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Canora Cobras win big in return to Civic Centre ice Courtesy of Canora Courier For the first time since 2012, the Canora Cobras senior hockey team was back on the ice at the Canora Civic Centre, opening the Sask East Hockey League (SEHL) season with a convincing 17 to 5 victory over the visiting Ituna Avalanche on November 12.

Prior to the game, Canora Mayor Mike Kwas and SEHL President Mike Stackhouse took to the ice for a few words.

Kwas thanked the fans for their support of the Cobras, and Stackhouse brought greetings from the league. Kwas then dropped the puck for the ceremonial opening faceoff between the two team captains.

Prior to the season, Cobras Coach Terry Dennis told The Canora Courier, “The Cobras will be a fast, skilled, exciting team with lots of local talent,” and the Cobras lived up to the confidence of their coach in the home opener. They didn’t wait long to give their fans something to cheer about.

Captain Ryley Stefanyshyn of Canora opened the scoring just over a minute into the first period, with assists from Kody Rock of Canora and Brandon Whitehawk of Kamsack.

“With the Cobras leading

2 to 0, Donnie St. Marie got his first of two with just two minutes to go in the opening frame and then that was quickly followed by Darcy Sliva of Canora’s first of two just thirteen seconds after,” said Cal Homeniuk, Cobras General Manager and President. “Matt Wilgosh of Canora made it a 5 to 0 game with eight seconds remaining to close out the first period and the route was on.”

The Cobras stretched the lead to 12 to 2 by the second intermission. Canora showed impressive offensive depth, with seven players contributing two-goal games to the offensive explosion.

“Brennan Watson of Kamsack finished with two goals and five points to lead all players in offense,” reported Homeniuk. “Kody Rock picked up two, as did captain Ryley Stefanyshyn and Darcy Sliva. Lee Jannet, who like St. Marie has come over from Bredenbury, and Cole Rathgeber (another Bredenbury product) all had two-goal games. Tanner Kopeck and Vaughn Wilgosh, both of Canora, rounded out the scoring for the Cobras.”

Keelan Saworski potted his first of two goals for Ituna after it was 9 to 0. Mike Bzdel, Dylan Kuschak, and Landon Kuschak

Canora Mayor Mike Kwas performed the ceremonial pregame faceoff between the captains of the Canora Cobras and the Ituna Avalanche at the Canora Civic Centre on November 12. Ryley Stefanyshyn (left) took the faceoff for Canora.

Canora Cobras captain Ryley Stefanyshyn celebrated after scoring the first goal of the Cobras home opener against Ituna on November 12, and the Cobras’ first goal on home ice since 2012. He was quickly joined in the celebration by teammate Aaron Yaremchuk, No. 9. also scored for the Avalanche.

Coach Dennis was pleased with his team’s effort and the final result.

“The Cobras had a great home opener,” said Dennis. “It was fantastic to see a crowd of over 300 fans, and we didn’t disappoint. I was happy with the speed and skill of our team

and we will get better. We had strong performances by forwards Brennan Watson, Kody Rock and Riley Stefanyshyn.

Our defense played a strong, hard-hitting game led by Lee Jannet with two goals and Vaughn Wilgosh adding a goal and some thunderous hits! It was nice to see veteran Darcy

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Even from one knee Brennan Watson of Kamsack gave the Ituna defence fits throughout the game, completing his night’s work with two goals and three assists.

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Doing what she can – a mother rallies support for Camp Hope Courtesy of Kamsack Times Whenever she makes the trip into Regina, Helene Cote searches for her son, Robert John, who is among the hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in the city.

As a mother of a child whose life is caught in the relentless grip of addiction, Helene, a member of the Cote First Nation near Kamsack, has no choice but to cycle through the emotions of fear, concern, frustration, and heartbreak.

According to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Report, the reality is all too common for a significant percentage of Indigenous families who – to this day – carry the deep, invisible scars of trauma and dysfunction from the impact of residential schools.

Cote said that without adequate mental health and substance abuse resources, the struggles with poverty, abuse, and suffering are consistently passed to new generations, despite best efforts to heal from them. Cote explained that while the term “intergenerational trauma” has been identified and well documented, efforts to remedy the situation are still in their infancy.

It was August of this year when Helene made a trip to the city to see if she could locate Robert John somewhere on the

Regina streets where the homeless communities tend to gather. She said she often makes the trip to the city to bring food, clothing, and hygiene items to help her son in the only way she can. It happened to be a rainy day, so the concerned mother began searching among the makeshift shelters, asking if anyone had seen him.

“I started to look for him down some alleys,” explained Helene. “I found a bunch of people under a canopy at Fifth Avenue and Angus.

There were four people huddled on some discarded mattresses and sleeping right there, wrapped in blankets.”

In a Facebook post, Helene outlined her experience on that particular day with the following sentiments: “Feeling hopeless and defeated, this morning I ended up counting my blessings. Before I leave the city I always try find my son make sure he is fed and okay. I see lots of things in the hood. This morning was different. I took the time and looked.

I noticed people sleeping under a building canopy. Could it be my son?

Before I approached these people I went to Tim Hortons and bought coffee and breakfast sandwiches, thinking it would be a nice gesture.”

As Helene walked up to the group, she admitted she was kind of scared, but they were

Helene Cote is a concerned mother from the Cote First Nation who is raising funds to help buy basic hygiene kits for those affected by homelessness at Camp Hope in Regina. Each five dollar donation earns a teepee on the wall and a chance to win from a selection of prizes. very friendly and welcoming. When she asked where they were from, she learned that two of them were from her homeland – the Cote First Nation. She knew their grandparents.

Helene explained she was looking for her son because he is homeless as well. They said they knew him and that “he was there last night.”

