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Thursday, March 1, 2012 - Volume 15, Number 2

Jimmy’s Law moves forward

By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer

In 2011, Aaron Nagy began work on what would become “Jimmy’s Law.” Spurred on by the murder of his friend Jimmy Wiebe, who was killed in a late-night robbery at a local Shell station, Nagy worked to gain support for legislation that would make it safer for workers who work nights in the province. That effort has resulted in a private member’s bill by Saskatoon-Centre MLA David Forbes, and a renewed push for the legislation has begun, with a new petition to show support.

Nagy says it was something he had to do, in order to prevent similar events in the future.

“I decided I wanted to protect overnight workers because I didn’t want it to happen to anyone else,” Nagy says.

If the bill becomes law, the Occupational Health and Safety Act will be amended to require employers to either schedule two workers for shifts between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., or provide a secure barrier or locked door between the worker and the public.

Forbes explains that this petition was necessary because it pertains to the private member’s bill introduced last session. He says that the support for Nagy’s initial efforts, which included an endorsement from the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, was strong, and he says that this will continue that effort.

“We hope that many of the people of Saskatchewan join us in our mission to protect worker safety and prevent violence before it happens,” Forbes says.

While it is a private member’s bill, Forbes says he believes that the provisions are something both parties find common ground on.

He says that he expects that the provisions recommended will be accepted, though potentially rolled into another bill.

“We know that there is a track record in the legislature for the government and the opposition to work together, especially when it comes to worker safety,” Forbes says.

Forbes says that the work right now is consulting stakeholders and working people. Combined with more formal consultations, Nagy and Forbes will be going to businesses which are open late to see what security is in place at the moment and speak with people who work late night shifts.

KIDS CONVENTION – Phoenix Durdin throws the ball at the Kids Convention held at the Gloria Hayden Community Centre. The event gave area kids the opportunity to get active over the February break. See story on Page 10.

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SaskEnergy announces rate changes SaskEnergy has announced it is proposing rate changes that would see residential customers save nearly $50 on their annual bill. The natural gas utility says it has filed requests with the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel (SRRP) to adjust its Commodity and Delivery Service rates.

SaskEnergy has applied to reduce its Commodity Rate from $4.55/Gigajoule (GJ) to $3.82/ GJ, a decrease of 16 per cent.

If approved, the proposed commodity rate – SaskEnergy’s lowest since 2000 – would be implemented on April 1st, 2012.

This proposed Commodity Rate reduction will offset SaskEnergy’s application for a Delivery Service rate increase – its

first delivery service application since 2009 says Doug Kelln, President and Chief Executive Officer, SaskEnergy.

“The rate increase is needed to address additional cost pressures related to enhanced safety and integrity programs and economic growth.”

The Delivery Service rate recommendation is for an increase of 6.7 per cent, which will mean a $2.25/month increase to the Basic Monthly Charge for residential customers. The new rate, to be implemented after July 1, 2012, would still result in SaskEnergy’s residential customers paying the lowest delivery costs in Canada.

“After relatively stable natural gas prices through 2011,

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prices on the forward markets where we purchase the majority of our customers’ gas have moved lower, allowing us to decrease Commodity Rates for the fourth time in a row,” adds Kelln.

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“SaskEnergy continues to use a price management strategy, allowing us to offer customers stable rates, while ensuring price protection remains in place against volatile upward swings

in commodity markets.”

SaskEnergy purchases its customers’ natural gas on the open market, with no mark-up or profit factored into commodity rates. The Gas Cost Variance Account (GCVA) tracks any differences between SaskEnergy’s rate and its actual costs of buying gas, so the difference can be factored into the next rate change.

Kelln says maintaining a safe distribution system and meeting growing customer demands has put pressure on SaskEnergy’s operating costs, which is a key factor in the application for a Delivery Service rate increase.

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SaskEnergy will continue to look for efficiencies to offset cost pressures in order to ensure delivery charges remain competitive. Corporately, from 2009 to 2011, SaskEnergy achieved $16.5 million in savings due to productivity and efficiency efforts, and is targeting a further $6.2 million in annual savings for 2012.

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Employees consulted about Jimmy’s Law Continued from Page 1.

“We’re taking a proactive approach to get out and talk to those working men and women,” Forbes says.

The visits to businesses started in Yorkton, at various businesses that are open all night. Forbes says that many businesses had already implemented some of the requirements outlined in the bill, including working in pairs or having employees behind a barrier. He notes that the regulations are necessary to ensure all businesses follow the same rules.

“Many felt safe, but it was a topic that they and their employer had talked about. They know they are working in a vulnerable situation and that it’s different in working the day shift,” Forbes says.

“It was amazing to see how some of them felt safe working because some of those safety precautions were in place.

We were at one place where he was behind a locked door, and he said ‘this makes me feel safe...’ You have to feel safe at work,” Nagy adds.

In the trips to local businesses, Nagy says that the most difficult visit of the night was going to that same Shell station where Wiebe died, but he says that the improvements implemented in that workplace are proof that the proposed legislation will work. The business, which has changed owners since the incident, has many of the precautions in the bill already in place, such as locked doors on the night shift.

“It’s a mixed blessing. It’s nice to see that they have the safety precautions in place, if something were to happen to the person who was there they would be looked after. But then you wonder why it wasn’t done before, and maybe we wouldn’t be here talking about Jimmy’s death,” Nagy says.

New Stars for Sask artist Ballet Jorgen’s performance of Anastasia had to be cancelled but the Yorkton Arts Council has announced an exciting replacement show set to entertain and inspire.

A part of the Stars For Saskatchewan concert series, Ken Lavigne’s Road to Carnegie Hall will unfold on a Yorkton stage this month.

Ken Lavigne has an exciting blend of classical vocal sound with modern flare. This versatile performer commands ovations with every performance by blending entertaining stories of his inspiring journey to sing in the world’s most prestigious concert hall with spectacular music from a diverse repertoire. Ken embodies the spirit of the underdog – audacity, tenacity, tragedy and ultimately, triumph.

A founding member of The Canadian Tenors and a co-founder of the successful trio, Romanza, Lavigne will be joined on stage by his band (piano, guitar, bass & violin) and will charm his way into your hearts with his sincere delivery of ballads, show tunes and classical crossover hits in the style of Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban.

Ken Lavigne’s Road to Carnegie Hall is slated for Sunday March 11, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Anne Portnuff Theatre. For tickets or information call the Yorkton Arts Council at 7838722.

JIMMY’S LAW, a proposed piece of legislation designed to help protect people who work in retail businesses late at night, has relaunched a petition to show support. The push for the legislation began last year, after Jimmy Wiebe was killed in a robbery while working the overnight shift at a local gas station. Pictured above, Annie Wiebe, Jimmy Wiebe’s mother, (l) signs the petition as Aaron Nagy, who started the movement, looks on.

YBID PITCHES IN – Members of the Yorkton Business Improvement District (YBID) came together for a significant donation to the conceptual plan for a new hospital. A total of over $58,000 was raised from 54 YBID members to contribute to the project. Pictured above, Ken Chyz, YBID Chair (left) and Phil DeVos, YBID Executive Director (right), with Ross Fisher, Health Foundation Executive Director.

KEN LAVIGNE'S Road to Carnegie Hall will be hitting the stage in Yorkton this month. The performance will take place on Sunday, March 11.

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For the past 35 years, the Saskatchewan Junior Citizen program has been recognizing the outstanding youth of Saskatchewan.

This year four deserving youth, aged between 8 and 18 years old, will receive $3000 bursaries to help pay for their future post-secondary education.

Someone you nominate could be one of them.

Visit www.swna.com for more information and nomination forms or call Nicole Nater at 1-800-661-7962 Nomination closes April 30, 2012.

ARE YOU TROUBLED

BY SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Millions of people are affected by the excessive drinking of someone close. The following questions are designed to help you decide whether or not you need Al-Anon: 1. Do you worry about how much someone else drinks?

2. Do you have money problems because of someone else’s drinking?

3. Do you tell lies to cover up for someone else’s drinking?

4. Do you feel that if the drinker cared about you, he or she would stop drinking to please you?

5. Do you blame the drinker’s behavior on his or her companions?

6. Are plans frequently upset or cancelled or meals delayed because of the drinker?

7. Do you make threats, such as, “If you don’t stop drinking, I’ll leave you”?

8. Do you secretly try to smell the drinker’s breath?

9. Are you afraid to upset someone for fear it will set off a drinking bout?

10. Have you been hurt or embarrassed by a drinker’s behavior?

11. Are holidays and gatherings spoiled because of drinking?

12. Have you considered calling the police for help in fear of abuse?

13. Do you search for hidden alcohol?

14. Do you ever ride in a car with a driver who has been drinking?

15. Have you refused social invitations out of fear or anxiety?

16. Do you feel like a failure because you can’t control the drinking?

17. Do you think that if the drinker stopped drinking, your other problems would be solved?

18. Do you ever threaten to hurt yourself to scare the drinker?

19. Do you feel angry, confused, or depressed most of the time?

20. Do you feel there is no one who understands your problems?

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Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee Award On February 6, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, will mark the 60th anniversary of her becoming Queen. That anniversary has been marked only once before, by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria in 1897.

