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Staff The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced Sunday that by-elections will be held on Dec. 11 in four electoral districts, including BattlefordsLloydminster.

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The other districts are: Bonavista-BurinTrinity, Nfld and Lab.; Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont.; and South SurreyWhite Rock, B.C. Elections Canada offices in these electoral districts will be open

shortly, said a release from the federal government..

Canadian citizens in these electoral districts who are at least 18 years old on election day are eligible to vote. See Page 9 for more information on how to vote.

Big Catch Zach Wolfe hauled in a pass down the sideline in the second quarter of the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings 26-15 win over the Tommy Douglas Tigers in the SSSAD 3A final Friday night. With the win, which marked the first time the Vikings have won a Saskatoon city title, they will host the 3A provincial football title game Saturday at Beaver Lions Stadium against the Yorkton Raiders.

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Candlelight Processional coming this month

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Preparations are now underway for a major Christmas event coming to the Dekker Centre.

It is the second annual Candlelight Processional, scheduled for Nov. 25 and 26 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts, North Battleford. The plan is to hold the first show at 7 p.m. Nov. 25, and then a second show the following afternoon at 2 p.m.

The performance is intended to celebrate the “true meaning of Chrismas – the thrilling story of the birth of Jesus Christ put to music and narration.”

Wednesday night, Nov. 1 was the beginning of the weekly rehearsals for the concert. The rehearsal was held at the North Battleford Comprehensive High School.

A large group of over 100 volunteers have signed up to sing in the choir. A main chore on that first night was finding out what size of gown each one needed so those could be ordered in for the show.

After going through the storyboard, the singers were divided into four groups: tenors, baritones, sopranos and altos. Those four groups practiced separately, and then reassembled for a full practice later on.

The intention is to have four full nights of practices every Wednesday and then a full dress rehearsal before they perform in front of a live audience at the Dekker Centre.

The show is spearheaded by Paul and Pauline Sayers who had come up with the idea for the Candlelight Processional. They teamed up with Peg Gilchrist and Kaelee Forgrave last year to launch the show and they are back again this year.

North Battleford Comprehensive High School was the location for the first rehearsals on Wednesday Nov. 1 for the Candlelight Processional.

Paul Sayers went through the storyboard with the choir at the start of the night for those in attendance.

Gene Aulinger has been tapped to direct the choir this year, which is expected to have about 100 singers.

The “soprano” section practices. Among those in the room was Jim Ramsay with the bagpipes. Photos by John Cairns

In speaking to the NewsOptimist, Paul says there will be a few surprises in store for those attending this year’s show compared to last year.

“We’ve rewritten the first part of the story board,” said Sayers. This year, the theme will partic-

ing Grace as well.

This year the choir is under the direction of Gene Aulinger, who is well known in the community for his work with the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band and as a music instructor.

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ularly focus on “the future King.”

He also promises some brand-new music, which includes some Celtic Thunder and some Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and even some Leonard Cohen. Jim Ramsay with the bagpipes will be performing Amaz-

cedes him,” said Sayers.

“There isn’t a person here tonight who knows Gene who has a bad thing to say about him.”

Last year the choir was under the direction of Annette Duhaime, who Sayers credits for launching the successful event last

year.

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Public input into housing strategy sought at open house

By John Cairns Staff Report

These are the displays put up for the public input open house held by the city of North Battleford to put together the housing strategy.

Some preliminary results from the online survey into the subject were presented; the finished strategy is expected to be presented either this year or early next year. Photos by John Cairns

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The city’s housing strategy was the focus of a public open house held at North Battleford Public Library on Thursday.

It was the Housing Strategy Public Input Open House, put on by city of North Battleford. There was a session scheduled specifically for stakeholders at 2 p.m., and another at 6 p.m. aimed more at the general public.

The city is currently in the middle of research pertaining to the North Battleford Housing Strategy. Much of the research has already been done, with the city’s Housing Study completed in 2015.

What was still missing, according to Alan Wallace, who is the planning lead for consulting firm V3, is the strategy. The goal of this session was to get feedback on what policies and strategies should be pursued to address the issues found in that 2015 study as part of a 10-year Housing Strategy and Action Plan.

“It’s a continuation of what work had been done in 2015 in North Battleford,” Wallace said in speaking to the NewsOptimist.

“The next step is what do we do about it. So it’s a strategy and a defined action plan which we find in the community and continue to find in 2017.”

This project is being undertaken by the City of North Battleford, with V3 hired on by the city as the consultant.

In turn, V3 has subcontracted Praxis Research to help with the survey of the public.

In addition to the public open houses, an online survey has been conducted. There have been 187 responses, which is considered an excellent response rate, and the hope was that the number would reach 200 by the time it closed on Nov. 6. The survey can be found on the city’s website.

Some findings from the online survey were already presented. Among those was feedback on what type of housing projects should receive incentives. The most support was for incentives for affordable rental, followed by entry-level housing.

There was wide support for policy changes to make more housing available, for North Battleford to take a greater leadership role in housing, and for other organizations to take a greater role.

As well, the majority of respondents also believed there was not enough information and research on housing issues already.

What stood out for Wallace is that the survey is yielding definitive results.

“We’re getting very strong results. In other words, there’s not getting too many 50-50 splits. We’re getting 80-20 splits.”

The public input meetings on Thursday sought feedback on what actions could have the greatest impact and which of them could be taken, what

financial incentives should be considered and which one would be the best one for positive change, what additional actions were needed to facilitate community support, the best ideas on how to monitor and research housing issues, and to find out the best ways the public and stakeholders could be engaged through education and awareness.

“What we want to do is focus on the pressing needs,” Wallace said. “What we’ve learned is that North Battleford doesn’t necessarily have a housing supply issue; it doesn’t necessarily have a housing affordability issue.

The issue seems to be centred on specifics such as the diversity of housing and the range of choices.”

He explained most of the choices are between singlefamily or multi-family only, with not enough of a range in between.

The other needs, he said, are for seniors housing and also student housing.

“So we’re trying to increase the range of choices,” Wallace said.

