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709 reasons why intersection safety should cross your mind Intersection safety and winter driving were the focus in November For the November Traffic Spotlight on intersection safety and winter driving, police reported 709 drivers in Saskatchewan who put themselves and others at risk by disobeying traffic signals and signs, or other intersectionrelated rules.

Those 709 intersection violations included: • 270 drivers who disobeyed stop signs • 196 drivers who failed to obey a

traffic light • 82 drivers who made a U-turn at traffic-light controlled intersections

• 312 impaired drivers, including 210 who were charged with Criminal Code offences

• 161 for other intersections-related Traffic Safety Act violations

• 4,524 tickets for speeding or aggressive driving • 206 tickets for seatbelt or passenger restraint infractions

Following the rules and safe driving practices around intersections is always important, but particularly so when dealing with the reduced traction and visibility that comes along with driving during the winter.

Police also reported the following violations for the month of November:

• 593 tickets for distracted driving (including 516 for using a mobile device while driving) Police continue to be on the lookout this month as the Traffic Safety Spotlight focuses on impaired driv-

ing. Many drivers will experience that firsthand, since there are numerous checkstops happening throughout the province all month long. Luckily, making your stay at a checkstop a short visit is as easy as making a plan for a safe ride home before you start drinking.

Need another reason to drive sober?

Maybe one of these good folks can give you a reason. SGI is checking in with checkstops around the province all month and you can follow along with the hashtag #SKcheckstop on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Water security agency releases the 2021 conditions at freeze-up report Weather modeling data indicates that parts of central and northern Saskatchewan could see wetter than normal conditions between December and March, and near normal precipitation for the rest of Saskatchewan.

Due to minimal runoff in spring 2021 followed by what was generally a hot and dry summer, most agricultural areas of the province are currently experiencing drier than normal moisture conditions. Conditions are driest starting in the central area of the prov-

ince around Saskatoon and extending in a south westerly direction toward Rosetown, down through Leader and then to the Maple Creek area.

While most larger water supply reservoirs across southern and central Saskatchewan have adequate supplies, some surface water users who rely on smaller reservoirs or dugouts have been impacted by the dry conditions.

Below normal rainfall was also received across the north throughout the 2021 growing season. With the wet con-

ditions in 2020, water levels remained high throughout the first half of the year but have since tapered to near normal heading into freeze-up.

Winter flows in northern areas are expected to continue to drop to slightly below normal over the course of the winter.

In Saskatchewan’s grain belt region where conditions at freeze-up were much drier, the capacity of the soils and storage capacity within wetland areas will be higher, reducing the risk of above normal runoff come spring.

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At this time, there are no areas where the Water Security Agency (WSA) believes that there is a heightened risk of above normal spring runoff in 2022. Current long-range forecasts and climate indices suggest near normal to above normal precipitation and below normal temperatures over the winter months for much of the province.

However, given the current moisture conditions, even an above normal snowpack is not likely to

yield an above normal snowmelt runoff.

WSA issues the Conditions at Freeze up Report during the late fall/early winter period.

Freeze-up conditions, in combination with the winter snowpack, becomes the initial base for the spring snowmelt runoff forecast. This report gives an early indication of areas that are more vulnerable to potentially above or below normal runoff in the spring. It is not a

spring runoff forecast, as winter snow accumulation is an integral component in the runoff yield during the melt and is impossible to predict at this juncture.

Modeling is compiled with data from various sources including Environment and Climate Change Canada and the US National Weather Service.

The initial Spring Runoff Outlook for 2022 will be issued in early February.

SaskEnergy sets new daily natural gas usage record Extreme cold weather across Saskatchewan this week resulted in record-breaking natural gas demand in the province.

On December 28 and 29, natural gas consumption surpassed the previous daily record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) which was set in February 2021.

A new daily record of 1.62 PJ was set on December 28 and broken again on December 29 with total system delivery of 1.64 PJ. Delivery numbers for December 30 and 31 are not yet finalized, but are also expected to exceed 1.6 PJ. Increased demand from SaskEnergy’s industrial customers, including natural gas use for power production, was the main driver of this week’s record-setting consumption.

SaskEnergy measures daily natural gas consumption for the 24-hour period from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. A PJ is a unit of measurement equivalent to one million gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas. An average Saskatchewan home consumes about 100 GJ of natural gas

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“SaskEnergy’s natural gas system design can accommodate additional capacity to manage increased consumption even on peak days,” SaskEnergy President and CEO Ken From said.

“Throughout the year, SaskEnergy employees inspect, maintain and enhance the system to support safe and reliable natural gas delivery in all weather conditions.

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Construction is ongoing on a new Parrish & Heimbecker grain handling facility.

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(PPC) followed up with 3,150 votes (9.5 per cent), then Jordan AmesSinclair (Liberal), who received 1,949 (5.9 per cent), then Denise Loucks (Maverick Party), and Valerie Brooks (Green Party) receiving less than 2 per vent of the vote with Loucks getting 583 votes, and Brooks 560 votes.

Federally, Wagantall said it wasn’t what they wanted, but it just means there is more work to do.

#10 – New ag facility Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) announced a new grain facility for the Yorkton area in June.

Already under construction at the time, and continuing through the test of 2021, the new facility is expected to be complete and receiving grain in June of 2022.

This facility will replace its current one, which has been in operation since 1980.

To complement the existing 6,000 tonne fertilizer shed and 7,800 ft2 AWSA heated chemical shed, the new structure will include 25,000 tonnes of grain storage and a 150 car CN loop track for continuous grain loading and movement to serve customers in the surrounding area.

#9 - Deer Park closer to new clubhouse In October a new clubhouse for Deer Park Golf Course was given the green light, sort of, at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council.

