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Heartland meets govt surgery wait list target The Heartland Health Region has met government targets for offering surgery within six months to all people who need it, a recent report reveals. Seven out of the 10 Saskatchewan health regions that handle operating-room surgeries are within five per cent of their target this year. “The collaboration of thousands of health care providers involved in the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative has moved us closer to reaching this year’s goal,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “We owe it to patients to work hard over the last half of the fiscal year and meet our surgical wait time goals.” Updated wait time information on sasksurgery.ca shows that in the six-month period ending July 31, 2012, most health regions continued to provide almost all surgeries within six months. Heartland Health Region has met the target and six other health regions are close to hitting the target of providing all surgeries within six months by March 31, 2013. Progress toward Providing Surgeries within six months is as follows: Heartland - 100 per cent; Cypress/Sunrise - 99 per cent; Prairie North/Five Hills - 98 per cent; Sun Country - 97 per cent; Prince Albert Parkland - 95 per cent; Kelsey Trail/Saskatoon - 90 per cent; Regina Qu’Appelle - 81
per cent. The number of people waiting for surgery fluctuates, based on the number of people diagnosed and booked for surgery and the number of surgeries performed. Regina Qu’Appelle has experienced a spike in planned orthopaedic surgeries, offsetting gains the health region made in the volume of surgeries performed. Results from a concerted effort to ramp up surgical capacity in the health region won’t show up in wait time reductions for several months. Since November 2007, the number of patients waiting more than a year for surgery has dropped 82 per cent. During that same time, the number waiting more than six months has dropped 58 per cent. Wait times data continue to show that 97 per cent of patients in Saskatchewan have surgery within 12 months and 89 per cent within six months. There were 2,233 fewer patients waiting for surgery in Saskatchewan on July 31 than on the same date in 2011, a reduction of nine per cent. The overall goals of the Surgical Initiative are to improve safety, efficiency and patient experiences and provide all surgeries within three months by March 31, 2014. More information about the Surgical Initiative can be found at health.gov.sk.ca/surgicalinitiative. Wait time data and other information for patients is available at sasksurgery.ca.
Saskatchewan growing at fastest pace in over 90 years Population up more than 22,000 in past year, nearly 7,000 in latest quarter
Saskatchewan’s population grew by 22,154 people between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012, according to the latest figures released Thursday by Statistics Canada. That’s the most growth in a single year since 1921. There were 1,079,958 people living in Saskatchewan as of July 1, 2012. In the most recent quarter April 1 to July 1, 2012, Saskatchewan’s population grew by 6,851 - the largest increase in a single quarter since Statistics Canada started keeping quarterly records in 1971. Premier Brad Wall said the latest figures show Saskatchewan is on the right track with one of the strongest economies in Canada. “Saskatchewan is growing at its fastest pace since the earliest days of our province,” Wall said. “Next month, we will be releasing
our growth plan designed to ensure this growth continues and that we are meeting both the challenges and opportunities of growth in the years ahead.” Wall said the population growth is exceeding the government’s stated goal of 100,000 people in 10 years. In just the past five years, from July 1, 2007 to July 1, 2012, Saskatchewan’s population increased by nearly 80,000 people. Saskatchewan saw net interprovincial in-migration (number of people moving in minus number moving out) of 1,373 in the most recent quarter, with the largest net gains coming from Ontario (843 persons), British Columbia (225 persons), Manitoba (216 persons) and Alberta (175 persons). Saskatchewan and Alberta were the only two provinces with net in-migration from other
Fall colour on a walk for Terry . . . St. Gabriel School students were in a decidedly upbeat mood during the Terry Fox National School Run Day, Thursday. The backdrop was the Sandra Schmirler Olympic Gold Park, appropriately displayed in fall colours. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam) provinces in the past quarter. Saskatchewan’s population gain also consisted of net international migration of 4,035 and a natural increase (births minus deaths) of 1,443 in the past quarter. “Gone are the days when more people were moving out of Saskatchewan than moving in,” Wall said. “ Wi t h o u r s t r o n g economy, plenty of career opportunities and great quality of life, Saskatchewan is the place to be.”
Bidding Block . . . A Mierau Auction Service auctioneer, looks for a bid, Wednesday at the Jubilee Stadium for the William and Mabel Hoppe auction. The fall sale brought out deal seekers and all those looking for that little something. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
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Hard work pays off, and being respectful of others, should be the ‘Companion Unobtrusive’ that resides in all. These Biggar Central School students were recognized, and treated to a pizza party for the courtesy and regard they have shown in the first weeks of the school year. (Photo for The Independent by Kim Fick)
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by Kim Fick I had a great time eating lunch last week with the students from Kindergarten through Grade 6 that were invited to the Best Bunch for Lunch Pizza Party! Our students are reminded that they may be the next students invited to the party, so make sure you are being your most respectful self at home, and at school. Last week is the end of our focus on the pillar of Respect, but of course we want to make sure respect is something our students carry on with each day. Our next character pillar for the month of October is Trustworthiness. Thanks to Mrs. Darroch’s Grade 6 class, who did a great job celebrating respect with choral speaking and dancing at our weekly assembly! Congratulations to Karen Itterman, who has been elected by
acclamation to the Sun West School Board this past week as our local representative. We look forward to working with Karen in the coming years. Our School Community Council (SCC) held its first meeting of the school year this past week. Members this year include: Tammy Ramsay (Chairperson), Michele Keith (Secretary), Linda White (Treasurer), Erin Boisvert, Janice Carter, Lonny Darroch, Cindy Hooper, Jackie Zagoruy (teacher representative), and Leeann Zagoruy. Edyn Keith and Bailey Seidl are representing the Student Leadership Council, and Ms. Chupik and I represent the administration for the school on the SCC. Our SCC finalized the school’s School Learning Improvement Plan (SLIP) for 2012-2013. Each school in Sun West School
Division is expected to create and implement a SLIP every school year. The plan must focus on improving student learning in one particular literacy area. This year, our focus is on increasing student achievement in the area of Mathematics. Teachers will meet in Professional Learning Teams throughout the year to plan ways to help students increase their achievement, and the SCC will support our SLIP in ways that they are able to. Pa r e n t s c a n l o o k forward to the return of our Hot Lunch program on October 19, so watch for your order forms in the coming week newsletters. Have a great week everyone. I hope everyone enjoys a healthy and happy Thanksgiving long weekend with friends and family!
Gov’t of Saskatchewan honours Sylvia Fedoruk Premier Brad Wall is marking the passing of former Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Fedoruk with praise for a medical pioneer and remarkable representative of our province. “Sylvia Fedoruk was the embodiment of Saskatchewan innovation and spirit and an inspiration to all she met,” Wall said, Thursday. “In March of 2011, I had the great honour of chatting with Dr. Fedoruk at the launch of the University of Saskatchewan’s
Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation. She reminded me of the history of nuclear medicine in Saskatchewan of which she was a pioneer.” Sylvia Fedoruk was the first woman to be named Lieutenant Governor in Saskatchewan, serving from 1988 through 1994. Born in Canora and graduating from the University of S a s k a t c h e w a n , D r. Fedoruk was the sole woman on the research team that developed the world’s first Cobalt 60 cancer therapy unit in
1951. In addition to her distinguished career in nuclear medicine and education, Dr. Fedoruk received numerous awards including the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the Officer of the Order of Canada and the Distinguished Canadian Award. “I join Her Honour a n d c u r r e n t Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Vaughn Solomon Schofield in offering my condolences to Dr. Fedoruk’s family and friends,” Wall said.
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Weekes, Duncan discuss health care innovations at Halifax conference Health Minister Dustin Duncan and Minister responsible for Rural and Remote Health Randy Weekes discussed health care innovations and other topics to improve health outcomes for patients when they meet with their provincial, territorial and federal counterparts in Nova Scotia last week. Ministers Duncan and Weekes attended both provincial/territorial meetings, as well as federal/provincial/ territorial meetings September 27 and 28 in Halifax. Provincial-territorial meetings will focus on how to implement recommendations of the Health Care Innovation Working Group, led by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz, which were presented to premiers at the Council of Federation meeting in July. Premiers Wall and Ghiz will join the health ministers by conference call for a portion of the meeting. Innovation Working Group recommendations included promoting
the adoption of clinical practice guidelines for treating heart disease and diabetes, as well as pursuing a number of team-based models to increase access for Canadians. “I look forward to collaborating with other Health Ministers on the next phase of work,” Duncan said. “Realizing better pricing for generic drugs was one of the most important pieces coming out of the premiers’ meeting in July, and I am eager for us to make progress on this issue to achieve better value for patients - being mindful that we must always put the needs of the patient first. Saskatchewan has demonstrated great vision and leadership on the Health Care Innovation Working Group, and we want to keep the momentum going.” “These meetings offer an excellent opportunity for discussion and learning,” Weekes said. “I am eager to hear how other provinces and territories are planning to make improvements for patients in their rural
communities.” Saskatchewan, for e x a m p l e, i s a l r e a d y exploring the potential of implementing the Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) model used in Nova Scotia where CECs are typically open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. During the day, the centres offer access to primary health care by a team of professionals, including physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners. At night, the care is handled by a team that includes a registered nurse and a paramedic, with physician oversight. The centres offer a number of benefits including increased access to services, reduced wait times, same or next day appointments and a team-based approach that offers continuity of care. The provincialterritorial meeting was followed by a meeting the next day with federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, with areas of discussion including healthy weights, drug shortages and patientoriented research.
