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Short line railway improvement program supports vital rail services The Government of Saskatchewan is providing more support to the short line shipping industry through the Short Line Railway Improvement Program (SRIP).

Budget 2021-22 includes $530,000 for SRIP, which will distribute funding grants to the province’s short line railway companies. These grants will assist with track upgrades and expansion, funding improved crossing surfaces and sightlines, bridge maintenance, track rehabilitations and more.

“The short line rail business is a key sector of Saskatchewan’s shipping industry and plays a vital role in our economy,” Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw said.

“Helping to improve and expand their infrastructure will ensure our grain keeps getting to market and our agriculture producers can stay competitive.”

There are 13 provincially-regulated short line railways in Saskatchewan that operate on 2,131 kilometres of track, primarily transporting grain. Funding will be allocated based

on the amount of track each railway owns, with small track networks to receive at least $20,000.

“We are pleased with this financial support from the provincial government,” Thunder Rail President Steve Lindsay said.

“This funding helps with our infrastructure and will improve service to our customers. It is greatly appreciated.”

The SRIP also includes track construction projects in its eligibility criteria, with up to 50 per cent of eligible track material and construction costs provided.

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Sask. has proclaimed June as Deafblind Awareness Month The Government of Saskatchewan, in collaboration with CNIB Deafblind Community Services (DBCS) has proclaimed June 2021 as Deafblind Awareness Month. Previously, this has been a week long campaign.

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2020-21 provincial budget, government committed to providing approximately $350,000 in new funding to both D/ deaf and Deafblind service delivery. This funding is now in year two of a four-year funding plan.

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Fossil secret may shed light on the diversity of Earth’s first animals A large group of iconic fossils widely believed to shed light on the early evolution of many of Earth’s animals and their communities may be hiding a secret.

A group of scientists, led by Dr. Nic Minter and Dr. Orla Bath Enright from the University of Portsmouth’s School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, U.K., are the first to model how exceptionally well-preserved fossilized animals could have been moved by mudflows. These fossils record the largest and most intense burst of evolution ever seen.

University of Saskatchewan researchers Dr. Gabriela Mángano (PhD, McLeod Enhancement Research Chair in Geology) and Dr. Luis Buatois (PhD, Professor at the Department of Geological Sciences), were involved in the study’s field work and collaborated in the writing of the study’s results, exploring the implications of this research. Both researchers received NSERC Discovery grants to support their work.

Dr. Esther Sumner from the University of Southampton was involved in both fieldwork and experiments.

The finding, published in Communications Earth & Environment, offers a cautionary note on how palaeontologists

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build a picture from the remains of the creatures they study.

Until now, it has been widely accepted that extraordinary fossils buried in mudflows in the Burgess Shale in Canada, that show the result of the Cambrian explosion 505 million years ago, had all lived together, but the results of this study may suggest otherwise.

The Cambrian explosion was responsible for kick-starting the huge diversity of animal life now seen on the planet.

Now, the authors of the study have found that some of the animals which became fossils could have remained well preserved even after being carried large distances, throwing doubt on the idea the creatures all lived together.

“This finding might

surprise scientists or lead to them striking a more cautionary tone in how they interpret early marine ecosystems from half a billion years ago,” Dr Minter said. “It has been assumed that because the Burgess Shale fossils are so well preserved, they couldn’t have been transported over large distances. However, this new research shows that the general type of flow responsible for the deposits in which they were buried does not cause further damage to deceased animals. This means the fossils found in individual layers of sediment, and assumed to represent animal communities, could actually have been living far apart in distance.”

The team of scientists studied a classic Burgess Shale succession in

British Columbia, both in the field via a detailed sedimentologic analysis and with laboratory experiments.

The site is an area rich in fossils entombed in the deposits of mudflows and is one of the world’s most important fossil sites, with more than 65,000 specimens already collected and, so far, more than 120 species counted.

The Burgess Shale has been fundamental to scientists in understanding the early history of animal groups and the communities they lived among and has been closely studied multiple times.

The researchers used fieldwork to identify how the mudflows would have behaved, and then used flume tank laboratory tests to mimic the mudflows and are confident

that the bodies of certain creatures could have been moved over tens of kilometres without damage, creating the illusion of animal communities.

“In the case of the Walcott Quarry, the classic locality of the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies where the study was focused, the absence of biogenic structures left by the activities of animals provides significant evidence of environmental stress, suggesting that locally at the sediment-water interface and within the sediment, anoxic conditions were prevalent at times,” said Mángano.

The Burgess Shale was discovered in the early 1900s and led to the idea of the ‘Cambrian explosion’ of life, with the appearance of animals representing almost all the modern phyla, and inspiring copious research and discoveries.

“Many would argue that it is fundamental, even ground zero for scientists in understanding the diversity of life,” Dr. Bath Enright said.

It’s not known precisely what caused the mudflows which buried and transported the animals which became fossilized, but the area was subject to multiple flows, causing well-preserved fossils to be found at many different levels in the shale.

“We don’t know over what kind of overall time frame these many flows

happened, but we know each one produced an ‘event bed’ that we see today stacked up on top of one another. These flows could pick up animals from multiple places as they moved across the seafloor and then dropped them all together in one place,” said Bath Enright.

“When we see multiple species accumulated together it can give the illusion we are seeing a single community. But we argue that an individual ‘event bed’ could be the product of several communities of animals being picked up from multiple places by a mudflow and then deposited together to give what looks like a much more complicated single community of animals.

“Palaeontologists need to appreciate the nature of the sediments that fossils are preserved within and what the implications of that are.

We could be overestimating the complexity of early marine animal communities.”

The researchers hope to do further study to investigate whether differences in the species that are present in other exceptional fossil sites are due to evolutionary changes through time, different environments of deposition, or the nature of the flows and the effects of transport and preservation of the fossils.

Our Goldilocks of the Grasslands is back Sprague’s Pipits arrive back in Saskatchewan Regina, SK - June 7, 2021 - Sprague’s Pipits are back and on the lookout for their just right native mixed-grass prairie habitat. The middle of May is when the Sprague’s Pipits arrive in Saskatchewan after their long migration from their wintering grounds in Texas and northern Mexico.

