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Naomi Paley (right of cairn) led the prayer of dedication for the Urban Habitat Project, with social distancing, around the cairn which honours past members.

Urban Habitat Dedication focuses on local wildlife heritage Courtesy of Canora Courier The dedication of the Urban Habitat Project in Canora was held on October 3 by the River Ridge Fish and Game League. The cairn at the site states, “This Memorial Woodland is dedicated to the River Ridge Fish and Game members who have gone before us.”

Kathy Thomas, River Ridge president, welcomed members and guests in attendance.

Guest included: Terry Dennis, former Mayor of Canora; Canora Mayor Jim Vewchar and Larry Pfliger, one of the directors of Region 3 of the Saskatchewan Wildlife

Federation (SWF).

“Terry Dennis, when he was Canora’s Mayor, helped us with the creation of the Urban Habitat Project,” said Thomas.

She also introduced Naomi Paley, a River Ridge member who was instrumental in creating the project.

“In the spring of 2007, after receiving permission from the Town of Canora to develop this property, River Ridge Fish and Game began work on this educational and interpretive green space called the Urban Habitat Project,” said Paley. “The intent of the project was to promote the importance of wildlife habitat to our local

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community and youth. It was also an important way for River Ridge to give something back to the community that has supported so many of our fundraisers and projects over the years.”

The initial concept was to take an unused piece of property and develop it into an interpretive walking trail that explained the importance of wildlife habitat to the local environment, as well as creating awareness about habitat conservation and “the respect that these ecosystems deserve.”

“The project brought together collaboration from Ducks Unlimited Canada, the former PFRA (Prairie

Farm Rehabilitation Administration) Shelterbelt Centre and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation,” continued Paley.

“Locally, partnerships with the town of Canora and students from the Canora Junior Elementary School allowed us to plant trees, design interpretive signage and develop the walking path. The Urban Habitat Project was officially opened in the spring of 2009.”

Thomas told those in attendance that River Ridge was looking for a way to honour those members who came before and made the club what it is today.

“After much discussion, we decided that this spot on the Urban Habitat project would be a fitting place to create a memorial woodland to commemorate those members who have passed,” said Thomas.

“Soil tests have enabled us to determine what species of trees will do well on this site and additional tree plantings to enhance the woodland are planned for this coming spring.

To mark this Memorial Woodland, the cairn has been erected to serve as a reminder of those friends and family who

shared our vision, ‘To ensure the wildlife legacy we leave our children surpasses what which we inherited.’

“I would like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to some people. To Damon Paley, who keeps the weeds down in our tree plantings; to Doug Lapitsky for spearheading the cairn project and to the Town of Canora Public Works staff who do an amazing job of keeping the grass cut, thank you all for your commitment.”

With social distancing in mind, Naomi Paley led the attendees in a prayer of dedication.

“Heavenly Father, we are so thankful to you for giving us the opportunity to gather here today amongst the beauty of Your creation.

“As we look around, we are amazed at all that You have made. The incredible colours of the morning and evening sky, the earthy scent of the forest and the cool, clear depth of the lakes and streams all speak of Your grand design.

You have provided us with such beauty in the flowers and fields and such bounty in the animals, birds and fish.

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On behalf of the SWF, Larry Pfliger emphasized the importance of the Canora Urban Habitat Project in showing the value of wildlife habitat to both young and old, and to express appreciation for the support the community has given to the River Ridge Branch.

“In this you have been more than successful,” said Pfliger.

“This Memorial Woodland encompasses much more than that. It will be home and shelter for birds and mammals.

It adds beauty and cleans the air you breathe. It is a space where you can learn and teach your children to co-exist with nature. It is a space were people can come to reflect on all that is good in the world. And it can sooth and calm your mind and soul. In other words, it is the epitome of everything that is good and wholesome about nature.”

Pfliger highlighted the cairn which honours past members for their hard work toward the betterment of the River Ridge Branch and the Canora community.

“By installing the cairn, you give your children the chance to not just look ahead to the future, but also look back and come to know the history and value of past members and what they have done for the branch and this community,” continued Pfliger. “These past members worked hard to make sure the wildlife legacy they left to their children surpassed that which they inherited.

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The project involved the construction of two new aerated lagoon cells, two nitrification cells, a new blower building to house the mechanical equipment and electronics, and replacement of the existing force main (approximately 2.5 kilometre pipeline) from the sewage lift station to the wastewater treatment system.

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Local archery club opens with safety in mind Courtesy of Kamsack Times The Kamsack River Valley Archery Club has reopened with new COVID-safe plans for this year’s archery season and is inviting anyone aged 5 to 85-plus to join them.

“I was in a club over the years in Estevan and thought there wasn’t enough for the kids to do up here and figured they would enjoy the sport of archery,” says Scott Green, club volunteer. “Get them off the street and out of the house!”

The Sask Archery Association has given the club the goahead with COVID rules to follow to ensure the safety of all participants. They will be operating out of the Veregin Rink to do the archery club as a winter activity. Last year there were 25 members and the club organizers are optimistic that this year they will continue to see a rise in numbers.

“We will be sanitizing our equipment and our targets are set up 9 feet apart, it is a COVID

safe activity,” says Green. “For the first bit, we will provide the equipment for anyone who wants to join us but eventually we would want them to have their own archery equipment. It’s a very COVID friendly sport, it’s non contact, you’re on your own.

If there’s a sport out there that’s not going to get you with COVID it would be this one.”

As a non-profit organization, the club has to fundraise and has been successfully hosting fundraisers in the Veregin Rink, the most recent of which raised $1000 and will help repair the roof.

“We took over the Veregin Rink to do the archery club and they gave us the rink to use as a winter facility,” says Green. Green and his girlfriend Rhonda have been renovating the building, including building a new kitchen for the wing night fundraisers they have hosted drawing guests from Yorkon to Foam Lake, Benito and Swan River. “We are very fortunate to have all of that for fundraising, we have upgraded the facility by

insulating the door and we have been trying to find the funding to spray foam insulate the roof.

When it’s -22 outside we just can’t heat the building and it’s too cold to shoot so we are down for two weeks. We want to use the facility year round.”

The club will host a junior Olympic program for youth 5 to 21 teaching club members to shoot at different distances and score off targets.

“The club’s youngest archery student was a little girl shooting with her parents, she was 3 years old,” says Green. “It’s throwing that at the kids, they’ll pick up some hunting skills.

