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Unifor members outside of the Co-op cardlock on York Road. They blocked entrances in order to put pressure on FCL.
Co-op cardlock blocked by Unifor members By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The lockout at the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina has been going for over 80 days. Unifor wants to get back to the bargaining table and
back to work, and the strike has spread out of Regina, in order to add further pressure to Federated Co-op Limited (FCL) to get back to bargaining. Unifor was blocking at the card lock on York Road in Yorkton
to add that pressure, taking over the entrances to the gas depot for two days. Derek Empringham, part of the blockade in Yorkton, said their goal was to show Scott Banda and FCL that they want
to get back to bargaining and back to work. “We’re just stopping vehicles here today, getting them to use competitors and elsewhere to fuel up, to put some pressure on Co-op.” Empringham said
some of the issues are that they want them to stop bringing in scab camps, but more importantly, get back to the bargaining table in good faith. “We just wanted to remove concessions, not
to eliminate our maintenance jobs and just keep everyone working. We’ve offered to contribute into our pension already, and that wasn’t good enough for them. We just want to
region – from north of Prince Albert to Esterhazy – with the goal of having the college and the community work together. The meeting in Yorkton took place on Feb. 25. Mark Hoddenbagh,
president of Parkland College and Cumberland College, said they’re hoping that through the meetings, the community will understand the colleges better, the college will have a better idea of where to go in the future,
and to get the community’s input into that direction. Hoddenbagh said that from that perspective, the meetings have been a success so far, with Yorkton being the fifth such meeting. “At every one, people
come up with different ideas... Some are the same, obviously, but there are always different ideas, so I think that’s a real sign of success.” Hoddenbagh notes that they’ve found some themes already. For one,
he sees that the college needs more agriculture programming, as agriculture is the main employer in the regions they operate. He also notes that they have to develop
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College reaches out to the community By Devin Wilger Staff Writer Parkland College and Cumberland College are connecting with the communities they serve. The Community Engagement Meetings are across the
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Cardinals hit roadblock to fundraising By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Cardinals held their AGM last week, and things look bleak in terms of fundraising to reduce the team’s debt to allow a return to play in 2021. In the past year the team was able to reduce its debt by about $10,000, reported team spokesperson Mike Stackhouse.
That was the good news. Officially, the team still owes $51,000 but that does not include a personal loan taken out by a private citizen a number of years ago, said Stackhouse. “While all creditors are important, the reality is that a private person should never have to shoulder a financial load for a ball team and we will continue to work towards focusing on this particular
debt and erasing it as soon as possible,” he said. However, fundraising will be a difficult thing. “The challenge for the team is a great one in that Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority will not issue a license to the Cardinals to fundraise during their leave of absence season,” said Stackhouse. “The reason seems to be that since we are not actively
involved on the field, we are disqualified from being able to have these licenses granted to us.” Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit said there is more than the SLGA involved in terms of rules, noting lotteries come under the Canada Criminal Code, where being in active sends up red flags of the potential of money laundering so teams have to be active to get licences.
Another point that Stackhouse offered as noteworthy is that SLGA will not issue licenses to help community teams like the Cardinals pay debts. “It’s supposed to be for current operating season revenue only,” he said. Ottenbreit confirmed that money raised through an SLGA license can be used
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Chamber opposes cut to Deputy Mayor remuneration
The Board of Directors of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to the City of Yorkton’s Director of Legislation & Procedures expressing its opposition to the proposed removal of remuneration for the Deputy Mayor. Mike Stackhouse, President
of the Yorkton Chamber, indicated that while it is not common for the Chamber to oppose the city’s plans to reduce spending, this is an area where cuts should not occur. “As an advocate of the business community, the Chamber wants the best people to serve on
Council,” he said. “Lack of remuneration could very well deter strong leadership candidates from seeking office.” He cited the following additional reasons for maintaining remuneration for the Deputy Mayor: 1) The 3.33% of the Mayor’s
salary per month served as Deputy Mayor (which equates to under $232) seems to be fair compensation for time spent from a business or place of employment; and family 2) The approximate $2800 Deputy Mayor annual remuneration represents only 0.42% of
the annual Council expenses The Chamber urges the City’s Administration to find savings in other line items in the city’s Operational Budget. The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is “the voice of business in Yorkton” and represents over 460 members.
Program will target older workers The Government of Saskatchewan is moving forward with its 2020 Targeted Initiatives for Older Workers (TIOW) program in an effort to increase the engagement of older workers in
the skills needed to successfully secure employment. “The TIOW program will increase the employability of older workers in Saskatchewan,” Immigration and Career
Saskatchewan’s labour force. The program is aimed at workers aged 55-64 who are currently unemployed and are legally entitled to work in Canada, but lack
Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “These workers have decades of valuable experience and we want to ensure they have the skills needed to remain active and productive participants of
Saskatchewan’s labour market for as long as they choose to do so.” This is just one part of a larger effort by the province to increase the diversity and inclusiveness of its labour force.
Projects will be launched in Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Regina and Lloydminster. It is anticipated that at least 186 participants will take part in the program this year.
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they were exploring legal options in the wake of the action. “Unifor continues its use of illegal blockades despite the mediation process being contingent on no illegal activity,” said Heather Ryan, FCL VicePresident of Human Resources. “It’s difficult to accept Unifor’s sincerity and commitment to the bargaining process when we see these tactics taking place during the mediation process.”
get back to work and get on with our lives.” With the strike spilling out into locations like Yorkton, Empringham said the goal is to show FCL that they’re serious and willing to do what it takes to get back to the bargaining table. In a statement, FCL claimed that the blockade was illegal, and stated that
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for emergency repairs, but are otherwise for operational costs from jerseys and baseballs to billet fees. It cannot be used to cover debt. If the team disappears Stackhouse said much of the ultimate blame will lie with the SLGA and its rules. “In essence, if this team is unable to continue after the 2020 cal-
team would be reaching out to our MLA once again on this matter but the Cardinals seem “handcuffed at this point because steak nights, yard sales, and selling cupcakes just isn’t going to cut it. We need promotions that allow us to bring in larger amounts of capital.” Ottenbreit said that there are certainly options for fundraising that do not require an SLGA license such as cabarets, and silent auctions. “They can do whatever they want to raise money other than gambling,” he said. “If people really see it as worthwhile they should be supporting it.”
endar year, the provincial government and the cumbersome rules in place will be a reason why,” he said. “If licenses were able to be secured, you would be seeing this ball club in your face already with promotions and we’d be well on our way to hammering away at the money owed to various people/businesses.” Stackhouse said the
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more than technical skills, with more focus on ‘soft skills’ – things like communication skills and work skills – so students are better prepared for the workplace. “How do we help our students prepare for the workforce before they graduate? Rather than, I graduated, I have technical skills, but I still don’t know how to work. So how do we build that in people?” Another priority the college sees is to look for partnerships as the college builds for the future, Hoddenbagh explains, as they can’t do everything on their own. The benefit of these partnerships extend far beyond the college doors. “How do we get together and build
something that’s going to be world class? It’s going to say to people and students, hey, I’m going to come to Yorkton, but other people say I want to stay here, I want to move to Yorkton because they have such a great facility for my kids to learn hockey or whatever.”
Colleges are part of the community, Hoddenbagh said, and these meetings are a way to get that community involved in what the college is doing. “I want to encourage our community members to keep thinking about Parkland or Cumberland depending on where you live, and to keep being there to support us, and think about sending your kids to us, because we offer a firstclass education.”
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Up Front By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Brittni Thompson has always wanted a tattoo, and after she got one, she just kept getting more and more. Her collection of ink started in high school, but she had dreamed of art on her body before then first tattoo gun went to work. “I was in Grade 10, so 15, or 16, but I always knew that I wanted to have tattoos from a young age,” she explained. “I was always a little rebellious and I just thought they were beautiful and unique.” Interestingly, her first tattoo was a simple hibiscus flower, but it remains one she points to rather quickly among the many as her mother got the same tattoo at the time. Now some 15 years have passed, and Thompson’s collection of tattoos has continued to grow to the point she is among those vying in an online contest to potentially become the cover model for Inked Magazine. The contest is operating under what has become a familiar format. The would-be cover girls are put together in small groups. People vote for their choice, with the one garnering the most votes advancing to another round. So far Thompson has made it through three rounds of voting, with the fourth ending Thursday. People can vote by following a link on her Facebook page. Thompson said she finds a sense of freedom and self-expression in
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Brittni Thompson is hoping to be the cover girl for a major tattoo magazine, and people can help with an online vote. adding tattoos to her collection. “When I dated a tattoo artist is when I really got to express myself through my tattoos. It
helped me become the person I always wanted to be.” So what does Thompson see when she looks in the mirror and the ink looks back? “When I’m looking in a mirror I don’t see the tattoos,” she said, noting they are so much a part of her that she does not see them as anything out
of the ordinary. In photos though, the art becomes something she said she looks at more closely. However, it’s not a case of dwelling on the ink she has. In fact, she hasn’t regretted a tattoo, or considered tattooing over something she has. “I don’t cover them. The goal is always to get something new,” she said,
adding the ink she has can bring out moments from her past and those are to be cherished. “I can remember how I was feeling at the time, so they’re all kind of signifi-
cant to me.” Of course there is one that stands out for Thompson, a flower in the right side of her neck dedicated to her daughter. The left side is reserved for a tattoo dedicated to her her twoand-a-half year old son. One thing that is obvious as one looks over Thompson’s art, she likes variety. She says the work comes from “about nine different artists.” That is important as each one brings their own artistic skills to the works. Thompson said when in the mood for more ink, additional work is planned soon, with a goal of one day having a near body suit, she tends to choose what she wants almost on the spur of the moment. “I kind of pre-think the space I’d like to fill ... It really doesn’t take me very long to come up with a tattoo I want. If I like something I just get it,” she said, adding she does appreciate different. “I try not to follow trends.” So once an art piece catches Thompson’s eye, she lets the artist take over. “I let the artist do what they want to do with it, to let their creative side come out,” she said. If Thompson climbs through the various rounds the cover spot would bring with it $25,000. “But really I did it for fun not thinking I’d receive the amount of support from family, friends and community that I have,” she said, adding Paws & Claws has been very supportive so $5000 would go the local animal rescue.
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Politics Simmer down. It’s what our teachers used to tell us when we were misbehaving. And it appears it’s what politicians and stakeholders behaving like unmanageable petulance children now need to hear. Some might argue they’ve always behaved this way, but it sure feels different. It’s gotten really bad. Petty complaints. Nasty name-calling. Ceaseless grievances. Perpetual outrage. And an arrogant refusal to listen to the other side always deemed to be stupid, immoral or unworthy. This is not good. Yes, there’s a sitting minority Parliament in Ottawa and the Saskatchewan legislature resumes this week. That a non-confidence vote could happen any day spurring another nasty federal election and that the Saskatchewan legislature is in its last sitting before the next general election heightens tensions. But what’s so different is the animosity is no longer confined to our political chambers or our elected politicians. It seems to be everybody and it sure seems everywhere. And it’s pretty much remained at this manic level since the last federal election … or even long before, at least going back to the federal Liberal government implementation of the carbon tax. About the only thing you can say is today’s childish antics know no political philosophy. Petty politics cuts across party lines today politicians and stakeholders seem to assume that’s how we want to see them do business these days. Far too often, it’s the opposite of what most of us want. For example, the Saskatchewan NDP recently got back a freedom of information request in what is another episode of childish behaviour on both sides. It is childishly that Saskatchewan Party government has been charging thousands of dollars in FOI costs for basic information on cabinet ministers’ travel and other expenses that should be public without cost. Perhaps the government is doing this because past travel FOI has uncovered somewhat questionable choices. However, the information Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gord Wyant eventually handed over had very little that would be considered untoward, other that maybe a couple $60 dinners with local Saskatoon MLA David Buckingham. He shouldn’t be paying for MLAs’ suppers. But who would begrudge Wyant submitting a $9.77 coffee receipt for a coffee meeting with his deputy minister? Well, the NDP, that’s who. “It’s a very small amount but you have to take this in the larger context,” said NDP education critic Carla Beck, bemoaning the stalled negotiations with the provinces teachers who have been known to buy classroom supplies not funded by school board budgets. Education is underfunded but complaining about $9.77 this seems to be about silliest, pettiest way to make that point. It really doesn’t seem to matter whether the issue is big or small. Complex issues requiring thoughtful consideration are even more likely to be drowned out by angry hollering from side or other. Consider Teck Frontier’s decision not to go ahead with its massive oilsands project. Yes, it’s about “regulatory uncertainty”, but the company spelled that most of the uncertainty is about the feasibility of heavy oil when investors want greener energy and when oil is at potentially unprofitable $50-plus a barrel. Or consider some First Nation spokespeople arguing the rail blockades are necessary because “white settlers” don’t understand nothing has changed in the last 150 years. Well, some things have changed. Since 1992, Saskatchewan First Nations, alone, have received $1.23 billion in land claim settlements — $952 million from the federal government and $273 million from the province. Add $2 billion in residential school survivor compensation, federal settlement and apologies for the Sixties Scoop and gaming framework agreements worth hundreds of millions. Sure, more has to be done and it’s not perfect. There are always problems to fix. But maybe if stopped all the hollering, we’d see things aren’t as broken as we think. Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics for over 22 years.