This threatened species faces numerous threats ranging from habitat loss and fragmentation, invasion of exotic species and woody vegetation, as well as haying during their breeding season.

Pipits are most commonly found on blocks of native prairie larger than 160 acres (65 hectares). They require

Sprague Pipits in the grasslands. vegetation that is not too tall and dense nor too short and sparse, with some litter. Examples of preferred sites include

lightly to moderately grazed, or periodically burned fields. “It is by knowing how particular they are with their breeding grounds that they are a very important identifier of ecosystem health and habitat change”, says Rebecca Magnus, Habitat Stewardship Coordinator at Nature Saskatchewan.

Once pipits find their preferred nesting area, they begin to weave dry grasses together in a cup shape on the ground and hide their nest by forming a dome of long grasses over top. The females then lay eggs between mid-May to mid-July, incubating 3-6 eggs for 10-12 days. The young then leave the nest 10-14 days after hatching. By

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A closer look at Sprague Pipits mid-October all will have left for their winter destination in the warmer south.

Pipits are secretive songbirds and are rarely seen out in the open, often only identified by

their song; a sweet, thin jingling series of notes that descends in pitch: ‘shing-a-ring-a-ring-aring-a’. “Fun Fact! Pipits can sing as high as 100 metres in the sky for up to 3 hours at a time”, says Magnus.

If you are a lucky Saskatchewanian and get not only to hear their song but to witness them on the landscape you will be able to identify them by the following features: they are small (1517 cm in size) with brown and white streaked plumage, their breast is composed of a necklace of short streaks while their belly and flanks are unmarked, their head is characterized by a thin bill and relatively large brown eyes, and

they have contrasting tail feathers with outer white and inner brown ones which are best seen during flight.

Nature Saskatchewan would greatly appreciate it if you see a Sprague’s Pipit or own land that contains their ideal mixed-grass prairie habitat that you please call our toll free HOOT line at 1-800-667-HOOT (4668).

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EDITORIAL Sun rises on renewable energy and storage One long-held excuse for not getting off oil, gas and coal faster is that energy sources like solar and wind only work when the sun’s shining or the wind’s blowing.

Now, rapid advances in energy storage technologies, along with falling prices, have rendered that excuse meaningless.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges, from the environmental impacts of battery production to the scale of renewable energy and storage needed to move from fossil fuels and keep the world from overheating beyond 1.5 C. Considering the alternative — continuing to burn limited supplies of environmentally destructive, polluting, climate-altering fossil fuels — the sane course is the cleaner path.

It’s fast becoming less expensive to generate electricity from renewable energy than from fossil fuels and new nuclear plants. “More than half of the renewable capacity added in 2019 achieved lower electricity costs than new coal. New solar and wind

projects are undercutting the cheapest of existing coal-fired plants,” a 2020 International Renewable Energy Agency study found, adding the trend will continue.

The report outlines dramatic price drops in solar and wind, “complementing the more mature bioenergy, geothermal and hydropower technologies.” Solar photovoltaic costs declined 82 per cent from 2010 to 2019, concentrating solar power dropped 47 per cent, onshore wind 40 per cent and offshore wind 29 per cent.

Costs to store energy are also falling quickly.

That means energy produced when there’s an oversupply (during daylight hours with solar, for example) can be stored for use when it drops (at night for solar).

It shows that government policy and technological innovation can produce results. Many gains in battery storage are a result of clean energy and fuel policies and tax incentives that sparked advances in increasingly smaller, cheaper and more effi-

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Science Matters cient lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

Higher-capacity batteries for power storage were the next step.

Batteries aren’t the only way to store energy.

For example, hydro facilities can pump water from a lower to a higher reservoir during offpeak hours and release it through turbines when demand is high or when solar or wind aren’t available. Compressed air storage offers another method.

But lithium-ion batteries are currently among the best methods for efficiently storing energy. Because battery installations are made of stacked cells, they can be employed at the scale needed.

One issue is that

obtaining materials for batteries often comes with environmental and human rights abuses, especially for minerals like cobalt, most of which comes from Africa.

Lithium and nickel also come with problems, although strong environmental regulations can help fix those.

Technological advances aim to reduce social and environmental impacts, with better mining methods, improved recycling and more efficient batteries that use fewer or none of the most problematic elements.

And because many lithium-ion batteries are mainly useful for storing energy over short periods (up to four hours), other medium- to long-term storage options are also

being developed. Along with improvements to lithium-ion technologies, research continues into flow, sodium-ion, zinc, liquid metal and other types of grid-storage batteries.

It’s important to note, though, that even today’s renewable energy and storage technologies don’t cause nearly as much environmental and social damage as exploiting and burning coal, oil and gas for energy.

Thanks to good policies and a culture of innovation, California leads the world in deploying high-capacity batteries to balance renewable sources’ intermittency. At Monterey Bay, a massive former gas generator is being converted to the world’s largest battery energy storage system, with capacity to discharge enough electricity to power about 300,000 homes for four hours when energy demand outstrips supply.

It’s one of a number of projects in the state.

Renewable energy and storage are gaining momentum in other

parts of the U.S. and worldwide, in countries including the U.K., Lithuania, Australia, Germany, Chile and Saudi Arabia.

Distributed energy — small-scale powergeneration systems operating as an alternative or enhancement to the grid system — can also speed the deployment of renewable energy. At the individual level, a house or workplace could generate power from solar or wind and store excess energy in a lithium-ion car or similar battery, even selling excess back to the grid.

As a recent International Energy Agency report pointed out, there’s no room for new coal, oil or gas development in a rapidly heating world. It’s time to clean up our act. No more excuses!

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

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Writer and Editor Ian Hanington. Learn more at davidsuzuki.org.

Keep cool and carry on: Manage summer heat waves with tips from the Canadian Red Cross It seems like the snow just melted and we’re already preparing for our first heat wave of the season. With some scorchers on the horizon, now is a good time for a reminder on how to stay cool and what to watch for in case of overexposure to heat.

“Drink plenty of water,” says Andrea Wilkie, Canadian Red Cross spokesperson.

