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Improving the downtown was front and centre on the agenda of a North Battleford city council Monday night.

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The report was prepared through consultation with the CPTED committee as well as with the downtown Business Improvement District. The focus was on ways to improve the downtown and encourage more people to visit.

Many of the proposals are simply ideas at this point in time. Here is a summary of what initiatives were proposed: Moving the Farmers Market to 101st Street for summer: The report proposes to “maximize the use of the farmers market” by moving it to 101st Street. The idea is that by moving the location to downtown it will increase traffic and people to the downtown core. The report also states that because the amount of people will increase, “illegitimate users may be more inclined to move elsewhere because they may feel overcrowded with all the people and booths in the streets and sidewalks.”

Street hockey: The thinking is that a street hockey event on 101st or 100th Street would

also bring people into the downtown. The idea is to partner with the Battlefords North Stars and midget AAA teams, and other local community organizations.

The BID has tentatively booked a date in July for the event.

Outdoor movie: The idea is to partner with Magic Lantern Theatres about hosting an outdoor movie in the downtown. The reports identifies July 11 as an ideal date. Possible locations could include the south side of the Annex theatre, or the vacant lot on 101st Street near Scotiabank.

Giant board games: The idea here would be to utilize the space in Central Park to install large board games on the cement pad to encourage people to play games there.

Amazing Race: The idea here is to stage a made-in-North Battleford Amazing Race competition in the city involving eight to 10 teams, with teams completing different challenges.

This would allow local businesses and charities to benefit as well.

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Pride of the Northwest MMXX launched its 20th anniversary contest last weekend, Feb. 21 and 22, at Gold Eagle Casino.

A total of 57 vocal performers from the Northwest region and beyond competed over Friday and Saturday night to determine the 24 spots in the finals.

There are some changes, with the men’s and women’s categories being combined into a single category.

Another change is more prize money.

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portion of the $15,000 in prize money, with the winner receiving a $1,000 recording contract and $4,000 cash.

There were 20 performers who confirmed their place in the finals and they are, in no particular order: Liezl McLeod, Harvey Gardipy, Marmie Quinney, Ian Eltagonde, Vanessa Beaudry, Shanna Sack, Mary Lefevre, Aysha John, Donlee Shingoose, Morgan Trotchie, Jayneika OkemowBull, Kelvin Colliar, Chase John, Veronica Cardinal, Jesse Dennett, Randell Martell, Dave

Tupling, Aaron Arcand, Jason Chakita and Meg Sparrow.

Four more “Wild Card” entries are still to be determined and those are selected among those with the most likes, shares and comments at the Gold Eagle Casino’s Facebook page.

The finals take place March 21, with the finalists all performing in front of a live band. The Red River Jigging Competition will also happen that evening.

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Hopes are name change will make NB safer

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Review Committee is getting a name change.

At a meeting of North Battleford city council Monday, approval was given to change the name to the North Battleford Community Safety Committee.

According to City Planner Ryan Mackrell, they were finding the name “CPTED Review Committee” was creating a lot of confusion in the public.

“It’s not that recognizable to the general public,” said Mackrell. “We want to get out to the public more,

we want to be visible with the public, and get the public more involved in what we are doing.”

He said it was felt a more generic name would help towards that cause.

The committee, according to its annual report, is the primary vehicle that leads and manages City Hall-led community safety initiatives, using the principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.

The city’s community safety coordinator, Herb Sutton, had noted the challenge the committee had faced before in using the CPTED name for the committee.

“Few people in the city really know what CPTED is,” said Sutton. “When we say CPTED, peoples’ eyes glaze over because they have no idea what we are talking about. Which is fair enough.”

He added community education will be part of the committee’s work in 2020 and indicated the name change will help with that.

“It needs to be a priority for our committee to get out and explain what that research is all about. It’s pretty hard to get people to buy into the principles of CPTED if they have no idea what we are talking about.”

The plan for 2020, said Sutton, is to focus on block parties and community barbecues, and also some community presentations to spread the message.

With respect to block parties, council agreed Monday to waive the $25 administration block party permit fee for the remainder of 2020.

Mackrell noted in his memo to council that the Community Perception Survey undertaken by Dr. Tarah Hodgkinson will be a focus this year, as are downtown safety initiatives, Art Alley and public education/awareness on crime prevention.

The City of North Battleford’s community safety coordinator, Herb Sutton, says changing the name of the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Review Committee to the North Battleford Community Safety Committee should be less confusing for the public. Photo by John Cairns

Sutton: It’s not your territory, it’s our neighbourhood

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Community Safety Co-ordinator Herb Sutton presented his February monitoring report to North Battleford city council Monday, and that report focused heavily on the city’s initiatives with the Battlefords Regional Community Coalition as well as Citizens on Patrol.

In previous reports Sutton had referred to coalition as the Multigovernment Steering Coalition, but it is now under a new

name to highlight the regional nature of the work.

Sutton says the leadership has met five times since the signing of the Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement last year, with a view towards bringing the province and federal governments to the table. The leaders and project team had also been to the SUMA convention in Regina to receive the Sask.

Municipal Award.

Sutton reported that at SUMA there was “a great deal of interest in the work of the coalition, and cer-

tainly a sense of excitement that we are moving down a path here in the Battlefords region that’s much needed in other parts of the province and in fact the country.”

He added that the municipal award brought a profile to the work and “we hope to utilize it in our efforts to bring the provincial government to the table.”

There are also early plans for a regional rollout.

Sutton is urging people to stay tuned for more details.

March 11 is scheduled as the next meeting date for

the leadership.

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design: Sutton spoke at length about CPTED in his report. He noted that civic employees Brett Kitchen and Dustin Macdonald are taking the CPTED training at the moment.

His written report noted education of the public will be a major focus of CPTED in 2020, including community presentations and training opportunities. His report stated work has also commenced on a “Safe at Home” document provid-

ing tips to residents on how to keep their homes safe.

Citizens on Patrol: Sutton reported there are now 29 active members continuing to meet monthly. A lot of work is now being done by the executive to bring new members together to get to know each other.

There have been an increase of patrols, and they have also recently completed a “graffiti blitz” taking pictures of graffiti throughout the city and locations. Those have been shared with the RCMP,

said Sutton. That information is passed on to the community safety officers who will assist in getting it removed.

Sutton cited the importance of getting the graffiti removed, noting a lot of the activity is gang-tagging-related.

“Gangs put the tags there because they are marking it as their territory,” said Sutton. “If we can remove it quickly it sends the message that, no, it’s not your territory, it’s our neighbourhood.

City council wants to entice people downtown Continued from Page 1 Improved lighting: The report also identifies one of the items cited in Tarah Hodgkinson’s perceptions of safety study: a lack of storefront lighting in the downtown. The thinking is to provide incentive to downtown businesses to increase lighting and promote a sense of safety.

Exterior lighting is included in the BID’s façade grants, said Jennifer Niesink, the city’s director

of planning and development, but they want to see if more is required.

City Planner Ryan Mackrell said this was something they wanted to research further. He said they were looking into what other communities were doing and cited a program in the city of Saskatoon where people were encouraged to leave their porchlights on at night to reduce crime.

The general reaction of council to the ideas was en-

thusiasm. Councillor Greg Lightfoot particularly liked the idea of a hockey tournament as well as moving the farmer’s market.

“If we can move it downtown it will create traffic for the downtown, I think it will be a huge success,” said Lightfoot.

City Manager Randy Patrick was careful to point out that at this point these ideas were not finished and some will come back to council for further information.

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By Christine Pike, Waseca

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It is more than half a century since Rachel Carson died; 56 years. Before that she had written several books, most notable Silent Spring. It made some impact at the time; she was a well-known U.S. journalist.

But who reading this will have heard of her? Who will have read Silent Spring?

It makes no difference now, for Silent Spring is here.

It didn’t have to happen, but who can stop greed and indifference?

When I was a teenager “bird watchers” were a figure of fun. Those of us who spoke about the environment were dubbed “tree huggers.”

I used to buy bag after bag of birdseed. This winter I’m about to empty the third bag. Six chickadees don’t eat much.

There were red polls, purple finch, pine grosbeaks, nut hatches, woodpeckers, blue jays and pine siskins in the dozens at the feeders once.

We would watch for all the warblers passing through in the spring and fall, there might be visiting flocks of crossbills or flocks of immaculate waxwings so huge that, if they landed to pick grit off the driveway and something startled them so they took off all at once, the tumult of their wings sounded like a vehicle approaching.

My mother spoke of being woken in early morning by the dawn chorus, mostly robins. They once would be hopping in the dozens across the lawns searching for worms. Just as the numerous bats would whip over our heads at dusk as they devoured mosquitoes.

The loss of the wooden grain elevators doomed the English sparrow. Yes, it is an import, yes, it can be a messy bird, but it, like all the songbirds, plays a role.

I had a letter published in this newspaper a few years ago about scientists who were hired to monitor the busiest roads in England. Oh, there were birds along those highways, which teem with traffic day and night, but no nests. The reason? The birds could not hear one another’s mating calls. They did not mate, they did not nest.

Their trills and warbles were drowned by the incessant roar of traffic.

I think it was in the 1970s that the late Muriel Corker wrote a column for the Maidstone Mirror. One spring she wrote about how it would be if the birds never returned in the spring. Our local correspondent, Helena Pike, always reported on the comings and goings of the birds. Not much to report anymore, not in the way of songbirds.

One of the reasons we lose hundreds and hundreds of eggs and fledglings is the overwhelming success of the predator birds. They are doing just fine. Statistics prove we lose thousands of birds every year to habitat loss, chemicals. smashing into high-rise buildings, being killed by windmills, but little is noted about predator birds.

Every farm has a gangster flock of magpies. A friend has trapped and killed more than 30. Unless one has bird feeders of the protected type, they will find a way of emptying them. They devour eggs and fledglings. So does the raven, which moved south to here in the 1970s.

So do the raccoons, which literally unhook and damage bird feeders and ravish nests. They are not native, not

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cute, they carry terrible diseases and should be shot on sight.

With increased traffic road kill, there is a banquet for crows, magpies and ravens. No wonder they do well.

Another enemy of the songbirds is the squirrels, which have their place as a tree planter, but can also destroy nearly all the nests of the robins on a farmstead.

Yes, squirrels are delightful. We had and orphan for a pet and we cherished him, but at present I would like a sharpshooter here to destroy them all. Two of my childhood companions were crows. For the first I made clothes (capes and hats) and the second one rode all over on my handlebars. The crow is a predator of duck eggs, but is not as prolific as it was years ago.

The feral cat is blamed for many bird killings. I admit I once shot a cat that was a bird killer. I couldn’t stand it.

On the other hand, most of our cats seem indifferent and they are neutered cats, usually indoors.

I would remind readers, too, of a certain man of power who hated cats and ordered all the cats in Europe to be killed. The subservient population did just that.

With nothing to keep down the rats, the Bubonic Plague spread and thousands of people suffered terrible deaths.

Another silence will be that of the frogs. Our mother would send the smallest child each spring to the old dam with a quart jar and instructions to fill it with a skein of frog eggs and water. She would put the jar in the south kitchen window and by and by little tadpoles would hatch and go scooting about in the jar. In a few days they would be returned to the dam.

For years and years the wonderful frog chorus would signify spring. Then about 12 years ago, the chorus began to lose voices. Last year, there was one solitary call, then silence.

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The frog is like the canary in the coal mine. Farm chemicals? Something from oil wells? I’ll have the water tested.

We would walk to school past the neighbour’s hayfields and delight in the cascading call of the meadowlark. The hayfield is gone, the meadowlarks are gone (so are the neighbours).

Rachel Carson also wrote A Sense of Wonder, a book in which she wanted to people to make sure children never lost a sense of wonder, at leaves and lichens, moss and trees, water and birds, the moon and insects.

(Insects? why, they are to be trod upon, are they not?

