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Time for pie

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On Friday afternoon it was time for drive-by pie and coffee at Yorkton Crossing. The event was part of the facility’s outreach program to the community, provid-

ing a little something to smile about on a cold day. Here Crossing staff prepare the raisin pies.

Local RCMP make cocaine bust The Yorkton RCMP are reporting that Friday, Feb. 5, 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 apart-

ment on Russell Drive in the city. As a result of the search, police located 243 individual bags of cocaine weighing 165.8 grams and $750 in Canadian currency. This is the equivalent to 1,658 individual doses of cocaine.

Two individuals have been charged in relation to this investigation: Erin Watson, 23, of Yorkton, 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 March 15th, 2021. Gray Hae, 18, 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

was remanded into custody for a scheduled court appearance at Yorkton Provincial Court on February 8th, 2021 and was released on bail for a further court appearance of March 1st, 2021. — Submitted

Mayor happy with highway money Last week Premier Scott Moe announced an additional $3 million in capital funding to boost capital dollars in the Urban Highway Connector Program (UHCP) to $10 million over two years. “We committed to making the investments necessary to ensure a strong economic recovery for our province,” said Moe in a recent press release. “This

funding boost will create jobs, enhance safety and support transportation infrastructure in our municipalities.” Yorkton Mayor Mitch Hippsley said added dollars from the province is always a positive thing. “Anytime they’re handing us money we say thank you very much,” he said. Hippsley noted there are three urban connector highways in the city,

so funds which may flow to projects specific to the care or upgrades of those is a positive. York Road in the city is currently the connector requiring significant work, and Hippsley said planning is taking place to be prepared for a major upgrade one day. When that day might be however remains unclear, admitted Hippsley. “But, very much it’s on

the radar (of the province),” he assured. The UHCP was created in 2008 to provide stable funding and service levels on highways within city limits that connect to the provincial networks. The program provides financial assistance to urban municipalities for the maintenance, operation and rehabilitation of these roadways. UHCP funded significant rehabilitation pro-

jects in Regina, Estevan, and Yorkton in the 202021 budget year, Rehabilitation projects in Prince Albert, Estevan, Meadow Lake, Lloydminster, Humboldt, North Battleford, Moose Jaw and Yorkton have been identified as priorities in the UHCP’s multiyear plan, noted the government release. Through a detailed review of UHCP, towns and cities requested

changes to the program. One of the most significant changes is the Ministry of Highways assuming 100 per cent of the maintenance and rehabilitation costs for urban connectors in Saskatchewan towns as of April 1, 2021, reducing the number of municipalities competing for UHCP dollars each year. The Government of Saskatchewan is

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Goulden involved in virtual convention By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

The Municipalities of Saskatchewan, which represents the urban municipalities in the province, held its annual convention last week. Unlike in past years this year’s convention

was a virtual one due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and Yorkton Councillor Randy Goulden was the chair of the virtual side of things. “The Board of Directors made the decision to go to a virtual convention in June,” she said, adding that meant

organizing the event became a “huge challenge,” but it was simply not an option to bring people together for the event given the health risk. To be ready, Goulden looked at what other municipal associations were doing.

“Ontario went virtual in August and I took part on some of their sessions,” she said, adding she also followed a virtual convention held in British Columbia. As for the Saskatchewan event Goulden said it appeared to go well.

“From what I’m hearing it was really wellreceived,” she said. There were more than 900 registered for the event, down somewhat from a more normal 1,100. “So we were down some,” said Goulden, then added some smaller community councillors

gathered to watch the proceedings. In terms of those proceedings, everything delegates were used to took place albeit virtually, from a trade show, to speakers, to bear pit sessions with the five

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Larry Pearen Board Member, and President of the Brick Mill committee Vern Brown, along with YBID Chairperson Doug Hull and YBID Executive Director Donna Brothwell at the Mill.

YBID makes commitment Legacy Co-op donates $10K payment to Churchbridge fire fighters After our changing of the gavel to our new Chairperson Doug Hull, he quickly got busy with Yorkton Business Improvement District work. First order of business was our fourth installment of our support to the Yorkton Brick Mill. The YBID had committed $25,000 dollars over five-years so $5,000/ year and we made our fourth installment late in January 2021. The YBID met with Larry Pearen Board Member, and President of the Brick Mill committee Vern Brown, along with YBID Chairperson Doug Hull and YBID Executive Director Donna Brothwell at the Mill to present the $5000.00 for 2021. If you wish to get involved with the Brick Mill please see their website. www.yorktonbrickmill.ca or Facebook page. Also in the latest ‘YBID Chats’ they interviewed Board Member Larry Pearen to get more information on the project and its progression.

YBID Chats interviews are posted on the organization’s Facebook page. YBID also has partnered with the Yorkton Public Library and the City of Yorkton to sponsor ‘Cozy up and Color’ and ‘Yorkton Art Walk’ (see here). Local Businesses can get involved by signing up with the YBID to host a local artists work. The Yorkton Art Walk will take place in March after the Cozy up and Color is complete and the artwork is framed and ready to go. C o m m u n i t y Participants are encouraged to stop into the Local business hosting the Artwork and post themselves on their fb page and #yorktonartwalk for more traffic to the businesses participating and more social media attention. More information to come on the Yorkton Art Walk as we determine how many Art works we have to display. More information on the YBID on the FB page and at our website at www.yorktonbid.com

Churchbridge, SK (February 9, 2021) – Legacy Co-op announced a $10,000 donation to the Churchbridge Fire Department towards the purchase of new self-contained breathing apparatus. “We are happy to support the Churchbridge Fire Department with this $10,000 donation,” said Legacy Co-op Director Cordell Schaan. “This organization does such great work in our community and surrounding areas, providing essential fire protection and emergency services.” “This shows how local businesses supporting local goes a long way to helping our communities and emergency preparedness. This equipment is not only vital to the safety of our members, but it also helps us to better protect our community and their property,” explained Fire Chief Kevin Eskra. “We encourage everyone to shop local and support local as it benefits the community, the businesses and organizations such

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lages and resort communities could meet online to discuss issues specific to their communities. One huge advantage of the online presentation is that registered delegates have 30-days to check out sessions, including the trade show. “They can go back to any of the presentations,” said Goulden, meaning

they can actually check out all concurrent sessions, or events they may have missed because of personal engagements. Goulden said while the organization hopes to be able to gather for conventions again in the future, she said they are likely to be “blended” events, with an online/ virtual component.

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meeting its target of improving more than 1,000 km of provincial highways this year, the first of its 10-year Growth

Plan goal to build and upgrade 10,000 km of highways. Since 2008, the province has invested more than $200 million into improving urban highways in Saskatchewan over and above muni-

cipal revenue sharing. During that same period, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested more than $9.8 billion in highways infrastructure, improving more than 15,800 km of Saskatchewan highways.

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By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Who will be the next tattooed model to appear on the cover of Inked Magazine and take home the grand prize of $25,000? Yorkton’s Sharon Fabrick is hoping that it’s her. But, to be chosen she will need the support of friends, family and others to cast votes for her at the Inked Magazine website https://cover.inkedmag.

com/ So what enticed the 45-year-old grandmother of three to take up the challenge of trying to become a cover girl for a tattoo magazine? “Honestly, I just decided with how hard COVID has hit I figured why not. It was worth a shot,” she told Yorkton This Week. So far things have been going pretty well for Fabrick, an aesthetician for 18 years, as she has made it to the Top-five in her section.

In fact, Fabrick said she is ecstatic about the reaction to her efforts so far. There’s been “so much support I am truly overwhelmed,” she said. But, now she must top the voting round that closes Feb. 18, to move on. If she wins it all Fabrick would win an all expense paid trip to join celebrity photographer Christopher Kolk and his star-studded style team for an exclusive cover shoot.

As for the prize money Fabrick said $5000 would go to one of her favourite causes ‘Small But Mighty’ which is a program aiding childhood cancer research. So what first attracted Fabrick to have a tattoo? “I just loved the look of them,” she said. So, at age 16 Fabrick went in the chair with Yorkton tattoo artist Driller. “I got a purple rose with tribal on my ankle,” she said, adding “at

the time a rose was my favourite flower and purple is still my favourite colour.” While admitting the morning after she noted “man it’s itchy” she liked the tattoo. And, the reaction of family was good too, she said, noting it was “not much” except my mom. Her exact words were ‘it’s kinda big don’t you think’.” But her mom was still supportive. “Keep in mind she

had to sign for me to get it,” said Fabrick. And in less than a year Fabrick was back for more ink. Over the years she has added to her collection, which now numbers 10. So what is her favourite piece? “The one on my chest that matches my granddaughters port line scar done by Adam Payton,” she said, adding “a port line is for doing chemotherapy that is in a main line artery.”

