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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Remembrance Week begins

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Remembrance Week has begun in Yorkton with the official flag raising by the cenotaph on Darlington Ave. This year, due to COVID-19, the week will be a bit different, with more services delivered virtually. The Remembrance Day ceremo-

ny will be at the Flexihall on Nov. 11, but with limited attendance. The service itself will be streamed over Facebook Live to the larger community from the Yorkton Legion General Alexander Ross Branch Facebook page.

Passing lane projects wrap up for winter

By Brian Zinchuk - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Estevan Mercury) Regina – With winter on the horizon, major projects for the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure are wrapping up. That includes a number of passing lane projects that have become Saskatchewan’s go-to method of improving highway capacity without twinning, and at a much lower cost.

Minister of Highways and Infrastructure Greg Ottenbreit spoke about

the various projects by phone on Nov. 3.

Since the initial pilot project was done several years ago on Highway 10 between Balgonie and Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan has gone whole hog into passing lane development as a way to improve highway safety. Along the way, large portions of roadway have been repaved at the same time.

Some of the stretches between the new sets of passing lanes that weren’t repaved this year may be done in the future, if warranted, according to Ottenbreit.

But other areas do not require repaving at this time. He noted some areas will see improvements to intersections, such as on Highway 9 next year, for instance.

“The sections that need it are definitely going to be redone,” he said of repaving.

The Highways 10 and 9 corridor running from Melville to Yorkton, then Canora, has wrapped up.

Potzus Construction Ltd. of Yorkton was the contractor, and during the late summer, they were paving around the clock, literally, to get it done.

“You’ll see, like the big-

ger cities, they’ll pave at night, because there’s less traffic and less hazards,” Ottenbreit said.

“They took it upon themselves to do some paving at night to get the project finished on proper schedule.”

That stretch was a one-year project. But Highway 39 between Milestone and Estevan is not complete, and there’s a reason for that.

It’s a multiyear project, Ottenbreit said, noting, “That isn’t slated to be done until the end of next year.”

As of Oct. 26, there were still portions of that

stretch that had substantial drop-offs on the side.

“They’ll make things as safe as they possibly can,” Ottenbreit said.

The entire project, which started in 2018, encompasses 11 sets of passing lanes from Regina to Estevan. Two of those sets were done on Highway 6 south of Regina and were completed in 2018.

He said the Highway 39 project has five sets of passing lanes between Estevan and Weyburn.

“Two were opened, on 39, between Estevan and Weyburn. And those are already complete.

The whole project is a $78 million safety project that includes five sets, or 10 lanes in total, between McTaggart and Milestone, and about 25 kilometres of paving.”

“Two of the four sets have opened north of Weyburn on Highway 39, and the contractors are working on both of those other projects during this week of the warm weather. And then, once construction does cease for the season, there shouldn’t be any reductions in speed.

They might not have the

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enough to pass.

Ottenbreit said, “The next phase will be closer to Humboldt, as you get into Humboldt, to finish the passing lane section in there. And then the year after, the final phase will be the section from the centre section over to Saskatoon, which will include some twinning when you get closer to Saskatoon. So, I believe it’s 2022, by the time that last section is done.”

He noted anybody who drove that highway realized it was a very busy highway and needed some work to be done.

But while the Highway 5 project is underway, there can be delays 20 to 30-minute delays during construction. The Ministry has suggested alternative routes.

project completed, but they’ll make sure it’s safe for the winter.”

During the latter years of the oil boom, before the province’s revenue crashed by a billion dollars per years as a result of substantially lower oil prices, the Ministry of Highways and Transport was well into the planning of twinning Highway 39 from Regina to Bienfait.

Up until that point, the province had embarked on significant twinning projects on Highways 1, 16 and 11 in the previous two decades. The plan for Highway 39 was changed to passing lanes.

Ottenbreit said, “I know there was anticipation of possibly twinning that project. But when you look at the actual traffic flows, it doesn’t really warrant a full twining of that project.

When that was talked about, the twinning, we really hadn’t done any passing lane projects yet, so when we started doing the first pilot project, between Fort Qu’Appelle and Regina, and then started rolling out some other ones, the safety was exemplary, and depending on the traffic flows, the passing lanes were more than adequate,” he said Ottenbreit added some twinning was done near Regina.

The cost of passing lanes versus twinning is roughly 25 per cent, he noted. It is done within the normal roadway easement, so you don’t have the land acquisition problems or environmental impact.

Infrastructure money Passing lane projects around Saskatchewan are wrapping up for the season. This was Potzus Construction Ltd. working between Yorkton and Canora on Sept. 3.

To Alberta border When it comes to Highway 7, the main route from Saskatoon to Calgary, he said there will be eight sets of new passing lanes. “By the time the Highway 7 project is done, they’ll connect us right over to the Alberta border.

Last year there were four sets from Rosetown to Fiske. This year, work was done near Kindersley. Next year will continue on to the Alberta border.

This is all part of a larger adoption of passing lanes throughout the province. Ottenbreit said, “When we look at the next construction season, partly because of stimu-

lus funding, and partly because of projects we were pushing to get complete as well, right now we’re doing pre-construction work on 24 to 26 new sets of passing lanes.”

To Manitoba border Just as Highway 7 is the major route from Saskatoon to Calgary, Highway 16 from Saskatoon, to Yorkton, then the Manitoba border is the next major route to be done. Ottenbreit said there will be 13 to 15 sets of passing lanes on that route, all the way from the twinned portion near Saskatoon to the Manitoba border.

“There’s three sets on Highway 14, from

Saskatoon to Asquith that are going to be done, three sets on Highway 12 from Martensville to Highway 312, three sets from Prince Albert to Shellbrook, and two sets on Highway 2, north of Prince Albert to Highway 263. So we’ve got quite a few different projects on the books for next year,” he said.

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Highway 5, between Saskatoon and Highway 2, towards Humboldt, is seeing a multi-year project take place. On Nov. 3 the ministry said construction has ended for the season prior to completion due to the onset

of cold weather, with temporary surfacing is in place for approximately three kilometres.

Ottenbreit said it’s a three-phase project.

“Right now we’re doing the centre section where (there are) some of the more hazardous areas, with narrow roadway and quite large elevation changes. So they’re doing a pretty good job of increasing sight lines widening the road and passing lanes in that central section.”

That includes shaving down some of the hills and improving slopes away from the highway.

That stretch had numerous small rises that make it difficult to see far

The Saskatchewan Party government had touted its $7.5 billion infrastructure plan during the election.

Ottenbreit said the work on Highways 9, 10, 39 and 5, and some of the work on Highway 7 were part of the normal Highways capital budget. He noted, “This year we actually had the largest fall tender that the province has ever seen, about $468 million.”

The additional Highway 7 work, Highway 16, and the work around Prince Albert is all stimulus funds, he said.

“Passing lanes are a big part of it, and also there’s a lot of thin membrane highways that we’re looking at doing as well, upgrading to improve the condition, as well as a handful of provincial parks.”

Second World War veteran shares story of service, loss of limb On Remembrance Day this year, many Canadians will be reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Among those will be war amputee veteran Bob Gondek, of Toronto, who

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also carries a physical reminder of that pivotal time in history.

At the age of 96, Bob can still vividly recall serving alongside the Allied Forces with the 2nd Polish Corps during the Italian Campaign.

“We were climbing a hill, heavily laden with equipment carried by mules,” says Bob. “Germans were above and could easily see us.

Their machine gun fire pinned us to the ground.

We had to deal with completely unknown terrain and extreme darkness.

Finally, I found a soft spot where I could seek temporary shelter. In the morning, I realized I was laying on corpses, buried in shallow graves.”

In 1944, Bob was based outside Loretto, Italy, when heavy gun fire broke out. “Without any order, I crawled up to them [the enemy] and threw a grenade,” says

Bob. “I acted instinctively.” After a short period of silence, the enemy began firing mortars.

“I remember an explosion and the smell of gunpowder,” he says. “I then realized that my weapon was gone and, in the place where my hand held the machine gun, there was nothing – I had lost part of my left arm below the elbow. I felt like I was dying because my whole life flashed before my eyes.”

Bob also had extensive injuries around his leg and hip and spent five months recovering in the hospital.

He was awarded the Virtuti Militari, the Polish equivalent of the Victoria Cross, for his valour in destroying two enemy machine gun nests. He also received the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restitua from Poland, the Cross of Valour, Merit

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Cross, Second Corps Army Medal and Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross.

In 1954, Bob immigrated to Canada where he became a member of The War Amps, an Association originally started by amputee veterans returning from the First World War to help each other adapt to their new reality as amputees.

Bob has dedicated a lifetime of service to The War Amps, holding various positions within the Association. He also became an inspiration to other amputees, showing them that an amputation is not a barrier to living a full and active life.

“You have to teach by example,” says Bob. “I don’t have an arm, but I enjoyed playing golf.”

Over the years, Bob has helped educate the younger generation about the horrors of war by going to schools and

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Second World War veteran Bob Gondek giving speeches to students. For the last 50 years on Remembrance Day, he has also laid a wreath to honour his comrades.

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“I’m grateful that I have been able to take part in these ceremonies.

It’s important to me that I pay tribute to my fellow veterans and all those who lost their lives,” says Bob.

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Documentary film

Details Ukrainian Canadian contributions

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A Canadian War Story is a documentary film release from John Paskievich that has connections to the local area.

“The film is a coming of age story of the Ukrainian community in Canada,” explained Paskievich.

“In the years prior to WWII Ukrainian immigrants, as well as those born in Canada, were considered ‘non-preferred’ second class citizens by the dominant society. In spite of this prejudice the Ukrainian Canadian enlistment in WWII was the highest of any ethnic group outside of the British. The Ukrainians’ loyalty and sacrifice in the War earned them respect and recognition as ‘real Canadians’.”

When Andre Sochaniwsky from Toronto, a retired RCAF pilot who organized the research and acted as the producer on the film came to Paskievich with the idea of a film he knew it was a story worth telling.

“I think the film is a worthy contribution to Canadian military and social history,” related Paskievich.

“Though it focuses on one ethnic group, the Ukrainians, it truly is A Canadian War Story.”

Spanning continents and generations, the film

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Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen’s Association (UCSA), London, England, November 11, 1945 recounts the Ukrainian Canadian odyssey from Eastern Europe to Canada to the battle fronts of World War II. For Paskievich the film was also something of a personal exploration.

“I was born in a Displaced Persons camp in Austria after WWII,” he told Yorkton This Week. “My Ukrainian parents were taken by the Nazis to work as slave labourers in Germany

and Austria.

“When the War ended they had no desire to return to the Soviet Union. We immigrated to Winnipeg in 1950.”

Given his own background the story was one he wanted to tell, and for Paskievich that meant turning to film as the medium.

His bio notes that as a “Winnipeg documentary filmmaker and photographer has produced a body of work

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Liberation of Auschwitz, January 27, 1945

that Maclean’s magazine has described as “poignant, funny, angry by turns, it brims with rare compassion.” His films have focused on a diverse range of humanity that includes Inuit stone carvers in Baffin Island, a Ukrainian Canadian corner grocery and his daughter in Winnipeg, Roma in Slovakia and persons who cope with the challenges of stuttering. An accomplished still pho-

tographer, Paskievich’s work has been exhibited widely and published in several books including The North End and its sequel, The North End Revisited.”

While Paskievich’s background is filmmaking, and the story a compelling one, there were still hurdles to overcome in terms of making the documentary.

“When we started the film most of the WWII veterans had passed away or

were infirm,” he said. “To get the personal stories we scoured books, various archives, museums, Legion publications and the Internet.”

That meant research was painstaking at times.

“The research was slow but we had several researchers who were able to locate interesting stories and visuals,” noted Paskievich.

And then the film had to be put together in a way that made it a good story.

“The biggest challenge was editing all the personal stories so they blended well with the more general story of WWII,” said Paskievich.

I n t e r e s t i n g l y, Paskievich said the film sort of surprised him as a filmmaker.

“I was not at all sure we could do an interesting one hour film without using ‘talking heads’ and only using archival material,” he said.

But in the end they were able to literally weave a story.

“I think the best aspect of the film is how we were able to integrate three story threads -- a) Ukrainian immigration to Canada up to 1939 b) the veterans’ stories of service on the battle fields c) a historical overview of WWII,” said Paskievich.

“I think my colleagues

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Survivors of a torpedoed Canadian merchant ship, Halifax, September 1942

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Canadian troops landing at Normandy, France, June 6, 1944

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Politics The decision to order those in the three biggest cities to mask up was not an easy one.

Full marks to Premier Scott Moe and Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab for making it.

Notwithstanding the delay in making this call that likely could have come sooner, both deserve credit for making the tough call to implement 28-day mask-wearing order in public spaces in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert that went into effect on Friday. Further credit should go to both of them for strongly encouraging mask use everywhere in the province, while refraining from making this a provincewide order. Also, it was wise to reduce household gatherings to 10 people from 15.

Here’s why these measures are important to Saskatchewan right now: Total COVID-19 cases hit 3,373 with 842 active cases. Yes, 2,506 have recovered, but 25 have died from a virus for which there is no vaccine. How soon a vaccine will be developed or whether one will be developed at all remains the question.

The problem that Moe and Shabab have in issuing such an order is really two-fold.

The first is somewhat of Moe’s own political making in that he did frame additional and more stringent measures imposed by government is viewed as going backwards — something that Moe insisted he would not do.

“We will not have to have an economy-wide shutdown. We understand the virus much better,” Moe near the end of last month’s general election campaign.

Some clearly interpret mask order as a step backwards. It isn’t. Really, it enhances an economic recovery.

Because many nationwide retailers have a national or international policy on mask use in their premises, it’s required in a lot of stores.

What last week’s announcement really does is level the playing field for all retailers, including smaller ones who simply wanted to do the right thing by doing their part to stop the virus spread.

And let us make no mistake that masks do stop the virus spread.

The second big problem for Moe and Shahab implementing anything related to masks is all the misinformation on mask-use wrapped in a lot of politics.

It is rather easy to wonder the Internet or YouTube and find some bizarre source of pseudoscience or ones that are deliberately false preaching that masks are even ineffective or even contributing to the spread.

Please, talk to a doctor instead. Any family doctor you entrust with your health will tell you differently.

Sadly, far too many are more eager to listen to rhetoric generated from south of the border. Some of them eagerly tie it to the federal Liberal government of Justin Trudeau, which is truly bizarre.

There are umpteen legitimate reasons for you be peeved at Trudeau and the federal Liberals. This isn’t one of them.

We need to instead focus on is where we are headed in this fight because the growth in COVID-19 cases suggests we are not in a good place.

Perhaps we don’t have the problems of our neighbours in Manitoba that saw total cases quadruple during October or that have nine times as many cases despite only four times the population.

But our numbers show we have our own problems with rapidly rising cases in this second wave.

It took us until May 6 (54 days to hit 500 cases, until July 22 (67 more days) to hit 1,000 cases, until Aug. 12 (21 more days to hit 1,500 cases and until Oct. 8 (56 more days) to hit 2,000 cases.

However it then took only 14 more days to 2,500 (Oct 22), and eight more days to hit 3,000 (Oct. 30).

This is not where we need to be.

Mask up — not just when you are in the cities but whenever you go out.

Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics since 1983.

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The act of remembrance forever important E

very year when November arrives the thoughts of editorial writers across the land have their thoughts drawn to Remembrance Day. The thoughts become about what we can write that hasn’t been said about the day and its importance, and the truth is that there is nothing that hasn’t been said in the past years and decades that Remembrance Day has been marked.

But, it remains important that the day is marked in this space again because there is a growing concern that the term ‘Lest We Forget’ may be an all too prophetic one.

One would think that the horrors of the two world wars, the Korean War and a long list of conflicts around the world where Canadian soldiers fought and died would always been keenly remembered, the scars of our nation that will never completely heal.

In a world where a keystroke on a computer can bring tomes of material on the wars past, remembering should be made even easier.

But, in truth the images and stories are often not pretty ones. They are not the kind of thing many want to read about, or see in photographs.

Of course we should remember the impact of those events on those who lived them; dogfights in the skies above Europe, storming the beaches at Normandy, fighting in the cold of Korea

and all the other battles that are now names in stories, the veterans almost all lost to time now.

The sacrifices of the dead on the battlefields becoming a fading memory because their comrades that did come home are now all but gone as well.

So it is up to us to make the effort to remember, and editorials to remind to do so. It is the least we can do for those who have given so much.

This year of course it will not be a case of attending the live services. Like so much COVID-19 has meant we can’t gather to remember as a community, but we can still take some time today (Nov. 11), to reflect on what the day is about.

At times we look at our country and think it broken, or at the very least cracked, and of course there are issues here from inequality to too many ‘isms’ to regional differences that divide more than they should, but this Canada of ours is still a great country.

We live with freedoms many only dream of.

We know of our warts and with work we can remove them.

We are allowed to aspire to be better because an earlier generation took up the call and defended our country and the world from tyranny.

So while it might be clichéd it is important to reassert ‘We Will Remember Them’.

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Meili names shadow cabinet

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Regina – The final count for the Oct. 26 provincial election is submitted on Nov. 7, but the numbers have stabilized sufficiently that New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Ryan Meili appointed his shadow cabinet on Nov. 3.

The NDP picked up two seats late in the game as mail-in ballots were a factor in the outcome. Those seats were Saskatoon Meewasin, Meili’s own seat, and Regina University, which was taken by newcomer Aleana Young.

The new shadow cabinet will be in place in time for the expected fall sitting of the Legislature.

“Our team of Saskatchewan New Democrat MLAs is full of new faces and new energy to hold the Sask.

Party government to account and put people first,” Meili said in a release on Nov. 3.

The new shadow cabinet with critic responsibilities is as follows: Ryan Meili is Leader of the Opposition and will look after Executive Council, Intergovernmental Affairs and Francophone Affairs.

Nicole Sarauer is Deputy Leader of the Opposition, and has the portfolios of Justice, Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, SaskGaming, Corrections and Policing, and the Provincial Capital Commission.

Carla Beck is Caucus Chair, and will take care of Education, Early Learning and Labour.

Buckley Belanger is responsible for Highways, Forestry, Global Transportation Hub and the Regina Bypass.

Jennifer Bowes has Advanced Education, Innovation, Status of Women and Associate Critic for Labour.

Meara Conway is responsible for Social Services, Housing,

NDP leader Ryan Meili Human Rights and Community-Based Organizations Matt Love’s responsibilities include Municipal Affairs, Tourism, Seniors, Ethics and Democracy, Parks, Culture and Sport and Deputy Caucus Chair.

Vicki Mowat is critic for Health and House Leader

Betty Nippi-Albright has First Nations and Métis Relations, Truth and Reconciliation and the Public Service Commission.

Erika Ritchie has Environment, Energy and Resources, SaskWater, Water Security Agency and SaskEnergy.

Doyle Vermette will take care of Northern

Affairs and Mental Health and Addictions.

Trent Wotherspoon will handle Agriculture, Finance, SaskTel, Agriculture, Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation, Crown Investments Corporation and Public Accounts Committee Chair.

Aleana Young has

Economy and Jobs, Immigration, Trade and Export Development, Sask Builds, Central Services, Saskatchewan Government Insurance, Sask Power and Deputy House Leader “This strong and diverse team will act to push for the needs of Saskatchewan families in the face of Covid-19,” said Meili. “Our first priority is to ensure critical investments are made to protect families facing economic uncertainty, the kids in our schools, seniors and the most vulnerable. I am confident that this team will get results for the people of our province.”

Meili also announced that Sally Housser will take on the role of Interim Chief of Staff, taking over from Adrienne King.

“I want to thank Adrienne for her contribution to our caucus and our movement,” said Ryan. “Sally is capable, experienced and ready to get to work with our incredible team of MLAs.”

Remembrance Day Op-Ed by the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence This season of remembrance is different from what we’re used to.

In normal times, we’d have made our plans to be together – coats adorned with poppies – at the memorials that dot

our towns and cities.

In Ottawa, that would mean crowds that reach into the tens of thousands, shutting down a major part of the downtown. In small communities across the country, those moments of silence are more personal – stone monuments etched with the century’s old names of fallen sons; ceremonies attended by the stoic families of the

fathers, mothers, sons and daughters we lost in Afghanistan.

Old men with canes; young women and men with their medals. A trumpet plays, and then it’s quiet. For two minutes, we stand together in silence in an act of solemn reflection.

It’s what every Canadian should do on Remembrance Day.

But not this year.

With large public gatherings on hold, there will be no traditional Remembrance Day ceremonies in 2020.

Still, we would never let November pass without paying tribute to those who have fought and died in service of Canada; we’d never let it pass without thanking those who continue to wear the uniform today.

The Royal Canadian Legion is still holding its annual service in Ottawa, but rather than coming together by the thousands at the National War Memorial, we’re asking you to watch from home.

In lieu of the local event you might usually attend, you can watch this one on television or Facebook Live, and – with millions of other

Canadians – observe those two minutes of silence at 11 a.m.

I also hope you’ll support the annual Poppy Campaign by donating to your local Legion Branch, and wearing a poppy in the days leading up to November 11. The Royal Canadian Legion has all the details about where and how you can get a poppy this year at www.legion.ca.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission invites Canadians to honour their war dead in digital remembrance campaign Encouraging Canadians to remember from home this year, CWGC is launching #ShineOn, a digital remembrance campaign. Do your part in honouring Canada’s fallen by participating in this powerful moment.

Ottawa (November 4, 2020) – This year, Remembrance Day will take a on a different form for the first time since Canadians observed it on November 11th, 1931. On the 75th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is committed to honouring fallen Canadians despite restrictions on traditional Remembrance Day

gatherings due to COVID-19.

Remembrance Day is going to be different this year. There won’t be mass gatherings at the Cenotaph and war memorials, and many of us won’t be at our usual places of work to hold a communal two minutes silence. That’s why we are launching #ShineOn- an inclusive, accessible, digital Remembrance event.

We need the help of

Canadians across the country to cast the net far and wide, and take a few selfless minutes to remember those who fought so we can live today.

To heighten awareness & increase involvement this Remembrance Day, Canadians can take to social media using the hashtag #ShineOn to share memories about fallen family members or friends. There is also a virtual experience on

our website to allow people to name stars after commonwealth war dead.

“This Remembrance Day, we honour those who made the greatest sacrifice to secure a peaceful future for generations of Canadians,” said David Loveridge, CWGC’s Director for the Canada and the Americas Area. “In a year in which many of our Remembrance traditions sadly cannot take place as

usual, we hope that Canadians come together virtually to pay tribute to Canada’s fallen.”

On Remembrance Day, CWGC encourages Canadians to take a moment at 7:00pm (EST) and look up to the stars to remember the fallen. CWGC will be shining searchlights into the sky at key locations during this special moment, and we hope everyone will take part.

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So far the response to the film has been a good one.

“The target audience is a general one and the film can be used in schools, universities and museums,” said Paskievich, who added at

the time of the interview “We haven’t had any public screenings yet, but those who have seen it liked it.”

A virtual screening debut was Nov. 6, and DVDs and Blu-rays can be purchased by contacting the Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre at 416-966-1819, Fax 416966-1820 or email office@ ucr4dc.org

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NDP says Sask. Party held back on COVID-19 restrictions until after election

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Saskatoon – The New Democratic Party (NDP) is alleging the Saskatchewan Party government has been holding back on measures to prevent the spread of COVDI-19 until after the election was over.

NDP Leader Ryan Meili spoke to reporters by zoom meeting from Saskatoon on Nov. 6. He said, “This is a government that, during the campaign, wouldn’t tell us their real plans for cuts and privatization, and they didn’t tell us what was really happening with COVID-19, and they didn’t tell us their real plans for policy changes. Of course, they knew these numbers were coming. They had access to the public health information.

They have access to the modeling that we should all have access to, but they wouldn’t take any action until after the election endangering Saskatchewan people.”

Health Critic Vicki Mowat said, “They have had months to prepare for a second wave and have failed to do so.

NDP Leader Ryan Meili And it’s unacceptable that we’re hearing from folks right now that they’re waiting 10 days for results, just to find out that they have tested positive when they were only told to self-monitor.

This is how COVID-19 spreads, not how we stop it. We know that people on the front lines are working as hard as they can, but they don’t have the resources they need to be able to test the capacity we need.”

Meili said, “During the election, we called for an immediate injection of $50 million into health and education, to help protect the public during this time of COVID-

19. We’ve asked for action on class sizes. we see now that the Sask. Party has said, the government is saying a reduction of gatherings to 10 people, and yet we’re still sending kids into classrooms with 30, 35 kids or more.

We need immediate action to reduce the size of gatherings in our schools as well.”

On the usage of masks, Meili said, “We’ve asked for action and clarity on masks and nothing until now, after the election, and we still don’t have clarity of enforcement.

We still have only three locations. It’s not clear that those are necessarily the right locations and only places that should be having mandatory indoor mask use.”

Asked about those people who say that COVID-19 numbers are still going up in places where mask usage has been implemented, Meili responded, “The science is clear. Masks prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Not 100 per cent. And that’s why they are not the only thing to do, but they are very important measure of protecting each other.

And what I would say to folks who are resistant, who are reluctant, and

I understand it’s a big change it’s an inconvenience, but that this is something we do for each other, and that this is a time to recognize viruses … don’t discriminate, they will they will attack anyone. It is a time for us to take care of each other to understand that we are all in this together and that wearing a mask is a pretty small thing to ask to keep those around us safe.”

Meili referenced rising active case counts in Alberta and Manitoba.

Asked about North Dakota, which posted 1,764 new cases on Nov. 6 after posting 1,540 cases on Nov. 5, Meili said, “It’s extremely disturbing watching what’s going on in North Dakota, Montana and throughout the United States; extremely disturbing.

And we have seen a government down there that has been very irresponsible under President Trump and, and I think it’s good news that it looks like he won’t be the president anymore.

“But we also are seeing down there, what can happen here. We’re at an earlier point in the curve, but that’s very possible right here in Saskatchewan. And that’s

why we need a government that’s actually paying attention to this. It isn’t acting like they’re doing a victory lap, but it’s actually understanding that we’re early on in this and it still needs, serious work.”

Asked if he was saying the Sask. Party delayed bringing in mask mandates and restrictions on certain businesses until after the election because it was politically convenient, Meili replied, “They knew what they were going to have to do. They knew what the numbers were doing, and they haven’t actually shared the full information yet. And this is what we’re asking for today.

“What’s exactly happening? What’s the truth of COVID-19 and Saskatchewan today?

What does the modeling show for the number of cases in the weeks and months ahead? The number of hospitalizations, for the number of deaths?

We saw that back in the spring, where’s that been now for months on end?

“What’s happening with that R-zero (R0) number that we talked about so much, and the rate of transmission? And what are the measures that

will make the difference?

We see other provinces put that up and say these actions will reduce that rate of transmission by a certain amount. We see none of that information from this government. We need open, transparent, honest government, and we haven’t seen that from Scott Moe.” He said this is a government that hasn’t wanted to bother anyone, “but as a result, doing what’s politically convenient was politically easy. They put us at a greater risk of more people getting sick and losing their lives.”

Saskatchewan put out COVID-19 modelling in April that projected much higher infection rates and hospitalizations than what is currently being seen. Meili said, “We’ve learned a great deal since April.

We know that COVID-19 treatment has advanced considerably.

We’ve learned more about the virus; exactly why we need to see what the modeling says today, what’s happening with the new R0, the new transmission rates, in terms of what we’re likely to see for cases, as well as what impact that will have on hospitals and on mortality.”

Moe says Meili is politicizing COVID-19 response

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Regina – Premier Scott Moe responded to allegations by New Democratic Leader Ryan Meili that the Saskatchewan Party had held back on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 until after the election was over, calling them “irresponsible and false.” He also accused Meili of politicizing the COVID-19 response.

Moe said in an

emailed statement, “Mr. Meili’s allegations are irresponsible and false.

Our government has consistently acted on the advice of public health officials throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and I have no time for Mr. Meili’s ill-advised attempts at politicizing our response to COVID19. These statements only serve as an insult to the professionalism of the dedicated public health officials that have provided sound guidance – guidance which is based entirely on public health

considerations, not on political considerations like election timing as Mr. Meili is irresponsibly suggesting.

“Our government will continue to take the necessary steps to ensure our families remain safe and our economy remains open by continuing to act on the advice of Dr. Shahab and Saskatchewan’s dedicated public health officials,” Moe concluded, referring to Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Saqib Shahab.

During a Zoom press

conference the morning of Nov. 6, Meili said, “This is a government that, during the campaign, wouldn’t tell us their real plans for cuts and privatization, and they didn’t tell us what was really happening with COVID-19, and they didn’t tell us their real plans for policy changes.

Of course, they knew these numbers were coming. They had access to the public health information. They have access to the modeling that we should all have access to, but they wouldn’t take

any action until after the election endangering Saskatchewan people.”

Meili was asked if he was saying the Sask.

Party delayed bringing in mask mandates and restrictions on certain businesses until after the election because it was politically convenient.

He replied, “They knew what they were going to have to do. They knew what the numbers were doing, and they haven’t actually shared the full information yet. And this is what we’re asking for today.”

Premier Scott Moe

USask researchers find face masks don’t hinder breathing during exercise

By Chris Morin, and USask Research Profile and Impact SASKATOON – A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that exercise performance and blood and muscle oxygen levels are not affected for healthy individuals wearing a face mask during strenuous workouts.

Questions have been raised as to whether mask wearing during vigorous exercise might compromise oxygen uptake or increase the rebreathing of carbon dioxide, leading to a condition (hypercapnic hypoxia) whereby increased carbon dioxide displaces oxygen in the blood.

But the study, published Nov. 3 in the research journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, did not find evidence to support these concerns.

“Our findings are of importance because they indicate that people can wear face masks during

intense exercise with no detrimental effects on performance and minimal impact on blood and muscle oxygenation,” the researchers state.

“This is important when fitness centres open up during COVID19 since respiratory droplets may be propelled further with heavy breathing during vigorous exercise and because of reports of COVID-19 clusters in crowded enclosed exercise facilities.”

The study evaluated use of a three-layer cloth face mask—the type recommended recently by Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer. “Results using a single-layer cloth mask may differ,” the researchers note.