Or poisoned, willy nilly? Just go into a store that sells garden supplies and see shelf after shelf of ant killers.)

How can a child see these things when so many are either indoors or in a car or not allowed to explore?

Who really cares about the disappearance of songbirds when they’ve spent their lives in apartment buildings in ever-spreading cities?

The loss of habitat has almost been applauded – the clearance of every tree, the draining of every water body.

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Churchill is back in play, but this time by pipeline In the first two weeks of February, I’ve heard more about the possibility of exporting oil by way of Churchill than I have in several years. The first recent mention I saw was in an announcement that Premier Scott Moe is forming a cabinet committee to look at proposals for export pipelines, including the possibility of investing public money into projects, as a way of reducing the political risk.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been talking about it, too.

But a Global News story on Feb. 13, quoting Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister talking about Churchill, suddenly made this more real.

The initial concepts of shipping oil by tankers out of Churchill, Man., was to get the oil there by rail.

But in the intervening years, the rail line basically fell apart due to flooding. Its operator, Omnitrax, didn’t want to put any money into it.

Only recently has that rail line, under new ownership, which includes many local First Nations, gone back into operation. Given the recent propensity for crude-by-rail derailments (on the Canadian Pacific mainline, no less), the idea of using the Hudson Bay Railway, with its everwonky track, loses a lot of appeal.

So now the talk is about a pipeline. There’s basi-

Silent Spring

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How about you? How many trees have you

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By Brian Zinchuk

brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net cally two ways to build a pipeline to Churchill. One would involve an almost straight line east from Fort McMurray to Churchill, with zero roads or rail along the route. It would be primarily across the Canadian Shield, one of the toughest environments across which to build, well, anything, including a pipeline. Bring lots of dynamite. My measurements on Google Maps puts such a pipeline at about 1,050 kilometres as the crow flies. A substantial portion would be through the Athabasca Basin.

The other alternative would be to connect to the Enbridge Mainline at its Cromer, Man., terminal.

It is almost as far as you can get from Churchill and still be within Manitoba, about 1,300 kilometres.

The first 450 kilometres of that, and possibly the last 70 or so, would be in the soft soil. That last 70, in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, could be a challenge. The rest is shield.

As the crow flies, the distance is almost identical from Fort McMurray, but

having to snake around parks in the south, then follow the rail line in the north (the only way to get pipe, material, equipment and men up there), makes up for that additional 250 kilometres.

That is not, by any means, a short pipeline.

Nor would I expect it to be a large one. A 16-inch line would give you about 250,000 bpd capacity. A 20-inch would be closer to 500,000 bpd. But there’s no way they’d consider a 36-inch line like Keystone XL, with 830,000 bpd in capacity.

Why? Because such a pipeline would fill a very large crude carrier (VLCC), i.e. a supertanker, every day, or every second day if it was an ultra large crude carrier, year-round.

That is a lot of ship movements coming into a port that, without building a large fleet of icebreakers, is only ice-free an average of 112.7 days per year. I’m talking more icebreakers than in the entire Canadian fleet, as we speak. Canada’s newest

planted?

As I was still rolling this letter in my head, the latest issue of Canadian Geographic stated 2.9 billion birds have disappeared in North America since 1970.

Then an article in the Feb. 20 issue of Farmer

Rancher from Nature Saskatchewan (of which I have been a member since age 15), written along the same lines, appeared.

Silent Spring is here. A sense of wonder has been replaced by an addiction to smartphones.

If people in general

polar icebreaker, which still hasn’t started construction, saw its budget balloon from $720 million in 2008 to $1.3 billion, in 2013.

Alternatively, you could have several ice-capable tankers to shuttle oil in the winter months from Churchill to some transfer point off the island of Newfoundland – perhaps some quiet, deep ice-free bay that would make a good transfer harbour.

That “shuttle run” would be 3,100 kilometres each way from Churchill to the coast of Newfoundland. The total shuttle run, at 6,200 kilometres, is a little under the total distance from Kitimat to South Korea, but whose counting?

And if you’re loading a ship a day, or even every third day, you would need a lot of ships in transit in the winter just to keep that sort of volume moving.

And remember, you don’t make 15 knots in ice. In 1.8 metres of ice, the best U.S. icebreaker makes three knots. Hudson Bay ice gets to be up to 1.6 metres.

At that speed, doing 135 kilometres a day, it would take a ship 13 days to get from Churchill to ice-free water off of the northern tip of Labrador.

For all these reasons, I can’t fathom anything more than a 16-inch pipeline, or more than 250,000 bpd in exports from had listened to the tree huggers, it wouldn’t have happened.

Personally, I have little hope for the songbirds or shorebirds.

Churchill is in play again as a possible export terminal.

Churchill.

What volume of oil, each day, 365 days a year will it take to pay for not only the pipeline, tankage port facilities, ice-capable tankers or icebreakers, AND make an impact on Western Canadian oil prices?

This is, after all, the whole argument for “getting to tidewater.”

Trans Mountain Expansion ballooned in price to $12.6 billion. At 1,150 kilometres, it’s a similar length to either a Fort Mac-Churchill or CromerChurchill line. The difference is building in mountains, and the Lower Mainland, versus building in Canadian Shield.

The Churchill option is quite literally all downhill, which makes pumping it that much easier. So how much would a Churchill pipeline cost? I have no idea.

The biggest difference is a Cromer-Churchill line

would be entirely within the province of Manitoba.

That means, as proven by a recent court case involving Coastal GasLink, the Canada Energy Regulator, and its strangling approval process, wouldn’t touch it. That makes it simple.

Cromer to Churchill makes it the only way to go.

And that’s despite the fact the oil would quite literally make a horseshoe path from the top of Alberta to the bottom of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and back to the top of Manitoba again. Because of the disaster which is the Canada Energy Regulator and its predecessor, the National Energy Board, it makes more sense to do that then build a straight line from Fort Mac to Churchill.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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City looking to put pandemic policy in place

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The issue of what North Battleford would do in the event of a pandemic was up for discussion at a Planning Committee meeting Tuesday last week.

At that meeting, administration officials said they planned to bring in a concrete policy on how the city would respond to a pandemic, if one happens.

The topic is a timely one, as the deadly coronavirus outbreak that origi-

nated in Wuhan, China, has raised concerns around the world.

Current, the city does have in place a background document called the “Pandemic Emergency Plan.”

That document covers such things as notifications, vaccine and antiviral protocols, preventative measures, personal protective equipment, the various service levels during a pandemic, time off work, and procedures for reporting to work, among others.

According to City Man-

VILLA PASCAL

1301 - 113e Rue North Battleford, Saskatchewan, S9A 3K1 Phone: 306-445-8465 • Fax: 306-445-5117 The board, administration, residents and staff of the Villa Pascal extend our thanks to the wonderful charitable work of Villa Pascal Ladies Auxiliary.

This year’s donation of $15,000 will go a long way to support the resident’s care with equipment and supplies.

I would like to take this opportunity to commend the dedication of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Villa Pascal.

Over the years they have raised over $250,000 through volunteerism in the community, quite an accomplishment indeed.

If you are interested in volunteering with the Villa Pascal Ladies Auxiliary please contact Villa Pascal Administration at 445-8465.

Left to right Heather Beatch, Villa Pascal Administrator, Allie Raycroft, Lorraine Douville, Iris Wog, Terrie Michaud, President of Villa Pascal Ladies Auxiliary, Bea Geering, Irene Bohun.

ager Randy Patrick, this plan was developed around the time of the SARS outbreak. That outbreak ended up hitting the city of Toronto around 2003.

What’s not known is whether this document was ever adopted by council at any point. In any event, Patrick is proposing bringing the document back to council and having it turned into a formal policy document for how the city would deal with a pandemic situation.

Patrick did point out the city would not be the primary agency should a pandemic hit the Battlefords.

“If there is any pandemic of any sort, we’re not the lead agency. That is a

health issue,” said Patrick, referring to the province’s Ministry of Health ministry.

This plan would be about “how do we help people in Health, and how do we protect citizens in our own facilities … and our staff, so that we keep our own people healthy, how we keep the public healthy, where we control it directly.”

Fire Chief Lindsay Holm noted the plan was in place for a while, but not a lot of people knew about it.

“When the new coronavirus came around we thought it would be prudent to update it to include that virus as well,” said Holm. What he had done,

he said, is incorporate the signs and symptoms of that virus into their plan, just in case an epidemic hits the city.

The plan would also give them some flexibility as well to ensure safety and to make sure spread of the virus is limited.

“It really helps strengthen out position on how to handle any type of epidemic that would come our way. Like the city manager said, realistically we would be in a support position with the health region and helping and assisting in any way we possibly could.”

Holm also said that to ensure they are prepared, some N95 masks have been ordered and put in place, to

make sure that if they are having contact with people in their emergency services that they aren’t searching for them at that time. Hand sanitizers are also to be issued to each employee.

“Realistically, it’s about taking some good necessary steps in terms of being prepared,” Holm said.

“And there’s a fine line about being over-prepared, too.”

In general, council welcomed the plan presented at the meeting.

Mayor Ryan Bater noted the value of being ready just in case.

“This is a plan I hope we never have to use, but we have a responsibility to be prepared,” said Bater.

Pathway to Peace

Major religions to gather this Saturday to talk about peace

By C. Mansoor Azeem

Missionary (Imam/priest) Baitul Amaan Mosque Lloydminster

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada I believe we should be so grateful that we live in the heaven on earth called Canada, the land of opportunities, internationally renowned for safety, peace

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and friendliness. But over the years, with crimes that are plaguing our town and have put it on top of the list of the most dangerous places to live in Canada in 2020, there must be something that we need to do to reduce these crimes.

Although there isn’t anything that will dramatically change these stats and bring the crimes to a halt, with education, social gatherings, patience and perseverance anything can be achieved.

As a missionary (Imam) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Lloydminster, I believe that it is a responsibility of all the major religions to gather and talk about the ways to attain peace and harmony among society. What solutions do they put in front of their followers from their teachings and their scriptures that may help achieving this goal.

Therefore, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Lloydminster is taking an initiative and organizing an interfaith symposium “Pathway to Peace”

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in which a representative from each religion will be given an opportunity to talk about the solution they present from their teaching to attain both inner and outer peace.

We are expecting representatives from Christianity (North Battleford), Islam (Lloydminster), Sikhism (Saskatoon) and Indigenous Community (Sweetgrass) to speak at the event and answer pub-

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It is with the help of the dedicated clubs and associations that we are able to purchase specialized equipment and supplies to enhance the lives of our beloved residents.

lic questions if there are any.

The idea behind gathering all these major religions is to have a larger impact. If a single religion instructs its followers and remind them of its teachings then we will have a smaller impact and a limited response, but at the same time if everyone will be moving forward together in a single direction to achieve a single goal then definitely we will see a better response and a larger impact in the community.

I also believe that this is a wonderful opportunity to know each other better, make social connections, bridge the gaps between people from different faiths, different backgrounds and different ethnicities, and make a safer community. Because the safest communities are those who know people around them, take care of people around them and look after the people around them.

This event is going to be held this Saturday, Feb. 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the North Battleford Public Library.

It is a free event, free admission and parking etc., everyone is welcome, and refreshments will be served.

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Christie-Lee Sinclair, who now lives in the Estevan area and works as a family support worker, won first place in the quarterfinals of Miss Jetset 2020.

That means she is moving to the next round of the competition. The grand prize is a cover of Jetset Magazine as well as $50,000.

She reports that she has been in the contest over the previous four weeks where she held either first or second place steadily, and has already bested 25,000 other contestants who have been eliminated. As a result she’s won an invitation to the Private Jet Set Landing party on April 4 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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The truth will set you free

By Helen Row Toews Why is it that when we human beings are accused, blamed or questioned, either rightly or wrongly, our first inclination is to immediately deny responsibility? It’s a reflex action I suppose. Of course, this is never truer than when we’re young; when rebuttals are spat from the mouth as easily as Brussel sprouts.

