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The warm weather of late, including last Saturday, meant it was an ideal time to get outside and enjoy some of the local park amenities. Playground equipment

is always a welcome activity for youngsters, and older family members can just enjoy the sunshine as they stand back and watch the kids at play.

SJHL season still on hold . . .

Local club welcome provincial dollars By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season remains in limbo, but the Saskatchewan government has thrown

SJ teams a financial lifeline. Yorkton Terrier Club President Corvyn Neufeld said as it stands right now the league is still not allowed to restart.

“For sure not before the end of January, but beyond that we don’t know,” he said. Neufeld said within the league “there is talk we could resume, and if so when and for how

long,” but added those discussions are speculative at present. It is anticipated if the season were to restart “it probably will be without fans,” said Neufeld. While empty seats

would make it “financially very difficult” in terms of covering costs, Neufeld said the league has a mandate to help develop players so they can advance their hockey careers after the SJHL.

“We would still be able to do that without fans,” he said. On a more positive note Friday the Government of Saskatchewan

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Hospitality Saskatchewan launched . . .

Tourism Yorkton, local Chamber supportive By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association (SHHA) has announced that it has rebranded to become Hospitality Saskatchewan and enhanced its mandate to now serve as the tourism industry association for the province. “Hospitality Saskatchewan will focus on advocacy, collaboration, and the education of operators and our industry partners,” said Board Chair Gary Hoffert in a release. “We will continue to work closely

with our national, provincial and municipal tourism partners on issues that affect operators in this great province.” Locally, the move is seen as a positive one. “Tourism Yorkton is pleased to see the new Hospitality Saskatchewan and looks forward to working with the industry on advocacy, collaboration and education,” offered TY Executive Director Randy Goulden. “The tourism industry has been heavily impacted by COVID-19 and now will need to work together to recover and

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market the sector to visitors and residents.” Juanita Polegi, Executive Director with the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce also sees the move as a good one for the sector. “Yorkton and surrounding area enjoys a variety of attractions to visitors – ranging from our beautiful landscapes and wildlife to a diversity of cultural experiences,” she noted, adding, “An organization such as Hospitality Saskatchewan will be a strong advocate for the entire hospitality and tourism sector.

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“The Yorkton Chamber looks forward to working with Hospitality Saskatchewan as we move forward from the pandemic.” The rebranding has been in the making for the last three years as the SHHA began advocating for a more diverse membership that includes restaurants, conference/convention centres, tourism, and cultural attractions and even cannabis producers. This is in addition to its traditional membership, which includes hotels, motels, taverns, pubs and off-sale outlets, noted the provincial

release. This advocacy reached a peak last year when the pandemic devastated the hospitality sector and put pressure on the association to engage governments at all levels. The association found itself in the position of advocating for the entire tourism industry thereby providing governments with a single point of contact. With the association acting as the de facto unified voice for the industry, today’s announcement formalizes those efforts

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SJHL Continued from Page A1 announced funding to support the province’s Western Hockey League (WHL) teams and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The provincial govern-

ment is providing $3 million in support to help WHL teams address revenue shortfalls as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Each of Saskatchewan’s WHL teams will receive $600,000.

The SJHL will receive $1 million in provincial support. This funding will be provided to the League. “It will be very helpful for us,” said Neufeld. “It doesn’t eliminate all of

our issues and concerns but it helps a lot.” Neufeld said the onus will be on the Terrier board to determine “the most effective way to utilize these dollars to ensure the team is sus-

tainable.” While the one million dollars will go the league, Neufeld said at present he is led to believe after taking some of the funds to cover league expenses the rest will be distrib-

uted to the individual teams. He added he has been told the Terriers will receive “just over $70,000.” The $70K is about what the Terriers current debt is, he added.

POSITIVE Continued from Page A1 into a new organization. “I would like to congratulate Hospitality Saskatchewan on their launch,” Minister Responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison said in the release. “Saskatchewan’s tourism sector has been hit hard by the global COVID-19 pandemic and as our economy recovers, a strong and growing tourism sector will be an important part of that recovery.”

The new association is being warmly welcomed by both the tourism and business sectors in the province. “Tourism Saskatchewan values its longstanding relationship with the SHHA,” said Tourism Saskatchewan CEO Mary Taylor-Ash in the provincial release. “Partnerships, collaboration and mutual support are fundamental to tourism recovery in the wake of COVID19. We look forward to working with Hospitality Saskatchewan

and its members.” “The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to see the launch of Hospitality Saskatchewan as the new private sector advocate for the hospitality sector. The expansion of the mandate of the hotel association is a much needed addition to better serve the important tourism and hospitality sector in Saskatchewan. We fully support the move and will do all we can assist in their success,

because when business in any sector succeeds, we all win,” said Steve McLellan, CEO, Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. Despite the challenges facing the industry today, Jim Bence, Hospitality Saskatchewan’s President and CEO said Saskatchewan’s visitor economy has an incredibly bright future. “Our province can offer the world a unique tourism experience unlike anything on the planet, and we

are ready for that challenge,” he said. The association’s roots stretch back to 1906 when a small group of enthusiastic and ambitious hotel operators met and decided that an industry association was needed to confront the many common issues facing hotel owners in the province. In that spirit Hospitality Saskatchewan will continue to aggressively advocate on behalf of the entire visitor economy.

Search warrant results in charges of possession and trafficking of cocaine On Friday, Jan. 16, members of the Yorkton RCMP Municipal General Investigative Section (GIS) and Yorkton RCMP Detachment executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at an apartment on Bradbrooke Drive in Yorkton, SK. As a result of the search, police located 51.8 grams of cocaine and $1,475 in Canadian currency. Evidence found during the search resulted in a second CDSA search

warrant being executed at another residence on Second Avenue South in Yorkton, SK, where 296.1 grams of cocaine was seized. Between the two searches, a total of 498 individual bags of cocaine were seized, with a total weight of 347.9 grams. This is equivalent to more than 7,000 individual doses of cocaine. Two individuals have been charged in relation to this investigation: 34-year-old Latoya Pauchay of Yorkton, SK, has been charged with

Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Cocaine, contrary to Section 5(2) of the CDSA. She is scheduled to appear in Yorkton Provincial Court on Feb. 8. A 17-year-old youth of Edmonton, AB, has been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Cocaine, contrary to Section 5(2) of the CDSA, and Trafficking Cocaine, contrary to section 5(1) of the CDSA. He is scheduled to appear in Yorkton Provincial Court on Jan. 18.

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Virtual mission builds relations and promotes canola oil to influential South Korean customers January 12, 2021 – This week the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) held a virtual mission to expand and build new relations with South Korean canola oil customers. South Korea consistently represents the third largest export market for

Canadian canola oil and is an important market for diversification of canola products. “We had an engaging session with four registered companies in South Korea that either currently purchase or are interested in pur-

chasing canola oil from Canada,” says Brittany Dyck, senior manager canola utilization at the CCC. “These companies showed enthusiasm to gain more information on canola quality, reliable supply and the industry’s plans for growth.”

The virtual mission included presentations and discussion on canola production, health and versatility of canola oil, and canola processing in order to foster this important market and create inroads into potential new applica-

tions for canola oil use in South Korea. Instead of farm tours and facility visits that would typically encompass an in-person trade mission, the CCC created digital elements highlighting a canola farm as well as canola processing with participants. “Continuing to connect with our global customers during this pandemic has been important to our industry,” says Jim Everson, CCC president. “The desire to stay connected and share information comes from both sides, and this was reflected in the participation and engagement during the session.” While tariffs have hampered canola seed and oil exports to South Korea in the past, the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement which came into force on January 1, 2015, puts Canadian canola on a

level playing field with other oilseeds. In 2019, exports reached 153,000 MT valued at $147 million. In 2020, over 113,000 MT valued at $118 million has been exported to date (Jan to Nov). This mission was carried out as a joint effort between the CCC and Agriculture and AgriFood Canada as part of the AgriMarketing Program, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Canola Council of Canada is a full value chain organization representing canola growers, processors, life science companies and exporters. Keep it Coming 2025 is the strategic plan to ensure the canola industry’s continued growth, demand, stability and success – achieving 52 bushels per acre to meet global market demand of 26 million metric tonnes by the year 2025.

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Artist explores fantasy in her work

Yorkton artist Jewel Reynolds. By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The great thing about art is its diversity. There are different styles and mediums to satisfy the tastes of varied artists and of those viewing the results. For artist Jewel Reynolds, the variety is one of the things which has inspired her creativity. Obviously fantasy is a preferred theme for you. Why? What is about fantasy you like? “I actually started out with realism and a passion for wild cats, like I was obsessed,” said Reynolds. “I didn’t like house cats I only liked wild cats, me and my dad actually painted one of my rooms with all the wild cats you could think of on one wall. It was amazing and I loved it. “Me and my siblings would bike ride all the way to the Guzoo which was five miles out of town (she grew up at Three Hills, AB.), and feed the animals, this way we would get a free pass in.

“I would bring my sketch book and just have a day of drawing the animals until it was two then we would bike back.” But as an artist Reynolds’ focus evolved. “I also went through a phase of drawing people,” she said. “Then I found it got borderline boring so I started experimenting. “I would make crazy alien creatures and I found it more fun to come up with stories about places that creature would live, why they needed wings or pale blue eyes, why they looked they way they did. “Or, just in general coming up with an environment that’s out of this world. “They just became art pieces I could explain and share.” Today, fantastic permeates much of Reynolds’ work, although at only age 30 Reynolds, who has lived in Yorkton since 2016, may yet evolve her work. Whether she does change her focus, it will just be another step on

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a path started when she was just a youngster. “I was interested in art at a really young age because my father, (Robert Sieben), is an artist so I would always draw and colour with him,” she said. The passion grew from there. “Art was always my favourite thing to do in school,” said Reynolds. “I used to do lots of crafts and was even encouraged to enter colouring contest and events at a young age.” Reynolds’ interest in varied mediums started at a young age too. “My first wood burning was of a lynx drinking water at a watering hole,” she said. “My dad came into my room one day and said ‘Jewel I can trust you right?’, then proceeded to hand me a old school wood burning kit. He just wanted to ensure I didn’t tell my mother and that I didn’t burn the house down or hurt myself. That was in grade eight I do believe. “I used the back of the original burning kit wood sheets provided, needless to say it snapped in half and I ended up just getting rid of it.” But the journey had begun. “My earliest art piece that was recognized in my school was in Grade 5,” said Reynolds. “We ended up painting it on a piece of paper to hang in the gymnasium for a performance, I actually still have a picture of the original art piece, My teacher Miss Wiebe laminated it for me and put a boarder around it. “I just remember being proud and kinda upset since the paper that the art work was painted on had fallen the night before, and they hung it back up up-side-down. “I was also recognized for art in Grade 6 and Grade 7 and received medals.”

