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day and grooming should start before long.”

Now in his seventh year as Duck Mountain Ski Hill general manager, Craig Brock, has high hopes for the upcoming ski season.

“We know that everyone is concerned about our status and how Covid-19 will affect us,” offered Brock. “We are working right now to make our facility Covid compliant and protect everyone’s health. There are only a few inches of snow so far on the slopes but more arrives each

Brock is optimistic, despite the unprecedented set of pandemic related challenges he and his staff are facing. The ski hill has reported steady customer growth in the past couple of seasons, and he anticipates that trend will continue.

“We are preparing for even more people this year,” said Brock on a phone interview.

While many Saskatchewan residents

are feeling the drain of staying home due to rising pandemic numbers, a boost may be found in the plethora of outdoor activities the province has to offer. Exercising in nature has been proven by numerous studies to enhance mood, boost immunity, and lift spirits.

Brock anticipates people will travel from all corners of Saskatchewan to take advantage of outdoor activities in the Duck Mountain region.

Since the pandemic started, cross-country skiing, for example, has seen a noticeable jump,

according to Brock.

“Outdoor activities are a great way to forget about quarantine [life] and provide some relief,” said Brock.

“It’s a strange thing to want to attract people to the hill, but at the same time, not attract too many people,” pondered Brock. “We look forward to providing fun, familyoriented play, but we are making alterations to keep everyone as safe as possible.”

Those planning a trip to the hill this year can expect a few simple rules to follow. For instance, families are required to travel throughout the ski hill in household groups and not mix socially with other groups or families.

Masks will be mandatory and lift line-ups will require social distancing.

All extra gear, bags, and boots must be left in visitors vehicles.

Brock also outlined the measures his team is taking to ensure safety in the lodge.

“We are hiring extra staff for cleaning and sanitizing, as well as taking extra steps in food service, reported Brock.

“The kitchen has been renovated and seating in the day lodge has been spaced for social distancing.”

Brock attributes the latest renovations to the support of a sponsorship program fueled by local businesses.

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The club utilizes the well groomed Preeceville Lions Family Trails that the Preeceville and District Lions Club has built up.

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walking in the summer and in the winter a set of cross-country tracks are groomed into the snow on the trail for avid skiers and walkers to enjoy.

The Preeceville Nordic Ski Club started out with only a few families but has now gained popularity.

“The club has had so many more people take an interest in skiing which I think is due to the COVID-19 isolation guidelines,” said Megan Continued on Page 3

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CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Continued from Page 2 Maier, club member.

The Maier family have all been avid skiers and enjoy crosscountry skiing. They not only ski for fun but have attended some competitions around the province.

“This year the interest has exploded in cross-country skiing.

People are starting to discover the beautiful trails hidden just on the outskirts surrounding the Town of Preeceville and the recent addition of the beautiful warmup shelter made by Lions members is wonderful. The Lions created the shelter in honour of Lou Roste,” said Maier.

Ray Bailey and Nathan Maier are instructors for the club and are encouraging children and adults to sign up for instructional classes or coaching of the proper techniques of cross-country skiing. The have both taken a coaches course and are both experienced.

“We are welcoming youth skiers (ages 4 to 18) to participate in our Preeceville Nordic Ski

Jackrabbit club training group.

We are meeting on Mondays after school and Saturday afternoons. Join us this Saturday at 1 p.m. at the campground and beautiful new warmup shack for some fun skiing activities. You need your own skis and boots to join in the fun. Hope to see you on the trail.”

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Interested skiers may contact Megan at 306-547-1349 or get in touch online or just show up.

“Skiing is a great way to get outdoors, exercise and still remain socially distanced. It can be a solitude or group sport. It is a life long sport that anyone can do. The winter months are long and we might as well embrace it and take enjoyment from the snow. The trees along the trails are great for blocking the elements and it is a very fun experience,” said Maier.

Maier also stated that the club does not have skis or equipment to rent at this time and this year it could be a difficult to find any available.

Families in the local area who are part of the Preeceville Nordic Ski Club enjoy cross country skiing along the well maintained Preeceville Lions Family trails. Photographed from left, were: Levi Maier, Erik Sandager, Isaiah Maier and Hudson Maier.

New physician training program at USask supports child mental health SASKATOON – A new program at the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Medicine is helping Saskatchewan physicians and nurse practitioners better support pediatric mental health needs in the province.

Called CanREACHSK, it delivers the Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (PPP) MiniFellowship developed by the REACH (REsource for Advancing Children’s Health) Institute in New York. This program provides up-to-date, evidence-based training for care providers assessing, diagnosing and treating pediatric mental health conditions.

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The fellowship is offered through the college’s division of Continuing Medical Education (CME).

“We are grateful to the Ministry of Health and to CME for their support in delivering this intensive course,” said Dr.

Anna Felstrom, USask assistant professor of psychiatry, who leads the CanREACH-SK program’s training delivery in Saskatchewan. “In other areas of North America, this program has facilitated improved patient outcomes and wait-times for service, and we are already starting to see the same effect here in Saskatchewan.

This program is helping to broaden the team of physicians and nurse practitioners who can effectively deliver child and adolescent psychiatry care in their practices, which is very exciting.”

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“We know there’s a need to provide better mental health care for children and youth in the province,” said Dr. James Barton, associate dean of CME. “This CanREACHSK training addresses that need.”

The program is funded by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, which supports the work of primary health-care providers in early intervention and treatment of mental health conditions.

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EDITORIAL Amazon is useless due to rampant knockoffs I am going to trash talk Amazon for a bit.

One of the great things about brick and mortar is that you can go in and see, in person, the items you want to buy. One of the worst things about online shopping is when someone’s clearly trying to sell you something that looks very similar to what you want to buy, but is a knockoff. The knockoffs are often cheaper - but inexplicably not always cheaper and are always of incredibly poor quality.

Amazon’s marketplace is at the forefront of these cheap, useless knockoffs.

This is a problem for consumers. People are shopping online a lot lately because they don’t particularly want

to either contract or spread COVID-19 - a parking lot full of unfamiliar plates might give you pause and make you retreat to the nearest computer this year - so there’s a tendency to just go online instead of going out. While there are plenty of local businesses who have an online option right now - and I’m growing to love curbside pickup as a result - people will naturally navigate towards the big monolith in order to pick up their non-essentials.

And they will get garbage.

It’s irritating even if you just use the site for research. Reviews on products that look like what you actually want are mostly talking about how they’re knockoffs and the traditional fail-

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Thinking I do with words... ings of knockoffs - poor quality control, misleading marketing and so on.

Not particularly useful if you want to know if the product does what it says it does on the box.

