Moose Jaw Express November 2nd, 2022

November

Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade back

route and looking for floats

The Kinsmen Santa Parade, a tradition dat ing back decades, returns to its regular route on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m.

The parade will begin at the Town n’ Country Mall and make its jolly, Christmas sy way down Main Street to the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

“We’re hoping to get about 100 en tries,” said Kirk Olson, chairman of the pa rade committee this year. “That would be fantastic, if we could get that many.”

After the parade reaches the Events Centre, a ceremony will follow to turn on the lights of the Kinsmen Christmas tree — which will be set up at the Events Centre within a couple of weeks.

Canada Post will be ready at the Events Centre to collect letters to Santa from all the

children of Moose Jaw, Olson said.

The traditional hot chocolate and cook ies will also be waiting at the end of the pa rade to keep children contented while they wait for their chance to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Applications to be in the parade are be ing co-ordinated by the Moose Jaw & Dis trict Chamber of Commerce.

The contact is chamber@mjchamber. com. There are two important rules for pa rade floats and participants — first, only one Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus can be in the parade — the Kinsmen take care of that appearance themselves.

Secondly, the holiday theme must be preserved.

“You have to have something Christmas

going on with your float or your vehicle, you can’t just show up,” Olson said. “But we’ve had the Grinch and stuff like that, you know, hanging from the back of a tow truck, which was absolutely cool. If it has a Christmas theme, that’s all we ask.”

The past several years have seen the Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade take a wander ing route through Moose Jaw to keep safe distances under public health restrictions. The Kinsmen are excited to get back on the usual track.

“This year, we want to try and get as many people as we can back onto Main Street,” Olson said, “because we’re able to socialize again. We want to get out there and get all the families and kids back to the way things were and spread some joy.”

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Mrs. Claus make an appearance at the end of the parade (file photo)

Halloween Hustle was an afternoon filled with spooktacular fun

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Amy Cojocar, Director of Roots School coordinated a Halloween-themed par ty and Roots students organized it. The “Halloween Hustle” took place on Satur day at St. Andrew’s Church and attracted kids from pre-kindergarten to grade 8.

All the children who attended came dressed in Halloween costumes. There was food and refreshments, with all of the delicious treats prepared by the students at Roots school.

There was haunting singing and cos tume contests with Louie, a pre-kindergar

ten boy, winning first prize in the costume contest.

Roots School is an independent school and teaches pre-kindergarten to grade 8 students. The students at the school are taught with hands-on projects and nature-based experiences which is the provincial curriculum. Students are exploring graphic design, and in the En glish curriculum by writing and designing advertisements. They also engaged in cre ating Halloween computer games, particu larly for this themed event.

Diversified Services hosts Halloween family festival

Moose Jaw Diversified Services organized a Halloween Family Festival for all to en joy last weekend.

The festival was a colourful way to raise funds for their therapy programs and support the community of Moose Jaw’s challenged individuals. A wide variety of activities was held for everyone to enjoy and to get into some spooky fun.

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Volunteers for the event, Tricia Brookfield, Amdrea Montgomery and Darci Dessert welcomed all who dared to partake.

The festival began with a tour of the haunted house. Volunteers dressed in spooky costumes were stationed through out the haunted house, but everyone was drawn to the big screen where animated

ghosts were displayed. A costume contest was held and Baby shark won the cutest costume award. There was a fun bouncy castle, popcorn to enjoy, interactive an imated videos of dancing zombies, and much more. Although a pumpkin-carving contest was scheduled, no one remem bered to bring a pumpkin to carve.

Moose Jaw Diversified Services has

been working with the Moose Jaw commu nity’s challenged individuals since 1967. The goal is to make positive relationships and communications through their service recipients, community organizations, and family members of the community. They provide all these diverse services and in dividual supports for the betterment of the community.

People came and went to the Halloween come & go hosted at the WDM

The Western Development Museum (WDM) held a Halloween Come & Go in Costume event on the weekend, directed by the WDM Education and Public Pro grams Coordinator Karla Rasmussen.

Families came together to enjoy the weekend sightseeing all of the archived museum artifacts on display. Activities for the children included bowling the pins, ball throwing baskets, and drawing activ

ities. All the children were delighted to participate in the activities coordinated by volunteers of the museum.

Kellan and Taylor Mickleborough came with their children to enjoy the week

end. “We come here all the time and this time it’s special because it’s our youngest daughter’s birthday,” said Kellan.

The museum’s main attractions are the Canada Pacific archival trains and the archive of the Snowbirds. Families gath ered around in these two archives to take photographs with their children and to get on some of the trains. The best thing about the museum activities is they designed for visitors of all ages’ enjoyment.

The WDM’s focus of this Hallow een-themed event was to collect donations of canned cat food for the Moose Jaw Hu mane Society. Visitors were asked to bring a can of cat food and receive an exclusive WDM button featuring a vintage black cat design.

Children and volunteers are enjoying the Halloween Hustle party hosted by Roots school and held at St. Andrew’s Church.

Shay (left) gave out the winner’s prize to Louie at the Roots school Hallow een Hustle party held at St. Andrew’s Church.

Lucas (left), Aaron (center), Rosie (cen ter) and Charlie (right) dressed up in Halloween costumes and enjoying the Halloween Hustle party put on by Roots school at St. Andrew’s Church.

Charlie picked out a gift from the tray at the Roots school Halloween Hustle party at St. Andrew’s Church

Shay (left), Aayla (center) and Emmett (right) are the presenters of the Hallow een Hustle party held by Roots school at St. Andrew’s Church.

People enjoying Halloween with their family at Moose Jaw Diversified Ser vices Halloween Family Festival.

Children came dressed up to the Hal loween family festival hosted by Diver sified Services.

Volunteers for the event, Tricia Brook field (left) Amdrea Montgomery (cen tre) Darci Dessert (right) are all dressed up for the fun and festivities.

Laurent Pennacchio dressed as a mascot to give people a live feel of Moose Jaw Diversified Services Halloween Family Festival’s haunted house.

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Karri and Lyla are ball throwing at the Hal loween Come & Go hosted by the WDM.

Lyla, dressed as a supergirl, enjoyed the toy train exhibit at the WDM.

Individuals enjoyed the outing during the Halloween Come & Go hosted by the WDM.

Sarah Rouffiange and daughter Audrey came dressed for the event during the Halloween Come & Go at the WDM.

The Snowbirds exhibits and photos are always a hit with visitors to the WDM.

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Doc Walker bringing big hits to MJ alongside Lonestar, George Canyon, Sawyer Brown

Canadian country music duo Doc Walker will be in Moose Jaw on Saturday, Nov. 19, playing at the Moose Jaw Events Cen tre alongside George Canyon, Lonestar, and Sawyer Brown.

Since forming in 1994, Doc Walker, composed of Chris Thorsteinson and Dave Wasyliw, have become one of Canada’s most recognized country acts. Over nearly three decades, together they have achieved 1 JUNO Award, 14 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, 21 Top 10 Canadian country radio singles, eight #1 CMT videos, and accumulated millions of streams.

Tickets to the concert are available from Sasktix.ca.

MooseJawToday.com spoke with Chris Thorsteinson about playing in Moose Jaw again, what the pandemic lockdown was like, and being back on the road.

“I’ve always liked Moose Jaw,” Thor steinson said. “One of our fellow Winni peggers lives around there, Burton Cum mings. Done a few shows with him and we’re big fans of his.

“One of my favourite times when we were touring way back was when we’d do Regina, then Moose Jaw, and Red Deer. Those were the three places in the Prairies I really liked going to.”

Thorsteinson said they used to stay in the Park Hotel back when it was called the Royal George.

“It used to be that it was haunted; we had one of our biggest ‘haunted place’ stories in Moose Jaw. … And I gotta say, none of us really believed in ghosts, but we were pretty creeped out, because we stayed in the rooms up above, right?

“This would have been 20-some years ago, now. That’s back when we used to do bar tours … and every place had a country bar.”

Other Moose Jaw memories Thor steinson recalled are the time someone broke the back window of their Suburban — they had to take a hotel comforter and tape it up — and the year they played the CP Holiday Train and Moose Jaw was the only place they were allowed to hop off af ter their set to grab a beer and a bite to eat.

“We’ve been doing it a while,” he laughed. “I mean, it’s been 20 years since

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we released Rocket Girl. It flies by, man, you think, ‘oh, we’re just a young, up-andcoming band,’ and then that first single is 20 years ago. It’s just amazing how fast it goes by.”

The pandemic was hard on Thorsteinson and Wasy liw because they missed touring, but Thorsteinson said it turned out to be a good time to focus on fam ily.

“After touring for so many years, I think we took advantage of (the pandem ic) to slow it down… Both Dave and I and the other guys in the band, like, all our kids are between eight and 15 years old. That’s a good time of life to pause and be with your family.”

The “Rocket Girl” remix

As they started getting back on the road and feeling the excitement again, Doc Walker asked themselves how they could celebrate the anniversary of Curve (2001), their first big album.

“There were three singles off that re cord, but ‘Rocket Girl’ was the one that really connected with audiences. But the problem was, I lost the tapes,” Thorstein son laughed, “for the whole album!

“That’s back when they were record ed on two-inch reel-to-reel tapes. … I spent a week and a half, two weeks trying to track these tapes down and finally found them in a storage room under some boxes. Not the most responsible thing to do with your first recording tapes!”

The tapes were professionally re stored and transferred to a digital format. Wasyliw then spent many hours in his per sonal studio fixing some parts of the re cording and redoing others.

“He did most of the work,” Thorstein son said. “It turned out, too, it sounded pretty darn good at the end, and it still has that same magic that the original had.” Touring inspires creativity

Thorsteinson and Wasyliw are always working on new music, he said, creating and writing and recording. Their latest

“It really takes being on the road, though, being together day after day, to either come up with crazy stories or just live through a moment you can turn into a song,” Thorsteinson said.

“So, we’re looking forward to get ting back out on the road, especially with Lonestar and Sawyer Brown and George

Canyon, I mean, there’s three legendary artists. I’m pretty sure there’s going to be lots to write about after that tour!”

Thorsteinson said that they love play ing live enough to give up some money in exchange for performing more frequently. Some bands only want to play four or five shows a year — not Doc Walker. Small towns, a packed schedule, and happy su perfans are what they’re after.

“I think we’d rather make less and play more,” he explained, “just because that’s what we do and that’s what we want to do.”

‘It’s going to be a pretty amazing night’

This particular tour is focusing on the biggest hits from the four acts. Given the combined star power and history, they won’t have time to play them all.

“We can’t be on stage for five hours! Nobody’s gonna do that,” Thorsteinson said. “So, you’re going to get the big hits from Lonestar, the big hits from Sawyer Brown, and George Canyon and us … to be able to come to a show like this, where it’s just boom, boom, boom, hit after hit, you know, it’s going to fly by.

“It’s going to be a pretty amazing night, I think, with four acts like that on stage at one time. You’re probably not go ing to see that again for a while.”

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Doc Walker will be at the Moose Jaw Events Centre on Saturday, Nov. 19 alongside Sawyer Brown, Lonestar, and George Canyon (courtesy Strut Entertainment)

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I liked the analogy I heard recently: “Keep your eyes on the horizon!”

In the context of the com ment, it was regarding how important it is for us as hu mans to have individual goals set for our lives. Everyone should have short term, as well as life goals set as mark ers of what we want to accom plish and where we want to be at the end of it all.

“Without dreams and goals, there is no living, only merely existing, and that is not why we are here.”

Mark Twain

By setting goals, you create a long-term vision; motivation becomes a by-product that leads a person to organize their time and resources, as well as acquire the knowledge necessary so that one can make the most of their life. Setting goals helps trigger new behaviours, helps guide your focus and helps you sustain a certain momentum through life.

In an article, The Science of Psychology Goal-Set ting 101, read on positivepsychology.com, it states, “Goal setting in psychology refers to a successful plan of action that we set for ourselves. It guides us to choose the right moves, at the right time, and in the right way. In a study conducted on working professionals, Edwin A. Locke, a pioneer in the field of goal-setting, found that individuals who had highly ambitious goals had a better performance and output rate than those who didn’t (Locke, 1996).”

Whether or not the goals are met in the end is not really as important as who you become enroute. By disciplining oneself to focus on the goals at hand and work towards accomplishing them makes a much big ger difference in the person you become in the long run.

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Zig Ziglar

When you set goals for your life and can see prog ress along the way, it creates a greater sense of believ ing in yourself as an individual. It also makes you real ize what’s important in your life. Sometimes we don’t actually know what we want – we may think we want more money or a better paying job and that’s what we think will make us happy, but in actuality it’s about doing something we’re passionate about and spending more time with those we love.

If you have set out a clear path for your life and know where you want to go, there is a much greater chance of you hitting the mark.

We only have so much time here on this earth to do what we have set out for ourselves to accomplish so let’s not waste the time we’ve been given and get on with our aspirations.

Keep your eyes on the horizon!

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Couple celebrates 75 years of marriage with party at Chateau St. Michael’s

Burton’s advice to a successful mar riage is to never go to bed angry and to give each other 100 per cent. To this day, they go to bed hold ing hands as they’ve done for 75 years.

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Happy 75th Anniversary Burton, 96, and Clara Bodie, 93, who were married in 1947 in Palmer, Sask., at the ages of 21 and 18.

They resided in Palmer — east of Gravelbourg — until they retired, sold the farm and moved to Moose Jaw. Through difficult economic times, loss of their three children (Terry, Robert and Jack), and a changing world, they’ve found a way to remain together.

The special day was celebrat ed at Chateau St. Michael’s with Eion Davison, the best man, along with grandchil dren, great-grand children, nieces, a brother, and other family friends who were able to join Burt and Clara for this celebration.

Special thanks to staff members Krista and Garry for providing the op portunity for this special occasion.

The Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal 2022 nomination deadline extended

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The deadline for Saskatchewan Volunteer 2022 nomina tions has been extended to Nov. 19, 2022.

“I encourage everyone to nominate an exceptional volunteer for the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal. Please help us recognize the generosity and positive impact of the individuals who devote their time to improving the lives of others in our province,” said Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty.

Only current or former long-term residents of Sas katchewan can be nominated. Individual and group sub missions are also accepted. No organization submissions

will be accepted.

The Saskatchewan Volunteer medal was established in 1995 to formally recognize the province’s volunteers and their selfless devotion.

In the spring of next, a ceremony will be held to present the recipients with their Saskatchewan Volunteer Medals.

To nominate an outstanding volunteer visit https:// www.saskatchewan.ca/government/heritage-hon ours-and-awards/saskatchewan-volunteer-medal.

Saskatchewan looking forward to mitigating their liquor retail operations

Years of net revenue declines are forcing The Government of Saskatchewan to transit their liquor stores over to the private sector in 2023.

“We believe now is the time to complete the transi tion to the private sector to free up financial resources for other priorities and to mitigate future losses,” said Minis ter Responsible for SLGA Lori Carr.

SLGA’s projection of retail income for 2022-23 is $395,000. Profitability was highest in 2018-19 by $9.4 million and then in 2021-22 declined to $3.2 million.

All 34 stores that hold retail store permits will be sold at the beginning of 2023 through public online auctions. Among these 34 stores, one is in Moose Jaw. Eligible bid ders must have a commercial liquor permit to qualify for bidding. SLGA-owned 19 buildings including all physical

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assets will be sold in a separate process. A workforce ad justment plan will be negotiated for the affected employ ees between SLGA and the Saskatchewan Government and the General Employees Union (SGEU). The final closing dates of all stores might vary although all stores are supposed to be closed by Mar. 31, 23.

This announcement will not affect SLGA’s current business conduct with their Distribution Centres. SLGA will regularly conduct their wholesale operation of alco holic beverages, as well as their gaming and cannabis for the province until their closing date.

Police find bag of firearms, need public’s help to determine their origins

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The Moose Jaw Police Service recently located a bag of firearms and needs the public’s help in determining their origin and why they may have been left behind.

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Officers located a suspicious bag behind some businesses in the 500 block of Thatcher Drive East and discovered several firearms inside the bag. They now need the public’s assistance with information about the firearm’s origins and how they arrived near those businesses.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police service at 306-694-7600 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or use the P3Tips app on your smartphone.

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A photo from the wedding of Bur ton and Clara Bodie, who were married in Palmer, Sask., in 1947. Photo submitted

Burton and Clara Bodie celebrated their 75th wed ding anniversary recently with a party at Chateau St. Michael’s surrounded by friends and family. They are holding hands, just as they do each night before they go to bed. Photo contributed

The big snowstorm turned this 10-foot high cherry tree into a five-footer. The owner knocked off the snow several times to prevents the tree from splitting. Ron Walter photo

Saskatchewan Polytechnic develops Health Care Cook Program

anyone interested in cooking and helping others. Cooks in health care are in high de mand,” said Sask Polytech’s Food & Nu trition management and Health Care Cook programs head Leanne McFarland.

The SHA will provide subject matter assistance for the Health Care Cook cer tificate program by reviewing all course materials. They are also going to provide 75 hours of work experience and regular guest speakers will come to support this certificate program for all full-time stu dents. All these activities are simply to ensure graduates of this program will be ready to work in any healthcare kitchen.

Stephanie Cook Executive Director of Nutrition and Food Services for Saskatch ewan Health Authority said, “Teaching cooking students about proper nutrition in meal planning and preparation is import ant.”

Recently, the SHA has undertaken to be better able to understand and learn about Indigenous foodways so that they

can better serve the Métis and the First Na tion patients, residents and clients. A team of SHA partners, including First Nations, Métis Health and patient family partners made it possible to be able to support stu dents and help them learn about Indige nous foodways.

The Health Care Cook program will only be offered in Sask Polytech’s Moose Jaw or Prince Albert campuses. This is a 39-week, full-time certificate program. SHA employees can receive credit through Prior Learning and Recognition (PLAR) and would get additional knowledge on nutrition, operations, menu development and cultural diversity virtually.

“This is a winning relationship for Sask Polytechnic and the SHA. This ca reer is for anyone interested in improv ing patients’ health through cooking and brightening patients’ day through food and nutrition,” McFarland says.

More information is available in Health Care Cook Program.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Saskatch ewan Health Authority (SHA) have col laborated to develop a Health Care Cook program to create more cooks for the health-care industry. This program offers

the tools to provide kitchen services in hospitals, caregiver homes, long-term care homes, personal care homes and private care facilities.

“There is a great career option for

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From The Kitchen

By Joyce Walter - Moose Jaw Express

Dinner menu planned ahead for minister’s visit

If the minister voiced his/her intention beforehand to partake of a meal with a family of the congregation, there was much fussing and planning before the big event.

A cookbook, published in 1964, Thoughts For Festive Foods, offers some ideas for what to serve the minister when his visit is planned.

In our house, if the minister dropped in without notice, an extra cup of water went into the soup or stew, there was always canned fruit for dessert and I knew not to take the first helping or go back for seconds until the minister had his/her share.

This week’s recipes are what the cookbook suggests the minister would enjoy.

