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Film Festival wraps up By SHANNON DEVEAU N-R Writer
Yorkton’s 66th annual Film Festival went off without a hitch, culminating in another successful Golden Sheaf Awards event where the top short films of the year were announced. Hosted by well known Saskatchewan, (former) CBC news anchor, Costas Maragos, the evening attracted film buffs from near and far for a day of celebration. From a total of 118 quality nominees, 27 winners were selected with one walking away with the most coveted title – “Best Of the Festival.” “We’re pleased to have been able to highlight some of the great work being done in Canadian short cinema,” says YFF Executive Director Randy Goulden. “As North America’s longest running film festival, it’s a great honor to be able to continue the tradition that was set down by our founders who wanted to bring filmmaking culture to this part of Canada. And the
work being done by these filmmakers truly allows us to continue to carry out this vision and tradition.” Taking home the Ruth Shaw Best of Saskatchewan Award was a Hulo Films Inc. production called “The First Days.” The First Days is an honest and moving account of an immigrant’s first days in a new country. Written by Regina’s Mauricio Carvajal, the movie is based on his own travels from Bogota, Colombia to Regina when he was 17 and didn’t speak a word of English. Continued on Page 6.
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By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer
The summer months in Saskatchewan bring storms along with them, and a local man intends on documenting them for the world to see. Ryan Crouse runs yorktonstormhunter.com, and is getting ready for the summer storm season. Crouse describes himself as a photographer first and a novice storm chaser second. He says that his goal is to find unique cloud formations, different storms and weather events, and share them with the world. Keeping track of the weather is the main part of the game, and Crouse uses a variety of different weather websites, radar services and mobile lightning tracking applications to see what’s going on at any given moment. Crouse’s own site is a resource for anyone interested in weather in the area. There are links to weather services, his photography, as well as a live stream which he broadcasts to whenever he is out hunting for storms. Continued on Page 2.
BRAYDEN OTTENBREIT’S Close Cuts for Cancer entered its 16th year, and one of the head shave participants was Jesse Kwasnicia, who raised $1,500 and gave his lengthy locks as well. Shaving his head is local hair stylist April Chepil.
Close Cuts for Cancer event enters 16 years By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer initiative started as a small event to support a young boy who had been diagnosed with cancer. In the time since, it has grown into a major head shaving event, and its influence has spread beyond Yorkton’s city limits to the province as a whole. Greg Ottenbreit says that this year’s event has been another successful year, including head shav-
ing events outside of the city. This year saw Saskatoon prison guards get involved in their own head shaving event. “It’s kind of bittersweet to see it successful every year, because it usually means more people getting touched with cancer, more people getting involved because they have a loved one or friend that has been touched. But it’s really heartwarming to see the community come out and support the cause, both for research and for local cancer initiatives.”
This year, 57 people took part in a shave, with about 35 people taking part in the Parkland Mall shave. Ottenbreit estimates that this year will be an average event, raising about $50,000. Over the years, the event has raised over $625,000 for research, and $100,000 for local initiatives, which goes to things like the chemotherapy outreach program, digital mammography, palliative care and things of that nature. Continued on Page 8.
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DANCE INNOVATIONS – The students of Dance Innovations in Yorkton practice the big finale of Bedtime Stories. The show, which took place over the weekend in the city under the direction of local dance instructor Tammy Kostersky, is the 18th annual production by the dance studio.
Local storm hunter, keeping an eye on what’s brewing Con’t from Page 1. He says he has a good relationship with Environment Canada, who he says watches his streams and will update their own data if he finds something. A combination of their data and people like him out on the roads gives a clear picture of the weather in the country. “It’s the eyes and ears of Environment Canada... They don’t get to go outside and look, so getting someone’s outside perspective is valuable. “Unexpectedly, it’s the people who are most petrified of storms who most often watch his streaming videos of current storms. “I know tons of friends, young and old, who are completely scared of simple thunderstorms. They can sit in their basement and watch in safety.”
With the increased amount of technology available, Crouse believes there is now more tracking of storms than ever before, though he doesn’t believe that there are actually more storms happening. He says that with more people watching and more ways to track weather, we are simply getting
information on storms that might have been missed otherwise. While he admits that there are dangers to storm chasing, especially when it comes to large events like tornados, he says that he relies on a combination of training and instinct to keep himself safe, and that he doesn’t take any
undue risks. He says that there are things that people simply shouldn’t do, which you learn in training courses, but the most important part is trusting your gut feeling and backing away when you feel at risk. “If I don’t feel safe, I would know for myself how to keep a safe distance. People who aren’t trained shouldn’t do stuff that they aren’t trained to
do. I wouldn’t do anything without training, I would strongly advise against it. In the United States, they have had quite number of casualties, even people who run professional live streams.” Crouse also says that when it comes to taking pictures, nobody should be holding a camera while driving. His own cameras are mounted in the vehicle so he doesn’t have to
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Parks, Lions and tourism celebrated By SHANNON DEVEAU N-R Writer Three presentations were made Monday evening at a regular meeting of Yorkton City council, resulting in the declaration of Lions Week, Parks & Recreation Month and Tourism Week in the city. Lions Week Active in the community for the past 65 years, the Yorkton Lions Club has done much to improve the quality of life for many Yorkton and area residents. Because of that fact, the City of Yorkton has officially proclaimed the week of June 3-10 as Lions Week in city. Among the initiatives on the list the Lions take part in are: helping to bring affordable housing to the area; playgrounds; nursing home expansions and equipment; donating needed funding to The Health Foundation; and assisting the Yorkton Exhibition Association with events like the annual Lobsterfest evening. The Lions also work with local Community Based Organizations to ensure improved quality of lives for local youth and seniors. In light of the work that they do in the community, President Peter Legebokoff says the Lions will be hosting the 2013 MDS Lions Convention in Yorkton from June 6 until June 8. The event is expected to attract about 425 Lion delegates from North Dakota, South Dakota and Saskatchewan. From touring the city to taking in activities, the Lions also help to bring in valuable tourism dollars. Parks & Recreation Month
June is Parks & Recreation Month in the City of Yorkton. “The Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (S.P.R.A.), along with other national and provincial parks and recreation associations, is promoting June as Recreation & Parks Month,” said Darcy Mcleod, Yorkton’s Director of Community Development to council Monday. “Designating June as Parks & Recreation Month acknowledges the contributions recreation activities, facilities and parks make to our quality of life in Saskatchewan. Each year recreation services and parks throughout the country utilize June to celebrate the return of summer programming, to gather their communities together, recognize volunteers, get residents involved in fun, outdoor physical activities, and gain support for the parks and recreation sectors.” There are numerous community-based, non-profit organizations that dedicate countless hours of volunteer time to provide sport, culture and recreation programs in the community and this is our opportunity to recognize them. The city has a full slate of summer events planned including: Park Parties (one for sure on the June 26 at the City of Yorkton Skatepark and Patrick Park); the S-CAPE Summer Program for children ages 6-12; and the Yorkton In Bllom competition, garden tour. For details visit the City of Yorkton website at: city ofyorkton.com.
DAVID DUNGEY, owner of the new Yorkton Canadian Tire, shows off the outdoor hunting and fishing pro shop, one of the major new services offered by the new store.
Canadian Tire opens new location By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer Canadian Tire has been in Yorkton for a number of years, but the chain has gone through a major change this year. The store has moved into the Parkland Mall, and celebrated the recent move with a grand opening event. The most obvious change is in size. David Dungey, owner of the new location, says that it is three times the size of the previous store. The previous location was seriously undersized, Dungey admits, and the increased size of the new location is something that Yorkton needed. “It’s actually the third biggest store in Saskatchewan now,” Dungey says. The store has been open for a couple weeks, and Dungey says that it has been busy ever since the doors opened on the first day. According to the numbers there have been record-breaking sales, and customers have been impressed by the new location and how much easier it is to shop now that there is so much more space. “The other thing they say is that they never thought that Yorkton would have a store like
this, that it’s like being in a big city,” Dungey adds. The space began its transformation from the old Zellers location into the new Canadian Tire in August of last year, and the owner says it was a major project to get the location ready. “It’s such a project from a construction standpoint and a retail sales standpoint. We actually took it from a bare shell to the finished product in eight weeks.” One point of pride is the new outdoor hunting and fishing pro shop, which now includes firearms. Dungey says that with hunting being a major activity in the area the new section is in response to what people enjoy. He also says that even compared to other Canadian Tire locations in the province, Yorkton’s outdoor area was given greater space, because outdoor activities are key to the market. To demonstrate how much extra room there was to work with in the new location, Dungey notes that the outdoor area is half the size of the entire old store. He concludes by saying he hopes people in the area enjoy shopping at the new location and browsing the multitude of new products that can now be offered in the city.
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June 9-15 is Tourism Week in the City of Yorkton. Given the fact tourism already generates approximately $40 million in this area annually, the industry is one to celebrate and expand. President of Tourism Yorkton, Neil Thom says the organization has a “Community Action Plan” comprised of ten steps to help boost the industry locally. Steps include: increasing event hosting; expanding partnerships: growing the membership base; improving customer service; delving into experiential tourism; boosting marketing; taking advantage of increasing technology; and upping data collection ability.
PICTURED ABOVE, President of Tourism Yorkton Neil Thom (left) presents a symbolic cheque to Mayor Bob Maloney representing the large amount of tourism dollars that are generated annually in this area.
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Help yourself the taxpayers are buying Should they be abolished? Well that’s certainly a question that’s up for debate. At the very least there should be a huge overhaul and we need to know without a shadow of doubt that the practices that are happening now, will stop. There’s a lot of controversy swirling around Canada’s senate. Currently appointed by the Governor General and recommended by the Prime Minster, there are senators (no, not all) who have been misspending and making many wonder if these positions are to continue, whether we ought to be looking at elections rather than appointments. From using tax dollars to foot the bill for personal expenses, to raking in dollars for meetings that don’t happen, are these positions really an expense Canadians need or can afford? Did you know there are two senators who each pocket thousands of extra dollars annually to head up a senate selection committee that is supposed to meet just once per year? Did you know that their last meeting (prior to one that was reportedly taking place this week in the midst of a public uproar) was held in 2011? There was no meeting in 2012 yet the senator who was named the commit-
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tee chair still received $11,200 – on top of her $135,2200 salary AND the $11,200 she gets to serve as a government whip. The vice chair also gets paid annually for “meetings”. He gets $5,600 on top of his $135,200 pay cheque plus another $6,600 he receives as whip. Well I wanna be on THAT committee!
Where do we sign up??? The committee reportedly last met in June of 2011 for a whopping 15 minutes. Wow. This is a practice that the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is saying is unacceptable. And it IS. This is ridiculous. Regardless of how much work these people claim they do throughout the year or not, Canadian taxpayers need to see a little more accountability. “What’s more outrageous,” says one NDP ethics critic, “is Canadians have no ability to find out what they are up to, to hold them to account or even to fire them for this type of abuse. When you have a system that doesn’t have any accountability, this is the type of abuse that becomes normal.” Don’t we as hard working, contributing Canadian taxpayers deserve a little better leadership than this?