“It sounds obvious, but when you are out having fun in the sun for a couple of hours, you can lose track of how hydrated you are and run into trouble before you know it. And don’t forget about Fido! Pets need water and shade as well.”

So be prepared.

Before you head out for the day, check weather reports for heat warnings.

Slather on sunscreen as sunburned skin loses the ability to cool itself.

More tips to help you stay safe during hot weather.

• Avoid being outdoors during the middle of the day. Instead, try going out in the early morning or later evening hours when the sun is not as strong. Where possible, try to spend

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Hot metal The Saltcoats Volunteer Fire Department was busy Saturday and it was not a fire call-out.

The department started early with a ‘Drive Thru’ Pancake and sausage breakfast at the Fire Hall starting a 7 a.m. It was a kick-off to a town-wide ‘Garage

Sale’ Day. Then in the afternoon the fire crew moved its attention to the Saltcoats Regional Park where they hosted a ‘Show and Shine’ which attracted a number of fancy cars and trucks that were shining in the hot sun.

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A day in nature and walleye too Welcome to the second ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’ of 2021. Like most of us I remain very much a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert. In the following weeks I’ll again attempt to give those anglers who love to fish but just don’t have access to a boat a look at some

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If you read the first column of the season back on May 28, you will recall the first trip of the season on opening day was a shut-out victory for the fish – in fact they no hit us that day.

But we ‘fisherfolk’ are a resilient lot – some might suggest stubborn edging toward delusional – as we are always convinced the next trip will have fish jumping on to shore for us.

So, May 16, we headed out again, this time pointing the truck east – destination the new Togo Bridge.

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CALVIN DANIELS pen to have a rather deep fondness with my pillow, and would prefer rising at the crack of noon if not for a thing called a job and its associated cyber-paycheque.

So we did not head out particularly early. I will add here I tend to believe rising early is more important as temperatures rise, but this is May in Saskatchewan – remember the little icestorm on May 21?

It started out as a nice trip, as a I spied a groundhog waddling in a field. It wasn’t an up-

close encounter, but it is a wild critter you don’t see very often. I was lucky I realize. I was simply the passenger, and I am not one to have my head tilted over a cellphone screen – they are in fact an apparatus I could easily, and happily live without – so I watch the world as my son drives.

One of the best aspects of fishing is being out in nature.

The groundhog was simply cool to see.

The cheeky stripedgopher that came down

out of the rocks looking for a treat was neat too that day. I wish I had had a few peanuts in my pocket for him.

Then, when Adam went in search of a drink, a black-winged blackbird settled for a visit nearby. These are a usual bird to be found around water, but are also one of the most striking in appearance.

It was turning into a good morning.

It was also warm on the side of the bridge we were, tucked out of the wind, so all we needed was some fish.

Just down the shoreline to out left, we could see a few pike being caught, one appearing to be a chunky specimen that would have been a fun catch.

To our right, a fellow’s rod dipped low, and it was obvious it was a sizeable fish.

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carp, which I admit made me jealous. He wasn’t overly happy as he tossed it back, but I relish the muscled fish for the challenge of landing the big lugs.

By now you are likely thinking the luck was all around us, but that we again had a lacklustre day, but that was not the case.

We ended up five walleye to bring home, and one bigger, caught by Adam, one that went back to hopefully be part of the stock breeding the next generation of fish in the lake.

That is one area the fishing sector does a wiser thing than tends to happen with hunting. At least in targeted waters we are required to release fish which are basically the size where they reproduce. Hunting still tends to measure success by big horns, animals you would imagine would be good in the herd in terms of genetics.

Oh, I do need to concede my son easily outfished me that day, the bigger walleye and one ‘jumbo’ perch topping the day.

But, we got a good feed, on a warm day, and saw some wildlife, and we weren’t up at dawn to do it, so it was an awesome day.

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Rare version of Othello great to travel If you are an avid board game player you probably frequent thrift stores, yard sales, newspaper classified sections, and online markets with an eye for games.

The truly dedicated, some might say fanatical among gamers, that you can never have too many games, and our little gang admittedly falls into that category. It takes a certain level of self-control -- which it might be noted in underappreciated by the spouses of the married among us – not to buy every game we see.

Let’s face it having an extra copy of a loved game is never a bad thing, and you can always raid pieces from extra sets (especially backgammon stones), to make home versions of rare or print n’ play games.

So one day in looking through a marketplace I come across a game called ‘Allegro’ which admittedly I had not heard of, but the photos were highly suggestive of the game being ‘Othello’ simply packaged under a different name.

While having a set or two, Othello is a game I

have been watching for, hopes for a fall session post COVID-restrictions dancing through my head.

So I made arrangements with a friend in Saskatoon to pick it up, and now a few weeks later the friend network has delivered it into my waiting hands.

The game is rather cool, albeit strange at the same time.

To start this is a travel version, so it comes in a small case much like most backgammon boards, only a bit smaller at just more than 10X12 inches when closed. The compact size makes it great for the suitcase for hotel room gaming, or to tuck into the camper for rainy vacation days.

Opening the case I found that the pieces are magnetic, the board metal. Score another point for being rather handy when traveling.

The kids can play in the backseat as an option to less cellphone time.

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by Holiday Luggage Inc. which I suspect is/was Canadian since the rulebook is in both English and French.

But, the name was/is still the mystery here.

The board has smaller corner markers which suggest it is a ‘Go’ board, and the rules mention ‘Go’ in the first line and go on to suggest that ‘Allegro’ is a greatly simplified version of ‘Go’.

But, then you read the game rules and you are back to ‘Othello’. You place pieces to outflank those of your opponent

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There is no flipping in ‘Go’ so the reference to that great game makes

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World’s lakes losing oxygen rapidly as planet warms Changes threaten inland fisheries, biodiversity and drinking water quality Research published today in Nature found that oxygen levels in lakes across the northern hemisphere are declining 2.8 to 9.3 times faster than in the world’s oceans – a trend which threatens freshwater fisheries, biodiversity, and drinking water quality.

Researchers analyzed over 45,000 dissolved oxygen and temperature profiles collected since 1941 from nearly 400 lakes around the globe.

