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FSIN: Federal money for skills training Staff Reporter

Federal money is heading to aboriginal communities to go towards indigenous employment and training organizations across Canada.

Federal minister of Employment and Social Development MaryAnn Mihychuk announced the support at the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations spring legislative assembly in North Battleford Wednesday.

The funding commitments for 2016 amount to $100 million this year and include the following: A total value of $50 million is set aside for the Skills and Partnership Fund, which encourages indigenous organizations to create partnerships with governments, businesses and community organizations to improve skills training.

There is a new call for proposals for that fund and a deadline is set of July 5 to get those in.

As well, there is additional support set to come in this year for ASETS — the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy. A three per cent increase in funding takes effect immediately and that amounts to $9 million.

Mihychuk told reporters

this will be bridge funding that will last until next year when the ASETS agreement is set up. Mihychuk also said this is the first increase in funding for ASETS since 1999.

“There will be more money for you this year, right now,” said Mihychuk to those in the Northland Power Curling Centre.

In speaking to reporters, Mihychuk said the ASETS funding would be based on population, but she also noted there were “certain communities that are in crisis, and for those we’re going to find a way to put even more money.”

The minister also is looking for ideas on how to improve ASETS and make it more functional. In her remarks before the assembly, Mihychuk pointed to the red tape involved in filling out ASETS application forms.

She called the process time consuming and full of barriers for applicants.

“I want to apologize on behalf of Canada, because it’s very painful,” Mihychuk said.

In addition, there will also be funding going to indigenous employment and training. These particular investments are designed to help aboriginal people overcome barriers to employment.

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Two Meota men killed in crash in Minnesota Staff Names have been released of two victims of a fatal Minnesota car accident, and both individuals are from Meota.

Deceased are Allan Ray, 62, and Gordan Hagen, 67, of Meota.

They died following a crash Wednesday in Polk County, Minn. near Mentor around 3:45 p.m. According to reports, the pickup truck the two individuals were travelling in collided with a trailer at an intersection. A vehicle came off the trailer and landed on top of the pickup truck as a result of the collision.

Mentor is located in northwest Minnesota east of Grand Forks, N.D.

Assault Charges Laid

A 24-year-old woman arrested Saturday in connection with a video posted on social media depicting an assault was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court at 2 p.m. on June 27 on a charge of assault.

A second suspect, Danielle Wuttunee, 19, of North Battleford has been charged with assault and a warrant for her arrest has been attained. She remains

at large.

Battlefords RCMP investigated after receiving several reports of a video posted on social media showing a woman assaulting another woman.

The victim in this case was located and interviewed. Police say she sustained minor injuries to her face and head area.

Police say the video shows a woman punching, kneeing and kicking the victim numerous times in the head and face in an attack that appears to have been unprovoked.

The incident occurred at a residence in early Saturday morning.

FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron and federal minister of Employment and Social Development MaryAnn Mihychuk. Photo by John Cairns

supports for such things as GED and other training for youth at risk, flexible child care, funding to help someone relocate to employment including housing, bus passes and social services, and covering the cost of getting government ID, and driver education and licensing among others.

The changes are in response to the recommendations from the truth and reconciliation report, which the Justin Trudeau government has committed to adopting in full. It is also a response to the high unemployment on

reserves and particularly in northern communities, with Mihychuk saying the government is playing catch up.

“Governments after governments, particularly the federal governments, have let you down,” said Mihychuk to the assembly.

“When you have a dropout rate from school of 60 per cent, it’s unacceptable.

When young people see no hope and opportunity, it’s shameful.”

In speaking to reporters following the announcement, FSIN chief Bobby Cameron welcomed the funding announcement.

“It’s an investment for many of our communities that have been really requesting that for many, many years,” said Cameron.

“It’s an investment because now we have that opportunity to build that foundation to create jobs, and these jobs are going to be filled by our own First Nation people. It’s about investing in our people in our back yard here in Saskatchewan.”

But Cameron acknowledged some of those living in northern communities may have to move to take advantage of opportunities.

“There’s limited jobs in the north, we all know that,” said Cameron, who said the goal was “to fill all the jobs to capacity in the north, and of course we encourage our Grade 12 graduates and other ablebodied First Nations people, they have to leave the northern communities to seek employment and secure employment in other regions of Saskatchewan.”

The announcement by the federal minister was one highlight of the first day of the spring assembly, which was to go for two days in North Battleford on May 25 and 26. Participating were representatives from First Nations across Saskatchewan.

Several resolutions were up for discussion over the course of the two days, with one resolution producing the other big news of the first day.

Up for debate was a proposed name change of the organization from “Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations” to “Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations”.

That name change resolution was ultimately carried during the Wednesday session.

The schedule for Thursday morning included appearances by national Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations (also a former FSIN chief), as well as by federal minister of public safety Ralph Goodale.

Prairie North region reports losses of public money due to criminal activity Staff Prairie North Health Region has reported two instances of losses of public money, both involving criminal activity the health region fell victim to in the past months.

The losses were reported in the fourth quarter report on losses of public money within Saskatchewan health organizations, tabled with the province’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

Two confirmed losses, both from Prairie North,

were reported to the Ministry of Health in the fourth quarter of the 2015-16 fiscal year, running from Jan. 1 to March 31. One was classified as an internal loss and the other was external.

The internal loss was reported Feb. 26. According to the report, orthopedic supplies were stolen from Lloydminster Hospital.

The loss was estimated at $2,262.80. As for the action taken, an internal investigation is currently being conducted.

The external loss was reported Jan. 2. Camp

Cosmo, located at Jackfish Lake Provincial Park, was vandalized.

Prairie North owns the buildings at the camp and is responsible for repairing the damage.

The damage is estimated to exceed $50,000. According to the report, the incident was reported to the RCMP and five youth are under investigation. The insurance company was also notified of the incident, and are conducting their own investigation.

Camp Cosmo is a camp used annually by Sask-

atchewan Hospital patients as a way to relax during the summer months.

There is no camp happening for patients at Camp Cosmo this year because of the damage. The buildings will need to be rebuilt.

The report didn’t specify the cause of the damage there, but it is known that arson is suspected.

Public losses going back to 2010 are reported at the province’s website at http:// www.saskatchewan.ca/ government/governmentstructure/ministries/health/ other-reports/public-losses.

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Commentary

Teacher relationship trumps teacher ratio

By William Wardill On May 20, Minister of Education Don Morgan stated there could be further amalgamations of school divisions and wondered out loud what the optimum number of school divisions should be. In the ivory towers of the University of Saskatchewan the Standard-bearers of Bigness rejoiced to hear their opinions were still in favour. I believe they have a made a mantra of claiming that everywhere, all the time and in every situation bigger is better for everybody. Being a well-seasoned Disciple of Smallness, I beg to differ.

Logic, which I began to learn in a small school in a small village, tells me that messing around with administrative units is no guarantee of improvements in anything. In the far away days of my early learning, the Saskatchewan Education Act provided that the adult inhabitants of any prescribed geographic area who had a minimum of 10 children to be educated could apply

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to Regina to be designated a school district and receive construction and operating grants.

When I first trudged off to the village school, the country schools were disappearing because the immediate populations that had sustained them were escaping from drought in the short-grass prairie to seek better fortunes by going “up north” or to British Columbia or the irrigation districts of Alberta.

There were still pupils enough in my village for three classrooms occupied by 12 grades. By present day standards the classrooms were primitive. There were no electric lights and no running water, although two of the classrooms were provided with bathrooms that were connected to a cesspool. In a village that lacked a sewer and water system, the cesspools at the school and the hospital were thought of as the first step toward civilized living. The lack of amenities didn’t affect the quality of the teaching.

On my first day in school I met the primary room teacher who ignited my passion for constant learning.

