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New Caterpillar grader for city fleet By N-R staff The City unveiled the latest addition to its snow removal fleet January 15. The $340,000 Caterpillar grader, modified for snow removal and winter road maintenance will save money and be good for the environment, said Mayor Bob Maloney during a press conference January 15. John Oranchuk, the City’s fleet operations manager explained that the new engine in the machine emits near-zero levels of particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen which even exceeds the 2014 regulatory standard. Stacey Wiebe, a heavy construction sales specialist for Caterpillar, explained the company has achieved this in two ways. First is the engine itself. With precision injection timing and increased pressures, the new generation power plants maximize fuel burn efficiency. The company claims this not only reduces fuel costs and protects the environment, but
JOHN ORANCHUK, the City’s fleet operations manager, explains the emissions reductions achieved by buying a new Caterpillar grader to reporters on January 15.
enhances power, performance and reliability and reduces maintenance. The second stage of reducing emissions is after treatment technology that further cleans the exhaust by converting oxides of nitrogen to nitrogen and water and filtering remaining particulates. All of this is good news, according to the mayor, who pointed out just how much city equipment has to work in the winter. “It takes five days, in 24-hour shifts, to complete one round of snow removal across the city and each removal can cost $75,000 depending on the snow fall,” he said. Maloney also used the opportunity to try to raise awareness about potential flood threats. “Residents are reminded not to push snow from residential or commercial property onto city land or into drainage ditches as it leads to increasing spring drainage problems,” he said.
A musical journey with Ensemble Caprice By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer Ensemble Caprice is going to take you on a journey. The group, celebrating its 25th year in 2015, is coming to Yorkton, telling the story of people immigrating to South America from Spain through music with Salsa Baroque. Matthias Maute, artistic director for Ensemble Caprice, says that while people have a particular vision of what baroque music is, the Spanish and Latin American influences, and in particular the intricate rhythms, gives the sound a different feel from most baroque music.
“It has been a discovery to delve into unknown repertoire and realize that in South America you had a blend of different cultures. European cultures with Spanish and Italian music, but mostly Spanish. “All the First Nations had their own music which we feature, and a particular blend when composers arrived from Europe, took texts of lyrics in an Indian dialect, and wrote European style music on that, so that’s another blend. “There’s also the sad story of African slaves, who were forced to work in the silver mines and perished in the thousands, who brought their own rhythms and their
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Red Tape Awareness week proclaimed
The Government of Saskatchewan and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) proclaimed January 19 to 23, 2015, Red Tape Awareness Week in the province. The week raises awareness about the importance of improving and modernizing Saskatchewan’s regulatory environment.
“In 2014, our government maintained our commitment to reduce red tape in ministries, crown corporations and agencies,” Minister responsible for Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Jeremy Harrison said. “Our newly approved Red Tape Reduction Action Plan requires the thorough
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make progress in reducing red tape, and we are pleased to see the ongoing commitment to review regulations that make it easier for business to do business in Saskatchewan,” CFIB Vice-President, Prairie and Agri-business, Marilyn Braun-Pollon said. “Saskatchewan stands out as one of
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CHAMBER DIRECTORS – Mayor Bob Maloney, far left, swears in the new Chamber of Commerce board of directors, from left, Joel Martinuk, Brent Murdock, Don Rae, Mike Popowich, Carol Yaholnitsky, Randy Hrywkiw, Krissy Morrison, Susan Stewardson, Mike Parobec, Rob Bear, Shawn Patenaude, Corey Werner, Stephanie Buckle and Melissa Honour. Missing are Kelly Price and Brady Harland. The ceremony took place at the Chamber Breakfast meeting at the Ramada Hotel January 14. Staff Photo
Electronic health records now complete A comprehensive provincial electronic health record (EHR) for Saskatchewan residents is complete. Health providers with access to the EHR Viewer can now see their patients’ diagnostic imaging results, completing the core components of an EHR for Saskatchewan residents. The EHR Viewer is a secure website developed for Saskatchewan health care providers to give access to patient information regardless
of where an individual goes for care or where they live in the province. The EHR Viewer also includes access to: patient prescription and allergy information from community pharmacies; more than 90 per cent of laboratory results from health regions and the Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory; immunization histories; supports to help physicians better manage
their patients with chronic disease, including diabetes and coronary artery disease; standardized operative reporting for breast cancer surgeries; hospital admission, discharge and transfer summaries, providing family physicians with valuable patient information; and discharge summaries from hospitals in the Saskatoon Health Region, allowing doctors to view the instructions their patients receive following
release from hospital. About 3,300 health care providers have access to the EHR Viewer, including physicians, pharmacists, and nurse practitioners. The EHR project cost $32.5 million in total with approximately 75 per cent of the funding contributed by Canada Health Infoway. The Government of Saskatchewan contributed the remaining $10 million. An additional $39 million was spent on the development of
additional components (provider registry, client registry, pharmacy, diagnostic imaging) that were necessary to have the information available to distribute using the EHR. Of this, $31 million was funded by Canada Health Infoway, while the province funded $8 million. eHealth Saskatchewan is responsible for planning, developing and implementing the provincial electronic health record for Saskatchewan. eHealth
A musical journey with Ensemble Caprice Continued from Page 1A selections. “We try to bring our music close to the hearts of the people. I find this particular program is excellent for a Canadian context because everyone who lives in this country has had, at
some point, someone who has done this big trip from one continent to another. This connotation stirs people’s emotions, and that is a great thing.” It’s the 25th anniversary of the group, but Maute says that it has been 25 years of trying
new things and taking different approaches to music. He says that their goal is to constantly leave their comfort zone, which is something that the Salsa Baroque program does. “We tackle music from a different angle
than other musicians do, and that’s something we have been developing for 25 years. It’s 25 years of experience, but when we look at our shows, it feels like we’re starting something new again, because we are doing something we have
