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Everybody Has a Story

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Garden Chat

Designing the short season garden

Corey Schwab: Passion for the game never fades

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If you had lips that close behind your incisors, you’d be able to gnaw your cattails under water just like a muskrat can. That’s only one of the adaptations to aquatic life exhibited by Ondatra zibethicus. The muskrat also has partially webbed hind feet and can stay submerged for up to 20 minutes. While they mainly eat aquatic vegetation, they are also known to eat turtles, mice, birds, frogs and fish. Original to North America, they were introduced to Czech Republic in 1905 in order to establish fur farms, and are now found through Europe, Asia and even South America. Their fur is prized by trappers and it’s muskrat fur that is found on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police winter hats. Photo by Averil Hall

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The food was then being donated to the Battlefords Food and Resource Centre. Some of the impressive structures that lined the hallways of the school included a space shuttle complete with robot arm, a grain elevator, a Canadian flag, a massive happy face (built by Grade 1 students) and a pyramid, among others. Photos

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Swiftwolfe pleads guilty to DWI in fatal crash Staff

There is resolution in connection to a case involving a woman charged in the fatal collision in Cochin Nov. 1, 2014.

Two people were killed in that incident in which a sedan rolled into Lehman Creek. The woman charged in the incident, Charnelle Swiftwolfe, entered a plea of guilty to impaired operation of a motor vehicle, while at the same time entering a plea of not guilty to impaired driving causing death in the same case.

Swiftwolfe was in court Thursday morning before Judge Lorna Dyck. In addition, she entered guilty pleas to breach charges as well as to operating an unregistered vehicle and driving without a license. She was levied fines of $630 in relation to the latter two charges.

As for the most serious charges, sentencing has been set for July 8. A pre-sentence report has been ordered in the meantime.

Lawyers in court Thursday indicated a further breach charge is also coming in connection to Swiftwolfes’s previous court date last week, which Swiftwolfe failed to show up for.

The explanation provided was that she was ill.

Still, Judge Dyck indicated her displeasure and added counsel was not happy either.

Train collides with semi Staff

a spill of white powder located on the railways rack At approximately 3 a.m. just before noon Saturday.

Sunday, a west-bound CN Upon investigation, the train collided with a semi product appeared to be fertruck near the town of Unity.

The driver of the semi tilizer. This was confirmed truck was transported to by the fire department in hospital with minor injuries. consultation with advisors Unity RCMP report the from CN Rail. The spill was collision happened when the train that was travelling west struck the front of a semi truck that was on the tracks.

There were no injuries to the train personnel and there were no spills from the railcars.

The Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 155 calls for service between 6 a.m. Thursday, May 7 and 6 a.m. Sunday, May 10.

Thursday

• Complaint of young girls operating a motor vehicle in an erratic manner in the Civic Centre parking lot.

• Report of a group of teens “up to no good” in the 1300 block of 103rd Street.

Teens were throwing rocks at parked vehicles.

• Second report of a black SUV and a red SUV at an address on the 900 block of 105th. Complainant advised that occupants of the vehicle tried to kick in his front door without success. Occupants fled scene in their vehicles.

Complainant thought they may be gang members but is not familiar with any of them.

Friday

• At approximately nine minutes after midnight Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint that a sign was on fire outside a business located just off of 100th Street.

The complainant put the fire out but reported this potential arson/property damage to police.

• Complaint of people driving while impaired on Moosomin First Nation in a purple car. Occupants of the vehicle threw rocks at the complainant’s vehicle.

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• Complaint of teenagers racing in shopping carts on 17th Avenue being really loud.

• Report of a disturbance at an address on the 1800 block of 101st Street. It sounded like someone was busting windows and walls.

Members attended and the suite was empty.

Saturday • Report of car shoppers

Grass Fire Doused

North Battleford Fire Department responded to a small grass fire east of Ter-

ritorial Drive and Railway Avenue East Friday at 1:43 p.m.

Two vehicles and four personnel spent an hour and a quarter on the site. The fire was brought under control quickly and without incident, NBFD reports.

Food for Thought

One Injured in MVA

RCMP, WPD Ambulance and Lashberg towing attended a motor vehicle collision at Territorial Drive and Highway 4 South Friday about 2 p.m.

One person had to be removed from the vehicle with the jaws of life.

Ambulance crews transported one person to hospital.

Fertilizer Spilled on Tracks

The North Battleford Fire Department responded to the railway crossing at Railway Avenue West and Battleford Road for an investigation of

Erratic driving at Civic Centre Staff

small in nature and was estimated at less than four litres.

NBFD were on the scene for only about seven minutes.

in the 100 block of 25th Street in Battleford. Five males were hanging around the complainant’s vehicle.

• Report of two large dogs running loose on 34th Street in Battleford. The dogs were not located.

• Complaint of a man walking on the highway between North Battleford and Battleford in a bright orange bunny hug weaving in and out of traffic.

News-Optimist.ca Last week’s News-Optimist online poll: Battleford Town Council has expressed concern over the speed of traffic in the town and on the North Saskatchewan River bridges. Do you speed?

• Of course, everybody does. 16% • Just a little, not enough to get stopped. 30% • I set my cruise control right on the dot. 22% • The speed limits are too low so, yes, I do. 6% • I prefer to drive under the speed limit, just to be extra safe. 26%

This week’s News-Optimist online poll:

How should Saskatchewan react to the NDP winning the Alberta election?

• We need to get ready for the influx of people looking to escape the high taxes.

• Good! I’m moving to Alberta and getting away from this right-wing Brad Wall government.

• This should keep our politicians on their toes, knowing governments can be booted out.

• The NDP won in Alberta? How did that happen?

Ames Leslie, regional grain manager of North Sask. Cargill and Bert Benoit, general manager of North Battleford Cargill, were at John Paul II Collegiate to present the first of two payments in support of the high school’s breakfast program. A cheque for $2,500 was presented to Rena Fauchon-Smockum, program co-ordinator, Carlo Hansen, principal, and Kelvin Colliar, superintendent of human resources. Leslie noted a second payment will be made shortly, again for $2,500, but this payment will be in U.S. funds, as it is from Corporate Cargill. Fauchon-Smockum explained these funds are used for the school’s breakfast and lunch programs that are open to all students. A very well used program. Smockum stated, “It is obviously a need in our community because they (students) need fuel to learn. Cargill is making our programs possible and we are so grateful for the support.” Cargill also sponsors an Environmental Stewardship Program in their continuing support of communities. In the photo are Colliar, Hansen, Fauchon-Smockum, Benoit and Leslie. Photo submitted

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Commentary

No need for national drug plan in Canada

By Bacchus Barua Troy Media

Calls for a national drug insurance program, commonly referred to as Pharmacare, can regularly be found in Canada’s media. While access to prescription drugs is an important component of any well-functioning health-care system, there’s little evidence that an expanded government-run single-payer program is either necessary or ideal.

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Out of touch, out of office Dear Editor I vividly recall former Saskatchewan NDP Premier, Allan Blakeney, stating, “When you’re out of touch, you’re out of office” following the spring of 1982 shellacking the NDP received at the hands of Grant Devine’s Progressive Conservative party. I also recall Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell not saying that when they should have after their crucifixion in the 1993 fall federal election, and the Liberals never saying that no matter how badly they have been beaten here and there throughout the last 75 years. It would have been impossible for hyper-arrogant Pierre Trudeau to even think such, let alone mumble it.

Maybe that’s the lesson for the Alberta PCs. They were “out of touch.” Although the electorate seldom articulates itself in such a way, it’s axiomatic in politics that “out of touch” usually means “out of office” and that “the electorate is never wrong.”

I also think that the attractiveness of NDP Leader, Rachel Notley, was underestimated by her opponents, the media and virtually everyone else. She was impressive right from the get go. However, attractive and bright shining as she and her colleagues may be now, it will not be easy for them to stay that way as they try to meet their constituencies’ expectations amidst the very serious economic challenges currently facing Alberta. It’s also going to be tough for them to purge the entrenched “ultra-right wing” thinking they will find in government departments.