“Who left these crayons on the table?” was the simple question recently posed to a class of Grade 1 students by their long-suffering teacher.

It was, in fact, a non-threatening question delivered by a mild-mannered, smiling woman of kindness, but it might as well have been rapped out by the Grand Inquisitor just before he signalled a firing squad to take careful aim.

An immediate chorus of denial rang out. Earnest faces, with wide guiltless eyes, claimed their innocence, cited their whereabouts at the time of the crime (far, far away) and denied any involvement whatsoever.

Nonetheless, although not themselves on the scene, they were, surprisingly, able to see who HAD been there, and easily identified friends/ possible perpetrators of the deed. As is the case in many crimes, the culprit was never found.

Interestingly, along this same theme, that very night I found a pair of small red gloves on my school bus, forgotten and alone. Next morning, in an attempt to locate the owner, I held them aloft as each child climbed aboard, but everyone denied ever having seen them before. How odd. I protested the point after the last child was seated and everyone turned a bored face to listen — sort of.

“These gloves have to belong to someone,” I said encouragingly. “I’m not accusing you of mitten

neglect; there’ll be no court case; the police will not be called; there’s no blame to be laid. I simply wish to give you your gloves.” I searched each set of vacant eyes, feeling exasperated as tiny shoulders shrugged.

Of course, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen such a phenomena.

It’s played out every, single, solitary day at school.

“Is this your book?” “No.” (Their name is written inside).

“Did you spill this juice?” “No.” (Holding a dripping apple beverage).

“Is that your candy wrapper on the floor?”

“No.” (Eating candy).

Once the children had exited the bus, I was forced to consider the only other possible explanation; these red gloves were independent agents, beholden to no man, free-lance mittens, as it were. Sauntering along the bitterly cold streets of Marshall on their way to attend a morning coffee date with friends, these fuzzy hand warmers must have found themselves a mite chilled, and chose to pry open the heavy double doors of a random, frigid school bus, clamber inside and sprawl three rows back on a glacial vinyl seat. Yeah, that’s it.

One further example of this behaviour was several weeks ago as a small boy

named Randon lifted an arm above the school bus seat to reveal a fat, black, UNCAPPED Sharpie clutched in his paw.

Typically, his response to my loud, immediate question was, “What Sharpie?” but as his seatmate popped into view sporting a misshapen handlebar moustache, heavy, somewhat pointy eyebrows and two round black circles high on his cheeks, I knew.

We can deny responsibility all we want, but the truth will set us free.

Helen was born in Maidstone, Sask. and has lived on the family farm in the Lloydminster area much of her life. As married mother of four grown children, Helen works as writer, bus driver and EA in her local school. This, along with her love of the Canadian prairies, travel, and all things humorous, is what she draws upon to write her tales. To order Prairie Wool, a collection of short, humorous anecdotes gleaned from the everyday of rural life, or to find more of these relatable stories from the prairies, please go to myprairiewool. com and use the link for Amazon, or write to her at helen@myprairiewool.com to be sent signed copies.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation received a donation of $10,000 from North Battleford Lions Club Inc. on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Photo submitted

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Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation received a donation of $10,000 from North Battleford Lions Club Inc. on Feb. 11. These funds will be directed to BUH Foundation’s “Ready. Set. Baby!” capital campaign to raise over $160,000 to purchase new birthing beds and fetal monitors for Women’s Health & Birthing Centre (WHBC) at BUH. There are approximately 500 babies born at BUH each year and North Battleford Lions Club’s donation will support the purchase of four new, specialized birthing beds. These would replace the current beds that are reaching end of life. Funds will also help to purchase three new monitors, one with cable-

less technology, that can separately track mother’s and baby’s heart rates for enhanced diagnostics.

The monitors would be replacement units for those that require updating due to new technology, as well as introduce the cable-less technology that provides more freedom of movement to mothers during labour. All equipment is designed to allow medical staff to focus on the patient, not the equipment, so the best care possible can be provided.

North Battleford Lions Club has contributed almost $100,000 to enrich healthcare at BUH since 1994. They have supported the recent capital campaigns for a new mammography unit, new cardiac monitoring equipment, new equipment for ears nose and throat

surgery and the new CT scanner. Funds have also supported equipment in the laboratory, operating rooms and the Palliative Care Comfort Rooms.

The funds donated to BUH Foundation from North Battleford Lions Club were raised through the annual North Battleford Lions Club Guns & Collectibles Show.

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AAA Stars fall to Moose Jaw

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The hockey season for the Battlefords AAA Stars came to an end Sunday with a 5-3 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The game at the Civic Centre was a close one most of the way.

The Stars got on the board first in period one with a goal from Mason

Bueckert on the power play midway through the period, with Wyatt Wilson in the box for crosschecking.

Moose Jaw tied it up in the first with Austin Reschny scoring with 7:56 left in the period, and that would be all the scoring through one.

In period two the North Stars took the lead again on Jake Southgate’s goal

from Noah Schindel. But Lucius Schmidt tied it up again with 1:15 left in the frame.

The third period saw the Warriors take the lead for good near the midway point of the frame. Goals

by Schmidt and then

by Atley Calvert on the power play and by Caelan Fitzpatrick with 4:11 left gave the Warriors an insurmountable three-goal

lead.

The final goal of the season came with 1:23 on the clock as Liam McInnis got a power play goal from Curren Wintonyk-Pilot and Easton Ediger.

The Stars finish the 2019-20 regular season with 17 wins, 24 losses, two shootout losses and one overtime loss, in ninth place in the standings.

SPHL: Blues take 2-0 lead

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Semifinal play is under way in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League with four games this weekend.

One best-of-five series has the Battleford Beaver Blues ahead of the Radisson Wheatkings by two games to none, with the

Blues in position to win the series this Thursday night at home. Game time is 8:30 p.m. at Battleford Arena.

In game one Saturday the Blues beat the Wheatkings 7-1, with Cody Danberg scoring two goals.

In game two in Radisson, the Blues also won by a 5-4 count; Blake Oborowsky had two goals and an assist.

The other series is between Meota Combines and Turtleford Tigers and that series sees Meota up two games to one.

Meota hammered the Tigers in game one last Friday by an 11-3 score at the North Battleford Civic Centre. Riley Albert scored four for the Combines while teammate Vince Sauvie scored three.

In game two Saturday, Turtleford bounced back with a 6-2 win. In that game Mitch Perkins had two goals and two assists for the Tigers.

Game three was Tuesday at the Civic Centre in North Battleford, and Meota won in overtime 5-4.

Game four goes Thursday in Turtleford.

Wilkie leads Hafford in Sask West series

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Macklin Mohawks are awaiting the winner of the Wilkie Outlaws-Hafford Hawks series in the Sask West Hockey League.

The Outlaws now lead

the Hawks 2-1 in that semifinal series after winning 6-3 on Tuesday night.

In that game the Outlaws got four goals in the first period to take a 4-0 lead before Hafford responded with three of their own – one in the first and

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By Allie Raycraft 25, results were as follows: Gordon Munn (skipped by Len Taylor) won over Dale Cain, Ed Kjargaard over Bob Krismer, Wally Gordey over Dick Horrell, Doug Belyk overt Dick Wisner, Alexander Scott over Wally O’Hare, Rod Forester over Wayne Payne. This leaves three teams tied for first place, Alexander Scott, Wally O’Hare and Ed Kjargaard.. Each team has six wins, one tie and one loss. Four games left until curling ends on March 24, so anything can happen. See you in March.

Curling results from Feb. 18 as follows: Wally O’Hare won over Dick Horrell on a last rock draw; Doug Belyk over Wally Gordey; Ed Kjargaard over Wayne Payne (his first loss) Dale Cain over Bob Krismer, Gordon Munn over Rod Forester, and Alexander Scott over Dick Wisner. Wally O’Hare sits at the top of the pack with six wins and a tie, followed

by Wayne Payne, Alexander Scott and Ed Kjargaard each with five wins one tie and one loss.

two in the second – to pull within one. But a second period goal from Garrett Cameron and a third period goal from Ryne Keller into an empty net sealed the win. Derek Keller had two goals in the win for the Outlaws.

The series heads back to Hafford Thursday. Game five if necessary would be back in Wilkie on March 3.

The Outlaws-Hawks winner will face Macklin, who swept Kindersley in three straight games to make it to the finals.

NBCHS Senior Boys Takes Bronze at Districts

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The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Senior Boys curling team of Jacob Nachtegaele, Matthew Nachtegaele, Derek Meier and Hayden Hall played five games before heading into the silver/bronze game which saw them walk away with bronze at district competitions in Spiritwood. Coach Evan Reid said the boys played well. “I am very proud of their showing and the achievement of the bronze medal.” Next up for Coach Reid will be taking the junior teams to Unity this weekend. Photo submitted

Here is the U of S Huskie Team stunting outdoors.

What an awesome way to spend a summer afternoon! This is a version of a paper-doll pyramid, named after the repeating pattern.

Photo submitted by Rhea Good

Cheer Scholarships

By Rhea Good

Olympic champion figure skater, Elizabeth Manley, recently visited the Battlefords, and her words of advice to young athletes was to persevere.

We remember that glorious performance that Elizabeth Manley gave back in 1988, but her career was a long climb before that moment.

It is awesome to watch high level performance in any sport, but we also have to remember all the little six year olds, and 10 year olds and 14 year olds who are going to practice for hours every week chasing the dream and building their skills.

In the sport of cheerleading, it is great to see athletes starting young and committing to the sport. While some athletes have natural talent and fearlessness, tumbling and stunting at Levels 3-4-5-6-7 usually takes hundreds of hour on the mat. There is no other way.

All-star cheerleading has defined levels 1-7 as athletes progress. In the photo, you see a level 1 stunting skill. Yes, there are bases and a top in a

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In a level 1 skill the top is close to the floor for safety, and because her bases don’t yet have the strength to lift her any higher in a safe manner.

Level 1 tumbling includes front roll, cartwheel, falling into bridge and back walkover. Level 2 tumbling progresses to faster and more difficult skills like a round-off, similar to a cartwheel except with more power and the tumbler lands on both feet together. This becomes the springingoff position for higher level tumbling in levels 3-7.

Likewise, the Level 2 stunts are higher off the ground, and chin height for the bases, or above the bases heads when tops are attached in a pyramid. Usually, by the time athletes progress to level 2, the bases are old enough to have the strength to lift.

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Checkosis: Weapons-related charges dropped

By Lisa Joy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Three people charged in connection with the murder of Edmonton resident Tiki Laverdiere, 25, made brief court appearances in North Battleford Provincial Court Feb. 21 via CCTV. Numerous weapons charges against Brent Checkosis were dropped by the Crown. The charges, stemming from other incidents, include three counts of possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, three counts of carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a weapon, careless use of a firearm, failing to comply with conditions and failing to appear in court.

In December 2019 Checkosis pleaded guilty to accessory to murder in Laverdiere’s death. The judge reserved sentencing until March 25 in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench.

Checkosis hasn’t entered any pleas for the charges of improper interference with a human body and theft of a vehicle.

The matters against Nikita Cook and Nicole Cook for their part in Laverdiere’s murder were adjourned until March 20.

Nicole Cook is from

Edmonton and is the mother of Tristen CookBuckle, 20, whose funeral Laverdiere travelled to North Battleford to attend on April 27, 2019. CookBuckle’s body was found burned in a vehicle near Vegreville, Alta. on April 5, 2019.

On April 5, 2019, at about 2:45 a.m. Edmonton Police responded to a call near 92nd St. and 110th Ave. and found blood on the ground behind the house, which DNA later showed was Cook-Buckle’s blood. Hours after Edmonton Police found blood behind the house, Vegreville RCMP discovered a body in a burned out vehicle, which was later identified as Cook-Buckle. An autopsy revealed Cook-Buckle’s death was homicide but police haven’t released the cause of death.

