Yorkton This Week 2022-10-19

Beds open at Bruno’s Place

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

A new low barrier emergency shelter has finally opened its doors with the first client taking a bed Oct. 6.

The facility, known as Bruno’s Place, had been expected to open in early summer at its

139 Dominion Avenue location, but there were delays in renovations pushing the opening until earlier this month.

The facility has 10 beds, as allowed by the city, said shelter coordin ator Angela Chernoff, adding they have already “almost been at full cap acity. We started with one

and it’s been gradually going up.”

As the temperatures drop with winter in the offing, Chernoff expects there will be a growing demand for the limited beds.

“I would anticipate that for sure,” she said.

The beds at the shel ter are however tempor

ary in nature, reminded Chernoff, explaining they are for use by people needing an immediate place to sleep, or face a night on the street.

However, people should not expect to use the bed regularly, she added.

In fact, the plan is to work with clients to help

them access services from other sources so they can transition from needing an emergency bed.

“We’ll assist them with working out their next step. We just want to be that bridge,” said Chernoff.

In that regard Chernoff said past a first night emergency clients are

expected to show some effort in working toward improving their own situations with the help of shelter staff and other agencies in the commun ity, said Chernoff.

“In order to stay here they need to be working toward their goals,” she said. “We want it to be temporary (here).”

City seeks more medal nominees

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

YORKTON - The City of Yorkton is hoping for more nomina tions for the 15 medals they have to present through the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal Program (Saskatchewan).

Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation and Procedures - City Clerk with the city told

Yorkton This Week they have had some nomina tions handed in, but more would be better.

“There’s not as many as we’ve hoped, but they have been trickling in,” she said.

The process to nomin ate someone is not overly onerous, especially if one has Internet access, said Matsalla. She explained information on the pro gram can be found at www.yorkton.ca/en/news/

queen-elizabeth-ii-plat inum-jubilee-medal, and from there people can access an online nomina tion form.

The form can usually be filled out in about 15 minutes.

The City of Yorkton is participating in the Platinum Jubilee Medal Program in lieu of its usual Civic Recognition Awards, which were put on hold for 2022 by a deci sion of Council.

The new awards are part of an effort to mark Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th anni versary since Ascension to the Throne in 1952. To mark the historic mile stone a series of initia tives are taking place throughout Canada to honour The Queen’s ser vice and dedication to the country.

One of the initia tives to recognize and celebrate the Queen’s

Platinum Jubilee in the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) Program.

The medal is cited on the provincial govern ment’s website as “a tan gible way for the prov ince of Saskatchewan to honour Her Majesty for her service to Canada.

A total of 7,000 medals will be awarded at cere monies held throughout the province during the Platinum Jubilee year.

In June, the Mayor’s office was contacted by the Province of Saskatchewan Protocol Officer with Intergovernmental Affairs regarding par ticipation the program, noting that the City of Yorkton would have up to 15 medals to distribute.

A deadline for the public for the QPJM nom inations is Oct. 31, 2022, with the awards to occur late in 2022.

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Staff Photo by Tyson Off

Gypsy Jazz Act

Gypsy jazz act ‘Christine Tassan et les Imposteures’ performed at St. Andrews United Church on Monday evening. The performance marks the first of several Yorkton Arts Council acts to appear at the venue in the coming months.

Province to co-pay cochlear implants replacement

By John CairnsSASKTODAY.ca

REGINA — The Saskatchewan govern ment has announced it will implement a co-pay model to help residents replace their cochlear implants.

The new model will take effect Dec. 1 of this year and is expected to ease the financial burden for those need ing to replace the exter nal processors used in the cochlear implant to restore their ability to hear.

Currently the prov ince covers costs for the initial device, the surgery and related audiology services. But replacing the external processor

was not covered up to now.

Those need to be replaced every five to seven years, with costs running upwards of $8,000 to $12,000. Under this program, residents who need a replacement will pay $840 per proces sor and the Ministry of Health would pick up the tab for the rest.

The Ministry of Health is providing $446,000 to cover the costs for this fiscal year, with an annual cost estimated at $300,000. It is estimated that 70 processors will need replacement in the first year and then 50 annually in future years.

The program coming into Saskatchewan is modelled after a simi

lar co-pay model cur rently in place in British Columbia and other provinces.

The announcement was made at the legisla ture by Health Minister Paul Merriman, who was joined by Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Society Executive Director Nairn Gillies as well as Rod Rossmo, a cochlear implant user who has advocated for the province to address the issue.

Rossmo was at legis lature during the spring session where he had publicly called on the government to fund the cost of replacements for those residents with cochlear implants.

This was after Rossmo

received a letter from the manufacturer of the implants, stating the cost of replacing his proces sor would be $23,000.

“Rod’s first thought wasn’t about himself,” said Gillies. “It was about what about all the others in the province who couldn’t possibly afford $23,000. And I tip my hat to you, sir. That’s the right way to think.”

Merriman said he met both Rossmo and Gillies “multiple times” and thanked them for shar

ing their concerns and experiences.

“A cochlear implant can be life-changing for Saskatchewan residents who are deaf or hard of hearing,” Merriman said. “It can help communica tion with family, friends and within our commun ity. Expanding this pro gram to cover replace ment implants helps to ensure they have that opportunity going for ward.”

Gillies thanked Merriman, calling the

announcement “a big part of the government’s plan for an inclusive province.”

“This is indeed an exciting moment,” said Rossmo. “I want to thank Minister Merriman for his enlightened and sig nificant contribution to a very significant and critical problem that we had in this process in the cochlear community … Many cochlear recipients and their families are going to be celebratory today.”

James Bogusz, CEO of the Regina Airport Authority, was in Yorkton on Oct. 14 to speak for a Chamber of Commerce lunch. “You’re a grow ing city and you represent almost 10 per cent of Regina’s, essentially city population, which means you really need the airport incentive, which is to create economic prosperity for the region,” said Bogusz in his address to people in attendance at

the lunch.

“We’re not the government,” said Bogusz of the Regina Airport Authority, adding, “some people don’t realize that we are truly a pri vate not for profit—we have the flex ibility to make commercial oppor tunities a reality for our region which then, of course, helps our GDP and helps that growth for everybody in Southern Saskatchewan.”

Photo by John Cairns

Health Minister Paul Merriman, Rod Rossmo and Nairn Gillies of Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Society following the province’s announcement they will co-pay for cochlear implants processors replacement.

Regina CEO speaks at chamber lunch

Staff Photo by Tyson Off

Up Front

YTC sponsors YRHS Indigenous Student Success Center Food Program

YORKTON— Indigenous Student Success Lead Erin Nicolas and Yorkton Regional High School

Principal Mike Haczkewicz, graciously accept a $5,000 cheque in sponsorship of the YRHS ISSC Food Program from the Yorkton Tribal Council.

Nicolas was extremely happy to have the YTC help with the purchase of food supplies for her program at the YRHS.

“This money comes at a time when food costs are extremely high and many families are strug gling to put food in their fridges and on their supper tables,” stated Nicolas, adding, “every little bit helps us—we are currently supplying over 100 students a .day

with healthy snacks and meals—we can’t learn with empty stomachs, the YTC sponsorship is huge.”