They’ll need more than four years, and that may be longer than the predominantly “me-first-right-now” Alberta electorate is ready to remain patient. Listen for grumbling to start in about six months.

Dennis Hall Saskatoon

When it comes to concerns about access to medical goods and services, it makes sense to first examine those groups that are most vulnerable, such as low-income and chronically ill Canadians.

Interestingly, a review of provincial drug programs reveals that such Canadians already have comprehensive prescription drug insurance coverage. While the levels of coverage vary by province, lower-income Canadians have access to at least catastrophic insurance for prescription drugs (limiting out-of-pocket costs to a small percentage of income), while those on social assistance have coverage at very low or zero cost. Coverage under current plans also tends to be more generous for lower-income children and seniors than for non-senior adults, particularly those without children.

Faced with these realities, and limited government resources, the case for expanding public drug insurance loses steam. This is especially true when we consider the fact middle and higher income Canadians likely have effective private insurance through employment or direct purchase.

That being said, it’s certainly possible that some groups of Canadians may be slipping through the cracks. In such cases, public policy should focus on identifying and supporting these individuals, instead of subsidizing those who don’t need it.

However, some may still point to public drug plans in other countries and say “Well, if they have it, why don’t we?” Aside from the major questions of cost and efficiency, it’s vital to understand how drug plans in other countries actually work. For example, take a look at Switzerland and the Netherlands— two countries with well-respected

universal health-care systems.

Neither country has opted for a government-run insurance scheme for pharmaceuticals (or, incidentally, for health care in general).

Instead, they both provide universal access for all health-care services (including pharmaceuticals) through private insurers in schemes that involve health insurance premiums as well as some cost-sharing in the form of copayments or deductibles. Low-income citizens and those exposed to high drug costs still have access to pharmaceuticals, however, through premium discounts, cost-sharing exemptions, and other public safetynets.

So, while there is merit in pursuing policies to expand access to those legitimately in need, the Dutch and Swiss models demonstrate that several avenues exist between a government-run single-payer program and the current decentralized approach in Canada.

Importantly, before we get into hypothetical estimates of how much a national drug insurance system will cost, it’s critical to understand the status of current coverage already available to low-income Canadians. If, as research suggests, these groups are already well covered, we should focus on whether further expansion of government drug coverage to all Canadians (whether they need it or not) would be a sound use of taxpayer dollars.

As with the case of surgery, this is likely a situation where it’s prudent to use a scalpel instead of a baseball bat.

Bacchus Barua is a senior economist in the Fraser Institute’s Centre for Health Policy Studies. www.troymedia.com

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BUHF Day

Tour shows foundation’s work within the hospital

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation had a chance Thursday to pay tribute to the donors whose generosity has made a difference at the hospital.

May 7 marked BUH Foundation Day. The event allowed supporters to join a tour of the hospital to see the medical

equipment and other items that have made a difference to patient care.

The day also included demonstrations of equipment used to help improve the lives of BUH patients, all made possible through the funds raised for BUH over the past 23 years.

During the opening presentation ultrasound equipment purchased by the foundation for $60,000 was demonstrated.

Thursday marked Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Day at Battlefords Union Hospital. The day offered tours to those in attendance who viewed the cutting-edge equipment in use at the hospital, made possible through BUHF funds. Nurse practitioner Dal Lyons demonstrated ultrasound equipment that can be used right at the bedside to diagnose major health problems within minutes. Photo by John Cairns

The machine can be used right at the bedside and can diagnose life-threatening conditions within minutes.

“These big pathologies we can literally see within five minutes,” said Dal Lyons, a nurse practitioner at BUH. “And then we can get them on to vascular, or to specialties that maybe aren’t here (but are) in Saskatoon,” he explained.

Within five minutes they can go on the phone to Saskatoon to send the patient on their way.

In the past medical personnel and patients would have lost a critical two hours waiting for the scan results. Lyons describes the new equipment, which arrived last year, as “light years ahead.”

Community safety audit session draws 15 residents Staff The information session for the City of North Battleford’s first-ever community safety audit drew about 15 residents to the Connaught Elementary School gym Wednesday evening.

“This is a good turnout for a first meeting,” says Aubrie Boyer, the crime prevention expert co-ordinating this initiative.

“We had good questions from residents and many of them indicated they would tell their friends and bring out even more people for the actual community safety audit later this month.”

A community safety audit is a thorough examination of an area by local residents.

During the community safety audit, residents walk through the neighbourhood

proof the neighbourhood, which is bounded by 106th through to 109th streets and 9th through to 12th avenues,

and help the residents feel safe.

The safety audit will be held Thursday, May 21 at

Crime prevention expert Aubrie Boyer speaks at a community safety audit information session at Connaught Elementary School. Photo submitted

and identify specific safety concerns, opportunities for crime to occur, and the ex-

isting perception of safety.

The goal of this community safety audit is to crime-

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Corey Schwab:

By Craig Beauchemin

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she speaks at Catholic schools in honour of that young man’s wish and in memory of his late mother.

Olsson, who came to Canada with the husband she’d met in Sweden after the war, has lived in Canada for 64 years and her son and three grandchildren are all Canadians. Sadly, a drunk driver killed her husband when he was only 35.

Olsson is a Holocaust survivor, but for 50 years she remained silent about her experiences.

“Why?” she asked throughout those years. If she bled, her blood was red like everybody else’s, she told herself. And wasn’t Jesus a Jew? But she found no healing in remaining silent.

Since 1996, she has been sharing her story so people will know it is possible to

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Jewish Holocaust survivor Eva Olsson wears a cross whenever she speaks at a Catholic school or church.

The 90-year-old advocate of forgiveness and acceptance says it was given to her by a young Canadian of German descent from a school she had spoken at as he apologized for what his ancestors had done to her, her family and her people.

“It wasn’t you,” she told him. “You don’t need to apologize for anything.”

Moved by her presentation, he insisted on giving her the cross that was the last thing his mother gave him before she died. Olsson didn’t want to take his mother’s final gift to him, but he would have it no other way.

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Her son helps her arrange her travels, but she travels alone. God is her companion. No one else could keep up with her she laughs.

Olsson addressed 730 elementary students of the Battlefords on the morning of Tuesday, May 5 at John Paul II Collegiate in North Battleford and to 750 high school students in the afternoon, hosted by Light of Christ Catholic Schools.

Tuesday evening, Olsson spoke in an open public presentation at St. Vital Church in Battleford.

Olsson’s story is at once heart-breaking and uplifting.

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and Surgeons of Canada and author uses the Holocaust and her experiences in it as a springboard to discuss key issues: The power of hate and the need to stop it wherever it occurs; The importance of not being a bystander when bad things are happening; The importance of having compassion and respect for self and others; And teaching children by example.

Olsson was born in Hungary to a poor Hasidic Jewish family. Seventy-one years ago, the entire family was given two hours to pack their bags, and were marched to a railway station on orders that they were to go to Germany to work in a brick factory.

In the boxcars, it was standing room only. People were dying for lack of air.

It was four days before they arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau, what they believed to be a brick factory, and came under the scrutiny of the “Angel of Death,” Dr. Josef Mengele.

Olsson was holding one of her nieces by the hand.

Other prisoners urged her to give the child to an older woman, so finally she let her mother take the little girl’s hand. Olsson and her young-

Following Eva Olsson’s presentation, Theresa Eppich’s Grade 5 students were inspired to write letters of thanks to the 90-year-old Holocaust survivor.

Here are some excerpts: “Thank you for telling me to never use the word ‘hate,’ because nobody deserves to be hated. I’m giving my parents a hug and telling them I love them. I really admire how you told your story with so much confidence. I am sorry you lost all your family members. It must have been very hard to lose them.”

“Kids in my class have been talking about you. About how AWESOME you are! It’s amazing that someone your age flew in from Ontario just to talk to us! You must really care! I enjoyed listening to you because your story was just so interesting! World War II was a terrible time and place. And the Nazis and Hitler were horrible people! It was the worst thing any human could go through. You’re lucky you never got killed by them! You are right. Bullying is so bad and no one deserves it.”

