Webpaper 35 by The Biggar Independent

Vol. 104 No. 35

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013

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Block to run in new federal riding “I still strongly believe that the current model would continue to serve Saskatchewan well.” Block adds that in Sasby Kevin Brautigam katchewan, you had, reof The Independent gardless of political stripe, Federal electoral riding 14 Members of Parliament changes have current that had to Saskatoon-Rosetownhave a strong Biggar MP Kelly Block grasp of urban making a decision to and rural conrun in the new area cerns. come the October 2015 “Whether election day. people want To be called “Humto believe it or boldt-Warman-Marnot, we are intensville-Rosetown” Kelly Block terdependent. the new area includes We have relaBiggar, extending west of tionships that can not, and Rosetown to east of Hum- should not, be ignored,” boldt, but does not include Block said of the rural/urportions of Saskatoon. The ban kinship and, at times, federal electoral boundar- opposing interests. ies commission released “Because we are a provits final report August 21, ince of a million people, creating five new federal we are a small population urban ridings - three for spread out over a large geoSaskatoon, two for Regina graphic area. We have done - still retaining the 14 seats what we needed to do when of the previous system. it comes to building part“What’s happening is all nerships, ‘regionalizing’ of my rural, all of Maurice with urban municipalities Vellacott’s rural, and all of with their neighbouring Brad Trost’s rural is form- rural municipalities when ing a new riding. So that’s it comes to providing serhow they managed to create vices and working together, three urban-only ridings so we’ve done what we have and create a rural riding had to do in order to make that stayed within the 14 things work, and that inseats,” Block explained. She cludes partnerships,” she made the announcement to added. run in the next federal elecRegardless of the big tion on Wednesday. change, Block is still lookBlock added that while ing forward to the October Saskatchewan is a prosper- 2015 election and running ous province, and the de- for a third time. mographic is changing, she “I know in my press redoesn’t believe the change lease I said that this was was warranted. a very difficult decision to

make, and it truly was, to see the current riding be split into an urban riding and the rural spread in to another riding - that was hard. I had to think long and hard about where I might run,” Block stresses. “I continue to have strong ties in the rural areas that Maurice Vellacott currently represents, and I believe I have strong ties in the rural part of Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, so that really shaped my decision.” Block views the change as an opportunity to build new relationships - rural and urban. Humboldt, Warman, Martensville, she reminds, are still cities, and all are represented in the new riding, bringing a new set of challenges and concerns. “I certainly believe that because of the interdependence I’ve highlighted between urban and rural Saskatchewan, even though I’ll be representing a rural riding, those relationships will still have to be attended to. It will be interesting to sit around the table with Members of Parliament who might appear to have to focus on different issues. “The issues are probably going to be very similar,” she explained. “Not every rural community is exactly like the other. Yes, there are concerns and issues that are very similar, but this new riding . . . there will obviously be different issues that will need to be addressed.”

Storm cloud horizon . . . Clouds loom on in the distance east of Perdue last week as temperatures in the 30s bring the inevitable threat of rain and lightening, booming and crashing. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Tanya Fyson, Brody Fyson and Luke Gray listen to VAST’s Lisa Rocheleau (right) explain their humanitarian work in Haiti, Saturday at the Perdue Oasis Golf Resort. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Volunteer veterinarians looking for your help in Haiti by Kevin Brautigam of The Independent

An organization that performs humanitarian work in Haiti was at the Perdue Oasis Saturday, raising funds and awareness for their veterinarian services to the Third World country. Veterinarians Abroad Supporting and Teaching (VAST) currently focus their attention on Haiti, providing vet services and conducting educational clinics to teach animal husbandry. The ﬂedgling organization was at the Perdue Oasis Golf Resort for a Family Fun Day, August 24, painting faces, hosting games for the kids, talking about their work, raising funds for their next trip to Haiti this October. With Haiti amongst the poorest countries in the world, VAST relieves poverty by teaching the proper care of animals necessary for the food or other economic purposes. Teaching animal husbandry and providing basic vet services is the ulti-

mate aim of VAST. “Haiti is amongst the poorest countries in the world, with some of the highest infant mortality rates, illiteracy rates and infectious disease rates found globally,” a VAST brochure explains. “Since the level 7 earthquake in January of 2010, a cholera epidemic has devastated the working population, compromising their ability to rebuild. Add the fact that more than 80 per cent of the population survives on less than $2 US a day, and it is understandable why individuals are unable to ensure that their livestock remain healthy and vaccinated. Unfortunately for most Haitians, all of their family’s wealth and security are tied up in what few animals they own - chickens, goats, and the occasional pig.” VAST offers Haitians the basis services we take for granted. The goal is to teach people how to recognize key

diseases in livestock before they become fatal, as well as give locals the opportunity to have their animals’ health checked, vaccinated and dewormed. A secondary goal is to take much needed vet medicines and supplies to the population. VAST made their ﬁrst trip in May of 2012, establishing relationships with the departments of Agriculture, Health, and Education, as well as the University and several area veterinarians. Each year VAST needs to raise a minimum of $15,000 per year to pay for interpreters, guides, within-country travel expenses, buy medications and supplies, and secure space for onsite clinics. The Perdue Oasis Golf Resort generously allowed space for VAST on Saturday to promote their philanthropic organization. If you want to get involved with VAST, log on to vetsabroad.wordpress.com/ about.

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I was evaluation It l i dday at the h Bi Biggar A Aquatic i C Centre, F Friday, id as area youth hit the water for their Lifesaving Society Bronze Medal Award tests. Resuscitation exercises, water rescues, and various simulations were ran, over and over again. Inevitable evaluations were taken by the Lifesaving Society examiner Anita Karmark and Biggar instructor/ examinor Bailey Seidl (below picture, left to right). The coveted award makes these youth safe in the water and, perhaps, future life guards at the Biggar Aquatic Centre. (Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Council Minute highlights Council Minute highlights The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held August 6, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Attending the meeting were Mayor Ray Sadler, Aldermen Ron Arnold, Jim Besse, Penny McCallum, and Eugene Motruk. Council resolved that the Town Foreman be authorized to purchase garage doors for the old ﬁre hall from North American Lumber at the quoted price of $5,220.11. Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of $230,655.48, and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $38,095.15, be approved. Council resolved that the Town cancel the taxes for Lot 7 Block 19 Plan D4770 in the amount of $355.10. Council resolved that the request from TransGas easement project, to be completed this summer/fall, which is to “interconnect” two TransGas systems in order to accommodate additional demands on existing infrastructure, be approved and further that the easement documents be dated, signed and sealed, be approved. Council resolved that the Town support the Community Safety Net Program by purchasing online recognition for a cost of $157.50 in the Child’s Safety Book. Council resolved that the request from E-Kay Enterprises to tie/consolidate Parcel A Plan 101926481 to Lot 1 Block 52A Plan 101949060 for the purpose of building a 80x120 steel building that will be built across the existing property line, be approved. Council resolved that the Rental Construction Incentive (RCI) Agreement between Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC) and the Town of Biggar, be approved and furthermore be signed and sealed. Council resolved that the Town purchase a 1/15th page ad at a cost of $175 for promoting the 2013 Crime Prevention Guide, to be distributed to our local schools, sponsored by the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Ofﬁcers. Council resolved that the Town authorize Kathy Sarvas to participate in the MuniSoft Utility Billing Advanced Webinar on October 22

at a cost of $100. Council resolved that the request be made to the Provincial Mediation Board pursuant to Section 22 (1.1) of The Tax Enforcement Act, to reduce the six month waiting period on Lot 36 Block 2 Plan D4770. Council resolved that the Town of Biggar Garbage Container Rentals Policy E(2), approved December 1, 1992 by resolution number 92818, be repealed and replaced with the new Biggar Garbage Container Rentals Policy attached hereto and forming part of the August 6 meeting minutes, be approved and effective August 6, 2013. • Meeting adjourned at 9:01 p.m.

by Rod Pedersen, Voice of the Riders Conﬁdence. If you could bottle and sell it, you’d be a millionaire. Actually a quick Google search tells me a few fragrance-makers have tried that in the past, but quickly wound up in the clearance bin. But seriously the conﬁdence the Saskatchewan Roughriders are displaying right now as we approach the midway point of the 2013 CFL season is as much good news for them as it is bad news for the league’s seven other teams. The Riders took a stellar 5-0 record into the bye