You don’t get any clue about the general price range, because the manufacturer isn’t actually suggesting the retail price here. For people who tend to plan Christmas shopping at 1:00 a.m. - it’s when I get

my best ideas and you have to be efficient in real life in 2020 - this tends to be less than helpful.

This is also a problem for legitimate businesses. Let’s say I find a set of utensils for a suspiciously cheap price on Amazon. Sure, spoons will all bend in a week and the knives won’t cut butter, but they’re cheap. Then a store selling quality utensils has

a problem, because there’s a perception that what they’re selling should be much cheaper. The brands getting knocked off gain the perception that their products use low-quality materials and are poorly made, when they’re actually not.

You quickly realize how important it is for a business to curate their stock when you encounter one that functions on the idea that this curation doesn’t matter. You see a pile of products that are superficially what you want or need, but in reality not something that you would ever actually want in your home. It shouldn’t take an in depth look at reviews and 20 minutes of research just to hopefully buy a shower cur-

tain that isn’t made mostly of lies. I don’t want to think about a shower curtain, I especially don’t want to do in-depth research on a shower curtain.

I suggest just avoiding Amazon. Nothing they sell can’t be purchased elsewhere, and most of the time other stores will have the actual product you want.

If it’s a local place, you’re actually paying the wage of someone you know who is putting in a lot of effort to succeed, instead of a con artist who is trying to make a quick buck dropshipping poorly made shower curtains or something. Shop local campaigns are really missing that vital information - it’s way harder to get ripped off.

Friendships make life and climate better Recently I’ve been thinking about what a low-carbon life might actually look like.

We would drive and fly less and mostly cycle, walk and ride transit.

We’d eat less meat and more plant-based foods.

We’d heat our energyefficient homes with electricity or geothermal and get power from the wind and sun.

It might also be a life that puts greater emphasis on friendship.

In the report, “Zeroing in on Emissions,” David Suzuki Foundation policy analyst Tom Green writes, “many of the things that support well-being, such as time with friends and family … do not require much by way of material and energy use.” We can have fun playing ball hockey, hiking or enjoying music with others.

If we spent more time building relationships, we would also enrich our inner lives, and that could reduce the consumption that drives carbon output and pollution.

We might feel less need for things like overseas holidays, big cars, the

latest devices and toys and more clothing than we actually wear. Why? Because the satisfaction offered by friendship is deeper than that offered by stuff.

Philosophers such as Aristotle knew that friendship is a major contributor to happiness.

Friendship, said the great thinker, is “most indispensable for life. No one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other goods.”

Our pals provide us with companionship, guidance and comfort.

Aristotle didn’t view humans as consumers and believed acquiring possessions is not the core of our being.

Rather, he emphasized developing virtues like courage and wisdom, in concert with beloved comrades. “No one would choose to have all good things all by himself, for man is a social and political being and his natural condition is to live with others,” he explains in his book on ethics.

But if a life revolving around friends is more rewarding than

ship, I’m happy to talk this week. Otherwise, I’ll get back to you when I return.”

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One thing we might do is set aside more time for it. We could create “friendship sabbaticals.”

This would require employers and schools to give us a few days each year for friendship development, for creating new ones or rebuilding those we’ve let slide. Some organizations — including credit unions and the David Suzuki Foundation — offer employees time to volunteer at local agencies and strengthen the community. Why not also provide an opportunity to strengthen personal connections? Aren’t they equally significant?

We seldom give this topic sufficient atten-

tion. When I attended school, I was taught how to calculate the area of a circle but never given a course in making a circle of friends. Teachers assumed we’d learn this on our own. But not everyone did. Surely if we need to understand circles, we need to understand and learn how to foster some of the most gratifying relationships in our lives.

This would be especially helpful for people less attuned to friends’ importance, particularly in mid-career, when professional life is often central. Once a year, we could change our phone message to, “Thanks for reaching out. I’m on my friendship sabbatical now. If you’re calling to start or deepen a friend-

The sabbatical would, however briefly, make companionship our focus. In practice, this could mean many things: tracking down buddies we haven’t spoken to in years and restarting the conversations; going to a high school reunion and making a point of staying in touch with former classmates; deepening bonds with co-workers by seeing them outside of business hours.

Years ago, I saw a subway ad showing a father with his children and the caption, “Play with them now.” It suggested men should make more effort to connect with their kids. I’d argue something similar for all adults. We need ads showing a group of pals, with the caption, “Friendship: make time for it now.”

Friendship isn’t just a climate solution because it provides more satisfaction than consumerism; our companions also offer solidarity and help

Scientists discover potential method to starve the bacteria that cause TB SASKATOON – By deepening our understanding of how Tuberculosis bacteria feed themselves, University of Guelph researchers have identified a potential target for drug treatment. The team used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to image the bacteria in fine

detail.

The infectious disease Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. While rates of TB in Canada have remained relatively static since the 1980s, the disease disproportionately affects Indigenous populations. With TB-causing bacteria becoming

increasingly resistant to antibiotics, researchers and drug makers are eager to find new, more effective treatments.

Researchers have known for some time that the bacteria that causes TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) uses our body’s cholesterol – a steroid – as a food source. Other relatives of

the bacteria that do not cause disease share its ability to break down steroids. In this study, the University of Guelph team identified the structure of an enzyme (acyl CoA dehydrogenase) involved in steroid degradation in another member of the same bacteria family, called Continued on Page 5

us develop the courage to undertake activism and speak out boldly.

Few of us could march in the streets year after year or continue to organize, petition and protest if we didn’t stand beside people whose company we love.

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

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Climate Change and Transportation Policy Analyst Gideon Forman. Learn more at davidsuzuki.org.

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Canadians’ trail use up significantly during COVID-19: National survey finds physical and mental health benefits, access to nature behind surge in popularity Trend set to continue during upcoming winter season Montreal, November 26, 2020 – Canadians are using trails across Canada in greater numbers since the onset of COVID-19 with usage up close to 50 per cent across all age groups according to a recent national Léger survey commissioned by the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) organization. The Montreal-based TCT is the steward of the 27,000 km Great Trail of Canada, the longest recreational trail in the world.

When asked to compare their trail use to summer/fall 2019, 76 per

cent of Canadians said they are using trails as much or more than before with 44 per cent confirming that they have increased their usage.

Among Canadians 18-24 and 25-34, usage has increased by 55 and 52 per cent respectively.

Among Canadians aged 55-64 and over 65, usage has increased by 39 and 35 per cent respectively, with a higher percentage of these Canadians indicating that their trail usage had remained constant at 38 and 42 per cent respectively.