The long, long climb . . . Biggar Blazing Saint, McKenna Boyle, makes the daunting starting line climb out of the Biggar Rec Valley, Thursday during the local cross country club’s home meet. The toughest course, by far, in the province, the Blazing Saints always do well on home turf, making visiting runners suffer the sharp climbs and descents. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
Broten asks Ombudsman to intervene in immigrant nominee issue People waiting to reunite with family members through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) may have been treated unfairly by the Sask Party government, and the official opposition has asked Saskatchewan’s Ombudsman to
investigate. “People tell me that they feel betrayed, confused or even manipulated,” said Cam Broten, NDP critic for immigration, September 27. “The Sask Party didn’t give any notice of the changes to affected families, put out false hope
that a compromise was in the works for these families and, ultimately, broke a promise that people had built their lives around.” Since changes were made to the family class of the SINP, without notice or warning, Broten has met with hundreds of
Until next season . . . The final Biggar Farmers’ Market was held for the season at McPherson Hall, Tuesday, bringing to a close the ever-popular local bazaar. Vendors treated patrons to coffee and treats, some live music and, of course, good company and good product. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
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people who had planned to bring their families to Saskatchewan from overseas. Many of them relocated to Saskatchewan – selling homes and businesses elsewhere in Canada – because of the well-advertised SINP that could reunite them with their families. Economy Minister Bill Boyd has flip-flopped, Broten claimed, on the changes, promising a “middle ground” compromise in June, only to say in September that he has abandoned compromise. “The Sask Party government has the authority to enact changes to programs,” said Broten. “But no government should be able to treat people in the heavy-handed way the Sask Party has treated these Canadians and aspiring Canadians.” Broten and the New Democrats have proposed a common sense compromise
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for the SINP family class which would include a grandfather clause for residents living in Saskatchewan before the changes were announced. The grandfather proposal would allow a person to nominate up to three family members. “This is about fairness,” said Broten. “The
Ombudsman is an independent officer of the Legislature, responsible for investigating and advocating on behalf of fairness, so I’ve respectfully requested that the Ombudsman look into the changes to the SINP and the treatment of those who have been affected.”
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Opinions Biggar: a great place to live and work Two separate incidents this week are the inspiration for this week’s editorial. The first one: A subscriber came into the office with some great comments from her daughter. On a recent visit home former Biggarite Cindy (McDonald) Dyck wanted everyone to know she was really impressed with the community of Biggar especially the park on Main Street. She commented on the clock and gazebo and sitting area. Also, she thought the residents took great pride in their yards, keeping them nice and neat. The second incident: I was out one evening with a great group of people when town events became a topic of conversation. I’m not sure what started the topic but in the end we all agreed Biggar was a great place to live. We have a vibrant shopping district, great location in terms of being close to a major airport, lake country, and recreation. Our arts community is very active. I think on the whole everyone will echo these sentiments about our town. Sometimes it is necessary to reinforce the fact that we have a lot of opportunities here because we tend to forget. Residents really do care about the community and show that through their support for local events. A bouquet to everyone. Give yourselves a pat on the back. P.H.
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Mark Carney is wrong
The Bank of Canada Governor’s argument that corporate Canada is wallowing in cash does not stand up to scrutiny by Philip Cross, Research Coordinator,MacdonaldLaurier Institute Distributed by Troy Media, www.troymedia. com Mark Carney, demonstrating admirable selfawareness that he is the governor of the Bank of Canada and not a dictator, recently clarified his remarks about corporate Canada sitting on too much ‘dead money’. The controversy began with Carney’s remarks about corporate savings and investment to the Canadian Auto Workers Union (CAW) in late August, followed by his September 7 speech on Dutch Disease in Calgary. But there are two glaring factual errors in Carney’s talks about business investment and cash holdings. First, in the speech in Calgary, he said that
“Since the start of the recession, total Canadian business investment has been below average . . . in comparison with other postwar recoveries”. But lesson one from Business Cycle Analysis 101 is that the recovery is measured from the end of the recession, not from the onset of the recession. Even using Carney’s own statistics comparing business investment in this cycle with previous cycles, it becomes readily apparent that its growth since the end of the recession has been well above-average. Taking the comparison back to the start of the recession like he does highlights that the slump in investment during the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression was more severe than during the average recession, not that the recovery has been abnormally weak. Second, in remarks after
his CAW talk, Carney said cash holdings by non-financial Canadian firms have “doubled”, from about four per cent of assets in 2001 to 7.6 per cent in 2012. This data comes from the quarterly survey of corporate finances, which asks firms about their cash holdings and to which firms evidently reply using a narrow definition of cash. More comprehensive survey data from the National Balance Sheet Accounts shows a much smaller increase in Canadian dollar cash holdings, from 16.7 per cent of their financial assets late in 2007 (before the recession depleted cash reserves) to 17.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2012. Adding in foreign currency cash holdings shows a larger increase over time, but this mostly reflects the rapid growth of operations and
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investments abroad, the very opposite of ‘dead money’ even if the ensuing outlays are not counted in spending in Canada. Both surveys show just over twothirds of the increase in corporate cash occurred before 2007, but that has nothing to do with ‘dead money’ slowing the recovery. The time to speak up on that was before the recession, not lobbing another contentious issue at corporate Canada in 2012. So instead of the picture that the Bank paints of corporate Canada wallowing in cash and investing cautiously during the recovery, the facts show the opposite. Corporate cash holdings in Canada have increased only slightly since 2007, apart from its recession-related dip and rebound, while business investment is recovering at an above-
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average pace. Both trends are noteworthy, compared with savings by firms elsewhere in the world and with what could be expected in a global economic environment that is gloomy at best. Bashing business for saving too much has a long and ignoble history. But even if we accept the dubious concept of ‘dead money’, does the Bank of Canada think that hectoring corporate Canada will actually lead to more spending? Is this its public relations strategy to win friends and influence people? Let’s compare comprehensive balance sheet data with household holdings of cash. Cash rose from 25.5 per cent of household financial assets just before the recession to 27.3 per cent this year, an increase of 1.8 percentage points that slightly exceeds the increase for firms. Yet
households escaped the school-yard reprimand from the principal about excessive caution, presumably because their response is an understandable given the uncertainty engulfing the world. Why anyone would expect a different response from firms, who are much more intimately engaged with the uncertain global environment, is difficult to fathom. Most of Bay St has been conspicuous by its silence to Carney’s comments. Why? Because they don’t want to get into a spat with the man who controls the monetary levers of the economy. Philip Cross is the Research Coordinator for the MacdonaldLaurier Institute and the former Chief Economic Analyst at Statistics Canada. This column originally appeared in the Financial Post.
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Harvest operations quickly winding down “Every town had one. A Chinese laundry and a Chinese restaurant.” The group was visiting Boom Town in the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon and were standing in front of the Chinese laundry shop when this comment was made. The guide agreed. The history of Chinese immigrants and their settlement of Western Canada is part now part of our culture today. Just imagine any Main Street in a rural town. There is a Legion Hall, a grocery store, a drug store, sometimes a jewellery or clothing store, a bank and a Chinese restaurant. The story of how these institutions came to be such a fixture in our landscape is not a particularly happy one. Chinese immigrants first came to Canada during the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway somewhere between 1881 and 1885. The stories of how those builders were treated are well chronicled and again it is a sad story. Certainly not one that the cultural tolerant Canada we know today is particularly proud of. It is estimated approximately 15,000 Chinese came to Canada during the construction of the railway. However, as soon
as the rail line was completed these immigrants were no longer needed -- or wanted. It was then that the federal government imposed a head tax of $50 on this particular ethnic group. In 1900 the tax was increased to $100 and then to $500 in 1903. Over the years the federal government collected $23 million from the head tax. These people were also denied Canadian citizenship. And that’s the beginning of the Chinese laundry. Because they couldn’t afford to pay the tax, they built tunnels beneath the laundry. These laundries were well used by travellers and the wealthy. Some laundries even housed baths which would be used by those same travellers. As soon as enough money was made to pay another head tax, one of the underground dwellers would come up and start earning money to rescue the others. Eventually this group of entrepreneurs started restaurants serving up food from the home country. Egg rolls, chop suey, chicken fried rice, chicken balls and eventually the menu came to include some more traditional “Western” dishes like
hamburgers, French fries, eggs and toast, jello and whipped cream. Every meal ended with the customer receiving a fortune cookie. These restaurants are now considered “iconic institutions” being compared with grain elevators as contributors to the “ancestral part of our landscape.” You have to admire their tenacity -they were often the only Chinese family in the town. In most cases they kept to themselves but somehow over the years managed to become an integral part of the community. In 2006 the Chinese community received a formal apology in Ottawa. The gallery in the House of Commons was filled when Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the apology and announced payments would be received by about 400 survivors. On that day, about 100 people hopped on board a train in Vancouver and travelled to Parliament to hear the apology. It may have been a rocky road for these Canadians but they played a very large part in the formation of, not only the country, but the history and culture of the nation.
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Producers now have 89 per cent of the 2012 crop combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report for the period September 18 to 24. Eight per cent is swathed or ready to straight combine. The five-year (2007-2011) provincial average for this time of year is 70 per cent combined and 21 per cent swathed or ready to straight combine. The southeast has 95 per cent combined; the southwest 97 per cent; the east central region 88 per cent; the west central region 85 per cent; the northeast 83 per cent and the northwest 82 per cent. Eighty-nine per cent of spring wheat; 94 per cent of durum; 92 per cent of barley; 88 per cent of canola and 51 per cent of flax has been combined. Provincially, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as two per cent surplus, 43 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 19 per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture
is rated as 40 per cent adequate, 34 per cent short and 26 per cent very short. Pasture conditions across the province are rated as five per cent excellent, 41 per cent good, 32 per cent fair, 15 per cent poor and
seven per cent very poor. Ninety per cent of livestock producers have indicated that they have adequate livestock water supplies. Farmers are busy harvesting, hauling bales, harrowing fields and controlling weeds.