Laverdiere left Edmonton and attended CookBuckle’s funeral on April 27, 2019, on Thunderchild First Nation. She was last heard from on May 1 when she texted her family from North Battleford saying she wanted to return home to Edmonton.

Laverdiere was reported missing on May 12, 2019, to Battlefords RCMP and on May 17, 2019, police called her disappearance suspicious. On June 10, 2019, the Saskatchewan

RCMP Major Crime Unit North, with the assistance of the North Battleford and Prince Albert Forensic Identification Sections and an analyst from the RCMP Forensic Laboratory in Edmonton, determined Laverdiere’s disappearance was the result of foul play.

Over several days, police executed search warrants in a number of locations in North Battleford.

On June 12, 2019, RCMP found human remains in a rural area near North Battleford. A July 16, 2019, autopsy confirmed that the human remains were that of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere.

Timeline of arrests From July 20 to Aug. 15 police arrested eight people in North Battleford and Edmonton for the murder of Laverdiere.

• July 20, 2019, RCMP arrested Shayla Orthner, 27, of North Battleford and charged her with first degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle.

• July 23, 2019, RCMP arrested Danita Thomas, 32, of North Battleford and charged her with first degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle.

• July 25, 2019, RCMP arrested Brent Checkosis,

18, of North Battleford and charged him with accessory after the fact to murder, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle.

• July 28, 2019, police arrest Jesse Sangster, 23, of Edmonton and charge him with accessory after the fact to murder and theft of a vehicle. His charges were upgraded on Aug. 30 to first-degree murder, kidnapping and improperly interfering with a human body. The charge of accessory after the fact to murder was withdrawn.

• July 31, 2019, police arrest Nicole Cook, 36, of Edmonton and charge her with first degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle.

• Aug. 6, 2019, RCMP arrested Soaring Eagle Whitstone, 33, of Onion Lake Cree Nation and charge her with first degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle.

• Aug. 9, 2019, police issue a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Nikita Sandra Cook, 31, of Onion Lake Cree Nation. She is charged with first degree murder and kidnapping.

• Aug. 15, 2019, Nikita Cook is arrested in Edmonton.

• Aug. 15, 2019, RCMP

Brent Checkosis has pleaded guilty to accessory to murder in the death of Tiki Laverdiere, but hasn’t entered any pleas for the charges of improper interference with a human body and theft of a vehicle.

Photo by Averil Hall

arrest Mavis Quinn Takakenew, 55, of North Battleford, and charge her with accessory after the fact to murder.

On Aug. 22, 2019, Brent Checkosis, 18, was stabbed at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. On Feb. 12, 2020, Jesse Edward Philip McKenzie, 22, and Kihiw Jason George Fourstar, 19, pleaded guilty in Saskatoon provincial court to aggravated assault and possession of a homemade knife for a dangerous purpose. McKenzie and Fourstar were charged after Checkosis was found by prison staff on Aug. 23, 2019. The stabbing hap-

pened in a high-security gang range of the correctional centre.

On Dec. 20, 2019, Checkosis pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to murder, interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle.

On Jan. 2, 2020, a trial for Nikita Cook was set for January 2021.

On Feb. 11, 2020, Takakenew pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to murder.

The court has imposed a publication ban on sentencing hearings for Checkosis and Takakenew until the trials of the six remaining co-accused are finished.

Town hall meeting planned for Marshall to discuss rise in rural crime

By Lisa Joy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Rural crime is increasing and people are fed up.

In response, Lloydminster MLA Colleen Young is holding a community meeting to address the issue.

“We have seen a considerable uptake in rural and Lloydminster city crime in the last few years,” said Young in an interview Feb. 19. “Theft of vehicles and personal home property has angered people.”

Young said she has received a number of emails and calls about rural crime.

She said gang and drugrelated activity (mainly crystal meth), is driving the

property crime increase.

To help fight rural crime, the province created the Protection and Response Team in 2017 after recommendations made by the Caucus Committee on Crime. The PRT consists of 258 armed officers who have arrest and detention powers. This includes 120 police officers from RCMP and municipal police forces, 40 Ministry of Highways Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers with expanded powers, and 98 Ministry of Environment Conservation Officers.

According to Battlefords MLA Herb Cox, committee chair, the absence of police visibility in rural areas was a main concern.

Young said the PRT has helped curb criminal activity and arrest criminals, seize drugs and recover stolen property.

In 2018, the province also expanded the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network to central and northern Saskatchewan. In the network, RCMP detachment commanders send text messages, emails or phone calls to residents with information about criminal activity.

Residents can then contact the police with tips related to the advisory.

To sign up for the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network go to www.saskcrimewatch. ca.

The community meet-

ing is scheduled for Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Marshall Community Centre in Marshall. Participants include the Maidstone RCMP, MLA Young, Saskatchewan Justice, Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk, RM of Britannia Reeve John Light and RM of Wilton councillors Neil Reece and Sharon Carruthers.

“The meeting will help folks gain information from the RCMP, on the work they have been doing, the investment the government has made in curbing rural crime, and the pilot project with the technology to help rural folks know who may be on their property and what the courts are seeing,” said Young.

A resident who lives along Hwy 16 has put up a billboard-sized sign saying, “You are here,” with an arrow pointing to a red dot – in your sight. The resident said he put up the sign as a “joke,” just to grab attention, and it does. “People drive by and honk,” he said with a chuckle. Some of his neighbours have had crime-related issues in their remote rural yards – but so far he hasn’t. Photo by Lisa Joy

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Spring calendar filled with new classes and bus trip Submitted

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The Rivers’ Edge Quilters held their monthly meeting on Feb. 7, 2020.

We welcomed two new members to our group.

Our spring calendar is filled with several new classes and a bus trip to

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Edmonton to Quilt Canada 2020. The dates for this event are June 18-20. One bus is full another is partially filled. Contact the guild if you are interested in a “bus full” of fun.

Several classes have been scheduled and these

include Feb. 13 “Big and Bold” quilt, Feb. 20 “The Owl” wall hanging, February 27, 28, 29 Marathon of Quilting, March 19 Roundabout Bag, and on March 26 we will be sewing dresses for girls in Guatemala .

Just a reminder that we have an “Orphan Block Challenge” on the books.

“Quilters are challenged to collect their orphan blocks that have never made it into a quilt or finished project and create a new project.”

Have your project ready for

the May meeting.

We ended our meeting with show and tell and cookies and coffee.

If you are interested in finding out more about our guild contact Leslie 306937-7471 or Bonnie at 3863116.

Comfort and Care At left, the North Battleford Lions Club has made a donation of $1,000 to the Battlefords District Care Centre. This money will be used to purchase items used by residents on the wards at BDCC for their comfort and care. In the photo are: Pat Folan, North Battleford Lions Club member; Lori Nachtegaele, recreation therapist, Battlefords District Care Centre; Cecil Russell, president of North Battleford Lions Club; and Kathy Lee, facility manager, Battlefords District Care Centre. Photo submitted

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Unity and District Heritage museum hosted a family fun day event on Feb. 17, complete with popular bonfire and horse drawn sleigh rides amongst some of the activity put on as part of Family Day festivities. Photo by Sherri Solomko

Nine-year-old Unity Curling Club junior curler Tate Pool was selected as one of the Future Stars as part of the 2020 Scotties held in Moose Jaw. As part of the experience, Tate was introduced on ice with Team Alberta Feb. 16. Photo submitted

Will we see a lamb or lion this weekend?

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Those of us weary of winter are wondering if March will come in lamb or a lion. The sun’s longer hours each day are a promising sign we are closer to spring than we were a month ago.

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While some hockey teams are finished playoffs, some are still going. This weekend, you can catch the annual oilperson’s bonspiel at the curling rink and next weekend will be the annual ice carnival for the skating club.

Next weekend, are you ready to ring those phones?

Telemiracle 44 is taking place and Unity’s Will Ballantyne, local musician,

is set to perform Sunday, March 8 at 1 p.m., and he will be presenting Unity’s donations.

At UCHS, the senior mixed curling team competes at regional competition this weekend with hopes of earning a berth to SHSAA provincial curling.

Unity Public School recognizes pink shirt day Feb. 26th.

Unity Curling Club is accepting entries for the Bramiche Farms ladies’ spiel at 306-228-2212.

There still might be tickets available at Unity Credit Union for the Celebrate Unity event taking place on Monday, March 2 at the community centre.

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In addition to a great meal and great entertainment, a short program takes place recognizing new business, retiring managers and exemplary service.

Unity Credit Union held events in celebration of the completion of their renovations this week. The entire month of February, staff made treats and served

them each day. A ribbon cutting was hosted Monday, Feb. 24 with a variety of activities taking place all week to showcase this new place.

Is your get-away vehicle running?

Submitted On Thursday, Feb. 6, Cst. Arsenault of the Maidstone RCMP Detachment was on patrol in downtown Maidstone and located seven running vehicles that were unlocked and could have easily been stolen in seconds.

Locating these seven vehicles took approximately 35-40 minutes. Cst. Arsenault secured these vehicles, located the drivers, and warned them how easily

their vehicle could have been stolen and requested that they please turn off and lock their vehicles when they’re not in them.

On Feb. 10, an unlocked and running vehicle was stolen from a gas station in Maidstone. The attempted recovery of this vehicle involved members of the Maidstone, Cut Knife and Battleford RCMP Detachments for an easily preventable crime.

Vehicle theft is a growing concern in the Maidstone Detachment area

with these vehicles not being stolen for re-sale but for use in additional crimes. It is common for RCMP officers to locate a stolen vehicle abandoned after it has been used in several crimes to prevent identification of those involved. In 2019 the Maidstone Detachment received 66 stolen vehicle complaints and six have been reported between Jan. 1 to Feb. 6.

Maidstone RCMP would like to remind the public to secure your vehicles.

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Borden seniors’ tea supports Telemiracle

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly cash bingo Feb. 19 and winning prizes were Jim Olinyk, Sandy Long, Doreen Flath, Ilene Youchezin, Joyce Olzewski, Jackie Meister, Marlene Derbawka, Pat Trischuk and Elaine Gunsch (2). The next bingo night will be March 18 at 7 p.m.

The club held their annual Telemiracle Tea and Bake Sale Feb. 20, with only 20 enjoying cake with strawberries and whipped cream. The 50/50 of $19 was won by Audrey Baker and door prizes went to Jackie Meister, Lenna Balon, Sheldon and Rosann Carr, Stella Hawryluk, Larry Newhook, Bev Hrynuik and Dianne Sylvester. A total of $340 was raised from the tea, bake sale and 50/50, which was all sent to

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Orolow Ukrainian Orthodox Church held a snowmobile rally Feb. 22 with 280 registered riders turning out. First went to Ryan Thorhaugh of Blaine Lake, taking home $1,575.

In second was Dean Korpan of Krydor, who won $945, and third was Koen Roufoss, who won $630.

The 50/50 of $580 went to Peter Prystupa of Borden.

There were also numerous raffle prizes given out .

Langham seniors held a tri-community supper Feb. 22 in the Affinity Community Hall, with more than 50 from Borden and Radisson in attendance.

The tables were decorated in a western theme. At each plate where the Borden and

Radisson people sat there was a cowboy hat and the Langham people sat at the cowboy boot. Names were written on a paper neckerchief to enter the door prize draw.

Phil Miller from rural Langham entertained, singing a number of country songs of Ian Tyson, Kenny Rogers, Jim Reeves, Conway Twitty and others. Phil can imitate many of these singers and can also yodel. In years past he worked with Gary Fjelldgaard and has sang at Branson, Mo., and written his own songs.

The 50/50 of $191 was won by Jack Yuskiw of Langham and door prizes went to Ken Crush of Langham and Lorraine Olinyk.

Upcoming this week is a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper hosted by Borden Anglican and United Church. Rev. Carr will be burning the palm leaves on Tuesday evening for an

Ash Wednesday service at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 26 in St. John’s Church.

