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U.S. companies threaten to use CUSMA to fight Canada’s plastics ban Marc Fawcett-Atkinson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (National Observer) A group of more than 60 major American industry associations are trying to stop Canada’s efforts to reduce plastic pollution.

In a letter to Canada’s International Trade Minister Mary Ng, the group threatened to use novel provisions in the new NAFTA agreement (CUSMA) to delay proposed plastics legislation. The letter was sent as a warning salvo in September, about a month before Canada announced detailed plans for its new legislation.

Canada’s proposed laws will ban some single-use plastics, list plastic as a toxic substance and force companies to take more responsibility for their products’ disposal. Details of the changes were announced in late October and include a ban on some single-use plastics, such as straws and shopping bags.

This is the first time American corporations have threatened to use CUSMA to push back against a proposed Canadian law, and observers say it won’t be the last. The trade deal, which came into force in July, introduced new provisions that allow countries to sue their trading partners for new domestic regulations that cut into the profits of existing industries.

According to the organizations, the proposed ban on certain single-use plastics would amount to a “non-tariff barrier” impacting more than $12.1 billion in U.S. exports to Canada.

Those rules could pose major hurdles to

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Plastic waste is a major issue globally — something Canada is trying to tackle. the development of badly needed environmental policies as Canada responds to climate change, pollution and other major issues.

Canada’s proposed plan was released in the wake of a scientific review and recommended listing plastic as toxic under Canada’s Environmental Protection Act. It would require plastics sold in Canada to contain at least 50 per cent recycled content by 2030 and improve Canada’s plastic recycling system.

Critics of the CUSMA provisions say new arrangements in the trade deal defining “good regulatory practices” reduce national sovereignty.

“This isn’t about trade,” said Sharon Anglin Treat, a U.S.based senior attorney at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), a nonprofit advocating for fair and sustainable farming

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and trade policies. “It’s about telling countries how they should regulate.”

Those restrictions are broad and could limit the type of evidence countries can use to justify their laws, and even allow businesses to ask their governments to push for regulatory rollbacks, she explained.

The threatening letter, signed by several food-related organizations like the North American Meat Institute, the Foodservice Packaging Institute and

CropLife America, a fertilizer industry association, questioned the rationale and effectiveness of the new Canadian law.

“The government of Canada is advancing a regulatory approach that is not based on strong scientific evidence and would undermine partnerships and progress against marine litter,” the document says.

Not according to the federal government.

“Environment and Climate Change Canada published a science

assessment in January that provides the scientific basis for our government’s decision,” said Youmy Han, a spokesperson for Ng. The government’s assessment offers an overview of existing research on the impact plastic pollution has on the environment, animals and human health.

The report found that reducing the amount of plastic getting into the environment is essential, and a subsequent discussion document said that a partial ban would be the most effective action.

The companies disagreed, urging the Canadian government to invest in waste management technologies and hold more consultations with the industry groups and the U.S. government instead.

They also say that the Canadian regulations would breach CUSMA obligations that force countries to regulate based on so-called “risk assessments” for individual products.

This approach runs directly against the precautionary principle central to Canada’s proposed legislation.

The precautionary principle requires countries to prevent actions or ban products that could harm the environment or human health, even if there isn’t a

specific cause-and-effect relationship between the action and the harm.

In contrast, the riskbased approach enshrined in CUSMA requires countries to prove a direct link between an action or product and the harm it causes before regulating it.

That has CUSMA critics worried the influence of large corporations could strip Canada of its right to pass laws based on Canadian values — or scare governments from acting in the first place.

“These tenets attempt to strip political or ethical considerations from government rule-making,” notes a 2019 report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and IATP. Treat agreed. “These provisions have the potential to chill government action, and prevent it, and delay it, and weaken it,” she said.

So far, the Canadian government hasn’t been deterred. It moved one step closer to classifying plastics as toxic last month, and the 2021 ban on single-use plastics remains on schedule, said Han. “As per our government’s approach to trade, the new NAFTA in no way prevents Canada from taking strong action to prevent environmental harm,”

Local conservation officer receives provincial honour Courtesy of Preeceville Progress Johnny Petryshyn, conservation officer, Preeceville branch received a Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal on November 3.

Inspector Phil Decker of the Conservation Officers Service with the ministry of environment presented the medal to Petryshyn.

Due to COVID-19 no formal award ceremonies were able to take place.

The Protective Services Medal is awarded to those with 25 years of service or more in recognition of exemplary service in support of the safety and security of citizens in the Province of Saskatchewan.

Petryshyn began his career in 1991 as a resource officer trainee in Hudson Bay. He continued on with his career at Battlefords Provincial Park, Pike Lake Provincial Park and eventually acquired his permanent posting in Southend from 1996 to 2000.

During the summer of 2000 he was able to

transfer to Preeceville where he has continued to work.

Petryshyn also received an Exemplary Services Medal in 2019.

Established in 2003, the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal recognizes exemplary long service for individuals working in a direct capacity to protect people and/or property, and supervisory personnel in the public service sectors who ensure the safety, security and protection of Saskatchewan citizens, according to the Government of Saskatchewan website.

These individuals set high standards and strive for excellence in their duties so everyone in Saskatchewan can live safe and secure lives. The Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal honours protective services providers and focuses attention on the efforts and work of police, fire and emergency professionals, and others working in the field of safety and security.

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Johnny Petryshyn, right, conservation officer, Preeceville branch received a Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal on November 3 from Inspector Phil Decker of Yorkton. surmounted by the St. Edward’s Crown. It bears a shield with a lion on a stylized western red lily and the motto Qui civitatem tuentur (who guard the citizenry).

It is suspended from a ribbon of green with

two narrow gold stripes, the provincial colours.

Recipients also receive a miniature of the medal and a certificate. The Lieutenant Governor or designate usually present the medal to recipients.

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“We’re contributing members and we have been here for a very long time … we have cemented a place for ourselves, alongside other communities as well,” coauthor Alix Lwanga said of Saskatchewan’s history of Black settlement.

She and illustrator Miriam Körner wrote the book Li’l Shadd A Story of Ujima in 2015 through a partnership with the Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum (SACHM) and

The Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum released in October 2020 the French language version of the children’s book Li’l Shadd A Story of Ujima, by Miriam Korner and Alix Lwanga. the Melfort museum.

