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Teddy bear toss

The Yorkton Terriers host ed the Flin Flon Bombers at Westland Arena on Dec. 3. The game coincided with the Teddy Bear Toss and First Responders Night. A spokesperson from the event said the club gathered over 226 stuffed animals to be distributed to children. See more inside on Page 7.

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CCS students help the less fortunate

By Brandon Harder Courtesy of Canora Courier

Food banks have become extremely important ever since the war in Ukraine started driving prices of food products to an all-time high. The Filling the Gap Food Bank in the base ment of the Dairy Bar in Canora has been gain ing attention in meeting this need. The Canora Composite School Grade 12 students began their annual food drive where students donate non-per

ishable food products to people who are in need.

Pastor Mavis Watson, who runs the food bank, said it all started when she got a call from a Grade 12 student in 2013, and since then the school’s oldest students have been pitch ing in. In the latest Grade 12 contribution, they donated enough food to fill 40 boxes. According to Watson, the food bank sends out hampers of food at least once a week. She also stated that one thing the food bank sees every now and then is when someone gets help, they

may donate later down the road when they are in a more stable finan cial position. This year’s donation was met with a big thank you to the stu dents and is expected to return in future years.

Cougar Corner Global Story of the Week Canada’s National Transportation Board is investigating a massive train derailment near Macoun, Sask. on Dec. 1. The Canadian Pacific train was carrying a wide variety of goods includ ing new vehicles, lum ber, and even crude oil,

which ignited causing a massive fireball to shoot up into the 9 a.m. skies. According to the RCMP, the explosion forced the closure of Highway No. 39 in both directions. An emergency alert was issued for the surround ing area telling nearby residents that they may be forced to flee to the Midale Civic Centre as a precaution. Stephanie Davis from CTV Regina reported that when she arrived in the area shortly after noon, the fire was still raging on and that a nearby school

Kamsack town council deals with

Courtesy of Kamsack Times

Addressing concerns of representatives of Kamsack’s business com munity, a snow policy and the end of $100 adjoin ing lots were among items to concern town council at its regular meetings in November.

After meeting with 15 members of the commun ity’s business community during its regular meeting of Nov. 14, council agreed to meet with their repre sentatives on Nov. 29.

The group had told

council that increased enforcement is needed on main street and council approved its administra tion to present a business case to the Ministry of Corrections and Policing, which is the first step of the approval process for a Community Safety Officer (CSO) program in Kamsack.

As explained in a press release in the Saskatchewan Government website, under the CSO program, any Saskatchewan com munity can apply to hire Community Safety

was placed on Hold and Secure mode to prevent anyone from inhaling possible fumes.

The Transportation Safety Board will be examining the rail as a main part of the inves tigation after two other major derailments in March that occurred in the same week on the same track. The derail ment also brought up the debate of carrying crude oil and other haz ardous goods by rail. The accident is the fourth major train derailment in Saskatchewan to

community’s concerns

Officers which will allow communities to address low-risk to harm, highpriority policing needs.

“CSOs will help meet needs including traf fic and liquor enforce ment, bylaw enforcement, and serve as a crime prevention commun ity liaison,” the release said. “Introducing CSOs will free up the RCMP and municipal police to focus on high er impact needs in par ticipating communities.   “The CSO program will be a feasible way for rural municipalities to address

some priority policing needs they have identi fied, especially those in the high-growth areas of the province.”

It was said that CSO appointments can pro vide for the enforcement of several Acts, including those dealing with traffic safety, alcohol and gam ing regulations, environ mental management and protection, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, cannabis control, high ways and transportation, mental health service, trespass to properties and tobacco. They may attend property offences and search and rescue oper ations.

At the meeting with representatives of the business community on Nov. 29, the possibility of establishing a Citizens on Patrol group was also dis cussed.

A community led, police supported crime prevention and crime reduction program, Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) has been in existence for decades, said information from the program. All COPP volun teers patrol in pairs with

their personal vehicles or on foot and are in direct contact with the RCMP detachment members who are on duty. They are on the lookout for any sus picious or criminal activ ity, to record the activity and, where appropriate, to report it to the RCMP.

“The COPP is another set of eyes and ears for their community and their detachment, which assist in preventing and reducing crime,” it said.

After updating the Town’s snow policy, coun cil, saying that snow being placed on town property had been an ongoing issue within the com munity, decided to leave the snow and ice remov al bylaw as it is, which basically states that no snow is to be dumped on town property. Council was told that two snow fields are being created in the community, one at the end of Stewart Street and the other just off the road to the golf course. Those snow fields are to be used by contractors or residents, wishing to deposit snow.

Effective Jan. 1, coun cil decided that the cost

involve dangerous prod ucts. In 2014, a Canadian National train derailed near Clair, causing a massive explosion and the evacuation of the hamlet. In Dec. 2019 and Feb. 2020, two Canadian Pacific trains haul ing crude oil derailed within five km of each other near Guernsey. The debate of hauling crude began following the Lac Megantic disaster where a runaway train carry ing crude crashed and went off the rails in Lac Megantic, Que. killing 47 people.

to purchase an adjoining lot will change from $100 to the current tax base. Currently the tax base is $1,000, although that amount may change at the next budget.

A 2005 Sterling Acterra S/A dump truck was pur chased for $37,850 plus taxes.

Council ratified an agreement negotiated with the RM of Cote for maintenance of the gravel roads leading to the land fill and to the water treat ment plant.

It was agreed to offer two scholarships of $500 each for students at Parkland College, based on the same criteria as had been used last year.

A decision regarding the purchase of camera surveillance equipment was tabled until further information could be obtained.

Approval was granted for Miranda Reilkoff-leis and Scott Reilkoff to pur chase Lots 15, Block 09, Plan Z5755 and consoli date them with Lot 14, Block 09, Plan Z5755.