“I learned a lot from you that you should NEVER say the word ‘HATE’ and say I strongly dislike. You are so brave. Eva, you are now my role model. You are brave, happy and courageous. You are the most inspiring person I have ever met or heard.”

“I really enjoyed your presentation. Thank you! I learned about your interesting life. I loved the part about your mother. You were really brave to share something like that. I would never have the guts to do that. I also remember that you said DON’T use the word HATE, because HATE is a very strong word. And to always hug your guardians and tell them you love them. You taught me just because someone bullies you it doesn’t make it okay for you to bully. Your message was so strong and I adore it. Keep doing what you are doing.” er sister were waived to the right. Her mother, and any woman with a child, went to the left.

Suddenly, traumatically, her mother was gone, with no chance to say goodbye.

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Olsson and her sister were shipped first to Dusseldorf where they shifted bricks, then to an ammunition factory before being marched back to a bombed out camp at Bergen-Belsen where “living conditions” were horrific and 104,000 people died.

Four hours before all the prisoners were due to be shot by their captors, who knew they were about to lose the war, Canadian and British soldiers arrived. Olsson had been saved from death, but she would never be free of the memories.

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When a Notre Dame teacher read about a Holocaust survivor’s visit to Unity, she felt compelled to bring Eva Olsson’s story of horror and hope to her own community and her own students.

“That generation is the last generation who will be able to see the human face of the Holocaust, that will be able to make that connection,” says Theresa Eppich, Grade 5 teacher.

“I had had the opportunity in university to hear a holocaust survivor speak. It really changed things for me,” she says. “It was so personal.”

For Eppich, the Holocaust stopped being about a group of people that a terrible thing happened to, and became something that happened to a person she had met.

She knew Olsson could do that for her students.

“I wished my students could hear her story because I feel like in the world today there is still so much hatred of different groups and toward Jewish people and toward anyone who’s different.”

It became important for Eppich to ensure her students would keep the memory of the Holocaust alive.

“I really want, first of all, for my students to know that if ever anyone said, ‘This didn’t happen,’ they can say, ‘It did, because I met someone who went through this.’”

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“For my little crew, I just want them to know without a doubt that this terrible thing did happen … and we never want it to happen again.”

An encounter with Ruth Cey, principal of the high school in Unity where Olsson had told her story, solidified things for Eppich. She got the website information from Cey and made contact.

At school one morning, she got a phone call from Olsson, saying her son usually does her bookings but that she had some time, saw Eppich’s email and thought she would call and chat about possibilities.

If Eppich had been impressed by what she had read about Olsson, she was even more so talking to the lady herself.

“Her warmth isn’t limited by the phone,” says Eppich.

“Even though I’d never met her in person and I’d never talked to her before, I felt like I knew her for a very long time. It was almost like speaking with a friend in that she was just so kind and caring and easy to talk to. She cared about what I had to say and answered my questions so honestly and open. That was really wonderful.”

Eppich says she then felt compelled to make the visit happen, although she had no idea how to go about it.

“I don’t know,” she thought. “I’m just going to do it somehow.”

She went to her principal, who got in touch with the division level of Light of Christ Catholic Schools where she found support and assistance,

90-year-old Holocaust survivor Eva Olsson and Theresa Eppich, the teacher who was inspired by Olsson’s story to bring her to the Battlefords. Photo by Jayne Foster

especially from communications person Marie Graw.

“It wouldn’t have happened if I had tried to do it on my own at all,” she says. “I needed help.”

There were arrangements to make regarding flights and booking costs, and obviously there was fundraising to do.

They were able to partner with a school in Carlyle that also wanted to bring Olsson out from her home in the Muskoka area of Ontario, so that meant they could share transportation costs.

The community’s service organizations and numerous businesses were contacted and Eppich is happy to say they received a positive response.

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“I don’t know if I would hide people or not. I wish that I could say, ‘Yes, I know I’d do that,’ but when you’re scared you’d do things you aren’t maybe proud of and these people were people just like we’re people. Hopefully,” she adds, “in those situations we would stand strong.

But we don’t have to face those situations.”

She says we don’t have to feel guilty that we can’t save the world, but if we each try to follow what is right and stay away from what is wrong, that’s a start.

Olsson’s presentation underscores that message. She never uses the word “hate,” she calls for tolerance and acceptance and for bystanders to act when the see bullying, for the Nazis were, after all, bullies.

Eppich says, “We have our own challenges in the Battlefords. There are a lot of things here that we have to work on, like everywhere else. Every community has those challenges. But I think if young people know that there have been people who’ve lived through the very darkest of times and kept hope, maybe in their lives they will have the courage to keep on going when things are tough.”

She adds, “I don’t know all the answers to the world’s problems but I do know that Eva brings a message of hope and just having her story heard will be such a beautiful gift for this community.”

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“Those were key ways the community really pulled in and said, ‘OK, we’re going to support you to make this project happen,’ which I was so thankful for,” says Eppich, who has been teaching in North Battleford for three years. “Really I was de-

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Olsson’s story shows how people have the capacity to forget other people are human, says Eppich.

“And we all have that capacity,” she says. “Those people who were Nazis, they had families, they had lives, and the people in the community, some helped neighbours, some pretended they didn’t know them because they were terrified for their own lives.”

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OBITUARIES DELAIRE, Gloria Elisabeth: It is with sadness that the family announces the passing of Gloria Delaire, aged 90 years, on Thursday, April 30th 2015 at River Heights Lodge in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Gloria is survived by her son Vaughn and daughter Shelly; she was predeceased by her husband Harry, sons Wayne and Brian. A Memorial Service was held on Thursday, May 7th 2015 from the Sallows & McDonald-Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home Chapel with interment taking place at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, SK. with Conrad Hunchak officiating. Donations in Gloria’s memory may be made to The Battleford Shrine Club.

Those wishing to leave condolences can do so at www.sallowsandmcdonald.com. The Family entrusted Megan Donlevy of Sallows & McDonald-Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home with arrangements (306) 445-2418. ____________________________________________________ STEWART: Our beloved husband, dad and grandpa passed away suddenly at home on Friday, May 1, 2015. Dad was born in Saskatoon on October 23, 1930 - he spent the first three and a half years of his life in an orphanage before being adopted and raised in Paynton. The family moved to North Battleford when he was ten years old, and although he had the misfortune of losing his father at Christmas in 1945, Grandma Sanders provided a solid and loving home to one headstrong lonely boy. Fortunately, Dad was also taken under the wings of Roy and Eva Marshall shortly thereafter. He worked in their drug store, initially sweeping floors and being promoted to delivery boy before ultimately selecting pharmacy as his chosen career. Dad married Audrey Reid in August 1955 and they would have celebrated their diamond 60th wedding anniversary this summer. Two years later, Mr. Marshall decided it was time for Dad to come home to North Battleford - he set him up in Pascoe’s Pharmacy and so it all began. Mom and Dad raised their four children here, giving us a life full of adventure and travels but anchored by the family cottage at Day’s Beach on Jackfish Lake. He took over Marshall’s Drug Store when Mr. Marshall retired, but then we were pulled to Toronto in 1972. Dad always had a twinkle in his eye and a wanderlust spirit - that move changed things forever. He loved his family dearly and from that point forward, he tried to divide his time between the east and west to be able to see his children and numerous grandchildren. Dad was happiest when spending time at the lake or working in the dispensary - he continued doing so throughout central, southwestern and northern Ontario until he was 78 years old, returning to North Battleford for the last time when his health started to fail. Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Ruth Stewart (Cliff Sanders) and surrogate parents, Roy and Eva Marshall, his sister, Louella (Rudy Braun) and brother-inlaw Kenneth Reid. He leaves behind his wife Audrey, four children, thirteen grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, nephew Barry Braun (Elaine) and sister-in-law Joyce Reid. Children Carla (Keith Lancastle), Reid, Shannon (Peter Gilkinson) and Vonda (Brent Schell) and grandchildren Venessa Reis (Geoff Lang), Jarrett (Jodie), Angelina, Stephanie (Dave Kostron), Josh, Nathan (Ashleigh Craig), Terence Schell (Maddie), Kelsey (Brandon Neal), Kenneth Lancastle, Cecilia (Shawn Collins), Paula Bittman, Sarah and Caitlin and all the great-grandchildren miss you SO much! The family would like to thank Drs. Khurana and Johnson, Co-op Pharmacy, Home Care, MediGas and numerous staff in Intensive Care at the Battlefords Union Hospital for their compassionate care. Dad was entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Services & Crematorium following his passing - a family prayer service conducted by Pastor Keith Klippenstein was held on May 3rd. Anyone wishing to leave condolences may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca and memorial donations may be directed to the Canadian Lung Association or Canadian Mental Health Association. A celebration of Ken’s life will take place on Saturday, June 6, 2015 further details will be available on the funeral home website. ____________________________________________________

