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History was made when the Yorkton Regional High School Raider Gridders won its first Provincial title since 1994.

Raider Gridders capture Provincial title q First football title in quarter of a century for YRHS

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer The Yorkton Regional High School Raider Gridders has made history this year.

This weekend, the Raiders captured the first Provincial title since 1994, with a 30-23 win against the Saskatoon Bishop James Mahoney Saints.

With this, Yorkton took the 5A 12-Man High School Provincial title.

“The guys really came

through,” said Assistant Coach Jason Boyduk.

After the first half, the two teams were closely matched, with the Raiders having a slight 8-7 lead. The second half is where the game got hot. The Saints were found the end zone first, with a touch down and a field goal in the third quarter and another touchdown in the fourth, putting the Raiders in a difficult spot.

“We were down by 15 points in the fourth quarter with four

minutes left, but I gotta tell you, there was a calming presence with the boys. They made the plays when the plays were needed,” said Boyda.

In those final four minutes, the Raiders managed to tie the game with two touchdowns. It took overtime to decide the game.

Garret Ellis from Yorkton was the rushing champion in the second half, with 128 yards, and 168 total for the game. He

also scored three touchdowns for Yorkton, including the one that tied the game at the end of the fourth quarter and the one that won the game in overtime.

Quarterback Connor Watrych was the other Raider to find the end zone, getting the first of the touchdowns that started the late-game drive that put the Raiders on top. Much like the league final last week, Val Declines was also a rushing force, with a total of 145 yards gained. Rushing was the name

of the game for Yorkton, with a total 392 yards. The Bishop James Mahoney team, by contrast, had a total of 169 yards rushing.

Watrych passed for a total of 83 yards over the game, and had a pass completion rate of 75 per cent. Jaxon Boyda caught the majority of those catches, receiving a total of six catches for 69 yards. The opposition was more reliant on passing yards, with the Saints gaining 145 yards in passing.

New regulations for vaping sector

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Last week, amendments to The Tobacco Control Act were passed unanimously by the Legislative Assembly allowing the province to move quickly to ensure regulation of vaping and vaping products is in line with existing tobacco

legislation.

“Quick passage of this legislation demonstrates how important it is to further protect our youth from vaping,” Health Minister Jim Reiter said in a government release.

“I want to thank our partners and health stakeholders for their support for this legislation and look forward to consult-

“It’s good. It hits a lot of things that are good for the vape industry.”

— Geoff Auckland of the Vape Shack ing with them again on the regulations and how to best address flavoured vaping products.”

Over the next months, the Ministry of Health will proceed with the necessary supporting

regulations to address both the restrictions on vaping and vaping products and the enforcement. New signage prohibiting vaping will be made available for public buildings, retail locations and school properties. It is anticipated that The Tobacco Control Act amendments and supporting regulations will

be in force in early 2020.

Introduced on November 5, the amendments in Bill 182 will: • restrict the sale of vapour/e-cigarette devices and products to individuals 18 years of age and older; • prohibit the display of vapour/e-cigarette products in a retail

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Farmer Recognition Award presented

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Tom and Florence Stachura are the recipients of the 2019 Farmer Recognition Award.

The annual award, presented this year by Hammond Realty, goes to a deserving farm family in the area as

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part of the grain show awards night at Grain Millers Harvest Showdown.

“To me it’s an honour. I still can’t believe it,” said Florence Stachura in a video shown at the presentation. She said as farmers they “get doing day-today things” and you begin to think “people don’t notice, or

appreciate what you do.”

However, being selected for the award makes you realize others do “appreciate the work you put into things,” she added.

Later the couple was asked what their initial reaction had been when first contacted about getting the award.

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said Tom. “Shocked,” added Florence.

“We thought they’d made a mistake.”

In selecting the Stachura’s the committee found both a family farm and mixed farm in its truest sense.

Tom said he has always been a farmer.

“I started right out of high school,” he said, adding that was 43 years ago.

And dirt was under his fingernails earlier than that too.

“I farmed with Dad all my life,” he said.

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Even today some of 3000 acres the Stachura’s crop each year can be traced back to Tom’s father.

In addition to the crop land the Stachura farm, located 15 miles south of Yorkton on the west side of Crescent Lake, runs 250 cows, with the calves wintered on the farm.

A small flock of sheep is raised, initially as a tool to teach their children “how to work with animals,” including time in 4-H, said Florence.

There are some pigs too.

Florence said they try to produce “as much of our meat off our farm as we can.”

When you have a large family raising your food makes sense, and as noted

this is a family operation with the Stachura’s raising six children.

Five of those took agriculture-related training post high school, and two are still actively involved in the family farm.

With some obvious pride Florence noted three of their daughters “are married to farmers.”

“It got in their blood just like it did ours,” she told Yorkton This Week.

There are horses for riding too, although not just for pleasure. The mounts are used when moving cattle in the pasture, although a quad also gets some action now too.

While Tom says he has no preference; cows or land, Florence has a favourite.

“Driving the combine, that’s my baby.

Harvesting the crop at the end of the year is a gratifying experience after all the time and work that went into it (the crop),” she said.

The family farm has been good to the Stachura’s and they hope that the way they have done things can endure in the years ahead, although they admit to worrying it may not.

“We hope the family farm can continue,” said Florence, but with bigger corporate farms buying up land it won’t be easy for smaller farmers to continue.

But for those who make it work a mixed farm, the family working together, it can be a gratifying way of life.

The 2019 Farmer Recognition award was presented during the commercial grain show awards last week at Grain Millers Harvest Showdown. From left, Wade Berlinic of Hammond Realty presents the 2019 Farmer Recognition Award to Florence and Tom Stachura.

sons can enter.

Geoff Auckland of the Vape Shack in Yorkton said the government has headed in the right direction.

“It’s good. It hits a lot of things that are good for the vape industry,” he said, adding a key is “to keep it out of the hands of high school students and young people.”

Vaping products were never supposed to be a ‘hobby’ product for youth, but a cessation product for people wanting to quit smoking, said Auckland.

At the same time Auckland said he is happy to see that the new regulations are not prohibiting the same of flavoured vaping products.

“It’s left the flavours alone for a while at least,” he said, add-

ing that is crucial as flavoured products make up about 95 per cent of product sales.

More important is to “cap the nicotine levels,” said Auckland, adding while he doesn’t stock them the ultra-high nicotine level products are the ones that are addictive.

Auckland said most vape shops have been proactive in ensuring no sales to minors and avoiding high nicotine products.

“So shops are not going to be affected that much,” he said.

The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) has also come out as supporting the provincial government’s steps to control and regulate vaping in Saskatchewan, particularly among

VAPING Continued from Page A1 business where young persons have access; • restrict the use of vapour/e-cigarette products in and around public buildings, including schools and school grounds, in the same manner as our provincial tobacco legislation; • prohibit the sale of vapour/e-cigarette prod-

ucts from specified facilities such as amusement parks, arcades, and theatres where youth frequent; and • restrict advertising of vapour/e-cigarette products in the same manner as tobacco products by prohibiting advertising signs and promotional signs in areas where young per-

youth.

However, in a release the SMA stated it remains hopeful more stringent laws will be considered in the future.

“The SMA applauds Health Minister Jim Reiter’s announcement today of new vaping regulations. They have been a long time in coming and are particularly important now, as vaping among youth continues to rise in Canada at an alarming rate,” said Dr. Mark Brown, a Moose Jaw family physician, in an SMA release.

A British Medical Journal study released in June revealed a 74 per cent increase in vaping among Canadian youth from 2017 to 2018. Dr. Brown noted Saskatchewan’s physicians took a stand against

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vaping at the SMA’s 2019 Fall Representative Assembly in Saskatoon last weekend. Dr. Brown presented the following three resolutions, which were passed on Friday, Nov. 1, by delegates representing the province’s doctors: • That the Saskatchewan Medical Association urge the Government of Saskatchewan to ban the sale of tobacco, marijuana, and vaping products to anyone under 21.

• That the Saskatchewan Medical Association urge the Government of Saskatchewan to apply the same laws that prohibit the consumption, promotion and display of tobacco products to vaping products.

• That the Saskatchewan Medical Association call upon the Government of Saskatchewan to ban flavoured vaping products from sale in Saskatchewan.

“Saskatchewan’s physicians asked for vaping laws that aim to reduce promotion and consumption similar to tobacco legislation, and the government has delivered in this area,” Dr. Brown said in the SMA release.

“However, physicians believe that flavoured vaping products should be banned from sale in the province, which the government is not proposing at this time. Also, physicians favour a ban on sales of vaping products - and tobacco and marijuana – for anyone under 21, and the government has set the age at 18,” Dr. Brown noted.

“The SMA, and Saskatchewan’s physicians, will continue to press for more stringent regulations in these areas. Physicians are extremely concerned about the effects vaping will have on the health of users in Saskatchewan.”

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Jams have unique source for flavours

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer What could be better than jam on a slice of toast?

Maybe if that jam had its flavour enhanced by the addition of a favourite liquor?

Well, that was the thinking of Dawn Horbach of Porcupine Plain, the lady behind The Booze Artist.

“I’ve been working on the process for five years to get the alcohol to jell,” she explained as she tended her booth at this year’s Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in Yorkton.

That process, one she admits is something of a trade secret now, was finally successful after four years “of trial and error”.

The search for the secret to jelling liquor started one day when Horbach was making some raspberry jam. A bottle of chocolate liqueur, one she admitted not to liking a lot, sat on a shelf basically untouched.

“I thought chocolate goes with raspberry, so I put it in the jam,” she said. “It did taste delicious but it wouldn’t set.”

Perseverance and years finally led to a way to use liquor

Through experimentation Dawn Horbach has been able to create a line of jams and jellies infused with various alcohols. and still have the resulting jams and jellies set.

With the process working on most liquors, tequila and vodka still proving impossible to make jell, Horbach began selling her infused jams and jellies about 12 months ago.

The alcohol is essentially lost in the cooking process “so it’s all child friendly,” she said, but its use does add to the over-

all flavour palette.

“I do believe the alcohol enhances the fruit flavour.”

When typically making jams and jellies the cooking process can retract from the fresh flavor of a fruit, suggested Horbach.

“The alcohol kind of rejuvenates it,” she said.

There was still experimenting to be done.