The early years of restaurant owner By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer What started out as a project to write down family history for a former Yorktonite turned into a book detailing his father Lai Mark - better known locally as Bob Mark. “The book started as a project to merely write down all of the stories that I used to sit with my sister and my brothers listening to my dad tell on long summer evenings on the patio,” said Carl Mark who was born in Alberta but moved to Yorkton in 1965 at age five. “It was a bonding time for us to enjoy summertime beers with dad and he had so many stories that were just so interesting to listen to. “As I started to write the individual stories, it occurred to me that there was a chronology that could be applied whereby connecting the chronological dots actually told the story of dad’s youth.” Asked to tell a bit about the story, Mark, who attended a trio of local elementary schools before graduating from Yorkton Regional High School in 1978, said the book follows the early life of his father whose Chinese name is Lai Foo Mark (or in proper Chinese with surname first it is Mark Lai Foo) and his Canadian name was Bob Mark. Bob Mark (Lai) was the owner/proprietor of the Broadway Restaurant in Yorkton from 1965 to 1980 and then owner/proprietor of the Bob Mark Chop Suey House from 1980 to 1992. “Lai is a typical farm kid who is selected by the then Nationalist Koumintang regime under the government of Chang Kai Shek as the “best of the best” profiling,” began Carl Mark. “China’s culture beginning at the central government level was elitist and Lai fit that persona both physically and intellectually. “These elite boys and only boys meaning no girls -- cultural discrimination based on gender -- were offered the ‘golden opportunity’ that would guarantee the fortunes for the rest of their lives and their family’s lives. “In the entire history of Lai’s village, no boy had ever been bestowed this honour and it would behoove Lai to turn it

down. This level of pressure placed on a 13-year-old peasant farm boy led to remarkable stories of his experiences as he comes of age.” In the end the book deals with societal realities including: cultural biases, economic discrimination, bullying, drug addiction, mental illness, and high consequence discriminatory practices of the then government of Canada with the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act that caused many hardships ultimately destroying Lai’s father. Of course all families have stories, so why did Mark think the book was worth writing? “I dedicated the book to my daughters, Tessa and Taryn and to my mom, Sally,” said Mark, who now lives in Whistler, B.C.. “This book was worth writing so that my daughters and some day their children will have an understanding and appreciation of who their grampa was bestowed in all of his greatness. I don’t know if families have only one such person in their ancestry but when he is identified, all the current and next generations must know his details as it helps to explain the what and why’s of the now generations and future generations.” But Mark was not exactly a writer going into the project, having worked exclusively in the field of high tech. “In my High Tech industry and executive management experience and training I have written, published and presented business plans, sales and marketing strategies and product overview briefings to thousands of people at a time during live presentations back in the day when those things were the norm pre-covid,” he noted, so he was not a complete neophyte in putting words on paper.

But there were some initial hiccups too for what was a first book effort. “I started to write this book as a narrative like it was me telling this story to my daughters,” said Mark. “It sounded

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too much like a business proposal so I reached out to my good friend J.J. Martin who authored the fiction book in 2019 to mentor me on how to write in ‘first person’ through the eyes of a book character. J.J.Martin wrote his book through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy through to manhood in his twenties which was exactly what I wanted to do depicting my dad’s story through his eyes from age 13 to 21. I had to tell the story using dialogue between my dad and whomever he was with at that time that it happened.” So how did the book flow once Mark was fully into writing it? “Ah now this was the fun part,” he said. “As the saying goes, ‘It happens’ (this expression needing two more letters). “My business venture was shut down due to COVID. I wanted and needed an intellectually stimulating project. I inherited the ‘adventurous and entrepreneurial’ genes from my dad. “Also I saw that my mom was still very much grieving his passing so I needed to do this to help with my own dealing with my dad’s passing, but also as a distraction for conversations with my mom as I have never so intently asked her questions about her and dad’s lives before. It helped her with her grieving and it certainly helped me to let him go. “Recognizing that his greatness needed to be celebrated by recording it not just talking about it nor going through the motions. “Plus I needed something to do.” So Mark went at it head-on. “Never one to back down from a challenge, I decided that no one would want to read my narrative of the stories again due to sounding like

I was writing a business proposal,” he said, reiteration “I thought wouldn’t it be great to do what J.J. Martin did and tell the stories through my dad’s actual dialogue from a first person stand point? “This challenge meant I reconnected with J.J. Martin and he mentored me with his best practices. Then my mind shift had to take place and my sister was my sounding board. So many of the stories when I read them to her, she would say ‘that is a good story but it was nothing like that!’ so back to my lonely writer’s quarters dejected and jilted and starting over yet again. “This went on and on for all of the chapters of the book until I got it right. So that is for the stories about my dad which was challenging enough. “The next challenge was I had to research actual history of China and history of Chinese immigration to Canada. “Again due mainly to the fact that my friends and family who will be the readers are very well read, intelligent and educated people. I would not be able to BS my way through any part of history so I had to research every occurrence in every geography to be certain that I described it with accuracy as many of the readers will fact check me.” Along the way Mark learned more about his father too, terming that the best aspect of the book. “For me it is the constant learning that was my dad. His values, morals and beliefs,” he offered. “For the reader it will be the adventure that ties all of these things together into an action novel.” And as a first-time author Mark is satisfied with the overall story he created. “Yes overall I am satisfied although I do believe that perhaps there is more to tell.” he said. “That is why perhaps his life as an entrepreneur in Hanna, Alberta and then Yorkton, together with his having his family must also be told. “Many readers have already reached out to me saying ‘arg!! I want more!’ “Talk about a humbling experience to have a friend say that to you.” Life of Lai is available to purchase on Amazon.

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Politics Few of us would want to be in the unenviable spot that Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has found himself in for most of the past 11 months. For almost a year now, Moe’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has left him in a lonely damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don’t place. Life for Saskatchewan’s Premier would be difficult enough if Moe simply had to deal with those who viewed the novel coronavirus as a hoax perpetrated by a quest for a one-world government. Make no mistake that the extreme anti-maskers, anti-lockdowners and anti-vaxxers — often coming from the far right of the political spectrum, but occasionally joined by those with far left views as well — have made Moe’s life miserable. Perhaps the worst moments of this pandemic fight have come when people from this very group have targeted Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab with public racially motivated taunts in front of the Legislative Building and even invasions of Shahab’s space and the privacy at his home. Some of Moe’s best moments as Premier were the ones he spent standing up for the province’s CMO who has clearly become his friend. They were great moments for this province as well. But the complicating factor for Moe is that while most in this province don’t agree with the taunts levelled at Shahab, many do disagreed with the CMO’s repeated views that it’s better to have curtailed social and economic activity that now includes limitations as to who can now visit you in your home. Or at the very least, many of this view are happiest when Moe has selects the least socially and economically intrusive choice given to him by Shabab. Conversely, Moe has faced a barrage of criticism from the other side — some who are seemingly working under the premise that he could have simply locked down the province for a year with no repercussions. Meanwhile, others are advocating the need for more restrictions or a temporary lockdown or circuit-breaker similar to what was imposed in Manitoba that now seeing significantly less transmission and a slowing of the its death toll. There is little middle ground for Moe. Worse yet, both sides seem to resent the Premier when does present what appears to be a compromise. The best Moe has been able to hope for is to present his policy direction in a reasoned and compassionate way and try not to be overly antagonistic. It is for this reason that Moe’s comment last week to the Municipalities of Saskatchewan annual conference was somewhere between unproductive and bizarre. “It’s easy for someone to stand up and say ‘we need to lock everything down’ when they have the opportunity to work from home,” Moe said in his online presentation to the virtual conference. Yes, he made the remark while working from home — something he and Shahab have repeatedly recommended others do, if possible, to stop the spread of this virus. So what real purpose is served by belittling those who are simply doing exactly what you asked them to do? Is Moe being completely honest when he implies it’s just those who have the “opportunity to work from home” who are advocating for tougher restrictions to bring cases down? Is he unaware that the sharpest advocates for this have been doctors and health care providers who put themselves at risk by attending to those sick with COVID-19? And, perhaps most critically, what value is there in escalating already high tensions between rural and blue-collar workers and urban and white-collar at a time when the message still needs to be that we are all in this together? One gets mistakes are going to be made, but the deliberateness of Moe’s divisive messaging was troubling. We won’t get through this pandemic any faster by fighting. Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics since 1983.

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amily Day was Monday, a made up holiday that gets some of us off work, which is at least a goodintentioned reason for the day’s existence. Of course the idea of days off that allow families to gather and simply enjoy times sans punching a clock for 24-hours is largely a mirage in this era, even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit making it a wise choice to stay away from others for the good of community health. Increasingly, days off, at least ones that are collectively taken because they are statutory in nature, are simply words on a calendar. In the current era rarely does the commercial world ever close its doors affording most to take a day off enmasse. One wonders how the world worked in the 1960s and 1970s when it was almost unheard for a business beyond a corner gas station to be open on a Sunday, and most towns, at least here in Saskatchewan still saw a general closing one other day a week as well. Imagine stores today only being open five-days a week. Of course evening shopping was rare 40-years ago too. Late night shopping one night a week, typically Thursday, was a bold step in its day. Today, many stores stay open extended hours every day of the week.

Our need to buy soda and chips on a whim has simply meant somebody must work the tills and fill the shelves almost everyday of the week. And, of course there have always been careers where someone still has to work through each and every holiday; police, nurses, road crews if a storm hits, utility works on-call, train operators and the list goes one. We live in an age with the world literally at our fingertips through technology in a mobile phone. We have conveniences our grandparents would never have dreamt as even possible. Yet increasingly to get off the treadmill of life is nearly impossible - even this editorial is being written on Family Day afternoon, stat holidays rarely impacting the deadlines at a weekly newspaper. At present the City of Yorkton is working to revamp its cultural plan, and maybe the reality that collective days off where we as a community can actually gather to relax without keeping an eye on the time as we have a shift upcoming should be noted. We are not going to turn back the clock to those days of closed stores and almost community-wide relaxation, but we should need to be aware that a statutory holiday is not what it once was in terms of getting away from our jobs to gather with family and friends.