Gaining some inschool recognition fired Reynolds’s interest further. “It wasn’t actually the piece that spurred me it was the people that encouraged me,” she said. “My family was always saying ‘Jewel that’s cool you should sell it and make something of it’. “Sometimes friends or classmates would say ‘wow that’s great. Can you draw me something?’ “I always had a great support from my family, my friends my teacher Miss Wiebe.” And the encouragement continues to help. “Finally I created my first painting collection due to my great partner Caleb Campbell,” said Reynolds. “So many times I have asked him his thoughts or advice about things. “He also encourages me to finish projects and art pieces before I would just give up and walk away.” But, where does Reynolds gain her inspiration, especially as her work takes on a fantastical focus? “Sometimes I have dreams that are so wacky and random, but some of my art has come from those dreams,” she said. “Some art I have painted is inspired by photos or just little cute things I run across via social media. “But most is just from my imagination. “Some of my art work coming out now I have actually done while super young but held onto because I wanted to make its day-view into the world as wondrous as I envisioned, and wanted to work out all the kinks and mishaps before I put it out there.” So does Reynolds have a favourite among her works? “Honestly this is

impossible to answer,” she said. “I have done art my entire life and I don’t think I can pick a favourite. “A lot of my older stuff was not as good as where I am today with my own style and likes, so more current work is more my favourite. “Honestly, I cant tell you which one I like more because I like each one for their own reasons. “And, I find them all beautiful in their own way.” It’s much the same when it comes to what medium she likes best. “I have tried tons of mediums, I sew, draw with markers, pencil crayons, carve, resin, paint with acrylic, oil or watercolour,” said Reynolds. “I even recently started trying upholstery and tattooing. “I just like learning new things, and I don’t think I will ever stop trying new things. All of the

mediums I’ve used so far I love. I can’t pick one over the other.” Now Reynolds is taking another step, putting her creations out there for the public to purchase. It was not an easy step to take. “Honestly yes I’m horrible at advertising myself and not much confidence when meeting new people,” she said. “I just recently was encouraged by Caleb to try and he gives me the confidence to even just put it out there. I’m kinda a recluse when it comes to going out; it’s only to replenish my stash of crafts or tools and I struggle with talking about my art work. “More or less I’m hoping my art speaks for itself.” Anyone interested in her works can contact her via Facebook or email at jewel.squared@ gmail.com

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Phone: For the remainder of the month, Saskatchewan will remain under the restrictions that don’t permit you to have visitors to your house or allow you to go out to a restaurant or a bar with more than a couple other people. The critical question is whether we would have to be under other circumstances. This is in no way to be take as an endorsement of the nonsense from the anti-mask crowd peddling their idiocy that the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t real or that their personal freedoms are somehow more important that any societal commitment they have not the spread the virus. The novel coronavirus is all too real, becoming both increasing common and increasingly deadly in this province. As of the writing of this column, we have seen 18,770 COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan including 3,420 cases and 49 deaths already before the halfway point of this month. Last year, we didn’t see as many cases as we’ve so far seen in January until Nov. 4 and we didn’t see that many deaths until Nov. 12. Such numbers underscore that not only our fight with COVID-19 is real and getting harder but is also a fight we may be losing. So this takes us back to the question: Why did the government not to do more? At the press conference last week in which Premier Scott Moe and Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab decided to extend current restrictions until Jan. 29. Moe justified by the decision by explaining that Saskatchewan was having success in December before what he describes as a “Christmas bump” and went so far as to suggest the January numbers haven’t been all that bad or much worse than elsewhere. At least on the latter points, Moe is incorrect. As of the writing of this, we are experiencing the highest daily averages, highest hospitalizations and ICU admittance and highest death totals. By all unbiased statistical measures, January 2021 has been the worse. It’s also now worse than just about anywhere else. We certainly have surpassed Quebec and Ontario in daily per capita cases. And, as it stands now, we are going in the wrong direction, This isn’t what is happening elsewhere. Manitoba was facing dangerous numbers of 300 to 400 new cases a day — even after Progressive Conservative Premier Brian Pallister issued a severe clamp down that ticketed those attending church services, limited what big box stores could sell to avoid preChristmas shopping traffic and stopped people from travelling from one area of the province to another. The outcry was loud from many sectors of that province and the positive results in Manitoba were not necessarily immediately. The novel coronavirus was rampant in Manitoba nursing homes, which is why deaths in that province have far out-paced deaths here. But as it stands right now, Manitoba is seeing its daily case numbers below 100 and its death toll fall. Sadly, the expect opposite is happening here in Saskatchewan. For that reason alone, it seems passing strange that Moe would call for more of the same for the next two weeks. Perhaps the Premier and his health officials will be right that the high numbers of today are just the hangover after Christmas and New Years. They are certainly right that any such lockdown is hard on business. One surely does sympathize both with struggle businesses are going through and tough choices Moe must make. But what if doing the same thing isn’t doing enough? If we are experiencing large-scale COVID-19 community spread right now, is it logical to think doing more of the same will actually work? What if, by the end of this month, we find out that all that’s been accomplished is postponing a necessary clamp down? Moe and the rest of us are taking chance. Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics since 1983.

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ast week the Government of Saskatchewan announced funding to support the province’s Western Hockey League (WHL) teams and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). This support will help the survival of these leagues and their teams in Saskatchewan in the face of the challenges created by the COVID19 pandemic. The provincial government is providing $3 million in support to help WHL teams address revenue shortfalls as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Each of Saskatchewan’s WHL teams will receive $600,000. The SJHL will receive $1 million in provincial support. This funding will be provided to the League. While the one million dollars will go the league, Yorkton Terrier Club President Corvyn Neufeld said at present he is led to believe after taking some of the funds to cover league expenses the rest will be distributed to the individual teams. He added he has been told the Terriers will receive “just over $70,000.” The announcement, as one might expect, has not been met with complete support. There are a number of people who question why sports teams are getting a government grant at a time individuals and small business are being hit by the effects of the COVID pandemic. The people questioning the announced funding point out Junior hockey at any level is not an essential service, and so maybe the dollars could have better been invested in helping -- for example -- small business. Of course if one looks a bit closer at

the investment the government is making in Junior hockey it becomes clearer that the money will have some rather significant and positive ripple effects. Junior hockey is about more than 20 players hitting the ice to play Canada’s winter national sport. The teams, whether in the WHL, or like our local Terriers in the SJHL, are the main tenants in local arenas. They help keep the local rinks viable. They help keep concessions operating. They keep rink staff working. The teams pay officials, and billets, and local media outlets for advertising. They buy skates and jerseys and pucks and tape from businesses. The teams frequent restaurants, sleep in hotel rooms, and rent buses. The dollars a team make flows through the local economy touching a range of businesses and helping those businesses stay viable and employing people. A dollar given to a Junior hockey team will not end up in an owner’s pocket, or for a trip south to avoid a chilly winter. It flows through the economy helping local business as it moves through the economy. Along the way the community has entertainment to enjoy, a team to have pride in. The best players move on to college thanks to scholarships, or on to professional contracts. The rest have memories of playing the game we all love. The government does not always make wise investments with our money, but the grants to Junior hockey are one they definitely got right.

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Letters to the Editor How thought out was Moe’s Bucks for Pucks? Dear Editor: In the midst of one of the worst epidemics that the current generation has ever witnessed was the handing over of four (4) million dollars to the WHL and the SJHL the best use of borrowed money by our provincial Government? I think not and from personal experience I do hope that all the right questions had been asked. Or could have $4 million been provided to the hundreds of small businesses that may not survive or have already folded not been a better use of those dollars? If the readers feel I just don’t have a use for the hockey world, I believe my personal record proves otherwise. Along with my wife we not only billeted a couple dozen SJHL players over a dozen or so years. Plus a number of years volunteering for the local executive of a SJHL team plus 6 very eventful years as the

President of a SJHL team as well at least that many years as a Governor to the Board of the SJHL. Yes I do understand the hard work and the endless fund raising that happens to make a community owned SJHL team survive. Watching budgets grow and listening to endless requests by players and sometimes even their parents so junior could be comfortable in this new community playing out his dream of being a hockey player. And the WHL, well I certainly understood they always took the best out of our roster. However my departure from the SJHL eventually led me to be a big fan of the WHL. And I am proud to say that our daughter and son in law somewhat followed in our volunteering footsteps as they became deeply involved with their hometown team Swift Current Broncos of the WHL. And yes the work and fundraising only gets more and possibly

harder because of the largeness of the WHL. However now to my comment “was all the right questions asked”? Once your near the top of a Junior team you quickly learn that once you are out of playoff contention the expense’s all but nearly stop. Once the boys are sent home only office expenses and possibly some coaching and general manager staff do continue to be on the payroll. So have the respective teams been asked to limit expenses to the absolute minimum?? Yes they may fire up the season in the end of March, however the numbers in Saskatchewan are not slowing down, the vaccination process in Saskatchewan appears to be developing almost as poorly rolling out as Premier Moe’s ability to understand how to slow down the pandemic. Also on asking the right questions: both the SJHL and

WHL have head offices with at a minimum a President at the top. So I’m curious will the money firstly go in that direction with a League President and possibly staff still maintaining day to day office work, auto rentals and other expenses which will skim off the thousands that they need and possibly sending out a lot less to the respective teams with possibly equal amounts to the community owned teams and also to the ones owned by well off owners. SO were the right questions asked? My hunch is not! And while we are helping out sports teams my question is whose next? The riders? The provincial football league? Well how about the countless senior hockey teams that exist throughout Saskatchewan in all those ridings that Moe proudly boast’s as his, don’t they deserve some of this excess new cash that Moe

and company appear to have found? I’ll end with a comment which to me is the direction this provincial Government should have gone! Firstly who were the people that lobbied the Government on behalf of the WHL and SJHL? Lets find them and have the Provincial Chamber of Commerce hire them to lobby the Provincial Government to get cash and a program to support all the small and local small business that have struggled to survive this pandemic and in many small communities are all thats left there as far as a Commercial Business. All residents of Sask need to ask their Government MLA, was “Moe’s Bucks for Pucks” the best use of 4 Million dollars at this time.? Micheal Halyk Melville, SK

Wagantall exhausts writer’s patience Dear Editor: The letter from Cathay Wagantall in the March 4th issue of Yorkton This Week has finally exhausted my patience with politicians. I am tired of politicians of all political parties criticizing without saying what they would have done in the same situation.