“Sometimes the flavours didn’t work,” said Horbach, but now her roster of flavours is a large one, with 10 different liquors used from Scotch to Champagne to rum and of course chocolate liqueur. In addition 24 different fruits and blends are used.

Horbach said her favourites tend toward those created to use to enhance cooking of

meats and other dishes, such as ‘Hot Apple Toddy’ an apple jelly that is enhanced with brandy and red chillies, that is tasty with cheese, or ‘Cherry Bomb’ made with sweet cherries and Prairie cherry whiskey, and ‘That’s One Hot Scot’ a mango jam with Scotch and chillies that is good with pork.

The jams and jellies are made in an approved kitchen as Horbach is also a caterer.

The product is sold in a few stores, and at trade shows such as the one in Yorkton.

“I love doing the trade shows,” said Horbach, who added interestingly different communities seem to have favoured jam choices.

“Every place is different,” she said, adding ‘Hot Apple Toddy’ and ‘Hit the Rhubarb’ have proven popular at Harvest Showdown.

In Regina its ‘Espresso Yourself’, while Melfort patrons favoured ‘Mango Fandango; and in Preeceville ‘Hot Blues Jam’ sold best.

The Booze Artist also does mail order and can be found on Instagram and by email at theboozeartist@gmail.com

Showdown teaching forum for students

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Hundreds of students from across the city and region took in the Grain Millers Harvest Showdown last week as a learning opportunity.

The Mosaic School Tours focused on two groups, Grade 4s and 7s, with stations set up throughout the show area providing information on various aspects of the agriculture industry.

Sheri Grant, a beef producer from Val Marie was one of those talking to students. She said she made the trip from southern Saskatchewan to talk beef because she sees education as critical.

“I think it’s really important students start understanding more about their food,” she offered.

Grant said there is a correlation between what we consume and how our body performs,

and we need to teach youth about what constitutes a healthy, balanced diet.

That is especially true in light of a new Canada Food Guide, said Grant, who said beef can still be a part of a good healthy diet, and that was part of her message to the Grade 7 students.

“I hope it gets them to thinking more critically about all the things they hear,” she said, adding it’s good to question things one sees and reads and to investigate the validity of statements and research.

Kendra Simon, viceprincipal at Victoria School in Kamsack said bringing students made sense because it ties directly back to aspects of what they teach in the classroom.

“It connects to their curriculum,” she said. “It goes with learning about plants, soils and seeds.”

Simon said the attend-

Students learn about area crops and what foods come from the`se crops at Harvest Showdown in the city last week. ance at the Yorkton event is only one hands-on experience the school introduces students to.

“We take part in a tour at Lindgren Farms at Norquay and have a school garden the student’s plant and harvest,” she said.

While most students at the Kamsack School still

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have ties to farming, it is important to reinforce knowledge regarding food production, said Simon.

“They definitely know where food comes from, but it’s still a learning experience for a lot of students,” she said.

Mike Andrusko is a teacher from Sturgis School. He too suggested students need the handson opportunity to better understand about what they eat.

“It links them to their food,” he said.

Students from North

Valley in Neudorf are generally farm kids, but teacher Twila Riffel said there was still value in the Harvest Showdown event.

“We tie this back to the curriculum is a number of different ways,” she said.

Not all school students are directly connected to farms anymore either.

Bonnie Pendleton brought a class of 26 students from St. Michael’s School to the tour Thursday, and only one had a farm background.

It helps that Yorkton is surrounded by farming, literally, but getting to see, and touch baby chicks, alpacas, calves, sheep, pigs and horses, give students a different perspective of their food.

“It’s part of our curriculum but lots of our city kids never get to really experience the farm,” she said.

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Politics Monday, we commemorate the 101st armistice.

Such occasions seem to have less meaning to recent generations, as we lose generations’ firsthand understanding of the meaning sacrifice and the meaning of country.

Now that first commemoration of armistice was more than a century ago, we risk it becoming an historic relic where we can’t relate to its true impact and meaning.

This is a bigger problem than most realize, as evident in the angry separation talk we now hearing from those who truly don’t understand our history.

Those in the #wexit movement that hung a Canadian flag upside down the week before we commemorate the armistice certainly have a right to their opinion. Those of the greatest generation — and generations before — went to war to preserve such freedoms.

But maybe now is also a good time to reflect not only on a time when a country came of age but also reflect on what motivated those who made it so great.

Certainly, no one went to war for fantastic financial gain. The sacrifice of many who served actually didn’t end with their military service.

Many returned to a tough life eeking out existence on the farm at a time when there was not only no federal government subsidies.

Heck, we didn’t even have equalization right now that has suddenly has become one of the biggest political grievance in today’s political world. (Yet a decade ago we were being told equalization fairness was not an issue because we should instead be striving to be permanent “have” province?)

Many WW2 veterans were not immediately dismissed from service and could not pursue acquisition of farmland. If you were a First Nations veteran, you never got the farmland promised.

We just can’t compare the struggles, which is important when you are talking about breaking up a country our grandfathers and great grandfathers fought for.

Of course, this is not to suggest that the West doesn’t have grievances today like the carbon tax. We all live in the here and now and it’s legitimate to be angry when the natural gas you desperately needed to dry your grain at this time of year is hit with a further carbon tax.

Nor is there much doubt that this federal government has often seemed oblivious to western concerns and issues — exactly why voters out here voted against Liberals and members of other parties supporting the carbon tax.

But generations removed from that sacrifice — and perhaps the reality that governments can’t always fix all our economic struggles like the ones they saw during the wars and Great Depression — we do seem to have lost perspective.

As bad as the situation may now seem to be, are we to believe the #wexit crowd that a federal government that bought a pipeline and is now to court to get it built is out to destroy the Western oil economy as their rhetoric suggests?

Is it just possible that some of our struggles in oil and other commodities just might have something to do with world economic circumstances?

And does anyone believe we could control these worldwide economic circumstances better by becoming a landlocked nation without a deep water port that would have to negotiation moving our oil through pipelines across what would then be foreign nations?

A lack rudimentary understanding of today’s geo-politics is also a problem, but the problem begins with a lack of understanding of our own history and the sacrifice so many made to already make this country great.

What would those who sacrificed so much have to say to those who now want to break up our country over the democratic results of an election?

As we commemorate the 101st armistice, maybe this is something else we need to contemplate.

Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics for over 22 years.

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Important to have event focused on farming T

he 31st edition of the Grain Millers Harvest Showdown has come and gone, with far too many in the city having not taken the opportunity to walk through the displays.

That does not mean crowds were not good. The annual event is one which brings a lot of visitors from the rural region to the city, which of course is itself a good thing.

When visitors come to the city for any reason it means gasoline sales for the trip home. It means meals bought and enjoyed. It means taking the opportunity to do some shopping, and with the holiday season just around the corner that may be even more significant when talking about Harvest Showdown.

The rural visitor attends Harvest Showdown because it is an event that is all about agriculture.

This is the event put on by the Yorkton Exhibition Association that most closely fits the roots of the YEA, events focused on farming.

So farmers enter samples of their grain, letting them be judged against those of neighbours and friends, a red ribbon and bragging rights for the year going to the producer of the sample selected as best by the judges.

Cattle producers bring their heifers to the show for much the same reason, and then attend the sale as an opportunity to buy and sell new genetics for their operation.

And, of course there are a range of fun events producers take part in,

events that are competitive at Harvest Showdown, but just part of farming at home. There were trials for stock dogs, draft horse pulling and chore horse competitions, all ways to have some fun away from the general pressures of farming watching world prices with one eye and the weather with the other.

While Harvest Showdown is a gathering place for producers, perhaps more importantly it is a place of education.

Thanks to Mosaic hundreds of students from the city and region took in Harvest Showdown for a chance to learn about agriculture at a series of learning stations.

There are less and less farms, which means less families tied directly to agriculture, even in a city like Yorkton where its existence relies heavily on farming. That can mean students are less aware of just where their food comes from, and the challenges producers face in producing what we take for granted will be on our table to eat each day.

The chance to see a cow, or pig, or sheep up close, to learn that oats are behind the porridge ate for breakfast is important, and Harvest Showdown allows for that.

Our city is fortunate that 31 years ago there was the vision to start an agriculture-oriented event each fall, and the YEA should be applauded that the event remains a big part of November each year.

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Goulden heading new FCM Task Force

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has struck a subgroup of municipal leaders from western Canada and beyond, called the Western Economic Solutions Taskforce (or WEST).

Together, this group of elected officials will convene important conversations between the municipal and federal orders of government to ensure the perspectives of western communities are voiced, and to drive new solutions on how to best support them through this economic crisis, states a recent FCM release.

The new task force is being chaired by Yorkton Councillor Randy Goulden.

“I think this process is going to be critical and crucial,” she

said, noting the Task Force will put “municipal leaders together with the federal government to discuss local solution to economic challenges.”

Goulden said the Task Force, which numbers 16, will meet initially to hammer out its own strategies and priorities based on the needs or urban and rural municipalities of all sizes across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the region they are focusing on. Once a concrete plan is created it will be shared with the federal government.

FCM President Bill Karsten said it is a process that is much needed right now.

“The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has long understood that—for Canada to thrive—its communities need to thrive.

Yet right now, countless communities in western Canada

are hurting. When the economic downturn hit there, the impacts touched all of us,” he stated in a released statement.

“No order of government has been closer to the impact of this downturn than our municipalities, as the government closest to the daily lives of Canadians. No matter the size of the community—both urban and rural—we see Canadians losing their livelihoods, losing their homes, and worrying about their family’s future.

“For over a century, FCM has united the cities and communities that millions of Canadians call home. When they confront a crisis like the economic downturn facing western Canada today, it is a shared one. There is no doubt that this crisis has left families and workers in these provinces feeling alone in the search

for solutions, and we are now facing growing concern about that feeling of isolation within our proud Confederation.

“FCM knows the challenges that come with trying to speak with one voice from coast to coast to coast. When federal or provincial politics leave us feeling at odds with our fellow Canadians, municipal leaders are able to step beyond the politics to share solutions. Local governments are the bridge builders.”

Nationally the Prairie voice must be heard, offered Karsten.

“Right now, this national conversation about unity and how best to offer support to western communities struggling with the economic downturn demands engagement from every level of government,” he said in the prepared

statement.

