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Sturgis Kindergarten class encouraged to “Imagine with all your heart” Courtesy of Preeceville Progress Ten Sturgis Composite School kindergarten students were acknowledged in a special unique way through a Zoom presentation.

The traditional graduation was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic with restrictions placed by the government.

Families and friends were encouraged to log in and watch the Zoom presentation on June 15.

Lisa Serdachny, teacher, spoke briefly, acknowledged everyone and highlighted some of the students’ activities through the year.

The ten kindergarten students were, Ayden Townsend, Drae Peterson, Koy Babiuk, Lakyn Seerey, Leo Yachyshyn, Lindy Romanchuk, Nate Johnson, Nathan Wiebe, Stanley Prokulevich and Zia Dela Torre.

“Thank you to each student for working hard at school for the first sixand-a-half months and for sticking it out through the last three months of online learning,” she said.

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Koy Babiuk ‘I am very proud of the all your hard work and accomplishments and I looked forward to seeing your smiling faces every Wednesday for our Zoom meetings.

Thank you to every parent, grandparent or sibling that assisted the kindergarten students during the school year and during online learning. You were truly my teammates this year and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your patience, understanding and support.”

During the Zoom presentation each student was shown during the Zoom meeting and then presented their diploma by their parents.

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Students had a wagon ride, made a craft and did a scavenger hunt in the museum galleries to see how Christmas was celebrated in the past.

They also toured the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery to showcase where students could create art to display in the spring/ summer of 2020.

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Students travelled to Swan River for swimming in the month of January.

Kindergarten students were accompanied by students from Grade 1 to 6. Students swam at the pool, then had lunch and a treat from Dairy Queen before returning home.

Kelsey Newman, Lakyn Seerey’s mom, came and read to the students from a book on Calculus for kids and talked to them about her job as Sturgis Composite High School math teacher.

Joelanda Townsend, Ayden’s mom, came and baked bread with the class, as she makes her own homemade bread.

Each student got to take their own loaf of bread home and there was one loaf that the class shared.

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from their child and Serdachny thanked them for all their help and support during online learning.

After diplomas were presented, a toast to the graduates followed.

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind. Imagine with all your heart, believe with all your mind and achieve with all your might. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.

Congratulations kindergarten graduates,” said Serdachny.

Through the year before the COVID-19 pandemic the students enjoyed many activities that kicked off with a Family Engagement Night held in October.

Each student made a time capsule and added items inside it. Families contributed notes and students completed different centres to create materials to add to their time capsule.

Students traveled to the Western Development Museum in Yorkton to participate in the Celebrate Christmas

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Cobras senior hockey returning to Canora Courtesy of Canora Courier Seven communities have come together and announced the establishment of the Sask East Hockey League, putting a new face on senior hockey in the Parkland region.

Cal Homeniuk, Canora organizer, said Canora’s team will be called the Cobras, a name familiar to local fans from the years when the Cobras competed in the Fishing Lake Hockey League, which folded after the 2014/15 season, according to information found online. The Cobras were members of the league through the 2011/2012 season.

After nearly a decade without senior hockey in Canora, Homeniuk felt the time was right for a new beginning.

“Lots of people have been saying we should get a new senior hockey league started,” said Homeniuk. “The announcement in May that the Triangle Hockey League (THL) was dissolving was a contributing factor. We wanted to keep senior hockey alive in east-central Saskatchewan.”

Homeniuk said there were numerous players from Canora and surrounding area who had been playing in the THL and had expressed interest in continuing their senior hockey

The Canora Cobras senior hockey team is set to begin play in the newly-formed Sask East Hockey League for the 2020/2021 season. This photo was taken in 2009 when the Canora Cobras senior hockey team (dark uniforms) was a member of the Fishing Lake Hockey League. (file photo) careers closer to home.

“They would love to play in their hometown rink, in front of family and friends,” said Homeniuk. “We felt bringing back the Cobras name would be a nice connection to past teams for the fans.”

An organizational meeting for the Cobras is planned for

July 23 in Canora, with the location to be announced.

Homeniuk said he is looking to serve as manager, but there will be a variety of opportunities for local residents to show support and get involved with their new team.

“We will be looking to set up a team executive, find a coach for the Cobras, someone

for promotions and a group of support volunteers.”

The new league was spearheaded by organizations in Ituna, Canora, and Rocanville; three communities that had been without senior hockey in recent years, according to a release.

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last season and was looking for a means to keep its local group together long term. Canora has seen a recent influx of area players suit up on other clubs and felt the time was right to return senior to their town.

Rocanville has dealt with dwindling player options in the past, but after taking this past season off to regroup, organizers feel a competitive team can be iced in 2021.

Upon learning of potential interest, a further meeting was held on June 24 and the new league was created with teams in Canora, Ituna, Rocanville, Esterhazy, Bredenbury, Theodore, and Hudson Bay. Mike Stackhouse of Yorkton was named league president.

Announcements with regards to a league schedule and the remainder of the league executive will be made in the coming weeks.

Despite the recent COVID-19 pandemic, plans will be based on an early November start date, stated the release.

Homeniuk said they are looking to add at least one more team, or more if there is interest. The next league meeting is being planned for later on in July to set up a constitution, decide on rules for import/non-import players, and address other issues of importance to the new league.

East Central Research Foundation plot tours cancelled Parkland College and the East Central Research Foundation (ECRF) have cancelled their annual Research Farm Field Day for 2020 due to COVID-19.

Public gatherings in Saskatchewan are currently limited to 30 people, and physical distancing guidelines

remain in effect. The field tours, held annually in July at the research farm just south of Yorkton, typically attract close to 100 farmers, agriculture professionals, and industry representatives.

In lieu of an in-person event, researchers are plan-

ning to record a virtual tour of this year’s research projects. The video will be shared online and posted at www.ecrf. ca, likely around the middle of July.

This season, researchers are conducting a number of trials and demonstration projects on land supplied by

the City of Yorkton. Some of these projects are supported by the provincial government Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) program, with others sponsored by businesses in the agriculture industry.

Last month, Parkland College was awarded a

$200,000 research grant by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The grant is being used to hire students for work integrated learning opportunities at the research farm, while also funding the purchase of new equipment.

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More provincial campsites opening Saskatchewan Provincial Parks has announced it is opening the rest of its camping inventory for the peak summer season.

“After slowly and carefully opening the parks in May and campgrounds in June, we are excited to offer more campsite availability,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky said. “This has been a methodical re-opening and every step along the way has allowed us to implement enhanced cleaning and new operational procedures to ensure the safety of our staff and visitors.”

Nightly, group, double and equestrian campsites that were previously closed due to COVID-19 restrictions have already started to become avail-

able to book once again.

More sites will become available throughout the weekend and into next week, so campers are encouraged to check the reservation system regularly at https://saskparks. goingtocamp.com/.

There will be no further seasonal sites available in Saskatchewan Provincial Parks, however, there is no maximum stay per site, so campers can enjoy any available campsite for the duration of their choice. Shower facilities will re-open this weekend and will operate with enhanced cleaning protocols. Laundry facilities and shared cookhouses in day-use areas will remain closed until further notice.

Camp-Easy sites will be available for reservation starting July 9, 2020

and will open for the season on July 16, 2020.

Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols are being implemented to ensure a safe experience for visitors. In order to minimize in-park contact, campers are encour-

aged to continue booking online and if they haven’t already, purchase an annual park entry permit online with their booking. An automatic checkin process was implemented in June which allows visitors who have

a 2020 Annual Park Entry Permit and a reserved campsite to proceed directly to their campsite upon arrival.

Sask Parks staff continue to implement enhanced cleaning and sanitization pro-

cedures. Signage is in place throughout the parks to remind visitors of the safety protocols and restrictions in place.

Campers are asked to bring hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes, maintain physical distance from others, respect the restrictions and rules that are in place and to stay home if not feeling well.

By working together, park staff and visitors can ensure parks remain safe spaces for all. A reminder beaches and playgrounds are open.

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EDITORIAL Can’t sugar coat garbage miscues The City of Yorkton posted a disappointing message on social media last week that we should be ashamed of as citizens. Apparently, we can’t figure out the blue recycle bins posted around the city are not for garbage.