Although she didn’t get to see Robert John on this trip, she felt relieved that he was okay.

As she continued to ask questions, Helene

learned more about what daily life on the street looked like. She was told that each day was a constant search for shelter, free food, and discarded cans. When asked what they use for a washroom, the group shared that because many businesses won’t let them use their public restrooms, they are forced to squat in the bushes. They added that current resources like drug and alcohol detox programs come with little to no advocacy and long waiting lists.

“One thing they said

that really stuck,” offered Helen, “They said: It’s really hard when you don’t have any hope. It’s hard to get sober when there are no resources and no one wants to help.

It’s easier to just get high.”

As a mother of an addict, Helene has realized there comes a point where you have done everything you can to help. She said many family members have repeatedly opened their own homes to addicts who end up stealing from their loved ones out of desperation. The challenge is more than most can handle.

“You can try everything to help them, talk until you are blue in the face. But none of it works unless they want to get sober. They have to choose it for themselves. But the reality is the drugs are so powerful that they take full control over the mind and the ability to make good choices. Addicts have family who love them.

Homeless people have family who love them.

Not all, but most! I pray for him every day. As a mother of an addict I cannot save him. But I can fight for his human rights.”

With encouragement from Principal Jonas Cote at the Chief Gabriel Cote Education Complex where Helene works, the school is taking action to help those suffering from a lack

of resources. Helene is spearheading a fundraising campaign to raise money that will help purchase basic hygiene kits that she intends to deliver to those living at “Camp Hope” – the name given to a group of people experiencing homelessness in Regina.

The inner city tent camp was previously known as “Camp Marjorie” – named after a woman in need of housing support who died in a Regina park this year. The City of Regina has since moved the population indoors to protect people from certain death in the harsh winter season.

Helene has reached out to local businesses and gathered prizes as incentives for people to donate. The school has printed paper teepees that will display the name of each person who donates five dollars.

On November 22, all teepees will be put into a drum and five names will be drawn to win prizes including an air fryer, food basket, blankets, or a grill. For those interested in making a donation to this cause and being entered to win a prize, e-transfers can be sent to Helene directly at heleneanncote@gmail. com “I’m not a politician,” Helene asserted. “I am mother who is urging our leaders to step up and take care of our people when they are not able to take of themselves.”

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EDITORIAL Governments must end support for coal, oil and gas For years, Alberta’s government has been spending millions of its citizens’ dollars to defend and promote the most profitable industry in human history, despite dire warnings of how that industry is fuelling a global climate crisis that threatens human health and survival. It also leaves the province on the hook for everything from “stranded assets” as the fossil fuel market winds down to cleaning up thousands of abandoned and orphaned oil and gas sites.

At least Alberta’s government makes no secret of its support for fossil fuels, especially the tarry bitumen it wants to export to the world. Other governments talk about the need to address what they agree is a climate emergency, and develop plans and targets, all while paying for pipelines with tax dollars, subsidizing oil and gas and promoting rampant methane fracking for liquefied “natural” gas.

The twisted premise appears to be that the human-created economy and its jobs take precedence over environmental concerns, regardless of how critical they are. But support for coal, oil and gas fails even on that flimsy argument.

It’s important that working people from sunset industries get support and retraining if they want it, whether their jobs are threatened by growing automation or declining markets and the urgent global energy transition. In rethinking our economic priorities, we must also rethink the ways we work. But even under current systems, better economic and employment opportunities exist in the expanding clean tech sector.

Jobs in oil and gas have been declining steadily in Canada. The industry currently employs about 160,000 — one per cent of our 15 million workforce.

But this only shows that an energy transition needn’t bring the economic catastrophe fossil fuel

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Science Matters supporters predict. The truly overwhelming economic fact is that the accelerating impacts of global heating — from floods, droughts and wildfires to disease spread, pollution and refugee crises — are extremely costly and will get even more so if we fail to confront climate disruption.

Evidence continues to mount on the catastrophic consequences of failing to address the climate emergency, with reports from international bodies including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, International Energy Agency, World Bank, World Health Organization and more spelling out the increasing urgency.

With governments continuing to promote and subsidize fossil fuels even as they meet for conferences like COP26 in Glasgow to hammer out solutions and agreements, it’s no surprise the world isn’t on track to avoiding the worst climate impacts.

A recent study by the UN Environment Programme and others found that current plans and policies will keep global oil and gas production rising for the next two decades, with coal production falling only slightly. According to the Guardian, “Detailed analysis of 15 major fossil fuel-producing nations found that the US, Canada, Australia, Saudi

Arabia and China all project increases in oil and gas, while India and Russia intend to increase coal production. Only two of the countries expect oil and gas production to decline: the UK and Indonesia.”

It also found the world has directed more than US$300 billion of new public financing to fossil fuel activities since the COVID-19 pandemic began — outpacing public investment in renewable energy.

The Guardian also notes that the world’s 60 biggest banks have provided US$3.8 trillion in financing for fossil fuel companies since the Paris Agreement in 2015.

Those who have been pleading for decades about the need to curtail fossil fuels have repeatedly been told that a transition “can’t happen overnight.” But that’s been an excuse to keep it from happening at all, as we clearly see now. And despite growing evidence, we’re still being treated as enemies by governments like Alberta’s.

It’s not just environmental advocates that are calling for fossil fuels to be left in the ground, for subsidies to end and for carbon sinks like wetlands, grasslands and forests to be protected and restored.

It’s a massive majority of scientists, world leaders, thinkers and international agencies.

We’ve heard a lot of promising talk from world representatives in Glasgow. Let’s hope it’s not more “blah blah blah,” as Greta Thunberg says. Our jobs, health and lives depend on ambitious action to get off fossil fuels. Governments must lead, and politicians must remember they’re elected to serve the people, not a single, declining, destructive industry.