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he Yorkton Cardinals seem to have found themselves stuck somewhere between the proverbial rock and a hard place as the team tries to extradite itself from a rather substantial debt (see story this issue). The Canadian Baseball League franchise had chosen to take a year’s leave of absence from the league in order to get its finances back on an even keel with hopes they could then re-enter the league in 2021 with a better chance of staying out of the red. Most would suggest that taking a step back from play, adding to the debt as the 2020 season progressed, was a good one. There comes a point when local vendors owed money for things ranging from bus rides to baseballs need to be dealt with. It is a positive for the community to have a CBL franchise in the city, but it cannot operate owing local business people and team supporters’ money. In the year ahead the team was working on how best to pay off the debt. As is often the case in Saskatchewan they immediately thought to turn to some form of raffle. Such fundraisers tend to come with minimum risk in terms of the possibility of losing money, and that is of course paramount when the goal is to reduce debt, not chance creating more. Of course lotteries in Saskatchewan are regulated by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, and when the Cardinals began to look into licensing for fundraisers this year, they hit a wall of regulation. The team does not qualify for a license since it is not active. The reason, according to Yorkton MLA Greg
Ottenbreit has to do with the Canada Criminal Code and concerns that a lottery for a team not active could be a front for money laundering. No offence to the Cardinals but it is doubtful any lottery they would operate would create enough revenue for the risk of an illegal undertaking like money laundering. But, let’s give the regulation some weight in that it makes some sense if the ‘organization’ were new, with no history to suggest it is legit. The Cardinals have existed for years. Being inactive however is only one brick in the wall the Cardinals have hit. If they could access a license the money could not be used to cover debt. It seems rather short-sighted that regulations would allow SLGA to allow a lottery to keep a team active, and potentially losing more money, but won’t allow money to be raised to pay money to local vendors that is owed. Ottenbreit does suggest there are other options to raise funds, which of course is correct, but the suggestion does make one wonder why we have lotteries if there are options that are just as good? Could it be that there is more risk in holding a cabaret with a cash outlay that might not be recouped? There are reasons why lotteries work. They are low-risk, and affordable for a broad base of people to support the organization holding them. What the Cardinals face does suggest the SLGA rules could use a tweaking, and with an election upcoming, now would seem a good time for a look at how it might be made better.
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YBID exec at 2020 Heritage Forum By Donna Brothwell Executive Director Yorkton Business Improvement District The theme for the 2020 Heritage Forum in Saskatoon Feb. 27th was Our Places – Our Stories that Matter. From start to finish each speaker shared their story of revitalization in one form or another. Relevant to our story here in Yorkton and attending this forum was a good learning process and to understand that many communities around the Province are and have been in the same situation. Our first keynote speaker was Dr. Ernie Walker who shared his “Tales from the Big Empty: The Incredible Story of Wanuskewin Park.” Dr. Walker is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan and holds Associate Memberships in the Department of Geological Sciences, the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and the College of Dentistry. From growing up collecting artifacts on the sand dunes of where Saskatoon Wanuskewin Park is now to the visitors centre and Park that sits on the site is his life’s work. The journey took us from the 1970 cattle ranch, 1980 when the research began, 1983 to getting the land declared a provincial park, 1984 when he involved the First Nation, 1987 when
Queen Elizabeth visited the site declaring it a National Park, to recently in 2019 bringing the bison back. The Bison are from the Joseph Yellow head heard from the 1870 lines and in 2023 the Park will be possibly declared a World designation. Dr. Walkers over 30 year journey is inspiring and no less than a miracle. A true combination of many groups coming together to create the Wanuskewin National Park it is today. Bringing in visitors from around the world. Our next speaker was Deeter Schuring, who is the President and CEO of cSPace Projects, and his story of the King Edwards Arts Hub in Calgary reminded me of our Old Mill project. The King Edward School was built in 1912 and had two additions, one in 1950 and one in the early 60’s. It is a sandstone school and being over 100 years old and sitting vacant for over 10 years, the challenges to creating what is it today seemed overwhelming. Bringing together groups specializing in technical, urban planning and the community the blend of old building and new brought about the LEED – Certified Community and Arts hub it is today. It includes living quarters for artists, coffee shop, rentable desks for simpler projects, areas to house events, movies, business meetings, and weekly farmers market. The project at its fruition is truly and inspiration to us here in Yorkton and how we may tackle our Old Mill. It was inspiring
to just hear that it has been done and done well and is successful. Our next speaker was David Siebert, a master’s student at the school of Indigenous and Canadian studies at Carleton University in Ottawa. David was speaking on places of Faith in Southern Saskatchewan and how communities have taken old Churches and put them to use in many ways. He was followed by Robert Pajot, the Regeneration Project Leader at the National Trust, who discussed places of faith at risk. As the use of the Churches becomes less and less the challenges faced to use the buildings and keep them up are enormous. There are an estimated 9000 faith buildings at risk of closing in the near future. How to put them to use and much similar to our Sacred Heart school story that is now an assisted living program. After lunch a panel of speakers included Kwame Neba, the Director of Industry Development for Tourism Saskatchewan, who lead the panel, Bevra Fee the Managing Director of the NonProfit Northern Lakes Economic Development Corporation, Ryan Reiss Mayor of Vibank, and Steph Clovechok VP of Tourism Saskatchewan. Bevra Fee spoke on the revitalization of Main Street Spiritwood. Starting in 2015 Spiritwood took advantage of the SaskCulture’s
Letter to the Editor Free trade important Dear Editor, C a n a d a ’ s Conservatives are the party of free trade and free markets. We recognize the importance of the U.S. and Mexican markets for Canadian exporters. That’s why we’ve been clear that we will support the swift passage of the new NAFTA deal. The Trudeau Liberals have repeatedly accused our party of delay tactics. This is patently false. In fact, the opposite is true. Canada’s Conservatives recently tried to expedite the passage of the new NAFTA deal in the House of Commons, but the Liberals refused. The Liberals have repeatedly stated that the new NAFTA deal is a better deal for Canada. This is also false. My Conservative colleagues on the Standing Committee on International Trade sent a letter to Deputy Prime
Minister Freeland outlining the many shortcomings of the Liberals’ new NAFTA deal, as identified by witnesses who testified before the committee. It’s clear that this deal is worse for the Canadian economy and Canadian businesses. A recent report by the C.D. Howe Institute found that the new NAFTA deal will reduce Canada’s GDP by $14.2 billion, which amounts to more than $1,000 per family. The report also states that after the implementation of the new NAFTA deal, Canada’s exports to the U.S. will fall by $3.2 billion, while our imports from the U.S. will increase by $8.6 billion. These impacts will be especially hard on Canada’s agriculture and dairy sectors. While Canada’s Conservatives will continue to be the party of free trade and support the new NAFTA deal –
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Main St. Program and matched dollars from the grants to change the look of Spiritwood. Once one building was done another followed as no one wanted to be the ugly duck on the street. From changing the farmers market to a three table market to a 15 or more to creating pocket parks and walking tours for art work and a shared vendor spot in the community, her story took us along the path of small town Spiritwood and how they survive with revitalization. Although the Main St. Program is no longer it has changed to the Thrive Program and a possible source of funding for Main St. revitalization. Ryan Reiss, Mayor of the Town of Vibank shared his story of the Vibank Heritage building which today is functioning as a Heritage centre and daycare for the community. Finally on the Panel
was Steph Clovechok who was truly inspirational at telling us to share our story. She updated us on how changes to Tourism Saskatchewan are happening and we are the force for change and reconciliation. We are all in the tourism business and our heritage is our tourism. How we farm our land, how we run our businesses and how they came to be. These are the stories that are our heritage and need to be told. Who we are as a community and that Tourism will lead the way to redesigning destinations and development. Share our story and share it often. The wellbeing of our community will be driven by Tourism. Know our story and share it. Never stop sharing and again... share it often. I found Steph to be truly inspirational as our Yorkton story is something we need to
share more and more and more! We are truly a “sleeping giant” as Pat Fiasco recently called us and we have it all! Tell our story and scream it from the roof tops and that will change our path. Being positive and a force to see and hear will turn the tables of our story and make us the Tiger of the East we truly are. Dr. Vanessa Mathews rounded out the afternoon with her story of how Craft Beer brewers are truly the new wave of the future and can go in almost any historic building. Places between home and work we can stop in to share our story and share a craft beer. Back Forty and Tapps are two places much like she talked about that are popping up all over the Province. Once again showing me that Yorkton has what is needed and we are truly where good things happen.
History Corner Stuart Houston Excerpt from the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, written by J. Frank Roy: Stuart Houston (OC, SOM, DLitt, DCnL, MD, FRCPC), son of Drs. Clarence J. and Sigga Houston, was born in Williston, North Dakota on September 26, 1927, and grew up in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. After obtaining an MD from the University of Manitoba in 1951, he practiced medicine with his parents from 1951 to 1960. Stuart married Mary Belcher in 1951, and they have four children. Moving to Saskatoon in 1960, he began training in Diagnostic Radiology. After graduating with a FRCPC in 1964, he joined the University of Saskatchewan and became Head of Radiology from 1982 to 1987, before retiring in 1996. His published works in medicine and the history of medicine include five books, thirteen book chapters and sixty-six scientific articles, as well as numerous book reviews, abstracts and editorials. In addition to medicine, Houston has been
involved in ornithology and natural history since his early teens. Beginning as a bander of ducks for Ducks Unlimited, he is now recognized as one of the leading authorities on birds in Canada. Houston’s activities have won him a variety of awards, including honorary doctorates for Literature, the Roland Michener Conservation Award from the Canadian Wildlife Federation, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, and the Order of Canada. Photo credit: Ed Saher Circa 1950 This edition of History Corner originally ran in the March 10, 2010 issue of Yorkton This Week. Terri Lefebvre-Prince
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Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2020 Time: 7:00given a.m.that the Council of the City of Yorkton intends Public Notice is hereby Meeting to Room A - City Hall – Members of Council” to Location: consider an amendment the “Remuneration Policy No. 10.170, thethe March Regularwebsite Council at: Meeting. The Pleaseat see City9,of2020 Yorkton’s proposed amendment to the Policy is to remove Deputy Mayor pay, and www.yorkton.ca/dept/admin/publicnotices.asp set timelines for any pay adjustments resulting from MLA salary changes. for meeting cancellations If approved, the policy would be effective November 10, 2020. Questions regarding the proposed amendment may be directed to:
Request for Proposals Beverage Cart Proposal must be received before 4:00 p.m. on March 6, 2020 Please send sealed Proposal clearly marked with the above proposal name to: Department of Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Box 400 Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Details of Proposal: The City of Yorkton is requesting proposals for the supply of one beverage cart for Deer Park Golf Course. Specifications are available at: www.yorkton.ca/tenders Proposal shall remain open for acceptance by the City and irrevocable for thirty (30) calendar days following the date specified for closing. Proposal 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: Allan Sauser, Director of Golf 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.
