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In the news this week

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Staff The City of North Battleford has been active this year in the area of crime prevention through environmental design.

The City has been implementing those principles in an effort to reduce crime

North Battleford, Sask.

and build a safer environment for citizens. Recently, City representatives attended an international conference in Calgary, Alta. to gain more knowledge about those principles.

The conference, Oct 19 and 20, was the International

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design conference.

It included delegations and presenters from South Korea, the United Kingdom, Honduras, South Africa, Philadelphia, Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon.

According to the City’s

news release, the delegations and presenters brought their experiences from a broad range of professions, from academia to workers on the ground, providing perspectives on what CPTED can accomplish and what pitfalls to avoid.

Continued on Page 3

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Comp In Action group set up a terrifying haunted house at the Western Development Museum’s Great Pumpkin Masquerade Saturday. The 20th annual gathering of ghouls, goblins, super heroes and others was hosted throughout the afternoon. For more photos see Thursday’s Regional Optimist and visit www.newsoptimist.ca. Photo by Averil Hall

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From the Boardroom to the Classroom

Two dead in chopper crash Staff Two men are dead after a helicopter crashed on an island in the North Saskatchewan River north of Paynton Thursday, Oct. 22.

RCMP say the crash was reported at around 2 p.m.

The 55-year-old pilot from Campbell River, B.C.

and his 30-year-old passenger from Prince Albert were declared dead at the scene.

Police say initial investigation has determined the helicopter was being used to access and repair power poles.

The Transportation Safety Board will investi-

gate events leading up to the crash.

The RCMP have notified Occupational Health and Safety.

Members from Battlefords, Maidstone and Turtleford detachments and STARS responded to the crash.

Man stabbed: treated at BUH Staff

Members of the board of education for Light of Christ Catholic Schools Division were in the classroom last week, Education Week, with their youngest students. They were reading from the children’s book I Love My Catholic School, an introduction to pre-kindergarten and kindergarten in a Catholic school setting. I Love My Catholic School is based on Catholic education’s foundational triad of home, school and parish and focuses on themes common to the Catholic mission – love, inclusive education, stewardship and social justice. Reading to Mme Jesney’s Kindergarten class at École Monseigneur Blaise Morand was LOCCS board member Brandy Pyle. Photo by Jayne Foster

LOCCS board member Stephanie Merkowsky reads to kindergarten students at Notre Dame School in celebration of Education Week. Each student will get a copy of the book I Love My Catholic School. Photos submitted

A stabbing victim was treated at Battlefords Union Hospital early Thursday, Oct. 22, according to Battlefords RCMP

The police responded at approximately 4:20 a.m. to report of a man suffering from stab wounds. The victim was treated and released from hospital.

His alleged attacker has

been arrested and appeared in court Friday charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and failing to comply with his conditions.

Pedestrian injured on 8th Ave. Staff A pedestrian was transported to Battlefords Union Hospital Thursday after being struck by a vehicle at 11307 8th Ave. North Battleford Fire Department reports attending the scene at just before 7 p.m.

The extent of the pedestrian’s injuries were not detailed in the NBFD press release.

NBFD also responded to

a dumpster fire early Friday at the rear of the Don Ross Centre.

One fire truck and three firefighters responded to

the call at about 6:30 a.m. and were on the scene for 12 minutes. No damage was reported to the surrounding property.

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City attends conference on safety

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Continued from Front Among the City’s representatives at the conference was Tim Yeaman who, in a statement, said “this really opened my eyes to similar issues we all face regardless of where we live, what country we are from.”

“There was not one negative comment that we received and other countries like Honduras are very interested in our approach to bringing life back to parts of our community through projects like the community garden project and the implementation of the CPTED principles in helping to identify areas of opportunity.”

He is referring to the community garden behind the Lighthouse, a CPTED project developed earlier this year that North Battleford was able to highlight at the conference.

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If the Battleford Post Office’s future could be assured through crowd funding its rehabilitation, would you donate?

• Yes. It should be preserved as Saskatchewan’s oldest operating post office.

• No. It’s Canada Post’s responsibility.

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From this

CORNER

By Becky Doig Editor

The letter below extols the many virtues of Battleford, and as a proud resident of the town I’m certainly not going to argue against her views. There is one thing North Battleford has that Battleford doesn’t, however, and that is a functioning and accessible post office.

Canada Post has closed the more than 100-year-old post office in downtown Battleford and are currently operating, if you can call it that, out of the former Hillcrest Centre on 24th Street.

It appears Canada Post has no interest in dealing with the health and safety issues at the old building. Issues they say are a result of a bat infestation. It should be noted that problem isn’t a new one. In 2006 Communities In Bloom attempts to have the clock in the building restarted were thwarted due to concerns about the bats.

Instead of working to solve the problem, Canada Post has been granted a building permit to do $30,000 worth of renovations at the House of Kwon. While it will be good to see that long vacant site put to use, it is tragic to think a historic building, the oldest serving post office outlet in Canada, will be left to moulder and fall into further disrepair.

This piece of history must be preserved. It could be said Battleford has a better record of historic preservation than North Battleford, another item to add to the letter writer’s scorecard, but if we let the post office fall into the “used to be” category we will certainly fall a few notches in that category.

Who will take responsibility? It doesn’t look like it will be Canada Post.

Letter

City or town?

Dear Editor It’s time for me to do some ranting again about the pros and cons of living in Battleford or North Battleford. Are there any cons for living in Battleford?

Their drinking water is fantastic. No contamination, ever.

They get a 10 per cent discount for paying their taxes early, then I believe it’s eight per cent all the way down to three per cent. North Battleford gives no discount and that hasn’t kept taxes from going up.

We have a new water plant, new arts facility, swimming pool and curling rink. I pay more taxes than my sister in Saskatoon with the same-sized residence.

Battleford has garbage pick up from grey bins weekly.

Ours is every two weeks and sometimes in the summer it’s pretty foul, even though it’s only half full.

Hmmm, Battleford is sounding pretty good, isn’t it?

Even North Batteford’s director of operations lives in West Park.

Angie N. Gardiner North Battleford

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Chief Electoral Officer thanks platoons of election workers Dear Editor I would like to take this opportunity to thank the more than 230,000 Canadians who contributed to the successful delivery of the 42nd general election.

Once again, Canadians were willing to take time from their busy lives, making personal and professional sacrifices to work long hours to ensure their fellow citizens could exercise their democratic right to vote and receive the election results without delay following the close of the polls.

I am overwhelmed by the exceptional professionalism and dedication our election workers have demonstrated in serving Canadian electors, often in challenging circumstances.

Some three million more Canadians voted at this federal general election than at the 2011 election, resulting in the highest voter turnout in more than 20 years. There was a remarkable level of voter activity throughout the election, which in some instances resulted in wait times at both the advance polls and on election day. Our election workers provided the best service possible to their friends and neighbours in communities across our great land, for that is the true strength of our electoral process: Canadians working hard to make it possible for their fellow Canadians to choose the elected officials who will represent them in the House of Commons.

There will be time in the coming weeks and months to review our electoral procedures and consider ways they could be modernized for future elections. For now, our dedicated election workers should take great pride in their accomplishments and important contributions to our society. I know that all Canadians join me in thanking them for their excellent work in the service of democracy.

Marc Mayrand Chief Electoral Officer of Canada

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Doke speaks on Regina bypass, local residents recognized in legislature It was an active second week back at the legislature in Regina last week, as debate resumed on a number of pieces of legislation.

Those included the MRI Facilities Licensing Act, the Saskatchewan Employment Essential Services Act, the Automobile Accident Insurance Act, the Traffic Safety Amendment Act, the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and the Saskatchewan Farm Security Act. Topics raised in Question Period included wait times for surgeries — an issue that saw a back and forth between Premier Brad Wall and opposition leader Cam Broten Thursday — as well as the Regina Bypass project.