Council accepted information provided by S/Sgt. Doug Macdougall, district commander of the

The Yorkton Junior Terriers are celebrating 50 years in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this season.

To mark the milestone Yorkton This Week is dig ging into its archives and pulling out a random Terrier-related article from the past five decades of reporting on the team, and will be running one each week, just as it originally appeared.

This feature will appear weekly over the entire sea son in the pages of The Marketplace.

Week #12 comes from Jan. 6, 1993.

Many Yorkton Terriers have gone on to solid American col lege careers, but Sandy Moger is one of the few to parlay the move into the National Hockey League draft.

Moger, 23, who played with the Terriers during the 1987-88 season, was drafted 176th overall in the 1989 entry draft.

“I was really happy – and also surprised,” he said from Hamilton Monday. “I’d been talk ing to Hartford and Minnesota and then Vancouver drafted me.”

Being a British Columbia native the opportunity to play with Vancouver was like the proverbial dream coming true.

“It would be a chance for my family and friends to come out and see me,” he said.

And during training camp last fall they had the chance as Moger attended the Canucks’ training camp, and played in six exhibition games.

“It was fast and skill ful,” said Moger of NHL hockey. “But it was a lot easier too.”

Moger theorizes that the skill level is such that everyone knows their role, whereas in the jun ior ranks mistakes con tribute to the uncertainty of the game.

Being teamed with vet erans Cliff Ronning and

Sergio Momesso helped smooth the way for the right-winger’s transition into the pros.

“You give him (Ronning) the puck and go to the net,” said Moger.

Moger scored his first goal in Los Angeles, and added three assists for four points in pre-season play, but when training camp ended he was sill headed to Hamilton for a year of seasoning in the American Hockey League.

“I think I can play up there if I can be more consistent,” he said. “I play four good games and then have an off game and then four more good games.”

The Vancouver coach ing staff would also like Moger to work more on his skating.

“All three coaches, Pat Quinn and his assist ants, really helped out in explaining if we did something wrong,” he said.

The vets also helped, although Moger admit ted to being somewhat in awe of players such as Pavel Bure.

“They (the vets) really get you pumped up and ready to play,” he said.

Realistically, Moger expects it will take at least another year, and probably two in the AHL before a spot on the Canucks will open.

During his three-year career at Lake Superior State Moger did have a fair amount of success, which included being part of a national cham pionship team last sea son.

As team captain, Moger led the Lakers

with 25 goals, including seven game winners, also a team best.

Moger sets sights on a NHL roster 50 YEARS Looking back at the Yorkton Terriers

“It was a skating, hit ting team,” he said, which made his years with the Terriers an excellent training ground.

“At the time the Saskatchewan league

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After reading a letter from Parkland College and Cumberland College regarding a proposed merger, council said it supports the merger and agreed to send an approval support letter.

The Kamsack branch of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation was denied a discounted rate for use of the OCC Hall on Jan. 28.

In lieu of a Christmas basket, council agreed

was considered the top league. The players were known for skating and hitting.”

In the meantime, Moger isn’t setting too many goals for himself.

“I just want to play sound hockey and have a good year,” he said.

that Town staff be given Dec. 23 as a paid day off work and that $50 gift cards be purchased for members of the Kamsack Volunteer Fire Department.

Council approved pay ment of $4,879, which represented the Town’s five per cent share of the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation’s operating loss for 2021 and then decided to invite repre sentatives of the Living Skies Housing Authority to a council meeting in the new year.

Preeceville youth excelled during provincial band experience

Courtesy of Preeceville Progress

Olivia Ivanochko, 14 years old, of Preeceville came away with higher expectation for herself after she had the opportunity to perform with the Saskatchewan Junior/Intermediate Provincial Honour Band.

She was nominated by her band teacher, Nathan Seghers. In his nom ination he spoke highly of Ivanochko.

“Olivia would be a great candidate for the selection of the Saskatchewan Junior/Intermediate Honour Band. She is a very dedicated student, and has demonstrated her musical abilities over the last few years. When every thing shut down throughout the last two years, and people were not able to do activities, Olivia spent time prac

ticing her saxophone, and has greatly improved her musicianship as a result of that dedication. She is a hard worker, and would be an asset to the band,” he concluded.

“I have been playing the alto saxo phone in the Good Spirit School Division band program for four years and was very excited to have this oppor tunity to experience and be part of a big band,” said Ivanochko.

“The entire experience was great. I learned so much from getting more comfortable with my instrument and how to hit better notes. We got to prac tice in individual instrument sections and had one big practice with the entire band prior to the big performance. Performing in front of a huge audi ence and with other band students was

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The early history of the Stanley Cup has something of a wild west feel to it.

Teams regularly chal lenged for the cup in the early years which look ing back were young guns going up against more famous teams, most leav ing with the experience, but few taking home the silver cup.

Now decades later these teams are still enticing writers to delve into dusty newspaper files and other likely browning documents to pull together new stories.

For example, there is the fine Klondikers: Dawson City’s Stanley Cup Challenge and How a Nation Fell in Love with Hockey by Tim Falconer which was reviewed here and tells the amazing tale of a team’s odyssey from the frozen north in search of the cup. Sadly, Cinderella’s glass skate did not fit the Klondikers.

And then there is the recent Capitals, Aristocrats, and Cougars: Victoria’s Hockey Professionals, 1911–1926 by Alan Livingstone MacLeod, which again was reviewed here and tells the story of a fran chise long chasing the Stanley Cup.

Now we can add Engraved in History: The Story of the Stanley Cup Champion Kenora

Thistles by Eric Zweig. You have to be some thing of an NHL buff to even know the Thistles existed, let alone that they actually have won the Stanley Cup, but they did.

