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Repeat winner among amateur ‘ribbers’

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Saturday 10 local area barbecue aficionados stoked up their smokers and mixed up their secret runs and sauces to compete in the Ron Skinner/Colliers International Amateur BBQ Competition. The event, in its second year, was part of the Rhythm ‘n’ Ribs festival held at the Yorkton Exhibition grounds as a fundraiser for The Health Foundation.

The combatants in the amateur competition cooked up racks of ribs which were then presented to a panel of judges including representatives of each of the professional barbecue trucks attending the event.

The judges scored the entries on presentation, and flavour with the total determining the winner.

And when the numbers were tallied Jared Ruf of In Good Taste Food Service at Togo, SK. had defended his 2017 championship by taking top spot again.

“Beyond the word good I don’t have much else to

Jordan Hilderman, left and Jared Ruf work on the sauce and ribs which would win the amateur contest at this weekend’s Rhythm ‘n’ Ribs held in Yorkton. say,” Ruf told Yorkton This Week when asked how it was to win back-to-back trophies, then added “amazing.”

After being presented the championship on the stage, Ruf said he hopes the event continues to grow.

“If you figure you can cook a rib come on out,” he

said. “We doubled it this year (entries), let’s see if we can again next year.”

When it came to Ruf’s ribs he said he stuck with the same recipe that won in 2017, cooking up a half dozen racks, then selecting the one he deemed best to go to the judges.

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Moderate risk of West Nile Virus in Yorkton

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Summer brings with it mosquitoes, and those mosquitoes bring with them problems of their own. If they are culex mosquitoes, that problem is West Nile Virus. The current risk for contracting the virus in Yorkton is moderate, and West Nile

infected mosquitoes have been found in the province.

Dr. Ashok Chhetri, medical health officer in Yorkton, said that while the local testing pools have not found an infected mosquito yet, there is still a moderate risk in the area based on other factors, including the weather this year and the

number of culex mosquitoes, which are capable of transmitting the West Nile virus, found in the area so far.

“Despite not having infected pools at the moment, we still have a moderate risk of getting bitten by a West Nile infected mosquito.”

This year’s risk is roughly the same as last

year, and it’s following the same pattern, Chhetri said, with the first infected mosquitoes again being found in the Estevan area.

Seventy to eighty per cent of people infected with West Nile do not show symptoms. Only a very small per cent of people, one per cent, develop neuroinvasive

West Nile, which can cause inflammation of the brain. People who are elderly, have compromised immunity, have cancer, have alcoholism or other factors that make them more susceptible to a neuroinvasive disease are more at risk.

“If you spend lots of time out doors at a high risk time, from dusk to

dawn... and do not use mosquito repellent and don’t use other protective measures, if you have fever, if you have headache, a stiff neck... you may want to visit your doctor as soon as possible,” said Chhetri.

The best way to deal with West Nile is

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National recognition for Akister

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A near 30-year stint as executive director of the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association has earned Yorkton’s Dave Akister an honourary life membership with the Canadian Seed Growers Association.

Akister’s company, (Brock & Associates) was hired by the Saskatchewan board of directors in 1991 to conduct an evaluation of the association’s administration, operate the organization for a short term and find a new executive director.

Akister said he had put together a list of potential candidates, but instead the Association “made a pitch to

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me.”

Akister accepted the position, and has been involved in the seed grower sector ever since.

In an interview with Yorkton This Week, Akister said the life membership at the national level was unexpected.

“It was a surprise, not at all expected,” he said, then added with a smile, “but I guess if you live long enough.”

Akister was awarded an honourary life membership in the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association in 2013, but with a number of years passing he said he was not thinking of the national recognition.

“Both of them, (awards) were very surprising,” he said.

Looking back to 1991,

Dave Akister has been presented an honourary life membership by the Canadian Seed Growers Association.

Akister said the provincial organization was looking for skills not necessarily related

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tive expertise,” he said, adding those were skills he developed initially as a member of the media.

Akister launched a 14-year career with the media right out of high school serving with Thompson Newspapers across Western Canada as a photographer, reporter, investigative journalist, sports editor, city editor, wire editor, managing editor and assistant publisher.

He capped his career in journalism as managing editor of the Yorkton The Enterprise.

After leaving The Enterprise Akister joined Brock & Associates, at the time a fledgling advertising agency in 1984, as an Account Executive, rising through the

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Team Sacred Heart placed third, with commercial cooking instructor AnnaLee Parnetta teaming with Drake Myrowich.

RCM Safety Services, the team of Ryan Monette and Bruce Monette of Yorkton took second in the competition.

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“It came down to the third rack, that was the one,” he said.

As for a secret to winning Ruf said simply “it’s the flavour, 100 per cent:” and then added “texture” as a factor as well.

In terms of flavour it is a combination of the spices used in the rub, and the sauce used on the ribs, said Ruf. He added he has tried to create a middle of the road flavour, not too spicy, not too hot, not too sweet.

“As a caterer … we try to make all food be appealing to most of the people,” he said.

RCM Safety Services, the team of Ryan Monette and Bruce Monette of Yorkton took second in the competition.

Team Sacred Heart placed third, with commercial cooking instructor AnnaLee Parnetta teaming with Drake Myrowich.

Drake (Myrowich) has a good knowledge of taste.

— AnnaLee Parnetta Amateur rib contestant Parnetta explained that Myrowich, a Grade 10 student, earned a bronze medal at the Skills Canada (Saskatchewan) competition in April.

When Myrowich returned from the event Parnetta suggested they team up for the amateur event. She

said she believes it is important for students to be involved in the community.

And, people also get to see “youth involved in the community.”

Myrowich said the experience was “new. I hadn’t tried anything like this before.” But he added he barbecues a lot at home, so it came together rather quickly.

As for the recipe used, Parnetta said they used a basic spice available at Home Hardware who sponsored their effort, “then we tweaked it.”

While Parnetta said she dug through some cookbooks, she noted, “Drake has a good knowledge of taste,” that was a big help.

Parnetta said she hopes Sacred Heart puts a team into the event again next summer, and Myrowich, with two years of high school remaining, said he would be interested.

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ranks of operations manager and general manager before becoming a partner in 1986. He bought out his remaining partner in 1990 and reconfigured the company into the communications and management consulting business.

It was through his consulting business he became involved with the seed growers.

“It was just one client of many,” he said, adding the relationship grew over time. “… It just kind of kept blossoming.”

Through the years Akister said the position with the Seed Growers evolved to cover a rather wide range of things.

During his time, Akister was in on the formation and design of Crop Production Week, built prototypes of the Canadian Seed Institute Quality Assurance manuals, and helped design CSI’s original Board of Directors structure, noted his bio.

“He revamped the former Stock Seed Committee into the current Seed Industry Advisory Committee, a think tank group of industry stakeholders that meets annually to discuss some of the

toughest issues facing the industry; and redesigned the Interprovincial Seed Industry meeting into a broad stakeholder forum.

“He negotiated the current Saskatchewan Seed Guide Contract which had become a significant source of revenue for the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association; developed the current E&P strategy for SSGA; oversaw two Saskatchewan Seed Industry Economic Impact Studies which have been used to outline the seed industry to banks, government departments and other sectors of society; worked with Farrell Agencies to develop Seed Industry Plus, an insurance program designed specifically for seed growers and seed plant operators; and worked with Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation to develop a pilot program to improve coverage of pedigreed seed crops.

“He has also facilitated numerous workshops and seminars on governance, communications, targeted marketing and management consulting.

Akister has written numerous articles, column and presentations promoting the seed indus-

The seed industry is about improving Canadian agriculture.

That is what it was there for.

— Dave Akister try, including a submission to the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. He helped develop technical resource manuals; has worked with U.S. authors and publishers on a book of quotes; and will be mentioned in an upcoming thesis by a University of Saskatchewan graduate student on the elements of good governance.”

All the activities boil down to a simple premise going back to the beginning of the sector in 1904, suggested Akister.

“The seed industry is about improving Canadian agriculture,” he said. “That is what it was there for.”

While the organization has evolved beyond the single focus, it remains a key aspect of what seed growers do, “seed being the foundation for all of

it,” he said.

It is because of that core foundation Akister said genetically modified varieties are an import-

ant development, being underutilized because of what he believes is consumer fear based on not understanding the science. For example, Akister said people are essentially genetically modified being coming from their parents.

In that respect he said GM “goes back to the fundamental of improving Canadian agriculture. It’s one more tool in the toolbox.”

It will be such technology that will one day “allow wheat to grow in the desert again,” he

said.

Akister said in general farmers produce more than enough food to feed the world, the issue of people going hungry one of transportation to get food where it’s required in an affordable fashion.

But, like the near three-decades in the sector, change comes, but comes slowly, he added.

The evolution of the sector will be part of what Akister misses, but he noted it will mainly be the people.

“I made a lot of friends over the years,” he said.

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prevention, and that involves taking steps to prevent bites. That means wearing mosquito repellent, wearing long sleeved, loose fitting, light-coloured clothing if you go outside on a hot, humid day, especially during the dusk and dawn when culex mosquitoes are most active. Chhetri also recommends limiting the amount of time spent out-

side at these hours overall. People are also encouraged to ensure that doors and windows are sealed and screens are well maintained to ensure mosquitoes don’t enter the home. Getting rid of standard water also prevents mosquitoes from being able to reproduce.

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An inside look at honey processing

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Honey is a very natural product, but there is still an extensive process to get it from the beehive to the consumer.

Friday some 75 people, many visitors to the nearby Good Spirit Provincial Park, had an opportunity to get a closer look at the process by taking part in a tour of Howland’s Honey.

Howland’s Honey is a third generation beekeeping operation situated one mile south of Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park.

“Wink (Howland) founded the farm in 1976,” explained Danny Wasylenchuk, who now operates the farm with his wife Sasha, the daughter of the late Wink Howland. “He essentially bought it in ’76 and got a couple hives of bees as something to do in sum-

mer.”

It wasn’t long before Wink was selling honey to a few people, and then to more people, and from there came more hives, and in time it became a business, said Wasylenchuk.

Today, Howland’s Honey is a major producer of honey, with 1,000 honey producing hives, and another 600-800 nucleus hives, smaller units centred on a new queen.

As for bees, Wasylenchuk said as an average for a healthy producing hive there are 60,000 bees.

The bees collect nectar, which is turned into honey, over a large region of east central Saskatchewan.

“We have our bees spread over a very large area,” said Wasylenchuk, adding it goes to a few miles East of Highway #9, to west of Highway #47.

The bees forage locally on the nectar of wildflowers, clover, alfalfa and canola. Wasylenchuk said canola is the key crop.

“It’s probably the overwhelming majority of what’s available to bees in the province,” he said.

It’s a case of finding a good area, and then permission from the farmer

“to put bees there,” he said, adding typically a farmer is given honey in exchange for allowing bees to be kept on the land.

The provincial average has a hive producing 170-pounds of honey over the summer.

“Our five-year average in 300,” said Wasylenchuk, adding it can range like grain pro-

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duction in farming with some years a hive hitting 400-pounds, to below the Saskatchewan average. “… It depends on the year.”

So far Wasylenchuk said 2018 is looking to be a good year, but there are still a number of weeks of production ahead, and production can be affected by the weather, with good moisture needed to produce the base nectar.

“We start pulling boxes right around the 15th of July, and we’re probably taking the last boxes off the September long (weekend),” said Wasylenchuk.

The boxes are sections of a hive the bees have filled with honey already.

The boxes are taken to the main facility where the honey is extracted and packaged.

Between field workers collecting boxes and staff in the processing

facility Howland’s Honey employ about 13 in the summer season.

“We have the capacity to go bigger … but right now it’s very comfortable,” said Wasylenchuk.

Most of the honey goes out as a pure product although Howland’s Honey is doing a chocolate and a cinnamon honey.

“Variety is the spice of life,” offered Wasylenchuk with a smile. He said the flavoured products do give customers something different to try, but they are keeping it simple with such basic ingredients added to their honey.

“It’s something a little different to spread on your toast.”

The honey is marketed through Costco stores in the province, a number of independent Co-ops, various farmers’ markets and other locations, said Wasylenchuk.

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There may yet be some good coming out of the recent rather bad rural Saskatchewan crime statistics.

One bad aspect is the rather healthy kick to the ego and the prideful notion that rural Saskatchewan is a safer place to be.

According numbers from the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics released last week, Saskatchewan’s rural crime rate was 36-per-cent higher than its urban crime rate in 2017.

The report suggests rural crime is growing in all three prairie provinces.

Alberta’s rural crime rate is now 38-per-cent higher than crime in that province’s urban centres while Manitoba’s rural crime rate is 42-percent higher than city crime.

Collectively, the three provinces accounted for nearly half the rural crime in country in 2017.

City crime in Saskatchewan cities is dropping, but it remains well above the national average.

According to what is called the total crime severity index, Saskatoon and Regina ranked first and third among 33 metropolitan areas across the country.

When it came to violent crime severity index that weighs crime types based on conviction rates and lengths of sentences, Saskatoon was third and Regina was fifth.

The good news is Regina was first in the nation a year early and saw an 18 per cent reduction in violent crime while Saskatoon saw a 2.3 per cent decrease.

However, being in the top five most crimeridden cities in the country is not exactly a vote of confidence. Saskatchewan cities have had a crime problem and the long-held notion that criminal activity isn’t a big problem because it’s confined to certain neighbourhoods has worn thin.

We have a crime problem in this province.

And the notion of escaping the problem by moving to peaceful rural Saskatchewan is being challenged by the numbers.

For whatever progress there has been in an overall six-per-cent reduction in violent crime, gun violence in Saskatchewan increased 47 per cent and 71 per cent in areas policed by the RCMP. As we know, those are mostly the smaller cities, towns and rural area that do not have their own police force.

This is no longer the rural Saskatchewan in which everyone could leave doors unlocked.

Things have changed.

But seeing these numbers and recognizing them might actually be the wake-up call we all need.

The inability to recognize the problem has been a problem from many perspectives.

There was far too much hostility in the wake of the Gerald Stanley not-guilty verdict after the second-degree murder trial in the death of Colten Boushie.

Certainly, a few people acted inappropriately and posted online some horrific racists comments before and after the trial.

But what can’t be lost is that trial did become a local point for the legitimate fear. And separate from the testimony of the trial, the statistics show that fear is justifiable.

For years now, what the numbers show in the recent crime statistics has been the growing reality for those living in rural Saskatchewan.

The sad reality is that among those most unwilling to accept his reality were those living in urban Saskatchewan and unaware of the growing rural crime problem.

Some of it has to do with the downturn in the rural economy partly driven by unemployment in the oilfields. Accompanied by the use of opioids, rural Saskatchewan is a target for thieves.

Complicating this problem is the growing distance between farms, making policing and neighbour watch programs less effective.

But some of this problem needs to be attributed to the long-standing issue of crime spilling over from nearby impoverished First Nations.

To the latter, rural and First Nations leaders need to get together and have serious solutiondriven talks. The emotion after the Boushie death didn’t permit this, but maybe these numbers will.

In fact, these recent crime stats are a good place to start that conversation.

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onday the Government of Saskatchewan announced it will be testing a new collaborative approach to tackle the continuing problem of impaired driving. The program will be tested from the August long weekend until Labour Day, with five pilot projects designed through collaboration between various government ministries and agencies, law enforcement and Crown corporations.

“Saskatchewan has a problem with impaired driving and it’s important we approach this issue with all the tools at our disposal, because even one death or injury from impaired driving is too many,” Minister Responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan Tina BeaudryMellor said in the release announcing the pilot projects. “Government, law enforcement and Crown corporations have come together on these five pilot projects that present innovative ways to look at a critical problem facing our province.”

In the coming together process a fairly common theme apparently arose, using the idea of a ‘carrot on a stick’ to entice people to opt for safer ways home if impaired, rather than to climb behind the wheel of their car and head down the road where they become a very real threat to others.

Some of the programs have more in common with a Kindergarten class incentive than one likely to make a difference in reducing impaired driving.

For example, the idea of positive ticketing with the project aim for police officers to give a ‘positive ticket’ to sober/designated drivers at scheduled police check stops and/or routine traffic stops. The tickets will encourage recipients to speak about their experience on social media and the carrot is that eligible drivers could win one of 25 $150 VISA gift cards.

