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Renovated Togo community centre re-opens Courtesy of Kamsack Times Because of some federal funding and lots of volunteer support, a community centre in Togo re-opened Monday after significant renovations were completed.

The Silver Thread Community Centre was basically closed for business on March 20 due to the COVID-19 restrictions and it was decided to make use of the closure to make improvements to the main street facility which includes a Canada Post outlet, a cafeteria featuring monthly steak nights and is a venue for various community groups and functions.

Meagan Strauss continued to sort the

mail for the approximate 100 box holders while improvements were made to the facility.

“The boxes in the postal outlet have been re-sealed, insulated and painted,” said Strauss, who in addition to sorting the mail provides other Canada Post services including the sale of stamps and postal envelopes and boxes.

Mark Hischebett is the co-ordinator of the Centre and Lana Roman is an assistant, said Strauss, who also assists.

“Mark is a volunteer, but helps at the cashier when it’s busy and orders all the groceries.”

Among the cooks at the cafeteria are Blanche Irvine, Lana Roman and Meagan Strauss.

Sandra Klym and Cheryl

Painting and insulation jobs are completed at the postal facility located in the Silver Thread Community Centre where Meagan Strauss sorts mail and deals with Canada Post services.

Konowalchuk help out in the kitchen.

Jeff Airriess of Airriess Construction of Togo was hired to do the renovations, which in addition to the work at the postal outlet, includes the installation of a new kitchen sink, construction of new cupboards to contain buffet dinnerware and installing new countertops.

In addition, the Centre was able to employ Al Andrews of Togo to refinish the floor, Konowalchuk explained.

Ten new dining tables were purchased and an old pool table is being re-done by a technician from Dauphin, Man. The pool table is located in a former back room storage area that has now been fixed up as an overflow dining area, she said. The old tables were moved to the back room for the overflow seating, particularly currently, while customers are still expected to distance themselves from one another.

The cafeteria, which is licenced to sell beer and wine with food, can currently seat 28 people indoors, plus has tables on an adjoining deck for outdoor dining.

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Among the persons at work at the Silver Thread Community Centre in Togo last week, preparing for its opening on Monday, from left, were: Blanche Irvine, Cheryl Konowalchuk, Sandra Klym and Meagan Strauss. events as the annual children’s Christmas party, the Remembrance Day service and as an election polling station.

A special table contains a display of handicrafts, proceeds from the sale of which go towards the kitchen fund.

The Centre functions

with the support of many volunteers, Strauss explained.

Currently volunteers are helping to get the facility open and when it is rented to a community group, it will be the volunteers that get it ready and clean it following the event.

“Now with all the extra cleaning needed

Blanche Irvine was photographed last week at the pool table located in a former storage back room of the Centre. It was being refurbished by a technician from Dauphin, Man.

Sandra Klym, who assists at the Togo community centre, said that proceeds from the sale of items displayed on a crafts table, go towards purchases for the kitchen.

Blanche Irvine was at the till of the Silver Thread Community Centre which she was helping to prepare for Monday’s re-opening.

due to the virus, volunteers are needed,” Klym said. “We have to be much more diligent with cleaning between customers who are being spaced at a distance from one another.”

“We have to keep everyone apart because if an inspector should come in and we’re not abiding by the rules, we could be shut down,” Blanche Irvine said.

The staff is pleased with the cafeteria’s regular menu, which includes breakfasts of eggs, bacon and sausages, and burgers “made so much better with the ingredient of TLC.” Fish and chips are prepared deep fried or grilled and customers have raved over Strauss’s homemade muffins, which are served still warm from the oven.

The volunteers and employees of the Centre are excited about the return of the popular once-a-month Friday evening steak nights.

The first steak night of the season is being held Friday (July 10) when Al Andrew and Ralph Hilderman will be cooking 10-ounce boneless sirloin steaks on the barbecue located on the deck, beginning at about 4:30 p.m. Cooked to individual taste, the steaks are served with a variety of side dishes.

The cafeteria is open every day of the week at 8 a.m. It closes at 2 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. It stays open to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays because that’s the day the weekly bingo games are played, beginning at 7 p.m.

On Friday, because of a supper buffet, the cafeteria stays open to 8 p.m. It closes at noon on Saturdays and at 1 p.m. on Sundays because of the Sunday breakfast buffet.

Because of the current virus restrictions the buffet is no longer a self-serve feature, Konowalchuk explained.

Customers wanting the buffet go to the front counter and ask a server to place the various foods onto their plates.

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Day Camp offered at Ketchen Lake Bible Camp Courtesy of Preeceville Progress Ketchen Lake Bible Camp (KLBC) will be welcoming campers back for another season of camping and fellowship.

The camp will be running day camps from July 27 to August 14 with the possibility of running longer if the demand is there. Registration will be limited according to current government regulations. So space is limited, said Elaine Brewer, camp director.

The camp is still looking for a lifeguard for those dates as well. Candidates must be 18 years old or older.

The camp will host three, one-weekday camp sessions, July 27 to 31, August 3 to 7 and August 10 to 14 and is open to children aged 6 to 14. The fee includes one snack and canteen; both are pre-wrapped.

The camp will not be serving meals in order to follow government recommendations so bag lunches are suggested.

“We will have two

groups of 15 campers: one group of 6 to 10 year olds running at the same time as a group of 11 to 14 year olds. These groups will remain separate for the whole day. We will be following government guidelines which will include increased sanitization of bathrooms and high touch areas and increased hand washing,” said Brewer.

The camp is requesting that you do not come if you or your child have symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever, sore throat, cough or shortness of breath, you have been out of the province in the past 14 days or you have had or have been in contact with someone who has had COVID-19.

“Day camps are new to us so we will try our best to give you as much information as we can.

We look forward to seeing you at KLBC this summer,” concluded Brewer.

Originally, on June 2, the KLBC board made the decision to not have overnight camps this summer.

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restrictions at that time did not allow overnight camps. Day camps will be allowed in Stage 4 of the Saskatchewan Reopening Plan. On June 23, KLBC board met again to discuss the possibility of day camps this summer at KLBC. On June 24, the KLBC board welcomed the decision to open the camp for day campers only and hosted a camp location clean-up work bee on June 13 in preparation for the season.

“On behalf of the KLBC board of directors and all who continue to diligently serve in the camp’s ministry, we thank you for being serious and watchful in your prayers,” said Brad Steppan, secretary.

The Camp was founded in 1941 and its mission is to help families, especially youth and children, by leading them in a week of fellowship in Christian setting.

Ketchen Lake Bible Camp supporting churches include: Endeavour Fellowship

Ketchen Lake Bible Camp will be welcoming campers back for another season of camping and fellowship. (file photo) Chapel, Gateway Community Church (Canora), Hyas Baptist Church, Living Waters

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APAS is all for $4 billion irrigation project

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Estevan Mercury) Regina – Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) President Todd Lewis is all for the massive irrigation project announced by the Saskatchewan Party government on July 2.

Lewis said on that day, “It’s very welcome.

Lake Diefenbaker has been chronically underdeveloped, as a major infrastructure project that began in the 50s, sitting there. A lot of the water just flows through or evaporates. It’s really important for that water to create economic activity.”

He noted field crops, greenhouses and secondary processing are all potential benefits.