In honour of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee, 60,000 outstanding citizens across our country will receive the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. The distinctive commemorative medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of this diamond anniversary of the Queen’s reign. It’s a tangible way for Canada to honour Her Majesty for her service to our country. At the same time, it serves to honour the contributions and achievements of exceptional Canadians.

Together with the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, I invite those living in the YorktonMelville Constituency to nominate fellow constituents for the distinguished honour of receiving the medal.

To be eligible to receive this award, the nominee must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident

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by Garry Breitkreuz of our country. They may be seniors, volunteers, veterans, or youth, but they must be known for their significant contributions to a particular province, territory, region or community within Canada.

Nominees may also have accomplished an achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada, and need not necessarily reside in Canada.

The medal may be awarded after death, as long as the recipient was alive on Feb. 6, 2012.

Nominations, along with the nominator’s full name and a contact number, must be e-mailed,

mailed or faxed to one of many partnering organizations, including to my office. Include a short statement or a brief summary, approximately 40 words, of the nominee’s achievements, along with their full name, rank and title, home address, and telephone number. Include a photo, if available.

The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal will be awarded to individuals only. All awards will be presented before February 28, 2013. As each organization is assigned a set number of medals, and is responsible for their own processing of nominations, submission deadlines may vary. Each organization is also responsible for arranging their own presentations.

If you know a worthy candidate I encourage you to contact either my office or one of the partnering organizations. For a complete list, and for more information about the nomination process, please visit www.gg.ca. Click on “It’s an Honour,” then follow the link to the Diamond Jubilee Medal. You may also send questions to diamondjubilee@gg.ca or by calling 613-998-6790 or 1-800-465-6890 (tollfree).

Prairie Sun Seed Festival grows in its second year

By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer Like any good garden, the Prairie Sun Seed Festival is growing. The event, hosted by the Assiniboine Food Security Alliance (AFSA), is now in its second year and has seen more booths and people coming to the event and learning about local foods.

Heather Torrie, chairperson for the festival, says that it’s all about getting people to learn more about local food.

“The goal is to celebrate the diversity of seed and the culture of growing food locally,” Torrie says.

The event saw more local growers bringing their products to the event, along with a large display from the community garden in the city. Torrie says that this year the focus was on getting people more aware of local producers and what can be done at home.

“If we always rely on other countries or other places to bring us food, if something happens what do we do? Food that’s grown locally is always readily available and we really want to support our local producers,” Torrie says.

The most important part of the festival is helping people grow in their own life, whether it’s a few small plants or a larger garden.

“Everyone can grow food, even if you have a very small garden you can grow food in containers, you can grow small backyard plots.

Many people here, that is what their expertise is in and that’s what they can teach people to do,” Torrie says.

Another focus of the event was heritage seeds. Several booths were selling seeds, as well as a new addition to the event which was a seed swap table. Tricia Reed, who was in charge of the table, says it was about getting people to save

and share seeds from their gardens.

Reed says there are many advantages to swapping seeds and keeping seeds from the garden. The seeds are free, it preserves genetic diversity which helps make seeds more resistant to disease, and it’s also part of the AFSA mandate of food security, as harvesting seeds keeps one less dependent on other sources.

“If you keep the best plants every year, you’re going to have seeds that are perfect for the micro-climate where you are,” Reed notes.

People have been enthusiastic about the new part of the festival, and Reed says that she hopes it grows with the festival. She also hopes that it fosters conversations between local gardeners.

“Gardeners want to connect with other gardeners. There’s a strong connection between them, they’re usually passionate,” Reed says.

THE PRAIRIE SUN SEED FESTIVAL was about promoting local food, from the smallest garden to larger local producers. Pictured above, Heather Drotar (l) talks about seeds with Tricia Reed. It’s Drotar’s first year at the festival, and she hoped to learn more about growing in the area.

City works with U of R

By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer The City of Yorkton is partnering with the University of Regina, along with Communities of Tomorrow and Agmar Marketing, to complete a recycling assessment report. The project, which will be carried out by the fourth year Environmental Systems Engineering class, will see six to ten groups write and present a report based on information from the city.

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ROTARY DAY – February 23 was Rotary Day in the City of Yorkton. With 39 members active locally and over 1.2 million members word wide, Rotary Clubs do much when it comes to giving back. In more than 34,000 clubs worldwide, members are volunteering in communities at home and abroad to support education and job training, provide clean water, combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, and eradicate polio. Active in Yorkton since 1921, local Rotarians help to provide scholarships, support the Meals on Wheels program, contribute to health care, sponsor student exchange programs and help out local groups/projects that help enhance the lives of others. Pictured above (l-r) at a special flag raising event held Thursday are: Rotarians Verna Law; William Litchfield; Lori Walsh; Raymond Bailey; and Yorkton City Councillor Ross Fisher.

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The report will be based on the concept of “Feel Good or Earth Friendly” and analyze different aspects of recycling in the city. The reports will evaluate issues such as current markets, carbon footprints, transportation of products.

The results of the project will be published in the Municipal connector, and will potentially be published in a peerreviewed scientific journal.

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Trying to find a leader Right now, many Canadian political parties are looking for a new leader.

While everyone’s selection process is different, one thing that is consistent is that no matter what they do or who they pick, they’re doing a much better job than our neighbours south of the border.

The quest to find a Republican candidate for president has been going on for what feels like years, and in the process all that they have managed to do is make all of their potential candidates look bad. Everyone is running attack ads, trying to undermine their opponents and prove that they would make a terrible president. In spite of wall-to-wall coverage, it’s difficult to ascertain what makes one candidate superior from the next. Policies have been skimmed over and it’s difficult to get a read on what each candidate brings to the party. It’s mostly just layers of attacks, which is going to present a problem in a few months when these same men are trying to win votes.

While the one side is busy attacking itself, the incumbent is coming out looking relatively good. With his opponents busy attacking each other, they have no time to attack him. In November, when the people go off to vote, he will only have one party attacking him, while the party that has spent months attacking itself will look unappealing to the average voter.

While attack ads are commonplace, using them in a more internal campaign does much more harm than good. This is especially true in an over-heated campaign like the ones run in the United States every four years. Come election time, one side is going to have a bigger disadvantage.

On the other hand, as many parties need to find a permanent leader in Canada, it’s a great way to find out the best way to handle their own leadership campaign. They need to pay close attention to the American system, and then do the opposite.

Too bad it didn’t all boil down to choice I really don’t think it’s all pension related...

Over the past month or so there’s been a lot of talk about retirement age, pensions and how people will afford to make a go of it when they reach that point.

This is something all of us – provided we make it to our golden years – will have to think about.

So of course, this has all led up to a survey which naturally came in with the result that the majority of Canadians fully expect to be working past the age of 66. Definitely, there will be some lumped into this category who will be working begrudgingly. (Unless that lotto win pans out, I’m thinking I will be one.) But on the flip side, we’re living in different times. Kids stay at home longer (much longer). They branch out on their own later, usually better educated and with more financial support. People are living longer and they’re now equipped with the means and knowledge to live healthier lives. Healthcare has improved – albeit we still have issues in this area – but it has most certainly come a long way. There are 70 plus year olds running marathons. Last week there was a couple who made news headlines because they married when one half of the couple turned one hundred. Yes one hundred! The fact is, there are vibrant seniors who are living far longer than in the past and they’re not just

existing, they’re active and enjoying life. I’m betting I couldn’t keep up with some of them. And good for them!

The point is, some of these people choose to work because they LIKE what they do. It keeps them young and if you ask me, that be their choice.

Shannon Deveau should What would be nice though, is if it were all simply a matter of choice. By 66 the typical adult has put in a lot of years of work and if it’s their choice, they should be able to spend the latter part of their lives slowing down, or travelling, or whatever the case may be. But many won’t have this choice. “Canadian retirement expectations are changing with many planning to work longer and almost half of Canadians looking to phase in their retirement,” says Kevin Dougherty, president of Sun Life Financial Canada – initiator of the recent Canada-wide poll.

“These results are not surprising given the current economic volatility, increasing consumer debt loads, rising health care costs, longer life expectancy and lack of planning. We’re also finding that some Canadians believe they’ll have to work longer to be able to pay for basic living expenses.”

It takes a lot of people to make the world go ‘round, hopefully, no one gets left out when, and if, our wheels start turning a little slower.

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Games have improved since I was in school It has been a long time since I’ve seen a Scholastic flyer, but from what I hear they’ve diversified, putting games in the mix as well as the books that were the flyer’s mainstay. Some people have a problem with this, including David Staples of the Leader Post, who argues that games have no place in such a catalog. I do not agree with him, and feel that his view is based on an antiquated viewpoint of the medium.