“This confirmation of increased use mirrors what we have seen on our network, and what our trail partners and operators have told us: trail use is up across the country as Canadians seek a refuge from social isolation and a haven that connects them to nature. The data also underscores the fact that Canadians, especially now, value their access to trails and see them as a way to enhance their physical and mental health,” said Eleanor McMahon, Continued on Page 6

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER Continued from Page 4 Thermomonospora curvata.

Dr. Stephen Seah, a member of the research team, said determining the structure of enzymes that metabolize steroids moves scientists and pharmaceutical companies one step closer to creating drugs that can inhibit a similar enzyme found in M. tuberculosis, which would effectively starve TB of its food source. The findings were recently published in the journal Biochemistry.

Knowing what an enzyme looks like – its structure – allows scientists to customize the shape of a drug to the enzyme target. Without the structure as a roadmap, scientists often end up exploring a lot of dead ends before arriving at a drug that fits its enzyme target tightly. Using the CMCF beamline at the CLS, the team was able to create a picture of the “keyhole” into which drug molecules need to fit.

Dr. Matthew Kimber, another member of the University of Guelph team,

said their findings help understand how this enzyme can be targeted. “We were surprised to observe that these enzymes are unusually adept at shifting their shapes as they go about their various tasks,” said Kimber. “This work helps us understand the exact shape of the keyhole a drug would need to fill to stop this enzyme in its tracks.”

Their discovery, said Seah, would not have been possible without access to the CLS beamline. “We depend heavily on the CLS for the X-ray source to determine the structure of our enzymes,” said Seah. “There’s a strong relationship between how bright the X-rays are and how much detail you can see in the final images.”

The team’s findings could also help drug makers create new steroid-related drugs such as anti-inflammatory or anticancer drugs. “This should help in building a toolbox for making new steroid drugs, or making the ones we do use more efficiently,” said Kimber.

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CANADIANS’ TRAIL USE Continued from Page 5 President & CEO of Trans Canada Trail.

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Indeed, it prompted the recent launch of our winter trails program, with TCT providing funding to trails groups for initiatives that will ensure safe trail use during winter,” McMahon noted.

The survey also found that Canadians strongly agree that trails are an important source of community recreation (91 per cent), contribute to the economic development of our communities (76 per cent) and to building our tourism economy (77 per cent). When it comes to investing in the development of trails and in maintaining them, 89 per cent of Canadians agree that the government has an important role to play.

Additional Léger survey data on trails in Canada: •Winter trail use and COVID-19: All (69 per cent), 18-24yrs (84 per cent), 25-34yrs (82 per cent), 65 years and older (64 per cent) •Winter vacation plans: 78 per cent of Canadians who have 2021 winter vacation plans are considering including the usage of trails in their winter vacation plans •Trails are important in the maintenance of my physical health: 90 per cent confirmed that trails are somewhat important, or very important with 95 per cent of Canadians aged 18-24 and 91 per cent of Canadians 55 and over, responding affirmatively.

•When asked if trails are important in terms of

the maintenance of their overall mental health 88 per cent of Canadians affirmed their importance with 92 per cent of Canadians 25-34 and 88 per cent of Canadians 65 years old and above agreeing this is important.

“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians have been looking for ways to stay active and connected to friends, family and neighbors while respecting the physical distancing requirements recommended by public health officials,” McMahon noted. “For many, local trails have become the answer to their search.

The ability to access free recreation areas close to home has made a tangible difference in the way they have been able to cope with the massive lifestyle changes that have been required as we fight this global pandemic together.”

“While public health guidance has been that outdoor activities, such as being on a trail, have a lower risk profile (given ventilation and enhanced ability to physically distance) we would remind Canadians to follow all local public health guidelines and protocols,” McMahon added.

Survey Methodology

A Web survey was conducted with a representative sample of 1,500 Canadians. Respondents were randomly selected from Léger’s Web panel.

French and English speaking Canadians, 18 years of age and older.

No margin of error can be associated with a non-probability sample (Web panel in this case).

However, for comparative purposes, a probability sample of 1,500 respondents would have a margin of error of ±2.5 19 times out of 20.

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USask researchers lead national project to eliminate cervical cancer in Canada

By USask Research Profile and Impact SASKATOON – University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers will play a lead role in a $1.6-million Urban Public Health Network (UPHN)led national research project to help eliminate cervical cancer in Canada by 2040.

Almost all cervical cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a viral infection that is the most common sexually transmitted infection. While HPV vaccination programs in schools can help prevent cervical cancer, vaccination rates across Canada vary widely—from 60 to 90 per cent.

“To eliminate cervical cancer, we need to aim for at least 90 per cent immunization rates right across the country,” said USask researcher Dr. Cory Neudorf, who is president of UPHN, which comprises the medical health officers of Canada’s largest urban centres.

With funding from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) and in partnership with the Public Health Physicians of Canada and the Rural Remote and Northern Public Health Network, UPHN has been commissioned to collect data on vaccination rates across Canada and to assess barriers to vaccination in local regions of the provinces.

“This new national partnership will help move Canada closer towards the HPV immun-

ization targets laid out in Canada’s action plan to eliminate cervical cancer,” said Neudorf, a faculty member in community health and epidemiology at the USask College of Medicine who is also a consulting medical health officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

This week, USask signed a collaboration agreement to formally host UPHN projects, starting with the CPAC cervical cancer project which draws Health Canada funds.

changes to program delivery.

The World Health Organization has set the goal of eliminating cervical cancer worldwide this century. Canada’s Minister of Health Patty Hadju has committed the country to doing its part through a national strategy led by CPAC. Priorities of the action plan include vaccination

of boys and girls against HPV, a shift to primary HPV screening in cervical screening programs (rather than Pap smears), and ensuring appropriate follow-up when abnormalities are identified. New technology to enable convenient HPV self-testing at home is also being explored. First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples

are collaborating to develop priorities and actions for their groups.

“A combination of higher vaccination rates and greater screening for HPV will get us to the target and help save lives,” said Neudorf.

Amanda Niebergall, a 32-year-old pre-school teacher, is a Regina cervical cancer survivor who underwent chemo-

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From The Ashes finds hope through education

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Author Jesse Thistle’s life has been difficult, but he wants to use it to show problems that go beyond himself. His book From The Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless and Finding My Way, recounts his life, from a difficult childhood and abuse, through drug addiction and homelessness, into the present, where he is a Trudeau Scholar, researcher, Assistant Professor in Métis Studies at York University in Toronto and the National Representative for Indigenous Homelessness for the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. He spoke via Zoom at the Yorkton Public Library’s recent Book Talk.

The book recounts Thistle’s life and experience, but he said it’s about more than that.

“I really wanted it to be a testimonial to what institutions do to Indigenous people.