In late October SACHM finished publishing the book’s French edition.

The book tells of Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd, the first Black

doctor to move to the Saskatchewan area in 1896. Coming from Ontario, Shadd first settled in the Kinistino area, about 30 kilometres west of Melfort.

Lwanga and Körner

use the narrative device of Shadd’s elder son Garrison, nicknamed Li’l Shadd, to show the doctor’s work in the area, which was then the North-West Territories governed by Treaty 6.

“I wanted the voice to be for someone young, so when kids read it they could see themselves in their shoes at the time,” Lwanga said.

She researched and cowrote the book while completing an internship at Melfort’s museum, organized through the University of Regina’s Faculty of Arts.

In the book, the doctor is called away from town when a settler, Reginald Beatty, asks for medical help for an infant girl on behalf of his Cree neighbour, the girl’s father, Nikanisiw.

Li’l Shadd helps his dad through the night while he treats the baby

girl, eventually saving her. It allows the Shadds to learn about the Cree traditions of brotherhood, giving thanks and prayer, while the elder Shadd teaches his son about the Swahili tradition of ujima, shared work and responsibility.

The story is based on events in Beatty’s journal, which tell of Shadd performing surgery on the girl’s “tubercular gland” and of later saving Nikanisiw’s two baby boys.

“That was the first time I had a really indepth look at someone who had been in the province and had such a prominent profile,” Lwanga said of her research.

Before he died in 1915, Shadd took runs at federal and provincial politics, bought the Prince Albert Advocate newspaper, set up Melfort’s

Central Drug Store and served as a town councillor, school board member and Masonic Order member.

As a white woman from Germany, Körner said telling Shadd’s story meant collaboration with SACHM and the Melfort museum was important.

“If you write about a culture that’s not your own, appropriation is always a big elephant that’s kind of in the room,” she said.

That guidance, Körner said, helped her “bring Dr. Shadd’s story to life.”

She believes its themes of “kindness and sharing brotherhood and unity” are ones all readers can connect with.

Lwanga hopes the book allows Black youth to “know the story growing up and … they have a place here and they shouldn’t second-guess themselves.”

University of Saskatchewan researchers find face masks don’t hinder breathing during exercise

By Chris Morin, and USask Research Profile and Impact SASKATOON – A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that exercise performance and blood and muscle oxygen levels are not affected for healthy individuals wearing a face mask during strenuous workouts.

Questions have been raised as to whether mask wearing during vigorous exercise might compromise oxygen uptake or increase the rebreathing of carbon dioxide, leading to a condition (hypercapnic hypoxia) whereby increased carbon dioxide displaces oxygen in the blood.

But the study, published Nov. 3 in the research journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, did not find evidence to support these concerns.

“Our findings are of importance because they indicate that people can wear face masks during intense exercise with no detrimental effects on performance and minimal impact on blood and muscle oxygenation,” the researchers state.

“This is important when fitness centres open up during COVID19 since respiratory droplets may be propelled further with heavy breathing during vigorous exercise and because of reports of COVID-19 clusters in crowded enclosed exercise facilities.”

The study evaluated use of a three-layer cloth face mask—the type recommended recently by Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer. “Results using a single-layer cloth mask may differ,” the researchers note.

The study, involving 14 physically active and healthy men and women, controlled for the effects of diet, previous physical activity, and sleep during the 24 hours prior to the test.

“If people wear face masks during indoor exercise, it might make the sessions safer and allow gyms to stay open during COVID,” said Dr. Phil Chilibeck (PhD), a professor in the USask College of Kinesiology, who was a co-author of the study. “It might also allow sports to continue, including hockey, where transmission of COVID19 appears to be high.”

Participants were required to do a brief

warm-up on a stationary bike. The exercise test involved a progressive increase in the intensity on the bike while they maintained a required pedal rate. Once they could not sustain the pedal rate the test was over.

“Usually a participant reaches exhaustion on this test in six to 12 minutes depending on their fitness level,” said Chilibeck.

The team assessed the participants, who did the test three times each, once wearing a surgical face mask, once wearing a cloth face mask and once with no face mask.

The team recorded the participants’ blood oxygen levels and muscle oxygen levels throughout the test using non-invasive measurement tools.

Chilibeck notes the study is timely, as Saskatchewan has recently issued new public health orders that go into effect this week making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

While the new provincial mask rules state that persons working out in a gym, ice rink or other recreational space are exempt, Chilibeck rec-

ommends that people wear masks in these facilities to keep safe, especially in these areas where people may be breathing harder due to vigorous exercise.

The USask research team also included kinesiology alumni Keely Shaw and John Ko, Dr. Scotty Butcher (PhD) from the School of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Dr. Gordon Zello (PhD) from the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition.

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EDITORIAL People tend to be nicer to cats than people Comedian Ed Byrne once observed we are nicer to cats than people, telling the story of how he found a cat by his garbage and now he lives with them, which most people would never do with a person. But what he didn’t observe is that it goes the other way as well, as cats tend to be a lot more friendly with people than other cats.

This is, naturally, inspired by a cat, a big fluffy black one that was found unaccompanied in a parking lot. We naturally took it in, because it was cold and hungry but also very friendly. We also had to put it in a tent inside the house, because we already have a cat, and that cat did not like

the idea of having a new roommate. The stray cat itself wasn’t all that keen on my cat either, and after a few hisses and some attempted chases up went the tent in an effort to keep them separate and safe from each other.

Eventually, the new cat went off to live with a friend of ours.

Now my own cat isn’t the most social animal in the world, she was born the only cat in her litter and that’s how she likes it.

Introducing her to new people tends to take a few visits before she’s comfortable with the idea.

She’s not too receptive to anyone entering her domain.

The stray cat, on the other hand, is a big fan of

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Thinking I do with words... people, and quickly endeared itself to everyone it met. It also didn’t much like being far away from people, and would follow you from room to room most of the time.

That did make it fairly easy to keep the two cats apart, because you could just avoid the room where my grumpy senior was sitting and they usually

wouldn’t get very close.