The project announced by the Saskatchewan Party government would more than double the irrigated acreage in Saskatchewan, adding 500,000 acres. If fully built out, Phase 1 and 2 would provide irrigation for much of the land between Gardiner Dam and the south bend in the North Saskatchewan River, near Borden.

Fundamentally, most of

the land west and southwest of Saskatoon would have the potential for irrigation, stretching almost to Sonningdale and past Zealandia.

Similarly, Phase 3 would encompass most of the land south of the Qu’Appelle River from Lake Diefenbaker to north of Moose Jaw. For a substantial portion of central Saskatchewan, where the land is appropriate, the term “dryland farming” could become history.

In making the announcement, Premier Scott Moe and Legislative Secretary Lyle Stewart (a former agriculture minister) emphasised the intention is to grow vegetables and corn. Carrots, beets, cabbage, cucumbers and potatoes were all listed.

Lewis concurred, saying, “I think it’s a high value crops. You know, so certainly on the side of greenhouse production, we have a wonderful natural gas resource here in the province. There’s lots of it and (it can) provide heating for greenhouses in the wintertime and so on. There’s lots of sunlight hours as well.

I think we’re well positioned now that there’s a water source to ease more development of

A large swath of central Saskatchewan could see irrigation implemented over the next 10 years.

Graphic courtesy Province of Saskatchewan greenhouses and certainly field production, development of a vegetable industry as well.

“We’re certainly seeing, with COVID, how the security side of things and how we rely on for-

eign sources of vegetables from places like California,” Lewis said, adding there are water availability issues in California.

He said, “If you look at some of the develop-

ments, the history of irrigated areas and so on, if you look at southern Alberta … and the industry that that’s attracted be it potato processing or, even things like seed, canola and so on that has grown in that area. This will make a large part of Saskatchewan able to grow at high value crops.”

He added there will be opportunities for industrial development and potash mining, too.

Moe announced the project would be $4 billion over 10 years, with the intention of growing the economy by $40 to $80 billion in gross domestic product over the next 50 years.

But that $4 billion doesn’t include the investments farmers will have to make into pivots and related equipment, which can cost $90,000 to $150,000 for a quarter section, according to New Way Irrigation in Outlook. Nor does it include investments necessary for specialty handling equipment for crops like vegetables.

He didn’t see a lot of downsides. Indeed, irrigation takes away one of the largest risks in farming – not getting enough rain for your crops.

Asked what sort of

uptake there might be from farmers, Lewis responded, “People are making very good money with irrigated farming.

If that water’s available and the business lines up, farmers will invest the money.”

“It’s a great investment for the province and $4 billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but I think we’ll see the rewards for many times over,” he said.

Lewis personally farms south of Regina, at Gray, so he won’t have the opportunity to tie into this project. But given the chance, would he?

“Absolutely. I think it’s a great opportunity.

You look at the value, increased land value when the opportunities are out, you know, the Lethbridge area, for instance, and the long term build it does for these communities. It’s going to be fantastic. It really is a great opportunity. And as I say, this is long overdue.

“You know, more water evaporates from Lake Diefenbaker than is actually used for economic opportunity. It’s great they’re doing it and I really think we’re going to see a long-term reward to the province,” Lewis concluded.

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EDITORIAL Under-informed people frightened by media reports There is a lot about the coronavirus pandemic that bothers me but one of the more frustrating aspects about it is the constantly changing narrative that the media puts out there to keep underinformed people frightened.

This whole thing started (not including the part where China released this little present to the world) with the message that we needed to be locked in our homes to allow for the healthcare system to prepare and best handle the expected overwhelming surge of people that would need treatment.

Mental images were painted that envisioned patients coughing and gasping for air with no help in sight because doctors and nurses were too busy dealing with others who were most dire and they’d have to choose who lives and who dies (this actually isn’t how these life and death decisions are even made, but why let facts get in the way of panic porn). When that never materialized (perhaps because we locked down too well), we were still ordered to maintain partial lockdowns and strict social distancing measures because that’s the only way we can eradicate the virus.

The healthcare system is managing, so now we have to eliminate it entirely.

Several weeks passed and this directive has proven to be impossible.

We are always going to have clusters where groups of individuals will be infected.

We are also seeing many of these infected people aren’t even sick. Without a test, they’d have nary a clue they are carriers. Not only that, but if you look at the United States they have situations where cases are rising exponentially without a similar ratio rise in deaths.

In essence, Americans have given up and are going to just live with it.

Which brings us to the newest fear tactic message - we don’t know the long term effects on lung capacity or overall health if you get the virus even if you have no symptoms at all. So stay home.

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You can bet the media will find most of those people and share their stories in hopes you will stay scared. For me, I’m going to continue living life without fear because living in fear is worse than actually getting the virus and dying.

While I can’t give the Saskatchewan Government a perfect grade on handling the pandemic, I do feel they should be applauded with their reopening efforts as far as being the first province in Canada to commit to doing it.

They were the first (outside of Quebec) to announce what schools may look like in the fall when they reopen and now it appears they are the first to tackle the issue of allowing visitors at long term care homes. Some are even showing how close they are listening to the concerns of citizens.

Premier Scott Moe issued a personal letter to the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce in replying to a request to ease the two metre social distancing requirement as there is evidence from WHO that says one metre is sufficient. While that restriction will not be lessened, the government did move forward last week with full dates on the rest of Phase 4.

MLA Nancy Heppner (Martensville-Warman) picked up on a Yorkton Chamber letter and has also advocated on behalf of businesses in so far as suggesting we allow those who are leaders in their respective industries decide what the best safety measures would be in the event we have to go through this all over again in the future.

The other area of praise I will give to Premier Moe

and his government is on the subject of masks.

Despite media pressure, Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab have said masks only need to be worn by people when social distancing measures can’t be achieved or if you are a person where you just feel more comfortable in public settings wearing one.

However, making them mandatory would only be something they’d look at if we had a larger outbreak in an area and it was felt masks could allow life to continue without another lockdown.

In some cities, it’s really puzzling. Ottawa has had a lot of success lowering their cases, to the point where there are only 40 active in the entire city.

Yet, Monday it became mandatory to wear a mask in public no matter what.

Just so this isn’t a full blown Covid column, New York City is slashing $484 million from its police budget and shifting another $550 million to other departments in a response to the ‘defund the police’ movement.

On September 11, 2001 it was the NYPD who bravely went into the World Trade Centre to try and save lives. 23 of those officers were killed. I’m assuming it wasn’t just white people inside the World Trade Centre towers that day. Nevertheless, thanks for the help.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed for his third ethics investigation after trying to funnel $900 million to a charity closely affiliated to his wife. I don’t think this will be any different than the first two.

A slap on the wrist and Canadians put him back in power with a majority mandate when we have another election. I don’t think we, as Canadian citizens, even care anymore.

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Reflections from an elder in isolation

By David Suzuki I’m fortunate. This slowdown is giving me time with my grandchildren who are with me, and to think about what has mattered most in my life, what has given me the greatest joy and satisfaction, and where I hope the world may go after I’m gone.

As an older male, I’m in the population facing the highest risk from COVID-19, but my reflections on this pandemic go beyond my own life and death.

