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KCI students take part in Northern Lights Movement for Kids Courtesy of Kamsack Times The Northern Lights Movement for Kids: The Great Prairie Race is an event that involves Indigenous and primarily non-Indigenous classes, schools, or teams from participating prairie provinces. Schools are invited to challenge each other to get in motion by walking, running, or wheeling the distance to each other’s communities.

KCI students were invited to join the Great Prairie Race by a former KCI teacher, Greg Thomas, who currently teaches Grade six in Air Ronge. Accepting the challenge means the students, along with their teacher, walk 1 km daily with the overall goal to walk the distance between the two communities. To begin, each group maps out a 1 km route in their community. The distance between Kamsack and Air Ronge is an estimated 615 km.

If 15 students go for a 1 km walk, it counts as 15 km towards the goal. For KCI, it was Cara Shabatoski’s Grade six class who started the challenge at the end of November. So far, the KCI class has logged 321 km toward their goal.

In addition to the fresh air movement, a social component of the program offers students the chance to get to know the community they are partnered with. The two classes have been meeting bi-weekly over Zoom to discuss program topics such as: which treaty territory they live in, the population of each community and school, healthy seasonal activities they like to engage in, and community traditions. Students were also encouraged to identify positive role models from each community

Kamsack Comprehensive Institute students from Cara Shabatoski’s Grade six class are participating in Northern Lights Movement for Kids: The Great Prairie Race along with a partnering school from Air Ronge. Some of the participating students are, from left: Ameer Prejola, Mariz Bareng, Summer Erhardt, Grace Shabatoski, Kira Stevenson, Ally Warriner, Trista Palagian, and in the front is Cage Clark. and articulate why they are admired.

Shabatoski and her students have been loving the daily 1 km walks around the schoolyard.

In fact, Shabatoski said the students look forward to walking daily and make sure to ask her about it on the days she doesn’t schedule it in.

“Walking daily has helped my students burn off excess energy and has helped them to stay focused during the day,” reported Shabatoski.

“We will continue to walk daily for the rest of the year, even after we have met our 615km goal.”

When asked why she was participating in the Great Prairie Race, one grade six student, Grace Shabatoski said, “To stay active and to communicate with other kids from Saskatchewan.”

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The students are also enjoying learning about a life in a different community. “We are learning what it’s like where they live, and how they like the walk,” offered Ally Warriner.

When asked how the students feel about the program, Cage Clark responded, “Very, very good! Glad I have time to run and burn some energy.”

“It’s educational. I like learning about Air Ronge and I’d like to learn about other communities,” pondered student, Joseph Straightnose.

The Northern Lights Movement for Kids is contextualized by Canada’s largest class action lawsuit, the Indian Residential School Agreement, and the resulting establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

In 2015 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada issued their final report which included 94 Calls

to Action. The Calls to Action were intended for all Canadians to work together and begin the process of reconciliation. Section 63(iii) of the TRC Calls to Action states, “we call upon the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to maintain an annual commitment to Aboriginal education issues, including: building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect.”

The Northern Lights Movement for Kids was inspired by Celeste Leray-Leicht’s reflection that since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action in 2015, Saskatchewan continued to witness manifestations of disparity and hopelessness including the tragedy in the northern village of La Loche in 2016 and the ongoing youth suicide crisis in Saskatchewan.

In 2018, the Humboldt Broncos tragedy claimed the life of Celeste’s son Jacob Leicht. It was in

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The students then met virtually after the Student Leadership Conference and took a virtual tour of Saskatchewan together, especially the communities of La Loche and Humboldt. Ducharme Elementary School in La Loche has now joined in the ‘Great Prairie Race;’ promoting it to as many schools as possible throughout the prairie provinces.

Leray-Leicht said a website for the initiative will be launched soon.

The next step is to apply to become a non-profit organization.

Cara Shabatoski and her Grade six students are enjoying the daily fresh air walks that keep contributing to the overall goal of a combined 615 km.

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The intention of the Northern Lights Movement for Kids is to provide opportunities for youth from Indigenous and primarily non-Indigenous communities to build relationships, make connections and serve others.

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MuniSask convention a great learning experience according to Mayor Kwas Courtesy of Canora Courier Mayor Mike Kwas and all of Canora town council attended the 116th annual convention of the Municipalities of Saskatchewan (MuniSask) from February 7 to 10. This year, due to COVID restrictions, the convention was held online in a virtual format. Canora council met at the town hall to attend the event as a group.

Joining Mayor Kwas were: councillors Eric Sweeney, Brad Gabora, Jacqueline Fetchuk, David Wasyliw, Matt Thompson and Kerry Trask.

The group heard Premier Scott Moe announce $275 million in Municipal Revenue Sharing funding for 20212022, Kwas said. While this year’s local allocation under the provincial formula will not be known for a few weeks, Canora received $460,248 in revenue sharing for 2020-2021.

Also, under the Municipal Revenue Sharing program, there is $1.6 million available through the Targeted Sector Support Initiative for municipal projects aimed at good governance, regional planning and inter-community collaboration. This is part of a continuing trend or push towards encouraging neighbouring municipalities to work together to achieve common goals.