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Discrimination policy needs fixing Plain and simple, governments shouldn’t treat people differently based on race. Seems like a simple concept, but that is not what’s happening at the federal government’s new Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. Yes, you read that right – a “human rights” museum is singling people out based on race. Recently, the Winnipeg Sun exposed how the new federal museum doesn’t charge First Nations, Inuit or Métis admission, provided they show ID. Why those three groups were chosen seems to be some kind of mystery. The museum claims the three were selected – “to help ensure Indigenous People have access to expressions of their culture.” What about Jewish people, Ukrainian people, Chinese people, members of the LGTBQ community, persons with disabilities and others who have faced discrimination in the past and want to view exhibits describing their challenges? Are they supposed to just reach into their pocket and pay while the museum allows some other people to just walk right in free of charge? The museum would sheepishly say “yes.” The museum doesn’t have a good response for aboriginal, Metis and Inuit people who may be offended by their freebie policy. Imagine being a first-nations Canadian, walking up to the museum with a group of friends (of all races) and then being singled out and told you didn’t have to pay. Wouldn’t you be a bit embarrassed to be discriminated against by the museum while each of your friends had to fork over $15? The museum should be ashamed about the discomfort they’re causing to aboriginal, Metis and Inuit people who may find themselves in such a position. Furthermore, the museum can hardly afford to let anyone in for free. In fact, it’s the last organization in Canada that should be encouraging customers not to pay the entrance fee. Consider that each year the Canadian Museum for Human Rights receives $21.7 million in funding from the federal government. Why does it receive so much money? The subsidy is necessary because there aren’t enough paying customers willing to visit the museum each year. Thus, the museum’s annual expenses far exceed its revenues. The annual federal funding keeps the museum from going bankrupt. The numbers are even more shocking on an individual level. The museum expects 250,000 visitors annually. Divide that into the $21.7 million grant from the feds and each person walking into the museum is subsidized by $86.80. You may only pay $15 to enter, but the true cost is about $101.80. Expensive and discriminatory – clearly the museum has a lot of work to do. But the discriminatory policy won’t change on its own. Taxpayers need to speak out and complain to the museum. Let museum officials know that you believe discrimination is wrong. At the same time, the public should be calling their Members of Parliament and urging them to take action. After all, the museum is a federal institution. If enough Members of Parliament hear blowback on the discriminatory policy, they’ll be quick to take action. Oh, and you might want to mention the $86.80 per visitor subsidy too. Colin Craig is the Prairie Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Sales tax may be the new reality With oil prices plunging and provincial resource revenues expected to drop, there is no doubt that Alberta’s red ink will rise. In response, Premier Jim Prentice has floated the notion of a provincial sales tax and/or hikes in other taxes. Pure consumption taxes such as the GST make more sense by design than business or personal income taxes. (For the record, a sales tax can be a consumption tax but they are not always the same thing. Space does not permit an explanation of the differences, but my analysis is about consumption taxes; think of the GST as one example.) To understand why taxing consumption is preferable to other types of taxes, consider the alternatives: high business taxes impede investment and job creation (see France over the last several decades); high income taxes harm the ability of people to save and invest in their future (see Quebec and Ontario). In contrast, if governments can lower and moderate those two taxes through the use of consumption taxes (which can be designed to exempt low-income earners), economies face less distortion. That’s because consumption taxes have a smaller adverse effect on people’s incentive to do economically productive things like work, save, invest, or be entrepreneurial. But that should, first, bring us back to government spending. In his recent statement, Prentice remarked that “I’m not getting into dissecting how we ended up where we are.” Actually, such a dissection is exactly what’s needed, especially in light of talks about a new sales tax - or any other tax hike. The province could have better controlled past spending but instead, since the mid-2000s, made the same mistake as the employee expecting an annual Christmas bonus. Here are the hard facts: Back in 1993/94, per person pro-
gram spending (in real dollars) was $8,978. The Ralph Klein government including then-Finance Minister Jim Dinning cut that back to $6,828 per person by 1996/97. By 2004/05, per person program spending had risen to $8,965 - back to where it was before the mid-1990s budget cuts. Even if the province kept spending at these elevated levels, but restrained future increases within the bounds of inflation plus population growth (after 2004/05), the province would have produced surpluses in every year since, including during the recession. Instead, successive premiers and finance ministers let program spending get away from them. (That included refusing to moderate public sector compensation including pensions, for example.) By 2012/13 Alberta spent $10,672 per person on government programs. Let’s be clear. A consumption tax in Alberta makes sense if it is revenue neutral, where the government receives the same amount of money despite any changes to the tax system. Absent that critical caveat, higher and newer taxes would simply impede Alberta’s opportunity-based economy and culture. It would also mean that politicians, at this critical moment, chose to avoid the difficult dissection of how the province arrived at its fiscal predicament. The numbers reveal how government spending remains fundamental to any discussion about Alberta’s red ink. Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute and author of The Rhetoric and the Reality of Alberta’s Deficits in the 1980s, 1990s, and Now. www.troymedia.com
It would make more sense to light money on fire A copy of Stadium Events for the Nintendo Entertainment System has just sold for $35,000. This is approximately the same price as a very nicely equipped Nissan Altima. However, if you choose the Nissan, you get a lovely family sedan, while if you choose the game you get a somewhat terrible old game that nobody in their right might would ever want to play. Welcome to the world of game collecting. Most collectors seem to buy things based on merit. For example, a million dollar Ferrari might seem completely insane to most people, but the car has historic value, is beautiful and is quite fast for the era. It is worth money because it is good. In the world of game collection, actual quality does not matter that much. Stadium Events isn’t a very good game, a gimmick-laden track and field simulator notable largely because it used a big pad to simulate running. It’s a fun idea, but that didn’t make the game itself fun. Which does not matter anyway, because the game will never actually be played, since it will be sealed in a box forever. At least if you never drive a multi-million dollar Ferrari you can look at it, and it will brighten your day by being gorgeous. If you buy a valuable painting, you can look at it, and it will enhance the atmo-
Things I do with words... Column Devin Wilger sphere of whatever room you put it in, even if that room is a vault because the painting is too valuable to ever grace a mere wall. Look at Stadium Events, you have an illustration of two goofy-looking guys running, a shot of the game itself, on a silver background, with a very cluttered pile of text completing what might be the nadir of ‘80s visual design. As a work of art, it isn’t one. So why is it so valuable? So why did someone pay more than a really quite nice new car to own this useless trinket? Well, it’s rare. That’s it, that is the entire reason for its popularity. The game was produced in extremely low numbers, and then it was recalled because Bandai, which made the game,
reached a deal with Nintendo to release it under Nintendo branding as World Class Track Meet. This means that an incredibly small number of copies exist, sources estimating numbers as low as 20. Of course, if you just want to play it, millions of copies exist, because World Class Track Meet is the exact same thing in a different box. You don’t want to play it, because it has not aged well. It is worth money just because it’s rare. This would be like someone paying a million dollars for an ‘80s Nissan Van, which was recalled because they tended to set themselves on fire. Nobody wants the extremely rare and surprisingly flammable Van, because it has nothing going for it beyond rarity. Yet if it was a game, it would be highly sought after. Rarity is always going to be a big part of collecting, it’s the law of supply and demand. Small numbers of something that people want is going to cause prices to go up. In this case, supply actually causes demand. You can’t give away World Class Track Meet, because nobody cares. If Stadium Events wasn’t rare, there would be no demand for it at all. Nobody actually wants to play it, least of all the people who put a down-payment of a nice house down to possess it. It is a situation where rarity itself is its own reward.