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The PPP (Ping Pong Player) by Bob Mason When we were just small children, Santa Claus brought us a ping pong (table tennis) game for Christmas. Although we were very young and hadn’t played any game very much, Dad set it up on the dining room table to show us how! Yours Truly isn’t very well versed on this “child psychology” stuff, but those few small games that our folks picked out for us during those formative years, sure had a lot of effect on how we faced up to life later on! For one thing, as in any other sport, there are winners and losers, and, as there were only three siblings in our small family, guess who was the little guy in the middle, eh? Regardless of that person who wrote “Play up, play up and play the game!”, I think that parents have tried to steer their children down the right road for years. In fact I’m sure that Mr. and Mrs. Methuselah pointed out to their children that “winning” or “losing” didn’t matter much. I often wonder if proud parents really understand all this stuff (I know that we didn’t),
Bob Mason but we went our small ways and did our small things - and even in competition learned to play together! Of course the winner of our small family group always felt a little bad, when he lost (but he learned to lose gracefully) while the loser felt better when he won (and he learned to win gracefully, too!) The guy in between (still Yours Truly) learned to accept either case fairly gracefully too, although he was often heard to say: “let’s make it the best three out of five or . . . the best four of seven, eh?” I’d like to report that the winner always won but that’s not true! I can’t say that the loser always lost, because
that isn’t true either! I can tell about that little guy in between, however, and if the Reader (notice the capital letter there?) keeps on, they’ll probably find out! Nights of the Round Table: To quote some of the first lines of A Tale of Two Cities, “It was the worst of times” (well, it was during the Great Depression of the 1930’s) and of course, when Dad brought home that ping-pong set, no one in the whole country had a regulation table for it. We did have a large oblong dining room table, however, and in between meals it had to do! We sure had a lot of practice though (even setting that meet up between meals!) And we finally became fairly efficient at batting the small ball up and down the middle. There were no professional corner shots, namely because, belonging to our old dining room set, that table didn’t have any corners! It didn’t take very long until we could swat that small celluloid back and forth almost like we knew what we were doing! We even took a few lessons in “Anger Control” when Mother scolded us for getting mad and batting the ball
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in amongst her pet dishes on the buffet! All went well there, ping-pong wise, for some time, but as we grew a bit older, we developed another interest! We let ping-pong go for quite a while there as we applied ourselves to this “other interest”, and like most young men, foolishly thought that mebbe we could win at it. But no! We soon realized that many of the fair sex, although interested, weren’t even playing that “game” by the same rules! (Until Phyllis and he were married in 1947, YT never even got to first base in that game!) Then, along came WWII, when, believe it or not, some people were more interested in “winning” (at anything) than they did in killing each other! Every army camp in Canada had a few Service Centres where young military types could go and relax - some even wrote letters home! And every service centre, it seemed along with many other facilities had a state of the art ping-pong table. Heck, for all his love of the game and youthful batting “expertise”, Yours Truly must have played 50 games with a guy in Kingston, Ontario - and never won one! It would be nice, I think, to report that, during the war, the enemy only shot little white celluloid balls at us, but apparently
those balls didn’t fit their Schmeisers too well! Regardless though, after batting things back and forth for a while, we came home to face up to some real opposition! It was then that Yours Truly finally became successful at this other interest mentioned above. Phyllis and YT settled down on a small farm that an old South African War veteran saved for us (Thanks, Frank!), started to raise a family and faced up to the future. Like a contortionist, we put our Best foot forward”, our “shoulders to the wheel” and our “ears to the ground”. But we had to relax a little now and then. One of our relations had a dandy ping-pong set-up in their basement, so we often ended up over there! All our past tabletennis expertise and (ahem!) finesse went sailing out the window, though, when one of the men I was playing against, made his first psychologic move . . . “Yeooow!” he yelled as he made his first serve - and YT was so startled that he never even moved! “Aha!” my relative boasts, “I sure fooled you! Nobody can return that serve! Watch this - yeeow!” I like to think that I got even, though, when Jimmy Doyle (an Argyl friend!) and I played a game of ping-pong in Hamilton, Ontario. Our
daughter drove me over from Burlington. “Why didn’t you get your daughter to let you off, and after we’ve visited a while I can drive you home!” Jim said. We visit for awhile (we’d been in the same army regiment!) and played a few games of cribbage . . . . “Look Mason,” sez Jim, “if you don’t start losing at this game pretty soon, it’s going to be a long walk home!” YT threw a few games and we go downstairs to where he has a fine pingpong table. “I can beat you at this game blindfolded!” he sez. “I have such a wicked serve that no one can return it!” “Oh”, sez YT, “I’d sure like to see that!” Just send that ball down and I’ll show you!” he tells me. “I did send it down”, I explain. “that’s it stuck in the cement wall behind you!” Well, we were in an infantry outfit, and BS doesn’t mean “Brave Soldier”, eh? We’ve kind of given up on ping-pong anymore. The young people seem to have more reflexes then we even dreamed of! YT is still out there trying to make a good hit on a little white ball though, and he’s coming in on fairway 16! If all goes well we should have No. 17 and No. 18 left, eh?
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Net Gain . . . St. Gabriel School Saint, Jason deVries, nearly gets a face full of volleyball, fortunately the ball coming down on the opposition Biggar Central School Blazer side. The junior boys match-up had the Saints walking away with four straight in the tune-up to the season. (Independent Photo by Kevin
Greetings friends! The weather has been nice out the last few days. This makes everyone especially the farmers happy. The staff and residents at the Lodge have been keeping busy here. Monday we kicked off our week with exercises. We started by practicing our passing and kicking skills. Then we did our usual stretches. To end the morning we had beach volleyball. The afternoon we had Beat the Dice. We played two rounds of this game. Tuesday, a lot of the residents met in the activity room and listened to Current Events. We were shown a lot of pictures and heard many articles. At 2:30 we gathered in the big room and pretending we were contestants in a game called Jeopardy. The categories were about fall, school and other random topics. Everyone seemed to know all the answers to the questions. Wednesday morning, the our male residents met in the activity room to have Men’s Coffee Group. They enjoyed visiting while having coffee and cake. The afternoon we thought we would try to be professional golfers
and did mini golf. This was fun for all the residents. Thursday we had some little friends come to visit us. The St. Gabriel school Grade 3 class came to read stories with the residents. This brightened everyone’s day. Later that day we played Bingo. On Friday morning, 10 residents met on the patio to have Barbecue Club. They got to enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, carrots and potatoes that were cooked on the barbecue. They were delicious. The vegetables were from our garden which made the meal extra special. In the afternoon, the residents took part in sing-along. We got to sing some of their favourite songs from the 1920’s and 30’s.
Saturday the residents played Jackpot Bingo with cards. The residents here like playing any type of bingo. In the afternoon we watched Rio Grande with John Wayne. Sunday the residents met in the activity room to fold towels after breakfast. They also had manicures and hand massages. The Seventh Day Adventist Church did our Sunday Church Service. The men also were found watching the football game on TV. Many residents enjoyed the company that they had this week. Some residents were sitting in the patio enjoying the nice weather outside. Hopefully harvest will wrap up this week. Have a good week everyone and see you soon!
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Garbage disposal must be carried out in accordance with the Town’s regulations and will be under the direct supervision of the attendant on duty. Your co-operation in separating your garbage in accordance with the separate areas that have been established at the landÀll is appreciated.
ABSOLUTELY NO DUMPING is allowed outside the fence or in the landÀll when the supervisor is not on duty. Private salvage operations are prohibited. The Town would like to remind residents and contractors that it is their responsibility to ensure that any material being hauled to the landÀll is secured and tarped. By securing and tarping loads, this will ensure that material is not littering the roads, which can cause numerous Áat tires and will keep the road and ditches free of litter.
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Agriculture Farm safety nets all in the interpretation by Calvin Daniels The vision of what government thinks is a good farm safety net and what farmers desire still seem to be decidedly different, not that that is particularly shocking. But governments keep trying nevertheless. Earlier this month federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture reached agreement on the content of the Growing Forward 2 policy framework for the agriculture, agri-food and agri-products sector, the latest in a long line of government cost-shared ag safety nets which all ultimately seem to be lacking. “The new ďŹ ve-year agreement includes investments in strategic initiatives of over $3 billion for innovation, competitiveness and market development, including a 50 per cent increase in governments’ cost-shared initiatives. In addition, governments will continue to deliver a complete and effective
suite of Business Risk Management (BRM) programs to ensure farmers are protected against severe market volatility and disasters,� detailed an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada release. “Just as farmers continuously improve their business practices, so too have governments made adjustments to help Canada remain a world leader in agricultural innovation and trade,� said Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz in the release. “Growing Forward 2 will help drive economic growth and long-term prosperity through agricultural innovation and market development, while also ensuring governments continue to share the risk of severe market volatility and disasters.� Of course you would not expect Ritz to do less than rave about an agreement he was a signatory too. No politician admits the shortfall within their program. Even with the Gross
Revenue Insurance Program (GRIP) of the late 1980s, which was one of the most maligned farm support programs ever formulated, politicians of the day would have called it the answer to farmers needs. Certainly aspects of the program have to be seen as positive. Even GRIP had its positives. In the case of the Growing Forward 2 initiative the additional 50 per cent funding for innovation, competitiveness and market development has to be a good thing. There is an obvious beneďŹ t to being innovative, although not all innovation works either. Pea-based snack chips, ax ďŹ bre for manufacturing processes, supercompressed hay bales for export to Japan, and strawboard all ideas that were innovative and made logical sense but could not make money in the marketplace. So having government footing some of the bills
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in exploring new ideas and developing markets is a good place for some taxpayer investment. But others see aws before the ink is even dry on the deal. The “announcement of the revised Growing Forward 2 Business Risk Management (BRM) programs, the costshared federal-provincial policy framework, has two signiďŹ cant changes: a loss level trigger for AgriStability that will make it difďŹ cult, if not impossible, for most farms to obtain support under the program; and a clear decision by governments to seek out private insurance options to ďŹ ll the gaps in public farm safety net programs,â€? stated a National Farmers Union release. In the release NFU Terry Boehm said, “from these changes, along with the ongoing destruction of institutional
arrangements that have protected farmers, it is increasingly clear that the current government’s
intent is to abandon public support for the agriculture sector, and instead let those with the most market power determine the shape and goals of Canada’s food and agriculture system.� He added, “By going along with the federal government’s proposals, provincial governments have also signaled that they are not interested in the vibrancy of the
Feds opening up new overseas markets for Canadian business The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, Tuesday, highlighted the Harper government’s commitment to increasing Canadian exports and creating the conditions necessary for businesses to better compete on a global scale. “Our country’s longterm prosperity is linked to reaching beyond our borders for economic opportunities that serve to grow
Canada’s exports and investment. Deepening our relationships in large and fast-growing export markets around the world is a key part of keeping Canada strong and growing,â€? explained Flaherty, speaking at the Canadian Council of Chief Executives’ conference, ‘Canada in the PaciďŹ c Century’. Flaherty noted that open trade has long been a powerful engine for strengthening the economy and that the
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Harper government has already made Canada one of the most open and globally engaged economies in the world. He added that such key initiatives as the TransPaciďŹ c Partnership, the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, and the recently launched Canada-Japan Economic Partnership agreement will signiďŹ cantly help businesses to enter and grow in new markets, particularly in the Asia-PaciďŹ c region. Flaherty also issued a challenge to the private sector. “Our government continues to create the right conditions to enable Canadians and Canadian businesses to feel conďŹ dent to invest, to create jobs, to participate in the global marketplace and to grow our economy. But ultimately, it is up to the private sector to take advantage of all of these strengths. Together we can - and will - keep Canada strong and prosperous,â€? he concluded.
