in north and south, transport or logistics pooling can be made with trucks or buses travelling either direction, with spaces for extra cargo.

There can also be explorations of new angles of shared farm machinery with scheduling to benefit multiple farmers in the same season.

In most countries, there is a good per meation of mobile network, as people have smartphones and feature phones. Some countries also have microinsurance and microfinance programs and several other adaptations of the network aside basic com munication.

It is possible to add this food security insurance to it, in a way that would connect

to existing programs, depending on which one is dominant, so they buy the insurance, to make them eligible, first, to win some food items—regionally or nationally.

Those who don’t win will use their insurance ID to buy food items for cheap, since most of the profit will go into subsidy for one or two agricultural necessities for farmers of one or two crops.

The arrangement of the model can be done with local farmers association, so that neighboring countries have their own to avoid extractions from the border. The food security digital insurance can also be hierarchical, so that there is a general cheap level, but there are others to benefit those who buy at higher premiums—though the amounts will be super low.

Except for food items or agricultural needs that can be provided from Saskatch ewan, most of the sources would be local, including the projects. The next level of global agribusiness for Saskatchewan could be the ability to organize food security for others, in this opportunity to lead the world and effect sustainable development.

Starting Monday, October 17, Sas katchewan residents 12 years and older may receive the Pfizer bivalent vaccine through Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) booked and walk-in clinics and clinics in First Nation and Métis com munities operated by Indigenous Ser vices Canada.

Participating pharmacies are sched uled to start receiving Pfizer bivalent booster doses the week of October 17. Watch for pharmacy appointments to be available later that week.

Starting October 17, all residents 12 - 17 years are eligible for a fourth (boost er) dose, if it has been four months since your previous dose.

The Pfizer bivalent has been ap proved by Health Canada as a booster dose. It is recommended that all resi

dents 12 years and older receive their bivalent booster dose at least four months following their last COVID-19 vaccination, regardless of the number of COVID-19 doses received to date.

If you have had COVID-19, you can receive any booster dose once you have recovered; however, you may choose to wait up to three months post-infection for a booster dose to receive the best im mune response.

When booking your booster ap pointments online or attending a walkin SHA clinic, you are not required to specify which COVID-19 vaccine you wish to receive. The option of a biva lent vaccine will be provided to eligible individuals in the clinic at the time of vaccination.

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AUTOS

2004 MIT. Eclipse Spider Convertible for Sale.  140,000 klm, $7,800.00 OBO – phone 306-690-4269

AUTO PARTS

weathermax 15” all sea son tire – R195/165R1591T

- like new- only got 3362 miles or 5400 km on. New cost$160.00 sell for $45.00.

fram canin air filter new in pkg. cf11173 – fits Nissan & other Vehicles. $12.00

For Sale, 4 Goodyear winter tires, 235 SS R18. Excellent shape. $250.00 cash only. Call 306-690-2301

Mumby Hitch off a Ford Truck complete $550.00. Call 306690-5152

Looking for any vehicle non working batteries 306-6818749

Looking for a pair of factory tail lights and front spoiler un der front bumper for a 2017 Ford F-250 super duty truck 306-681-8749

I’m looking for a John Deere LA tractor and an older 1/4 to 1 ton truck, running or not. Body must be fair. Call or text 306-641-4447

2 tires for sale: 245/7OR19.5, Double Coin RT500. $400. Call 306-630-8747.

TRAILERS

Single axle utility trailer with 16 ft. hydraulic dump box $3000.00 call 306-313-4772

FARMS, SUPPLIES & LIVE STOCK

30’ case pull type swather$800. 306-681-8749

REAL ESTATE

For Rent or Rent to Own 2 bedroom house on Chestnut Ave. $850.00 a month plus utilities. Available Nov 1st. For more info call 306-690-7227 or 306-693-4321

6-suite apartment for sale by owner, close to downtown. Call 306-692-0000.

MISCELLANEOUS

Assorted electronic cables, selling all together $2. Call 306-681-8749

Antique Hoosier, blonde buf fet, dark brown office desk with large carved legs, a bedroom dresser, bathroom washstand, coffee table with Duncan Phyfe legs. All an tique. I have a chess and checker small side table and a standing humidifier. Also a small fridge for a car or a trailer. All reasonable offers accepted. (306)630-6702.

