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Top achievers in River Ridge Fish and Game League recognized online Courtesy of Canora Courier River Ridge Fish and Game League members who excelled during the past year were recognized in an online awards night on March 11.

Big Game and Birds Andrew Owchar won the award for archery non-typical mule deer at 185 6/8 inches and was also named the Junior Sportsperson of the Year, presented by Damon Paley, River Ridge member.

“I have the honour of presenting the Junior Sportsperson of the Year,” said Paley. “This year’s recipient comes with a lot of energy, whether it is hunting for big game with his bow or out enjoying a nice fishing trip with the family.

But most of all he enjoys nature and all it has to offer. It could be a walk in the woods close to home or looking for the elusive sheds that fell off a deer or moose. I have also been lucky enough to watch this individual mature into a great archer through the years with

the Assiniboine River Archery Club. His archery skill paid off on a trophy mule deer this year. Congratulations Andrew!”

Two River Ridge members accomplished the rare feat of qualifying for Henry Kelsey Records. Julie Kraynick was awarded for her elk which measured 354 7/8 inches, and Brad Thompson qualified with a moose at 175 5/8 inches.

Ethan Heshka was the winner of the big game aggregate with 53 points in bear, elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer.

He also took home the award for top bear at 17 15/16 inches.

In other big game and bird categories, the awards went to: Kailey Sleeva, junior whitetailed deer, 133 1/8 inches; Carol Duguid, ladies white-tailed deer, 146 0/8 inches; Michael Owchar Jr., non-typical whitetailed deer, 154 6/8 inches; Michael Owchar Sr., archery white-tailed deer, 125 4/8 inches; Harvey Malanowich, typical white-tailed deer, 157 5/8 inches, and Mel McCormick, typical mule

deer, 161 7/8 inches.

Cooper Kraynick earned a pair of awards for birds; one for goose with a weight of 13 pounds, two ounces, and one for duck at two pounds, six ounces.

Fish The River Ridge awards for fish went to: Holly Danylko, junior northern pike, nine pounds, nine ounces; Nate Wolos, small mouth bass, three pounds, one ounce; Robin Jennings, catch and release walleye, four pounds, seven ounces; Dwayne Pasiechnik, catch and release northern pike, 13 pounds, 11 ounces, and Kailey Sleeva, junior catch and release walleye, eight pounds, 12 ounces. Sharon Ripa won a pair of awards in the fish category; one for burbot with a weight of 10 pounds, six ounces and the second for ladies catch and release walleye at eight pounds, three ounces.

Other news The deadline for club

memberships is June, and the contact person is Kate Lockert.

At the Provincial SWF Convention in February Doug Lapitsky, River Ridge member, was presented with the Gordon Lund Memorial Award for contributions to the conservation of the province’s fish and wildlife resources.

Also at the convention, River Ridge made its annual donation to the Habitat Trust Fund for $10,000, said Kathy Thomas, River Ridge president. Over the last 32 years, River Ridge has donated in excess of $70,000 to the Habitat Trust Fund for the purchase and conservation of habitat lands in Saskatchewan.

In addition to Thomas, the River Ridge executive members for 2020/21 were: Sharon Ripa, secretary; Doug Lapitsky, treasurer and habitat; Kate Lockert, memberships, and LeeAnn Butterfield, lotteries.

Brad Thompson won the award for taking down a moose, which also qualified for Henry Kelsey Records, at the River Ridge Fish and Game League’s 32nd annual awards night.

Julie Kraynick won the award for elk, and also qualified for Henry Kelsey Records.

At the River Ridge Fish and Game League’s 32nd annual awards night, Andrew Owchar was named the Junior Sportsperson of the year, after receiving the award for non-typical mule deer.

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Spring time means lots of baby animals on local farm Courtesy of Preeceville Progress Springtime is notorious for an explosion of baby animals on the farm and sometimes they need a little intervention to help them out in the first few hours of life.

On the farm of Sandra Trohak and Keith Stehr near Rockford they usually have lots of animal babies in the spring and this year is no different.

Especially when they had to take in a baby goat to help it survive when its mother rejected it after it was born. The new mother goat had a set of triplets and had taken in only two of the three babies.

“The first-time mom goat had all three babies known as kids quickly and accepted two of the three,” said Sandra Trohak. “When we found the third kid she was cold and we were not sure if she would live or not. We brought the little one into the house wrapped in a blanket and put in by the wood stove. We milked a goat and started bottle feeding her a tablespoon of goat milk. We tried to feed her a milk supplement but she never liked it. We even milked a cow for her but then we found a milk supplement that she liked and that is what we have been feeding her.”

The baby goat is a Newbie-Spanish breed and has been regaining her strength in the comforts of the couple’s house with their two older dogs.

Belle is smaller than a house cat but will grow approximately to 120 pounds when she is a full sized goat. She is partly house trained and will

Sandra Trohak has a special bond with a baby goat that she had brought into the house to survive after its mother rejected it on the farm near Rockford. use training pads that are laid on the floor for her.

“We usually take in orphans throughout the spring season but little Belle has found a special place in our hearts. She is so quiet but as she is getting bigger she is starting to get into mischief and chewing on everything.

She has discovered how to get on the love seat and it will be time very soon for her to go back to the barn. We have started to integrate her back outside but the first time we took her out to the barn she was a little scared and was very attached to us,” said Trohak.

The couple has eight nanny goats that have had 15 kid goats with most of the nannies having twins or triplets.

They also have 80 ewes (sheep) that have had 65 lambs to date. One of the ewes had a set of quad (four) lambs with all of

them surviving. There are also 40 baby chicks that are currently in the couple’s house as well.

They have 20 cows that are expected to calve, along with honey bees that they extract and sell the honey.

Sandra also keeps various birds on the couple’s farm from peacocks to chickens.

Keith Stehr helped to bottle feed a baby goat that was brought into the house to survive after its mother abandoned it after it was born on March 8. Stehr farms with Sandra Trohak near Rockford, where they are used to having lots of baby animals around during the spring.

Belle the baby goat made a friend with the dog at the Sandra Trohak and Keith Stehr farm inside the house after the couple had brought it inside to get warm. The baby likes to sleep with the dog on his dog bed. Belle was born on March 8 and will soon be going outside to the barn.

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EDITORIAL Connecting to nature is medicine for us and Earth The late urban visionary Jane Jacobs wrote, “Perhaps it will be the city that reawakens our understanding and appreciation of nature, in all its teeming, unpredictable complexity.”

While the built form of towns and cities is often disconnected from natural systems, urban ecosystems have much to offer for the more than 80 per cent of people in Canada who live in them.

Since the pandemic began, tens of millions of us have been spending more time exploring our yards, parks and neighbourhoods, underscoring the immense value of green spaces for health and well-being.

COVID-19 will long be remembered for upending lives worldwide, but one surprising legacy may be something more revelatory and, hopefully, lasting: a much-needed reconnection to nearby nature.

In the pandemic’s early days, getting out of the house often meant wandering through quieted streets and parks, where wildlife began to

emerge. Urban dwellers began to notice the sights and sounds of nature in their neighbourhoods — from a family of foxes under a Toronto boardwalk to the calls of birds of prey in cities like Vancouver.

As the pace of life slowed, many people began to notice the return of migrating birds and the emergence of quirky local insects, like mourning cloak butterflies waking from their winter slumber. These gold-tipped, orange and black early risers are often the first butterflies to appear in Canadian cities because they spend colder months tucked into crevices fully grown, waiting for warmer weather.

Spring inspired an unprecedented interest in tending to yards and balconies. Millions of people began plotting what plants they would grow in gardens and on patios and windowsills — many for the first time.

It was clear we would be spending more time at home last summer, and the resulting surge in

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Science Matters seed and plant sales was historic. The burgeoning interest included growing food — veggies and herbs, fruits and berries — and native plants to support local insects, like bees and butterflies.

The David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterflyway Project ballooned, from nine cities with volunteer “Rangers” in 2019 to more than 100 communities in 2020. Despite the uncertain times, these keen volunteers doubled down on planting native wildflowers throughout their neighbourhoods.

The project’s aim is to inspire people to create pollinator-friendly habitat to support local insects — what renowned naturalist E.O. Wilson called “the little things

that run the world” — at the heart of our food webs and urban ecologies.

Although urban conservation programs have long been viewed as mostly symbolic education exercises, researchers are finding that the value of creating habitat in our yards and communities can be immense. In January, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences highlighted that insects are facing “death by a thousand cuts” from pesticides, light pollution, habitat destruction, climate disruption and more.

A series of 12 studies pointed out that insects are essential to ecosystems and human survival and that “severe insect

declines can potentially have global ecological and economic consequences.” Insects pollinate plants, provide food for other life and help naturally recycle waste.

The scientists also stated that it “is vital that people learn how they can take action.” One report offered eight simple things people can do, including converting lawns to habitat, growing native plants, reducing use of harmful chemicals, limiting exterior lighting, increasing awareness and appreciation of insects and advocating for action.

As author and plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer says in her essential book Braiding Sweetgrass, “Restoring land without restoring relationship is an empty exercise. It is relationship that will endure and relationship that will sustain the restored land. Therefore, reconnecting people and the landscape is as essential as re-establishing proper hydrology or cleaning up contaminants. It is medicine for the earth.”

Although we can’t predict what “normal” will look like once we emerge from the pandemic, a daily dose of nature is perhaps one of the best remedies for these trying times. That’s the pitch behind the BC Parks Foundation’s new PaRx nature prescription program, which supports health-care professionals who want to improve their patients’ health by offering nature prescriptions.

As the pandemic’s first anniversary passes, let’s get outside and connect with nature nearby.

You could even connect with one of the over 1,000 newly recruited Butterflyway Rangers and help bring butterflies to your neighbourhood, one native wildflower at a time.

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Togo Centennial Arena – the heart of a village Courtesy of Kamsack Times Donna Airriess describes the Village of Togo as a community that always comes together to support a good cause.

Currently, it is the skating rink that has defined Togo culture for nearly seventy years that is in need of some help, according to a number of locals who are looking to raise funds to repair the iconic building after daylight was spotted coming through the roof.

In the past, when money was needed for upgrades or repairs, the Togo Centennial Committee would hold annual events that drew people and support from neighbouring communities. However, due to the pandemic, traditional fundraising efforts have been squelched, and it was determined that hosting a raffle would be one COVID-friendly solution.