Archery, it hones your hunting skills. You’ll learn the proper kill zones on an animal, hand eye coordination and the concentration it takes for archery.”

“It’s about teaching the kids, coaching the kids, the looks on their faces, when they’re having fun!”

Anyone is invited to watch the club facebook page, or come out and see what archery is like.

Scott Green is masked up and sanitized for COVID while coaching Edmond Nault on how to shoot a compound bow at their open house on October 7 2020.

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EDITORIAL The mayor’s hair and the mayor’s chair In 2016 there were four candidates for mayor. While they might have different visions for how the city should be led, they did have something in common, three of the candidates were bald, and the remaining candidate had very short hair.

This was not a big surprise, since they all looked a lot like the majority of mayors in the city’s history. If you look at the past mayors of Yorkton, going back to 1900, there is a distinct type of man taking control of the city in the vast majority of years.

Yorkton likes its mayors to have as little hair as possible. This means that the 2020 mayoral race is also going to be a unique one in the city’s history.

There is an open question as to whether or not

this is due to Yorkton voters overwhelmingly preferring the bald to be leaders, or if bald Yorkton men are drawn to the mayor’s chair. I think it’s the latter, because council itself tends to be extremely varied in the amount of hair which they happen to have, and there have been all manner of haircuts in council chambers. But if you take a look at the portraits of Yorkton mayors through history, you’re not going to see much hair at all.

There are exceptions to this rule. Brian Fromm, for example, was blessed with not only an ample head of hair but a full beard, and was far and away the hairiest man to ever lead the city. Him included, I counted five mayors who definitely had a full head of hair. Three or four are

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Thinking I do with words... debatable, with hair either thinning or being grey enough it’s hard to tell whether it’s full coverage or not. One is wearing a hat in his official portrait, making it impossible to tell. But the overwhelming majority are clearly bald. Even the mayors with hair tend to keep it closely cropped, and the three mayors with the fullest head of hair - Fromm, J.A.M Patrick and Robert Barbour - styled it to keep it well clear of their

foreheads.

What does it mean for the current candidates?

Aaron Kienle certainly has a full head of hair, but he’s actually not too far off of the cut Patrick once had. When he was initially voted onto council four years ago, he had very long hair, though he got it cut off for a good cause as part of a Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer event - a change so dramatic it was difficult to recognize him for sever-

al weeks after.

Maintaining the new, short-cropped look could have been a sign that he had ambitions for the mayor’s seat.

Mitch Hippsley, meanwhile, hasn’t done anything so dramatic, and as a result if elected he would easily have the longest hair of any mayor in Yorkton’s history by a wide margin. Is Yorkton ready or willing to vote for so much hair?

What’s interesting is that this mayoral race actually stands as a bit of a contrast to previous ones in the city, for flowing locks were a trademark of both men in 2016.

No matter who wins, there is a photograph of them in City Hall with very long hair. That will actually be a first for the City of Yorkton, even if Kienle no longer possesses long hair.

This is the first time since 2009 that the ballot for Mayor will not have a bald option. Back then, while it was a close race, the person who won James Wilson - happened to have the least hair of the two.

Which is not to say Yorkton always picks the person with the least amount of hair total. In 2016, the natural malepattern baldness of Bob Maloney squeaked out a narrow victory over the completely shaved Chris Wyatt.

Could Yorkton now be alternating between mayors with hair and mayors without, like how they pick leaders in Russia? Will the next 20 years represent a new look for Yorkton? It remains to be seen whether this is an anomaly or a new, hairier normal.

Humility, caring and wisdom make a better future possible For many, the pandemic has renewed our innate appreciation for and connection to nature. People have taken to growing food on windowsills and in backyard and community gardens. We’re cultivating yeasts to bake bread and getting outside more to walk, run, swim and cycle.

In the face of uncertainty, nature brings solace and sustenance.

Research shows time spent in forests — and even just looking at trees or photos of them — boosts immune systems, lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, improves mood and ability to focus, and increases energy levels and sleep quality.

As we consider the natural world, we must remember that how we talk about it matters.

Steven Nitah, former elected chief of Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation and four-time member of the Northwest Territories legislative assembly, says shifting our language can help shift our understanding. “We need to re-do land use plans. We need to rebuild those plans as land-relationship plans,” he says, urging us to re-imagine and re-

orient our relationship with nature — to manage for abundance based on reciprocity and to recognize our responsibilities to the land, water and air.

As a society, we continue to exceed biological limits, which increases our species’ collective exposure to risk. With climate disruption, our refusal to contain carbon emissions has put our well-being and survival at risk.

In his essay “The year America melted down,” Omar El Akkad observes, “Mask-wearing has become politicized, just as school shootings became politicized, just as climate change became politicized, just as any instance of communal survival at the expense of personal profit inevitably becomes politicized.”

Things that shouldn’t be politicized are, but El Akkad argues battle lines continue to be drawn around issues that pit individual rights against responsibilities to uphold the common good. Individual rights only matter in the commons, though, and so must include responsibility.

In times of compounded crises — a pan-

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Science Matters demic, crippling racism, rising inequity and escalating climate risk — we can no longer afford to listen to advocates of narrow self-interest or those who falsely claim that favouring the wealthy and powerful will send benefits trickling down to the rest. In Canada, the most affluent 0.5 per cent of families now holds 20.5 per cent of the wealth — some $2.4 trillion — and income inequality continues to grow.

If, as El Akkad says, polarization is rising between those who champion individual rights to profit and those who believe in collective responsibility to people and planet, we must make explicit choices to work toward equity, inclusivity and a more balanced relationship with the natural world.

We have the chance to invest in and create

a better future. Why wouldn’t we choose this path? What stands in our way?

To envision new ways and to act differently, we need to co-create stories of what is possible and worthwhile.

In her book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, ethnobotanist, professor and Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Robin Wall Kimmerer encourages us to recognize the world as a gift. Humility, she says, will help us make better choices.

Stories have always helped humans make sense of the world, and Kimmerer says they’re strong tools for restoring the land and our relationship to it. “We need to unearth the old stories that live in a place and begin to create new ones,

for we are storymakers, not just storytellers.” We have the power to tell different stories that help right our relationships and better enable us to work for the good of all.

Although everyone can benefit from the wisdom in Indigenous Peoples’ stories, Kimmerer cautions against wholesale appropriation. We must take inspiration from the old stories and build more balanced narratives about relationships between people, place and planet.