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Crop insurance changes announced Recently, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced enhancements to the 2020 Crop Insurance Program. This y e a r, Saskatchewan producers will continue to access high coverage while seeing a decrease in premiums. The Crop Insurance Program continues to adapt to the changing agricultural landscape in the province. “Our hardworking farmers have faced difficult weather throughout 2019 and we are committed to help them manage these risks,” Bibeau said. “Through the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Program, we are helping give Saskatchewan farmers the tools needed to deal with unpredictable weather, so they can continue producing high quality food for the world, while supporting our communities and livelihoods.” “We are dedicated to maintaining a strong, growing agricultural economy,” Marit said. “That is why we invest in business risk management programs to provide producers with protection against the unexpected. In these times of market uncertainty and adverse weather conditions, support through a comprehensive suite of
programs is important for Saskatchewan producers.” The success of Saskatchewan’s crop production allows the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) to keep premiums low and average coverage strong for producers. On average, Crop Insurance coverage holds steady at $224 per acre, only slightly decreasing from $230 per acre in 2019. Premiums will see a decrease to an average of $7.40 per acre, down from $8.61 in 2019. For 2020, the insurable region for soybeans is expanding to the entire province. Coverage is based on a soybean producer’s individual insured history instead of the regional average. Their experience discount or surcharge will be applied to premiums for soybean crops. Irrigation coverage is also now available. “We are pleased with this year’s improvements and the ongoing commitment toward Saskatchewan agriculture,” Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Division 2 Director Norm Nordgulen said. “As we continue to see diversification throughout the industry, this year’s changes to soybean coverage, along with last year’s forage and weather-based enhancements, speaks to the relevancy of SCIC’s programs.” “It’s very encouraging
to see the enhancement to the program,” Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association Chairman Aaron Gray said. “With the interest we have seen in expanding the industry in the province and the provinces growth plan including expanding irrigation by 85,000 acres in the next 10 years, changes like this help an industry to grow to its potential in Saskatchewan. Including Soybeans in the Enhanced Irrigation Program will be of benefit to irrigators. Saskatchewan irrigators can now make their decision on crop rotation based on their operations and not be penalized. Soybeans fit very nicely in an irrigators rotation. We look forward to working with SCIC on releasing the information to our industry.” For those customers looking to return to the Crop Insurance Program, SCIC is making an administrative change. Producers now have up to seven years to rejoin the program to continue with their previous premium discount/surcharge and yields. Working with the Saskatchewan Vegetable Growers’ Association, SCIC is enhancing the Vegetable Acreage Loss Insurance Program. Insured value of vegetable crops are updated to better reflect the production costs. To allow for a longer growing season before harvest
begins, SCIC is extending the fall cut-off dates. For 2020, asparagus is added as an eligible crop. For 2020, SCIC has a new approach to the Organic Option to ensure it remains relevant to Saskatchewan producers. Premiums and coverage are updated using information from organic customers. Previously, the Organic Option was based on a combination of conventional and organic crop experience. With this change, organic insured prices are higher and premium rates are lower. Average coverage is also lower; realigning to current organic risk. The impact of this change will depend upon each producer’s production experience. Organic customers are encouraged to contact their local SCIC office to review the impacts to their individual coverage. “We have been working with SCIC to ensure the program meets the needs of organic producers,” SaskOrganics President Will Oddie said. “This is an important insurance program for our organic growers and it is now more relevant with SCIC using historical organic information.” Producers faced a variety of challenges throughout the 2019 growing season. Dry conditions challenged summer growing and wet conditions, coupled with early snowfall, delayed har-
vest. With approximately 1.3 million insured acres left out over winter, compensation for producers is estimated to reach $350 million in claims. Crops left out over winter are covered under SCIC’s Wildlife Damage Compensation Program. This program is available to all Saskatchewan producers; Crop Insurance participation is not required. If producers notice any wildlife damage, they should contact SCIC as soon as possible. Producers with unharvested acres must contact SCIC prior to harvest, feeding or grazing any damaged crop so it can be assessed. Ministers asked officials to change the treatment of private insurance for the 2020 program year. Private insurance revenue will be excluded when calculating a producer’s program year margin. This increases the potential for an AgriStability benefit as private insurance revenue is not factored into the producer’s allowable income. Premiums for private insurance will remain included as allowable expenses. Minister Marit reminded livestock producers, under the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program, calf price insurance policies are now available for purchase. Producers can choose from a range of coverage options every Tuesday, Wednesday and
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Thursday. While Feeder and Feed price insurance policies are available year-round, the deadline to purchase a calf price insurance policy is May 28, 2020. SCIC encourages producers to review their business risk management plans annually. SCIC has 21 local customer service offices across the province with knowledgeable staff available to discuss the insurance options best suited for each farming operation. March 31, 2020, is the deadline to select insured crops and coverage levels or make additional changes to their Crop Insurance contract. Producers need to also apply, reinstate or cancel by this date. For more information about the 2020 insurance options, call 1-888-9350000 or visit www.scic.ca. Crop Insurance is a Business Risk Management program supported through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Under Crop Insurance, premiums for most programs are shared 40 per cent by participating producers, 36 per cent by the Government of Canada and 24 per cent by the Government of Saskatchewan. Administrative expenses are fully funded by governments, 60 per cent by Canada and 40 per cent by Saskatchewan. — Submitted
Portable classroom for St. Michael’s The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $6 million in funding to support the purchase and installation of 15 new relocatable classrooms in six school divisions throughout the province.
One of the portable classrooms is slated for St. Michael’s School in Yorkton. The relocatable classrooms will allow divisions to address growing student enrolment
in their schools, without undergoing significant renovations or requiring a new school to be built. Relocatable classrooms can be ordered and installed much quicker than a regular build, and
can be moved to another school with higher enrolment needs if they are not needed anymore. “The Relocatable Classroom program provides divisions with opportunities to expand school capacity in order to address enrolment concerns,” Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant said. “Adding these relocatables to our schools will provide both students and teachers with high-quality classroom spaces in which to
learn.” Over the past six years, 12 communities have received relocatable classrooms through the program. This includes more than 100 relocatables that were purchased new and 29 relocatables that were moved from another school that no longer had a need for them. In addition to this funding, the Ministry of Education’s 2019-20 budget previously included $4.5 million for the Relocatable Classroom
program. The government is also providing an additional $5 million to support the Preventative Maintenance and Renewal program. These funds will help school divisions address infrastructure needs in their schools. This funding announcement increases the Government’s overall commitment to capital infrastructure for education in 2019-20 to $106.6 million – up from $76.4 million in 2018-19.
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Supporting women’s health The Shoppers Drug Mart Tree of Life campaign raises funds for women’s health programs across Canada, and in Yorkton the local Shoppers Drug Mart made a donation to the Yorkton Family Resource Centre. The donation totalled $1,858, and will be used for programming offered at the Family Resource
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Grateful for sensible Canadian elections
The nice thing about Canada is that our political system makes sense. We roughly know what we’re voting for every time we go to the polls. The Conservatives are conservative, the Liberals are liberal and the NDP is the only party that doesn’t outright state their position in their name – hanging out to the left of the Liberals, they still have a pretty clear and predictable point of view. I’ve been basking in the pleasant predictability of Canadian politics because we are in the midst of an American election year, and I’ve got to confess, their parties make no sense to me. Right now, we’re in the midst of their primary season, where the Democratic Party is
selecting between various candidates who seem to represent the points of view of everyone on the Canadian political spectrum. Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg could probably run for the Conservatives here, Elizabeth Warren would be comfortable in the Liberal Party and Bernie Sanders would decked out in NDP orange. And yet, somehow, they’re all running for the same party. It’s very confusing to an outside observer. And that’s one party. The other, the Republicans, lead by Donald Trump, are roughly equivalent to a wild fringe party in Canada, like Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party. But nobody actually voted for the People’s Party in Canada, while
Grade 12 students at Sacred Heart High School were presented with awards from the Alexander Ross branch of the Royal Canadian Legion for their efforts in the Legion Literary contest that took place last
Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission Lori Carr and the Kinsmen and Kinettes of Saskatchewan have announced Telemiracle Week runs March 1-7, 2020, when the 44th edition of the annual 20-hour live telethon kicks off. “Telemiracle is one of the many annual events in the province that brings out the kindness, generosity and good nature of Saskatchewan people,” Carr said. “I encourage everyone across this great province to consider supporting Telemiracle 44 by tuning in for the telethon and telling your family, friends and neighbours to ‘ring those phones’ with donations. The results will help enhance the quality of life of many in Saskatchewan.” The fund-raiser will begin at 6:15 p.m., Saturday, March 7 online with a “Countdown to
Telemiracle” streamed live on Telemiracle’s YouTube Channel. At 9 p.m. that same day, the live television broadcast gets underway on CTV stations in Saskatchewan. The telethon will air around the clock until it concludes at 5 p.m., Sunday, March 8. “We are grateful for the honour of having Telemiracle Week declared in Saskatchewan, which helps raise awareness in advance of this important event,” Telemiracle 44 Chair Jesse Shkuratoff said. “Thanks to the ongoing efforts of Kinsmen and Kinettes members and dedicated volunteers, the show continues to go on each year and helps touch the lives of Saskatchewan people, thanks to the compassion of all who call the Land of Living Skies home.” Telemiracle is organized by the Kinsmen and Kinettes of Saskatchewan
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Thinking I do with words... the Republicans are currently leading the country in the US. And the history of American politics is even more convoluted, as at one point the Republican Party and the Democratic Party had complete opposite positions to their current standings, which has lead to some bizarre debate points and the general idea that their system is a convoluted mess. It’s very convenient that in Canada a party’s
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position and point of view is baked right into their name, we don’t have to worry about them radically changing what they stand for since that would require an extensive rebranding. Add to that the eternity that they take to actually select a leader. I
mean, how on earth could anyone think that the primary system they use is a good idea? Multiple little elections, divided by state, on different dates and times, and the voters in one state are going to be essentially irrelevant if they’re too early or too late in the process, since they could be voting for someone who dropped out of the race later or in a contest where the race is decided. It’s unnecessarily convoluted and expensive, a giant mess, and much worse than how Canada selects party leaders, as everyone uses a sensible voting system and does it only once for
November. Sophie Anderson was awarded first, and her poem moved onto zone competition. Calina Tolentino received third place for her poem.
everyone in the country. Canada’s political system is far from perfect, and no political system is, but when I look south of the border, I’m grateful that I live here and not there. Our parties have clear points of view, our leaders are selected in a reasonable manner, and in general there’s a measure of sanity to the way we do things. Canada’s system could be better, and there are naturally plenty of people who wish the results were different, but in the angry chaos of an American election year, it’s easy to see that it could be much, much worse.
Telemiracle Week in Sask. and held annually the first weekend in March. Telemiracle proceeds are gifted through the Kinsmen Foundation to Saskatchewan residents in need of specialized mobility equipment and access to medical travel assistance. Under the province’s The Recognition of Telemiracle Week Act, the week immediately before the annual telethon is declared to be Telemiracle Week in Saskatchewan. The Act is within the portfolio of the Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission. Telemiracle 44 will take place at Conexus Arts Centre in Regina. The event is open to the public and admission is free. For more information and links to Telemiracle’s YouTube Channel and other social media platforms, visit www.telemiracle.com
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Long understood truth in the charts After attending an agricultural seminar in Yorkton recently it fortified something that I have long held as a fundamental in the decision of what to grow. The speaker that afternoon showed a myriad of graphs which tracked the prices of various grains through the years, often comparing local prices in Saskatchewan to those of its neighbouring provinces and across the line in the United States. As graphs often do, the amount of comparative information that could be mined was impressive. But in the end there
was one constant across all the commodities, prices go up to a point, then dive lower, reaching a bottom from which they bounce back higher. The spikes are not always smooth as markets determine what price is too high to be sustained, or too low to be reasonable, but the overall trend is always there. It is not something unique to grain commodities, but all commodities from oil to copper. What access to the piles of information now available at their finger-
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Calvin Daniels tips -- whether at work at their desk, in the combine seat, or on holidays in a warmer climate – does is help farmers determine what they see as the right time to add, or subtract acres of a particular crop. While farmers have more immediate data to influence decisions,
in the end it often will come down to the simplest of signals, the price the marketplace offers. Farmers do all the modern technology that is out there to in aid marketing and in the end become price takers. They cannot set prices for what they sell,
ultimately taking what they see as the best price they can achieve. Naturally when a price jumps, farmers take notice and start to scribble some numbers to see if they might opt for that crop in the spring. When prices hit the skids farmers consider paring back acres. It is often the decisions producers make to alter acres being planted that sends the message to the marketplace which can topple high prices or bolster low. That is particularly true in niche crops, which realistically on the Canadian Prairies is all crops beyond hard
spring wheat, barley and canola. The jumps in and out of a crop may be more limited today because of farmers adherence to long term cropping rotations, but the need to find a crop which can generate a positive margin over the cost of production does influence even the most stringent rotation plans, especially at times when farm incomes are pinched. Charts and information are of course an asset but ultimately, price often is the key signal for farmers. Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.
