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COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics coming to your local Community in April

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he Saskatchewan Health Authority plans to open hundreds of vaccination clinics across the province, starting in April.

Both mass and mobile clinics will be opening with dates and locations coming soon.

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Currently anyone over the age of 62 can apply to get the jab in major centres such as Saskatoon and Regina. You can book your vaccine shot by phone at 1-833-727-2829 or online at saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine

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www.rmreview.net NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL VILLAGE OF VANSCOY NOTICE is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for the Village of Vanscoy for the year 2021 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the Office of the Assessor during normal business hours from: 9:00 am to noon and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Monday – Thursday April 1 – June 1, 2021 A bylaw pursuant to Section 214 of the Municipalities Act has been passed and the Assessment Notices have been sent as required Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her Notice of Appeal accompanied by a $100 fee for each assessment being appealed to: The Secretary of the Board of Revision c/o Village of Vanscoy 109 Main Street; PO Box 480 Vanscoy, SK S0L 3J0 No later than 4pm on the 1st day of June, 2021 Dated this 31st day of March, 2021 Dawn Steeves, Assessor

Weight Restrictions are Now in Effect on Many Local Roads

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he annual spring weight restrictions are in effect many roads in Saskatchewan.

You can contact your local RM office for details about the restrictions.

The local Rural Municipalities that are affected are Dundurn, Eagle Creek, McCraney, Montrose, Perdue, Rosedale, Rudy, and Vanscoy.

Due to dry conditions there are no restrictions in place in the RM’s of Harris or Milden, but that could change with the weather.

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Time to come together

ncertainty, change, and crisis. These words are more common parlance these days. “Social-distancing” was a concept unheard of before the COVID pandemic. People are angry and frustrated.

We have all witnessed examples where people lash out and overreact. We must come together to make our world better.

What we need now, more than ever, is to shift from an “I” culture to a “we” culture.

The “I” culture is one that dominates society today where the focus is on individual liberty, individual rights, competition, and personal success. The “I” culture is inherently self centered. The “we” culture emerged around the turn of the 20th century, but really grew in prominence during the Great Depression of the 1930s culminating in the 1960s. The “we” culture focused on community, charity, cooperation, solidarity, and equality. The “we” culture gave rise to social policies like Employment Insurance, pensions, and universal health care. The “we” culture is a caring culture where we look after one another.

We all recognize that our society is crumbling, and we see it in everyday things that we have come to accept as “normal.” But these are not normal, we need to awaken and demand reform.

Consider our seniors and long-term care. The coronavirus pandemic has shown us that conditions in long term care homes need improvement. We’ve all heard people claim, “I’d rather die than be placed in a care-home.” Rather than accept questionable conditions in long term care, why not address the issue by raising the standards? Why not regulate long term care to ensure that patients are all treated with the dignity and respect that all humans deserve?

We all recognize that our justice system is twisted and distorted such that only those who can afford lawyers get a chance at justice. We know that indigenous peoples are vastly overrepresented in our prisons. We know that divorce costs an enormous amount and can be a lengthy process that is hard on children. We know that our governments are refusing to lead on social issues such that the courts have been called upon to rule on medically assisted death, abortion, gun control, and pollution pricing, to name just a few issues.

There are many contributing factors to the problems in our society. It is hard to know what to tackle first and we are mostly too busy trying to put our own bread on the table. The “I” culture has distracted us from the plight of others. We often don’t realize the extent of others’ problems until we get a call from a friend in need. The examples aren’t hard to find – a friend’s recent experience dealing with palliative care of their parents was heartbreaking to hear. Similarly, a nearly blind senior from a distant rural home was recently discharged from a Saskatchewan hospital at midnight after being treated for COVID in the city with no where to go.

These are not examples of a caring culture. We should demand better.

Much of the problem stems from our government, particularly the provincial and federal governments. People claim that politicians are not trustworthy.

The government is characterized as ineffective and inefficient. The politicians are regarded as hogs at the trough. Why should we accept this as “normal?”