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Lithium emerging as newest commodity to diversify Saskatchewan’s mining sector Prairie Lithium Drills first targeted lithium well in province’s history S a s k a t c h e w a n ’s resource sector continues to gain momentum with the emergence of lithium, used primarily in portable electronic devices and electric vehicles. Prairie Lithium Corporation, a Reginabased lithium technology development company, has shown strong results in extracting lithium from Saskatchewan oilfield brines.

“Global demand for lithium is expected to grow five-fold by 2030, and Saskatchewan is well-positioned to make the most of its potential,” Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre said. “Our energy and mining sectors are attracting investment, creating high-quality jobs and building on our traditional strengths.

It’s exciting that lithium from Saskatchewan oilfield brine will power

electric vehicles of the future.”

Since 2020, Prairie Lithium has been using proprietary technology to extract lithium from subsurface brine water.

While drilling, the project supported over 100 jobs from 40 different companies. In Emerald Park, the company established a pilot project processing facility, which has successfully extracted 99.7 per cent of lithium from the brine in a matter of minutes. This fall, Prairie Lithium concluded drilling its firstever dedicated lithium brine well in southeast Saskatchewan—the first well of its kind drilled in Saskatchewan.

S a s k a t c h e w a n ’s Growth Plan supports the development of the lithium sector and lithium extraction technologies. The Ministry of Energy and Resources’

Saskatchewan Geological Survey subsurface brine sampling program, which began in 2011, has also been instrumental in increasing sector interest in pursuing lithium projects in Saskatchewan.

To date this year, subsurface mineral public offerings, which target minerals including lithium, have raised over $4.2 million in revenue for the province.

“The support that we have received from the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund and Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive have been critical to the development of our Direct Lithium Extraction technology,” Prairie Lithium President and CEO Zach Maurer said.

Prairie Lithium qualified for both the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund and

Saskatchewan Petroleum Investment Incentive, a research and development incentive that targets oil and gas innovations, pilot projects and commercial scaling projects, based around transferable oil and gas royalty/freehold production tax credits. Prairie Lithium also recently signed an agreement with Saskatoon-based DEEP Earth Energy Production, which forms an Area of Mutual Interest for lithium exploration.

Lithium is identified as a critical mineral in the Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration.

Of the 31 minerals identified and considered essential for modern economies and which also have applications in clean and digital technologies, Saskatchewan currently produces three (uranium, potash and helium), and 22 of the 31 minerals listed are found in the province.

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Pylos a great-looking wooden game If you are into board games, you most likely root through the shelves at whatever thrift store is close at hand. You can often find some great games at far from original prices and most of us have ‘want lists’ far longer than money to spend, so saving a few dollars is always good.

Several years ago I happened upon a copy of Quixo released

by Gigamic in 1995 from designer Thierry Chapeau.

At the time it wasn’t a game I knew much about but the box top showed it was a game using chunky wooden pieces, which always piques my interest.

There is something about wooden games that for me hearkens back to an early time, a time before even I was born, when artisans would have crafted games, not some plastic injection machine, and that effort of old intrigues me.

So for a few bucks I grabbed Quixo, and found it a simple, but fun, five-in-a-row offering where two players are moving those chucky wooden blocks into position to win what is at its heart, a game of Xs and Os. The board for Quixo is plastic, but overall the game looks great and is usually left out on the coffee table because it is an abstract strategy game I can get my better half to play.

In reading up on Quixo I found the company behind it; Gigamic, had other wooden offerings, including Quarto and Pylos.

It would have been a few years ago now, pre COVID of course, that I happened upon Quarto in a gaming store in

Brandon while attending PrairieCon. Quarto came out first, back in 1991 from designer Blaise Muller, and is both aesthetically beautiful and diabolical in game play.

The game, board included, is wooden, again with nice big pieces to place.

Players take turns placing a piece on the board trying to complete a line of four, which can be of the same height, shape, colour etc. – so players draw from a common pool of pieces here.

The twist is that your opponent gets to choose the piece you place on the board each turn, which is a refreshing change of pace, and makes you think in a different way in terms of strategy.

The game can be ridiculously frustrating, but plays quickly enough to be rather addictive, so expect to play multiple games at one sitting.

Then just the other day I found Pylos at a local thrift store for $10 -- a tad pricey in terms of thrift games – there is a risk of missing pieces to factor in – but for the missing wooden offering from Gigamic I took the chance.

Thankfully the game was pristine.

So Pylos is from designer David G. Royffe and was released in 1993, and as the name hints is based on piling pieces – in this case wooden marbles on a wooden base.

You want to be the person capping the pyramid created to win.

Now if there is a downside here it is that the track the marbles sit in awaiting placement isn’t quite deep enough, so pieces can be dislodged a bit more easily than you might like. Once off the

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Overall this is a great

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They are all suitable for the coffee table just to look nice and create conversations with visitors.

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very quick to learn and under 20-minutes generally, to play, which means they are not the deepest abstract strategy games, but instead fall into the fast and fun category.

For the record, Quarto is easily the best of the three, followed some distance back by Pylos, which is just ahead of Quixo for me, but all three are certainly worth owning, if you like abstract strategy games, and especially if you appreciate beautiful looking games.

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Yorkton council hears basketball court request

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The numbers suggest growing interest both nationally and in Yorkton in terms of youth wanting to play basketball, Tony Hayden told the regular meeting of Yorkton Council in Monday.

“In Canada, basketball is the fastest growing

sport for ages 12 to 17,” noted his presentation to Council.

Hayden said, in 2008, a small skill development program was started using any gym space we could find.

“By 2018, the program grew to 100 boys and girls participating in a grade 4 to 6 mini basketball program,” stated his hand

out to Council.