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week in early August and have emerged with two narrow victories and a deserved loss in the three games since to stand alone on top of the CFL at 7-1. It’s the ﬁrst time in my lifetime this has happened, and likely yours as well. In fact in the franchise’s 103 years, they’ve only been 7-1 once before and it was in 1971. When football maven John Lynch proclaimed on our sports talk show earlier this season “This is the greatest Rider team of all-time!”, I only smiled and nodded, thinking he was off his rocker. He’s covered this team since

Bethany Assisted Living receives donation . . . Fred Sander, left, donated $5,000 to Bethany Assisted Living in Wilkie; accepting the donation is Bethany’s administrator Lynn Christiansen. Fred has been a resident at Bethany since November 2012, and the generous donation makes it possible to replace the ice machine in the kitchen. The remainder will be put toward new windows for the facility. (Submitted Photo)

the 1960s but I thought his was a vast exaggeration. However he could be right. If you’ve been reading this column weekly you’ll recall we’ve chronicled the club’s record-setting start to the season all along and it hasn’t cooled off. Perhaps the mostimpressive mark comes from Rider tailback Kory Sheets who entered the record books Saturday in Edmonton, hitting 1,000 yards rushing faster than anyone else in CFL history. The sophomore from Purdue certainly has a ﬂare for the dramatic, hitting 1,000 yards in his eighth game on a touchdown run in the third quarter. He’s all ﬂash and dash. It’s incredible. And quarterback Darian Durant has gone a mind-boggling seven games without throwing an interception. Obviously this all adds up to success in the win column. They’re hungry for more too. The Riders were spanking teams in the early going this season but their last two victories have come by a combined six points. And both were exciting come-frombehind victories in the dying moments. There’s a reason for that. “It’s the second six (games) of the season and teams shore up in this period,” reasoned Rider coach Corey Chamblin after Saturday’s game. “The biggest thing is we came out with the win. The guys were like clockwork, slow and steady, but we got it done.”

With the summer winding down, there are only four more market days left in the season. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

That’s where the confidence comes in. Although they were winning games by double digits in the summer months, and lately games have gone down to the wire, the Riders still know they’ll be on top once the clock hits 0:00. There’s no other word for that than “confidence”. “In the second six of the season all teams will be more evenly matched because they’ve gone through their ups and downs in the first six,” Chamblin continued. “The games won’t be like the first six when we ran away with them.” Does that include the Winnipeg Blue Bombers? The hapless 1-7 Bombers are in the Riders’ sights now as the Prairie rivals head into back-to-back games against each other beginning with Sunday’s Labour Day Classic in Re-

gina and ending with the Banjo Bowl a week later at the brand new Investors Group Field in Winnipeg. 7-1 versus 1-7. My how the tables have turned. Two years ago the records were reversed as high-ﬂying Winnipeg came into Regina, needling the Riders about their pathetic record. However a well-timed coaching change spurred the Riders to consecutive victories over the Bombers and turned Swaggerville to Saggerville. We haven’t heard the term since! So what will happen this time around? Only the football gods know for sure but one thing is certain; this is where it starts to get fun. (For daily rider news, follow Rod on Twitter at @ sportscage)

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The time has come to address Canada Post Canada Post has once again reported a loss. This is a consolidated loss of all its entities to the tune of $76 million marking Canada Post seventh quarterly loss in two years. Mail volumes dropped 2.9 per cent which equates to 32 million pieces. Proof that Canadians are moving away from hard copy mail and turning to electronic forms of communication. The Conference Board of Canada projects that in April the Crown corporation will face an operating loss of $1 billion. The Board also stated that Canada Post must take a hard look at changes to its business model. This is not surprising news to Canadians who are relying on email to keep them in touch -- both on a personal and business level. The beneﬁts -- fast and the service is excellent. No more waiting for weeks. At one time, you could count on overnight mail delivery, now the corporation says two-three (or even four or ﬁve) business days is acceptable. Maybe to them but not to their customers. That’s the rub of the matter. In all the restructuring and negotiating and changing, both the corporation executives and the unions forgot about the customer. They failed to recognize that customers will seek other alternatives to meet their needs. In their arrogance both sides thought the monopoly would last. Now, it is time for politicians to enter the scene. How much longer are Canadian taxpayers expected to pay for a Crown corporation that is losing money -- by the bucketful? Maybe the time has come for a serious debate on the merits of privatizing this entity. P.H.

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Harper responsible to change the “distasteful” state of Canadian politics He is the one who allowed his government to drift into the swamp of hyper-partisanship and personal attacks by Dr. Roger Gibbons Distributed by Troy Media Inc. www.troymedia. com A sure sign that summer is drawing to a close is the rush of political commentators, myself included, speculating on what the fall session of Parliament might bring. Ignore “Back to School” ads; the real action is taking place on editorial pages, newscasts and blogs and news sites as commentators make up for the summer paucity of hard political news, at least hard Canadian news, with impassioned speculation. Such speculation takes on greater urgency this time around because the last six to eight months in the nation’s capital have been particularly distasteful. Seldom has so much partisan vitriol and fury been directed

at matters of so little consequence for our long-term future. Fortunately Rome was not burning, but our political leaders were fiddling as hard as they could. If there was ever a need to hit the reset button, surely it is now. The problem, however, is that so much unfinished business remains. The economic recovery is uncertain. Major pipeline projects, and thus in part the direction of Canadian energy policy, remain under regulatory review in Canada and the United States. Potentially transformative trade deals are in limbo. The Senate expense scandal will rumble on until the last taxi chit has been examined by auditors and the press. Canadian telecommunication firms continue their advertising battle

with the federal government. Given this unﬁnished business, is there really a new agenda that could be unveiled in this fall’s Throne Speech? Perhaps. The government, having unintentionally unleashed a vociferous public debate on Senate reform and abolition, could advance a comprehensive reform agenda that goes well beyond changes to Senators’ terms of ofﬁce. For better or for worse, the reform cat is truly out of the bag, and the government might as well ride the waves of public discontent. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, to his credit, has opened debate on the legalization of marijuana. Maybe, then, there is an opportunity for Parliamentary action on this front, even bi-

partisan action, and the Conservative government might be pleased to have Trudeau at the cutting edge. More can and must be done to improve the educational opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal peoples. Despite the certainty that any government initiative will be slammed by Aboriginal organizations as being too late, too poorly ﬁnanced, and too unilateral, the government should not be deterred. What Canadians need more than anything, however, is an improvement in the tone of public life, in the civility that we bring to difﬁcult public policy challenges. And here, the only person who can change not only the tune but also the tone of national political life is the prime

minister. After all, opposition leaders operate within the constraints of their job description, which is to oppose every twitch and turn of the government. The prime minister, however, has greater opportunity and, I would argue, greater responsibility to improve the tone of Canadian public life. And here, I should stress, the leadership challenge lies with the prime minister himself and not with his office. The recent cabinet shuffle has done little to change the tone of political debate. Staff changes in the prime minister’s office, such as a new Director of Communications, will have no public purchase whatsoever for the 95 per cent of voters who know little and care less

about the composition of his staff. It is the PM who must set and be seen to be setting the tone. Stephen Harper has allowed and sometimes even encouraged his government to drift into the dispiriting swamp of hyper-partisanship and personal attacks, and now only he can hit the reset button. If the government approaches the return of Parliament this fall as the opening shot in the 2015 election campaign, if attack ads replace thoughtful discussion, Canadians will be justiﬁably angry. We deserve better as we head back to the school of life this fall. Troy Media columnist Dr. Roger Gibbins is the former President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation.

