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Heartland Regional Health Authority approves 2014-15 operational plan The Heartland Regional Health Authority (HRHA) approved a balanced operating budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year at its meeting on June 5 in Davidson.

The board also approved the 2014-15 operational plan. The operational plan and budget are aligned with the 2014-15 Provincial Health System Plan and the corresponding strategic priorities for the region.

This year’s budget is focused on the four strategic priorities outlined in the vision for the Saskatchewan health system: Better Health; Better Care; Better Value; Better Teams.

Throughout the process of Hoshin Kanri, the management team and board identified two top Heartland Health Region program priorities for 2014-15: 1.) Emergency Medical Services; 2.) Long Term Care/Seniors Care Other areas of operational focus for 2014-15 are: Financial Imperative • The region will monitor and take corrective actions as required to achieve a balanced budget for 201415.

• The region will closely monitor attendance management reports and

take corrective actions when targets are not being met.

Accreditation Status • The region will submit evidence of compliance with a number of standards flagged by Accreditation Canada by November 30 in order to maintain an accredited status.

Patient Safety and Staff Safety • The Health region will monitor and report on the incidence of patient and staff injury and harm in the workplace at least monthly and develop corrective action plans when targets are not met.

“These continue to be exciting and challenging times for the Heartland Health Region,” said Richard Anderson, Board Chair for Heartland Health Region. “We will open three new facilities in Rosetown, Biggar, and Kerrobert this year. We are making progress on recruitment of physicians to the region. Our EMS service is experiencing serious human resource and logistical challenges.

We are confident that we are moving in the right direction toward the development of a sustainable primary

care model for our rural communities. To have continued progress on this journey we will need strong collaboration between health professionals and our community partners.”

The region was able to end the 2013-14 year with a modest surplus. While Heartland’s budget will see an overall funding increase of 4.4 per cent or $3,806,000 in 2014-15, this won’t address the financial pressures the region is facing.

Heartland must find $1.495 million in efficiencies to balance the budget for 2014-15. Heartland’s plan is to realize efficiencies through: Administrative savings; Increased use of shared services coordinated by 3SHealth and other provincial partners; Attendance Management/ Workforce Optimization; Vacancy Management and position review; Review of staffing levels; Restriction on travel, accommodation, and meeting expenses; Reviews of variation and appropriateness of care.

This is the fifth consecutive year of significant efficiency target reductions to produce balanced budgets in the health region.

The Saskatchewan Health System’s Lean …see Heartland pg 3

Sharpening the skills . . . A Biggar Central School Blazer scampers for the end zone, Friday at the Rec Complex during an inter-squad game. The Blazer’s were hitting the field, tuning up their gridiron skills in preparation for the new school year season in a few months. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Haute Barbecue . . . Biggar Central School 2000 Community Council celebrated the end of another successful school year by holding a family barbecue, June 11. Hot dogs, hamburgers . . . classic open fire cuisine, all to thank students, parents and area residents for their support of school activities and positive education initiatives.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Credit Union asks for patience during renovations The Biggar and District Credit Union will be getting a needed facelift to the Main Street location, and this Monday, patrons will be asked to make some minor changes Trailers have been moved into the Credit Union’s parking lot, so the reno’s can take place. Customers are being asked to go to these temporary facilities to conduct their banking.

The Credit Union says there will be no disruption to services or products on offer. They apologize for any inconvenience, and are offering a chance for clients and visitors to join them for a coffee in their trailer deck.

Renovations will begin

shortly and are scheduled for completion in the late fall. With renovations, however, you never know.

“I’m hoping maybe the end of October,” Owen Nicklin of the Credit Union explains, “but it’s probably the end of the year.”

Anyone who knows anything about renovations, knows you can never plan a definitive date of completion, and Nicklin and the Credit Union are asking for patience. The benefit, when completed, will be obvious to Credit Union members.

“We’re facelifting the original part [of the building] - the tellers’ counters, the lenders, the Wealth Management

area,” he said. “We’re updating the heating and electrical systems because it’s very old, very inefficient. There are eight furnaces downstairs, so [when completed] we’ll have one rooftop unit and a boiler - it will be more environmentally friendly.”

And cost-effective. The Credit Union, operating in Biggar since 1949, has been at its current Main Street location since 1966. An expansion took place in 1975, with further enlargements to building and services over the years, culminating in the last major growth in 2010.

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Burning up the track, leaping, then laughing - that was the order of the day as St. Gabriel School held their annual track and Àeld day at the Rec Complex, June 13. Encouraged to give it everything they had, the young athletes were soon festooned with ribbons and smiles everyone was a winner, everyone had fun. Let’s face it, burning up some energy outside sure beats sitting at a desk in a classroom!

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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CWB completes acquisition of Prairie West Terminal CWB is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Prairie West Terminal Ltd (PWT).

The transaction completion follows a May 30 meeting where Prairie West Terminal shareholders voted 99.5 per cent in favour of the transaction.

“CWB’s acquisition of Prairie West Terminal is another key step in CWB’s strategy to create a network of assets across Western Canada and we are extremely happy with the confidence that Prairie West shareholders have placed in CWB,” said CWB president and CEO Ian White. “We have always valued farmers, and the solid support we’ve received through this vote tells us farmers and the community like the direction CWB is headed.”

PWT facilities included in the acquisition include “The Concrete” (located between the communities of Dodsland and Plenty), Kindersley, Plenty, Luseland and Dodsland.

Together, the facilities include over 78,000 metric tonnes of storage, a high capacity grain cleaning line, high throughput dryer, colour sorters and high throughput rail loading.

“CWB now has both feet firmly planted on the ground in Western Canada,” added White.

“Farmers can be assured that all Prairie West Terminal contracts will be honoured by CWB, and CWB customers can continue to sign up CWB contracts and deliver CWB-contracted grain to each of Prairie West’s facilities. This is businessas-usual for all of Prairie West’s current and future customers.”

All tonnes delivered to PWT facilities will be eligible for an equity interest in CWB under CWB’s Farmer Equity Plan. Through this plan, farmers who deliver against CWB contracts to any Prairie elevator will be eligible for an ownership stake in CWB (after privatization).

Safely seated . . . Wee Ethan Quessy, with mom, Jennifer, goes over a checklist of items with Heartland Health’s Brenda Anderson, left, and Michelle Meschinshnick. The Safety Seat Clinic was held at

the Biggar Fire Hall with certified personnel. New regulations will be taking effect soon, so the clinic was an important “piece of mind” for parents. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

… Heartland, cont. from front page transformation agenda continues support to build the capacities needed to bend the cost curve in health care while producing better outcomes for

patients.

“The health regions and our partners are working as one system to achieve the vision articulated in the 2009 Patient First Review,” explained

Heartland CEO, Greg Cummings.

“Our board’s continued focus on access to Primary Care along with Emergency Medical Services and care of the elderly

demonstrates a solid understanding of the biggest challenges currently facing the very rural communities that the Heartland Health Region serves.”

Acacia No. 3, OES honours 70-year member at OfÀcial Visit A huge turnout of Star members from across the province attend the official visit of the Worthy Grand Matron Wilma McKee and Worthy Grand Patron Bruce Lambert of Saskatchewan at Acacia Chapter No. 3, Order of the Eastern Star, June 11.

Members from International General Grand Chapter, Saskatchewan Grand Chapter and subordinate chapters attended from Melfort, Assiniboia,

Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Lloydminster, Unity, Kindersley, Lanigan, Regina, North Battleford, Moose Jaw and Biggar.

Regular business was dealt with; namely, Meota Tea on July 26; Picnic in Park in Moose Jaw on July 18; Peace Gardens bus tour in August 8-10; Branson Tour in October; as well as the many official visits of other chapters in Saskatchewan; anniversary celebrations; and Homecoming of Worthy Grand Matron

Worthy Matron Vera McNeil, Worthy Grand Matron Wilma McKee; 70-year OES member recipient, Ada Webb, third from left; and Urla

(WGM) and Worthy Grand Patron (WGP) in October.

Congratulations were extended to Eric ‘Rick’ Rann on his election as Associate Grand Patron of Saskatchewan at Grand Chapter held in Saskatoon in April.

Acacia had held a successful bake sale during Town and Country Fair Days. We continue to collect stamps and pop can tabs to sell with proceeds going towards cancer dressings, wheel

chairs, walkers, et cetera, We have donated to Biggar Skating Club community calendar.

Members had attended the celebration of life for Margaret McKinley and visited those in hospital.

Acacia presented a monetary donation to the WGM and WGP special project for this year of Ronald McDonald House and its expansion in Saskatoon and are collecting needed items for residents. The WGM and WGP recognized t h o s e officers holding the honoured stations and spoke on the significance of our Eastern Star work and Ronald McDonald House. They were able to enjoy an afternoon of visiting with many of our active and shut-in members.

W G M Tyler, daughter of Ada Webb, right. (Sub- W i l m a mitted photo) M c K e e presented

This was truly a highlight of the afternoon.

All adjourned to the lower hall for a delicious cold plate supper and exchange of greetings and fellowship.

Ada Webb with her 70year membership pin on behalf of the Grand Chapter of Saskatchewan.

