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Concussion Awareness Day in SK The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed Wednesday, Sept. 29, as Concussion Awareness Day in the province.

Concussions are a serious public health issue.

Awareness on this issue can make a difference by helping individuals and communities understand how to prevent, recognize, and manage concussions and where to find credible information.

“There have been many advancements around the science and management of concussions,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said. “Early recognition of concussions, proper medical assessment, and appropriate care can make a major difference in recovery and allow a safe return to playing sports and physical activities.”

This proclamation is part of a coordinated effort across Canada to increase concussion awareness by sharing information and encouraging community action and involvement.

The Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport, in conjunction with Sask Sport Inc. and the Sport Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan will be hosting a 60-minute webinar on concussion management and returning to play on September 29 at 7 p.m.

The webinar features an expert sports medicine panel and a former elite athlete who will share her story about dealing with concussions and the related challenges. The webinar is geared toward athletes, coaches, parents and sport medicine practitioners.

“Sask Sport is proud to partner with the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport, as well as the Sports Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan to bring awareness to concussion management,” Sask Sport’s Board of Directors Chair Lance Dudar said.

“Everyone involved in sports including athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, parents and other supporters have an active role in keeping athletes who may have suffered a concussion safe and understanding how to effectively manage healing. This webinar will highlight how we can all help treat concussions.”

Returning to activities too quickly can slow recovery and bring on long-lasting effects. That is why it is

so important to follow the gradual stages for return to school, work and sport.

“The Sport Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan is excited to partner in this initiative to continue on with our mandate of increasing awareness of all aspects of concussion with specific emphasis on prevention, identifying and diagnosing, and most importantly managing an individual with a concussion through the required steps involved in returning to play and learning,” Sport Medicine and

Science Council of Saskatchewan President Courtney Schell said. “Our hope is that participants of this webinar become aware that we have the resources and professional people within our membership that can ensure a proper recovery plan is established, activated, and monitored for a full recovery.”

For more information on the Concussion Management webinar or to register, please visit https://www.sasksport.ca/events/a-concussion-storylessons-for-concussion-management/

A step back in time: Amati instruments and rare fashions owned by the late Olive Diefenbaker on display at the Diefenbaker Canada Centre Saskatoon – Two new exhibitions at the Diefenbaker Canada Centre (DCC) on the University of Saskatchewan (USask) campus will provide visitors with a rare opportunity to view never before displayed artifacts.

Amati Quartet: The Legacy of the University of Saskatchewan, a new in-house exhibit curated by the DCC in partnership with the university’s

Department of Music, features for the first time, the viola, cello, and two violins handcrafted by members of the Amati family in the 16th and 17th centuries.

“These unique string instruments are over 300 years old, and represent some of the finest examples of Italian craftsmanship,” said Véronique Mathieu, associate professor of violin and David L. Kaplan Chair in Music. “We look

forward to introducing them to the community through this exhibit, along with fascinating details about their rich history.”

The Amati family were pioneers in the practice of constructing bowed stringed instruments in the Italian city of Cremona, and for centuries their creations have been highly sought after.

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Also featured at this time is the new in-house curated exhibit Silk, Satin, and Strength: A Narrative of Olive Diefenbaker. Featuring 20 gowns, previously owned and worn by Olive Diefenbaker, this exhibit presents the story of Olive’s life through the fashions she wore at parliamentary and international events from the 1950’s to the 1970’s.

The second wife of the Honourable John G. Diefenbaker, Olive was a driving force behind her husband’s political career.

“This exhibit provides a unique and once in a lifetime opportunity for the public to see up close and learn about the garments that Olive

Diefenbaker wore on her many engagements as the spouse of Canada’s thirteenth prime minister,” said Heather Fraser, DCC curatorial, collections, and exhibits manager.

“One of the dresses that we have on display is the gown that Olive wore in her official portrait, making it an interesting piece of Canadian history.”

Taken out of the Diefenbaker vault for the first time, visitors will learn about her life narrative, including an opportunity to view hats and accessories belonging to Mrs. Diefenbaker, and archival photos of their outings.

Both exhibits are set to open on September 22 and will run through to October 30, 2021. Tickets are available to prepurchase for scheduled tours of the DCC’s exhib-

its galleries. Groups are limited to 20 people per tour. In accordance with USask’s vaccination measures for the fall term, all campus visitors ages 12 and older will be required to provide proof of vaccination at the time of booking and upon entry to the Diefenbaker Building. For those who are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated, the university requires proof of a negative COVID-19 rapid response test taken within 48 hours of your planned visit. Children 11 years old and younger are currently exempt from this requirement.

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By Nick Pearce Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Saskatoon StarPhoenix) After the Second World War, farm houses lit up in Saskatchewan.

Energy piped along power lines draped across prairie fields sent farm house radios buzzing, refrigerators humming and washing machines rumbling.

Light bulbs replaced gas lamps that were prone to tipping over and causing barn fires. The days seemed to grow longer with electric light and appliances.

When it was built in 1969, the Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station was the latest piece of a mammoth effort to help bring reliable power to every corner of the province.

More than 50 years later, Saskatchewan is spending $71 million to modernize it.

In a news release, Howard Matthews, vice president of Power Production at SaskPower, said “maintaining hydroelectric generation is a key part” of cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030.

“Investing in Coteau Creak shows SaskPower’s commitment to providing clean, reliable power to the people of Saskatchewan,” he said.

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Coteau Creek Electric Plant, during its construction in July of 1967.

Saskatchewan River, the plant draws water from the Gardiner Dam and produces 186 megawatts split between three turbines, according to SaskPower.

Only two decades separated the station’s construction from the Saskatchewan government’s early massive push to electrify rural areas.

Brownouts and blackouts were common in those years. When residents drove home, flicked the lights on and fired up their stoves at the end of the day, that created power surges the grid could hardly accommodate, Saskatchewan historian Merle Massie said.

They were so bad that they even affected the University’s research,

she added.

“It really became more and more clear that we had to fix the grid,” she said.

Whether it was supply or demand that drove the boom of infrastructure spending in the 1960s is a “the chicken or the egg” conundrum, she said.

Regardless, it ultimately created the conditions for the province to boost its energy capacity.

Massie calls Gardiner the “dam the drought built.” The province built it first to create a lake and second to supply a water source for Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw. Power generation was a distant third, she said.

“One of the reasons why they’re putting money into it now is because it wasn’t really

intended as a primary power generator. But now with the pulls on the grid, we need to upgrade it and expand its ability to create power.”

The power station nonetheless soon stole headlines when construction started in the ‘60s. The attention paid to its production capacity reflects the importance placed on energy as more people had gained access to power, said University of Alberta Professor Shannon Stunden Bower, who studies western Canadian environment history.

“What at one time would have been unimaginable luxuries were becoming household conveniences that were very familiar to everyone.”

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Bower see a few elements worth revisiting in the historic lead-up to its construction. One is the destruction of Mistusinne, meaning “big stone. In 1966, the sacred site for Plains Cree and other First Nations on the prairies was blown up with dynamite when it became clear the creation of Lake Diefenbaker would flood and submerge the area.

“We’re living in a moment where across society at large, we recognize the need to take account of harms perpetrated in the past. We need to work toward something like reconciliation,” Stunden Bower said.

She and Massie also point to concerns expressed by residents of Cumberland House and

the Saskatchewan River Delta about the construction of the dams and their impacts further along the river.

Those concerns were far out of mind in 1967, when roughly 75 impressed reporters toured the Coteau Creek facility and saw three large water turbines under construction, according to a Regina Leader-Post story at the time.

Saskatchewan, once slow to electrify, was booming. Power consumption was 660 million kilowatt-hours in 1957; by 1966 it was 2.918 billion.

Those three turbines promised to deliver about 800 million kilowatt-hours by the time they were built, the article said.

When the first turbine came online in 1968, the StarPhoenix reported it would produce 12 per cent of the province’s energy demands at a price tag of $40 million.

The newspapers made little mention of the impacts residents would feel elsewhere in the province.

Today, the millions spent on system repairs could also prompt reflection on the history behind those turbines.

“I think it’s a missed opportunity if these moments are not seen as invitations to revisit the circumstances in which these projects were created,” Stunden Bower said.

USask researchers and the City of Saskatoon discover drug, chemical concentrations in wastewater treatment plant Saskatoon – The identification of the presence of recreational drugs and industrial chemicals in Saskatoon’s wastewater system are just two of the discoveries coming from a University of Saskatchewan (USask) and City of Saskatoon research partnership.

For the first time, research was conducted on the presence of pharmaceuticals in both Saskatoon’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and the South Saskatchewan River (SSR). The study was led by USask’s principal investigator Dr. Markus Brinkmann (PhD) of the School and Environment and Sustainability, and City of Saskatoon’s WWTP Manager Mike Sadowski. The research was conducted with plant operators, who told researchers this type of systematic research had never been done before.

While their research originally focused on the level of pharmaceuticals in Saskatoon’s wastewater, their research also provided eye-opening results on how the initial lockdown due to COVID-19 affected the city. Even though levels in effluent were high enough to pose a risk to aquatic organisms, the pharmaceuticals measured—such as painkillers, anti-epileptics, beta-blockers, and antibiotics—were unlikely to pose a toxicological risk to organisms living in the SSR following dilution in the river water. In addition,

industrial chemicals, illicit drugs, dyes and human drug metabolites were detected using screening-level analyses. These include methamphetamine, insecticides, and fabric and plastic dyes.

“These results provide important insights, as stresses on our freshwater resources are expected to increase due to various factors driven largely by climate change,” said Brinkmann. “The need to protect these increasingly sensitive freshwater ecosystems will only become more apparent.”

Brinkmann’s team conducted research on Saskatoon’s wastewater throughout 2020, through a grant supported by Research Junction. Research Junction is a collaboration between the City of Saskatoon and Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives to support the development of joint research projects that address contemporary urban issues for the benefit of Saskatoon residents.

