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FIERY COMPETITION – Youth of the Yorkton Canoe Kayak Club (YCKC) paddled to victory in the YCKC 2016 Developmental Regatta. Canoers/kayakers sprinted along the 1,000m courses Saturday morning, with minor wind gusts to contend with.

Dragon boats, seen here, graced the waters of York Lake for the third consecutive year. Staff Photo

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Spreading the word on Chinese persecution

BY CALVIN DANIELS Staff Writer Canadian Falun Gong practitioners are driving across Canada holding press conferences, to raise awareness of what they are terming a “new form of evil on the planet” and to get petitions signed, to visit local officials, to urge the Canadian government to publicly call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China.

“We are Falun Gong practitioners from Toronto. We are here to call for help from you. We are here to urge every Canadian resident to condemn the horrific organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China and help stop the persecution and mass killing for Falun Gong practitioners,” said Paula Liu when the group stopped in Yorkton last Wednesday, making a short speech on the steps of City Hall to an audience of two local media members. “We also urge China to arrest and prosecute Butcher Jiang Zemin who single-handedly started the brutal persecution 17 years ago.”

The tour seeking support, the group in Yorkton was one of several crisscrossing the country, was initiated as a response to recent findings which hit the media in June.

Material circulated Wednesday noted on June 22, some National media reported a new alarming report by renowned Canadian Human Rights Lawyer David Matas and former Secretary of State for Asia Pacific, Hon. David Kilgour, that the Chinese communist regime is continuing to kill people who practice the spiritual discipline of renowned Canadian Human Rights Lawyer David Matas, former Secretary of State for Asia Pacific, Hon. David Kilgour, en masse in order to traffic their vital organs. Ten years ago, the first report confirmed the allegation.

The new report says that upwards of 1.5 million may have been killed

since 2000.

“Falun Gong is the spiritual discipline whose practitioners follow the principles of Tr u t h f u l n e s s , Compassion and Tolerance. Today, millions of people in over 100 countries around the world, including Canada, enjoy the peaceful practice of Falun Gong and live their lives according to its virtuous teachings.

Falun Gong is also known worldwide as defenders for freedom of belief inside China,” explained Liu. The situation in China dates back nearly two decades, said Liu. “On July 20,1999 the Chinese communist party led by former dictator Jiang Zemin, ordered an illegal attack on Falun Gong with the mandate to “completely eliminate” the spiritual practice, when he found that one out of 12 Chinese were practicing Falun Gong, a practice that was not controlled by the communist party,” she said reading from a prepared statement.

“For the past 17 years, human rights groups, the United Nations and Western governments have documented the severe human rights abuses and propaganda targeting Falun Gong practitioners in and out of China. The abuses

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include killing of thousands, the imprisonment of millions in labour camps, the torture, and rape cases of tens of thousands, the destruction of tens of millions of families.

Liu said they are starting to see some positive response from other countries.

Based on all the evidence on June 13, 2016 the U. S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Resolution 343 calling on China’s communist regime to immediately stop forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and others. In 2013, the European Parliament also passed a resolution condemning organ harvesting abuse in China and calls on the Chinese regime to end immediately the practice of harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience, she detailed.

But more pressure needs to come from the west, said Liu. “Today, the deadly persecution still continues, however due to the support and awareness of Western government officials and people around the world, millions of people have signed petitions to demand an end to these crimes. A dozen of senior Chinese officials are facing lawsuits for these

crimes and other nations have litigation prepared to sue these people if they step onto their soil,” she said.

“Moreover, nearly 200,000 Chinese nationals have filed criminal complaints against the former communist leader Jiang Zemin with genocide, torture and crimes against humanity and his followers, who are still in power and are now being targeted by the new president’s anticorruption campaign.”

The stop in Yorkton was one looking to have local people contact government officials from City Hall to Regina to Ottawa calling on them to add their voices to the protest of the situation in China regarding Falun Gong practitioners.

“We are here to raise

awareness and we call on our fellow Canadians and our government officials to take a firm stand on the right side of history, the side of righteousness, and publically call on the Chinese regime to end the persecution of Falun Gong,” said Liu.

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SUMMER IS A TIME – for gardeners to show off the bounty of their gardeners, and the recent Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Show hosted by the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society was an opportunity to do just that. Photos by Calvin Daniels

Search goes on for missing teen As last Friday came and went it had been four months since Mekayla Bali disappeared and still there is no sign of 17-year-old Yorkton girl despite ongoing efforts by the RCMP and her family to find her.

The family regularly updates its Facebook page titled “Let’s Bring Mekayla Bali Home.” In the latest post marking four months, they say, “Our hearts are crushed beyond measure,” appealing to both to the public for any piece of information and directly to Mekayla.

“Mekayla, we love you to the moon and back, nothing that has happened will ever change that,” it says.

There is also a GoFundMe campaign that has so far raised almost $7,000 of a stated goal of $40,000.