Hints to help with crop marketing By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer ‘The Wild Oats Grain Marketing Seminar’ was held in Yorkton Feb. 27. For those attending the one-day event, it was an opportunity to pick up some information and techniques that can be an asset for farmers looking to improve their marketing. The headline speaker was Harold Davis of Prairie Crop Charts. His presentation focused on the benefits of incremental marketing, about seasonalities in crop prices, while also providing insights into short and long term crop outlooks based on chart action. Davis said while “every year is different” there are general trends which tend to follow the seasons in terms of influencing crop prices. The impact on prices can be tracked by charting the average price of a crop on a particular day, and comparing that
over a number of years to see if a trend exists, explained Davis. However, those influences are not the same across all crops. What happens to wheat may not happen to peas, or canola, at the same time in the year. Overall, crops headed into 2020, as might be expected, are rather varied. For example oats are well above the five and 10-year averages for the crop, offered Davis. Wheat tracks higher too, as does feed barley which is “at a high price by historic standards,” said Davis. Even canola is “a little higher” than the 15-year average, said Davis, but he cautioned “remember how ugly prices were back in 2006.” Still canola prices are not good, offered Davis. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” he said, adding as it stands “oats look better than canola,” and that just
Harold Davis, right, provided insights into tools farmers can use to make marketing decisions. does not happen. Still there is potential for rallies in canola prices. Davis said canola markets “out of the blue”
rally to tack on $1.50 to prices adding it is one of the strange aspects of the commodity, adding it’s not easily explained. “It’s just the way it is.”
That rally has not happened in a while but it can. “Don’t think the zebra has changed its spots,” said Davis. “It’s not pie in the sky stuff.
It’s just the way of the beast.” While canola numbers look less than stellar, it is not the only crop with low prices. Yellow peas “are well below average,” said Davis. Then showing how things do not always seem to track logically, Davis noted green pea prices are much better than their yellow cousins. Davis also noted that prices are never a forever thing. “Nothing last forever,” he said, adding in the case of low prices “eventually there is recovery.” Of course farmers send messages to the marketplace with what they plant, and in some crops relatively small shifts in production can have a rather large impact on prices. One example of that is with flax “where even a little too much flax it (the price) really drops,” said Davis.
CAFA learning event covers stress By Devin Wilger Staff Writer It’s difficult to give advice if you don’t know what to say. The Parkland chapter of the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) has been hosting monthly learning events to learn and gain insight into different topics, with the fourth Wednesday of every month featuring a different pair of topics by presenters.
The most recent CAFA Learning Event took place on Feb. 26, featuring two presentations. One was by Gerry Friesen, speaking about stressful encounters. The other was by Abe Toews with Beyond Wealth, talking about gift giving with the use of a foundation. Denise Filipchuck with CAFA said that the goal of the event is to help the advisors help farmers, and that guides their selection of speakers and
topics. Their goal is not to find people in farm sales, but to address topics that farmers will be asking about and dealing with on a regular basis. Friesen, for example, talked about stressful encounters. He said that the CAFA members are frontline staff, and are going to deal with a lot of people who are in the middle of a stressful situation. “Our clients are feeling a ton of stress these days. It’s
been difficult in agriculture and so very often our clients are feeling stressors, and often the first people who go out to see them are ones that are going to feel the brunt of that frustration and all of the stuff they’re going through.” Part of the presentation involved what to do when in the middle of those stressful encounters, as well as what they can do to manage the stress later.
“I have people come to me and tell me how important that is... Often frontline workers don’t realize what exactly they’re going through. It’s no different from our clients. I mean, our clients get hit by the storm as I say and so they feel lost, they feel confused, just like was when I was farming. Then we get advisors going out to meet with them, and they get hit by the storm. So it’s an ongoing issue.”
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Madison Violet gets personal on tour By Devin Wilger Staff Writer It has been said that the most personal is the most universal, and for the folk duo Madison Violet, that is proving to be true. The duo has just been nominated for two East Coast Music Awards (ECMAs) with an album and video they call their most personal yet. They are about to set off on a Canadian tour. They will be in Yorkton on March 9 at the Anne Portnuff Theatre as part of the Yorkton Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan series. Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern are the singer-songwriters who make up the duo, and will be hitting communities where they’ve never been before, singing songs and telling stories about where they’re from and how they got to where they are. “I think as musicians we’re very lucky that we get to see a lot of, not only our own country, but of other people’s countries, probably more than most. Going to new towns, for us, it’s the most exciting to find the best local coffee shops and find all of the little gems in these towns that the locals know about. Singing to new audiences, it’s exhilarating, because as musicians you’re always putting your heart on your sleeve, but you’re hoping to win them over. Our show is as much a concert as it is sitting around a campfire and getting to know one another,” said MacIsaac. The tour comes after their ECMA award nominations, one for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year for
“I think as musicians we’re very lucky that we get to see a lot of, not only our own country, but of other people’s countries, probably more than most.” — Lisa MacIsaac Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac are Madison Violet, in Yorkton on March 9 as part of the Yorkton Arts Council’s Stars for Saskatchewan series. Everything’s Shifting, their most recent album. “We touched on a lot of topics that we found very difficult to write about over our twenty year career, being open about things that happened to us and our family members over the years. It’s a very personal record, so I’m touched that was recognized.” The other is a nomination for the Fan’s Choice Video of the Year award, which is for the video for their single Tell Me. The video represents MacIsaac and MacEachern 20 years ago, starting a band, touring the country, and beginning a relationship. “We had a lot of recommendations from industry veterans that told us we had to hide
who we were and hide our relationship to get anywhere in the music industry. We were young, and new onto the scene, and it was scary advice. We bought a camper van, ran down to the south and wrote a record basically in the desert. The video encapsulates that whole story, of us breaking down on the side of the road on our first road trip. I’m honored to be nominated to be nominated in that category, especially since it was a video that was a labor of love, put together by 15 people who donated their time and so many hours of their time.” One of the songs on the album, All Over Again, concerns MacIsaac’s brother, fiddler Ashley MacIsaac, and the back-
lash that occurred when he came out as gay, both nationally and at home. “Everybody’s story is different, but there are definitely still people who can relate to the difficulties of coming out.” Another song is Nobody, which talks about MacEachern having a miscarriage when they were on the road in Germany. “This is another topic so many women don’t talk about. That’s what the song is about, opening the dialog. So many people stay silent about it, and there are lot of women, and their part-
ners who deal with it.” While they sing about some difficult subjects, and those are some of the most personal songs on the album, MacIsaac said that is not all the record is about. “There are some happy songs on the record too, don’t get me wrong!” The new music is something they’re extremely proud of, and while some of the subject were difficult to talk about, MacIsaac said that they realized how important it was to be open and honest in their music, not just for themselves, but
for their audience as well. “I don’t want to say we censored ourselves, but we censored ourselves a little bit, because our parents are still around and you never want to hurt them or make them feel uncomfortable. We realized that we underestimated the strength of them, their love for us and our music, and we decided to be very vocal and very open because we have a platform and it was time for us to use it.” Check www.yorktonthisweek.com/contest to win tickets to Madison Violet.
Melville author’s Final Open Cinema tale selected as SaskBooks pick of the season set The Yorkton Film Festival has announced its final installment in the 2019 – 2020 OPEN Cinema screening program! With a focus on small scale craft brewing, our final two films will highlight the art and finer points of operating a craft brewery. “With Yorkton being home to one of the provinces own craft breweries, we saw a terrific opportunity to highlight these films in a very unique setting,” said YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden. “And that’s why I’m pleased to announce that unlike other screenings in our project so far, this one will take place on site at Back Forty Brewery to give us a truly immersive atmosphere for the
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screening.” OPEN Cinema will take place on Tuesday, March 10th at Back Forty Brewery starting at 7:00pm. The staff and owners of Back Forty will be on hand to talk about their own experiences in running a craft operation in Saskatchewan. OPEN Cinema regulars will have a chance to
collect the next participation sticker for their passports at this event. Collect four out of the six possible screening stickers to have your passport be eligible to win two tickets to the 2020 Lobsterfest event at the Yorkton Film Festival! OPEN Cinema is presented 100 percent free of charge and open to the public.
Local Melville author Susan Harris, who is known in the Parkland region for her extensive output as an author, television host on Access 7, and her prolific talks, has yet another nod to her already extensive resume. Her biography, entitled “Touched By Eternity”, chronicles the devout author’s spiritual experiences. Harris, who believes that she has gone to Heaven a number of times, including in a dentist’s chair, was inspired to write about her experiences. Harris, who is quick to point out that she has an obsession about Heaven, has had her work appear in numerous publications, including Chicken Soup For The Soul. The author details, at length, in the book her experiences where she claims she has had three neardeath experiences. She also discusses various apparitions, demons, and otherworldly characters that have made a pilgrimage from the afterlife to the decidedly more rural setting of Melville, Saskatchewan. There are, in this book, a number of angels and demons who have raced to cause what amounts
to no less than an apparent celestial traffic jam on Highway 10. The area, according to the author, is rife with spirits. Raised by what she calls “old-fashioned Pentacostals,” it perhaps should not be particularly surprising that the author states that she has an ability to speak in tongues. “My English words ceased and strange
words began to flow from my mouth in a foreign language I had not learned,” says Susan. The book is available at Coles in Yorkton as well as numerous local bookstores in the Parkland region. It can also be ordered through SaskBooks. For more information, go to http:// www.susanharris.ca/ or http://www.skbooks.com
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Community Spotlight St. Mary’s UCWLC Yorkton will be hosting a ‘Dying Healed’ Seminar on Sat., March 28 at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (Golden Agers Room) from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $15.00 workbook fee. Lunch will be provided. To register call Elizabeth Zahayko 306-783-6232/ Sonia Starling 306-7830952. Reply required by March 21 for numbers attending.
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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. All ages are welcome. Pre-registration not required. 11:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. (45 min. session). $5.00 a person. Please bring your own mat. Contact for more info 306-783-8891, 306782-5915.
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Library Social Worker available on Wednesdays 5:00 pm 9:00pm; Thursdays 9:00 am - 6:00 pm; Saturdays 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm. 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.
Y o r k t o n Genealogical Society will be holding a meeting next Tues., March 10, 2020, at 7 pm. at the Yorkton Public Library. A speaker is possible but not definite as yet. The public is invited to attend this meeting and bring their genealogy questions and/ or research problem. Questions? phone Doris Maben at (306)782-4531. Parkinson Canada presents “Benefits and credits on your income tax” with Laverne Stevenson, Revenue Canada Wed., April 1, 1:30 p.m., Yorkton Public Library, 93 Broadway St. W., Yorkton. More info please call Kelly Pierson, Community D e v e l o p m e n t Coordinator, Southern Saskatchewan at 306545-4400 or 1-800-5653000 ext 3435 or kelly. pierson@parkinson. ca. There is no fee to attend. Open to the public or anyone with neurological conditions.
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Parkinson’s Canada Yorkton Support Group Meeting Wed., Mar. 18, 2 p.m. at Yorkton Crossing. All Parkinson’s patients & interested persons welcome. For further info call 306-783-7519 or 306783-8615.
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Chili & Baked Potato Supper - Grace Presbyterian Church, 66 Park St. (by the water tower) Wed., Mar. 25, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Ages 13 & up $12, ages 6-12 $8, ages 5 & under free.
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Yorkton Duplicate Bridge Club is hosting the SSFA Parkland Senior Fitness Association Tournamnet on March 13th, 9:30 am at Yorkton Crossing. This is the Senior Olympic Winter Games. Come for a day of cards, fun, food and prizes. Information call 306-782-1689.
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The Yorkton Threshermen’s Club would like to invite you to join them for a historical demonstration and information event at the Parkland Mall in Yorkton. The event will consist of ongoing rope making demonstrations throughout the day as well as a display for information on the organization. There will be members on hand to assist those wishing to partake in the demonstration themselves and answer any questions you may have. The event will take place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Thurs., March 5, 2020. For those interested the Yorkton Threshermen’s Club also hosts general meetings each month with the next meeting scheduled for March 14, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. at the Western Development Museum in Yorkton. For more information
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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 September 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.
