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T. Rex discovery centre unveils new tylosaur exhibit The finishing touches are being put on the new Tylosaur exhibit at the T. rex Discovery Centre (TRDC), including a new display panel. Located in Eastend, the T.rex Discovery Centre offers fantastic palaeontological exhibits, programs and events. In addition to the new Tylosaur exhibit, guests can get a closeup look at the world’s largest T.rex, Scotty in the CN Scotty Gallery, in addition to checking out the Paleo Lab Experience and some of the other latest discoveries by Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) palaeontologists. Tylosaurs are a species of mosasaur - a large, predatory marine reptile closely relat-
ed to modern monitor lizards and snakes. They lived 72 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period in a large inland sea that covered most of Saskatchewan at that time. The specimen at the TRDC is roughly 10 metres in length and was discovered in the hills around Lake Diefenbaker near Sask Landing Provincial Park. An interesting fact about this specimen is that it was found with skeletal remains of another smaller mosasaur in its stomach. “The T.rex Discovery Centre is an amazing attraction and I encourage Saskatchewan residents to take the opportunity to check out Scotty and the
rest of the Discovery Centre’s offerings,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said. “This new Tylosaur display is just another example of the excellent work being done by our staff at the Discovery Centre and the RSM. There are fun-filled activities and programs for guests of all ages.” A popular attraction is the Paleo Lab Experience, an interactive area for visitors to engage with TRDC staff and learn about the research that is occurring at the Centre. Depending on what is happening in the lab, visitors may assist in uncovering the secrets of a field jacket or look for microfossils. Along with the Paleo Lab
Experience, the TRDC and the Town of Eastend have fun and engaging activities for the entire family. Explore the beautiful landscape of the Cypress Hills on the hiking trails situated around the Discovery Centre or uncover a new fossil in the Fossil Dig Sand Pit. The TRDC has a number of activities in store this summer including: Great Horned Owl Presentation : August 13, 2022 - learn how the human-tolerant species is thriving in an altered grassland environment. Celebrate Scotty’s Unearthed Day : August 16, 2022 - guests can celebrate Scotty’s 31st unearthed day
with cupcakes. Check out Storytime with Scotty’s Friends : Saturdays 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. (Great for kids three to eight years old) Theme Week : Join TRDC Interpreters at their theme week table as they show-andtell various fossils and discuss prehistoric animals. The T.rex Discovery Centre, located at #1 T-rex Drive in Eastend, SK, is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. until Labour Day. The Centre is an hour-and-a-half drive from Swift Current and an hour drive from Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Visit www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/ trex. Admission is by donation.
Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society is happy to be holding their Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show Wednesday, Aug. 10 from 10AM till 2PM at the Parkland Mall, Yorkton. Yes, it’s a new venue, but the group is looking forward to holding their first live show since covid began. The last two years have been challenging, and the two hail storms this spring have set back many gardens. But
members are still planning a show with what remains. They hope that guests will come out and see a variety of entries. “Entries will be down because of the hail,” said one member, “but we are excited just to be able to have a live show again.” Another member agrees. “It’s great to be back with our first show in three years. The group is eager to return with a public show again. We are happy to be back with our first show since 2019.
During the pandemic gardening became even more popular than ever. We are excited now to showcase some highlights of our gardening year so far.” The YDHS had its first flower show on September 7, 1906, at the Yorkton town hall. It is difficult to imagine that in those challenging times of a young Yorkton, people took time out to have a flower show. But they did, and the group has been around,
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The Yorkton Olden Knights are readying for a new season in the Saskatchewan Field Lacrosse League (SFLL). The SFLL was founded in 2017 with the intent to grow field lacrosse at the senior level. Team spokesperson
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played before,” he said, but added the league is for players 17 and older and they like having younger players. “It’s a spot they can play for years when they age out (from minor lacrosse).” The SFLL uses a festival style format with events happening throughout September / October each season. “Originally we had talked about having an actual schedule,” said Wizniak, adding it was felt a series of one-day ‘festivals’ was deemed easier for teams to get players to be able to attend. “Each city hosts a festival.” Results at the festivals go toward season end points which are used in seeding the teams for the finals. This year action in the six-team SFLL seasons starts in Saskatoon Aug. 20, moves to Prince Albert Aug. 27, moves to Moose Jaw Sept. 10, then Yorkton Sept. 17. The Yorkton festival is free for spectators with games to be played on the field behind St. Paul’s School. Wizniak said the quality of play is “pretty good,” so fans that do come out should be entertained. The 2022 Harvest Cup will be hosted in Sturgis, Sept. 24 and 25 at Coach Cameron Field.