I do not recall the Liberals saying that the NAFTA was a better deal for Canada, but they did say that it was better to have a deal than no deal. Even the Conservative representative on the negotiating team, Rona Ambrose, whom I respect, stated publicly that this was the best deal they could nego-

tiate under the circumstances. So, tell me, Mrs. Wagantall, what kind of deal would you have come up with given the political climate in the United States at the time. Yes, the NAFTA deal has it short comings and it is easy to criticize after the fact. How about finding ways to

work around the shortcomings? Use your influence in a positive way rather than to promote the negativity that is so prevalent in our political system. Maurice Kostichuk Yorkton, SK

Emergency Community Support Fund Round 2 Grant Recipients Announced Yorkton & District Community Foundation has announced the grants awarded to local projects in round two of the Government of Canada’s Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF). A total of $105,000 was delivered in rounds one and two for projects that support populations experiencing heightened vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic. In June and July six projects received grants totaling $75,000. In round two the Yorkton & District

Community Foundation (YDCF) in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and the Government of Canada has distributed another $30,000 to support the following: Big Brothers Big Sisters (Yorkton area) received $10,752 to support safe winter activities and the virtual mentorship program for youth; Godfrey Dean Art Gallery was granted $3,800 for a virtual learning studio with online programming capacity

beginning with an art program for First Nations children and a second program for children on the autism spectrum; Kamsack Family Resource Centre - SIGN received $664 to purchase a freezer to support their food rescue program to address increased food insecurity since the pandemic; Kids First Area 12/ Good Spirit School Division was granted $9,690 to provide the necessities of life to assist 10 new mothers,

chosen from the service area and whose income was negatively impacted by COVID-19; Acquired Brain Injury Program - SIGN received $500 for self-care packages for isolated brain injury survivors experiencing interrupted support services due to the pandemic; Yorkton Family Resource Centre - SIGN received $4,594 for mobile shelving and equipment to create moveable learning pods to facilitate social distan-

Yorkton Chamber of Commerce Achieves Re-accreditation Juanita Polegi, Executive Director of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce proudly announces that the application from the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce for re-accreditation passed the examination by the Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada and has been re-accredited for a period of 3 years – January 1 2021 to December 31 2023. In the letter of congratulations from the Chamber Accreditation Council of Canada, it states: You are part of a group of elite chambers of commerce in Canada that can verify to the business community locally and nationally that your organization is run in a strategic and professional way and has reached the standard in Chamber excellence”. The Yorkton Chamber was first accredited in 2018. Polegi indicated that when applying for accreditation and re-accreditation, the Chamber must provide supporting documents under three Pillars: Organization/ Governance; Policy & Advocacy; and Membership Programs/ Services. “Once these documents are assem-

bled, they are a great resource for future Directors and especially future staff members as everything needed to run the Chamber is close at hand in one very large binder and electronic file,” she said. Mike Stackhouse, President of the Yorkton Chamber is also proud that the Chamber has achieved re-accreditation. “While the reaccreditation won’t directly impact our business community, it does signify to our membership that

the work this Chamber undertakes on their behalf has been validated by the national Council,” he said. “As the voice of business in Yorkton, the Yorkton Chamber has achieved the “standard in Chamber excellence” in its governance, the way it relates to its members and in the events it offers to the business community.” The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce was incorporated in 1898. It represents over 450 businesses.

cing for the Early Years program. “It is heartwarming to see the creative ways that community groups and charities are finding to help people through, what continues to be, a very difficult time, “ says Sharon Tropin, coordinator of the ECSF grants program for the Yorkton & District Community Foundation. In round two Yorkton & District Community Foundation received $81,188 in requests and Tropin says that there are projects that could still use community support.

“I would encourage people to continue to give to local charities when able, either directly or by contacting the Yorkton & District Community Foundation to find out how you can help,” says Tropin. “If there is anything the pandemic has taught us it is that our community finds ways to protect and support each other, even when it must be done from a distance.” The complete list of grant recipients and the projects supported by the grants can be found on the Yorkton & District Community Foundation website.

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SIMSA to hold energy update March 24, with optimism for the oilpatch this summer By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury Saskatoon – Like almost every other public event since COVID-19 hit in March, 2020, the Saskatchewan Industrial & Mining Suppliers Association Inc. (SIMSA) had to put off its regular October Oil & Gas Supply Chain Forum. But now SIMSA is back at it, going virtual with an event to be held on March 24. Eric Anderson, executive director of SIMSA, said from Saskatoon on Jan. 18, “We’re going in the end of March. We’re calling it Saskatchewan

“Eventually, as the vaccines roll out, planes are going to start flying around, cars are going to start driving around and the demand will return.” — Eric Anderson, executive director of SIMSA, Suppliers’ Energy Update.” Social distancing requirements mean things like the speed networking and in-person networking will not be able to take place, but this event will still seek

to get information to its participants, according to Anderson. Eric Nuttal, partner and senior Portfolio Manager with Ninepoint Partners LP, is the keynote speaker. He recently spoke in a similar event

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Grandstand aid The ‘Save the Grandstand’ project being spear-headed by the Yorkton Exhibition Association officially received a major ‘shot-in-the arm’ last Wednesday. Terry Tyson manager of the Yorkton location of Grain Millers Canada Corp. presented a cheque for $25,000 to the project. The presentation was made

in front of the existing grandstand which will receive a major retrofit in the coming months. The overall project is expected to cost $600,000. The YEA will pay for 50 per cent of the project costs, which the latest donation will help meet. The City of Yorkton is partnering on the project to cover the remaining costs.

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held by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors, providing a positive outlook for the oilpatch. Anderson noted that there’s a little broader focus, including things like lithium and hydrogen. All of those are being developed with oilfield services. The one-day online event will have speakers from oil producer Crescent Point Energy Corp., pipeline company TC Energy, refiner Federated Co-operative Limited, geothermal pioneer Deep Earth Energy Production, SaskEnergy, Prairie Lithium/LiEP Energy, Royal Helium, new microrefinery Independent Energy Corporation, SaskPower on its Moose Jaw power plant, and hydrogen developer Proton Technologies. Energy and Resources Minister Bronwyn Eyre will also be speaking. The Government of Saskatchewan partners on these events. Anderson spoke of optimism of things turning around, and is currently planning on hosting its regular event in Regina this October. “That’s provided the COVID vaccines roll out, and provided they

work. There are a lot of ifs there, but I think we all know what they are. If things change, things change the positive way. We all hope they do. “Eventually, as the vaccines roll out, planes are going to start flying

around, cars are going yo start driving around and the demand will return,” Anderson said. On the supply side, he expects this summer there will be a need to build up inventory, and drilling will start again.

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Minister of Energy and Resources Bronwyn Eyre will be speaking to a webcam instead of a podium, but SIMSA will be holding its “Saskatchewan Suppliers’ Energy Update” on March 24.

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January 20, 2021 - January 26, 2021

Next Council Meeting Monday, February 1, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

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Not touching some cultural touchstones The weird thing about cultural touchstones is that they don’t apply to everyone. Take, for example, Tim Hortons. If you are Canadian, people automatically assume you’re a big fan of the big coffee chain, that you are drowning in rolled up rims and can’t function without double doubles. Even Americans immediately associate Canada with this particular coffee chain even though they’re not sure what it is. This has been genius branding on their part, and becoming part of the cultural fabric of a nation is a great way to sell coffee. It also happens to be a great way to make some-

one feel as though they grew up in an alternate reality. See, my first experience with Tim Hortons didn’t happen until well into adulthood. There was not one anywhere near my house. If we went to the city, why would we go to a coffee shop? And if we did want a donut or two, my sister was working at a competing chain while she worked through university so we would go there, not the old Timmy’s you know and possibly love. The result is I don’t have the warm, fuzzy feeling people sometimes have about the place. It just didn’t exist to me until I was much older. So when people

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Thinking I do with words... talk about how intrinsically Canadian the place is I feel as though I grew up in a place that must have been somewhere else, since it was a great big Tim Horton’s desert. I’ve been contemplating this as I watch preparation of outdoor ice surfaces. This is, without question, a good thing, a fun way to put together an

outdoor activity in a world where indoor activities are not quite an option yet. And yet I don’t skate. I, briefly, knew how, as I was enrolled in figure skating because that’s what you do as a young kid. But I hated figure skating as a little kid, and I was desperate to get out of it and that lingering dislike keeps me from

the rink. It might have been the fault of the coach, I don’t remember, it might have been my strong resistance to dressing in costume for the sake of a routine of some sort – there is a picture of me dressed up as a bear and I look like a hostage. I convinced my mom to let me stop and I haven’t skated since. But, in this county, we are supposed to love skating! Not me, not ever. Even in school, when skating was part of gym class, I didn’t hit the ice. It’s because I straight up didn’t own skates, didn’t want my parents to buy me skates, and didn’t want to be anywhere near ice. I even had to run laps while others

skated, and was happy to do that instead. This is possibly going to be shocking to many, including several people in this office, especially since skating is so traditionally Canadian. This makes it mildly ironic that a figure skater introduced me to my fiancee, but I digress. Sometimes you don’t relate to cultural touchstones because they’re too remote. Sometimes it’s because it’s just something you wound up disliking independently. But it’s important to remember that even when there’s something that is supposed to be part of a national fabric, not everyone shares that thread.