We need to reform our system. The best way to reform our government is to eliminate the “first past the post” voting system and implement some form of proportional representation. Proportional representation (PR) is the only way to ensure that every vote is treated equally. PR encourages civility during elections and PR systems tend to produce coalition governments that have to learn how to collaborate and compromise in order to pass better legislation. PR supports the ultimate goal of our democracy: diverse leaders who work collaboratively in the interests of all. PR shares free-market values that appeal to Conservatives: customer choice, competition, and the benefits of having new entrepreneurial voices in the market place. Sadly, all three major parties have played a role in obstructing electoral reform. The reason? Once elected, politicians refuse to change the system that handed them power. Our leaders are focused on the “I” culture and their power rather than the betterment of the system for all.

For more than a century, our archaic voting system has delivered distorted and unstable results for the voters, but often a “win” for one of the big three parties.

How many times are we going to debate abortion, gun control, pollution prices, and MAID? Think of the tax dollars we have wasted on court challenges, legislation drafting and repeal, gun registrations, and so on. Why not change the system to encourage cooperation and compromise? Why not change the system to work for the voters rather than grant false majorities and undeserved and unchecked power to self-centered politicians?

PR is needed to liberate our political sphere and transform our political culture with clear benefits: diversity, civility, creativity, stability and simplicity.

We would all benefit from leaders that collaborate, cooperate, and lead thoughtfully with commitment to our community. Electoral reform cannot come soon enough.

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Stories from the Life of a Saskatchewan Veterinarian The following story is an excerpt from the book “Anecdotal Evidence”

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Hunting the Plains Bison

by Harvey Domoslai

’ve had to use my dart gun quite often in the past few weeks, mostly successfully darting both tame and wild animals. The most memorable occasion was a call I got to dart a calving bison cow. Bison rarely have problems giving birth but this particular cow was trying to deliver a dead calf and only one leg and head were presented. The trailing leg was binding in the pelvis and preventing the cow from giving birth.

The summer pasture where the bison roamed did not contain a handling facility and the owner requested the service of me and my dart gun. Bison do not respond very well to most common anesthetics on hand but I loaded up the truck with all that I had and proceeded to the buffalo pasture. Tony met me there shortly after noon and I jumped into his truck and started a hunting epic that would only finally end the following morning.

The cow was one of about a hundred cows, bulls and calves in a one section bushless pasture. The pasture was flat and open for the most part with an alkali bed and slough at one end with a small raised area in the center of the slough. The cow in question milled around the other animals using evolutions design to prevent her being singled out as potential prey. Tony expertly worked his old Dodge amongst the nervous beasts until I was able to fire a loaded dart at the cow’s rear end. Thirty minutes later we had no effect.

Again Tony maneuvered in and I fired another dart into the still alert cow. This time she started to wobble around and finally lay down an hour later with a small herd of grunting bison surrounding her. Tony inched the Dodge up to her rear end and just as I eased out to try to pull the calf out she lurched up and staggered away. The surrounding animals’ defensive posturing prevented us from trying to rope her and pull her down so an hour later I darted her again. In response she slowly staggered across the alkali flat and finally

lay down on the other side of the paddock by herself.

We were able to drive up to her but again just as I touched the dead calf, she staggered to her feet and slowly wandered back to the main herd. She was breathing quite heavily and I was worried about the cumulative bad effects of the drugs so we decided to let her slightly recover then give her a large dose, guaranteed to work. It was around 9pm when we once again approached the now wide awake bison and I shot a massive dose of sedative into her. This time it worked to perfection and as daylight faded we watched her stagger across the belly deep water of the slough and stretch out on the little island where she went fast asleep. It was impossible to follow on foot this time as other bison had joined her on the island and made approaching on foot dangerous. Our only option was to go home and try again in the morning.