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Games interest often set in childhood Over the many years of being the lead writer for this series of reviews by the local ‘Meeple Guild’ and decades of actually playing board games the thoughts of which are my top games have whizzed around in my head many times. Often I have even take pencil in hand and written lists – using a pencil has always been a must because I could erase and change more easily. (Yes I know I could use the laptop, but I am a bit old-fashioned which I suppose is why I prefer board games over computer ones). What I have learned is that a definitive top-10 is impossible. There are just too many variables. The most enjoyed twoplayer games fall by the wayside when a group gathers. Not everyone likes card games, so even if you do, do you include on a list? Games can be adored when new, and interest fade over time, a game proving to have limitations once you ‘learn tricks’ within the game design to edge you toward a win more easily. And, frankly rating games of different genres – abstract strategy versus
THE MEEPLE GUILD (YORKTON) meeple.guild@gmail.com dexterity, or deck-building versus co-operative – is frankly difficult. In some cases, it’s a struggle to even come up with a top 10 of a genre. It’s easier to set out the top deck-builders, but harder with abstract strategy games just because there are like 50-times as many abstract games to start with. Perhaps the great truth is that what one might chose depends on one’s own mood and the situation you are going to play in, with a good injection of one’s upbringing thrown in. As an only child I gravitated to two-player games early on. My Dad was happy to play crokinole and rod hockey and cribbage while my grandfather was a checker wizard – it was a big thing if I eked out a win. Those early checker losses eventually led me to discover amaz-
ing games such as the Canadian created Lines of Action, and the excellent checker variant Dameo, so thanks grandpa for setting me on the path as a kid. Likely, in-part because Dad kept hitting 20s and I kept trying, I still love crokinole today. It is notable as a Canadian creation based on skill so with practice you can get better. In grade school it was chess. I have loved chess variants ever since; Omega Chess, Grand Chess and Spartan Chess among the more notable. I have been happiest playing abstract strategy games ever since. That said when I discovered Magic: The Gathering in a magazine article I was hooked based on the description alone and I played it for ages. It remains an active game that is amaz-
ing based on its constant ability to add new elements to a game now nearly 30-years old. While many might not like the collectable aspect of MtG that adds to the fun, cracking packs to see what you get, and spending glorious hours thumbing through the collection to build ‘the next great deck’. Perhaps it was the collectable nature of Navia Dratp that attracted me too, or that it is a chess variant, or perhaps more accurately a Shogi variant, shogi being Japanese chess. Navia Dratp is, most days, my top abstract strategy game – make it
the best two-player game – created in the last half century. Again some might not like its collectable nature and the piece names are a struggle based as they are in a sort of Japanese anime theme, but the sculpts are awesome, the ability to ‘build your set, and multiple win conditions make it a gem, albeit a greatly underappreciated gem. I suspect it is MtG which is the root of why I like deck-builders in general and in particular Dominion although it is a game where time teaches always go for the gold to win. And so it goes, seeds
from our youth growing over time to influence our adult interests – watching baseball on a Saturday afternoon with Dad in the days of only one TV channel reflected years later on a love of Strat-O-Matic baseball – one final example. Perhaps the ultimate top-10 really traces back to childhood, chess leading to Omega Chess, Navia Dratp and Hive, crokinole always on the list, cribbage to MtG to Dominion, Strat-O-Matic baseball, and rod hockey. Tomorrow it might look different but for today a top-10 that is satisfying for all the memories its creation elicited.