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Art classes online from local gallery Coming soon from Godfrey Dean Art Gallery ‘Saturday Morning Art Classes’ with Shirley Hart. The new programming will be offered Saturdays in March, from 10:30 a.m. until Noon via Zoom. Using the online platform participants work with a variety of art materials, while following along with the

instruction provided by Hart. Participants will also share their work via Zoom. Classes are suggested as ideal for ages six-to-12, and require the ability to join a Zoom meeting on a tablet or computer. Classes will include: • Saturday, March 6 – Monochromatic

Moon Painting • Saturday, March 13 – Quick Drawings • Saturday, March 20 – Model Magic Pastel Penguins • Saturday, March 27 – Giant Cupcake Painting Participants in the Saturday Morning Art Classes will be invited to show their

artwork at the gallery’s local artist show this June. The cost will be $10 per class. Registration does include art materials which can be picked up, or locally delivered. Class sizes are limited, contact the gallery to register at manager@godfreydeanartgallery.ca or (306) 786-2992.

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In addition to any legal fees and court costs, here is what you can expect after being convicted of a first offence for driving with a BAC of .08 or more. Fine and/or incarceration - The mandatory minimum fine under the Criminal Code for driving with a BAC equal

impoundment, fines, Interlock and mandatory education would be, it is preferable to the other possible outcome of impaired driving: causing a collision that kills you or someone else. SGI’s new public awareness campaign asks the question: if someone died because you drove impaired, could you live with yourself? Saskatchewan has made tremendous progress in reducing the number of collisions, fatalities and injuries caused by impaired drivers. Despite this, there are still far too many people who make the choice to drive after consuming alcohol or drugs. Those choices led to 21 deaths and 342 injuries in 2019. Stay tuned to SGI’s social media accounts (find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) this month, to learn more about the consequences of driving impaired.

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to or exceeding .08 is $1,000 (to a maximum of a 10-year prison sentence for that offence), but the consequences -- and the costs -- don’t stop there. Safe Driver Recognition - Any Criminal Code impaired driving conviction will place you at -20 or lower on your SDR score, which means a financial penalty of at least $1,250. If your previous SDR score meant you were getting a discount on your vehicle insurance, that’s gone too, and it will take three years of driving without causing a collision or getting a traffic ticket before you can earn a discount again. Ignition Interlock – Upon conviction, there is a minimum one-year mandatory ignition interlock requirement before you can get your licence back, which will cost approximately $1,350. Mandatory driver education - A first impaired driving offence means a mandatory Driving Without Impairment class, which will cost you $170 and a weekend of your time. Of course, as bad as suspensions, vehicle

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are dealt with in court. If you are eligible, you can choose to participate in the Ignition Interlock program, after serving 90 days of your suspension. Or you could choose to remain suspended and pay for rides or try to find someone to drive you. (That sounds exhausting). Unfortunately, some drivers choose to drive with a suspended licence and find themselves facing additional charges and vehicle impoundments when they get caught. What are the odds of that happening? Pretty good, actually, thanks to the more than 180 law enforcement vehicles equipped with automatic licence plate readers that detect vehicles associated with suspended drivers. #DoNotRiskIt.

You drove impaired. You didn’t crash your car, no one was hurt or killed, but you got caught. Now what? Police will be focused on catching impaired drivers for the February Traffic Safety Spotlight, and SGI is highlighting some of the consequences those impaired drivers will face. “Driving impaired is a very risky thing to do, and there are a number of different penalties and costs that go along with an impaired driving charge,” said Penny McCune, Chief Operating Officer of the Auto Fund. “People may not understand, it can turn your life upside down.” Let’s say you’ve been charged under the Criminal Code for exceeding .08 blood alcohol concentration. What follows is the very least you can expect with your first offence for an impaired driving Criminal Code charge and conviction. For repeat offences, penalties can be even more severe – up to and including jail time.

Act. This will provide a consistent legal framework for all parenting couples. Additionally, the legislation revises the best interests of a child criteria to better factor in the impact of family violence when determining parenting time, decisionmaking responsibilities, relocations, and other issues. The Government of Saskatchewan strives to safeguard the best interests of children and implement legislation that improves the lives of families in our province.

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Reform Commission of Saskatchewan. “Having clear legislation that reflects modern familial structures enables us to act in the best interests of all children,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant said. “This will remove unnecessary obstacles for families and allow parents more flexibility when making personal decisions that affect their children.” The Act also updates parentage provisions to mirror recent amendments to The Divorce

legally recognized as a parent. These changes, which passed during the Spring 2020 Session, are based on recommendations made by the Law

expressly consider situations of assisted reproduction, including surrogacy, and permits persons other than biological parents to be

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Legislation is coming into force on March 1 to ensure modern family relationships are better reflected in Saskatchewan family

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Local McDonald’s gets thank you Ronald McDonald House Charities Saskatchewan (RMHCSK) was created to serve families from across our province, providing a safe, homelike environment for a family when their children are in hospital. On Family Day, the generosity of the many charitable contributions that make this mission possible is profoundly felt. What better time than Family Day in Saskatchewan to recognize our partners, who everyday help keep families close at Ronald McDonald House Charities Saskatchewan.

We extend particular gratitude and appreciation this Family Day month, to Yorkton’s local McDonald’s owner/operator Raj Bains. Through their McDonald’s giving over the years, Raj and his team have been able to support families from Yorkton, and beyond, who have needed to travel for the medical needs of their child or children. In the past two years, 19 families from the city of Yorkton have stayed at the Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon for a total of 214 nights – and your McDonald’s in Yorkton has supported

them. One of these families is the Agar family who were introduced to the House in 2016. “About five years ago our oldest daughter started having health issues, during this time we were introduced to the Ronald McDonald House in Saskatoon, a House full of love and support. The House was able to eliminate some of our everyday worries (meals and lodging) allowing our family to focus 100 per cent on our daughter’s health. The House provided an environment that let our daughter forget why she was there. Two years

later, when our youngest daughter fell ill we took off to Saskatoon knowing where we would find open arms. We are forever grateful for the House and the love and support they showed our family.” ~ Agar Family Each year over $500,000 is raised in Saskatchewan from McDonald’s operations and guest support. These contributions stay in the community to serve the people of Saskatchewan when they need it most. This unique partnership, over the last 10 years, has enabled Saskatchewan McDonald’s to grant over $5M to the Saskatchewan

House and Prince Albert Family Room, to support operations and serve families from all corners of the province. This generous and unencumbered giving enables Ronald McDonald House Charities Saskatchewan to serve over 1,700 families each year.

By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury

Regina – The Ministry of Health and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have

made it relatively simple in determining who is next in line for the COVID-19 vaccines in

Phase 2 of the vaccination program. Except in very few exceptional cases, the older you are,

the sooner you will get the vaccine. That’s according to Minister of Health Paul

Together during this wonderful month where we celebrate families, let us recognize Raj and his team and thank those who continue to help us keep families close. On behalf of all of us at RMHC – SK, staff, volunteers and families within – Thank you

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Age will be the principal factor in who gets vaccinated next in Saskatchewan

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Merriman and SHA CEO Scott Livingstone during the Feb. 9 COVID19 briefing, held at the Legislature in Regina. Merriman said, “We are currently still in Phase 1, which covers priority health care workers, residents and longterm care staff, and other Saskatchewan residents over the age of 70. Phase 2 will be our mass vaccination stage. It’s going to begin hopefully sometime in April, depending on the number of doses that we receive in the coming weeks from the federal government. Our goal will be to vaccinate as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, and to do so in a way that reduces severe outcomes as much as possible. “For that reason, we will be focusing on age as the primary risk factor. We know that age is the number one factor in determining severe outcomes from COVID-19. So our mass vaccination will be done by age, starting with our oldest residents first. Right now, we’re in Phase 1, which includes everyone over the age of 70. In Phase 2, we will be vaccinating people over 60, then people over 50, and so on, until everybody that wants to be vaccinated can be.” Merriman continued, “There’ll be a few additional groups prioritized like clinically extremely vulnerable individuals, and people in some congregate living settings like emergency shelters and group homes. But like most other provinces, we are organizing our mass vaccination program, primarily on age, because that’s the best way to get things done for the most people, the quickest. And that’s the best way to reduce severe outcomes.” The pair expressed almost palpable exasperation with the low numbers of vaccine doses coming from the federal government. Merriman noted, “This week, we expect to receive fewer than 2,000 doses here in Saskatchewan. To date, we have received 45,000 doses. There are about 190,000 people in our Phase 1. And as a two-dose vaccine, That’s 380,000 shots. That means, so far, we have only been able to do 12 per cent of the people identified in Phase 1. “The federal government has assured us that vaccine shipments are going to start picking up next week, and we will continue to increase up to March in the second quarter of this year. But it could be sometime in April, before we get to Phase 2. But Saskatchewan is ready for this. We just need some more vaccines, and Continued on page A7

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COVID-19 receding By Brian Zinchuk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury

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Pasta perfect During the deep freeze of the polar vortex this weekend (Feb 12-14), the Tieszen family had some fun throwing hot water into the air to make clouds... and freezing noodles in mid-air! The family took the noodles

on a little road trip on Valentine’s Day taking a photograph at the water tower in the city. It might have been minus -41C but it was still a chance for some fun in the sun.