The study, involving 14 physically active and healthy men and women, controlled for the effects of diet, previous physical activity, and sleep during the 24 hours prior to the test.

“If people wear face masks during indoor exercise, it might make the sessions safer and

allow gyms to stay open during COVID,” said Dr. Phil Chilibeck (PhD), a professor in the USask College of Kinesiology, who was a co-author of the study. “It might also allow sports to continue, including hockey, where transmission of COVID19 appears to be high.”

Participants were required to do a brief warm-up on a stationary bike. The exercise test involved a progressive increase in the intensity on the bike while they maintained a required pedal rate. Once they could not sustain the pedal rate the test was over.

“Usually a participant reaches exhaustion on this test in six to 12 minutes depending on their fitness level,” said Chilibeck.

The team assessed the participants, who did the test three times each, once wearing a surgical face mask, once wearing a cloth face mask and once with no face mask.

The team recorded the participants’ blood oxygen levels and muscle

A new USask study has found that face masks do not hinder breathing for healthy individuals during exercise. oxygen levels throughout the test using noninvasive measurement tools.

Chilibeck notes the study is timely, as Saskatchewan has recently issued new public health orders that go into effect this week making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert to

help curb the spread of COVID-19.

While the new provincial mask rules state that persons working out in a gym, ice rink or other recreational space are exempt, Chilibeck recommends that people wear masks in these facilities to keep safe, especially in these areas where people may be breathing harder due to vigorous

exercise.

The USask research team also included kinesiology alumni Keely Shaw and John Ko, Dr. Scotty Butcher (PhD) from the School of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Dr. Gordon Zello (PhD) from the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition.

The study can be found here: https://www.mdpi. com/1660-4601/17/21/8110

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November 11, 2020 - November 17, 2020

INAUGURAL COUNCIL MEETING Friday, November 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 23, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

Call for Applications - City of Yorkton Council Commissions, Committees and Boards Would you like to contribute to advising City Council on various matters of interest to you? If so, the City of Yorkton is looking for volunteers to sit on the following Council Commissions, Committees and Boards in 2021: • • • • • • • • •

Civic Recognition Awards Committee Community Development, Parks & Recreation Committee Municipal Heritage Advisory Sub-Committee Development Appeals Board Economic Development Committee Environmental Committee Planning & Infrastructure Commission Protective Services Committee Yorkton Public Library Board

Information on the purpose of the Committee and Member duties are available on the City’s website at www.yorkton.ca/committees by searching the specific committee bylaw. Further questions may be directed to the Mayor’s Office at (306) 786-1717. If you are interested in volunteering for one of these committees, please submit a brief letter (300 words or less) indicating why you are interested, and what you believe you can contribute to the Committee.

Please include your full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, and the committee you are interested in sitting on), and submit by one of the following: 1. Email to cityclerk@yorkton.ca 2. Mail or Hand Deliver a submission to: City of Yorkton c/o City Clerk’s Office 2nd Floor – 37 Third Avenue N. P.O. Box 400 Yorkton, SK. S3N 2W3 Forms available for download at www.yorkton.ca 3. Complete an online submission form Deadline for applications is December 31, 2020, 4:00 p.m. Those selected for appointment will be contacted by the Office of the City Clerk, and announced at a January, 2021 Council Meeting. **Committee member applicants should be residents of Yorkton, however those residing outside of City limits may be given special consideration.**

CITY OF YORKTON PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED LIBRARY BOUNDARY CHANGE The City of Yorkton hereby gives public notice pursuant to Section 4.1 of The Public Libraries Act, 1996 of its intention to change the library boundary.

Details: On June 22, 2020, City Council approved a motion to establish a municipal library in Yorkton. The current Yorkton Public Library operates under the Parkland Regional Library system even though Yorkton residents pay for all of the operating costs. The objective of this change is to enable the City of Yorkton to directly manage and control the budget, set priorities and establish levels of service delivery for the Yorkton Public Library. In that regard, the City will be applying for a boundary change for the Yorkton Public Library by proposing the boundaries of the new municipal library be those of the existing City limits as outlined in the map below

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Information: You can view this notice online at www.yorkton.ca Questions regarding the proposal can be directed to: Lonnie Kaal, City Manager Telephone: 306-786-1703 Email: citymanager@yorkton.ca Public hearing: Prior to applying for a boundary change and in accordance with Section 4 of The Public Libraries Act, 1996, City Council will hear all persons who are present and wish to speak to the proposal and all written submissions will be read verbatim unless the submitter is in attendance to speak on the submission on December 14, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, Yorkton, SK. If you wish to provide written comments for Council’s consideration, they must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on November 18, 2020. Written submissions must be directed to: Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation and Procedures (City Clerk) In Person: 2nd Floor, 37 Third Avenue North, Yorkton, SK Via Mail: P.O. Box 400, Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3 Via Email: cityclerk@yorkton.ca

Dated this 8th Day of October, 2020 Jessica Matsalla, City Clerk

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Staff Photo by Calvin Daniels

A huge plume of whitish smoke hung over the horizon east of Yorkton Friday afternoon. The smoke was the result of a crop stubble burn just north along

Highway #10 East, near Yorkton Memorial Gardens. The smoke billowed southward but was not impeding visibility to any great degree.

People tend to be nicer to cats than people Comedian Ed Byrne once observed we are nicer to cats than people, telling the story of how he found a cat by his garbage and now he lives with them, which most people would never do with a person. But what he didn’t observe is that it goes the other way as well, as cats tend to be a lot more friendly with people than other cats.

This is, naturally, inspired by a cat, a big fluffy black one that was found unaccompanied in a parking lot. We naturally took it in, because it was cold and hungry but also very friendly. We also had to put it in a tent inside the house, because

we already have a cat, and that cat did not like the idea of having a new roommate. The stray cat itself wasn’t all that keen on my cat either, and after a few hisses and some attempted chases up went the tent in an effort to keep them separate and safe from each other.

Eventually, the new cat went off to live with a friend of ours.

Now my own cat isn’t the most social animal in the world, she was born the only cat in her litter and that’s how she likes it.

Introducing her to new people tends to take a few visits before she’s comfortable with the idea.

She’s not too receptive to

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The stray cat, on the other hand, is a big fan of people, and quickly endeared itself to everyone it met. It also didn’t much like being far away from people, and would follow you from room to room most of the time.

Saskatchewan unemployment rate lowest in Canada in October According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey released today, for the third consecutive month, Saskatchewan has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada. Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate improved to 6.4 per cent in October, the lowest among the provinces (seasonally adjusted), and well below the national unemployment rate of 8.9 per cent.

“In spite of all the significant challenges with the global COVID-19 pan-

demic, Saskatchewan people are getting back to work and our economy is recovering,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “With the lowest unemployment rate in Canada, we’re making headway in recovering and then growing our economy.”

Month-to-month, Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted employment rate decreased by 1,600, or -0.3 per

cent.

Year-over-year, Saskatchewan’s employment rate decreased by 19,400, or -3.3 per cent.

In the rest of Western Canada, other provinces have higher unemployment rates in October.

Manitoba’s unemployment rate is 7.1 per cent, Alberta came in at 10.7 per cent, and British Columbia is at 8.0 per cent.

October’s unemployment rate in Saskatchewan is down from 6.8 per cent posted in September.

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That did make it fairly easy to keep the two cats apart, because you could just avoid the room where my grumpy senior was sitting and they usually wouldn’t get very close.

The affection towards people didn’t extend to other cats, and my own cat being as grumpy as possible didn’t help, but the new cat would try to chase it around. This didn’t endear them to

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each other. Hence the tent, to make sure that they were protected from each other.

But, as we were setting up a tent to ensure the cats didn’t hurt each other, I did wonder about the cat’s perspective on each other. Did they think they were threats to each other? Did they worry about the other cat’s motivations? Of course, the new cat did eat my cat’s food, which probably didn’t help her opinion very much. Did she think this new cat was some sort of thief?

Did the cats have suspicions like people do when meeting a new person? After all, I know plenty of people who won’t meet someone from a classified ad without a friend, just in case. Is this

also the case with these two cats? Are the cats thinking the same things about each other that people think about people they don’t know? And, do we not notice, entirely because to us they’re small, cute, fluffy and harmless?

I think that might be the core of it, cats are harmless to us, and are cute and fluffy, so we always feel safe around them, even if they’re ill behaved cats. Another person isn’t harmless, so we don’t feel safe. And to the cats, they don’t know if they’re safe either, they don’t know who this other cat is, the one that made a beeline to their food dish.

They’ve just got to realize, like we do, they’re all fluffy and adorable, not giant scary tigers.

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Story Slam goes virtual this year Just because people couldn’t gather together in 2020 doesn’t mean that they didn’t have stories to share. This year the Yorkton Arts Council’s Story Slam

event went virtual, with five local storytellers submitting their story virtually.

This year’s judges - Michelle Goulden, Marj Dech, Calvin Daniels,

Amber Harvey and Tricia Friesen Reed - each scored the submitted stories and in the end came up with one winner.

That winner was C.V. Sastry with his

tale Escape from Manhole.

Reprinted below are submitted stories. To listen to them tell their story visit yorktonarts.ca.

Escape from Manhole

By CV Sastry Stranded, seeking temporary refuge in the common area of an apartment building, I was soaking in the beauty of nature’s fury.

The monsoon in India doesn’t appear all at once. Rather, it builds up over a couple of days of “pre-monsoon showers”.

Its actual arrival is announced by an intense period of heavy rain, cracking thunder and plenty of lightning. It definitely seemed that today was that day. The constant onslaught of tiny raindrops was creating many small ecosystems in front of me while raising the pleasant petrichor after hitting the ground. Huddled strangers came together under roofed shelters, vehicles splashed huge waves on unsuspecting pedestrians, kids jumped in mud puddles and some people were simply scrambling to get

CV Sastry to their final destination.

From my perspective as a twelve-year-old boy, a sudden heavy downpour meant a messy playground to play soccer in the evening. I wondered whether all parents will send their kids to play today.

“Want to bet my boat will go all the way to the open manhole? “asked Amit, interrupting my thoughts. I grinned as I looked at his paper boat, nicely crafted by my friend, but heavily mismatched against the tempest it will face on the ten feet it would have to

cover to reach the open manhole. Amit was one year younger than me and he still had a lot to learn. In the first few seconds of it setting sail, his boat was battered by the raindrops and the swift current of the water did the rest of the damage and capsized it. My grin turned into a smile as I claimed victory on this bet. Amit looked on to his sunken boat, which still was getting sucked towards the drain, quite disappointed with the outcome of this bet.

The rain stopped as abruptly as it began.

As neighbours, we both always walked the same way back home together from the bus stop.

We knew all the small temporary islands created by the rain, where we would jump to keep our shoes from getting soaked and the slippery slopes where we had to tread extra carefully to keep us from falling. And mainly, we knew to be

aware of the infamous manholes which were often left open for reason best known only to the Municipal workers.

While Amit was busy narrating how the boat would have survived if he had kept the base a bit broader, I was keenly observing the people around us. There was something about them that did not seem right.

They were smiling. And their smile was not the nice infectious kind, but the one with a more malicious evil feeling to it.

“What are they smiling about?” I pondered. And then, I saw it. A young boy, maybe five years old, had fallen in an open manhole and was holding on to his dear life by pressing his arms against its side. He was barely hanging on as huge gushes of water was flowing in, trying to swallow the kid and disappear with him to the other side. He looked dazed, confused and all the while he was

struggling, he was crying.

Not crying for help, just crying.

In that moment, I saw humanity at its most vulnerable in that child. I also saw humanity at its worst in those onlookers who were thinking of this as something to be enjoyed. And then it struck me. I was one of them. Amit was the first to react…just a second before I sprang into action. We rushed to the boy’s aid; which meant going knee-deep into the flowing muddy waters. I thought to myself, “I would have a lot of explaining to do back home about my soiled uniform, but I will think of a reasonable excuse later”. As we both pulled him out, I asked “Are you ok?” I was hoping that he will tell us where he lived or maybe mutter a thanks to us. Instead, he just took off…he just ran away.

“Unbelievable” Amit said, as he saw everyone

moving on with their daily life as if nothing had happened. I realized that for all my wisdom and knowledge, Amit had still emerged as the hero in this story. We simply smiled and chatted as we went on towards home.

I had just witnessed humanity at its best.

Year - 2016 My life journey has brought me to Yorkton.

As I drive in, I hear on the radio about a young girl who went missing.

I observe people coping with drug issues in this city which I now call home. Struck in the open manholes of life, left open by people with intentions best known only to them; I observe people getting sucked in by the gushes of evil forces. Will I be on time to lend a hand?

This time, I will react before anyone else does and let someone else see humanity at its best. I will become the hero in someone’s story .

The Affair That Went Nowhere

By Jenna Landels I first met David while in my second year of university. He was taking an acting class with my sister, Abby and was also studying to be a pharmacist like her roommate, Tara. So to say they knew him well would be an understatement.

One particular night after acting class, Abby and Tara got everyone together for a night out and I was invited along. At some point David and I struck up a conversation.

We quickly bonded over being the eldest in the group and our love for classic rock music.

As the evening was wrapping up and people were getting ready to leave, he invited me to join him for a late night beverage at a nearby coffee shop. The hours flew

Jenna Landels by as we chatted away and before I knew it, night had passed and the sun was starting to peek through the clouds. Ever the gentleman, David inquired if I would be interested in going on an actual date the following day and I happily accepted. We then decided not to share the news with our friends right away, or at least not until we got to know each other a little better.

Easier said than done,

as that meant keeping it a secret from Abby and Tara as well. Later that morning, David visited them at their condo presenting what would eventually be known as the “guilt pastries”.

Over the next couple of weeks David and I continued to see each other, but sneaking around proved to be more difficult than anticipated.

Our friends and more importantly, my sister had become suspicious.

“So...who is the guy?”

Abby winked and nudged me. “We know there is one and you will have to tell us eventually.”

She wasn’t kidding and I knew it. At this point David and I were comfortable with people knowing about us but leaving them in suspense had become far too much fun. A part of me wanted

to see how far she would go to find out the truth.

Also, I was worried the only thing keeping our relationship going was the excitement of “the secret”. David was wonderful but I was afraid common interests were all we had, and I suspect he was starting to feel that way too. We were both invested in the outcome though and wanted to see it through to the big reveal. To see their reactions when they realized my ‘mystery boyfriend’ was someone right under their noses.

So in the spirit of fun I decided to spice things up a little bit. I purposely let Abby overhear David and I making dinner plans one evening.

Just as we had hoped, she immediately talked Tara into staking out the restaurant with her that

night.

According to Abby, they stealthily hid their car in the parking lot, quietly sneaking up to the window with the best view of the seating area.

They had a clear view of me, but David was seated with his back to the window making him harder to recognize. By this time my dear sister was already suspicious so she was quick to figure out that it was in fact David I had been seeing all along. Tara, however, was a little slower coming to the same conclusion.

“Do you see him?”

Abby whispered, quickly ducking out of view.

“Well...uh... I can see his shirt...Hey! He has the same shirt as David!”

Tara said excitedly.

Trying not to choke on a giggle, Abby told

her “Okay, and now look again!”

“Oh wait, he actually looks a bit like David too!”