Do not leave any dogs in the car, for their sake One of the most unexpected sounds of summer is the noise of dogs in a parking lot. Usually found in cars which have their windows open a crack, these animals tend to bark at any passers by they might find. As they are dogs, and not people, it is impossible to know exactly what they want, though one can assume that getting out of the car is probably their top priority. It certainly would be on the top of my list if I was a dog. A parked car gets hot, especially if you have a black interior, something that I’ve found equipped on most modern models. Every car I’ve ever owned turns into something of an oven so long as the sun is out and the temperature breaks into the warm range. Even cracking the window doesn’t really help that much, since it’s working against the much more powerful effects of the sun. Naturally, there are going to be reasons to take a dog along with you, such as taking it to the vet or any other dog-related appointment. You might even want to take it along to buy dog food, since some pet stores do allow you to take your favorite animal along with you. Family vacations also make a degree of sense, and in general I’m not going to say there’s anything wrong with taking a dog on some kind of trip with you.
Things I do with words... Column Devin Wilger However, it’s the leaving it in the car while you go shopping that bugs me. The primary reason is the health reasons, dogs get hot, and when they get hot they run the risk of heat stroke. Makes sense, the interior is getting hot, and the dog’s natural heat regulation isn’t going to help when all of the air surrounding them is also hot, as well as the seat they’re sitting on. It’s just going to be a canine torture chamber, which explains why so many dogs bark and paw at the windows in these lots. Why is the dog even there? Leaving it at home when you go shopping is going to be better for both of you, since home isn’t going to be as hot as the car and there
isn’t really a disadvantage to just leaving it in the house as you run errands. If you have a dog related appointment and absolutely have to run errands, why not do that during the appointment? It’s not like you’re planning to be with the animal the whole day anyway, vet visits and grooming take time, and it’s just generally better for everyone if the dog isn’t kept in a hot car while you do what needs to be done. It is annoying to passers by to hear these dogs barking, but personally I have nothing against the dogs themselves. They’re doing everything in their power to get out of the trap they’re in. No, I’m much more annoyed with the people who couldn’t leave their dogs at home where they belong. I find myself wondering why anyone would even want to bring their dog on these errands. It could be a misguided sense of love, since you want to be with the animal as much as possible. It’s a nice thought, but if you’re shopping you’re not with it anyway, and all the while it’s getting increasingly hot and increasingly at risk of serious health problems, even death. It could be that the dog likes going for car rides, and that’s entirely possible. They do not, however, like sitting in the car while you conduct your errands, that much is obvious. It’s better for everyone if they are left at home, where it’s safe.
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Household survey data is useless
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There is much talk today of ‘big data’. As our world goes digital, companies, governments, notfor-profits, and organizations of all sorts obtain vast quantities of data about, well, virtually everything. But is the data any good? So far, the talk has been about quantity, but not quality. That may be because there is so little quality to speak of. Take, for example, the first data releases from the National Household Survey (NHS) of Statistics Canada. Released earlier this month, the quality of the results has come under criticism because the voluntary NHS survey replaced the compulsory long-form census questionnaire. In effect, this replaced a random sample with a non-random sample. Non-random samples have their place, but making conclusions about the population isn’t one of them. As a result, no conclusions about the Canadian population can be drawn from the NHS. Since making these types of conclusions is the whole point of a census, the NHS data is worthless. (This is also true for any survey where participation is voluntary, including citizen, customer and employee satisfaction surveys.) This is why, in resigning as the head of Statistics Canada, Munir Sheikh wrote in an open letter to the Prime Minister: “I want to take this opportunity to comment on a technical statistical issue which has become the subject of media discussion – the question of whether a vol-
untary survey can become a substitute for a mandatory census. It cannot.” Later, Statistics Canada’s high-profile chief economic analyst, Phil Cross, also resigned, citing the same concerns. Cross is currently research co-ordinator with the MacDonald-Laurier Institute.
“So far, the talk has been about quantity, but not quality. That may be because there is so little quality to speak of.” That’s two people resigning over a matter of principle. Refusing to compromise scientific integrity for personal or political gain, are admirable actions. Arguably, a level of integrity is all too rare in the Canadian public service and now, totally absent at Statistics Canada. The NHS replaces sound scientific sampling and data collection with meaningless motherhood pronouncements. Saying: “The Agency is aware of the risks and associated adverse effects on data quality and is currently adapting its data collection and other procedures to mitigate the impact of these risks,” is not science; it’s spin. No amount of public relations nonsense from the Communications Office of Statistics Canada can produce a reliable statistical inference from a discretionary sample. Nor can mailing more surveys.
Statistics Canada’s claim that; “To promote data accuracy, this voluntary survey will be sent to a larger cross-section of households than the old long-form census,” is not evidence of risk mitigation but of statistical incompetence. Sample size doesn’t compensate for sampling bias. Quantity can’t replace quality. Statistics Canada’s mitigation strategy is nothing more than piling it higher and deeper in the hopes nobody will notice that it’s all the same BS. The news releases accompanying the initial release of the NHS results encourage this confusion between quantity and quality. For example, Statistics Canada claimed a high quality of results for the NHS at a national level, but cautioned that the numbers were less reliable for smaller population centres because of low response rates. This is the reason given for withholding the results of one quarter of Canadian municipalities. But the truth is, the results at a national level are no more reliable than results for any one of the over 1,000 municipalities that had their results withheld. This is because reliability cannot be measured when the sample isn’t random and voluntary surveys aren’t, by definition, random (as Sheikh makes clear). In publishing results for larger population areas then, Statistics Canada is claiming reliability where none exists and perpetrating what amounts to a scientific fraud on the Canadian public. Robert Gerst, Troy Media Corp.
Federal Conservatives stalling on reform
To the Editor:
The National Citizens Coalition is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to clearly present his plans to reform the Senate. The Senate expense scandal is not going away. Taxpayers deserve answers. Prime Minister Harper must respond to the difficult questions about what went wrong – and how he plans to fix it.”
Three Senators currently implicated in the expense scandal were appointed by Prime Minister Harper himself. Between Senators Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau more than $100,000 of inappropriate expenses are under review. We are calling for the immediate resignation of any Senators found to have violated the public trust. How can they legitimately claim
to be working on behalf of the Canadian public while lining their own pockets? Senators must be accountable to the public. No more guaranteed jobs for life. Taxpayers are running out of patience – Senate reform is something Canadians want. This should be an easy decision. According to a poll released by Angus-Reid more than 66 per cent of Canadians favour
an elected Senate with eight year term limits. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was once a vocal advocate of Senate reform, and the federal Conservatives now have a real opportunity to take up this cause once again – if they are willing. Peter Coleman, President and CEO, National Citizens Coalition.
Ultra rich the cause of economic problems
To the Editor:
It is my view that the economic problems of the world can be laid squarely at the feet of the world’s ultra rich. Money that should be spent on reducing public debt, maintaining infrastructure, and providing social services, is being hoarded and hidden in tax shelters. Apologists for the ultra rich argue that this money is being invested in enterprises that create jobs and stimulate the economy. They fail, however, to mention that the bulk of
this money ends up as gold bars, valuable art and antiques, luxury yachts, and in banks that profit by loaning it out, often to governments that are already in debt. According to a Postmedia news story by Jason Fekete, published in the May 9, 2013, issue of the Edmonton Journal, ultra rich Canadians are keeping $170 billion in 12 tax havens. This is costing our federal and provincial governments $7.8 billion, or ten percent of Canada’s gross domestic product annually in lost revenue. Few Canadians make the con-
nection between demonstrations against austerity in Europe, budget deficits in the developed world, uprisings in third world countries, and waiting several hours in an emergency room before seeing a doctor here in Canada – all because “a global network of tax havens enables US$ 21 trillion to be stashed away by the world’s ultra wealthy.” (“Tax havens and global impoverishment” - Al Jazeera News, May 16, 2013.) William Dascavich Edmonton, AB.
It’s not a playground – it’s time to grow up
To the Editor:
The following letter was sent to David MacKenzie, Member of Parliament for Oxford. Mr MacKenzie,
Canadians have just finished filing their tax returns. Now we find out that our money is to
be used to bully another MP? How can this be justified by our ‘responsible’ government? Many, if not most Canadians are living below the poverty line or in debt and yet your Party sees nothing wrong with this waste of taxpayer dollars to promote yourselves?
We are accused of living beyond our means and yet our government is billions of dollars in debt and we will also have to pay for this debt. And then our money is wasted on this? Would it not be more productive for your Party to come up with ways to govern within our means and for the well-being of
Canadians rather than putting us into more debt for your own self promotion? I hope you speak up against this disgusting behaviour. You are no longer on the playground – you are supposed to be adults. Rebecca Gingrich Princeton, ON.
To the Editor: Stephen Harper had a chance to be a leader, ethically accountable, humble and contrite by accepting responsibility for the Reform Party-led Conservative Senate Scandal, even to put it behind him. “He blew it” is the conclusion observers of Canadian politics are reaching, including the National Post’s John Ivison. Harper blew it. Instead of accepting responsibility, Stephen Harper tells us “Canadians want the Senate to change.” But what is needed isn’t “Senate Reform.” Ethical conduct in appointment, yes. Patronage and partisanship, no. Divisive provincial senate elections, absolutely not. But that is what Stephen Harper wants and where he wants to deflect the Harper Conservative Senate Scandal. Harper is using the scandal of his making and that of his party to push the Reform Party – his old party – divisive agenda on the Senate, to rewrite 1867 as 1776. What we see in Harper’s failure of leadership today is Harper’s choice to deny responsibility for his appointments to the Senate and choice of Chief of Staff, to deflect responsibility onto the Senate itself and onto individuals – others – who he says should be held accountable and away from himself and his party. Harper is saying such individuals should leave his party and caucus. Instead of accepting responsibility for his ethical and leadership failures, Stephen Harper chooses to exploit the moment to advance the divisive “new Conservative” Reform Party agenda and policy directions. Harper needs to be held accountable and to pay the political price which ranks with his conduct in the 2008 prorogation crisis he originated in calling for his resignation and a new ministry formed. Whatever you wish to call the Reform “Conservative” Party, it is time to “Give Steve the Heave.” Brian Marlatt White Rock, BC.