An additional $3 million in funding is available for the Urban Highway Connector Program (UHCP) of which Town of Canora is a member. The program includes Highway No.

Mayor Mike Kwas and all members of Canora town council attended the annual MuniSask convention on February 7 to 10. Kwas said it was a good introduction to the workings of municipal government. From left, were: Eric Sweeney, Kwas, Kerry Trask, Brad Gabora, David Wasyliw, and Matt Thompson. Jacqueline Fetchuk was unavailable for the photo.

5 and Highway No. 9 in Canora. “And although we don’t know exactly how it will affect us yet, it was announced that the Ministry of Highways will be assuming 100 per cent of the maintenance and rehabilitation costs for urban connectors in Saskatchewan towns effective April 1,” reported Kwas.

As one of four new council members in Canora, Kwas said he was looking forward to meeting and building relationships with his peers from other communities.

However, because the event was held online, the opportunity for networking was somewhat limited. “It was good though to become familiar with the various provincial cabinet ministers during the bear pit session and it helped put faces to the some of the names that appear on the provincial communications regularly received by council,” he said.

At last year’s convention, the member-

ship discussed the association’s name, when the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) changed its name to Municipalities of Saskatchewan (MuniSask). This year, delegates heard a request from the provincial government to reconsider the change, he said. The new title was not well received by the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and will ultimately require provincial government approval to stand.

The number of resolutions at this year’s convention was significantly lower than usual, Kwas said. And most had no direct impact on Canora’s operations. One item of interest, a resolution to have urban municipal elections staggered and held every two years, similar to the system in place for rural municipalities, was defeated.

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“Wholesale trade is an important indicator of economic progress, as it signals business confidence in the goods sector,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “As we’ve recently seen with Saskatchewan recording the lowest unemployment rate in Canada and the highest percentage increase in merchandise exports, we are leading the national economic recovery and are wellpositioned to emerge from the pandemic.”

Wholesale trade figures for December were $2.4 billion. Increases in miscellaneous products and agriculture were up year-over-year.

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ment, securing funding for projects and new changes involving environmental liability,” concluded Kwas.

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EDITORIAL Kids expo focuses on literacy in virtual format Courtesy of Preeceville Progress Regional KidsFirst partners with communities throughout the Good Spirit School Division, Christ the Teacher School Division and the Saskatchewan Health Authority, ​ offering a variety of programs that aim to bring parents and their children together. ​ One of those programs features a children’s literacy expo that helps encourage children aged five years and under to learn by creating fun learning environments and supportive relationships.

“Regional KidsFirst Yorkton Area 12 has partnered with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Yorkton Family Resource Centre, Triple P Parenting in Yorkton, Good Spirit School Division, and Parkland Valley Sport, Culture and Recreation District to provide learn-

ing materials to help engage children in the five years old and under category,” said Tess Berezowski, Community Developer for Regional KidsFirst Yorkton Area 12.

“The Children’s Literacy Expo has successfully been turned into a virtual event. This “event” consists of your child(ren) receiving a free backpack chock-full of brand new, absolutely wonderful learning materials. Each of these materials will correlate with their own interactive video that you will gain access to through a link found in your backpack. This is a very special opportunity for families in these communities. Backpacks will be delivered to your towns just in time for February break, meaning they will be an awesome tool to keep your kiddos engaged for hours at a time,” stated Berezowski.

The communities that

were focused on were: Preeceville, Canora, Kamsack, Norquay, Pelly, Springside, Ituna, Neudorf, Saltcoats, Stockholm, Melville and Langenburg.

At the time of release some backpacks had already been delivered to some designated locations in some of the communities.

Regional KidsFirst Yorkton Area 12 programs help children and their families benefit from a strengthened focus on the first three years of life,” said the Regional KidsFirst Yorkton Area 12 Facebook site.

Children benefit from high quality early learning environments, developmentally appropriate practices and engaging, supportive relationships. They have improved access to welcoming opportunities that support young children across all domains, including

physical health and wellness, social/emotional, intellectual, language and communication and spiritual development.​ Children improve awareness about language and literacy as an important foundation in early childhood and caregivers are more aware of child developmental milestones and care needs​.

Children and families benefit from programs and services that are coordinated, integrated and aligned with enhancing public awareness and knowledge of the early years and inclusion of diverse cultures.

Ongoing programs for the Regional KidsFirst Yorkton Area 12 include: IMPACT (Intriguing Minds, Parents and Children Together), Pop-Up Preschool, Car Seat Clinics and Kids in Safe Seats, FASD (Feta Alcohol Syndrome Awareness​ ), Dads Make a Difference and Main Street Mobile​​.

Tess Berezowski, the Community Developer for Regional KidsFirst Yorkton Area 12, posed for a photograph with the Children Expo Literacy backpacks that were delivered in the area to children five years of age and younger who were registered for the virtual children’s literacy expo.

More Canadians are looking to buy Canadian since pandemic, FCC survey shows R e g i n a , Saskatchewan, February 16, 2021 – Canadians are more likely to look for Canadian food in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic according to a new survey by Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

“The events of the past year have shown us that in times of crisis, the Canadian agriculture industry continues to provide safe and reliable food,” said Marty Seymour, FCC’s director of industry relations.