Using their skills in woodworking and epoxy, Donna and her husband Wayne created a table to donate a raffle prize.

Recently, a number of local artists and crafters have also contributed works, increasing the odds of winning something quite special in a Father’s Day raffle this June.

“The rink is a big part of our lives in Togo. We think it’s very important to keep the kids active,” shared Airriess. “Every year Togo has a large number of participants in figure skating from near and far. There is also a Togo Terrier Adult Recreation Hockey team using the ice.”

Kathy Andrews is another resident of Togo who draws on many years of fond memories that revolve around the rink.

Andrews said the current arena is actually the second rink built for the community. She recalls the first – open air ice, located just west of the current location.

“The original rink was built after the veterans returned from the war,”

offered Andrews. “At that time it was called the Memorial Rink – in memory of the war dead.”

“It has always been the hub of the community,” offered Andrews, a life-long resident of the village. “I remember the men of Togo all pitched in to build and the women cooked meals to keep the crew going.”

In 1962, when she was 10 years old, Andrews was part of one of the first skating classes in the new arena.

“I remember when I was a little girl and I would walk to the rink – which was just about a block or so from my house,” recalled Andrews. “Mr. Stone was the caretaker at the time.

This was before the reno-

vations were done. There was a big wood stove in the middle of the rink and a number of benches in a circle around it. Mr. Stone would have a good fire going by the time we arrived. The little kids would have their turn first, and I can’t tell you how many of us there were, but I remember the ice was full of children. We would sit on the benches around the fire to lace up skates and get warm. Mr. Stone would play some opera/classical style music on a record player as we skated around in circles. He said it would help us to learn our skating stride.

He would proudly watch us go round and round.

After our time on the ice, we would have to get off

and let the bigger kids have their turn. Mr. Stone was one of many wonderful people who contributed like that to give us a wonderful, healthy childhood. Things were much different in those days.”

Andrews says there have been numerous volunteers over the years that have helped in maintenance, fundraising, and events like Togo Days, pee wee bonspiels, broom ball, shinny, and the annual March figure skating carnival.

The arena also hosts a full kitchen which has been rented out or used as a community centre for private and public events. Andrews recalls some events from days gone by lasting as long as seven days, with local

community groups each taking turns to cook daily, feeding the village and family members who have come home to visit Togo from all corners of the world.

“Everybody used to come to the rink,” shared Andrews. “Even if they didn’t skate, they would come and be part of a community that united and cared for one another.”

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Pasqua First Nation seeks answers on lake’s purple-blue discoloration Evan Radford Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The Leader-Post (Regina) Pasqua First Nation chief Todd Peigan wants to know what’s in — and on — the water at Pasqua Lake.

Ice fishers and eventually the Water Security Agency (WSA) last week found oddly discoloured, purplish blue water on top of and within the lake’s ice. The area covered measures a bit larger than 3.5 Canadian football fields — 30,000 square metres.

The area butts up against the First Nation’s eastern shoreline, formed by a triangular piece of land jutting into the water. “(It’s) just off one of our primary beaches, we call it Asham Beach. We have people galore from our First Nation that

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Ice fisher Tracey Kleim first noticed this bluepurple discoloured water in and on the ice at Pasqua Lake, Sask. on March 10, 2021. attend down there. They camp down there annually,” Peigan said.

WSA spokesman Patrick Boyle said agency researchers have taken water samples at various depth levels from

the area. They sent them to the Roy Romanow Provincial Lab for chemical and bacteriological testing earlier this week.

“It was not something you’d expect. That raised

some alarms there,” Boyle said of the colour.

The WSA hopes to have its testing and analysis done by “early next week and then have that information out of what we found.”

The testing process requires 48 hours; then the results need to be interpreted, he said.

The provincial water manager is also working with University of Regina water researcher Peter Leavitt. He heads up the school’s Institute of Environmental Change and Society, doing regular studies in lakes and rivers in the Qu’Appelle system.

By Thursday afternoon, he believed his team had a result based off four total samples they tested (two unaffected control samples and two discoloured samples). “(It’s) a water-sol-

uble pigment coloration found in blue-green algae. When you have big blooms of algae like we had late in October, it kind of busts up the cell and lets all this colour leak out… it’s like an organic dye.” The discoloured water alone is not harmful, he said.

But it’s indicative of a larger, abnormal problem: Thick, growing algae blooms surviving longer into the fall.

“Intensity and duration of these blooms is getting worse due to global warming” and added fertilizer run-off from agricultural producers, he said.

It means extra heat in the air and water, plus more phosphorus and nitrogen from run-off allow algae to live longer, slowly choking off the water systems they live in.

Peigan called the

discoloured water “a major concern” for his community. He was also upset he learned of it first through social media, not the WSA. “(Pasqua members) enjoy the swimming and water activities (at the beach). If there’s going to be an impact I need to know,” he said.

Other communities surround the lake, too, including Echo Valley Provincial Park and Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation. The lake water flows east through Fort Qu’Appelle to communities downstream like Lebret and Katepwa Beach and into the Qu’Appelle River.

“All the people that live around the lakes, but also those towns, hamlets and villages that depend (on the) the Hatfield aquifer for their water source should be concerned,” Peigan said.

Local group donates to Yorkton Hospital to help with families suffering from perinatal loss

By Tanner Wallace-Scribner Staff Writer A local group donated to the Yorkton Regional Hospital to help families to have suffered a perinatal loss.

The Our Little Angels Perinatal Loss Group in Yorkton donated close to 50 packages to the YRHC maternity ward and emergency room. The packages included Twinkle Star Baskets, which

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are handmade crocheted baskets, as well as pamphlets on how to connect with local families and support groups that deal with perinatal loss.

Jannah Thomas, a volunteer with the Our Little Angels Perinatal Loss Group in Yorkton, said that they want to spread awareness as pregnancy loss or loss of a still-born child is just not discussed.

“We have one woman that comes to our group, and she volunteered as well, and over the last two years, she’s made

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Thomas said that the group started around two years ago, and the donation has been something they have wanted to do for quite some time.

“It’s amazing, I myself had my own loss, and for the longest time, I had wanted to do this. Our group is open to anyone, and everyone has had some sort of loss, just depending on whether

it was a 38 week or a 12 week, so this is just very, very close to our hearts, and it’s just nice to be able to give back and help out other families that are going through the same thing.”

Thomas noted that they meet once a month in Yorkton, and they also have a private Facebook group, and if anyone is interested in joining, they can email her at G.J_thomas@hotmail.com or Melissa Mitchell at mmitchell@saskabilities.ca.

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Blame it on the Bunny Unlike the father in the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, who believed in the curative powers of Windex, my mother was a firm believer in salt-water. If ever we were hurt she would come a- runnin’ with the water and shaker. Although it burned initially, an infection wouldn’t stand a chance and, quite quickly, a soothing feeling would be forthcoming.

Months ago, I wrote about the tooth I lost after biting into a choco-

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This week I had the privilege of going to a periodontist for a surgery that I will not soon forget. I’ve had dental “procedures” before but even this specialist couldn’t use that simple word for what he was about to do. He, truthfully, warned me about “mega” swelling, bruising and pain. Even his kind assistant pre-operatively reiterated, “The

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Revisited surgery isn’t that bad but the aftermath is another story …” then she trailed off and quickly asked me what music I’d like to listen to. When I asked for a Christian music station she said, “I’ve never been asked that before.”

I found that difficult to believe because when would there be a more opportune time to cry out to God than when sit-

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She settled on music I wouldn’t hear anyway and we were off!

As I’d had with my wisdom teeth, I expected to be offered some sort of sedative to relax and make me forget, but my dreams of oblivion vanished when the doc said, “I don’t give anything through an IV.” Nice.

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freezing later, however, my lower jaw could barely be felt. The digging and drilling began and it only took a jawwrenching hour until I was stitched up.

I didn’t feel all that bad when he was done.

I actually felt proud of myself, having weathered the storm so well, and optimistically met my husband in the waiting vehicle with my five prescriptions in hand.

We wisely got those filled and I took a few pills before beginning the over three-hour trek home.

I have had three babies.

I took nothing for pain during any labours and I don’t remember crying but—I cried then—for at least

half of the ride home. As the freezing dissipated, I felt as though a semitruck had run over the lower half of my face and all I wanted was an epidural from the neck up. Before the narcotics kicked in, I would’ve gladly sprayed my gum hole with Windex or any amount of salt and water.

Days later my face is, indeed, the “mega” swollen and bruised I was promised. Thankfully, the pain is less and a strange numbness has set in. Hopefully, the salt water rinses I’ve prescribed are working.

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Richardson announces expansion

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Richardson International Limited is announcing a significant investment in their canola crush plant in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

In addition to doubling its processing capacity to 2.2 million metric tonnes, the project will optimize operational efficiencies and modernize the facility to meet an ever-growing global demand for canola oil and canola meal products.

“It’s exciting news.

I can’t tell you how psyched we are,” said Yorkton Mayor Mitch Hippsley when contacted Monday. “It will be the largest canola crushing facility in North America right here in our home town.”

Hippsley said the expansion is important not just for its direct impact, but because it can have something of a ripple effect in the city.

“The impact will be all kinds of positivity and hope for the city,” he said, adding if other businesses, especially those tied to agriculture, see Richardson willing to make a major investment in Yorkton, they may as well.

“It helps underline Yorkton as being an agriculture centre,” he said.

SaskCanola’s Board of Director Chair Bernie McClean said the expansion is extremely positive for the canola sector, and beyond.

“It’s only good news for agriculture and the economy as a whole,” he said when contact

by Yorkton This Week Monday. “It has to help the local economy.

“I look at this as fantastic news.”

McClean said the expansion should also spur canola producers in the Yorkton area to feel

confident in investing in the crop to boost production per acre, knowing the market exists locally.

“It should really encourage producers,” he said.

The Government of Saskatchewan was quick to welcome Richardson International Limited’s announcement.

“This is a significant investment in our province that will create local jobs, support economic recovery and help our province continue to grow,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said in a release Monday. “As the world recovers from the economic impacts of the pandemic, there remains a growing need for the food products Saskatchewan produces, such as canola oil and canola meal, and we appreciate this investment and expansion at Richardson’s Yorkton canola crush plant, which will help meet that demand. Our government is committed to maintaining a competitive business environment to attract these types of investments, which will benefit all Saskatchewan residents, and we look forward to working with Richardson on this important project.”