But, as the book states, “if you know the story of the Stanley Cup cham pion Kenora Thistles, you probably know it as one of the greatest under dog stories in Canadian sports.

“And it is. “Sort of.

“In January of 1907, the Thistles, from a town of approximately 6,000 people, travelled to Montreal, Canada’s largest city with a popu lation of close to halfa-million and defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Montreal Wanderers.

“But it wasn’t as if a semi-pro baseball team from Pierre, South Dakota suddenly showed up in New York City and beat the Yankees in the World Series. No, the

Kenora Thistles, in their heyday, were known right across North America as a hockey powerhouse. Yes, they were the small est of small-market teams, even in 1907, but they reached their great success mainly with a group of homegrown superstars that were sup ported by their entire community.”

It sounds like a fine story – the book proves that it is – but why write a story that has to have a somewhat limited fan base simply based on how few people probably even recall the Thistles existed.

Zweig said he initially balked at the idea of tak ing on the project when approached, even though the Thistles had held him enthralled for years.

“I wanted to do it but thought ‘there is no audi ence for this’,” meaning the effort might go almost unknown, although he added he did recognize “it would be an import ant book for that area

(Kenora).”

He said learned about the Thistles when he was “about 10-years-old” and then in the 1970s a small replica Stanley Cup with the team name on peak ed his interest again.

“I still have that Stanley Cup. It sits on my bookshelf like a good luck charm,” he said.

So as he ruminated on the offer to write the book Zweig came to a realization; “if I don’t do it, and someone else wrote it I’d be kicking myself.”

Zweig did note in an interview with Yorkton This Week the process of research has been made easier these days as more and more news paper have their old issues available online, which greatly simplifies research.

“The research resour ces are so much better for this (now),” he said.

And, with Engraved in History there was need

to delve into as many sources as possible, said Zweig, explaining stories about a particular game might not always jive completely from paper to paper.

Remembering the Stanley Cup winning Thistles CALVIN DANIELS Sports

But the core of the story is simple enough as the book details; “the Kenora Thistles won the Stanley Cup on January 21, 1907. They defeated the Montreal Wanderers 8-6 to sweep a best-of-three series in two straight. Both games (as the third would have been) were played in Montreal. It was the Wanderers’ right as defending champions to play at home. Both teams took time out from their regular schedule to fit in the challenge series, which was a common occurrence during the era of natural ice and three-month seasons. With the Thistles’ vic tory, Kenora became the smallest town ever to win the Stanley Cup.

“They will likely be that forever.”

And the history was in the pages of those papers to be gleaned, as live sources related to the team have been dead for years.

“There were 19 mem bers of the Thistles’ travelling party en route to Montreal in 1907,” detailed the book. “Nine were players, although

only eight would dress for the Stanley Cup games, and just seven played. They rode to Montreal in their own special rail car displaying a huge banner with the words KENORA THISTLES. A few more made their own way from the small town to Montreal, Canada’s lar gest city at the time with a population approach ing 500,000. Others from Winnipeg made the trip too. And while the small contingent of Thistles boosters would have been greatly out numbered in the crowds of 6,000 to 7,000 people inside the Montreal Arena, the team had fans from coast to coast in Canada.”

And now that the book is on shelves, Zweig said he is a happy author.

“It’s satisfying. I think I’ve done a really good job of telling the story,” he said.

He’s right, this is a book a true NHL fan is likely to enjoy as it tells part of what has always made the game great, and allowed it to weave so deeply into our cul ture.

Zweig said he also believes the story reson ates with today’s hockey.

“Even if you don’t think you’re interested . . . There’s more in com mon with it now than you think,” he said.

MP advises businesses to apply for CSJ funding

Submitted by Cathay Wagantall

YORKTON – Cathay Wagantall, Member of Parliament for YorktonMelville, would like to advise organizations and businesses that applications for Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) fund ing are being accepted until Jan. 12, 2023.

Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to success fully transition into the labour market.

“In 2022, there were approximately 85 CSJ grant recipients in Yorkton-Melville, which is good, but there were many more applicants that didn’t receive fund ing and there were some recipients that felt they were underfunded,” said Wagantall, adding, “CSJ is far from a perfect pro gram, but I would strong

ly encourage employers to consider submitting an application for 2023.”

CSJ provides wage subsidies to employers

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Continued from Page 3 very exciting. I was so thrilled and awed by the opportunity. Through the experi ence I was honoured to be asked to per form at the Evangel Church Christmas concert in Preeceville that is scheduled to be held on Dec.r 18. I am passionate about playing the saxophone and con tinue to strive to become better,” con cluded Ivanochko.

The Junior North Saskatchewan Honour Band (Grades 8-9) provides an enriched music experience for excep tional band students in Saskatchewan, explained the band website.

It is an initiative by the Saskatchewan Music Educators Association and is div ided into two programs: Northern and Southern Junior Honour Band Programs. Students will enjoy working with a guest conductor over three days and experien cing sectionals and full band rehearsals. This is a wonderful opportunity for stu dents to network and develop an appre ciation for an audience while receiv ing high-level instruction from our guest conductor and sectional clinicians, con cluded the website information.

ees, to create summer work experiences for young people aged 15 to 30 years. Public and private sector employers

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YPL nominated for national award

By Tyson Off Staff Writer

YORKTON – The Yorkton Public Library has recently been select ed as one of the top four

finalists for an award through the National Dementia-Friendly Communities Awards Program, according to a media release from the YPL dated Dec. 1.

“The award is The Dementia-Friendly Organization (small to medium) award, which recognizes a not-for-prof it or for-profit organiza tion or business with less

than 250 staff that has implemented a demen tia-friendly initiative,” continued the release.

