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Among the members of the Kamsack Powerhouse Museum board to meet at the museum on Friday to complete some of the jobs they undertook during the summer, from left, were: Marv McKay, Darlene Brown, Ray Muir and Lydia Cherkas.
After town staff had to dig an area at the front of the museum in order to reach a waterline underneath, the museum’s board rebuilt the surface with curbing, new gravel and the placing planters and an old iron wheel and anvil. At the site last week were Marv McKay, left, and Ray Muir.
Work continues at Kamsack Powerhouse Museum Courtesy of Kamsack Times If a silver lining can be found within this massive COVID-19 disruption, there might be a hint of it in the experience of Kamsack’s Powerhouse Museum board which has used the closure of the facility to the public as unencumbered time for cleaning and rearranging the building and its artifacts. Members of the Board Planning Committee spearheaded a project that began in the fall of 2019, when the outdoor grounds containing large agriculture equipment were improved,
according to information received from the board. In preparation, extensive research was conducted on the individual pieces of equipment to determine what each piece represented and how it was utilized in the farming operation, the information said. The equipment was then moved and reorganized as to use, such as haying equipment, tilling equipment and tractors for a better cohesive display. This was all accomplished by museum board members and volunteers. Plans are underway for a sign at the entrance
Some items in the museum’s bedroom diorama were removed and others were added to give the scene a fresh look. In the room last week was Ray Muir.
Darlene Brown is among museum board members pleased with the upgrades made to the case that stores and displays the museum’s collection of fur coats and hats. announcing the museum grounds equipment and their historical signiďŹ cance. It is to be installed along with individual plaques for the various pieces. The next project was the area in front of the museum, the parking area, the information said. The area was upgraded with fresh gravel, new curbing was installed along with a display of the large anvil, an old wagon wheel and some large boulders. The upgraded owerbed area was enhanced with the watering trough being a feature item. This was complemented with a pole and chain link fence
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to identify the parking space. In the interior of the museum, the display pioneer bedroom and pioneer kitchen dioramas were upgraded by removing some of the artifacts and adding other items. “These rooms now appear new and fresh,� it said. The fur cabinet containing fur coats and hats was repaired and improved with the addition of an inside display light. “All the beautiful furs were brushed and wiped down before they were replaced in the cabinet.� All items that were
removed, stored or interchanged were catalogued for future knowledge. Work was also accomplished on the basement opening with a proper door and lock for ease of access and security. In addition to the work completed, the NPC (Northern Petroleum Corporation) kitchen was reorganized by the installation of new sinks and improved wiring. New highway signs were installed, announcing the museum to the public and the tourists who travel the highways leading to Kamsack.
“We will continue to work on the displays on the interior of the museum for better organization and ow,â€? the information said. “We have accomplished much and are very grateful to have had the time given. “We as a board and volunteer group do appreciate our museum and the history it holds,â€? it said. “We are extremely grateful for the support of our board, volunteers and the community as a whole. “We look forward to opening our museum next summer and greeting old friends.â€?
Marv McKay showed the new doors that were placed at the head of the stairs going into the museum’s basement. He said the doors are a big improvement on the make-shift barricade that previously blocked the stairway.
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herd bull. Several bull elk responded to his calls during the ďŹ rst two days, but Roberts bided his time and his patience paid off. “I got a real raspy, growly response,â€? he told Grasslands News, “knowing this was likely the herd bull I challenged him with a bugle.â€? The bull answered, but moved in another direction with the rest of its herd. The same scenario played out over the next few days. “On the third day I decided to try to get ahead of where he always seemed to take his herd after calling,â€? the hunter explained. “Getting into his backyard, so to speak, and challenging him with a bull call proved to be the key to getting Continued on Page 3
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First Indigenous-led biosphere reserve in the world featured in new Canadian TV series By Julien Gignac Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The Narwhal) In the northeastern corner of the Northwest Territories lies the biggest remaining example on earth of a fully functioning cold, freshwater ecosystem. It’s name is Sáhtu, or Great Bear Lake, and it covers 31,000 square kilometres — equivalent to the size of Vancouver Island. “There’s likely more fresh, cold water here than anywhere else on earth,” says the intro to a new docu-series about Canada’s biosphere reserves, narrated by Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy. Episode 1 of Season 2 of TVO’s Striking Balance premieres on Sunday and features the Tsá Tué Biosphere Reserve, which covers the 9.3 million hectare Great Bear Lake watershed. The nine-episode series will be available to stream online for free, and will also air on the Knowledge Network. Other biosphere reserves featured in the series include Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve in Manitoba, Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region on Vancouver Island and Beaver Hills Biosphere Reserve in Alberta. Deline, a Dene community in the Northwest Territories, has been working for decades to protect Great Bear Lake. In the 1940s, the eastern shore of the lake became one of the first sources of uranium ore in North America. For nearly 20 years, ore was barged across the lake and down the Great Bear River. More than 740,000 tonnes of uranium tailings were dumped into the lake before the uranium rush ended, according to the Striking Balance episode. Community leaders wanted to protect Sáhtu protected through the 1993 land claim agreement for the Sahtu Dene, but the idea was turned down by the federal and territorial governments, said Michael Neyelle, the former president of Deline’s renewable resources council. “They said you can’t claim water, lakes,” he said. But there was another path: Neyelle went on to help establish a bio-