The consultants’ plan for 2017 is to finish the Housing Strategy and Action Plan, which would be presented to council likely early next year.

At that time they intend to deliver “a specific set of strategies and action items” for the city to address the issue.

Afterwards, the focus starting in 2018 would be on the implementation.

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Firestorm 2017 I have lived for 90 years on the northern lands of the Great Central Plain of North America. I was two years old when the stock markets crashed and the rain stopped falling. For the next 10 years I was too little to understand the disaster of drought, dust and Depression that was destroying the economy of North America. I knew what I saw. I saw tumbleweeds and Russian thistles bouncing across parched fields to be caught by fences and buried in windblown topsoil. The sparse vegetation that survived was attacked by hordes of ravenous grasshoppers. People were leaving. Friends were leaving. Those who were forced to stay prayed that good times would come back again or else they cursed the prairie country as the anteroom of Hell.

Through all of that terrible time I was safe in a little settlement where there was always shelter, fuel for coal and wood stoves, food and home grown entertainments. AND THERE WAS WATER. It came, pure and cold from the aquifer that fed the water tower beside the railway tracks. Without it there would have been no infant village. There would have been nothing but desolation. As an adult, I read the full story of what has come to be called the Dirty Thirties. In my own district, wells dried up and farmers were forced to hitch their teams to grain tanks to bring barrels of water from the South Saskatchewan River. In the Dust Bowl south of the border people were dying from what was called “dust pneumonia.”

The Dirty Thirties ended in 1939 when the rains had come again and the needs of the Second World War had restarted derelict factories and put military uniforms on the army of unemployed. There is always money for warfare.

In 2017, the quarter-section farms with their puny plowed fireguards are gone. The firefighting capabilities of the Canadian prairies has grown to become as sophisticated in equipment as are the larger farms. My own small community houses a fire truck that is well equipped to deal with grass fires and burning stubble.

There is also a tanker and a rescue vehicle carrying airbags and Jaws of Life which can lift and slice into accidentally damaged vehicles. Left behind on standby is a trailer-mounted pumper of the same vintage that Canadian factories made to ship to England during the WWII Blitz.

Every urban-based fire department is backed up by earth-moving equipment of the rural municipalities. In addition, there are numerous water tankers and cultivation equipment on the farms. Hutterite colonies monitor fire calls and always give assistance with equipment and manpower. In the spring of 2017 we felt safe. Later in the summer, all local governments began to ban open fires.

A prelude to the firestorm of Oct. 17 was the fire that was started by the detonation of an old artillery shell on the Suffield Forces Base in southeastern Alberta. (Suffield, a base once used for the development of chemical and biological weapons, now serves as a

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rented battlefield for foreign armies.) Civilian firefighters were kept waiting for 45 minutes before being permitted to enter the base. By that time it was too late. The fire had escaped to adjoining rangeland. The federal government faces multi-million dollar claims for incinerated cattle, buildings machinery and stored fodder.

Fire returned on Oct. 17. Strong winds blew two trains off the rails in Alberta. A small fire near Hilda, Alberta, was fanned into a conflagration that roared through dry grass and stubble fields into Saskatchewan. There are newspaper accounts of what happened. Winds ranging up to hurricane force snapped off power poles and sparking wires dropped into tinder-dry grass to ignite fires that grew into spreading firestorms. The fires caused the mandatory evacuation of Burstall, Leader and the RM of Deer Forks. North of the South Saskatchewan River, farms and ranches in the RM of Chesterfield were threatened and my own town of Eatonia was only minutes away from a mandatory evacuation order. Then the roaring wind changed direction and the rain began to fall. I could go outside to see a horizon free of flames and know that my community and my work of a lifetime would not be destroyed.

A later tally of the destruction indicated that at least 85,000 acres were burned along with barns, homes, sheds machinery and stored bales. At least 750 cattle died, but most of the deer, antelope and birds that live on the plains escaped.

James Hargrave, a rancher and volunteer firefighter from Walsh, Alberta, died when his water truck collided with another vehicle on a road where visibility was obscured by smoke and flying debris. Other men were hospitalized, one in critical condition. For two more days weary firefighters were out again, extinguishing flaring hot spots.

My community didn’t disappear in a raging firestorm nor did the yards and buildings of families I know and care about on both sides of the river. It was a miracle. Now, snow is making a white blanket over the fire scars on my beloved prairie.

Last week’s News-Optimist online poll: The City of North Battleford is recruiting new members for Citizens on Patrol, who will be helping with a new security camera initiative. Would you like to join?

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• I already joined.

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This week’s News-Optimist online poll: First the Panama Papers and now the Paradise Papers. With big names in the leaked documents, how do you think they will come through this controversy.

• It’s a big shakeup. Politicians will suffer career discredit.

• The Queen? She’ll come through OK. • CRA’s “appropriate action” could mean no action in many cases.

• If they’ve done the proper paperwork, they won’t suffer financially, but their reputation will suffer.

• Investigation will drag out so long everybody will have forgotten about it in the end.

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Local cabinet ministers thrown into the Leg fire The two local-area cabinet ministers from the Battlefords and surrounding area were thrown into the legislative fire this past week.

The new minister of Government Relations Larry Doke (Cut KnifeTurtleford) and new Advanced Education minister Herb Cox (The Battlefords) both had to face the music from the NDP opposition all week during Question Period.

The one who faced the most questions during the week was Doke. Last Monday, Doke had to respond to questions from Prince Albert-Northcote MLA Nicole Rancourt about the impact of tax increases and service cuts. That exchange is below, as recorded in Hansard.

Ms. Rancourt: — Mr. Speaker, the Saskatchewan Party is attacking our Crowns and they’re attacking Saskatchewan people too. Some people saw their property taxes increase by 250 per cent. From Estevan to La Ronge, people are paying more and getting less.

Commercial businesses are worried about keeping their staff on the payroll and even their doors open, and families are finding it harder to make ends meet.

Before the minister starts hiding behind SAMA [Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency], let’s be clear. The Sask Party knew the assessment issues before the budget. They could have done something to help.

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net Instead they did nothing.