“This taskforce will, in the coming weeks, seek to engage a respectful direct dialogue with the federal government on how to support communities impacted by this economic crisis. FCM has already called on the Government of Canada to support our country’s energy producing regions through nation-building energy infrastructure projects, including projects that support a responsible transition to renewable energies. Now, we are taking the next step by actively fostering more of those solutions to this complex array of challenges.

“We look forward to those conversations as we do what local governments often do, reach across traditional and regional boundaries to collectively address a national challenge.”

Investing in career training services The Government of Saskatchewan is investing in career training services for people with disabilities in Yorkton.

The government is providing $572,339 to Saskatchewan Abilities Council (SaskAbilities) to deliver the Partners in Employment contract in Yorkton. The services provided will include: identifying and developing skills, job readiness, resume and interview development,

job search and maintenance, and sustained career growth.

This program ensures all members of the community have the skills necessary for employment and are able to participate in the province’s workforce. The program also identifies suitable candidates for potential employers and engages in employment retention support.

“The Partners in Employment program

provides meaningful career training services to people with disabilities in Yorkton who are transitioning into sustainable employment,” Highways and Transportation Minister and Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit said on behalf of Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison.

“Investing in partnerships with organizations like SaskAbilities to ensure inclusion in all of our communities is

important to our government.”

“With the support of an employment specialist, our program allows us to use a client-centered approach that assists individuals with meeting

their employment goals and employers to fulfill their labour needs,” SaskAbilities Regional Director Yorkton Branch John Denysek said. “The individualized support that is provided to each

History Corner Scandinavian Canadian Land Company sets up office in Yorkton in 1903 The Scandinavian Canadian Land Company had first come to Yorkton to set up an office in 1903 in the building next to the Dunlop Block at #27 Broadway Street East. D.M. Frederickson of Chicago was president and John D. Lageson, a graduate of Agriculture from Minnesota was the manager. They were advertising 50,000 acres in the best district of Eastern Saskatchewan. In 1904, they opened an office in Canora. Many of the settlers they invited were Scandinavians whose parents had immigrated to the United States as far back as 1840s and 1850s, and who were naturalized American citizens. Some settled in town and established businesses, but still they had come for free land and many entered on homesteads in the Canora,

Feeding healthy families Dr. Pushpika Karunatilake donated a fruit tray and gave a donation of $250 to the Yorkton Family Resource Centre. Instead of spending money on food and cake for her birthday, she wanted it to come to the YRFC so they could put it towards a program for families. The money will go toward food provided when the YFRC is running classes for local

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families. The Healthy Start Program is a class where children and parents will have an opportunity to do a physical activity together, then make a snack while receiving some parenting information. Pictured, her receptionist made the presentation to Kim Gelowitz wth the Family Resource Centre.

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client while they prepare for work, and then when they are on the job, is a great fit for many of our local employers that share our goal of building inclusive communities.”

Preeceville, Ketchen and North Prairie districts.

This edition of History Corner originally ran in the Nov. 18, 2009 edition of Yorkton This Week.

Terri Lefebvre Prince

Legacy Co-operative Association Limited Senior’s Day

Yorkton Legacy Co-operative Association Limited in conjunction with The Bentley by Revera will be holding a “Senior’s Day” every month throughout 2019.

Seniors Day will be the third Tuesday of every month in 2019.

During the hours of 10:00am until 3:00pm, seniors over the age of 65 will be given a scratch card that they can utilize to receive a discount on their purchase that day.

Presents

Trade-In Days TTrade d iin an old ld sett off h hearing i aids id d and d we will give you $500 off a new set of modern up-to-date product Limited time offer - Expires December 12, 2019 By appointment onlyy • Just in time for Christmas

Legacy Co-op and The Bentley by Revera─Yorkton staff will be treating seniors to coffee and donuts from 11:30am until 1:30pm (while supplies last).

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November 13, 2019 - November 19, 2019

Council Meeting Monday, December 2, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Upcoming Commission/Committee/ Board Meetings

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

Economic Development Committee Meeting Date: Time: Location:

Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:00 a.m.

Meeting Room A - City Hall

Please see the City of Yorkton’s website at: www.yorkton.ca/dept/admin/publicnotices.asp for meeting cancellations

JOB POSTING Temporary Probationary Fire Fighter Yorkton Fire Protective Services

Competition Number 2019-42

Request for Proposals

Reporting to the Fire Chief and Deputy, a Temporary Probationary Fire Fighter is used to augment Platoons on an as needed basis for vacation, sick leave, disability leave, training leave or any other approved absences.

2019-2020 Transit Shelter Snow Removal

Applicants must be able to: - carry out a wide variety of duties under the supervision of senior firefighting staff - maintain an extensive knowledge of fire operations, apparatus, equipment and methods used in combating, extinguishing and preventing fires - comply with all City policies, procedures, OH & S safety regulations and work cooperatively in a team environment - be able to perform shift work and be available for call back duties

Quotes must be received before 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2019 Please send sealed quotations clearly marked “2019-2020 Transit Snow Removal” to: Department of Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Box 400 Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Details of the Project: The City of Yorkton is accepting proposals for manual snow removal services at the sheltered transit stop locations throughout Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

Specifications are available at: www.yorkton.ca/tenders Proposals shall remain open for acceptance by the City and irrevocable for thirty (30) calendar days following the date specified for closing.

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

Contact Person Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars can be directed to: Taylor Morrison, Recreation Services Manager Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1750 Email: cdpr@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

Duties & Responsibilities Working as a member of a team, the Temporary Probationary Fire Fighter mitigates emergencies involving fires, dangerous goods incidents, and emergency rescue work; performs fire prevention and inspection duties as assigned, maintains fire department apparatus and facility; participates in required training and performs other duties as assigned.

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Grade 12 Level I and II – NFPA 1001 I.F.S.A.C. Fire Fighter certification, with preference given to those who have graduated from a recognized Fire College or have equivalent IFSAC/NFPA certification.

NFPA 472 Operations ICS 100 First Responder AED, CPR and First Aid Certificates; Must possess and maintain valid Class 3 driver’s license, with Air Brakes Endorsement; Must be in good physical fitness, pass a physical fitness evaluation and maintain a high standard of physical conditioning being able to perform physical fire fighting duties under adverse conditions; Must possess and maintain RCMP Security Clearance; As per IAFF Collective Agreement, must be able to provide a medical certificate Must meet the Canadian Vision Standard for Fire Fighters; Successfully complete Fire Department job related skill testing; Reside within the Yorkton Fire Department 5 mile boundary;

SALARY: In accordance with the current IAFF Collective Agreement.

Interested applicants are invited to apply online at www.yorkton.ca.

This competition closes on November 22, 2019

The City of Yorkton wishes to thank all prospective applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF THE MERIDIAN CANADIAN OPEN TO YORKTON!

Other Job Opportunities • Casual Concession Attendant 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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New committee for education Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant has released terms of reference to education sector partners that will be used to develop a framework to guide class size and composition practi-

ces in Prekindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms.

The Ministry of Education will work to establish the Provincial Committee on Class Size and Composition and host the first meeting before the end of the

month.

“I have heard from parents, teachers and staff that our classrooms are more complex than ever,” Wyant said. “I look forward to the work of this committee helping to develop solutions to

guide class size and composition planning in our schools.”

The Provincial Committee on Class Size and Composition will be comprised of representatives from various education partners, including:

• parents; • academics; • professional staff; • the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation; • the Saskatchewan School Boards Association; and • the Ministry of

Education.

The committee will be expected to construct a framework on class size and composition with the intention of implementing recommendations for the 2020-21 school year.

November 13, 2019 - November 19, 2019

Council Meeting Monday, December 2, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Invitation to Tender Name of Tender: Tax Title Property – 133 Magrath Street Close Date: 12:00 p.m. C.S.T. on Friday, November 29, 2019 Submission: Tender must be submitted by Courier or in person to: City of Yorkton, City Clerks Office, 2nd Floor 37 Third Avenue North, YORKTON, SK S3N 2W3 Synopsis: Tenders will be received by the City of Yorkton for the following property: Civic Address: 133 Magrath Street Legal Description: Lot 26, Block 32, Plan 99Y04947 Parcel Size: 0.074 ha (0.18 acres) Description: Vacant Residential Lot Zoning: R-5, Mixed Density Residential Reserve Bid: $30,000.00 The property is to be sold on an “as is” basis. There are no warranties offered or implied on the condition of the property.

A certified cheque to the City of Yorkton for 20% of the amount of the tender must accompany the tender. Tenders submitted without certified funds will not be considered. Tender deposits will be returned to unsuccessful bidders. Successful bidder will have thirty (30) days to provide the balance of cash to complete the purchase. The deposit will be forfeited if the successful bidder does not finalize the agreement for sale within the required time.

All legal costs, title transfer fees and applicable taxes are the responsibility of the purchaser and are in addition to the bid price.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all tenders. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Ashley Stradeski, Director of Finance

Invitation to Tender Name of Tender: Tax Title Property – 129 Myrtle Avenue Close Date: 12:00 p.m. C.S.T. on Friday, November 29, 2019 Submission: Tender must be submitted by Courier or in person to: City of Yorkton City Clerks Office, 2nd Floor 37 Third Avenue North YORKTON, SK S3N 2W3 Synopsis: Tenders will be received by the City of Yorkton for the following property: Civic Address: 129 Myrtle Avenue – commercial property Legal Description: Lots 17 & 18 Block 8 Plan S700 Parcel Size: 0.056 ha (0.14acres) 50ft x 115ft Description: Improved Commercial Property Zoning: C-1, City Centre Commercial Zoning information can be found at www.yorkton.ca/ tenders Reserve Bid: $34,000.00 Mandatory Site Visit: November 20, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. – call 306-786-1736 to register The property is to be sold on an “as is” basis. There are no warranties offered or implied on the condition of the property.

Conditions of the sale: • all buildings on the property must be demolished within 3 months of the property transfer; or • the building may be retained after a full structural review by a Structural Engineer licensed to practice in Saskatchewan has taken place, at the bidders cost. It is recommended bidders contact the Planning Services Department to confirm the ability to develop the property with the intended use.

Plans and permits for repair and Building Code upgrades are to be submitted to the Building Department for review within three months of the property transfer with construction to commence immediately thereafter.

A certified cheque to the City of Yorkton for 20% of the amount of the tender must accompany the tender. Tenders submitted without certified funds will not be considered. Deposits will be returned to unsuccessful bidders. Successful bidder will have thirty (30) days to provide the balance of cash to complete the purchase. The deposit will be forfeited if the successful bidder does not finalize the agreement for sale within the required time.