With Councillors Quinn Haider and Darcy Zaharia opposed Council approved a budget of $7,200,000 for the project.

But, the project will still need to come back to Council after tenders are received, and could be altered, even if the tenders come in below budget.

There would actually be three related tenders put out in the next few weeks.

The main building for the clubhouse had a suggested budget of just under $5 million.

Site work, including demolition of the existing clubhouse, asphalt and landscaping was budgeted at $1.2 million.

And a tender extending water and sewer services to the course was for $924,000.

The overall project was budgeted at

#7 - Familiar demolished The City is closer to a new Deer Park Clubhouse build. (File Photo) $7,140,120.

As part of the original conceptual planning process, a high level estimate range of between $4 and $7 million dollars was provided to Council during the Feasibility Study Council presentation on Oct. 26, 2020.

The matter was before Council as the Deer Park Clubhouse Steering Committee and aodbt Architecture and Interior Design have completed the 100 per cent design process for a proposed new Clubhouse, explained Darcy McLeod – Director of Community Development, Parks & Recreation, with the City.

As for paying for the project, if it ultimately moves forward it was sug-

gested it could be funded partially with $2.2 million in realized cost savings on the City Operations Centre Project.

The City would then need to borrow $5 million, with payments to come from previous Gallagher Centre Debt payments.

#8 - Federal election The Yorkton-Melville riding would remain under Conservative leadership once again as Cathay Wagantall won the September 20 election.

Wagantall received more than 22,900 votes or just over 69 per cent of the votes.

“It’s even more honouring to be able to con-

tinue to serve the riding of Yorkton-Melville,” she said, “I’ve never had so much engagement directly calling, emailing, asking so many questions and having so many concerns. The results show that they had the confidence in me with the answers I was able to give them and that trust, and that means more than I can imagine to be able to go to the hill and to represent YorktonMelville and continue to do my best to represent them and see more done for rural Canada.”

Wagantall beat five other candidates with Halsten David Rust (NDP) coming in second with 3,957 votes (12 per cent), Braden Robertson

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The hotel property along Broadway Street began being demolished in September.

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

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

“The building’s in a lot worse shape than we’d thought,” he said, adding administration proceeded with a full review

of the property and confirmed “. . . it’s in really bad shape.”

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

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

On May 5, 2021, 110 Broadway Street East was offered out to Public Tender for Sale, for a three-week period as is required by the Tax Enforcement Act. The tender included a $750,000 reserve bid and two options, which were to demolish the structure within six months or to repair/upgrade within six months.

There were no bids submitted for the purchase of the property by the tender closing date of May 26, 2021.

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EDITORIAL Drawn Together unites Westman women artists

By Chelsea Kemp Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Brandon Sun) Carberry — Weaving together a rich tapestry of Westman artists, Drawn Together has been providing a platform for rural creatives to connect through a united passion.

Drawn Together launched in 2015 and is centred on the philosophy of finding support for rural-based artists in the Westman region, said member Colleen Granger.

Since its inception, the group has served to help inspire members and grow their art practice.

“It’s not just you’re a great artist — you’re a great artist and great person. That’s what keeps us going,” Granger said.

The founders of the group would often lament the fact that people would work alone in their studios, or live in more rural areas of Westman, limiting the opportunity for artists to engage with each other, said longtime member Amy Buehler.

Nobody was getting any ideas or feedback from other artists, she said, so they thought they would gauge interest in creating a group.

Membership to the group is through invitation.

The first meeting took place in a Brandon restaurant, and initially, about a dozen members joined the group.

These numbers have held consistent for the

Drawn Together members Linda Tame, left, Anne Fallis, Mary Lowe, Amy Buehler and Colleen Granger gather at Fallis’ studio in Carberry on Saturday, Dec. 18. past six years — although they have seen members come and go.

Artist Mary Lowe has been a member of Drawn Together since its inception. It was an interesting experience when Drawn Together first formed because not everyone knew each other, yet they were able to connect through word-of-mouth and mutual friends to create a robust artist collective.

“It was very organic,” Lowe said.

The incredible input provided by a talented group of women is invaluable, she said.

It has been a wonderful experience that has only pushed them as artists.

“It’s a good way to talk about work because I used to go to an opening at the Brandon art gallery and not ever have a conversation with anybody because I didn’t

know anybody,” said artist Anne Fallis. “That’s now been solved.”

Buehler added a number of members had been involved with the program Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art that served to connect mature women artists with developing women artists. They had participated in the project and really enjoyed the experience, Buehler said.

During the program, they would have productive discussions with a focus on “women and art.”

The only catch was the program was centred in Winnipeg, so artists decided to bring something similar to the Brandon area.

“Making art is a very solitary thing. You can be staring at your work way too much [and start to have doubts],” Granger

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The local club has established a subcommittee to formulate a plan to bring more women and girls to the sport of Pickleball in Yorkton.

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said. “It’s really good to have a place to come and share your work.”

Drawn Together currently has 10 members, and they are glad to see it has survived many changes, including participants moving away and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The majority of members come from university fine arts training, and this helps create stimulating and informative critiques when showing their work to other members.

“This is a group that is very similar to the kind of thing you experience when you’re studying art,” Buehler said.

Drawn Together members take turns hosting gatherings at different individual studios, Granger said.

These excursions have been able to foster an environment that is supportive and encouraging when it comes to creating art.

During these visits, the groups hold critiques where they reflect on each other’s creations.

It can be challenging because showcasing a new piece is the equivalent of wearing one’s heart on their sleeve.

Lowe noted: “If you see something, then you say something” about a piece, and if critiques are necessary, they are done with kindness.