“Canadians have noticed and are responding with appreciation for the agriculture and food industry’s ability to adapt, even under difficult circumstances.”

In the survey conducted between January 8 and 12, 2021, there is evidence of an emerging shift in what Canadians are doing and thinking about when it comes to buying their groceries.

When asked if their behaviour has changed since the start of the pandemic, six out of 10 people or 58 per cent said they are more likely to buy Canadian made or grown food, 56 per cent are more likely to look for Canadian made or grown food when they buy groceries and 50 per cent are more likely to think about how their food is grown.

“On February 23, we will be celebrating

Canada’s Agriculture Day. Each year the national event celebrates the contributions of Canada’s agriculture and food sectors, sharing the importance of understanding where our food comes from with all Canadians,” Seymour said.

“This year’s fifth anniversary celebration is even more meaningful given the challenges producers and processors have faced in the past year,” he said. “We see these survey results as an endorsement by Canadians for the continued support and celebration of a strong agriculture and food industry.”

According to the

same survey, eight in 10 Canadians believe Canada’s food system and agriculture sector responded well to the pandemic. Most of the respondents (94 per cent) say they are strong supporters of Canada’s agriculture sector and 91 per cent agree Canadian farmers are underappreciated.

“It is encouraging to see such a strong endorsement for the efforts of the women and men across Canada who are committed to this unique and valuable industry. The vast majority of Canadians agree that it’s important we have a strong agriculture and food sector to ensure

we can continue to be a source of safe, reliable and affordable food,” Seymour said.

The survey was conducted for FCC with 2,000 Canadian residents. The margin of error is +/- 2.17 per cent, 19 times out of 20. The data was weighted according to census data to ensure the sample matched Canada’s population.

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Western Development launches new virtual program on Violet McNaughton celebrating International Women’s Day Rebel. Rabble-rouser.

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prairies tells the story of the woman who led the Saskatchewan campaign for women’s right to vote and was devoted to social causes that advanced the quality of life for rural women. Through Violet’s personal story the video examines the larger history of the issues that faced women in turn of the 20th century

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Violet settled on a prairie homestead in 1909 and went on to forever change the way Saskatchewan women work, live, and participate in their communities. The face of the Saskatchewan campaign for women’s right to vote, she devoted decades to advancing gender equal-

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One of the first women journalists, she used her column in The Western Producer to advocate for women. Violet raised awareness for issues like access to birth control and healthcare, quality of life for women and children on homesteads, and the right of women to participate in the world

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This video program celebrating International Women’s Day is designed for those 16+ who want to learn more about the history of influential women in Saskatchewan and those interested in continuing to advance gender equality. Program fee is $15/household for Continued on Page 5

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The province defines a wild pig as any pig, whether domestic, Eurasian wild boar or a hybrid, that is outside a fence without an identifiable owner.

Wild pigs have not yet established a selfsustaining population in Ontario, and groups like the Ministry of Natural Resources and

well.”

The United States Department of Agriculture estimates more than $1.5 billion is lost each year to wild pigs either through damage or lost produce. Pigs love to eat agricultural crops and trample the plants and dig up the ground in the process.

“When it comes to concerns about species, (wild pigs are) definitely on par with Asian carps which is one of the most visible invasive species on North America right now,” says Munro.

Pigs are the fastest reproducing mammal of their size, says Munro.

They reach sexual maturity in six months and have litters twice a year, with around 10 piglets per litter. This is a high birth rate compared to the white-tailed deer, a prolific native species,

Wild pigs are established in Saskatchewan and throughout the U.S. Removing them is difficult because of their fast reproduction rate and because they adapt quickly to human intervention.

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Locations where people report seeing wild pigs over the years range across southern Ontario from Chatham to the Bruce Peninsula in the southwest, Brantford and Dunnville in the southeast, Lefaivre toward Quebec and as far north as Temagami.

Forestry and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters are asking for all Ontarians to be diligent to ensure they do not.

In Waterloo Region, the ministry received one unverified report of wild pigs, says Kowalski.

Other relatively close sightings include west of Princeton, Huron East and Shelburne.

“One thing I can say about the KitchenerWaterloo area and southern Ontario in general is that it would be great pig habitat,” says Munro.

“That sort of mix of intense agriculture with some smallish woodlots and river bank forested stuff, that’s both excellent landscape for pigs to reproduce and thrive in and the sort of landscape that would really feel those significant agricultural damage costs as

Eurasian wild boar were introduced into Canada in the 1980s and 1990s to diversify farming, according to the University of Saskatchewan. Escaped or released animals make up today’s wild population.

Once a trapped pig escapes, it is highly unlikely to ever be trapped again, says Munro.

So the question is, does Ontario have a chance of stopping wild pigs from establishing?

“We do,” says Munro.

“We’re standing on the shoulders of our colleagues in the United States and we can learn from their things. We have the techniques and we have the expertise.

We know what works to keep wild pigs from becoming established.”

Last year the province proposed adding wild pigs to the Invasive Species Act, though a decision has not yet been posted. Munro says this step will give the province more resources to tackle the problem.

Hunters are asked not to hunt wild pigs because removal is only effective if an entire group is done together, and any missed pigs quickly learn to evade humans and become more difficult to remove.