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To the Editor: To satisfy his political ego, Stephen Harper is obsessed with pushing the notion of “income splitting” for wealthier taxpayers. And he’s doing the country a serious disservice. Mr. Harper made the ill-considered commitment to implement this scheme four years ago, during the 2011 election. It was conditional on having a balanced budget. The former Finance Minister, the late Jim Flaherty, tried twice to steer the government away from the idea. First, he noted there was no compelling economic necessity to obtain a balanced budget before the 2015 election. Mr. Harper quickly contradicted him and insisted on claiming a balance this year no matter what. The reasons are political, not economic. Secondly, just after his last budget, Mr. Flaherty warned that income splitting would be expensive and unfair because the vast majority of Canadians could never qualify. He was right. Over the government’s 5-year fiscal planning horizon, Mr. Harper’s scheme will cost more than $10-billion, barely 14 per cent of
households will be eligible and among those that are, the biggest gains go to the most wealthy. But still, since 2011, Mr. Harper has been focused on little else. To concoct the appearance of a balanced budget, and thus meet his income splitting pre-condition, a
taxes have been hiked and then frozen at levels that are $5-billion too high; * indeed, the net federal tax load was increased four years a row. Besides victimizing a large number of ordinary Canadians, all these mea-
Besides victimizing a large number of ordinary Canadians, all these measures have one other characteristic in common with the faulty notion of income splitting – they all do nothing for economic growth. great deal has been compromised: * veterans have been seriously short-changed and mistreated; * public safety and security have been neglected; * major military equipment has been delayed; * a gaping 5-year hole has been torn in federal funding for municipal infrastructure; * important federal assets like community pastures and an historic tree nursery have been dumped; * job-killing employment insurance payroll
sures have one other characteristic in common with the faulty notion of income splitting – they all do nothing for economic growth. Growth is Canada’s most compelling economic priority – to lift the middle-class and balance the books. But Stephen Harper has the worst record on economic growth since R.B. Bennett in the Dirty Thirties. Falling oil prices are now making Canada’s problem even worse. The Conference Board is saying Alberta may actually fall into recession.
Saskatchewan is certainly on the cusp of tougher times. Oilpatch jobs, investment plans and export values are all slumping. The Bank of Canada is warning of a serious slowdown. Government revenues will decline. The risk of deficits is looming once again. And still Mr. Harper goes whistling past the graveyard. He still doesn’t get the need for growth and the federal government’s strategic role in helping to drive it. To start with, he should take Jim Flaherty’s advice and shelve his discredited income splitting scheme. He should also slash the massive amounts of money he wastes on government advertising and a bloated Cabinet. Instead, he could make a truly transformational investment in community infrastructure, higher learning and skills, research and innovation, more effective trade and marketing, and smart energy sustainability. These things drive growth, bolster the middle class and help balance the federal books. Income splitting does not. Ralph Goodale Member of Parliament for Wascana
Safety priority for all nurses To the Editor: Canada’s frontline nurses are calling on Canada to put safety first in 2015 by making the health and safety of health care workers, patients and communities a top priority. The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), which represents close to 200,000 frontline nurses, released a video today highlighting their concerns about Canada’s Ebola preparedness. The video’s message: Ensure the safety of nurses who care for patients!
“Frontline health care workers learned a lot from the SARS and H1N1 crises,” said CFNU President Linda Silas. “A weak response to the Ebola threat means we failed to heed those lessons. The CFNU is committed to ensuring we don’t fail health care workers as they care for their patients.” The CFNU and provincial nurses unions are working with public health care agencies and provincial governments across Canada to ensure proper protective equipment, training and staffing are available to protect
health care workers. “We give firefighters the proper equipment to enter dangerous situations and protect public safety. Nurses deserve the same protection,” said Silas. “Safety is non-negotiable.” The CFNU commits to making 2015 a safe year for nurses and health care workers: safe from infectious diseases; safe from violence; safe from cuts to permanent and stable employment. Canadian Federation of Union Nurses
Government failing Canada’s north To the Editor: Prime Minister Stephen Harper likes to portray the showcase Canada’s North as a big empty place that we need to protect, but this place is filled with people who lived here for millennia—and whose voices are not being heard in Ottawa. To connect with Northerners, this winter I traveled to the Northwest Territories and Nunavut with my eldest son Xavier, like my father did with me thirty years ago. I wanted to experience the very real challenges Northerners face on a day-to-day basis and see for myself the tremendous opportunities for sustainable economic growth. Achieving that
potential depends on federal willingness to work collaboratively with the North. In the only part of the country where legislatures work by consensus, people here know better than most that problems aren’t solved by pointing fingers and highlighting differences. They are solved by people working together. The North needs a partner in Ottawa to invest in their people, infrastructure and research in order to ensure this growth is realized. Indigenous peoples and all Northerners support responsible development, but also know that it needs to be done right—and that’s where most Canadians are too. Unlike the past, we all now recognize that
major developments need social license and environmental responsibility. Consultation and partnership, particularly with Indigenous people, must be at the centre of any plans. In the North, the cost of many basic goods is staggering, compared to the South. I had honest conversations with folks at the Qayuqtuvik Society soup kitchen in Iqaluit about the reality facing many Northerners who cannot access basic necessities. The failure of the federal government’s Nutrition North Program to make nutritional food more accessible in these communities is simply unacceptable. It must be rebuilt. As a Southerner, the
first time you come to the North you’re impressed with the weather, the land and the sheer scale. But more than that, you will be impressed by the people: their warmth, their strength and their resilience. That spirit was embodied in the Inuvik Sunrise Festival that Xav and I attended, which celebrates the return of sunrise after 30 days of mid-winter darkness. Sovereignty in the North doesn’t just come from defence spending and coast guard ships, it comes through the Canadians who live here, and who have always been here. Justin Trudeau Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
To the Editor: With falling oil prices and declining revenues, some analysts are now predicting the Conservatives may not eliminate the federal deficit next year. This, they warn, would mean no fiscal room for new policy announcements in the upcoming federal budget. That may be true based on narrow thinking, but with Canada’s economy weakening now is the time for the federal government to think big. Personal income tax relief for middle income families should be at the top of the list. The last fundamental reform to the personal income tax system took place in 1987. The changes stemmed from a major federal Department of Finance report on taxation, identifying the proliferation of “special preferences” and the maintenance of high marginal tax rates. Specifically, the report stated: “an income tax system with high rates relieved by an unfair patchwork of special incentives is not what Canada needs. What Canada needs is a fundamentally different approach: lower tax rates and a broader, fairer tax base.” The government responded with a series of changes to the federal personal income tax system. The top marginal tax rate was cut, the number of federal tax brackets was reduced, and several exemptions and deductions were eliminated to broaden the tax base. Fast forward to the present and the number of “special preferences,” otherwise known as tax expenditures (tax credits, deductions, and exemptions), has been increasing steadily. Virtually every federal budget since 2006 has contained new or expanded tax credits related to a specific activity or group of individuals. There are, for example, credits for using public transit, placing a child in an athletic or recreational activity, and even for those who volunteer in search and rescue operations. These tax credits rarely change desired behaviour. Rather, they subsidize behaviour that taxpayers would likely have undertaken anyway. Tax expenditures currently cost the federal government approximately $124 billion a year, close to the $130 billion the government collects annually in personal income taxes. The result: higher tax rates are required overall to raise the same amount of revenue. Eliminating some of these tax expenditures would allow for lower tax rates. Of the $124 billion in annual tax expenditures, there are about 68 specific expenditures totalling $20.2 billion that could be done away with. And what would $20.2 billion buy? The federal personal income tax system has four brackets: 15 per cent tax on incomes between $11,139 and $43,953; 22 per cent on incomes between $43,954 and $87,907; 26 per cent on incomes between $87,908 and $136,270; and 29 per cent on incomes above $136,270. Eliminating $20.2 billion in tax expenditures would allow the government to scrap the two middle rates (22 per cent and 26 per