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dŚĞ ƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ ĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŝŶƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ Žƌ ƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƉŽƐƚͲƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ ŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ Ă ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ĨŝĞůĚ͘ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ͕ ĂďŝůŝƚǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĨŝĞůĚ ŽĨ ƐƚƵĚǇ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂŶ ĂƐƐĞƚ͘ ǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŵŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů͘ <ŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨ DŝĐƌŽƐŽĨƚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ͘ Ɛ Ă ĐŽŶĚŝƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͕ ǇŽƵ ŵƵƐƚ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ĂŶ Z DW ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ ůĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ Ă ǀĂůŝĚ ^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ ůĂƐƐ ϱ ƌŝǀĞƌ͛Ɛ >ŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘

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ƌĞ ǇŽƵ ƉƵƌƐƵŝŶŐ ƉŽƐƚͲƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ ŝǀŝů͕ tĂƚĞƌ͕ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů Žƌ ŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͍ dŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ zŽƌŬƚŽŶ ŝƐ ǀĞƌǇ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ǇŽƵ͊ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ƚǁŽ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ǁŽƌŬ ƚĞĂŵ ĨŽƌ ŽŶĞ ϰͲŵŽŶƚŚ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ;DĂǇͲ ƵŐƵƐƚͿ͘ /Ĩ ǇŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƐŬŝůůƐ ŝŶ Ă ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͕ ǁĞ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůǇ͘ dŚĞ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ tĂƚĞƌ dƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ WůĂŶƚ͕ tĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌ dƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ WůĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^ĂŶŝƚĂƌǇ >ĂŶĚĨŝůů͘ ZĞƉŽƌƚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ DĂŶĂŐĞƌƐ͕ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŐĂŝŶ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚĞ ŐŽĂů ŝƐ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ŐĂŝŶ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĂů ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĨŝĞůĚ͘ dŚĞǇ ǁŝůů ŐĂŝŶ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƉůĂŶƚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌǇ͕ ŚǇĚƌŽůŽŐǇ͕ ŚǇĚƌŽŐĞŽůŽŐǇ͕ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ͕ ĚĂƚĂ ĐŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶ͕ ĂŶĂůǇǌĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĚĂƚĂ ĞŶƚƌǇ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚŝŶŐ͘ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ĂďŽƵƚ '/^ ͬ 'W^͕ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ͕ ƐƚĂƚŝƐƚŝĐƐ͕ ƐŽŝů ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƌĞĐǇĐůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽůŝĚ ǁĂƐƚĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ăŝƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŐĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐƚƐ Θ ZĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ͕ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů 'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ͘

ŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŝŽŶ EƵŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϭͲϬϮ

^ĂůĂƌǇ͗ tŝůů ďĞ ƉĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ hW >ŽĐĂů ηϯϰϮ ĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůǇ ŽŶůŝŶĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ǇŽƌŬƚŽŶ͘ĐĂ͘

^ƵŵŵĞƌ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ

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WĂƌŬƐ ^ƵŵŵĞƌ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ WĂƌŬƐ Θ ZĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŝŽŶ EƵŵďĞƌ ϮϬϮϭͲϬϯ

Other Job Opportunities

dŚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ WĂƌŬƐ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ͘

Community Safety Officer (CSO)

ƵƚŝĞƐ Θ ZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ

For additional information regarding these employment opportunities, visit the City of Yorkton’s website at www.yorkton.ca/employment or you can pick up a copy of the job posting at the Human Resources Department - City Hall.

WƵƐŚ Θ ZŝĚŝŶŐ DŽǁĞƌƐ͗ ƵƚŝĞƐ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŐƌĂƐƐ ĐƵƚƚŝŶŐ͕ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƉůĂǇŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ ƚƌĂŝůƐ͕ ĐĞŵĞƚĞƌǇ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ͘ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ŐƌĂƐƐ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ zŽƌŬƚŽŶ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ďŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚƐ͘ 'ĂƌďĂŐĞ ƉŝĐŬƵƉ Θ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ ^ƉŽƌƚƐĨŝĞůĚ͗ dĂƐŬ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚ ůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ <ŝŶƐŵĞŶ ƌĞŶĂ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƌŝŶŬƐ͕ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ ĨŝĞůĚƐ ƚĞŶŶŝƐ ĐŽƵƌƚƐ͘ dŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƌĞĂ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŽŶ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƐƉŽƌƚ ĨŝĞůĚƐͲŵĂŝŶůǇ ƚŚĞ ďĂůů ĚŝĂŵŽŶĚƐ͘ 'ĂƌďĂŐĞ ƉŝĐŬƵƉ Θ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ

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

,ŽƌƚŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͗ DĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵƌďĂŶ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ƉĞƐƚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƵƌďĂŶ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ Θ ŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘ WĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ 'ĂƌďĂŐĞ ƉŝĐŬƵƉ Θ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĚƵƚŝĞƐ

YƵĂůŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ

ZĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ Žƌ ŝŶƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ ƉŽƐƚͲƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ͘ ǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŵŽǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ďĞŶĞĨŝĐŝĂů͘ WŽƐƐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ĂŶ Z DW ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ ůĞĂƌĂŶĐĞ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ Ă ǀĂůŝĚ ^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ ůĂƐƐ ϱ ƌŝǀĞƌ͛Ɛ >ŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘ ^ĂůĂƌǇ͗ tŝůů ďĞ ƉĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ hW >ŽĐĂů ηϯϰϮ ĐŽůůĞĐƚŝǀĞ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ

/ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůǇ ŽŶůŝŶĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ǇŽƌŬƚŽŶ͘ĐĂ͘

dŚŝƐ ĐŽŵƉĞƚŝƚŝŽŶ ĐůŽƐĞƐ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ϱ͕ ϮϬϮϭ

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ART • ENTERTAINMENT • COMMUNITY

Threads of Hope brings hope to a pandemic By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Fibre Art Network wants to give people hope. Their new touring exhibit, Threads of Hope, showcases a wide range of fabric art with a common theme and visual element tying it all together. The show is now at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery until Feb. 24. Co-coordinator Krista Zeghers said that putting together their annual program is a group effort. The membership of FAN proposes and organizes a

theme a couple years before the show is set to tour, setting out the parameters and anything requirements that the pieces may have. This time the pieces are connected by a red thread, typing together the wide range of ways that the fibre art can be created, ranging from the very traditional to the very modern. “We are a variety of over 100 members from across western Canada so it’s nice to have something that gives some unity to the exhibit.”

This year, they wanted to get a little bit more political in their thoughts, and for the exhibit to say something. Each member was encouraged to come up with their own statement, but the fabric flowing through the pieces was intended to make the exhibit flow through the room. Each “thread” is the same colour - Kona red - and starts at the same size on the right side of the fabric. Each artist had a different statement to make through the medium of fabric representing their hope for the future and those themes included the environment, racial equality, and national unity. “The idea was that there would be some images there that every person going through, every viewer going through would have something to relate to, at least one image they could relate to and in many cases more than one image they could relate to.” The decision to get political and show different images of hope that the artists made happened three years ago, Zeghers explained, but touring in the midst of a pandemic and through a difficult year for many people has gave the show an added resonance. Zeghers said that when the show was in Manitoba, she took the opportunity to see what the audience thought, and was interesting to hear what people thought. “People were saying things like ‘this is perfect, this is exactly what I needed to see, some hope’ because during the pandemic everybody was discouraged, right? One

of the women said, ‘how did you get this exhibit together so quickly?’ And I said ‘well, it took three years to get together.’ She said ‘how did you know there was going to be a pandemic?’” The theme of Threads of Hope was one Zeghers believes is something people need to see during the pandemic, because through lockdowns people still have a hope for the future. “You want your exhibit to speak to the viewers... This really speaks to the time we’re in. Again, it wasn’t planned, it’s been really interesting to be a fly on the wall and fits exactly to what they need to see right now.” Fibre is a broad category, and Zeghers said that it’s unfortunate that a touring show can only be two dimensional, because fabric can be three dimensional as well. “Anybody can belong, and the unifier is fibre.” While there are a wide range of techniques, Zeghers said that fibre is a medium people inherently understand “Everybody understands fibre. We are clothed in it, we sleep in it, our furniture is covered in it, it’s a very familiar material, so I think most people are comfortable viewing fabric.” Zeghers said that the fibre is growing as an art form, and more people are picking up the art form. While she saw a decline 30 years ago, fibre has been growing for the last ten years, and rapidly picking up in the past five years. “You see lots of people picking it up again, whether it’s quilting or sewing. In lots of cases it

starts with sewing for children... I used to think that spinning was going to be a lost art, who was going to remember how to do that? You see a lot of people taking up these crafts and picking it up again. I think you’ll see a lot more of it after the pandemic, because people have had time, and I think they are enjoying using their hands again.” The renewed interest in the art form has lead to new techniques and new approaches, and Zeghers said that is a big reason

why the show is so varied, a mix of traditional and modern forms. “You’re peering right up close and you’re thinking ‘how did they do they do that?’” Zeghers is excited to see that fabric is now growing as an artistic medium. “I think it’s wonderful that people are using these skills, and I think it’s additionally wonderful that people are having a voice and stating things they believe through their artwork.”