The donations are intended to offset some of the expense of having

a child missing including the Paula Bali’s lost income from having to take an absence from work.

The family also hopes to offer a $25,000 reward for Mekayla’s safe return.

Meanwhile, in late July, police stepped up efforts enlisting the help of the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) to put out a child search alert for Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba and re-engage the public.

“In this specific case, police have decided that they needed to re-engage the public because they are concerned for this child’s safety,” said Tricia Bailey, MCSC chief operating officer.

Bailey explained a child search alert is a measure in between an ongoing investigation and an amber alert.

Mekayla’s case does not qualify for an amber alert, which requires the law enforcement agency believes the child has been abducted, that she is in imminent danger of

serious bodily injury or death and that they have enough descriptive information about the abduction that the emergency alert has a likelihood of assisting in the child’s recover.

Earlier, on July 8, Paula made an emotional plea to the public and Mekayla at an RCMP press conference in Regina. At that time police issued a detailed timeline of Mekayla’s known movements April 12 up until the time she was last seen around 1:45 p.m. at the Yorkton bus depot.

Inspector Jennifer Ebert said police pieced together that timeline through extensive interviews, but there is one significant gap they are most interested in.

They know that she was at the east location of Tim Hortons between 10:40 and 10:45 a.m. and that after she left there she headed west on Broadway Street. At approximately 11:55 a.m. she showed up at Sacred

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Ebert said the importance of accounting for her movements during that missing hour is that someone whom she saw, or something that she did, may be pertinent to discovering where she went.

Police also continue to search for a 40- to 50-year-old man with a stocky build, muscular arms and a large tattoo of a cross surrounded by flames below his left elbow.

Investigators do not suspect the man in any wrongdoing, but he was seen at the bus depot at the same time as Mekayla and left there

around the same time.

Investigators simply wish to speak to him to determine if he has any information about Mekayla, the inspector explained.

Anybody with information can call the Yorkton RCMP at 306-7862400, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or MCSC at 1-800-661-6160.

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Undeserved perception

Big cities often get a bad rap when it comes to perception of crime a new poll suggests.

Research by Mainstreet Research for PostMedia indicates the public has a very different view of how safe Canada’s cities are compared to crime data and each other.

It shows cities such as Toronto and Montreal, which have some of the lowest big city crime rates in the country, are perceived as unsafe, while others such as Moncton and Regina that rank high in crime rate are perceived as much safer than they are.

It is unclear why Mainstreet and media outlets are reporting the results based on crime rate rather than crime severity index (CSI). The CSI is a better overall measure of safety because it weights types of crime. For the purposes of this analysis, however, the crime rate and CSI rankings are close enough.

It is interesting to note that Toronto and Montreal, which rank one and two in terms of population, rank 14 and 13 respectively in public perception of safety while they are actually second and fifth in terms of CSI. Regina and Moncton rank 11 and 14 by population, six and three by safety perception and 14 and 11 in reality.

There appears to be a big versus small city bias among the people polled.

It should also be noted that there is some arbitrariness in the selection of cities in the poll, apparently to make sure all the provinces were represented. For example, St. John’s and Moncton are actually only the 48th and 79th most populated cities in the country. Charlottetown does not even make the top 100. Of course, that is because there are a lot of suburbs of cities such as Toronto and Vancouver that are technically big cities in their own right.

Nevertheless, this is about perception versus reality and ultimately how it is pertinent to Yorkton.

As noted, big versus small may have some impact on perception. Media coverage may also play a significant role. Quito Maggi, Mainstreet president, said most of the cities in the poll did not get the rankings they deserved because media coverage skews perceptions.

He explained that Ottawa, which ranked as Canada’s safest city in the poll is constantly in the national news, but because of politics not crime <insert ‘what’s the difference?’ gag here> whereas Winnipeg, which was perceived as the most unsafe city, is rarely in the national news except when there is a high profile crime story.

This likely accounts also for Regina’s perceived safety. While we in Saskatchewan get the news about every shooting and robbery in the Queen City, most of Canada does not.

Maggi believes we can also thank our premier for the skewed perception. “He’s standing up for pipelines, energy sector, other issues that are important to Saskatchewan so that’s the type of news stories that come out of Regina,” he told Global News.

The fact of the matter remains we have a crime problem in our cities, our province and our region.

This is very relevant to Yorkton as well.

Readers may recall that in July StatsCan released its 2015 CSI rankings for cities with populations greater than 10,000. North Battleford and Prince Albert ranked first and second in the country.

Among the country’s census metropolitan areas (CMAs, cities over 100,000 population), Saskatoon and Regina are number one and two in the nation (33 and 35 overall).

We have seven cities in the Top 50 and only nine cities in the province.

Yorkton is third in the province and 25th in the country.

At least we are perceived well, though.

And speaking of perception, aside from a brief blip of awareness when the crime statistics are published, we tend to stick our heads in the sand for the rest of the year.

