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February 2017

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EDITORIAL

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he Provincial Government recently released the Perrins Educational Governance Review Report and asked for public reaction. I offered the following opinions as a parent of a student and an SCC member.

Ken Sowter , Editor

Governance The current model seems to have two major areas of disfunction.

School Community Councils (SCC) - SCC’s do not appear to understand their mandate very well. They are mostly made up of current students parents, with minimal, if any, general community members. An SCC is typically a group of “room mothers” focused only on Bus Driver Appreciation Day or, in many cases are just fundraising organizations, in direct contradiction to provincial legislation.

They fail to attract broader community membership because of the minimal role they actually play in the educational system.

PSSD does not provide adequate leadership to keep SCC’s on task. They attempt to provide training sessions each year, which are poorly attended and offer very little specific direction, other than to “support the activities of the board”.

Last year PSSD cancelled an SCC training session due to lack of interest. In response, our SCC hosted, and paid for, a “regional” meeting with six other local SCC’s. PSSD attended and presented their typical, limited “overview” of the role of an SCC, along with a brief discussion of the music/band program, as we had requested, due to the attempt of PSSD to eliminate the program. We had also asked for the agenda to include discussion on the bussing system operated by PSSD. Bussing is an excellent example of something that a local SCC has direct, daily experience with, and, given further resources, can offer input to create greater efficiencies in its operation. PSSD chose to leave this topic off of the agenda, frustrating many SCC members.

Training for local SCC members should be improved and mandatory for all members, and a path of input to the school board improved. Support for SCC’s to attract local members needs to be explored and improved as well.

Unless we move to a single provincial school division with appointed board members, we need to establish a stronger, more informed, grass roots base of SCC’s that can attract community support and provide actionable direction to the school boards they represent.

School Boards- Elected Board Trustees often seem disconnected from the SCC’s that they serve. It is my experience that many make no appearances at SCC meetings or any school events throughout the entire year. Participation of board members with SCC’s they represent should be mandatory. Past elections have shown that board members are repeatedly re-elected, almost always by acclamation. Community members seem unaware of who these individuals are, what their jobs are, and how well they do them.

Boards should be restructured with great responsibility to, and direction from, local SCC’s. SCC’s should also play a greater role in recruiting, and promoting the election of, board members.

Administration The administration of the educational system by the school boards lacks leadership in many areas and the fractured system is highly inefficient. Some of the roles of the boards needs to be taken away, and centralized provincially.

There needs to be the establishment of a single provincial administrative body to drive consistency and efficiency in many areas.

Grade Reporting - Some schools use PowerSchool to track student performances, attendance, etc. Other do not. Some send out written grade transcripts, some do not.

Some use percentage grading, some a 1 - 4 scale, some A - F ? Who knows.

One system needs to be implemented and improved training provide so that those that use it, understand how to use it as well.

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Information Technology/Communications - Some schools send a weekly newsletter out to parents, some send a monthly one, some probably none at all. Some schools send home a printed calendar of events, some publish to Google calendars, some use the calendars on the school website. Total chaos.

Some school administrators can’t send a simple .pdf file in an email. Some staff members that cannot do an update to their smart phone. Some schools will book parent/teacher interviews online, some make you call the school. The list is endless.

Core communication skills of staff and administration needs to improved and the tools they use needs to be common province wide and provided by the provincial administrative body with proper training.

The role of the SCC to communicate with the community is often hampered by the inability of the school itself to communicate well.

School Supplies - Generally this is a list that has been photocopied, unchanged, seemingly for decades. It often includes a dictionary or atlas, which I assume in todays world, have long been replaced digitally. Some schools request 2 boxes of Kleenex of all things, yet others do not. Why is this even a requested item? Confusing to say the least. Requests for a myriad of loose leaf, pencils, eraser, pens, rulers, etc, etc, etc sends families out on annual shopping sprees. For some families it is affordable, for some it may not be.

We have seen some schools go out and purchase necessary supplies in bulk, and resell them to students. We have heard of teachers purchasing items with their own money and providing them at no charge to students. A provincial administration body could tender for and supply all necessary supplies for students as well as supplies for staff. The new, but lower, cost of these supplies should fall upon the new province wide administration and be funded by the provincial tax base, just as all other operating costs are. The effect on the individual taxpayer would be negligible.

School Fees - Schools request fees from students, yet provide no accounting of what they are for. SCC’s are asked to review school fees, yet they are often undefined until well into the school year, if at all. At some schools it is as simple as a yearbook fee and an SRC fee, clearly defined. Others request an arbitrary amount of money for “things that may come up”. This is ridiculous. Optional extracurricular activities, that do not include all students, should be well defined and charged individually. This would include team travel expenses, band trips, etc.

Other extracurricular activities that include all students such as taking a class swimming, or to a museum, should come out of discretionary budgets provided to each school, and again funds should be taken from provincial revenue, not collected from the students. This will become an additional expense to a school budget, but again, it should be fairly collected through the provincial tax base, not students.

Students families will be spared the possible hundreds of dollars each year, and the average taxpayer will see a minuscule tax increase.

Conclusion I expect a negative reaction to the single school board option in the report. Schools are essential assets to any community and the thought of losing control of it, due to “efficiency” creates fear among parents, teachers and school boards. On the other hand, the status quo is not acceptable either. The system does not need replacing, but needs to be improved with some adjustments like I’ve touched on.

Creating more of an overlapping relationship between school boards and SCC’s will help attract community members, who currently see serving on an SCC as a very misunderstood and non-productive use of their time and skills. As a result, more community members may step up into a role as a Trustee on local school board.

The level of responsibility placed upon the school boards seems greater than can be manage with the Trustees it currently attracts. Centralizing some responsibilities will make their job easier while create efficiency and providing school staff with simpler, well defined systems. Shifting these items to a provincial administrative body, would add a line item to the provincial budget and any potential tax increase would be received positively by the public if sold as an “elimination of school fees and school supplies”.

Prairie Spirit School Division’s Response to Perrins Report

anuary 19, 2017 Prairie Spirit has submitted its response to the recently released Educational Governance Review Report, prepared for the Government of Saskatchewan by Dan Perrins. Prairie Spirit’s response to the Perrins Report focuses on improving student learning and preserving democratic processes. The Prairie Spirit Board of Education and senior administration made a formal presentation to the Perrins panel on January 11.

Prairie Spirit believes a strong focus on improving student learning must not be negatively impacted by organizational restructuring.