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For Health Sake! Sir James Paul McCartney. Born June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England. According to Guinness World Records, McCartney is the most successful recording artist of all time. He is the most successful songwriter in the history of the United Kingdom. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wonder Queen Elizabeth II chose to knight him for his contributions to music. None of those facts really prepares you when you see Paul McCartney live on stage for the ďŹ rst time. It is an incredible experience. Of course, for any baby boomer there are all sorts of mixed emotions as well. The Beatles were very much a part of Boomer lives, right from the time they made their ďŹ rst appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show back in 1964. I remember that night well. It was a typical Sunday evening. After supper we had to make sure all our homework was done and we were ready for school the next day. We were allowed to stay up and watch Bonanza that evening which was a favourite show. But, ďŹ rst we had to sit through the Ed Sullivan

Show listening to the performers. Ed was known for introducing young newcomers on his stage. He always promised â&#x20AC;&#x153;a really big â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sho-ee-e-(w)â&#x20AC;&#x2122; . There were circus acts, vaudeville, ballet dancers, opera singers, songwriters and comedians. Elvis Presley graced his stage and his moves were considered â&#x20AC;&#x153;lewdâ&#x20AC;? at the time so the television cameras could only ďŹ lm him above the waist. On this particular evening in 1964, Sullivan introduced â&#x20AC;&#x153;four young lads from Liverpoolâ&#x20AC;? and I doubt even Ed could have predicted the sensation they caused. They had us all rocking to their beat and wanting more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did you see the Ed Sullivan Show last night?â&#x20AC;? It was the talk of the school the next day. The kids all loved the music but I remember the comments from the adults about the long hair. (Although I have seen footage of that evening since and their hair was not long by todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards.) Multi-talented musicians but it seems that one, Paul, captured the hearts of more than one teeny-bopper during

the 60s. He was a bit of a heart breaker. Time passed and their music has stood the test of time. That fateful February evening started a snowball which later became known as the British Invasion. Bands like the Rolling Stones followed bringing their own brand of music and capturing the music market gathering up fans along the way. Of course, The Beatles as a band did not last and each one went on to do other things. Paul McCartney kept performing and writing. Along with his wife Linda he formed another band, Wings and continued rolling out hit songs. Being a huge Beatles fan I thought I would never have an opportunity to see any in person. Paul McCartney was the closest I will ever get to living out that dream. But, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad I had to wait. Not only did we get to hear the best of Paul as a Beatle but the best of Paul as a Wings and a successful composer. He was mature (as were the rest of us in the audience), all factors which culminated in a great concert.

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by Jacey Jones, Pharmacy Intern, Biggar Pharmasave Arthritis Awareness September marks the beginning of fall and is a reminder of the colder temperatures ahead. For the one in six Canadians over the age of 15 that suffer from arthritis, cooler temperatures may mean more discomfort. September is National Arthritis Month and is a time to promote awareness about the disease. About Arthritis The term arthritis, â&#x20AC;&#x153;arthroâ&#x20AC;? meaning joint and â&#x20AC;&#x153;itisâ&#x20AC;? meaning inďŹ&#x201A;ammation, is used to refer to 100 related conditions. These conditions can be categorized into two types: osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint condition that is mediated by previous joint injury as well as other factors. It is the most common type of arthritis and affects more than 10 per cent of Canadian adults.

For the one in six Canadians over the age of 15 that suffer from arthritis, cooler temperatures may mean more discomfort. September is National Arthritis Month. Rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases are systemic inďŹ&#x201A;ammatory joint diseases that are mediated by the immune system. While the symptoms of arthritis vary the common result is joint pain and swelling. Among all causes of disability arthritis ranks ďŹ rst in women and second in men in Canada. Managing Arthritis While there is no cure for arthritis, the majority of people with arthritis can lead active lives if the disease is diagnosed early and a proper care plan is implemented. Eating healthy, physical activity and proper rest

are important things to consider when managing arthritis. Maintaining a healthy body weight reduces the pressure on joints and in some cases a healthy body weight can prevent the onset of arthritis. It is important to see your doctor about any kind of arthritis concern. Your pharmacist can assist you by choosing proper over-the-counter medications, advising on vitamin and mineral supplements, ďŹ tting mobility aids, selecting home care aids and answering any question about prescription drug products.

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by Bob Mason

Chauve (Sans Follicle) Having a lot of hair is supposed to be a sign that a person is very virile (I dunno!), but if that fantasy is true, some of my ancestors were sure a prolific bunch! I was looking in an old family photograph album the other day, and it was quite plain that when some of YT’s folks came west first, they forgot to bring their razors! As a matter-of-fact, any Sasquatch that happened to be around, took one look at them and fled - and no one has been able to spot a “Bigfoot” out there since! Of course, the Reader (notice the capital ‘R’ there!) isn’t expected to believe all this stuff, but if they ever met one of those Mason men (not to

be confused with “mice and men”) they wouldn’t believe all that hair could grow on one face either! But most of those days have gone forever, eh? Having found their razors, it seems to me that some of them are now shaving the top of their heads! There are quite a few confusing excuses as to why that “Sans Follicle” situation has taken place or, as one of those ex-hairy relations exclaimed after he went bald: “You can’t have hair and brains both, eh?” My own personal defensive excuse is that one of our Generals issued me with a too small helmet! Well, the kids used to believe it!

Backpack Ergonomics Kids across Heartland are heading back to school. Between homework and extra-curricular activities they have a lot to carry back and forth. Backpacks that are too heavy can cause serious problems for kids as they are going through physical growth and motor and spinal development. Lighten the pack. Aim for no more than 10 – 15% of their body weight. Distribute the weight evenly with the heaviest items closest to the back. Use bags with two shoulder straps and wear both. Look for wide padded straps.

Heartland Health Region Board Meeting The next Board meeting will be held Wednesday, September 25, 2013 in Rosetown. Board packages can be obtained from the Regional Corporate Office within one week of the meeting. Please call the office to arrange for printing and pick up. Contact Christa Garrett at 306-882-4111 ext 236 or by e-mail christa.garrett@hrha.sk.ca.

It seems to me that a lot of men (including YT) don’t have much of a thatch up there anymore! Mebbe the “Ozone layer” is getting a little thin too! I’m not up on all those excuses anymore either, but they tell me that “baldness” is a sexfad now! Mebbe, as a fellow keep adding those annular things to his trunk, just the thought of growing old is enough to make a fellow’s hair fall out! Not to worry! Archaeologists inform us that even a lot of the ancient mummies that they dig up had hairpieces, meaning that even ancient Kings got old after a while! When we were at home, Mother (like all mothers!) said “Brush your hair, Bobby, it looks awful!” But Mother wasn’t in the army and nobody seemed to give a darn, so they just cut it all off! More than one tear was shed in that barber’s chair of our ‘Basic’ depot, as the good looking, Brylcreme-

treated hair of some guys fell on the floor, and YT was no exception;! Yours Truly can sure prove that cruel ‘Brushcut’ bit. Around the house here somewhere, there must be dozens of photographs of YT in uniform, and in every one of them, to hide the hideous brush cut, he is wearing a headgear of some sort! H u m o r o u s Observation: My old history book claimed that Napoleon once said, “An army marches on its stomach!” And he may be right, but when YT first joined up, they put about 10 completely naked men in a room and made them jump up and down. I’m not sure that this proved how good our ‘stomachs’ were, but t he Medical Officers (MO) found out about the shape of our legs! Wow, what a sight! Although as boys we had gone ‘skinny-dipping’ in the river a few times, we sure never saw anything like this! There were men with

Biggar Long Term Care Project Update The final parking lot area is ready to be paved. Installation of the flat roof and sloped roof has begun in quads 5 and 1. Roof decking, exterior steel framing and sheathing is ongoing in quad 2. Exterior insulation and vapor barrier installation is ongoing. PVC and aluminum windows are currently being installed. Mechanical and electrical work in the crawlspace is ongoing. Electrical installation is being done for the generator building. Mechanical and electrical rough-ins in the main floor and ceiling areas are ongoing. Demolition in the phase 1 renovation area is ongoing. Rosetown Long Term Care Project Update The loading ramp concrete is now complete with the pouring of the front apron. The garden walkways and paths around the building are almost completed with work now concentrated on the front entrance curbs, sidewalks and parking areas. The brick layers will be putting stone on the front walkway pillars soon. Water lines and the distribution air duct work continues. Most wiring should be in place to all outlet boxes in resident pod areas by the end of August. The exterior siding is almost complete. Work is also being done on the building’s fascia. Dry walling continues in the main entrance foyer and also in the worship area. All the resident pods now have their first coat of paint. Wall protection installation has started in resident rooms in pod A. The Interior glass has been installed in the main front vestibule, the beauty shop, activity office, and the care conference room. Kerrobert Integrated Health Centre Project Update Interior metal stud wall installations are almost completed. Interior door frame installation continues with the majority of them installed. Drywall boarding has started in Zone 1. Fire protection sprinkler piping installation has started on the main floor and will be ongoing for all areas. The cinder block exterior walls and block walls in the kitchen area are completed. The flat roof is nearing completion and now the sloped roof insulation is being installed. Once complete the metal roofing installation will begin. The roof top air handling unit and the chiller unit have been installed. Soffit, fascia and window installations are nearly completed.