“You find good things and you also find areas that could use some improvement. It’s always sandwiched together in a very nice way,” Lowe said.

When starting off with a new concept or idea, this feedback can be essential, Granger added, because viewers may react in unexpected ways or see unexpected things. These inter-

actions add to the beauty of creating art.

A richness is present in the critiques because they all come from artistic backgrounds and experiences.

Member Katharine Bruce said Drawn Together has been an incredible process. It was amazing to connect and find so many artists living in the area.

“I was just delighted to have them invite me to be part of this,” Bruce said. She became a member soon after the group began.

The whole concept was to share work with each other, but this has shifted as the group has begun to create for exhibitions specifically.

“When you’re making art, you want to share it,” Buehler said.

Their first show “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” was organized through the Art Gallery of Southern Manitoba in 2016. The show then travelled to two other galleries.

Drawn Together has been a great network of support that pushes members to new creative levels. The group rallied to create the exhibition “Afterword: A Book Project” at the Heritage Home for the Arts in Killarney.

Together, members were able to collaborate and find unique ways to showcase important pieces of literature through mixed media. They each found a piece of writing they responded to, binding them together in a theme that was not limiting.

Staying connected during COVID-19 has been a challenge, Granger said, but the group remains united in their love of art. They’ve used social media and video conferencing to

stay connected amid public health restrictions.

The pandemic has proven to be a time of creativity that saw the artists become increasingly busy as the world seemed to find a new appreciation for art.

Cathie Ugrin has been a member of the group since the beginning and described the connections she has forged as a “lifeline.”

“With COVID, it’s been stressful and last year was a gong show, but just to be able to touch base and ... see what these incredible women are up to and how their brains work, it’s been just wonderfully reinforcing,” Ugrin said. “It’s made me braver.”

Ugrin said they would turn to each other and draw on the broad range of backgrounds and experiences to create unique and inventive pieces.

Exhibitions like “Afterword” also give them the opportunity to inspire and pursue artwork they have never tried before.

“That’s what I love about this group. It’s a safe place and it’s OK to say, ‘I don’t know what to do with this.’ You feel comfortable enough.

We all have our little quirks and abilities that we’re really good at, and I like that everyone is open with sharing those ideas,” Ugrin said.

“I love when we bring our work and share our work. Nobody else might have seen that. It’s very personal sometimes.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#6 - New grandstand In February the Yorkton Exhibition Association announced they are officially breaking ground on the new grandstand they had been working toward for several months.

The work area was already fenced by the time of the announcement, and work tearing down everything but the metal frame and roof of the existing grandstand structure was expected to start immediately.

While they kept the existing roof structure, all other elements of the grandstand will be fully replaced.

The work on the $600,000 contract has been awarded to N.L. Construction of Yorkton, which fits with one of the YEA’s goals for the project, said YEA spokesperson Lori Walsh.

The grandstand was rebuilt (File Photo) “We wanted to keep the project as local as possible,” she said.

Dustin Nehring, with N.L. said that the project is “not that challenging” in terms of construction, but noted anytime you undertake what is basically a large renovation “there are hurdles to overcome,” although starting out he said “we don’t see any major hurdles on this.”

The number of workers on staff will vary through the work period, with the project slated for completion in June.

Walsh said the total cost of the work will be $600,000, and she thanked the City of Yorkton as a funding partner, contributing 50 per cent, and Legacy Co-op for taking naming rights to the new facility.

It will be known as the Legacy Co-op Grandstand.

In the release issued at the time it was noted; “the grandstand has been a pillar in our community since the first one was built in 1914. The Exhibition Association hosts events on the grandstand, as do other community groups and organizations. This facility is an asset to the city of Yorkton as it is home to many great community events that help stimulate our economy and bring people together.

This will be the third grandstand in Yorkton’s history, and will serve our community for many more years to come.”

The facility has been an important fixture in the community, noted the release.

“Over the last century the Yorkton Exhibition has been committed to the preservation of our heritage by not only offering a wide range of events and programs, but also investing in community infrastructure,” it stated.

“The Yorkton Exhibition has been instrumental in obtaining these grounds and the facilities that exist such as the Agripavilion, Industrial Building, Ag Arena and Parimutuel building as they were built and paid for by the Yorkton Exhibition and turned over to the city. And without the Exhibition, it is unknown if the Parkland Agriplex or the Gallagher Centre as we know it, would exist today as our association procured the funding for that project. The grandstand is another investment we are making in the future of our city.”

Over the following months a number of donations were received and the grandstand opened in the summer in time for events such as chariot and chuckwagon races and tractor pulling.

#5 - Theatre closes but later saved In May the Landmark Cinemas Tower Theatre in Yorkton officially closed its doors for good.

Landmark Cinemas announced that four movie theatres would be closing, including the one in Yorkton.

Bill Walker, the CEO of Landmark Cinemas Canada, talked about the company’s decision.

“It’s been a difficult road in a lot of the sec-

ondary markets for theatres for quite an extended period of time.

Even pre-pandemic theatres in these small towns were certainly having some difficult times.

I think the pandemic for us ultimately just highlighted some of those challenges and as we look towards the recovery. We look at the capital that’s required to sustain a successful operation; there in Yorkton, it’s ultimately not an investment that we are going to be able to afford and make,” he said. “As the business has evolved and consumer experience expectation evolves, some of these singlescreen markets just don’t work anymore.”

Walker said it wasn’t a decision that they came to lightly.

“It’s always difficult when we have to close some of these cinemas because many people have had their first dates, their first movies with their kids, and these experiences that they remember fondly, and it’s difficult to see those leave small communities.”

He added that he hopes that someone will come and buy the movie theatre from them so the residents of Yorkton can once again enjoy movies.