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EDITORIAL Looking back to historic Indian Head Rockets The semi-professional Indian Head Rockets were a baseball team playing from 1947 to 1955. On the surface that doesn’t seem like anything that unusual. Saskatchewan, and in fact Canada, was much more a baseball nation in that era than it is today. Every small team had a team, and sports days held tournaments that brought out large supportive crowds in a time before widespread television and improved roads taking people afar for entertainment. “Between the years 1947 and 1955, the small town of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, held some of the largest baseball tourneys ever held in Canada. For most of those years the town was
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Sports the home of the semi professional Indian Head Rockets. The first tournament,1947, attracted a post-war crowd of 10,000 people and was held as part of the July 1st celebrations. It drew 29 teams that included players Max, Doug, Scoop and Reg Bentley, Jim Shirley, Gordie Howe, Emile Francis, Nick and Don Metz, and other well-known players. Broadcasters Johnny
Esaw and Lloyd Saunders were on hand to cover the play by play and postgame presentations,” suggested a release from the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum. But, the Rockets were indeed different from most teams back then. “Jim Robison, the Mayor and businessman in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, in the 1950’s, promoted his
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town at every opportunity and was particularly enthused about baseball and curling. In 1950 he went to Wichita, Kansas
where the National Baseball Congress was located and bought the Jacksonville Eagles, an all-black team on a naval
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base in Florida, which was part of the Negro American League. They were soon to be known as the Rockets,” detailed the release about the team’s upcoming induction. Now black players in Canada was not especially unusual at the time although bringing an entire team north for the summer seemed to be. The HoF release did note “1950 was long after Jackie Robinson broke the colour bar in professional baseball but major league teams were slow in taking on black players. It is estimated that up to 500 black players found their way up to Canada during the 50’s, which for many meant higher pay and less prejudice on the part of the Canadian public.” Rockets players included Winters Calvin, Tom Alston who then Continued on Page 5
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ROCKETS Continued from Page 4 went to the St. Louis Cardinals and Elijah ‘Pumpsie’ Green who went on to play with the Boston Red Sox. Green is actually notable as “being the first black player to play for the Red Sox, the last pre-expansion majorleague club to integrate, according to Wikipedia. “In his Boston tenure, he was used mostly as a pinch runner or day-off replacement for infielders Pete Runnels and Don Buddin. Green made his debut on July 21, 1959, pinch-running in a 2–1 loss against the Chicago White Sox. The Rockets were actually the Jacksonville Eagles lured north to play out of Indian Head. In his chapter on the Rockets for the book ‘Our Game Too: Influential Figures and Milestones in Canadian Baseball’ Max Weder explained the Florida team was required to “supply 16 players of AA calibre (including five pitchers), a bus, uniforms (with the name changed to the Indian Head Rockets), and all equipment. Robison also suggested that the team bus lettering be changed to the Indian Head Rockets. He requested that the uniforms be lettered with “Indian Head”
on the front, and “Rocket” (singular) on the back with the player’s number. This was in fact done with the uniforms. In effect, the Jacksonville Eagles were to become the Indian Head Rockets. “As was true of some of the other earlier touring teams and prairie teams with imports, the Jacksonville Eagles were an all-Black team … Monetary considerations were undoubtedly the significant factor in Williams’ decision to move the team north. The players were to be paid $200 per month, plus board. It is not clear what portion of any prize winnings from the money tournaments the Rockets players would keep, but it was in addition to their salaries. “Along with other towns on the Canadian prairies, Indian Head was more welcoming to Black players than was much of the United States. The players were billeted in renovated apartments above the Dominion Café, owned by Charlie Koo. They were provided meals, and were not subjected to segregated seating.” Weder said while escaping the racism of some areas on the U.S. was likely a factor in the team coming north – it was less harsh in Saskatchewan to be sure albeit not non-existent – money,
the chance to earn more in Canada was the main reason the team came north. “I do wonder how would it have been different had they stayed all year?” he questioned. In terms of the book Weder said his contribution was only a chapter among 22 provided by writers from across the country. Weder, who grew up in Saskatchewan, said his personal interest in teams such as the Rockets really developed after he moved to Vancouver and began collecting baseball memorabilia. “Ninety-nine per cent of people collect major league stuff,” he said, adding he met a fellow collector “who convinced me there was much more historical interest in local stuff” because that material represented “the stories that hadn’t been told.” At the time of the Rockets Indian Head was a hotbed of baseball. “Indian Head was home to some of the biggest Western Canadian baseball tournaments in the late 1940s, early 1950s. The tournaments in ‘48 & ‘49 brought in 25,000 to 30,000 people to Indian Head,” noted a release from the Indian Head CDC. While the Rockets were part of
Weder’s chapter, he admitted “things with the Rockets are very hard to find.” Even when going into old newspaper files not every game was covered, and details of those that were written about were often still scant. The Town of Indian Head held its Indian Head Days once again this year June 24-26. The theme of the weekend was ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ in celebration of the 1950’s Indian Head Rockets. The Indian Head Museum opened its newest exhibit on June 25 at 1:00 p.m. which pays tribute to the Rockets. Indian Head Museum President, Robyn Jensen said in the release “The Rockets is a story of one man’s vision, the community who stood behind him, and the level of talent by our all-Black players which made Indian Head the centre of Western Canadian Baseball in the early 1950’s”. “This piece of our Town’s history affects so many people” said Steven Cole, Mayor of Indian Head in the release. “These community celebrations bring people together to show their community pride. The story of the Rockets and their legacy is definitely something that we can all be proud of”.
