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Rush’s Shattler working with area youth

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Youth from Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation are back on the field learning about lacrosse.

Jeff Shattler, a member of the National Lacrosse League Saskatchewan Rush is working with the youth teaching them the field version of the game.

Shattler said the overall focus is to build a strong box lacrosse program based out of the Lebret Arena, which the local band has given the program access to. To that end a player’s room is being developed with couches, big screen televisions and a hot tub at the arena. But, as that is happening he has players outside with their sticks. “Right now we’re doing some field,� he

told Yorkton This Week, adding the sessions are “basically a learning experience.�

For many of the participants, ages eightto-20, the field game is very new. “A lot of the kids didn’t even know how many players are on the field (10 per team),� said Shattler.

The wide age range of participants is forcing Shattler to keeping sessions for the 35 participants, split into two groups to meet COVID-19 guidelines, at the basic level. “It’s loose balls and stick skills,� said Shattler, adding learning stick skills will feed right into the plan for a strong box program.

Shattler also noted that learning field lacrosse is important in terms of player opportunities as it is the field

game that can earn players American college scholarships.

In the fall the box program will be the focus, with an eye to first develop teams for the Queen City league based out of Regina, and then to get a Junior team in place. “I want to have a Junior ‘A’ team in a couple of years,� said Shattler, adding he wants to go after the Founders’ Cup which is the championship trophy of Canada’s Junior ‘B’ lacrosse leagues.

Shattler said there is certainly potential in area players, noting he had arranged for six area players to travel to try out for the Iroquois Nation team headed to the World Championship before COVID-19 forced cancellation.

While making the powerhouse Iroquois

might have been a long shot “the experience alone would have been outstanding for these kids,� he said.

Of course once a box program is established, there is potential for the best players to catch the attention of NLL scouts. “We want to get scouted to go the NLL,� said Shattler, adding with that in mind a travelling team will be developed to get to tournaments in Ontario, British Columbia and into the US. He said that will be important because at present Saskatchewan is

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kids outside the province if we want them to be seen,� he said.

Boys and Girls Club adapted to COVID

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer When COVID-19 caused a near province wide shutdown, things very quickly changed at the Boys and Girls Club of Yorkton. “When we got that announcement schools are closing that changed everything,� said Lorraine Moeller, Executive director at the Club, adding they immediately began adapting “thinking how do you stay relevant.�

Erin Roussin, Program Manager at the Club said it took about a week to

come up with a plan, and they were back providing programming but instead of youth coming to the club they were doing things online via Zoom, or by offering programming packages delivered to families to do at home. “Every week we had an activity kit,� said Moeller, adding they ranged from physical activities, to crafts, to cooking, with the kits being adaptable enough for various age groups; typically five-to-13.

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The kits did put some onus on parents to help youth with the activities, but Moeller said they were happy to do it. “There was a willingness and excitement to do that with their children,� she said.

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By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Youth in Ituna has a brand new diamond to play softball thanks largely to a contribution by the Jays Care Foundation.

The new diamond at the Ituna and District Regional Park hosted a three-team senior men’s exhibition series Saturday to bring some attention to the new diamond.

Dave Renkas a member of the Rhein Rockets, one of the teams involved, and an Ituna community member involved in the diamond project, was quick to point out the diamond is all about providing youth a better place to play.

At present Ituna boasts softball teams from U6 to U12 levels, and Renkas said the new field is a way to build on that program towards the future.

“It’s centered around the kids,” he said.

The project was initiated back in 2018 when the local regional park board took the step to apply for a grant from the Jays Care Foundation; a process Renkas said was thorough.

“There was a video application, and it had to be a registered charity, and the books had to be audited by an accountant,” he said.

And there was an element where the Foundation wanted to be sure the diamond would be viable long-term.

“You had to prove longevity, that somebody was going to be able to look after it after it was built,” said Renkas, who was among the drivers of the application along with Candace Keisis and Brittany Gent.

In the end the application was successful, and the Foundation made a donation of $48,500 to the diamond project.

The donation did not cover the entire cost, noted Renkas. The park added about $5000 to the pot, and he said there was more than $20000 in donated time and labour before the diamond was completed in 2019.

Renkas said while there has been a diamond on the spot, it was completely redone, with the infield dug out and re-established, including a sprinkler spigot for the pitching circle, and new dugouts and chain link fence installed.

Local companies really stepped up to help out, said Renkas, noting Bulych Landscaping, Rokosh Trucking and Dash Trucking as doing

yeoman’s service to the project.

Typically the Jays Care Foundation would have already held an official opening, but that has been put off to next year due to COVID-19.

But, the mini tournament Saturday did bring a number of fans to watch the Rhein Rockets, Whitewood Falcons and Moose Jaw Canadians play a series of three games.

The pandemic has also meant no minor ball in Ituna this summer, Renkas said the new diamond awaits a return to play in 2021.

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EDITORIAL More transparency on COVID-19 spread Hutterite leaders in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are expressing their disappointment over the provincial governments in both provinces giving out too much information with regards to the number of positive coronavirus test results over the last couple of weeks.

To me, the Hutterite leaders should be thankful that even more hasn’t been released. After all, if you weren’t paying close attention you would be really puzzled as to why this virus has hit all of these colonies in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba and has stayed out of the other areas.

How can the virus randomly go to all these RMs? Or did it? Was there a mass gathering somewhere that the virus was present at and then the attendees all went to their respective homes and that’s why we are seeing so many cases in so many different areas amongst a common group of people?

It’s a question worth asking and Google is your friend here. Is this also why so many Swift Current businesses have been identified through public notices that people who were positive visited certain establishments and for residents to self-monitor?

We don’t know because the government is trying its best to keep as much private as possible.

Meanwhile, we are hearing of discrimination of Hutterite people who are out in public.

I feel the Hutterite community and the governments need to come clean as to what happened and then let’s move on and learn from this. Because people don’t know, rumours are fed and people become, needlessly, scared and that’s where you start to see discrimination.

In mid-May, police were called to a mass gathering organized by Beardy’s and Okemasis where a Sun Dance was held. The main purpose was to try and stop the spread of Covid-19 and the organizer was forced to answer questions about the event.