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hairy black chests - an none on their heads - and vice-vera. There were tall men, with short hair and shorter men with long hair, and some with no hair at all - what a variety! When a fellow is retelling me his pet joke (which I have mebbe heard 20 times before) I always think of that group jumping up and down, so that when he gives the punch line, I’m ready to laugh again! When we were in Europe it wasn’t odd to see the odd bald woman now and then. We men are supposed to be ugly and women pretty, but bald? If they had been publicly “Fraternizing” with the enemy usually the locals did it! Usually they wore a hat, or head dress of some kind! I always felt a little sorry for these ladies! After all ‘Fraternization’ has taken place in many parts of the world for many years! And if these people hadn’t been ‘liberated’?! My own personal nose isn’t very pretty, I’ve been told so many times! but it is not one of the Mason traditional ‘Roman’ noses, handed down to us about 53 BC when Julius Caesar made his “Veni, Vidi, Vici” statement! (Incidentally, they say that Julie was bald too!) Yours Truly isn’t up on his evolution information

very well, but it seems to him that since fur hats and long johns have been invented, we don’t need all that hair anyway! Ponce De Leon (the ‘Fountain of Youth’ guy) never did ﬁnd that spring, eh? Mebbe he never looked far enough north! They tell me there aren’t very many bald Eskimos! Mebbe it is north of 60˚ somewhere! To heck with what Greely said about “Go west young man!” Go North! A well respected school teacher (all school teachers should be ‘well-respected’) told me a while ago, that just looking at my head, she could tell what my approximate age was. Her scale went like this: • 10-14 years - wear their hats backwards; • 14-18 years - wear their hats sideways; • 18 to 60 years - They wear their hats all the time; • over 65 - even if they are bald they take their hat off while talking to a woman! The medical folks claim that once your heart slows down, you are ‘over the hill’, or ‘on your last legs’ but they don’t mention that ‘Sans Follicle’ disease. Mebbe they aren’t sure about it yet - there sure seems to be a lot of baldheaded babies out there!

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CPP, pensions, RRSPs, and other sources of income like annuities. Once income goals have been set, analysis should be done to determine the income sources. For most people, a substantial portion will be drawn from investment portfolios. As retirement nears, these portfolios should be prepared for the transition and structured to replace employment income. This generally translates into a more signiﬁcant weighting in fixed income as well as other investments that provide a regular income stream, such as high quality dividendpaying investments. Good retirement income plans will also make use of guaranteed income sources that guard against volatile markets and inflation erosion. These include government beneﬁts, available pension income, and annuities. Consideration should also be given to tax-effective withdrawals from registered accounts as well as strategies to minimize or eliminate claw-backs. Proper retirement planning goes beyond the management of the retirement portfolio. Estate planning also enters the picture, both

from the perspective of how the money will be distributed to heirs but also to the more sensitive personal issues. Often there is concern over the future management of the estate by the heirs who may not be competent with finances or are simply not ready to handle a large inheritance. Time should be taken to identify any potential shortcomings and rectify any weakness prior to the inevitable. Canadians want to retire with sufficient income to carry them through and, hopefully, enough to leave something for their children. However, if they allow themselves to be overwhelmed in angst over an unattainable figure that is both high and inaccurate, they will never be motivated to begin saving. Determining the right number takes time, but the time is well spent. Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP is an Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager with Canaccord Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund, reynoldsinglis.ca. The views in this column are solely those of the author.

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What a great weekend we have just had. Everyone seems to keep busy so I thought I would talk about what we did the past week. Monday was exercises and Blast from the Past. Tuesday was current events with Donna. That afternoon was swing bowling. Wednesday, the Activity Department took a busload of residents to the Berry Barn at Saskatoon. We got to the Barn at 11. We went to the Restaurant at 12 p.m. The residents wanted to order perogies, cabbage rolls, soup or hamburgers. Dessert was extra special. We either got to order Saskatoon Berry pie or Saskatoon Berry ice cream. They both tasted good. We hope to go back on another trip like this again. Thursday was exercises and bingo. Friday was barbecue. The menu for today was hamburgers, hot dogs, tomatoes, garden potatoes and beans. It was really good. Friday was such a hot day the staff decided it would be the perfect day for ice cream cones. Saturday was dot bingo

and the movie for the afternoon was “Love Takes Wing.” Nails and towel folding were on the agenda on Sunday. The Seventh Day

Adventist Church did a wonderful service for the residents. That is all for us today. Talk to you next month!

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Nature at best when left well alone by Calvin Daniels

It always amazes me how quickly we forget the lessons which can be garnered from our past, and in this case it’s really a case of the very recent past. A headline on the Web site of a wellknown Canadian farm publication is what caught my eye and set me on this particular train of thought. The headline stated ‘Pasture calving makes work easier’. Now I suppose all journalists, myself included, will at times go with the obvious, but

this one stood out as a story which really did cover something I would have thought any cattle producer would have long understood. The idea here is pretty straight forward, the labour element associated with calving goes down when you leave it to the cows to do it on their own. It’s a system many farmers used to employ simply because it ﬁt with how nature itself operates. You do not see deer and moose, bison and

elk, giving birth when there is three feet of snow on the ground, and temperatures are well below freezing. Instead the natural biological system of such wild animals have them giving birth in the spring when the grass is fresh, lush and full of nutrients. It assures a food source for the mother animals, and that allows them to produce milk to give newborns the best start they can to grow into the next generation. Cattle will work the same way given a chance. They will gladly calf in May, and use green grass to their advantage. In the process producers do not have to have the females brought into corrals and watched closely to prevent newborns from

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perishing in the the cold and snow. Now there are reasons producers moved to calving in the cold of winter. In many cases producers at one point were mixed farmers, meaning they ran livestock and raised grains and oilseeds. With the dual nature of farm operations the workload had to be spread out. Farmers obviously thought moving calving into the snow months opened the spring season for them to concentrate of grain farming, and that would on the surface appear to be a logical way of looking at the situation. But it may be a case of increasing the overall labour needs of

the farm since winter calving needs closer observation. It likely adds a cost to things as well as cows will need a higher quality winter feed to produce milk, something green grass offers in the spring. It’s also a case where producers who manage genetics well to ensure easy-calving cows being matched with easycalving bulls, the spring labour needs can be low enough to meld with grain operation needs for those still in a mixed farm situation. Cows have managed to calf without assistance for hundreds of years, and given reasonable genetic management still will.

As for the specialized cattle producers, the move back to a more natural calving system stand to gain the ability to work with larger numbers of cows without huge corral, and staff costs, and without having to draw on the best feed to winter their cows with calves at side. The idea of spring calving is not new, in fact it is simply doing things the way animals do them naturally in these parts. That producers moved away from such a system may have had some merit, but there is still very good reasons to let the cow do what it does naturally, while producers take on more of a low-cost spectator role.

Warm weather helping harvest Warm weather with few little rain interruptions over the past week has helped speed crop development. Harvest operations have begun in many areas of the province. Less than one per cent of the 2013 provincial crop has been combined, while four per cent has been swathed or is ready to straight combine, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly

Crop Report for the period August 13 to 19. The ﬁve-year average (2008-2012) for this time of year is seven per cent combined and nine per cent swathed or ready to straight cut. Across the province, ﬁve per cent of the peas and winter wheat and two per cent of the lentils have been combined. Five per cent of the canola has been swathed. Swathing of canola has

started in the southern regions of the province and is expected to start in the northeast and northwest regions within the week. Desiccation of pulses has just started in the northeast and northwest regions. Warm temperatures will be needed into the harvest season to get the majority of the crop in the bin in good condition. Rain recorded in the province last week ranged from nil to 88 millimetres. Grasshoppers and bertha armyworms caused some crop damage. Crop reporters are indicating there are areas in the east-central and northeast regions where bertha armyworm populations are very high. Across the province, topsoil moisture on crop land is rated as three per cent surplus, 74 per cent adequate, 21 per cent short and two per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 69 per cent adequate, 26 per cent short and four per cent very short. Farmers are busy with harvest operations.