The choice isn’t as complex as some might have us believe. We can choose humility, caring and wisdom based on knowledge gained from Indigenous Peoples, scientists and experts, and shoulder the responsibilities to each other and Earth through our actions — creating a better future for all. Or we can continue on as we have, knowing that the crises we face will worsen.

Humanity’s ability to take the first path lies in the values we choose, the stories we tell ourselves and the strength of the relationships we are willing to build with

each other and Earth.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

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Farmers shed light on silent fight against mental illness

By Jennifer Henderson - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (St. Albert Gazette) Colin Millang’s life began crashing down around him in March 2005 when he lost his family farm.

On a Tuesday morning, Millang, then 46, heard a knock at his door on his hog farm near Camrose from a bailiff, who explained to him that the financial trouble he had been keeping secret had finally caught up with him.

Trucks drove onto his farm and began hauling away his 150 hogs and equipment. A week later, the bank foreclosed on his land. The following week, his utility company cut off the gas.

“I felt humiliated.

I felt a deep sense of humiliation out of that whole unravelling of the farm,” Millang told Great West.

The hits kept coming. A few weeks later, Millang lost the part-time job he had been working in addition to farming, though he doesn’t blame his employer for cutting ties.

“Even though the employer felt bad about letting me go, I didn’t blame him, because at this point now, mentally and emotionally I was absolutely spent and I couldn’t do my job any more.

On the last day of March, his 20-year marriage came to an end.

Feelings of humiliation, guilt and shame flooded Millang, who came to the realization he had been battling undiagnosed depression long before he lost everything.

“I started to realize that I had been struggling and I had been dealing with depression for many, many, many years,” he said. That depression, coupled with anxiety and feelings of hopelessness, had led him to make poor decisions – leading in turn to more depression and anxiety.

As his farm had begun to descend into more and more financial trouble, Millang found himself hiding that from his wife and friends. At the same time, he began to lose his ability to make even the simplest decision, struggling even to decide what to eat for lunch.

“I got myself into such a deep hole that I didn’t even think that I should go see a doctor. I didn’t seek out a therapist. I didn’t even tell my wife what was going on at the farm. I didn’t tell my friends – didn’t tell anybody. I just went inward.

I hunkered down, and I just closed off to the

world. My brain just went to mush. I couldn’t even make a decision to go see a doctor,” he said.

As Millang quietly, unknowingly battled his mental health conditions, the hog industry in Canada took a turn for the worse. At the time, Japan’s hog industry had collapsed, and the global market had come down with it. Family hog farms in the U.S. were going under, and that wave of closures was coming to Canada. Smaller farms couldn’t stay afloat and were haemorrhaging money, but Millang thought his farm would be different.

“I didn’t want to believe it. The writing was on the wall,” Millang said.

Eventually, his farm succumbed as many others had done.

Getting help Five years before Millang lost his farm, he remembers watching the Oprah Winfrey Show and wondering if he was depressed. An expert on the show said depression was defined as feeling sad and blue for more than eight weeks in a row, and while Millang was struggling, he didn’t feel like he met that description.

“I don’t feel sad and blue, so then I guess I’m not depressed,” he recalled.

The problem was that he actually was depressed – he just didn’t recognize it.

“It went undiagnosed and I didn’t do anything about it.”

After his farm went under and his life was completely upended by depression and anxiety, Millang decided to get

professional help and start digging himself out of the hole that had opened up beneath him.

Now, he says if someone had asked him if he was feeling angry, engaging in risky behaviour or overindulging in alcohol, he might have identified more with the diagnosis of depression.

“What I have learned, for some men, our depression does not show up as feeling sad and blue,” he said.

Millang’s story of anxiety and depression on the farm is not unique.

In Canada, the farming community sees an estimated 20 to 30 per cent more suicides than any other industry. A 2018 survey conducted by the University of Guelph showed that 45 per cent of Canadian farmers were classified as having high levels of stress; 58 per cent met the criteria for anxiety; 38 per cent had high levels of mental exhaustion; and 35 per cent met the criteria for depression.

Still, 40 per cent of Canadian farmers said they would feel uneasy seeking help.

Adelle Stewart, the executive director of the Do More Agriculture Foundation, said farmers face more challenges than the rest of the population. “(Studies) are showing that farmers and primary producers experience stress, depression and anxiety at higher rates than the general population in Canada,” Stewart said.

One contributing factor to that is the unpredictability of their jobs.

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MENTAL ILLNESS Continued from Page 5 “We need to be business planners, but we also have to be the most adaptable people on the planet,� Stewart explained.

Farmers and primary producers battle many factors outside their control, including the unpredictable weather that can destroy millions of dollars in crops planted in the spring. An early snow or wet fall can wash away all the hard work families pour into the ground all season long. “There are farmers putting a million bucks into the soil and just (hoping) it rains, and then there are others saying, ‘I hope it doesn’t rain too much,’� Millang said.

Disease and pests can also come out of nowhere to wipe out crops and herds, like in 2003 when the beef industry dealt with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known more broadly as mad cow disease.

Unpredictable commodities markets also contributes to the stress of life on the farm, with factors like trade wars and pork demand in China sideswiping any plans local producers might have made at the beginning of the season.

The culture trap While life on the farm is tough enough, the culture surrounding farming

makes it harder for those who are suffering to get help. “You do have to be tough in agriculture, but then there’s that expectation that you are that tough – that you chose this job,� Stewart said.

Millang, now a pastor, said it can be hard for men in our culture to express their emotions or seek help for problems – and that’s even more difficult in a farm setting. “We as males are taught you do this life on your own. Don’t talk about your emotions and do these things on your own – pull up your bootstraps and have a stiff upper lip. You yourself are responsible for you, and now you bring in this farming mentality of being on your own,�

Millang said.

The now-pastor says agriculture is very much an independent job, which is what many people love about it. But that individualism can be harmful when a tough year hits or when farmers need mental health support.

Stewart said producers are typically expected to either handle their problems alone or leave the industry. “There is a lot of stigma, because nothing’s ever going to be perfect and (people say), ‘You chose this life, so why don’t you just get out of

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Walking away from a family farm, though, isn’t that easy. “When you’re on a fifth-generation farm, there’s pride and resiliency, and the world needs food,� Stewart said.