All legal costs, title transfer fees and applicable taxes are the responsibility of the purchaser and are in addition to the bid price.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all tenders. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Ashley Stradeski, Director of Finance

The Holiday Train is coming to .

Wednesday, December 4th at 12:05 to 12:45 pm Livingstone Street & Fourth Ave. S. Join us to celebrate the holidays with the CP Holiday Train featuring Musical Guests: • Scott Helman • Madeline Merio Hot Dogs, Hot Chocolate, and Hot Apple Cider will be available on site.

Other activities downtown including: • Rocky Mountain Express film screening Godfrey Dean Gallery Theatre - 2:30pm

The Yorkton Salvation Army Food Bank and Yorkton Hyundai will be accepting donations of cash or non-perishable food items. www.cpr.ca

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Draft horses pull big weights

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Heavy horses took on the sled loaded down with shingles at the Dave’s Diesel Heavy Horse Pulls.

Last Wednesday three lightweight teams and five middleweight teams competed as part of the SaskTel HorsePower Showcase as Grain Millers Harvest Showdown got under way for its 31 year.

The teams started out with the sled weighted down with 3500 pounds, all eight teams easily making a full pull of 14-feet.

The judge then called for added weight each

round, 1000 added in the early rounds, 500 in later pounds.

It was not until the weight hit 8000 pounds that a team failed to make a full pull, stopping after a pull of 130 inches.

A second team bowed out after making a full pull at the four ton level.

At 8500 pounds two more teams met their match one at a pull of 132 inches, the second at 78 inches.

At 9000 pounds only one lightweight team remained with Ron Sebastian of Lumsden and his team of Tom and Digger making a full 14-foot pull to top the division. His team weighed only 3170 pounds.

A draft team of Belgians performs during last week’s Harvest Showdown.

John Martin of Regina with his team of Rogue and Rowdy, with their 132-inch pull at the 8000 pound weight, were second in the lightweight

division.

At 9000 pounds one middleweight team made it 60 inches, a second team 134 inches, and one a full pull.

The full 14-foot pull was made by the team of Prince and Bud for teamster Norm Vertefeuille of Lumsden which won the middleweight class.

Jordan Luster of Kendal, SK. with Tom and Duke and their 134 –inch pull were second among the middleweight teams.

A good dog is big help on a ranch

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Jolie Vermette has been working stock dogs for years.

Vermette uses the dogs on the ranch at Outlook, as well as when riding the local community pasture.

Working with the dogs every day led to becoming more involved with stock dogs.

“We train and breed a few,” said Vermette after making a run with ‘JR Vaquero’ one of her dogs during the stock dog competition at this year’s Grain Millers Harvest Showdown.

Vermette takes part in competitions across the Canadian Prairies and into the United States. She said generally those competing run border collies, although there are occasional Australian Shepherds and Kelpies.

“Border collies have a nice amount of eye and style,” said Vermette.

Having a good eye is important because the dog can actually learn to react to what it is seeing when herding.

And the border collie while generally a gentle dog, can hold its own when a cow gets unruly.

“If it (the dog) needs a bite, it’s there,”

said Vermette.

Of course the best herding dogs need training, although they have a good amount of natural instinct to build on.

“We say a good dog takes two to three years,” said Vermette.

The dogs are introduced to herding at a very young age, as young as eight-weeks, giving them a sense of what their job will be, usually working with sheep to start.

Vermette said even at a few months of age border collies are likely to show the instinct to go out and gather the animals and bring them back toward their handler.

“Their natural instinct is to get around stuff and bring it to you,” she said.

To have border collies drive the flock, or herd takes some extra training.

“Driving is something you have to put onto them,” said Vermette.

It is the “fine points” of being a good stock dog the trainer “has to pick away at through training,” said Vermette, adding the stockman needs to know how to reinforce the training in the field too. In that sense anyone wanting to use a stock dog will need some training too.

The handler is essentially 50 per cent of the team.

By two years a stock dog can be pretty

competent, and “at three we expect them to be performing at their prime,” said Vermette.

At that point the handler has a dog that can essentially do the job of two or three people, when it comes to working a herd of stock.

And, a good dog is a long term asset too.

“A good one that works hard will go eight, nine, 10-years,” said Vermette, adding it can depend on the health of the animal. Working cattle can be “rough and tumble” work, with a cow apt to kick or charge a dog at times. Injuries happen; sprains, broken bones and torn ACLs. But, good dogs seem to welcome the challenge.

“A good one that wants to work, you can’t stop it,” said Vermette, adding you have to make sure to give a hardworking dog breaks because left to themselves they just go until they drop. “They don’t know quit.”

At the Harvest Showdown event Steven Rosvold topped day one as they herded cattle. The runner-up was Stacey Rosvold.

They are from Ethelbert, MB. On day two the stock dogs worked with sheep. Russ Roome of Dundurn, SK., was champion, with Jamie Gardiner from Swift Current the runner-up.

Jolie Vermette and her border collie “JR Vaquero’ wait for their turn in the ring.

November 13, 2019 - November 19, 2019

Council Meeting Monday, December 2, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Highway 9 Bridge Project 2019 Construction 2016 Construction

Construction of a new Bridge on Highway 9, one half mile north of York Starting M ay 2, 2016is the Roadways Reconstruction will begin onwill Dracup North from Darlington Road underway.

The bridge allow to York Road. Please follow all road closures and detours. replacement of aging culverts beneath the highway with a Project much (York larger capacity Dracup Avenue North Completion Road to Darlington Street) open channel waterway. The culverts M ost underground infrastructure improvements and construction the new roadbed were currently handle most storm waterofoutflow completed in 2015. from Yorkton into Yorkton Creek, and can create a bottleneck heavy rain • Roadway preparation work began in mid during April, including replacement of the short section of water main at During the north end of the street and construction of traffic some additional of new events. bridge construction, catch basins. has been diverted to a temporary roadway • Grading and roadway preparation is slated to begin M ay 1 and is expected to take on the two east side of the highway, and is approximately weeks.

• Concrete paving of the single roadway will then getonly. underway aroundis M aythe 24 and is expected alternating lane This to be completed by July 1, weather permitting. case in most highway bridge construction projects. Please be patient and obey ***Insert Dracup Avenue The North Reconstruction here signage. project isMapscheduled for completion in mid November.

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Industry hardships well-known in Canada While there is much that is positive about social media in terms of staying connected with friends, or being in touch with like-minded people in terms of hobbies and interests, it is far from an ideal medium for news about happenings in our world.

Far too quickly discussion can become little more than rhetoric, hyperbole, and outright nonsense. Wading through the straw to find the kernels of truth and fact can be a tiring process that frankly is often not worth the effort.

We may live in a time that affords us the greatest access to information ever, but it does not assure us of its accuracy.

In that regard we

need to be particularly vigilant in assessing what we take in in terms of background and fact on issues, if we are to have an informed position.

That is where I feel we are today in terms of western alienation.

The squeaky wheel of those suggesting separation are getting play, but whether they should be is another question.

They rail against the transfer payments that go to Quebec, which in the short contest of the last decade look extreme. But, the grey hairs in my moustache mean I have lived long enough to remember Saskatchewan happily cashing transfer cheques headed this

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Calvin Daniels way for years too. Every province has received payments at one point.

That is the essence of being part of a confederation where a mechanism to spread wealth exists.

And of course equalization payments do not involve wealthy provinces making direct payments to poor provinces.

The money comes from the federal treasury.

Then there is the current downturn in the Canadian oil sector, and the displeasure with the inability of pipelines now seen as the sector’s salvation built.

Of course when oil was $100 a barrel a decade or so ago, pipelines were not exactly on the front burner for anyone even if the industry was flush with funds to get it started then.

That is not to suggest the oil sector in the west is not hurting.

However, having a sector hurting is not suddenly a new thing.

Farmers with a few grey hairs will remember farm gate stands to stop foreclosures when bank interest rates exploded to 20 per cent and gutted the farm sector.

People might recall Uranium City, a mining community of some 5000, that today is home to less than 100, a mine closure gutting the community.

The Maritimes is littered with closed fish processing plants, closed when cod numbers declined and a moratorium on the fish-

ery was instituted in 1992.

Oshawa faces issues with an announced auto plant closure.

And the supply-managed dairy and poultry sectors have basically been played as bargaining chips in international trade.

Sectors face hardships – perhaps too often – but it is not new, not even to the oil sector.

Pipelines may be part of the answer, but ultimately hardships are part of business, obstacles that must be overcome to emerge stronger, or be lost as has happened across Canada before.

Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.

Clydesdale Cup now resides in Wynyard

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Clydesdale Cup will reside in Wynyard for the next year after a win by ‘NC Laura’ last Thursday at the Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in Yorkton.

Since its inception three years ago Clydesdales that were chosen champions at a series of designated shows in the summer have ended up in Yorkton where they go head-tohead for the Cup. This year the winning animal, a five-yearold mare was exhibited

by Neil Campbell of Wynyard.

“I’m very pleased, very excited,” he said of the win. “It’s a wonderful feeling to put a breeding program together and raise a champion mare.”

‘Laura’ qualified for the Cup winning a championship in Austin, MB. this summer, as well as being chosen best Canadian mare at a show in North Battleford.

So is the mare Campbell’s best.

Maybe not, at least in his own mind.

“Not necessarily, no,” he said. “I have a number of quality mares (among his herd of 20).”

But the win is still huge in Campbell’s mind too.

“They were all very high quality horses in the class,” he said.

That quality made it a difficult job for judge Reg Madsen of Hamiota, MB.

“They were equal to be here as they qualified,” said Madsen. “It’s just too bad they can’t all be first.”

But Madsen had to pick what was essentially the champion of champions for Clydesdales shown by Saskatchewan producers in 2019.

“I picked the big mare because she was just a little more finished,” he said, adding it helped in that regard that she was a mature mare, where some others in the final were younger animals with their potential not yet fully realized.

Madsen said the mare he picked was a fine example of the Clydesdale breed, one that would stand up in any show ring.

“I was just down at the Toronto Royal and saw some awfully good Clydesdales down there,” he said, adding looking at the five finalists in the ring Thursday evening “I think we should be darned proud of the Clydesdales horses that were shown today.”