“Unfortunately, the boys program had to be discontinued when we were asked to vacate the gym space we were using, thus cutting the program in half.”

In March of 2020, the girls league was also stopped due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

We are currently

attempting to re-establish it, said Hayden.

Noting, this proposal is presented on behalf of the young basketball players in our city, Hayden said the solution would be a basketball facility.

“All programs, low cost – no cost. Having a basketball facility would enable us to resume

these programs, plus the ability to expand our programs,” said the report.

The space required would by a 94 by 50-foot court, training areas, limited seating, change rooms and other basic amenities.

Councillor Quinn Haider asked what the cost of such a facility might be.

While no specific costs had been determined Hayden said it was suggested a cost of around $300 per square foot, would be in the ballpark making the approximate 10,000 square foot facility costing out at around $3 million.

The request was filed and referred to further study by Council.

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Who I Come From Without getting into details of my family history, suffice it to say that we are, most often, as close to separated as we can be without being considered estranged. I hadn’t been with any of my immediate family for so long that I’d almost forgotten who I’d come from … until my niece’s recent wedding.

Immediately upon arrival in Saskatoon my husband and I went to pick up my mother who was wearing the most stunning suit I’d ever seen. She has always been a thin, stylish woman but the outfit she wore was seriously over the top. When I commented on how dazzling she looked she quite proudly replied, “Thank you, but if it wasn’t for my friend Mary I wouldn’t own such a beautiful outfit.” I smiled, imagining the kind person who

had gifted her with such a wonderful offering but … she wasn’t finished. “I was just so glad they didn’t bury her in it.” My eyes widened and my jaw dropped as she ended with, “and you know me—I love cheap but free is even better!”

After a few minutes the details regarding her attainment of the garment became clearer and I felt great relief knowing that she hadn’t ripped the suit from someone’s dead body. Her explanation at least seemed … acceptable. Apparently this woman’s daughter knew how much my mother liked the outfit and gave it to her — after the funeral.

My mom, well into her eighties, had cared for elderly people for years.

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Is it any big deal to wear a dead person’s clothing anyway? After all, many of us shop at consignment stores. Where do we really think all that used clothing comes from?

I haven’t seen my sister for over two years.

Truth be told—we’ve hardly spoken—but as I’d showered that very morning I found myself cattily hoping that my only female sibling wouldn’t

be found in the earlier, thinner state of which I’d last seen her. Then I shook my head, chastising myself for being so shallow.

Fast forward to the actual wedding ceremony. My mother, husband and myself sat down a few rows from the front in the sanctuary and promptly heard a voice saying, “You’re sitting on the wrong side of the church, you know.”

Because I’d just asked the usher if there was a specific “side” for the bride vs. groom I

knew this to be untrue as I glanced over to the woman sitting on the end of the opposite row. I didn’t immediately recognize my sister because, when last I saw her, her hair was much shorter and she, as myself, had weighed considerably less. It was when she laughed that I realized this was, indeed, the sibling I hadn’t seen for much too long and I quickly moved to sit beside her.

After long-lost hugs were given and accepted she quietly said, “Well, I have to admit I was hoping you’d chubbed up a little so I’m even more happy to see you now.” I might’ve been hurt by that if she hadn’t drolly added, “and I bet I haven’t disappointed you either.”

Like two small children in a full but quiet church we rocked the

bench with our attempt to keep our laughter silent as our skinny mother sat with pride near us. Poor woman.

Later, we all went to my daughter’s place to hang out while awaiting the reception. My sister wasn’t happy with her untidy bangs and asked our host if she had a curling iron with which to work them into submission. A flat iron was readily found but the temperature setting was, unfortunately, ignored.

Apparently hair previously sprayed and a fivehundred degree temperature are not a good combination but we laughed as we picked out sections of her burnt hair well into the evening.

Often I’ve cried about things involving my family but these people, who I come from, also afford great reason to laugh!

Saskatchewan to expand alcohol home delivery services for restaurants Effective immediately, Saskatchewan restaurants that hold a liquor permit will be able to sell alcohol with takeout/delivery orders. The change is the result of regulatory changes recently made by the Government of Saskatchewan.

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Government of Sask. proclaims International Education Week The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to recognize International Education Week from November 15 to 19, 2021. This week is celebrated in more than 100 countries to raise awareness of the benefits of cultural and academic exchange programs around the world.

“International Education plays an important role in the growth of Saskatchewan’s economy,” Advanced Education Minister Gene Makowsky said. “By leveraging the existing international trade and investment offices, as well as our growing network of international relationships, we are working to make Saskatchewan the

preferred destination to study, live, work and raise a family.”

Each year, Saskatchewan’s post-secondary institutions welcome thousands of students. Prior to the pandemic, international students contributed more than $222 million annually to Saskatchewan’s economy. The new strat-

egy will assist in the province’s post-pandemic recovery and ensure the post-secondary education sector is well positioned to meet the commitments outlined in Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan by: • positioning Saskatchewan as a destination of choice for international students;

• solidifying trade relationships in key markets; • providing opportunities for Saskatchewan students to study abroad in key markets; and • collaborating with Saskatchewan’s postsecondary partners to build international opportunities to advance and commercialize research in areas where Saskatchewan institutions are global leaders.

For more information about the International Education Strategy, please visit https://www. saskatchewan.ca/residents/education-andlearning/post-secondaryinternational-educationstrategy.

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How to avoid falling victim to consumer fraud November marks Financial Literacy Month in Canada.

To help ensure you don’t get scammed out of your hardearned money, here’s an overview of how to detect and prevent some of the most common types of consumer fraud.

IDENTITY THEFT Identity theft occurs when someone steals your personal information, such as your name, social insurance number and bank account information, for financial gain.