Her ghost still haunts my mind. I can hear her speaking

I listened to a radio program recently where the topic of discussion was whether or not women should be required to wear certain kinds of shoes at their places of employment. The premise was some employers, airlines for examples, require shoes with varying heights of heels as part of a woman’s “uniform.”

My first thought was, “Well, I’d soon get the sack.”

I grew up in cowboy country and during my teen years shot up to be 5’ 10” tall. Although that doesn’t sound all that tall by today’s standards, I was often the tallest person in my class, including the boys. And I know, cowboys are supposed to be tall and lanky, but in reality many of them are vertically challenged, even with their boots on.

So from a teenage girl’s perspective, heels were out of the question. I already towered over the pool of prospective dance partners at the Saturday night hoe down, why draw any more attention to myself?

And then there’s the Swede factor. To say I’m not physically co-ordinated is an understatement. My frequent propensity to succumb to the laws of gravity, made worse by the “Swede trap” (any obstacle with the potential to trip me up) factor, means high heels have never been a staple in my wardrobe.

Which brings us back to the whole concept that women should be dictated to about what type of footwear they wear to work. It seems an arcane concept. I can see how a business may not want employees flapping around in flip flops and might even (gasp) consider Birkenstocks as too casual, but to insist a certain height of heel be worn just seems intrusive and, in my case, an occupational health and safety violation.

and laughing. She was not just my teacher, she was my friend until death claimed her in a distant place almost 60 years later. Another pupil who was her friend until death was Elvie Smith, who became a leading figure in Canadian aeronautics and the CEO of Pratt and Whitney Canada. I like to think she lit the spark that led to his appointment to the Order of Canada in 1992.

I am grateful to other teachers at the little school in the village. One produced Pinocchio as a puppet show.

I was not permitted to handle the puppets, but I painted their faces and the backdrops and provided the voices. I can still sing the songs. She went on to greater triumphs in other years, conscripting the entire student body to appear in public performances of The Chimes of Normandy and The Pirates of Penzance. One of the favourite characters I hold in memory is the Little Tom-tit who sang In the Tree by the River.

When I reached high school, I had the options of studying French, Latin, German and Ukrainian, all taught by valiant teachers who stayed one assignment ahead of me. The only learning experiences not offered in the village school were stilted bureaucratese and intermural sports. I don’t regret the loss.

I am not writing about pupil-teacher ratios. I am writing about pupil-teacher relationships. I cherish most of mine. I was in a little school in a little village where a little school board cared deeply about their school, their community and their children. That jealous sense of ownership engendered the caring and creativity that decorates my memories.

When, in pursuit of bigness, control moves to faceless bureaucrats further and further away, the precious experience I remember can never be resurrected. I rest my case.

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SaskTel future, SaskPower rates dominate

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The second week the current legislative sitting saw MLAs continue to speak in response to the speech from the throne delivered a week earlier.

But there were also a couple of hot issues that flared up both inside and outside the legislature, and they both involved provincial Crown corporations.

One of them involved the risk assessment for SaskTel. That review was prompted by recent news that Bell is proposing to purchase Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS), a move that leaves SaskTel as the only provinciallyowned telecom company left in Canada.

The NDP Opposition smelled possible privatization, however, and Opposition leader Trent Wotherspoon had a lot of questions for Premier Brad Wall on the issue during Question Period on Tuesday. That exchange was captured in Hansard: Mr. Wotherspoon: — Mr. Speaker, we just had an election where the Premier hid the true state of our finances and his budget, and over and over again, he promised he wouldn’t privatize our Crowns. Well the truth is leaking out. The deficits are much, much bigger than pretended by the Premier and he’s now reviewing, doing a supposed review of SaskTel. Everyone knows, as one commentator put it, that the biggest risk to SaskTel is a cash-strapped, thirdterm Sask Party government. And the Premier has already put privatization on the table of this company that belongs to all Saskatchewan people.

Mr. Speaker, this is the party and the Premier that is hiding the finances, that’s hiding the budget, that’s hiding the information with his GTH [Global Transportation Hub] land scandal. Does he really not understand why Saskatchewan people are just a little skeptical about how open and fair and honest his supposed assessment of SaskTel will be?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question. I think it’s very important in the wake of the recent takeover of MTS [Manitoba Telecom Services], the proposal to take it over by Bell, that we ask the Crown corporation, SaskTel, to look at any risk that might exist to the Crown as a result of it now being the only small and regional Crown telephone company, frankly, in the country.

I think that risk analysis may highlight a number of things. It may highlight there is no particular

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net new risks to identify, that SaskTel can continue to operate as it has, providing good service to the people of this province and being the asset that it is for all of the people of Saskatchewan.

There may be other elements that are identified in this analysis that we can react to to strengthen SaskTel. I think the bottom line is that Saskatchewan people will want to ensure that the jobs that are here because of SaskTel stay; that revenue to the province remains, Mr. Speaker; that this company, which has been invaluable in the life of the province, is protected from whatever risks that may exist with now it being the only, the only regional telco in the country, the only small one…

Mr. Wotherspoon: — Mr. Speaker, everyone knows that the biggest risk to SaskTel and our Crowns is that cash-strapped government, Mr. Speaker.

Everyone knows that. And now he’s talking just weeks after an election about a costly referendum. You know, if he wanted a mandate to privatize, he should have been honest to Saskatchewan people during the election. The fact is the Premier solemnly swore he would not privatize SaskTel. Now, just weeks later, he says privatization is on the table. … Mr. Speaker, I ask again why wasn’t the Premier straight with Saskatchewan people about his plans on this front during the election?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Premier.

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

I was asked during the election campaign if our government would change the Crown protection Act, which obviously governs what governments can or can’t do with any of the Crowns, beyond what we’d campaigned on with respect to SLGA [Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority]. I said that we wouldn’t and we would keep that promise.

That’s what we have done for the last eight years, Mr. Speaker, is worked hard to keep the promises that we’ve made.

What happened post the election was the takeover in our neighbouring province, the province of Manitoba, of the only other small regional telephone company, Manitoba telephones, by Bell. Mr. Speaker, that obviously will impact on SaskTel

here. We don’t know the degree to which it will impact on SaskTel. I think it’s completely reasonable that the board and the executives would hire some experts in the industry to provide a risk analysis and then report transparently back to the shareholders of SaskTel, Mr. Speaker, the people of Saskatchewan. Mr. Speaker, there will never be a change in the ownership structure of SaskTel without a mandate from the people of this province so long as we have the opportunity to serve in government, and I’m sure that would be the case for members opposite.

The other major news item involved the recent announcement by SaskPower of rate increases.

Once again, NDP Opposition critic Cathy Sproule had questions for Minister of the Economy Bill Boyd on that issue Tuesday.

The Speaker: — I recognize the member from Saskatoon Nutana.

Ms. Sproule: — Mr. Speaker, it’s really hard to understand why they’re so chipper over there. I sure don’t remember them campaigning on raising SaskPower rates either.

Mr. Speaker, for years this government and this Premier have mismanaged and bungled project after project, and the people of Saskatchewan have been stuck with the bill.

We haven’t seen a budget from this government. We saw nothing in the Throne Speech by way of a vision for the future of this province. But on Friday we did see more costs being thrown on the backs of hard-working Saskatchewan families and the businesses who are so crucial to our great province.

SaskPower says they need to raise rates 5 per cent this summer and then another 5 per cent just six months later. Mr. Speaker, will someone over there stand up and admit that Sask Party mismanagement is hurting the bottom

lines of families throughout Saskatchewan?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of the Economy and SaskPower.

Hon. Mr. Boyd: — Mr. Speaker, due to aging infrastructure and record demands on power, about $1 billion a year is being spent on the grid in Saskatchewan, the power system in our province.

Rates are based on future needs for the people of Saskatchewan.