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Mourners still need community

In 2004, my cousin Eldonna and I travelled to India. During part of our time in that country, we stayed with an Indian family Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d only known through correspondence. While there, we received news that Eldonnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother in Saskatchewan had died unexpectedly. With no cell phones, we hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been in regular contact with home. By the time we heard, Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral was long over.

We would not leave India for several more weeks. Devastated, my cousin, a woman of perpetual motion and boundless energy, sat motionless. Praying for strength and courage to carry on. Perhaps this happened minutes after we heard the news; maybe hours. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recall. But suddenly total strangers surrounded us. God sent earth angels,

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Sunny Side Up I think. Friends of the people who had welcomed us into their hum-

ble cement home. They filled all available seating. Some sat on the floor. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak much, just waited, absorbing her sorrow. Listening as she talked about her mother. Weeping as she wept, laughing as she laughed. Praying as she prayed. Her memories, and the love that caught them, filled the room like incense and comforted us both. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d adored Margaret too; a tiny woman with an enormous heart, shaped by the Saviour she loved. When my own mother died in 2014, our family held a funeral. Friends and relatives came;

people who loved Mom, and others who came simply to support us. Like that day in India, we shared memories and sang songs and reminded each other that Mom was in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s care. That our faith and hers promises a reunion in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time. We left that chapel of mourning assured that God had sent comforters to walk alongside us a few steps into the shadowed valley. COVID-19 has stripped us of much, including, for most, the opportunity to mourn in community. My father, who died during the pandemic, had a beautifully simple graveside service, with only local family in attendance, according to pandemic protocol. Two provinces over, I mourned alone. Later, the Preacher and I watched the service together. Two months after that, our son and daughter and son-in-law gathered in our living room to view it again. As healing as

that was, I missed keenly the lost opportunity to say farewell amongst a larger community of caring friends and extended family. People who loved Dad and cared about those left behind. Mourning a lost loved one is both necessary and cleansing. But grief is a long debt and it must be paid. Supporting those who sorrow helps them make those payments, and becomes a gift not quickly, if ever, forgotten. Not only, though, is it a gift to our friends. Sharing anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grief becomes a gift we give ourselves, for by considering our own mortality, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re reminded to make our moments count. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blessed are those who mourn,â&#x20AC;? Jesus said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;for they shall be comforted.â&#x20AC;? A prayer, a kind word, a gift, a callâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if someone you know grieves, take a step or two with them into their valley. Love and learn. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what earth angels do.

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SGI and law enforcement want you to think about that for Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traffic safety spotlight on intersections. On average, 2,503 people are injured and 31 people are killed at intersections each year. Many fines for disobeying traffic laws at intersections could cost drivers $230 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for infractions from disobeying stop signs (rolling stops arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stops, for the record), to improper turns, to failing to properly yield the right of way. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to mention what could happen if a collision occurs. Making sure you know

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BREITKREUZ - Alfred Frederick Breitkreuz went to be with his Lord and Saviour very peacefully on December 18, 2020. Alfred practised a strong faith in his Lord and to know he is no longer encumbered by his failing body and memory helps us now remember him as the loving, caring, loyal, honest, fair man that made him the best husband, father and friend anyone could have wished for. Alfred was born to Gustav and Emma (Arndt) Breitkreuz on August 27, 1935. He was born on the family farm a few kilometres from Springside, SK were he would reside for the rest of his life. Family and church were very important and they would anchor him to the Springside and Yorkton area for the rest of his days. He enjoyed hunting and trapping, he often spoke fondly of Sportie (dog) and their horse. He was an early bloomer to mechanical engineering, helping his seven year old brother build a ‘motor bike’. He was never greedy with his knowledge and shared it willingly with his brothers and I’m sure anyone willing to listen. In his youth he did venture out to B.C. for a short time and worked in Edmonton as a painter but returned to the Springside area to plant his roots. Growing up in a smaller community he of course was involved in the church where he and his brothers would form a quartet. Alfred enjoyed music very much. His love of music led to many recordings on cassette for himself, family and friends. He continued his hobby into the video age, again making many recordings of community, family and wedding events. In later years he spent endless hours transferring most onto discs. Alfred always had a thirst for knowledge which would turn him from a hobbyist to a full craftsman. He had an innovative mind that made him a “Jack of all trades”. He was skilled at auto and equipment mechanics, equipment painting, welding, plumbing and electrical as well as being gifted as an audio engineer. It was at age 30 that a path would lead him to a neighboring farmer (a widow) when she brought a broken implement for repair to the shop where he worked. Betty Block (nee: Mighton) became the love of his life and they married on September 28, 1966. Alfred adopted her three children Elaine, Rodger and Janice and became an instant father and husband. Two years later their son Arden was born to complete the family. We learned so much from him it is truly impossible to list what we as kids deemed “life lessons”. Alfred’s health began to fail and he was unable to continue farming, so they sold the farm and moved into Springside to become a larger part of the community. Socially entwined with both church and community, there were many friends and family to keep them entertained. Alfred and Betty started a garden tilling/ lawn business locally (urban farming). Both drove school bus and Alfred’s handyman’s shop became a place to get anything fixed, welded or sufficiently patched with the steadiest of hands and his perfectionist attitude. Their later years led them fishing (mostly skunked), camping, still videoing, going to gospel jamborees and visiting family using their leisure van to journey to destinations on their own schedule. Inseparable their retirement led them to live in Foam Lake and then back to Yorkton, gathering more friends wherever they stayed. Alfred’s health continued to fail and in 2017 he moved into the Yorkton and District Nursing Home, with Betty a mere block away. Alfred’s mark in this world will be treasured by his large family and so any friends. Recall a happy time you spent with him, he would appreciate that the most. He will be fondly missed until we are reunited again. Alfred’s legacy left behind his loving wife Betty, children Elaine (Ken) Effa, Rodger Breitkreuz, Janice (Brad) Fritzke, Arden (Maha) Breitkreuz; eight grandchildren Ryan (Robyn) Effa, Julie (James) Bishop, Loralee (Tyler) Martin, Allan (Jodi) Breitkreuz, Richard (Anna) Breitkreuz, Kristine (Justin) Breitkreuz, Emily (Andrew) Crow, Holly (Jonathan) Machnee; great-grandchildren Kenten, Owen, Claire, Timothy, Theodore, Eli, Reid, Cole, and Sieria Rose. Survived by his sisters and brothers Hilda (Lawrence) Mantay, Dan (Marlene) Breitkreuz, Hannie (Mervin) Fichtner, Grace (Lawrence) Kopeck, Gordon (Wendy) Breitkreuz, Joan (Tex) Schirrschmidt, Ruth (Hector) Derow, sister-in-law Lillian McPherson and many nieces and nephews. Alfred was predeceased by his parents and his brother Ervin Breitkreuz. A private family service was held on Saturday January 16, 2021 from the chapel of Christie’s Funeral Home and Crematorium, Yorkton, SK with Pastor Richard Hauenhofen officiating. Interment will follow at a later date in the Springside Cemetery. Donations in his remembrance can be made to the Springside Baptist Church Building Fund.

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Obituaries PALMER - Bruce Melvin Palmer, aged 66 years, passed away January 11, 2021 at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina. Bruce, or “Boog” or “Boog Child”, was born September 17, 1954 in Yorkton to Glen and Almina (nee Liebrecht) Palmer. Bruce was employed at Deer Park golf course in Yorkton until his retirement in 2013. In 2015 He moved to Springside where he lived until his passing. Bruce was predeceased by his father Glen. He will be missed by his mom, Almina; his brothers, Don (Darlene) of Regina and Kelly (Amber) of Churchbridge and their families; his son Josh (Lauren) of London, England and their children Kieran and Leah, and son Luke (Samantha) of Kamsack and their children Rio, Dom and Rowan; and daughters Jade of Regina and Karly of Yorkton. Bruce will also be missed by his nieces and nephews. A private graveside service will be held at a later date.

BERRNS – Gordon Laurel, September 21, 1929 – January 14, 2021. The family of Gordon Berrns of the Yorkton District Nursing Home, formerly of the Springside district, beloved husband of the late Doreen Berrns, sadly announce his passing on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the age of 91 years. Gordon was born on September 21, 1929 to Benjamin and Esther (Pekar) Berrns. Gordon spent his childhood in the Springside district where he attended school and loved to play baseball. He was a leftie and first base became a natural position for him. He married Doreen Pinder in 1953 and together they raised their family on the Berrns family farm. After Doreen’s passing in 1995, Gordon continued to farm with his son Brian until he retired. Gordon was an avid community member being a 4-H leader for many years, a charter member of the Springside Lions Club, a member of the Springside Credit Union Board and on the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Committee. He will be remembered by all for his quiet manner and big smile. Gordon loved the family farm and his family was very important to him. In later years, he loved to travel with his children and grandchildren. His sense of humour brought many a smile to his family members and friends. He loved the farm life, music, movies and sports. He leaves many a cherished memory for his family and friends to treasure forever. Gordon is pre-deceased by his wife, Doreen (Pinder); his grandson, Jared Berrns; his parents, Benjamin and Esther (Pekar) Berrns; parents-in-law, Palmer and Florence Pinder; brothers-in-law, Larry Pinder, Donald Pinder and Lloyd Wilson; as well as dear life-long friends, Marge and Paul Farbacher. Gordon leaves to cherish his memory: son, Brian Berrns (Judy) of Springside and grandchild Derek Berrns (Rochelle); daughter, Brenda Sharp (James) of Springside and grandchildren Lisa Richards (Cory), Carrie Seeley (Derek) and Marla Bilokreli (Scott); son, Kevin Berrns (Donna) of Yorkton and grandchildren Brooklyn Berrns (Mitch Magera) and Katelyn Reding (Devin); daughter, Karen Berrns (Greg Harding) of Springside and grandchildren Michael Nakonechny (Colleen), Jordan Nakonechny and Ashley Lipp (Tyrell); daughter, Marie Brown (Martin) of Yorkton; and son, Terry Berrns (Kim) of Calgary and grandchildren Jacob and Jensen Berrns; great grandchildren; Hayden, Landen, Cora, Jayde, Kassia, Bryson, Deklan, Kyler, Jersey, Levayda, Abigail, Bentley, Lily, Breeana, Zoey, Brooke, Smith and Sawyer; sister, Marjorie Wilson; sisters-in-law, Lavada Pinder, Mary Pinder and Louise Lambert (Larry). As well, Gordon will also be sadly missed by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, the Farbacher family and friends. Due to restrictions a memorial service is being planned for later in the year. In memory of Gordon, donations can be made in his name to the Canadian Diabetes Association, Saskatchewan division 919B Albert St. Regina, SK S4R 2P6. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.

