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RCMP called to weapons threat

shortly after 3 p.m. Police say he didn’t have a firearm at the time of his arrest.

The lockdown at Mosquito First Nation was lifted around 6 p.m. No one was allowed in or out of the town site as the incident unfolded.

Moosomin was released on strict conditions. At press time, he hadn’t yet appeared in court and was scheduled to appear at a later date.

RCMP say the investigation is ongoing.

a dangerous purpose, uttering threats, pointing a firearm and careless use of a firearm.

Battlefords RCMP had received a report shortly after noon that a man threatened to shoot a family member and any responding police officers.

Battlefords RCMP secured the residence on Mosquito First Nation and confirmed the man was inside the house.

Moosomin was arrested without incident after exiting the residence

By Lisa Joy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A Mosquito First Nation man was charged with weapons offences after an incident Aug. 6 that saw approximately 20 RCMP vehicles and one armoured vehicle respond in a massive show of force.

Jacob Owen Moosomin, 38, is charged with possession of a firearm while unauthorized, possession of a weapon for

Battlefords Community Players, in this COVID-19 season, held its first summer Outdoor Theatre, featuring Hamlette by Allison Williams, a comedic interpretation of the classic Danish tale. The series of free shows ended Aug 8. outdoors at the BCP Clubhouse in Battleford. Spectators brought lawn chairs or blankets – plus bug spray – and seated themselves in groups six feet apart. Facemasks were made available. The Battlefords Community Players have been bringing live theatre to the Battlefords for over 60 years. In the photo, Hamlette, played

by Chantal Cunningham, wrestles with a chicken. For more photos, see www. newsoptimist.ca. Photo by Averil Hall

School divisions outline their return to school plans

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Fresh off the heels of the province’s announcement of details of the province’s Safe Schools plan,

the local school divisions have outlined their Return to School plans as well.

Living Sky School Division has sent a letter to parents outlining what the division is planning for

when school resumes in September 2020, following a long suspension of inperson classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The correspondence was from Chair Ronna

Pethick and Director of Education Brenda Vickers.

In that letter, it was acknowledged by Pethick and Vickers there were many questions still to be answered, and the divi-

sion’s own plans were still in the process of being updated.

“Now that you’ve had an opportunity to review the province’s Safe Schools Plan and our school divi-

sion’s Return to School Plan released earlier this week, we know that you may have many questions,” the letter stated. “Although we don’t have all the Continued on Page 11

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First-degree murder trial set Woman who for NB man in Jonson killing tried running Lisa Joy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A North Battleford man charged with first-degree murder will go to trial next year. David Keller, 48, was

arrested in July 2019 for the murder of Mark Douglas Jonson. Jonson was found deceased in a home on the 1500 block of 100 Street on July 5, 2019.

RCMP Major Crime Unit North and North Bat-

tleford RCMP investigated.

They arrested Keller, along with Nicholas Buck, 23.

Buck is also charged with first-degree murder. Buck elected to be tried by judge and jury. His trial is scheduled at Battleford Court of

Queen’s Bench from Feb. 22 to March 5, 2021.

Keller also elected to be tried by judge and jury and his trial in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench is scheduled for Oct. 4 to Oct. 21, 2021.

Murder trial set in Battleford QB for Thunderchild First Nation man Lisa Joy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A Thunderchild First Nation man will stand trial in Battleford Court of

Queen’s Bench in 2022 for a 2018 murder.

Ivor Antoine Wapass, 46, was arrested in November 2019 and charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of

Roger Standingwater.

Turtleford RCMP found Standingwater in medical distress at a home on the Thunderchild First Nation on Sept. 15, 2018. He was pronounced deceased at

Some charges dropped against Onion Lake man charged after body found in slough

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Two charges were dropped against an Onion Lake man charged in connection to the death of a man whose body was found in a slough.

Danny Boy Thunder Makokis, 31, had an appearance in Lloydminster Provincial Court Aug. 5 and the matter was adjourned to next month.

Makokis was charged with failing to remain at the scene, reckless driving and being in control of a vehicle involved in a collision causing death. The charges of failing to remain at the scene and reckless driving were stayed.

Makokis was charged in March 2020 after what Onion Lake RCMP called a lengthy and complex investigation with assistance from North Battleford Provincial General Investigation Section, Major Crimes North, and North Battleford Forensic Investigation Section.

According to police, on May 14, 2018, they found a man submerged in a slough just off the west side of Nine Mile Road about one kilometre south of the Chief Taylor Road in Onion Lake.

The man was identified as 31-year-old Shane Opissinow from Onion Lake Cree Nation. Opissinow was remembered by family and friends as a man with a big heart, honest, a huge sense of humour and hard working. He left behind two daughters.

Makokis is scheduled to appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court Sept. 15.

Onion Lake Cree Nation is about 30 kilometres north of Lloydminster.

over officer gets 17-month conditional sentence Lisa Joy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A northern Saskatchewan woman who pleaded guilty to trying to run over an RCMP officer was handed a 17-month conditional sentence.

Jolene Nicole Sinclair, 35, was sentenced in Loon Lake Circuit Court Aug. 6 on four charges in connection to an incident earlier this year where she tried running over an RCMP officer before crashing an SUV into the side of a garage in Makwa. She pleaded guilty in June.

A conditional jail sentence means Sinclair will serve her time in the community instead of in custody. The court grants a conditional sentence when it’s satisfied that serving the sentence in the community doesn’t pose a danger to the public.

Sinclair and her coaccused Stephane Joseph Lecler, 50, were arrested on Jan. 18, 2020, after Loon Lake RCMP received a complaint from Pierceland RCMP about a suspicious man driving a grey SUV in a farmyard. The vehicle was later located on Hwy 26 north of Loon Lake but when police tried to stop the SUV, Leclerc sped away.

Not long after, the police saw the vehicle at a gas station in Makwa and arrested Leclerc. When they were arresting

Leclerc and taking him to a police truck, Sinclair, who was a passenger, hit the officer from behind, causing him to fall to the ground. She then grabbed a machete, got into the driver’s seat and tried to drive over the officer who was still on the ground. The officer was able to move himself to safety and wasn’t injured.

Sinclair then turned the SUV around, sped towards the RCMP officer again but this time she lost control and rammed the SUV into the side of a nearby gas station.

Sinclair was also arrested and when police searched the vehicle they discovered three semiautomatic handguns and five loaded magazines, bags of ammunition, a revolver, a machete, a black ski mask, leather gloves, knives and bolt cutters.

Leclerc was held in custody since his arrest and pleaded guilty in April to seven weaponsrelated offences. He was sentenced to 251 days in prison.

Sinclair was released on bail in February.

If she breaks any of her court ordered conditions during her 17-month conditional sentence, the court may order her to serve the rest of her time in jail.

Sinclair was also given a two-year driving prohibition and a 10-year ban on owning weapons. In addition, she was ordered to provide her DNA to the national DNA databank.

P.A. Police renew call for tips in disappearance of nurse 41 years ago Lisa Joy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

It’s been 41 years since nurse June Ann Johnson was last seen when she was dropped off at a hotel but Prince Albert Police haven’t stopped searching.

Johnson was 34 when she was dropped her off at the Marlboro Hotel in Prince Albert on Aug. 3, 1979, and she disappeared without a trace.

Prince Albert Police have renewed a call for tips from the public.

In November 2010 Prince Albert Police searched a property in

a wooded area on the north side of the North Saskatchewan River near Prince Albert. Police excavated a piece of land in Little Red River Park. The area had the foundation of where a house once stood. Police wouldn’t say what the police were looking for, only that police “felt it had a connection” back then.

If anyone has information that could help the police investigation they are urged to call Prince Albert Police Service at (306) 953-4222, or Crime Stoppers at (306) 953-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-222-8477.

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Decisions on things like masks in schools up to school divisions, says education minister

By Brian Zinchuk

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury

The provincial government is recommending schools enact protocols like wearing masks in high traffic areas, but not mandating it. The ultimate decision, according to Education Minister and Deputy Premier Gord Wyant, will be up to the 27 school divisions. Instead, he said the province will be “providing guidance to ensure school divisions have the public health information they need to make their decisions for their local school divisions.”

And while Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saquib Shahab suggests schools should start at “Level 2” on a four-level scale of COVID-19 based restrictions, he’s also not ordering them to do so.

Those were the key points of the Aug. 11 provincial government COVID-19 briefing, focusing on getting kids back to school.

Wyant said, “With a number of divisions expressing interest in mandating mask usage, it is recommended the requirement to wear a mask will be specific to high traffic areas, such as in hallways and on school buses. This should apply to all students in Grades 4 through 12, or those students in Grades 9 through 12 masks may also be required in classrooms where it’s not possible to maintain a level of physical distancing. The guidance on mask usage would also apply to teachers, and to staff.

“Regarding the use of level two students and staff are encouraged to bring their own non-medical cloth masks.”

Wyant said the province had secured six mil-

lion disposable masks for schools, with an initial cost of $2.3 million. They will be made available to students, teachers and staff at the beginning of the year, and on a daily basis.

He noted that school divisions are seeking clarification on Level 3 with regards to high schools with a high density population. This level would provide for hybrid learning models and may include alternate instructional days.

Additional measures to be included in all divisional plans includes teachers in class cohorting, cohorting (grouping) teachers to a limited number of students and keeping students in one cohort as much as possible. For elementary schools, the cohort will be the classroom. In high schools, Wyant said, “School divisions will meet will be encouraged to find creative solutions to move students in cohorts wherever that is possible.”