“Right now, there aren’t any regulations on pharmaceutical contaminants under Canada’s Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulation, or restrictions in the provincial permit the Wastewater Treatment Plant operates under,” Sadowski said. “However, the city is taking steps toward protecting and conserving the South Saskatchewan River by partnering with

Professor Brinkmann’s team in this regard.”

Brinkmann said the results of their study will serve as a baseline for future endeavours targeted toward decision-making around the need for future mitigation of these pharmaceutical chemicals.

The next steps for the team include looking at processes to aid in the reduction of these chemicals through the effluent process. They will also study how the pharmaceuticals affect sludge in the WWTP, which is stabilized and applied to farmland as fertilizer.

When asked about the Research Junction Discovery Grant program, Brinkmann said, “The strongest aspect of the program is the funding support to facilitate collaborative projects between the university and city partners. These types of partnerships are crucial for conducting applied research that can lead to actionable outcomes for the city partners, and direct benefits for Saskatoon’s residents.”

This joint wastewater project between USask and the city received acclaim for its achievements. Most notably, the project was recognized by the Smart 50 Awards, which honours innovative and influential work improving the quality of life for residents at the municipal level.

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EDITORIAL Greening the red list can accelerate species recovery Environmentalists working to promote recovery of plants and animals at risk of extinction often face the challenge of how to best motivate the public. Should we describe the alarming decline of a beloved creature to spur action, or communicate a rare but inspiring success story to instil hope?

How best to frame efforts to recover species on the brink is not limited to how we communicate with others; it’s also relevant to how we approach our work. Efforts to reverse the trends that threaten wildlife survival can be hard to sustain. It’s sometimes tremendously difficult to remain energized and positive in the face of ongoing, demoralizing species declines.

Happily, a glass-half-full approach to framing species at risk recovery has emerged. It didn’t come from a communications team or a public engagement think tank as one might imagine; rather, it was developed by people working worldwide to halt extinction and advance recovery.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature — which assesses global species’ status using a “red list” to differentiate between levels of imperilment — introduced the concept of a “green list” to assess levels of recovery feasibility and conservation success.

“Warnings of imminent extinctions are not the only way to catalyse conservation efforts,” the IUCN states. “We also need an optimistic vision of species conservation that presents a road map on how to conserve a species and achieve its recovery. This is necessary to incentivize positive conservation actions and programmes. To achieve this, the Red List assessment process needs to be expanded to include classifiers of conservation success. IUCN is currently in the process of creating a new set of metrics to do just that.”

This framing gives conservation practitioners a far broader — often more encouraging — picture

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Science Matters than species’ status assessments alone. As the online magazine Yale Environment 360 describes, “While the Sumatran rhino’s low numbers may well keep it in the Critically Endangered category for decades to come, its Green Status assessment puts its long-term recovery potential near 50 percent, meaning that continued conservation efforts over the next century could take the species nearly halfway to full recovery ... For a species that has long been considered little more robust than a museum display, that’s a radical shift in its narrative — one that may well lead to new commitments of money and effort.”

The emergent framework can also play a vital role in changing status quo practices. The popular Canadian approach to government-led recovery initiatives is “priority threat management.” It’s detailed in the study “Prioritizing Recovery Funding to Maximize Conservation of Endangered Species,” which focuses on an area of southern Saskatchewan and uses a template for evaluating recovery options for at-risk species based on, among other factors, the perceived cost-effectiveness of recovery measures.

As the report notes, “We show here, that we can make limited resources for endangered species go much further by prioritizing investment in management

strategies that recover the greatest number of species for the least cost.”

This approach may sound sensible, but the David Suzuki Foundation has expressed concerns about cost-effectiveness becoming the dominant filter under such frameworks, as it could rule out much-needed conservation approaches and result in abandonment of some species. For example, the Saskatchewan report notes that habitat restoration was one of the “least cost-e ective individual strategies” in its study area.

Habitat restoration can be a costly undertaking.

Yet in many, if not most, cases of species imperilment in Canada, the primary drivers have been industrial and development activities that, while fragmenting and degrading habitat, generated significant economic gains. They thus bear a responsibility to shoulder the costs.

Recovering species at risk is a difficult journey.

The first step is stopping the primary threats — stilling the knife, so to speak. But from there the undertaking becomes more hopeful, grounded in the belief that humans have the imagination and commitment to repair what we’ve damaged.

As the authors of the Journal of Conservation Biology article on which the green list is premised write, “We believe development and implementation of this system will lend to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species a positive vision for conservation, encouraging optimism.”

“Optimism” isn’t a word you find in scientific journal articles about vulnerable species every day.

Here’s to more.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Boreal Project Manager Rachel Plotkin. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

The greatest tool in tackling climate change needs our help: nature As we mark National Forest Week, let’s consider what our forests provide. The short answer is, much more than we realize. Even if you don’t live in or near a forest, we all benefit from them, and we cannot live without those benefits.

Saskatchewan’s forests are integral to mitigating the impacts of climate change, providing habitat for wildlife, and offering a place for recreation.

Saskatchewan’s forests are rich and vibrant habitats for many rare species. For example, the Cypress Uplands habitats range from fescue prairie to lodgepole pine forest with bench-like plateaus, forested slopes, and steep cliffs. This area is home to the highest diversity of bird species in Saskatchewan.

The Moose Mountain forest consists of beautiful stands of aspen, birch, green ash, and Manitoba maple, which are habitat for Eastern Wood-Pewee a flycatcher bird that favours deciduous forests and Little Brown Myotis a bat species which is a year round resident of the area.

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spruce that are home to white-tailed deer, moose, elk, black bear, and many birds including the Canada Warbler, Olivesided Flycatcher, black and white warbler, and boreal chickadee.

Forests define our Canadian geography and identity. One-third of our country is covered with trees. Jobs in forestry employ more than 200,000 Canadians and support many Indigenous and northern communities.

And yet across the country woodlands are being squeezed by development, climate change and demand, all at a time when we are asking trees to help save us from the crisis of climate change.

In western Canada, many forests continue to support a diversity of large mammals, but those outside of the

network of protected areas are impacted by land-use pressures. The annual rate of deforestation from agriculture in the boreal transition zone in Saskatchewan between 1966 and 1994 was approximately three times the world average.

With our supporters, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) aims to protect some of the country’s best remaining habitats, including forests.

We are focused on ensuring Canada’s exceptional forests are restored, sustained and protected so that we can continue to enjoy the powerful benefits they provide.

As part of the United Nations International Decade on Ecological Restoration, individual citizens across the country have a critical role to play by supporting forest

conservation efforts and planting trees in appropriate locations. You see, when nature thrives, we all thrive.

Since 1962, NCC has worked with landowners, farmers, communities, corporations, governments and generous financial donors to protect private forests through local conservation projects via land purchases, land donations and conservation agreements. The conservation organization also plants trees as part of river or streambank restoration, and conducts many reforestation projects across the country.

NCC acknowledges Indigenous communities for their leadership, contributions and stewardship through generations and appreciates working with them and other conservation partners.

We can all learn from each other and do more to ensure our protected areas are connected with wildlife corridors, that the health of our streams and rivers are improved by forest buffers and that important habitats for wildlife are maintained.

Conservation organizations like NCC are protecting thousands of

hectares of forest coast to coast to support Canada’s goal of conserving 30 per cent of our lands and waters by 2030. There is space for everyone to contribute, through spending time in local forests, learning how to conserve the forests we all love and supporting organizations that work every day to restore forests in our communities.

To do more for Canada’s forests, NCC is launching a first of its kind Nature + Climate Projects Accelerator for Canada. It will be a source of projects ranging from new forms of land partnerships to investment approaches and tools designed to attract private capital, in order to combat rapid habitat loss and climate change.

Canada’s corporations and individuals have a major role to play in forest conservation as governments cannot do it alone. Investing in nature-based solutions means protecting and restoring the forests and peatlands that absorb carbon, and the natural areas that protect communities from disease, flood, fire and other impacts of climate

change. From the food on our tables to our health and well-being, nature provides a myriad of essential, and largely undervalued, services.

(Matthew Braun is Manager of Conservation and Science Planning for the Saskatchewan Region with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.)

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New chess variant looks interesting If there is one game that designers seem to regularly think they can do better, it’s chess.

That is actually kind of interesting when you consider the western chess most of us are at least familiar with has been around since around 1475.

You might think a game which has survived for more than 500 years, as national and international championships, hundreds of thousands of players and boards still available on game shelves all over would be recognized as pretty good and in no real need of tweaking.

But tweaking chess is something designers from world chess champions to the guy next door have been doing at least back into the late 1800s, and they have done it often.

There are literally hundreds of variants, some with very minor changes to the game to others where you can still sense chess at its core but it is really quite a different animal of its

own.

Head over to a webpage such as chessvariants.com and you can wade through the many, but understand most are at best novelties, although some are true nuggets of joy. Of course every chess gamer is likely to have a different opinion on which are nuggets and which as merely chaff (to mix metaphors a tad).

For the record Plunder, Omega, 960, Grand, Spartan, Proteus, Odin’s Rune Chess and Navia Drapt would be my suggestions to check out.

But, what got me started down the chess rabbit hole this day is a current Kickstarter campaign for Chess 2.0 Evolution.

Like every new variant it promises a bold new experience in terms of chess and this one might actually do that, although the changes here aren’t exactly new, and admittedly this one has not yet been played so this review is very much theoretical at this point.

THE MEEPLE GUILD (YORKTON) meeple.guild@gmail.com When it comes to the movement of pieces, and board layout it’s a rather sure bet most things have been incorporated at some point in one of the myriad of variants mentioned earlier.

The trick today is taking all the varied options and melding it into a cohesive game system that is playable.