For Millang, part of the shame he felt from losing his farm was tied to losing all the hard work his parents had put into the business. “I was so embarrassed. The family farm that my mom and dad gave their life to – and I so wanted to pass on to my children – died on my watch,� Millang said.

Mental illness not a ‘cut-and-dried issue’ Kasara Cooper knows the struggles of coping with mental health on the farm all too well. The 28-year-old lost her father, Roger Van Hecke, to his mental illness earlier this summer.

Her dad was 58 when he passed away.

Van Hecke was raised on a farm, and when he moved out, he started a farm of his own near Busby, Alta. “He fought hard through his struggles, and is sorely missed since he lost his battle to mental illness earlier this summer,� Cooper said. “He had an aptitude for it all and had a ridiculous amount of knowledge.�

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Organizations like the Do More Agriculture Foundation and the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Rural Mental Health Project are aiming to fill that gap in services for rural residents.

Jessica Turowski, Rural Mental Health project manager, said the new organization – which launched in 2017 – provides funding and training for rural communities to help initiate or expand a conversation around mental health. “We are sort of building on the amazing things already happening in the community, and helping to expand and grow those to support mentally healthy communities,�

Turowski said.

According to a 2014 gap analysis report on public mental health and addictions programs conducted by the University of Alberta, rural populations are underserved when it comes to mental health services.

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But even when farmers realize they need help and want to get help, finding support in a rural community can be challenging, especially if they don’t have benefits and must pay outof-pocket. Additionally, mental health services in rural areas can be overwhelmed – especially in the midst of a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic – and getting an appointment can be difficult.

Instead, farmers may choose to try to cope on their own. “(Mental health centres) are swamped, because people are overwhelmed and struggling with COVID,� Cooper said.

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The daughter said there was no one factor that contributed to her dad’s mental health struggles, but there were many complex factors that contributed to his suffering. “I don’t believe mental illness is a cut-anddried issue. It’s complex and often times we need to view these types of illness as the straw that broke the camel’s back,�

Cooper said.

Being in the agriculture industry can make mental health struggles harder, she added, because you never leave your work.

The to-do list is never ending and the work is never done. Farmers work literally sunup to sundown and even then beyond that, she explained. So if there is a problem on the farm or producers are feeling overwhelmed with work, they don’t have a way to escape. “There’s no break from it because it is your home,� Cooper said.

Cooper said even finding time to get mental health support can be hard and many farmers or producers feel like they don’t have time for self-care or to make appointments to get help.

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MENTAL ILLNESS Continued from Page 6 limited access to forensic psychiatry services in rural areas, and minimal on-reserve services and supports.

According to the report, rural zones tended to cluster programs and services around large sub-regions within the zone, including programs and services that were offered in multiple satellite locations.

Turowski said no two rural communities are the same and some have already undertaken extensive work around mental health while others are just starting the conversation. “The challenges that each of those communities (are) experiencing are a little bit different,�

Turowski said.

She cited the ongoing cultural barriers and stigma about talking about mental health, which are even stronger in rural communities.

Another barrier in rural settings and small towns is a concern over privacy.

“The lack of anonymity in many communities can be a real barrier for people wanting to access certain services,�

Turowski said. “So often people will go to seek support services in a surrounding community or travel elsewhere, even if it’s available in their community – and that is unique to rural communities.�

Cheryl Isert, a Smokey River, Alta., resident, joined forces with the Rural Mental Health Project to help bring support to her small northern community.

Isert struggled with her own mental health challenges after adopting a son with special needs in 2006 and struggling to find support for both her son and her family. “I wanted to become involved in this so that I could help other families find the supports and so that they wouldn’t have to go through it,�

Isert, a pharmacy technician, said.

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health supports may feel like a road block to getting help, other people respond positively to having a community that knows them well and is willing to them.

Still, despite the perks, Isert said rural communities have been struggling long before the pandemic hit. She said she has watched people become lonelier as community events and programs shut down due to COVID-19; transportation services that ran in rural areas slowed down, including the bus in Smokey River. It has always been challenging to find work in rural communities, and COVID-19 made that even harder; Smokey River, a community dependent on the oil industry, was struggling before COVID-19 and took an extra hit when the pandemic landed in Alberta.

But that sense of community also persevered through the pandemic, with many people buying groceries for other,

calling their neighbours to check in and making sure everyone in the community was taken care of. “It was heartwarming – that’s small town. You wouldn’t see that in the big city.�

Life after the breakdown After Millang’s life fell apart on the farm, it took him nearly a decade to rebuild his life and feel mentally well again. Now, he is determined to make sure his suffering was not in vain.

Millang decided to follow a decades-long dream to become a pastor, where he was stationed in the rural community of Hanna, Alta.

As a pastor for the Lutheran Church, he is able to draw on his personal experience to support rural community members who are navigating their own mental health struggles.

Millang also joined forces with the Resource Centre for Suicide Prevention’s rural and oil and gas support

program called Tough Enough To Talk About It, where he travels across the province sharing his story of suffering in the hope of helping other people who find themselves in his position. “There is so much silent suffering going on,� Millang said.

Millang now regularly sees a therapist to help prevent any catastrophic hits to his mental health and he is constantly learning and studying to understand his mind better.

He is hopeful the tide is turning and the stigma of talking about mental health struggles, especially for men, is lifting.

As a pastor, he supports men who come in and talk to him about their struggles with mental health and addiction. He is determined to use his story to help change the lives of those around him. “Part of me telling my story is to help people to understand what depression can look like,�

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Living in a small community, Isert said they don’t always have access to services like therapy – sometimes, community members will drive an hour just to get to their appointments.

But despite the challenges facing rural residents, there are also mental health benefits to living in smaller communities, which Isert wants to help remind people of.

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Car care: key fluids to check before winter The fluids in your car help ensure that its various components, the engine included, can operate at their peak.

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1. MOTOR OIL Motor oil lubricates and cleans the engine, thereby reducing friction between its moving parts. Wait about 15 minutes after turning your car off to check the oil level. When refilling the oil, gradually add small quantities until the maximum level has been reached.

2. BRAKE FLUID This hydraulic fluid is crucial to the functioning of your car’s brake system.

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3. TRANSMISSION FLUID Transmission fluid lubricates moving parts, facilitates gear shifts and cools the transmission. To check how much of this fluid your car has, start the engine and inspect the transmission dipstick, typically located on the driver’s side of the engine compartment. In some manual transmission cars, the dipstick is difficult to access and the task of

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5. GEAR OIL Also called differential fluid, gear oil lubricates the gears that transfer power from the driveshaft to the wheel axles. Get your gear oil level checked by a mechanic before winter.