And, in October that is exactly what happened as movie fans were happy to learn the Tower Theatre would be re-opening.

Under new management – Magic Lantern Theatres -- significant upgrades took place at the theatre on Second Ave. in the city which

closed its doors earlier this year.

“We’re restoring the original building,” Katrina Chapman, operations supervisor on the project explained at the time of the work being carried out.

As for how the theatre will operate, Chapman said there “will be no major changes” at least for the initial opening.

The theatre will open with one screen, but Chapman said the new ownership has interest “in a bigger expansion in the next year, or two . . .There is an eye to expansion with additional screens.”

The theatre maintained its familiar name.

“The name has such history, why would we change it,” said Chapman.

In the meantime, theatre goers are now able to enjoy some improved aesthetics including

upgraded seats which will include slider seats.

Current work also includes upgraded sound.

“We’ve upgraded the speakers,” said Chapman.

And, there will be an improved concession area, offered Chapman.

As for what they plan to screen, Chapman said they will be looking to new releases, but added “you’re not going to see every movie with one screen,” and movies might not open locally the day of the release.

“But we’ll try to mitigate that the best we can,” she said.

The company that is doing the work now owns 11 theatres, including the Rainbow in Regina, the Capital in North Battleford, the Aurora in Meadow Lake and the Roxy in Saskatoon.

“We’re really good at this. We serve a lot of rural communities,” said Chapman. “. . . We believe in community management. We want to have a theatre you can be proud of, both us and the community.

#4 - Zero municipal budget increase The City of Yorkton Operating and Capital Budgets for 2021 were passed without an overall increase in taxes collected.

The documents as passed showed a combined Operating and Capital Budget with no tax increases.

“The operating budget as presented does not require an increase in taxation,” said Ashley Stradeski, the City’s Director of Finance March 15. “This is a Continued on Page 7

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Games of note first played in 2021 The calendar has turned to a new year so typically it is time to pause and look back on the top games reviewed in the previous year.

Of course 2021 was a rather unusual year, COVID-19 has ensured that in most endeavours, reviews included. There was simply less time at the gaming table as a group, and zero trips to gaming events where we always add a few new things to the collection to explore. The ultimate result it would be unfair to suggest this is a ‘bestof’ list given the somewhat restricted list as this year this space included looks at vintage games, interviews with designers and game champions.

Instead, this is a list of a few games played for the first time in 2021 which are deemed interesting enough to be considered for purchase by fellow gamers. In some cases, the games here were not actually reviewed in 2021, only played, but you can expect those games may well find a review included here as we progress through 2022.

Several years ago I happened upon a copy of Quixo released

by Gigamic in 1995 from designer Thierry Chapeau.

At the time it wasn’t a game I knew much about

but the box top showed it was a game using chunky wooden pieces, which always piques my interest.

There is something about wooden games that for me harkens back to an early time, a time before even I was born, when artisans would have crafted games, not some plastic injection machine, and that effort of old intrigues me, and it turned out to be a great find, in particular a game my wife likes.

Then more recently – yes in 2021 -- I found Pylos at a local thrift store for $10 -- a tad pricey in terms of thrift games as there is a risk of missing pieces to factor in – but for the missing wooden offering from Gigamic I took the chance.

Thankfully the game was pristine.

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

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

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

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Again this is a quick to play, beautiful game, that makes the top-5.

So too does Quantik, a Yule gift from my son.

Designed by Nouri Khalifa and released in 2019, again from Gigamic, and part of a fine wooden games collection now numbering six, of which our little guild now has four.

Quantik is a devilishly delightful little game where the goal is simple, get four different shapes in a row, or a quadrant.

The twist is, while each player places their own colour, the four different shapes for a win can be a combination of colours, you only need to be the player placing the last piece, to secure a win.

There are some restrictions of where pieces can be placed too, just to add some thinking

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The marbles were the missing element in the thrift store buy, three black and a white.

Fortunately, those are easy to borrow from other games in the collection, so it was not a huge issue.

The game has earned a bunch of accolades since it was first released in 2005 including 2006 Mensa Select Winner.

The awards might seem unusual for a fivein-a-row game – Pente being one of the best of the genre – but Pentago adds a rather interesting mechanic. After placing a marble, with a few early game exceptions, you must turn one of the four 3X3 sections 90 degrees. So the board is always changing requiring an understanding of what can happen with each twist as you work to create five-in-a-row.

The game, which has been published by a number of different companies with various editions, has sold more than one million copies worldwide. That speaks to Pentago’s popularity.

The thrift find was a very nice wooden board version, with great black and white marbles, so aesthetically it is very pleasing.

With simple to learn rules, and lots of depth to discover, this is a great find indeed.

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to the procedures of the game.

This game feels a bit like Quarto, which is the best of the Gigamic Games played to-date, but this one is easy to learn, quick to-play, and looks gorgeous – a definite coffee table game you will want to play.

Thrift store finds are always interesting. The purchase of Pylos noted above was a great one.

With Domination, it was a tad less so. The game includes 112 dominoes, of which two were missing.

The good news black dominoes abound in a gamer’s house so replacement wasn’t too difficult.

Or course when pulling from a bag, as you do to replenish tiles in this game, it is rather easy to differentiate the two rogue pieces, but as it’s only a fun game it’s not a huge issue.

As in most domino games, Domination, released back in 2005, is rather straight forward, you place pieces on a board trying to control territories, the one with

the most at the end wins.

I sort of think of Mexican Trains with this one, simple -- limited decisions, but yet relaxing fun. The game plays two well so is fine for couples, and also three or four, so a relaxing offering for company too. You can certainly chitchat and play this one too.

