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Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame celebrates the Class of 2021 Ceremony put off by pandemic

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It really did seem like it was “Back to Normal” for the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday night.

It was the night of the 36th Annual Induction dinner at the Alex Dillabough Centre, an event that had been long delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions over the past year.

As a result, it was a long wait for the current group of inductees to be entered into the Hall. Almost all of them had been slated to enter the Hall last year, but they finally got their longawaited recognition this weekend with family and friends in attendance in Battleford. Many of them also got to enjoy a look at the newly-repainted Hall of Fame building during the day, where a display was set up showing pictures of all the nominees inside.

Some inductees or their representatives were unable to be in Battleford this weekend: Allan Fitzsimmons of Saskatoon, representatives for the late Roy Taylor of Visalia,

California, and the Kamsack Cyclones were not in attendance. However, the rest were on hand to accept their induction personally, and they are as follows: The Late Father Leonard Albers, represented by Don Albers.

Fred Curts of Holdfast, SK. Al Greschuk of Saskatoon.

George Guillaume of Moose Jaw. Elemer Jerkovits of Regina.

Rick Johnston of Maidstone.

Kevin Kusch of Lloydminster.

Rocky Nickel of Caronport.

Neil Erlacher of Okotoks, AB, formerly of Macklin.

The late “Goldie” Wiggins, represented by his nephew Larry Wiggins.

Members of the Aquadell Flyers Baseball Team, 1947-1972.

Members of the Edam Blue Sox, 1985-1994.

The Village of Gray, Saskatchewan.

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the late Gil Bellavance, a longtime supporter and director of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

For the inductees and those representing them, it was a time for them to reminisce and reflect on the game.

“He was a pretty good batter as well as a pitcher” said Larry Wiggins, nephew of the late Goldie Wiggins who was being inducted. Larry also remembered Goldie’s time as a coach.

“One particular practice, there was a left-handed guy and when he comes to pitch, the first pitch he threw wasn’t a strike. But Goldie came to the mound and said ‘let’s do this right – I’ll show you how to wind up’,” Larry said.

Those at the induction ceremony expressed their appreciation that the induction ceremony was able to go off without a hitch.

“I’m certainly appreciative of all she has done,” said George Guillaume, referring to the Hall’s President Jane Shury. He was impressed with what he saw at the Hall of Fame and Museum that day.

“I didn’t know it existed

The inductees are piped in to the induction dinner for the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. See Page 7 for more photos. Photo by John Cairns

until five years ago. Now that I’m here and seen it all, I’m sure glad I was at the sport for 30 years.”

Guillaume recounted that his own personal highlight from baseball was as a spectator -- when he and four teammates went to New York and Brooklyn to see the 1955 World Series, won by the Brooklyn Dodgers. “I saw all seven games and got all seven stubs, Usually a guy at 22 years old throws everything away but I didn’t!”

Elemer Jerkovits, who has been umpiring for 46 years, said it was “a great honour to be involved in the sport for so long and to be recognized as a contrib-

utor to the sport through the umpiring side of the game.”

As for the delay due to COVID-19, Jerkovits said it did not bother him.

“COVID is what it is and we have to make adjustments,” said Jerkovits. “It’s here now and its just such a great honour, and I’m really thankful for the people who felt I deserved to belong here.”

“After the last year and a half, it’s wonderful to have a gathering and see so many baseball players and umpires and friends,” said Rick Johnston, who called it a great honour to be voted in. “It’s worth the wait.”

“You spend a day at

the museum and it’s quite humbling to able to be part of an honoured group… to see the history of the game right in front of you, it’s fantastic” said Kevin Kusch, who is known as “Mr. Baseball in Lloydminster” as the former president of minor baseball there.

It was Kusch who gave the reply address on behalf of the 2021 inductees. “As inductees we hope this will continue for years to come.

Baseball’s a great, challenging game,” he said. “In true Saskatchewan fashion let’s continue supporting the good work being done to strengthen the sport we love.”

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Battlefords RCMP responded to 580 calls for service from Wednesday, Aug. 18, through Tuesday, Aug. 24: • 15 missing persons reported. No active investigations.

- Skyler Tinker has been located.

• 24 assault investigations.

- Shortly after 6 a.m. on Aug. 24, a suspect approached a male sitting in his truck, assaulted him and drove away in the victim’s truck. The suspect was known to the victim. The truck was later located in the town of Battleford and fled from police when attempts were made to intercept it. The suspect and vehicle were located again a short time later after the truck became stuck near Finlayson island. The suspect fled on foot but was later apprehended with the assistance of the Police Dog Unit. He sustained minor injuries during the arrest, was treated in hospital and remanded into custody. Brendin Cuthand, 23, has been charged with flight from a peace officer, dangerous driving, robbery, resisting arrest, breach of recognizance, breach of probation, mischief and disturbing the peace. He was scheduled to make his first appearance in North Battleford Provincial court on Wednesday, Aug. 25.

- A 28 year old male was arrested and charged with assault and mischief after a report of subjects fighting in a yard on the 300 block of 27th Street in Battleford.

The accused was located still actively assaulting the victim when police arrived and was arrested without incident. He has since been released from custody with a future court date in September on conditions of no contact with the victim. The victim did not sustain any significant injuries during the incident.

- On Aug. 18, shortly after midnight, members on patrol on the Moosomin First Nation were conducting a vehicle stop. The vehicle initially stopped but as the member approached, sped away from the scene while swerving towards the member. The officer was forced to quickly move out of the way and sustained a minor injury to his hand. The vehicle being operated by the suspect was later discovered to have been stolen. A warrant of arrest has been issued for Brent Mosquito, 22, on charges of assaulting a police officer, flight from police, driving while prohibited, possession of stolen property and failing to comply with a release order.

• Eight vehicle thefts reported.

- Brown 2006 Ford Freestar with Saskatchewan license 691LUF stolen from Panton Avenue some time between Aug. 13 and Aug. 20.

• Eight break and enter investigations.

- A 24-year-old woman and a 27-year-old woman were arrested and are facing charges of break and enter after a home on the 1300 block of 105th Street in North Battleford was broken into in the afternoon of Aug. 19.

- Home on the 1700 block of Trudeau Street in North Battleford broken into some time in the morning or early afternoon of Aug. 21.

• 13 Mental Health Act investigations • Two charges relating to impaired driving • 34 charges for various driving offences • Seven traffic collisions reported - On the evening of Aug. 20, officers were called to a complaint of an ATV rollover at a steep hill in a rural area south of the town of Battleford. The adult male driver of the ATV was pronounced deceased at the scene. Alcohol is not considered a factor.

Anyone with information on any incident is urged to call the Battlefords RCMP at 306-446-1720 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TiPS(8477).

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Firearm discharged on 110th Street Battlefords detachment of the RCMP are reporting they are investigating the discharge of a firearm on 110th Street in North Battleford.

According to the RCMP, on Saturday, Aug. 21 at around 4 a.m., officers were called to a report of a firearm discharged at a vehicle with people inside it, near a residence on the 1000 block of 110th Street.

Police say one of the vehicle windows shattered, and the three occupants of the vehicle reported minor injuries from the broken glass.

Police also are reporting that it was alleged an unidentified male was seen leaving the area on foot, wearing a red sweater and dark pants.

Seven occupants of a nearby residence were briefly detained, but later released without charges related to this incident. Police are also reporting that one male from a residence was arrested and remanded on unrelated warrants.

The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact BattlefordS RCMP.

Waseca man gets two-year sentence for trafficking

By Lisa Joy

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A Waseca man has been sent to prison for two years on drug trafficking charges.

Brenden Yew, 26, was sentenced in Meadow Lake Provincial Court on Aug. 16. He was given 731 days for the drug charges, 182 days concurrent for resisting arrest, and 180 days concurrent for two breaches of release conditions.

Yew was also ordered to provide a DNA sample to the national DNA data bank and he was given a lifetime weapons prohibition.

Yew was arrested on May 16 after Meadow Lake RCMP received multiple complaints of a man using a metal pole to break windows at a residence on the 100 block of 7th Avenue West. Yew fled the scene before police arrived but was soon arrested. He discarded a bag containing about 42 grams of cocaine when he fled.

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RCMP calls for service up in North Battleford

But serious crimes are down, as Gang Task Force makes impact

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Calls for service in 2021 are up in North Battleford, according to the latest statistics provided by Battlefords detachment of the RCMP. But that may not be a cause for alarm, based on the presentation made by Battlefords Detachment Officer-in-Charge Jason Teniuk to North Battleford’s council meeting last week.

According to that statistical report presented to council, there were 7,872 calls for service from January to July, 2021, up from 7,106 for the same period in 2020. It was also the highest total of calls for

service in the city in the past five years.

Calls for the second quarter April to June were also up from a year ago, up from 3,836 to 4,549. For the combined North Battleford and rural area, calls had increased for the quarter from 6,850 to 7,766.

Despite that increase, S/Sgt.Teniuk noted that a lot of the calls were less serious than what they had seen in past years.

“The ferociousness or the veracity of the crimes have gone down, which is a good thing,” said Teniuk.

“Our calls for service are going up, but those calls for service are easily dealt with. That gives my officers more time to concentrate on more serious

crimes and put a lot more effort into things that are going on that deserve that effort.”

Teniuk noted the force is still in a bit of a staffing crunch with a number of maternity and paternity leaves and people out sick.

He also noted August has so far been extremely busy - “busier than I can remember. I have not had a day off in August yet.”

Teniuk also spoke of something he had addressed at a Town of Battleford council meeting in July - the decision he had made not to disband the Gang Task Force and put those officers on the watch during staffing crunches.

Instead, during this latest staff shortage the force has

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More structure fires in 2021

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

2021 continues to see a big increase in structure fires in the city of North Battleford.

There were 13 residential structure fires reported through the end of July, according to Lindsay Holm,

Director of Protective Services and Fire Chief.

That is an increase from three in 2020. There have also been two institutional fires in 2021 in the city.