The affection towards people didn’t extend to other cats, and my own cat being as grumpy as possible didn’t help, but the new cat would try to chase it around. This didn’t endear them to each other. Hence the tent, to make sure that they were protected from each other.

But, as we were setting up a tent to ensure the cats didn’t hurt each other, I did wonder about the cat’s perspective on each other. Did they think they were threats to each other? Did they worry about the other cat’s motivations? Of course, the new cat did eat my cat’s food, which probably didn’t help her opinion very much. Did she think this new cat was some sort of thief?

Did the cats have suspicions like people do when meeting a new person? After all, I know plenty of people who won’t meet someone from a classified ad without a friend, just in case. Is this also the case with these two cats? Are the cats

thinking the same things about each other that people think about people they don’t know? And, do we not notice, entirely because to us they’re small, cute, fluffy and harmless?

I think that might be the core of it, cats are harmless to us, and are cute and fluffy, so we always feel safe around them, even if they’re ill behaved cats. Another person isn’t harmless, so we don’t feel safe. And to the cats, they don’t know if they’re safe either, they don’t know who this other cat is, the one that made a beeline to their food dish.

They’ve just got to realize, like we do, they’re all fluffy and adorable, not giant scary tigers.

What do we lose when the caribou disappear?

One caribou herd in Jasper National Park is gone. The two remaining are on the brink.

Regrettably, the story is not particularly new; almost every caribou herd in Canada has been assessed as being at risk of extinction, and too little is being done to save them.

Last year in British Columbia, two caribou herds — the South Selkirk and South Purcell — died out. Caribou along Lake Superior’s north shore are clinging to survival, dislocated from their relatives further north by extensive habitat fragmentation that requires aggressive restoration.

Even though Jasper National Park is a protected area, past poor wildlife and access management and disturbed surrounding landscapes have made survival difficult for caribou there.

Backcountry trails and lodgings are still open from mid-February to mid-October in highquality caribou habitat of one of the remaining herds.

What do we lose when a population or species

becomes extirpated; that is, locally extinct?

Most scientists would argue there’s no absolute answer. Nature is too complex and species too interdependent for us to comprehend how the loss of a particular plant or animal species will affect the ecosystems of which it is a part.

Species extinguishment is not merely an ecological loss, though.

Many people are grieving the vast biodiversity decline the planet is facing. It’s now widely accepted that exposure to nature is good for mental health, but the opposite is also true. When we turn away from the wondrous world not shaped by human hands and decrease our connection to other living things, we can be struck by profound loneliness. Indeed, pre-COVID, many social scientists described loneliness as an emergent pandemic. Recent studies show that one in five people in Canada identifies as lonely.

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Science Matters Theirs, author Richard Louv writes, “While green spaces can bring joy and reduce stress, a deep connection to other animals has a special power to deliver us from our isolation, both as individuals and as a species.”

A sense of bereavement was clear in media interviews following B.C. caribou extirpations.

Local hog farmer Jim Ross told the Narwhal, “It just saddens the hell out of me. I have two daughters who are 19 and 21 and they’re never going to see a caribou. It’s just not going to happen for them unless they see it in an enclosure.”

Wildlife biologist Leo DeGroot echoed that sentiment: “It’s sad to see these animals go.

It’s such an iconic animal. They’ve been on this landscape for thousands and thousands of years.

Due to human influences largely, they’re gone now.”

The loss of caribou herds is deeply felt by many Indigenous Peoples whose ways of life and sustenance have been connected to caribou for millennia. When the caribou they have lived in relation with for generations no longer show up for seasonal rounds, many people have articulated an intense loneliness. Elders from Doig River and West Moberly First Nations have expressed a longing to eat caribou once again before they die.

Chief Patricia Tangie of the Michipicoten First

Nation in Ontario has fought hard for the survival of caribou on Lake Superior’s shores. When they were almost wiped out in 2017, she led efforts for a relocation initiative. As Michipicoten lands and resources consultation co-ordinator Leo Lepiano said, “We’ve arrived at a time when the rest of the animals on the planet need our help to survive. These are animals that have helped the Ojibwe people survive in the past.”

Unwillingness to change the status quo is the biggest barrier to caribou recovery.

Extirpation can also turn into a perverse incentive for industrial and commercial operations that degrade critical habitat.

Once caribou are gone, so too are requirements to protect and restore their habitat.

Caribou, like most species, can be bred in captivity, and populations can be augmented, but there is little value in doing so without adequate habitat to support their life cycles.

Significant efforts are needed to restore habitat

“Who do you trust?” Moe asks in announcing new cabinet, the people he trusts

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Regina – In a swearing-in ceremony like no other in Saskatchewan,

Lieutenant-Governor Russ Mirasty swore in a new cabinet. He did so wearing a mask, as did all others in the room, including re-elected Premier Scott Moe. It was in keeping with

public health order the previous week requiring masks to be worn in all public places in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert. The ministers did not have their families in tow, rather, they sat

widely spaced in the hall at Government House in Regina.

Moe called the Nov. 9 event a “very different ceremony.” He noted it’s also the first significant change to cabinet he’s

made since becoming premier.

Moe reiterated his principal campaign point, asking, “Who do you trust to lead the economic recovery coming Continued on Page 5

where it has been lost.

We must cherish our present relationships with nature and hold space for future connection by fighting for wildlife survival. One way to do this is to support recovery measures, including maintaining and restoring habitat, for highly imperilled caribou populations — before it’s too late.

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Recently re-elected Premier Scott Moe announced his new cabinet in Government House on Nov. 9.

NEW CABINET Continued from Page 4 out of the COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring that life in Saskatchewan is more affordable for everyone?

“Yes, we’re still in the midst of this pandemic, and we need to do everything that we can do to control the spread of this virus. And we will do everything that we can do to protect Saskatchewan people in Saskatchewan families. We can protect lives and livelihoods, at the very same time, and we will do them. The economy is recovering here. And the people of Saskatchewan, have decided to place their trust in our government to ensure that our province continues to move forward, continues to progress, and continues to grow.”

“It is an honour to put in place a new cabinet to guide a government with a strong, new mandate from the people of Saskatchewan,” he said.