While some titles are inappropriate for an educational context, other titles would be a great addition.

Some titles can be the equivalent of a choose your own adventure book, or tell a story interrupted by some problem solving. The hyper-addictive Professor Layton series, for instance, is all about solving word and visual puzzles, and is much better than books of the same, because you can’t cheat and just look up the answer when frustrated. It is also a reminder of how far we have come in the years since I was a kid.

I say this because I wouldn’t be comfortable putting most of the games I played back in school in a Scholastic flyer. This is not because they were bad, necessarily, but instead because if we are supposed to encourage reading, we need to include products that are written in a coherent manner. This does not describe most of the games that I played as a child. In those days, most of the good games came from Japan,

Things I do with words...

Column Devin Wilger but the people in Japan were less than interested in markets outside their home country. The end result was most of the games had translations which were rushed out and barely coherent.

In some ways, this has been useful. The ability to read text that is strung together quite poorly has made it easy to comprehend texts and messages from those who do not have the best command of language.

On the other hand, if you’re trying to teach a kid the love of reading, it is best to give them text that is actually readable. While I enjoyed the games of my youth immensely, I have to admit they would be inappropriate in a school setting, unless one was trying to teach a kid how to proof read.

The Professor Layton series, which I mentioned earlier, would simply not have happened in my youth, because there’s no way that a company would take the time to translate such a text-intensive game for a North American audience. If they did, it would be impossible to play, because puzzles based on wordplay don’t survive bad translations. The work done on that series is evident, it takes a year to get installments ready to cross the seas and the quality of translation makes it difficult to tell it originated in another, very different language.

That level of quality makes me much more willing to endorse games in an educational context. Yes, it has to be the right games, something focused on reading and puzzle solving rather than just an average action title. It is on Scholastic themselves to ensure the titles in question are appropriate for the context and keep within the school-centric setting that the catalog needs. But to say that games don’t belong in the catalog at all is just wrong. Fifteen years ago I may have been more inclined to agree, or at least, the sensible, older version of myself might. But when I look at games directed towards kids, I see products that are better put together and more appropriate in an educational context. As a result, to say they don’t belong is living in the past.

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One major problem with writing political commentary is that it’s often difficult to look at something that seems... well, crazy... and find a rational explanation for it. It’s easier to just write off what looks like craziness as craziness and move on.

But in the real world, there is in fact method to most people’s madness.

This applies even to politicians who have apparently gone off their badlyneeded psychiatric meds.

So, when a global empire which has come to grief in Asian land wars twice in one decade appears to be going all-out to get itself into a third such war – this time with a country more militarily advanced than, and with three times the population of, either of the locations of the previous two debacles, and at least tentatively allied with three world powers (Russia, China and India) – one must resist the temptation to jump to a conclusion along the lines of “okay, so, US President Barack Obama has gone completely off the deep end. Fruit loop. Nutter. To the booby hatch with him.”

The difficulty in avoiding such a conclusion should be obvious: Open war between the US and Iran is a crazy idea, and not just mildly so. It goes well beyond “dumb as a box of rocks” and easily pings the “murderously insane” range. Not only is it crazy at the level of military strategy, it’s completely disconnected from reality in terms of putative casus belli: Every even semi-objective as-

sessment of Iran’s nuclear program indicts the claim that Iran’s government is either close to producing a nuclear weapon or especially interested in doing so.

In order to explain Obama’s indisputably insane actions without concluding personal insanity on his part – that is to say, in order to explain a sane man’s insane position – we have to place him in the iron grip of an institutional insanity reaching back more than half a century.

And hey... that’s something we can do. Since World War Two, that segment of America’s political class which we’ve since come to know (thanks to Eisenhower) as “the military-industrial complex” has been in the driver’s seat. The military exigencies of that war put it there; the post-war national security state was created to keep it there.

The primary activity of the US government since 1941 – first due to those military exigencies, and later as a matter of policy – has been to ongoingly transfer as much wealth as possible from the pockets of America’s productive class to the “defense” establishment.

And it’s a big business. The direct transfers, not counting the stuff hidden in line items other than “defense,” are the US government’s single biggest budget item, coming to about 25 per cent of federal spending. Big business indeed, and keeping that big business in business requires a constant diet of “wars and rumors of wars.”

As long as the Soviet Union held

out, that was a fairly easy order to serve up: Korea, Vietnam, Grenada and so forth, with “Cold War” filling the gaps. But since 1990, the “defense” establishment and its political shills have had to drum up new bogeymen on an ad hoc basis to keep the government contracts coming in for new guns, new bombs, new aircraft, new bases to build and newly destroyed cities to re-build.

Their approach comes down to a prescription attributed to neoconservative “foreign policy specialist” Michael Ledeen: “Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business.”

Unfortunately, those crappy little countries tend to be more trouble than they’re worth. With the Iraq and Afghanistan debacles winding down, America’s military-industrial complex is tired of “crappy little countries” and on the lookout for a big score. And their friends in government, who have staked their careers on 70 years of constant “prodefense” propaganda, are happy to help them find one.

Enter Iran: Plenty big and sophisticated enough to knock down some US aircraft – hell, maybe even a carrier or two – but probably not powerful enough to land a few divisions on the Maryland shore and burn Washington. It has all the makings of a long, expensive conflict.

Thomas L. Knapp, Center for a Stateless Society.

Little intolerant mosque on the Prairies To the Editor: After six years of tax-funded intolerance, the CBC is finally putting an end to the show no one watched except out of a sense of duty, Little Mosque on the Prairies.

After an initial splash at the beginning of its first season, Little Mosque plummeted in the ratings over the years. Why did so many Canadians abhor this show? Simple. Because we’re intolerant of those who are intolerant of others, in this case Jews and gay people.

During all these years of taxfunded, bigoted banality, not a single Jew or gay character ever appeared on Little Mosque. This might’ve escaped the casual viewer but for the fact that most shows produced by our nation’s broadcaster include gay people these days.

It’s SO trendy to be gay that even Hockey Night in Canada took the “gay” angle when Scott Thompson of Kids In the Hall-fame gave Don Cherry a big hug and a kiss during Coaches Corner.

And, let’s face it, Jewish traditions have been an integral part of the very culture of comedy for decades now… Oh sure, there was lots of interaction on the show be-

tween the chubby, over-the-hill Christian minister and the young, sexy, super-intelligent Imam. But how does that qualify as inclusion?

Christians are always depicted in a negative light. Never Muslims.

When the Canadian Ministry of Multicultural Enforcement (aka the CBC) set out to blow millions of tax dollars dictating to Canadians how really utterly fantastic Muslims are, they missed the opportunity to depict the only two things that matter when it comes to inviting Islam into the modern, Canadian mosaic.

They failed to demonstrate that, on the whole, rank-and-file Muslims are just as accepting of Jews and gays as the rest of us are. Instead, the script writers, directors and actors were all overseen by Islamicsensitivity consultants who made darn sure nothing of the sort was ever even alluded to. Hooray for tax-funded EX-clusion.

Everyone who was involved in this show right down to the stage hands should be ashamed. Why sacrifice your ideals just for a lousy paycheck? Would they have participated in a show that denies the Holocaust just for a few bucks? Of course not! So why did they think it was okay to throw the gay com-

munity and a 4,500-year old culture under the bus? Political correctness has finally gone careening off a cliff.

Reaching out to the Muslim community must not under any circumstances EVER involve turning a blind eye to the way some Muslims are intolerant of gays and Jews. As mentioned, most Muslims are not in any way rabidly homophobic or murderously anti-Semitic. But this only begs the question, why then couldn’t this vital point have been depicted on a show about Muslims?

Not once was it allowed onto the screen. It should have been a recurring theme. Instead, it was censored. Shame on you CBC. I’ve reached out repeatedly to the CBC over the years to try to find out when gays and Jews might make an appearance on this show, but I was ignored. The Canadian Press reports that there were laughs, tears and wine at the taping of the last episode. Oh wow, they drank wine.

How avant-garde.

Is that what passes for tolerance these days? A few tipsy Muslims on the set of a show no one watches?

God help us, seriously.

Mischa Popoff, Osoyoos, BC.

Conservatives violate promise on pensions

To the Editor:

There are many reasons to reject Stephen Harper’s scheme to cut Old Age pensions. It’s mean-spirited. He’s picking on the most vulnerable who need that pension the most – 75 per cent of them have incomes below $40,000, and without their pensions, one-third would drop below the poverty line.

Harper’s scheme reveals his perverse priorities.

He has lots of money for costly fighter-jets and bigger jails, but not much for pensions or healthcare.

His pension cuts are to-

tally unnecessary. Hardnosed analysis shows that Canada’s Old Age pension is fundamentally sound and sustainable, and doesn’t need “fixing”. This is verified by global economic organizations, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the best university and private sector experts, and even the government’s own actuaries.