August’s fire report is sure to see an increase in structure fire numbers. Last Thursday afternoon, North Battleford Fire Department

was busy putting out another residential structure fire, this time at 17th Avenue and 101st Street. Fire crews were on the scene late in the afternoon.

Holm said structure fires “still remain high this year, but I’m hoping the trend is going to slow down in the future.”

been running the watch at less than usual while keeping the Gang Task Force running.

As a result, Teniuk was able to point to some successes. This week, he told council, the Gang Task Force took five kilos of cocaine off the street during a vehicle stop they were directly involved in. That amounted to $250,000 worth of cocaine, but once it gets cut it would be between $500,000-$800,000 in street value.

Teniuk also told council that the word he is getting back is that they are taking the drugs off the streets.

“Drugs are hard to come by in the city right now, because these guys are doing an extremely effective job.”

That spoke to why the veracity of the calls had gone down, he said. “We have not had drive-by shootings like we’ve had in the past, we have not had the aggravated assaults.

Our homicides during this quarter were zero; we had four last year.”

He also said it was a “fight you can’t stop you’ve just got to keep going and going.”

The statistics presented Tuesday night were much more detailed than in past RCMP reports. Detailed numbers were provided not only for offence categories, but for the specific offences themselves going back to 2017.

According to that report, there were 603 persons offences, for a fiveyear reduction of seven per cent. Assaults made up the biggest number at 353, with 180 harassment/ uttering threats and 23 sexual assaults. There were no homicides recorded so far in 2021 compared to five for the same period in 2020.

Property offences were up 13 per cent over that five-year time frame to 1,756, though break and enters and thefts were both down four percent for that same time. But during the second quarter of 2021 from April to June, both break and enters and thefts had seen increases from a year earlier, by 31 and 87 percent respectively.

In particular thefts of motor vehicles had risen from 36 to 60 during quarter two, and up 22 per cent for the five-year period to 99 so far in 2021.

Teniuk also noted that there was a jump of 28 per cent in motor vehicle thefts between the city and the rural area as well.

Teniuk acknowledged this statistic was a particular concern. He noted the force had done a lot of work trying to get people to remove their keys from their vehicles, and also noted that stolen vehicles are often used to commit other crimes.

“We’re finding one

Numbers in for building in the Battlefords

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Numbers are in for building permits in both the City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford for July.

In North Battleford, numbers were way up for July with 10 permits for $8,356,400, including a new industrial permit for $4,853,000 and three commercial alteration permits for $2,878,900.

Those numbers are up from the seven permits for $1,753,000 from

the same month in 2020.

For the year to date, 63 permits have been issued for $17,877,000, up from last year’s 59 permits for $11,860,378.

In Battleford, the month of July saw considerably less activity than the rest of the year: just over $10,000 for four permits, according to the report to council from Community Planner Paige Reynolds-Hundt.

Included were two demolition reports for the two properties in the town that were destroyed by fire earlier this year. The

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While the numbers in July were modest, the numbers for the year to date in Battleford are $5.4 million.

Reynolds-Hundt indicated to council that the month of August was likely to be a big month for permits as well.

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crime occurs and several crimes occur after that,” said Teniuk.

Other Criminal Code offences were up 14 per cent for the five-year period, to 1,203. Criminal code traffic offences are down 12 percent to 160 and provincial traffic offences up 64 percent to 1,129. Drug offences are up 23 percent to 74.

As for the rest of Teniuk’s report to council, he spoke extensively about working with the city’s Community Safety Officers. He said they were trying to get the CSOs involved and they were making an impact.

A lot of calls were being transferred to them, and the CSOs were also now delivering subpoenas as well, helping free up the RCMP officers in their own work.

Teniuk expressed his desire to see even more collaboration with the CSOs in the future.

“I want to move to a true tiered policing model,” said Teniuk.

Teniuk also addressed concerns expressed from the public about how they were hesitant to call because of how busy the RCMP is. Instead, he encouraged people to call the RCMP if something is going on, no matter how small it is, or to call the CSOs. “Between us, we’ll sort out who should have it.”

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Why we shouldn’t demonize glyphosate

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Some people are treating science like a buffet, carefully selecting research to accommodate a certain narrative. It’s messy and a disservice to the public

By Sylvain Charlebois, Dalhousie University and Stuart Smyth, University of Saskatchewan

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Canadians had until July 20 to comment on the federal government’s proposal to increase the amount of glyphosate herbicide residue allowed on legumes. Now, due to some deserved public pressure, Health Canada extended the deadline to Sept. 3.

The debate on glyphosate in Canada and around the world is populist, chaotic, political and simply unsettling. Many groups are regrettably weaponizing research to make a point, either to support the use of the wellknown chemical, also known as Roundup, or to declare it cancer-causing and poisonous.

Some are treating science like a buffet, carefully selecting research to accommodate a certain narrative.

It’s messy and a disservice to the public.

At the core, it’s a battle between organic and modern family farming, or even rural against urban views.

Consumers have every right to be concerned about the safety of the food they buy, but most of the information they’re exposed to is incredibly skewed by politics from many sides.

The inconvenient truth about glyphosate is that it’s not poison – unless used irresponsibly, of course. Most farmers adhere to responsible and sustainable practices based on precision agriculture, where overuse is both costly and wasteful.

Health Canada didn’t help the debate with its lessthan-mediocre risk communication strategy. Knowing it was dealing with one of the most controversial issues in agriculture, it has shown some hesitancy in disclosing all the information it had, forcing media to dig deeper. The federal department should be as transparent as possible, especially when dealing with the most widely used, and important, chemical in Canadian agriculture.

Misrepresentation of glyphosate’s toxicity misleads the public, the scientific community and regulators. With glyphosate, detection doesn’t equal toxicity.

Health Canada’s intent is to harmonize standards across North America. For the sake of more transparency, the federal agency should be clear about why the evaluation is being done and who’s asking for it, or whether it’s part of Canada’s commitment to complying with international trade and regulation agreements.

It should also explain what the risks are. By known standards, a person would need to eat at least 32 bowls of Cheerios every day for more than a year to even approach the limit suggested by Health Canada. Or a person would need to eat over 600 kg of lentils over a few months.

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Let’s take a look at the word priority. Historically it was singular for the first or most important thing. In the 1900s the plural appeared but how can we have multiple first or most important things? If pharmacare is a priority (singular or plural) for the government, why don’t Canadians have it? Is it because if we have it, it can no longer be an election promise?

Not enacting pharmacare so it can remain an election promise was a joke (but every good joke has a kernel of truth). Is our electoral system our problem? Has it been our problem since 1921, our first election with more than two major parties?

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The outlook for the Saskatchewan’s 14 seats In this column I am going to focus on what to expect with the 14 Saskatchewan seats that are up for grabs in this federal election.

Now, a lot of media organizations in this province will give you a lot of information about “ridings to watch” and all that, just to drum up excitement in the election.

Here is the cold hard truth about federal elections in Saskatchewan: as they say in Corner Gas, there’s “not a lot going on.”

The stark reality: Saskatchewan is Conservative bedrock. There is very little drama about who is going to win in most of the ridings, and I know such a statement upsets everyone who isn’t a Conservative, but it’s the truth and everyone knows it. Just look at the provincial results as well, where the Saskatchewan Party always blows the NDP out.

Saskatchewan is the Conservative bedrock of Canada – maybe even more than Alberta.

Every election since 2004, it’s been 12, 13 or even 14 Saskatchewan MPs for the Conservatives, the only exception being 2015 when they only won 10 seats. About half of the ridings in this province are rural seats that are sure to be absolute blowouts. Another few are in the urban areas where the Conservative incumbents will have to at least make an effort to meet voters and so on, but will still win.

There are only three or four ridings in Saskatchewan where there is a race at the moment, and I will start by looking at those: Desnethe-MissinippiChurchill River: Of all the ridings in Saskatchewan, this is the biggest tossup and the one most likely to change hands once the votes are counted. This riding has been held by the Conservatives, Liberals and New Democrats on and off for the past couple of decades, and is especially notorious for throwing incumbents out. Notable incumbents who have lost here over the years included Conservatives Jeremy Harrison and Rob Clarke, as well as New Democrat Georgina Jolibois who lost in 2019 to the current Conservative MP, Gary Vidal.

In this election, Vidal has a target on his back.

The longtime former Athabaska MLA Buckley Belanger has quit the provincial New Democrats to run for the federal Liberals, and will bring with

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him powerful name recognition. Meanwhile the New Democrats are running Harmonie King who was a candidate in the last provincial election.

This riding is distinct from the rest of the province because it is a northern riding with the largest land area of any riding in Saskatchewan. While there are populated areas like Meadow Lake and La Ronge, it also contains many isolated communities that you can only access by plane.

It has a heavy Indigenous population, which means Indigenous issues are more important here as well. The bottom line is that issues in this riding tend to be different from the rest of the province, and that usually makes for a very competitive race. Expect the federal leaders to drop by Meadow Lake or La Ronge in the near future.

Saskatoon West: This riding is typically a close race. Back in the days when it was known as S a s k a t o o n - R o s e t ow n Biggar, Conservative Kelly Block would barely be able to hold off Nettie Wiebe of the NDP. In 2015, under the new boundaries, Sheri Benson of the NDP was able to take the seat, but she was unseated by Brad Redekopp in the 2019 vote by about seven percentage points.

The NDP are running Robert Doucette, former President of the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan. But it should be noted that the NDP had previously selected Jaris Swidrovich as the nominee originally, and he opted to step aside. So organizationally it looks like the NDP have some catching up to do, but this remains a top target for them in the province.

Regina Lewvan: This is another seat the NDP are interested in taking back.

This seat was won by Erin Weir in the 2015 election, but then came all the drama involving Weir being kicked out of the federal NDP caucus and so on, and that disarray allowed Conservative Warren Steinley to win the seat in 2019.

In this election, the NDP are running CUPE com-

munications representative Tria Donaldson against Steinley, and the word on the street is that the NDP believe they have a good chance here. We’ll see.