By this time Abby was almost on the ground in tears of laughter.

“And…?!” Was all she could manage to choke out.

“OH MY GOD, it IS David!!” Tara practically shouted as they stumbled over each other trying to get back to the car before being seen.

So with the cat finally out of the bag, David and I were lovingly bugged for weeks to come until we eventually came to the conclusion we had become really good friends and nothing more. And even though our romance didn’t go anywhere, he eventually did and now happily resides closer to his family.

A Purpose from a Porpoise

By Donna Kirk I don’t seem to have a purpose today. Nope, at least not right now, not today. All I am purposed for it seems, is to buy groceries and plan meals -yes I am in a funk!

I feel lost without a purpose right now and the social media is not truth -or genuine -or authentic. Not at all authentic.

I truly don’t feel like writing in my journal today but yet here I am

writing any thoughts that pop in. Talking to my pen and paper about not having a purpose.

So how do I be genuine, be authentic and let it out by writing genuinely. I own a blog/website and have for 12 years.

That blog has given me a voice with posts and photos about my feelings and thoughts and adventures. So I write and… …..at this moment I am writing in my morning pages, as I do most mornings. I notice out-

Donna Kirk side my dining room window one of our burning barrels lying on its side

waiting to be used. The other barrel is still used for burning paper but it is getting messy and stuff coming out the bottom from a large hole in it.

Some things get put in the paper burning barrels that shouldn’t and that which didn’t burn is lying on the ground, like tin foil pieces, for example.

I kind of feel that way at the moment like a discarded piece of shiny foil that is resilient enough to still be here, but wonder-

Do you have an

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ing what is out there for me right now.

So that burning barrel that is just lying on its side and not being used will eventually get used once the other barrel is cleaned out and discarded.

Ah ha….maybe I need to get rid of the worn out and bring in the new (like the barrel). Let’s throw out the barrel with the hole in the bottom and move the new barrel upright and start anew.

That was a light bulb moment.

Then my mind switches and I thought about how my son and I twist words around all the time for a bit of fun. And

I thought what does a PORPOISE do? What is its PURPOSE? A porpoise is similar to a Dolphin, with a dorsal fin as its stabilizer in the water and as it moves through the water alternately rising above and submerging.

Rising and submerging. Yes that helps me to realize that my purpose is submerged right now but it will rise and show itself and my dorsal fin is my writing and speaking and sharing and being vulnerable with my thoughts.

I have a purpose. I alternately rise above and submerge. My dorsal fin is my voice.

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Pondering war and waging peace As a child of the fifties and sixties, I grew up surrounded by haunting echoes of WWII. I heard them while huddling under my covers, every time the 1 a.m. shift siren wailed from the pipe mill at the end of Murray Street. My street.

I heard them while listening to adult conversations about friends and relatives who hadn’t returned from battle.

Whenever a jet passed low overhead over our Port Moody home, I trembled. Was this the big bomb so many feared?

Even as a child I understood that our allied victory, sweet at the time, had a bitter aftertaste.

As it should,

Remembrance Day reminds of the deep debt of gratitude owed those who have given their lives for our country and for uniformed officers who keep us safe, no matter their division.

But how I wish we could, at the same time, remind ourselves (and anyone who will listen) of the vileness of war itself, and the importance of doing everything possible to avoid it.

Wars generally end with victory on one side, defeat on the other.

But history has taught us that war generates more losers than victors. Despite painstakingly drafted treaties, it seldom brings lasting peace. Generations, even

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Sunny Side Up centuries, after major conflicts, many national identity pots still simmer with rage. Throughout history, almost every war can be traced to a previous conflict.

Until sitting down to write this column, I’d never noticed that the word war, spelled backwards, becomes the word raw. According to various

dictionaries (including a guide to recent urban slang), raw means everything from ‘uncooked’ to ‘horrible’ to ‘excellent’ and more. Regardless of the definition, we all know the truth. War scrapes nations raw; as raw and deep as a tiger’s tooth and claw on human skin.

Jesus, mistakenly

hailed by followers as the King who would lead the Jewish nation to victory over the Romans, instead taught his followers, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.� (Luke 6:27-28, NRSV). But the Bible also teaches that peace at any cost is no peace at all. In the Old Testament, God even gave instructions in waging war against evil enemies.

Pondering war, as with so many issues bigger than my small self, I try to focus on my personal responsibility. As a Christ follower, that means, with the help of the Holy Spirit, liv-

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ing and acting in ways that please God. Loving him above all else.

Loving those around me. Admitting when I’m wrong, forgiving those who wrong me—and doing both as often as necessary.

Nevertheless, sometimes the line between war and peace fades to scarcely a vapour.

Sometimes individuals and nations are forced to choose the least of two evils. I’m profoundly grateful for kinsmen who, facing that terrible choice, have defended our nation and those who still do.

But in the name of Jesus Christ, let us each first do our best to wage peace.

The poppy remains compelling symbol “In Flanders fields the poppies blow, between the crosses row on row, that mark our place.�

The beloved words of the poem “In Flanders Fields� by John McCrae in 1915, tugs at our hearts today. The horrors of battle, and losing a dear friend at the second battle of Ypres, prompted the heartfelt words in John where probably no words could otherwise be found to describe all the terrible things that he saw and felt in war.

Not only did the poem move the world then, as it does now over one hundred years later, but it began a movement that recognized the poppy as a symbol of remembrance for soldiers who lost their lives in war. We are still called to wear the poppy for Remembrance Day, a tribute to the 9 million soldiers who died in WW1, the 20 million who died in WW2, and the many, many more who have died in other con-

flicts since then. Among the dead in WW1 was our great-uncle Clifford who died at Vimy Ridge at the ripe old age of 18. Too young, too soon, like so many of those dear souls who fought and died for us.

The fields of poppies described in the poem came to life through death. The poppy seeds from papaver rhoeas can stay dormant in soil for a long time before germinating when conditions are right. During the war, the soils around Flanders, France became a mess of rubble during fighting, and this rubble was rich in lime, which brought the uprooted seeds to germination. Imagine the vast spaces filled with red poppies waving in the now quiet breeze. Over time, as the lime was absorbed, the flowers became sparser. But for that brief space of time, where so many died, the earth became red with

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Gardener’s Notebook not only the blood of the fallen, but with the stunning reminder of new life in the poppies.

These poppies are part of the large poppy family that contains dozens of cousins. The poppy was domesticated thousands of years ago, and has many varieties, most of which are used as beautiful ornamental plants.

If we had any poppy seeds right now, we could actually plant them, because they will do fine going through a freeze before spring growth.

But if we get our poppy seeds in the spring, we

can plant them in the early spring, about a month before the last frost.

We should rake the soil, and break up any lumps, because the seeds are very fine. Next, we sprinkle them on the ground, barely covering them. They like full sun, and truly look beautiful with the sun shining through their delicate petals as they wave in the breeze. But because they are quite delicate, they would like a sheltered area.

Poppies will also seed themselves if their seed heads are allowed

to mature. In our bee garden this year, we had many poppies that surprised us by coming up all on their own; including one especially lovely plant had bright red petals with a white rim, very striking!

Poppies are an easy to grow plant, and bring a carefree, breezy pop of color and movement to our gardens. Let’s mark them down on our list of plants for next spring!

Visit the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society at www.yorktonhort.ca and see what’s new. Still no live meet-

ings planned; but see the list of gardening sessions available online with Lyndon Penner from the U of S. And getting back to the symbolic poppies we are wearing today: let us pause for a quiet moment to remember the fallen who gave their lives for our freedom. We take so much for granted; we are so blessed to live in our beautiful country.

Let’s remember them all today.

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The Terriers’ Tannar Sklaruk and the Broncos’ Jarrett Penner.

Broncos run wild at Terriers home opener

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer It’s fair to say that the SJHL season isn’t starting how the Yorkton Terriers wanted for multiple reasons, but when it comes to the play on the ice, they also would have preferred the home opener to go differently. The Humboldt Broncos were in town to kick off the season, and they didn’t give the Yorkton crew an easy time.

Humboldt was the first team on the board, with Carson Schultz kicking off the scoring at 3:07, assisted by Cody

Hough and Justin Jamer. They followed that up with a pair of power play goals, the first by Logan Kurki, assisted by Doug Scott and Stephane Huard Jr. and the second by Tristan Shewchuk assisted by Scott and Jarrett Penner.

Yorkton got on the board themselves with a goal from Carson Miller assisted by Keenan Taphorn and Kaeden Taphorn, to round out the first period.

The second period saw the Broncos take charge. Luke Spadafora kicked off the scoring, assisted by Huard, and Tristan Shewchuk at 2:06. Spadafora

found his way between the pipes again seven minutes later, helped by Shewchuk. Ryan Ries interrupted Humboldt’s scoring with a shorthanded goal for the Terriers, which had the contest sitting 5-2.

But Humboldt wasn’t done scoring.

Shewchuk scored again, assisted by Noah Barlage and Austen Flaman, and not a minute later Kurki put down his second goal of the night, assisted by Barlage and Hough.

The third period finally saw something go right for the Terriers. Brett Kemp scored a power play goal, assist-

ed by Eric Van Impe and Kishaun Gervais. Miller ended the scoring for the evening with a power play goal of his own, assisted by Kemp.

But in the end, the Broncos had built too much steam to be overcome, and the final score was 7-4 for the Humboldt team. Tanner Marshall was tagged with the win for Humboldt, while Philippe Bond got the loss for the Terriers.

The Terriers were meant to travel to Humboldt on Nov. 7 but that game was postponed to Nov. 10 due to weather.

Next action for the Terriers is Nov. 14 when Notre Dame comes to town.

Sask.-born Flame draft pick In terms of National Hockey League cities Calgary is about as close to home as it gets for a prospect draft choice.

So when Saskatoon’s Connor Zary was selected 24th overall by the Flames in the most recent edition of the NHL draft his family was probably thinking about the miles they will be putting in their vehicles driving to watch games at the Saddledome.

When Zary might debut with the Flames of course in an unknown for the 19-year-old centre, made even less certain because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a recent telephone interview Zary wasn’t even sure if he’d be attending Flames camp when the NHL ramps up for a season proposed to start in January.

“I don’t really quite know how everything is

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happening. It’s a little bit different (due to the pandemic and league start up),” he said, adding as a result “everything is up in the air a little.”

Of course everything this year is up in the air a little, even the draft which was held in October, with players not in attendance as has been the norm in recent years.

Still Zary said “the draft was awesome,” even if he wasn’t onhand to don a Flames jersey after his name was called. It was still “a pretty special moment.”

That it was the Flames who called the six-foot centre’s name did not come as a great surprise either.

“They were kind of one of the teams in the mix,” he said, adding “I talked to quite a lot of teams... from July up to the draft teams would reach out.”

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Sports Of course that process was different this year too.

“It was all done over Zoom, or the phone teleconferencing,” said Zary, noting it had to be different for the teams too, relying on film much more than watching draft eligible players in the heat of playoff runs this year.

That said, the Flames weren’t exactly Zary’s favourite team growing up, not that he actually had one team he followed.

“The Leafs (Toronto),

a little bit more,” he said, adding that was a case of following the team that his Dad liked.

Zary himself was less drawn to a team, and more to watching the elite players wherever they played, Sydney Crosby, Patrice Bergeron, Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews. But, who among the elite was his favourite?

“I’d have to say Crosby, every kid my age I think liked Crosby. He was the best player,” said Zary, adding he’s still elite today.

Given the situation of the pandemic, and his age, Zary said he has little expectation of playing as a Flame next season. It is more likely he will return to Kamloops where he has played 192 games over the last three seasons with the Western Hockey League team. Last season he recorded 38-goals and 48-assists for 86 points in 57 games.

In the short term Zary has one other hockey goal in mind though – making Canada’s men’s national junior team for the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championships to be held in Edmonton starting Christmas Day. “I want to be on that team,” said Zary, adding “I didn’t make it last year.”

And, of course being a Flame is on Zary’s horizon. He admitted he watched the first day of free agency with

added interest, especially when Calgary signed goaltender Jacob Markstrom to a six-year deal.

“I hope I’m there within that time frame,” he said.

As a first round draft choice that seems more than likely, but Zary is modest in his expectations, saying he will continue to work to get better as a player to finally earn a spot.

So what does Zary think he needs to work on?

“Just keep working on my speed, my quick feet,” he said, adding at 19 strength too is a big thing, but that is something that comes as one ages too.

“I’m not going to be there this year. It’s another year to develop,” he said.

The WHL is currently scheduled to begin Dec. 4.

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Could pulses become next big crop While wheat was once king on the Canadian Prairies in terms of what farmers grew, changes in world markets eventually led to a change atop the crop list, at least in terms of value.

Recalling back to my days in school, and having grown up on a small Saskatchewan farm, I was keenly aware of the importance of wheat as a crop, and to Canada’s reputation for producing and delivering the highest quality wheat. This country was seen as the ‘breadbasket’ of the world, a reputation well-earned and economically significant.

That was in the 1970s and I doubt many saw the importance of wheat being usurped.

But, then from rapeseed evolved canola, a crop offering an oil that met a changing diet and growing demand, and over a number of years the Prairie landscape turned yellow.

As the popularity of canola oil grew the crop became more and more popular with producers because it offered a better return.

While wheat remains a significant crop, canola is the queen these days.

The question that is interesting to ask is whether canola itself will one day be usurped as the key

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Calvin Daniels Prairie crop?

There are those that look at pulse crops as potentially achieving that.

Of course pulses cover a range of crops from chickpeas, to yellow and green field peas, to a range of lentils and beans. As a collective group they are intriguing because they fix nitrogen in the soil, a definite side benefit to the crop itself, as it can reduce fertilizer costs.

The pulse range are also all generally grown as a protein source, both for the livestock sector, and

human consumption. It is the ladder area of human consumption that would seem to offer the greatest potential, and that comes from two factors.

On the one side the population of the world continues to grow, and that means added demand for food in general, and of course protein.

When you look at the impact African Swine Fever has had in decimating the pig herd in countries such as China, the demand for protein is going to grow.

Here in North America there is also a growing market for protein alternatives as seen by the push from restaurants to offer an alternative to real meat with products made to look like meat but that is largely plant protein and a range of other ingredients.

While some might see the meat alternatives as a fad, likely to go the way of the pet rock, that may not be the case and legumes stand to benefit if the market lasts and grows.

If world and domestic demand is to rise, pulses could certainly move into the mix in terms of what crop is the key one for Prairie producers.

Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.

Canadian agribusiness wants scale to measure environmental impacts, but critics are wary Marc Fawcett-Atkinson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (National Observer) Canadian agribusinesses are asking for a standardized scale to measure their environmental impacts — a request some advocates worry is little more than smoke and mirrors.

Their concern follows a report published last week by a coalition of Canadian agribusinesses, non-profits and government agencies.

According to the document, Canada’s agriculture and food sectors have already taken significant steps to measure their environmental impacts but, to remain globally competitive, need industry-wide, datadriven standards.

Food is responsible for between 21 and 37 per cent of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN Environment Program.

In Canada alone, agriculture is the sixthlargest emitter of GHGs, with 87 per cent of these emissions going to crop and animal production in 2019, according to Statistics Canada, while food waste is responsible for roughly 56.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents annually, according to a 2019 report by Second Harvest, an organization advocating for food waste reduction.