Reducing this pension doesn’t reduce the human needs of lower income seniors. They just get less federal help. And in the end, little public money is saved. The financial responsibility is down-load-

ed onto provincial welfare programs. But maybe the most compelling reason to reject Harper’s scheme is its fundamental dishonesty – it converts a solemn promise into a lie.

On December 9th, 2005, in a speech in Guelph, Stephen Harper said this: “My government will fully preserve the Old Age Security, the Guaranteed Income Supplement, and the Canada Pension Plan, and all projected future increases to these programs.” There were no if’s, and’s or but’s!

He repeated that promise in the election this past

May. He repeated it again in his Economic and Fiscal Update in November.

Now he’s doing the exact opposite. It’s a doublecross.

As the Conservatives themselves often say: “There’s no greater fraud than a promise not kept”.

Their slogan fits this situation to a “T.” Stephen Harper thinks he can get away with it. Only lower income seniors will be harmed, so he’s betting most Canadians won’t care.

Ralph Goodale, MP, Wascana, SK.

(Editor’s Note: the following is an Open Letter to MP, Blaine Calkins) Dear Mr. Calkins: Last fall I had a visit with you, to warn of the imminent mistake the federal government was making, in pushing so hard for the passage of Bill C-18, against all normal cautionary parliamentary procedures. Mr. Calkins you have not taken those warnings to heart, and neither did any of your fellow Conservative Party MPs or Senators. In order to gain a real understanding of the issue, one must consider real life examples.

A very good example is the Battle River Railway, which runs from Alliance in Eastern Alberta, Northwest to Camrose. Over the past two decades about six out of every seven towns have lost their elevators, due to grain company consolidation, deregulation of grain transportation, the loss of the Crow Rate, and the loss of cooperatives.

Besides higher freight rates and higher elevation charges at the bigger terminals, farmers have faced significantly higher trucking costs to deliver grain to elevators further from home. As a result, some farmers began to exercise their right to load rail cars themselves on sidings close to home. This activity was possible because the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) had the authority over Canadian National and Canadian Pacific to allocate cars to sidings where farmers needed them. Bill C-18 effectively eliminated that authority.

In 2003, farmers around the Battle River Railway started to form a co-op in order to organize the producer car loading, which has steadily increased ever since. In 2008, CN wanted to sell, or else decommission, the line. The local farmers were determined to not let that happen, so they did a lot of work to get the skills and knowledge to own and operate a railroad themselves.

With help of all kinds of local people in their eight communities, they purchased the line for $4.3 million, acquired a locomotive, and formed the farmer owned and operated Battle River Railway Cooperative. In the 2010 crop year the Battle River Railway Cooperative generated $1 million in profits from elevation savings on the 800 rail cars they delivered, and $600,000 from blending activities, besides other income.

Spurred by the new economic activity and profits, the small communities near the rail line have enjoyed a revival.

However, now with Bill C-18 passed, Prince Rupert Terminal has let the Battle River Railway Coop know that they will not accept blending activities from them anymore. Without the CWB’s single desk authority, farmers need a contract with one of the grain companies, or other buyers, to sell grain. Why would grain companies offer farmers a price honouring the incentive for producer car loading, when the only alternative is to truck it further to the grain company’s own elevator on the main track?

Mr. Calkins I want to publicly repeat our request to you here. How do you justify a political decision that eliminates benefits of $1.6 million to 100 farmers in eight small communities, without a plan that shows how they can recoup those losses or without any example of how else they can profit from your political decision? It is a huge blunder by you and your government to have passed Bill C-18, without having undertaken any economic analysis or developed a clear plan. You have used the so-called “freedom for farmers” mantra, at the same time as you have effectively taken real market power away from farmers and allowed it to land on the desks of the transnational grain companies.

Jan Slomp NFU Region 7 (Alberta) Coordinator.

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City works with U of R Continued from Page 3.

“The mandate of the Environmental Committee is to obtain zero waste to the landfill by 2026. To accomplish this, all rationalization of waste disposal, behaviors, markets, transportation costs and utilization of material must be analyzed. In order to create such a report at a reasonable cost, one must look outside the box,” says Michael Buchholzer, Director of Environmental Services.

The City of Yorkton will contribute a maximum $3,500 to the project, based on a full classroom. The money will be used

to compensate for travel and compiling the report. If there are fewer students than anticipated, that number could decrease. The total projected budget is $9,100, less in-kind contributions.

Communities of Tomorrow will contribute the remaining $5,600 for the project.

Councillor Bob Maloney says he’s excited to see the findings in the report.

The final report will form part of the Pyrolosis Feasibility Study project that was approved in the 2012 budget.

City Council voted unanimously to approve the funding and the project.

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Irish culinary adventure There are a number of novelty consumables that consistently reappear in the marketplace during the days leading up to March 17th. These will most undoubtedly include items such as green tinted beverages like beer and milkshakes for example.

Although this may be an amusing way to recognize St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, a culinary adventure of Irish cuisine would be more nostalgic.

Why not make a classic Irish dish to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day instead?

Classic Irish food is usually inexpensive fare, and this recipe pretty much follows that same path.

This rustic casserole is made up of potatoes and sausages and baked to perfection with a combination of chicken broth, cream, and Guinness beer.

I always question a recipe when it calls for water to be added. Why not add wine, broth, juice, or even beer? How much flavour does water have? Zero. If you want a dish to taste wonderful, and full of flavour, could you not add something that has more distinction than water? I always address this topic to my culinary students and preach creativity and improvisation when it comes to preparing a meal.

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by Gordon Desormeaux www.chefdez.com broth ½ (one half) cup whipping cream ½ (one half) cup Guinness beer Finely chopped parsley, for garnish 1. Heat large non-stick pan over medium heat.

Add the sausages and cook until browned on all sides, approximately 8 to 12 minutes. Set sausages aside and discard the fat from the pan.

2. While the sausages are cooking, preheat oven to 350 degrees, and arrange potato slices into a large casserole dish, or preferably a large ceramic coated cast iron pot.

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approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

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7. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and serve “family style”, by dishing it out at the table.

Serves 6 to 8 people.

Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez. com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R4 Chef Dez is a Food Columnist, Culinary Instructor & Cooking Show Performer. Visit him at www.chefdez.com The next “Chef Dez on Cooking” column will appear approximately March 15/12.

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The Trews set to make a Yorkton stop

By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer The Trews just got back from the UK, and are getting ready to tour Western Canada behind their latest album, Hope and Ruin. That tour will include a Yorkton stop, at the Gallagher Centre on Wednesday, March 14.

Colin MacDonald, vocalist with the band, says that while the album has been out since last April, the band didn’t have the chance to do a proper Canadian tour until now. He says they’re excited to get out and play the tunes live, and after a successful east coast run earlier in the year, they’re happy to go out west behind the new material.

That new material, from Hope and Ruin, came out of a recording session at the Tragically Hip’s Bathouse Recording Studio with Gord Sinclair, MacDonald says. At the time, they expected to just jam and make demos, without an intention of actually making an album.

“It was really an informal thing, we were writing songs around the coffee table and recording them all night. We were listening back and thought ‘this is good stuff, it sounds like it would make a cool record.’ So we just did it like that, and by June we had a new record,” MacDonald remembers.

The experience was the opposite of the recording of the previous album, No

THE TREWS are beginning their tour of western Canada, and will be making a stop in Yorkton on March 14.

Time For Later. On that record, MacDonald says they were under much more pressure and did more of the recording separately. He says that with the new album, they wanted to have fun.

“We wanted to have a loose feeling record, it’s rock and roll after all,”

MacDonald says.

It is an eclectic record, which takes from a wide variety of influences, and MacDonald says that is due to the band wanting to try new sounds.

“Everybody in the band brought in songs, and everybody’s got different influences... We just went with it, we

didn’t want to over-think it, we didn’t want to try too hard to be cool, we just wanted to make an album that we could celebrate,” MacDonald says.

While the band has had a great deal of success in Canada, they’re relatively new in many parts of the world where they’re touring now, and MacDonald says that it’s a different experience everywhere they go, and going outside of the country is like being a new band again, trying to win over the crowd.

MacDonald says it’s great to be back on home soil.

“We’ve had a great history in this country. We love being a Canadian band and we love our Canadian fans, and that makes us feel great... When you show up in Perth, Australia, nobody knows who we are, and we have to win them over with every song. It’s a good thing to have a fighting spirit and play hard,” MacDonald says.

The band has also been nominated for five East Coast Music Awards recently, and MacDonald says getting a nomination is always gratifying, as it’s good to know people like what you’re doing.

While the band has been nominated many times before, MacDonald says that it’s good to hear that their new music is still finding a receptive ear.

The Trews will be at the Gallagher Centre on March 14. Tickets are $25 in advance or $35 door, and available at the Gallagher Centre box office.

Grow ‘n’ Share prevents food from going to waste

By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer The Prairie Sun Seed festival hosted many presentations on different aspects of local food production. One such presentation was by Grow ‘n’ Share, a new initiative to use excess fruit on trees in the city to good use.