Kluster is about placing as many of your pieces – which are magnets – as you can within a defined area before they snap together with other pieces – that are then collected to your hand.

You want to be the first play with no pieces left to place.

The game is fiendishly simple.

It takes a steady hand, and even then it can be a wonderfully frustrating experience.

The game is compact, great for some fun at the coffee shop, or when on the road.

Pentago is another thrift store find, a game which had been on the radar for ages, never quite rising to the top of the list whenever mad money allowed for a game order, but still a game of interest.

Seeing it for $4.99 made it a quick purchase.

Pentago is an abstract strategy game for two players with four 3×3 grids arranged into a larger 6×6 grid.

The goal is to place marbles in turn on the

The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan invested more than $218,000 in funding for 17 research projects through the Agricultural Demonstration of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) Program.

“Together with the province, our government is helping Saskatchewan farmers find practical ways to take advantage of the opportunities and address the challenges they face every day,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in a recent press release. “These projects will give Saskatchewan farmers new direct applications of science in the field that will increase their sustainability and resiliency.”

The ADOPT Program provides funding to assist producer groups to evaluate and demonstrate new agricultural practices and technologies at the local level. The results of successful trials can then be adopted by agricultural operations in the region.

“Funding applied research that has an immediate impact on Saskatchewan producers drives our industry forward and responds to current issues facing the sector,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said in the release. “We’re funding projects with practical applications that will directly support producers, like winter varieties of wheat and oats, spring cereal re-seeding options and the advantages of feeding supplement-

al protein on fall pasture.”

Among the recipients of funding was Yorkton Agricultural Information Inc. which will be getting $5,000 for a forage project.

The money will be used to create a forage demonstration plot out by the Tourism Yorkton office near where the Crops of the Parkland plots are planted each year, explained Thom Weir a member of the YAI board.

“It will help make people aware of some of the forages that we grow,” he told Yorkton This Week.

The plots will also be a good tool for groups such as Ducks Unlimited and local agrologists who are talking to producers about forage crops, said Weir, adding once established the plots will be easy access to show producers the different options.

Weir said the plan is to plant 16 varieties of forages, both legumes and grasses, in the spring of 2022.

These projects received $45,000 in additional industry support from Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association and Fertilizer Canada.

ADOPT is funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), a five-year, $3 billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen and grow Canada’s agriculture, agri-food and agri-products sectors. This includes a $2-billion commitment that is costshared 60 per cent federally and 40 per cent provincially/territorially for programs that are designed and delivered by provinces and territories.

Since the start of CAP in 2018, 210 projects have received $2.5 million in support through ADOPT.

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TOP-10 YTW Continued from Page 5 budget that is very much status quo.”

While Stradeski noted COVID-19 impacted revenues, reducing or eliminating some streams at recreational facilities in particular, that was somewhat offset by grant dollars.

Fortunately for us, relief was available from the Federal and Provincial Governments in the form of the COVID Safe Restart program which provided us with funding of $975,000 to use to offset lost revenue and increased costs related to COVID-19, he explained. The budget as presented includes utilization of just under $350,000 of this funding to offset these decreased revenues and increased costs.

While there was a zero increase, some taxpayers will pay more in 2021.

The budget resulted in no overall increase in taxation for the City – while this means the City wasn’t raising its rates to collect more tax, it did not mean that individual property owners didn’t see changes to their taxes. It was a revaluation year for property assessments, and with it there were fluctuation in the value of nearly every property within the City, explained Stradeski.

While the City still collected the same amount of taxation dollars, the value of the properties determined how much each individual property paid of that.

Dry conditions hit the agriculture sector. (File Photo) yields are well below average, even areas that received timely rains reported below average yields.

Yields were impacted by the extreme drought, heat stress, wind, hail and grasshoppers.

Average yields are estimated as 30 bushel per acre for hard red spring wheat, 19 bushel per acre for durum, 49 bushel per acre for oats, 34 bushel per acre for barley, 21 bushel per acre for canola, 22 bushel per acre for peas

and 870 pounds per acre for lentils.

Moisture conditions remained a concern into October, with much of the province receiving minimal or below average rainfall this year along with hot temperatures and drying winds throughout the growing season.

All regions in the province reported that their topsoil moisture was short or very short for most of the season.

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Harvest was practically complete in the province by the end of September, with nearly all regions having 99 per cent of the crop in the bin, according to the provincial crop report.

The five-year (20162020) average for harvest progress for that time of year was 79 per cent.

Harvest weather was favourable throughout the fall, allowing producers to harvest without major delays from rain or waiting for crops to mature.

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A new year—the time we think back over the past twelve months and reminisce about the good times, sad times and all the other times in between. I could write about the past pandemic year we’ve all seen … again. I could talk about my opinion of this year, sitting in my small corner of a world that seems to be getting stranger at an increasingly alarming rate but, instead of all that melancholic drama, I’ve decided to dedicate this article to my daughter’s year. The reason? Simply because she is still able to laugh after all of this …

Our eldest daughter and her husband moved themselves and their four children to an old acreage in January of 2021. Both being “city kids” this seemed a naive, albeit innocent, mistake from this mother’s point of view but being the stellar parent I pretend to be I surprisingly said … nothing.

Of course I’ve tried to be supportive during their year of fun and frolic and I certainly haven’t said, “I told you so” because … I didn’t.

When they learned that their newly acquired elderly home had asbestos within some of it’s walls I felt super happy but when they were subsequently told “but it shouldn’t hurt anyone if you don’t disturb it”, I felt complete relief. They have four rambunctious kids. They wouldn’t disturb anything.