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The impact will be all kinds of positivity and hope for the city,” he said, adding if other businesses, especially those tied to agriculture, see Richardson willing to make a major investment in Yorkton, they may as well.

— Mitch Hippsley, Mayor of Yorkton leader in agricultural production and we welcome this investment to increase canola crush capacity in the province,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said in the same government release. “We know the world wants the high quality products Saskatchewan produces, with canola oil and canola meal our top value-added exports in 2020. This expansion of processing capacity will help Saskatchewan meet the goals outlined in our Growth Plan, which includes a target to crush 75 per cent of the canola our province produces here in Saskatchewan.

In the same release Richardson International President and CEO Curt Vossen noted the expan-

sion builds on a base started more than a decade ago.

“We opened the original Yorkton plant in 2010 and at that time, it was by far the largest capital investment Richardson had ever undertaken,” he said. “Saskatchewan and Manitoba producers have responded effectively, providing growth in canola production over the years - this has given us the confidence to move forward with expansion once again. We have appreciated the encouragement and cooperation of the rural municipality of Orkney, the city of Yorkton, and the province of Saskatchewan.”

When completed, the Yorkton facility will include a high-speed shipping system with

three 9,500-foot loop tracks, complementing infrastructure currently in place. It will be served by both major railways and will be dedicated to moving canola crush products at some of the most efficient levels seen in North America.

Additional facility upgrades and improvements will effectively double processing capacity in excess of 2.2 million metric tonnes of seed. The site will also boast three high-speed receiving lanes, providing producers and trucking partners a fast and effective means for seed delivery.

When contacted Monday, Kelcey Vossen, Communications and Public Relations with Richardson explained the company is “not commenting on the number at this stage,” in terms of the investment cost of the project, adding some details are still “to be fleshed out.” She did add the investment “obviously will be fairly significant.”

The staffing levels during construction and those at the plant post construction were also not available Monday.

Vossen did note that there will be permanent jobs created by the expansion terming those

“additive” and ones which will have “a good impact on the economy.”

As a significant supplier to the global canola market, Richardson has been focused on improved operational efficiencies, modernization, and automation.

With $120 million recently invested in their Lethbridge, Alberta crush plant, this latest investment in Yorkton will provide additional opportunities to producers to market their oilseed crop.

“The global outlook for Canadian canola oil is promising, and this latest investment emphasizes our ongoing commitment to best in class facilities,” said Darrell Sobkow (Senior VicePresident, Processing, Food, and Ingredients).

“Yorkton lies right in the heart of canola country and we are focused on providing our producer customers with increasingly efficient means for meeting the needs of a growing global consumptive market.”

Construction will begin immediately with no disruption to current operations and is expected to be completed in early 2024. During the construction phase, there will be significant opportunities for employment within the area and upon completion, the company expects to add full-time positions to the plant.

“This state-of-theart facility represents a good news story for all industry participants – for our producer customers and end-use buyers across North America and abroad,” said Keith Belitski (Director, Operations, Yorkton). “A construction project of this magnitude will be significant, economically, to the province of Saskatchewan, the city of Yorkton, and surrounding areas.”

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The updated plan reflects the consensus of the canola value chain on how market access challenges are evolving, the priorities of the sector and how industry will work with government to create more stable and open trade.

“Our revitalized market access strategy is important because it allows us to focus attention on how we can cre-

ate more stable and open trade for the entire canola value chain,” says Jim Everson, president of the CCC. “We’ve seen the real impact that market blockages and increased risk can have, and we’re excited to have a new road map to tackle these challenges.”

Ongoing market access restrictions for canola seed to China continue to have a significant impact on the industry since they were first implemented on March 6, 2019. Seed exports to China have fallen from $2.8 billion in 2018 before the restrictions, to $800 million in 2019 and $1.4 billion in 2020. Expert analysis estimates this has cost

the industry between $1.54 and $2.35 billion from lost sales and lower prices between March 2019 and August 2020.

“Our industry is seeing market access become more complex because of diverging international and domestic regulations on measures related to plant, animal and human health,” says Everson.

“We continue to see barriers that prevent us from adopting new innovation and technology, as well as an ongoing need for vigilance on sustainability requirements for biofuel markets.”

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Programs that benefit producers and the environment are win-win Whoever said “the grass is greener on the other side” must have been standing in Alberta or Manitoba.

In 2020, Saskatchewan producers seeded a record-breaking 25,000 acres of grass through Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC’s) Forage Program.

Overall acres enrolled in the program were up roughly 75 per cent from the previous year. Goals for this year’s program?

Even higher.

“Seeding forage ticks a lot of boxes for producers and I think we’ve seen an increase in interest in our programs as a result of that,” says Trevor Plews, DUC’s head of conservation programs in Saskatchewan.

While forage crops provide sustainable grazing sources for livestock, they’re also part of sound land management, and deliver many agro-ecosystem benefits.

Planted forages diversify crop rotations, help prevent erosion, retain nutrients, and provide much-needed pollinator habitat. When used in crop margins, they can reduce herbicide resistant weeds, act as buffer zones to meet product label guidelines and help manage clubroot issues in canola crops.

DUC’s Forage Conversion Program assists with field-scale conversion of cultivated areas and pays $35/ acre toward the cost of seeding. Uptake of this program has nearly tripled since 2017 with 396 Saskatchewan farmers participating over the last three years. The Marginal Areas Program (MAP) has been equally successful, burgeoning more than 10-fold in the same time period.

MAP was created for grain producers to trial the use forages to address salinity and other agronomic challenges. This program offers an option for farmers who have identified areas on their farm where they are realizing negative return

on investment and pays a financial incentive of $125/acre to seed these areas to forage. In 2020, 40 Saskatchewan landowners took part.

One aspect of MAP that is attracting attention is the Pollinator Power Pak. This seed blend is a mixture of short- and long-lived perennial species that improves the value of the stand specifically for pollinators; it’s provided to producers enrolled in the program at no charge. The Power Pak supports populations of native pollinator species and honeybees that are critical to pollination of agricultural crops such as canola and soybeans.

While producers appreciate the injection of cash into their farm operations, many also find that DUC’s programs fit with their existing conservation goals.

Mervin Mann operates Mann Bros. Ranch Ltd. and has been a DUC program participant since 2017. “DUC’s Forage Program has provided us with financial support toward stand reestablishment while allowing us to continue operating in the manor we are accustomed to,” Mann says. “Committing our land to 10 years in grass is our way of playing some small part in the

conservation of nature and wildlife.”

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CANOLA Continued from Page 8 • Eliminate tariffs and tariff differentials to expand markets and create more stability; • Create a predictable trading environment through science-based sanitary and phytosanitary rules; • Enable technology advancements and access to innovation and technology; and • Enable market growth, increased value and trade diversification through

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Record Saskatchewan agriculture exports in 2020 2020 was a record year for agricultural exports in Saskatchewan, helping the province lead the nation in growth of overall export sales over the previous year.

Saskatchewan produced $16.9 billion in agricultural exports last year, a 31 per cent increase from 2019 and a new high for the province. This represents more than 55 per cent of total provincial exports in 2020, which were valued at $30.4 billion. This helps bring the province closer to meeting its Growth Plan goals, which include growing agri-food exports to $20 billion and increasing agriculture value-added revenue to $10 billion by 2030. These strong export numbers also reinforce Saskatchewan’s global reputation as a dependable source of safe, high-

quality resources, goods and products.

Overall merchandise export sales in 2020 were more than $30 billion, up 2.5 per cent over 2019, the highest percentage increase among the provinces. On a national basis, exports were down 12.2 per cent over the same period.

Leading agriculture exports in 2020 continue to be canola seed, nondurum wheat, lentils, canola oil and durum wheat.

“The global COVID19 pandemic has hit all economies hard worldwide, but these export numbers are strong signs our province is in a positive position for economic recovery in 2021,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said.

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we have what the world wants and needs, and it will continue to drive investment and jobs for communities right across Saskatchewan.”

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Saskatchewan agrifood export destinations are diverse in nature. Top markets for Saskatchewan agri-food exports in 2020 were United States, China, Japan, India and Mexico.

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Farm Stress Line seeing an increase in calls Spencer Kemp - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The WorldSpectator - Moosomin) Many producers have turned to the Farm Stress Line to help deal with some of the stress and feelings of isolation brought on by the job.

Acting Executive Director of Saskatchewan Mobile Crisis Services which oversees the Farm Stress Line, Jan Thorson, says that in the last quarter of 2020 the agency has seen an increase in calls, followed by a seasonal decrease.

“I can certainly say for the last quarter with what we have statistically available to us, yes we did see an uptake over the summer and into the fall. We don’t have our early winter statistics back yet, but I would suggest that there’s been a slight drop-off just because of the time of year and the stresses of farming aren’t as great in the winter in many cases. We suspect that will turn around again in the spring and we will see more calls to the line.”

Thorson said.

The Farm Stress Line provides a service to producers in Saskatchewan who feel the pressure of their job and provides an opportunity to normalize their concerns.

“The Farm Stress Line is a gateway service. It’s a place to bring your immediate concerns, talk with a professionally trained counselor who can help you normalize some of the things you’re going through, and help you decide if you need more help. We have a resource bank of referrals that we can make for people if they feel they need more help. I think the main thing we do is provide normalization, assure people that this is a normal response to a very difficult situation across the globe. We encourage them to call us at any time as often as they need to if that will be helpful for them.” Said Thorson.

Concerns raised by producers were largely around the stress of being isolated during the pandemic. Thorson noted that the increase in isolation due to the pandemic has lead to increased depression amongst the producer.

“The main issues brought up to us are around mental health concerns, concerns about depression, isolation, those kinds of things. Family disputes and addictions too.”

Thorson explained that they have been implementing a new system to help track COVID-19 related concerns from producers as they currently do not have a system in place.

This new system as it’s implemented will provide Mobile Crisis Services with additional information and will better allow them to keep track of statistics.

“It’s not something that we track specifically with our statistics, but we made some changes so we will be able to do that, but it won’t be until down the road until we get that data back. But I think what’s been hard for farmers has been the isolation that the current health orders have produced. And I’d say that across the board for all our clients, that’s been very difficult for people, particularly people who live alone or do not have access to a friend or family group, don’t have great wi-fi or internet access.”