She was also presented with a corsage and many good wishes from Acacia.

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For progress to happen, change must be made I was reading a commentary written by Kevin Avram, who sits of the Board of Directors of the Prairie Policy Centre. Avram was talking about change and progress.

“We like progress. And because we do, there aren’t very many of us who would give up flush toilets, penicillin, or automatic washing machines.”

He goes on to relate the story of the Industrial Age in Britain and the Ludites who fought against mechanization. The Ludites thought that unemployment would be a result of progress. Actually, mechanization created more employment and more products were available to more people. There were more than 10,000 people at work in the British cotton industry when it was mechanized. Three decades later a Parliamentary inquiry found that the industry employed more than 200,000 people.

The reduced selling prices brought about by mechanization meant those who would never have been able to afford finished cotton products could purchase an abundant supply at low prices. To meet that demand thousands of workers were needed.

He goes on to compare the Canadian health care industry to the resistance the Ludites faced. In some parts of the country people are waiting a year or more for medical treatment. Despite this, many are dug-in in their opposition to healthcare reform, incorrectly assuming that a lack of change reflects stability or reliability. In fact, an unwillingness to change represents a lack of vision for the future and an inordinate preoccupation with the past.

Progress and change will happen. It’s how the change is managed and the willingness of the stakeholders to participate in the process that will determine whether the vision for the future is indeed a vision or just a stop gap.

P.H.

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They MUST be signed, approximately 300 words in length and are subject to editing.

For Canada, a strong economy and healthy environment can co-exis

by Christopher Ragan, associate professor of economics at McGill University and a Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute.

Every decade or so, Canadians come together to embark on a major policy project that changes the direction of their economy. Although there are many debates along the way, and ongoing problems to solve, Canadians have shown themselves to be pretty good at developing sound public policy.

What will be our next big project?

In the 1950 and 1960s, Canadians across the country decided to create a public health care system, following Saskatchewan’s pioneering reforms in the late 1940s. These changes were very controversial at the time, with many doctors opposing the “socialization” of services that were previously provided mostly on a private, for-profit basis. A half-century later, despite

the many problems that plague our health care system, the vast majority of us believe that universal access to publicly provided health care is the right thing for Canada.

In the 1980s, we pursued free trade with the United States and later with Mexico. Many still remember the federal election of 1988, when Prime Minister Brian Mulroney put his job on the line to win acceptance of his free-trade vision. That election was particularly heated and divisive.

Yet 25 years later, Canadians instinctively recognize the benefits of freer trade, and agree that improved access to foreign markets is crucial to our continued prosperity. No political party would now contemplate reversing our existing trade agreements.

In the mid-1990s, after a decade of debating the problems of high government budget

deficits, Canadians finally realized that enough was enough and that we had come too close to the “debt wall.”

Many sacrifices and difficult choices were made, and provincial and federal budget deficits soon tumbled.

Canadians now have an international reputation as prudent fiscal managers and, along with their politicians, accept the case for ongoing fiscal responsibility.

Over the years, Canadians have confronted their economic challenges through discussion and debate and, ultimately, by making sensible policy decisions.

Although our political debates are often highly polarizing, we have been remarkably successful – at least for the big issues – at preventing that polarization from getting in the way of good public policy. We are privileged to live in such a country.

So, what’s next on our policy agenda? I think the next big challenge, and one that needs to be confronted soon, is coming to grips with the close relationship between a strong economy and a healthy environment. And we need to think carefully about the kinds of policy actions necessary for improving both. But doing so will involve a major change in our thinking.

For too long we have viewed the economy and the environment as competing objectives, and it is easy to see why. If your income is earned in the forestry sector, cutting trees adds to current income and protecting them clearly lowers it. If you are in mining or chemicals or metals production, policies that force you to reduce your toxic waste increase your costs and reduce your current profits.

But this view of a

trade-off between the economy and the environment only makes sense in the extreme short term.

The same short-run logic would suggest that investment in better machinery should be avoided because it is bad for current profits, or that costly research and development activities are similarly bad for business. The truth, of course, is that investment and R&D get done because firms take a longer-run view; their costly investment today is sensible because it permits them to make greater profits in the future.

Now consider how a clean environment benefits us all. Many of us earn income by producing goods and services that rely directly on a healthy environment, such as forestry products, fisheries, agriculture and tourism. All of us benefit from our

enjoyment of nature, whether it is by biking, hiking, canoeing, or countless other outdoor activities.

Environmental policies implemented today need to be seen as investments in our future – investments that yield both a cleaner environment and a stronger economy.

Keeping our air more breathable reduces the future costs of our public health care system, and frees up resources for other things. Better protection of our forests and rivers improves our future potential for a wide range of industries that rely on these natural assets.

Accepting that a strong economy and a healthy environment ultimately go hand in hand is the first step in what could be Canada’s next major economic project. The second step is to explore the kinds of policies we could use to improve both.

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There are many reasons to visit Halifax and the province of Nova Scotia. Other than the lobster, of course. The history, architecture, people, wine country, seafood, driving trails and just in general the atmosphere.

I am not really a museum sort of person, however a visit to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic was a refreshing change.

There are displays that tell of the heritage of Nova Scotia’s Maritimers from the art of building small boats to the steam boats to sails to the World War days. It was two other exhibits that caught and held my attention -- one was the Titanic and the other the Halifax Explosion.

The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable but we all know what really happened with the ship struck an iceberg off the shores of Newfoundland.

The survivors went to New York but Halifax played an important role for those who perished.

This exhibit is well done. You can sit in a deck chair, listen to personal stories and browse the many artifacts. One diorama

shows the difference between the rooms occupied by the crew, second class and first class passengers. Here you will find a child’s pair of leather shoes believed to belong to the Unknown Child. There is also a mortuary bag on display. This bag belonged to Edmund Stone, a 33 year old first class bedroom steward from Southampton.

These bags were handstitched from sails by the sailors on the Mackay-Bennett as bodies were recovered.

They contained personal effects of the victims and were very helpful in identifying the victims.

Five years after the sinking of the Titanic two ships collided in Halifax harbour and exploded. The Mont Blanc was loaded with 2,300 tons of wet and dry picric acid, 200 tons of TNT, 10 tons of gun cotton and 35 tons of benzol -- as you can imagine this was a highly explosive mixture. The Imo, a Norwegian vessel, was bound for New York.

At the entrance to the Narrows, the Imo struck the Mont Blanc on the bow. Fire broke out on the Mont Blanc and drifted ashore, then it exploded.

The Halifax Explosion left 2,000 people dead and 9,000 more were injured. The city was destroyed. Remember, in those days all the buildings were located close to the waterfront.

Children going to school, workmen in the city, families in their homes all died instantly.

Others were blinded from the splintering glass or injured from falling buildings.

It was a horrific disaster and the display of the Halifax Explosion tells the story of the tragedy but also highlights the strength and graciousness of neighbours helping neighbours in a time of need.

The explosion was a tragedy but it is important to learn from these events.

Regulations in the harbour were tightened to improve safety.

Hospital facilities were increased and improved as were public health regulations.

Memorials were set up but the most impressive is the Memorial Bell Tower which overlooks the explosion site. Every year on the anniversary date a service is held there in memory of the victims.

Happy, happy homeowner . . . A new home squeaks into town, Monday, nipping under wires and by parked cars on Fourth Avenue West. Good to see a new house coming into town, and talking to the new homeowner, they’re even happier to finally see it arrive. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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by Bob Mason

Sodium Chloride vs Dextrose Being a 90-yearold kind of kid, now and then a bit of Y.T.’s thoughts turn to some of the tastes he knew as a child, especially candy!

Some peoples styles fade quite a bit as we get older. As a matterof-fact, even though some of our other parts don’t work that good, our tastes seem to be as strong as ever!

I think that the first sugar we ever tasted as children was one of Y.T.’s most unfond memories, and that was when mother gave us a half teaspoon of it with a few drops of very untasty medicine . . . Blah!

Note: That (Blah, again!) medicine really worked though for we were healthy young

brats boys for years afterwards!

I’m sure that some Disticion-cum-SanitaryInspectors would frown on another one of our childhood habits – we used to bug Mother into giving us a slice of peeled potato, which we would roll around in her sugar bowl until it was completely covered with the white stuff before we gulped it down! With all that “no no” sugar, it may not have been the healthiest stuff we ever ate, but it sure was the tastiest!

Some of the kids brought what looked like sweet-coated red berry sandwiches to school now and then, and we always thought that they tasted real good. But

when a worm crawled out of a fellows lunchkit one day, we never did develop much of a taste for rose-hips!

The Christmas concert in our old country school was something else!

The neat, tidy, nicely dressed, clean and well behaved children, and their smiling parents, all glowed with pride, it seemed, as we gathered for that most important school activity of the year, until, when the plays were over, the first carelessly thrown paper bag of candy landed on one of the seats, burst and scattered candy all over the place!

What a change!

Suddenly those neat, tidy, nicely dressed, polite, well behaved children became a crazy mob of young people rushing here and there, bumping each other as they picked up nuts and candy spread all over the floor!