“Deep and meaningful student learning and ongoing adult learning must remain the priority for education and guide any governance or organizational restructuring,” said Larry Pavloff, Prairie Spirit Board Chair. He pointed out that the report does not provide details of how system-wide student learning improvement would be supported following major organizational change.

The Perrins Report provides four op-

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tions for education governance structure, with changes including reducing the number of school divisions in the province and re-drawing school division boundaries. Prairie Spirit would be affected by all four of the options if they were implemented as detailed in the report. The four options do not include any such changes for separate school divisions.

The Perrins Report seems to identify improving effectiveness and efficiencies as the reason for restructuring education governance and school divisions.

“Prairie Spirit is achieving high effectiveness and efficiencies and is the fourth largest school division in the province with over 10,000 students,” said Pavloff. “I think it’s important that the Ministry and the public are reminded that Prairie Spirit made significant budget reductions over the past four years totaling well over $11 million,” he added.

According to the Ministry of Education’s own statistics, Prairie Spirit is one of the most efficient and effective school

divisions in the province. Prairie Spirit has low governance and administration costs and is one of the highest performing school divisions. The graduation rate for Prairie Spirit students—both aboriginal and non- aboriginal—is well above the provincial average.

The Perrins Report identifies the strengths of the current governance model, including local accountability, communication, strong local voice and a local culture of learning. The Prairie Spirit Board of Education believes that these strengths would be strikingly absent in the proposed governance models presented in the report.

The Perrins Report introduces the concept of moving from democratically elected Boards of Education to appointed Boards. The Prairie Spirit response focuses on the importance of preserving a democratic process that includes elected trustees to represent communities at the board table. “High levels of accountability are already embedded in the current governance structure,” said Pavloff. Boards are

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accountable to government and their communities. In addition, Boards hold their administration accountable to ensure the school division operates effectively and efficiently.

In its presentation to the panel and in its formal submission, the Board said that government could meet its goals for greater accountability in education by changing regulations and legislation, avoiding large scale changes to school division structure. The amalgamation of school divisions is not cost effective and is disruptive to the learning improvement initiatives for students.

The Board’s presentation to the panel voiced concern that the proposed changes include only public school divisions. If the goal is to improve efficiencies within the education sector, all school divisions—including separate school divisions—should be included in the restructuring process as described in each of the options.

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COUNCIL REPORTS

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squith Town Council held its regular meeting on January 11, 2017.

Attending was Mayor Gail Erhart, Councillors Dylan Claypool, Harold Edwards, Jordan Claypool, Ted Goodnough, and Jerome Rogan. Also attending was C.A.O. Holly Cross and Foreman Darren Kraft.

A motion was made to accept the December 14, 2016 council minutes as presented.

A resolution was passed to accept the treasurer's statement of receipts and expenditures for the month of December 2016 and the bank reconciliations for December 2016 be accepted as presented.

Council moved to accept the accounts paid of $122,560.06 and accounts payable of $61,035.06, as presented.

2017 is a re-assessment year for the whole province. SAMA (Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency) conducts revaluations on a four-year cycle. The 2017 Revaluation will see assessed values of property updated to reflect a new base date of January 1, 2015. Once all revaluation figures have been received at the Town office, assessment notices will be sent out to all ratepayers. As it is a revaluation year, individuals will have sixty days after the mailing of the assessment notice in which to appeal their property assessment. Another change that will be occurring this year with assessment is the Percentage of Value that the Province sets on assessments. In previous years, the Province set the residential Percentage of Value (the percentage of fair market value assessment that the municipality can base taxation on) at 70%. In 2017, this is changing to 80%.

Non-Arable farm land Percentage of Value will be rising to 45% from 40%.

Asquith Town Council made the following January appointments: Wheatland Regional Library Representative - Sue Sawicki Legal - MacDermid Lamarsh Auditor- Jensen Stromberg Fire Chief-Colin Graham EMO Co-ordinator - Holly Cross Building Inspector - Build Tech Board of Revision - Gord Krismer and Associates.

The Town has applied to have a Canadian Diabetes Clothesline Drop Box installed on Main Street, north of the Town office, for individuals to donate gently used clothing.

The Asquith Fire Department responded to fifty calls in 2016, an increase from previous years.

A reminder goes out to all residents that with the New Year comes the need to renew your pet licenses. The cost for a license for a dog or cat that is spayed or neutered is ten dollars ($10.00) and for a dog or cat that is not spayed or neutered the cost is twenty dollars ($20.00) per animal. Failure to purchase a valid pet license can result in a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per animal, so please make a point of getting your pet tags.

Also, all business licenses must now be renewed, as well. If you are unsure of how much your business license is, please do not hesitate to contact the office. Remember, all businesses or contractors who come into town are required to purchase a business license from the Town. All licenses are valid until December 31st of the year in which they are issued.

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ouncil held a regular meeting on January 11, 2017

Reminder that dog licenses were due in January. Any licenses renewed in February are now $30 each. Fines for harboring an unlicensed dog are $75 each.

Among other committees, Council sends a representative to the Vanscoy Community Recreation Board meetings and it was noted that there are positions on the executive that need to be filled. Anyone interested in sitting on the Recreation Board can contact the office with any questions in regard to the positions.

Mayor Odnokon, Councilors Robert, Chovin and Seguin are all attending the workshops at the SUMA Convention being held in Saskatoon in February.

The regular council meeting of February 8th has been moved to Monday February 13th.

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ouncil held a regular meeting January 10, 2017.

The Town will identify a permanent site for an outdoor rodeo arena.

Mike Given has been appointed the Fire Chief for 2017 and the Town is in agreement with the Fire Commission proposal to increase the Fire Levy from $26 to $30 per capita to help fund a full time fire chief position.

The Town accepted the Town Insurance Policy and Employees’ Fidelity Bond from SGI Canada as presented.

The Town of Delisle will be accepting applications for the permanent fulltime position of Outside Maintenance Worker. Candidate must have Grade 12 or GED equivalent and be willing to take training including Level 1 Certification for operating of a water & sewer utility.

Duties include operation of a water & sewer utility and medium-duty equipment, manual labour including waste collection, grass cutting, street repair and various assigned duties. Some weekend word required. Candidates must be physically fit, mechanically inclined and possess a Class 5 Driver’s License. Salary is to commensurate with experience & qualifications. Applications will be accepted until Friday, February 24th. Submit resume to Town of Delisle, Box 40, Delisle, Sask., S0L 0P0, fax 306-493-2263 or email delisle@sasktel.net.