In the case of Chess 2.0 they have borrowed ideas, or created independently only to have them mimic previous ideas from several variants.

For example, Chess 2.0 allows for random placement of the ‘power’ pieces, which of course is at the heart of 960 Chess by for World Chess

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To whom the regulations apply: • The Employers’ COVID-19 Emergency Regulations apply to all provincially-regulated employers in the province with the exception of the public sector.

• Public employers include: ❍ the Government of Saskatchewan; ❍ a Crown corporation; ❍ any agency, board or commission of the Government of Saskatchewan, including appointed and elected members and directors; ❍ the Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan; ❍ an Officer of the Legislative Assembly; and ❍ a constituency office of a member of the Legislative Assembly.

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Requirements of employers: • On and after October 1, 2021, an employer may implement a policy to require workers to either show evidence of being fully vaccinated or provide evidence of a valid negative COVID-19 test at least every seven days before being allowed in the workplace.

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Champion Bobby Fischer created rather recently in 1996. It’s actually a rather common sense change to the game helping alleviate the tendency of chess to follow a rather defined set of well-known opening (at least among the best players).

Chess 2.0 also places the game’s pawn equivalents on the third row of the 10X10 board the power pieces settling in behind.

Grand Chess is notable for its basically empty final row to open the game up just a bit.

Chess 2.0 has each player make two moves per turn, which the KS suggests facilitates attack and defence on the same turn.

Well two moves a turn should quicken things, and it will make the game more reactive to what an opponent does rather than on long term thinking moves ahead because it will be harder to set out a road map of moves when each makes

a pair.

But, it’s not a new concept.

Marseillais Chess was created in around 1925 and uses two moves per player per turn. The game apparently was played by some grand masters and was rather popular in the 1930s.

Then there are the pieces.

Of most interest with Chess 2.0 is the ‘War Elephant’.

The elephant is not new. In fact, it is an ancient piece.

The Alfil or elephant is the predecessor of the modern bishop and it moves two squares diagonally by jump. It is found in the earliest known forms of Chess, such as Chaturanga and Shatranj.

In Chess 2.0 the ‘war elephant’ is beefed up, moving horizontally or vertically up to five spaces, and it can capture up to two light armoured units on a charge.

The double capture potential is a fun aspect, but not exactly new either in the sense the Forest Ox in Odin’s Rune Chess can capture two pieces under certain circumstances too.

And, of course rulesets in a KS campaign are often still works in progress. For example, ‘a special flanking escape move is allowed’ the king

once per game notes the KS, but the details are being left for the rulebook.

Often too the language can still be a bit obscure with designers from around the world. This one originates in Germany so the English may not be crystal clear at this point in terms of how pieces move.

Or, it may just be that often new variants try to be different via language. For example, the light infantry pawns “win a clash only on an angle, vertically”. So they capture vertically like a traditional pawn, which would have been far simpler and more easily understood.

The set being offered through the current KS campaign looks awesome, but gamers want game play.

This one appears to offer some interesting game play options, with random starting positions, and two moves a turn, with pieces which as familiar albeit with a few twists mixed in.

Therein of course lies the question, will it all allow for fun and fair play? With a chess game that is an answer only discovered after repeated plays by players of similar skill.

But, Chess 2.0 at least gives a first impression of being worthy of that effort.

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Area Clydesdales now in Scotland

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A Clydesdale breeder from Swan Plain, SK. (north of Norquay), has recently exported two black fillies back to the country of their origin; Scotland.

The sale came out of the blue, especially in the midst of a worldwide pandemic.

“This February I was contacted through my Bighorn Clydesdale Facebook Page by a lady wondering if I had any black fillies for sale,” explained Lacey Unterschute, owner of Bighorn Clydesdales.

“This became a bigger conversation -- one that ended with a yearling and a two-year-old now residing in Scotland.”

“I had a vet(erinarian) out to inspect both fillies -- called a pre purchase exam -- to assure the buyers that the horse were healthy and sound,” explained Unterschute.

“After making sure all vaccinations required were administered, they were placed in quarantine at a facility near Calgary where they flew out of. A minimum of 30-days of quarantine is needed.”

They ended up staying longer due to waiting on flights.

Unterschute explained the company in Britain that deals with shipping horses by air was focused on getting 300 equestrian horses to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo and that caused delays in getting her Clydesdales on

an airplane.

Each horse also needed to be microchipped and each received their own equine passport for international travel.

And “like if travelling to the US, they each needed a negative Coggins test and health papers drawn up prior to departing,” noted Unterschute.

The horses finally flew direct from Calgary on Sept. 7, to Luxembourg.

“They were looked over by a vet to ensure all was well, documents were checked and after they had a bit of a rest they were put on a trailer and continued on,” said Unterschute.

They were ferried over to Dover, England.

They arrived in Newmarket, where they stopped and had another rest.

“The last day they travelled through England up to their new home in Scotland,” said Unterschute.

Unterschute said she is awe of the trip her mares took.

“Oh what I would have given to be able to see the countryside that they saw out of their trailer windows,” she said.

They arrived late Sept 10, (11th in Scotland).

The sale was a special one for Unterschute.

“I have sold horses all over the US and Canada but this was the first international sale for me,” she said.

But, why the interest from a country where the breed originated?

Unterschute said in the past much of the best

black Clydesdale stock was exported to Canada for big prices, and that all but left the black horses extinct in their native country.

“With reduced numbers of black Clydesdale numbers in Scotland it’s a wonderful feeling to know you have hopefully contributed to future generations of these beautiful horses back in their ancestral country,” she said.

As it is Unterschute herself is a relative newcomer to raising the big horses.

It was only in 2002 that the first Bighorn bred Clydesdale was born - a black filly.

That was the beginning of Bighorn Clydesdales, said Unterschute.

That first mare came from long time Clydesdale breeder, the late Greg Gallagher.

Unterschute said Gallagher and her father often helped each other with harvest and other work. One year Greg offered to pay her father and he refused.

“One day I was drawing a picture of a horse and Greg said ‘Oh you like horses’,” she said, adding “he has a twinkle in his eye.”

Soon, Greg brought the young artist a yearling mare. He would later breed the mare to a stallion for her, and her path was set.

The two fillies sent to Scotland are a granddaughter and great granddaughter of ‘Donegal Dr. Pepper’ - the 2011 World Clydesdale

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Raya and Skye taken the day they were leaving for quarantine, with Lacey Unterschute.

Stallion and supreme horse at that show in Madison Wisconsin. He was bred and raised by Gallagher.

“I had used ‘Doc’ for a couple of years,” said Unterschute. “I retained a couple of mares and sold a couple of stallions off Doc before he sold him. One stallion is currently being used in Ontario at a breeding

farm.”

Today, Unterschute has between 20-30 horses at any one time, most still tracing their linage back to the original mare.

“All are registered Clydesdales, mostly black, with a white face and four white feet,” explained Unterschute.

“I have two black stallions that I use for breeding mares. I had 11 mares

with these two this summer for April 2022 foaling.”

So why Unterschute’s love of the big black horses?

“Anyone who has been around a Clyde can’t help but to fall in love with them,” she said. “They are people pleasers.

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SCOTLAND Continued from Page 7 or carriage horse. But people are beginning to realize that with their calm nature they make excellent riding horses.”

And, what of the now Scottish lassies?

“I do hope to be able to see Skye and Raya again,” said Unterschute, adding she has an eye on an upcoming event.

“There have been

World Clydesdale shows in Canada and the USA, but next year is the first time that Scotland will host the World Show, (Oct. 20-23),” she said.

“As of right now they plan to show them (the two mares) at this show.

It would be a dream to see them in person at this show.

“We will have to wait and see what the future

brings. COVID-19 and the shape the world is in then will play a big factor if travel is an option for us.”

Also Lacey and husband Brett have three boys; 1 month old Kayce; Declan 4 and Jasper almost 6-year-old that makes it hard to get away, she added.

But the event is alluring.

“The World show discussed having a ‘Breeders Tour” immediately following the show, where they would take breeders from Canada and the USA to the farms and breeders in the UK,” said Unterschute. “They want to build relationships between breeders to strengthen the bloodlines of the Clydesdale to ensure a healthy future

The two stallions being used at the farm now.

Sire of the yearling sent to Scotland.

for these beautiful horses.”

Unterschute said she is proud to be part of strengthening the breed in its native country.

I’m happy that some of these good black bloodlines found their way back to Scotland,” she said. “It’s only right that’s where they should be.”

A five-day-old filly foal born this spring with Lacey Unterschute.

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Harvest 2021 nears completion Relatively warm, dry conditions this week allowed farmers to make good harvest progress.

Farmers with crop still in the field are hoping for these conditions to continue until harvest is complete, while farmers who have completed harvest are hoping for rain to rejuvenate topsoil and subsoil moisture before winter.

Eighty-nine per cent of the crop is currently in the bin, up from 74 per cent last week, and well ahead of the fiveyear (2016-2020) average of 63 per cent for this time of year. An additional seven per cent of the crop is swathed or ready to straight-cut, this is mostly canola and flax waiting to be harvested.

Northeastern Saskatchewan: · Crop District 8 – Hudson Bay, Tisdale, Melfort, Carrot River, Humboldt, Kinistino, Cudworth and Aberdeen areas · Crop District 9AE – Prince Albert, Choiceland and Paddockwood areas Farmers were able to get a lot of their fields combined this past week and some are completely done. Ninety per cent of the crop is now combined, up from 69 per cent last week and remaining well ahead of the five-year (2016-2020) average of 44 per cent. An additional nine per cent of the crop is swathed or ready to straight-cut.

Farmers are hoping for warm, dry weather to progress crop maturity and dry down, especially on canola regrowth.