SaskPower has added about 60,000 new customers since 2007. About 82,000 more are projected over the next 10 years, Mr. Speaker, with plans to add over 2000 megawatts of power. As a result of all of that, Mr. Speaker, there’s a need to raise rates here in the province of Saskatchewan by 5 per cent in July and another 5 per cent in January of next year. But even with that, Mr. Speaker, Saskatchewan still enjoys the third-largest basket of utilities here in the country.

The Speaker: — I recognize the member from Saskatoon Nutana.

Ms. Sproule: — Mr. Speaker, do I need to remind the minister about the so-called smart meters? The Sask Party was warned not to use them.

They plowed ahead anyways, and then they ended up setting some homes on fire. Then the Sask Party burned through even more money by handing over another $23 million to the manufacturer of those meters. And you didn’t talk about this, Mr. Speaker: there’s also their carbon capture fiasco that cost $1.5 billion, and it has had many, many costly setbacks. Things have gotten so bad, even with rate hikes SaskPower’s debt is still going up.

Now, Mr. Speaker, we’ve got to wonder, is Sask Party taking notes from Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne? Is this mismanagement of SaskPower all a part of a plan to try to privatize it, or have they just mismanaged SaskPower so badly and chose to hide these rate hikes from Saskatchewan people during the election?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of the Economy and SaskPower.

Hon. Mr. Boyd: — Mr. Speaker, with respect to the smart meters, $24 million was received back to the people of Saskatchewan in

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cash refund, $18 million was received in terms of future purchases, $5 million was received in terms of research and development on a new meter.

After all, Mr. Speaker, the member opposite makes it sound like no one in the world is using those meters, Mr. Speaker. But just recently in Medicine Hat, Alberta, they have about 80,000 of those

meters installed with no recorded incidents, Mr. Speaker. Before we would ever go back to try on a smart meter here in Saskatchewan, we’d want to try them under Saskatchewan conditions, Mr. Speaker, to ensure that they can meet the rigorous environmental- and weather-related activities that we have here in the province of Saskatchewan.

News-Optimist.ca Last week’s News-Optimist online poll: Mayor Ian Hamilton raised a touchy issue in a speech last week. Do you think Battleford and North Battleford should amalgamate?

• Yes, it makes sense. We are one community after all. No sense duplicating services.

42% • No. Bfd is in better shape than NB. Town taxes shouldn’t subsidize NB’s failing infrastructure.

52% • Undecided. A public debate would help me make up my mind.

6%

This week’s News-Optimist online poll: Let’s drill down into last week’s poll on amalgamation of North Battleford and Battleford. Please, read all responses before you vote.

• I’m from North Battleford, and I like our separate identities. No to amalgamation.

• I’m from North Battleford, and amalgamation would probably help my tax situation.

• I’m from North Battleford and I think it’s time Battleford paid its fair share for what we offer.

• I’m from Battleford, and I think amalgamation is inevitable and makes sense.

• I’m from Battleford, and my taxes would go up if we amalgamated. No thanks.

I’m from Battleford and I’m so opposed I’d feel tempted to move if we amalgamated.

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: n r o b n i e t S n i v Ke d e t o v e d r e e r a c A to fire prevention

By John Cairns newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net

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Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - PAGE 7

Teddy Bears in the Park

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the library park, Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program held their annual Teddy Bear Clinic. The event was geared towards children and families. While the main goal of the event was to help demystify the health care system to children, it was also a chance to promote a number of programs and services available in the community for families. Among those on hand were members of the North Battleford Fire Department who were there to show off the big “arm” used by its fire truck. As expected, there were plenty of furry creatures there taking part in their annual checkups. Photos by John Cairns

A career devoted to fire prevention Continued from Page 6 Education is now a big component of being a firefighter. Steinborn notes the department gets the message out, going to schools in the community.

They particularly focus on kindergarten to Grade 3, because “those are the kids that listen to us.”

They hear the message in school presentations or in visits to the fire hall. The students then go home and tell their parents what they

heard about fires.

“We try to educate a lot of the kids at a young age so that they can promote it in their homes, and that way we have a much safer community.”

As well, Steinborn notes crews are out doing inspections to make sure facilities are safe, and free home inspections are offered.

That community engagement is all part of the job. It’s no longer only

about putting out the fires for the firefighters.

“The days of sitting around the fire hall are long gone,” said Steinborn.

Another program Steinborn has been involved with is TAPP-C, which stands for The Arson Prevention Program for Children. He’s been a counsellor in that program for about 20 years and has dealt with 257 kids in the community who started fires.

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He noted three year olds started two recent structural fires. Educating parents about the need to lock up lighters and keep matches out of the reach of children is a big deal.

Careless cooking is another problem and the number one leading cause of fires in the community, said Steinborn. Educating people on what to do about fires inside the kitchen is a big part of his message, but he notes juvenile fire start-

ers are the second leading cause.

“Most of the time it’s curiosity,” said Steinborn.

“They don’t mean to burn down their garage, they didn’t mean to start that big bush fire, grass fire, but it’s just through experimenting with fire and they don’t know what it is.”

It’s an emotional time for Steinborn, who has his wife and kids to thank for their support over the years in pursuing this line

of work.

He will also miss his colleagues at the fire hall.

Steinborn said he will miss spreading the message of fire prevention and safety to the community, and knowing the impact that has had on people.

“That’s one of the biggest things I’m going to miss about this job, is working for and protecting and educating the citizens of North Battleford and the surrounding area as well.”

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An Evening With Susan Aglukark

Susan Aglukark performed at the Dekker Centre Thursday evening with an appreciative audience filling the seats. The Inuit singer and songwriter had a story to tell about each of the songs she performed, bringing her songs closer to the audience. After intermission she hosted a question and answer session with the audience. After the show Aglukark graciously signed autographs and mingled with her fans. Photos by Averil Hall

Abrahamsons celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary the day of Susan Aglukark’s performance in North Battleford and the singer congratulated them while she was on stage and posed for photos with them afterward.

Susan Aglukark signing a CD for Donna Fuhr.

People lining up to buy CDs and to have them autographed.

Live@ Lunch returns Staff For its third year, Live@ Lunch is back with its free summer concert series in the library park in June, July and August.

The series is an initiative of Downtown North Battleford.

The first concert June 8 features Pocket “AA”ces and is sponsored by RBC. RBC is also sponsoring a barbecue in the park with proceeds going to Battlefords Boys and Girls Club.

Other concerts are planned including the following: June 22: Kjelti Anderson July 6 and 20: TBA Aug. 3: Beer League Aug. 17: Moe McGuinty Aug. 31: Backroads

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The ribbons have been cut.

Two new buildings are unveiled and standing strong behind the Fred Light Museum in Battleford.

Thanks to donations from various organizations, the Andersen Woodworking building and the Lighthouse Service Station are now on full display with deep historical roots within their walls.

Anders Andersen started building furniture in the late 1920s to early 1930s.

He built five-piece bedroom suites, tables and chairs.

He used to glue together strips of cedar to make a large sheet of wood before cutting what he needed from the sheet. Anders also built windows and caskets.

The Andersen’s family projects, along with some of their tools, are on display within the woodworking building. Many people from the Andersen family were in attendance to celebrate the grand opening.

Across from the Andersen building stands the 1940 era replica service station, inspired by museum benefactor Fred Light’s legacy as a service station owner.

The replica service station is a joint project among the Battlefords Vintage Automobile Club, the Fred Light Museum and the Town of Battleford.

BVAC has provided more than 1,000 hours of volunteer labour and undertook the fundraising. A vintage Ford model car can be found at the back of the service station.

“This is a really important museum to our heritage and the past and the history of the town of Battleford,” Mayor Derek Mahon said.