So will the minister stop pointing fingers, take responsibility for the Sask Party tax hikes, and take steps to help the communities that were the hardest hit?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of Government Relations.

Hon. Mr. Doke: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

And the member opposite knows that every four years there’s reassessment.

And of course under this last 10 years of growth, assessment has gone up. I think that’s something to be proud of in many instances. It wasn’t that long ago, it wasn’t that long ago when you went to sell your house, you were worried about how much you were going to lose, not what you’re going to make.

So, Mr. Speaker, EPT [education property tax] was established. And this year EPT will be collected by the government and reported straight to the GRF [General Revenue Fund].

And, Mr. Speaker, this will be to respond to the request from the school divisions, and we’re supporting it strongly. Thank you.

The Speaker: — I rec-

ognize the member from Prince Albert Northcote.

Ms. Rancourt: — Mr. Speaker, no matter how they spin it, the fact is the Sask Party raised taxes, including educational property taxes. It’s an assessment year, and they knew exactly what the new assessments were when they went down and wrote down the budget. And they made sure they could get another $67 million.

But instead of putting that back into education, they took $67 million for the General Revenue Fund to pay for their mismanagement, scandal, and waste. On top of that, they cut millions from funding for municipalities across the province. How can the minister justify the cuts to education and municipalities while still hiking the taxes?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of Government Relations.

Hon. Mr. Doke: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don’t think I would agree with the member when she says that municipalities were cut on revenue sharing. I guess she wouldn’t remember the days from the ’97 to 2007 where the

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NDP gave nothing. You never knew until halfway through your budget if you were going to get anything at all.

Mr. Speaker, EPT, like I said earlier, is going to be collected now by the municipalities and transferred straight to the government and go into the GRF, and that will support anything that the school divisions need. Mr. Speaker, I think I would also say that . . . I think I have to say this, is that since we took over the change in the EPT, there has been a billion dollars in savings to property owners. So, Mr. Speaker, I’ll leave it at that.

Their exchange resumed again on Thursday in Question Period on the same issue.

Ms. Rancourt: — Mr. Speaker, their mismanagement, scandal, and waste has consequences. They’ve led to the Sask Party’s deep cuts and unfair tax hikes. Saskatchewan people in our municipalities are struggling too. In my own community of Prince Albert, the city was able to balance the budget. But in the face of the province chopping their funding, the mayor and council were forced to make difficult decisions — increasing property taxes and making cuts to services.

Mr. Speaker, these tax increases and service cuts are Sask Party tax increases and service cuts.

Mr. Speaker, there is only one taxpayer. So why is the government forcing the people of Prince Albert to pay the price for the Sask

Party’s mismanagement, scandal, and waste?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of Government Relations.

Hon. Mr. Doke: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you for the question. I think the member opposite probably forgets about revenue sharing that’s gone towards the cities and the municipalities and whatever, as compared to when the NDP were in power. So in 2017, there was over $257 million in revenue sharing to the municipalities. Mr. Speaker, this is a far, far cry from what it was under the NDP, when they never knew what they were going to get for revenue sharing.

This government stands committed to our municipalities, and we will move on.

Herb Cox, meanwhile, had only been on the job as Minister of Advanced Education for one day when he had to respond to NDP critic Carla Beck on the issue of cuts to the Northern Teacher Education Program. That exchange took place on Tuesday during Question Period.

Ms. Beck: — … Last year, all the Sask Party gave the North were cuts, including NORTEP-NORPAC [northern teacher education program-Northern Professional Access Col-

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Mr. Speaker, the need for teachers in the North is growing. It’s estimated that another 145 teachers will be needed in the next five years. This year there are only five students entering the first year of the teacher education program. Last year under NORTEP that number was 35, Mr. Speaker. Not only did they have no plan to get students in the North the support that they need, they scrapped a program that was actually working.

When will this government start to prioritize these kids and a strong future for the North?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of Advanced Education.

Hon. Mr. Cox: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

And teacher education in the North is indeed very important to this government, and that’s why the consolidation of that education program in the North is about expanding programs and enhancing access for northern students while it also ensures that the program remains of a high quality and it is sustainable.

Northlands College has had 40 years experience in educating northerners and has seen significant increases in their university education enrolment program offerings.

Since 2007, Mr. Speaker, enrolment at university education has increased by 226 per cent. I think that speaks well for what they’re doing.

Communities of Air Ronge and La Ronge, with just over 3,700 people . . . We felt the best use of taxpayers’ dollars, Mr. Speaker, was to reduce the duplication, and that’s what we’ve done.

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Elizabeth Zakresky: Bringing e f i l o t a n a n e e W

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Party in Saskatoon

The Saskatchewan Party held their policy convention in Saskatoon over the weekend. The highlights of the convention included a farewell tribute to Premier Brad Wall that included some remarks from political commentator Rex Murphy. As well, the five Sask Party leadership candidates – Scott Moe, Alanna Koch, Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Gord Wyant and Ken Cheveldayoff – took part in their third Leadership Debate of the campaign. The next debate is scheduled for North Battleford Nov. 16. For more on the convention, see the full story in the Regional Optimist this Thursday. Photos by John Cairns

RCMP issues statement on Boushie investigation

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The RCMP has issued a statement on the results of their investigation into allegations made by the family of Colten Boushie into members’ conduct in response to his shooting death in August 2016.

The statement was issued following a report Thursday in the Globe and Mail, which reported the RCMP had “exonerated

itself for its actions” in the aftermath of the shooting.

The shooting incident took place in the RM of Glenside.

Boushie’s family had filed a formal complaint last December alleging insensitive treatment by the RCMP in the aftermath of the shooting. According to the Globe and Mail report, Boushie‘s family received a letter summarizing the results of the investigation last week; that was con-

firmed by Saskatchewan RCMP Thursday.

The accused in the case, Gerald Stanley, is scheduled to go to trial for second-degree murder in Battleford Queen’s Bench Court beginning on Jan. 29 of next year.

The following is the statement in full by the RCMP issued Thursday afternoon in relation to the matter.