With the stress of COVID-19 at the forefront of many producer’s minds, Thorson reminds farmers of a few ways to deal with some of the stress.

“I would say, particularly during COVID, it’s very important to maintain contact with your friends or family, whether that be through telephone calls or zoom meetings. I would really encourage them to reach out to someone they’re close to at least once a day.”

Thorson also reminds producers to participate in some self-care, which can help reduce stress.

“Go easy on yourself, everybody is suffering right now and it’s okay to not be managing this as well as you may think you should be. Whatever you feel you need to do to make yourself feel better is fine unless it’s destructive.”

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Estevan, Sask. looks to canola-based diesel for jobs transition Evan Radford Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The Leader-Post (Regina) Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig hopes a proposed renewable diesel refinery in the area helps his city secure long-term jobs.

Two coal-fired units at SaskPower’s boundary dam are to close down this year and in 2024.

“We can’t turn the clock back on that. Of course we’re looking at how do we transition for jobs in our area to keep the economic development moving forward?” he said.

To that end, Estevan is working with Covenant Energy CEO Josh Gustafson on his company’s pitch for a large renewable diesel refinery in the area.

Thanks to a provincial funding pot of $8 million over three years, the city and nearby communities have provided Covenant with $200,000 to do a feasibility study for the refinery.

Gustafson projects the refinery would process 6,500 barrels of renewable diesel per day. He said renewable diesel is different from biodiesel.

Both use oil from

crushed canola seeds, but renewable diesel refines the oil in a process resembling what’s done with fossil-based crude. It means there’s little oxygen left in renewable canola-based diesel, which allows it to be used in sub-zero temperatures.

The refining process uses hydrogen and a catalyst, Gustafson said.

By using canola oil as a starting point, there’s “no ash or metals” left in a vehicle’s engine when it burns the refined product, he said.

Based on Covenant’s initial research, the company said in a media release the facility will yield “greenhouse gas emission reductions in the range of 80 to 85 per cent when compared

to fossil fuel diesel.”

It’s also to use recycled hydrogen in the refining process.

The renewable diesel would be sold to fuel distributors like Husky or Shell or Co-op, who would blend it into their diesel products sold to consumers.

The projected start year is 2023, though Gustafson doesn’t yet have a firm month or specific location nailed down. He hopes it will be in southeast Saskatchewan in the Estevan area.

Covenant suggests the facility’s operation will

create a maximum 60 permanent jobs.

Ludwig said Estevan’s goal is to “create wellpaying jobs in our community to make up for some of the potential job losses we see coming down the pike.”

Gustafson is also predicting a boost to the province’s agricultural sector, concluding based on his research the facility will create annual demand for 35 million bushels of canola seed.

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Improvements to Kirkella Community Pasture Spencer Kemp - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The WorldSpectator - Moosomin) A 3,250-acre community pasture in the RM of Wallace-Woodworth has had significant improvements. that was completed in 2020. The Kirkella Community Pasture received funding through The Conservation Trust, a fund made available through the Manitoba Climate and Green Plan Initiative which is delivered via the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation.

The funding was brought to the attention of the RM of WallaceWoodworth thanks to the Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association (MFGA), according to Garth Mitchell, CAO of Wallace-Woodworth.

“It was brought to our attention through the Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association that we would be a prime candidate to access some development funds through the Conservation Trust. So it was through a three-way relationship that we made this development,” said Garth Mitchell, Chief Administrative Officer of Wallace-Woodworth He says that the MFGA played a key role in helping guide the RM through the application process, as well as throughout the rest of the project.

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Community Pasture is located near the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, just north of the Trans-Canada highway and is made available to producers in the RM to utilize. Producers can pay a fee and book cattle into the community pasture to graze.

Through the grant, the community pasture had improvements made that helped resolve some concerns around the grazing area and water supply.

“The WallaceWoodworth Kirkella Community Pasture has been operated by the municipality for a number of years, and we’ve always been looking for ways to improve and provide a better community pasture. We were fortunate enough to access some funds through The Conservation Trust.

We partnered with The Conservation Trust group and the Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association to do some renovations. A lot of scrubbing for fence areas and improving some better pasture area, as well as the creation of some more stable water supplies, then some fencing to isolate and allow the usage of those in the pasture throughout the year,” said Mitchell.

The biggest concern that was tackled was the issue with the water supply. In past years, there have been dry spells that have proven difficult for

producers. To remedy this, three dugouts were installed in the pasture.

“I think the secure water supply, these are three very large dugouts and they’re fenced off in paddock areas so they can be accessed in various areas of the pasture.

Water for cattle is very important as we’ve been through some dry times in the past, so we can’t always guarantee on the smaller sources. SO these large water sources are going to be very important.”

The total cost of the project came to $200,000.

The MFGA assisted the RM of WallaceWoodworth through the project as it was one of the first projects through the grant and they wanted to inspire others to apply for funding from the Conservation Trust.

According to Executive Director with the MFGA, Duncan Morrison, they hope it acts as a flagship for others to utilize the available money.

“The Manitoba Government rolled out a program called the Conservation Trust which is essentially an endowment fund based on an investment which allowed groups like Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association to partner with others, in this case, the Rural Municipality of WallaceWoodworth,” Morrison explained.

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Additionally, new fences were installed to help streamline the process of grazing rotations.

“They were concerned about drought. They knew they wanted to get water onto the pasture.

They strategically placed three 1,000,000 gallon dugouts to help, and then that became the foundation for their other work.

They were able to plan better fencing etcetera.”

“The focus on water management in the pasture was a very key driver,” Morrison said.

The encroachment of the woody species was also a key driver in the project, according to Morrison.

“There was quite a bit of encroachment and woody species that were coming into the pasture, and it was affecting the quality of the pasture certainly from a grazing perspective. They did a massive mowing process to push back the shrubbery and open up large amounts of previously non-grazed acres.”

MFGA also provided the project with

a review on the pasture through experts in rangeland health and from Assiniboine West Watershed District, who looked over the pasture and suggested different enhancements that could be made.

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Prairie farmers and ranchers can further enhance biodiversity on their land through new Weston Family Prairie Grasslands Initiative Ducks Unlimited Canada joins forces with foundation and prairie producers to benefit local environment Winnipeg, March 4, 2021 – Prairie farmers and ranchers are key partners in one of the largest prairie grassland conservation efforts in Canadian history. Announced yesterday, the Weston Family Prairie Grasslands Initiative supports organizations that are working with local communities to deliver conservation solutions that are both economically and environmentally sustainable.

As one of the organizations involved, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) will work collaboratively with prairie farmers, ranchers and other landowners to protect grasslands and wetlands over the next five years.

Grasslands and wetlands are essential to a resilient landscape, and it is through these partnerships that producers can be compensated for their ongoing conservation efforts.

“DUC has been working on the Canadian Prairies since our organization was established more than 80 years ago,”

says Karla Guyn, chief executive officer for DUC. “We have a strong relationship with, and a deep respect for, the farmers and ranchers who steward the lands that support biodiversity in Canada. Working together, we can unite

the needs of conservation and agriculture on this important working landscape.”

Over the next five years, the Weston Family Prairie Grasslands Initiative will contribute $5 million to DUC’s conservation easement

program that will see more than 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) of vital habitat protected.

This contribution directly benefits agricultural producers while maintaining Canada’s biodiversity and providing habitat for a wide var-

iety of species including waterfowl, songbirds and pollinators.

Conservation easements are legal agreements between a landowner and DUC to preserve natural features and resources on their land. Under these agree-

ments, the habitats are protected in perpetuity, but the land remains in private ownership and in grassland-based agricultural production.

“It’s exciting to see what can be accomplished by bringing Canadians together to find innovative and sustainable approaches to restoring and protecting biodiversity,” said Tamara Rebanks, chair of the Weston Family Foundation. “Our Foundation is committed to supporting landscapelevel efforts to find solutions to our environmental challenges and, ultimately, improve the wellbeing of Canadians.”

The funding DUC is receiving for its programs is part of nearly $25 million in grants that have been awarded to five organizations across the country. The Weston Family Prairie Grasslands Initiative will support projects that conserve nearly four million acres of priority prairie grassland habitat by actively engaging landowners and agricultural producers.

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Varying moisture conditions continue in March Runoff Report Today, the Water Security Agency (WSA) released its updated spring runoff report for March 2021, continuing to show varying conditions across the province.

Compared to the February report, a wider band of the northern and central parts of Saskatchewan, encompassing Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Melfort and La Ronge area are expected to experience a near normal runoff. WSA snow surveys conducted in the latter part of February showed some higher levels of snowpack existed through parts of central Saskatchewan, especially Saskatoon.

Pockets of southwestern Saskatchewan are also expected to receive a near normal runoff including Kindersley, Leader and Cypress Hills.

The report also continued to confirm the lower moisture conditions for many other parts of central and southern Saskatchewan. A band encompassing North

Battleford, Swift Current and Regina are still expected to receive a below normal runoff, while most of the far south including Assiniboia, Estevan and Weyburn are anticipated to receive a well below normal runoff.

Conditions over southcentral and south eastern areas, particularly east of Highway 4 and south of Highway 1, are particularly dry and have a snowmelt runoff potential. While surface water supplies at larger reservoirs are expected to be met in 2021, users that rely on smaller reservoirs/ dugouts may see shortages continue or emerge in 2021 if snowpack conditions do not improve. Low levels on recreational lakes may occur during the summer months, particularly in the Qu’Appelle Valley.

While the snowpack is not overly heavy in the far north, encompassing the areas of Uranium City, Stony Rapids and Cluff Lake, the extreme wet conditions carrying through last fall continue to indi-

cate a higher-than-normal runoff potential for these areas. At this time, however, unless there is significant precipitation prior to or during the spring melt and/or a rapid melt, flooding from snowmelt runoff in 2021 is considered a lower risk.

Ice on waterbodies also poses a risk during the melt period. While the risk of ice jamming is lower this spring with the expectation of below normal runoff, ice on waterbodies does become unpredictable and dangerous during the melt period and should be avoided.

WSA reminds the public that the runoff potential and response can change depending on future snow accumulations and weather during the melt. WSA will monitor conditions through to the completion of the runoff event. A final runoff report is expected to be issued in early April unless runoff is complete or near complete over most areas.