cent), leaving just two tax rates with an overwhelming majority of Canadians paying a single 15 per cent marginal tax rate and a small minority roughly 2 per cent of tax filers - paying the higher rate. This proposal would dramatically reduce the tax system’s complexity, improve economic incentives, and greatly diminish the need for income splitting. Altogether, this tax reform package, fully implemented, would cost $21.4 billion (in static terms). To make Canada’s personal income tax system more competitive, the government could also decrease the top rate to 25 per cent and increase the income threshold to income over $250,000. The estimated annual cost of this more ambitious package, including scrapping the two middle rates, is $28.6 billion and could be phased-in as revenues rebound. Such tax reform would help Canada’s economic performance by improving the incentive for many Canadians to work, save, invest, and undertake entrepreneurial activities. Once these behavioural effects are accounted for, the initial revenue loss would at least be partially offset. The big barrier is that tax reform is an inherently political exercise and certain voices may wish to retain the tax expenditures. But consecutive federal governments, both Liberal (in 2005) and Conservative (in 2006), have identified the destructive effect of Canada’s personal income tax rates. The federal government does not need a healthy surplus to reduce personal income tax rates. It needs to think big on tax reform. Charles Lammam and Niels Veldhuis are economists at the Fraser Institute and co-authors of, Reforming Federal Personal Income Taxes: A Pro-Growth Plan for Canada, available at www.fraserinstitute.org. www.troymedia.com
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Celebrating accomplishments of our first Prime Minister A birthday, especially an important one, needs more than a day to celebrate. That’s why, on the road to Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, the Government of Canada is encouraging the celebration of the things that make Canada the united, strong and free country we are today – including the contributions of our nation’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. In 2001, the government officially declared January 11 to be Sir John A. Macdonald Day. A child immigrant from Scotland, Sir John A. Macdonald served as Canada’s Prime Minister from Confederation in 1867 to 1873, and again from 1878 until 1891. He solidified our fledgling country so successfully that upon his death in Ottawa in 1891 at the age of 76, many Canadians imagined that no one else could take his place. The Historica Dominion Institute, Canada’s largest independent organization devoted to Canadian history and citizenship, includes a biography of Sir John A. on its website. It notes that in the years since his death, Sir John has “ceased to be merely a brilliant party politician and come to incarnate the nation itself.” “Canada is a hard country to govern,” Sir John A. Macdonald once said. Even today, many believe that
Parliamentary Report Op-Ed Column by Garry Breitkreuz nobody did it better. But his leadership skills and techniques began long before Confederation in 1867. He mastered the legislative process and honed his leadership techniques in his early career as a representative of his adopted hometown of Kingston, Ontario, in the colonial legislature. Once he became Prime Minister, he painstakingly designed each one of his government’s policies with the intent of making our young country stronger, and cementing Ottawa’s role – and that of his Conservative Party – in governance. Some of those policies involved intricate negotiations with Britain and the United States, acquiring the northwest, building the transcontinental railroad, and developing a national policy on tariff protection. The Government of Canada believes we all need to be reminded of the things that have made us the great country we are today. It is important to invest in projects and commemorations that contribute to the collective
identity that defines who we are as Canadians. This year, as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Sir John A. Macdonald’s birth, Canadians will have an opportunity to learn from and celebrate the important contributions our first Prime Minister made in shaping our nation. Our government has provided both the Sir John A. Bicentennial and the HistoricaDominion Institute with funding from the Commemorate Canada component of the Celebration and Commemoration Program for a range of activities that will increase public awareness of our first Prime Minister. This program of the Department of Canadian Heritage supports initiatives of national significance that commemorate important aspects of Canada’s history. For more information on the accomplishments of Canada’s first Prime Minister, please visit: www.pch.gc. ca,www.historicacanada.ca and www.sirjohna2015.ca.
BIG SPONSOR – Canadian Western Bank has been working with Big Brothers Big Sisters since 2008 with the Greater Interest GIC program. The two month campaign donates 1/8 per cent of every dollar raised to local Big Brothers Big Sisters programming, and this year contributed $5,118 to Yorkton and Area BBBS. The bank also hosted a fund raising barbecue which raised $460. Pictured above are Jodi Dull with Canadian Western Bank, Leah McNeill, big sister, Sam King, little sister, Irma Van de Bon-Nichol, Executive Director of BBBS and Kelly Price, Branch Manager. Van de Bon-Nichol says that continuing support like this allows BBBS to meet the greater need in the community, as a growing number of kids take part in the program each year. She notes that mentoring has been shown to help kids throughout their lives, and encourages people to take part and become a mentor.
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Impaired drivers caught Nearly 400 impaired motorists were caught during December’s province-wide traffic safety spotlight focusing on impaired driving. In total, there were 381 offences related to alcohol or drug use while driving, including: · 38 zero Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) (zero to .08) offence (new drivers) · 79 low BAC (.04 to .08) offences (experienced drivers) · 264 high BAC (over .08) Criminal Code charges SGI reminds motorists there is zero drug and alcohol tolerance for drivers under 19
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January is crime stoppers month Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers is a civilian, non-profit organization that creates safer communities by giving the public a way to report criminal activity to law enforcement anonymously. Founded in 1987, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers works with the RCMP to provide anonymous reports of criminal activity in Saskatchewan’s rural municipalities, cities, towns, villages, and First Nations communities.
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INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE – Rotary International Exchange Students from Clubs across Western Canada joined the Yorkton Rotary at their weekly meeting on Monday, January 12, 2015. Clubs represented were from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Exchange students were from: Spain, Slovakia, Brazil, Norway, Belgium, Finland, Columbia and Germany. The Rotary Club of Yorkton is participating in the Rotary Youth Exchange, with a year-long student from Finland, Millie Wala. Youth Exchange is a study-abroad opportunity for young people who spend anywhere from a few weeks to a full year as an international student hosted by local Rotary clubs. Pictured above are the Rotary exchange students and Rotary Club President Verna Law. Submitted
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TECHNOLOGY TOUR – Twenty students from Yorkton Regional High School and Sacred Heart High School toured the Parkland College Trades and Technology Centre site in Yorkton on Jan. 13 as part of the Saskatchewan Construction Association’s Construction Career Spotlight. They are the first high schoolers to set foot in the new facility and would be among the first students to benefit from the expanded programming available there. The Trades and Technology Centre opens in September. It will offer a range of in-demand programs including Power Engineering, Welding, and Mechanical Trades. Submitted
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There’s still time to have your say about the future of Saskatchewan’s liquor retail system. “More than 5,500 people have already taken the time to visit the site and provide responses,” Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Don McMorris said. “There’s still time to let government know your thoughts about our province’s liquor retail system.” The liquor consultation kicked off November 4 with the launch of a website that provides some history about liquor retailing in Saskatchewan and also includes information about liquor retailing in other jurisdictions. Visitors to the website are also invited to provide feedback on the five options presented for consideration: Maintaining the current system; An expanded private retail system; Alberta-style fully private retail system; Managed transition to fully private system; and An expanded government retail system. Key stakeholders were
also invited to provide written submissions. To date, comments from MADD Canada, the Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association and Spirits Canada have been received and posted to the consultation website. Any other written submissions received from stakeholders, will also be posted online. “The topic of liquor retailing has certainly stirred up a lot of conversation,” McMorris said. “I’m very pleased with the response we’ve had to date and expect to see more comments coming before the consultation wraps up at the end of the month.” The province’s liquor retail system currently consists of 75 government liquor stores, approximately 190 franchises operating in private businesses in rural Saskatchewan, 450 off-sale outlets and three private full-line liquor stores. A fourth private full-line store is set to open in Regina in the spring. The consultation website, www.saskatchewan. ca/liquorretail will be open for comments until January 30.