It was a cold winter day when their well froze up and the furnace quit. To top that iced cake off the septic tank backed up and needed immediate replacing, all when my son-in-law was working two provinces away. When I learned that my daughter and the children had no choice but to relieve them-

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Revisited selves in buckets for two days, I forgot to ask how they’d survived without a fresh water source or …

HEAT … but I supposed water bottles and blankets became staples.

When I visited for the first time and noticed a rather bothersome amount of flies buzzing around my head in the old houses’ second story, I grabbed a fly swatter and challenged the kids to see who could rack up the most kills that day. I thought it strange— that amount of flying bugs in winter—but apparently this is a year-long entity when insects nest deeply into unfinished walls.

Spring came and they welcomed twelve chickens and seven ducklings. The initial idea was to allow them to grow large enough to butcher but because they were excitedly named within minutes, the plan changed and egg suppliers they’d become! Once these feathered tots grew a little they waddled from inside the house to their very own outside coop, which

included an outdoor pool. Unfortunately, although the ducks enjoyed swimming immensely, at least one chicken did not. It was a sad day when that clucker drowned but the drumsticks were good.

They have a plethora of other pets as well. Their two dogs both love to “play” with the chickens, so much so that their numbers have declined even more due to some rather rambunctious tussles. They had more cats but one died of an unfortunate vehicle accident and another from asthma. They have an indoor bird too—a type of parrot—which recently visited the vet due to despondency and an unusual equilibrium.

The veterinarian suggested a blood transfusion for that winged friend when it was proven anemic by a blood test. To this my daughter answered, “No … but thank you … I feel I need to spend the money I already don’t have on other things—you know—childrelated.” (Don’t worry—she fed iron-rich foods to that squawker and it is happily alive today.)

The most recent tragedy were the sad deaths of their remaining chickens and one other duck who succumbed to a vampire known as a mink. The few lasting ducks won’t lay eggs now because (quoting my daughter), “they suffered trauma when they watched their comrades fall”.

Despite these and even more unfortunate events I was amazed yesterday when she told me, “We talked about it and we all agreed—we wouldn’t change living here for the world.”

May we all live with that same hope and bright optimism for 2022!

TOP-10 YTW Continued from Page 7 thinking about residential schools and the effect it had ... on our people all across the country,” she said.

And it was a time to think about Canada on a day that usually marks the country’s birthday with celebrations.

O’Soup said that this is not the time to celebrate given the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential school sites.

“We’re honouring children that never came home from residential schools,” she said.

When you think about those children, celebration isn’t appropriate, offered O’Soup, adding it is a time when many are dealing with a range of emotions, including

anger.

On Sept. 30, The National Day of Truth and Reconcilia-tion was marked in Yorkton, starting with a long parade of more than 200 people down Broadway Street, followed by residential school survivors sharing their stories.

“I was happy when we were two blocks long (the parade),” said O’Soup, adding “this is just the start of it.”

O’Soup said the day was one which focuses on “learning the truth about residential schools – the legacy.”

O’Soup said it is clearly time for change because through change people may heal, are educated and find ways to better live together.

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missioner Mary Culbertson of the Office of the Treaty Commission and from Keeseekoose First Nation, said she was “honoured to be here with my family today,” adding that in spite of many responsibilities there was “no way I was going to miss walking with my own people.”

Culbertson noted that there “is a lot of intergenerational trauma we are all dealing with ... lateral violence is everywhere around us.”

Culbertson said it is time to change things, “to put the brakes on here and now.

“Our generation, we stop this legacy now.”

The residential schools were “a system of genocide,” that didn’t work, but it did leave

great scars.

#1 - COVID When it comes to the biggest story of 2021, it is a repeat of 2020, and a likely pick for story of the decade – COVID-19.

The pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of our public lives and through 2021 it has been something of a roller coaster ride of just how our community, province and country have been impacted.

The year began with many stores closed, public gatherings disallowed, many laid off or working reduced hours, coming out of a holiday season in 2020 where most gatherings simply did not happen.

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Provincially, as 2021 came to an end the province was reporting there had been 85,188 cases of COVID in Saskatchewan, with the seven-day average of daily new cases at 333 to end the year. There had been 955 deaths attributed to COVID in Saskatchewan since the start of the pandemic.

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mer the province began to loosen restrictions, businesses which had been forced to close reopened, and the size of gatherings expanded.

Locally that meant events such as Eastern Professional Chariot & Chuckwagon Association races, Thunder in the Parkland Truck & Tractor Pulls at the fairgrounds, and stock car races at Yellowhead International Speedway were able to take place.

Regionally, summer fairs in places such as Invermay and Kelvington took place as well.

But, COVID was not done yet. A new variant, Omicron, arose and the highly contagious strain has infection rates rising significantly, and governments across the country have instituted varied measures in response.

In Saskatchewan new restrictions had not been instituted as 2021 came to a close, but growing numbers have had an impact.

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The relationship between exercise and cancer Exercise benefits the body in myriad ways.

Studies have shown that routine exercise can help people effectively maintain healthy weights, sleep better at night and have more energy throughout the day. But exercise also may play a role in preventing one of the world’s most deadly diseases.

The World Health Organization notes that cancer is annually responsible for about one in six deaths across the globe, making it the second leading cause of death in the world. Many of those deaths can be prevented by employing some simple yet effective strategies, such as avoiding tobacco products and applying sunscreen before going out in the sun. And while researchers aren’t exactly sure why, the National Cancer Institute notes that substantial evidence suggests high levels of physical activity are linked to lower risks of several cancers.

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between exercise and cancer risk is complicated. The NCI notes that nearly all of the evidence that links physical activity to cancer risk comes from observational studies. In such studies, individuals report on their physical activity and are then followed for years to see if and when they are diagnosed with cancer. While such studies are no doubt valuable, they cannot definitively establish that physical inactivity causes cancer or that physical activity prevents cancer. All they can do is establish a link between physical activity and lower cancer risk.