A new TVO series called Striking Balance features Tsá Tué, a biosphere reserve in the Sáhtu region. sphere reserve. “We thought maybe this is a way we could protect it, so we pursued it,” he said. Biosphere reserves are essentially incubators for sustainable development and scientific research into the natural world. Launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the 1970s, they are a way to increase collaboration among governments to advance conservation efforts and sustainable practices — a roadmap toward environmental protection, as there is no legal basis underpinning these designations. Biosphere reserves are located in 124 countries, and 18 reserves are located in Canada. When the Tsá Tué Biosphere Reserve was established in 2016, covering a total surface area of about 9.3 million hectares — including Great Bear Lake and part of its watershed — it became the first in the world to be completely managed by Indigenous people and the first to be located north of 60, said Liette Vasseur, chair in community sustainability at
UNESCO. Vasseur said there’s a history of governments, particularly in South America, excluding Indigenous people from setting up biosphere reserves. “They were pretty much put aside, which is kind of sad,” she said. The Tsá Tué Biosphere Reserve considers the symbiotic relationship between protecting the environment and supporting traditional ways of life in many Indigenous cultures, Vasseur said. The Dene “have a very integrated cultural and ecological system and this is a way to make sure that it’s preserved in the long term.” What biosphere reserve designation means for conservation Deline, a self-governing First Nation of about 600 people, is starting to reap the rewards of establishing a biosphere reserve. “We already have land claims, we have habitats, like fish and moose, special harvesting areas, just for Deline people,” Neyelle said. “With this designation, we’re gonna have some help.” Deline is in the pro-
cess of securing funding to set up a permanent Indigenous guardians’ program with the help of
UNESCO, Neyelle said, adding that residents are currently training to become guardians and equipment such as boats and skidoos are going to be ordered. The Sahtu Dene Council secured funding from the federal government in 2019 as part of its Indigenous guardians pilot program — now in its third year — that helps Indigenous communities to monitor and protect the environment as they see fit. The Dene have also been working to conserve the barren ground caribou herd, which has been shrinking — by as much as 50 per cent from
2015 to 2018, according to the Striking Balance episode. Deline has pivoted away from hunting the caribou, instead harvesting other animals such as muskox for subsistence purposes. In an attempt to marry traditional knowledge with western science, Deline has been collaborating with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans when monitoring lake trout. Community members and government scientists have been studying the effects of climate change in the lake, while ensuring that fish meat isn’t wasted. Continued on Page 4
RECORD-BREAKING ELK Continued from Page 2 this old bull’s attention.” One more bugle call brought the bull out to the edge of the slough and Roberts took his shot, gaining a trophy that would make others justifiably jealous. After field dressing the animal, which later dressed out at 505 pounds, Roberts walked out of the bush for help. He returned with his wife and a friend, but it took them more than five hours to drag the massive animal out of the swamp and thickly timbered area. Blair Mitchell, who is a Boone and Crockett official measurer, completed the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation score sheet for the bull and the animal had a score of 421 5/8 gross for nontypical elk. Mitchell said afterwards that it was an “honour and privilege to put the tape on the largest wild bull elk I’ve ever laid my eyes on.” The
Clay Roberts of Grenfell shot a record-breaking, 505-pound bull elk in Duck Mountain Provincial Park on September 14. animal has the largest mass of the 72 non-typical bulls in the Henry Kelsey Record Book. It will also be entered in the Boone and Crockett Record Book, under both typical
and non-typical elk. Roberts intends to have the bull shoulder mounted for display. “It was a crazy experience that I will never forget,” he said.
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Villains don’t always need an origin story Recently, I watched some of the series Ratched, which purports to be an origin story of Nurse Ratched from the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. This premise is probably the weakest part of the show. Fans of the original film will quickly wonder what on earth the show’s Nurse Ratched - who gains a first name, a love interest, a murderer brother, a dark backstory, and other biographical details - has to do with the film’s version of the same. As an independent TV series, it could stand on its own as a bit of admittedly quite lurid entertainment. As a prequel to an existing work,
one wonders if the creators had actually watched the original work, or just guessed based on her description as a nurse that is supposed to be a villain. But the existence of the show speaks to a larger trend in entertainment, which is to give every villain in modern entertainment their own origin stories. The instinct is to explain the villain, why did they get to be that way? How can we understand this villain? What nobody seems to question is whether or not there’s much of a reason to explore the villains in depth at all. In the case of Ratched, the character was as much a
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Thinking I do with words... symbol as a character, the embodiment of authority, which is why she’s the foil to the antiauthority force embodied in Randle McMurphy, the main character of the film. She doesn’t really need much more explanation than her being the person in charge, and wanting to remain the person in charge. Her personal life outside of
work isn’t particularly relevant to the story, and honestly I didn’t watch the original thinking that she must have an elaborate back story that would explain her actions. But that’s the case with most of these villains, your understanding of the character isn’t actually enhanced by the extra fluff that an origin
story brings with it. Not that these stories are necessarily bad - Joker won awards - but more that it’s a trend that doesn’t necessarily make any sense. Why is this character how they are? Does it even matter? Who actually cares? In many cases, it’s a barrier to storytelling. Even in the better versions of these stories, knowing that important characters are going to disappear eventually, knowing that a positive character is going to turn negative, you spend more time waiting for the shoe to drop than you do actually engaging with the drama. In other cases, you become more focused on the inconsis-
tency between the character you know and the character as presented, making it difficult to take the drama for what it is. In fact, I would say that the people who I would recommend avoid this show are the very people it’s marketed towards, because they’re much more likely to get annoyed by the inconsistencies and the contradictions it introduces. It would have been better if it was allowed to be its own thing, but then it wouldn’t have been made. But maybe we need to focus more on new stories that can be their own thing rather than trying to add lurid explanations to stories that already exist.