Even when they come out, we tend to make excuses. Our own mayor does not trust the statistics. Much of the media coverage from this latest poll has brought up the same tired old arguments about most of our crime being petty, which it is not, that is the point of the CSI. We need to wake up.

Film is not a competitive sport As of this writing, I do not know if the film Suicide Squad is good or bad. In the week leading up to the film’s release, the only people who had watched the movie were film critics, and the majority of those had a distinct lack of kind things to say about the project. Lots of films get bad reviews, and while this did have a fair amount of pre-release optimism, especially after some very well received trailers, I personally wasn’t surprised it wasn’t a critical darling. Like all films, it could have gone either way.

Some people were in shock that this film didn’t receive much of a critical reception. Someone was so incensed that the reviews were largely negative that they circulated a petition to shut down film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which merely repeated what their list of film critics thought of the picture and published it. They circulated conspiracy theories that critics were bribed to give Warner Bros. and DC films bad reviews by rivals Disney and Marvel. Why Disney and Marvel would be all that concerned with the box office take of Suicide Squad is a mystery – they didn’t have anything opening against it, and their own films have made enough money that they don’t have to worry very much about the rivals across town. While there have been cases of invented or purchased reviews from film studios – Sony was caught red handed making someone up to pretend A Knight’s Tale was worth watching – that generally involves studios building themselves up, not tearing others down. It doesn’t make financial or logical sense to pay for bad reviews of a film.

On the face of it, this makes no sense. Why were people so invested in a film that had not, at that time, been released? It’s far from the first time this has happened, and it won’t be the last, but why does it keep happening? What reasons are there for people to be so invested in what amounts to entertainment? The answer, strangely, is in sports.

People like their team to win, the purest example of this is in sports, where literal teams are playing actual games, but the sports game attitude spills out into other arenas. It has infected politics, it has infected consumer goods and, in this case, has infected entertainment. The people who are angry at bad reviews of Suicide Squad are not actually angry about the reviews of the film. They’re angry that their team is losing. They have aligned themselves with DC comics as their entertainment team, they’re going to watch films that DC makes, watch TV series’ that they produce, play their games and read their comics. DC is to them what the Roughriders are to a Saskatchewan resident.

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While a sports team has the game score, a film team has box office numbers. If you want to declare a winner during the box office season you’re going to have to have the team that sells the most tickets, that gets the most people watching and has the best reviews. Reviews are not always going to influence the box office take, especially for a film with a built in audience and a highly effective advertising campaign, which Suicide Squad represents.

The difference, and one that is kind of important to remember, is that it’s not actually a competition in this case. In sports, it matters if you beat the other guy, because if you don’t you’re not going to be as well placed in the playoffs and you’re not going to take home the championship. Your team winning will, by definition have the other team losing. It matters, because there is an actual competition happening. In film, it actually doesn’t matter. If Disney and Marvel make a billion dollars on a film, they’re happy, it doesn’t matter if a different film in the same genre makes $1 or $1,000,000,000. They might study what does or doesn’t work with the other film, try to avoid making the same mistakes or try to understand what works, but all that will be to meet their own bottom line. They don’t care whether the other guy succeeds, because it doesn’t matter to them at all. So long as their movie makes money that’s the only important thing. If people are at the theatre considering going to Suicide Squad they’re going to see promotional materials for Disney and Marvel films, so the studios would probably prefer it if audiences decided to go out this weekend and see it rather than stay home.

The people who are angry at the film’s poor reception have applied the logic of sports to a field that is completely different. Entertainment is competitive in many ways, but it’s not a direct competition. There isn’t a winner or loser here, just a bunch of different people who want their own projects to succeed. In this case, critically, one hasn’t, but that happens plenty, it’s far from the first anticipated film to get critical drubbing. Film is not a collection of sports teams, it’s not win or lose, it’s a rare case where nobody cares who does the best so long as they get your money too.

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Mars and Venus go Retro I would guess that, if asked, most people would say that the Sun, Moon, stars and planets all rise in the east and set in the west. While it does appear that they do, they actually only appear to.

In actuality the Sun is standing still, the Moon and planets are moving west to east, and the stars are going every which way. This apparent east to west motion is simply an illusion caused by the rapid rotation of the Earth. Similarly, if you’ve been paying attention to the planets this summer (and I know all of you have), from week to week they’ve all appar-

ently slid slowly toward the west, getting closer to the setting Sun each day. Wrong again: this too is an illusion caused by the Earth’s motion; in reality, the planets actually move slowly west to east against the background stars, because all the planets orbit the Sun in a counter clockwise direction. Then, just when you think you have this figured out, about twice a year the planets stop and reverse direction for a few weeks or months before resuming their normal direction again. The original reason the planets did this was simply to confuse

The Universe from your own back yard

by Jim Huziak jim@darkskies.ca. the ancient civilizations, especially the Egyptians, but once it was established that the Earth orbited the Sun, some European mathematician figured out it was but just another optical illusion caused by the Earth passing another planet in its orbit. We now call it ‘retrograde

motion’. Well, it’s that time again. The planets have had a pretty quiet summer, but that’s all about to change. Jupiter is rapidly getting hard to see as it nears the horizon.

