Weyburn Review - April 26, 2023

Weyburn fire fighter happy to support hospital with calendar

By Greg Nikkel

When Jola Bell-Erb heard her name called as one of the final winners for the 2024 Fire Fighters Calendar, she couldn’t believe she had been selected third for one of the 12 final spots.

A firefighter with the Weyburn Fire Department since 2018, she had tried to enter the competition last year, but had missed the deadline for entry. The organizers kept her name and called her up this year to see if she was still interested in going into the province-wide calendar, which is a fundraiser for the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon.

A total of 16 fire fighters from around the province were selected for the final competition, held onstage on Saturday evening at Casino Regina, and Jola was one of two women selected for the calendar.

The competitors had to introduce themselves on stage, and to do a selected task, all the while earning votes for themselves from friends and supporters. There was also a two-minute video of themselves shown, explaining why they wanted to par-

ticipate in this fundraiser. The winners were chosen based on votes and how much money was raised, but as Jola noted, they were not told how many votes or how much was brought in, so it was a complete surprise to her when her name was called.

Jola admitted this was a scary situation for her, as she hadn’t been on a stage in front of a crowd since she was in dance as a young girl.

Her onstage task was to do a fire crawl, similar to an army crawl, while two fire fighters were on boards on top of her.

“After that was done, I felt so good, and the whole crowd cheered,” she said, noting she was able to have her mom, stepdad and cousins in the crowd to cheer her on.

As one of the winners, the organizers will send professionals in late June or early July to do a photo shoot of her in fire gear, and the calendar will come out in the fall. She will need to sell 40 of them, and they will cost $20 each.

She feels happy to be representing the Weyburn Fire Department,

but also to raise funds for the Children’s Hospital is very special to her, as she had to spend time there as a young girl for cancer treatment.

“I had cancer when I was little and had to be in the hospital for treatment, so it hits close to home for me,” she said.

Jola began as a junior fire fighter, and she had taken the emergency response class while a student at the Weyburn Comp. She is now a paid on-call fire fighter, one of three women serving with the department, with another two women possibly looking to join them.

Now that the competition process is over, she is excited to see what the calendar will look like this fall.

“I feel good about it. I was so scared to do it at first, but I just wanted to put myself out there. Even if I wasn’t selected, it would’ve shown I had put my support in for the Jim Pattison hospital,” she said.

The group of finalists became good friends, she added, and it didn’t really feel like a competition as such, as they all had each other’s backs in support.

Weyburn fire fighter selected for calendar

Photo – courtesy Jola Bell-Erb Jola Bell-Erb, a member of the Weyburn Fire Department since 2018, was one of two women selected for the 2024 Fire Fighters calendar, which will be sold to support the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon. Firefighters from around the province entered for the chance to be in the calendar, and Jola was one of the 16 finalists in the final competition held on Saturday evening at Casino Regina.

Poltava Ensemble to feature songs and dance of Ukraine on Friday

The Weyburn Concert Series will present the Poltava Ensemble of Song, Music and Dance from Regina, as the final concert of the 2022-23 season, on Friday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cugnet Centre.

The Poltava Ensemble of Song, Music, and Dance is a 50-member Ukrainian ensemble which includes dancers, musicians and singers.

The Ensemble’s roots in the Saskatchewan cultural scene began in 1922 with

the formation of a children’s string orchestra and has since grown to include dancers, singers as well as musicians.

Based in Regina, the Poltava Ensemble performs nationally and internationally and has performed at such events such as Drummondville World Festival, Walt Disney World Florida, as well as three international performing trips to Ukraine, including the highly acclaimed Folklore Festival

THE SOURIS CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AREA AUTHORITY ASSESSMENT ROLL 2023

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A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: Liana Stepan, Secretary of the Board of Revision, Western Municipal Consulting, Box 149, Meota, SK. S0M 1X0, by the 29th day of May, 2023.

Dated this 28th day of April, 2023

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in Yalta on the Black Sea.

The Ensemble has appeared on CBC and CTV national television networks, and has appeared internationally on Poltava State Television network and the National State Television Network of Ukraine.

The Poltava Ensemble Dancers, directed by Lisa Wanner, is a male and female adult ensemble who have a high level of technical training in Ukrainian dance as well as other dance

genres such as classical and folk. The Poltava Ensemble Orchestra brings to life the rich heritage of Ukrainian folk music, whether it accompanies the dancers or is featured as a performing entity unto itself.

The orchestra, directed by Vlad Tsymbal, is comprised of strings, winds, brass, keyboard and percussion. The Ensemble also includes male and female vocal soloists whose presentation of traditional

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A person who desires to complain against an assessment or non-assessment may, within twenty days after the date of this notice, notify the Secretary-Treasurer in writing of his complaint in accordance with Section 62 of the Conservation and Development Act.

Dated this 26th day of April, 2023.

Shelly Verbeurgt Secretary-Treasurer Box 210

Yellow Grass, SK S0G 5J0

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Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Rural Municipality of Fillmore No 96 for the year 2023 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays from April 28, 2023 to May 29, 2023.

A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee payable to the RM of Fillmore, which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Secretary, Board of Revision, c/o P.O. Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0 by the 29th day of May, 2023.

Dated this 28th day of April, 2023

Vernna Wiggins Assessor

folk songs enhance and enrich each of the Ensemble’s performances.

The uniqueness of the Poltava Ensemble as a whole is that it encompasses ‘live music’ for all of its performances.

The repertoire of the Poltava Ensemble is unique in that it displays not only the very best of the Ukrainian culture, but also the culture of those who populate in and border with Ukraine

such as Russia, Moldova etc. The result is a multicultural extravaganza that celebrates the beauty of the human spirit.

Tickets are available from the Concert Series box offices, at the Weyburn Review office, or at Old Fashion Foods, or at the door. Advance tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children, or at the door, $45 for adults and $25 for children.

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A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee payable to the Village of Osage, which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Secretary Board of Revision, C/O PO Box 149, Meota SK S0M 1X0.

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Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R. M. Of Lake Alma No. 8 for the year of 2023 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days, Monday to Friday, April 28 to May 29, 2023.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

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Dated this 28th day of April, 2023

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