The ISSC at the high school is in place to help Indigenous students have a place in the school to call their own. The space gives the students an identity in the school.

“The ISSC Program, under the watchful eyes of Erin Nicolas and ICW (Indigenous Community Worker) Journey Delorme, continues to provide our Indigenous students with oppor tunities to grab a snack when needed, focus of some schoolwork, learn about Indigenous culture, and just basic ally have a space in the school to be themselves,” said Haczkewicz.

Nominations open for Chamber of Commerce

YORKTON—The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce announced on Oct. 14 that their nomination form is now available for two eightyear terms as a Director on the Chamber’s 2023

Board.

In order to be eli gible to be nominated, the business must be a member in good stand ing with the Chamber. If an employee of a mem ber business wants to

serve as a Director, the Chamber strongly urges the employee to have the blessing of senior man agement.

Nominees must also have the signatures of representatives of two

Calling all photographers

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

Every year there are new things of inter est when Grain Millers Harvest Showdown rolls around, and it’s no differ ent this year.

Yorkton Exhibition Association and Simple Shots by Jackie are

teaming to sponsor the first Harvest Showdown Photo Contest.

The contest is open to photographers in three age categories; 16-and under, 17-to-65, and 66-plus.

And the competition will be in for diverse categories; landscape, wildlife, ‘Oops’ It Just

Happened and works in black and white.

The grand prize is a photo session with Simple Shots by Jackie, valued at $350.

The entry deadline is Friday, Oct. 28, and multiple entries are accepted. The photos can be emailed to yorkton photocontest@gmail.com

other businesses which are also Chamber mem bers.

Nominations close at noon on Oct 31.

Nomination forms are available on the Chamber’s website, www. YorktonChamber.com, or from the Chamber office.

To learn more about

the time and commit ment it takes to be a Director contact a cur rent Chamber Director or call the Chamber office.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is ‘the voice of business in Yorkton’ and represents over 440 members. A

sixteen-member Board of Directors elected by the membership governs the organization.

For more informa tion about the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce and its activities, con tact Executive Director Juanita Polegi at 306-7834368.

YFF announces 2023 call for submissions

YORKTON—The Yorkton Film Festival announced the opening of the 2023 call for sub missions.

Established 1947, North America’s longest running film festival is open to submissions from across Canada and high lights the best in short Canadian cinema.

“Call for submissions

is always an exciting time of the year for us in the office,” said YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden, adding, “from now until the close of submissions on January 31, we’ll be reaching out to filmmakers and produ cers across Canada and looking for the next wave of Golden Sheaf Award winners.”

The call for submis sions is running from now until Jan. 31. Super Early Bird pricing is in effect until Nov. 11, with Early Bird pricing run ning until Dec. 16.

For a full list of cat egories for the 2023 Festival, and details on how to submit your films, visit the festival’s website at YorktonFilm.com.

Courtesy Yorkton Tribal Council

ISS Lead, Erin Nicolas and Yorkton Regional High School Principal Mike Haczkewicz accepted a cheque from the Yorkton Tribal Council for their ISSC Food Program.

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Perspective

White paper highlights long-standing grievances MURRAY MANDRYK

Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post Politics

Saskatchewan fighting with Ottawa over juris dictional control is something that’s in our DNA.

One of the earliest political memories for many of us now at the age where we are considering with drawals from the Canada Pension Plan is leaders like Alberta’s Peter Lougheed and Saskatchewan — politicians who couldn’t be more diverse in their political views — fighting then-Liberal prime min ister Pierre Trudeau’s National Energy Program (NEP).

It was a fight that would define the West’s rela tionship with Ottawa for generations to come, sure ly affecting the political views of a young Scott Moe.

Among Moe’s first words upon being select ed Saskatchewan Party leader in January 2018 were ones aimed at Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s son, Justin, and the current federal government’s car bon pricing policy.

Moe paraphrased Trudeau’s famous “Just watch me” quote the elder Trudeau had made before implementing the War Measures Act in 1970 to deal with Quebec terrorists kidnapping and murdering. Born on July 31, 1973, Moe wasn’t even alive when that quote was uttered.

This goes back even farther before any current living Saskatchewan person existed — to the cre ation of Saskatchewan as province in 1905.

In fact, Moe’s white paper entitled “Drawing the Line: Defending Saskatchewan’s Economic Autonomy” spends its first six pages talking about the history of Saskatchewan’s fight to secure “con stitutional authority over its natural resources.”

The remaining dozen pages of the document are laced with a combination of economic analysis on federal government environment policies costing the provincial economy $111 billion by 2035 and outright politics.

“The situation has been exacerbated in recent years by the current federal government’s con tinued interference in the province’s jurisdiction over natural resources under the guise of federal environmental regulation,” Moe said, basically quoting the substance of the report.

“It is time to defend and assert Saskatchewan’s economic autonomy by ‘drawing the line:’ tak ing a number of steps including the introduc tion of provincial legislation to clarify and protect Saskatchewan’s constitutional right.”

To Moe’s credit, the paper does talk about work ing within the confines of confederation — a step up from what Albertans were hearing from their new Premier Danielle Smith during her United Conservative Party leadership bid in which she proposed a Sovereignty Act that would give her the right to ignore federal laws and court rulings.

One gets the Western frustration that partly stems from the incessant demands and black-mail ing threats from Quebec to separate.

No serious modern-day conversation about the jurisdiction of provinces can happen without rec ognizing the “demands” made by Saskatchewan or other provinces seem rather tepid compared with what we already allow Quebec to do.

That said, Moe’s policy paper to “protect” Saskatchewan against “federal intrusion” into provincial jurisdictions is hardly timid. It calls for:

• “Provincial legislation to clarify and protect constitutional rights” that the paper argues belong to the province;

• “Greater autonomy over immigration”;

• Greater autonomy on tax collection;

• “Better recognition of “ Saskatchewan indus try’s contributions “to sustainable growth” like the development of a “carbon credit market to support our natural resource industries”, and;

• Calls to prepare “legal actions, legislative or otherwise, to maintain control of electricity, fertil izer emission/use targets and oil and gas emissions/ production.”

However, there remains a problem beyond the obvious politics or even the questionable calcula tions of economic costs that far exceeds annual eco nomic activity from all agriculture in the province.

It does seem to miss that reality that we still need policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change or that we have a Supreme Court of Canada decision saying the federal govern ment also has a right to exercise its authority in jurisdictions like the environment.

The delicate balance since Saskatchewan’s existence has been asserting our constitutional rights while still recognizing we must exist as part of Canada.

As has happened generation after generation, we are again seeing that balance disturbed.

Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics since 1983.

Situation in Ukraine one of growing concern

Sohere we sit, with Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, and Remembrance Day on the short horizon, it is that time of year one often becomes reflective.

But this year it’s hard to consider what has come before us, and it is harder to look at the future with much beyond apprehension.

When a madman who actually has the ability to start the countdown to sending atomic weapons into the air against others is threatening that very act, our thoughts tend to get lost in those of fear.

With Remembrance Day just a couple of weeks away anyone with even a passing knowledge of history should know that war brings only death and destruction.

That should be well understood in Russia as that country suffered hor ribly as the Germans invaded during the Second World War. The siege of Leningrad was one of the cruellest of the war.

