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Prairie West Terminal announces new CEO The Board of Directors of Prairie West Terminal (PWT) announced that Chad Campbell is the new Chief Executive Officer of PWT effective February 1.

Campbell was selected as the Chief Executive Officer following a search conducted by a committee of the Board of Directors with the assistance of a human resources consultant which was initiated in August 2011. Campbell was previously employed as General Manager and prior to that, Operations Manager of another independent grain terminal.

Campbell was preceded

by Andrew Travers who served as the Chief Executive Officer until October 31. Charlene Bradley is acting interim Chief Executive Officer for PWT following the departure of Travers, and until the appointment of Campbell.

PWT is a locally owned and operated grain company with its head office located between Dodsland and Plenty. PWT operates l o c a t i o n s i n P l e n t y, Dodsland, Luseland and Kindersley.

Anthropomorphic figurines . . . The Human Statues’ Zack Stevenson, right, takes the Majestic Theatre through a wildly entertaining Sunday evening performance. With Jeff Bryant (background) the Human Statues

were the fourth show of the Biggar and District Arts Council concert season. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Saskatchewan to pursue Patient First transformation and innovation Premier Brad Wall says his message on health care heading into the Council of the Federation meeting is simple; the health system needs to provide better care, better health and better value for Canadians.

“We all need to explore innovative approaches, to set bold targets, and to examine new ways of

Thieves nab fuel from Cando farm Shortly after 11 p.m. on January 13, 2012, Battlefords Rural RCMP and the Police Service Dog Unit attended to a complaint of theft of fuel on a farm in a rural area near Cando.

Unknown individuals in a truck entered a farm yard and fuelled up from the standing bulk fuel tanks. Suspects fled the scene and abandoned the vehicle a short time later and fled on foot. RCMP located the vehicle and discovered it had been reported stolen the previous evening from the City of North Battleford. The Police Service Dog Unit tracked the suspects to a residence in the community of Cando.

Three young offenders and one adult male were taken into custody. During the course of the investigation Battleford Rural RCMP also recovered a sawed-off shotgun and ammunition.

The investigation is ongoing and the four accused are facing numerous property and firearm related offences.

delivering health care for Canadians,” Wall said, January 13. “Targets and timeframes are needed to change health care and ensure Canadians see real progress and improvements to health care issues that have faced our country for too long.”

Wall is asking the federal government to commit to the increased investment required to ensure the innovation agenda moves forward. Saskatchewan is seeking the establishment of an Innovation Fund that would allow a federal/ provincial partnerships targeted at health system improvements for Canadians.

“In Saskatchewan, we have looked internationally and have seen health care systems that provide sameday access to a care team,” Wall said. “We have seen systems that have a one week wait to see a specialist and obtain diagnostics. We have visited emergency rooms with no waits. We have seen the value to patients when health care

professionals work together as teams to provide coordinated patient care. We have seen systems that have improved access, improved care and dramatically reduced harm to patients.”

Wall said he believes it is very important to develop and achieve bold targets and innovations to ensure better health, better care and better value for the health system, including: • All people receive necessary surgery in less than three months (Sask. on track to reach this goal in part due to use of private clinics within public system); • All people are connected to a care team that includes a family physician; • All people will have access to a specialist and diagnostics within one week; • No one will wait to receive emergency room care; • Seniors will have access to supports that will allow them to age within their own home and progress into other care options as their needs change;

• Individuals with severe and complex mental health

issues will have access to …see Patient First, pg 3

It’s all up in the air . . . Biggar Central School Senior Blazer, Lee Redlick, right, grabs for the ball during the Green and Gold’s home tourney, January 13 and 14. The BCS senior squad came in third place on the tourney.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

Livestock industry to benefit from research funding Last Wednesday, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud and Member of Parlia-

ment Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt), on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz,

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announced $3.5 million in livestock and foragerelated research funding from the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).

This funding is being awarded to 26 livestock and forage-related research projects. This is the third highest amount of ADF research funding ever awarded for livestock and forage-related projects.

In addition, annual operational funding will continue to be provided

“We appreciate this research funding to benefit cattle producers,” Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Chair Jack Hextall said. “Improving feed quality, grazing methods, disease control, and tag retention in cattle will ultimately lead to increased returns at the farm gate.” from ADF to the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization ($300,000), the Prairie Swine Centre ($330,000) and the Western Beef Development Centre ($395,000).

“The livestock and forage sectors continue to be a valuable part of our agriculture industry and provincial economy,” Bjornerud said. “This research funding will lead to long-term benefits for producers, who are continually looking at new innovations and technologies to meet a growing demand for their products.”

“Innovative solutions help make our livestock producers more competitive, which results in a stronger economy,” Trost

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said. “We’re pleased to continue to partner with the Government of Saskatchewan to support these types of projects.”

Livestock and foragerelated research projects receiving funding in 2012 include: • genetic improvements to forage crops; • analyzing corn grazing methods to extend the grazing season; • analyzing mineral levels in pastures to determine mineral supplement programs; • controlling prevalent and emerging diseases in poultry, cattle and swine; • pellet quality, diet analysis and nutritional enhancements for cattle and bison; • improving radio frequency identification tag retention in cattle; and • improving feed intake and growth of piglets.

“We appreciate this research funding to benefit cattle producers,” Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association Chair Jack Hextall said. “Improving feed quality, grazing methods, disease con-

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trol, and tag retention in cattle will ultimately lead to increased returns at the farm gate.”

“These research projects will lead to new innovations and technologies to help cow-calf producers improve their production, lower costs and increase profits,” Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association President Harold Martens said.

“We are pleased the federal and provincial governments are providing this research funding to address important issues in the hog industry such as disease control, feed technology and improved production,” Sask Pork Chair Jay McGrath said.

“Research is vital to the future of our industry and we appreciate this funding to improve forage production in Saskatchewan,” Saskatchewan Forage Council President Aaron Ivey said.

This research funding is in addition to the $8.3 million recently announced for crop-related research projects. In total, approximately $11.8 million in 2012 ADF funding is being provided for 60 crops, livestock, forage and other agriculture-related research projects.

ADF provides funding to help institutions, companies and industry organizations conduct research, development and value-added activities that will benefit Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers. A complete list of all projects is available at agriculture.gov.sk.ca/ ADF. This ADF funding is being provided under the federal-provincial Growing Forward framework.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

RM of Biggar council minute highlights The regular meeting of the RM of Biggar No. 347 was held December 13 at the municipal office at 8 a.m. Attending were Reeve Louise Singer, Councillors Brian Fick (Division 1), Robert Danychuk (Division 2), Kent Dubreuil (Division 3 ) , D way n e Z a g o r u y (Division 4), Fred Hydomako (Division 5).

The following are some highlights of the meeting.

Council agreed that the accounts for payment be approved and that a list of the cheques in the amount of $254,463.28 and month end payroll in the amount of $10,882.76 be annexed to and form a part of these minutes.

Council agreed that council approve the following changes for the SARM Property SelfInsurance Coverage for 2012: Two Volvo G970 Graders (2011) - $309,750 each (replacement cost); Massey Fergusen Zero Turn 2300 Mower (2011) $3,044 (replacement cost); Bobcat S205 Skidsteer Loader (2011) - $29,691 (replacement cost).

Council agreed to provide $2,900.00 in funding to the Lionel A. Jones Library for 2011.

Council agreed that council approve the application from the Livestock Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture on behalf of Big Rose Colony to expand to a 534 animal unit feed lot on the SW 15-34-15-W3.

Council agreed that an application be made to the Local Government Committee for permission to borrow by the way of debentures, the sum of $1,200,00 in 2012 repayable over a period of 10 years, for the purpose of financing the RM share of the Diamond Lodge Long-Term Care Facility; Debentures to be repayable so that the principal and interest are combined and made payable in equal annual instalments during the term of the securities interest at a rate to be approved by the Local Government Committee, payable at least annually.

• Meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m.

Stars of tomorrow . . . Biggar Novice Nationals hit the ice in a Black on White game Thursday at the Jubilee Stadium. The inter-squad game was a back-

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Biggar RCMP investigate rash of break-ins On the evening of January 15, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7:30 a.m., the Jubilee Stadium, the Biggar Veterinary Clinic, and Alley Katz Bowl were broken into.

All three businesses suffered property damage

and had various items taken as a result of the break and enter.

Biggar RCMP are also currently trying to locate Gerritt Van-veen, who also goes by the name of Gerrit Cameron.

He is 55 years old, 5’7”

…Patient First, cont. from front page supportive housing in or near their home community; • A five per cent decrease in the rate of obesity in children and youth; and • Health care spending will not outpace growth of the economy.

Wall noted provinces can achieve much of the transformation; however, there are areas where partnerships with others are welcome and needed: • A strong federal partner in First Nations, Inuit and

and-forth fight. In the end, it really didn’t matter who won - they all played hard. (Independent Photo by Kevin

tall, weighs 140-pounds and has a long brown beard and long brown hair.

Van-veen is currently wanted on outstanding warrants for assault Po l i c e , f a i l t o s t o p for police, and other charges.

He is believed to be in the Biggar area and police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Van-veen. There is no photo available that can be released at this time.

If you have information in regards to the location of Van-veen, or information regarding the break-ins, please contact the Biggar RCMP at 306948-6600 or if you wish to remain anonymous, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477, *8477 on SaskTel Mobility, text TIP206 plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or online at saskcrimestoppers.com where you can also view information on other unsolved crimes.

A d d r e s s i n g ensure our coveted health sustainability of the system is available for health sector through all Canadians into the innovation and efficiency future,” Wall said. will ensure it is there for the people who need it into the future. An enhanced pan-Canadian approach to purchasing and pricing will improve value-formoney when the health system obtains drugs, products and supplies used in the delivery of care. A continued focus on Lean and appropriateness in the health system will increase value and eliminate inefficiencies.

The needs of the patient, sustainability, and best practice and not ideology must guide the future of health care. Public funding will always be at the foundation of ensuring Canadians have access to health care. Expanding on the successes with In December, Biggar members of p r i v a t e d e l i v e r y i n Acacia Chapter No. 3, Order of Saskatchewan’s surgical the Eastern Star, visited Ronald i n i t i a t i v e , f u r t h e r McDonald House in Saskatoon and took a van full of needed items for the children expansion of private and families. Items for baking, cleaning, laundry, batteries, toys, stamps, parking sector involvement in the passes, et cetera, are needed for the residents. Above, Cheryl Rann Worthy Matron health system will occur. of Acacia, posed with Ronald McDonald and two of the children at the House.

“Our priority has to Insert photo, left to right, Cheryl Rann, Donna Sweet, Sylvia Thomson, Lorraine be innovation in health (House volunteer) Myrtle Robinson, Vera McNeil, Dolly (House volunteer) and c a r e d e l i v e r y a n d Elizabeth McMahon enjoyed a tour of the House and cookies and coffee with the sustainability in order to volunteers. (Submitted photos)

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

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Opinions “Radical” environmentalists getting their comeuppance

by Kathryn Marshall, EthicalOil.org Distributed by Troy Media As Canadians have discovered more in recent days about the shocking amount of meddling in our national policy decisions, paid for by foreign money, they’ve grown increasingly alarmed, and they’re starting to speak out, demanding that our political leaders put a stop to it.