Very little rainfall fell throughout the region this past week. The Garrick and Arborfield areas received 3 mm while the Bruno and Melfort areas received 2 mm. This rain will do very little for the topsoil moisture and did not cause long delays in harvest.

Moisture conditions have continued to decline this week. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 35 per cent adequate, 64 per cent short and one

per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as 22 per cent adequate, 72 per cent short and six per cent very short.

The majority of crop damage this past week was due to wind, frost and waterfowl.

Pasture conditions are rated as one per cent good, 51 per cent fair, 46 per cent poor and two per cent very poor. Pastures in this region are in desperate need of moisture to help them recover from the severe drought that they have suffered since the spring.

Farmers are busy swathing, combining, drying grain and hauling bales.

East-Central Saskatchewan: · Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam Lake, Preeceville and Kelvington areas · Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas Favourable harvesting weather has allowed producers to make great progress in the region. Eighty-four per cent of the crop is now combined, up from 63 per cent last week and remaining ahead of the five-year (2016-2020) average of 54 per cent. An additional 11 per cent of the crop is swathed or ready to straight-cut.

Most of the eastcentral region did not receive rain this past week. Kenaston received the most with 2 mm and the Kuroki and

Holdfast areas received 1 mm. Minimal rainfall is desired as harvest wraps up but producers in the region would like to see it rain more before winter.

Crop, hay and pasture land soil moisture continues to deplete.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 32 per cent adequate, 37 per cent short and 31 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as 23 per cent adequate, 39 per cent short and 38 per cent very short.

The majority of crop damage this past week was due to wind, light frost and waterfowl.

Pasture conditions are rated as eleven per cent good, 33 per cent fair, 24 per cent poor and 32 per cent very poor. Dry conditions have limited pasture growth in the region and rain is required to improve moisture conditions for next year.

Farmers are busy combining, harrowing, drying grain and moving cattle.

Southeastern Saskatchewan: · Crop District 1 – Carnduff, Estevan, Redvers, Moosomin and Kipling areas · Crop District 2 – Weyburn, Milestone, Moose Jaw, Regina and Qu’Appelle areas · Crop District 3ASE – Radville, Minton and Lake Alma areas Minimal rainfall and warm day-time temperatures allowed for great harvest progress to be

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There was very little rainfall in the region again this week. The Weyburn area received the highest amount with 3 mm. The Frobisher, Kisbey and Radville areas received 2 mm.

Another week of no significant precipitation has further depleted topsoil moisture conditions. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 34 per cent adequate, 53 per cent short and 13 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil

moisture is rated as 24 per cent adequate, 27 per cent short and 49 per cent very short. Farmers are hoping for rain to help improve moisture reserves for next spring.

The majority of crop damage this past week was due to wind, frost and lack of moisture.

There was also damage caused by wildlife and waterfowl. Most crops have avoided damage due to frost by already being harvested, but some of the later maturing crops such as corn and soybeans have seen some damage. Farmers are hoping that the frost will kill off the regrowth in their fields and save them from having to spray.

Pasture conditions are rated as 21 per cent good, 24 per cent fair, 37 per cent poor and 18 per cent very poor. Rainfall late in the season allowed for some pastures to green up and improve their ability to support cattle grazing; now they are beginning to dry down again and more rain will be needed before winter to help the grass recover.

Farmers are busy combining, harrowing, spraying, hauling bales and grain and moving cattle.

Provincially, harvest is most advanced in the southwest region, where 94 per cent of the crop

is now combined. The southeast region has 92 per cent combined and the west-central 89 per cent. The east-central region has 84 per cent combined, the northeast 90 per cent and the northwest 77 per cent.

Ninety-nine per cent of lentils, 99 per cent of field peas, 97 per cent of durum, 89 per cent of barley, 94 per cent of spring wheat, 93 per cent of chickpeas, 80 per cent of oats, 80 per cent of canola and 64 per cent of flax has now been combined.

An additional 15 per cent of canola is swathed or ready to straight-cut.

Many areas of the province did not receive rainfall this past week; the most rainfall received was 10 mm in the Macklin area. Other parts of the province received small amounts of rain ranging between 1 mm to 5 mm, which will do very little to maintain or replenish the topsoil moisture.

Provincial cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 25 per cent adequate, 46 per cent short and 29 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as 16 per cent adequate, 40 per cent short and 44 per cent very short. These conditions have declined across the province due to strong winds and a lack of rain.

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HARVEST Continued from Page 9 The majority of crop damage this week was due to wind, frost, waterfowl, wildlife and lack of moisture. We would like to remind producers that Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) provides compen-

sation for damage caused by wildlife through the Wildlife Damage Compensation Program; you do not need to be an existing Crop Insurance customer to file a claim.

If you do experience wildlife damage, please report it immediately by

visiting the SCIC website or calling 1-888-935-0000.

Pasture conditions are rated as seven per cent good, 29 per cent fair, 41 per cent poor and 23 per cent very poor. Conditions vary across the province, with the southeast and east central regions in

fair-to-good condition due to recent rainfall that helped rejuvenate pasture grass.

Farmers are busy wrapping up harvest, hauling bales, moving cattle, hauling water and post-harvest field activities such as herbi-

cide application. Several reports indicate that farmers are holding off planting winter cereals due to low topsoil moisture.

With harvest underway in Saskatchewan, we want to remind producers to exercise caution

and remain safe.

A complete, printable version of the Crop Report is available online at https://www. saskatchewan.ca/cropreport.

Follow the 2021 Crop Report on Twitter at @ SKAgriculture.

Prairie wheat research groups commit $3.5 million to the University of Manitoba for wheat breeding activities August 31, 2021 (Calgary, AB; Saskatoon, SK; Carman, MB; Winnipeg, MB) – The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC), alongside the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) and the Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission (SWCDC), have committed funding to a core breeding agreement with the University of Manitoba (UM).

Valued at over $3.5 million over five years, this agreement will ensure the continuation of the successful Fusarium head blight (FHB) nursery program, along with

the winter wheat breeding program.

The primary objective for the UM’s FHB screening nursery is to continue evaluating breeding lines for their reaction to Fusarium graminearum – the most common causal agent of FHB. As one of few FHB screening nurseries in Canada, the UM program returns vital information to the network of western Canadian breeding efforts, and is the key to developing future wheat varieties with FHB resistance.

While the focus for winter wheat research will be the delivery of field

ready cultivars, development of new genetic tools to help improve winter wheat quality will feature heavily. The agreement, which is an increase of $1.6 million over the previous core breeding agreement, also includes the training of students as future scientists in wheat research.

Known for her contributions to FHB research, UM’s long-time winter wheat breeder Dr. Anita Brûlé-Babel is set to retire this December, with Dr. Curt McCartney assuming the role. Prior to joining the UM, McCartney

was a research scientist at Agriculture and AgriFood Canada (AAFC) in Morden, Manitoba, where he focused on cereal genetics targeting resistance to FHB, leaf and stem rust, and orange wheat blossom midge.

“This foundational funding of UM’s wheat breeding program ensures the continued evaluation of FHB resistance of breeding lines from across the Prairies,” says McCartney. “Dr. Brûlé-Babel’s research has been critically important for developing varieties with improved FHB resistance and

has provided excellent training for graduate students. With this new agreement, I plan to build upon her successes through the development and implementation of genomics-assisted breeding techniques.”

The CWRC is a collaboration between the Alberta Wheat Commission, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and the Manitoba Crop Alliance with a focus on funding genetic and agronomic wheat research for western Canadian farmers. The UM agreement represents the fourth and final

core funding agreement with the public wheat breeding programs in Western Canada.

Previously announced agreements include $22.6 million to AAFC, $9.6 million to the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre, and $2 million to the University of Alberta.

These core agreements provide support to key capacity in the breeding programs. In recognition of the winter wheat and FHB focus of the UM program, WGRF and SWCDC are providing $935,000 and $50,000, respectively, over the term of the agreement.

SaskBarley fall 2021 director positions acclaimed September 8, 2021 – Saskatoon, SK The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) announced today that the three positions up for election on its Board of Directors have been filled by acclamation. As of January 2022, the three new Directors will be: Zenneth Faye of Foam Lake; Cody Glenn of Climax; and Maurice Berry of Carievale.

The nomination period for these positions

closed last Friday.

“These three acclaimed Directors bring with them extremely solid and diverse experience,” says Board Chair Matt Enns. “Their broad geographical representation, unique backgrounds and passion for the agriculture industry will really complement the skills and personalities on our current Board. Saskatchewan barley producers are well represented by this

group of Directors.”

About the new directors: • Cody Glenn and his wife Gena, run a 3,000-acre certified seed farm, growing malt and feed barley, green peas, durum and lentils. They also own and operate Southline AG Services, a custom farming and grain handling business focused on grain cleaning for seed and export and handling malt and feed barley for export.

Cody served 12 years as

a Councilor on the RM of Lone Tree #18 and has served as President of the local skating rink board since 2012. Cody, Gena and family also run a cow-calf operation.

• With his family, Maurice Berry operates a 5,200-acre farm located near Carievale, growing barley, wheat, canola, lentils and soybeans. He attended the University of Saskatchewan and received a Diploma of Agriculture (Voc-Ag) in 1988. He has also served

as a Board member for the Southeast Research Farm, the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and the Redvers and District Marketing Club.

• Zenneth Faye and his wife Cindy farm near Foam Lake. He previously served six years on the SaskBarley Board, after which he continued to serve as the Chair of the Barley Council of Canada.

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Ken Mack of Langenburg pieced the ‘Johnny Cash Special’ threshing machine together using part from several old machines.

Threshing machine built from parts

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Ken Mack has long had an interest in threshing machines.

The interest goes back to his youth.

“When I was 10-11 we were still threshing,” he said, adding that meant he pitched in and helped out until he was 14 when they bought their first combine.

“I just sort of liked them,” he noted.