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Club 55+ Golden Age Bowlers are looking for new members. Leagues are Mondays and/or Wednesdays at 1 p.m. First time Bowlers are welcome! Drop in at 12:30 p.m. on those days or call Brad at the Yorkton Bowl Arena 306-783-5183.
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Al-Anon meets Monday nights, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St. and Wed. nights, 8 p.m. at Westview United Church (355 Bradbrooke Dr.). Alateen also meets on Wed. night, 8 p.m. at Westview United
Church. Adult children 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 306-783-3765 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 ck e r s , back gammon, go, Camelot etc., join the Yorkton Boardgamers Guild, a new group forming to promote gather in gs to play boardgames and have fun. For further information call 3067 8 2 -17 8 3 or e m a i l yorkton_boardgamers_ guild@hotmail.com.
Hort meeting will be time to talk spring The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be holding their next meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m. at SIGN on North Street. It will be nice to get together and “talk gardening” again as we look forward to the new gardening year! New members are always welcome, and you don’t have to be a member to come to the meeting. Get your Hawaiian shirt out and let’s take a little floral holiday to a tropical place and talk about hibiscus! Some very dear friends shared some photos with us of their hibiscus plants, looking glorious with big bright blooms in beautiful colors! These two enthusiastic gardeners enjoy growing hibiscus plants as well as other exotic plants like orchids, and like all people who do things very well, they make it look easy! But I have much to learn! So I decided to do some homework and learn about hibiscus plants and how to take care of them. Did you know that hibiscus belongs to the mallow family, and this is a big family with hundreds of plant cousins. Hibiscus are tropical and subtropical plants, but luckily for us they don’t mind growing in containers here! The flowers are big and showy, in bright hues of red, orange, pink, yellow, and white, even certain hibiscus varieties with flowers that change color once in bloom. I learned that hibiscus like at least six hours of sunshine a day, so a south or east window would be their favorite. We need to be careful not to overwater them, and we must be sure they have good drainage. But when they are working hard and blooming, they will need more water. And guess what, they like to grow in a container, and like their roots to be cozy: we might think they are slightly root-bound, but they don’t mind this. We can fertilize them in spring and summer with a fertilizer that is high in potassium, but they will not need any fertilizer in the winter. (Just a refresher: when
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Gardener’s Notebook you see three numbers on a container of fertilizer, the first is for nitrogen, promoting root growth; the second is for phosphorous, promoting foliage; and the third is for potassium, promoting good basic health for the plant.) The plants do not have a lot of pest problems, although we do need to watch for mealybugs. If we see them, we should trim away any part of the plant that is infected, then wash the plant gently with a water spray. All in all, the hibiscus is a very good-natured plant, not overly demanding in what it needs, and then when it is happy it rewards us with those stunning flowers! In the summer, we could give our hibiscus plants a vacation and take them outside. They’d look beautiful on
any patio or deck, and an added bonus is that they attract butterflies and hummingbirds. If you are really feeling exotic, you can even buy hibiscus tea, which is a beautiful ruby color when brewed, and is high in vitamin C. Hibiscus can carry a message, too. In the language of flowers, a hibiscus means a perfect woman or wife, or admiration of beauty. But the hibiscus flower is also a somber reminder that things like beauty, success and fame pass away! One more: if a woman wears a hibiscus flower over her left ear, she is involved with someone. But if she wears the flower over her right ear, she is available! Visit the hort society at www.yorktonhort.ca, and have a lovely week!
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Monday, March 9, 2020, 7:30pm
Anne Portnuff Theatre ,Yorkton Regional High School, 150 Gladstone Ave. N.
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Here, there and everywhere - life between homes
A few more months, the Preacher and I hope, and we’ll have completed our move. Meanwhile, it feels strange, living in two houses. No matter which house I’m in, I feel at home. The two places feel connected, albeit with a long, paved hall. Sometimes, when I’m standing in one room, I realize I need something from another. Taking three steps forward, I pause, remembering. That other room is thirty miles down the road. We don’t schedule our stays at the houses; just do what works best that week. Between his essential rests, the Preacher packs what he can at the old house while I’m at work. I do what I can in evenings and on weekends; pack, unpack or paint, depending where I’m at. When we’re at opposite places, Rick and I
have long phone conversations. When to finally put Hope House on the market? Do we have a garage sale or just give our extra stuff (a lot) away? Can we make that neat little nook at House #2 into a tiny home office? “Where’d you put the coffee table?” I asked tonight, by phone. Helped by our lanky grandson Benjamin, we had loaded his van in preparation for today’s trip to the other house. Coffee table, books, console table, stereo, more books... “I told Benjamin to put it in the dining room. But I said it really didn’t matter. You’ll put it where you want anyway.” I chuckled. I’m a frequent furniture shifter. Our new (oddly configured) living room will require numerous shifts before the furniture
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Sunny Side Up comes to rest. Like our dog, it’ll turn around at least three times before (my) final sigh and comfortable flop. As more of our treasures have made the transition to our second home, I find, to my surprise, that I’m growing less attached to our first. Parting with things I once thought essential is easier. I’m eager to settle again in a home with the partner who knows and loves me better than anyone but God. When we’re apart, we
call each other at 7:30 to open our day with prayer. It feels a bit like our dating days. “I miss you,”
we say. Even after almost forty-four years, we mean it. Although there is occasional pleasant space in solo living, like our possessions we are, inescapably, joined. We’ll leave Hope House together, with a heart full of gratitude for a blessed decade there. But we’ll bring the hope with us, I realized tonight. And the memories. It’s just the house we’ll leave behind. We anticipate joy in
our new smaller home. But we recognize we have more years behind than in front of us. This move carries us another mile down life’s highway to our forever home in Heaven. We pray to make that transition, when it comes, with a full heart and empty hands. Clutching just one thing, the key to Heaven’s door, freely offered to all — the beautiful, nail-scarred hand of our precious Saviour, Jesus Christ.
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Stack of ‘cakes Shrove Tuesday was marked Tuesday Feb. 25, at St. Andrew’s United Church in Yorkton with a pancake supper. Shrove Tuesday is the day in February or March immediately preceding Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), which is celebrated
in some countries by consuming pancakes. The exact day is determined by Easter. Shrove Tuesday is observed by many Christians, including Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists and Roman Catholics.
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We Learn From Our Mistakes
“For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.”
— Proverbs 24:16 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.”
Free Pentecostal Church 20 BRADBROOKE AVE.
Pastor E. Richardson
306-783-5663
Services: • Sunday, 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. • Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Listen to CJGX Radio every Sunday at 8:45 a.m.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church 165, 2ND AVE. N & DARLINGTON Deacon: The Rev. Luanne Hrywkiw 306-782-0018 Church 306-786-7131
Sunday, March 8th Worship Service & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Destiny International Christian Assembly Establishing Ministries and Releasing Destinies
109 Maple Avenue, Yorkton Senior Pastors Dag & Bukky Lawale
Every Sunday - Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. Every Wednesday - Bible Study at 7:00 p.m. Last Friday of each month - Prayer Meeting at 7 p.m. For more information please phone 306-782-2427
“A Place of New Beginnings”
St. Mark The Evangelist Orthodox Church 160 Betts Ave. Yorkton, Sask
“Services In English” www.stmarkyorkton.ca
Sunday March 8th Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Sunday of Orthodoxy Wed. March 11th Presanctified 6:00 PM. Phone: 306-786-6216 Cell: 306-621-5341 Priest: Rodion Luciuk
Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church 89 Bradbrooke Drive, Yorkton, SK S3N 2Y2 306-782-2998 Father Michael Faryna 306-601-9043 Sat., March 7th 1st SATURDAY OF GREAT LENT Sun., March 8th 1st SUNDAY OF GREAT LENT Divine Liturgy 10:00 am Yorkton Orthodoxy Vespers 5:00 pm Regina Wed., March 11th Moleben 2:00 pm Saltcoats Nursing Home
St. Andrew’s United Church SECOND AVENUE AND SMITH STREET OFFICE 306-783-4157 MINISTER REV. JEN DRESSER Website: http://www.standrewsyorkton.ca Facebook: St. Andrew’s United Church
Friday, March 6th Sunday, March 8th Monday, March 9th Tuesday, March 10th
Community Food Shelf 10:00 am Worship Service 10:30 am NA (Bank of Recovery) 6:30 am Music Festival Quilting 1:00 pm Habitat Humanity Meeting 5:15 pm Music Festival U.C.W. Meeting 1:30 pm
++Dominion Chapel Ministry 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!’ Wednesday, March 4th
Potluck 6:00pm • Movie 7:00pm
Sunday, March 8th
Worship Service 10:30am • Sunday School 10:30 am
Wednesday, March 11th
Lent Has Started Potluck 6:00pm • Movie 7:00pm
Everyone Welcome
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.) SICK CALLS ANYTIME—BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE BY APPOINTMENT
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Sask Hockey Hall of Fame inductees By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Ted Knight S a s k a t c h e w a n Hockey Hall of Fame (SHHOF) along with the Saskatchewan Hockey Association has announced the host community and class of inductees for its ninth annual Induction dinner. This summer, the SHHOF is excited to be heading to Yorkton, on Friday, July 24th. The Yorkton Curling Rink will be the venue for this event when they welcome seven inductees and two teams that are worthy of this achievement. Those chosen to be enshrined into the Ted Knight Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020 are as follows: Builder Category: Gerry James Grassroots Category: Allan ‘Al’ Harrison (deceased), and Wayne Henley (deceased). Player Category: Kelly Buchberger, Cliff Koroll, Nicholas ‘Nick’ Schultz, and Mandi Schwartz (deceased). “We’re absolutely honoured that she (Mandi) is being honoured for some of the good things we’re doing in her name,” said her father Rick Schwartz. “It’s kind of a dream come true. We are very, very honoured that she
Don Chesney, Kale Thomson and Gord Pritchard Lee Rusnak and Rob Kozak members of the 1992-93 Yorkton Mallers. will be remembered.” The news of Mandi’s induction follows on the heels of another huge moment in the Schwartz family as her brother Jaden won the Stanley Cup last spring as a member of the St. Louis Blues. “The year that they had was such an up and down seasons,” said Rick Schwartz, adding that in the end the win was more special for the family as Jaden had said what he did was “all for her (Mandi).” Given that Jaden will likely one day be called to the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame, the likelihood is not lost on their father. “That would be very special,” he said.
Team Category: (199293) Yorkton Mallers and (2013-14) Yorkton Terriers “It’s been a long time,” said then team member Lee Rusnak, adding the event will be rather special for the team as it will be the draw to bring them all back together again. Rusnak said the team were all basically local at the time, which helped create bonds that have endured. He noted a 20-year reunion brought 14 players back, and looking ahead to the induction he expects most to return. “Emails are already flying around to get everything organized.” Rusnak added that since players were local, there is still family local-
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“They’ll get to experience the whole thing too. That will be super cool,” he said. While the win came years ago, in the spring of 1993, Rusnak said it remains significant locally. While noting the Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey League has always done well nationally, it was the first national win for the Yorkton team. “And it was the only time we ever won it,” he added with a smile. Don Chesney was the general manager of the RBC-winning Terriers. He said at one point he would have wanted the call from the Hall of Fame to have come for him as a player, or a coach, but now being part of the team as general manager he appreci-
ates how the whole team came together to win the RBC. “Getting in as GM seems to be more special,” he said. The season of course remains a highlight for Chesney. “The biggest thing for me that season was how the whole team had put it all together,” he said. Like Rusnak, Chesney expects most of the Terriers from the winning team will return to the city in the summer for the induction. “They’re all pumped about it. They’re all talking about it,” he said. Each year the SHHOF celebrates the contributions and achievements of players, builders, teams, officials and those at the grassroots level. The annual induction dinner is rotated
around the province in partnership with the Saskatchewan Hockey Association to promote the Hall, celebrate local inductees while raising funds which benefit the local host community. Tickets for this year’s event will be available through the Yorkton Terriers box office. An announcement will be made in the coming weeks when tickets go on sale. The Ted Knight Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame opened its doors in 2012 in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Hockey Association’s 100th year celebration. The location of the SHHOF is in Swift Current at the Credit Union I-Plex. For more information, please visit www.saskhockeyhalloffame.com.