Building sleds a passion for Kweens By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Sometimes when you want a certain snowmobile model they are near impossible to find based on age and rarity. At other times you have a vision for a certain sled, but a model
suiting that vision was never produced. So what do you do at that point? Well if you are John Kweens you get out some paper and start designing what you want. The Churchbridge area snowmobile guru has shown a knack for
creating unique sled designs from the ground up, as well as being something of a master sleuth when it comes to searching out parts to simply recreate certain sleds from the snow up. Kweens had one of his more unusual creations at the second annual
Whiskers & Tails cage and plenty of outings.
Even though we live under the same roof, there are probably some things about my species you don’t know. For example, did you know that I’m a strict herbivore and must eat fresh fruits and vegetables every day? But be careful not to feed me the same thing all the time, and don’t feed me just anything. Learn which ones best suit me, and then surprise my taste buds. Something else you should know is that I don’t sleep as much as you think. According to experts, I only sleep an average of four hours a day in total. Although you may see me lying down, that doesn’t mean I’m asleep. When I’m awake, I like to be active, so I need a large
While we’re on the subject, don’t take me for walks on a leash or harness. These items aren’t suitable for my body type and could make me panic and hurt myself. The same applies if you give me an exercise wheel or a ball designed for a hamster; using them could hurt my back. Unlike my name implies, I’m not related to pigs and don’t hail from Guinea. There are many theories as to how I got my name. For example, guinea pigs were likely brought to Europe by Spanish explorers in the 1500s. Around this time, the word guinea was often used to describe things that came from across the sea. Thank you for giving me everything I need, including your affection.
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like that? “I like two track snowmobile. The first snowmobile I ever drove was a ’68 Alpine (Ski Doo) with twin tracks,” he explained. The sled on display was not his first foray into building a twin tracked sled.
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“I built my first twin track snowmobile in 1980,” said Kweens, adding it was largely a flop. “It weighed too much,” he said with a smile. So it was back to the drawing board, the unit on display weighing in at a sleeker 500 pounds. Continued on Page 6
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SLEDS Continued from Page 5 The ride is also better, with a suspension Kweens said is much like a car in the sense the driver is nestled between the suspension units. The sled features two 7.5-inch-wide by 114-inch-long lugged rubber tracks made from an 83 9700 Blizzard 16.5-inch-wide track, with 1 1/8inch strip cut from the middle of the track to centre the drive windows, the tracks flat clips are removed from each track and replaced with upright clips in the opposite way to the other upright clips. “This allows to have one rear slide rail suspension per track with doubled up wheels, tightener and shock from an 81 9500 Blizzard Plus,” detailed a leaflet on the sled. For power Kweens turned again to a Blizzard, utilizing a 1981 original 9500 Blizzard Plus Rotax L/C rotary induced engine – type 454. Cooling the engine are two ‘81 9500 Blizzard Plus tunnel heat exchangers. The driver slips into a gocart race seat, the effect looking not unlike an F1 race car, with an aftermarket home bent windshield, trim, and motorcycle mirrors. There is also an aftermarket rear spoiler. The sled looks sleek, but has its limitations. Kweens said because of the narrow tracks and still somewhat hefty weight once the driver is seated, he sticks to groomed trails, usually only taking it out for the occasional vintage snowmobile derby. There have been offers on
John Kweens of Yorkton in his scratch built sled. the sled, but Kweens has held on to the ride. “It’s my favourite because I ride it,” he said. Other sleds he has built have come and gone over the years. “People want stuff I build,”
he said, adding some of the sleds he built end up being raced, while several have gone into private collections. So what is next for Kweens? He’s building a 1978 Ski Doo from the ground up. “I’m building it for myself
…I’m kind of a diehard Ski Doo fan,” said Kweens, adding it will be all original, but put together from parts acquired all over the place – many stateside because there is simply more inventory of original parts to find there. He
estimates it will take $15K to access all the parts. Retired as a millwright, Kweens said building snowmobiles uses his past training and keeps him both busy in his tiny shop, and happy with what he creates.