“We didn’t do a pro ject of our own but we participated in some

projects that other local groups were doing — one of them was a facil ity audit by the city of Yorkton — they audited a number of their facilities to see how they rated as

far as accessibility, com fort and safety for those facing dementia,” said Amber Harvery, Branch Manager at the YPL.

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Curling

Team Kelly Knapp defeated Team Micheal Carss in the final of the Scott Comfort RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty SCT event in Wadena. In an excellent game, Substitute Skip Dustin Kidby, made a double run back for the win in a well

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the provincial territorial minimum hourly wage for each employee.

Job placements will occur during the summer of 2023, starting in April 2023, and will need to be full time with a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 40 hours per week, and a duration of six to 16 weeks.

Employers interested in apply ing for CSJ 2023 funding can submit their applications electronically using either the online fillable application or the Grants and Contributions Online Service. The online fillable applica

fought battle. After an action packed back and forth game, the teams were tied in the 8th end, and Michael Carrs made an excellent shot with his last leaving team Knapp with a difficult double run back for the win.

tion is the fastest way for employers to submit an application online, while the Grants and Contributions Online Service requires the user to create an account before submitting an applica tion for CSJ.

“The deadline for applications for funding for 2023 is earlier than it was in 2022,” said Wagantall. “I urge those who want to apply to ensure that they do so as soon as possible.”

Additional information about the program and application information can be found at www.canada.ca/can ada-summer-jobs.

2022 Scott Comfort - Re/Max Blue Chip Realty Sask Curling Tour Champions: Lead Trent Knapp, 2nd Mike Armstrong, 3rd Brennen Jones, Skip Dustin Kidby and Coach Brian McCusker.

New version of game looks to preserve classic

I have to say few things intrigue me more than an effort to preserve an his toric game.

Preservation in this case is not about taking an old board and making sure it’s safe and secure in a museum. It is about making an old game available so that it might still be played by people.

Such is the case with a recent Kickstarter effort to raise funding to pro duce a version of Bagh Chal.

Not familiar with the game? That is not sur prising, although you may have played a simi lar game at some point.

Bagh-Chal (tiger game) is a two-player game ori

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Continued from Page 5 city’s audit, the YPL made small improve ments to the facility that were geared towards those living with demen tia.

“It grew from there –the Alzheimer’s Society

ginating in Nepal with www.boardgamegeek. com suggesting it was created around 1000.

The game is among a group of asymmetric offerings (think Tafl) where players have unequal forces. In this game one player controls four tigers and the other player controls up to 20 goats. The tigers ‘hunt’ the goats while the goats attempt to block the tigers’ movements.

“The board bears a passing resemblance to a Chinese Chess board in that the pieces move along lines from inter section to intersection,” notes a game description at www.boardgamegeek.

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com “However, the game play is more similar to Alquerque, Checkers or Draughts. At the start of the game, there are four tigers on the board while there are no goats. The goat player places his/ her pieces on the board one by one wherever they choose, with the tiger player getting a move

between each placing. Once all the goats are on the board, the two play ers take turns moving one of their pieces one space. A tiger can alternatively capture a single goat by jumping over it in a line to an empty space. The tigers win if they can cap ture five goats. The goal for the goats (who cannot

make captures) is to hem the tigers in, giving them no opportunity to move or jump.”

It seems like a kid’s game, but like many older games a depth can

be found with study and repeated play.

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supported our library – small steps that made a big impact,” said Harvery.

“Some of these small steps are what got us on the radar for this national award which is Demetia Friendly Communities...

they’re just trying to rec ognize all sizes of com munities and the work that they’re doing,” con tinued Harvery.

“We did the facility audit and we made the changes right away — to signage, tripping hazards,

just general things — we made those quickly,” said Harvey, adding, “that added up and turned into ‘make sure we have large print computers with large print keyboards’ — to make it welcome — to make it accessible

for everybody,” noting that was also important to have a quiet space for people to read without distractions.

The most import ant part of making the library more welcom ing to people living with

dementia was the train ing provided to YPL staff by the Alzheimer’s Society. The training was specific in recogniz ing dementia so the staff would know what was required to provide a better service.

“We got the commun ity consultant through the Alzheimer’s Society to put on training for our staff,” said Harvey, “when someone comes in with dementia — or any struggles — we can recognize it and we want to treat everyone with any challenges appropri ately.”

The winner of the award will be announced at the beginning of January, but Harvey said the work they’ve put in to making the library more accessible is already inspiring neighbouring communities to do the same.

“For us, of course we’re helping the patrons, but we’ve been inspiring some other libraries nearby – it helps everyone,” said Harvery, adding, “it only takes something small to be more welcoming.”

“We don’t want people with dementia to think they can’t go out and the library — to me — is of huge importance to their quality of life,” said Harvey, noting it’s import ant for people living with dementia to know the library is a safe place that will present lesser challenges for them.

The Yorkton Public Library has been a part of the Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan initiative since 2020 alongside a number of community agencies and organizations collaborat ing with the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan including the City of Yorkton, SaskAbilities, the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, and Parkland Valley District.

For more informa tion on the subject visit https://www.ruralde mentiask.ca/ and https:// alzheimer.ca/en/takeaction/become-demen tia-friendly/dementiafriendly-canada.

Terriers host Teddy Bear Toss and First Responders Night

By Tyson Off Staff Writer

YORKTON – The bears were hitting the ice at the Terriers’ Dec. 3 matchup against the Flin Flon Bombers during the club’s Teddy Bear Toss and First Responders Night.

The teddy bear toss is a long-running trad ition with hockey clubs across North America that sees stuffed ani mals thrown onto the ice after the home team scores their first goal.

The bears are collected and then donated to local charitable organ izations to be distrib uted to kids who may otherwise not receive a gift for the holidays.