The new cabinet represents a major shuffle, with just five cabinet ministers remaining in the same portfolios.

Donna Harpauer will become Saskatchewan’s Deputy Premier, taking over from Gordon Wyant. Harpauer has served in every cabinet since the election of the current government in 2007 and will be the first woman to hold the role in Saskatchewan in more than 30 years, the release noted.

“Donna Harpauer is one of the longest-serving cabinet ministers in the nation and without a doubt among the most capable and hard-working ministers in Canada,” Moe said. “I am confident that Deputy Premier Harpauer’s depth of experience will be a tremendous asset, and I look forward to working closely with her as we work toward a strong economic recovery and balancing the provincial budget by 2024.”

Harpauer also retains the portfolio of Minister of Finance, a role she has held since 2017.

Four other MLAs retain their current cab-

inet portfolios. Christine Tell remains Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety. The addition of Public Safety reflects an added cabinet responsibility for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency.

Jeremy Harrison remains Minister of Trade and Export Development and Minister of Immigration and Career Training while adding responsibility as Minister Responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan and Minister Responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan.

David Marit remains Minister of Agriculture and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation.

Bronwyn Eyre stays on as Minister of Energy and Resources.

Nine cabinet ministers are being shuffled, and three more MLAs are joining cabinet.

Don Morgan moves from Justice and Attorney General to become Minister of Crown Investments Corporation and becomes Minister responsible for all major crown corporations, including SaskEnergy, SGI, SaskPower, SaskTel, SaskGaming and SaskWater. Morgan remains Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety and Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board. This is a change from the previous cabinet, where major Crowns like SaskPower and SaskTel had separate ministers responsible for them.

Jim Reiter leaves the Ministry of Health and becomes Minister of SaskBuilds and Procurement, Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission, and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority.

Reiter will “oversee a new approach to the management of all infrastructure projects and assets, standardized government procurement and IT infrastructure through the creation of the

Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement, a ministry that will be established from the merged responsibilities of the former Ministry of Central Services and SaskBuilds,” the release noted.

Dustin Duncan goes from Minister of Environment to Minister of Education.

Gordon Wyant leaves education and deputy premier to become Minister of Justice and Attorney General.

Joe Hargrave goes from Crown Investments Corp. to become Minister of Highways and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Water Security Agency.

Paul Merriman leaves Social Services and becomes Minister of Health.

Gene Makowsky switches from Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport to Minister of Advanced Education.

Warren Kaeding leaves Rural and Remote Health and becomes Minister of Environment.

Lori Carr goes from Government Relations to Minister of Social Services.

Three MLAs are entering cabinet. Don McMorris re-enters cabinet after previously serving in Health, Highways and Infrastructure, Crown Investments, Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Government Insurance, Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, Public Service Commission, and the Lean Initiative. McMorris left cabinet in 2016 after being convicted of driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of .08. At the time he was Minister Responsible for SGI and deputy premier.

McMorris becomes Minister of Government Relations, Minister Responsible for First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs, and Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission.

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Extending the lifespan of N95 masks Researchers in national facilities at USask are working together to better understand how decontamination procedures might affect the structure and potential reuse of N95 masks.

Through a collaboration between the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease OrganizationInternational Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac)— both national research facilities at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) —scientists hope to understand the structural changes happening inside N95 respirator masks after being sterilized for reuse.

Cutting-edge techniques unique to the CLS enable the team to analyze minute details in the masks that would be impossible to see with other methods. CLS Industrial Scientist Toby Bond is using X-rays produced by the synchrotron to see the tightly woven, microscopic fibres that are crucial to the filtering power of N95 respirators.

N95 respirators get their name from their ability to filter at least 95 per cent of particles circulating in the air.

These particular masks are used by frontline health-care workers for protection against COVID-19.

However, N95 masks that were intended for one-time use were in

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CLS Industrial Scientist Dr. Toby Bond at the synchrotron. short supply globally during the height of the pandemic this spring, and continue to be chronically unavailable in most parts of the world.

As a result, health-care agencies and researchers have been looking for ways to sterilize masks for reuse to help ensure an emergency supply.

While previous research has found that certain methods work better at maintaining the integrity of the masks following decontamination, Bond and colleagues want to understand why this happens and how to

extend the lifespan of these critical masks. “We want to use the unique tools we have at the CLS to look at the fibres that actually do the filtering,� Bond said. “We use a specialized X-ray microscope to take tiny CT scans before and after exposing the N95 masks to different decontamination protocols. Previous research has shown that certain methods work better than others, but we don’t currently know what’s going on inside the mask at a microscopic level.�

Bond is working to

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This information would enable manufacturers to design more resilient masks and help the medical industry move towards personal protective equipment that is designed to be reusable. “One thing that’s unique about a synchrotron CT scan is that we can scan a tiny fraction of the mask at high magnification without having to cut small pieces out of it. This is what allows us to do before-and-after imaging, since we can decontaminate the mask in its real-world environment without altering it,�

Bond added.

One method for decontaminating N95 masks, called vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP), is used to sterilize rooms and equipment in VIDOInterVac. “With the outbreak of the pandemic and the recognized potential worldwide shortage of respirators, we were approached by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) to investigate the possibility of using VHP decontamination on N95 respirators to mitigate a potential shortage,� said VIDO-InterVac Biosafety Officer Tracey Thue.

To date, VIDOInterVac has sterilized

more than 13,000 masks.

Studies have demonstrated that N95 masks can undergo multiple VHP decontamination cycles without affecting mask integrity.

When CLS Laboratory Co-ordinator Burke Barlow suggested that the two groups collaborate, Thue offered to run three styles of N95 respirators through their VHP system for Bond’s research.

Bond compared the VHPtreated masks to others that he had treated with Moist Heat Incubation (MHI) and autoclaving.

Autoclaving is a common decontamination method that uses hot pressurized steam to sterilize medical devices, however it is the most damaging method and certain masks do not survive even one autoclave sterilization cycle.

MHI is gentler than the autoclave, but the masks still become less effective after repeated cycles.

VHP is considered to be the best method for decontamination of N95s, but it requires specialized equipment that is not widely available in hospitals.

