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USask dentistry research team proves biofilm method can be used to inexpensively test new tooth decay treatments Saskatoon – A University of Saskatchewan (USask) dentistry research team has proved the usefulness of a method of simulating tooth decay that can allow researchers to test new treatment options without a large expense.

“Tooth decay places an immense burden on Canadian society, 14 to 17 billion per year is spent on dental caries-related issue; therefore, the development of alternative treatment options for tooth decay are urgently needed,” said Dr. Walter Siqueira (DDS, PhD), professor and associate dean academic at the USask College of Dentistry.

The research team used a human saliva-based dental biofilm to simulate the formation of dental plaque and cavities. A dental biofilm is a community of microbes that is grown to mimic the bacterial environment of the mouth.

The biofilm was exposed to sugar solutions that

created a breakdown of the film, similar to the breakdown of tooth enamel seen when a cavity forms.

The researchers then used the application of fluoride - the agent responsible for the reduction of tooth decay observed worldwide - to test how well the biofilm was able to respond to the preventive treatments typically used in dental offices to combat tooth decay.

The work aimed to prove that the use of biofilms could adequately simulate tooth decay and behave similarly to human teeth when treated with fluoride.

The study validated that the biofilm method can allow for the accurate testing of new treatments without a hefty price tag for dental researchers, as expensive potential treatments can be tested in small amounts.

“We anticipate this model is going to be used a lot around the globe by the research community in the dentistry field, as it is the only validated model that

would allow the assessment of novel and expensive drugs intended to prevent or treat dental cavities,” said Siqueira. “Since the validation of the model, it has been used in our lab to assess the potential use of salivary proteins bioengineered by us to prevent or treat tooth decay (dental caries).”

The research was recently published in the Journal of Microbiological Methods.

The study also involved USask College of Dentistry post-doctoral research fellow Dr. Lina Marin (DDS, PhD), who works alongside Siqueira in the USask Salivary Proteomics Research Lab, and University of Campinas Piracicaba Dental School researcher Dr. Jaime A. Cury (DDS, PhD).

The research was funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

Program aims to train First Nations water treatment operators

By Nick Pearce Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The StarPhoenix) When Jerome McDonald flew south to help provide safe drinking water for his community, he left his newborn behind.

This year, McDonald left his life and family in Fond du Lac to join the kanãtan nipīy (the water is clean/clean water) program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Saskatoon.

“Being away from them was hard. It was our first time,” he said.

He’s one of the First Nations students who joined the program’s inaugural run to ensure clean waters in their home communities.

That’s not taken for granted. Last year, Fond du Lac was stuck dealing with a malfunctioning water treatment plant

while grappling with new COVID-19 cases.

The kanãtan nipīy program is a joint effort between the City of Saskatoon, Gabriel Dumont Institute, Radius Community Centre, Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Saskatoon Tribal Council.

It aims to train people to operate and maintain water and waste systems to provide clean drinking water needed in Saskatoon and First Nations across Saskatchewan, a news release said.

“As First Nations people, we are all protectors of water, and this training program provides the opportunity for our people to carry out this important work,” STC Chief Marc Arcand said in a news release.

The program has already been renewed for another year, said Gerry

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The first year hosted 16 students; 12 are enrolled for the upcoming year.

Federal and provincial grants mean incoming students’ tuition will be free, she noted, adding that graduates have an 80 per cent employment rate so far.

Youzwa said a place-

ment at the City of Saskatoon’s water treatment facilities contributes to those employment rates.

“There’s not a lot of employment in (the field), and so it’s fairly specialized,” said Brendan Lemke, director of water and waste for the City of Saskatoon.

“This gives people a chance to be part of that.”

Indigenous students

can leverage their experience for work anywhere in the province.

McDonald hopes to put that into practice in his home community.

He started work at Orano around the same time the program began, so he spent his spare time during two weeks of full-time work studying for the program’s exams.

That effort took a toll on him, but completing the program was reward-

ing, he said.

Now back in Fond du Lac, he hopes he can put his water treatment skills to work for his community.

His cousin works at the treatment plant at Fond du Lac; McDonald plans to join him one day.

“It opened quite a few doors for me,” he said. “Getting noticed — it feels pretty good, actually.”

SK and AB renew agreement to battle mountain pine beetle threat The Government of Saskatchewan recently approved up to $1 million to fight the threat of mountain pine beetle in Alberta. This is the second year of a threeyear agreement with the Government of Alberta to stop mountain pine beetle from spreading into Saskatchewan’s northern forests.

“Recent studies have shown that our joint efforts are working by significantly slowing the eastern spread of the mountain pine beetle,” Environment Minister Warren Kaeding said.

“Renewal of this agreement is a cost-effective, proactive approach that will continue to control beetle spread in Alberta, and support our efforts to keep it out of northern Saskatchewan.”

Renewal of the Alberta-Saskatchewan agreement builds on long-standing co-operation on forest insects and diseases, and will support control efforts in areas of Alberta of most concern for the beetle’s eastern spread. Since the agreement began in 2011, Saskatchewan has invested nearly $7.3 million toward moun-

tain pine beetle control efforts in Alberta.

The mountain pine beetle outbreak in Alberta remains a significant threat to Saskatchewan’s northern pine forests, as well as the sustainable forest developments they support. The mountain pine beetle outbreak has

killed approximately 55 per cent of the merchantable pine in British Columbia and has spread across Alberta to within 40 kilometres of the Saskatchewan border.

Ministry of Environment surveys completed this fall have detected no moun-

tain pine beetles in Saskatchewan’s northern forests. However, the ministries of Environment and Parks Culture and Sport work together to manage an established beetle population in the lodgepole pine forests of the Cypress Hills in the province’s southwest.

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Moosomin’s Twinkle Tour on until December 10

By Sierra D’Souza Butts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The World-Spectator – Moosomin) The second annual Moosomin Twinkle Tour is on until December 10.

The Twinkle Tour is a chance for people o vote for the best top three Christmas Light displays in Moosomin.

Rolna Pranke of RE/ MAX Blue Chip Realty, the sponsor for the event, will be rewarding the top three winners who have the best Christmas Light Displays with Moosomin Bucks.

The first prize is $200 Moosomin Bucks, the second prize is $150 Moosomin Bucks and the third prize is $100 Moosomin Bucks.

Pranke says she started the draw last year just because she thought it sounded like a fun thing to do.

“Last year was the first year for us, it just seemed like something fun,” she said.

“I think everyone enjoys going out and looking at Christmas lights, it just makes you smile. At the same time, the prizes are Moosomin Bucks so that’s supporting local businesses as well.”

Pranke also says she will be hosting a draw for everyone who sends in their votes.

In addition to the grand prizes, three people who vote for three winners will have the chance to win one of three prizes of $50 in Moosomin bucks.

“We’re entering the people who vote, in a draw for $50 prizes. It encourages more people to get involved. Even if they don’t live in town, they can still come to do their tour, cast their votes and have a chance to win too. Then they can use the prize money for their Christmas shopping.”

Pranke says she was happy with the reaction to the Twinkle Tour last year, with 214 voters hav-

ing their say on the best Christmas light display.

“The first year with it being new I was quite happy with that amount, of course I would like to see more but I was happy with the outcome.”

She said she was very pleased with some of the reaction.

“Last year Sara from long term care, asked me to go around because they couldn’t take all the residents out to see all the lights. From time to time they did the Twinkle Tours with the DialA-Van before, but last year she asked me to go around and if we could make a video of the lights and Christmas displays, and take it to the long term care so they could watch. That was probably the most fun. It was a seven to eight minute video and from what I

heard, they loved it,” says Pranke.

The top three winners of the best Christmas Lights Displays, are based on how many votes each house receives. ”I get people to pick their top three, whichever one they say is their number one pick I give that three points, their second pick I give two points and their last I give one point.