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which in healthy conditions has two fawns a year on average.

Wild pigs are potentially an enormous problem for the environment.

A wild pig can weigh up to 420 pounds. They root up the earth with their strong necks, tusks and snouts, causing a lot of damage to the landscape, and even water quality.

Pigs are omnivores and will eat almost anything.

They not only compete with native species and livestock for foliage and feed, they also attack and eat them.

“Wild pigs are ecological train wrecks. They are prolific breeders making them an extremely successful invasive species,” says Ruth Aschim, a University of Saskatchewan researcher in a statement. “Wild pigs can cause soil erosion, degrade water quality, destroy crops, and prey on small mammals, amphibians and birds.”

“These are big aggressive animals that are in large groups. And there’s not much, especially in Ontario, that’s going to tackle that,” says Munro.

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A secret history revealed in new Wild West TV series David Owen Rama - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Windspeaker.com) Many of us know that history is often skewed in favour of those who control the message, initially beginning with government accounts, historical texts and newspapers.

As the 20th century unfolded, new electronic forms of media such as film, radio, and television became incredibly useful tools to glorify the colonizer’s agenda while undermining the historical legacy of the First Nations people.

The demonization and stereotyping of Indigenous people disseminated in cowboy stories and popular western movies and TV shows became insidious.

In the new series Secret History: The Wild West, actor, writer, producer, director and showrunner Julian Black Antelope aims to set the record straight.

Premiering on Feb. 13 on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), the 13-part docudrama is a labour of love for Black Antelope who has built himself an impressive career taking on acting roles in such productions as Penny Dreadful, Blackstone and Tribal.

“When I grew up here in southern Alberta in the small community of Fort McLeod, Blackfoot culture was all around me. I grew up with Blackfoot culture.

That’s the only culture I knew,” he said.

“But I never really heard much about these characters from our history being taught in our school and I always wondered why. Because we live in such a rich part of western Canada and this is our Wild West out here, and yet very few people are aware of the Indigenous people that helped shape this area that we live in today,” he went on to explain.

Motivated by his struggles as an Indigenous actor to find roles that didn’t play into common stereotypes, Black Antelope spent a number of years writing, researching and pitching the Wild West through his production company Herd of 1 Media to potential backers until he finally received the green light from APTN. “It was very important for me to develop something that young Indigenous people could say ‘hey, that’s one of us. Those are our superheroes. This is who I want to model myself after. I want to learn more about this guy’,” says Black Antelope.

Comprised of dramatic re-enactments, speaker testimony, animation and archive photos, Secret History: The Wild West “unearths” the past to bring much deserved attention to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit icons left out of the history books and challenge the accepted cannon of western stories.

Secret History: The Wild West will serve to tell the compelling stories of larger than life Indigenous figures from western history who achieved great accomplishments even in the face of harsh oppression and a genocidal initiative on the part of the colonists.

Told from an Indigenous perspective, the series is “anchored by testimony from direct descendants, spiritual leaders and tribal Elders of both Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot) and Nehiyaw-Pwat (Cree)” confederacies.

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The series is built on a foundation of testimonials and accounts by numerous Indigenous Elders that include historian and spiritual leader Jerry Potts (Piikuni), artist, historian, and consultant Kerry Scott (Kainai), and Blackfoot language advisor and spiritual and cultural expert Rod Scout (Siksika).

Secret History: The Wild West was shot in English and Blackfoot language versions. When asked about the challenges of translating his teleplay from English into Blackfoot, Black Antelope admits that “it was definitely a challenge, but something well worth it because it was a way of archiving the language.

“We try to stay true to form as possible using very fluent speakers, very knowledgeable people,” explained Blackfoot consultant Scout, who grew up speaking the Blackfoot language taught to him by his grandparents. A Horn Society member and singer, Scout is a wellspring of traditional and historical insights who shares his vast knowledge generously in conversation.

As a lifelong knowledge keeper, Scout wants to make it clear that “a lot of us aren’t smart Elders for nothing. Like we just get old and suddenly we get to be an Elder. We all paid our dues. We’re members of societies and we own the bundles.”

Series speaker and consultant Kerry Scott met Black Antelope earlier in his career when the actor was working on his first television series, Into The West, a dramatic historical mini-series produced in 2005 by Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks Studios.

Scott teases over the phone with intriguing stories about the complex and rich cultural history of the Blackfoot Confederacy that spans areas of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and central Montana.

A residential school survivor, Scott worked extensively in rodeo until the age of 43 when he decided to return to school where he went back and covered requirements for both junior high and high school before enrolling in university where he earned both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree.

For his Master’s thesis Scott wrote a lengthy and detailed account of the Blackfoot culture viewed as a

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While Scott says that if he gets around to it he probably has “at least 10 more books” in him, series advisor Scout cynically jokes that after being turned down for a teaching job back in the day because of a lack of academic credentials, he was forced to pursue his PhD just so he would be legitimately recognized to educate others about a culture that he was born and raised in.

Both Elders speak at length about nefarious genocidal tactics employed by the government, the clergy, and other intruders. They speak of the intentional destruction of the buffalo herds, biological warfare with the intentional spread of smallpox and tuberculosis, and the distribution of tainted alcohol, as well as disturbing accounts of segregation and oppression under the Pass System as dictated under the Indian Act. It was a system studied and adopted by Apartheid South Africa.