Institutions like [Children’s Aid Society], courts, the justice systems, our homeless sector. All of these, and more, I came in contact with. I didn’t really come out of it unscathed. They didn’t really work the same for me as they did the rest of the population, so I wanted to show that. To show that I needed to be frank and honest, not pull punches and show what it’s like,” said Thistle.

The goal is not only to recount his life, but to educate people on what different institutions can do to people like him, people who are from an Indigenous background.

“They will say “it’s the different institutions and apparati of colonialism that have suppressed our Indigenous people” but they don’t actually give you anything specific. I did the exact opposite. I showed you specific moments of racism, of state care not working, of the courts suspecting me as a murder suspect

Jesse Thistle when I did the right thing as a young Native man, and how they just don’t work for us, they don’t work in the same way. On top of that, I showed how colonialism, and the various arms of it, feel. What it feels like to go through CAS as a kid who is scooped from their home, and

end up in a different city where there’s no explanation as to why we are where we are, why my mom and dad aren’t around. I tried to show that, I think it’s more impactful than me trying to lecture on the issue of colonialism and different things that impact us. I’m just going to

show you my journey.”

An example of this is what happened after he was scooped from his dad’s care. He ended up being raised by his white grandparents, instead of by his Métis mother in Saskatoon.

While the book doesn’t explain this, he wants the reader to

wonder why they didn’t send him to his mother.

“They made the decision that I would be safer far off in a different province, far from my family, rather than living with my mom.”

A major part of the book deals with identity, specifically Thistle’s identity as a Métis man from the road allowance communities near Prince Albert.

He said it took him until his mid-30s to understand and become proud of his history, but that it was that which helped him overcome his addictions and helped him build his career.

“We’re actually Michif resistance fighters who stood up what they believed in, and fought right to the end. I’m damn proud of that, I’m damn proud of families who stood up for what they believed in and fought for their land and territory… Me connecting with my heritage was actually going back and really unearthing what happened to my ancestors as well as deconstructing the myths that are in Canadian public history about the Métis and the Cree. Through that process I became very proud of who I am,” Thistle said.

“All of the imagery that’s given to us about Indigeneity or Indigenous men or women is all negative. They’re all stereotypical caricatures of what an Indigenous person is. Either we’re drunk or criminal, we’re thieves, all of these things.

Because I didn’t have any positive person there to show me what being Indigenous was, I absorbed all of these negative stereotypes that were around me. I picked them up, almost like pieces, and built myself an identity that was almost framed around a toxic warrior identity.

It was like a bricolage, a Frankenstein identity… It’s no wonder I ended up living out all of these stereotypes in real life, Continued on Page 9

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Fall 2020

Celebrating 80 Years

In 1940, a small group of Yorkton residents incorporated the Yorkton Co-operative Association Limited, for the purpose of livestock marketing. Those early members soon realized that they could get greater purchasing power by buying as a group.

Message from the President of the Board - Clark Anderson 2020 has been a year of change! Certainly what is going on in the world has changed the way we move around, interact with others and conduct business. New cleaning and sanitizing protocols, directional shopping and limited shoppers along with a new term called “social distancing” has made a significant impact on business. It’s a new way of life that everyone will have to get used to. There is a challenge within Legacy Co-op as well. As a Board, it is our responsibility to seek out opportunities to grow our business. In this ever competing world of corporate entities, Legacy Co-op has thrived to become one of the Top 100 Businesses in Saskatchewan. We have been included in this list for many years now and we have been climbing closer to the top of the list. The amalgamation with Churchbridge Co-op in February of 2019 has gone well, with Legacy Co-op seeing many benefits identified in the study prior to the amalgamation. You will read later in this edition about the upgrades planned for the Churchbridge Food Store.

Gene Krepakevich, who is celebrating more than 40 years on the Board of Directors has stepped into a mentorship role in 2020. His leadership skills as Board President for more than 25 years will be shared with me and I look forward to leading Legacy Co-op into the next phase of the business.

We Are: Legacy Co-op

By the end of the first fiscal year, the Co-op was delivering fuel in drums to 70 members, and had accumulated $347 in capital. The net profit in that first year was $101.

Over the years, the Co-op has expanded into other commodities and a wider trading area through a series of amalgamations with other retail co-ops.

From this humble beginning, Legacy Co-op has grown into one of the largest and most successful businesses in east central Saskatchewan. Its annual sales volume has placed it on the list of Saskatchewan's top 100 companies for many years.

Member-owners have ensured the continuation and growth of the Legacy Co-op by patronizing its services and participating in its activities. Today, the Co-op boasts annual sales over $90 million, and 15,000 members.

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020 has brought it’s share of challenges to Legacy Co-op, but our management and staff have risen to the occasion. As essential services, all of our locations remained open during the pandemic. We have certainly taken every precaution we could during these difficult times.

Hand sanitizer by the gallons, gloves, shields and other personal protective equipment to help keep our staff, our customers an our community safe.

All of these precautions impact our business as we are limiting the number of people coming into our locations, and increasing the staff complement to keep up with the cleaning and sanitizing. Major suppliers are limiting the production of many of their items to their “best sellers” to keep up with the demand from folks staying home and making meals rather than being able to have a meal at their favourite restaurant. All of these things, and many others, have a negative impact on business and we anticipate that our year financially will be a tough one. After celebrating a record year last year for savings, 2020 will be much different. We still have a very strong balance sheet and we will get through this pandemic and come out fine in the end. We are still forging ahead with many of the projects that were planned prior to Covid-19, and these projects will enhance the offerings that Legacy Co-op has as well provide further financial strength and diversity. I look forward to sharing our successes in the future when we have the opportunity to gather again.

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Clark Anderson President Gene Krepakevich Vice-President Wade Karcha Secretary Doug Barber Director Kenneth Chyz Director Bruce Hansen Director Debbie Jones Director Bill Prybylski Director Cordell Schaan Director

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FROM THE ASHES Continued from Page 8 because I had internalized them growing up. So, to get better, I had to undo those stereotypes, and replace them with what I know now about Indigeneity, that I learned through school and research. It was really central to getting better, living a sober life, and contributing in a good way.”

A memoir that tracks both Thistle’s childhood and his life through addictions, he had to research himself, looking through old records and talking to family to help reconstruct his life.

“I had to go back and look at my full RCMP record, court records, I had to go back and talk to my probation officer. I didn’t like the person that I saw, I’ll tell you that. So much time and distance had passed from my old life… A lot of it was different from how I remembered it, especially around the police records, they had written things in a way that was different from how I remembered it, and when I went around and talked to other people about that, I was informed that police write down what gets a conviction, they don’t write down the truth. They’re going to write down what gets an arrest, so that’s why some of my memories differed. It was a different season in my life I guess, I don’t see myself as that person anymore. A lot of coming to terms with who I actually was, and where I am now. It gave me a really good perspective on why I’m sober, why I’m in a loving relationship

with my wife, so in that way it gave me clarity.”