To my knowledge, there was no outbreak of cases associated with this so the social distancing measures put in place were successful. I only point this out

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However, we seem to be on notice that singling them out for super spreading the virus is discriminatory.

One of the more common myths (and there are many) about Covid-19 is that if you are an elderly person and you get the virus, you will almost assuredly pass away.

In Saskatchewan, this isn’t at all remotely close to the truth. Based on the number of deaths in the province compared to the number of people over 60 who have tested positive, you have a 94% chance of survival in the event you are a senior and you end up with an unfortunate positive test result.

In Sweden, political and health leaders have taken a beating in the media for not imposing a lockdown like the rest of the modern world when the coronavirus hit.

Their deaths per million may have suffered because of this, but their national health head says he had to keep in mind the negative effects that a lockdown would have on employment, education, and mental health. In fact, Anders Tegnell also says addressing the virus to reach zero cases forever is just not a viable option. Tegnell points to the flu and other respiratory illnesses for which a vaccine is available and there are still cases.

A separate issue where Sweden is different from the rest of us is on mask use. Tegnell says, “Evidence base for using masks in society is still very weak. Even if more and more countries are now enforcing them in different ways, we haven’t seen any new evidence coming up.

The other reason is

that everything tells us that keeping social distance is a much better way of controlling this disease and putting masks on people; we are worried that people will believe they can go around being close to each other and that, in our view, would produce higher spread than we have right now.”

By no means is this scientific, but Saskatchewan has 60 cases of healthcare workers getting the virus (not all are from being on the job, but most are) and that number has gone up by about a dozen in recent weeks as our overall numbers have gone up due to the Hutterite outbreak.

That could pose the question on the level of effectiveness for masks when we have people who are more aware of the dangers of the virus than any other group of people in our province and not even they can be protected through mask wearing, masks which are of much greater quality than the cloth ones.

Also not scientific, but Sweden’s case numbers are low and have been low for over a month with no lockdown, no masks.

What they do have is an historic track record of citizens who are obedient and if the government says to social distance, then I’m willing to bet that’s what they are doing and doing it very well.

Just to wrap up, if you are one of these people who are critical of Sweden by pointing out their death numbers I hope you also aren’t one of these people who say New York did a great job because New York’s death numbers exceed Sweden’s by three times when you count deaths per million and yet New York is being held as the model in mainstream media.

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Coal power should be in the ash heap of history During and after his 2016 campaign, the current U.S. president promised to make coal great again. He also claimed climate change was a hoax, so it’s no surprise that he’d promote a cheap, outdated, polluting, climate-altering fuel even as cleaner alternatives continued to become more efficient and cost-effective.

Since then, U.S. coal companies have seen share prices plummet and many have gone bankrupt. A decade ago, more than half of U.S. electricity was generated by coal. Now that number is down to one-fifth and dropping steadily, in part because of a shift to natural gas, but also to renewable energy. Wind power is now the country’s fastest-growing electricity source.

Coal isn’t coming back, nor should it. From start to finish, it’s one of the most destructive energy sources. Extracting it often requires blasting away entire mountaintops, polluting air, water and soil. Burning it creates enormous amounts of deadly pollution, along with CO2 and methane emissions that drive global heating.

The climate emergency demands that we use less energy and that we get what we need from cleaner sources. We shouldn’t be using 19th century fuels in the 21st.

But the U.S. president isn’t alone in wanting to double down on archaic, deadly coal in the face of a climate crisis.

Alberta, not content to drive global heating to catastrophic levels with its dirty bitumen, is now

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Science Matters moving to expand its coal industry — with little or no environmental oversight.

Even though Canada is moving to phase out coalfired electricity, we’re happy to export it to other countries. It’s like a drug dealer who knows the harms of addiction, and so quits a personal habit but continues to sell to others.

The proposed Vista mine expansion near Hinton, Alberta, will increase thermal coal production from about seven million tonnes a year to between 10 and 15 million tonnes. Even though it will destroy ecosystems and put endangered species at greater risk, the project isn’t required to undergo a federal environmental assessment — in part because the company revised its estimate of the “project area” to fall below the threshold that requires review for any “increase in the area of mining operations of 50 per cent or more.”

A metallurgical coal mine in B.C.’s Elk Valley, Teck’s Castle Mountain, is also attempting to avoid federal review by claiming the project is an expansion rather than a new mine.

Alberta is even overturning regula-

tions enacted by its Conservative government in 1976 to protect ecologically sensitive areas — substantially increasing locations for open-pit mines. The Alberta government’s relationship with the coal industry is almost as cosy as with the oil industry. The province’s former environment minister is now president of the Coal Association of Canada.

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Researchers find concerns with mercury and ‘Ghost Fleas’ in some Prairie lakes Dr. Britt Hall, a biology professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Regina, has lead a study that helps to answer a decades-old question – why do fish in southern Saskatchewan’s Katepwa Lake contain such high levels of methylmercury? After years of research and around-the-clock water sampling, Hall’s study found that the high levels of methylmercury are ultimately caused by

large water fleas called Leptodora, or “Ghost fleas”.

Hall, whose research focuses on how mercury moves in the environ-

ment, worked with data that Dr. Peter Leavitt, a professor of limnology at the U of R, began collecting 23 years ago.

The pair, along with

other U of R researchers, published their findings in a recent paper “Mercury Elevator in Lakes: A Novel Vector of Methylmercury Transfer

to Fish via Migratory Invertebrates” in Environmental Science & Technology Letters of the American Chemical Society.

“Prairie lakes, such as Katepwa, are productive – meaning they contain lots of nutrients that allow algae to grow, Continued on Page 6

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COAL Continued from Page 4 story from those who lack the imagination, wisdom and foresight to learn and change with the times, who prioritize the human-created economy over the air, water, land and biodiversity that we need to survive, and over human health and wellbeing.

Economic costs and benefits should never be the only factors in considering industrial policy and regulation.

But coal fails even on that front. Although electricity from existing coal power plants is often less expensive than wind or solar, many plants worldwide are nearing their end. Building new coal power plants would make the costs far higher — while prices for renewables are dropping rapidly as the technologies improve. Of course, the costs to human lives and health, wildlife, habitat and the climate are immeasurable.