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atchewan RCMP sent a letter to the Baptiste family advising them of the results of our public complaint investigation into their allegations regarding our members’ conduct in response to the death of Colten Boushie in August of 2016.

While we cannot speak to specifics, we can talk generally about the process.

The RCMP is committed to an accountable, fair and objective complaint process.

Ensuring a fair, effective, thorough and impartial investigation of complaints involving RCMP employees is critical in demonstrating our commitment to accountability.

When a complaint is received, it is managed by our Professional Responsibility Unit. Part of that process is to determine at the outset whether it should be investigated as a public complaint; a code of con-

duct violation or even as a criminal or statutory offence. Sometimes all three can run concurrently.

In the case of a public complaint level investigation, the Professional Responsibility Unit arranges for an investigator to look into the complaint.

In this case, an Inspector from a different district was assigned. The public complaint process is also overseen by the RCMP’s National Public Complaints Directorate in Ottawa.

Investigations such as these are separate from the court process and are strictly remedial in nature as opposed to disciplinary; although if allegations are supported, subsequent processes are considered, including those higher levels of investigation noted earlier which carry more serious, potential consequences including discipline or

criminal prosecution.

Public complaint investigations though, like the one we’re talking about today, can result in the RCMP taking the following actions including, but not limited to; issuing an apology, providing operational guidance to employees or making a procedural or policy change. In this instance, in relation to allegations that were supported, the RCMP implemented all three of these remedial actions.

Finally, if the family wishes to pursue this matter further, they have the option of turning to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP. The Commission is an independent agency, created by Parliament, to ensure that complaints made by the public about the conduct of RCMP members are examined fairly and impartially.

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Federal by-elections called for Dec. 11 Staff The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced Sunday that by-elections will be held on Dec. 11 in four electoral districts, including Battlefords-Lloydminster.

The other districts are: Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld and Lab.; ScarboroughAgincourt, Ont.; and South Surrey-White Rock, B.C. Elections Canada offices in these electoral districts will be open shortly, said a release from the federal government.

Canadian citizens in these electoral districts who are at least 18 years old on election day are eligible to vote.

To vote in a federal by‑election, an elector’s home address must be in the electoral district from the first day of the revision of the voters lists, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, until election day, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017.

Electors need to be registered to vote.

Most electors are already registered.

To check their registration, electors can visit elections.ca/register or call us at 1‑800‑463‑6868. Unregistered electors can register at the Elections Canada office in their electoral district, or at the polls just before they vote.

Electors have several voting options to choose from: by mail, in person at an Elections Canada office, at their advance polling station, or at their election day polling place.

To vote, electors must show proof of their identity and address.

There are three options to prove your identity and address: 1) Show one of these pieces of ID • your driver’s licence • your provincial or territorial ID card • any other government card with your photo, name and current address You can use ID with your mailing address if that address appears in your voter registration file. If you’re not sure what address we have on file, check your voter registration.

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E-statements and e-invoices are accepted. Print them or show them on a mobile device.

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Safety initiative

Traffic blitz produces lots of tickets and warnings Staff Battlefords RCMP have released stats from their recently-completed and highly visible Combined Traffic and Community Safety Initiative.

The initiative ran from 6 a.m. Oct. 23 through 6 p.m Oct. 29, and was a combined effort by Battlefords RCMP and Saskatoon branch of the Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) unit.

According to the RCMP,

a total of 422 documents were issued for traffic violations, not including impounds, warrants or Criminal Code charges.

Of those, there were 177 tickets including the following: 14 for suspended drivers/no driver’s license, 19 for unregistered vehicles, 32 for speed-related offences, 20 cell phone tickets, five stop sign tickets and 30 seat belt tickets.

There were 207 warnings issued. And there were 38 Inspection tickets

issued.

Of the others, there were two Summary Offences Procedure Act (SOPA) warrants executed, one Criminal Code warrant was executed, one Criminal Code Breach charge was laid, one Criminal code driving charge laid and three 30-day vehicle impounds.

Battlefords RCMP is taking the opportunity to remind people “to drive safe for everyone’s safety.”

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Vikings capture first ever SSSAD 3A championship

By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

For the first time since they joined the league, the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings football team has captured a Saskatoon city title.

On a snowy night at the Saskatoon Minor Football Field, the Vikings defeated the Tommy Douglas Tigers by a score of 26-15 Friday and hoisted the Saskatoon Secondary Schools Athletic Directorate trophy in the process.

“It’s an awesome feeling,” Vikings head coach Mike Humenny said. “That last time we were in this spot was in 2012 and we got our butts handed to us

by Bishop James Mahoney.

“We still have one more game to go with the provin-

Apete Tuiloma hoisted the SSSAD 3A football championship trophy after the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings won their first league title Friday night in Saskatoon. Photos by Lucas Punkari

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a tough time in Grade 10 and then ending the season here in Saskatoon on a sour note [in a semifinal loss to Marion Graham] last fall.”

Many of the players on the Vikings roster captured the Kinsmen Football League title with the junior program three years ago and have continued to gel as a group ever since.

“This is the first time in a while that our team has made it through not only the first round of the playoffs, but win a league title as well,” Vikings quarterback Damon Dutton said.

“To have a chance to do it with these guys is special.”

“We have such a great group of guys here and everything just clicked for us this year,” all-around offensive player Zach Wolfe added.

Dutton had a pair of touchdown passes in the victory, as he connected with Presley Peterson on a six-yard pass in the second quarter and then hooked up with Wolfe for a 57-yard play as the buzzer sounded for the first half.

“There were a lot of the defenders on the side of the ball where we had three wide receivers, so I was just looking for Zach com-

ing over on a slant route and I knew it couldn’t be a short yardage play as it was coming up to the end of the half,” Dutton said.

“Once I caught the ball, Presley made an unreal block and just smoked a guy to give me more room out there,” Wolfe added.

“Everyone did their job on offence today. It was a total team effort.”

JT Lamb had another strong day on the ground as he rushed for a pair of touchdowns.

The Vikings also had an excellent performance on defence as Wolfe, Lamb and Chase Bartko all recovered fumbles and Kolby Heidt came up with an interception.