A cheque from the Battlefords Lions Club was also presented to Bernadette Leslie, the curator of the Fred Light museum, for a special gazebo that will be put up just behind the new buildings. The gazebo will be used for picnickers, wedding photos and other events.

The Auto Club brought in vintage cars to be on display for the day. There was also free horse-drawn wagon rides for the kids.

The Fred Light Museum has been a big part of the town of Battleford for over 30 years.

The Andersen Woodworking building (above left) and the Lighthouse Service Station (above right) are now on full display at the Fred Light Museum in North Battleford.

A celebration on Saturday saw visitors to the new buildings and a display of vintage automobiles. Photos by Dustin Saracini

Second Race for Kids happening June 4 Staff Once again, the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club is hosting an event billed as one where grown ups play but kids win.

Capital One Race for Kids is described as an urban adventure race held at 32 locations all over Canada between May 28 and June 11.

The event is back in North Battleford for its second year June 4 starting with team registration at 10 a.m. and the shotgun start at 11 a.m. The event is held in support of the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club.

The starting location is at the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club at 1301-104th St. The event sees teams

of four racers all race towards 10 checkpoints en route to the finish. At the checkpoints, the teams will solve clues and take part in exhilarating challenges.

According to a news release from the Boys and Girls Club, about 60 racers are expected to participate in the event that is described as the “perfect combination between the

Amazing Race and Minute to Win It.” Proceeds will stay in the community to help the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club continue to provide “quality programming and activities for the children and youth in our community.”

To register or support a team, information can be found at http://www.

raceforkids.ca/Battlefords.

As well, volunteers are needed for event day and those interested should call the Boys and Girls Club at 306-445-0002.

Last year, 13 teams entered the Race for Kids in North Battleford and $25,000 was raised in support of the Boys and Girls Club.

Transit stop benches to be installed

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

There is likely to be some new benches soon for those waiting for buses in the city of North Battleford.

Planner Devin MacAulay reported to council May 24 that the City is working with Creative Outdoor Advertising, a company interested in partnering with them, to provide these benches.

The proposal is for a 10year agreement with COA. COA would provide full installation and be responsible for maintenance and

clearing the benches during the winter. The City would allow COA to sell advertising on the benches, with a percentage of that revenue going to the City.

This is to address requests from bus users for amenities to be located at bus stops in the city, such as shelters and benches.

MacAulay called the benches a “great way to serve the community as well as provide additional revenue that can go towards capital cost replacement for transit infrastructure.”

The contract covers response times for COA to address damage or graffiti

to the benches. MacAulay also explained the benches are to be located in highvisibility locations.

Residential locations would not be looked on favourably by the City or

by COA. Bench locations

have not been selected yet and COA will work with the City to determine final locations.

City Manager Jim Puffalt congratulated MacAulay and Transit for “finding this revenue

generation potential for us” which provides amenities that comes at no cost to the City.

A resolution was required to proceed with the contract and that carried unanimously.

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EMS Fundraiser

Friday during the noon hour, WPD Ambulance held their annual beef on a bun event at their headquarters in North Battleford. The fundraiser was a highlight of EMS Week in the Battlefords and it attracted a good turnout of residents. On the menu was beef, coleslaw and drinks, as well as cake. Photos by John Cairns

Jupiter’s close encounters continue in June The moon is nearly at its new phase as June begins, and by June 3 it occults Mercury in the morning sky, visible from the southern part of Africa and parts of Antarctica. June 10, the moon brushes by Regulus, the bright star in Leo, the Lion. The next night, Jupiter repeats a close encounter that has occurred in each month since last December and will continue right through to September. The giant gas planet is in just the right position to meet up every month for a long stretch. The moon is full June 20, and meets up with Neptune June 25 — an occultation for Europe.

Mercury shines brightly all month in the morning sky, pairing up with the nearby moon June 3.

Venus is too near the sun to be seen.

Mars is in retrograde motion for most of the month, giving observers

By James Edgar more time to take advantage of the Red Planet’s close approach to Earth.

Every 2.1 years, Mars and Earth meet up during Mars’ opposition, meaning it is directly opposite the sun. So, Mars rises in the east at sunset, and sets at sunrise, making it well placed in the nighttime sky for most of the summer.

Jupiter is in the western evening sky, meeting up, once again, with the moon June 11. The giant planet holds great gravitational sway in the inner Solar System, causing Earth and

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Saturn is visible

throughout the night in the southern sky in the littleknown constellation Ophiuchus. Little known to the average person because it occupies a place in the zodiac, but is completely missing from astrological computations. Many people place great importance on mystical astrology, but ignore the fact that its predictions are far out of sync with reality. The missing 13th zodiacal constellation is just one such error.

Uranus is a tough observation in the eastern morning sky, just before sunrise.

Neptune rises after midnight and enters retrograde motion at mid-month.

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Colour Run another event to remember in NB

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Despite the cold and wet weather, more than 300 runners made their way to the second annual Live in Colour five kilometre run over the weekend.

The event raised more than $9000 for the NorthWest College scholarship fund.

“We have a special fund called Choose Your NWC, and it’s strictly entrance average,” said Dr. Victoria Drover, manager of corporate services for North West College.

“This year, because of the colour run last year, any student who had an above 60 per cent average coming into North West College had some funding

Runners of all ages participated in this year’s Colour Run for NorthWest College. Photo by Dustin Saracini

through the scholarship fund. Even if it’s $200 or $500, it makes a differ-

ence.”

Runners were given a colourful chalk pack upon

registration and were able to douse themselves in an array of colours before the race began.

At every mile marker along the way, volunteers from North West College showered runners with more chalk, making for an impressive uniform.

After participants completed the challenging five kilometre run around North Battleford, they were free to stay for lunch and for the coveted “colour party,” which was a celebration of the day.

Drover was more than satisfied with the way the race turned out and how the people of the Battlefords backed their college.

“We are embraced by our region. It’s wonderful to see people here to

Runners were chalk-full of excitement as they crossed the finish line. Photo by Dustin Saracini

support students, and students who are going to get trained and come out into

this community. We’re supporting our own right here at home,” Drover said.

The Stanley Cup is a whole new level of determination, especially against a team anchored by Thornton, Marleau, Logan Coutore and Joe Pavelski.

Despite efforts from Crosby, Malkin and Phil Kessel, who is searching for his first title, I have to go with the team that has continously dominated in the offensive zone, leading the playoffs in goals per game, the Sharks.

San Jose in six games.

things come playoff time.

The main aspect to look out for is consistency. If they get consistent defence behind strong starting pitching, then this team will be a force to be reckoned with for the rest of the regular season.

North Battleford will now host Macklin Wednesday night at Beaver Lions Stadium. First pitch flies at 6 p.m.

Stanley Cup finals at a glance, picks and predictions

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Here we are again, the Stanley Cup finals. I don’t know about you but both of these teams are major “bracket busters.” I don’t think anybody had the San Jose Sharks facing the Pittsburgh Penguins in the finals, but I digress.

Both clubs more than earned a spot to play for the Cup. For the Sharks, they

shredded their old title of “choke artists” in the playoffs. For Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau, who have a combined 37 years in the NHL, and who may have just a few years left in the tank, this may be their final shot at the trophy. San Jose is in the championship round for the first time in their 25-year history and it should be an absolute battle watching these two face off. The Sharks have made the playoffs in 18 of those

25 years.

On one side of the ice, the Sharks didn’t dare

touch the Clarence Campbell Bowl, but in the case of the Pittsburgh Penguins,

Sidney Crosby and the rest of the team had no problem holding the Prince of Wales trophy. Despite the jinx, they are ready to ride.

In 2009, Crosby did the exact same thing, and they, of course, went on to win the Stanley Cup. So who will win? This may come down to goaltending. Martin Jones has been a saviour in between the pipes this year, and Matt Murray may be overstepping his boundaries.