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Winners unveiled at annual Golden Sheaf event Con’t from Page 1. “The First Days is a twelve-minute short film that places live action actors inside an animated world. The story is told from an immigrant’s point-of-view (Issac) as he arrives in an unnamed host nation via a perilous journey on the open seas. Unable to speak the local dialect, he enters the shabby cardboard city with his cat Vladamir and a suitcase full of dreams. Soon after, his hope turns to isolation and loneliness as his inability to communicate allows others to take advantage of him, which eventually ends in tragedy.” As both an immigrant and now permanent resident of Canada Carvajal says he has been able to observe, script and portray an immigrant’s first days from a unique perspective. Just seven months after relocating to Regina he was speaking English and enrolled in the University of Regina film program. Passionate about film, he is now enrolled in a Masters of Fine Arts with a specialization in Immigration and Film. Carvajal recently returned from New York City, where he received awards for best script writing and 3rd place for his film in the 24HR Film Race. This year more than 750 films were submitted from 24 countries. The First Days was produced by Stephen Huszar whose parents came to Canada in 1956 as refugees, escaping the Hungarian Revolution. Growing up in Saskatoon,
Brendon Sawatzky he started out in management consulting and financial analysis before getting into producing and acting. Splitting his time between Vancouver and Saskatoon, he has appeared in numerous feature films and TV shows, including Northern Lights (LeAnn Rimes), Corner Gas and Smallville. Co-producer Ryan Lockwood is a digital media, documentary and dramatic filmmaker with broadcast credits as TransMedia Producer, Producer, Writer, Researcher, and Showrunner. In August 2006, Lockwood started Hulo Films with his business partner Huszar. Previous to working in film, he was a marketing professional working in
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the field of technology commercialization and business development. Ryan grew up in smalltown Saskatchewan. In University, he got involved in AIESEC and spent a summer in Colombia and a year in Brazil, experiences that drew him to Carvajal’s script. “I was delighted with the win and a little surprised,” says Lockwood who attended the Golden Sheaf ceremony and accepted the Best of Saskatchewan award. “It was a long journey to finish this film – three years really and at times I was wondering if we really would finish it.” Early on in the game Lockwood says the crew ran out of budget but giving credit to Carvajal, he
says everything came together. “This was our very first festival submission so you know, you work on it in the edit suite and you don’t really know how people are going to respond to it but it’s great to hear the jury liked it.” Lockwood says he believes it was the combination of the story and the technical flare of the film that won it its award. “It’s a very personal story... it’s a tragedy, it’s got a tough ending to it but I think a lot of people can relate to it... it happens around us everyday. We see a lot of people in Saskatchewan who are well educated professionals from all over the world... driving our taxi cabs, cleaning our offices, knowing they should be
doing better in life...” BEST OF THE FESTIVAL “Let the Daylight into the Swam” was named Best of the Festival this year. A National Film Board production, the film was directed by Jeffery St. Jules and produced by Anita Lee. “In Let the Daylight into the Swamp, filmmaker St. Jules reconstructs the story of his grandparents and their rugged frontier existence in the logging towns of Northern Ontario. St. Jules’ tale unfolds on the bumpy back roads of life, where ultimately his family was dislodged. Blending fiction and documentary, myth and fact, comedy and tragedy, all
rendered in 3D, St. Jules stitches together a fractured family history. Yet the joie de vivre of FrancoOntarian life tempers the hardship and regret, infusing this visually inventive film with both joy and heartbreak.” On hand to accept the Best of the Festival Award for Director Jeffery St. Jules was Brendon Sawatzky. “I think he would be thrilled. Jeff’s films are experimental. They really push innovation. They’re very, very dynamic and I think for him to be recognized like this is just an amazing honor. I’m sure he’d be extremely happy.” As to what made the film a success, Sawatzky says he believes it is because there were a lot of risks taken and also because of the fact it is based on a very personal story. “I think he (St. Jules) has a natural talent and that always rises to the top.” Speaking on behalf of the National Film Board Sawatzky says receiving such an award is a big honor. “It’s very important to us to reach into what might be perceived as a smaller community. We are the National Film Board so it’s important for us to take our films across the country, to show Canadians wherever they may live... “The Yorkton festival has been around for so long and it’s such a well known festival – this is really just huge for us.” For a complete list of award winners and more details visit: www.goldensheafawards.com.
Films aplenty at this year’s Yorkton Film Festival By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer In the city to help celebrate Yorkton’s 66th annual Film Festival, Brandy Yanchyk screened two films at the festival. The first was Brooks: City of 100 Hellos, which documented immigration to the city of Brooks, Alberta and the different struggles faced by residents new and old. The second, Nature’s Invitation, covered learn to camp programs for new immigrants, which take new Canadians out into the wilderness, and explores the importance of getting everyone connected to the nature that surrounds them. The second screening was sponsored by Nature Saskatchewan and the Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail. Yanchyk says that becoming interested in immigration comes from her own life experience, meeting and knowing new immigrants in the different places where she lived, including her own grandmother. She says there is a richness to the story, because it encompasses where they came from and why they left, where they are now, and what they plan for the future. One of the key moments in the Brooks documentary is a scene where a woman who is concerned about the wave of immigration recalls her own immigrant experience, which contrasts with her current views about new people in her city. “When I was making the Brooks film I thought I might call it We Are All Immigrants, because it’s true. We are
Brandy Yanchyk Canadian, this country is built on immigration, and somehow as people have been here for decades they stop remembering that they were an immigrant.” The Brooks story also tells of the importance of getting people from the community together and understanding each other, which is the most difficult part of seeing a more varied cultural landscape in a community. Yanchyk says that the intent isn’t to judge people, but to show varied perspectives. “I think it’s fair to tell all sides of the story. For some people, it’s really hard for them to adapt, and some people don’t want to adapt, because they chose a rural community that had a specific background to it... If they haven’t traveled very much and they haven’t had exposure to different people, their imagination is wild with things that may not be true.” The second film, documenting learn to camp programs, uses the opportunity to talk about the importance of camp-
ing through the new residents’ eyes. Yanchyk admits that the immigrant experience was a doorway to talk about the importance of nature to everyone in the country, using new eyes to give a fresh perspective. She says that the lesson that can be taken from the second film is that more programs are needed to bring not only immigrants outdoors, but also youth and seniors into nature. Yanchyk is encouraged by the support of Nature Saskatchewan and the Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail, and she hopes the film can inspire more people to get out into nature, whether they are local or not. “As long as you have an event where you have locals and new immigrants together and learning about nature, it’s going to be great for everybody.” The learn to camp programs also give a glimpse into a way that everyone can get together and learn about each other, which Yanchyk says is the only way to make new residents feel welcome and part of the community. “The only thing they had in common was that they’re immigrants and they’re starting, there is an equal playing ground. And isn’t that a wonderful way to learn about Canadians and what Canadians are like, sitting around a fire with them?” Both films are on CBC’s Documentary channel and Omni Television, and have been picked up at festivals and for television around the world. “There has been a lot of interest in the Brooks film, and I think it’s because people are interested to see these immi-
grants move to a town that’s basically full of cowboys, and how they deal with it. This is just a microcosm of what’s happening around the world, we have had new people coming in and we have to learn from others who have that experience,” Yanchyk says. “There has to be a discussion
instead of just ignoring it, because if you ignore it there is going to be problems. People are going to have all these feelings and being uneducated about people living beside them.” To see more on the films or buy a copy visit www.brandyy productions.com.
A look into the future
By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer
The landscape of independent film is changing, with many new ways to fund, create and distribute films. At the forefront of that change is Indie Game: The Movie, which chronicles the lives of four different men as they develop their games or deal with their success. The filmmakers, Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky, were at the Yorkton Film Festival to talk about their experience. The desire to make Indie Game started with a desire to make a larger project, something ambitious which the pair cared about a lot more than the commercial work they were doing at the time, Swirsky says. The project quickly became the center of their lives, and for the past three years it has been their sole focus. Swirsky says that they were confident in the film from the start. Pajot says that the project started with a series of shorts for the Manitoba government on new media, one of which involved a game developer. Discovering the burgeoning art form lead to a desire to tell more stories on the subject. “It was fascinating to us that you could have these teams that are just one or two people in a basement, in a small apartment, working on a project alone, creating this whole dynamic interactive world which is a game, and put it on the internet. At the time, digital distribution was just starting, you see it now a bit more but three years ago it wasn’t as big as it is now.” Pajot says that they talked two about 30 developers and filmed with 12, though the three featured in the film were the ones with which they spent the most time. Those developers are Phil Fish, creator of Fez, Edmund McMillan and Tommy Refenes, creators of Super Meat Boy, and Jonathan Blow, creator of Braid. “They’re compelling people who share their experiences really emotively. They’re artists, they’re focused, and if this didn’t work out you could say they lost three years on this project. There was a high stakes there, and we felt this way too, because at a certain point you get deeper, and deeper, and deeper into your project, and everyone around you is saying ‘I don’t think this is such a good idea,’” Pajot says. Continued on Page 8.
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Wallet stolen? Here’s how to replace your information Warmer weather means relaxed attitudes – a good thing, but sometimes that means increased opportunity for theft. Pickpockets and opportunistic petty criminals abound in summer. One of the nastiest shocks is the loss of a wallet or purse. Both hold crucial information such as licenses and government and financial documentation. Replacing those documents is always a lengthy and frustrating process. I hope you don’t, but if you need to replace your documents, I recommend this handy list, which we’ve adapted from the Service Canada website. This list could be indispensable in guiding you as to what to do and in what order, if you’re one of the unlucky ones whose information goes missing. Step 1: First, call your bank(s) or financial institution(s) to report your missing debit and/or credit card. Step 2: Call the local police to report your information lost or stolen. Step 3. Cancel your non-bank related credit cards. You can find these customer service numbers online. (Ideally, you’ll have this information stored in your personal files. You may also try calling a friend or family member with the same company’s card, and
Parliamentary Report Op-Ed Column by Garry Breitkreuz ask them for the 1-800 customer help number listed on the back.) Step 4. Replace your Driver’s Licence. Your first step in doing this is to contact SGI (or your provincial agency) for instructions. Step 5. Replace Your Birth Certificate. ID, such as a driver’s licence, is needed to do this, in which case you must wait until you receive your new licence. To find out what is required, contact your provincial ministry of vital statistics (or in Saskatchewan, Information Services Corporation) at 866- 275-4721. Step 6. Replace Your Citizenship Certificate. Printable forms and information are available at
Singled out for dedication The Yorkton Housing Authority Board of Directors recently hosted a special event to honour three of their members for long service. Mrs. Loreen Poier and Mr. Glenn Wiseman have been members of the Yorkton Housing Authority Board of Directors for 20 years, and Jeanette Wheeler has been on the Board for 15 years. Each volunteer received a Certificate of Recognition from the Province of Saskatchewan and a long service lapel pin from the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation. Mark Bell Regional Manager for Southeast Housing Operations made the presentations. He praised the volunteers for the dedicated individuals that they are and the exceptional service they will continue to provide on the Board. Yorkton City Mayor Bob Maloney was also in attendance to congratulate these volunteers. Mayor Maloney also took the opportunity to thank the entire Yorkton Board for the excellent job they all do as volunteers serving the citizens of Yorkton. The Yorkton Housing
www.cic.gc.ca. Search the phrase “lost documents” for guidance. Step 7. Replace Your Health Card. Do this by contacting your provincial ministry of health. You’ll need two or more pieces of ID in order to apply – driver’s licence and birth certificate are acceptable. Step 8. If you’ve also lost your passport, you need to report this to Passport Canada (819-997-8338) as soon as possible. If the passport is still valid, you will be required to reapply and have more photos taken. You’ll also need to provide proof of citizenship, as well as a statutory declaration of loss. Step 9. To replace your Social Insurance Number (SIN) card, it is best to report it to Service Canada in person. Bring along your birth certificate, Canadian citizenship card or work permit. If the name on your documentation is different from that on your passport, you must provide proof of the change, such as a marriage license. If you live too far from a SC branch, call 800-206-7218 and choose option #3. Once you’ve worked through the process of replacing your documents, photocopy each one and keep the copies in a safe place at home. This will make the process of replacing them easier by far, if you should ever need to do so.