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. Framed mirror, 37 1/4”x44 x11/2”d;$29.00.

Sofa protector/cover, leop ard animal print color, wash able- $7.00. Red leather 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 headboard, double size, (was lacquered, so no need to pol ish) $125.00. Steel bedframe on 4 roller casters, adjusts twin, double, or queen size, ends have attachment 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 protector/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, in sulated foam back, and new 14.00 pr. dk brown drape, 96x84 inches, pocket rod on back tab panel, black out.$22.00. 3 toss cushions, assorted colors, $15.00 all or will separate. Teakwood en tertainment unit , on 4 roller casters, adjustable 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. 2- 20 kg bags of rocks (natural stone color) for yard, garden, flower/tree beds etc. $2.00 all. 5 boxes firewood for fire pit, camp ing stove, etc. $15.00 for all. Double size, mushroom color, fitted & flat sheets, washable, & 2 pillow covers, $12.00. jvc headphone with 10 ft. 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 erasers, pa perclips etc.; folder, 4 pkgs. crayons, 47 pens & pencils, $4.00 all. 306-586-9263

Looking for the vintage bub ble lights in working condi tion (Christmas lights) 306681-8749

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 appointment only call 306-631-7698

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 of fers 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.

For Sale Hydraulic bathtub lift for more info call 306-6907227 or 306-693-4321

Wanted, lawn Tractor, John Deere 316, 317, 318 or what have you, running or not. And a John Deere LA tractor or parts from the 40’s. Call or text 306-641-4447

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

For sale one sheet of corru gated green 8” x 24” vinylnever used. $10.00. Phone 306-693-1046 at supper time. Looking for Star Wars 40th anniversary, call 306-6939023

FURNITURE FOR SALE. En tertainment centre: 6 draw ers and glass centre section: 54”L, 19”W, 29”H - $75. 2 piece china cabinet, lighted glass top cabinet; dark rose wood finish: 51.5”L, 20”W - $300. 5 drawer armoire, modern design. Brushed nickel hardware - $150. Wedgewood china, “Oberon” 6 place settings, open veg. bowl & platter - $400, origi nal cost $1200. Approx. 9 gal shop vac with attachments$40. Call 306-513-8713 (DO NOT TEXT). Moose Jaw. For Sale- New fold down couch converts into bed. Do not need it. Beige in color. $265.00 will need help to load. Still in box. Call 306693-3727

We have MOVED and need to sell, all items must be picked up in Moose Jaw. Walnut colored China Cab inet and matching hutch. Cabinet is 57”wX14”dX50”h, glass doors, 2 glass shelves inside and light. Hutch is 58”wX15”dX32”h with 2 sol id doors and a shelf inside. Both are in excellent condi tion. $1500. Matching 60”L x 42”w dining table with 18”

leaf and 6 matching chairs. All in excellent condition as well, $1000.00. Will sell Chi na Cabinet, Hutch, Dining table and chairs all together for $2000.00. Really must be seen to be appreciated. Small China cabinet in great condi tion, glass front with 2 glass shelves and 1 storage area on bottom. Back measures 20” and is about 60” high, asking $75.8 piece walnut colored bedroom suite, including queen size headboard, foot board with 2 large drawers, bedframe and 18” pillow top mattress, all in excellent con dition. Dresser has 7 drawers including 1 secret compart ment, top 3 drawers are lined with felt, comes with beau tiful mirror. Bedside tables, 28”wX18”dX30”h, have 2 drawers each, top is felt lined and has secret compartment (nice to hide some jewelry in) bottom is quite deep, all in excellent condition. Set is currently all apart for easier move but can provide some pictures. Needs to be seen to be appreciated, purchased at Ashley Furniture in Regi na. The Brick has it selling for over $6000 new, we are asking $3000.55” Panaso nic Plasma HD TV, internet compatible, comes with a black 52” long stand with 3 drawers. TV rarely used, stand has little water damage in one back corner. $300. Please call Gale at 306-4217459 for any questions on any of the above items. All items located in Moose Jaw CLOTHING

New pair of size 10 rubber boots - $5.00. 306-681-8749

other items of interest. Call or text 306-641-4447

45 gallon blue plastic barrels, food grade great for rainwa ter save water rather than pay for it, or raised garden beds - $20 each. 306-6818749