“We played as a unit and we kept our composure throughout the game, which was something we didn’t do when we lost to them in the regular season,” Heidt said.

“Prior to the game, we talked a lot with our guys about playing good fundamental football,” Humenny added. “I told them it was going to come down to who took care of the football and we did that today by winning the turnover battle.”

The Tigers, who were competing in their first ever league championship contest, got a pair of touchdowns from quarterback Hayden Sabadash as he rushed into the end zone from a yard out and connected with Keenan Hession on a 18yard passing play.

“It’s hard to win games when you turn the ball over three times in the red zone, but that happens in football sometimes,” Tigers head coach Leo Grosjean said.

“I hope the guys can learn a lot from this experience. We have a young group on defence that’s only going to get better and I really hope our program continues to flourish going

forward.”

Next up for the Vikings will be the provincial 3A championship game, which they will host at Beaver Lions Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.

Their opponent in that contest will be the Yorkton Raiders after they defeated the Greenall Griffins from Balgonie by a 24-22 in the semifinal Saturday in Regina “It’s a big deal to host that game, but we have a lot of work to do to get ready for it,” Humenny said.

“Yorkton and us have had a bit of a rivalry over the years and we’ve played each other in the provincial final before, so I’m sure we’ll mention that to our guys ahead of Saturday.”

The Vikings last played in a provincial championship game in 1995 when they edged the Prince Albert Carlton Crusaders 2120 in Regina to take home the 3A banner.

The Raiders’ last trip to the provincial title game was in 1994, when they came to Beaver Lions Stadium and defeated the Vikings in a 29-21 affair.

Meanwhile, the 4A city champions in Regina and Saskatoon were also crowned Friday night as a pair of lengthy streaks came to an end.

The Campbell Tartans brought a halt to the fiveyear city and provincial title reign of the LeBoldus Golden Suns with a 27-25 win at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.

In the other contest, the Centennial Chargers prevented the Holy Cross Crusaders from capturing a seventh straight city crown by prevailing in a 34-28 overtime thriller at the Saskatoon Minor Football Field.

The Tartans and Chargers will battle it out for the 4A provincial crown on Saturday in Regina at Mosaic Stadium

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Battlefords Stars forward Adam Beckman raced up the ice with the puck during a Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League game against the Tisdale Trojans on Oct. 29. Photo courtesy of Devin Tasa/Tisdale Recorder

Staff After dropping the first three games of a road trip, the Battlefords Stars made sure they would return to the Civic Centre with a win in their back pocket.

With a 5-3 triumph over the Notre Dame Argos in Wilcox Sunday, the Stars improved to 5-7-0-0 and are two points ahead of the Moose Jaw Generals for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League standings.

Forwards Adam Beckman and Ty Mosimann led the way for the Stars in the lead, as Beckman had a pair of goals and assists while Mosimann scored once and set up three other goals.

Mosimann, who leads the Stars in scoring with 20 points, has the most asssists in the SMAAHL this year with 14 in 12 games.

Carsen Robertson had a pair of assists in Sunday’s triumph, while Luke Fennig and Shayde Peterson also scored.

Joseph Young turned

aside 28 shots for the Stars as they snapped a three game losing streak.

Jayce Nikbakht, Jacob Robinson and Qaritag Kusugak scored for the Argos, who recieved a 26save performance from Bryan Thomson.

The Stars earned a weekend split from their trip to Wilcox, as they had dropped a 5-2 affair to the Notre Dame Hounds Saturday.

Beckman scored both goals in the loss, while Damon McKenzie and Mosimann had a pair of assists and Young made 28 saves.

Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs committed player Luke Mylymok led the way for the Hounds with a hat trick.

The Stars started their road swing on Oct. 28 and 29 in Tisdale, where they suffered 3-1 and 7-4 losses to a Trojans team that is tied for first place in the league with the Prince Albert Mintos.

Mosimann had the lone goal in their loss on Oct. 28, which saw Colton

Schell pot home a pair of goals for the Trojans.

In the rematch the following day, Dylan Esau had a pair of goals and Beckman had four assists for the visitors as he helped to set up markers by Fennig and McKenzie.

Zack Smith led the way for the hosts with a goal and three assists during their ‘Pink in the Rink’ game.

Young turned aside 31 shots in the first game of the weekend against the Trojans.

Carter Serehyenko made 27 saves in the rematch but was pulled late in the second frame for Young, who stopped 23 shots in a relief role.

The Stars are now off until Tuesday, Nov. 14, when they will host the Beardy’s Blackhawks in a 7:30 p.m. contest at the Civic Centre.

Following a trip to Prince Albert to play the Mintos on Thursday, Nov. 16, the Stars will host the defending league champion Regina Pat Canadians on Nov. 18 and 19.

Field House.

The opening night of the program, which is for ages six and up, took place Monday but more partcipants are needed to keep it going until it’s scheduled completion on Dec. 18 The program, which runs for seven weeks and costs $28, teaches participants the basics of disc golf and allows them to play a

few holes with all equipment being provided.

A group for ages six through nine will take place each Monday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., while a program for ages 10 and up will take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information on the program and how to register, contact Zimmer at 306-445-1790.

Youth disc golf program avaliable in North Battleford Staff A new youth disc golf program is in need of members in order to run during the course of the fall.

The program, which is being put together by Evan Zimmer of the Battlefords Community Disc Golf Club is taking place on Monday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the NationsWest

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Following a post-game line brawl that occurred last Tuesday in a 4-1 loss on the road to the Kindersley Klippers, the Battlefords North Stars found themselves in a tough situation.

As a result of the fisticuff, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League handed down five-game suspensions to forward Troy Gerein and defenceman Connor Manegre, a three-game suspension to head coach and general manager Brandon Heck, two-game suspensions to forwards Keith Anderson and Connor McIntosh to go along with a $1,500 fine.

With those player unable to suit up, along with forward Ryan Gil, defenceman Conor Jensen and forward Taryn Kotchorek, the North Stars had a short-staff squad as they prepared for road games against the Humboldt Broncos Wednesday and a rematch with the Klippers Saturday.