The Town of Delisle is accepting applications for the permanent part-time position of a recreation director. The position is 8 hours per week. Skills required include communications, organization and bookkeeping. Must be creative, enthusiastic, self-starter and able to work on their own. Resumes must be submitted by February 24th to the Town of Delisle, Box 40, Delisle, Sask. or fax 306-493-2263 or email delisle@sasktel.net.

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Warman, Martensville, Delisle and Radisson Detachments From December 20th to January 30th the Detachment attended 727 calls resulting in 360 charges being laid.

Langham Curling Rink Tagged with Graffiti

Driver Charged with Impaired near Radisson

Thieves Unable to Steal Truck from Radisson

Car Stolen from Saskatoon Burned South of Langham

December 22nd at 9:27 am Langham Curling Rink reported that building was tagged with graffiti overnight. No suspects at this time.

January 15th at 6:10 pm members were advised of a vehicle being driven by an intoxicated person. The vehicle was located in Radisson and the driver was charged with impaired driving.

January 24th at 9:15 am a report of an attempted vehicle theft was received from Radisson. Vehicle not taken.

January 29th at 3:08 pm a car was reported on fire on Township Road 394 south of Langham. The Langham Fire Dept attended and put out the fire. The car was stolen out of Saskatoon Police Service.

Truck Stolen from Garage in Asquith December 27th at 4:30 pm a report of a theft from a garage in the Asquith area was received. A truck was stolen, but later recovered.

Trailer, Motorcycle Stolen from Vanscoy Acreage

Erratic Driving in Asquith nets Charges for Teen January 16th at 12:45 pm a student was reported driving erratically in the town of Asquith. Members attended and located the vehicle and the 16 year old male driver was charged.

January 11th at 10:00 am a report was received of a break and enter at an acreage west of Saskatoon in the RM of Vanscoy. A utility trailer, motorcycle, and some furniture and personal items were taken.

Vandals Strike Langham Curling Rink and School

Semi Collides with Van near Radisson

Thieves Unable to Steal Truck from Borden

January 15th at 5:00 am a two vehicle collision occurred between a semi and a mini-van near Radisson. There were minor injuries to the driver and passenger of the mini-van. Matter is still under investigation.

January 24th at 4:00 am two males were seen going through a truck in Borden. They attempted to steal the truck but were unsuccessful in doing so.

January 20th at 11:12 am it was reported that the Langham Curling Rink and the School Shed had been spray painted. Occurred overnight.

Delisle Arena Broken Into January 24th at 11:48 am a report came in that the Delisle Arena was broken into overnight. Doors were broken to get in, unknown if anything has been taken.

Tools Stolen from Garage in Radisson January 25th at 10:00 pm a resident of Radisson reported his garage broken into. Took tools.

Signed Gordie howe Jersey Stolen from Asquith Arena January 29th at 1:20 pm the Asquith Arena was reported broken into during the night. Taken was a framed signed Gordie Howe Jersey. Matter is under investigation.

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Pike Lake Fire Department 2016 Year End Report

ffective January 1, 2017, Mike Given has been appointed as Delisle & District Fire Chief. Mike resides in the village of Vanscoy and is employed

by Agrium. We welcome Mike and look forward to serving under his leadership.

The year 2016 came to a close with the retirement announcement of Al Dreher as Fire Chief.

Chief Al has been a member of the fire department for 39 years and served the last 14 as fire chief.

Sincere thanks to Al for his dedicated service in the community and congratulations on his retirement.

In 2016 the PLFD participated a total of 16 incidents: Structure fires - 0 Wildland fires – 8 MVI – 6 (Several involving STARS landing) Mutual Aid – 1 (leaking anhydrous ammonia tanker) False Alarms – 1 (The false alarm was an unreported control burn reported to 911 by a passing motorist) Please remember, to avoid being charged for a call out, you must report all controlled burns to 1-866-404-4911.

There is no charge for burning permits and it will save you the costs and us of the wasted resources.

As well, PLFD firefighter medical members responded to over 50 medical calls primarily in the Pike Lake/Vanscoy coverage area.

Congratulations to Jeanine and Brad Harrison of our department who are recipients of the Delisle and District Fire Department First Responders of the Year Award for 2016.

34th Annual Pike Lake Christmas Bird Count Summary

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irst, I would like to thank the property owners that welcomed the 22 volunteers that were spread out through our survey area surrounding Pike Lake on January 2, 2015.

The morning started off a bit on the chilly side and I think we may have set a record at -36.8C. The volunteers in automobile and walking set off at 9am to different sectors for the morning and regrouped for lunch and to swap stories at the Anglican Church. The Church is greatly appreciated by the group for the warmth, and particularly for those of us that were on foot.

We found 32 species that day, which is not a stellar day for number of bird species. The records show over the years that there have been a total of 52 species seen over the 30 years. I believe the record is 35 in one year. We added one new species, the Sharp-shinned hawk which was recorded south of the Pike Lake Park.

Large-scale public participation in Bird

Studies Canada programs such as the Pike Lake Count is essential. Scientists and volunteers work together, gathering data. That is where the Saskatoon Nature Society comes in. The Saskatoon Nature Society, a charitable organization founded in 1955, bringing together those interested in the natural world.

Our objective is to promote the appreciation of nature and encourage a deeper knowledge of it through observation and sharing of experience.

Monthly meetings are held from September to April with talks, films and slide presentations on topics related to nature. Three or more guided field trips are held each month in spring, summer and fall with occasional trips in winter, providing opportunities to observe birds, mammals, insects and plants in the company of other naturalists.

For more information please see our website at: www.saskatoonnaturesociety.sk.ca

how to Contact RCMP...

If you have information regarding this or any other crime, please contact Warman /Martensville RCMP at 306-975-1670/306-975-1610 or if you have information and you wish to remain anonymous in your reporting, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a tip via their website: http://saskcrimestoppers.com/ or text in a tip: TIP206 + your tip to CRIMES (274637).

In looking forward to 2017, we have two major initiatives: Of primary priority is the replacement of the decommissioned tanker. A selection process is well underway and we anticipate being able to have further news following the next fire commission meeting scheduled for January 24, 2017.

The second initiative is to have our department provisioned with two Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) units.

These units will offer safety to front line firefighters within the hot zone when confronted with dangerous airborne hazardous contaminants.

Pike Lake First Responders Mark 22nd Year

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his year Pike Lake First Responders are celebrating 22 years of service in the Pike Lake community.