The North Battleford AA Midget Beavers extended their winning streak to five games with a 6-5 victory over the Macklin Lakers Thursday afternoon. Photos submitted

Tyrus Thomson earned the victory for the Beavers and watched his bullpen take over late in the game.

Paul Cubbon closed the game out for North Battleford, providing the save.

Thomson pitched a strong 6 1/3 innings, allowing just one earned run. Cubbon came in for the final two outs and was able strikeout both Lakers to salvage the victory.

The bats stayed hot for the Beavers, who tallied 11 hits on the afternoon, getting to the Lakers starting pitching early and often.

Jared Schmidt, Andrew Hudec and Gavin Nolin all registered multi-hit games in the win.

With quality at bats, good pitching and strong defence, the Beavers look like a team that may be destined for some great

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Midget Beavers extend winning streak against Macklin

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

The North Battleford midget Beavers travelled to Macklin Thursday evening to take on the eighth place Lakers.

The Beavers extended their win streak to five with a 6-5 win, catapulting their record to 7-1-1 and first place in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League.

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Remembering the 1956 North Battleford Beavers, the team Emile Francis built

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

A family.

Those were the words catcher Gale Tuggle used to describe the 1956 North Battleford Beavers who represented team Canada at the Global World Series in Milwaukee, Wis. The now 82 year old, who still has a 23-year-oldathlete-in-his-prime grip for a handshake, grinned from ear to ear when reminiscing on the days playing for the community.

In the early 1950s, baseball thrived in the city of North Battleford. Abbott Field, dubbed the original field of dreams, was consistently packed with Beaver faithful, with upwards of 5,000 fans at each home game.

“We only had 5,000 people in North Battleford,” Executive Director of the Sports Museum, Don Hilsendager said, “So the surrounding area just dragged people in …

Wednesday afternoon, they always played a home game in North Battleford, and all the businesses shut down.”

“I remember when we used to have exhibition games in Biggar,” Tuggle recalled. “They used to say, ‘New York is big but this is bigger.’”

Hilsendager and Tuggle went on to explain how the game shaped the city in the days where there weren’t many other summer activities. They were celebrities.

The citizens of North Battleford poured into Abbott Field whether it was a regular season game or a tuneup. The children looked up to the players and walked side-by-side with them from the dressing room to the field before game time, an experience one would not soon forget.

“I was a kid who was born and raised here, who went and watched the ball games,” Hilsendager said, remembering what the 1956 team meant to him.

“These guys were my idols, that’s how I wanted to play ball, it was because of these guys.”

In between games during a double header, the ball players walked towards the fans to play catch with the kids.

“Talk about a thrill,” Hilsendager said. In 1967, Don’s dream turned into a reality as he got to put on

Gale Tuggle (left) stands with Don Hilsendager (right) behind the Canada jersey worn at the Global World Series. Photo By Dustin Saracini

the grey and red jersey and play for North Battleford.

The Beavers were no slouches, either. This was high quality baseball in an incredible league that extended to the United States. The Western Canada League started in 1951 with three teams across the border and 21 teams overall. A handful of players from the WCL moved on to play in the majors. Most notably, there was Ron Perrenoski, who pitched for the Lloydminster Meridians against North Battleford in the final series, who later went on to play for Los Angeles.

The weather was near freezing on that September day as both teams looked to earn themselves a berth in the Global World Series.

In the opening game, the Beavers came back from a 6-0 deficit to defeat Lloydminster, 13-9. This was due to Kenny Nelson, who cleared the bases in the third inning with a bases loaded triple.

The Meridians split the series with Perrenoski on the mound in game two, pitching a complete game while narrowly beating North Battleford 4-3. In true 1950s baseball fashion, Perrenoski pitched the third game of the double header, but was tagged by the incredible offence of the Beavers, losing 9-1.

Back-to-back home runs from Bob Herron and Jesse Blackman gave North Battleford a 7-0 lead, and they

never looked back.

“We were incredible,” Tuggle reminisced, “We had batting averages of .360 against great pitching.”

He was quick to back up his own pitchers, too. Frequently describing the hard throwing Bennie Griggs as one of the best he ever caught. His 95 mph fastball always filling the stadium with the pop of his catcher’s mitt.

Tuggle also illustrated how the culture of baseball changed over the years, and what it was like to play in the mid 1950s.

“Nowadays, if a catcher is standing at home plate and the runner rounds third base and he runs over the catcher, that’s not allowed,” he said. “In those days [1950s] my football career basically saved me a lot of times at home plate.

Strictly because they are going to take you out.”

Tuggle had a tremendous career as a linebacker in college and junior college, and has coached for Florida State. He now loves to cross countryski, and coaches the high school just outside of Denver. Tuggle has been teaching and coaching for 39 years since leaving North Battleford.

He brought his hardnosed style to Wisconsin where the Beavers played in the Global World Series against teams from around the world. Ball clubs from Mexico, Colombia, Puerto

Rico, Japan, Holland, Canada and Honolulu graced the field in Milwaukee.

The dream season ended just two games into the world series, after being defeated by Hawaii and star pitcher John Sardinha.

The tournament eventually became the World Baseball Classic that we see today.

This team wouldn’t have been what it was without manager and recruiter, Emile Francis. Everything he did in hockey and inside the National Hockey League as a player, coach and manager, he equally did for the sport of baseball here in North Battleford. A handful of players came from colleges around the United States, or from different teams in Canada. Francis would do his research, find out how much money players were making, and strike a deal with them to bring the athletes to North Battleford.

Francis also held recruiting dinners from time to time to welcome different players into the prestigious Western Canada league who had never heard of it before. He was one of the most intelligent managers when it came to recruiting players and worked his way up through the system by being a trustworthy, honest and approachable man.

He later went on to play for the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers as a goalie before managing the Rangers, St. Louis Blues and the Hartford Whalers.

He was nicknamed “The Cat” for his quickness in between the pipes.

“Emile’s face had little lines that went horizontal,” Tuggle said. “Where most of us that are wrinkled go whatever which way, all of Emile’s went horizontal, and that was from stitches.

“He did not play with a mask. He was one of the greatest goalies ever to play without a mask.”

Pictures of Francis can be seen throughout the sports museum in North Battleford. You can find one of him shaking hands with the U.S. president at the time, Ronald Reagan.

Looking back on the team that won the WCL and travelled to the Global World Series, Tuggle remembers the camaraderie among the players and thinks of his teammates as brothers.

“By the time we played four or five games, that

General manager and recruiter for the North Battleford Beavers, Emile Francis, shaking hands with USA president Ronald Reagan. Photo by Dustin Saracini

team was probably as close of a family-type team as you can be,” Tuggle said.

“I don’t remember ever having any kind of hard feelings anywhere in the ball club … It was just a great bunch of guys.”

In the end, the story wasn’t about the individuals on the Beavers, rather it was what they were able to do on an international level, coming from the small community of North Battleford.

The program from the Global World Series back in 1956. The North Battleford Beavers played Japan and Honolulu. Teams from all around the world participated in what is now dubbed the World Baseball Classic. Photo by Dustin Saracini

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Seasonal garden trivia

Examining the sex life of a conifer One of the most interesting things about gardening is that you can never get tired of it, because every year it is different. Take this year as a prime example. As of the end of May, we are dealing with the majority of our plant material being about a month ahead.

This could be attributed to April having much more similar weather to May or even the end of May, with just a few days of cooler weather. Hence we have lilacs and bleeding hearts almost finished their bloom and the spring pollination being completed as well.

This brings me to the topic of the article this week. You may have noticed a lot of yellow dust blowing around, settling on your vehicles and making the edges of puddles bright yellow in colour. This my dear fellow gardeners is the result of procreation at the conifer level. I spent the long weekend reclining as much as possible in the back garden as I was fortunate enough to succumb to the summer flu that is going around. With every gust of wind, the air was literally polluted with pollen. I happened to be sitting under a giant Colorado spruce tree so all I had to do was look up for the source of that pollen. At the very top of the tree there was a copious amount of bright purple cones that were to blame for the huge amount of pollen drifting around.