WANTED

Help Needed! Did you know Moose Jaw has 2 of the old est trains, one CPR and one CNR, they are located in Wakamow Park. They are in need of serious repair, I have repaired them twice and I am 89 years old and unable to do it. Hoping someone will take over the repaired. Please call Cec at 306-692-1339

Wanted: Carpentry Course materials - modules, text books, notes SIAST or POLY TECHNIC. Phone 972-2257

Moose Jaw Bear traps wanted. Call 306692-0800

Looking for large wood crates with metal bands. 306681-8749

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 fire arms, parts, ammunition etc., in Moose Jaw area. Call or text 306-641-4447

Wanted, free pickup of un wanted yard and garden items. Tillers, snow blowers, tractors, chainsaws, genera tors, etc. Call or text 306-6414447

SERVICES

Everyone is invited to join us as we begin our Scottish country dance classes. We have 2 fully certificated teach ers in our group. Under the direction of our teacher this year, Heather 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 September 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 for ward to meeting and greeting all of you.

work, framing, finishing, tiling, painting and all construction, roofing/ siding- no job too big or small. Reasonable rates, 30 years experience.

Heavy duty equipment oper ator available for work Con tact Ed at 1- 306-988-5517 or email gogreengo777@ icloud.com

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

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

Semi-Retired Contractor – 47 years in business, residential and commercial. Enjoys small or large projects involving plaster, drywall, concrete, painting, taping, texturing, stucco repair, tile and T bar. I work for the Heritage Society and enjoy beautification proj ects. Quality work. Free esti mates. Discount for seniors. Phone Bob Huston 1-587889-1000.

Small Home Repairs. Plumb ing, decks, windows, kitchens, bathrooms etc. No job too small. Phone 306-313-5151 WORK WANTED Looking for Employment. Me chanic, machine and grain truck operator. Farm Experi ence. Call 306-693-9312 or 306-513-6930

GARAGE SALES

Grab & Go 1044 Hopkins Crescent Yard Tools, Books, CD’s, Movies, Encyclope dia’s, Tent, Xmas Ornaments etc. ask about many more items inside

PERSONAL CONNECTIONS

New Jimmie Johnson shirt, size large - $25. 306-6818749 *tshirt

LAWN & GARDEN

Free pickup of unwanted lawn and garden equipment, chainsaws, generators or

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Autumn is the time to give those windows sparkle and shine. Call Brian at 306-6910791 for a free residential es timate. Reasonable rates. Need work done? Contact Bill at 306-630-2268. Interior/ exterior, renovations, form

I would like to thank a very nice man, Dennis for his kindness in helping me cross Main St for 2 blocks to get to Timothy Eaton, on Wednes day Oct 14th.It was very windy and he lost his hat while helping me. Thank you from Gerry

Ever Wonder Why a Friend Acts Like a Neanderthal? This will explain it.

It was recently announced that Swedish Sci entist Svante Paabo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for work on the DNA of Neanderthals.

Neanderthals hung out in Europe several thousand years ago and eventual went extinct, but not before hooking up with Homo-Sapiens, who are usually thought of as modern ‘Europe an’ humans.

Scientist Svante Paabo’s work shows both groups, Neanderthals and Home-Sapi ens, co-existed, and more, in their geographic

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region of the world. His conclusion and the result: people outside Africa have 1% to 2% of the Neanderthal genes. They had children together.

Neanderthals weren’t big travellers. They never visited sub-Saharan African so didn’t co-exist or have ‘relations’ with those folks.

Researchers Identified a New Group of Hu mans – The Denisovans

Paabo and his team also recovered DNA from a finger bone that was discovered in Si beria, allowing for the sequencing of genes.

The success led to the identification of a ‘sister group’ known as ‘Denisovan’. The research team found that 6% of modern day folks in Asia and Southeast Asia carry Denisovan genes and that Neanderthals and Denisonvans split about 600,000 years ago. (You have to wonder who said what to cause the ‘split.’)

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I had a buddy in Finnegan, Alberta who went ‘Neanderthal’ after a few too many beers. Now I know the cause – his 2% Neanderthal Genes.

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GILL, WAYNE Wayne Gill, aged 68 years of Moose Jaw, SK passed away peacefully on Monday, October 3rd, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. Wayne had a caring way of thinking of others, a wicked sense of humour, he loved his family and his dogs, especially his favourite old dog that he has left behind. He loved fishing...even while struggling with COPD, he would go fishing every chance he could. If he couldn’t fish, he would watch fishing shows. He met his health issues head-on with courage and determination. Maybe when he meets up with his brother Allan, they will go fishing and cause some trouble again!