STEVELY - Karen Lily (nee Leech) – Aug. 18, 1947, Jan. 15, 2021. On Friday, January 15, 2021, nearly 5 years after her beloved husband Terry passed, Karen passed away after her own brief battle with cancer. Mom to Trent and Derek, mother-in-law to Lana and Rennae, grandma of Corwin and Brooklyn and sister to Paul (Ian). Karen was an RN for over 40 years and worked around the province, wherever Terry’s RCMP career took the family. Predeceased by her parents Ernie and Eva Leech and born to them in Glenavon, Karen valued and cherished incredible friendships she made throughout her life. Words can not express what these life-long friends and close neighbours meant to mom and our family. Thank you to the nurses and care-givers at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre who gave her care and comfort during her final hours. Fitting it was in a place and with people she knew so well. A celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, January 20 at 1:00pm from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Rev. Deborah Smith of Westview United Church officiating. Regretfully due to Covid restrictions, the funeral will be for immediate family only. Those wishing to support the family may view a livestream of the funeral, beginning about 10 minutes before the service. Please go to Karen’s tribute page on baileysfuneralhome.com and follow the link. Should Covid restrictions permit, the family looks forward to seeing friends and neighbors at the interment which will occur later this year in Regina. Memorials in memory of Karen may be made to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan 200-4545 Parliament Ave., Regina, SK S4W 0G3 or to the Regina Humane Society Box 3143 Regina, SK S4P 3G7. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.

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MONETTE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Joan Monette, beloved wife of Harry of Yorkton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at the age of 87 years. Joan Marie Monette (Bilodeau), was born in Regina, SK. to Ivy and Romaine Bilodeau on May 25, 1933. Joan attended Strathcona Public School and Sacred Heart Academy in Regina until her graduation. It was at this time that she met and was courted by a young gentleman named Harry who worked for Sask Power. They were married on March 31, 1951. They lived with Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents in Regina until they moved to Yorkton in 1955. Joan is survived by her husband Harry Monette (Canora Gateway Lodge) and their 8 children. Dave (Jan) Monette of Prince Albert, Carol (John) Derbowka of Saskatoon, Bruce (Colleen) Monette of Good Spirit Lake, Keith (Connie) Monette of Saskatoon, Denyse (Rod) Simair of Crossmount, Doug (Lorrie) Monette of Tisdale, Larry (Diane) Monette of Saskatoon and Ron (Louella) Monette of Saskatoon. She also has numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Joan has always been a cornerstone for the family. She has taught us by her example about lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joys and sorrows and shared with us Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s values to guide us in our lives. Joanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own words on her resume, showed what a talented, creative and active life she lived. Joan had a wonderful sense of humour, quick wit and beautiful smile. Joan was a longtime member of St. Gerardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church in Yorkton, a Charter, founding member of the Catholic Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s League, and a former member of the Yorkton Kinette Club. For the past 65 years Joan and Harry lived in Yorkton. With declining health, they moved to the Canora Gateway Lodge in July, 2020. Joan will be forever loved and missed. The Funeral Liturgy was held on Friday, January 15, 2021, from St. Gerardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roman Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Louis Kim Nguyen officiating. The hymns shared were, â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Eagles Wingsâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lord is My Shepardâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How Great Thou artâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazing Graceâ&#x20AC;?. The readers were Carly Stein and Kayla Elliott and the eulogy was given by Carol Derbowka. The interment followed at the Yorkton City Cemetery Columbarium with Ron Monette serving as urn bearer. Memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan (200-4545 Parliament Ave, Regina, SK, S4W 0G3) as gifts of remembrance. Condolences may be left for the family at www.baileysfuneralhome.com.

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CHOLODNUIK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kenneth Robert Cholodnuik, beloved husband of Shirley Cholodnuik of Regina, SK, passed away, at his home, with the comfort of family by his side, on January 6, 2021, at the age of 66 years. Ken was born September 18, 1954, in Prince Albert, SK, to Bob and June (Zolinski) Cholodnuik. He attended school in Prince Albert, Krydor and Blaine Lake, SK. As a young man, Ken drove an ambulance in Blaine Lake for a couple years. In 1974, he moved to Tisdale, SK, where his family purchased the Crown Hotel. Ken met Shirley in 1975 and they were married in Tisdale on November 27, 1976. Ken and Shirley started their family with the arrival of their first child, Hannah, in 1977. Only a short year later, Rob was born in 1978. In the years that followed, Ken and Shirley worked together in the Crown Hotel. Their third child, Amanda, was born in 1983 and their youngest, Seth, completed their family in 1988. Ken decided to open his own restaurant in 1985 and with Shirleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help, The Gallery Pancake and Steakhouse was opened. In 1990, Ken changed careers and began working as a salesperson for Sears Canada in Melfort, SK. Excellent with his customers, Ken was a knowledgeable salesperson. In 1993, he was awarded a Sears Store in Yorkton, SK. He and Shirley relocated their family to Yorkton and expanded the business to accommodate its growth. In 2001, the store converted to a Furniture and Appliance Dealer. Over the years, Ken made many wise decisions that benefited his successful business. The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce recognized him with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most Improved Business of the Yearâ&#x20AC;? award and he achieved numerous High Sales Awards from Sears Canada throughout his time as a dealer. In 2004, for health reasons, Ken decided to sell the store and he and Shirley decided to focus on the family farm. Ken orchestrated the beginning of their cattle farming business in 2005. It was a huge learning experience, as he never grew up on the farm, but a very proud day for him when he purchased his yearling heifers and brought them home. It was a good thing for machinery instruction manuals and neighbours that would lend a hand. After Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health continued to fail, he and Shirley sold the farm in 2015 and moved to Regina to be close to doctors for medical appointments and access to resources. Ken excelled in the many things that gained his interest. He loved to hunt, silhouette shoot, fish, camp, and make sausage with his family. He enjoyed spending time with his kids during hunting season and appreciated the years when his dad and Shirleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad could join him in the chase of the mighty buck too. Ken and Shirley spent a lot of their summers at Greenwater Provincial Park, where Ken spent many days on the boat pulling the kids skiing and taking the family fishing. He and Shirley also appreciated quiet time spent together in their permanent lot purchased in the RV Park. Ken took great pride as he watched his children become adults with successful careers. He saw his children marry, have children, and expand their own families. He loved his children immensely and his grandchildren were the highlight of his later years. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Ken was predeceased by his parents, Robert and June Cholodnuik; brother, Keith Cholodnuik; grandparents, Carl and Ann Zolinski and John and Maggie Cholodnuik; and parents-in-law, Jack and Helen Edwards. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; children: Hannah (Cory) Patterson, Rob (Karri) Cholodnuik, Amanda (Steven) Monich, and Seth (Rachel Yungwirth) Cholodnuik; his treasured grandchildren: Orianna and Jahnaya Patterson, Sarah and Berkley Cholodnuik, and William, Sophie, Reba, and Jennifer Monich; and siblings, Trudy (Edward) Hupaelo and John Cholodnuik; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. A Private Graveside Service was held on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at the Yorkton City Cemetery, Yorkton, SK, with Very Rev. Fr. Joakim Rac, officiating. Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, as tokens of remembrance, in memory of Ken Cholodnuik. Family and friends are invited to sign an online guestbook at www.lesonsfuneralhome.ca. Arrangements were entrusted to LESONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FUNERAL HOME, Canora.

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counter configuration will be appreciated by the cook. In the angle between the dining area and the kitchen is an optional spice room. The double garage is large enough to contain a storage area, as well as a walk-in closet for coats and family gear. Adjacent is a mudroom, with a built-in bench and cubbies. Upstairs, the master suite includes an ensuite with a soaker tub, as well as a shower stall. Double basins will ease

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Continued from page A10 To protect yourself and others when travelling through intersections, it is important to: • Ensure you’re in the correct lane for where you want to go. Changing lanes at the last minute doesn’t give you a lot of time to check blind spots, and changing lanes while in an intersection might surprise others on the road. • Speaking of which, signalling is a driver’s best friend for letting other drivers and pedestrians know what you intend to do. • Give the road your full attention. There’s a reason you turn down the music when you’re looking for a street sign – you need to focus: on other vehicles, pedestrians, signs, lights, etc. • Expect the unexpected. Remember IPDE – identify, predict, decide, and execute. This helps you prepare for different situations on the road, so the brake lights in front of you don’t catch you off guard. • Give other drivers room. Don’t tailgate or rush the light. Yellow lights are there to help safely clear the intersection, not so you can speed through at the last moment. And on that note, be sure you have enough room to clear the intersection when traffic is heavy. Blocking intersections is dangerous. Stay tuned to SGI’s social media accounts (find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) this month, where we will be sharing tips on how to

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properly navigate many types of intersections. We just posted some videos with tips on how to handle four-way stops, uncontrolled intersections, merging, U-turns, and roundabouts. If you want to do a deep dive into all things intersection related, check out the Drivers Handbook. Training yourself to think about rail safety This year, SGI’s Traffic Safety Spotlights will have both a main focus and a sub-focus each month. This month, that sub-focus is on rail safety. Railway crossings are another type of intersection that drivers may come across, with one big difference: trains always have the right of way and can take more than a kilometre to come to a complete stop. Drivers need to respect the size and power of trains, because when a motor vehicle collides with a train, the train always wins.