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Hanbidge on Horticulture

by Patricia Hanbidge

Saskatoon School of Horticulture

Male cone. Photos by Patricia Hanbidge

Female cone.

nifers.

Many beautiful evergreens like spruce, pine and fir grace our landscapes. These trees are all conifers or cone producing plants and are part of the gymnosperm division of plants. Gymnosperms have been reproducing for over 300 million years, far before any of our more mod-

ern day flowering plants (or angiosperms) even existed. How they reproduce sexually is very different than that of our flowering plants.

While in angiosperms, showy flowers are produced with the reproductive parts of the flower part of the show or nestled tightly inside of the pet-

als. Plants belonging to the gymnosperm division of plants actually contain both male and female cones on the same tree. Male cones are smaller than the female cones and are often located on a different region of the tree than the female cones.

The female cones are larger and contain all the seeds of the conifer. These showy female cones consist of scales that are intricately arranged and show great difference between species. We use them to adorn wreaths, our tables and other holiday festive decor. Yes, every Christmas when we are making pine cone wreaths, we are actually using the female reproductive organs of gymnosperms or if you like the “lady bits”.

A typical conifer reproductive cycle begins in the

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So, now you are armed with yet a little bit more knowledge of the garden to use as trivia or to help make sense of what we are observing regularly in just another day in the life of the gardener.

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OBITUARIES DAVIDSON: Davidson, Lorne Alton. In loving memory of Lorne, who passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, May 17, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. The world has lost a super fine human being. Lorne was born in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan and received his education at Moosehead School, school in Tisdale and in St. Walburg.

He had a childhood that, although maybe not rich monetarily, was rich in love.

He was surrounded by numerous cousins his own age, as well as loving Aunts and Uncles. Lorne had a long and successful career in several retail businesses: Beaver Lumber, Sterling Distributers, Nelson Lumber in Lloydminster, as well as the Co-op in Colonsey and Wynyard. He also worked at McDonalds, Peavey Mart and most recently at Shoppers Drug Mart and as a Commissionaire. He was known as a salesperson who really cared about customers and treated them respectfully and in an efficient manner. Lorne loved sports, having played as an assistant captain and several years playing ball. He was an avid supporter of the Battlefords North Stars having spent time as a Board Member. Lorne loved people: wherever he went he met people he knew and made sure to stop and talk. He loved to travel and enjoyed going to Banff and Jasper to visit relatives and especially the winter trips. He loved to spend time in nature.

The deck on his family’s home faced the Kinsmen Park and such wonders he could see- green green everywhere, squirrels, blue jays and robins. But most of all, Lorne loved family: the get together far and near. Lorne was a truly spiritual person, honest, respectful, giving thanks to a higher power daily and maintaining the healing power of AA. Lorne will be forever remembered by his wife of 27 years, Terri Davidson; step-son, Jordy Sealey and his children, Dylan and Dalton Hart; step-daughter, Jennifer Sealey; mother, Clara Davidson; sisters, Sandra Nyholt and her son, Lorne Nyholt and Karen (Gary) Weiler and their children, Graeme, Megan, Kent and Marie; mother-in-law, Helen Neisz; and his pets, Baillie and Patches. He was predeceased by his father, Robert Davidson; ex-wife, Teddy Bodnar; and infant son, Craig. A Celebration of his life was held on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Summer Hall at the Western Development Museum, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Reverend Nora Borgeson officiating. Memorial donations in memory of Lorne may be made to Saskatchewan Hospital New Beginnings, Box 39, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, S9A 2X8 or a charity of your choice. Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Nicole Welford of Eternal Memories Funeral Service.

CARD OF THANKS Thank you to the nursing staff at 3rd West, to Dr. Eagles and Dr. Lipsett, Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium, family members, friends, the Commissionaires and staff at Shoppers Drug Mart. You all helped us through this most difficult time.

ANDERSON: Florence Dorene Anderson born June 28, 1935 at Wolseley, Saskatchewan passed away peacefully on May 16, 2016 in North Battleford. She is survived by her loving family, Lloyd, husband of 60 years, children Ken and his daughter Martine, Brian, Gwen and her husband Kemp, sister-in-laws Joyce, Myrtle and Rose and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents, Adrian and Doucia Bonneville, sisters, Rita, Lucille, Dorothy and Yvette and brother Rene. Florence grew up on a farm near Wolseley and travelled to school by horse and buggy with her younger brother. Her career was a bookkeeper where she worked at various businesses and banks in Regina and North Battleford. When Florence and Lloyd retired they purchased a winter home in Weslaco, Texas and spent 20 great winters there. One of the most special moments of her life was when her granddaughter was born. Florence was an avid curler and golfer – she especially enjoyed the bonspiels and tournaments. Florence was a wonderful mother, wife, aunt and friend.

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Battleford 4-H Regional Show & Sale at the Exhibition Grounds, North Battleford from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Horse show starts at 9:00 a.m., Sheep Show at 2:00 p.m. Archery at 3:00 p.m. Come support our local 4-H youth.

Sunday, June 12

St. Joseph’s Knights of Columbus Family Bike Rally at St. Joseph’s Church, 1942 - 98th Street at 4:30 p.m. Register at the hall between 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lots of food and prizes.

Tuesdays, June 14, 21, 28 & July 5 & 12

Heart to Heart is a Heart and Stroke Foundation program, working in partnership with Prairie North Health Region to offer cardiac patient and their partners the answers to their questions about heart health. Patients learn about coping with health programs, making health eating choices, the role of exercise in heart health and how to manage stress at the Primary Health Center from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. To find out more or to register, call Kellie at 306-446-6424 or email kellie.heidel@pnrha.ca. Please leave a daytime phone number if leaving a message.

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

IN MEMORIAM

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Jason Justin Jackson October 9, 1973 - June 1, 2015

Gone too soon and too young, my son If only to have a moment more, another hug, to hear your voice.

You were so courageous and brave, knowing there was not to be a cure and still thinking of others.

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Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc.

KANAWEYIMIK CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES INC.

Kanaweyimik is an independent, non-political child welfare Locatedproviding in Battleford, is anto agency childSaskatchewan, welfare and Kanaweyimik family services independent, non-political Child and Family Services agency five First Nations. Moosomin, Mosquito, Red Pheasant, providing services to ve First Nations communities.

Saulteaux & Sweetgrass First Nations contract for services with Kanaweyimik.

THERAPIST/COUNSELLOR POSITION The following is a generalFull-Time description of the Mental Health Counsellor position. A very attractive salary and compensation Kanaweyimik is offering a full-time therapist/counsellor package available.

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counselling program. We provide a multi-disciplinary, holistic, therapeutic treatment service to individuals and families who Full-Time have experienced violence and abuse. Our program uses POSITION: Kanaweyimik Child & Family Services is offering both Western therapeutic and Aboriginal cultural perspectives. a Extensive unique, exciting work supervision in a program training opportunity and ongoing toclinical will that be provides holistic, therapeutic treatment services to individuals provided.

and families who have experienced violence and abuse. This QUALIFICATIONS multi-disciplinary program is a combine approach of Western • A Masters degree in a related eld or a Registered Psychologist therapeautic and Aboriginal cultural perspectives. Regular in Saskatchewan and ongoing clinical supervision beand provided.