The evening of Feb. 26 is the Friendship Club’s potluck supper and birthday celebration. Friday, Feb. 28, the Anglican Church is holding a free lunch in the lower hall of the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., when someone from Access 2000 will be on hand to talk about getting a lift installed. Right now a major bathroom renovation is being completed in St. John’s Church.

Saturday, Feb. 29, from 9 to 11 a.m. the Radisson seniors host a pancake breakfast in the Goodrich Centre for the low cost of $5. They host breakfast the last Saturday of each month and everyone is welcome to attend.

In Borden the volunteer firefighters will be holding a training session Feb. 29 and March 1, and the Borden Friendship Club will be providing hot lunches.

Phil Miller entertaining at Langham Feb. 22. Photo

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Five Alarm Funk coming to the Dekker Centre Staff

A Vancouver band whose musical influences

run from latin, funk, punk, gypsy, gypsy-rock and Afro-Funk is bringing their tour to North Battleford at

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the end of February.

Five Alarm Funk is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 29 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts.

The performance will be in the Dr. James Lawrence Rehearsal Hall.

The Dekker Centre website noted that the band “bristles with fiery rhythms, punchy horns and gang-chant vocals that have ignited fans across Canada, down into the U.S. and even as far away as Taiwan.”

The group consists of vocalist and drummer Tayo Branston, Oliver Gibson on guitar, Jay Smith bass, Eli Bennett sax, Kent Wallace on trumpet, Gabe

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Boothroyd on guitar, Carl Julig on timbales and Tom Towers on congas.

According to their Facebook page the band began when Branston, Boothroyd and Neil Towers met at a Vancouver house party in 2003.

They’ve done albums including Anything is Possible in 2010, and the most recent one titled Sweat.

Their latest tour has them going to Winnipeg on Feb 21 and 22, the Bailey Theatre in Camrose Feb. 27, the E.A. Rawlin-

son Centre for the Arts in Prince Albert on Feb. 28 and North Battleford the next night.

Tickets are $45 and are available at the Dekker Centre website.

You must be over 19 to attend.

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Adjudicator holds master’s degree in vocal performance

By Kelly Waters

Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival Committee

The vocal and choral adjudicator for this year’s Kiwanis Battlefords Music Festival is Prince Albertborn Chris Kelly. He began his piano studies with Janet Wendland and was a member of the Prince Albert Boys Choir under the direction of Margo Fournier, eventually serving as their accompanist and director of junior choirs. Chris entered the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan as a piano performance major and voice minor. He studied voice with Dorothy Howard, was a member of Greystone Singers,

in both voice and piano.

In 1996 Chris received his Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Western Ontario, where he studied under Alvin Reimer.

Chris has been a sessional lecturer in the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Music, teaching voice and serving as an accompanist. He has also taught keyboard skills and musicianship.

He maintains a private voice and piano studio and performs regularly in recital, opera, and oratorio.

Chris has also instructed music theatre classes and accompanied at Saskatoon dance studios. Chris has performed as guest soloist with the Saskatoon and

Festival Fanfare Battlefords Kiwanis Musical Festival “Sing, then. Sing, indeed, with shoulders back, and head up so that song might go to the roof and beyond to the sky. Mass on mass of tone, with a hard edge, and rich with quality, every single note a carpet of colour woven from basso profundo, and basso, and baritone, and alto, and tenor, and soprano, and also mezzo, and contralto, singing and singing, until life and all things living are become a song. O, Voice of Man, organ of most lovely might.”

– Richard Llewellyn, How Green Was My Valley and convocated with a double major, completing

performance and academic requirements

Chris Kelly

Regina Symphonies in Handel’s Messiah and Verdi’s Requiem and in the U of S University Chorus’ performances of Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, Saint Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, Bruckner’s Te Deum

and Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols. He has also had numerous leads, chorus and accompanying roles with Saskatoon Opera. In addition to teaching, Chris accompanies singers and instrumentalists, coaches, adjudicates, and is a church organist and choir director.

He and his wife, Paula, have two sons – Graham and William. Chris is a member of the Saskatchewan and Canadian Registered Music Teachers Associations.

This year’s festival dates are March 24 - April 5. Volunteers are always welcome. If you have any interest in offering support, please do not hesitate to contact a committee member as ways to help come in all sizes and shapes.

Hopeful fishers flock to memorial derby at the lake

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

Duplicate bridge was played in the Pioneer Hall Feb. 18 with top scores going to Mary Phelps and Pat Zaychkowsky and Donna Scherman and Norma Assmus. Feb. 20 found Maureen Campbell and Margaret Dyck with top score followed by Donna Scherman and Eric Callbeck.

Feb. 21 had four tables playing Canasta at the Do Drop In. High mark here went to Bob Lesko and Marion Ottas, then Vivianne Lesko and Marion Ottas.

Third were Lorna Pearson and Barbara Soloninko. A variety of tasty snacks were

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set out to enjoy.

The deadline for nomination papers to be filed for mayor and one councillor in Meota was Tuesday, so hope there were a few brave souls out there who let their names stand.

There was a traffic jam at the Meota boat launch site Sunday, Feb.16 as folks partook of the Kevin Foster Ice Fishing Derby.

A chartered bus from Lloydminster, carrying nearly a full load of mainly seniors, drove to Mayfair

where tables were reserved for them all. Lorna Lavallee of North Battleford took care of tickets, money and reservations, etc. and everyone appreciated her special care and attention.

The driver did an excellent job, too. What a great achievement by a small rural community, that was played three times, Friday and Saturday supper theatre and, Sunday, a noon meal followed by the play.

At the Friday evening event a plaque was placed and moment of silence in memory of Norma Sherman was held as she was one of the main organizers and players until this year, since she has passed away last year.

The annual Dinner Theatre performed by the Old Mill Players at Mayfair Feb. 23 was as hilarious as their plays always are. Everyone went home with a smile on their face, chuckling about the various characters and their roles. Well done! The cast, starting at the far end - Helen played

by Sheila Bachelder, next is Betty played

by Cheryl Bulmer, Gail played by Karlie Bachelder, Joanne

by Bev Thomas, Sara

by Lori Zyznomirski, Marg by Ester Welsh, Bob by Roman Ewanchuk, Paul by Kolin Bulmer. The prompter was Elizabeth Ewanchuk and sound and lights were under the control of Jaycee Bulmer. Photo submitted by Lorna Pearson

Baljennie News ‘n’ Views - Gas engine fired up at WDM

By Dorothy M. Mills Correspondent

Western Development Museum volunteers have succeeded in getting a

1909, 20-horsepower Fairbanks Morse gas stationary engine running. In the past it was used to run a threshing machine and to grind grain on a farm near

Moose Jaw. After being donated to the WDM, the machine landed in North Battleford, where it sat, rusting for many years. There are other smaller engines also

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being repaired. Video of the engine running can be seen on Facebook.

Family Day events were hosted at the museum, bringing out many families to enjoy outdoor activities.

Sympathy goes out to Lois Syhut and family of Sonningdale on the recent passing of her husband of 61 years, John Syhut.

John, 83, was born and

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raised in Sonningdale and went to Spartin Sonningdale School. He returned to the family farm, where he and Lois raised purebred cattle and sold bulls

to ranchers. They sold the farm and business and set up a house trailer in Sonningdale. John was able to have a little garden, an activity he enjoyed. They had close neighbours he liked to help and participated in community activities. Funeral service was held in Sonningdale Community Hall and interment in the Sonningdale Cemetery.

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Jenna Humenny and Rowan Tkatchuk, both students of North Battleford Comprehensive High School’s International Baccalaureate Program, are excited for their new adventure this summer. Both girls have been accepted to Shad Canada. Shad Canada is a STEAM and entrepreneurship program for students in Grades 10 and 11.

Shad’s website states, “Shad Canada’s program attracts students with high aptitudes for risk taking, curiosity, excellence and resilience, and prepares them to take on social and economic challenges.

The month-long program includes a real-world design challenge that asks students to work on issues such as food security, water management and waste.”

Both Rowan and Jenna say that they are excited to experience a university campus out of province.

“Shad tends to send participants far from home to experience a university, in a different community in an unfamiliar province.

Rowan and I will also not be sent to the same place,” Jenna says.

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Jenna Humenny and Rowan Tkatchuk. Photo submitted

This does not seem to bother the ladies who say they are just very excited for the opportunity.

The girls will find out

some time in March where they will be off to in July.

Meeting new friends and experiencing university life is high on the list.

Both Jenna and Rowan are planning to attend university and eventually work in some aspect of the medical field.

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OBITUARIES WASKO: Mr. Terrance Wasko resident of North Battleford, SK passed away with family by his side at Battlefords Union Hospital Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the age of 86 years. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Third Avenue United Church Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Dexter Van Dyke officiating. Interment will be held at a later date. Memorial donations in memory of Terrance Wasko may be directed to BUH FoundationDesignated to Palliative Care Unit Po Box 1358 North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8 or to the Donor’s Choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Vanessa Macnab & Robert MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200) .

PARKER: In Loving Memory of Mary Parker, born September 23, 1935 at Robinhood District, SK., passed away February 9, 2020 in North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish her memory are her loving children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, one brother, Nick Shynkaruk, nieces, nephew. Predeceased by her parents, Steven & Maria Shynkaruk; sisters: Anne Shynkaruk, Dora Shynkaruk, Irene Peletier (Romeo); twin brother John Shynkaruk; sister-in-law Sharon Shynkaruk; niece Patty; nephew Steve.

Family Gathering was held on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at ‘The Garden Chapel’ – Battlefords Funeral Service North Battleford, SK. Active Pallbearers were Jeff Rumpf, Kyle Opperman, Marshall Parker, Peter Parker, Mathew Parker & Taylor Parker. Memorials are requested to Saskatoon Cancer Centre, 20 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4H4.

Interment was at City Cemetery North Battleford, SK. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements were entrusted to Robert MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

KIPP: Mrs. Sheryl Kipp resident of Battleford, SK passed away with family by her side Sunday, February 16, 2020 at the age of 63 years. A Celebration of Life Service was held Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Western Development Museum Heritage Hall. Sheryl lived a fulfilling life enjoying time with her family, friends, and her beloved animals. She was never happier than when she was outdoors; be it camping, hunting, or tending to her garden. A respected office manager and beloved colleague, her quick wit and sense of humour will be missed by many. Sheryl is survived by her husband, Chris Kipp; her daughter, Jeanette Brown; her granddaughter/daughter, Sasha Kipp; her mother-inlaw, Elsie Kipp; and her sisters: Joyce Brown and Heather Sobry. She was predeceased by her mother, Margaret Davidson, step-father, Comrie Davidson, father, Roy Stevenson and daughter, Naomi Brown. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Vanessa Macnab & Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

Card of Thanks The family would like to thank the out pouring of love and support through this difficult time. Thank you to Battlefords Union Hospital - Palliative Care Unit for their compassion and wonderful care.

Phone: 306-445-7261 Fax: 306-445-3223 In person/mail: 892 - 104th Street North Battleford, SK S9A 1M9

COMING EVENTS

MITCHELL: With great sadness the family announces the passing of Naedean Matilda Mitchell at 97 years of age on February 23, 2020. Naedean was predeceased by her loving husband Ken Mitchell in 2002.

Naedean’s memory will be forever remembered by her children Jeanette Mitchell of Sherwood Park and Harvey and Rose Mitchell of Grande Prairie along with seven grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1611 – 93rd Street, North Battleford, SK. Private Family Interment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations can be made to Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1611 - 93rd Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0C5.

Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements have been entrusted to Robert MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service (306446-4200).