The blame game hurts wildlife Most of us can remember a time in childhood when we were caught doing something wrong and pointed a finger at someone else for the misdeed. We might even still feel guilty about it. Research shows blaming others doesn’t only harm the wrongfully accused; it can also harm those who blame, especially when it becomes pervasive in a culture. “Groups and organizations with a rampant culture of blame have a serious disadvantage when it comes to creativity, learning, innovation, and productive risk-taking,” according to the Harvard Business Review. Blame culture is rampant in wildlife “management.” Throughout Canada, governments are implementing culling programs, blaming predators for declining wildlife populations, even though humans are at the root of the problem. Nature is complex.
It’s difficult to determine whether culling even works, and some studies show tampering with nature by isolating and killing one species can do more harm than good. Yet on July 31, the Ontario government announced a 106-day fall hunt on double-crested cormorants starting September 15, allowing hunters to take 15 birds daily with no obligation to report kills and no provincial oversight of total birds killed. The hunt is likely a result of lobbying. Ontario’s cormorant management review states, “Ontario sport and commercial fishermen have expressed concerns that increasing DCCO [double-crested cormorant] numbers are having adverse effects on fish stocks and that steps should be taken to control cormorant populations.” The same review, though, finds cormorants haven’t been the main
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Science Matters cause of dwindling fish populations: “Historical declines in the Great Lakes fish populations that led to the DCCO control program appear to have been caused by overfishing, invasion by sea lamprey, and loss of aquatic habitat (e.g., loss of spawning grounds and contamination by pesticides and other toxic chemicals).” Clearly, an untargeted, nonlocalized, unmonitored approach is not a good solution to perceived problems today. Along the Pacific Coast, seals and sea lions are often blamed for
NEW CANADIAN TV Continued from Page 3 Involving youth is another focus of the biosphere reserve, Neyelle said. Every summer, youth go out on the land with elders to learn cultural practices such as preparing hides, setting nets for trout and gathering traditional medicines. “They had 300 people at one camp — the youth, elders, the works,” he said. “That was so awe-
some, teaching kids everything. Protecting the ‘water heart’ of Great Bear Lake Part of the Sahtu Dene’s oral history of Great Bear Lake involves the Tudze, or “water heart.” It’s a story that has been passed down for generations — and it’s very much alive today, informing decisions to protect the lake and the surrounding area. It’s a story that was included
in Deline’s application to UNESCO to establish the biosphere reserve, Leonard Kenny, the former chief, told The Narwhal. The story, according to Kenny, goes something like this: a spiritual leader named Kayé Daoyé set a series of hooks in the lake and, after doing so, he found one missing. “This really bothered him, so he used medicine Continued on Page 5
declining salmon populations. The U.S. recently granted permission for hundreds of sea lions to be killed. According to a spokesperson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is considering similar actions here. But sea lions and seals eat dozens of other fish, including some that prey on salmon. More than 100 marine predators eat salmon and sometimes predators become prey, depending on size. According to David Suzuki Foundation senior scientist Scott Wallace, “There are about 140 different species in the ocean that eat salmon, and we’ve chosen to highlight seals and sea lions. There’s a long history of villainizing and scapegoating seals and sea lions, but I think it’s quite shortsighted to think that we can manipulate an ecosystem to enhance a single species.” In Alberta and B.C., governments have sanctioned and paid to kill wolves, bears and cougars in efforts to keep imperilled caribou herds alive. Research shows these culls are having “no detectable effect”
on recovering caribou. It’s true that wolves and other predators are affecting struggling caribou populations, but it’s mainly because roads and other industrial disturbances increase overall predator success by providing sightlines and travel corridors. Industrial activity is the primary cause of boreal woodland caribou decline, but wolves and other predators are taking the hit. In Alberta, strychnine is often used to poison wolves, with impacts cascading throughout the food web. The role of any animal within its ecological niche is far more complicated than the single predator-prey interaction that culling purportedly tries to control. Cormorants and other birds eat fish, but scientists say that, globally, bird excrement provides nutrients for coral reefs, which close to one-quarter of ocean fish depend on to survive. Our blame game is growing tired. It’s preventing the creativity and innovation that allows us to recognize nature’s complexity. In a September 1 open letter to Ontario’s environment minister, 51 scientists called for a “sciencebased, detailed and peerreviewed approach” to address cormorant stewardship. Humans need to recognize when we’re failing to effectively “manage” the natural world that supports us — when
our actions are harming or destroying ecosystems and need to be rethought. We must grow up, take responsibility and stop scapegoating other species for our mistakes. Wildlife has coexisted for thousands of years, predators and prey each playing their part in a complex, symbiotic dance. It’s our actions that are out of step. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Boreal Project Manager Rachel Plotkin. Learn more at davidsuzuki.org.