• Experience providing individual, will group family therapy • Knowledgeable and sensitive to Aboriginal issues with an QUALIFICATIONS understanding of the dynamics of intergenerational abuse The successful applicant will have a Masters degree in • Computer skills a •related field andwritten be registered with the Saskatchewan Excellent verbal, and time management skills College Psychologists the records Saskatchewan • A clearofcriminal and child or abuse check Association of•Social with experience providing individual, group A validWorkers driver’s licence and family counselling. Be knowledgeable and sensitive to An immediate or negotiable start date with very competitive Aboriginal issues with an understanding of the dynamics salary and benefts. and effects of intergenerational trauma experienced by Due to the focus of the position being to provide services to Aboriginal peoples.

First Nations individuals in an agency operated by member First • Computer skills are a position requirement; Nations, preference will be given to those applicants for this • Excellent verbal, written and time management skills are position who are of aboriginal ancestry. required Please forward detailed by email to: tony@tonymartens.ca • Demonstrated abilityresumés to deliver presentations/workshops or by mail to: 9621 - 161A Street, Surrey, B.C. V4N 2E8. Please for clients, communities and staff BSW, RCC, RSW. address the attention of Tony Martens, • A clear tocriminal records check andM.Sc., vulnerable sector check must be presented at interview; Deadline for accepting applications is March 31, 2014 at 5pm • Must have a valid drivers license. local time.

• Must have professional liability insurance.

Contacttoperson: Martens 604-583-6612.

Only successful • Ability speak Tony the Cree language is a definite asset. candidates who make the short list will be contacted.

• Must provide 4 personal references and 4 professional Recruitment process to continue until a successful references. candidate is selected.

All short listed applicants: • are required to provide a Criminal Records check and vulnerable sector check; • will undergo an extensive screening & background check.

Application deadline is June 10, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Start date to be determined by the Board of Directors. Please forward detailed resumés by fax or email to: marleneb@ kanaweyimik.com or fax to: 306-445-2533 attention to Marlene Bugler.

Contact Person: Marlene Bugler 306-445-3500. Only successful candidates who make the short list will be contacted. Recruitment process to continue until a successful candidate is selected.

Kanaweyimik Child & Family Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1270 Battleford, Saskatchewan S0M 0E0 Attention: Marlene Bugler

is an accredited organization serving the Health needs of the following First Nations: Little Pine, Mosquito, Poundmaker, Sweetgrass, Lucky Man, Moosomin and Red Pheasant.

BRT6HC is seeking a

Temporary Full-Time Accounts Clerk (18 Month Term Position)

The Accounts Clerk will work under the direction and supervision of the Director of Finance and will have the responsibility of keeping accurate financial records which are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and will ensure the safekeeping of all pertinent financial documents of the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. accounting standards.

Qualifications: • Diploma from a recognized business college with credits in accounting/bookkeeping: combination of relevant education and work experience will be considered.

• Previous work experience with ACCPAC for Windows (General Ledger, Accounts Payable) and Grand Master Suite payroll.

• Must be proficient with word processing and spreadsheets.

• Demonstrated ability for attention to detail, thoroughness and communication skills.

• Confidentiality is essential.

• Must have a valid driver’s license.

• Must provide a criminal record check.

Submit updated resumé, cover letter, and 3 professional references by 4:00 PM, June 3, 2016 to: Human Resources Department P.O. Box 1658 North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 3W2 Email resumés to: Recruitment@BRT6HC.ca Fax: (306) 937-6767

Battleford couple wins $100,000 on EXTRA draw Staff

Saskatchewan Lotteries have announced a Battleford couple has won $100,000 on their April 5 EXTRA draw.

The winners are Shelley Ayotte and her husband Roland. They purchased their winning LOTTO MAX and EXTRA ticket at Discovery Co-op Ltd. in North Battleford.

According to the news release from Sask Lotteries, neither one of them could believe it when they found out they had won.

Shelley learned about the win when checking her ticket at a local pharmacy.

According to the Sask Lotteries news release, Ayotte said “I was just looking down to sign another ticket while the clerk checked this one.”

“I heard the machine make a different noise. I thought, is this for real?”

She called Roland and told him to come over.

“He was at home making soup and said, ‘Do I have to come there?’ I told him we won; he thought I was joking with him.”

The couple plans to put their winnings toward their upcoming retirement, which will help them do a little more travelling.

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work assignments that may be inherent to the job.

BRT6HC wishes to thank all applicants for their interest however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Philip Keefer came from Pleasant Valley, Mich. to Fielding in 1906. He operated this livery barn in 1907. From left to right are Phil Keefer, unidentified child, Dan Woods and Rev. J.C. Madill. Special Thank You to Norville Keefer of Whitehorse, Yukon Territories for this special donation to the City of North Battleford Historic Archives.

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We must find and follow the right way in life Maps are wonderfully useful things to have.

Whenever we’re traveling someplace new, we can find a route from where we are to where we hope to go. Often when my wife and I have made a trip like that, she’s acted as our copilot and had a map handy.

We need that kind of guidance in life as well.

You’ll notice that the title of this column talks about “the pilgrim way,” the path that Christians follow in life. We not only follow a path, we follow a Person, the Lord Jesus who said of Himself, “I am the way.”

(Jn. 14:6) John Bunyan’s 1678 classic, The Pilgrim’s Progress, presents the Christian life that way, as a journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City (heaven).

It’s interesting also that, in the days of the early church, the Christian faith was described as “the Way,” and believers were known as people of the Way. (Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4, 14; 24:23) The followers of Christ are on a journey. And just as with a vacation trip, there are exciting things to enjoy along the way. There are also wrong turns and bad roads to avoid.

Whether intended or not, by those who used it, “the Way” suggests that while there are individual

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aspects to life that make our life’s journey unique, in the more basic sense there is only one way.

Any other way but God’s way is ultimately a path to destruction. As Proverbs puts it, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” (Prov. 16:25) In the verse referenced earlier, Christ states emphatically, “No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (Jn. 14:6) If the Lord knows the way we should take, it stands to reason we should seek His guidance in following it. Through a study of God’s Word, and through daily prayer and also through the counsel of other believers, He will direct our path. It was with that understanding that Benjamin Mansell Ramsey (1849-1923) wrote a hymn entitled Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord.

Mr. Ramsey was an English music teacher, composer and choral

conductor. A prolific composer of part-songs, piano pieces and carols, he also produced works on music theory and a number of hymns. The present one was published in 1919. It

begins: “Teach me Thy way, O Lord, / Teach me Thy way! / Thy guiding grace afford, / Teach me Thy way! / Help me to walk aright, / More by faith, less by sight; / Lead me with heav’nly light, / Teach me Thy way!“ Immediately we see implied, in the hymn — truths that are mirrored in Scripture — that God knows the way, and has the ability and willingness to provide the guidance we need. First in the author’s list of concerns is that he might “walk aright,” live

righteously, in obedience to God. And that he would grow in faith, and have greater trust in the Lord.

In the second stanza, he asks for help, “when I am sad at heart,” and “in hours of loneliness.” But there are also these interesting lines: “In failure or success, / Teach me Thy way!” Most of us know those difficult times when we seem in danger of losing the battle. It’s then we cry out to God. But Mr. Ramsey recognizes that in times of success we are also in need. These have

their pitfalls, too.

In the third stanza the hymn writer prays “Make Thou my pathway plain,” especially “when doubts and fears arise.” We all have them. Times when there is either no clear way ahead, or when there is an array of possibilities and we don’t know which is best for us.

In truth, we’ll always be in need of divine guidance. As Ramsey puts it: “Until the race is run, / Until the journey’s done, / Until the crown is won, / Teach me Thy way!”

Don’t let the smoke get in your eyes Decades ago one of the songs that hit the charts as a best seller contained these lyrics: “Don’t let the stars get in your eyes, don’t let the moon break your heart….” Written by Winston L. Moore (stage name, Slim Willet) in 1952 and recorded by several artists, the most popular version was performed by the famous crooner, Perry Como.