More SJ accolades for Petruic Chantz Petruic of the Yorkton Hyundai Terriers has been named the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s RBC Player Of The Year, and SGEU Most Valuable Player. The awards come as Petruic also sits atop the SJHL scoring ladder with a league-best 58-goals, with one game to play,
to go along with 51 assists for 109 points, 22 points better than Cole Rafuse of Flin Flon with 87 points this season. Petruic eclipsing the 50-goal put him in elite company in the history of the Terriers becoming only the sixth player to score 50, or more in a season. The others are Darrell Spelay
who did it four times, Bryan Kuspira, Pat Ford, Ed Zawatzky and most recently in the 199192 season Dean Seymour. Through 157 career games, Petruic has 243-points, including 110-goals. The Moose Jaw product played one year of WHL hockey with his hometown Warriors so
isn’t eligible for NCAA hockey. So, what will come next for Petruic after his final season with the Terriers is compete – with a league championship and beyond he hopes? “I’m not really sure really. It’s still up in the air,” he said in an interview with Yorkton This Week after hitting the
50-goal mark, adding it might be a pro contract somewhere, or off to a Canadian college to play hockey, although what his career path past hockey will be is still to be decided. “I’m not sure what the best route is for me yet.”
SJ regular season is a wrap By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Hyundai Terriers wrapped up the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League regular season this week. The Terriers topped the Viterra Division with a record of 35-20-2-1 for 73 points, seven up on second place Estevan. Weyburn was third with 43 points, and Melville fourth with a leagueworst 38 points. Both Yorkton and Estevan will advance to the playoffs.
The Terriers looked to seed third overall after their season ended, but that would not be the case. Shawn Parkinson had 29 saves for his third straight shutout, all coming in the last four nights, his fourth shutout in his last five starts, and his league-leading fifth of the season in the Melfort Mustangs’ final game of the regular season on Monday. The win Monday moves the Mustangs from fifth place, to third on the final day of the sea-
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Championship rings
The 2019 Yorkton Raider Gridders celebrated the arrival of the rings that commemorate their 2019 Provincial Championship on March 3. Coach Jason Boyda said that the rings are a symbol of the bond the team shares, something he said that the players will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
son, and they will face the sixth place Estevan Bruins in the SJHL Quarter-Finals. The drop to fourth overall means the Terriers will take on the fifth place La Ronge Ice Wolves in another first round matchup.
Regular season wrap
The season wrapped up for Yorkton as they visited Melville, although the Millionaires would have a game Tuesday to wrap up their year. Melville hit the board
early with a goal from Luke Nkwama at 2:11 of the first period. The Hyundai Terriers knotted the score at the 13-minute mark, when Vaughn Watterodt scored his first of the season. The 1-1 tie would hold through the remainder of the first period, and then through a scoreless middle stanza. In the third period Colby Lubachowski scored the eventual game-winner for Melville at 9:45. Zach McIntyre added
an empty-netter at 19:51 to make it a 3-1 final in favour of the Millionaires. Matthew Pesenti was in the Terrier nets facing 33-shots in the loss. Berk Berkeliev was the Mills’ netminder facing 46-shots for the win.
Friday action
The Terriers secured home ice advantage in the opening round of the upcoming playoffs with a 4-3 win over Melville last Friday as they hosted the Millionaires at Farrell
Agencies Arena. Yorkton took an early lead 1-0 on a goal at 4:12 by Evan Sare. With one-second left in the first the Mills tied the contest on a goal by Zach McIntyre. Chantz Petruic scored 5:41 into the second to again give the Terriers a one-goal lead. This time Jake Spak tied the game for Melville scoring at 6:06. In the third Petruic was back to again give
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Indoor football, an unfulfilled promise
We are just over a week away from the start of the Indoor Football League season south of the border. Now, I am aware many of you are aware I never watch the National Football League, so why am I even aware of the start-up of the indoor season? Well, in terms of the outdoor version of football I am partial to the Canadian game, and between college and the Canadian Football League probably see about 100-games a year, so my taste for outdoor football is well satisfied. The indoor game is a sort in miniaturized version of football, with the smaller field and fewer
players creating a more vibrant offensive game. I generally like offence in sports, so indoor football intrigues me. Every year its siren call is heard, and I find myself watching a few games. The flirtation tends to be fleeting. I watch some games online, like what I see, but as playoff races in sports where I have favoured teams to follow, indoor football drops off the watch list. There are no Canadian teams in a league I am aware of, so there is no team to really dig in and become a fan of. The indoor game actually exploded several years ago with the AFL having teams across the US, with a short try at
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Sports a team in Toronto. That success led to issues in over expansion, unprepared owners, salaries probably getting too big for the market for the game, and the AFL imploded with teams falling away until one season there were only four left. The league finally succumbed completely following its 2019 season. That has left a vac-
uum of sorts at the top of the heap among a bunch of indoor leagues that still exist, although the Indoor Football League looks to have ascended to the top of the pile, at least in the west. The IFL doesn’t go farther east than Columbus, scheduled to join in 2022. The east has the National Arena League. Obviously the two
leagues joining forces would create a national league, and while there is a fear of travel costs, baseball once did not have the AL and NL crossing paths in the regular season, and the same could apply for indoor football. The game is one, that if it ever expanded north with a team, or two, could be must see. I will say in general I need ‘a horse in the race’ as they say, to really get into a sport—rugby being an exception in that I can watch any game I come across. That was why I recently found a tidbit online that had me smiling. The Australian Football League is
another sport that is fun to watch, but with random games of the week you just never get to know players very well, and again no team to really follow. The article online tidbit suggested some effort taking place to find a locale in Los Angeles to host an AFL game, with just a hint that enough interest could lead to a team in the city as part of the AFL one day. I’ll admit that is a long-shot, and likely years away, but it would bring a team a little closer to home, and one might dream Vancouver would be next, such is the increasing trend of leagues going bigger on an international scale, but that is a topic for another day.
Tourism Sask on-side with Grey Cup Festival The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that Tourism Saskatchewan is pro-
viding $3 million to the 2020 Grey Cup Festival that will be held on November 17-22. The
festival culminates with the 108th annual Grey Cup Championship that will be played at Mosaic
Stadium. “It is a privilege for Saskatchewan to host the Grey Cup for the fourth
time and showcase Rider Pride – a phenomenon unequalled in Canada,” Minister Responsible for
LEGACY CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION LIMITED CALL FOR DIRECTORS Legacy Co-op is part of the Co-operative Retailing System that serves more than 500 communities and more than 1.8 million members across Western Canada. Today, approximately 170 retail co-operatives own FCL, which provides central wholesaling, manufacturing and administrative services to its member-owners. Combined sales of more than $9.8 billion in 2019 make retail co-ops among the largest providers of retail goods and agricultural inputs in Western Canada. Legacy Co-operative Association Limited boasts sales of more than $102 million and employs more than 225 employees. Sales outlets include a gas bar and food store in Kamsack, a food store and agro/home centre in Churchbridge, a cardlock and service centre in Theodore, an agro centre in Ebenezer, two gas bars, two cardlocks, an agro centre and a food store in Yorkton, cardlocks in Rhein, Esterhazy, and Langenburg and keylocks in MacNutt and Dubuc. We provide a variety of goods and services including: petroleum, food, lumber, general merchandise, crop supplies, feed, fertilizer, seed, bins and chemical. Legacy Co-operative is seeking progressive, forward thinking individuals with a good understanding of the retail climate and who would like to fill 4 vacancies on the Board of Directors in 2020. (Three 3 years terms and one term that will fill a vacant term with 2 years remaining) In accordance with bylaw 6.02(c) the name of each nominee to the position of director must be: (i) Submitted in writing by the nominee to the Co-operatives Nominating Committee at least 30 days be-fore the date of the Annual General Meeting when the election will be held; and (ii) Published by the Co-operative’s Nominating Committee with the notice of the Annual General Meeting Nomination papers can be picked up at any Legacy Co-operative Association Limited locations in York-ton, Kamsack, Churchbridge, Ebenezer or Theodore or by contacting the following Committee members: Gene Krepakevich 4 Mossfield Place Yorkton, SK. S3N 2R2 (306) 783-8117
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Tourism Saskatchewan Gene Makowsky said. “Major events like the Grey Cup bring widespread profile and thousands of visitors to our province. The government’s commitment to supporting events of this scale aligns with priorities shared in Saskatchewan’s new Growth Plan. The plan has an ambitious goal of increasing tourist expenditures in Saskatchewan by 50 per cent by 2030. Achieving our tourism growth targets will require concentration and investment in activities that will yield a solid return.” Saskatchewan last hosted Grey Cup celebrations in 2013. That event had an economic impact of $93 million. The 2020 Grey Cup Festival is anticipated to have a similar return. Sponsorship of the event comes from Tourism Saskatchewan’s Event Hosting Program, which assists the province in hosting national and international events and initiating special tourism projects. The 2020 Grey Cup Festival is one of several major events Saskatchewan is proud to host in 20202021. These include the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, recently held in Moose Jaw; the JUNO Awards in Saskatoon later this month; and the 2021 Canadian Curling Trials Roar of the Rings, also in Saskatoon.
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Pickleball may be relatively new to the city, but the sport has attracted enough interest for a tournament on the weekend.
First pickleball tournament in Yorkton By Cory Carlick Staff Writer Pickleball has been taking off in the Parkland, and it’s not too hard to see why. Blending elements of tennis, racquetball, ping pong, and squash, the sport contains a good
amount of the excitement one would typically expect to have from these sports. With its undeniable cardiovascular benefits, combined with a slightly lower impact on the joints, the growing sport with the interesting name provides a workout
that is intense enough for active youth but still works for seniors. More and more people have been giving the sport a try, and for reasons in combination from perhaps both the explicable to inexplicable, the skill level from novice to com-
petition-ready appears to come very quickly indeed. The above having been kept in mind, then, so too would it be only a matter of time before enough players with the savvy in the region would culminate in a
Basketball action at Yorkdale Central School.
Jr. Boys/Girls District basketball tourney By Cory Carlick Staff Writer It was a weekend of the best and brightest basketball players that the Parkland Region had to offer, and both boys and girls teams battled it out at Yorkton Regional
High School as well. The Junior Boys’ teams played Friday. At Yorkton Regional High School, Yorkdale, Esterhazy and Canora took the the court for the first series of games, while Sacred Heart hosted Norquay and St. Henrys as the
teams went through eliminations. The Junior Girls played Saturday. St. Michael’s hosted first. Canora, St. Michael’s, Kamsack, Esterhazy were the first groups to play. Yorkdale hosted the second series of games.
Norquay and Yorkdale played a spirited, intense game; Yorkton Regional High School hosted games as well. Melville Comprehensive School also played some impressive strategy on the court.
Terrier ambassador The Yorkton Hyundai Terriers nominated forward Alec Zawatsky for the RBC and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Community Ambassador award. With the nomination, Zawatsky earned a $1000 donation from RBC that will go to the local school division. At the Terrier game Friday at the Farrell Agencies Arena RBC Community Manager Trevor McLachlan made the presentation to Zawatsky. At the conclusion of the season, oneof-the-12 team ambassadors will be selected by the SJHL as the recipient of the RBC Community Award that will come with an additional $2500 donation to the school board. Staff Photo by Calvin Daniels
tournament proper. That time has come quickly, due in no small part to the efforts of one David Weiman. This weekend, in a matter of speaking, could be considered a justifiably proud moment for Weiman, who might appropriately be considered the Godfather of Pickleball. Weiman, to be sure, has done much to promote the sport in the Parkland Region through workshops held in the past year or so, ensuring that anyone wishing to play has access both to courts and expert tutelage. Further to his credit, Weiman has also spent countless hours polishing his own considerable game, in addition to devoting considerable time to keeping his own teaching, coaching and training methods up-todate and sharp through the applicable official regulatory bodies for the sport. Now, that day has finally come, where the very first official pickleball tournament has taken place in the region. The turnout was impressive – the court was full with numerous competitors waiting their turn to whack their ball
on the court. The sport has certainly grown since last year – and the skill, intensity, and sportsmanship a wonderful evolution in a remarkably short period of time to what could in no way be considered anything other than a unbelievably successful event by any conceivable metric. “This is the city of Yorkton’s first pickleball tournament that we’re hosting. We have a wide range of registrations that came in, so we have 47 registrants for this tournament,” said Julia Schofer, Recreation Services Manager for the Gloria Hayden Centre. “Twelve teams for the men’s and the mixed, and then ten teams for the ladies’ respectively. With that we had tons of people that came from all over the province. Yorkton, Otthon, Melville, Langenburg, Foam Lake, Regina, Fort Qu’Appelle...so Yorkton is kind of a nice ‘in the middle’ location for athletes to get together without the barrier of travel, which is really nice.” Anyone wishing to get involved can call the Gloria Hayden Centre at (306) 786-1776.