That’s too bad, not only because it’s my favourite planet, but because Venus and

Mercury will be coming out to play over the next few days. The three will be getting uncomfortably close together, culminating on August 27th when Jupiter and Venus appear as a single planet.

Unfortunately, all this occurs virtually on the horizon just after sunset, and will be extremely difficult to see (so it’s only right that I try, of course).

Mercury just came out a week ago, and can be found with difficulty barely above the western horizon 30 minutes after sunset. It will be gone again by September 1st.

So, while Jupiter and

Mercury will soon be out of the picture, all this retrograde stuff will have Venus rushing toward Mars in the southwest, which in turn is rushing eastward in a futile attempt to get away.

Watch for it to pass beneath Saturn on the 24th.

What all this means is that over the next few months we will have a different set of planet interactions going on, something that would be quite rare if not for this incomprehensible ‘retrograde’ thing. New word, new show, all visible over the coming months from your own back yard.

Do you know how much you pay for health care?

The constant reminders about health care consuming 40 per cent of provincial budgets (on average) certainly disabuse any notion that health care is “free.”

However, odds are that if you asked someone how much they paid for public health-care insurance or services last year, a specific answer would be hard to come by.

Why? Because although we’re aware our taxes collectively pay for Canada’s public healthcare system, there’s no

dedicated health insurance tax.Governments simply fund health-care services from a pool of general tax revenues, making it very difficult for Canadians to calculate how much of their total tax payments go towards health care every year.

While some provinces such as British Columbia and Ontario have specific health insurance premiums, this only adds to the confusion because such payments still go to general government rev-

enues and even then, only fund a fraction of health-care costs.

So, how much do we actually pay for our public health-care system?

Using the most recent tax and health-care expenditure data, we estimate that the average unattached individual will pay about $4,257 this year, while an average family of four will pay $11,494.

Of course, the payments vary according to income. The 10 per cent of Canadian families

with the lowest incomes (who earn an average income of $14,028)will pay an average of $443 for public health insurance while families among the top 10 per cent of income earners (who earn an average income of $281,359) will pay $37,361.

While opinions regarding the size of the burden these payments place on taxpayers may vary, such estimates provide important context when discussing the performance and sustainability of

Canada’s health-care system. For example, the average individual who paid more than $4,000 for public health-care insurance this year may it find difficult to excuse the 18.3 week wait for medical treatment (after referral from a family doctor).

In order to assess whether we receive good value for our money, it’s important to first get a clearer understanding of how much we actually pay for public healthcare insurance. Canada’s

health-care system is neither “free” nor unique in its goal of “universality” - and it’s important for us to pursue policies that enable delivery of the best health-care services we can afford without breaking the bank.

Bacchus Barua and Milagros Palacios are analysts at the Fraser Institute and co-authors of The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2016 edition. © 2016 Distributed by Troy Media.

Environment Minister Herb Cox to leave cabinet for health Environment Minister Herb Cox today said he has asked to leave cabinet when cabinet changes are made by Premier Brad Wall later this month. Cox will soon begin stem cell treatment as he battles cancer.

form my duties as a cabinet minister,” Cox said.

“I tremendously enjoy serving in cabinet, but my health has to come first and our caucus is blessed with many other talented members who also deserve the opportunity to serve.

“I have gone through this treatment once before a few years back and I know it would make it extremely difficult to continue to per-

“For that reason, I have spoken with Premier Wall and asked to leave cabinet at the time of the upcoming cabinet shuffle.”

Cox will continue to serve as the MLA for The Battlefords.

Wall said Cox has done a great job as Environment Minister and will be missed at the cabinet table.

“Herb Cox has done a good job managing a number of important environmental files, up to and including our government’s ongoing response to the Husky oil

spill,” Wall said.

“However, I agree with my friend that his health has to come first and everyone in our government is pulling for him in

his battle with cancer.

“I look forward to continuing to work with Herb as a valuable member of our government caucus team.”

Cox was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2011 and appointed to cabinet as Environment Minister in 2015.

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Picking an Olympic highlight from many The Summer Olympics have of course dominated the world of sports the last couple of weeks.

It is a world event which occurs only once every four years, and athletes dedicate their lives to just making the cut to be at the games.

There is heartbreak in not quite making the cut to just be at the Games, something Canadian sport fans can attest too as the men’s 7s rugby team came up short, and the men’s basketball team lost twice in win and advance contests.

Certainly there are athletes who headed to Rio knowing they did not have a chance to win.

They might have put on the brave face and said the gold was their goal, but many had achieved their best just making the cut to be there.

Of course the Olympics are more than a gold medal. Yes that is the one that counts. A silver or bronze says you were close to the best, but close is not a win.