But addictions aren’t kind to memory, and Thistle said there were gaps, especially surrounding the robbery which landed him in prison.

“There was like a year or two missing from my memory, just because of the nature of addiction. I wish I could remember more, but I wrote down what I could.”

Now his job is a historian, and he’s researching Métis history. He admits that while he’s supposed to be objective as a historian, he said that he threw out objectivity and focused on his family history, who his people are and how they fit into the narrative of Canada.

“With that real subjective type of research came a closeness and a real fire or drive to study more. I’m not reading about some historical figure, I’m reading about my kokum or mooshum, or my threetimes great-grandfather signing a treaty, or the battle of Batoche and all my ancestors who fought there. It added a colour and a life to the history that actually gave me the edge over everyone else.

They had that objectivity but they didn’t have that passion, where for me it’s all driven by that passion.”

One of the things Thistle discovered was that he spoke Michif as a small child, but is unable to anymore, and he said it’s not just a loss for him personally.

“It’s excruciating because there aren’t too many Michif speakers

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anymore. It was a very special time period and people in Canada’s history, and there is a part of me that hasn’t grieved that, and part of me will never fully grieve, because we were just choked out, and made extinct by the state. That was a conscious thing that they did to us. To be the last of your people, in a way, to be able to hold that cultural knowledge and then it’s gone, it’s fleeting, I don’t even have words to describe that. It would be like the last

cific dialect, and that’s virtually gone now. There are other Michif speakers, from around Yorkton there used to be a community around Winnipeg, but they’re not our Michif. To know that I spoke that breaks my heart.”

There have been mixed reactions from Thistle’s family. His mother points to it when she comes across the book in a store, proudly telling people it was written by her son.

His brother Josh has used it to help as he went through therapy, by show-

Canadian playing the last game of hockey and then forgetting how to play hockey. How do you put that into words? It’s just so sad and pitiful. What makes it even sadder is that in our area of Saskatchewan around P.A., we had our own spe-

ing his therapist to help with issues he hasn’t been able to vocalize, to help him heal from his own PTSD and addictions.

“To help contribute to my brother’s health like that, it’s the greatest gift I could have.”

His 13 year-old niece

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The Yorkton Food Centre is getting bigger! An additional 3,800 square feet are being added to the food store for the new Beer, Spirits and Wine Store and additional office space. The new liquor store will carry a full line of the most popular beers and wines from around the world, spirits, and ancillary products.

Complete with a growler bar and a tasting station, this facility will provide you with ample parking and the convenience of one stop shopping. This new facility is anticipated to be open before the end of the year.

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Debbie Jones Debbie is the owner and operator of local Yorkton boutique store, The Plum Tree. Since 2013, Debbie and her team have focused on being, “Your special store of Gifts & Decor”, with customer service of the utmost importance, something The Plum Tree is well-known for, bringing customers from across Canada every year.

has told him that he’s inspired her to write stories herself.

“What’s kind of remarkable is that she believes she can be a writer because I’m a writer. As you know from my story, I couldn’t really read properly until I was in my 30’s, and I definitely wasn’t proud of being Indigenous at her age. For her to have both of those things, it made the whole process worth it.”

On the other hand, his brother Jerry, who Thistle said might be the hero of the book, doesn’t like that it’s out in the world and that his family history is there for people to see.

“Really, I think it’s sibling rivalry… But that happens with families, right? Whenever you write a memoir, if you’re going to write one, know that it’s like throwing a bomb into your family living room on Christmas.”

Now that the book is out there, Thistle admits that it’s strange to have it out in the world, and he hopes that people who read the book can understand what he wanted to say.

“That’s a weird feeling, to trust people, to go through the emotions of your life. But it’s out there now, and I look at it like a piece of art, it doesn’t belong to me anymore. I’m not saying my work is like the Mona Lisa, but it’s like the Mona Lisa, Leonardo Da Vinci couldn’t come back and fix it, everybody would be ‘hey, don’t fix that, this is ours now!’

That’s kind of what the story is taking on. I’m trusting you to digest the story and how I intended

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it to land,” said Thistle.

He said that when he wrote the book, he didn’t think anyone would read it, because it is about a guy doing drugs on the streets. But since it has hope, and that it is also about that same guy finding love and trust, and salvation through education, he can understand why people want to read it. He also said that he’s surprised by how it has changed his life, and more importantly, dramatically changed how people perceive him.

“I think it’s strange, the same people who buy my book, some of them are the same people I would try to bum change off of in Ottawa, and they’d walk over top of me. Now they’re all crowding to hear my story. Literally, I had politicians I knew then step over me, and these are the same politicians that I go keynote speeches to and educate about Indigenous homelessness. If that’s not the Creator at work, I don’t know what is. Totally inverted the power there.”

Thistle is writing his next book now, writing about his great uncle Ron, who was a professional bank robber in Toronto in the 1970’s. He said that his life story is way more adventurous, but it’ll be a fictionalized version of it.

“He was involved with some pretty heavy dudes and I don’t want to get in trouble with those guys!”

They’re also currently in the process of making a miniseries based on From the Ashes, though he notes that they’re very early so it will be a long way away from filming.

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You are an owner and share in the profits of the Co-op. The more you spend, the more you earn. Every year the Board of Directors makes an allocation from the earnings of the Co-op, and makes a cash payment, in April/May after the audited statement is complete.

Visit any one of our locations in Theodore, Kamsack, Churchbridge, Ebenezer or Yorkton for more information.

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Doug hopes to bring a constructive prospective to the Legacy Co-op board as it endeavours to flourish and grow in an ever changing and challenging business environment.

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USASK RESEARCHERS LEAD Continued from Page 7 focuses on HPV immunization, early screening and detection, and making sure you get your cervical screening tests,” she said. “If you feel something is wrong, push and get those tests. If you need a second opinion, get a second opinion.”

Thilina Bandara, a USask adjunct professor of community health and epidemiology and UPHN research scientist, and

Charles Plante, USask post-doctoral fellow at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, will work with graduate students on the UPHN-led project. Computer scientist Nate Osgoode and a graduate student will analyze relevant social media. Nine staff will be hired to work on data analysis and collection in local health departments across Canada.

“USask is excited to host the UPHN network and research projects,” said USask Associate Vice-President Research Darcy Marciniuk. “This gives the university primary access to the UPHN network of public health practitioners for population health research, including student placements with UPHN member sites at public health units in major cities across Canada.”