We provide pre-ambulance care to those in need and try to support the community in other ways as well. We are based out of the Pike Lake fire hall, do ongoing training, and raise our own funds for equipment and other expenses.

We could also use a few new members!

If you live in the area, and have the desire to help out, contact any of the active members listed below. We would be pleased to talk more about the process or arrange a meeting.

There is initial and ongoing training, and you would be on call 24/7 subject to availability.

If you are a team player and think you might like to be a part of The Pike Lake First Responders, Please contact us!

John 306-291-7619 Zoe 306-270-6224 Rick 306229-6030 Brian 306-3844452 John Merrick and Zoe McDougal are now certified BLS and HCP CPR & AED instructors and we will be holding courses in the near future in the community; dates to be announced.

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LORD ASqUITh SChOOL

fter all of the excitement of December, January always seems to slow down a bit, which gives us all a little breathing room, except for the high school students preparing for finals and our basketball teams that keep our gym alive with practices and games!

An important goal within our school Learning Improvement Plan is School Environment. We are focusing on school environment because we want to create a comfortable, optimal learning environment for students, staff, parents and community that provides evidence of our learning and celebrates the success of all students.

So where are we at?

Lobby - Our school has been repainted and our library is gorgeous, open and welcoming. We have updated our lobby space with couches and comfy chairs, a coffee table built by a student, and a collaborative art project in the entry way that features a piece of art from every student in our school last year.

Our next goal is to make the entry way a hub for information and sharing. We are planning to put a bench and a bookcase (built by students) in the space that will be our own “Have one- leave one. Need one- take one!” library. Once it is built you can feel free to leave gently used books you are done enjoying for someone else to enjoy! We are also planning to have all the notes that go home posted in this space as well so it will be easy for parents to find any of those missing pieces of information.

Hallways & Classrooms – Teachers have been working hard at following the Reggio philosophy to keep learning environments neutral, natural, comfortable and familiar. All classrooms should be working towards posting outcomes, big ideas, or essential questions with any work that is on display so you know what is happening in the school at any given moment. We are also working at displaying student work. Once our Work Ed student finishes putting in the anchors, we will have student work displayed above the lockers in the middle years wing.

Outdoor Learning Space & MY/HS Activity Space – This will be a place where classes can go to learn and work outside that looks beautiful, is educational and is also low maintenance. We currently have a plan and footprint drawn up for the first phase of our Outdoor Space. We are hoping to have the Semester 2 IA students break ground (literally) on the project this spring with the focus on a community garden, and sitting/working space for students.

Stay tuned for an open house in the Spring to make plans and discuss how this space can be used year round by the community! If you would like to be part of our planning team or have skills to lend, please contact me at the school!

If you have ideas on how we can work towards bettering our school environment, please contact me at the school as I would love to hear them!

Our goal is to make our school feel like our home – Home of the Asquith A’s!

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e survived January! Between the extremely cold days and the plus temperature days, we could hardly tell what season it was, never mind knowing the month. The cold days caused a noschool day which made us change our schedule a bit but we still managed to explore enough cold/winter/white themes to create a winter wonderland in our classroom. We've got snowflakes hanging from the ceiling and textured polar bears and "name" snowmen decorating our walls.

The warmer days allowed us to play outside, and as a special treat, the kids went sledding at Pike Lake School. For some of them, it was their first time, but after doing it once or twice, they didn't want to stop!

Thank you, Pike Lake School, for allowing us the use of your sleds and hill. We often sing a song about sledding and it's good for the kids to see what real sledding is all about.

The 4-year olds started a theme on the 5 senses. We played I Spy, tried to guess different musical instruments by listening to them but not seeing them, and did a blind smelling test. We will continue this theme with feeling different textures and trying to name them, then finish off the theme with a blind taste test, always my favourite.

February is a shorter month since there is a week off near the end. But we still have plenty of time to learn about the colour pink, the number 6, and have a Valentine's Day Party. I think at the end of the month, the 4-year olds have an extra day so we will plan to spend most of the day outside doing snow activities: painting the snow, trying to knock down bottles by throwing snowballs at them, and playing tag in the snow. Hopefully the weather cooperates!

Upcoming Dates 3-year old days: February 2, 9, 16 4-year old days: February 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 28 Colour: pink Number: 6

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e are presently working on next year’s enrolment for Kindergarten. Children who are five years of age os of December 31, 2017 may be admitted to kindergarten. PSSD Policy No. 403.2.a.

If you have a child, or know of one, that will be attending Delisle Elementary School in the fall of 2017, please send us their name, phone number, address and date of birth.

You may call Mrs. Shirley at 306-493-2451 or email at teresa.shirley@spiritsd.ca

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fter a brief and intense cold spell we certainly looked forward to the warm temperatures to play and learn outside more comfortably! Our school continues to be buzzing with the excitement of learning! Our January was jam packed with a variety of learning opportunities that included a Brain Walk, a dogsledding demonstration, snowshoeing, skating, ice castle building and our special annual free hot meal.

Thanks to the spirited fundraising efforts of our SCC, we were able to purchase snowshoes for our entire student body! We have begun to experiment with them now that we have more snow and the weather has warmed up! It is a fun and enlightening experience of discovery for us all!

While we ourselves are learning, we will have two new teacher candidates join us from the Early Childhood Education faculty and they will be learning from us.

These University of Saskatchewan student teachers will be attending our school two days a week until the end of March so that they can experience hands on teaching and observe the education system in action.

We are looking forward to their presence in our school!

At the end of January, our school will be hosting the much anticipated Scholastic Book Fair. The theme this year is “Bookaneer – where books are the treasure” and will be held Tuesday, January 31st to Thursday, February 9th. Our school and community families are always eager to attend this fair to help support our school library. The profits from this fun book fair allows the library to purchase needed books and educational resources! We hope you can attend this always wonderful event!

We are looking forward to spending a lot more time outside this month to learn and absorb all the aspects of our outdoor learning objectives! Watch for us out in our community as we study and train in our world!!

Upcoming Dates February 13- Pink Day February 14 – Red, White, & Pink Day February 18 to 26 – NO SCHOOL Winter Break February 27 – Classes resume

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he students prepared the entire Winter Feast under the watchful eye of our school volunteers! They made perogies, various veggies, caesar salad, dessert crepes to serve alongside sausage!

After all the preparations were done, the adults attending the free community feast were served first by the students, similar to the aboriginal tradition in which the elders are fed before the young people.