The idea of positive messages is hardly new. The message to not drink and drive is all over media, but obviously it is not being effective as impaired driving in this province is still high.

A Mothers Against Drunk Driving study, based primarily on 2014 numbers show the Canadian average is 13 per cent of crash deaths involving alcohol alone, with Saskatchewan numbers double that at 27 per cent. Another program looks to mimic the photographs of diseased lungs on cigarette package, a program with some initial shock value although how effective it is now is a question.

The Saskatchewan pilot will be targeted at packaging innovation by placing children’s drawings on brown liquor store bags, to get people to consider and discuss the consequences of impaired driving.

It might seem a tad ironic the programming is coming along not so long after the province opened the door to alcohol being available at a far broader number of outlets as the Saskatchewan Party moved to open the door to private business sales outlets in communities such as Yorkton, Canora and across the province.

However, while there is an irony in the situation, the issue of drinking and driving is not a new phenomenon, and in fact has been a long term issue in the province.

While these programs seem to lack the impact to affect the change needed, maybe a new, more subtle approach will accomplish more than higher tickets and jail time.

Of course what is ultimately required is an attitude change where we recognize when we risk driving impaired we are essentially a deadly weapon heading down the road.

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Seal coating program ongoing More than 445 kilometres of seal coating is planned across Saskatchewan this summer. During the seal coating process, hot liquid asphalt is sprayed on the road before crushed gravel is spread over the asphalt and packed down.

“Seal coating is a cost-effective treatment that provides a waterproof surface, which in turn prolongs pavement life,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister David Marit said. “We appreciate everyone’s patience during the busy construction season

and remind travellers to please pay attention in work zones, obey the signage and slow down.”

Seal coats require about 24 hours to cure, resulting in speed reductions even while workers are not present. These speed reductions allow the seal coat to cure properly, while also saving travellers windshields from damage.

One of the seal coating areas being done is Highway 16 near Wynyard.

Seal coating is also scheduled for later this construction season at a variety of locations

including: Highway 1 near Wolseley, Indian Head, Qu’Appelle, Mortlach, Parkbeg, Chaplin and Waldeck; Highway 10 near Fort Qu’Appelle; Highway 16 near Wynyard and Maidstone; and There are many reasons work zones have temporary speed reductions left in place even when workers are not present. A sharp pavement drop, lane closure or loose gravel are examples of hazards that

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WDM exhibit shows history through clothes

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer What we wear can define us, and what people wear through history, whether they’re wearing it for work or leisure, can tell us something about the lives they lead. Our Collective Threads is a new travelling exhibit at the Western Development Museum in Yorkton explores clothing from Saskatchewan’s past and present, and the stories behind it.

The exhibit is a mix of artifacts and life-sized photographs.

Carla Madsen, acting manager at the WDM, explained that the photographs allow people to see artifacts that would otherwise sit in the archives.

These articles of clothing are extremely delicate due to their age and condition, so they are otherwise reluctant to move them and put them on display, but the photographs allow people to see what they have.

“You can tell from the life-sized photograph their delicate nature. If you look at these gowns, with the silk and the lace, the amount of handling

they can withstand is very minimal. This can show the general public the collection we have and are working to preserve.”

There is a mix of working clothes, clothing worn for sports, and clothing that was more formal.

Each garment comes with a story, such as a fancy dress owned by a woman who soon fell on hard times after the death of her husband.

“It’s an example of how likely life could change, especially for women who depended on the income of their husbands,” said Madsen.

There are Yorkton connections to some of the exhibits. The moccasins owned by Chief Kinistino tells the friendship between him and the McGrath brothers in Yorkton.

“The moccasins are a symbol of the bonds of friendship between them.”

There is also a sheepskin vest that was owned by a Ukrainian immigrant that settled near Veregin.

Clothes show what people did and the events in their lives. They tell

the stories of immigration, wars, personal hardship and triumph. There are garments from the first world war as well as new clothing to show how clothes can be used as a tool for social awareness.

“Clothes say a lot about you as a person.

What your style is, what you do for a living. For example, we have a lifesized photo of PotashCorp coveralls that were worn.

That’s an important role somebody in the province plays in every day life and work of people here,” Madsen said.

Some garments are also presented with a minimal amount of cleaning in order to accurately represent how they were worn at the time, such as work boots which remain dirty.

“Enough to show the amount of work that this particular pair put in,” Madsen said.

Our Collective Threads will be at the Western Development Museum until October 1.

There will also be a chance to view the exhibit during the Threshermen’s Show and Senior Festival on August 4 and 5.

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If you’re planning to travel, check the Highway Hotline at www.saskatchewan.ca/highwayhotline, which provides up-to-date information on construction, emergency road closures, the status of ferries, barges and other road activities.

Information is also avail-

able by calling 511.

A weekly highway construction update is also published on www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/ transportation/highwayconstruction-projects/ weekly-highway-construction-update to provide the travelling public with the latest details on projects underway to help plan safe and effi-

cient travel. You can also report a highway work zone signing problem by calling 306-244-5535.

The Government of Saskatchewan has invested more than $8.4 billion in highways and infrastructure since 2008, improving more than 13,000 kilometres of provincial highways.

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History Corner Morrison Family Reunion

October 16, 1952 Newspaper editors and reporters enjoy interviewing people who return to their old home district for a reunion. On this date, it was the four Morrison brothers, Rod, Donald, Finlay, and Ken who were in the lime light. Their parents Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morrison had come to Canada from the Hebrides –islands off the west coast of mainland Scotland in 1889. They had trekked to Dunleath after arriving by train at Saltcoats which was then the end of the railway. They settled in the Stornoway area, including Barvas.

Of the four, Donald, Finlay and Ken enlisted for service in the Boer War in Africa in 1902. Finlay is great

grandfather to Taylor Morrison who is Recreation Services Manager at the Gloria Hayden Community Centre in Yorkton. It is always enjoyable to get a visit at the City Archives of a descendant of area pioneers. Taylor shows a remarkable interest in his ancestors. One testimonial he showed us was his great-grandfather’s bayonet from the Boer War that Taylor has framed.

Contact Terri Lefebvre Prince, Heritage Researcher, City of Yorkton Archives, Box 400, 37 Third Avenue North Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2W3 306-786-1722 heritage@yorkton.ca

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The Nature Conservancy of Canada expands conserved area by Pasqua Lake The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced the conservation of the new Pasqua Lake property. Located 75 kilometres northeast of Regina and just upstream of Pasqua Lake, it is within the Aspen Parkland ecoregion, an area of national importance due to its high biodiversity. The 113-hectare (280acre) property protects the marshes upstream of the lake as well as the trees and grasslands that filter the water, which help clean the lake’s water.

Aspen Parklands are ecologically significant as they represent the transition from open grasslands to true forest. They provide habitat for iconic Canadian wildlife, such as moose, deer, beaver, red fox and many migratory birds. Bald eagle can be seen here, as well as several species listed in Canada’s Species at Risk Act such as Baird’s sparrow (special concern), Sprague’s pipit (threatened) and bobolink (threatened). Aspen Parklands are also a draw for vacationers, and this site will protect the Pasqua Lake area that so many enjoy for recreation.

Threats to sustaining this natural area include habitat loss and fragmentation caused by encroaching invasive plant species and land conversion.

The Pasqua Lake conservation project was made possible through financial contributions by a number of partners. They include the Government of Canada through the Natural Areas Conservation Program, K+S Potash Canada through an offset agreement, the Government of Saskatchewan through the Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, along with many individual donors and supporters.

August 1, 2018 - August 7, 2018

Council Meeting Monday, August 27, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

Broadway Street Resurfacing Stage 3 - Barbour Avenue to Dalebrooke Drive

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Residents of the area north of Broadway in the project area should expect increased traffic during the construction period. Patrons of A & W, Tim Hortons and visitors to the Yorkton Tribal Council corporate office, will need to use the north detour route for access while Broadway St. access is blocked during construction.

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August 1, 2018 - August 7, 2018

Council Meeting Monday, August 27, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

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Invitation for Quotation

Did you know?

The Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 15/2010 requires that residents with a fire pit obtain an Outdoor Burning Permit each calendar year. The Bylaw also prohibits the burning of: rubbish, garden and lawn refuse, animal carcasses, etc.

Why was this Bylaw created?

For your safety: Fire Protective Services main concern is that no person is injured while enjoying their fire pit. By limiting the size and type of materials burned the potential negative impact on friends and neighbours is substantially reduced. **Please take note of Fire Bans when they are declared by the City’s Fire Chief.

Burning Permits are suspended while Fire Bans are declared until the Ban is repealed by the Fire Chief.

Proposals must be received before 4:00 p.m. on August 10, 2018 Please send sealed Proposal clearly marked “Land Titles Building Window Blinds Project” to: Department of Community Development, Parks and Recreation City of Yorkton Box 400 Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Details of Proposal: The intent of this Invitation for Quotation is to obtain pricing for the complete replacement of window blinds within the Land Titles Building, located at the Godfrey Dean Cultural Centre at 49 Smith Street East in Yorkton, SK. Specifications are available at: In Person:

By Email: cdpr@yorkton.ca Community Development, Parks & Recreation Department Administration Office 455 Broadway Street West (Gallagher Centre) Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Phone: 306-786-1750 Quotations shall remain open for acceptance by the City and irrevocable for thirty (30) calendar days following the date specified for proposal closing.

Quotations received after the date and time specified for closing will be marked late and returned unopened.

The Contractor is required to have a Health & Safety Program and to provide a copy to the City.

In the absence of their own Health & Safety Program, the Contractor must follow the City’s Health & Safety Program applicable to the Department for which they are hired.

The Contractor must provide the City with a Letter of Good Standing with WCB, proof of minimum 2,000,000.00 comprehensive general liability insurance, and possess a valid City of Yorkton Business License.

A mandatory site inspection is required and can be arranged at the contact below.

Contact Person: Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars should be directed to: Taylor Morrison, Recreation Services Manager City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1776 Email: tmorrison@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

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Call for Advertisers City Transit Vehicle Advertisers Submissions must be received before 4:00 p.m. on August 17th, 2018 Please send submissions clearly marked “City Transit Vehicle Advertisers” to: Department of Community Development, Parks and Recreation City of Yorkton Box 400 Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Details of Submission: To provide advertisers with options for advertising space on City Transit vehicles.

Terms and conditions, vehicle operating hours, preferred options and available space are available at: City Website: https://www.yorkton.ca/tenders/ In Person: Community Development, Parks & Recreation Department Administration Office 455 Broadway Street West (Gallagher Centre) Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Phone: 306-786-1750 Submissions shall remain open for acceptance by the City and irrevocable for thirty (30) calendar days following the date specified for proposal closing.

Submissions received after the date and time specified for closing will be marked late and returned unopened.

2 year agreements preferred.

Contact Person: Enquiries regarding the submissions particulars should be directed to: Darcy McLeod, Director and/or Lisa Washington, Community Development Manager City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1750 Email: dmcleod@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all submissions. Lowest or any submission not necessarily accepted.

Land Titles Building Window Blinds Replacement

Invitation for Quotation Ravine Ecological Preserve Boardwalk Removal / Salvage Proposals must be received before 4:00 p.m. on August 10, 2018 Please send sealed Proposal clearly marked “Ravine Boardwalk Removal” to: Department of Community Development, Parks and Recreation City of Yorkton Box 400 Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Details of Proposal: The intent of this Invitation for Quotation is to obtain pricing for the complete removal of the boardwalk and all related boardwalks components from the Ravine Ecological Preserve, located immediate west of the Gallagher Centre at 455 Broadway Street West, in Yorkton, SK. Specifications are available at: In Person:

By Email: cdpr@yorkton.ca Community Development, Parks & Recreation Department Administration Office 455 Broadway Street West (Gallagher Centre) Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Phone: 306-786-1750 Quotations shall remain open for acceptance by the City and irrevocable for thirty (30) calendar days following the date specified for proposal closing.

Quotations received after the date and time specified for closing will be marked late and returned unopened.

The Contractor is required to have a Health & Safety Program and to provide a copy to the City.

In the absence of their own Health & Safety Program, the Contractor must follow the City’s Health & Safety Program applicable to the Department for which they are hired.

The Contractor must provide the City with a Letter of Good Standing with WCB, proof of minimum 2,000,000.00 comprehensive general liability insurance, and possess a valid City of Yorkton Business License.

A mandatory site inspection is required and can be arranged at the contact below.

Contact Person: Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars should be directed to: Taylor Morrison, Recreation Services Manager City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1776 Email: tmorrison@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

GENERAL INQUIRIES: 306-786-1700

Mayor’s Office ............................. 306-786-1701 After Hours Emergency ............................... 306-786-1760 Building Services ......................... 306-786-1710 Bylaw Control .............................. 306-786-1725 City Clerk ..................................... 306-786-1717 City Manager ............................... 306-786-1703 City Parks & Green Spaces ..... 306-786-1780 City RCMP................................... 306-786-2400 Communications ......................... 306-828-2424 Community Development, Parks & Recreation .................. 306-786-1750 Economic Development ........... 306-786-1747 Engineering Department ............. 306-786-1710 Farrell Agencies Arena Booking .. 306-786-1740 Fire Hall ....................................... 306-786-1795

Gallagher Centre Water Park & Meeting Rooms/Convention Centre Booking ....................................... 306-786-1740 Gloria Hayden Community Centre .......................................... 306-786-1776 Godfrey Dean Meeting Rooms Booking .................................... 306-786-1780 Kinsmen Arena & Blue Room Booking ............................ 306-786-1780 Library Rooms Booking............... 306-786-1780 Property Sales ............................. 306-786-1747 Public Works ............................... 306-786-1760 Sports Fields & City Centre Park Bookings .................................. 306-786-1780 Tax Department .......................... 306-786-1736 Water Billing Department ............ 306-786-1726

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Seeing green

Staff Photos by Devin Wilger

The Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society is improving the area around the mill in order to make it a green space in the heart of Yorkton. A pair of recent donations are helping make that possible. The Yorkton Business Improvement District donated $25,000 over five years to the improvement of the mill.

Pictured are Gladys Krepakevich, Glenn Wiseman, Larry Pearen and Gene Krepakevich of the Yorkton Brick Mill Heritage Society, presented with a

check from YBID, represented by Bruce Thurston, board member and Meagan Richards, chairperson. Canadian Tire’s donation of five Colorado Spruce trees – half of the trees to be planted this fall at the location – will provide more literal green. The trees were presented to Gladys Krepakevich, Larry Pearen, Glenn Wiseman and Gene Krepakevich by David Dungey, owner of Yorkton Canadian Tire, and are valued at $1,000.

Bridge issue, not the coaches in Riderville There is much criticism of Offensive Coordinator Stephen McAdoo in Roughrider Land this week after the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Riders 34-22.

Quarterback Brandon Bridge didn’t even pretend to threaten to throw the ball down field, instead settling on four or five very simple plays for three hours in what was a painful display of offense. I’m in the minority on this one in that I’m not blaming McAdoo. I think McAdoo called the plays he’s confident that Bridge can execute. Which is to say, he has no confidence in Bridge at all. After the game, Head Coach Chris Jones stood behind his long-time assistant and said there will be more of this against Edmonton.

I go back to the release of Darian Durant before last season. I felt that if you are going to let Durant go and not pay him, you better have a successor.

It’s clear, at this juncture, there isn’t one. I wasn’t confident there was a plan when Durant was shown the door and the Riders are no closer to finding a pivot today. In fact, I think they should make a phone call to the retired Durant and beg him to return and bail out an offense that, even if it could be just a bit below average, would help a defense that is the best in the league and they could challenge for the Grey Cup. Yes, Durant looked washed up in Montreal last year. I’m betting he’d look slightly different back as a Rider for one last hurrah.

There are, approximately, 800 migrants living in university dormitories in Toronto and it’s getting close to time for students to be making their way back to school and so they will want their lodging quarters back. Here’s what I don’t understand: as students and the education system gravitates more and more towards socialism and providing for those in need, why do universities need to remove these illegal migrants? Surely,

MIKE STACKHOUSE mikestackhouse@hotmail.com

Stackhouse Soapbox the students won’t mind being homeless for an indefinite amount of time while we sort out the official status of these folks who crossed into our country illegally? Of course, this won’t happen. Taxpayers will foot the bill for them to stay in hotels, which in Toronto, can be upwards of $250 or more per night. It’s okay.