Regina Wascana: This was the most Liberal seat in the province for years, with Ralph Goodale representing the riding since 1993. He survived through some bad elections for the Liberals including the 2011 Michael Ignatieff disaster.

But in 2019, local voters made it known they were fed up with Trudeau and threw Goodale out, replacing him with Conservative Michael Kram. This time the Liberals are running Sean McEachern who has experience with the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association. We shall see if the Liberals are able to put up any sort of showing this time, but one has to wonder. A lot of the vote for the Liberals in past elections was due to the fact that the Liberal on the ballot was named Goodale.

There are a number of other urban ridings that look to remain solidly Conservative, such as R e g i n a - Q u ’A p p e l l e (Andrew Scheer), Sa s k a t o o n - G r a s swo o d (Kevin Waugh), and Saskatoon University (Corey Tochor). But as I have said, these are still ridings where the local Conservative MPs will need to make an effort to show up during the campaign, just to make sure, because the other parties are organized. Just last week I was in Saskatoon and I noticed Claire Card of the NDP already had signs up along 8th Street in Tochor’s riding. Tochor needs to get his signs up.

That leaves the remaining rural ridings and their Conservative MPs: Battlefords-Lloydminster (Rosemarie Falk), Cypress Hills-Grassland (Jeremy Patzer), SourisMoose Mountain (Robert Kitchen), Yorkton Melville (Cathy Wagantall), Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek (Kelly Block), Prince Albert (Randy Hoback), and Moose Jaw-Lake CentreLanigan.

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Jaw-Lake Centre, the most interesting happenings of the campaign took place already: Tom Lukiwski announced he was not running again, and there was a competitive nomination won by Fraser Tolmie, mayor of Moose Jaw. Tolmie is now the odds-on favourite to win this seat.

These are ridings that have been held by Conservatives or their predecessors in Reform/Canadian Alliance for years, going back to at least 1997. In 2019, these seats were won by utterly dominant margins of upwards of 70 to 80 percent of the vote.

It seems obvious who is going to win here. Or is it?

It should be noted that these rural seats are being contested this time by the pro-Western Maverick Party, who have made known they are targeting disgruntled Conservative voters. They are exclusively contesting these rural seats, so as to not “split the vote” with Conservatives in these other seats where the Liberals and NDP stand a chance of winning.

The Mavericks have high hopes of a big showing, and they have active campaigns and a lot of signs up, but whether it can translate into seats remains a big question mark. They have enormous majorities

that they have to climb, with upwards of 80 per cent of the vote for Conservatives. There would need to be a massive shift of votes from the Conservatives to the Mavericks in order to win. That’s a tall order: the last time something like that happened in this province was 1993, when the Reform Party had its dramatic rise.

Unless the Mavericks suddenly catch fire and become a real threat to Conservative incumbents before the end of this campaign, at this point we are looking at only about three or four seats being real “battlegrounds.” The most likely NDP pickups: Saskatoon West and Regina Lewvan. The most likely Liberal pickups: DesnetheMissinippi-Churchill River and -- maybe -- Regina Wascana.

Maybe you really ought to put a “maybe” to all of them. It looks to me like

we could likely see another Conservative sweep of 14 MPs again.

Already, Justin Trudeau has been stumbling out of the gate, and Erin O’Toole’s platform seems to be getting attention. Jagmeet Singh’s NDP is proving to be a threat in heavily urban ridings that are big into social and “green” issues.

The problem is the NDP’s main policy issues don’t seem to gain any traction in Saskatchewan, election after election. Since 2004, they have had only one election (2015) where they gained any seats in Saskatchewan at all. The rest of the time, they have been shut out completely.

We shall see how the rest of this campaign goes, and whether the parties that are challenging the Conservatives are in any way able to “expand the map” and put any more ridings into play by the time Sept. 20 rolls around.

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Great reception for Ag Society events

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Ag Society is reporting a great response by the community to their parade and midway events held last week.

The Ag Society held the scaled-down events last week, with the parade held in the streets of North Battleford on Aug. 16 while the midway from Wild Rose Shows ran on Aug. 19-21.

The events were in place of the annual Northwest Territorial Days which have been derailed due to pandemic restrictions the past two years. But this year seemed like a return to normal as midway rides returned to the Ag Society grounds for the first time since 2019.

There were no official attendance numbers to report, however Ag Society manager Jocelyn Ritchie noted all the events that were held were well-attended, including the horse show on the final day Aug. 21.

“Our horse show was phenomenal,” said Ritchie.

There was also a good response from sponsors.

There were three food booths set up during the midway event: the Ruthenian booth, the Battlefords Rotary Club’s Spudnut booth, and the combined booth run by the Ag Society-the Blend.

Ritchie noted the food booths were extremely popular with the public, with the Ruthenians selling out their food on their first day.

All in all, Ritchie was

pleased with how things transpired.

“I’m very very happy.

Our community came out, our sponsors came out and

it was a great show,” said Ritchie. “Everyone was ready for something and to have a little bit of fun.”

Ritchie is hoping that

next year the Ag Society can return to having a full Northwest Territorial Days event next year with the return of chuckwag-

ons and different events.

This year’s event was more geared towards the kids and teenagers, she said.

The next big event on

the Ag Society schedule will be the demolition derby, which will happen as a standalone event on Sept.

11.

This was the scene from Friday afternoon to midnight Saturday at the Battlefords Ag Society grounds. With the usual supplier West Coast Amusements not available, the rides were provided this year by Wild Rose Shows from Alberta. While it was a scaled down version of Northwest Territorial Days, there were plenty of games as well as the usual fair food, with the Blend and Rotary setting up food booths on site for Friday and Saturday. The midway was free of charge to enter and ride bracelets could be purchased on site. Photos

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Continued from Page 4 These thresholds are at least 100 times less than levels that could impact someone’s health. Many studies suggesting glyphosate to be harmful often set unreasonable standards based on questionable data.

Many environmentalists and organic farming groups are behind a lot of the reports condemning the use of glyphosate. For years, these groups went to war against genetically modified organisms (GMOs), only to realize most consumers weren’t buying the ‘frankenfoods’ fear campaign.

These groups are after the chemicals supporting genetic engineering in agriculture but expecting modern agriculture to be chemical-free is simply unrealistic. Over 140 chemical compounds are approved for use in the production of organic crops in Canada, and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) data reveals that chemical resi-

dues are present on nearly half of organic produce.

We’ve come a long way since the dust bowl era on the Prairies. We’ve learned how tillage can be damaging and how soil science can serve agriculture more meaningfully, with the support of resourceful biotechnologies. Tillage has long been used to control weeds in crop/ food production. The use of glyphosate has removed 99 per cent of tillage area in Saskatchewan, reducing soil erosion and increasing moisture conservation.

Some consensus is building on the safety of glyphosate. Seventeen regulatory agencies and thousands of studies have evaluated glyphosate’s human health and environmental impacts, including one major report from the European Union, released in June.

Overlooked by most major media outlets in Canada, the European report has deemed glyphosate not cancer-causing.

That’s right, not carcino-

genic.

The sample design and methodologies of past studies suggesting glyphosate may cause cancer were heavily criticized after they were released.

We should certainly have an ongoing debate about the use of chemicals in agriculture. And working to fully understand inherent risks and verified benefits to our health and the environment is critical.

But some organizations and academics with clear conflicts of interest continue to disregard the prevalence of evidence supporting current farming practices. And that’s a disservice to honest public discourse on the issue.

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University. Dr. Stuart Smyth is Agri-Food Innovation and Sustainability Enhancement Chair at the University of Saskatchewan.

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Bresaylor Happenings

The Leaning Church of Bresaylor

By Robert Peterson

Bresaylor Heritage Museum

Ste. Anne’s Church is still attracting attention at 115 years of age. The church has become known as the leaning church of Bresaylor among photo enthusiasts. This summer a turkey vulture has taken up residence in the church’s bell tower. Tourists visiting the museum have asked if they could walk over and view the outside of the building.

The church was designed by an experienced architect from England, George Stephenson, who had come west with the Barr colonists. He married a relative of the Taylors from Bresaylor and lived in Bresaylor for a time.

Stephenson started an engineering firm with offices in Paynton and Battleford. In 1910 he opened a branch office in North Battleford. When World War I began, the offices were closed and Stephenson went off to war. When he returned, he moved to Regina where he was hired as the provincial architect.

Later he worked for the federal government.

In September 1906, Thomas Griffith, a carpenter and another new arrival to the settlement, along with the help of volunteers began

construction of Ste. Anne’s Church. The newly erected church was dedicated on Dec. 16 by Bishop Newman. Bishop Newman was the driving clergyman over a vast parish which extended from Cut Knife and Wardenville in the south, to Mervin in the north, Delmas in the east and Maidstone in the west. At that time, the building cost was $1,300, not counting the cost of the lots. The 60-foot-long building had a seating capacity of 150, with the first organ donated by the Griffith family.

In 1907, morning and evening services were conducted. One Sunday morning, 33 people attended the morning service, with 16 people attending the evening service. At Thanksgiving Day service that year, there were 66 people in attendance. In the early days, the church had a male quartet.

On July 3, 1932, the church held a special service to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first church service held in the Bresaylor settlement.

Unfortunately, Canon Clark, who had conducted the first service in the summer of 1882, was unable to attend. The special service began with communion followed by a tribute to the first settlers and a pilgrim-

Ste. Anne’s Church and congregation while still under construction.

age to the place where the first service was held. The site is marked by the cellar of the Taylor house that had burned down in the 1885 North West Rebellion. A large crowd made the pilgrimage, despite the rain. To commemorate the occasion, new pews were purchased, with names of the donors engraved.

In later years, the Anglicans shared their church with the United Church.

The two congregations held alternating weekly church services, with many worshipping at both services.

Ste. Anne’s Church ceased to function as a church in the 1960s. The last service held was the funeral service of Joseph Sayers in September 1966.

Joseph Sayers was the father of Joseph Sayers Jr., who later started the Bresaylor museum.

Anglican and United Church parishioners then traveled to Paynton to attend church.