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Rumak’s dedication remembered in Hudson Bay Becky Zimmer - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The Battlefords Regional News-Optimist) The Town of Hudson Bay is mourning a huge loss to their community this week as long-serving councillor and former mayor Elvina Rumak unexpectedly died last week. Rumak is being remembered for her dedication to the town, especially for her 26 years on town council, 13 of which were spent as the mayor of Hudson Bay, the first female mayor in the town’s history. Rumak’s 26 years on the town council are a small snapshot of the dedication to her community. She was a spokesperson and advocate for the town in many ways, said current Mayor Glen McCaffery, and would sing the praises of Hudson Bay to anyone who would listen. “There is no one more devoted to the town than her. She has many projects, she was on every committee you could think of,” McCaffery said, including ones close to her heart like the aquatic centre, the Hudson Bay Route Association, and the Physician Recruitment Committee. Rumak also cared for the people in her community, he said, and would also get to know people. “She was always attending functions of things that she got involved in and if she didn’t know you, she would walk up to you and find out who you are. When asked why she was so dedicated, McCaffery said her response was always
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Elvina Rumak simple: “It’s my town and I love it.” While Rumak wasn’t directly responsible for McCaffery running for council, she played a key role in him running for mayor after her, and was always encouraging and supporting him, he said. Melfort Mayor Rick Lang and Nipawin Mayor Rennie Harper also remembered Rumak with great fondness. Her love of Hudson Bay shone through everything she did or said, Lang said. “She wasn’t afraid to share her opinion and she certainly always stuck up for and promoted Hudson Bay as her home, and a place she was proud of and she was proud to be [their] mayor.” Rumak’s strength was in her work and she was a wonderful person to have in the town’s corner
when it came to things like provincial funding, Harper said. “In every way that she could she went after the ministry for funding and she raised the profile of her community to the ministry and did a very good job of that.” No one will ever truly know the full impact of her dedication, but Harper knows that Rumak was the reason and inspiration for Harper’s run for mayor of Nipawin. Rumak died on Sept. 23. The family held a small, private funeral for her on Sept. 29 with community members being able to participate in a memorial drive by in her honour that afternoon. Rumak will be missed by her husband Ernie, their children and grandchildren, and the many members of her town council family.
NEW CANADIAN TV Continued from Page 4 powers to look for those hooks through the lake, under the water, and he came across a beating heart, right in the middle of Great Bear Lake and it was guarded by hundreds of fish and he came to realize this was an actual water heart that kept everything alive around them.” The message of the story is clear, Kenny said: water is the basis for all life. “You have to protect it, you have to guard it, you have to look after it to keep it clean for all time for humanity. Not just humanity, but for Mother Earth. We have to speak for the lake, the environment, the land, because it’s the only thing we have to survive with. It’s our
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tabs on the environment is necessary to ensure Great Bear Lake stays healthy, he said. “After they wrecked everything, we kind of learned a lesson. Next time people want to work in our area, we have to make sure they have a remediation plan. We’re getting there. We learned from our mistakes.”
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USask water scientist honoured with prestigious international lifetime achievement award By: Mark Ferguson, and USask Research Profile and Impact SASKATOON – University of Saskatchewan (USask) hydrologist Jay Famiglietti has been awarded the 2020 Hydrologic Sciences Award by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for outstanding contributions to the science of water over his career. Famiglietti, executive director of USask’s Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS), has led development of novel remote sensing tools for hydrology and water security, particularly the capability to do remote sensing of groundwater using the NASA Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission. These satellite remote sensing techniques and advanced computer models have made it possible to document how the water cycle and freshwater resources are affected by climate change and to map how water availability is changing globally. The models are used by major climate labs across North America. “Jay’s contributions to the GRACE satellite mission to assess groundwater resources from space is considered one of the major hydrologic discoveries of our time, transforming local hydrology to the continental scale,” said Scott Tyler, president of the AGU’s Hydrology Section. “His analysis and models are giving water policy makers, often for first time, the data they need to accurately assess rates of groundwater depletion and to understand the impacts of over-exploitation of groundwater. He is an extremely worthy recipient of this distinguished award from his peers.” Famiglietti, a faculty member in the Department of Geography and Planning as well as in the USask School of Environment
and Sustainability, was recruited in 2018 from the U.S. where he had been senior water scientist with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “It is incredibly humbling to be included in the same category as previous awardees,” said Famiglietti, who holds the Canada 150 Research Chair in Hydrology and Remote Sensing at USask. “Over the course of my career, I’ve tried to do the science that draws attention to some of the world’s most urgent challenges in water security and global change.” One of the world’s most cited hydrologists, Famiglietti’s work has been cited more than 19,000 times. He regularly publishes in top journals such as Nature, Science, Nature Climate Change, and Nature Geoscience. With a very high h-index of 74 (Google Scholar), he was named a Highly Cited Researcher in 2019 (Clarivate Analytics). Famiglietti also leads the USask Let’s Talk About Water science outreach initiative which involves a number of avenues for science communication including a film festival and competition, and a podcast which he hosts and which has just begun a second season. Famiglietti was nominated by his peers for the Hydrologic Sciences Award. The AGU’s Hydrology Section, the largest of all of the AGU sections, has more than 7,500 members. Normally presented at the annual AGU meeting (which would have taken place in San Francisco this year), the award was presented this week to Famiglietti at a virtual event. “It is so gratifying to see Jay win this prestigious award. The only negative is that I cannot give him a hug or high five and for all of us to be in San Francisco to celebrate this huge accomplishment,” said Jeff McDonnell, USask professor and past-chair of the AGU’s Hydrology Section.