The Sask. farmer is trained Submitted by Kaare Askildt, former Preeceville area farmer in training. This one of a series on getting settled in Hazel Dell.
THE YORKTON HOUSING AUTHORITY Board of Directors recently hosted a special event to honour three of their members for long service. Loreen Poier, Glenn Wiseman and Jeanette Wheeler were each recognized. Authority participates in a network of 270 housing authorities throughout Saskatchewan that are responsible for the management of social and affordable housing for seniors, families and persons with disabilities who are in need of suitable accommodation. Yorkton Board members
are representative of many Saskatchewan residents who invest in their communities with personal time and effort, and the success of Saskatchewan’s social housing programs is due in large part to their dedication. The Yorkton Housing Authority Board of Directors is responsible
for 315 housing units within the community. Present members on the Board of Directors are: Vern Brown – Chair; Glenn Wiseman – Vice Chair, Loreen Poier, Jeannette Wheeler, Ken Atkinson, Erin Clifford and Brenda Walsh. Mary Haley is Yorkton Housing Authority Manager.
It seems that I might have been too hasty to declare that Marvin the Moose had decided to dine somewhere else. I believe that he might be doing some sampling at all the different feeders around in our area. He’s been back a couple of times earlier this week. I’m on the waiting list for a hip transplant, but the other day the pain got so excruciating that my wife decided to take me to the hospital to see if they could give me a painkiller. They did! I got an injection and a prescription for some oral medication. The pain disappeared and I felt like a new person. A little light headed and giddy perhaps, but my angel wife put up with me. There is an old adage that goes something like this: “If a man expects his woman to be an angel in his life, then he should first create a heaven for her.” Now that’s a pretty tall order! I never expected my wife to become an angel, because I knew she was an angel the moment I laid my eyes on her! And let me also add that it is very difficult for me to be a devil when I have an angel for a wife! (Hey! I need to make some brownie points to balance the ledger, OK!?) She is fussing about me as if I am a famous movie star! But I’m just a farmer wanna be turned author! Marion went off to work today, and I started on my oral medicine regimen. It seems that not only does it make me light headed, but it also hampers my logic thought process. Marvin was feeding with the horses, and I thought it would be a good idea if we could tame him up a bit and make sure he never left the paddock. Then we could fatten him up on some oats, buy a tag in the hunting season and slaughter him then. No fuss no muss! I donned my winter garb, and with my cane I made my way to the shed and picked up the largest halter and attached a lead rope. I snuck through the gate, hid the halter and rope behind me and limped towards the feeder while talking to the horses. Marvin looked at me with those big dark eyes, but took a cue from the horses and just stood there. I approached Marvin very slowly all the while talking soothingly to him. He just stood there, and let me put the halter on him. Because of my bum hip and the cane, I figured I better loop the lead rope around my waist and secure it. So far so good. The reader must try and visualize what happened next. I put a little tension on the rope and tried to lead Marvin away. That must have been when Marvin realized that I was trying to control him. Continued on Page 8.
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BIG WINNERS – Over 250 grade three students from across Yorkton participated in a colouring contest to win a new bike from Canadian Tire. This was part of Bike Safety Week, which toured the city’s schools to teach safe riding behaviors, teach students about the importance of helmets, and featured a bike rodeo which showed students the best way to ride a bike. Pictured above are David Dungey, owner Canadian Tire, Josh Liccud, bike winner, Yorkton RCMP Constable Filipe Vicente, Mayor Bob Maloney, winner Emma Els, and Yorkton RCMP Staff Sergeant Joe Milburn.
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Buy a coffee and help change a child’s life June 4 is Tim Hortons Camp Day! Camp Day is the one day each year when every penny from coffee sales at Tim Hortons stores across Canada – including in Yorkton – will be donated to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation. On Camp Day, customers have the opportunity to buy a coffee and help send over 13,000 kids on the camping adventure of a lifetime. Campers aged nine to 12 years attend a 10 day summer camp session, or a seven day winter camp session, at one of the Foundation’s six camps. All children who attend camp are selected by Tim Hortons store owners who work closely with local youth organizations and schools to identify kids who would most benefit from an experience at camp. “The outpouring of support that we receive from loyal Tim Hortons customers is what makes
Camp Day an overwhelming success each year,” says Dave Newnham Vice President, Tim Horton Children’s Foundation. “Supporting Camp Day gives economically disadvantaged kids the opportunity to experience a camping adventure that will inspire them for years to come.” During their stay at camp, kids participate in a wide range of first-class programs and activities designed to build self-confidence, self esteem and leadership skills. The Foundation is committed to providing an enriched and memorable experience for campers, giving them confidence in their abilities, pride in their accomplishments and a more positive view of the world and their place in it. Following a camp session, Kim from Ancaster, Ontario had this to say about her son’s camping experience. “Camp was
– June 4 is Tim Hortons Camp Day
an awesome experience that my son will not soon forget! Thanks so much for providing for him what I could not right now. My heart has been touched by the kindness and generosity of others.” The Tim Horton Children’s Foundation is a non-profit charitable
organization founded in 1974. Funding for the Foundation comes from Camp Day, fundraising activities, special events, year-round public donations collected through counter and drive-thru coin boxes and other donations. Since 1975 over 108,000 children
have attended a Foundation camp at no cost to them or their families. Each year thousands of children from across Canada and parts of the United States, take part in a camping adventure they will never forget. As guests of the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation, deserving children from the various communities in which Tim Hortons restaurants operate, participate in a 10-day summer session at one of the Children’s Foundation’s six camps. In addition to the simple fun and excitement of such an experience, this opportunity helps children build leadership skills, self-confidence and self-esteem – qualities that will benefit
them in the future. Local Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners work closely with schools, social service agencies, churches and other youth organizations, to select appropriate children aged nine to 12 who might otherwise not have the opportunity to take part in a camp experience. Campers are given the added thrill of being sent to a camp outside their immediate province, state or region, with the Children’s Foundation covering all costs for each child, including transportation, food and lodging. Highly trained staff, excellent facilities and activity programs provide all the fun that goes with a first class children’s camp.
“Indie Game: the Movie” looks to the future Con’t from Page 6. Indie Game was one of the first major success stories of crowdfunding website Kickstarter, which allows creators to ask the public for money to fund their project, with the benefits for people based on the amount they donate. Pajot says that using the crowdfunding model helped make the movie possible, but it also added pressure, because now thousands of people around the world were interested in seeing the end result. Knowing in advance how passionate people can get about a project, Swirsky says, they thought the passion would be encouragement to do well. “These people are yelling at Phil Fish because
they want Fez out, but that’s because they want Fez. So I think we were able to objectively look at that and say that is amazing that all these people are passionate about that. But then when you get into it, and are in Phil’s shoes, and they’re yelling at you, that negativity has a heavier weight,” Swirsky says. Pajot explains that the pressure of reaching that audience was also the reason they went to a different model of releasing the film. She notes that they had big distribution offers when they showed at Sundance, but they decided to go with a direct distribution online. The film has been offered by the makers themselves, digital distribution platform Steam, and the Humble Bundle, which is a charity
The farmer is trained and moves on Con’t from Page 7.
He jerked his head away, causing me to fall to the ground. Then he lumbered across the paddock, the horses freaked out and stampeded, which spurred Marvin on to join them with me on the ground and in tow! There are no protruding rocks in the paddock, but frozen horse poop will cause the same pain and damage when hit and dragged across. Frozen horse poop and snow were forced through the neck of my jacket. I couldn’t holler at Marvin because all that crap would then fill my mouth, so I just tried to turn on my back to sustain as little pain as possible. He stopped at the water trough for a drink, allowing me to get back on my feet, albeit only for a very brief
moment before he made an awkward moose buck and dragged me back across the paddock. He approached the horses who were now galloping in circles around the feeder. Marvin stopped again to assess the situation, and I again got back on my feet for a brief second, but long enough to unsecure the rope around my waist. I stood there on my good leg with one loop of the lead rope around me and got spun around like a puppet on a stick when Marvin took off again! Marvin joined up with the horses, and Spur accidentally stepped on the lead rope long enough that the halter got yanked off Marvin’s head. Then Marvin jumped the fence and lumbered off into the bush! I got up, collected the lead
rope and halter and put them back in the shed. I decided to keep this little incident to myself. However, when my wife the angel came home, the first thing she noticed was the cuts and bruises on my face, and of course she wanted to know how that happened. I did not realize that angels could get that angry that quick! She was wondering if I had lost my mind! I blamed it on the meds! A Scotsman paying his first visit to the zoo in Edinburgh stopped by one of the cages. “An’ whut animal would that be?” he asked the zoo keeper. “That’s a moose from Canada,” came the reply. “A moose! (Scottish brogue for a mouse)” exclaimed the Scotsman, “Hoots? they must ha’ rats like elephants over there!”
fundraiser which offers games for whatever people want to pay. Pajot says that the self-distribution model made it the easiest way possible to reach as many people as they could, as people are more comfortable with digital distribution. “Everything that we did was because we were inspired by what game makers were doing. Not only the guys in the film, but this whole community around them, people who are creating applications and software and sites, and ideas like the Humble Bundle. Just thinking outside the box, and thinking about different ways of selling stuff.” “Honestly, until a month or two ago or three months ago, I don’t think the film industry understood how powerful that is, and how much opportunity there is there. We did an expansive case study on how we marketed the film, and we went on a speaking tour, but lately it seems like someone got the memo and now everybody wants to know.” The plan for the filmmakers is to release a special edition of the film with updates on the subjects as well as interviews with other developers. They also have a series development deal with Scott Rudin. Those interested in watching the film can purchase it at www.indiegamethemovie.com.
Close Cuts for Cancer Con’t from Page 1.
This year the event had a week-long lead-up to the event with The Rock’s Breakfast Tour, which went to restaurants in Yorkton and Melville to raise money for local initiatives. Through that event, $3,500 was raised for local initiatives. One of the participants was Jesse Kwasnicia, who donated his long locks to make wigs for cancer patients. He grew his hair out for two years, and he describes having it all gone as a shock but worth it. “It’s a personal way a person can give back to such a great cause. I think cancer has touched almost everybody in some way or form and it’s such a simple way to make such a huge impact,” Kwasnicia says. He raised a hair under $1,500 for the cause, and he felt it was a great thing to get involved in. “It’s such an easy thing. You can grow your hair out, and they’ll shave it off and give it to someone who needs it so much more than you, and it’s such a simple thing a person can do,” Kwasnicia says. He says he hopes to continue supporting the event for years to come.