UPHN (www.uphn.ca), a registered non-profit with an office in the College of Medicine, is

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Modern Mattress Small Business of Year

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

When the final awards were handed out at the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce’s 14th Celebrate Success Business Awards Wednesday Modern Mattress found out they were recipients of the Small Business of the Year award.

Jordan Schenher, co-owner of the business said the award was a gratifying one.

“Definitely to hear we were chosen was great. It definitely wasn’t expected from us,” he said, adding “we’re just happy to get the recognition, and happy people recognize what we’ve done in the community.”

The award comes as sort of an anniversary present as the business marked its sixth year in the city only six days ago.

So what has been Modern Mattress’ secret to success the past half dozen

years?

“The big secret is treating people right, doing for your clients what you tell them you will do,” said Schenher, adding it is important to “do everything you can to meet customer needs.”

Going hand-in-hand with keeping customers happy is a focus on keeping employees engaged “so they grow with us as a team,” said Schenher.

So will the award help in terms of business?

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Well, it can’t hurt, offered Schenher.

“It’s food for networking, and to get a little bit more recognition for us,” he said, adding if “people are talking about us,” it’s typically a good thing.

As for the future, Schenher said they have a simple plan, stay on course but be ready to change when required to do so.

“We’ll continue to do what we do in Yorkton,” he said, adding that change is part of that. “We try to keep evolving.”

Evan Ortynsky Business Leader of Year

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Last Wednesday the Yorkton Chamber announced the recipients of the awards that were presented at its 14th Celebrate Success Business Awards event.

Thirty seven businesses were finalists in nine business categories; and six organizations were finalists in the ‘community merit’ category.

The Business Leader of the Year recipient; Evan Ortynsky was also selected by the judging panel from a slate of candidates put forth by a panel of former Chamber presidents.

Ortynsky admitted that upon first hearing he was the recipient he wondered why he had been chosen citing “there are so many other good people, why me? There are so many successful business people you wonder why.”

And, then there is the second reaction, one

of acceptance where Ortynsky said he was simply “so honoured to be chosen.”

Making the award more meaningful for Ortynsky is the organization behind it.

“I’ve always worn the Chamber of Commerce on my sleeve,” he said.

“To me it’s just a very, very special organization. That makes this more important as I see it.”

Ortynsky is owner and president of Key Auto Group.

Ortynsky purchased his first dealership, Key Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac in 1990.

The dealership is now known as Key Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC. In the last 15 years, the dealership group has seen major expansions with the opening of Autohire Rent-a-Car; establishing Yorkton Toyota (2006); purchase and opening of a stateof-the art Key Paint and Collision Center (2011);

Evan Ortynsky purchase and renovation of Swan River’s Key Chevrolet (2014); purchase of Yorkton KIA (2015); opening of Cap-It Truck Accessories (2016); and a new auto detailing centre in 2016.

Ortynsky has been involved in numerous national and regional auto dealer councils including General Motors Dealers Fixed Operations Board; Toyota Canada Dealer Communication Team; and Regional Dealers

Marketing Committee.

Additionally, Evan has been nominated to the Canadian Automotive Dealers Association Laureate Ambassadorship which twice recognized individual dealer contributions to their community. He is proud that Key Chevrolet has won the National General Motors President`s Club Award four times with Swan River`s Key Chevrolet winning it in their second year.

Yorkton Toyota has won the President`s Pride Award three times.

Outside of work, Ortynsky has served on boards and councils including the Yorkton and Saskatchewan Chambers of Commerce; Regional Health Foundation Board; Access Communications; Parkland College Capital Campaign; and the city’s Economic Development committee, notes the

Chamber citation.

The Large Business of the Year award was presented to Yorkton Hyundai while Modern Mattress was the recipient of the Small Business of the Year award. (See related stories this issue).

The Small and Large Businesses of the Year recipients were selected by the independent judging panel from all the completed application packages.

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The Celebrate Success Business Awards are held every two years and are designed to recognize businesses for their achievements and contributions to the community.

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Football duo make national roster

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The top prospects in Canadian football have been named, and two Yorkton players are on the roster.

The Canadafootballchat.com prospect game can’t take place due to COVID-19, but the selection camps were held, and the rosters released to celebrate the efforts of the players named.

Running back Garrett Ellis and defensive tackle Reece McCormick have both been named to the roster. The grade 12 students were both thrilled to be part of the roster.

“It’s pretty mind-blowing. It sucks that COVID isn’t letting the game happen, but it’s still good to be noticed as one of the top prospects in Canada. I’m still pretty shocked about it,” said

McCormick.

“I’ve been putting in the work, and it’s good to know it’s paying off and I’m getting noticed,” said Ellis.

McCormick said that one of the most important things about being named on the roster is that prospective coaches will see it, and they’re a big part of a player’s future in the sport.

Had the game taken place, the two would

have been on opposing teams, and they view it as a missed opportunity.

Because McCormick had a knee injury, they weren’t really ever on the field together, not even in practice.

“If the game was going on, it would have been nice to tackle my buddy,” said McCormick.

While COVID-19 has made staying in shape difficult, both are grateful that the gyms are still

open and have been spending a great deal of time there keeping in shape. McCormick said he has also purchased a large amount of gym equipment so he can work out at home as well.

McCormick currently doesn’t know what’s going on next year. He’s currently waiting to find out what is happening with his knee, and is considering either going to Calgary on a full scholar-

ship or playing Junior football to “knock the rust off.”

Ellis just committed to the University of Toronto a couple days ago. He said it settles the nerves to know where he’s going and what’s next for his football career. He’s planning to study kinesiology, and eventually study physiotherapy.

Local COPP seeking new ‘eyes and ears’

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Citizens on Patrol Program is looking for an infusion of new volunteers.

Started in the mid1980s, the program is one that benefits the entire community, said COPP chairperson Cliff Trombley.

Trombley said it has been a combination of the program doing good work and having good people involved that has kept COPP viable for more than 30-years in the city.

“It has been because of some of the people leading it over the years, and just in my own experience the import-

ance of it,” he said.

Trombley said simply having “the extra set of eyes and ears” out on the street looking for suspicious activity which is then passed on to the RCMP is important as it helps keeps the community safe.

But, they need people to be those eyes and ears.

“Right now we’re down to only a handful of volunteers,” said Trombley.

So, they are looking for some new blood.

Trombley said the amount of time invested can be as little, or as much as one desires.

“It’s up to the individual,” he said, adding it

“It has been because of some of the people leading it over the years, and just in my own experience the importance of it.”

— COPP chairperson Cliff Trombley. can be once a year, or five, or 12 or whatever a person has time for.