“This is something that hockey in general has adopted throughout the years just to kind of give back to kids that may not be able to get a gift for Christmas,” said Grayson Neufeld, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Terriers, add ing, “it’s just something

that we like to do in the holiday season that gives these kids an opportunity to get a gift.”

“The concept origin ated with the Kamloops Blazers in 1993,” read an article on Wikipedia, noting, “the first recorded teddy bear toss occurred on Dec. 5, 1993,” and “the trad ition spread quickly through the Canadian Hockey League and around the world.”

“We donate all of our bears to the

Salvation Army here in Yorkton,” said Neufeld, “they give them out to the kids over the Holiday season — they go to hospitals and they give them to sick kids — it’s just something that everybody else has been doing and it’s great for the Terriers and giving back to the community.”

In addition to the teddy bear toss, the club offered free admis sion to first respond ers employed in their respective fields.

SWF calls Bill C-21 amendment largest gun prohibition in legislative history

Submitted by the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation

The Federal Government introduced a significant amend ment to Bill C-21, which expanded the definition of a prohibited fire arm, effectively ban ning millions of hunting and sporting rifles, in addition to the models already included in the proposed legislation. This surprise 11th hour amendment constitutes the largest gun prohibi tion in Canadian legisla tive history.

In committee last

week, changes were pro posed to expand the def inition of a prohibited firearm to include semi-automatic rifles and shotguns “designed to accept a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity greater than five cartridges of the type for which the firearm was originally designed”. A full list of firearms banned by name can be found at https://mpfirearmspub licstore.blob.core.win dows.net/firearms-refer ence-table/frt-traf-eng. pdf.

“The Federal Government have

reneged on their prom ises to hunters, sports shooters, and farmers/ ranchers, as evidenced by the prohibition of hundreds of regu larly used firearms included in Bill C-21”, says Gil White, SWF’s Recreational Firearms Community Chair.

On Dec. 1, the Government of Saskatchewan intro duced The Saskatchewan Firearms Act, to pro tect the rights of law ful firearms owners. The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation looks forward to work

ing with the Ministry of Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety to mitigate the impact that this draconian Federal Legislation will have to the Saskatchewan fire arms community.

There are approxi mately 115,000 licensed firearms owners in

Saskatchewan - 75,000 of whom may be penalized, and criminalized with this updated Bill.

Firearm owners are encouraged to contact their elected Members of Parliament, Minister Mendicino, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and voice their dis

appointment and con cerns over this latest development.

was rather easily fund ed with more than 2,600 backers.

The game offering is a company little one, with a foldable cloth board and smallish pieces, making it highly transportable so pack it up and go any where to play.

So while applauding an effort to revitalize an old game, the question was why Lemery Games thought to do it?

“While designing our upcoming game, Reviving Kathmandu, we stumbled upon an article in the Kathmandu post which said that Bagh Chal is on the brink of extinction,” offered Tamás Leidal, Co-Founder, Lemery Games, via email. “We were familiar with the game since our trip to

Nepal back in 2019 when we learned to play Bagh Chal on a market in Kathmandu. Since we really liked the game back then, we decided to run an awareness ‘pay what you want’ campaign to introduce the game to as many people around the world as possible.”

Interestingly, Leidal is not what he terms an avid gamer.

“No, I wouldn’t say so,” he responded when asked. “We mostly play with friends so we prefer games that are optimized for at least six players, that are interactive, fun and can be played within an hour or even less.

“Saboteur was the first game that we couldn’t get bored of, then we played a lot of Codenames, and recently The Mind is

played at least once per game night.

“When we have more time to play we love Blood Rage, Dead of Winter, Betrayal at house on the hill. We played with The Thing and the Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle lately and we loved both.”

But, back to Bagh Chal; what were they try ing to achieve with the new edition?

“Our aim was to intro duce this ancient Nepali game to new players around the world,” said Leidal. “In order to do this, we decided to give it a fresh new look, make it travel-friendly and accessible to the wider public through a ‘pay what you want’ campaign.

“We also knew that the shipping price can be

a big turn off for many backers, so we designed the game in a way that it’s really light-weight and small, so we could mini mize the shipping cost. Our goal was to reach around 2000 people with the campaign.

“We were super happy that in the end we could introduce Bagh Chal to 3000-plus people.”

So what does Leidal suggest players expect here?

“Bagh Chal is a twoplayer abstract strategy game that is easy to learn but hard to master,” he said. “The more you play the more you’ll realize the depth of the game and the different strat egies. Besides having a game that is fun to play at any time, players also support the survival of

this ancient game, simply by playing with it.

“As for the compon ents, we love the doublesided play mat with its nice vivid colors and abstract elements.

“Regarding the game itself, we love the way it reflects the real life behavior of goats and tigers. As a player you can feel the tension as the tigers surround the goats and try to capture them one by one, and from the goat’s perspec tive, you really feel that your only chance for survival is if you act and move as a herd.”

We were curious what the game offers others don’t?

“Well, the biggest sell ing point for sure is the ‘pay what you want price’ and the good cause - that

players save this game from being forgotten,” offered Leidal. “But the fact that all components fit into a travel-sized pouch and the whole game weighs less than 50 grams makes it unique as well.”

It is worth noting the game is less unique than one might imagine.

“Being an ancient abstract strategy game, Bagh Chal’s rules and mechanics are actually similar to many other nations’ abstract games, like Alquerque from the Middle East or RimauRimau from Malaysia.

Bagh Chal’s beauty lies in its simple, yet strategic design,” said Leidal.

For more on the edi tion check out www. lemerygames.com

By Tyson Off Staff Writer

YORKTON – Local Facebook group, Pay It Forward Yorkton, cele brates the tenth year of their Christmas Squad program.