As for his champion Madsen said, “she’d have done very well down there ... She’s what you want in a Clydesdale mare.”

The win by Campbell breaks a mini streak in terms of the Saskatchewan Clydesdale Cup which was won in its first two years, 2017 and 2018, by entries from Linda Banga of Canora.

‘NC Laura’ was chosen the 2019 winner of the Saskatchewan Clydesdale Cup for breeder Neil Campbell of Wynyard at the Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in Yorkton last week.

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Chore teams compete at Showdown

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Round one of the Newton Landscaping Chore Team Competition was part of the opening day of the 31st annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown.

The two-day event put teamsters and their teams through a series of chore related stations which are being judged by the tandem of Gary Clapman of Minitonas, MB., and Stephanie Lockhart of Yorkton.

The stations include

passing through a closed gate, hooking up to a wagon, cutting a figure eight with the wagon, parallel parking the team and wagon, and backing into a docking area.

In addition to being scored by the two judges, the circuits were timed, which would be referred to if two teams tied on points.

Day one, first place went to Wayne Nagy with Bob and Doc, with second to Ken Shreiner with Ruby and Jewel.

Third was captured by Michelle Newton with

the team of Anne and Grace.

Things changed a little on day two. Wayne Nagy was again first, but this day second went to Langenburg driver Keith Neymier with Gravel and Surprise. Ken Shreiner took third.

The results from day one were added to those achieved Thursday afternoon to get an overall Harvest Showdown winner.

With back-to-back day wins Wayne Nagy was the overall event champion, Ken Shreiner runner-up.

Horses used for farm chores must be able to do a number of things, including going around obstacles which was tested by cutting a figure-eight.

Jennifer Lindgren presented major award Norquay’s Jennifer Lindgren was recently presented the Extra Mile Award by Saskatoon-based marketing and management firm AgriBiz Communications Corp. during the 2019 Women in Ag CONNECT: Heart of the Farm conference.

The award recognizes women in the agriculture industry who make noteworthy contributions to their communities and foster the promotion of Saskatchewan agriculture and food. Each year, the Extra Mile Award highlights different achievements of women who go the extra mile to make a difference in the agriculture industry. The focus of the award for 2019 is on women who have spearheaded events and initiatives that promote agriculture and bring farmers and consumers together.

“Jennifer Lindgren is the epitome of a hardworking prairie girl. She is a lifelong farmer, devoted mom, and active community member, and she strives to represent the whole industry. She has spearheaded a ‘Food Farm’ program with a local elementary school, where she brings children to the Lindgren family farm in spring and fall to teach them about seeding, harvest, livestock, farm safety and other farm components using demonstration stations for each of these important topics,” said Adele Buettner, President of AgriBiz, in presenting this year’s award.

“I want to say how honoured I am to receive the Extra Mile Award,” Lindgren responded. “Our family believes strongly in helping the next generation understand the importance of farming and teaching them where their food comes from. My work with the Food Farm program has allowed me to do this.”

As part of the Extra Mile Award, AgriBiz will donate $1,000 to a charity or community initiative of the winner’s choosing. Jennifer Lindgren chose to direct the donation to the Town of Norquay to help replace the score clock in the local skating rink. The Lindgrens plan to personally donate the remaining funds needed to ensure the clock will be in use this hockey season.

“We created the Extra Mile Award as an opportunity to give back and encourage these women in their roles as agricultural advocates,” Buettner said. “We look forward to recognizing these leaders to show them their hard work has not gone unnoticed.”

Buettner went on to note that next year’s award will honour women whose agricultural advocacy and consumer engagement has promoted conversations about food and farming, and she encouraged conference attendees to think about other great women who also deserve recognition.

Each year at Canada’s Farm Progress Show held in Regina in June a farm couple is presented the ‘Outstanding Young Farmers Award’ which recognizes young farmers who demonstrate excellence in their profession. Jennifer and her husband Jordan were presented with the award in 2018.

As a result of the Outstanding Young Farmer Award the couple were in Australia earlier this year talking agriculture to producers there.

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Cattle’s best The Heartland Livestock Services Commercial Cattle Futurity Heifer Show was held at the Agripavilion last Thursday. The show, which had judges picking the best pens-ofthree heifers was part of activities at the 31st annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown.

Other cattle events at the event included FCC Breeders’ Alley, the FCC Pen of Bulls Show, the Sweetheart Classic Jackpot Heifer Show Ryan Stillborn Memorial Youth Cattlemen Classic.

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Remembrance Day across the Parkland Remembrance Day ceremonies were held Monday reflecting the various ways our citizens paid their respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. Events included the candle lighting ceremony at the Cenotaph Sunday evening; the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Nexera Flexihall in the Gallagher Centre and the Yorkton Tribal Council Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Painted Hand Casino, and a dinner recognizing the major efforts of veterans.

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Community Spotlight “Sparkle & Shine 2019” (formerly “Three Wise Women”) is a sale of handmade crafts and goods just in time for your holiday season giving. Sat., 16 Nov. at St. Andrew’s United Church (29 Smith St. E., Yorkton) from 10 a.m.

- 4:00 p.m. Seventeen area craftspeople will have their products available including pottery; paper crafts and cards; holiday decor; dolls’ clothing; children’s clothing and games; chocolates and candy; crocheted items; distressed wood products; unique art; kitchen goods; blankets and jewellery.

Also available is a delicious homemade lunch including soups, sandwiches and desserts. If you want unique, quality handmade products, this is the sale for you!

Come to shop or just for lunch. We have something for everyone!

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Cookie Walk - St. Andrew’s United Church, Yorkton.

Sat., Nov. 30 at 12:30 p.m. Use south hall entrance. All kinds of homemade cookies. $7.50 per pound.

Stock up for Christmas, lunches, parties. Please bring your own ice cream pails if possible.

Everyone welcome.

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New Horizons Friday Night Dance, 78 First Ave. N., Yorkton.

Come and have a great time! All ages are welcome. Time: 7:30 p.m.

- 11:30 p.m. Music by: Nov. 15, The Zayshleys; Nov. 22, Ron & Sandra Rudoski; Nov. 29, Len Gadica.

Admission $10.00. Contact Peter 306-782-1846. To rent hall 306-783-6109, 306782-5915.

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Parkinson’s Canada Yorkton Support Group meeting Wed., Nov. 20, 2 p.m. at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home. All Parkinson’s patients and interested persons welcome. For further information call 306-783-8615.

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Raise the Woof Christmas Gala Fundraiser Event - St. Mary’s Cultural Centre, Yorkton, Dec. 7. Doors open 4:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m. Cocktails, 6:00 p.m. Supper, 7:00 p.m.

Comedians, dance to follow. Tickets $55 available at the following locations: SPCA 306-783-4080 (Visa/ debit card accepted); Fins, Feathers & Fur 306-782-7387; KM Auto 306-782-2638. For more info please contact the SPCA 306-783-4080.

E-transfers available please contact.

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Yorkton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Women (ACW) invite you to share in their Christmas Tea and Bazaar - Sat., Nov. 30, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Holy Trinity Anglican Parish Hall, corner of 2nd Ave. & Darlington St. Please use the Main Church entrance on Darlington St. Bake sale, white elephant & craft table.

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Yoga Classes for Seniors - New Horizons Senior Centre, 78 First Ave. N., Yorkton. Come out and get fit every Tuesday and Friday Sept. 17 to Dec. 13.

Resume Tues., Jan. 7, 2020. All ages are welcome. Pre-registration not required. 11:00 a.m.

- 11:45 a.m. (45 min. ses-

sion). $5.00 a person.

Please bring your own mat. Contact for more info 306-783-8891, 306782-5915.

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Advent Tea & Bake Sale - Sat., Dec. 7, 2019, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St. E., Yorkton. Event fee: $5. Join us for Tea and a Bake Sale! All are welcome! More: https:// www.facebook.com/ events/706346643202742/

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Library Social Worker available on Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m.

- 9:00 p.m.; Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 1:00 p.m.

- 5:00 p.m. Support, Connecting with community programs, Information about community services, Assistance with forms and referrals. Please check in with reference desk or leave your means of contact.

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Calling All Musicians!

Yorkton Community Band fall season on Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. at Yorkton Regional High Band Room.

Woodwind, brass and percussion performers needed.

Previous experience required.

Everyone welcome! For more information call Larry 306-621-0523

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The Yorkton duplicate bridge club meets for an afternoon of FUN every Wednesday afternoon at the Yorkton Public Library at 1:00 p.m. Our season runs from Sept.

4 to the end of June 2020. We welcome new players and encourage all of those who play bridge to come and join us. Contact information Sharon at 306-782-1689 or Allona at 306-6206605.

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Come see our new Royal Canadian Legion branch located at 387B Parkview Rd. next to the Loaf N’Jug. Office hours are Mon., Wed. and Fri., 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Our lounge is open Sat. at 3:00 p.m. with meat draws at 5:00 p.m.

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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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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 306783-5022 or 306-6209889 or The Yorkton City Detachment of the RCMP at 306-786-2400 or Box 153, Yorkton, SK S3N 2V7.

dren of Alcoholics Al-Anon meeting every Thursday night at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St.

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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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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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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.

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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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Attention all lovers of boardgames; chess, o t h el 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 gs to 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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Hort. Society AGM set for Nov. 20 The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be holding their AGM and supper meeting on Wednesday, November 20. This meeting is for current members only and their guests. Members, if you have any questions, please call Liz at (306) 782-2830.

This is the time when we think about protecting some plants in our gardens for the winter. The recent snows were a bit of a surprise and seem to be here to stay, so how does that affect what we do next? Ideally, we would be protecting tender roses with mulch or mounding soil over the crown; we’d be doing the same with some perennials that are not quite suited to our zone. (We are 3b, by the way). We could still mound up peat moss or mulch, even though there is some snow on the ground, but once we have done that, we can use the most obvious insulator, the snow itself. Of course we wouldn’t use snow that has had salt mixed into it, but if you have nice clean snow on your lawn, gather it up and place piles of it over perennials and tender plants. There are even styrofoam cones available just for this purpose.

FYI, if you have not cut back your roses, don’t worry. It is best to leave them until spring and then trim off any dead branches.

Many of us wrap our cedars. There is always lively debate about whether this is necessary or not, especially with established cedars.

Before the soil freezes, we could pound stakes into the ground around our cedars, wrap the burlap on the outside of these supports, and create a surround around the cedar with a bit of air space for insulation.