Canadians have been writing letters to the federal government to call for Ottawa wake up to the swarm of activist groups backed by foreign billionaires from hijacking - a word the prime minister himself uses - the federal hearings on the Canadian Northern Gateway pipeline that would carry our oil from Alberta to British Columbia.

The power of foreign interests They’ve been calling up radio shows and writing blogs, and spreading the word in their communities about the fact that this crucial decision over Canada’s national energy policy is being manipulated by what are essentially the well-paid lobbyists of wealthy and powerful foreign interests.

Clearly - thankfully -

it’s working. First there were the comments from Stephen Harper a few days ago. The prime minister expressed concern about “foreign money (being used) to really overload the public consultation phase of regulatory hearings just for the purpose of slowing down the process.” It was a clear reference to the anti-oil activists’ plans to sabotage the Gateway hearings by swamping it with an unmanageable volume of testimony. Thousands have registered and will get a chance to testify before the hearings, many of them part of an organized campaign to overwhelm the hearings with opposition and deliberately gum up the works. In many cases, they’ve been hired to do so by foreign interests.

This week, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister, Joe Oliver, delivered the most vigorous and accurate criticism of this kind of interference we’ve heard yet from the government, or any government in Canada, for that matter. In an open letter to Canadians, Oliver warned of “environmental and other radical groups” out to incapacitate Canada’s ability to develop its industries.

These groups claim to want to protect the environment, but as Oliver points out their ideology is absolute: “Their goal is to stop any major project no matter what the cost to Canadian families in lost jobs and economic growth. No forestry. No mining. No oil. No gas.

No more hydro-electric dams.”

As Oliver explains, one of their main tactics is obstructing our regulatory processes.

“They seek to exploit any loophole they can find, stacking public hearings with bodies to ensure that delays kill good projects.” They have an effective arsenal at their disposal that average, hardworking Canadians, with more sensible, reasoned ideas about balancing environmental issues with other priorities, like jobs, can’t compete with. These groups have foreign billionaires and governments sending them hundreds of millions of dollars. They have self-righteous Hollywood celebrities who don’t care at all that Canadians depend on our resource-based economy for jobs and to fund our schools and health care. And they have the biggest advantage of all: time.

They want nothing

more than to tie up our government and industry in regulatory challenges, red tape, protests and lawsuits, while the rest of us just want to get on with making the right decisions, and building our economy.

Oliver’s letter is almost certainly the most blunt, honest thing any senior Canadian politician has ever dared to say about the extremeenvironmentalist lobby, who are so accustomed to being treated as serious, reasonable stakeholders, and given so much credit for supposedly having good intentions - because they say they care for the environment - that they’re well on their way to paralyzing the energy development of a G8 nation.

But many of these groups lost sight of what being “reasonable” means years ago: raking in megabucks from rich, faraway foreigners has a way of doing that. It has a way of insulating you from what real, ordinary Canadian people think.

An organizer from the foreign-backed, antipipeline group, Dogwood Initiative, recently declared: “If I got duffel bags of money delivered

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from Martians from outer space I would still take that money.”

It certainly sounds like he’s more interested in getting loot to fight his own cause, wherever it comes from, than in representing the point of view of actual Canadians. Forest Ethics, another one of the extremist anti-oil groups caught using foreign money to manipulate our policy decisions, said about Alberta’s oil industry last month that “No substantive efforts to clean them up, or measure their pollution makes them a socially acceptable form of energy in a world that is increasingly concerned about climate change.”

The system is broken So, there: no amount of environmental regulation and protection our industry our government implements will make, no matter how stringent, will make these important sectors acceptable to these people. They want them all gone. These outsiders would shut our industries down, and they’ll take money from any rich outsider or foreign government to do it. That’s not

reasonable. That’s not balanced. That’s fanatical.

Clearly Joe Oliver sees that. And it’s no wonder he’s alarmed: our important task of developing and diversifying Canada’s economy has become a battle between average, hardworking, reasonable Canadians and slick, radicalized outsiders with incredibly deep pockets.

But it shouldn’t be a battle at all. If the system is set up right, Canadians and Canadian concerns should win, automatically, over foreign interests every time. That’s why the system, as Oliver says, “is broken.” He’s right.

Let’s get it fixed before it’s too late.

Kathryn Marshall is a columnist for 24 Hours Vancouver and a blogger and a commentator on politics and current affairs.

She is the spokesperson for EthicalOil.org, a grassroots advocacy organization that encourages people, businesses and governments to choose Ethical Oil from Canada, its oil sands and other liberal democracies.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

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More progress on surgical wait times We are well into January and the memory of Christmas, while still lingering, is fading. Buying a poinsettia for the holiday season is a bit of a tradition and they flower beautifully whether you have purchased the brilliant red or one of the newer varieties.

But, at this time of year, they start to fade.

They may have lost their petals or maybe even look like they may die. Many people toss them out but there are some who persevere and keep these plants alive for the next season.

The trick is all in the know-how. I have a friend who keeps her poinsettia alive from year to year. It takes a bit of care and attention. These plants need at least six hours of indirect sunlight per day -- which can be a bit tricky in our winters when the days are short.

However, we are blessed with sun during our winter season.

You also need the right temperature in your house. The plants do not like temperatures below 50˚F and don’t like hot air registers.

Nor do they like drafts which may come from windows or doorways.

If you provide the right growing conditions, poinsettias will survive.

To rebloom is challenge. At this time the plant needs 14 hours of continuous

and complete darkness followed by 10 hours of bright light for a total of 10 weeks. You need to be aware of water and fertilizer needs.

This is probably why so many of us just discard the plant and purchase another for the next Christmas.

The poinsettia is not the only popular Christmas plant. The Christmas cactus will live for many years without any fuss. Put them is a cool east or west facing window, out of direct sunlight, let them dry out between waterings and don’t let the plant sit in water. It should bloom every year around the Christmas season, hence the name.

For those of you that have planted an amaryllis you will be rewarded with spectacular blooms. It is one of the easiest bulbs to grow. And to encourage reblooming just reduce watering in August, allow the leaves to die back, place the plant in the dark in September for two months. By November it is ready to come out of the dark and enjoy the sun hopefully blooming

by Christmas time.

Yes, we have just started the new year and here we are making plans for the next growing season.

Gardeners are like that.

Speaking of which it is just about time for the seed catalogues to appear. Gardening Life

has published a list of 16 of the best. Seasoned gardeners will already be familiar with them but here’s a review.

• Dominion Seed House (Ontario -dominion-seed-house. com) • OSC Seeds (Ontario Seed Company -oscseeds.com) • Vesey’s (PEI -veseys.com) • Specialty Agrestal Organic Heritage Seeds (Ontario -agrestalseeds.com) • AgroHaitai Ltd. (Ontario -- agrohaitai. com) • Alcla Native Plants (Alberta -aclanativeplants.com) • Florabunda Seeds (Ontario -florabundaseeds.com) • Gaze Seed Company (Newfoundland -gazeseed.com) • Prairie Garden Seeds (Saskatchewan -prseeds.ca) • Pure Prairie Ornamental Grasses (Alberta -williammoorefarms.ca) • Renee’s Garden (California -reneesgarden.com) • Richters Herbs (Ontario -- richters.com) • Salt Spring Seeds (B. C. -- saltspringseeds. com) • Stellar Seeds (B.C. -stellarseeds.com) • Terra Edibles (Ontario -- terraedibles. ca) • West Coast Seeds (B.C. -- westcoastseeds. com) Enjoy the season.

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Saskatchewan is meeting its goal of treating the province’s longest waiting surgical patients, as the overall number of patients waiting continues to decline.

New surgical data updated to November 30, 2011, shows that just over 1,400 patients in Saskatchewan have waited more than 12 months for surgery - a 65 per cent drop since the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative began in April 2010. Saskatchewan has completed about 55,900 surgeries since the start of this fiscal year (April), 7.2 per cent more (about 3,780 cases) than during the same period last year.

“It’s very encouraging to see the health regions’ progress in reducing surgical wait times,” Health Minister Don McMorris said Thursday. “Patients and families clearly told us this area should be a priority. This complete, current data shows that Saskatchewan’s carefully planned ‘sooner, safer,

smarter’ approach is paying off.”

The surgical data also shows that about 21,870 patients are waiting for surgery in Saskatchewan, the fewest since the current measurement system was introduced in 2004.

By the end of 2011-12, the province’s goal is to provide all patients with the opportunity to have surgery within 12 months of specialist referral. Provincially, 99 per cent of all surgeries are completed with 18 months and 96 per cent within 12 months. Of the 10 health regions that provide surgical services, six are currently achieving the 12 month goal for 100 per cent of surgeries they provide.

Since November 2007, the number of patients waiting longer than 18 months for surgery has dropped 87 per cent, the number waiting more than 12 months

has dropped 73 per cent and the number waiting more than six months has declined 52 per cent.

These figures represent improvements of four, five and three percentage points respectively since the previous monthly data update.

The Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative (SkSI) is the province’s fouryear plan to improve the surgical patient experience and provide more timely access to surgery. Its goal is to provide all patients with an opportunity to have surgery within three months by 2014. Among the projects it supports are an online directory of surgeons that helps doctors and patients choose an appropriate surgeon, surgical safety checklists in all hospital operating rooms, and new “patient pathways” for patients with hip, knee, spine, gynaecological and prostate problems.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

“~By any other name~”

by Bob Mason Mebbe some of the modern computers do, I dunno, but the history books of our nation seldom mention it all all!

Heck, YT (Yours Truly) was right there (January 23 - 30, 1945), and he often forgets some of things that happened at Kapelsche Veer!

Regardless of our history though (which seldom tells about the little guys involved!), and poor memory or not, Yours Truly is going to scrawl here his little bit about that “little guy’s” pointof-view!

Somewhere, history probably does say that the whole attack on K.V. wasn’t really necessary tactfully, and mebbe it is right (again, I dunno). but then from YT’s standpoint the whole war wasn’t that necessary! the down-toearth evil that brought it all on should have been repressed long before!

“Lundy’s Lane” has long been celebrated in our history books!

Especially now on the 200th anniversary of the 1812 war. As our willingness to fight in defense of the Canadian way-of-life whereas the 350 men killed or wounded at Kapelsche Veer, has seldom, if ever, been mentioned!

It is kind of a mockery too, that many of those men who fought at K.V., were in a Southern Ontario’s Regiment, and some were probably related to men who fought at “Lundy’s Lane”!

YT has never personally been back to that spot, but some of the men who fought there have, and report that there is a small monument at

the foot of the K.V. dike, telling what happened!