ZACHARIAS: Lyle Zacharias passed peacefully on Thursday, April 30th, 2015 at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie Ontario at the age of 59. He is predeceased by his father, Abram Zacharias (1966), sister, Leanne Joy (at birth 1964). Survived by his wife Annie Duvall, children Jamie and Chantel (Kevin), his step children Rob (Amanda), Ryan, Lisa (Shane) and Catherine, his grandson Jackson (Rob and Amanda), his Mother, Hilda Rempel and Stepfather Peter Rempel, his brother Bev (Linda), and many Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Nieces, Nephews and Annie’s sister and brothers. Lyle was born in Saskatoon SK. After high school he entered the workforce. He loved working and was successful at anything he took on. Lyle was a long distance truck driver for more than 20 years. After moving to Alliston, ON he became the successful business owner of Jackson’s Krown Rust Control. He was involved in slow pitch ball which he loved. Lyle had many, many friends in his personal life and in the business world. In lieu of a service, family ask that people visit the Red Pine Inn and Conference Centre, 497 Victoria St E, Alliston, on Saturday, May 9, 2015 from 1-4 pm for a celebration of life.

Memorial contributions can be forwarded to the Heart and Stroke Foundation (Barrie). ____________________________________________________ REBEYKA, Annie (Ann): The family of Ann Rebeyka of Hafford is sad to announce her sudden and unexpected passing at the Battlefords Union Hospital on Friday, May 1st, 2015. Ann (Luchka) was born on January 27, 1932 on the farm at Hafford. She was educated at Langley School and married Harry Rebeyka in 1951. Ann and Harry raised four children on the family farm before moving to the town of Hafford in the mid-70s while continuing to operate the farm until Harry’s passing in 1988. Ann thought she would spend her life working as a farmer and housewife/mother, but in 1983 she took on a new career as a Special Care Aide at the Hafford Special Care Home. It was here that she made many new friends, discovered new talents and skills and took pride in the care she provided to the elderly residents before retiring in 1997. Throughout her life, Ann was a tireless volunteer in her community and spent countless hours helping with the Hafford Ukrainian Dancing Club, Ukrainian Youth Camp at Redberry Lake, Hafford Communiplex Catering Group, her church, 4-H, Hafford Goldenaires Club, and many other organizations. Ann was fond of the outdoors and grew at least one huge vegetable garden every year and enjoyed tending to the beautiful flowers in her yard. Ann was an extraordinary cook, wellknown for her delicious home-made saurkraut, home-baked bread, lip-smacking soups, mile-high chiffon cakes and lemon pies and the bountiful harvest of fruits and garden produce she preserved every year. Ann had a flair for crafts and many family members, friends and fundraisers were recipients of her colourful afghans and quilts.

She was fun-loving and enjoyed spending time with friends for an afternoon of mushroom or berry picking, perogie and cabbage roll making sprees, music-filled parties to celebrate birthdays or anniversaries, kaiser games that lasted well into the night and highly competitive Tuesday night bingo sessions. Ann will be remembered as genuine, sweet, hard-working, funny, smart, slightly sarcastic and stubborn, generous and strong. She was very proud of her children and had a special place in her heart for her three grandsons who brought her much joy and laughter. Ann was predeceased by her parents, Harry and Victoria Luchka; her husband Harry; her brother Bill; her sister Sophie; several brothers-in-law, sisters-inlaw, nephews, nieces, cousins and close friends. Ann will be dearly missed and always remembered by her son Eugene, daughter-inlaw Gail, grandsons Justin and Warren; daughter Helen, grandson Zacharry; daughter Carolyn and daughter Pauline. Also left to mourn are her brother Peter (Lucy); sisters-in-law Mary Luchka, Anne Rebeyka and Natalie Rebeyka and numerous nieces, nephews, other extended family members and friends. Prayer service will be held on Wednesday, May 13th at 7:30 p.m. followed by the funeral on Thursday, May 14th at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church at Hafford with Fr. Vladimir Simunovic celebrant. Interment will take place at Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Hafford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hafford & District Seniors Centre or UCWL - Hafford Branch. Arrangements in care of Martens Warman Funeral Home, 306-934-4888. VICHNAYA PAMYAT! ____________________________________________________

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BOGDANSKI: In Loving Memory Of William Bogdanski, born October 27, 1930 at Mayfair, SK, passed away April 19, 2015 in Burnaby, BC at the age of 84. He leaves to mourn: his wife Ona; one sister, Olga (Mike) Babij of Medicine Hat, AB – their son, Les (Adrian), daughters: Joanne (Don) – their children: Carlie, Kyle and Kaylyn, Karen (Daryl) – their children: Kendra and Deandra; his deceased cousin’s children: Ashley, Anthony and Jayden. William was predeceased by his parents, Nyck and Anna Bogdanski; brothers: Andrea (Julie), Mike (Margaret) and Nick. Celebration of the life of William Bogdanski was held on Friday, May 1, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. from ‘The Garden Chapel’ – Battlefords Funeral Service, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, with officiant Mrs. Joyce Salie. Scripture Reader was Mike Babij (Brother-in-law). Tribute was given by Danial Bogdanski (Nephew). Music Ministry: Organist – Glenn Goodman; Hymn Selections: “In The Garden” – “Amazing Grace”; “Blessed Assurance” – “Just A Closer Walk With Thee.” Pallbearers were Curtis Babiy, Danny Bogdanski, Peter Babiy, Orest Dubyk, Victor Pushee, and Marc Brochu. Memorial Donations are requested to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Interment at Garden Of Christus – Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________

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PICK: Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of Viola Marcia Pick, resident of Battleford, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2015 from Zion Lutheran Church – North Battleford, Sk. – with Rev. Sheldon Gattinger officiating. Interment will follow at the Town of Battleford Cemetery. It is the families request that donations in Marcia’s memory be made to the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre (BTEC) Building Project or Telemiracle. Arrangements are entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

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New homes starting at $69.00 per sq foot 1520 sq. ft. Temora $104,900 1216 sq. ft. Oasis $84,900

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PETS Great Pyrenees - Akbash cross puppies, born March 18th, good for sheep or yard dogs, asking $200.00 Phone 306-845-2404 or email at rcmatthews@littleloon.ca

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Tree removal lower than competitors prices. Contact Doug Wallece 587282-0598 Will do rototilling at reasonable rate.

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CALL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 446-6166 TAX ENFORCEMENT

Tax Enforcement FORM G [Section 2.7] FINAL NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE TAX ENFORCEMENT ACT Take notice that the Municipality of the VILLAGE OF MEDSTEAD intends, on the expiration of 30 days from the date set out below, to request the Registrar of Titles to issue title to the land described below by virtue of an interest based on a tax lien registered against the existing title to that land in the Land Titles Registry on the 6th of May, 2015, as Interest Number 170918860.

UNLESS you redeem that land pursuant to the provisions of the Act within 30 days from the date set out below, and that on issue of Title for that land to the Municipality of Medstead pursuant to that request, you will thereafter be forever estopped and debarred from setting any claim to or in respect of that land.