I returned home early the following morning and while glassing the pasture with tony we saw the cow at the far corner of the pasture stretched out with the dead calf still hanging from her. She was lying right against the fence so I decided to try and belly crawl up to her and possibly tie a rope to the dead calf without her knowing it. We drove around the perimeter of the pasture and stopped about a half mile away. I jumped from the truck and like Cody Robbins sneaking on a buck, I belly crawled in the ditch to within feet of her.

Just as I was adjusting my calving rope to hook a foot on the dead calf she must have sensed me and with a loud grunt leaped to her feet and four legged hopped away from me. Her forceful exertion to escape from me served to wonderfully propel the dead fetus out of her which landed at my feet. The bison raced back to the herd, occasionally looking disdainfully back at me over her shoulder as if to say, “Thanks for nothing”, a sentiment I echoed back to her.

Anecdotal Evidence is a collection of short stories and snippets by Dr. Harvey Domoslai, collected from a life as a veterinarian on the Canadian prairies.

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Observations and Opinions

’m mad as hell and I won’t take it anymore. As we all are striving to keep the economy working during these trying times, everywhere I turn I see prices going up. For instance, I was just quoted double what I had paid last year for some building supplies. I questioned it and was told reason the was Covid-19 and problems for the manufacturers that supply those materials. Really ?

Take a look at the stock market, it is doing extremely well. Why is that ?

The price of regular gas is now $1.25 per litre and rising. Why ?

Large corporations are nailing us too hard. We are told to hold the line, while our buying power keeps on diminishing before our very eyes.

Most of us don’t benefit directly from stock holdings like the top earners, who are rolling along with record profits while the rest of us suffer through the pandemic.

Those who are benefiting from these profits are often referred to as the 1%.

I ask you, why shouldn’t they too play a roll in helping our economy recover ?

They definitely have the where-with-all and the financial resources to do so.

It seems many of them receive pandemic assistance from the government, as the other 99% of us do, but are just piling up money and often not paying any taxes.

I say tax these immense profits, take away loopholes, and force them to help the economy recover. They will eventually benefit at the end of this economic mayhem.

I have heard it said that some large mega-corporations should be broken up by the government, to take some of the power away from that small group that control a large amount of commerce in society. I say just tax them instead. Make them pay their fair share, equally, with the rest of us.

We need to seriously look at those who are benefiting from this pandemic and how to deal with their gouging price increases. I would like to see them punished, and have us take back some of the outlandish profiteering that we paid for.

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COUNCIL REPORTS

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TOWN OF ASqUITH

squith Town Council held its regular council meeting on March 10, 2021.

Attending were Mayor Gail Erhart, Councillors, Jackie Stobbe, Cecilia Mryglod, Jeff Eide, Wade MonksJanzen, Jodi Nehring, and Darcy Stack. Also attending was CAO Kathy Picketts and Foreman Darren Kraft. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.

A resolution was made to accept the council minutes from the February 10, 2021 regular council meeting.

Council made a motion to accept the February 2021 financials and February 2021 bank reconciliations as presented to them at the meeting.

Accounts Paid in the amount of $18,538.83 and Accounts Payable of $40,815.38 were accepted as presented.

The Town of Asquith purchased a 2019 Deere Tractor/Loader, for $122.804.22, to replace a much older tractor for which maintenance was having a difficult time acquiring parts for.

If you have changed your phone number, please contact the Asquith Town Office to update. Often this office must contact individuals regarding water disruptions and an updated number is not available.

In 2021 the entire province is again having a revaluation of all assessments. This occurs every 4 years, as a result every property owner will be receiving an assessment notice. An information sheet will be included with your assessment.

Council has passed amendment bylaws to Bylaw No. 5-2015 and Bylaw No. 6-2015. As a result of these bylaws being amended, the old firehall/museum zoning will be changed from commercial to residential.

2021 brings a new year, and of course with a new year comes the necessity to renew licenses. Pet licenses are now due. All individuals who own a cat or dog in Asquith are required to have a license for their pet.

Cost of licenses is $10 for a spayed or neutered cat or dog or $20 for a non-spayed/non-neutered cat or dog.

Failure to purchase a license will result in a fine, and you will still be required to purchase a license.