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Challenging year again for gardens The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be holding their Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show on Wednesday, August 10 at the Parkland Mall, Yorkton. After being away from a live show for two years, we look forward to seeing our gardening friends! Visit our site at www.yorktonhort. ca for full details. We keep talking about this challenging gardening season. We’ve had rain and hail, and now heat. Looking for some drought-resistant plants? Start by doing some homework in a wonderful book by Lyndon Penner: “The Prairie Short Season Yard”. The subtitle on the inside page is “Quick and Beautiful on the Canadian Prairies”. In his introduction he
tells us that he was raised north of Saskatoon, and from an early age helped his Mom and his Grandma in the garden. As he says, “An interest became a hobby, a hobby became a passion, a passion became an obsession, and an obsession became my career.” I really liked the way he said that “You should be able to go away for a week in the summer without your garden completely falling apart.” Don’t we like the sound of that? Lyndon makes many great points in his book, but I’ll pick one thing that I know many of us are interested in: droughtresistant plants. We’ve chatted about xeriscaping before, and remember, xeriscaping is not getting rid of plants in
Dangers of blue light – sleep clean with these tips (NC) — In an increasingly digital world, we are exposed to artificial lighting more than ever before. Artificial lighting not only causes issues such as eye strain, headaches and blurred vision, but also impacts one of our most important internal biological processes: sleep. Our sleep cycle is regulated by our internal body clock or circadian rhythm, which uses the light sensors in our eyes to track what our body perceives as daylight in order to match our schedule to our environment. This process can be disrupted when exposed to artificial light, which contains blue light. Blue light is used by LED screens including televisions, computers and our phones, and can be problematic as it closely mimics natural sunlight. Because of this, our body interprets blue light as sunlight and sends signals to the brain that we should be awake. This can throw off our circadian rhythm and contribute to insomnia and other sleep-related issues. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to help alleviate some of the issues caused by blue light to ensure a good night’s sleep: •Invest in special blue-light-filtering glasses: These special-purpose glasses are available without an eyeglass prescription, so you can use them even if you have no need for vision correction or if you routinely wear contact lenses. •Avoid the use of LED screens in the evening: Substitute phone time or watching television with blue-light-free activities, such as reading a printed book. Use specialized lighting such as the Dyson Lightcycle, a task light that continually adjusts its colour temperature and brightness in relation to your local daylight, providing the right light for the right time of day. •Use a blue light filter app: Available for smartphones, tablets, and computer screens, blue light filters tint your screen to neutralize the blue light emitted – a fast and effective way to instantly reduce exposure. Some phone companies, realizing the importance of blue light filtration, have even included built-in blue light filters within their operating systems. Search the features on your smartphone to see if a “night shift” setting is available.
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Gardener’s Notebook your yard or getting rid of your lawn. Xeriscaping is using plants that can tolerate low water, and planting in such a way to make the maximum use of water available. So here is the top twenty list of drought resistant plants that Lyndon Penner suggests for us! Blue flax: beautiful blue flowers and will self-sow. Blue Oat Grass: medium-sized, blue foli-
age, and looks good in winter. Cactus: the prickly pear cactus is perfect for a hot, dry location or for a slope. Caragana: a prairie favorite that comes in globe or columnar shapes. Cotoneaster: fast growing, great fall color, and requires no care (unless you choose to cut it as a hedge). False Spirea: fast growing, leafs out early, and will grow in sun or shade. But it does sucker so keep
that in mind. Gaillardia: also called blanket flower; blooms all summer and attracts butterflies. Hens and Chicks: a good groundcover for hot areas and will hatch new babies. Juniper: choose hardy ones for our area and do not crowd them. Lilacs: beautiful and so many varieties; hardy and long-lived. Okay, there are the first ten! Let’s keep going! Meadow sage: is a salvia and attracts bees and hummingbirds. Mock Orange: has lovely flowers and can take really dry conditions. Mugo pine: tough and also “architecturally interesting”. Potentilla: tough little shrubs that bloom and can take heat and drought. Russian Almond: pink flowers in the spring, drought tol-
erant and low maintenance. Russian sage: tall, grey-green foliage, blue flowers, and likes hot sunny location. Sea Holly: will grow in poor soil, produces spiky flowers, and attracts bees. Spirea: great for hedges or borders and attracts bees. Yarrow: blooms all summer and can take poor soil. Yucca: structurally interesting. What a great list! I would heartily recommend that we add this book to our garden collection, it’s full of all kinds of practical information that applies specifically to prairie gardeners and will be a great reference over and over. Thank you to our friends at YTW for their great work. Have a happy week in your garden!