As mysterious as the relationship between exercise and cancer can seem, researchers can theorize about the connection between the two.

For example, the DanaFarber Cancer Institute notes that scientists have recently begun probing the connections between exercise, the immune system and cancer risk.

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cise can reduce inflammation, an acute or chronic response by the immune system that can contribute to cancer risk.

The NCI also notes that the many biological effects of exercise on the body might shed light on the potential link between routine physical activity and a lower cancer risk. For example, the NCI says exercise lowers levels of certain hormones, such as insulin and estrogen, that have been linked to cancer development and progression. Exercise also has been linked to improved immune system function, and a stronger immune system is more capable of fighting various conditions and diseases, including cancer.

The relationship between routine exercise and cancer remains a mystery in many ways.

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Gluten intolerance is a very real issue with measurable symptoms Gluten is not for everyone. In fact, people who have celiac disease shouldn’t eat gluten at all. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition that affects the digestive process of the small intestine by launching an immune system attack against gluten, mistakenly damaging healthy cells lining the small intestine.

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abdominal pain, diarrhea, headaches, bone or joint pain, or chronic fatigue when they have gluten in their diets — despite not testing positive for celiac disease.

In July 2016, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center published a study confirming that wheat exposure to those sensitive to wheat and gluten triggered a systemic immune reaction and intestinal cell damage.

Researchers previously thought that a sensitivity to wheat or gluten would not result in cell damage.

But research now confirms that even without a positive celiac disease diagnosis, people can experience symptoms that mimic those of celiac disease, even in terms of severity.

Doctors are not sure if gluten triggers the immune reaction in nonceliac cases, so more research is needed. That said, removing gluten and wheat products from one’s diet provides relief for many people.

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company that manufacturers gluten-free foods, anyone who experiences negative symptoms after eating foods that contain gluten should speak with a doctor. A doctor will order blood tests that will look for the presence of immunoglobulin E antibodies that are indicative of an autoimmune response to gluten. An endoscopy also may check for damage to the lining of the small intestines, as can a biopsy of the intestines.

Other tests, such as a radioallergosorbent test, or RAST, or skin prick test can test for a wheat allergy to see if symptoms are stemming from that alone.

Treatment for gluten intolerance or celiac disease involves avoiding products that contain gluten, which is found in wheat, rye and barley.

A growing body of literature suggests that people who do not have celiac disease can still experience non-celiac gluten sensitivity and many of the same symptoms felt by those with the disease.

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The Yorkton Terriers dropped an overtime game to Melville Friday in the city.

Terriers and Mills split New Year’s set

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers headed down Highway #10 for a New Year’s Day encounter with the rival Melville Millionaires.

The Mills had handed the Terriers a 3-2 shoot-out defeat in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action Friday, and the Terriers were clearly looking for some pay back, as they took a 2-0 lead through the opening period of play.

Erik Boers scored to open things at 14:34 and less than a minute later Tanner Sklaruk found the twine behind Melville netminder Jared Thompson. The goal came at 15:21.

Greg Nelson scored the only goal of the second period at 10:09 to extend the Terrier lead to 3-0.

In the third Kishaun Gervais struck 4:05 into the third frame to make it a 4-0 lead for the visitors.

The Millionaires finally put one past Terrier netminder Kael DePape at 10:16 of the third, a goal off the stick of Jonathan Krahn. It was the only goal to get past DePape who faced 31-shots for the win.

Thompson took the loss in the Melville net facing 36-shots.

Friday action The home-and-home set started Friday at the Westland Insurance Arena.

In the opening frame

the visiting Mills scored the only goal, a powerplay marker by Colby Ball at 12:20.

It took the Terriers only 2:42 into the middle frame to tie the game on a goal by Maddux Nollski.

A short-handed effort

by JD Hall at 11:59 gave the Terriers a 2-1 lead.

Brayden Taschuk tied the contest 2-2 with a goal at 16:50.

The tie held into the third period, and through it.

With the game knotted 2-2 through regulation time, the game headed to the five-minute overtime, but neither team found the twine to secure the win.

The game went to the shoot-out where the

Foods that promote healthy hair and skin Millions of people across the globe deal with conditions that affect the skin and hair. Acne is a skin and hair ailment that, according to the American Academy of Dermatology, is the most common skin condition.

But what if the foods people eat could affect the health of their hair and skin? There is evidence that they can.

Foods that contain certain nutrients, phytochemicals and enzymes may help people develop healthier hair and skin.

• Blueberries: The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave blueberries its top ranking for antioxidant activity. The antioxidants in blueberries neutralize free radicals and protect people from premature aging, which can help the skin look younger and more vibrant.

• Eggs: Eggs are great

sources of protein and biotin, which are two nutrients that may help promote hair growth.

The health and wellness information site Healthline says biotin is essential for the production of a hair protein called keratin.

• Fatty fish: Fatty fish, such as salmon, are high in omega-3 fatty acids.

Ciara Foy, a Torontobased holistic nutritionist, says about 3 percent of the hair shaft is made up of omega-3 fatty acids.

They’re also found in cell membranes and in the natural oils that keep the scalp and other areas of the skin hydrated.

• Red bell peppers: These peppers contain more vitamin C than oranges. According to dermatologist Dr. Julia Carroll with Compass Dermatology, vitamin C is an antioxidant precursor to collagen production,

so consuming more vitamin C through foods can neutralize free radicals that could damage skin.

• Spinach: Trade lettuce for spinach, which is rich in calcium, iron, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, and much more. These nutrients can be the building blocks of healthy skin and hair.