He was predeceased by his father, Jim Gill; mother, Estella Gill; brother, Allan Gill; and infant nephew, Trevor. Wayne leaves behind his wife of 46 years, Elaine (née: Leugner); son, Aaron; daughter, Amy (Chris Lalonde); and the light of his life, his only granddaughter, Rylee. He also leaves behind sisters, Debbie (Bernie) McGillis and Donna (Alvin) Koch; brother, Rob Gill (Rod Schlosser); many other brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews - too numerous to mention; as well as good friend, Dorothy Olynek. Many thanks to the staff at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Gravelbourg, Dr. Geyer, Home Care Palliative program, and a special thank you to Tyler Mudry for the support given.

At Wayne’s request, a Private Family Gathering will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations made in Wayne’s name to the Moose Jaw Humane Society, 1755 Stadacona St W, Moose Jaw, SK S6H would be gratefully appreciated. Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Gary McDowell, Funeral Director 306-693-4550 www. moosejawfuneralhome.com

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

Sagacious

If you follow the stock market at all you are aware of the massive downturn in the indices around the world. As I write this column the US Dow Jones index is down over 18% this year. The Canadian TSX is down around 14%. The German DAX is down 24%. Even the Japanese NIKKEI is down close to 11%. Sagacious investors will not panic but ride out the bump and remember the adage; buy low, sell high.

The word sagacious means of keen and farsighted judgment. A sagacious decision is caused by or indicating acute discernment. It appeared in the English language in the early 17th century. For some decades, sagacious re ferred to the perceptiveness of sight, touch, and especial ly, smell. One of the first authors to use the word, Edward Topsell, wrote in 1607 of bees searching for something with “a most sagacious smelling-sense.” Sagacious has unfortunately lost that insight. It is interesting that English has developed words for discernment of sight and touch, but not smell. Those with acute vision are far-sighted. People with a fine sense of touch are sensitive. But there is no adjective to describe an excellent sense of smell.

You might expect sagacious to be connected to the word ‘sage,’ a wise person or an adjective, meaning wise. Despite similarities of spelling, sound, and sense, the two words are not closely related. Sagacious comes from sa gire, a Latin verb meaning to perceive keenly. And it is re lated to the Latin sagus which refers to prophetic insights. Etymologists believe that sage comes from a different Latin verb, sapere, which means to taste, to have good taste, and eventually to be wise.

Here are some excerpts from a story in Japanese Fairy Tales compiled by Yet Theodora Ozaki in 1908. It is called The Sagacious Monkey and the Boar.

Long, long ago, there lived in the province of Shin shin in Japan, a travelling monkey-man, who earned his living by taking round a monkey and showing off the an imal’s tricks. One evening the man came home in a very bad temper and told his wife to send for the butcher the next morning. . . . “It’s no use taking that monkey round any longer, he’s too old and forgets his tricks. I beat him with my stick all I know how, but he won’t dance prop erly. I must now sell him to the butcher and make what money out of him I can. There is nothing else to be done.”

Now the monkey was in the next room and overheard every word of the conversation. He soon understood that he was to be killed, and he said to himself: Woe is me! What am I to do? Ah! A bright thought has struck me! There is, I know, a wild boar living in the forest nearby. I have often heard of his wisdom. Perhaps if I go to him and tell him the strait that I am in, he will give me his counsel. I will go and try.

There was no time to lose. The monkey slipped out of the house and ran as quickly as he could to the forest to find the boar. The boar was at home, and the monkey began his tale of woe at once.

The boar said: “Hasn’t your master a baby?” “Oh, yes,” said the monkey, “he has one infant son.” “Doesn’t it lie by the door in the morning when your mistress be gins the work of the day? Well, I will come round early and when I see my opportunity, I will seize the child and run off with it.” “What then?” said the monkey. “Why the mother will be in such a tremendous scare, and before your master and mistress know what to do, you must run after me and rescue the child and take it home safely to its parents, and you will see that when the butcher comes, they won’t have the heart to sell you.”