What happens when you throw garbage into the recycling bin is that Sask Abilities then has to throw out most of the recyclables because the waste contaminates what can be reused.

The post was made in a polite way that gives people the benefit of the doubt, which is to say maybe Yorkton citizens just don’t know that blue bins are for recycling and not garbage.

I won’t be nearly as kind. We all know better and people who are doing this are lazy and disgusting. If you see someone using a blue bin as a dumpster, report them immediately or I suspect the city will just end up removing these bins because it’s not worth having to empty the contents at the landfill and waste the recyclables.

Regina City Police say they are responding to an average of 26 suicide calls a week, which is at a dubious level of all-time high.

To date, 20 people have committed suicide in Regina this year. To compare that to the virus which shut down all forms of life, Regina has had 1 death and 80 total cases. It’s just the latest example of the virus causing more harm in an indirect way than a direct one.

While we have done a good job keeping the elderly safe from the virus, we could have done a better job with regards to their other needs and I don’t think we’ve done our front line workers any favors either by putting them in impossible situations trying to maintain care despite seeing other issues they are, otherwise, helpless to address because of what comes down from the provincial government. It, surely, hasn’t been a good thing to have our seniors in long term care homes isolated from their friends and family for months on end.

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One of the most common phrases since the arrival of the pandemic has been ‘wait two weeks’. I’ve heard it used as a scare tactic for those who broke the rules at Easter, Mother’s Day, May Long Weekend, Partiers at Trinity Bellwoods in Toronto, the nervousness of reopening economies everywhere, as well as those on the beaches along the east coast of the US, and now I’m hearing it with regards to the case of surges in Florida that haven’t resulted in mass casualties yet.

‘Wait two more weeks’. Okay, let’s use this ‘wait two weeks’ theory based on Florida’s case count from two weeks ago which was over 2600 a day (already headed north in numbers). Two weeks later, their death count was 26.

When New York first hit 500 deaths a day (end of March), their case count two weeks earlier was only 742. By the time they hit 2600 cases per day (March 20th), they were seeing daily death numbers of over 800 two weeks after that point.

Things have to get incredibly worse in a very short period of time for Florida to be near New York fatality levels.

I saw a meme that sums up governments very well and it’s important we all digest this because there have been many people tricked over the last number of months into thinking governments are here to help us.

They aren’t.

They are here for power and need your support in order to get it so that can be confusing for some.

The best way to get your support is to figure out ways to make you more reliant on them.

So in a nutshell, this is how government works: they break your legs, sell you a wheelchair, tax the wheelchair, regulate when you can use the wheelchair, and then assure you that without the government you wouldn’t be getting around so well.

Last week, I wrote about a situation in Ontario where a panel decided not to punish a doctor who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old child because the medical professional was going through sexual identity issues.

This week, let me introduce you to David Smith. He’s a British politician who’s facing nine counts of sexually touching a child. The city councillor, in the past, has petitioned his city’s mayor to trial gender-neutral washrooms. I don’t go looking for these stories, but they are there and it’s time the LGBTQ community spoke up and renounced these types of people. While these recent publicized stories are outliers, I think it would do a lot of good for leaders in the LGBTQ to make a statement.

Nice person mentions this week: Bruce Wilton, Cal Homeniuk, Trever Goodman, Cassidy Wagner, Ajay Tadi, and Ken RockThunder.

Multiple crises signal the need to change course The virus spreading COVID-19 worldwide jumped from non-human animals to people — as have most new diseases, from AIDS to SARS to Ebola. We may not know the precise origin of this particular coronavirus, but we understand the factors behind its spread to humans. And we’ve seen the devastation a tiny, mysterious, rapidly spreading virus can wreak on people in a globalized system.

This pandemic could be a trial run for how we respond to the almostinevitable next pandemic.

Or it could be the wake-up call that finally compels us to employ the many available and developing solutions to resolve this and other related emergencies, including the climate and biodiversity crises, as well as the severe inequality crisis.

Recent research confirms what we’ve known for some time: Destruction of natural spaces, intensification of agriculture and livestock production and the unsustainable wildlife trade are driving the spread of diseases from non-human animals to people — known as “zoonotic” transmission.

According to a WWF International report, “We do not know where the next new disease will emerge or how many people it will affect, but the risk of a new zoonotic disease emerging in the future is higher than ever.”

The report is just the latest warning from health and biodiversity experts worldwide. WWF International director Marco Lambertini, UN

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Science Matters Convention on Biological Diversity executive secretary Elizabeth Maruma Mrema and World Health Organization environment department director Maria Neira wrote in the Guardian that these new diseases “all illustrate that our destructive behaviour towards nature is endangering our own health — a stark reality we’ve been collectively ignoring for decades.”

We’re also endangering our health with pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss. This lack of respect for all that we’re part of extends to a lack of respect for each other. Now many people have had enough. Those who would destroy the things that keep us alive and healthy for the sake of short-term profit and power, and who would oppress others and divide us against each other, are a minority, and they’re being called out.

We’re at a turning point.

We can go back to a “normal” existence beset by pollution, climate chaos, disease, racism and massive inequality, or we can take this opportunity to reset. It’s time for those who have enjoyed the privileges bestowed by skin colour and background to

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By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer There is a line in a poem by Robert Frost about a good fence making good neighbours. It is a line that seems rather appropriate in the case of the Buckle and Harris families which live south of Yorkton.

The two families have been neighbours since before Saskatchewan was ... well before it was Saskatchewan.

“Garry (Harris) and I were working together taking out the fence line and we got to talking,” recounts Blaine Buckle.

The work was hard, as the fence line had become the dumping ground for stones over the years.

“But, 132 years ago what would it have been like?” questioned Buckle, which had the two friends thinking about what their families had faced when arriving in the area.

Both families trace their roots to England where they made the decision to emigrate to Canada.

The Harris’ and Buckles arrived in Woodstock, ON. around 1886, and got to know each other while there working to raise funds for a move farther west.

In the case of the Buckle family “They had to work there for two years to raise enough money to come out,” said Blaine.

Buckle said while it is not exactly known, they believe there may have been an agent of the York Farmers’ Colonization Company (Limited) in the Woodstock area, and that was the ‘hook’ that led both families to the local area.

As it turned out the James and Elizabeth Harris homestead was four miles south of the current city.

Thomas and Catherine Buckle family settled on a homestead 4.5 miles south.

James Henry Harris was born June 20, 1869 at Stoneleigh mid-Warwickshire, England.

“Stoneleigh is a historic village situated where the River Sowe joins the Avon River. Generations of the Harris family were farm laborers on the Sir Thomas Leigh Estate. Sir Thomas Leigh was Lord Mayor of London when Queen Elizabeth I was crowned at Westminster Abbey in 1558. The estate was originally Abbey lands of the Cistercian Monks in the middle of the 12th Century until it was suppressed by Henry VIII. The land was put up for sale and had three owners prior to Thomas Leigh who was given the land by Sir Rowland Hill, a rich London merchant and alderman. Famous visitors to the estate were William Shakespeare and Jane Austin,” relates a 125-year history of Maple Grove Farm (the

Harris Family) James arrived in Woodstock at the age of 21, working there until 1888, when “he was enticed by the offer of 160 acres of free land by the Dominion Government for a $10,000 administration fee to settle the North West Territories, Provisional District of Assiniboia. In 1888, he travelled to Saltcoats by train, the end of the line at that time.”

For both Harris and Buckle the homesteads they claimed came with rules that had to be heeded to ensure full title.

“According to the Dominion Lands Act any male farmer who agreed to cultivate at least 40 acres of the land and build a permanent dwelling on it within three years qualified,”

Thomas Buckle noted the Harris history. “ ... The Dominion Lands Act required Sworn Statement by the homesteader as well as Sworn Statements by two farmers who knew the farmer for at least two years before a patent (title) was issued for the land.

“The Sworn Statements were filed August 15, 1892, three years after his residency on the land. Eighteen questions were asked on the statement. Harry answered all by stating: lived on the land since August 1889; he had a wife and two children; broke and cultivated each year and now had 45 acres cultivated, 20 head of cattle, two horses, six pigs, built a log cabin 16 feet x 22 feet, a log stable and a granary. Sworn before Thomas Ferguson, Local Agent of Dominion Lands for Touchwood District, Divisional District of Assiniboia, N.W.T. Tom Buckle and George Evans vouched for Harry by signing sworn statements.”