Members rose to speak in debate on that latter topic and Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Larry Doke provided some remarks Thursday morning. Here are some of his extensive remarks as recorded in Hansard.

Mr. Doke: Mr. Speaker, this project started some 20 years ago. It was started by the NDP but, as usual, no action. In fact it was started so long ago that the member from Carrot River had hair.

So it has been a long time in the making.

A Saskatchewan Party government will finish this project. It will not study it anymore. It will not engineer it anymore. They will carry on with the project.

This is Saskatchewan’s largest infrastructure project and will be completed by a Sask Party government.

This project is backed by solid engineering, not myths like members opposite. For instance, the member from Athabasca last year went for a ride and after his ride he was convinced that that is the route that the bypass should take. But I see now that he has changed his position in life. After yesterday, he is the new self-endorsed Ag critic. And so maybe he has moved on from that, so that’s good.

Mr. Speaker, the project has transparency and consultations. The member from Rosemont talked about there was no consultation. Well 24 separate open houses and consultation events; one-on-one meetings with businesses, impacted landowners and other stakeholders; municipal governments actively involved in all steering committees; unredacted engineering studies

available on Ministry of Highways website. And, Mr. Speaker, from the Provincial Auditor 2014 report volume 2, the auditor had this to say: “We found that the ministry actively sought input from the public and stakeholders throughout the process . . . We did not find evidence of undue influence or third parties (e.g., landowners) during this selection process.”

So, Mr. Speaker, once again just to correct the facts, even the Provincial Auditor supports this initiative. ... Mr. Speaker, I hear more and more all the time, from the member from Rosemont especially, about no local companies under P3s.

Totally false again.

Mr. Speaker, I’d just like to report that on the Regina bypass, so far, five local companies. On the multi-school project, 24 local companies. On the Saskatchewan Hospital in the Battlefords, something that they talked about for years and years and years and did nothing about it except when it came to the election all of a sudden they threw out … I believe it was Mr. Taylor at that point threw out a number of 58 million and he was going to build a new hospital for that. But there’s eight local companies involved in that project at this point. And, Mr. Speaker, in Swift Current at the long-term care facility, 26 local companies.

So that kind of sets the stage for all of that.

Some of the companies on this bypass project in Regina here: Broda Construction, Clifton Associates, Urban Systems, Graham.

Now these aren’t companies that are from France. These

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net are local companies, and they are doing the job and they will do it well.

Mr. Speaker, the member from Rosemont, I don’t know where he’s coming from sometimes when he talks about the P3s and maintenance and whatever. It’s very obvious what that government did when they were in power. The first thing they cut in every budget was maintenance.

They had no maintenance on highways, schools, hospitals. It was all gone.

They did nothing, absolutely nothing. But we can assure you on this project alone, just this project, 34 years of full maintenance.

So, Mr. Speaker, I look forward … I’m sure I’ll be getting lots of questions from the members opposite, and I look forward to those questions. I will gladly talk about this project any day of the week.

Mr. Speaker, in closing I would like to congratulate the Ministry of Highways and all the engineering companies that have brought this project to fruition. And I look forward to the question period. Thank you.

Tuesday, members rose to give statements in the legislature and those included some recognition of local residents of the Battlefords and area.

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Ms. Sproule: — Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this time to speak about the Gordon Tootoosis gala which I attended, along with the member from Saskatoon Centre, on Friday, October 2nd. The Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company hosted the gala and celebrated the legacy of Gordon Tootoosis. Throughout the night, eight new bursaries and scholarships were announced, and the theatre company unveiled their new name.

Over the past year and a half, the theatre company consulted with members of the community regarding future directions of their organization.

In consultation with the Tootoosis family and through ceremony, the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company changed their name to the Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre. The name honours

Gordon Tootoosis, a Cree icon and one of the founding members of the theatre company.

Nīkānīwin is a Plains Cree expression for leadership, which appropriately describes Tootoosis’s lifetime of work. When Gordon Tootoosis from Poundmaker First Nation began working in theatre, there was an incredible void of indigenous actors. He set out to fill that void and create supports for the development of young, aspiring indigenous actors.

In doing so, he has had a profound impact on both the indigenous and wider theatre community in Saskatoon and across the province and country.

Mr. Speaker, this is an exciting time for the Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre as they move forward into the future as a company grounded in culture, language and history. I ask all members of the Assembly to join me in congratulating the Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre and wish them all the best for a bright future of indigenous theatre.

Thank you.

After Spoule finished, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox rose to pay recognize an act of heroism by a local RCMP constable.

Hon. Mr. Cox: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to speak about an RCMP [Royal Canadian Mounted Police] officer in

my home constituency of the Battlefords.

Mr. Speaker, on July 17th, 2014, Constable Jan Indenbosch responded with another officer to a call about an intoxicated man on a roof. Constable Indenbosch pursued the suspect, eventually following him up on to the roof to arrest him. Once on top of the building, Constable Indenbosch pursued him by foot.

However the suspect made an almost fatal mistake by jumping over the edge of the building. With the suspect barely holding on to the side of the building, Constable Indenbosch risked his own life by grabbing the suspect’s hands, saving him from a nearly 45-foot fall.

Mr. Speaker, for his act of bravery, last night the Lieutenant Governor presented Constable Indenbosch with a bronze medal from the Royal Canadian Humane Association. I ask all members to join me in thanking Constable Jan Indenbosch for his bravery and for going above and beyond to ensure that North Battleford is a safe and healthy community.

I’d also like to thank all RCMP and municipal police force members across this province who risk their lives every day to make this province a safe place for all of us. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Behind the headlines:

e l p o e p t u o b a s i New SHNB

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North. Linda Shynkaruk un beg North BattlSaskatchewan Hospital “We began meeting de Wa ve ati ent res d rep t ien pat d eford, an with them in August an mm. nu the a g on ed am ish were we establ ung man, d In introducing the yo ber of user groups,” sai s de’ Wa red sha r ly ud use pro se Shynkaruk Shynkaruk. “Tho days 217 ng bei of of ive ent lus shm inc accompli groups were t day. clean and sober as of tha nt line staff and pafro what we’re “That’s why we’re doing tients.” doing,” said Shynkaruk.

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Photo by Jayne Foster th im de an move if I get a room wi For Wade, SHNB has ma I so er,’ riv the of w a vie pact on his view of life. ld cou skatchewan the process of want a cor- said, ‘OK.’ I was pretty sure I “Before coming to Sa Shynkaruk shared how of cor rections or do we ur ch vo mu s pawa ted re the pac im nk thi flavour of mental get him that.” ilding has Hospital, I didn’t ahead at said, getting a new bu at SHNB, particularly rectional facility with the he e,” enc fid con f sel But the hospital didn’t go hope. I’ve gained and caregivers nts tie ?’” lth for hea pe y ho ilit is fac re er the out the new tely the answ that time. adding, “I feel confident the curveball of finding The first was the defini said died,” nent. po issues.” lth com l things hea na l tio nta rec me “Then cor th a wi e le lud inc peop m. uld tea wo the of to lot cur rent the Shynkaruk. “There was not a rsing staff. tial thoughts went to our environment right for He had praise for the nu ini y the g “M ttin Ge s pro ing Th to the . nt in them plan- talk about the new building “Nurses are very importa s would be patients,” she said. “I didn’t want y has been integral to the ilit fac d new an all ld, ho th wi ces on pro ent kind of seemed to be tricted in their movem cess. Without them the us about ll I didn’t ning process. d. “They help be res wi ing sai t ds. ask tha un he y ” gro ed ilit nt, pp fac the iste a sto on nex ts ing ’ no nn ien tes pat almost “We’ve been pla y these ‘inma lth a hea e un lik , ng ent bei ked m nm loo t fro iro n tha e env where we were at.” the patient transitio want to build a facility e a therapeutic home-lik ed again dy for discharge.” shared beught, ‘how are our hav om tho I hro y. bat ilit e fac on l , Finally, hope was renew na ms tio to being healthy and rea roo rec al cor du ivi ind new w the no in ht to re rig d of one bathroom with another announcement.