Then all happened as the boar had planned. Both the man and wife were moved to admiration at the gallant conduct of the sagacious monkey, and their gratitude knew no bounds when the faithful monkey brought the child safely back to their arms.

“There!” said the wife. “This is the animal you want to kill—if the monkey hadn’t been here, we would have lost our child forever.” The man replied, “You may send the butcher back when he comes.” When the butcher ar rived, he was sent away with an order for some boar’s meat for the evening dinner, and the monkey was petted and lived the rest of his days in peace.

TREMBLAY, ELIZABETH (BETTY)

Elizabeth (Betty) Tremblay of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan passed away peacefully on October 8, 2022, at the age of 77. Betty is reunited with her husband Bernard (Bernie) Tremblay. She will be forever loved and missed by her children Timothy, Richard, and Tammy; grandchildren Devon, Larry, and Kristen (Thomas); great-grandchildren Maycen, Raya, Olivia, Brady, Bella, Aurora, and Audrey. A Graveside service was held on October 17, 2022, at Rosedale Cemetery.

In living memory of Elizabeth, a memorial planting will be made by W.J. Jones & Son Ltd. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.jonesparkview.com (Obituaries).

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Sagacious, shrewd, perspicacious, and astute can all mean acute in perception and sound in judgement but there are subtle differences. Shrewd stresses practical, hard-headed cleverness and judgement. Perceptive peo ple are often a shrewd judge of character. Perspicacious implies power to see through and understand what is puz zling or hidden. A good counsellor can often see through a person’s façade to arrive at the true intent. Astute suggests diplomatic skill in achieving goals. Elected leaders are often astute players of party politics. Sagacious implies wisdom and farsightedness in decision making.

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.

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‘Wonderful,’ ‘daring,’ ‘heroic’: Soldier saved many lives at Vimy Ridge despite losing his own

By Jason G. Antonio

Mortlach-area soldier Pte. William John stone Milne posthumously received the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, and based on the work of histori ans, his exploits during that fateful day of April 9, 1917 are better known.

Reports from Canadian sources said the Scottish Canadians suffered heavy casualties in capturing the first German trenches, and when they reached the sec ond of three enemy trench lines, resistance had stiffened.

Men rushed from shell hole to shell hole, attacking strong points with gre nades and bayonets. Sources said it wasn’t hard to spot the strong points because mounds of corpses in front indicated their positions. Officers and men fell where they were hit, but the advance never slackened as junior ranks took over.

Pte. William John stone Milne defeated two German machine guns on April 9, 1917 and posthumously received the Victoria Cross. File photo

It was here that Milne won the Victoria Cross by act ing on his own initiative as he had been taught. A machine gun on the left was causing fear ful damage and its crew was fighting off all attempts to cap ture it.

“A fan-shaped heap of corpses was piling up in front of the gun when Milne leaped from a nearby shell hole, crawled on his hands and knees through the mud and managed to destroy the German po sition with a grenade,” Canadian histo rian Pierre Burton recorded in his book “Vimy.”

Laster, as resistance crumbled, some German machine guns were still firing. Here the indomitable Bill Milne clinched his hold on the Victoria Cross with a sec ond feat of daring. Vicious fire was hold ing up the battalion’s advances and it came from a haystack directly in front of Milne.

“What was a haystack doing in No Man’s Land, where every other object had been ground into the mud?” Burton re corded Milne saying before his death.

Milne crawled forward and discov ered that the haystack was a concrete

machine-gun emplacement. His throwing arm didn’t fail him, and a Mills bomb put the gun out of action and terrified the sur vivors, who saw Milne charging at them. They surrendered and the Canadian ad vance continued.

Milne was killed later that day. He was 25 years old.

The Wishaw Press newspaper re called Milne’s exploits in an article on Aug. 1, 1919.

“The wonderful daring and hero ic conduct of the late Private William J. Milne V.C. (Canadian Infantry Battalion) in capturing two German machine guns single handed, and thus saving the lives of his comrades, will be forever recalled as one of the greatest acts of bravery yet per formed on the battlefield,” the article said.

“The feeling of pride and satisfaction felt by the entire community in having the highest of all military awards conferred on one of our own townsmen is coupled with the sad remembrance of the heroic death of the young soldier who sacrificed his life after performing the acts of heroism for which he won the posthumous award.”