For Mack, the ‘like’ would become a hobby, a passion, and perhaps a near obsession in later life. The 70-year-old has restored more than a dozen threshing machines through the years, bringing the aged machines back to working order.

And then he got his Case threshing machine.

“It belonged to Lynn Johnson located east of Churchbridge,” said Mack.

Unfortunately, the old Case was in terrible condition.

“Everything was rusted inside ... The machine was so rotted that in looking down from the top I saw daylight and grass,” said Mack.

Mack did have a rather extensive collection of older machines to gather parts from, but they weren’t all Case machines.

That presented a challenge, but Mack noted he was ready to go off the beaten path with a restoration.

“I wanted to do something different,” he said.

And different the result is.

Mack began gathering parts from a rather wide assortment of old threshing machines, scavenging parts to restore the rusted out Case.

It was a four-year process of finding parts, getting them customized to fit the Case frame, and then looking for more.

“I had to stop and think a lot of the time, how to put these things together,” said Mack.

In the process the old Case became something of a community ‘Frankenstein’ of a threshing machine.

“The grain leg came from a Minneapolis thresher on the Clarence’s Hoffman farm at Ebenezer,” began Mack.

“The straw deck came from another thresher which was near Spy Hill SK., from the farm which was owned by Tony Petracek.

“The feeder came from a thresher, which was picked up ten miles north of Rossburn, MB. “The grain pan is constructed from two grain pans from Massey Harris combines.

“The cleaning sieves came out of older Claus combine discovered north of MacNutt.”

And the list goes on.

The cleaning shoe was discovered near the Gerald area from Kevin Hurska, said Mack, adding it was “another newer style thresher which then had to be altered to fit.”

Initially the unit was fitted with rubber tires from a thresher that came from the Stockholm area, which made it easier to transport, but caused more bouncing, which threatened the reconstruction that had taken place.

While Mack was the instigator, ultimately many worked on the machine.

“Many worked and talked and laughed about calling this machine the Johnny Cash Special,” said Mack, adding the name is in reference to Cash’s song ‘One Piece At a Time’ about building a car after secreting parts out of the plant a piece at a time through the years.

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Dairy discovery could improve dialysis design for kidney failure patients Saskatoon – Researchers were able to view an industrial milk-filtering membrane in a way not seen before – layer by layer at a microscopic scale, as skim milk flowed through. Their observations hold great promise for increased yields and creating new dairy products, and could even help in redesigning hemodialysis membranes, and thus patients requiring kidney dialysis treatment.

“When you realize your key findings will help patients, you get a different feeling than when you’re working with a single industry,” said Dr. Amira Abdelrasoul, assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan and lead of the university’s membrane science and nanotechnology team.

Her group used synchrotron light millions of times brighter than the sun at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to get this unprecedented view at the membrane, the results of which were published online. They used the facility’s BMIT beamline to create images of ultra-thin, multilayered ceramic membranes used to filter milk. The

goal was to determine why and where they clog up, or foul, in the process.

“What we saw was milk protein components deposited in the membrane pores,” said Abdelrasoul.

“Other imaging techniques have only allowed us to see the top layer of the membrane but synchrotron techniques allow us to see each layer of these very thin membranes, which means we can assess the protein deposition and fouling at all points in the process.”

In the dairy industry, fouling is a major concern, she said. “In the filtration process, separating out proteins to create other products can clog membranes, which requires a higher energy demand, reduces the membrane lifespan and increases cleaning frequency, and these are all costs to the industry. The same thing happens when dairy proteins are filtered out of waste water for other applications.”

In addition to being able to see where membrane clogging takes place, the images produced on the

BMIT beamlines will allow Abdelrasoul to model fouling under different operating conditions. This opens the door to predicting optimal design and operating conditions for various membranes structures.

After this discovery, Abdelrasoul quickly returned to the focus of her research program– hemodialysis, a blood filtration process used to treat kidney disease.

“The imaging we were able to do at the CLS was the tool I was looking for, not just for ceramic membranes used in the dairy industry but also for the polymer membranes used in hemodialysis, where fouling can trigger inflammation in dialysis patients, due to protein deposits in the filtration membrane.”

Being able to see where, when, and how fouling occurs offers the opportunity to use CLS technology to design and assess membranes that will operate efficiently and effectively for both the dairy industry and human health-care.

“I’ve never seen inside a membrane before,” said Abdelrasoul, “so the synchrotron is my magic tool.”

THRESHING Continued from Page 11 The following worked on this creation with Mack; * Herb Wagner from Winnipeg painted the machine, * Linda Braun of Prince Albert designed and painted the name Johnny Cash Special, * Tom Werle worked on the straw deck and helped design the grain pan and the installation of both, plus installing the slats on the delivery feeder chain.

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By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Niall and Susan Campbell raise Belgian/ Brabrant draft horses at Bjorkdale, SK., but his love of big horse predates the arrival of the first Brabrant by years.

“I guess you could say it’s in my blood,” Campbell told Yorkton This Week. “My grandfather was in the Scots Grays Calvary before he came to Canada. Due to medical reasons he was retired from the Calvary so decided to ship over to Canada and found work as the stable boss at the Crooked River Sawmill where they had over 300head working in the winter.”

And Campbell’s father stayed with horses, although another family member ignited the passion in Niall.

“My dad worked horses for many years, but my uncle had them all his life and he is the one who got me started with Belgians,” he said.

“I can’t say I worked horses in my youth but we had a team of gray Percheron when I was young but when they got older we never replaced them.

“I had a black mare for a short time but she liked to chase the cattle so she ended up at my uncles.”

But the interest was budding.

“We had a pair of quarter horse colts that we drove for a while but then we got our first

team of grade Belgian mares from my uncle.

That’s what got us started raising Belgians,” said Campbell.

The Belgians stuck for Campbell.

“A good friend Dennis Nygren raised and farmed with registered Belgians so we traded back and forth and that was the start of our registered herd,” he said. “We shared stallions and we were lucky to have some good ones.”

While many draft horses are more for show these days, Campbell said he always focused on horses that could still do what they were originally bred for – work.

“We have always concentrated on raising the traditional style of work horse -- heavy set, under 17 hands with a good temperament and easy keeping,” he said.

But that proved to be a tough task.

“It’s almost impossible to find that type of Canadian Belgian anymore and that’s what led us to our interest in European Belgians,” he said. “They are often called Brabants but Brabant is not a breed of horse. It is one of the areas in Belgium that they originated from.”

Campbell said while the roots of the breed are in Europe, once in North America they changed over the decades.

“When the European Belgian’s were imported to America in the late 1800’s they remained the same horse for a few

years,” he explained.

“But gradually over time they have become completely different.

“The modern American Belgian has become basically a sorrel colour, clean legged and lighter boned but there’s still three types, the pulling breed, hitch type and very few basic farm types.”

It’s different in the countries of origin.

“The European Belgian comes in seven different colours, is very heavily boned, heavily feathered and with lots of volume.”

Campbell said he came to realize the horse he was trying to raise was a bit of both the North American and European versions of the breed.

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So Campbell imported a stud from Europe to help his breeding program in the fall of 2016.

“A fellow from Alberta who originally came from the Netherlands was going back for a visit and looking at horses,” he said. “We just sort of selected by pictures and had a lot of faith in their judgement, they were also importing two for themselves and two for somebody else.”

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“Then they had to be picked up in Calgary and taken to Lacombe for quarantine and then we had to go and get them.

“I wouldn’t recommend people doing it. It’s too expensive and our percentage American Brabants are better horses in my opinion, but you have to get different genetics from somewhere.”

In time Campbell found out he was not alone in what he wanted from the horses he raised.

“As it turned out other people were in search of the same type of work horse and this has led to the organization of the American Brabant Association and the formation of the American Brabant registry,” he said.

While the association spans North America Campbell is somewhat alone in the expanse of Saskatchewan.

“We are not aware of anyone else in Saskatchewan raising registered American Brabants, although there are some people using European Belgians and crosses for foal production,” he said.

Still the organization helps in networking his like-minded people.

“The ABA has an online membership meeting once a month and I phoned in about six years ago out of curiosity,” said Campbell. “It happened to be election

time and they didn’t have any representation in Canada and the rest is history (as he was elected to the board).

“Since then for the last three years there has been a representative from Alberta on the board. We have spent the majority of the last five years on the formation of the registry.”

Now Campbell has developed a sizeable herd of breeding stock.

“We have 14 brood mares, foals and four stallions, two Belgian, one American Brabant 63 per cent and one imported European Belgian.”

So what does Campbell do with his Brabants?

“We basically use them for recreation and winter feeding,” he said.

And, he works to promote working horses.

“Eighteen years ago Dennis and Jean Nygren and Susan and I started the SWTA, Saskatchewan Working Teamsters Association. Our motto is ‘Keeping Our Heritage Alive’ and we have held a field day at our farm for 17 years,” said Campbell.

“We have sanctioned the field day at Rama since its inception. Our membership spans three provinces and our main interest is doing field work, driving skills and competitions.”

The promotion seems to be working.

“We have seen an increase in interest in the use of draft horses in field work, selective logging and riding,” said Campbell.

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Tracking the harvest A combine west of Langenburg appeared to be following the train tracks recently, as harvest continued as the sun was out and the weather was warm.

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Finding the fertilizer ‘sweet spot’: Increasing yields while protecting the environment Saskatoon – Farmers walk a fine line when it comes to adding phosphorus fertilizer to their fields.

If they don’t use enough, they risk lower yields. If they add too much, the excess can be lost to runoff and lead to potentially toxic algae blooms in nearby ponds and lakes. On top of that, the phosphate rock mined to make most phosphorus fertilizers is a limited resource. In addition, fertilizing for other elements, such as nitrogen, can change soil chemistry, which in turn changes the way that phosphorus fertilizers work in soils.