Perhaps bigger in the life of many of the athletes, bigger in essence than a silver or bronze in many ways, are those who set personal bests in Brazil.

To achieve the best in an athletic endeavour at the moment of the biggest sporting event there is speaks to the great dedication to the sport, and the heart to excel on

the big stage.

And, then there are those who set national marks. It might not be a gold, but on those moments when you can achieve marks which lift you to the best in the history or your nation, and you achieved it on the Olympic stage is again a case of showing the true heart of the athlete.

This Canadian Olympic Committee was talking about the overall team flirting with 20 medals this summer, and they will come close to that, which is solid for a country with a modest population size, and more modest investment in athlete development.

Perhaps the biggest achievement at the Games from a Canadian perspective came from Saskatchewan athlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton.

Now there will be those who point to swimmer Penny Oleksiak who earned four medals, including a gold, which is a big achievement being the most medals at a single Games by a Canadian.

Others might suggest the biggest moment was Andre De Grasse grabbing the bronze in the 100 -metres, which is the premier athletic event, and had all eyes in the final as Usain Bolt won an unprecedented third straight Olympic gold medal in the big race.

Bolt winning was about as sure a thing as

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there was at the Olympics, but De Grasse is young, and running his way to the podium promises his best may yet to come, perhaps in four years.

But I’ll stick with ‘Theisen-Eaton’ as the highlight finish.

And I say that not because she is from Humboldt, although that she is from our province is rather cool.

Theisen-Eaton competed in the heptathlon with a total score of 6653.

The heptathlon for women and the decathlon for men, are, in my humble opinion, the highest level of athletic endeavour. The top athletes in both should be the most highly revered from the Olympics.

They are not. Bolt’s achievement for continuing to hold the title of world’s fastest man will be.

But Bolt is a sprinter.

The best the world has ever seen, but sprinting is a singular skill, achievement.

The heptathlon is a multi-disciplinary event.

The athletes cannot focus

on a single skill serf, but must excel over a broad range of athletics.

If, after TheisenEaton’s achievement you are not yet aware of the event, here is a bit of background.

A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ‘hepta’ (seven) and’athlon’ (contest), detailed Wikipedia.

“Women’s heptathlon is the combined event for women contested in the Athletics program of the Olympics and in the IAAF Wo r l d Championships in Athletics. The IAAF World Combined Events Challenge determines a yearly women’s heptathlon champion. The women’s outdoor heptathlon consists of the following events, with the first four contested on the first day, and the remaining three on day two: • 100 metres hurdles • High jump • Shot put • 200 metres • Long jump • Javelin throw

• 800 metres “The heptathlon has been contested by female athletes since the early 1980s, when it replaced the pentathlon as the primary women’s combined event contest (the javelin throw and 800 m were added). It was first contested at the Olympic level in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

What makes TheisenEaton’s accomplishment so notable is that headed into the second day she was in sixth. At the top level of a sport being that far out half way through things, the podium is a long way off.

But, Theisen-Eaton climbed to fifth after the first event on day-two, and from there she just climbed ever closer, finally finding her way to the bronze. It was a notable push to the podium in a sport which requires a rounded athlete with skills in multiple disciplines, which lifts them to the top in my books.

Now out of the sports at the Olympics which Iíd like to see more of, by that I mean some more akin to a league, or weekto-week events such as we see with curling, the list is rather short.

I already watch regular international badminton events, and rugby 7s is doing a good job of raising its profile.

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I mention measurable success because sports which rely on judges don’t hold my attention at all. While I have not read reports on questionable judging in Rio, I can too clearly recall my dadís words about showing stock in front of a judge is one man’s opinion on one particular day.

That said there were often rumblings behind the scenes of champions selected because of friendships and other reasons not connected to what was being judged.

Judged sports bodies are doing a better job, but there will always be a cloud over decisions.

Back to sports I would like to see more profile for, team handball is the second one on my short list. Huge in Europe, and basically unheard of in North America, the game is at least on par with basketball at its top level, and I’d be interested in watching a top level league with Canadian teams.

Next week I just might tackle what sports I’d like to see in the Olympics which currently are not.

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Nominations open for province’s outstanding volunteers

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Today Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield encouraged residents to nominate outstanding volunteers for the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal. The 2016 nomination period will be open until October 18.

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The Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal was established in 1995 to recognize volunteers and those who demonstrate

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New life breathed into former Agriculture Canada Rose breeding program Shakespeare famously penned, ‘that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’ He could have used any other flower to make his point, but he chose rose because he knew it would evoke a familiar sensory experience in his 16th Century audience. So it is true today – the rose is one of the most recognized flowers and floral scents in the world and has been since ancient Greek and Roman times. As both a cut flower (especially on Valentine’s Day) and garden plant, roses are big sellers. The drawback for Prairie gardeners in the early days was a lack of cold hardiness and repeat blooming. And roses can be particularly susceptible to leaf diseases, especially in wet years.