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World Breastfeeding Week Heartland Health Region is pleased to support World Breastfeeding Week, which runs October 1-5. The 2012 theme, Understanding the Past - Planning the Future, is not only about celebrating what the world has done for the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding but to assess what still needs to be done to support women, infants, and young children. Twenty years ago, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action launched its first World B r e a s t f e e d i n g We e k campaign; ‘Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative’. Ten years ago the World Health Organization and UNICEF developed the
global strategy, ‘Infant and Young Child Feeding’. So much has happened in these years. World Breastfeeding Week 2012 has five objectives for breast feeding and the Global Strategy: 1.) Recall what has happened in the past 20 years. 2.) Celebrate national, regional and global achievements and showcase national work at the global level. 3.) Assess the status of implementation of the strategy. 4.) Call for action to bridge the remaining gaps in policy and programs. 5.) Draw public attention on the state of policy and programs. In Heartland, about 84 per cent of mothers’ start
breast feeding at birth with 60 per cent breast feeding exclusively. At about six months of age, 55 per cent of mothers report breast feeding with 20 per cent of those, breast feeding exclusively. Heartland would like to see breast feeding become the cultural norm and the rate of exclusive breast feeding is an indicator of support mothers receive for breast feeding. The regions Baby Friendly Initiative Committee provides guidance on how to protect, promote and support exclusive breast feeding for first six months and at about six months, continued breast feeding for two years or beyond together with adequate and appropriate
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New Horizons Activities by Karen Itterman The Jam Session on Wednesday, September 19 was attended by 51 people. The MC for the afternoon was Gord Besse. Aileen and Ed Smith greeted people at the door and Barb Beirnes, Florence Hammond and Kate Yaroshko provided lunch. The courtesy car drivers for the past week were Jim Hoult, Don Swyryda, Donna Fines, Jim Tapp, Ed Young and Dennis Robillard. The Stitching Group has started meeting again for their fall session. They wish to welcome any new members to their group. They meet each Monday afternoon. If you do handiwork or crafts of any kind please feel free to join them. They have lots of fun and it is a great place to meet people. Any age is welcome. The more the merrier. The upcoming bingo
dates are October 11 and 25. Everyone is welcome to attend the bingos no New Horizons membership is necessary. Our bingos are open to all ages. Wednesday night Kaiser will begin on Oct. 3 in the New Horizons hall. Everyone is welcome to play. You are not required to have a New Horizons membership. Bingo was played on Sept. 20 with 12 people in attendance. Florence Hammond was the halfand-half winner and Barb Swyryda winning the blackout. The caller for the afternoon was Donna Hoogeveen. Kate Yaroshko collected the tickets and Margaret Molberg handed out the prizes with Karen Itterman providing the lunch. On Sept. 24 the caller was Donna Hoogeveen with Blanche Borchardt collecting the tickets and Margaret Molberg giving
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out the prizes. The halfand-half winner was Rita MacKinnon with Willa McIlwain, Pat Turner and Linda Vermette sharing the blackout bingo. New Horizons bowling has begun at the alley on Wednesdays. The Sept. 12 winners were MHS and MHT Glenn Shockey with 240 and 553 and LHS and LHT was June Hoppe with 205 and 508. The Sept. 19 winners were MHS & MHT Glenn Shockey with 272 and 645. The LHS winner was June Hoppe with 197 and Donna Eckart LHT 507. The office volunteers for the past week were Marie Roesch, Marj Mackie, Agnes Small and Gord Besse. We truly have been blessed with wonderful Fall weather and with it come the beautiful colours of the leaves and the bountiful garden produce.
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planting, pruning & puttering . . . planting by Delta Fay Cruickshank of The Independent
I am writing this on 1 clove of garlic minced Wednesday, September Juice from half a 26, and still no frost in lemon town! In order to make the The cucumbers have tzatziki good and thick, continued to produce, one can strain the liquid and yielded enough for from the yogurt by two more quarts of dill pouring into a cheesecloth pickles! That will be a lined strainer set over a total of 10 quarts of dills, bowl. Let it drip away for countless greek salads, a few hours. But, I have sandwiches, salads and been in hurry and if I use tzatziki sauces that less good quality yogurt with than 10 plants produced no additives, I have been this season! Well able to get cucumbers away worth the price The with of a package of continue to yield! not straining Water, water the yogurt. seeds! The seeds were e v e r y w h e r e , Add the planted directly the plants will s h r e d d e d into the ground appreciate it to c u c u m b e r, in the first survive winter, as garlic and week of June. will the birds! l e m o n I am pleased, juice to the so pleased yogurt, and and will be even more then that’s it, done! pleased when the pickles So delicious with pita are on the table for triangles. Thanksgiving! Cut pita breads into And you say, what is wedges, brush with olive tzatziki (pronounced oil and sprinkle a little zatziki)? It is a very salt on them, warm in simple sauce for pita a preheated oven, or on triangles, lamb, soulvaki, the barbecue, until just donairs, actually most a little warm, but not too anything Greek! One can crunchy - they seem to buy it, but why, it so easy get more crunchy as they to make from ingredients cool. from the larder or the Now is the time to garden. water, water, water! I Tzatziki can’t remember the last 1.5 cups plain yogurt (I time it rained, and boy use 0% Greek style) is it dry out there! So .5 cup of shredded much dust in the air, and cucumber (no need to the trees look parched. peel) In order to assist our
Virginia Creeper . . . creeps just about every where! This year it has been able to display its beautiful red leaves before the frost will knock them down! Use it as a ground cover, to cover your fences or to enhance a tree, it is pretty well trouble free. It can take over and become a nuisance. We cut it back every autumn and seem to be able to keep it in check now. (Independent photos by Delta Fay Cruickshank)
perennials and shrubs through our long winters, they need to be hydrated now, before the big freeze comes in to further dry out their reserves of moisture. I have also noticed how excited the birds get when there is a sprinkler going! I had three robins, a sparrow, a finch and a flicker in one small puddle in our backyard whilst sprinkling! Then, in the bird bath there were four big robins! I can’t help but think, by watering now, not only are we helping the plants and trees, as well as our lawns, we are also really helping the birds get through a long journey south. This year the Virginia Creeper is turning a
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gorgeous colour of red! Some years it doesn’t look so red, maybe because the frost comes and finishes the leaves off. Virginia creeper is one of the most versatile and hardy vines we have. The settlers starting planting them over a hundred years ago. They grow up trees, walls of sheds and
buildings, over fences or just creep over the ground. Because they do not have roots that penetrate masonry, they are safe to grow on brick buildings. They do get a leaf hopper if left too dry during the heat of the summer. They will seem to take over, but cutting them back every fall
seems to keep them in check. I was reading where the cuttings from the Virginia creeper will grow roots in water, if the sunlight does not hit the newly formed roots. I have even just stuck cuttings in the soil and they took root! There is something so very nostalgic to see a vine covered porch or tree.
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Asquith September Council report Asquith Town Council held its September Council meeting on September 1. The three old municipal wells that were located behind and in the old water plant were decommissioned. The Town of Asquith applied for the Community Rink Affordability Grant on behalf of the Asquith Rink Board for a grant of $2,500 that Sask. Parks
and Recreation administers to each rink in the province. A moving permit was issued to move a garage into town; a building permit was issued to alter a garage; a building permit was issued to construct a garage, and a demolition permit was issued to demolish a house. The Town of Asquith accepted a bid for the sale of the Ford tractor in the
amount of $2,351. The two serviced lots in the 500 block of Andrew Street were reduced to a sale price of $35,000 plus GST and the eight new serviced lots on Lunn Street were priced at a sale price of $40,000 plus GST. Council also initiated tax incentives for the aforementioned lots. The incentives are that for the first year, the Town charges zero per cent municipal taxes, the second year 50 per cent municipal taxes and the third year the Town charges 75 per cent municipal taxes. The Town is sponsoring the Royal Canadian Legion’s Military Service Recognition Book by purchasing an advertisement for $195. The Town of Asquith also declared September to be Muscular Dystrophy Month in the Town of Asquith. A letter was received from the Ministry of Government Relations, Emergency Management, indicating that the Town has been successful in receiving grant money with which to purchase the Jaws of Life for the Asquith Fire Department.
NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT OF POLL (Subsection 160.23(2) of the Act)
THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENSIDE NO. 377 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2012 Whereas Gerald (Gary) Hoppe nominated for the ofÀce of Councillor for Division No. Three is the only candidate, I hereby give notice that no vote for this ofÀce will take place on October 24, 2012
A letter was in turn sent to the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, requesting that the Federal government revisit their decision to cut all funding to the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program. It was this program that municipalities used to be able to access for the purchase of capital items and for the purpose of training of individuals in
dealing with emergency situations. 2012 is a general municipal election year. Election Day will be held on October 24, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the Advance Election will be held on October 18, 2012 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mayor James Maddin had retained his position through acclamation. There will be an election for Councillors, as there
were seven nominations received for six positions. The following individuals have thrown their hats into the ring to become future councilors for the Town of Asquith: Ross Beal, Gary Dumont, Gail Erhart, Karen Gamble, Don Lysyshyn, Sue Sawicki and Wayne Strom. A ‘Meet the Candidates’ night will be held October 4 at the Asquith Seniors Centre at 7 p.m.
New all-time high for average weekly earnings July’s average weekly earnings reached an alltime record, according to a Statistics Canada report released Thursday. Average weekly earnings in the province were $929.31, surpassing the previous record of $917.55 set in March 2012. Those earnings were the third highest among the provinces. “The skilled job opportunities available in our province are boosting wages for w o r k e r s,” E c o n o m y Minister Bill Boyd said. “It has a direct impact on the economy and on the quality of life for people in Saskatchewan.” On a year-over-year basis, average weekly earnings increased by 7.1 per cent, the highest percentage increase among the provinces and well above the 4.1 per cent national increase.