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BRAISED LEG OF VEAL

1-6 lb. leg of veal

1 clove garlic, split

1/2 cup thin French dressing

1 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. oregano

pinch of rosemary

2 tbsps. shortening

3 onions, sliced

3 celery stalks, sliced

1-10 oz. can chicken broth

4 small carrots

1/2 lb. small, fresh mushrooms

1/2 cup dry white wine

Remove outer skin, wash and dry veal and rub with garlic. Saturate a large piece of cheesecloth until very moist in the French dressing. Wrap around the veal to enclose the meat. Refrigerate overnight.

Remove veal from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for one hour. Remove cheesecloth. Season meat with salt, pepper, oregano and rosemary.

Heat shortening in a skillet or Dutch oven. Add onion and celery and sauté lightly. Add veal and pour chicken broth over. Cover, reduce heat and simmer slowly until tender, about 4 hours. At the two hour mark, add the carrots and more water. After 4 hours, add mushrooms and wine and simmer 10 minutes longer.

Remove veal to a hot platter, slice and then arrange vegetables around meat and garnish with sprigs of celery.

Leftover veal is especially tasty in sandwiches.

• • • BUTTER PECAN SPROUTS

3 lbs. fresh Brussels sprouts Sauce:

1/4 cup butter or shortening

1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Wash and remove discoloured leaves from fresh sprouts and leave whole.

Cook for 10 minutes in enough water that sprouts are covered.

Drain and cover with the sauce that is made by browning the butter until golden and then adding the pecans and heating them through.

• • • CHOCOLATE FUDGE ICEBOX CAKE

18 lady fingers, split

8 oz. sweet cooking chocolate

3 tbsps. water

4 egg yolks, beaten

2 tbsps. icing sugar

1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional

4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Melt chocolate in double boiler. Add water and blend. Remove from heat and add egg yolks, one at a time, beating vigorously until smooth and blended.

Add icing sugar, chopped nuts and blend. Fold in whipped cream, then beaten egg whites.

Line a 2 qt. soufflé dish or spring form with lady fingers. Pour in mixture. Chill at least 12 hours in refrigerator.

To serve, remove spring form rim or serve from soufflé dish.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel. net

Community art project butterfly completed at Shurniak Art Gallery

The Shurniak Art Gallery in Assiniboia is home to a newly completed steel Monarch butterfly that was completed with partic ipation from the locals over a period of several months.

The project was possible through grant funding from the SK Arts Artists in Communities grant. Artists Crystal Thor burn and Alison Lewis completed the grant application and co-ordinated a series of workshops for community members to learn and create together.

“This project has become a true com munity collaboration with the help of so many,” Thorburn said by email. “We be gan with the first of 20 workshops in Janu ary, which were the reintroduction to par ticipating in group activities after the last 2 years of limited interactions with one another.”

Workshops in a variety of artistic mediums — drawing, watercolour, acryl ics, silk painting, and clay — followed, in combination with Artist’s Talks held at the Shurniak Gallery. The Assiniboia Arts Council provided advertising and some supplies.

During the clay workshops, 55 par ticipants created six-inch by six-inch clay tiles.

Jared Williams, the Shurniak Gallery collections manager, was unaware of the final intended purpose of the tiles.

“It wasn’t just the butterfly, the initial project had a bunch of classes and sessions on art,” he explained. “When people came to the clay class, they didn’t know at the time, but they were making one of these clay tiles that would be fastened to the but terfly … There was no theme, you could

make anything you wanted. Mine was an ankh.”

The sculpture was designed by Thor burn and cut by Torri Warken in Saska toon. Chuck’s Collision sandblasted and spraypainted the wings. The Assiniboia Composite High School provided the space to work on the tiles.

The tiles were glazed and fired at the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery (MJM&AG) under the supervision of Christy Schweiger, the MJM&AG educa tion co-ordinator. Williams, Thorburn, and Lewis mounted the tiles onto the sculpture.

“Bringing all of these pieces together has created a symbolic tribute to the com munity we live in,” Thorburn said. “The butterfly was chosen as a representation of transformation and the changes we’ve all gone through in the past couple of years. … As an interactive sculptural piece, we hope individuals will continue to feel a part of the community when they stand between the wings as the body of the but terfly.”

The Monarch sculpture will be in stalled in its final location on the grounds of Assiniboia Town Office in the spring, with landscaping to be completed by Communities in Bloom.

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Crystal Thorburn and Alison Lewis stand together with the completed butterfly (from Facebook)

Students learn about safety at Safety Days

On Wednesday, Sept 26, Prairie South School Division (PSSD) and the Sas katchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions (SAASE) host ed their annual Safety Day event at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds.

The goal of this event was to teach young children about safety hazards that can happen regularly in our day-to-day life.

“It’s important for students to learn about safety,” said Jeff Freely, Career

Development Officer and Special Events Coordinator of Prairie South School Divi sion. “Certain things parents are going to teach them, but then there are certain oth er things that maybe parents don’t know about, or maybe you didn’t think about. So, we would like to get them some safe ty knowledge and understanding of things before they get to that point.”

Freely also said injuries can happen

anywhere, in the workplace or at home, and sometimes the risk is quite uncertain. It is important to educate children about these risks and prepare them for these challenges.

Dozens of stations were set up during Safety Days for the children to learn about safety, including Online Internet Safety, Fire Safety, Hand Washing Safety, Fire Safety, Mental Healthcare Safety, Bus

Safety, Electric Electricity Safety, Para medics Safety, Hearing Aid Safety, An imal Safety and Police Safety. Students rotated to each station after every 10 min utes. “Kids are going to learn about safety and take that home with them and pass it on to other members of their family and friends,” said Glenn Duck Executive Di rector of The Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibition.

The one-day event was an over whelming success with about 550 to 600 students attending.

SFL convention begins in Regina: Privatization, inflation, government inaction on agenda

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The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) annual convention is returning in-person for the first time in three years from Oct. 26 to 28 at the Queensbury Con vention Centre in Regina.

The event is the 66th SFL convention. It also marks the 50-year anniversary of the Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety Act — the first legislation of its kind in North America. A panel discussion on the history and legacy of OHS in Sas katchewan will take place on the first day of the convention.

“We’re so pleased to be gathering once again in person for the first time in three years,” said Lori Johb, SFL presi dent. “Workers have been through so much these past few years — a global pandemic, the worst inflation in 40 years, a lack of good jobs, and a crisis in health care have all pushed working people to their limit.

“This convention is the perfect time for us all to come together in solidarity as workers, to speak up and tell politicians and employers that Saskatchewan workers deserve so much better.”

The theme of the SFL convention this year is “Speaking Up!”

In addition to standard convention reports and elections, issues at the top of the agenda include privatization, inflation, and what the SFL sees as government in action to help workers with current chal lenges.

According to the SFL’s news release, “Workers must also speak up against pri vatization, against the corporate greed that is driving inflation and a government that is doing nothing to help workers make ends meet while the cost of living is sky rocketing.”

The SFL has openly criticized the pol icies and priorities of the Scott Moe gov ernment over the last few years.

For example, Johb called Moe’s an nouncement of $500 rebate checks earlier this year “suspicious” and said it was ob viously motivated by politics rather than a sincere desire to help Saskatchewanians.

New Mossbank subdivision could raise population by 17 per cent

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The Town of Mossbank recently completed work on a new subdivision on Centennial Drive that could add as many as 60 people to the pop ulation, a 16- to 17-per-cent increase over the town’s 370 current residents.

“We’ve been talking about it as part of our strategic planning discussions since 2014, said Chris Costley, chief administrative officer for the Town of Mossbank. “This was a project that was contemplated way back in the mid to late ‘70s. Centennial Drive was partially completed, and then the market dried up in the ‘80s.

“This is really finishing a 40-year-old proj ect.”

People have been moving from rural to ur ban areas steadily for decades now, a trend seen all over the industrialized world. Mossbank, though, grew its population by 10 per cent be tween the last two censuses. The median age of the town dropped from 51 to 41, something the town’s leadership sees as proof that their growth strategy is working.

When asked how Mossbank has managed to grow despite the odds, Costley said they have excellent water and lots of recreational options. Mossbank’s water quality index is 100, and res idents get 3,000 gallons a month for $70.

“That’s tough to find nowadays,” he point ed out.

Costley also highlighted the resources that have been put into Mossbank’s recreational venues.

“We have a few things that most people wouldn’t expect. We’ve got a 24-hour, full-ser

vice gym. Our ice rink is well maintained, we’ve put a lot of money into it over the last few years — the boards are new, the lights are new, the roof is new. The swimming pool is brandnew as of 2017.”

In 2022, work was completed on paved walking trails that now interconnect every park

Other presentations at the convention include a KAIROS Indigenous blanket ex ercise; Enough Already SK, which aims to eliminate workplace sexual harassment; the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which is protesting the privatiza tion of public service jobs and selloff of public assets by the Sask Party; and a dis cussion of minimum wage by the Canadi an Centre for Policy Alternatives.

A rally at the Legislature will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27.

The convention concludes Friday with an address by Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck, a bearpit session with NDP MLAs, and the election of the SFL president and secretary-treasurer.

area in the town. A spray park, new daycare facility, third baseball diamond, proximity to Old Wives Lake Nature Area, and one of the only functional original blacksmith shops in the province are also part of the town’s appeal.

Costley said attracting families is the first priority of Mossbank’s leadership. There are family discounts for the gym, the swimming pool, and everywhere else they’ve been able to put them.

“The demand is there. We did a smaller subdivision in 2017 … we sold (every home), so that proved there’s a demand for housing here. This (Centennial Dr. expansion) is much larger, this one has 23 lots.”

Mossbank has a program whereby home owners receive a three-year tax break after moving in to a new construction, and Costley expects the new lots will sell quickly.

Lori Johb speaks at an SFL rally in Sas katoon on August 18 (from Facebook)

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Kendra Ulmer of Agricultural Health and Safety Network teaches children about hearing aid safety.

Const. Reggie Pawliw teaches children about the dangers of drunk driving and drug abuse.

Cathie Bassett Public Education Offi cer of Moose Jaw Fire teaches children about fire safety.

Mike Slater Advanced Care Paramedic officer teaches children about CPR pro cedures.

The Town of Mossbank is focused on provid ing family amenities to grow their communi ty. Photo courtesy Mossbank Town Office

Old Wives Lake Nature Area is a major bird sanctuary a few minutes from Mossbank.

Photo courtesy Mossbank Town Office (Ali Lauren Creative Services)

Photo courtesy Mossbank Town Office (Ali Lauren Creative Services)

By Patricia Hanbidge

Hallowe’en Rituals Rooted in Horticulture

Each year on October 31st, we celebrate an age-old tradi tion dating back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Traditionally, people would light bonfires and wear cos tumes to ward off ghosts that visit on All Hallows Eve. The new year used to be celebrated by the Celts in what is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and France on No vember 1st. Thus October 31st marked the end of sum mer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter! This was a time when the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. This last day of October celebrated the last harvest of the year and consequently, many associated rituals involve an ar ray of seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Creating lanterns to scare off ghouls is one of the most popular Hallowe’en traditions that is thought to

have originated in England, Ireland and Scotland. Pump kins and winter squash did not arrive in Europe until the 1500’s so prior to that time faces were carved into tur nips and other hard-skinned autumn vegetables. There is a story behind the Jack-o-Lantern. The legend goes that a stingy, miserable old man named Jack liked to play tricks on everyone including his fami ly, friends and even the Devil himself. It is said that he once tricked the Devil to climb up an ap ple tree and whist up there, Stingy Jack placed cross es around the base which effectively trapped the devil up the tree. He then made a deal with the Devil that if the Devil promised to not take his soul when he died, he would remove the crosses and let him down. Many years later when Jack did die, he was turned away from the pearly gates because he had led a worthless life on earth. The Devil kept his promise to not take his soul and Jack became frightened as he realized he had nowhere to go and would be destined to forever wander the darkness. Out of pity, the Devil tossed Jack an ember to help him light his way. All his mortal life Stingy Jack loved to eat turnips and just so happened to have one along for this journey. He quickly hollowed out the turnip and placed

the ember inside. It is said that Stingy Jack is still walk ing with his Jack-o-lantern looking for a place to stay.

Kale may be now a fashionable healthy food, but in the past kale stalks were used to predict future romances. In the poem Halloween written by Robert Burns he wrote about the length and shape of the stalk to represent your partner’s height and figure. The amount of soil around the roots represented wealth.

Apples are often a feature in many Hallowe’en cere monies as the apple harvest falls at around the same time as Hallowe’en celebrations. When you cut through an apple, you can reveal the witch’s five-pointed star and thus the apple has long been held as a symbol of magic. Bobbing for apples is a much loved tradition and in areas where cider is produced, there is much wassailing that occurs. This is a celebration where people sing and hang toast on the apple trees to “bless” them.

In Scotland and Northern England, Hallowe’en we historically known as Nut-Crack Night. Couples would throw recently harvested hazelnuts or chestnuts into the fire to predict their romantic future. If the nuts burned quietly, they would have a happy union, but if the nuts hissed and crackled a more unsettled future was in store.

Hopefully your last harvest was bountiful and con tained many things that you can use for your Hallowe’en celebrations.

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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Farms” new Agriculture Innovation for Saskatchewan

SaskTel and Olds College of Agriculture & Technology have collaborated to solve some of the most challenging agriculture and rural connectivity issues within Sas katchewan. They signed the memorandum on Oct. 13.

“We have received federal govern ment money and provincial government money to pay for the Ag tech to start these programs,” Mike Stefaniuk, Director of Business Development for IoT and Digi tal Transformation of SaskTel told us. “We are going to jointly seek funding with Olds College, to get the necessary funding for setting up various devices and get the ap plications up and running.”

Stefaniuk said simply just throw ing one kind of technology would not be enough for this system to operate properly. The whole infrastructure needs to be there. He calls it the DNA framework. He also said, within this DNA framework, they are not going to keep or retain any rights to own the data. All the data will be owned by individual farmers and producers of ag riculture.

The main focus is to supply all these Ag Tech infrastructures so that producers can make their own decisions and come up with ideas for improving their yield. In this way, the privacy of farmers’ data will be respected and Crown Corporations will have more accountability.

The goal of this Smart Farm is not only for supplying Ag Tech but also a learning hub for students and researchers.

“Students aren’t often exposed to Ag Tech; that’s not part of their program ming,” said Stefaniuk. This is another challenge that the partnership wants to work on. Stefaniuk believes exposing Ag Tech to students is important for real-life implications and it’s also something the students want as well. The company is still working with the University of Saskatch ewan and Olds College of Agriculture & Technology to make these technologies accessible for students so that students are more familiar with and comfortable while operating them.

Another goal of this collaboration is to make technologies that are more envi ronmentally friendly. Smart Farm will test on soils to see how much carbon footprint is already there, and how much carbon is

The Council of the City of Moose Jaw, pursuant to Zoning Bylaw No. 5346 is considering an application to allow for a proposed “Place of Worship” on Blocks 86-87, Plan No. D4450, Ext. 27-28, civically known as 303 Coteau St W, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, which is a discretionary use within the C1B – Mixed Use Neighbourhood Commercial District. Additional information regarding the applica tion may be found on the “announcements” page at www.moose jaw.ca. The application, and any representations, will be considered by City Council on Monday, November 14, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 228 Main Street North.

Written submissions must be received by the Department of Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, by 10:00 AM on Monday, November 14, 2022, in person or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca.

Tracy Wittke – City Clerk

being produced and absorbed regularly. These results will help them make chang es in their technology to control carbon management. Carbon emission has always been a bigger topic in Canada and it has also been taxed. A reduction in carbon emissions will be cost-effective for farm ers. “You don’t know if carbon emissions are increasing or decreasing or how much the farming operation is producing or ab sorbing, depending on what activity is tak ing place,” said Stefaniuk. “The first thing is to establish the baseline.”

The other goal is to solve “Labour Management.” Canada’s labour problems have always been a serious issue. Smart Farm’s goal is to use automation for re ducing labour dependency. “We know that there’s a real labour shortage for producers

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and on the farm,” he said. As they adapt more technological infrastructure, people need to get more comfortable and train themselves for these changes.

Even after all these interesting attri butes were offered by Smart Farm and its Ag tech resources, the main question still relies on the acceptability among the farm ers of Saskatchewan for proper implemen tations of such resources. To this, Stefa niuk stated, “The framework we use has already been written years ago in a book called Crossing the Chasm.” By this ref erence he meant, technological innovation is all about trial and error. Sometimes you lose some and sometimes you gain by a milestone. There are early innovators and adopters, then there are laggards and skep tics. The laggards and skeptics are reluc tant to accept all these changes and adapt to the new ways. “They will not take a leap of faith.” Although, when there is certain progress, they eventually come around to accepting these changes.

The main idea of this Smart Farm is to make the environment more eco-friend ly and use Ag Tech to increase production yield for farmers’ profitability. It is also a learning hub for students who are interest ed in agriculture. The Smart Farm is built on 800 acres of land west of Craik, SK. It is also a gift from Margery Steckler and her late husband, George Steckler.

For more information, you can visit https://www.oldscollege.ca/olds-collegesmart-farm/index.html.

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The Council of the City of Moose Jaw, pursuant to Zoning Bylaw No. 5346 is considering an application to allow for a proposed “O ce” on Block C, Plan No. 80MJ04751, Ext. 0, civically known as 15 Paul Drive, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, which is a discretionary use within the CS – Community Service and Institutional District. Additional information regarding the application may be found on the “announcements” page at www.moosejaw.ca. The application, and any representations, will be considered by City Council on Monday, November 14, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 228 Main Street North.

Written submissions must be received by the Department of Planning and Development Services, 228 Main Street North, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3J8, by 10:00 AM on Monday, November 14, 2022, in person or by email at planning@moosejaw.ca.

Tracy Wittke – City Clerk

Third annual Infinity Athletics Trunk or Treat brings Halloween into the sunshine

Infinity Athletics’ third annual Trunk or Treat was a hit on Sunday afternoon, with 14 businesses setting up decorated trunks so that little ones could circle the parking lot collecting candy.

It was a touch windy and chilly, but quite warm enough for a late-October day — and beautifully sunny.

“I just came to have some fun with the kids and share in the spirit of Hallow een trick or treating,” said Wyndi Breti, owner of Service Master Restore Moose Jaw. Breti had a Ghostbusters costume on, complete with a shop-vac/backpack. “I

Festival of Trees Brunch Family Brunch –Sunday, November 27th

Start the holiday season of giving on Sunday, November 27th, at the Festival of Trees Family Brunch at the Moose Jaw Event Centre hosted by the Hospital Auxiliary. Guests will be treated to a wonderful brunch, delight in the Festival of Trees Christmas displays, live holiday music, and share a special memory.

It is time to Celebrate Together Again at this year's Festival of Trees Family Brunch. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. to view the Christmas Tree displays and other auction items, with brunch starting at noon. Every dollar raised will help purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment to save lives at our local hospital. Adult tickets are $30, and children's tickets are $20. Your support is appreciated. Tickets are available online at SaskTix.

think they’re having a great time. It’s great to see all the different costumes and to let them come out in the warmth instead of late at night.”

Tiny dinosaurs, a couple of traffic lights, superheroes, ghosts, large fruits, and animals wandered through the parking lot ooh-ing and ah-ing and collecting can dy. Inside, families with smaller children played in the gym or coloured at tables.

