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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Canada Day might have been July 1, but a Smudge Walk held in the city that day was about remembering the children of residential schools.
Smudge Walk held for the children By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yellow Thunderbird Lodge held a Smudge Walk in Yorkton on July 1. The Walk was for ‘the children found and those yet to be found. Tribal Chief Isabel O’Soup said the walk was a time of reflection. “I was sitting here thinking about residential schools and the effect it had ... on our people all
“We need to become better at working together, . . Let’s build a better future for our children.” — Cathy Bear, Yorkton Tribal Council across the country,” she said. And it was a time to think about Canada on a day that usually marks the country’s birth-
day with celebrations. O’Soup said that this is not the time to celebrate, given the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential
school sites. “We’re honouring children that never came home from residential schools,” she said. When you think about those children, celebration isn’t appropriate, offered O’Soup, adding it is a time when many are dealing with a range of emotions, including anger. “It’s hard not to be angry,” she said, adding we must all get past that to build toward a better
future. “. . . It’s not the people today ... it was their ancestors.” Today, people need to come together, said O’Soup. “We need to find a better way with it without violence,” she said, adding their ancestors would want a peaceful solution to be found, a kind and loving way because “that’s the way that we are.” It starts with making sure the current genera-
tion know their language and culture, things residential schools were meant to take away, said O’Soup. That process can start by learning “one word a day as our elders say.” Cathy Bear with the Yorkton Tribal Council said it’s certainly a time to come together. “We need to become better at working together,” she said, adding it’s
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St. Mary’s monastery to be demolished By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer One of the most iconic heritage buildings still standing in the city appears destined for the wrecking ball in the coming months. The Redemptorists are in the process of divesting themselves of assets within the Eparchy of Saskatoon,
and that includes St. Mary’s Ukrainian Church and related properties. Among the associated buildings is the monastery, built in 1914, which once was home to monks working in the city – one priest still resides there. The building, in particular its interior, is in deteriorating condition, and a decision dating back to 2012 was made
to demolish the building. Over the ensuing years, options to save the building were looked into, but none were found to be viable. Meanwhile, the cost of maintaining the building is significant, including utilities and property taxes. As a result, demolition is seen as the best solution, said Fred Schrader, Parish Council
President. Schrader explained the Redemptorists are prepared to pay for the demolition costs of the monastery. The entire property, including St. Mary’s Cultural Centre, the Redeemers Voice building and the church, would then be turned over to the Parish, where decisions could be made locally pending Bishop
approvals. “The Parish and the Eparchy have agreed to take ownership of the property,” said Schrader. The Redemptorists had suggested demolition as early as this fall, said Schrader, but the local Parish still has details to discuss, which is likely to push the work until the spring of 2022, said Schrader.
P & H announces new facility for city Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has announced a new grain facility for the Yorkton area. Already under construction, it is expected to be complete and receiving grain in June of 2022. This facility will
replace its current one, which has been in operation since 1980. To complement the existing 6,000-tonne fertilizer shed and 7,800 ft2 AWSA heated chemical shed, the new structure will include 25,000 tonnes of grain storage and a 150 car CN loop
track for continuous grain loading and movement to serve customers in the surrounding area. “We look forward to opening this new facility,” said John Heimbecker, Chief Executive Officer, P&H. “This build confirms our commitment to investing
in facilities and capabilities that support Canadian producers as they strive to grow and market the best crop and further solidifies our commitment to the growers in the Yorkton area.” The new location further extends P&H’s National grain asset
network, bringing area producers the chance to leverage global grain marketing opportunities provided by the P&H grain merchandising team, which has over 110 years of experience in matching producer grain with the needs of both domestic and export end
users. The Yorkton facility will continue to be home to a team of experts who will leverage a full suite of seed, crop protection, and crop nutrition products and provide area producers with crop input solutions that fit their farm.
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