It has always seemed to me that everyone else had a tougher time there than I did - but I also imagine that they all thought the same thing of YT! Even our Generals, in many cases, seemed unaware of what was really going on!

Sometime later, one of them remarked that “all of Fred’s boys were killed.” Sorry! YT was one of “Fred’s Boys”!

Even though our Colonel is claimed to have said, “I’m not sending my men in there to get slaughtered!” The Big Brass took care of the situation, by sending him out with “Bad nerves” and throwing us in anyway!

At the very top of the infantry setup mebbe it is different (I dunno!) but as a private (and most of us were privates), when they say “go” you “go” and never argue, and if you are lucky, you come back!

For some weeks before we went to it. We had heard about Kapelsche Veer. How our Regiment had taken it and given it to the Poles to defend, and how in January they had lost it again to the Germans.The mysterious ferry harbour on this side of the Maas, and the only

German Bridgehead over it, and how the Alonquin Regiment on that sector of the Canadian front had met German patrols many times.

Often we could hear a flurry of machine guns and mortars coming from over there, and in a way, we feared the place!

I suppose I should write a little here about fear, eh? In case some reader exclaims “I couldn’t take that!” It is kind of odd that from some distance back, the noises of battle scare a fellow, YT included. But when we move up to where those noises actually are fear seems to just disappear YT included again!

YT who had a radio strapped to his back, had a few days of being scared from a mile or so back while listening to the abrupt conversations of men who were right up there where the noise was, and seemed twice as frantic when he heard the yells of his comrades.

As a communications type YT had made quite a few trips up to the Maas, and had a rough idea of what it was like up there. He had even taken a message to the Poles on our left when the telephone lines had been cut up shrapnel, creeping and crawling along our entire front until one met a Polish outpost!

Thankfully, those guys waited for

me to make the first move before they shot me - but I didn’t make that first move, and they never shot me! I strode right up to them with my Sten on my shoulder, gave them the message, turned around a went back - and I wasn’t even nervous!

All the way up that road north of Waalwijk, the land on both sides had been flooded, and as we got closer and closer, the explosions and machine guns really scared the Dickens out of us. Then someone made a wisecrack and we almost forgot where we were!

That was some 66 years ago! I wouldn’t blame the reader if he thought my memory was going.

Yet the men who moved up with us that night didn’t think they could face that stuff either!

We all have that thing in our makeup that allows us to go another mile when we feel that we can’t make another step! And yet the old gent who writes this did go that other mile - and never even got hit!

The locals said that no one could remember it being that cold before. yet it wasn’t the cold that penetrated our beings so much, as it was the inhumanity of it all. And why?

Was it an animal from another world that we saw lying there in

his barefeet? Was that other dead man lying a few feet away really the son of a loving family?

Was he really a thief because he had taken those shoes from a man who had been killed?

Was it a ghost who came on my radio, saying in perfect English “There is the Commander of the German Forces along the Maas bridgehead, asking that we stop the war for an hour while they picked up the wounded? Or was it a trick to find exactly where our position was?

YT doesn’t remember that we took away prisoners, but after the war, a fellow named “Hans” (who had emigrated to Canada from Germany) claimed that he had been at Kapelsche Veer and didn’t know about that call either!

For years YT kind of basked in what little notoriety K.V. had, and for years felt that in being there, had done a great thing. Now I’m not so sure! Sure it was a bad place! No human should have been made to be there, sleep outside and freeze while awaiting a chance to kill his fellow man! But we did! And when YT looks back, he’s sure not proud anymore!

How does one pass on a message like this, a message that they really want to get across? Yours Truly writes and writes,

yet very few seem to read or care very much! In the name of “Right”, terrible things were done at K.V., and after 60 some years, the continuing folly of it all makes YT wonder!

Were we (the Allies!) the only “sane” ones at K.V.! Did the dozens of its defenders really believe in a “super race” that they were willing to die for? Did they not feel the cold, pain and uselessness of it all as much as we did, or even that bigger question, “Can’t the world get along without war?” I’ve often thought of this even if the defenders of K.V. had stood up, and come down the slope to shake our hands, would we have put our guns aside? We all want these things! Why don’t we?

It is easy for a 90-some year old to say these things that we all feel, for he is not going to be here to fight the next war, and run into what is left of society yelling, “We won, we won!”

P.S. I wonder if they held a New Years ball in Germany somewhere, and if some survivors of Kapelsche Veer were there!

Mebbe they were all in that last truckload of frozen bodies that was taken out, eh?

“Gules Neues Jar!” Anyway . . .

2011 a great year for oil well drilling in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan has just posted its second-best year for drilling of oil

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wells and has broken a record, only a year old, for drilling of horizontal oil wells.

Year-end statistics from the Ministry of Energy and Resources show that 3,528 oil wells were drilled in 2011. That represents a 29 per cent increase over the figure for 2010 and is just shy of the record figure set in 1997.

That activity contributed to the new record for horizontal oil wells drilled last year.

There were 1,992 of these wells drilled in 2011, a 30 per cent increase over 2010’s previous record. Horizontal well

drilling has become the standard in the Canadian oil industry and Saskatchewan was a pioneer in the application of these drilling technologies.

“Our oil industry continues to be one of Saskatchewan’s economic drivers, and these numbers speak to the confidence the industry has in our province and the valuable oil resource we have here,” Energy and Resources Minister Bill Boyd said January 13. “Early on, the industry had the challenge of a wet spring, but obviously rebounded from that in impressive fashion.”

The minister noted that more than 5,000 oil well licences were also issued last year.

“This take-up on well licences is not only reflective of the great drilling numbers we saw in 2011, but is also a sign of the industry activity we expect to see this year,” Boyd said.

Saskatchewan’s oil and gas industry recorded an estimated $11.7 billion in sales last year and invested roughly $4.2 billion in exploration and development activity.

It provides direct and indirect employment for more than 32,000 people.

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New Horizons Activities in attendance. Bernard Zimmer, first place, Reg Turner, second place, Gord Besse, third place and Ray Silbernagle in fourth place.

On Jan. 5 shuffleboard was played with Gladys Schell and Myrtle Althouse coming in first place and Tillie Zimmer and Mildred Henne coming in second place. Ed and Aileen Smith were the hosts and also provided the lunch.

Carpet bowling was played on Jan. 10 with Barb Swyryda’s team of Marie Rosech, Pat Turner, Aileen Smith and Alma Redlich coming in first place. The second place winners were the team of Dinah

Kegler, June Hoppe, Agnes Small, Ed Smith and Florence Johnson.

Kaiser was played on Wednesday evening on Jan. 11 with 12 players in attendance. Ken Pearce first place, Ron Arnold, second place, Mike Plysuik third place and Grant Gamble fourth place.

Bingo was played on Jan. 12 with 21 in attendance.

The half-and-half winner was Barb Swyryda and the blackout winner was Selma Johnson. The caller for the afternoon was Gladys Schell with Kate Yaroshko collecting the tickets and providing the lunch. Maxine Sully counted the tickets and gave out the prizes.

Diamond Lodge News Hello from the Residents and Staff at Diamond Lodge. Well the New Year started out great with the nice weather.

Monday morning we started off our week with exercises so we were limber enough to take down some of the Christmas decorations. In the afternoon we had a game of Jeopardy. The residents were pretty sharp on the winter theme.

On Tuesday morning we had Pet Therapy, who can resist small animals. In the afternoon we played a game of Beat the Dice.

We d n e s d a y w e g o t caught up with current events and in the afternoon it was a battle between two teams of Floor Yahtzee with team “Sunshine” beating the “Winners” by one point.

Thursday morning we stretched our muscles to get ready for the ever popular Bingo, which was held in the afternoon.

Friday morning 10 resi-

dents were treated to Breakfast club, with the smell of bacon in the air the entire building wanted breakfast. Who needs summer for ice cream? In the afternoon we had an ice cream party that was enjoyed by all.

On Saturday morning we played Home Sweet Home Bingo, it’s a new version, using pictures instead of numbers. In the afternoon we had popcorn and cheezies while watching the movie Five Card starring Dean Martin and Robert Mitchum.

Sunday morning we had spa, in the afternoon our service was conducted by the Jantzens from Arelee.

That was our weekly happenings. We always enjoy visiting with our family and friends that stop in, and also the volunteers that come in to help us. We all hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

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Lunch was provided by Margaret Molberg. Next bingo dates are Jan. 26 and 30.

A card party was held on Jan. 13 with 18 players. Cribbage winners were Richard Boisvert first place and Ann Muc second place. Kaiser winners were Bill Fisher first place and Ron Arnold second place. Margaret Molberg and Barb Archibald were the hosts for the afternoon with Margaret providing the lunch.

Kaiser was played on Monday, Jan. 16 with first place Reg Turner, second place Agnes Watson, third place Mike Plysiuk, and fourth place Wayne McLean. Highest scoring game went to Joanne Kral and Reg Turner.

Carpet bowling took place on Jan. 17 with six players braving the cold to come and play. They played with three players to a side and great fun was had by all.

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The birthday potluck was held on January 9 with 33 in attendance. We were very pleased to have two representatives from FAMSS (Funeral Advisory and Memorial Society of Saskatchewan) which is a non-profit organization that provides information on pre-planning your death wishes and funeral. The organization is dedicated to simplicity, dignity and economy in preplanned funerals. We were also happy to have Bill Haffermehl entertain us with many musical numbers. Hazel Newton made the birthday cake and Gladys Schell sold half-and-half tickets with Edith McKee being the winner. Door prizes were provided by Anita Beckstead and Gord and Rita Besse with Florence Hammond winning one and Gladys Schell winning the other door prize.

Howard Newton greeted the guests at the door.

Our birthday potluck dinners are always the second month of each month.

Everyone is welcome to attend - bring a potluck dish to share your dishes and cutlery and enjoy the fellowship.

Our courtesy car drivers for the past week were Pat Turner, Donna Fines, Sheila Proctor, Betty Mundt, Don Sinclair, Ray Itterman and Larry Foster. The office volunteers were Maxine Sully, Agnes Small, Don Swyryda, Marlene Sinclair and Jim Hoult.

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Agriculture World economy driving farmgate

by Calvin Daniels Sometimes there is a feeling we live in a vacuum in this world, and being on the Canadian Prairies, and in particular Saskatchewan, right now is one of those times.

Certainly driving around the local community you see signs all over looking for staff.

They may not be jobs which pay the wages to match rising home costs, but at least there are jobs to be had, and lots of them.

Look across the economy and things are generally strong. Oil, gas, mining and agriculture are all steady, with several of the areas coming off some record, and near record prices.

When you have an economy cooking, and jobs plentiful, it should be a time of great optimism.

Certainly locally that optimism is being manifested in an expected busy construction season in Yorkton.

There are at present

two car dealerships, three strip malls, two hotels, and a number of other businesses with announced construction planned for 2012.