Dated at Medstead, in the Province of Saskatchewan, this 12th day of May, 2015.

Coleen Kitching, Treasurer Kelly Eugene Seewalt

(Name of Assessed Owner)

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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Heavy Equipment Operators

for late model CAT equip: motor scrapers (cushion ride), dozers, excavators, rock trucks, graders (trim operators). Camp job (southern Sask). Competitive wages plus R & B. Valid drivers license req’d.

Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction and Transport Co. Inc., Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www.brydenconstruction andtransport.ca

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MYSTERY SHOPPERS WANTED National Market Research company seeks individuals to evaluate customer experience at local establishments in NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK. Apply FREE: shop.bestmark.com or call 1-800-969-8477.

Hire skilled workers for your restaurant, hotel and/or retail business.

This includes cooks, supervisors and management.

Call Michael at 306.651.5335 or www. impcanada.ca/relocation CALIFORNIA LONG HAUL DRIVERS Full-time Bakerstreet Produce Company is seeking 2 long haul drivers to haul regular produce lines from throughout Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta to California/Arizona.

Competitive starting wage, with raises and bonuses based on performance. Passport, Class 1A and clean abstract necessary.

Contact Dan@baker streetproduce.com

Agricultural Service Technicians Rosetown, Sask.

The Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI) invites applications from the Métis community for the following volunteer roles:

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Central Selection Committee Member

Email resume’s to: careers@ westernsales.ca or fax 1 306 882 3389 Attn: Rome Molsberry

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HOUSE PERSON

The Premier hotel in The Battlefords has an opening with the

housekeeping department We are currently accepting applications for

HOUSE PERSON

The successful candidate will have hospitality and cleaning experience to ensure maximum cleanliness of public, back of house and guestrooms to the quality standards of the Gold Eagle Lodge and demonstrate professionalism at all times.

Please apply in person with application form including references.

Applications are available at the front desk.

Laura Allan, Human Resources Gold Eagle Lodge Hotel 12004 Railway Ave. East North Battleford, SK S9A 3W3

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Gabriel Dumont Institute Training & Employment Inc (GDIT&E) was established in 2006 to serve the Métis training and employment needs in Saskatchewan. GDIT&E falls under the parent umbrella organization, the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research.

GDI Training & Employment has established three (3) Selection Committees to target training resources to eligible students and labour market priorities. The three selection committees are: Northern, Central, and Southern.

Selection Committee members should possess the following: Métis ancestry with solid awareness of Métis history and culture; knowledge, skills, and expertise in the area of training and employment; grasp of labour market and training trends within the area of impact; and must be reputable with a solid history of community service.

Members of the committees are responsible for allocating training funds based on established eligibility criteria and labour market information. Training will be provided to Selection Committee members and meetings will be approximately 6 times per year. Honorarium and travel expenses are provided as per GDI policies. The term for this position will be May 2015 – March 31st, 2016.

Deadline for Receipt of Resumés: 12:00PM – Thursday, May 14th, 2015 Inquiries and Resumés can be sent to: Talia Pfefferle, Administrative Coordinator 917-22nd Street West Saskatoon, SK S7M 0R9 talia.pfefferle@gdite.gdins.org Fax: (306) 683-3508

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Community Ambassadors Are you passionate about the Battlefords?

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DUTIES: • Promote the Battlefords to visitors at campgrounds, hotels, downtown, shopping centres, events, and attractions.

• Provide literature, coupons, or other items of interest to tourists relating to local services, attractions, community history, and current events • Develop working relationships with tourist site staff in order to identify new visitors and/or appropriate visitation times • Survey tourists for primary data relating to travel intentions, and enter data into a provided database program.

• Develop a thorough knowledge of local tourist offerings and services • This position includes the frequent use of North West Mounted Police period costume (provided) • Provide on-site organizational support, data collection, and promotion to community events • Maintenance of Visitor Reception Centre, including light cleaning, yard maintenance, and removal of litter REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 1. Excellent communication skills are critical to the position.

The successful applicants must be able to interact with tourists and residents in a friendly, outgoing, and positive manner.

2. Good organizational skills combined with knowledge of personal data devices for data entry 3. Knowledge of Battlefords and area tourist attractions and events is an asset.

4. Ability to improvise and “think on one’s feet”. The Community Ambassadors will be asked a myriad of questions about the Battlefords that will require an answer in a short amount of time.

5. Ability to display a positive image for the Battlefords and area.

This is a temporary summer position from May- August 2015.

Applicants must be available for a mix of daytime, evenings, and weekend shifts.

To apply, send a cover letter and resumé with references by 5:00 pm on Thursday, May 14 to: Ryan Bater, Executive Director Destination Battlefords Box 1715 North Battleford, SK S9A 3W2 Email: rbater@battlefords.ca

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CP is one of Canada’s most iconic companies. We move the goods that keep the world turning, and we’re on our way to doing it better than anyone else. To get there, CP is looking for some adaptable, hard-working, safety-conscious, and results-driven people to join our force of conductors.

CP is one of Canada’s most iconic companies. We move the goods that keep the world turning, and we’re on our way to doing it better than anyone else. To get there, CP is looking for some adaptable, hard-working, safetyconscious, and results-driven people to join our force of conductors.

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Competition closes on May 17, 2015 For additional information on CP and this career opportunity, visit us online at www.cpr.ca.

Only those candidates contacted will be considered. All communication will be directed to the email address you use on your online application form.

The journey has begun but is far from over.

For additional information on CP and this career opportunity, visit us online at www.cpr.ca.

Only those candidates contacted will be considered. All communication will be directed to the email address you use on your online application form.

The journey has begun but is far from over.

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Hawryliw Community Fund supports BTEC Staff Allison and Lionel Hawryliw recently presented the 2015 proceeds from the Nico Hawryliw Community Fund to the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre.

The funds were presented to the My Community Cares Campaign to help with the building of BTEC’s facility.

The amount of $1, 220.18 is the third annual grant from the endowment fund.

Nico was a life-long friend with BTEC client

Alex Heinemann, Nico and Alex grew up next door to each other. They loved to tease each other and “Chico,” as Alex so fondly called him, was her Grade 12 grad escort.

Nico was born in North Battleford Jan. 16, 1992. He attended Ecole Monseignor Blaise Morand, John Paul II Collegiate and North Battleford Comprehensive High School.

Nico was an avid participant in many sports. He loved music, fishing, camp-

ing, cooking and being with friends and family. In 2004, after feeling not well for six months, Nico was diagnosed with a germinoma, a rare type of cancer. After many treatments in Saskatoon and Winnipeg, Man., Nico passed away April 30, 2011 at Battlefords Union Hospital.

Nico was an inspiration to all who knew him and was awarded the Canadian Cancer Society National Medal of Courage in 2010.

Nico Hawryliw with BETC participant Alex Heinemann at her high school graduation.

Photos submitted

Open-air fire ban lifted again after rainfall Staff For the second time this spring an open-air fire ban

issued by City of North Battleford, in effect since April 30, was lifted Wednesday.

COMING EVENTS George Mercer, a participant at the Battlefords Trade and Education Center, accepts the Nico Hawryliw Community Fund donation from Lionel and Allison Hawryliw.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Community Events Calendar ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Please call our 24 hour helpline at 306-446-6166 for support or information.

Tuesdays, April 28 - June 2

Do you have a Chronic Condition wanting tools to cope? Prairie North Health Region is offering a free LiveWell with Chronic conditions workshop at the North Battleford Library from 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Phone 1-888-922-5867 or 306-446-8613 to register.

Saturday, May 16

Speers United Church Spring Tea, Plant Sale (Denise Taylor’s greenhouse), Bake Sale, New to you sale & raffle at the Speers Rec Centre 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 16

Battlefords 18th Annual Polkafest at the Knights of Columbus Centre, 1202 - 105th Street from 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Limited tickets available, phone Walter Suberlak at 306-445-8255.