HORNER: It is with great sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Reginald Horner in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the age of 69. Reg’s memory will forever be remembered by his partner, Celia Brendle, children Kurtis Horner of Edmonton and Devaney Mehl (Chad) of Estevan, Celia’s children Wade (Ronda) Brendle and Julie Levasseur (Jaime Little), and grandchildren Savannah, Catherine, Megan, Emily, Macey, and Chandler. Reg will also be remembered by many relatives and friends. Reg was predeceased by his parents Hector and Elsie Horner and brother Barry Horner. Reg grew up in Cando, Saskatchewan where he attended school. He spent 26 years working with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool before retiring and returning to his roots, the family farm. There was nothing Reg was more proud of than his children and their accomplishments. Reg had many hobbies which included hunting, fishing, discussing politics, and collecting whatever deeply interested him. In his recent years, he became a pet owner and loved spending time with his dog Dutches and rabbit Lola. Funeral Service was held on Monday, February 24, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church at 1401 – 98th Street, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Pastor Morley Ayars of the Cando Foursquare Gospel Church officiating. Eulogy was given by Devaney Mehl.

Memories were given by Cody Dehr and Tribute by Bruce Wilson. Music Ministry: Organist - Bonnie Phillips; Pianist – Purity Lacey; Soloist - Robert MacKay – Wings of a Dove; Hymns: Old Rugged Cross, Bringing In The Sheaves & Amazing Grace – led by Rev. Jan Cooke. Honorary Pallbearers were Devaney Mehl, Norman Nodwell, Barry MacDiarmid, Hugh McLean, Dale Redlich & Doug Horner. Active Pallbearers were Kurtis Horner, Chad Mehl, Ernie Dehr, Harvey Plum, Pat Charbonneau & Nolan Weber. Interment was at Cando Cemetery, Cando, SK. Memorials are requested to Canadian Police Family Alliance, PO Box 25115 Cobble Stone, Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0E9 donations online cpfa-afpc.ca /email info@cpfa-afpc.ca Or to Edmonton Police Foundation, 9620 103A Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5H 0H7 email: truebluefriendyeg.com Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements were entrusted to Robert MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service (306-4464200).

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OBITUARIES HARDY: It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of Harry Hugh Hardy (known to everyone as Hughie) on Wednesday February 12th, 2020. Hugh passed while visiting with good friends, suddenly, and free of pain. Born on April 9th, 1948 in Saskatoon, Hugh spent most of his life living in Saskatoon, and small communities such as Ruddell, Edam, Turtleford and Spruce Lake. He was known for his love of old cars, mechanics and local history, if you knew him, you would have engaged with him in lengthy conversations on these and other topics. Hughie is survived by his daughters Naomi and Maryanna Hardy, siblings Rodney and Jennifer Hardy, and Ron Currie, Grandchildren Catherine Sanche, North Marie and Isaiah Hunter and his former spouse Julia Hardy. He is predeceased by his son Matthew Hardy, father Dave Hardy and mother May Nasby (née Carr). We welcome family and friends to celebrate his life with a service followed by lunch at the Spruce Lake Community Center (in Spruce Lake, Sask.) on February 29th at 12 pm. For those who wish to bring or send flowers, please note the family would prefer a house plant or Sask. wild flower seeds. __________________________________________________ WEBER: It is with profound sadness the family of Frank Weber announce his passing on Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 at the age of 85 years.

Frank was born in Wilkie, SK on August 22nd, 1934. He was the 3rd eldest in a family of 12 children. He grew up on a farm near Wilkie and his family later moved to Battleford. Frank met his wife Violet May Gardiner while playing music with his family band at a community function. On May 3rd, 1964, Frank and Vi were married. Frank was known as a humble and kind hearted person. He was a devoted husband and took special interest in caring for and meeting his wife’s needs. Frank dearly loved his wife, children and grandchildren. He made special memories with his grandchildren, making pancakes, baking bread and giving wheel barrow rides. Frank was a gentle man with a peaceable spirit that will be missed very much. Frank leaves to mourn his loving wife Vi; their children Greg (Michelle), Jason (Melissa):Jacob, Katelyn and Matthias, and Kari (Eliot): Joshua and Emmalee; Brothers & Sisters Florentine McIntosh, George Weber, Peter (Marlene) Weber, Dianne Scheller, Ron (Karen) Weber, Frances Weber and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Rose and Frank; Brothers Phil, Lambert, Carl, and John; Sister Magdalina Weber and an infant sister; Frank is also predeceased by his infant daughter Julieanne. Memorial donations may be made in Franks honor to the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Canada, 13893 Highway 7, Georgetown, Ontario L7G 4S4, or to a charity of the donor’s choice. A heartfelt thank you to our family, dear friends and neighbors for the outpouring of love, support, and for that many delicious meals you brought. A special thank you to Dr. Kumbali, the BUH nursing staff on 2nd west and in palliative care, for you compassionate care of Frank. We would also like to thank Martine de Bussac of Sallows&McDonald-Wilson&Zehner Funeral Home for looking after the funeral arrangements and your guidance that has followed.

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BATTLEFORDS MINOR BASEBALL INC.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday, March 5, 2020 • 7:00 pm DON ROSS BUILDING, ROOM 101 Report of 2019 Operations Election of Executive Please plan to attend to discuss the future direction of youth baseball in the Battlefords.

Public welcome to attend.

No�ce of Annual General Mee�ng

Turtleford Credit Union Limited Cordially invites its’ members to the Annual General Mee�ng to be held: Date: Monday, March 30th, 2020 Loca�on: Turtleford Community Centre Supper: 6:30 p.m.

Mee�ng to Follow Agenda to include: • Report on 2019 Opera�ons and Presenta�on of Financial Statements; • Appointment of Auditor; • Announcement of Elected Directors; • Considera�on of a Special Resolu�on to rescind and replace the Bylaws of the Credit Union.

Copies of the proposed Bylaws are available at the Credit Union Branch and on our website at www.turtleford.cu.sk.ca.

PLEASE RSVP TO THE OFFICE BY MARCH 13th 2020.

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Peg Gilchrist and Pauline and Paul Sayers are pictured presenting a cheque in the amount of $4,602 to Jane Zielke de Montbrun, Executive Director, and members of Canadian Mental Health Battlefords Branch.

This donation came from the proceeds of the Candlelight Processional that was held at the Dekker Centre on November 23 & 24, 2019.

CMHA Battlefords Branch extends heartfelt thanks to Peg, Pauline and Paul for supporting our latest project, a mini bus to transport members participating in vocational therapy programs.

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NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

PUBLIC NOTICE RM of Mervin No. 499 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 a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 94-4, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT: The proposed amendment would increase the maximum site size for single detached dwellings in the LD3 – Lakeshore Development 3 District from 3.9 ha to 4.5 ha.

AFFECTED LAND: All lands within the LD3 District would be affected. The District is currently limited to the land lying east of Municipal Highway No. 795 within NW ¼ 14-53-19-W3M. www.rmofmervin.ca/planning-and-development/publicnotification/.

REASON: The larger site size would accommodate a proposed subdivision of Parcel D, Plan 85B06234 Ext. 2, within the NW ¼ 14-53-19-W3M, and would better reflect the existing parcel sizes within the LD3 District within the same land.

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 viewing at www.rmofmervin.ca/planning-and-development/publicnotification/.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on March 18th at 1:30pm 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 also consider written comments received by March 13, 2020.

For additional information, please contact (306) 397-1000 or yvonne@northboundplanning.ca.

Issued at the Town of Turtleford this 13th day of February 2020.

S. Yvonne Prusak, BASc, MA, MCIP, RPP Municipal Planner RM of Mervin No. 499

VILLAGE OF MERVIN Public Notice – Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendments Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Village of Mervin intends to adopt two (2) bylaws under The Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 118-15, known as the Official Community Plan (OCP) and another bylaw to amend Bylaw 117-15, known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

INTENT: The proposed amendments are to accommodate the rezoning and re-designation of multiple subdivisions within the Municipality.

AFFECTED LAND: The affected lands are within the Village of Mervin boundaries more specifically a portion of Lot 2, Block 11, Plan 85B16383,Parcel 12+16 Plan 60B09867, & a portion of NW-21-50-20-W3M. To view the proposed subdivision plans please visit northboundplanning.ca. The maps can be found under public notification tab.

REASON: The reason for the amendments is to provide the following: 1. Amend the OCP Future Land Use Concept Map to accommodate the proposed residential and commercial subdivisions.

2. Amend the ZB District Map, to rezone the proposed residential and commercial subdivisions.

3. The OCP amendment re-designates Lot 2, Block 11, Plan 85B16383 from Residential to Future Highway Commercial, Parcel 12, Plan 60B09867 and a portion of parcel 16, Plan 60B09867 from Future Highway Commercial to Residential, a portion of NW-21-50-20-W3M from Urban Holdings to Residential.

4. The ZB amendment rezones Lot 2, Block 11, Plan 85B16383 from R1 – Residential District to C2 – Highway Commercial District, a Portion of Parcel 16 Plan 60B09867 from C2 – Highway Commercial District, and a portion of NW-21-50-20-W3M from UH – Urban Holdings District to R1 – Residential District.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw and map at the Village Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. as well as between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, excluding any statutory Holidays. Copies will be available to the public at a cost or by emailing villageofmervin@littleloon.ca and asking for a copy.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaws.

Council will also consider written comments received on or before March 6, 2020, by the undersigned at the Village office by hardcopy or email before the hearing. The village office is located at 9 Main Street, Mervin, SK, S0M 1Y0.

Issued by the Village of Mervin this 18th day of February 2020.

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NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

Resort Village of Cochin Public Notice is hereby given to the residents of Resort Village of Cochin regarding Council reviewing their Council procedures Bylaw.

TOWN OF BATTLEFORD

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS NEW GARBAGE COLLECTION BI-WEEKLY Pickup – Winter WEEKLY Pickup - Summer Starting March 3rd, 2020, the Town of Battleford is implementing bi-weekly garbage pickup for the winter months; and weekly garbage pickup for the summer months.

Please note that your collection day will remain the same (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).

Important notes: - Winter bi-weekly pickup will commence March 3rd to April 30th and November 9th to April 30th, 2021.

- Summer weekly pickup will commence May 4th to November 6th Christmas - pickup will include the week prior and the week of Christmas - This does not affect the weekly summer compost pickup.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Works Department at 306-937-6220.

Never miss your collection day!

Visit www.battleford.ca and/or Town Hall to receive a revised copy of the 2020 collection day schedule.

RM of Meeting Lake No. 466

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466 intends to alter proposed Bylaw No. 07/14 known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT The proposed amendment to the Zoning Bylaw will rezone a portion of land within LS3-35-48-12W3 from AR Agricultural Resource District to RR - Resort Residential District as shown within the bold outline on the sketch attached as Schedule “A”.

REASON The rezoning will be used to accommodate a new resort residential site along Meeting Lake Drive.

Schedule “A” Public Inspection: Any person may inspect the proposed alteration at RM Office, located at 1 Main Street, Mayfair SK. between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm on Monday to Thursday excluding statutory holidays.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on March 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm at the Council Chambers at RM office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed alteration to proposed Bylaw No. 07/14 Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at RM Office before the hearing.

Issued at the Mayfair this 20th day of February 2020, Janelle Lavallee Administrator

ASSESSMENT ROLLS

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL R.M. of Douglas No. 436

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Douglas No. 436 for the year 2020 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on the following days: Monday to Thursday, February 28th to March 29th, 2020.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $200.00 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Assessor, R.M. of Douglas No. 436, Box 964, Speers, SK S0M 2V0, by the 29th day of March, 2020.

Dated this 27th day of February, 2020.

Charles W. Linnell, Assessor.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

RESTAURANT/CAFE LEASE OPPORTUNITY RESORT VILLAGE OF COCHIN

(Home of the only lighthouse in Saskatchewan) The Resort Village café has recently come available for lease, the Café is located adjacent to Highway #4 in the Village. The Village is looking for a committed restauranteur who is interested in establishing a year-round community cafe which will service the Village and surrounding communities which include two other resort villages. The successful applicant will be operating the only Hwy #4 cafe between the Battlefords and Glaslyn with its heavy highway traffic to and from the north.