The book Ox-Trails to Highways takes up the Buckle story.

“Thomas Buckle was a Yorkshire man, and was apprenticed to a farmer to learn that ancient and honorable profession, but decided that he would rather go to Canada. This required money and Thomas being a married man at that time with two children, Martha and Harry, did not have enough. So he went into Lincolnshire to work in the blast furnaces to make money to

An early threshing machine on the Harris farm. get to Canada. He worked in Ontario to gain enough money to come further west, and it was in Ontario that Dick Buckle was born and another sister (now deceased),” notes the history.

“Finally in 1887, along with the Harris family, they arrived at Yorkton, and Thomas took a homestead, the S.E. quarter of 12-25-4. Building a log house, Tom settled the family in this two room home and away he went to find work. They had brought with them, two horses and one cow and no provision had been made to stable them.

While her husband was away, Mrs. Buckle was trying to manage things, there came a very severe storm, late in the spring, just as the cow was due to freshen.

“The milk for the family was a necessity as Mrs. Buckle saw it. She did not hesitate to bring the cow into the house, and so the fine calf that was delivered, might claim to be the only calf in the Yorkton area, to first see the light of day in a house.”

So it was that “South of York Lake, there came an English Pioneer, who brought with him the firm belief that the possession of a quarter section gave the owner undeniable right to fully protect all wildlife which was on it, as well as to keep even his neighbours from trespassing thereon,”

detailed the book. “That such an attitude would be a source of strife to an active family as the Buckles, soon became apparent, when Mr. Goodacre would chase them from his land, contending that the rabbits and the ducks thereon were his. Naturally, that was the place where the Buckle boys liked best to hunt. Once even, Tom, their father, was caught. He had shot some ducks on a Goodacre slough and had taken off his pants to wade after them. Suddenly this stickler for property rights appeared, and demanded that Buckle was trespassing. In order to play for time, Tom asked innocently “What does trespassing mean?”

Goodacre fell for the ruse, and began to give him a lecture on property rights, while Tom hurriedly was regaining the safety and sanctity of his trousers, still playing for time, Tom gave him a Yorkshire expression, which left Goodacre confused. And in turn asked what it meant. By this time Tom was dressed, so he quickly picked up the ducks, and informed the property owner that it meant, “He could go to hell.” And away Tom went with the ducks.”

The stories of the families naturally intersect often, and both Blaine and Garry note one story collected in the aforementioned history book.

“It was later that summer that Tom Buckle, got the scare of his life, as he put it. He and Mr. Harris were digging a well, and Tom was the man who was doing the digging down below, when sud-

James Harris denly Harris let out a yell and disappeared,” goes the story.

“When Tom looked up to see what was the matter, he saw three Indians in full war regalia looking down at him. They motioned for him to come out, and they lowered the rope so he could.

“Pale and shaky, Tom clambered out. The he learned that it was not his scalp they wanted, but only to trade furs.

About this time Harris appeared with the old muzzle loader, and the white men were so glad that the Indians were on

a peaceful mission, that they quickly had Mrs. Buckle make up a meal which they all shared.

“From that time, Kinnistino and Peepeetch and Tom Buckle were friends.

Every Christmas from that time till the year he died, Kinnistino would go into Yorkton for Mass, and then stop at the Buckles for breakfast. Before they ate, the Indian and his (mate), and Tom, would sit and solemnly smoke the pipe of peace.”

The history continues to be made, with Garry Harris and Blaine Buckle now in possession of the homestead quarters, both being the fourth in their families with title.

That both families still hold the land is surprising, now more than 130 years since the families arrived. Homesteads do stay in some families through the decades, but two on the same section has to be rare, if not outright unique in the province.

Blaine wondered at how often the families had likely worked together, again reflecting on the fence line and its stones.

“Every one of those stones, somebody touched at one time,” he said.

Whether it was the hands of a Harris or a Buckle of course is lost to the winds of time.

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RSM it will not re-open immediately The Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) has announced that it will take a little longer to re-open its doors and welcome back visitors.

Under Phase 4.2 of the Re-open Saskatchewan plan, museums can open June 29, however, the RSM is taking time to ensure new safety and cleaning protocols are in place.

Additional time will also give the RSM an opportunity to further add to its outstanding exhibits and programming.

“We know how creative the exhibit designers, artists, skilled craftspeople and programmers are,� Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky said. “They took the opportunity to work in the gallery during the closure and the results of their efforts, including creative new exhibits in the CN T.rex Gallery, will bring more wonder and enjoyment to this world-class exhibit.�

The RSM is working on a plan to safely re-open this

summer, with more details communicated in the coming weeks. In the meantime, programming has been very busy with activities online to celebrate National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day. The T.rex Discovery Centre will not Re-open in 2020 As part of the RSM’s revised operating plan, and after discussions with key partners and stakeholders, it was decided that the T.rex Discovery Centre

CRISES Continued from Page 4 pollution, climate change and inequality. We all need to understand what Indigenous people and people of colour must endure in a “multicultural� country like Canada.

Marginalized people face greater risks from climate change and environmental damage, in part because industrial development is often situated near remote, vulnerable communities, and because they often don’t have the resources to protect themselves. Research also shows COVID-19 is especially hard on Black, Indigenous and other people of colour, as well as the poor.

The world slowed during the pandemic. Many of us changed the way we work — and this far

into the 21st century, it’s past time to move beyond 1950s working hours and conditions. People have also been standing up for what’s right, for equality.

Changing our ways is a challenge, but as we’ve seen with the pandemic response, the barriers are more political than technological or rational. We know why pathogens — from Lyme disease to COVID-19 — are moving from the wild to human societies. We know why our planet is heating toward levels beyond which human health and survival can be sustained. We also know many of the factors behind inequality.

All of these crises are grounded in outdated systems that prioritize profits and economic measures over human

health, well-being and survival. We have no end of solutions to these crises, but ultimately, systemic change is required to overcome the shortsighted greed that has sent us speeding down this path.

The climate and biodiversity crises didn’t go away with the pandemic.

But the health crisis has further exposed the flaws in our outdated systems.

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in Eastend, Saskatchewan will not open in 2020. The T.rex Discovery Centre already has a short season, typically opening during the May long weekend until September. With the impact of COVID-19, and an even shorter season, it is not feasible for the centre to open until May 2021.

For more information about the RSM and T.rex Discovery Centre, programming, or to learn how you can support the RSM’s world

class exhibits, research and programming, visit https://royalsaskmuseum.ca/, Facebook (@Royal.Saskatchewan.

Museum), Twitter (@royalsaskmuseum) or Instagram (@ RoyalSaskMuseum).

The RSM, located at 2445 Albert Street, is currently closed. Stay connected for the latest information on its re-opening. Visit. Donate.

Discover – Online. — Submitted

Conservation Officer service dog retires The Ministry of Environment recently said goodbye to a trusted co-worker, as Conservation Officer Service Dog Jaks retired in April, after an eightyear career with the ministry.

Conservation Officer Cpl. Jamie Chartrand, the ministry’s K9 handler for the past 14 years, noted that the 10-year old Belgium Malinois assisted officers in hundreds of investigations.

He located countless pieces of evidence for the ministry and other law enforcement agencies which led to numerous criminal convictions, and resulted in fines totalling tens of thousands of dollars. “One of his favorite parts of the job was tracking,� Chartrand said. “Jaks tracked down numerous criminals during his career. This is often the most dangerous part of the job.�

Jaks and Cpl. Chartrand have helped educate the public on

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During his years with the ministry, Jaks achieved a number of national awards in the Canadian Police Canine Championships in Alberta, including fourth and second place finishes in the prestigious top dog category.

Although Jaks has retired, he is still eager to go to work each day and has been adopted

by Officer Chartrand.

In mid-May, the ministry’s K9 unit welcomed a young female German Shepherd service dog named Tai into the fold.

Tai has completed her training and will definitely have some pretty big paws to fill. — Submitted

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A highly promising sustainable battery for electric vehicles analyzed with CLS McGill University researchers show that affordable materials could prove key for improving the batteries used in electric vehicles. The breakthrough was analyzed and confirmed with the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan. The research was funded by NSERC and supported

by Hydro-Quebec.