In September 1941, German forces closed in around the Soviet city of Leningrad, initiating a siege that would last nearly 900 days and claim the lives of 800,000 civilians. During the siege it is estimated 75,000 bombs were dropped on the city over the course of the block ade. People starved by the thousands, too many opting on cannibalism to stay alive.

How can a Russian leader not know the story of Leningrad, and with that knowledge in-hand be dedicated to never seeing his country at war again?

And now Russian leader Vladimir

Putin has started a new war invading Ukraine.

Of course there were equally dark events against civilians in the war.

In August 1945, an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explo sion immediately killed an estimated 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing an esti mated 40,000 people.

The people included the old and the young, indiscriminate killing with many dying of radiation.

While the bombings may have sped the war’s end, it remains a dark day for humanity too.

And now as the Russian offensive has sputtered in the face of a resili ent Ukrainian populace defending their homeland, he is threatening to turn to atomic weapons against Ukraine and its people.

The situation might seem far from Yorkton, but with so many in the region having cultural and family ties to Ukraine as a community the situation there is all too close to home.

With the faces of our veterans look ing down on our streets from banners throughout the downtown we know lead ers should know better. War should be something we are thankful have ended forever, but human nature can’t seem to stop turning to bullets and bombs, and that leaves us all under a cloud of con cern for what may soon be a larger, more deadly war threatening world peace.

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Saskatchewan leads nation with 73.7 per cent growth in wholesale trade

Saskatchewan’s econ omy continues to thrive, with Statistics Canada reporting today the value of wholesale trade jump ing in our province by 73.7 per cent in August 2022 compared to August 2021, the highest increase among provinces.

The province’s manu facturing sales were also up, rising 28.9 per cent from August 2021 to August 2022, ranking Saskatchewan second among provinces.

“Saskatchewan’s econ omy continues to grow and lead the country with exceptional whole sale trade numbers and strong manufacturing sales,” Trade and Export Development Minster Jeremy Harrison said.

“These growth rates are significant, which is proof that our province is open for business, and we are poised to further increase our exports around the world.”

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Trade and Export Development operates eight Trade and Investment Offices in key markets around the world. The Government of Saskatchewan has assert ively engaged internation ally with elected officials and led trade missions to grow and enhance our international presence.

In August 2022 the value of Saskatchewan’s wholesale trade was over $4 billion, and the value of manufacturing sales was over $2 billion.

Building construction investment up

Monday, Statistics Canada released August 2022 investment in building construction numbers, showing Saskatchewan with a signifi cant increase of 87.1 per cent com pared to August 2021, ranking first among the provinces in terms of per centage change.

The value of building construction investment in August 2022 was $491 million.

In August 2022, Saskatchewan also ranked first among the provinces in investment in non-residential con struction, at $111.4 million, up 34.3 per cent compared to August 2021. Month-over-month, Saskatchewan also saw a jump of 4.6 per cent com pared to July 2022.

“Today’s strong Statistics Canada numbers are just another sign that our economy continues to grow,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Our

and workers.”

In the first eight months of 2022, investment in non-residential con struction was up by 31.2 per cent, compared to the same period in 2021, placing Saskatchewan third among the provinces in terms of percentage change.

Saskatchewan has seen strong growth in recent months in sever al key economic sectors. In August 2022, the value of wholesale trade jumped by 73.7 per cent compared to August 2021 while manufacturing sales rose 28.9 per cent during the same period. Merchandise exports also increased by 54.7 per cent in August 2022 compared to August 2021, ranking first among the provinces, and in September 2022, the province’s unemployment rate fell to 4.1 per cent, the lowest among provinces, and well below the national average of 5.2 per cent (seasonally adjusted).

government is committed to growth that works for everyone, and these numbers

are further proof that we remain one of the best places in Canada for businesses

Royal Saskatchewan Museum and University of Regina still asking for public’s help in owl research

The Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) and the University of Regina are continuing their research on great horned owls in the prov ince, which includes a unique and very success ful citizen science com ponent.

“We have had more than 500 responses and reports of owls in 298 townships across the province,” Royal Saskatchewan Museum Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Dr. Ryan Fisher said. “These reports come from as far north as Prince Albert, to as far south as the US bor der, and sites along the Alberta and Manitoba borders. Many of these owl reports are in farm yards and in cities.”

Based on the public

reports, Fisher said they are looking to fill in gaps in western Saskatchewan - between the Great Sand Hills and North Battleford - and areas northeast and south of Regina.

One component of the research focused on owls in southwestern Saskatchewan.

“In this area, we caught and attached transmitters to 10 owls,” Dr. Fisher said. “These transmitters are essen tially like having the owls carry around cell phones so that we can track their movements 24 hours a day - seven days a week.”

Contrary to what they thought, the owls are spending a lot of time on the ground, but also making use of humanstructures like power

poles and old buildings for their nightly hunt ing activities. They also found these owls ranging as far as three kilometres from their nest to hunt.

Great horned owls are one of the most common owls in Saskatchewan. Historically, these birds were limited to treed val leys and small aspen for ests in the agricultural region of the province.

“Our research is focused on understand ing where owls have recently expanded their range in the agricultural region of the province and what features of the landscape have allowed them to be so successful,” Dr. Fisher said.

The citizen science element is having people share and contribute to data monitoring and col

lection.

Basically, if you see a great horned owl, they want to know.

The University of

Regina has developed a form that Saskatchewan residents can use to report their great horned owl sightings.

This research will be continuing for another year and the team wel comes people to keep participating in the owl study.

“The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is not only our provin cial museum - it is a cen tre for excellence when it comes to research,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said. “This is just one part of the innovative research taking place behind the scenes at the museum, alongside incredible exhibits and education programming. There is always something new to discover at the museum!”

Owls are extremely sensitive to disturbance, so take great care when looking for them and try to keep as much distance as possible between you and the owl.

There are some excel lent guidelines online to reduce your impact on birds.

The project will run through 2023.

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Diplomatic economic mission arrives

Monday the Government of Saskatchewan wel comed a diplomatic economic mission to the province, made up of Heads of Mission from Ottawa’s foreign diplo matic corps. The group will have representa tives from 30 countries and visit Saskatchewan October 16 to 21 to learn more about the province and what Saskatchewan has to offer the world.

“We are incredibly excited to welcome so many representatives

from around the world to experience our amazing province and its people,” Premier Scott Moe said.

“Saskatchewan has the food, fuel, and fertilizer that the world needs, and it is through mis sions like this that we’ll continue to strengthen our place on the world stage and be a nation al leader in economic growth.”

While in Regina, the Mission will visit Saskatchewan’s Legislative Building, the Cultivator (Powered by

Conexus) tech-incuba tor facility, along with Kambeitz Farms, and Purely Canada Foods terminals, before mak ing a stop at Government House to meet with the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.

A tour of the University of Regina, the International Carbon Capture and Storage Knowledge Centre, the Petroleum Technologies Research Centre, and the RCMP “Depot” Division and Heritage

Centre is also scheduled while in the Queen City.

The diplomatic mis sion will then travel to Saskatoon to visit the SRC Diamond Laboratory, Rare Earth, and Vital Metals/ Cheetah Resources facilities. Visits to the

Remai Modern, Black Fox Farm and Distillery, and Wansukewin Heritage Park are also planned.