We’ve got lots of money.

The economy is booming, the middle class has never been healthier, and more people are joining the middle class.

This is according to the federal government and they wouldn’t lie.

There has been a sharp increase in violent gun crime in Toronto this year and lawmakers are struggling to uncover ways to restore order.

While gun laws have not changed over the years as far as it becoming easier to get a firearm, there is a popular sentiment that making it tougher to own a handgun is the answer.

Apparently, decreasing the number of criminals and seedy characters in Toronto isn’t an option.

I’m not an expert but maybe bad guys can be apprehended at the time of their gun registration.

Maybe that’s the government’s plan.

I’m getting really tired of left wingers throwing around the term Nazi.

I’m convinced most of the people that do it have no idea what Nazis did back in the 1940s. To recap: Nazis, systematically, murdered, tortured, abused, and mistreated people. So when Justin Trudeau’s Secretary, Gerald Butts, calls anyone, who differs in opinion from his, a Nazi I find it offensive. Just as offensive as the racist N word and the homophobic F word. I, often, hear this

word used to describe Donald Trump and there is no group of people that has been rounded up and killed under his watch.

None. When people toss around the word Nazi, it really diminishes what went on in the 40s.

The worst sins committed by the political parties in Canada and the United States today come nowhere near Nazism.

If you think Trump or Stephen Harper are dictators, fine. We can have that argument. But, neither are Nazis. Get real.

I want to say thank-you for the comments I get on a weekly basis from people who give me their support and encouragement for speaking up against the politically correct world. It means a lot to know I’m not on an island with my thoughts.

There are times that I look around and wonder if I’m taking a butter knife to a gunfight.

We need more of you to step up and just reject a lot of the social poison that contaminates our everyday life. This doesn’t mean you get to hide behind free speech either because there should always be consequences for hate, bigotry, racism, etc. But, the time has come to stand up to people who use these terms to shut down simple dialogue. Don’t be afraid. We all know what’s hate and racism versus what’s an attempt at healthy debate. I get called these names all the time and they mean nothing to me because I don’t let a mean spirited name calling person define me. Nor should you.

Nice person mentions: Barry Chessall, Brent Danylko, Darren Wandy, Brad Brezden, and Neil Holland.

August 1, 2018 - August 7, 2018

Council Meeting Monday, August 27, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

Public Notice 1. Bylaw No. 15/2018 – Proposed Commercial Land Use Concept Amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 12/2014 and 2. Bylaw No. 18/2018 – Proposed Rezoning to Allow for Mixed Use Residential – Business Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 14/2003

Legal Description: Lot 35, Block 9, Plan 00Y05677 Civic Address: 60 Fifth Avenue North 1. Current Land Use Concept: IN Institutional Proposed Land Use Concept: Commercial 2. Current Zoning: IN Institutional Proposed Zoning: MXURB Mixed Use Residential - Business Details – The applicant proposes: 1. to change the Official Community Plan Land Use Concept for 60 Fifth Avenue North from Institutional to Commercial to accommodate commercial use; 2. to rezone 60 Fifth Avenue North from IN Institutional to MXURB Mixed Use Residential – Business to accommodate mixed commercial and residential use.

Information – To view the proposed bylaw, visit our website at www.yorkton. ca. There is a link to Public Notices on the home page. Questions regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to: Carleen Koroluk, Land Use Planner Phone: 306-786-1727 Email: ckoroluk@yorkton.ca Public Hearing – City Council will hear all persons who are present and wish to speak to the proposed bylaw and all written submissions will be read verbatim unless the submitter is in attendance to speak on the submission, on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, Yorkton, SK. If you wish to provide written comments for Council’s consideration, they must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Written submissions must be directed to: Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation & Procedures In Person: 37 Third Avenue North, Yorkton, SK Via Mail: Box 400, Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3 Via Email: jmatsalla@yorkton.ca

Other Job Opportunities • Arena Technician – Community Development, Parks and Recreation For additional information regarding these employment opportunities, visit the City of Yorkton’s website at www.yorkton.ca/employment or you can pick up a copy of the job posting at the Human Resources Department - City Hall.

The City of Yorkton thanks all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Getting under the skin with animal skulls

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer

Eldon Breitkreuz shows off a skull.

Stage three about to begin The City of Yorkton has announced Stage 3 of Broadway West resurfacing (Barbour to Dalebrooke) will get underway Tuesday Aug. 7, following the long weekend, and is expected to be completed by August 18, weather permitting.

Access to Tim Hortons, A & W and the Yorkton Tribal Council offices will be via a detour on the north side of Broadway and incorporate access through the exhibition grounds (map is posted on our website http:// www.yorkton.ca/cityhall/ construction/index.asp ).

The intersection at Broadway and Dalebrooke is not part of this project and will remain open throughout.

The Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association wants kids to take a closer look at the world outside, and they’re always looking at different things that might get kids interested. Eldon Breitkreuz touring libraries in the area with something unique to catch kids’ eyes, skulls.

Breitkreuz brought a variety of skulls with him to the Yorkton Public Library on July 26, with bones belonging to a lynx, a pronghorn antelope, a coyote and a bison. They use the skulls as a way in, to talk to kids about the animals where they come from.

“The more people know about it, the more likely they are to do something about protecting these species.”

Getting skulls in front of kids, Breitkreuz admits there is a bit of a creepy factor that the kids respond to, since they are bones, but it’s also something that’s very rare to see and get to interact with close up.

“It’s super rare to find some of these skulls...

Kids being able to see how, under the skin,

mer full of educational outreach for the YFBTA, with visits to libraries across the Parkland

region. The YFTBA will be back at the Yorkton Public Library on August 9 to teach about owls.

Staff Photo by Devin Wilger

Hot dogs The Canadian Federation of University Women raised money for scholarships w ith a Hot Dog sale at Yorkton Co-op on July 27. Pictured

are Sandra Baron, Mary Beth Kohlert and LuAnne Malinowski, who were cooking for hungry folks in Yorkton.

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The future isn’t in plastics

People in Canada discard about 57 million plastic drinking straws every day. In my hometown of Vancouver, we toss out 2.6 million disposable cups every week. It’s a global problem. Plastic products are choking landfills and waterways and causing devastation in the oceans. In 2014, scientists even found a new kind of stone in Hawaii, made of sand, shells, coral, volcanic rock and plastic.

That’s why Vancouver is set to join cities and countries worldwide in banning single-use items made from plastic and other materials. The ban, which will begin to take effect in fall, will cover plastic and paper shopping bags, polystyrene foam cups and takeout containers, disposable hot and cold drink cups, take-out food containers and disposable straws and utensils from all citylicensed restaurants and vendors.

The city says it costs about $2.5 million a year to collect single-use items from public waste bins and parks, streets and green spaces.

Plastics are durable, which is both a benefit and a problem. Products made from plastics can last a long time but most are discarded after a short time — very short in the case of single-use items — and take a long time to break down. When they do break down, they don’t biodegrade; rather, they break into increasingly smaller pieces, many of which end up in

the oceans as microplastics that harm aquatic life and birds.

From manufacture to disposal and beyond, these items wreak havoc on the environment.

Almost all plastic products are made from chemicals sourced from fossil fuels. Producing them requires a significant amount of resources and pollutes air and water with toxic chemicals. When they’re thrown away, they litter landscapes and clog landfills. Often they’re carried by wind and waterways to the oceans, where they can be found everywhere, including in massive swirling gyres and in most of the animals that live in or on the seas. Additives in plastics can also leach into food and beverages, harming human health.

Plastics haven’t been around for long, and their use really only took off after the Second World War, mirroring the boom in fossil fuel use. People have produced more than nine-billion tonnes of plastic in less than 70 years, more than half of it over the past 13 years, according to a study in Science Advances. Only about nine per cent gets recycled, although the figure is higher in countries like China, which produces the most plastic but recycles about 25 per cent. More than half of discarded plastic is packaging.

We’re showing no signs of slowing down.

According to research

DAVID SUZUKI

Science Matters by the U.S.-based Center for International Environmental Law, the boom in cheap shale gas production is fuelling “a massive wave of new investments in plastics infrastructure in the US and abroad, with $164 billion planned for 264 new facilities or expansion projects in the US alone, and spurring further investment in Europe and beyond.”

Companies are marketing plastic packaging and other products to countries that haven’t been as reliant on them and are not always as aware of the problems. That could drive production up by a third.

and starches, but fossil fuels are still relatively plentiful and inexpensive, and plant-based products also come with

environmental baggage.

The best way to avoid the massive damage that comes with plastics and fossil fuels is to stop using so many. We can avoid overpackaged products, bring reusable bags and containers to stores and coffee shops and use alternatives.

For example, people who need to use straws because of disabilities can carry straws made from biodegradable paper or reusable metal, bamboo or glass.

Cities like Vancouver and the 60 countries moving to ban or impose levies on single-use plastic products are taking a step in the right direction.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington.

Learn more at www. davidsuzuki.org.

“ Why do I hear but not understand? ”

Center staff attorney Steven Feit notes, “Fossil fuels and plastics are not only made from the same materials, they are made by the same companies.

Exxon is both the gas in your car and the plastic in your water bottle.” He noted that plastics will account for 20 per cent of total oil consumption by 2050 if consumer and production trends continue.

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A barbecue fundraiser for Dance Innovations was held Saturday at Save On Foods in the Parkland Mall in the city. Money raised will go to support students who are travelling for summer dance education opportunities.

Here Lisa Cadieux de Larios readies hotdogs on the barbecue.

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Shiny metal The Full Throttle Automotive Show and Shine hosted by Full Throttle Auto was held in the parking lot of Burger King in Yorkton Saturday. The event was an opportunity for area car enthusiasts to show off their prized-rides, and to talk automobiles with those who stopped by for a closer look.

Staff Photos by Calvin Daniels

Strong performance for Auto Fund Both divisions of Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) showed strong financial performance in 2017-18. The Crown corporation tabled financial and operational highlights for the Saskatchewan Auto Fund and SGI CANADA. The Saskatchewan Auto Fund is the self-sustaining, compulsory auto insurance plan administered by SGI on behalf of the province. The Auto Fund had a strong 201718, thanks in large part to solid investment earnings ($162.8 million) from a well-managed investment portfolio. Traffic safety awareness targeted at reducing the num-

ber of people killed or injured due to impaired driving continued to be a strong focus for the year, through awardwinning campaigns like “People Shouldn’t Disappear” and “Be A Good Wingman.”

“Overall we are very pleased with the performance and service of the Saskatchewan Auto Fund,” Minister Responsible for SGI Joe Hargrave said. “Our goal of having the safest roads in all of Canada is an ambitious one, but we are committed to this work, and we will continue to bring awareness to these important safety issues.”

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for 2017-2018 include: $937.3 million in gross premium written; $144.2 million in discounts to customers through SGI’s Safe Driver Recognition and Business Recognition programs; $162.8 million in investment earnings, primarily from strong equity returns; $787.9 million in claims incurred (a 1.3 per cent decrease when compared to the previous year); $33.6 million in storm claims, the largest being a hailstorm in Saskatoon which resulted in estimated claim costs of $15.9 million;

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I’ll be upfront and confess that I did not give my column my full attention this week. Usually I’ll devote some time on the weekend to brainstorm a topic and lay out a few bullet points so I can get to work on it right away on Monday.

But I threw that routine out the window and watched it plummet to the pavement this week.

I’m furiously typing this half-baked column on my laptop at 11:08 p.m.

(Atlantic time), mere hours before it’s due. I am under the wire.

Can you blame me, though? I’ve been busy soaking in the salt air, rampant humidity, and heavily-forested vistas of Nova Scotia for the past

Yorkton This Week’s editorial staff takes readers on an explorative journey around the Internet, searching out the best in videos, podcasts, webcomics, music and anything else that catches their collective eyes which might interest our readers.

My relationship with popular music is very much a love-hate affair.

At its best, I think pop music can be the purest distillation of strong, simple emotions. I think about the overriding positivity of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” or the whistfulness of Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be,” or the raw drama of Kanye West’s “All of the Lights,” and I’m reminded of pop music’s power.

Pop music’s access to big stars, top-shelf production, and wide reach make it an ideal vehicle for expressing broad, universal messages. Pop music can move mountains.

But at its worst, pop music is the worst media in the world. It can be bloated, tired, cliched,

Focused on Peggy’s Cove week. I’ve had a full plate of meeting friends, swimming, and general loafing. When I’m on vacation, the column slides to the very bottom of my to-do list.

So, again, I apologize if this column seems rambly, disjointed, or thematically-light. I’ve been too busy being not busy at all. Instead of reflecting on my last year in Saskatchewan or the differences between the Prairies and the Maritimes, I’m just going to talk about a failed trip to Peggy’s Cove. Simple as that.

Peggy’s Cove, of course, is a Nova Scotian landmark. It’s the number-one tourist trap you have to visit in the

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Maritimes. I’ve made it my mission to go once every summer for the last four years.

Last Thursday, my friend and I decided to make the trek to the coastal lighthouse. He had to go to work at 6 p.m., so we left around 1 p.m. We figured that would give us plenty of time to drive to Peggy’s

Cove, snap some photos, grab lunch, and head home.

We hit the road, snaking our way through Dartmouth, Halifax, and beyond. I marveled at the countless turns and bends in the highway.

After a year of straight Saskatchewan roads, riding the Nova Scotia highway was like strapping

onto a rollercoaster.

We spotted the sign that said “Peggy’s Cove,” so we followed it and drove down the highway.

And drove. And drove.

We kept going forward, certain that the lighthouse would be around the next corner.

Finally, I checked the map app in my phone.

Our car was far down the Nova Scotia coastline. Peggy’s Cove was 40 minutes behind us. We’d overshot our goal, to say the least.

We were faced with a conundrum. We’d been on the road for two hours.

My friend had to get ready for his job by 5 p.m.

We simply didn’t have the time to go to Peggy’s Cove. We abandoned the

trip, defeated by our own highway idiocy.

It wasn’t a complete wash, though. We stumbled across a retro 50s diner on our way back. It had a decent selection of fries and sandwiches. It didn’t completely make up for the bungled trip and a total of four hours spent in the car, but it was an alright consolation prize.

Perhaps there’s a lesson in there about the journey being more important than the destination. Yeah, sure, go with that.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to get back to my vacation workload, which consists of nothing, nada, and napping.

new ones when I come upon them.

So on a very random search through Netflix one afternoon when I had a day off, I found River.

River is a six-part British television drama series, created and written by Abi Morgan and starring Stellan Skarsgård and Nicola Walker. It premiered on BBC One in Oct. 2015, and internationally on Netflix in November the same year.

The series revolves around John River as your usual brilliant police inspector. That is typical enough of a police drama, but River is far from a typical show.

River may be very good at his job, but he also has a deep flaw. He is a man haunted by the murder victims whose cases he must lay to rest, including his murdered partner Jackie ‘Stevie’ Stevenson.

The six episodes revolve around River unravelling the case, dealing with multiple voices, he actually sees the people and talks

to them, dealing with unresolved emotions.

Manic mashup music

and dull. I think about dreck like “Havana,” “Gucci Gang,” or the Chainsmokers’ collective output, and I’m filled with disgust for pop music’s bottomless failures. Pop music can be junk food without any flavour.

Clearly, I run hot and cold on pop music. But if there’s one artist who revels in the best and worst of the genre, and shows its endless potential, it’s Neil Cicierega.

Cicierega is an Internet comedian, musician, and minor celebrity.

He created the hugely popular “Potter Puppet Pals,” along with the musical act Lemon Demon. But Cicierega’s best works are his mashup albums.

Mashups, quite simply, are songs made out of other songs. Mashups were incredibly popular in the early-2000s, as the Internet and meme-culture began to grow.

Artists such as Girl Talk made huge hits by combining classic rock songs with gangsta rap lyrics.

Usually, mashups are

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Cicierega smashes countless 90s and 2000s songs into singular, monstrous tracks. He turns mashups into joke-filled goof-fests. He warps familiar songs into bizarre headtrips.