Non-farm payroll jobs were up 21,000, a 4.7 per cent increase that was the third highest percentage increase in Canada and well above the national increase of 2.9 per cent. On a monthly basis, weekly earnings were up
by 1.6 per cent in July 2012 compared to June, ranking Saskatchewan second in the nation in terms of percentage growth. The number of payroll jobs was u n ch a n g e d f r o m t h e previous month.
July retail sales triple national average Saskatchewan’s July retail sales were the highest on record for the month, hitting $1.47 billion according to a report on retail sales released by Statistics Canada last Tuesday. Sales increased by 9.1 per cent over the same period for July 2011. That’s the second highest percentage increase among the provinces on a year-over-year basis, and
triple the three per cent recorded nationally. “There have been six consecutive months of increases for retail sales, and added to that, we’ve got another record for July,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. On a monthly basis, retail sales in Saskatchewan were up by 1.2 per cent in July 2012 over June 2012, and well ahead of the 0.7 posted nationally.
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Dated this 21 day of September, 2012. Cheryl A Forbes, Returning OfÀcer
THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENSIDE NO. 377 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2012 Whereas David Klassen nominated for the ofÀce of Councillor for Division No. One
VOTER ID REQUIRED The Rural Municipality of Glenside No. 377 Municipal Elections 2012
is the only candidate, I hereby give notice that no vote for the ofÀce will take place on October 24, 2012 Dated this 21st day of September, 2012. Cheryl A Forbes, Returning OfÀcer
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VOTER IDENTIFICATION IS NOW REQUIRED TO VOTE
NOTICE OF VOTE (Subsection 160.27 of the Act)
The Rural Municipality of Glenside No. 377 Municipal Elections 2012
VOTER IDENTIFICATION CAN BE AS FOLLOWS: 1) One piece of photo identiÀcation that includes voter’s photo, name and address. 2) Two original pieces of authorized identiÀcation. Both pieces must have the voter’s name and at least one piece must include the voter’s address. Examples include provincial health card, tax notice or blank cheque. 3) A qualiÀed voter may vouch for a person who does not have identiÀcation. Voters cannot vouch for more than one person unless speciÀc criteria are met as set out in regulations. Candidates, candidate’s agents and election ofÀcials cannot vouch for the identity of any person.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: (1) A vote will be held for the election of a Reeve for the Rural Municipality and of a Councillor for Division No. 5 (2) The vote will take place on WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of OCTOBER, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. a: POLL AT SPINNEY HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE (3) I will declare the result of the voting at the Municipal OfÀce on Thursday, the 25th day of OCTOBER, 2012, at the hour of 10:00 a.m.
Dated at Biggar, this 21st day of September, 2012. Cheryl A. Forbes, Returning OfÀcer
Dated at Biggar, Saskatchewan, this 21st day of September, 2012 Cheryl A Forbes, Returning OfÀcer
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How to winterize your lawn Every weekend of the last few months you have spent mowing, weeding, edging, and trimming your lawn so that it will look its best. In order to ensure your lawn makes a complete recovery after winter hibernation, you may want to spend the fall taking steps to help your lawn survive the winter months ahead. Winterizing a lawn varies depending on where you live and how harsh a typical winter is. There are certain key tasks to complete before you can rest for the winter season. • Remove fallen leaves and debris. Raking leaves can be arduous, but it is well worth the effort. Fallen leaves can smother the grass and lead to dead spots and decay next season.Wait until the majority of the leaves have fallen from the trees before you begin to rake; otherwise, you could find yourself repeating the process throughout the fall. Mulched leaves can be added in small amounts to garden beds to provide rich organic material for next year’s crop of flowers. Be sure to pick up any twigs and other debris as well. Additional debris can become up trapped under snow and hinder grass growth when spring arrives. • Cut your lawn short. Unless the season is unseasonably wet and warm, your lawn shouldn’t grow too much in October and November. Continue to cut your lawn until there is no
visible growth for about two weeks. It pays to give it a short cut before frost arrives so that long piles of dead grass will not smother any new growth in the spring. Also, long grass tends to bend down upon itself, trapping moisture that can lead to fungal diseases like snow mold. • Aerate the lawn. Soil can be compacted over time, especially in yards that see heavy foot traffic. • Fertilize. Now is the time to give the lawn fresh food to overwinter and also replenish the strength of the root system.All summer long the lawn has been depleting the soil of nutrition, but autumn presents a great opportunity to strengthen those roots. Consider a slow-release formula designed for winterizing that will feed the lawn all winter long.
• Edge the garden beds. Take advantage of the cooler weather and slow-growing grass to re-edge around flower beds. Edge now so you will have less work to do in the spring. • Trim hedges and trees. If there are any overhanging tree branches or shrubbery blocking sunlight from reaching the lawn, cut back these areas once the foliage has thinned. • Seed bare patches. Scour the lawn for bare patches and put down some seed in these areas. The cooler weather will enable the seeds to germinate without having to compete with weed growth. Once you have prepared your lawn for the winter you can bring in any lawn tools that need repair and have them set and packed away for the spring.
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THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF PERDUE NO. 376 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2012 Whereas Bill Peters nominated to the ofÀce of Reeve and, Whereas Brett Kielo nominated for the ofÀce of Councillor for Division No. 1 and, Whereas Mike Gray nominated for the ofÀce of Councillor for Division No. 3 are the only candidates, I hereby give notice that no vote for the ofÀces will take place on October 24, 2012 th
Dated this 25 day of September, 2012. Allan Kirzinger, Returning OfÀcer
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The Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346 Municipal Elections 2012 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: A vote will be held for the election of Councillor for Division No. 5 The vote will take place on: WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of OCTOBER, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Perdue Recreation Complex, Perdue, Sask. I will declare the result of the voting at Perdue on WEDNESDAY, the 24th day of OCTOBER, 2012, at the hour of 9:00 p.m. Dated at Perdue, Saskatchewan, this 25th day of September, 2012 Allan Kirzinger, Returning OfÀcer
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Wholesale trade numbers strong in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan’s wholesale trade numbers continue to be strong according to the latest report by Statistics Canada released September 21. Wholesale trade totalled $1.9 billion in July, up 10.2 per cent f r o m Ju l y 2 0 1 1 a n d landing Saskatchewan in third place among the provinces. “Movement and sales of goods are an indication of consumer
and business confidence, and a robust economy,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “This year over year growth in wholesale trade is proof that Saskatchewan is moving forward.” Building materials and supplies saw the greatest year over year increase, jumping 16.5 per cent (seasonally unadjusted) from July 2011 to July 2012. Farm products were a close second, increasing 14.8 per cent (seasonally
unadjusted) during the same time period. “Our province’s construction sector is growing at an incredible rate to meet the demands of new families for new homes, and our agricultural sector is predicted by private forecasters to have a very good year with a harvest that is ahead of schedule,” Boyd said. “It is no wonder that these two industries topped the charts.”
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THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSEMOUNT NO. 378 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2012 Whereas August Ed Egert nominated to the ofÀce of Reeve and, Whereas Sarah Tebb nominated for the ofÀce of Councillor for Division No. 1 and, Whereas Jerry Kirilenko nominated for the ofÀce of Councillor for Division No. 3 are the only candidates, I hereby give notice that no vote for the ofÀces will take place on October 24, 2012 Dated this 21st day of September, 2012. Kara Kirilenko, Returning OfÀcer
Landis Locals Helen Buxton 658-2115 Two very communityminded citizens, Don Sizer and Joan Larson, have been spending countless hours out at our local cemetery, cleaning old headstones, filling holes, weeding and repairing. there is a lot to be done there, and they would likely appreciate any help they might get. A big thank you, Don and Joan! We have received word of the recent passing of two former residents of Landis. Marian (Skog) Thomas passed away at age 88, in Edmonton, where she has lived with her daughter Vicki for several years. Marian was the oldest daughter of Erik and Clara Skog, and lived with her family on several farms in the Handel/Needwood area. Some folks may remember when she and her husband lived in Landis, where he was a mechanic
at the Co-op garage in the ‘60’s. Our condolences go to her family. Elna (Eden) Johnstone, of St. Albert, Alberta, passed away September 2, at the age of 80 years. Elna, and her brother Alan, were raised in Landis, and took all their schooling here. She will be mourned by her daughter, Marni, grandchildren, Mackenzie and Colton, brother Alan, and many cousins, including Lavern Skog, and Thelma Ferguson. The Wheatland Regional Library Annual Craft/ Trade Show is scheduled for Sunday, November 18. Watch for posters, and if you would like to have a table, or more information. Lavern Skog enjoyed an afternoon with her cousin, Bill Dick and his wife. They were out from Calgary, visiting relatives
in various points in Saskatchewan. Later in the week, old friends, Wilbur and Joan Basler of North Battleford, dropped in to see her. No elections will be necessary in Landis this year. Joe Sarassin has been returned as mayor, with no one opposing him. Our new town council includes Lionel Brule,Don Beckett, Mark Brosinsky and Jerome Ehry. Kevin Schwebius, Sheila Braithwaite and Ward Hailey were formerly on council, but did not let their names stand again. Thank you to all of you, both past and present councilors for serving our community. It is good to know that we have people willing to give of their time for this often thankless task. There must be times when difficult decisions have to be made.