To we young people, the influence of candy was never so evident as it was at our old “something else” Christmas concerts!

As he always does, before starting to scrawl a few lines for The Independent, Y.T. makes

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a short list of pertinent things to write about.

And, like he always does, by the time he has finished the first couple of subjects, there are so many memories revived that before he knows it, he has finished a whole page!

I think that all of us are like that, except that in the confusion of today’s rat-race (work, business, commute, TV, et cetera) a lot of us don’t have time to stop, relax, and let those memories come back!

So, having finished the No. 1 item on that list, knowing darn well that he is going to run out of paper here are a few more of them!

All through the years, many of his peers have criticized Y.T’s sweet tooth by telling him that if he liked candy so much, he would die young. So he’s hanging around to find out!

When we were still quite young (like all other kids!) we scraped the bowl clean after mother had iced a cake, Like everyone else, we developed a taste for some of the oddest things. We sure weren’t the best of students, but every noon hour we stuffed ourselves with the product of nearby “Chokecherry Hill”, compared to studying Calculus!

Heck, we even developed a taste for the raw high-bush cranberries! (Well, if a fellow has to pick ‘em, he might as well eat ‘em, eh?). I tried downing a few of them last year, but somehow, since Y.T. was young, high-

bush cranberries have developed the flavor of a long-dead rabbit!

I’m not sure how that coin ever got there behind a board in Dad’s old homestead shack, Walt and Y.T. found a large Edward VII one cent coin. What a treasure it seemed to use in the early 1930’s!

We walked the five miles into Radisson and bought two “Jawbreakers” at the local store and walked home!

Y.T. can still taste those candies after 80-some years! Those two candies lasted us for weeks! Sometimes I think that we even traded them! We’d roll them around in our mouths for a while, really enjoying them, then put them back in our chaffy pockets ‘till next time!

Again Y.T. wonders what sanitary people would say!

The folks had come West from their homes in Ontario, where we understood they stuck taps into the maple trees each spring and boil up a brew called “Maple Syrup”!

What a thrill it was, when relations in the East, sent out a can of maple syrup to we poor Westerners! Our folks might not like their children to eat many sweets, but when a pail of that syrup came each May, it was plain to us that those dietary laws went out the window.

Our parents almost became children again!

We don’t live very “High on the Hog” out here on the lone prairie, being a kind of “Meat and Potato” group, but a

few of those sweet tooth satisfactions sure made a difference to our young lives! We looked forward for those packages to arrive, almost as though they were a goal in life worth gaining!

We’ve almost forgotten a lot of those names of “sweets” when we were young, and it took Y.T. quite a few minutes to remember “Jelly Beans”, “Gum Drops”, “Maple Buds”, “Jaw Breakers” and “Fudge”, but we will never forget the taste of them!

Then there is just plain salt!

History tells us that sometimes Roman soldiers were paid their wages in salt! Well . . .

In just that short while in (1944-45) when we were making our “wormseye-view” of Europe, salt wasn’t as easy to get as much as it should have been, and it wasn’t long until we realized that! When we received parcels from home, often containing some very salty stuff, like tomato juice and dry soup, they were just like candy to us!

Sometimes even the enclosed chocolate bars were neglected. I suppose a fellow should have studied chemistry a little more and found out how necessary it really is!

They also tell me that sometimes a box of sweet candy will win a young ladies heart . . . I dunno! But if a country is out there trying to win a war, they had better make sure that all their salt shakers are full!

Diamond Lodge News

by Karen Kammer Hello everyone, we hope you are all doing well today.

I thought it would write the news so you all know what we have been doing lately. Monday we started with exercises and Jeopardy. Tuesday we had current events and then the afternoon was filled with Floor Yahtzee.

Wednesday was a baking morning because we were having our bake sale on Thursday. We got a few residents making vanilla cupcakes with cinnamon sugar on top. They were

sure tasty. We played curling in the afternoon.

We forgot to keep score but we think blue team won.

Thursday was our biannual Tea and Bake Sale. We had 55 people sign our guest book.

There was a lot of baking there. We were served angel food cake with strawberries and whip cream. Thank you to all who came out to the tea.

Friday we had Barbecue Club and a sing along in the afternoon.

Saturday we played Home Sweet

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Home Bingo. At 2:30 the residents watch “Under Cover Angel”.

Sunday was Father’s Day. To start the day we had a Men’s Coffee party. The Biggar United Church did church and had their choir sing songs for us. It was really good.

The Activity Department made shirt goodie bags for each man who lives at the Lodge. The shirts were made out of paper bags and each of them had a man’s picture on them. They were cute.

Take care everyone and have a good week.

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St. Gabriel School Honour Hour On the afternoon of Monday, June 9, St. Gabriel School held their annual Honour Hour Awards program.

It was a celebration of the past year’s accomplishments of

students for their commitment to their education and striving to live in the Gospel Virtues.

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with a look back at the year that was through a photo video that tied together the past years events and activities with this year’s Gospel Virtues.

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Most Improved (Academic) – Back Row: (6) Coy McPhee, (7) Nikko Santiago, (9) Gavin Boyle, (8) Sara Thompson, and (5) Kiara Larochelle. Front Row: (2) Michael Falcon, (3) Leslie Ann Cusker, (4) Trishell Solanik and (1) Vlademir Villanueva.

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‘Pizza Farm’ shows kids where food really comes from

by Calvin Daniels

So I recently headed out to a field near Yorkton to snap some pictures of young students taking part in the second annual ‘Pizza Farm’ initiative.

The idea is the brainchild of local agrologist’s Naomi Paley and Rachel Kraynick who got the wonderfully simple and ultimately very successful concept off the ground last spring. It is an idea I wrote of then, but this is such a great concept it warrants some added ink this year too.

The idea is one which helps connect young

students more directly to the importance of agriculture in terms of food production.

I think everyone in agriculture today is keenly aware of the growing disconnect between the realities of farming, and how the agriculture sector is viewed by the growing urban population.

As generations pass, fewer and fewer urban dwellers have contact with a farm.

That is a trend which will only continue.

But it is important, if not critical, people

continue to have an idea about where their food comes from.

This is not a new theme for my column, but it remains one the industry must work hard to ensure.

It is not a good thing if people believe milk comes from a carton, not recognizing a cow someplace is ultimately responsible for its production.

That is where the idea Paley and Kraynick had is such a good one.

For younger students pizza is usually a preferred food.

And within a pizza much of what farming supplies can be seen in miniature.

Milk and the dairy industry are integral to the cheese, grains to the flour, beef to the sausage, pigs to the bacon and so on.

The simple pizza in

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many ways encapsulates the variety of agricultural and food production into something even young students can relate to.

So taking the students to a field in spring to learn about crop planting, and then to return in fall to see the results, really is an experience which is likely to stick with many.

And that’s the idea.

Hopefully the students will talk about the field trip at home, and that will in turn interest their parents and siblings.

With access to the Internet so widespread it is easy for interested parents to expand on the

field trip experience too.

Such an experience is a small one, but at least it helps young students start to think about their food in a different way.

And of course the Pizza Farm is not an isolated learning tool either.

Student education is an important aspect of events such as Grain Millers Harvest Showdown and Canadian Western Agribition in Regina.

Events like that give students who may never have set foot on a farm a chance to actually touch a cow and sheep and a pig. Such an experience truly does change a

perspective of food.

And then there is the effort of Agriculture in the Classroom, a group dedicated to connecting what youth learn in school back to our agrarian base.

Each effort helps reestablish connections which once existed becoming farming was in everyone’s close family.

Today that is not the case, making the need to teach about where our food really comes from an increasingly important part of education.

The Pizza Farm and other efforts are certainly on the right track in that effort.

Governments announce funding for livestock industry research projects Monday, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced two new research projects worth nearly $1 million that will benefit livestock producers in the province and across Canada.

Governments will provide $200,000 toward the projects through the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), and nearly $800,000 will be provided through industry investment.

“Strengthening the agriculture research capacity in Saskatchewan supports innovation for the long-term profitability and stability of producers,“ said Ritz. “Investment in these projects is a direct response to the needs identified by industry and will help producers remain a key contributor to the Canadian economy.”

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provide producers with the tools they need to be successful, and these projects are another example of that,” Stewart said. “Increasing efficiency though research has proven successful in the past and continued investment is required to meet our agriculture targets in the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth.”

The first project will perform an economic, social and environmental assessment of the Canadian beef industry. The study will help industry recognize and communicate areas of proficiency, set targets and outline beneficial management practices for areas of improvement, and help shape future research and policy. This project will be managed by the Canadian Cattleman’s Association (CCA).

The second project, managed by the Canadian Beef Breeds Council (CBBC), will focus on development of easy-to-use genomic selection tools for breed improvement.

The project will work with individual breed associations to educate producers on using genomic tools to increase efficiencies in feed and production, minimize health costs, and increase carcass value.

The long term goal of this project is to improve the understanding of genomics and increase the

uptake by the Canadian beef industry.

“This assessment will enable the measurement of sustainability indicators and is a fundamental step in ensuring consumers have continued confidence in Canadian beef and in Canada as a global leader in sustainable beef production,” CCA President Dave Solverson said.