“This year is our ten year anniversary –we have more families than ever at this point in time,” said Shelly Ross, Administrator for and Creator of the Pay It Forward Yorkton group.

The group saw an influx of families in need this year due to the high

er prices of groceries among other things.

“Incredible volume this year — we might have served 50 fam ilies in the past — we have probably about 100 applications right now,” said Ross, adding, “you can definitely look at the economy and see where things are going — rents are up, cost of living is up, groceries are up — everything is up and there’s so little that so many of these people have trickle down to pay for a Christmas.”

“We have pretty act

ively matched most of them with sponsors in a very short period of time — the program is pretty well known and we still have a few that we have to match — but in gen eral things are getting covered,” said Ross.

“The way the program works is that we request families that are needing assistance to contact us via e-mail with a descrip tion of why they need access to the program and then we match them with a sponsor to provide them with a Christmas meal hamper for their

family and a family gift.”

“A very important part of our program is the sponsor is respon sible for shopping for the family and dropping off the hamper to the family — the reason for that is it’s pretty important to feel the other side of the program — so you can go out and spend this money and that’s a great thing but when you’re thanked by that family it can be emotional – it can be a moment,” said Ross.

“It’s a really nice

experience for families with kids as well – the experience of giving as much as receiving.”

Though the group acts charitably, Ross said they are not an active charity.

“This is a group of people – we don’t take cash from anyone, so how this works and how it remains legal is why the families and the busi nesses [that take part] shop for the family.”

“We don’t do cash donations, we do dona tions to each individual

family, so Pay It Forward and Christmas Squad truly is just a third party connecting people,” said Ross.

“Every little bit helps,” said Ross, add ing, “it takes a lot of people to do this and a lot of families and they like to know they’ve been a part of something.”

For more informa tion or to take part in the group’s happenings, visit the Pay It Forward Yorkton group on Facebook.

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Laketown Leaders club members learn the benefits of walking with poles

Saltcoats Laketown Leaders club members gathered at the Saltcoats Town Hall to give walking with poles a try.

Anne Stupak and Karen Ransome, Certified Urban Pole Instructors from Yorkton’s Urban Poling Club were joined by 10 Ladies of the Leaders club to experi ence the benefits of walk ing with poles first hand.

The Clinic offered participants the oppor tunity to try the two types of poles provided.

The Activator Poles are designed to aid walkers that experience balance and stability issues. The Urban Poles Series 300 are designed for those that are looking for that full body workout when they head out for a walk.

Based on each person’s self evaluation the group chose the poles that most suited their abilities.

The proper use of each type of pole is what makes Nordic walking the full body work out.

Pole heights were deter mined for each person and the technique of how each pole is used, and the practicing began. It is not as easy as one may think it is; it takes concentration and coordination at the beginning but once the walkers started to relax the walking became more comfortable. The proper use of each type of pole is what makes Nordic walking the full body workout that it claims to be. The pole handles are designed to aid the walk er in off loading their weight onto it and not on their lower back, hips, knees and feet. The Poles help to promote better posture and by standing up right your breathing deeper and with the two points of contact at all times, the foot and the pole, there is less chance of trips and falls. The poles come with rubber boots for indoor walking or outdoors in the sum mer, they also house a steel tip under the remov able boot that works very well on packed snow and

ice. The poles are adjust able and can easily be packed in a suitcase for travel adventures.

“It was so good to see the ladies come out and really engage in discov ering how and why these poles would be good for them. Many of them felt the need to get more active and if using these poles makes them feel more able and excited to get walking then we have

done our duty” stated Karen Ransome. “Urban Poling or better known as Nordic walking is really catching on in Canada! Europe has been walking with poles for decades, and we want to change that!” Stupak states, “we want to have walking with poles as common a sight as bicycle helmets and seat belts!”

Stupak and Ransome are very willing to con

tinue to spread the good news and health bene fits of walking with poles through clinics and workshops. Clinics are approximately 1-2 hours long and require a good sized hall or gym. We pro vide all the poles for the clinics and discuss which poles would best suit the walker’s needs, and instruct the proper walk ing technique designed for the type of pole

required. We are also proud that Urban Poling is a Canadian Company and is owned by women with the goal of getting people out walking, walk ing with poles, and Karen and I want to be a part of the goal in our area.

The Urban Poling Clinics can be arranged by calling Anne Stupak @ 306-621-8926 or email urbanpolingclub@gmail. com

USask research finds zapped, infrared-heated lentils more nutritious and ‘greener’ to process

SASKATOON – By combining heat from microwaves and infra red energy, University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have uncov ered a new, more energy efficient way to process lentils, making them more nutritious and digestible. The findings may result in more value for consumers, food

processors, ingredient manufacturers, and pro ducers.

Processing red lentils with a specialized com bination infrared micro wave system—a counter top device that allows heating by microwave and radiant heat simul taneously—the USask research team was able to substantially improve

how easily these lentils could be digested.

“The process makes these macromolecules— starch and protein— more accessible to enzymes in our bodies,” said Mehdi Foroushani, USask doctoral student and first author on the study published in the journal Food Chemistry Advances.

Najib, co-author of the study. “We make it kind of rough, so it’s more accessible by enzymes and the starch can be better broken down.”

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By tweaking the amount of moisture in the lentils, and the amounts of microwave and infra red energy, the research team was able to make more than 96 per cent of the starch digestible, and more than 85 per cent of the protein digestible, measured by how quick ly the product dissolves in vitro. In raw lentils, less than 69 per cent of starch is digestible and less than 80 percent of protein is digestible.

To better understand what happened at the molecular level and examine it in the fin est detail possible, the research team analyzed the lentil samples using USask’s Canadian Light Source synchrotron.