University of Regina research in the study showed that rates of oxygen loss are particularly high in Canadian Prairie lakes of Saskatchewan where rapid warming, nutrient pollution, and blooms of toxic cyanobacteria combine to deplete oxygen from the bottom of lakes.

“All complex life depends on oxygen. It’s the support system for aquatic food webs. And when you start losing oxygen, you have the potential to lose species,” said Kevin Rose, corresponding author and professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.

“Loss of up to 18 per cent of deepwater oxygen since 1980 has a profound effect on the biology and chemistry of lakes”.

Peter Leavitt, a Canada Research Chair at University of Regina and lead investigator of the 28-year Qu’Appelle Long-Term Ecological Research program says that Prairie lakes may be especially vulnerable.

“Warming of surface waters reduces lake mixing and the flow of atmospheric oxygen into the deep waters where fish often hide to avoid surface heat. Loss of this deep oxygen suffocates native fishes, but can benefit some invasive

Summer bloom of potentially-toxic cyanobacteria on Katepwa Lake, Saskatchewan.

Species pictured here are promoted by warm, nutrient-rich waters. When they die and sink to the bottom of the lake, their degradation reduces the oxygen content of deepwaters. species which in turn harm the lake’s food web,” says Leavitt.

In addition to warming, Prairie lakes have high levels of nutrients which increase the risk of algae and cyanobacteria blooms. Oxygen levels decline further when these blooms die, sink to the lake bottom, and decompose.

Although lakes make up only about three per cent of Earth’s land surface, they contain a disproportionate concentration of the planet’s biodiversity. Lead author Stephen F. Jane, who completed his PhD with Rose, said the changes are concerning both for their potential impact on freshwater ecosystems and for what they suggest about environmental change in general.

“Lakes are indicators or ‘sentinels’ of threats to the environment because they respond to signals from the surrounding landscape and atmosphere. We found that these biodiverse lakes are changing rapidly, showing that atmospheric warming has already

Photos by McKenzie Van Eaton

Dead fish on shore of Katepwa Lake, Saskatchewan.

This photo is of a Cisco (aka Coregonus artedi).

Normally, this species lives in cool deep water, but can be pushed into lethally warm surface waters by the loss of oxygen at the lake bottom. Cisco, and related whitefish, can exhibit mass die-offs in Saskatchewan during summer due to overlapping conditions of high water temperature and low oxygen. Global warming is making this sort of die off much more likely to occur by both warming surface waters and removing oxygen from the bottom of lakes. impacted freshwater ecosystems,” Jane said.

In addition to biodiversity loss, declines in dissolved oxygen can increase greenhouse gas emissions from lakes, intensify pollution of surface waters with toxic

metals, and favour blooms of toxic algae – all factors that affect human health.

“Climate warming and nutrient enrichment of prairie lakes have together caused an increase in the fre-

Blooms of cyanobacteria (Microcystis) developing on the shore of Buffalo Pound Lake, Saskatchewan.

These blooms intensify as water warms during summer, particularly in nutrient-rich lakes. Global warming is increasing the intensity and duration of these blooms, leading to oxygen loss from deepwaters of the lakes. quency and intensity of toxic algal blooms during the past 30 years,” says Leavitt. “Given that we expect both factors will intensify during the next 50 years, it seems likely that blooms will increase further and that oxygen will continue to be choked out of the water.”

“Widespread deoxygenation of temperate lakes” is an international collaboration led by

Rose and Jane, with dozens of collaborators from the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON). The research was based in universities, environmental consulting firms, and government agencies around the world.

A copy of the Paper and its Supplementary information is available at https://www.nature. com/articles/s41586-02103550-y

Saskatchewan updates captive wildlife regulations Saskatchewan has modernized and strengthened its rules related to the import and possession of native and exotic wildlife here in the province.

This includes those that are kept as pets, or being cared for by wildlife rehabilitators and held in zoos.

The Captive Wildlife Regulations have been updated to help protect native wildlife and ecosystems, and to ensure that public health and safet “A lot has changed since these regulations were introduced in 1982, the types of pets people are looking to acquire are changing and how they are procuring animals is also evolving,” Environment Minister Warren Kaeding said.

“After careful consideration and consultation

these changes provide more clarity around what types of animals are and are not allowed in Saskatchewan.

They also align with current animal welfare expectations for captive wildlife.”

The growing interest in exotic wildlife as pets and the rehabilitation of native species has raised concerns regarding public safety, animal welfare and increased focus on maintaining the integrity of the province’s ecosystems. The amended regulations focus on areas of highest risk to people and the environment.

“These new regulations will help protect and preserve Saskatchewan’s native wildlife species by preventing the potential introduction of invasive species to the land-

scape,” Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Executive Director Darrell Crabbe said.

“This law also addresses conservation issues associated with the illegal wildlife trade.”

The province engaged with an expert panel and stakeholder groups to help modernize various aspects of the legislation, including the list of species that can be held without licensing and the licensing requirements for people or facilities that hold restricted wildlife in captivity.

The panel included a veterinarian with exotic species expertise, a pet industry representative, a ministry ecologist, a conservation officer, a reptile ecologist and a wildlife health specialist from the Canadian Wildlife Health

Cooperative.

The panel developed risk criteria to evaluate hundreds of animals, and the appropriateness for each species to be kept in captivity. The changes ensure that exotic wildlife in Saskatchewan’s pet trade are suitable based on an established risk criteria.

The review resulted in the modernization of an Allowed list of species that can be kept for personal possession without a permit, and a Restricted list for species that may only be held by qualified individuals or in appropriate facilities.

More than 600 exotic wildlife species that pose minimal risk make up the Allowed list of species.

People with wildlife species listed on the

Restricted list will need to notify the ministry by November 30, 2021, via an online notification app. These species fall into one of two categories: Division 1 species.

These animals are considered overtly dangerous, or have never been legal pets in Saskatchewan.

They must be removed by November 30, 2021. This means the animal must be shipped out of the province, transferred to a licensed facility (e.g. a zoo), or humanely euthanized.

Division 2 species.

These animals are currently pets, and may be kept for the remaining life of the animal – but only if the ministry is notified of their presence by November 30, 2021.