Did you know……that if you take out a building permit, the onus is on the property owner to contact the building inspector to make a final inspection and to close the permit. Failure to do so results in your permit being left open and as such could pose a real problem for you should you decide to sell your property. If you are not sure whether your permit was finalized or closed, please feel free to contact the Asquith Town Office. More information regarding building permits can be found on the town website at www.townofasquith.com.

Spring is here and of course with spring comes issues of water and drainage. It is suggested that all residents ensure that there are no ice dams on their roof tops and that their eavestroughs are working correctly and that they are pointed away from the foundation of the home.

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Pike Lake Fire & Rescue Home Safety Tip #3 Smoke Alarms

moke alarms and CO2 alarms play a very important role in keeping you, your family and property safe in the event of a fire or Carbon Monoxide exposure. In this issue we will talk Smoke Alarms. Please take a few minutes and check that they are functioning properly.

Smoke alarms are powered either by a 9 volt battery or hard wired into your buildings power supply. It is recommended to use a combination.

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ouncil held a regular meeting on March 9th.

Council will allow Delisle Minor Ball to use the curling rink for softball practices.

Insurance coverage on the arena complex was increased to $10,000,000.

The Recreation Liaison was authorized to apply for funding through the Canada Healthy Initiative Grant for the purchase and installation of a digital sign on the west side of the Town Office building.

An application will be filed with the R.M. of Vanscoy’s Covid Support Grant for financial assistance for the Delisle Arena.

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TOWN OF ZEALANDIA

ouncil is looking to apply through the SGI Provincial Traffic Safety Fund to receive funding to purchase 14 speed bumps to place around town through the spring and summer months. The locations of these speed bumps will be determined once they are purchased.

Council reviewed their remuneration and made the following adjustment to the 2021 remuneration: Mayor $75.00 per meeting Councillors $50.00 per meeting The compost bins are still located on the south side of town for grass clippings, leaves, garden debris, etc.

NO TREE BRANCHES only small twigs and bushes.

VILLAGE OF BORDEN

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e are busy in the office writing grants and working on projects that we have received funding for. We are pleased to announce that our grant application to upgrade our lift station was approved. This project is anticipated to start in the spring. Another grant that we were awarded was through SGI and will be breaking ground this spring.

This project is called Walk This Way and it is for a walking path along Second Avenue to move pedestrians and cyclists off the street and onto a safe space away from traffic.

A survey for potential dog park location was mailed out with the monthly newsletter. We would also like to remind everyone to diligently pick up after their dogs.

No one likes accidentally stumbling upon a gift from a puppy that leaves our shoes with a less than flattering odour that is hard to get rid of.

Delisle RCMP Detachment new hours are: Tuesday & Thursday 8:30am - 12:30pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Where should smoke alarms be located?

• In hallways that lead to each bedroom.

• On ceiling at the bottom of any staircase leading to upper floors.

• On floors without bedrooms install near living areas such as dens, living and family rooms.

• Mount high on walls or ceilings (remember smoke rises). Wall mounted alarms should be placed 10 to 30 cm down from ceiling and ceiling mounted should be 10 cm away from wall.

Make sure it’s working!