The defending SJHL champions stood up to that challenge, as they picked up 3-2 and 4-3 shootout wins respectively to move into first place in the Olympic Buildings Division with a 12-1-1-0 record.

“We have a number of guys stepping up and playing in situations that they may not normally do, such as being on the power play and penalty kill,” said North Stars assistant coach Boyd Wakelin, who is currently in charge behind the bench while Heck is serving his suspension.

“I’m really happy with how the team has been playing. They’ve really bought in to playing the right way.”

After a sub-par showing by their standards against the Klippers a few days earlier, the North Stars had a better effort in their rematch at the West Central Events Centre on Saturday

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“I though the way we played against Kindersley Saturday was pretty similar to how we played Wednesday in Humboldt, but I thought we were a little more physical tonight,” Wakelin said.

“They did a good job of answering the bell and they threw their weight around against Kindersley, who tried pushing us around a little bit.”

Layne Young and Chaseton Braid both scored for the North Stars in the shootout, while netminder Kolby Matthews stopped Josh Fletcher and Curtis Peck to go along with the three save performance he had in the skills competition Wednesday.

“Kolby has been consistent all year long for us,” Wakelin said. “He gives us a chance to win every night and we can’t ask for much more than what he’s been doing lately.”

Young led the way on offence with a goal and an assist, while Braid and Tre Doyon also found the back of the net.

“Tre was a huge factor in this game,” Wakelin said of the forward, who was making his season debut for the North Stars after being sidelined for almost two months with a shoulder injury.

“He was throwing his body around, he chipped in with a goal early and he blocked two shots for us on a huge penalty kill in the third period.”

Matthews, who was making his eight straight start in goal, made 32 saves.

The Klippers got goals from Fletcher, Peck and Thompson, while Justen Close turned aside 31 shots in the loss.

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Humboldt saw MacGregor Sinclair score the lone goal in the skills competiton, while Matthews stopped all three Broncos shooters that he faced to go along with the 39 saves he made over 65 minutes.

Sinclair and Young both scored for the North Stars in regulation, while Braid had a pair of helpers.

Logan Schatz and Conner Lukan both found the back of the net for the Broncos, while Jacob Wassermann turned aside 32 shots in the loss.

Prior to Wednesday’s game, the North Stars acquired forward Braydon Nelson from the Vancouver Junior Island Hockey League’s Kerry Park Islanders.

“He’s friends with Keith Anderson so he got on our radar that way and we did our homework on him,” Heck said. “We feel like he can be a good fit with some of the other younger players on the team.”

The 18-year-old from Duncan, B.C., who had an assist in his debut for the North Stars, had five points in seven games for the Islanders after putting up four assists in 34 games last year with the British Columbia Hockey League’s Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

The North Stars also traded defenceman Brandon Armstrong to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League’s Winkler Flyers for future considerations prior to Saturday’s game in Kindersley.

The 18-year-old from Maple Ridge, B.C. had a goal in 11 games for the North Stars after spending last season with the Western Hockey League’s Moose Jaw Warriors.

The North Stars will return home Saturday to face the Weyburn Red Wings.

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OBITUARIES LESLIE MCDONALD: Thank you all for coming today. Les would be proud to see you all here with us honoring his life.

Leslie Gerals McDonald was born on October 31, 1952. He spent his entire life growing up and living in North Battleford. Never had much in the way of schooling, but he was a smart man none the less.

Over the years he held a few jobs. Some of those included being a dish washer at various restaurants in the city, working in the wood working department and paper shed at BTEC, and finally being a teammember at Battleford Furniture. If i’ve missed any, I’m sorry. Les talked very fondly of his days at BTEC and Battleford Furniture. Over the past few days, I’ve spoken to people from both places and they all told me how much they loved having him work for them. Not to mention the Christmas parties! This touched me to hear all that because I know no matter what job Les had he always gave his all. He was a hard worker. He was also a man, of many titles. Alot of you remember him as Rusty, but he was also a awesome brother, uncle, great uncle, son, and friend. Family was imporant to Les. He had lots of siblings and he loved them all. Whenever one of them would come to town or he’d go to see them, He’d always enjoy his visits. Though they never saw each other much, they were always in each others hearts. You know Les was my uncle but also so much more. Second Father, best friend, party buddy, confidante. He was even my grad escourt in 1995. I will forever cherish our phone chats, going for coffee or sometimes beers at the Beaver, sitting watching shows with him, Taking him out of town with me But most of all I’m greatful to him for walking me through life good times and bad. Filling the void that others couldn’t, He thought the wold of me, and I felt the same for him.

When I had kids of my own he was happy and proud. He was there for the birth of them all. They all held a special place in his heart, and he always asked about them. Les has alot of extended families as well. To Les, it didn’t matter if you were blood related or not. You were still family. He always kept himself busy.

Whether it was going for coffee with Jack at McDonald’s or at Tim’s with his out of town friends, coming to visit me or spending weekends with Crystal, he was never idle. Crystal and Les had a special bond. They cared about each other a great deal. I know you will forever miss him Crystal but remember he is only a thought away. He loved anything with dolphins on it. Car shows were another thing he loved. Vintage automobiles and pictures were a collecting passion for him. His walls are decorated with some of those pictures he was very proud of his record collection also. Loved his music that boy! He could listen to just about any kind, but what he really liked were the good old rocking tunes. AC/DC, ZZTop, Nazareth, just to name a few. As you all know, he was always a sharp drerssed man and had a great way with the ladies! Anytime he’d catch a girl’s attention, he’d get so excited. He was almost married a couple times but it didn’t work out. It’s to bad he never had kids because he was great with them. Another thing he held dear was his family at BRSI. He’d tell me about all the outings they went on, supper clubs and shopping nights, dances and camping trips. He had alot of fun with you all and I want to thank each and every one on you for letting him be apart of your family and clients. Yes Les held a dear place in many people’s hearts. He made many, many friends over the years and had great times with all of them. All of us as a family love you so much and so do everyone from your extended family as well. You gave us 64 beautiful years with you. You were always willing to lend a hand to help, no matter what the job was. You had the biggest heart I’ve ever seen, It hurts so much to let you go, but I know you’re still here in spirit. We will all miss your sweet smile, catchy laugh and that sense of humor of yours as Jill put it. This isn’t goodbye, but see you later. Your death came as a shock to everyone. But you’re at peace now, and free from pain. Rest easy my dear sweet uncle/dad. You will never, ever be forgotten. __________________________________________________

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Saturday, November 11

Borden Lion’s Remembrance Day Service at the Borden Community Centre at 10:45 a.m.