“The CBBC is excited to work with beef producers on the practical application of new scientific based innovations,” CBBC Executive Director Michael Latimer said.

“Applying leading edge technology will allow the Canadian beef industry to remain both profitable and competitive globally.

The generous support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatchewan Agriculture, and Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency Ltd. are essential to the success of this initiative.”

“I am proud to see the governments and industry investing in the livestock sector,” Saskatchewan Stock Growers President Harold Martens said. “Research funding creates new tools necessary for Saskatchewan producers to grow the industry.”

Funding for ADF projects is provided under Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial initiative.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

by Rod Pedersen, Voice of the Riders For those of us who’ve attended the last two Saskatchewan Roughrider games at Mosaic Stadium, we should consider ourselves incredibly lucky to have witnessed some franchise firsts.

Back in November of 2013 the Riders played in the Grey Cup game at home for the first time ever and came out as winners. It was the greatest day in Saskatchewan history and I consider myself extraordinarily fortunate to have been in attendance. (Can you name a better day?)

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preseason game against the expansion Ottawa REDBLACKS in Regina. Because Ottawa’s stadium renovations aren’t entirely complete, they moved their home preseason game to Mosaic Stadium and it was a novelty item as the Riders lined up on the east sidelines for the first time in our stadium’s 104 year history. We think. I’d have to get confirmation from the local football maven John Lynch.

However the novelty didn’t entirely catch on as only 13,014 fans were on hand but those in attendance witnessed an enjoyable football game as Saskatchewan came out on top 21-17. A bad weather

forecast, three straight home games, the threat of a CFL players strike and the fact the game was televised all conspired to keep people away but the show went on regardless.

And put on a show they did, as rookie Rider Marshay Green returned a punt 75-yards for a touchdown and rookie slotback Brett Swain caught two touchdown passes in the victory.

“First of all it’s a new system to get acclimated to and it’s the first game so a lot of things were different for me,” Swain, a former Packer, Seahawk and 49er, said modestly after the game. “There’s a lot of timing that has to do with it and getting

Government celebrates tourism in Saskatchewan The Government of Saskatchewan is proclaiming June 15-21 as Saskatchewan Tourism Week.

Part of a broader national initiative called Tourism Week in Canada, which brings attention to the economic opportunity available to Canada through travel and tourism, Saskatchewan Tourism Week provides an excellent opportunity to expand awareness about the importance of tourism in this province.

Tourism contributes more than $2.12 billion to Saskatchewan’s economy annually, and, in 2012, there were more than 12.5 million visits to and within the province. Approximately 55,600 residents are employed in tourism or tourism-related jobs.

“Tourism’s significant contributions to the Saskatchewan economy, image and quality of life are certainly worthy of attention and celebration,” Minister responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison said. “Saskatchewan Tourism Week provides an opportunity to broaden the understanding of tourism’s importance and the benefits that a

vibrant, welcoming tourism sector yields.”

“Saskatchewan’s wealth of tourism assets provide countless reasons to celebrate,” Tourism Saskatchewan Interim Chief Executive Officer Mary Taylor-Ash said. “Beautiful parks and nearly 100,000 lakes framed by lush boreal forest provide limitless opportunities to enjoy outdoor adventure. We are fortunate to have vibrant urban centres in addition to tranquil rural landscapes and destinations ‘off the beaten path’ that can lead to extraordinary discoveries. Saskatchewan Tourism Week highlights our many experiences and pays tribute to a dynamic, important industry and to the people who drive its growth and success.”

Communities across the province will be celebrating Saskatchewan Tourism Week with public barbecues, community tours, flag-raising ceremonies, open houses, contests and promotions.

For more information and a complete list of Saskatchewan Tourism Week events planned throughout the province, visit TourismSaskatchewan.com.

Biggar Seniors’ Bowling Biggar seniors have wrapped up their bowling for another year.

We held a fun bowling event, followed by our annual banquet.

Results for the fun bowl were: Game 1: Ladies’ High Score – Esther, 275; Men’s High Score – Jack, 185. Game 2: Ladies’ High Score – Dorothy, 202; Men’s High Score – John, 197. Game 3: Ladies High Score – June, 252; Men’s High Score – Glen, 211.

At the banquet held in the MacPherson Hall, we had a lovely meal catered to by Karen.

This was followed by the presentation of the best bowling awards for the year. Results were: Men’s Champion – Glen Shockey, 183 average.

Ladies’ Champion – Dianna Meger, 165 average.

High Single Men – Bill Roach, 312.

High Single Ladies – Judy Hammond, 250. High Triple Men

– Jack Eckart, 667.

High Triple Women – Dorothy McCarty, 572.

Team Champions – Six Shooters: Gab, John, Judy and Geoff.

The proceedings concluded with some humorous comments, our thanks to Karen and Mike and the choosing of our executive for the next year: President, Bill Roach, Treasurer, Pat Phillips, and Secretary, Geoff Cooke.

used to the offence. For me I just started it a week ago. I’m trying to put all the pieces to the puzzle together right now.”

Imagine where he’ll be when he feels ready!

Darian Durant played only a quarter for the Riders and was 7/8 for 76 yards and a touchdown pass to Swain. Ho-hum.

“Real good.

Solid,” Rider GM Brendan Taman said of Durant’s play in 2014 training camp.

“There’s nothing to be ashamed about.

Very consistent, Darian being Darian, and sometimes you take him for granted.

It’s one less headache you have to worry about with a quarterback and he spoils us, quite frankly.”

So the Grey Cup hangover continues and the Rider Nation hasn’t yet woken up in time for a brand new season. Heck, some don’t even expect much out of this team in 2014 and as we talked about here last week, there’s “no hype”.

“I think it’s great!”

Taman smiled. “I think it’s great that they think we’re not going to be good!

I love that. You won’t get that from us but I think

it’s great. Maybe people look that we went ‘All In’ last year and now we lost guys like Dressler, Sheets and Geroy so there’s a natural resignation to ‘they won it last year and now . . . whatever they do this year is a bonus’.

That’s not our attitude.

We feel we have as good of a chance to win the Grey Cup this year as anybody.”

And that’s the message from above, from the upper Rider management and the Board of Directors: losing will not be tolerated.

“The expectation here is to win and that’s pretty much the mantra here now,” Taman shrugged. “I think we’ve gotten over the hump as an organization that this is now a normal expectation. It’s not like the old days where maybe we can make the playoffs and if we’re lucky, really lucky, we’ll get a home playoff game. Those days are over with.”

Good riddance.

(For daily rider news, follow Rod on Twitter at @ sportscage).

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TOUR AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tour leaves Stranraer Hall at 9:30 a.m.

Open water ahead . . . Springwater Lake and not a drop of rain. The weather cooperated last week, giving folks a chance to hit the water, enjoy the day, and not bemoan the cool and wet we’ve experienced so far.

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It’s finally that time of year again!

The grass is green, the birds are chirping and yes, the sun is shining!

Now that it’s time for outside fun we have to consider the risk of sun damage that can occur with increased UV exposure.

There are a variety of sun protection products available at your local pharmacy. Sometimes the

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Sun protection factor (SPF) is used globally to indicate the degree of protection a sunscreen affords against UVB radiation. UVB is the part of the sun spectrum that is also known as “sunburn radiation”. A sunscreen with an SPF of 15 allows a person to stay out in the sun 15 times longer.

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Chef Dez on cooking

Greek Lamb Burgers

Outdoor cooking is one of the best ways to embrace and celebrate the warmer temperatures now coming upon us.

Greek cuisine is one of my all-time favourites, and this personal recipe of mine for Greek Burgers is sure to be a hit at your next backyard cookout. Feel free to replace the lamb with beef, if you’re not a lamb lover - but I personally love the flavour of lamb in this recipe. Fresh herbs are a must - this is not a recipe for utilizing your spice rack.

Happy cooking!

Greek Lamb Burgers Originally prepared for Lepp Farm Market (leppfarmmarket.com) Recipe created by Chef Dez 500g lean ground lamb (or lean ground beef) 1 large egg 7 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste 3 tbsp finely chopped fresh oregano 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary

tion is much less likely to cause sunburn (200 times less potent than UVB in this respect), it is more harmful than UVB radiation.

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1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground pepper 100g feta cheese, crumbled fine 1.) Mix all ingredients in a bowl and divide equally into four portions. Shape each portion into a burger patty.

2.) On a preheated barbecue, grill the burgers over medium heat until cooked through or alternatively in a preheated pan over medium heat. Approximately four to five minutes per side but an instant read thermometer is the way to go: 71 degrees C or 160 degrees F. 3.) Serve with Tzatziki, and lettuce, and optional tomato on your favourite burger buns.

Makes four burgers Greek Tzatziki Recipe created by Chef Dez (Do not peel the cucumbers, as the skin adds a lot of colour) 1/2 long English cucumber, grated 250g plain yogurt 2 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper to season 1.) Put grated cucumbers in a clean towel or cheesecloth and squeeze to remove moisture.

2.) Place drained cucumbers in a bowl, and add all the other ingredients; stir to combine.

Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez. com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R4. Chef Dez is a Food Columnist, Culinary Instructor and Cookbook Author. Visit him at chefdez.com.

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Sapsford Show & Shine a huge success The weather gods were once again smiling on the Sapsford Farm earlier this month as the Sapsfords hosted one of their most successful Show and Shine fund raisers yet!

This year’s show boasted over 80 vehicles of all shapes and sizes, all glistening in the spring sunlight, as spectators enjoyed burgers, beverages and good conversation: all free with their donation to the Motorcycle Ride for Dad Charity.

A grand total of $15,700 was raised at this year’s event, making Don Sapsford the top fund raiser for the Saskatoon Ride for Dad! Each year, the Motorcycle Ride for Dad provides much needed funds for Prostate Cancer research and awareness, including a current project at the Synchrotron

in Saskatoon, and events like the Sapsford Show and Shine help make sure that these projects have the funds to continue the fight against cancer.

It’s because of research like this that Don can call himself a survivor.

The Sapsfords would like to thank their major event sponsors. With the help of these generous sponsors, plus others, the Sapsfords are able to run the event at absolutely no cost – meaning that every penny donated at the show goes directly to the cause.

The event could not have been possible without the many friends and family members of the Sapsfords that came out to volunteer their time and donated for this cause and we thank you.

Most of all, the Sapsfords would like to thank their community,

The sky may have threatened, but the annual Sapsford Family Show and Shine was another success. (Submitted Photo) and everyone who came out to the show (with a vehicle or not) for supporting this event and the Motorcycle Ride for Dad. At the end of this year’s ride on June 14 in Saskatoon, the top two fund raisers for the event were Don Sapsford and Larry Bleile – both from the Biggar area. Way to go Biggar and District! We hope to see you next year!

For more information about the Sapsford Show and Shine and pictures from this year’s show, check out facebook.com/ SaspsfordShowAndShine.

TOWN OF BIGGAR, SASKATCHEWAN

PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is herby given in accorance with Section 3.8 of the Town’s Zoning Bylaw No. 01-362 that the Council of the Town of Biggar will be considering an Application for Development Permit for a discretionary use in the Town’s UH-1 -Urban Holding District at the July 8, 2014 regular meeting of Council.

The discretionary use is for a residential dwelling to be constructed and the land affected is Parcel BB Plan 92-S-32452.

Further information about the Development Permit Application and the requirements of the Town’s Zoning Bylaw can be obtained at the Biggar Town OfÀce, 202 - 3rd Avenue West.

Written comments with respect to the Development Permit Application will be accepted by the Town until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, July 8, 2014.

Barb Barteski, Chief Administrative OfÀce

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OBITUARIES Perry Kevin McBee October 27, 1959 June 3, 2014 Perry was born on October 27, 1959 in Saskatoon, Sask. He was the second son born to Gordon and Lois McBee. His older brother, Ben, was almost four years old at the time of Perry’s birth and Jay arrived nine years later in 1968. The boys spent most of their younger year on the family farm north of Biggar, near Monarch School. Perry used to reminisce a lot about growing up there. He idolized his older brother and followed him everywhere, often resulting in both boys getting into trouble.

One story that Perry was fond of telling was when Ben accidentally shot Perry in the bum with a BB gun. Perry was raced to town but the doctor couldn’t remove the shot. He was always afraid that he might set the alarms off at the airport… and he did!! Just a few years ago when Perry was going through security, the alarms started blaring.

The customs of¿cers almost made his strip down to nothing, but they still couldn’t ¿nd the cause for the alarms going off!

Perry also used to laugh about teasing his little brother, Jay, just to see him pull a tantrum and start to bang his head on the Àoor!

Perry just liked to tease. In the last couple years, he would laugh and laugh at the reaction he would get from Lois when he told her he was threatening the grandbabies with “The Paw”. Lois would cry, “Perry!!!” in that way Lois does and he would giggle over it for days.

Perry was a ¿ercely independent person, who wanted to go his own way and do his own thing, so as he grew older his interests changed. From Cowboys and Indians to curling, girls, football, girls, raising pigs and girls… you get the idea. Perry and his Springwater buddies told lots of stories from their early dating years that could possibly curl many a mother’s toes and cause a father to prime his gun.

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As an adult, one of Perry’s favourite past times was playing ball with the Springwater Lakers, and lacing up the skates with the Frozen Lakers. Now, no one said he could skate, he just laced them up and went for it.

Perry called himself the “Boardburner” because the only way he could stop was to hit the boards.

Oh well, his good buddy (Peeair La War) Pierre L’Hoir was right beside him, with his “Pierr-oettes” (La War) L’Hoir just spun circles to stop!

It was while he was spending time with his friends, Jordy and Harry, that he met his future wife, Brenda, in 1980. They shared an on-again/off-again relationship until 1984 when they decided to grow up and get serious. Soon they were exchanging vows.

Brenda remembers Perry’s promise to her on their wedding day. “I may not make you rich, but I will make your life rich with laughter”, and he kept his promise. Even when they would ¿ght over something trivial, there was always laughter before the day ended.

Perry and Brenda were blessed with a daughter, Michaela, in 1985. Two and a half years later they welcomed their son, Devon, into the world.

Soon after, they moved off the family farm and into Biggar.

Perry started his journey as a carpenter and new friends were made. Next door neighbours, Terry and Wayne soon became part of the family as did Lana across the street. Bob and Brenda Steeg soon joined in and Bob taught Perry everything he knew about drywalling. I think it was because Bob came over to help sand a new bedroom in the basement and found Perry standing in several inches of drywall dust. Breathing was not an option and neither was trying to see across the room.

Perry was completely white from head to toe and stacked in the corner were six empty drywall compound boxes!

As Perry continued his quest to become a Journeyman Carpenter, he was forced to work away from home much of the time on union jogs.

Brenda and the kids only saw him on weekends. Those times were tough for everyone.

On September 2, 1991, their daughter Tiffani came bursting into their lives and the family was complete. Perry decided it was time to stay home, so he started his business, McBee Construction.

Perry was reliable, hardworking, kind, considerate, trustworthy, and always ready to strike a deal. Therefore, the business grew on the philosophy that you didn’t leave a job site unless you could say that you were proud of what you accomplished, no corners cut, and customer left unsatis¿ed.

He often said that if the quality wasn’t the best, then the job wasn’t done. We can attest to this because when Perry did all the renovations to our (John and Shelley Sarvas’) house, him, John and Shelley had many discussions about what we wanted, what would be practical, what would be economical, what would work the best and then and only then did he move forward with the job and complete it to perfection. Perry was de¿nitely very versatile in the area of home improvements, he could turn his hand in a professional manner to tasks that would leave most people totally perplexed, and he was always willing to help his family and friends with their little jobs around the house. Nothing was too much trouble for Perry.

Perry wasn’t a materialistic person. He was more than content with what he already had around him, his home, his wife,

his kids, his granddaughters and his extended family. He had strong principles that he believed in, raised his kids by and lived by. Perry was never judgmental and loved people for whom they were. Perry was extremely proud of his children. Both his girls, Michaela and Tiffani are very talented musically and artistically. Perry was very proud, happy and grateful that his son, Devon, chose to follow in his footsteps and work beside him; they were two peas in a pod.

Perry’s integrity was never questioned. It was quite obvious to everyone that met him there was something about Perry that was steadfast and true.

This brings us up to date and why we are standing here in front of you speaking on behalf of his family and in Perry’s memory.

One of Perry’s kids summed it up quite nicely by saying, “Dad just fell, nothing crazy, just a freak accident.”

Perry was a humble man, very well respected, well-liked, popular guy, with lots of friends, many of whom are here, and we’d like to take this opportunity to convey to his friends, a message of gratitude and appreciation from Perry’s family for their unconditional friendship and support to Perry over the years!!

We all have many happy memories of Perry and these we must hold dear in our hears and cherish them, as he cherished us.

We have mourned all week, saying the usual “what ifs” or “I should haves”. But today we are here, not to mourn his death, but to celebrate his life. So, for the rest of the day, think about all the great times you had with Perry, share them with one another and with his family.

Perry had a great sense of humour and many wonderful qualities. But what most of us are going to miss, is not hearing his trademark chuckle and seeing those smiling eyes.

He was like a big teddy bear with a huge heart! As a closing note, remembering Perry’s great sense of humour, Tiffani gave her Dad a t-shirt he wore proudly, the saying on the t-shirt was, “The King of Un¿nished Project”.

Today this saying resonates true; you left us far too soon, Perry!!

We’re going to close with this poem because we know that a lot of people are feeling this way!

Today, the day we celebrate the life of Perry McBee. Only Five Minutes!

If I only had ¿ve minutes the day you passed away, I would have had time to tell you all the things I needed to say.

I never got to tell you how much you mean to me, Or that you were the best; husband, father, granddad, uncle, brother, son and friend that any man could be.

If I only had ¿ve minutes, on that very sad day, I would have made an extra effort, went out of my way!

I wish I would have just known or even had a small clue!

Most of all I would have said, “I love you”, If only I’d knew!