The mission will include representatives from Algeria, Argentina, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Estonia,

European Union, Gabon, Georgia, Hungary, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Mali, Peru, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togolese Republic, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Legacy

C O - O P M E M B E R S M E M B E R A P P R E C I A T I O N

So when is a weed not a weed?

Well in answering that question I am reminded of something my grandfather used to say; ‘a rose is just a weed if it’s in the potato patch’.

The truth of his wis dom of course being that it often depends how one looks at things just how we assign import ance.

Typically, a rose is a welcome sight in a garden, but not if it interferes with how one tends the spuds in his example.

We of course are quite a particular spe cies when it comes to how we view things.

Just drive down a residential city street and you find that we typ ically view front yards as postage stamp-sized areas of close cropped

grass with the deepest green colour coveted to the point we regu larly dedicate our water resource to it, and are ready to spread fertil izer or attack any weed with a chemical every Saturday morning.

Why do we seem to collectively see that patch of rarely tread upon grass as urban per fection?

It’s probably just an ingrained viewpoint, although a few do stray to a yard of concrete and rocks, or even those see ing the patch of land as valuable to grow food, or at least pretty flowers.

Some even venture to a wilder, more natural yard-scape, although whether such efforts are happily viewed by neighbours, or even

allowed under munici pally ordinances may depend on where you live.

When it comes to plants, the line between wanted and weed often depends on who draws that line.

For example, take stinkweed as an example.

When I was a wee lad a half century plus ago stinkweed was a much hated plant on the farm.

Calvin

At the time Dad still milked a couple of cows selling cream to the local creamery, and no one wants cream from a cow if they have lunched on stinkweed.

Nor, do you really want the eggs from hens who dined on the weed either.

And in a grain crop, well any other plant is just a competitor for moisture, nutrients and growing space, so they

are not welcome.

But, wait, maybe stinkweed can have a place on a farm too.

At least a recent story at www.producer. com suggests a future crop may emerge out of research based on the weed.

The story relates “American scientists want to transform stink weed into a cold-toler ant, short-season oilseed similar to camelina.”

The research is based on a crop which is a sort of look-alike cousin of stinkweed but instead could be a new cover crop and oilseed called domestic pennycress, or formally, Thlaspi arvense.

“John Sedbrook is a professor of genetics at Illinois State University

and one of the research ers working to turn this weed into a crop. In some ways it echoes the development of its plant relative, canola,” notes the story. While the entire story is interesting in what researchers have done, what is perhaps most intriguing is that Sedbrook and his col leagues have been able to use “plant-breeding tools such as CRISPR gene editing to mod ify pennycress.” In that effort a weed has become a potential farm crop.

The result of the pro cess leaves a most inter esting question; what other ‘weeds’ might be genetically tweaked to become viable crops in the years ahead?

Saskatchewan to lead trade and investment mission to Mexico, attend tri-national agricultural accord

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minster David Marit is travelling to Mexico to advance

Saskatchewan’s interests at trade and investment meetings in Guadalajara, Saltillo and Mexico City.

“Mexico is an important partner for Saskatchewan - espe cially in agriculture, and we look forward to advancing relation ships with key buyers of Saskatchewan crops, cat tle and genetics,” Marit said. “Through this trade mission we are also work ing to increase collabora tion in other sectors and

reduce trade irritants with our neighbours and key trading partners.”

The trade mission will include two days of pro gramming in Mexico City to advance the province’s trade and investment pri orities not only in agri culture, but also critical minerals, oil and gas, and mining sectors. Minister Marit will be supported by the Saskatchewan Mexico Office and by Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership

(STEP). The Mexico City program will empha size Saskatchewan’s role in a strong, sustain able North American economy as well as pro vide an opportunity for follow-up with Mexican stakeholders who vis ited Saskatchewan ear lier this year as part of a STEP delegation.

Minister Marit will also attend the annual Tri-National Agricultural Accord, held this year in Saltillo, Mexico from

October 18-19. The Accord brings together elected agricultural lead ers and senior officials from Canadian provinces and U.S. and Mexican states to discuss agri culture and trade policy issues.

Saskatchewan will be hosting the annual TriNational Agricultural Accord in 2023.

Several meetings will also be held in Guadalajara to promote Saskatchewan as a top

supplier of high-quality cattle genetics and pro file Saskatchewan food and feed ingredients.

Mexico was Saskatchewan’s fifth lar gest export market last year with $993 million of sales, most of which are agrifood products with $959 million. Top exports included can ola, wheat and pulses.

Saskatchewan opened an international office in Mexico City earlier this year.

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Terriers go 1-1 against Ice Wolves

By Tyson Off Staff Writer

Game One YORKTON—The Yorkton Terriers hosted the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Oct. 12th at Westland Arena for some exciting SJHL action.

Coming off a 7-5 loss to the Nipawin Hawks on the 11th, the Terriers were looking to get them selves back into the win ning lane.

JD Hall put the Terriers on the board in the first period at 10:21, assisted by Karsten Kruska and Cade Kennedy. Later in the period, at 14:19, The Terriers Pavel McKenzie would find the net dur ing a power play effort,

assisted by Cale Strasky and Maddux Nollski. 0-2 Terriers headed into the second period.

The lone goal of the second period came from the Ice Wolves’ Trenton Curtis, at 17:33 and would be the last scored of the game, with both teams failing to capital ize on power plays efforts throughout the third.

Final score, 1-2 Terriers.

Tommy Bouchard was in net for the Terriers, facing 28 shots for the win.

Dawson Smith was in net for the Ice Wolves, facing 21 shots and block ing 19.

Game Two

The Terriers hosted

the La Ronge Ice Wolves on Oct. 15 for the second of two consecutive games.

The Ice Wolves were the first team to put themselves on the board with Seth Dragan putting one in the Terriers’ net at 3:01. Later, at 8:41, the Ice Wolves’ Trenton Curtis would score giving the visitors a 2-0 lead going into the first.

The lone goal of the second came from the Terriers’ Logan Cyca, late in the period, at 18:30. 2-1 heading into the third period.

The Ice Wolves reinforced their lead in the third with a goal at 5:35 by Ethan Strik and again at 8:09 by Connor Abric, closing out the

game with a 4-1 victory.

Tommy Bouchard was in net for the Terriers, taking on 32 shots and saving 28.

Dawson Smith was in net for the win, blocking 28 shots.

The Terriers will hit the road this week, facing

Pickleball Yorkton monthly

Well, the cooler tem peratures and gusty winds have moved all of us indoors for pickleball play. The Gloria Hayden and Gallagher provide the Yorkton and area residents many opportun ities to play. Please check their websites for times. Even better join our club and we will send a week ly update via email to each member on playing times. We also continue to encourage our mem bers to use the Sign Up Genius that is provided with your membership so we all know who is attending. This is of par ticular help to members coming in from outside the city.

At the time of print our First Learn to

Play will have taken place. Upcoming is a Ladies Learn to Play on November 3rd. The next general Learn to Play is November 5th. We are holding a PreIntermediate clinic on October 29th. Again check our website for details.