The program works by connecting people who own fruit

trees they’re unable to harvest with volunteers who will pick the fruit explains Shannon Hilton, organizer for Grow ‘n’ Share. The resulting harvest is then split three ways, with a third going to the owner, a third to the volunteers, and a third to the food bank.

“It’s a win-win for everybody. The people who have trees they’re not utilizing, they get their yard cleaned up from

apples falling down, they get to see their produce being used, and they get a share.

The volunteers get a share for helping, and the community gets a share to be used in a way that’s needed,” Hilton notes.

She says that this isn’t the first such program that has been implemented, with programs in Toronto and Regina doing the same service for

their residents.

There is a need for the service in the community, Hilton says, as many residents are unable to use everything their trees produce.

“Just from walking down back alleys we see trees that are going unpicked, and from talking to people today we hear of elderly people who aren’t able to climb ladders anymore, and are left cleaning up at the

end of the season. For people who don’t know what to do with the produce or can’t use all of it, it’s a great way to take advantage of the resource and not let it go to waste,” Hilton observes.

Those interested in learning more about the program, either registering a tree or volunteering, can visit http://www.grown-share.blogspot.com to become part of the program.

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Community Events

Seniors Fellowship Yorkton Victory Church 175 Gladstone Ave. S. Tuesdays, 1:30-3 p.m.

Non-denominational, all are welcome!

• board games, cards, food, fellowship and devotionals.

Yorkton Public Library • Toddler Time: Thurs. mornings 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

• Pre-School Storytime: Thurs. mornings 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

• Anime and Manga night – Tues. Feb. 28 @ 7:00 p.m.

• I Love My Library!

Contest – Share reasons you love us. Entry forms available. Call 783-3523 for more info.

Ken Lavigne, Road to Carnegie Hall Presented by the Yorkton Arts Council – “Stars For Saskatchewan” Sunday March 11, 2 p.m.

– Anne Portnuff Theatre Call 306-783-8722 for info.

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.

WOOD YOU BELIEVE? Paintings in a new dimension now at community pARTners gallery. Exhibit is open during regular library hours.

Tot Spot Boys & Girls Club New Early Learning Drop-In Centre SIGN on North Street Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri. Free to participate!

Donations accepted.

Call 783-2582 for details.

Gospel Service Series Rokeby Hall • the goal is the present life and teachings of Jesus and confirm faith in those who believe in God. Conducted by N. Osborne, M. Ausenhus.

Calling all Bridge Players!

The Yorkton Duplicate Bridge Club has started up. The club meets weekly on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion. Call 783-4220 for more details.

2012 Yorkton Music Festival • Vocal - March 15-18 Westview United Church • Senior Piano March 19-20 St. Andrew’s Church • Junior Piano - March 20-22 St. Andrew’s Church • Primary Piano - March 22-23 St. Andrew’s Church • Choir - March 26 Anne Portnuff Theatre • Band - March 27-29 Yorkton Regional High School • Bands and Ensembles – March 27-29, Anne Portnuff Theatre • Brass and Percussion Solos – March 28 (Room D5) • Woodwind Solos – March 28-29 (Room D1) String Solos – March 29 (Room D1).

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...

Call 783-7912 for details.

DivorceCare – weekly support for people who are divorced or separated St. Paul Lutheran Church Thursdays until Mar. 24 Call 783-4266 for details or to register.

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.

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

The Torch Club – leadership, growth and empowerment program for youth ages 10-13 Call Erin at 783-2582 for details.

The Bereaved Parents of Yorkton Group – a self-help group for parents who have experienced the death of a child at any age, from any cause. For further information call Rosanna Bilokreli at 783-8386 or Leone Ottenbreit at 783-2637.

Yorkton Minor Hockey is currently accepting

Coaching Applications for Tier I (AA) 2012/2013 season in the Atom, Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget divisions.

Please visit our website www.yorktonminorhockey.ca for printable and on line applications under the forms tab. Deadline for applications is Monday March 12th 2012

Singers Unite!

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 782-0460, Shanni at 783-9145 or Anna at 744-2729 for details.

New Horizons Card Social 78 First Avenue North Every third Sunday of the month. Bingo, pool, shuffle board & darts.

Starts at 2 p.m. $3 per person, lunch included.

All are welcome!

Call Ethel at 782-1621 for info.

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 782-5748 for info.

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.

Reach to Recovery Breast Cancer Support Group Support for women diagnosed with breast cancer and those who care about them. For more info. call Diane at 783-3179 or Helen at 783-5540 or Kathy at 786-6759.

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 - 782-2994; or Joanne - 783-3034.

New Horizon Friday Night Dances 78 - 1st Ave. North Yorkton • March 2, music by Parklanders • March 9, music by Ron & Sandra Rudoski • March 16, music by Country Lads • March 23, music by Memory Lane • March 30, music by Bill Ripa Dances start at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.

Admission $7, lunch included.

All are welcome!

Call Peter at 782-1846 or Richard at 792-4561 for more info.

SIGN Parenting Education Classes LAPS (Literacy and Parenting Skills) • Weekly Parent and Preschooler Program for 3- and 4-year-olds, their parents and younger siblings • crafts, snacks, games, songs and positive parenting info.

Call Janet at 783-9424 for more information or to register.

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.

Community Adult Band Musicians wanted!

Tuesday nights, 7 p.m. @ the Yorkton Regional High School Band Room • make music, socialize and perform For info., or if you require an instrument, call 786-2582 (days) or 782-4282 (residence). Or visit www.yccb.org.

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

Meets Tuesdays at noon Shadow Stables.

For more info call 7827930 or 782-7782 or email mbozsik@sasktel. net.

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

Call John Denysek at 782-1559 or email: jdenysek@sasktel.net to join or to learn more.

Women Surviving Cancer Support Group Meets @ the Canadian Cancer Society Office, 2nd Ave. North, lower level the second Monday of every month, 7 p.m.

Meet with other survivors for info. and support.

Call Cheryl at 647-2027 or Janet at 782-2788 for details.

Kinette Club of Yorkton • meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. To learn more or to attend, contact either Lana Matechuk, Club President at 782-9717 or Marcia Sedor, Membership Director at 782-2053.

Al-Anon Al-Anon meets Mondays, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and Wednesdays at the Westview United Church.

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

Make a difference in the life of a child.

For info. call 782-3471.

Godfrey Dean Art Gallery presents Three Yorkton artists, Three New Exhibitions March 4 to April 13.

Kristopher Grunert – international architecture and industrial photography Kenton Doupe – 100 Portraits of people in this YRHS student's life Sam Derkatch – an emerging artist who calls his work "hillbilly" photography 49 Smith St. E. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-Fri 1-4 p.m. Sat and Sun Admission is always free!

To place your Community Event contact The News Review at 783-7355, fax 782-9138, or e-mail: editorial @yorktonnews.com.

POOLS pays off The stars and moons must have aligned when Yorkton’s Ken Goltz was picking his numbers.

Goltz was nearly perfect in his professional football POOLS picks for week 15.

He correctly picked 13 of the 14 games to win a cool $33,060!

“I checked my picks on the internet,” recalls the Yorkton resident. “I was very happy. I called my

wife to tell her the good news!”

Goltz had one of the seven lucky winning tickets worth $33,060 on that POOLS Card.

Ken purchased his $80 winning lottery ticket at Chan’s Central Grocery, located at182 West Broadway in Yorkton.

He plans to use his winnings to purchase a new car for his wife.

BEST OF FRIENDS – Chrissy and Robyn Powers (l-r) received certificates of appreciation from the SPCA for their efforts to help animals in need. The Esterhazy residents raised $1,800 for the SPCA. They hope dogs like Ellie and Charlie (l-r) can find homes with loving, responsible families. The two dogs are five month old retriever mixes, one female and one male. They’re both great with kids and would make a fine family pet. To learn more come visit the SPCA or call 783-4080.

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NEWS REVIEW SPORTS Sport notes Snow Slam 8 The Yorkton Martial Arts Training Centre (YMATC) presents Snow Slam Open Martial Arts Tournament Saturday, March 3 at Dr. Brass School gym.

The tournament will feature empty hand and weapon forms, kickboxing, point and weapon sparring, team sparring, and black belt power breaking.

Opening ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m.

Admission is $10 at the door, $5 for advance tickets available at YMATC, children eight years and younger free.

Everyone welcome.

For more information contact Mike Forster at 621-1555 or email ymatc@hotmail.com.

ParklandOutdoor Show and Expo The Parkland Outdoor Show and Expo offers over 100 exhibits featuring all kinds of outdoor pursuits, from hunting and fishing, to trapping, hiking and camping Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11 at the Gallagher Centre Flexihall.

The show will feature speakers including Cody Robins of the Live 2 Hunt TV Series, Jason Peterson of Hunting Canada and Beyond, Dean Partridge of Canadian Whitetail TV and Chad Morris of Men Outdoors.

A 300 person banquet on Saturday will have guest speaker Cody Robbins and musical guest Saskatchewan’s own Brad Johner.