As we move to greener technologies, the need for affordable, safe and powerful batteries is increasing constantly.

Battery-powered electric vehicles, for example, have much higher safety standards than our phones, and to travel the long distances required

in Canada, lighter weight, high-energy capacity batteries make a world of difference.

Current rechargeable batteries tend to use expensive non-abundant metals, like cobalt, that carry an environmental and human rights toll under the poor labour conditions in mines in Africa. All are barriers to wider adoption.

The battery’s cathode, or positive electrode, is one of the best candidates for Li-ion battery improvement. “Cathodes represent 40 per cent of the cost of the batteries that we are using in our phones right now. They are absolutely crucial to improve battery performance and reduce depend-

ency on cobalt,� says Rasool.

A McGill team’s research focuses on a promising battery cathode made of iron and silicon, which are abundant and inexpensive materials. This particular type of cathode, lithium iron silicate, has a theoretically high capacity to hold energy over several charge-discharge cycles, but in practice, this had not been achieved.

The group’s breakthrough comes thanks to applying an electronically conducting polymer called PEDOT on the surface of cathode nanocrystals through a controlled interfacial reaction. Testing revealed an impressive initial

battery capacity as well as improved performance over many charging cycles. “We were not expecting that big of a jump in performance over carbon coating. I knew this could work, but when we got the results, it was really quite fascinating,� says Majid Rasool, lead author on the paper published in Advanced Materials Interfaces.

Rasool completed his PhD at McGill while studying battery cathode materials, including this one. “We chose to work with this particular material in close collaboration with HydroQuebec because it’s sustainable, low cost and

safe,� says Rasool.

Using the SM and CMCF beamlines at the CLS, it was possible to explain the unexpectedly impressive jump in performance that the coated nanocrystal approach enabled. “The CLS was very helpful to let us dig deeper and begin to explain why the PEDOT coating treatment and the subsurface iron-rich layer improved performance so much.�

Encapsulating nanocrystals in PEDOT was technically difficult to achieve, taking nearly two years of effort, but resulted in “remarkable enhancements� to performance, both in terms of initial and long-term

capacity. “There’s still work to be done to understand why and build on this, but this coating process opens up new engineering strategies for batteries,� says Rasool. — Submitted

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Verne’s daughter, Coni Bowen, brought her mom to her home where Verne enjoyed one of her favorite meals, Kentucky fried chicken, and a butter tart with a candle in it for dessert.

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husband-to-be Gladwyn Clarridge, who was in the army at the time. “He was six feet tall and handsome, she was 4’11’ and cute,� Bowen chuckled about her parents.

They got married in 1944, then Gladwyn returned to work in the army.

When the war was over, Verne and Gladwyn settled in Hamilton where they lived for a while before moving to Burlington, ON. The two girls, Coni and her sister, Judi Verrier, were born and the family lived there for many years.

Gladwyn passed away in 1990 when he was 74.

Bowen convinced her mom to move to Jasper in 1996, where she and husband D.J. and their son Max lived. They had a place waiting for her to move into - a duplex they owned that’s kitty corner to the post office and across from a school that Max attended. “Max would come for lunch sometimes, visit her after school,�

Bowen said. “They’re very close.� Verne lived on her own until she was about 91, and then moved in with Bowen and D.J. for about a year and a half, then in long term care at the hospital.

When the lodge opened its doors in 2008, Verne was one of the first residents.

Verne gets “an amazing level of care� where she lives, Bowen said. “A lot of that contributes to why she is still here today.�

Socializing changed when COVID-19 hit, but Bowen did whatever was allowed to visit her mom. “I waved at her through the window, or talked through the screen if it was open,� she said. “Then we were allowed to visit her outside in a courtyard (after first having her temper-

ature taken, and wearing a mask).

At the beginning of June, Bowen was given permission to take her mom for a walk in her wheelchair. “She loved it, she loved going by the house she lived in,� Bowen said. “Sometimes Max would come with me. “I usually see her everyday in the courtyard, or through the window. It’s good for her to see somebody. “She’s happy, she likes looking out the window. She watches TV, she still reads the newspaper.�

Verne also makes sure she’s wearing nail polish and lipstick. “She has to wear both of those every day,�

Bowen said.

Another one of Verne’s daily routines is to have a rum and coke every day at happy hour - at 4 p.m., something, Bowen noted, she’s been doing “forever�.

With her sharp mind, “You can still have a conversation with her,�

Bowen continued. “She remembers lots and still has a sense of humour.

She’ll say, “I may not remember what I had for lunch, but I know when it’s time for happy hour.’’ In addition to the care she gets at the lodge, Verne has great support from her family in town. As well as Bowen and D.J., Max and Sarah, there is Judi’s daughter, Natalie and her daughter Chloe. Judi’s daughter Chantal and her daughter Remi live in Ontario.

About her mom’s longevity, Bowen said, “I think she has the luck of the draw.�

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Nuclear Secretariat announced for Sask.

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced plans to establish an office to coordinate nuclear policy and program work within the Climate Change & Adaptation Division in the Ministry of Environment. The development and execution of a strategic plan for deployment of clean energy small modular reactors will be the primary mandate of the Nuclear Secretariat. “The deployment of small modular reactors in Saskatchewan will require collaboration with several partners to fully encompass the benefits Saskatchewan could see in way of jobs, enhanced value-chains for Saskatchewan’s uranium, and our made-in-Saskatchewan climate policy,�

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The COVID-19 shutdown has meant the club has had to be creative to finish its season.

In July, local 4-H clubs normally come together at the Yorkton Regional Show and Sale to showcase their projects. After the show they sell their project to the sponsors and as freezer beef.

However, the pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2020 show.

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They made the best of the situation but missed out on the huge social benefits of interacting with their peers at these great shows, sharing laughs and hanging out with each other.

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Victims allege vandalism part of harassment

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer On the morning of June 20, residents of Theodore awoke to find their vehicles vandalized. The three cars each had red paint on the side, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;RATâ&#x20AC;? written in large letters on the doors.

According to the carsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; owners, the vandalism wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a surprise. They say that this is the latest escalation in a pattern of stalking and harassment they have been experiencing over the past several years.

Three of the victims work for the village of Theodore, Jeff MacKay, Patricia Pidlesny and Dwayne Tobin. McKay and Tobin work on maintenance in the town and Pidlesny, who is married to McKay, works in the village office. Verna Famulak does not work for the village, but believes that she was targeted over her public support for the village employees. In particular, she distributed a three page rebuttal to a letter

from Bruce Fredrickson that was printed in an April 2020 issue of the Theodore Free Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been bullied and harassed in the workplace, I know what it feels like, and I swore that if I ever came across that with someone I would do my utmost to help them,â&#x20AC;?

Famulak said.

The victims say that they have been dealing with a pattern of harassment since moving to Theodore and starting work for the town, and it has been consistent for the past three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The boys are watched at work all the time, people are taking pictures of them,â&#x20AC;? said Pidlesny. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They follow us, what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing, how long weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking breaks for,â&#x20AC;? adds Tobin. He adds that their breaks are in the town office, and often involve administrative duties. He said there have been times where people have burst into the office to accuse them of not doing work when they are handling tasks Continued on Page 11

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VANDALS Continued from Page 10 that need to be done within the office.

“I had a lady pull up behind me when I was on the grader plowing snow, when I stopped and opened the door - I had no other option but to stop and open the door but when I stopped and opened the door she screamed at me and told me I didn’t know what I was doing, I didn’t know how to plow snow, I had filled her driveway with snow, none of that was true.”

Mayor Kevin Urbanowski said that this is a problem that the village knows about, and that he understands it extends beyond the people who are working for the village right now.

“There are a number of ratepayers in the village, they have a habit of aggravating and harassing, this has been going on for years apparently.

Whatever village employee is hired by the town, there has been some sort of harassment at some level. There are a few people in town who aren’t very nice.”

The vandalism is something that McKay doesn’t understand, because he said they’re just trying to do their jobs in the village to the best of their abilities.

“It’s crazy, to wake up to that and say, all I’m trying to do is do my job.