Pets such as domestic dogs, cats and agricultural animals are not regulated as wildlife. Owners of these animals will see no change.

Also included in the regulations are stricter requirements for native wildlife rehabilitation, zoos, the import and export of live wildlife and other general improvements that align with other provincial legislation and regulations.

The fine for the illegal possession of a restricted species is $1,000. The fine for the illegal import or export of a restricted species is $400.

Information, species listings and notification procedures on the province’s new Captive Wildlife Regulations, is available online at www. saskatchewan.ca/captivewildlife.

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Mosaic contributes to care and protection of endangered grasslands and wetlands in Sask.

The funds support the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s stewardship of natural areas and the species they sustain Regina, SK (June 2, 2021) — The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced today that Mosaic provided US$60,000 to support NCC’s conservation and stewardship of ecologically significant land and water in Saskatchewan.

Mosaic’s support will fund research, inventories, monitoring and property management on NCC properties in the province.

From providing funding for property acquisitions to supporting priority stewardship work, corporations’ support of the not-for-profit, private land conservation organization is essential. When NCC acquires land, its staff conduct an inventory of the property’s natural characteristics, threats and species. Staff then implement actions with the goal of conserving and supporting these habitats and species over the long term. Support from partners and donors ensures that NCC’s work continues year after year.

“NCC is one of our long-time community partners, and we are pleased to provide them with three years of funding to continue their important work in our province,” says Sarah Fedorchuk, VP Government and Public Affairs, North America.

“With our extensive potash operations in Saskatchewan, we help the world grow the food it needs, in balance with preserving the ecosystems around us. NCC is a key partner in accomplishing this work, and we look forward to watching the progress they make to conserve and restore our prairie landscapes.”

The opportunity to conserve native prairie habitat is vital.

Grasslands, and the wetlands they contain, are among the world’s most at-risk ecosystems. Over the past 25 years, Saskatchewan has lost more than 809,000 hectares (2 million acres) of native grassland, and less than 20 per cent of native grassland now remains in our province.

Grasslands filter our water, sequester and store carbon and are a critical part of Saskatchewan life.

Grasslands also support prairie wildlife, including burrowing owl, swift fox, pronghorn, songbirds and migratory birds.

“We are excited to announce Mosaic’s support for NCC’s conservation work in protecting areas rich in natural diversity,” says Jennifer McKillop, regional vicepresident for NCC’s Saskatchewan Region. “I would like to express our

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Saskatchewan Grasslands grant program. As a result, Mosaic’s investment was more than doubled for greater conservation impact. With help from individuals and organizations such as Mosaic, we have an opportunity to protect endangered grasslands, wetlands and the at-risk

gratitude for Mosaic’s support of $60,000, provided in U.S. dollars, made possible by their global presence.

Providing the donation in U.S. dollars allowed us to access funds under the North American Wetland Conservation Agreement (NAWCA)

species they sustain.”

Facts • Mosaic provided US$60,000 - $20,000 annually over the last two years as well as this year - to support NCC’s conservation and stewardship work.

• NAWCA is the only

U.S. federal grant program dedicated to the conservation of wetland habitats for migratory birds. Since 1989, funding has advanced the conservation of wetland habitats and their wildlife in all 50 states, Canada and Mexico, while engaging more than 6,500 partners in over 3,100 projects.

• NCC provides volunteer opportunities to help with on-the-ground stewardship of grasslands and wetlands. For more information, visit conservationvolunteers. ca.

• NCC provides public on-foot access to most of its properties. To plan your next adventure, visit naturedestinations. ca.

About NCC The Nature Conservancy of Canada is the nation’s leading

land conservation organization, working to protect our country’s most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect 14 million hectares (35 million acres) coast to coast to coast. In Saskatchewan, more than 198,219 hectares (489,810 acres) have been protected. To learn more, visit natureconservancy. ca.

About Mosaic The Mosaic Company is one of the world’s leading producers and marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. Mosaic is a single source provider of phosphate and potash fertilizers and feed ingredients for the global agriculture industry.

More information on the company is available at www.mosaicco.com.

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Canora Supers expecting to be in the hunt for another championship this season Courtesy of Canora Courier Senior baseball is back in full swing for the 2021 season, as the Canora Supers will be out to defend their 2019 Southeast Senior Baseball League championship. The first step will be the home opener on June 14 versus the visiting Parkland Pirates, according to Greg Andreychuk, player coach. “After the 2020 season was lost due to COVID-19, the Supers and the rest of the league are itching to get back on the diamonds in the Parkland,” said Andreychuk.

With preseason workouts well underway, the Supers are enjoying the improvements made to their home diamond, Al Sapieha field.

“The diamond is featuring a new mound, batter’s box, and a grass infield with irrigation,” detailed Andreychuk.

“The days of unpredictable hops on ground balls will be a thing of the past. A big thank you goes out to the Town of Canora, director of leisure services Aaron Herriges and staff for the hard work and dedication to the project.”

“The playing field is maturing and filling out

After the entire 2020 baseball season was cancelled during the pandemic, Canora Supers players were hard at work, fine-tuning their swings on June 1. In this photo, Zack Rakochy of Canora made solid contact on a batting practise pitch from Derek Palagian. this spring,” added Herriges. “The new infield grass is blending well into the outfield. We are excited to have our first game being played there. I’m sure it will draw a lot of interest to see live sports in Town again.”

The league unfortunately will be losing a few teams, according to Andreychuk.

The Willowbrook Royals, Back Forty Brewers, Parkland Padres, and Yorkton Orioles will all be taking a one year leave of absence. The two remaining Manitoba teams are not allowed to cross over the border due to restrictions, so the Roblin Stars and Grandview Lakers will be taking the year off, but not be penalized a year’s leave due to not having any control in their situation. There is hope that

some teams can return for the 2022 season.

“For 2021, the league welcomed two new teams, the Yorkton Marlins and the Yorkton 18U Cardinals,” reported Andreychuk.

“The Supers, Parkland Pirates, and Langenburg Legends will all be back. The Cardinals will play each team once, and not qualify for playoffs. The rest of the teams will play each other three times, for a ten-game season.