“This award underscores why we were so eager to bring Jay to USask and how lucky we are to have a scientist of his prominence leading the Global Institute for Water Security.” In 2020, USask ranked first in Canada and 20th in the world for water resources research (Academic Ranking of World Universities).
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U of R Launches New Business Essentials Program dle stressful situations, as well as how to navigate difficult conversations. Change management is a critical skill employees will learn to help implement new business practices, processes, and buy-in to change.
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When will the NDP eliminate the deficit? Sask Party says it will do so in 2024
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By Brian Zinchuk - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Estevan Mercury) Regina, Moose Jaw – A frequent point brought up early in this provincial election is the topic of eliminating the provincial deficit, currently at $2.1 billion for this year, and that of austerity, making cuts to bring spending in line with revenue. Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has pledged to bring in a balanced budget in 2024, while New Democratic Party Leader Ryan Meili has accused Moe of planning to implement austerity budgets, cutting social programs like health and education. At a media availability at the Global Transportation Hub, west of Regina, Meili used the Hub, and the adjacent Regina Bypass project, as examples of profligate spending. When asked by reporters what year he would like to eliminate Saskatchewan’s deficit, Meili responded, “We want to eliminate the deficit as soon as possible. But we want to make sure
that we actually invest, now, in the people of Saskatchewan and in the things that will grow the economy. And if we commit to, you know, an arbitrary date, instead of actually committing the investments to get us to a point where our economy grows, and we can decrease that deficit, we’ll see what we’ll see under Scott Moe. “His plan is to go down the road of austerity, he’s got a target of three to four years from now, there is no way he can reach that without deep cuts to public services, without hiking taxes on ordinary people. It’s simply not possible. And we think that’s the wrong way to go to choke our economy. And to hurt people. We think we need to invest now.” As for when they would get to zero deficits, Meili responded, “We’re going to move as quickly as possible to that, but with the proviso that we are not going to be cutting services for families, we’re not going to be increasing taxes, we need to make the investments now, so that we don’t go down the road of longer
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deficit. Scott Moe has said he will balance the deficit by that time, but he’s mistaken, if he goes down the road of austerity, either he’s going to choke the economy, balance the budget and hurt every family in Saskatchewan. But the reality is, even by doing that, he’s going to slow things down so much, our revenues will decrease, there’s no way he will achieve that goal.” Meili promised a costed platform in the coming days. The NDP’s proposed wealth tax wouldn’t cover all of what they need, he said, “but it is a pretty big contribution.” Moe said in Moose Jaw, “Now we’re into day three of the campaign. We do have some commitments around what we will be providing to people in the province if they choose as the Saskatchewan Party to continue as their government here in the province. We did put forward our Q1 report, which had a plan the balance by the year 2024. Later in the campaign we will be unveiling our entire costing platform, which will take into
account where we were in that Q1, adding in any of the any of the commitments that we have made up until, and including our entire platform, and we will have a commitment to balance by 2024. “It’s a good question because this is a significant difference between us and Saskatchewan NDP as they are going on what is, quite frankly, a reckless spending initiative. They had over a billion dollars committed by day one of the campaign. Again, some additional dollars, yesterday. And on day one, they came forward with a tax hike on Saskatchewan people, introduced the tax hike as their signature platform announcement. And I think, right there on day one, you have seen the difference between the Saskatchewan NDP in the Saskatchewan Party. One party is going to tax and spend, and the Saskatchewan Party is going to continue with investing in communities across the province, doing so in a very prudent fashion and always with a plan to get back to balance here in the province.”
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Crossborders growing project harvests 275 acres of wheat for Foodgrains Bank Victor van der Merwe - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The World-Spectator Moosomin) The Crossborders Growing Project harvested 275 acres of land just east of Kola, Manitoba. The 275 acres yielded 19,796 bushels of wheat. It took the volunteers just over two hours to complete the task. Due to the new normal, there were not as many people as usual. “We weren’t as many people as other times. I think COVID-19 had a part to do with that,” said Gord Janzen, Regional Foodgrains Bank co-ordinator for Manitoba. Although the turnout was smaller than in the past, those who attended did seem to be in good spirits. “It was really good for many reasons. The yield of the crop, the way that the community came together around this specific project and just the fact that the community is looking beyond themselves, which is always encouraging to me,” said Janzen. The Crossborders Growing Project has been a tradition in the Kola community for over a decade. “I think it has now been over ten years and I think it is a big effort for these communities. They are giving their land, which they could have kept for their own harvest, but no, they are looking beyond themselves,” said Janzen. Crossborders Growing Project is one of 39 growing projects in Manitoba that support the Foodgrains Bank. Any money that is made from the crop is matched 4:1 by the federal government. “The Canadian government matches donations on a four to one basis for our food assistance programs,” said Janzen. “It really makes a difference.” Don Neufeld, project co-ordinator of the Crossborder Project, is as satisfied with this year’s crop as Janzen. “It went very well. We had 10 combines, nine highway tractors and four grain carts,” said Neufeld. “We will haul it (the wheat) to the elevator and they pay us and then we give that money to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and then the federal government matches it four to one,” said Neufeld. This matching system is capped at seven million dollars. Neufeld has been active in the Crossborders growing