Collectively, we’re improving the community, making a better community. Sure, I’m sure some people don’t like it, because change is a thing that some people can’t deal with here… Well, people have different strategies and techniques to do things,” said McKay. They share McKay’s frustration over being targeted over doing their job. Tobin said that when they were hired, the village was in financial trouble, and they didn’t know if they would be able to pay for all of the expenses that first month.

He said that the staff at the village has worked hard to deal with tax arrears, dog licenses and water bills to get the town on solid financial footing again.

Tobin said that he also has had to see a doctor due to mental health issues stemming from the harassment, and took up smoking again after having quit for two years.

“It’s had a huge effect on me, my family and my wife. Everything over a job… It’s like they’re trying to run you out of town.”

Tobin said that the problems began early in their employment, and he believes they are considered ‘outsiders’ by the village.

“When I first got this job three years ago, I’m from Newfoundland.

Nobody had met me yet, but the comments I heard around town were ‘he’s probably an alcoholic because he’s from

Vandalized vehicles parked in front of the Theodore village office.

Newfoundland.’ They [Pidlesny and McKay] attended meetings and stuff when they first came to town, because they wanted to be a part of the community as well, and they were met with comments such as ‘well that’s that Ontario attitude, it doesn’t work here in Saskatchewan.’”

McKay also handles the ice surface at the arena, and said that he has worked hard to learn how to properly handle the ice-making task in the arena. He said that while he was new to the job, he took multiple classes to ensure that he was able to handle it, and kept in touch with his instructors the entire time.

“When you have 30 ‘experts’ coming in and trying to assist you, with 30 different opinions… and then have the instructor of your course say ‘I know Theodore very well, and I’ll give you some really good advice, don’t listen to the people that are there who have done the ice.’”

Last hockey season, in spite of an otherwise good year for ice, there was a mechanical failure that led to a game having to be called in the third period. McKay said that this was greeted with the harassment getting more severe, especially on social media.

“I have never in my life heard people comment like this and lash out.”

Famulak is confused as to how the ice has garnered so much abuse because, as far as she can tell, beyond a mechanical failure he couldn’t control, the ice has been great.

“I’ve been in the arena, I’ve seen the ice, it’s beautiful. I’ve had people I know in Yorkton say wow, Theodore ice, top notch.”

They want the mayor and council to do more to curb harassment in the village. Urbanowski said that for their part, they have implemented an anti-bullying bylaw, which can see people found guilty of bullying in the Village of Theodore to be fined, to a maxi-

mum of $1,000 or 50 hours of community service.

They are also working harder on bylaw enforcement in Theodore, Urbanowski explained, and have hired Commissionaires to conduct bylaw enforcement in the village.

This vandalism came the night after council brought in a bylaw enforcement officer to tour the town and enforce bylaws. Security cameras were tampered with as well before the incident, and Tobin notes that it is clear that it’s not a random attack, because they don’t live near each other and also due to the language used on the vehicles.

“I got up Saturday morning, went out to my truck to find my truck spray painted like that all up the side. I called Jeff, he went out to find his car like that.”

Tobin wants to have the town cover his insurance and the installation of cameras in wake of the incident, because he is afraid for his family since his truck was vandalized at home. He hasn’t heard anything about what will happen next.

“I shouldn’t have to pay out of my pocket a deductible on my insurance and then an increase in my insurance every year because of something that, as far as I’m concerned, the town council’s decisions have caused.”

Urbanowski said that the village council is 100 per cent behind the victims of the attack.

“We feel horrible that it has happened to them.

It could have happened to anybody. It’s unfortunate that it happened in Theodore, let alone them, and we’re behind them 100 per cent supporting them and we will do anything we can to support them.”

All three are afraid, they said. Famulak said that each morning she walks around the property to ensure nobody is trying to poison her dogs, and Tobin keeps an axe handle by his door.

In spite of the harass-

ment, they say their commitment to the village of Theodore has not abated, and they want to work to improve the town and make it a place where people can be proud to call home. They believe it’s a town with a lot of potential and a lot of services that could really help the community blossom, including still having a school and a bank, which other small towns don’t have. They don’t want to move, and wish that the people attacking them would see that they’re there to help the community.

“We’re all teaming up and saying we are saying we have to fix this. Let’s keep the school here because there was a war that went on for it. We have a bank that’s being threatened. Let’s try and keep them. We have new families moving in. They called this a retirement community when we moved here… no, I’m not retiring. It was our getaway, this was our mini paradise that we moved to,” said McKay. “Theodore is a beautiful village, it’s the perfect location and the majority of the people here are

awesome.”

“The sad part is, if we weren’t working for the village, if we were staying in our own little home… no one would ever know who we were, no one would ever bother us, and we would think we were living in this beautiful, spectacular town,” added Tobin.

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Book explores history of farm group

By Calvin Daniel Staff Writer The Western Canadian Wheat Growers, are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2020. As a part of their celebration activities, the history of the past 25 years has been described in a book, ‘Warriors for Wheat’.

The WCWG is a voluntary farmer-run advocacy organization dedicated to developing public policy solutions that strengthen the profitability and sustainability of farming, and the agricultural industry as a whole.

The book was one that’s time had simply arrived noted Clayton Kotylak who grew up on the farm in Montmartre, on a third generation family farm.

“So much of what the WCWG strived for has come to fruition in the past 25 years (since its last recorded history), particularly in its success of the removal of the monopoly of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB),” he told Yorkton This Week. “It was of particular importance to myself personally, that this historically significant occurrence in

Western Canadian Ag production be recorded accurately and that those who struggled against the monopoly for virtually their entire careers were memorialized appropriately for their great efforts and sacrifice.”

Certainly for Kotylak farming is in the blood, and so too the organization.

“We grew wheat, oil seeds, pulses, and raised beef cattle,” he said of the Montmartre farm.

“I farmed there with my wife, Carrie, for 25 years.”

As for the Association Kotylak noted “I’ve been involved with the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association as a member, since the late 80’s. I became a Director with WCWGA in 2018.

Carrie and I partially retired from Ag production in 2019 and moved to Regina with our daughter. We now own and manage a residential property management enterprise. We continue to operate and manage our farm and land from our base in Regina.”

So it was quite natural to get involved in the book project, even though Kotylak admitted little

Clayton Kotylak background as a writer.

“My capacity and role in this project was to bring all of the necessary people and parts together in order to tell the narrative effectively and to capture the history accurately,” he related.

The author was Suzanne Paschall, who was contracted for the project.

“Suzanne is an inspiring and ingenious writer, who really managed to tweak the memories and details from all those involved. She was a true pleasure to work with,” said Kotylak.

As might be expected, research was a huge part

of a book covering a half century of history of an active organization.

“The largest amount of work involved was in the sifting through, organizing, and detailing the thousands of pages of historical data that were kept in the WCWGA’s archives,” said Kotylak.

“This was a momentous project taken on by myself and Alanna Koch.

“It was also a very rewarding task that brought back many memories, stories and anecdotes.

“There was also a great deal of logistical work involved in ascertaining, contacting and arranging for interviews with the appropriate individuals.”

And once gleaned, the information unearthed had to be winnowed down to something manageable.

“The hardest part of this project was condensing the vast amounts of details we had into the final 152 pages – there was so much that needed to be told, so many details,” reflected Kotylak.

“The file dealing with and detailing the WCWGA’s long-fought struggle against the CWB monopoly deserves a

book in itself – there is so much knowledge and information available regarding this historically significant battle that should not be forgotten.”

When asked the next aspect of the book, Kotylak turned to the words of the author.

“In my humble opinion, the most important aspect of this book is summed up in the dedication by the author, Suzanne Paschall: “This volume is dedicated to the courageous men and women of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association who worked tirelessly over many decades, often at great personal sacrifice, to achieve marketing freedom for prairie grain farmers. May we never forget their perseverance, their adherence to purpose, and their passion for our industry.”

“That quote really sums up the battle that the WCWGA waged – one that involved great personal and sustained sacrifice by association members spanning decades, while they tirelessly fought against federal government sponsored adversaries.”

After all the time and

effort the result is a gratifying one for Kotylak.

“Completely,” he said.

“This was a narrative that needed to be told and a battle that required great sustainability and coordination from many people.

“To memorialize the struggle, the lessons, and the sacrifice – this was ultimately our single most important goal and it was accomplished well.”

Interestingly Kotylak sees a broader audience for the book than might initially be thought.