It seems strange to write about the push for coal well into the 21st century. Those who would go on destroying the environment and fuelling the climate crisis all for the sake of short-term profits and a few jobs — when so many better options exist — are demonstrating their short-sightedness and illustrating the flaws in our current economic systems.

Even within the current paradigm, more and better jobs could be created by facilitating clean tech and renewable energy industries rather than relying on outdated, destructive energy sources that the world has agreed must be phased out if we are to survive.

The pandemic crisis hasn’t slowed the climate and extinction crises, but it’s shown that rapid action can have positive results. It’s time to do better. Coal is over.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Writer and Editor Ian Hanington.

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FLEAS Continued from Page 5 typically diluting the methylmercury and resulting in a lower level in fish,” explains Hall.

“But in Katepwa Lake, the data was showing that methylmercury concentrations are actually quite high and we didn’t know why that was.”

Hall’s study found that the Leptodora, a large water flea, migrates up from the mercury-rich sediments at the bottom of the lake at night to feed near the surface of the water, transferring the methylmercury to fish when they are eaten.

They carry mercury in a way that is similar to an elevator carrying people from ground level to their offices or apartments on upper floors.

This feeding boosts the amount of toxin in the fish, which are in turn eaten by larger and larger fish, resulting in a bioaccumulation of mercury when humans consume the fish.

“Leptodora are very interesting creatures,” explains Hall. “They’re big for water fleas, about

1.7 centimetres long and almost completely clear.

They developed a lack of coloration as a preyavoidance mechanism, because if they’re clear, it’s difficult for their hunters to see them.”

Dr. Leavitt has coined the term “Ghost fleas” to describe these almost transparent creatures and to differentiate them from the many different varieties of water fleas.

When he began to study the methylmercury levels in Katepwa Lake, one question remained unanswered – how do fish hunt these ghost fleas at night if they are so transparent?

Dr. Richard Vogt, a former post-doctoral student at the University of Regina, conducted an experiment that determined the fish in Katepwa Lake have a way of hunting without being able to see their prey. The fish can sense the pressure waves the Leptodora make as they swim through the water, which allows the fish to target them at night.

This was the missing

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History piece of information that researchers didn’t have.

Hall is now working with two graduate students, with their research focusing on Saskatchewan wetland ponds and how they are affected by climate change. They are looking at how carbon influences methylmercury production and identifying the bacterial communities in wetlands to determine what sort of organ-

isms are there that are transforming mercury to methylmercury.

“Our wetlands are so responsive to climate change, what I want to know is how factors such as temperature and precipitation impact methylmercury production in wetlands,” explains Hall.

University of Regina scientists are continuing their long-term studies of the Qu’Appelle lakes.

Now in its 27th year, the Qu’Appelle Valley Long-Term Ecological Research program is one of the longest-running lake programs in Canada. Funding for the Qu’Appelle Valley Long-Term Ecological Research program is provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canada Research Chair program, and Canada Foundation for Innovation.

“The research that has been done in the Qu’Appelle lakes, especially Katepwa Lake, is an ongoing project that we are very proud of here at the University,” says Dr. Kathleen McNutt, VicePresident (Research).

“This research could be helpful in determining why fish in other lakes around the country, and even the world, have higher-than-normal levels of methylmercury.”

B a c k g r o u n d Information: Methylmercury is a neurotoxin, which can permanently damage

brain activity in humans.

Those most at risk of methylmercury poisoning are pregnant women, infants who are breastfed, and young children.

The range of impacts can be incredibly severe (such as life-long physical and mental disabilities) or mild (such as poor hand-eye coordination or intellectual delays). It is important that fisheries managers understand the pollutants that exist in recreational lakes and provide consumption warnings.

Productive lakes in the Prairies may have high levels of methylmercury, and knowing this can help people avoid mercury poisoning. Fisheries managers can also use this information for consumption advisories to warn sports fishers about how much fish they should be eating from the lakes.

For more information on this research project, visit: https://www.uregina. ca/external/communications/feature-stories/current/2020/07-20.html — Submitted

CFI awards $77.5M to help major USask science facilities address COVID-19 and other global challenges SASKATOON – Two of Canada’s top science facilities at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) have been awarded a total of more than $77.5 million—a third of the total $230 million announced today

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The Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron and SuperDARN (Super Dual Auroral Radar Network) Canada were awarded the funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Major Science Initiatives Fund, which ensures Canada’s

large, national research facilities have the support needed to operate and stay on the leading edge of research.

Earlier this spring, the federal government announced $11.3 million from the same round of CFI funding for USask’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization— International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), a world leader in developing vaccines and technologies against infectious diseases. Both VIDO-InterVac and the CLS are undertaking critically important research to combat the COVID-19 global pandemic.

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“The CFI’s funding commitment for these outstanding USask research facilities enables us to address some of the biggest global challenges such as food security, climate change, and infectious diseases including coronavirus, aligning with our goal to be the university the world needs.”

The CLS, Canada’s only synchrotron light source and an invaluable tool for innovative science in advanced materials, agriculture, environment and health, was awarded $76.9 million in federal funding for operations and maintenance to the end of the 2023 fiscal year.

“These public funds will enable scientists from across the country and around the world to continue to protect the health of Canadians, increase crop production, strengthen roads, improve batteries, and advance space exploration,” said CLS Executive Director Robert Lamb.

“We are also sup-

porting the international effort to fight COVID-19 with the most advanced research tools Canada has to offer.”

Universities and private industry users of “Canada’s brightest light” are studying aspects of the virus’s structure to develop therapeutics that could halt the virus’s replication machinery and the spread of the infection in the body or prevent it from entering human cells to begin an infection, he said.

CLS COVID-19-related research is focused on three main areas: imaging molecular structures of the virus’s key proteins to aid drug development, understanding the virus’s physical behaviour and transmission including visualizing virus-carrying droplet transmission in the air, and improving equipment for COVID-19 frontline workers, such as microfabrication techniques for virus testing devices and studying the decomposition of N95 face respirator masks to improve decontamination and manufacturing practices.

VIDO-InterVac is on the front lines of combat-

ing the global pandemic.

Scientists are working on a vaccine against COVID19 that has proven highly effective in ferrets, one of the animal models VIDOInterVac developed for COVID-19 testing. The centre hopes to move its vaccine candidate to human trials in the fall.