This is a rare opportunity to lease a property which is like new in a wonderful community on Jackfish and Murray Lakes.

Interested parties are invited to contact the village by email at: cochinadmin@sasktel.net or telephone at 1-306-386-2333 no later than March 5th, 2020.

Amber Loeppky Administrator LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES Head Office Box 5054, 2500 Victoria Avenue Regina, SK S4P 3M3 Canada

Liquor Permit Advertising Form Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997, Notice is hereby given that Glennda Ileft has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Special Use - Theatre Concert Other permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as She Nanigans at 792 108th St North Battleford SK, S9A 2A4.

Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number.

Frivolous, vexatious or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 REGINA SK S4P 3M3 Pursuant to Section 62 of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997 the above advertisement shall be published once each week for two successive weeks, in a newspaper published in the municipality in which the proposed outlet is or is to be situated, or if no newspaper is published in the area, then in a newspaper published in Saskatchewan and circulating in the area.

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TENDERS

RM of Mervin NO. 499 Having received instructions from the registered owner, the undersigned offers the following land situated in the RM of Mervin NO. 499 for sale by Tender:

NE 27-51-21 W3 Ext 0 NW 27-51-21 W3 Ext 1 NW 27-51-21 W3 Ext 2 The property includes the agricultural land, residence and outbuildings and all Surface Rights.

Tenders will be accepted for all three quarter sections combined. Tenders should include name, address, phone number and email address.

The Advance Poll will take place on: Election Day will take place on:

Deliver all offers in a sealed envelope marked “LAND TENDER –E4252R” to the undersigned on or before 3:00 PM on the 28th day of February 2020.

Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 10:00am to 4:00pm at 118 Main Street, Blaine Lake, SK (the RM Office)

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 from 9:00am to 8:00pm at 118 Main Street, Blaine Lake, SK (the RM Office)

I will declare the results of the voting at the Municipal Office on the 26th day of March, 2020.

Dated this 27th day of February 2020.

JENNIFER GUTKNECHT Returning Officer

TENDERS

FARM LAND FOR SALE – RM OF DOUGLAS The following land is offered for sale by tender: Parcel 1: NW Sec 30 Twp 44 Rge 13 W3 Extensions 1, 2 & 3 Approximately 62.821 hectares (155.24 acres) Includes 3 bedroom house 1,120 sq ft, natural gas heat, power, 2 vehicle attached garage, 2 water wells (not connected to house), wood Quonset, 2 barns, 5 metal grain bins and corrals Parcel 2: NE Sec 30 Twp 44 Rge 13 W3 Extension 0 Approximately 64.584 hectares (159.59 acres) Parcel 3: SW Sec 32 Twp 44 Rge 13 W3 Extension 7 Approximately 24.659 hectares (60.93 acres) not covered by lake

Parcel 4: SW Sec 30 Twp 44 Rge 13 W3 Extensions 1 & 2 Approximately 62.941 hectares (155.53 acres) Contact: Wendy at 306-445-5535 for further information.

Conditions: - For sale by tender subject to the reservations, exceptions and encumbrances contained on the existing certificates of titles.

- Property subject to a right of first refusal by Tenant.

- Rental agreement expires March 31, 2020.

- All offers to be in writing and accompanied by certified cheque in the amount of 10% of offer amount payable to Battle River Law in Trust. Cheques will be returned without interest if the offer is not accepted.

- Balance of the purchase price of the successful offer to be paid to the undersigned within 30 days of acceptance of offer or the deposit will be forfeited.

- Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

- Purchaser will be responsible for payment of any applicable GST. - Property sold as is. Bidders are assumed to rely solely on their own inspection of the land and the title.

All offers to be placed in a sealed envelope marked “Do Not Open – Jeff” to be delivered on or before 12:00 pm, March 2, 2020 to:

Balance of purchase price and GST to be paid within 30 days of acceptance or deposit forfeited. GST Registrants may file an undertaking.

Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

NORSASKLAW ATTN: RICHARD GIBBONS #1381A – 101st Street North Battleford, SK S9A 0Z9 Ph: (306) 445-7772 Fx: (306) 445-7722 Email: bookkeeper@norsasklaw.com LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER SW Sec 29 Twp 53 Rge 20 W 3 Extension 5 (the “Land”) The Land is located in the R.M. of Mervin No. 499. The directions to the land is as follows: from Lloydminster go north on Highway 17 for 23 km, turn east on Highway 3 and continue for 56 km; turn north on Highway 26 and continue for 4 km; turn east onto 1st Avenue / Highway 26 and continue for 4.1 km; turn east onto Highway 765 and continue for 15 km; then turn south and continue for 5.6 km. The Land is approximately 79.22 acres. A copy of the title and further details in regard to the Land can be obtained by contacting Ross A. Clements of CLEMENTS & SMITH at (780)875-7999.

TERMS OF TENDER: (1) Tenders in sealed envelopes marked “Tender” shall be accepted up to 4:00 p.m., February 28, 2020; (2) Tenders may be submitted by mail to CLEMENTS & SMITH, P.O. Box 440, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, S9V 0Y4, or delivered to CLEMENTS & SMITH at #103, 5004 - 18 Street, Lloydminster, Alberta; (3) 10% down payment to be enclosed with tender by bank draft or certified cheque payable to “Clements & Smith, in Trust”; (4) Decision on tenders to be made by March 3, 2020, at which time deposits of unsuccessful tenders to be returned by mail; (5) Possession and adjustments to be made as of March 20, 2020; (6) Upon acceptance of successful tender, deposit shall be forfeited if purchaser fails to complete purchase; (7) Highest or any tender need not be accepted; (8) Sale is subject to encumbrances presently registered against the title and (9) Sale is without representation or warranty in connection with permitted use or access.

Baldwin Friedman Cooper Spence Box 905 201 - 1291 - 102nd Street North Battleford, SK S9A 2Z3 306-445-6177 Attention: Jeff Baldwin

TENDERS

AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER

All tenders to be accompanied by a certified cheque for 3% of the tender price payable to “Norsasklaw Prof.

Corp. Trust” (refundable).

Councillor for Division 3

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Clements & Smith

Barristers & Solicitors Box 440, #103, 5004 – 18 Street, Lloydminster, AB, S9V 0Y4 Telephone: (780) 875-7999 Facsimile: (780) 875-1020

LAND FOR LEASE

BY TENDER The Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 has the following parcel of land for lease to existing R.M. of Eldon taxpayers: • NE 15-48-22-W3 • NW 15-48-22-W3 Tenders from existing R.M. of Eldon taxpayers shall be submitted in writing clearly stating the annual rental that is being tendered.

Tenders shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope clearly marked "Municipal Land Lease Tender". Tenders shall be received at the R.M. of Eldon No. 471 municipal office at Maidstone, SK no later than 1:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

The highest or any tender is not necessarily accepted.

The R.M. of Eldon No. 471 reserves the right to refuse and reject any and/or all tenders and may withhold any land from lease.

Note: Leaseholders are responsible for payment of the property taxes and for negotiating and making settlement with the previous lease holder for any fences and improvements.

For further information please contact: Ken E. Reiter, Administrator Phone: (306) 893-2391 R.M. of Eldon No. 471 Fax: (306) 893-4644 PO Box 130 Email: rm471@sasktel.net Maidstone, SK S0M 1M0

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER NW Sec 32 Twp 53 Rge 20 W 3 Extension 0 (the "Land") The Land is located in the R.M. of Mervin No. 499. The directions to the land is as follows: from Lloydminster go north on Highway 17 for 23 km, turn east on Highway 3 and continue for 56 km; turn north on Highway 26 and continue for 4 km; turn east onto 1st Avenue / Highway 26 and continue for 4.1 km; turn east onto Highway 765 and continue for 15 km; then turn south and continue for 3.6 km. The Land is approximately 158.63 acres, of which approximately 140 acres are cultivated and 16 acres are wetlands. The sale is subject to a Farm Tenancy Agreement in connection with the Land which terminates on December 31, 2020. The Farm Tenancy Agreement for 2020 pays annual revenue of $5,325.00. A copy of the title and further details in regard to the Land can be obtained by contacting Ross A. Clements of CLEMENTS & SMITH at (780) 875-7999.

TERMS OF TENDER: (1) Tenders in sealed envelopes marked "Tender" shall be accepted up to 4:00 p.m., February 28, 2020; (2) Tenders may be submitted by mail to CLEMENTS & SMITH, P.O. Box 440, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, S9V 0Y4, or delivered to CLEMENTS & SMITH at #103, 5004 - 18 Street, Lloydminster, Alberta; (3) 10% down payment to be enclosed with tender by bank draft or certified cheque payable to "Clements & Smith, in Trust"; (4) Decision on tenders to be made by March 3, 2020, at which time deposits of unsuccessful tenders to be returned by mail; (5) Possession and adjustments to be made as of March 20, 2020; (6) Upon acceptance of successful tender, deposit shall be forfeited if purchaser fails to complete purchase; (7) Highest or any tender need not be accepted; (8) Sale is subject to encumbrances presently registered against the title: and (9) Sale is without representation or warranty in connection with permitted use or access.

Clements & Smith Barristers & Solicitors Box 440 • #103, 5004 – 18 Street, Lloydminster, AB • S9V 0Y4 Telephone: (780) 875-7999 • Facsimilie: (780) 875-1020

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TENDERS

TENDERS

R.M. OF MAYFIELD NO. 406

SE 11-42-14 W3 (159.58 acres)

Conditions are as follows: 1. Highest or any tender is not necessarily accepted.

2. SEALED TENDERS marked “Do Not Open: Property -Prescesky” must be in writing and accompanied by certified payment or bank draft payable to Battle River Law Office in trust for 10% of the purchase price.

3. Tender must be received at the address below no later than 2:00pm on Friday, February 28, 2020.

4. Successful tender must enter into a Sale Agreement with Vendor by March 13, 2020. Successful tender is responsible to pay their own legal fees and any land title fees to transfer the Land.

5. Successful tender shall pay purchase price, plus GST (if applicable), by March 28, 2020.

6. Property taxes for 2020 payable by Purchaser.

The R.M. of Redberry No. 435 is offering for Sale by Tender:

SPACE FOR RENT - 1,500 sq. ft.

Block A, Plan 101547930 Ext 54 Property Commonly referred to as Redberry Store Property

Tenders should be in a sealed envelope marked “Offer for Tender – Redberry” or by Email - please put in the Subject Matter in Email - Offer for Tender - Redberry

2202 - 100th Street North Battleford Next to A & W

Tenders to be returned no later than 4:00 P.M., Thursday, April 9, 2020 to the Auditors of the R.M. of Redberry No. 435 at;

Call: 306-481-6579 OR 306-397-1212

Grant Thornton c/o Vanessa Wu 130 Robin Crescent, Unit #4 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7L 6M7 Or email to Vanessa.Wu@ca.gt.com

For viewing contact: Danny Prescesky at (306) 441-7610 Prospective bidders are assumed to have inspected the Land.

Bidders must be at least 18 years of age.

Returning Address: BATTLE RIVER LAW OFFICE 201, 1291 - 102nd Street (Box 905) North Battleford, SK, S9A 2Z3 Phone: (306) 445-6177 Attention: Aaron Friedman

SPACE FOR LEASE

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF REDBERRY NO. 435 FOR SALE BY TENDER

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER Land Description:

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Payment will be required within thirty days of notice of successful bid. Tenders will be presented to Council on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

MENTAL HEALTH WORKER REQUIRED

Qualifications: • Continuing Care Aid certificate or other equivalent education and/or experience • Working knowledge regarding confidentiality as it applies to a health care setting • A basic knowledge regarding mental health & addictions • Ability to work effectively with community resources and personnel • Competent in problem solving and decision making skills • Must be computer proficient • First aid and violence prevention training an asset To apply, please submit your resume with a cover letter, along with all of your certificates.