“Starch has a smooth surface,” said USask doc toral student Tahereh

More than two mil lion tonnes of lentils are produced on average each year in Canada, the world’s biggest producer, with the majority pro duced in Saskatchewan. Lentils are harvested, cleaned, and graded before packaging or fur ther processing. Most are cooked and consumed as a whole grain, but a growing volume of lentils is dried and turned into a powder to isolate pro teins from starches and used as a food additive.

“Our process takes 200 per cent less dry ing time,” said USask College of Engineering researcher Dr. Venkatesh Meda (PhD), principal investigator on the study. “The unique nature of this energy method is that there is no input of chemicals used for dry ing, there is no output in terms of release of green house gases.”

In microwaving, heat is generated from the center of the lentil and

radiates outward—mois ture and heat escape to the outside environment. By simultaneously roast ing the surface of the len tils with infrared heat, the research team was able to increase the over all efficiency and better seal in the microwave heat.

“By having more plantbased alternative food ingredients in our diet, one can also reduce our environmental footprint by fulfilling our need for proteins from plant sources,” said Meda.

The ideal setting of lentil moisture, micro wave energy intensity, and infrared roasting depends largely on how the lentil flour will be used.

“Modified lentil flour can be a great source of plant-based ingredi ents for our dietary and nutritional needs, and our kitchen and food processing operations,” said Meda. “Lentil flour serves as an additive or substitution to our food system to not only make the food nutritious but also preserve its accept able texture.”

The USask-processed lentils have not yet been

assessed or approved for official trials involv ing human or animal consumption, for which a commercial kitchen is required. While the tex ture may be acceptable, how does the zapped len til flour taste?

“At home we have been using it, and the aroma has improved to ‘acceptable,’ and not deteriorated compared to any other commer cial variety,” said Meda.

“We’re happy to report there is not much loss in any of the sensory qualities: colour, texture, aroma.”

Currently, the len til flour is processed in very small batches—only 50 grams. The next steps in the research involve improving the flavour, scaling up to process lar ger amounts of lentils, applying the process to other legumes and oil seeds, and examining whether the technique could also improve seed quality for germination.

The research was funded by the joint Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture-Government of Canada Agriculture Development Fund.

Members of the Saltcoats Laketown Leaders Club gathered at the Town Hall to participate in an urban pol ing clinic conducted by Anne Stupak and Karen Ransome, certified urban poling instructors from Yorkton’s Urban Poling Club.

Province re-introduces changes for alcohol in outdoor parks

By John Cairns SASKTODAY.ca

REGINA -The provin cial government is once again re-introducing legislation to pave the way for municipalities and park authorities to designate outdoor parks for consumption of alco hol.

On Monday the gov ernment introduced legislation to amend the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997, bringing in several chan ges to liquor regulations designed to remove restrictions. According to a news release they include:

1. Providing muni cipalities and park authorities discretion to designate outdoor public places such as parks for consumption of beverage alcohol by individuals of legal drinking age.

According to SLGA Minister Lori Carr in speaking to reporters, municipalities will make the final determination.

“As opposed to us say ing, ‘this is going to be the new rule, and you’re going to have to deal with it,’ we’re going to let them decide what’s right for their community,” said Carr.

Carr told reporters municipalities will have the opportunity to draft

their rules the way they want, if they feel it’s appropriate to allow alcohol in a park. If they don’t want that to hap pen, they don’t have to, she said.

She said municipal ities who decide wheth er to allow that permit ting “will know whether people living in that com munity will be able to handle that responsibil ity.”

2. The regulations also will be simplifying recorking provisions for permittees. Right now you can recork a bottle of wine, but Carr said this would cover requests like ciders and beers.

3. The legislation will allow homemade beer, wine and cider to be served at family events that are permitted with a special occasion per mit, including prod ucts manufactured at a U-Brew or U-Vin facility.

According to the prov ince, currently you can make your own wine or beer and serve it at a private function such as a family supper. Right now a function requiring a special occasion per mit needs to purchase one from a retail outlet, and currently you can not serve any home-pre pared alcohol at an event requiring a special per mit, such as weddings.

The province states the changes brought in will allow home brewed alco hol to be served as long as it is free of charge.

4. The legislation also eliminates a require ment that applicants publish intentions to obtain a new liquor per mit in local newspapers.

These moves by the province to allow alcohol in public parks had been previously introduced by the former SLGA Minister Jim Reiter dur ing the final week of the 2022 spring session. But the original bill ultim ately died on the order paper after the oppos ition NDP made it known they wanted further con sultations with stake holders.

The NDP seem much more amenable to the changes this time around. Opposition SLGA Critic Nathaniel Teed told reporters he welcomes “any legislation that modernizes legislation on the books,” and sup ported allowing munici palities to opt in and opt out.

Teed said his col leagues had been “engaging with stake holders all summer long, and we are confident with those conversations that we can look at this legislation. Of course, we will want to put some

comments on the record, look at it in committee.”

As for the decision by the NDP not to proceed swiftly to passing the legislation last spring, Teed said “we’re not here to rubber stamp bills. We’re here to review them and engage with stakeholders all summer long.”

He noted there had been concerns raised in municipalities with high volumes of addictions or mental health issues. Some of those munici palities may not jump on board, he said.

Carr confirmed there has been discussions and consultations with stake holders, including muni cipalities. She also said it was municipalities that had come forward to request the changes.

In response to worries that loosening the regu lations might create pot entially dangerous situa tions with more people drinking and driving, Carr was not too con cerned.

“I really don’t think it’s any different now from someone going to a restaurant or a bar and consuming alcohol. We expect everybody to get a safe ride home and do the responsible thing.”

Regarding provincial parks, this rule change could potentially pave

the way provincial parks to allow alcohol con sumption on their pub lic spaces at some point. But according to the province, this would be a separate decision by gov ernment’s Parks, Culture and Sport ministry.