A few ways to safeguard your information include: • Using complex, secure passwords on all your online accounts • Shredding credit card receipts, utility bills and bank account statements • Leaving important ID documents at home in a safe place If you don’t know why someone is requesting your personal information, it’s always a good idea to ask them for clarification.

DEBT COLLECTION FRAUD This type of fraud happens

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FRAUDULENT DEBT COLLECTORS WILL: • Withhold information from you, including the exact amount of the so-called debt and the name of the creditor • Pressure you to pay with cash, a prepaid debit card or by money transfer • Ask for personal information, such as your bank account or social insurance number Never share any financial or personal information unless you’re 100 per cent certain you’re dealing with a real collection agency.

Charity fraud This kind of fraud occurs when phony fundraisers request donations for a charitable organization.

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FCC trade report shows strong agriculture and food exports in 2020 Despite a global contraction in agriculture exports, 2020 was a relatively good year for Canadian agriculture and food exporters, according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) latest trade report.

“Canada’s agriculture and food industry has shown resilience during these challenging times and has the potential to emerge from this pandemic even stronger, as our producers, agriculture manufacturers and food processors begin to recover from the disruption caused by the pandemic,” said J.P. Gervais, FCC chief economist, in releasing this year’s trade report.

“That’s not to say there aren’t challenges on the road ahead,” he said. “The value of the Canadian dollar is always a big factor in determining our trade competitiveness and access to markets can sometimes be rocked by geopolitical tensions or supply chain disruptions, such as we’ve seen with the pandemic.”

The report shows Canada had the highest year-over-year increase

for agriculture commodity exports at 13.8 per cent, while all agriculture exporting countries combined saw commodity exports contract by nine per cent, largely due to the impact of pandemic throughout most of 2020. With 5.5 per cent of the world’s total commodity exports, Canada was the world’s fifth-largest exporter, a position it has held since 2012.

The U.S. continued as the world’s largest supplier of commodities, followed by Netherlands, China and Brazil.

Canada has not yet cracked the top 10 exporters of processed food products, but gained ground since 2011, moving from sixteenth to the eleventh largest food exporter. The United States has maintained its leading role since 2012, followed by Germany, Netherlands, France, Brazil, Italy, China, Belgium, Spain and Indonesia.

Compared to the significant global contraction in commodity exports, total food exports weren’t as badly hit by pandemic disruptions, declin-

ing only by 3.7 per cent.

Nonetheless, growth in total food exports over the past 10 years has been much slower, with average annual growth of less than one per cent.

Meat is the largest category of Canadian food exports, accounting for an average of 13.4 per cent of total food exports and one of the highest average annual growth rates across all sectors at 1.3 per cent between 2011 and 2020. Beverages was the second-largest category, totaling 12.2 per cent of food exports over the same period at an average annual growth rate of 1.1 per cent.

Canada was able to grow its year-over-year share in global pork markets in 2020, thanks in part to a favourable exchange rate environment relative to our major competitors.

For agriculture commodities, Canada’s exporting success in 2020 came from oilseeds at 32.2 per cent of total Canadian ag exports, while cereals comprised 28 per cent. Of all cereals, wheat was Canada’s largest export, accounting for 80.9 per cent of

total cereal exports last year. Canada has counted among the top three wheat exporters in the world over the last 10 years.

This year’s FCC trade report focuses on the extent to which a simple comparison of the loonie relative to the U.S. dollar is an accurate assessment of our global trade competitiveness.

The Canadian dollar gained 1.4 per cent against the U.S. dollar since the start of 2021, which is the best performance among G10 currencies, helped by higher commodity prices.

“Currency values are an important determinant of Canada’s overall trade performance,” Gervais said. “But we can’t look at the value of the Canadian dollar in isolation since buyers look at the basket of exporters’ currencies in making import decisions.

For example, beef and wheat Canadian exporters have seen a gain in the value of the loonie relative to other main exporting countries’ currency in the last two years, making Canadian exports less competitive,

everything else being equal.”

Due to higher energy prices, the report projects the value of the Canadian dollar to stay slightly above its current value of US$0.80 for the remainder of 2021 and early 2022. Rising energy prices in Europe could also lead to a decline in the value of the Euro relative to the loonie in the next few months.

Gervais notes there are many factors at play that will determine Canada’s future export success, such as market access, economic health of key importers, weather disruptions or other challenges in global logistics or transportation.

“Beyond currency values, world population growth, higher purchasing power in emerging markets and new trade agreements are also key factors in potentially creating more opportunities for Canada to increase exports,” he said. “By tapping into our competitive advantages in natural resources, innovation and a stellar food safety reputation, Canada has an opportunity to fortify

and strengthen its position as a major agriculture and food exporter.”

By sharing economic knowledge and forecasts, FCC provides solid insights and expertise to help those in the business of agriculture and food achieve their goals.

For more information and insights on trade and its impact on Canadian agriculture, visit the fcc. ca/Economics.

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Terriers on another road swing

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers were in Melfort facing the Mustangs in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action Saturday.

The ‘Stangs scored the only goal of the opening period, a marker by Leyton Holoien at 12:53.

The score would remain 1-0 in-favour of the home team through a scoreless second

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period.

Just 53-seconds into the third period the Mustangs extended their lead as Ben Tkachuk found the twine behind Terrier netminder Kael DePape.

The Tkachuk goal would prove the last of the contest as the Mustangs took a 2-0 win, with goaltender James Venne earning the shut-out, facing only 17-shots.

DePape was tagged with the loss facing 22-shots.

The Terriers won the latest clash in their Highway #10 rivalry with Melville with a 3-1 win in the Millionaires’ barn Friday eve.

The Terriers led 1-0 after 20-minutes of play thanks to a Maddux Nollski goal at 9:13.