Village of Kinley (Sections 56 and 58 of the Act)
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COUNCILLOR: Village of Kinley I hereby give public notice that no voting for the said ofÀces will take place and the following persons are elected by acclamation: Councillor: Jill Leslie Councillor: James Olson Dated this 1st day of October, 2012. Lynne Tolley, Returning OfÀcer
Village of Kinley (Sections 55 of the Act)
NOTICE OF POLL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: 1. A poll has been granted for the election of:
MAYOR: Village of Kinley 2. Voting will take place on Wednesday, the 24th of October, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the polling place listed below. 3. I will declare the result of the election at 1121 Main Street (Village OfÀce) on the 25th day of October, 2012, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. Polling Place Address Village Hall 1121 Main Street Dated at Kinley, Saskatchewan, this 1st day of October, 2012. Lynne Tolley, Returning OfÀcer
Village of Kinley (Sections 55 of the Act)
NOTICE OF ADVANCE POLL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that provision has been made for an advance poll for electors who: 1. are physically disabled; 2. have been appointed as election ofÀcials; or 3. anticipate being unable to vote on the day of election. Voting will take place on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at 1121 Main Street (Village Hall). Lynne Tolley, Returning OfÀcer
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The history and tradition of Canadian Thanksgiving This year Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on Monday, October 8. Canadians will spend a considerable amount of time gathering with family and friends to give thanks and celebrate the bounty of the fall harvest. Thanksgiving has a distinct focus on the fall and harvest and is celebrated earlier than Americans celebrate their Thanksgiving because of Can-
ada’s northern latitude, which brings an earlier harvest. English explorer Martin Frobisher may be the father of Canadian Thanksgiving. In 1578, after landing in Newfoundland, Frobisher gave thanks for his safe arrival. The practice of “giving thanks” was already a widespread practice in Europe, and Thanksgiving became an official Canadian holiday
on January 31, 1957, when Canadian Parliament announced, “A day of general thanksgiving to almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed will be observed on the second Monday in October.” Since then, Thanksgiving officially occurs on the second Monday in October. However, the most common day to eat the Thanksgiving meal
is the Sunday during the three-day weekend. Canadian Thanksgiving is no stranger to football, either. Each Thanksgiving, Canadians gather around their television sets to enjoy the Thanksgiving Day Classic, an annual doubleheader. The teams that partici-
pate in the Thanksgiving Day games rotate annually, though the Montreal Alouettes have appeared in a Thanksgiving Day Classic game for the last six years and will do so again in 2012. Although much of Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in the same way,
with food, football and parades, in Quebec the celebration is a bit different. English-speaking residents may celebrate, but French Canadians generally do not involve themselves in the festivities.
Let’s talk turkey! When October rolls around, turkey becomes more than just another option at the deli counter. For some, turkey becomes an obsession around this time of year, with ponderings just how much to buy, how to cook it, and the ways leftovers can be turned into delicious treats. Turkey is tasty, and it’s more than just a Thanksgiving menu item. Check out these other facts about turkey. • Turkeys do more than gobble. They have been known to make up to 20 distinct vocalizations, according to animal experts. • People are not the only ones getting fatter. Turkeys are getting larger, too. The weight of the average turkey has increased 57 percent, says the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Most birds now average 28 pounds. • Domesticated turkeys do not fly but the wild ones can. They spend
their nights in trees, flying to roosts around sunset. • Turkeys are a billiondollar industry. Annual totals are around $3.6 billion and the companies Jennie-O Turkey Store, Cargill Value Added Meats and Butterball, LLC are industry leaders. • Only male turkeys display the ruffled feathers, fanlike tail, bare head, and bright beard commonly associated with these birds. • Adult males are known as toms, young males as jakes, and all females as hens. • Many people blame ‘ol Tom Turkey for making them drowsy after the Thanksgiving meal. The truth is that other foods on the Thanksgiving table may have as much or even more of the amino
acid L-tryptophan that’s linked to sleepiness. Plus, you need carbohydrates to work in concert with the tryptophan for it to reach the brain and produce the sleepy effects.
Happy Many Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey and, of course, football.
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OBITUARIES Angelina Delores Churchill In loving memory of Angelina Delores Churchill. Ange was born January 15, 1942 at Wilkie, Sask and passed away September 16, 2012 at North Battleford, Sask. Ange is predeceased by her parents, Henry Loerzel and Margaret (Elder) Loerzel; husband, Charles Churchill; sister, Leona Frey; aunt, Sister Johanna Elder; and sisterin-law, Mary Sakulich. Left to cherish Ange’s memory are her children, Grand Churchill and Stacie Churchill (Trent Dament); her daughter-inlaw, Karen Church; her grandchildren, Carson Dament, Matthew Dament, and Dylan Churchill; her sisters, Doreen (James) Zoller, Irene (Keith) McKinnon, Joan (Bryan) Frey; her brothers, Ron (Noreen) Loerzel, Allan (Susan) Loerzel, Terry (Trudy) Loerzel, Daryl (Tammy) Loerzel; her in-laws, Barry (Marie) Frey, Bertha (Craig McCullough) Churchill, John (Blanche) Churchill, Marcia (Lee vonHagen) McLeod; and numerous nieces and nephews. After school, she moved back to Wilkie to care for her elderly grandparents, Alex and Mary Loerzel. Shortly after that she started working for Dr. H. Hermish as a receptionist and later worked for his wife, Dr. I. Hermesh. Ange married Charles Churchill in 1965, son of William and Annabell Churchill. They moved to a farm ten miles north of Wilkie. In 1973 she started teaching religion class every Wednesday afternoon in the St. James Church. She was an avid cook and always had fresh baked buns and cookies to share with family, friends and anyone that would stop by for a visit. Ange devoted her life to her children and grandchildren and cherished the time spent with her dear friends and family. We would like to sincerely thank the hospital, staff and doctors at the Battlefords Union Hospital. Their compassion and caring was greatly appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to Battleford Funeral Services, North Battleford, Sask. 40c1
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MEMORIAMS McDONALD: In loving memory of Kip who passed away September 26, 2004. Lovingly remembered by the family 40p1 McLELLAN: In loving memory of Shirley, our dear wife, mom, grandma and great-grandma who passed away on October 1, 2002. “Although ten years have passed since you left us, It seems like it was only yesterday. We think of you as we go through each day Your smile, your face, will never fade. The good times we will always remember And the days we spent together Will be in our memories and hearts forever.” We love and miss you so much, Larry, Donna, Deanna, Jeremy, Michelle, Glen, Sitina, Bentley, Jerry, Amber, Spencer, Avery, Marcia and Delaney. 40p1 LAMONT: In loving memory of Kelvin who passed away September 30, 1996 “Deep in our hearts your memory is kept To love and to cherish and never forget Today, tomorrow, our whole life through We will always love and remember you.” Lovingly remembered by Cathy, Jamie and Margaret 40p1
CARD OF THANKS A sincere thank you to everyone who sent cards, foods, phone calls and expressions of sympathy at the time of passing of our dear mother and grandmother, Marie LeJan. Your thoughtfulness was appreciated. Jo. Ted, Cory, Lorie, Amy and Tanner 40p1
COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS in October: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at St. Paul’s Anglican Church at 10:30 a.m. Everyone Welcome. No potluck on October 28; come to the Fall Supper at the Community Hall instead. For pastoral services or more information, phone Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-951-7122. 48/10tfn SUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner Quebec St. and 8th Ave. West. The morning service begins at 9:50 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join with us. Contact our church of¿ce 948-3424, Tuesday through Thursday. 36c9 SEPT. 29 - OCT. 26: Royal Exhibit commemorating Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years reign, Tuesday - Friday, 1 - 5 p.m. 40c3 5-pin Bowling started in September. New Horizons bowling is every TUESDAY, 9:30 a.m.; Plus 55 Seniors bowl on THURSDAYS, 1:30 p.m. All are welcome. We need new members! No experience required! Learn as you go at Alley Katz Bowl, Biggar. 39c3 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9: Biggar Wildlife Federation meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Westwinds Motor Hotel. 40c1
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COMING EVENTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11: Biggar & District Donors Choice Campaign blitz. Many canvassers are needed. If you are willing, please call Michelle @ 948-3739 or Marion @ 9487078. Fill-in sheets to prepare for canvassers are available for pick up at several businesses. Canvassers…please pick up books at Biggar New Horizons on Thursday, October 4, 2-4 and 7-8 p.m. Thank you for your support. 38c3 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11: Tea and Bake Sale at Biggar Diamond Lodge, 2 - 3:30 p.m. All proceeds to Resident Activity Fund. Thank you for your support. 39c3 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13: Biggar & District Arts Council presents…David Myles, 7:30 p.m., Biggar Majestic Theatre. Adults/Seniors $25 (advance $20); Students, 13 and older $15 (advance $12); children, 12 and under $5. Advance and Season Tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 948-2452. 38c4 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14: Perdue United Church Fowl Supper, Perdue Community Complex. Doors open 4:30 p.m.; supper 5 p.m. Adults $10, 6-12 $5; preschoolers Free. 35c5 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20: Biggar Museum 40th Anniversary Celebration at Biggar Community Hall. Cocktails, 5:30; Dinner at 6:00; NCCP production, 8 p.m.; Cash Bar. $25 per ticket, available at Biggar Museum. Please purchase tickets by October 10. Taxi service provided by Biggar Insurance Services. 37c6 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21: Biggar United Church Fall Supper at Biggar Community Hall, 5 - 7 p.m. Adults, $13; children (6-12), $7; 5 and under FREE. Take out Order, $14, please order before noon on Friday, October 19 by phoning 948-2280. 40c3 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2: Biggar & District Arts Council presents… Speed Control, 7:30 p.m., Biggar Majestic Theatre. Adults/Seniors $25 (advance $20); Students, 13 and older $15 (advance $12); children, 12 and under $5. Advance and Season Tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 948-2452. 39c6 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Sunshine Gals Bazaar (formerly Royal Purple), 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons. Tables, $15, phone Doreen 948-3428. Lunch available. Admission, $1. Proceeds to local charities. 40c5