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118 Seventh Ave. N., Yorkton
184 Garvin, Canora
34 Parklane Dr., Yorkton
162 Crescent Lake Rd., Saltcoats
MLS 463708
MLS 463412
MLS 463045
MLS 462551
$
550,000 bw/$1,268.98
$
297,700 bw/$686.86
$
595,000 bw/$1,372.80
MLS 462504
$
324,900 bw/$749.62
215 Fifth Ave. S., Yorkton
251 Eleventh Ave. W., Melville
14 Matheson Cres., Yorkton
1 Centennial Dr., Yorkton
MLS 462338
MLS 462288
MLS 460897
MLS 460151
$
249,000 bw/$574.50
$
345,000 bw/$795.99
$
259,900 bw/$577.00
$
258 Second Ave. N., Yorkton $
329,900 bw/$761.16
Canora Beach 124 Lake Ave. MLS 459825
220,000 bw/ 502.00 $
$
275,000 bw/$634.49 DUCED
PRICE RE
222 Betts Ave.
114 Aspen Pl.
MLS 459603
MLS 458225 $
575,000 bw/$1312.31
$
44,900
$
87 Reaman
118 Henry Ave.
MLS 458146
MLS 457974
174,900 bw/$399.17
$
108 Sunset Dr. South MLS 457834
550,000 bw/$1268.98
31 Northfield Bay
148 First Ave. N.
233 - 243 Bradbrooke Dr., Yorkton
17 Franklin Ave., Yorkton
MLS 456391
MLS 456366
MLS 452982
MLS 452551
$
297,000 bw/$685.25
$
$
155,000 bw/$357.62
3,500,000
$
319,900 bw/$738.08
143 - 149 Myrtle Ave., Yorkton MLS 452072
$
174,900 bw/$399.17
$
114,900 bw/$265.10
DUCED
PRICE RE
200 Smith St. E., Yorkton $
3,500,000
242 Maple Ave., Yorkton
184 Maple Ave., Yorkton
MLS 451070 $
281,000 bw/$648.33
36 Veteran Blvd
MLS 448772
MLS 450605 $
389,900 bw/$899.59
126 Tenth Ave., Melville
MLS 463206 $
MLS 461606
250,000 bw/$576.81
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179,900 bw/$415.07
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361 MYRTLE AVENUE
in g N ew Li st
in g N ew Li st
$550,000 Year Built: 1996 Bedrooms: 5 Taxes: $2,630.00 (2013) Bathrooms: 2 MLS® 463504
26 SWITZER BAY
Size: 2,545 sq. ft. Year Built: 1989 Taxes: $3,408.00
Text: CORE29 to 33344
EXC.
273 SECOND AVE. N.
$99,800 Size: 948 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 2 Year Built: 1931 Bathrooms: 1 Taxes: $1,236.00 MLS® 450766 Text: CORE15 to 33344
44 JAMES AVENUE
$99,000 Size: 672 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 2 Year Built: 1948 Bathrooms: 1 Taxes: $1,255.00 MLS® 453847 Text: CORE28 to 33344
1 FIRST ST. TONKIN
$389,000 Size: 1976 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 4 Year Built: 1978 Bathrooms: 3 MLS® 443146
123 PATRICK STREET
$69,900 Size: 689 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1948 Bathrooms: 1 Taxes: $818.00 (2013) MLS®459444 Text: CORE25 to 33344
207 CUMMINGS STREET in g N ew Li st
in g N ew Li st
$197,000 Size: 816 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 4 Year Built: 1972 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $1,632.00 (2013) MLS® 463810
$79,900 Size: 580 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 2 Year Built: 1964 Bathrooms: 1 Taxes: $1,002.00 (2013) MLS® 462922
$279,900 Size: 1,182 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1980 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $2,159.00 (2012) MLS® 462814
RM OF SALTCOATS
RM OF GARRY
1 LANGRILL DRIVE
S O LD
S O LD
S O LD
Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1969 Bathrooms: 1 Taxes: $1,002.00 Size: 846 sq. ft. MLS® 460178
65 APPLETON DRIVE
$139,000 Size: 1,200 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1986 Bathrooms: 1 Taxes: $1,280.00 MLS® 461422 Text: CORE18 TO 33344
RM OF CANA
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Size: 738 sq. ft.
Year Built: 1920 Taxes: $598.00
MLS® 456687
159 acres MLS® 452957
18 SWITZER BAY
14 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
EXCLUSIVE Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 4
Size: 1,902 sq. ft. Year Built: 1992 Taxes: $3,165.00 (2013)
$439,900 Size: 1502 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 2009 Bathrooms: 3 Taxes: $3,478.00 (2013) MLS® 459373 Text: CORE6 to 33344
Text: CORE24 to 33344
28 FRANKLIN AVENUE
192 MORRISON DR.
$142,000 Size: 640 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1939 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $1,190.00 MLS® 453799 Text: CORE26 to 33344
$389,900 Size: 1498 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 4 Year Built: 1992 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $2820.00 MLS® 458708 Text: CORE14 to 33344
410 RANKIN RD.
68 LIVINGSTONE AVE.
$219,000 Size: 1140 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 2 Year Built: 2011 Bathrooms: 1 MLS® 442742 Text: CORE2 to 33344
$116,350 Taxes: $732.00 MLS® 446058
16 CRESTWOOD CRES.
$279,900 Size: 1,040 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 4 Year Built: 1966 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $1,830.00 MLS® 456162 Text: CORE31 to 33344
15 MCBURNEY DR.
$269,900 Size: 1,747 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 5 Year Built: 1976 Bathrooms:4 Taxes: $2,318.00 MLS® 455628 Text: CORE13 to 33344
POTTER PLACE, CANORA BEACH
$130,000 Size: 1200 sq. ft. Year Built: 2009 MLS® 450884
30 KEPULA DRIVE
$259,000 - Waterfront Lot Size: 2080 sq. ft. Year Built: 2010 MLS® 449061
20 LIVINGSTONE AVE.
$313,510 Taxes: $1445.00 MLS® 446063
12 FIRST STREET
$169,000 Size: 900 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 2 Year Built: 1965 Bathrooms: 1 Taxes: $545.00 (2012) MLS® 461440
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225 GOVERNMENT ROAD
in g N ew Li st
420 SPRINGS AVENUE
MLS® 455050 Text: CORE9 to 33344
$245,000 Size: 1364 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 2011 Bathrooms: 2 MLS® 442657 Text: CORE2 to 33344
320 SIXTH AVENUE N.
$359,900 Size: 1,736 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 2 Year Built: 1988 Bathrooms: 3 Taxes: $2,891.00 (2013) MLS® 463244
$249,000 Size: 1264 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 5 Taxes: $340.00 Bathrooms:3
414 RANKIN RD.
in g N ew Li st
$215,000 Size: 988 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1965 Bathrooms: 1 Taxes: $1,633.00 (2012) MLS® 463046
S O LD $549,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms:3
22 ERICHSEN PLACE
131 BOSWELL STREET
$56,900 Size: 846 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1941 Taxes: $480.00 (2012) Bathrooms: 1 MLS® 450813
SPIRIT CREEK ACRES
1S STEWART CRESCENT C SC N
S O LD
Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1981 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $2,152.00 (2013) Size: 1,575 sq. ft. MLS® 460551
140 PEBBLE BEACH RD.
$279,000 Size: 1,280 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1986 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $1,579.00 (2012) MLS® 461595
30 WILLIS AVE.
$139,900 Size: 1632 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1976 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $901.00 MLS® 445683 Text: CORE23 to 33344
RM OF ORKNEY
$169,900 Size: 1092 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1973 Bathrooms: 2 MLS® 450529
136 TUPPER AVE.
$239,900 Size: 974 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 4 Year Built: 2009 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $1,643.00 MLS® 453639 Text: CORE4 to 33344
6 ASHWOOD PLACE
$244,000 Size: 1132 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 4 Year Built: 1976 Bathrooms: 4 Taxes: $2,008.00 MLS® 456229 Text: CORE21 to 33344
HAYDEN ACREAGE
Bedrooms: 4 Year Built: 1976 Taxes: $2,175.00 (2012) Bathrooms: 3 Size: 1,300 sq. ft. MLS® 461940
139 SECOND AVE. N.
$299,000 Size: 1248 sq. ft.
Year Built: 1910 Taxes: $1,207.00 (2013)
MLS® 461957
RM OF WALLACE
$20,000 Acreage MLS® 454612, 454614 Text: CORE17 to 33344
RM OF CALDER
$250,000 Size: 1080 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1972 Bathrooms: 1 MLS® 455163
33 MYRTLE AVE.
$199,000 Size: 1202 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1932 Bathrooms: 2 Taxes: $1,377.00 MLS® 457540 Text: CORE29 to 33344
RM OF GOOD LAKE
$195,000 Size: 1,425 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 3 Year Built: 1965 Bathrooms: 1 MLS® 459434
41 HORIZON DR.
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Community Events Play House Raffle • tickets now available for $5 at Sign on Broadway, Core Real Estate, Pita Pit, and Co-operators. All proceeds raised will go to supporting the Sign Early Learning Centre. This custom built Sveinco Play House is now on display at Sign on Broadway. It’s valued at $6,825. The draw will be held at the Yorkton Exhibition the evening of July 6. Only 3,000 tickets printed. Diamond in the Rough Neil Diamond Tribute Show Royal Canadian Legion Friday, May 31, 8 p.m. Tickets $20/advance, $25 at the door, some proceeds go to the legion. Don’t miss out on a great evening of entertainment! Call 783-4332 for info. New at pARTners @ Yorkton Public Library Get more spring in your step! Ramble on down to community pARTners gallery to swing into ABSTRACT RHYTHMS, composed by area artist Maryanne Tomashewski. Fans of Maryanne (after her 2009 exhibition “In Festive Dance”) wish her well in her upcoming move to warmer climes, where she will, of course, keep her painterly “jazz” compositions flowing.
Hot Dog Sale Sponsored by Re/Max with all proceeds going to the Children’s Miracle Network. Wed. June 5, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. @ Western Financial Group City Centre Park. Chili, cheese, fried onions and dessert! All are welcome! Habitat for Humanity Volunteers Wanted Habitat Yorkton is excitedly preparing for another build and is looking for volunteers in a number of areas. To get your name on the volunteer list for the build or to be part of a committee, go to www.habitatyorkton.ca and click on “Volunteer Now”. Shakespeare in the Park Paper Bag Players have started auditions for “Much Ado About Nothing” to be performed the third week end of July. Contact Pam Milani @ pammil@ sasktel.net or 621 2685 for info. New Horizons Card Social 78 First Avenue North Bingo, pool, shuffle board & darts. Takes place the third Sunday of every month.. A bingo card game begins at 2 p.m. Admission is $3 and it includes lunch. All are welcome!