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MP REPORT care transfer should nothing be done.

Kelly Block, MP January 27, 2017

n December 19th 2016, the federal government’s negotiation with the provinces for a new national health care accord collapsed.

and physician services in exchange for provinces providing universal health care access.

These negotiations collapsed because the federal government was putting forward less funding than had been committed to by Prime Minister Harper, and was being overly prescriptive on how these funds had to be spent, without considering provincial priorities.

Saskatchewan was being penalized for their two for one MRI program.

While health care is a provincial responsibility, the federal government entered into a deal with the provinces in 1966 to ensure universal access to health care services for all Canadians. The terms of the deal were that the federal government would cover approximately 50% of approved expenditures for hospital

Over time, the percentage of funding that the federal government contributes to health care in Canada has decreased to approximately 23%, however this amount remains the incentive for provinces to provide universal services.

If the federal government believes that a province is not meeting its obligations under the Canada Health Act – the only tool the federal government has to encourage compliance with the act is the health care transfer.

In November 2016, Canada's Minister of Health Jane Philpott wrote to Saskatchewan's Minister of Heath Jim Reiter indicating that she would like to see the province of Saskatchewan put an end to its two for one MRI program, and threatened to reduce the Saskatchewan’s health

As I have noted previously, health care is a provincial responsibility and it is not the role of the federal government to dictate what an elected provincial legislature can or cannot do when it comes to the delivery of services, provided that services are universal.

The Government of Saskatchewan spends approximately $5.1 billion per year on health care, and an additional $1.05 billion on social services.

The federal government does not contribute enough to the provinces for health care to be dictating what a province can and cannot do in this area.

After the talks collapsed on December 19th, the federal government began negotiating one on one agreements with willing provinces.

While these one on one negotiations allow the federal government to better tailor each accord to each province’s priorities, going forward there

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ne gets very tired of the maniacal mindless shouting from the president of the United States. His vitriolic response to every real or imagined slight, only confirms, over and over, his incompetence as a world leader. His actions and statements concerning his relations with Russia confirm his involvement with Putin in some manner or other.

He is skating very close to impeachment while accepting the mantel of president. His duplicity concerning his past sexual adventures and management of his companies while president should be enough to shake the confidence of even the most rabid of his supporters.

I have some understanding of how Trump could have been trapped by the Russian government into a position of near treasonous behaviour. I had assignments in Hungary (when it was under Russian control), as well as one in Russia.

I soon learned that the flood of pretty girls that appeared each evening in the hotel was not as a result of my personal charm. A thread laid over my personal clothes confirmed that I was under very intense spying. Similarly, in Moscow, as soon as I would get the room key from the female concierge and entered my room, there would be a stream of girls knocking at my

door offering all sorts of services. I had to resist the normal Canadian response to be pleasant, as I didn’t want my minor position as an agricultural advisor compromised. Call me a prude if you will, however I had plenty of opportunity to experience the Russian tactics during WWII when it was a life or death situation. So Trump, with his much reported weakness for beautiful young women, may have sprung the Russian trap.

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will be discrepancies in how much each province receives from the federal government and for what.

Last week, the Government of Saskatchewan signed a new ten year health care accord with the Government of Canada.

As part of this accord, the federal government will provide the province with $1.182 billion dollars for health care in 2017-2018.

This amount will increase by 3.5% each year for the next 10 years.

In addition, the province will receive $190.3 million for home care and $158.5 million for mental health services over the length of the accord.

Finally, the province will receive a one year reprieve from the federal government reducing its annual health care funding to demonstrate that its two for one MRI program conforms to the Canada Health Act.

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FARMING REPORTS John Ippolito Regional Crop Specialist Ministry of Agriculture

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pring wheat and durum wheat grown in the 2016 crop year is likely to present some challenges when it must be used for seed in 2017. The level of fusarium infection is presenting some challenges that may become evident in the form of seedling blights as the crop emerges. There are also challenges with reduced germination as a result of less than ideal harvest conditions.

Cropping Systems Response to Seed Treatment, Seed Size and Sowing Density ments with both durum and spring wheat. They used 3 seed lots with a low, medium and high seed weight, 2 seeding rates and either treated with a dual purpose seed treatment or no seed treatment.

In terms of fusarium infection for wheat seed we are recommending using the following flow chart as a decision making tool.

Keep in mind that this chart is related to decision making purely based on level of fusarium infection and species of fusarium that are present. It is also important to note that the number of fusarium damaged kernels is not a good indicator of level of infection and the reality is that some of the kernels that look good may also be infected.

Wheatland Conservation Area conducted a study in 2012 to determine the impacts of seed size, seeding rates and use of seed treat-

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The treatments were additive from a weak agronomic system of low seed rate using untreated seed with a low thousand kernel weight to a superior agronomic system that used heavy seed that was treated and combined with a higher seeding rate. Measurements included plant populations as well as yield response.

There was a significant yield response from increasing seed size and using seed treatments with both spring and durum wheat.

Yield responses to seed treatments were greatest in the weak agronomic system using low seed weights and seeding rates.

The results of this trial may shed some light on what producers may have to do in 2017. Seed quality is less than normal with fusarium infection and also lower germination levels. As a result we can equate this to the weak agronomic system encountered in this study. The end result being that we should probably be planning on cleaning heavy to get as large an average seed size as possible, increase seeding rates to account for reduced germination and seedling blight issues and also plan on using a seed treatment to get the highest yields possible.

A fact sheet with the title Cropping Systems Response to Seed Treatment, Seed Size and Density can be found at www.AgriARM.ca .

Rotations Balancing Agronomics and Economics

hen you think of crop rotations what comes to mind? What is a crop rotation? Is there an ideal rotation? Why do I need one and how am I going to make money?

It is important to understand that healthy crop rotations make healthier crops and more productive fields. In Mother Nature there are no monoculture crops like what we are growing in agriculture. Seeding the same thing every second year is not a rotation.

Planting the same crop, at the same time and spraying the same products encourages pests, diseases, weeds, and fertility problems. Cool winter temperatures slow the

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breakdown of residues so they remain to perpetuate pest problems. Reducing these pressures leads to healthier plants that may not need to be sprayed with a pesticide.

There is not one ideal rotation that will fit every farm. Everything must be tailored to your individual farm. A good rotation may include a pulse, cereal, oilseed, warm/cool season crops, and even forage. Planning can let

you incorporate options to reduce your risk from fusarium, sclerotinia and other disease and pest issues.