Quite often gardeners just wrap the cedar directly with burlap. This works too, just don’t wrap it too tightly.

Why do we wrap cedars at all? Winter weather can take its toll on cedars: they are

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Gardener’s Notebook still losing moisture through their needles, but because the ground is frozen they can’t drink up anything to replace this lost moisture. If wind is whipping around them, they become dehydrated and begin to turn brown.

The bright winter sun bouncing off the snow can speed up this process as well. The burlap helps deflect some of these damaging factors.

As to the question of do we do this only with newly planted cedars or all cedars, well, many gardeners with established cedars feel the plants can fend for themselves and stand up to the winter weather. And they usually do. But probably most of us have had winter damage on good solid plants at one time or another. I think I told you about the damage sustained to some of our mugo pines last winter.

They looked quite sad all summer, but we are hopeful that they will regain strength in time and get their looks back.

They have the added problem of becoming deformed, pushed into a

leaning growth habit by a large spruce that stunted them. We’re not sure if anything can be done to help this problem, but that’s a topic for when we have tea another day.

Did you ever wonder what determines growing zones? In Canada, we have nine zones, beginning at “0” for the coldest areas and going up to “8”in warmer areas. The plant hardiness zones are based on factors such as length of time when there is no frost, minimum winter temperatures, rainfall, and amount of snow cover, wind speeds, and maximum temperatures. The first map created especially for Canada came into being in 1967 from Agriculture Canada.

There is still time to give added winter protection to some of our tender plants; we just have to do it in a different way than we would have done if we hadn’t had snow!

Are you interested in some “Prairie Garden” books? Visit our website at www.yorktonhort. ca for details and have a great week!

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A Resistance woman’s lesson in forgiveness

“If you do not forgive men their trespasses,” Jesus said, “neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.” ...

It’s a condition not easily met.

During the Holocaust, Haarlem resident, Corrie Ten Boom, along with her beloved sister, Betsie, spent ten months imprisoned in Ravensbruck concentration camp. Nazis had discovered Jews hidden in their family home in

the district of Haarlem, Holland. Frail and cruelly mistreated by their Nazi guards, Betsie died in the camp a mere fifteen days before Corrie’s release (attributed to a clerical error) in early January of 1944.

After her release, Corrie became a missionary and author, writing books and travelling the world sharing her experience of how God’s love had followed them, even into the hell-hole of Ravensbruck. She

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also shared how Betsie’s example of God’s love and forgiveness for their cruel keepers inspired her during those fiendish years.

In one of her books,

The Hiding Place, Corrie relates how in 1947 she visited post-war Germany to share her message that God forgives and “there is no pit so deep that God’s love is not

deeper still.” Following one of her messages, a man approached her, explaining that he’d been a guard at Ravensbruuk.

She had already recognized him; a recognition accompanied by horrid flashbacks of “walking naked past this man.

I could see my sister’s frail form ahead of me, ribs sharp beneath the parchment skin.” He had become a Christian, the man said, and though he knew God had forgiven him for his actions, he wanted to hear words of forgiveness from some-

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Frozen family fun The cold didn’t bother anyone at the Parkland Mall on Nov. 2 as they gathered for a Frozen family fun day. Kids had a chance to participate in crafts and enjoy cupcakes at the event. But it wasn’t just about fun, it

was also about fundraising, as the mall raised money for Cystic Fibrosis Canada at the event.

Pictured, Aria Wilson gets some help from her mom Jenn when making an ornament.

one who had been in the camp. Corrie wrote, “I stood there — I whose sins had every day to be forgiven — and could not.

Betsie had died in that place — could he erase her slow terrible death simply for the asking?

Hand outstretched, the man stood for what seemed like hours, though actually only seconds, as she inwardly wrestled with “the most difficult thing I had ever had to do.”

In her head, Corrie replayed Jesus’ words, knowing she had only one choice. Forgive. Coldness clutched her heart, she recounted later. “But forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.”

Pleading for Divine help, she told God that she could lift her hand to his, but he would have to supply the feeling. “And so woodenly, mechanically, I thrust my hand into the one stretched out to me. And as I did, an incredible thing took place. The current started in my shoulder, raced down my arm, sprang into our joined hands.

And then this healing warmth seemed to flood my whole being, bringing tears to my eyes. ‘I forgive you, brother!’ I cried.

‘With all my heart!’”

For a long moment, Corrie writes, she and her former enemy held hands. “I had never known God’s love so intensely as I did then.”

Corrie’s message and her example of forgiving like Jesus does, still resonates. In a wounded world it’s the healing message we need most.

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“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?”

— Matthew 6:25 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:

Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church 89 Bradbrooke Drive, Yorkton, SK S3N 2Y2 306-782-2998 Father Michael Faryna 306-601-9043

Sunday, November 17th Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

“22nd Sunday After Pentecost”

St. Andrew’s United Church St. Andrew’s United Church

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

Second Avenue and Smith Street

Website: http://www.standrewsyorkton.ca

Minister: Rev. Cordelia Karpenko

Worship Time: Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

(insert what is happening this week at the church)

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

Wed., Nov. 13 - Community Food Shelf 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Thurs., Nov. 14Welcome - Weight Watchers 6:00 p.m.; Scott Woods Concert 7:00 p.m.

Everyone Fri., Nov. 15 - Community Food Shelf 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; NA (Fight for Change) 6:30 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 16 - Sparkle and Shine Craft Show Sun., Nov. 17 - Worship 10:30 a.m.; LOGOS 5:00 p.m.; NA (Bank of Recovery) 6:30 p.m.

Mon., Nov. 18 - Quilting 1:00 p.m.

Tues., Nov. 19 - Amnesty International 7:00 p.m.

Wed., Nov. 20 - Community Food Shelf 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; Bible Study 10:00 a.m.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

++Dominion Chapel Ministry

• Sunday, 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

• Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

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

Sunday, November 17th

Worship Service and 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 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton, Sask.

“Services in English” www.stmarkyorkton.ca

Sunday, November 17th Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

Come and learn about the Orthodox faith

“Journey to Fullness” - November 19th 7:00 p.m.

Priest: Rodion Luciuk Phone: 306-786-6216 Cell: 306-621-5341

—Everyone Welcome—

Taking dominion: fulfilling destiny

Join us every Sunday from 10:45 a.m. for a moment of excellent worship and undiluted word of God. Thursday Bible Study/Fellowship 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

366 Independent St., Yorkton www.dominionchapelcanada.com For more information 306-620-2462 306-641-2377 The home of the blessed generation

Westview United Church

355 BRADBROOKE DRIVE Office 306-783-3063 Rev. Deborah Smith westviewuc.ca ‘New to the community? Come check us out!’

Westview Board Meeting Wed., Nov. 13th 7:00 p.m.

Sunday School Nov. 17th 10:30 a.m.

Outreach Poinsettia and Christmas Greenery Sale till Nov. 24th

St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church 155 CATHERINE STREET 306-783-4594 Conducted by Ukrainian Redemptorist Fathers Phone 306-783-4594 or 306-783-7778

Saturday Divine Liturgy (English) 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Divine Liturgy (English 11:00 a.m./ Ukrainian 9:00 a.m.)

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Teachers can handle their own classroom

In Ontario, there is now a ban on cell phones in the classroom. To be clear, I am not against actual teachers banning phones from their classroom. At this point, school is definitely a place where you can teach where it is, and isn’t, appropriate to use your phone. Luckily, schools are full of professionals whose actual job involves teaching young people all sorts of things in a wide variety of subjects, and they’re the ones who need to make that call.

The problem I have with the ban is not the idea of excluding cell phones from a classroom.

Instead, the problem I

have with it is an entirely different one, and something that extends far beyond this specific rule – a lack of respect for the teachers themselves.

That’s the problem that Ontario specifically has had with a lot of education rulings, whether it’s a good idea or not, they’re founded in a basic mistrust and lack of respect for teachers.

Now, in a lot of cases, having a phone out in class will also indicate a lack of respect for teachers, from the other directions. If kids are not paying attention in class, that’s a lack of respect for the teacher in charge, and that is sometimes compounded by the exis-

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tence of a perpetual distraction that a phone can bring.

That said, there are a lot of situations where breaking out the phone, or some other technology, is going to be relevant for the class being taught. A phone could be handy in a social studies course, perhaps in an art course for looking up a refer-

ence image. There are situations where a common technology can be relevant for the class you’re teaching. There are also situations where kids need to know that having a phone out is extremely inappropriate, and maybe if they’re chastised by a person with the respect of the class they’ll keep it off in

a theatre, for example.

I also trust the people actually teaching the class to make the call on whether or not a cell phone is welcome in their classroom. Teachers know how to do their jobs. They work hard to teach the kids that material. What a blanket rule like this does is tell them that their government doesn’t trust them to do their job properly.

The worrying thing for students is that at a certain point, there are going to be knock on effects. Good teachers might leave for a province where they have some respect. It might be more difficult to handle contract negotiations

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when they inevitably come up – the poor relationship could make a teacher’s strike more likely, for example. It could be more difficult to recruit people to join the education system.

Which is why I’m writing about the blanket ban in another province. I don’t want Saskatchewan to go down the same road, not because I think everyone needs a phone in class, but because I think the only way to properly teach a child is to listen to the people who do it, and let them set the rules around their classrooms.

Whether those rules involve phones or not, I’ll leave it to the professionals doing the job.

Harvest Meats was a keynote speaker for the 8th Worksafe Workshop

8th Annual Worksafe workshop held in city

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer As part of Mission: Zero, the province’s safety initiative challenging employers to take steps with a goal of zero accidents, the Workers Compensation Board held its 8th Annual Worksafe workshop at the Gallagher Centre Tuesday.

Running the majority

of the day, major speakers -- including Yorkton’s own success story, Harvest Meats -- were onhand to tell their stories about how they create a safe work environment, as well as the steps they took to get there.

The inspiring conference was exceptionally well attended, with the National Bank conference room completely packed. The parking lot

was jam packed with vehicles, so it was apparent that the WCB’s message resonated loud and clear with the enthusiastic audience.

More than eighty local leaders and employers were in attendance.

“WorkSafe continues to be committed to connecting the people of Saskatchewan with the most current information, resources and tools

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to improve awareness about safety issues,” said Annette Goski, interim director of prevention at the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB).

“We continue to host this workshop in smaller communities around the province to promote injury prevention.”