“I see this story as being enjoyed by our membership of course,” be said.

“Moreover, I also think that this book is crucial to our future generations in understanding the struggle that was waged against unnecessary government interference.

“Such high-handed and over-arching encroachments, intrusions, and the imprisonment of industry must never be allowed to occur in Canada again.

“This is the most important aspect of the book – our future is so much more important than our past.”

MacNutt works to repair Community Center

By Gary Horseman - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Four-Town Journal) What makes a community strong?

The people in and around that community and their desire to retain the fond connection each has with that community.

This desire and fondness is felt very strongly in the Village of MacNutt and its surrounding area. Anyone who has the privilege of entering that community gets the welcome home feeling from the area and the residents.

Even when residents from the village or area attend other community events it isn’t hard to find a proud MacNuttian.

Just look for the group having the most fun and all seem to be one big family.

It is this immensely family-oriented mindset of every resident of the MacNutt area that has prompted a massive support for the one thing that ties this community together, the MacNutt Community Center.

This facility is the hub of this community and an envy of other communities in its structure, housing not only the skating arena but the community hall as well as the curling rink.

Initial construction of the community center was so wisely chosen that when the village needed to change the community hall location, the community center was utilized.

Shortly after the curling rink was added and now the community has a true hub within the community that is definitely the heart and soul of the MacNutt village and surrounding area.

In December 2019 the MacNutt Recreation Board realized they needed to replace the roof of the community center and started the MacNutt community center roof fund project.

The support of this small village along with the support of area farmers and communities has been outstanding, as many individuals reflected on the fond memories they gladly reached for their cheque books and had no issues buying a $1000.00 pie at a pie auction or attending the community dance held prior to COVID. The pie auction was so fondly accepted that one former resident who was unable to attend contacted his cousin to buy a pie afterwards and without hesitation paid $1000.00 for that pie and $5.00 for a second pie.

It sounds crazy to pay $500.00 to

$1000.00 for a pie to some but not to anyone who thinks of themselves as a MacNuttian and has such fond memories of the village.

There have been some pretty substantial donations as well, The MacNutt Kings, the rec hockey team in the village have pledged a $10,000.00 donation, Churchbridge Credit Union has donated $15,000.00 and Prairie Grants out of Inglis Manitoba won a “thank a retailer” contest sponsored by Adama Chemicals who donated $15,000.00.

With the tremendous support like these donations as well as every single donation received to date has allowed the village rec board to be able to consider having the first stage of the project, the “roof replacement”, to be started within six months, with the upgrades to the hall will follow as soon as possible.

Kevin Popp the head of the MacNutt community center roof fund is so appreciative of all contributions and finds it inspiring “that sense of belonging and ties to a community shown by so many” yet wants to encourage those waiting to contribute or still considering the amount of donation to give to this project to communicate with the

committee members. Contributions are tax-deductible with charitable donation receipts issued. Here is how you can contribute to the fund.

Please make cheques payable to the Village of MacNutt, write roof fund in memo.

Mail to: MacNutt Community Center Roof Fund P.O. Box 59 MacNutt, SK S0A 2K0 or e-Transfer to: macnuttrooffund@ gmail.com In the Message box please include your mailing and/or email address to receive your Charitable Donation Receipt.

All funds will be managed through the MacNutt community center roof fund account by members of the MacNutt recreation board.

Need more information or have questions about the project?

Contact one of the MacNutt community center roof fundraising committee members: Kevin Popp, 306-742-7795; Kelly Fatteicher, 306-742-7820; Kathy Furtney, 306-229-7884; Sherry Popp, 306-742-4624.

University of Regina receives funding for COVID-19 gaps The University of Regina’s Dr. Mohan Babu, an associate professor of biochemistry, has received $937,950 in federal funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to tackle head on the therapeutic and diagnostic gaps associated with COVID-19. These gaps include the lack of licensed vaccines or effective therapies, along with the ongoing scarcity in reliable diagnostics – especially when testing asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic cases.

“This CIHR funding is an important step towards helping a team of dedicated scientists develop peptide therapeutics and point-of-care diagnostics to effectively and rapidly contain the COVID-19 outbreak,” says Babu, who is working with a team of researchers from six different research institutions across Canada.

“We are also studying how SARS-

CoV-2 hijacks host proteins during infection, with the goal of developing antiviral peptides to block the virus from entering or replicating the human cells.”

In addition to the therapeutic arm, the funding also focuses on a less invasive and a faster way to diagnose the virus.

Dr. Walter Siqueira, who heads the Salivary Proteomics Research Laboratory in the College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan, is leading the diagnostic portion of the project with the goal of designing a lowcost diagnostic platform to detect early COVID-19 in saliva.

“We know that asymptomatic patients are going undetected, so we need more sensitive diagnostic testing for them, and also for those who are pre-symptomatic or mildly symptomatic,” says Babu.

The diagnosis will take less than five minutes between the sample drop and the test results.

“With Dr. Siqueira, we are developing a diagnostic test to detect the viral peptides in the saliva of patients,” Babu says. “This could be powerful because we can use the tool in long-term care homes, remote locations, hospitals, and clinical centres, and to detect COVID19 patients in low- and middle-income countries.”

Dr. Kathleen McNutt, University of Regina Vice-President (Research), says this CIHR award is an investment in extraordinarily talented researchers who have the opportunity to positively contribute to a worldwide health emergency.

“There is still so much we don’t know about the novel coronavirus, and the CIHR funding that Dr. Babu and his team of collaborators received, and the

research they will be able to conduct because of it, will help us learn more about quickly diagnosing and treating the virus. Ultimately, this research has the potential to save lives here and around the world. What is more critical than that?”

Babu’s team includes researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, including its VIDO-InterVac (Vaccine and Infectious Disease OrganizationInternational Vaccine Centre), Carleton University, the University of Toronto, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the University of Manitoba, and Western University.

CIHR announced the funding of 139 projects across Canada for a total of $109 million under their COVID-19 May 2020 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity.

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SELLING: Antiques, bicycles, lawnmowers, whipper-snipper, rain barrel, wheelbarrows, kerosene heater, garden tools, chesterfield set, rocking chair, barbecue, leaf blower. Call 306-782-3680.

Cars 1993 Ford Crown Vic. Very nice condition, two owners, 153,000kms.

Asking $2,500.

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2002 Chrysler Sebring convertible.

Silver w/black top, taupe leather interior, 155,650kms, in very good condition inside & out. Asking $4,800. Phone 306-730-7931.

2011 CHEV CAMARO, V6 auto, 73,000kms. Phone 306-782-9497 or 306-621-5625.

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Loaded, sound system, voice control park assist, white,115,000kms. $7,400 OBO. Phone 1-204-9374456.

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Suites For Rent SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom Senior Suites at the Heritage Place. Fridge and stove included. Central laundry with two washers and dryers. Well kept, ready for rent. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.

For Sale - Misc 15ft. FARM KING rough cut mower. Like new condition. Phone 306516-7171 or 306-627-3445.

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2001 WESTWARD 9350 Swather, Cummins turbo-charged engine, 2spd, 36ft 4 hydraulic drive header, recent canvasses, excellent shape, field ready. $40,000.

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FOR SALE: 1967 Cockshutt 1750 diesel with 707 Leon loader; 1949 McCormac W6; 1938 Massey Harris Pacemaker on webber; Allied dozer; Farm King 602 mower; shank assemblies Morris & IHC; shed 10x12. Phone 306-547-5488.

GOODâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S USED TRACTOR PARTS (204) 564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734 Roblin, MB MORRIS 21ft. deep tiller with hydraulic wing lift $1,100; Morris rodweeder multiplex B3-30 $700; Hopper box $1,200. Phone 306563-6303 Canora.

Feed & Seed STANDING ORGANIC Hay For Sale. Brome, alfalfa, timothy, sainfoin, orchard grass. New Field. 60 acres. To be cut early July and bales removed right after baling.

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Nature Conservancy of Canada urging Canadians to be vigilant for ticks After weeks of being cooped up indoors due to COVID-19, many Canadians are making plans to enjoy the summer outdoors. With tick season running from now until October, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is urging people to take precautions on trails and in forests against little freeloaders.

Blacklegged ticks (also called deer ticks) can carry various bacterial diseases that are harmful to humans. Lyme disease, for example, is an infectious disease spread by blacklegged tick bites.