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BNS top Hawks, lose to Hounds in shootout

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The 12-2 Battlefords North Stars were the highest scoring team in the entire Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League going into home action against Nipawin and Notre Dame Friday and Saturday.

The North Stars had scored 66 goals and had 37 goals scored against them going into the weekend, and the team was doing well in the individual statistics as well. In fact, by weekend’s end five of the top seven scoring leaders were Battlefords North Stars players: Dustin Gorgi and Layne Young tied for second with 23 points (two behind Travis Mayan of the Mustangs), followed by Igor Leonenko with 21, and then three with 19 points —Kris Spriggs of Nipawin, Jake McMillen and Coby Downs.

With Connor Sych in 10th spot with 17 points, that meant six of the top 10 scorers in the SJHL were North Stars just 16 games into the season.

North Stars 4 Nipawin 2

The North Stars got on the scoreboard early Friday night against the Nipawin Hawks, Reed Delainey getting the first goal just 56 seconds into the game to make it 1-0. Igor Leonenko assisted.

But with Leonenko in the box for holding, Garrett Dunlop scored to tie it at 1-1, Evan Mignault assisting on the goal. The call proved

controversial on the North Stars bench, as someone shouted “you had the wrong guy!”

The period ended 1-1, with shots even at 11-11. Between periods, fans crowded into the lounge where the TV was showing the Blue Jays-Royals game six of the AL championship series.

There was no scoring in the second period although the North Stars had several chances on a number of power play opportunities in the period. Shots were 25-22 North Stars through two.

Just 1:11 into the third, however, the Hawks took the lead as Eric Bolden beat Rewerts to make it 2-1. Keegan Kjargaard got the assist.

The North Stars went on the power play again and good saves by Kristian Stead kept Nipawin in the game. Stead ended up facing an onslaught of North Stars shots on the night. But Dustin Gorgi put home the tying goal to make it 2-2 in the third, his eighth of the season. Rylan Freed and Troy Gerein assisted at 8:51.

With 2:29 remaining, Coby Downs finally put the North Stars in front to stay with a shot from just inside the face off circle. It was his eighth of the season with Gorgi getting the assist.

With the North Stars in the lead late and with the Hawks pulling their goaltender for the extra attacker, a potential fourth North Stars empty-net goal was waived off on an offside, and then a fight

The North Stars were back in action Saturday night at home against the Notre Dame Hounds. Here, Jake McMillen has the puck deep inside the Notre Dame zone. Photos

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ensued between McMillen and Dunlop. They watched the end of the game from the box as the North Stars’ Layne Young notched the empty-netter to wrap up their 13th win of the season and seventh in a row, 4-2.

Final shots were 41-28 North Stars.

Notre Dame 4 North Stars 3 (SO)

Rewerts got the night off as North Stars were back into action again Saturday night against the Notre Dame Hounds, but they looked flat for much of the night against their Finning Division rivals.

The first period saw little offence, particularly from the North Stars. The period was highlighted with Igor Leonenko almost poking one past the Notre Dame net minder late in the period.

Shots through one were

North Stars crack top 20

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords North Stars’ recent success during the early part of the SJHL campaign is starting to earn the team some provincial and national attention.

Oct. 20, the SJHL Source Embroidery Power Rankings were released and the North Stars took first place, just ahead of the Melfort Mustangs.

As well, the CJHL Top Twenty rankings were re-

leased and the North Stars were ranked 13th in Canada.

Still ahead of them were SJHL rivals Nipawin in eighth place and Melfort in ninth. The Powassan Voodoos of the NOJHL topped the rankings.

All this good news came as the North Stars looked to keep their win streak going on the road in Melville and Yorkton starting Tuesday night.

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Stars did not get off to a good start against the struggling Melville Millionaires.

It was the Mills who got on the board first with goals from Dalton Menke at 10:01 and then a power play goal from Kirk Bear at the 19:19 mark in the first period.

But the North Stars’ Coby Downs scored just eight seconds after that with Jake McMillen and Cody Spagrud assisting, making it 2-1 after one.

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even at seven. Despite a slow start, the play for the North Stars had definitely picked up as the period ended, and they quickly capitalized as the second period began.

Igor Leonenko scored from Ryan Rosenberg and Layne Young at the 25-second mark of the second period.

But the North Stars were hurt by penalties in the period. Back to back penalties to Kendall Fransoo and then to Jordan Wiest had the North Stars on their heels. But right after they killed those penalities off, with 8:29 left, the Hounds tied the game on a goal by Brady Third from Rhett Kingston and Gavin Apperson.

The North Stars had their chances as the period unfolded, including a shot that hit the goalpost, but Notre Dame out shot the North Stars and then capitalized again before the period end-

ed.

Gage Ramsay broke through to beat Taryn Kotchorek to make it 2-1 with 3:23 remaining, Ian Williams getting the assist.

Shots through two favoured Notre Dame 23-17.

In the third, the North Stars caught a break. A fight between Tanner Nagel and Brady Third enlivened the period with 11:24 to go, and with Third getting the additional interference penalty the North Stars went on the power play.

A long shot by Connor Sych deflected off a Hounds player and in with 9:55 remaining to tie the game at 2-2.

With 2:52 left, a long shot by Jordan Wiest, from Delainey and Townsend, somehow made it through the traffic and into the net beating Alexi Thibaudeau to make it 3-2.

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long as Sych was called for boarding. Peyton Hogan tied it just eight seconds into that power play, with 2:15 remaining on the clock.

Overtime beckoned for the North Stars. Shots on goal through three favoured Notre Dame, 33-29.

In overtime, the North Stars got a golden opportunity as Notre Dame was called for too many men with 2:48 remaining. The North Stars had the Hounds on their heels and even forced Thibaudeau to make a sprawling save.

But time expired on the power play, and overtime as well. For the third time this season the North Stars were in a shootout situation.

Both teams missed their opportunities to score until Jack Flaman beat Kotchorek on the Hounds’ third and final shot of the shootout to win it for Notre Dame 4-3.

While the North Stars still earned one point in the standings, it was the end of the seven-game winning streak and also the North Stars’ first loss on home ice.

Final shots favoured Notre Dame 35-34.

The North Stars now have a record of 13 wins, two losses and one shootout loss. They now have six days off before they hit the road again later this week for their three-day weekend southeast road trip against Weyburn, Estevan and Notre Dame.

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Looking ahead to better days, but the time drags A strange feeling came over me while climbing into my vehicle in the Mosaic Stadium parking lot following Saturday night’s 35-24 Saskatchewan Roughriders loss to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Just beyond the glare of the stadium lights from our old stadium sat the jaw-dropping gorgeous new Mosaic Stadium whose construction, as of last Saturday, is 60 per cent complete.

It’s due to open in August of

2016 and is pegged to be the finest jewel among open-air stadiums in North America.

Just the sight of that new facility brings enormous hope for the fortunes of this Roughriders franchise and I had to sit there for a minute and imagine the possibilities.

Then, reality set in, and I realized the bright days ahead are an enormous contrast to what we have now.

Old Mosaic Stadium is the oldest, most-dilapidated

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By Allie Raycraft New Horizons started the new season at the Northland Curling Centre Oct. 13 with 12 teams participating. Some new curlers, who formerly curled at Saskatchewan Hospital, have been welcomed to the league. Results were Kachmarski over O’Hare, Krismer over Munn, Dudek over Hall, Horrell over Payne, Belyl over Rogers and Kjargaard over Scott.