Researchers recently moved science one step closer to finding the “sweet spot” for phosphorus fertilizer use. Using the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), the team used light millions of times brighter than the sun to gather highly detailed information about how fertilizing with nitrogen and phosphorus change the chemistry of soils and the availability of phosphorus for crops.

The group examined soil from long-term plots at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Swift Current Research and Development Centre near Swift Current, Saskatchewan. They studied soil from plots that were established in 1967, with a fallow-wheatwheat rotation, and which had received a fixed amount of phosphorus since 1967, with or without nitrogen fertilizer. They also looked at sub-plots

where phosphorus fertilization was stopped in 1995 but with no change in nitrogen fertilization (with or without nitrogen fertilizer). Their study, published recently in Geoderma, was part of a PhD thesis project by researcher Shuo Chen from China Agricultural University in Beijing.

The team found that long-term fertilization practices—in particular, the use of nitrogen fertilizer— have changed the soil chemistry in these plots, which has in turn changed the chemical forms of phosphorus and the ways phosphorus cycles within the soil. In particular, adding nitrogen fertilizer reduced the soil pH (making the soils more acidic).

This binds the added phosphorus fertilizer more tightly, making it less available to crops.

“Soil pH and organic matter—which contribute to good soil health in general—had the largest influence on the forms of phosphorus in soil and the processes these phosphorus forms undergo within soil,” said Dr. Barbara Cade-Menun, a researcher with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and collaborator on this study. “For producers, the key to optimal cycling of phosphorus is ensuring their soils have sufficient organic matter and a neutral pH.” To identify the chemical forms of phosphorus present in soil at a molecular level, the team used the Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC) at USask and the SXRMB beamline at the CLS.

Cade-Menun said the high-tech equipment was essential to the team’s work.

“The SSSC let us look at phosphorus that is bound to carbon,” said Cade-Menun. “The CLS allowed us to look at the inorganic side and answer questions like ‘Is the phosphorus bound to calcium, iron or aluminum?’ and ‘How are these forms shifting with different fertilizers?’”

“These advanced tools allow us to know precisely what is going on in the soil,” she added.

The group’s results point to the need to dig deeper to fully understand the specific role that pH and organic matter play in how phosphorus cycles in soil. This includes studying other crop rotations with different fertilizer rates, such as lentil-wheat rotations, as well as other plots with long-term nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer experiments in other provinces, including Manitoba and Quebec.

Everyone benefits when producers get maximum crop yields while using the least amount of fertilizer and keeping soils healthy. “I don’t think anybody would argue with wanting to grow crops that are healthy and to optimize our production because the consumer benefits. But we want to do that in the most cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable way,” said Cade-Menun. “And that means balancing what the crop needs with making sure it has just enough, but not too much, fertilizer.”

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USask researchers awarded more than $4.45 million for six health-related projects Saskatoon – A pair of University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers will receive in excess of $2.4 million for two projects using Indigenous ways of being and doing to influence change in the justice system and delivery of mental health and addictions services.

USask received a total of $4,453,402 for six project tackling issues ranging from understanding COVID-

19 variants to addressing cystic fibrosis at a cellular level. The funding is through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Projects program. The announcement was delayed due to the federal election campaign.

“These projects, so generously funded through CIHR, display USask’s commitment to health research

the world needs — and carrying them out with sensitivity and concern for the communities we serve,” said USask Vice-President Research Baljit Singh. “There is no question lives will be saved and transformed by this work.”

Working with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan, Dr. Alexandra King (MD, FRCPC) and her team will search for ways to support Indigenous women with first-hand experience in the criminal justice system (CJS) on their healing and wellness journeys. The research is intended to nurture connections with land and culture to support wholistic wellness among Indigenous women involved in the CJS residing in kisiskâciwan (Saskatchewan), primarily in Saskatoon. She will partner with researchers from the Colleges of Law and Medicine, as well as the JohnsonShoyama Graduate School of Public Policy.

“Exploring what health and wellness means to Indigenous women with lived experience of the criminal justice system can also inform pathways for reconciliation within the CJS,” said King. “In working with them, we are actively working towards reconciliation, too, putting words into action.”

King is also a co-applicant on a research project anchored by her husband and fellow researcher Dr. Malcolm King (PhD). This project will enhance Indigenous ways of knowing and doing in the areas of mental health and substance use in partnership with the Recovery Lake Program, a community-led, landand culture-based healing centre in the Northern Village of Pinehouse. The community has prioritized dealing with alcohol and drug use in the region, and to do so through wholistic ways of healing.

“We will be working in partnership with Pinehouse to explore ways of improving service delivery by incorporating additional land- and culture-based activities as part of the program and conduct process and outcome evaluations,” Malcolm King said. “Data gathering will begin with Métis and First Nations ceremonies, which is the most appropriate way of exploring spiritual and cultural aspects of wellness and Indigenous ways of knowing and doing. Sharing circles and conversational style interviews will be conducted to explore specific topics or to understand individual perspectives.”

Other USask projects funding through CIHR in this announcement include: Dr. Oleg Dmitriev (PhD) of the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Medicine: $761,176 for a five-year project: Molecular mechanism of copper and platinum drug transport in human cells.

Dr. Juan Ianowski (PhD) of the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology in the College of Medicine and team: $100,000 for one-year project: Cellular bases of cystic fibrosis lung disease: epithelial ionocytes transport bicarbonate and control airway surface liquid pH; while club and goblet cells control hydration and volume.

Dr. Anil Kumar Victoria Ansalem (PhD) of the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Medicine: $100,000 for one-year project: Functional analyses of pathogenicity determinants of emerging SARS-Coronavirus-2 variants.

Dr. Franco J Vizeacoumar (PhD), Associate Professor in the Division of Oncology in the College of Medicine: $983,026 for a five-year project: Identification of therapeutically relevant targets in telomerase overexpressing prostate cancers.

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SGI receives a national award for its efforts to stop impaired drivers SGI has been named MADD Canada’s 2021 Citizen of Distinction Saskatchewan Government Insurance is being recognized nationally for its ongoing efforts to end impaired driving. MADD Canada has chosen SGI to receive its 2021 Citizen of Distinction Award.

The award recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations that have made significant contributions to the antiimpaired driving movement in Canada.

“We are so grateful for the excellent work SGI does to prevent impaired driving, the ongoing support of MADD Canada initiatives and the support SGI provides to our MADD volunteers,” said Tracy Crawford with MADD Canada. “MADD Canada is honoured to recognize SGI in this special way for everything SGI does to stop impaired driving and to support victims and survivors.”

SGI was nominated for the award by MADD Canada which acknowledges the Crown corporation’s contributions to raising awareness about the dangers of impaired driving. SGI partners with MADD on several initiatives, including: • MADD Mobile • MADD Smashed Car campaigns • MADD Canada SmartWheels RV • The Van de Vorst

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USask researchers awarded over $440,000 in SSHRC funding to kickstart research with social impact Saskatoon – Eight University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have been awarded nearly $445,000 in funding to support multiple projects that bridge history and social innovation.

The researchers will address multiple facets of the social sciences and humanities — including examining the impacts of state intervention in 20th century Métis road allowance communities, assessing how transnational networks of 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in 1950s Europe continue to inspire social activism, and evaluating strategies to support the civilian reintegration of former child soldiers in Uganda.

The funding—Insight Development Grants awarded by Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)—is intended to support research in its initial stages for up to two years.

The following projects were awarded funding: Livelihood responses to rural road development – the case of Little Red River Cree Nation - College of Agriculture and Bioresources - $74,943 Agricultural researcher Dr. Sabine Liebenehm (PhD) will assess the rural road and bridge development plans of Little Red River Cree Nation (LRRCN) in Alberta through an examination of the perceptions of the Indigenous peoples in the region. The study will be the first in Canada to estimate First Nation members’ preferences for livelihood changes in the context of rural road development. Results will inform the Chief and Council of LRRCN and other Indigenous communities about sustainable infrastructure development.

Clearing the Road Allowances: Métis Responses to State Intervention and Removal in the 20th Century College of Arts and Science - $71,083 History researcher Dr. Cheryl Troupe (PhD) will examine the experience of Métis peoples in 20th century Saskatchewan within road allowance communities. The research will compare communities locally and regionally to paint a picture of Métis mobility, including movement to and removal from the road

allowance communities. The work challenges how we understand and define road allowance communities, recasting them not as marginal or liminal places but as spaces where families, language and cultural practices remained resilient.

ICC Reparations, Child Soldier Reintegration, and Post-Conflict Social Reconstruction: a Ugandan Case Study in Theory and Policy – College of Arts and Science - $69,633 Political studies researcher Dr. Kirsten Fisher (PhD) will consider the implications of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) reparations that will likely be awarded to former child soldiers following their re-entrance into civilian life. Building on Fisher’s previous research in Northern Uganda conducted since 2007, the work will examine the effects and effectiveness of the ICC’s reparations program in contributing to post-conflict reconciliation, with findings having implications for reparations policies in Canada and elsewhere.

Italy and the “Homophile International”: Transnational Activism and the Redefinition of (Homo)sexual Citizenship - College of Arts and Science - $67,502 History researcher Dr. Alessio Ponzio (PhD) will apply expertise in European history, gender and sexuality to analyze how transnational activism among homophile groups promoted socio-cultural changes and created opportunities for sexual emancipation.

A case study of queer networks in 1950s Europe will highlight the integral connections between sexuality and experiences of politics and citizenship, and how the existence of these social networks can inspire activism across nations.