For more information, visit http://www.wcbsask. com/ .

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Congratulations Raider - Gridders!

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Riding a ton of bad attitude These bulls really saw to it that riders had to pull out all the stops to stay on. Saskatchewan’s own three-time PBR Champion Aaron Roy, of Yellow Grass won the Yorkton Grain Millers Harvest Showdown.

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Terriers split pair in Flin Flon

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Hyundai Terriers headed to Manitoba’s north to face the Flin Flon Bombers in action Friday.

Brandon Cianflone put the hometown side on the board first in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), scoring 11:38 into the contest.

It took just more than two-minutes for Yorkton to knot the score as Carson Henry scored at 13:54.

The 1-1 score would hold through the remainder of the first period, and well into the second frame when Flin Flon’s Cole Rafuse put a power-

play marker into the Terrier net the eightminute mark.

It was only 1:27 later Troy Quinn made in 3-1 for the Bombers with his first goal of the season.

At 12:58 Donavan Houle-Villeneuve with his 18th of the campaign extended the Flin Flon lead to 4-1.

H o u l e - Vi l l e n e u v e would score his second of the night at 17:35 to give the Bombers a 5-1 lead through 40-minutes of play.

The Terriers would get one back at 7:45 as Jordan Mis scored an unassisted goal, his first of the season.

Quinn would respond for Flin Flon with his second of the night at

16:23, rounding out a 6-2 win for the home side.

Philippe Bond was in the Terrier net, facing 36-shots in the loss.

Kyle Jessiman was the Bomber netminder, facing 22-shots in the win.

After dropping a 6-2 decision Friday in Flin Flon the Terriers were back at it Saturday against the same Bomber team, and again in the Manitoba franchise’s home arena.

After a scoreless first period the teams would trade second period markers.

Cole Rafuse opened the scoring for Flin Flon 5:26 into the middle stanza, only to have Chantz Petruic tie the score for

Yorkton at 11:47. It was Petruic’s 22 goal of the season.

The third period would decide the game and it was all Terriers offensively.

Ryan Ries would score a short-handed goal at 10:09, which would ultimately prove the gamewinner.

However Petruic would notch his second of the night, and 23rd of the season at 19:25, then Ries would add an empty-netter, his second of the contest to round out a 4-2 Yorkton win.

Ryan Ouellette was the winning netminder for the Terriers turning away all but one-of-48shots.

Jacob Delorme took

the loss for Flin Flon facing 35 shots.

Last Tuesday

The Terriers were in Nipawin taking on the Hawks.

The home side started the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League contest with a short-handed effort by Brodie Girod 6:38 into the contest.

A powerplay goal by Zach Cox made it 2-0 at 10:07.

It was then the Terriers turn as Brett LeGrandwur scored at 11:03 with Chantz Petruic knotting the contest scoring his 20th goal of the season at 16:25.

Petruic potted his 21st of the campaign with a powerplay effort 6:06 into

the second period to give the Terriers their first lead of the contest.

The lead would last just more than 10-minutes before a powerplay goal by the Hawks’ Carson Erhardt tied the game 3-3 at 16:32.

The knotted score would hold into the third period, 20-minutes of action that did not break the tie.

Finally, in overtime Carson Henry found the twine for the Terriers 1:19 into extra time for a 4-3 win.

Ryan Ouellette was in the net for Yorkton facing 47-shots for the win.

Ross Hawryluk was Nipawin’s netminder, facing 28-shots in the loss.

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Upsets galore CALVIN DANIELS

Sports Ah the football playoffs, a time that the unexpected happens with amazing regularity.

First off, a tip of the Roughrider toque to the Yorkton Regional High School Raider Gridders on winning a provincial championship.

To win the championship in overtime is dramatic, reminding of the Terriers Royal Bank Cup win back in 2014.

The win has to be seen as something of an upset as the Saskatoon team was rated higher in national rankings than were the Raiders most of the season, although home field likely played a role in evening things up Saturday.

It has been a long time in coming for a football program that has most certainly grown in recent years, and of course it’s a great thing for the school and city.

Of course being favoured doesn’t seem to mean a lot in football.

Western University were undefeated this season in Canadian University football, but lost to McMaster in the Yates Cup on the weekend.

And powerhouse Laval lost to Montreal in the Dunsmore Cup. Both games have to be thought of as upsets.

Switch gears to the Canadian Football League.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers went to Calgary to play the defending Grey Cup Champions and came away with a win. As defending champs, with a better regular season record, and home field Calgary was easily favoured, but that didn’t matter in the end as the Bombers won.

It sets up Winnipeg in Regina to face the Roughriders in the west final this weekend. The two teams are among the biggest rivals in the CFL, and with Zack Collaros at the helm on the Bomber offence there is an intriguing subtext to this one. It’s the ‘Riders to lose, but as memories of Tony Gabriel and then the 13th man attest, Saskatchewan can find some incredible ways to blow important games.

My dark horse for the Grey Cup is already out to pasture too. Montreal was ousted by Edmonton. The only way I saw the Eskimos winning was if Trevor Harris put together one of those games he can, where he is a massive shining star. He went 36-for-39 and 421 yards.

Harris will need to repeat that performance this weekend for Edmonton to get past Hamilton. That won’t be easy as the knock on Harris is that he can’t maintain the highest level his game can attain. Expect him to dip and the TiCats to the Grey Cup.

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Of full Nelsons and body slams The Juice was in full flight Friday night as the legendary WCW warrior Javentud “Juvi” Guerrera headlined that night’s epic fight night.

— Staff Photos by Cory Carlick

YRHS takes on Estevan at regionals.

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YRHS comes up short at regionals

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Yorkton Regional High School Raiders senior boys’ volleyball team hosted the 5A Boys Regionals on the weekend, hoping to gain one of three spots in the Provincial finals. The local team took on Estevan, Weyburn, Swift Current and Balgonie.

The day started with the Yorkton squad taking on Estevan. YRHS came out on top during the game, winning

the contest in straight sets. They then took on Balgonie, winning that contest two sets to one.

Yorkton then took on Swift Current, but lost two sets to one. The final match of the day saw Yorkton take on Weyburn, and they lost that contest as well, losing two games to one yet again.

Their record of two and two put them at fourth in the tournament, which meant that the team just missed a berth in the provincials.

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Upstairs are the secondary bedrooms and a shared bathroom with towel storage and a linen closet.

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BUSINESS CLOSEOUT. 6x6 walk in cooler, Kelvinator freezer, Billboard highway sign, meat/bakery racks, cash register, 2 debit machines (1 portable), fax machine.

Call 306-745-3484.

1999 HONDA Civic DX Hatchback, red, 1.6L 4 cyl., 4 speed auto, 195,000 kms. PS, PB, Air, CD Player. Timing belt and water pump done. New tires this spring.

Newer brakes, done last summer.

Fresh Tune-up. $2,299. OBO. Phone 306-783-5673.

FOR SALE: Club Cadet 1054 26hp lawn tractor, 54” cutting deck, 267 hours asking $2,200 OBO. & two 20’ Koenders pond aeration windmills $1600/each or $3000 for both. 306-641-5994.

FOR SALE: NEW Airlift kit 5000, load levelling kit system for 2015 2019 Ford 150. Asking $375. Call 306-533-3737.

FOR SALE: Wood splitter, wood elevator, 5’ rotary mower. Call 306-814-8090.

HOMEMADE GARLIC Dryer; 1984 Ford F-150, 300 motor, four tires and rims 15”. Phone 306-8148090.

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TANNED HIDES for sale. Foxes, martens, skunks, racoon, wolverine, wolf and others. Really decorate your living room, rec room or cabin with these on the wall. Anybody can hang up a picture. 306675-4424.

WINE MAKING Equipment: 3carboys, 2 primary’s, floor style corker: English Ironstone China: (rose pattern) 8 place settings. 306-7837014.

Auto Miscellaneous CIM TRUCK SALES HUMBOLDT 306-682-2505

2013 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta Sedan, 4 door diesel with 66,000kms.

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Collectibles & Classic Cars 1981 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX LJ. Green, 2-door, V8 265 cubic inch 4.3 litre, 3-spd auto transmission, new tires, spare set of summer rims and tires.

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Parts & Accessories GREAT PRICES on new, used and remanufactured engines, 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.

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Sports Utilities & 4X4s 2014 JEEP COMPASS, 76,000kms, air/cruise/tilt, newer tires, 4x4, asking $13,500. PST Included. Call or text 306-316-1064.

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RVs/Campers/Trailers

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2014 PUMA cabin-style 25 ft. camper, c/w slide-out, AC, sleeps six, excellent condition, $14,000.

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Local artist has show

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sion making, employment planning, labour market attachment and job management. RODS and the Employment Readiness program will help up to 1,000 newcomers to the Regina area from June 2019 to May 2020.

“By helping newcomers become fully engaged in our economy, we can help fulfill their potential, and ours as a province,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Programs like

Employment Readiness help newcomers successfully integrate into our communities, as well as ensure employers have access to people with the right skills at the right time.”

“Our goal is to help newcomers find employment through services that are designed with their needs in mind, and connect employers to a diverse workforce that reflects our growing community,” RODS Executive Director Darcy Dietrich

said. “Support from the provincial government is essential to helping us achieve that goal.”

The program provides essential employment services, including oneon-one career counselling, certification courses, credential assessments, workshops, job fairs, networking opportunities for newcomers, and a resource centre where walk-in clients can print, scan or type up employment-related documents. Eligible cli-

ents are newcomers, 16 years of age or older, who have arrived in Saskatchewan in the last five years.

The Ministry of Immigration and Career Training has partnered with RODS to deliver settlement and employment programs to newcomers to the province over the past 20 years.

RODS has delivered the Employment Readiness program for the past nine years.

Doing more with less energy goes a long way

In September, a water main near the Vancouver Art Gallery blew, jetting water and rocks into the sky. The water waste was impossible to ignore, but easy to fix. What about waste that isn’t visible, like energy seeping from homes and buildings?

Most people aren’t aware of the enormous amount of energy — and money — lost through inefficient systems.

Providing the same or better services with less energy is critical to curbing climate breakdown. The International General Employment

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Energy Agency says energy efficiency alone could provide more than 40 per cent of the emissions reductions needed by 2040 to meet Paris Agreement targets.