Give the Gift of Life Fun Run & Walk June 9, 9 a.m. registration @ Sacred Heart High School. Walk starts at 10:30 a.m. at Jaycee Beach – raising awareness about Kidney Disease and organ donation Sign up today! Call Audrey Parisloff at 306-783-5259 for details. Learn more at www.kidney.ca/sk/walk. Preschool Storytime Yorkton Public Library Ages 3 – 5 Years 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Mondays or Thursdays April 15 – June 6 Call 783-3523 to register.
New Horizons Friday Night Dances 78 First Ave. North Yorkton, Sk. Great night of dancing Everyone is welcome Lunch is included Time: 8:00 p.m. doors open at 7:00 p.m. Admission is $7.00 per person Contact: Peter at 306-782-1846. Community Adult Band Rehearsals Tuesday’s 7 p.m. at Yorkton Regional High School Band Room. For info. call Larry at 786-2582 (day) 782-4182 (evenings).
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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.
Al-Anon Al-Anon meets Mondays, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and Wednesdays at the Westview United Church.
Crossroads – a support group for women who are experiencing or have experienced violence. Group is held at SIGN on Broadway every Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information contact 782-0673 or 782-5181. 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.
Toddler Time Yorkton Public Library Thursdays 10:30 – 11 a.m. For children ages 6 – 36 months. Dart League Attention dart players, steel-tip action is underway for the 2012-13 season 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. Tot Spot Boys & Girls Club Drop-In Centre @ SIGN on Broadway Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri., 9 a.m. to noon. Tues., Wed., Thurs., 2-4 p.m. Free to participate!
JUMP START DAY – May 25 was Canadian Tire Jump Start Day in the City of Yorkton, and the store hosted a barbecue to raise funds. Jump Start raises money to allow kids who would otherwise be unable to afford it to get involved in sports and recreation in their communities. The organization is affiliated with Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club and the City of Yorkton, and gives up to $300 per kid to help the kid pay for these activities, and it has helped 186 kids in the region in 2012. Nation-wide, 577,000 kids have been helped by Jump Start.
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NEWS REVIEW SPORTS Sport notes Sports Bank Drop-in The Yorkton Sports Bank is collecting used sports equipment on Wednesdays at the City Hall Basement from 4-8 p.m. Come out and check out the assortment of sports equipment, including hockey gear, or donate your old equipment. Appointments are also available. Contact Amber Zaharia for more information by phone at 828-2401 or by email azaharia@yorkton.ca.
Ladies Floor Hockey Ladies floor hockey runs every Wednesday from 8-9 p.m. at the Gloria Hayden Community Centre. Come out for a good workout and friendly competition. Sticks are available at the facility and runs from September to April. Drop-in cost is $3. Email azaharia@ yorkton.ca for more information.
Gridders Cheer Tryout The Gridders cheer program is holding their tryouts for the 2013/14 season during the month of June. The competitive team (ages 12-14) tryouts are Monday June 3rd and Wednesday June 5th from 6:00-7:30 pm at the YRHS gym. There is a $5 tryout fee. Registration forms can be picked up at YRHS student services or from some elementary schools in Yorkton. The Sideline Cheer team (ages 9-11) tryouts are Monday June 10th from 4-5 pm at the YRHS gym. There is a $5 tryout fee.
Cards Opening Night The 2013 Yorkton Cardinals season will kick off with their home opener Saturday, June 1 against the back to back Western Major Baseball League Champion Regina Red Sox. Game time will be at 7:05 at Jubilee Park. Come out and meet and support your new 2013 Yorkton Cardinals WMBL squad on Opening Night at the ballpark. Season ticket packages are also still available.
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Jeremy Johnson commits to Minot State By CHASE RUTTIG N-R Writer After leading his hometown Terriers in goals in both his seasons with the club, Jeremy Johnson will be leaving Yorkton next fall for the collegiate ranks, joining the defending American College Hockey Association champion Minot State Beavers. Beavers head coach Wade Regier hailed the landing of the Yorkton product as “one of the hugest in the program’s history,” citing that Johnson is an “extremely underrated player who has been on our radar all season and has created a ripple throughout the SJHL and the collegiate ranks from landing him.” Johnson’s goalscoring prowess is what led him to being a touted recruit at the ACHA and NCAA level as team’s began to pursue him, something that coach Regier felt. “Obviously there was some intense competition for Jeremy and we knew that a lot of ACHA schools and NCAA D-III programs would also be offering him scholarships, but we felt that he was a player we needed to land and we couldn’t be more excited in succeeding in recruiting him,” says Regier. The Beavers have a solid pipeline of SJHL alumni, with over ten former players playing on the squad yet it was the graduating Dan Lamb of Yorkton that first led the Beavers to Johnson as Lamb’s dad, Gary was a Yorkton Harvest assistant coach and scout and through the Lamb family the Beavers coaching staff began to become aware of Johnson as a potential prospect. From there on in Regier kept an eye on Johnson, asking SJHL coaches that he has connections with about the extremely talented forward, and almost always getting the same positive review on a player that almost everyone refers to as a very underrated scoring talent with two 20
plus goal seasons under his belt. “Talking to coaches around the SJHL, we began to realize that nearly every team considered Johnson as a player that was extremely hard to deal with and gameplan against, and that is the type of player that we want
in our program,” says Regier. That type of praise extended throughout the playoffs, where after some of the best individual performances in the SJHL playoffs, Johnson took his talents into the Western Canada Cup where once again he was one of the top goalscorers in the tourna-
ment. In total Johnson had 10 goals and 10 assists in all postseason competition for the Terriers and it is that nose for the goal in big moments that has Regier and the Beavers program so excited. Cont. on Page 16.
JEREMY JOHNSON signed a commitment to Minot State University for the 2013-14 season as the Yorkton product moves from his hometown club at the end of a junior career that saw him lead the team in scoring in both of his two seasons in the SJHL.
Raiders gear up for spring action in Manitoba By CHASE RUTTIG N-R Writer After a successful 2012 season that saw the Raiders host a home playoff game for the first time since the early 90’s on the route to the Moose Jaw High School Football League Championship Game in just their first year in the league, the Raiders have entered spring camp with one thing in mind: Do one better than last year. The 2012 Raiders went into the MJHSFL Final banged up and beat down and could not match up with the depth of Moose Jaw Peacock and had to settle for second place, now with just six guys gone from last year’s top ranked defense and offense, the Raiders are looking to contend for a provincial title come the fall, making this spring camp season an exciting one for head coach Roby Sharpe and offensive coordinator Jason Boyda. Installing a new system to replace league MVP Dalton Fichtner with new quarterback David Balysky makes the time the team has together a critical part of the prep for the fall, but with no official action save for intersquad scrimmage and two controlled scrimmage games in Brandon, this time of year is a love hate relationship for both players and coaches. “As a player I hated spring camp,” mentions coach Sharpe. “The games don’t count and you just want to get going for the fall, so it is hard to get fully excited, but we all have to because it is very valuable practice for both the players and coaches to grow as a team and learn the systems we will be using in the fall so it is second nature once the season starts rolling,” says Sharpe. Sharpe also mentioned that the timing of the spring sessions in May sometimes cause conflict with the baseball players and track athletes who have other commitments, putting another wrinkle into the spring camp. Sharpe promotes his players to play other sports, meaning that the absence of some key players is something that is a part of the spring camp.
Yet the spring camp has still created some good excitement inside the program as new quarterback David Balysky has began to grow into the zone read offense that offensive coordinator Jason Boyda has designed for the mobile Balysky, who starred at running back and wideout last season. Cont. on Page 15.
RAIDER GRIDDERS SPRING CAMP sees the return of all but a small handful of players from the league runner ups of 2012 as Roby Sharpe and Jason Boyda look to coach their talented group to a league title in 2013.
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Raiders get ready for preseason trip to Brandon Cont. from Page 14
While Fichtner was one of the best runners in the league last season and as a scrambling quarterback will leave big shoes to fill at the pivot, Boyda believes that what Balysky brings to the table will allow the Raiders offense to not skip a beat in 2013. “Fichtner is and was a special player and it showed in how good of an offensive team we were last season, but I feel that David can step right in and show his own strengths as a runner and a passer in the system we have designed around him,” says Boyda. That system will be largely based on the new in vogue offensive system for scrambling quarterbacks, the zone read offense that is employed by the likes of the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins. “I like to compare Balysky to more of a new style of scrambling quarterback that can run with power as a tailback while being able to make accurate passes while Fichtner was more of your typical Mike Vick type of
scrambling quarterback where he would make something happen out of broken plays and on scrambles whereas Balysky has running back experience and can hit the holes on designed plays with our offensive line,” explains Boyda. Beyond the replacement of Fichtner at the quarterback position the Raiders return a very high number of offensive weapons losing slotback Layne Hull and center Rein Nagy. In their place will be receiver Alex Popoff, who led the Jr. Raiders to the RMF Championship Game last fall and will be counted on to continue his dynamic play in the passing game over to the senior game. At center, Larren Clark will be under center as the Raiders will have an entirely new partnership under center as Clark will move into a Raiders offensive line that is their team’s strong point. Behind the offensive line, the Raiders running game wrecked havoc on the Moose Jaw league last season, with tailback Zack Kais nearly leading the league in rushing
despite being out for the end of the regular season as well as the majority of the playoffs. Kais will be back and healthy in the fall alongside Tyson Haas, who developed his running game in his first ever season playing football after Kais went down. The two will now look to develop a tandem in the backfield with the power running Haas complimenting with the smaller and more agile Kais. With an offensive line that is losing just one body with a player ready to step in, the Raiders offense should once again be strong and looking for a positive sign going into the summer in their two scrimmages with Brandon and Winnipeg Vincent Massey. On defense the loss of Hull at linebacker will be cushioned by the return of Grey McKen who is the next in a long line of middle linebackers that always feature in defensive coordinator Ryan Effa and head coach Roby Sharpe’s team building philosophy. “We like to put our biggest and best athlete at middle linebacker and we have had
some special players come out of that position during our strongest seasons and McKen is as good as any of them” explains Sharpe. Joining McKen and a hard hitting Raiders defense will be junior standout Caleb Bymak, who was the Jr. Raiders best linebacker in 2012, leading the team with great pass rushing and in the run game and he will be expected to make
an impact in his first year as a senior. Going into Friday’s two scrimmages, the focus will not be on winning or losing, but rather on developing into the schemes and sets that the team will run come the fall, giving the team some valuable familiarity once fall training camp begins in preparation for the 2013 season. Roby Sharpe echoed that
mindset, “Obviously you want to go out there and execute and make plays to show that what you worked on during winter workouts and spring camp is going to work after the summer, but there is a long way to go until the games matter so the most important thing is playing with fundamentals and making sure everyone gets snaps,” closes Sharpe.