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ST. MARY’S UCWLC, Yorkton will be hosting a “Dying Healed Seminar” on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (Golden Agers Room) from 10:30 am to 4pm. Cost is $15.00 workbook fee. Lunch will be provided. Presenters: Deborah Larmour, Family & Life Office eparchy of Saskatoon and Jackie Saretsky, Director of Pastoral Services Diocese of Saskatoon. To register call Elizabeth Zahayko 306-783-6232 or Sonia Starling 306-783-0952. Reply requested by March 21st for numbers attending. Two Year Old Black Angus Bull Sale March 20, 2020. Wawota, SK. 306-577-9141. www.gbtangus.com
But you did not go alone. A part of us went with you, the day God took you home. We Miss You. “From Your Family And Friends.” Legal/Public Notices
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PLAN NUMBER 6-3676 DRAMATIC CURB APPEAL Wide stone pilasters decorate the facade of this handsome family home, which includes three bedrooms located on 1-1/2 storeys. The pilasters, complemented by stucco and narrow horizontal siding, provide dramatic curb appeal. The covered entry leads into a lofty doubleheight foyer. A den is located immediately to the right, the ideal spot for a home office. A convenient two-piece lavatory is adjacent. Also in the foyer is a coat closet, close to the
U-shaped stairway that leads to the upper halfstorey. Beyond the stairway is the great room, which features a partially double-height ceiling, sloping to nine feet near the exterior wall. The gas fireplace will cast its rosy glow into both the open-plan kitchen and dining room, while sliding glass doors offer access to a covered patio, perfect for al fresco meals. The kitchen and dining area are separated from the great room by a spacious work island, fitted with double sinks and a dishwasher. Part of the dining room ceiling is double-height.
A walk-through pantry leads from the kitchen, through the laundry room and into the double garage, making unloading groceries a breeze. The laundry room includes a handy shelf, as well as a coat closet. An archway leads from the dining area into a space with a linen closet, close to the master suite. The roomy master suite looks out to the back garden for privacy. Between the bedroom and the large walk-in closet is the en-suite, which includes an oval soaker tub set in a bayed-out niche, as well as double basins and a
shower stall. The toilet is enclosed in a separate space. Upstairs, both secondary bedrooms have their own three-piece bathroom. One overlooks the back garden, while the other overlooks the front garden. A linen closet is conveniently placed on the stair landing. Parts of the second story are open to the rooms below, and the landing is railed for safety. The double garage, which features a decorative door with horizontal glass panels, is big enough to accommodate a workshop. Exterior finishes include stucco, stone and horizontal siding, as well as painted trim. This home measures 42 feet wide by 61 feet, six inches deep, for a total of 2,453 square feet. Plans for design 6-3676 are available for $915 (set of 5), $985 (set of 8) and $1031 for a super set of 10. Also add $35.00 for Priority charges within B.C. or $60.00 outside of B.C. Please add H.S.T., PST, OR G.S.T (where applicable) to both the plan price and Priority charges. Our 52ND Edition of the Home Plan Catalogue containing over 300 plans is available for $16.50 (includes taxes, postage and handling). Make all cheque and money orders payable to “Jenish House Design Ltd.” and mail to: JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LTD. c/o...Yorkton This Week #201- 1658 Commerce Ave Kelowna, BC V1X 8A9 OR SEE OUR WEB PAGE ORDER FORM ON: www.jenish.com AND E-MAIL YOUR ORDER TO: homeplans@jenish.com
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1 BURIAL plot for sale at Memorial Gardens, Yorkton. For more information call 306-783-6025.
1948-AR JOHN Deere tractor, fully restored, runs good. Offers. 306696-2957.
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NEILSON CATTLE COMPANY Charolais Bull Sale, Monday, March 23, 1:00pm at the Ranch, Hwy #47 South of Willowbrook, SK. Offering an elite group of coming 2 year old Charolais bulls, all semen tested and vet inspected. For a catalogue or more information contact Mike at 306-620-7252 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. Watch and bid online at www.DLMS.ca and to view the catalogue online, visit www. BuyAgro.com (PL#116061)
HOLLINGER LAND & CATTLE 8th Annual Bull & Female Sale. Tuesday, March 24, 1:00pm at the ranch, Neudorf, SK with guest consignor Nu-Horizon Angus. Offering 40 Black Angus yearling bulls, plus purebred females and select pens of commercial open heifers. For more information or a catalogue contact Chad at 306-331-0302 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. To view the catalogue online go to www.BuyAgro.com. Watch and bid online at www. DLMS.ca (PL#116061).
Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997, Notice is hereby given that 102094855 SASKATCHEWAN INC. has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Restaurant permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Trifon’s Pizza at 290 Broadway St W, Yorkton SK, S3N 0N5. Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice. Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address, and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds, and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing. Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 REGINA SK S4P 3M3
At Your Service BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY Handyperson WHATEVER NEEDS DONE. Carpentry, plumbing, painting, yard work, garbage hauled away. Phone 306-621-7538, leave message.
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Rooms DO YOU need a room in Yorkton for a day, a week or longer? For more information call 306-6209920.
Suites For Rent SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom Senior Suites at the Heritage Place. Fridge and stove included. Central laundry with two washers and dryers. Well kept, ready for rent. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.
Wanted WANTED: OLD TUBE AUDIO EQUIPMENT. 40 years or older. Amplifiers, Stereo, Recording and Theatre Sound Equipment. Hammond Organs, any condition. CALL Toll-Free 1-800-947-0393.
Furniture LONG OAK Dresser with mirror. Phone 306-782-7335.
Musical Instruments ASSORTMENT OF good violins. Phone 306-435-2161.
GET UP TO $50,000 from the Wanted to Buy Government of Canada. Do you or someone you know Have any of BUYING BROKEN gold jewellery, these Conditions? ADHD, Anxiety, necklaces, rings and other gold Arthritis, Asthma, Cancer, COPD, items. Call 306-783-3230. Depression, Diabetes, Difficulty Walking, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowels, Overweight, Trouble For Sale - Misc Dressing...and Hundreds more. ALL Ages & Medical Conditions Qualify. CALL SASKATCHEWAN SWNA-BAS_1x35.d04_R0011801922.indd BENEFITS 1-(800)-211-3550 or •prod1/kk classified Send a Text •Message with Your Name Mailing2020 Address to 306•ytw and march4, 992-5527 for your FREE benefits PLANT WORLD LTD. package.
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Houses for Sale BEAUTIFUL 2 or 3 bedroom townhouse; 1200 sq.ft., close to schools & hospital. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-537-3228 or Trevor 306-3166255.
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FOR SALE: Polled Purebred 2 year old and yearling Charolais bulls. Some red factor. Phone 306435-7116. King’s Polled Charolais.
BURIAL PLOT Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Garden of Crucifixion. Call for details. 306-890-0571. FARM FRESH EGGS. $3.00/dozen. Phone 306-782-0688. FOR SALE: Sets of coins from 1968 to 1979. Old nickels, fifty cent pieces, old dollar coins, some quarter sets. Phone 306-7830406.
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YEARLING & 2 year old dehorned Hereford Bulls. Semen tested. For performance information & EPD’s, call Wes 306-743-5105. www.vcherefordfarm.com
Needed for a summer operated crusher. Perfect for individual looking for seasonal contract or for semi-retired. Very good compensation. Adrian 250-486-0006
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LOST: HINGED LOADING RAMPS near Hwy # 16 at Saltcoats on Jan. 24. $50 for return or can pick up. Phone 306-621-9535. PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 550,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306-649.1405 for details.
Seniors, Parents, Children! Earn some extra cash (possibly of up to $400/month depending on route size), get exercise and work only a few hours a week too!
STAR CITY MEATS - Butchering Fryer March 17th. Butchering Med Roasters March 24th. Butchering Roasters March 31st. 10% discount on butcher day pickups. To place order call 306- 863-3378.
Garage Sales 76 - 7TH AVE. S. Thurs., Mar. 5, 11am-7pm & Fri., Mar. 6, 11am6pm. Multi-family sale. Tools, household items, toys, clothing.
Collectibles & Classic Cars 1947 2-DOOR Plymouth. Restorable, always shedded, everything is there. Phone 306-6962957.
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. Thickett Engine Rebuilding. Ph. 204-532-2187 Russell, MB.
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is a choral conductor, educator and performer. Currently, she directs the choral program at the University of Regina where she also teaches courses in choral conducting and vocal diction. She is frequently
asked to appear as a clinician, adjudicator and guest conductor throughout Canada. Previous to her appointment at the University of Regina, Dr. Morgan was the Pfeifer Memorial Chair of Music at Luther College High School where she was responsible for the Luther College Senior Choir, the auditioned choir AVE, the String Ensemble, the Luther Band, and the IB music program. Her choirs have performed at a variety of events including Association of Canadian Choral Communities Podium Conferences, showcase concerts at the Rocky Mountain Music Festival in Banff, the installation of the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan ceremony and at Lincoln Center in New York City. Dr. Morgan was also the founder and artistic director of the Prairie Chamber Choir. Under her direction the Prairie Chamber Choir
won second place in the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs chamber choir category. The choir released Wake the Grain:Choral Art Music from the Prairies, a recording to celebrate and honour composers from the Prairie region with a hop to encourage and support new Canadian music. Throughout her education she has had the privilege of studying with exemplary teachers. She is grateful to have worked under the supervision of Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt, Dr. Victoria Meredith, Kathryn Laurin, and Diana Woolrich. Dr. Morgan holds a Doctorate of Music Performance in Choral Conducting from the University of Toronto, a Master of Music Performance in Choral Conducting from the University of Western Ontario, a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Regina.
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The annual Yorkton Music Festival will be held March 9-21. As is the case every year the Festival will be adjudicator by people with a long resume in music. They include;
Dr. Melissa Morgan
Employment Opportunity - Director, Finance Parkland College is currently accep�ng applica�ons for a Director of Finance. We are seeking a mo�vated and innova�ve professional with superior leadership, analy�cal, communica�on and organiza�onal skills to join our senior leadership team. This posi�on is located at our Melville Administra�on Office. POSITION SUMMARY: Repor�ng to the Vice President, Administra�on, the Director of Finance is responsible for the leadership and administra�on of the accoun�ng, finance, admissions and registra�on, interna�onal recruitment and risk management func�ons for the College. Through the establishment, monitoring and improvement of accoun�ng and finance systems, policies and procedures, this posi�on is responsible for the planning, development and implementa�on of opera�ons and systems that influence the fiscal direc�on of the College. The Director of Finance par�cipates directly in the management decision-making process that establishes overall college opera�on and performance levels, including the development and execu�on of the strategic plan. This posi�on will maintain harmonious working rela�onships with College staff and personnel within other agencies and organiza�ons. REQUIREMENTS: • The minimum educa�onal qualifica�on for this posi�on is a degree in Business Administra�on or Commerce and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designa�on (CA, CMA or CGA); • The minimum amount of prac�cal, related experience required to perform the du�es of this posi�on is 5 years senior management experience performing a similar leadership role in Accoun�ng and Finance; • Experience in a public sector and / or within post-secondary environment; • Valid Drivers’ License (frequent travel to our Yorkton loca�ons is required). WHAT WE OFFER: • Full-�me, permanent posi�on (37.5 hours per week) • Compe��ve compensa�on and pension plan • Comprehensive benefit package • 4 weeks’ vaca�on plus addi�onal Management Days and Christmas break closure • Professional development opportuni�es • Flexible, professional and respec�ul work environment ABOUT US: Parkland College offers an array of educa�onal services to adult learners in East Central Saskatchewan. Our mission is to provide high quality, learner centered educa�on and training as a founda�on for lifelong success. Our employees are student focused, knowing their work has a strong and posi�ve impact on students, communi�es, partners and the economy. Our values of innova�on, con�nuous learning, diversity, inclusiveness, respect, compassion, responsiveness, and accountability have formed a posi�ve culture at Parkland College.