“Then whichever address that house is, they get that number of points. The ones with the most points, first, second and third, and that’s how we pick the winners.”

Pranke says the Twinkle Tour is a fun activity for families to participate in, leading up to Christmas.

“It’s a fun activity to do, it doesn’t cost anything and it’s probably some-

thing people already do—driving around and looking at lights. It’s just a fun family activity, to grab some hot chocolate and go for a tour and have fun with your family.”

She hopes the Twinkle Tour encourages people to decorate even more for Christmas.

“I saw people earlier out this year and some of the ones that had the more noticeable displays last year, I was happy to see that they are doing it again or doing even more this year. It’s really good to see.”

Anyone can tour Moosomin to see the lights, then send their top three picks to Rolna Pranke at rpranke@ remax-yorkton.ca, by phone or text to 306-4357343, or by facebook messaging Rolna Pranke RE/ MAX Blue Chip Realty.

Moosomin’s Twinkle Tour goes until December 10

Jacobson rink wins with three On Sunday Team Jacobson took the top spot in the ‘Scott Comfort RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty Bonspiel’ in Wadena with a comeback win in the final.

The Saskatchewan Curling Tour Men’s event saw two undefeated teams do battle with Jacobson facing Knapp for the championship.

Knapp jumped out to a 4-0 lead but Jacobson picked away at the lead and eventually took the game to an extra end with the last rock advantage.

Playing three-handed all weekend Jason Jacobson, Dustin Kalthoff and Jake Hersikorn defeated Surthland, Deis, and Pomedli, on their way to qualifying for Sunday and defeated Gamble and Pomedli again to reach the final.

The team of Kelly Knapp, Brennen Jones, Mike Armstrong and Trent Knapp took a similar route to the final defeating Goertz, Gamble and Howard to Quincy out of the A as well and topped Woloschuk and Howard to make the final.

You can watch the entire game on YouTube… search ‘Wadena Curling Club’.

On the local front, Wadena

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From left: Jason Jacobson, Dustin Kalthoff and Jake Hersikorn Junior Team Pomedli had a great showing making a semifinal.

Team Deis with Garret Springer (Foam Lake), Dustin Mikush (Wadena) and Dallan Muyres (St. Gregor) qualified for the playoffs but lost to Scott

Howard in the quarters.

Team Comfort (Wadena) and Zuravloff (Buchanan) both lost qualifying games Saturday evening.

The event was a successful one for local organizing committee with plenty of fans and sup-

port from volunteers, the curlers and more.

The club and town was buzzing the economic impact of the event to the club and community were a welcome bright spot after a tough season last year.

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EDITORIAL Big, small or in between, wild animals should not be pets Most of us believe wild animals such as tigers and wolves shouldn’t be kept in basements or backyards as pets — even if we haven’t seen Tiger King! Fortunately, most municipalities have bylaws to prevent this.

Those laws don’t extend to all wildlife, though. People can still own “exotic” wild animals, including all shapes and sizes of reptiles and amphibians — lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises, frogs, salamanders. Animals deprived of their natural habitat are no longer “wild,” though; they’re artifacts.

Some Canadian provinces, such as Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan, have exotic animal laws and regulations, but in many, the responsibility for regulation lies primarily with municipalities.

More than 200 municipalities in Canada have prohibited-animal lists.

Most are mammal-centric and feature relatively few birds, even fewer reptiles and amphibians and, only rarely, any fish or invertebrates. The vast majority of non-mammal species are under- or unregulated.

Life isn’t fun for animals confined or alone in small cages in someone’s home, imprisoned for human enjoyment. But what most pet owners don’t realize is that the exotic pet trade also has significant ecological impacts.

A serious environmental problem is created when exotic pets are released or dumped into natural environments by people who never realized how big they’d grow, how long they’d live or how expensive they’d be to keep. Some take the time to look up adoption facilities, but there are few for exotic animals.

Many naively think that releasing their pet into the wild is a humane option.

Ontario conservation biologist Marc DupuisDesormeaux said, of 1,000 turtles he’s trapped for study — often working with the Toronto and Regional Conservation Authority — five to six per

DAVID SUZUKI

Science Matters cent were non-native redeared sliders released by pet owners (or were descendants of discarded pets). Red-eared sliders are more frequently found in urban centres (where people are also more often found).

Released non-native species such as redeared sliders can compete with native turtle species for prime habitat, like basking sites, and have the potential to modify natural environments. Released goldfish and koi have also wreaked ecological havoc in waterways. The pervasiveness of invasive species, including those from the pet trade, is one of the drivers of wildlife decline in Canada.

Collecting animals from the wild for commercial use, including for sale as food or pets, is also a factor in depletion of wildlife populations, most of which are already facing a variety of threats to their numbers and habitats. Legal and illegal collection from the wild for the pet trade is a pressure few species can tolerate. In Ontario, for example, six out of seven native turtle populations are already at risk. Further, many wild creatures die during capture or while being transported for sale as pets.

Exotic wild animals can also be disease vectors. Wildlife in Canada are already stressed by multiple infectious diseases transmitted by invasive species, such as the ranavirus and the fungus-borne chytridiomycosis, which is affecting amphibian populations globally. With increased numbers of exotic pet animals, both wild-caught and captivebred, come increased chances of their being

released into the wild and new diseases being transferred to native wildlife species, as well as to humans (particularly if there is physical contact). The risk of new epidemics or pandemics of animal origin is also increased — a Pandora’s box we all surely want to keep the lid on.

Exotic pets have become normalized — as have exotic petting zoos and birthday party appearances — but they don’t make sense.

Turtles, snakes, lizards, amphibians and other wild animals are amazing creatures worthy of our admiration and wonder, but they should not be taken from their homes for our entertainment, to keep us company or as status symbols.

These creatures have evolved physical and behavioural attributes over thousands or millions of years that allow them to survive in specific habitats and conditions that can’t be replicated in a glass or plastic container in someone’s home. And they are essential components to the functioning of natural ecosystems. If they are removed, the environment is diminished.

If you have patience and, ideally, a pair of rubber boots, you can fairly easily spot and appreciate many snakes, turtles and frogs even in our cities and towns — in the local meadows, ponds, rivers, fields, forests, lakes and streams, where they belong.

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.

Christmas spirit alive and well in Town of Sturgis Courtesy of Preeceville Progress Some people say if you walk down main street in Sturgis during the night or day you will find it to be magical and joyous, said Karen Rose, town resident and decorator.

This year, through a creative idea of Councillor Aileen Lubiniecki, the decorating continued to spread to include the Sturgis Regional Park.

There were 11 businesses and organizations that were invited to participate in creating displays throughout the park.

“People are invited to come down to the park and either walk or drive by to see all the displays lit up.” said Lubiniecki.

The decorating of the downtown core of the Town of Sturgis began when a small committee was formed to focus

on the downtown for Christmas like it had been done in the past. The committee was made up of: Karen Rose, Daniel Wasylenchuk and Valerie Skurdal.

The committee then started the process of purchasing decorations that included lights, hardware and garland.

The decorations and garland were made by Karen Rose who has always loved decorating for the Christmas season. Rose would always decorate her family home and has grown her collection of Christmas decorations. “I would always be on the lookout for a bargain and garage sales were always a great place to pick up some great decorations,” said Rose.

She stated that this is their gift to everyone. Take a walk, enjoy and to everyone, “have the best Christmas you can.”

Saskatoon poet and author named USask Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence Saskatoon – Acclaimed poet and community-based educator Zoey Roy (BEd’17, MPP’21) has been selected as the next Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence for an eight-week residency with the University Library at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) beginning in December.

“I’m very happy to be the Indigenous Storyteller-inResidence,” said Roy, who has Cree, Dene and Métis roots. “I look forward to expanding my knowledge about Indigenous cultures, traditions and knowledge to facilitate learning opportunities through the USask Library.”