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Lifestyle choices control your health
Everybody wants to be healthy, right? Some people seem to stay in top shape very easily, while others are always looking for the magic recipe or miracle product that will help them change their lifestyle and get healthy. But really, all you have to remember is that staying healthy doesn’t have to be complicated. There’s no need to look high and low to find a cure-all. Staying healthy is very simple. Here are some basic rules to follow in order to reach and maintain that goal. FOUR GOLDEN RULES FOR GLOWING HEALTH 1. Eat healthy. Consume a variety of good quality foods, which means fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain cereals, fish, lean meats or meat substitutes such as tofu and legumes, and dairy products. Limit your consumption of salt, sugar, and saturated fats. This is easy to achieve if you do some home cooking instead of relying on pre-packaged foods and processed products. 2. Exercise often. Adults should do at least 150 minutes of moderate to high intensity physical activity every week. Children, teenagers, and seniors should also exercise to stay healthy. 3. Sleep well. Restorative sleep allows the body to recharge its batteries. Most adults need seven to eight hours of sleep every night. 4. Manage stress. Too much stress can be harmful to your health, particularly as it increases the risk of heart disease, anxiety, and depression. It is important to identify the sources of your stress and learn to mitigate them. Use anti-stress techniques — take time to relax, confide in a friend, and take a vacation once in a while.
Nutrition Month is coming to your neighbourhood soon. This event, which is held in March, is an annual initiative of the Dieticians of Canada. Dozens of activities are on offer across the country, based on the theme “Simply Cook and Enjoy!” Our bodies require the energy
found in the foods we eat every day in order to function properly. But there are many things to think about when looking at nutrition labels in the grocery store aisles. Is this a good fat or bad fat? Does the product exceed the recommended daily salt intake? Is that ingredient just another name for sugar? There is one simple solution to the nutrition label dilemma: cook your own meals with healthy food products. Keeping a few simple, fresh ingre-
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What to look for in an investment property Historically, the appreciation rate for real estate is very strong. Even when the housing market declines, longterm investors in real estate can rest easy knowing that property values tend to rebound rather quickly, rewarding patient investors in the process. Looking at real estate as a long-term investment is just one way approach a potential investment property. The following are a few additional considerations prospective investors should contemplate before buying an investment property. Location Many people are familiar with the real estate industry axiom, “location, location, location!” When buying an investment property, location is everything. A great location should outweigh your own personal feelings about the home, especially if you do not intend to live at the property. You will likely define a great location for an investment property differently than you would a property you intend to live in, so don’t let your own desires in a home cloud your judgement when choosing an investment property. Properties in safe neighborhoods that boast good schools and offer easy access to public transportation tend to make great investment properties.
Décor Décor is another thing to consider when looking for an investment property. If you don’t plan to reside in the property, your opinion of the décor should not carry much weight. When viewing a property, try to imagine how much it might appeal to prospective tenants. Quirky properties typically do not appeal to as many prospective tenants as properties whose décor are similar to other homes in the area. Though you might find a tenant who prefers properties with unique interiors, a property that appeals to as many prospective tenants as possible often makes for a better investment and a lot less stress when the time comes to find tenants. Condition The condition of the property also must be considered before buying an investment property.
Some investors want a fixer-upper, while others prefer turnkey properties that won’t require any elbow grease. The former type of property likely won’t cost as much as a fully renovated property, but those cost savings might be lost when it’s time to renovate. Find a property that’s in the type of condition you’re comfortable with. If you decide to go with a fixer-upper, learn the cost of your potential projects before submitting an offer. Cost Real estate makes a great investment, but don’t go overboard when buying an investment property. Before making an offer on a property, research rents in the area and the cost of insurance in that particular neighborhood. You want a property that essentially pays for itself, so make sure the rent you’re likely to collect is enough to cover your monthly costs, including the mortgage on the property, insurance and the costs associated with managing and maintaining the property. Real estate investors often reap great rewards when selling their properties. But it’s still important for potential investors to consider a host of factors before investing in a property. MM14C728
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Anyone can make a mistake or two Ed, my neighbor next door, told me yesterday that if I’m frustrated by making mistakes I may as well double my depression medicine right away. I told my neighbor that I had made more than my share of mistakes last week. Telling myself to smarten up hadn’t helped me make fewer mistakes either. It is hard to face the truth some days our mistakes keep showing up like bills we don’t want to see. My neighbor said, “The reason many people make mistakes is because they do something stupid now and then.” He also explained that smartest folks never keep track of their mistakes or talk about them. Admitting to making mistakes is like having a sign around your neck that reads, “I cannot walk and hum a tune at the same time!” Ed cautioned that life is too short to focus on your mistakes. He
added that there is something wrong with folks that talk about their mistakes. Everyone has already heard about them, so it is old news, or they’re under the delusion they don’t make mistakes very often. Our mistakes may surprise us, but others seldom are surprised at our mistakes, in fact, they, may be used to them. I agree with Ed that everyone makes mistakes, sometimes lots of them and sometimes few of them. Some mistakes are more costly than others. A number of years ago, I turned out on a highway from a stop sign, and was in the path of a gas tanker truck that came over a small hill on the highway. I thought no traffic was coming, but it was a costly mistake. I caused an accident and destroyed my car. My mistake cost me a new car but thankfully it didn’t cost my life or any serious injuries to
Neighborly Advice According to Ed by Raymond Maher www.accordingtoed.com me or the truck driver. You can replace a car but not a life. Sins are like mistakes, in that it seems that they only matter if they are costly mistakes. Often our sins and mistakes are not intentional. Sometimes they are because we don’t know any better. Sadly, sometimes we keep making the same mistakes and committing the same sins. We are trying to get away with what is wrong. Often when mistakes and sins blow up in our faces, it is because we have been guilty of doing them over and over. If we get away with a mistake or sin
once, without any ill effects, we may do them until they backfire on us.