Cicierega’s “Modest Mouth” combines Smash Mouth’s “All Star” with indie-darlings Modest Mouse’s “Float On” into a twisted, yet still-catchy, rocker. “No Credit Card” turns Huey Lewis’s “Power of Love” into an ode to credit cards.

“Wallspin” merges Oasis’ “Wonderwall” with Dead

or Alive’s “You Spin Me Round” into a peversely enjoyable dance song.

The list goes on and on. To describe more of Cicierega’s mashups would spoil the fun of discovering his outstanding work. If you want music with an absurdist sense of humour and genuine catchy hooks, check out his songs.

Cicierega’s three mashup albums (Mooth Sounds, Mouth Silence, and Mouth Moods) can be found on his website, http://www.neilcic.com/.

They are free downloads.

- Sean Mott

British crime weirdness

Being a fan of a number of British detective shows it is a natural to try

The show could have come off as just dumb, but it avoids that with a cast of bang on performances, starting with an outstanding effort

by Stellan Skarsgård as River.

Nicola Walker is ‘Stevie’ as a ghost and the veteran actor handles the quirky role nicely, although among River’s voices Eddie Marsan as Thomas Cream stands out the most.

Adeel Akhtar as Ira King, River’s new partner has the biggest hurdle, accepting the way River is without being silly in the attempt, or merely condescending. Akhtar pulls it off perfectly.

Finally, Lesley Manville as River’s superior is outstanding too.

The overall cast, quirky approach, and ripping good mystery puts River in my top-three British dramas too-date.

Well worth searching out.

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$210.1 million added to the Rate Stabilization Reserve, which acts as a cushion that protects customers from severe rate increases due to a sudden influx of claims from summer storms or downturns in investment markets; Implemented a number of customer-focused improvements, including: a redesigned website that makes it easier for customers to find what they came to do, and a provincial call centre for claims so that customers are connected to the first available claims person and spend less time waiting on hold; New legislation was introduced in Fall 2017 (and passed in Spring 2018) that: paved the road for ridesharing services to operate in Saskatchewan; increased penalties for impaired drivers who transport children; and declared a zero-tolerance policy for drug-impaired driving, and paired SGI administrative penalties with incoming federal legislation.

SGI CANADA is the competitive side of SGI’s operations, selling property and casualty insurance in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and British Columbia.

“SGI CANADA continues to focus on growth, and has successfully increased the share of business written out of province,” Hargrave said. “The company is on pace to achieve its target of $1 billion in premium written by 2020 with 40 per cent written outside Saskatchewan. Geographic and product diversification helps keep the company stable and insulate it from losses in any one region.”

Highlights for SGI CANADA in 2017-18 include:

$59.4 million profit; 8.7 per cent premium growth (outperforming the industry average of approximately three per cent), with premium growth both inside and outside Saskatchewan; 15.8 per cent return on equity, after tax; $43.5 million in investment earnings, driven by strong equity returns from a well-managed and diversified investment portfolio; $10.9 million underwriting profit; $802.8 million in premiums written (including $277.4 million – or 34.6 per cent – written outside Saskatchewan); $50.2 million in storm claims (all provinces); $35.8 million dividend to Crown Investments Corporation, representing 60 per cent of SGI CANADA’s net income over the fiscal year; Began selling personal property and auto insurance in Ontario under the SGI CANADA brand (SGI

CANADA also continues to offer non-standard auto insurance products in Ontario under the Coachman brand); and Launch of the Farm Business Unit to provide unique and personalized service to agricultural customers.

The complete Saskatchewan Auto Fund annual report can be found at www.sgi.sk.ca.

The complete SGI CANADA annual report can be found at www.sgicanada.ca.

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Rib it Rhythm ‘n’ Ribs 2018 was held at the Gallagher Centre grounds in Yorkton Friday through Sunday. The fundraising event for the Health Foundation featured five travelling barbecue trucks serving up ribs, chicken, brisket and pulled pork.

There were also food options ranging from Mexican favourites, to poutine, and deep-fried cookie dough. The weekend also featured a steady stream of music on the stage from performers such as Samara Yung, Steve Gibson, The Jay Walkers, Katie Morgan, and Odd Man Out. Sunday was also kids’ day with bouncy castles, laser tag and mini golf, and the Yorkton Antique Auto Club had cars on display.

Organizers reported about 15,000 people attended over the weekend. More than 200 volunteers helped the event happen.

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Community Spotlight The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m.

Monday-Friday.

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It’s the sale you wait for! St. Gerard’s CWL Annual Gigantic Garage Sale, Thurs., Sept. 6, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., and Fri., Sept. 7, 9 a.m. till noon at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex, 125 Third Avenue North, Yorkton.

Something for everyone: household, clothing, books, jewellery, toys, holiday items and more! PLUS—$3.00 Pie and Coffee Special all day, each day! Everyone is welcome!

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LEGO City at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery in Yorkton, July 3 to August 31, 2018.

LEGO City is a fun-filled celebration of bricks!

We commissioned Kelly Litzenberger to re-create four historic Yorkton buildings using LEGO. The amazing results on are display along with an imaginary LEGO cityscape that was inspired by the idea of a travelling flea circus! 49 Smith Street E., Monday to Friday, 11am to 5pm, Saturday 1 to 4pm. Admission is always free.

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Sask Sisterhood Event - Thurs., August 2, 2018, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, FUEL, 104 19 Broadway St E, Yorkton. Join us for a Saskatchewan Sisterhood Event, part of a series of free local community events created by Grounded Goodness!

Amanda Perrot of Grounded Goodness will share her vision of Saskatchewan Sisterhood before interviewing local host Randy Goulden and panelists Kelcey Harasen, Sheila Hintz. Check out the Facebook event for more details and to get your tickets: https:// w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / events/266668580552364/

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Wed., Aug. 8, 2018 has been proclaimed “Garden Day” in the City of Yorkton. The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society encourages everyone to spend some quality time outdoors: coffee on your deck or patio, stopping to “smell the roses” in your garden, taking a stroll to see the downtown plantings, or visiting gardens of friends and neighbors.

There are many beautiful garden and horticultural vistas in Yorkton: get outside and enjoy Garden Day.

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New Horizons Friday Night Dance, 78 First Ave. N., Yorkton. All ages are welcome. Time: 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Music by: Aug. 3, 2018, New Memory Lane; Aug. 10, Frank Keller Band & Friends; Aug. 17, Dennis Fikor & Son; Aug. 24, Ron & Sandra Rudoski; Aug. 30, The Zayshleys. Admission $10.00. Contact Peter306-782-1846. Hall rental 306-783-6109.

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The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be holding their annual “Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show” on Wednesday, August 8 from 1:00 5:00 PM at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex, 125 3rd Avenue North, Yorkton.Enjoy beautiful displays and exhibits; your $3.00 admission includes tea or coffee and dainties. Join us and bring a friend!

Everyone is welcome!

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Tues., SIGN East Entrance, 83 North St., weigh in 6:15 p.m., meeting to follow; Wed., SIGN 345 Broadway St. W., York B Salon, Lower Level, weigh in 12:00 noon, meeting 12:15 12:45 p.m. Call 306-7833765 or visit www.tops. org for more information.

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Citizens on Patrol Program Yorkton COPP the eyes and ears of your community is recruiting new members. For an application or more info please contact COPP at 306783-7042 or 306-7833564 or The Yorkton City Detachment of the RCMP at 306-786-2400 or Box 153, Yorkton, SK S3N 2V7.

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Al-Anon meets Monday nights, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St. and Wednesday nights, 8 p.m. at Westview United Church (355 Bradbrooke Dr.). Alateen also meets on Wednesday night, 8 p.m. at Westview United Church. Adult children of Alcoholics Al-Anon meeting every Friday at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St.

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Attention all crib players - come join us at the Yorkton Public Library on Friday at 1 p.m. All are welcome.

Please use the back door.

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Club 55+ Golden Age Bowlers are looking for new members.

Leagues are Mondays and/or Wednesdays at 1 p.m. First time Bowlers are welcome! Drop in at 12:30 p.m. on those days or call Brad at the Yorkton Bowl Arena 306-783-5183.

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The York Colony Quilter’s Guild meets every Wed. at 9:30 a.m. at the Western Development Museum.

Experienced and novice sewers are welcome. There are group activities and classes to learn new techniques, as well as work on charity projects. Come and check us out to enjoy some stitching time with a welcoming group.

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Parkland Writers Alliance: Contact Carol 306-782-5755, Marge 306-783-0174, writersyorkton@gmail.com, http://parklandwritersalliance.wordpress. com. Parkland region’s public writing group meet 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Yorkton Public Library, 7 p.m.

- 9 p.m. Everyone interested in writing is welcome. Annual membership fee is $10.

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Donate at the following Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline® drop boxes and help the more than 9 million Canadians living with diabetes and prediabetes: SIGN Family Support, 345 Broadway St. W. Clothesline® drop boxes happily accept all cloth based items, shoes, hats, belts and more.

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Yorkton Retired Senior Citizens Cribbage and Pool Players Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., lower level at St. Gerard’s Church east entrance off 4th Ave. N. Light lunch

w/coffee/tea.

Nondenominational club.

Contact Joan at 306-7836042.

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Crossroads - A support group for women experiencing or who have experienced domestic violence.

Thursdays 1:15 - 2:30 p.m., Family Resource Center - SIGN on Broadway. Free childcare and transportation available & Thursdays 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Shelwin House (please call for address). Adults (women) only. Group is open to all women who feel a need for support on their journey. Please contact 306-782-5181 or 306-783-7233 for more info.

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P a r k l a n d Woodworking Guild meets at 7:30 p.m. the 2nd Thursday of each month. Sept. to June, in the basement of Seventh Day Adventist Church, 384 Gladstone Ave. S. Our members do woodworking, carving, scrolling, turning or build furniture.

We have a members library, visitors welcome. Contact Jerry at 786-6652 or Norman 896-2398.

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Attention all lovers of boardgames; chess, o t h e l lo , c h e c k e r s , back gammon, go, Camelot etc., join the Yorkton Boardgamers Guild, a new group forming to promote gat her in g s t o play boardgames and have fun. For further information call 3067 8 2 -17 8 3 o r e m a i l yorkton_boardgamers_ guild@hotmail.com.

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Gloria Hayden Community Centre Hours of Operation Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Closed over the lunch hour.

Saturdays & Sundays noon to 5:00 p.m. Stat Holidays closed.

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We need you to share your talent! Play guitar, piano, dance or sing? We would like to invite you to perform in our facility! Please call Suzanne Beck at 306-786-0815, I’d be happy to have you join us. Yorkton & District Nursing Home, 200 Bradbrooke Dr.

Next week the judges will be hard at work

First of all, let’s get some housekeeping out of the way: we’d love for you to join us at the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show on Wednesday, August 8, from 1:00 till 5:00 p.m. at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex. This show brings you the best of the gardening year: fruit and vegetable displays, cut flowers, plant displays and flower arrangements. Admission is $3.00 and that includes tea or coffee and dainties. It’s a lovely way to spend an afternoon, so bring a friend and join us!

To make the day even more celebratory, Mayor Bob Maloney and City Council have proclaimed Wednesday, August 8 as “Garden Day” in Yorkton!

This is a day to enjoy your outdoor space: have a cup of coffee on your deck, tour your garden, or take a walk through your neighborhood and enjoy the many, many beautiful garden vistas that are part of Yorkton! We thank Mayor Bob and City Council for their support!

Here’s some gardening trivia: did you know that the first flower show took place in September, 1906 at City Hall?

And one more thing: the Yorkton Gardeners’ Market has begun, and happens every Saturday from 9:00 a.m. till noon at Melrose and Simpson streets in Yorkton (north parking lot of the Prairie Harvest Christian Life Centre). It’s a great place to buy or sell local fresh produce! To register as a seller, email ethelda61@ hotmail.com or tymiak.g@ sasktel.net or call Glen at (306) 783-7040.

Does your garden have some unwanted guests in the form of potato beetles? Potato beetles are not very discriminating eaters, happy to munch on not only potato plants but tomatoes, peppers,

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Gardener’s Notebook and eggplants. You’d think that if they’re eating from the nightshade family they wouldn’t survive, but they not only survive, they thrive!

Okay: crash course in potato beetles. They hibernate in the soil and come out when the ground begins to warm up. Females can lay over 1000 eggs on the underside of potato leaves (or whatever plant they choose!), and the eggs start to hatch in just over a week. You can see why timing is of the utmost importance in getting rid of them, especially considering that every hatched egg that turns into a beetle can eat up to forty square centimetres of foliage! That’s a lot of leaf growth gone in a very short time!

What to do? The best and more effective method seems to be picking the beetles off the plants by hand. This gives us the chance to inspect the plant’s leaves and remove any that have eggs hiding on the underside. Be sure to put the beetles and the leaves in a container (don’t just toss them on to

the ground) and dispose of them. Yes, it’s a grim job, but it has to be done.

Ladybugs are great for helping to control potato beetles; check online to see where you can order these beautiful and beneficial bugs; they are truly every gardener’s friend!

Another possible solution is diatomaceous earth.

Diatomaceous earth is actually groundup fossilized shells, and will kill the potato beetles because the sharp edges cut into the bug’s body as the bug crosses the soil to the plant. It is easy to use; just scatter some around the infected plants. The nice thing about this product is that it is harmless to everything else except the bugs.

I’ve read about some natural remedies such as a liquid horseradish mixture or dusting with flour, but the reviews of their success seems mixed.

Going in for hand-to-bug combat seems to be the best cure! Good luck, gardeners! Visit us at www. yorktonhort.ca and have a great week! Be sure to wear a hat!

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The International Women of Yorkton and area is a social group for all women. They meet one evening a month, at 222 Smith St. E., Yorkton. For more information contact Cathy at 783-2777.

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What kind of diffusers are we?

“Hey, Anth, what’s that smell in here? It’s wonderful!”

A few minutes earlier the Preacher and I had entered the door of our son’s house. I’d noticed the fragrance wafting through his tidy home instantly, but waited until after his and Kelly’s warm welcome until I asked about it. They live two provinces over, after all. In-person visits don’t happen often.

But I HAD to know about that scent. Subtle.

Graceful. I looked for a candle, but saw none.

Nor did I notice a plugin room deodorizer. And a spray, at least any that I’ve ever used, dissipates

quickly. It puzzled me.

When I finally asked, crazy to know, they pointed me to the source.

Placed discreetly behind a vase of alstroemeria and daisies stood an unremarkable, rather peculiar-looking object.

A low circular vessel, flattened a little, like a deflated ball; woodgrained, with a small hole in the top from which rose a barely visible plume of steam-like fragrance. It swayed and curled with every current of surrounding air.

I’m a little behind in the essential oil trend, so I didn’t realize its identity. “It’s a diffuser,” Kelly explained, likely

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noticing my puzzlement.

“Tony gave it to me for Christmas. We fill it with purified water, add a few drops of essential oil, and just plug it in.”

For our entire visit, several pleasant days, the fragrance remained, a sweetly subtle welcome upon every entry, an invisible accompani-

ment to every meal and conversation. It followed us to bed. Greeted us on waking.

During our visit, Anthony took me to the store where he’d purchased the oils and diffuser. Today the same fragrance* wafts through my home too. It calls back our time together and

brings a smile.

A fragrance (or stench) rises from our lives too. It follows us wherever we go. Some people can’t enter a room without someone in that room sensing joy and contentment, peace and love; others do the same and in comes discontent and bitterness; rancor and stress.

God intended followers of his Son to be his diffusers here on earth.

Into our emptiness, he pours Living Water – his very self. He anoints us with the oil of joy, plugs us into the Holy Spirit.

Every day his incomparably sweet fragrance reaches someone near-

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by. Occasionally they ask: “What’s that I sense about you? Where’d you get that peace?” Then we have joy of taking them to our Source. Of pointing them to the Son of God who loved them enough to die for them and freely gives all that to those who make him Lord of their lives.

Father, fill me with the water that satisfies my spiritual thirst, and make me fragrant with love, joy and peace. And when I lose sight of you, when I forget to plug into the Source, call me back to your encompassing, compelling love. Amen. (*for those who wonder: lemon and vanilla)

More post-secondary education grants The Canada-Saskatchewan Integrated Student Loan program has specific features to help students with permanent disabilities pay for postsecondary education.