INVITATIONS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10: You’re invited to Your Healthy Living Weightloss OPEN HOUSE, 6 p.m. at Angie’s Hair Salon, 219 Main St., Biggar. Bring a friend for FREE body composition readings, food tasting, FREE recipes, guest speaker…Cindy Jones. RSVP by Tuesday, October 9 by phoning 948-3696 or 948-7274. Everyone welcome! 40c2 The Biggar Embroidery Guild is inviting new members every Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons to share handiwork, crafts, coffee and fellowship. Phone, Mary, 9485202; Brenda, 948-3978; or Pearl, 948-2523. 38p3
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NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND ANDRE SOUILLET, late of BIGGAR, in the Province of SASKATCHEWAN, deceased. ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE, duly veriÀed by Statutory Declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 21st of OCTOBER, A.D., 2012. LOUISE SOUILLET-HAWKINS Box 152 BIGGAR, Saskatchewan S0K 0M0 Families, clubs, churches and businesses are invited to do a Heritage Page to be on permanent display at Biggar Museum. Share your history! For more information call 9483451 or visit museum 1 - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. 7tfn This newspaper accepts advertisements in good faith. We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or service offered. tfn Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.swna.com. tfn
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LAND FOR SALE… taking offers for the following land: NW 1537-16-W3, assessment 55,400; SE 21-37-16-W3, assessment 56,400. Glen Zbeeshko, 306934-3909. 38p3
402 - 7th Ave. East, Biggar… well-built, 3-bedroom home, completely renovated, gutted down to framing, custom cabinets, maple hardwood Àooring, energy ef¿cient package and many more up-grades. REDUCED, now $209,000. Must Sell. Call Brenda, 306-373-8254 or 948-9280. 38tfn
Looking for part-time WAITRESS OR WAITER. See Maggie at Snow White Family Restaurant, Biggar 24c18 Resident Manager for 48 suite apartments in Biggar, part-time, Àexible hours. Fax resume attention Bill to 306-652-3323 39c2
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Coram Construction is hiring Carpenters and concrete ¿nishers to work PCL sites in Saskatchewan. $31.60, Good bene¿ts, 3-5 years experience. Join, ¿t and install formwork. E-mail: iknibbs@coram.ca Fax: 306-525-0990 Mail: 205-845 Broad Street Regina, SK S4R8G9 CLEARWATER OILFIELD SERVICES requires Class 1 or 3 Vacuum Truck Drivers for the Rocky Mountain House, Alberta area. Local work. No day rating. Full bene¿ts after 6 months. Fax 403-844-9324. SOUTH ROCK is hiring for: Paving Personnel (raker, screed, general labourers); Heavy Equipment Operators. Send resume to: careers@southrock. ca or 403-568-1327. TH Vac Services, Kindersley SK is now hiring Vac Truck drivers and HydroVac/Combo Vac Truck Drivers. Class 3A or 1A drivers license required. Competitive wages, bene¿ts package, scheduled days off. Tickets an asset. Email resume to thvacs@sasktel.net or fax 306-463-3219. Call Don or Tim @ 306-463-7720. NEED A HOME PHONE? Cable TV or High Speed Internet? We Can Help. Everyone Approved. Call Today. 1-877-852-1122 Protel Reconnect
Busse Law Professional Corporation requires an
Administrative Assistant. If YOU are… • Moving • Expecting a Baby • Planning a Wedding • Anticipating Retirement Call WELCOME WAGON at 948-2563 - Lisa Haynes We have gifts and information www.welcomewagon.ca
1985 Yamaha Virago, 1,000 cc, new rubber, carbs and forks redone. Phone 948-7521. 36tfn 1985 Honda Goldwing, new rubber, shocks redone this spring, new battery, $3500 obo; phone 948-3344 34tfn
Bob Foster Locksmith Services. Phone 306-831-7633 26tfn
For FAX service,
SEED & FEED
see us at The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar
HEATED CANOLA WANTED!! - GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!! - BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!! HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" d Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252
Duties may include some legal administrative duties, general secretarial work and receptionist. OfÀce Education/Administration course is not a requirement, but would be an asset. Please apply with resume and references to: Busse Law Professional Corporation Barristers and Solicitors 302 Main Street Box 669 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Fax: 306-948-3366 Email: l.kirk@sasktel.net Deadlines for applications is October 18, 2012. We thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
FOR RENT Charter/ Sherwood Apartments
HOUSES FOR RENT Three-bedroom home, close to downtown, 3.5 blocks from school. Available August 30. For viewing, call 948-3674 or 9489517 32tfn Three-bedroom house, fridge, stove, washer, dryer. Located at 412-5th Ave. E., Biggar. Available immediately. Phone 948-3856, J.G. Smith 39p3
FOR SALE. WARMAN 55 PLUS ACTIVE ADULT LIFESTYLE Large Ground Level Townhomes 306 241 0123 www. diamondplace.ca
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
SERVICES
RECREATION
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS FOR SALE Magazine publishing company for ambitious, outgoing entrepreneurs. Fun, Lucrative. Startup Capital Required. We Teach and Provide Content. 1-888-406-1253.
HOUSES FOR SALE
2007 CHEV SILVERADO 1500 crew cab, 5.3L, 4x4, gray, loaded, cloth interior, hidden hitch, boxliner, roll top, 124,000km, $18,500. Phone 948-5621. 40c3 Guaranteed approval drive away today! We lend money to everyone. Fast approvals, best interest rates. Over 500 vehicles sale priced for immediate delivery OAC. 1-877-796-0514. www.yourapprovedonline.com.
CAREER TRAINING
1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom Heat and water supplied, wired for cable TV and satellite systems, laundry facilities, appliances, some suites with dishwashers, air conditioning, parking with plug-ins. For more information call:
948-3820 302 - 8th Ave. W. • Biggar
HEALTH/ WELLNESS OPEN HOUSE - Join this week for only $9.95 a week. Lose weight quickly and safely and keep it off, results guaranteed! Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800854-5176. Stop in to… 1st Ave. West, Biggar 948-2700
Please arrange to pick up photos that have been used for publications. …Thanks, The Independent
18 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK
ELECTRICAL
REAL ESTATE
Saskatoon - Biggar Office DUANE NEUFELDT 403 Main St., Biggar
Licensed For: • Residential • Acreage • Farm
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
306-948-8055 Fax: 306-948-2763 www.DuaneNeufeldt.com
Proud sponsor of Children’s Wish Foundation
Tim Hammond Realty Licenced for:
•Farm •Residential •Commercial •Acreage
113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar
948-5052 (office) Cell 948-9168
BIGGAR ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION SERVICES Authorized Appliance Depot Electrical Wiring Trenching Licensed Journeyman Adrian de Haan
948-5291 PHILLIPS ELECTRIC • Residence • Commercial Wiring For free estimates Ph: 948-5393
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Inc. FRE E Es timat Call us for… es • Insurance jobs • Renovations • New home building • Drywall & Painting • Flooring (hardwood, ceramic, etc.) • Residential/Commercial • CertiÀed installer for Logix ICF
BSA, P.Ag., Broker
948-5052 (office) Cell 948-7995 www.TimHammond.ca http://Cari.TimHammond.ca
Cari McCarty Residential Sales
PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL
For all your home, business and rural needs Owners/Operators • Travis Young • Dallas Young • Claude Young
Biggar’s Top Performing Residential Agent
Biggar, Sask.
Tim Hammond Realty
948-3389
Licenced for: •Farm •Acreage •Residential • Commercial
113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar
948-5052 (office) Cell 948-4478 Dave Molberg BSA
www.TimHammond.ca www.FarmsofCanada.com
Exposure, Experience and Effort.
of The Battlefords Independently Owned and Operated
FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS… • Selling/Buying • Residental • Farm/Acreage • Commercial • Recreational
FOR RENT BIGGAR HOUSING AUTHORITY Housing for families and seniors Rent based on income
Call: 948-2101
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Bear Hills Rural Development Corporation Box 327 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Helping you Help yourself
Kent Dubreuil, E.D.O. Phone: 306-948-2295 Fax: 306-948-5050
Wally Lorenz Sales Associate 1391 - 100th St. North Battleford, SK S9A 0V9 Day or Night
Cell: (306) 843-7898 Bus: (306) 446-8800 znerol.w@sasktel.net
GLASS INSTALLATION
9Residential 9Commercial 9Automotive 9We tint vehicles too! For all your glass needs,
104 - 2nd Ave. West Biggar
306-948-4846
ADVERTISING is an investment in your business.
…owned and operated by Diane Larouche Ellard
Located in the Nova Wood Centre (back entrance) 104 - 6th Ave. E., Biggar
CPFT, CPTA, CnHc
Specializing in Exclusive Seasonal Personal Training Sessions! …for weight loss,
Tim Hammond Realty 113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar
30 min. Circuit Gym
“Putting PERSONAL back into fitness training!” Wayne Baldwin,
PLUMBING & HEATING
Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff
HOME IMPROVEMENTS HANDY JIM SERVICES
available to do…
• painting & Ӿnishing • decks & small buildings • light plumbing • windows & doors • laminate & hardwood ӿoors • general repairs
Call Jim @ 306-948-3333
MADGE CONTRACTING LTD. For all your rooÀng needs… ¬New Construction ¬Metal ¬Torch-on ¬Re-roofs ¬Tile ¬Asphalt ¬All repairs ¬Shakes We offer 10 Year Workmanship Warranty and Liability/Torch On Insurance Excellent Local References For a FREE estimate please call… 306-948-5453
Wood and Steel Buildings Floor & Trusses GEORGE STAHL (306) 948-3776 cell: (306) 260-6503 Ph:
Kirk Ewen Doctor of Optometry
body sculpting, strength training.
Offering… One-on-One Rehab & Therapy Sessions * Limited Memberships available to fully equipped Private Fitness Studio & Cardio Room Gift Certificates available
Visit us @ 114- 2nd Ave. W., Biggar
In Biggar Every Tuesday. Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar
For appointments… 1-855-651-3311
SEED CLEANING
Wylie Farms Ltd. SEED CLEANING Canadian Seed Institute Accredited Pedigree, Commercial & Custom Cleaning FULL line of Cleaning Equipment including Gravity Table
Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price! For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning Call: Bill: Dale:
948-2807 or 948-5609 948-5394
Plant located 8 miles south of Biggar on Hwy #4, ¼ mile west on Triumph Rd.
Where you can feel right at home!
Northland Foaming
Spray Foam 306-948-2805 Cell: 306-948-6062 Email: northland83@yourlink.ca Want to insulate your quonset, farm/commercial buildings, house or cabin? Lower your heating and cooling costs and add strength to your buildings!
NORTHLAND PAINTING and SANDBLASTING •Texas Gates •Spray Foam Insulation •Sandblasting & Painting •Internal Coatings •Rock Guard Coatings g
Mobile Units Office: 948-2805 05 Cell: 948-6062 email: northland83@yourlink.ca
McCARTY CONSTRUCTION • Commercial • Residential • Design Builder • Insurance Claims • Renovations • Drafting Service
“Big or Small -We Do Them All” Licenced Journeyman Carpenters Troy McCarty 948-5627 (H) 948-9280 (C) Mitch McCarty 373-8254 (H) Serving Biggar ... Since 1968
Cell… 948-8048
WTSL MOBILE GRAIN SERVICE WTS Box 917, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0
Michelle Spuzak, R.M.T. (NHPC member) Located @ New Beginnings Wellness Centre, 114 - 2nd Ave. W., BIGGAR
Services available…
Evening, Saturday and in-home appointments available.