But every time you pick up a newspaper covering stories outside of Canada you see clouds of uncertainty hanging over world economies.

For farmers that is particularly troublesome since world economies dictate prices for grains and oilseeds.

We only need to look south to the United

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States to see an economy in turmoil at best.

In fairness if they did not have their tentacles so intwined around the world they would be in collapse. The debt on the federal, state and local municipal levels would have bankrupted a country with less political influence.

That is bad news for Canada, since they are this country’s major trading partner.

It is doubly worrisome since the Americans tend to become increasingly protectionist in times of economic distress, meaning import goods are often the focus of unwarranted consumer and political backlash.

Turn to Europe and the situation late last year in Greece is all one needs to think about to become

somewhat concerned about the economic underpinnings of that region. There is a very real concern Greece is only the v i s i b l e example of troubles which ripple through the region.

The one region which seemed to be holding t h i n g s s t e a d y was the Far East, where China, Korea, India and Japan were bustling.

Japan has been hit by natural disaster, and India is in a spiral too.

The rupee fell some 20 per cent against the US dollar in the last half of

2011, and the US dollar isn’t exactly a bullet proof right now either.

When the rupee gets hit, the ability to buy import g o o d s declines. For a Prairie farmer that could mean less interest in our pulse crops, which has to be in their minds as they plan 2012 cropping intentions.

So while things look good close to home, it may be a case of being at the calm centre of a growing economic storm around the world.

Canadian Wheat Board Bulletin (Dated January 16) At a glance The CWB has announced it will offer a 201112 Series B delivery contract for non-durum wheat. The sign-up deadline is March 15, 2012, six weeks later than previous years’ deadlines, aligning with deadlines for farmers to sign up for 2011-12 Fixed Price, Basis Price and FlexPro contracts.

This decision reflects the fact that the overall sales

pace for the 2011-12 CWB wheat program has been positive, with good opportunities expected for milling wheat sales through the remainder of the marketing program for the year. A Series B contract will not be offered for durum at this time. More information can be found at cwb.ca/ contracts.

The CWB’s New-Pool Pricing option for wheat and durum will not be available this year. The

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program had enabled farmers and interested parties, for a fee, the option to deliver wheat and durum in the current crop year and receive the following year’s pool return. Detailed information on new CWB programs will be announced throughout 2012.

Farmers can receive announcements on new CWB programs for 2012-13 by registering for updates at cwb.ca/ email.

Farmers planning to attend Manitoba Ag Days were invited to a CWB breakfast on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Pioneer Lounge in Brandon’s Keystone Centre. Gord Flaten, CWB vice president of marketing and sales, spoke about the CWB in a new era.

No tickets were required for this complimentary breakfast, but space was limited.

Farmers were invited to drop by the CWB’s booth during Manitoba Ag Days at the Keystone Centre in Brandon last week. The booth, located in Convention Hall, was staffed by friendly and knowledgeable CWB Farm Business Representatives who helped producers with information about contracts, programs and deliveries.

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by Diane Larouche-Ellard, Thin and Healthy Total Solution The physical requirements of losing weight sound easy. Just eat less and move more . . . right?

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Depressing! So what can we do to change that trend? Let’s try changing our mindset.

Let’s start with the word “diet”.

To the vast majority of people the word diet means a quick fix. A diet means short-term, sometimes drastic changes in eating that will get them to their goal weight fast. Most feel that once that goal is achieved the diet is over. They feel that they can go back to their regular old eating patterns and somehow miraculously maintain their new lower weight.

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likely to ever get to your goal weight, let alone maintain.

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So let’s look at what those successful three per cent are doing to maintain their weight and stay healthy over the long term: • Set specific, measurable, action oriented, realistic and timely goals.

• Keep a record of what you eat, and how much you move (keep a diary).

• Become educated about what you are eating - a

great start is Canada’s Food Guide.

• Make healthy, sustainable changes in what you choose to eat, how large your portions are and how you prepare foods.

Small changes can go a long way!

• Eat foods you enjoy just find healthy ways to enjoy them.

• Find ways to fit exercise into your life. Set that time aside as if it were part of your job or an appointment that you just can’t miss.

• Move more every opportunity you get. Standing is better than sitting, and walking is better than standing. Take stretch breaks, park farther away and walk, play with your kids, do commercial break stretches . . . anything that gets you moving even a little more will have a positive

impact and work towards increasing your metabolism.

• Get both cardio vascular (fat burning) and resistance/strength training (building lean muscle mass) exercise every week.

• Exercise at a time that feels good to you. If you are not an early riser, you are not going to be able to convince yourself to get out of bed an hour earlier to work out. If your body and mind feel better, you will get a better workout

and be much more likely to continue.

• You can’t do it all in one workout! If you like to workout intensely do wisely and in moderation.

Short intense workouts can be a great part of an overall fitness/weight loss plan. Balance them with longer, moderate workouts. Keep your body guessing, don’t let it get too used to your workout and the results will keep coming. Keep it fun and fresh, and remember it does not have to hurt to

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get results.

I often get asked, “What is the best piece of exercise equipment I can use to get great results?” The answer is simple: Your own body, it’s amazing!

Move it consistently (notice I didn’t say workout - but I encourage it) and you will see amazing results! Give it the proper fuel, move it every single day and you will feel better, move easier, have better self esteem, and simply get more joy out of every day.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

Report from the Legislature

by Randy Weekes, MLA, Biggar (12 January, 2012) Our government is keeping the promise we made to help find answers for MS patients and their families.

On January 12, we announced that MS patients in Saskatchewan can now apply to take part in the largest Liberation Therapy clinical trial of its type. The two-year, double-blind clinical trial at Albany Medical Centre in Albany, New York is in the final stages of Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval and can proceed immediately. Our government is providing $2.2 million in funding to have 86 Saskatchewan MS patients included in the trial.

This will be a controlled

clinical study in which half of the participants will have the procedure and half will not. The resulting data will give us sound, scientific evidence which will allow for an unbiased decision on the future of Liberation Therapy. We hope that through this study we can answer some of the questions about Liberation Therapy as a treatment for this debilitating disease which effects about 3,500 Saskatchewan people.

Patients interested in volunteering can apply online at health.gov. sk.ca/ms-clinical-trial or by calling 1-855-6909901. Applications will be accepted until February 24. Candidates will be chosen at random to ensure everyone has an

equal opportunity to participate.

Those selected will be contacted by phone and begin a screening process to ensure they meet eligibility requirements. This includes an in-person assessment by a neurologist in Regina. Patients who are eligible will travel to Albany at no cost to them.

They will also have periodic follow-up appointments, which will also be provided at no cost to them. It is expected the first patients will travel to Albany in March of this year.

The journey to this point began in 2010, when Premier Brad Wall announced Saskatchewan would be the first province in Canada to fund clinical trials for liberation treatment. We committed $5

million to a partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) for research purposes. In the following months, several other provinces announced similar intentions or that they would create patient registries or databases on those who have received the treatment.

Unfortunately, the partnership with the SHRF did not result in a suitable research proposal.

Last summer, the federal government followed Saskatchewan’s lead when it announced that the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) will proceed with national research into Liberation Therapy. While we are still interested in taking part in the national program, that process could

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Our government is not willing to leave Saskatchewan MS patients and their families in limbo until then.

Admittedly, there are many unknowns surrounding Liberation Therapy as a treatment

for multiple sclerosis.

That should not deter us though from seeking answers for MS patients and their families. They deserve no less.

If you have a question about this Legislative report or any other matter, just contact Randy.

CWB creating new programs for a new era The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced January 13 that they will offer farmers a full portfolio of grain-marketing programs in the 2012-13 crop year, including pooling options, futures contracts and cash prices.

“The grain-marketing landscape is changing, but farmers’ business needs are the same,” said CWB president and CEO Ian White. “Farmers want good returns for their grain, solid risk management and timely cash flow. We’re ready to deliver competitive alternatives that farmers can use with confidence as they build individual marketing strategies.”

White said the CWB’s new package of grainmarketing solutions, to be launched this year, is based on 75 years of experience against the toughest competition in the world.

“Our global reputation and customer network are unsurpassed,” he said.

“Our professional mar-

keters and risk managers are the best in the business. Grain marketing is the CWB’s entire focus.

It’s what we do. We’ve got the expertise and the experience to serve farmers really well in the new environment.”

White noted that CWB finances continue to be backed by the full guarantee of the Government of Canada, which will provide security for farmers in the new open-market environment that begins August 1, 2012.

The CWB’s decades-long connection with Prairie farmers gives it a unique farmer focus and reputation for fairness, White added.

“Our experts will assist farmers in building a solid marketing portfolio that will keep them ahead of the game, with whatever combination of programs makes the most sense for their own farm business plans.”

Detailed program information will be announced throughout 2012.

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by Delta Fay Cruickshank, of The Independent Well, our period of a surreal winter is over, we are back to a normal Saskatchewan winter.

Baby, it’s cold outside!

Our skin is dry and itchy. The furnace seems to be on constantly.

Getting ready to go outside takes ages longer, what with sweaters, scarves, hats, doing up every zipper, dome and button, hoods, more scarves, boots, gloves and mitts, then you’re ready to go outside, if you can move!

But, I am warm enough to spend some time outside. What about all those birds that are out there right now?

The bird song is so nice to hear, I love to see the flocks flying, cold blue sky in the background.

I want to see and hear birds in every season, especially winter, it is like a promise that one day it will be summer.

We feed the wild birds every winter. We get sparrows, woodpeckers, crossbills, redpolls, chickadees, juncos and nuthatches. We got blue jays last year, haven’t seen any this year, but maybe they will come later in the year.

We feed them the black sunflower seeds.

Any other mixture gets ignored or scratched out of the feeder to get at the sunflower seeds.

We do have a little seed for the finches, and once in awhile I will see a nuthatch on that feeder.

Keeping the birds fed, ensures survival for many of them. But not all birds are sunflower seed eater. Some really like to eat berries. Berries that grow on attractive shrubs, trees and bushes.

Not only will these pretty bushes give berries for the birds, their branches will protect the wee birds from the winds, and the neighbour’s cats.

What kind of plants could one plant to attract the birds?

In our backyard we have a cotoneaster hedge. Not only is a wild tangle of branches for protection, it also has little black berries on it. It is a low maintenance hedge, for us, but if you like to have things neat and tidy, and don’t mind trimming, you too would benefit

from a cotoneaster hedge in your yard.

Very easy to care for, drought tolerant, hardy and a safe harbour for the birds, one can’t go wrong choosing a cotoneaster.

If you have a cotoneaster hedge now, and want to tidy it up a bit come the spring, you can cut it back it by at least half or even 12-18 inches from the ground. Then water it well, really well. That means to use a soaker for several hours every couple of weeks. After the shock of the severe haircut is over, and you can see new growth coming back strong and dark green, cutback on the watering except during extended periods of drought.