If I only had ¿ve minutes, the morning you slipped away, I’d give you one last hug so tight and appreciate your great smile.

I’d tell you that I don’t think I can live without you, not even for a while.

I’d kiss your cheek and let you know, you mean the world to me, I’d tell you that I’ll miss you, a lot more than you could ever conceive.

But you were gone so quickly,

OBITUARIES taken from us in your prime.

I didn’t get ¿ve minutes of precious time.

Before you even knew it; you were standing at heaven’s gate, I guess it’s not one’s place to question fate.

You must leave this life behind you; it’s time to receive your wings, And enjoy all of heaven’s beautiful things.

And that day the angels come for me I won’t be afraid!

I know you’ll be there, to “Stand by Me” just like I have prayed.” …eulogy by John and Shelley Sarvas, longtime close family friends Perry is survived by his wife, Brenda; son, Devon McBee (Samantha) of Biggar, Sask.; daughters, Michaela (Dale) Hoppe of Biggar, Sask., and Tiffani McBee (Niki) of Saskatoon, Sask.; granddaughters, Keeley, Maddie, Willow and Anara; mother, Lois McBee; brothers, Benny McBee and Jay (Lynne) McBee and family; nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his father, Gordon McBee. The Memorial Service was held on Saturday, June 7, 2014 from Biggar United Church at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Jane Gallagher and Pastor Mark Kleiner of¿ciating. Eulogists were John and Shelley Sarvas; and organist was Karen Jiricka.

Honourary bearers were all those who shared in Perry’s life. Interment followed in Biggar Cemetery. Donations in memory of Perry may be directed to KidSport, Box 1360, Biggar, S0K 0M0.

Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”, 306-948-2669.

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MEMORIALS KOSTUCHENKO, Nettie: in loving memory, September 1, 1918 - June 8, 2010 “As we love you, so we miss you In our memory, you are near.

Loved, remembered, longed for always, treasured by us, Mother dear.”

Lovingly remembered by her children…

Joan, Joy, June, Ken and families 25p1

CARD OF THANKS I would like to say thank you all for the food, Àowers, cards and gifts in the passing of my darlin’ son, Perry.

Thank you all, Lois McBee 25p1 Ray Mackie’s family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the doctors, nurses and hospital staff for the wonderful care Ray received, also to the Home Care staff for all their exceptional care and kindness. To everyone who visited, sent cards, food, Àowers, donations to the Biggar Health Services Foundation, for the many phone calls and emails, all were greatly appreciated; to Rev. Jane Gallagher for presiding at the service and her special words of comfort; to the United Church choir, Doreen Dubreuil and Ron and Louise Hawkins for the beautiful music; to the United Church ladies for preparing and serving the lovely luncheon; to Pat and Elan Grondin for caring for Ray and our family at this dif¿cult time. We are truly blessed to have such wonderful friends, family and community 25p1 The residents and Activity Department of Diamond Lodge would like to thank everyone for helping and coming out to our last Spring Tea and Bake Sale.

It was a big success because of everyone that supported us.

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COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS in JUNE: Presbyterians, Anglicans and Lutherans (PALs) will be worshipping at Redeemer Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. except for June 22 when the potluck picnic at the north church will happen. If torrential rain for the picnic, Plan B will be Redeemer. PALs services start at 10:30 a.m. Everyone welcome. For more information or pastoral services, phone Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-9483731 or 306-951-7112.

48/10tfn SUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner of 8th and Quebec Street @ 10:50 a.m.; Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. JUNE 22… closed this Sunday, taking part in Free For All Day at Ranger Lake.

Everyone is welcome to join us. (June 29 - September 7.

Worship will be at 10:50 a.m.

There will be no Sunday School sessions for the summer.) The church of¿ce number is 306948-3424, Terry Wicks, Pastor.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

COMING EVENTS TUESDAYS: Farmers Market starts on Tuesday, June 17 at MacPherson Hall, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

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For any further information, call our office at 867-9566 or 1-888-929-9990 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4: Kayette Crafts & More at Biggar Community Hall, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Registered yearling and 2-yr. old Black Angus bulls for sale.

Moderate birth weights, quiet and easy to handle. Contact Mark Haynes, 306-948-2563 or 306-948-7621, Haynes Angus, Biggar, Sask.

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Acreage for Sale… Hammond Realty Starter ranch near Argo Bush includes 160 acres with 108 acres of tame grass and the balance being native pasture and yard site. Fenced and cross fenced into 4 paddocks.

1,120 sq. ft. 1996 mobile home includes 3 bed, 2 bath, vaulted ceiling, porch, deck, spacious Àoor plan, shows well. Yard includes barns, corrals, bins and sheds. Tremendous value!

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the ESTATE OF AUBREY B. WOOD, late of Biggar, Saskatchewan, deceased.

All claims against the above estate, duly veriÀed by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 16th day of July, 2014.

Lomai WOOD (Executor) P. O. Box 2207 Fort MacLeod, AB T0L 0Z0

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INVITATIONS THURSDAY, JUNE 19: 7 p.m., Please consider this your invitation for a baby shower for Weston Smith, son of Michael and Emilee Smith, grandson of Darryl and Laura Smith, in the Centennial Room at Westwinds Motor Hotel. Cards in drugstores.

23p3 SUNDAY, JULY 6: Please join us for a bridal shower honouring Paige Irvine, bride-elect of Tony Danskin, 2 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons. Gift registry at Sears.

25c3 SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 3: WARNING! … The Cowans are coming home for a visit on the August long weekend.

The families of Barney (Glen) and Verna Cowan, Albert and Dorothy Cowan, Eileen and Ted Lowry, Frank and Ruby Souter, Eleanor and John McCulloch, and George and Maggie Taylor are having a FAMILY REUNION in Biggar.

We have rented the Centennial Room at the Westwinds Motor Hotel in Biggar as a greeting/ meeting place from 2 p.m. on for both days; with a pot luck dinner at 5 p.m. on Saturday. If you are a friend of ours from either the past or the present, please consider this your invitation to drop in for a coffee and some chat or join us for potluck. It would be good to see you again! … Lee Cowan 25c1

AUCTIONS Garry’s Engine Works Inc. & Estate of Garry Martens Auction Sale, Wednesday, JUNE 25, 2014 @ 9:00AM Live Internet Bidding @ 1:00PM. 1600 Chaplin St W, Swift Current, SK 306-975-9054 1-877494-2437 PL#318200 www. bodnarusauctioneering.com

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Both basement suites are fully furnished. Shared laundry, new furnace one year ago, newer water heaters, shingles, siding and deck. Great location close to schools. For viewing or more information contact 306-9487661.

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CAREERS THERE IS STILL A HUGE DEMAND FOR CANSCRIBE Medical Transcription graduates.

Medical Transcription is a great work-from-home career! Contact us today at www.canscribe. com 1.800.466.1535 info@ canscribe.com.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

LAND for RENT Pasture land for rent in R.M. of Eagle Creek. Call for details.

306-948-9186 22tfn

Caltex Resources Ltd. is seeking a Contract or Employee Production Operator in the Kerrobert Area

HOUSES for SALE House for sale in Landis, Sask.

Double corner lot, directly across from the school. Three bedrooms, full basement, good size kitchen with lots of cupboards; washer, dryer, fridge, stove, built in dishwasher and microwave included. Large shed with good garden spot; deck on back of house. REDUCED to $40,000 obo. Would make a great starter home or retirement home. For more information call (306) 948-7161.

38tfn

This great man is

50!

Services WELCOME WSINCE AGON 1930

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REAL ESTATE LANE REALTY

If YOU are…

• NEW to our communities of Biggar/Landis/Perdue • Have a new baby Call WELCOME WAGON at 306-948-3837

Sheila Itterman

WANTED

For the most exposure that you deserve in the marketing of your farm or ranch property. Contact your local agent:

We have gifts and information www.welcomewagon.ca

Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron. Drop off at the Biggar Land¿ll OR contact Quentin Sittler at 306-658-2132 3tfn Main Street Garage Sale is accepting donations of all items in clean and working condition.

Please phone 306-948-1773 or 306-948-5393. Pickup available.

32tfn Four Bourgault Titan II packer arms, 306-948-3474 40tfn FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045 www. dollars4guns.com.

MURRAY MURDOCH (306) 858-8000

Biggar & District Arts Council are available for bar tending services at your functions/ events. Contact Denise at 306948-2452.

40tfn CUSTOM ROOFING INC. Full Service Roo¿ng. Great Rates!

Residential & Commercial. 50 Years in Sask. Shingle - Tar & Gravel - Torch On Repairs. Full Liability & WCB - BBB Member FREE ESTIMATES 306-2444343

To view full colour feature sheets for all of our CURRENT LISTINGS, visit our Website at www.lanerealty.com

LANE REALTY Saskatchewan’s Farm & Ranch Specialists™

Ph:(306) 569-3380 Email: lanerealtycorp@sasktel.net“ Now representing purchasers from across Canada, and around the World!”

www.lanerealty.com Small ads work…you’re reading this one!!!