Money raised by this event will go toward youth archery in the city of Yorkton.

Doors open at 9 a.m.

Saturday.

Admission is $5 for adults.

For more information contact Darren Wandy at 728-4550, by email to parklandoutdoorshow@hotmail.com or go to the website parklandoutdoorshow.yolasite.com.

Gun club hosts annual show and sale

By ALEX MORGOTCH N-R Writer The 33rd annual Yorkton Gun and Collectibles Show was held at the Yorkton Exhibition Agripavilion over the weekend.

Yorkton Gun Club president Merv Wasylenchuk says the show was a success with a good turnout of exhibitors and people coming through the door.

There was lots to see including both long guns and hand guns, all sorts of collectibles, antiques, pots and pans and tupperware. “Everybody has something to look at.” Wasylenchuk claims.

Show coordinator Eugene Duchnitski echoes Waslyenchuk regarding the success of the event which was started by Ernie Anuik and Orville Pedde 33 years ago. The event has changed venues over the years as it grew. It was held originally at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, moved to the Ukrainian Orthodox Auditorium before moving to its present venue at the Agripavilion, he reports.

The show started as the main fund raising event for the Yorkton Gun Club to raise money to look after and build the shooting range, says club vice-president Greg Apland. The original range was an outdoor range. The club rented a range facility at the Yorkton Regional High School at one time. Since that time the club has constructed and maintains an indoor range at York Lake, Apland continues. “The club bought the lumber and Merv and the crew built it themselves,” Apland recalls.

The gun club’s indoor range isn’t limited to hand gun shooting. The gun

YORKTON GUN SHOW FOUNDER Ernie Anuik (l) and club vice-president Greg Apland examine one of the many firearms on display at the recent gun and collectibles show. club supports the local youth archery program. As a result the range is also used by the local archery club for archery practice. It is also used to present hunter education courses as well as the federal possession and acquisition licensing course, Duchnitski points out.

The next sessions of hunter safety courses for youth, including both feder-

al and provincial courses, will take place March 3 and 4 as well as March 17 and 18. “We’re welcoming the adults, the moms and dads, aunties and uncles and even some of the grampas. We like to have the adults because the kids behave then,” Duchnitski says.

Currently the Yorkton Gun Club has about 110 members, Duchnitski reports.

Bantam AA Terriers wrap season at home

By ALEX MORGOTCH N-R Writer The Yorkton UCT Bantam AA Terriers hosted the Regina Oilers in the first round of the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League playoffs.

The Bantam AA Terriers claimed a 4-1 win in Game 1 of the best of three games series.

Following a scoreless first period, Reid Massier scored the opening goal for Regina to give the Oilers a brief, one goal

edge early in the second frame.

Jake Holinaty led the Yorkton scoring with a pair of goals, one in each of the second and third periods. Holinaty pulled the Bantam Terriers even late in the second period assisted by Kylan Shea.

Kholton Shewchuk scored Yorkton’s go-ahead goal assisted by Chance Patterson with a little over two minutes remaining in the second period.

Holinaty added Yorkton’s third goal late in the third

assisted by Shewchuk.

Tanner Mak capped the scoring in the game to clinch the 4-1 win for the Bantam Terriers assisted

by Stephen St. Marie and Caleb Sutter.

The second game of the best of three series was played at the Co-operators Arena in Regina. Despite the Bantam Terriers best intentions to claim the series, the Regina Oilers held them off to claim a 2-1 overtime win.

Tanner Mak scored the lone goal for Yorkton, a

single handed marker.

The series, tied at one game apiece, returned to Yorkton for the third and deciding game Tuesday night.

Despite the great start at home by the Bantam Terriers in the first game, they were not able to capitalize on the home ice advantage as the determined Regina Oilers won the game and the series with a 4-0 shutout win.

The loss effectively ends the season for the Yorkton AA Bantam Terriers.

Hockey scholarship Former Yorkton Terrier goalie Joel Danyluk, a first year B.Sc./B.Ed. (Secondary), was awarded the i.d. apparell/ Karen Vinet Agencies Award of $3,000, an Augustana Faculty Award for a non-Alberta resident in Hockey.

Terrier coach and GM Yorkton Terrier president Lyle Walsh announced the renewal of two year contracts for Terrier GM Don Chesney and head coach Trent Cassan in a recent press release.

Both Don and Trent have done a great job of putting an exciting team together the past couple of years and the Terriers are sitting with a great young team this year, that has lots of promise for future years, says Walsh.

Correction The Thursday, February 23 issue of The News Review incorrectly listed the ticket price for the YWF Awards Banquet as $45. The correct price is $25. We regret any resulting inconvenience.

YORKTON UCT BANTAM AA TERRIERS assistant team captain Kholton Shewchuk and teammate Jake Holinaty battle for the puck during the first of a three game playoff series with the visiting Regina Oilers at the Kinsmen Arena

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Local gymnasts perform well at Saskatoon meet

By ALEX MORGOTCH N-R Writer Four competitive Provincial Level 1 gymnasts of the Yorkton Springers Gymnastics Club participated at a competition in Saskatoon over the weekend. Coach Todd Appel says the young gymnasts did pretty well. While he believes there was room for improvement, the girls did very well at the Marian Giant Freeze Invitational 2012 tournament.

The team managed a first, third, fourth and fifth all around performances in their respective classes.

While they have the potential to turn in better performances, Appel points out that three of the four girls improved their scores from their first

competition of the current season. “There were a few little mishaps where things could have gone better but overall it was a good competition and there’s still room for improvement so there’s still hope for even better results,” says Appel.

“Gymnastics is an unforgiving sport. You get one shot,” he suggests. One little wobble here or there in one of the four events could drop a gymnast three places in the standings, Appel explains. “It’s hard to perform to perfection and that’s what they’re looking for every time,” he adds.

As coach Appel tells his athletes he doesn’t only consider medals won. He looks to find steady improvement in performance. “I just want to see a steady improvement right up

to provincials. If they get a medal, that’s great. If it doesn’t mean they get a medal but they are still improving, that’s what sport’s all about,” Appel closes.

All around results for the Yorkton gymnasts were: Provincial 1 Tyro – Hayley Fayant-Stephens, third (44.318). Provincial 1 Novice – Meaghan Pinno, gold medal (46.667); Alison Landstad, fourth (45.601); Laura Betker, fifth (45.301)

YORKTON SPRINGERS gymnasts who competed in Saskatoon over the weekend included (l-r) Hayley Fayant-Stephens, Meaghan Pinno, coach Todd Appel, Alison Landstad.

Missing: Laura Betker.

Kids convention aims to get youngsters off the couch

By ALEX MORGOTCH N-R Writer The City of Yorkton Community Development, Parks and Recreation Department has offered three Kids’ Conventions a year for about 10 years, says recreation services manager Darren Spelay.

Typically the events are scheduled to take place during the February school break, Easter break and Christmas break, Spelay reports.

“It’s a chance for kids to get off the couch to participate in some recreational activities,” he explains.

Each session serves 25 youngsters who register for the week-long session.

“They just come over to the Gloria Hayden (Community Centre) and have a lot of fun,” Spelay states.

The Kids’ Convention also provides some relief for parents who can’t always schedule vacation time with the school

breaks, Spelay points out.

It gets the kids out of the house to do something active, he suggests.

Generally summer programmers return for the convention to work with the young participants for the week.

The program leads into the summer S-cape program which runs in July and August at the Gloria Hayden Commun ity Centre. It allows the kids to come out to participate in the programs throughout the summer months, Spelay notes.

Kids’ Convention activities take place both indoors and outdoors depending on the weather. This year the youngsters were able to try snowshoeing despite the lack of deep snow, Spelay reports. Activities are generally based around seasonal themes, he adds.

The program, aimed at youngsters ages six to 12 years also offers a lot of cooperative games.

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Participants bring their own bag lunches which they consume during the supervised lunch hour. It helps parents who can’t get away from work during the lunch hour.

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The whole premise behind the program is to get the kids active and keep them busy, Spelay closes.