“It’s going awesome!” Melissa Mar zolf said. Marzolf co-owns Infinity Athlet ics with her sister Katie Smith. “We have 14 businesses out, the kids are excited,

it’s such a fun afternoon. They’re trick-ortreating, there’s games and crafts, there’s candy. Lots of fun.”

Teresa Fellinger, who owns and op erates Scrappin’ With T inside Past Times antique store, had a large pumpkin patch and guarded it in her Snoopy outfit. She also represented her husband’s business Fellinger and Son’s Meats.

“I get to be a kid again,” she laughed. “Just having fun! The kids are so excited, so this is fabulous.”

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Minto United Church’s women’s group to celebrate 60 years of service

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Minto United Church’s United Church Women (UCW) group is celebrating its 60th anniversary and is inviting past and present members — and family and friends — to join in the celebrations.

The event occurs on Sunday, Nov. 13, with a church service at 10:30 a.m., followed by a lunch and program afterward in the hall.

The anniversary theme is “Past, Present and Future.”

This celebration is actually nationwide because it was in 1962 when several women’s groups in the United Church of Canada joined to form the UCW, explained Jan Coward, Minto UCW chairwoman. Locally, the ladies of Minto UCW work in and fundraise for their church and support the wider community through outreach activities.

“I think it’s very important. They’re very important girls, very important,” she said, noting the group is al ways looking for new members.

Coward joined Minto’s UCW nine years ago because she wanted to be involved in her church. When she was younger, she taught a United Church program called Ca nadian Girls in Training (CGIT) and belonged to a UCW. After moving to Moose Jaw over a decade ago, she joined to make friends and help her parish.

One member she has come to know well is Vivian Wilson, who has been a member of Minto UCW for all 60 years, which is a “pretty special” accomplishment.

“She is our angel. She is our angel in UCW and she is our angel in the church. And she is a guiding light. She is a pretty special gal,” Coward said. “She joined when she was a young bride and raised her four children … and did a lot of work with the UCW.”

Wilson is Minto’s kitchen and lunch co-ordinator and has a knack for knowing if even a teaspoon is moved, and while she works independently, she directs the group during suppers, teas or funeral lunches, the UCW pres ident added. She can also quickly determine how many bread loaves are needed if 100 people are coming for lunch.

It was 1962 when Wilson moved to Moose Jaw and joined the UCW, right as the other women’s groups were combining into one, she explained. There were about 60 women who formed the first UCW; there are about 20 members now.

“I always went to church, but I was raised a Luther an. And when I got married, my husband was United. So, when we came to Moose Jaw, Minto was the closest Unit ed Church, so that’s where we went,” she continued.

“I joined the women’s group because I wanted to be involved.”

With a chuckle, she agreed that she does oversee the kitchen, and people must see her first for approval before buying anything. Whether it’s a lunch or anniversary, she co-ordinates it all.

Wilson recalls the UCW over the decades being in volved with — and participating in — more activities, such as creating cookbooks and holding a “Cookie Walk.” That event saw members create 264 cookies, with cus tomers taking an ice cream pail, filling it, and then paying by weight.

“That went over really big for a few years. But now we don’t have enough people to do that,” said Wilson, adding the Cookie Walk is one of her favourite memories because it was so fun.

“I enjoy the Minto UCW. I enjoy all the women. I like to work,” she added.

Wilson made clear she isn’t the only Minto UCW member who has been with the group since its found ing, as there are also three other ladies. Furthermore, she knows there are several others at St. Andrew’s and Zion, for a total of 15 women in Moose Jaw.

“The UCW is important in the church,” she added. “It brings people together. It’s fun.”

Minto United Church is at 1036 Seventh Avenue Northwest.

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An astonishing number of 400 applications were received since September when the province’s Health Human Re sources Action Plan was developed.

Minister of Health Pail Merriman said, “Saskatche wan is a place of great opportunity for everyone, including internationally trained health care professionals, and I am pleased with the large number of applications this call-out has generated.”

Health care specialists are requested to fill out an As sessment Form to identify who is unlicensed or a non-res ident, and whether they are internationally trained or have experience in Saskatchewan. These eligible applicants may receive support, such as: a referral to language classes financial assistance to support the costs associated

with the licensing process

· assistance navigating the licensing pathway · potential additional training · referral to other services.

All these referral schemes are created for increasing employment.

All applications are still being processed and re viewed by the Ministry of Health. Applications are still being accepted.

This fall, four new health system navigators will come on board to retain and assist in the recruitment of internationally educated healthcare workers from home and abroad.

Everett Hindley Mental Health and Addictions, Se niors and Rural and Remote Health Minister said, “We’ll

continue spreading the word that you can build a success ful and rewarding health career here in Saskatchewan, where you can enjoy a great quality of life, raise a fam ily and be part of a strong and supportive community.” She also boasts about Saskatchewan’s vibrant community, scenic provincial parks, short commutes, and affordable homes.

Support for relocation to the province, and training and licensing are available for internationally educated healthcare workers – for those arriving from overseas or those that are already living here.

More information about the province’s Health Human Resources Action Plan and relocation advice are available at saskatchewan.ca/HHR.

You can also email HHR@health.gov.sk.ca.

Minto United Church is located at 1036 Seventh Ave nue Northwest. Photo by Jason G. Antonio

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Memories of Ladies Aid, early UCW include competitive lunches

The date of Feb. 1, 1962 was a celebration of my pre-teen birthday.

That date was also memorable for an other reason: My Mother, Mildred Steele, became a charter member of the new ly formed church organization, United Church Women.

Prior to that, she was actively in volved with the two church groups run by the women of the church — Ladies Aid (sometimes known as the Women’s Aux iliary) and Women’s Missionary Society (WMS) — first at Parkbeg United Church which met in the school and hall, and then as Parkbeg Zion United after the church building was moved into the hamlet. Later her membership was transferred to Zion United Church in Moose Jaw when my parents moved to the city.

During my growing-up years it was a ritual in the community for the Ladies Aid to meet from home to home, and I was par ticularly excited when it was “our turn” to host the ladies. That meant I could help serve the lunch to the ladies who held on their laps those once-famous clear-glass plates with the indentation for a tea cup, leaving room for fancy sandwiches, openfaced buns and enough sweet dainties to make the arteries clog.

It might not have been true to the rule of church teachings, but there was no doubt a competition among the mem bers to see which of them could produce the most impressive lunch. Store-bought cookies didn’t come close to those home made morsels but it was explained to me that the older members couldn’t bake themselves so I should be thankful for any kind of cookie. That explained why we always delivered home-baked goods to them at Christmas.

Prior to lunch, discussions I over heard at the meetings always includ ed ways to raise money to help pay the minister’s wages, support for charitable causes, and of course the WMS support for church missionaries around the world and in obscure locations on this continent. Bake sales and bazaars, fowl suppers and teas were planned and organized, lunches

were served at farm auctions and funeral receptions to help “make ends meet” with in the church. Election day teas happened in the general store, taking any political discussions and debates away from the church. The baking always sold out.

My Mother, as part of the Ladies Aid and later the UCW, was always part of del egations to attend workshops and retreats in Banff and at PCTC (Prairie Christian Training Centre) near Fort Qu’Appelle. I grew up hearing about some of the other women who became her travelling com panions: Elsie Lanks, Dora Crozier, Amy Lancaster, Bea Young, Winnie Johnson, Kay Owens, Julia Fisher and Jean Wagg. I’m sure there were others but those names have stuck with me. In fact, we still have the set of bath towels given to us as a wed ding present by Elsie Lanks.

Mom was eventually elected presi dent of the new Presbyterial UCW, and spent countless hours researching and putting together programs for her area of responsibility. She spent hours at the type writer, with several layers of carbon paper in place to have enough copies to share.

With my new driver’s licence in hand I was often prevailed upon to be the des ignated driver whenever school didn’t in terfere.

When I left home to work for a liv ing, my Dad became the chauffeur, going here and there and making his own friends with the husbands while the women met for church business. On one trip to Strong field, he met a man who turned out to be a second or third cousin, and visits back and forth resulted.

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certain ministers and the quiet hope ex pressed that their sermons would improve or their stay in the charge wouldn’t be ex tended.

My memories of United Church Women were awakened when I learned there would be a 60th anniversary celebra tion on Nov. 13 at Minto United Church, organized by our friend, Vivian Wilson, herself a member for all those years.

dies Aid and WMS were enthusiastic about being moved into a new organiza tion. Surely there was much discussion and consultation. I do recall the com plaints and sometimes outrage when the new United Church hymn book was un leashed on congregations. I’m not sure why some members were unhappy but I do know the Lord of the Dance hymn became a favourite piece of music outside church sanctuaries.

As a youngster I wasn’t supposed to hear some of the discussions, but I couldn’t help but take interest in comments about

The celebration will likely follow the theme on the charter membership card: “To unite all women of the congregation for the total mission of the Church and to provide a medium through which they may express their loyalty and devotion to Jesus Christ in Christian witness, study, fellowship and service.”

Congratulations to those who were there at the beginning and are there now, and welcome to all who joined in the en suing years.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

Moe’s white paper on climate change blasted by non-partisan observers

Premier Scott Moe has kicked his fight with the federal government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau up anoth er notch.

In a white paper last month, Moe - saying he is re sponding to the desires of constituents heard during sum mer town hall meetings - outlined four areas of action for his government.

• clarifying constitutional rights;

• getting more say over immigration policy;

• developing Saskatchewan’s own carbon credit market and climate policy;

• Taking legal actions to maintain control of emissions in electricity, fertilizer, oil and gas.

This white paper is merely another in a 90-year-old serial of squabbles with the feds over control of resources and the provincial economy.

Voters should realize the Supreme Court of Canada has already ruled that the federal government has juris diction over climate change. More court action will only benefit the lawyers.

To back up his need for Saskatchewan to pursue these four goals, Moe uses data from a Saskatchewan Finance study.

The conclusion, according to Moe, states the prov ince’s economy will lose $111 billion over the 13 years ended 2035.

That $8.5 billion a year amounts to an 11 per cent reduction annually.

This study is drastically different from two previous studies on the matter. A Freedom of Information request obtained a copy of a buried 2017 study showing the loss at $1.2 billion annually

In 2018 a University of Regina study found that fed eral climate change policies will cost the economy $1.8 billion a year.

What changed in four years to makes the losses al most five times greater?

Non-partisan observers have already criticized Moe’s math. His study has been described as “insane’’ and “in credibly weak.’’

No mention is made of the benefits from the federal carbon tax, averaging $500 a family his year. Based on 250,000 families in the province the rebates are at least $125 million and grow every year.

The policy to reduce chemical fertilizer use by 30 per cent is new, but the unpublished Saskatchewan Finance study could not have estimated benefits from this policy. Farmers can practice cover crop fertilizer as organic farm ers have done for centuries and save money. And they can use new inexpensive seed technology to save money.

Moe’s white paper is riddled with wobbly math and inadequate research by his supposedly objective finance

TRADING THOUGHTS

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.

department.

His objectives line up with the delusional comments he made a year ago about changing Saskatchewan to a “nation within a nation’’ and he makes this province a national laughingstock.

Moe’s policy boils down to either a denial of climate change or a refusal to take climate change seriously. And it distracts from the real issues — inflation, affordability, health care and education funding to name a few.

Interestingly, Moe’s white paper comes AFTER the new Alberta premier promised similar action on Otta wa. Once again he copies Alberta policies just as he did during the Covid-19 crisis.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

November’s activities at the Moose Jaw Public Library

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The Moose Jaw Public Library (MJPL) will be closed Fri day, Nov. 11 for the Remembrance Day holiday.

Adult programming

A Remembrance Day-themed Moose Jaw Colours meeting will be held in the South Meeting Room on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 2:30 p.m. Colouring materials will be supplied, as always, for a relaxing way to spend the afternoon.

The Local Writers Readout meeting, hosted by the MJPL and Saskatchewan Festival of Words, will be Sat urday, Nov. 12 at 2:30 p.m. Local writers will read their work in the South Meeting Room. Material must be ap propriate for all ages.

The MJPL Movie Club will be watching Werner Her zog’s classic Aguirre, the Wrath of God in the MJPL The atre on Monday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. The movie tells the sto ry of obsessive Spanish conquistador Lope de Aguirre’s search for the legendary lost city of El Dorado. Herzog’s bleak, minimalist style produced one of world cinema’s greatest stories of colonialism, madness, and mutiny on the Amazon River.

Regular programming:

• Tech Time — by appointment only, get help with all your technology frustrations. To book, call the MJPL at 306-692-2787.

• Magic the Gathering — Saturdays, Nov. 5 and 19 at 2 p.m. in the South Meeting Room.

• Night Stitchers — Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m., for any one who enjoys knitting, stitching, and other fabric arts.

• Avid Knitters — Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 2:30 p.m.

Youth programming

Adult Digital D&D is a new MJPL club for ages 15 to 22. Members meet every Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. on Dis

cord and all experience levels are welcome. To register, email youth@moosejawlibrary.ca.

The Teen Anime Club will be watching Darwin’s Game on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 2:30 p.m. in the MJPL The atre. For ages 13 to 19, no registration required, admission is free, and snacks are provided courtesy of Crunchyroll.

The Teen Writers Circle, ages 12 to 19, will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Herb Taylor Room. Snacks are provided to get the creative juices flow ing, along with the company of other writers looking to expand their imaginations and help inspire each other.

For the Teen Movie Matinee in November, the new Mulan live-action remake will be showing in the theatre on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Regular programming:

• Teen D&D — ages 12 to 16, every Thursday until Dec. 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is re quired by emailing youth@moosejawlibrary.ca.

TAX TITLE PROPERTY FOR SALE

Tenders will be received by the Planning and Develop ment Services Department, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Moose Jaw, SK up to 2:00 p.m. C.S.T. on Wednes day, November 30, 2022 for the following property:

Civic Address: 726-2nd Ave NW

Legal Description: Lot 16, Block 7, Plan 99MJ08500 Ext 0

Parcel Size: 0.023 ha (0.06 acres) 50ft x 50.3ft Zoning: R2 Medium Density Residential District

**There are currently NO WATER/SEWER CON NECTIONS on the property and a DWELLING CANNOT BE CONSTRUCTED on the property due to zoning restrictions**

The City of Moose Jaw reserves the right to reject any or all offers.

For further information call: (306) 694-4428 or E-mail: Mloney@moosejaw.ca

• Teen Maker Space — ages 12 to 19, Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. for teens who love technology and making things. The theme this month is circuitry.

• Teen Gamers — Games Night for ages 12 to 19 will be Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Games Night fea tures Xbox Kinect, Classic NES, card games, board games, Nintendo Switch, and more.

• “I Made This” art program — ages 12 to 19, Wednes day, Nov. 23 at 6:30 p.m. This month, teens will be making paper star wall art.

• Teen eBook Club on Discord — ages 13 to 19, Tues day, Nov. 29 at 4:30 p.m. A place for teens who like to read and discuss their reading with peers. This month

is Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho.

• Teen Movie Night — ages 13 to 19 in the Theatre, Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. The movie is Un charted, based on the popular video game franchise. Mark Wahlberg, Tom Holland, and Antonio Banderas bring the star power.

Children’s programming Regular programs:

• Lego Weekends! — for ages 4+, every Saturday and Sunday in the children’s department. Creations will be displayed in the library window.

• Maker Saturdays — Saturdays, Nov. 12 and 26 at 1:30 p.m. Children 8 to 12 will get hands-on learning expe rience with creative tools. Registration is required at moosejawlibrary.ca/childrens-programs.

• Baby Storytime! — Tuesdays, Nov. 15 to Dec. 20 at 10:30 a.m. for ages 0 to 2.

• Preschool Storytime! — Wednesdays, Nov. 16 to Dec. 21 at 10:30 a.m. for ages 2 to 5.

• Daycare Storytime! — Thursday, Nov. 17 to Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m. for ages 2 to 5 and their daycare provid ers.

• Children’s Take ‘n Make Series — For ages 4+, pick up a kit at the library circulation desk.

TAX TITLE PROPERTY FOR SALE

Tenders will be received by the Planning and Develop ment Services Department, 3rd Floor, City Hall, Moose Jaw, SK up to 2:00 p.m. C.S.T. on Wednes day, November 30, 2022 for the following property:

Civic Address: 1106 Iroquois Street West

Legal Description: Lot 26, Block 49, Plan L2799 Ext 0

Parcel Size: 0.034 ha (0.08 acres) 33ft x 110ft

Description: Residential Land Zoning: R1 Low Density Residential District Reserve Bid: $28,000.00 +GST

**Demolition of all structures will be required**

The City of Moose Jaw reserves the right to reject any or all offers.

For further information call: (306) 694-4428 or E-mail: Mloney@moosejaw.ca

Moose Jaw Public Library in the fall (staff file photo)

CITY

COUNCIL NOTES

Residents of The Estates at Creekstone neighbourhood are dealing with smelly drainage problems in front of their condos and want to re-direct that sump pump water into the sanitary sewer system.

The City of Moose Jaw refuses to let them do that since it would contravene The Building Bylaw, and in stead, has suggested they hire an engineering firm to con nect them to the storm sewer system.

Since the condos are on private property, the board would be responsible for all costs of pursuing that sugges tion, a city council report said.

Frustrated with this idea, the condo board spoke to city council during its Oct. 24 regular meeting and asked that the three affected units be exempted from the bylaw so they could run their sump pumps directly into the sew er lines.

Instead, council voted unanimously to receive and file the report — essentially, to take no action. However, council instructed city administration to follow up with the board and developer and report back in a month.

Presentation

David Paxman, condo board president, explained that when developer New Rock built the 25 condo units, it did not install storm drains in the cul-de-sac. So when some residents release the water from their sump pumps to the storm drain in a nearby grassy area, the slope doesn’t al low it.

“This results in a mess on our street due to the stand ing water that traffic has to drive through. In the summer, we have an unsightly, smelly, unsanitary street,” he said.

“Due to the growth of algae, this area is unsafe to walk on. In winter, we have an ice problem that makes it

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hazardous for walking.”

Most condo units have sump pumps that run yearround, but the three affected units’ pumps are a little lower in the ground, so they run regularly, Paxman added. Most owners pump their water onto the grass with no problems, but the three affected owners attempt to do the same, cre ating a mess.

City hall’s view

Bevan Harlton, director of engineering services, ex plained that city hall would not use taxpayers’ money to improve that street since it is private property. Instead, the condo board could hire an engineering firm to connect the units to the storm sewer system.

Paxman admitted that he didn’t understand that op tion, while the condo owners wanted to avoid spending money since it would be expensive to rip open the street.

“Every street in the city has a storm drain except for us. We don’t understand … why we don’t have a storm drain (installed),” he added. “We need somebody with muscle (to help us), which you have and we don’t.”

Council discussion

There should be checks and balances to ensure sew er drains are not missed when developments are created, said Coun. Dawn Luhning. She was concerned that devel opers were not abiding by standards and leaving neigh bourhoods without storm drain access.

Luhning also wondered if the developer had paid offsite levies when creating that community. If so, the city should use that money to install the storm drain.

There should be checks and balances when develop ments are approved, agreed Harlton. Although he wasn’t in charge when this site was approved in 2012, he would

have referred to The Building Bylaw to ensure everything was installed correctly.

He added that his department has worked with plan ning and development to create a checklist that develop ers must follow when building a new neighbourhood.