Press the button monthly to make sure it has power and it will go off when it detects smoke. You can also do a smoke test by blowing out a candle and letting smoke drift towards alarm. Alarm should sound and you can fan the smoke away to cancel.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS RM OF CORMAN PARK - April 19, 9:00am RM OF DUNDURN - April 13, 8:00am RM OF EAGLE CREEK - April 13, 9:00am RM OF HARRIS - April 7, 1:00pm RM OF MCCRANEY - April 15, 8:00am RM OF MILDEN - April 14, 9:00am RM OF MONTROSE - April 14, 8:00am RM OF PERDUE - April 13, 9:00am RM OF ROSEDALE - April 13, 8:00am RM OF RUDY - April 14, 6:00pm RM OF VANSCOY - April 14, 9:00am TOWN OF ASqUITH - April 14, 7:00pm TOWN OF BIGGAR - April 6 & 20, 7:15pm TOWN OF DELISLE - April 13, 7:00pm TOWN OF DUNDURN - April 12, 6:00pm TOWN OF HANLEY - April 12, 7:00pm TOWN OF LANGHAM - April 12 & 26, 6:30pm TOWN OF OUTLOOK - April 14 & 28, 7:00pm TOWN OF RADISSON - April 21, 7:00pm TOWN OF RADISSON - April 19, 7:00pm TOWN OF ZEALANDIA - April 18, 4:00pm VILLAGE OF BORDEN - April 13 & 27, 7:00pm VILLAGE OF BRODERICK - April 14, 7:00pm VILLAGE OF CONqUEST - April 13, 7:00pm VILLAGE OF GLENSIDE - April 14, 7:30pm VILLAGE OF HARRIS - April 7, 7:00pm VILLAGE OF KENASTON - April 13, 7:00pm VILLAGE OF KINLEY - April 13, 7:30pm VILLAGE OF MILDEN - April 21, 7:30pm VILLAGE OF PERDUE - April 20, 7:30pm VILLAGE OF VANSCOY - April 14, 7:30pm

All regular Council meetings are open to any members of the public.

Restrictions may be in place.

Contact your local Council.

Census Hiring Underway

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he next Canadian census is taking place in May and hiring is underway for enumerators in every community. Wages vary from $17.83 to $21.77 per hour and positions various are available from March to July. If you are interested in making a few extra dollars this spring go to www.census.gc.ca Until next time stay Safe and stay Healthy!

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COMMUNITY REPORTS Local Girl to Run with the Big Dogs

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ryn Kielo of Delisle will be joining the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Track and Field Team this fall.

After several conversations with Universities across Canada and the States, she decided to commit to the University of Saskatchewan to join the Huskies Track and Field Team. It was a natural choice as it was close to home, they have a great track program and she would be allowed to continue training with her coach of the last 5 years, Jamie Epp. Eryn has had many athletic accomplishments since she began running in grade 4, joining the Saskatoon Track and Field Club in grade 7.

In grade 9 she took home silver in the Provincial Cross Country as well as three more silvers in Provincial Track and Field. The following year she won gold in Provincial Cross Country as well as a gold, two silver and a bronze in Provincial Track and Field.

Tragically, in 2019 Eryn was involved in a car accident that fractured her pelvis in five places and she spent the next month and a half in a wheelchair. With physiotherapy and lots of hard work Eryn was able to make a full recovery and returned to training early 2020.

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 she has not had the opportunity to compete since the accident, but she has been training faithfully every day, hoping to be able to compete again soon.

After Eryn graduates in June she will be attending the University of Saskatchewan where she will be pursuing a Kinesiology degree with plans on continuing to a post degree in Physiotherapy.

Eryn is looking forward to wearing the Green and White and running with the big dogs!

Delisle Student Receives $5,000 Horatio Alger Scholarship

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ochelle Wright of Delisle Composite School is one of 160 recipients of a scholarship from the Horatio Alger Association of Canada that are awarded annually to students who have overcome significant adversity, demonstrate strength of character, strong academics, a commitment to pursuing higher education as well as to contribute to society.

Rochelle has been very active at school in sports and art and is currently co-chair of the Student Leadership Council. She has completed Level 10 piano with the Royal Conservatory of Music and plays trumpet in school and community bands including the Saskatoon Youth Jazz Orchestra. She is also member of the Vanscoy Multiple 4-H Club and volunteer with the Vanscoy & District Agricultural Society.

Rochelle will be attending the University of Saskatchewan Music program in the College of Arts & Science. She is excited to study with talented individuals from the Saskatoon music community and share her passion for music through performance. Rochelle plans to play piano and trumpet in a number of the ensembles at the University.

Though Rochelle is still undecided on her future career, she knows that she wants to keep performing in the community and teach private lessons to cultivate a love of music in others.