Bond and his colleagues are using the BMIT beamline at the CLS, a one-of-a-kind tool in North America, to image the inside of the masks in three dimensions without damaging them. The researchers can then look at the structure of individual fibres in the masks to see how they change during decontamination.

They can identify shifts in mask fibres as small as a few microns, which is a measurement much smaller than the width of a human hair.

Analyses over the next few weeks will help clarify what effect these shifts have on the performance of the mask.

Aerodynamic and fluid simulations conducted at the CLS will help show how the changes in mask fibre structure affect air

flow. “Preliminary results show there is a gradual unravelling of the fibres during repeated exposure to MHI in some masks,� said Bond. “This is in contrast to autoclaving the masks, which immediately causes a very significant unravelling after a single decontamination.� “In some cases, this unravelling doesn’t affect the filtration, but it does affect the overall structure of the mask, causing it to fit poorly and no longer seal properly to the user’s face,� he added. “This indicates that manufacturers could potentially make an autoclavable mask by changing the structural parts of the mask and leaving the filtration layer as it is.� “In terms of Toby’s research at the CLS, being able to go down to the microscopic level and visualize changes in the material or lack there-of is another valuable piece of information,� Thue said.

Bond emphasized that it’s not just tools and equipment that makes this kind of research possible at the CLS, but also the access to the vast research network at USask. “The CLS is a fantastic place to do research like this, since we’re a national facility with a broad network of researchers,� said Bond. “We’ve been able to work with our colleagues at VIDO-InterVac (which is just down the road on the USask campus), and we also have contacts in industry and academia who work in this sector that have helped us with the experiments.�

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Everett Hindley becomes Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health. Hindley’s portfolio includes a new, priority focus on mental health and addictions resources, programming and funding, while retaining a priority focus on Seniors and Rural and Remote Health. “As a cabinet, we are taking up our duties during an uncertain time in this province,� Moe said. “But there is every reason to be optimistic as

we work toward building a strong, vibrant, growing Saskatchewan.�

The size of cabinet remains unchanged at 18, including the Premier.

The Saskatchewan Party caucus numbers 48. Moe noted they have 30 additional members that are capable of serving in cabinet. “Today is about some renewal in a number of files,� he said. “We have not hidden from the fact that we are going to use infrastructure to foster out economic recovery here in the province,� Moe noted, pointing to Reiter’s SaskBuilds portfolio as a priority. Additionally, the

new ministers of Health and Rural Health will be meeting with the Chief Medical Officer of Health to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, including future distribution of a vaccine.

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Simulators to assist in heavy equipment operator training at Southeast College

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Estevan – Southeast College’s auditorium hosted an excavator this week, and a dozer, and an articulated dump truck. And yet no diesel was consumed, nor ground disturbed. Even so, several people got a chance to try their hand at those pieces of equipment, and several more.

Simulator heavy equipment operator training is coming to Southeast College in Estevan. On Nov. 3, an example of one of the simulators the college is acquiring was on display for demonstration purposes.

The college is in the process of setting up a heavy equipment operator training program which will rely on the use of simulators in addition to in-seat training on actual equipment.

Jody Holzmiller, vice president of education and training with Southeast College said, “The college is currently in the process of developing an industry accredited heavy equipment operator course.

There are a few programs out there. We’ve heard from industry that they aren’t meeting the training needs. So, we are working towards building our own program.”

She noted the simulator was in Estevan for much of the week.

United Mine Workers as well college representatives are working together on putting together a program.

It’s still early stages, but she said students would likely get 30 hours per machine in the simulator, and probably 80 to 160 hours seat time in actual equipment. “We’ll have them choose their two pieces of choice for when they get out into the work experience,” she said.

They’re still working on which equipment will be highlighted, as well as partnerships for the training on actual equipment.

Southeast College is aiming for February 2021 for their launch. The goal is to have a class size of eight, and eight simulators, allowing for a one-to-one ratio of students to simulators.

Some of the training will include “soft skills” like safety training, employment skills and resume writing.

The program length may be 16 weeks, but that could change.

Tuition costs also aren’t nailed down yet, either, but the last time a similar program was offered, tuition was $10,000 per student. Holzmiller said

Estevan MLA and Minister of Government Relations Lori Carr tried out a new simulator for heavy equipment at Southeast Colleve on Nov. 3. The college is planning on getting eight simulators for a new heavy equipment operator program. they’re hoping for that.

Joe Najjar is territory manager for Canada and the U.S. for CM Labs, the simulator’s manufacturer. They are based in Montreal. He said, “Our headquarters, and everything you see here, is made in Canada.”

“This is our go-to solution for community colleges, training organizations, that need to maximize the amount of machines that they can run on the same simulator.

“This can run up to 14 machines,” he said. That includes excavator, wheel loader, bulldozer, articulated dump truck, motor grader, backhoe, and numerous models of cranes.

Additional equipment like skidsteer loader, telehandler and forklift are being added.

The simulator is a mock-up of an operator’s cab, with joysticks, pedals and a steering wheel, with the appropriate controls being used for each simulated piece of equipment. On the right is a touch screen which provides engine controls like a start button and throttle.

The trainee faces a 65-inch monitor which can be rotated for either horizontal or vertical p r e s e n t a t i o n .

Excavators, for instance, would use a vertical orientation while other equipment like a dozer would be horizontal.

The trainee sits on a moving, articulated seat which mimics the experience of operating, bucking, moving and vibrating similar to a real machine. For instance, when an excavator’s teeth break through the hardpack dirt, you can feel it, quite literally in your seat. The same occurs if you drive over uneven soil.

That’s a key consideration, as a significant portion of operating many pieces of earthmoving equipment is

knowing how the equipment feels.

And more significantly, the simulator dirt performs similar real dirt.

Loose dirt acts differently than hardpack dirt.

Simulators offer the benefit of training in a safe environment, where green operators aren’t

going to risk hurting themselves or others.

They can’t damage equipment. They don’t use fuel, or put minimally productive hours on the equipment, either.

And if they get it wrong, they can do it over and over again.

This model has been

just released this past March, according to Najjar. Their company has been in business for 25 years in the simulation business.