“That doesn’t help the condo board with this issue,” said Luhning. “I do think that we have to possibly try and come up with some kind of fix for them, whatever that might be.”

New neighbourhoods have a two-year warranty un der which the developer is responsible for repairs, but the Creekstone Estates is 10 years old, said Harlton. Since this is also private property, the city does not clear its roads or catch basins.

That property is where city hall dumped snow de cades ago, so that ground is usually saturated with mois ture and the water table is high, said Coun. Doug Blanc.

He agreed that developers should have correctly built that area, while he thought city hall needed to hold devel opers accountable, so situations like this didn’t occur and become problems for taxpayers.

The condo board should have addressed this problem with the developer during the two-year warranty period, while to expect taxpayers to address the problem now is unfair, said Coun. Heather Eby. She agreed that the board should have an engineering firm connect the units to the storm sewer system.

“I have sympathy with the development, but I really do think this problem … should really fall on the shoul ders of New Rock,” she added.

Brandt Industries gets five-year, 100% tax exemption for new trailer manufacturing plant

City council has given Brandt Industries a five-year, 100-per-cent tax exemption for its new trailer manufac turing plant at 76 Lancaster Road — even though the company purchased the site in 2012.

Brandt would need to provide a minimum commit ment of 60 full-time jobs each year as part of the agree ment. Furthermore, the provincial government would have to provide annual approvals for exemptions on the education portion of property taxes.

Council approved the recommendation during its Oct. 11 executive committee meeting. Coun. Jamey Lo gan recused himself from the vote because he had a con flicting financial interest.

Council unanimously approved the minutes from that meeting — without comment — during its Oct. 24 regular meeting, which means the motion is now official.

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Mayor Clive Tolley explained during a media scrum that council approved the tax exemption because of Brandt’s current work at its new plant and the fact the project is creating new jobs.

City hall created this policy around 2016 because it was attempting to attract manufacturing jobs at that time, explained city manager Jim Puffalt. With Brandt, it plans to create 100 to 200 jobs as part of its new manufacturing plant, which fits the criteria of the incentive policy.

“And it’s important to fulfill those terms of the policy that’s out there,” he added.

Sow processing plant

Donald’s Fine Foods’ project to turn the former XL Beef plant into a sow processing centre has fallen behind schedule. It was supposed to open this year, but is now expected to open in early 2023 — if supply chains and

Council amends bylaw to reflect new agreement between city, fire union

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Now that city hall and the firefighters’ union have agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, city council must amend a bylaw to reflect those changes.

During its Oct. 24 regular meeting, council gave three unanimous readings to the City of Moose Jaw Pension Plan Bylaw Amendment, which addresses the pension updates made during negotiations on the 201921 collective bargaining agreement between the City of Moose Jaw and Moose Jaw Firefighters Association.

As part of the new CBA, both parties agreed to in crease the firefighters’ pension level contribution to nine per cent from 8.5 per cent effective Oct. 1. It is this as pect that council had to officially approve with a bylaw amendment.

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.

Meanwhile, firefighters received annual wage in creases of 2.5 per cent for those three years — 7.5 per cent in total.

With council unanimously approving the bylaw change, it goes into effect immediately.

Council positions

During the meeting, council appointed Coun. Jamey Logan as deputy mayor, Coun. Crystal Froese as chair woman of the executive committee and Coun. Heather Eby as chairwoman of the personnel committee for terms starting Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, or until a successor is appoint ed.

other issues co-operate.

The company has made a huge commitment to oper ate in Moose Jaw, exemplified by its operation of Thun der Creek Pork for more than 10 years, said Puffalt. So, he was confident the company would come through these delays considering it is “a tremendous corporate citizen” that does good work in the community.

“They employ a lot of people already. They’re go ing to employ a lot more. And it’s like everything else, you can’t control what happened with COVID and (the) supply chain and everything else that has resulted since 2020,” he continued.

“And you just got to work your way the best … you can.”

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF PENSE, SK

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the TOWN OF PENSE intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 2/2013 known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT

The proposed bylaw will add site development regulations for duplexes and semi-detached dwellings in the R2 Residential Multiple Dwelling District Section 5.8.3 Site Development Regulations and to add the site development regulations for duplexes and semi-detached dwellings R2 Duplex and semi-de tached site regulations to the consolidated tables Section 5.13.

REASON

The reason for the amendment is to add the site development regulations for duplexes and semi-detached dwellings as they are a permitted use in the R2 Residential Multiple Dwelling District; the original Zoning Bylaw 2/2013 did not include the site development regulations.

PUBLIC INSPECTION

Any person may inspect the bylaw at the municipal office at 243 Brunswick Street between 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (closed from 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING

Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday November 9, 2022, at 7:00 PM at Town Council Chambers 243 Brunswick Street, Pense, SK to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing.

Issued at the Town of Pense this 26th day of October 2022

Jennifer Lendvay Administrator

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

The next regular council meeting is Monday, Nov. 14

With concerns increasing about the safety of two intersec tions along Highway 1, city council plans to push the pro vincial government to take action to ensure motorists can travel safely through those areas.

During its Oct. 24 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to have city hall communicate with the Gov ernment of Saskatchewan caucus that it should install traffic lights quickly at the intersection of Highway 1 and Ninth Avenue Northwest because of safety and economic growth issues.

Moreover, it voted 4-3 to urge the province to consider traffic lights at Highway 1 and Thatcher Drive East during the Highway 1—Moose Jaw Corridor Planning Study.

In favour were Mayor Clive Tolley and councillors Jamey Logan, Kim Robinson and Heather Eby. Opposed were councillors Crystal Froese, Dawn Luhning and Doug Blanc.

Council also voted unanimously to have city hall and the Highway 1 North Service Road Business Owners group organize a town hall meeting and invite the minister of Highways, other business stakeholders, the chamber of commerce, other municipalities and first responders to talk and develop a public awareness campaign.

Responsibilities

After council approved a motion on Sept. 26 autho rizing city hall to notify the ministry about the need for temporary traffic lights at those intersections, the minister responded on Oct. 19 and agreed that safety is important, explained city manager Jim Puffalt.

Province must install traffic lights at Ninth Ave. NW and Highway 1 immediately, council says

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However, the minister pointed to the ongoing com pletion of a corridor planning study and said while traffic lights would be considered, there would be no immediate installation.

“We were a little dismayed to have that type of (unrea sonable) response,” said Puffalt, considering the intersec tions — especially at Ninth Avenue Northwest and High way 1 — have been a safety concern for years.

He pointed out that since 2010, 37 collisions and 30 injuries have occurred near that intersection. In 2016, there were seven collisions and 10 injuries alone.

He noted that it’s only a matter of time before some thing more serious happens because almost 7,000 vehi cles move through there daily. Meanwhile, almost 10,000 vehicles move through the intersection at Highway 1 and Thatcher Drive East daily.

The whole corridor will soon come under more strain because of the increased economic activity in Moose Jaw, Puffalt said.

Donald’s Fine Foods is building a sow processing plant at Caribou Street West and 24th Avenue Northwest; Brand Industries will soon produce trailers at its plant near Highway 1; commercial land is being developed near Ninth Avenue Northwest; work continues on the Great Plains Power Station; and food processors are interested in the agri-food industrial park.

Moose Jaw has attracted almost $1 billion in invest ment during the past four years and almost 600 jobs during the past two years and over the next three years, he claimed.

“Moose Jaw is a major economic development driver for the Province of Saskatchewan … ,” Puffalt said. “We need a hand … before somebody gets killed at that inter section.”

Council discussion

That intersection is a “death trap,” but the province wants to continue studying it, Mayor Clive Tolley said. The province should install lights now and then study the inter section to ensure everyone’s safety.

Besides safety, business owners on the North Service Road are also concerned about the negative economic ef fects on their shops, said Coun. Crystal Froese. Customers tend to go around that crossing, while employees hesitate to use it.

The business owners’ frustrations during the meeting with the minister were palpable, she continued. Moreover, she sits on the South Central Transportation Committee and that group has raised this issue with four highways ministers — to no result.

“It baffles me why they won’t do something. That let ter we received (from the minister on Oct. 19) didn’t even indicate that they were going to make right turns illegal to even alleviate some of the stress on that intersection,” Fro ese said. “Or even improving the road that merges onto the highway going west … it’s in terrible shape … .”

The ministry has put this issue on the backburner — since at least 2019 — and has declined to work on it with staff at city hall seriously, she added. Adding lights is a rea sonable option to address safety concerns in the short-term.

Cashflow problems force airport to ask council for repayment extension on credit line

The Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority has asked city council for a second repayment extension to its line of credit (LOC) guarantee because it has run into a cashflow problem.

During its Oct. 24 regular meeting, council voted 6-1 to authorize city administration to craft an amending bylaw to extend the LOC repayment deadline to Dec. 31 as part of The Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority Guarantee Bylaw.

Coun. Dawn Luhning was opposed.

This is the first step council must take because city hall must advertise the notice of bylaw and then present it to council for official approval during the Nov. 14 meeting.

The original deadline to repay the revolving $1 million LOC had been April 30, but council approved the airport authority’s request on April 20 for a deadline of Oct. 31.

CITY OF MOOSE JAW PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

City Council, at its regular meeting to be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2022, will be considering a bylaw amendment to Bylaw No. 5643, The Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority Guarantee Bylaw 2021 with respect to a request from the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority (MJMAA) to provide an extension of Guarantee in respect to a line of credit to the MAA to provide cashflow during construc tion of the airport runway and taxiway extension and rehabilita tion project.

Interested parties may obtain a copy of the proposed report and bylaw from the Department of Planning and Develop ment Services at 228 Main Street N. or obtain information by contacting the Department of Planning and Development Services at 694-4445. Citizens wanting to address City Council respecting this matter must notify the City Clerk by email at cclerk@moosejaw.ca or call 306-694-4426, no later than 10:00 a.m. on November 14, 2022.

Dated at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan the 27th day of October 2022.

Tracy Wittke, City Clerk

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Making the amendment ensures the airport authority can continue to access funding for its $3.2-million runway capital upgrades program.

During a March 2021 meeting, council agreed to provide a financial guarantee to the authority to access a $1-million LOC from Jameson Gilroy and B&L Livestock Limited (JGL). The authority can use that money as cash flow during its runway and taxiway extension and rehabil itation project.

No money came from city coffers, but the $1 million did — briefly — count against the municipality’s debt amount.

Greg Simpson, board chair of the airport authori ty, recently sent city hall a letter about the situation. He explained that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has caused a significant delay in providing the organization’s GST refund of $127,404.

The CRA first decided to audit the airport authority’s

GST return, while it then decided to have the organization file a corporate return, he said. This was considered an “un precedented request” because the organization has not had to file this particular file since it is a non-profit.

“We did receive our GST return last year, so we are perplexed by the new, unpredictable expectations from the CRA,” he remarked.

The airport authority re-seeded the venue’s grass during the third week of October and can now obtain to tal performance on the earthworks and electrical contracts, Simpson continued. It will have its final invoices and holdback paid the first week of November while using its bridge financing.

Once those cheques clear the bank, Simpson planned to proceed with the final application for funds via the federal government’s Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP). He would also invoice the City of Moose Jaw with the remaining funds.

CITY HALL COUNCIL NOTES

The next regular council meeting is Monday, Nov. 14

City hall continues to clean up from the record-break ing snowfall that occurred on Oct. 23, with crews slowly re-opening some streets and transit partially coming back online.

It’s estimated that more than a foot of snow — over 30 centimetres — fell on The Friendly City on Sunday night, October 23rd, which broke the old record of six centimetres from Oct. 23, 1997.

After clearing priority one roads, city crews are now working on priority two roads. However, because of the snow in the back lanes, the municipality has paused gar bage collection until Monday, Oct. 31.

“Our crews have been working really hard since Sunday when the snow started and we’ll get caught up as quickly as we can,” city manager Jim Puffalt said during a recent media scrum. “The weather is looking to turn (warmer) later on this week, so we’ll keep evaluating.

“But obviously, there’s some roads that need to be done, and I know that driving to work (recently), there were some that were pretty rutted up. So, there will be some trouble areas we need to address, for sure.”

City hall’s goal is to clear in-town highways first, followed by arterial streets, collector roads and then res idential streets, he continued. However, because the mu nicipality does not have the resources to clear every street

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simultaneously, it clears the important roads first so resi dents can access a major street and reach — for example — the downtown or hospital.

Several years ago, city hall expanded its snow-clear ing service by having crews work through the night. Puf falt noted that after the city council meeting on Oct. 24, he saw snow piled in the middle of First Avenue Northwest. When he came to work on Oct. 25, crews had removed those windrows.

“They do what we need (them) to do to get people around,” he said.

Puffalt thanked most residents for staying home on Oct. 23 and allowing city crews to begin clearing major roads.

Council discussion

Snow clearance was one topic council discussed during its Oct. 24 regular meeting.

Coun. Dawn Luhning asked city administration whether it hires contractors to clean the streets — espe cially Main Street — whenever significant snowfalls oc cur and is too much for city crews to handle alone.

City hall usually hires contractors to perform that work when it initiates its snow-clearing plan because the policy is predicated on those extra bodies, said Darrin Stephanson, director of public works. Moose Jaw’s streets

cannot be completely cleared without contractors supple menting municipal forces.

That said, city hall reached out to contractors on Sun day and none were available, he added. So, city graders cleared the streets that day.

Coun. Doug Blanc was concerned about the numer ous broken tree branches that littered the streets and side walks. He wondered if the municipality uses contractors to remove those pieces, considering it takes a while for city crews to remove branches from streets and boule vards.

It was a hectic 35 hours after the storm began and the parks and recreation department received more than 200 requests for service about tree branches being down, said Derek Blais, director of parks and rec.

It takes time to clean that up, and as was noted ear lier, no contractor was immediately available to support that task, he continued. However, some people should be available soon to help remove trees, especially ones that have damaged property, fallen on roofs or fences, or have affected safety.

“We’re just going to chip away at it over the next few weeks,” added Blais.

Downtown accessibility project could start again once city clears up legal issues

Construction students at Peacock Collegiate want to sup port a project that makes it easier for people with mobility challenges to access businesses but need the city to handle the legal issues first.

Specifically, the school needs city hall to provide them with a legal waiver to review before they start swinging hammers and using saws.

To facilitate that request, the special needs advisory committee (SNAC) submitted a recommendation to city council that the city solicitor assist the committee and its partners in developing a waiver of liability for the ramp project before Nov. 18.

City council received that recommendation during its Oct. 24 regular meeting and unanimously approved it.

Coun. Jamey Logan, council rep on the committee, explained that some downtown stores have plywood ramps in front of their doors if there are one or more steps leading into their business. SNAC provided ramps to

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those places at the request of the business owners, who lay out and remove the structures daily.

The committee started discussions about starting the ramp project in the fall of 2019, intending to provide downtown businesses with wheelchair-accessible ramps that weren’t already accessible, a council report explained.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s architectural technolo gies department agreed to take on the project in January 2020, but from May 2020 to December 2021, the commit tee put the project on hold because of the pandemic.

This past September, Peacock Collegiate expressed interest in supporting the project.

Instead of reinventing the wheel with legal waivers, the committee is taking what it learned in the past from previous partners and having the city solicitor review an older waiver form, said Logan.

Store owners would then sign the document, while the committee would be taken off the hook for liability

and responsibility if there was an accident.

Committee name change

Council also unanimously approved a motion from the committee to direct the city clerk to review the spe cial needs advisory committee bylaw and update the name and language of the bylaw. This update would focus on improving accessibility and inclusion for all residents, in cluding those with disabilities.

The city clerk will then present the proposed changes to the committee for input before the group forwards the changes to city council for official approval.

“It’s a fairly dated bylaw. Some of the language is almost offensive,” said Logan. “And it excludes people from around the city who could lean on the bylaw.”

Logan did not give examples of the “offensive” lan guage in the bylaw. Meanwhile, a review of the document does not turn up anything that appears offensive or de rogatory.

‘A recipe for disaster;’ mayor frustrated with province’s lacklustre response to highway safety concerns

The provincial government’s lacklustre response to safety concerns about Ninth Avenue Northwest and Highway 1 frustrates the mayor, who believes action must happen to prevent major collisions or deaths.

City hall, city council, residents and business owners along the North Service Road have made it clear to the Ministry of Highways and the highways minister that they want to see vehicle-actuated traffic lights installed there to ease traffic flows, Mayor Clive Tolley said during a recent media scrum.

Such traffic lights would remain constantly green for highway motorists until vehicles approach the intersec tion from Ninth Avenue Northwest or the North Service Road.

When the province told the municipality that it would study traffic lights as part of a comprehensive corridor study, city hall and council wrote a “very strongly worded letter” because both feel very strongly about this issue, he continued.

“There’s been too many accidents at that intersection and we want something done about it now,” Tolley stated.

The ministry can include that temporary solution in the overall study, while it can also look at enhance ments — more traffic lights — to address Highway 1 and Thatcher Drive East, he added.

Another frustration the city faces is previous mayors have written letters to the ministry over the decades about this same issue to no result, Tolley said. He remembers three friends involved in a car collision at Ninth Avenue Northwest and Highway 1 in the 1960s, with one killed and two severely injured.

Since then, many mayors and councils have written

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letters and raised the idea of installing traffic lights at that corner.

“… we just want the government to re-focus on this problem and not just study it, but also take some action,” he said. “… We in Saskatchewan don’t have traffic lights on the Trans-Canada Highway. They do in Manitoba and Alberta, and we don’t understand why Moose Jaw can’t have traffic lights for the safety of our citizens.”

Tolley recalled his most recent experience in that area, noting five vehicles in the intersection simultane ously, with two semis pulling trailers.

“It was a recipe for disaster. It was actually just the good driving of one or two of the drivers to avoid an ac cident,” he added.

City manager Jim Puffalt agreed with the mayor that that intersection was unsafe and dangerous, noting he wanted to pull over recently because of how congested the intersection was.

Highway 1 is a busy economic corridor for Moose Jaw because of activities with Brandt Industries, Donald’s Fine Foods and the agri-food industrial park, he contin ued. Those places will generate more traffic flows in the future — for example, bringing in old sows and hauling out new trailers — and make vehicle congestion even worse.

“I think it’s important that we get the province to lis ten — especially on that intersection — to give us a hand with that and make it safer because it’s just going to get worse,” Puffalt said.

The intersection of Highway 1 and Thatcher Drive East is even busier than the other intersection — 10,000 vehicles per day versus 7,000 — and will also become

worse as businesses develop in that area, he added. While he appreciated the ministry performing its corridor study along Highway 1, he thought it was time to act because the issue has been ongoing for nearly 50 years.

Employment Opportunity Medical Office Assistant

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Dr. Pillay and Dr. Ramlakhan

RCAF 403 Fighter Squadron Pilots

Pilot Officer John Edwin (Ed) Gardiner, Lemberg, Saskatchewan

And

Pilot Officer Norman Monchier, Dart mouth, Nova Scotia

Both Killed in Action, August 19, 1942

Remembering the Fallen – Dieppe

By Richard Dowson

Honourable James (Jimmy) Garfield Gardiner advocated for a dam on South Saskatchewan River to address problem of drought in Saskatchewan. The Gardiner Dam was completed in 1967. It generates power and is a source water for irrigation.