With one of the world’s largest and most advanced Level 3 highcontainment facilities, VIDO-InterVac was the first lab in Canada to isolate SARS-CoV-2 and the first in the country to establish an animal model for testing vaccines, antiviral medications and novel treatments. The centre has received more than 100 requests for this type of contract research from companies developing these technologies.

“The current coronavirus pandemic highlights why our containment Level 3 facility was built,” said VIDOInterVac Director Volker Gerdts.

“This special infrastructure enables Canadian scientists to work on diseases with high impact, such as COVID-19 and TB in humans, or African Swine Fever in animals.

VIDO-InterVac is part of the national and global response to such emerging disease threats.”

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SuperDARN, a global network of scientific radars monitoring conditions in the nearEarth space environment, received a budget increase and a sixth year of operating funding, supporting it to the end of the 2023 fiscal year with $549,782.

USask physicist Kathryn McWilliams, director of SuperDARN and chair of the international SuperDARN Collaboration, said the investment in SuperDARN helps position Canada as a global leader in monitoring space weather conditions and helps improve national security through radar monitoring.

“Because Canada is one of the countries most vulnerable to space weather effects, such as the geomagnetic storm that caused the 1989 Quebec Hydro blackout, Canadian SuperDARN data and expertise are essential to mitigating damaging space weather effects on vital infrastructure such as pipelines and power grids, as well as to satellite navigation and radio communications,” she said.

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Nice rides Rawhides at Stenen, SK. hosted its fourth annual car show Sunday beneath sunny skies. The popular event at the bistro and saloon saw 84 car enthusiasts bring out their pride and joy rides to display for those attending. Vehicles ranged from vintage restorations, to powerful muscle cars, shiny new rides and of course hot rods and trucks.

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A world leader in developing vaccines and technologies to combat infectious diseases, VIDO-InterVac has one of the largest and most advanced CL3-Ag research facilities in the world—necessary infrastructure to study SARSCoV-2 and perform efficacy trials for vaccines, drugs and therapeutics.

Kelvin and team members have been visiting scientists at VIDOInterVac since February of 2020. The team is conducting research to better understand how SARS-CoV-2 causes disease.

“Dalhousie University is so very proud of Dr. Kelvin and her incredible research program,” said Dr. Alice Aiken, vicepresident research and innovation at Dalhousie.

“And by working together, we can ensure that we’re bringing together the best minds in the country for the benefit of all.”

Kindrachuk completed his PhD at VIDOInterVac, and has worked with “high consequence” pathogens (those with high mortality rates) ever since, including being

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Visiting scientists Jason Kindrachuk and Alyson Kelvin at VIDO-InterVac. (Credit: David Stobbe for USask) the scientific lead for an Ebola diagnostic laboratory in Liberia.

“Dr. Kindrachuk’s expertise in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases makes him the perfect collaborator to join this international team,” said Dr. Digvir Jayas, vice-president research and international at UM. “Working together, I’m certain he and the team at VIDOInterVac will advance towards a viable vaccine sooner, for the benefit of all Canadians.”

In April, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $23 million for VIDO-InterVac to accelerate a COVID-

19 vaccine, and the Saskatchewan government invested another $4 million. This funding supports pre-clinical testing and clinical trials, essential steps to ensuring that vaccines are effective and safe for human use. Human trials will occur in the fall.

“VIDO-InterVac is the centre of pandemic research in Canada,” said VIDO-InterVac Director and CEO Dr. Volker Gerdts. “We are privileged to host these Canadian experts to advance scientific knowledge and develop solutions as the world battles this pandemic.”

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USask researchers partner on $1.3-million study on affordable housing S A S K A T O O N – A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team has partnered with researchers across Canada to study how different types of affordable rental housing impact the lives of marginalized people and families.

Cape Breton University researcher Catherine Leviten-Reid, a former USask postdoctoral fellow, will work with three USask researchers and 14 other collaborators to examine rental housing programs in three regions across the country: Atlantic Canada, Central Canada (Ottawa), and the Prairies (Saskatoon).

Funded by a $1.3-mil-

lion grant from Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in partnership with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the five-year project will assess which types of affordable rental housing programs—such as providing public housing, cash benefits, or rent supplements in nonprofit or market-based housing—create the best outcomes for vulnerable people.

“We want to know to what extent affordable rental housing programs are helping,” said USask professor emerita Isobel Findlay, leader of the USask team and co-director of the Community-

University Institute for Social Research. “In Canada, some 1.7 million families do not have a home that meets their basic needs.”

Findlay will work with USask community health and epidemiology professor Nazeem Muhajarine, law professor Sarah Buhler, and nine Saskatoon community organizations to examine overall effectiveness of affordable housing programs and how they may impact diverse groups and individuals differently.

“We’re interested in how different housing strategies affect the shelter outcomes, as well as the safety, health and well-being,

and access to amenities and employment for the people using the programs,” said Findlay.

“Our hope is that CMHC policy and programming will be impacted by our research.”

The USask-led research will focus on three projects: The first will look at the experiences of people living in affordable units provided through Saskatchewan Housing Corporation’s Rental Development Program.

The second project will compare the experiences and outcomes of tenants living in subsidized, non-profit housing, with those living in market rentals. This project

will also look at aspects of the landlord-tenant relationship, such as how landlords interpret and apply eviction legislation, negotiate with tenants, and perceive eviction costs.

The third project examines how well rental housing providers work together and with other human service providers to house those in greatest need.

The Saskatchewan community partners in the research are: City of Saskatoon Quint Development Corporation Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Camponi Housing

Corp./SaskNative Rentals Inc. Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc. (CLASSIC) Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Society for the Protection of Children Saskatchewan Office of Residential Tenancies The Saskatoon research group will receive $329,440 from the SSHRC-CMHC grant, plus $210,000 cash and $60,580 in-kind from USask and $366,000 partner in-kind support.

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Indigenous health research network finds home at Station 20 West S A S K A T O O N — In a significant step for Indigenous health research in Saskatchewan and nationally, a new University of Saskatchewan (USask)led network dedicated to improving health and

wellness in Indigenous communities will be moving into Station 20 West in a core neighborhood of Saskatoon’s west side.

