Canadian Space Agency grant to enhance reading

The Moose Jaw Public Library (MJPL) Summer Reading Club will have more stars, galaxies, astronomy, planets, and other out-of-this-world learning opportunities this year thanks to a grant from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

The grant is intended to support and encourage education and awareness around Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.

“We’re launching our Summer Reading Club for all ages — youth, children, and adults — on June 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. That’s our ‘launch’ party,” said Shevaun Ruby at the MJPL. “We applied for a grant last year from the Canadian Space Agency to foster interest and excitement around space and STEM fields, and luckily we got that, so we’re really excited.

“So, our theme for our summer reading program is around space: Space for reading, space for learning, space for you at the library.”

The launch party on the 17th will be in Crescent Park in front of the MJPL. There will be space-themed crafts and treats at the party, face-painting, and bottle rockets, and the summer book selection will center on space knowledge and adventures.

Space, as Star Trek has taught us, is the ‘final frontier’ of human exploration, and the scientific fields involved have had long-reaching impacts on how human beings live. From Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) revolutionizing all forms of navigation, to weather forecasting and communication, from our understanding of time and distance to our knowledge of the origins of the universe, from the stunning achievement of traveling to the moon to possible futures on other planets or space stations, it is difficult not to find the topic interesting.

The MJPL is going to have spacethemed book clubs, playground programs, take ‘n make kits, young astronaut activities, and more this summer. There is also grant money going to enhance their MakerSpace area with better 3D printing and more robotics projects.

There might even be loanable telescope kits at the library sometime soon,

Ruby said.

“It’s all in the works,” she added. “The grant is quite long, it’s for a year, and we were only informed of it a couple of weeks ago, so we’re still early for lots of stuff. But the summer reading club party will be the launch of our public awareness around it.”

Can’t wait for June 17? Start exploring space now with some of the following online resources:

• Canadian Space Agency — www.asc- csa.gc.ca

Learn about the CSA, the Northern Lights, the careers of Canadian astronauts, and the International Space Station

• ‘If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel’ — joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html

This side-scrolling website helps viewers understand a little bit of how big and empty the universe really is by illustrating our solar system to an accurate scale

• Space.com — www.space.com

A popular space and astronomy news site keeping readers up to date with everything going on with space exploration, cosmology, astrophysics, and more

• Sky & Telescope — skyandtelescope. org

This website is a good place to find accurate, reliable information about the night sky, from informative articles and guides to sky charts, interactive tools, observation tips, and mind-boggling photographs

Customers who suffered financial losses through business Fix Building Products can file claim

The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) is informing consumers that the bond issued to company Fix Building Products 2000 Ltd (DBA Fix Building Products) has been demanded and paid, while consumers who suffered a financial loss from a direct sales contract with this company may be eligible to file a claim for financial loss.

Fix Building Products was a direct seller based out of Regina that carried on the business of direct selling by going from house to house selling or offering for sale, or soliciting orders for the future delivery of, goods or services; or by telephone offers for sale or solicits orders for the future delivery of goods or services.

Fix Building Products held a licence as a direct seller until Jan. 4, 2021.

A bond is a sum of money that a bonding company agrees to pay if the licensee — in this case Fix Building Products

— contravenes The Direct Sellers Act or breaches a direct sales contract. A bond is a licensing requirement for direct sellers in Saskatchewan.

To determine claim eligibility, consumers are required to provide a signed claim form and credible supporting documentation to substantiate their financial loss. Claims arising out of direct sales contracts will be reviewed. How the bond proceeds may be shared will depend on the number of valid claims.

For more information, contact the Consumer Protection Division via email at branch.consumerprotection@gov.sk.ca or phone 306-787-5550. Claims must be submitted by June 07.

For information about the decision to demand the bond visit https://fcaa.gov. sk.ca/regulated-businesses-persons/businesses/directdoor-to-door-sellers/regulatory-actions.

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