Collisions between trains and motor vehicles result in an average of 16 collisions, nine injuries, and two deaths each year in Saskatchewan. Railway crossing tips: • Be alert and prepared to stop – many train crossings, especially in rural Saskatchewan, are uncontrolled (no lights or stop arms) which makes it even more important to be aware • Never try to race through a crossing before a train arrives • Exercise caution around railway tracks even if you don’t see a train approaching • Be sure to look for multiple sets of tracks • Watch for other vehicles stopping in front of you • Never be put in a position where you are stopped on the tracks; if traffic is backed up, make sure there is room to fully cross the tracks before proceeding.

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Raider Gridder to play football at U of T By Devin Wilger Staff Writer A Yorkton prospect is headed east. Yorkton Raider Gridder player Garrett Ellis is going to the University of Toronto in the fall, joining the football team. Coach Greg Marshall said that they are excited to have Ellis join the team, and that he’s got a bright future ahead of him. “It’s always good to have a good Saskatchewan boy join the program.” When they watched his film, Marshall said it was his speed that stood out, and they thought he would make a great return guy, and that he was showing constant improvement as a running back through the year. “He showed some really good vision, and the ability to hit the hole and run away from people. He seemed to have a knack as both a kickoff and a punt

return guy.” For his part, Ellis is excited about his future, and is thrilled to have the chance to be going to Toronto and joining their football program. “I am extremely excited to meet the coaches, meet the players I’m going to be with next year. Pretty excited to be under Greg Marshall, he’s a good coach, a great coach actually, he coached with the Roughriders. It should be a good time. But the appeal for Ellis is also the university itself. Ellis is going into Kinesiology, and he’s glad to be going to the U of T to study it. “Obviously they’re one of the top Universities in the world and the education standpoint really stuck out to me, as well as the football and the resources they have for all the football players as well as for academic.” Marshall said that their goal is to build the U of T’s football program. Part

of that is extending their reach outside of Ontario to build the program. Ellis part of the effort to extend their reach. “We think Garrett is going to be a great guy to come in and represent the province of Saskatchewan and hopefully create some inroads there and create some other players to come here, which is the number one university in Canada academically, and we’re hoping to grow the football program to meet that.” The U of T has their eye on Saskatchewan, and Marshall said that this province’s minor football programs are a great place to draw from. “The kids are always well coached and well versed in their fundamentals. They’ve got a bit of that prairie toughness that they bring to the table and enthusiasm to play the game of football, and obviously the more players you get like that in your program the better chances you have to be successful.”

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New funding to support junior hockey Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced funding to support the province’s Western Hockey League (WHL) teams and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). This support will help the survival of these leagues and their teams in Saskatchewan in the face of the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our junior hockey teams are a critical part of the cultural fabric and local economies across the province,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Necessary restrictions due to COVID-19 have had a significant impact on these leagues and their teams and this support will help them address these financial challenges.” The provincial government is providing $3 million in support to help WHL teams address revenue shortfalls as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Each of Saskatchewan’s

WHL teams will receive $600,000. The SJHL will receive $1 million in provincial support. This funding will be provided to the League. Provincial government officials continue to work with the WHL, the SJHL and other sports leagues on options for a safe return to play in the future. “COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on our five Saskatchewan-based WHL teams and we commend the Government of Saskatchewan for providing this assistance at such a critical time,” WHL Commissioner Ron Robison said. “Our WHL Clubs are a vital source of community pride and major economic driver in Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon, and the support from the Government of Saskatchewan will not only allow the teams to remain viable but will ensure we can continue to provide a world-class

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development and educational experience for our players.” “The SJHL, which consists of community owned teams, has been in a state of uncertainty due to

COVID-19 during the past several months,” SJHL President Bill Chow said. “The financial support that has been provided by the Saskatchewan Government creates a

more positive outlook for our teams.” “Hockey is our national pastime and a vital part of our community and others across the province,” Moose Jaw Mayor

Fraser Tolmie said. “This provincial government funding is very timely and very much appreciated as we work together to address the impacts of this pandemic.”

Sask. content in rugby 7s When you are a rugby fan, and I would rate it my favourite sport to watch, you most certainly have options in terms of what form of rugby to watch. In my case I love 15s, and 13s with near equal passion, with 7s not far behind. In the case of 7s it might be the most recognizable version for non-rugby fans because it is now a Summer Olympics sport, which means it gets elevated in terms of TV time and general interest every four years. Here is Canada the Rugby 7s program nationally is a very good one on both the men’s and women’s side of the sport, and I’ll watch either squad in action when they hit the TV. This all brings me Briercrest, SK. a village of about 200, which is an unlikely locale to be included in a column on rugby. On the women’s side of 7s rugby we find it 20-year-old Delaney Aikens involved with Canada’s National Team.

Aikens grew up on a farm near Briercrest, where she was a pretty good hockey player in her youth – good enough to attended Notre Dame in Wilcox. It was at Notre Dame Aikens’ sports career took a turn after she was introduced to rugby when she was in Grade 9 by instructor Darren Beaulac. “My older sister played as well so I knew the game,” she said. Aikens said she was immediately intrigued by rugby 15s at the time for its hard-hitting play, because of “how aggressively I played hockey. I was always in the penalty box.” So Aikens took to the rugby pitch, and excelled, channeling her hockey aggression into the new sport. She would make the Saskatchewan U16 and U18 teams, even though she came to the game late. It’s the physical play that made Aikens fit rugby as it is a sport that expects players to hit, and be hit, virtually every play.

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Sports “Hockey has a lot of aggression in it, but nothing like rugby. The objective is to hit people and that’s definitely my style,” she said. And then Aikens saw 7s, and again was “intrigued.” “It’s definitely a lot different game. It’s more about speed and agility,” she said, adding she had the speed and still got to hit, so it was another good fit. Of course in 7s, it’s often you alone between an opposing player and a run to the try line, since only seven defenders are strung out across a football field-sized pitch. “That’s one thing about 7s, you’ve really got to trust yourself,” she said, adding when you go for the tackle it

has to be made. That’s where speed comes in as a critical skill. The speed is an asset finding holes to score too. “You’ve got to use the width to your advantage,” offered Aikens. A 7s game is also a sprint, played over only two seven-minute halves. “You’ve got to come out to play,” said Aikens, who is a relative newcomer to the women’s sevens senior national team. Prior to getting carded for Canada’s national squad, Aikens furthered her experience in rugby playing at the University of British Columbia for two years, participating in two under-18 tournaments for Canada, and

touring with the secondtier development team, the Maple Leafs. While representing the UBC Thunderbirds, Aikens led the team with seven tries during the 2019 Canada West Sevens Series. She was a member of Team Canada that won bronze at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. Now Aikens is with the national team she gets to travel the world representing Canada, with major 7s in places such as Cape Town, South Africa, Dubai, New Zealand and Australia. “We travel a lot that’s what’s so great about the sport of rugby, it takes you all over the world,” said Aikens. In Canada the team plays out of Westhills Stadium in Langford B.C. (part of Greater Victoria). “In Langford 7s is a really big deal,” said Aikens, adding it’s “... so nice to play in front of home fans.” Of course the big goal for Aikens and the rest of the 7s program

at the national level is to make the Canadian team heading to the upcoming Summer Olympics (postponed this year due to COVID19). Aikens said the year delay has helped her chances, noting a year ago as a young athlete coming into the program her making the team was far from certain. “Last year I don’t know if I’d have made the Olympic team,” she said. Now Aikens is excited about her potential to be an Olympian, having worked hard while the sport was on hiatus due to the pandemic, adding she’s ready to show she deserves to go to Tokyo next summer. “I think I have a really good chance of making that squad,” she said. Since Rugby 7s is one of the key sports I will be watching from the Olympics it will be a great to watch a Saskatchewan athlete perform if she is on the team. I wish her all the luck.

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Carbon tax options need to be explored Love the concept, or hate it, and there seems little middle ground on this one, the federal carbon tax appears likely to stay in place. Certainly opposition parties in Ottawa have suggested they would change the tax, but the longer it exists, the more difficult it becomes to eliminate. And, of course the popularity of the tax ultimately is not a particularly good measure of whether it is a good, or bad one. If popularity were a measure of a tax’s worth income tax and the goods and services tax would long ago have gone off the books. So, in terms of the carbon tax it is how best to operate within the parametres set out by

the tax. Therein lies some definite confusion because exactly what the carbon tax is supposed to achieve, and exactly how it is calculated is something that is far from easily understood. It’s a bit of a convoluted approach to carbon being poured into the atmosphere where it can contribute to things such as global warming -- itself something that is hotly debated by many. In very general terms a carbon tax is a fee imposed on the burning of carbon-based fuels (coal, oil, gas). The tax is seen as a way to force the reduction of fossil fuel usage which is attributed to climate change. A carbon tax is a way

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Calvin Daniels to have users of carbon fuels pay for the suggested damage caused by releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It is reasoned if the tax is high enough it will motivate a switch to clean energy. In the process though it hits many industries hard, since alternate energy sources are not as easily accessed as

one might think. The farm sector for example, doesn’t have a particularly viable option to diesel fuel when it comes to field operations which produce food for the world. However, farmers argue it is also time farmers were compensated for the contributions they’ve made toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Most of that reduction has come from moving to less tillage which frees the carbon in the soil into the air. Provincial crop commissions and grower associations have been lobbying for a system that would recognize the contribution in a meaningful way. During the recent Crop Production Week meetings, numerous provincial crop organizations were passing resolutions encouraging provincial and federal government to recognize environmentally friendly farming practices that help reduce carbon emissions. The groups want a system which allows farmers to generate and sell carbon credits at

rates that coincide with carbon pricing mechanisms already established by Ottawa. The government of Alberta has had a provincially regulated carbon market in place since 2007. Alberta farmers who comply have been creating and selling credits to carbon credit aggregators for more than a decade. While the sale of carbon credits would generally seem to add yet more confusion to the overall carbon question, it does make sense if farmers must pay a tax for using fuels that contribute to the problem that they should also stand to benefit from actions they take which mitigate the problem too.