A healthy, vigorous hedge will not succumb to disease or pest infestation. If you have birds, they will control the pests on a healthy plant. But, if the hedge is really depleted, pests and disease can take over. Cut it back in the spring, water it well and feed it with a granular fertilizer, but not a lawn fertilizer. These are too high in nitrogen, it will bring on a burst of new growth which could be susceptible to the disease called fire blight.

Sprinkle a 18-18-18 fertilizer about 45 cm. from the centre of the hedge on the soil.

We have a mountain ash tree in the backyard too. Not too long ago a huge flock of Bohemian Waxwings came through and ate all the red berries. Now that was a wonderful sight, I am so glad I got to see it!

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Trimmed into whatever shape one desires or left untrimmed (see below) the cotoneaster hedge is an excellent choice. Not only can it provide low maintenance privacy for yourself, it is a safe environment and source for food for the birds!

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The berries of the mountain ash (also known as the Rowan tree) are great food for the birds, and can also be harvested for a wonderful jam for your toast!

The bird chatter, the excitement, and they are so beautiful, I suggest planting a mountain ash in your backyard.

But, please note, the birds are messy with the berries. Keep this in mind and plant your new mountain ash away from the driveway or sidewalk, or you will be dragging squashed berries into your home!

Now, these two plants will keep the birds in your backyard and a good feeder too, filled with sunflower seeds (the birds seem to like the black ones the best). Other plants like raspberries, ornamental grasses, and flowers will keep the birds in your backyard all summer.

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The crossbill, a pretty bird with the unusual beak, has been at our feeder eating the black sunflower seeds.

Left: They wedge a large food item in a crevice and then hacking at it with their strong bills gives this group its English name, the Nuthatch. They will also hide seeds in a cache for times when food is scarce.

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News from Perdue Audrey Mason news Today, as I write, it’s a bit chilly out. Our warm days have spoiled us.

What wonderful weather we’ve had for Christmas and part of January.

Maureen from LaRonge arrived Dec. 22, her truck loaded with gifts, plus a seven-foot fir tree and decorations. She had cut it down in her yard.

Gregg helped her cut it to the right height to fit in the living room. When decorated, it was beautiful. Really put us in the Christmas spirit.

The weather was perfect

for her daily walk.

On Sunday, Christmas Day we went to Chad and Wendy Mason’s. There were 25 in total! Wendy’s Mom, dad, and two sisters were also present, and busy in the kitchen preparing supper. It was a scrumptious meal.

On the way home, we drove around Perdue to see the light displays.

We had previously driven around Kinley to see the two new homes there.

Maureen appreciated the drive. She left Dec. 26 as work called for Dec. 28.

Perdue Bowling news Club 55: MHS, Bob Lemon, 255; LHS, Kay Munro, 203; MHT, Bob Lemon, 586; LHT, Carol Lemon, 548; THS; Fabulous Five, 1,073; THT; Fabulous Five, 3,164; MHA, Al Levitt, 184; LHA, Kay Munro, 168.

Ladies: LHS, Gloria Notschke, 228; LHT, Gloria Notschke, 546; THS, Dolls with Balls, 1,084; THT, Dolls with Balls, 3,025; LHA, Joey Levitt, 182.

Mens: MHS, Tom Davies, 625; MHT, Tom Da-

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Mixed: MHS, Al Levitt, 241; LHS, Joey Levitt, 196; MHT, Al Levitt, 701; LHT, Joey Levitt, 555; THS; Smilin’ 5, 1,041; THT; Smilin’ 5, 3,093; MHA; Chai Senglow, 196; LHA; Joey Levitt, 184.

Y.B.C. Bantam HD, Skylar Elliot, 216. HS, Skylar Elliot, 123. Junior HD, Kyren Wilkinson, 360. HS, Danielle Munro, 181.

The next day, Dec. 27, Melody, Ken, Jeff, Melissa and Tania plus Shelby arrived. Alec had to work.

Soon Melody was cooking potatoes while the rest helped to “load” the table, for another Christmas supper. Melody also brought cans of goodies she and Tania had made, and Melissa’s fudge.

What a good thing Christmas comes only once a year!

The young ones left Thursday and Melody and Ken Friday. While here, they made time for quick visits with Bob and Phil Mason, and Murray and Donna Eaton. Gladys was away, but they visited by phone with Harry.

He later phoned to tell me about his twin greatgranddaughter, Stephanie, one of Joy’s twins had too wee girls Jan. 8. All are well.

Brad and Katie, and two little girls, visited just a bit before Christmas. I hadn’t seen wee Adeline.

She and Emma will be good company some day.

My tree will remain up until after Ukrainian New Year. Happy 2012 to all!

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Rural Fire Awareness

by Cindy Hoppe The Biggar and District Rural Fire Association would like to remind our land owners and rate payers about the extreme fire hazard that exists this winter and likely into the spring this year.

We had a very dry fall and everyone has probably heard the news of wild fire in Southern Alberta. Our firefighters have fought a grass fire this winter as well, so we would like to remind people to take care.

Cigarettes carelessly put out; burning barrels unattended; brush piles burnt rather than buried; hot bearings or exhaust in vehicles or machinery; bales piled too close to power lines; wiring failures in buildings; these are just a few examples of potential fire hazards that can get away quickly with strong winds, dry conditions and high stubble.

Roads and other barriers do not deter fire when strong wind is at play.

A brush pile burned in the middle of winter has proven to be still live well into the spring and been the cause of much fire fighting.

This fall, the fire fighters had a stubborn fire in the country that accounted for several callouts.

Concerned neighbours lending a hand to help put out the fire should keep some things in mind. The most effective fire suppressant is water. A water truck brought to the command centre equipped with a two-inch valve for ease of filling fire trucks or back pack sprayers is

The Biggar and District Rural Fire Association would like to remind our land owners and rate payers about the extreme fire hazard that exists this winter and likely into the spring this year. critical. An ATV that is able to transport a fire fighter with a back pack of water has been found to be most able to cover ground quickly.

When a fire is raging, everyone wants to be doing something and adrenaline is high. With a prairie fire, especially in our country where the land is rolling, rocky and brushy, driving expensive tractors and disc equipment over rocks without the express direction of the Fire Chief, may find you not covered by your insurance.

Bring your equipment but be prepared to be directed. Be patient. If you are working in smoke, you are too close to the fire. Your tractor will be starved for oxygen, as you well might be, and again, damage to your equipment and harm

Just a reminder . . .

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It is important to get the fire out. It is more important that everyone fighting the fire be as safe and effective as possible. Our fire fighters have radio equipment and training to deal with wild fire.

We appreciate the time and risk that these men and women put into being our volunteer force.

As a neighbour attending and helping, keep safety, courtesy and patience in mind.

This is the first of several articles that the fire association will be producing this spring. We hope to have a productive and not fire busy season for all.

For more information on the association, phone Cindy Hoppe at 9482947.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

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Monarch 4H News Monarch Multiple 4-H club started their year in September with 35 members and offering five different projects.

O c t o b e r wa s r e g i s tration, election of offices and a Halloween Party. With treats and games. General Leader is Lisa Haynes and Assistant General Leader is Andrea Ball. The Christmas party was held in January at the bowling alley. Everyone enjoyed a potluck supper and short meeting before bowling.

Beef project had their first meeting with a guest speaker, Janie from Masterfeeds. She showed a presentation on proper feeding of your beef animal to get the best results. In January the members weighed their project animals. They are fund raising with raffle tickets and subscriptions to the Western Producer.

Their project leader is Mark Haynes and assisting him is Sandi Gray.

The light horse group have gotten together a few times already. They have gone riding at Grandora Arena and worked on their riding skills.

They have also started working on their books.

They are scheduled for more rides. Volume 3 of the 4-H cookbook is now available and they are selling them for a fund raiser. Project leader is Cary Lammers, and assisting are Cari McCarty and Tammy Nicholls.

Clover buds held their first meeting at the skating rink. They made Christmas tree ornaments and other winter crafts while their brothers had hockey practice. They invited a few other kids at the rink that were waiting also, to join in the Christmas fun. Project leader is Lisa Haynes.

Outdoor Adventure members have learned how to tie different types of knots with rope. Some knots were crazy eights, bowline and square knots.

Ann Weekes showed them how to do wood burning and they all got to burn a picture on wood to display at Achievement Day. They visited Al’s Archery, where the staff showed them around and explained how the bows are made. It was very cool. They all went skating on the outdoor rink in town. It was great weather for it. They are collecting old towels, ice

Monarch 4-H members take a moment to pose for the camera during their Christmas party at the bowling

alley. (Submitted Photo)

cream pails with lids, dog food, et cetera to donate to the SPCA. They will make a trip there in the spring. Project leaders are Michelle Hanson and Rita Tavanetz.

New this year is Trapshooting. Project leader is Tammy Ramsey. And instructors are Dwight Smith and Mike Plysuik.

They brought some of their guns used in trapshooting to the first meeting and all the members got to handle them. They explained the sport of

Kolby and Jesse.

If anyone would like to support their local 4-H with any of these fund

trapshooting and safety.

The members are looking forward to going out to the shooting range to give it a try.

Also new this year is sewing, project leader is Brenda Bindig. They have started off their year with cutting sixinch squares of material for a project and practicing straight and zig zag stitches on the sewing machine.

Report done by Joel, Justin, Lara, Katelynn,

raisers, please contact one of the leaders or 4-H member.

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Handel 4-H report

by Austin Garrett, Club Reporter for Handel Multiple 4H Handel Multiple 4-H Club had their annual bottle drive on January 8. It was a huge success. All the 4-H kids started sorting bottles at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and finished around 2:30 p.m. with a stock trailer full of bottles! After we had our hot dogs and

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drinks at Huber’s place, we made our way down to Biggar to go bowling for our Christmas Party (because there was no snow to go sledding).

We will be having our

club level Public Speaking at the Handel Hall on Feb. 3 at 7:00.

We will be having our general meeting right after speeches so be prepared.

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OBITUARIES Rohs. A private family interment will be held at a later date in the Landis Cemetery. Reception was held at Landis Community Complex. Memorials may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation.

Funeral Arrangements were entrusted to Kristeen Nylander of Sallows and McDonald – Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home, North Battleford, Sask.

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OBITUARIES

Wilhelmina Anna “Anne” Suter July 1, 1922 – January 17, 2012 It is with sadness that the family of Anne Suter announce her passing on January 17, 2012 at Battlefords Union Hospital, North Battleford, Sask. Anne passed away peacefully in the presence of family after a short battle with liver cancer.

Anne was born on July 1, 1922, the ¿fth of twelve children born to Joseph and Mary Rohs of Leipzig, Sask. Anne married Walter Suter on November 19, 1947 at Carmelheim, Sask.

They raised their family of nine children on the farm in the Needwood district.

Anne was a caring and devoted mother to Linda (Larry) Herter; Patricia (Ron) Monsees; Pat (Donna) Suter; Susan (Tim) Forbes; Joan (David) Nagy; Boyd (Laura) Suter; Craig (Marj) Suter; Arleen (Ron) Danderfer.