Horizontal Directional Drilling and Hydro-Vac Services. Fast, Ef¿cient, Reasonable! Sure Shot HDD Contracting Ltd. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1-306-933-0170 SURESHOTHDD.COM

- General understanding of oil and gas production operations, - Day-toDay management & reporting of single/ multi-well oil batteries, water gathering, injection system and atmospheric treating facilities, - Mechanical aptitude, desire to learn, ability to work as part of a team are the prime qualifications, - Individual requires a valid drivers licence, industry safety training/tickets.

Also requires WCB and proof of insurance for contract positions.

Caltex is an equal opportunity employer.

Should you meet the qualifications and be interested in the position please forward your resume to careers@ caltexresources.com or via fax to 306-834-0041.

FLIGHT CENTRE is hiring Travel Consultants in Saskatoon! Great pay and uncapped commissions.

For information and to apply, please visit www.Àightcentre.ca/ careers SEEKING RED SEAL Journeyman HD-Technician with good communication skills, team player and safety conscious.

Competitive remuneration, excellent bene¿ts/pension plan; admin@rowes.ca or fax 867874-6558.

Classi¿eds Work Phone 306-948-3344

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Experienced contractor log trucks wanted immediately for the 2014/15 season to haul into Spray Lake Sawmills, Cochrane, Alberta.

Contact Rob 403-851-3388 Email: woodlands@ spraylakesawmills.com

Duties to include the buying and selling of feed grains. Knowledge of grading grain an asset.

Applicants should be outgoing and possess strong interpersonal skills.

Some computer skills are necessary. Wage dependent on experience.

Now Hiring Journeyperson: Pipefitters ($40+/hr) and Scaffolders ($38+/hr) for an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK.

Leslie’s Drugstore

FEUDAL CO-OP requires a Senior OfÀce Clerk/Cashier Possible job sharing position Please submit a resume and a complete application at the Convenience Store in Perdue, or mail to Box 39, Perdue, Sask. S0K 3C0. If interested call Jim at 306-237-4639 No deadline will be set for applying. The sooner the better.

CONTACT

Possible job sharing position Please submit a resume and a complete application at the Convenience Store in Perdue, or mail to Box 39, Perdue, Sask. S0K 3C0. If interested call Jim at 306-237-4639 No deadline will be set for applying. The sooner the better.

THE BIGGAR ¾ Auto & Home Insurance INDEPENDENT ¾ Farm & Commercial Insurance

Saskatoon - Biggar Office 403 Main St., Biggar

Licensed For: • Residential • Acreage • Farm

306-948-8055 Fax: 306-948-2763 www.DuaneNeufeldt.com

Proud sponsor of Children’s Wish Foundation

of The Battlefords Independently Owned and Operated

FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS… • Selling/Buying • Residental • Farm/Acreage • Commercial • Recreational

BIGGAR HOUSING AUTHORITY Housing for families and seniors Rent based on income

Call: 306-948-2101

FAX SERVICE at The Independent

(office)

Cell 948-9168 www.HammondRealty.ca

Acres of Expertise.

Tim Hammond, Broker/Owner, BSA, P.Ag.

Sales Associate 1391 - 100th St. North Battleford, SK S9A 0V9 Day or Night

• Weasie’s Gourmet “We’ll getcha covered” Blends • Feudal Co-op, Perdue • The Store, Perdue

rd

113 - 3 Ave. W., Biggar

306-948-5052

(office)

Cell 948-9168 www.HammondRealty.ca

Cari McCarty Salesperson Biggar Residential

This space in this directory is available for only one column x 2 inches for 26-week prepaid commitment

Leslie’s Drugstore Monday -•Friday, 8:30 a.m.

- 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

• Pharmasave

Website: •www.biggarinsurance.ca Shop Easy FoodWebsite: www.landisinsurance.ca Email: biggar@biggarinsurance.ca Email: landis@landisinsurance.ca

Acres of Expertise.

$161.20 plus gst…

¾ Health on & Travel Insurance ¾ Life Insurance & Investments NEWSSTANDS ¾ Farm Succession & Estate Planning ¾ Notary @ Publics • Esso Landis Of¿ce Hours: Biggar Of¿ce Hours…

304 Main St., Biggar 100 - 2nd Ave. W., Landis • Quick Stop Phone: 306-948-2204 Phone: 306-658-2044 • Super A Foods Toll Free: 1-855-658-2044 Toll Free: 1-855-948-2204

Wally Lorenz

Cell: 306.843.7898 Bus: 306.446.8800 znerol.w@sasktel.net Web site: www.remaxbattlefords.com

FOR RENT

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

306-948-5052

306-948-3344

INSURANCE

REAL ESTATE

DUANE NEUFELDT

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PRINTING …

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122 Main St., Biggar

FEUDAL CO-OP

FOR PROFESSIONAL

FREE es t Estima

$4.99/package available at The Independent

requires a Gas Bar C Store Supervisor

For more information, contact: Call (306) 964 1203 or email driving.study@usask.ca

Send resume to: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com

Packages of 500 Bond Paper, 8.5x11,

205 Main St., Biggar

Sponsored by the Deputy Ministers of Transport and Highway Safety

We offer competitive wages and benefits.

Please apply in person with resume to 806-100th Street, Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0 or email: rob.wct@sasktel.net

Please bring resumes to

If interested, visit www.canada-nds.net to see if you are eligible.

LOA of $145/ day worked, travel and bonuses paid!

Doreen’s Discount Day at Biggar • 948-3397

Compensation provided at $450/year Data kept confidential

Pipefitters and Scaffolders

WATCH for

Leslie’s Drugstore

Part-time help needed.

The University of Saskatchewan is seeking individuals who: • Are over the age of 66 • Own their own vehicle or can get owner’s permission • Have a valid driver’s licence • Will allow a virtually unnoticeable data collection system to be installed in their personal vehicle for up to two years. There will be no permanent changes to the vehicle.

• Are able to read and complete questionnaires

Western Commodities Inc. Full-Time Position Available

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Senior Citizens Needed

Heavy Equipment Operators for late model CAT equip: motor scrapers (cushion ride), dozers, excavators, rock trucks, graders (trim operators).

Camp job. Competitive wages plus R & B. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc. Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca

LOG HAUL CONTRACTORS WANTED

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

306-948-5052

(office)

Cell 948-9168

(regular price is $19.88 per week = $516.88 plus gst)

www.HammondRealty.ca

Call 306-948-3344

Acres of Expertise.

Dave Molberg BSA

Check this DEADLINE For news, week·s classifieds and ad copy Monday, classiÀ eds, March 17 photos/videos • 5 P.M.@• online for publication on biggarindependent.ca biggarindependent.ca Thursday, March 20 biggarindependent.ca

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 17

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

BIGGAR ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION SERVICES Authorized Appliance Depot Electrical Wiring Trenching Licensed Journeyman Adrian de Haan

306-948-5291 PHILLIPS ELECTRIC • Residence • Commercial Wiring For free estimates Ph: 306-948-5393

Cell: 306-221-6888

Goldburg Electric Ltd. • Residential • Commercial Contact Matt Craig

306-951-8004 HOME IMPROVEMENTS PRAIRIE BOYZ VINYL FENCING LTD.

• residential or acreage • FREE estimates and fence designing • full service or premade for the do-it-yourself handyman • tongue and groove style

306-951-7666, Murray; 306-948-2953, Walter (h)

306-948-4565 (c)

HEALTH/WELLNESS

Helping you Help yourself

Michelle Spuzak,

Phone:

306-948-2295 Fax: 306-948-5050

ELECTRICAL

PLUMBING & HEATING

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MADGE ROOFING INC. “Setting a Higher Standard” ¬New Construction ¬Re-roofs ¬Torch-on ¬Tile ¬Metal ¬Asphalt ¬All repairs ¬Shakes ¬Inspections 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.madgesaskrooÀng.com Biggar, Sask.

PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL

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

Biggar, Sask.

306-948-3389 Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

HEALTH/WELLNESS Jacklin Andrews, MSW Family Therapist and Marriage Commissioner (Wilkie)

jacklinandrews@ gmail.com

306-918-7264

Biggar

• Five Inch Seamless • Fascia • Call now to secure your spot

Dan… 306-281-5090 Chad… 306-280-1524 Email: chadnixey@ hotmail.com

ARGUE’S EAVESTROUGH

Weight Loss & Wellness Centre

• ‘Ideal Protein’ Weight Loss • ‘Slender You’ Figure Salon Weight Loss Coach Anne G. Livingston 317 Main St., Biggar

306-948-7274

Call Making Biggar Smaller!

306-948-7390

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

BUSSE LAW

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

Phone:306.882.2123 Emergency (after hours) 306.882.2006

BIGGAR DENTAL CLINIC

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

306-948-2548 or 948-9710

104 - 6 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. th

Perdue Massage Clinic Registered Massage Therapist (MTAS) Evenings and Saturday appointments available.

Phone or Text:

306-321-4991 Website: www.perdue massageclinic.com www.facebook.com/ perduemassageclinic

New Beginnings Wellness Centre “Putting PERSONAL back into fitness training!”