AGE Continued from page A6 they can’t get here soon enough.” Livingstone explained, “We’re nowhere near our target goal in Phase 1 and that is primarily, almost exclusively due to the fact that we haven’t received vaccine to deliver. And that will continue to be a challenge for us without knowing what vaccine is coming past quarter one of this year.” Those at high risk, beyond the issue of age, will be targeted first in Phase 2. The province has put together a list including those who live in select congregate living settings like group homes for persons with intellectual disabilities and emergency shelters. People with underlying health conditions that are clinically extremely vulnerable include: • Solid organ transplant recipients. • People with specific cancers. • People with severe respiratory conditions. • People with rare diseases that significantly increase the risk of infections. • People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase the risk of infection. • Adults with very significant developmental disabilities that increase risk. • Adults on dialysis or with chronic kidney disease. The province will be setting up over 226 clinics in 181 communities, including numerous drive-through, mobile and mass clinics. On top of that, pharmacies across the province will also take part. Livingstone noted that for the last round of influenza shots, 385 pharmacies in 113 communities

took part, accounting for about half of the total vaccinations done for the flu last year. As for immunization records – those immunized will be given a paper card. There will also be an electronic record accessible through MySaskHealthRecord at ehealthsask.ca People covered in Phase 1 like long-term care and personal care home residents will be contacted directly. Priority health care workers will be contacted to book an appointment. People over the age of 70 who live independently will receive information through direct contact, wherever possible, through local media or social media. Livingstone noted that if someone choses to not get the vaccine when their group is called up, you can still choose to get

it done later. For Phase 2, there will be a central scheduling system online through www.saskatchewan.ca or a toll free number, both of which will be operational in March. Merriman said “I’ve heard from a lot of people they want to know what’s going on. What is it going to look like? how are we going to be informed? And when can we get in? “So we’re trying to give them two of the three of that. What is it going to look like with the mass vaccination clinics, the drive throughs and also the mobile clinics. We’re going to tell them how that they can do this. The when is a little bit out of our hands right now. It’s not a little bit; it’s completely out of our hands. That’s when the vaccination or the vaccines actually start flowing will determine the when.”

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Regina – According the John Hopkins University COVID-19 Dashboard, as of Feb. 11, Canada is currently 22nd in the world for the number of COVID-19 cases it has had to date. Nearly every country above it, as well as Canada, is on the backside of either its second or third wave, with new case counts having significantly declined almost universally in the last two months. This has happened just as vaccinations started their very slow rate of dispersal. For Saskatchewan, it meant this province continues to trend in the right direction, according to Premier Scott Moe, during the during the regular provincial COVID-19 briefing on Feb. 11 in the Legislature. “As of today, our seven-day average of new cases is down now to 182. That is the lowest since January 3rd, and down about 43 per cent from the peak on January the 12th.” Moe said. Asked how this plays for Saskatchewan, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said, “We have known for a long time, even before the COVID pandemic came, that pandemics come in waves and they can be one, two, three, four waves. “And second, we also know that respiratory viruses like coronaviruses do have a seasonality. They’re more likely to have a stronger wave in winter months, and that’s what we’ve seen. But, you know, the way viruses behave is that they go up,

and we have to work very hard to make that peak as low as possible, through public health measures, other interventions, and then the wave recedes, like you mentioned, this receding in many parts of the world. But we have to make sure that whenever the wave comes, it causes the least damage that we can incur and, unfortunately, throughout Canada and the northern hemisphere, and the fall wave has had devastating consequences for many jurisdictions. He continued, “Hopefully, we are on the downswing, but we can’t let a guard down because, we still have more than 95 per cent of the population not immune. We already seen in the UK, they had a severe second wave. We didn’t have a severe first wave. We had a very small first wave, mostly linked to international travel. We had a quiet summer. Many

parts of the world had a devastating first wave including the U.K., parts of the U.S. “Parts of the U.S. never went down; they had sustained transmission throughout the summer, which we didn’t have. The U.K. had a devastating second wave, and then as they were coming out of it, through a severe lockdown, they had the variant strain pick up, and they had a devastating third wave, which is even worse than the second wave. Shahab concluded, “So, I think we have been very fortunate. We have done well. But we really can’t let our guard down, and we really have to stay the course with our public health measures, well into our vaccine program, till you know we have a large proportion of the population vaccinated. We really have to stay the course of the public health measures.”

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February 17, 2021 - February 23, 2021

Next Council Meeting Monday, February 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

Public Notice Discretionary Use Application for Automotive Maintenance Use in C-1 City Centre Commercial Zoning District - 134 Broadway Street East

Legal Description:

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Details: The applicant proposes to operate an Automotive Maintenance use at the proposed location in a C-1 City Centre Commercial zoning district. Automotive Maintenance uses within the City Centre zoning district are Discretionary Uses under Zoning Bylaw No. 14/2003 and must be publicly advertised before Council can make a decision on the application. Information: You can view this notice online at www.yorkton.ca under the New and Notices section on the home page. Questions regarding the application may be directed to: Carleen Koroluk, Land Use Planner Phone: (306) 786-1727 Email: ckoroluk@yorkton.ca Public Hearing: City Council will hear all persons who are present and wish to speak to the application and all written submissions will be read verbatim unless the submitter is in attendance to speak on the submission, on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 5:00 pm in City Hall Council Chambers, Yorkton, SK. If you wish to provide written comments for Council’s consideration, they must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Written submissions must be directed to: Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation & Procedures In Person: 37 Third Avenue North, Yorkton, SK Via Mail: Box 400, Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3 Via Email: jmatsalla@yorkton.ca

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Everyday Heroes webinar set By Marjorie Dech Freelance Writer A group of women from Yorkton have taken their business abilities to help and educate other women entrepreneurs to the ‘Nth’ level. Their past seminars had been held in group sessions but with the present pandemic limiting public gatherings these ladies put their heads to together coming up with the idea to carry on, no matter the obstacles set before them, hence the ‘Everyday Heroes Webinar’ has been set in motion. During the month of March, they will host a number of webinars through which their goals will include talking about their own businesses on a personal level, the importance of what they are doing as well as their willingness to help other entrepreneurs grow their endeavours. When asked for their thoughts on the importance of the webinar it is easy to see the women have common ideas thus work well for the same successful outcome. Tricia Klassen from The Medicine Shoppe, suggested, “The importance is to celebrate women in business and empower each other.” She added, “When women come together the whole community benefits.” Kellsey Popowich from Growth Media Strategy, noted, “This event has been a great way to network with presenters and attendees as well. There is so much competition out there but this group and this event are designed to help lift each other up and support each other.” Dr. Lindsay Yaworsky of Prairie Smiles Dental Group definitely has the same goals in mind, “The goal of the Everyday Heroes seminar series, as in previous years - the conference - is to empower women through knowledge, and to be able to share thoughts and ideas with each other. We want to celebrate women and grow strong communities and businesses within those communities. It is

a fun, knowledge filled event that brings women together.” The ladies will host a wide array of Power Point presentations, short videos and slides with question and answer periods to follow. Klassen suggests those interested, “Come armed with all your online marketing questions for your business! I’m here to help.” Asked what they felt makes women talking to women about business so important, they saw it as important to share experiences. “Women, and women entrepreneurs are an important part of our communities,” Yaworsky explained. “Women in business often have a lot of commonalities, and sharing our personal experiences and knowledge can help all of us to grow and to learn. We can support each other in our businesses and in our lives, which, I believe, is such a great aspect of this group.” How helpful might it be, from your experience? “It is extremely helpful to be part of a like-minded group of women entrepreneurs. We can share ideas, learn from each other, and have a positive growth experience in our lives. Everyday Heroes brings together women from many different backgrounds and we can all share and support not only each other, but women in our community as well. We all have different knowledge bases to draw from - which makes the group a diverse wealth of information.” Popwich suggests, “women often face unique challenges in business so it is great to be able to share and discuss ideas with other women in business. The conference is targeted towards both women in business as well as any women in the community looking to be motivated and encouraged by others to live their best life. The conference is also intended to educate women on some of the great resources our city has to offer.” What do these women

hope to pass on to their audience you might ask? “I hope to pass on a message of self-care for your leg health to help prevent many leg health issues in the future,” said Popowich. “This may be new information for some and a good reminder for others that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” I also hope to pass on the benefits of having a personal pharmacist that treats you as an individual and considers your whole health, not just your pills.” Yaworsky stated, “I am a dentist and people’s oral health is my job. I love helping people achieve their best smile, and educating them on why the mouth is so important to overall health. I will be spending time on dental care - both what people should focus on at home and why it’s important to have regular dental hygiene visits and dental exams. The mouth is the gateway to the body and routine dental check-ups can catch systemic problems early. “In addition to that, I will be focusing on some common aesthetic concerns in dentistry - like how to achieve a brighter smile, how a missing tooth can be replaced, and some other aspects of smile design which is fun and interesting for me to share with the audience.” “I hope to help the audience breakthrough any barrier they have holding them back in their online marketing goals,” said Klassen The best way to register for the webinars is from the links on the Everyday Heroes Facebook page. Once registered you will receive emails from the presenter so you will be able to contact them through email. Anyone interested in

the webinars can sign up here: https://sites.google. com/view/everydayheroes-webinars/home

“It’s going to be a fantastic series of webinars that are kicking off on March 8 - International Women’s Day! Let’s

celebrate International Women’s day together by signing up for these amazing free webinars!” said Yaworsky.