He noted staggered start times, breaks and end times as possibilities.

Shahab said, “We would probably be better off starting at a higher level, Level 2, or mask use, initially, and then we can recalibrate as things settle down.”

He suggested some of the largest schools start at Level 3 and then recalibrate.

Shahab said that everyone should have two or three reusable masks, and that includes students.

He said students should remain within their own cohorts while at school as well. “You can be closer together with that consistent set of friends, but generally avoid mingling with large number of students in the school setting.”

Wyant said school divisions “have the

best information at a local level with respect to the realities in their classrooms and in their schools.”

Shahab said the idea of moving between levels developed from experience with schools in Europe and southeast Asia which have continued to have school in recent months. He said we need to look at new evidence, be flexible and not rigid, and support processes that minimize disruption.

Shahab noted that Saskatchewan’s reopening has gone very smoothly, with occasional transmission of COVID-19, which has been managed. “We would expect the same to happen in school, even though the school is a very large sector that’s reopening,” he said adding the important of being sensitive to the concerns of parents, students and staff.

Wyant said, “So my message to parents today is that they can be very confident in the local plans that have been developed by those school divisions because they’ve all been done, not only in consultation with public health and with chief medical health officer, but with educational professionals who have vetted those plans. And so, I feel very confident in the plans. I know public health feels very confident in the plans and as additional guidance, may be directed through the achievement by the chief medical health officer will continue to provide that guidance, but certainly the local plans are responsive to the local conditions and I think that school divisions have done an excellent job in preparing those plans so that children returned to school in the fall in the safest way possible.”

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Masked Up for Education

There was a small crowd of a half a dozen people supporting the event “Mask up for Education” happening all over the province Friday of last week. NDP provincial candidate Amber Stewart, seen in a pink mask, came out to support the cause. Residents were encouraged to turn up wearing masks to their local MLA office or local school Friday at 11 a.m. Photo by Averil Hall

Masks required at Walmart Staff The North Battleford Walmart is among all the Walmart locations across Canada that require face coverings by shoppers and

associates starting Aug. 12.

The news was confirmed by staff on the North Battleford store’s Facebook group.

The requirement of masks is Canada-wide by

New movies this week

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Capitol Theatre in North Battleford has announced it will be showing new releases beginning Friday, Aug. 14.

According to their Facebook page, cinemas will be opening four days a week, on Fridays, Saturday, Sun-

day and Tuesdays. The new releases being shown start Friday: Unhinged, starring Russell Crowe, and The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run. These are the first new releases to be shown at the Capitol since March. The supply of new releases had dried up after the eruption of the COVID-19 pandem-

Staff After a long closure due to COVID-19, Allen Sapp Gallery opened as of July 13, and is open to the public daily between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily.

Two new full-time senior gallery assistants were hired in February. Lynn Stace who has worked at Museum Windsor, is responsible for programming, audience development, collections management, gift shop, administration, gallery policy and visitor reception.

Misa Nikolic who is also from Edmonton, also holds the role of archivist

with the City of North Battleford and will spend one and a half days at archives, and also assist City of North Battleford’s curator and manager of galleries, Leah Garven.

On March 20 the Allen Sapp Gallery and the Chapel Gallery were temporarily closed, and all staff were laid off. In June it was decided Allen Sapp Gallery would re-open. On July 6, some Gallery Staff were re-called including Garven, Stace and Nikolic.

Six casual gallery staff have not been re-called.

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to members. The Chapel Gallery will remain closed until at least the end of 2020 but will still be available to rent. The lower level of the Allen Sapp Gallery known as the Storytelling Room and Programming Room will be re-organized to accommodate smaller art display.

Allen Sapp Gallery will become cashless except for admission to the gallery, and the gift shop will be phased out to carry only Allen Sapp prints, postcards and special interest books. A volunteer program will be developed to assist with gallery programming.

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The Capitol is also continuing to show classic rereleases with its sponsored movie nights for charity.

Their next sponsored movies are Inside Out on Aug. 11, Bohemian Rhapsody on Aug. 17 and 20, and Slap Shot on Aug. 27.

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Federal government undermines COVID-19 vaccine development

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Contributors’ articles, cartoons or letters do not necessarily reflect the opinion of any Regional News-Optimist staff.

Canada’s amended Patent Act weakens protections for intellectual property in the life sciences just when rights are vital for mobilizing a rapid response

By Kristina Acri

Senior Fellow / The Fraser Institute

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First, the good news: Symvivo Corp., a Canadian company, has a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate in phase one trials. The bad news is that the federal government is dismantling the incentives to find a vaccine.

In the battle against the global pandemic, public- and private-sector actors both have essential roles to play.

Governments are collecting data, sharing information, removing regulatory roadblocks and identifying where resources are most desperately needed.

Meanwhile, the private sector is ramping up research and development of treatments and vaccines, speeding up clinical trials, and arranging for large-scale manufacture and distribution.

The result, we hope, will be a vaccine developed in record time.

But the federal government is undermining these efforts. In March, the government amended Canada’s Patent Act, providing for a new compulsory licensing regime. The government caved to calls for new legislation to pre-emptively confiscate the intellectual property (IP) of any yet-to-be-discovered COVID-19 treatment.

Canada is among several countries with national legislation that allows for flexibilities to apply to patent protection. As described by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), this includes “compulsory licensing, especially in cases where [voluntary licences] are refused or too slow to respond to an urgent situation.” Federal Bill C‑13 facilitates Canada’s grant of government use licences.

Canada is not the only country to exhibit such shortsightedness – Chile, Ecuador, Germany and Israel have also moved to suspend IP rights, including patents for new COVID-19 treatments. But Canada’s amended Patent Act additionally weakens protections for intellectual property in the life sciences, which already lag behind other industrialized countries.

A new study by the Fraser Institute describes how Canadian patient access to potentially life-saving biologic medicines is comparatively limited. Although cuttingedge biologic drugs are treating previously untreatable conditions, often with fewer adverse effects, improving the health of patients and saving lives worldwide, Canadian patients are missing out.

As of December 2018, the latest month of comparable available data, Canada has approved only 10 biosimilars, which are the biologic drug equivalent of a generic “small molecule” drug, compared to 15 in the United Continued on Page 5

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Rump Parliament

Dear Editor Around 1650, England had what was known as the Rump Parliament. Apparently, it was useless. History is surely repeating itself in this country.

The mind-numbing scenes of Beirut must remind Canadians of the Halifax 1917 explosion when 1950 people were killed and 9,000 were injured. Beirut reminds me of the destruction of Liverpool, England, during WWII. I recollect destroyed buildings and being bundled into a backyard bomb shelter as a chilling air raid siren sounded.

My brothers and I were evacuated to Australia during the war to stay with a childless relative who could not tolerate his privileged comfort being disturbed. In 1942, we sailed back to Scotland as Japan threatened invasion.

The ship was designed for 1,000, but carried thousands, including survivors from a torpedoed sister ship. Outward we sailed via India and returned via Panama. It is a miracle we reached the River Clyde safely.

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In 1968, my wife and I left Scotland seeking a better future and settled in the Battlefords 32 years ago. This area and the people here have so much to offer. It is a shame that this country does not have better national government. We ourselves are grateful and content to live here in a world where troubles never seem to cease.

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Signs of the Times

By Helen Row Toews

Signs are everywhere.

Quietly they hang around, advising the public of information it may or may not be interested in. Not long ago however, I saw two great ones that gave me a chuckle.

The first was while visiting Germany last summer where I repeatedly noticed large placards on every street and motorway, boldly proclaiming the word Ausfahrt; meaning exit. What a great word!

Immediately I hastened to use it myself; seeing the multitude of applications for it in our own language (changing the meaning of course). Consider substituting it in for other, infinitely more common and ignoble words people use every day. You’ll understand what I mean in a moment.

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States, 20 in Australia and 62 in the European Union.

Biologic drugs are produced from or contain elements of living organisms.

They are therefore more complicated – and more expensive – to develop, produce, distribute and dispense than other medicines. They are also at the forefront of treatment and vaccine technologies for COVID-19.

Strong intellectual property rights for biologics are crucial for expediting clinical trials for preventive vaccines and therapeutic biological medicines, for scaling up manufacture and

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Upon observing a pack of unruly children pillaging your raspberry bushes you could easily lean out the back door and yell, “Hey! You little ausfahrts get outta my garden.”

Doesn’t that seem kinder somehow? And no less effective.

Or how about a wife slowly turning before her husband with a soft plead-

ing in her eyes to ask, “Honey, do these jeans make my ausfahrt look big?” Sounds a little more refined, don’t you think?

Less crass.

Let’s take a final example. When the government pushes through legislation you don’t agree with, perhaps – oh I don’t know – let’s say the legalization of an illicit drug – you

distribution capacity, and investigating the use of convalescent plasma in the treatment of COVID-19.

Clearly, these protections are crucial in the fight against COVID-19, and in the development of the biologics that will treat a host of other diseases. The ability of drug companies to protect their intellectual property – for example, by using data exclusivity to prevent competing firms from using proprietary testing data to produce generic versions of the drugs – is essential for incentivizing the development of biologics.

These protections are particularly critical because biopharmaceutical innovations are easily copied and sold by competitors, eliminating the financial incentives that drive innovation.

Unfortunately, Cana-

da’s intellectual property laws are weak compared to laws in other jurisdictions, including the U.S. and EU. For example, Canada has one of the shortest terms of data exclusivity for pre-clinical and clinical trials.