Friday & Saturday, May 22 & 23

Charity Garage Sale hosted by Realty Executive at 1371 - 100th Street. For more information or where to drop off donations, please call 306-446-0048 or email rex.battlefords@gmail.com. All proceeds from the Charity Garage Sale will go towards: Good Deed - make someone’s day a little brighter.

Saturday, May 23

Topline Social Dance Club - Bannock Country - Spring Fling at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. with lunch. Min. age 19. Phone Jean 306-445-8815, Sharon at 306-446-0446 or Leela 306-445-7240.

Sunday, May 24

Saskatchewan Blue Cross MS Walk in the Battlefords at the NationWEST Field House. For more information or to register and to start fundraising, visit www.mswalks.ca or call 306-522-5600.

Sunday, May 24

All you can eat Sunday Brunch at the Knights of Columbus, 1202 105th Street from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sausage, ham, eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns, fruit cocktail, toast, apple & orange juice, coffee.

Monday & Tuesday, May 25 & 26

The 55 Alive Mature Driving Course will be held at Caleb Village, 1802 - 106th Street from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Please call 306-4452088 to register or drop by Caleb Village. Please register by May 18th.

Renew your driving skills for today’s traffic.

Thursday & Friday, May 28 & 29

Garage Sale at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 1301 - 99th Street, North Battleford from 1:00 - 7:00 p.m. each day. Something for everyone.

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Despite the lifting of the ban, people are still urged to be careful using legal fire pits. In a news release, Headrick suggested residents follow tips including maintaining close supervision of the fire, having an adequate supply of water available to extinguish or control the fire, properly extinguishing the fire after use and paying close attention to wind conditions and potential spark hazards.

Residents are also being advised to keep dry vegetation and combustibles from buildings, to be cautious with discarded smoking materials and to report suspicious activity by fire starters to RCMP or to municipal enforcement.

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Developed by Look Agency of Regina, the vision was to develop a fun creative concept to appeal to wider audiences and a responsive design for use on all types of devices, according to a Crime Stoppers press release.

Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers says the website is important to the program as it helps create awareness, publicize unsolved crimes and allows users to anonymously submit tips using a secure and encrypted web form.

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Attending were individuals from the Canadian Mental Health Association, including group home operators and also civic officials including Mayor Ian Hamilton.

Later that day the CMHA held a noon-hour barbecue fundraiser at their offices, with smokies being cooked for those in attendance. Other local events occurred later in the week, including the annual Walk for Awareness Thursday. The walk began at Saskatchewan Hospital, ending at Central Park. The awareness week wrapped up Saturday with the North Battleford Branch Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association Champions of Mental Health Gala at the Dekker Centre. Pick up Thursday’s Regional Optimist for details about the gala.

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Made-on-the-Prairies advice on garden design

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“A good garden is always the result of good planning,” says Lyndon Penner at the start of his new book, Garden Design for the Short Season Yard. I couldn’t agree more. Too often, gardens are haphazard affairs where plants arrive and get planted without little thought on how they relate to each other in terms of colour, shape, texture, size and function. The result can be boring, uninspiring, more maintenance than intended and soulless.

Penner is passionate about gardening and it shines through in his sometimes rambly but always entertaining style. This book is written for prairie gardeners who have to contend with ultra-low temperature, chinooks and variable soils. And during our short season, we need to be able to maximize the beauty of our garden spaces and extend our enjoyment beyond the four maybe five months of peak growth. And that can be achieved with purposeful and thoughtful design.

In the first section, Practical Considerations, Penner starts out convincing us that taking the time to design a garden is worthwhile, despite the initial investment in time and money. Part of the practical considerations is to take inventory of existing conditions: plants, soil, water, climate and light conditions. And as he describes these conditions, he offers plant suggestions that will thrive under limiting conditions such as shade, drought and heavy soils.

Penner instructs us to be pragmatic and recognize that, despite the love and labour that we may pour into our gardens, there are biological challenges to be faced: disease, pests and pets. But he describes strategies that will reduce some of these challenges such as fos-

tering pests’ natural enemies to prevent pest outbreak.

In Design Considerations, Penner discusses popular trends and, with a bit of imagination and plant smarts, he suggests how to adapt those trends to suit Prairie conditions. He also touches on theme gardens and describes several of the more popular as well as a few unusual ones. But at the

heart of garden design is the basic elements of design: lines and curves, scale, patterns and repetition, variety, rhythm and unity, balance, surprise and movement.

Penner defines and offers examples of how these elements can be used and combined. Separate chapters cover concepts like negative space, focal points and how to use and blend colours.

Now that you have a good grounding in the basic concepts Penner feels it’s time for Drafting Your Design in the third section. However, this is where I feel the book falls short. There has been little to no discussion on de-

signing for function such privacy needs or framing desirable views from within the garden and from inside your home. Nor has the importance of identifying leisure space (play spaces for children and areas for adult social interaction), controlling or directing wind and taking into account utilities (e.g. overhead wires) been covered in any detail. In other words, how you intend to use the space and dealing with non-plant challenges should be just as important as how beautiful the garden is.

Penner has also not discussed the “how” of design: e.g. how to represent existing and planned trees, shrubs, perennials; how to label plants and structures; how to show the scale; how to indicate exposure (i.e. North arrow) and so forth. In short, the section on how to accurately and correctly draft out your plan has been misplaced.

Despite these shortcomings, Penner has done a good job of covering many of the important design considerations and concepts, offers excellent advice on plant selection, describes interesting garden styles and themes and inspires us to be bold. I would pair his book with one that covers the mechanics of design since the “how” is not specific to any region whereas what Penner writes about is Prairie-centric with unique design challenges and opportunities.

Garden Design for the Short Season Yard is available in many local garden centres and book stores.

— This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial. ca; hortscene@yahoo.com).

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Top 2016 NHL prospect could be a trailblazer By now, every hockey fan has heard about Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, the top prospects for June’s NHL draft. There has been no doubt in anyone’s mind these two players will be the first to have their names called by the Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres.

Next year’s draft crop isn’t quite as clear cut.

American forward Auston Matthews, Canadian defenceman Jacob Chychrun and Finnish forward Jesse Puljujärvi are seen as the top three prospects for next year’s draft.

While there’s nothing out of the ordinary about where Chychrun and Puljujärvi play, the Ontario Hockey League and Finnish Elite League respectively, there has been speculation about where Matthews will play for the 2015-16 season before presumably making the jump straight to the NHL. Up until this weekend it seemed like there were only two possible scenarios for Matthews. He was either going to play for the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League, or he was going to choose one of five NCAA schools to play for.

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The most unfortunate thing for Matthews is he was born Sept. 17, 1997 meaning he was born two days too late to be eligible for this year’s NHL draft.

Does anyone else suddenly feel old?

The not unfortunate thing is that Matthews has the opportunity to play against better competition than he would face in major junior or the NCAA, and also get paid.

Matthews broke Patrick Kane’s record for scoring in the United States National Development Program, with 116 points in 60 games.

The Swiss National League may not be as high a league as Sweden or Finland’s top leagues, but players can still make a hefty sum of money.

Reports have said Matthews would be making “at least $200,000” should he decide to venture over to Europe.

Not bad for an 18-yearold living in what was recently named the second best city in the world to live in. Vienna, Austria was

number one.

The other interesting thing about the Swiss League is all the teams are close enough together that teams can bus back to their home city after games and sleep in their own beds every night.

The 12-team league features a 50-game schedule, and the two teams that are the farthest away from each other, Davos and Geneva, are a measley 426 kilometres apart.

There’s a degree of comfort for Matthews should he decide to go there as well, since Zurich has six players with NHL experience on its roster.

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In the WHL, he would be riding the bus between Canada and the United States for seven months, playing against competition that he is far too good for.

But in Switzerland, Matthews would be playing in beautiful cities across the country, playing against professional hockey players while making a ton of money.

I have to be honest, if I was in Matthews shoes, I wouldn’t think twice about it. Living in Zurich as an 18-year-old more than makes up for what he would “miss out on” playing in the WHL or NCAA. How many other chances would you get to experience something like that?