Wayne Baldwin, PFT, CPTA, CNHC

Specializing in Exclusive Seasonal Personal Training Sessions! …for weight loss,

- together with -

Where you can feel right at home!

Phone… 306-948-2548 Cell… 306-948-8048

Fitness Centre Healthy Lifestyle Weight Loss 30-minute Circuit Personal Training Fitness Classes

…owned and operated by Brett Barber

OPTOMETRISTS

…serving your community since 1972

Roe & Peszko is a full service law office that practices… ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

Criminal Law Commercial Law Real Estate Law Wills and Estate Law and our lawyers, William Roe, Q.C. Jason Peszko Lisa Watson look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

ACCOUNTING

Hair Salons

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Christina Prpick of

Garry A. Faye

P. O. Box 1480 Biggar, Sask.

• Taking appointments Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays.

(Saturday and evenings on request) Contact Christina @

Phone: 306-948-5133

306-948-2712

Chartered Accountant Notary Public 201B-2nd Ave. West

Mane Essence Hair Salon

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photos by Jocelyn

Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO

Portraits, Family, Weddings & Sports Photography

306-948-2183

www.photosbyjocelyn.com

Biggar, Sask.

306-948-2814 BOOKS Pat Wicks,

Living Books Distributor

Doctor of Optometry

205-3rd Ave. East, Biggar Books, gifts, cards.

Shop at my home!

Call 306-948-3427 for appts.

CAMPBELL ACCOUNTING SERVICES • Bookkeeping • Tax Returns • Financial Statements

In Biggar Every Tuesday.

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

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For appointments…

1-855-651-3311

Go to…

306-948-3346

Kirk Ewen

306.948.2208

Online

302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

306-948-3408

Email: ddolack@sasktel.net Website: www.hrblock.ca

102 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

Get the Biggar Independent

Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B.

306-948-5352 or 306-244-9865

223 Main Street Biggar

Visit us @ 114- 2nd Ave. W., Biggar

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors

115 - 1st Avenue West 1 Rosetown, Sask.

* Limited Memberships available to fully equipped Private Fitness Studio & Cardio Room Gift Certificates available

Derek Argue

Build fences and decks For all your fence and deck needs, give me a call…

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

DR. GLENN RIEKMAN Dentist

Offering… One-on-One Rehab & Therapy Sessions

306-375-7055 LAROCHELLE CONTRACTING

Services available…

LEGAL SERVICES

body sculpting, strength training.

NOW SERVING THE BIGGAR AREA FREE ESTIMATES 5-inch continuous eavestrough Box 323, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

R.M.T. (NHPC member) Located @ New Beginnings Wellness Centre, 114 - 2nd Ave. W., BIGGAR

DENTAL

Ph: 306-948-4430 or 306-948-4460 rod.campbell@sasktel.net 122 Main St., Biggar, SK

This space in this directory is available for only $161.20 plus gst… one column x 2 inches for 26-week prepaid commitment (regular price is $19.88 per week = $516.88 plus gst)

Please arrange to pick up your photos that have been submitted for publication. .…thanks, The Independent 122 Main St., Biggar

Call 306-948-3344 CLASSIFIEDS WORK

…call 306-948-3344

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INVESTMENTS For all your investment needs, Visit…

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

COURIER/HAULING

SERVICES

BIGGAR COURIER

Panasonic, Samsung,

• Biggar to Saskatoon • Same day Service • Monday to Friday • 24-hour Answering Service

~Brian and Cathy Fick~ Dean McCallum, CFP, CIM, FCSI

Lyndsey Poole

Investment Advisor Credential Securities Inc.

Mutual Fund Investment Specialist, Wealth Consultant Credential Asset Management Inc.

Cell: 306-948-7524

LG, Frigidaire, Shaw, Yamaha Audio Dealer;

216 Main St., Biggar

948-3955

Located at the Biggar & District Credit Union 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK • 306-948-3352 Mutual funds are offered through Credential Asset Management Inc., and mutual funds and other securities are offered through Credential Securities Inc. ®Credential is a registered mark owned

by Credential Financial Inc. and is used under license.

AUTOMOTIVE

M & N REPAIR 701 - 4th Ave. E., Biggar

222 Main Street 306 948 5377

info@twhÀnancial.ca www.twhÀnancial.ca

306.948.3996 Open Monday-Friday Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial

Heavy Truck Repair SGI Safety Inspection Auto Repair

“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 Owned & operated by Kevin Fick st

227 - 1 Ave. East, Biggar

306-948-3376

306-948-1722

after hours George: 948-4042

SEED CLEANING

1st Ave. West, Biggar

HAULS TO THE DUMP Small moves and deliveries with ½ ton truck

Ph/fax: 306-948-3856 or cell: 306-948-7896

McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED CLEANING

SERVICES

HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK SERVICE

Cliff Forsyth Box 736, Biggar

Phone: 306-948-5600

Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer

Wylie Farms Ltd.

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

Hwy 14 East, Biggar 306-948-2109

Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price!

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

Jerry Muc Phone: 306-948-2958 Fax:

CertiÀed Custom Picture Framer

306- 948-2807 or 948-5609 948-5394

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

For FAX service,

306-948-5699

Anne G. Livingston

For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning Call: Bill: Dale:

• custom slaughter, cut and wrapping • sausage making, curing and smoking

• sides of Beef available

306-948-3384

THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

Qualilty!

Canadian Seed Institute Accredited Pedigree, Commercial & Custom Cleaning FULL line of Cleaning Equipment including Gravity Table

Modern Licenced Abbatoir

• trenching • trucking • water & sewer • sand & gravel • excavating OfÀce …

306-658-4474, Landis

306.948.2700

SEED CLEANING

MONARCH MEATS

Biggar Sand & Gravel

A Sign of

YH Truck, Ag & Auto

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

• photographs • paintings • art prints • memorabilia • collages, etc.

Call Anne @ 306-948-7274 greengables2@sasktel.net

see us at The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar

Contact 306-948-3344 to have your business listed here, ask about special rates and sizes

• Snow Removal • Fences …and much more

“Your complete decal and signage shop”

Bob Kobelsky

Phone: 306-948-5678

8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. • 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting

Super B outÀts hauling grain and fertilizer in Alberta and Saskatchewan

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

Open: Mon.-Fri.

Rebel Landscaping 306-948-2879, evenings 306-948-7207, daytime Ed Kolenosky

Troy May, owner/operator Fax: 306.237.TROY email: tmay@hotmail.ca

KRF Auto Centre 100% handwash

Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar

Toll Free: 866-403-2298

Email: garethmckee@burntorangesolutions.com Website: www.burntorangesolutions.com

306.237.7671

J. G. Smith

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

222 Main St., Biggar

Tel: 306-986-2600

Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

TIRES

AUTOMOTIVE

BURNT ORANGE SOLUTIONS

Gareth McKee

306-

Mutual Fund Investment Specialist Credential Asset Management Inc.

Financial Planning Estate Planning Life Insurance

• Computer Sales • Support and Consultancy • Backup and Disaster Recovery • Email • Wired/Wireless Networking

and Your authorized

BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE

Pamela Eaton

COMPUTER SERVICES

Your authorized

SaskTel Mobility and High Speed Internet Dealer

SERVICES

SERVICES

306-948-5455 The Country Clipper • All Breed Dog Grooming • Boarding Kennels (Bordetella Mandatory) • Natural health care for pets • Massage “Acupressure”

For appointments and inquiries, call

306-948-2091 Mon. - Thurs., 7 a.m. - 5 pm.

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

COURIER/HAULING

Rockin D Trucking & Cattle

• Cattle hauling with 21 ft. gooseneck trailer • round and large square bale hauling with step-deck or highboy semi-trailers • also buying and selling straw and forage • also machinery hauling Home • 306-948-2037 Alex • 306-948-7291 Dan • 306-948-7843 Biggar, Sask.

~ SUMMER HOURS for July ~ The Independent will be closing at 12:00 noon on Fridays for the month of July. The pickups can be done from the box at front door.

• Laser Engraving • Promotional products (mugs, mousepad, etc)

t Delivery

Ask Abou

306-948-3312 sales@gvsigns.ca

GAS STATIONS

Perdue 5-Star Service - Under NEW Management Esso Full Service Gas Bar & Restaurant 306-237-4363 Open: Monday-Sunday • 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Holidays: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Contact US for OFFICE SUPPLIES, FORMS and SERVICES… ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

Faxing Photocopies Rubber Stamps Envelopes Letterheads Business Cards Receipts Invoices Statements Flyers Resumes Posters Menus Programs and Booklets Phamphlets Christmas letters File Folders Sticky Labels Address Labels Social Tickets Draw Tickets Calendars and Day Planners Presentations

Call us now for your FREE quote on all your printing needs.

Phone: 306-948-3344

and more…

ADVERTISING is an investment in your business.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 19

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505 Hwy. 7 West, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0 OPEN: Monday - Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CLOSED: Sundays

1.877.979.7999 www.rosetownmainline.net

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

20 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

Battleford Furniture is Celebrating 28 Years in Business With great deals from Ashley Furniture!

6 Piece Bedroom including Queen Bed, Dresser, Mirror & N igght Stand Stand Night

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