As part of her residency, Roy will lead a series of writing workshops, culminating in performances during Indigenous Achievement Week in February. To help bring these workshops to a wider audience, the University Library is partnering with Saskatoon Public Library.

Roy is currently pursuing her PhD at York University in Toronto and has been working with the National Arts Centre’s Music Alive Program in

Saskatchewan since 2016.

She has a strong interest in Indigenous equity and entrepreneurship.

Roy has received a number of awards including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the National Aboriginal Achievement Award from the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, and a Woman of Distinction Award in Saskatoon.

“Zoey Roy brings a wealth of knowledge to the residency program that will go a long way to breaking down barriers and enhancing conversations about decolonization,” said Dr. Melissa Just, dean of the University Library, adding that she believes Roy’s experiences as a poet, emcee, and author will enhance the program opportunities for participants.

Following last year’s successful inaugural residency with hip-hop artist Lindsay (Eekwol) Knight, Roy’s selection as the 2021-22 Storytellerin-Residence supports the residency’s aim of creating and delivering opportunities designed to promote intercultural understanding and storysharing between and among Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.

The Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence is made possible through the generous support of University Library donors, and the programming efforts of the Saskatoon Public Library.

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Kids in Ghana program going strong after 12 years

By Sierra D’Souza Butts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The World-Spectator – Moosomin) The sponsorship project, 4 Kids in Ghana, started 12 years ago and thanks to the local support from the Moosomin community, the program is still going strong.

Moosomin’s Diana Austin, got involved with work in Ghana after she completed high school and from there a bond was formed. When the children’s home she was volunteering at was forced to lower the number of children, she felt the need to help those who had nowhere to go and started her own charitable group.

“Way back when I started the program in 2009, I had no idea what I was really getting myself into. While part of me knew that I was committing myself long-term to the group, I don’t know if I could have predicted when or how the program would evolve. I just knew that if I didn’t do something the future for the four of them was very bleak,” Austin says.

“Although I can say that running the program has been challenging at times, it is still nothing compared to the challenges of trying to survive (let alone thrive) in Ghana.

I often think of how it is

simply the lottery of birth that I grew up in Canada.

Reminding myself of the opportunities that I have, merely because of the circumstance of where I come from, keeps me dedicated to the work.”

The four children who have grown up to be adults, who have been apart of the sponsorship program are Antwi, Emmanuel, Agyenim, Victoria and Victoria’s son.

“The lessons I have learned over the years are endless. It has taught me the importance of relationships. The five involved have needed not only financial aid but emotional support.

The sense of belonging they have received from being part of the program is invaluable and as Thomas Antwi said, it is something that will outlive the financial sponsorship. It is also these relationships that have held the program together. It is easier to walk away from a committee or an institution than it is to walk away from five people. Focusing on individuals, rather than collectives, has pros and cons. With respect to the Kids in Ghana, the longevity of the program is undoubtedly tied to the fact that we were focusing on individuals, individuals who would be lost without the program.”

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Oliver and his mother, Victoria. Victoria is one of the four kids who started in the Kids in Ghana sponsorship program. Last year she completed her practical nursing diploma and is now working towards enrolling in university. ning the program is just knowing the realities of the shortcomings with it.

I struggle knowing how hard the 12 years have still been for the group.”

“There is so much more that I wish I could have offered them; they

deserved to have real parents, caring for them over the years. Not simply a removed figurehead, supporting them financially while they have had to survive on their own, navigating a world as adults when they were

still youth. As well the challenge of running the program while I have other responsibilities and demands here in Canada rarely brings out the best in me,” Austin says.

Throughout the years of the sponsorship program, donations have covered the costs of education, healthcare and living expenses for the five individuals. Austin says the end goal of the program is help the four of them reach a lifestyle where they are able to independently support themselves.

She provides a Christmas letter annually, informing supporters that have donated over the years how the four of them are doing now.

The Christmas Card Campaign started 11 years ago and has been the most consistent fundraiser for the Kids in Ghana. The campaign is all about spreading holiday cheer by donating to the Kids in Ghana in honour of family, friends, or co-workers and they will then be sent a Christmas card to let them know of the donation.

To donate in honour of someone, people can send a cheque made out to the Kids in Ghana or an e-transfer to maggieaustin@sasktel.net along with the name of the person and their address so a Christmas card can be

sent to them. All cheques and necessary information can be sent to Box 1407 Moosomin, SK S0G 3N0.

Austin says she is happy to see where the four of them are at right now in life and is thankful for all of the support from the Moosomin community.

“Knowing all the shortcomings of the program (and myself while running it) takes away from “pride” per se in the project. I wish I could have done better by all of them and helped more,” she says.

“I am proud that they are getting closer to independence. I first taught Emmanuel, Victoria, and Agyenim in 2004 when they were little kids. I was teaching them as a group as they were behind some of the others of the same age group. It makes me very proud that they, as well as Thomas Antwi, have not only completed high school but are pursuing post-secondary training from getting a driver license to completing university. It made me proud to hear all of them speak today, seeing how grown up they are and knowing that they are all in a better place thanks to the sponsorship and support of the program. Thanks again to the ongoing support from yourselves at Continued on Page 6

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KIDS IN GHANA Continued from Page 5 the Spectator and from the Moosomin community as a whole.”

ing nutrition because I want to add it to the knowledge I learned from nursing school. I’m interested in nutrition because I love food, I want to learn the nutritional facts about food and study it more.”

She says she’s happy to experience the journey of learning and grateful to have been presented the opportunities to attend school.

After completing her education and finding work, Victoria says one of her long term goals is to return to the orphanage some day and teach children about everything she has learned from the opportunities she experienced.

Victoria’s determination in achieving higher education Last year, Victoria completed her practical nursing diploma from St. Andrews College of Healthcare at Assin Fosu.

She is currently working towards enrolling in university.

“From the Kids in Ghana program, if Diana hadn’t done this program I would’ve lacked education, because I’m from a poor family, no one in my family has gotten to where I am now. I’m not saying that to be proud but I’m saying it because I’m happy to be part of a program that has given me opportunities like this for the past 14 years now.

It hasn’t been easy but I’m happy,” Victoria says.

Although she completed her nursing certificate last year, she says she’s interested in nutrition and is currently working towards attaining a degree in that field.

“I plan on going back to school to get a degree which will help me get a job, because it’s not easy getting a job when you only have the certificate level of education. That’s why Diana pushed me to further my education,” she says.

“Right now I’m study-

Agyenim’s journey ”This program is something that words can’t explain, without this program I don’t know where I would be now. This program gave me something to believe in, to believe in having a future,” says Agyenim.

He recently completed a driving course and earned his driver’s licence, which is not very common in Ghana.

“For now I’m the town’s emission worker but that is a short term plan. The long term goal is to get work outside of the country, where I can go and work as best that I can. I believe that in this country even after

education, getting a job is a problem. There’s many people here who would love to get an education to get a job, I just think if I go outside the country there’s a lot of job opportunities that I could possibly go for. “ Agyenim says he looks forward to working outside of Ghana and hopes to find a placement of work in any field.

“There’s one particularly job that I’m looking towards and it’s at a chocolate factory in Poland.”

“If things go as planned, hopefully I’ll be there and start working.

That’s my long goal term for now and it’s not just Poland. I’m reaching out and keeping an eye out for anything maybe even in Canada or the UK, but that’s my long-term goal.”

Perseverance to finish school After four years, Emmauel finished his Bachelor of Education and Social Work from the University of Ghana in October 2021.

“This program was more like a family to me, I have gone far by graduating from school. To be sincere I had no hope of coming this far and much of that is from the privilege of being a part of this program.”