New Horizons took to the ice again Oct. 20 for the second game of the fall season. Results were Kjargaard and Belyk tied, Payne over Scott; Rogers over Dudek, Krismer over Horrell (skipped by Brian Neabel), O’Hare over Hall and Munn over Kachmarski. See you Tuesday, Oct. 27.

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have now lost games every way imaginable. From blown fourth quarter leads, to double-overtime losses, to games they were never really in, to, now, racing out to a big lead only to see it evaporate just as quickly.

They all get filed in the “L” column.

At his post-game news conference, Riders coach Bob Dyce was asked for his assessment of the game.

Initially he growled like a bear into the microphone, in an address that was carried on province-wide radio.

Then he paused for what seemed like an eternity. The gap lasted only about five seconds, but it felt like five minutes as the Rider Nation hung on his every word.

“When you see a team go up 21-3 ... and we’ve

seen this team play some really good teams very well at times ... it’s a challenging thing,” Dyce surmised.

“We’d like consistency and some of that comes back on coaches because we need a consistent effort throughout.

It’s our job to get a top level performance out of them at all times. It certainly is challenging.”

After the Riders’ 31-21 home loss to Hamilton in Week 5, then-coach Corey Chamblin advised that the “pain is now over.” He felt, at 0-5, the worst was behind them. However, as it turned out, it was just getting started.

So now the home portion of the 2015 schedule is behind the Riders, and their ledger while defending their turf finished at 2-7. The paid attendance was 30,488 Saturday night but an optimistic guess at the actual bums in the seats would be 22,000. Kudos to the fans who did show up, because they all seemed to be having a great time.

But when the effects of the Pilsner wore off, reality had to set in for them, too.

What is wanted — from this blogger and broad-

caster’s corner — is to start looking ahead now. Let’s get the 2015 post-mortem written and start examining the challenges ahead.

They begin with naming a general manager, a head coach and then retooling the roster.

But we can’t. There are still two road games remaining against opponents who have an infinite amount of things to play for.

The first is this Saturday in Calgary against a Stampeders team that is challenging for first place in the CFL West. They’re only a game back of Edmonton.

And then the season finishes with a date in Montreal Sunday, Nov. 8 against an Alouettes team that is clamouring for a crossover playoff berth. They also currently have the CFL’s second-longest postseason streak dating back to 1996.

Perhaps now the pain for the Riders is indeed gone.

All that’s left is playing out the string, but the days right now are agonizingly long.

There’s so much to look forward to this off-season, but right now the days are going by like weeks.

7-1 win over Yorkton Terriers

Continued from Page 7 In the second period, power play goals by Igor Leonkenko, the first one from Layne Young and Spagrud at 8:01 and the second one from McMillen and Young at 18:32, gave the North Stars the lead. Then Connor Sych added to the lead with a power play goal at 19:18, with Rylan Freed and Dustin Gorgi assisting, and it was 4-2 after two.

A power play goal by Tyson Predinchuk cut the margin to 4-3, but Baxter Kanter got his first of the season at 10:19 from Downs and Gorgi to make it 5-3. A goal from Mitch Foyle at the 13:34 kept it close at 5-4, but

that would be all the scoring for Melville as the North Stars won their fifth in a row.

The North Stars outshot Melville 37-22 but 18 saves from Ryan Rewerts were enough for the win.

North Stars 7 Yorkton 1

It was a fast turnaround for the North Stars the next night in nearby Yorkton, but they showed no sign of fatigue as they blew out the Terriers in a rough, fightfilled contest.

The North Stars struck first in the first as Gorgi scored his seventh of the season from Downs and McMillen to make it 1-0.

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it at 1-1 soon after, and that would be the scoring through one.

In the second, the North Stars exploded. Layne Young scored a power play goal and Kendall Fransoo scored his first of the season. Jake McMillen scored as well to make it 4-1 on the power play, and then scored an even strength goal to make it 5-1. That goal was his 11th of the season.

Goals in the third by Jordan Townsend, his second, and Leonenko, his ninth, rounded out the scoring.

It was a rough contest.

There were four fights in which the North Stars were involved.

Baxter Kanter had a couple of fights in the second period. One was against McKenzie Welke where Welke took an instigator penalty and was kicked out of the game. Another was with Corwin Stevely who received a similar boot.

In the third, Braydon Buziak and Brandon Sookro got into a fight with Sookro getting kicked out as well.

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Shots on goal were 39-26 North Stars with Rewerts again getting the win.

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Sharks’ goaltenders stop 78 Hounds’ shots One loss in overtime in Midget AAA action

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

PA 4 Sharks 1

The Battlefords Sharks were on the road Wednesday for a game against the Prince Albert A&W Bears, but wound up on the short end of a 4-1 score.

The game stayed close for the first two periods.

The Bears scored the only goal in period one as Kassidy Kicia beat netminder Chloe Marshall to give PA the lead.

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what would turn out to be their only goal of the contest as Jordan Kulbida scored from Brittany Yeager.

But two quick goals in the third from Jadyn Kushniruk and Jordan Ashe put the Sharks behind the eight ball, and then Kayla McNab added one more with less than five minutes left to make it a 4-1 final score.

Marshall had a solid performance in net despite the defeat, stopping 30 of 34 PA shots.

ND Hounds 2 Sharks 1(OT)

There was only one goal scored by the Sharks in their game with the Notre Dame Hounds Saturday and it came in the second period.

Morgan Lamontange scored from Brittany Yeager and Kyra Ledoux in the period, to make it 1-0, and for a while it looked like that goal might hold up the entire way to win the game.

But with 40 seconds remaining in the third, Darien

Probst beat Shelby Tornato to tie it up, and then Rebecca Sweeney scored 47 seconds into overtime to win it. It was a heartbreaking finish.

Shots were 45-26 Hounds overall.

Notre Dame 4 Sharks 1

The rematch took place at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Battleford Arena and it was all Hounds.

Power play goals by Megan Leblanc, Katey Zelman and Darien Probst put Notre Dame on top in the second, and MacKenzie Prouse scored in the third to add to the lead.

The Sharks did get on the board midway through the third on a Landry Derdall power play goal, with Cassidy Carlson getting the assist. That would be all the scoring, however, and the Hounds prevailed 4-1.

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Thursday marked a historic day in the short existence of John Paul II Crusaders high school football.

The Crusaders hosted their very first playoff football game, playing on their brand-new home field Thursday afternoon.

They took on Meadow Lake Spartans, a team they had decisively crushed in two regular season meetings this year in nine-man football.

It was not expected to be a close contest, and the Crusaders wasted no time striking first.

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scoring a touchdown again on the final play of the third quarter.

A late touchdown and a safety finally put Meadow Lake on the scoreboard in the late going. The final score was 42-9 for the Crusaders.

The Crusaders now head to Esterhazy for their next playoff game in the provincial quarter finals.

Marion Graham 31 Vikings 21

Later that evening the 2-4 North Battleford Comprehensive School Vikings took on the 3-3 Marion Graham Falcons in the final regular season game for the team at Beaver Lions Stadium.

But it was a slow start for the Vikings on offence as the Falcons scored three unanswered touchdowns in the first half.

With the score 7-0, Falcons QB Jack Wright threw a touchdown to Connor Sparks with a little over four minutes to go in the second quarter. With just over a minute left, a touchdown pass to Alexander Dewar made it 21-0 Falcons and

that would be the score at the half.

A good drive to start the second half had the Vikings in scoring position, and on second and goal Keegan Horrell ran in the Vikings’ touchdown at the 3:50 mark of the third quarter. The extra point made it 21-7.

The Falcons added a field goal before the third quarter ended, and threatened to score again on a turnover early in the fourth before penalties and a missed field goal ended the drive. The next drive proved a fruitful one for the Vikings. A touchdown toss by Damon Dutton to Presley Peterson drew the Vikings to a 10-point margin with 6:04 left in the game.

But all momentum evaporated when the Falcons’ Davis Turnmire immediately returned a kickoff for a touchdown, and that quieted the fans at Beaver Lions Stadium.