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TOWN OF PREECEVILLE ARENA MANAGER/SHOP LABOURER The Town of Preeceville invites applications for the Full Time Arena Manager/ Shop Labourer Position with duties to commence immediately. The duties of this position include maintaining operations at the Preeceville Skating Arena during the winter months and performing Town Public Works and Transportation duties during the summer months. A detailed job description PD\ EH REWDLQHG IURP WKH 7RZQ RI 3UHHFHYLOOH 2IÂżFH 3OHDVH VXEPLW UHVXPH VWDWLQJ TXDOLÂżFDWLRQV H[SHULHQFH UHIHUHQFHV DQG VDODU\ H[SHFWDWLRQV E\ 5:00 pm, Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 to:

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FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION FOR ELDON JOHNSTONE Saturday July 11, 2020 - 10 am start Roblin area, Manitoba Directions: from Hwy # 5 and Road 157W go 1 mile South to road 148N go 1 mile West to Road 158W and ½ mile South Live auction will start at 10 am and online bidding will start at 1pm Sat. July 11th

For more information please call 306-547-2810 or email: preeceville@sasktel.net

Tractors and Trucks & vehicles: * 1976 - 4430 JD tractor, 13855 hrs, dual hyd., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4R38 back rubber new, new hyd pump, new rad (low hours on repairs) * 1964- 4020 JD tractor, add on 3 pth, power shift, joy stick, 540 pto, 18.4 x 34 rear rubber c/w 720 loader w/ bale forks * 1964- 4020 JD tractor, standard shift, joy stick, 18.4 x 34 rubber, redid engine & transmission a few years back, c/w 720 Loader w/ grapple and bucket, 3 pth add on * 1976- 680E Case Extendahoe, 19.5 LR 24 rear rubber, ž yard bucket, static thumb, c/w frost ripper * 1969 tandem GMC 960 truck, steel box & hoist, w/ 12 ft gravel box, 5 & 2 trans. 350 cc gas engine * 1990 5.7 l. GMC ½ ton truck w/ 4 spd transmission, reg cab, 4x4 * 1978 WW Gooseneck trailer 6 x20 ft , new fir floor, electric winch in trailer Haying and Livestock equipment: * 535 JD round baler w/ Beline additive, bale kicker, twine tie, double twine arm , good cond. * NH 1475 Hydra swing haybine - 16 ft * New Idea manure spreader- 540 pto * Ajax 11 bale stack mover * 3 pth bale unroller * 3 pth sprayer * 3 pth well pump puller hyd driven * 3 pth blade * 3 pth bale fork * JD 72 inch brush mower * Brandt 12 x 5 inch hydraulic auger * 2 grain augers- 6 x 30 ft one w/kohler motor, one w/ Briggs & Stratton motor * 500 gal propane tank on 4 wheel farm trailer * 2- IHC 16 ft deeptillers * Hawkess Mole hill levelers for the 16 ft DT * Glencoe 16 ft cultivator * 2 portable creep feedersapprox. 100 bushel * Gehl mixmill * 4 tombstone round bale feeders * 7 round bale feeders * 30 ft steel silage feeder * 2 double bale feeders * 3 assorted sizes metal clad calf shelters * (approx 20) 10 ft 6 bar panels * some panels w/ walk through gates * calf size chute w/ head gate * tipping table for hoof trimming * Blocking chute for shoeing & trimming horses feet Shop and misc yard items: * JD RX 75 riding lawnmower w/ 30 inch cut * 40 ft of 24 inch culverts * set of chains for 4020 tractor, and backhoe chains * portable air compressor * Lincoln AC /DC 225 Welder, and welding supplies * 4000 coleman generator c/w new armature * Passlode air nailer w/case and nails * Craftsman saw * ½ inch electric drill * cement mixers * pipe cutter, bolt cutter * transit, tripod and stick * wrenches, hand tools * quantity of forks, shovels, spades, crow bars, hammers, etc * electrical and plumbing supplies including well pumps, pump motors, submersible pumps * pond pump and hoses * new 16 inch shovels * 1 inch 5 grade ready rod * partial used roll of silage plastic * stock doctor * stock prod * electric and manual dehorners, assorted cattle vet supplies * quantity of traps Horses, horse equipment, sleighs and tack: * 1 registered filly quarter horse yearling â&#x20AC;&#x201C; barn trained * 2 year old Quarter horse gelding- barn trained * 6 year old Bay mare w/ filly foal at side, mare well broke to drive * 4 year old sorrel mare w/ filly foal at side, mare broke to drive All the harness sets & tack offered for sale have been oiled and are in very well kept cond. * 1- set of draft horse harness * 1- set of pony harness * 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sets of 1200 lb size harness * assorted horse collars from 16-23 inch in good cond. * misc pieces of harness and tack, single trees * large quantity of halters, bridles, saddle trees, blankets, grooming equipment * 2 adult saddles * 2 child size saddles * Sleigh trailer w/winch for hauling bob sleighs * horse drawn bale sleigh * horse drawn covered wagon w/ benches, air ride, canvas tarp cover w/ zipper opening * sleigh w/ covered tin and plastic * 2 cutter type sleighs one has fold down seats both in good cond. * horse drawn dump rake * horse drawn 7 ft mower * JD metal sign * Leather sewing machine made by Tippmann- The Boss Hand Stitcher will sew harness * 2 Singer sewing machines for lighter leather and mitts * Reliable Super Zig Zag sewing machine for canvas and material * Polar Bear water distiller- 25 Us gallon free standing, new fan motor, 62 lb model 42D25 More items too numerous to mention

TOWN OF PREECEVILLE PROPERTY CLEAN-UP CONTRACTOR The Town of Preeceville is looking to hire a contractor to carry out property clean-up services in relation to orders issued in accordance with the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Untidy/Unsightly Properties, Nuisance Abatement Bylaw.

Services required to be performed may include garbage and debris removal, grass cutting, small building demolition, junked vehicle towing and impounding, etc. These services are required on a call-in basis.

Please submit a listing of equipment available and per hour service rates by 5:00 pm, Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 to: Town of Preeceville, Box 560 Preeceville, SK, S0A 3B0 Fax: 306-547-3116 Email: preeceville@sasktel.net.

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coloured clothing, tuck everything in (including your pants into your socks), stay in the middle of trails, take a bath or shower after a hike and always check your clothes and body for ticks after a hike because they can be as small as a poppy seed,â&#x20AC;? said Ludlow, who is Conservation Coordinator â&#x20AC;&#x201C; GIS locally.

NCC has prepared a question and answer sheet to help Canadians in advance of nature trips. Here are some general reminders: Be aware of areas where ticks live and thrive. When hiking, try to walk in the centre of the trail. If you need to take a break, sit on a rock instead of on the ground.

Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants to keep your skin protected from ticks. Cover your head with a hat, tucking in any long hair, and wear high boots if you

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Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, they are not very common in Saskatchewan. However, the American dog tick, which does not transmit lyme disease, is common in the province. They are also known as wood ticks.

Red-brown in appearance, dog ticks hide in the shade, in wooded areas and in long grasses, and can be carried from place to place by migratory birds.

A Saskatchewan member of the NCC says people shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid of going outdoors and that spending time in nature is good for our physical and mental wellbeing. At the same time, Sarah Ludlow recommends that people who live, work or visit these areas should take steps to minimize the risk of exposure from tick bites. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wear bug repellant containing permethrin, long sleeves, light-

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have them. Ticks are usually found close to the ground, so tucking your pants into your socks or boots may provide extra protection. You should also make sure there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any gaps in your clothing that ticks could get into. Wearing lightcoloured clothing can help you see ticks more easily and give you time to brush them off before they become attached to your skin.

After spending time outdoors, check your body, gear and pets for ticks before coming indoors.

Tick bites can easily go undetected. The first sign of a black-legged tick bite is you may see is a black lump. A more serious one is a rash near the site that may look like a bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-eye target. Infected people may also develop flu-like symptoms. The disease is treatable with antibiotics, and early treatment almost always results in full recovery.

To determine which tick you may have come in contact with, people are encouraged to take a photo and upload to eTick. It is an online program which helps monitor ticks and inform about their spread.