In the face of the global pandemic, intellectual property rights are vital for mobilizing a rapid response and drawing on the greatest banks of knowledge. If Canadian policy-makers want to improve access to state-ofthe-art drugs in Canada, and ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are available, they must incentivize it and strengthen protections for intellectual property.

Kristina M.L. Acri is an associate professor of economics at Colorado College and a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute. www.troymedia.com

can gather together with like-minded neighbours over coffee and say with concern, “Those ausfahrts in parliament have no bloody idea…”

See how well it works?

The next sign was taped to the wall at eye level as I took my seat at the dentists.

Please refrain from cell phone use during dental procedures.

I lifted questioning eyebrows to the dentist as he advanced upon me with a gleaming syringe.

Shrugging expressively, he explained, “People take selfies.”

This raises several disturbing questions, not to mention images. Let’s try to picture how it might play out. A young woman slides into the dentist’s chair with trepidation, firmly clutching her best friend – the phone. She is instructed to lie back and open wide as the gowned and masked figures of the

dentist and an assistant bend over her head, adjusting a 10,000 watt spotlight on her gaping mouth.

The dentist raises his tiny, yet powerful drill and lowers it into the rotting cavity with the sound of a thousand droning bees, as the assistant busily sucks flying chunks of decayed matter and saliva from around the woman’s tongue and cheeks.

At that precise moment, the patient wedges her arm up between the two professionals to a point above her face, and shoots a rapid succession of photos. Later, these pictures are viewed with enjoyment (?) by family and friends on Facebook, beneath the caption, “Only two cavities.”

First of all, who the heck cares? Secondly, who in their right mind wants to memorialize this event?

Why in the name of all that is holy, would you take a picture of yourself,

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flat on your back with your mouth stretched to full, unpleasant capacity, while a power drill grinds into your blackened, decomposing teeth and your bubbling spittle is vacuumed down a plastic tube?

It’s beyond me, but I guess if this situation refers to you, you may well think I’m a complete ausfahrt for making fun of it. Sorry, I call ‘em how I see ‘em.

Helen has lived on the family farm near Marshall much of her life. She works as a writer, EA and bus driver for her local school. This, along with her love of the Canadian prairies, travel and all things humorous, is what she draws from to write these tales. To find more of Helen’s stories or to order Prairie Wool books please go to myprairiewool.com or Amazon. ca

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Followers worship outdoors and have fun to boot Submitted

Outdoor drive in church services are the norm during these times of COVID-19. Emmanuel Pentecostal Fellowship of North Battleford held a drive in service Sunday, July 26, at the Dekker Centre parking lot, with Pastor Kevin Mullin officiating.

There was live interactive music, preaching and lots of car horn honking. The kids had fun hanging out of the sunroofs and windows with their stuffed animals waving to everyone. It was an awesome time to get together with church members and visitors from the community, socially distanced in cars according to the provincial guidelines for drive-in church services.

Another one is placed for Sunday, Aug. 23, at 10:30 a.m., again at the Dekker Centre parking lot. Everyone from the Battlefords is welcome to join in.

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Former resident returns to start dream business

By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

North Battleford has a new business that will draw in quilters. Quilting has been the rage for the past 20 years and is going stronger all the time. Veronica Cherwinski Jack, formerly of Red Deer, Alta., has relocated to a town she grew up near. Originally from Mayfair, the daughter of Janet and Paul Cherwinski has opened Black Orchid Quilting, north of Burger King. She and her mom are excellent and talented individuals, having attended many advanced workshops, eagerly learning new techniques these past 15 years. This crafty art has attracted many younger women and once you are hooked, there is no turning back. The finished products of this labour intensive past time are truly beautiful. The store, which opened May 20, offers classes, long arm services,

back, batting and notions.

You can reach the store at 306-445-1455.

I was very excited browsing her merchandise and asking her many questions. The big expensive long arm machine stitching the quilt together is really something to see.

After working in the oil sector in Alberta, I’m sure this must be a dream come tru for Veronica. Many Albertans are actually relocating back to our province. We should be proud of what Saskatchewan has to offer.

When I am in Arizona for part of the winter, when revealing to Americans where I live, the word Saskatchewan somehow gets tangled up in their

speech and the pronunciations blurted out are unique. Of course, I try not to laugh.

Blueberries are not as plentiful in the north country compared to last year.

Bears are very plentiful, so one has to be on guard at all times when engage in the painstaking task of picking, which is always a fun outing with friends.

When it is really windy, one cannot hear very well in the forest. Thank goodness for iPhones that cover the communication gap.

This past weekend, Michele Schwartz and two daughters travelled to spend a short time with her parents, Faye and Keith Liebaert, on the farm. After four days, they departed for Flin Flon, their home for the past 16 years. Her husband Chad was born and raised there.

She often sees her cousin Peter’s two grown girls who make their home in that northern area.

Black Orchid, a new quilting business in North Battleford with owner Veronica Cherwinski Jack proudly standing by her long arm quilting machine. This machine does stitching at an amazing rate, thus providing a remarkable outcome. Photo submitted

I became friends with the owners of Creighton Hotel, which is across the border from Flin Flon, this past February. They were touring and visiting her long time friend

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The much needed precipitation this past weekend was necessary for the crops and gardens. What needed it the most were the extremely dusty gravel and countryside roads. Travellers should always drive with the headlights on as it can prove to be dangerous when you can’t see other vehicles on the roads. The grid road from Maymont going north and past Mullingar has a high traffic volume during spring, summer and fall, as many people from Saskatoon are cabin owners at Meeting Lake.

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Dorothy Ahenakew has been the food security coordinator for the Ahtahkakoop community Garden Initiative Project for the past three years with help from the Ahtahkakoop band, the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC), and Canadian Feed the Children.

Not only are they growing food for 2,000 community members, but they are also trying to make their community self-sufficient, she says.

Ahenakew is not only working hard to feed her community but also to promote gardening for the entire Ahtahkakoop community. During the school year, she’ll bring out grades from the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation High School to help in the garden and she offers expertise and seeds to anyone in the community who wants to start their own garden at their homes. Ahtahkakoop band councillor Pat Isbister says she hopes all of Ahenakew’s hard work starts a lifelong love of gardening, especially in young people.

According to Canadian Feed the Children, who partner with Indigenous communities across the country to support community-led food programs, Indigenous children are 2.5 times more likely to live in poverty and, “food security for children and adults living on and off-reserve

ranges from 21 per cent to 83 per cent, compared to 3 per cent to 9 per cent for Canadians,” according to their website.

For Ahenakew, she doesn’t want to be reliant on farmers or grocery stores for produce.

“If we have our food, growing ourselves and distributed to our people, that’s food security.”

But there have been some challenges along the way. Storage of produce has been an issue, says Ahenakew. Last year, she organized with the local school so each student got to take a 10-pound bag of potatoes home with them.

They just didn’t have anywhere else to store the potatoes, she says.

The program is growing and come fall, the garden will hopefully have a root cellar in place so vegetables can be stored.

Keeping a garden large enough to feed 2,000 people is a lot of work, but Ahenakew does have help with the garden employing six full-time employees through the Youth Employment Program and the BATC. “I’m their mentor and so I’m teaching them everything they need to know about growing a garden.”

For the community’s most vulnerable, including elders and those living on social assistance, this community garden means better access to affordable healthy food.

For Ahtahkakoop band administrator, Carmen Little, Ahenakew’s work is

about more than just food but an overall holistic approach to a healthy community.

“A lot of the programming that we put on, not only with our health center but within the First Nation. At our school we do a nutrition program so we’re trying to provide a healthy snack or a healthy meal to the kids in school during the school days ... a meal that you can grow a healthy child on. You got to feed the mind to feed the growth in their education.”

A diabetic health worker in the community sees a challenge in giving people a reason to get active.

Ahenakew says gardening can give people a reason to get outside and get active while also providing themselves with healthy meal options.

Providing for the needs of the community, from basic vegetable needs to providing vegetables for community events and the weekly soup kitchen to being able to sell the vegetables at a more competitive rate, Little sees the program expanding to meet all the needs of the community. With more expansions coming to the community garden, Little is excited for the day they have their own greenhouse and expand their operation to grow vegetables to sell at a reduced rate. Not only will that cut the costs of fresh vegetables for the community and make healthy food more affordable, it will also support the local business.

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Welcome to 110 Sullivan Place located at the beautiful Resort Village of Chitek Lake. This 1096sq ft- 4 season cabin is ready to impress, the exterior features Douglas Fir Timber frame corbels and a north and west wrap around deck, large titled lot measuring 66X148 allowing lots of room for a future garage and yard development. Interior features include 3BD, 2 full baths, open concept floor plan, electric fireplace with a feature wall of shiplap bringing that cozy cabin touch into this new build, plumbed laundry space, stunning custom kitchen which is beautifully designed with lots of upgrades as well as a 5 ft island, perfect for entertaining. Vaulted ceilings with pine tongue and groove stained to a custom color that is gorgeous. For added piece of mind, this property has many extras to ensure the structure is worry free, footings on engineered screw piles, concrete floor in crawl space, triple pane windows, insulation that has been upgraded to meet new zone standards. Crawl space is accessible from the exterior though a steel insulated door to maximize storage potential. Taxes include 52 septic pump outs a year. 1000-gal water tank in crawl space with access from the west side making it easy and convenient to fill. Please note: Stove, dishwasher, refrigerator will be included and added to the property prior to possession. Call today to book your viewing, you do not want to miss out on this amazing opportunity to own a property at the Beautiful Resort Village of Chitek Lake.