National statistics in the U.S.A. on fatal traffic accidents found that 49 per cent of them occurred at night. Driving without wearing a seatbelt, going over the speed limit, and driving under the influence of alcohol were the factors in the high rate of traffic fatalities at night. Drivers at night felt that their mistakes in the use of seatbelts, speed and
alcohol would be less likely to get caught at night. Sins and mistakes can teach us what we should avoid doing. They can also keep us pushing the limits of continuing some mistakes and sins. When our sins or mistakes are so costly we are powerless, God is ready and willing to clear them away and give us a fresh start
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The Government of Saskatchewan will work to keep the province’s northern pine forests free of mountain pine beetle through a recently renewed agreement with Alberta. The Saskatchewan and Alberta governments have reaffirmed their long-standing co-operation on forest insects and disease, signing a three year agreement to work together on mountain pine beetle management. Saskatchewan will provide $1.25 million this year to help control the outbreak in Alberta, and to prevent or significantly slow the spread into Saskatchewan’s northern forest. “Through this agreement, we are addressing an issue of mutual importance to our two provinces,” Environment Minister Scott Moe said. “By continuing to support Alberta’s effort to combat
mountain pine beetles, we make the best use of our resources by protecting areas of Saskatchewan’s forests that are most at risk.” The funding will be used to support mountain pine beetle control actions in northern Alberta. Actions include enhanced surveillance and monitoring, removal of infested trees, and research and modelling to effectively direct program efforts. Saskatchewan and Alberta’s original agreement was signed in 2011. “Alberta appreciates the support we receive from Saskatchewan in our shared effort to protect western Canada’s pine forests from mountain pine beetle infestations,” Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Minister Kyle Fawcett said. “Together, we continue to make progress in manag-
ing this threat to our natural resource values.” The mountain pine beetle outbreak has killed more than 18 million hectares of lodgepole pine forest (about five times the size of Vancouver Island) in British Columbia and spread across Alberta, to within about 120 kilometres of the Saskatchewan border. Research has confirmed that the beetle can survive in jack pine, putting forests in northern Saskatchewan at risk. While surveys conducted in the fall of 2014 found no mountain pine beetles in Saskatchewan’s northwest, there is already an established beetle population in Cypress Hills, in the province’s southwest. The Ministry of Environment tracks this population and collaborates with the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport on its management.
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National non-smoking week declared National NonSmoking Week is January 18-24, 2015. Since 1977, communities across Saskatchewan have chosen the third week of January to: • raise awareness about how tobacco smoke affects lives; • educate young people on how to make healthy choices around tobacco; • prevent tobacco dependency; • help people quit smoking; • promote smokefree spaces; and • de-normalize tobacco products and commercial tobaccouse. The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute offers information on the effects of exposure to tobacco smoke for unborn babies, infants, children, and women. Preventing exposure to tobacco smoke promotes and supports lifelong health. Infants and children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of exposure to tobacco smoke because they are still maturing physically and mentally. Children absorb more
smoke because they breathe faster than adults, inhale more air relative to their body weight, and have a higher metabolism than adults. The harmful products of tobacco smoke can also be passed to the infant through breast milk. Third-hand smoke is the toxic chemicals in smoke that stay in the environment even after the person has put out a burning tobacco product. These chemicals get trapped in clothes, carpets, fabric, furniture, hair, skin, and toys and can build up over time. Third-hand smoke exposure increases occurrences of ear infections, asthma, and chronic coughing. Young children are exposed to third-hand smoke because they often put objects in their mouths and crawl on the floor. Being exposed to second-hand smoke or using tobacco during pregnancy is linked to pregnancy complications. Health care providers, friends, and family can support pregnant women by talking about how to make homes and vehi-
Thin ice reported in province The Water Security Agency is reminding the public that winter river flows can result in thin ice and create unsafe crossing conditions. Warmer temperatures are also creating some very hazardous conditions across the province. The Water Security Agency has received a number of reports of issues with thin ice across the province. The South Saskatchewan River System in particular near the Saskatoon area is an area of concern at this time due to the current weather conditions. Winter flows are continuing to be released from certain reservoirs across Saskatchewan and result in active flows under ice on the major systems. There are also other areas where natural flows are still occurring and also pose similar risks to the public. These flows are expected to continue throughout the winter season. The warmer temperatures combined with many creeks and rivers seeing higher flows than normal for this time of year from the rainfall over the summer and fall months are creating some unsafe conditions which the public would not be used to. Many streams which are normally dry by fall were still flowing
at freeze up and may continue to flow through the winter. Winter stream flow is an extremely serious thin ice hazard. Any person on or near a lake or river should use extreme caution when crossing. It is up to the individual to ensure that ice on a river or lake is safe for crossing or winter time activities. The Ministry of Environment recommends the following ice thickness levels when crossing a water body: at least four inches thick to walk on; six inches to drive a snowmobile or ATV on; eight inches for a car or light truck; and 12 inches for a heavy truck. The Water Security Agency was created to lead implementation of the 25 Year Saskatchewan Water Security Plan. It will improve water management capacity and service to individuals, businesses and communities across Saskatchewan. This new agency brings together, for the first time, all of the major responsibilities related to water quality and quantity.
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cles smoke-free and supporting pregnant women who smoke in making a plan to quit. For specific support on tobacco and pregnancy, visit www.pregnets. org. Communities across
Saskatchewan are creating environments where it is easier to make healthy choices around tobacco. Some examples are: • celebrating smokefree outdoor spaces bylaws;
• participating in workshops around supporting people to quit smoking; and • providing information on maternal, child, and youth health issues related to tobacco. Health care provid-
ers and pharmacists can assist those wishing to reduce or quit smoking. The Smokers’ HelpLine is available online at www.smokershelpline.ca or by calling 1-877-513-5333.