It also seems unlikely to happen. The indica

tion from Minister Carr is the provincial parks have been “pretty stringent on their use of alcohol in the parks” and she didn’t see them changing that.

The expectation is the bill will ultimately be passed during the spring sitting in time for the summer of 2023.

The Government of Saskatchewan announced that it is investing over $1.9 mil lion in 10 industry-led research and develop ment projects through the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF) and Agtech Growth Fund (AGF). SAIF supports the commercialization of game-changing innova tions in the province’s core economic sectors, while the AGF operates in parallel to accelerate the commercialization of novel agricultural tech nologies.

“Our industries are innovating aggressive ly to create jobs and drive economic growth,” Minister Responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison said. “The Government of Saskatchewan will con tinue to support these cutting-edge innovations by investing strategically through programs like SAIF and the AGF.”

One of the projects being announced today is led by Saskatoonbased Delco Water. The company is working with a number of rural municipalities and First Nations, including the

Meadow Lake Tribal Council, to develop and pilot remote sensing technologies for water treatment facilities in rural Saskatchewan.

“These facilities are complex,” Vice President of Delco Water Scott Marchinko said. “Having the ability to not only cap ture the data in real-time but also use this data to drive positive outcomes will help support the safe and reliable delivery of water to the communities served.”

Access to clean drink ing water and waste water treatment is a significant challenge for many rural and First Nation commun ities in Saskatchewan. Treatment facilities are expensive to establish and maintain. Delco’s technology aims to help

communities overcome this challenge. “Realtime remote monitor ing will allow us to pro actively maintain our systems and minimize downtime” a Technical Services Manager with

the Meadow Lake Tribal Council Sulaiman Oggu said.

The intake period for both SAIF and the AGF is held twice per year. Funding decisions have been made for the fall intake of 2021 and spring intake of 2022. The nonrepayable grants that have been committed to companies in the two intakes are listed in the backgrounder.

For more information about the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF), and Agtech Growth Fund (AGF), visit www.innovationsask.ca.

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Minister for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Lori Carr speaks to reporters Monday at the legislature on liquor changes.

Project Cornerstone recipients announced

Submitted by Cornerstone Credit Union

YORKTON –Cornerstone Credit Union announced the recipients of their Project Cornerstone funding for 2022.

Four community pro jects have been chosen to receive a share of $75,000 – the most ever given out in a single year through the annual Project Cornerstone program.

The 2022 recipients are:

• Neudorf Community Hall – $25,000 for repairs to the hall’s basement floor

• Vibank Co-operative Community Centre – $20,000 for kitchen improvements

• Yorkton Minor Baseball – $20,000 for four new batting cages at Jubilee Park

• Saltcoats Volunteer Fire Department –$10,000 for new firefight ing equipment

“We are very excited to help fund these pro jects. They are vital improvements for the residents who take pride in their communities,” said Cornerstone Credit Union CEO Doug Jones. “We look forward to fol lowing their progress and celebrating with them as they complete the pro jects.”

Over 70 deserving

applications were sub mitted after Project Cornerstone applica tions opened in the spring. Eligible com munity groups were invited to apply for up to $50,000 for capital pro jects. Cornerstone Credit Union experienced a strong year financially and, after considering the quality of the appli cations, decided to invest $75,000 for 2022.

Since 2006, Project Cornerstone has awarded $451,000 to 41 commun ity projects across the region. Applications for funding will open again in the spring of 2023.

About the Projects Yorkton Minor Baseball

Yorkton Minor Baseball will receive $20,000 to construct four new batting cages at Jubilee Park. The organization has already raised $65,000 and will be able to complete the project with this funding.

The new batting cages will help young ball play ers improve their skills and offer a recreational opportunity to the com munity.

“This project has been approximately four years in the mak ing,” said project man ager Tom Courville. “We thank Cornerstone Credit Union for recognizing the value of the batting

cages for our community and helping us reach our objective of completing it for the 2023 baseball season.”

Neudorf Community Hall

Neudorf Community Hall will receive $25,000 for repairs to the hall’s basement floor. The pro ject involves removing old flooring, repairing sections of concrete that are cracking and heaving, and levelling the entire surface before installing new flooring.

As in many rural com munities throughout the region, the hall is a hub of activity during the year. The facility is often rented out to the public for weddings, meetings,

and other gatherings.

“We are beyond excit ed to have been chosen as one of Cornerstone’s grant recipients this year,” said Jamie Schutz, chair of the Neudorf Community Hall Board. “This funding is pivotal for our small commun ity organization and will help us achieve a renova tion goal that would have otherwise taken us far longer to complete.”

Vibank Co-operative Community Centre

Vibank Co-operative Community Centre (VCCC) will receive $20,000 for kitchen upgrades. The renova tions will improve the rink’s canteen with new appliances, countertops,

cupboards, and serving windows.

Fundraisers, dona tions and surplus funds from canteen revenues will cover approxi mately half the cost of the project, with the rest funded through Project Cornerstone.

“We are thankful for Cornerstone’s gener ous funding,” said VCCC canteen director Crystal Petersen. “I’m excited to see our facility trans form. It hasn’t seen any significant renovations in the canteen since its ori ginal build in 1975.”

Saltcoats Volunteer Fire Department

Saltcoats Volunteer Fire Department will receive $10,000 to help

replace two expiring self-contained breathing apparatus and air tanks, as required by legislation.

The fire department provides services to the Town of Saltcoats and the surrounding rural muni cipality. The commun ity has already raised several thousand dol lars through raffles and a pancake breakfast to help cover these costs.

“We were a little shocked when we got the call that we had been selected for funding,” said Fire Chief Harry Smith. “This important funding will help our firefighters to be safer and better equipped when providing vital ser vices to the community.”

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