Students with a permanent disability: May be eligible to receive the Canada Student Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities, which provides up to $2,000 per school year to assist with educational or living costs; May take a reduced course load and be eligible for loans and grants for a longer academic period; May be eligible to receive the Canada-Saskatchewan Student Grant for Services & Equipment, which provides up to $10,000 per program year to purchase education-related services and assistive equipment, such as: tutors, interpreters, computer software and specialized transportation; and Do not have to make the fixed student contribution.

“Our government wants all students to have the opportunity to access post-secondary education,” Advanced Education Minister Tina Beaudry-

“Our government wants all students to have the opportunity to access post-secondary education.”

— Advanced Education Minister, Tina Beaudry-Mellor Mellor said. “We hope that these additional grants and features will make it easier for students with permanent disabilities to pursue post-secondary education.”

There are also new updates this year to the Canada-Saskatchewan Integrated Student Loan program that benefit students with permanent disabilities.

These include: Ability to request grants-only funding, which is money that you do not need to pay back; and decline the loans portion, which is money you must pay back.

Students with a permanent disability enrolled in adult basic education, can apply for the Canada-Saskatchewan

Student Grant for Services & Equipment without applying for a student loan.

They may also be eligible for the

Provincial Training Allowance.

Students can now submit their student financial assistance applications for the 2018-19 student loan year for academic programs beginning on or after August 1, 2018. Students are encouraged to apply early. Students with permanent disabilities are eligible to access all student loan and grant programs.

More information on Saskatchewan Student Loans can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/studentloans or by calling 1-800-597-8278.

Cultivate Your Friendships “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.”

— Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV Church of God in Christ

MENNONITE, AT SALTCOATS Pastor Laurel Wiebe — 306-898-2099 Pastor Tim Warkentin — 306-744-8133 Sunday Morning Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:40 a.m. Worship Service EVERYONE WELCOME

Zion Lutheran Church (Church of the Lutheran Hour) (GX Radio 9:00 a.m. Sunday) 234 INDEPENDENT ST., YORKTON 306-783-5589 Pastor Andrew Cottrill

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Worship and Sunday School Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Matins (Prayer), and Devotion

First Baptist Church SMITH STREET & THIRD AVENUE Pastor Steve Rosluk; Office 306-783-3119

Worship Service & Children’s Time at 10:30 a.m.

A CARING CHURCH… WELCOMES YOU

PRAIRIE HARVEST CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE

72 Melrose Avenue • PHONE 306-786-6840 Senior Pastors Des & Cheryl Klingspon Employment Program 306-786-1840

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

• Contemporary Worship • Children’s Ministry • Youth Ministry phclc.org “Changing our world with the love of God.”

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Free Pentecostal Church 20 BRADBROOKE AVE.

Pastor E. Richardson

306-783-5663

Services: • Sunday, 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

• Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

St. Andrew’s United Church SECOND AVENUE AND SMITH STREET OFFICE 306-783-4157 MINISTER REV. JEN DRESSER Website: http://www.standrewsyorkton.ca Facebook: St. Andrew’s United Church

August 5 Worship at 10:30 a.m.

Listen to CJGX Radio every Sunday at 8:45 a.m.

—Everyone Welcome—

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

++Dominion Chapel Ministry

165, 2ND AVE. N & DARLINGTON Deacon: The Rev. Luanne Hrywkiw 306-782-0018 Church 306-786-7131

Sunday, August 5th Worship Service & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Destiny International Christian Assembly Establishing Ministries and Releasing Destinies

109 Maple Avenue, Yorkton Senior Pastors Dag & Bukky Lawale

Every Sunday - Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.

Every Wednesday - Bible Study at 7:00 p.m.

Last Friday of each month - Prayer Meeting at 7 p.m.

For more information please phone 306-782-2427

“A Place of New Beginnings”

St. Mark The Evangelist Orthodox Church (OCA)

Meeting at SS. Anargyri Greek Orthodox Church 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton, Sask.

“Services in English”

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Libraries bring books to the smallest towns Whenever someone attacks libraries, you get an excuse to talk about why libraries are great.

So when Forbes published an opinion piece suggesting that libraries should be replaced by Amazon - a piece so well received that it was soon pulled and Forbes issued an apology - it was a good reason to highlight all the good libraries do within our communities.

Last time libraries were under attack, when they received a large drop in funding from the provincial government – since reversed after public outcry – I used it as a chance to highlight all of the non-book services that libraries offer. And this is still true, go to the Yorkton Public Library on any afternoon and something is happening.

Our local library is especially good at kids programming – there is

something going on for kids constantly, with different programs for every age group and interest.

But since we’re talking about someone suggesting replacing a library with a book seller, I’ve decided to focus on the books themselves for this go around. Libraries are, after all, most famous for books, no matter how many other things they might offer on any given day. And one of the great things about the Parkland Regional Library is just how accessible it makes books in the region.

Libraries exist to promote literacy, and for a lot of people, they are really the only source of reading material that they might get on a regular basis. We forget that in a small town, the library is simply the only place that has a large number of easily accessed books. There

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Thinking I do with words... aren’t book stores, sometimes there aren’t even grocery stores – that was certainly true of one of the towns where I grew up – so if you want a book the library is it.

The terrible editorial argued that you would save money in taxes, but buy a stack of books and your money is gone, while borrowing from the library it is not, plus your taxes are funding more than books. And keep in mind that an online seller – the only other option in a small town – does not

fund anything local. I’d much rather see my tax dollars fund the thousands of things the library

is doing here instead of having to go online and help Jeff Bezos buy another spaceship.

Small towns are often forgotten by the people with bad opinions, but let’s remember some of the challenges that they come with. They are often remote, they have fewer resources in general, they are more difficult to ship to, and they can’t sustain businesses like book stores. If you want easily accessed books in

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Team Sask celebrates their gold medal victory in Alberta.

Team Sask takes home football gold

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Fayden Gramyk admits that, statistically, it was not very likely that Team Saskatchewan would win the U18 Football Canada Cup. The province has a relatively small population, and as a result they went into the tournament, held in Calgary, AB from July 15-22, as the underdog.

The 16 year-old, who plays defensive line with the YRHS Raiders during the regular season, said something clicks when Te a m Saskatchewan gets together.

“Other teams are taller, they weigh more. But something happens when we play as a team. We can

dominate teams.”

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They dominated from the outset, beating Team Manitoba 48-6 in the opening game, before handing Team Ontario a loss in their second with a score of 32-8.

That set them up for the gold medal match against Team Alberta.

That was the closest game of the tournament, and Gramyk describes it as being the kind of contest that gets the adrenaline going right to the end. With a score of 35-26, Team Saskatchewan took the gold medal, for the first time since 2009.

“It was probably the best feeling I’ve ever had.

It was unreal to think that we won a national

championship and that we’re the best team out of all the provinces,” said Gramyk.

cut to 40 for the final roster.

“I was pretty glad that I made it.”

Football is a team game of course, and Gramyk notes that from the coaching staff, support staff, and the players worked hard to put their game together.

He appreciates the opportunity to represent the best in football in the province.

“It’s awesome to be able to put on those bright green Saskatchewan jerseys and know that you’re going to represent the province and the country good and hopefully bring a medal back.”

“We gelled together pretty fast because we all knew each other somewhat.”

At 16, it was Gramyk’s first chance to play at this level.

“It was a good little eye opener. There are a lot of big dudes out there and I know what I have to do to prepare for next year.”

The process of form-

Fayden Gramyk ing a team began with 180 players from across the province. From there, it was cut to 100 for a Top 100 camp, which was then

Gramyk has also played in the International Bowl in January as well as the Saskatchewan Selects team that played at the International Pigskin Classic, both in Texas. He

appreciates the opportunity to see the best players on the continent.

“You get to see high level competition. It gives you a measuring tool to see how hard you have to work if you want to play at the next level.”

Gramyk’s current focus is closer to home, as he gets ready for the YRHS Raiders’ football season.

“We are thinking this could be the year for our provincial title.”

Beyond that, football remains Gramyk’s focus, and he hopes he will be able to use his skills on the field to get a scholarship and continue with the game after his high school career is over.

Yorkton Yankees make it to SESBL finals

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer They didn’t know how much baseball they needed to play on the evening of July 30. It might have been an inning, it might have been a full game.

Either way, the SESBL playoff series between

the Yorkton E&S Yankess and the Willowbrook Royals was going to end that night.

The first inning was the end of the previous game in Willowbrook, which was called due to a lack of light on July 24 while tied 4-4. If Willowbrook ended the inning with more runs

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That’s exactly what they did, allowing no runs from the Yankees and then scoring themselves, winning the second game of the series.

“We were prepared to play one inning, or 8 or 9 or 10, however long it took. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy here,” said Mark Jacobs, Yankees player/coach.

The second game went the Yankees way, as they were able to get on the board early with three runs. The Royals came back to tie it with three of their own, but the Yankees were able to connect with the ball and open up a comfortable lead after that.

Jacobs was proud of how the team bounced back after a tough loss at the beginning of the night.

“The guys responded very well.”

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Jacobs noted that their pitching was a highlight of the evening.

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Raptor deal opens one-year window Summer is always a busy time for a sports fan with diverse tastes, which if you ask my better half, I have.

In my case I tend to wander off the beaten path to watch fastball, lacrosse, rugby and other sports rather often as readers will have noticed in recent weeks.

So it’s time to get back to the major sports for a quick look at just what has been going on.

Diehard Toronto Raptor fans have been trying to get their head around a huge deal which sent fan favourite DeMar DeRozan to San Antonio for Kawhi Leonard.

While there were others involved in the swap DeRozan and Leonard are the real deal, and if sports were solely about raw talent the Raptors won this deal big time.

But, in a team sport talent is not always the end all of building a team.

DeRozan was a proud Raptor, and part of a team which seemed to be made up of a group of nice guys who liked playing together, and liked playing in Toronto. From that foundation the idea of ‘We the North’ flourished with the players, led largely be DeRozan, seeming to be very much on the same page as fans.

And the atmosphere translated into wins. They led their conference last season, and while they lost in the playoffs, they did so to a team led by LeBron James, who had taken his team to the final dance for years.

The Raptors now have Leonard who makes the team better if he comes to play, but this is a superstar coming off an injury plagued season, who has stated his desire to be a Los Angeles Laker, beside none other than James.

Unless the Raptors can change his mind, Leonard could well be

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Opinion a one-year option as he enters free agency at the end of this season.

Toronto essentially has to make the league final next spring or face the possibility of signing and then trading Leonard in what is then a major rebuild. We could be going from first place to the unknown rather quickly.

Whether Leonard can be part of a united team in Toronto if his heart is already in LA is also a question mark. He will want a good year personally to pad his next contract, but whether that makes the team a

cohesive winner is a big question mark heading into the new season.

In Riderville

Down Highway #10 Saskatchewan sports fan have to be watching what is going on with the Roughriders with a high level of bewilderment.

The team is winning its share of games in a CFL west where it’s Calgary and then the rest in terms of the standings.

But how head coach Chris Jones is doing it leaves one to scratch their heads.

The most dynamic receiver on the team,

and maybe in the league, Duron Carter is playing defensive back, a position where capable American players seem to be available in significant numbers.

They did move him back to receiver Saturday, but underutilized him, then threw him back on defence to play both ways. It’s built an instability from the coach’s seat.

At the same time the ‘Rider offence struggles with Brandon Bridge and David Watford on a quarterback yo-yo that seems a questionable way to develop either into a regular starter. One has to think Carter would help either pivot be better.

Then two weeks ago offensive lineman Brendon Labatte hobbles through a large part of a recent game because the team has no backup dressed, meaning when his leg got twisted a defensive lineman

was shifted over. This is already an ‘O-line’ that has struggled, so not ensuring some depth seems strange.

But the team has been competitive so one can’t argue the results so far.

Or can we. It was a brain freeze by TO coach Mark Trestman in failing to throw a challenge flag on a bad call that opened the door to a ‘Rider win over the Argos early in the season.

And this week a bonehead gamble by the Roughriders was stuffed and led to an early momentum shift to Calgary. It was an obvious punting situation especially with the ‘Riders sputtering offence, and highly suspect offensive line.

Jones is very much a man on a pogo stick in a mine field. Some jumps (decisions) land him inexplicably safe, and others are blowing up in his team’s face.

Cardinal season draws to a close

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Western Major Baseball League season is over for the Yorkton Cardinals.

The local franchise struggled throughout the 2018 season finishing with a winning percentage of .298, based on 14– wins and 33–losses, finishing fifth in the loop’s East Division, a whopping 22.5-games back of frontrunning Weyburn with a 37-11 record. Yorkton was 8.5-games out of a playoff spot, behind fourth place Moose Jaw, and up 2.5 games on basement dwelling Melville.

The Cardinals actually improved on their 2017 record of 10-38, for a .208 winning percentage when they were last in the WMBL East.

Final home stand Last Wednesday Yorkton hosted Moose Jaw, taking a one-run lead over the visiting Miller Express in the first inning thanks to a lead-off home run by second baseman Colin Kellington.

Yorkton would plate three runs in the fourth to lead 4-0 before Moose

Jaw hit the board plating a single run in the seventh.

Yorkton matched the Miller Express with a run of their own in the seventh, and then added another run in the eighth to go up 6-1.

In the ninth the Miller Express made a little noise in trying to get back into it plating two runs, but fell short losing the contest 6-3.

Owen Steele took the win on the mound for Yorkton as the starter.

He went seven innings, scattering nine hits and allowing only one earned run, while striking out five. It was Steele’s second win of the season and lowered his ERA to 1.14 over 49 innings.

Thursday Yorkton hosted Regina for a doubleheader.

Game one was a stellar pitching duel with Brian Raymond starting on the mound for Regina against Parker Hubbard for the Cardinals.

In the WMBL doubleheader games are scheduled for only seven innings, but after seven neither team had scored, and both starting pitchers were still dealing.

The two starters would go through nine innings of scoreless ball, with Raymond getting the win after the Red Sox plated three in the 10th inning to win 3-0. He had allowed eight hits, struck out nine and walked only one.

Hubbard would take the loss dropping his record to 2-2 on the season, but lowered his ERA to an even 3.00 over 37.1 innings. He had gave up only four hits, one walk and had four strikeouts.

In game two, the wheels fell off for Regina early, giving up eight first

inning runs, aided by four hot batters by Red Sox starter Pat Machibroda, who lasted only twothirds of an inning giving up four hits, walking three and allowing eight runs, all of them earned.

Yorkton would score two more for an eventual 10-1 win.

Andrew Cisneros earned his first win of the season for the Cardinals, going the seven-inning distance, allowing four hits, and giving up one unearned run.

Final road swing

Friday the Cardinals

The Yorkton Cardinals hosted Regina in a doubleheader at Jubilee Field Thursday to wind up the home half of the WMBL schedule.

were in Swift Current to face the 57s, getting off to a good start scoring five runs in the second inning for an early lead, thanks to Colin Kellington who hit his fourth home run of the season, a grand slam effort.

The 57s got four of those runs back in the third, than pulled ahead with five runs in the fourth on their way to an 11-5 victory.

Logan MacDougall, started the game on the mound for Yorkton, lasting only 3.2 innings, giving up two hits, two walks and eight runs, four of those earned, to be tagged with the loss.

The teams met again Saturday, trading tworun efforts in the third inning.

Yorkton added three in the sixth, and one in the seventh to go up 6-2, only to see the 57s score three in the eighth and one in the ninth to knot the score, sending the game to extra innings.

The Cardinals would put up a four spot in the 11th inning, and then hold the host team scoreless for a 10-6 road win.

Ryne Niemi would lead the Cardinal offence

Girls about to hit the gridiron

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer If all goes as hoped it will be the girls turn to shine on the gridiron in Yorkton.

The minor football program has grown substantially in recent years, and there have been a few girls getting into the action, but work is underway to launch the Lady Gridders football team this fall.

The team initially will encompass girls ranging from Grade 7 to Grade 12, said the team’s coach Tyrell MacLean, who added he hopes that will be split into at least two teams once the program gets established.

The idea to launch a team actually came from MacLean’s daughter Caelen, age 13.

“It’s not really an initiative province wide. It started with Melville and Moosomin this spring,” he explained. “My daughter played in Melville this spring and came home one day and said we have to do this next spring.”