And, there is no direct cost either. Volunteers drive one of two COPP cars, and the gas is provided too.

Trombley said in his own case he typically heads out between 9 and midnight, patrolling until 1 or 2 a.m., adding it varies on the activity level.

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Again, most patrolling is done on Fridays and

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Overall, COPP involves citizens in the community observing and reporting suspicious incidents to reduce the incidents of crime: i.e.; break and enter, theft, vandalism, auto theft or anything similar.

COPP members patrol the streets (132 miles) of

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Volunteers must complete a Criminal Record check at no cost to the volunteer.

Anyone interested in learning more about our Yorkton Citizens on Patrol Program can email yorktoncopp@gmail.com

Large Business of Year Yorkton Hyundai

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Ron Kaban, Dealer Principal at Yorkton Hyundai was surprised that his business won Large Business of the Year.

“I didn’t think I was that large!” joked Kaban.

Kaban said that for him, it’s about his team, and he believes that they’re the difference that helped the dealership win the award.

“I’m thankful for my staff with their hard work and dedication. In a larger business like this, you have to have everybody working together, and that is one thing I

have established here is a good team. Teambuilding is everything to me, and as long as I have a good team I will succeed.”

This has been a major year for the dealership, as it’s at the end of a major renovation. While challenging, Kaban said that it has been surprisingly painless as renovations go, and credits NL Construction with making it go smoothly.

“It turned out absolutely beautiful.”

Like all businesses, Yorkton Hyundai was affected by the COVID19 pandemic, and had to go down to half-staff in March. But by April they

were back to full staff, and Kaban said it didn’t really slow down much.

“I’m thankful that we are here.”

The Celebrate Success Awards, and Yorkton Chamber of Commerce, are important, said Kaban, because people and businesses in the city deserve recognition for their hard work.

“I think it’s giving recognition to people that are working hard.

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FARMLAND FOR SALE: 4 quarters PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. of hay/pasture land in the RM of Reach over 550,000 readers #245.

Call Ted Cawkwell, PublicCall notice hereby given that theGarry Council of the R.M. of Orkney weekly. thisisnewspaper NOW Cawkwell Group, No. 244, intends to adopt Bylaw Z2/12 under The PlanningRE/MAX and or 306-649.1405 for details.

Saskatoon 306-986-7253.

Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. at Z2/94, known as the 306-986-7253 Turn to today’s Yorkton ThisZoning Week Bylaw.

Yorkton Planning District www.cawkwellgroup.com Classifieds for the day’s best buys.

Intent The proposed Z2/12 will: Farms bylaw for Sale Farms for Sale A) Rezone proposed twelve (3.5 acre) parcels on the NW 24-25-42, from A-Agricultural to C1 - Highway Commercial and Light Industrial.

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Affected Land The affected land to be rezoned is legally described as NW 24-25-4-2 twelve proposed 3.5 acre parcels shown within the bold dashed outline on the following map.

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Land For Sale: Executors for the estate of the Late Helen

Reason Gleboff offersare:for the sale of the The reasons forseek the amendments 1) To accommodate subdivisions of the quarter section for proposed following land: 23-29-32-1 RM of Cote twelve (3.5 acre) parcelsSE for the intended use of highway commercial and light industrial.

No. 271 comprising approximately 59.584

Public Inspection hectares (147.24 acres) more less. ofÀce in Any person may inspect Bylaw Z2/12 at theor municipal Yorkton, Saskatchewan during regular ofÀce hours between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Copies are available at cost.

Appraised value $148,000. Approximately

Written Submissions 70 person(s) arablemayacres.

Possession 1, Any make a written submission to January council regarding proposed Bylaw Z2/12. Submissions will be accepted either by mail 2021 or as mayMailed be submissions agreed should upon.

Contact or at the public hearing. be forwarded to: Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 26 - 5th Ave. N., Yorkton, SK solicitors for the Estate: Stooshinoff S3N 0Y8.

& Associates, Attention Nicholas J. Public Hearing Council will hold a public hearing on October 11, 2012 at 10:30 a.m., Stooshinoff, 1-306-653-9000 or email at the R.M. OfÀce atQ.C. 26 - 5th Avenue North, Yorkton Saskatchewan, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed stooshinoff.law@sasktel.net.

Bylaw Z2/12. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal ofÀce before the hearing.

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Issued at the R.M. of Orkney No. 244 this 21st day of September, 2012.

Donna Westerhaug, Administrator

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Grant is first step for plan to address homelessness in Yorkton The Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN), on behalf of the Yorkton Social Housing Committee, has received a grant of $49,999 to develop a comprehensive housing needs assessment for Yorkton.

The funding is provided by the Community Housing Transformation Centre (the Centre), a Canada-wide non-profit and non-government organization founded in 2018 and supported by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) through Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Housing Strategy. The Centre believes everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home.

It works toward a more entrepreneurial and economically viable model of community housing.

This funding allows SIGN and the Social Housing Committee to address and mitigate the growing homelessness in Yorkton through a comprehensive needs assessment. After completion of the project, SIGN and its partners will be able develop a plan to increase safe, permanent and affordable housing in Yorkton, and take steps to develop homes and support for hardto-house or homeless individuals and families based on the needs identified.

The needs assessment is expected to be completed by May 31, 2021.

The Social Housing Committee is made up of 14 agencies in Yorkton who have been working to reduce barriers for individuals and families accessing affordable housing.

Represented are Yorkton Housing Corporation, Good Spirit Housing Authority, Regional Housing Operations, Yorkton Parkland Housing, Yorkton Transitional Homes for Youth, Shelwin House, Saskatchewan Health Authority, SaskAbilities, City of Yorkton, Yorkton Fire Protective Services, Parkland College, Yail Harbour, Habitat for Humanity and SIGN and SIGN Housing Support.

Each member agency will provide information that is required to conduct an accurate needs assessment, will be involved in the stake-

holder interviews, will assist in the development of the research and help determining what the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next steps will be to develop housing units.

The study will allow the committee to better assess the types of housing needed in the city for vulnerable and at-risk people, and to consider options for secure funding to developing housing that is sustainable and secure in efforts to end homelessness and hidden homelessness in the city.

With no emergency shelter in Yorkton and no public transportation to get to one two hours away, individuals are often forced into hidden homelessness. They are forced to couch surf, live in crowded or unsafe environments, seek shelter in business lobbies or the emergency rooms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the information provided by the needs assessment, SIGN and the Social Housing Committee can advocate for the homeless and seek the funding that is required to obtain affordable, safe, secure housing,â&#x20AC;? SIGN Executive Director Andrew Sedley stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This needs assessment to gather the important data is the first step to move towards reducing homelessness in our city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saskatchewan has reported the highest rates of homelessness across Canada. Yorkton is no exception. Prior to Covid-19 Yorkton had already begun to experience a shift where affordable housing became more difficult to secure.