While they offer simulators that use virtual reality, the use of VR headsets in combination with motion bases can induce motion sickness in a small fraction of people. They find that for these applications, using a large screen works best, Najjar explained.

CM Labs works in partnership with John Deere, modelling their equipment and using real engineering specifications so that the simulator performs like real equipment. Similar partnerships are also in place with Manitowoc and Liebherr. But the simulator is more generic in its visualization.

“You have something that’s been vetted by industry experts,” he said.

Estevan MLA and Minister of Government Relations Lori Carr tried it out. She said, “I didn’t know what to think when

I got on it, but it is pretty real. I felt like I was in a machine, actually running the controls. And when I would hit the ground, my seat would bounce, it startled me.

So, I think it’s going to be a really great tool, moving forward.”

Carr said, “I truly think that this is goes to show what a great partnership can do between the regional college and the provincial government and the community and the industry. This is something that they saw as a need, and they decided to bring it here.

We all work together and got it off the ground.”

Najjar said they work with community colleges across the country, as well as the International Union of Operating Engineers.

As for the funding, Carr said, “It’s a combination of money from (Western) Economic Development in the coal transition, as well as federal funding and of course, there’ll be money putting from the regional college, which is provincial money is as well.”

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New CT scanner gives USask’s VIDO-InterVac scientists a window on COVID-19 disease

By USask Research Profile and Impact SASKATOON – New imaging equipment to help understand COVID19 infection will soon be coming to the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization— International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), thanks to a Canada Foundation for Innovation grant announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

A team led by VIDOInterVac Director Dr. Volker Gerdts and VIDOInterVac scientist and College of Medicine biochemist Scott Napper will use the new special CT (computerized tomography) scanner to image animals infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus

responsible for COVID19.

“This specialized equipment will enable comprehensive, realtime analysis of COVID19 disease progression and assessment of the safety and effectiveness of treatments,” said Gerdts.

“Given that we are engaged with more than 80 groups across the country and around the world, this equipment will have far-reaching benefits, strengthening our position as a leader in COVID-19 research and Canada’s centre for pandemic research.”

While a number of imaging approaches have been applied to understand medical complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, CT imaging is proving to be one of the most

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VIDO-InterVac scientist and College of Medicine biochemist Scott Napper. effective and informative, Napper said.

With human patients,

CT imaging has proven highly effective in understanding the nature of

the disease caused by a number of infections, including visualization of inflammation, sepsis (a life-threatening illness caused by the body’s response to an infection), and diagnosis of specific modes of infection.

Napper stressed that animal models of infection are the most important tool for understanding disease and evaluating the safety and efficacy of different treatments. CT imaging has proven valuable for investigating animal models of infection, research which is critical to understanding variables that may impact COVID-19 disease severity (such as age, gender, and health status) and potential for inflammatory responses.

“The data available through CT imaging would provide a critical

dimension to our current efforts to understand disease and develop treatments,” Napper said.

VIDO-InterVac is at the forefront of Canada’s response to COVID-19.

The lab was the first to isolate the virus, the first to establish an animal model of infection, and the first to test a vaccine candidate. Animal models such as ferrets and hamsters have been used to test VIDO-InterVac’s vaccine candidate, as well as prospective vaccines and treatments from dozens of other research groups.

The CFI’s Exceptional Opportunities Fund supports urgent equipment needs related to COVID19 research needs. A total of almost $28 million was announced for 19 projects across Canada.

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Canadian agribusiness wants scale to measure environmental impacts, but critics are wary Marc Fawcett-Atkinson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (National Observer) Canadian agribusinesses are asking for a standardized scale to measure their environmental impacts — a request some advocates worry is little more than smoke and mirrors.

Their concern follows a report published last week by a coalition of Canadian agribusinesses, non-profits and government agencies.

According to the document, Canada’s agriculture and food sectors have already taken significant steps to measure their environmental impacts but, to remain globally competitive, need industry-wide, data-driven standards.

Food is responsible for between 21 and 37 per cent of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN Environment Program.

In Canada alone, agriculture is the sixthlargest emitter of GHGs, with 87 per cent of these emissions going to crop and animal production in 2019, according to Statistics Canada, while food waste is responsible for roughly 56.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents annually, according to a 2019 report by Second Harvest, an organization advocating for food waste reduction.

That’s equivalent to the annual emissions of 12 million cars.

Not only that: industrial food production, processing, transportation and disposal has been linked to everything from declining pollinator populations to water quality to labour issues. “Worldwide, there’s a dramatic shift to better assess how supply chains, companies and countries alike are making changes against global goals,�

David McInnes, an industry consultant and the report’s author, said in an interview. Those include the UN’s sustainable development goals, commitments under the 2015 Paris Accord and global targets to protect biodiversity.

Those issues are increasingly part of public policy, financing agreements and consumers’ choices at the supermarket, McInnes explained. It’s enough pressure to make the agri-food industry want to change its practices — and measure them. “You need to be transparent; you need to report against goals, and that’s where benchmarking is becoming such a profoundly pervasive feature of how we produce and supply and consume our food.�

But that process is

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Making agriculture more sustainable is a widely shared goal — but how to make necessary changes remains up for debate. more effective with standardized goals, unlike the current situation.

As it stands, individual companies or industries have environmental and labour standards, but there is little co-ordination between them, making it difficult to get a holistic picture of changes to the overall impacts of Canada’s food system, McInnes said.

Not everyone is convinced. “The (agribusiness) argument always is ‘more

research is needed, more numbers are needed,’â€? said Darrin Qualman, director of climate crisis policy and action at the National Farmers Union. “But we know so much about emissions from fertilizer, we know so much about the loss of insects and birds, we know so much about GHGs ‌ We just need to act on that very rapidly.â€?

The problem isn’t a lack of data on farming practices or the lack of sector-wide benchmarks,

he explained. It’s farming on an industrial scale — a model long promoted by the federal government, many universities and the agribusiness sector. It’s a type of farming that’s inherently unsustainable, Qualman explained, because it relies heavily on artificial fertilizers, pesticides and seeds.

That means farmers need to maximize the yields of a few commodity crops, many of them destined for export,

to stay in business.

Maintaining those levels of productivity depends on artificial fertilizers, pesticides and carbonintensive farming techniques.