Difficult as it is now, this pandemic will subside and we’ll be able to think about how to move forward.

This is a challenge for all people. I’ve always been struck by science-fiction movies in which alien invaders arrive and begin killing humans. Governments worldwide unite against a common enemy as ethnic, religious, economic and political differences fall away.

Maybe COVID-19 is the alien invader that could unite our species.

But the pandemic is just one of several dangers we face. Collectively, these offer an opportunity to reset priorities and direction for ourselves and society.

My parents married in the 1930s during the Great Depression.

Those were difficult times, but work, family and community got them through. “You have to work hard for the necessities in life, but don’t run after money as if having a new car, a big house or fancy clothes

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makes you a better or more important person,” they often said.

Money is not the goal of existence; the goal is a life well-lived.

We’ve had multiple calls to change our ways because the sum of human activity has become toxic to the planet’s life-support systems. But we’re caught in political and economic systems that render environmentalists as “special interests” with impossible agendas.

Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring documented the ecological impacts of pesticides like DDT. It appeared to be a powerful tool to control insect pests, but we didn’t understand its full implications. We still don’t know enough about how the world works to anticipate the repercussions of our powerful ideas and inventions.

In 1992, before the Rio Earth Summit, more than half of living Nobel laureates joined more than 1,600 senior scientists from 71 countries to sign the World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity.

“Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course… Fundamental changes are urgent if we are to avoid the collision our present course

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will bring about,” it stated.

Humanity did not act.

Twenty-five years later, more than 16,000 scientists signed a second warning, saying the planet’s state has grown worse and we must act with urgency.

Still little or no action.

In October 2018, an Intergovernmental Continued on Page 5

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Canora valedictorian tells classmates “the sky is the limit” for 2020 CCS graduates Courtesy of Canora Courier Chosen by her classmates as valedictorian for the Canora Composite School Graduating Class of 2020, Jordelle Lewchuk told the audience of family and friends at the ceremony on June 29, “I am honoured to be part of this inspiring group of individuals you see before you.”

Lewchuk quickly admitted that Grade 12 turned out very different from what she and her classmates had expected.

“Looking back, we thought ‘2020; what a cool year to graduate!’ We joked about 2020 vision and seeing clearly, but we sure did not see our last four months of high

school to be like this,” she said.

“Classes ended much sooner than we ever expected. When COVID19 was declared a pandemic, many of us were awaiting the news of school being closed. We thought we would have a nice little holiday and break for a little bit but no one actually thought our school would be closed for the remainder of the year. When we received word that the school was closing, let’s just say, we were a tiny bit excited. Together in history class, we were toasting our chocolate milks to our ‘Class of 2020’ and having a little celebration. Honestly, we were all joking around because we thought we

ISOLATION Continued from Page 4 Panel on Climate Change special report warned that a rise of more than 1.5 C above pre-industrial temperatures by 2100 would make it difficult or impossible to adapt to and cope with climate chaos. We’re now heading toward 3 to 5 C warming! You’d think that would be big news. But shortly after the report came out, Canada legalized cannabis, and that

pushed aside other news, including the possible collapse of our species.

In May 2019, a UN study reported human activities threaten a million plant and animal species with imminent extinction. But, Prince Harry and Megan had a baby and media stories about extinction — including our own — vanished.

A trifecta of economic crises — the COVID-19

would be back to school at some point. Little did we know that was our last day of high school.”

While the challenges of COVID-19 have become a big part of their Grade 12 experience, Lewchuk said the Class of 2020 has many positive memories to celebrate and cherish.

“Many of us have been on this journey together since kindergarten,” she said. “Over these last 13 years, we have had some new students join and some classmates leave.

Regardless, our class has always had a lot of fun together. In Grade 4 there were 40 of us squeezed into one classroom with our two teachers. I still could not tell you how Continued on Page 6

pandemic, stock market troubles and plummeting oil prices — is exposing systemic flaws.

Nature is already responding to the pandemic-induced slowdown: cleaner air over China, clearer waters in Venice’s canals, smogfree skies in Los Angeles and more.

But it’s likely temporary. If we could take a different path, away from the impossible dream 20072AR0 20073AR0

Jordelle Lewchuk was chosen by her classmates to give the valedictorian speech.

She won scholarships from Leson’s Funeral Home, Canora Lioness Club and the University of Regina.

that unbridled consumption and endless growth are necessary for progress, we might find our way to a different future.

Can we relearn what humanity has known since our beginnings, that we live in a complex web of relationships in which our very survival and well-being depend on clean air, water and soil

and biological diversity?

Or will we celebrate the passing of the pandemic with an orgy of consumption and a drive to get back to the way things were before?

In this disaster lies an opportunity to reflect and change direction in the hope that if we do, nature will be generous.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, auth-

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The ‘Cruise the Spirit Car Show’ was held at Good Spirit Provincial Park on the weekend. While numbers might have been down a little as the province emerges from the COVID-19 shutdown, the annual event was still a chance to shine up favoured rides and put them on display for the pleasure of those relaxing at the lake for the day. The event was the 18th year for the show.

VALEDICTORIAN Continued from Page 5 Mrs. Lozinski and Mr. Koberinski were able to put up with 40 energetic and loud nine-year-olds. “Then from Grade five to 12 we were always keeping our teachers on their toes. When a teacher would walk out of the room it was always a surprise of what they might come back to. Many times it was to no students. “One time in Grade 7 when we were hiding we forgot about Jessie and left him in the cupboard.

We still, even in Grade 12, enjoyed hiding from the teachers, mainly to waste class time. We would run and hide in the breakout room, in the science lab or just the back corner of the classroom. We would typically shut the doors but it defeats the purpose since our teachers carry their keys on them. “I’d have to say though, Mrs. Rusnak had it the worst as she came back into her class after lunch to find her stapler, hole puncher, and coffee mug superglued to her desk, thanks to the boys. In the

process of trying to pry them off, the desk might have slightly peeled off as well. “This would not be the first time a teacher’s desk was damaged in our years. I remember in Grade nine history, when a scythe was being used on a log and ended up taking a chunk out of the desk instead. Yeah, it definitely was not the best demonstration. The fun didn’t end there. Over lunch hour, some of the boys had a Wii gaming setup and hosted Mario parties and competitions.

Our English class once transformed into a lip sync battle, and Decan showed everybody up.

Then there once was this interesting game of pickle ball during phys-ed, and what happened at that pickle ball game is not to be brought up again. “We are just kids, so let’s be honest, we did complain about school now and then. Either about certain classes, the workload, or just having to wake up early in the

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morning. Yes, 9 a.m. is early for some people.