That’s equivalent to the annual emissions of 12 million cars.

Not only that: indus-

changes in federal agricultural policy and financial support.

It’s a model at the heart of some of the coalition members’ businesses. For instance, Bayer CropScience Canada and Syngenta Canada are both major distributors of seeds, herbicides and pesticides. These companies’ need to increase the use of these products won’t change, regardless of farms’ efficiencies and the ability to clear sustainability benchmarks.

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Making agriculture more sustainable is a widely shared goal — but how to make necessary changes remains up for debate. trial food production, processing, transportation and disposal has been linked to everything from declining pollinator populations to water quality to labour issues.

“Worldwide, there’s a dramatic shift to better assess how supply chains, companies and countries alike are making changes against global goals,” David McInnes, an industry consultant and the report’s author, said in an interview. Those include the UN’s sustainable development goals, commitments under the 2015 Paris Accord and global targets to protect biodiversity.

Those issues are increasingly part of public policy, financing agreements and consumers’ choices at the

supermarket, McInnes explained. It’s enough pressure to make the agri-food industry want to change its practices — and measure them.

“You need to be transparent; you need to report against goals, and that’s where benchmarking is becoming such a profoundly pervasive feature of how we produce and supply and consume our food.”

But that process is more effective with standardized goals, unlike the current situation.

As it stands, individual companies or industries have environmental and labour standards, but there is little co-ordination between them, making it difficult to get a holistic picture of chan-

ges to the overall impacts of Canada’s food system, McInnes said.

Not everyone is convinced.

“The (agribusiness) argument always is ‘more research is needed, more numbers are needed,’” said Darrin Qualman, director of climate crisis policy and action at the National Farmers Union.

“But we know so much about emissions from fertilizer, we know so much about the loss of insects and birds, we know so much about GHGs … We just need to act on that very rapidly.”

The problem isn’t a lack of data on farming practices or the lack of sector-wide benchmarks, he explained. It’s farming on an industrial scale — a model long promoted

by the federal government, many universities and the agribusiness sector. It’s a type of farming that’s inherently unsustainable, Qualman explained, because it relies heavily on artificial fertilizers, pesticides and seeds.

That means farmers need to maximize the yields of a few commodity crops, many of them destined for export, to stay in business. Maintaining those levels of productivity depends on artificial fertilizers, pesticides and carbon-intensive farming techniques.

And even if farmers want to farm more sustainably — and many do, Qualman said — it will be almost impossible for many to afford unless there are significant

Not only that, Qualman worries that a heavy reliance on data — which is crucial for benchmarking to be effective — could harm farmers’ independence, especially if the technology and databases are owned by the same companies selling seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. That’s not to say technology doesn’t have a place in agriculture, but he said it needs to let farmers manage their farms independently and control how their farm data is used.

Ultimately, he said, data and benchmarking alone won’t make farms and food systems more sustainable. Supporting farming systems that don’t need fertilizers, pesticides and lots of fuel will.

“To get fewer emissions and fewer unintended consequences, and slow the loss of biodiversity, we’ve got to find ways to get more of what we need (to farm) from biology and less from industry.”

Crop rotation survey goes online The Crop Rotation Survey, conducted through the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan, benchmarks the changes and advancements made in crop production over the past 25 years. The purpose of this project is to evaluate farmers’ progress towards sustainable on-farm practices.

The data will be used to help gain recognition for farmers’ improvements in crop production sustainability.

Due to the recent increases in provincial Covid-19 cases, all Crop Rotation Survey participation has been moved to online. Farmers are invited to

complete the Crop Rotation Survey online from the comforts of their own home.

Participants will be providing information on all aspects of their production, from seeding, fertilizer, tillage, and chemical application to harvest, during the periods of both 1991-1994 and 2016-2019. Farmers do not need to have been farming in both periods to participate, and we encourage farmers of all ages and experience levels to participate.

Farmers will be able to select which week during November and December they would like to complete the survey. They will be emailed the

survey on Monday morning of the week they select and will have until Friday afternoon to complete all components.

It will likely take between 2-4 hours to complete the survey, and farmers will be able to save their responses and come back to the survey throughout the week. Participants who complete all survey components within the 5-day timeframe will receive $200 in compensation.

Participation in the Crop Rotation Survey helps give farmers a voice when it comes to GHG emissions, carbon sequestration, and soil and land stewardship. While farm-

ers are working hard to adopt innovative and sustainable practices, these efforts often go unrecognized. The adoption of many of these sustainable practices have taken place in the absence of government mandates, yet agricultural and environmental policies do not always account for farmers’ contributions. Participation in the survey will help to communicate the steps taken by Canadian farmers towards environmental sustainability.

To register for online participation in the Crop Rotation Survey, please visit https:// www.surveymonkey.ca/r/CRS registration2020. For more

information on the Crop Rotation Surveys, please visit our Facebook page, the SAIFood website, or reach out to one of the following researchers from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics: Stuart Smyth, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Research Chair in Agri-Food Innovations, e-mail: stuart. smyth@usask.ca Savannah Gleim, M., Sc. Research Officer, e-mail: savannah.gleim@usask.ca Chelsea Sutherland, M.Sc. Candidate, Research Assistant, e-mail: chelsea.sutherland@ usask.ca

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PLAN OF THE WEEK PLAN NUMBER 14-1-282 HANDSOME COACH HOUSE This handsome coach house, with room on the ground floor for two vehicles plus an RV, includes a one-bedroom-plus- den apartment on the upper floor.

Entry is at the side of the coach house, via a covered entry that leads into the foyer and a staircase.

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The bedroom, with a sloping ceiling and a roomy walk-in closet, faces the front of the coach house.

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I could walk miles of trails with my husband and dog To fight the boredom of being stuck inside Yet still I craved a high intensity workout To deal with demons that wouldn’t subside: Distress, negativity, anxiety, despair, Uncertainty in this pandemic ordeal.

Like others I faced these monsters Always lurking; my Achilles’ heel.

And so when the corona chaos led to shutdown A home fitness routine became crucial; And to ward off the mental health angst, I became a CrossFit on-line pupil.

The bunkhouse transitioned to a gym space To perform each WOD, or workout of the day, And I collected whatever equipment I could: Mats, weights, rings, a box; all quite a motley array.

My coach assigned three WODS a week, All different, not one ever to repeat And while I prefer to embrace the comfort of routine, Each WOD presented a new challenge to beat.

Push ups, pullups, squats, lunges and lifts The combinations and rep numbers quite daunting.

Could my body actually get through these?

Soon, in my dreams, WODS started haunting.

I’d lie if I claimed to be fearless Before I began each WOD But when the timer began I’d dig in Sometimes with a plea for help from God. Upon completion I’d

Jo-Ann Kennedy often collapse In a sorry human heap on the floor Dripping with sweat, gasping for breath, Could my body have endured anymore?

But along with this state of exertion Came the thrill of completing a goal And a post WOD euphoria would overtake A power thrumming through body and soul.

Those demons, the naysayers with voices strong, Striving to creep into my thoughts day and night Disappeared with my joy, my achievement After a workout they were easier to fight.

In April, doing box jumps, I suffered a fall Through a deep gash, my shin bone gaped white.

One legged, on crutches, with stitches in place My normal routines changed outright.

No more fresh air walks, no more bunkhouse visits The days found me mostly confined to a

chair, Watching the Covid crisis on TV, All this brought on a mood of despair.

Oh those first days I felt I was losing The struggle to fight arising depression, Until the pain and swelling subsided somewhat And I began to attempt some WOD sessions.

Up to the loft I’d crutch and I’d crawl To pump weights and work up a sweat These adapted WODS proved as tough as any And I regained a bolstered mindset.

The injury drove home a valuable lesson How quickly negative nasties appear And the most effective way for me to battle their stealth Is to perspire in my workout gear.

My leg healed and all summer I continued the WODS Increasing my power, strength and speed.

I trained with the goal to run my fastest 5K Though incredibly tough, I felt thrilled to succeed.

Eight burpees, five deadlifts, ten kettlebell swings No stopping, repeat again, again and again.

Continue until the buzz of the ten minute timer Somehow in this chaos… I find my zen.

The Covid pandemic is far from over As a second wave and winter both approach; But I feel prepared as I wield my deadly WOD weapon Sent to me online by my CrossFit coach.

Requiem

By Brenda Wong Old Tam was jazzy in his vest and tie A gentleman dressed up No running shoes for him He insisted on steaming rice from the electric cooker – never rice in a pouch After a day in Chinatown he might uncrease his newspaper On Mondays the high voice of the opera singers floated in the air Yet his stillness scared us kids

Brenda Wong we crept around him He beckoned me Big Sister, come share the candy with your cousins Only Tam called me by the title Pausing under the inky blue sky

I breathe, sigh and remember Did I look up today?

Did I wish away the minutes?

Bow my head in gratitude for my health, my job and the ones who love me – like you, who boast to the residents that I came from Canada to see you You ignore my wrinkles and see Big Sister running with the innocents Good night sharp dressed Tam May all your rice bowl be forever full Good night grandpa I am living. I remember you.

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When a new game comes out with everything about it screaming that it is a very old, rather vintage one, it’s generally a win – especially for an abstract strategy game.

That is where old wooden games shine.

They age whether played regularly, or stored away in an attic, with a sort of dignified grace. They show their age well.

When plastics took over, games lost something in that regard.

My Terrace game from 1992 will never gain the wonder aged look of my Citadel game from 1940, even if my Terrace game becomes 80-years old too.

But, it is possible to give a new game an ‘older look’ and that is particularly true when you are an artisan and create handmade games.

Kudos to Ben Jerred in that regard with his recently kickstarted game Moons and Stars.

When you first see the game in-hand you recognize it as a creation of passion by its designer.

The board is actually wood and looks old and weathered.

The pieces are cast from clay. That just seems like a ton of work,

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Sadly, the cube pieces are a tad tiny, which means the engraved markings, which tell you what the piece does when that face is up, are small too, a tad indistinct, and that is an issue.

When learning a game you don’t want to have to pick up pieces to determine which is which.

That does not mean there is not substance to explore with the game though.

So, from the Kickstarter campaign some fluff and background.

“Once upon a time, Moons and Stars only existed in the imaginary world of Allfield. Now, one of Allfield’s most popular board games is available to play and is coming soon to a table near you.”

Yes, there is some myth and fantasy woven into this one.

In terms of game origin; “this year I have had the honor to work with my family on Moons and Stars -- a primitivelystyled, handmade, limited-edition board game created from all natural materials,” detailed the campaign. “Moons and

THE MEEPLE GUILD (YORKTON) meeple.guild@gmail.com Stars combines fastpaced action with strategy and chance based on rules that anyone ages eight and up can learn and play. It offers the ability to connect with others for about 30-minutes in a non-tech, noscreen kind of way.”

I like that this is a game that offers a modest learning curve, although with some added rule options, you have lots to explore too.

The designer goes on to state his; “favourite part about this game is how it was invented and how we managed to bring it to Kickstarter. I have always been inspired by stories set in other worlds so my graphic novel “Allfield” served as the inspiration for this game. The fictional characters of “Allfield” play Moons and Stars. So, I set out to make a real copy without an idea of how it

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This is not a unique approach to designing a game. Author Patrick Rothfuss teamed with game designer James Ernest to create Tak that was initially mentioned in Rothfuss’ book; ‘The Wise Man’s Fear’. That

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made a bit too tiny, creating one of over 20,000 possible combinations – thanks to each face doing something different. Gain victory by one of two paths: capturing all of your opponent’s Moons and Stars, or reaching your opponent’s Treasure Stone.

So it is a game of pure strategy, which is also a good thing in my books.

The game is for twoplayers, might take about half an hour, and given the story and the passion behind it is one worth taking a look at.

Check out www.benjerred.com

Key piece of grasslands conserved in southern Sask.

Milk River Basin Natural Area is critical habitat for several species at risk Regina, SK (November 4, 2020) — The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners today announced the protection of a new conservation site in the southwest corner of the province, close to the Village of Consul, Saskatchewan.

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game is one of the best of the last decade.

Moons and Stars doesn’t rate quite that highly but is interesting.

Again from the designer; “I made the board and all of the pieces first, and then my 11-year-old son, who is amazing at games, developed the strategy and rules. His strategy was simple, ingenious and fun and, after a little tweaking of the initial rules, we felt we had to share the game with others.”

The adventure begins when you roll all 16 of your six-sided “ballit” game pieces – the ones

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most endangered ecosystems in the world. The property is located in the Milk River Basin Natural Area and contains rolling hills, grasslands and seasonal wetlands.

This natural area is home to a variety of plants and animals, as well as wildlife listed under Canada’s Species at Risk Act. Portions of the property have been designated as critical habitat for greater sage-grouse (endangered) and chestnut-collared longspur (threatened). Ferruginous hawks (threatened) have also been reported nesting in the area surrounding the property. The wetlands offer an important water source in the dry climate. The dried-up

edges of these wetlands provide habitat for the rare dwarf wolly-heads plant, which is listed as special concern.

The protection of the Zen-Ridge property was made possible due to the generous financial support of several partners. The Government of Canada is a major contributor through the Natural Heritage Conservation Program, part of Canada’s Nature Fund. The Government of Saskatchewan contributed through the Fish and Wildlife Development Fund. Many individual donors also supported this conservation project through NCC’s grasslands campaign conservegrasslands.ca.

The conservation of the Zen-Ridge property provides important grassland and wetland habitat for species at risk and preserves biodiversity in Saskatchewan.

Through the Canada Nature Fund’s Natural Heritage Conservation Program, we are proud to support partners like the Nature Conservancy of Canada on conservation projects such as this one. By protecting this important ecosystem, we are making progress toward conserving a quarter of Canada’s land and a quarter of its oceans by 2025.

—The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change

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The grasslands on NCC’s Zen-Ridge property are at risk, including many of the plants and animals that live here.

Our focus on conserving grasslands in Saskatchewan represents an opportunity to protect and revitalize what remains. Thanks to the support of our partners and donors, we can work to achieve science-based solutions for wildlife and future generations. For more information, visit conservegrasslands. ca.

—Michael Burak, Program Director of Southwest Saskatchewan for the Nature Conservancy of Canada

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Remember Them FOR WE OWE THEM A DEBT WHICH CAN NOT BE REPAID

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

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to serve his country, and was at one of the most horrific battles of WWII Dieppe. He survived the battle, but when he was discharged, he struggled with shell-shock. His family felt he was not the same man when he came out of the war as he was before his service.

Sadly, Victor Alexson died at age 58. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While exact statistics are difficult to determine, the rate of Indigenous participation in Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s military efforts over the years has been impressive.

These determined volunteers were often forced to overcome many challenges to serve in uniform, from learning a new language and adapting to cultural differences, to having to travel great distances from their remote communities just to enlist.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Veterans.gc.ca Honoured by the Yorkton Tribal Council

Yorkton. Wally joined the Canadian Army in 1950, a month after his 18th birthday. Posted to the 1st Battalion, Princess Patriciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Canadian Light Infantry (Airborne), he was trained as a paratrooper, qualified as a Marksman/ Sharpshooter, and then received additional training as a radio operator. He was posted to Korea and served three UN tours of duty with more than 18 months spent in various positions at the front, including close-quarter combat on Hill 355, The Hook, Hill 166, and numerous fighting and recce patrols into North Korean/Chinese positions.