project for over 30 years. “My dad was the project co-ordinator before he passed away. He was the PR guy. I was just the grunt labourer for many years, but then when he passed, I inherited everything. So, now I do the grunt labour and the organizational part,” said Neufeld. “I love it. I am actually privileged and blessed to be able to do it. I get far more out of it than I actually put into it.” The main gathering on harvest day is usually the lunch that is served to the volunteers. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this tradition had to change a bit. “We did have a lunch. It was prepackaged. The sponsors (Farm Credit Corporation) could not serve it like they usually do, but that did not stop the community getting together,” said Neufeld. In the 30 years that Neufeld has been working with the Crossborders project, it has seen some changes. “When my dad and uncle first became involved with the Foodgrains Bank, we actually had a piece of land just on the Manitoba and Saskatchewan border. We had an 88 acre piece there and then we had an actual piece in Saskatchewan, that is
why it is called the Crossborders, because we actually farmed those two pieces together. Over the years it actually expanded,” said Neufeld. Hellen Koop, who owned the 275 acres, approached Neufeld. “She came to me and asked if we would want to take her half section and break it up and farm it. We rented it from her for 10 or 12 years, and then when she passed along, her family came to me and we bought it,” said Neufeld. The growing project now owns the land and there is no need to try and find land to use every year. “That is the longest we have been in one spot. In the beginning we moved from place to place whereever we could pick up land. For the last 15 years it has been at this location,” said Neufeld. Neufeld is very proud to be a part of the Foodgrains Bank and he is not at all surprised that they secured additional funding for projects related to COVID19. “Of all the organizations that I have been involved in, they are the most efficient at administration to actual dollars on the ground. Only
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five per cent of the money raised by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank goes towards administration,” said Neufeld. Additional government funding The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has received additional funding to respond to global hunger caused by COVID-19. The $2.3 million from the Canadian government will be used to support small-scale farmers in Africa and benefit approximately 100,000 people. The fund is being made available on a 3:1 matching basis, which sees the Foodgrains Bank contributing over $700,000 for a total response of $3 million.
World Food Programme warns we may face the worst humanitarian food crisis since the Second World War due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so institutions like the Foodgrains Bank and the support they give is crucial. “The small-scale farmers we work with in developing countries have been significantly impacted by COVID-19 prevention methods,” said Jim Cornelius, Foodgrains Bank executive director. “Drastic efforts to reduce the spread of the coronavirus have disrupted livelihoods, farm production and food supply chains. For smallscale farmers who rely on the crops they grow for food and income, these disruptions can mean the difference between having food on their plates or not,” he adds. The new grant will be used for projects in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya. Program activities will begin in 2020 and continue into 2021 as part of a longterm response. Based on consultations with the Foodgrains Bank’s local African
partners, the new grant will focus on providing agricultural support services to help farmers increase their harvest and supporting community savings and loans groups, so farmers can buy seeds and other inputs. The grant will also assist farmers in getting their crops to market. “When the COVID-19 health crisis hit, the Foodgrains Bank continued its work as an essential service, instead of closing programs, we and our partners did everything possible to make emergency food distribution safe for staff and families who need assistance,” said Cornelius. The additional funds will enable Foodgrains Bank members to reduce the increasing risk of hunger for small-scale farmers by protecting their livelihoods and guarding against threats to their farm. “With this additional support from Global Affairs Canada, we have an opportunity to make sure small-scale farmers, and communities in Africa who depend on them, have access to food throughout this pandemic and beyond,” said Cornelius. 20102AR1
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Standing in Western Financial Group City Centre Park, This Picture Is 1,000 (or more) Words aims to collect words of encouragement from people.
Words of encouragement for Culture Days By Devin Wilger Staff Writer In times of crisis, communities come together. For Culture Days in 2020, Twila Napoleoni with Bara’ Academy of the Arts is the host of This Picture IS 1,000 (or more) Words, which aims to
show the community of Yorkton through their stories. Napoleoni has been a long-time participant in Culture Days, but said that she knew from the outset that this year would be different, because limits to the number of people who
could get together would make traditional ideas like painting classes impossible. The inspiration for this project came from the theme of Culture Days this year, “ U n e x p e c t e d Intersections,� which made her think about the downtown park, as it is a
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we’ve been running with for the past few months.� Naturally having an interactive art exhibit in the middle of a pandemic does offer its own range of challenges. The main one is sanitation, and they aim to keep sanitizer wipes at the piece that people can wipe down makers before and after writing on the piece. Napoleoni admits that having a piece like this is inherently risky, as not everyone might stay positive on the work. She said she trusts people in Yorkton to understand the vision. “There can be some fear, some controversy, but I didn’t want to focus on that at all. I want to focus on, in spite of everything that’s happening, what are the good things that are happening?� The goal is to have it covered in words, but there is paint on the
piece to help guide people in what colour should be where. The central image is two hands coming together, with a buffalo and wheat sheaf to represent the area’s heritage, and the City of Yorkton’s logo to represent the present day. The image represents people coming together and helping each other. While it’s more difficult to have Culture Days in 2020, Napoleoni believes that culture is the heart of a community, and that it is important to keep promoting culture even if gatherings are more difficult this year. “It’s who we are and how we express ourselves that make us unique, as a city and how we express ourselves.� To contribute to the project, go to Western Financial Group City Centre Park at any time until Oct. 25.