Although he wanted to go to school for geography and history, Emmanuel had to enrol in a differ-

ent program due to not having the prerequisites.

“It was unfortunate that I did not do math in high school, so the university had to offer me a different course which was in social work and education. Even though I had no interest and no knowledge about social work, I chose to do it because that was the course given to me,” he says. ”But somehow I’ve learned to like that program because of my background and my situation.

It’s almost like it was describing everything I was going through. I only had the interest of studying social work because of human nature and trying to put every individual at the centre of development.”

He recently got a position with the Ghanian National Service, a program for Ghanaians who complete post-secondary education. Emmanuel’s focus in the program is working with the Accra College of Education at the head office in La Nkwantang Madina Municipal District of Greater Accra.

“I also want to say that this sponsorship program has taught a lesson to all of us. I’m hoping that destiny puts all of us in a position that we want to be in and that we are able to be independent on our own. I hope to see a bright future for everyone so that we can come back and help other people. To give other people hope and an education, to give back and help others like the program helped us.”

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“Going back to 2009, I had nowhere to go, without this program my future would’ve been a mess. This program has been a heaven to me. At a time where I thought I lost hope, and I didn’t know what was next for me in life, God through Diana and through this program, brought hope

back to me,” he says.

“I’m very happy to belong and be a part of this program, I wouldn’t have reached where I am today if it wasn’t for all of the help I received through this program. I was able to finish a diploma course because of it and finish my national certificate. I’m so proud of this program for restoring my hope and giving back to me the future that I thought was lost.”

Antwi says through educational courses he was able to meet and connect with people that he wouldn’t have known, if he was not given the opportunity to attend school, prior to this program.

“My knowledge, understanding of life and how the world works, continues to change, I’m proud of learning this and getting the chance to.”

Previously he was working with the The Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) a government initiative in Ghana to address graduate unemployment to solve social problems. As the program finished in October, Antwi started an importing business called “Tomasani Enterprise,” which is registered with the Ghana Registry Department.

“Currently I run my own business, I own a fabric store in Nigeria and import fabrics from Nigeria to sell around Ghana. That’s what I’m doing right now, we’re hoping that things pick up quickly here and it becomes a stabilized business.”

He says the program’s intentions are to assist them in becoming independent individuals.

“The route of becoming independent was introduced earlier on in this program. The route of getting out of the program is to become independent on your own, the program has assisted me from high school days until now and I can say that those changes I’ve made from then are good.”

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“Coming from the orphanage, we all came from different backgrounds but this program actually built us together as one family. I think this is one of the amazing things that I will always thank God for because we are not just a program, and even in the next 10 to 20 years and we are not in Ghana, we will always have this family. If we all grow out of this program, we still have our family.

If Victoria is not in this program if I’m not in it or Agyenim or Emmanuel, what this program has given us is a family that we’ve all built together.

We don’t see ourselves as people benefitting from one program, but we see it as a big family,” Antwi says.

“I think this program has really done well and helped us to restore hope to us. We will always be grateful to this program, to Diana, her family and everyone in Canada who one way or the other, brought us together. We were teenagers when this program begun, I was 16 years old and now I’m almost 30 so this program has really helped us long throughout our lives.

We’ll always be grateful for this program giving us this family, I always say this is the best family I’ve ever belonged to. I love this family so much.”

One community helping another Diana Austin says she’s happy of how far the program has reached and is very grateful for the support the community of Moosomin has given.

She says the program’s success was because of one community helping another.

“We’re very grateful because without the World-Spectator we wouldn’t be here. I think another thing I’ve learned from this program is how important community is, community not only over there but here as well and I think that’s what’s really helped them get through all of this.”

“When they talk about family I think it’s because without it, they would always be individuals trying to get through, but since they’ve been young the program has built a community for them and it’s provided a way to set themselves up for the world. Moosomin has been such a huge part of this, I think with the support from Moosomin is what has been keeping this program going, not only the financial contributions but even the interests in it. Knowing that people care and are following has meant so much, having the community follow behind it.

Even though not all of it has been smooth, knowing the support and the community has been there for myself, has been really good. Thank you to all of you guys.”

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A chance to write your story as a crow When you have been gaming for a long while, some in our little group have gamed together for a quarter of a century, give or take a few sessions of Dungeons & Dragons, you come to think you’ve seen it all in terms of games.

Of course that is ridiculously far from being accurate.

Thanks in large part to the Internet connecting game developers in ways undreamed of not so long ago, and bolstered by access to dollars through crowdfunding, there are new games emerging on a near daily basis.

Try as one might to search sites such as Kickstarter.com and Boardgamegeek.com to find new games of interest we undoubtedly miss many.

But, sometimes you hit upon something that is new, quirky and simply intriguing.

Which brings us to the new game that has just been funded through Kickstarter in under two hours; Be Like a Crow.

The name catches the eye, so a mouse click to check it out more closely was a must.

“All you need is a pen and paper, a deck of playing cards, and your unbridled imagination to take flight. This Kickstarter is for a soloRPG that will allow you to become a crow and do crowy things whilst journaling your experiences,” was near the top of the page.

The first thought was ‘unique weirdness’ to be truthful.

Reading farther down the page you actually play as a crow, or magpie, rook or jackdaw, with the raven added as a successful stretch goal – so basically the Corvid bird family noted for their intelligence.

You can choose from various settings too, cyber-crow, clockwork Corvid, gothic and high

fantasy, so sort of the core genres of role-playing games.

Then with a deck of cards you play the solo game, writing your adventuring in a journal as you go.

The writer in me was interested although I have avoided journaling games because I write tons as it is, although there is an unpublished D&D tale we ran through in a binder in my game room.

Since the game is on Kickstarter, Be Like a Crow is still in development, but an email to its developer Tim Roberts and we had him agreeing to an interview via email.

Roberts is originally from the north of England but spent 15 years living in Spain before relocation back to the South West of England.

“I currently live in Somerset which is a pretty inspiring place,” he said. “We are not far from Glastonbury which is steeped in Arthurian mythology so I love to visit there for inspiration for my writing and games.

Given that Be Like a Crow is a solo RPG it’s not surprising Roberts is a fan of the genre.

“I started playing the red box edition of D&D in the mid ‘80s,” he said.

“I was fortunate to have a cool maths teacher who ran sessions on lunchtime for a small group of me and my friends but, of course, we never told anyone we were into D&D back then. It simply wasn’t considered cool.”

Then Roberts grew up – some of us prefer not to as gamers.

“I had a large hiatus due to life but, about six years ago, whilst in a comic store I saw the starter set for 5th edition in a dark corner,” he said. “I bought it out of nostalgia, but soon found myself back down

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“To say RPGs have changed my life is not a platitude.

“Not only have they become my full-time job, I’ve also made lots of new friends through them.

“They are also an important part of flexing my creative muscle and mental health as it allows me to escape from the stresses of life for several hours each week.

I only wish I had more time to play.

“I’d add that it’s amazing now to see so many people getting into the hobby, both newcomers and people who are returning to it. It’s inspiring to see all the different communities who have embraced RPGs and how they are bringing new ideas into the ecosystem and the plethora of exciting new RPG ideas outside of D&D.” But it’s a big step from getting back into D&D and writing a game of your own.

“Although I enjoy tabletop games, my gateway into game design was through writing one-shots for D&D,” said Roberts.

“During the pandemic I published my first one and I was amazed by the response it received.

It gave me confidence to start writing more and experiment with creating my own creatures and magic items.

“With so many eyes on my work I knew that just having a good story wasn’t going to be enough, so I started deep diving into game mechanics; reading blogs,

Reddits, books, anything I could get my hands on.

I was a software developer for almost 20 years so, as much as I love the narrative side of game development, I suppose I was always going to be drawn towards the mechanic’s side at some point.