She will be remembered by her 20 grandchildren, 22 greatgrandchildren; brothers: Ed

(Lucy) Rohs and Don (Gina) Rohs; sisters-in-law: Rose Rohs and Christine Rohs; brothersin-laws Matt Huber and Bob Stillwell; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Anne was predeceased by her husband, Walter; infant daughter, Marie; son, Bill; parents, Joseph and Mary Rohs; sisters, Agnes, Mary, Helen, Josephine, Susan; brothers, Billy, Gerald, Joe, Eugene; sister-in-law, Joyce Rohs; brothers-in-law, Walter Bojarski, Andrew Schommer, and Leo Schuller; parents-inlaw, Hans and Martha Suter; sisters-in-law, Lena Goetz and Marguerite Sizer; brothers-inlaw, Martin Goetz, Steve Sizer, Fred Suter.

Vigil of Prayer was held on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 11:00 AM at our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church, Landis, Sask. with Father Lester Kaufmann as Celebrant. Urn bearer was Linda Herter. Honorary urn bearers were all those who shared in Anne’s life. Organists, Louise Souillet–Hawkins and Bernadette Garrett; soloist, Becky Huber, accompanied by the Landis Community Choir provided the music. Readers were nieces, Margo Charteris and Marlene Roesch. Intentions

by Margo and Marlene. Offertory gifts were grandchildren, Andrea, Janine, and Brittany Danderfer.

Ushers were Ken Rohs and Bryan Huber; Eulogist, Don

Harry Nobel Back Harry passed away at the Rosetown Hospital, Rosetown, Sask. on January 11, 2012 at the age of 89 years.

He was born on August 10, 1922 in the North Biggar district to William and Margaret Back.

Harry married Anne Labrecque on June 15, 1944 and from their union of 65 years they had six children.

Harry is survived by his three sons, Garry (Elizabeth) of Winnipeg, Man.; Glenn (Judy) of Saskatoon, Sask., and Brian (Norma) of Biggar, Sask. and two daughters, Barbara (David) of Springwater, Sask. and Brenda (Sheldon) of North Battleford, Sask. He has 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his older brother, Ralph of Penticton, B.C. Harry was predeceased by his parents, William and Margaret Back; his wife, Anne; brothers, Maurice and Donald; sister, Kathleen; son, David and grandson, Justin.

Harry was employed by the Canadian National Railway as a trainman and conductor for 37 years. He retired from the CNR on February 5, 1979. He will be sadly missed by his family.

A celebration of Harry’s life was held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Biggar, Sask. on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Ann Marie Nicklin of¿ciating. Eulogist was Garry Back. Honour Guard was all those that shared in Harry’s life. Interment was held at Biggar Cemetery, Biggar, Sask.

Tributes in memory of Harry may be directed to Canadian Diabetic Association, 104 - 2301 Avenue C. North, Saskatoon, Sk S7L 5Z5.

Grondin Funeral Services were entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”.

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MEMORIAMS KOWAL: In loving memory of our parents, Terenty Kowal who passed away December 8, 1960 and Donna Kowal who passed away January 31, 1985.

“When we are sad and lonely And everything goes wrong, We seem to hear you whisper, “Cheer up and carry on.”

Each time we see your photo You seem to smile and say, “Don’t cry we are only sleeping We’ll meet again someday.”

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CARD OF THANKS The family of Anne Suter wishes to thank everyone who visited, telephoned, sent cards, spiritual bouquets, and Àowers.

You brightened Mom’s days in these last few months. Thank you for attending Mom’s prayers and Funeral Mass. A special thank you to Fr. Lester Kaufmann for his many visits and words of comfort to our mother in these last few months. We wish to thank everyone that participated in the prayers, funeral Mass, and the luncheon following the mass.

4c1 The family of the late Harry Back would like to express our thanks to Dr. Muller and staff of Biggar Hospital and to Dr. Ernst of Rosetown Hospital and to the staff of the Diamond Lodge for the compassionate care you gave our father. Thanks also to Grondin Funeral Services for the ¿nal care and to Rev. Ann Marie Nicklin and Pastor Mark Kleiner for their support and comforting words. Thanks for the use of St. Paul’s Anglican Church and to the Westwinds for catering the reception. And a Special thank you to all the friends and family for the comforting words, cards, food and Àowers. It will not be forgotten.

The Back Family gfsc1 PALS and the family of Mark Kleiner would like to thank everyone who participated in the Ordination and Installation of Mark as the Pastor of Redeemer Lutheran and St. Paul’s Anglican on Sunday, January 15. Your presence and support in all forms whether being at the service, cooking and serving the supper, making the cake, supplying the Àowers, cleaning and decorating the church, and all the other caring gifts that went into making the day special, are very much appreciated.

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COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS in January: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Biggar at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Pastor Mark Kleiner’s phone number is 951-7122 if you have questions or need pastoral support.

48/10tfn TUESDAYS, Jan.-Oct.: 1 4 p.m., Art Tuesdays at The Biggar Museum. Attention artists - work at your own pace in our gallery atmosphere. Share and critique with fellow artists, $50 year membership or $5 per day (come and go). Call 948-3451 to register.

3c3 THURSDAY, JANUARY 26: Vegetarian Dinner Club, 6 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons. Contact Fran at 237-4422 (home) or 948--2446 (Wednesday and Thursday).

3p2 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3: Biggar & District Arts Council presents…

“Belle Plaine”, 7:30 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre, Biggar.

Advance tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers. Adults/ Seniors, $25 at the door, advance, $20; Students, $15 at the door, advance $12; children 12 and under, $5.

2c4 Winter Spirit Snowmobile Rally in Kelvington Saturday, February 4. Registration 10 am to Noon. $20,000 in prizes.

100 miles of groomed trails. Visit www.townofkelvington.com/ trailblazers.

COMING EVENTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6: Donors Choice Annual Meeting, 7 p.m. at Biggar Hospital Boardroom.

Donors Choice Board members and a representative from local organizations supported by Donors Choice, please attend.

We need your support.

4c3 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13: Sandra Schmirler Olympic Gold Park Annual meeting, 7:30 p.m. at BCS 2000 library. Open to everyone.

3c3 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18: Biggar & District Arts Council presents… “Prairie Debut presents Alexander Sevastian”, 7:30 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre, Biggar.

Advance tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers. Adults/ Seniors, $25 at the door, advance, $20; Students, $15 at the door, advance $12; children 12 and under, $5.

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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOTICE Families, clubs, churches and businesses are invited to do a Heritage Page to be on permanent display at Biggar Museum. Share your history!

Do yours prior to the centennial celebrations!

For more information call 948-3451 or visit museum 1 - 5 p.m., Monday Friday.

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SOLD EXAMPLES Bengough - 22 1/4’s Bethune - 2 1/4’s Blaine Lake - 245 acres Cupar - 5 1/4s Davidson - 6 1/4’s Elfross – 18 1/4’s Emerald – 22 1/4’s Eastend - 2 1/4’s Grenfell - 3 1/4’s Harwarden - 1 1/4’s Lestock - 5 1/4’s Lake Alma – 9 1/4’s Marcelin - 7 1/4’s Moose Jaw - 8 1/4’s Nokomis - 8 1/4’s Ogema - 36 1/4’s Prince Albert - 1 1/4’s Saskatoon - 2 1/4's Semans - 7 1/4’s Simpson - 10 acres Viscount - 3 1/2 Wadena - 4 1/4’s Wakaw West - 41/4’s Watrous/Young 30 1/2 Mobile Home Park Weyburn - 21 1/4’s Call DOUG 306-955-2266 EMAIL: saskfarms@shaw.ca Letter of Appreciation When we were approached by Mr. Doug Rue of Freshwater Holdings in July 2011, it was an opportunity for us to sell our farmland at a very fair price.

Mr. Rue visited our home and he explained the process, w h i c h went forward very quickly. We received payment on September 15, 2011. We appreciated Mr. Rue’s friendly and understanding manner.

There were no difficulties and he kept in touch throughout the transaction.

HOUSES FOR SALE

SERVICES

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 Need somebody to tend bar at your function, wedding, anniversary, etc. Contact Biggar Arts Council members, Denise, 948-5146 or Marilyn, 948-2792. tfn CRIMINAL RECORD? Guaranteed record removal since 1989.

Con¿dential.

Fast. Affordable. Our A+ BBB rating assures employment/ travel freedom. Call for free information booklet. 1-8-NOWPARDON (1-866-972-7366).

RemoveYourRecord.com.

MoneyProvider.com. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-7761660.

PAWN SHOP ONLINE: GET CASH FAST! Sell or Get a Loan for your Watch, Jewelry, Gold, Diamonds, Art or Collectibles - From Home! ONLINE: www.

PAWNUP.com or Toll-Free: 1-888-435-7870.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron. Drop off at the Biggar Land¿ll OR contact Quentin Sittler at 658-2132 3tfn Main Street Garage Sale is accepting donations of all items in clean and working condition.

Please phone 948-1773 or 9485393. Pickup available.

32tfn WANTED: Buying all wild fur coyotes etc, Antlers and old traps. Phone Bryon at 306-2782425 or Phil at 306-278-2299.

Two serviced lots, side by side in Biggar, 100’x140’, $79,900. Call 717-4681 (cell) 5tfn FOR SALE. 55 PLUS ACTIVE ADULT Living. Large Ground Level Townhomes. 306 241 0123 www.diamondplace.ca.

LAKEVIEW HOMES & Lots Vernon BC. Lake Okanagan.

Private Beach. Dock. Trees.

Meadows. WildÀowers. Birds.

Trails.

Reasonably priced custom home construction.

Architectural Guidelines. Build now or later. Ten minutes to town-center. Lots from $219,000.

Houses from $499,000.

Vendor ¿nancing available.

Call Scott 250.558.4795 www.

AdventureBayVernon.com.

LAND FOR SALE

FOR RENT Charter/ Sherwood Apartments 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

PERSONAL DATING SERVICE. Long-term/ short-term relationships. Free to try! 1-877-297-9883. Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or 1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call 1-866-311-9640 or #5015. Meet local single ladies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+).

HEALTH/ WELLNESS Classi¿ed Ads Work

R.M. OF BIGGAR NO. 347 SEASONAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR The Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 is presently accepting applications for the Outside Maintenance Worker for seasonal.

Applicants must hold a valid driver’s license.

Experience operating various equipment would be an asset.

Please forward applications by February 14, 2012, stating experience, expected salary and at least two references to: R.M. of Biggar No. 347 Box 280, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Phone: (306) 948-2422 Fax: (306) 948-2250 Email: rm347@sasktel.net The R.M. of Biggar thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Duperow Co-op requires an

Agronomist or Ag-Manager The position involves…

• Recommending economic solutions to agronomic problems, including seed, crop protection, equipment.