A retired police and security officer himself, Scout tells how Mounties would target Indigenous people and then also act as prosecuting attorneys at their trials, basically stacking the deck against them.

Scott exposes controversial evidence in the series providing historical proof of the intentional tainting of the alcohol supply with the powerful opioid Laudanum, which he says was used to kill and control Indigenous people, and mirrors the historically recognized trade in opium by the British to gain economic control over the people of China.

Not comfortable with taking on the role of the stiff serious documentary presenter, Black Antelope wavered when asked to step up as the narrator of the series. As he was already wearing numerous hats on the project, Black Antelope was seeking something inspiring that would allow him to show off his acting chops. That’s when he was hit with an appealing idea.

“And then I thought, ‘I know, I could be the Trickster. Because then I could morph into anything’,” said Black Antelope. “I’d be able to use my acting skills and I’d be playing characters. It brings out a mischievous element to it as well because it’s almost like you’re saying ‘hey, you know, you didn’t want this history to be known, but we’re going do it anyway’.”

“There’s some stuff (in the series) that’s going to probably make a non-Indigenous viewer uncomfortable,” the actor explained. “So the Trickster is there to let the pressure off a little bit and lighten the moment.”

As the original creator of Secret History: The Wild West, Black Antelope is thrilled that the show has been picked up for a second season as he and his team of consultants are excited to turn the focus next on important Indigenous women figures who played prominent roles in western history.

“My intent behind the show is to bridge those gaps in our history, and also to show our flaws. Because we’re flawed too. We all have problems and this is what’s happened. So let’s be aware of this so it never happens again and let’s move forward collectively.

And if we understand a little bit more about each other’s cultures, I think there would be a little less animosity and division.”

Secret History: The Wild West premiered Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET on APTN. To find out more about the series and showtimes go to www.aptn.ca/secrethistory

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By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Board of Directors of Yorkton Crush Girls Softball has announced plans for spring play, conditional of course, on restrictions in the area.

“It seems Softball Saskatchewan feels we should at least be able to carry out practices,” said Crush spokesperson Jenn Stackhouse.

Stackhouse noted sports such as hockey and volleyball have had rules allowing a limited number of players on the ‘field-of-play’ to practice, and they are at least expecting something similar to be possible for softball in the spring.

At this time the Crush are expecting to be able to offer “skill development practices that will run twice a week, as well as opportunity for inter-

league play, if restrictions allow,” detailed a Facebook post on registration for the year.

Stackhouse said even if they end up mixing ages and creating local teams for play “that would be better than nothing” although they do hope a league might be possible by the time the girls hit the diamonds.

Ultimately, it comes down to a desire to see the girls playing and being active again.

“For the most part we miss being on the field,” she said.

Age groupings of the girls will stay the same as in the past.

Cost to register for our season is going to be set at a flat rate of $75 per girl, regardless of age.

This $75 has been set to cover our operating costs at the ball diamond, and insurance coverage for your child.

The Facebook post also noted, should restrictions allow, and we are able to play teams outside of our club, we will need to charge a jersey deposit when we hand out jerseys.

Proper Covid Protocols that are current at the time of the season will apply.

While there is a fee, Stackhouse said they are not taking those fees with registrations received now, noting they will wait for the fees until they are sure they can offer programming.

The Crush need a minimum of 50 registrations in order to proceed.

Stackhouse noted in 2019, pre-COVID they had 74 girls registered.

Registration forms are available on the Crush Facebook Page. The team website will not be operational this season, in order to reduce

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From ag waste to green energy source: USask researchers build better biomass pellet

By Greg Basky, USask Research Profile and Impact Countries in Europe and Asia are increasingly relying on biofuel – products made from wood and plant residue – as an alternative to fossil fuels in power generation and home heating. The most

common form is biopellets, small, finger-sized pellets produced by compacting waste material from the forestry industry and farming.

A recent discovery by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) could help hasten use of cheap and plentiful

agricultural waste as the go-to material for producing this environmentally friendly energy source.

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higher quality pellet with lower moisture content and volume, and higher energy content and density. The resulting product has a heating value similar to coal, Sarker found.

“We have all this carbon stored in forests, and plant and agricultural residue,” said Sarker.

“We are looking at how to use it in place of fossil fuels to generate energy” Many farming byproducts are currently left in the field to rot. The resulting methane releases large amounts of greenhouse gas. Compacting plant material into small pellets increases its density up to 10 times, making it much more economical to transport and store.

Canada currently exports up to 4 million biopellets to Europe each year, the majority of which are manufactured using forestry byproducts. While some Saskatchewan companies use agricultural waste in animal feed, none are converting this material into biopellets.

“There is a really huge market for this (biofuel),” said Dr. Ajay Dalai (PhD),

Sarker’s PhD supervisor and Canada Research Chair in Bio-Energy and Environmentally Friendly Chemical Processing. “The world is hungry for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and increasing use of non-fossil fuels for generating power and heat. These pellets are a great solution. They have low net CO2 emissions.

This could bring money for (agricultural) producers and generate local employment.”