To top it all off, he gets to play with guys who

have been in the NHL and for a coach who has won a Stanley Cup. There isn’t a single player on the Silvertips with NHL experience.

Their head coach, Kevin Constantine, was head coach for three different teams in the NHL during the 1990s and, coincidentally enough, also coached in the Swiss League for four seasons.

Matthews has said he’ll make his final decision sometime this week, after reports on Sunday seemed to think it was a sure bet he was going to Switzerland.

I selfishly hope he chooses Everett, just so I can drive to Saskatoon when the Silvertips come to play the Blades.

No matter where he decides to play, there are going to be multiple teams, and leagues, who missed out on his talents.

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Broten, Wall go toe to toe on travel expenses

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This past week in the legislature saw far more action than the recent MayweatherPacquiao fight.

Cam Broten and Brad Wall put on a knock-down display in Question Period this week that was highly entertaining to say the least, though it’s arguable whether the issue travel expenses had any traction at all beyond the legislature itself.

As the week began a provincial election campaign was coming to a close in neighbouring Alberta, where the NDP were on the verge of toppling the Alberta PC government.

Saskatchewan’s leader of the opposition surely had Alberta on his mind when he rose for question period Monday. NDP leader Cam Broten pointed to Alison Redford, former PC premier of Alberta who had resigned in a scandal over travel expenditures, in his opening question on Monday. The exchange is from Hansard’s

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Mr. Broten: Mr. Speaker, Alison Redford got in a fair bit of trouble for having one taxpayer-funded travel scout. Why does this premier have two?

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: Mr. Deputy Speaker, within the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs, there are officers who are tasked to make sure that trade missions are managed in a logistically efficient way. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I think it’s true that our government has engaged in more trade missions. Ministers are involved. I’m involved. And

so it’s certainly true that officials have been sent ahead of time in markets. They’ve done so, I think, Mr. Deputy Speaker, in a way to manage costs as efficiently as possible, I believe, including ensuring that they are flying even overseas in economy, even though by policy of the government, they could fly in business class.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, we have been able to manage the overall travel of government, including what happens in the ministries and what happens in the front benches by ministers, so that it is significantly lower than what happened under members opposite when they

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were in office. And all the while, Mr. Deputy Speaker, we’ve been able, I think, to see some good results that come from those trade missions.

So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, we’re going to continue the practice. We’ll be careful with the funds that are expended, as we always have been, Mr. Deputy Speaker, but we’re going to continue with trade missions and continue with doing what has been successful, I think, for the economy and the people of the province.

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the leader of the Opposition.

Mr. Broten: Mr. Speaker, that was a very similar answer to what Premier Redford gave when she was confronted with this, Mr. Speaker.

This government has been anything but careful when it comes to taxpayers’ dollars on these advance trips. The premier’s two travel scouts spent $23,493.76 for a 16day advance visit to Singapore, Japan and the Philippines. The premier’s two travel scouts left nearly two months early before his trip.

My question to the premier: how on Earth can he possibly justify this?

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: Well first of all, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I know that the member opposite is prone to hyperbole.

Let me just be pretty clear.

The folks that have been going on these trips, on the missions ahead of time, are within the ministry. There’s a clear role for them to be doing so, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

When we’re in market, we like to get as much into the agenda, as much into the program as possible. Mr. Deputy Speaker, we want to make sure that we are using taxpayers’ dollars efficiently, both in terms of what happens in advance

and also what happens in terms of when I arrive and when the delegation arrives.

Sometimes it’s ministers and sometimes it’s me.

The premier went on to defend the government but Broten was having none of it.

Mr. Broten: Mr. Speaker, you can do trade missions without wasting money on travel scouts that this premier is so fond of using. You know, Alison Redford, Mr. Speaker, she had one travel scout that did these advance trips. This premier has two that are paid through the ministry.

Wall tried to set the record straight.

Hon. Mr. Wall: Mr. Speaker, both of the officials in question that the member is referring to now are part of the public service of the province of Saskatchewan.

They are not travel scouts for anyone. They have important duties within the ministry, Mr. Deputy Speaker. When it is that we have planned a trade mission abroad, their role doubles.

Wall’s response then turned toward the NDP’s own time in government and their expenses.

Mr. Wall: Here are the facts in terms of which side of the House actually cared enough about the taxpayers’ dollars when it came to the issue of travel. The number of out-of-province trips in 2014-15, compared to ’0607 that was the last full year of members opposite has decreased by 72 per cent or 94 less trips. One hundred and thirty-one trips by the highflying NDP [New Democratic Party], Mr. Deputy Speaker, 37 under the Saskatchewan Party. The only difference is for the 37 outof-province trips on this side of the House, we actually delivered for Saskatchewan people. They’ll have to account for the 131 trips they took, Mr. Deputy Speaker,

because I don’t think they sold any potash, and I know they didn’t sell any uranium!

The exchange between the two leaders lasted several minutes with Broten insisting the work could have been done without “travel scouts.”

Mr. Broten: But again, Mr. Speaker, these are basic questions that could and should have been sorted out from here by phone, by email, by Skype and working with the embassy. But this premier sends two travel scouts two months in advance to go check out to make sure everything is just right for him. My question to the premier: how can he justify this waste of taxpayers’ money?

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: Mr. Deputy Speaker, this is a very interesting line of questions coming from that particular member and that side of the House. Here are some basic numbers. I think you have to look at total government travel and compare the two sides, when they were in power and what we’ve done since 2007. Mr. Deputy Speaker, for the last five years, I believe it is, for the last seven years, sorry, for the entire time of the Saskatchewan Party government in terms of outof-province travel, the total amount that the government has spent, $3.9 million.

The total amount for the NDP for the same time period in advance of the ’07 election here’s entitlement, Mr. Deputy Speaker $5.45 million, unadjusted for inflation, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

These folks in office were travelling around, the point of which I’m not sure because we didn’t see many results. We didn’t see them advancing the potash file or the uranium file.

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McMorris picks up where premier leaves off Continued from Page 18 Broten was not impressed, accusing the government of “zero answers, zero accountability, zero rationale, Mr. Speaker, about why this premier needs to send two, two well-paid travel scouts in advance just to make sure, Mr. Speaker, that he can get upgrades for his rooms.”

The back-and-forth exchange went on with Broten seemingly not getting much traction, as Wall defended the travel.

Hon. Mr. Wall: I want to point out to the member opposite that it’s not just Saskatchewan that has this practice of sending public servants on advance missions . . . [inaudible interjec-

tion] . . . What’s that? The member for Saskatoon says, is Alberta one? Yes, Alberta’s one. Yes. But so is British Columbia, so is Ontario, and so is NDP Manitoba, Mr. Deputy Speaker. So it’s not quite so shocking after all.

This member is so desperate, Mr. Deputy Speaker, he’s looking at a government that’s now well into its second year, second term.

He must have thought, well we’ll just change leaders.

We don’t have to tell them anything about policy, but we’ll change the leaders. I’m different than Lingenfelter. It will all turn around. We’re a year away from an election, and he’s 30 points behind, Mr. Deputy Speaker. So we see more and more despera-

tion.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, the NDP province of Manitoba undertakes the same practice. I’m not sure if they’re watching the dollars; I’m sure they are in terms of overall expenditure. Let me assure the hon. member that we are. That’s why travel is down $1.5 million from when the NDP were in office.

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the leader of the Opposition.

Mr. Broten: Mr. Speaker, such incredible arrogance and entitlement we’re hearing from the premier, Mr. Speaker. … At every ritzy hotel they went to evaluate for the premier, the travel scouts asked two questions about

the premier’s hotel rooms, which have been redacted.

The reason for the redaction is section 29(1) of the Act. which has to do with personal information. Mr. Speaker, these scouts have spent a lot of money, paid for by the Saskatchewan taxpayers. They deserve to know, the public deserves to know what these travel scouts are actually asking and doing. So to the premier: what are his travel scouts asking about hotel rooms that needs to be blacked out?