He was a proud member of the Legion and marched with the Colour Party at every opportunity.

Honoured by his loving family: the Halls, Austmans and Feists Russell Bischop WWII, RCAF

George Oscar Arnold WWII, RCAF

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 1939, Canada found itself at war for the second time in a generation. As in the First World War (1914-18), thousands of Indigenous soldiers and nurses volunteered for the war effort at home and abroad, serving with distinction in the Canadian army, navy, and air force. At least 3090 First Nations soldiers enlisted in the Canadian mil-

itary in the Second World War, with thousands more MĂŠtis, Inuit, and nonStatus Indian soldiers serving without official recognition of their Indigenous identity.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Canadian Encylopedia.com Honoured by the Yorkton Tribal Council

George was born in April, 1924, and was the eldest of five children born to Emil and Helen Arnold of Stalwart, SK. George enlisted in the R.C.A.F. in 1942.

He entered the Western Emergency Training Plan based in Moose Jaw, and then took basic training in Toronto. He later saw duty at Davidson, Yorkton, Winnipeg and Portage La Prairie. In 1946, he married Loraine Mooney of Imperial, SK, and took his discharge later that year. Yorkton became home to George and his wife in 1969, where he continues to reside today.

Honoured by the Arnold family Walter C. Austman Korean War, United Nations PPCLI

Victor James Alexson WWII, RCAF

Victor Alexson voluntarily enlisted

Walter (Wally) Austman, 1932-2010, grew up on a farm near Spy Hill, and spent the last 37 years of his life in

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Russell Bischop was born on November 28, 1920 in Dunleath, SK. He was raised in Yorkton SK. Russell joined the RCAF in 1940 as an aerodesign engineer. He remustered in 1942 as a pilot. Russell was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion General Alexander Ross Branch #77 for 70 years. In 1984, Russell rebuilt a World War II Cornell training plane. The project was completed in 1990. The plane was airworthy and Russell flew it many times. Russell passed away in 2016.

Honoured by the Bischop family Rudolph (Rudy) Bode WWII, Army

November 3, 1919 - October 6, 1991 Rudy enlisted in World War II training in Dundurn, SK. He was stationed in Vernon, BC as a Gunner with the Artillery when Japan attempted to enter North America through the

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Aleutian Islands. As part of the joint Canadian/US forces, he went into action at Kiska Island preventing the Japanese advance. After the war, Rudy returned to Sheho, SK and married Lil Feuchuk. He worked at the Yorkton Milling Company and then with the public school division until he retired.

Rudy and Lil raised five children: Leonard, Dennis, Dale Desmarais, Garth and Daryl. Rudy earned his Honorary Lifetime Membership in the Royal Canadian Legion at the General Alexander Ross Branch in Yorkton where he also received a Certificate of Merit for outstanding service.

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Fred Bodnaryk was born in 1921 in the Hampton District of Saskatchewan.

He enlisted in the Army on Jan. 1, 1943 and reported to the Canadian Army No. 12 Clearing Depot in Regina. He travelled by train to Vancouver and on to Victoria via the Queen Mary ship to take his basic training for six months.

He then travelled to North Vancouver for his advanced training. Fred was with the RCA Heavy Artillery F Troupe 21st Battery 28th Regiment. He was in charge of one detachment, which consisted of 12 men to one gun. He did a lot of guard duty of the Lion’s Gate Bridge and similar structures. He was drafted overseas but was not called. After his discharge Fred worked at the Sawyer Massey Ammo factory in Hamilton, ON, building naval guns. In the spring of 1945 Fred returned to the family farm.

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Steven was born October 5, 1918 and was the son of Metro and Mary Borys of Yorkton. He attended Fone Hill School, was a sportsman - loving all sports - and a true prairie farm boy. Steven joined the Canadian Army Infantry in June 1940 and was part of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. He served during WWII and was killed in action at the Battle of Dieppe when the South Saskatchewan Regiment landed on Green Beach to take part in Operation Jubilee on August 19, 1942. He was 24 years old. Steven is honoured at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, France. May he rest in peace.

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On January 30, 1940, at the age of 23 in the city of Regina, Gordon enlisted in the army. He became part of the Transportation 1st Corps Ammunition Park R.C.A.S.C. Gordon landed in Scotland on February 8, 1940. He was involved in bringing soldiers back from Dunkirk and taking troops to the ships for Dieppe and bringing fewer soldiers home. In 1943 his unit joined the Italian campaign. He was one of the few Canadians to experience the liberation of Rome. His unit then moved on to Naples and then across to France. They travelled up the French Riviera to Netherlands. At the end of the war, Gordon joined the Army of Occupation in Germany. He was discharged on Feb. 4, 1946.

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Nicholas Bretherton was born in Litham, Lancashire, England on Aug. 5, 1893. He enlisted in Moose Jaw, SK in 1915 but had already served in the Active Militia for one year and spent three years in the 4th V3/4B Royal North Lancashire Regiment. By 1920, Nicholas’s final rank was Acting Company Sergeant Major of the 46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry.

He received his Military Medal in 1917, his Military Medal First Bar in 1919, and his Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1920. Sergeant Bretherton went on to join the RCMP upon his return to Canada and served his community in Yorkton where he retired as Staff Sergeant. He was buried in Yorkton in 1970.

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Ronald was born in Tonkin, SK in 1922. He lived on the farm until enlisting in the Army in 1942. He served as a gunner until demobilization in 1946.

He served in Canada, Britain and Northwest Europe. In Netherlands, he met the love of his life, Betty. They were married at the end of the war and came back to Canada. They started their life together in Yorkton, SK in 1956. Later they moved to Winnipeg where Ronald worked at CNR until his retirement at 65. Ronald died in Winnipeg in 2006 at 84 years of age.

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and married Emily (Kay) Bull while in England. They made their home in the Otthon area, where they farmed and raised their family.

Honoured by Dave Bucsis and family Randy Bunzenmeyer United Nations Cyprus, Yugoslavia, Army

Raymond Bucsis WWII, Army

Raymond Bucsis was born in the Happy Centre district of Saskatchewan, south of Willowbrook, in 1922. He served with the South Saskatchewan Regiment and spent time in England, France, Belgium and Netherlands during the war. At the conclusion of the war, Raymond was part of the occupation forces in Germany. Raymond met

Born May 21, 1957 in Yorkton, SK, Bunzy joined the Canadian Armed Forces, PPCLI, in 1973 at age 17. Randy completed 20 years of service with 1 PPCLI, based in Calgary, AB and an additional three years with 2 Commando, Canadian Airborne Regiment, based in Petawawa, ON. After numerous trips as a UN peacekeeper in foreign countries, he retired with the rank of Master Warrant Officer (MWO) and as Sergeant Major of B Company 1 PPCLI in 1996. Randy served on multiple deployments into Cyprus and Yugoslavia, and was a talented Master Sniper, Reconnaissance Patrolman and Paratrooper. Known to his friends as Bunzy, he will always be remembered for his big broad smile, his mischievous grin, and his fun loving eyes. On May 20, 2001 PTSD sadly claimed Randy’s life. He leaves behind a loving family and an army of friends.

In Bunzy’s memory, and for the sake of other veterans, please become aware of Military Minds, the Rolling Barrage, and the horrifyingly damaging effects of PTSD. Honoured by his family and friends William Joseph Caldwell WWII, Army William (Bill) Joseph Caldwell (19101971), a lifelong resident of Yorkton and area, served in WWII. He volunteered in 1940 and served with the 20 Army Tank Regiment (16/22 Sask. Horse) and 28 Canadian Armoured Regiment

(Duke of Connaughts). Bill served in Canada, Britain, Northwest Europe, and participated in the liberation of Netherlands. For his service he was awarded five medals. Bill was a proud veteran of the Canadian Army and a member of the Yorkton Legion, General Alexander Ross Branch. He and his wife (Marguerite Rice) raised five children in a wartime house on Peaker Avenue.

Honoured by his children Carmella, Judy, Francis, Elaine and Bernice Nick Chutskoff WWII, Army

Nick was born on August 31, 1921 near the village of Runnymede , SK. In 1942, Nick enlisted with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Winnipeg. He rose to the rank of Acting Company Sgt. Major, and participated in the liberation of Netherlands.

Following his discharge from the army, he married Irene Mary Howe in 1946.

Nick and his family spent many years in Yorkton. He was a respected businessman and an active member of the Yorkton Legion as well as the Yorkton Rotary Club. Following the death of his first wife in 1986, Nick retired to British Columbia. He met his second wife, Iris Craig, in 1990. After a long and enjoyable retirement, Nick Chutskoff passed away in White Rock, BC on March 9, 2018, at the age of 96.

Honoured by the Chutskoff family Albert E. Cote WWII, Army, New Brunswick Rangers

Corporal Albert E. Cote fought in WWII in the 4th Canadian Division. He served in England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany from

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August 12, 1940 to February 1945. He was a proud member of the New Brunswick Rangers. “In 1943, the Rangers were sent to Britain, where they were converted to a heavy weapons support unit, armed with machine guns and mortars in preparation for the invasion of Normandy.

Present at many of the critical moments of the campaign, the Rangers participated in the Battle of the Falaise Gap, which cleared the way for the advance on Paris and the German border; the Battle of the Scheldt, which secured the vital supply lines of the port of Antwerp; and the Battle of the Reichswald, when German resistance on the west bank of the Rhine was finally broken.”

—Matthew Douglass Honoured by the Yorkton Tribal Council Antoine (Tony) Cote Korean War, Royal Canadian Artillery

Tony was born at the Cote First Nation Reserve in 1935, the youngest child of Frank and Ellen Cote, and great-grandson of Chief Gabriel Cote, a spokesperson for Saulteaux Tribes for the Treaty 4 signing. He joined the Canadian Army 25th Infantry Brigade in 1952 and spent nearly six years as a bombardier with the 81st Field Regiment in the Royal Canadian Artillery from 1952 to 1958, serving 14 months in Korea. Tony is a survivor of the Indian Residential School and perhaps because of this horrific experience is known for his philanthropy and dedication to Indigenous people in Saskatchewan and Alberta. He was inducted in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2011, Saskatchewan Order of Merit (SOM) in 2008, and received the Tom Longboat Medal in

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Honoured by the Yorkton Tribal Council Michael Derkach WWII, Army

Michael Derkach was born on Dec. 25, 1923 in Bedfordville, SK. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineer Corps on June 5, 1942 in Saskatoon.

Mike trained in Dundurn, SK and Nanaimo, BC. He served overseas in Great Britain and the Northwest European Campaigns in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands. In his enlisted service, he did MT work and qualified as a Driver Mechanic Group C. An Honourable Sapper, he was discharged on January 26, 1946. His medals and decorations include the 1939 - 45 Star, the France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and War Medal 1939 - 45.

Mike married Mary Stelmacovich in 1947. He served as a Legion member from the 1960s to 1991. He worked many years in Yorkton before his death in 1991, at the age of 67.

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gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served with The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada for a period of six months prior to his enlistment in Yorkton as a private on Nov.16, 1914, in the 31st Battalion-Alberta Regiment, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He arrived in France with the 2nd Division of CEF in September 1915. He saw action in the Battle of the Somme (1916) and at Vimy Ridge (1917). He earned a commission in September 1917 in the British Army.

As a 34-year-old Second Lieutenant in the 15th Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles, he was awarded the VC for deeds committed during the 1918 Spring Offensive on 21 March 1918. He died on that day.

Honoured by Chicken Cow’s Hearing Centre Eric B. Draper WWII, Army

Eric was born on Oct. 8, 1918 on a farm near Orcadia. He attended school in Yorkton, and when the war broke out in 1939 he enlisted with the 64th Battery in Yorkton. He trained in Saskatoon and Dundurn and then went to Fort Garry in Winnipeg. From there, he travelled to Ottawa, Montreal and New York, before sailing for England on the Empress of Japan. Six weeks later, he was transferred to the 5th Division, 17th Field, Royal Canadian Artillery Armoured Tank Division. He trained for a month in northern England and then mobilized to Italy where he first saw action at Ortona on January 13, 1944. After leaving Italy, he went through France, Belgium, Netherlands and into Germany itself.

After the war, Eric came home to farm

in the Fone Hill area. He belonged to the Yorkton Legion for many years before passing away in 2003 at 85 years of age.

Honoured by his family Alfred M. Egilsson WWII, Army

Alfred was born in Winnipeg, MB in 1907. He enlisted in the army and served with the 4th Armoured Division RCEME. He served during WWII in Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Germany with trade qualification as a blacksmith. After being trapped in a sewer in Dordrecht, Netherlands, with another soldier from Calder (Mike Calanchie), they were given refuge in a home, the owners putting themselves at great risk by hiding them. He received the 3rd Red Service Chevron, 1939 1945 Star, France and Germany Star and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp. He volunteered as an MP in Netherlands after the Armistice and stayed a year. Alfred passed away in 2002.

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a member of the British Columbia Dragoons and served overseas in the British Isles and Italy as a Gunner. He received his discharge on March 30, 1945 at Vancouver. Tom was injured when the tank he was in was blown up.

He was the only one to survive. He spent six months in the hospital. Upon his release, he took the train from Vancouver and got off when his money ran out, which happened to be in Yorkton. He worked at North Star Service as a young mechanic and became the owner with his partner.

The tiny Shell service station at the corner of Broadway and Myrtle Avenue was a very busy place until its closure in 1996. Tom remained a devoted volunteer of the Yorkton Legion until his passing at the age of 84.

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Joe Ewack WWII, Army

Joe Ewack was born in White Bear First Nation on February 16, 1921. He was a proud member of the White Bear First Nation, and later Ocean Man First Nation, a band of Assiniboine, Cree and Saulteaux whose agricultural development was noted in many reports over the years. In 1941 he married Rose Lavallee. He enlisted to

serve his country in WWII and survived being a prisoner of war. His bravery and valour should be honoured and remembered.

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Felix P. Franke WWII, Army, Calgary Armoured Regiment Felix P. Franke (1922-1998) enlisted in the Calgary Armoured Regiment in January 1944. After training in Great Britain, Felix entered Germany in the last days of the war. He then served with the occupation forces in Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium. Felix was discharged from Canadian Army in 1946.

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with his brother Gerald. He was deployed to England and fought through Italy, France, Belgium and Germany. He was discharged on March 22, 1946 and was honored to hold the 1939/45 Star, the Italy Star, France and Germany Star, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Upon moving to Yorkton, he opened City Radiator which he ran with his wife until his passing on April 29, 1976. He was blessed with two children, Larry (Frenette) and Linda (Stamatinos).

Honoured by Linda Stamatinos, Larry Frenette and their families George D. Glass WWII, Army

George Dobie Glass was born February 20, 1919 in the Rhein District.

He was the son of James and Agnes Glass and attended both Clyde and Shamrock Schools. George enlisted in 1942 in the Royal Canadian Army, and served with the Engineering Corps overseas. He was discharged in 1945.

George returned to the family farm and purchased additional land which he farmed until his retirement. George continued to reside on the farm until his passing on January 9, 1994.