The Vikings did get a late touchdown to Matt Dutton to make it respectable late.

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Irish Gardens – all worth visiting

By Sara Williams Earlier this month, I returned from hosting a garden tour of Ireland. We visited 17 Irish gardens, both public and private, ranging from landed estates of many acres to small urban holdings. More often than not, the owners themselves toured us around, telling us the history of their gardens (and the trials and triumphs encountered along the way) and later treated us to tea and scones still warm from the oven. It’s not easy to make choices, but here are a few that really stood out.

Helen Dillon’s Garden (Dublin) is world famous and with good reason. Begun more than 40 years ago, and evolving over time, it is well designed, perfectly groomed and contains many rare and interesting plants. You are first greeted by a birch forest instead of a conventional front garden. Where there was once a rectangular lawn, a canal (inspired by a visit to the Alhambra in Spain) is now flanked by herbaceous borders (delphiniums were in their second bloom). It is best seen in its entirety from the drawing room windows.

But wandering the paths, one becomes enthralled with the detail of the plants and the design. (www.dillongarden. com) The Bay Garden (Wexford), begun in 1989 and privately owned, consists of

the students of the Ballymaloe Cookery School that was founded by Darina Allen in the early 1980s. There is an ornamental fruit garden with both unusual and familiar fruits; one acre of vegetables and herbs under plastic; a Villandry inspired Potager of diamond and square vegetable and herb beds enclosed by boxwood hedges and herringbone paths of old brick; a double perennial border leading to a Victorian shell house with walls and ceiling encrusted with sea shells; a Celtic maze (in which our intrepid guide became lost!); and a wildflower meadow inhabited by a topiary dragon. (http://www.cookingisfun.ie/gardens/our-gardens) Illnaculin, an island garden of 37 acres located in Bantry Bay, was the private domain of Annan Bryce and later bequeathed to Ireland.

Designed by Harold Peto, it was originally almost all barren rock. It took more than 100 labourers to move soil, blast rock, plant trees and construct walls and other features from 1911 to 1914. Today visitors are treated to Peto’s Italianate garden complete with a wisteria covered casita, pavilion and a rectangular pool surrounded by a venerable collection of bonsai, including a larch said to be 300 years old. The newly renovated walled garden contains a long perennial border. And the tree- and shrub-lined Happy Valley boasts a large collection of mushroom-like staddlestones, once used to elevate and protect hay from rodents. A bonus: access to the island is by small ferryboats that pass puppy-faced seals basking on the rocks. (http://www.garnishisland. com) — This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial. ca; hortscene@yahoo.com; New www.facebook.com/ saskperennial).

a series of diverse gardens that invitingly meld into each other with ease and informality. The Hot Border of gold, orange and red plants was dazzling in late September, while the aptly named Funereal Border is a unique assemblage of flowers and foliage of dark purple to almost black. A surprising number of these do well under prairie conditions: coral bells, annual kale, dahlias, caster bean, ninebark and barberry. Most impressive was the Grass Garden – enormous billowing masses of beige, grey and brown amid the largest Joe Pye weed clumps I’ve ever seen and contrasting with adjoining pink autumn sedums. The quiet informality of the sloped Woodland Garden was a fitting closure to our visit – sweeping beds of trees and shrubs underplanted with woodland perennials. (www.thebaygarden.com) Ballymaloe Garden (Cork) was even better than it had been in the mid-1990s when I first visited. It is both an ornamental and a working kitchen garden used by

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The science behind autumn’s colour

Photo by Patricia Hanbidge

Autumn is one of my favourite seasons. I do appreciate the seasonal change and the beauty that autumn brings to us. Only a few places in the world have the combination of tree types and climatic conditions necessary for vivid autumn foliage. It is the deciduous trees and shrubs that display the most noticeable autumn colour. Evergreens also develop autumn colouration, but the colour changes are more gradual. Many home-

owners become unnecessarily alarmed when in the autumn the interior needles of their pines, spruce and fir change colour. They mistakenly interpret this as a disease or insect problem, not realizing that even evergreens occasionally shed their leaves.

The variety of leaf colour that we enjoy is due to the physics of sunlight striking the pigments in the leaves.

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Hanbidge on Horticultre

by Patricia Hanbidge

Saskatoon School of Horticulture are the four broad categories of pigments found in leaves. These same pig-

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ments are also responsible for the array of colours in flowers. During spring and

summer, the leaves serve as the principle site for the photosynthetic process in which carbon dioxide and water with the aid of light are manufactured into carbohydrates or food for the plants. This process takes place in the cells containing chlorophyll. This chlorophyll also gives the leaf its green colour. As the days shorten and temperatures cool, there is a decline in the rate of photosynthesis as well as the synthesis of new chlorophyll. As the green pigment decreases, other pigments present in the leaf become more evident.

Other pigments present in the leaves include yellow or orange carotenoid pigments. This is the same pigment that gives the carrot its familiar colour. Carotenoid pigments in the leaves account for the yellow and golden leaf colour we see in the fall. The yellows of horse chestnut, poplar, birch and ash are lovely examples of the carotenoid pigmentation. The presence of tannins along with the yellow carotenoid will give a more golden yellow pigmentation to the leaf.

Anthocyanin pigments are responsible for the pink, red and purple colours in the leaves. Maple, some oaks, viburnum and others show a reaction between various sugars and the anthocayanin pigment. That beautiful bright orange colour seen in some of our maples is the result of red anthocyanin pigment mixed with yellow carotenoid.

Many ask why is the colouration some years so brilliant? The answer is simply perfect climatic conditions. The most important environmental factors that influence the degree of colours are light intensity, temperature and water supply. Bright light favours brilliant red colouration.

Every fall we get those autumn shades of yellow and brown but the brilliant hues that make the autumn landscape truly spectacular are a direct result of the weather.

Warm, sunny days followed by cool nights with temperatures below 10 C, but not freezing will produce the best colour. Rainy or cloudy days without much light that occur near the time of peak colouration will decrease the autumn colouration. Heavy rains and high winds can sweep the leaves off the trees early. Freezing temperatures and very heavy frost will essentially stop all processes occurring within the leaf tissue prior to the pigments reaching maximum development.

So enjoy the colours of autumn. Go for a walk, take a picture or two and enjoy this beautiful season to the fullest. — Hanbidge is a horticulturist with the Saskatoon School of Horticulture and can be reached at 306-931GROW(4769); by email at growyourf uture@gmail. com or check out our website at saskhort.com.

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28. The America’s Cup trophy, e.g.

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54. Certain surgeon’s “patient” 56. Boy 58. Golf ball support 59. Balaam’s mount

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Moon joins in planetary foursome November 7

By James Edgar The moon begins the month in the waning gibbous phase, meaning it appears humped, like a camel’s back, waning meaning it’s showing less and less of the sunlit side as time passes. On the night of Nov. 6 and morning Nov. 7, the moon passes within close range of Jupiter, Mars, and Venus — less than two degrees of all three planets.

These will all be in the eastern morning sky before dawn. Nov. 13, the tiny sliver of a very young moon shares the evening twilight in the west with Saturn.

Nov. 22, as the moon approaches full phase, Uranus is within a degree — an occultation for viewers in the very far Southern Hemi-

sphere. Full phase is Nov. 25, and a few hours later, Aldebaran is within one degree, and is an occultation for viewers in eastern Asia, northern United States, Canada and Greenland.

Mercury fleetingly disappears behind the sun shortly after the month begins, heading for superior conjunction Nov. 17. Viewers may catch a glimpse of the speedy planet in the early morning eastern sky.

Venus is quite visible in the eastern dawn sky, making for a photogenic threesome with Jupiter and Mars — a foursome Nov. 7.