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MONDAY GA 1:00 Eli Borys 204 Terry Hudy 573 Adella Hansen 296 Adella Hansen 721 CMI Brandon Peter 207 Corwin Nickolayou 538 Ellen Krotenko 180 Lisa Gibler 525 TUESDAY GA 9:30 Jerry Viczko 243 Orest Hubic 608 Dawn Brinley n216 Dawn Brinley 535 TUESDAY YBC Tyler Rathgeber 250 Tyler Rathgeber 638 Charlize Aichele 243 Charlize Aichele 551 TUESDAY MIXED Brian Rusnak 291 Lawrence Kitz 700 Jean Dierker 306 Jamie Sereda 713 STS Cam Louttit 315 Cam Louttit 881 Dorothy Chorney 230 Dorothy Chorney 566 WEDNESDAY GA 1:15 Dennis Hoedel 243 Dennis Hoedel 616 Adella Hansen 233 Adella Hansen 585 HOSPITAL Barry Tocher 311 Derek Langan 697 Tracy Horneman 290 Tracy Hornman 638 LEGION George Arnold 263 Don Haider 617 Anne Oucharek 209 Anne Ourcharek 529 THURSDAY LADIES Marieann Kreutzer 254 Karen Mehling 635 SPECIAL OLYMPICS Riversong Allary 218 Scott Weinheimer 557 Stacy Pasloski 180 Stacy Pasloski 451 HANCOCK Kelly Hancock 326 Cam Louttit 693 Janice Zwirsky 264 Janice Zwirsky 651 QUINE Trent Aichele 329 Trent Aichele 781 Jennifer Haas 338 Jennifer Haas 843 SATURDAY YBC Joshua Beekmans 213 Nikolas Litke 595 Ashely Schrader 218 Ashley Schrader 517
MOST PINS OVER AVERAGE Adella Hansen +130 Cory Holowka +48 Jerry Viczko +75 Charlize Aichele +91 Jean Dierker +133 Cam Louttit +75 Mike Ozirney +54 Barry Tocher +115 George Arnold +93 Marieann Kreutzer +91 Riversong Allary +132 Kelly Hancock +129 Jennifer Haas +126 Joshua Beekmans +84
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Community Events Pet First Aid Course now being offered at Yorkton SJA Training Centre. Course Dates: Saturday, February 28 Saturday, March 28 For more information or to register for a training session Call 306-783-4544 or email sjayorkton@sk. sja.ca Yorkton Public Library Winter Session Prechool storytime Ages 3 – 5 Years 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Mondays or Thursdays Jan. 19 – Mar. 12 Toddler time Ages 6-36 months 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Thursdays Jan. 22 – Mar. 12 Call 783-3523 to regi Family Literacy Day Tuesday Jan. 27 4:00 – 5:15 pm Join us for special readings, games and crafts! Refreshments will be served. Door prize draws. New Horizons Friday Night Dances 78 First Ave. North Yorkton, SK Great night of dancing Every one is welcome Time: 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Admission: $8.00 Lunch is included Music by: The Zayshleys January 23. Andrew Mariniuk & Boys January 30. For more information phone Peter: 306-7821846 2014/15 Stars For Saskatchewan Concert Series Line Up Prairie Debut: Ensemble Caprice Baroque Quintet, January 27, 2015; Royal Wood, February 22, 2015; Ballet Jorgen presenting Cinderella, March 10, 2015; The Barra MacNeils, April 8, 2015; and Lone Tree Road with JJ Guy and Scott Cornelius, April 26, 2015. New pricing! For details call the Yorkton Arts Council at 306-783-8722. Tickets are also available online at Ticketpro. The Yorkton Legion Track Club The club is open to all Yorkton and area athletes born in 2003 or older. Coaches also needed. To register or learn more contact Club Manager, Marcel Porte at marcel. porte@bayer.com or call Cell: 306-621-7716. Co-Ed Pool League Every Monday at 7 p.m. from October until April. Downstairs at the Legion. 380 Broadway St. W. Come out and have some fun. No partner required. Everyone welcome. Cash prizes every week! For more information contact Wayne at 306-783-7785 Shelwin House Informational Meetings Yorkton Yorkton Public Library Second Tuesday of every month @ 6:30 p.m. • overview of Shelwin House, domestic violence info., healthy/unhealthy relationships, dating violence, bullying No cost, all are welcome! For details call Shannon at 306-782-5181.
Prairie Debut Presents Ensemble Caprice, Baroque Quintet A “Stars For Saskatchewan” performance presented by the Yorkton Arts Council, Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anne Portnuff Theatre, Yorkton Regional High School. Under the artistic direction of Matthias Maute and Sophie Lanviére, Ensemble Caprice is renowned for its innovative interpretation of baroque music and has received national and international acclaim for more than twenty years. The New York Times featured them in a lengthy article praising them as “imaginative even powerful, and the playing is top flight,” Ensemble Caprice performs regularly in Europe, in the USA, and also toured in Israel and Taiwan. In Canada, they are invited regularly in most prestigious festivals and concert series across the country. Their CD, Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels won Canada’s prestigious 2009 JUNO Award. It is Salsa Baroque (Analekta, 2010), the most popular of all their CDs, which is the program they will be bringing to your communities in the 2014/15 season. Salsa baroque is the music of Latin America and Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Gems from this spectacular musical era will be performed on instruments that were common at the time: flutes and recorders, baroque guitar, violoncello and various percussion instruments. www.prairiedebut.com Tickets are available at the Yorkton Arts Council, 306-783-8722, online at www.ticketpro.ca or at the door. 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 786-2582 (day time) 782-4182 (evenings). The Caring Closet Lower level of Safire Clothing & Accessories Quality, free used clothing for women who require outfits for career or educational purposes. Donations are accepted. Fittings are done by appointment. Call 306521-0332, 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. For info. call 306-783-6240. St. John Ambulance First Aid Classes OHS Standard First Aid/ CPR classes. Personalized courses and online training also available. For more info. or to register call Judy at 783-4544 or email: sjayyorkton@sk.sja.ca.
Royal Wood A “Stars For Saskatchewan” performance presented by the Yorkton Arts Council, Sunday February 22, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anne Portnuff Theatre, Yorkton Regional High School. Royal Wood will perform songs from his catalogue of critically acclaimed albums including fan favorites - Juliet, The Lady in White, The Thick Of It and The Glory. Royal has toured Canada extensively and has become a charming and seasoned performer whether in a solo, trio or full band configuration. Royal Wood’s career has been established with critical acclaim and impressive musical achievements. His latest release WE WERE BORN TO GLORY debuted in the Top 25 charts in Canada and was recently nominated for “Adult Alternative Album of the Year” at the 2013 Juno Awards. www.royalwood. ca Tickets available at Yorkton Arts Council, 783-8722, online at www. ticketpro.ca or at the door
Shelwin House Informational Meetings Grayson Conference Room, St. Peters Hospital, Melville the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Also in Preeceville at the Preeceville Library the third Tuesday of every month and Langenburg the fourth Tuesday at the Town Office. • overview of Shelwin House, domestic violence info., healthy/unhealthy relationships, dating violence, bullying No cost, all are welcome! For details call Shannon at 306-782-5181. Yorkton Creators 4-H Club Welcoming new members ages 6-21. Projects include cooking, sewing, woodworking and cloverbud. For more info. call Vi at 782-4721.
THE NEWS REVIEW - Thursday, January 22, 2015 - Page 15A 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 1:15 to 4 p.m. $1 for the afternoon for crib, $1.25 for the afternoon for pool, price includes light lunch. For info. call Helen at 783-0802 or Angie at 783-7838. 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 782-9389 or email yorktonunited way@sasktel.net.