ROUGHRIDER BOWL has quickly became a part of the Raiders spring camp tradition as eight Raiders made the trip representing the YRHS. They will all be in action Friday as spring camp comes to a close with a trip to Brandon for two scrimmages.
YRHS’ Layne Hull lands with CJFL’s Okanagan Sun By CHASE RUTTIG N-R Writer Presented with a choice between two of BC’s Canadian Junior Football League programs, Raiders slotback/linebacker Layne Hull opted with staying with the colors of orange and brown next season, heading to Kelowna’s Okanagan Sun over Kamloops. Hull spent two weeks out west, attending both Kamloops and Kelowna’s spring camps along with visiting some family who live out in the area. After the two camps came to a close, Hull chose the Sun over a promise of first year playing time in Kamloops, opting to go to a Sun team that is one of the top programs out west in the CJFL. When asked what influenced his decision,
Hull made it clear he wanted to get himself into the best program he possibly could, regardless on if it would give him an early opportunity or not. “I went with the Sun because I really liked what the coaches have put together there and I seemed like I really fit in with the team and the direction they are headed,” says Hull. Hull, who is one of a long line of Hull family members to star for the Raiders was a standout at the slotback position as one of the Raiders best pass targets as well as in his natural position of linebacker where the hard hitting Hull was no stranger to distributing the punishment despite being small for the position. Sun head coach Shane Beatty noticed at Sun camp that despite Hull’s smaller
frame, he plays like one of the biggest players on the field, something that gives him an edge. “Hull is a rangy linebacker, a bit light right now, but he is another kid who came in and played bigger than what his size indicates he would be able to do,” says Beatty. Hull says that his spring camp trip was a motivational one, as he noticed the higher level of play at the CJFL level. Despite that step up in competition, Hull felt that he had good showings in both of his camps in his first taste of what the next level is like. “There were a lot of good players at camp and that definitely motivated me to come here to play on a team with a great group of players and I hope the coaches feel that I can continue to contribute like I did at the camp
LAYNE HULL (left) delivers a huge block on a touchdown run from Dalton Fichtner at Century Field. Hull will once again be wearing orange in the CJFL with the Sun. (Photo Courtesy of Peter Baran)
once the preseason starts going,” says Hull. The Okanagan Sun are the winningest team in BCFC history, winning 241 games and 14 titles in their history including an incredible run of league titles from 1995-2002. Yet the Sun have not won a league championship since 2004, last appearing in the BCFC Championship in 2010 when they lost to the Vancouver Island Raiders. The type of strength that the Sun have as a program in terms of stability and opportunity to showcase his skills on a team that is considered one of the top in the province will be extremely valuable to the development of the young Hull’s career. While coming into a team like the Sun Hull may have to adjust to a smaller role as a depth linebacker and special teams player, the hard working farmer from the small village of Willowbrook has never stayed on the sidelines for long, something that he hopes will carry onto his Junior career. Hull had a strong senior season for the Raiders, coming up with some huge touchdown catches as well as being a force at the linebacker position. Showing two way skills that are the hallmark of the pure football player that Hull is. With the ability to catch, run, block and play in both pass coverage and run stopping situations, Hull is aas versatile as they come out of high school, something that will bode well for the youngster as he attempts to
crack Beatty’s starting squads. For now Hull will be focused on finishing the rest of his Grade 12 year as a student before continuing to train and hit the gym in anticipation of training camp and his first season as a junior player. Like his graduating teammate Dalton Fichtner, a trip to the bottom of the ladder might be a bit of a new experience for two players who are used to being the stars of the YRHS, but the physical linebacker will make the most of whatever shot he gets. Unlike Fichtner, Hull does have the advan-
tage of being experienced in his position, being a key factor to the Raiders defense since he first moved up to Sharpe’s Sr. squad. That experience plus his love for physical play will be a huge help in the development of his play in Kelowna. If his high school career has been any indication, the firey and passionate Hull will continue to bring his physical play and hard work into his new team and will be a player to watch as he takes his career past high school after one of the better YRHS careers in recent memory.
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Johnson earns scholarship with Minot State Cont. from Page 14 Johnson was the magic man for the Terriers on their road to the Canalta Cup, their first since 200506. Despite only scoring six goals, Johnson made them all impactful. Scoring a hat trick during Game One of the Sherwood Division Final against the rival Melville Millionaires at the Farrell Agencies Arena. After that game Johnson went the rest of the series and until Game Five of the Canalta Cup Final without a goal, a nine game stretch that was uncharacteristic for the dynamic goalscorer. Yet Johnson was the man in triple overtime of Game Five in Humboldt, tipping in a shot from the slot to send the Terriers back to the FAA for Game Six up 3-2. In the final game, Johnson was once again in front of the net to deflect in a Devon McMullen shot to give the Terriers the championship with less than a minute left. It is that type of clutch play that has Regier so high on his new recruit. “Jeremy put together two years of really good regular season hockey, but when looking at a player you have to look past that at times as a guy can go on a run and
deceive you with his numbers, but he has impressed us the most with the end to his career with his deep playoff run,” says Regier. Regier referred to the forward as “battle tested” and that coming onto a team that was a national champion last year that getting a player who was a champion himself this year was an added bonus. “Every year I plan on contending for a national champions hip, and finally doing it after some runs at the National Tournament we expect to continue to push for national tiles every season and adding a player who played for a excellent team this season with great players will only help us come back strong after winning this year,” says Regier. The Beavers will be experiencing some turnover in the roster this season, losing around six top line forwards and a pair of defensemen due to graduation according to Regier. With that turnover in the lineup Regier is expecting Johnson to come in and contribute right away in a major way for the Beavers. “With top six forwards leaving our lineup we are expecting Johnson to feature on one of our top two forward lines as well as on
the powerplay so we are definitely counting on him contributing right away to our program,” says Regier. That role will require Johnson adjusting to the US college game where he will go from veteran to rookie overnight. With older, big-
ger and faster players going into the talent pool Johnson will have to adjust to a college game that is often much quicker than the SJHL game, yet based on his skillset that is not a concern for Regier who mentions, “When you look at Jeremy’s nose
for the goal and his speed, I have no concerns he won’t be able to come up and make an impact for us and gel with a team that is loaded with playmakers so being a pure goalscorer I think Jeremy can come in and be great.”
Regier and the Beavers hope that getting Johnson will lure more SJHL players into an already deep pipeline of talent to the school from the league. For now the SJHL’s third leading scorer is off to defend a national title as a freshmen.
JEREMY JOHNSON (r) celebrates with Kailum Gervais after a game winning goal at the Western Canada Cup. Johnson would score four goals and two assists in the tournament, drawing the attention of the ACHA Champion Minot State Beavers, who Johnson signed a commitment to this week.
Yorkton Yorkers win first match in club history over Jaguars By CHASE RUTTIG N-R Writer After a near miss in their opening weekend,, Yorkton’s newest sports team, the Yorkton Yorkers cricket club, won their first game in the Saskatchewan Cricket League (SCL) One Day Provincial (ODP) competition May 25. Following a close heartbreaker against the Jaguars in the shorter T-20 match in their weekend finale the previous weekend, the Yorkers had newfound confidence heading into the rematch in the ODP fixture. That close loss gave the Yorkers the belief that they could not just hang with the Jaguars, but that they could beat them if they sharpened up their game after some opening weekend jitters. The Jaguars won the coin toss and chose to bat first. Taking the field, the Yorkers made short work of the first three Jaguars’ batsmen taking their wickets within the first five overs for only 13 runs, putting the Jaguars on notice that they were ready to play. The home team however, was up to task establishing a partnership
between Yasir Ali and Fasih Fawad who ultimately accounted for 79 runs between the dynamic duo. At the mid-innings break (20 overs) the Jaguars were at 103 runs for only four wickets taken by the Yorkers. After the break, Ali’s wicket fell quickly with the Jaguars on 109 runs and from that point on with the tough batsman Ali out of the picture the Yorkers rapidly took wicket after wicket until the Regina was finally held to 151 runs after 33 overs and 3 balls (33.3 overs) out of a possible 40 overs. During lunch, team captain Faisal Anwar cautioned Yorkers batsmen to remain patient and the 152 runs they needed to win would come, that advice would eventually come in handy. The Jaguars also got off to a good start with their turn at bowling, retiring the first three Yorkers batsmen for just 14 runs. That brought up Tinku Sharma, who was Yorkton’s man of the match from the previous match against the Jaguars, and Mandeep Singh. The two would need to breathe life into the Yorkers bats that were silent in the beginning of their turn at the wickets.