To view a more detailed descrip�on of the posi�on and required qualifica�ons, please visit www.parklandcollege.sk.ca. Applica�on Deadline: March 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM Please send applica�on by email to careers@parklandcollege.sk.ca quo�ng Compe��on #37-1920. We thank all applicants for your interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidate will be required to submit a sa�sfactory criminal record check prior to ini�al employment.
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REDLINE TAXI. Taxi Drivers needed in Yorkton. NOW, you only need class 5 license to drive taxi. Call 306-7831010.
Heavy Duty Mechanics, Dozer Operators and 1A Drivers required:
Currently accepting applications for CROP HAIL ADJUSTERS for the 2020 hail season. (July - October) Semi-retired or retired this job is for you! Competitive salary, all expenses & mileage paid, health spending account and pension plan. We provide extensive training using our industry leading crop hail adjusting program. Email: dtiefenbach@smhi.ca for application form and job overview. 306-569-1852 ext 170.
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Late model, clean CAT, JD equip: winch, dump, gravel trucks and trailers. Both camp and shop locations; R & B provided. Wage negotiable. Clean drivers abstract a must.
She is also an Associate of the Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music (ARCT) in piano, voice, and flute. In October 2017, Dr. Morgan was named as one of CBC Saskatchewan’s Future 40 under 40 recipients.
Janet Gieck
grew up surrounded by rural Saskatchewan culture and landscape, a fact which has profoundly affected her musical output. After completing music degrees from Prairie Bible College (Three Hills, AB) and the Royal Conservatory of Music, she has had her compositions performed at many concerts, New Music Festivals and on CBC radio. Her pedagogical compositions are now listed on many different syllabi across the country. Passionate about sharing music with those in her community and beyond, Janet is a member of the Alliance for Canadian
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George Charpentier
conducts the Saskatoon Concert Band and the Saskatoon Philharmonic Orchestra. He received his Bachelor of Music and Certificate of Business Administration from the University of Saskatchewan. He holds a Diploma from the Kodaly Institute of Music Pedagogy in Hungary and a Masters Certificate in Orff
Schulwerk Methodology from Jos Wuytack. He is a student of the Saito method of conducting. He has studied piano, clarinet, voice and violin. He is a charter member of the Saskatchewan Band Association, a Past President of the Saskatchewan Music Educators Association, and has served on many of that organization’s committees. He served two terms on the Saskatchewan Arts Board, and sat as a volunteer on the funding committee of Saskatchewan Lotteries for the Saskatchewan Council of Cultural Organizations. He has served on the Ceremonies Committees for several major Saskatoon events, including the Jeux Canada Games, World Junior Hockey, University Cup, Special Olympics, and the Labatt Brier. Mr. Charpentier is retired from the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, where he was the coordinator of Arts Education and Social Studies. He has taught instrumental, choral and classroom music from Kindergarten through Grade 12, and has lectured at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Alberta. He was the Associate Conductor of the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra for many years.
Government increases ministerial transparency The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that in-province ministerial travel and expense reports will be publicly disclosed on a quarterly basis beginning in the fiscal year 2020-21. The current bi-annual public disclosure of outof-province ministerial travel and expenses, a measure introduced by the current government to increase transparency, will now also be posted on a quarterly basis. “Our government values the hard earned tax dollars of Saskatchewan people,” Premier Scott Moe said. “While we have previously taken steps to decrease travel costs and increase transparency, we feel it is necessary to continue these efforts to ensure the public knows how tax dollars are being spent by government
ministers as they travel across the province.” The increased transparency measures accompany a number of steps the government has taken to reduce ministerial travel expenses. These measures include a 53 per cent reduction in travel costs in 2018-2019 compared to the last year of the former government in 2006-2007, and the shutdown of Executive Air, the former government-owned air service, for an annual savings of $1 million. Along with the implementation of new public disclosure of in-province ministerial travel and expense reports in the new fiscal year, monthly expense reports for in-province travel and expenses incurred by the Premier in the 2019-20 fiscal year to date were also released.
The quarterly proactive disclosure of inprovince ministerial travel and expense reports will include monthly reports consisting of the following information: • An itemized account of in-province charter and commercial flights; • An itemized account of meals expensed by a Minister, including breakfast, lunch, coffee, or dinner meetings; • Total accommodation expenses; • Total ground travel expenses; and • Total meal per diems. Public disclosure of ministerial in-province and out-of-province travel and expense reports will be posted at https:// www.saskatchewan.ca/ government/budget-planning-and-reporting.
Nominations are now open for the Premier’s service club award
The Government of Saskatchewan is accepting nominations Send resume and for the 2019 Premier’s work references to: Bryden Construction Service Club Award. Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. Since its establishment S0E 0A0; in 2013, the Premier’s Fax: 306-769-8844 Service Club Award has Email: recognized the dedicabrydenconstruct@ tion and charity of the xplornet.ca www. province’s service clubs. brydenconstruction “Service Clubs are andtransport.ca an integral asset to our Auctions province,” Premier Scott SWNA-RenaissanceTransport_1x45.d04_R0011801926.indd Give your tight budget a little LARGE Online One Owner AnMoe said. “Their efforts relief. Make some extra cash tique Collector• classified San Clara, Manito•prod1/kk make a substantial by selling the items you no lonba. March 7-11. Karla’s Auction •ytw march4, 2020 impact on our communger need with a low-cost, fastSpringside, SK Assortment of acting Yorkton This Week and glassware, toys, lamps, gumball ities. Through their philSWNA-BrydenConst_1x47.d04_R0011801924.indd Marketplace Classified Ad. Phone machine. anthropy, Service Clubs •prod1/kk • classified 306-782-2465.
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New Music Projects, the Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers’ Association (currently serving as president of the Swift Current branch), and the composer’s collective Red Leaf Pianoworks. Currently, Janet works as a member of the fine arts department at Millar College of the Bible in Pambrun, SK where she lives with her husband and three children. She is also in demand as a piano teacher, adjusicator and clinician.
provide many individuals and organizations with resources and assistance which not only enrich lives, but also contribute to the continued success of Saskatchewan.” In order to be eligible for the Premier’s Service Club Award, nominated groups must be voluntary, non-profit service clubs or fraternal organizations where people meet regularly to fundraise for other organizations. Their mandate must better the lives of the people of Saskatchewan.
This award does not recognize individuals, and service clubs cannot self-nominate. The nomination deadline for the award is April 15, 2020. Groups selected to receive the Premier’s Service Club Award will be presented their awards at an event in their home community in 2020. To nominate a group for the Premier’s Service Club Award, or for more information, visit www. saskatchewan.ca/honoursawards.
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Through the looking glass with chess In terms of board games few offer the long term interest that chess has. There is depth to the game which allows players to get better with experience, and anytime you can improve your skills at something, you tend to want to try to do just that. It helps too that chess is a game that has spawned literally hundreds of variants, games where someone has tweaked the rules to create a different game experience. Some of the tweaks are minor, and easily learned. Pocket Knight Chess comes to mind, to others where players need extensive expertise, and much time
to learn, which is a bit more devotion to a variant than I generally want to give. In that regard I do appreciate when some designer has been able to take the familiar game of chess that most of us know at least a little, and while leaving the core pieces making their standard moves, adds a rule or two, and creates a worthwhile new chess experience. One of the more-interesting of that class of variant is Alice Chess. Alice chess was invented in 1953 by V. R. Parton. Parton was an English chess enthusiast and prolific chess variant inventor with many of
THE MEEPLE GUILD (Yorkton) meeple.guild@gmail.com his variants inspired by the fictional characters and stories in the works of Lewis Carroll, so include Tweedle chess, Dodo chess, Cheshire Cat Chess and others. While creating a number of variants, it is Alice Chess, named after the main character ‘Alice’ in Lewis Carroll’s work Through the LookingGlass, which has gar-
nered the greatest favour, and has the greatest following. Alice Chess is intriguing in that it employs two chessboards with only a slight, but important change to the standard rules of chess. The game draws on the aspect of Through the Looking Glass where Alice is transported through the mirror into
an alternate world which is portrayed on the chessboards by the after-move transfer of chess pieces between the two boards. So the rule is straight forward. Move a piece on a board of your choice, but the piece moved jumps to the other board, where the square must be open, to facilitate the move. As simple as a transfer rule is, it takes some time to get your head around as a player. Normal strategies for defending your king go out the window, and in attacking you must consider two boards as a running king pops from one board to the other with any move. The game, for having the same movement as
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regular chess, does come off as a very new experience. The game tends to be quicker than regular chess, likely in part to not having the experience to plan ahead as much. In that regard you have to avoid getting too into thinking through moves too much or the game could bog down. This is one that chess players should at least try as it offers something quite unique without having to learn a range of new rules. Grab your chess set, an extra board that we all tend to have, and go exploring through the looking glass. Thanks to Adam Daniels for spending time exploring this game with me.
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the Terriers a lead, a short-handed effort 6:41 into the final period. The lead was again short-lived as Luke Nkwama tied the game for the Mills at 7:11. The eventual game winner came at 8:28 of the third, as Petruic completed his natural hat trick on the night. It was his 58th goal of the season. Philippe Bond was in the net to start the game facing 32-shots, before leaving with an apparent injury. Matthew Presenti finished the game stopping all seven shots he faced. Kaleb McEachern was in the Melville net for the loss facing 31-shots.
Last Tuesday
The Terriers were in action on home ice tonight last Tuesday, Feb. 25, hosting the Melfort Mustangs. The Terriers took a home ice lead with the only goal of the first period, a marker from Alec Zawatsky at 17:52. The 1-0 lead would hold through a scoreless second. In the third it took only 47-seconds for Keenan Taphorn to make it a 2-0 lead for the home side. At 4:34 a powerplay effort from Steven Norum extended the margin to 3-0. The shut-out bid by Terrier netminder Philippe Bond was erased at 16:34 when the Mustangs finally used a powerplay of its own to get on the board. Alex Rondeau scored the goal, but that would be it for scoring as Yorkton finished with a 3-1 win. Overall, Bond faced 30-shots in the win. Shawn Parkinson took the loss in the Melfort net facing 27.
RRSPs are only about the future CHRISTINE IBBOTSON
Dear Jason – RRSP Saver!
RRSP loans are tricky and I’m afraid they are indeed only for the purpose of a future RRSP investment. All Tier 1 banks in Canada have RRSP loans and will encourage you to take one to maximize your contributions at this time of year. The first payment on the loan is usually deferred in order to provide clients the opportunity to use their tax refund to lower the outstanding balance. Payments for the loan must be completed within one year and therefore are not like a typical loan that you can pay over a 3 to 5 year term. Most banks will offer a special discounted rate for your new RRSP loan which will be better than other loan options. As far as getting the funds, the banks will ensure the money is directed into a registered investment account, (mostly likely within their bank) and you will not have access to these funds to use for anything other than a true RRSP investment. There are many people who choose to use RRSP loans every year to increase their future savings and it is indeed a good idea. It forces you to pay off the loan within the year, similar to you setting up a monthly savings program. The only drawback to contributing this way, is you generally apply the full lump sum to your investment portfolio every year and typically purchase stocks, bonds or mutual funds at whatever the price is when you make the contribution. This runs the risk of purchasing stock at inflated prices and negates the effects of borrowing to invest. There have been many studies over the years that show lump sum investments tend to not be as advantageous as making a monthly contribution and taking advantage of dollar cost averaging. Dollar cost averaging is when you invest on a regular basis, say every two weeks or every month, the same amount, into a stock portfolio. This continuous investment strategy is designed to reduce the volatility of the stock market prices and has been proven over time to lower your total average cost per share of your investment. Whatever you choose to do Jason, it is great that you are saving for your future. Good Job! Don’t forget to be also saving into your TFSA since this is a true tax-free investment. The maximum contribution to your TFSA this year is $6,000 and the total contribution is $63,500.
Good Luck and Best Wishes, Money Lady
After splitting a home-and-home with Melville on the final weekend of the season the Terriers will now face La Ronge in the opening round of the SJHL playoffs.
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