I’d never really equated the two things, but that past career knowledge definitely helps when problem solving which is a big part of game development.”

Then along came the crow, a dive into something more Robert’s ‘own’.

“It’s the first one I’m happy to present to the public,” he related.

“Undoubtedly, a solo RPG is still in my comfort zone, but the truth is that there are other prototype games in my journals that I am going to work on once Crow is out in the world.

“I’d love to work on a co-op game because I think learning how to work together is what the world needs more of now. That said, I do have an idea for a card game in the works that is highly competitive.

The working title is ‘The Secret Life of Rocks’.”

As a long time group player, solo gaming is still a rarity for me.

Sure I play solitaire, sometimes too much solitaire, and I remember shooting crokinole by myself listening to 8-track music growing up in an era of only two TV channels and being on a farm, no kids next door, and games such as Utopia Engine, Zombie in My Pocket are cer-

tainly fun, generally the social interaction of gaming is sought.

So why did Roberts go the solo route?

“Good question,” he replied. “There’s no one reason, but rather a few things that all came together.

“I’d always wanted to write a multiplayer RPG but it felt like a massive undertaking for my first project.

“Then, when the pandemic hit, I was thinking about all of those people who were stuck alone in lockdown and the strain that puts on mental health. Games are a great form of escapism, but with RPGs it’s scheduling a group of people to get together at the same time that is notoriously difficult.

“Then at UKGE, (a game event), this year my trader stand was opposite the stand for Colostle, another solo RPG created by Nich Angel. I had a good chat with him, bought his game, then the next day went out and scooped up another one called Apothecaria.

It was a confluence of things that led me to writing my own, but those two games were definitely a big influence.”

So how did Roberts come to settle on players become birds?

“It started with a narrative, as all my ideas do,” he related. “I have no interest in creating a good set of rules and then trying to bolt on a concept. Story always comes first.

“I can’t remember exactly when I landed on a game about roleplaying a Corvid, but I do remember doing lots of research into crows in fantasy and reality.

Once I knew there was enough scope for a host of settings and potential objectives I started thinking about rules.

“Actually, I think it came on the back of a one-shot I wrote called

Lock-in at The Blind Raven. Plus, I’ve always loved crows, especially in literature. One of my favourite books is Grief is The Thing with Feathers by Max Porter.

The way the crow in that is anthromorphosised is unlike anything I have ever read before — I’m sure in some subliminal way it steered me towards writing a game where corvids are centre-stage.”

But, rules are hard, to the point Roberts said they were the greatest challenge in creating the game.

“For me, they have to feel like an integral part of the story and not just a set of arbitrary constraints to gamify the narrative,” he said.

“From the outset, I decided that the rules had to serve the story that players would be creating. I worked topdown and started with lifecycles of a bird which are analogous to levels.

“Then I started thinking about how you transitioned through those lifecycles, always from the perspective of becoming a bird.

“Rules in an RPG are always going to be a tightrope of having enough to make it challenging, without constraining creativity, yet simple enough to learn.”

And, in the end what does the creator like best about his game.

“Two things really,” said Roberts. “Firstly, it’s a creative tool. I love to inspire creativity in people and I think Be Like a Crow does that.

The game can only take you so far, your imagination has to do the rest.

“Secondly, you can start playing it in minutes. There are quite a few rules, but you can pick most of them up as you go along.

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Light Up Canora gives visitors fun ways to enjoy the season Courtesy of Canora Courier The Town of Canora hosted Light Up Canora COVID-Style & Shop Local Night on December 4 with the

participation of local businesses and residents.

Many local businesses reported a successful day, with stores keeping busy throughout most of the day, according to

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“The COVID SAFE fireworks display was another huge attraction that brought at least over 500 people to view. I heard tons of comments on how spectacular the fireworks display was.

We had Nutrien Ag donate and Canora Leisure Services donate over and above the funds that are normally allocated to my department.”

Messages from Yorkton, Kamsack, Melville and other communities indicated that many out-of-town residents from across the Parkland region were coming to Canora “for our spectacular lights display,” continued Zavislak. “The texts, messages and emails were pouring in to marvel at how a town of our size puts on such a great lights display. I always tell them it’s all in thanks to our hard working Public Works Department that spends a lot of time preparing and putting up the lights.

I tell them my ideas, draw them out and they make it happen.

“I get messages from people from all around Canada, whether they see pictures on Facebook or they visit a loved one over the holidays, our innovative and spirited community definitely offers a one of a kind experience.”

In addition to the light displays in King George

An estimated 500 spectators, including many from surrounding communities, visited Canora and took in the colourful fireworks display.

A new feature for Canora this year is the light tunnels found outside the Town Office and at King George Park. Already many people are enjoying them and using them in photos.

Park and at the Town Hall, there are also Christmas lights outside Canora businesses.

“Our public works department hangs the lights for all of the businesses who would like lights on their building or storefront,” explained Zavislak. “We offer this for any businesses located throughout Canora.

The lights attract visitors and tourists to our community all winter long. I

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have many people from out of town who say they are filling up a vehicle and grabbing some Chinese food or Gabano’s Pizza for the way home.

It is all positive and a great feature for our vibrant community.”

Canora’s Memorial Light Tree project to pay tribute to lost loved ones continues to grow, with a new list of tree sponsors each year.

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Community members rally for continuance of camp Courtesy of Preeceville Progress The Ketchen Lake Bible Camp is always looking for fundraiser ideas and recently got very creative with a Christmas gift and bake sale that raised over $4,000. The sale was held on November 26 and November 27 in the basement of the Evangel Tabernacle Church.

“The response was just overwhelming,” said Elaine Brewer, camp director. Items that were featured included baking, and a wide assortment of new and gently used items.

“It is so great to see so many people that we have not seen in a longtime,” continued Brewer.

“Camp this year was a little bit of a challenge with finding more staff to accommodate more campers due to the government announcement that was made prior to the beginning of camp. The announcement allowed us to have overnight camps that required more staff. We hosted an overnight camp for three weeks and a day camp for one week in July.

The following historical information was supplied by Brewer.

Ketchen Lake Bible Camp had its start on the CCF grounds at Chrystal Lake in 1941, under the leadership of Edwin Wright, the camp at that time was a boy’s camp, which Wright ran for three years. In 1944, a radio preacher in Yorkton by the name of Ed Erickson received a phone call from a young lady wondering if he would assist in the camp work at Crystal Lake. Mr. Erickson, along with two of his friends from a small Bible school in Moose Jaw, Herbert Peeler and Ewald Schmidt, joined Wright in 1944, on the CCF grounds at Crystal Lake, a camp program for boys and girls was started. Peeler took time every summer for many years to come to Crystal Lake Camp and preach.

He considered this time at camp in a tent with his family his annual vacation.

Three chapel services a day, as well as swimming sports, games, and Bible memorization were part of a typical camp day in the 40’s. Peeler recruited teams of work-

ers from the Bible school at Pambrun, and helped run the camp for many years.

Then the Department of Health told the camp they would have to install septic tanks, flush toilets and running water if they were to continue camping at Crystal Lake. At that time, they were on a yearly lease agreement and with the new health regulations, they wanted more than a one-year lease. They preferred a 99-year lease, but the owner wouldn’t think of

it. That was the start of the searching for a new location.

The search started around Crystal Lake, but there was nothing available for the size of land they needed.

There was a meeting to discuss the future of the camp. After talking things over, George Bellows said to Peter Steppan, “There must be some lakes up in your country we could get some land next to.” So, Peter, Don Kachman, Continued on Page 10

Helping to organize the Ketchen Lake Bible Camp’s Christmas bake and gift sale, from left, were: Debbie Treen, Carol Steppan, Elaine Brewer and Doreen Brewer.

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By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Recently the list of Saskatchewan talent to be featured on Telemiracle 46, taking place March 5 and 6, 2022, was announced.