The new Executive is as follows: President – Ken Kolisnek, VicePresident – Gerard Osicki, Treasurer – both Brenda Serfling and Marlene Schrader, Secretary –Anne Stupak, Directors: David Weiman, Chanz Hutton, Brad Ouart, Madalina Kozuchka and Sheryl Byczynski.

Give them a thank-you next time you see them, for they have and will be

putting in their volunteer time to make the club stronger.

The Pickleball Hub in Regina is holding a pickleball tournament November 4-6 and are still accepting registra tions to November 1st. At time of writing there are 177 registrants in the various catagories. It is going to be a fun time.

The five registered coaches in the Yorkton district are going to be busy before Christmas with the many varied clin ics coming up in Yorkton and also in the surround ing area. New players are coming onboard weekly.

The Pickleball Yorkton Club - members only Christmas Party tournament is December

4th and yes that is not far away at all. It will be geared towards a fun

tournament with several surprises in the works.

Great opportunity to

get some exercise and meet new friends. See you on the courts.

Discussing the evolution of curling

In a country where the standing joke is win ter is eight months long followed by four months of tough sledding it is hardly surprising we are generally fans of curl ing.

Names like Ed ‘The Wrench’ Werenich, and Al ‘The Iceman’ Hackner, might sound like characters out of an old Francis Ford Coppola film, but curl ing fans will know them as revered men of the rings – such is the way of being a sports fan in this country.

So when Sticks ‘n’ Stones: The Battle for Curling to be an Olympic Sport by Warren Hansen came out, it was one that grabbed my eye.

For any sport, being welcomed into the fold as an Olympic event is seen as the ultimate acceptance of that sport internationally, and as a sure way to grow inter est in the sport every four years.

For curling it was a massive step.

But, that doesn’t mean it was an easy step. The list of sports cov eting Olympic accept ance is very long.

But writer Hansen was one who believed in the Olympic dream. Himself a notable curl er in the 1970s, Hansen thought curling had merit to be in the biggest sports show there is, and he went to work to make

it happen.

Hansen joined forces with Ray Kingsmith in the late 1970s to change this, setting out to get curling into the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary as a demonstra tion sport.

But that was a rather easy step, allowing curl ing crazy Canada to dem onstrate a sport was still a long way from being a regular medal sport at the Olympics.

“Three times curl ing applied to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for Olympic medal status. And three times, the IOC turned them down,” detailed the page dedicated to the book at friesenpress. com. “Finally in June of 1992, at the IOC General Assembly in Barcelona, Spain, curling received the blessing of the exec utive committee as a full medal sport.”

It is that journey Hansen writes of in Sticks ‘n’ Stones reveal ing what it took for curl ing to gain full medal sport status.

“I was very involved in the whole process,” he related as we chatted on the phone recently, adding through all the hoops and hurdles he kept a lot of information.

With boxes of materi al a book was always in the plan.

“I fully intended at the time to tell this story

because I thought it was pretty important,” relat ed Hansen.

In general, as a fan, I have always thought curling has been a sport willing to adapt and change over time, something that no doubt helped it become more TV friendly, which in itself is huge. Games

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shrunk from 12 ends to 10, and often eight now, and have implementing the free guard zone put strategy into the game.

When the conver sation turned to the adaptive nature of curl ing, Hansen was quick to agree the game has evolved, but suggested far more needs to

change yet.

“There’s all kinds of things to be done,” he said, starting with efforts to “tighten things up” in terms of time to play a game.

Hansen said in his mind sports cannot exceed 120-150 minutes if they want to be of interest to people today, adding that is something “for all the sports”. He said whether it’s curling or football or baseball “they all have to figure that out.”

If they don’t, young people today will tune out and look elsewhere, he said, adding even with the juggernaut NFL the “average age (of fans) is well over 50.” Catching the attention of younger eyes will need change. If change doesn’t come a sport might well fade into something incon sequential.

Hansen said in the case of curling there also needs to be an under standing the game that Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson play does not translate back to local curlers. The skill levels are so different.

So why have a free guard zone locally to complicate a game, he asked, adding it’s the same in golf, why are the cups the same size for elite pros and weekend players?

One change Hansen said that is recent and positive in mixed

doubles, because it only needs two players, but then why not singles and three-player version of the game?

“All these things encourage play,” he said.

And there are other changes too, suggested Hansen.

“There has to be a casual element to it, so people can play when they want to not when you tell them to,” he said.

So why not have curl ing clubs open with sheets you can book a time to play like golf?

“There are times when that should be an option,” he said.

Similarly, leagues are not the answer for every one. Many just want to casually show up to play on their own.

“With men’s golf if it was only league play I wouldn’t go,” offered Hansen.

So the sport has made steps, like finding its way to the Olympics, a journey Hansen’s book covers in-depth, but the author said the future of the game means greater change needs to come.

“Yes curling has made changes, but in some areas it hasn’t made them fast enough,” he said.

The book is avail able through the usual sources, or check out www.warrenhansen author.com.

the Battlefords North Stars in back-to-back games on Oct. 20 and 21 and the Kindersley Klippers on Oct. 22.

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From left to right, Dave Bella, Donna Krahn and Ken Koslinek.

The Terriers closed out their home stand with a loss to the La Ronge Ice Wolves.

INVESTMENT NOT AN EXPENSE

ROMANIUK - Annie Romaniuk of Yorkton, formerly of the Gorlitz –Hamton district, beloved wife of John J. Romaniuk entered eternal life on October 10, 2022 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. Annie was born January 1, 1924 to George and Mary (nee Hywarren) Bordun. She was raised in the Gorlitz District and attended Annik School. In addition to helping on the family farm, Annie would find employment as hired help at neighbouring farms. Going to a country dance or a house party was a welcome reprieve for her generation. In 1946, Annie was united in marriage to John J. Romaniuk of the Hamton District. There, they made their home for 42 years. Anne was an active member of the Donwell West Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church and the Hamton Community Hall.

Her favourite pastimes were her flower beds and her crocheting. She enjoyed reading various Ukrainian newspapers, the Western Producer and especially the Canora Courier. In 1989, Annie left her farm home and moved into Yorkton. She lived independently in her house on Gladstone Ave. and later at Queen Elizabeth Court. Declining health brought her to live at the Yorkton and District Nursing Home. At all three locations, Annie continued to chart new experiences and make new friends. She is predeceased by her loving husband John; parents George and Mary Bordun; baby brother Dmetro; sisters Bessie German, Lena Lischynski; daughter-in-law Susan Romaniuk; brothers-in-law Harry German, Bill Lischynski, Glen Wiwchar; nephew Brent Lischynski; niece Marlene Korol. Annie leaves to cherish her memory: children Sharon (Steve) Sobkow of Calder, Lawrence Romaniuk of Kelowna; grandchildren Ivan (Regina) Sobkow of Calder, Andrea Sobkow of Calgary; great-grandsons Nicholas and Vincent Sobkow of Calder; sister Vicky Wiwchar of Canora; along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Prayers were held on Thursday, October 13, 2022 and the Funeral Service on Friday, October 14, 2022 at Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Rev. Father Michael Faryna officiating. The responses were led by Zennovia Duch. A Panyhyda Service followed in Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Donwell West with the interment in the Parish Cemetery. The cross bearer was Andrea Sobkow and the banner bearers were Regina Sobkow and Angie Drobot. Serving as casket bearers were Ivan Sobkow, Darcy Korol, Nicholas Sobkow, David Wiwchar, Vincent Sobkow and Larry Kobelka. Memorial donations in memory of Annie may be made to Yorkton & District Nursing Home or Holy Transfiguration Church, Donwell West as gifts of remembrance. Condolences to the family can be posted at baileysfuneralhome.com