The world is getting better at saving energy, but not fast enough to counterbalance growth or meet climate targets. Globally, we’re improving at about 1.8 per cent a year, but the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s special report on 1.5 C says annual investments in low-carbon technologies and energy efficiency need to increase by a factor of six relative to 2015 levels.

Technologies that allow us to do more with less energy have been improving dramatically.

In Canada, innovators are designing buildings that collect solar heat in the winter, and use more and better insulation, heat pumps and smart thermostats. The Passivhaus standard, developed in Germany based on pioneering research in Saskatchewan in the 1970s, can reduce energy demand by as much as 90 per cent compared to conventional construction. These homes are less drafty, quieter and have better air quality.

Structures using technologies such as solar PV panels can generate more energy than they use.

Dawson Creek, B.C.’s energy plan supports building audits and retrofits, LED traffic

DAVID SUZUKI

Science Matters lights and a solar-ready bylaw and proposes local improvement charges to fund it. The sports centre in Colonsay, Saskatchewan, heats its waiting and observation areas with captured heat from ice-making at its rinks. Cities like Oslo, where renewable energy from waste powers 80 per cent of its heating system, are incentivizing energy efficiency with a fund to pay for initiatives.

Energy innovators like Rocky Mountain Institute co-founder Amory Lovins point to integrative design with fewer, simpler technologies to optimize energy use.

Take air conditioning. As temperatures increase under climate change, people crank up the AC, especially in already hot climates.

Emissions from these energy-intensive units, which use potent greenhouse gases as refrigerants, cause further warming. The magnitude of this challenge led to creation of a Global Cooling Prize to revolutionize the AC industry. The solution lies in a radically efficient cooling technology with five times less

climate impact, which is within technological but not economic reach — yet. Such a system, if developed, could help moderate up to 0.5 C in global warming by the century’s end.

Saving energy saves money, especially for low-income households that pay proportionally more for it. While energy-efficient buildings may cost more up front, energy savings can recover those costs within five years. Some jurisdictions are exploring ways to make upgrades more accessible to lowincome households.

Manitoba Hydro offers a home energy–efficiency loan paid back over time on monthly electricity bills, with no down payment.

That said, lower costs prompt some consumers to use more energy, creating a rebound effect and eroding climate benefits.

Marrying efficiency to good climate policy can help avoid backsliding.

In addition to saving money, energy efficiency creates jobs. According to Energy Efficiency Canada, more than 436,000 people work in

the energy-efficiency sector. That’s about 2.3 per cent of all jobs in Canada — more than in the oil and gas sector. Businesses predicted a growth of more than eight per cent this year.

Changing industry practices may prove the biggest challenge.

About eight per cent of global energy use comes from metals and building material production.

If we use less cement, steel and aluminum, we can reduce the energy required to extract, refine and transport them.

Credible climate plans must include strategies such as accelerating clean power, shifting to electrification, pricing pollution and using energy wisely. Moving from our throwaway economy to a less wasteful circular model will reduce the energy needed to power it and meet the rapid carbon emission reductions the IPCC prescribes.

We need to consume less, share more, design for efficiency and long life and make refusing, repairing, reusing and recycling our go-to options.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Communications and Policy Specialist Theresa Beer.

Learn more at www. davidsuzuki.org.

Yorkton This Week | www.YorktonThisWeek.com | Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Greener really is better on any side of fence Greener is one of those great little abstract strategy games in a bag from XV games.

The bag has the board printed right on it, so it’s a great option to take the local coffee shop, sort of.

Greener, by designer Nestor Romeral Andres is a nice little game, but in this version the bag makes a rather small board, which in turn necessitates small game pieces, which ends up equalling a bit of a fidgety game in terms of play.

Greener utilizes pyra-

mid pieces, as noted, quite small pyramid pieces in this version.

There are 18 neutral green pyramids, and nine black taken by one player, with nine white for the other in this twoplayer offering.

Randomly place the black pyramids and white pyramids on any empty spaces of the board (one pyramid per cell). Fill the remaining cells with green pyramids.

Once the board is filled, “on your turn, you must make one capture if possible. Other-wise

THE MEEPLE GUILD (Yorkton) meeple.guild@gmail.com you pass the turn. Stacks capture other stacks that are on the same row or column and with no other stacks in between them, by stacking on top of them,” explains the rules. “Stacks cannot be

split. But this time, you can capture stacks of any colour (even your own).”

The game ends when all players pass in succession.

The player with the most green pyramids

captured (being part of stacks they control) wins the game. In case of a tie, the player with the highest stack wins.”

As you might imagine the stacks can get quite high, and on a board that is on the side of a bag, it’s not the most even surface, so it can be a little fidgety because of it too.

Still, the game is fun, and harder to master than it might first seem.

Jumping on an opponent’s piece seems like a good idea, but can quickly be lost to their next

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move if not careful.

Battling with an opponent also is not capturing green pyramids and that is the way you win.

Balance in how you play is a key.

Definitely fun, easy to learn, depth to explore, but this version is just a tad small, so be aware.

Check it out at www. xvgames.it Thanks to fellow gamer Adam Daniels for his help in running through this game for review.

FCC ready to help customers Farm Credit Canada (FCC) customers facing financial setbacks due to circumstances beyond their control can depend on Canada’s leading agriculture lender to help them get back on track, FCC announced today.

“2019 has not been an easy year for Canadian farmers. Weather, along with multiple other challenges, is having a serious impact on farm operations across the country,” said Michael Hoffort, FCC president and CEO. “We want everyone in Canada’s agriculture industry to know that we understand the significant challenges being faced, and we will work with our customers to find solutions to any short-term financial pressure that might be weighing them down.”

In many parts of the Prairies, snow has blanketed the fields, making it almost impossible to

pick up crops that have been swathed or left standing. This followed weeks of persistent rain with short sunny breaks that caused many crops to sprout, significantly reducing the quality and the producer’s return on investment.

“The last days of harvest normally represent a grain farmer’s profits for the year, so for many, what’s left of their paycheque for the year is still sitting in the field,” Hoffort said.

Producers in other parts of Canada have also faced a challenging growing season, coupled with market access challenges and commodity price fluctuations. Excessive moisture delayed planting season in many parts of Quebec and Ontario, while several operations in Atlantic Canada were impacted by damaging winds and heavy rainfall from Hurricane Dorian

this fall.

“The challenges facing producers across Canada can vary significantly,” Hoffort said. “Many, such as Manitoba potato growers, are in back to back years of leaving a significant percentage of their crop unharvested. Even producers with strong balance sheets will feel the impact.”

“Our customers work hard throughout the year to produce high-quality food for consumers at home and abroad, so they deserve our support when facing circumstances beyond their control,” he said.

FCC will work with customers to come up with solutions for their operations on a caseby-case basis and will consider deferral of principal payments and/ or other loan payment schedule amendments to reduce the financial pressure these pro-

New Fisheries Act introduced Environment Minister Dustin Duncan introduced legislation today that will improve the province’s ability to respond to threats posed by prohibited and aquatic invasive species, and provide additional protection for aquatic species at risk.

The Fisheries Act (Saskatchewan), 2019, modernizes the language and clarifies the current intent of the Act. The new Act also provides consistency with other pieces of legislation, such as The Wildlife Act, 1998 and The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010.

“This modernized legislation is an important step in fulfilling our government’s promise to protect Saskatchewan waterbodies from prohibited and aquatic invasive species,” Duncan

said. “We are confident that provisions in the new Act will better allow us to sustain, protect and preserve our province’s fishery resources and habitat for future generations to enjoy.”

The new Act addresses specific gaps and limitations identified under the existing legislation and provides solutions to address those challenges.

Key enhancements include: • increasing the authority to respond quickly and efficiently to prohibited and aquatic invasive species threats; • providing authority to enable the development of Saskatchewan Environmental Code chapters; • providing the Minister with the authority to appoint members to the Saskatchewan

nounced circumstances may create.

Customers facing financial pressure are encouraged to contact their FCC relationship manager or the FCC Customer Service Centre at 1-888-332-3301 to discuss their individual situation and options.

In addition to working with customers to support any financial concerns, FCC also reminds those who may be struggling to seek support for their mental well-being.

“Customers facing pressures can sometimes feel isolated and don’t

always know who to turn to for help,” said Hoffort.

“We encourage anyone who is struggling to talk to somebody for support, whether it’s Crisis Services Canada or our partner, the Do More Agriculture Foundation, which has a list of resources on their website.”

FCC is Canada’s leading agriculture lender, with a healthy loan portfolio of more than $36 billion. Our employees are dedicated to the future of Canadian agriculture and its role in feeding an ever-growing world. We provide flexible, com-

petitively priced financing, management software, information and knowledge specifically designed for the agriculture and agri-food industry. As a self-sustaining Crown corporation, our profits are reinvested back into the agriculture and food industry we serve and the communities where our customers and employees live and work while providing an appropriate return to our shareholder. Visit fcc.ca or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and on Twitter @FCCagriculture.

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Fisheries Advisory Committee; and • adding provisions to protect provincial aquatic species at risk that are not currently protected under federal legislation.

The new Act allows administrative penalties to be applied for offences that don’t directly impact fishery resources, but still warrant a form of financial consequence, such as failing to abide by permitting conditions.

During development of the new Act, the ministry engaged with First Nations and Métis communities, the Saskatchewan Fisheries Advisory Committee and stakeholders.

The Fisheries (Saskatchewan) Act,1994, had not been subjected to a full review since its inception. The new legislation is expected to be in place by spring 2020.

Supporting kids sports The Yorkton Professional Firefighters Association put their support behind Jumpstart in Yorkton, sponsoring the program with a contribution of $500 as they supported the Jumpstart games for girls. Ted Putland, president of the YPFA, pictured with David Dungey

from Canadian Tire, said that it was an amazing event for local girls, and they want to support local community events, and they want to give back to the community. “As firefighters that’s what we do, we give back to the community that we live in ourselves.”

CARRIER OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER 2019

Josh Haczkewicz

Josh has been delivering the Yorkton This Week and Marketplace for almost 3 years. He has done an excellent job on his route and helps out with others when needed. He enjoys the exercise and extra money.

Thanks Josh!

Each month Yorkton This Week will pay tribute to its dedicated carriers who deliver the newspaper to your home efficiently each week.

McDonald’s Restaurant proudly supports hard work and doing your best and will be supplying certificates each month to the selected carriers.

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