Among the performers is Jennifer Haas of Yorkton.

“This is my first time performing on Telemiracle, and I am super excited to have been chosen,” said the 37-year-old Haas who was born in Winnipeg.

While it will be a first on the Telemiracle stage, Haas who is a Grade 7 and 9 teacher in Melville, has performed locally.

“I sing the anthem at Yorkton Terriers home games and perform at other events as well,” she said.

So why audition for the long-running fundraiser?

“Telemiracle has always been near and dear to my heart,” offered Haas. “One of my favourite quotes is to ‘be the change you wish to see in the world.’ –Ghandi. I always strive to do everything I can to pay it forward. One small act of kindness can change the world, and I like to lead by example and show my students that they can make a difference too.

Telemiracle has helped so many people across Saskatchewan and I’m so grateful to be part of it.”

Haas has seen the good work up close too.

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Haas auditioned live in Regina.

“It was a really great experience. Everyone was so kind and encouraging,” she said.

In terms of a song Haas is going with a favoured piece.

“I have chosen to perform a cover of ‘The Good Ones’ by Gabby Barrett. It was also my audition piece! It is one of my favourite songs,” she said.

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Kamsack Family Resource Centre employees Andrea Verigin, left, and Megan Holodniuk are excited to share an unprecedented bounty of brand new children’s books they received this year.

Kamsack Family Resource Centre hosts massive book giveaway Courtesy of Kamsack Times As residents in the Kamsack area look forward to the fun and excitement of a town light-up this Friday, those with children under the age of nine in their family may want to consider adding one more stop to their holiday schedule.

On the afternoon of December 10, between the hours of noon and 6 p.m. the Kamsack Family Resource Centre, (KFRC) located at 241 Second Street, Kamsack, will be hosting a free book give-

away for local families thanks to a donation of an entire crate of highquality, brand new books.

“These books are absolutely amazing.

They would make wonderful Christmas gifts,” said Andrea Verigin of the KFRC. “And all of the books are age appropriate for children from pre-K to Grade two.”

Everyone is invited to attend the pop-up book event – including parents, grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles.

“We have plenty to give away,” said KFRC’s

Megan Holodniuk. “For those who are on a fixed income that are worried about being able to afford putting gifts under the tree this year, please come down to the centre and pick out some special book gifts without the stress of spending money.”

KFRC has held membership with First Book Canada for four years.

Staff members, Verigin and Holodniuk typically make the annual trip to Regina to pick up as many as 250 books to give away to lucky Kamsack families. This year, because the centre

hosted a successful food bank meal program, they were eligible to take part in an initiative offered

by Read On Canada! – a coalition partnering with food banks to give away more than 140,000 books in 150 communities across Canada.

Instead of picking up the usual 200-plus books in Regina this year, the KFRC staff were surprised and delighted that they had qualified to receive a full crate consisting of over 1,000 books. Unable to handle that size of a load, Verigin and Holodniuk had to make alternate

COMMUNITY MEMBERS Continued from Page 9 George Buhler (their pastor) and Jerry Goertzen began to search the different lakes in the area.

Squaw Lake and Lomond Lake were looked at, but no land was available. While driving to search for a place, Peter told stories of the inhabitants north of Ketchen.

One story he told was about an elderly lady whom everybody called the “cat woman.” She had or was supposed to have had up to forty cats that lived with her on the hill between the grid road and the lake. At this time, Peter and Don had exhausted every possibility for a place and were ready to give up.

They thought that maybe, for some reason, God didn’t want them to have a camp.

After listening to the stories about the “cat woman,” they were interested and wanted to see the old shack she lived in. They had already given up hope, it was late in the afternoon and they were driving right by her place. They walked around the old shack and

then wandered down to the lakeshore, expecting nothing but mud and got the surprise of their lives.

It was hard sand with bulrushes growing in it. They drove in to where the camp is now and found an old building site, house, sheds for rabbits, hay corral, and so on, and best of all there was hard sand for the beach.

They found out the land belonged to Eddie Nelson, whom Peter knew well. Peter phoned Eddie, and found out the Wildlife Federation had offered $3,000 for the quarter but no papers had been signed yet. Peter asked if he would sell it to them for a Bible Camp and hold off the deal for a couple weeks so a meeting could be held. It was agreed upon, at the meeting, that the location would be perfect.

With many hands and hours of volunteering, the camp was set up with the basics that first spring, cutting it very close to the start of camp, a couple days to be exact.

The first camp director, Norman

Taylor, served many duties, including camp speaker and maintenance man. Mrs. Taylor served as the camp cook. The first campers slept in Army Bell tents which slept about 8 to 10 campers and a large 30 x 50-foot circus tent was used for a place to hold meetings.

During that first year, things were updated with a dining hall and chapel. Washrooms, showers and power were added a couple years later.

From then, a longhouse, eight cabins, brand new washrooms, kitchen addition, director’s residence (house), nurse’s station and sports/canteen shed have been added. Improvements and adjustments are made every year.

Recently they have added two new cabins, one for the boys and one for the girls. Other additions include a basketball court, staff accommodations and so much more.

There have also been many directors that have come and gone in the many years of Ketchen Lake Bible Camp.

arrangements for the massive delivery.

“We are so grateful for Raymond Reiben at The Source in Kamsack,” offered Verigin. “He kindly offered the use of his shipping dock so we could have the huge crate of books delivered.”

Among the selection of books to be given away on Friday afternoon are beautifully illustrated children’s fiction books, activity learning books in a variety of school subjects for pre-K to Grade four, workbooks featuring popular Disney and Pixar characters, and sturdy picture books appropriate for toddlers.

First Book Canada was named as a Top 10 Canadian Impact Charity

in 2020 by Charity Intelligence Canada.

The organization is run by a team of volunteers.

On the organization’s website, it is stated that almost 25 per cent of Canadian households don’t have a single book.

Low literacy levels place children at a disadvantage that perpetuates poverty.

Verigin and Holodniuk said they are so grateful the work done by the First Book Canada team that they intend on planning a fundraiser in the near future that will help give back and support the organization.

For those attending the free pop-up book event, masks will be mandatory and all COVID-19 precautions will be in place.

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Seasonal fare The Little Red Barn Christmas Craft Show & Bake Sale was held on the weekend . The event held just west of Yorkton, attracted a steady flow of people who had a chance to purchase a range of items including everything from hockey memorabilia, to wood signs, holiday wreaths, handmade jewellery and fresh baking.

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Terriers give up lead in Estevan

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers headed to Estevan Saturday to face the Viterra Division-leading Bruins.

The second place Terriers appeared ready to make a statement in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League encounter taking a 3-1 lead in the opening period.

Logan Cyca started the Terriers with a goal 4:36 in, then Erik Boers and Kishaun Gervais made it 3-0 before Erik Von Sprecken put the hometown Bruins on the board at 17:18.

The Terriers held the lead through a scoreless second period.

But, the start of the third was a mini disaster for the visitors.

Mark Rumsey cut into the Yorkton lead with a powerplay goal 1:17 into the final period.

Fourty-seconds later Cody Davis tied the game

The Terriers still sit second, but 17 points back with 27 based on a 12-13-0-3 record.

Melville is third in the division with 23 points, with Weyburn fourth with an SJHL worst 17 points.

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A big third period by Estevan snatched victory away from the Yorkton Terriers.

3-3.

And, then at 5:59 Mikol Sartor completed a comeback win for the Bruins scoring the game-winner as the game finished 4-3

in favour of Estevan.

Kael DePape was in net for Yorkton facing 42-shots in the loss.

Boston Bilous took the win in the Bruin net

facing 29.

The Bruins extended their record to 21-5-1-1 for 44 points with the win, and a huge lead in the Viterra.