• Managing a chem shed and inventory compliant with law and industry standards.

• Tracking sales and programs.

• Working with suppliers.

• Working with Co-op Ag-Team, and the Co-op Retailing System.

• Other duties.

Duperow Co-op is a farm supply located right in the farming community. It is well supported by community farmers and has been a proÀtable Co-op, returning savings to its members. Advancement from Duperow Co-op to other retails and CRS positions is available.

Compensation is competitive, based on qualiÀcations and experience. BeneÀts program includes Superannuation, Disability, and Dental.

For information or to apply…

Call Ted Craig, Manager Duperow Co-op Box 8 Duperow, SK S0K 1L0 Fax: 948-2707 Phone: 948-2706 Email: duperowco-op@sasktel.net

REAL ESTATE

WANTED

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

$10 CASH BACK for every pound you lose. Herbal Magic.

Lose Weight Guaranteed! Call Herbal Magic now at 1-800827-8975 for more information.

Limited time offer.

WORK FROM YOUR CASTLE! Do you have 10 hrs a week?

Teach over the internet. Free online training. Flexible hours.

Great retirement income. www. key2wellness4all.com

CAREER TRAINING Green careers are the wave of the future. Prepare to enter this exciting ¿eld with environmental sciences training at Lakeland College’ s Vermilion campus.

Choose from four diploma majors. Want a degree?

Lakeland’ s environmental management applied degree is one of only six programs in the country accredited by ECO Canada. Visit www. lakelandcollege.ca or phone 1 800 661 6490, ext. 8579.

Heavy Equipment Operator Training monthly courses Dozer, Grader, Excavator, Loader, Scraper. Tuition is $9700.00 Practicum Training Institute (306)955-0079 www. practicumtraininginstitute.ca E-mail: pti@sasktel.net

Place a classified by phone or online!

948-3344

Career Opportunity

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR Biggar & District Credit Union requires a full-time Administrative Coordinator to coordinate activities and provide support in the areas of Technology, Compliance, Marketing, Human Resources and Administration.

The Position: This position reports to the VP Support Services. The applicant must be Áexible to accommodate special projects deadlines and/or peak work-load periods.

QualiÀcations: • Experience in Excel, Word, and general PC operations • Knowledge of basic accounting principles and practices • Experience in coordinating and managing projects • Positive attitude towards learning and change • Must show initiative and be able to work independently • Minimum Grade 12 education.

Compensation: The salary for the position will be commensurate with qualiÀcations and experience. Biggar & District Credit Union is an employer-of-choice with a competitive compensation package that includes group beneÀts and matched pension plan, as well as a Health Care Spending Allowance.

Closing: Interested applicants must submit their resume by January 27, 2012 to: Biggar & District Credit Union P. O. Box 670 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Attn: Human Resources Email: cathy.archibald@biggar.cu.sk.ca We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

16 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Career Opportunity

MEMBER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE

Biggar Community Connections supports individuals with physical and/or mental challenges, in their residence and in their community.

Casual 12 hour shifts, nights and days are available.

Starting wage is $13.00/hour with yearly increases.

Interested applicants may apply online to bcgh@sasktel. net or fax to 948-3426 or mail to Box 1690, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0. Contact Lynn at 948-3472 for more information.

Part time dishwasher/kitchen help wanted. Apply to Maggie at Snow White Restaurant, Biggar.

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SASKATOON HOTSHOT TRANSPORTER is now hiring 3/4 and one TON trucks for R.V. hauling throughout Canada and the U.S. Year round work, lots of miles and home time, fuel subsidies, bene¿ts, excellent earnings. 306-653-8675. www. saskatoonhotshot.com 2p4

DEPOSIT SERVICES/INVESTMENTS SPECIALIST The Position: Biggar & District Credit Union requires an investment representative to grow and develop member relations by promoting investment and deposit products that meet the needs of our members. This position reports to the VP Service Delivery.

QualiÀcations: • A mutual fund licence, or the commitment to work towards one • A background in the Ànancial services industry, and an understanding of the marketplace and Ànancial markets • Effective communication skills and the ability to market our investment products • A positive attitude towards continuous learning and development Compensation: We offer a very competitive compensation structure, 8% matched superannuation, and comprehensive group beneÀts with a Health Care Spending Allowance. We also offer a Áexible, fun and challenging work environment.

Interested applicants must submit their resume by January 27, 2012 to: Cathy Archibald, Human Resources Biggar & District Credit Union P. O. Box 670 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Ph: 306-948-3352 Fax: 306-948-2053 Email: cathy.archibald@biggar.cu.sk.ca We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Border CIty RV is currently looking for Marine Mechanic.

Mercury, Mercruiser, Evinrude experience an asset. Fax resume to Ken @ 780-875-3109.

Casual Position - Career Opportunity We require a Casual Member Services Representative for our Biggar and Perdue Branches.

The Position: This position reports to the Member Services Team Leader. The core function of the position is to respond to members’ needs by delivering cash services and other Credit Union products and services, and to promote member use of the Credit Union. The successful applicant may also be required to work occasionally at the Perdue Branch.

QualiÀcations: The position requires an individual that is confident, has a positive attitude toward learning and change, shows initiative, can work independently, and is friendly, outgoing and reliable.

Minimum Grade 12 education is required. A working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and general PC operations, as well as cash-handling experience, would be considered beneficial.

Compensation: The salary for the position will be commensurate with qualiÀcations and experience.

Interested applicants must submit their resume by January 27, 2012 to: Biggar & District Credit Union P. O. Box 670 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Attn: Cathy Archibald, Human Resources Email: cathy.archibald@biggar.cu.sk.ca We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

Required immediately sheet metal journeyman and apprentices for 6 - 8 month commercial projects in the area.

A construction site access drug and alcohol test is required prior to employment. Fax resume and the required documentation to 780-447-2758.

HAZCO Environmental Services is seeking a Sales Representative to join our sales team. Work from your home town and grow professionally with one of the largest oil and gas service companies in the industry. CCS is welcoming resumes for the position of Sales Representative for our Saskatchewan area.

Please visit our website at www.ccscorporation.ca or submit your applications to Resumes@hazco.com

Kingland Ford - Journeyman Small Engine Technician wanted Rigging boats packages, repairs & maintenance on ATV, Marine, Power Equipment and Motorcycles. Email resume: employment@kinglandford.com fax:1(867)-874-2843 12014CV00

DOG LOVERS! Enjoy a healthy, pro¿table career as a professional dog trainer.

Government accredited program - student loans + grants available. www.wonderdogs. bc.ca/careers/ 1-800-961-6616 NEED A HOME PHONE? Cable TV or High Speed Internet? We Can Help. Everyone Approved.

Call Today. 1-877-852-1122 Protel Reconnect

Speedway Moving Systems Requires O/O for our 1 ton and 3 ton Àeets to transport RVs throughout N. America. We offer competitive rates and Co. Fuel cards. Paid twice monthlydirect deposit. Must have clean abstract and ability to cross border.1-866-736-6483; www. speedwaymovingsystems.com

SASKATCHEWAN WORKERS WANTED CARSON ENERGY SERVICES, a Flint Company is seeking workers. Carson is hiring trade professionals for various locations in Saskatchewan. We offer competitive wages and bene¿ts! Please apply at www. Àintenergy.jobs or call (866)463-5468

Please arrange to pick up your photos that have been submitted for publication.

.…thanks, The Independent

THE BIGGAR INDEPENDENT

on NEWSSTANDS at…

• Leslie’s Drugstore • Pharmasave • Super A Foods • Shop Easy Food • Quick Stop • Esso 414 • Weasie’s Gourmet Blends • Feudal Co-op, Perdue • A & D Foods, Perdue If you DO NOT receive your Independent in a timely manner, please call your local post office or Canada Post @ 1-866-607-6301

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 17

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

Business & Professional …

FOR RENT

REAL ESTATE

BIGGAR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Saskatoon

Housing for families and seniors Rent based on income

Call: 948-2101

DUANE NEUFELDT Licensed For: • Residential • Acreage • Farm

Serving BIGGAR and Area

ELECTRICAL

306-948-8055

BIGGAR ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION SERVICES

Fax: 306-948-2763 www.DuaneNeufeldt.com

The sign you want. The agent you need.

Authorized Appliance Depot Electrical Wiring Trenching Licensed Journeyman Adrian de Haan

Tim Hammond Realty Licenced for:

•Farm •Residential •Commercial •Acreage

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

948-5291

948-5052 (office)

PHILLIPS ELECTRIC

Cell 948-9168 www.TimHammond.ca www.FarmsofCanada.com

Tim Hammond, BSA, P.Ag., Broker

Proud to handle Biggar’s Real Estate Needs

Tim Hammond Realty

• Residence • Commercial Wiring For free estimates Ph: 948-5393

HOME IMPROVEMENTS “The Dream Machine”

Residential & Commercial Painting contact…

NCM Home Maintenance - Nick Maguire -

948-3325 948-4558 (cell) or The Design Goddess - Heather Hawkins -

948-3702 948-7958 (cell) McCARTY CONSTRUCTION • Commercial • Residential • Design Builder • Insurance Claims • Renovations • Drafting Service

“Big or Small -We Do Them All”

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

Licenced Journeyman Carpenters Troy McCarty 948-5627 (H) 948-9280 (C) Mitch McCarty 373-8254 (H) Serving Biggar ... Since 1968

948-5052 (office)

Northland Foaming

Licenced for: •Residential

Cell: 306-221-6888

Spray Foam

Cell 948-7995 www.TimHammond.ca http://Cari.TimHammond.ca

Cari McCarty Residential Sales

Biggar’s Top Performing Residential Agent

Tim Hammond Realty

PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL

For all your home, business and rural needs Owners/Operators • Travis Young • Dallas Young • Claude Young

Licenced for: •Farm •Acreage •Residential • Commercial

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

Biggar, Sask.

948-5052 (office)

948-3389

Cell 948-4478

Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

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

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Bear Hills Rural Development Corporation Box 327 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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!

Helping you Help yourself

For all your glass needs,

Kent Dubreuil, E.D.O. Phone: 306-948-2295 Fax: 306-948-5050

104 - 2 Ave. West Biggar nd

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timat Call us for… es • Insurance jobs • Renovations • New home building • Drywall & Painting • Flooring (hardwood, ceramic, etc.)

• Residential/Commercial • CertiÀed installer for Logix ICF

HANDY JIM SERVICES

available to do…

• painting & Ӿnishing • decks & small buildings • light plumbing • windows & doors • laminate & hardwood ӿoors • general repairs

948-4846

Call Jim @ 948-3333

Insulation

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!

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

306-717-2818 www.madgerooÀng.com Biggar, Sask.

MANUFACTURING

Bear Hills Rentals & Machine Works • Machine Shop Service • Rentals • MASTER FEEDS dealer • COMMERCIAL SOLUTION Ag Parts dealer • Drive line parts & service • KANE VET supplier

Phone: 948-4844 Fax: 948-4845

A Sign of

ADVERTISING is an investment in your business.