Wawanesa Insurance contributes generous $100K to Assiniboine’s Prairie Innovation Centre Brandon, Man. (March 9, 2021)—Assiniboine Community College’s Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture has received a generous contribution of $100,000 from Wawanesa Insurance.

The campaign to build this state-of-the-art facility on the college’s North Hill campus is Assiniboine’s largest philanthropic undertaking, and aims to address the growing needs of the agriculture sector.

“Looking after one another is at the heart of

who we are at Wawanesa Insurance. That’s why we’re proud to support the college, its students and the Prairie Innovation Centre. Together with Assiniboine, we share a commitment to making our community a better place to live and learn, and at Wawanesa, we know all of the Westman region will benefit from the new Centre,” said Kevin Bailey, Regional Vice President – Central Region, Wawanesa Insurance.

This one-of-a-kind Canadian college project

will bring together collaborative learning spaces, applied research labs, multipurpose spaces and amenities that will serve both industry and the college community. Creating an enhanced agricultural training capacity, the Centre will enable the agriculture secto economic driver in the Canadian and Manitoban

economy.

“The Prairie Innovation Centre will not only address the current and developing gaps in the labour market in Manitoba agriculture, it will also be a hub for agricultural innovation, encouraging engagement and collaboration with industry partners to address emerging situa-

tions and issues,” said Derrick Turner, Director of Advancement and External Relations at Assiniboine. “The college looks forward to building upon the relationships we have with partners, like Wawanesa Insurance, while creating a meaningful impact on the future of agriculture.”

This partnership comes as Wawanesa Insurance marks its 125th anniversary while Assiniboine celebrates the 60th anniversary of the college—notable milestones for two organizations with longstanding roots in the Westman community and in agriculture.

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When is that trespass law going to be proclaimed? When there is an app for that

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Regina – Saskatchewan passed a new trespassing law several years ago, of particular interest to rural residents, but has not yet proclaimed it. One of the rural municipality counsellors taking part in the provincial cabinet “bear pit” session during the virtual Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention on March 10 asked what was going on with that.

It turns out, the delay is linked to an app which can be used to ensure you are inbounds with the legislation.

Justice Minister Gord Wyant

responded, “You’re correct, we’ve passed the legislation, we’re waiting to proclaim it.

“There’s been a significant amount of collaboration that’s been done with respect to ensuring that we have some public education around the issue to make sure that we have a good communication strategy and there’s been some work being done across ministries with respect to the preparation of an application, so that so that we can have the proper implementation of the legislation. That work is proceeding, and I understand that it’s proceeding quite quickly now, so we’re still very hopeful, but we need to make sure that we have the right vehicle in place to

ensure that people can have access to the information that they need so that they’re not offending the legislation.

Wyant continued, “The last thing that we would want to do is proclaim the legislation without having the proper tools in place, and while there’s been a lot of work that’s been done, as I say, we’re fairly close, at least that’s my understanding. So we’re hopeful. We know how important it is to people in rural Saskatchewan around this piece of legislation, that’s why we brought it forward. We also want to make sure that when we proclaim it, that the appropriate tools are in place to make sure that it’s effective and efficient. Otherwise, I think we fail. So, you can look forward

to some more information on this in the near future, and we’ll continue to work on it as diligently as we can.

Premier Scott Moe added the is ready to be proclaimed. “We will be proclaiming it at some point in time, we do want to ensure there’s the sufficient amount of support infrastructure around this piece of legislation when we do proclaim it. As well, we want to ensure that there’s no unintended consequences that should arise as well and so there’s that last look happening, in that last piece of consultation in which SARM is involved, right now, but we will be moving forward when we can, you know, ensure that those those two pieces are checked.”

Agriculture Safety Week held in March The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed March 14-20, 2021, as Agricultural Safety Week in Saskatchewan.

“Agricultural Safety Week provides the opportunity to remind everyone that agriculture safety matters year round, on and off the farm,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said. “Physical and mental health are of the utmost importance and everyone must do their part to ensure we are all able to return home to our loved ones at the end of each day.”

“Using safety precautions year round is incredibly important to ensure that those who work on a farm return home safely,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said. “Having safe farms in our province will help us continue to grow our

agri-food exports here in Saskatchewan and build stronger families and communities.”

Saskatchewan recognizes Canadian Agricultural Safety Week annually in conjunction with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association.

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is focused on helping producers, families and communities lead the agricultural industry in safety and sustainability.

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Saskatchewan producers branded as environmental stewardship champs Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) has announced it has secured $840,000 in additional funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to continue working with landowners to protect Greater SageGrouse critical habitat in Saskatchewan.

ECCC’s Species at Risk Partnership on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) fund supports projects that are committed to engaging the agricultural sector to preserve key wildlife habitats today and in the future. SSGA President Kelcy Elford explains, “We are building on the success of SARPAL’s first five years. This second iteration of funding ensures that we can forge ahead with the innovative work we are doing

with Grasslands National Park (GNP).”

“ECCC is working in partnership with the agricultural sector to conserve and protect biodiversity in the Canadian Prairies and across the country,” states the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

“Through the SARPAL fund, we are conserving important grass and habitat for species at risk like the Greater SageGrouse.”

Between 2015 and 2020, SSGA has signed more than 40 conservation agreements with landowners, protecting a total of 250,000 acres of grassland and critical habit for species at risk in southwest Saskatchewan.

Elford says over the next three years, “Our project

will focus on continuing the grass-bank we established in partnership with GNP as well as investigating the development of producer-friendly term conservation easements. Native grasslands in these areas are an important forage resource for the cow-calf sector and are the last refuge for many species at risk in the province, which means these grasslands are valuable from ecological, cultural and economical standpoints.”

Elford explains, “Five years ago, we surveyed producers and it was apparent many producers were not interested in conservation easements in perpetuity.

However, there were a number of landowners who did show sincere interest in conservation easements that would be

developed to meet their unique circumstances, but signed only for a fixed term, to support succession planning. We want to interview producers to learn more about their current opinions. That’s one of the reasons we established Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation (SSGF). We needed a committed group to lead that charge.”

SSGF Board Chair Ray McDougald adds, “SSGF is a registered charity recognized

by Canada Revenue Agency, and approved by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment as an official conservation easement holder. We set up the Foundation to be at an arm’s length from SSGA, so the Foundation would be the holder when conservation ease-

USask awarded $3.2M towards first-in-Canada engineering biology centre for ag innovation

By USask Research Profile and Impact Saskatoon – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will invest $3.2 million in a unique biomanufacturing facility at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) that will use cutting-edge “engineering biology” technologies to accelerate agri-food innovation and help address food security needs.

Developing canola varieties more resistant to climate change, flavourings for the plantbased meat industry, and non-animal enzyme alternatives for the dairy industry are a sample of the innovations to be advanced by the new Engineering Biology Agri-food Innovation Centre within the university’s Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS).

“This new centre will establish the University of Saskatchewan as the national node for engineering biology applications in agriculture and food that will accelerate science and innovation,” said USask VicePresident Research Dr.

Baljit Singh. “Using automation and other emerging technologies, our researchers will harness the power of biology to design more nutritious and sustainable crop varieties and food products.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced more than $518 million to support the infrastructure needs of universities and research institutions across the country.

Engineering biology is an exploding new field that combines genomics and molecular biology with high-performance computing, automation, and artificial intelligence, potentially transforming what we eat, medicines we take, and fuels we use. A May 2020 report from the McKinsey Global Institute estimates engineering biology could have a global economic impact of up to $4 trillion in the next 10 to 20 years, with more than a third of this direct annual impact in the agri-food area.

“Essentially, engineering biology uses biological machinery of

cells to make useful tools and products,” said GIFS Executive Director and CEO Steve Webb, who is also a member of the National Engineering Biology Steering Committee.

An example is flavourings added to pea-based proteins (such as myoglobin and hemoglobin) to make plant-based burgers taste like a regular meat-based burger. The iron-containing molecule heme is highly concentrated in red meat but can also be found in plants.

The CFI funding, made through its Innovation Fund, will be used for critical infrastructure including robots, computers, cell culture systems, and other equipment for the centre. Another $5 million is being sought from private and public sources.

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“Canadian farmers are responsible stewards of the land who understand the importance of conservation to the long-term sustainability of agricultural lands.

By supporting the Stock Growers’ conservation initiatives, we can protect important wildlife habitats of the prairie grasslands and get closer to our goal of preserving 25 per cent of land areas by 2025,” states the Honourable MarieClaude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and AgriFood Canada.

With the goal of helping the federal govern-

ment protect 25 per cent of Canada’s ag land, freshwater and oceans by 2025, McDougald and Elford agree, “ SSGF will continue to develop programs that support landowners in conserving grasslands and forage while protecting species at risk today and in the future. On top of feeding a growing population amidst climate change and a host of other uncontrollable risk factors, participating in these projects is yet another reason Saskatchewan producers have been branded as environmental stewardship champs.”

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Parkland College to offer new Farm Hand Training Course Parkland College has announced the launch of Introduction to Farm Hand, a new program developed to meet the labour needs of growing farm operations.

Introduction to Farm Hand is a short course that provides the basic skills and hands-on

training needed to work on a grain farm in Saskatchewan. The first course module, beginning April 17, focuses on seeding and the busy spring season.

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pharmacy researcher Jane Alcorn will use the platform to create compounds for discovering new drug candidates. USask nutrition researcher Carol Henry will use new protein variants produced at the facility to improve the nutritional quality of foods.

Agricultural researcher Bobbi Helgason will use the facility to enhance plant-microbial interactions that help plants with stress tolerance. Key researchers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the National Research Council, and the private sector will also use the platform.

The centre’s technology platform—which will comprise separate

“suites” for engineering biology, proteomics and genomics, and metabolomics (the study of small molecules in an organism)—will be integrated into the workflow of GIFS’s existing technology platforms, which include the Omics and Precision Agriculture Laboratory (OPAL), Data Management and Analytics, and Cell Biology.

With its focus on agriculture and food, the new centre will be an important node within the Canadian Engineering Biology Network which includes other universities, research organizations and companies in Canada. The centre will enable collaboration with other Canadian uni-

versities that have biofoundries, as well as with industry and international partners such as the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Singapore.