The Millionaires knotted the score with the only goal of the middle stanza; Nicolas Samson scoring at 2:19.

The third went to the Terriers with an unassisted

marker by Logan Cya at 8:19 and an empty-netter by Tyson Janzen at 19:43.

Kael DePape was in the Terrier net facing 25-shots for the win, while Jared Thompson took the loss facing 32-shots in the Melville net.

Next action for Yorkton had them back on home ice hosting Kindersley Tuesday at the Westland Insurance Arena.

The Klippers also play in Yorkton Friday, with Melfort in for action Saturday.

Goverment introduces stiffer penalties for stunting, racing, and excessive speeding Amendments to the Traffic Safety Act to deter people from dangerous driving Amendments to The Traffic Safety Act were introduced today in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly to target drivers who speed, stunt or race.

The changes will allow police to immediately suspend driver’s licences and impound vehicles if a driver is charged with stunting, racing, or excessive speeding.

“This is the first step in strengthening the penalties for stunting and racing in Saskatchewan; our government also intends to increase the fines for these offences once the amendment has passed,” Minister Responsible for SGI Don Morgan said. “As well, by bet-

ter defining what constitutes racing and stunting, police can more easily enforce these offences, and put a stop to these dangerous behaviours.”

Other notable changes to The Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2021, include: Clarifying rules around road and speed signs in municipalities.

Clarifying that suspended drivers can legally drive to take part in SGImandated driver evaluations under approved supervision.

The legislation will take effect after it is passed in the Legislative Assembly and proclaimed.

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An act of kindness Jayden Gilmer, 10, wanted to do something to help veterans, so he came up with the idea of a random act of kindness. Young Gilmer headed over to the offices of the Royal Canadian Legion General

Alexander Ross Branch No. 77 in Yorkton where he made a donation of $100 for a single poppy. The poppy was presented by Legion member Barry Whitehead.

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Humour and hockey come together in book

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A new book for children has been released by the team of Konn and Emily Hawkes.

Flowman and the Magic Mullet is written

by Konn, with Emily providing the art.

“Flowman and the Magic Mullet is a rhyming picture book about a young hockey player whose superstitions get the best of him,” explained Emily who grew up in the states in the small town of Walpole, New Hampshire.

“Flowman is Team Captain of his hockey team, he is a superstar on the ice with a beautiful head of hockey hair.”

From the book: “In the City of Calgary he is Captain of his team.

He’s got a sweet mullet and he is livin’ the dream.

His lettuce is fresh and the ladies they all stare.

His name is Greg Flowman...they call him, “The Hair.”

“Flowman’s hair is adored by everyone... well, almost everyone,” said Emily. “One night Flowman’s mom decides she’s had enough of Flowman’s unruly mullet, so she cuts it when he’s asleep. When Flowman wakes up to find that his precious locks have disappeared, he grasps onto the idea that his mullet is magic, and that without it, his ‘game’ will suffer tremendously. In that very moment Flowman swears he will never cut his hair again, and this magical journey truly begins to unfold.”

“From this day forward, it is this I declare ... my flow will fly free for my name is ‘The Hair!’ “ “Will Flowman overcome his fears and selfdoubt and lead his team to victory,” asks Emily.

“You’ll have to read this ‘harrowing’ tale to find out!”

So where did the quirky tale come from?

“You see, I’m a bit of a prankster, and this book actually started out as a harmless prank,” explained Konn.

“Back when we lived in Washington, DC, I played hockey with a good buddy named Greg Lowman.

That’s Lowman with an “L”. Now Lowman had the sweetest head of hockey hair I’d ever seen so I decided to give him the nickname ‘The Hair’ and it stuck.

“Greg ‘The Hair’ Lowman is now a cofounder of a company called HockeyHair Co. along with my friends Jamie Allard aka ‘The Petawawa Peach’ and Rich ‘Reno’ Dizzino.

HockeyHair offers a wide array of creatively marketed hockey inspired hair products and apparel such as ‘Sin Bin Shampoo,’ ‘Off Ice Conditioner’ and ‘Celly Jelly Strong Hold Gel,’

among other things.

“So, one day after seeing yet another picture of Lowman’s radiant locks, I asked my wife if we could write a book about him, and so FLOWMAN and the Magic Mullet was born.

“We never intended for it to take off like it has, we’re actually pretty surprised about that part. We’ve already sold out of hardcovers and have just had to order more.”

The early success has the couple thinking about more stories to tell.

“Yes, this is our first book, but certainly not the last,” said Emily.

“We’ve already got two more books in the works.

The next book is a farm story about a cow, and then we’ve got another hockey book.”

Hockey and farming is certainly writing what he knows for Konn.

“I was born and raised in Watrous. I grew up on the family farm there, and that’s also where I developed my love for the game of hockey,” he said.

“After playing most of my minor hockey in Watrous … I went on to play for the Melfort Mustangs of the SJHL. It was there that I was scouted and recruited for the Sacred Heart University Pioneers, a Division 1 hockey program, located in Fairfield, CT.” It was while at Sacred Heart Konn met Emily.

“I now farm 6,000 acres with my dad and my brother where we grow a variety of crops including wheat, lentils and canola,” added Konn.

The artwork meshes with Emily’s interests nicely too.

“From a very early age I had a love for drawing, especially cartoons,” she said. “Drawing was simply a hobby for me back then and I never pursued or explored my artistic talents beyond that.”

While the book is for children that doesn’t mean it was exactly easy to write.

“I wouldn’t say the writing process was easy. Rhyming is always a bit more challenging because there are only so many words that fit together, but that’s the part that’s so fun,” said Emily. “When you finally get your sentences to fit together in a rhyme, each rhyme gets more exciting and funnier.”

The art too took some time to get just right.