“We are really happy about this partnership,” said Caroline Tait, a prominent community-

engaged research leader at the USask College of Medicine and member of the Métis NationSaskatchewan (MN-S).

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Tait and USask Indigenous studies professor Simon Lambert lead the new national co-ordinating centre for the nine Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) across Canada, with $1.5 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

The networks foster applied research with community partners and training of community-based-researchers and students, enabling Indigenous peoples to have more control over what and how health research is conducted.

Tait also leads the Saskatchewan NEIHR network—the First Nations and Métis Health Research Network—to advance health research within Indigenous communities in the province, working in close partnership with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), MN-S, the Whitecap Dakota First Nation, and a team of more than 60 researchers and community partners. The Saskatchewan NEIHR has $3.5 million in funding from CIHR for five years with the possibility of two five-year renewals, as well as inkind support from the FSIN and MN-S. Both the national coordinating centre and Saskatchewan networks will soon have staff moving into the space leased

by USask at Station 20 West. Tait expects there will be a total of eight to 10 NEIHR researchers and staff, as well as students doing internships, located there.

From left, USask researchers Dr. Caroline Tait and Simon Lambert with NEIHR partners Métis Nation-Saskatchewan Health Minister Marg Friesen, Whitecap Dakota First Nation Chief Darcy Bear, and MN-S President Glen McCallum. (Photo: University of Saskatchewan) “Station 20 West is pleased to welcome this project that will allow for some much-needed Indigenous-led health research to take place in the community,” said Len Usiskin, Station 20 West co-manager. “All of our co-locators share a common purpose to contribute to social and economic equality in Saskatoon’s core neighbourhoods. This project will make a significant contribution to this effort.”

Lambert, who has been appointed executive director for the national NEIHR coordinating centre, will be among those moving to Station 20 West in the coming months.

“Indigenous urban communities are rapidly growing. Researchers need to be in the midst of these communities if they are to have any credibility or impact in the future,” he said.

The First Nations and Métis Health Research Network has already awarded almost $60,000 in community project grants this year, and expects to award another $250,000 over the next five years, as well as support more than 50

Indigenous students.

“We already have 19 Indigenous university researchers associated with the network, and they will work with communities across the spectrum of health and wellness research,” Tait said.

“First Nations and Métis people will lead the research projects and help identify research priorities. This location at Station 20 West makes it much easier when working with our Elders because it is easy to access by car or transit. Drawing upon the traditional Métis sash, our networks will weave together the unique strengths of communities and researchers to help address health disparities.”

Research assistants hired from Indigenous communities will collect data in communities across the province, community research facilitators will connect communities to relevant research opportunities, and Elders and knowledge keepers will provide cultural guidance on relationship building, protocol, research, and community and landbased learning.

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Film Festival ready to send out awards The Yorkton Film Festival has announced the 2020 Golden Sheaf Awards, exclusively made in Saskatchewan, are now ready to be shipped to our 2020 winners!

For the first time in more than 60 years -its production started in Winnipeg -- the 2020 Golden Sheaf Awards are now manufactured in Pense, SK., and engraved in Yorkton at Sherring

STATION Continued from Page 10 Tait, who is board vice-president of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan co-located at Station 20 West, points out that Station 20 West is already a key meeting place for Indigenous partners and researchers engaging with Elders and other community members. For instance, the First Nations and Métis Organ Donation and Transplantation Think Tank initiated by Tait has met regularly at Station 20 West over the past year.

“First Nations peoples in Saskatchewan are now positioned to assert their Indigenous perspectives on health research, and reclaim a voice that contributes to the dismantling of old order research practices,” said FSIN Vice-Chief David Pratt.

“Having these networks located at Station 20 West alongside other community enterprises makes them more accessible.”

The Saskatchewan networks will work with researchers at USask, University of Regina, and First Nations University, and with partners including the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan, Gabriel Dumont Institute, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, and Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

“These networks will provide opportunities to collect and protect Métisspecific health data to inform Métis health and well-being priorities, which will improve the overall wellness of our citizens, based on our identity, culture and values,” said MN-S Minister of Health Marg Friesen.

“And having them based at Station 20 West makes it easier for Métis citizens to access.”

The new $100.8-million national NEIHR program represents the largestever single investment in Indigenous health research in Canadian history. The initiative is led by USask College of Medicine faculty member Carrie Bourassa, scientific director of the CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health based at USask, and involves the other 12 CIHR national research institutes as partners.

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Gold, making the iconic sheaf, exclusively Saskatchewan.

The Golden Sheaf has long been a symbol of excellence in Canadian short films and when the foundry closed in Winnipeg, the Festival wanted to find someone that would be able to honour the look of the traditional award that has long been synonymous with the event. Phillip Tremblay of the Julienne Atelier Foundry was able

to produce the Golden Sheaf that distinguishes the award from many others.

“We are very pleased to honour the festival tradition of excellence by choosing the Julienne Atelier Foundry, established by renowned artist Joe Fafard, producing the golden sheaf”, said Randy Goulden, YFF Executive Director.

The Golden Sheaf was inspired by the wheat

This year’s Golden Sheaf Awards were manufactured in Saskatchewan. fields that surrounds Yorkton; made of metal, looking like a bouquet of wheat and was engraved

with a brown plate and gold lettering. The Golden Sheaf Awards will be shipped to their

new homes of the long awaited filmmakers all across Canada.

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all the phone calls, emails and messages, floral arrangements, food brought to the house, monetary gifts and gift cards, and especially the visits. Thank you Bonnie and Brent for dropping everything and driving me to Regina and being there even at 3:00 at night to answer my messaging. A special thank you to Larry and Crystal and the rest of the staff at Baileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home. Your professionalism, support and guidance was much appreciated. Thank you to Crystal for the nice personalized funeral service. Thank you to Ken and staff at Windy Acres for the venue and wonderful lunch they provided. Also, thank you to nephew-inlaw Craig for running the beverage station. Thank you to the casket bearers - Jeffrey, Ryan, Rylan, Neil, Damian and Roger. Thank you to our daughter-in-law, Lisa, for the slide presentation, collecting the memories and speaking on behalf of the family. Thank you to the doctors and hospital staff in Yorkton and Regina.