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Saskatchewan exports to Asia soar Strong sales to China, India and Japan put province on pace to break record

Business for Saskatchewan exporters rose 4.3 per cent in the ﬁrst six months of 2013, generating more than $17.5 billion in sales and putting the province on pace to surpass its annual export record, set in 2012. Strong sales in key Asian markets pushed export numbers higher in the ﬁrst half of the year. Exports to India more than doubled, soaring from $264 million to $553 million, a 109.6 per cent increase. Sales to China were up 16.7 per cent, to $1.5 billion, and exports to Japan jumped 8.4 per cent, to $595 million. Total exports to countries outside the United States rose by 10 per cent. Among the provinces, Saskatchewan recorded the third highest increase in exports in the first half of 2013, trailing only Nova Scotia and British Columbia, and was well ahead of the national in-

crease of 0.8 per cent. “These numbers are evidence our economy is strong and diversiﬁed and testify to the strength of Saskatchewan businesses that are producing goods and services in demand around the world,” Premier Brad Wall said August 21. “Our government’s growth agenda has focused on Asia. We have completed a number of precedent setting trade missions to the region and we are in the midst of planning our next Asian trade mission. Saskatchewan’s future prosperity depends on building strong trade connections to the world’s fastest growing region.” Oil and gas continued to be the biggest export for Saskatchewan, producing $6.3 billion in sales during the ﬁrst six months of the year. Potash exports came in second at $3.4 billion, while wheat exports were third at $1.7 billion. “The demand for Saskatchewan goods and

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Cafe Crooning . . . Dana Wylie tunes up Saturday at Weasie’s Gourmet Blends on Main Street. Wylie held a relaxed, laid-back and, from all accounts, fantastic concert for coffeegoers. (Photo for The Independent by Jess Wylie)

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planting, pruning & puttering . . . planting by Delta Fay Cruickshank of The Independent At this time of year the garden is giving me more than I can eat. And this is a good thing! So, it is time to start canning, pickling and freezing the abundance. Canning may seem to be an old-fashioned way of doing things. Our g r e a t - g r a n d m o t h e r s, grandmothers and maybe even our mothers spent late summer and autumn in the kitchen, hot and steamy, putting away food for the winter. And now canning is becoming quite popular again amongst the younger generations. Those who practice shopping locally, care about food safety and wanting to preserve the freshness are now canning! Canning is easier than it used to be; hot running water, electricity to bring all the pots of water to boil, air conditioned kitchens, dishwashers . . . saving hours of chopping wood and hauling water! Can you imagine what is was like back when one had to can in order to eat for the winter?! I’ve been canning up all the royal burgundy beans that the garden is producing. These beans are so good, sweet and crisp. They are purple until they hit hot water, then they turn green. All the books say that because beans are a low acid vegetable, they should be pressure canned, but I don’t have a pressure canner. But, I got the recipe from a friend, and in one evening I canned four quarts of beans for the winter! My kitchen was clean, the jars were sterile and hot, and I processed the ﬁlled jars for 10 minutes, they all sealed . . . ready for winter meals and soups! I really like to receive homemade jars of jam and stuff as gifts. Therefore, I like to make and give homemade food for gifts. I know it may sound a bit early, but now is a good time to start thinking about Christmas gifts, and what could be better

than to get your gifts put together now! Jam and jellies in pretty jars, fruit liqueurs, homemade sauces and dips can all be made now, ready to put in baskets for presents! Tomatoes will soon be ﬁlling up the farmers markets and kitchens. I am hoping to make gifts with all this produce. I went online and found a recipe for homemade bruschetta . . . perfect for a hostess gift or to give a family for Christmas. Here is the recipe: This bruschetta will be easy to serve: spoon on to slices of toasted baquette, garnish with cheese and warm in the oven until the cheese melts. You could even add just a drop of extra virgin olive oil to each piece. Bruschetta in a jar, makes about 7 x 250 ml jars. • 9 cups (2,250 ml) chopped plum tomatoes, about 3 1/2 lb (1.6 kg), 20 medium • 5 cloves garlic, minced • 1 cup (250 ml) dry white wine • 1 cup (250 ml) white wine vinegar • 2 tbsp (30 ml) balsamic vinegar • 1/2 cup (125 ml) water • 2 tbsp (25 ml) granulated sugar • 2 tbsp (25 ml) dried basil • 2 tbsp (25 ml) dried oregano Place seven clean 250 ml mason jars on a rack in a boiling water canner; cover jars with water and heat to a simmer

(180°F/82°C). Set screw bands aside. Heat sealing discs according to the directions. Keep jars and sealing discs hot until ready to use. Wash, seed and chop tomatoes into 1/2 inch (1 cm) pieces; measure 9 cups (2,250 ml), set aside. Combine garlic, white wine, wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, water, sugar, basil and oregano in a deep stainless steel saucepan. Bring to a full boil; reduce heat. Stirring occasionally, boil gently, covered, five minutes. Remove from heat. Pack tomatoes into a hot jar to within 3/4 inch (2 cm) of top rim. Add hot liquid to cover tomatoes to within 1/2 inch (1 cm) of top rim (headspace). Using nonmetallic utensil, remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if required, by adding more tomatoes and hot liquid. Wipe jar rim removing any food residue. Centre hot sealing disc on clean jar rim. Screw band down until resistance is met, then increase to fingertip tight. Return filled jar to rack in canner. Repeat for remaining tomatoes and hot liquid. When canner is filled, ensure that all jars are covered by at least one inch (2.5 cm) of water. Cover canner and bring water to full rolling boil before starting to count processing time. At altitudes up to 1000 ft (305 m), process - boil filled jars - 20 minutes.* When processing time is complete, remove canner lid, wait five

minutes, then remove jars without tilting and place them upright on a protected work surface. Cool upright, undisturbed 24 hours; do not retighten screw bands. After cooling check jar seals. Sealed discs curve downward and do not move when pressed. Remove screw bands; wipe and dry bands and jars. Store screw bands separately or replace loosely on jars, as desired. Label and store jars in a cool, dark place. For best quality, use home canned foods within one year. Enjoy! *Note: Although other tomato varieties may be used, ﬁrm plum tomatoes yield the best results. If using round garden-variety tomatoes, seed tomatoes and drain in colander for 30 minutes then chop. (from bernardin.ca)

Homemade bruschetta from the garden, the perfect gift for now or for Christmas. Canning is no longer an old-fashioned practise, it is becoming more popular. (Photo from bernardin.ca)

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New exhibits in Biggar Museum Drop in and check out some mid-Century fashion . . . In March, 1958, you could have strolled down Main Street in Biggar and dropped into Luxton’s Furs and Apparel. Easter is right around the corner, and you need a new coat and hat for the holiday. Luxton’s would have had hats and coats for any

occasion and in any style. One could get a tweed coat for only $29.95! Now, if you were a working woman in 1958, the average weekly wage at that time was $41.90*. A man would be making $75.03. So, that new coat would cost almost a week’s wages

In 1958, a new hat and coat for Easter was available on Main Street in Biggar. (From Biggar Encyclopedia)

for a working woman! Almost $30 seems pretty cheap for a new tweed coat nowadays, and yet compared to the weekly wage, it would take some saving to take advantage of Luxton’s sale. Luxton’s was on Main Street, about where TrueValue (McLeods) is now. There is a new exhibit in the Biggar Museum, 105-Third Ave. West, representing some of the fashions in hats and shoes found in stores like Luxton’s. Beside it is another brand new exhibit. This one is Roger Martin’s schoolroom. Mr. Martin was an elementary school teacher who lived near Biggar and taught here and in Harris. In order to bring the history of the world alive for his students, Mr. Martin bought dolls at garage sales and second hand shops and created outﬁts for them all. Each doll would represent a famous person in the history of the world.