Pilot Officers John Edwin (Ed) Gar diner and Norman Monchier are includ ed together because they were long-time friends, were in Class #24 at SFTS York ton and received their Wings at the same Wings Parade, October 4, 1941. (Refer ence: SVWM - Sorenson)

He was posted to England and left Canada November 2, 1941 and arriv al there on November 14, 1941. He was Posted to #3 Personnel Reception Center (Bournemouth).

From there is was on to No. 8 SFTS, Montrose Scotland and 57 Operational Training Unit at RAF Hawarden, Wales. Upon graduation he was posted to #403 Squadron RCAF in April 1942. His firts Operational Sortie was May 8, 1942 flying escort for bombers.

The Squadron operated up and down the east coast, over the North Sea and into occupied Europe attacking shipping, tar gets of opportunity and training.

Dieppe Raid

Although they didn’t know it, 403 was Posted to RAF Station Manston, Kent on August 16, 1942 in preparation for the Dieppe Raid.

The Following Quote is from Major (retired) William March

ment in Initial Training in Course No. 23 came open and he attended between April 10 through May 16, 1941.

He was a little guy, five foot seven with blond hair and blue eyes. He attend ed Dartmouth High School and then Nova Scotia Technical College where he took Motor Mechanics.

He completed Initial Training, went to the Pilot Training Program and was Posted to No. 28 EFTS at Virden, Man itoba to learn to fly. He was then posted to SFTS at Yorkton where he was in the same Class as P/O Gardiner. He received his Wings October 4, 1941.

After further training in England and Scotland, on March 10, 1942, he was Post ed from 52 OTU to 403 Squadron, RCAF.

He and his friend J. Edwin Gardin er are buried in the St. Aubin-Le-Cauf Churchyard Cemetery at Seine-Maritime, France.

Both Pilots were killed during Op eration Jubilee, the Dieppe Raid and buried together in the ST. AUBIN-LECAUF CHURCHYARD, Seine-Maritime, France, near where they died. They are the only Canadians buried in the little ceme tery 5 miles south of Dieppe.

The Army takes centre stage when reading the history of the Dieppe Raid. They deployed 4,963 Canadians and of this 913 were killed and 1,946 became prisoners of war, including many who were wounded. The few survivors, includ ing the wounded, made it back to England.

But the RAF and the RCAF where there too. The Dieppe Raid Aircrews were a mixture of Nationals fighting the NAZIs.

Air Marshal Leigh Mallory of the Royal Air Force commanded 11 Group and he saw to it that almost 1000 aircraft were involved in the Raid. Nine RCAF squadrons (400, 401, 402, 403, 411, 412, 414, 416 and 418) were present. (At the time of the event it is believed 403 Squad ron was part of 12 Group)

Major William March has written ex tensively on this topic and is relied upon as a main reference.

Three pilots from 403 Squadron were lost at Dieppe. This is the story of Two. Death of P/O Gardiner and P/O Mon chier

As Major William March writes, “Pi lot Officers John Edwin (Ed) Gardiner (23, of Ottawa, Ontario) and Norman Monchi er (19, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia), pilots with 403 Squadron, were killed when their Spitfires collided during combat ...” over the French village of St. Aubin-le-Caug, about 5 miles southeast of Dieppe.

When allowed to do so by the occupy ing German Army, the villagers gathered the bodies of the men and buried then in their churchyard.

The Gardiner Dam on the South Sas katchewan River near Outlook is named after Ed’s father, the Honourable James (Jimmy) Garfield Gardiner. Jimmy Gar diner had been Premier of Saskatchewan from 1926 to 1929 and 1934-35. He re signed as Premier and was appointed Fed eral Liberal Minister of Agriculture, a post he held for 22 years.

The following information is based on the news article, “Dieppe profile of courage: John Edwin Gardiner” by Major (retired) William March and with refer ences to the CVWM and the SVWM. P/O John Edwin (Ed) Gardiner

“At 0645 hours on August 19, 12 air craft from 403 Squadron took to the air for the first of four missions that day. Arriving over the beaches half an hour later they immediately engaged German fighters. Combat was brief, intense and deadly. Al though squadron fliers claimed two enemy aircraft destroyed, they discovered that three pilots were missing when they re turned to their airfield at 0820 hours. One of them was John Gardiner.

“During the fight Pilot Officer Nor man Monchier (from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia), John’s wingman, had had his Spit fire, damaged making it hard to control. John kept pace with his friend, attempting to provide what cover he could when they were engaged by a German fighter. In the midst of dealing with this threat the two Spitfires collided and crashed to earth.

“November 1942, the Internation al Red Cross, quoting German sources, confirmed that Pilot Officer Gardiner had been killed on August 19.”

Neither Edwin nor Norman complet ed the first Sortie for 403 out of RAF Sta tion Manston, Kent.

Mrs. Violet Gardiner Dies

The death of her son was overwhelm ing. Violet fell into a deep state of depres sion. She committed suicide in October 1944. Her body was returned to the family plot in Lemberg, northeast of Indian Head, Saskatchewan for burial.

A vintage head-and-shoulders photo graph of a young man wearing a military uniform, including tunic, tie and peaked hat. There are wings on the tunic near the lapel.

John Edwin Gardiner, son of James and Christie Violet Gardiner was born in Lemberg, Saskatchewan on July 8, 1919. His father was a Saskatchewan MLA and Premier. Edwin attended school in Lem berg and Regina. His initial exposure to flying was in Regina. When the family moved to Ottawa, he attended Glebe Col legiate, later enrolling in engineering at University of Toronto. He left school and joined the RCAF November 19, 1940.

Pilot Training

He trained at No. 2 EFTS, Fort Wil liam, and No. 11 Service Flying Training School, Course #24 Yorkton, Saskatche wan between July 27, 1941 and October 7, 1941. He received his Wings at the Wings Parade held on October 4, 1941. (The same Course as Norman Monchier)

Pilot Officer Norman Monchier, J/15619

Norm was just 19 at the time of his death on August 19, 1942. He was born on November 18, 1922 in Burnley, Lancaster, England and moved to Nova Scotia, Can ada with his parents, Arthur and Margaret (nee Whittaker) Monchier, of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, at age 8. Norman was an only child.

He enlisted in the RCAF on December 21, 1940 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. A place

Photos of Pilot Officer Norman Mon chier (right) and Pilot Officer John Gar diner are displayed on a wall of St. Aub in-le-Cauf churchyard, located about nine kilometres from Dieppe, France. PHOTO: Via Canadian Virtual War Memorial Keep the Memories Alive

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This photo, from the Saskatchewan Vir tual War Memorial site shows Christie Violet (McEwen) Gardiner, her son Ed win and his father Jimmy, the Minister of Agriculture at the Saturday October 4, 1941 Yorkton SFTS Wings Parade. His proud father pinned the wings on his son’s chest. (Course #24)

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Photo of Norman Monchier – Credit: Canadian Affairs and Kelvin at Aircrew Remembered

Credit: Grave Marker – Canadian Af fairs and Kelvin at Aircrew Remem bered

Memorial at in the St. Aubin-Le-Cauf Churchyard Cemetery at Seine-Mari time, France. (Aircrew Remembered)

Logistics officer ensured military functioned at sea and on the ground

A military wouldn’t function if it didn’t have after logistics officers like Sue Knox, whose work during a 29-year career en sured that sailors possessed enough sup plies and soldiers had a base of operations for war.

One of the first deployments for the navy lieutenant-commander was to Winni peg in 1997 to support the military’s re sponse to “The Flood of the Century.”

“That was busy. I never slept for threeand-half days, and then my boss put me to ground in his bunk because I wouldn’t go back to the barracks,” Knox laughed.

The Canadian Forces put 80 boats and roughly 300 sailors into the water with in 72 hours of being called to Winnipeg. They were there for three weeks, remov ing families from inundated homes, help ing farmers recover livestock and rebuild ing the dykes in Winnipeg.

Knox and others worked behind the scenes to support those boats and sailors.

A maintenance base was created to repair boats, re-fuel them and provide sup plies. There was also an operations group overseeing the co-ordination of air, water and land activities.

Even reservists and cadets lent a hand.

“It was huge,” she recalled. “Ours was only a small part of it.”

A start in Moose Jaw

Knox started her military career as a summer student in 1974 before joining as a civilian in 1979. She handled ground maintenance, maintaining flight records of

Timor.

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Touring the Middle East

After asking for an out-of-country tour, Knox was shipped to Israel in July 2000 for a year to support UN operations in the Golan Heights.

The Canadians’ headquarters was in Syria, while Knox’s team was stationed on the Israeli side of the border.

“I loved it. It was great,” she said. “(It was a) super opportunity to meet the locals and gain a great deal of historical knowl edge, both from the Israeli side as well as the Syrian side.”

The group took historical tours of Israel — learning extensively about the Holocaust — along with several off-duty tours of Jordan, Syria, and Egypt.

Knox considered those places to be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that she would likely never experience as a civilian tourist.

“It was all just amazing. Every week end we had off, we went somewhere,” she added.

War on Terror

Knox returned to Kingston, Ont., in 2001, and several months later, 9/11 hap pened. She was attending a terrorist brief ing that morning when the planes struck New York and Washington.

Within six weeks, she deployed to an air base in Tampa Bay, Florida, to provide logistics and financial support for the Ca nadians preparing to enter Afghanistan. The NATO-led operation would be run from the United States until the allies set up bases in the southeast Asian country.

Knox’s role was to pay people and create contracts for Canadians working in Tampa Bay. About 13 Canucks were there to establish operations, while three to five people trickled south regularly afterward and took on more responsibilities as re

quired.

From Tampa Bay — a six-month tour — the logistics team supported the first battalion of Canadian soldiers in Af ghanistan and ensured they were fed, paid, housed and equipped.

In-theatre support

Knox then travelled to Afghanistan in April 2002 for a four-month tour to es tablish two Canadian camps in Kabul. She also provided transportation, contracting and logistics support for the theatre activa tion team (TAT) commander.

“Hectic. It was all hectic,” she laughed.

A group of 12 people started the logis tics contracting, determined who was who in the city, and performed the necessary engineering to create the base — includ

ing disposing of bombs before construc tion began.

Other supports included handling food, water, sewage disposal, and install ing a gravel foundation for the base in a field.

“And because the Russians had been there before, they just packed up and left their stuff there,” Knox continued. “So, there was mine clearing to be done (and) there was removal of old military and armoured vehicle pieces that had been bombed out.”

Knox always felt on edge — and al ways on guard — because she never knew who was friendly or who was Taliban, considering no one wore uniforms.

The 13 TAT members always trav elled together because of security issues and the lack of infantry protection. How ever, security forces began providing cov er once they established the first camp.

“It was very hot. The average tem perature was 60 C. We had no air condi tioning and no refrigeration when we got there, so it was a little tough,” she chuck led.

She joined the military in December 1988, underwent training, and served on several bases and ships during the next decade.

Knox was posted to CFB Esquimalt for base supply in 1998. She later sup ported the RCMP in 1999 when they dealt with Chinese refugees arriving in British Columbia, while she provided logistics help to the supply ship HMCS Protecteur during a United Nations operation in East

A rewarding career

Knox returned to Canada around Sep tember 2002 and was eventually posted back to the West Coast. She finished her career as executive officer for Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters.

“It was all very rewarding. I would not trade the time I spent in the military to go back and do anything else,” she said, noting she enjoyed making friends with people worldwide. “It gave me a great op portunity to get out of Moose Jaw and do something that was physically, mentally and financially rewarding.

“And now is my opportunity to give back through my service through the le gion.”

Tutor aircraft — including the Snowbirds — and finishing as a clerk at 15 Wing in Moose Jaw.

Sue Knox and a group of Canadians serving with the United Nations in Israel around 2001. Photo courtesy Sue Knox

Lt.-Cdr. Sue Knox poses in her uniform as the executive officer for Maritime Forces Pacific Headquarters in Esqui malt, B.C., around 2008. Photo courtesy Sue Knox

Sue Knox stands in front of a LAV III light armoured vehicle in Afghanistan in 2002. Photo courtesy Sue Knox

An officer presents Sue Knox with a medal in 2002 to recognize her work in Tampa Bay, Florida to support the Al lied coalition as it entered Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 1, 2001. Photo courtesy Sue Knox

Whether by land or air, local men sacrificed all during the First World War

First World War pilots had a life expec tancy of 11 days because of how primitive and deadly aerial combat was, but that didn’t stop Basil Ward Binkley from jump ing into a biplane.

Binkley, a lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), was born in Moose Jaw on May 13, 1892, to John Whitfield and Alice (née Gunby) Binkley, and was the brother of Glen, Manswell, Hope and Melvin.

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in Ontario before he moved to Moose Jaw, where he married E. Pearl Carpenter — no maiden name is known — and they lived at 344 Lillooet Street West.

He enlisted on Sept. 14, 1915, and was assigned to the 46th Battalion. His at testation papers say he was 29 years old, stood 5-6, had a sallow complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair.

Carpenter was serving with the 16th Infantry Battalion (Manitoba Regiment) when he died on March 5, 1918, at age 32. He is buried at the Barlin Communal Cem

Days offensive — at age 21. He was bur ied in a cemetery near Somme, France.

Hockin was born on May 21, 1897, in Wolseley, Sask., before his family moved to Moose Jaw and he became a farmer. His mother, Mrs. M. F. Hockin, lived at 359 Fairford Street West.

He enlisted at age 18 on Dec. 14, 1915, and served with the 28th Battalion. He was 21 when he was killed on July 18, 1918, and was buried at Wanquetin Com munal Cemetery in northern France.

Urton was born in Moose Jaw on Aug. 5, 1889, to William and Mary Jane

(nee Golding) Urton at 417 Fairford Street West. He became a civil servant, married Annie Mary Lemke, and lived at 725 Om inica Street East.

He was 26 years old when he enlist ed on Sept. 28, 1915. He stood 5-5, had a light complexion, blue eyes and brown hair.

Urton was posted to the 46th Battalion (Saskatchewan Infantry Regiment) and, two years later, died at age 28 on Aug. 22, 1917. He was buried in a cemetery near the Pas de Calais, France.

The Moose Javian was 18 when he enlisted on Oct. 28, 1914, nearly two months after the war’s outbreak. He ini tially served with the 15th Battalion but eventually transferred to Britain’s fledg ling RFC.

It’s unknown how much flight training Binkley received, but most pilots received about 17 hours of instruction, which was expanded to 50 hours later in the war.

Binkley was on patrol in northern France on July 12, 1917, when he was shot down and killed, just one of roughly 8,000 RFC airmen to die in combat. He was later buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery in Nord, France.

Binkley is one of 200 local men who died during the First World War, some thing that Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 59 and Moose Jaw Express/Moose JawToday.com are continuing to highlight through a multi-part series.

This article looks at Pte. Edward Bruce Carpenter, Pte. Clarence Henry Chrismas, Ptr. Eric Hockin, Pte. Richard Southwell Urton and Pte. Martin Edward Waddington.

Carpenter was born on Sept. 8, 1885,

etery in northern France.

Chrismas was born on June 23, 1897, in Battle, East Sussex, England, before his family moved to Moose Jaw and lived at 1346 Connaught Avenue. He later became a mechanic.

The young man was 18 when he en listed on Jan. 15, 1916. He stood 5-6, had a dark complexion and brown hair and eyes.

Chrismas was serving with the 28th Battalion (Saskatchewan Infantry Regi ment) when he was killed on Aug. 9, 1918 — likely during Canada’s major Hundred

Waddington was born on Jan. 13, 1894, to John and Mary Waddington of Portage la Prairie, Man. He later moved to Moose Jaw, lived at 1116 Fourth Avenue Northeast, and became a carpenter. He was 21 years old when he enlisted on July 6, 1915, and was posted overseas to the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Regi ment). Unfortunately, he was killed in bat tle on June 17, 1916.

“WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE CITY’S RE SPONSE TO CLEARING STREETS OF SNOW?”

I think it’s about time Moose Jaw started doing things like modern cities do; ticketing and/or towing vehicles impeding snow removal. Those who refuse to move their vehicles to aid in plowing efforts are not the only ones paying taxes for this service; we all

RE: TIMOTHY EATON’S: SENIORS’ ACTIVITIES, FUN, FELLOWSHIP AND FOOD

Everyone knows Timothy Eaton’s, the iconic old building on the corner of Main and Stadacona that once housed Eaton’s Department Store. Less well known is the building’s reincarnation into the Moose Jaw and District Seniors’ Associa tion, a bustling social and activity centre for people aged fifty and over.

pay, and the few are spoiling it for the many.

All snow routes are sign posted and there is a snow removal priority map online. Ignorance is no excuse.

Another improvement would be trucking the largest piles of snow away instead of leaving them at corners, pedestrian crossings and bus stops.

I know transit riders, children walking to school,

The centre offers a myriad of activities: pick leball, line dancing, billiards, shuffleboard, arts and crafts, card games, crib, nickel bingo as well as fit ness classes. Newly added activities include quilt ing, Scrabble and Texas Hold “Em.

Memberships are a steal at $40 a year for a regular membership. A $60 Enhanced membership allows use of the walking track and fitness centre in the basement featuring brand new equipment.

And, if that doesn’t whet your appetite, there is

those with mobility concerns, and pedestrians in general would appreciate it.

We all know it snows every year. The city knows this too, and it’s time for them and vehicle owners to get their act together.

Eve Nott

our exceptional Cafe - open to everyone Monday to Friday from 8 until 1 for breakfast and lunch. Not to be overlooked are Tina’s memorable Pie Tuesdays and Cinnamon Bun Thursdays!

New opening hours from 8 to 8 Monday to Thursday and 8 to 4 Friday are designed to entice members of the 50+ crowd who may still be working. Pay us a visit! Stop for lunch! Stay and Play! At Timothy Eaton’s, you are always welcome!

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Since his body was never recovered, his name is inscribed on the famed Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium.

A replica of a First World War biplane, in this case, a British fighter RE 5 plane. Photo by Getty Images

A photo of Lt. Basil Ward Binkley, who served in the Royal Flying Corps. Photo courtesy Veterans Affairs Canada

The headstone of Basil Binkley at Bail leul Communal Cemetery in Nord, France. Photo courtesy Veterans Af fairs Canada

Pte. Martin Edward Waddington’s name is inscribed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, Belgium, because his body was never recovered during the First World War. Photo courtesy Veterans Affairs Canada

The headstone of Pte. Edward Bruce Carpenter, who is buried at the Barlin Communal Cemetery in northern France. Photo courtesy Veterans Affairs Canada

past week, taking a 2-1 win over the Regi na Pats on Wednesday, Oct. 26 before ex tending their winning streak to four games with a 4-1 win over the Everett Silvertips on Friday, Oct. 28. Their run of success came to an end on Saturday night, as they dropped a 6-2 decision to the Tri-City Americans.

The Warriors now hold an 8-5-0-0 re cord and sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, three points up on Regina and four points back of the Saskatoon Blades.

Moose Jaw found themselves in a defensive battle in Regina to start their week, with both teams scrapping tooth and nail for scoring opportunities.

As it turns out, power plays would be the difference: Jagger Firkus and Brayden Yager scored with the man advantage in the first period for Moose Jaw to give the local squad a 2-0 lead, while Alexander Suzdalev scored for the Pats on the man advantage late in the second.