AG INNOVATION Continued from Page 15 develop new plant varieties that can withstand climate change, as well as nutritious food products and natural products with medical benefits such as specialized proteins that kill bacteria.”

Webb said researchers in academe and industry will be able to order from the centre’s bio-manufacturing facility or “biofoundry” the DNA, RNA, peptides, and other proteins needed for their studies.

As the recent McKinsey study notes, the first wave of genetically engineered crops in the 1990s has been referred to as GMOs—organisms with foreign (transgenic) genetic material introduced. Today, with mark-

er-assisted breeding and other advances in genetic engineering such as gene editing, breeders can use DNA markers linked to desirable traits to select these traits without using transgenic approaches.

USask plant scientist Tim Sharbel, lead researcher on the team, said engineering biology will enable the team to take the next step in the application of genomics to agriculture.

“We can now identify important genes but translating this into something that’s useful to industry and beneficial to society is a gap that’s been very difficult until now,” said Sharbel.

Marrying biological science with the power of automation and comput-

ers will enable scientists to run many tests in parallel, rather than manually conducting them one at a time, enabling the rapid production and testing of thousands of gene and protein variants for development of new products and plant varieties.

More than 20 researchers across campus are part of the user team that will employ the new platform for crop improvement and health applications, including food, nutrition and pharmaceuticals. Students will have the opportunity to learn how to apply engineering biology to address real-world problems in agriculture and food production.

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Agronomy site looks to tech to grow studies Evan Radford Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The Leader-Post (Regina) A new combine and a new drone are among the items on the shopping list for a small-plot agriculture research site hoping to grow a bit bigger thanks to an influx of research money.

The Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF) recently received $727,470 from the Western Grains Research Foundation, a non-profit research group funded by farmers and based in Saskatoon.

IHARF is to use the money to buy processing and analytical equipment, field equipment, a tractor, a drone, weather stations, a plot-combine and a drying shed, according to a news release issued last week announcing the funding.

Research manager Chris Holzapfel said the drone they’re eyeing can make thermal image readings from the air, capturing a fairly large area of land. It will allow IHARF members to deduce soil moisture conditions on the surface and at certain depths below ground, he explained.

A potential example of applying that to regular farming practices would be in an irrigation-type

operation. A thermal-scanning drone could tell the user if an irrigation piping system has sprung an underground water leak; cooler temperatures tend to mean extra moisture. “(The drone will) allow us to do a lot of in-season measurements … We’ve historically used handheld sensors, measuring individual leaves” while walking through a plot, Holzapfel said.

Another application would be checking a crop’s health: “If plants are dying off due to disease, that could have a different thermal signature,” than if they’re thriving.

IHARF’s research plots sit on the east side of Indian Head, which is about an hour east of Regina.

Depending on funds available and the season, team members will have between 2,000 and 3,000 plots operating in a single calendar year, executive manager Danny Petty said. Those plots are divided between 45 to 60 projects per year.

One plot can be as small as 280 square feet; the maximum size for one plot is 490 square feet. One acre of farmland is equal to 43,560 square feet.

Petty said after researchers draw conclusions from a given project, they’ll “host field days and seminars throughout the winter to pass on those results to farmers

and agronomists … We typically have our main field day in the middle of July.”

Holzapfel also listed some of the site’s past research findings.

Agronomists there found pulse crops (like lentils or chick peas) have a tendency to absorb some nitrogen in the air around them; the plants convert it into ammonium gas, which they use as a kind of self-made fertilizer.

It could allow producers to apply less fertilizer to their pulses, while possibly reducing nitrogen runoff into creeks and rivers.

The most recent spring runoff report from the Water Security Agency (WSA), released at the beginning of March, shows varied moisture conditions through the province.

The WSA forecasts some northern and central areas are to see near normal runoffs, like around Saskatoon.

The report showed low moisture conditions for other parts of central and southern Saskatchewan.

The WSA expects a stretch of area including North Battleford, Swift Current and Regina to have below normal runoff.

It predicts southeastern areas to receive a well below normal runoff.

More Canadians actively looking to buy Canadian Food Spencer Kemp - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The WorldSpectator - Moosomin) A survey by Farm Credit Canada indicates that more Canadians are actively seeking out Canadian-produced food.

The survey, conducted between January 8 and 12, 2021, saw six out of 10 Canadians say they are more likely to purchase Canadian-made or Canadian-grown food.

“We had surveyed 2000 Canadians across the country, reflective of how the country is divided, and the reason we did it is in advance of Canada’s Agriculture Day, this one day a year where we celebrate Canadian food, we just wanted to know what consumers were thinking,” said Marty Seymour, Director of Industry Relations with FCC. Seymour’s family comes from Carnduff, Saskatchewan where they grew canola and raised cattle.

The survey showed around 56 per cent of Canadians are more likely to look for Canadianmade or grown food while 50 per cent are more likely to think about how their food is grown.

“I think this means opportunity, in the last ten years in agriculture we’ve been talking about trust in food and for me, it’s somewhat inspiring to see that six in ten Canadians, since the pandemic, are more likely to buy Canadiangrown food. That to me is a clear demonstration that consumers trust Canadians and I think part of it infers the idea that we are supporting

A canola field just west of Moosomin. A study shows that Canadians are eating more Canadian food since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Canadian companies. We see that in retail we see that in food and we see it everywhere.”

In the same survey, eight out of 10 Canadians say that Canada’s food system and agricultural sector have adapted and responded well to the pandemic, a total of 94 per cent of respondents say they support Canada’s agricultural sector.

Seymour noted an ongoing discussion regarding producers and their appreciation.

Seymour says the survey shows many producers

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“I think there’s always tension within the farm community whether farmers feel appreciated or not. I think that’s fair. Maybe what this research does is validate with a third party that these farmers are appreciated. I think it’s also interesting that 80% of people are just now learning more about how their food is produced.

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“In the early days of the pandemic, when we were looking for N-95 masks and everybody was trying to get their PPE for food processing, people were unsure about the Canadian food system, but now nine out of ten Canadians in our research said that we should celebrate the industry. I think that’s pretty cool when there are these people who aren’t even connected to the food industry saying we should celebrate them.”

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Add atmospheric drying – and potential lower crop yields – to climate change toll

By Max Martin Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (London Free Press) Drier air brought on by climate change could put a dent in crop yields, triggering smaller and slower-growing plants, a new study says.

“Globally, the atmosphere is drying as the climate warms up,” said Danielle Way, an associate professor of biology at Western University.

“That’s been correlated with reduced crop yield.”

Because air wants to hold as much water as possible, it starts to pull moisture from plants as its dries, with potentially devastating impacts on crops and vegetation.

Way, working with researchers at the University of Minnesota, studied 50 years of data and 112 plant species, including wheat, corn and birch trees, to assess how they’re affected by drier air.

The recently published findings show plants react to atmospheric drying — even if they don’t lack water in the soil — by triggering a drought-like response, growing smaller, shorter and slower.

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Mike Orosz plows a field north of London. A new study by a Western University researcher says a drier atmosphere brought on by climate change could reduce crop yields. Danielle Way, an associate professor of biology, said climate change poses a particular risk to northern countries like Canada.

It’s that phenomenon that could result in hiked-up farming costs and decreased crop productivity, Way warns, with spinoff effects on

ing to reduce how much leaf surface there is for the water to evaporate off of,” Way said. “They’re acting like they’re drought-stressed.”

food costs and availability.

Green spaces and trees are also at risk of the phenomenon.

“This actually might

be just as significant as having dry soil,” Way said.

While the study noted impacts on crops from India to the midwestern United States, Way said Southwestern Ontario’s farm belt would also be impacted by increased dry air.

“Northern countries like Canada are particularly at risk from climate change,” she said, adding the country’s temperature could rise six degrees Celsius in the next 80 years.

Atmospheric drying has been observed worldwide for the past 20 years and is expected to rise as global warming intensifies.

Although dry soil is still a challenge for farmers, Way said irrigation can address that issue.

But there’s no way to humidify the air, making

atmospheric drying a big risk.

On the positive side, Way said her research could be used in the development of crops more resistant to atmospheric drying. Within the study, the team found some plants, including certain varieties of wheat, are less stressed by dry air than others.

“That variation is something we can use to breed more droughttolerant crop species to minimize the effect” of atmospheric drying, she said.

But the long-term and essential solution is to combat climate change, Way said, adding her research highlights some of the less visible impacts of global warming.

“The way to tackle this is to tackle climate change at that large scale,” she said.

BUY CANADIAN FOOD Continued from Page 17 despite all the hardships brought on by the pandemic, the increased awareness to the Canadian agriculture industry is a silver lining.

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Saskatchewan schools to get 100,000 rapid COVID-19 tests

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Regina – Saskatchewan K-12 schools across the province are currently being shipped 100,000 rapid tests. Rapid testing for COVID-19 in schools may begin as early as this week, the provincial government said in a March 22 press release.

It’s a measure the opposition New Democratic Party has been calling for repeatedly, as recently as late

last week.

“A rapid testing program in schools is another excellent tool to help monitor the presence of COVID-19,” Education Minister Dustin Duncan said in a release. “The safety of students, teachers, and school staff is our government’s priority, and school staff and students have done an excellent job in helping to prevent transmission of the virus.”

Teachers and school staff are not expected to administer the tests.

“Our goal is the health and safety of

all Saskatchewan residents,” Health Minister Paul Merriman said.

“This additional measure gives us another tool to monitor school environments and take further steps to protect the health and safety of staff and students if necessary.”

The rapid antigen tests use a short nasal swab and can be administered by laypeople who have completed a training program through the Saskatchewan Health Authority lab. Schools will work with their local medical health officers

to determine when testing is appropriate and will work with parents and caregivers to ensure consent is in place.

A positive test requires confirmation by a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test provided by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. A negative test does not need to be confirmed as long as the individual has no symptoms of COVID-19.

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NDP response Official Opposition Critic for Education MLA Carla Beck said in an emailed statement on March 22, “We called for this because we spoke to many concerned school boards, teachers and parents and it’s good to see the government finally taking action, but the fact is it should never have taken this long. These tests have been sitting on government shelves going

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If the government had acted immediately when they received these tests, we might have been able to contain the spread of variants in our schools much sooner. The reality is Premier Moe and his government have taken a reactive approach to protecting our teachers and students rather than a proactive one. The reason schools across the province are closing is because the premier failed to show leadership and act decisively in controlling the new wave of variants.”