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- All our love, Marjorie, Mervin and Granddaughters Kiana, Lexi & Kinsley

Adult Personal Messages

Anniversaries

MALE (46), from Yorkton, looking for female with or without children, for companion. Likes movies and going dancing. Call 306-641-6234 no texts.

Happy 50th Anniversary Congratulations Don & Joan Taylor on your 50th Anniversary.

Love, Your kids and grandchildren!

For Sale by Owner $110,000 MELVILLE. Ideal location, 2 adjoining lots. Each 50 x150. 1 vacant, 1 furnished older house, detached garage, detached shop. Perfect for home business.

306-896-7248.

783-7032 BLK. PEPPER/CHK. SOUP.

LAKE OF THE PRAIRIES above Rickerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Campground. 47 Lakeshore Drive. Beautiful acreage, new roof, new windows, move-in ready. Asking $439,000. Call 204937-2907.

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Houses for Sale 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.

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Phone 306-621-5715.

BUILDING NEW, Doing Renos, need repairs. Over 20yrs. experience. Able to do framing, electrical, plumbing, drywall, tape, texture, paint, flooring. Specialize in walk-in tile showers, finish carpentry, windows & doors, siding, decks.

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Farms for Sale

Farms for Sale

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Card of Thanks

Houses For Rent

The family of the late EDWARD MCLASHEN wishes to thank our extended family, friends, neighbours and St. Mary’s Church parishioners for your expressions of sympathy and kind support following the loss of our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. We extend our sincere gratitude for the cards, food, flowers, memorial donations, phone calls, messages and visits.

We thank everyone who participated in the funeral celebration, including Rev. Father Leonid Malkov, choir members, pallbearers, crossbearer and honourary guards. We are most grateful to the staff of Country Meadow, Yorkton & District Nursing Home, for their tender loving care shown during the last three years of Dad’s stay there. We sincerely appreciate the respect, kindness and compassion shown by Drs. Van Heerden, Koubi and Fourie. A special thank you to Larry German and the staff of Bailey’s Funeral Home for their professionalism, guidance and compassion. Lastly, we’d like to thank everyone who visited Dad in his last few years as it meant so much to him. Unfortunately, due to Covid guidelines and restrictions, we were unable to reach out and thank more of you personally during this difficult time; but please know that we are forever grateful.

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.

Apartments/Condos for Rent

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ADULT 45+. Renovated, furnished one bedroom suites for rent in Canora. Must have references.

Phone 306-563-5281.

COMPLETELY RENOVATED 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments. Close to schools & hospital. Please call Gary at 306-621-6793.

TWO BEDROOM, one bedroom and bachelor apartments for rent.

Special rates for seniors. Call 306621-6793.

Duplexes for Rent 3 BEDRM Half Duplex For Rent.

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

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40kms West of Yorkton on Hwy #52. Watch for signs on highway.

306-539-2717 or 306-782-6723.

MORRIS 21ft. deep tiller with hydraulic wing lift $900; Hopper box $1,200. Phone 306-563-6303 Canora.

Garage Sales

Livestock

134 LAURIER AVE. Thursday, July 30, 12noon-7pm, Friday, July 31, 9am-7pm, & Saturday, Aug. 1, 9am-2pm. Downsizing, baking, beet pickles. Please adhere to rules and social distancing.

C. JONES TRUCKING SERVICE INC.

181 SUNSET DR. N. Thurs., July 30, Fri., July 31, 7 Sat., Aug. 1, 9am-7pm. Household, toys, clothing and much more.

185 5TH AVE N. Wed., Aug. 5, Thurs., Aug. 6, Fri., Aug. 7 & Sat., Aug. 8, 8am-5pm. Wood crafts and miscellaneous.

81 STEWART CRES. Fri., July 31, Sat., Aug. 1, 10am - 6pm & Sun., Aug. 2, 11am-4pm. Moving Sale.

Everything Must Go! DOWNSIZING GARAGE sale. 119 Ross Dr. Fri., July 31 from 8am6pm. Large selection of plus size clothes, some designer names all for $3/each. Household items & tools for sale, very reasonably priced. Masks suggested and social distancing applied.

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

Incentives Available Immediately.

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.

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

Asking $2,500.

Phone 306-621-6918.

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.

2007 BUICK ALLURE CX. 3.8L, 4-door, auto, power seats, new tires, 116,000kms. Asking $6,000 OBO. Phone 306-621-7491.

Auctions

Collectibles & Classic Cars ‘63 or ‘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.

Parts & Accessories

July 31- Aug. 5, 2020

Springside Skating Rink. Springside, SK Featuring: 1970's CrestLiner Boat/25HP Mercury Engine, One of a Kind Vintage 1936 Wurlitzer Juke Box, Beautiful Antique Table and Chairs/Buffet, China Cabinet (Solid Hudson Bay Furniture ) (100 Years Old) Household: Selection of Wall Art, Dresser Sets, Chest of Drawers, Coffee & End Tables, Ornaments, Lamps

Yorkton, Sask.

Collectibles: Vintage Full Soda Bottle Collection, English Pitch & Basin, Antique Dentist Chair, Electrocardiograph Machine, Lamps, Coke Trays, Mantle Clocks, Radios, Crocks, Cameras, Insulators, Atari 2600, Medical Items, Salt & Pepper Sets,

Available for long and short distance livestock hauling.

Reasonable rates.

Your choice • 53’ tridem trailer • 53’ quad trailer.

Outdoor Living & Tools: Over 12 Ready-To-Mow Push Lawn Mowers, 2, 3, & 5 HP Garden Tillers, Stihl & Poulan Chainsaws, Traeger Wood Pellet BBQ/ Smoker, Ryobi Mitre Saw, New Sump Pumps, Spot Blaster, Paint Sprays, Misc.

Tool Assortments, Mastercraft Compound Mitre Saw Kitchen & Cooking: Cuisinart Blender, Carousel Rotisserie, Large Coffee Percolators, Tassimo Machine, Various Cookbooks, Cutlery, Mixing Bowls, Cabbage Cutter, Baking Pans, plus much more ...

Phone 306-782-2830 or cell 306-621-9508 FOR SALE: Polled Purebred 2 year old and yearling Charolais bulls. Some red factor. Phone 306435-7116. King’s Polled Charolais.

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

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.