Confirmation will be provided within 24-48 hours of what kind of tick it is.

Tick removal and preparation: Dos and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ts Using tweezers, gently grasp the tickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head and mouth parts as close to your skin as possible.

Slowly pull the tick straight out. Do not jerk or twist it.

Try not to squash it, as this will release bacteria from inside the tick.

Do not apply matches, cigarettes or petroleum jellies to the tick as these may cause an infected tick to release bacteria into the wound.

Submit your blacklegged tick to be tested for Lyme disease The Government of Canada encourages people to submit their ticks to a public health laboratory for testing, if possible. To learn more, visit the Canada Public Health Agency.

To collect a tick for testing: Save the tick in a clean, empty pill bottle or double zip-lock bag. Do not add any ventilation holes. You can put more than one tick in the container if they are found on the same person or in the same general area in the environment.

Add a small piece of tissue, lightly moistened with water, to keep the tick(s) alive.

Call ahead to the health office or veterinarian to submit your tick.

Reminder: Please check your first aid kits to ensure they contain the materials listed above for tick removal and storage. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Submitted

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ALLAN MAYSTROWICH ONLINE ONLY FARM AUCTION Auctioneer: Ukrainetz Auctions Location: Jedburgh, SK Opens 9am Sun., July 5th Closes 1pm Sun., July 12th

Swather t 1998 Premier 2930 s.p. swather, 25ft, dsl, cab, shifting table, pickup reel, 2365 hrs, s/n 120744

Preview: 10-4pm Sun., July 5th (Alternate days call ahead) Pickup 10-6pm Mon., July 13th.

(Alternate days call ahead and you must have a paid invoice in hand) *Cashier on site on pickup day only* **Please practice social distancing at previewing and pickup days** Directions: From Yorkton, 25 miles west on Hwy 52 to the Jedburgh sign on HWY #52, turn south 4.5 miles.

Contact: 306-641-4199 MACHINERY Tractors t 198? Case 2390 tractor, dsl, 8308 hrs ($8000 work order done) t JD 2120 tractor, dsl, dual hyds, pto, rear tires (like new) front tires (real good) w/Leons 707 FEL t JD 8630 4WD tractor, dsl, cab, pto, triple hyds, 9407 hrs, (rebuild front diff) Combine t 1998 NH TR98 Twin Rotor combine, dsl, new rub bars, new pickup belts, 4219 engine hrs Air Seeder t Morris MP-912 Air Seeder, 29ft, w/4 bar Morris tine harrows, w/Flexicoil 1720 air tank

Grain Trucks & Truck t 1982 GMC 7000 4Ton grain truck, 366 gas motor, 5+2 trans, 115,200 kms, 16ft b&h & tarp, (nice shape) t 1966 International Loadstar 1600 2Ton grain truck, pto, steel b&h, 5+2 trans, V8 engine, 10,701 miles t 1997 GMC Z71 1500 SLE Ext. cab 6.5 turbo dsl, 324,800 kms Tillage t White 256 Tandem disc, 20ft, 19in. rear blades, 18in. notched front blades t Morris CP-725 Magnum cultivator, 29ft, w/Degelman 3 bar tine harrows t Flexicoil 60ft 4 bar tine harrows w/autofold t Flexicoil System 92 60ft 4 bar harrow packer bar RV - Trailer t Mallard 26ft tandem axle camper trailer, bumper hitch, w/slide out, fully loaded (real nice) Misc. Equipment Shop and more

Augers t Wheatheart BH851 grain auger, 8x51ft, w/Kohler 30hp elec. start engine w/hyd mover t Brandt 1060 pto swing away grain auger (10x60ft) t Sakundiak HD7-1600 grain auger w/14hp Kawasaki elec. start engine t Sakundiak HD7-41 grain auger w/14hp Kawasaki elec. start engine t Westfield MK 100-6 swing away grain auger, pto

Auctioneers Note: Allan is retiring.

Major equipment shedded and used on small number of acres. Major equipment is field ready. Please check https://ukrainetzauction.hibid.com/ for updated pics and descriptions. **NO BUYERS FEE** **COVID-19 protocol will be followed** *Full payment must be received before items are removed from yard*

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USask researchers to develop saliva-based COVID-19 home testing kit University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are part of two COVID-19-related projects awarded major federal funding todayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; one to develop a unique saliva-based test for COVID-19 detection and the other to track COVID19 incidence rates among Canadian dentists.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) will invest $1.2 million in the two projects, led by University of Regina (U of R) and McGill University respectively, through the CIHRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s COVID19 Rapid Response Program. More than $550,000 in funding will go to USask researchers at the USask College of Dentistry and the USask Vaccine and Infectious Disease OrganizationInternational Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac).

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SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, indicating the presence of the virus in the saliva. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We expect that the accuracy of this test will be high because the peptide/proteins we are using is a marker for a specific SARS-CoV-2 antibody, whereas other tests often arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that specific,â&#x20AC;? said Siqueira. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As well, other salivabased tests are based on RNA (which synthesizes proteins), but this test is based on proteins themselves, and since proteins last longer in the saliva than RNA, the virus is more detectable.â&#x20AC;?

He also anticipates that the test will be able to detect mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, a shortfall of some existing tests.

Siqueira said he has secured partnerships with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Royal University Hospital to acquire saliva samples for the research.

He anticipates the new test will be a lowcost alternative to other tests so that it can be available to the general population. The test could be available by March of 2021.

Siqueira leads the USask Salivary Proteomics Research Laboratory, one of only a few labs in the world focused on applied salivary research. Previously, Siqueira has had success in identifying a specific protein signature in saliva for the Zika virus and creating a detection method for Zika virus using saliva.

U of R researcher Dr. Mohan Babu leads the part of the study aimed at developing antiviral peptides to block the SARS-COV-2 virus from entering or replicating human cells. VIDO-

InterVac researcher Darryl Falzarano is also working on that part of the study.

Examining COVID-19 incidence rates among Canadian dentists In a second awarded project, Dr. Siqueira will work with McGill researchers Drs. Sreenath Madathil and Paul Allison to collect saliva samples from dentists across the country to determine the incidence rate of COVID-19 amongst dentists as they return to work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The close contact between dentists and patients, along with the use of aerosol-generating procedures, makes dental offices a potential high-risk environment for the COVID-19 transmission,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Siqueira. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now that dental offices are beginning to reopen, they are implementing infection control, treatment protocols and other procedures but there is minimal scientific evidence to support these measures. More information is needed to ensure we have evidence-based infection control guidelines that protect both the patients and the dentists.â&#x20AC;?

Saliva samples will be collected from 220 dentists every four weeks for a period of one year to test for COVID-19, and questionnaires will also be distributed. The data collected will enable the team to form a clearer picture of the risk in dental offices, which personal protective equipment should be used, and which infection control measures should be kept in place to ensure continued patient and dentist safety. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Submitted

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July 3, 2020 | This Week Marketplace

Using pails, pots, plastic and ingenuity, Helen Panchuk tends a small vegetable garden at her front door at Eaglestone Lodge.

Lifelong gardener continues growing flowers and vegetables at her Eaglestone Lodge suite Courtesy of Kamsack Times It’s easy to discover which suite at Eaglestone Lodge in Kamsack belongs to Helen Panchuk: it’s the one with all the flowers and vegetables growing in containers immediately outside her door.

Panchuk, who will celebrate her 95th birthday on November 11, has been an avid gardener all her life and has developed a reputation as a judge of district horticulture shows.

Outside her suite this season, she is growing potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, garlic, cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage from seed, and she described how she has taken the globe-like seed ball from the top of a garlic plant to obtain the seed for new plants.

Some of the potted flowers in her outdoor garden were a gift from Grandpa’s Garden, she said.

Photographed in her garden last week, Panchuk said that although her hearing and

sight are failing her, she feels decades younger “from my neck down.”

While seated amongst her plants, Panchuk was busy crocheting small blankets she calls pandemic lap covers.

“I can’t see very well, but I can feel well enough to crochet.

“We were all isolated during the pandemic and I needed to keep busy, so I’ve been making these lap covers,” she said, adding that nearly all the women living at the lodge now own one.

Helen Panchuk, a resident of Eaglestone Lodge in Kamsack, was photographed last week among the many potted plants she is tending outside her door.