February 17, 2021 - February 23, 2021 Next Council Meeting Monday, February 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

Request for Proposals • Deer Park Golf Course Food and Beverage Proposal must be received before 4:00 p.m. on February 19, 2021 Please email Proposal clearly marked with the above proposal name to: cdpr@yorkton.ca Details of Proposal: The City of Yorkton Community Development, Parks and Recreation Department is soliciting proposals from experienced and capable parties interested in operating the Deer Park Golf Course Concession, Banquet and Beverage services at the Deer Park Golf Course.

Specifications are available at: www.yorkton.ca/tenders Proposal shall remain open for acceptance by the City and irrevocable for thirty (30) calendar days following the date specified for closing. Proposal received after the date and time specified for closing will be marked late and returned unopened. Contact Person Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars can be directed to: Darcy McLeod, Director Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1750 Email: cdpr@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

• Bedding Plants Proposal must be received before 4:00 p.m. on February 19, 2021 Please send sealed Proposal clearly marked with the above proposal name to: Department of Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Box 400 Yorkton, Saskatchewan S3N 2W3 Details of Proposal: The City of Yorkton is requesting proposals for the supply of bedding plants for the 2021 season. Specifications are available at: www.yorkton.ca/tenders Proposal shall remain open for acceptance by the City and irrevocable for thirty (30) calendar days following the date specified for closing. Proposal received after the date and time specified for closing will be marked late and returned unopened. Contact Person Enquiries regarding the proposal procedure and particulars can be directed to: Matt Charney – Parks Manager Community Development, Parks & Recreation City of Yorkton Phone: 306-786-1780 Email: cdpr@yorkton.ca The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Lowest or any proposal not necessarily accepted.

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The list of games being produced each year is simply massive, and that has been the case of at least the last 20 years. So a game has to be particularly good to float to the top of the gaming morass to be more than what is becoming a ‘buyplay-toss’ board games’ world. While there is nothing wrong with spending $50 on a game, having four or five hours playing it with two, or three others, then boxing it up and forgetting about it. The entertainment cost per hour, per player can still crunch out at less than a cold one at a local brewhouse, so the value is there. But, it’s still nice to find that game that is so good it stands up to repeated plays, that is addictive enough you want to play it again and again, looks so nice you hope to pass it on to the next generation of the family one day, For me at least that typically means abstract strategy games, and in that regard Hive, first released in 2000, enhanced with a trio of piece expansions since, fits the bill to a ‘T’. The game, as some regular readers will recall, might be likened

to a modern take on the theme of chess, albeit this one is played without a board. By creator John Yianni, the pieces are bakelite-ish, large and chunky so they look great and will last. It’s just a great game, one that is worthy of Top10 consideration among abstract strategy games all-time, a list I find fluctuates in my case, but Hive is always in consideration. So, it’s no wonder Hive is a game where an online World Championship is held annually, an event won recently by Joe Schultz his second straight title, making him one of the best at the game presently. The obvious question being; what keeps him competing in Hive after having already won? “A big saying I have always had in my head: ‘If you cannot do it twice, you cannot do it at all’,” he replied when asked that question via email. “This saying came to be from my years of skateboarding, doing dangerous tricks and such. The thought is that by being able to do something difficult more than once -preferably on command -- one can build a sort of consistency that throws

As optimistic as we gardeners are, it is still a while till gardening time (105 days till May 24, Victoria Day, the tradition “planting “weekend) and that is why we look to our houseplants to bring us our daily dose of gardening. A dear friend gifted us with a peperomia plant; it is lush-looking and cheerful on these cold winter days. Peperomia is from a large family of about 1500 cousins, part of the peppercorn family. Most of the family originates

in tropical to sub-tropical areas of the world. The cousins don’t all look like each other, (the peperomia can also call cinnamon and avocado part of their family) but many of them have similar characteristics: they are more compact plants, growing only to a height of about twelve inches, perfect if you don’t have a lot of space for houseplants. They have thick stems and thick, waxy-looking leaves. These are plants that are loved for their lush foliage, and even

THE MEEPLE GUILD (Yorkton) meeple.guild@gmail.com luck out the window. “For Hive specifically, there is some luck involved. I want to prove to myself that it isn’t a fluke that I was champion. “And in the world of competitive fighting -boxing / mma / etc -- there is another saying: ‘you are not champion until successfully defending the crown.’ “So I will continue to play competitively and try to retain the championship, which is very difficult, especially when in the limelight and all the young talent wants my blood. “Also, there is another goal: to win the most championships in Hive history and solidify some sort of legacy. I am tied at two with Eddy Marlo (sic) and behind Quodlibet who has three - I beat Quod this year to win.” And then there is sim-

ply the love of the game for Schultz. “With all that said, the fundamental piece that started it all and maintains my participation: I love competition,” he said. “And I love tactical strategy. It is just ingrained within me -- I don’t’ really know any other way. I really try to hold back any thoughts that I have reached the summit of mount Hive. Just because I have won twice now, it doesn’t mean I am the best or that I cannot reach new heights -- this is the main type of thought that makes me keep going and how I avoid the ‘I’ve arrived’ attitude that would make me put the game down. Of course the next obvious question was whether the championship road has gotten tougher? “Yes, definitely,”

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offered Schultz. “This was by far the toughest year in Hive World Championship history. More great players joined the fight than ever before. The numbers of participants were the most ever too. I think 100 or 98 players joined who thought they had a chance to win. “I expect it to get tougher and tougher each and every year. “It is strange to say that 2020 was the toughest year to win when I have failed in 2018 and 2019, but I dug very deep to pu ll out the victory in 2020. I had to improve myself to meet the competition and I had a lot of adversity.” Having new faces in the competition of course is great for the future of Hive. “New players are constantly popping up,” noted Schultz. “Some of them come from chess backgrounds or from other games, and they reach a peak in Hive pretty quickly. “I have the advantage of a lot of experience, and I have been able to win with a lot of the same tricks that I have been teaching people through friendly games and with my book. “As time goes on, the game will continue to evolve. This is a great feeling: I know that I have helped a ton of good players to become great players.” Are there however barriers to growing Hive even more? “I think there is a natural plateau for players who find the game and reach a basic level of understanding,” said Schultz. “These players find the game, get decent at it, and then move on because they don’t have the tools to unlock certain ideas and concepts on their own -- at least not in a streamlined way. “So, I think that by providing material on that exact subject, I am

helping these players stay in the game with my book. “Other sources of info about the game help keep the talent in the game in a similar matter. “As far as barriers go, there is one more: Finding the game in the first place. I think over time Hive will naturally increase in popularity as it has been, but articles like this can help with that exponentially.” As noted at the start of this article there are hundreds of new games out there, yet Schultz stays focused on Hive, begging the question why? “I used to play realtime strategy games quite often and at a high level. Mainly Command and Conquer: Generals,” related Schultz. “Nowadays, I really only play Hive. I think I get my strategy fix that way and I really don’t have time for much else. “This isn’t a video game, but I also really enjoy the physical ‘game’ of Judo. Many of the concepts I have learned from Judo have helped me a tremendous amount in Hive. “Hive, at its core, has a beautiful simplicity to it. No fancy gimmicks, just rock-solid game play. The way the pieces interact with each other’s unique abilities is brilliant. Many new games do not provide such depth in a way that maintains simplicity. That is why Hive is, in every bit of the word, classic.” Obviously only a few abstract strategy games have decades old international organizations (chess/go/othello), can Hive be such a game? “Yes,” said Schultz. “These games you mention are all “classic” because of their depth while remaining simple. Hive is no exception. “Hive will achieve something similar, it just needs time to do so -- and exposure.”