“The art took some time; I’m a bit of a perfectionist and if something is the slightest bit off, I’ll scrap the whole drawing and start again,” said Emily. “There are a total of 24 illustrations in this book, but I probably drew at least 35 before choosing what to use. I tried to keep the style as consistent as possible.”

Interestingly the real

challenge was not telling the world too early about the project.

“Honestly, keeping it a secret for two years was the most challenging part,” said Konn. “We never told Greg Lowman we were writing this book about him. He only found out when we sent him a copy of the book in the mail.”

(We’re) “happy to say, Greg was thrilled -- shocked, but thrilled nonetheless, as was his mom,” added Emily, So what does the couple think is the best aspect of the book?

“It’s definitely unlike any of the books I read as a kid, and being a hockey player I personally think it’s pretty hilarious,” said

Konn. “I think it’s awesome that adults find it just as funny as the kids who read it.”

“We are so pleased with the story overall,” added Emily. “We just did a virtual book reading to the Watrous Elementary Students, and it was so much fun to see the kids reacting to the story by laughing and clapping -- brings a smile to your face.”

The book may appeal to a broader audience than one might think too.

“This book was written for adults just as much as it was for the kiddos so there really is no age cap on this story,” said Emily. “There are some hockey terms and references hockey play-

Konn and Emily Hawkes. ers and fans will recognize more than non-hockey fans, such as ‘Lettuce’, ‘Slapper’, ‘drag’ and ‘dangle’, but I think anyone who enjoys hockey and wants to laugh will enjoy our book.”

Hardcover books are currently available at Indigo and McNally Robinson both in Saskatoon.

It will also be made

available at Indigo Books in Regina in the next couple of weeks.

For those who shoponline, hardcover books can be purchased from SaskBooks in Regina at Skbooks.com. Paperback and e-book formats are available for purchase on Amazon.ca & Amazon. com and can be ordered from most local brick and mortar bookstores.

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Water and sewer rates up Jan. 1

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Water and sewer rates will be increasing in Yorkton effective Jan. 1, 2022.

“The City continually assesses our water utility assets with the forethought and need to manage our utility and replace aging water and sewer infrastructure. These rate reviews are completed annually and can vary significantly depending on the list of capital projects,” explained Aron Hershmiller – Assistant Director of Environmental Services, with the City at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

Some future Capital projects consist of a Wastewater Plant System Renewal, the addition of

new Water Meters, Water and Sewer pipe replacement, plus additional Water Investigation and Water Tower and Water Well Improvement projects.

“These capital projects dictate what future increases will be required in order to finance these projects,” said Hershmiller.

The proposed water consumption and sewer rate increase, which was ultimately unanimously endorsed by Council, was three per cent, and $1 added to the residential base rate which equates to a combined increase of 3.7 per cent, stated Hershmiller.

“These figures were identified to develop the 2022 Operational and Capital budgets. These increases equate to approximately $300,000

of revenue to be used for water and sewer infrastructure projects.,” he said.

The Base Rate charge includes the cost to replace water meters, water and sewer pipe replacement, water meter services, water billing, and corporate service expenditures.

With the increase of service connection breaks, and the increasing costs for replacement, it is essential to continue with increases to our base rate, noted Hershmiller’s report.

As background Hershmiller noted the water and sewer underground system is an extensive system made up of different age class, size, and type of piping from cast iron to PVC, adding there is “over 280,000 linear meters of

water and sewer pipe in the ground with a current replacement price tag of approximately $700 million.

“With our current budget we are able to replace approximately 500 linear meters of water pipe per year. With that being said, we have approximately 14,000 linear meters of water pipe that is over 75 years old, and with our current replacement program of about 500 m/year it will take nearly 30 years just to replace that infrastructure alone.”

For illustrative purposes, the city looked at the City of Yorkton’s proposed 2022 rates and compared them with 10 other Saskatchewan cities’ 2021 rates.

When comparing Yorkton’s proposed base rate of $18.25/month to

the other cities, Yorkton’s rate was significantly lower than the average base rate charge of $45.98 / month. Yorkton’s usage rate of $3.34 per cubic meter (m3) is also below the average of $3.77 /m3 when compared with the other communities, detailed the report.

By taking Yorkton’s average of 13 cubic meters (2,860 gallons) per household per month and using this figure, an average home in Yorkton can expect monthly cost of $61.67 compared to $59.37 in 2021.

Some homeowners’ charges will be lower or higher than this amount, depending on their usage.

Water and Sewer rates are reviewed annually and provide revenue for operational and capital expenditures. Rates

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Yorkton SECON Maulers play game and a bit

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton SECON Maulers were scheduled to host Swift Current for a pair of weekend games in the Saskatchewan Male AAA U18 League.

The game Sunday however was not completed as a power outage left the teams in the dark in the first period.

The game would be called off and will be rescheduled.

The contest Saturday was all about offence with 13 goals scored between the two teams.

The Legionnaires started things with a goal by Bryant Linklater 2:22 into the game followed by Theodore McGuire at 4:47 and Jace Bymoen at 6:23.

Yorkton got back into the contest with powerplay goals by Jaxon Sperling at 9:30 and Naton Miller at

13:05 to make it 3-2.

The Legionnaires added one more in the first with Eric Hoiness making it 4-3 with 3:14 left in the frame.

The goal barrage continued in the second period.

Rowan Martin-Bryk made it 5-3 at 4:20, but Cade Kennedy responded for Yorkton at 9:36 to make it 6-3.

Swift Current extended the lead with goals from Noah Mitchell and Josh Heistad making it 7-3.

With 32-seconds left in the middle frame Shaden Duliak scored for the Maulers making it 7-4.

The teams traded goals in the third, Hoiness for the Legionnaires and Dawson Karol for the Maulers to leave the visitors 8-5 victors.