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In addition, make sure to keep an eye on your windshield washer fluid level. Winter road conditions can quickly cause a mess and being able to see clearly will keep you, your passengers and other road users safe.

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This winter, consider asking your mechanic to provide a complete tuneup. This will help ensure that your car runs smoothly all season long. Though your specific car’s servicing needs will depend on its model, features and age, mechanics generally inspect the following components during a tune-up:

1. WAITING TO PUT THEM ON Summer tires and all-season tires stiffen up when the temperature dips below seven degrees Celsius, thereby reducing their ability to grip the road. Winter tires, on the other hand, remain supple, providing optimal traction in cold weather.

For this reason, it’s best to consider the temperature when deciding on what date to install your winter tires.

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USask researcher targets aggressive breast cancers with new drugs

By USask Research Profile and Impact SASKATOON – More than 5,100 women in Canada—about 75 a day—will die from breast cancers this year, a dismal statistic that University of Saskatchewan (USask) radiopharmacist Dr. Humphrey Fonge (PhD) aims to sharply reduce with potent new drugs that specifically target two aggressive types of cancer.

With $970,000 from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Fonge and co-applicant Dr. Ron Geyer (PhD), a professor in pathology and laboratory medicine at USask, will develop new molecules to attack two protein molecules that cause these types of breast cancer. “Along with precision therapeutics that will attack these proteins from several angles, we are also developing radioactive imaging molecules for use in conjunction with a PET (positron emission tomography) camera to locate the sites and activity of these cancers,� said Fonge, associate professor in medical imaging at USask’s College of Medicine. “We anticipate that

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Radiopharmacist Dr. Humphrey Fonge (PhD) is an associate professor in medical imaging at USask’s College of Medicine. these strategies will be more effective than current treatment approaches in more than 50 per cent of all breast cancers,� he said, noting that preliminary data show promising outcomes.

Fonge will be conducting some of his research at the university’s Saskatchewan Centre for Cyclotron Sciences managed by the Fedoruk Centre at USask. Geyer, Nutrien Chair in Clinical Research, will produce an antibody molecule for

the project at his lab, which is funded through his chair and involves the medical college, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Royal University Hospital (RUH), and the RUH Foundation.

Tackling two types of cancer The first research target is triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), a highly aggressive form that mostly affects women under age 50 and makes up 15 to 20 per cent of all breast cancers. The protein mol-

ecule, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 1 (EGFR), is overexpressed (10-fold to 1,000-fold more than in healthy breast tissue) on the surface of a vast majority of TNBC tumours.

This EGFR-positive cancer is difficult to treat because there’s no effective drug treatment for it. Patients are given chemotherapy or radiation treatment, but usually move on to palliative care if the treatments fail, Fonge said.

The second type of targeted cancer involves

the protein Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) that’s overexpressed on the surface of tumours.

HER2positive cancers make up about one-quarter to one-third of all breast cance Although some precision therapeutics are approved for treating these cancers, a majority of patients (about 70 per cent) either don’t respond to the treatment or develop a resistance to the drugs, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Prime targets for PET imaging, radiotherapy The abundance of EGFR and HER2 molecules on the tumour surfaces make these proteins prime targets to locate through PET imaging and treat with radiolabelled antibodies, Fonge said.

Each of these cancercausing proteins has four external spots (domains I-IV) to which an antibody molecule can bind.

Every drug currently on the market attacks only the protein molecules at one of these spots, Fonge said.

His research is focused on developing new radioactive drug molecules that, for the first time, can simultan-

eously attack EGFR and HER2 from more than one domain. To do this, he is using the antibody molecule 8709, which has been patented by Geyer.

Fonge is also modifying three drugs currently on the market to make them more potent.

The new drugs will be domain-specific, attaching to domains II and IV on the HER2 molecule, and domains II and III on the EGFR molecule.

They will both deliver the potent cytotoxin, maytansine, to kill the cancer cells, and actinium 225, which makes the radioimmunotherapy up to 1,000-fold more effective, Fonge said.

The new drugs first will be tested in vitro on cancer cells obtained from patients, and then on mice.

Although the study is approved for five years, Fonge is optimistic he will have enough “powerful data� after three years to proceed to an initial clinical trial of the treatments. “The ideal scenario is that once the study is done, we will have four tools in our pocket that target two different breast cancers. For both types, we are going to have a diagnostic solution and a therapeutic solution,� he said.

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Major milestone for Brick Mill project

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society has reached a major milestone. The signs detailing the history of the mill are up, and people can now learn more about the history of the region, starting with the First Nations and continuing to today.

Larry Pearen with the Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society said it’s exciting to have something tangible they can show the public. Over $330,000 has been raised so far for repairs, and they are almost at the point where people can again enter the building safely, and the signs are another part of the larger plans for the site.

“We’re so glad this is finally up, we have a chance to see it, then we can move forward.

People know we are serious about this. Interior repairs, nobody can see the repairs to the foundation.”

One of the challenges of the design was to make something that could withstand the wind, something that was tested during the ribbon cutting as it was a very windy day. The structure, built out of aluminum, is in a zig-zag pattern, which Pearen explained was decided to make it withstand the weather.

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we’re excited about that!

Saskatchewan has been getting more wind these past few months, and it has withstood it.”

The Yorkton Tribal Council was a major contributor to the project, and they were given the lead on the panels discussing First Nations history. Tribal Chief Isabel O’Soup said it has been overwhelming to see the final result.

“It just warms my heart that my ancestors are finally going to be recognized, you know?

That’s really the bottom line… I say that because the history of Canada and First Nations people has not been [recognized], there’s a black mark on history there. We work really hard to get past that. And I mean, other people are working hard to get past that as well, so it’s overwhelming. It’s an honor to see our history up there.”

O’Soup does have one thing she wants to see on the mill site that she isn’t seeing now, and that’s more young people involved in the project.

She said that she has seen seniors working hard on the mill project, but she hasn’t seen very many young people working on the project, and she said that we need to find ways to get young people more involved in projects that involve history.

“In our First Nations community, it would be blasphemy to see all these old people working and young people sitting at home! Having said that, it’s the importance of history, we probably don’t see that until we get older. I just think that we should have more. If somebody’s coming, bring your grandson, bring your granddaughter, that’s the only way we’re going to learn it.”