Velma Foster purchased the stately old church in 1974 and became the curator of the museum after Joseph Sayers Jr. passed away in 1983. Velma created an art studio and living quarters in the church.

On June 30, 1989, a tornado ripped through the area, causing a path of destruction from Cut Knife to Glaslyn. Fortunately, no one was killed or injured.

Vehicles were rolled off the highway and grain bins were thrown around like toys. If you look at the elevator south of the tracks at Bresaylor, you can still see the lean of the elevator against the annex. The tornado moved Ste. Anne’s church off its foundation, with the doors moved four feet from the steps. Velma

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Ste. Anne’s Church in its glory days.

Ste. Anne’s Church after the 1989 tornado. Photos submitted by Bresaylor Heritage Museum

had the church moved back on its foundation; however, because of structural damage, the building was unsafe to live in. She purchased another home in Bresaylor.

Finances never became available to restore the old church, which sits empty today and in the last few years has developed a lean.

This is the last article in the series. We look forward to welcoming visitors to the Bresaylor museum.

Check out the Bresaylor Heritage Museum Facebook page for more information. The museum is open by appointment only from June 9 to Aug. 31. Please phone 306-8954813.

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For three consecutive months, May, June and July, anyone could enter their artworks on the page. At the end of each month, an external judge selected five or sometimes six artworks in each category: 6-12 years, 13-19 years and adult. These selected pieces were placed in a post on Ezit’s Art Summer Challenge and the public could vote for

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Club championship draws 75 golfers

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

The Meota Golf Course hosted their annual club championship and member appreciation event Saturday Aug. 21. It was sponsored by Brian Woytiuk of Unity Motor Products and was well attended, with 75 golfers teeing up for the tournament.

On the ladies’ side, Phyllis Kesslar won the Super Senior Event shooting a 100 and Bonnie Tait had the lowest score in the Senior Division shooting a 95. In the 55 Plus Division, Linda May was the winner, defeating Josie Iverson by one stroke with a score of 90, as well as earning the ladies’ lowest overall score accolade. In the ladies’ flight, Rhea Hepting defended her title shooting a 95, with Jade Johnson and Christy Johnson following in second and third.

On the men’s side, Kelly Paige had overall low score and earned the men’s champion title, shooting an even par 72. In second place was Derek Welford shooting a 73 and Curt Hepting shooting a 74. Lenard Johnson and Larry Thalheimer tied for first place in the 55 Plus Men’s Division. In the Senior Men’s event, Ed Tait was the victor, shooting an 82 followed by Al Scott (84) and Terry Lamon (85).

In the Super Senior Men’s, Calvin Arnold earned top score with a 93 followed

by Laurie Ward (98) and Larry Dyck (99).

In the junior division, top score was by Nick Page followed by Josh Iverson and Aidan Page.

There’s been a break in the weather with a few showers, but some hay has

Linda May, who had the overall low score in the ladies’ event of the Meota Golf Course club championship event, with tournament sponsor Brian Woytiuk.

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Vern Burgardt and Lefa Sproxton joined a trek from St. Lazarre to Fort Qu’Appelle along the Historic Fort Ellice Trail this summer. One theme of the journey was exploration of indigenous culture. Photos submitted

been baled and a lot of crop has been swathed and some combined. I’m sure the results from the crops that have been combined have not been good, but the farmer will get what he gets. There were many steel grain bins destroyed by the big winds we had in that last big storm. An empty bin doesn’t have much to hold it down.

On Aug. 18, Harry Serwotki had a thrill when he aced his first hole in one at the Meota Golf Course, on Hole 3, at 165 yards, with a driving iron. This was his first time doing that, at age 71. His wife Patti witnessed the feat.

Contract bridge, played at the Do Drop In Aug. 16, saw top score go to Vern Iverson. In second was Lucille Gregoire and third was Warren Iverson. Aug. 17, in the afternoon, in the city, top mark went to Albert Blais and Margaret Dyck.

Second were Catriona Winterholt and Fraser Glen and third were

of the trekkers camped in tents along the way and volunteer drivers acted as escorts to support the walkers.

Evenings were often spent at museums or listening to local speakers. This year the walk incorporated an indigenous component.

Indigenous practices and customs were included along the trail particularly as the participants passed through the Ochapowace and Cowessess First Nations. Sky Dancer, the new parliamentary poet laureate and her husband joined the trek.

The Fort Ellice trek was the fourth the society has offered. Previously treks were organized along the Wood Mountain Trail, the Fort Carlton Trail and the Swift Current-Battleford trial. The opportunity to participate is open to anyone and is free to all participants. It is possible to join and travel the entire route as Vern and Lefa did or to join for a day or

Betesy and Bob Brown. On Aug. 19, in the Pioneer Hall, top score went to Donna Scherman and Catriona Winterholt. Second were Mary Phelps and Gerry Craig and third were Anna Marie Waldbillig and Eric Callbeck. There were three and a half tables each time in the city.

Walking the Historic Fort Ellice Trail On Aug. 9, Vern Burgardt and Lefa Sproxton joined a group of walkers at St. Lazarre, Man. This was the beginning of a 10-day 200-kilometre trek that would take them to Fort Qu’Appelle. The trail they followed was the historic Fort Ellice trail, an early fur trader route.

This walk was the fourth in a series sponsored by the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society. Hugh Henry, society president and trek organizer explained that the walks provide an opportunity to experience the trails and learn some history. Most

It’s time for a COMEBACK! New Bussing Procedure in place for 2021/2022 School Year.

As Summer comes to a close we are getting ready for students to make a COMEBACK to school. For many, that means it is time to register for bus services.

This year we are running an Urban Transportation Pilot Project in North Battleford that will change the eligibility criteria for riding the bus. Now, if a student lives 0.75km (750m) or further from their school they are eligible for transportation to the school in their attendance area.

For the request forms, further information, or questions contact the Living Sky School Division at: PH: 306-937-7702 W: www.livingskysd.ca

Lefa Sproxton, right, and Sylvia on the Historic Fort Ellice Trail this summer.

several days. This is an opportunity to be on the land, meet other trekkers

and learn a bit more about both Indigenous and settler history.

Action Now News

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North Battleford Senior Citizens Action Now held their annual meeting July 28.

President Margaret Kemp called on those gathered to observe a minute of silence for deceased members of the past year – Bernice Beatch, Ed Beloin, Marguerite Kovalsky, Paul Gregoire, Peter Dudek, Howard Weitzel and Theo Omelchenko.

Kemp was thanked for her many years of service and dedication as the membership accepted her resignation as president.

Board members elected were Ruth Bilanski, Ruth St. Marie and Dave Manegre for three-year terms. Lucille Shutra will stay on for two years. New president is Faye Goll.

Other officers are: Ruth Bilanski, vice-president; Stella Ewanchuk, treasurer; and Mary Nykiforuk, secretary.

Members decided to

waive an audit and stay with the previous accountant. A new committee will discuss donations after membership is complete.

Other discussions included painting the building, an upcoming raffle and a games schedule starting in September.

The next meeting will be Monday, Sept. 13 at 1:30 p.m. and will be lengthy because planning for the coming year is on the agenda.

Action Now members remind everyone the centre, 1501 – 101st St. is again open five days a week starting Sept. 1. There are activities scheduled every afternoon at 1:30 p.m.: Monday – simple canasta; Tuesday – crafting; Wednesday – cash-back Kaiser; Thursday – advanced canasta; Friday – cribbage, and every second Friday – Norwegian Whist.

A Kaiser tournament is hosted Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

Please drop in. The members would be happy to see you.

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Borden / Radisson News

Bracken Livery Stable could accommodate 50 teams of horses

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

Adventures at the Borden Museum continued Aug. 21 at 2:00 p.m. with Archie Wainwright talking about the W.H. Bracken Livery Stable and Feed Store.

Bill Bracken (18721957), a horse trader from Manitoba, with his wife Jane, moved to Borden in 1903 and bought the livery stable in 1912.

The building had stalls for more than 50 teams of horses. Feed was stored in the loft and out behind and there was a 12-foot by 24foot office that was heated by a potbellied stove.

There people could warm up and it was also a gathering place for the men to chat and smoke their pipes and cigars.

The livery also ran a dray business until 1922 and housed horses used by the doctors, police, ministers, salesmen and others to hitch up to a sleigh or

buggy. Bracken also had stallions of top breeding and would drive around in a stud cart from farm to farm and many horses were sired in this way.

Bracken also raised colts and bought broncos from Alberta to break and sell. One of the workers for over 25 years at the Livery was Charlie (Shorty) Jordan. Bill Bracken’s house, across from the livery stable, burned in 1929 and they then lived in Bill’s boarding house (14 guest rooms) until he built a new house in 1937, Bracken sold the livery stable to Harry Johnson.

The useful purpose of the livery barn, horse power for farming and a horse-drawn livery came to a close with the end of the Second World War. Savannah Sutherland, track and field athlete from Borden, has done well this year in her 100 metre and 200M races and 400M hurdles. In May and June she placed first in ev-

Archie Wainwright talking about the W. H. Bracken Livery Stable in Borden in early 1900s during an Adventures at the Borden Museum presentation.

Ethan Fisher worked for the Borden Museum all summer. His last day will be Aug. 28. Photos by Lorraine Olinyk

ery category she ran in at Saskatoon, Calgary and St. John’s, Nfld. In 400M hurdles she placed first in St. John’s, Saskatoon, Calgary and Sherwood Park.

She then went with a contingent of 15 athletes from Canada to the U20 World Athletic Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, where she won a bronze medal in the 400M hurdles on Aug. 22.

She also ran in the 400M relay, but they did not qualify for the finals. One other Canadian, Heather Abadie,

and pie-by-the-piece are available.

Working for the Village of Borden is Levi Gough and summer student Bill Hosegood. They will be helping to get the sports grounds ready for Diefenbaker Daze Sept. 18 and 19. There will be a slopitch tournament, SaskTel kids’ zone and disc golf both days. There is a pancake breakfast Sept.