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OBITUARIES

Ila Caswell It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Ila Caswell. She passed away peacefully August 23, at the age of 89, in the Diamond Lodge, Biggar, SK. Ila is survived by her eight children, Frela and Ron Galpin, Shirley Caswell, Dave and Linda Caswell, Dorothy Caswell, Dale and Heather Caswell, Vern and Colleen Caswell, Keith and Becky Caswell, Jim and Rosa Caswell, and also by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-greatgrandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. Ila was born December 31, 1923 on the family farm in Environ, SK. She was the second of four children born to Knut and Mamie Hoff. Garvin, Bud and Mamie were her siblings. She married the love of her life, Fred in 1942. Ila’s passion was her family and home. She loved camping, ¿shing and playing cards. Her home was always open to friends and family. The service will be held August 29 at 2 p.m. at the Asquith Baptist Church. 35gfh1

MEMORIAMS KALUZY: In loving memory of a dear mother, grandmother, who passed away August 21, 1986. The years go by But memories stay As near and dear As yesterday. Lovingly remembered by the family 34p1 ALLEN: In loving memory of Ethan, March 27, 1935 to August 31, 2009. Calm and peacefull he is sleeping Sweetest rest that follows pain We who loved him, sadly miss him But trust in God to meet again. Love Leona, Cindy, Sandra and families 35p1

CARD OF THANKS With gratitude to the ¿ne people of Biggar: Just wanted to say how much my family and I appreciated the kindness and concern shown to us, and especially our grandmother and mother, Armella Pollries, following the sudden death of her son (and our uncle and brother), Elwood Pollries. To everyone in the community who expressed condolences, shared stories of Elwood, and assisted us as we made ¿nal arrangements, we thank you. Your friendship and love for Elwood, and your

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CARD OF THANKS sadness at his passing, have touched us and it is clear why he loved your community so much. As we return to our respective homes, we are comforted that Armella, our grandmother and mother, remains surrounded by such caring, kind people. Elwood will be forever loved and missed. Leslie Sayer (Elwood’s niece and Armella’s granddaughter) Wilma Sayer and Audrey Austin (Elwood’s sisters and Armella’s daughters) 34c1 Thank you to all for your kind messages and thoughts over the past few months. Eleanor, Shannon, Heather and Richard Selin 34p1

COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS in September: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at St. Paul’s Anglican at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome. For pastoral services or information, please contact Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-951-7122 or leave a message at the of¿ce, 306-948-3731. 48/10tfn SUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner Quebec St. and 8th Ave. West. Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join us. Contact our church of¿ce 306-948-3424, Tuesday through Thursday. 36tfn TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3: Biggar Barracuda Swim Club bottle drive, 5-8 p.m. If you cannot be home, please set your bottles on the front step. Farm families can drop off at 1st Ave. Collision Centre or call 948-3745 for pick up. 34c2 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013: Charlotte McMahon turns 100. You are invited to a come and go tea from 2 to 4 p.m. in Perdue Complex. In lieu of cards, if you have a recent picture of yourself bring it with a short note. 34p3 MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 9: 7 p.m. Donor’s Choice meeting at New Horizons Small Board room. Please have a respresentative from organizations on our list attend. We NEED your support. 35c2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10: Biggar and District Arts Council Annual Meeting, 7 p.m. Biggar Museum. Everyone welcome. 35c2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11: 7 p.m. at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church. Prairie Notes Choir Registration. We are an adult choir that sings a variety of music. Regular practises start September 18. $40 for music. For more information or if you can’t make the September 11 registration but still want to join, phone Cindy Hoppe at 306-9482947. 34c3 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 AND MONDAY, OCTOBER 7: Auditions for Shrek the Musical are being held at the Majestic Theatre: Sunday - 2-5 p.m.; Monday - 6:30-8:30 p.m. 33c8

AUCTIONS SUNTAIRA GROWERS INC. Greenhouse Auction, Trochu, Alberta. Sat., September 7, 10 a.m. 11 greenhouses, equipment & supplies, 2010 Case 430 skid steer, 2011 T/A 18’ trailer, White 1370 tractor, acreage & lawn equipment, vehicles, grain bin, coal boilers, shop tools & more. See montgomeryauctions.com or call 1-800-371-6963.

NOTICE Families, clubs, churches and businesses are invited to do a Heritage Page to be on permanent display at Biggar Museum. Share your history! For more information call 9483451 or visit museum 1 - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. 7tfn This newspaper accepts advertisements in good faith. We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or service offered. tfn Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our web site at www.swna.com. tfn

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STEEL BUILDING SIZZLING SUMMER SAVINGS EVENT! 20X22 $4,188. 25X24 $4,598. 30X36 $6,876. 32X44 $8,700. 40X52 $12,990 47X70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www. pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

WANTED Hay or straw. Phone Doug Weekes, 306-948-2077 or Clinton Weekes, 306-948-5225 35p3 4 Bourgault Titan II packer arms. 306-948-3474. 35p3 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 Wanted All Wild Fur. Shed antlers and old traps. Call Phil (306) 278-2299 or Bryon (306) 278-7756.

CARS & TRUCKS 1994 Grand Mercury Marquis. Phone 306-948-2514 35p3 1997 Mazda Protege; 269,000 kms; $800 obo. Phone 306-2374400. 35p1 1964 valuable antique car, beige, great condition. Hardly been used. Mileage, only 67,222 miles. Asking price $5,900, negotiable. Call 306-948-2682 33p3 Wrecking auto-trucks... Parts to ¿t over 500 trucks. Lots of dodge... gmc... ford... imports... We ship anywhere. Lots of dodge, diesel, 4x4 stuff... (Lloydminster) Reply 780-8750270..... North-East Recyclers truck up to 3tons Guaranteed approval drive away today! We lend money to everyone. Fast approvals, best interest rates. Over 500 vehicles sale priced for immediate delivery OAC. 1-877-796-0514. www.yourapprovedonline.com.

RECREATION 1985 Yamaha Virago, 1,000 cc, new rubber, carbs and forks redone. Phone 306-948-7521. tfn 1985 Honda Goldwing, new rubber, shocks redone this spring, new battery, $3500 obo; phone 306-948-3344 tfn

REAL ESTATE Two serviced lots, side by side in Biggar, 100’x140’, $79,900. Call 717-4681 (cell) 5tfn

LAND for SALE FOR SALE BY TENDER… RM Perdue #346, two quarters fenced pasture, SW-6-36-10W3rd, ext. 1 & 2, 152 acres; SE6-36-10-W3rd, ext. 8, 104 acres with 40 acres cultivated. Creek runs through both quarters. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close September 1, 2013. Send tenders to: vallee@yourlink. ca or mail to: Tender, Box 21, Kinley, SK, S0K 2E0 30p6

FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES NO COMMISSIONS QUICK PAYMENTS CONFIDENTIAL RENT BACKS AVAILABLE

WE BUY FARMLAND FOR THE LONG TERM Ashley 1-306-491-5226 Ashley@demetercapital.ca www.demetercapital.ca

HOUSES for RENT Three bedroom house available, fridge and stove included. Close to downtown and school. For viewing, call 306-948-3674; 306-948-9517. 19tfn

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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: Karen/Kevin • 948-9115 302 - 8th Ave. W. • Biggar Main Street frontage in Biggar; 1200 plus square feet of commercial space for rent. Call 306-948-5259. 35ctfn

SEED & FEED HEATED CANOLA WANTED!! - GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!! - BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!! HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252 Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

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PETS Great Pyrenees puppies for sale. Phone 306-948-6567 34c3

FOUND Found: 17 inch, 8 hole trailer tire. Phone 306-948-2780. 35p3

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Weekly newspaper in east central Saskatchewan. Wellestablished, independently owned since 1908, 2471 audited circulation; robust readership, stable market and agriculture based industry. Email: publisher. wadenanews@sasktel.net.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Of¿ce assistant opportunity, 20 hours/week, Monday-Friday 15 p.m. Please send resume to theresa.busse@cstresp.com. 35p3 Class 4 driver needed for Biggar; full time and part time, $13.80 per hour to start. Phone Nicki MacLaren 1-306-321-4635, email resumes to nmaclaren@ shaw.ca 34p3 SmartHire - White Mud Trading Response Builder ***44 lines*** Barrich Farms and True North Seed Potato are hiring for positions of truck drivers, equipment operators and graders for harvest starting the ¿rst week of September. Apply at Barrich of¿ce located 3 miles east of Outlook on Highway 15 or phone (306) 867-9233. FIELD CLERK NEEDED for out of town work site (21/7 schedule). Mature, Àexible and positive communicator, understanding of importance of safety culture. Reporting to on-site foreman & Edmonton HO. Transportation to & from work site provided. Potential to grow with company; Jobs@CommandEquipment. com. Fax 780-488-3002.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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; email:

CO-ORDINATOR’S ASSISTANT

brydenconstruct@xplornet.ca Fax: 306-769-8844

WINCH TRACTOR OPERATORS. Must have experience operating a winch. To apply fax, email or drop off resume at the of¿ce. Phone 780-842-6444. Fax 780-8426581. Email: rigmove@telus. net. Mail: H&E Oil¿eld Services Ltd., 2202 - 1 Ave., Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7. For more employment information see our webpage: www.heoil.com. LOOKING FOR SALES REPRESENTATIVES Canadian Taxpayers Federation is expanding our Sales Division in your area. For more information visit: www.taxpayer.com, CALL 1-800-667-7933 Ext 111 or email: national.manager@ taxpayer.com. NEED A HOME PHONE? Cable TV or High Speed Internet? We Can Help. Everyone Approved. Call Today. 1-877-852-1122 Protel Reconnect.