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Annual General Meeting Wednesday April 21 - 7:00pm Register at toddelrec@gmail.com

Thank You to my Angel I would like to give a big bouquet to an angel that appeared at my door on March 13 with a cup & saucer bouquet of mini carnations and baby’s breath. Two angels from the Delisle-Vanscoy United Church made deliveries that day to Seniors in the Vanscoy area.

This was the second surprise of the winter. They also delivered Christmas arrangements in early December. My days were certainly brightened during these gloomy Covid 19 trials.

A big thank you to my angel !

Lorraine Lensen

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Bill C-7 Update

oday, individuals living with disabilities, those affected by mental illness, and indeed all Canadians find themselves living in the only country in the world “that has elevated MAiD as a first line of medical treatment on demand.”

Yesterday evening, the Liberals, with the support of the Bloc Quebecois, passed the government’s motion to adopt many of the Senate’s extreme amendments to Bill C-7. These amendments expanded MAiD to those solely affected by mental illness and removed important safeguards currently in place.

Kelly Block, MP March 12, 2021

I am, however, deeply saddened by the ultimate result of the vote last night and am concerned about the impact this legislation will have on patients and those affected by mental illness.

Now more than ever, patients need their doctors and other medical professionals to have conscience rights in order to provide the treatment they believe is best for them.

With the Liberals forcing the passage of Bill C-7, medical professionals need conscience protection.

I am pleased to inform you that all Conservative and NDP MPs voted against the government’s motion to adopt the Senate’s amendments.

Last night, Members of Parliament used their conscience to guide how they voted on Bill C-7. Shouldn’t doctors and medical professionals be able to use their conscience to guide them on matters that are literally life and death?

Further, I was encouraged to see Green Party, Independent, and even three Liberal MPs join the Conservatives and NDP in voting against the government motion.

With bi-partisan opposition to the Senate amendments to C-7, I am hopeful that there will be enough support to pass my private members bill, C-268 the Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act.

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AGRICULTURE REPORTS

Saskatchewan Charolais Association Awards McKenzie Ranch, of Delisle, 2020 Commercial Breeder of the Year

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he Saskatchewan Charolais Association awarded the 2020 Commercial Breeder of the Year to McKenzie Ranch at Delisle, Sask.

McKenzie Ranch is run

by David McKenzie and his wife Leanne along with their son Tyson.

Brothers Kolton and Clayton are not far away when help is needed, along with David’s retired father Ken. The McKenzies have been in the Delisle area since 1912, when Ken’s father came over from Scotland and eventually homesteaded in 1923. This same piece of land is where Tyson lives now.

Ken bought his first Charolais bull in 1970

from Bud Richardt at Clavet, says David. In 1973 he used a Bingo son to breed 50 heifers and also got into the import craze in 1975 by importing a heifer from France.

By 1980 they had a herd of purebred Charolais with semen interests in Jaguar and Poker King Jr. David and Leanne started farming full-time in 1985, along with many jobs including driving truck, building fence and custom feeding and calving cows. They moved to Ken’s home place in 1993 and have expanded ever since. Currently at 2,720 acres, they also lease another 2,100 acres. They have 365 cows along with 307 heifers.

Delisle CO-Op AnnuAl MeeTinG Tuesday April 20, 2021 7:00pm at Delisle Town Hall Call for Nominations Three Director Positions Please submit your signed nomination papers to the Delisle Co-op by March 19, 2021

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Calving starts at the end of March on a half-section near the yard. The bred heifers are a little closer to home in a pen so they can be checked at night.

During summer the cowherd runs on ranch pasture, as well as at a local grazing co-op. Come October, calves are weaned and cows go on to stockpiled grass. From there the cow herd will move into swath grazing, corn grazing and bale grazing to keep nutrients in the field and feed costs as low as possible. Most of the cow herd tends to be red and tan with the odd black cow around.

Over half the heifers are kept as replacements for themselves or other breeders. The ranch also sells breeding heifers through the local fall replacement heifer sale at the nearby auction mart.

Any grey or white heifers are sold as feeders in January, with steers being marketed on TEAM as of last fall.