18 from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Community Centre and a steak supper at the grounds

won a bronze in pole vault.

Congratulations, Savannah, and good luck in your studies at the University of Michigan this fall.

Winning the 50/50 at the Borden Farmers Market Aug. 20 was Pauline Laviolette of Cut Knife. The seniors’ centre had a full complement of vendors selling wares Aug. 20 and had a good turnout of buyers. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays until Oct. 8. Drinks, hot dogs

from 5 to 7 p.m. followed

by DJ music from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. On the grounds both days will be a concession booth and beer gardens.

The following weekend, Sept. 25, will be Borden’s Threshing Day at the site two miles north of the cemetery. There is a parade at noon. On site will be a cook car and demonstrations, including threshing. There is a supper at the Community Centre hosted by the Borden Museum and Threshing Club.

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Mayfair Roman Catholic Church parishioners held a potluck supper at Sharon and Peter Babiy’s farmhouse Aug. 22 for departing parish priest Father Frederick, originally from Nigeria. In the photo are: back row - Keith Liebaert, Stephen Cherwinski, Maryann Mischuk, Valerie Taylor, Peter Babiy; middle row - Rick Taylor, Kolin Bulmer, Faye Liebaert, Sharon Babiy; front row - Georgina Youst, Leanne Cherwinski, Elaine Woloshyn, Lorena Lafreniere and Cheryl Bulmer. Seated is Father Frederick. Photo submitted by Elaine Woloshyn

Who knows what direction the COVID-19 pandemic will go with new cases rapidly popping up. Perhaps summer festivities allowed too many people, too quickly. For example, in the past two weeks, while attending two concerts at Saskatoon Exhibition, Blue Rideo and Plantinum Blonde, the attendance was overwhelming. The outdoor venue was great, but people were shoulder to shoulder, not to mention the pushing and shoving. The virus is here to stay for a long time, so, as citizens we had better prepare for the worst again this coming winter.

There is to be live entertainment at Rabbit Lake Community Hall Aug. 28.

Jim Chute, who has appeared on TV and at the Carlton Trail Jamboree and Grand Ole Opry, is the performer. Profits are to be donated to Rose Gill lodge.

For more information please contact Elaine or Jim Tomkins at 306-8417181. This is outstanding entertainment for a small village to be hosting, so your support is greatly appreciated.

Marcie Meiers (nee Pushee) along with her husband Greg and three children from Fredericton, N.B. are visiting family east of Mayfair. Her twin brother Vance, brother Vernon and dad Victor all

farm. They and their families are delighted to see the easterners again. Marcie is a nurse practitioner.

The congregation of Mayfair’s Roman Catholic Church are sad to see their parish priest, Father Frederick, relocate to Onion Lake and district.

His last church service was Aug. 22. Following there was a joyous supper celebration with Father and a Nigerian acquaintance in attendance.

Last week I had mentioned a squirrel that drowned in a pail of water.

Well, now two other creatures have also. A sapsucker, member of the woodpecker family, perished in my eaves trough rain barrel and in another pail nearby

was a big fat mouse. They say everything happens in threes.

Eight-year-old Georgia, daughter of Julie and Jack Scott of Mullingar, placed well in the events that she entered in the Leoville annual rodeo. She placed third in pole bending in the 11 and under category and took home the trophy in the children’s chicken scramble event. Georgia is a skilled horseback rider, thanks to her mom, and could put many adults too shame.

Jack (Julie) Scott are fortunate to have his parents from Cape Breton Island here for two weeks to visit their children ages 2, 4, 6 and 8. They are presently staying in a friend’s cabin at Shady Bay, a point off of Meeting Lake. They live in Eastern Canada for six months then reside in their Texan winter home.

The rainy weather has halted the poor-yielding harvest for probably a week. The rain varied but overall an abundance was received. Where was this the end of June? For the farming community, it’s next year country.

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Summer done, let the flurry of fall activity begin

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

Make sure you are mindful when travelling the long weekend. Highways will have an increase of farm traffic as our farmer friends work on their harvest. Arrive alive, folks, and happy September long weekend.

When summer sports and recreation are over, the excitement for arena season starts to arrive.

What will hockey and rink season look like this year? Time will tell, but for now, it’s all scheduled to go ahead as planned. Let’s support our minor hockey and skating club as they prepare for a season for our kids that may include some changes on the fly.

They were champs adapting to pandemic protocols last year.

Tomorrow, Aug. 27, is the last day for our pool.

Be sure to thank your lifeguard team that made an enjoyable swim season and a safe one throughout.

Does Western Canada have a voice? British Columbia wildfires continue to rage, a drought induced harvest is underway and

the pandemic is as prominent as ever, yet here we are in another federal election campaign, just one month shy of two years from the Oct 2019 version.

We are in the BattlefordsLloydminster riding and so far we know candidates are: current MP, Rosemarie Falk, Conservative; Liberal candidate, Larry Ingram; the inaugural Maverick Party has Ken Rutherford as their candidate; it Unity resident Erik Hansen will be the NDP candidate in this riding, and; the People’s Party of Canada candidate for the 2021 federal vote is Terry Sieben.

The Unity Motocross Club held another successful race in the Mid West Amateur MX Series.

This was the second race held on this circuit in Unity this year and both happened to be on incredible hot days. Participants and fans applauded the Unity Motocross Club for their tremendous work on the track and ongoing maintenance that is all done by volunteers. A number of local riders competed with results available on the Mid West Am MX website.

In addition to sponsoring men’s night golf and bringing prizes, the Unity Golf Club President, Glen Heitt, says the club was thrilled that the evening also included a donation from Unity Motor Products CEO, Brian Woytiuk, for a $1,000. While this sizeable donation hasn’t been designated yet, the club wants to ensure it is put into something recognizable. UCB reports a very good year and are in the midst of season end events with the annual Fun Day of golf and windup upcoming. Photo submitted by Sherri Solomko

Don’t forget to mark on your calendar dates coming up in September that include: Karate registration and season begin;

News ‘n’ Views from Baljennie

Vintage auto enthusiast remembered

By Dorothy M. Mills Correspondent

Sympathy goes out to Marvin Bates and family of North Battleford on the passing of Ella Bates Aug. 14. Marvin and Ella were active members of the Battlefords Vintage Auto Club and owners of several vehicles themselves. Ella was active in community activities. A funeral service was held Aug. 21 at the North Battleford Third Avenue United Church. Burial was at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Saskatoon.

The Western Development Museum in North Battleford has been kept busy with various activities most of the summer.

Those Were the Days was cancelled again this year.

Hopefully it will be back next year. There has been a steady stream of tourists passing through. No volunteers have been there all summer.

Fred Light Museum in Battleford hosted a fun day featuring displays of antiques, some operating The Battlefords Vintage Auto club had a display of vehicles. There were rides for the children. The museum has also been busy with tourists all summer.

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The Battlefords Ag. Society hosted a parade Monday evening and later in the week they had a carnival at the exhibition grounds.

Both events were well attended. It was all cancelled last year.

Harvesting is underway and has been progressing well. It’s an early fall, as the hot days have not helped out. Some fields are completed while others are at a greener stage and will be done later. Most of the haying has been completed and bales are being hauled home. With every rancher low on feed it is not safe to leave the bales in the fields too long. There have been reports of bales missing in

some areas.

After the long spell of extra hot days that were ever so dry, the system has now changed to much cooler and some light rain has fallen. For days our clear sunny skies were blacked out to blood red due to fires in British Columbia and Saskatchewan’s north.

There is a little activity in the area between Battlefords West Place and Highways 4 and 40 on the site of the new Oil Can Charlie’s building.

Summer holidays are coming to an end as school classes will begin next week. It will be a challenge for many of the young children.

Battlefords KARATE-DO Registration night September 1, 2021 7:00 - 9:00 pm - Living Faith Chapel 1371 103 St, North Battleford For more information or to pre-register call Barry

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Wing and carnival in the park Sept. 2; Paw Park 10th anniversary, Sept. 11; Hockey registration will be upcoming; Fun Day of golf hosted by the Unity Miners is set for early September; Wind up at the Unity golf club.

Did you see the story in the local Press-Herald regarding a most unique scavenger hunt quest?

A member of the Red Knights motorcycle club needed the letter U to complete the challenge to earn his patch and found it at our very own Unity Fire

Canola swaths are just some of the many harvest related scenes around Unity as farmers work feverishly to get their crops off in this drought induced harvest. Photo by Sherri Solomko

Department. Great story, check it out.

The golf club is thankful for the recent donation

by Unity Motor Products towards needs at the course. Continued community support for men’s night, fun night and other events at the course help the club not only retain existing golf numbers but attract new ones.

Our local celebrity, who actually hails from Senlac, was part of all 10 performances of the Calgary Stampede. CrAsh Cooper, will be featured in the Unity-Wilkie Press Herald for his story on that experi-

ence.

We aren’t 100 per cent sure yet what school will look like this fall. Living Sky School Division and Light of Christ Catholic School Division has released their back to school plan. Nonetheless, keep our teachers and students in mind as while we “might” be at the tail end of this pandemic, there is still care and caution to be considered for everyone’s mental and physical well being.

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

1st Annual Serafina Energy Ltd. Golf Tournament All money raised goes directly toward supporting the Territorial Youth Services building project.