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This home is a one of a kind with over 3500 sq ft just on 2 levels plus the basement, perfect for entertaining! The formal living room, cozy family room with fireplace, large bright kitchen, laundry, 2 half baths and sauna featured on the main floor. The second story has a large master with walk in closet and large 4pc en suite, 3 more bedrooms, full bath, amazing office or den with wood fireplace, beautiful built ins and a wet bar. The lower level needs to be seen in person! The double attached garage is insulated and heated. There’s so much more to learn about this home so call for a showing today!

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Upstairs you will enjoy the view of the back yard from both the living room and the bright kitchen and dining area. Also on the main level is a four piece bath, two large bedrooms, and main floor laundry. The lower level offers a walk out to the back yard through a huge family room, a three piece bath, a bedroom, and an office/den. This home is heated with in floor heating and air is circulated with the air exchanger system. Outside you will find a 6800 gallon pond and water fall system, a 24x26 foot heated garage, and a play structure for the kids. All appliances remain and school bus service is available. Seller to offer a $1000.00 decorating bonus to be administered by the lawyer on possession. Call today for more info.

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The large open rec room is complemented with a gas fireplace. There is also a guest bedroom and another bathroom. Once you make your way outside you will be amazed at the well manicured yard and views of the Sask. River Valley. If that is not enough there is also an Arctic Spa hot tub new in 2019. There is a double attached garage with direct entry. Come and take a good look you will not be disappointed.

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Heart and faith drive Hutterite dive team

By Becky Zimmer

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Losing a loved one to drowning is a devastating experience for families and friends. For the Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team (HEART), they absorb that same pain while they work to recover the bodies of drowning victims at Hutterite colonies all over Canada.

It has been 13 years since the team was founded, says President Paul Maendel. Drowning victim recoveries at Hutterite colonies were not being done in a timely fashion by other organizations, he says, so a group decided to take matters into their own hands and get certified to perform the dives themselves.

“That kind of diving is called public safety diving ... As time progressed, we’re changing our technologies as funding allows.”

At the present time, the team is set up with sidescan sonar, a remotely operated vehicle that allows the team to scan large

areas of lakes and rivers without having to unnecessarily put a diver in the water, says Maendel.

While the dive team, working out of Oak Bluff, Man., is supported by Hutterite colonies and is set up as a charitable organization through Oak Bluff Charitable Trust, they will help anyone in need and have done recoveries for First Nation bands. If a family calls looking for their expertise, Maendel says they are compelled to help.

“If we can reasonably do it then we feel it’s our responsibility to help out anybody in need, not just Hutterites. And we’ve developed strong relationships with other search teams and especially families of victims.”

And this need has come from places as far as the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, and Ontario to Alberta, around 10 recoveries last year with quite a few recoveries already done in 2020, says Maendel. A recent drowning of a six-year-old boy brought the team to

The Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team out of Oak Bluff, Man., were recently at Makwa Lake near the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in Saskatchewan to recover the body of a missing six-year-old boy.

They were joined by Sandy and Gene Ralston from Boise, Idaho, who also joined in the search. Left to right are Tyler Maendel, Paul Maendel, Sandy and Gene Ralston and Manuel Maendel. Photo courtesy of Manuel Maendel

Makwa Lake near Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation in Saskatchewan. After a month, the body of the boy was recovered by the team.

Emotionally, that is a difficult situation and, like all drowning recoveries, they absorb that pain, says Maendel. It is their strong

faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ keeps them going and helps them recover from the tragedies, he says.

“Because of that, we’re able to overcome any challenge that we’re facing because we put our trust in our Lord and our faith is

paramount doing this kind of work.”

HEART members are trained in search and rescue equipment through both equipment manufacturers and dive training is done through the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)

certified master instructors and friends of the team based in the United States.

The team also puts on water safety sessions at local farm safety shows. Drowning deaths can be prevented, he says, and he hopes in the future there will be fewer of them.

Cottage sales up due to COVID-19, but not everywhere

By Brian Zinchuk

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Estevan Mercury

If you can’t go anywhere due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you might as well find a cottage and spend some time there.

That seems to be the conclusion many people in Saskatchewan have come to this year, as cottage sales have risen dramatically in this province, according to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association.

Its CEO, Jason Yochim, said on Aug. 10 that in the first seven months of 2020, only January and April saw a decline in sales. “Every other month saw an increase year-over-year for that month in sales, with the greatest increase being in June with 102 per cent increase in transactions in cottage country.”

“That’s 101 transactions in June of recreational property in the province,” he said. Last year, June saw 50.

Asked if he had seen a spike before like that, Yochim said, “No, it’s quite impressive actually. We did anticipate post-restrictions from COVID that we would see a significant increase in activity. We had low interest rates, we had low inventory levels, and pent up demand for COVID. And a lot of people were needing to either find a larger space for maybe a home with an office or something like that, because they’re working from home. And certainly, when it comes to recreational properties, you have people that are saying look, I can’t travel outside the country.

I’m not comfortable traveling interprovincially.

What are my options? And

people are buying RVs, buying boats and jet skis, but they’re also buying recreational property and probably looking at it as an investment as well.”

He added, “People have different levels of comfort, I guess, for social distancing and so forth. And the cottage is an opportunity to provide yourself a little more distancing away from maybe an urban centre, and especially if you can work from home, what better place to be? You have your family there and they can get out and do things, not driving you crazy in the house, and you can get your work done.”

These trends have been echoed by several realtors across Saskatchewan, but not all saw the same results.

They were all reached by phone on Aug. 11.

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“In the wintertime, I had said that we’re going to be busy at the lake, and everybody looked at me. I said people are not leaving their province or area their whole bunch, so they’re going to make the best of it in their area, which is the lake.”

“It’s a great place for kids and everything. They have got water and they got something to do,” Lehman said.

“That was the most sales we’ve had, this year, for lake property,” she said, noting it wasn’t only their firm, but for the whole real estate business in the Battlefords.

Turtle Lake was a bit slower, which she expects might be because of the longer commute to the Battlefords. Murray Lake, adjacent to Jackfish Lake, was busy, too. Atton’s Lake, west of Battleford, also saw some sales.

Lehman said, “With cabins, they’ve been going strong. I think, with the commute, a lot bought homes at Jackfish Lake, just to get out of town.

You’re just making the best of it with the money you have, going local.”

She had two buyers interested in cabins at a certain price range, but unable to find what they’re looking for.

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Realty of Carlyle, deals with Kenosee and Moose Mountain Provincial Park properties. He said, “There’s real action, real interest. I think COVID has created a desire for resort property.

“People are realizing that it’s a staycation scenario. They’re moving forward to make themselves comfortable in a staycation scenario.”

Boutin said, “For one thing, Kenosee, and particularly Moose Mountain Provincial Park has always held its own in terms of value. And we are finding pricing is creeping up, as there’s more demand.

Then you get into scenarios where there are multiple offers on the same property and that starts moving the prices up.”

He said some properties are going for above list price, some at list price and some below. Sellers are still taking offers, he noted.

Leanne Sorenson’s Red Roof Realty Inc. is based at Kenosee. She focuses on property at Kenosee, Moose Mountain Provincial Park and White Bear.

From her perspective, Sorenson said, “They are really similar to last year.

We always have quite a high buyer demand for cottages. Some sales might have sold quicker than normal, in a few days, and for list price.”

She hasn’t seen sales above list price this year.

“I would say maybe people were willing to pay a little bit more. We saw prices go up in the cottage market, but not in year-round properties.”

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Beavers versus Twins for NSRBL title

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The final series is set in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League, The North Battleford Beavers have made the final against the Lloydminster Twins, and will begin the best of three finals series running Aug. 12-21.

The Beavers made the finals after sweeping both their playoff games on the weekend. They beat the Battlefords Trappers 4-0 on Saturday in North Battleford, and then they upset the defending champion Standard Hill Lakers 13-9

on Sunday.

The Twins got to the finals after beating the Border City Blue Jays 6-0 and then the Kindersley Stallions 6-2.

The Twins finished the season with the best record in the league at 7-1, good for first in the West division. The Beavers, meanwhile, had finished 4-4, behind the Trappers (5-3) and Standard Hill (7-1).

The league played a reduced schedule this season with each club playing eight times. All 10 teams in the league this year were involved in the playoffs this year.

North Saskatchewan River Baseball League finals begin Aug. 21.

In the statistical categories, Brett Harrison of Standard Hill was the batting champion averaging .650 in 20 at bats, while Cooper Olson topped the pitching stats with four starts and a perfect ERA of 0.00.

The league has also announced the team MVPs for this season, all of whom are eligible for league MVP voting, as follows: East Division Mervin Flyers - Drew Nelson Standard Hill Lakers Cooper Olson Battlefords Trappers Bob Hudec North Battleford Beavers - Damon Schaefer Meadow Lake Sox Nathan Dancy West Division Unity Cardinals Braden Polreis Unity Junior Cardinals Tanner Huber Border City Jays - Colby Field Lloyd Twins - Jayden Gardner Kindersley Stallions Blake Robertson

The Beavers made the finals after sweeping both their playoff games on the weekend. They beat the Battlefords Trappers 4-0 on Saturday in North Battleford. Photos by John Cairns

North Stars trade Antoniuk to Weyburn

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The summer of dealing by the Battlefords North Stars continued with news of another trade.