Canada’s national horse brought back from edge of extinction By Justyne Edgell Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (The Uxbridge Cosmos) Alongside Canada’s national flower, sport, symbol and bird, is a national animal that is often forgotten. Canada’s national horse, Le Cheval Canadien, is in danger of disappearing. An Uxbridge equestrian centre, however, is dedicated to the revival of this special breed. Hundreds of years ago, in about 1665, King Louis XIV of France began shipping mares and stallions, with bloodlines from the King’s Royal Stud, to Acadia and New France. These horses had great abilities to adapt to harsh climates (like Canada’s cold winters), rough terrains and were easily trained. They became known as the Canadian Horse, or Le Cheval Canadien. While the breed was well known to American colonists, it is rather rare today. After being used in the American Civil War and

for breeding to diversify genetics in American stock, but its popularity in Canada waned. Despite this, however, and despite the fact that the horse was smaller in size and often thought of as the “Quebec pony,” the Canadian Horse was declared by the Parliament of Canada to be the National Horse of Canada in 1909. In 2018, Barb Malcom, owner and head coach of Churchill Chimes Equestrian Centre on Webb Rd., committed to doing her part to save the Canadian Horse. Alongside her riding school, Malcolm set up a sister company called Donalf Farms, specifically to breed the Canadian horses in an attempt to bring back the name and the breed. “I had worked as a professional for over 20 years and just happened to buy an unpapered Canadian gelding. He is one of the most darling horses I’ve ever had,” says Malcom. Very soon Malcom fell in love with the breed. “They are durable, willing,

personable and versatile. I went from being a “crossbreed person” to being completely wowed by this purebred.” “It’s one thing for Canadians not to know Canada has a national horse, but for horse people not to know, it just shows how much the breed is in trouble,” says Malcom. If it weren’t for a pandemic, this year Malcom had plans to contact Heritage Canada and rally for government assistance in the fight for the Canadian Horse. “We would love to see federal support,” says Malcom. “It really is an altruistic endeavour, but they’re worth it.” Malcolm dreams of one day having all the horses in her riding school be Canadian Horses. “They are so little known, but absolutely remarkable,” says Malcolm. For more information about the national horse of Canada, visit lechevalcanadien.com or find Malcom’s breeding farm at donalffarms.com

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A Canadian Horse mare welcomed her new colt last July at Churchill Chimes Equestrian Centre in Uxbridge. The Canadian Horse, officially recognized as Canada’s national horse, was teetering on the brink of extinction.

Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan make $9.8 million investment into crop research Today Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food MarieClaude Bibeau and Saskatchewan’s Premier Scott Moe announced $9.8 million in funding for 39 crop-related research projects through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). “Despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s crop sector has continued to work hard to ensure Canadians and families around the world have access to high-quality products,” Bibeau said. “Investing in research helps producers grow the food the world needs in the most efficient and sustainable way possible. These applied research projects will help producers innovate and create growth.” “ S a s k a t c h e w a n ’s agriculture sector has incredible growth potential and this targeted investment will help

our producers and agribusinesses innovate to continue to deliver what the world needs,” Moe said. “This investment supports the bold goals in the Saskatchewan Growth Plan that will see our crop production increase to 45 million tonnes, agriculture exports increase to $20 billion and value-added revenue increase to $10 billion.” Support for ADF projects is awarded on a competitive basis to researchers looking to examine areas of importance to Saskatchewan producers. In addition to funding provided by the federal and provincial governments, the following industry partners have contributed a total of more than $3.1 million in funding to these projects: Western Grains Research Foundation, Sask-atchewan Alfalfa Seed Producers, Sask-

atchewan Barley Development Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, Alberta Wheat Commission and Manitoba Crop Alliance. “Sask Wheat has invested $12.9 million of producer funding through the ADF process since 2015,” Sask Wheat Chair Brett Halstead said. “The program provides opportunities for quality, innovative projects that will benefit Saskatchewan grain producers. The ADF funding process allows us to collaborate with other Prairie crop commissions, connect with researchers and fund projects that are developing crop varieties with greater yield potentials and

resistance to common pests and environmental stressors. The benefits of farmer-funded research goes beyond farm gate, increasing market opportunities for Canadian crops and leading to a stronger agriculture sector and provincial economy.”

The ADF is supported through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year, $3 billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the agriculture and agri-food sector. This includes a $388-million investment

in strategic initiatives for Saskatchewan agriculture. For more information, including a full list of funded projects, please visit www.saskatchewan.ca and search “Agriculture Development Fund.” — Submitted

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Longer days hint of spring that will come

There may not be much difference yet, but there is enough of a difference in the length of the days that we can start to hope for spring! Let’s use this time to start making a plan for this year’s gardens and containers. If you’re looking for inspiration, you might keep an eye out at the magazine stands for a delightful book called “The Whole Seed Catalogue” for 2021. The cover heralds that it is the “world’s largest seed catalogues: 500 pages!” And every page has beautiful full color photos and descriptions about hundreds of plants. A dear friend gave us this book several years ago, and when we saw this year’s edition, we were so excited to add it to our book collection! So make a cup of tea and let’s look through it together. One article in the opening pages talks about the covid update, and how seeds are being shipped at record numbers. This is something that I think we have heard about over the past year: that many people are discovering or re-discovering the pleasures and benefits of gardening. Now, what can we chat

about as we skim through the pages? There’s a stunning aster called “Salmon Janina“ that is as delicate and perfect as the blooms in a Chinese painting. What about bachelor buttons, a wonderful gardening favorite for many years, but shown here with blooms like white, fluffy puffs and burgundy magenta centres, and dark, solid claret blooms, a selection called “Classic Artistic Mix”. Have you ever grown balsam? That was one of my early picks in my little garden patch, and it did not disappoint! Balsam is an easy-growing annual that can be sown directly in the garden, and it loves full sun and does just great in the heat of summer. The stalks have blooms all the way along the catalogues shows a beauty called “Peppermint Sticks” with cheery red and white flowers. Looking for something different? How about “Lettuce Leaf Basil” with frilly leaves as big as, well, lettuce leaves! Or how about “Lime Basil”, I can almost imagine the fresh flavor of that added to our salads. Then there’s a basil called “Cardinal” that has

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Gardener’s Notebook huge burgundy-purple flowers; now that would be a striking addition to our herb gardens. If you enjoy the exotic flavors of Asian cuisine, there are many pages of intriguing plants such as bitter melon that

looks as interesting as it must taste! There are many varieties of bok choy, including a lovely purple-leafed bok choy called “Purple Lady”. Let’s look at calendula: a beauty called “Snow Princess” with pale yel-

low buds that open up to pure white calendula flowers; or a variety called “Strawberry Blonde” that are yellowpink on top, and raspberry-pink on the underside of the petals. Be prepared to be “wowed” when you get to the section on corn! There are cobs in almost every color and size, with kernels that look like glistening, shiny pearls . “Striped Japonica” even has variegated leaves with stripes of white, green, and pink! And one called “Glass Gem” has translucent kernels

in a variety of colors, no wonder they call it “the world’s most beautiful corn”. We’re only up to the “C’s”! But whether it is this amazing book or our favorite seed catalogues, get them out, read them over, and let the joy of gardening fill your heart again! No Yorkton and District Horticultural Society meetings yet, but visit us at www. yorktonhort.ca and see what’s new. Thank you to Yorkton This Week for amazing work! Take care, and have a great week!

The top-reviewed games of ‘20 When it came time to do a ‘Top-5’ of 2020, the lists compiled by participating ‘guilders’ ranges from games reviewed in the last year, with a few games first played but not yet reviewed sprinkled in, but ultimately the games are all fun, so enjoy the list and keep gaming as best you can. Without further explanations our #1s: Trevor Lyons Pandemic Legacy – As Pandemic is in my top

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you can continue to play the game with all of the changes made during the original play through.

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This game is broken in 12 months, and you have two chances to complete each objective. Completing and failing objectives have effects in this game, stickers that are revealed and added to or change rules in rulebook. Characters can gain skills and become more effective, or even die and be out of the game completely. This is a fun twist on the original game and I can’t wait to try season two and season 0 to complete the Legacy trilogy. Calvin Daniels - Paiko - Paiko is a pure abstract strategy game and a very nice looking one too. The board is nice with koi and lotus blossom art, is not exceptional as it is just typical cardboardconstruction. The pieces remind of checkers, and are a nice material that reminds of bake-lite. There are eight different pieces, swords, fire, earth, water, etc., each with colourful art on the pieces. The game is about area control, getting enough pieces into scoring position to have 10-points on your turn; • Two points for each of your tiles currently on your opponent’s home ground. • One point for each of your tiles currently on middle ground. On your turn you may deploy tiles from your hand onto the board. You can deploy tiles on your home ground, or you can also deploy a tile on squares you ‘threaten’. With eight pieces, each with its unique threat or cover patterns, there is some learning here. Of course the same can be said of chess with its six different pieces. I recommend putting the pieces on the coffee table and when your TV show goes to advertising grab a couple, and try to recall what they do. Have the rulebook handy with its nice patterns section, and you will learn them rather quickly. This game was an instant favourite for me. There are lots of potential strategy and piece synergies to explore, and it looks great while you do it. It’s an easy top reviewed game from 2020. Adam Daniels - Battle Drill – Of all the games the Meeple Guild played this year, Battle Drill was the one I enjoyed the most. In other years it’s been more difficult to come up with the number one game. However 2020 was not the typical year, and we took chances to game whenever we could have them. So while Battle Drill might have earned this spot by default, it does not detract that I had a fun time playing it. See picks two-to-five at www.yorktonthisweek. com