Early Prairie rose breeders like Percy Wright, George Bugnet and Frank Skinner made important hardy rose introductions, some of which are still available.

However, the betterknown Canadian hardy roses came from two Agriculture and AgriFood Canada (AAFC; then Dominion Department of Agriculture) breeding programs that produced the Parkland Series (e.g.

‘Morden Fireglow’, ‘Winnipeg Parks’) and the Explorer Series (e.g.

‘John Cabot’, ‘John Franklin’, etc.). The goal of AAFC’s program was to develop hardy, long-

blooming and disease resistant climbing and bush roses that resembled tender European hybrid tea and floribunda roses. The Parkland roses were especially adapted for life on the Prairies, while the Explorer roses were better suited for hot, humid Central Canada (i.e. ON and QC); there were several cultivars that would survive in both regions.

Sadly, due to changing mandates, retirements and reduced budgets, the AAFC rose breeding programs were discontinued. Fortunately, all was not lost. The rose germplasm or breeding stock was not discarded. In the early 2000s, the germplasm was initially licensed to the Rose Consortium under the direction of two former AAFC rose breeders.

They evaluated the 1000s of hybrids and selected superior plants that were disease resistant, suitable for across Canada, more fragrant than previous selection and great performance.

These were the first of the Canadian Artist Series with the most recent introduction this spring with the ‘Oscar Peterson’, a semi-double white shrub rose.

In 2010, the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association obtained the license for AAFC rose germplasm and then developed an agreement with the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland, ON) to

continue to develop hardy and disease resistant roses for the Canadian market with potential for other northern regions (e.g.

Scandinavia and eastern Europe). Their program is ambitious, with staff making about 15,000 controlled crosses every year. Seedlings are first screened for black spot resistance.

These are further evaluated for powdery mildew resistance. Both are serious foliar diseases and plants, even with the most spectacular flowers, are unattractive with diseased leaves.

The best seedlings, less than one percent of the 15,000 are evaluated at partner nurseries across Canada, from British Columbia to New Brunswick.

The University of Saskatchewan, in one of Canada’s coldest urban centres, is also host to one of the evaluation sites. After two or three years of vigorous field testing without winter protection or fungicide treatment, only a couple of the best performers will make it to market.

These then will have excellent disease resistance, be adaptable to all climatic region across

Canada and, obviously, have superior flowering performance, dark glossy green leaves and great overall appearance.

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Minister to leave cabinet Economy Minister Bill Boyd today said he has asked to leave cabinet when Premier Brad Wall reassigns cabinet responsibilities in the coming weeks.

“I have been doing this for a long time, so I think it’s time for me to step back in order for others to have a chance to serve in cabinet,” Boyd said. “Our government is fortunate to have a large and talented caucus, including many new members who were elected for the first time earlier this year, so this is a great opportunity for renewal.”

Boyd said he looks forward to continuing to serve the people of Kindersley constituency as their MLA. Premier Brad Wall

said it’s difficult to lose one of his most experienced cabinet ministers but he respects Boyd’s decision.

“Bill Boyd has been a key member of cabinet since our very first day in government and I will miss his strong leadership at the cabinet table,” Wall said. “That said, I understand his desire to move to a different role in our government at this stage in his political career. I know he will continue to provide strong leadership within the government caucus as he has at the cabinet table for many years.”

Boyd was first elected in 1991 and has served in every cabinet since the current government was first elected in 2007.

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Yorkton Lake Golf & Country Ladies Club is looking for new and existing members to golf in their Fun Golf every Monday and Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.

This is a beautiful 9 hole golf course and we welcome all ages as well as any inexperienced golfers.

Crossroads A support group for women experiencing or who have experienced domestic violence.

Thursdays 1:15-2:30 p.m.

Family Resource Center SIGN on Broadway *Free childcare and transportation available* & Thursdays 630 - 8:30 p.m.

Shelwin House (please call for address) *Adults (women) only* Group is open to all women who feel a need for support on their journey. Please contact 306-782-5181 or 306-7837233 for more information.

Cribbage & Pool The Yorkton Retired Citizens Inc. group invites interested cribbage and pool players to come out to St. Gerard’s Church – lower level – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 to 4 p.m. for the afternoon for pool and crib, light lunch included.

For info. call Helen at 306-783-0802 or Joan at 306-783-6042.

Volunteers Needed!

The Canadian Red Cross is seeking volunteers for the Friendly Visiting Program for Seniors. Volunteers will be trained to provide weekly visits or phone calls to socially or geographically isolated seniors in Yorkton and surrounding area. One hour every other week is all that is required to provide social interaction with a senior and peace of mind for family and caregivers.

For more information contact 306-620-3281 or email michelleb.smith@redcross.ca The Yorkton Legion Track Club The club is open to all Yorkton and area

Tot Spot Boys & Girls Club Drop-In Centre @ SIGN on Broadway Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri., 9 a.m. to noon.