Skills: Computer literacy, job task planning and organizing, attention to detail, and working with deadlines. Excellent communication skills, team player, non-judgmental, and the ability to work Áex hours is an asset. Deadline for applications Friday, September 13, 2013 Send resumes with three current references to: Georgina Heather Box 667 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

TOWN OF BIGGAR, SASKATCHEWAN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR POSITION The Town of Biggar is accepting applications for an in scope equipment operator position. The Town offers a full beneÀt package including dental and vision care. The regular hours of work are Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. QualiÀcations: Must be capable of and have the skill to operate and maintain all Town equipment. Experience with a grader and backhoe with loader would be an asset. Duties also include daily maintenance and record keeping for the equipment, monitor repairs associated with the equipment plus any other assigned duties.

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC, Flagstaff County, Sedgewick, Alberta. Please contact Kevin Kinzer at 780-384-4106 or kkinzer@flagstaff.ab.ca. Competitive salary, bene¿ts & pension plan.

The applicant must possess a valid driver’s license with no restriction on license. Applicant must also possess a valid air brake ticket on license to be able to operated garbage truck and tandems.

TJ LOGGING of Whitecourt, Alberta is now taking resumes for 2013 - 2014 logging season. Experienced buncher/skidder/ limber/process operators required. Please fax resume to 780-778-2428.

Salary Rate: As per Union Agreement Further information can be obtained about this position from Barb or Marty at 306-948-3317.

HELP WANTED

Applications including resume and references will be received until the position is Àlled in the OfÀce of the Town Administrator, Town of Biggar, Box 489, Biggar, Saskatchewan.

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The Town of Biggar would like to thank all who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Part-time Students 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

The Biggar and District Family Centre is looking for a part-time Co-ordinator’s Assistant. They will work under the direction of the FC co-ordinator providing administrative support. The job will include grant writing, research, bookkeeping, fundraising, as well as help co-ordinate new programs, childcare, and volunteers.

To work after school OFFERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Experience preferred. t $PNQFUJUJWF 4BMBSZ BOE #FOFåUT Pick up application or drop off resumé Attention Rick or send to

Box 1090 – Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0 or email rfarrell.aw@sasktel.net 47-48c

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MORTGAGE BROKER

KEVIN KURULAK Mortgage Associate THE BIGGAR Broker License #316322 INDEPENDENT 403 Main St., Biggar direct. 306.948.5200 cell. 306.303.9025 NEWSSTANDS The Mortgage toll free phone. 1.877.734.3216 Group @ toll free fax. 1.877.734.3219 License #315872 • Esso email. kevin.tmgbroker.com

• Leslie’s Drugstore www.mortgagegroup.com • Pharmasave • Quick Stop INSURANCE • Super A Foods • Shop Easy Food • Weasie’s Gourmet Blends ¾ Auto & Home Insurance • Feudal Co-op, ¾ Farm & Commercial Insurance ¾ Health & Travel Insurance Perdue ¾ Life Insurance & Investments • The Store, Perdue

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

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Electrical Installation & Maintenance

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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• Commercial • Industrial • Residential

Electrical… 306-658-3004 Excavation… 306-951-7667 BIGGAR ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION SERVICES Authorized Appliance Depot Electrical Wiring Trenching Licensed Journeyman Adrian de Haan

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

Cell: 306-221-6888

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OPTOMETRISTS

PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL

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

Biggar, Sask. Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

Doctor of Optometry

Spray Foam

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments… 1-855-651-3311

PHOTOGRAPHY

• painting & Ӿnishing • laminate & hardwood ӿoors SORRY, Jim is unable to accept new customers until at least November 2013!

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!

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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)

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HEALTH/WELLNESS

Call Jim @ 306-948-3333

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30 min. Circuit Gym

…owned and operated by Brett Barber

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

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS Northland Foaming

In Biggar Every Tuesday.

available to do…

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

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Services available…

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Biggar

Weight Loss & Wellness Centre

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ACCOUNTING

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BIGGAR ACCOUNTING SERVICES

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Wood and Steel Buildings Floor & Trusses

306-222-8673

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Perdue Massage Clinic Registered Massage Therapist (MTAS)

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Phone or Text:

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LEGAL SERVICES

BUSSE LAW

DENTAL

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.

306-948-3408 DR. GLENN RIEKMAN Dentist

This space is available for only $80.60 plus gst… one column x 1 inch for 26-week prepaid commitment (regular price is $9.94 per week = $258.44 plus gst)

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OPEN: Tues.-Fri. • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Evenings and Saturday appointments available.

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Weightless Coach Anne G. Livingston 317 Main St., Biggar

Ph:

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Phone… 306-948-2548

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

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Garry A. Faye Chartered Accountant Notary Public

Call 306.948.3344

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B. Bonnie L. Reddekopp, JD 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

306-948-3346 …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:

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Living Books Distributor 205-3rd Ave. East, Biggar Books, gifts, cards. Shop at my home! Call 306-948-3427 for appts.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 17

INVESTMENTS For all your investment needs, Visit…

SEED CLEANING

SERVICES

COMPUTER SERVICES

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Investment Advisor Credential Securities Inc.

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

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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.

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

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

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McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED CLEANING

~ FOR RENT ~

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AUTOMOTIVE

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

306.948.3996

Tridem & Super B trailers …for bookings contact

Open Monday-Saturday Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial

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

306-948-3376 after hours George: 948-4042 Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar 1st Ave. West, Biggar

Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

SGI Safety Inspection Auto Repair

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• Detailing • Vortex Spray-In Box Liners • Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring • Auto Accessories • Trailer Rentals Owned & operated by Kevin Fick

227 - 1st Ave. East, Biggar

Open: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat. • 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Let Vortex protect your truck and your investment with the Vortex Seamless Sprayed on Liner System Prairieland Collision Rosetown, Sask.

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Hwy 14 East, Biggar 306-948-2109

306.237.7671 Troy May, owner/operator Fax: 306.237.TROY email: tmay@hotmail.ca Super B outÀts hauling grain and fertilizer in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Rockin D Trucking & Cattle

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

HAULS TO THE DUMP

one column x 2 inches for 26-week prepaid commitment

J. G. Smith

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THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Box 736, Biggar

Phone: 306-948-5600

NORTHLAND PAINTING and SANDBLASTING

Biggar Sand & Gravel • trenching • trucking • water & sewer • sand & gravel • excavating Call Colin Graham at 306-948-5455

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

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t Delivery

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306-

948-3955

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

• sides of Beef available

306-948-3384

Battery Chargers Electric Fencers Repaired/Rebuilt/ Built

Phillips Radio Shop 109 Main St., Biggar

Phone: 306-948-2442 Fax: 306-948-2484

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

For appointments and inquiries, call

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• Snow Removal • Fences …and much more

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

You’re reading this one!

• Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting

Mon. - Thurs., 7 a.m. - 5 pm. 2 mi. N. on Hwy #4, 2-½ mi. E. on Golf Course Rd.