However, after nearly four months without attending school, this might come as a shock to some of our teachers, but we actually began to miss the daily school routine. “Dr. Seuss once said, ‘Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.’ High school is a great example of this. “We were preparing for and anticipating our last day of high school; but we never thought it would be in March! We were still excited for the last couple months of fooling around, skipping class, and making more memories, oh, I mean doing assignments and writing final exams.�

Lewchuk said the last several months of being unexpectedly away from school due to the pandemic showed them the value of the time they had together. “We realized how we took being in school and

interacting with our teachers and classmates for granted,� she said. “We miss showing up to English with the little kittens running around Ms. Graas’ class, and the always interesting, sometimes off topic, discussions in history with Mrs. Homenuik. We miss the dynamic duo of Baillie and Nielsen, who always keep their classes amusing and the hallways entertained. We also miss Mrs. Smith’s and Mr. Eiteneier’s determination and dedication to keeping our school a safe and happy place. “However, I feel like Mrs. Sznerch might be slightly relieved that she does not have to worry about any surprise attacks from underneath her desk, hide-and-seek games with her coffee mugs, or anything else that the boys might try to pull on her. If you think these high school years were difficult for her, just ask her about Grade 7. “Unfortunately, our class was not able to

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They will be greatly missed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would also like to thank our supportive and loving parents who helped us through the journey of school. We appreciated all the long nights of you trying to help with homework, supporting us at sporting events and allowing us to be who we are today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moving forward, I encourage the class of 2020 to live in the moment and make the most of every day because although the future is bright, it can also be unpredictable. When you leave here today celebrate your accomplishments. Be brave, be bold.

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enjoy the last few months of school together and make more memories; nevertheless, we were able to learn some valuable lessons. We learned that penguins in fact do not fly, double A batteries are not meant for your car; ice blocks are not meant to be smashed on your head, and your finger is actually capable of cutting an apple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But on a more serious note, we learned to never take things for granted. We learned to value the people we have around us, like our family and friends. We have learned to adapt to change in uncertain times, for instance our online learning and even online socializing! â&#x20AC;&#x153;On behalf of our class, I would like to thank the teachers and staff at Canora Composite School for making the past eight years very enjoyable. We definitely have the most caring and thoughtful staff at our school. The staff members were able to devel-

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to fill a gap in service the acquired deafblind population across Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is pretty significant in the history of our organization, that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re now offering services outside of Ontario, and the Saskatchewan government has been the first province to step forward and fill this gap.â&#x20AC;?

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Province investing in irrigation project

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Estevan Mercury) Regina – Carrots, beets, lettuce, corn, cabbage, cucumbers and, yes, potatoes – all of these could soon be produced in large scale within Saskatchewan over the next decade. It’s the promise of high-value crops, and the value-added processing that goes with it, that the Government of Saskatchewan is aiming for in its announcement on July 2 of a $4 billion, 10-year expansion of the province’s irrigation network centred on Lake Diefenbaker.

If fully built out, the actual capital costs would be much higher than that, as that cost does not include the “last mile,” the actual irrigation equipment farmers need to put in their fields like pivots, pumps and electrical hookups required to get the water from the irrigation canals onto the actual crops.

Nor would it include the capital equipment cost for farmers growing new, specialty crops.

Premier Scott Moe and Legislative Secretary Lyle Stewart (a former agriculture minister) made the announcement in Regina on the second last day of the spring legislative session. With a fall election scheduled on Oct. 26, this big announcement will likely form a major plank in the Saskatchewan Party’s reelection platform.

Moe called it the “first steps in a generational project that will impact our Saskatchewan agricultural sector and the entire province for the next century. This project will fulfill the vision of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to ensure the prosperity of Saskatchewan people.”

He went on, “Agriculture continues to be the backbone of our economy and in no time is that more evident than this year. As we address the COVID-19, our producers have made tremen-

dous progress in diversifying the crop production that they are producing and attracting more value-added processing into the crop increase irrigation opportunities to force his work. And in turn, increase on farm profitability, increase our value added processing opportunities as well as attract business there is a direct benefit to our local economies.”

After Gardiner Dam was completed in 1967, the initial phase of irrigation projects were completed by 1972, but not much has happened since then.

The new proposed project would more than double the amount of irrigated land in Saskatchewan, adding up to 500,000 acres under irrigation. The July 2 announcement allocated $22.5 million for preliminary engineering and initial construction.

The first phase of the project is estimated to come it at $500 million and would rehabilitate and expand the Westside

irrigation canal system.

The idea would be to get this nearly complete system up-and-running in short order, bringing 80,000 acres in the area under irrigation. Stewart called it “shovel-ready.”

Phases 2 and 3 are expected to cost up to $3.5 billion, not counting the costs to the individual farmers connecting to the system and setting up their own irrigation equipment. It is expected to create 2,500 jobs for the duration of the project.

West of Outlook in 1999, that unused, uncompleted canal was bonedry, with a four-inch thick tree growing in the middle of it.

Phase 2 will see the further expansion and buildout of the Westside Irrigation Project, adding an additional 260,000 acres of irrigable land.

Once fully built and developed, the project will eventually see land made available for irrigation near Macrorie, Milden, Zealandia, and as far north as Delisle

and Asquith.

Phase 3 will see the buildout of the Qu’Appelle South Irrigation Project, adding an estimated 120,000 acres of irrigable land. Starting at Lake Diefenbaker and going south, the project would run near the communities of Tugaske, Eyebrow, down to Marquis and into Buffalo Pound Lake.

“It would provide the Moose Jaw-Regina corridor and southern Saskatchewan with a secure source of water for the next century and act as a catalyst for significant industrial expansion in the years to come,” Moe noted.

Moe said that in recent years, a major food processor had looked at setting up in Saskatchewan, but chose not to do so as there was insufficient irrigated land available to contract.

While there was no announcement of federal funding, Moe said, “The federal government is keenly interested in par-

ticipating this project. I believe they ran on it, to some degree, in the last federal election.”

Stewart said, “Yes, the farmer pays for the connection and getting the irrigation equipment, the pivots, the electrical hookups, things of that nature.”

He didn’t know what the costs would be for the farmers to hook up, but, “It will be substantial for individual producers.”

He noted the Ministry of Agriculture has a program that helps with that as well as “irrigation experts that can advise producers on virtually all aspects of irrigated production for those who are not experienced in it.

He felt producers would take advantage of the opportunity, and “I know that lending institutions are very keen to lend money for irrigation expansion because they recognize that it is substantial increase in production and profitability follows along with that.”

YDCF creates emergency fund During the past few months many in our communities have experienced shortages of access to such items as toilet paper, flour, yeast, and cleaning supplies. Some people in our communities have experienced much more serious difficulties and will continue

to face a higher degree of challenges, even as our province re-opens.

When the basics of life such as shelter, food, employment, or social isolation are already a person’s most pressing daily concern, being subjected to further isolation or closure of places

where supports are obtained is devastating.

Charities in our communities are working hard to fill the gaps.

Yorkton & District Community Foundation (YDCF) has created the Yorkton & District Emergency Fund to receive donations from

DEAFBLIND Continued from Page 6 guides communicate to explain their surroundings, as well as providing transportation.

Grabowski uses the example of grocery shopping and going to medical appointments.

“We would pick up the Deafblind person at their home. We would be going to the grocery store, giving a visual of how the grocery store is set up. We would be assisting the individual with their grocery list, so if they were looking for the butter, we would be assisting to find the butter, we would explain the different types of butter, and they would choose their butter, they would make the payment, and they would carry their groceries to the car, just like you and I would.

Then we would proceed to a medical appointment where we would go into the doctor’s office, we would describe the waiting room to the individual, and then we would go into the doctor’s appointment with that Deafblind person and we would provide that communication between the doctor and their patient.”