SELLING: Antiques, kerosene heater, garden tools, chesterfield Call 306-782-3680.

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Auctioneers Note: The late Dr. Vic Junek was well known in the community as he practiced as a Physician/Surgeon from 1946-1985. His wife Corinne worked as a RN and managed the business for 20 years. There are some very unique items you will never find again!! Don't miss this sale!!!

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Purebred Livestock

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SPRINGER LIMOUSIN Purebred Limousin Yearling Bulls. Red or Black. Semen tested. For more info phone Merv 306-272-0144.

Pasture For Rent FOR RENT one quarter can be pasture or for hay in RM 215.

Located South west of Melville.

PT NW 26 22 07 W2.

Approx. 140 acres.

For more information call 306-861-4592.

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Second Buchanan Online Only Consignment Auction *NO BUYERS FEE* July 30 - Aug 6, 2020 *Cashier onsite One Pickup Day Saturday, August 8th 10am-6pm* **Limited # of people allowed in yard at one time** Location: 6 miles South of BUCHANAN on Hwy 47, 1-mile West to Vasolovitz Hall grounds Contact Julius 306-620-3457 or Doug 306-641-6022 Last minute ADD-ONS to this sale: 2011 JD 2320 Compact Tractor w/attached mower (nice) 2000 JD 9650 ESTATE combine, DSL, w/JD pickup, 1835 Separator hrs 2827 hrs engine (Green lighted) NICE and FIELD READY John Deere 7720 Titan II, 4123 Hours 1991 NH TR96 Combine 2-MF 750 Combines 1-MF 850 Combine Schulte 2500 Giant Stone Picker Kello 24ft Offset Duplex Disc 1000-gallon Fuel tank w/220 Elec. pump MF 220 30’ Swather w/pickup reel (recent $8000 work order) Case 4000 swather- 25 ft pick up reel 24’ international 620 press drill with Hydraulic transport 2 Epoxy Fertilizer bins New crop of Round bales Quads, garden tractors, 3 campers, chicken feeding and nesting items, 16ft x 42in swimming pool, something for everyone!

• 35 Years Driver Training Experience • One to One Professional Instruction • Class 1 MELT Program • Air Brakes

Ph. 306-786-6600 Yorkton, SK

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.

Online Auction Estate of Dr. Vic Junek & Corinne Junek & Guests Karla's Auction

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. Well maintained, winter tires included, 240,000kms, $8,700. Phone 306621-3972.

2013 FORD FOCUS Hatchback.

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

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Agricultural FARM HELP WANTED to operate a New Holland haybine and baler.

Phone 306-795-5210.

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.

FOR SALE: 2000 Premier 2940 Swather, 30ft 962 harvest header, single knife drive, 159 engine hours, 1210 cutting hours, shedded. Phone 204-773-2868 Russell, MB. FOR SALE: 2 - 2500 bushel hopper bins complete with skids.

Phone Pelly 306-595-2180.

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

Box 17, Insinger, Sask. S0A 1L0 — Phone 306-647-2661 • License No. 915851

Trucking & Transport C & G SHUTTLE 1-306-647-3333 1-306-620-3521 (Cell) Airports, medical or shopping trips, up to 5 people.

Auctions WARD’S & BUD HAYNES Firearms Auction, Saturday, August 22nd, Edmonton, AB. Hundreds of Lots in all Classes. Huge Colt Collection. www.WardsAuctions.com Call Brad 780-940-8378, Linda 403-597-1095 to Consign.

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EISNER’S AUCTION CENTRE SWAN RIVER BEGINS THURS. AUG 6 • ENDS THURS. AUG. 13 EQUIPMENT TAKEN IN MON.—WED. AUG. 3 –5 VIEWING DAYS 10-4 GATES CLOSED SATURDAY & EARLY CONSIGNMENTS —1999 NH TX68 2600 hours NH 971 PU— SUNDAY 1999 NH TX66—(2) NH 971 30' straight cut headers—Case IH 8820 diesel SP 30' swather hydro— Versatile 4750 SP diesel 25' swather hydro—New 20' 2020 PJ Trailer 2-7000 lb axles, stand up ramps— New 14' & 12’ Tru-North trailers—- New 20’ equipment hauler 6' channel 2 5/16 adjustable ball 2-7000 pound breaking axles— Melroe 6 bottom plow - Case concrete eagle—Approx 2008 Polaris Dragon 700 ski doo—Mr. Squeeze head gate cattle chute– JD 318 mower & tiller—JD 145 mower—New biotecks, garages, cattle shelters, tool benches, tool changers, tool balancers, party tents, tillers, blades, welding helmets, new implement tires, generator, estate gates, MUCH MUCH MORE.

VIEW WEBSITE FOR DAILY UPDATES. LOADING OUT AND COLLECTING AUGUST 13-15.

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SaskAbilities gradually reopens doors

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer SaskAbilities has been closed since March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, serving their clients through virtual programming. With restrictions gradually lifting, SaskAbilities is opening up, with programs slowly taking place in person, with precautions in place to protect clients and staff. Partners in Mental Health and Well-Being, Partners in Employment, Respite Services, and Day Program have all reopened with new guidelines.

Aleks Hoeber, program manager with SaskAbilities said that they took a very gradual approach to opening, staggering openings and having staff practice protocols before clients were welcomed back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad that we took that approach, because it allowed us to test out our new protocols and procedures before we decided to move on to the next program.â&#x20AC;?

Staff were welcomed back before clients were, in order to better get familiar and comfortable with new procedures, and Hoeber said that it has been a team effort to reopen safely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel rushed, and we have the opportunity to really communicate and engage the care-

The SaskAbilities Day Program has smaller groups and two sessions a day. givers and the people we support in making the decisions.â&#x20AC;?

Each program looks a bit different. Partners in Employment saw staff reconfigure the office to promote social distancing, as well as set a limit to the number of people served in the board room, at six. Clients are screened when they come in, and have temperature checks.

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appointment.

With Partners in Mental Health and WellBeing, there is now a limit on the number of people who can use the Mental Health Drop-in Centre, at 8-10 people, to allow social distancing.

Programs are now preregistered, using Acuity, and anyone can check out the programs available and sign up. When they initially reopened, it was one group per day,

but has since increased to two per day, and they plan on adding a community meet up in August.