The treatment process Sarker and Dalai used, called torrefaction, involves heating the biomass at temperatures between 200 and 300 degrees Celsius in an inert environment (an environment free of oxygen and CO2). Their work was done at the Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratories (CCREL) in the USask College of Engineering and analyzed at USask’s Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC), with testing performed using beamlines at the Canadian Light Source (CLS).

Dalai said the object-

ive of the research – which is supported by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada as part of the Biomass Canada Cluster and by Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture – is to develop a technology that can be picked up by a local company then used to produce high-quality biopellets for energy applications.

“Europe is very aggressive in reducing their emissions,” said Dalai. “So that would be a major market if we had a local company making these pellets and exporting them abroad.”

Dalai and Sarker are now turning their attention to finding an environmentally friendly binding agent that will make the pellets more durable and more resistant to absorbing moisture during shipping.

The Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC) is a $14M laboratory located in the Thorvaldson Building that university and industry scientists use for research in the fields of agriculture, medicine, engineering, and natural sciences.

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Dated this 12th day of February, 2021.

Brenda A. Goulden Assessor Reason The reasons forfor theSale amendments are: Farms Farms for Sale 1) To accommodate subdivisions of the quarter section for proposed twelve (3.5 acre) parcels for the intended use of highway commercial and light industrial.

Acres of Expertise.

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

Written Submissions Any person(s) may make a written submission to council regarding proposed Bylaw Z2/12. Submissions will be accepted either by mail or at the public hearing. Mailed submissions should be forwarded to: Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 26 - 5th Ave. N., Yorkton, SK S3N 0Y8.

Wade Berlinic (306) 641-4667

Public Hearing Wade.Berlinic@HammondRealty.ca Council will hold a public hearing on October 11, 2012 at 10:30 a.m., at the R.M. OfÀce at 26 - 5th Avenue North, Yorkton Saskatchewan, HammondRealty.ca to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed 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.

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

Donna Westerhaug, Administrator

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HOME FOR SALE IN TOGO: Sale of House & 4 Village Lots $29,000 Lovely 1000+ square feet home for sale in the Village of Togo, Saskatchewan with detached garage and four large village lots: Gardeners dream. Home has 3 bedrooms with 1 and a 1/2 bathrooms, furnace and electric heat, washing machine, dryer, stove. Village water and services. Home recently painted and refloored is move-in ready.

Price $29,000 or best offer. Contact Bill at 1-403-507-3770.

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306-548-2807 • 306-621-1082 Apartments/Condos for Rent

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References required. $750/mo. Phone 306-728-4325, 306-728-1437.

1 BEDROOM Apartment with balcony Available December. No Pets. Call Shelby 780-208-3337.

2 BEDROOM Apartment with balcony. Pets Allowed. Available Immediately. Phone Shelby 780-2083337.

43 SUITE Apartment Building in Glencairn. Affordable housing for independent living.

Large screened in balconies, free laundry on each floor. One free parking space. Bus stop at front door.

Fridge and stove supplied. Free weekly bus service to Safeway.

For more information, please call 306-789-7970 and leave a message.

PRIVATELY OWNED - Three Bedroom Condo ground floor - 55 plus. 289 Fietz St. $1050 with utilities included. No Pets. Contact Karen Delong 306-621-2060.

RENOVATED 2 Bedroom Apartment on Dalebrooke Drive.

Available December. Call Shelby 780-208-3337.

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

Smart shoppers find the best buys in the This Week Marketplace.

Suites For Rent SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom Senior Suites at the Heritage Place. Fridge and stove included. Central laundry with two washers and dryers. Well kept, ready for rent. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.

• 35 Years Driver Training Experience • One to One Professional Instruction

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

Ronald McDonald House Charities Saskatchewan (RMHCSK) was created to serve families from across our province, providing a safe, homelike environment for a family when their children are in hospital. On Family Day, the generosity of the many charitable contributions that make this mission possible is profoundly felt.

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Cars 4 NORDIC Snow tires on factory chrome rims for Malibu or Equinox. $300; 4 Nordic snow tires on steel VW rims. $200. Phone 306338-2750.

Trucks & Vans 2015 CHEV Silverado, double cab, 4X4, 5.3 auto, ps/pb, spray in box liner, backup camera, 89,000kms.

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

Feed & Seed AgPRO Seeds buying HEATED CANOLA. TOP PRICES PAID IN SK FOR 15-100% HEATED. On farm pickup, prompt payment!

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COIL TUBING PERSONNEL NITROGEN OPERATORS FLUID PRESSURE TRUCK OPERATORS Class 1 or 3 and Oilfield experience Would be a valuable asset Interested candidates may apply by sending an email or fax with a resume, employment references and current copy of driver’s abstract to: ryan.martin@rocksolidcompanies.net Fax: 780-853-6026 PH: 780-853-6604

ANDERSON CATTLE CO. BULL SALE. 60 Red & Black Angus Bulls. March 30/21 at Swan River, MB. 204-734-2073, www.andersoncattle.ca.

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JP Cattle Co. Annual Simmental & Angus Bull & Female Sale Thursday, March 4 - 1:00 p.m. on the farm at McAuley, MB. Selling Simmental & Angus bulls, as well as commercial bred heifers. For more information or a catalogue contact Glenn 204-851-5669, Eric 306-434-8567 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com. Watch and bid online at www.DLMS.ca (PL#116061).