Grabowski said that the service is critical, and there are already a

potential 151 clients in the CNIB database. She said that there are 1-2 per cent of the Canadian population who have significant hearing and vision loss.

This will be the first year of the service, and funding will be provided for a single intervenor, who will help clients 3-6

hours per week.

Grabowski said they will start off small, with 4-6 clients, but as the service expands, they hope to be able to expand the service and hire more intervenors.

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“Local charities are uniquely positioned to identify needs in our communities,” says Sharon Tropin, president

of the YDCF. “Needs that most of us can’t see.”

The community foundation reached out to hear what charities are experiencing.

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COVID-19 impacts SaskPower; CCS and SMR decisions years down the road

By Brian Zinchuk - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Estevan Mercury) There’s no question the COVID-19 crisis has had an impact on SaskPower. Its 2019-2020 annual report, released on July 6, opens by stating, “In the 90-year history of SaskPower, there has likely never been a more singularly disruptive event than the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan during March 2020.

“Within a matter of days, our wide-ranging business-as-usual activities had been narrowed down to two essential priorities: ensuring we could continue to deliver a reliable and secure source of electricity to the province while also taking all possible steps to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers and communities.”

The annual report was presented in Regina by Minister Responsible for SaskPower Dustin Duncan and SaskPower President and CEO Mike Marsh.

Within a week of the first presumptive posi-

A pumpjack near the Shand Power station in the Estevan area. tive case of COVID19 in Saskatchewan, SaskPower joined other Crowns in announcing that interest would be waived on outstanding bills for six months, and customers would have a year after that six month period to pay outstanding balances.

SaskPower also saw nearly 2,000 of its staff working from home.

In the first few months of this fiscal year, SaskPower has seen about a 10 per cent decline in energy sales, year-over-year, from April to June, related to the COVID-19 impact on the economy and the utility.

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decisions are expected to be made on either going ahead with a new carbon capture and storage project at Shand Power Station, near Estevan, or small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).

Duncan said, “We still have not made a decision on Shand going forward, whether or not it would be carbon capture and sequestration. We know that regulations are not going to allow us to operate beyond 2030 with an unabated coal fired generating station in any community, including Estevan.”

Duncan noted SaskPower is “looking at a number of different options, CCS being one of those. Obviously that would be a benefit to community, like Estevan, if we were to do Shand.

But, you know, I think at this point regulations are changing so quickly in this country that it’s I think it’s causing all the utilities, not just SaskPower, to really consider what the options are. So, CCS is one of those.

“You know I’d like to be able to give more certainty to that community, to those communities today, but we’re just we’re not in that position

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to be able to do so here and in 2020.”

As for when a decision would be made, he said, “I would say we’re not there in 2021. We’re likely looking more towards the middle part of the decade maybe a little bit sooner than that.

“We haven’t gone through that process to make that decision,” he said. “We’re just, just not at a point to make that decision today.”

With the impending closures of coal-fired generating units in the coming years, SaskPower is on track to meet its commitment of reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2030, according to Marsh.

As for SMRs, Marsh said SaskPower is working in a consortium with Ontario Power generation, New Brunswick Power and Bruce Power to go through the feasibility stage.

“This current year we’re doing technical evaluations on various vendors that can supply SMR technology. Once that decision is made, there’s also a lot of work that has to be done on site selection and regulatory approvals to get to a point where you’d make a decision on construc-

Continued from Page 7 lack of technology and wifi to reach clients, the need for healthy activities for youth that meet social distancing guidelines, are just a few of the areas of concern. Charities are being innovative as they address new access issues created by the pandemic.

Donations to the Yorkton & District Emergency Fund will be quickly directed to assist local charities in this work.

Additionally, the YDCF is receiving donations and has brought together several community partners to provide masks to seniors living in Sask Housing Authority properties. More information about the PPE (Masks) Project will be available soon.

tion.”

He said there were probably three to four years of doing pre-work.

“That would take us out to about 2024 before any decision on the future of an SMR technology in Canada. A lot of work has to be done between now and then. Currently, we don’t believe that at the pace the industry is moving, that there will be one available for Saskatchewan before 2030. But again, the decision point on a ‘go’ ‘no go’ on that will be made probably mid-decade to proceed with full scale construction, if everything lines up between now and then.”

Marsh added there may an and SMR in Canada in the early 2030s, but SaskPower wouldn’t be the first to have one.

“We’re looking in the early part of the next decade for any additions to the fleet if, it were an economic that was going to work for the province here,” Marsh said.

As for site selection, in particular, with regards to Estevan, Marsh said, “There’s a lot of work to be done, a lot of public consultation that would have to continue the next couple of years before we get to that point.”

Tropin says that when the YDCF launched in October of 2019, the initial objective was to build endowment funds to support improvements to the community, now and long into the future.

As the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world and began to change priorities, the YDCF Board saw the need for a local emergency fund, in addition to the legacy of resources that endowment funds can provide a community”, says Tropin.”

Information about endowment funds, and activities to assist the community during and after the pandemic can be found on the Yorkton and District Community Foundation website and Facebook page.

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101 THINGS To Do… This Summer

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- E njoy a bbq on the deck.

- Write a letter letting your family know you love them.

- Grab your chess or checker set and play a game at one of the board tables around the city including the Gallagher Centre, Patrick Park, and City Centre Park.

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- Go through your clothes and donate the ones you don’t wear anymore.

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- Play a game of tennis at the courts behind the Western Development Museum as well as at Heritage Heights Park and Knights of Columbus Park.

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- Take in the Crops of the Parkland Walking Tour, a few steps from the Visitor Information Centre on Highways 9 and 16.

The plots include cereals such as wheat and oats, oilseeds such as canola and flax, and legume crops such as field peas.

The crop plots are a volunteer-led project to give people going through Yorkton a chance to see what’s grown here and get a closer look at the agriculture of the Yorkton area.

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- Play a round of golf at one of our local courses.

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- Check out the Centennial Legacy Art piece at Shaw Park. Lionel Auburn Peyachew’s centennial art piece entitled “Doorways to Opportunity” was installed as a centennial gift from the province. As one of four centennial artworks to be installed in gateway

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communities, “Doorways to Opportunity” draws on many characteristics of the province and surrounding communities.

“Doorways to Opportunity” is an installation measuring approximately eight feet high and 20 feet in diameter. It is a piece that invites people to walk around it, examine it in detail, and even walk right through it.

- Check out the local cemetery. A self-guided walking tour of the City of Yorkton Cemetery gives visitors a chance to experience the unique history of the area. It guides visitors along the

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pathways of this beautifully treed 10.5 acres; a book containing 28 sites has been prepared and can be purchased for $3.

The complete tour will take about one hour and a half, but can be shortened. Stroll at your leisure, as you follow the trail outlines on the book’s map. There are benches at various locations in the cemetery where a visitor can rest.

On the tour you will meet many of the early pioneers, and some of the more contemporary figures of Yorkton and area; all interesting and colourful personalities.

In the process, much of the region’s history will be revealed.

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- Try out Footgolf at York Lake Golf Course.

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- Give pickleball a try. Heritage Heights Tennis Courts have pickleball court lines.

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- Go canoeing on a local river or lake.

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- Go fly a kite in a city park.