The North Stars confirmed on social media that Liam Antoniuk has been acquired by the Weyburn Red Wings, a

Perseverance - Soft Skill No. 3 Words

By Rhea Good

In cheerleading, a “waterfall” is a stunt with variations at levels 3-7. As shown in the photo, the flyer is launched into the air by her base group and then is assisted by another flyer to achieve more height and momentum.

The waterfall flyer then completes a ¾ front flip to be caught by the original base group. It takes many hours and many weeks of team practice to learn an arena-ready waterfall, which requires a collective commitment to perseverance among team members.

The definition of perseverance is steadfastness and constant effort to achieve something.

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and mastered within a short time frame. As athletes mature, skills typically increase in complexity and require a longer time frame of drills and practice to achieve mastery. Athletes and coaches need to persevere, especially when practice is difficult and tiring.

If athletes do not develop the capacity for perseverance, there is no patience for long-term projects. Caitlyn Nelson of Cheer Factory/The Cheer Forge reflects, “When I think of perseverance, I think of kids who I coach

who are lacking ‘grit.’ I want to build protective factors that will help my athletes develop the capacity to persevere. How can I be a role model for the skill of perseverance? How do I build camaraderie on the team that motivates everyone to persevere for the sake of the team?”

Every athlete will face challenges in sport and in life. Cheerleading is a sport where a vision is required, but the vision never works out. Being able to push through the ups and downs of the season is a metaphor for pushing through the ups and downs of life.

Perseverance develops the habit of solutionoriented thinking. In tough situations, athletes are trained to think of creative solutions.

Learning and perfecting a cheerleading routine is a year-long project. For coaches, perseverance can be strengthened by reflecting on past and future. Creating a visual timeline demonstrates where the team is now and the path to achieve success in the months to come.

Coaches strive to push athletes to reach their potential in a way that breeds the grit to persevere.

At right, Celeste Swanson from Cheer Legacy is the flyer in this Level 5 version of a waterfall stunt.

This North Battleford team competed this routine at Cheerleading Worlds in 2018. Photo submitted by Lesia Goba

deal that completes the Ben Hiltz trade to the North Stars from last season.

Antoniuk, a defenceman from Sherwood Park, Alta, played 45 games for the North Stars last season and had seven assists.

Antoniuk went on Twitter to thank the North Stars for his time

with the club.

“Thank you to my teammates, fans, billets, coaches and the whole @ SJHL_NorthStars organization for an unforgettable experience this past season. That being said, I can’t wait to see what the future holds with the @weyburnredwings #WRW”.

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School divisions outline their return to school plans Continued from Page 1 answers right now, we want to assure you that we are working on updating and adjusting our plan as more information becomes available. Because we are making updates to our division plan, please note that your school’s plan will not be posted on Monday as previously stated. There are still some details that we are working on before those plans will be ready for you.”

“We wanted to reach out today to let you know that even though we haven’t worked out every detail of what return to school will look like in the fall, we want to make sure you know what our top priorities are right now.

“Our first priority is to have students and staff come back to school in the fall knowing we have done everything we can to

create a safe and healthy environment for them. We are also working on ways to support students who need to learn from home.

We are meeting next week to finalize remote learning plans for K-12 students and will be sending out details of those plans as soon as possible.”

The letter also addressed the issue of whether masks will be required.

“Today, Minister Wyant announced that the province is actively considering a mandatory masking policy under Level 2 of Saskatchewan’s Safe Schools Plan. We have been discussing, as a school division, the use of masks for a while now and are waiting for the province to come out with their next steps before making a decision on what best meets the needs of our staff and students.

The correspondence from Living Sky division also pledged to keep parents and staff informed.

“As the situation is changing extremely quickly, we promise to keep the lines of communication open with our families, staff and community members. We know that there are significant implications for families, and we want you to know that we are thinking of you and are working hard to make the best decisions possible.”

The division has also released its own Return to School Plan, covering areas including increasing hygiene, limiting physical contact, limiting shared materials and equipment, the plan for guests, volunteers, visitors and revenue, limiting shared materials and equipment, extracurriculars, lunch and recess, student arrival and dis-

missal, transportation, and cleaning, among others.

That plan can be found on their website at www. lskysd.ca.

Light of Christ School Division has also outlined their plans, the full details of which can be found at their website www.loccsd. ca. In a message from Director of Education Cory Rideout, it was acknowledged it had been a challenging time.

“We understand that the last four months have been challenging for our staff, our students and our parents,” Rideout stated.

“This unique situation has created uncertainty and anxiety as to what the return to school will look like this September.”

Rideout stated that while the goal of the plan “is to provide direction and resources to our staff in an effort to be as well pre-

pared as possible to start the 2020/21 school year,” he acknowledged “this plan does not have all the answers and will most certainly evolve and change over the next few months.”

Rideout started the division will continue to “address the re-engagement/ transition of staff back to our office in a full-time capacity as of August 1, 2020 and August 27, 2020 for all school-based staff.”

He also stated students will return to school in September, and “while increased emphasis will be placed on precautions such as cleaning and sanitizing and limiting physical contact, all students will once again receive the full Saskatchewan curriculum taught by their teachers.

“The safety of students and staff will be a primary consideration. The school division will follow all

recommendations of the Chief Medical Health Officer (CMHO) intended to reduce risk and to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Schools will work with their families to identify and reduce risks and roadblocks that may impact individual students’ ability to participate in school.”

Rideout also stated that each school vision will develop an Administrative Procedure with precautions specific to COVID-19.

“I ask for your patience, your cooperation, your candor and your willingness to learn together and work through this plan. If we all do our part and help one another, I am confident we will manage the situation successfully and will continue to provide an excellent Catholic education to our students and families.”

Wilkie assisted living centre improves dining room with support of the Bayer Fund Submitted Residents of an assisted living facility in Wilkie will be enjoying meals together in comfort thanks to the support of the Bayer Fund. Bethany Assisted Living has received a grant of $2,500 through the Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities (CFGC) program to help purchase a set of dining furniture designed specifically for seniors.

The Canada’s Farmers

Cottage sales up, but not everywhere

Continued from Page 8 “It’s been busy, but I don’t know if it’s strictly related to COVID. Some of the lakes you couldn’t get into, so the demand went really quickly in July.

Sorenson added, “There’s less people out here. There’s less tourists.”

Travel restrictions meant White Bear had barricades until June. But she says that wasn’t a factor on sales.

Good Spirit At Good Spirit Lake, between Yorkton and Canora, there hasn’t been much of an impact, however, according to Rob Kozak, president of Re/Max Blue Chip Realty in Yorkton. He said of COVID-19, “It hasn’t impacted it, no.”

“If anything, there should be more of a demand, because people want to get out of the city and be more isolated.”

Grow Communities program is aimed at strengthening rural communities by equipping local nonprofit organizations with funds to carry out much needed community work.

The aim is for farmers to help improve the lives of many people living in rural communities. Local area farmer Jeff Hyland nominated Bethany Assisted Living in honour of his late father.

“It’s important to me because it was important to my dad,” said Hyland.

“Dad knew that Bethany was an integral part of our community and up until his potato operations ceased,

he regularly donated potatoes to them.”

The funds received went towards replacing the worn-out dining room furniture with new furnishing sets — custom made for health care facilities.

Although everyone living at the Bethany can feed themselves, some have limited mobility and/or weakened muscles, that can make it significantly more challenging. The new chairs are much lighter and make it easier for residents to seat themselves independently.

Additionally, the new tables are much higher than previous ones, so residents do not have to

strain to continue enjoying their meals.

“Our previous furniture was actually falling apart.

It was close to becoming a real danger for our residents,” explained Lynn Christianson, Bethany Administrator. “Now, the dining room looks beautiful with the new tables and chairs.”

Both Hyland and Christianson were surprised and excited to find out that the Bethany was selected to receive the grant. And for Christianson, it was a little extra emotional experience as she didn’t know they were nominated.

“We’re a small com-

munity and a small organization. To know that someone out there cared enough to nominate us was amazing. We rely on donations and while they don’t always come in when you need them, this one sure did,” she said. “I was on top of the world when I received the e-mail. I showed everyone—and immediately called Jeff to thank him.”

Trish Jordan, senior business partner with Bayer CropScience and manager of the CFGC program said that the company is proud to support commu-

nity initiatives.

“Rural communities are the backbone of Bayer Crop Science and the backbone of Canada,” said Jordan. “We want to thank Jeff for nominating Bethany Assisted Living and hope the new dining room is enjoyed by residents in the years to come.

The Bayer Fund, the philanthropic arm of Bayer, has funded the Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities program to provide a total of 66 grants, each valued at $2,500, to charitable and not-for-profit groups nominated by farmers.

SaskSurplus Sale Bid on government goods The August SaskSurplus Sale, featuring a grader, generator, tractors, and boilers, takes place from 10 a.m. CST on August 12 to 10 a.m. CST on August 19, 2020.

Visit sasksurplus.ca to view all sale items and download bid forms.

Central Services reserves the right to reject any or all bids received. sasksurplus.ca

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Meota to hold transportation parade Saturday

By Lorna Pearson

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What lovely lilies are blooming throughout the village. Along with all the other flowers in bloom, a walk down the back alley is exciting. Of course a walk along the frontages is also rewarding, and the vegetable gardens are doing well, too. Many folks are eating lots of new vegetables, how can you beat that? It is so healthy for you.

How many seniors remember squaw corn, otherwise known as maize? My friend in Olds, Alta., still is able to grow it with seed he’s kept dating back to his childhood, when his family grew it, in the early 1920s.