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PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 4- 2015, known as the Zoning Bylaw. Intent: The proposed amendment will allow for animal clinics, veterinary clinics and animal hospitals to be an allowable discretionary use under section 14.2.1, being Discretionary Uses for High Profile Commercial/Restricted Residential District (HPC2). Affected Lands: The amendments are of a textural nature and affect the text of the Official Community Plan Bylaw and not a specific land location. Public Inspection: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 office between 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Copies are available at a cost. Public Hearing: The Council of the R.M. of Orkney No. 244 will hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 8:10 a.m. at the R.M. Office, 137 George Avenue, Collacott Subdivision (also known as Seredaville), R.M. of Orkney No. 244, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office or via email: 244@sasktel.net before the hearing.
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Batter up! The SESBL finals are underway and on the evening of July 26th the Canora Supers were in Yorkton to take on the Yorkton Marlins. The
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manicured lawns. The younger grandbeans love to pass it on our walks. “If I had that castle, I’d….” they say, likely picturing scenes from princess movies. I’ve never seen the owners and I have no idea who lives there. But I’ve talked to the man who lives in the best house in town. I met John while walking the dog one evening. The old gentleman sat on his walker on the sidewalk, just looking around. Tired, I think, no doubt grateful for a walker with a seat. We talked a bit. He wanted to know my name. I told him, then he volunteered his. “Nice dog,” he kept saying, stroking Cash’s head. “What a beautiful colour.” “He’s gray, like you,” I said, “and elderly too.” John laughed. “How
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old? I’m only 86!” I did the calculations. Twelve years old. Times seven. “Um…he’s about 84.” He laughed again, delighted. As though I’d handed him a gift. We talked longer, he told me a bit of his life. Then he said he lived in the best house in Melville. Had lived there since the war of 1812, it seemed. Forever, at least. Solid wood siding, he said. Hardwood floors, up and down. And two washrooms—one up, one down. He’d built a playhouse in the yard for his
girls, with real windows and carpet on the floor. Three times or more he told me how much he loved his house. His castle, clearly. He lived content. He pointed it out to me. It sat just across the street from where we stood chatting. A simple white bungalow, neatly kept. “I used to own a lot of houses,” he said. “Rented them out. But how many houses does one person need? So I sold ‘em all and kept just this one.” Contentment is a rare quality these days.
There’s always something more we need or want. I’ve seen that drive in me, too. Jesus cautioned against that ceaseless pursuit of more, saying that a life doesn’t consist of the amount we own. The next time the grandbeans and I are out walking, I’ll take them past John’s house. “That right there,” I’ll say, “THAT house is the best castle in Melville.” “Nana,” they’ll likely object, “it’s not a castle! It doesn’t even have a turret!” Then I’ll remind them that a loved home, no matter how humble, is always a castle. And I’ll tell them about John. After all, if a bungalow is one person’s castle, who’s to say it’s worth less than the place with a turret or two? Because it’s never the size of a house that determines its best worth, it’s the room it takes up in your heart.