YORKTON YORKERS secured their first win in team history on some clutch batting between Mandeep Singh and captain Faisal Anwar. (Photo courtesy of Yorkton Yorkers)
Both men defended their wickets well and the runs started to come for Singh. Unfortunately for Sharma, he would not repeat his half century (50 runs) performance from the opening weekend. After facing 28 balls, the star striker had managed just six runs and gave up his wicket on a ticked ball caught by the Jaguar’s skip, a blow that seemed like it may just once again cause the Yorkers to fall just short of their first ever win. Replacing Sharma at the crease, Anwar would be the last batsman the Yorkers needed as the captain would provide some steady guidance, leading by example with a clutch performance at the bat. Singh and Anwar provided a delightful partnership as Singh continued to pile up runs smashing a total of 10 boundaries (four runs) alternating with the precision of the captain, who wound up with five boundaries of his own plus one maximum (six runs). After 29 overs, with 11 to play, the Yorkers were just four runs away from the Jaguars’ total to secure the match. Anwar needed just one ball to put it away, making no mistake in sending the Yorkers home early and leaving a full 10.5 overs on the board. The Jaguars bowler, Fawad, delivered the ball and the captain precisely directed it to the boundary in the gap for the win by six wickets and
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Banning bodychecking in peewee fails to solve greater issue Last week I wrote my column on the issue of bodychecking and concussions and how it is going to take the traditions of Canada’s favorite game away for better or for worse. Little did I know one of the most drastic changes was on its way as Hockey Canada moved to joining Quebec and Alberta to ban bodychecking across the country. A shocking decision based on data Hockey Canada collected, largely based on the contrast between hitting injuries in Quebec and Alberta that moved the Western province to ban bodychecking just weeks before. The move was nearly unanimous and despite the reaction from the public was not divisive in the boardroom as only Hockey Saskatchewan voted to keep hitting at the peewee level. With hitting out of the game, one coach will still be required to take a safe hitting course in preparation for hitting at the Bantam level of 13-15 year olds. Hockey Canada has made this move to be current with the new era of brain injury awareness, but they still have failed to realize that the culture of the game at the very moment is the root of the problem. You see it almost every week from the Bantam to Junior level in rinks all over the country. From Yorkton to Dauphin to Kingston and beyond. A player blows up his opponent with a bone rattling hit. The crowd gets loud and the players go crazy on the bench. If the hit is “dirty” enough the opposing team jumps the offender. The same
goes on in the pros, where players now have became famous for their frequency to earn suspension for giving their opponents concussions with over the line checking. Yes, the hit to hurt your opponent is still ingrained as much into the culture as it has ever been despite the moves to take hitting out of the game. There might be less copies of Don Cherry’s Rock Em’ Sock Em’ Hockey flying off the shelves today, but the big hit is what gets fans, and young players as excited as a nice toe drag or a 100 MPH slapshot. That is the problem. Can we take that culture out of the game? Can coaches, and prominent members of the hockey community instill into the next generation of players that the bodycheck is a play to take your opponent off the puck, not a chance to take your opponent out of the game? That is the million dollar question that has largely been ignored. Taking bodychecking out of peewee hockey is going to do squat unless the culture is changed. In fact it is a move entirely designed to keep kids not prepared to hit in the game for longer, to keep kids in peewee hockey, who are going to leave the game in Bantam when the game is going to be noticeably rougher with kids chasing the dream of Midget AAA and the WHL Bantam Draft at the same level as a young 13 year old who might only have stayed in the game because there was no hitting in peewee. Is that even fair? Are the players going
Ruttig’s rants Column Chase Ruttig to be more protected because of this, or are they just going to avoid the brain trauma for another two years is a really hard question to ask and is one to digest. Kids drop out of the game more and more as their parents and in many cases the kids themselves distance themselves from a game that gets more and more brutal with age. A 15 year old is not the first person that a 13 year old who is shy about the hitting game should be having to see
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A May tradition, the Richie Hall Golf Classic was once again held at Deer Park Golf Course this past Friday. Windy conditions did not dampen spirits as the event was once again a sell out for the Red Cross. Melanie Horton, outreach coordinator says that the help of Richie Hall coming out to support the event for 22 years has been the key to the event being a consistent sell out. “Without the help of Richie bringing out players and coaches this event would be much harder to run,” mentions Horton. With the sold out tournament and the silent auction the Red Cross is able to raise funds that will stay in the province, something that Horton feels is what makes the annual event special and important for the community. “The fact that the money stays in Saskatchewan and that the Riders and Richie come out and support this event has shown
the great support the city of Yorkton and the province has for the good of the community in extending a helping hand through their wallets or through volunteering,” says Horton. Richie Hall was excited to be back in Yorkton despite the windy conditions, noting that the connections he has made over the years have made this weekend a highlight for him, “Coming here every May this event has kind of became a part of peoples schedules each year, a tradition if you will, and it is seeing familiar faces and catching up with people who have been coming to this event for years that make it special to come back each year,” says Hall. Hall closed by mentioning that the support of community events is what makes the province and communities like Yorkton so special saying that “Coming together and helping each other out is what this province is known for and each time I do a charity event I am reminded of that.”
the brutal truth about the game will no longer be there. At the end of the day, this issue is not going away. With Saskatoon Minor Football putting concussion sensors in their helmets this year and the ruling by Hockey Canada we are seeing the revolution of minor sports unfolding under our very eyes. Yet the bitter truth remains, in contact sports ran off teenage testosterone and influenced by the top levels of their sport where the big hit is still glorified by the media and players alike. The hitting is gone from peewee hockey, but the attitude stays the same. It is going to take more than what is going on right now to change that. This is an issue and health problem that is not going away. Hockey Canada should be aware of that.
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on the ice for the first time with hitting allowed. This ruling is an attempt to sweep an issue that is going to continue to grow under the rug. Rather than make a statement on anything other than what we already know, that hitting causes concussions, Hockey Canada has simply decided to procrastinate their bad press to an age that seems like everyone will rally to keep hitting in the game, at the Bantam level.
Things like equipment changes, and bans for coaches that encourage dangerous and reckless play from their teams in an attempt to change the culture around hitting were not made by Hockey Canada. They are appearing to be bold, but they are lions with no teeth on this issue. Next fall kids at Bantam are still going to go out onto the ice at the Bantam level and be looking for the big hit to get his teammates going, to inject some energy into the game. When this happens the work Hockey Canada has done will have automatically failed. This fall that player will have more than likely will have at least had two years of game experience in attempting to be aware of the dangers he is about to face in jumping up to Bantam, in the future that preparation for
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Celebrating 130 Years of Bringing Family & Friends Together A SUMMARY OF THE EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION’S HISTORY Yorkton Exhibition Association history compiled by Donna Bucsis
The Yorkton Agricultural Society, which evolved into the Yorkton Agricultural and Exhibition Association, began with the settlement of Yorkton. In the beginning its purpose, like the settlement of Yorkton, was entirely agricultural. But as the settlement became a town and then a city, Yorkton expanded and diversified. And so did the Exhibition Association. It has never abandoned its agricultural roots, but it has grown to encompass so much more. Its place in the community has been firmly established by its involvement in the significant events of the region, such as being asked to work with the local Board of Trade to plan the celebration in honour of Yorkton attaining city status. That first fair held in 1884 would have borne no resemblance to today’s fair. Held in early October, the first fair was comprised entirely of exhibits of cattle, oxen, hogs, horses and some women’s work. It quickly expanded to include ducks, geese, turkeys, chickens, sheep as well as grains, roots and vegetables. Soon platform attractions and a midway would be added to round out the experience for fairgoers. The 1901 fair included side shows and a merry-goround - the beginning of the kinds of attractions that have become the norm at the Yorkton fair. The Association purchased its first property in 1896, and sold it in 1901 to purchase larger grounds. For some time thereafter, the fair was held on the property now known as Jubilee Park. In the early years the fair was combined with a sports day, with football, baseball and foot races being included. In 1912, that property was sold and the Association purchased the property where the fair is still held today. The railway was a significant part of life in the early years. The settlement of Yorkton was moved in 1891 to be nearer the CPR tracks which had just been completed. Special trains were arranged for exhibitors and those attending the fair to bring them in from places such as Winnipeg, Melville and Wynyard. The fair was a significant community event, with the first fair being described as Yorkton’s first social event. In 1909 the property, assets and liabilities of the Yorkton Agricultural Association were transferred to an incorporated company - the Yorkton Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition Association Limited. Through much of the Association’s history, arrangements for the midway were made through the Western Canada Fairs Association, with Yorkton joining the circuit in 1917. In 1930 a circuit of 12 fairs was formed as Class B1 Fairs, with a set schedule of dates, making the scheduling of the fair more regular. The Yorkton Exhibition Association has played a leadership role in the Western Canada Fairs Association since its earliest days, and several of Yorkton’s directors have served on that organization’s executive. Events hosted by the Exhibition Association have come and gone over the years. In the early years, the seed grain fair was a big event for the Association, was dropped in the 1920s, but is once again an annual event. Horse racing in various forms, has been a regular although not consistent part of the fair, with pari-mutuel racing being a recent offering. In recent times, the Exhibition Association has been a big part of two major events in the city of Yorkton - Farm and Leisure which began
The 1977 Rodeo was one of the last to be held outdoors.
in the 1970s and was later renamed Spring Expo, and Harvest Showdown which began in the 1980s. Yorkton held its first rodeo in 1934, contracting a rodeo out of Helena, Montana. Rodeos were held annually until the mid 1940s, but then didn’t resume until the late 1970s. The first indoor rodeo was held in 1981, and while there have been rodeos most years since then, it has not been an annual event. The Commercial Travellers have had a long association with the summer fair. Their involvement included running the gates for the summer fair for the Exhibition Association in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The first United Commercial Travellers Parade was held in 1948, with annual parades being held by the UCT with financial assistance from the Exhibition Association until it was later taken over by the Associated Commercial Travellers. Many exhibitions held farm camps in association with their fairs, and in 1917 and 1918 respectively, Yorkton sent its first boys and girls to camps in Regina and Saskatoon. 1917 was also the first calf feeding competition hosted in Yorkton for boys, and by 1919 girls were included as well. The supervisor sent with the boys in 1921 reported that the camp they attended had been unsatisfactory, so in 1922 Yorkton hosted its first Farm Boys Camp. The first Farm Girls Camp was hosted in the city in 1937, and Yorkton carried on with the camps until the 1960s. The Exhibition Association is responsible for sponsoring the Baby Beef Club, the Swine Club and the Dairy Calf Club. These junior 4H clubs have seen many young people develop talents and interest in agricultural pursuits. Together these clubs began an event in 1942, held annually for many years thereafter, that has been more recently revived - the Hoof and Horn Dance. The Exhibition Association has seen national recognition for the quality of its undertakings. Yorkton’s fair was named the “Best Fair in Canada with attendance under 50,000” at the Canadian Association of Exhibitions Convention in 1978. The Association was also presented with the “Industry Achievement Award” for 1988 at the Canadian Association of Exhibition Association convention. The money that the Exhibition Association has expended
on the buildings and grounds over its 122 years of existence has been huge. The grandstand, the Industrial Building, the Exhibit Building the Agri-Pavilion, all the barns, the concession stands - all of these things and more were financed by the Association. Wiring, water lines, gravelling, pavement - the work to improve the grounds has also been an ongoing event. These facilities have not only served the Exhibition Association in hosting their annual events, but have also been a great asset for a variety of organizations who have made use of them over the years. The biggest building project in which the Exhibition Association was involved was the Parkland Agriplex. Without the Association accessing government loans available only to them, the project would never have come to fruition. And without the Exhibition Association providing the land on which to build the Agriplex, it would not be a part of the complex of facilities on the Exhibition grounds. The agreement reached between the City of Yorkton and the Yorkton Exhibition Association in the 1970s, under which the Exhibition Association gave all of its land to the City, has been modified more than once. As times have changed, the arrangement between the parties has changed as well. But there is no doubt that the City of Yorkton has benefitted greatly by the contributions of the Exhibition Association. Finances have been difficult for the Association many times through its history. On several occasions, including in the fairly recent past, the directors of the Association have signed personal guarantees to ensure that the work of the Exhibition Association could continue. Few organizations can claim that kind of loyalty from its leadership. The organization has continued through a variety of bad times, both their own and national. They have managed to hold an annual fair each and every year since the first in 1884 - through two world wars and the depression. The midways may have been small in some of those years, and the attractions reduced, but while other exhibition associations decided there was no alternative but to abandon their fair for a year or two, Yorkton carried on. They have also carried on through hardships of their own - fires, a cyclone which caused enormous damage to the grandstand and many of the buildings, and the tragedy of 1988 which saw several fairgoers injured and the driver killed of a vehicle driven through the fence onto the grounds. Through it all, the shareholders, and particularly the directors of this organization, have given their all to hosting a variety of events for the residents of this region. The Yorkton Exhibition Association has been a part of the community since Yorkton’s very beginning, and continues today in its mission to promote the agricultural industry, to educate and inform, to offer a wide range of entertainment packages, to provide a venue for business and industry to present their products and services, to benefit the economy of the region, and to build a sense of community.