The Day Program has reopened as well, designed to continue to serve the over 50 clients who regularly use it while still maintaining social distancing. There are now three separate areas with individual entrances, each area serving a maximum of eight individuals plus

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staff. They also split it into morning and afternoon groups â&#x20AC;&#x201C; running from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. respectively â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hoeber explained, with an hour between to allow staff to clean and disinfect each area. Right now, there are not community outings, but all centre based activities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That has been a big change, and we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure how many people were going to come back, but around 80 per cent of people who we serve returned.â&#x20AC;?

Respite services have resumed, but the one-toone services are resumed, while group respite has not. That means the summer fun program is going to go virtual. With the virtual programming, they are also meeting with other branches across the province, so youth with disabilities can meet up with others across the province.

Hoeber said that reopening has been amazing, and clients have been very understanding and cooperative when dealing with the new pro-

cedures and guidelines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where we can social distance, we do the client screening and service the individual. Where we cannot, we do have masks available that we can give to people we support, as well our staff wears masks in those cases and utilize proper PPE.â&#x20AC;?

The benefits of being able to do in-person interaction are easy to see, Hoeber said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have found that in the day program specifically, people have more energy when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here for half a day.â&#x20AC;?

There is also opportunity to adapt the programming to what people want to see. She notes that with sign ups for the Mental Health Drop-in Centre, they have noticed some activities are quickly â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sold outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; while others donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the same level of participation, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an opportunity to see what programming to keep and what to change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe that gives us good feedback to what people are looking for.â&#x20AC;?

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Hort show going virtual this summer

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s annual Fruit,

Flower and Vegetable Show is going virtual this year.

Faced with the decision to cancel the show due to COVID-19, tak-

ing the event online by people sharing photos of the best flowers and plants was seen as a way to keep up interest in the show.

The show will allow members to present some of the entries that they would have taken to the show, and give virtual guests an idea of what is being grown this year.

“Several years ago, the Society opted to go with a “display” show, that is, the entries would not be judged,” explained Society member Debbie Hayward. “This decision was made for a variety

“Pansy/Matrix Orange and Diascia”

“ Sedum”

“Coleus”

“Begonia“

“Lemon Fluff”

“Eat Your Greens”

of reasons: the cost of a judged show can be quite high, and there is also the element of anxiety members have about having their garden entries judged. While some people thrive on that kind of excitement, some find the prospect of a judge looking at their horticultural entries very daunting, and may decide not to enter anything rather than go through the judging process.”

However, with a display show, entrants choose the best of what they have in their gardens, and there is no worry about the minute details and rules that judging takes into account, said Hayward.

“By going with a display show, the number of entries and people taking part increased dramatically, and everyone was able to just relax and enjoy seeing what their fellow gardeners had in their gardens,” she said.

So, entries will not be judged, but the Society’s first virtual show will follow roughly the same cat-

“Lollipop” egories that we have in our display show book: flowers, houseplants, outdoor containers and dish gardens, succulents, vegetables and fruit, and floral art and flower arrangements, among others.

One advantage of a virtual show is that entrants don’t have to cut flower

entries to take to the show, they may appear in the garden rather than cut and in a vase.

Entry deadline is July 31, but only society members can enter.

The show will be available online at www.yorktonhort.ca starting Aug. 5. Guests can check the website for full details.

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Rhein Rockets in action at Ituna

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Rhein Rockets were in action Saturday playing a two-game set in Ituna.

In game one the Rockets met the Whitewood Falcons with Rhein starter Brett Peppler going the distance, after giving up runs in the first.

Clockwise from above, Brett Peppler delivers a pitch, as does his father Terry in next photo. The Rockets make an out against Whitewood.

Meanwhile, the Rocket offence relied on the long ball, as Evan Neibrandt and Adam Neibrandt both went deep in the first inning to take the lead.

For Adam Neibrandt it was a case of giving himself a birthday present, as he turned 23 Saturday.

The Rockets then played the Moose Jaw Canadians with Rhein falling behind early 4-0 in the first, but veteran hurler Terry Peppler settled his 58-year-old right arm into the routine of pitching.

Slowly the Rockets got back into the game, plating two in the top of the seventh to tie the score 4-4.

Moose Jaw could not score off Peppler in the bottom of the seventh, and after a little discussion the teams decided to go an extra frame.

The Rockets couldn’t score in their half of the eighth in spite of having a runner on third with two outs to try to score him.

However, the Canadians couldn’t solve the ageless Peppler either, and the game ended in a 4-4 draw.

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July 31, 2020 | This Week Marketplace

COVID-19 creates business opportunity

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer COVID-19 sent many businesses into tailspins and temporary closures.

But for a few, such as Denson Commercial Food Equipment in Yorkton, the pandemic opened up new opportunities.

“It’s been an interesting run,” said owner

Cindy Onofreychuk with some of the products for COVID-19.

Chris Lech, who recalls driving to work after the announced closures of many businesses including restaurants that were a key market wondering “how do I break the news to everybody?”

But then he had an idea, purchasing “a couple of loads of toilet paper,” adding that “went in no flat.”

From there Lech said

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they looked into what other items they might handle to keep their staff working.

Soon they were handling hand sanitizer, face masks, face shields, and surface sanitizer.

“We just became an essential service to essential services,” said Lech. “We changed fundamentally what we do as a business every day.”

Lech said some items have been big for them.

“Face masks for sure have been huge,” he said, adding face shields have sold well to businesses from hairdressers to dentists.

So too has surface sanitizer. Lech noted that whether it’s a keyboard, or a baseball bat or glove after use right now it needs to be wiped down with a sanitizer.

Cindy Onofreychuk said the changes came quickly.

“We just sort of shifted gears overnight,” she said. “... We were able to stay open. We didn’t lay anyone off.”

It was a matter of need, added Onofreychuk, noting that while many restaurants were still doing take out “for the most part nobody was buying extra equipment.”

Adding new products however was something customers were happy about.

“People were very appreciative we could get product for them in a timely fashion,” said Onofreychuk.

How the changes will impact the business long term is an unknown.

“Long term planning is a fictitious wish right now,” said Lech, adding he can’t imagine how anyone can effectively plan for the future given the present situation.

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