Tues., Wed., Thurs., 2-4 p.m.

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The Caring Closet Lower level of Safire Clothing & Accessories Quality, free used clothing for women who require outfits for career or educational purposes.

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Fittings are done by appointment. Call 306-521-0332, 306-783-0026 or 306-786-1570.

Parkland Right to Life Meetings Meets every third Wednesday of the month @ St. Gerard’s Hall basement @ 7.30 p.m.

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St. John Ambulance First Aid Classes OHS Standard First Aid/CPR classes. Personalized courses and online training also available.

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Yorkton Community Concert Choir Practices every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the choir room at the YRHS (use parking lot entrance) Contact Laurene at 306-782-0460, Shanni at 306-783-9145 or Anna at 306-744-2729 for details.

Calling all Bridge Players!

The Yorkton Duplicate Bridge Club has started up. The club meets weekly on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. at the Yorkton Public Library. Call Del Lubiniecki at 306-548-5518 for more details.

Yorkton and District United Way • looking for dedicated people interested in taking part of a growing organization that helps agencies and crucial services in and around the Yorkton area. To learn more call Kristin Parsons at 306-782-9389 or email yorktonunited­ way@sasktel. net.

Kinette Club of Yorkton • Meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

To learn more or to attend, contact Club President – Melissa Kirwan at 306-730-7733 The Torch Club – leadership, growth and empowerment program for youth ages 10-13 Call Erin at 306-783-2582 for details.

Community Adult Band Rehearsals Tuesdays 7 p.m. at Yorkton Regional High School Band Room.

Two bands – Community Concert Band and Yorkton’s ALL THAT JAZZ Big Band New members welcome!

For more information, contact Larry Pearen, Director 306-786-2582 (days) 306-782-4182 (evenings).

Grief Share The Grief Share support group is sponsored by people who understand what you are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encouragement during this difficult time.

For more information call: Margaret Yost 306-728-4744 or St. Paul Lutheran Church at 306-783-4266.

Save the Yorkton Brick Mill Become a member and be a part of a great historical venture.

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Adult Dance Group (Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble) Ukrainian Orthodox Auditorium Wednesdays, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.

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Parkland Therapeutic Riding Association Horseback riding and other activities for children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Meets Tuesdays at noon Shadow Stables.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters In-School Mentoring Be a Mentor – spend one hour a week. Play games, do crafts, read books...

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Yorkton Prostate Group Meeting • meets every 3rd Thurs. of the month in the meeting room at the hospital • promotes early detection and speedy recovery Call 306-782-5748 for information.

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Al-Anon Al-Anon meets Mondays, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran

Habitat for Humanity Volunteers Wanted To get your name on the volunteer list for a build or to be part of a committee, go to www.habitatyorkton.ca and click on “Volunteer Now” Dart League Attention dart players, steel-tip action is under way at Gunner’s Lounge at Royal Canadian Legion. This is a fun league for all ages, so beginners are encouraged to come out. For more information call 306-782-1783.

Yorkton Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Monthly Meetings Yorkton Public Library For info. call Sharon Lindsay at 306-783-7054.

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Yorkton Family Resource Centre Drop In Centre @ SIGN on Broadway.

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Tuesday – 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. www.yorktonfrc.ca Free to participate!

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Club DJ Heritage Baptist Church Thursday evenings 6:30-7:45 p.m.

• for children Grades K-6 • a mid week program designed to engage local children with church • Bible stories, crafts, games, music and more...

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Treasure Chest Toastmasters Club • meets weekly on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at SIGN on Broadway. Impact your world by enhancing your communication and leadership skills. Guests and new members welcome. For more information contact: Faye 306-782-2994; or Joanne 306-783-3034.

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Godfrey Dean New Summer Exhibitions!

Paula Cooley: MIX July 10 to Sept. 2, 2016 Mixed media sculpture by Saskatoon artist Paula Cooley reflects her passion for ocean waves and forms of nature.

On closer inspection, you can see Cooley is also interested in the menacing aspects of shape and form, giving her work greater depth behind the smooth shiny surfaces.

Shannon Yashcheshen: PORTRAY July 17 to Sept. 2, 2016 The work for Shannon’s exhibition is here and we’re experimenting with different configurations. Each time you visit you will see how the selections are evolving, until the final exhibition is complete.

Yorkton Creators 4-H Club Welcomes new members ages 6-21. Projects include cooking, sewing, woodworking and cloverbud. For more info. call Vi at 306-782-4721.

Church, and Wednesdays at the Westview United Church.

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ly second story or complete addition are the only options.

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1. Finish an unfinished basement. A basement renovation can hold limitless potential and increase the resale value or income potential of your home. Think about the possibilities: a home theater, office, spare bedroom, basement apartment or recreation room.