Sunday, November 12

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Seniors Fun Day at St. Joseph Hall, 1942 - 98th Street from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Entertainment The Old-Timers, Bingo & Lunch.

All seniors welcome.

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Cancer Survivor Support Group at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m., every third Wednesday of the Month. For further information call Myrna 306-445-2328 or Ken 306-481-4137. All are welcome.

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Cash Bingo at the Borden Senior’s Room starting at 7:00 p.m.

Friday, November 17

Borden Lion’s Pasta Night at the Borden Community Centre from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. Call 306-997-2159 for information.

Saturday, November 18

Ole-Fashion Home-made Christmas Craft Sale at the Denholm Community Hall, Denholm, 12 miles east of North Battleford on Highway 16. If you make crafts and would like to sell them, please call Diana Yarrow at 306-937-2261 to book a space. No venders please.

Tuesday, November 21

Kaiser tournament at the Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 22

Scholastic Book Fair at the Borden School at 12:15 p.m.

Saturday, November 25

Topline Social Dance Club - Gold Tones at the North Battleford Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 1352 - 100th Street, North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Lunch served. Min. age 19. Dress casual. For more information phone Sharon 306-446-0446, Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306-445-8815.

Saturday, November 25

Christmas Trade Show & Bake Sale at the EMBM School, 1651 - 96th Street, North Battleford from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Live music, crafts, bake sale, silent auction & raffle. If you would like to book a table, please contact Greg Corcoran at 306-817-0377 or email at g.corcoran@ loccsd.ca. Presented by Light of Christ Catholic School Division.

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Q: While out goose hunting in a field, can I bring along a rifle to shoot coyotes?

I always wonder what the angle is in scenarios like this because coyotes attacking decoys is not a problem that I am aware of. If they are taking your downed birds – then perhaps you have not done your due diligence in retrieval.

The Migratory Birds Convention Act makes it clear that you cannot use any rifle to hunt waterfowl.

A Saskatchewan resident can carry a rifle and shoot coyotes while hunting waterfowl. However, the situation may cause the hunter to come under scrutiny of the conservation officer if a rifle is discovered while the hunters are in their blinds, for the reasons outlined above, so the best advice would be to leave the rifle secured in the vehicle until the goose hunting is completed.

The same answer would go for someone hunting with a bow or muzzle loader. You could carry a rifle with you for hunting coyotes as long as it was not being used to hunt the species for which you are licensed.

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son hunting coyotes cannot lawfully accompany a licenced big game hunter.

During a big game season in particular areas, such as the Regina/Moose Jaw Wildlife Management Zone, you cannot carry a rifle other than a muzzle loading rifle.

Q: Can I carry two rifles at the same time? Can I carry a shotgun and rifle at the same time?

A tricky question. The short answer is yes…. you can carry as many rifles as you can carry. You can also carry a shotgun and rifle at the same time.

One scenario, let’s say it is the Saskatchewan resident either sex white-tailed season for rifle. Also open at that time is the Saskatchewan resident pheasant season. This would mean that if you had a licence for both, you could carry both a shotgun and a rifle.

In this case a hunter would be advised to wear proper big game hunting colours to ensure they could lawfully hunt whitetailed deer if one is encountered. For safety reasons, it is not a bad idea for pheasant hunters to wear hunting colors during an open big game season.

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - PAGE 15

Sometimes rain clouds can be a welcome sight As I wrote this, we in Western Canada were experiencing an extremely dry spring. Wildfires had started here and there, and spread like a virulent contagion. As the flames swept through towns they drove families from their homes.

Thousands of courageous fire fighters, with their sophisticated equipment, were brought in from other places, and the battle blazed on.

There were successes and reverses, but overall, progress was made.

The one thing that would have been of great help was a steady rain.

But day by day, we checked the weather reports, gazed at the sky, and prayed, seemingly in vain.

A cooling of the temperature, and some showers here and there were finally welcomed, and we hopeed for more still.

Not only would this help to control the fires, it was much needed by farmers who were in the midst of planting.

We had hope that even “a cloud, as small as a man’s hand” may be the forerunner of a sky full, and the herald of torrents, as it was in Elijah’s day (I Kgs. 18:44).

All of this to indicate that some clouds are welcome. Recently, I heard

someone say they didn’t want rain on the weekend, that it would interfere with their plans.

Really? Do you know what’s been going on?

Would you begrudge people the survival of their homes because you have to cancel a picnic?

Sometimes clouds are wonderful!

The Bible has a lot to say about them–sometimes in a positive, and sometimes in a negative way.

There is the value of rain, of course, as indicated above.

“Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises on the harp to our God, who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the mountains” (Ps. 147:78).

Then, there is the symbolic use of clouds. When God assures His people that He has forgiven them, He says, “I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins” (Isa. 44:22). But clouds can also be a picture of coming judgment, as it was for Israel. “That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness” (Zeph. 1:15).

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But there is a question to consider: Will there be clouds in heaven? At one point in his heavenly visions John sees the Lord Jesus Christ sitting on a cloud (Rev. 14:14). But

overall heaven is a place of brightness and clarity, not of gray and darkening skies, a place where the glory of the Lamb (Christ) is the light, and sun and moon are unnecessary

(Rev. 21:23).

Which brings us to a gospel song called The Unclouded Day. It was written around 1880, by Josiah Kelly Alwood (1828-1909). Mr. Alwood was a circuit-riding preacher in the American Midwest. He uses the clouds as poetic imagery to describe heaven as “a home where no storm clouds rise.” Where, as the Bible puts it, “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the

former things have passed away: (Rev. 21:4). In that symbolic sense, we can be sure there are no clouds in heaven!