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Your Healthy Living
Weight Loss & Wellness Centre
Consultant & Coach Anne G. Livingston •Ideal Protein Weight Loss Clinic •Epicure Selections •Walden Farms Products •Young Living Essential Oils •Beauticontrol Skin Care www.beautipage.ca/annelivingston
Located in Angie’s Hair Salon 219 Main St., Biggar Call 948-7274 or 948-3696
PHOTOGRAPHY
Biggar, Sask.
306-948-2814 BOOKS
or email
tip@sasktel.net
For bookings, call Jason
948-2887 VY JLSS 948-6969 McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED CLEANING Custom Cleaning of H.R.S. & C.P. S. Wheat
Phone: 948-5678
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www.photosbyjocelyn.com
948-3344
Custom Combining JD9770 with draper or hydraÁex headers
Mundt’s Mobile Custom Grain Cleaning
Portraits, Family, Weddings & Sports Photography
Place a classified by phone
Wayne Dollansky 306-948-7247
• Shamanic Healing • Psychosomatic Therapy • Massage • Emotional Release Therapy
Photos by Jocelyn
www.madgerooÀng.com Biggar, Sask.
Phoenix M4 Mobile Grain cleaning and sizing
Phone… 948-2548
Insulation
306-717-2818
Please arrange to pick up your photos that have been submitted for publication. .…thanks, The Independent
OPTOMETRISTS
Ladies Only
NEW BEGINNINGS WELLNESS CENTRE
Cell: 306-221-6888
Proud to handle Biggar’s Real Estate Needs
Licenced for: •Residential
- together with -
948-2208
www.TimHammond.ca www.FarmsofCanada.com
Tim Hammond,
HEALTH/WELLNESS
Pat Wicks,
Living Books Distributor 205-3rd Ave. East, Biggar Books, gifts, cards. Shop at my home! Call 948-3427 for appts.
NEWSSTANDS @ • Esso • Leslie’s Drugstore • Pharmasave • Quick Stop • Super A Foods • Shop Easy Food • Weasie’s Gourmet Blends • Feudal Co-op, Perdue • The Store, Perdue
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 19
LEGAL SERVICES
ACCOUNTING
BUSSE LAW
BIGGAR ACCOUNTING SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B. Bonnie L. Reddekopp, JD 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK
948-3346 …serving your community since 1972
Garry A. Faye Chartered Accountant Notary Public 201B-2nd Ave. West P. O. Box 1480 Biggar, Sask.
Phone: 948-5133
Roe & Company is a full service law office that practices… ¾Family and Criminal law ¾Commercial law ¾Real Estate ¾Wills and Estate, and our lawyers, William Roe, Q.C. Jason Peszko Ian Mokuruk Lisa Watson Sheri Woods look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:
306-948-5352 or 306-244-9865 To advertise in this directory, please call Urla at The Independent
• 948-3344 • This feature will appear Weekly. ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL DIRECTORY RATES.
BIGGAR DENTAL CLINIC 104 - 6th Ave. East, Biggar, Sask. Southeast entrance of Nova Wood Bldg. Hours… Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
223 Main Street Biggar
306-948-3408
Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO
DR. GLENN RIEKMAN Dentist
OPEN: Mon.-Fri. • 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
948-2183 Email: ddolack@sasktel.net Website: www.hrblock.ca
INSURANCE BI GGA R INS URA NCE S E RV ICE S • Notary Publics • Home & Agro Insurance • Auto & Commerical Insurance • Health Insurance • Motor Licence Issuer Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday 304 Main Street • Biggar
Phone: 948-2204 or 948-3886
INVESTMENTS
AUTOMOTIVE
DENTAL
100% handwash “Where we do it all for you!!”
Biggar
• Detailing • Vortex Spray-In Box Liners • Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring • Auto Accessories • Trailer Rentals
Tree services available…
Owned & operated by Kevin Fick
227 - 1st Ave. East, Biggar
Do you just want to know if your premiums are fair with the right coverage?
Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
YH Truck, Ag & Auto
Biggar Sand & Gravel
MACHINERY DEALERS
Phone: 882-2123 Emergency (after hours) 882-2006
222 Main Street 306 948 5377
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Call Nick Maguire 948-3325 948-4558 or 716-4021 cell Service Truck Full Mechanical Service Mon - Fri • 8 a.m.-5 p.m. phone: George
after hours George: 948-4042
SERVICES
Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar
948-2700 Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer Open: Mon.-Fri.
MONARCH MEATS
biggarindependent.ca
For all your investment needs, Visit…
Prairieland Collision Rosetown, Sask.
306-882-2289 Lyndsey Sacher
Investment Advisor Credential Securities Inc.
Mutual Fund Investment Specialist, Wealth Consultant Credential Asset Management Inc.
Pamela Eaton
Robert Hoesgen, CFP
Mutual Fund Investment Specialist Credential Asset Management Inc.
Mutual Fund Investment Specialist Credential Asset Management Inc.
M & N REPAIR 701 - 4th Ave. E., Biggar
948-3996 Open Monday-Saturday Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic
Located at the Biggar & District Credit Union 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK • 306-948-3352 Mutual funds are offered through Credential Asset Management Inc., and mutual funds and other securities are offered through Credential Securities Inc. ®Credential is a registered mark owned by Credential Financial Inc. and is used under license.
Heavy Truck Repair SGI Safety Inspection Auto Repair TIRES
WINE, BEER, KITS and SUPPLIES
available at… Grape Moments located in The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar 948-3344
• custom slaughter, cut and wrapping • sausage making, curing and smoking
• sides of Pork & Beef available
948-3384
8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat. • 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Let Vortex protect your truck and your investment with the Vortex Seamless Sprayed on Liner System
For FAX service, see us at The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar
SERVICES Your authorized
Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Frigidaire, Shaw, Yamaha Audio Dealer; and Your authorized
SaskTel Mobility and High Speed Internet Dealer
BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE 216 Main St., Biggar
948-3955 Battery Chargers Electric Fencers Repaired/Rebuilt/ Built
Phillips Radio Shop 109 Main St., Biggar
Phone:
948-2442
Fax: 948-2484
MANUFACTURING CWB CertiÀed Light Fabrication Mobile Welding
230 - 1st Ave. W., Biggar Phone: 948-7117 email: chase14welding@sasktel.net
A Sign of
The Country Clipper
948-3376
ONLINE @
Dean McCallum, CFP, CIM, FCSI
NCM Home Maintenance
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Financial Planning Estate Planning Life Insurance
• trenching • trucking • water & sewer • sand & gravel • excavating Call Colin Graham at 948-5455
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AUTOMOTIVE
Kevin Kurulak Investment Rep Insurance Broker P. 306 948 5200 F. 306 948 5207 Appointments Preferred
948-3381
521 Main St., Biggar 948-2109
OFFICE HOURS
• cut trim and removal • post holes • landscaping • cement removal • trenching • holes for piles • driveways • garage pads • basements
948-1722
• Heavy truck parts • Agriculture parts • Automotive parts & accessories www.yhtruckagauto.com
115 - 1st Ave. W. Rosetown, Sask.
403 Main Street, Biggar
Are you looking for Life, Living Benefits Insurance and/or Investment Strategies?
Ivan Young,
KRF Auto Centre
1st Ave. West, Biggar
Want a truly independent advisor who will find your unique solution?
SERVICES
• All Breed Dog Grooming • Boarding Kennels (Bordetella Mandatory) • Pet Supplies • Saleboard for dog and cat related items
For appointments and inquiries, call Janet at 948-2091
Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 6 pm. 2 mi N on Hwy #4, 2-½ mi E on Golf Course Rd.
THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Cliff Forsyth
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Residential Commercial Automotive
Fax:
948-5699
COURIER/HAULING
BIGGAR COURIER • Biggar to Saskatoon • Same day Service • Monday to Friday • 24-hour Answering Service
~Brian and Cathy Fick~
Cell: 306-948-7524
Anne G. Livingston
CertiÀed Custom Picture Framer • photographs • paintings • art prints • memorabilia • collages, etc. Call Anne @ 948-7274 greengables2@sasktel.net
HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK SERVICE 658-4474, Landis, SK
HARRIS TRUCK SERVICES LTD.
Custom Grain Hauling 306-948-9278 Landis, Sask.
948-5678 Sewing & Embroidery • Jackets • Windsuits • Shirts • Hunting Gear • Bunnyhugs • Caps • Toques • Bags Check out our new website: classicmakings.ca Judy Judy Kahovec: Kahovec… 882-4313, Cellcell 831-7935 306-882-4313, 831-7935 Carey Krchov: 882-3213 Carey Krchov…882-3213
Rebel Landscaping 948-2879, evenings 948-7207, daytime Ed Kolenosky • Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting
Jerry Muc Phone: 948-2958
948-5600
For FREE estimates or enquiries CALL Wayne or Dorothy at
Bob Kobelsky
• Wood, metal, plastic signs • Vehicle & window graphics • Banners, stickers and Magnetic signs
Box 736, Biggar
Phone:
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Qualilty!
• Topsoil • Lawn Care • Leveling • Sod • Patio Blocks
• Snow Removal • Fences …and much more
Rockin D Trucking & Cattle
• Cattle hauling with 21 ft. gooseneck trailer • round and large square bale hauling with step-deck or highboy semi-trailers • also buying and selling straw and forage • also machinery hauling Home • 306-948-2037 Alex • 306-948-7291 Dan • 306-948-7843 Biggar, Sask.
HAULS TO THE DUMP Small moves and deliveries with ½ ton truck
Ph/fax: 948-3856 or cell: 948-7896 Sales Consultant J. G. Smith
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
20 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK
12101MC00
505 Hwy. 7 West, Rosetown, SK
1.877.979.7999 www.rosetownmainline.net
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OPEN: Monday - Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CLOSED: Sundays