As the fourth generation of McKenzies to ranch in the area, the whole family is proud to call Delisle home and carry on the ranching traditions started so many years ago. Congratulations to McKenzie Ranches.

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Saskatchewan Organizations Advocate for Carbon Offset System that Recognizes and Rewards Farmers’ Contribution March 19, 2021, Saskatoon, SK Saskatchewan farm organizations, the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SSCA) are encouraging farmers to participate in a review of the Government of Canada’s proposed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Credit System regulations. The proposed regulations are open for a 60-day comment period from now until May 5, 2021.

A coalition of Saskatchewan farm group representatives are united in ensuring that Saskatchewan farmers are recognized and compensated for carbon sequestered from conservation practices, including zero-till and continuous cropping. The groups represented include Sask Wheat, SaskCanola, SaskPulse, SaskBarley, SaskFlax, SaskOats, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan, the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and the SSCA. “The carbon sequestered each year by Saskatchewan farmers is a critical asset to help both the federal and provincial governments meet their climate change goals. That value should be recognized and returned to the farmgate,” said Jocelyn Velestuk, a Sask Wheat and SSCA director, and member of the SSCA’s Carbon Advisory Committee.

At this critical juncture, the SSCA’s Carbon Advisory Committee is committed to working with the federal and provincial governments to develop a science-based offset protocol for the sequestration of carbon in agricultural soils. As Support Group Members of the Carbon Advisory Committee, Saskatchewan farm organizations sup-

port the Committee’s efforts.

“Each year, through no-till practices, Saskatchewan farmers sequester about 9-million new tonnes of carbon dioxide.

We are committed to achieving a regulatory environment that recognizes this significant positive impact,” added Velestuk, citing the Government of Saskatchewan’s Prairie Resilience Paper.

While details on what farming and ranching practices will be eligible to earn offset credits through the federal protocols are still being developed, the draft regulations indicate that landmanagement practices will have to go above and beyond “business as usual.”

“Even though the federal government has recognized the annual contribution of new and incremental sequestration in agricultural soils, the federal proposal could disqualify the majority of Saskatchewan crop producers from participating in an offset trading system,” explained John Bennett, Chair of the SSCA Carbon Advisory Committee.

The SSCA Carbon Advisory Committee and Support Group Members will continue to advocate for separate regulations for agricultural carbon sink protocols that would not be subject to non-scientific factors such as “business as usual.” Any offset program must also include farmer ownership of soil carbon credits, a registry that allows farmers to “bank” their credits, an effective price discovery mechanism, and full transparency of basis costs.

For more information on the positioning of the SSCA Carbon Advisory Committee and Support Group Members see: https://www.ssca.ca/carbon-initiative

Vanscoy & District Agricultural Society

Perennial Exchange and Grade 12 Bursary

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he Vanscoy & District Agricultural Society is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Perennial Exchange on Saturday, May 15th!

We will be accepting drop off perennial donations from 10:30am-12pm on May 15th in front of the Circle Hall in Vanscoy. Our Perennial Exchange will be a drive thru format starting at 1pm until the plants are gone.

During the drive thru, one of our members will deliver you a perennial, seed package, and a prepackaged cookie. We have “car prizes” that have been graciously donated as well. Thank you to our sponsors who continue to support us in these challenging times. The car prizes will be similar to that of a door prize and will be given out in a predetermined formula to vehicles in line!

Please label your perennials and also know that if you are just beginning your perennial garden you are still more than welcome to attend in the afternoon! We look forward to this unconventional event and appreciate your patience as we try something new. Thank you to our dedicated volunteers for your time and help in coordinating this event.

Also, we would like to encourage all graduating grade 12 students, within our district (Vanscoy, Delisle, Pike Lake, Grandora, and Asquith), to apply for our Grade 12 Bursary. Applications are due Monday, May 31st either via email or dropped off at 625 Valleyview Dr. Delisle. The application is available on our website.

Submitted by Anita Roston, Co-President

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