But two or three weeks later Caelen upped the

time table by suggesting the team get going this fall. Instead of nearly a year to get a program going, MacLean had only a few months.

The Yorkton team will be one of four playing in the area this fall, Melville, Moosomin and a new program in Regina the others.

“We have four games lined up, two home, and two away,” said MacLean.

MacLean said he is hopeful the program proves popular, adding it has in Melville and Moosomin.

“They had close to 30 (girls) on each of those teams,” he said. “The way we look at it if Melville can get those numbers no reason we can’t.”

The team will play full contact, nine-man football.

The cost for the program will be reasonable with players responsible for their own girdle and cleats and Yorkton Minor Football providing gear at a rental cost.

The first game is set for Sept. 9, and MacLean said the team is starting to shape up.

“We’re getting close. I’d like to get close to 30,

with a home run, and three runs-batted-in.

Wryland McKnight was the winning pitcher based on one inning of relief work.

The Cardinals would use five pitchers in relief of starter Chris Cook who went 6.1 innings, allowing 10 hits, but only two runs.

The same teams tangled Sunday in the regular season finale, a game where the offences exploded with the 57s winning 22-9.

The game was one where the last place Cardinals made sure players got into some action, as the team used nine pitchers who combined to allow 18 hits, and walk 13.

Among the pitching crew was Ryne Niemi who tossed two-thirds of an inning.

Niemi would play the role of Swiss army knife in the game also spending time at first, second, third, shortstop and catcher in the infield, and out in left field as well.

It would be a memorable day for Jared McDonald as well, as he hit his first home run of the season.

but we are close to the minimum numbers,” said MacLean.

To bolster interest they will be offering a free camp over a week, starting Aug. 11.

“We want to get the girls out, no equipment, no commitment,” said MacLean, adding it will be a chance to introduce football to new players, “and hopefully we can use that as a stepping stone to who’s playing where.”

So far, while some parents are asking about the physical nature of football, many have also said, “this is an amazing opportunity for these girls.”

The first home game will be Sept. 9, and then Sept.

29. The 9th game the Lady Gridders will be part of football day which will see Mighty Mites, Atoms, Pee Wees and Bantams all playing games.

“It will be awesome,” said MacLean.

Anyone interested in playing, or volunteering with the Lady Gridders can call the coach at 621-5728, or email tyrell@sasktel.net

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Sunday was a time for motocross enthusiasts in Yorkton to smile as the Saskatchewan Motocross Association held a series of sanctioned races at Millstone Raceway.

Building a softball team in the district

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer There’s building interest for softball in the region, and the District 4 is building a new team.

They held tryouts at Jaycee Beach on July 25 for the new U12 team, which will be entered

into a showcase hosted in Yorkton from August 17-19. There will be another tryout in Melville on August 1 at 6:00 p.m.

Clorice Kuzek, head coach, said that the goal is to get girls from across district 4 to try out for the team. She notes that it’s a district with a very large

geographical area, and since District 4 has not fielded a team in a long time they felt it was important to make one for this year, especially with Yorkton hosting a tournament.

“I just want to keep bringing the talent out for the girls.”

Impressed by what she has seen so far, she feels that there is a lot of talent across District 4.

“I know there’s a lot of great talent out here, I’m looking forward to the season, it’s going to be some great, competitive ball.”

One of the advantages of bringing the showcase tournament to Yorkton is that the girls can see what their peers across the province are doing .

“Some of the districts are out of places like

Tryouts involved playing a mock game to see the girls’ skills.

Saskatoon where they have a bigger drawing area, where we have more of a rural area. It’s going to be good to see some of the talent out there.”

The tournament starts at 12:00 p.m. on August 17 in Yorkton, and the local girls take to the field for the first time at 6:30 p.m.

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The two sides were battling for markets by undercutting each other to attract buyers, and then backfilling losses to their farmers by cutting subsidy cheques out of government accounts.

For Canada it was a case of being caught in the middle, forced to sell low, but without the financial resources of the two big players to bolster farm accounts with a subsidy.

It took years to level

the playing field in large part thanks to framework deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement which put in place some common sense rules to trade.

That is not to suggest NAFTA, or any other trade deal between trading partners, is flawless, and disputes do arise, but they are at least a foundation to keep trade flowing under a set of agreed to rules.

And trade deals did help reduce subsidy wars, evolving farm trade beyond a wild west atmosphere where sales were often made by cutting someone a cheque on the side either to support farmers, or offset costs for the buyer.

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Calvin Daniels Enter American president Donald Trump and the wild and woolly west reappears.

Trump seems to operate by one guiding principle in terms of business, never sign a deal where you don’t come out the big winner.

Some might suggest that is the crux of business, but if you win by

limiting the trade partner’s ability to also make a reasonable dollar you could end up without partners to deal with.

Trump doesn’t seem to care.

So NAFTA has been reopened and sits in tatters with little likelihood it will be resuscitated anytime soon.

And on a grander

scale Trump’s posturing has thrown the United States into what is fast become a full-scale global trade war.

Trump is already at loggerheads with China, Mexico, Europe and Canada, and that is highly disruptive to trade in general, and it is having an impact on the agriculture sector specifically.

The impact is having a blow back effect on American farmers too, so the US has announced it is going to prop up the sector with those frightful subsidies.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced US$12 billion in federal aid programs for farm-

ers to help them cope with declining prices and falling demand for American soybeans, pork, fruits, and other crops, demand lost based on Trump’s highhanded approach to trade.

This move has to send a shudder through the farm sector because it is one of those things that producers have no control over, but that can affect profitability in a major way. Subsidies are not a trade mechanism where Canada can reasonably compete, nor is it a way to facilitate reasonable trade between partners.

Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.

Seed grower Kevin Elmy is using underwear to gauge soil health.

Producer buries underwear in fields

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Kevin Elmy is burying his underwear in the fields of his Saltcoats area seed farm.

Elmy’s efforts are part of an initiative being termed ‘Soil Your Undies’ Soil Conservation Council of Canada.

The idea is to use the buried underwear as a simple way to gauge soil health, explained Elmy during a plot tour at his Friendly Acres Seed Farm Sunday.

Using cotton underwear anyone can investigate biological activity in farm fields or even in backyard gardens.

You bury the underwear in topsoil for about two months and then dig them up to check the level of decomposition, explained Elmy. If there’s not much left of the underwear you have good biological activity, which indicates healthy soil.

These same soil organisms can break down plant materials in

much the same way.

Elmy said he heard of the idea from an Ontario farmer.

“It was a soil health demo I heard about from Blake Vince,” he explained.

Elmy, who is always intrigued by new farm innovations, said the simplicity of the test made it worth trying.

“It’s a simple demo of putting cotton underwear in the soil,” he told Yorkton This Week. “Soil microbes will eat the underwear. More microbe activity more of the underwear will disappear.”

The idea is actually part of a broader initiative which was launched as part of National Soil Conservation Week. Through the campaign, the SCCC wants everyone who cares about soil health to bury a pair of cotton undergarments to witness firsthand the activity that happens right under our feet. All you need is a new pair of white 100 per cent cotton briefs, a shovel, a marker

It’s a simple demo of putting cotton underwear in the soil.

— Kevin Elmy Friendly Acres Seed Farm flag and a patch of soil to bury your undies.

“What better way to understand the inner workings of our soil than with your own easy-to-do soil science experiment,” said SCCC chair and Ontario farmer, Alan Kruszel in an online release. “Healthy soil is full of amazing, living organisms. It is what sustains us and is the foundation of a thriving civilization. In order to show just how important healthy soils are to Canadians, the Council wants to pique

the public’s interest with our Soil Your Undies initiative. We hope those who take part will share their experiences and their love for soil with us and their social networks.”

So why is monitoring soil health important?

Soil produces 95 per cent of the food we eat, detailed the SCCC. “Soil is a living breathing system that provides nutrients and water to crops as well as homes to billions of soil organisms,” it detailed. “These organisms feed growing crops by turning dead plant material into useable nutrients. They also help create soil organic matter, which holds water and reduces the risk of soil erosion. Even though healthy soil is critical to the economic and environmental sustainability of the agri-food industry, it is increasingly under stress.”

These stresses include: * the expansion of our cities and communities;

* increased demands on soils to grow food for growing populations; * changes in cropping, tillage and other practices that can degrade soil health; and * increased frequency of extreme weather due to climate change, which can speed up soil degradation.

The annual cost of soil degradation in Canada is estimated at over $3 billion each and every year, and this will only increase if nothing is done.

While this was year one for Elmy, with only a couple of pairs of underwear buried in his plot trials, he sees enough value in the effort to expand the idea in 2019.

“Next year we will have more around the farm,” he said, adding, “it may be like looking for Easter eggs with my memory.”

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Crops are developing quickly Crops continue to develop quickly in the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report.

Many pulse and winter cereal fields in drier areas are rapidly drying down and producers have begun desiccation in some areas. Some producers expect harvest to get underway in the next few weeks. The majority of crops remain in fair

to excellent condition, depending on moisture received over the past few weeks.

Some areas received rainfall last week that will replenish the topsoil moisture and help crops fill. Rainfall in the province ranged from nothing to 71 mm in the Craik area. Many southern and central areas remain very dry, and are in need of significant rain to help later-seeded crops fill

heads and pods.

Topsoil moisture conditions remain relatively unchanged from last week. Provincial topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as two per cent surplus, 51 per cent adequate, 35 per cent short and 12 per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 44 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 19 per cent

very short.

Livestock producers are continuing to hay, and 63 per cent of the hay crop has now been baled or put into silage.

An additional 19 per cent is cut and ready for baling. Hay quality at this time is rated as four per cent excellent, 65 per cent good, 25 per cent fair and six per cent poor. Hay yields are significantly lower than nor-

mal for many producers and hay will be in short supply this year in some areas. Most producers have indicated that there will not be a second cut of hay this year.

The majority of crop damage this past week is attributed to hot temperatures, strong wind, hail, localized flooding and lack of rain. There have been some reports of grasshoppers in some

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A complete, printable version of the Crop Report is available online –http://www. saskatchewan.ca/cropreport.

Follow the 2018 Crop Report on Twitter at @ SKAgriculture.

Chinese get closer look at canola meal From July 11 to 19, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) armed five experts from China’s livestock and aquaculture industry with a first-hand learning experience on Canadian canola meal.

The CCC-hosted tour began with a port tour in Vancouver to see how canola seed and meal move off shore and concluded in Sherbrooke, Quebec at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre. Along the way, the group toured canola farms and learned from academics at both the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Manitoba.

Participants included aquaculture researchers, a swine nutritionist, the director of China’s Animal Husbandry Group and a commodity trader.

“This was a great opportunity to showcase the quality and value of Canadian canola meal to the Chinese delegates,” says Jim Everson, president of the CCC. “Connecting with key influencers helps ensure that processors and endusers in China are more aware of canola’s superior qualities and builds lasting relationships in this important export market.”

“Another important part of the tour was highlighting the decades of

The Canola Council of Canada is hoping to develop China as a bigger market for canola meal. research on canola meal usage,” says Brittany Dyck, the CCC’s canola meal manager who guided the tour. Delegates learned from researchers at several University of Saskatchewan facilities such as the Rayner Dairy Research and Teaching Facility and

Canadian Feed Research Centre, as well as the University of Manitoba’s Department of Animal Science.

“This complements the various research and demonstration trials we have done in China to demonstrate how Canadian canola meal

fits into the livestock and aquaculture rations of Chinese producers,” says Dyck.

After the United States, China is the largest export market for canola and canola products. In 2017, exports to China were worth $3.6 billion – including 4.5

million tonnes of seed, 688 thousand tonnes of oil and 1 million tonnes of meal. Canola meal exports to China continue to grow.

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companies and exporters. Keep it Coming 2025 is the strategic plan to ensure the canola industry’s continued growth, demand, stability and success – achieving 52 bushels per acre to meet global market demand of 26 million metric tonnes by the year 2025.

Canola growers supporting STARS The Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) has announced it is joining STARS fight for life.

CCGA Vice-President Bernie McClean presented STARS CEO Andrea Robertson with a cheque for $100,000 July 17, during the inaugural Field of STARS gala north of Saskatoon.

“I am honoured to present this gift to the STARS organization. By partnering with STARS, CCGA is supporting the health and well-being of farmers, their communities and their farming operations,” said McClean, who farms near Glaslyn, Saskatchewan.

“Many members of our agricultural community

live on farms or in rural communities that do not have immediate access to specialized medical services. The services provided by STARS are vitally important to farmers and to the well-being of the rural communities where farm families live and work.”

McClean added that a quick glance at the

STARS mission tracker shows the wide impact of STARS in farming communities throughout the prairies.

“Since the beginning of this month, STARS has responded to emergencies in rural communities such as Val Marie, Wynyard and Kipling in Saskatchewan; Russell and Portage la Prairie in

Manitoba; and Stettler, Manning and Grande Prairie in Alberta.

Robertson said STARS truly appreciates the generous gift from the CCGA, noting that it bolsters the already strong connection between STARS and the agricultural community.

“Despite all of the best

intentions and planning, we know that incidents can, and do, happen on the farm,” Robertson said. “The support from the CCGA helps to keep STARS on the cutting edge of critical care and ensures that when farmers across the prairies need specialized critical care, they receive it quickly.”

NFU has concerns over new wheat class On July 27, the National Farmers Union (NFU) wrote a letter to the three Commissioners of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) to express serious concerns about a proposal being developed for a new Eastern wheat class that would have no end-use quality requirements and a grading schedule that promotes selling via Identity Preserved (IP) contracts.

After the grain sector rejected a proposal for a new class with no parameters in 2017, the CGC set up a consultation process to review and evaluate the existing eastern wheat class structure before implementing any changes. Both the new proposal and the process involved in developing it have raised concerns serious enough that the NFU has brought them to the attention of the

Since the destruction of the Canadian Wheat Board, the Canadian Grain Commission is the sole remaining institution mandated to act in the interests of grain producers.

— Cam Goff, NFU Vice President Commissioners.

“Since the destruction of the Canadian Wheat Board, the Canadian Grain Commission is the sole remaining institution mandated to act in the interests of grain producers,” said Cam Goff, Saskatchewan grain farmer and NFU Vice President (Operations).

“The CGC’s origins can be traced back more than

a century, and since its inception, it has been tasked with ensuring that farmers receive fair treatment in the handling of their grain, and maintaining the quality standards of Canadian grain.”

The proposed new class would clearly serve the interests of grain sector corporations – particularly the seed

developers and elevator companies – at the expense of farmers and Canada’s quality standards. The proposal is likely a trial balloon in support of seed corporations’ desire to eliminate Canada’s wheat class system altogether. The new class would also provide a rationale for variety declaration on delivery, which would be a step towards putting an End Point Royalty system into effect.

“The proposed new Eastern Wheat class would enable seed companies to sell varieties that do not meet Canada’s standards for milling wheat, it would provide a supply of low-priced, lower-quality wheat for companies to blend with other milling wheat classes, which would reduce prices for farmers and harm Canada’s international reputation for

quality,” Goff explained.

“By requiring IP contracts to get any price above feed, the new class would harness farmers more tightly to grain companies, and provide grain companies with even more market power due to increased information collected. The consultation included more than twice the number of corporate lobby group representatives as farmers, so this outcome is not surprising.”

“It is obvious that decisions that are be best for corporate agribusiness profit are not necessarily in farmers’, or Canada’s, best interests,” added Goff. “We call upon the CGC Commissioners and Canada’s federal and provincial Agriculture Ministers to uphold the stated directives of the CGC, and not allow the pre-eminence of farmers’ interests to be undermined.”