A crop rotation can increase your yields even if

you don’t change anything else. Larger yields and reduced pest pressure may result in higher returns. Planting a variety of crops allows a larger number of pesticides to be used, reducing the chance of resistance

becoming a major issue.

Planning a rotation allows you to use more agronomic tools to maximize the economic returns. Having a healthy rotation gives you more flexibility versus a back to back rotation such as canola/wheat or lentil/durum. This flexibility allows you to have land available for various crops that may experience a spike in prices such as lentils did 2016.

GGC welcomes Patti Miller to Canadian Grain Commission Strong background comfort for farmers OTTAWA (January 4, 2017) – Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is pleased to welcome the appointment of Patti Miller as chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), beginning on Feb. 13, 2017.

Ms. Miller has a diverse background in grain agriculture, having most recently served as president of the Canola Council of Canada, as well as high-ranking positions at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and with grain companies.

She possesses strong experience in marketing and has participated in many international trade missions, promoting Canadian grain around the world.

“Patti is highly respected across the agriculture and agri-food industry”, said Jeff Nielsen, GGC President.

“Her extensive experience and strong understanding of the needs of farmers helps provide some reassurance that the Commission will remain a reliable organization during this time of transition.”

Ms. Miller’s appointment fills only one of three commissioner vacancies at the CGC which have been open since last year. The organization plays an important role for farmers and is relied upon for grading, marketing, and licencing, among other services.

Proposed modernizations to the Canada Grain Act, which provides the CGC’s mandate, were

included in a recent Bill that died on the Order Table when the 2015 election was called. These changes, in addition to the completion of commissioner appointments, were long overdue and would have helped create a Commission that will serve farmers far into the future. The CGC’s Mandate Letter from Minister Lawrence MacAulay includes instructions to complete the updates to the Act and to ensure that the Canada Grain Regulations meet the needs of the sector.

“We urge Minister MacAulay to push to fill the remaining two vacancies as early as possible, before the next crop year,” continued Mr. Nielsen. “It is going to be particularly important that we have a strong CGC when the Next Agricultural Policy Framework is put into place in 2018. We look forward to working closely with Patti when she takes on her new role in February.”

The Grain Growers of Canada provides a strong national voice for over 50,000 active and successful grain, oilseed and pulse producers through its 12 provincial and regional grower groups. Its mission and mandate are to pursue a policy environment that maximizes global competitiveness and to influence federal policy on behalf of independent Canadian grain farmers and their associations.

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ew optional "Water Protection Coverage" available October 1, 2016, with 90% of current SGI CANADA customers being eligible! Water damage is now the number one insurance risk in Canada, with weather changes in recent years resulting in more homes at risk for flooding due to heavy rain, spring run-off or overflow of lakes and rivers.

Water Protection Coverage is now SGI CANADA’s most comprehensive level of coverage for water-related events: • Surface water – water on the surface of the ground such as heavy rainfall or rapid snow melt, where it doesn’t usually build up under ordinary circumstances • Flood – the rising of, breaking out or overflow of any body of water, or watercourse, whether natural or man-made • Ground water – water in the soil beneath the surface of the ground; coverage will be provided only when sudden and accidental and tied to a flood or surface water event • Sewer Back Up – water or sewage backs up, escapes or overflows from the sewer line, sump or septic tank.

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Coverage is based on risk zones, with low, medium and high risk zones mapped out based on expected losses in those areas. While coverage is not available to customers located in a high risk zone, they remain eligible for Sewer Back Up coverage. Keep in mind a heavy rainfall can happen in urban, rural or higher elevation areas that quickly creates a flood, regardless of your zone!

Note that Water Protection Coverage excludes continuous and repeated seepage and leakage as these are considered a home maintenance issue. It also does not cover damage caused by flood, surface or ground water to sidewalks, driveways, basement walls or foundations along with trees, shrubs, plants, lawns or other landscaping.

SGI CANADA has also changed Sewer Back Up Coverage. If any other water (surface water, flood or ground water) comes into your

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SHOULD I LIST My HOME IN FEBRUARy OR SHOULD I WAIT UNTIL SPRING?

side from holiday festivities, winter is a time when most people wind down and wait out the cold for warmer weather. For home sellers, it can seem like winter time is a less than ideal time to try and list a house. Surely it is better to try and sell in spring, when everyone is feeling a bit more energetic and motivated?

your home to take advantage of the instinctive need for shelter and the many associations that come with the winter season. A fire in the fireplace, warm lighting, the smell of cookies baking in the oven. A snowfilled yard and snow covered roof. Do it right and buyers may not want to leave, which gives you leverage in trying to sell the home.

This assumption is sometimes is unfounded, and has led many sellers to miss out on great selling opportunities that come with winter. In fact, it may be easier to sell your home in February than in July.

There is Often Less housing Stock Plenty of sellers are still convinced that winter is not the time to try and sell a house. If their houses are on the market, they may pull them off as winter comes around. If they are considering selling, they may put off the sale until the weather gets warmer. Because sellers are convinced that winter is bad for sales, there are often less houses available for buyers to look at.

homes Sell In Winter And Yours Can Too If you are in the mood to sell your house, doing so in winter can actually lead to really great results. February turns out to be a fantastic time to list your house, and winter in general is coming to be accepted as as good a time as any – and better than some – for selling. Many lament over selling a home during the holidays due to how busy they are but are now tuning in to the prospect of selling in February instead. There are a couple of things to consider about selling your home in winter, including: Buyers Are Motivated If a buyer chooses to leave the comforts of home to look at housing stock, he or she is already more motivated than a buyer going out in the balmier months. Buyers know that winter is not the most popular time for home sales, but are trying to buy anyway. They may have a child on the way, or they may want to start out the new year with a new home, they may have to get out of their current living situation out of necessity – whatever the reason, they are serious about purchasing a house.

You Can Create a Truly Inviting home There are few things more inviting than a warm, cozy home when winter weather is here. You can stage

Buyers Are Emotional During The Winter The holiday season can be one of the best times of the year, but it can also be incredibly stressful. Emotions tend to run high, especially during the early winter months and as the holiday season winds down. Emotional buyers are more likely to make the decision to buy a home, perhaps your home. They may be thinking of filling the home with their own family, or they may just be ready to end the search and settle down.

Emotional buyers are the kind of buyers you want if you want to sell.

Final Thoughts If you do decide to sell your home in February or shortly thereafter and live in a cold weather climate make sure you do what is necessary to make your home as inviting as possible. This includes some of the very basic things like keeping driveways and walkways clear.