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Council Monday night. In the report she noted the livestock business dates back to the 1940’s and records indicate that in 1964 the owner was Yorkton Custom Feed lot. “In essence, this type of business has been in existence prior to residential builds in the area,� she said. Kaal said the City cannot simply force a business to move once it has been established in a zone that was approved for that type of business. The Planning and Development Act does not allow us to make any previously approved
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The Strutynski Family would like to thank all relatives, neighbours, and friends for their expressed sympathies, prayers, and acts of kindness on hearing the news that our beloved husband, son, father and brother Mark Anthony Strutynski, had passed away on August 29, 2020. We are truly grateful for the many cards of ǡ ϐ ǡ of support, charitable donations made in Mark’s memory, and for all those who have and are continuing to help on the Strutynski Farm during this harvest season. Your support and prayers have been a great comfort and we are truly grateful. -Sincerely, wife Lynn, parents Emil & Delores, son Brett and brother Brent.
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Council green lights grandstand upgrade Calvin Daniels Staff Writer
Darcy McLeod Director of Community Development, Parks and Recreation, with the City, explained that design presented in September “was at 75 percent completion, however the cost estimate of $530,000 was based on 50 percent design. “Following discussions with a local contractor, information was
provided to the Yorkton Exhibition that estimated that a maximum budget of $600,000 would provide a product that meets their needs and that of the community. After further discussion on a funding plan, both Administration and the Yorkton Exhibition have agreed that a 50 percent cost share is appropriate based on the intent of the Yorkton Exhibition’s
initial letter of support, in which they requested an interest free loan that would be paid back over a 15 year period,” he continued. While the YEA was ready to pay for 50 per cent of the project costs they had asked for an interest free loan from the City to do so, with the money to be paid back over 15 years, said McLeod.
“They have also committed an additional $30,000 toward the project to meet their 50 percent portion of the funding required,” he added. As for the City portion McLeod said they can pay for the project “with no impact on taxes or borrowing.” “The project could be funded with proceeds from the lease of the land where Tim
Horton’s is located on the grounds of the Gallagher Centre. This annual lease amount is placed into a reserve account, with the intent, (which was agreed to by both the City and the Yorkton Exhibition at the time the lease was developed), to invest these funds into improvements for the out buildings and grounds of the Gallagher Centre,” he explained. “Previous repairs to the Grandstand were funded from this reserve account, as were the improvements made to the Industrial building in 2012/13. A total of $115,000 is currently in the capital budget for Grandstand repairs. Further, there is another $10,000 in the Tim Horton’s reserve account that could be used to support this project. The remaining $175,000 can be borrowed internally from future Tim Horton’s lease payments over the next five years.” Councillor Quinn Haider asked if the lease
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The City of Yorkton will move forward with an agreement to costshare rehabilitating the grandstand in partnership with the Yorkton Exhibition Association (YEA). The request to undertake the partnership was made by the YEA at the Sept 14, meeting of Council at which time it was referred to City Administration for a follow-up report heard by Council at its regular meeting Monday.
The grandstand at the Yorkton Exhibition grounds.
money could have gone elsewhere. “It’s (the grandstand) the number one priority for us out there (the fairgrounds) right now,” said McLeod. Coun. Darcy Zaharia said he liked the proposal since a city-owned asset was getting an upgrade with the Exhibition Association paying half the cost. “I very much support it,” he said. Mayor Bob Maloney liked the 50-cent dollars, adding Council has not turned down such projects in his time on Council. “I think this is a terrific project,” he said.
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Coun. Ken Chyz wanted to know if the work would be done in time for the summer fair in 2021? “We’re prepared to go to tender this week,” said McLeod, adding it is hoped it is done by spring or summer 2021, depending on if the work begins this fall.
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Dr. Pushpika Karunatilake City Medical Centre 398 Broadway St. W Yorkton, SK S3N OP2
ANNOUNCING I AM LEAVING Dr. Pushpika Karunatilake
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The Churchbridge Open was leg two of this year’s Legacy Co-op Disc Golf Tour.
It is with mixed emotion that I am announcing my decision to leave my practice in Yorkton and relocating to Stapleford Medical Clinic, Regina, starting in January 2021. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with you at City Medical Centre.