After enlisting in Canada on Sept. 12, 1915, Milne gave a framed certificate to his parents that recorded how he had joined the army in Moose Jaw. He was on active duty for a year and twice visited his parents.

“Private Milne’s mother recalled with pride that he was a boy who never gave her a day’s worry. He was an exceeding ly cheery and good-hearted lad and this doubtless accounted for his popularity

among his comrades in the army,” the ar ticle said.

His younger relatives thought he was kind, considering he sent them many gifts and souvenirs. Meanwhile, up until his death, he wrote home regularly. His last letter was to his sister Bessie to whom, with the coming “Big Push,” he sent her his personal items.

He explained that he “was not go ing to give Fritz any chance to get them off him” and gave her instructions if he should be killed.

His commanding officer later said, “His loss is keenly felt by all ranks, with whom he was deservedly popular. He was buried near where he fell on the battlefield and a cross will be erected to his memory.”

Since his body was never found after ward, Milne’s name was inscribed on the Vimy Ridge Monument in France, along with 11,285 other soldiers with no known graves.

Female postal clerk enjoyed reading servicemen’s romantic — and corny — letters to lovers during WWII

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Sending and receiving mail was a big morale booster for servicemen during the Second World War since they could reg ularly stay connected with their mothers, girlfriends and wives wherever they were stationed.

For Florence (Flo) Huttala, working in the post office allowed her to open those letters and read what the men were receiv ing — and some of the humorous things they were sending to their significant oth ers.

“The (corny) line the guy gave his

Florence Huttala wears her air force uniform while out for a walk in Victo ria, B.C., during the Second World War. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

girlfriend. We always discussed it, (us) two girls at the post office,” she chuckled. “I liked the post office. There was so much mail.”

She was probably able to read person al incoming mail because of censorship during the war.

Huttala served in the Royal Canadi an Air Force (RCAF) Women’s Division during the war. She was stationed in Pa tricia (Pat) Bay, British Columbia — near Victoria — for the duration of the war, while she spent most of her time working at the post office.

“We had an army sergeant in charge of the post. He was a good, nice friendly person,” said the 99-year-old. “We had to

go get the mail from the delivery service. And if it was bad weather, he always went instead of sending us.”

At one point, Huttala’s father and sis ter were both stationed at the same base as her. They were able to take a picture together before the other two were even tually shipped elsewhere.

Air force facts

The military created the Royal Cana dian Air Force (RCAF) Women’s Division on Feb. 3, 1942, although it was originally founded as the Canadian Women’s Auxil iary Air Force on July 2, 1941.

There were 17,038 women who served in the RCAFWD, with 30 dying on active service. Personnel served in Canada and overseas, including the headquarters of the RCAF Overseas and No. 6 (RCAF) Group of RAF Bomber Command in Brit ain. Women served in 69 of 102 trades in the RCAF, including aircraft maintenance and air traffic control.

The military eventually disbanded the group on Dec. 11, 1946. From the prairies to the mountains

Huttala was born in 1923 in Scotland before her family moved to Moose Jaw when she was six.

The Second World War was in its third year when she enlisted in Regina in 1942 at age 19. She and other young women were shipped by train to Rockliffe, Ont., for training, which proved quite tough for the Prairie girl.

The military did not provide the

women with uniforms at first. Instead, they were forced to wear coveralls.

“We had to march down the street; we did a lot of marching and drills,” Huttala recalled.

After training finished, Huttala and the other women were shipped back west to the West Coast. They travelled through the mountains during their train journey, a new and thrilling experience for the Moose Javian.

“I was tired of living on the Prairies,” she said. “I was glad when they posted me to B.C.”

Along that rail journey, Huttala hap pened to see her brother while passing through a train station in a small town on the Prairies.

“It was night when we went through this town. And here I saw him. And he just happened to turn — and I was waving,” she said. “And I couldn’t believe that I saw my brother there. It was such a nice (sight).”

One of the main activities at the air base in Pat Bay was dancing, which every one seemed to enjoy.

“I loved dancing,” Huttala recalled wistfully.

Dancing was what everyone did when the war in Europe ended on May 7, 1945, with the air base throwing a big party to celebrate. The base personnel had a great time “cutting a rug,” as did Huttala, who enjoyed every minute of it.