The theme of the song wasn’t unusual, a lover concerned that his woman might be unfaithful. It was the events of this past couple of weeks

that changed the word “stars” to “smoke” for me: smoke from fires that have devastated thousands of hectares of forest, destroyed the homes, properties and livelihoods of multiplied thousands of people; smoke that will be permanently embedded in the memories of millions of people; smoke billowing from

uncontrolled fires.

The sad reality is something as essential to life as fire, if out of control, can become a force of destruction. Over the centuries we’ve harnessed fire to cook our food, to heat our homes and to bring light into darkness.

In fact, the discovery of fire is lauded as a major step forward in the progress of mankind.

Like the all-toocommon theme of Willet’s song, it’s often the good or the legitimate pleasures of life that fail to come into line with common sense,

let alone God’s Word, that too often get us into trouble. The enjoyment of good food, without the constraints of wise eating habits, leads to all sorts of health issues or, the lack of discipline in our daily habits can lead to broken relationships.

When God’s word cautions us use wisdom, it’s not the result of vindictiveness on His part but evidence of His genuine love for us.

“And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.” (1 Samuel 18:14)

Worship Together TerriTorial Drive alliance church Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

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ANGLICAN PARISH

SUNDAY SERVICES St. George’s Anglican Church - 9:00 a.m.

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

St. Paul’s Anglican Church - 11:00 a.m.

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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.

Hosanna Life Center Worship/Prayer House Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome

Canadian National Baptist Convention

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon

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

Phone 306-445-9096

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

OFFICE 306-445-3836

Email: notredame.nb@gmail.com www.notredameparish.ca EVERYONE WELCOME

Living Water Ministry

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Members of Christian Ministers Association

1202 - 103 Street, North Battleford, SK 306-446-3077 PASTOR: RON BRAUN

Corner of 104th Street & 12th Avenue Rev. Father Cuong Luong MASSES: Saturdays - 7:00 p.m.

Sundays - 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

Pastor Brian Arcand Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

1491 - 103RD STREET CALL FOR TIME 306-481-5073

Community Baptist Church

Notre Dame (RC) Parish

Reclaim Outreach Centre A Gospel Mission Teaching the Word Caring for the hurting

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

Come Join Us Sundays at 11:00 am Loving God Growing Together Serving Others Phone Church: 306-445-4818 Fax: 306-445-8895 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

962A - 102 Street Sunday Service: 6:00 p.m.

“Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage” Pastor Don Toovey Furniture or Donations: Please call Don at

306-441-1041

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

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - PAGE 19

LIFE as I know it

By Colleen Crawford

Life without mirrors The more I gaze into the reflection in our bathroom mirror, the more I know I could be happy in a world without mirrors.

I was fighting with my hair, trying to tame it into submission. By the time I came to the back of my hair, I simply went by feel. A few quick swishes with the flat iron, it felt good enough and I was good to go. Because I can’t see the back of my head, I have the illusion it looks just fine. No fuss.

No muss. It is what it is. What I can’t see can’t hurt me. Carry on!

Why don’t I feel that way about the hair that frames my face? Why have I become obsessed with the reflection in our mirror? What if the only reflection I saw was the expression on the faces of those who touch my life?

When I am wrapped up in a conversation that matters, I feel deep and thoughtful and all that matters is that my eyes reflect interest and caring.

When I am in an environment that lifts me up and makes me want to dance, I feel young, vibrant and full of life. I have seen pictures of myself in that environment. That girl looks nothing like the reflection in our bathroom mirror.

When I am taking care of my young daycare family, I hear and see myself in their words and actions. One does not need a mirror or tape recorder to see what my young charges see and hear. When my little two-year-old started complaining about her sore back and shoulder, after realizing she hadn’t hurt herself, I stopped and listened. I heard myself.

What if there were no mirrors in our world?

What if all we knew of our reflection is what life reflected back to us — smiles, sour looks, joy, sorrow, elation, devastation. Would we change our look based on trying to change the expression on those who reflected what was going on inside of us?

What if all we knew of our look is what we saw in a shadow, an aluminum surface or a pool of water? Somewhat distorted, we may look better or worse, fatter or thinner, taller or shorter. My hair may still be an issue because my shadow has shown me things I never knew about my hair.

What if the reflection we see in our mirror is not at all what the world sees? We may see wrinkles, grey roots and bad hair. The world may see character, wisdom and a carefree spirit. We may think we see beauty when the world outside of the mirror may see vanity or a shallow soul. We may think we are ugly when the world sees beauty that goes far deeper than a mirror could ever reflect.

When I walk away from a person, what stays with me? Is it the way they look on the outside or is it what is inside that counts? I always remember the way another person made me feel. That is something a mirror does not reflect. Our character is the one thing we do have control over and we should work on that the hardest.

Let’s ditch our mirrors today and go out and live a day we hope to see reflected back to us.

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Another winner from Lyndon Penner: Native Plants for the Short Season Yard

By Bernadette Vangool

With book number three – Native Plants for the Short Season Yard – Lyndon Penner is establishing himself as the latest prairie garden writer. Unlike his previous books, which may be great primers for novice gardeners, this book may appeal to more seasoned gardeners who are looking for something more challenging to experiment with in their gardens.

In Section One, Penner explains why we may not find any native plants in our local greenhouses. Yes, demand may not be there, but more importantly the most coveted plants may be slow to establish and therefore won’t be a good choice for the average consumer looking for “instant gratification.” For example, Penner mentions a native fritillaria that blooms only for one week in May. “Fritillaria pudica is one of the easier fritillaria to grow from seed needing only four to five years to get from seed to bloom.”

Because native plants are often difficult to propagate, they are not an economically viable option for most nurseries. In this section, Penner touches on the ethics of wild flower collec-

tion — digging or picking is a definite no-no unless the land is slated for development or the native prairie is going to be ploughed under. Propagation, seed collection and growing from seed are discussed, as is collecting cuttings for rooting and layering. If this seems overwhelming, don’t despair: at the end of Section Three, Penner provides a list of native seed (and in some cases, small plant) suppliers.

Section Two of the book deals with the plants themselves and includes an extensive listing of native plants, divided into sun and shade subsection with each subsection arranged alphabetically by botanical name (with their common name in brackets). Penner goes beyond the descriptive and talks about each plant’s native habitat in addition to its use by animals and by First Nations. For each species, he outlines optimum growth requirements and often includes

companion plants that appear with it in the wild.

If cultivars and hybrids are available, he might recommend those to you because of wider and brighter available colours, better growth habits and more adaptable to growing in your garden. As usual Penner’s humour shines through the pages with little gems like “Just as the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) is neither a cow nor a parsnip, beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) is neither a bear nor a grass.”

Section Three deals with potential threats to native plants and their habitat and how we can help intervene when things go awry. He discusses plants that we should avoid in our gardens, but also acknowledges that some plants that may be noxious weeds in British Columbia may be perfectly fine to grow in our prairie gardens where conditions are not as hospitable and danger of spreading is minimal.

In Section Four, Penner interviews friends and acquaintances he has met along his exploration of native plants in the wild over the years. They include a photographer, a seed collector and native plant grower and a native

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healer and keeper of traditions who grew up in Jasper National Park. These and others share their secrets and successes with native plants and provide different voices and encouragement.

Lastly, Penner devotes a section on lists, including his bucket list of plants he knows about but has never quite captured in bloom.

He also includes lists of

plants that are bee-friendly, butterfly-friendly, hummingbird friendly, etc.

All in all, this book was a joy to read and a welcome addition to my favourite bookshelf for future reference.

Native Plants for the Short Season Yard is published by Brush Education Inc. (www.brusheducation. ca) and should be available at your local bookstore and

online. Happy reading.

— This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@yahoo. com; www.facebook.com/ saskperennial). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions, workshops, tours and other events: Join us on our first garden tour, June 12.

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