Disc golf event draws from wide area with players tackling the par 38, 12-basket course for three rounds. In the Advanced Division: Gage McKay of Kroneau, SK. topped the field throwing a minustwo 112. McKay was also the top finisher in the initial event of the Legacy Co-op Tour held in Kamsack. Ian McKay with a plus-four 118 was second, Nick LeClerc and Rob Gosselin tied for third at 119, followed by Kade Wishnevetski 121, Duncan Holness 123, Terry Cumming 128. In the Amateur
40-plus Division Regina’s Robert Appleby with a plus-seven 121 topped the field. Karl Leimhofer of Inglis, MB. was plus24 138 for second with Shayne Humphries of Moose Jaw was third with 144. Chase McKay from Balcarres won the Intermediate #1 Division with a plus-four 118, ahead of Brandon’s Dawson Bodnariuk who shot 136. Andrew Polichuk of Saltcoats and Keith Ramage of Saskatoon tied atop the Recreational Division throwing identical pluseight 122s. Matt Gesell of Kipling was second with a 128.Cole Polichuk of Saltcoats was third at 130, with Tyler Wiebe also of Saltcoats fiurth with 136, followed by Marcel Viola 137, and Steven Wishnevetski 144. Yorkton will host the final event in the Legacy Co-op Tour on Saturday, Oct. 31. — Submitted
At the end of January 2021 Dr. Bayan Shariati (family physician) will be taking over my practice and your health care. It has been with great pleasure to provide you with your health services until December 2020. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work for you in Yorkton. I wish you all to have a healthy life and safe future. Yours Truly
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VISIT CHOOSENISSAN.CA OR YOUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER OFFERS AVAILABLE BETWEEN OCTOBER 1- NOVEMBER 2, 2020. 1REPRESENTATIVE FINANCE EXAMPLE BASED ON A NEW 2020 ROGUE S FWD/2020 KICKS S/2020 QASHQAI S FWD MT. SELLING PRICE IS $28,958/S20,858/$23,678 FINANCED AT 0%/0%/0% APR EQUALS 84/60/60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $345/$348/395 MONTHLY FOR A 84/60/60 MONTH TERM. $0/$0/$0 DOWN PAYMENT REQUIRED. COST OF BORROWING IS $0/$0/$0 FOR A TOTAL OBLIGATION OF $28,958/$20,858/$23,678. ON APPROVED CREDIT, RATE MAY VARY DEPENDING ON CREDIT AND OTHER FACTORS, ASK YOUR DEALER FOR DETAILS. 2STANDARD RATE FINANCE CASH OF $2,500/$5,500 IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO CUSTOMERS PURCHASING A NEW AND PREVIOUSLY UNREGISTERED 2020 QASHQAI SL PLATINUM/2020 ROGUE SL FROM ANY AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER IN CANADA BETWEEN OCTOBER 1- NOVEMBER 2, 2020. STANDARD RATE FINANCE CASH WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE NEGOTIATED PRICE BEFORE TAXES AND CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH LEASE OR FINANCE SUBVENTED RATES OR ANY OTHER OFFER. NO CASH SURRENDER OR OTHER VALUE. CANNOT BE APPLIED TO PAST TRANSACTION. CERTAIN CONDITIONS APPLY. 3MODELS SHOWN $36,178/$39,958/$48,458/$26,058 SELLING PRICE FOR A NEW 2020 QASHQAI SL PLATINUM/2020 ROGUE SL/2020 MURANO PLATINUM/2020 KICKS SR. ALL PRICING INCLUDES FREIGHT AND PDE CHARGES ($1,950/$1,830/$1,830/$1,830), AIR-CONDITIONING LEVY ($100/$100/$100/$100), APPLICABLE FEES, TIRE CHARGE (IN ONTARIO THIS FEE COVERS THE COST TO NISSAN CANADA OF COLLECTING AND RECYCLING TIRES), MANUFACTURER’S REBATE AND DEALER PARTICIPATION WHERE APPLICABLE. LICENSE, REGISTRATION, INSURANCE AND APPLICABLE TAXES ARE EXTRA. OFFERS ARE AVAILABLE ON APPROVED CREDIT THROUGH NISSAN CANADA FINANCE FOR A LIMITED TIME, MAY CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AND CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS EXCEPT STACKABLE TRADING DOLLARS. VEHICLES AND ACCESSORIES ARE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY. 4REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY LEASE OFFER BASED ON A NEW 2020 MURANO S FWD AT 1.9% LEASE APR FOR 48 MONTHS EQUALS MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $410 WITH $0 DOWN PAYMENT, AND $0 SECURITY DEPOSIT. LEASE BASED ON A MAXIMUM OF 20,000 KM/YEAR WITH EXCESS CHARGED AT $0.10/KM. TOTAL LEASE OBLIGATION IS $19,677. PAYMENTS CANNOT BE MADE ON A WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY BASIS. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. 5WINTER READY PACKAGE AVAILABLE WITH THE RETAIL PURCHASE/LEASE/FINANCE OF ANY NEW AND PREVIOUSLY UNREGISTERED 2020 KICKS/QASHQAI/ ROGUE/MURANO/ALTIMA/SENTRA MODELS REGISTERED AND DELIVERED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1- NOVEMBER 2, 2020 FROM AN AUTHORIZED PARTICIPATING NISSAN DEALER IN CANADA. QUALIFYING TIRES & ALL-SEASON FLOOR MATS ONLY. RIMS, INSTALLATION AND BALANCING NOT INCLUDED. MAXIMUM VALUE OF $1,096/$94.96 (EXCLUSIVE OF FEES AND TAXES) ON WINTER TIRES/ALL-SEASON FLOOR MATS. NO CASH SURRENDER VALUE ON 2020 KICKS AND QASHQAI WINTER READY PACKAGE OFFERS. CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF $500 AVAILIBLE ON 2020 ROGUE/MURANO/SENTRA/ALTIMA WINTER READY PACKAGE OFFERS. LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE. TIRE SIZE AND BRAND MAY VARY. DEALERS ARE FREE TO SET INDIVIDUAL PRICES. SELECTING TIRES OR ALL-SEASON FLOOR MATS OF A HIGHER VALUE, REQUIRES CUSTOMER TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE. CUSTOMER WILL NOT BE CREDITED ANY DIFFERENCE BY SELECTING TIRES OR ALL-SEASON FLOOR MATS OF A LOWER VALUE. CANNOT BE APPLIED TO PAST TRANSACTIONS. CONDITIONS APPLY. SEE YOUR DEALER FOR DETAILS. OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR CANCELLATION WITHOUT NOTICE. TAXES EXTRA. SEE YOUR PARTICIPATING NISSAN DEALER OR VISIT CHOOSENISSAN.CA FOR DETAILS. CERTAIN CONDITIONS APPLY. ©2020 NISSAN CANADA INC.
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