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Ensuring job protection for employees accessing benefits under the federal recovery program Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced amendments to The Employment Standards Regulations that will extend job protection to employees looking to access the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit and Caregiving Benefit. The amendments include providing job protection for all employees: that are absent from work due to illness, selfisolating or have an underlying health condi-

tion which makes them susceptible to COVID-19; or are providing care to a child or disabled family member; and are in receipt of, or will be applying for the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit or the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit. “The amendments ensure employees that are accessing the new federal recovery benefits will have jobs to return to after taking leave due to a COVID illness or caring for a

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Hobby slowly becoming more By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Chastity Babychuk is hoping her interest in photography can develop into something more. “My goal is to one day invest in a DSLR camera,” said the Yorktonborn photographer, who now lives in nearby Foam Lake. “When we are allowed to travel again ideally I would love to travel all over the world just to photograph different scenery. “If one day it grows into a business then great but right now I am happy sharing my work for others to enjoy.” Babychuk, 28, said her interest in photography is a relatively new one. “I can’t exactly pinpoint an exact age. I’ve always loved scenery and being outdoors growing up but I never got into photography until these past six years,” she told Yorkton This Week. Babychuk said she came to realize the camera was a way to do something creative on her own. “I found this to be a good thing I could do on

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my own. I enjoy my own company rather than group settings,” she said. “Yet it is something I can share with the world for others to enjoy as well.” So far, Babychuk has learned on the go. “I have never had any training,” she said. “I actually do not even own a DSLR camera. I have only used my cell phone over the years, luckily they now have some options similar to a DSLR. “I like to self teach myself, so I’ve read a lot and have lots of trial and error shots.” Along the way she has found her favourite times to shoot and what truly attracts her interest. “My favourite times of day to go for some shots, especially in summer are at sunrise and sunset,” she said. “There’s just something about that first and last glow of the day. “Storm season along with farmers crops is another eye catcher for me, between the light to dark contrast, to being out there smelling the rain as its coming in, its an uplifting experience. “Those rainy days

where it’s glum all day then at some point there’s a break in the clouds and its still lightly raining and you see a rainbow form is another favourite. “I don’t know what it is about those few minutes of colour and light after a glum day it just fills a person with joy instantly.” That said light and colour do combine to create interesting photos, added Babychuk. “I’m always inspired by the interplay of light and bold colours, simplicity that is often overlooked,” she said. “The little things like star gazing and northern lights watching.” Babychuk elaborated with a question of her own. “Have you ever been outside at night alone and the sky is dancing green right above you?” she asked. “It’s such a phenomenal feeling. “I’m fortunate to be able to work for a great construction company in the summer, in which I get to see all

kinds of scenery around Saskatchewan I would not get to see otherwise. “The joy I receive from taking pictures is what really keeps me going.”

Anyone interested in Babychuk’s work can check out her Facebook group called Discover Serenity Landscapes where you can see her work. “I post my

current stock and hold some draws on there,” she said, adding soon there will be some of her canvases available at Serendipity Linen Rentals and more in Foam Lake.

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“Danny called today,” the Preacher told me, when I got home from work one day. I felt a smile start in my soul. Dr. Daniel Gales. In all the years I’ve written this column, I’ve never given a shout-out to those elected to oversee congregations of their denomination within a certain region. Some churches call them bishops. We knew them as District Superintendents, DSes for short. Like Danny. Over our decades in clergy ministry, we came to respect and value the wisdom our DSes brought to their advisory role. Each one had years of full-time pastoral min-

istry behind them. No longer serving a congregation of parishioners, they now had a congregation of congregations. As administrators, mediators, facilitators and representatives to the larger church, they had the extra burden of travel and frequent separation from family and home. Those we knew carried their role with humility, grace, dignity and brotherly love. We sensed their shepherd hearts, and it warmed us. Danny almost always preached when he visited our church. His sermons felt much bigger than his small stature. Fiery, noncompromising and generally long. Full of truth

SPRING Continued from page A10 Our peperomia has smooth, oval shaped leaves, rich green and almost like a succulent, and the stems are quite thick in proportion to the size of the plant. But there are so many exciting other peperomia choices, like peperomia caperata, a plant we may not know well by name, but easily by appearance. This plant has the small, crinkled leaves that always remind me of morel mushrooms. Peperomia orba has small shiny leaves that have a beautiful green and yellow variegation. Leaves that look like little flying saucers are the lovely look of Peperomia argyreia, watermelon peperomia, also giving the added beauty of striated leaves in dark green and light green, resembling the exterior of a watermelon. Peperomia claviformis has the com-

pact oval leaves, but with a dark burgundy-purple edging, also reflected in the purplish stems. Very attractive! Peperomia is a very easy-going houseguest. It likes indirect light (no full sun). We should water it every one to two weeks, and we should let the soil dry out in-between waterings. As the plant gets more light, we can increase the amount of water. Over spring and summer, our peperomia would love a little treat of fertilizer. And this lovely plant easily adapts to any level of humidity. This plant is interesting in that we can make more peperomia babies from any part of the plant, leaf or stem. So if you’re looking for the perfect portable plant, ponder the pretty peperomia, one of the most easy-care houseplants! With everything that is happening in the world,

and compelling calls to genuine Christ-like living. Retired over a decade now, Danny has an even more vital role. He prays. And prays some more. He sends monthly emails to hundreds; keeping people aware of important prayer concerns they may not otherwise know.

They join him in bringing them to God. Danny doesn’t call often. When he does, he stays on the line just long enough to mention that our names came to mind. That he wonders how best to pray for us. Sometimes he rings to give birthday greetings. In our easy social media culture, I

see that as indicative of the measure of the man. While we had many District Superintendents, we considered the last two, Danny and his successor, Dr. Larry Dahl, not only our Superintendents, but our friends. Those men didn’t only care that our churches were (or weren’t) thriving, they cared about us as people. Whether church life (or board meetings) went well or poorly, they stood by to support. When West Nile Disease disabled the Preacher, they not only called, they came. To the hospitals, to our home. Even after we left our last church, Larry, on his many journeys across

it is easy to feel discouraged, and that spring is a long way away. But let’s make an effort to use the time towards learning something new. As we talked about before, our gardens know nothing of covid, and when spring arrives they’ll be ready to start growing and for us, their eager caretakers. Will we be ready for our gardens, with bright new ideas and perhaps some new gardening skills? There is always something new to learn. Henry Ford said “Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” And he did okay for himself! So far, there are no meetings planned yet for

the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society. But please visit us at www.yorktonhort.ca for

news and interesting plant photos! Thank you to our friends at Yorkton This Week for their fine

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his region of jurisdiction, often carved out time to detour and share a meal with us. (I’ll always remember his height. Once when saying goodbye, I recall telling him that hugging him was a little like trying to hug a grain elevator.) After one difficult church board meeting during that time, I recall Larry’s slumped shoulders. He had tears in his eyes. He seemed to have aged five years. Did he care? Without a word, we knew the answer; proved many times over the years before and since. As I said at the start, here’s a wee shout-out to bishops. The best ones. Thanks, Lord.

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STOUT - Mabel Betty Stout passed away February 6, 2021. She was 97 years of age. Betty was born on May 14, 1923 in Yorkton, SK. Daughter of Frederick William and Mabel (nee Leaney) Seaborn, she received her education at Simpson School and the Yorkton Collegiate. Betty and her sister, Irene, enjoyed their early years assisting their parents in the running of their business, Seaborn’s Bakery. Upon graduation, Betty was employed at Poulter’s Mens Wear as a bookkeeper for 2 1/2 years. In 1943 she joined the staff of Western Grocers in Yorkton as a confidential secretary, remaining there for 45 years until her retirement in 1988. Betty was united in marriage to Lawrence James Arthur Stout at St. Andrews Church in Yorkton on October 25, 1952. The couple attended St. Andrews Church and both were members of the senior choir. Betty completed her Royal Conservatory theoretical requirements and received her Grade 10 in practical violin. She taught theory and violin in Yorkton for the next 22 years. Watching her students progress and receive awards was a source of much joy to her. Her other hobbies were oil painting, knitting, crocheting, and gardening. Betty was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence James Arthur Stout on September 14, 2000, her mother Mabel Seaborn in 1988, and her father Frederick Seaborn in 1972. Betty’s only sister, Alice Irene Milne (nee Seaborn), passed away in 1961, and her brother-in-law, Robert Milne died in 2017. Her mother-in-law, Mary Stout died in 1984 and her father-in-law John (Jock) Stout died in 1980. Her brother-in-law, Peter Stout died in 2012 and her sister-in-law Ivy Stout died in 2017. Betty leaves to cherish her memory her niece and nephews, Katherine (Dennis) Arbuthnott of Regina and their children Christopher, Shane, and Devin; Ronald Milne of Regina; David (Shelley) Milne of Saskatoon and their children Dylan, Austin, Zach, and Tasha; Jack (Denise) Stout of Yorkton and their children Robert, Jodi, and Rebecca; Loree Lee (Brian) Young of Calgary and their children Fraser and Emma; Dianne (Douglas) of Yorkton; Peter Marshall (Lorrie Ann) Stout of Yorkton and their children Alyson, Graeme, and Kirstin; Mary-Ellen (Brian) Harrison of Calgary and their children John, Sam, and Dianne; Patti (Rick) Wilk of Saskatoon and their children Mackenzie, Logan, and Callie. Betty was a strong and independent woman who was both artistic and practical, and had a lovely sense of humour. She cared deeply for her family, and spent decades caring for her mother and her husband, Lawrence, both of whom were very ill in their later years. She loved playing her violin, tending her flower-filled yard, and keeping her home in good repair. She spent the last years of her life in the Yorkton Nursing Home, where she received excellent care and attention. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Betty’s name to St. Andrews United Church, Yorkton, SK., or to the Seaborn memorial scholarship with the Yorkton Music Festival (PO Box 743, Yorkton, S3N 2W8).

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NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL TOWN OF SPRINGSIDE Pursuant to Subsection 214 of the Municipalities Act, notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Springside for the year 2021 has been prepared and is opened to inspection in the office of the Assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the following days:

Cars 4 NORDIC Snow tires on factory chrome rims for Malibu or Equinox. $300; 4 Nordic snow tires on steel VW rims. $200. Phone 306338-2750.