The regular season begins June 14, and will end approximately July 15. Playoffs will begin shortly after the end of the regular season.”

The Supers will return the majority of their championship squad from 2019, but with a few additions and subtractions. Colby Parachoniak, Logan Parachoniak, Jordan Evans, Tanner

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Andreychuk and the Supers are pleased to welcome the following players for the coming season: Kody Rock, pitcher/ infield: “Aside from being the ace of the pitching staff, the Canora resident will be a fixture near the top of the order, and in the infield. He is the straw that stirs the drink. He hits for power, average, steals bases, and dominates on the hill. He can do it all.”

Sean Kolodziejski, catcher/infield/outfield: “The Hyas resident will bat near the top of the order and provide solid defence behind the dish.

He was a key table setter in previous seasons for the potent power-hitting bats behind him, and will be counted on for much the same. He will get plenty of stolen bases, and can also play infield and outfield if necessary.”

Zach Rakochy, catcher/utility: “After a twoseason hiatus, Rakochy will make his return. The Canora resident’s speed and potent bat was known throughout the league from 2011 to 2017,

and will continue in 2021.

When not catching he can play anywhere except pitcher, so his versatility will be key to the defence.”

Dylan Toffan, infield/ pitcher: “Toffan’s availability will be limited, but hopefully he can make enough games to qualify for playoffs. The local Canora boy has a steady bat, can play most positions in the field, and can pitch. When available he adds another dimension to the team.”

Travis Mentanko, infield: “Another local player, Travis will be counted on for more power hitting and RBI (runs batted in) from the number three spot in the order. His availability is generally limited in the regular season, but come playoff time he is expected to be in full swing. We look forward to another big season.”

Kholton Shewchuk, infield/pitcher: “Shewchuk, of Rama, will be back to patrol third base and drive in runs in the middle of the order. He is reliable as it gets, and his production is nearly unmatched throughout the league.

He will also be counted on to throw some key innings on the mound.”

Ian Quewezance, shortstop: “A Kamsack resident, Quewezance is another slick fielding, big bat in the middle of the order. He will continue to hit for a high average and make dandy plays from shortstop.”

Evan Rostotski, outfield: “The man known as “Rook,” a Norquay resident, will be back to play some steady outfield and contribute a consistent bat. He has been a mainstay for over a decade, and continues to be very reliable.”

Derek Palagian, outfield/pitcher: “Palagian comes to the Supers from Hudson Bay, and has been with the team since 2004, pitching the most

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innings in that time period. At 38, he still has the consistent pitches to keep batters off balance, and provides steady outfield defence and a good bat.”

Darcy Blommaert, outfield/pitcher: “A member of the Supers since 1999, Darcy just keeps coming back for more. The Yorkton resident has lost a few miles per hour off the fastball, but this crafty lefty still gets the job done on the mound.

He should continue to do the same in 2021.”

Phil Sobkow, outfield/ infield: “Representing the village of Calder, Sobkow has been our cleanup hitter for the majority of his Supers career. He will continue to bring some power from the middle of the order, and solid defence where needed.”

Jayden Heskin, pitcher/infield: “Heskin will add depth to the strong roster. After finishing his 18U career with the Canora Reds in 2019, the Norquay resident is eager to continue playing with the big club. He has a good arm and with a little fine tuning can turn into a solid pitcher.”

Jorden Cherewyk, outfield: “Cherewyk comes to the Supers from Yorkton via Norquay, and returns for his third season in the outfield. He has good speed and a strong arm, and an infectious team-first attitude.”

Andreychuk has been in charge of the Supers as player and coach since 2011. He can still play in the outfield when necessary, but said he will “spend a bit more time coaching third base and from the dugout than in years past.” He has been a Super since the 1999 Championship season.

Andreychuk said COVID guidelines/ restrictions will be in place at all SESBL games.

“Restrictions in place at outdoor sporting events include capacity of 150 or less, with spectators to be social distanced unless they are from the same household. Hand sanitizer to be provided at the facility. Equipment such as bats, helmets and catcher’s gear is to be sanitized if shared. But there is no sharing of water bottles. Contact tracing is to be done by the home team for players, coaches, officials.”

The Supers will have a deep lineup once again, and are itching to win another league title.

“It’s tough to get to the top of the mountain, and tougher to stay there as everyone will be gunning for us. We look forward to the challenge, but more importantly look forward to getting back to normal,” concluded Andreychuk.

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Walk and roll to school day held at Preeceville Courtesy of Preeceville Progress The Preeceville School students and staff took the opportunity of the walk-and-roll incentive to walk or ride a bicycle to school on June 2, stated Leslea Hanson, Preeceville School viceprincipal.

School buses dropped off students at the Preeceville Wildlife Campgrounds and students walked to school

within their bus cohorts.

All other students had the opportunity to meet at the same location or they could just walk, bike, rollerblade or choose whatever modes of transportation they wanted to take to school.

All students who participated in this special event were entered into a school-wide draw where two names were drawn at random and advanced to the draw for a new bike.

The program invited all staff and students in the Good Spirit School Division to choose active transportation as their means of getting to work by walking, running or riding to work or school, according to a press release. The benefits of

choosing active transportation include: reduced risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke.

The physical activity improves vigour, selfesteem and provides a sense of well-being.

Health Canada reports

that only 27 per cent of Canadians achieve health benefits from enough daily physical activity.

According to Transportation Canada, the number of cars per 1,000 Canadians has doubled since 1960.

Distances driven and frequency of trips have steadily increased.

Bicycling and walking can alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution.

All participants in the division had a chance to win a new mountain bike.

Walking to school together during the Preeceville School walk-and-roll to school day held in Preeceville on June 2 from, left, were: Connor Burym, Shae Burym, Dallas Kardynal, Ally Rock and Laura Sliva.

Ireland and Oakley Zuk had fun walking to school together.

Maggie and Anebeth Bartel biked to school as their way of participating in the fun event.

Dhexy and Christina Paligan rode a scooter together to school during the Preeceville School walk-androll to school day held on June 2.