That would mark the end of scoring on the night, with Warriors netminder Connor Ungar stopping 19 of the 20 shots he faced and Regina’s Drew Sim stopping 20 shots.

Things went much better for the

“It’s awesome,” said Warriors for ward Jagger Firkus of the team’s run of success to that point. “There are a lot of expectations on the team from the start

of the season and we didn’t get off to the best start, but we’re starting to get into our groove right now and I’m looking forward to the next stretch we have here. There are going to be lots of teams who are coming and wanting to knock us off and I’m look ing forward to the challenge, for sure.”

Firkus scored on breakaways in the first and second periods, while Nathan Pilling picked up the Warriors’ third goal. Yager added an empty netter to finish things off.

ly can’t do that in a game like this,” said Yager, referring to the four straight minors the Warriors took in the final six minutes of the game and Tri-City’s 32.7 per cent power play.

“We had a bit of a streak going there and it sucks that it came to an end, but we’ll bounce back and be ready to go next weekend,”

Denton Mateychuk returned from ill ness and scored the Warriors’ first goal in the second period, while Max Wanner had their other marker.

Lukas Dragicevic, Parker Bell, Drew Freer, Ethan Ernst, Tyson Greenway and Adam Mechura all scored for Tri-City.

Ungar was far busier in net than he was against the Pats, and was his usual solid self in the process, making 46 saves, including 20 in the second period alone. Braden Holt stopped 27 shots for the Sil vertips.

The news wasn’t as good 24 hours

Jackson Unger made 33 saves in the Warriors goal, Tomas Suchanek had 30 saves for Tri-City.

The Warriors return to action on Fri day night when they travel to Prince Albert to take on the Raiders. Next home action is Saturday when the Red Deer Rebels make their second visit to the Moose Jaw Events Centre. Game time is 7 p.m.

Warriors offensively against the Everett Silvertips on Friday night, as Moose Jaw scored three unanswered goals through the second and third periods to take their 4-1 win.

Warriors forward Tate Schofer digs for the puck under Everett’s Braden Holt.

Jagger Firkus and Brayden Yager celebrate the Warriors’ second goal with Max Wanner.

Josh Hoekstra passes the puck off while in tight against a pair of Silvertips de

Warriors defenceman Max Wanner had a spirited tilt with Everett’s Ryan Hofer.

Warriors defenceman Lucas Brenton battles for the puck in the Warriors zone.

Everett goaltender Braden Holt re trieves the puck from his net after Jag ger Firkus scored the game’s opening goal.

Jagger Firkus goes in on his first period breakaway as Everett’s Olen Zellweger gives chase.

Three Warriors named to NHL Central Scouting preliminary players to watch list

With the way the first month of the season has gone for Moose Jaw Warriors forward Brayden Yager, it should come as no surprise that the National Hockey League’s Central Scouting Bureau has a high opinion of the stand out forward.

Last Tuesday, it all became official -- and Yager wasn’t alone among Moose Jaw players drawing atten tion from NHL scouts.

Yager was among seven Western Hockey League players to receive an ‘A’ rating on the NHL Central Scout ing Preliminary Players to Watch list, meaning he’s ex pected to be selected in the first round of the Entry Draft this summer.

The Saskatoon product was joined by a pair of team mates on the list in forward Ben Riche and goaltender Jackson Unger, both of whom are ‘C’ ranked prospects, indicating a fourth-, fifth- or sixth-round selection.

As an example, Warriors defenceman Denton Mat eychyuk was ranked ‘A’ on the first list last season and ended up as the 12th overall selection by the Columbus Blue Jackets this past July. Forward Jagger Firkus was rated ‘C’ in the opening look but clawed his way up the list all season and was eventually projected to go in the

first round before landing 35th overall with the Seattle Kraken.

Yager, of course, is the reigning CHL Rookie of the Year after putting up 34 goals and 59 points in 63 games last season. He’s off to a solid start in 2022-23, with four goals and 12 points in 10 games.

Riche is coming off a season with 32 goals and 60 points in 44 games with the Regina Pat Canadians of the

Sask Male AAA Hockey League and so far has three goals and four points in 10 games in his rookie WHL campaign.

Unger joined the Warriors in mid-November during the 2021-22 season and ended up playing 18 games, post ing a 3.60 goals against average, .891 save percentage and 8-7 record. So far this season, Unger has a 1-3 record in four appearances with a 4.30 GAA and .861 save per centage.

Former Moose Jaw Winmar Warriors goaltender Dylan Ernst also earned a spot on the list, also as a ‘C’ ranked player. Ernst posted a 14-8-2 record with the Ka mloops Blazers last season, including a 2.95 GAA and .900 SP along with two shutouts. This season with the Blazers, Ernst has a 4-3-1 record with a 3.27 GAA and .902 SP.

Joining Yager as ‘A’ rated prospects are forward Con nor Bedard (Regina), forward Zach Benson (Winnipeg), goaltender Carson Bjarnason, forward Nate Danielson, forward Riley Heidt and forward Samuel Honzek.

The first round of the 2023 NHL Draft is slated for Wednesday, June 28, with the remaining rounds taking place Thursday, June 29.

Central wins 4A boys provincial high school soccer championship

All season long, the Central Cyclones made a point of us ing their deep roster and overall level of skill to find ways to win games.

They did so on their way to winning the Moose Jaw league championship and carried right on through the re gional championships last weekend.

So it should come as no surprise that when it was time for the most important game of the season, Central’s depth, endurance and ability once again rose to the fore front.

Cyclones midfielder Landon Meacher scored three goals in the second half as Central went on to a 3-1 victo ry over the Yorkton Sacred Heart Saints in the SHSAA 4A boys provincial soccer championship game at YaraCentre on Sunday afternoon.

It was anything but easy, though, especially with how things went through the game’s opening 45 minutes.

“I think in the first half, they completely dominated us, especially in possession in the midfield, we just strug gled to find our man in the mid,” Meacher said shortly after being hoisted onto his teammates shoulders during the championship celebration.

“I think it was just that they were getting tired in the second half because they didn’t have as many subs as us. We kind of picked it up in the midfield and were bringing it out wide, which led to some of my goals that were kind of at the edge of the box.”

Central carried the play at the start of the first half, but Yorkton gradually created more and more opportuni ties as time went on. That was all a product of some new wrinkles the Saints had put into play, changes that the Cy clones needed to adjust to as the game progressed.

“There had been a change in their formation and a few of their plays, so once we were comfortable we were able to communicate properly and get a good rhythm going,” said Cyclones head coach Holly McCorriston, adding that Central just remained patient and waited for their opportunities to come. “They kept working hard and that’s what showed.”

Meacher scored his first goal around the 50th minute,

getting free down the right side before putting a shot from the top of the box into the right corner.

Around 10 minutes later, Meacher nearly sprung himself into the open in the box with nothing but the goaltender between him and the net. A Yorkton defender hauled the Grade 10 speedster down and he was able to score on the ensuing penalty kick.

The Saints got that one back with 15 minutes to play, but it came at a cost. After scoring on a penalty kick of their own, an altercation with Central standout goaltender Alfred Benson Muya led to a Yorkton player being given a red card and forcing the Saints to play with 10 men the rest of the game.

Meacher capped scoring in the game with around 10 minutes to go, finishing off the hat trick with a play simi lar to his first marker.

“In the end, it was a really good fight, especially in the second half when it was neck-and-neck,” Meacher said. “I’m sure it was worrying for both teams, especially for us when they had it in our half. It was scary, we knew they had the power to put in the net at any time they got it there, but so did we and I guess we just got lucky with ours.”

While Meacher was the obvious standout on the day,

McCorriston pointed to the overall play of the team from their starters to their subs as their key to victory, not only on the weekend but throughout the season.

“This team is a deep team and it shows, right to our back line and our keeper,” she said. “Everyone plays ex tremely well and we couldn’t have done it without every one playing as well as they did. The communication and the control there is key and that’s so important.”

With the win, the Cyclones will be heading into the 2023 campaign as two-time defending champions -- and McCorriston is already looking forward to seeing what the troops can accomplish.

“I already have notes in my head about things we’re going to continue to work on and try to improve,” she said with a grin. “ I’m looking forward to it, it’s nice to see such a hard season end this way, after so many ups and downs… I can’t say enough about these guys, they’re all fantastic players and I hope they all go far.”

Chief John Keenatch took a 4-2 win over Martens ville earlier Saturday to win bronze.

A pair of Moose Jaw league teams were also in action at the 5A boys championships in Yorkton, with both York ton Regional and Swift Current losing in the consolation semifinal.

At the 5A girls provincials in Regina, the Moose Jaw league champion Swift Current Ardens lost their firstround game 1-0 to Saskatoon Holy Cross before posting a pair of commanding wins over Prince Albert Carlton and Yorkton Regional to claim the consolation side champi onship.

You can find all the scores from provincials weekend at www.shsaa.ca.

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Warriors Ben Riche, Brayden Yager and Jackson Un ger have all be named to NHL Central Scouting’s pre liminary players to watch list. Moose Jaw Warriors

Meacher hat trick in second half leads to 3-1 victory over Yorkton Sacred Heart in SHSAA title game at YaraCentre

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The Central Cyclones hoist Landon Meacher into the air as they celebrate their provincial soccer champi onship.

Action from the SHSAA 4A boys provincial soccer fi nal between the Central Cyclones and Yorkton Sacred Heart.

Central goaltender Alfred Benson Muya makes one of several big saves in the first half.

Action from the SHSAA 4A boys provincial soccer fi nal between the Central Cyclones and Yorkton Sacred Heart.

Barker rink repeats as Moose Jaw SWCT champions

If things continue to follow the same pat tern for Penny Barker rink as they did last season, it’s definitely a bit of deja vu she’ll be happy to take.

Barker and her rink of third Christie Gamble, second Jenna Enge and lead Dan ielle Sicinski put together a 3-1 round rob in record before rolling through the play offs and taking a 9-3 five-end win over Delisle’s Sherry Anderson in the cham pionship final of the Moose Jaw SWCT stop Sunday afternoon at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre.

It’s not that far off from what Barker put together last season, where her win in Moose Jaw helped build momentum to her second Viterra Scotties provincial champi

onship.

“This is only our third weekend of the year, so we wanted to come out and throw consistent and play confident and we knew that if we put eight shots together, in end it would go our way,” Barker said shortly after posing for the customary team pic ture. “And we’re just happy to be playing at home. It’s nice to stay close to home for once, we’ve been playing a little fur ther away and it’s just relaxing being here and we tend to play really well here, so it’s nice to get the win.”

Barker posted a 3-1 record through the round robin and put a ton of points on the board in the early going -- outscoring the opposition 20-6 in her first two games -- and was able to ride that momentum as the tournament progressed.

“We’ve had a lot of games this year where we’ve had to come back from quite the deficits, so this weekend it was nice to get off to a really strong start, it was ‘what do we do now, we’re not down?!’” laughed Barker. “But when it’s early in the game we know that there’s lots of time left, we know these teams are going to put pressure on us and it’s just making that shot and still trying to be precise. Teams can come back pretty quickly if you don’t, so I thought we did a pretty good job of that this weekend.”

Barker’s lone loss in the round robin was a 6-5 defeat at the hands of Anderson, the four-time defending national women’s senior champion.

Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club Members honoured at Judo Saskatchewan Awards Banquet

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Members of the Moose Jaw Koseikan Judo Club were honoured with multiple nominations and awards at the recent An nual Judo Saskatchewan Awards Banquet on October 22, 2022. The Club was proud to see its members being recognized in so many categories.

Felix Leonard - Winner - U14 Male Ath lete of the Year

Amara Cox - Winner - U14 Female Ath lete of the Year

Kolbi Fenrick - Runner Up - U18 Female Athlete of the Year

Avery Gibney - Runner Up - U18 Female Athlete of the Year

Avery Gibney - Runner Up - U21 Female Athlete of the Year

Avery Gibney - Winner - Most Improved Female Athlete of the Year

Destiny Gibney - Winner - Merv Point er Memorial Award for Commitment to Coaching

Dale Berglund - Winner - Jim O’Sullivan Memorial Award for Long Term Dedica tion to Judo in Saskatchewan

She was able to rebound nicely, though, defeating Sherilee Orsted -- who includes Moose Jaw’s Candace Newkirk at third -- in the quarter-final before taking a 7-5 win over Brooklyn Stevenson in the semifinal.

The title game saw Barker and An derson each take single points the first two ends before Barker struck for four in the third. Anderson replied with a deuce the next end, but another Barker four-spot in the fifth brought things to an early end.

“She’s such a strong player and that’s such a strong team, they’ve won four se nior championships and gone to worlds a few times, and they always put a strong game together and make us work for ev ery point,” Barker said. “So it was nice to score those four to get that kind of a lead since it’s not going to happen very often.”

The win gives Barker a host of valu able points on the Sask Women’s Curling Tour and as a result moves the rink another step closer to automatically qualifying for the Viterra Scotties as they look to defend their 2022 title.

“Everybody always asks ‘do you get a free bye back in’ and nope, you earn your spot again, you’re starting from square one,” Barker said. “So this gives us a pretty good chance of getting an automat ic berth into provincials, there are a few more chances here to pick up points and we’ll be doing what we can to get one of the spots.”

Cindy Ricci -- who as Cindy Street won multiple provincial championships playing out of the Hillcrest Sports Centre -- finished 2-2 and just missed the play offs, while Moose Jaw’s Skylar Ackerman and Elaine Robson both saw their rinks finish 1-3 in the round robin.

Trio of teams remain unbeaten in Original 16 Cash League action

The ranks of the undefeated in the Great Western Original 16 Cash League became another team smaller on Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre, leaving only three rinks with perfect records.

And for two of those teams, it took a late-game rally to remain unbeaten.

Penny Barker and her defending champion BTN Chartered Accountants foursome improved to 3-0 on the season with an 8-5 victory over Paw N Play’s Jae don Miller, but it was anything but easy.

Miller picked up deuces in the first and third ends to lead 4-1 and after Barker picked up two of her own in the fourth, a Miller single in the fifth restored the threepoint lead. You don’t contend for the Orig inal 16 title every year without the ability to come back, though, and Barker did that and then some in the seventh -- a fiveender completely turned the tide of the game, and she’d go on to an 8-5 victory.

Miller fell to 1-2 with the loss.

For Matt Froehlich and his 3-0 four some in their match with KalTire (Dustin Woloschuk (0-3), things weren’t as dra matic but still close. Single points in the first, fourth and fifth ends had given Froe hlich a 3-2 lead, but Woloschuk responded with singles of his own in the sixth and seventh to lead 4-3 heading into the final end. Froehlich would use the hammer to perfection, scoring three to take the 6-4 win.

KMS Construction (Ben Gamble, 2-0) also found themselves in a close bat tle with Rod Montgomery (1-2), with a Gamble deuce in the third end proving to be a critical score. Gamble took a 3-1 lead at the time and led 5-2 through six before Montgomery closed ground with single points in the seventh and eighth, giving

Gamble the 5-4 win.

John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, 2-1) fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 7-3 loss to ProTec Studios (Tyler Krups ki, 1-1). Krupski took a 3-0 lead out of the first two ends, but Wenarchuk put up single points the next three frames to tie things up. Krupski got back on track with two in the sixth and another deuce in the seventh to close things out.

An early lead proved the difference between Pro-Tec Electric (Stan Barnsley, 2-1) and Fountain Tire (Barry Silk 0-3). Barnsley led 3-2 through three ends, and after Silk blanked the fourth, put up a three-spot to take a 6-2 edge. Silk got two back in the sixth and stole one in the sev enth but would drop a 6-5 decision.

EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 2-1) had a quick night against RK Sunview Farms (Dayne Heisler, 0-3). Gunnis took a 3-0 lead out of the first two ends and af ter Heisler responded with a deuce in the third, put up four in the fourth to bring the game to an early end with a 7-2 win.

Original 16 Cash League action takes place every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre.

Defending Scotties provincial champions cap solid weekend with 9-3 win over Sherry Anderson in final at Moose Jaw Events Centre Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Froehlich, BTN Accountants, KMS Construction remain unbeaten through first three weeks of action

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Pictured in photo: Back Row L-R: Michelle Wiens, Dale Berglund, T.V. Taylor (President of Judo Saskatchewan), Michael Horley (Judo Saskatchewan High Performance Coach), Jim Wiens

Front Row L-R: Destiny Gibney, Avery Gibney, Kolbi Fenrick, Felix Leonard, Amara Cox, Matt Leonard

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Penny Barker, third Christie Gam ble, second Jenna Enge, lead Danielle Sicinski and coach Mark Lang are the 2022 Moose Jaw SWCT champions.

Sherry Anderson delivers a shot as Ani ta Silvernagle puts broom to ice in the final.

Moose Jaw’s Skylar Ackerman delivers her final shot of the second end during the first draw.

Halloween Howl agility trials a hit for Moose Jaw Dog Club

Some were lighting fast and looked like they belonged at a national-level event. Some were a little slower as they got the hang of things. And some were just as in terested in checking out their surroundings as they were in competing.

But one thing was for certain at the Halloween Howl dog agility trials at the Golden Mile Arena this past weekend -- both the competitors and their human handlers were having a great time being back in competition.

Around 70 dogs took part in the two-day Moose Jaw Dog Club event, featuring close to 250 runs through a series of courses designed to test endur ance and concentration: from bar jumps to teeter-totters to tunnel runs from all angles, competitors had plenty to deal with when they stepped into the ring.

All in all, it was a chance for both dogs and trainers to show off what they’d learned over the months of preparation, all while having a good time hanging out with their fellow competitors.

“It’s been a fun weekend, the dogs are having fun, the owners having fun, it’s been a really good two days,” said Tracey Cook, Halloween Howl organiz er and MJDC president, on Sunday after noon.“The competition has been good, they’re all showing what they’ve learned and it’s been really nice to see how some dogs have improved.”

Participants were broken into a series of categories based on size, ex perience and skill, working their way through courses designed to test them at each level. Categories include Starter,

Advanced and Masters, with size break downs in each of those.

Starters are beginners just get ting used to being in the ring, and once they’ve put down enough qualified runs they move up to the Advanced division and then into Masters once they’ve be come exceptional at navigating the var

ied courses.

Moving up the ranks isn’t easy, ei ther, as the runs have to be clean -- and it takes one mistake for that not to happen.

“You need a clean qualifying run, make it in time and have no issues and have enough points, all that kind of stuff,” Cook said in explaining the ad

vancement process. “There are some good runs and bad runs, and even if they don’t cue, some of them are awesome runs and they might knock off one bar, which means the run doesn’t qualify even though it might have been a superb one. So that’s just how it works, it de pends on the day and how things go in each run.”

Needless to say, it takes a tremen dous amount of training just to get to the Advanced level, let alone the highest ranks of competition. Hours upon hours of learning cues and how to get the best out of each dog while running through the various agility course obstacles.

“You start them when they’re young, and even when they get older, you have dogs that are nine, 10, 11 years old that are still training and still constantly learning,” Cook said. “It all starts with the foundation, you have the foundation skills and a good connection with the dog and the owner and we build off those.”