She also notes that it’s often the case that people don’t know how First Nations history and the Brick Mill intersect.

Since the initial push was towards making people farmers on reservation, she said that the Brick Mill was an important link in the chain for the reservations that surround Yorkton, something many people don’t realize.

“Everybody has a connection to it, whether we know it or not,” said O’Soup.

The project has had the support of the City of Yorkton, but Mayor Bob Maloney noted that this wasn’t always the case, and previous councils were not always on side, but that the dedication of the Brick Mill committee and the work that they’ve done has been what has turned people around.

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However, saving the building is vital because Yorkton has lost a great deal of its heritage already.

“We haven’t done a good job of protecting history in the city. In fact, we haven’t been proactive at all and I think this is one of the few projects that council has gotten behind. The reason behind it is because of the committee that came together to save the mill.

They’ve done a lot of terrific work. I mean, this is the only brick mill left in Saskatchewan, I mean it’s the oldest historical building we have left. It’s the historical building that we have left in the

city, and I am so pleased that so many people have come together to save it. I think it behooves council to stay on the right side of this project, I see nothing but good things for this site and what’s being developed here.”

Maloney is also impressed by the wealth of information on the boards at the site.

“If people haven’t seen the story boards yet I encourage them to come and look. I consider myself to be a bit of a Yorkton historian, and there are pictures on this board that I have never seen.”

Maloney also said that the Yorkton Tribal Council’s involvement has been something that

was important to get a more complete view of the history of the region.

“If you’re going to tell their story, they should be telling the story.”

The society is now looking for sponsors for panels. For an eight by eight panel the cost is $2,000.

“The more we pay this off, the more we can move forward with other developments,” said Pearen.

The next step for the Mill is the addition of an interpretive centre. The plan is to make a two-storey structure inspired by the railway station, in the same rough footprint as a building that was torn down. It will tell the story of grains and milling in Saskatchewan.

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Cutting the ribbon at the Brick Mill’s historic signs are YTC Tribal Chief Isabel O’Soup, Saskatchewan Treaty Commissioner Mary Culbertson, project leader Larry Pearen, Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society president Vern Brown, Mayor Bob Maloney, Tourism Yorkton executive director Randy Goulden, YBID director Donna Brothwell and provincial government representative Greg Ottenbreit.

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THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ORKNEY NO. 244 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2020.

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(1) A vote will be held for the election of Councillor for Division No. 1, Councillor for Division No. 3, and Councillor for Division No. 5 for the Rural Municipality, (2) The vote will take place on Monday, the 9th day of November, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at: Division No. 1, POLL AT: 137 George Avenue, Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 Division No. 3, POLL AT: Willowbrook Community Centre, Willowbrook, SK Division No. 5, POLL AT: R.M. Public Workshop, Orcadia, SK

(3) I will declare the result of the coting at the R.M. of Orkney No. 244 office on Tuesday the 10th day of November, 2020, at the hour of 10:00 a.m.

Dated at Yorkton, this 9th day of October, 2020.

CLINTON MAUTHE RETURNING OFFICER

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NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 Municipal Elections 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the R.M. of Orkney No. 244 will be holding advance voting.

Advance voting will take place on Wednesday, the 4th day of November, 2020 between the hours of 9:00a.m. and 3:00p.m., at 137 George Avenue, COLLACOTT SUBDIVISION, R.M. OF ORKNEY No. 244.

Dated at Yorkton This 9th day of October, 2020.

CLINTON MAUTHE, RETURNING OFFICER

NOTICE OF VOTE

The Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241 DƾŜĹ?Ä?Ĺ?ƉĂů ĹŻÄžÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? ĎŽĎŹĎŽĎŹ PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: ͞ϭͿ ǀŽƚĞ Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä?Äž ŚĞůĚ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ ƚŚĞ ĞůĞÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ŽĨ

a ŽƾŜÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻĹ˝ĆŒ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ĺ?Ç€Ĺ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ EĹ˝Í˜ Ďą for the Rural Municipality Candidates for Division No. 5 are as Follows: Brandee Scraba Keith Strutynski (2) The vote will take place on Wednesday, the 9th day of November 2020, 9:00 a.m. ƚŽ Ď´Í—ĎŹĎŹ Ć‰Í˜ĹľÍ˜ Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ tĆŒĹ˝Ç†ĆšĹ˝Ĺś ZÄžÄ?ĆŒÄžÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ

Centre at 301 1st Avenue South, Wroxton, Sask. ͞ϯͿ / Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ ĚĞÄ?ĹŻÄ‚ĆŒÄž ƚŚĞ ĆŒÄžĆ?ƾůƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀŽĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ DƾŜĹ?Ä?Ĺ?ƉĂů KĸÄ?Äž ŽŜ tĞĚŜĞĆ?ĚĂLJ͕ ƚŚĞ Ďľth day of November, 2020 at the hour of 9:30 p.m.

Dated at Wroxton, this 9th day of October, 2020.

Shandy Wegwitz ZÄžĆšĆľĆŒĹśĹ?ĹśĹ? KĸÄ?ÄžĆŒ

NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING The Rural Municipality of Insinger No. 275 Municipal Elections 2020.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the council has made provision for advance voting for the benefit of qualified voters who have reason to believe that they will be necessarily absent from their places of residence on election day.

Advance voting will take place on Friday, the 30th day of October, 2020, between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the R.M. of Insinger No. 275 Municipal Office-Council Chambers.

Due to COVID 19 please practice social distancing and wear a mask.