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than Family Day in Saskatchewan to recognize our partners, who everyday help keep families close at Ronald McDonald House Charities Saskatchewan.

We extend particular gratitude and appreciation this Family Day month, to Yorkton’s local McDonald’s owner/operator Raj Bains.

Through their McDonald’s giving over the years, Raj and his team have been able to support families from Yorkton, and beyond, who have needed to travel for the medical needs of their child or children.

In the past two years, 19 families from the city of Yorkton have stayed at the Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon for a total of 214 nights – and your McDonald’s in Yorkton has supported them.

One of these families is the Agar family who were introduced to the House in 2016. “About five years ago our oldest daughter started having health issues, during this time we were introduced to the Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon, a House full of love and support. The House was able to eliminate some of our everyday worries (meals and lodging) allowing our family to focus 100 per cent on our daughter’s health.

The House provided an environment that let our daughter forget why she was there. Two years later, when our youngest daughter fell ill we took off to Saskatoon knowing where we would find open arms. We are forever grateful for the House and the love and support they showed our

Raj Bain, Yorkton’s local McDonald’s owner/operator family.” ~ Agar Family Each year over $500,000 is raised in Saskatchewan from McDonald’s operations and guest support. These contributions stay in the community to serve the people of Saskatchewan when they need it most.

This unique partnership, over the last 10 years, has enabled Saskatchewan McDonald’s to grant over $5M to the Saskatchewan House and Prince Albert Family Room, to support operations and serve families from all corners of the province. This generous and unencumbered giving enables Ronald McDonald House Charities Saskatchewan to serve over 1,700 families each year.

Together during this wonderful month where we celebrate families, let us recognize Raj and his team and thank those who continue to help us keep families close.

On behalf of all of us at RMHC – SK, staff, volunteers and families within – Thank you

Auctions

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HOLLINGER LAND & CATTLE 9th Annual Bull & Female Sale, Tuesday, March 23, 1:00 pm at the ranch, Neudorf, SK. With guest consignor Nu-Horizon Angus. Offering 60 Black Angus yearling bulls, plus purebred females and select pens of commercial open heifers. For more information or a catalogue, contact Chad at 306331-0302 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. To view the catalogue online go to www.BuyAgro.com. Watch and bid online at www.DLMS.ca.

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Age will be the principal factor in who gets vaccinated next in Saskatchewan

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Regina – The Ministry of Health and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have made it relatively simple in determining who is next in line for the COVID-19 vaccines in Phase 2 of the vaccination program. Except in very few exceptional cases, the older you are, the sooner you will get the vaccine.

That’s according to Minister of Health Paul Merriman and SHA CEO Scott Livingstone during the Feb. 9 COVID19 briefing, held at the Legislature in Regina.

Merriman said, “We are currently still in Phase 1, which covers priority health care workers, residents and longterm care staff, and other Saskatchewan residents over the age of 70. Phase 2 will be our mass vaccination stage. It’s going to begin hopefully sometime in April, depending

on the number of doses that we receive in the coming weeks from the federal government. Our goal will be to vaccinate as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, and to do so in a way that reduces severe outcomes as much as possible.

“For that reason, we will be focusing on age as the primary risk factor. We know that age is the number one factor in determining severe outcomes from COVID-19. So our mass vaccination will be done by age, starting with our oldest residents first. Right now, we’re in Phase 1, which includes everyone over the age of 70. In Phase 2, we will be vaccinating people over 60, then people over 50, and so on, until everybody that wants to be vaccinated can be.”

Merriman continued, “There’ll be a few additional groups prioritized like clinically extremely vulnerable individuals, and people in some congregate living settings like emergency shelters

and group homes. But like most other provinces, we are organizing our mass vaccination program, primarily on age, because that’s the best way to get things done for the most people, the quickest. And that’s the best way to reduce severe outcomes.”

The pair expressed almost palpable exasperation with the low numbers of vaccine doses coming from the federal government. Merriman noted, “This week, we expect to receive fewer than 2,000 doses here in Saskatchewan. To date, we have received 45,000 doses. There are about 190,000 people in our Phase 1. And as a two-dose vaccine, That’s 380,000 shots. That means, so far, we have only been able to do 12 per cent of the people identified in Phase 1.

“The federal government has assured us that vaccine shipments are going to start picking up next week, and we will continue to increase up to March in the second

quarter of this year.

But it could be sometime in April, before we get to Phase 2. But Saskatchewan is ready for this. We just need some more vaccines, and they can’t get here soon enough.”

Livingstone explained, “We’re nowhere near our target goal in Phase 1 and that is primarily, almost exclusively due to the fact that we haven’t received vaccine to deliver. And that will continue to be a challenge for us without knowing what vaccine is coming past quarter one of this year.”

Those at high risk, beyond the issue of age, will be targeted first in Phase 2. The province has put together a list including those who live in select congregate living settings like group homes for persons with intellectual disabilities and emergency shelters.

People with underlying health conditions that are clinically extremely vulnerable include: • Solid organ trans-

Mayor happy with highway money vice levels on highways within city limits that connect to the provincial networks. The program provides financial assistance to urban municipalities for the maintenance, operation and rehabilitation of these roadways.