Moosomin rallies around Levi Jamieson Rob Paul - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The WorldSpectator - Moosomin) In October, 2020, Moosomin high school student Levi Jamieson was in an ATV accident and was rushed to Regina General Hospital

by STARS air ambulance before being flown to Royal University Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Saskatoon.

As a result of the accident, Jamieson lost the use of his legs and is adjusting to a wheelchair. While in the hospital recovering, and upon his return home to Moosomin, the community has rallied around the family to show their support.

There have been numerous fundraisers for the family, a Love 4 Levi account opened at Conexus Credit Union for donations, and people all around offering a hand to the family when they need one. Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised for Levi and his family through the community support.

Levi—who has been actively involved in 4H and his family farm since childhood, and who has his own herd of cattle now—hasn’t let anything slow him down since coming home. He has returned to school, is back out helping on the farm, and having fun doing the things he loves like hunting, skidooing, and driving a team of horses. He has even tried his hand at sledge hockey.

It has been a long journey for the Jamieson family since the accident, however, things are starting to improve thanks to Levi’s resilience in physiotherapy.

The Jamieson family has been going to Regina every week, since Levi returned home, for his physiotherapy, but as he progresses, they’ll be able to do more of it in town.

“We go to Regina every week,” says Levi’s dad, Darcy Jamieson.

“Sometimes it’s two days and we stay overnight and sometimes it’s just in and out. Most of it (physiotherapy) now is strengthening, which can be done mostly here (Moosomin). It’s that and balancing. We can do a lot of it at home too, the days that we aren’t there.

“When he left here in the air (on the STARS air ambulance), they stopped in Regina and then she (Levi’s mom Diane) jumped in the jet with him from Regina to Saskatoon,” said Darcy.

“The Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon was amazing to us.”

Levi was in a medically induced coma from Oct. 18 until Oct. 23. On Oct. 23 he was given an MRI, which determined he required surgery on his back.

“He was in Saskatoon from October 18 to November 4—October 24 was surgery—and the Ronald McDonald House charges $10 a night for families and they provide some meals. You don’t realize what a facility like that does for you until you need it,” said Levi’s mom Diane. “He wasn’t awake for two weeks. Then we moved to the (Regina) General until December 14, and from there to Wascana Rehabilitation Centre.”

“Surgery is pretty much done,” said Darcy.

“But we’re going to try and see another specialist—the Shriners have reached out to us to see one of their specialists and they’re working on that as we speak.”

“The physiotherapist said she’s amazed because everything she throws at him he either does or figures out a way to do it,” said Diane. “He’s adapting very well.”

Coming home from Regina was a milestone in itself for Levi, and being the animal lover he is, it was a treat to see all his animals on the farm again.

Levi Jamieson, who lost the use of his legs in an ATV accident, and his horse Buddy.

“It was good to see everyone,” said Levi Jamieson, “and good to see the pets again—it was good to see all the dogs.”

“I think at one point every dog we had was up in the bed with him,” said Darcy with a laugh.

Things aren’t as easy as they were before for the Jamieson family, but the family is adapting to the changes, and Levi’s positive attitude has been a big factor in his quick adjustment.

“It’s challenging with this wheelchair, but we were in the barn and he was in with his Jersey cow when she had her calf,” said Diane. “He’s been out and about. It takes a little bit more time to get to places he wants to go.”

“You don’t just jump up and say, ‘lets go down to the World-Spectator,’ it takes planning,” said Darcy.

The Jamiesons says that Darcy Rambold at Pharmasave in Moosomin is currently working on ordering an Action Trackstander for Levi, which would allow

him to be more mobile.

Levi says he is up for the new challenges ahead and already has goals going forward and his wheelchair isn’t slowing him down or stopping him from embracing his favorite outdoor activities once again.

“I want to get back to riding my dirt bike and working with the cattle,” says Levi.

“He has been skidooing,” says Darcy. “We had him skidooing New Year’s Eve on the front lawn. He was riding a small skidoo but I’m going to fix up his big one and he plans on riding it this year. He went out on the ice on the sledge and he’s been driving the team of horses—we went out for sleigh rides one day at the farm.”

“First thing he did when he got home was shoot a deer,” adds Diane.

“We got the special permit to shoot out of a vehicle from the game wardens,” said Darcy.

“We worked on that when we were in the hospital and we got that

all taken care of and we got him home that weekend (the last weekend in November) and he shot a deer—that was the plan of coming home, to get him out deer hunting and to get him away and active for a bit. You can only lay in a hospital for so long. It was the best therapy to get him out of there and get him home.”

“He was asking the doctor to let him go and they couldn’t believe how strong he was after he came back from his two days at home,” said Diane Jamieson. “It was a different atmosphere and where he wanted to be so it was good.”

Despite Levi’s impressive advancements, the Jamieson family knows there are more obstacles ahead and right now they’re focused on doing everything they can to make things accessible for Levi.

“We have a ramp and it’s 24 feet now, but it still probably should be another eight feet longer,” said Darcy.

“Renovations will be challenging, that’s the key,” said Diane. “Right now he’s downstairs in the living room because all of the bedrooms are upstairs. We’re looking at lots of different things right now. We’re looking at getting different saddles so he can get back on his horse—we’re trying to adapt.”

“There’s a guy down in Greenville, Texas who makes saddles with back supports on them—he’s been making them for 25 years,” Darcy said.

“We’ve been talking to him a bit and we’re trying to get one. We have to do some measuring and fitting on him to send and he’ll make a saddle for him. Then he can get back on the horse and do a bit of roping.”

One thing the Jamieson family can’t put into words is the appreciation they have for the community support they’ve received. They’ve always known the community here was strong,

but to feel the value of a small community’s kindness first-hand has been life-changing for them.

“I didn’t think that would be there (the community support),” said Levi. “It’s great to have the support.”

“It’s pretty overwhelming,” said Diane “it’s amazing to see all the community’s support.

Saying thank you doesn’t seem to be enough. From texts to prayers to phone calls to food to donations, it was way overwhelming.

There’s been so many phone calls just offering help with anything—it’s been from the moment it happened. We learned what we always knew about the Moosomin community, the surrounding areas, and all around.

From the bottom of our hearts, it’s unbelievable.

I can’t say enough.”

“I don’t think anybody expects support like that in any case,” said Darcy.

“It’s very overwhelming.

We’ve always supported things ourselves so it’s great that you get support back. We can’t make the thank you big enough.

Some of the stuff that was going on, we were watching it—like the heifer donation auction and the cow pie bingo (fundraiser)—we watched that on TV in Saskatoon— and the nurses and doctors couldn’t believe it because they’re in a big city, so they couldn’t believe it. They were all standing there and watching it with us and couldn’t believe it. I don’t think there’s a person in this community that would turn us down if we needed something.”

Both Darcy and Diane also say that since the accident, they now understand the real need for a paved runway in Moosomin—a project that is currently in the works—so that the Sask air ambulance can land in Moosomin and take direct flights to Saskatoon, where Levi was transported after landing in Regina on the STARS helicopter.

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Space For Lease 1,000 SQ.FT. Commercial Building. Newly renovated, air conditioning, paved parking in the back, available downtown on April 1st, 2021. Call 306-621-5076.

Apartments/Condos for Rent 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.

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.

Shared Accommodation SHARE FURNISHED house in Heritage heights Yorkton with 63 yr. old male/cat. Prefer over 45.

Call for details. 306-890-0571.

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.

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Cars 2 GOOD YEAR 275/65 18 tires.

One like new. $100; 4 Nordic snow tires on steel VW rims. $150.

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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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RVs/Campers/Trailers FOR SALE: 2002 25.5’ fifth wheel.

Brand new condition, bought by seniors. Large slide out, air, awning, microwave, electric start water heater and furnace. Towed about 6 times. No Pets, no smoking.

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FOR SALE: Polled Purebred 2 year old and yearling Charolais bulls. Some red factor. Phone 306435-7116. King’s Polled Charolais.

HUNTER CHAROLAIS 10th ANNUAL BULL SALE Thursday, April 1st, 1:30 pm DST, at the farm, Roblin, MB. Offering 50 yearling bulls from over 30 years of breeding. Most are polled. Also 6 Polled Hereford yearling bulls.

These are top quality, quiet, goodhaired bulls that will calve well and then add performance. Online bidding available on DLMS. View catalogue and videos at www.huntercharolais.com or call Doug at 204-937-2531 204-937-2531 www.huntercharolais.com

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Water training agreement signed Water and wastewater operators play an integral role in the maintenance of a clean water supply supporting the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Parkland College and ATAP Infrastructure Management Ltd. are joining forces to ensure communities have access to the training they need to keep their water supplies safe and secure.

Parkland and ATAP have signed a partnership agreement to provide training in Class 1 Water and Wastewater Operator courses in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The courses will be delivered through a blended model, which provides flexibility in scheduling and location of training. Courses can be offered in person, remotely, or a combination of the two.

“This agreement is a great opportunity for the College and the communities we serve,” said Dr. Mark Hoddenbagh, President and CEO of Parkland College.

“Blended Learning will make it easier for communities and municipalities to access this important training and benefit from ATAP’s expertise.”

ATAP brings to the partnership extensive engineering knowledge, an established curriculum, and expert instructors. The College provides a learning management system, instructional design experience, and IT support. Both organizations also have connections to partners throughout Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

“Over the past 20 years, ATAP has instructed certification courses and CEU workshops to thousands of operators across the Prairies,” said ATAP Manager Andrew Stevenson. “Our experience, from performing the same hands-on services onsite daily that we teach about, allows our instructors to transfer

that real-life knowledge back to the students. We are excited to be partnering with a premier organization in Parkland College.”

The training is expected to launch in the fall of 2021. It will be made up of preparatory courses in water treatment, water distribution, wastewater treatment, and wastewater collection.

There is high demand for this type of training.

Many towns, First Nation communities, and municipalities have identified needs in the area of water stewardship.

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March 26, 2021 | This Week Marketplace

USask research takes aim at improving water security, gender equity, and international co-operation Saskatoon – A multidisciplinary research team from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded $289,000 for a project to develop water security solutions that contribute to enhanced

gender equity in the West African nations of Ghana and Senegal, where women and girls are hit hardest by impacts of climate change.