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Minor Hockey Standings to Tuesday, February 15, 2012 Major Hockey League Standings Novice One TEAM G Preeceville Pats 8 Clean Spot Terriers 8 Frame Tech Terriers 8 Canora Cobras 8 Kamsack Flyers 8 Novice Two Melville Jets 8 Thorsness Terriers 8 Yktn Farrell’s Terriers 8 Melville Blues 8 Melville Heat 8 Novice Three Grand Plains Hawks 8 Langenburg 8 Esterhazy White 8 Roblin 8 Esterhazy Blue 8 Novice Four Whitewood Elks 8 Moosomn Blue Rangers 8 Moosmn White Rangers 8 Wapella/Rocanville 8 Ochapowace 8 Atom One TEAM G Kamsack White 8 Canora Cobras 8 Preeceville Pats 8 B&K Trucking Terriers 8 Kamsack Red 8 Atom Two Yorkton Scoops Terriers 8 Melville Jets 8 Melville Bolts 8 Richardson Terriers 8 Atom Three Grand Plain Hawks 8 Deneschuk Terriers 8 Langenburg Warriors 8 Churchbridge 8 Atom Four Moosomin Rangers 8 Rocanville Tigers 8 Ochapowace 8 Esterhazy Flyers 8 Pee Wee North TEAM G Roblin Stars 18 Yorkton WWH Terriers 18 SwanValley Colts 18 SwanValley Mustangs 18 Kamsack Flyers 18 Yktn Premier Terriers 18 Preeceville Pats 18 Pee Wee South Petro-Can Terriers 18 Melville Rock 18 Century 21 Terriers 18 Langenburg Warriors 18 Msmn/Rcnville Rangers 18 Churchbridge Imperials 18 Ochapowace Thunder 18 Bantam North TEAM G Swan Vlly Stampeders 18 Langenburg 18 Yktn DR Auto Terriers 18 Winnipegosis 18 Kamsack Flyers 18 Bantam South Melville Leafs 18 Rocanville/Moosomin 18 Melville Billionaires 18 Esterhazy Flyers 18 Whitewood/Grenfell 18 Fort Knox 18 Ochapowace 18 Midget League TEAM G Foam Lake Flyers 16 Yorkton Mano Terriers 18 Swan River Stampeders 16 Esterhazy Flyers 20 Preeceville Pats 14 Fort Knox Midgets 16 Kamsack Flyers 19 Melville Chiefs 16 Langenburg Warriors 18 Whitewood/Ochap/Grenf 18

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Hunter safety education aim of SAFE

By ALEX MORGOTCH N-R Writer

The Saskatchewan Association for Firearm Education (SAFE) was at the Yorkton Gun and Collectibles Show again this year. The organization delivers the hunter safety program and oversees firearms safety programs for the province, explains exhibitor Shawna Aufner.

The program aims at training youth to become responsible hunters. It also works with landowners to make the use of firearms safe for everyone involved, Aufner adds.

In order to hunt in Saskatchewan all persons must have completed a hunter safety course, Aufner points out. Youth must be 11 years of age to take the course but cannot hunt until they turn 12 years of age.

The courses are not restricted to young people. Participants range in age right from 11 year olds up to grandparents, says Aufner. Many have competed the course previously but go through the course with their grandchildren as a refresher.

While SAFE is a provincial organization, funded by the provincial gov-

ernment through the ministry of the environment, most of the instructors associated with it are also federal instructors who can deliver federal firearms possession courses. says Aufner. “Other than having our instructors doing both, we really don’t have anything to do with the federal instruction,” she notes.

Anyone who would like to register for a hunter safety course can do so by contacting the Saskatchewan Association for Firearm Education in Regina at 306-352-6730, email safee@sasktel. net or go to www.saskhuntered.ca.

They will direct callers to any of the 450 active instructors in the province.

Often the organization puts notices in local schools notifying people of courses offered and who to contact, Aufner states.

The fee for the in-class or online program is $50 per individual. The fee provides the course, examination and certificate. Anyone who doesn’t have access to the internet or can’t attend a course can complete a home study course which costs $70.

Aufner urges everyone to hunt safely.

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HUNTER SAFETY was the message Tara Sovdi SAFE office manager (l) and Shawna Aufner (r) shared with people at the recent Yorkton Gun and Collectibles Show over the weekend.

Blitz claim Under 16 crown The Yorkton Blitz 16U Women competed in Warman, in a twelve team, one-day tournament.

The team was challenged in the round robin pool and placed second in their pool.

The team’s first playoff game was against Saskatoon Sol and the Blitz won both sets 25–20.

The win allowed them

to move on to the semifinals where they played against the JCVC Fury and came away with 25-19 and 25-17 wins to advance to the finals.

The championship final match was played against the highly-seeded host team, Saskatoon Serious Impact.

The Impact won the first set 25-19. The Blitz battled back in the second set and won 25-16.

A tie-breaker set was required to crown the tournament champs.

The Blitz claimed the victory with a score of 15-10 to claim the tournament title.

The one day tournament consisted of 15 sets played throughout the day by the Blitz.

The Blitz’s excellent preparation and endurance paid off for this competitive tournament.

YORKTON BLITZ 16U TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS included: Back row (l-r) Bryce Krawetz (coach), Shania Wallin, Cheyenne Pryhitka, Natasha Hausermann, Allison Ingham. Middle row (l-r) Taylor Harris, Kristen Jonassen, Shelby Stratechuk, Wynter Mucha. Front (l-r) Morgan Thorley and Tamara Hershmiller. Missing: Morgan Shymanski.

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YCC hosts Knights of Columbus provincial bonspiel

By ALEX MORGOTCH N-R Writer The Yorkton Curling Club (YCC) hosted the annual Knights of Columbus Saskatchewan State Curling Bonspiel over the weekend.

Hosted by the Yorkton Council 2031, the event saw 24 rinks entered, including eight from Yorkton and 16 other centres in the province, reports event coordinator Brian Exner.

Exner says numbers of curlers appear to be dropping province wide.

“We need to focus on family involvement with children becoming a part of the event to make it a success,” he suggests.

A event winners was the Exner rink of skip Brian Exner, third Andrew Exner, second Terry Exner, lead Clark Crow.

The B event was claimed by the Kreklewich foursome of skip Larry Kreklewich, third Earl Molnar, second Al Pacholka and lead Tim Beres.

The Daley team of skip Pat Daley, third Denise Hunter-Roth, second Louis Roth and lead Alice Daley emerged as C event winners.

Skip Pay Daley says the facilities were great. The fraternity was great.

The hospitality was wonderful. Curling was a lot of fun.

The D event went to the Stadnyk rink of skip Irwin Stadnyk, third John Prokopchuk, second Kim Prokopchuk, and lead Herman Syroishka.

Stadnyk praised the Yorkton Council for a great job hosting the bonspiel. It was a great weekend, great banquet and great curling. “We’ll be back,” he promises.

PICTURED ABOVE (L-R) State Deputy of the Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus Edward Gibney, presents the winning plaque to A event winners Exner rink of skip Brian Exner, third Andrew Exner, second Terry Exner, lead Clark Crow. Also attending is Roger Blaine, Grand Knight of the Host Council 2031.

PICTURED ABOVE (L-R) State Deputy of the Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus Edward Gibney presents the Kreklewich foursome of skip Larry Kreklewich, third Earl Molnar, second Al Pacholka and lead Tim Beres with thier plaque. Also attending is Roger Blaine, Grand Knight of the Host Council 2031.

PICTURED ABOVE (L-R) State Deputy of the Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus Edward Gibney presents C event winners the Daley rink of (l-r) second Louis Roth, third Denise Hunter-Roth, skip Pat Daley, lead Alice Daley, State curling chairman Brian Exner and Roger Blaine, Grand Knight of Host Council 2031.

U8 Blazers claim gold medal The Yorkton United U8 Blazers competed at “Winterfest” in Regina in only their second tournament of the season.

The Blazers showed off their talents and composure to claim and bring home the gold medal.

After the Blazers completed the three game round robin the young team led the standings with 29

points and advanced to the tournament final game against Regina ACFC Pumas White.

It was payback as the ACFC Puma had defeated the Blazers in their first outing of the season.

The Blazers came out flying and ended up winning the match by a final score of 2 – 1 in a well-played game by both teams.

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Members of the U8 Blazers team included Logan Westvelt, Tomas Quinde Seeley, Justin Adam, Carter Potzus, Joey Palagian, Corby Shumay, Justin Kidd, Jonathon Fetsch, Jonathon Nesseth and Carter Dumelie.

Williams helps folks buckle up

By ALEX MORGOTCH N-R Writer While Tom Williams exhibit wasn’t necessarily related only to hunting and outdoor pursuits, his products were definitely necessary for many hunters.

Williams produces and sells custom leather belts and custom belt buckles.

Williams who hails from Regina operates Queen City Belts and Buckles which produces belts, buckles, bolo ties and key chains.

In his seventh year at the Yorkton Gun and Collectibles show, Williams says he’s essentially a belt maker. His belts are leather with

snaps on them so owners can change the buckles if they choose.

Williams uses imported leather because vegetable tanning is no longer done in Canada.

Generally his leather comes from Pennsylvania as well as South America.

Williams says he has a variety of over 1,100 different logos he can put on custom buckles.

While he also carries generic buckles, he likes to make most of the buckles he sells.

People can also request custom buckles.

Anyone who’d like to contact Williams can email qcbrass@accesscomm.ca.

Williams typically

takes in about 35 shows a year. He bills his business as an event marketer.

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PICTURED ABOVE FROM L-R, Edward Gibney presents D event winners of skip Irwin Stadnyk, third John Prokopchuk, Kim Prokopchuk, Herman Syroishka. Attending are State Curling Chairman Brain Exner and Roger Blaine Grand Knight of the Host Council 2031.

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Williams ‘belts’ out at show Continued from Page 14.