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Jackfish Lodge Golf Course located in the Battlefords Provincial Park Texas Scramble - Shotgun Start at 1:00 PM Fee: $125.00 (includes GST) includes golf, dinner and prizes or a team for $500 Registration forms can be completed online at: www.serafinaenergy.com/operations/community-involvement and emailed to: jshepherd@serafinaenergy.com

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KOVAR: Lilian Kovar, a lifelong resident of the Battlefords passed in her sleep Friday, August 13th in her 96th year. Lilian is survived by her Daughters: Alexandra Mathurin, Victoria, B.C.; Cory Fauchon (Allan) North Battleford, SK.; Son Kelly Kovar (Gaye) Prince Albert, SK.; grandchildren: Kyle Fauchon (Amber) their children Deklan & Dawsyn; Jennifer Kovar (Nathyn); Brett Kovar (Jennifer); numerous nieces and nephews. Lilian was predeceased by her husband of 67 years, Alexander (2017); Grandson: Aaron Fauchon (2009); Parents: Joseph & Frances Mader; In-Laws: John & Mary Kovar; as well as all 12 of her siblings and their spouses. Lilian was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia and immigrated to Canada with her parents & family in 1929. After the ship docked in Quebec, the family traveled by rail to North Battleford and settled in the Aspenshaw district north east of the city. Lilian went to Aspenshaw School and then attended high school at the Convent in North Battleford. After graduation she moved to Regina and worked at the Provincial Land Titles Office. While there at the request of her mother she went to visit a young man from home (Alex Kovar) who was in a Regina hospital recuperating from a motor vehicle accident. As it turned out Alex and Lilian got married in 1950, started farming north of North Battleford and had 3 children. Lil was a very active participant in the farming business, was an avid gardener, and had a passion for cooking; all while making time to ensure her kids got to music lessons, hockey, and enjoyed time at the cabin at the lake.

Lilian was very proud of her grandchildren and in recent years found great joy in being a Great Grandma. When they retired Lilian & Alex spent time travelling extensively throughout North, Central, and South America, Asia, Southern Europe, Cuba, Philippines and maintained a second home in Yuma, Arizona. It was a full life, and a good life. Family Graveside Service was held August 18, 2021. Interment in the Veteran’s Section Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial Donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or BUH Foundation. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral. ca Arrangements were entrusted to Robert MacKay of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

James “Jim” BOVAIR It is with great sadness the family of James “Jim” Bovair announce his passing on Tuesday August 10, 2021 at Battlefords District Care Centre at the age of 93 years.

Dad was born Jan. 8, 1928 to William and Edna Boviar at Lucky Lake, SK. He received his education at Park Bluff, SK. On July 20, 1951 he married the love of his life Paula Rosa Bruns. They spent nearly 65 years together before her passing. They loved each other deeply and always did thing together – especially with family as family was very important to them. Dad worked as a driving instructor for Spiritwood School Division for 13 years, trucking for Spiritwood Co-op and Esso, for Ernie Thompson in Medstead and as caretaker at Medstead School for 3 years. He had also taken over his parents store in Robinhood until closing the store 7 years later. He lived in Robinhood and Medstead. Dad was a gentle man with a great love of family. He loved puttering around in the garden and yard and also tinkering in his garage. He always came home with more stuff from the garbage dump than he took out there and did a lot of fixing up of stuff. He had the patients of a saint when it came to untangling fishing lines or fixing up vacuums. He was involved with the Gideons in the past and him and mom were regular church goers. After his wife passed he moved into Golden Years Lodge in Battleford where he resided for the past few years. Special thanks to Dr. P. Holtzhausen and staff who cared for dad over the past years. Thanks to the staff in the Emergency department at Battlefords Union Hospital, and the nursing staff on third south for their care and support. Special thanks to the staff at the BDCC for their care, compassion and support in making his stay there comfortable. Many thanks to all for their words of comfort, wishes, food and flowers. A Graveside Service was held Tuesday August 17, 2021 11:00am at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, SK. with Pastor Cliff Scott officiating. Donations may be made to the (BUH) Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation in memory of Jim Bovair as tokens of remembrance. Family and friends wishing to send online condolences are welcome to visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com.

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OBITUARIES STANDBROOK: It is with Great sadness, the family of Wayne Carlisle Standbrook, resident of North Battleford, announce his passing on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, SK. Service Of Celebration & Thanksgiving for the life of Wayne, will be held on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Battleford United Church, 52 – 4th Avenue West, Battleford, SK., with Rev. Dexter van Dyke officiating. Interment will take place at Town of Battleford Cemetery, Battleford, SK. Memorial Donations are requested to the Saskatoon Cancer Centre (For Research), 20 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4H4. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements are entrusted to Robert MacKay of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium (306-446-4200).

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www.newsoptimist.ca FUNERAL SERVICES Baker: Eileen (née Oliana Lozowchuk) – The family of Mrs. Eileen Baker are saddened to announce her passing on Monday, August 16, 2021 at the age of 87 years. A Come and Go Celebration of Life was held Monday, August 23, 2021 at the Muse Theatre - Western Development Museum. Eileen was born on a farm in Sich District. She graduated from the Saskatchewan Hospital in 1957 and worked as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse until 1987. She married Don in 1957 and they raised a family. She then retired to Turtle Lake for 25 years before returning to North Battleford, SK. She is survived by her children: Patricia Jaeger (Steve Austin) Salem, OR, David (Linda) Baker Wilkie, SK, Doug Baker, Mervin, SK, Dennis Baker (Karen Kohut), Battleford, SK; grandchildren: Donald Baker II, Makenna O’Hare-Baker; brother, Lawrence (Judy) Lozowchuk; sisters-in-law: Beverly Wilson, Sylvia Lozowchuk; along with her great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband, Donald Baker; parents: Peter & Lena Lozowchuk; in-law: George Baker, Olive Young; brothers: Orest Lozowchuk, Pat Lozowchuk; brother-inlaw, Roy Wilson; sister-in-law, Barb Macnab. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Eileen Baker can be made to the Battlefords Humane Society Po Box 645 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Y7. Condolences for the family can be made at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

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In Loving Memory of Paul Joseph Gregoire October 16, 1924 - June 8, 2020 Funeral Liturgy will be held Saturday, September 4th 2021 at 10:00am, St. Vitals Roman Catholic Church, Battleford, SK.

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It has been a yesr, August 19, 2020, since you said good-bye.

- Miss your beautiful smile.

- Miss your love of life and caring.

Miss your friendship dearly.

- Miss our long walks and talks, and going to the theatre.

- Miss the many feasts shared at your table.

- Miss your lemon meringue pie.\ - Miss your Charlie Brown Christmas tree.

- Miss going on trips and talking about the good old days.

- Miss calling your number and hearing your voice.

- Will always cherish the time shared with you and Wayne.

- Miss YOU. Your lve lives on in our hearts and memories.

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maverickparty.ca Ronald John Haarsma passed away suddenly in his home on the farmland that he loved, April 11th, 2020 just before his 83rd birthday.

Dad was born in Edam, Saskatchewan on April 19th, 1938 to his parents Aga and Martha Haarsma. He was the oldest of three boys.

His brothers were Robert (Bob) and Ken. Life on the farm was busy and full of hard work but it was here that Dad learned his strong work ethic. He developed an interest in fixing things, mechanics and machining. There wasn’t anything on the farm that he could not take apart and fix. Dad was a very intelligent man and very curious about how things worked. He was always reading and studying new things.

Dad finished grade 10 at the school in Edam, and then enrolled in a course at Moose Jaw Tech. He studied machining and finished this course in the mid 60s. He then moved to Saskatoon and this is where he met Tina Peters and they soon married and moved out to the farm in Edam. They would eventually take over the farm from his dad. Their family grew to four children: Jacqueline, Leona, Selena and Shane.

Some of our best memories were of our family camping trips. Dad loved fishing and being at the lake. In the fall he also enjoyed hunting.

People in the area knew that if they needed something, Ronny could probably make the part for them. He even taught some evening classes to students in the shop on the farm. If someone needed something, Dad would always try to help out.

Dad eventually retired from farming in the late 90s. He still lived on the farm but started new hobbies to keep himself busy. He collected old tractors and stationary engines with the hopes of fixing them all up one day. He didn’t want to get out of shape since he retired from farming, so he started cross country skiing in winter and mountain biking in summer.

He was very active both in mind and body.

Dad bought himself a computer and taught himself how to use it and over the years, upgraded many times. He used the internet as a source of information and entertainment by watching old westerns on YouTube. Dad loved to read and enjoyed listening to music.

There was always music playing in his home.

Despite everything, he did start to slow down and his health started to decline. On April 11th, he quietly passed away in his home with his music playing on the farm that he loved so much.

Dad was predeceased by his parents Aga and Martha Haarsma. His brother Bob passed away the next year in February of 2021. He is missed by his children Jacqueline (Raymond) Shewchuk, Leona (Ken) Klassen, Selena (Vern) Doell, and Shane Haarsma, as well his grandchildren Danny, Cherri (Rod), Nicole (Allan), Timothy, Hannah (Kellen), Nathanael, Joel, Ben and Noah and his great grandchildren Arielle, Isabelle, Jordan, Kyle, Deanna, Dylan and Michael. He is also greatly missed by his family and friends.

The family will be having a small graveside memorial service on Saturday, August 28th, 2:00 pm at the Edam cemetery, where we can share our memories and lay his ashes to rest.

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Resort Village of Cochin Public Notice – Zoning Bylaw Amendment Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Resort Village of Cochin (RV) intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007, (PDA), to amend Bylaw No. 9-89 known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

INTENT: The bylaw is intended to: exempt from development permitting, the placement of a temporary accessory trailer coach where a single detached dwelling exists; correct a numbering reference with respect to real property surveyors reports (RPSR) and clarify that approach and driveway construction does not require an RPSR where permitting is required and where not located below the high water mark; remove the maximum size for private garages and carports; rename a column heading in Table 1 to replace “Lot” with “Site” as it pertains to max. coverage; remove the max. site coverage percentage for all zoning districts; set the max. number of accessory buildings under 10m2 to three; and, regulate and allow temporary placement of trailer coaches in the CD-Creekside Development District.

AFFECTED LAND: All lands within the RV would be affected by the proposed bylaw.

REASON: The RV Council is seeking to: not require permitting for temporary trailer coaches where a single detached dwelling is established; not require RPSRs for approach and driveway construction where permitted and not on potential hazard lands; remove the max. site coverage in all districts; allow a max. of 3 small accessory buildings in all districts; and, allow for the temporary placement of trailer coaches in the CD District where accessory to an established single detached dwelling.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RV office during regular office hours, excluding statutory holidays. Draft copies of the proposed bylaw are available from the RV office (hard copy at cost). The RV office is located at 1006 Highway 4 North, Cochin, SK S0M 0L0. A copy of the proposed draft bylaw is also available at the following website for review: https://www.northboundplanning.ca/publicnotification.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on September 14, 2021, at 4:30 PM in the RV office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw.