This is an early corn with multi-coloured kernels. As new varieties are developed, this corn has gone by the wayside in most cases.

A pontoon boat was seen out on the lake recently, sitting on its side.

The people must have got it righted back down somehow, but it was too far out to see just what transpired.

One needs field glasses to watch the action out there, and there’s lots of it.

Classes in China are organized with one teacher teaching up to 300 students on the internet. Students in turn do their assignments on the internet and then a slate of many teachers spend hours correcting them. What a different style of tutoring due to the pandemic.

Bridge played Aug. 6 saw top score go to David Sharpe and Vern Iverson, and second high were Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen.

Fraser is a dentist so tests everyone’s temperature, before proceeding with their games.

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August this year has five Saturdays and five Sundays. This only happens every 823 years. The Chinese call it “Bagful of Money” but I don’t think that’s what’s happening this year.

The Meota Golf Club held their annual couples tournamen’, actually called “Swingers’ Open,” on Friday, Aug. 7, with 64 golfers participating, and it ended up being a soggy night.

Winning couple was Derek and Alex Welford with a 39. Runners up on a count back were Kelly and Mark Chapman at 41. The format was a low score skin’ game- only two skins were won, Josie and Craig Iverson with a birdie on Hole 2 and Lenard and Christy Johnson with a birdie on Hole 5. Long drive for the men was won by Derrick Schaefer, closest to the pin was Curt Hepting.

Longest drive and closest to the pin for women were both won by Ashley Zyzmornski.

There was one garage sale held in the village on the weekend, so they are possible to do again.

The combines are running across the southern part of our province, and it won’t be long before they start up here, too. Getting the hay up in the little hot spell we had went well, but there’s more to do yet. It is so much better to get it baled before it gets rained on.

Most cabins and homes had company over the weekend again, and more

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Secure electronic proposals for the provision of 425 m2 (4,575 ft2) of office space with 15 parking stalls in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, will be received by the Ministry of Central Services, Property Management Division, until 2 p.m.

CST on August 26, 2020 and will be opened thereafter. Proposals must be submitted in PDF format via email, following the Instructions to Proponents included in the proposal documents.

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fireworks, too. We do have to enjoy every chance we get, so do things we like to do.

The interesting article in the paper last week about a former Meota resident, Dianne Ignace, brought back memories to all who knew her. One couple, Mary and Walter Tait, recall her babysitting for them years ago and really have been feeling sor-

ry for her stuck away out on the west coast of Vancouver Island, so isolated from the world. Now they have read her story they realize she has had a happy life, and has no plans to ever leave there. They feel better about her situation now that they have read her story.

Meota is holding a Transportation Parade on Aug. 15, at 1 p.m. Folks

are tired of being in lockdown and are calling this event Meota UNLOCKDOWN Show-off Parade.

Use your imagination and come up with a mode of transportation for everyone’s amusement. There is no charge, no judging, and no prizes – just a good time for all! t will start out from the Community Complex and end at 572 Beach Ave., where treats of root

beer and ice cream cones, cookies and coffee will be served. Outdoor social distancing will be observed.

Washrooms and hand sanitizer will be available.

For more information call Elaine or Warren Iverson at 306-441-0399 or Trudy or Leo Jenssens at 306-3740843. Subject to weather, so let’s hope it’s a nice day on Aug.15 and get out and see your neighbours.

Sticking to the Guidelines

Even the pigeons are socially distancing these days.

Photo by Louise Lundberg

Turtleford Baptist Church

From the Pastor’s Desk of TBC

By Pastor David L. Walker Here we are into August already and the summer is slipping away. We had a great Gather Gospel Music Hour on the 26th, with 25 in attendance. Amazing music and much needed fellowship while still being cautious as far as COVID-19 is concerned, and also considering that we were minus one guitar which someone stole after breaking into our church.

It was a guitar that our children gave Lorna prior to our moving to the West.

However it was dedicated to God’s work, so it is entirely in His hands. He keeps good records.

There is strong evidence that our church is growing

in numbers, and people are maturing in their walk and relationship with the Lord Jesus. For this reason Lorna and I have cancelled our vacation this year. This fall we plan on doing some special services on some very special topics which include … what is behind the Black Lives Matter Movement, “Are We Living In The Last Days Of Earth” as we know it, “Exposing the false heresy teachings,” “Speak The Word Movement,” “Apostasy InThe Church” and what about the sign gifts, all of which will be backed one hundred per cent by God’s word, and taking nothing out of context, which is most important.

In many parts of the

world, worshiping the true God openly is prohibited.

This is not something new, but is rapidly becoming the scenario in the Western world. What a blessing it is to be able to worship God freely, to sing and to fellowship with those of like faith. And yet many take this freedom so lightly and will not take one hour out of the week to worship the one True and Living God. If you do not have a place of worship, or if you feel you are not being fed spiritually, we invite you to worship with this group of sinners, who are saved by God’s Grace. Not Perfect Just Forgiven. 318 Railway Avenue, Turtleford. Worship time every Sunday 11 a.m. Please mark your cal-

endars for August: Gather Gospel Music Hour 6 p.m., Sunday Aug. 30. Until next time remember …

“A person does not have to be behind bars to be a prisoner. People can be prisoners of their own concepts and ideas. They can be slaves to sin and their own selves.”

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Get ready to celebrate Monarchs Aug. 22 Submitted by Nature Saskatchewan The last couple weeks has seen a surge in Monarch butterfly and caterpillar (larvae) sightings. With the upcoming National Flight of the Monarch Day on Aug. 22, now is the perfect time to sharpen your Monarch identification skills and capture some photos and observations to share in the celebration!

“Follow us on social media to join in the celebration on Aug. 22” says Rebecca Magnus, Habitat Stewardship Coordinator with Nature Saskatchewan.

“There will be something for everyone to participate in the virtual celebration, and participants can even

win prizes,” explains Magnus. “You can start now by getting out and exploring your NatureHood to see if you can spot and photograph Monarch butterflies and caterpillars”.

Monarch butterflies are identifiable by their bright orange colouring with black veins throughout their wings, along with white spots on their black body and the outside edges of their wings. “Watch out for look-a-likes such as the Viceroy,” explains Magnus. “Viceroys look very similar but have an extra stripe on their hind wings that cross their veins.” The Monarch caterpillars have distinct white, yellow and black stripes with black tentacles on both ends.

Magnus adds “you will see these caterpillars nearly exclusively on milkweed plants”.

Monarchs are a species at risk throughout their range with Saskatchewan being at the northern extent of their range. Magnus says “it takes between three and four generations for Monarchs to get from their over-wintering grounds, in Mexico, to Saskatchewan.” She adds “the generation emerging now will live the longest, making the full journey south back to Mexico to overwinter, so it is extra important that we help conserve the habitat for this incredibly important generation of Monarchs.”

Nature Saskatchewan runs the voluntary Stewards of Saskatchewan program that works with communities and landowners to conserve Monarch habitat and help monitor the population each year.

If you see a Monarch in Saskatchewan, or would like more information about National Flight of the Monarch Day on August 22nd or the Stewards of Saskatchewan program, call Nature Saskatchewan’s toll-free line at 1-800667-HOOT (4668), text (306)780-9832 or email us at outreach@naturesask. ca. Feel free to share photos, we love to see them!

Image Credits: A. Vass, M. Ranalli, S. Vinge-Mazer, C. Neufeld, and G. Pederson.

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OBITUARIES Kenneth Jamieson 1945 – 2020 Our family is sad to announce the sudden passing of Ken George Jamieson at the age of 75. Survived by his wife Judy, his daughters, Carrie; Mia (Heath) Fairley and their children: Hayden, Kya and Kenys; his sons Jason Jamieson (partner Kim Toma), and children: Hunter, Carlie and Kim’s children Talen and Darby Higgins; Ian (Cindy) Jamieson and their children: Connor and McKenna. Siblings: Dorothy (Nels) Andersen; Wes (Donna) Jamieson; Gilbert (Claudette) Jamieson; Clifford (Janice) Jamieson; Marian (Charlie) Sayers; Elvin (Val) Jamieson along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by his parents, George & Ethel Jamieson and daughter-in-law, Kelly Jamieson. Ken & Judy would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this August. A private family gathering will be held at the farm with his wife, children and grandchildren. A Eulogy and virtual tribute will follow at a later date. For those wishing to contribute pictures, stories and video or written wishes, please send to: CJpriSK@protonmail.com. Ken had a huge garden with an array of beautiful gladiolus! In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Battleford Empty Stocking Fund at battlefordsemptystocking.ca. Cards may be forwarded to Box 573, Battleford, Sask. S0M 0E0. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

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RESCHNY: Mass of Christian Burial for Jerome (Jerry) Joseph Reschny was held on August 7, 2020 at St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church with Father Phinh Do as celebrant. Jerry is survived

by Noreen, his loving wife of 53 years; daughters, Tracy (Dennis Bretzer) and Sandra (Rob Wierenga) - Kiana and Karissa; son-in-law, Jason Jamieson - Hunter and Carlie.

Survived by siblings, Marie Kohlman (†Ray), Wally (Helen), Ambrose (Mavis), George (Joan), Alex (Jackie), Roselinda Neumeier (†Gabe), Elmer (Denise), Barbara Pichach (†Bob), Gerard (Jill Hodgkinson), Adeline Harris (†Don), Agnes Brady (Clarence Lennie) and Michael. Also survived by Noreen’s siblings, Jack Westwood (Peggy) and Dianne Westwood (Rick Nutbrown); as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his daughter, Kelly Jamieson; parents Herman and Rose Reschny; step mother, Katie Reschny; infant siblings Herman and Armella; six brothers-in-law; one sister-in-law; and Noreen’s parents. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to STARS Air Ambulance Rescue, Hangar 21, 2475 Airport Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7L 1M4. Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE of ALICE GROVE, late of Battleford, Saskatchewan, deceased.