The key to doing it successfully is to focus on what’s behind the walls, especially since moisture is a common issue in

basements. Choosing the right insulation is critical. Look for products that are vapor permeable, dimensionally stable and mold and moisture resistant. Many contractors use Roxul Comfortboard IS semirigid sheathing board paired with Comfortbatt batt insulation to combat thermal bridging and protect against mold and mildew growth. An added benefit of this type of mineral wool insulation is that it’s also fire-resistant to 2,150 F. For interior walls and ceilings, Safe ‘n’ Sound insulation is ideal because of its ability to absorb noise

and indoor traffic sounds, ensuring your newfound space is a peaceful one.

2. Create a more openconcept feel with light and color. If your home wasn’t blessed with towering windows, installing French doors and pot lights can encourage light to travel more freely, creating the illusion of space. Likewise, choosing a paint color for walls, trim and moldings that is lighter and cooler in tone (think soft grays or blues) will help to reflect light and give the room a more open feel.

3. Remove non-loadbearing walls.

Homeowners have the opportunity to rethink the layout of their home by removing non-loadbearing walls. Removing structurally unnecessary walls can make your whole home feel larger, improve flow, lighting and the function of your home.

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Begin looking around your home for furniture or accessories that overwhelm the space. Interior designers recommend choosing low-profile or small-scale furniture for rooms with less square footage. Dual-purpose items, such as ottomans with storage chests inside, are a budgetfriendly way to save on space while staying organized.

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Yancoal mine receives conditional assessment Environment Minister Herb Cox has announced conditional approval of the environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Yancoal solution potash mine near Southey, allowing the project to advance for further provincial and local approvals prior to construction.

“The ministry’s regulatory role is to ensure environmental responsibility is appropriately and comprehensively managed for developments such as potash mines,” Cox said. “We are confident in the independent review provided by professional engineers and environmental experts on the Yancoal project. Given the degree of public interest in this proposal, one of our conditions of approval calls for Yancoal to conduct additional consultation and engagement activities in the area before construction can begin.”

As part of the EA approval, Yancoal must meet several conditions.

These include: Yancoal must submit a development agreement with the RM of Longlaketon prior to the commencement of construction activities to ensure that the RM is involved in the planning and development of the project.

Yancoal must submit

a community involvement plan that commits to establishing a community advisory committee, community monitoring program, and further collaboration with community members.

Yancoal must submit an environmental protection plan that includes monitoring of agriculture land, Loon Creek, and water quality.

In addition, Yancoal must meet other conditions of approval and permitting requirements, including: Acquiring a permit to construct and operate the facility under The Mineral Industry Environmental Protection Regulations, 1996 pursuant to The Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2010.

Acquiring a water allocation licence from the Water Security Agency for the use of water from Buffalo Pound Lake.

Acquiring a licence from the Ministry of the Economy for wells used in the mining process for the injection of brine.

Obtaining approval from the Ministry of Environment for a decommissioning and reclamation plan and providing a financial assurance prior to project construction to address any environmen-

tal considerations that occur from the operation and eventual decommissioning of the facility.

Water availability was a focus for consideration of this project. A previous EA was undertaken for the Buffalo Pound NonPotable System Expansion Project, which considered the availability of water sourced from the lake for multiple future users. The assessment showed that the volumes of water potentially diverted for multiple industrial users would not result in significant impacts to water levels in Buffalo Pound Lake or downstream areas.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) has confirmed the capacity and reliability of Buffalo Pound Lake to supply water to the project sustainably and without significant negative impact to downstream areas.

On average, more than 6.0 billion cubic metres of water flows into Lake Diefenbaker each year.

Yancoal’s maximum usage is estimated at 13 million cubic metres per year, roughly 0.2 per cent of the total flow into Lake Diefenbaker.

Yancoal will need to apply to WSA for a water rights license, which would be issued subject to a number of conditions, including the

requirements to monitor and report on water use, the adoption of water conservation measures and paying industrial water use charges for the volume of water used annually. The licence will be issued for a defined period of time and any future reissuance will be conditional upon Yancoal’s compliance with the terms of the licence and a re-evaluation of the current and future sustainability of the water source. The issuance of a licence is not a guarantee that water will be available for use by Yancoal at all times during the term of the licence. The WSA reserves the right to restrict the use of water due to shortage or pressing necessity and may cancel, amend or suspend a licence due to non-compliance with the specified terms, or if it is in the public interest to do so.

In addition, the EA considered concerns regarding potential impacts to water quality downstream in Loon Creek and the Qu’Appelle system. Yancoal has committed to measures to prevent water impacted by the core facility from reaching these downstream areas. These includes isolating the site from natural drainage to ensure no off-site

impacts to water quality.

In addition, regular water quality monitoring in Loon Creek is required as a condition of approval to ensure there are no downstream impacts.

The Ministry of Environment oversees Saskatchewan’s environmental assessment process, which includes a comprehensive crossgovernment review component, as well as a public review period. The EA process focuses on the potential environmental impacts of a project, and relies on professional and unbiased expertise to help reach objective and science-based conclusions.

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