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BOHN - Constance Marguerite Bohn passed away peacefully at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina, July 19, 2018. She was born to parents Adolf and Mathilda Horn of the Springside district. She was the third of six girls growing up on the family farm. Connie attended Homestead School and then completed two years of high school by correspondence. As a teenager she made the choice to accept Christ as her Saviour. Later Connie was baptized and became a member of Homestead Baptist Church where she served as church organist on the old pump organ. She met the love of her life, Alvin Bohn, at a Bible study in Ebenezer. They were married October 28, 1942 and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

Shortly after their marriage they took over the family heritage farm in the Ebenezer district until retiring to the village of Ebenezer in 1985. After Alvin’s death, Victoria Court became Connie’s home in 2004, where she resided until moving to her heavenly home. Connie had many interests in life. She was known for her love of flowers, gardening, reading and gift of hospitality, as well as serving in many capacities in her church home. Her six children and their spouses, 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren, were among her greatest blessings. Many hours were spent praying for each of them by name. Connie was predeceased by her husband, Alvin, in 2003, parents, Adolf and Mathilda; brother George; sisters Eleanor, Phyllis and Evelyn; son, Larry; daughter-in-law, Arlene. She is loved and remembered by her children, Valerie (Garry) Holstein; Lionel (Brenda) Bohn; Valdene (Wayne) Belous; Allan (Debbie) Bohn; Linda (David) Simpson; her grandchildren: Ryan (Sharolyn) Bohn, Dreyton, Jayla; Regan (Christine) Bohn, Meredith, Miranda; Berkeley (Monika) Holstein, Leighton, Aurora, Quintin; Janelle Holstein (Todd Struck); Jackie (Collin) Hoeppner, Liam, Eli; Carla (Arlyn) Hoeppner, Kylie, Meryck; Alana (Jared) Dunitz, Tiger, Kai; Darren (Ciara) Bohn, Finn, Liam; Erin (Stuart) Signarowski, Drew, Alivia, Reena, Joseph; Bryan Belous; Kristen (Sammy) Golom; Bradley (Christine) Bohn, Claire; Kailee Hintz; Scott Simpson; Rebecca (Jordan) Krahn, Charlotte; Brittany Simpson. Connie is also remembered by her sisters, Francis Patzer and Olive Patzer and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service was held on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 from the Ebenezer Baptist Church with Pastor Kendall Buhler officiating. Hymns sung were ‘Victory in Jesus’, ‘My Jesus I Love Thee’ and ‘When We All Get To Heaven’. Soloist Christine Bohn sang ‘Amazing Grace’. Tributes were given by Linda Simpson, Valdene Belous, Janelle Holstein and Berkeley Holstein. David Simpson read scripture. The interment preceded the service in the Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery. Memorials were to the Church Memorial Fund. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.

SIMES - Lewis. The family of the late Lewis Simes, beloved husband of the late Anne Simes, announce his passing at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home on July 25, 2018 at the age of 94 years.

Lewis was born September 19, 1923 to Harry and Anna (Arntson) Simes on a farm 1 mile south of Tadmore, SK. Lewis was the second oldest of four children, Allan, Lewis, Margaret and Norman. He was just a young lad when the family moved to the Arntson farm to help his grandfather Anton Arntson after the loss of his wife to the Spanish flu in 1920. The Arntson homestead became the family home and when Anton passed away Lewis’s parents continued farming the land northeast of Crystal Lake. Lewis attended Forest Hill School near Tadmore and then later went to Liverpool School. In his early 20’s Lewis built the first motor boat on Crystal Lake. He and Norman gave people rides on Sunday afternoons with “The Torpedo”, a five-passenger boat with a Johnson 10 hp motor. In the early 1950’s Lewis met Anne Glowatski from Preeceville and they were married in 1953 and settled on the family farm where they continued to live out their lives. Shortly after, Anne gave birth to their daughter, Gayle, who moved to Yorkton and worked for Yorkton Television. In 1980, Gayle married Randy Schuster from Winnipeg and they gave Lewis and Anne two beautiful granddaughters, Emory and Lindsey. Apart from the love Lewis had for his family, he had three things he was most passionate about and they were farming, carpentry and music. He blended his love of carpentry and music and being blessed with extraordinary talent he made several violins and guitars. Lewis played guitar with the Assiniboine Fiddlers for nearly 20 years. Through the years, along with farming, Lewis built many homes, boats and did general carpentry projects in the surrounding community. Anne passed away in 1997 and Lewis moved to Yorkton to live with Gayle and Randy and family. He enjoyed golfing, bowling and attended the New Horizons dances every Friday night. He also had a very busy hobby that turned into a full-time job repairing instruments from all over the country. Lewis was a member of the Parkland Woodworkers Association where he took home numerous awards for his different projects, often winning 1st place for his hand made violins. Gayle and Randy enjoyed having Lewis in their home over his 17 year stay with them. In 2014 Lewis developed Alzheimer’s and became a resident of the Yorkton and District Nursing Home. Lewis was a gentleman and a gentle man. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Lewis was predeceased by his parents, Harry and Anna Simes; wife, Anne and brother, Allan. He is survived by his daughter, Gayle and son-in-law, Randy; two granddaughters, Emory (Jon Turner) and Lindsey (Terren Sweezey); two greatgrandchildren, Oakley and London Turner; sister, Margaret Olson of Swift Current, SK and his brother, Norman from Kelowna, BC; as well as his nieces, nephews and extended family. In Lewis’s honour, a Funeral Service was held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2018 from Grace United Church, Sturgis, SK with Rev. Miles Russell officiating. Interment followed in the Sturgis Community Cemetery, Sturgis, SK. Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the Wilson Memorial United Church, Stenen, SK as tokens of remembrance, in memory of Lewis Simes. Family and friends unable to attend are invited to sign an online guest book at www.lesonsfuneralhome.ca. Arrangements were entrusted to

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CORROLL - Caroline Corroll of Yorkton passed away July 24, 2018 at the Yorkton Regional Hospital at the age of 73. Caroline Mary Corroll was born February 23, 1945 at the Yorkton Hospital to Wm. And Mary (Bilan) Corroll of the Theodore district. She was the youngest of six children, Nick, Metro, Victoria, Victor, Ernie and Caroline. The family farmed north of Theodore and moved to a farm at Churchbridge in 1948. Caroline went to a country school one mile from home till she was sixteen.

She loved all the animals and birds. In the late 60’s she moved to Yorkton and worked at the Yorkton Abilities Centre for over 40 years, doing different arts, crafts and sewing aprons and sandbags. She enjoyed getting out and seeing people. After the death of her father in 1972, she lived alone with the help of her siblings, Vickie and Ernie, when needed. As a very religious person she enjoyed going to church, attending the Salvation Army and loved meeting the people there whenever she could go. As her health started to wan she moved to the nursing home in Yorkton on the Melody Manor wing, Caroline loved it there, she always said the nurses were great and the food was the best as she didn’t have to cook it. She loved getting company especially when her niece Cindy would come and bring her little dog, Bear, to visit. Caroline was predeceased by her parents Wm. and Mary Corroll and brothers Nick and Metro and brother-inlaw Albert Westman. She leaves to mourn her passing, her sister Victoria Westman of Wadena, brothers Victor (Iris) of Winnipeg and Ernie (Olive) of Churchbridge. Nine nieces and nephews, nine great-nieces and nephews and two great-great nieces. The Funeral Service was held at Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre on Monday, July 30, 2018 with Irene Baran of the Yorkton Salvation Army officiating. The pianist, Shirley Chornawka, led the congregation in the singing of the hymns. A solo was sung

by Bill and Shirley Chornawka. The eulogy was presented by Sharon Brick. The interment followed in the Garden of Crucifixion at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Eugene Corroll, William Corroll, Donald Brick, Cindy Westman, Dennis Watrych and Curtis Babachuck serving as the casket bearers. Memorials in memory of Caroline may be made to the Salvation Army or Melody Manor at Yorkton District Nursing Home as gifts of remembrance. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

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OSCIENNY - Mrs. Marieann Oscienny of Yorkton, beloved husband of Matt passed away suddenly on July 15, 2018 at the age of 71 years. Marieann Iris Oscienny was born on September 22, 1946 at Foam Lake, SK, the sixth child of seven children born to Nick and Mary (nee Stan) Wenc. She grew up in the Beckenham district and attended Winthorpe School.

On October 9, 1965 Marieann was united in marriage to Matt Oscienny at Sacred Heart Church in Ituna. Their marriage was blessed with three children. The couple farmed in the Homefield area for 30 years. They retired and moved to Yorkton where they built their home in the Pleasant Heights area. Marieann enjoyed being with her family, her grandsons, friends, the coffee ladies, and the car club people. She also appreciated spending time playing cards, gardening, feeding and watching birds, and being around animals on the farm. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 52 years, Matt; daughters, Leverne Oscienny of Regina and Roxane (Paul) Perron of Saskatoon; son Lyle and grandsons Coleton and Harley of Yorkton. Two brothers Eugene (Jocelyn) Wenc of Saskatoon and Leonard Wenc of Calgary and a sister Linda (Mervin) Stadnyk of Saskatoon. As well as in – laws, nieces, nephews, friends, neighbours, and car club associates. Marieann was predeceased by two sisters, Evelyn and Janet and a brother Wilmer and numerous inlaws. The Funeral Service was held at Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre on Friday, July 27, 2018 with Very Rev. Fr. Bohdan Lukie, C.Ss.R. of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church officiating. The interment followed in the Garden of Gethsemane at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Lyle Oscienny serving as the urn bearer. Memorials in memory of Marieann may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or the Cancer Society as gifts of remembrance. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

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EAVESTROUGH CLEANING. To clean your house collar give me a holler! Phone Fred 306-621-1533.

Services for Hire

GORD THE HANDYMAN specializing in: Repair work, Roofing, siding, decks, yardwork, painting, fencing and more. AJ CLEANING SERVICE. Will clean your whole house. Wall washing, painting and more!

Other services available! We have 30 years experience. Free Estimates. Call 1-306370-1947 or 306-7953144.

UNLIMITED SOLUTIONS. Mold inspections & Testing. Radon gas testing, ozone odour elimination.

Wayne 306-331-8069.

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Health Services

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Yorkton Foot Care Service In Home Foot Care

Toenail trimming service Diabetic foot care Corns, callouses

Sheri MacGillivray RN(NP) Advanced Foot Care Nurse

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PLAN NUMBER 7-31012 STRIKING THREE BEDROOM FAMILY HOME This striking threebedroom, two-storey home, with its dramatic sloped roof, includes three bedrooms plus a den. The plans include an unfinished basement.

The entry features a raised ceiling and opens into a foyer with a den to the left. A coat closet is located across from the U-shaped stairway to the upper floor. In the adjacent powder room, natural light will flood through a skylight.

The great room windows look out to the back garden. A gas fireplace will warm this room during the cooler months.

The dining room features a trio of windows that overlook an outside courtyard with a pond and planter boxes, and enjoys access to a covered patio, ideal for summertime meals.

The open-plan kitchen is separated from the great room and dining area by a four-seat eating

bar and prep island. The cook will welcome the corner pantry and plenty of counter space.

Upstairs, the master suite features a sloping ceiling and overlooks the front garden.

A roomy walk-in closet will accommodate clothing and accessories. The ensuite includes a soaker tub, as well as double basins and a shower stall.

The second and third bedrooms share a threepiece bath. The linen closet is nearby.

Across from the stairwell is the laundry room, with space for a side-byside washer and drier, as well as a useful shelf and sink.

A trio of high windows lights the corridor between the stairwell and the third bedroom.

The double garage leads into a mud room with a bench and cubbies.

Exterior finishes include stucco panels and horizontal siding, as well as painted trim and a metal roof. A decorative garage door enhances the design.

This home measures 37 feet wide and 58 feet, six inches deep, for a total of 2,234 square feet.

Plans for design 7-31012 are available for $875 (set of 5), $945 (set of 8) and $1001 for a super set of 10. Also add $35.00 for Priority charges within B.C. or $60.00 outside of B.C. Please add H.S.T., PST, OR G.S.T (where applicable) to both the plan price and Priority charges.

Our 50TH Anniversary Edition of the Home Plan Catalogue containing over 400 plans is available for $15.50 (includes taxes, postage and handling). Make all cheque and money orders payable to “Jenish House Design Ltd.” and mail to: JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LTD. c/o...Yorkon This Week #201- 1658 Commerce Ave Kelowna, BC V1X 8A9 OR SEE OUR WEB PAGE ORDER FORM ON: www.jenish.com AND E-MAIL YOUR ORDER TO: homeplans@ jenish.com

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Estate of

VICTORIA BUZINSKI,

late of Gorlitz, Saskatchewan, deceased.

All claims against the above estate, duly verified by Statutory Declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the Undersigned before the 8th day of August, 2018.

SHAWN PATENAUDE LEGAL PROF. CORP. 9-259 Hamilton Road Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 4C6

OPEN HOUSE Thursday, Aug. 9th from 5 pm to 7 pm

#107 - 123 Balmoral Ave.

New Price

250,000

$

6 MONTHS OF CONDO FEES PAID. MICHELLE BAILEY 306-621-5032

Cabins/Cottages/Country Homes ALL SEASON cabin for sale at Good Spirit Prov. Park, Kitchemanitou subdivision. Walking distance to beach. Lot 66’ x 125’. 3 bedroom cabin. Garage 1,156 sq. ft., includes screen room and guest room. Furnished. Call 306620-6789 or 306-620-8790.

For Sale by Owner 137 CALDWELL Drive. Beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 1320 sq. ft. home in Weinmaster area. In-floor heat in garage and in developed basement. For viewing or additional info call/text 306-620-6789 or 306-620-8790.

3 CEMETERY plots for sale in Memorial Gardens in Yorkton. Will take 1/2 the cost of new. Call 306620-6453.

Give us a call soon. We’d like to help you place a classified ad in Yorkton This Week. Phone 306782-2465.

michelle.bailey@century21.ca

BROADWAY PARK REALTY

180 Broadway Street West, Yorkton, Saskatchewan www.Century21yorkton.ca • 306-782-2253 ®2011 Century 21 Real Estate LLC, All rights reserved. Century 21® is a registered trademark owned by Century 21 Real Estate LLC, An equal Opportunity Company. Each office is independently owned and operated.

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Apartments/Condos for Rent

For Sale - Misc

Cars

3 BEDROOM House. Fridge, stove on 110 Wellington Ave. $80,000. 306-783-6240.

COLUMBIA WEST & PREMIER EAST APTS. Bradbrooke Dr.

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP

FOR SALE: 1991 Mazda MX3 for parts, $500. OBO for whole car, you tow away. Call 306-620-6453.

Penn-Truss Mfg. Inc.

Parts & Accessories

Well established Truss Manufacturing Company Requires

Industrial/Commercial A COMMERCIAL BUILDING on Main Street in Sturgis. Well maintained, 1356sq.ft., 3 baths. Call 306-548-2834 for information.

Lots & Acreages for Sale RM MCLEOD/NEUDORF Acreage. 13 acres, large house.

Shelly Pobran-Janostin, Great Plains Realty, 306-317-2740.

SK740993.

Land for Sale

FARMLAND WANTED

NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT. GREAT References Available A TOTAL OF 602 QUARTER SECTIONS SOLD ACROSS SASKATCHEWAN RENT BACK AVAILABLE Call DOUG 306-716-2671 saskfarms@shaw.ca Mobile/Manufactured Homes for Sale

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Bachelor, 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Suites - Fridge, stove, parking, heat & water included - Security doors, close to bus stop - No pets - Balconies on 2 & 3 bedroom suites ColumbiaWest_1x23.nil_ Available Immediately R0011511708.indd 1x23L for(class Rent! •wed •mp tfc 4040) BEDROOM SUITE IN proof2 sandy

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1,100 SQ. ft. 2 bedroom lower suite. Includes fridge, stove, SaskBTMak_1x17.a28_R0011511705.

Power, SaskEnergy and water. indd Shared washer and dryer. Fenced prod3/dm MP mar1/17 backyard. YTW Lakeview Road, -Yorkdec29/17 classified ton.

References required. proof traceyPhone 306-728-4325, $750/mo. email: admintafoods@sasktel.net 306-728-1437.

2 BEDROOM Suite Available. $775/month. Heat & water included. Phone 306-620-5671 for viewing.

2 WHEEL Dump Trailer for a indd prepress2/KJ 1x64L factory built. quad.

New condition, $250.

Phone wed/mp-tfc 306-562-7516. class display

Duplexes for Rent

ADJUSTABLE BED (XL twin), head adjusts only; Beauty Rest mattress & cover, no legs. Asking $1,500. Phone 780-902-7141.

3 BEDROOM Duplex For Rent.

Available August 1. $1,150/month + damage + utilities. References required. Call 306-621-0620 or 306-641-9982.