“I don’t have a typical store. We do all our sales at events or by mail order,” he points out.

Williams who has been operating his business for 21 years, started as a part time business making buckles. When he went to a rodeo or similar event, people would tell him they’d buy a buckle but had no belt to put it on.

After selling commercial belts for awhile, Williams began to make his own belts. “I have my own factory now,” he notes.

He says it’s a retirement business now, as he’s been retired for about nine years. Williams worked at it part time to learn the business before he retired.

PICTURED ABOVE CUSTOM KNIFE MAKER Syd McKay started by designing his own hunting knife because he didn’t like those sold commercially at the time.

McKay creates custom blades

By ALEX MORGOTCH N-R Writer It seems outdoor pursuits such as hunting require edged equipment, that is, knives.

Syd McKay of Opasquia Custom Knives has been producing all kinds of knives for the past 20 years. McKay turns out everything from small paring knives to a half inch chef’s knife to hunting and filleting knives.

He also produces some specialty knives such as a beaver skinner. “I don’t think anybody else makes anything like it,” he suggests.

He often custom designs his own knives.

Sometimes people bring him a knife they really like but is made of poor quality steel. “I will make a copy of that with whatever modifications they want,” McKay states.

In producing his custom blades, McKay typically uses ATS 34, a stainless steel. It’s heat treatable and holds a very good edge, he claims. He can offer other metals if requested.

McKay started making custom knives in 1992. An avid hunter, he made a hunting knife for himself because he couldn’t find one he liked. Somebody saw it and wanted to buy it.

He sold it and made another which someone also wanted. He made two more which sold quickly. He bought some better equipment and the business kept growing from there.

Generally McKay attends four or five shows a year, including the Brandon Gun Show, Dugald and The Pas Trade Show as well as the Flin Flon and Thompson trade shows.

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They moved to Weyburn in 1992 where he worked with his dad at Weyburn Refrigeration. The business was bought out by Quality Plumbing & Heating and while working for them Darren injured his back and had to choose a different career. He bought a spray on box liner business. His talent for artistic design was discovered.

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Cars were another hobby of Darren’s. If you needed one, he’d find it, if you need parts for one, he’d hunt it down. He was busy restoring a ’72 Camaro. At times he’d show up with a vehicle with some sort of fancy options. His new truck was the last one. He was so excited. He came in the house and yet again said with that little grin of his – “You got to see this – just come take a look – you’re gonna like it.” Rocky 6599 – his call name for on-line poker. I know Darren and Brad would spend many Saturdays and Sundays trying to master the game and outlast each other. Honey-Do lists were put on hold. He was hooked on Reality TV. Big Brother and Survivor come to mind. He would sign up for the live feeds and before the episode would air, he’d be phoning me wanting to know if I wanted to know who won Head of Household or who got evicted. I’d like to say to Darren. – You left us too soon, too quickly and without a chance to say good-bye. We will miss you. But, I know that right now, you’re checking things out, and when we meet again, you’ll be waiting for us with your little grin and saying “You got to see this, just take a look – you’re gonna like it.” Darren was predeceased by his grandparents: Bernie and Kay Lougheed, Adam and Anna Schmidt; brothers-in-law Bryan Woloschuk and Rod Byblow, He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, Barb of Weyburn; his children: Raeghan (Casey Drullette),Weyburn, Dylan, Weyburn; his parents,Wally and Sheila Schmidt, Springside; three siblings: Brad (Wendy) Schmidt, Yorkton, Lori (Melvin Hnidey), Springside, Brett (Sherry) Schmidt, Airdrie, AB; his father and motherin-law, Walter (Maggie) Woloschuk, Yorkton, Carol (Mel) Melnechenko, Yorkton; sister-in-law, BrendaWoloschuk,Yorkton as well as several nieces and nephews. Interment of cremains at a later date.

Donations in memory of Darren may be made to the Dylan Schmidt Trust, c/o TD Bank, Weyburn Branch. RD Family Funeral Chapel, Weyburn was in charge of arrangement. – Submitted by Wendy Schmidt.

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Excellent wages, CLAC benefits, flights provided to Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon.

Email: humanresources@ tritonprojects.com. Fax 780-485-6722. Phone 780-969-1890.

ASPHALT PAVING Personnel Required: Paving contractor in the beautiful BC Interior requires paving personnel for all aspects of Asphalt Lay-down.

Applicants should have minimum 1 years’ experience in Highway, Commercial and Residential Paving, although candidates with construction experience will be considered for training.

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HAZCO Environmental Services is seeking a Sales Representative to join our sales team. Work from your home town and grow professionally with one of the largest oil and gas service companies in the industry. CCS is welcoming resumes for the position of Sales Representative for our Saskatchewan area.

Please visit our website at www.ccscorporation.ca or submit your applications to Resumes@hazco.com

SERVICE MANAGER Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta).

Opportunity in a perfect family environment.

Strong team, competitive wages, benefits, growth potential. Fax resume: 403-854-2845.

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Speedway Moving Systems Requires O/O for our 1 ton and 3 ton fleets to transport RVs throughout N. America.

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AUCTIONS HUGE RV AUCTION April 27th, 2012.

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AEROFLEX ATHLETIC CLUB INC., 201 Athabascan Ave., Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m.

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LAND FOR SALE SPECIALIZING IN FARM LAND SALES WHAT WE DO - Represent Buyers & Investors with CASH for large & small parcels - Lease back to Seller is a possibility ABOUT US - Long term Sask farmer & businessman - Fully licensed, professional service - Highly effective Farm Land sales team - References available upon request - We welcome your call or email to discuss the sale of your land or answer questions.

HARRY SHEPPARD #1 Top producer in 2011 at Sutton Group - Results Realty, Regina, SK.

PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT. SOLD EXAMPLES Bengough - 22 1/4’s Bethune - 2 1/4’s Blaine Lake - 245 acres Cupar - 5 1/4s Davidson - 6 1/4’s Elfross – 18 1/4’s Emerald – 22 1/4’s Eastend - 2 1/4’s Grenfell - 3 1/4’s Harwarden - 1 1/4’s Lestock - 5 1/4’s Lake Alma – 9 1/4’s Marcelin - 7 1/4’s Moose Jaw - 8 1/4’s Nokomis - 8 1/4’s Ogema - 36 1/4’s Prince Albert - 1 1/4’s Saskatoon - 2 1/4's Semans - 7 1/4’s Simpson - 10 acres Viscount - 3 1/2 Wadena - 4 1/4’s Wakaw West - 41/4’s Watrous/Young 30 1/2 Mobile Home Park Weyburn - 21 1/4’s Call DOUG 306-955-2266 EMAIL: saskfarms@shaw.ca Letter of Appreciation When we were approached by Mr. Doug Rue of Freshwater Holdings in July 2011, it was an opportunity for us to sell our farmland at a very fair price.

Mr. Rue visited our home and he explained the process, which went forward very quickly. We received payment on September 15, 2011. We appreciated Mr. Rue’s friendly and understanding manner.

There were no difficulties and he kept in touch throughout the transaction.

MANUFACTURED HOMES

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STEEL OF A DEAL BUILDING SALE! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458.

32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915.

47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

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(306)530-8035

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Your YBID continues to grow with The suggestion of two parcels of land our Business District and our City of came to the table causing the YBID to Yorkton to the benefit of everyone. grow, just a bit and infill our boundries. As a result of a board motion the To that end YBID Board of Directors properties adjacent to Smith Street has taken the next steps to grow our will now include the properties of the YBID. Holiday inn, The New Honda and Ford dealerships and land yet to be developed.

At the most recent City Council Meeting This fills in our most eastern boundary the YBID Annual Report was presented right to Highway 9. to council with five very important motions made by the board of directors, The second edition was the former site seeking city councillors support. of the old water treatment Plant #4 at the extreme west end of the city.

One of the first motions was to hold an annual general membership meeting. This expansion request came from a This was not required by legislation but City/YBID meeting and makes a lot of both council and YBID Board felt it was sense as we fill in the district. time to do just that.

The final motion, again about The next motion was to hold a more funding came with a new formula to formal election of Board members. increase funding when vacant property This will be done at the general meeting or old buildings are turned into useful which will be held this fall. So if you business again. In the past YBID has seen want to be a part of change in Yorkton, funding capped at 100,000 from November will be the time to do it. its members even when vacant The question of funding always comes property was built upon and our projects to the surface. With the flood of the requested to be a part of that. So we saw past year and trying to catch up on growth, expenses based on our projects, projects YBID found a surplus of funds but no additional income. That will that still had to be used. While we are change with a new funding idea from using those dollars, a motion to either City/YBID efforts. spend the money on planned projects or place it into reserves for major projects Times are exciting; growth is good and or to keep the funds and cut back from the future very promising for all of us in what we get from you the members was YBID, Yorkton and the Region. made and carried. This is a great step to look at planning and spending a lot For more information contact the YBID Office at 783-9243. more carefully in the future.

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