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Small moves and deliveries with ½ ton truck

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TIRES

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Heavy Truck Repair

KRF Auto Centre

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Custom Grain Hauling

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BURNT ORANGE SOLUTIONS

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

SERVICES

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Sewing & Embroidery • Jackets • Windsuits • Shirts • Hunting Gear • Bunnyhugs • Caps • Toques • Bags Check out our new website: classicmakings.ca Judy Judy Kahovec: Kahovec… 882-4313, Cell 306-882-4313, cell831-7935 306-831-7935 Carey Krchov: 882-3213 Carey Krchov…882-3213

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NEWSSTANDS @ • Esso • Leslie’s Drugstore • Pharmasave • Quick Stop • Super A Foods • Shop Easy Food • Weasie’s Gourmet Blends • Feudal Co-op, Perdue • The Store, Perdue

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013

Report from the Legislature

by Randy Weekes, MLA, Biggar (21 August, 2013) As summer comes to a close, our caucus is preparing for the upcoming legislative session. Throughout the summer, Saskatchewan Party MLAs have been consulting with constituents to ﬁnd out what your priorities are. We heard that overall you are happy with the direction the province is taking, but there is still more work to do in regards to highways

and senior care. To that end, this year our government is investing more than $260 million in highway construction across the province. Since 2008, our government has invested a record $3.7 billion in transportation infrastructure. We will continue to take action to ensure you and your families have a safe, reliable highway system. Our record on Seniors Care includes hundreds of new long-terms beds throughout the province, substantial increases to the Seniors Income Plan, increased funding for

health regions to deliver home care services and historic income tax cuts that mean many seniors no longer pay any provincial income tax at all. We have come a long way in providing support to those to whom we owe so much, but there is still more to do. One important issue that we heard during our summer consultations was the need to maintaining the economic strength and growth of our province. Through this we can continue to invest in the services that you need and deserve. Throughout the sum-

mer, our economy continued to set records, such as the strongest employment growth and the lowest unemployment in Canada. Employment rose to 564,100 people which is a four per cent increase over last year. July also saw the lowest youth unemployment rate among the provinces, at less than half the national average. If you are looking for a job, Saskatchewan is the place to be. In July, 60 per cent of jobs posted on Saskjobs.ca were full time positions. This is a 14.7 per cent increase over the same month

last year. The number of jobs available in July was 17,249, spread over 327 communities across Saskatchewan. This is an increase of 8.6 per cent over 2012. Providing quality and timely surgery is another area in which we are working to provide the services you need and deserve. We are well on the way to ensuring you and your loved ones’ surgeries are performed within three months of a physician’s referral by April 2014. The latest update from the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative (SKSI) shows that wait times for surgeries continue to decrease. The numbers show that 79 per cent of patients are having their surgeries within three month of their referrals and 91 per cent are having their surgeries within six months. This was an ambitious target when we set and through the hard work of the SKSI we are on our

way to realizing it. Our government is investing $70.5 million this year to improve access to surgeries which will provide for about 89,000 surgeries throughout Saskatchewan, an increase of 7,000 from last year. As post-secondary students prepare for the upcoming study year, I wanted to remind you of the beneﬁts of the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship. In its first year, this scholarship has provided more than 4,500 students with more than $2.2 million to help offset the cost of their post-secondary education. This scholarship reduces tuition up to $500 per year to a lifetime maximum of $2,000 for new Saskatchewan Grade 12 grads who are enrolled in a post-secondary institution right here at home. If you have a question about this Legislative report or any other matter, just contact Randy.

It’s black and white – always slow to 60 km/h when signs are posted Saskatchewan motorists are reminded that they must always slow to 60 km/h in work zones when the limit is posted, regardless of whether workers or equipment are visible. “Even if workers are not present, there are cases where hazards such as sharp pavement drop-offs or loose stones warrant keeping your speed at 60 km/h,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Don McMorris said. “If you see the maximum 60 km/h sign you must slow down, without exceptions. It’s black and white.” If there are potential hazards in a work zone but no workers present, crews will cover the orange ‘workers present’ sign as well as the ‘ﬁnes triple’ notification. The maximum 60 km/h sign remains uncovered, notifying motorists of the ofﬁcial speed limit for the work zone. New projects underway include grading on Highway 123 southwest of Cumberland House, grading on Highway 2 near Hoey, surface repairs on Highway 5 near Togo and the reconstruction of a stretch of Highway 20

near Pilger. The weekly construction update provides Saskatchewan residents with the latest details on projects underway to help to plan safe and efﬁcient travel throughout the summer and fall. To learn more about Saskatchewan work zones, head to highways.gov. sk.ca/workzone/ and to view a gallery of photos from this year’s construction season, visit highways.gov.sk.ca/ConstructionGallery2013. Additional travel information about emergency road closures, the status of ferries and barges and other road activities can also be found on the Highway Hotline at highways.gov.sk.ca/road-conditions. It’s also available by calling 306-787-7623 in Regina, 306-933-8333 in Saskatoon, the SaskTel cellular network at *ROAD, toll-free across Canada at 1-888-3357623 and via the Highway Hotline mobile Web site at hotline.gov.sk.ca/sk/map/ mobile/. The government has invested a record $3.7 billion in transportation infrastructure since 2008.

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Rub-a-dub-dub, four dudes in an inﬂatable . . . The Biggar Aquatic Centre is literally the coolest place to be with the recent hot temperatures, and these four were a happy group as they tested for their Lifesaving Society Bronze Medal last Friday. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Chef Dez on cooking Homemade Crackers for School Snacks Here we are once again approaching the start of another school year. Packing kids lunches is a chore for many, and sometimes one can lose sight of nutritional value due to heavily marketed convenience foods. School-time snacks and lunches are not exactly the best avenue to practice “gourmet cuisine”, but I do get asked on occasion for some healthy ideas. This recipe for homemade crackers is a healthier option to store-bought processed ones and a perfect opportunity to replace amounts of white ﬂour in their diets with whole wheat. Prepare these together with your children at home and the appeal of whole-wheat crackers will be much greater with the pride that comes along with making them. Throw some cheese slices in with their lunch, as part of their dairy products, along with some lean meat slices or tuna salad for their own homemade “snack-packs”. I am not a dietitian, and

this suggestion is merely that. I feel that it is our job as parents to keep educated. Contacting a dietitian, for proper moderations for your children’s balanced diets of all the food groups, is recommended. Cheddar Sesame Crackers 2 cups whole wheat flour 2 cups grated old cheddar cheese 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp ground cayenne (optional) 1/2 cup butter, frozen 1/2 cup water Extra whole wheat flour for rolling 1/4 to 1/3 cup sesame seeds 1.) Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. 2.) Mix the flour, cheddar, sugar, salt, paprika,

cayenne together in a bowl. Using a standard cheese grater, grate the frozen butter into this dry mixture and toss to mix. Add the water and mix until just combined to form a dough. Cut the dough into four equal parts. 3.) Flatten out one portion of dough in your hands and sprinkle a small amount of flour on the counter and on top of the portion of the dough. Start rolling out the dough while ensuring the underside stays well ﬂoured. When the top of the dough starts to stick to the rolling pin sprinkle it with a generous amount of sesame seeds and roll the seeds onto the dough until it is approximately 1/8th of an inch thick. Note: if you use too much flour on the top of the dough, the sesame seeds

Randy We eekes, MLA Biggar Co onstituency Ofﬁce 10 06 - 3rd Ave. West, Bo ox 1413, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

Find Randy on

Toll oll Fre ee: e e: 1 1-877-948-4880 877 948-4880 Phon ne: 1-306-948-4880 Faax: 1-306-948-4882

www.randyweekes.ca randyweekes.mla@accesscomm.ca

will not stick; the seeds will help to keep the dough from sticking to the rolling pin. Cut the rolled dough into desired shapes and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for approximately five to six minutes or until they have just turned brown. Because of the cheddar cheese and sesame seeds they

must be watched closely to ensure they don’t burn. Remove from the baking sheet to cool on a wire rack. Repeat with the other three portions of dough. 4.) When completely cooled, store in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to five days. Makes approximately four to

ﬁve dozen depending on how small you cut the shapes. Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez. com or P.O. Box 2674, A bb o t s fo r d , B C V 2 T 6R4. Chef Dez is a Food Columnist, Culinary Instructor and Cookbook Author. Visit him at chefdez.com.

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