Honoured by his family Wallace Goulden WWI, Army

Wallace (Wally) Goulden was born in Llandow, Wales, in 1891. In adulthood, he moved to Saskatchewan and in Regina on January 4, 1916 he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, with which he served throughout the entire war in Europe. After the war, he returned to Canada and settled in Kamsack, where he fathered three

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children. He passed away in 1970 at the age of 79.

Honoured by Rex and Randy Goulden Allen C. Hippsley WWII, Army

Allen C. Hippsley served as a wireless operator in the Calgary Regiment (Tanks) in Italy, France, Germany and Central Mediterranean. He was born in Yorkton on December 16, 1920, to Albert and Edith, and had six brothers and two sisters. Allen began playing piano in dance bands in his teenage years, continued throughout his basic training, while overseas and following his discharge. His favorite memory was when he played a white grand piano that was located in Mussolini’s abandoned mansion following his arrest in 1943. In the early 50’s Allen began working for Massey Ferguson and in 1962 for Roy and Gordon Brown. Allen lost his wife Evelyn (Kaping) of nearly 50 years to cancer in 2004. They were blessed with four children: Deb (Doug) Wilkinson, Allen, Mitch (Geraldine) and Krista Dean; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Honoured by his proud family Shayne M. Holwin Canadian Forces - Royal Roads Military College

Shayne Holwin (Holowatuk) RRMC, Officer Cadet (Military College Engineering) was born July 22, 1964 to Matt and Elsie Holowatuk of Yorkton.

After high school graduation in 1982, Shayne was accepted into Royal Roads Military College in Victoria, where he completed his first year of University.

In May 1983 Shayne received the Barman award which entitled him to

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assist first-year students. In addition to his studies, Shayne was the top of his class in fitness and was appointed the Cadet Flight Sports Officer. He was also a snare drummer in the Military College pipe and drum band. While earning the reputation of a leader at RRMC, Shayne became ill with leukemia. Shayne then valiantly took on his most difficult battle, against the illness he fought with all his physical and spiritual strength to his last day, Dec. 17, 1984. He now watches over us from a ‘higher post’.

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served in the British Commonwealth Air Training Program as a flight instructor on twin engine Avro Anson aircraft. He was stationed in Regina, Prince Albert, and Portage la Prairie, and achieved the rank of Wing Commander. After World War II, Austin Ingham established Yorkton Flying Services. He provided flight training, charter flights, aircraft maintenance and was one of the first pilots in Saskatchewan to conduct aerial crop spraying in 1950. Mr. Ingham operated Yorkton Flying Services until his passing in 1970.

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George Thomas Howe WWII, Army

George Howe was born in the Clavet district and spent part of his childhood fostered by the Moir family in Sheho.

He volunteered on May 20, 1941 with the Canadian Army and served with the 2nd Division RCASC as a mechanic.

On June 6, 1944 he was part of the first wave of Canadian soldiers to land on Juno Beach in Normandy. Further tours included the United Kingdom, continental Europe, France and Netherlands until his discharge on October 17, 1945. Returning home to Saskatchewan, he farmed for a short time, and then was employed by the CNR. George was a proud Canadian who was happy to serve his country and who instilled the Canadian pride in his family.

Honoured by his family Austin E. Ingham WWII, RCAF

Austin Elmer Ingham was born in Blairmore, AB in 1906. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1939 and

Emil Kimmel WWII, Army

Emil Kimmel was born in 1920. At the age of 6, along with his family, Emil emigrated to Canada settling in Yorkton. Emil left Yorkton briefly for Winnipeg where at the age of 20 he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army.

He served overseas in Sicily and Italy before being recruited into the First Special Service Force, an elite fighting force nicknamed the Devil’s Brigade.

After the unit disbanded, Emil joined the P.P.C.L.I. fighting on the front lines in both Netherlands and southern France. Upon release from the army, Emil returned to Yorkton where he married Agnes Lowenberg. Together they had three children: Gerry, Janice and Brenda. He remained in Yorkton for the rest of his life until he died at 88 years of age.

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captured. Bert spent the last twentythree months of WWII as a POW, first at Stalag Luft 6, and then in Stalag 357.

Post war, Bert farmed Woodlands, married Adeline Fullawka from Tiny, SK and raised seven children. He passed away July 12, 2002.

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“The Korean War erupted in 1950 and several hundred Indigenous people would serve Canada in uniform during the conflict. Many of them had seen action in the Second World War which had only come to an end five years earlier. This return to service in Korea would see some of these brave individuals expanding on their previous duties in new ways. The story of Indigenous service in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and later Canadian Armed Forces efforts is a proud one. While exact numbers are elusive, it has been estimated that as many as 12,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit people served in the great conflicts of the 20th century, with at least 500 of them sadly losing their lives.”

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Bert was born on the family farm, Woodlands, at Saltcoats on May 23, 1921. He enlisted in June 1941 and became a pilot with Bomber Command, flying the Halifax II on night bombing missions over Germany. He flew 11 raids over Germany before being shot down in June 1942. He and his entire crew parachuted out safely but were

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Alex was born October 31, 1922 in Kandahar ,SK. At the age of 10, Alex’s father passed away and the family moved to Yorkton. There he completed elementary school and several years at Yorkton Collegiate. On November 12, 1942 he joined the Royal Canadian Navy. His theatre of service was

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Proudly honoured by his children and grandchildren Janet Agnes Love WWII, Canadian Women’s Army Corp and RCAF

In Vancouver on September 20, 1942, Janet Agnes Love volunteered for service. After basic training with the Canadian Women’s Army Corps, Love was attached to the Royal Canadian Airforce (RCA) in Victoria as a plottertelephonist in the Ack Ack Gun Rooms to monitor air and naval traffic on the West Coast. In time, Love was sent to Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, for officer’s training and afterwards posted to Prince Rupert as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO). In April 1945 Love opted for an overseas position to serve in Netherlands as part of the Occupied Forces in Germany. Love’s father, Thomas Charters Love, received the Military Medal for his contribution in the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.

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Honoured by his family Hugh MacColl WWII, RCAF

Cpl. Hugh Clifford (Mac) MacColl was born on January 6, 1908 in Regina, Sask. He eventually moved to Buchanan, SK when he worked for the Bank of Commerce. He met and married Mary Strilaeff. In 1941 he enlisted in the RCAF and was posted to London, England, in 1943. He returned to Canada aboard the Queen Elizabeth just after Christmas, 1945. He was discharged from the RCAF on Feb 5, 1946.

He and his family moved to Yorkton where he worked as an accountant. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and UCT. He died June 3, 1973.

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Donald was born in Birtle, MB on March 7, 1926. At the age of 18 Don joined the RCAF with the intention of becoming a pilot, but was selected to train as a wireless gunner. He received

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He joined the General Alexander Ross #77 branch in 1946 and served on every committee. He was Legionnaire of the Year in 1990 and elected President of Branch #77 in 1992. The Royal Canadian Legion bestowing on him the Certificate of Merit (1988), Life Membership (1997) and the Meritorious Service Medal (1999). In 2002, Gordon received the Golden Jubilee Medal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Accession.

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Honoured by Brooke, Linda and Wayne McInnes Simos Michalos WWII, Greek Navy

Simos was born in Greece in 1908 and was raised in the village of Egrigoros on the island of Chios. He served in WWII and fought until the Greek forces surrendered to Germany in May 1941. Originally in the Royal Greek Navy, he was later drafted into the army to fight the Italian forces in Northern Greece and Albania. Simos returned to his village of Egrigoros after the war and farmed with his wife and seven children. His daughter Mary Michalos immigrated to Canada with her family in 1964, followed by her siblings Iris, Sotiris, Gregory and Elias.

Honoured by Mary Stamatinos and family John Miller WWII, Navy

Albert M. McInnes WWII, Army 65th Anti-Tank Battalion

Albert was born on a farm south of Yorkton and spent much of his young adult life working in the area. He joined the army on November 6, 1940 in Grenfell, and then trained in Canada until he sailed from Halifax, NS for England on June 1, 1942. Albert served with the 6th Battery and the 5th Canadian Anti-Tank Regiment RCA from Sheffield Park, Sussex, where they received equipment and vehicles.

From there, they shipped out to France and landed on July 26, 1944. He fought in France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. He was wounded at Esschen, Netherlands on October 21, 1944.

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John was born on Aug. 11, 1923 and was raised on a farm near Orcadia, SK with nine siblings. In April 1943 John left home to join the navy and was stationed in Southampton to continue landing craft training for the Normandy invasion. His craft made numerous trips across the English Channel carrying troops to battle. After the war John returned home to farm near Rokeby, SK where he and his wife Joyce raised seven children. He retired to Yorkton from dairy farming after a brush with death, being saved from a charging bull by his trusty dog Butch. He spent much of his retirement volunteering to various charities and organizations, receiving many accolades and awards along the way.

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Sidney was born December 15, 1921 and lived on a farm northeast of Saltcoats. He enlisted on December 1, 1942 in Regina, and shortly after was sent to Prince Albert for training. In 1943 he was sent to the Pacific coast for advanced training and was attached to the First Battalion of the Oxford Rifles.

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During one landing, Sidney was hit with shrapnel and had to be taken out of the ranks. He was then sent on a vocational training course in Vancouver and spent the rest of the war as a cook. He was discharged December 19, 1945.

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Ewen Morrison volunteered for service on January 20, 1943 in Regina. He served in Canada, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI).

Morrison landed on Juno Beach, D-Day + 30. He fought on the frontline as an infantry soldier and, as a trained scout, he went behind the lines to garner intelligence. Morrison fought in every battle with the RHLI, from France to Northern Germany, without an injury, something military historians have coined as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a sheer miracleâ&#x20AC;?. Morrison comes from a lineage of warriors; his Uncle Ewen, his namesake, was killed in the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.

Honoured by his family Finlay A. Morrison WWII, Army

Allen C. Morley WWII, Army

Private Allan Charles Morley was born May 14, 1924 in Mossbank, SK. At the age of nine he showed outstanding marksmanship and was very proud to enlist in the Army when he was 17.

After basic training he fulfilled his dreams of becoming a Paratrooper with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in 1944. Overseas he became a sniper and participated in Operation

Overlord at Normandy and also served in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.

His battalion never failed to complete a mission and were the only Canadians to participate in the Battle of the Bulge.

After the war ended, he met and married Edith Sthamann in 1950. They raised seven children and remained happily married for 63 years until his passing in 2014.

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Dr. Finlay Angus Morrison was born in Stornoway, SK on December 15, 1917 and attended the University of Saskatchewan, graduating in 1942 as a licensed pharmacist. In May 1942 Finlay joined the Canadian Army where he was commissioned as a Lieutenant. He served overseas with the South Saskatchewan Regiment as a platoon commander. In April of 1944 Finlay was appointed Aide de Camp to the Canadian Army Commander General H. D. G. Crerar. He served with the General in the NW Europe campaign where he was promoted to Captain. Finlay returned to Canada with the General in August 1945 and was the recipient of the MBE (Member of the British Empire). Finlay was also a member of the Canadian Military reserves and was the Commanding Officer from 1959 - 1963 of the Canadian

Officers Training Corps UBC with a rank of Lt-Cpl (Reserve). Dr. Morrison died on December 28, 2017 at the age of 100.

Honoured by the Morrison family W. Ron Muir Korean War, Army PPCLI

Ron was born January 9, 1928 and was raised on the family farm just west of Yorkton. He was one of five children of William and Jessie Muir and attended the Orkney school as a young man. He eventually joined the military and trained in Calgary as a paratrooper as part of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry. After his service in Korea he returned to Yorkton where he met and married Marjorie Shiner. They eventually settled in Calgary and raised six children. He passed away February 6, 1999.

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Glen Thomas Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Soup was born in 1927 on the Key First Nation. He was a World War II veteran who was a member of the Norquay Legion for many years. From 1962 to 1964 he served as chief of his reserve. Among other things he was a pipeliner, farmer and thoroughbred owner.

Honoured by the Yorkton Tribal Council Michael Palmer NATO, Peacetime,RCEME Army Engineering

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Cornwallis, NS, CFB Kingston, ON, CFB Borden, ON and CFB Longue Pointe, QC, he was posted to 1 RCHA in Lahr, Germany. The remainder of his career was spent in various postings, taskings and courses across Canada, Germany, France and the USA. He was awarded the Canadian Decoration and the Special Service medal (NATO) prior to retirement in 1995.

Honoured by his family Mitchell G. J. Palmer Peacetime, RCAF

Capt. Mitchell G. J. Palmer, CD, SSM, joined the RCAF in 1961. After completion of trades training for a Heavy Radar Tech in CFB St. Jean, PQ and CFS Clinton, ON, he was posted to CFS Puntzi Mountain, BC. Subsequent postings included CFS Yorkton SK, CFS Dana, SK, CFS Mont Apica QC and CFS Sioux Lookout, ON, where he also served as Search Master. He commissioned in 1980 as an Officer in the CELE Branch and was posted to CFS Beaverlodge, AB, CFB Lahr, Germany, NDHQ Ottawa and CFB Kingston, where he retired as a Captain in 1993.

Honoured by his family W.J.W. (Jack) Parr WWII, Army

Jack Parr joined the army in 1940 and served in the 76 Field Battery RCA and the 17 Field Regiment RCA. Jack earned the rank of S/Sgt while serving in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and central Mediterranean

area. He was part of the liberating force of Netherlands and served our country until he was discharged in 1946.

Honoured by Ron and Susan Wrubell and family Joseph Pelly Sr. WWII, Army

Joseph Pelly was a member of the Cote First Nation near Kamsack. He was an army marksman in Europe. “As with other Commonwealth armies, the Marksman in the Canadian Army is a shooting achievement recognized by a badge bearing the monarch’s crown and crossed .303 Lee–Enfield No. 4, Mk I rifles.”

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George William Printz was born in 1925 at Melville, SK, and later moved to Yorkton. George enlisted in the Navy on March 18, 1943, when he was 17 years old, following in his older brother Gordon’s footsteps. He took his basic training in Regina, SK and Esquimalt, BC. He was deployed on the high seas on April 15, 1943, on various corvettes escorting ships across the Atlantic Ocean. These included the Huron and the Algoma based in Halifax, NS. He was discharged in November 1945.

Following his discharge, George spent several years as an officer for the Navy League in Yorkton. He was a proud Legion member in Yorkton until his passing in 1998.

Honoured by Mauri Ingham and his family John Henry Propp WWII, Army

John Henry Propp was born in Rhein, SK in 1921. He received his education in Rhein, and later in Yorkton.

John worked in the grocery business in Yorkton until he enlisted in the Armed Forces in 1942. John served as a wireless operator in the Lake Superior Regiment Reconnaissance Platoon in France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. After the war, he was part of the army of occupation in Germany.

Upon his discharge in 1946, John returned home to Yorkton and to the family grocery business. He married Ethel Graves in 1947, and they raised six children. John was a founding member of Midwest Packers and later the manager and owner of Propp’s Foodateria in Yorkton. John had a life membership in the Royal Canadian Legion and was the bugler for the Colour Party for many years. He passed away in 2015.