2 BEDROOM House for rent in Preeceville. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer, microwave on double lot, nice large yard, close to school and downtown Preeceville.

Available Immediately. $500/month plus $500 damage deposit. Phone 306-547-8770.

BEAUTIFUL 3 bedroom townhouse; 1200 sq.ft. close to school & hospital, central air conditioning, high efficiency furnace. References & lease required. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-537-3228, Joyce 306-7822226, or 306-737-1897.

STOREY AND A HALF House East of Yorkton. 5 miles from Lake of the Prairies. 2 bedrooms on main floor. References required.

No Smoking, No Pets. Available Immediately.

Phone 306-7424781.

Shared Accommodation RESPONSIBLE ROOMMATE wanted to share full house. Utilities included. $500./month, $300. damage deposit. Available immediately. Call 306-521-1987.

Suites For Rent 2 BEDROOM suite for rent. 29 Dalebrooke Dr. Call Kim 306-6205671.

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2018 from 1pm-3pm. 47 Lakeshore Dr. Lake of the Prairies. indd cl or year Beautiful prod2/kj view, cottage round or investment acre. Asking aug 1/18 lisa $447,000. 204-773-6797.

Property For Sale PRIME PROPERTY in Yorkton suitable for apartments, condominiums, etc. Phone 306-783-7929.

Space For Lease

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

3 SPACES AVAILABLE 50 Broadway St. W. Contact Ron

2 BEDROOM suite for rent. Bradbrooke Dr. Call Kim 306-620-5671.

ARE YOU between 18 and 30?

Are you in school or training? Are you making minimum wage?

Shared accommodation with four other people available immediately at $500/month including utilities & wi-fi. Contact Anthony at 306-6207227.

SUNNY, CLEAN 1 bedroom top floor suite, suitable for 1 adult F/S/W/D, N/S, N/P. Must be employed and references from employer and landlord.

Rent $650./mo, same for DD. Phone 306-621-1748.

Travel ONE DAY POLAR BEAR TOURfrom Saskatoon this fall. Jet nonstop to Churchill and experience the tundra on a Polar Bear Safari. www.classiccanadiantours.com.

Wanted

306-783-8080

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FOR VIEWING CALL

Janet 306-620-6838 ON BUS ROUTE

BUYING SILVER coins, paper money, gold and old jewellery, complete estates. Pay top prices.

14 times face value for silver coins. 306-783-3230.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

SOLID OAK 9 piece dining room set for sale. Buffet, hutch, table and six chairs, $500. OBO. 306783-4132.

TERRY OR JANET

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BARN-STYLE VINYL Garden Sheds - 8x8ft. $1000; 8x10ft. $1300; 8x12ft $1600. Insulated large dog houses $300. Phone 306-783-8260.

COMMERCIAL MEAT equipment, meat saw, vacuum tumbler, 3 freezer displays, walk-in cooler, deli cooler. Call or text 306-7453484.

FOR SALE: 21� walk behind mower. Craftsman rear bag, discharge, 6.5 Briggs motor, good working order. Phone 782-9131 or 306-621-9783.

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FOR SALE: Eight Westeel 1950 bus. bins. Good condition, no rust, must have ladders, on cement, to be moved. Roblin/Yorkton area $1,000 each. Also two 1350 bus. $800, has floor, $500 no floor.

Please contact 431-890-2593.

FOR SALE: Whirlpool High Efficiency electric, large capacity dryer. 3 years old in excellent working condition. $200 OBO. Craftsman 12� Sliding Compound Mitre Saw with Laser Trac. 6 years old in excellent condition. 9 mitre angle positive stops. Single bevel up to 45 degrees. Manual included. $150 OBO. Call 306-542-2976.

MEDICHAIR MOBILITY SCOOTER, used one summer, asking $2,300. Phone 306-783-8981.

NEWLY BUILT 8x12 barn garden shed. Complete with siding $1,350. 8x10 $1,150. build on site and will accept ments. Call 306-783-6240.

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PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call this Yorkton This Week NOW or 306-782-2465 for details.

Garage Sales 23 WYNN Place; Thurs., Aug. 2, 12pm-6pm, Fri., Aug. 3, 9am-6pm, Sat., Aug. 4, 9am-3pm. Estate sale and assorted household. Microwave, dehumidifier and misc.

$600. Single electric bed with head and foot lift and vibrator. Canadian Safety Standard Approved.

Excellent condition. Great for a senior. 306-743-2698.

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THE PARTS YOU NEED

306-782-4395 OR 1-800-657-4395 Fax 306-786-5414 LHRecycled_1x47.nil_ GREAT PRICES on prod2/kj new, used R001341986.indd and remanufactured engines, spec for sandy

parts and accessories for diesel pickups. Large inventory, engines can be shipped or installed. Give us a call or check us out at www.thickettenginerebuilding.ca.

Thickett Engine Rebuilding. Ph. 204-532-2187 Russell, MB.

Trucks & Vans 2001 CHEV 2500 HD, crew cab, 6L motor, 4x4, 105kms, mint condition. $13,000. Phone 306-2178555.

FOR SALE: 2 highway trucks; Freightliner, 13 speed, 4.25 Detroit motor also Volvo truck, 15 speed 4.25 Detroit motor. Trailers; 1 B trailer, 1 super B, 2 low beds, 1 triple axle, 1 two axle. Highway trucks: $10-$15,000., OBO. Trailers, $10,000., OBO. 306-5954601.

RVs/Campers/Trailers 2000 VANGUARD Legacy 24.5’ 5th wheel. A-1 shape, everything works. Stored inside. $6,000. 306696-7656 Broadview.

Farm Implements 2003 DEERE 567, Net, Mega-wide $14,000; Hesston 1365 Discbine $13,000; NH 1033 bale wagon $2,000. All OBO. 306-696-7656 Broadview.

8 1/2 x 19ft. x 76� tall Aluminum Grain Box and hoist, air PTO, pump and tank. Michael’s SW tarp. Belgium Standard. $9,500.

Phone 306-338-2750.

8� 51ft. Brandt Auger w/24hp motor; Case 33ft. cultivator; grain vac; 2290 Case tractor & 4890; 1980 GMC 65 Series box & hoist; 57 GMC totally restored; 15ft. Farm King rough cut mower; 1044 bale wagon; 2 Massey Ferguson square balers. Phone 306-5167171 or 306-627-3445. Equipment in Jedburgh.

FARM MACHINERY For Sale.

1984 - 8920 White combine. 3,000 hours. $3,000. Phone 306-7838873 or 778-220-9285.

GOOD’S USED TRACTOR PARTS (204) 564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734 Roblin, MB HESSTON 1275 16’ Haybine.

Ready to go. PM1 - RP 1411 Baler for parts. Offers. Don Ruf 306-7825805, Highway 52A, Yorkton West.

JD TRACTOR 4840 good condition, Morris cultivator Challenger L-320 32’ Morris harrows & shovels good condition. Leon CP77 deep tillage with Leon harrows, 26�, good condition. JD 1000 28� cultivator Morris harrows. Phone 306-547-4731.

JOHN DEERE 3020 diesel. Synchro range transmission, excellent rubber, new paint, new seat, new oils & filters, 2spd. pto, runs well.

Asking $8,500 OBO. 306-7334402 or 306-435-9269.

37 WALLACE Ave.; Wed., Aug. 8, Thurs., Aug. 9, Fri., Aug. 10, 8am5pm.

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Dodge... GMC... Ford... Imports...

1/2 ton to 3 tons... We ship anywhere... Call or text 306-821-0260.

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Cars 1997 LINCOLN Mark 8 LSC. Very good condition. $6,200 OBO. 306783-7337.

2018 CADILLAC XT5, V6, all wheel drive, brand new with 3,800kms. Immaculate condition, fully loaded. Pried to sell. Phone 306-783-1880 or 306-621-7491.

Main duties: Assembling wood roof trusses and assist company with various aspects of production.

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Some secondary education & labourer experience is an asset, but not mandatory. Employer is willing to train.

Advancement available to reliable individuals with good work ethic.

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309 3RD AVE. N. Thurs., Aug. 2, 12noon-6pm. Estate Sale. Household contents including vintage items, furniture, fabrics, collectibles, yard tools. Something for everyone. Everything Must Go!

MINIATURE HORSES For Sale, 32â&#x20AC;? and under. Quiet and handled daily. 204-734-4005 in Kenville, MB.

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PRinvestments_1x27.nil_ R0011511701.indd 4-PLEX SUITE 1x27L prod2/KJ (class 4040) FOR RENT â&#x20AC;˘wed-mp-tfc #12 CALWOOD CRES, 1200 SQ. FEET, 2-BEDROOM INCL. MAJOR APPLIANCES $900/MONTH + UTILITIES

30 PIECES 2x4 lumber $2/each: 100 batts insulation R20-23â&#x20AC;?x48â&#x20AC;? $2/each; 50 batts insulation R28-15â&#x20AC;?x48â&#x20AC;? $2/each; 100 sheets Mdf 4x8 $7/each. Phone 306-7836240.

GO DOWN Highway #52 towards Smith Steel, turn North 1/4 of a mile. Thurs., Aug. 2, Fri., Aug. 3 & Sat., Aug. 4, 9am-5pm. Lots of tools, antiques, coins, old jewellery, something for everyone.

ALLANBROOKE APARTMENTS

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BEAUTIFUL 3 bedroom townhouse; 1200 sq.ft. close to school & hospital, central air conditioning, high efficiency furnace. References & lease required. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-537-3228, Joyce 306-7822226 or 306-737-1897.

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33x35 $9,833.

35x35 $11,955. End Wall Included. Pioneer Steel 1-855-212-7036.

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton Mentoring Coordinator Position Responsible to: Executive Director

Function The incumbent will provide casework management in accordance with the National Standards set out by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada.

S/he will be responsible for recruitment, screening and match support for volunteer mentors matched with children and youth in need of mentoring, and monitoring those matches to ensure the healthy development of the relationships, as well as, planning and implementing Group mentoring programs.

Qualifications â&#x20AC;˘ In accordance with Big Brothers and Sisters of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Safety Standards, all staff working in a caseworker role must: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have specific training in understanding human growth and development, appropriate interpersonal skills, child safety training, and volunteer program management. This training shall include post secondary education in human services, health or education, evidenced by the completion of a university degree and/or a minimum two year college diploma in one of these fields.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Experience in volunteer management, recruiting and supervising volunteers; â&#x20AC;˘ A positive role model and able to interact in a positive supportive manner with children, youth, volunteers and community members; â&#x20AC;˘ First Aid and CPR training an asset â&#x20AC;˘ High Five training an asset Ability to work independently to develop concepts and ideas into effective programs and events. Ability to make sound decisions.

Willingness to learn program operations and policies of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area Inc. A firm conviction of Agency purpose and objectives that focus on mentoring.

Send resume to irma.vandebon@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca

by August 10, 2018.

Irma Van De Bon Nicol Executive Director

Big Brothers Big Sisters Yorkton and Area Inc 345 Broadway St. W., Yorkton, SK. S3N 0N8

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Counsellor Parkland College is currently seeking a Part-time Counsellor at our Yorkton Main Campus.

This is a Part-Time, Term Position from September 4, 2018 to February 22, 2019.

The Opportunity: This position is primarily responsible for providing education, career, and personal counselling and consulting services to students and the general public.

Requirements: â&#x20AC;˘ Bachelor degree in Social Work and registered or eligible for registration with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers. â&#x20AC;˘ Three years of related experience in providing educational services and support to students or clients â&#x20AC;˘ Experience in counselling, facilitating and adult education â&#x20AC;˘ Demonstrated experience working in a cross-cultural environment :KDW :H 2á&#x201A;&#x2021;HU â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘

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Essential Skills Instructor Parkland College is currently seeking an Essential Skills Instructor for our Essential Skills for Health Care Careers Located at our Yorkton Main Campus.

This is a Part-Time, Term Position from September 4, 2018 to February 22, 2019.

ParklandCollege_3x76.i01_R0011592602.indd â&#x20AC;˘ prod2/kj YTW aug 1/18 â&#x20AC;˘ classified The Opportunity: This position is primarily responsible for curriculum development and instruction of Essential Skills programming. Essential Skills courses support students to develop and increase skills in reading text, numeracy applications, and utilizing documents.

Requirements: Degree and/or Diploma in the Nursing Field.

Two years (minimum) of teaching experience, with a preference for experience in an adult setting.

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Instructor - English as an Additional Language Parkland College is currently seeking an English as an Additional Language (EAL) Instructor for our Esterhazy Campus.

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Come out to get family history help Is researching your family tree a project that you have been interested in pursuing, but you are not sure where to begin?

The Yorkton branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society meets on the second Tuesday of each month (except July and August) at 7:00 PM at the Yorkton Public Library. Meetings usually have a featured topic or speaker, and genealogists at any stage of research are welcome.

Whether you are just beginning to trace your family tree or have been researching for a long time, you will find conversations and experiences that will help you on your family quest.

You don’t have to wait until September to meet with the group, though! The Yorkton

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Oh how I wanted to love Steampunk Rally with all my heart.

“It is the turn of the 20th Century, a renaissance of steam, steel and the mysterious power of electricity,” detailed the rulebook fluff. “The mad genius, Nikola Tesla, has summoned the world’s greatest minds to challenge them in a no-holds barred race through the Swiss Alps. On this neutral ground, the competitors will construct, push to the breaking point, and jury-rig fantastical contraptions of their own design to crown, once and for all, the greatest Inventor of all time. “‘Race of the Century,’ cry out newspapers around the world.

Controversy over the results of the Swiss Rally sparks public interest in details surrounding the Inventors’ rivalries. This leads to the construction of the Hoverdrome; an enormous floating stadium built with strange and futuristic technology by a mysterious private benefactor from Earhart Industries. There, the Inventors can once again test their mettle.”

So I am a sucker for steampunk, and when you add the cool theme to a box top art piece showing a sort of cartoonish version of Tesla and a strange flying machine, well I was past excited to give this one my heart.

The components were solid, although I must admit plastic miniatures of the various historic inventors in the game would have added a nice touch over the cardboard standees included.

The game, which can be found at www.roxley. com, does allow up to eight to play which is a

big feature for a gaming group to consider. Few games play large numbers and this one actually has more potential when more players are involved.

At its heart, Steampunk Rally is a card-drafting, dice-placement game. Players will be rolling and placing dice on their invention to generate motion, gain more dice, prevent and repair damage, and discard used dice.

Players can improve the efficiency of their

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ing has recently been revised and contains even more valuable information.

The library is located in Room 110 – 1514 11th Avenue in Regina, and is open to the public Monday to Friday from 10:00 am – 4:30 pm.

If you visit their website at www.saskgenealogy. com, and click on “libraries and catalogues” you will see that the library is described as follows: “The Saskatchewan

Genealogical Society Library and Research Room is made up of materials based on the needs and interests of its membership and the general public. These resources range from how to get started doing research in each area to indexes and records that enable the researcher to trace their ancestors from Saskatchewan back to the 1600’s in Canada and the United States, the 1500’s in Great Britain

and Scandinavia and the 1700’s in Europe. A selection of gazetteers and maps help the researcher to find the names and locations of communities their ancestors lived in.

This information helps with learning the current names of communities and points to possible locations where the records they need could be found today. The SGS Library and Research Room collection began with how-to books and a collection of genealogies put together by members.

As the membership grew, so did the collection. At the end of 2017 the collection consisted of 22,470 books, 25,757 microform, 652 maps, 105 CD/DVDs.” It is never too soon to start a genealogy project, but it can sometimes be too late. Senior

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This doesn’t apply only to marriages, births and deaths, but also family stories about everyday life.

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It all sounds like so much fun.

Creator Orin Bishop has almost made it work too. There is a lot going on here, dice being rolled, cards added, the potential a machine explodes with parts going every which way. It has that wild and crazy feel of movies such as Monte Carlo or Bust! or The Great Race.

But in the end a lot of the damage comes from unavoidable hazards on the board that often feel

like a design cheat to harass players.

And, because there is so much going on, it ends up feeling like too much work for the amount of fun in the game.

Still, as a steampunk fan you might want to check it out, but if you are not, you might find other race games more appealing.

Thanks to fellow gamers Jeff Chasse, Trevor Lyons and Adam Daniels for their help in running through this game for review.

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