Josiah Alwood’s song says, “O they tell me of a home far beyond the skies, / O they tell me of a home far away; / O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise, / O they tell me of an unclouded day. / O the land of cloudless day, / O the land of an unclouded day, / O they tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise, / O they tell me of an unclouded day.”

A time for celebration We’ve all had them: bad days, good days, “dog days” – you get the idea – but this past week I’m celebrating one my most extraordinary “days to remember.

On Oct. 28, 1992, I sat in a doctor’s office in Regina, Saskatchewan and listened to his pronouncement: You have colorectal cancer. I don’t recall the rest of the conversation and I wasn’t sure who seemed more anaesthetized, him or me.

Unlike other times, that day I was immediately ushered into his of-

tions. I think he knew the prognosis before I uttered a word; I just know that tears streamed down both our faces as we began our 90-minute drive back home. While he remained silent, I found myself singing, whether fice for my appointment. to myself or out loud I Usually I sat and waited honestly don’t remembut that day the schedule ber, Psalm 104:33/34 “I was so “on time” that will sing to the Lord as my husband hadn’t even long as I live; I will sing returned from parking praise to my God while our vehicle. After stumI have my being. May bling from the office I my meditation be sweet headed for the parking lot to Him; I will be glad in and met hubby partway the Lord.” How long I between the two locahad left for singing was

unknown.

Without dwelling on the months of treatments and the years of complications I’ve endured, I can say with all my heart, that day was one to remember. I realize this is a different sort of piece but above everything else, I treasure the lessons I’ve learned in how to trust Him during these extra twenty-five years. My heart goes out to those individuals and families who have not been as fortunate and while I don’t understand, I know He loves you.

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Canadian National Baptist Convention

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon

Spend some quality family time together. Worship at the church of your choice.

Our community has a number of churches and a variety of denominations for you & your family.

Corner 16th Ave. & 93rd Street, North Battleford

Come Join Us Sundays at 11:00 am

Phone 306-445-9096

Saturday Services Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

1702 - 106th Street North Battleford, SK

Loving God Growing Together Serving Others Phone Church: 306-445-4818 Fax: 306-445-8895 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

Sr. Pastor Brian Arcand Pastor Anand George Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338

Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

10:30 a.m.

Service

Church & CE Wing:

306-893-2611

For booking the Wing:

306-893-4465

Third Avenue United Church Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171 Rev. Frances Patterson

Everyone Welcome

www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net

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Leko’s Conservation Corner

Picturesque Common questions about hunting

— Photo by Louise Lundberg

Continued from Page 14 Q: Can I have more than one shotgun in my blind while hunting waterfowl?

You are not allowed to have more than one shotgun at any one time while hunting waterfowl unless the second shotgun is unloaded and disassembled or unloaded and encased.

The intent of this regulation is to ensure that a hunter does not exceed the three shots shell limit by having a second shotgun readily available.

Q: I just finished my hunter safety course.

When can I go out hunting? When can I go myself?

Welcome to the hunting family! Now that you have completed your Firearm Safety/ Hunter Education Course (FS/HE) you can legally purchase a licence to hunt in Saskatchewan.

However, there are responsibilities that go hand-inhand with that privilege.

First, you must be at least 12 years old before you can lawfully hunt in Saskatchewan. All first time purchasers of hunting licences will be asked to confirm they hold a FS/ HE certificate.

You must make sure that you are carrying your own licence and tags… don’t forget them at home, and don’t let anyone else carry them.

If you are between 12 and 15 years of age, while hunting, you have to be under the direct supervision of someone who is over the age of 18. If that person is not your legal guardian, then you need to have your parents sign your licence, which gives permission and authorization to another person to take you hunting.

If you are 16 years of age or older, you can legally hunt in Saskatchewan on your own. However, federal legislation states that persons under the age of 18 must possess a Federal Minors permit.

Finally, you can use a firearm to hunt that belongs to another individual, as long as you are under their direct supervision and they have a valid Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL).

Q: We sometimes get into conflicts with guides when we are hunting the same area. What are the rules surrounding who has access to the land first?

These types of disputes can be easily solved with a little bit of communication. If the land is private land, then it is ultimately up to the landowner who they allow to hunt on it.

Land that is not posted

may be interpreted as implied consent, but it is an ethical hunter who gets permission anyway. This is particularly true when it comes to accessing a field to hunt migratory game birds.

Remember that just because you hunted that parcel of land one day, it does not give you unlimited access to it for the rest of the year. There are also some different rules that distinguish between a sport hunter and an outfitter.

All outfitters are a commercial business and must have written permission to hunt/operate on private land. This is a condition of their outfitting licence.

This written permission must be made available to any conservation officer who asks for it.

Sport hunters do not require written permission to hunt on private land, but make sure you understand the landowner’s intentions for your access.

Q: I have a question relating to the dress requirements. Can I wear a full outer suit of white, or orange? The guide makes it sound like you can only wear a vest.

The intent of the legislation from the Wildlife Regulations is to wear an outer garment that allows you to be clearly visible from a distance…it’s a safety issue.

A vest coloured blaze orange, scarlet, white or bright yellow must be worn while hunting big game with a rifle or while hunting in a designated rifle-only season. Headwear can be any one of those colours except white.

The minimum requirement is an outer garment that covers the torso (vest), but you are allowed to wear a jacket or a full outer suit of the required colours as these garments exceed the legal requirement.

Orange camo and beige camo are not legal colours.

Remember that all persons accompanying a big game hunter during a rifle season must also wear legal colours.

I have many more questions, and next column I plan to do a rapid fire type question answer column so we get as many answered as possible. Until next time, keep your crosshairs level.

Ministry of Environment conservation officer Lindsey Leko has spent more than 25 years as a conservation officer in Saskatchewan. For many years, Officer Leko contributed a column to local papers on a variety of issues related to hunting, fishing, and other resource-related issues. If you have questions, please contact lindsey.leko@gov. sk.ca.