Mars rises in the east near 3 a.m. The Red Planet meets up with Jupiter and Venus for most of the

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The daily commitment of Christian living The story’s told of a young man who was asked about hisemployment. “What do you do?” said the questioner. “Oh, this and that,” he replied.

Dissatisfied, the inquirer tried again, “And where do you do this?” The fellow said, “Uh, here and there.”

“Well, when do you do it?” persisted his friend, and he responded, with a yawn, “Now and then.”

Whether the story is true or not, it illustrates an unmotivated, unfocused life.

As the saying goes, “Aim at nothing and you are likely to hit it!” In contrast, think of the Olympic athlete. If he has prepared for the 100-metre race, the contest will be over in about 10 seconds. But behind it are years of intensive training, practice and competition in other track meets.

Not only that, the athlete’s values and priorities are adjusted carefully so he can focus on his goal of winning gold at the Olympics. What he eats, how long he sleeps, what he wears on his feet, and more, are scrutinized. Pleasures that others may enjoy he often sets aside, in order to centre his attention on winning the prize.

But that raises questions about our spiritual commitment. Is it casual or careless? Are we merely “Sunday-go-to-meetin’” Christians, who put on our

work! To the work! / We are servants of God; / Let us follow the path / That our Master has trod; / With the balm of His counsel / Our strength to renew, / Let us do with our might / What our hands find to do. / To

Robert Cottrill, B.A., B.R.E. http://wordwisehymns.com/ www.Wordwise‐Bible‐Studies.com

religion like our Sunday best, then live as we please the rest of the time? The Christian life is not a weekly performance, but a pervasive lifestyle, one that we live out every day of the week.

Notice how inclusive our walk with Christ is to be. The Bible says, “You were bought at a price [the blood of Christ]; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (I Cor. 6:20) “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (I Cor. 10:31) “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. (Col. 3:23) Of the work of the apostles we read, “Daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.” (Acts 5:42) Paul speaks of, “What comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches.” (II Cor. 11:28) And of the Berean Chris-

tians, concerning their diligent study of the Word of God, we’re told: “They received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.” (Acts 17:11) All we are and have, all we do, daily, that is Christian living. Anything less is unworthy of the Master we claim to serve. The Lord Jesus suffered and died on the cross to pay the debt of sin we owe. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.”

(Mk. 10:45) “To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps.” (I Pet. 2:21) The blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) have given us dozens of wonderful songs. One that is perhaps lesser known is an 1869 offering entitled To the Work. In it, she challenges Christians to stay focused, and keep busy for the Lord.

The song says, “To the

the work! To the work! / Let the hungry be fed; / To the fountain of life / Let the weary be led; / In the cross and its banner / Our glory shall be, / While we herald the tidings, / ‘Salvation is free!’”

Motivated by the sacrifice and dedication of our Saviour, empowered by the Spirit of God, and directed by the Word of God, let’s stay focused on the life and service to which He has called us.

Going home: meeting in the hereafter Two of my family moved this weekend.

One I knew fairly well, the other I don’t recall meeting.

This particular morning started out like most Sunday mornings. I got up early to walk the track and after arriving back at the house, I showered, got dressed for church then headed upstairs for a cup of tea and some quiet time before we left. On the way to the kitchen I turned on my computer and scanned my inbox.

There was just one email.

The message read: “We received word that Rev. Bill McFadden, pastor of the Mission Christian Fellowship in Mission B.C., was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident yesterday afternoon.

Please pray for Bill’s

wife, their extended family and the church family in Mission as they grieve their loss.”

If I ever met Bill it would have been at a church conference, since we both held credentials in the same Christian fellowship.

The other thing that united us was our relationship as “brother and sister through faith” in the Lord Jesus Christ. I don’t know the details of his death, but it shook me to the core.

Rick Gratian passed

away this morning. We’d arrived at church and were in the middle of the song service when his sister-in-law hurried down the aisle, tapped her mother on the shoulder then quickly and quietly led a significant contingent of the congregation out of the building.

Theirs is a large family.

The rest of us were sure we knew what was happening: after a nine-year battle with brain cancer, Rick was going home. I wept, partly from sorrow but partly from relief that his suffering was nearly over.

They’re both home now. Bill, meet Rick, Rick, this is Bill.

“Eye has not seen nor ear heard … the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

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5 yrs exp with CAT, JD, and heavy trucks. Both camp and shop locations. Service truck and accommodations provided. Wage negotiable.

Send work references and resume to: Bryden Construction, Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca www.brydenconstruction andtransport.ca Is your Company looking to hire Aboriginal job seekers?

Post your next available job opening with www. firstnationsjobsonline .com For more information email: danbsully@sasktel.net

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NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

ARCHIES

Fish & Sausage TRUCK will be at

Canadian Tire parking lot

SATURDAY, Oct. 31

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11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

RV Delivery- 3/4 to 1 ton diesel pick up needed immediately to deliver recreational vehicles throughout Canada. Call 800-565-6147 for details.

Bridges Chev Buick has an opening for a Full-time position in their

Parts Department

Competitive wages • Great company benefits

Apply in person with resumé to Todd Or submit your resumé on line to: todd@bridgesgm.com

You’re at home here.

Phone 306-445-3300

Employment Opportunity!

Watrous Co-op is now accepting applications for Meat Manager.

Please send resume to: watrouscoop.gm@ sasktel.net or call Andrew at (306) 946-5510

Heavy equipment GRADER & PUSH CAT operators for late model CAT equip.

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

2501- 99th Street, North Battleford, SK

JOB OPPORTUNITY FAMILY ENHANCEMENT SERVICES MANAGER B.T.C. Human Services Corp. requires a Family Enhancement Services Manager who will provide services to the B.T.C. Member bands by facilitating an increase in community resources. Goals are to be attained through education and awareness programming. He/she determines which services will best be able to meet the criteria set by the financial budget.

Supervise and direct Family Enhancement staff, BTC Human Services Corp. Committees and volunteers. To compile data and present information on the team’s progress. Must have the ability to relate to First Nations children, youth, families and have an understanding of the various issues within the communities of Little Pine First Nation, Poundmaker Cree Nation and Lucky Man Cree Nation. You will be required to travel and work flexible hours.

Qualifications: BISW and 4 years working in human resources with First Nations Families. Candidate must live a healthy lifestyle and accepting of First Nations Culture.

Qualified applicants should contact B.T.C. Human Services Corp. at P.O. Box 1426, North Battleford, SK S9A 3M1 or email: btchsc@sasktel.net or fax 306-445-5568.

Deadline for applications is October 31, 2015.

We thank all applications and wish to advise that only those individuals that have been selected for an interview will be contacted.

TO BOOK CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CALL 1-888-470-7997

SPECIALS

10 lbs Northern Pike 10 lbs Pickerel

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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FOR MORE DETAILS CALL CHUCK Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

at 445-7261

OR Leave Message if after hours or weekends

892-104th Street, North Battleford, SK

Phone 445-7261

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Gold Sponsor G & C of North Battleford was the gold sponsor of the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation’s Ladies’ Night 2015. Ladies’ Night was held at Gold Ridge Centre Friday and is one of the five main fundraising events for BUH Foundation. This year’s theme was “Live … Love … Laugh.” G & C has been the gold sponsor of Ladies’ Night for the past seven years. In the photo Tammy Prongua, G & C assistant controller, Rachel Bunnell, accounts payable and Erin Frolek, project manager. See Thursday’s Regional Optimist for photo coverage of Ladies’ Night Out. Photo submitted

Thousands of tickets issued Staff

For the last year members of the Saskatoon Police Service and the RCMP have joined together in an integrated approach to traffic safety within city limits and in Saskatchewan.

With funding from SGI, Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan a two-phase initiative designed to target distracted and impaired driving along with excessive speeding, in key areas of the province, according to an SGI press release.

One unit is dedicated

to enforcement in Saskatoon and the central Saskatchewan district. The second unit, launched in June is dedicated to the Weyburn/ Estevan area.