NAHERNEY - Ruth Vanstone Naherney of Rhein, SK., beloved wife of Lorne Naherney, passed away October 13, 2022, a week after courageously undergoing surgery for a brain tumor. Ruth Dorothy Naherney was born Labour Day, September 1, 1956 to Charles and Mary (Enns) Vanstone of Lang, Saskatchewan, She was born in harvest, so named after Ruth in the Bible and Dorothy after Aunt Dorothy Wernham and family friend Dorothy Shaw. Growing up, Ruth lived with the family on the farm north of Lang and attended school in Lang. When she was 16, Tim and Ruth used Leonard’s grain truck to do some custom grain hauling for Esther and Alfred Newman of Lang. After the family’s crop was hailed out 3 years in a row, Mom got a job at the laundry at Caronport, SK. In August of 1968 we moved to Sparrow Gardens at Briercrest Bible Institute. Ruth took grades 7 to 12 at Caronport, graduating in June of 1974. She returned to Lang each summer to help on the farm. That year was a late Harvest because of rain, so she went to Saskatoon and got a job at Johnson Photo and lived with her sisters Charlotte and Lois. Ruth did ordinary pickup and worked at sending out farmers studiograb mail orders. In April of 1975 Ruth returned to Lang to work for her brother Leonard on the farm. After harvest she returned to Saskatoon to work as a car jockey at Sherwood Chev Olds on 8th Street. Again in spring 1976 she went back to Lang to help Leonard and Dad on the farm, returning to her job at Sherwood Chev after harvest. In spring of 1977 Ruth rented land from Dad and went to Lang to farm. Charlotte moved to Lang as well where they rented the Mary Drain House. That fall they bought 119 Killarney Way, a brand new town house in Regina. Ruth worked for Steve and Dorothy Sobchuk helping to look after Grandpa Gus for about two months. She then started Bible School at Caronport in January 1978. From May to August, Ruth worked for Agriculture Canada in Regina as part of a Group of 6 who checked weeds in summer plots in fields. In Sept she lived with Mom and Dad at 309 Birch St., Caronport while finishing a second year of Bible School. That summer of 1979, she worked for Leonard again, returning to Bible School and graduating in April 1980, at which time the trees were already leafed out. That fall she lived with Charlotte in Regina while working at Robinson Drugs Pharmacy. In the spring of 1981, she returned to farm at Lang and to work for Leonard. That fall she again worked for Henry at Robinson Drugs. In Jan she left Regina with Charlotte and moved to Lang, living in the little house that had belonged to Lawrence and Rosa Vanstone. On Feb 1st they opened C. and R. Value General Store, purchased from George and Evelyn Ralston who owned and operated Ralston Saveway. She worked at the front till, ordering gum, chocolate bars and smokes. Charlotte did the books, made up Ruth’s orders and stocked shelves. On Wednesday afternoon the store was closed so they could go to Regina to shop. In about 1984 they bought the former Goin house from Brent and Colleen Christopherson and moved across town. Leslie Freeman, who was a teacher at the school, lived with them at that time. When Leslie and Duncan Blythe got married, March 30, 1995, Charlotte and Ruth went to the wedding in Regina and left 14-yearold Julie Barmby looking after the store. Tim married Jewell Braun in Winnipeg the same day. It was about 1989 when Superstore opened in Regina and their business slacked off. The younger people shopped in Regina to get a better deal. Charlotte started work at Moose Jaw Palliser Library and came to Lang on weekends to run the store so Ruth could have Saturday afternoon off. Charlotte thought that they should close. They tried to sell but nobody was interested. Ruth said they couldn’t leave the town without a store for the older people in town, but they were given no choice but to close C and R Value. In Aug of 1992, Theola Vanstone asked Ruth to work for her at Mullin Hardware, 13th and Robinson in Regina. She worked for her until Oct 30, 1995. When Dad died Sept 28, 1995 Mom wanted Ruth to move to Caronport. Mom set up a job for her as a clerk at the Caronport Store and Pharmacy, starting work there Nov 2, 1995. Ruth had met Lorne Naherney before her Dad died. They corresponded for a while before they decided to get married on June 27, 1998 at the Lang Chapel at Echo Lake. They moved out to Lorne’s farm near Rhein, SK and have lived there for 24 years, doing many things together including a trip to British Columbia to visit relatives and friends. They had a good life together and enjoyed each other’s company. Predeceased by her parents Charles and Mary (Enns) Vanstone, her brother Leonard and Peggy Vanstone, sister Charlotte Vanstone, her parents in-in-law Paul & Pauline Naherney, brother-in–law Alan Van Dusen. She is survived by her loving husband Lorne Naherney, his sister Bev, her siblings, David Vanstone, Lois (Robert) Letkeman, Tim (Jewel) Vanstone, nieces, nephews, great nieces & nephew and a very recent great, great nephew. The Funeral Service was held on Monday, October 17, 2022 from Christ Lutheran Church, Rhein, SK with Pastor Karen Stepko officiating. The organist was Ruth McPhee. Special music was shared byJewell Vanstone. The interment followed in Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery with Tyler Vanstone, Baron Stricker, Job Vanstone, James Cudmore, Barry Vanstone and Markus Seitter serving as casket bearers. In Ruth’s memory, memorials may be made to the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund as gifts of remembrance.

BUCHHOLZ - Stanley Buchholz, or to most of his friends Stan, passed away quietly and peacefully at The Kamloops Hospital on September 9, 2002. There were nine of his Family who were able to be by his side as he passed. Stan was born December 16, 1934, in Yorkton, SK. He was the second of three sons born to Marius Buchholz and Alexandra Buchholz (Pudzalvina). Both of his parents emigrated several years before his birth and worked hard to establish a loving and prosperous home despite the challenges they face during the “Dirty Thirties” in Saskatchewan. Early on Stanley, or as his childhood friends called him Red (for his bright red hair), learned the value of being careful with his Pennie’s and not to be wasteful. Those traits carried on through his life with them guiding him he prospered himself. After completing high school where he was known for his athletic and mechanical aptitude, he started working towards becoming a journeyman plumber through an apprenticeship at Hancock Plumbing and Heating. During this time he married his High School Sweetheart Elaine (Muir) and soon after had their first son Trent, followed by another son Blair, then daughters, Cheryl and Helen. Stan worked as a plumber for a variety of Companies including, Hancocks, Matheson Brothers, and the Potash Mines in Langenburg and Esterhazy. During this time he studied for and apprenticed for a number of professional tickets and licenses including, Pipefitting, Sheet Metal, Welding, Gas Fitting and others. Stan would often jest he was a “jack of all trades and master of none”. He has always been known for his wry sense of humour and witty sayings. In the early Seventies, Stan or as most referred to him then “Buck” headed out to BC on his own and began working in and around the Michelle, Elkford and Fernie area. After several years, he was provided an opportunity to teach Plumbing and Pipefitting at Kelsey College in Saskatoon. It was there he met his second wife Lois (Lowe) and together they raised her two children, Loyd and Lorie. However, British Columbia kept calling and they moved to Sparwood, but soon after work opportunities took them to Colestrip, Montana and then on to St John New Brunswick for a couple year stint in each location. Again they returned to BC this time settling in and building a house in Elkford. There Stan worked for Fording Coal Company. After working there for several years he was provided with an opportunity to become a Gas Inspector for the BC Government in the Kamloops Region. Shortly after accepting this challenge he purchased a small piece of land at Cherry Creek where he toiled for years to install irrigation and turned the dry, sparsely treed land into an oasis of thriving fruit, nut, shade trees and hedges. There he tended his Greenhouse, kept a large garden and raised the chickens that he became well known for. While working as a gas inspector he was recognized for his investigative work identifying the cause of a fatal, destructive fire at a motel in Kamloops. Stan contributed to ensuring future events of this nature could be prevented. After his second marriage ended he maintained and further developed his property until 2021, when he moved into Kamloops.