Snippets taken form an article written by Bill Gassett.

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his being the first newsletter for 2017, I would like to start with Happy Year and wishes for a safe, healthy, and prosperous 2017 to everyone from myself, and the PLCSA Board.

Winter has definitely descended on us with its very cold temperatures, some snow and a fair amount of wind. However it appears we are going to be treated to a 9 or 10 day reprieve (if you can rely on the forecast).

As you may, or may not already know the rink has been operational for over a month (lights are on each day from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m.). Again, on behalf of the PLCSA Board and our total com-

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munity, I want to send a huge thank you Logan Lenton, Brenden Semchuk, Allen Bekolay, Dan O’Neil, and Reagan/Kim Smith, for putting in the ice and maintaining the skating rink this year.

This is a very large undertaking, and we are very appreciative. Also, thank you to the Pike Lake Fire Dept. for their donation of four replacement hoses.

The Pike Lake Hall continued to be busy through December. We enjoyed a number of successful events including Pike Lake School Christmas concert, dance/cheer recital and the New Year’s Eve potluck party.

The PLCSA held its Annual General Meeting on

Our next scheduled meeting was for February 18th, 2016 and this meeting was also cancelled as there were not enough people present.

Finally on March 17th, 2016 we had 10 members present and we were able to go ahead with the meeting.

Al Dreher was awarded the Bronze Certificate for continuing with memberships.

It has been a sad year for all the members we have lost. Many long-time members, including Mrs. Georgina Howe passed away on February 6th, 2016 where she resided at Donna’s Cozy Care Home in Delisle until her passing. Then Mr. Alfred Berg passed away at the Veterans Village Sherbrook Centre in Saskatoon on May 2nd, 2016. On June 7th, 2016 Mrs. Coral Carlsenius passed away and was residing at the Sunnyside Adventist Care Centre in Saskatoon, and our last WWII Veteran, Mr. Walter Howe passed away on December 30th, 2016. Walter and Ellie Howe were residing in the Stonebridge Crossing Retirement home in Saskatoon. Soon after Walter passed away, then Ellie (his wife of 70 plus years) passed away on January 8th, 2017.

We have had three new members join our branch this year. They are Roy Bowers, Robert Mccrea and his wife Carole-Lynn Gallagher. Robert and Carole-Lynn recently moved to the Donovan area and all three are recently retired from Canadian Military Service. It is

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afternoons, Happy Feet will run an eight week activity session, and on April 1st we will host a Turkey/Ham Bingo in the hall.

We welcome Jill Nelson, Shazia Muhammad and Allen Bekolay to the PLCSA Board. We extend a huge thank you to our departing board members Linda McKay, Netta Foster/ Garth Bildstein (maintenance), and Sherry Ledingham.

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The Royal Canadian Legion Delisle Branch #184 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW

ur first scheduled meeting was for January 21st, 2016. This meeting was cancelled.

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January 12th. Attendance was good, we had a productive meeting with some good discussion and new ideas coming forth.

In this newsletter you will note: the PLCSA now will rent their chairs/tables; we are proposing a Bylaw change to be voted on at April’s General Meeting; the start of a three month event/activity calendar; and a 2017 projected cost analysis required to operate the hall.

While the proposed Hawaiian Night has been postponed until summer, on March 5, 2017 there will be a ‘Toppings the Stack’ family event of a pancake meal, film and activities.

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Our Delisle Branch #184 made donations this year to Telemiracle, Wounded Warriors Weekend and with the passing of our Legion members, donations were made on their behalf as well. Our branch also donated the Legion bursary to Jordon Easton and a donation was made to Delisle Santa Claus Day. Many thank you cards were also sent out on behalf of our Delisle Branch #184 for our Remembrance Day Service on November 11th, 2016 at the town hall.

We had our annual raffle again this year and the winners were as follows: 1st prize - $300.00 gift certificates from the Delisle Coop and Delisle Esso – Betty Hanson 2nd prize - $200.00 gift basket from Salon 360 – Gayle Richmond 3rd prize - $100.00 gift certificates from the Delisle Coop and Delisle Esso – Dorothy Carnell The Estevan Branch #060 was selected to host the 2017 Provincial Convention in October, 2017.

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This will be a Fundraiser for the PLCSA. Banners will be around $500 each, with the banner being installed and maintained for one year by the PLCSA. The year will be the same

as our membership year, Sept 1-Aug 31, you will also need to be a member of the PLCSA. Banners are approximately 3 feet by 5 feet, with your total input to signage including company logo.

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Grandora

306 - 668 - 4362

Box 60 Saskatoon, SK S7K 3K1 Large & Small Animal Medicine

Ag Services Division

306 - 493 - 2408 Box 130, Delisle, SK S0L 0P0

ATL Electrical, Heating & A/C TRANE FURNACES & HOT WATER HEATERS FARM & ELECTRICAL GAS SERVICE

Office: 306-493-2410 Fax: 306-493-3080 A Division of Link’s Backhoe & Skidsteer Services

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Office 306-329-4768 Cell 306-222-6095 A Division of Rice lake Sand & Gravel

leo Stobbe 306-668-4289 Installation of Rural Water & Sewer Systems Pumps - Tanks - Switches - other Trenching & Excavation

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Sid’s Auto Service Oil Change/Lube Job Clutch & Brake Work

Tune-ups

Rear Ends Transmissions

CoMplete SeRviCe on FaRM MaChineRy engineS Gas & Diesel

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Trenching & Waterworks Sand - Gravel - Topsoil

306 - 230 - 4653

Septic Tank Pumping Septic Repairs Hydrovac Services 306 - 283 - 4406

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Ken Klassen RR1 Box 15

Delisle, SK S0L 0P0

Bus. (306) 493-7579 Fax. (306) 493-8135 ken@klassentrenching.com

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Electrical

Golf

Delisle hotel Delisle 306-493-2462

ATL Electrical, heating & A/C Delisle 306-493-2410

Clubs Driving Range Valley Road 306-221-0842

Jeannie’s Place Delisle 306-717-0841

Embroidery

Moon River Golf Club Valley Road 306-931-8960

Back 40 Embroidery Delisle 493-3033/493-2751

Agricultural Crop Production Services Delisle 306-493-8188 Delisle Agricultural Co-op Delisle 306-493-2212 Innovative Ag Performance Group Ltd Delisle 306-493-3167 Orchard Transport - Ag Div. Delisle 306-493-2408 Air Conditioning & heating PLAINSMAN hVAC-R Ltd 24 Hour Emergency Service Vanscoy 306-242-3002