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Feed & Seed AgPRO Seeds buying HEATED CANOLA. TOP PRICES PAID IN SK FOR 15-100% HEATED. On farm pickup, prompt payment! Price inquiries: 1-306-873-0481 or email: agproseeds@gmail.com.

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HIP/KNEE Replacement? Other medical conditions causing TROUBLE WALKING or DRESSING? The Disability Tax Credit allows for $2,500 yearly tax credit and up to $50,000 Lump sum refund. Apply NOW; quickest refund Nationwide! Providing assistance during Covid.

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Farms/Acreages Kellross: Land for Rent 2 quarters of land near Kellross for rent. Legal Land description NE & SE 27-27-14-W2. Currently in pasture but used to be good grain land with soil class of H. Looking for a long term renter to turn them into grain land. 306-491-6728

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Livestock ANDERSON CATTLE CO. BULL SALE. 60 Red & Black Angus Bulls. March 30/21 at Swan River, MB. 204-734-2073, www.andersoncattle.ca. JP Cattle Co. Annual Simmental & Angus Bull & Female Sale Thursday, March 4 - 1:00 p.m. on the farm at McAuley, MB. Selling Simmental & Angus bulls, as well as commercial bred heifers. For more information or a catalogue contact Glenn 204-851-5669, Eric 306-434-8567 or T Bar C Cattle Co. 306-220-5006. View the catalogue online at www.BuyAgro.com. Watch and bid online at www.DLMS.ca (PL#116061).

Purebred Livestock FOR SALE: Registered Purebred Red & Black Limousin bulls. Phone/text 306-730-0027.

General Employment Heavy Duty Mechanics required: Late model, clean CAT, JD equip; winch, dump, gravel trucks, and trailers. Both camp and shop locations; R & B provided Wage negotiable. Clean drivers abstract a must. Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www. brydenconstruction andtransport.ca Trucking & Transport

C & G SHUTTLE 1-306-647-3333 1-306-620-3521 (Cell) Airports, medical or shopping trips, up to 5 people. Auctions HOLLINGER LAND & CATTLE 9th Annual Bull & Female Sale, Tuesday, March 23, 1:00 pm at the ranch, Neudorf, SK. With guest consignor Nu-Horizon Angus. Offering 60 Black Angus yearling bulls, plus purebred females and select pens of commercial open heifers. For more information or a catalogue, contact Chad at 306331-0302 or T Bar C Cattle Co. at 306-220-5006. To view the catalogue online go to www.BuyAgro.com. Watch and bid online at www.DLMS.ca. (PL#116061). QUICK SOLD AUCTION serving SE Saskatchewan. Let us help you sell your items getting the best possible price in the least amount of time. Your items will get Canada wide coverage on our Online auction. Specializing in antiques, vintage and collectables of all kinds. Certified personal property appraiser. Don’t throw anything out until you talk to us. Free consultation. 306-728-5552 or 306-7307310. quicksoldauction.com PL#508277.

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HOME FOR SALE IN TOGO: Sale of House & 4 Village Lots $29,000 Lovely 1000+ square feet home for sale in the Village of Togo, Saskatchewan with detached garage and four large village lots: Gardeners dream. Home has 3 bedrooms with 1 and a 1/2 bathrooms, furnace and electric heat, washing machine, dryer, stove. Village water and services. Home recently painted and refloored is move-in ready. Price $29,000 or best offer. Contact Bill at 1-403-507-3770. 403-507-3770

Apartments/Condos for Rent 43 SUITE Apartment Building in Glencairn. Affordable housing for independent living. Large screened in balconies, free laundry on each floor. One free parking space. Bus stop at front door. Fridge and stove supplied. Free weekly bus service to Safeway. For more information, please call 306-789-7970 and leave a message.

Saskatchewan highest wholesale trade growth among provinces in December 2020 S a s k a t c h e w a n ’s wholesale trade showed strong annual growth in December according to a report released by Statistics Canada. Compared to December of 2019, trade is up by 18.1 per cent (seasonally-adjusted), the highest percentage increase among provinces. On a national basis, wholesale trade was up 4.8 per cent. “Wholesale trade is an important indicator of economic progress, as it signals business confidence in the goods sector,” Trade and Export

Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “As we’ve recently seen with Saskatchewan recording the lowest unemployment rate in Canada and the highest percentage increase in merchandise exports, we are leading the national economic recovery and are well-positioned to emerge from the pandemic.” Wholesale trade figures for December were $2.4 billion. Increases in miscellaneous products and agriculture were up year-over-year.

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Crush softball taking registrations By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Board of Directors of Yorkton Crush Girls Softball has announced plans for spring play, conditional of course, on restrictions in the area. “It seems Softball Saskatchewan feels we should at least be able to carry out practices,” said Crush spokesperson Jenn Stackhouse. Stackhouse noted sports such as hockey and volleyball have had rules allowing a limited number of players on the ‘field-of-play’ to practice, and they are at least expecting something similar to be possible for softball in the spring. At this time the Crush are expecting to be able to offer “skill development practices that will run twice a week, as well as opportunity for interleague play, if restrictions allow,” detailed a Facebook post on regis-

tration for the year. Stackhouse said even if they end up mixing ages and creating local teams for play “that would be better than nothing” although they do hope a league might be possible by the time the girls hit the diamonds. Ultimately, it comes down to a desire to see the girls playing and being active again. “For the most part we miss being on the field,” she said. Age groupings of the girls will stay the same as in the past. Cost to register for our season is going to be set at a flat rate of $75 per girl, regardless of age. This $75 has been set to cover our operating costs at the ball diamond, and insurance coverage for your child. The Facebook post also noted, should restrictions allow, and we are able to play teams

outside of our club, we will need to charge a jersey deposit when we hand out jerseys. Proper Covid Protocols that are current at the time of the season will apply. While there is a fee, Stackhouse said they are not taking those fees with registrations received now, noting they will wait for the fees until they are sure they can offer programming. The Crush need a minimum of 50 registrations in order to proceed. Stackhouse noted in 2019, pre-COVID they had 74 girls registered. Registration forms are available on the Crush Facebook Page. The team website will not be operational this season, in order to reduce some expenses, said Stackhouse. The organization may also be contacted via email at yorktoncrushsoftball@hotmail.com

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The Yorkton Crush hope to be back in action this spring.

A look at Raptor history When the Toronto Raptors won the National Basketball Association Championship in 2019 they did so with the eyes of a nation upon them. There were Canadians jumping on the Raptor bandwagon who had probably not watched a game in the team’s 25-year history, but were suddenly swept up in the mania of a team that had adopted ‘We The North’ as its rallying cry, firmly positioning itself as the heart of basketball in this country. While I admit I was not a massive basketball fan prior to the latest incarnation of the Raptors as they developed from mediocrity to championship over the half decade or so, the run of 2019 had me glued to the tube and I admit to being a bigger fan of the game as the NBA starts its 2020-21 season than I was before the spring of ‘the run’. It is one of those kismet moments that the Raptors ascended to the highest peak possible in basketball in their 25th

year, setting a benchmark built on a foundation 25-years in the making. With a quarter of century on history, and the pinnacle championship captured it was a rather obvious moment in time to look back on the franchise, and who better to do that than Toronto Star journalist Doug Smith who was there covering the team as it was announced as an NBA expansion team through the highs of Damon Stoudamire to Vince Cater to Demar Derozan to Kyle Lowry to Kawhi Leonard and a hundred low spots in between. To that end Smith has released ‘We The North’ a history of the Raptors up to the championship. What Smith has created is a book for the ‘every fan’. I say that in the best way possible. The book is only 230 pages, so Smith does not bog the story down with who scored what on a given night, or even the record the team achieved most seasons. This is in no way a definitive history of the Raptors, but it is bet-

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Sports ter for that since it is a much more accessible telling of the tale. Smith steps back as someone who followed the team closely to give a ‘big picture’ look at the Raptors and how it developed over the years, with chapters devoted to key players, to behind the scenes initiatives such as increasing the role of women to the key moments such as the arrival Masai Ujiri. From the book jacket; “When the Toronto Raptors first took the court back in 1995, the world was a very different place. Michael Jordan was tearing up the NBA. No one had email. And a lot of people wondered whether basketball could survive in

Toronto, the holy city of hockey. “Twenty-five years later, the Raptors are the heroes not only of the 416, but of the entire country.” In a brief chat with Smith he said “it was a lot of fun” gleaning through his personal memories of 25 years of Raptors basketball, and while there may have been questions about the viability of the sport in this country when the team launched, he said he anticipated it would find a fan base. “I knew it was going to happen,” he said, adding the team’s success “was reflective of changes in Canada.” Smith said with an influx of new Canadians you had people who did not grow up automatic-

ally as fans of hockey, but were instead more familiar with sports such as soccer and basketball which he noted are “global sports”. “And we live in a global community now,” adding Toronto has people “from every corner of the earth.” It is from the diversity much of the Raptor fan base has been drawn. For Smith the book was also a benchmark for a journalist who has been covering the same team from its birth to a crown. He said when the team was first talked about in 1993 basketball was little known in this country and sports writers were exactly lining up to cover the team, most wanting to cover hockey for obvious reasons. Smith however, was intrigued by the arrival of the Raptors. “I really liked the idea of being in on the history,” he said, adding there hadn’t been a new pro sports franchise since the Blue Jays in 1977. “It was a chance to cover history that was

really intriguing to me,” said Smith, who added he had played the game, and had covered the American Dream Team at the 1992 Olympics “so the game was in my blood a little bit.” While We The North is a must read for a Raptor fan, I had to ask Smith about what lies ahead for the team. As for the new season Smith anticipates the Raptors will be playing at home for the latter half of the season, and in spite of losing the likes of Serge Ibaka and Marc Gasol, will be top four in the NBA east and then it’s a roll of the dice come the playoffs. Since Smith included a chapter on the Raptors efforts to increase the role of women in the organization, is it likely they will be involved in bringing a Woman’s NBA team to TO? “I think it will happen,” he said, adding the WNBA has to do some work to be more viable, but a woman’s franchise can work in Toronto. “It might be three years away. It might be five years, or 18-months” but one day it will happen.