Stanley was recently honoured for 50 years of service as a Plumber and Pipefitter, an honour few have had bestowed upon them. Over the years he established contact and travelled overseas to meet his Father’s Family in Denmark. He kept in contact with them and toured them around Western Canada when they visited him. Stan spent many winters at the “Slabs” in California with the LoW (Loners on Wheels) Crew, while down south he also visited his very close friends, Loree and Diane Edmunds in Garden City California. Stan is predeceased by his parents Marius and Alexandra, and brother Allan, he is survived by his brother Edward (Beverley), son Blair Buchholz, Daughter Hellen Pearce, grandchildren Jackie Pearce, Jenny Robbins, Robert Pearce, Carey Pearce, Amber Buchholz, Brodie Tulloch (Jameylea), Aren Buchholz, Braedon Tulloch, and great grandchildren, Keana Hayward, Jewlz Robbins, R.J. Pearce, Callum Tulloch and Kaeden Tulloch, nieces and nephews Karen Hilton, Derick Buchholz, Carla Buchholz, Bryan Buchholz and their children.

Stanley was a man of integrity, honour and generosity. He gave of himself freely and never asking for anything in return. He will be missed by all his family and friends. As per Stanley’s request his remains will be interned with his parents and his brother at the Yorkton Cemetery at a date yet to be determined. Condolences may be expressed to the family from www.myalternatives.ca

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REGINA — If you had a million dollars, what would you do?

That’s the question that Langenburg resi dent Ashley Sieben and a group of 51 other lottery players are saying today, after winning a $1 million Maxmillions prize in the Aug. 5 LOTTO MAX draw.

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The group, known as “Ashley’s Crew of 52,” were formally announced to the public as winners by Sask Lotteries at a Regina news conference Friday.

A number of those win ners were on hand for the news conference, where Sieben was presented by Sask Lotteries with a LOTTO MAX cheque for $1 million. The winnings will be split up evenly with each group member receiving $19,230,76.

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As for how they will spend their winnings, Sieben said they want to finish their garage and his wife plans to pay off her student loans.

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YORKTON—Sacred

Heart High School’s Cultural Club hosted a cultural mosaic on the afternoon of Oct. 14.

“We have a cultur al club that we started before COVID happened, and then COVID kind of shut us down for a couple years, and then we resur rected it last year,” said Kerrie Shearer, Career Counsellor with Sacred Heart High School.

“Throughout the cul tural club there was some discussion about celebrating our cultures and looking at how we could do that and we ended up having an opportunity to apply for a grant from Culture Days—the Saskatchewan Culture Days with the Drama Association of Saskatchewan,” said Shearer, adding, “that was the beginning of us creating this day.”

The mosaic high lighted five different cul tures in the school.

“We picked

Indigenous, Metis, Ukrainian, Pilipino and African,” said Shearer, adding, “we had five booths set up, so five dif ferent staff took on each of those booths and cre ated plans with the kids and that’s how we created the day.”

“Part of what was expected was to have a food item at your booth that would highlight the traditional foods of the culture you’re repre senting and then after that the kids just kind of picked what they want ed for activities,” said Shearer, adding, “some of the kids were dressed up in their regalia, other kids had activities that they were doing.”

“The Pilipino crew had a game they were playing, we had three Indigenous dancers— that were our students as well—that danced in the gym, the Metis club had a dot art project,” said Shearer.

“We did this over a lunch hour,” said Shearer, noting the booths stocked samples of each culture’s

respective foods.

“Kids just came from booth to booth like you would at any mosaic and asked questions, looked at the things on the tables, tried some food and then did the two activities that were in the gym or tried some of the art projects that we had going on,” said Shearer, adding, “it was wide open to our entire student body—we even invited all of our elementary schools to bring their own kids so that they could experi ence what we were doing and potentially take it back to their own schools and try it there—we want ed them to see what was happening.”

“Our cultural club— up until this point—had just been for the kids that joined the club and so we had never opened ourselves up to doing something for our whole student bodies,” said Shearer, noting the suc cess of the first schoolwide event.

“This was a brand-new undertaking that went phenomenally,” said

Shearer.

The event got many of the students partaking in it talking about their own cultures and said that future events might see an expansion.

“I think it’s going to grow in the way we do it from here,” said Shearer, adding, “this was suppos ed to be ‘keep it simple and try to be successful with it being simple’, but when we had five groups run by five different groups of adults and most booths had two adults per booth, it got big pretty quickly, and everybody was really passionate about their own booth.”

“Our cultural group

in general, we are look ing at the projects that we’re going to work on moving forward now, and we were looking at doing a survey to see—now that our whole student body knows what’s going on with us—to see what the suggestions the student body might have moving forward,” said Shearer.

“Now that we’ve start ed this, when we meet on Fridays there will be more brainstorming in relation to how we can continue the practice of including more people in our building to grow on it and have people feel more prideful in their own cultures,” said

Shearer.

Different organiza tions within the commun ity pitched in to help out.

“We had some really great collaborations with community members like Yorkton Tribal Council and Metis Nation,” said Shearer, adding, “they’re so helpful to bring things in for us and offer guid ance when the kids had questions.”

“It was so uplifting to see the kids be so excited to share their own stories and their own food that went with each of their booths that were there,” said Shearer.

“It was a very exciting day.”

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While walking a woodland trail a few months ago, my grand daughter and I met a friendly couple. New to Canada, they seemed eager for conversation, so we kept it going there under the maple canopy. They told me about their young family. About the job and hopes that brought them to our country. We told them a little about ourselves; all the general things most of us willingly share with friendly strangers. We chatted at least ten minutes. Before we part ed ways, I did something I rarely do—gave them my phone number.

Summer was ripe; the day perfect for a hike. Birds darted in and out

of overhead limbs. No mosquitoes pestered us. Perhaps that happy atmosphere helped us to stand still and talk so long. But my pri vate phone number? “I don’t know why,” I told Sherah, who wondered why I’d given it. “I just did!”

That evening, I received a text from the husband—a warm greet ing and thank you for making time for them. I responded briefly, sav ing his contact informa tion.