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Florence Huttala, 99, is an air force veteran from the Second World War. She served as a postal clerk in British Columbia. Photo courtesy Chateau St. Michael

Joy-filled Canadian soldiers return from the battlefield after capturing Vimy Ridge in 1917. File photo

The Vimy Ridge Memorial monument in France honours 11,285 Canadians who fought in the First World War and have no known graves. File photo

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From abortion to euthanasia, local pro-life group works to preserve life at all stages

Moose Jaw Right to Life’s mission is to promote the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death and is peacefully pushing back against not only abortion but also euthanasia.

The word “abortion” can stir up various emotions in people, and while it may only be a word, it is powerful, said vice-president Ron Hardy. While this word means the cessation of pregnancy by expulsing an embryo or fetus, at its core, it is really about an issue of vital importance — the sanctity of human life.

Statistics from Campaign Life Coali tion show there are roughly 100,000 surgi cal abortions committed yearly in Canada, he continued. Abortion became legal — with some restrictions — in this country in 1969, and since then, it has killed four million pre-born babies.

“Canada is the only democracy in the world to have zero legal protection for pre-born children. Every other country recognizes the humanity of pre-born chil dren at some point and has found a way to protect them,” said Hardy.

“We seek common ground with all Canadians to develop a starting point for laws protecting our youngest neighbours,” he added. “Concepts that people support — as indicated by public surveys — in clude parental consent mandates and re strictions on sex-selective and late-stage abortion.”

Parent consent

Parental consent is needed for minors to obtain things such as body piercing, tat toos and tanning in salons because teens do not have the maturity to make these life-changing decisions on their own, Har dy pointed out.

However, pregnant teenage girls are permitted to have an abortion without their parents’ knowledge. A parental consent law would not prevent a young woman from requesting and receiving an abortion, but it would ensure parents of vulnerable girls are involved in the process.

“… parents who are aware their

daughter has gone through this experience will be in a better position to assist with any physical and psychological care after the procedure,” said Hardy.

Sex-selective abortion

This practice terminates a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the infant and disproportionately targets baby girls in the womb, he continued.

Easy access to abortion and advances in prenatal sex determination have com bined to make Canada a haven for parents who would terminate female fetuses in fa vour of having sons, despite overwhelm ing censure of the practice, economists and bioethics experts say.

Late-term abortion

Six countries — including Canada, North Korea, China, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Netherlands — allow elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, said Hardy.

Of 198 countries, independent states, and regions worldwide, 59 allow abor tion without restriction as to the reason, otherwise known as elective abortion or abortion on demand, the Charlotte Lozier Institute report found.

The remaining 139 countries require some reason to obtain an abortion rang ing from most restrictive — to save the mother’s life or completely prohibited — to least restrictive — on socioeconomic grounds — with various reasons, includ ing physical health or mental health.

“Upholding laws restricting abortion on demand after 20 weeks would situate Canada closer to the international main stream, instead of leaving it as an outly ing country with ultra-permissive abortion policies,” Hardy added.

Euthanasia

Euthanasia is a misguided answer to a real human problem, and while Moose Jaw Right to Life acknowledges that some people face a life of unimaginable pain, it believes the only acceptable and loving re sponse is to provide the most compassion ate care and pain management possible,

he continued. To make that a possibility, it advocates for more access to the best hos pice care possible.

“Canadian law has allowed the rich and the poor to kill themselves if they are too poor to continue living with dignity. In fact, the ever-generous Canadian state will even pay for their deaths. What it will not do is spend money to allow them to live instead of killing themselves,” Hardy remarked.

For some of Canada’s poorest citi zens, coercion in death is not some distant fear promoted by conspiracy groups but is

a daily pressure. Anytime a country em braces “death with dignity” or “medical aid in dying” or some other euphemistical ly disguised lack of compassion, a price tag is placed on people, he continued.

It is cheapened whenever a price tag is placed on something inherently price less. In Canada’s case, the money goes to the so-called “autonomy” of vulnerable people instead of fighting for their lives.

“Every human being is made in the image of God and is crowned with glory and honour, a dignity we dare not ignore,” Hardy said.

Opposition to abortion and euthanasia is based on the same reasoning as Chris tian opposition to slavery and its subse quently evil dehumanizing treatment of African Americans, while the crusade to end both was — and is — God’s work, he remarked.

“The same liberating power that broke the chains of slavery demands that we see the dignity of all human life and work to protect all people,” he added.

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