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Yorkton. He was also a prominent figure in the Royal Canadian Legion, serving as a Dominion President for four years and heading the Vimy Pilgrimage of 1936. He was awarded the King George V Jubilee Medal in 1935, and the King George VI medal in 1937. Ross was Honoree Colonel of the 53 Heavy Ack Ack Regiment RCA at Yorkton from 1946 to 1952. He also served as the Honoree Colonel of the Regina Rifle Regiment. Ross is perhaps best known for his statement concerning the Battle of Vimy Ridge, made in 1967 on the 50th Anniversary of the battle: “It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade. I thought then, and I think today, that in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation.”

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Alexander Ross was six years old when his family emmigrated from Scotland to Stilton, SK. A pre-war militia member, he served as a recruiting officer in 1914. Once in France, Ross commanded the 28th Battalion (Northwest) from 1916 to 1918. After the war, Ross returned to the law profession, being appointed District Judge of

James Rubletz was born on February 28, 1921 in the Calder district of Saskatchewan. James was employed in the bush camps before he enlisted in the Army on October 16, 1942. He served overseas with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles during WWII and was part of the contingent in the invasion of France (D-Day). While he was serving overseas, James met and married Elizabeth Gordon of Glasgow, Scotland.

James was an active member of the legion, serving on the Colour Party and various positions on the executive. He passed away June 22, 1997 at the age of 76.

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Pat’s paternal grandfather had been an engineer in the Canadian Army in WWII, and he wanted to be the same.

Patrick was sworn in on June 12, 2003, and spent his first year at St-Jean-SurRichelieu. The next four years were spent as an Officer Cadet at Royal Military College at Kingston. He graduated with a degree in science, was promoted to Second Lieutenant and posted to CFB Gagetown. Here, as Pat put it, “I was trained to be an Officer of Engineers”. Because he was fluent in French, he was posted to CFB Valcartier, QC with the 5th Combat Engineer Regiment. During his time there, he was deployed to Haiti and then Afghanistan, and lastly to CFB Kingston. On June 11, 2013, he succumbed to PTSI, post-traumatic stress injury. He received the following medals: Canadian Sacrifice Medal, Afghanistan Medal and one service bar, Service Medal with Haiti Ribbon.

Honoured by the Rushowick family Stephen Rushowick WWII, Royal Canadian Engineers

Stephen Rushowick (grandfather of Captain Patrick Rushowick) joined in 1942 at Winnipeg. After training at Dundurn, SK and Esquimalt, BC he went overseas to England. He served in France and Netherlands from the 12th day after D-Day, until the end of the war. Some of his tasks included minedetecting in Normandy, France, directing tanks onto pontoon boats, and taking them to the other side of the Seine River. When in Netherlands where he did mostly reconstruction work, he stayed with Dutch families.

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He received the following medals: 193945 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Overseas clasp, Defence Medal, War Medal.

Honoured by the Rushowick Family Michael Rusnak WWII, Navy

Michael was born on Oct. 23, 1925 on the family farm in the Insinger District.

In 1940, he left home with $31 in his pocket and made his way to Winnipeg where he attended Winnipeg Tech. He received his diploma as a machinist and worked for one year in Fort Erie, ON at a fleet aircraft factory as a lathe operator on Lancaster Aircraft landing cylinders. However, his greatest desire was to join the Navy. Michael joined the Navy in July 1941 and had his first postings in Freenock, Scotland. While overseas, Michael was stationed in Ireland (Belfast), England (Portsmouth) and St. John’s, NL. Michael was discharged from the Navy in 1945 and returned to farm near Insinger, SK. Michael later began a 60-year career in insurance with Mutual Life of Canada.

Honoured by Doris Rusnak and family Godfrey Schmidt WWII, Army, Princess Louise Dragoon Guards

Godfrey was born in Yorkton, the youngest of eight children. He attended Burke School and Yorkton Collegiate Institute. He entered the Armed Forces in July 1941, completed basic training in Maple Creek and advanced training in reconnaissance at Dundurn. Godfrey initially trained as and became head of the Bren gun carrier drivers. He then chose to take a course on operating

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motorcycles. In 1944, his outfit sailed from Halifax to France. Combat took him through France, Belgium, and Netherlands where he spent the last three months until V-Day. Godfrey drove motorcycles daily, visiting different squadron locations, and then reported back the intelligence he had gathered.

Honoured by Betty Schmidt and family George Sletten WWII, RCAF, 410 Squadron

George was born in Norway on October 29, 1922. In 1929 at the age of seven he moved to the Lintlaw area of Saskatchewan with his mother and three siblings. In April of 1941, George joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, and in November of that year he was sent over to England. George spent three and a half years overseas with the 410 squadron of the RCAF. After returning home to Saskatchewan he was married to Marie and lived in Bulyea and Regina for many years. In 1961 George bought Shepherd Adamson Agencies, and moved with his wife and four children to Yorkton. George was a long- time member of the Lions Club and the Yorkton Legion.

Honoured by his family William James Smee WWII, Army

William Smee was born on May 2, 1919. On Feb. 8, 1941 William joined the army in Regina, and went through basic training in Farhan, Quebec.

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Anthony (Tony) Smysnuik was born October 14, 1922 in Ituna. In 1941, at the age of 18, Tony volunteered for service with the Royal Canadian Navy. He served for seven years. His commission included service on the Atlantic high seas during WWII and on a number of goodwill tours around South America after the war ended. Service medals received were the 1939 - 1945 Star, the France and Germany Star and clasp, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp, and the War Medal 1939 1945. Tony was discharged on August 4, 1948 at the rank of Leading Seaman. He passed away on December 5, 1992.

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She also worked in Ottawa for the Signals Department. After WWII she studied business at Oulton’s Business College in Moncton. She was a life member of the Women’s Missionary Society and the Royal Canadian Legion, Sussex Branch #20. She lived in Coles Island, NB (near Sussex).

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served essential non-combat roles. She was based in London, England, and served as a nurse caring for all Allied wounded troops. It is here she met and married Samuel W. Stevenson, coming to Canada as a British war bride on May 8, 1946. She was a brave, courageous and strong woman, mother and wife who was a staunch supporter of women’s changing roles and rights in Canadian society. We shall remember her. Her name will live forevermore.

Honoured by the Stevenson family Samuel W. Stevenson WWII, Army

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Marion Elizabeth (Hanington) Stackhouse was born September 3, 1923 and passed away October 18, 2017.

Marion was a member of CWAC, Canadian Women’s Army Corps. She took her training in and was then stationed in Kitchener ON. In 1943 Marion was assigned to the Amherst Canada Car Plant, making and fitting parts for

George was born in Greece in 1897 and was raised in the village of Egrigoros on the island of Chios.

George fought for the Allies on the Bulgarian front during WWI and spent three years as a prisoner of war in Turkey. George was conscripted for nine years and was then excused from further service after the then Monarch of Greece asked him how long he had served his country and what his age was. After being honourably discharged, George returned to his village where he farmed with his wife and two sons. George’s son Louis immigrated to Canada in 1960 and was followed by his brother Gus in 1962.

Honoured by Gus and Louis Stamatinos and their families Freda P. Stevenson WWII, British Army ATS Nursing

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Sam Stevenson was known as a man who had a song on his lips, loved people, life and his country. He volunteered with the Canadian Army 1st Yorkton Light AA on September 9, 1939 and gallantly served his country from 1939 to 1945 as a Lance Bombardier and Gunner. He served in the United Kingdom, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany, receiving an honourable discharge on September 18, 1945. A true Canadian soldier, forever honoured and remembered by his children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. His name, strength, courage, valour, and honour live on. We shall remember him. His name will live forevermore.

Honoured by the Stevenson family Chub Tamblyn WWII, Army MC G.O. Chub Tamblyn was born in Watrous, moved to Unity and then to Yorkton in time to graduate from Yorkton Collegiate Institute. Chub was in the 6th Armoured (1st Hussars) during WWII. This later became the senior regiment of the 2nd Canadian

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Armoured Brigade. On April 13, 1945 the 6th Canadian Armoured Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Tamblyn, was supporting troops headed to Apeldoorn. His crew took out two enemy posts before their tank was hit and his crew injured. Lieutenant Tamblyn carried his crew to safety and then took over another tank to eliminate the third post. As a result of his “brave and inspired conduct” the troops were able to continue to Apeldoorn. Chub was awarded the Military Cross for his actions. Upon return to Yorkton, he and his wife Mary (Logan) raised their four sons. Chub lost his only brother, Hugh Tamblyn, in WWII. Hugh was an RAF fighter pilot.

Honoured by the Tamblyn family Kenneth Lawrence Tate Korean War, Army

Ken was born in Vermilion, AB on April 24, 1932. Ken and his siblings spent their youth living on several farms in eastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan. He enlisted in Edmonton, AB on December 4, 1951, and was deployed to Korea in June 1952 with the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), relieving the 2nd Battalion.

Ken also served as a member of the Canadian peacekeeping force in Germany, where two of their three children were born. He was honorably discharged April 20, 1958. Ken and his family returned to Edmonton where he began a long career in the roofing industry, working as a manager for Otto Roofing in Edmonton and Calgary, AB, and with Clark Roofing in Regina and Yorkton, SK. In 1981, Ken and Doreen moved to Creston BC, opening a roofing and construction company that he

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operated until his retirement in 1998.

Ken died in January 2000 of cancer.

Honoured by the Tate family Norman L. Taylor WWII, Army

Norm was born in 1918 in the province of Quebec. His first attempt to enlist saw him rejected on medical grounds. In 1941 he was approved for army service in Canada only. Once enlisted, he talked his way into being sent to Europe. Norm served in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. For a period of time he was seconded to the New Zealand Army in the role of a driver and mechanic, as well as to teach truck driving. Following two years in England, he spent a year and a half in Italy as part of the allied army that began fighting northward before D-Day. He served his final months in Netherlands before returning home.

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Honoured by Debbie Sapara and The Yorkton Crossing Courtney Ward WWII, Army

Courtney Ward joined the army in 1943 in Calgary, AB. He was transferred to the Regina Rifles Regiment and thus

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had the title of Rifleman Courtney Ward. Courtney was shipped overseas in the spring of 1944. On June 2 he left the UK for France where they landed on the coast on June 6, 1944. He was killed September 17, 1944 at Caen, France. He had a temporary grave near the area where he was killed but his remains were later moved to the Canadian Military Cemetery in Calais, France.

Honoured by his family David F. Wiley WWII, RCAF

David (Fran) was born September 19, 1918 in Saltcoats, the son of Andrew and Amanda Wiley. Fran enlisted during the onset of World War II in the Royal Canadian Air Force Bomber Command and served as an airframe mechanic. During his time overseas Fran saw hundreds of Lancasters leave the base every night for the missions over the English Channel and watched for them coming back in the morning.

The returning crews were taken for breakfast, all the alcohol they wanted, and a few hours of sleep to ready them for another mission the same night.

Many of his friends never made it back.

After his discharge in 1945, Fran returned home and was hired as a mechanic at Macâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garage in Yorkton.

He married May Brown from Saltcoats on May 12, 1948 and raised four children. Fran pursued his education in the early 1970s and taught industrial arts for several years. He retired in 1983 and continued wood working, building and fixing, and enjoyed spending time at the Legion, especially on Saturdays. A longtime resident at York Lake, Fran passed away at home on August 9, 1989.

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Harold R. Wilkinson WWII, Army

Harold Wilkinson was born in Inglewood, ON on February 28, 1922.

Harold joined the army (Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Instrument Division) in 1942. He was trained in the use and maintenance of predictors and was stationed in Gander, NL for the duration of the war. Following VE Day Harold returned to Toronto to be dis-

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charged and took advantage of the optional education benefit that was offered. He attended the College of Optometry in Toronto, where he received his Optometric Degree.

Harold later completed his Doctorate from the University of Waterloo. He moved to Yorkton in 1950, where he was in practice for 43 years.

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was in Netherlands when the war ended. He returned home on December 31, 1945 and was assigned to Regina to meet the English war brides. He remained in active service as an instructor in Royal Canadian Artillery and was honorably discharged December 15, 1956.

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1978. From 1979 to 1984, Peter served as the commanding officer of the local Sea Cadet Corps. He has been an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion General Alexander Ross Branch #77 from 1974 to present. During that time, he has served as Sergeant-at- Arms and President.

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Robert Henry Yates was born in Winnipeg in 1916. In 1934 he began working for CNR as a carman. He joined the RCAF in 1940 as an Air Craftsman Second Class in St. Thomas, ON. In time he became an instructor in Aircraft Hydraulics and remained there until the end of the war. He obtained the rank of Flight Sergeant.

While in Ontario he met Edna Paul who was serving as a telephone operator for the RCAF. They were married while on leave in 1943. After the war Robert returned to the CNR, retiring in 1981. He died June 2, 1996.

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Robert Yates Stanley Michael Wrubleski was born on May 2, 1920 to Michael and Apolonia (Zgoda) Wrubleski in Wadena, SK. He joined the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada in 1943 at the age of 23. He completed his term in 1945 when World War II ended. Upon his return home to Kuroki ,SK he married Arleta Provo and they had eight children. Stanley loved farming alongside his brothers for many years. He passed away on May 6, 1992, in Wadena, SK. Honoured by the Lozinski family

Harold M. Wood WWII, Army

In the summers of 1939 and 1940, Harold went to the army camp at Dundurn. He joined the Canadian

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Army Active Force on December 30, 1940 and was sent to England. He served with the 7th Anti-Tank Regiment in the United Kingdom, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Northwest Europe. He

WWI Army Veterans from the Key, Cote and Keeseekoose First Nations Back row: George Kakakaway, Graham Razor, Murphy McDonald, Francis Caldwell, Roy Whitehawk, Francis Favel, William Severight, Hamilton Razor, Henry Severight; Middle row: Livingstone Cote, Major Cote, Robert Brass, Archie Cote, Andrew Shingoode, Michael Cadotte, Arthur Severight; Front row: Malcolm Tourangeau, Allan Fiddler, Archie Cadotte, John Favell, William Henry Cadotte, Albert Brass, Edward Cote, Alex McDonald; Missing from photo: Joseph Crowe, Donald Cote, Frank Cote Sr., Alfred Bryant, Henry S. Keshane.

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Peter was born on June 4, 1932. He joined the military in 1958 as part of the Canadian Provost Corps. He served in Canada and Germany with NATO and Cyprus with the United Nations.

Peter took his release from the military in 1972 and then moved to Yorkton to join the Militia 64 Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery from 1976 to

Joseph Yurkoski WWII, Army

Joseph was born March 17, 1920 in Ebenezer, SK, the son of a blacksmith, John and Nellie Yurkoski. He joined the 2nd Yorkton LAA Bty RCA on September 19, 1939 and then moved to Regina at the end of that month. He started training in Camp Shilo in May, 1940 and was sent to England in August 1940. There he served on the Bofors Guns during the blitz of London until June 1943. On June 6 he was transferred to No. 2 CIB W/S (Second Canadian infantry brigade workshop 1st division). Joe landed in Sicily on July 10, 1943 and then sailed to Italy in September. In March 1945 his unit was present in France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, and he was promoted to Discipline Area staff sergeant. By October 1945 he returned to Canada, and was discharged in December. Joseph joined the General Alexander Ross Branch #77 in 1945 and was a very engaged, industrious, and honoured member who earned many awards and much recognition over the years.

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