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Yorkton council hears presentation on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis month

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Jasmine Wizniak and Brenda Wizniak appeared before the regular meeting of Council Monday in order to raise awareness regarding ALS. ALS – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with no known cure or effective treatment, explained Jasmine Wizniak.

ALS is the most common cause of neurological death in Canada, with a

mortality rate for ALS of approximately 2/100,00 per year.

“Although ALS is as common as MS, it is still relatively unheard of due to the short prognosis of two to five years from date of diagnosis and the short lifespan is the principal reason for lack of public awareness which in turn results in a lack of financial support for research to find a cause and cure for ALS,” detailed a letter circulated to Council.

The disease hits close to home for the two women.

“This cause is close to our hearts . . .

as my husband, Jody Wizniak was diagnosed with this devastating, fatal disease this past December,” explained Brenda Wizniak.

Since June is ALS Awareness Month, “We, as a family want to create awareness in our community of this disease,” said Brenda Wizniak.

Members of Council received a cornflower pin.

The cornflower is a symbol of Hope and is the National flower of Hope for ALS/Motor Neuron Disease and grown in all ten Canadian Provinces and three Territories.

“The blue cornflower is to ALS what the daffodil is to cancer,” said Brenda Wizniak.

To help raise awareness, Yoga in the Park will be held downtown on June 19, she said.

Brenda Wizniak also pointed out Major League Baseball held the first Lou Gehrig Day this past week on June 2. Each home team had a “4-ALS” logo in the ballparks to mark Gehrig’s No. 4, and all players, managers and coaches wore Lou Gehrig Day patches on their uniforms. Lou Gehrig died at the age of 37 from the disease.

Community leaders unite to honour 215 Indigenous children found Courtesy of Kamsack Times

By Kulchera Nicholson Indigenous communities across Canada have been forced to once again deal with the pain and suffering that has come from Canada’s residential school system.

Using ground penetrating radar technology, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation has reported an unsettling discovery of an unmarked mass burial of 215 Indigenous children, some as young as three years old, who attended what was formerly Canada’s largest residential school. The news has opened old wounds for many survivors and sent waves of grief across the nation.

It was an emotional day for residential school survivor and Elder, Reggie Severight, who attended the St. Phillips Residential School as a child. The day school, which was originally built in 1927,

was located next to the Keeseekoose First Nation. It was open between the years of 1928 to 1969, and at its peak, the school had 132 resident students in the 1964/65 school year.

Severight delivered the opening prayer at the ceremony. Josh Badger sang an honour song.

Chief George Cote and Kamsack Mayor Nancy Brunt spoke, paying tribute to the victims, the survivors and their families.

Despite not being a part of the Canadian school curriculum, stories of horrific physical, sexual and emotional abuse have been painfully shared within Indigenous communities for decades. In addition to the 215 bodies in Kamloops, the remains of another 35 children have been discovered in an unmarked burial site at the site of the former residential school located on the Muskowekwan First Nation in Saskatchewan.

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On Tuesday, June 1, a ceremony was held at the Chief Gabriel Cote Education Complex, where community leaders gathered to honour the 215 children buried in an unmarked mass grave at a former resident school in Kamloops, B.C. Attending the ceremony, from left, were: Joe Cote, Vincent Cadotte, Kamsack Mayor Nancy Brunt, Cote Nation Chief George Cote, Tyrone Keshane, Pamela Whitehawk, Reggie Severight, Principal Jonas Cote, Josh Badger, and Alvin Cote.

At the Chief Gabriel Cote Education Complex, flags were lowered at half-mast in honour of the 215 children whose bodies were discovered in an unmarked burial site beside a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. widespread stories of abuse and numerous witness accounts from Elders, a number of organizations and individuals are now petitioning the government to investigate all sites of former residential schools in Canada.

“We are calling on the federal government to recognize what has happened, be part of the process and help us uncover the truth so we can move forward and continue to heal,” shared Chief George Cote.

Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, who is commonly known as the “father of confederation” was also one of the founders of the network of residential schools for First Nation, Inuit and Metis children that aimed to strategically remove children from their homes and use inhumane methods to punish them for speaking their language or practicing their culture.

According to reports from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) – a body mandated to tell the truth about residential schools in Canada, in addition to forcing children into hard labour and endur-

ing all forms of abuse from both priests and nuns, many children were reportedly malnourished, underfed, and sometimes used as test subjects in so-called scientific studies. Many of the residential school children’s deaths were never documented and of those that were, the cause of death was often not shared with next of kin.

An excerpt from the eBook entitled, Shattering the Silence, The Hidden History of Residential Schools in Saskatchewan, prepared

by Shuana Niessen for the Faculty of Education, University of Regina, details interviews with survivors from the Kamsack area: Elaine Durocher found the first day at the Roman Catholic school in Kamsack, to be overwhelming.

“As soon we entered the residential school, the abuse started right away. We were taken up to a dormitory, stripped.

Our hair was sprayed.…

They put oxfords on our feet, ’cause I know my feet hurt. They put dresses on us. And were made, we were always praying, we were always on our knees. We were told we

were little, stupid savages, and that they had to educate us.”

Durocher felt that she received no meaningful education at the school.

Rather, she learned the tools for a life on the fringes of society in the sex trade.

“They were there to discipline you, teach you, beat you, rape you, molest you, but I never got an education.”

During an interview on February 18, 1992, William Whitehawk of Kamsack recalled priests who were sexually active, in two cases with schoolboys, and in one with Indian women on the reserve near St. Philip’s school. At the Community Hearing in Key First Nation, Saskatchewan, in 2012, Whitehawk said he was glad that he disclosed his abuse.

“I don’t regret it because it taught me something. It taught me to talk about truth, about me, to be honest about who I am…I am very proud of who I am today.

It took me a long time, but I’m there. And what I have, my values and belief systems are mine and no one is going to impose theirs on me.

And no one today is going to take advantage

of me, man or woman, the government or the RCMP, because I have a voice today. I can speak for me and no one can take that away.”