The Deputy Speaker: I recognize the premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is trying to characterize this debate in certain ways. I’m just here trying to defend

NDP Premier Greg Selinger from this attack because he undertakes the same practice. I don’t know to what extent, but he undertakes the same practice.

With the premier out of the legislature Tuesday, Broten resumed his attack by accusing the government of not releasing the costs of Wall’s trip to India. Crown investments minister Don McMorris was left to defend the premier and made it clear the trips were legitimate government business.

Hon. Mr. McMorris: When you look at the exports that have grown in our province because of the great work of the Ag minister, the minister of the economy, the premier, Mr. Speaker, that

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Prior to Question Period Wednesday, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox stood to introduce from the gallery Battlefords Chamber of Commerce president Brendon Boothman and executive director Linda Machniak.

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Raucus exchanges, heckling mark question period Continued from Page 19 Both Boothman and Machniak saw quite a display as Broten resumed his attack on the travel expense issue. Premier Wall was ready with his response, quoting a newspaper editorial that had lambasted Broten.

Hon. Mr. Wall: The hon. member is being criticized across the province for his line of questioning in this regard, most recently in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix editorial where they begin with, and I’m quoting now, Mr. Speaker, “Mr. Broten’s attempts this week to label two staffers of the provincial

Intergovernmental . . .” Well, they don’t want to hear this. “… two staffers of the provincial Intergovernmental Affairs office as Mr. Wall’s ‘travel scouts’ and liken the premier to discredited former Alberta leader Alison Redford seems petty politics at best.”

We’ll go through this editorial, Mr. Speaker, because they do a pretty good job of making the case against this line of questioning and against the Leader of the Opposition. But they conclude with this: ‘Advance planning for such missions is a standard practice for many

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Broten responded by saying “this premier’s been criticized across this province for his sense of self-entitlement very clearly on display with the travel scouts.”

That set off another raucous exchange with more heckling.

Mr. Broten: You know, Mr. Speaker, in all the documents that we revealed so far, the travel scouts, the travel scouts asked two questions about the premier’s hotel rooms that are blacked out.

Mr. Speaker, this government says that that information is personal, and they’ve redacted it. They’ve taken a Sharpie and taken it out.

Mr. Speaker, I think it’s in the public interest to know what the travel scouts are demanding on behalf of the premier. So to the premier: what exactly are these travel scouts asking that he does not want Saskatchewan people to know?

The Speaker: I recognize the premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: Mr. Speaker, there was no request on my part for that to be redacted. There’s actually

no request on my part from them to ask the question.

But these senior officials … And truly, Mr. Speaker, let’s pay some respect. This is an executive director of international affairs that was there when the NDP [New Democratic Party] were in power, and it’s an ADM [assistant deputy minister], Mr. Speaker, who are not as the member describes. But they know me. They’ve been at meetings with me, and so they asked a couple of questions based on that knowledge.

And here it is, Mr. Speaker. Here’s the smoking gun.

They’re asking I didn’t ask them to, but because of a preference I have if there’s Coke Zero available in the hotel.

And they also asked they know I like history they said, are there sort of any historical points, any sightseeing around? You know what, Mr. Speaker? That’s how we roll, Mr. Speaker. That’s how we roll. This entitled group, every now and then after a long day of trade mission, we’ll pop the top on a Coke Zero and go around and read historical plaques, Mr. Speaker.

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Indie folk artists to appear at The Gog Staff House concert hostess Kelly Waters says of the father and son alternative folk duo performing at The Gog May 15, “If you have seen them then you know they are worth seeing and hearing again, and if you haven’t seen them, do yourself a favour and come enjoy their gifts.”

Andrew and Zachari Smith, based in Kelowna, B.C., are returning to The Gog, having “wowed” the crowd there on a previous engagement.

With vocals, guitars, mando-

Leg Watch Continued from Page 20 But during the meetings, during the mission itself, Mr. Speaker, the advance folks and us, we’re meeting with the companies. We’re meeting with those purchasers of potash and uranium. Mr. Speaker, we’re furthering the interests of the Government of Saskatchewan and our economy, exactly as we’re asked to do, exactly as The StarPhoenix expects us to do. And we’re going to keep doing that.

Broten refused to be deterred.

Mr. Broten: Mr. Speaker, this premier just admitted that he is sending two highly paid travel scouts to go to the other side of the globe to ask about Coke Zero in his hotel rooms, Mr. Speaker. My question to the premier: will he table the documents unredacted in this Assembly?

The Speaker: I recognize the premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: Well he’s jumped the shark now, Mr. Speaker. Him and Fonzie, they’ve got two things in common. They can’t admit when they’re wr-wr-wrwrong, and they like to go shark jumping every now and then.

lin, dobro, banjo and percussion they create an engaging sound and concert experience.

They regularly tour across Canada and Europe and their music continues to garner radio play across the country.

Andrew is a “world-class” tap-style guitarist, tapping the strings against the fret to create sound, rather than strumming or picking. His son Zachari is purported to be able to play just about any instrument he picks up.

The pair has released two al-

bums, Travelling and Stumbling Horse.

Although father and son work on songs together and separately, the elder Smith admits that despite the familial bond it’s much like any other partnership, and both feel fortunate to be able to tour with each other.

“It’s great to hang out with my son, make music with him and just hear the songs he writes,” says Andrew. “He’s a talented multi-instrumentalist who brings new life to the tunes and to our concerts. It works on a lot of dif-

ferent levels.”

The Evening of Tap Guitar and Indie Folk Music takes place at The Gog, 1391-105th St. on North Battleford Friday, May 15.

Admission is $20, which goes entirely to the artists. Waters will prepare her usual delicious hors d’ouvres, and donations to help offset that cost are welcomed. If you plan to attend, you can let the hostess know by email at waterskelly@hotmail.com or text 306-481-3656.

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Father-son duo tap guitarists Andrew and Zachari Smith will be returning to The Gog Friday, May 15.

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Human conflict and an ongoing search for peace The 20th century was dominated by international hostility, with two wars worldwide in scope, and a number of other conflicts that drew in many nations including our own.

But wars have been with us since ancient times. The first in biblical history is described for us in Genesis chapter 14.

Centuries before our own time the Thirty Years’ War devastated Europe (16181648) Widespread and destructive battles at first pitted Protestants against Catholics.

But, as time went on, the conflict turned to more political aims. Nations bankrupted their treasuries to finance their armies, and the destruction of whole communities brought a large death toll, often continuing to grow through the famine and disease left in the wake of war.

The history books paint the broader picture for us, but rarely focus to any extent on the personal tragedies involved. Individuals and families suffered, and people of faith prayed for the end hostilities. One who did so was Matthaus Lowenstern (1594-1648) The son of a saddle maker, Lowenstern became a highly respected poet and composer.

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2:6-7) Lasting peace among the nations is more difficult.

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The view from Timmie’s I admit it. I’m a teaaddict who far prefers to drink with others. Be they friend, constituent, business client or colleague, there are few things I enjoy more than chatting over a cup of brewed tea (with three milk, please).

Thursday I broke tradition, however, and ambled into our local Tim Hortons alone. Scanning the room I smiled inwardly.

The seat I hoped to occupy was empty and waiting for me. (It was that table, the one tucked in the northeast corner, the one with the clear view of vehicles emerging from the end of the drive-through lane.) Even before ordering I walked quickly to the coveted spot and hung my jacket over the chair back.

I now had the rights to the territory.

As soon as I paid for and procured my milky beverage I settled into my corner and began staring, discretely of course, at Timmie’s mobile customers. They came in sedans, big honkin’ trucks, SUVs, plus new, middle aged and senior versions of nearly every major auto manufacturer. Downright fascinating!

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Beverages often were accompanied by treats, with purchases paid for with $10 or $20 bills (no identity problems when your currency is colourfully Canadian). Credit card machines passed between car and store windows with regularity. I made my “medium steeped” last as long as I could.

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Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Members of Christian Ministers Association

Community Baptist Church

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

1702 - 106th Street North Battleford, SK

306-445-4818 tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338 Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

10:30 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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