The Next Agricultural Policy Framework is Set The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-year (2023–2028) investment by federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) governments meant to strengthen and grow Canada’s agriculture, agri-food, and agribased products industries. FPT Ministers of Agriculture agreed this new plan would take effect on April 1, 2023, replacing the current Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP). SARM is pleased the new plan will provide $500 million, a 25% increase in new funding for cost-shared activities, over the $2 billion currently provided under CAP. This plan also calls for improved data sharing and results reporting; $250B in sector revenues and $95B in sector export revenues by 2028; an increase in funding for Indigenous Peoples, women, and youth recipients; and a 3-5 MT reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “Saskatchewan farmers are already helping the environment by sequestering carbon and have been conservative in their fertilizer use. This approach has been effective in managing environmental impacts as farmers work with agronomists to ensure soil
testing, nutrient management, and chemical applications. They continually invest in new equipment and technology to mitigate their environmental impact and product waste.” said SARM President Ray Orb. These further measures make it challenging for our farmers to remain globally competitive and SARM would have liked to see discussions with the federal government, but this topic wasn’t even on the agenda of the recent annual meeting of FPT Ministers of Agriculture, which took place in Saskatchewan. This target has been set by Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Bibeau and SARM would have liked to see real discussions before these reductions were put in place. It is important to consult with those who are most knowledgeable but also most affected. Those on the ground with a working knowledge should be the ones to help set goals that are both attainable and won’t devastate entire sectors of an industry. Some highlights in this package are the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP), the boost to the AgriStability compensation rate and the promised
Business Risk Management (BMR) program review; All agreed on in principle by the FPT ministers, with details to follow. RALP is receiving $250M to support the ecological goods and services provided by the agriculture sector and promises to be established based on nationally consistent principles, tailored to regional needs and conditions, and be cost-shared and administered by provinces and territories. The AgriStability ag income stabilization program is going to 80 percent, up from the current 70, and is expected to provide another $72 million per year for enrolled farmers. As for other BRM programs operating under the partnership, the ministers committed to a one-year review on “how to integrate climate risk and readiness.” Provinces would identify “potential incentives” and then launch a pilot for producers who adopt environmental practices that also reduce their production risks. SARM asks that ministers work and consult with industry leaders on new programs and regulations that directly affect agriculture, agri-food, or agri-based products industries.
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Sickle cell disease transfusion program launched in Saskatchewan Beginning July 27, 2022, adult patients living with sickle cell disease in Saskatchewan will have access to red blood cell exchange (RBCX) transfusions in Regina and Saskatoon. The frequency of RBCX transfusions varies according to patient need but on average, is required every four to six weeks. Previously, RBCX transfusions were only available to adult patients out-of-province. Pediatric patients may access RBCX at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH) in Saskatoon. “The addition of the Red Blood Cell Exchange procedure to the SHA Apheresis Program is the result of a collaborative partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) Kidney Health and Transfusion Medicine
Programs, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, and the Ministry of Health,” said Diane Kozakewycz, SHA Director Kidney Health (Regina and Rural). “This collaboration demonstrates the ongoing commitment of the partners to connect the people of Saskatchewan with quality, safe, care as close to home as possible and supports the vision of Healthy People, Healthy Saskatchewan.” The first patient received the procedure today in Regina. “I hope having this program in Saskatchewan creates awareness that even with regular red cell exchange, sometimes sickle cell patients may experience crisis,” said Brenda Swaray, the first sickle cell patient to receive an RBCX transfusion in Saskatchewan. Sickle cell disease is
a relatively rare, inherited disease caused when hemoglobin is present in red blood cells, causing them to be crescent or sickle-sharped. Sickle cell disease can result in severe impacts on health and quality of life, including complications such as acute chest syndrome, stroke, or multiorgan failure. RBCX transfusions assist with relief from symptoms and pain and help to prevent complications. “I am very pleased that SHA Kidney Health and the SCA are able to offer this therapy in Saskatchewan. This treatment will have a significant impact on patients with sickle cell illness, providing access and treatment in their home province,” said Dr. Bonnie Richardson, SHA Medical Lead for Apheresis (Regina). “We can now offer the treat-
ment to patients hospitalized with acute sickle cell complications while also offering treatments to prevent hospitalizations and travel out of province.” The procedure is available to
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The requirement to stop at all watercraft inspection stations is part of a coordinated effort between provinces and states to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). AIS not only have the potential to harm aquatic habitat and fisheries, but can also cause damage to important infrastructure related to power and water management, costing millions of dollars each year. AIS species such as zebra and quagga mussels are virtually impossible to eradicate. Once introduced and established, they can spread rapidly - with one female producing up to a million eggs per year. Let’s protect our waters! The inspection process can be much quicker
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