A report entitled, The Residential School System, By Erin Hanson (2009), with updates and revisions by Daniel P. Gamez & Alexa Manuel (September 2020) detailed the following conclusions regarding the ongoing impact of residential schools in Canada: “The residential school system is viewed by much of the Canadian public as part of a distant past, disassociated from today’s events. In many ways, this is a misconception. The last residential school did not close its doors until 1996, and many of the leaders, teachers, parents, and grandparents of today’s Indigenous communities are residential school Survivors. Although residential schools have closed, their effects remain ongoing for both Survivors and their descendants who now share in the intergenerational effects of transmitted personal trauma and loss of language, culture, traditional teachings, and mental/spiritual wellbeing.”

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New wildlife regulations provide greater access for hunters with mobility impairments In advance of Saskatchewan’s popular hunting season, the Government of Saskatchewan has introduced a number of changes to The Wildlife Regulations, 1981 including improvements for people with mobility impairments using a motorized wheelchair for hunting.

“This new legislation provides greater access and less red tape for hunters with mobility impairments,” Environment Minister Warren Kaeding said. “Hunters will be able to take advantage of new technologies in motorized mobility equipment, without the requirement of obtaining a permit to use the equipment. This is a great example of how a policy can evolve to meet the needs of Saskatchewan residents.”

In 2020, mobility options for hunters with physical disabilities expanded to include the use of a motorized wheelchair, but permits were still needed.

Changes to the legislation to better ensure fairness and equity were made following consultation with individual stakeholders and the Saskatchewan Wildlife

Advisory Committee, as well as a group representing hunters with disabilities.

Other amendments included in The Wildlife Regulations Amendment Act, 2021 will: • Prohibit the feeding of dangerous animals to help alleviate increased concerns related to dangerous wildlife in the province. This includes feeding wildlife on the side of the road. This prohibition will not apply to the use of bait for hunting or trapping purposes, conducting agricultural activities or operating licensed landfills.

• Authorize the use of a Hunting, Angling and Trapping Licence (HAL) identification number to identify hunting baits and stands on Crown lands as an alternative to an individual’s full name and address.

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“Increased irrigation supports the growth of diverse, high-value crops and will generate significant returns for our producers and our province,” Agriculture Minister David Marit said. “This funding will provide more support for producers to develop irrigation projects and bring the sector closer to achieving our Growth Plan goal of adding 85,000 new irrigated acres in Saskatchewan by 2030.”

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“This funding will help Saskatchewan producers advance projects that will further diversify and strengthen the province’s agriculture sector,” Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association President Aaron Gray said. “We are excited about the opportunities for irrigation in Saskatchewan.”

Irrigation supports the growth of diverse, high-value crops, which increases on-farm profitability, value-added processing opportunities, business attraction and employment.

This funding will help to advance projects in areas outside of the Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Expansion Project. In 2020, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a $4-billion investment to develop water infrastructure around Lake Diefenbaker that will support the irrigation of 500,000 additional acres over the next 10 years and create a sustainable irrigation sector for decades to come.

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“We very often have done different things in the community to help out the community and reach people,” he said.

“We did a drive-in years ago, and it was a pretty good show, and we thought that would be a good way to start off our spring/summer year and allowing people to watch a drive-in movie in our parking lot.”

Lautamus added that anyone could come watch, whether you want to stay in your car or bring a lawn chair.

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The Mosaic Company has announced the immediate closure of the K1 and K2 potash mine shafts in Esterhazy.

Closing the K1 and K2 are key pieces of the transition to the K3 mine shaft, which has seen its completion date increase by nine months.

Sarah Fedorchuck, the vice-president of government and public affairs for North American with The Mosaic Company, explained their decision to close the mines.

“We closed the K1 and K2 potash mine shafts in Esterhazy due to a recent acceleration of brine inflow. The foundation of our Esterhazy transition plan is to eliminate this risk and substantial cost by shifting potash production from the existing mines to K3. As part of our phased inflow exit strategy, we began a controlled withdrawal last year, with the final sprint initiated in January when pumping and grouting were further reduced,” she said. “As expected, we began to see increased inflow rates with lessened mitigation. Recently, inflow volumes have risen faster than our models predicted. We knew these mines were nearing end of life because of inflow, and Mother Earth operates on its own timetable. In the context of 36 years of management, nine months off is pretty good.”

The company is planning to resume production at the Colonsay potash mine and recalling

workers as soon as practical to offset a portion of the production lost by the early closure of the K1 and K2 shafts.

As for the K1 and K2 mines employees, Fedorchuck said that they would begin assisting with the K3 mine shaft.

“We will be sending employees to K3 earlier than planned to assist with the ramp-up and do not foresee any immediate impacts to our Mosaic workforce resulting from this change,” she noted.

“There will likely be some impact to contractors.”

As for the K3 shaft itself, Fedorchuck said that everything is still on schedule.

“K3 remains on-track to have two fully operational mine shafts in early 2022; the second shaft is currently being readied for production with consistent production already coming from the completed north shaft.”

By March of 2022, the company’s annualized potash production could increase by 2 million tonnes from 2020 levels as Esterhazy K3 ramps up to full capacity.

“Mosaic has been managing inflows at Esterhazy since 1985 and has accelerated the development of the K3 shafts to allow for the ultimate closure of the K1 and K2 shafts,” said Joc O’Rourke, President and Chief Executive Officer. “For the last decade, we’ve run scenarios that relate to the early closure of these shafts. As a result of that planning, we expect to end up in a stronger position than ever in 2022.”

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Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a change to the Irrigation Development Program that will allow producers to access up to $500,000 per applicant to finance irrigation infrastructure.

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Rockets start softball season with win The Rhein Rockets began defence of their Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League crown Thursday hosting the Fishing Lake Cubs.

The Rockets jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on their home field, and then rode the steady arm of veteran hurler Terry Peppler to a 4-0 win.

Grayson Neufeld, in his first game as a Rocket would punch a home run with two runs batted in on the night.

Corbitt Sabit took the loss for the Cubs.

The Rockets don’t play again until Friday, June 11, when they are scheduled to travel to Foam Lake to take on the Merchants.

The Rhein Rockets topped the Richardson Pioneer Men’s Fastball League in 2020, and started on the right foot with a home field shut-out last week in 2021 season action.

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