Between October 2014 and September 2015 CTSS, officers issued 19,819 tickets for traffic violations across the province. Thirty per cent of that enforcement has been within the City of Saskatoon. During the first nine months of 2015 Saskatoon Police members wrote approximately 3,000 enforcement tickets.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

COMING EVENTS

Monthly Community Events Calendar Every Week Day

Regular Walking Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

KANAWEYIMIK CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES INC.

Kanaweyimik is an independent, non-political child welfare agency Located child in Battleford, Saskatchewan, is an providing welfare and family services Kanaweyimik to five First Nations. independent, non-political Child and Saulteaux Family Services agency Moosomin, Mosquito, Red Pheasant, & Sweetgrass providing services to for veservices First Nations communities.

First Nations contract with Kanaweyimik.

The following is a general description of aPOSITION Family Service THERAPIST/COUNSELLOR Worker (Social Worker) position.

Salary will be commensurate Full-Time with experience, training and education. This is a full-time, Kanaweyimik is offering a full-time therapist/counsellor permanent position. position within a unique, exciting and newly established counselling program. SERVICE We provide a multi-disciplinary, FAMILY WORKER holistic, therapeutic treatment service to individuals and families who (SOCIAL WORKER) have experienced violence and abuse. Our program uses POSITION both Western therapeutic1 and Aboriginal cultural perspectives.

• The Family Service is clinical directly supervision responsible will to the Extensive training andWorker ongoing be Supervisor and/or Executive Director; provided.

• Manage a caseload in the area of child welfare and family QUALIFICATIONS support services; • Intake services; A Masters degree in a related eld or a Registered Psychologist • in Saskatchewan • Services to children-in-care; • Community development; Experience providing individual, group and family therapy • • Services Knowledgeable and in sensitive Aboriginal issues children with an • to families need of tosupport to prevent understanding of the dynamics of intergenerational abuse coming-into-care; • Maintain computerized data, case recordings, individual and Computer skills • • family files, etc; Excellent verbal, written and time management skills • Coordinate case planning sessions and monitor case plans to A clear criminal and child abuse records check • • ensure families are receiving services; A valid driver’s licence • Child abuse investigations; An immediate or negotiable start date with very competitive • Will comply with the provisions of the Kanaweyimik Personnel salary and benefts.

Manual as it exists from time to time.

Due to the focus of the position being to provide services to

QUALIFICATIONS First Nations individuals in an agency operated by member First • Must have a University Degree from a recognized School of Nations, preference will be given to those applicants for this Social Work; position who are of aboriginal ancestry.

• Must have at least 5 years experience and proven ability to Please forward detailed resumés by email to: tony@tonymartens.ca work in the counselling and social services area with families orand children; by mail to: 9621 - 161A Street, Surrey, B.C. V4N 2E8. Please M.Sc., BSW, RCC, RSW. address to the attentionknowledge of Tony Martens, • Must demonstrate of The Child & Family Services Act; Deadline for accepting applications is March 31, 2014 at 5pm • Must have work experience assessing families and children; local time.

• Must have work experience counselling families and Contact person: Tony Martens 604-583-6612. Only successful children; candidates who make theunderstanding short list will be contacted.

• Must demonstrate a clear and knowledge of Recruitment process to continue until a successful native family systems; candidate is selected.

• Must demonstrate knowledge in the area of family violence dynamics; • Must demonstrate knowledge of the effects of separation as it relates to placement of children; • Knowledge of the Cree language is an asset; • Computer skills are a position requirement; • Excellent verbal, written and time management skills are required; • A clear criminal records check MUST BE PRESENTED AT INTERVIEW; • Must have a valid driver’s licence.

Application deadline is November 6, 2015 at 5:00 pm. Start date to be determined. Please forward resumés by fax, email or mail to: (306) 445-2533, marleneb@kanaweyimik.com. Only successful applicants will be contacted for scheduled interviews.

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

Every Sunday

Life’s Healing Choices - Celebrate Recovery - Freedom from your Hurts, Hang-Ups and Habits - small group studies (no children please) at the Don Ross Community Center room #109 at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Hosanna Life Center, North Battleford. Phone 306-445-5079 for more information.

1st Sunday of the Month

Jam Session at the Pioneer Hall from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Beginning October 4, 2015 until May, 2016. Phone 306-445-5036 for more information.

4th & 5th Sunday of the Month

Knights of Columbus Brunch at 1202 - 105 Street from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

Active Walking, Health Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Stretch & tone portion at 10:00 a.m. For more information phone Program Co-ordinator 306892-2073.

Wednesdays

Battlefords Toastmasters Meet in room #108 Don Ross Centre (enter the building via door #4) from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (September to June).

Check out Battlefords Toastmasters.com for more information.

Wednesdays

Drawing Sessions at ARC Creative Studios, 1106 - 101st Street, North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bring your own art supplies and we’ll provide the subjects, coffee and encouragement for all. Facilitators Rosemarie Stadnyk and Chris Hodge.

1st Wednesday of the Month

River Heights Lodge retirees at Dragon Palace at 1:00 p.m.

1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month

North Battleford Grand Squares Dance (Mainstream & Plus Levels) at the Ukrainian Senior Centre - Slava Center, 792 - 108th Street from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Phone Maurice & Arlene 306-445-4671 or Ray & Misel at 306-445-3114.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

Battlefords Wildlife Federation, Supper Meeting at the Wildlife Federation Building at 7:00 p.m.

3rd Wednesday of the Month

2nd Monday of the Month

Battlefords North West Historical Society Meeting at the Lions Club House, 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. Phone 306-445-3480.

2nd Monday of the Month

Grief Share - a support group for those suffering the loss of a loved one. New session starting Sept. 24. For information contact Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue at 306-445-6658.

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Radisson TOPS #SK5243 Meeting at the Radisson Town Office at 9:00 a.m.

Tuesdays

Regular Bridge at the Pioneer Association at 7:00 p.m. Phone Margaret at 306-445-7615.

BUH Retirees meet at the Co-op Cafeteria at 11:30 am 2nd Monday of the month unless a holiday then moves to 3rd Monday.

Parkinsons Support Group at the Historic Lions Club House, 162 - 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-937-2987 Circle of Learning at the Battlefords Family Health Centre, 1192 - 101st Street from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Call Sherry at 306-937-6842.

Kaiser at the Battlefords Ukrainian Seniors Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 1:30 p.m. Lunch served. For more info phone 306-446-2269.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Art Club welcomes anyone interested in painting to join them from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Don Ross Centre Art Room. For more information phone Kathy at 306-937-3686.

Tuesdays

TOPS - Take off Pounds Sensibly Meeting at the Living Faith Chapel, 103rd Street & 14th Avenue entrance. Weigh in from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Meeting 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Phone Kay at 306-937-2780.

Tuesdays

TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Meeting from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hope Mennonite Fellowship, 1291 - 109th Street. For more information phone Mary at 306-441-9232 or Joan at 306-445-9968.

Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Blend Harmony Chorus at the 3rd Ave. United Church at 7:15 p.m. Phone 306-892-2196.

Thursdays

Thursdays Thursdays

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Midwest Food Resoures - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month order $10 or $15 fresh food boxes featuring local produce and organic grains. To order email us at battleford.mwfp@sasktel.net or call us at 306-446-2684. Pick up on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10202 - 11th Avenue between 11:00 a.m. noon. This is a non-profit program.

1st Friday of the Month

The Rivers Edge Quilt Guild meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Craft Room of the Don Ross Centre from September to May. Beginners & experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call June Newsham at 306-445-3337 or Irene Sack at 306-937-3318.

1st & 3rd Friday of the Month

Kaiser Tournament at the Action Now Senior Centre, 1501 - 101st Street at 7:30 p.m.