The Terriers headed north Friday for a game against the Melfort Mustangs.

Carson Henry started the scoring in the contest scoring 3:49 into the game to give the visiting Terriers an early lead.

Tye Scherger would get the equalizer for the hometown Mustangs at 15:21 of the opening stanza.

The Terriers took back the lead 2:13 later on a goal by Steve Norum.

The 2-1 Terrier lead would hold through the remainder of the first period.

It took just 50 seconds of play in the second period for the Terriers to take a 3-1 lead goal on

a powerplay by Tanner Sklaruk.

A marker by JD Hall, at 5:17, again on the powerplay extended the lead to 4-1.

Norum, with his second of the contest, an unassisted effort at 14:03 made it 5-1.

Curtis Hammond would score a powerplay goal at 16:10 to get the Mustangs a bit closer as the teams headed to the dressing rooms after 40-minutes with Yorkton leading 5-2.

There was only one goal in the final frame, Erik Boers making it a 6-2 Terrier win with a marker at 16:32.

Kael DePape was in net for Yorkton in the win facing 36-shots.

The Mustangs split time with James Venne allowing five goals on 16 shots, and Alex Bell one goal on 12 shots.

The Terriers head to Melville Friday, then host the Millionaires Saturday.

School choir on Telemiracle in ‘22

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The choir from St. Michael’s School in Yorkton will be performing at Telemiracle in the new year.

“This will be our third year performing but our first virtual performance,” said instructor Rita Hilbig. “We performed in 2018 – a song called ‘No Roots’ which we did with vocals and drums.

“The second was in 2020, just before the lockdown and we performed a song called ’The Lotto’.

This year they sent in a video of the choir performing at the beginning of November and were recently contacted by the producers that they would be on the show.

“Our performance will also be virtual this year,” explained Hilbig.

“We will be invited to do an in-studio recording in early January in Regina which, while not live performing, will still give my students the feel of the professional performance world.”

Hilbig said participation in the decades-old tele-a-thon has a definite educational aspect for her choir.

“It’s a good experience,” she said. “The audition process encourages us to get ready quickly and the performance part teaches us so many important skills – dealing with the public, being on stage, how to conduct ourselves when in the public eye, etc.”

This year there are

some added benefits too.

“This year I think we wanted the excitement and wanted a sense of normalcy,” said Hilbig.

“Plus it has become a challenge to see if we can be a part of such a fantastic fundraising initiative. Our school really gets behind Telemiracle fundraising and having us perform makes that even more meaningful.”

Being a school choir participants have seen the help Telemiracle gives up close as well.

“We have had several students in our school who have been helped by the funds raised,” noted Hilbig.

“Again, this makes it relevant for us.”

This year the choir will be performing a pop hit.

“We are performing

a song by P!NK called ‘Cover Me With Sunshine’, said Hilbig.

“We’ve chosen that song for the simplicity and beautiful message. It is a song about hope for bet-

ter days ahead.

“It’s also a song about looking for the positives in whatever situation one encounters. The message and the music are wellsuited for my choir, the

present climate and for Telemiracle.

“As a bit of an added honour, we have also been asked to record O Canada for the closing portion of the show.”

Free parking dates set

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The City of Yorkton will once again be offering free seasonal parking in the downtown area, and other dates in the year ahead.

To encourage business activity in the downtown area of Yorkton, Council has historically offered forms of free parking in downtown during the holiday season, explained Nicole Baptist – Bylaw & Safety Supervisor with the City at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

The following days will have free parking in December and into 2022; • December 13-24, 2021 • February 9-15, 2022 (Valentine’s Day) • April 13-20, 2022

(Easter) • July 4-8, 2022 (Yorkton Ex Summer Fair) • August 29-September 2, 2022 (Back to School Week) • October 31-November 4, 2022 (Harvest Showdown) Enforcement of onstreet parking will continue as the free parking only relates to the parking lots.

“Anytime that the City is offering free parking in our downtown parking lots we will lose revenue.

Based on the revenue we’ve had thus far in

2022, we anticipate a loss of approximately $75 per week that we offer free parking,” added Baptist. “. . . Administration anticipates a loss of approximately $525.”

Administration will post signage on multispace pay station machines explaining that parking is currently free in those lots.

The free access is for the four Multi Space Pay Station Parking Lots and the Permit Parking lots located on Myrtle Avenue, Betts Avenue, First Avenue and Second Avenue.

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Moosomin’s Harvest of Hope raises $500,000 for Foodgrains Bank

By Sierra D’Souza Butts Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Moosomin World-Spectator) Moosomin’s Harvest of Hope Growing project has now raised more than $500,000 for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

“It’s been a really good experience in seeing how much a community can come together, and those who have helped us get there should be very proud,” says Kyle Penner, one of the organizers from Harvest of Hope.

The $500,000 raised was directly from the project. With the government matching the funds, the proceeds will be up to $2.5 million worth of impact.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a partnership of 15 Canadian churches and agencies working together to end global hunger.

The Foodgrains Bank works with locallybased organizations in developing countries to meet emergency food needs, achieve long-term solutions to hunger and work to foster informed action by Canadians and

The Harvest of Hope growing project in the Moosomin area has raised more than $500,000 for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Local farmers volunteer their time to grow the crop, which benefits Canadian Foodgrains Bank projects around the world. governments to support international hunger relief.

Each of the Foodgrains Bank members has an account at the Foodgrains Bank that they can draw from to provide food assistance during emergencies around the world and to fund programs that support families and communities in their efforts to access more and better food in the long term.

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matching funds for eligible programs.

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that were happening that generated awareness for what we were doing, that’s probably how many volunteers came out.”

“It’s something to be truly proud of. It’s a pretty neat milestone to reach for something that has grown so organically in a small town in Saskatchewan. That’s a pretty big deal and to see a broader base of volunteers to come around the project every year, is pretty exciting too. It means the people are seeing good things happen and want to be a part of it.”

Penner says the project will most likely continue next year, as the people who currently volunteer will want to continue helping in the future.

“It’s almost a routine now, where we kind of have the same type of people doing the same thing every year. Like the saying goes, ‘it takes many hands to make light work.’”

In hope of continuing next year’s Harvest of Hope’s project, Penner wishes for the best.

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The project has been going on for eight years.

Penner and many of the committee members have been a part of it from the start.

The committee that is involved in executing the project every year includes Dale Smart,

Nick Heide, Derek Smart, Lyndon Alison, Mark Bateman and Ernest Rushton.

“I think everyone involved should be incredibly proud,” says Penner. “As well as the many volunteers who contribute in multiple ways to this great cause.

It’s also something that is only possible due to their generosity - for which we are truly grateful.”

“I think it’s a really unique opportunity when it comes to impact investing or charitable giving. It’s hard to find a charity that does more than per dollar and more for your effort.

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“At the same time being where we are, in the middle of rural Saskatchewan, we can do pretty well here.”

This year Penner says there were up to 45 people who volunteered with the Harvest of Hope project.

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Off-reserve Aboriginal employment was up 6,300 jobs (+11.8 per cent) for 12 consecutive months of year-over-year increases - all of which were in fulltime jobs. Aboriginal youth employment was up 400 jobs (+4.6 per cent) for 8 consecutive months of year-over-year increases.

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Over the same period, the private sector was up 7,200 jobs (+2.3 per cent), female employment increased by 7,200 jobs (+2.9 per cent), ahead of male employment which grew by 0.9 per cent, and youth employment was up 4,300 jobs (+6.0 per cent).

Saskatchewan’s youth unemployment rate was 9.4 per cent, the third lowest among the provinces and well below the national average of 10.5 per cent (seasonally adjusted).