- Go fishing at the trout pond. If you want a leisurely time tossing a few hooks in the hopes of enticing a trout to take a bite, then head over to the Logan Green Fish Pond in Yorkton.

The area has been

developed as a fish pond, in cooperation with the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation as it fits with the organization’s mandate “to create new fisheries in urban areas.”

The pond is catch and release, with signage onsite detailing specific rules.

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- Wash the car.

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- Enjoy the thrills of skateboarding.

Yorkton boasts one of the premier outdoor skateboard parks in the province. It is an ideal place to show off skills in a sport with a growing base and increased rec-

ognition of what it takes to be great at the activity.

The park, situated right off Broadway Street in the city, is part of the Brodie Recreation Corridor that includes

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a paved walking path, which connects with Patrick Park Disc Golf Course.

The park is concrete and includes a range of jump elements which are sure to be both a challenge and a thrill for users.

Experience nature at the Ravine Ecological Preserve.

The Preserve offers a diverse 2.8 km hiking trail, which includes a floating boardwalk across the marsh, and

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then works its way through grassland, and aspen parkland habitat.

Located just off Crescent Avenue and west of the Gallagher Centre, the park is designed to allow people to connect with our natural world through an abundance of birds, plants and animals.

- Take an online class at Parkland College.

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- Enjoy the new playground installed adjacent to the old hospital property at Tupper Park (100 Tupper Avenue). The Tupper Park playground addition was part of an overall plan for the city that included a wheelchair accessible play structure at Weinmaster Park (just off Morrison Drive, in northeast Yorkton).

The universally accessible playground is a play environment created to be wheelchair accessible throughout the entire structure and surrounding play area with more challenging paths of travel or activities along or beside the wheelchair accessible routes. The accessible play structures also allow parents and caregivers to be nearby and play with their children.

Overall, there are more than 35 parks and greenspaces in Yorkton, and if one includes sports fields (ball diamonds and soccer pitches), and buffer/pathway areas, this number jumps to more than 75 individual areas, totalling more than 500 acres.

There are eight current playgrounds; one dog park, one skate park, three natural areas, two disc golf courses, eight tennis courts, five outdoor basketball nets, three spray parks, nine ball diamonds, four soccer pitches, and over 10 kilometers of pathways, including paved, gravel, and grass pathways.

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101 THINGS To Do… This Summer Continued from Page 10 - Go for a bicycle ride around the city. Be sure to wear your safety helmet.

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- Grab some takeout and take your family to a park for a picnic.

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- Buy a hummingbird feeder and install it near a window so you can watch them feeding.

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- Take your camera or cellphone and take photos around our city. Be sure to share on social media and to send your best to editorial@yorktonthisweek.com

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- Buy a set of horseshoes and set up a pitch in your yard to start playing this vintage sport. You might even get involved in an e-tournament through the Canadian Horseshoe Association (www.horseshoecanada.ca ).

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- Buy five herbs or spices you don’t currently have at home and then undertake to try recipes using them for family meals.

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Throw some hoops at local outdoor courts such as those at Dr. Brass School.

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- Build a bee hotel in your yard to help wild bee populations. Plans can be found online at sites such as w w w. m n n . c o m / y o u rhome/organic-farminggardening/stories/howbuild-hotel-wild-bees

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- Buy a wine kit and try making your own libation.

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- Visit Tourism Yorkton to borrow geocaching equipment, then trek the city in search of hidden treasure. The office is at the Junction Hwy 9 & 16 in the city.

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- Visit the Yorkton branch of the Western Development Museum and get a selfie with the old steam engine in front of the building and ring the bell.

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- Dig up your ball glove and play catch at a park with the kids.

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- Start a window sill herb garden so you can add some fresh summer flavour to your meals.

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- On a hot evening head out for an ice cream cone, or bowl of frozen yogurt.

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- Put your shoes on, go for a jog, a great way to keep in shape.

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- Get a team and play volleyball in the sand courts.

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- Enjoy a nature walk behind Ducks Unlimited.

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Make your spouse breakfast in bed.

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- Dig into the closet for a well-loved board game from your childhood and teach it to the family.

- Doing a puzzle is always a good family activity.

- Go berry picking, in the wild or at Prairie Dome.

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- Feel like some good film, the best of short film through recent years are available to borrow on CD at the Yorkton Film Festival office at 49 Smith Street E., or call (306) 782-7077.

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- It’s never too late to get involved in Pokémon Go. It uses the mobile device GPS (cellphone) to locate, capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player’s real-world location.

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- Visit the driving range to improve your game.

- Play mini golf at an area course including Par-Tici-Putt Mini Golf & Rental.

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- Play a musical instrument.

- Go inline skating.

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- Take a yoga class.

- Visit the Yorkton Gardenersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market open Saturdays starting July 18th.

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- Get a massage.

- Pamper yourself with a manicure.

- Tired of social distancing? Hug a

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- Play tetherball.

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- Do some home repairs you have been putting off.

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- Watch the sunset.

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- Visit the shops in downtown Yorkton.

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- Go for lunch at a local restaurant.

- Visit the Orkney stones located approximately 7 km northwest of Yorkton.

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- Learn some words in a new language.

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- Stay up late and gaze at the stars.

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- Take your dog for a grooming.

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The camaraderie at heart of fishing Fishing is one of those interesting efforts that for some is a solitary activity of reflection and for others a social one needing a friend to make it worthwhile.

In my case I fully admit requiring a friend along for the ride.

I can sit in my comfy lawn chair tossing cast after cast if the person I am travelling with is too far down the shore to converse with, but I still

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In the truck heading to water I like someone along to talk with.

It might be my better half, and while she might tell readers we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk a lot, we are always commenting on this, that, and the proverbial other thing, even if the resulting conversation is not long, or in-depth.

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Others might suggest it was parental brainwashing at work. Either way it gives us a range of topics we can dissect as we head to water, while we wait for a small move of the rod tip while jigging for walleye, and on the return trip too.

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New senior hockey league set to start

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A new senior hockey league is looking to bring the game back to several area communities.

After the Triangle Hockey League ceased operations after the 201920 season ended due to COVID-19, it appeared the senior game in the Yorkton region might be over.

But groups in Ituna and Canora wanted to resurrect senior hockey in those communities after several years without a team, and they reached out to Mike Stackhouse who had been the statistician for the Triangle League, and briefly its president before its demise.

“I knew Rocanville that hadn’t had a team last season, looked like they could have a team this year,” he said.

And, once the rumour got out about a potential league four teams that had been in the Triangle League; Theodore,

Hudson Bay, Esterhazy and Bredenbury jumped in, said Stackhouse.

A meeting was held in June and the Sask East Hockey League was born.

Since the June meeting Stackhouse said a group in Preeceville has shown interest in launching senior hockey in their community again.

“They plan to attend the next meeting at the end of the month,” he said, adding there are other communities looking at the league including Wolseley and Porcupine Plain.

Stackhouse said the league could potentially have 12 teams, but added he wants to be cautious too.

“Do we have enough players for all of the teams?” he questioned, noting that last season Bredenbury was drawing players from the Canora/Pelly area. With Canora, and potentially Preeceville in the new league “what does that

The Theodore Buffaloes will be part of a new senior hockey league in the fall. do to Bredenbury?”