Council will also consider written comments received by the undersigned by September 10, 2021. For additional information, please contact Mae Rotsey, Interim Administrator, at (306) 386-2333 cochincao@sasktel.net.

Issued at the Resort Village of Cochin this August 13, 2021.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice Zoning Bylaw Amendment Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality (RM) of Mervin No. 499 intends to adopt two bylaws under the Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 94-4, known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

INTENT: The proposed amendment (Bylaw No. 2021-13) would: clarify that general development standards for discretionary uses would apply to permitted uses as well where specified by a specific zoning district; within the Lakeshore 1-3 zoning districts, make park model homes and newly constructed modular homes a permitted use, changing mobile homes from a discretionary to permitted use, and harmonizing site area and frontage standards with other residential uses; clarify a prohibition on park model homes within the Recreational Vehicle zoning district. Definitions would be amended to: clarify that park model home and trailers are not considered a synonymous with single detached dwellings; delete the definition of park model trailer and replace it with park model recreational vehicle; add a definition of for park model homes; and, replace the definition of floor area.

The proposed amendment (Bylaw No. 2021-22) would, within the A – Agricultural and CON- Conservation Districts, clarify and expand upon the instances and residential use types that could be considered at the discretion of Council as a second temporary dwelling on a parcel to allow for certain instances where a combination of a caregiver and a dependent may reside on a site in separate dwellings. Use evaluation criteria and regulation would be provided. A couple heading and numbering corrections would also be made for clarity.

AFFECTED LAND: All lands within the RM would be affected by the proposed changes such that the amendment would be affecting the general regulations and definitions portions of the ZB. The Lakeshore 1-3 zoning districts would primarily be affected by the changes to permitted residential uses, and the Recreation Vehicle district would be affected by the clarification of prohibition of park model homes. The A – Agricultural and CON- Conservation Districts would be affected by the caretaker/ dependent aspect.

REASON: With the change in some uses from discretionary to permitted, clarification is needed that specific regulation applies to a use regarding of class. The RM wishes to accommodate park model homes, newly constructed modular homes, and mobile homes, within the Lakeshore 1-3 districts and regulate them accordingly. Although currently prohibited by omission, it would be clarified that park model homes are not an allowable use in the Recreational Vehicle District. Definitions would be amended as required to regulate different forms of residential uses -specifically park model homes and trailers, and differentiate between the two. Council wishes to allow additional residential dwelling types where to be employed as a caregiver/dependent residence where two residences may be located on a single parcel at the discretion of Council. Improved evaluation criteria, regulation, and numbering/label are being amended to better guide land use planning decisions.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RM of Mervin No. 499 office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. excluding statutory holidays. Copies will be available to the public at a cost, by emailing the contact below, or on the RM’s website. A copy of the proposed amendment is available for viewing here: www.rmofmervin.ca/planningand-development/public-notification/ , along with details for online meeting participation.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 1:30 PM in the RM office located in the Town of Turtleford to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed amendments. Council will consider written and emailed comments at the meeting. Council is intending to have an online participation component to the public hearing for those wishing to make verbal representation. Interested parties are required to register for the online component and are encouraged to contact the RM office for details. The deadline for receipt of comments, and requests for online representation must be received by the RM office or its Planner

by September 10, 2021. For additional information, please contact the administrator at (306) 845-2045 or rm499@rmofmervin.com.

Issued at the Town of Turtleford this 16th day of August 2021 Prab Lashar Chief Administrative Officer RM of Mervin No. 499

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Resort Village of Turtle view PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Resort Village of Turtle View intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 and has made the following changes to amend the proposed Bylaw No. 17-2021 known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT The proposed Zoning Bylaw amendments will: decrease residential site area minimum size; decrease principle building floor area size; allow accessory buildings and structures and uses; set standards for fences and freestanding walls on lakeshore sites and non-lakeshore sites; regulate recreational vehicles and residential lots and dedicated lands as well as the use of RV as a temporary residence and the number of RV on vacant sites; regulate outdoor storage in residential district; regulate lakeside land development (e.g.: erosion control and landscaping) and placement of shoreline structures (e.g.: mooring) and agreements (erosion control and landscaping) and permits (mooring); amend development standards in residential districts; permitted use and discretionary uses in rural district; revised prohibited land use in zoning districts; definition of boat lift; revised application (Form C) for lakeside land development and shoreline structures installation; and amend zoning district maps; discretionary use for mooring structures; allow mobile homes that meet or exceed current building, plumbing and electrical codes.

REASON The amendments were discussed and identified as concerns at the public hearing on May 29, 2021 and among Council.

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PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the proposed bylaw amendment at the resort village office at 1100 Aspen Cove Crescent, Indian Point Subdivision, Turtle View, SK between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday, excluding Wednesdays and statutory holidays.

The amended proposed Zoning Bylaw #17-2021 is posted on the website, www.rvturtleview.com and paper copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on September 18, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Firehall, located at 116 Golden Sands Drive to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at Turtle View office before the hearing.

Issued at the Resort Village of Turtle View, this 19th day of August, 2021.

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TAKE NOTICE that the Rural Municipality of Mayfield No. 406 intends to be registered as owner under the above Act of the land described as Blk/Par A Plan No 101633510 Ext 10, Title No. 109772927.

The municipality claims title to the land by virtue of an interest based on the tax lien registered against the existing title to the land in the Land Titles Registry as Interest Number 189835509 and you are required to TAKE NOTICE that unless you contest the claim of the municipality or redeem the land pursuant to the provisions of the above Act within six months from the service of this notice on you and, subject to the further provisions of The Tax Enforcement Act, a certificate of title will be issued to the applicant and you will thereafter be forever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to, or in respect of, the land.

The amount required to redeem the land may be ascertained on application to the Clerk, Treasurer or Administrator of the municipality. For any questions about the tax enforcement process please contact Taxervice at 1-877-734-3113.

Dated this 20th day of August, 2021 Brenda Appleton, Administrator Rural Municipality of Mayfield No. 406

RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 Sale of Property Tenders will be received by the RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 on the following property: In the Organized Hamlet of Mayfair, Saskatchewan Lots 1, 2 & 3, Block 3 Plan BM974 Ext. 0 Multi Residential Building (built in 1986) and Land Is sold on an “as is, where is” condition.

To view property please call 306-246-4323 or view additional pictures on rmofmeetinglake.ca website or RM facebook page.

All tenders are to be submitted, in a sealed envelope marked “Tender” by October 13, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. to RM of Meeting Lake, Box 26, Mayfair, Sask. S0M 1S0.

Include full name, mailing address and phone number, purchase price tendered and a deposit of 10% of the purchase price. Deposits will be returned to unsuccessful bidders.

NOTICE The Tax Enforcement Act MARY PETRUCHA

All legal costs, title transfer fees, applicable taxes and other costs are the responsibility of the purchaser and are in addition to bid price.

TAKE NOTICE that the Rural Municipality of Mayfield No. 406 intends to be registered as owner under the above Act of the land described as Lot 1 Blk/Par 10 Plan No B2990 Ext 0, Title No. 118875404, Lot 2 Blk/Par 10 Plan No B2990 Ext 0, Title No. 118875426 and Lot 3 Blk/Par 10 Plan No B2990 Ext 0, Title No. 118875448.

The RM of Meeting Lake reserves the right to reject any or all tenders.

The municipality claims title to the land by virtue of an interest based on the tax lien registered against the existing title to the land in the Land Titles Registry as Interest Number 189835521, 189835622, 189835510 and you are required to TAKE NOTICE that unless you contest the claim of the municipality or redeem the land pursuant to the provisions of the above Act within six months from the service of this notice on you and, subject to the further provisions of The Tax Enforcement Act, a certificate of title will be issued to the applicant and you will thereafter be forever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to, or in respect of, the land.

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The amount required to redeem the land may be ascertained on application to the Clerk, Treasurer or Administrator of the municipality.

For any questions about the tax enforcement process please contact Taxservice at 1-877-734-3113.

Dated this 20th day of August, 2021.

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The role of the Finance Officer involves providing financial and administrative support to management, colleagues, and stakeholders. The duty of this position is to provide a full range of accounting and payroll services which support accurate and efficient operations of the accounting department as well as general accounting and financial reporting.

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Post-Secondary Diploma in accounting or bookkeeping The duty of this position is to provide a full range of accounting and Enrolled in a post-secondary diploma program in accounting or bookkeeping combined with several years of experience as a finance or accounting clerk efficient operations of the payroll services which support accurate and Enrolled in a professional accounting program (i.e. Canadian Payroll Association, Chartered accounting  department as well as general accounting and financial Professional Accountant, etc.) is an asset reporting.  Previous work experience with Sage300 (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll)

Demonstrates knowledge of the full accounting cycle, excellent problem solver and possess The Finance Officer will participate as a team member of the Finance and strong communication skills Operations Department, who areOffice responsible for ensuring an efficient and  Must be proficient with Microsoft  Demonstrates knowledge and understanding values, beliefs effective administrative support systemof traditional for theaboriginal operations ofandBattle River healing approaches and a willingness to learn about and accept First Nations cultures Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc.  Incumbent can demonstrate agency values in the work they do daily with BRT6HC First

Qualifications  Ability to obtain a high degree of confidentiality is essential Submit updated resume,Diploma cover letter andin 3 professional references or by 4:00 PM, AUGUST 29, 2021 to: • Post-Secondary accounting bookkeeping • Enrolled in a post-secondary diploma program in accounting or Human Resources Department resumes to: Recruitment@BRT6HC.ca bookkeeping combinedEmail with several years of experience as a finance Fax: (306) 937-6767 or accounting clerk The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the • Enrolled in principle a professional program Canadian Payroll functions of the job accounting and shall not be construed as a detailed(i.e. description of all the work assignments that mayAccountant, be inherent to the job. etc.) is an asset Association, Chartered Professional BRT6HC wishes to thank all applicants for their interest however only those candidates selected for an interview will be • Previous work experience with Sage 300 (General Ledger, Accounts contacted.

Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll) Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. fosters and promotes a safe work environment.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the full accounting cycle, excellent problem solver and possess strong communication skills • Must be proficient with Microsoft Office • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of traditional aboriginal values, beliefs and healing approaches and a willingness to learn about and accept First Nations cultures • Incumbent can demonstrate agency values in the work they do daily with BRT6HC First Nations communities, clients, and co-workers • Ability to obtain a high degree of confidentiality is essential Submit updated resume, cover letter and 3 professional references by 4:00 PM, AUGUST 31, 2021 to: Human Resources Department Email resumes to: Recruitment@BRT6HC.ca Fax: (306) 937-6767 Nations communities, clients, and co-workers

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

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

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. fosters and promotes a safe work environment.

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Our clients come to us with the goal of improving the quality of life for themselves, their families and their communities.

Are you are someone who likes to take an innovative and invested approach to meeting the needs clients? Do you have a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Administration, or a related degree, with experience in building partnerships and negotiating contracts? This may be the opportunity for you!

Reporting to the Director of Programs, the Coordinator is responsible for planning, budgeting, organizing, developing, delivering, and promoting education programs, in order to successfully meet the goals and objectives of the College’s internal and external clients. This position takes the lead role and responsibility for monitoring, guiding, evaluating, meeting enrollment targets, and managing the assigned program area. This position has a key role and responsibility for engaging First Nation communities, as well as community based organizations. $5,489.00 per month to start, with an excellent benefits package Start Date: ASAP For a complete position profile, and application, visit www.northwestcollege.ca

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Stay clean, don’t move, touch, taste or handle anything

Clean or unclean sounds like something from a laundry commercial or a floor cleaning product demonstration. Clean means repeated effort. My unclean car results from my limited determination to keep it clean consistently.

Both Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, and I had mothers who felt cleanliness was next to godliness. Ed feels the phrase is from the Bible, but I assured him the phrase is not there, but the concept is expressed in the Bible.

For Hebrew people in the Old Testament, cleanliness was part of their faith life.

The standards concerning cleanliness touched every aspect of their lives.

According to Old Testament law, animals were

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raymaher085@gmail.com either clean or unclean based on their suitability for sacrifice and eating. Places, things and people could be ceremonially clean or unclean. A person could become unclean for numerous reasons. Those who became ceremonially unclean were separated from worship at God’s temple. Any person or thing they touched was made unclean as well.

God set his chosen people, Israel, apart from all other nations. The Lord said to Aaron, “Among those who approach me I will show myself holy.”

(Leviticus 10:3) Also, the Lord told Aaron, “This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and

the clean.” (Leviticus 10:10) Distinguishing between animals, practices and clean and unclean conditions was an essential part of maintaining Israel’s relationship with a Holy, sinless, God. The Jewish emphases on clean and unclean distinguished them from other nations and was a reminder of their sin and God’s holiness. Ceremonial uncleanness was resolved by cleansing and purification. They understood that God is holy, and He requires cleanliness in those who approach Him in worship at His temple.

In the New Testament, the Pharisees were scrupulous in making distinctions between clean and unclean. In Mark Chapter 7, the Pharisees questioned Jesus because they saw

some of his disciples eating food with unclean hands, meaning they had not given their hands a ceremonial washing. Jesus accused the Pharisees of honouring God with their lips, but their hearts were far from God. They were worried about outward appearances. Jesus made it clear people were not defiled by the food they put in their mouths but by what comes out of their mouths. What is in their hearts is shown by what comes out of their mouths.

Food eaten goes into a person’s stomach and then is eliminated out of the body.

Jesus said, “Nothing outside a man can make him unclean, by going into him. Rather, what comes out of a man makes him unclean.” (Mark 7:15) The

Pharisees could make sure they avoided ceremonial uncleanness by the ceremonial washing of their hands before eating. However, that did not mean their hearts were wiped clean of evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. These evils come from inside a person to make them unclean.

(Reference: Mark 7:20-23) Jesus was on Earth to overcome our innate sinfulness/uncleanness. His purity was greater than our impurity. Jesus loved us and washed us from our sins in his blood. (Revelation 1:5) We have been made holy through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ once for all.

(Hebrews 10:10)

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 306-445-5158 www.tdac.ca

306-446-1695

PASTOR: Rev. Fr. Phinh Do

DAILY: Tues., 7 p.m. Wed., Thurs. & Fri. - 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted

Corner of Scott & Territorial Dirve Sun. 9:15 am & 11:00 am Ministries for the whole family

WEEKEND: Saturdays - 7:30 p.m. Sundays - 10:00 a.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

ANGLICAN PARISH

306-445-5901

St. Georges Anglican Church Battleford Sunday @ 5:00 p.m.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church North Battleford Sunday @ 11:00 a.m.

Battle River Parish YouTube channel Contact: 306 445 4155 stpaulnb@sasktel.net

Rev. Trevor Malyon

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK Reverend George Yando Sunday Services 10:30 AM Everyone Welcome

Living Water Ministry

Hope Mennonite Fellowship 1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

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

Sunday Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Pastor: Dean Covert

Church Phone 306-445-4181

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish 902 - 108th Street, North Battleford

Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 4:00 p.m.

Celebrant: Very Rev. Janko Kolosnjaji 306-664-2301 (Office) 306-244-2604 (Home) To Register Call Jasmina at 306-445-1002

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

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

Third Avenue United Church Rev. Dexter van Dyke

Sunday Worship Services at 10:30 am Pre-registration required to register at

306-445-8171

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Everyone Welcome

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

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

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR - Rick Martin

LIVING FAITH CHAPEL

1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

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

Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-285-3823 Contact: Don Retzlaff

No Services till further notice

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

Various Weekly Programs Pastor Casey Sitter www.livingfaithchapel.ca

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Services 10:30 am

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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People’s Party joins the election party

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The People’s Party of Canada now has in place their candidate for the 2021 federal vote in BattlefordsLloydminster.

The party announced

this week that Terry Sieben is their nominee in the riding. Sieben is no stranger to politics, having run in the 2020 provincial election in Kindersley for the Progressive Conservatives.

According to his cam-

paign brochure, Sieben has pledged to fight for people’s freedoms if elected.

He also had harsh words for the federal Conservatives.

“The Conservative Party of Canada has turned their back to true con-

servatism when our freedoms and basic rights are at stake. It needs to be stopped before we reach the point of no return,” Sieben states.

“The CPC is too busy figuring out how to win Quebec over and flip-

flopping. Times call for a political reset towards our country’s Western values, not a financial reset that will sell us out to the United Nations.”

That brings to five the number of nominated candidates running in

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earn points. To prove they haven’t taken a breath, the raider must repeatedly yell the word kabaddi.

1. Sepak takraw. This is a popular sport in various Asian countries, especially Thailand.

Sepak takraw is played on a badminton court and has some similarities to both volleyball and soccer. Two teams of three players must work together to pass the ball across the net using any part of their body except their arms and hands.

3. Hurling. This is an outdoor team sport that originated in Ireland. Hurling is played between two teams of 15 players who are known as hurlers. Each hurler uses a hurley or camán (a stick) to compete over the sliotar (a ball) on a long field with goals at each end. Players attempt to score points by carrying the sliotar across the pitch and shooting it into the opponent’s goal.

Chocolate TRIVIA QUIZ If you love chocolate, here’s a little quiz to see how much you know about this popular treat.

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What’s the name of the tree that grows cocoa beans? a) Cacao tree b) Choco tree c) Coco tree 2. What kind of fruit does this tree produce? a) Cocoa beans b) Cocoa pods c) Cocoa balls

2. Kabaddi. This is a contact sport commonly played in India. Two teams of seven players take turns raiding and defending. During the raiding phase, the designated raider must take a breath and run into the opposition’s half of the field and tag one or more players on the opposing team. They must do this and return to their own half of the field before inhaling again to

These three sports have been played for generations, but new ones are constantly being invented. Consider trying any of these games or inventing one of your own.

3. Where is most of the cocoa in chocolate grown today? a) South America b) West Africa c) Southeast Asia TRUE OR FALSE 4. White chocolate doesn’t contain any cocoa.

5. The Swiss invented cocoa powder.

6. The Germans created the first chocolate bar.

Do black panthers really exist?

Did you know that black panthers aren’t actually their own species of cat? Here’s some information about these felines that may surprise you.

A PRACTICAL CHARACTERISTIC For some felines, a black coat can be an advantage when hunting.

Melanism allows these wildcats to camouflage themselves in the jungle at night and surprise their prey. This type of pigmentation also helps wildcats avoid certain infections. Conse­ quently, it’s not surprising that this trait continues to be passed down, making melanism a relatively common mutation.

In addition to big cats, several other animals can sometimes be affected by melanism including wolves, dolphins and alligators.

ANSWERS: 1. a) Cacao trees grow in tropical climates and can be harvested twice a year.

2. b) Cocoa pods look like small footballs and can contain up to 40 cocoa beans.

3. b) Today, more than 70 per cent of the world’s cocoa comes from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and other West African countries.

4. True. It’s made of cocoa butter, sugar, milk and vanilla.

5. False. It was a Dutchman named Coenraad Johannes van Houten.

He patented the process of removing the butter from roasted cocoa beans in 1828.

6. False. It was three English brothers named Joseph, Richard and Francis Fry. They discovered that it was possible to create moulded chocolate by adding cocoa butter.

A GENETIC MUTATION The term black panther refers to any wildcat, such as a leopard, jaguar or cougar, that has melanism. This condition occurs when big cats produce an excessive amount of melanin, a pigment that turns their fur and skin black. However, if you look closely, you’ll notice they aren’t completely black. These animals still have the typical markings of their species, which is masked but not eliminated by the excess of black pigment.

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