Various theories exist why there is a lack of affordable housing and an inability for many households to be able to afford certain locations, but no concrete evidence exists to validate these claims,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Sedley added.

Similar assessments have been done, the latest in 2014, â&#x20AC;&#x153;But SIGN and the Social Housing Committee found that while these studies provided extensive data, they were short on practical recommendations toward easing the housing situation. An updated study is required to allow the community stakeholders to take the necessary course of action.â&#x20AC;?

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Horizontal, hydraulicly-stimulated geothermal well is “remarkable,” says DEEP CEO First power generation test planned for springtime 2021

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Torquay, Saskatoon – Saskatchewan geothermal power pioneer Deep Earth Energy Production Corp. (DEEP) has recently hydraulicly stimulated a horizontal geothermal well south of Torquay, something president and CEO Kirsten Marcia says is a global first.

“It’s a remarkably good well,” Marcia said by phone from Saskatoon on Nov. 24.

The well, Border-5HZ, was hydraulicly stimulated the first week of November. This fifth well is DEEP’s first horizontal well. It once again sets a record, this time for the deepest horizontal well in Saskatchewan, at 3,450 metres total vertical depth. It has a 2,000metre lateral section, which runs due west from the site where DEEP had drilling four of its five wells to date. That site is also planned to be the location of the eventual power plant.

The company is progressing from its exploration phases to final design, further refining its plans. By hydraulicly stimulating the producing wells, they can get more hot saline water out of the rock with fewer wells, and recover that heat though an Organic Rankine Cycle power generation plant on the surface.

The current plan now is to develop the field with five sets of well pairs, with each pair having one well going horizontally west, the other horizontally east. This

well, Border-5HZ, is part of the first pair of producers. The next set of wells will be a pair of injectors, in a similar pattern, placed further to the north, with wells going east and west. This pattern will be repeated again, with another pair of producers, then injectors, then finally producers again, for a total of 10 wells – six producers, and four injectors. That pattern is expected to be sufficient to eventually set up a 20-megawatt Organic Rankine Cycle power plant, which will feed electricity into the SaskPower grid.

Well Border-5HZ was spudded on Sept. 11 by Horizon Drilling Rig 33, and completed on Oct. 24.

“No significant issues were encountered during drilling and the geological, operations and Weatherford directional staff were able to maintain the well trajectory in the reservoir target zone for a significant portion of the lateral length. This demonstrates the viability of horizontal drilling, supports the geophysical analysis, and further demonstrates reservoir continuity. The highest temperature measured during open hole logging was 127° Celsius (261° Fahrenheit),” DEEP said in a release. “The well was completed using a 20-stage NCS Multicycle stimulation sleeve system and cemented liner, and subsequently hydraulically stimulated with Element Technical Services as per standard horizontal well completions procedures.”

This fifth well will be producing hot salt water, and that water will be

injected into wells Border-1 and Border-3.

If necessary, they can also inject the produced water into well Border2B. “Now we can do a much larger, robust loop test,” Marcia said.

Border-5HZ has a smaller wellbore than the other wells. The idea is that by stimulating a smaller well, you can get more flow out of it. Wider wellbores cost more to drill, especially at the depths DEEP is working at. “If we can get more flow out of a smaller well, without going to a larger well, this can save a lot of money,” she said.

DEEP is working with a company called GeothermEx, which Marcia described as “the largest geothermal consulting group in the world.” DEEP asked GeothermEx what do they need to do in order for construction lenders to finance the project?

Marcia said, “They’ve given us some flow rates that they would like to see sustained for 30 to 60 days. We’re going to double that in this well, so we’re very confident that we’ve got the lending confidence to get this project built.”

Marcia said they are fully financed until the summer of 2021, with room to complete everything they need to do for bankable feasibility engineering and to be in a position to complete the construction financing. However, Marcia notes they are considering an interim private placement.

DEEP also intends on producing its first electricity in the spring, possibly April or May, bring-

ing in a small, one-megawatt Organic Rankine Cycle generator which will generate its power from the hot water from the Border-5HZ well.

“We want to test it in the field, on a small unit, in case there’s something we still need to work out,” Marcia said.

The power will be used onsite for their own power needs.

DEEP is also looking at adding an eight-to-10 megawatt solar power generation and battery facility to the project.

The idea is that all 20 megawatts produced by the geothermal plant will be fed to the SaskPower grid. The parasitic load, the power needed to run the facility, including the pumps in the wells, would come from solar and battery generation.

Marcia pointed out this has been done in Nevada at the Ormat Tungsten geothermal facility.

DEEP is now progressing from the exploration phase to the development phase. Marcia said, “We’re really advanced the project this year.

“This current design will be refined on the results of this horizontal well. And whether that changes the number of wells, or the spacing of the wells, we don’t know that yet. What we do know is that this well could be a game-changer for us.”

“Here’s what I love: Here we’ve taken world class drilling expertise and technology, horizontal drilling, hydraulic stimulation, all done on the backs of our oil and gas industry. And we’re doing this for the first time in geothermal. No one has done this before.

Photo courtesy Deep Earth Energy Production Corp

Deep Earth Energy Production Corp. did a hydraulic stimulation for a horizontal geothermal well in early November.

That’s cool.”

She added, “The feasibility engineering needs to wrap up this spring.

We have to see the longterm results of this horizontal well. That information gets fed into the subsurface design, which then drives the surface design.”

GeothermEx’s sign-off is the final stamp that they can take to lenders, she said. “It really is coming down to finishing the reporting, get the debt in place, going into construction.”

Green energy is getting attention from investors, and Marcia feels they are well-positioned.

“I do think the timing is right. If there is to be an energy transition at all, DEEP is a perfect candidate to take advantage of that investor interest.”

Marcia said they are building out their team.

Tom Kishchuk has been appointed chief operating officer, effective Nov. 25. Kishchuk joined the DEEP team in September 2020 as a special advisor to the management team.

“This project is moving ahead. We are moving from previous chapters into larger chapters. We recognize that we need to build a team along the way to make this happen, and having Tom is really going to be a wonderful addition to the team,” she said.

DEEP’s release noted, “Using his more than 30 years of technical and business management experience in the energy industry he will provide leadership to the surface operations and engineering teams as the project advances to achieve commercial operation of Canada’s first geothermal power plant.

Prior to DEEP, Kishchuk was the president and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Canada, Ltd., and vice-president operational support for Federated Co-operatives Limited.”

Hitachi supplied the turbine for the Boundary Dam 3 Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage Project.

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