Dart League Attention dart players, steel-tip action is underway 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 782-1783. 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”
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Establishing perennial forage cover low risk With the current favourable beef prices, some producers may intend to establish perennial forages in 2015. Some important decisions are whether or not to seed a cover crop, which crop to use, seeding rate and how it will be managed. First to consider is the amount of moisture stored in the soil profile prior to seeding. Cover crops compete with the establishing seedlings for moisture. If there is significant moisture stress during establishment, productivity of the stand may be impacted for years. A second factor is expected rainfall during the growing season. This cannot be predicted with certainty, but the recent trend has been above average. Given the current moisture situation, planning the use of a cover crop in 2015 appears it may be relatively low risk. Considerations without seeding a cover crop: Perennial forages, especially the grasses, are relatively slow to establish and compete with weeds. Because most producers choose a combination of legume and grass, herbicide options for weed control are quite limited. A
cover crop will add competition to help suppress weeds. Without a cover crop, a lack of competition will give weeds a “window of opportunity” to establish. Alfalfa and sainfoin are perennial forages that establish relatively quickly. Mixtures that contain a high percentage of these legumes may have better success with weed suppression when a cover crop is not seeded. In some cases, with an early seeding date, producers have hayed an alfalfa stand in the year of establishment. Considerations with seeding a cover crop: Cover crop choice, seeding rate and how it will be harvested all need to be considered simultaneously. Some producers have had success seeding full rate oilseed or cereal crops, and then allowing the crop to mature for combining. This is higher risk, as the crop is competing all season for light, moisture and nutrients with the establishing forage. Add to this the harvesting of the crop may impose further risk. For example, bulky canola windrows left uncombined for weeks can cause significant
injury to the establishing forage underneath. The safer “middle ground” when seeding a cover crop is to select a spring cereal, reduce the seeding rate and harvest the crop early as greenfeed. Common cover crop options are oats, barley and wheat. A seeding rate of 20-25 pounds/ acre is a reasonable compromise between crop competition and greenfeed yield. When the crop is cut for greenfeed, annual weeds are also removed. Pending the timing of cutting, the establishing forage then has a period of time in later summer and fall to continue developing without competition. Another feature of using a cover crop is that the seed can be mixed with the forage seed as a carrier to prevent bridging during seeding. For a “recipe” on mixing cover crop seed with the forage seed, contact me at 306-848-2382 or lorne. klein@gov.sk.ca Establishing P Lorne Klein, PAg Regional Forage Specialist, Weyburn Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
LEGION ON LOOKOUT – The Royal Canadian Legion is seeing a greater need for new members every year, as present members in the executive positions are aging. Younger members would be of great benefit in organizing and executing events, as chronologically gifted members may not have the energy to do so. The Legion hosts a variety of events, such as Beef on a Bun Supper every Friday from 5 until 7, Cribbage on Saturday afternoons at 1, Pool on Monday nights and Dart tournaments. The new year has seen a few more members joining, but the need for more is still there. For inquiries or more information, contact the Legion office during regular work hours at 306-783-9789. Staff Photo
Beware of travel scams The recent cold snap has people dreaming of sun and sand but the Consumer Protection Division of the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority reminds consumers to be aware of scam artists claiming to sell discount travel packages. Callers claiming to represent Luxury Getaway Group have been offering travel packages to people in Saskatchewan. Luxury Getaway Group is not licenced as a direct seller. Unsolicited sales calls are considered direct sales under The Direct Sellers Act. If a salesperson or company calls you to sell something, they are required to have a licence. Red flags include: Beware of unsolicited phone calls or mailers that offer travel packages that sound too good to be true. High pressure sales – If a caller pressures
you to “buy now or lose out on a limited time offer,” you should be wary. Protect yourself: Ask for the licence number and confirm it is valid on www.fcaa. gov.sk.ca/fcaa411/. Don’t give out your credit card number over the phone unless you initiate the call and know who you are calling. Check with the Better Business Bureau and research the company for free online at www.bbb.org/saskatchewan/. If you think you are the target of a travel package scam, record the date and time of the call, the name of the telemarketer, their phone number, website or additional identification information and contact the Consumer Protection Division at consumerprotection@ gov.sk.ca or toll free at 1-877-880-5550.
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Strong privacy practices are a must Businesses that don’t have strong privacy controls risk losing their competitive advantage in today’s increasingly privacy conscious marketplace, Privacy Commissioner of Canada Daniel Therrien warns as countries around the world mark Data Privacy Day, January 28th. But it’s a message that isn’t just for major companies. It’s for the thousands of smaller businesses operating across Canada in tiny towns and bustling metropolises from coast, to coast, to coast. In fact, 98 per cent of
companies in Canada employ fewer than 100 people. “I understand that smaller businesses face many compliance pressures on top of day-today operational demands, but strong privacy practices are not just good for customers; they’re good for the bottom line,” says C o m m i s s i o n e r Therrien. “Canadians are telling us that they prefer to do business with companies that have good privacy practices.” About a third of all private sector privacy complaints under
Canada’s federal private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, appear to involve smaller businesses. Landlords, hotels, real estate agencies, collection agencies, travel agencies, independent local retailers and financial planners are among the types of businesses in the community that are at the centre of these complaints. Commissioner Therrien says businesses often don’t realize that what they’re doing could create unneces-
sary risks for privacy. Many grievances about smaller businesses involve things such as the improper use or sharing of a person’s information. This can be as simple as a misdirected letter, he says, and as serious as an employee snooping into a client’s personal file. “Smaller businesses need to ask themselves what proactive measures they are taking to safeguard the privacy of their customers and to mitigate data breaches,” says Commissioner Therrien. “As we mark Data Privacy Day, I would encourage all business-
es to use this opportunity to take stock of, and strengthen where necessary, their privacy practices. My office is here to help.” Key steps to get on the right privacy track include: • Limit the amount of customer information you collect to what is necessary for the purposes of delivering a product or service. • Make it clear to customers in an easyto-understand privacy policy why you need and how you’ll handle their personal information. • Know exactly what you collect, how it’s
stored, who has access to it, how long it’s kept and when and how it’s discarded. • Train staff on the importance of privacy protection. • Don’t collect sensitive information, such as health or financial data, if you don’t have to. • Respond to customer requests for access to their personal information and designate a point person to respond to customer questions about privacy. For more tools on privacy protection, visit www.priv.gc.ca/business.
Family Literacy day marked January 27 Family Literacy Day is a National Awareness Day to increase early childhood literacy by creating literacy nurturing environments within the home. ABC Life Literacy Canada
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abclifeliteracy.ca for more information and programming activities. When most people think of literacy, they define it as the ability to read and write.
Winter house tips Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) in partnership with the Insurance Brokers’ Association of Saskatchewan (IBAS) is pleased to provide the following winter house maintenance tips to help Saskatchewan homeowners avoid home insurance claims this winter. “No one wants to wake up one morning to see water running down their wall, call their insurance agent and be told they don’t have coverage,” FCAA
Chair and CEO Dave Wild said. “Homeowners should perform regular house maintenance and know their coverage.” Not all house insurance policies are the same. Understanding the different types of coverage, what is covered and the circumstances around the coverage is very important. Talk to your insurance broker if you have questions about your policy. “Homeowners who are planning to escape the cold for an extended period of time should talk to their broker if they’re not sure about
what’s covered and make sure to have someone check their house on a regular basis,” IBAS Executive Director Ernie Gaschler said. The winter house maintenance tips will be shared via twitter @ SKGov, @skbrokers and www.facebook.com/ SKGov and are available at www.fcaa.gov. sk.ca/wm2015. For more information about insurance regulation visit www. fcaa.gov.sk.ca or about insurance brokers visit www.ibas.ca.
However, literacy is so much more than that. Literacy includes being able to interpret and understand language, numbers, and symbols in a way that they can be used in our everyday life. Spending 15 minutes a day reading and doing activities or crafts with a child will help: • Develop the child’s love of reading and learning • Build respect for the parent, who is now also the child’s teacher • Strengthen the bond between parent and child • Prepare the child to do well at school
Family literacy activities do not have to just include reading together. There are many different things you can do with your children that increase literacy skills. • Make up plays together as a family • Plan a family trip and follow the route on a map • Play games in the car together • Describe road signs to one another • Sing the ABCs or 123s • Teach nursery rhymes • Make up songs together • Write a letter to an
aunt, uncle, grandmother, or grandfather • Talk to your baby and infant • Ask children questions Families can help their children develop literacy skills in many different ways. Some activities that help develop literacy skills are: playing word games, singing, reciting rhymes, writing letters, following recipes, playing memory games, making crafts, and making grocery lists. The development of basic socialization and communication skills are also part of developing literacy.
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