Funding from the Queen Elizabeth Scholars Advanced

Scholar (QES—AS) program will help the team to mentor and develop leadership, professional and research skills of advanced scholars (PhD students, post-doctoral fellows and early career researchers)—eight from

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West Africa and two from Canada—under an exchange program geared to enhancing research capacity on the nexus of hydrology, health and gender studies, and socioeconomics.

Partner universities are the University for Development Studies, University of Ghana, and Université de Thiès in Senegal. Sixty per cent of scholars chosen will be women, and 30 per cent will be francophone.

“Increased water insecurity caused by erratic rains, longer dry seasons, and an everexpanding Sahara desert affects water availability for domestic use and agriculture production—both areas for which women are responsible,” said project leader Sabine Liebenehm, assistant professor in USask’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources.

“When rural agriculture livelihoods are affected, it increases domestic tension and pressure, especially on young women, to migrate to the cities where they are often exposed to labour exploitation and violence,” said Liebenehm.

“In this context, we want to improve the research capacity local-

ly and globally related to water security and gender equity. If we can improve these interlinkages, we can contribute to sustainable water and wastewater management, improve water safety, sanitation, and family health,” she said.

Improving water security for productive use would contribute to food security overall, diversify income opportunities for women by enabling them to sell excess vegetables, and improve their bargaining power within the household, she said.

Liebenehm’s diversified USask team members are: Pat Lloyd-Smith, assistant professor in agricultural and resource economics; Corinne Schuster-Wallace, associate professor in geography and planning; and Andrew Ireson, member of the Global Institute for Water Security as well as an associate professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability, and in the College of Engineering.

By contributing their knowledge in hydrology, health and water management, gender equity and economics to working with academic and non-academic partners and honing the skills of a

new generation of innovative scholars during the three-year project, their goal is to generate bottom-up solutions, said Liebenehm.

The exchange scholars will participate in community engagement activities and gain experience with nonacademic policy and industry decision makers. Environment and Climate Change Canada, the North Saskatchewan River Basin Council, and Fertilizer Canada are collaborating, along with the West and Central African Council for Agriculture Research and Development.

Participants will have opportunities for networking and building international relationships through collaborating with QES project teams of other Canadian universities and meeting the vast QES alumni network.

The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) is managed through a unique partnership of Universities Canada, the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF), and Canadian universities. The QESAS- West Africa is made possible with financial support from IDRC.

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Tim explained the family of Jaxon MacDonald had ordered some food items from Walmart in the city, having planned to prepare a meal for the people that were searching for Jaxon.

When the search was called off after they found the body, the family members decided to donate the food items to the Food Bank instead of asking for a refund, explained Tim. “This really touched me,” he said, adding the donation “was a tribute

to Jaxon.”

Tim said the act of giving really showed the best of humanity.

“At this point we should be the ones caring for them, and they’re caring for others,” he said.

In terms of caring Tim also noted the family has established the soon

Jaxon MacDonald

to be registered, ‘Jaxon MacDonald Foundation’, “where his legacy will live on and change so many lives.”

People may contribute to the Foundation at donorbox.org/jaxon-macdonald-foundation or, by mail to 4813 Wright Road, S4W 0A7, Regina, SK.

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Bacteria on the surface of the eye not all the same: new insights from USask research SASKATOON — A pioneering study led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Marina Leis (DVM, DACVO) shows that bacterial communities vary on different parts of the eye surface— a finding that significantly alters understanding of the mechanisms of eye disease and can lead to developing new treatments.

“We are excited to share our findings, which provide a paradigm shift within the field,” said veterinary microbiologist Dr. Matheus Costa (DVM, PhD), a member of the Leis research team that published a paper recently (Feb. 19) in the peer-reviewed scientific journal PLOS One. Team members are Costa and Leis, assistant professors at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at USask, and Gabriela Madruga, a PhD student from São Paulo State

ocular surface was that it contained a single bacterial population. Now, we learned different portions of the surface seem to have different bacteria that predominate, which has implications for disease mechanisms of multiple types of ocular surface conditions,” Costa said.

“As ophthalmologists we work under the assumption that the cornea is largely devoid of bacteria, or at least clinically relevant players.

What we found puts this view into question,” Leis said.

(Credit: Christina Weese)

USask veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Marina Leis (DVM) examines her patient Baxter, a Wheaton terrier.

University in Brazil.

The pilot study was conducted on eyes from 15 piglets euthanized for reasons unrelated to this research. Piglets were chosen as models because pigs’ eyes are relatively similar to

human eyes. This model allowed researchers to sample the cornea without use of topical anesthetic drugs that might disturb the microbiota of the eye.

Researchers found that the corneal sur-

face provides a distinct environmental niche within the ocular (eye) surface, leading to a bacterial community different from all other sample types.

“The way we’ve always understood the

For example, two distinct types of bacteria were found in a significantly larger proportion in association with the cornea.

“These two types of bacteria not only have a reported association with the ocular surface in the literature but also have the potential to cause opportunistic infection,” Leis said.

The findings demonstrate that the location on the eye surface matters during routine collection of a swab for diagnostic purposes, Leis said.

Leis has secured funding for follow-up translational studies targeting other species of interest to veterinarians, especially companion dogs that are susceptible to dry eye disease—a very common chronic condition that results in discomfort and sometimes even blindness.

Translation of the findings to human health likely is a long way off, until the results are further validated through research involving smaller animals such as dogs and larger animals such as horses.

The study was conducted with funding from the WCVM Companion Animal Health Fund and the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the University of Minnesota.

Local Chamber supportive of provincial carbon economy initiative

“The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce applauds the efforts and accomplishments of our province’s industries. From oil and gas to mining to agriculture to manufacturing and beyond, Saskatchewan businesses are continuously innovating to enhance environmental performance and each sector has opportunities, investments, and efficiencies that will continue to develop,” said Steve McLellan, Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO in a release.

Juanita Polegi Executive Director with the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce said the report hits on important issues.

“The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce commends the Sask Chamber for preparing an insightful, well researched document on the issues and opportunities climate change initiatives present to the businesses of this province,” she told Yorkton This Week. “Our political

leaders, from all orders of government, will do well to reference this cornerstone document and heed the recommendations.”

McLellan said business faces challenges in terms of the report findings.

“Despite the environmental performance enhancements already undertaken, Saskatchewan businesses have a challenge before them. To build a thriving low carbon economy here, one that protects livelihoods and the environment, businesses and governments must work together,” he said in the release. “The transition to a low carbon economy is a chance for Saskatchewan to build the economy for the next generation and enhance our resiliency.”

Building the Low Carbon Economy recognizes regulatory certainty, strategic investments in energy efficiency, and workforce reskilling as foundational pillars in the transition towards a low carbon economy.

All of these, and more, will be needed for Saskatchewan to successfully transform.

Specifically, the SCC’s report contains 18 recommendations focused on how the provincial and federal government can support Saskatchewan businesses striving to achieve the federal government’s climate change goals.

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Filipino culture being preserved and shared by local group

By Tanner Wallace-Scribner Staff Writer For the last decade, a community group has made the Filipino community feel at home in Yorkton.

The Parkland Filipino Canadian Association Incorporation (PFCAI) started back in 2011 and featured under 100 members in its early days, but it currently has over 500 members.

“We want to establish an environment that nurtures and protects Filipino culture, values, and tradition among our members and the community,” said Jenny Baraodian, the president of the PFCAI. “That’s really our ultimate goal.”

One of the group’s biggest events is their Pinoy Fiesta, an annual event they hold in the summer.

“It’s a big celebration for us. It’s not only for

members but also for other Filipino communities as well as our Canadian friends,” Baraodian said. “We showcase our culture through food, social gatherings like dances. We have games, a mini-show; it’s an all-day event.”

The group was unable to hold the event last year, and Baraodian is unsure if they will be able to hold it this year as well, but the Fiesta isn’t the only group’s event.

“We also have our annual Christmas Party.

This is a smaller event; there is like 100 to 200 people that attend,” she said. “It’s just sharing of food and getting together and having gam es and prizes.”

Another big part of the group is their Basketball league, something they are looking to expand.

“What we want to happen is we want to extend

It all started in March 1940, with the formation of the Yorkton Co-op. Ending the first year with 70 members and a capital of $300. Fast forward to today, in March 2021, we close on our 80th Anniversary year, and recognize how far we have come. Today we have grown to more than 17,500 members and expanded to 15 retail locations. We have returned more than $34 million to members and contributed over $1.5 million to community organizations in the last ten years alone.

While 2020 was far from the Anniversary year we anticipated we want to celebrate what those 80 years mean. Join us as we celebrate 80 years of:

it to other groups into the community. Basketball is mostly for our male members, but we want to involve others like the youth and the women.

We are wanting to make that event bigger.”

Baraodian said that she was invited to speak at a city council meeting, something she called a ‘big step.’

“We were invited to just introduce our community to the Mayor and the City Councillors.

That’s a big jump in our community because they are acknowledging us,” she said. “(We) presented what we are and what we want to do in Yorkton.”

She added that she hopes this is the beginning of a good relationship with the City.

“We want to collaborate with the City to meet our mission and vision.

There are things we want to happen, not only for our community but just

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for everyone, to make Yorkton a perfect place for us.”

“We want to work for an improvement in services for immigrants, especially newcomers and have recreational activities, which will meet our needs,” Barodian continued. “We

want to have a venue to accommodate cultural groups. It’s sometimes hard to look for a rental place that is going to cater to our big community,” she said. “We want to be able to have a place where we can celebrate our culture and celebrate each of our activi-

ties, and big enough to accommodate everyone, including non-members.”

She added that they would continue to expand and celebrate their traditions, and anyone from any culture is invited to celebrate with them.

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80 YEARS OF LEGACY

While 2020 was not what we anticipated we want to close out our 80th Anniversary year with a bang, and to thank our Members

WE’RE GIVING AWAY

ENTER TO WIN WEEKLY PRIZES Do you have a memorable Co-op moment, story, picture, or interaction? Share them with us for a chance to win weekly Co-op prizes. We are celebrating what makes us Legacy Co-op and the history of our 80 years and want your member input! Your submission could be included in our Legacy Co-op history book and future advertising.

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Beginning March 11 - Complete the online entry form and upload your receipt using your entry code. Scan the code or go to: http://bit.ly/CelebratingLegacy

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