ALL CLAIMS against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 15th day of September, 2020.

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BOYER, Nelson EWANCHUK: It is with great sadness the family of Walter Ewanchuk announces his passing on August 8, 2020 at the age of 92. Walter was born on August 16, 1927 and died peacefully at River Heights Lodge with family by his side.

Left to cherish his memory are: his loving wife Stella of 69 years, his children Raymond (YanYan), Donna O’Connor, Gerald (Fran), Audrey Mushtaler, Marty (Michelle).

He also leaves to mourn his 14 grandchildren Mathew (Alex), Luke, Ariana (Taylor), Elaina, Liam, Justin (Adrienne), Candace (Kenzie), Brandon (Jenna), Brittany (Mike), Tiandra (Tanner), Christy (Clark), Melanie (Tyson), Ben (Rachel), Katie (Dylan) and 11 great-grandchildren Kade, Nya, Blakely, Jarrett, Danica, Paige, Aria, Natalie, Jye, Stella, Bexson, his sisters Rose Kowalchuk and Mary Berggren, sister-inlaw Sophie Ewanchuk, along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Walter was predeceased by his parents Louis and Nellie Ewanchuk, his brothers Joe, Peter, Paul, a brother Walter who died in infancy, sisters Antona, Kate, Carrie, Blanche, brothers-in-law Morris Kindrachuk, Con Alexiuk, Bronie Smishek, Floyd Williams, Roy Berggren, Victor Kowalchuk and sister-in-law Anna Ewanchuk.

Everyone is invited to attend prayers Friday, August 14 at 7:00 pm at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of All Saints, 902 - 108th St, North Battleford. In keeping with COVID regulations, anyone wishing to attend the service must contact 780-871-3800. A private family Celebration Of Life will be held Saturday, August 15 at 10:00 am at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of All Saints with Father Ivan Derkach officiating. Everyone is welcome to attend the Interment at Glass Lake Cemetery approximately 12:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation, Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8 or Whitkow Church Restoration Fund c/o Audrey Mushtaler, 5710-34th St. Lloydminster, AB T9V1X2.

Cards may be forwarded to this same address. The family would like to thank all the staff at the River Heights Lodge who provided Walter with such great care and compassion. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Robert MacKay of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium 306-446-4200.

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Nelson, the youngest of six children, was born on January 23, 1936 near St. Louis, SK to Jean and Léonie (née Régnier) Boyer. He obtained his teaching degree in Ottawa which led to a 30 year career as a teacher in several prairie towns and cities. On June 29, 1963, he married his wife, Claudette (née Mailhot). After 7 years they moved to Sénégal, Africa with their three young children where Nelson taught English through the CIDA program. Upon returning to Canada in 1975 they moved to North Battleford, SK, and then finally retired in Regina, SK in the 1990s. Nelson married Blanche Abello after the loss of Claudette. Nelson was an avid sportsman and loved playing ball and hockey, and coached many sports. A memorable event was an old-timers hockey game where he played against Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard. He was a computer geek, a gardener (carefully nurturing his columbines and tea roses), and an accomplished wine maker. All his life he enjoyed singing and playing guitar, and was a lifelong learner, even teaching himself to play the piano when he was in his 60s. He was a faithful Catholic his entire adult life, and had a deep devotion to Mary and a belief in eternal life with God. May he rest in peace. We would like to thank the staff at Marian Chateau, and also friends and family in Regina, for their friendship, and care and concern for Nelson during the last five years. Nelson leaves behind his two children Marc and Yolande, two grandchildren Aubrie and Rémie, his brother, Ovide and wife, Blanche. He was preceded in death by his wife Claudette; parents; four siblings Lionel, Val, Gerald and a baby; his eldest daughter, Christine and his granddaughter, Clare. Prayers will be held at Speers Funeral Chapel, 2136 College Avenue, Regina SK on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, 2049 Scarth Street, Regina SK on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. To view the livestream of the service, please click on the link to Speers TV at the top of Nelson’s Tribute Page. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit Nelson’s Tribute Page at www.speersfuneralchapel.com

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It is with sadness the family announces the peaceful passing of Ernie on Aug 6TH, 2020 after a brief struggle with cancer.

Ernie was born in Regina, SK on July 7, 1950. Ernie spent most of his working life in the restaurant business managing/owning a variety of restaurants. After a bad fall in 1993, Ernie retired and became involved in a variety of volunteer positions. He spent many years as a volunteer with the SK Air Cadet League.

Ernie’s most recent passion with the Lions Foundation Dog Guides program he received his “Lyra”. Ernie was the epitome of the Thompson quote “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” Ernie was predeceased by his parents Thelma and Mickey, brother Jimmy, sisters Glenna, Donelda, and his son Patrick. He is survived by Shirley his wife of 47 years, his sons and their families Chris (Amber), Gabby, Izzy, Brooklyn, Jon (Chelsey), McKenna, Norah, sister Margaret Hainstock, brother Ken Ivarson, sister in law Dorothy Callow, inlaws Ivan and Phyllis Chubb and numerous relatives and friends. There are many thanks to be given, but most importantly, we want to thank all the medical staff that tended to him during his struggle. The family wants to specifically thank Dr. Mari La Cock. Donations in his memory may be made to Saskatchewan Air Cadet League, 2205 Victoria Ave Regina SK, S4P 0S4 or the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, 152 Wilson St, Oakville, ON L6K 0G6. A Private Memorial Service was held on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

Arrangements in care of Cherished Memories, Martensville. __________________________________________________ BAHREY: Pauline Bahrey, a supportive wife, wonderful mother and caring grandmother / great grandmother, Pauline Bahrey, born August 21, 1935, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2020. Left to cherish her memory are; her loving husband of 59 years, Raymond Bahrey, her daughter Monica’s children Dustin and Paulina (Chance), her son Wayne (Audrey) and their children Mercer, Hannah, Claire (Logan) and their daughter Cohan, and her son Al (Denise). She was predeceased by her daughter Monica. Pauline is the youngest of 13 children of Serafina and Michael Kowalski. She will be dearly missed. The family would like to thank all the staff at Battleford Union Hospital who provided Pauline care with compassion and respect during her stay. In lieu of gifts, the family requests donations be made to Mental Health North Battleford or Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford.

A virtual memorial is in place on officialworldcemetary.com and the family welcomes everyone to visit the website to reflect, share comments, photos and stories. Arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium, www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca

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Public Notice – Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendments

The OCP would be amended to redesignate a portion of land from Lakeshore Policy Area to Conservation Policy Area.

AFFECTED LAND: All lands within the RM would be affected by the new regulations regarding survey pin location and site plan requirements. All lands within the RM, except for those within the LR1 and LR2 districts, would be affected by the proposed regulation of shipping containers. SE ¼ 15-47-16-W3M Ext. 29 and SW ¼ 15-47-16-W3M Ext. 0 would be affected by the proposed redesignation and rezoning, and a map of the affected lands is publicly available on the RM website at: www.rmmeota468.ca.

REASON: The ZB does not currently and clearly addressshipping containers; the RM wishes to clarify this matter. Pin locates and site plan identification are seen as desirable to ensure development in accordance with the ZB. The definition of RV would be revised to more clearly differentiate RVs used for accommodation, and watercraft, ATVs, and similar recreational items. The proposed re designation and rezoning of land would accommodate a conservation easement being placed on the land. The redesignation of land for this purpose would support the RM’s policy on this type of matter, and rezoning would limit uses and potential disturbance on the land through human activity.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaws at the RM Office during regular business hours, excluding statutory holidays. Hard copies will be available to the public at a cost or by contacting the Municipal Planner (robin@northboundplanning.ca; (306) 873-2200) and asking for a digital copy. Email for a digital copy of the bylaw is preferred at this time due to the COVID-19 crisis.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing at 1:00 PM on September 2nd, 2020, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaws.

Due to the evolving COVID-19 crisis, please contact the RM office directly to make suitable arrangements for any direct representation. Council will also consider written comments received on or before August 31, 2020, by the undersigned at the RM office by hardcopy or email before the hearing. Draft copies of the proposed bylaws are available from the RM office (hard copy at cost). The RM office is located at 300 1st Street East, Meota, SK, S0M 1X0. The RM Office contact information: (306) 892-2061 or info468@sasktel.net .

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Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468 (RM) intends to adopt two bylaws under The Planning and Development Act, 2007.

A bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 01/2011 known as the Official Community Plan (OCP), and a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 02/2011 known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

The amendment would also require some residential and commercial development proponents to locate their survey pins and identify them on their site plans. The definition of Recreation Vehicle (RV) would be replaced. The amendment would also rezone a portion of land from A – Agriculture District to CON – Conservation District.

Maintenance Position The Village of Glaslyn is seeking an enthusiastic, organized person for a Public Works position in our community. Glaslyn is a community of 387 people located in the northwest area of Saskatchewan in close proximity to Little Loon Regional Park and Battlefords Provincial Park.