UHCP funded significant rehabilitation projects in Regina, Estevan, and Yorkton in the 202021 budget year, Rehabilitation projects in Prince Albert, Estevan, Meadow Lake, Lloydminster, Humboldt, North Battleford, Moose Jaw and Yorkton have been identified as priorities in the UHCP’s multiyear plan, noted the government release.

Through a detailed review of UHCP, towns and cities requested changes to the program.

One of the most significant changes is the Ministry of Highways assuming 100 per cent of the maintenance and rehabilitation costs for urban connectors in Saskatchewan towns as of April 1, 2021, reducing the number of municipalities competing for UHCP dollars each year.

The Government of Saskatchewan is meeting its target of improving more than 1,000 km of provincial highways this year, the first of its 10-year Growth Plan goal to build and upgrade 10,000 km of highways.

Since 2008, the province has invested more than $200 million into

improving urban highways in Saskatchewan over and above municipal revenue sharing. During that same period, the Government

of Saskatchewan has invested more than $9.8 billion in highways infrastructure, improving more than 15,800 km of Saskatchewan highways.

home residents will be contacted directly.

Priority health care workers will be contacted to book an appointment.

People over the age of 70 who live independently will receive information through direct contact, wherever possible, through local media or social media.

Livingstone noted that if someone choses to not get the vaccine when their group is called up, you can still choose to get it done later.

For Phase 2, there will be a central scheduling system online through www.saskatchewan.ca or a toll free number, both of which will be operational in March.

Merriman said “I’ve heard from a lot of people they want to know what’s going on. What is it going to look like? how are we going to be informed?

And when can we get in?

“So we’re trying to give them two of the three of that. What is it going to look like with the mass vaccination clinics, the drive throughs and also the mobile clinics. We’re going to tell them how that they can do this. The when is a little bit out of our hands right now. It’s not a little bit; it’s completely out of our hands.

That’s when the vaccination or the vaccines actually start flowing will determine the when.”

BUSINESS DIRECTORY REAL ESTATE TONY

HEARING SERVICES

HOFFMAN ®

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Last week Premier Scott Moe announced an additional $3 million in capital funding to boost capital dollars in the Urban Highway Connector Program (UHCP) to $10 million over two years.

“We committed to making the investments necessary to ensure a strong economic recovery for our province,” said Moe in a recent press release. “This funding boost will create jobs, enhance safety and support transportation infrastructure in our municipalities.”

Yorkton Mayor Mitch Hippsley said added dollars from the province is always a positive thing.

“Anytime they’re handing us money we say thank you very much,” he said.

Hippsley noted there are three urban connector highways in the city, so funds which may flow to projects specific to the care or upgrades of those is a positive.

York Road in the city is currently the connector requiring significant work, and Hippsley said planning is taking place to be prepared for a major upgrade one day.

When that day might be however remains unclear, admitted Hippsley.

“But, very much it’s on the radar (of the province),” he assured.

The UHCP was created in 2008 to provide stable funding and ser-

plant recipients.

• People with specific cancers.

• People with severe respiratory conditions.

• People with rare diseases that significantly increase the risk of infections.

• People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase the risk of infection.

• Adults with very significant developmental disabilities that increase risk.

• Adults on dialysis or with chronic kidney disease.

The province will be setting up over 226 clinics in 181 communities, including numerous drive-through, mobile and mass clinics. On top of that, pharmacies across the province will also take part.

Livingstone noted that for the last round of influenza shots, 385 pharmacies in 113 communities took part, accounting for about half of the total vaccinations done for the flu last year.

As for immunization records – those immunized will be given a paper card. There will also be an electronic record accessible through MySaskHealthRecord at ehealthsask.ca People covered in Phase 1 like long-term care and personal care

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THANK YOU!

With the generous help of our many donors, both individuals and businesses, we were able to raise the funds needed to purchase new surgical equipment for the Yorkton Regional Hospital.

We purchased a new laparoscopic system, laparoscopic hand tools, procedure lights, overhead surgical lights and a glidescope. This surgical equipment cost over $200,000.

We also purchased over $100,000 of equipment for the lab in the Yorkton Regional Hospital.

The new equipment allows for a greater range of tests and procedures. This upgrades our equipment to current standards.

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Hutterian Brethren of Crystal Lake Inc. Kamsack Hospital Auxiliary Key Auto Group Leon Ram Companies Ottenbreit Waste Disposal Polaris Renovations R.H. Electric Rusnak Balacko Kachur Rusnak Saskatchewan Blue Cross SaskTel TelCare Terry Ortynsky’s Royal Ford The Plum Tree Thorsness Home Hardware Ltd. United Commercial Travellers #578 Western Financial Group Windsor Plywood Yorkton Concrete 2012 Ltd Yorkton This Week

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Auto Electric Service Carpet One Floor and Home Core Real Estate Inc. Minute Muffler PWM Hydraulics Ltd. Ram Industries Inc. Re/Max Blue Chip Realty Rhein District Lions Club SaskTel Sherring Optical Co. Ltd. Theodore Canadian Legion United Commercial Travellers

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