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The big show Canadian Western Agribition in Regina was launched a half century ago, primarily as a place to showcase Western Canadian livestock genetics. From Nov. 22-to-27 the event celebrated its 50th year and local Hereford producers Kristina, Jeff and Jillian Just were there. Jillian did the grooming and showing of her cattle that went into the ring Nov. 26.

Survey found many Saskatchewan grain farmers couldn’t fulfil their contracts: APAS

By Nick Pearce Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The StarPhoenix) An overwhelming number of respondents to a survey of Saskatchewan farmers say they fell short of this year’s grain contracts.

The survey by the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan found 75 per cent of roughly 200 respondents couldn’t fulfil grain contracts after a dire drought baked their fields earlier this year.

“This issue is fairly widespread across the province, just like the drought was,” APAS president Todd Lewis said.

“Producers and grain companies have had to struggle with this over the last number of months.”

Respondents were also concerned about the lack of transparency around calculating buyout and administrative fees.

It was a common complaint during harvest, when rural groups and the province asked grain companies to be flexible with contracts that grain farmers had no hope of

fulfilling.

Reported buyout provisions ranged from $20,000 to more than $300,000. Interest rates on unpaid amounts ran up to 19 per cent, according to the survey.

The severity of this year’s drought created the largest payout for crop insurance in the province’s history, to the tune of $2.4 billion, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer reported on Monday.

Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association, noted the survey may not be a representative sample, but that doesn’t diminish the issue.

“There’s a group out there that really got caught on the wrong side of their contracts,” he said.

“That’s not good for them; that’s not good for us.”

Sobkowich said grain companies have also been losing revenue without the tonnes they expected to export.

He expects them to emphasize proper communication with farmers so both parties are making informed decisions about the risk they’re

taking on, he said.

“You can’t go through a unique and impactful situation like we did this year and not evaluate and try and learn from it.”

Recent Statistics Canada numbers comparing January to September in 2020 and 2021 show total crop receipts were up by 9.6 per cent, with non-durum

wheat up roughly 14 per cent and durum wheat up about 32 per cent.

Sobkowich said that shows some farmers may have reaped the rewards from fulfilling those con-

tracts during the drought.

“What this demonstrates is that some producers may have gained significantly at the expense of others,” he said.

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Cars 2009 CHEV MALIBU LS next to new condition! 4- cyl automatic, 4 door, white with 135,000 km. Asking $7,000.00. Phone 306-6217490

Trucks & Vans 2006 NISSAN X-TRAIL Suv 4x4 200xxx plus km for viewing at Tim’s Hot Shot 306-621-9430$5000.00 or call 306-620-3521

Farm Implements FOR SALE- JOHN DEERE 3 PT. 5’ FRONTIER BOX BLADE & SCARIFIERS, asking $1,250.00.

Call 306-782-1652 GOOD’S USED TRACTOR PARTS (204) 564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734 Roblin, MB

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Career Opportunities De Beers Group has openings for experienced Temporary Heavy Equipment Operators (REF19243Q) to work threeweeks-in/three-weeks-out at the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. Applicants must be legally permitted to work in Canada, have previous surface mining experience and be able to safely operate a variety of heavy mobile equipment and attachments to excavate, grade and move hard rock. We offer a competitive salary and transportation to and from the mine is provided from Calgary International Airport.

Applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For more information on the job and how to apply please go online to https://smrtr.io/75VgG.

C. Hort’s Autobody in Preeceville is currently looking for an experienced autobody technician. Wage is negotiable upon experience.

Red seal technicians are preferred but we will consider any candidate with experience in the trade. You can email resume to hortsautobody@sasktel. net or fax to (306)547-3164 PRAIRIE DOME POTATOES is hiring for positions beginning in March 2022 for full time seasonal work. Experience and education will be provided on site. Job duties include: -grading, sorting, packaging seed potatoes -pruning, picking, weeding and planting fruit trees -trimming and chipping of trees -general maintenance and upkeep Must be reliant and must have own transportation. Located 6 miles South of Yorkton on Highway 9. Bring own lunch. Wage: Beginning at $11.81/hr. Applicants may apply for the positions by phone (306-782-7297), fax (306-783-7853), email (prairiedome@gmail.com) or mail resume to the following address: Prairie Dome Potatoes, Attention: Kirk, Box 36, Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2V6.

LIGHT UP CANORA Continued from Page 8 “Each tree is special and unique in its own way,” explained Zavislak. “To sponsor a small tree is $300, to do a mid-sized tree it is $600, and the large trees you see in front of the town office are well over $1,200. A man who recently passed away in Canora was very well liked and he loved the Toronto Maple Leafs. So we custom-made a Toronto Maple Leafs Tree. It is a very special way for families to remember loved ones especially during the holiday season.”

A new feature which has been brought to Canora this year is the light tunnels, which are commonly found in large cities such as Calgary and Saskatoon, but Zavislak said purchasing these tunnels was not feasible.

“They are extremely costly to purchase from our commercial lights catalogue. As I was looking at them I instantly figured out how to make them in my head. Then I went online and asked around for tarp shed frames that people had without the tarp which they wanted to donate. From there I knew we could easily make them for a fraction of the cost. We are seeing so many great family photos and many people enjoying them.”

It appears that Canora’s light displays will continue to grow in 2022 and beyond. Plans are in place to add lights to Norway Road and Daniels Drive.

“This spring we will be planting over $17,000 worth of trees along Daniels Drive and Norway Road,” shared Zavislak. “All of this is funded by The TCT

Improvement Grant. As the trees along the trail mature and get bigger we will be adding lights to this area as well. We plan to branch out the displays all over town. This of course can’t happen overnight, however we look forward to great things and expansions to come.”

As the pandemic continues, the Town of Canora has been careful to host events where large crowds of people were not gathering.

“We were successful in keeping everything COVID SAFE and it went over very well. A huge thank you to everyone who visited Canora and took part in our shop local festivities. There is a ton of work that goes into this behind the scenes and its important the members of the Town of Canora Public Works Department are recognized,” concluded Zavislak.

Public health order extended Saskatchewan’s current public health order will be extended to Jan. 31, 2022.

Under the current public health order, masking is mandatory in all indoor public spaces including schools, and proof of vaccination or negative test require-

ments are in place for public access to a list of establishments, businesses and event venues. The current public health orders are available at saskatchewan.ca/covid19.

Municipalities, businesses, workplaces and event organizers may

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Village of Stenen The Village of Stenen invites applications for a part time permanent position as Administrator. Preference will be given to those applicants that have their Urban Standard Certificate in Local Government Administration or are taking the necessary classes to obtain their certification, or are willing to take the necessary classes.

Experience in Munisoft municipal software will be considered an asset, along with experience with Word and Excel.

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also require proof of vaccination or negative testing beyond those places that are described in the public health order.

Anyone requiring a proof of negative COVID19 test must acquire their results through a private provider offering testing services. The lab will provide a verified, negative test certificate, including your name, birthday, type of test, date and time of sample collection, test result and will be signed by the test operator. At home self-tests are only to be used as an asymptomatic screening tool and cannot be accepted as proof of negative COVID-19 test.

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Vaccination remains the best long-term protection against COVID19. Even if you have contracted COVID-19, you should be vaccinated as it provides superior and lasting protection compared to the immune response generated after infection alone.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is holding vaccination clinics

General public inquiries may be directed to COVID19@ health.gov.sk.ca.

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Clinic locations and times are listed on the SHA website. Any changes to clinic hours and location will be updated online.

A map of pharmacies participating in COVID19 vaccinations is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-pharmacies.

COVID-19 vaccinations are also available at most SHA operated flu shot clinics, so residents can receive both flu and COVID-19 vaccinations at the same time and location.

COVID-19 vaccinations can be booked using the same online flu shot appointment tool (www.4flu.ca) or by telephone at 1-833-SASKVAX (1-833-727-5829). If you need both a COVID and flu shot, only one appointment is needed.

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