In this position you will be responsible for public works, maintenance, and facilities maintenance along with relief in our water treatment plant. We are looking for a person who would possess: • a valid class 5 license; • experience operating equipment; • knowledge of vehicle and equipment repairs and maintenance; • safety tickets including WHIMIS, Confined Space, H2S Alive (or be willing to train); • Level 1 Certification in Water Treatment and Distribution and Wastewater Treatment and Collection; or must be willing to obtain Certification; • a reasonable level of fitness is required for this position and on call hours may be required; and • applicant must have Grade 12 or equivalent.

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INTENT: To define, regulate, process applications, and permit shipping containers in the RM as a permanent accessory use. Shipping containers would be a discretionary use on sites 2.02 hectares (5 acres) or less and a permitted use on sites greater than 2.02 hectares (5 acres); shipping containers could be prohibited in the LR1 and LR2 Lakeshore Residential Districts. Regulation would be provided to allow temporary placement of shipping containers in support of principal site development.

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960 103rd Street North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 1K2 Fax: (306) 445-6863 E-mail: nbimfc@sasktel.net Position: Day Care Director Must be willing to commit to a position as children are relying on your consistency.

Working knowledge of child development, extending play and applying same for the good of children’s development; Solid organizational skills will be reflected in the presentation of planning, your work space, and general housekeeping in the work environment.

A strong ability to communicate positively and work as a member of a team.

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While we are able to enjoy so many places and spaces outside in these extraordinary times, it is still hard to fathom that we have been part of pandemic protocols for five months now.

Aug. 9 marked 150 days, according to our premier.

It has been a blessing in these cautious times to be able to enjoy walks and bike rides throughout our community’s walking paths and around towns, watching yards and flowers evolve and being able to distance visit others who are out for an afternoon or evening stroll or ride. Remember, when strolling or riding past any one of our senior complexes be sure to give a wave as they love the interaction with their community.

While the shortened ball season was nothing players, coaches or fans dreamed of, they were thankful nonetheless for the opportunity to have some kind of season. The two softball teams enjoyed team bonding and gathering for a game they love, even if it did only include a few exhibition games. Both the junior and senior cardinals also enjoyed a reduced season, however they were able to experience a re-

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vised season in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League. In one game playoff series, the senior cards defeated the juniors by one run to advance. Although the next game for the senior cardinals was their last as the Standard Hill Lakers beat them to take them out of the remainder of playoffs. Sadly, the diamonds are quiet once again but everyone is hopeful for a full return to all the excitement ball season brings to the community. Congratulations to Braden Poleris, senior cardinals and Tanner Huber, junior cardinals, who were voted their team MVP’s for the season. Huber was also in the top 10 for both pitching and batting stats for the league.

The parks and recreation department has done loads of work this summer freshening up community spaces that included painting the pool park, assisting with surfacing and other work to get the Richardson Outdoor recreation park up and running as well as numerous days on tree clean up from multiple wind

storms that had resulted in plenty of branch, leaf and tree remnants to clean up.

The Unity Museum is still open with sanitizing stations and distancing protocols in place. They were thrilled to have their new sign erected at this location and the quieter summer allowed plenty of time for upkeep and maintenance. The museum was also thrilled to be location for CityTV filming for a television series they run and featured Unity’s own Will Ballantyne.

Ten years ago, Unity was in the “Run for Riderville” that included painting an enormous Rider logo and markers on main street as the community banded together to compete in this contest, that saw Unity take runner up status.

Back to school plans were announced Aug. 4 with Living Sky School Division announcing their plans and individual school plans to be upcoming. Divison and school staff know that changes will be ongoing as everyone adjusts and adapts to a new normal. Be patient with the process and ask questions when clarification is needed. Remember everyone is trying to adjust together.

The theatre has re-

opened with distancing rules and protocols in place. As well, its summer, so you don’t want to miss your chance at ice cream either at the downtown location or the mobile ice cream bike that makes its way around town daily and nightly while weather permits.

Don’t forget to continue your support of our community businesses, which have supported our events, activities and community for many years. We have seen many reasons to love local during this prolonged pandemic and the best way to say thanks is to return your support to them.

Gardeners have appreciated the heat combined with timely moisture that are making their growing projects prosper. Sometimes that means friends and neighbours get to benefit with garden harvest surplus or learn the latest canning recipe shared for our own produce picking.

Continue to follow government guidelines on social distancing, group size gatherings, mask guidance, hand washing etc and we will persevere over this virus. Stronger together by pulling apart.

Here’s hoping this finds you all safe, healthy and socially distanced. Until next week...

Strong recovery continues for Saskatchewan jobs Submitted Saskatchewan’s employment recovery continues to be one of the strongest in Canada, with 13,300 more people working in the province in July compared to June. There were 551,100 people employed in the province in July.

Unemployment fell by 2.8 per cent to 8.8 per cent (seasonally adjusted), the second-lowest among

provinces. Saskatchewan now has the second-highest employment recovery rate in the country at 94.9 per cent compared to February, the last month before the pandemic.

“Saskatchewan continues to see positive effects resulting from the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan, as the province’s job growth remains one of the highest in Canada,” Immigration and Career Training Min-

ister Jeremy Harrison said.

“This means that many residents of Saskatchewan have been able to safely return to the workforce as our economy is on the right path for a strong recovery.”

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer Index continues to indicate that Saskatchewan’s business climate remains strong, with a yearover-year index increase of

4.0 points from July 2019, compared to a 3.5 point increase in the national index. This is the third largest increase among provinces.

Also, Saskatchewan’s average weekly earnings increased by 2.3 per cent in May compared to the previous month, which was the second highest among provinces and above the national increase of 2.0 per cent.

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Perception – that is how I see and understand it

I told Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, that last week we had our internet and cable service upgraded to the latest and greatest technology.

The technician had an excellent command of a world beyond my limited understanding of routers without copper wire and Wi-Fi Fibre Gig internet connections. The young technician was respectful to me, despite my ignorance about his work and the equipment he was installing.

Ed agreed that sometimes when it comes to the new advances in technology, we have no idea how it works. Some of us are always playing catch up.

We knew about rolling

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By Raymond Maher

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca down a car window with a handle on the door. Yes, there was a time before pushing a button opened and closed car windows.

Once upon a time, we locked cars with a key.

Then and now, comparisons can be detrimental.

Because life was different in the past does not mean it was better, and that we

turned out as superior, individual, persons because we lived in the good old days. Nor is the highly technical world of today superior to the days without high-speed internet connections. Some of us grew up as children having a curfew of lightning bugs.

We played outside after supper until it was dark

enough to see lightning bugs. There was no playing online, only outside, and we knew we better come inside when our parents called us by yelling at us.

Perhaps our view of the world was localized, and life in many ways simpler, but not necessarily better or worse than today.

Wherever we are, past, present, or future, we find both securities and calamities. The prophet Jeremiah in the Old Testament was referred to as a prophet of “doom.” His perspective of what was about to happen was gloomy. Jeremiah foretold the punishment that was at hand, namely the destruction of Jerusalem and the whole land, and the Babylonian

captivity. The people did not want to accept his warnings. Jeremiah wasn’t intent on being cynical but wanting people to repent and return to the Lord before it was too late.

Can there be a God of both judgment and patience? Jeremiah believed the people had broken God’s covenants with Him, and that God would allow them to face defeat and exile. Yet there would come a time when the people sent into exile would be released and allowed to return home.

Jeremiah was aware of God’s grace, as well as his judgment. He instructed the people, “Do not fear.”

He asks, “Why should any living man complain when

punished for his sins? Let us examine our ways and test them and let us return to the Lord. Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven and say, ‘We have sinned and rebelled.’” (Lamentations 3:39-42) The people rejected Jeremiah’s call for them to return to God from a perspective of indifference towards God. They would not seek God, for they did not believe they needed Him. Only when the people suffered defeat and exile did they return to the Lord with a new perspective. In their grief, they found a real need for God and his unfailing love. Are you indifferent to God and His unfailing love?

Worship Together 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.

(RC) St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0N4

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

306-446-1695

PASTOR: Rev. Phinh Do

DAILY: Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. - 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted WEEKEND MASS TIMES: Saturdays - 7:30 p.m. Sundays - 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

ANGLICAN PARISH Rev. Trevor Malyon

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

SUNDAY SERVICES CAN BE SEEN ONLINE AT

306-445-5901

St. Georges Anglican Church Battleford Facebook St Paul’s Anglican Church North Battleford Facebook Battle River Parish YouTube channel CJNB Radio 1050AM Sunday mornings 7:45-8:30am Contact: 306 445 4155 stpaulnb@sasktel.net

Reverend George Yando Sunday Services 10:30 AM Everyone Welcome

Hope Mennonite Fellowship 1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

Battlefords Grace Community Church

Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Mission Partners)

191 - 24th Street W., Battleford, Sk. 306-937-7575

SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service

Pastor: Bill Hall

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Church Phone 306-445-4181

Everyone Welcome

Living Water Ministry

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

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

902 - 108th Street, North Battleford DIVINE LITURGY Sundays & Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138 Social Distancing Protocol in effect.

Battleford United Church 52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

Battlefords Cowboy Church Services 1st & 3rd Thursday of each Month

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR - Rick Martin

Third Avenue United Church

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S

Sunday Worship Services at 10:30 am

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Dexter van Dyke

Pre-registration required to register at

306-445-8171

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

Everyone Welcome

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

LIVING FAITH CHAPEL

1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath

Phone: 306-285-3823 Contact: Don Retzlaff

Services: First & Third Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Church & CE Wing: 306-893-2611 For booking the Wing: 306-893-4729

Sunday Services 10:30 am Various Weekly Programs www.livingfaithchapel.ca

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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

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.

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