In the ensuing weeks, I thought about that meeting often. Wishing I could help. Life is hard for newcomers, and although I sensed they may be struggling with

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finances—most work ing newcomers do—they hadn’t complained. But they had expressed something common to all of us at various times in our life. “We’re lone ly,” they had confided. “Making friends here is difficult.”

A month or so later, as I drove a quiet street, I noticed the man walk ing with his children.

Feeling an inner nudge, I pulled over to the side. We had a pleasant con versation. He mentioned offhandedly that a delay in their immigration pro cess was causing compli cations for the family.

God always has a rea son for things most of us feel happen by chance. I wondered what it may be. And again, how I could help.

Last evening, farmer friends who had recent ly butchered a head of livestock dropped in on their way home from the butcher’s. Neatly labelled brown pack ages filled numerous bins in the truck bed. “Bring out a grocery bag,” they told me. “We want to share!”

Remembering the cost of meat at the super market, I watched, some what overwhelmed, as that generous pair of fellow Christ-followers happily filled my bag with bounty. Then they asked, “Do you know anyone else who could use some of this?”

Like an arrow to my brain, that young family came to mind. “Maybe,”

I said, and texted the number I’d saved. “Could you use some extra meat?” I asked, explaining. “At no cost.”

“Yes, great!” flew back the answer. And just like that, through giving and receiving, three families were blessed. All along, God had a plan for that meet ing on the trail, one I doubt is completed.

Jesus calls his follow ers to a life of gener osity with our abilities, time and possessions. The Holy Spirit nudges us to action. Acting as a link in his generosity chain reminds me of the beauty of obedience and calls me to become a more generous follower myself.

Landfill more than just garbage

The next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Godfrey Dean, ground floor meet ing room. Please note the change of location for this occasion only! The October meeting is a ‘members only’ meeting, where we’ll be taking care of business like collecting memberships for the year ahead, as well as other hort business. If you have any questions about this meeting, please call Liz at (306) 782-2830.

I promised you that we’d talk more about the composting program at the Yorkton Landfill, so I was able to interview Lyndon Hicks who gave our hort group a tour of the amazing land fill. Probably at lot of people probably think the only thing that hap pens at the landfill is dropping off garbage. But there’s a lot more, a lot of great things happen ing! I asked Lyndon when the composting program

began. “The city has been accepting compostable material from both resi dents and businesses for several years.” Lyndon said. “The main reason for this program was to keep this organic materi al out of the landfill while generating a product that is usable for the future.

Keeping this material out of the landfill cell prolongs the life of the landfill which ultimately saves the city money.”

Lyndon added that “Residents can bring grass clippings, leaves, garden waste and pot ting material to the land fill free of charge. The landfill will NOT accept trees free of charge.

During the summer months RecyclAbilities Enterprises also accepts compostable yard waste free of charge.

I wondered if com posting on such a large scale is similar to what we do in our home gardens. Do these compost piles get turned? Lyndon said that “The city puts the

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compost into rows which are regularly turned to help promote decompos ition by allowing enough oxygen for microbes to work while maintaining a desired temperature to destroy pathogen’s and weed seeds.”.”

But there’s more. Lyndon explained that other natural materials are brought to the site for composting. “The main components to the cities compost are grains/agri cultural screenings, yard and garden waste, wood chips and biosolids from the waste water treatment plant.”

So as you can imagine, there is a lot of compost being made at the land

fill site. I asked Lyndon what will ultimately hap pen to that compost. “In the next 5-10 years we will be required to decommis sion the current operat ing landfill cell. Part of the decommissioning process includes cap ping the currently used area with approximately 1 meter of soil. Obviously this will require a signifi cant amount of product. Much of the product used for capping will be on-site compost made in previ ous years.”

And some advice for homeowners about com posting? “Backyard com posting is a fun and easy way to deal with yard, garden, and produce

food wastes.” Lyndon remarked. “Backyard composting can benefit lawns and gardens by adding the finished com post to help your garden grow. More information on backyard composting can be found on the City of Yorkton webpage by searching ‘compost’.”

Thank you, Lyndon, for taking the time to talk to us and explain more about this important pro

gram; and thank you to the terrific team at the Yorkton Landfill for mak ing it all happen! See what’s new with the hort society by visiting us at www.yorktonhort.ca Thank you to our friends at YTW for their great work every week. This is a beautiful time of year; enjoy your time in the fall garden, getting it ready for winter! Have a good week!

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Destiny International Christian Assembly

Westview United Church

355 Bradbrooke Dr. • 306-783-3063 westviewuc.ca

Worship Sunday’s @10:30 am

Sunday school starting Sept 18th Minister: The Rev. Deborah Smith

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St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church 155 CATHERINE STREET 306-783-4594

Conducted by Ukrainian Redemptorist Fathers Phone 306-783-4594 or 306-783-7778

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Mennonite

Jonah and the Worm

Saturday - 5 p.m. (English) Sunday - 9:00am (Ukrainian) 11:00am (English)

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St. Mark The Evangelist Orthodox Church

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“Services In English” www.stmarkyorkton.ca

Saturday, October 22nd - Vespers 6:00 PM Sunday, October 23th - Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Priest:

Phone: 306-786-6216 Cell: 306-621-5341

And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left-and also many animals?

Rural connectivity, ag technology challenges focus of collaboration

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OLDS, Alta. — Olds College of Agriculture and Technology and SaskTel have signed a memorandum of under standing that will see the two organizations come together to work on solv ing some of the largest challenges currently facing agriculture tech nology, including rural connectivity.

According to a press release, their collab oration will leverage the 800 acres Olds College Saskatchewan Smart Farm (Craik, Sask.) to advance and accelerate ag tech development and innovation for producers, learners, and agri-food companies right across Saskatchewan through applied research, tech

nology demonstration, data utilization and com mercial-scale validation.

“We are delighted to partner with SaskTel, a leader in connectiv ity, Internet of Things (loT), and customer ser vice in Saskatchewan,” comments Patrick Machacek, vicepresident, Development and Strategy, Olds College. “With the recent expansion of the Olds College Smart Farm into Saskatchewan, we are continuing to expand and build a smart ag eco system that is focused on driving innovation for western Canada’s ag sec tor. Thanks to partner ships with industry lead ers, such as SaskTel, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology will pro vide ag-tech training and

research opportunities that align and support the needs of Saskatchewan learners, producers and the agri-food industry.”

Olds College of Agriculture and Technology is home to Canada’s first Smart Farm, and in 2022 expanded Smart Farm operations into Saskatchewan thanks to a gift of 800 acres of land west of Craik, from Margery Steckler and her late husband, George Steckler.

The Olds College Smart Farm has grown to include 3,600 acres of farmland, infrastruc ture, and staff who are experienced in ag tech research and develop ment. The Olds College Smart Farm is essentially a giant lab that provides

the agriculture sector a venue for commercial scale applied research, and is attracting invest ment and engagement from companies ranging from multi-national ag and tech companies to SMEs (small and medium enterprises).

According to the press release, the philosophy and principles guiding the development and operation of the Olds College Smart Farm are centred around engaging producers and industry on addressing real-world problems by using and

integrating technology and data. The Smart Farm is also focused on teaching students how to integrate, manage and leverage ag technology for the enhancement and sustainability of agrifood production.

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