2nd Friday of the Month

1st Tuesdays of the Month

Old Tyme Dance at the Pioneer Hall, North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Live bands. For more information phone 306-445-5036.

Last Tuesday of the Month

Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306-446-2269.

The Battlefords Photography Club meets downstairs at the Allan Sapp Gallery from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information please phone Chris at 306-445-3909.

Support group for families, friends and caregivers of persons with mental illness at Canadian Mental Health Association - Battleford Branch (CMHA), 1011 - 103rd Street, North Battleford. For more info phone Jane at 306-446-7177.

Wednesdays

Bingo at the Livelong Hall at 7:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-845-4040.

2nd & 4th Friday of the Month

Once A Month on Saturdays

Family Justice Services Parenting after Separation & Divorce Program from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. To register for these sessions call toll free 1-877-964-5501. Registration is mandatory. There is no fee. Location: will be advised when you register. Classes are for adults only. No child care is provided.

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. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday’s & Thursday’s publication.

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Bready Contributes to Legacy

Community Events Calendar

Oct 5, Fred Fox, Terry’s older brother, visited Bready School and delivered a powerful message to staff and students. Although Terry has left a lasting legacy, and has become a hero not just in Canada, but across the world, Fred stressed how Terry was just a regular guy, who showed great determination, compassion and perseverance, from a young age. The Terry Fox Run has been an important part of Bready School for many years, but this year, Fred’s visit made it even more special. Angelina Pelletier and Jorda Thomas, of the Bready Service Club, presented a cheque for ,more than $1,700 to Fred, on behalf of the staff, students and families. Fred presented Bready School with five-, 10- and 15-year banners. This year was Bready’s 18th year participating in the school event and Bready has raised more than $10,000 for the foundation over the years. Photos submitted

Halloween safety tips

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

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

Saturday, October 31

Submitted

Battlefords Quarter Horse Club and the Humane Society presents “Hooves ‘N Paws Halloween Parade at 1:00 p.m. in Battleford. Prizes! Come walk your dog or ride your horse. Barbeque to follow at the Fort. Proceeds to Shelter-Os Building Fund Humane Society - 306-446-2700.

CAA

Saturday, October 31

Halloween Candy Toss - Get a head start on Trick or Treating with us!

Bring the little ones down for pictures with our Creep-tacular Crew and candy raining from the sky (candy will be tossed from the roof) in the parking lot of Sallows & McDonald-Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home, 1271 - 103rd Street, North Battleford at 2:30 p.m. Indoor space available if weather does not cooperate.

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Hallowe’en Family Dance at the Borden Community Centre, door & costume prizes, lunch - 8:00 p.m. Proceeds to Borden School.

Sunday, November 1

Fall Fling by the Riverbend Fellowship Church at the Borden Community Centre at 7:00 p.m. Dessert & music by Prairie Light. Donations of cash or toiletries to Bridge on 20th.

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, November 2, 3, & 4

The Battlefords & District Chapter of the STS is hosting the NORTHLAND POWER SUPERANNUATED TEACHERS PROVINCIAL CURLING BONSPIEL at the Northland Power Curling Center. Curling begins Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, curling begins at 9:00 a.m. with a supper banquet and entertainment to follow. Extra banquet tickets available until Oct. 24th. Curling Finals are Wednesday morning. Come out and enjoy the curling, bid on the silent auction items, and buy a few raffle tickets on a variety of auction and raffle items from our sponsors. For further information, contact Carol at 306-937-3892 or Bob at 306-445-8267.

Friday, November 6

Fundraiser for Hosanna Life Centre - pre-selling tickets for Steak Dinner for $25.00 each at the Blend Restaurant, 1602 - 100th Street, North Battleford at 6:30 p.m. For tickets phone 306-481-5073.

Saturday & Sunday, November 7 & 8

Mistletoe Craft & Gift Sale at the Exhibition Park Agrivilla Building.

Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Fabulous door prizes. Concession available. Phone 306-445-2024.

Saturday, November 7

Sturling Curling at the Livelong Hall. Phone Red Pearce at 306-845-3216 for more information.

Tuesday, November 10

Kaiser Tournament at the Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m., cash prizes.

Wednesday, November 11

Remembrance Day Services at 10:45 a.m. Borden Lions host in Borden Community Centre and Radisson Royal Purple host at Radisson Hall.

Lunch served at both services

Wednesday, November 11

Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Livelong Hall at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, November 11

Fall Supper at 4:30 p.m. at the Livelong Hall.

Thursday, November 12

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

Sunday, November 15

Craft and Trade Show at the Livelong Hall. Phone Lucy Cole at 306-8452666, please book your table in advance.

Tuesday, November 17 - December 15

Heart to Heart is a Heart and Stroke Foundation program, working in partnership with Prairie North Health Region to offer cardiac patients and their partners the answers to their questions about heart health. Through this program, patients learn about coping with health problems, making healthy eating choices, the role of exercise in heart health and how to manage stress. Classes will be held on November 17, 24, December 1, 8 & 15 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Primary Health Center. To find out more or to register, call Kellie Heidel 306-4466424 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. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

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Oct. 31 will be a busy time in many neighbourhoods and communities as excited youngsters will be out knocking on doors collecting Halloween treats and visiting with family and friends.

CAA Saskatchewan reminds all trick-or-treaters to stay alert and be safe this Halloween.

Motorists are encouraged to slow down when driving on Halloween night and watch for excited costumed trick-or-treaters who will be crossing streets and roads.

Here are few more safety reminders for motorists: • Slow down to at least 10 km/h below the speed limit in residential areas and school zones.

• Adult partygoers, please avoid taking short cuts through residential areas typically populated by trickor-treaters. Also, please don’t drink and drive. Arrange to have a safe ride home.

It’s recommended parents help choose costumes that are bright at night and don’t obstruct children’s vision and hearing. Consider adding reflective markings on the costumes and also check the length of costumes to avoid tripping.

To help children learn about Halloween safety, Ashlyn George, the 2015 Saskatchewanderer, has produced a short CAA Saskatchewan Halloween Safety Video.

Here are some additional Halloween safety tips for parents, caregivers, and teachers that can be shared with youngsters: • Look both ways before crossing the street and listen for traffic before crossing.

• Cross the street only at corners, never between parked cars or in the middle of the block.

• If there aren’t any sidewalks, always walk facing traffic and as far off the road as possible.

• Think about your boundaries and make sure your parents or caregivers know where you will be.

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My Community Cares

1642 C - 100th Street North Battleford

TEAM MEMBER WANTED!!

Above are Llorinda Fox, Megan Tait, Rhonda Gosling, Neil Gosling, Reece Carlton and Battlefords Trade and Education Centre Program Co-ordinator Jessica Bigknife.

Neil and Rhonda Gosling, who are involved in a number of initiatives that better the community, presented $3,000 to the fundraising efforts for a new building.

In the photo are Llorinda Fox, program co-ordinator Jessica Bigknife, Megan Tait and Reece Carlton. Llorinda Fox presented $100 she had saved for the new building project. Llorinda is a participant with the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre so she sees firsthand how important this new space is and how it will allow for additional participants and programming. The updated countdown for the My Community Cares campaign indicates there is still $143,024 remaining to be raised. To donate call 306-445-6141.

Better Plan

Better Life...

Above are Kim Lafreniere, Stanley Schulkowsky, Brian Vasile, Gloria Winterhalt, David Materi, Diane Charpentier, Jessica Bigknife and Susan Rivard. Gloria, Brian and Dave were presenting a $5,000 donation on behalf of Splish Splash Auto, RV and Pet Wash. Splish Splash ran a promotion in December where a portion of all car wash proceeds was donated to BTEC. In February, they held a car wash day, where Splish Splash would clean vehicles for a $20 donation to the My Community Cares Campaign. BTEC is especially close to the hearts of Brian and Gloria, as their daughter Llorinda uses the programming they provide.

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