NOTICE OF VOTE The Rural Municipality of Insinger No. 275

The Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241 DƾŜĹ?Ä?Ĺ?ƉĂů ĹŻÄžÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ? ĎŽĎŹĎŽĎŹ

Municipal Elections 2020.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the council ŚĂĆ? žĂĚĞ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ç€Ĺ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ ĂĚǀĂŜÄ?Äž ǀŽĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ ƚŚĞ Ä?ĞŜĞĎƚ ŽĨ ƋƾĂůĹ?ĎĞĚ Ç€Ĺ˝ĆšÄžĆŒĆ? Ç ĹšĹ˝ ŚĂǀĞ ĆŒÄžÄ‚Ć?ŽŜ ƚŽ Ä?ĞůĹ?ĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä?Äž ŜĞÄ?ÄžĆ?Ć?Ä‚ĆŒĹ?ůLJ Ä‚Ä?Ć?ĞŜƚ Ä¨ĆŒĹ˝Ĺľ ƚŚĞĹ?ĆŒ ƉůĂÄ?ÄžĆ? ŽĨ ĆŒÄžĆ?Ĺ?ĚĞŜÄ?Äž ŽŜ ĞůĞÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ĚĂLJ͘

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that:

ĚǀĂŜÄ?Äž ǀŽĆ&#x;ĹśĹ? Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ ƚĂŏĞ ƉůĂÄ?Äž ŽŜ DŽŜĚĂLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ώŜĚ ĚĂLJ ŽĨ EŽǀĞžÄ?ÄžĆŒÍ• ĎŽĎŹĎŽĎŹÍ• Ä?ÄžĆšÇ ÄžÄžĹś ƚŚĞ ĹšĹ˝ĆľĆŒĆ? ŽĨ Ď­ĎŽÍ—ĎŹĎŹ Ć‰Í˜ĹľÍ˜ ĂŜĚ Ď´Í—ĎŹĎŹ Ć‰Í˜ĹľÍ˜ Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ Z͘D͘ KĸÄ?Äž Ä‚Ćš ϰϏϲ DÄ‚Ĺ?Ĺś ^ĆšĆŒÄžÄžĆšÍ• tĆŒĹ˝Ç†ĆšĹ˝ĹśÍ• ^Ä‚Ć?ĹŹÍ˜ ^ŚĂŜĚLJ tÄžĹ?Ç Ĺ?ĆšÇŒ ZÄžĆšĆľĆŒĹśĹ?ĹśĹ? KĸÄ?ÄžĆŒ

NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT OF POLL

The Rural Municipality of Churchbridge No. 211 Municipal Elections 2020 Whereas David Zerr, nominated for the office of REEVE; Whereas Elden Kentel, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. 1; Whereas Garry Yanke, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. 3; Whereas Cam Wiebe, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. 5, are the only candidates, I hereby give notice that no voting for these offices will take place on November 9, 2020 and declare that the nominated persons are elected by acclamation.

Dated this 9th day of October, 2020.

Brenda A Goulden Returning Officer

The Rural Municipality of Insinger No. 275 Municipal Elections 2020.

Whereas, Willy Zuchakn, Matthew Roebuck, Bryan Stinka,

nominated for the office of Reeve nominated for the office of Division 1 Councillor nominated for the office of Division 3 Councillor;

Are the only candidates, I hereby give notice that no voting for the above offices will take place on November 9, 2020.

Dated this 9th day of October, 2020.

Sonya Butuk Returning Officer

Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 List of Candidates Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ ƚŚĞ ĎŽĎŹĎŽĎŹ ĹŻÄžÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜĆ?

Division 1 Councillor: Josesph Zarowny Ĺ?Ç€Ĺ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ Ď­ ŽƾŜÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻĹ˝ĆŒÍ— DÄ‚ĆŠ ĹšÄ‚ĆŒĹśÄžÇ‡ Division 3 Councillor: Dale Hackman Division 3 Councillor: Ronald Mehling Ĺ?Ç€Ĺ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ Ďą ŽƾŜÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻĹ˝ĆŒÍ— sÄžĆŒĹś ÄŤÄ‚ Division 5 Councillor: Myron Horvath Dated at Yorkton This 9th day of October, 2020.

CLINTON MAUTHE, RETURNING OFFICER

Sonya Butuk Returning Officer VOTER IDENTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VOTE

(1)

A vote will be held for the election of DIVISION 5.

(2)

The vote will take place on Monday, the 9th day of November, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at RM OF INSINGER OFFICE-COUNCIL CHAMBERS, INSINGER, SK

(3)

I will declare the result of the voting at the Municipal 2ႈFH RQ 7XHVGD\ WKH WK GD\ RI 1RYHPEHU at the hour of 10:00 a.m.

Dated at Insinger, this 9th day of October, 2020.

Sonya Butuk 5HWXUQLQJ 2ႈFHU VOTER IDENTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VOTE Due to COVID 19 please practice social distancing and wear a mask.

Tenders

Tenders

For Sale By Tender - Mini Golf Business Mackenzie Society Ventures Inc. (MSVI) of Preeceville, Saskatchewan invites applicants for the tender of the mini golf business and structures located at 339 Main Street North in the town of Preeceville, Saskatchewan. Structures are tendered and released in the "as seen" condition.

Offers to purchase shall be submitted in a sealed envelope labelled "MINI GOLF TENDER" to MSVI no later than 4:00 pm, October 21, 2020. The highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. MSVI reserves the right to reject any or all tenders or to accept any tender or part thereof.

Tenders must be accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft payable to "Mackenzie Society Ventures Inc." for 15% of the amount of the offer price as a deposit. This deposit will be refunded, without interest, to the tenderer if the offer is not accepted and forfeited to the receiver as liquidated damages if the offer is accepted and the sale is not completed by the offeror. The balance of the offer price will be payable by certified cheque or bank draft on closing.

Interested parties are invited to contact MSVI at 306-547-3462 Ext. 222 or by email msvimanager@live.com for a list of included structures or more information or to arrange a viewing.

Farms for Sale

NOTICE OF ABANDOMENT OF POLL Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241 Municipal Elections 2020

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NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT OF POLL

Dated at Insinger this 9th day of October, 2020.

NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING For Councillor of DIVISION 5

Dated at Wroxton this 9th day of October, 2020

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Farms for Sale

Acres of Expertise.

Whereas Roy Derworiz, nominated for the office of Reeve for the Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241, is the only candidate, and Whereas Trevor Baumung, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division One (1), is the only candidate, and Whereas Don Soloninko, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division Three (3), is the only candidate, and I hereby give notice that no voting for the said offices will take place on November 9th, 2020, and that the nominated persons are elected by acclamation.

Dated at Wroxton this 9th day of October 9, 2020 Shandy Wegwitz Returning Officer

Wade Berlinic (306) 641-4667 Wade.Berlinic@HammondRealty.ca HammondRealty.ca Houses For Rent

Suites For Rent

SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for a 3 bedroom home. Fridge and stove included. Well kept, clean and quiet neighborhood. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.

SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom Senior Suites at the Heritage Place. Fridge and stove included. Central laundry with two washers and dryers. Well kept, ready for rent. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.