Bioarchaeology of the 99 Percent: Eastern Eurasia’s First Steppe Empire - College of Arts and Science - $64,300 Archaeology and anthropology researcher Dr. Angela Lieverse (PhD) will conduct an analysis of commoner life ways from the Xiongnu Empire, which

spanned regions of Mongolia, China, and Siberia (Russia) between 210 BCE and 90 CE. Using bioarchaeological techniques and mortuary data from a non-elite citizen cemetery, Ivolga, located in southern Siberia, the research will address a crucial gap in Xiongnu archaeology by examining the famous empire through a commoner lens. Lieverse and colleagues will reconstruct the lived experiences, life ways, and identities of the empire’s working-class citizens.

Mapping Disabilities in French Cinema - College of Arts and Science - $38,678 USask assistant professor in French, Dr. Romain Chareyron (PhD), will be the first to analyze how disability is represented in French cinema. The research will establish and advance the dialogue between various academic disciplines, such as disability studies, cultural studies, and film studies, and will offer greater visibility to those with disabilities within the realm of French studies. Chareyron will work conjointly with the USask Digital Research Centre to develop an open-access digital repository where films will be analyzed and catalogued.

Resurfacing “History” at the Tunnels of Moose Jaw - College of Arts and Science - $20,924 USask historian Dr. Ashleigh Androsoff (PhD) will examine the presentation of Chinese-Canadian history at the well-known Saskatchewan tourist attraction, the Tunnels of Moose Jaw. Using evidence from archival documents, interviews, and surveys, the research will shed new light on the history of Chinese-Canadians who settled in Moose Jaw in the early 20th century. The project will critique the attraction’s presentation of history, examine its lasting impact on guests, and will explain what distinguishes this tourist attraction from other types of public history sites.

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No parties, prefer non smoker, no pets, centrally located call 306621-9584

Antiques ANTIQUE FURNITURE - Carnival glass, Red Rose Tea figurines, long play vinyl records, crystal glass and much more. Phone 306547-4355.

Appliances FOR SALE Dishwasher- Moffat Microwave -Lg 2003 Fan-Nutone 2003 FreezerViscount(free) Fridge-Ingliss 2003 Stove-Ingliss 2003. Good condition Sell all as a set $1000.00(FIRM)

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2019 CHEV SILVERADO Z71, double cab 4x4, 5.3 auto. 67,000 km, rebuilt status. Phone: 306621-5625 or 306-782-9497. Excellent condition.

Equipment Specialist / District Sales Associate Nachurs Alpine Solutions is seeking an Equipment Specialist / District Sales Associate for Eastern Saskatchewan.

Farm Implements 24’ MF HEADER AIR REEL excellent for straight cutting short crops & regular canola. $2500.00.

Phone: 306-338-2750.

GOOD’S USED TRACTOR PARTS (204) 564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734 Roblin, MB MORRIS 1400 ROUND BAIL hiker, excellent condition, heavy duty axle. Phone: 306-272-3967.

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Feed & Seed AGPRO SEEDS: BUYING HEATED, DAMAGED CANOLA. On farm pickup, prompt payment!

TOP PRICES PAID IN SASK. Phone: 306-873-3006 or Visit AGPRO website for bids: agproseeds.com

Livestock LOVELAND RED ANGUS has quality yearling bulls. Phone 306795-2710.

Career Opportunities 4 BRAND NEW winter tires, $225 total cost. Size 225/60/R17. Phone 306-896-7248 6 LAWN MOWER’S for sale. All in very good working order. Phone: 306-782-9131 or 306-621-9783.

8 3/4” x 24 1/2” x 27 1/2 ft Laminated Beam plus approx 600 lineal ft of 4”x4”s, various lengths. 306641-4987.

CHORE MASTER rototiller for sale. Front tines, 3 1/2 Briggs engine. Very good working order.

Phone: 306-782-9131 or 306-6219783.

NEVER BEEN USED interior doors and bi-folds with jambs.

Phone: 306-641-4987.

TORCH INDUSTRIES LTD. is an industrial catering and construction company in Edmonton. We have immediate opportunities for: Chef, First Cook, Baker, Second Cooks/Sandwich Makers, General Helpers and Camp Attendants.

Please forward resume to: LHafiz@torchindustries.ca.

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Nachurs Alpine Solutions is North America's leading manufacturer of specialty liquid fertilizers and liquid industrial products.

Duties include: - Assist in all sales and customer service activities in a specified geographical territory to maintain, develop and grow overall sales volume to maximize profitability.

- Assist in planning and organizing sales activities and customer/ prospect contact towards achieving agreed business goals.

- Sell and service equipment related to the application of ALPINE fertilizer products.

- Install and help to install equipment as related to the application of ALPINE fertilizer products.

Manage ALPINE product deliveries and related logistics.

- Assist in the management of product depot locations within the territory.

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- Conduct direct visits to dealers to assist in selling an ALPINE portfolio of products.

- Sell storage tanks as related to storage of ALPINE fertilizer products.

- Attend farm shows to promote the use of ALPINE products and services.

- Assist in the completion of test plots at various locations as it relates to the ALPINE research & development program.

- Perform any other duties as may be required.

General Employment Maintenance person required for apartment complex. Must have own tools & vehicle. Skills should include basic plumbing, electrical, painting, carpentry repair and flooring installation.

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Successful Candidates for this position will be self-motivated, willing to travel (sometimes overnight), organized and adaptable. www.alpinepfl.com

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ROASTING CHICKENS 7-11lbs @ $4.50/lb. Ready October 10th.

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SQUARE BAILS for sale. 60 pound average. Greenfeed/Alfalfa mix. Very nice. Pick-up in Langenburg. $10/bale. Text (306-4348797.

Garage Sales 39-141 HENDERSON ST. W. Fri., Oct 1 from 8:00am-5:00pm. Lots of items for sale, dresser included.

Almost new coat racks, corner tv table, accent chair, tons of costume jewelry.

Downsizing/Soon-to-Move SALE 169 AND 174 Clarewood Crescent September 30: 9 AM - 4 PM October 1: 9 AM - 4 PM October 2: 9 AM - 4 PM Household items, books, adult clothing, tools, Marten House, AC/ DC welder, drywall lifter, chainsaw, and lots more!

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Proof of vaccination or negative tests required broadly October 1, 2021 Effective Friday, October 1, 2021, proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result will be required in Saskatchewan for public access to a range of businesses, event venues, as well as for all Government of Saskatchewan ministry, crown and agency employees.

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Regulations under The Public Employers’ Covid-19 Emergency Regulations come into force on October 1 where public employers will require their employees to make a choice to show proof of being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test result at least every seven days. A negative test result is also required for partially vaccinated individuals.

Employers outside the public service can voluntarily opt in should they wish to implement a proof of vaccination or negative test policy for employees.

More information on The Employers’ COVID-19 Emergency Regulations are at https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-careadministration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-healthissues/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid19-information-for-businesses-andworkers/proof-of-vaccination-information-for-businesses.

The cost for all proof of negative test results for asymptomatic testing will be

the responsibility of the individual.

Proof of vaccination for all Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) employees will also begin implementation on October 1, with a phased approach. The need for this policy is a result of the significant risks mounting from the highly transmissible COVID-19 variant and a necessary step to protect health care team, patients and residents and to preserve health care services. More details will be provided later this week by the SHA to all health care staff, contractors and others affected by this policy. Health care workers who do not provide proof of vaccination will be required to participate in a monitored testing program at their cost, unless they have received an approved accommodation based on the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.

A note of caution that some individuals are obtaining affidavits indicating they are exempt from vaccination.

Vaccinations are not mandatory in Saskatchewan and individuals may refuse to be vaccinated, therefore legal affidavits are not required and will not provide an exemption. If a proof of vaccination is not provided, proof of a negative COVID 19 test must be presented to access a designated business. The only acceptable forms of proof of vaccination are: •Wallet cards received at time of immunization •A printed copy of your MySaskHealthRecord (MSHR) vaccine

certificate (with or without a QR code) •A screenshot of your MSHR vaccine certificate (with or without a QR code) saved to your device •An earlier version of your MSHR COVID-19 vaccine certificate • A COVID-19 vaccine printout from Saskatchewan Health Authority Public Health • To come - A QR code/ MySaskHealthRecord vaccine certificate uploaded to SK Vax Wallet The QR Codes in vaccine records from MSHR were temporarily removed on Friday September 24 because of potential privacy concerns. The issue has been resolved and QR codes are again available in MSHR. Any QR codes that were saved/printed or captured prior to today should be deleted or destroyed as they have been made invalid and new QR codes must be retrieved from your MSHR account.

Businesses requiring proof of vaccination will also require ID from anyone 18 and older. Youth aged 12-17 will also need to show ID unless accompanied by an adult with proof of vaccination and ID. Youth aged 12 to 17, visiting a business without an adult, who do not have photo identification will be allowed to present other forms of government issued identification such as birth certificate or health services card.

Proof of a Negative Test Individuals who do not proof have of vaccination have the option of provid-

ing proof of a negative COVID-19 test result from within the previous 72 hours.

Effective immediately the SHA will not be providing testing for asymptomatic individuals giving priority to those presenting with symptoms unless identified as a close contact, have had a positive rapid antigen test, identified as part of an outbreak situation or requiring transfer or admission to long-term care, primary care, social services or intensive care units.

A self-administered take-home rapid antigen test will not be accepted as valid proof of negative COVID-19 test results. Individuals requiring a negative test result have several private options on the market that will provide a rapid antigen test or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for a fee.

A current list of locations and labs offering testing services is available https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-andprovider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-publichealth-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus/ testing-information/where.

COVID-19 vaccinations remain the best defense to prevent serious illness and hospitalizations. The Saskatchewan Health Authority and pharmacies throughout the province continue to provide vaccination clinics. To find a clinic near you go to www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine.

Sadok Begins 18th Dance Season in Kamsack

By AnnaLee Parnetta Kamsack Times The Sadok Ukrainian Dance Club in Kamsack will begin its 18th year of dance in Kamsack on Thursday September 30 with an open house and free lessons for the evening.