MANUFACTURING CWB CertiÀed Light Fabrication Mobile Welding

HEALTH/ WELLNESS Your Healthy Living

Weight Loss & Wellness Centre

230 - 1st Ave. W., Biggar Phone: 948-7117 email: chase14welding@sasktel.net

SEED CLEANING

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

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

948-2807 or

Call: Bill: Dale:

948-5609 948-5394

Plant located 8 miles south of Biggar on Hwy #4, ¼ mile west on Triumph Rd.

Phoenix M4 Mobile Grain cleaning and sizing

Michelle Spuzak, R.M.T. (NHPC member) NEW LOCATION… 114 - 2nd Ave. W., BIGGAR

Services available…

• Shamanic Healing • Psychosomatic Therapy • Massage • Emotional Release Therapy

~ Gift CertiÅcates ~ Evening, Saturday and in-home appointments available.

948-2548 or 948-9710

WTSL MOBILE GRAIN SERVICE Box 917, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

Wayne Dollansky 306-948-7247 Custom Combining JD9770 - together with -

with draper or hydraÁex headers

McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED CLEANING

Custom Cleaning of H.R.S. & C.P. S. Wheat

Phone: 948-5678

DENTAL DR. GLENN RIEKMAN Dentist 115 - 1st Ave. W. Rosetown, Sask.

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Phone: 882-2123 Emergency (after hours) 882-2006

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.

Ladies Only

30 min.

Circuit Gym …owned and operated by Diane Larouche Ellard

Located in the Nova Wood Centre (back entrance) 104 - 6th Ave. E., Biggar

948-2208 NEW BEGINNINGS WELLNESS CENTRE “Putting PERSONAL back into fitness training!”

Wayne Baldwin, W

NO Certified Fitness Trainer, N Health Consultant, OPE NaturalPhysical Therapy Aide Over 20 years resistance training experience!

• Personalized Fitness/Nutrition Programs • One-on-One PersonalTraining • Injury Prevention and Rehab • Active Isolated Stretching • Limited Memberships to Private Fitness Studio Gift Certificates available.

Visit us @ 219 - 4th Ave. East, Biggar Where you can feel right at home!

Phone… 948-2548 Cell… 948-8048

EYE CARE

Kirk Ewen Doctor of Optometry

306-948-3408

Qualilty!

• Wood, metal, plastic signs • Vehicle & window graphics • Banners, stickers and Magnetic signs

Jerry Muc Phone: 948-2958 Fax:

948-5699

Contact 948-3344 to have your business listed, ask for SPECIAL rates

In Biggar Every Tuesday.

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments…

1-855-651-3311

18 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

Business & Professional LEGAL SERVICES

ACCOUNTING

SERVICES

AUTOMOTIVE

Rebel Landscaping

BUSSE LAW PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B. 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

948-3346 …serving your community since 1972

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, Treena Sikora look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

306-948-5352 or 306-244-9865

223 Main Street Biggar Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO

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

INVESTMENTS

948-3376 after hours George: 948-4042 Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar

Financial Planning Estate Planning Life Insurance 222 Main Street 306 948 5377

info@twhÀnancial.ca www.twhÀnancial.ca

948-3996 Open Monday-Saturday Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

TIRES

100% handwash “Where we do it all for you!!”

• Detailing • Vortex Spray-In Box Liners • Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring • Auto Accessories • Trailer Rentals

948-1722 1st Ave. West, Biggar

948-2700

INSURANCE

Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer Open: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. • 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

B IG G AR I NSU RAN C E S E RVICES

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Anne G. Livingston

CertiÀed Custom Picture Framer • photographs • paintings • art prints • memorabilia • collages, etc.

Call Anne @ 948-7274 greengables2@sasktel.net

Check out our new website: classicmakings.ca

Biggar

Judy Judy Kahovec: Kahovec…

882-4313, Cellcell 831-7935 306-882-4313, 831-7935 Carey Krchov: 882-3213

Carey Krchov…882-3213

948-3381 NORTHLAND PAINTING and SANDBLASTING •Texas Gates •Spray Foam Insulation •Sandblasting & Painting •Internal Coatings g •Rock Guard Coatings

Mobile Units Office: 948-2805 05 Cell: 948-6062 email: northland83@yourlink.ca

The Country Clipper • 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

Pssst...Did you hear that you can still buy REGAL? Independent Rep

www.sask.shopregal.ca

in Biggar Insurance Bldg.

Ph: 237-4777

Email: saskregal@sasktel.net

THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Cliff Forsyth

ACCOUNTING

Garry A. Faye Chartered Accountant Notary Public 201B-2nd Ave. West P. O. Box 1480 Biggar, Sask.

Phone: 948-5133

Call me to Ànd out more about how The Plan™ can help you prosper now …and over time.

JIM VANCHA, PAg Consultant (306) 948-4393 jim.vancha@ investorsgroup.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

ELMER DOVE

Chartered Accountant Credit Union Building 302 Main Street P. O. Box 1750 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

948-2222 or 948-2029

To fax…stop in at The Independent

Let Vortex protect your truck and your investment with the Vortex Seamless Sprayed on Liner System Prairieland Collision Rosetown, Sask.

306-882-2289

YH Truck, Ag & Auto

Photos by Jocelyn Portraits, Family, Weddings & Sports Photography Biggar, Sask.

www.photosbyjocelyn.com

306-948-2814

• Heavy truck parts • Agriculture parts • Automotive parts & accessories www.yhtruckagauto.com

521 Main St., Biggar 948-2109

Wood and Steel Buildings Floor & Trusses GEORGE STAHL (306) 948-3776 cell: (306) 260-6503 Ph:

Box 736, Biggar

Phone:

948-5600

Mr. John G. Smith Handyman/Drayman Available for …

Local Moving/Hauling jobs

Phone: 948-3856

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Residential Commercial Automotive

For FREE estimates or enquiries CALL Wayne or Dorothy at

948-5678

BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE 216 Main St., Biggar

Battery Chargers Electric Fencers Repaired/Rebuilt/ Built

Phillips Radio Shop 109 Main St., Biggar

948-2442

HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Bob Kobelsky

658-4474, Landis, SK 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

Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 6 pm.

2 mi N on Hwy #4, 2-½ mi E on Golf Course Rd.

Contact Nancy Duns

304 Main St., Biggar

LG, Frigidaire, Shaw, Bell, Xplornet Internet Dealer; and Your authorized SaskTel Mobility and High Speed Internet Dealer

Fax: 948-2484

• Jackets • Windsuits • Shirts • Hunting Gear • Bunnyhugs • Caps • Toques • Bags

• cut trim and removal • post holes • landscaping • cement removal • trenching • holes for piles • driveways • garage pads • basements

Your authorized

Panasonic, Samsung,

Phone:

Ivan Young, Tree services available…

SERVICES

948-3955

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Phone: 948-2204 or 948-3886

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING SERVICES

• Snow Removal • Fences …and much more

Sewing & Embroidery

KRF Automotive Detail Centre

227 - 1 Ave. East, Biggar

Wealth Consultant

• Topsoil • Lawn Care • Leveling • Sod • Patio Blocks

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701 - 4 Ave. E., Biggar

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100-128-4th Ave. South, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1M8

• Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting

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Owned & operated by Kevin Fick

Optometrists

948-2879, evenings 948-7207, daytime Ed Kolenosky

M & N REPAIR

SGI Safety Inspection Auto Repair

DR. KRUEGER, KENDALL & WILSON

• 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

Service Truck Full Mechanical Service Mon - Fri • 8 a.m.-5 p.m. phone: George

Heavy Truck Repair

OPTOMETRISTS

Phone: 244-7464 for appointment

SERVICES

MONARCH MEATS Modern Licenced Abbatoir • custom slaughter, cut and wrapping • sausage making, curing and smoking

• sides of Pork & Beef available

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THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 19

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

Another year to year decrease in the number of EI recipients in Saskatchewan The number of Saskatchewan people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits has dropped year-over-year for the 20th consecutive month.

There were 9,600 beneficiaries receiving regular EI benefits in Saskatchewan in November 2011, a decrease of 3,250 compared to a year ago. Sas-

katchewan had a 2.2 per cent decrease in the total number of claims from a year ago, the fourth largest decrease among provinces.

“The latest drop in the number of EI recipients from Saskatchewan reflects the continued strength of our province’s labour market,” Advanced Education, Employment

and Immigration Minister Rob Norris said January 19.

When expressed as a percentage of the total labour force population, Saskatchewan has the second fewest number of people receiving EI benefits in Canada at 1.2 per cent. Alberta is the lowest at 1.0 per cent.

In Regina, the number

Selective Sask Party announcement ignores cattle loss: NDP T h e Ja n u a r y 1 8 a n nouncement by the minister of agriculture failed to address the serious issue of declining numbers of livestock in the province, say the NDP. The total number of cattle on Saskatchewan farms has dropped by 370,000 head to 3.06 million in July, down from 3.43 million in July, 2007.

The number of pigs has also dropped dramatically, now only 825,000, representing a steady decline from more than 1.3 million in 2007.

“Fortunately, cattle prices are strong and Saskatchewan is the home

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of some of the best beef in the world,” said Cathy Sproule, NDP agriculture critic. “But our producers and our province aren’t going to benefit with a shrinking inventory and rising input costs.”

Sproule added that Alberta is surging ahead with an increase in their cattle population putting that province’s inventory at 5.5 million head.

“More honesty about the challenges our producers are facing today would be refreshing,” said Sproule.

“An approach that addresses the decline would be more beneficial to producers.”

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of regular EI beneficiaries decreased by 430 (-35.2 per cent) and in Saskatoon, the number of regular EI beneficiaries decreased by 490 (-26.9 per cent). Regina currently holds the lowest unemployment rate among Canadian cities at 3.8 per cent, Saskatoon is ranked fifth lowest at 5.4 per cent.

“With one of the fastest growing economies in the country, a growing population and with a low unemployment rate, we look forward to even more opportunities in the future for both workers and employers,” Norris said.

Winter Sun Safety In the bright, sunny days of summer you automatically apply sunscreen whenever you spend time outside.

But what about the bright, sunny days of winter?

Sunscreen is often solely associated with the summer, but the UV rays in the winter can actually be more dangerous. The UV rays become even more intense as they reflect off of the snow. So before you head off for a walk, to shovel snow or go skiing, remember to protect your skin that is not covered by winter gear.

Apply sunscreen.

For toll-free health information 24 hours a day.

Please call 1-888-425-4444(TTY) if you have hearing or speech difficulties Smokers Helpline 1-877-513-5333 or www.smokefree.ca Questions about Medication? Call 1-800-665-DRUG (3784). Ask questions online www.usask.ca/druginfo Mental Health & Addictions Centralized Intake Line 1-866-268-9139 Monday to Friday 8:00 am—4:30 pm

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