Frank Chaboyer was in net for Yorkton for four of the goals on seven shots, with John Macpherson also allowing four but on 22-shots.

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Sask. introduces initiatives targeting high-risk offenders As announced in the Throne Speech, government is introducing two new policing initiatives to reduce reoffending by high-profile offenders.

The Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) will focus on warrant enforcement in the entire province, while the adoption of an Electronic Monitoring Global Positioning System (EM GPS) will reduce reoffending and help offenders reintegrate in the community.

“These two new initiatives represent a significant improvement to how Saskatchewan enforces warrants and monitors high-profile offenders,” Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell said. “These measures combine enforcement and prevention to ensure the safety of our citizens and prevent high-profile offenders from committing additional crimes.”

WEST will be based in Saskatoon and Meadow Lake and will work with

RCMP and municipal police services.

The team will consist of 10 permanent positions, including eight RCMP police officer positions, one criminal analyst, and one administrative support position.

The Team will focus on high-profile offenders who have outstanding warrants for their arrest or who are in violation of conditions imposed on them by the courts.

EM GPS will allow police to monitor offenders and identify when they have violated their geographical constraints.

It relies on a network of satellites that tracks and records the individual’s location and movements throughout the course of the day.

The province will invest $370,000 in WEST in 2021-22, and $1.6 million each subsequent fiscal year. The EM GPS initiative will receive $673,000 in 202122 and will have an ongoing annual cost of $1.3 million in each subsequent year.

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to a strong, sustainable Saskatchewan, as the energy sector achieves its emissions goals.”

Saskatchewan is already a world leader in CCUS, particularly with EOR. Saskatchewan has experienced significant success in applying CO2 for EOR, which produces approximately 82 per cent fewer net emissions than traditional oil and gas extraction methods.

Over the last 25 years, provincial EOR projects have sequestered more than 40 million tonnes of CO2 and resulted in over 100 million barrels of incremental oil production.

The Government of Saskatchewan anticipates that CCUS projects will attract provincial investment of more than $2 billion and sequester over two million tonnes of CO2 annually.

OIIP, when fully applied, will assist in generating a total investment impact of at least $500 million in new and expanded pipeline capacity in Saskatchewan, while allowing for further industry adoption of CCUS for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and CO2 deployment in EOR. Applications under OIIP will be accepted until March 31, 2025, and credits earned will expire on March 31, 2035.

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Learn-to-Play pickleball clinics held in Yorkton

By David Weiman No, I don’t like it either. It is hot wearing it, making it harder to breathe. Just a plain annoyance! However, I do like playing Pickleball, so yes, I will wear a mask if that is what it takes to play the game in a public facility. And so lot are. Since the outdoor courts have shut down and now with the snow; each day more players are coming out.

The first “Learn to Play” clinic last month went well and was filled.

Our intermediate course for the 20th of November is full. We do have a couple of spots left in the November 27 “Learn to Play” clinic so do call Anne at 1-306-621-8926 if you are interested.

The Pickleball Yorkton Club had a director’s meeting last week to review our 2nd AGM last month. There was quite a range of topics to cover. One of the more fortunate was to discuss how to organ-

ize the spending on several grants Anne and Sheryl were successful in getting for the club.

Good work ladies. I know we will NOT have any trouble spending the money with a lot of needs on the table.

Just as an interesting note, Pickleball internationally just held their first draft. The draft board picked 32 participants who had sponsors and then a 4 day tournament was held for the various catagories. In its infancy but steadily making progress to getting international acclaim. It did make some interesting viewing on youtube.

Some of those rallies went on forever, amazing athletes.

Okay reality sets back in and I realize that none of us are anywhere near to that level of play. But guess what, we are not trying to, we are out to have fun. And fun we are having. If you haven’t come out yet, feel free to join us and give it a try.

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Dementia project started at GDG

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Godfrey Dean Art Gallery is launching a major project to provide people with dementia an avenue to share their stories through art.

Unveiled Sunday the project; ‘Belong Where You Find Yourself’ will put 12 people with dementia together with two professional artists who will guide the participants for a

year of art creation, explained Jeff Morton, Gallery director and curator.

The two artists are Alana Moore of Saskatoon and Angela Phelps Bondaroff of Regina. The project will see both artists visit Yorkton often to work with the 12 local-area participants.

The idea is for the two visiting artists to help the local participants “express themselves and tell their stories,”

explained Morton.

The project will continue through most of 2022, with the work created planned for a show at the Godfrey Dean from March through May in 2023, and then be taken to smaller area communities later in 2023, said Morton, adding the 12 participants will be paid artist fees, and for supplies.

The exhibition will be one to amplify the voices of the artists in telling their stories

associated with dementia.

Morton said they are currently looking for 12 people to participate. Those interested, or knowing someone who might be, can contact the Gallery.

Calling the initiative “a community engaged art project,” Morton said it is hoped the effort would “reduce the stigma associated with dementia.”

The project was initiated around “the idea of belong-

ing,” said Morton, adding it is about “how other people see us. Do they see us as belonging?”

It is hoped through the project the public will reflect on belonging where you find yourself, he added.

“We may not be able to change the course of any one person’s diagnosis,” said Morton. “What we can do is address the marginalizing effect.”

Remembrance Day 2021

The annual Remembrance Day Service was held in the Flexihall at the Gallagher Centre. The local Legion Colour Party led the parade in. Among the speakers was Legion Padre Rev. Richard Gibson who read ‘In Flander’s Field’. Many wreaths were laid at the cenotaph including by local Silver Cross Mother Bonnie Rushowick accompanied by her husband Geoff. The cenotaph guards included RCMP Cst. Tiffany Thompson.

Staff photos by Calvin Daniels

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