And even if farmers want to farm more sustainably — and many do, Qualman said — it will be almost impossible for many to afford unless there are significant changes in federal agricultural policy and financial support.

It’s a model at the heart of some of the coalition members’ businesses. For instance, Bayer CropScience Canada and Syngenta Canada are both major distributors of seeds, herbicides and pesticides. These companies’ need to increase the use of these products won’t change, regardless of farms’ efficiencies and the ability to clear sustainability benchmarks.

Not only that, Qualman worries that a heavy reliance on data

— which is crucial for benchmarking to be effective — could harm farmers’ independence, especially if the technology and databases are owned by the same companies selling seeds, fertilizers and pesticides.

That’s not to say technology doesn’t have a place in agriculture, but he said it needs to let farmers manage their farms independently and control how their farm data is used.

Ultimately, he said, data and benchmarking alone won’t make farms and food systems more sustainable. Supporting farming systems that don’t need fertilizers, pesticides and lots of fuel will. “To get fewer emissions and fewer unintended consequences, and slow the loss of biodiversity, we’ve got to find ways to get more of what we need (to farm) from biology and less from industry.�

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Broncos run wild at Terriers home opener

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer It’s fair to say that the SJHL season isn’t starting how the Yorkton Terriers wanted for multiple reasons, but when it comes to the play on the ice, they also would have preferred the home opener to go differently. The Humboldt Broncos were in town to kick off the season, and they didn’t give the Yorkton crew an easy time.

Humboldt was the first team on the board, with Carson Schultz kicking off the scoring at 3:07, assisted by Cody

Hough and Justin Jamer. They followed that up with a pair of power play goals, the first by Logan Kurki, assisted by Doug Scott and Stephane Huard Jr. and the second by Tristan Shewchuk assisted by Scott and Jarrett Penner.

Yorkton got on the board themselves with a goal from Carson Miller assisted by Keenan Taphorn and Kaeden Taphorn, to round out the first period.

The second period saw the Broncos take charge. Luke Spadafora kicked off the scoring, assisted by Huard, and Tristan Shewchuk at 2:06. Spadafora

found his way between the pipes again seven minutes later, helped by Shewchuk. Ryan Ries interrupted Humboldt’s scoring with a shorthanded goal for the Terriers, which had the contest sitting 5-2.

But Humboldt wasn’t done scoring.

Shewchuk scored again, assisted by Noah Barlage and Austen Flaman, and not a minute later Kurki put down his second goal of the night, assisted by Barlage and Hough.

The third period finally saw something go right for the Terriers. Brett Kemp scored a power play goal, assist-

ed by Eric Van Impe and Kishaun Gervais. Miller ended the scoring for the evening with a power play goal of his own, assisted by Kemp.

But in the end, the Broncos had built too much steam to be overcome, and the final score was 7-4 for the Humboldt team. Tanner Marshall was tagged with the win for Humboldt, while Philippe Bond got the loss for the Terriers.

The Terriers were meant to travel to Humboldt on Nov. 7 but that game was postponed to Nov. 10 due to weather.

Next action for the Terriers is Nov. 14 when Notre Dame comes to town.

Crop rotation survey goes online The Crop Rotation Survey, conducted through the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of

Saskatchewan, benchmarks the changes and advancements made in crop production over the past 25 years. The purpose of this project

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The data will be used to help gain recognition for farmers’ improvements

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Documentary film

Details Ukrainian Canadian contributions

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

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Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen’s Association (UCSA), London, England, November 11, 1945

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Canadian troops landing at Normandy, France, June 6, 1944 lenges of stuttering. An accomplished still photographer, Paskievich’s work has been exhibited widely and published in several books including The North End and its sequel, The North End Revisited.�

While Paskievich’s background is filmmaking, and the story a compelling one, there were still hurdles to overcome in terms of making the documentary. “When we started the film most of the WWII veterans had passed away or were infirm,� he said. “To get the personal stories we scoured books, various archives, museums, Legion publications and the Internet.�

That meant research was painstaking at times. “The research was slow but we had several researchers who were able to locate interesting stories and visuals,� noted Paskievich.

And then the film had to be put together in a way that made it a good story.

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A Canadian War Story is a documentary film release from John Paskievich that has connections to the local area. “The film is a coming of age story of the Ukrainian community in Canada,� explained Paskievich. “In the years prior to WWII Ukrainian immigrants, as well as those born in Canada, were considered ‘non-preferred’ second class citizens by the dominant society. In spite of this prejudice the Ukrainian Canadian enlistment in WWII was the highest of any ethnic group outside of the British. The Ukrainians’ loyalty and sacrifice in the War earned them respect and recognition as ‘real Canadians’.�

When Andre Sochaniwsky from Toronto, a retired RCAF pilot who organized the research and acted as the producer on the film came to Paskievich with the idea of a film he knew it was a story worth telling. “I think the film is a worthy contribution to Canadian military and social history,� related Paskievich. “Though it focuses on one ethnic group, the Ukrainians, it truly is A Canadian War Story.�

Spanning continents and generations, the film recounts the Ukrainian Canadian odyssey from Eastern Europe to Canada to the battle fronts of World War II. For Paskievich the film was also something of a personal exploration. “I was born in a Displaced Persons camp in Austria after WWII,� he told Yorkton This Week. “My Ukrainian parents were taken by the Nazis to work as slave labourers in Germany and Austria. “When the War ended they had no desire to return to the Soviet Union. We immigrated to Winnipeg in 1950.�

Given his own background the story was one he wanted to tell, and for Paskievich that meant turning to film as the medium.

His bio notes that as a “Winnipeg documentary filmmaker and photographer has produced a body of work that Maclean’s magazine has described as “poignant, funny, angry by turns, it brims with rare compassion.� His films have focused on a diverse range of humanity that includes Inuit stone carvers in Baffin Island, a Ukrainian Canadian corner grocery and his daughter in Winnipeg, Roma in Slovakia and persons who cope with the chal-

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In this recipe for “Lentil and Bacon Soup” from “Soup’s On! Soul-Satisfying Recipes from Your Favorite Cookbook Authors and Chefs” (Chronicle Books)

by Leslie Jonath and Frankie Frankeny, bacon is the star of the flavor show. This soup is ideal for chilly winter days.