There are several dogs in Moose Jaw moving up the ranks, and when it comes to competition province-wide, Saskatchewan has competitors placing at nationals on a regular basis.

“So we do very well in our prov ince,” Cook said.

The Moose Jaw Dog Club is always on the lookout for new prospects and new members, and if you’re interested in turning your pet into a lean, clean agility machine, you can reach out to the MJDC through their website at www.moose jawdogclub.ca or search for the Moose Jaw Dog Club on Facebook.

event at Golden Mile Arena

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

A sampling of the action from the Moose Jaw Dog Club’s Halloween Howl agil

trial this past weekend at the Golden Mile Arena.

Future of Habitat for Humanity in Moose Jaw uncertain due to many factors

Jason G. Antonio - Moose Jaw Express

Habitat for Humanity’s latest build in Moose Jaw could be its last for a while be cause the charity continues to grapple with COVID-19, rising interest rates, higher material costs and volunteer issues.

The charity went through a big merg er in 2021, with the Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Regina offices combining to form Habitat for Humanity Saskatche wan (HHS). It also included all the other community chapters around the province, such as Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Melfort and Estevan.

One of the organization’s goals with the merger was to broaden its reach with the families it serves.

HHS completed construction of its Moose Jaw build in June and handed over the Ominica Street East duplex to two sin gle mothers.

Normally it would have held a big ceremony to distribute the keys. Howev er, that didn’t happen because neither the provincial nor federal governments funded this initiative, and they usually mandate a public event if they fund a project.

“… two families partnered with us and were able to obtain home ownership through us, so that was something we were very excited about,” said Denis Perrault, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Saskatch ewan. “At present, we’re wrapping up all of our current builds here in the province … .”

While it has been difficult for the charity to navigate rising interest rates, material costs, acquiring land and the pandemic, Perrault was excited about the organization’s future in the province and

thrilled with his team’s efforts to ensure it completed every project this year.

After all the builds were completed, however, HHS laid off all its construction workers across the province, including Fern Paulhus in Moose Jaw. Perrault noted that this is a common practice in the con struction industry.

The Moose Jaw Express spoke to a source who suggested Habitat for Human ity Saskatchewan might quit Moose Jaw completely because the local chapter had difficulty finding volunteers and people in

general to join the group.

Asked if HHS would permanently pull out of Moose Jaw, Perrault said he “would not feel at all comfortable saying that. That would be a false statement.”

“What I would say is that we’re look ing at all our communities across the prov ince. And we’re going to be looking at a build plan moving forward for ’23, ’24 and ’25,” he stated.

Perrault was hopeful that interest rates would stabilize in Q2 2023 and that ma terial costs would decline, which would

hopefully bring down building prices. He pointed out that many builders are no lon ger constructing spec houses because “it’s a dangerous time” financially.

The HHS board plans to meet in ear ly 2023 to develop a building plan for the communities where it has operated — in cluding in Moose Jaw — and share it with the public in the second quarter, he said. One advantage the charity possesses is it has a strong network of volunteers and do nors.

Habitat for Humanity Saskatchewan is a “complicated charity” because it op erates three retail shops called Re-Stores, Perrault continued. The charity acquires donated goods from contractors, business es or residents, then sells those items and uses the money to build more houses.

A second revenue stream is the orga nization collects money from its 200 mort gages across the province.

“It’s a common misconception that Habitat gives houses for free. They don’t. They sell the home to partner families at 0 per cent (interest and) 0 (dollars) down and they sign a mortgage (and pay monthly) … ,” he said. “Much like many Canadians pay conventional mortgages to a bank, we op erate as a bank for those families.”

A third source of income is grants from the provincial and federal housing associations, while a fourth is money from donors.

The CEO added that HHS might have some ceremony next spring in Moose Jaw after sod is installed at the duplex.

Habitat for Humanity Saskatchewan completed its Moose Jaw duplex build in June. The property just needs sod to be officially finished. Photo by Jason G. An tonio

Upcoming Events in Moose Jaw

If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at: jritchie@moosejawtoday.com

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

National Association of Federal Re tirees branch 23 Executive meeting will be held on Nov 9,( Wed)2022 at 7 pm in the card room: Eaton’s build ing 510 Main St.N. Important that all executive attend so planning can be done - 12 people needed to vote. Top ic: Planning for Nov 23, ( Wed) General meeting ( ALL members encouraged to attend General meeting) also same location at 7 pm.Handicapped friendly building . We will be laying a wreath at the Nov 11,2022 ceremony. We shall not forget the Fallen.

Lawn Bowling will move into the Yara Centre: Drop in Tuesdays @9:30 am & Thursdays @1:30pm. Yara fees/mem berships apply. For beginners Moose Jaw Lawn Bowling members 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 Quil ters’ Guild Inc., Box 484, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 4P1 or email prairieheartsquilters@yahoo.ca Meeting Schedule 2022: November 03 &17/December 01 & 17. Meeting Schedule 2023: January 05 & 19/Feb ruary 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 Com munity 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 Meet ings 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.

The Moose Jaw Community Choir regular choir practices are on Mondays @ 700-830PM at First Free Methodist Church. Performances in the commu nity may also take place on alternate evenings. New members are always welcome and encouraged (especially tenors and basses) and no audition is required. New members who are in terested should contact the Choir Di rector Diane Rhodes at 306-640-8098 or message us through Facebook @ Moose Jaw Community Choir.

Moose Jaw Camera Club has re sumed monthly Club Meetings. In terested photographers are welcome and invited to join and Be Focused With Us! For more information: Wan da - 306-693-7440 or Len - 306-6937685. themoosejawcameraclub.com

Toastmasters Big Country Club pro vides a mutually supportive and pos itive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. For more information email secre tary-3418@toastmastersclubs.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/

Youth Programming IN PERSON & VIRTUAL PROGRAMS

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

Children’s Programming TAKE HOME & IN PERSON PROGRAMS

Children’s Take ‘n’ Make Series Paper Jack o’ Lantern! (ages 4-12) 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.

The Royal Canadian Legion –Branch 59 Moose Jaw, 268 High St W Moose Jaw; Contact: 306-6925453. Facebook @ ROYAL CANADI AN 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 reg ular games with 2 parts each and 3 extra games, all games are cash priz es. 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. Registration at 1pm. Cost $2 and please pre-register your team by call ing 306.693.9688.

Drop-in Shuffleboard league every Fri day at 7:00pm.

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

For current listing of events online vis it: Monthly Calendar | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59- Moose Jaw (roy alcanadianlegionbranch59moosejaw. ca)

Moose Jaw and District Seniors: For more information Call: 306-6944223 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 Fri day 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 after noons @ 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 – cancelled for now.

Scrabble – Monday’s at 1pm

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 & Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Floor Shuffleboard – Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Paper Tole – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

Quilting – Every Friday 9am to 4pm Lounge – Friday’s from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jam Sessions – Friday’s 9 a.m.

Tribute to Elvis – Nov 5th Happy hour starts at 6pm And the show starts at 7pm. Tickets are $15 and you can pick up tickets at the front desk.

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

Cosmo Senior Citizens’ Centre Weekly Activities

WEEKLY EVENTS

Monday: 9:30am Pickle Ball; 1pm Floor Shuffleboard 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

Moose Jaw ANAVETS: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Unit #252 – 279 High St. W, Moose Jaw. 306.692.4412 or 306.681.5998 anaf252@sasktel.net

Thursday at 1:30 pm Crib

Friday at 1:30 is Fun Shuffleboard Friday Evening at 7pm is Fun Pool and Darts (starting Nov 4) Saturday At 4:30 pm is our Meat Draw, 50/50, Gift Card Everyone is welcome to join the fun! Saturday meat draw @ 4:30pm50/50, Gift Card Everyone is welcome to join the fun!

ANAVETS #252 Christmas Craft/Bake/ Trade Show Saturday 26 November 10am to 5pm; Sunday 27 November12pm to 4pm Located in the Town ‘N’ Country Mall Back Doors on East Side (Old Safeway Spot) Over 50 Great Vendors! Door Prizes! Small Conces sion on location. Admission by dona tion to our adopt a families Thanks to the Town ‘N’ country Mall For All There Support!

For More Information on anything Happening at the ANAVETS #252 Call or Text 306-681-5998 or 306-6924412 email anaf252@sasktel.net Everyone Including Non- Members are Welcome to all our events!!

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3395

MONDAY: (…to April, 2023): Drop in Cribbage – registration 6pm to 7pm – play starts at 7pm. $2pp. – two per son 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 Auxilia ry “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 Aux iliary Fowl Supper November 6th$15.00 per ticket – two sittings – one at 3:00 pm, one at 5:00 pm, get your tickets early – limited number of tick ets for each sitting.

MONDAY THRU SATURDAY – DROP IN POOL – 1:00 pm to 1:30 start time. Singles and Doubles. Partners draw

from those attending to play.

FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY – Aerie meeting – 11:30 am

FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY – Ladies Auxiliary meeting - 7:00 pm

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 – New Year’s Eve Tickets go on sale – tick ets 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.

STARTING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 - A donation box will go up in the Eagles Club lounge for all do nations for our Children’s Christmas Shopping taking place on December 4, 2022. If you have any household items, ornaments, jewelry, toys, etc. that you wish to donate, we will grate fully accept all donations. Our pro ceeds go to help other children.

STARTING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2022 - If you have any winter coats, etc. your donation of used winter clothing – jackets, mitts, socks, hats , will be gratefully accepted. Please put your donations outside our Ladies Auxiliary Secretary’s door in the Ea gles Club Games Room at the back of the lounge. All donations will go to help Moose Jaw’s Homeless.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2022 – La dies Auxiliary Fowl Supper – Two Sit tings; 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 num ber 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 2 & 3, 2022 - “Two Easy” playing in the lounge 8:30 pm to closing.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2022 – La dies Auxiliary bake sale in the lounge starting at 11:00 am.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2022 – La dies Auxiliary Christmas Shopping at 1:00 pm In the games room in the Ea gles Club lounge. Children will shop (no adults allowed), and the Ladies Auxiliary will wrap and tag the gifts.

NEW YEAR’S EVE: SATURDAY, DE CEMBER 31, 2022 – tickets go on sale Nov 1st and available at the Eagles Club Bar… Early Bird price $25pp until December 25; after that regular price $30pp. Doors open 7pm – Dance to the music of BRANDON and COMPA NY – 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 num ber and join the call. Email mamancherie@hotmail.com or call 306-690-4957.

Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw. Please call for more information (306) 693-5989.

You can read more about the upcom ing sessions and how to sign up for the free Virtual Coffee Club talks here: https://wdm.ca/coffeeclub/ We are excited to return to this popular pro gram, especially because we will have some special guest speakers at two of the sessions. Topics this fall and early winter include:

- November 15 -“Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living Our Culture, Sharing our Com munity at Pion-Era, 1955 – 69,” with guest speaker Dr. Elizabeth Scott, WDM Curator

- December 20 - “Holiday

OPINION/COMMENTARY

Cassandra Apollo – Patterns and Belief

Since childhood, I’ve looked for patterns to help make decisions easier. The simplest example is never go to the mall at 2:00 p.m. because everyone else is there, or Friday afternoon in Moose Jaw is always busy.

On the negative, I allowed myself to be talked out of buying 100 shares of Bank of Montreal stock on a DRI Pro gram in 1968. I didn’t believe in my own assumption.

The Problem with Looking for Patterns

The downfall of looking for patterns and telling oth ers is that they usually don’t believe you. Your confidence erodes. You second guess yourself. You don’t follow through on those beliefs.

Second Guessing yourself can become Second Nature. Not being believed by others (a prophesy) is an historic problem. The ancient Greeks knew it.

Greek Mythology has a ‘Priestess’ who was never be lieved. She was Cassandra, the Trojan Priestess who told ‘Apollo’ true prophesies. The creep never believed her!

By Richard Dowson

In recent years, I undertook many Research Projects – some funded, some not – all undertaken to fulfill my cu riosity. They include:

1 Dyslexia – Family History and Genetics (Unfunded –4 Years, Published)

2 Grade Nine Student Achievement and Smoking (Un funded – 5 years)

3 Adolescent Gambling (Alberta Government, Funded)

4 Literature Review – Cause of Multiple Sclerosis (Un funded – 7 years)

5 1918 Spanish Flu in Moose Jaw – (Unfunded)

My mother never believe Dyslexia was genetic – my boss didn’t believe ‘smoking’ was a ‘lifestyle marker’; the Saskatchewan ‘MS Community’ will not talk to me and people reacted to the 1918 Spanish Flu much like they did to COVID. Oh well, Carry On!

Decision Making Day to day life requires decision-making. It’s best to

consider the angles, how to deal with them and go with your impres sion. You won’t always be right, but you won’t always be wrong.

Special Note

‘Gut Feelings’ and Patterns do NOT apply to Gambling. My Gam bling Project proved the House wins at least 95% of the time.

Would you try running across Calgary’s Deerfoot Trail at rushhour on a $50 bet if there was a 95% chance you’d be killed? Of course not. Take your money and buy lunch for a friend.

Fun hunting photos of wild geese on a cloudy afternoon

By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

With 11 days left in October, there had been a scarcity of honking geese flying south over Moose Jaw to warmer climates.

Then a news story explained that geese and sandhill cranes have been staying further north as the weather stayed warm.

Aside from hearing some cranes one day and being told some geese and cranes were resting and feeding in fields in the Central Butte and Riverhurst districts, Yours Truly had seen or heard none.

As an excuse for an afternoon drive, I got a friend to come with me on a goose photo hunt.

We headed south since a previous trip north only spotted a moose in water and some antelope.

Driving south to the extinct community of Michell ton, we saw the Lake of the Rivers, which extends about 20 miles from Mossbank to north of Assiniboia.

A dearth of water bodies in the region meant geese would have to land and swim in this salt lake.

To our amazement, the lake was mostly salt flats and some weeds. As we drove near and along the lake we saw pools of water here and there, but that was it.

This lake likely hasn’t been this dry since the drought of 1988.

Even at the 717 grid road bridge crossing at the south end of the lake, we saw only weeds and two little pools of water.

As we drove west through the maze of huge wind mills, we spotted five antelope.

It was mid-afternoon and those juicy hamburgers at the 121 Restaurant in Assiniboia appealed to us.

At the restaurant, a female server was run off her feet tending the coffee-break crowd. The burger and wonton

Saskatchewan celebrates 50 years of Workplace Health and Safety Legislation

Saddman Zaman - Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com

Fifty years ago, Saskatchewan was the first jurisdiction in Canada and North America to pass “The Occupation al Health Act, 1972” legislation for regulating health and safety in the workplace.

This health act required a committee comprised of both workers and employees representing their interest in the safety code. To this day, this requirement exists to ensure everyone’s safety, to identify hazards, and to help eliminate any kind of workplace injuries, fatalities or ill nesses. Using this protocol, the committee can refuse to do a task that they believe could be dangerous.

Over the years, many changes have taken place and there have been new issues to address in the work place environment. Saskatchewan is also there to protect

against any kind of workplace harassment that includes the sexual nature of unwelcome behaviour. The act also protects independent contractors, volunteers, and stu dents from any kind of workplace harm and harassment. This amendment came into action on Jan.1, 2022.

Saskatchewan is the first province that requires its publicly owned buildings to be registered if they contain asbestos, with all related information available online.

“Everyone benefits when workers come home safely at the end of the day and by working together, we can ensure that Saskatchewan continues to be a great place to work and invest,” said Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan.

soup was excellent.

After leaving, we headed north on Highway Two to Moose Jaw, spotting three small flocks of Canada geese in their v-shaped pattern.

A large flock of snow geese, a thousand or more, flew up but traffic coming and going prevented us from taking photos.

The afternoon had all the appearances of a wild goose chase until just south of Moose Jaw near the Highway363 access to South Hill.

About 35 big Canada geese stood their ground beside the road, unconcerned by the noise of passing traffic.

The drive wasn’t a bust after all.

Snow three days later likely drove the geese straight south.

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AUTOS

2004 MIT. Eclipse Spi der Convertible for Sale.  140,000 klm, $7,800.00 OBO – phone 306-6904269

AUTO PARTS

For Sale- 4 Michelin X-Ice Snow Tires and Rims. Size 195/65R15. Used on Hon da Civic for one winter, less than 1000km of wear. Asking $575.00. Call 306631-1716

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 Vehi cles. $12.00

For Sale, 4 Goodyear winter tires, 235 SS R18. Excellent shape. $250.00 cash only. Call 306-6902301

Mumby Hitch off a Ford Truck complete $550.00. Call 306-690-5152

Looking for any vehicle non working batteries 306-681-8749

Looking for a pair of facto ry tail lights and front spoil er under 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 306641-4447

2 tires for sale: 245/7OR19.5, Double Coin RT500. $400. Call 306-630-8747.

FARMS, SUPPLIES & LIVESTOCK

30’ case pull type swather - $800. 306-681-8749

REAL ESTATE

For Rent or Rent to Own 2 bedroom house on Chest nut Ave. $850.00 a month plus utilities. Available Nov 1st. For more info call 306-690-7227 or 306693-4321

MISCELLANEOUS

Assorted electronic ca bles, selling all together $2. Call 306-681-8749

Antique Hoosier, blonde buffet, dark brown office

desk with large carved legs, a bedroom dress er, bathroom washstand, coffee table with Duncan Phyfe legs. All antique. I have a chess and check er small side table and a standing humidifier. Also a small fridge for a car or a trailer. All reasonable of fers accepted. (306)6306702.

Looking for the vintage bubble lights in work ing condition (Christmas lights) 306-681-8749

I’ll pick up for free un wanted snow blowers, chainsaws, garden tillers, lawn tractors, and other lawn, garden and acreage equipment. Call or text 306-641-4447

Collectibles for Sale: (Na scar) Baseball Bobble heads, Plates by appoint ment only call 306-6317698

For Sale Hydraulic bath tub lift for more info call 306-690-7227 or 306693-4321

Wanted, 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

Toss cushion brown col or, new $7.00. Framed mirror, 37 1/4”x44 x11/2”d; $29.00. 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 head board, double size, (was lacquered, so no need to polish) $125.00. Steel bed frame on 4 roller casters, adjusts twin, double, or queen size, ends have at tachment for head or foot board $15.00. Comforter, bed skirt & 3 pillow cov ers, double-queen size. $20.00 all. Navy polar fleece throw 50x60inch es, for household, camp ing etc. $6.00. Dk. brown pleated drapes, polyes ter, with back tab panel, 48x45inches, insulated foam back, and new 14.00 pr. dk brown drape, 96x84 inches, pocket rod on back tab panel, black out.$22.00. Teakwood entertainment unit , on 4 roller casters, adjustable shelves, & 1 with pull-out for record player, or print er, 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, camping stove, etc. $15.00 for all. Double size, mushroom color, fitted & flat sheets, washable, & 2 pillow covers 306-5869263

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Looking for Star Wars 40th anniversary, call 306-6939023

FURNITURE FOR SALE.