The Sadok Ukrainian Dance Club was started in the fall of 2004 with the premise of celebrating Ukrainian culture through the art of dance and music. The founder of the club, AnnaLee Parnetta, will be returning as the club instructor and is looking forward to a year of dance in spite of COVID-19 and all of its challenges.

During the 2020-21 dance season, Sadok was very fortunate to dance from October until the end of March with very little interruption in spite of the challenging COVID guidelines regarding sport and dance in the province. The dancers were able to put together dances that were then videotaped and submitted to Tavria’s Ukrainian Dance Virtual Festival in Regina in early April. To wrap up the dance year the videotaped dances were compiled into a “concert” type video and the dancers and their families were able to enjoy an evening of being able to watch the concert theatre style and celebrate a year of successful dancing.

The 2020-21 dance year happened because of the dedicated work of the executive and the parents by making sure that dancers followed the COVID-19 protocols of masking and distancing, and also making sure our dance space was sanitized between practices.

A huge thank you goes out the Playhouse Theatre committee for allowing Sadok to continue their dance year in the Playhouse. With much of last year being a huge learning curve of accommodating safety so

Sadok Ukrainian Dance welcomes dancers ages three up and to attend our Open House Thursday September 30. Photo by Dustin Wilson Photography.

Sadok Ukrainian Dance celebrates Ukrainian culture through dance and music. Photo by Dustin Wilson Photography.

dance could happen, Sadok is looking forward to another year of dance as we navigate the unknown.

This year Sadok will offer classes that follow the updated COVID-19 protocols that outline when and where masking is required along with distancing guidelines. Practices will be held every Thursday evening from October until early May. It is also the hope of the club that the dancers will be able to participate in a couple of dance competitions in the spring of 2022.

Sadok will also be holding its annual Ukrainian Christmas Basket raffle so be sure to watch for ticket

sales starting in November and the draw for the basket happening in time for Ukrainian Christmas in early January.

To make participation easier for families, most of the regional costumes that the dancers wear on stage are provided by the club, keeping costs low for families. As well, you don’t have to be Ukrainian to participate. Learning about the dance of any culture is fun and creates and appreciation for keeping culture diversity alive in our community. So, come out to our Open House and check out the fun of dance Ukrainian style.

Sask. provides coverage for new cystic fibrosis medication Saskatchewan will provide coverage for Trikafta, a new cystic fibrosis (CF) medication that has been shown to improve quality of life for patients. The Drug Plan is targeting to add the medication to the Formulary effective October 1.

“We know those with cystic fibrosis and their families have waited a long time for this medication,” Health Minister Paul Merriman said. “I’m extremely pleased to announce our government will make it available to eligible patients throughout the province.”

Saskatchewan is part of the pan-

Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance (pCPA), which has been engaged in negotiations with Vertex Pharmaceuticals regarding Trikafta.

The pCPA announced on September 17 that a mutual agreement has been reached on terms (pricing and conditions of coverage) for Trikafta.

“Trikafta is the single greatest innovation in cystic fibrosis history and it has the power to transform the lives of thousands of Canadians,” Cystic Fibrosis Canada Director of Government and Community Relations Kim Steele said. “The CF community in

Saskatchewan has fought long and hard to get this drug into their hands. Access to Trikafta will mean longer and healthier lives for so many people, and the ability to plan for a future that many feared they might not live to see.”

The medication is approved by Health Canada for cystic fibrosis patients 12 years of age and older, with a specific cystic fibrosis genetic mutation.

More information regarding the listing and coverage criteria will be available in the coming days. CF patients and families are encouraged to speak

with their physician about coverage, once Trikafta is listed on the Formulary.

Coverage is already available in Saskatchewan for both CF medications Orkambi and Kalydeco. Effective July 1, 2021, coverage of Orkambi was expanded for patients two years of age and older who meet certain medical criteria. Some patients who have met the current medical criteria have been approved for funding of Orkambi.

Kalydeco has been listed on the Saskatchewan Formulary since 2014. In 2020, the medical criteria was expanded to include additional genetic mutations.

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Champion Ella Kozak, a Grade 10 student at Sacred Heart High won the Saskatchewan High School Provincial Golf Championship in Rosthern over the weekend.

Kozak scored a 78 on Friday and then shot a personal best 70 Saturday to finish the event with a two-day total of 148, for a 22 shot victory over the next competitor.

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Saskatchewan continues to lead provinces in manufacturing sales Saskatchewan continues to lead the nation in economic recovery with July 2021 manufacturing sales increasing 56.8 per cent (seasonally adjusted) compared to July 2020, the highest increase among all provinces.

“These manufacturing numbers show Saskatchewan’s economy remains strong and is well positioned to continue leading the country in economic growth,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “We are focused on increasing export opportunities for Saskatchewan companies, attracting investment

and providing a competitive business environment to support this growth into the future.”

The total value of Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales for July 2021 was more than $1.78 billion.

Saskatchewan also saw 3.7 per cent growth in seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales between July 2021 and June 2021, the second highest increase among provinces.

Nationally, manufacturing sales fell 1.5 per cent in July 2021 compared to the previous month and were up 12.2 per cent in July 2021 compared to July 2020.

Music education via virtual show

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC) is presenting a virtual school tour of Gord’s Guitar.

The presentation will highlight Juno award winner Gord Grdina who will take “students on a musical, social and geographic journey through the history of guitar music from Arabic, classical, country, blues, jazz, rock and pop styles,” notes an OSAC release.

“Through looping technology, percussion and projections, Gord will accompany himself on several instruments at once while engaging students through listening games and physical activity. Musically you’ll hear everything from traditional Egyptian music to Johnny Cash and Muddy Waters to AC/DC.” This presentation is being made available to schools from Sept.

27-Oct. 29, so it can be

streamed into individual classrooms, as well as accessed remotely for those teachers and students who are working remotely.

Yorkdale Central School in the city is one taking advantage of the presentation.

“Back in the spring when I heard about the possibility of a live guitar performance that could possibly happen at school, I was very excited,” said school principal Dennis Nesseth.

“Music can speak and teach in a way that often goes beyond words – it is important for young people to have that experience.

“While not a live performance -- we look forward to a time when that can happen -- Gord Grdina will be able to provide our students the next best thing.

“We really look forward to bringing him virtually into our classrooms.”

OSAC also notes, Grdina has led many

bands and toured throughout the world most notably in the Dan Mangan band, Haram, and the Gordon Grdina NYC Quartet. He is an Oud/Guitarist whose sound is a combination of his interests in rock, mainstream jazz, freeform improvisation and Arabic classical music.

He has been performing in schools for over 15 years as a member of the Blues Berries and has

performed over 1,000 school concerts in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. His educational performances have introduced hundreds of thousands of students to established genres of popular music through carefully designed programs including The History of the Blues, Jazz in the Gym, A History of Rock and Roll, Jazz, Jive, and Wail, and Blues Rocks.

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And the walls came down

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The hotel property along Broadway Street is coming down.

In March of this year the City of Yorkton was handed the property at 110 Broadway Street East – the former Ramada Hotel by Cornerstone Credit Union for taxes owing in the amount of $742,788.56.

At a regular meeting of Yorkton Council at the time Ashley Stradeski, Director of Finance with the City, explained the building as it sat was not saleable.

“The building’s in a lot worse shape than we’d thought,” he said, adding administration proceeded with a full review of the property and confirmed “. . . it’s in really bad shape.”

As a result, efforts to sell the building were not successful.

Prior to the final decisions by The Cornerstone Credit Union to hand the property to the City, The Cornerstone Credit Union had advertised the property for sale and had auctioned all contents of the property prior to the transfer of ownership to the City of Yorkton, detailed a report circulated to Council.

On May 5, 2021, 110 Broadway Street East was offered out to Public Tender for Sale, for a three-week period as is required by the Tax Enforcement Act. The tender included a $750,000 reserve bid and two

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For the past weeks crews have been demolishing the former hotel in the city options, which were to demolish the structure within six months or to repair/upgrade within six months.

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the property by the tender closing date of May 26, 2021.

“It generated interest,” said Stradeski, adding the City took calls on the property but “at the end of the day there was zero bids on it.”

Stradeski did note to bring the building up to code before starting renovations was estimated to be almost $5 million.

The recommendation of Administration was to undertake demolition of the building, which was supported by Council June 28.

Some weeks later Council unanimously accepted the lowest tender of eight.

Seven bids were complete, and the bid received from Silverado Demolition Inc. was deemed to be best value as it was the qualified bidder with the lowest submitted bid, who also satisfies all other requirements of the City, noted a report to Council.

The bid price did not include the City of Yorkton landfill fees and will be the City’s responsibility.

On June 28, Council authorized Administration to proceed with a Public Tender for demolition of all structures at 110 Broadway Street East and associated parcels and to placing all associated fees on the property taxes thereafter and then to place 110 Broadway Street East and associated parcels for sale and redevelopment.

With the building gone the City will have a large lot to sell to try to recoup what will be approximately $1.25 million ($750,000 in back taxes and $450,000 in demolition costs).

Money raised at a barbecue will be used to add education enhancements to the nursery school.

Nursery school holds fundraiser

By Calvin Daniels

Staff Writer The Yorkton Nursery School Co-operative is currently fundraising for a couple of enhancements to its programming.

The school is planning to add an outdoor classroom and a sensory bin at its location at St. Andrews United Church in the city, and Friday the group held a hotdog barbecue at the Legacy Co-op Grocery with funds going toward the dual projects.

An outdoor classroom

will facilitate handson learning about such things as the life cycle of plants and how to grow one’s own food. When a child learns how to grow food they will place a higher value on it.

A sensory bin helps children learn to problem solve and is an aid when children are worked up.

The school is for children ages three and four and has some 48 children, but has room for more. Anyone interested in enrolling a child can learn more at www.ynsc. ca