LENTIL AND BACON SOUP Serves 6 •1 pound bacon, cut into julienne •1 cup diced yellow onions •1 cup diced carrots •1 cup green lentils •2 quarts chicken stock or broth, divided •Salt •Freshly ground black pepper

•1⁄2 cup chopped scallions Cook three-quarters of the bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until the fat is rendered, about 5 minutes.

Add the onions and carrots and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain any excess fat and add the lentils and 1 quart of the stock. Simmer over low heat until the lentils are tender, 40 to 50 minutes.

Add the remaining 1 quart stock and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook the soup over medium heat until hot, about 10 minutes.

Cook the remaining bacon in a hot sauté pan over medium-high heat until crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pan and drain on paper towels.

Ladle some of the soup into each bowl and sprinkle with the crispy bacon and the scallions.

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Few foods can be as comforting as downhome cooking that uses ingredients pulled straight from a backyard garden or a local farm.

Simple, delicious flavors are often the crux of country cooking.

While fried chicken, grits and leafy green vegetables are hallmarks of country cooking, many different ingredients can be used to create country-inspired meals.

Pork is a mainstay of many country dinner tables. This recipe for “Pork Chops with Butter Bean Salad” from “Real Simple Dinner Tonight: Done!” (Time Home Entertainment) by Allie Lewis Clapp and Lygeia Grace is a great representation of a simple, yet tasty meal.

PORK CHOPS WITH BUTTER BEAN SALAD Serves 4 •1 slice sandwich bread, torn into pieces •4 tablespoons olive oil •2 scallions, sliced •Kosher salt and black pepper •4 boneless pork chops (1 inch thick; about 1.5 pounds total)

•1 bunch spinach, thick stems removed and leaves thinly sliced (about 4 cups) •1 - 14-ounce can butter beans, rinsed •1 tablespoon red wine vinegar •1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano Heat oven to 400 F. In a food processor, pulse the bread and 2 tablespoons of the oil to form coarse crumbs. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Toss with the scallions, 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, and 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper.

Meanwhile, heat

1 tablespoon of the remaining oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.

Season the pork with 1⁄2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast the pork until cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.

In a large bowl, toss the spinach and beans with the vinegar, oregano, the remaining tablespoon of oil, 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, and 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper. Top the pork with the bread crumbs mixture. Serve with the salad.

Did you know Women who experience weight gain that appears during midlife may be quick to credit such gain on the cessation of menses, also known as menopause.

However, other factors also can contribute to weight gain during this period in a woman’s life.

Aging inflicts various changes in the body, and

insulin resistance can be one of them.

The medical information site Healthline indicates that insulin resistance results in cells that stop responding to insulin like they are supposed to. As a result of this resistance, the pancreas may produce even more insulin to bring blood sugar levels down within

range. Excessive levels of insulin are then in the blood. The more insulin present, the more the body may hold on to fats.

This can contribute to weight gain and compromise weight loss efforts.

Women also should know that being overweight or obese increases their risk of developing insulin resistance.

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UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CONTRIBUTIONS Continued from Page 11 “The biggest challenge was editing all the personal stories so they blended well with the more general story of WWII,” said Paskievich.

Interestingly, Paskievich said the film sort of surprised him as a filmmaker.

“I was not at all sure we could do an interesting one hour film without using ‘talking heads’ and only using archival material,” he said.

But in the end they were able to literally weave a story.

“I think the best aspect of the film is how we were able to integrate three story threads -- a) Ukrainian immigration to Canada up to 1939 b) the veterans’ stories of service on the battle fields c) a historical overview of WWII,” said Paskievich.

“I think my colleagues and I have made a worthy contribution to the telling of a not well known chapter of Canadian history.”

So far the response to the film has been a good one.

“The target audience is a general one and the film can be used in schools, universities and museums,” said Paskievich, who added at the time of the interview “We haven’t had any public screenings yet, but those who have seen it liked it.”

A virtual screening debut was Nov. 6, and DVDs and Blu-rays can be purchased by contacting the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre at 416-966-1819, Fax 416-966-1820 or email office@ucr4dc.org

Saskatchewan unemployment rate lowest in Canada We do so much in October

Survivors of a torpedoed Canadian merchant ship, Halifax, September 1942

According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey released today, for the third consecutive month, Saskatchewan has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada. Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate improved to 6.4 per cent in October, the lowest among the provinces (seasonally adjusted), and well below the national unemployment rate of 8.9 per cent.

“In spite of all the significant challenges with the global COVID-19 pandemic, Saskatchewan people are getting back to work and our economy is recovering,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “With the lowest unemployment rate in

Canada, we’re making headway in recovering and then growing our economy.”

Month-to-month, Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted employment rate decreased by 1,600, or -0.3 per cent.

Year-over-year, Saskatchewan’s employment rate decreased by 19,400, or -3.3 per cent.

In the rest of Western Canada, other provinces have higher unemployment rates in October.

Manitoba’s unemployment rate is 7.1 per cent, Alberta came in at 10.7 per cent, and British Columbia is at 8.0 per cent.

October’s unemployment rate in Saskatchewan is down from 6.8 per cent posted in September.

Downsizing for retirement relief (NC) — For some of us, the countdown to retirement is well underway.

As we draw nearer to that anticipated workfree lifestyle, downsizing our homes is also becoming a big priority. After all, we still want to live comfortably even without a regular paycheque — and moving into a smaller home is one way to make that happen.

If you’re just starting to think about downsizing, decluttering experts say the time get rid of stuff is now. Decluttering can be overwhelming, so the sooner you can clear things out the easier it will be when it finally comes time to move. If you’re feeling super

sentimental or undecided about giving away certain items, consider storing them elsewhere to see if you miss them.

You might be surprised by just how little you really need.

Join buy, swap and sell sites to turn your items into cash or organize a garage sale in your neighbourhood. Keep in mind that charitable organizations like Diabetes Canada are always looking for textiles and small household goods and will gladly take items off your hands. Arrange a pickup, find a donation box near you or learn about what items are needed at declutter.diabetes.ca.

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