With access to players an issue to be explored more fully, so too is when the league might start, and how many games they might play.

R e a s o n a b l y Stackhouse said he sees a north and south division in the league, with teams playing around 20-games.

As for when the league might hit the ice, Stackhouse said that will depend on provincial regulations regarding

the pandemic, and the league’s need to ensure player, team support staff and fan safety.

“Typically they (senior leagues) start in November around Remembrance Day,” he said, adding at present the league is planning for that.

However, Stackhouse conceded a lot of volunteers, ticket takers, 50/50 sellers, for senior hockey teams in small towns are “higher risk people, elderly, retired people over the age of 65,” and

with the continuing uncertainty over COVID19 “we have to at least consider that.”

With that in mind Stackhouse said the league will “take the information available to us the last 10-months,” into consideration as they nail down plans for a 2020-21 season.

“What are the rules going to be for attendance?” asked Stackhouse, answering his own question by pointing out that will be determined by the province and health

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Another factor will be how many fans can attend.

Stackhouse said he hopes the league can find a way to start in November because the NHL isn’t likely to start next season before late December or potentially into January 2021. If the NHL is delayed junior and senior leagues could see an increase in fan support since it could be the only hockey being played.

Spring session over, fall election next

By Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative reporter (Estevan Mercury) Regina – There was nothing normal about this past spring, with COVID19 upsetting the economy and government. On July 3, the Saskatchewan Legislature rose from its highly unusual spring session, where members sat widely spaced apart and the issues were anything but routine.

On that day, Leader of the Opposition, NDP Leader Ryan Meili, said it was “the last day of a session that the premier didn’t want to happen. His big plan was to take us through the summer to an election with no scrutiny on his future plans, no plan to introduce a budget. And it was only because of public pressure that he finally agreed to do that. And we could see more as we saw the budget why it was that you didn’t want people to be looking at this.

“The budget itself, (a) very unambitious document, really missed the opportunity to make important investments in areas like long term care, childcare, and broader investments in people that will help grow our economy and failure to commit to a Sask-first approach to procurement to make sure that when we’re building public projects, we’re building them with Saskatchewan companies and Saskatchewan workers.

Meili said what was more interesting was what wasn’t in the budget.

“Traditionally, always standard issue is the projections for revenue and

expenditure in the years to come. That was very deliberately missing this time around, as it gives less of a sense, without those numbers of what this government’s future plans are. We’ve heard the finance minister say, three to four years to balance a budget but there’s been zero indication what steps will be taken to achieve that.

“We know with the economy as it is, with a deficit of $2.4 billion this year and the challenges ahead, the chance of balancing a budget without deep cuts, tax hikes or sell off of crown assets, there’s no way that’s going to be achieved.

And by failing to include those projections, what the government is really doing is hiding their true plans, and what they will do, if re-elected, and the damage that will cause to Saskatchewan people and through those cuts and sell offs if they get a chance to introduce another budget.”

Meili said the NDP focused on “the failings of this budget as well as what was left out and what that means for the future.”

Earlier in the week he had called for the premier to call a September session, but Premier Scott Moe instead spoke of the scheduled election on Oct. 26.

Asked on July 3 if there would be a September session, Moe said, “There’s no need.

We have passed the budget in in the province.

We have completed our legislative agenda. There will be a new legislative agenda by a somewhat new government either the Saskatchewan Party

or likely the NDP, maybe someone else that I don’t see coming at this point in time, but that they will have a new legislative agenda to introduce in a new legislative sitting. So the debate that we’re going to have in the months ahead is not going to happen in the legislature. It’s going to happen in the communities on the doorsteps and in front of the people of this province. And they will ultimately choose who will form the government on October the 26th.”

He noted there’s a lack of clarity globally, for the economic fortunes postpandemic. “That’s the lack of clarity that we globally share right now.

No one knows for sure where our global economy is, how it is going to come back, how robust it is going to come back, and to what level it is going to come back to.

“We feel our fortunes in Saskatchewan are strong and being a part of that global recovery, because of the products that we have, in potash and uranium, in agrifood products, in the manufactured goods that we have.

That’s where the uncertainty is and we share that uncertainty with everyone across Canada and around the world.”

Asked about the NDP’s assertions of a hidden agenda, he responded, “There’s going to be no selling off For crown corporations, there’s going to be no cuts. We have a pandemic deficit here.

We may have a couple of pandemic deficits, albeit some of this is going to fall off into next year, hopefully and for sure.

For certain, we will see some of the expenses

that we have to support businesses and self isolation support that will fall off on next year. The revenue lines is where the uncertainty lies.

“So the what the people can count on seeing from the Saskatchewan Party government, if we have the honour to form government once more, is more of the same. Investment in schools, investment in hospitals, investment in our highways, investment in our communities across this province

through the municipal revenue sharing program, as well as most recently, in this $2 billion infrastructure stimulus. The Municipal and Economic Enhancement Program, which has only happened twice, both times under this government. That’s what the people of this province can expect.

“What they can expect is a government that is striving to answer the question that is on many people’s minds in this province: Who is best to

who is best to assist in recovering the economy here in Saskatchewan?

That’s why we made the infrastructure investment. That’s why we’ve made the investments in people and in small business post-COVID. That is the question that is on people’s mind. And that is the question that we are looking at as we make the decisions in the days ahead,” he said.

Moe said it was always his intention to hold a spring session and passing a budget.

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Special rates for seniors. Call 306621-6793.

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3 BEDRM Half Duplex For Rent.

Premium condition. All new appliances included. No Pets, No Smoking. Asking $1500/month, plus utilities. 306-621-8754.

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

Asking $2,500.

Phone 306-621-6918.

Houses For Rent 3 BEDROOM House with air, No Pets, No Smoking, References required.

Available Immediately.

306-782-2523.

BEAUTIFUL 2 or 3 bedroom townhouse; 1200 sq.ft., close to schools & hospital. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-537-3228 or Trevor 306-3166255.

SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for a 3 bedroom home. Fridge and stove included. Well kept, clean and quiet neighborhood. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.

Suites For Rent FIRST CHOICE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Newly Renovated 1, 2 & 3 bedroom suites for rent.

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Gary Delesoy 306-621-6793.

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.

Wanted OLD TUBE AUDIO EQUIPMENT. 50 years or older. Amplifiers, Stereo, Recording and Theatre Sound Equipment. Hammond Organs, any condition. CALL TollFree 1-800-947-0393.

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

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.

2013 FORD FOCUS Hatchback.

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

Collectibles & Classic Cars â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;63 or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;64 GALAXY, 4-door, automatic car. Asking $1,000. 204734-0572.

LUXURY TT 1987 T-bird coupe, low mileage, great shape. Asking $8,000. Phone 204-937-2907.

Utility Trailers 2020 BRAND NEW Closed-in Commander Trailer. 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, price $5,000. Call 306-783-6920.

Farm Implements

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

Phone 778-220-9285.

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.

LEFT HANDED golf clubs. Mizuno irons, JPX drivers, Fairway woods, Taylor made Cobras, Callaway, Odyssey putter, 3 golf bags.

Phone 306-783-0672.

MORRIS 21ft. deep tiller with hydraulic wing lift $1,100; Morris rodweeder multiplex B3-30 $700; Hopper box $1,200. Phone 306563-6303 Canora.