Automotive Sid’s Auto Service Vanscoy 306-668-2013 Trusty Appraisal Service & SGI Arbitration Delisle 306-222-0456

Financial Delisle Credit Union 1st St, Delisle 306-493-2414 Cooper Schneider Private Wealth at Scotia McLeod Colleen Schneider 306-664-1860 Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. 330 - 20th St. E. Saskatoon Norma Sparrow 306-242-1188

Fire & Flood

Schneider’s Gourmet World Neunlage 306-225-5764

hairstylist / Beauty Delisle hairstyling & Barber Delisle 306-493-2467 Julie’s house of Style Delisle 306-493-2950

Saskatoon Fire & Flood Saskatoon 306-934-7477

The Pink Chair Delisle 306-493-2266

ServiceMaster Restore of Saskatoon 306-374-0941 1-877-448-6673

health

Kenny’s Cultivating Professional Garden Rototilling Call or Text 306-281-4111

Chiropractor

Like A Rock Grandora 306-382-3978

Computer Service

Grocery

Salon 360 Delisle 306-493-2486

Arbonne Intl - Kerrie Sparrow Vanscoy 306-668-4218 www.kerriesparrow.arbonne.ca Dr. Jolene Palmer, BSc. Community Health Chiropractic Clinic Delisle Primary Health Centre 306-493-2800

Valleyview Golf & Country Club Delisle 306-493-3288

First General Services Saskatoon 306-979-3205

Garden / Yard

Beauty

Oasis Golf Resort Perdue 306-237-4653

Gas / Confectionary Delisle Ag Co-op Delisle 306-493-2212

Air & Alkaline Water Purifiers Perdue 1-877-652-6853 Reflexology - Carrol King Delisle 306-493-2452

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home Care Products

Catprint Computing Delisle 306-230-8783 Whole Wheat Web Design Vanscoy 306-493-3023

Sandyridge Gas & Grocery Grandora 306-668-4362

Construction

Government

Flatlander Construction Garbage Disposal Delisle 306-493-7547

Jim Reiter, MLA 215 Main Street, Rosetown 1-855-762-2233

G & L Drywall Delisle 493-8228 / 668-4583

Kelly Block, MP 4 - 309 Main Street, Rosetown 1-306-882-6447

PCCU Insurance Ltd. Harris 306-656-4555

Gravel / Sand

Delisle Agencies Delisle 306-493-2260

Larmar Contracting Services Vanscoy 306-380-2327

Vanscoy Tempo Vanscoy 306-683-5024

‘A’ Deb’s K-9 Kennelling Delisle 306-220-4727

RixEdge Sharpening Services Saskatoon 306-270-8048

Animal InnSpaRations Delisle 306-493-3143

Sign Painting

Bark Place Dog Grooming Spa Delisle 306-491-9335

Kim’s Signs That Sell Vanscoy 306-493-3011

Lynne Road Kennels Grandora 306-270-5831

Travel

Lynn Ross Dog Grooming Vanscoy 306-382-6224

Ryjo Tours Inc. Tessier 1-866-656-4786

Plumbing, heating, A/C

Veterinary

ATL Electrical, heating & A/C Delisle 306-493-2410 Thermal Mechanical Vanscoy 381-7998/270-0160

Potash Mine Agrium Potash Mine Vanscoy 306-668-4343

Pre-School

Twin Painting Vanscoy 934-5803 / 261-0689

Klassen Trenching Delisle 306-493-7579

Victoria’s Design 306-370-9399

Link’s Backhoe & Skidsteer Delisle 306-222-9737

Jillian Walker Massage RMT Vanscoy 306-260-0671

Disposal

W.W. Rock & Gravel Asquith 306-329-4768

Meat Cutting

Mooney Agencies Ltd. Vanscoy 306-668-2181

Massage

Vanscoy Sausage & Meat Vanscoy 306-668-4742

Delisle Veterinary Service Delisle 306-493-3143 Outlook Veterinary Clinic Outlook 306-867-8777

Vanscoy Early Learning Center Vanscoy 306-668-6338

FRP Manufacturing (2010) Inc. Asquith 306-329-4884

Pressure Washing

Graham Contracting Asquith 306-230-4653

Markuss Power Wash 306-371-2409 markusspowerwash@gmail.com

Promotional Items C & S Promotions Delisle 306-493-3191 candspromotions@sasktel.net

Real Estate

RE/MAX Shoreline Realty Jocelyne Petryshyn - Owner Outlook 306-867-8380

Insurance

Corman Park Vet Services Hwy #14 (SLS) 306-384-7676

Water / Septic

housewares Cindy the Tupperware Lady 306-716-2515

Cattle Care Hwy #14 343-5773/260-6729

Pike Lake Preschool Pike Lake 306-978-8164

One Percent Realty Sue Stene REALTOR® Delisle 306-370-6306

Graham Contracting Asquith 306-230-4653

Westland Enterprizes Ltd Delisle 306-493-2709

Sharpening

Watkins - Anne Plummer 725 Valley Rd 306-382-1284

New Age Foundations Plus Grandora 306-329-4610

Flatlander Disposal 14 yard Roll-off Bins Delisle 306-493-7547

Pet Care

Restaurants Britannia Restaurant Asquith 306-329-2496 Delisle hotel Cafe Delisle 306-493-2462 Robin’s Nest Cafe Vanscoy 306-931-6996

Roofing home Building Centre Saskatoon 306-220-2191

Self-Storage Great North Storage Company Delisle 306-202-8140 www.greatnorthstoragecompany.ca

Klassen Trenching Delisle 306-493-7579 Link’s Backhoe & Skidsteer Delisle 306-222-9737 Starlings Septic Services Delisle 306-493-2241 Sew Kleen hydro-vacing & Septic Asquith 306-283-4406

Welding Arc-Fab Industrial Pike Lake 306-221-6692

Yardwork/Excavation Big Pines Services Inc. Vanscoy 306-230-7399 Graham Contracting Asquith 306-230-4653 KBM Earthmoving Vanscoy 306-867-3770 Klassen Trenching Delisle 306-493-7579 Link’s Backhoe & Skidsteer Delisle 306-222-9737 Markuss Landscaping Services 306-371-2409 markusslandscaping@gmail.com

Stobbe’s Backhoe Service Grandora 306-668-4289

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