TAKING APPLICATIONS for Four bedroom + office. 2 bathrooms, W/D/F/S, No Pets Available Nov. 1. References and damage deposit required. 90 Gladstone Ave. S. Phone 306-782-2363 or 306-621-6415.

TAKING APPLICATIONS for a one bedroom basement suite, centrally located, freshly painted, heat & water included, No Smoking, No Partying, No Pets. Phone 306-621-9584.

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October 16, 2020 | This Week Marketplace

Lots & Acreages for Sale

Lots & Acreages for Sale

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FOR SALE: 2 adjacent cemetery plots at Yorkton Memorial Gardens. A total price of $1,700 includes transfer fees. Phone 306744-2934 in evening.

Sandhill cranes and various wild geese are gathering in flocks for their annual flight south for the winter, as was the case with these birds northwest of the city.

Career Opportunities

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General Employment

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Auctions

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Collectibles & Classic Cars LUXURY TT 1987 T-bird coupe, low mileage, great shape. Asking $7,000 OBO. Phone 204-9372907.

Parts & Accessories FOR SALE: 4 steel rims and nearly brand new Nokian Nordman5 winter tires. 205/55R16 94T XL. Fits Honda Civic. $500. Phone 306-783-5286.

RVs/Campers/Trailers WANTED: SMALL, OLDER Camper trailer to convert to storage. Call 306-542-7106.

Farm Implements 2009 MACK, just safetied, 485hp, 18spd, diff lock; 2001 Westward 9350 swather w/2004 36ft. headder; 1997 TR97, just gone through, field ready. Phone 778220-9285.

Feed & Seed NORTH EAST PRAIRIE GRAIN INC. BUYING: FEED BARLEY, SOYBEANS, DAMAGED CANOLA. On Farm Pickup, Prompt Payment! PH: 306-873-3551 WEBSITE: neprairiegrain.com “In Business to Serve Western Producers”

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A 1930s-era federal agency helped farms.

It’s time for a replacement, advocates say

By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (National Observer)

Photo by USDA

When drought and ill-suited agriculture devastated Prairie farmers in the 1930s, the federal government created an agency to help them farm sustainably. A similar agency is needed now to deal with climate change, advocates say. that isn’t making money for a business as not legitimate,� Holtslander said. “They had to take away the good example.�

An example that offers useful lessons for today. “If we imagine the transition to a climatecompatible, low (greenhouse gas) emissions farming sector, a bunch of things need to happen,� said Darrin Qualman, a farmer and the director of climate crisis and policy at the National Farmers Union.

Those things include helping farmers access independent agronomists and agrologists (independent agricultural experts) who can help them with everything from replacing greenhouse gas-intensive artificial fertilizers with lowemissions alternatives to sharing cutting-edge agricultural research, developing sustainable irrigation systems, and restoring grassland pastures. “(We need) a proactive agency that would manage and assist in the (agricultural) transition we need to make between now and 2050,� he said.

Such an agency doesn’t exist. Farmers rely on a patchwork of extension services offered by everyone from scholars working on a specific project to product marketing boards to seed and fertilizer companies whose financial interests might not align with low-input, climatefriendly agricultural practices. “It’s inefficient, like reinventing the wheel,� said Rachael Roussain, co-ordinator at the Kootenay and Boundary

Farm Advisors, an agricultural extension program in southeast B.C.’s rugged Kootenay and Boundary regions. “A lot of farmers are trying to adapt (to climate change). They’re increasing their soil moistureholding capabilities (which helps build resilience against drought).

They’re preparing for more variable weather events. But when they can share that with a greater circle of people, they grow and learn faster — and it livens spirits, which is so important in agriculture,� she said.

For instance, her organization supports farmers in parts of B.C. that are far removed

from universities, provincial or federal agricultural experts, and other farmers.

That makes it difficult for the regions’ busy farmers to keep up with research and farm trials taking place outside their direct community, or for agricultural researchers to connect with people on the front lines of climate change. (“I don’t think people really understand how busy farmers are,�

Roussain quipped.)

The lack of co-ordination results in research projects being unnecessarily repeated and the loss of knowledgesharing opportunities between people across

Canada’s agricultural sector, she explained.

And so far, there have been no indications the federal government intends to create an institution that could lead that co-ordination. “We recognize farmers, foresters, and ranchers as key partners in the fight against climate change, and we will support their efforts to reduce emissions and build resilience,� said Agriculture and Agri-food Canada in an emailed statement.

That support has included pledging to create a new Canada Water Agency, funding provincial-federal grants to help farmers

adapt to climate change, and supporting agricultural research — not coordinating efforts within the agricultural sector, Canada’s sixth-largest greenhouse gas emitter, to reduce emissions and adapt to a rapidly changing climate.

These projects are appreciated, Qualman said, but the need remains for an institution that has staff in the field working with farmers as they adapt. “The bottom line is we need a lot of help with the big project of maintaining yield and food supplies while cutting (fertilizer and pesticide) use and emissions,� he said.

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Farmers in B.C.’s Kootenay region will be dealing with drier fields in 50 years. They’re not alone.

Environment Canada predicts the upcoming decades will transform Canada’s climate, forcing farmers to re-evaluate everything from which seeds to buy to which pastures their livestock graze. That’s a huge challenge for farmers with no time to pore over scientific studies and models charting how the climate crisis will transform their land.

It’s a challenge advocates say could be addressed with a glance to the past.

In the 1930s, drought, economic depression, and ill-suited farming practices forced thousands off their farms while dust storms blackened the skies. The crisis led the federal government to create the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA), an institution that brought together agricultural researchers, engineers, and extension (community outreach) staff to help farmers use their land sustainably — a sort of Medicare for farms. “It became a body of expertise and understanding of grassland ecosystems, and grazing relationships, and biodiversity. In more recent years they were really looking into how the pasture land sequestered carbon,� said Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union.

The PFRA endured for the next 77 years, helping Prairie farmers deal with water supply issues, develop drought and flood resilience plans, diversify their crops, and farm sustainably. Researchers with the organization also restored failed farmland into ecologically vibrant grasslands and offered free tree seedlings to farmers who supported native pollinators, slowed wind erosion, and captured carbon. “These were (among the) federal government’s positive contributions to the public good that people really valued. It was a living, concrete argument for public interest investment in people’s lives,� she said.

The organization was dismantled by Stephen Harper’s Conservative government in 2013. “(Harper government members were) market fundamentalists where the only thing that mattered was profit, and (who viewed) anything

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