• Oysters: Nutritionist and author Lisa Drayer says oysters are good sources of zinc, which aids in skin cell renewal and repair.

• Coconut: Coconut water is great for hydration and contains potassium, an electrolyte that moves nutrients into the cells. Coconut oil also can be used to boost hair health as a pre-wash conditioning treatment.

The secret to beautiful skin and hair may be hiding in plain sight at your local supermarket.

Millionaires would earn a 3-2 win.

While the Terriers and Millionaires were back in action COVID-19 again postponed a series of games over the weekend.

The home and home series scheduled for Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 between the Flin Flon Bombers and the La Ronge Ice Wolves as well the home and home scheduled for Dec. 30 and Jan. 1 between

the Estevan Bruins and Weyburn Red Wings were postponed until a later date, as a result of some players perhaps being in close contact with positive COVID-19 cases. As a precautionary measure the postponements will provide more time for extra testing to ensure the safety and health of everyone.

New dates have yet to be determined.

As for the Terriers

and Mills, Yorkton’s next action is scheduled for Tuesday when they are scheduled to visit Weyburn, while Melville host the Humboldt Broncos the same night.

Friday the Terriers are headed to LaRonge and will stop in Nipawin for a game Saturday.

Melville heads into North Battleford Friday then Kindersley Saturday, and Humboldt Sunday.

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Low crop yields, high prices for farmers in 2021

By Chelsea Kemp Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Brandon Sun) Manitoba producers are wrapping up a year that saw some of the highest grain prices in living memory, matched by record-low crop yields.

For farmers, 2021 was a difficult year for the most part, but a lucky few found success in the face of an unprecedented drought, said Keystone Agriculture Producers director Charles Fossay.

“Prices are up, in many cases at highs that none of us have ever seen, [even those who have] been farming for 40 years or longer. Pricewise, things look well for most producers.

“It’s very tight supplies and probably in many cases … because of the shortage of grain and the tight supplies, that’s why prices went up for many producers who had grain to sell.”

For most of the province, crop yields were below average, he said, and in some areas, the yields were almost at zero.

It is difficult to say how these yields will affect the everyday consumer, but it is possible they will begin to see higher food prices on some items because processors and food manufacturers are paying more for the raw product.

“It’s higher feed prices for hog producers, chicken producers, cattle producers. We’re also looking at higher wheat prices for the flour millers; high prices to the canola crushers that produce cooking oil,” Fossay said. “That eventually will all go down to consumers in some way or other. They may not end up paying the full price, but they will be picking up at least some of the increased costs.”

Farmers are also navigating the chal-

lenging economic landscape brought on by the historic drought over the summer, affecting overall crop yields.

“On my farm, I typically grow 45 bushels of canola and I’ll market that for $11 a bushel, so I’ll get $500 an acre for my canola,” Fossay said. “This year, my canola did 17 [bushels], and even though prices right now are around the $20 or $21 mark, I had pre-sold a lot of my canola for say, $15. I’m going to average out a slightly higher price than what I normally get, but based on the 17 bushels, I’m maybe only going to be getting two-thirds of what I would get in a normal year.”

Preparing for seeding in 2022, farmers are hoping to see additional moisture in the province to help rebuild crops.

The provincial government has said between 100 and 120 millimetres of snow will be needed to help recharge the water system in Manitoba and bump soil moisture up to normal levels.

“What we really need right now is a very white, snowy winter,” Fossay said.

“We also need some very timely rains in the spring and throughout the summer that make sure we continue to recharge our soil moisture.”

He noted it will take many years to recharge moisture and build up reserves for the future.

In 2020, even though it was hot and dry, most farmers managed to get an average crop because they had good sub-soil moistures and rain fell during the summer, benefitting crop growth.

This year was a different story — the subsoil moisture had been depleted, and much-needed rains did not appear for the most part in May, June and July.

These dangerous factors were only

exacerbated by multiple days of temperatures reaching 30 C or warmer, hurting the crops.

Farmers across the Prairies faced this problem in 2021, causing a huge impact around the country, Fossay said, especially because Alberta and Saskatchewan experienced even harsher weather compared to Manitoba.

Western Canada typically produces 21 tonnes of canola and exports about 12 million tonnes out of the country, fuelling trade, the economy and job growth.

This year saw only 12.5 million tonnes of canola produced, most of which will be processed in Canada and only a little bit will be exported.

“The hurt is very big,” Fossay said.

“That means there’s less work for people at the elevators. There’s less work for the railway companies. There’s

less work at the terminals. At some point, and it hasn’t happened yet, some of these businesses might be looking at laying off workers — that has an impact on everybody.”

He added these factors also make Canada a less dependable supplier of grain to international markets, which could lead to other countries buying wheat, grain and barley elsewhere.

Fossay said climatologists and others who examine weather patterns seem to indicate extreme weather may become the norm in the future.

“If you believe that global warming is occurring, [climatologists] say we’re going to see more extreme weather events — we’re going to see more droughts. They could be longer droughts, they could be severe droughts, but we’ll also see the opposite, something like we saw in B.C., where we could see more rainfall in some years and more localized flooding in some years.”

The volatile and unpredictable weather will force farmers and consumers to find ways to adjust to changing weather patterns and the higher risks they will be exposed to — this includes looking at changing production practices and finding how moisture can be preserved in the soil.

“Farming is always evolving.

Farmers are always adapting to change.

Whether it’s changes to the crops we grow, changes to how we market our grain or changes in weather patterns.

We will try and adapt. Hopefully, we are successful, but if we’re not successful, we have to hope that government and consumers can help us through the bad years so that we’re still here when we have better times.”

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