Entertainment centre: 6 drawers and glass centre section: 54”L, 19”W, 29”H - $75. 2 piece china cabi net, lighted glass top cabi net; dark rosewood finish: 51.5”L, 20”W - $300. 5 drawer armoire, modern design. Brushed nickel hardware - $150. Wedge wood china, “Oberon” 6 place settings, open veg. bowl & platter - $400, original cost $1200. Ap prox. 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 306-693-3727

Wooden China Cabi net and Hutch, medium brown in color and in ex cellent condition, beautiful piece of furniture. Mea sures 82”Hx58”W, 2 glass shelves in cabinet with fin ger touch tri-light. $1500. 8 piece rectangular wooden dining room set, includes table measuring 57”Lx 43”W, leaf measuring 18” and 6 chairs. Matches very well with the China Cabinet and Hutch. Ask ing $1000.00 but would sell China cabinet, hutch and dining set for $2300. Gorgeous 8 piece queen size bedroom suite, queen size pillow top 18” mattress, wooden head board and footboard with 2 drawers. Dresser with 7 drawers, 2 night stands with 2 drawers and mirror. All in like new condition, currents sells at the Brick for over $6000, asking $2500 for the set. Metal wall hanging, 30”Lx22”H, brown, rust, yellow and oranges hues, $30. Met al wine rack, 54”Hx24”W, holds 39 bottles, could easily be spray paint ed to match your decor, $30. 3 dark brown wicker baskets, 15”x11”x8, never used, $15. White-washed glass sided box, used for cards at wedding and as Xmas decor, $15. Asst

table clothes that fit the aforementioned dining ta ble, 68”Lx57”W to 100”Lx 60”W, $5 ea. or all for $25. 9 Keuring 2.0 filters, $5. All items come from pet free and smoke free home and all located in Moose Jaw. For more information or pictures, please contact Gale at 306-421-7459.

CHILDRENS ITEMS

Kids hoola-hoop - $2.00. 306-681-8749

CLOTHING

Male size 10 Vulcan water/ mud boots- 13” height, like new$12.00. Male beige London fog coat – newsize 42-44, zip out lining, $22.00. Male profile stu dio dress slacks, size 36w, 34l, has 1/2” hem if need longer or can shorten, like new, black, $18.00. Wayne Gretsky sweater #99, long sleeve, size 2xl, 1/2 zip at front neck.dk. Blue color, new $15.00. hagaar male , size xxl sweater, l. sleeve, collar, with 3 buttons at neck. Dk. burgundy color, new $10.00. Female navy coat, mesh lined, new, front zipper and snap clo sure, pleat at back. Size xl, washable, $12.00. Call 306-586-9263

New pair of size 10 rubber boots - $5.00. 306-6818749

LAWN & GARDEN

Free pickup of unwanted snow blowers, tillers, lawn Tractors, chainsaws or any other gas driven or farm equipment. Call or text 306-641-4447

45 gallon blue plastic bar rels, food grade great for rainwater save water rath er than pay for it, or raised garden beds - $20 each. 306-681-8749

WANTED

Looking for a good con dition pedestal sink with or without taps. 306-6818749

Help Needed! Did you know Moose Jaw has 2 of the oldest trains, one CPR and one CNR, they are lo cated in Wakamow Park. They are in need of seri ous 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 306692-1339

Wanted: Carpentry Course materials - modules, text books, notes SIAST or POLYTECHNIC. Phone 972-2257 Moose Jaw

Looking for large wood crates with metal bands.

306-681-8749

ANTIQUES Wanted: signs, toys, sports cards, gold & silver coins & jewellery, firearms, single items to full estates. Call 1-306539-8363

Paying cash for firearms, ammunition, gun parts or anything firearm related. Call or text 306-641-4447

Wanted, free pickup of un wanted yard and garden items. Tillers, snow blow ers, tractors, chainsaws, generators, etc. Call or text 306-641-4447

SERVICES

Need your house or office cleaned? Experienced, references available. Call: 306-630-4357

Everyone is invited to join us as we begin our Scottish country dance classes. We have 2 fully certificated teachers in our group. Under the di rection of our teacher this year, Heather we will en joy 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. com mencing 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 forward to meeting and greeting all of you.

Autumn is the time to give those windows sparkle and shine. Call Brian at 306-691-0791 for a free residential estimate. Rea sonable rates.

Need work done? Con tact Bill at 306-630-2268.

Interior/exterior, renova tions, formwork, framing, finishing, tiling, painting and all construction, roof ing/ siding- no job too big or small. Reasonable rates, 30 years experience.

Heavy duty equipment operator available for work Contact Ed at 1306-988-5517 or email gogreengo777@icloud. com

Will pick up, move, haul and deliver furniture any where 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. 306681-8749

Will pick up, move, haul and deliver appliances in and around Moose Jaw - $45 and up. 306-6818749

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. 306-6818749

Semi-Retired Contractor – 47 years in business, residential and commer cial. Enjoys small or large projects involving plaster, drywall, concrete, paint ing, taping, texturing, stuc co repair, tile and T bar. I work for the Heritage Society and enjoy beau tification projects. Quality work. Free estimates. Dis count for seniors. Phone Bob Huston 1-587-8891000.

Small Home Repairs. Plumbing, decks, win dows, kitchens, bath rooms etc. No job too small. Phone 306-313-5151

WORK WANTED Looking for Employment. Mechanic, machine and grain truck operator. Farm Experience. Call 306-6939312 or 306-513-6930

Obituaries / Memorials

BELLEFLEUR, JOSEPH

Joseph Lionel Bellefleur departed his loving family on October 24, 2022, aged 94. Joe was predeceased by his parents, Jean-François and Lillian Bellefleur, his beloved wife of 70 years, Eleanor, older siblings Francis, Lillian, Beatrice, and Marion, oldest son, Glenn, and son-in-law, Rick.

Joe’s nine surviving children and their families include: Joanne (Dan) – children Chris and Alexis; Denis (Suzie) – children Patrick, Kelly, Kristin, and Jackie; Colleen Meyer – children Bryan, Karl, and Carmen; Claude (Lynne) – children Chance, Chloe, Raquel, and Mitch; Cathy Longstaff (Allan) – children Roxanne, Dan, Pierre, and Monique; Norm; Paul – children Stephanie and Jennifer; Mary Arguin (Marcel) – children Jeffrey and Jasmine; Mark; as well as 22 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Dad’s passions were his faith, music, working the land, flying, and travelling, but most of all his family and the love of his life, Eleanor. Dad always had a project on the go: selling and servicing colour tvs, 8-track stereos, and two-way radios, repairing VW bugs and building dune buggies, converting a school bus into a motorhome, building a pontoon boat, building a slide-out on their camper, making wine, recording the community choir concerts and his own playing on his computer. Dad was committed to his community and parish, taking on positions with the local rural municipality, Credit Union board, school division board, clinic board, home care board, historical society board, parish liturgical committee, the U of S Corporation of St. Thomas More, and the Knights of Columbus.

Together, Mom and Dad expanded their faith through training and service with many programs: Young Voyageurs, Bosco Homes, the diocesan lay ministry and marriage prep programs, Serena Canada, and Marriage Encounter Canada. They also spent many years planning, leading, and participating in parish music ministry and entertaining in care homes wherever they found themselves. Their deep love for travel took them to all corners of North America, Mexico, and into Europe. All of these travels involved visiting family and friends along the way and creating instant, deep, new friendships. Their home was always filled with people: friends and family making sure to stop by on their way to somewhere and new friends welcomed in at the earliest opportunity.

The family is forever grateful to the staff and residents at Château St. Michael’s and Providence Place for their genuine friendship and tender care.

A funeral mass is planned for a future date when conditions allow.

In living memory of Joseph, a memorial planting will be made by W.J. Jones & Son Ltd. Please sign the memorial register at website: www.jonesparkview.com (Obituaries).

Dayna Chamberlain- Funeral Director

STEWARDSON, MARGARET ANN June 29, 1943 –October 21, 2022

The family of Margaret Ann “Marg” Stewardson of Regina, SK, is saddened to announce her passing. Margaret Ann was proud to be the daughter of Harriett and Dr. Elmer Stewardson of Moose Jaw, SK; and sister to Bob (Kaye) Stewardson of Camrose AB. She is survived by friends and family including niece, nephews, and cousins. Her early life was spent in Moose Jaw, SK. She graduated from Central Collegiate High School where she had many friends and fond memories. Margaret Ann obtained a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education from the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina. As well, she continued her education by obtaining a Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing. These experiences prepared her for encouraging, supporting, and teaching students with special needs for the Regina School Board. Margaret Ann has left us all with enduring memories of her vivid love of friendship, Wheaton Terriers, and Saskatchewan. Her soft heart for all animals was boundless. For her friends and family, her trademark chuckle and wit ensured she was doing well; her hopes for a kinder, gentler world for all inspired us. Margaret Ann is survived by Jetta and her saddened friendship circle who will miss her forever. Memorial Donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Margaret Ann will be laid to rest at Rosedale Cemetery in Moose Jaw. Family and Friends look forward to a future celebration of life in the springtime. The family wishes to send a special thank you to Margaret Ann’s supportive friends and for the compassionate care provided by staff of the Pasqua Hospital and the Regina Pioneer Village. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.speersfuneralchapel.com

Doug Buchholz

Nov 4, 1933 – Nov 5, 2002

The road without you is so long and lonely, however, I know that when I reach the end you will be waiting for me with a mischievous smile, and arm and arm we will stroll around heaven. I will always love and miss you and our dear parents, Fred & Mary Buchholz and Fred & Elsie Mochnowed Rest peacefully my darlings, Louise

TRINITY

DARNELL, ANTHONY

Anthony Darnell, aged 98 years of Moose Jaw, SK passed away peacefully on Friday, October, 21st, 2022. He was predeceased by his father, mother, 14 siblings, 1 daughter, and 1 grandson. Tony is survived by his wife, Lenora; his daughter and son; several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; a sister and brother; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He will be sadly missed. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, November 5th, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Claybank, SK. Father John Prince will be the presiding celebrant and interment will take place in Claybank Cemetery, with luncheon to follow at the Claybank Church Hall. A Prayer Service will be held on Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Claybank, SK. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Tony’s name may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Andrew Pratt Funeral Director 306-693-4550 www. moosejawfuneralhome.com

Tyson Bilawchuk

It's been three years since you left us and some who loved you dearly can no longer remember you clearly.

It's easier to deal with the living than to remember those who are gone. But for us your memory does not fade, we miss you more and more each day. We will love you forever, Tyson.

With love - Mom, Dad, Lyndon and family

Thank You

Dec. 27/1981 - Nov. 3/2019

GILL

We would like to thank everyone for all of the cards, gifts to the Humane Society, condolences and support we have received since Wayne's passing.

Elaine, Aaron, and Amy Gill

Obituaries / Memorials

MCLELLAN, SUSAN Susan Elizabeth (Park) McLellan passed away on October 5, 2022 from cancer with family by her side. She was predeceased by her mother, June (Park) Herman; step father, Walter Herman; father, Stephan Park; Robin McLellan and father and mother-in-law, Melvin and Violet McLellan. Left to mourn her is her husband, Wayne; son, Shaun (Heather); daughter, Kimberley (Michael); sister, Bev (Rick); brother, David (Donna) Herman; brother, Barry Park; Ron (Darlene) Herman; sister, Doreen (Ron) Fortin; brother, Grant (Charmaine) Park and sister, Terri Conway. As well as grandchildren: Hailey (Darrell) Huening, Alysia MacDonald, Jenna Acheson, Kenzie Acheson and Noah McLellan; and great grandchild, Christopher Huening as well as many nieces and nephews. Susan enjoyed learning crafts, pottery, bowling, doing puzzles and best of all family gatherings. As a military spouse, she followed her husband to various locations in the prairies plus a transfer to Ottawa. Susan enjoyed her life making new friends every place she went. Special thanks to Dr. Dolata, Francesca and staff including the cancer clinic staff at the Allan Blair Cancer Clinic at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina. Special thanks also goes out to the doctors and nurses at the emergency room and 2nd floor for the excellent care provided during her stay at the Dr. F.H Wigmore Hospital in Moose Jaw. A Funeral Service to honor Susan will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, Susan requests donations be made in her name to the Cancer Clinic at the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospital c/o Moose Jaw Health Foundation 55 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw, SK S6J 0C2. Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Cara Ashworth – Intern Funeral Director 306693-4550 www.moosejawfuneralhome.com

NASH, EDWARD “HARVEY”

With loving hearts, we sadly announce the passing of Edward “Harvey” Nash at the age of 92 years on October 8, 2022. Harvey is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Helen (Campbell).

His spirit lives on in his four children: Randy (Annette), Barb, Donna (Denis) and Dale (Debbie); his seven grandchildren: Kaity, Tess, Matthew, Kenzie, Shea, Dylan and Jill; three greatgrandchildren: Arlen, Bo and Aune, as well as two sisters, Grace and Norma. He was predeceased by his parents Philip and Edith Nash, two brothers and three sisters. He will also be remembered by an extended family of relatives and friends whose lives he touched. Harvey enjoyed hunting , fishing, gardening, golfing and wood carving. He was a partner and then owner of W.E. Smith Electric for many years.

Harvey and Helen enjoyed travelling, including trips to Egypt, Australia, China, Hawaii and several cruises.

A private family interment took place at Sunset Cemetery on Oct 14th with Rev. Doug Shepherd officiating. Followed by a celebration of Life at Moose Jaw Funeral Home

The family would like to extend our deepest thank you to the many “Angels” at the Guardian Grove Unit at Providence Place. The care and kindness you extended to our family will never be forgotten.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a donation in memory of Harvey, to Alzheimer Association of Saskatchewan 301 - 2550 – 12th Ave Regina, SK S4P 3X1 or to The Guardian Grove Unit at Providence Place Foundation Inc. 100 – 2nd Ave. N.E. Moose Jaw, SK S6H 1B8

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

YenSince returning from Japan recently I have had a yen for sushi. I mean real Japanese sushi, as described in my article from September 14, 2022. This is most of ten a small oval shaped rice dollop topped with thinly sliced raw fish. We ate a fair amount of sushi in Ja pan, both in restaurants and homes. Patti and I were privileged to be invited for a meal into four different homes/apartments over the 3 weeks we were in the Osaka area. In Japanese culture, people often meet at a restaurant for a meal rather than in their homes.

Yen indicates a strong or intense craving. The word is derived from Cantonese. In the early 1900s an intense yearning for opium was yin-yahn. Yin means opium and yahn means craving. As this description moved into English, the Chinese syllables became translated as yen-yen. The English yen was initially connected with a craving for opium. But by 1919 it began to be used as any intense desire or longing for anything.

The word yen is also the English word for Japa nese currency. It comes from a mispronunciation of the Japanese word en, the word for a circle. En de rives from the Chinese word for round coin or round object, yuan. In 1871, the Japanese government ad opted en as the basic unit of currency in the monetary reforms of the Meiji Restoration. The yen replaced 300 years of using clan notes, paper money issued by feudal lords. The yen is the third most traded currency on the foreign exchange market, behind the US dollar and the euro.

The Japanese yen has declined in price to the major currencies recently. As interest rates rise in the Western world, investors sell yen and buy US dollars to get a better return on their investments in curren cy. The Japanese interest rate is still a paltry minus 0.10%. Canadians can buy 1,000 yen for about $950 CDN dollars. Just a few years ago it would have cost $1,050 to purchase 1,000 Japanese yen. With this cur rent exchange rate, it is a good time to visit Japan. Today the English word yen has more casual con notations. Many people use yen as a “hankering” for something. I have a yen for a nice, rare steak. Some times yen can even work as a verb. You can yen for pancakes or truffles. You can even yen for a time when you yenned for potato chips, probably in your youth when you were not so concerned about health issues and good eating habits. Yen can also mean a strong but often sudden and temporary desire. She had a yen for chocolate cake.

After this latest trip to Japan, I have a yen to visit again, even with the long hours spent flying and wait ing in airports to get there. It took us 31 hours to arrive back at home in Moose Jaw from our rental unit in Osaka. It was one long day, so to speak. I’m sure we’ll get there frequently to visit our new relatives as our son has married a Japanese national. Plus, we have a yen to visit Osaka in 2025 for the World’s Fair.

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 usage, origin, and relevance of words for society today. Greek and Latin form the basis of many words, with ancient Hebrew shedding light on word us age.

John would like to know if anyone has a sincere in terest in a relevant word that he could possibly research for an upcoming column. If so, please send your requests to wordwisdom2021@gmail.com . Words will be selected according to relevance and research criteria. We cannot confirm that all words will be used.

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.

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Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150. Ultimate Karting Cham.

Hobbit (:40) “The Tunnel” (2019, Suspense) Thorbjorn Harr. The Circus Spector

(5:40)

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“No Time to Die” (2021) “Curious George: Go West, Go Wild” “Night Raiders” (2021)

Requiem (:40) “You Don’t Know Jack” (2010) Al Pacino, Susan Sarandon. The White Lotus (N)

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CBKT Coronation Family Feud Murdoch Mysteries (N) 2022 Scotiabank The National (N)

11 WWJ Neighbor Bob Heart NCIS “Last Dance” NCIS: Hawai’i “Nurture” Big Bang Late-Colbert

12 WXYZ Bachelor in Paradise (N) On the Road to the CMAs News J. Kimmel

13 CTYS Bachelor in Paradise (N) Quantum Leap (N) Brainfood J. Kimmel

19 TSN (:15) NFL Football Baltimore Ravens at New Orleans Saints. (N) SC With Jay

20 NET NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals. (N) Sportsnet Sportsnet Central (N)

25 EDACC Primetime Cash Cab Big Bang etalk (N) Temptation Island The Voice (N)

26 W “ChristmasWrap” “Noel Next Door” (2022) Natalie Hall, Corey Sevier. “Christmas in Evergreen”

Sienna Miller. Stage Fright

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(6:00)

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29 ENCAV2 “Bridges of Madison” ›› “Patch Adams” (1998) Robin Williams. Dangerous Liaisons

33 CMT Cheers Cheers Raymond Raymond The Office The Office Frasier Frasier

35 TLC 90 Day: The Single Life The Culpo Sisters 90 Day: The Single Life (:05) Sister Wives

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41 COM Big Bang Big Bang Sheldon ’Til Death Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang

42 TCM “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” (:45) ››› “The Thomas Crown Affair” (1968) Charade

47 AMC (6:30) ›› “The Karate Kid Part II” (1986, Drama) ››› “The Green Mile” (1999, Drama) Tom Hanks.

48 FSR Pressure Auto Race Auto Race Auto Racing All Wheel

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56 CRV2 Super Pets “Two by Two: Overboard!” (2020) ›› “Godzilla vs. Kong” (2021) Millie Bobby Brown

CRV3 ›› “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (2021, Biography) (:10) Republic of Doyle Your Honor “Part One”

HBO “Robin Williams” “Foster” (2018, Documentary) The Vow “The Breach”

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(2021) (:10)

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Some of Moose Jaw’s most decorated houses on All Hallow’s Eve

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MooseJawToday.com took a pre-holiday tour through Moose Jaw to try and find the most dedicated Halloweeners in the city.

The photos in this story are just a sample, and a daylight sample at that.

To appreciate the effort and creativity these folks have put into making Hallow een special for Moose Jaw’s trick-or-treat

ers, you’ll have to get out and see them once the holiday darkness has descended on the town.Be extra careful if you’re driv ing: The streets will contain many bizarre, silly, scary, unexpected creatures tonight, and excited kids might be even less aware of their surroundings than usual. Hope you had a Happy Halloween!