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

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Online Only Auction for Don Weston and Estate of Alma Weston Auctioneer: Karla's Auction Type: Farm Auction â&#x20AC;˘ Location: Lemberg, SK

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TRACTORS â&#x20AC;˘ MF 4900 tractor, 4wd, 903 Cummins Dsl engine, cab 24.5/30R1 tires (good) 8hyds, pto, 6738hrs (clutch issues) â&#x20AC;˘ MF 55 tractor, gas, w/fel GRAIN TRUCKS: â&#x20AC;˘ 1981 Ford 800 grain truck, full tandem, 429-4V motor, 10.00/20 tires, 13spd fuller trans Road Ranger RT 6613? (showing 01310kms?) steel 5x20ft b&h w/lnland roll tarp â&#x20AC;˘ 1976 Chevrolet C60 grain truck, 4+2 spd. Trans, 9.00x20 tires, 14ft steel b&h w/Shurlock roll tarp, 75732kms, VEHICLES â&#x20AC;˘ 2009 Dodge Charger SXT, 4dr car â&#x20AC;˘ 2010 GMC Sierra 1500 ext. cab

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truck, 6.2 Vortec gas engine, 4x4, Ext.cab, loaded, cloth interior COMBINES â&#x20AC;˘ IH 1460 s.p. combine, dsl, cab, spreaders, showing 1664 eng. hrs, â&#x20AC;˘ IH 915 s.p. combine, cab, hydrostatic, spreader (parts combine?) (running?) â&#x20AC;˘ Plows â&#x20AC;˘ Airseeder â&#x20AC;˘ Misc. Equipment â&#x20AC;˘ Yard and Rec. â&#x20AC;˘ Shop Auctioneers Note: Don was, in his own way, an engineer and an inventor. Many items were made or altered by Don himself. This will be an interesting sale so check back for more details.

Sale conducted by KARLA'S AUCTION. BUYERS FEE 10% UP TO MAX $500.00

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Karla's Auction Auctioneer: Karla Gervais Phone: 306-782-0787; Cell: 306-621-8051 PL#316253

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Phone 306-547-4725.

Preeceville.

1 BURIAL plot for sale at Memorial Gardens, Yorkton. For more information call 306-783-6025.

NON-MEDICAL Cloth face masks for sale. Visit Heart Warmers Arts and Crafts on Facebook or phone/text Joyce at 306-621-6193.

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1275 HESSTON Haybine, 16ft., ready to go. Phone 306-782-5805.

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Residents and visitors fish free in Saskatchewan July 11 and 12 Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual summer free fishing weekend is July 11 and 12. On this weekend, residents and visitors can fish in any of Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public waters open to sport fishing, no licence required. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Free fishing weekend is a great opportunity to spend time outdoors to discover â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or re-discover â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the wonderful angling opportunities our province offers,â&#x20AC;?

Environment Minister Dustin Duncan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Saskatchewan, you can stay close to home while enjoying some of the best freshwater fishing in the world.â&#x20AC;?

During free fishing weekend, all other fishing regulations remain in effect. As well, anglers must respect current public health orders and guidance to help prevent further spread of COVID19.

Travel restrictions may be in effect for some areas, so please check your destination before leaving home. Free fishing weekend does not apply in national parks.

Anyone planning on taking fish out of the province must purchase a licence.

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ing the 2020 Anglers Guide and updates about angling during the pandemic, is available at www.saskatchewan.ca/ fishing.

Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first free fishing weekend was held in the summer of 1989, to encourage people to try sport fishing and to highlight the variety of angling opportunities in the province.

In 2015, the province held its first winter free fishing weekend, which is now also an annual event. Each year, more than a quarter of a million people sport fish in Saskatchewan.

Heritage Sask. seeks photos of culture show us what parts of your living heritage matter to you!

Our Urban Places: Our buildings, infrastructure, and how we interact with the built world are all a part of our heritage. We want to see photographs in this category of streetscapes, buildings, and unique views of town and city life that demonstrate why these places are special to us.

Landscape and Nature: Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landscape and its nature not only provide beautiful photographic subjects, but also represent an important part of our living heritage. Our climate and geography determine how we live, tell our stories, and anchor us in place. Aim to represent Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique and diverse natural assets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from the ways we use and alter our environment to live and work, to the untouched, pristine beauty of our provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wild places.

COVID-19 Culture: Show us how culture and heritage have played a role during the changes brought by the pandemic, whether in your personal life or in your community. Have you used cultural heritage to help cope with the pandemic? Has COVID-19 created new cultural markers?

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This summer, Heritage Saskatchewan is encouraging everyone in the province to get in touch with the culture and heritage around them.

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Bee named after Canadian astronaut The Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) recently announced that a newly recognized species of bee native to North America is named in honour of Canadian Astronaut Colonel Christopher Hadfield.

In an academic paper, authored by RSM Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, Dr. Cory Sheffield and published in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Sheffield makes the scientific case for the insect’s uniqueness as well as the story behind naming it after a true Canadian hero.

“The RSM provides a tremendous scientific and cultural centre of learning for students and visitors of all ages,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky said. “This fascinating

new discovery reflects the high level of scientific research at the museum which, along with world class exhibits, amazing provincial collections, and educational programming, benefit and contribute to the quality of life for the people of our province.”

In the paper, Dr. Sheffield describes how, in his ongoing work reexamining, verifying and cataloguing the hundreds of thousands of specimens in the provincial entomology collection at the RSM, that he came across a unique female bee specimen and set it aside for further examination. On the second examination, it was clear he was looking at a new species of bee.

“After I had finished my research on the specimen and confirmed that

achievements as a pilot, astronaut, author, lecturer, and science educator.”

Regular academic publishing contributes to the RSM’s status as an internationally recognized centre for research and teaching.

To learn more about entomological research and other exciting work

it was indeed a new species, I thought of Colonel Hadfield, someone I have immense respect for, and asked him if he would be agreeable to having it named in his honour,” Dr. Sheffield said. “Today, it is a privilege to name this new species Andrena hadfieldi after Canadian astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield for his many

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Big carp a provincial record

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer When Jason Agecoutay and his nephew headed to Crooked Lake June 28, they were hoping to catch some fish.

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Using pickerel rigs and worms Agecoutay cast out at Indian Point, a cast of maybe 30-35feet off the south side of the point. Within fiveminutes of the cast, he got a hit. Agecoutay set the hook in and the fight began.

After five-minutes of battling the handle on his

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Agecoutay couldn’t believe it. He improvised and grabbed the reel to stop it from spinning as the fish was making a run.

Agecoutay started walking backwards in order to land the fish and walk forward slowly twisting the reel than walking backwards again. This was the processes used

to get the fish closer to shore.

Agecoutay could now see the back fin of the fish and tail but still wasn’t 100 per cent sure exactly what it was; he hoped for a monster Walleye which is what he immediately thought but once he saw the side of the fish, he knew he caught a carp.

He had his nephew

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The carp was landed on 20-pound test line.

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Agecoutay had won battle. What he had caught was not just a carp, but a monster carp.

The Saskatchewan confirmed carp record was 26.96 lbs with Rod & Reel.

The fish Agecoutay

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