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The age of the machine is now The prospect of an era where we herald in the age of the machine has lots of rather scary connotations, thanks largely to Hollywood and blockbuster hits such as the Terminator series. Of course the age of the machine is not something that can be marked by a singular day, year or even decade, in terms of when humanity turned to machines. It is instead something that has evolved with mankind always rather eager to turn to a machine to lessen the burden of jobs from the manufacture of cars, to the mining of ore, to the

harvesting of farm crops and almost every job in between. Let’s face it, the computer that this column is written on is largely a machine that is a massive upgrade from the Underwood typewriter I began my journalism career on, and that typewriter was a big upgrade from the days of pen and paper and hot lead typesetting in the newspaper business. So turning to machines is not new. What is new is turning to machines which have a level of artificial intelligence, although even that is now a decades old evolution.

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Calvin Daniels Assembly line production has relied on computer-controlled machines for years, and those can be considered early A.I. machines of a fashion. And, now we are taking the next step, creating autonomous machines. It’s one thing to have

an assembly line robot attached to it’s spot on the line. It is quite another when the robot can wander around on its own. Farming however, a sector always eager to look to new technology that has benefits they can monetize, is looking rather closely at autono-

mous machines. Think about a tractor or combine in the field running 24-hours a day, maybe powered by the sun, with no wages for a driver required. It sounds futuristic, but in this case the future may be now. A recent story at w w w. p r o d u c e r. c o m revealed just how close it may be. The article detailed,”more than 350 autonomous combines harvested 400,000 acres of Russian crop in 2020, bringing in 720,000 tonnes of grain. Equipping so many New Holland, Deere, Claas and Russian com-

bines with the Cognitive Agro Pilot proved that big-acre autonomous field machinery has finally moved beyond the prototype stage. Cognitive Agro Pilot is a joint project developed by Moscow-based Sberbank and Cognitive Technologies group.” If this sort of news doesn’t create interest among grain farmers, especially those with big acres to cover, and issues finding qualified operators to hire. It seems only a matter of time, measured in scant years, before the next age of the machine takes over farm fields.

Sask Wheat encourages farmers to participate in the Canada Grain Act consultations The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) encourages grain farmers to participate in the consultations on the Canada Grain Act review. Farmers have until April 30, 2021 to submit their feedback. “Farmers need to make their voices heard during this consultation as many of the potential recommendations for the Canada Grain Act will have a direct impact on their farming operations,” said Brett Halstead, Sask Wheat Chair. “Sask Wheat is actively participating in this review, as well, but there will be a greater opportunity to influence the changes in the Act if as many farmers as possible contribute their opinions and experiences during the review.”

Many topics that fall under this review’s scope are important to farmers, including variety classification, producer payment protection, Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) oversight on objective measurements, access to binding determination, and improved data collection and reporting. Canada’s quality assurance system and the Canadian brand are highly regarded by international customers and help to support the competitive position of farmers. As part of protecting the Canadian brand, Sask Wheat is in favour of mandatory outward inspection remaining as a function performed by the CGC. Sask Wheat notes that additional improvements to the current system should be pursued during the CGA/

CGC review that strengthens the functions that support Canada’s quality assurance system and the Canadian brand. In response to the resolution recently passed at Sask Wheat’s AGM calling for the establishment of an Export Sales Reporting Program, Sask Wheat will work with other commissions to advocate for the CGC to expand its export sales reporting to assist farmers in making marketing decisions and improve overall market transparency. In preparation for the CGA/CGC consultation and review, Sask Wheat contracted a report to review potential changes to the Canada Grain Act and their implications for Saskatchewan grain producers’ activities and economics.

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Among the recommendations, Sask Wheat believes that it is vital that the CGC’s mandate as set out in the Canada Grain Act continues to work “in the interests of the grain producers.” Furthermore, the gov-

ernance structure of the CGC needs to ensure that farmers’ interests are protected from the parties that are meant to be regulated by the Canada Grain Act. Sask Wheat encourages all producers to get

involved in the Canada Grain Act consultations and continue to watch our website, e-news, and Twitter for updates on Sask Wheat’s involvement in the consultation. — Submitted

From ag waste to green energy source: USask researchers build better biomass pellet By Greg Basky, USask Research Profile and Impact Countries in Europe and Asia are increasingly relying on biofuel – products made from wood and plant residue – as an alternative to fossil fuels in power generation and home heating. The most common form is biopellets, small, finger-sized pellets produced by compacting waste material from the forestry industry and farming. A recent discovery by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) could help hasten use of cheap and plentiful agricultural waste as the go-to material for producing this environmentally friendly energy source. Tumpa Sarker, a PhD candidate in USask’s department of chemical and biological engineering, has found that heating canola meal, canola hull, and oat hull before compressing it yields a higher quality pellet with lower moisture content and volume, and higher energy content and

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density. The resulting product has a heating value similar to coal, Sarker found. “We have all this carbon stored in forests, and plant and agricultural residue,” said Sarker. “We are looking at how to use it in place of fossil fuels to generate energy” Many farming byproducts are currently left in the field

to rot. The resulting methane releases large amounts of greenhouse gas. Compacting plant material into small pellets increases its density up to 10 times, making it much more economical to transport and store. Canada currently exports up to 4 million biopellets to Europe each year, the majority of which are manu-

factured using forestry byproducts. While some Saskatchewan companies use agricultural waste in animal feed, none are converting this material into biopellets. “There is a really huge market for this (biofuel),” said Dr. Ajay Dalai (PhD), Sarker’s PhD supervisor and Canada Research Chair in Bio-Energy and Environmentally

Friendly Chemical Processing. “The world is hungry for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and increasing use of non-fossil fuels for generating power and heat. These pellets are a great solution. They have low net CO2 emissions. This could bring money for (agricultural) producers and generate local employment.” The treatment process Sarker and Dalai used, called torrefaction, involves heating the biomass at temperatures between 200 and 300 degrees Celsius in an inert environment (an environment free of oxygen and CO2). Their work was done at the Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratories (CCREL) in the USask College of Engineering and analyzed at USask’s Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC), with testing performed using beamlines at the Canadian Light Source (CLS). Dalai said the objective of the research – which is supported by

Agriculture and Agrifood Canada as part of the Biomass Canada Cluster and by Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture – is to develop a technology that can be picked up by a local company then used to produce high-quality biopellets for energy applications. “Europe is very aggressive in reducing their emissions,” said Dalai. “So that would be a major market if we had a local company making these pellets and exporting them abroad.” Dalai and Sarker are now turning their attention to finding an environmentally friendly binding agent that will make the pellets more durable and more resistant to absorbing moisture during shipping. The Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC) is a $14M laboratory located in the Thorvaldson Building that university and industry scientists use for research in the fields of agriculture, medicine, engineering, and natural sciences. — Submitted

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Increasinng workplace safety and encourages economic growth Saskatchewan has made amendments to The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 that will standardize the workplace requirements for first aid kits based on the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standard 22110-17 guidelines. In addition, amendments were also made to the regulations that include: • bringing workers doing seismic exploration under the blasting

requirements of the regulations; • consolidating The Occupational Health and Safety (Prime Contractor) Regulations and The Occupational Health and Safety (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) Regulations into The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020, to assist in reducing confusion for employers, contractors and workers as

to the various requirements; and • making housekeeping changes to ensure the language of the regulations are clear, is in keeping with the original intent and that they will help reduce the number of potential workplace injuries. The regulations have also been renumbered from previous versions, which employers should take notice of in the amended regulations.

As part of a Canadawide initiative to reduce barriers in the area of occupational health and safety, the following personal protective standards have also been adopted but did not require an amendment to the regulations: • protective headwear (CSA Z94.1 2015); • eye and face protection (CSA Z94.3 2015); • protective footwear (CSA Z195-14); • hearing protection

(CSA Z94.2-14); and • personal floatation devices (must be labelled as approved by Transport Canada or other recognized maritime authority). “Having a consistent standard among jurisdictions will ensure the health and safety of employees,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said. “It will also provide opportunities for economic growth as

employers will be able to better navigate jurisdiction requirements when they have employees working on jobs in other provinces.” The amended regulations and the new standards for personal protective equipment will come into effect on April 1, 2021. A copy of the full regulations is available at https://publications. saskatchewan.ca/api/ v1/products/111283/formats/124952/download.

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