Wage commensurate with knowledge and experience. Deadline for applications is March 13, 2020 Apply in person, fax or email to: EDWARDS SOCIETY INC. 11301 Clark Drive • North Battleford, Sk. S9A 3P4 Fax: 306-445-0334 Email: wendy.esi@sasktel.net

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Edwards Society Inc. is a community organization providing residential services to persons with long term mental illness through a group home, supported living and semi independent living programs.

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The Rural Municipality of Redberry No. 435 is accepting applications for a qualified

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Start date would preferably be Around Mid - April, 2020, however there may be some flexibility in the Start Date.

Redberry Lake Regional Park is accepting applications for the following position:

MAINTENANCE: 40 hour weeks: 8 hour days from May 1st to Sept. 30th. Must have valid driver's license; be able to work well with others; be able to work weekends. List expected salary.

This position you must provide a "Criminal Check" before being hired.

Submit resume by March 15, 2020

Send to email: redberrylakepark@xplornet.com or by mail to Box 250 Hafford, SK S0J 1A0.

For more information call Bernedette Harach 639-317-4346

The Administrator will be responsible to council for all operations of the municipality in accordance with policies established by council and the Municipalities Act and Regulations. Applicants shall possess excellent communication, critical thinking, public relations and time management skills and be able to work under strict timelines. The position requires minimum “Class C” certificate. Experience with Munisoft software is an asset. The office is located at Hafford, Saskatchewan with accommodations available in the community.

The R.M. offers a competitive salary and provides SARM benefits package. The salary range is dependent upon experience and qualifications of the successful applicant.

Interested candidates please submit a detailed resume including qualifications, past and present work experience, salary expectations and three work related references.

A current criminal records check must accompany your application. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

R.M. of Redberry No. 435 rm435@sasktel.net Box 160 Hafford, Sask S0J 1A0 Phone: 306-549-2333 or Fax: 306-549-2435

R.M. OF ROUND HILL NO. 467

Skills And Abilities Essential Skills – Oral communication – Working with others – Decision making – Critical thinking – Job task planning and organizing – Continuous learning Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

– Driver’s licence Work Setting – Municipal government Employment is to begin as soon as possible.

The RM of Round Hill offers a competitive wage, a comprehensive benefits package and the MEPP (Municipal Employees Pension Plan).

Applicants are invited to submit a resume including job-related safety courses and certificates achieved to: RM of Round Hill No. 467 Box 9 Rabbit Lake, SK S0M 2L0 Fax: (306) 824-2150 Email: rm467@sasktel.net Application Deadline: March 12 , 2020 by 4:00 pm th

Current drivers abstract and references will be required for those selected for an interview.

The RM Council appreciates all applications but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Qualifications must include the possession of a valid driver’s license and knowledge of equipment operation and service. Knowledge of motor grader operation and road maintenance would be an asset.

The R.M. of Parkdale offers competitive wages and a benefits package.

Please submit applications stating experience, qualifications, and two references to: R.M. of Parkdale No. 498 Box 310 Glaslyn, SK S0M 0Y0 rm498@sasktel.net Fax: 306-342-4442 The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

The R.M. of Parkdale thanks all applicants for their interest in the position, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

TO BOOK CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CALL 306-445-7261

Saturday March 7, 2020

Poetry Club, at the North Battleford Library. Come share your poetry with the group in a safe space. Ages 13+

The Rural Municipality of Round Hill No. 467 is seeking to fill one Full-Time Position as an Operating Foreman for Road Maintenance.

Duties may include but not limited to: – Responsible to ensure that all roads are bladed on a priority basis, in a professional and safe manner – To be a working Foreman and equipment operator when necessary – Responsible for oversight of maintenance and repairs of equipment – Tracking inventory

Job duties include but are not limited to the operation of a motor grader for the maintenance and repair of roads, as required by road conditions and directed by the Council of the R.M. of Parkdale. As well as the regular service and maintenance of equipment as qualified and required.

COMING EVENTS

OPERATING FOREMAN FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

The successful candidate will meet the following criteria: – Have knowledge of operating and servicing various equipment as required for the position such as tractor/mower, grader etc.

– Class 5 Drivers License – Have working knowledge of grading techniques and road maintenance – Have good organizational, communication and record keeping skills – 25 yrs of related experience preferred.

The Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 is presently accepting applications for the position of Seasonal Equipment Operator.

The position is for full time seasonal employment commencing April 1, 2020 or as negotiated.

Saturday March 7, 2020

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Alcoholics Anonymous

Please call our 24 hour at 1-877-341-3322 for support or information.

Al-anon Family Groups

If someone’s drinking troubles, attending Al-Anon Family Group provides understanding and support. Meetings Monday at 7:00 PM and Friday at 10:00 AM at the Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 15th Ave. & 108th Street. Contacts 306-937-7765, 306-937-7289 or 306-441-9324.

Mondays & Thursdays

North Battleford Table Tennis. September - May 28. Mondays & Thursdays from 7:00PM - 9:00PM 1371-103rd Street - use back parking lot doors off 102nd - behind the library. Youth, Adults & Seniors - All skill levels. Contact us for more information or drop in! tabletennisnb@gmail.com.

Thursdays

Peer to Peer Support Group for Mental Health meets Thursday mornings @ 9:30 am at 1602 103rd Street in North. We welcome you to join us as we work towards recovery, and support one another.You will be warmly welcomed by all.

Saturday February 29, 2020

English Conversation Circle for newcomers to Canada. - Focus of this session is on improving pronunciation - Also, discuss our community and culture and meet new friends At North Battleford Library (1392 101st Street, North Battleford, SK) Come to one or more classes Family friendly; all are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities English Conversation Circles are facilitated

by North West College in partnership with the Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre, the North Battleford Library, the Government of Saskatchewan as well as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Monday March 2, 2020

Musical Monday. At the North Battleford Library. Bring your toddlers and preschoolers to the auditorium for some fun music and movement. Note: The main library is closed during this time.

We are only open for this event.

Monday March 2, 2020

Sharing Griefs Journey.A support group for those struggling with the loss of a loved one. Starting at 7:00PM For more information call: Sue 306-441-5441, Denise 306-441-3338.

Tuesday March 3, 2020

Tuesday Trivia. Come to the North Battleford library for a fun night of trivia! Teams of 2-4 must register beforehand by calling the library at 306-445-3206. Prizes to be won.

Tuesday March 3, 2020

Glorying In The Cross:Tuesdays - March 3 to April 7 from 12:00 noon to 12:55PM. The Cross in the law (Hebrews 9:12) Rodney Cox, Living Faith Chapel. All Lunches Are At St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall 1302-99th Street, North Battleford, SK. Everyone Welcome.

English Conversation Circle for newcomers to Canada. - Focus of this session is on improving pronunciation - Also, discuss our community and culture and meet new friends At North Battleford Library (1392 101st Street, North Battleford, SK) Come to one or more classes Family friendly; all are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities English Conversation Circles are facilitated

by North West College in partnership with the Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre, the North Battleford Library, the Government of Saskatchewan as well as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Sunday March 8, 2020

St. Vital Family Perogy Supper. At the St.Vital Center Battleford, SK. 5:00PM Gathering and Fellowship, 6:00PM Supper. Admission by advance tickets only! Tickets available at: st.Vital Parish Office 306-937-7340 Marilyn O’Driscoll - 306-397-3998 or 306-480-7010 (Leave a message if not in) Sold in the Church entrance before and after Mass. Take out orders Call, 306-9373998 or 306-480-7010 Marilyn O’Driscoll Or 306-397-7340 - Parish Office. (If not answer at these numbers please leave a message) Orders must be places

by Thursday, March 5, 2020.

Monday March 10, 2020

Glorying In The Cross.Tuesdays - March 3 to April 7 from 12:00 noon to 12:55PM The Cross in the Prophets (Luke 24:25-26) Jan Cooke, Four Square, Battleford. All Lunches Are At St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall 1302-99th Street, North Battleford, SK. Everyone Welcome!

Tuesday March 11, 2020

Dungeons & Dragons, at the North Battleford Library. Enjoy storytelling and laughter in these fun interactive games. There will be pre made characters or you can bring your own characters. For newcomers and experienced players. Ages 15+

Wednesday March 12, 2020

Salsa Dancing Lessons. Upsatirs at the North Battleford Legion 1352-100th street. Dress for comfort. For beginner and experienced dancers. Bring a partner, crew or come solo. All genders welcome. CASH bar only. Come out, learn a new skill, get moving and have fun; Our BSSC salsa classes are a blast!!

Follow us on BSSC Battlefords’ Salsa Social Club on Facebook for upcoming events! For more information, contact Megan Hewison at (306)481-4538.

Saturday March 14, 2020

Steak Night in support of the 43 Air Cadets. Steak, baked potato, mushrooms, 2 salads, garlic toast. email or text to reserve your meal: anettap@skacl.ca 780-872-2010

Saturday March 14, 2020

English Conversation Circle for newcomers to Canada. - Focus of this session is on improving pronunciation - Also, discuss our community and culture and meet new friends At North Battleford Library (1392 101st Street, North Battleford, SK) Come to one or more classes Family friendly; all are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities English Conversation Circles are facilitated

by North West College in partnership with the Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre, the North Battleford Library, the Government of Saskatchewan as well as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Saturday March 14, 2020

St. Patrick’s Day Bake sale.Will be held Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the Co-op Territoarial Mall. Starting at 9:30 AM Delicious home backing.

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COMING EVENTS

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for the Board of Directors for the Turtleford Credit Union Limited The Turtleford Credit Union is seeking eligible members who may be interested in running for vacant positions on our Board of Directors.

The responsibilities of a director include regular monthly meetings, policy development, reviewing operations, and future planning.

Visit our website

A nomination kit may be picked up at the credit union, or for more information you may contact Ian Heggstrom, General Manager at (306) 845-2105, or one of the Nominating Committee Members: Bruce Meikle (306) 845-7663, Larry Macnab (306) 845-7661, or Rob Bannerman (306) 845-7790.

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Completed nomination kits must be submitted to the credit union before close of business (4 pm) on Friday, March 13, 2020.

Annual General Meeting is March 30, 2020 in Turtleford.

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Coroner raises public safety concern over street drugs Submitted The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is urging the public to be aware of the danger of illicit or street drugs following two deaths in Regina.

The deaths remain under investigation by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service and Regina Police.

However, preliminary toxicology indicates lethal levels of fentanyl and methamphetamine.

“We know that this can be a fatal combination and that anyone who uses street drugs is at risk of an overdose,” Chief Coroner Clive Weighill said.

The Regina Police Service says it is aware of 67 instances of non-fatal drug overdoses in Regina since January 1, 2020, in addition to the two deaths cur-

rently under investigation.

Saskatchewan residents who are at risk of an opioid overdose or those who might witness an opioid overdose, such as friends and family of people who use opioids, are eligible for a free Take Home Naloxone kit and training on how to use it.

People can find a Take Home Naloxone program near them by visiting www.saskatchewan.ca/opioids or calling HealthLine 811. Naloxone reverses the effects of an opioid overdose temporarily, restoring breathing in a few minutes.

It’s important to note that Naloxone treatment itself does not replace the need to seek immediate medical attention. Call 911 immediately if you suspect an overdose.

Two fatal snowmobile crashes within 28 hours over weekend Submitted Over the weekend, Saskatchewan RCMP responded to two fatal snowmobile incidents.

At 8:55 p.m. on Feb. 21, Outlook RCMP responded to a report of a single snowmobile collision in the RM of Fertile Valley.

A 44-year-old male was pronounced deceased on scene by EMS. At 12:40 a.m. on Feb. 23, Rose Valley RCMP responded to a report of a single snowmobile collision two miles east of Archerwill on a snowmobile trail. A 33-year-old male was pronounced deceased

at the scene by EMS. Both investigations are ongoing and at this preliminary stage, investigators believe alcohol may be a factor.

The recent mild weather means more people are out using their snowmobiles.

Considering two fatal snowmobile incidents occurred within a very short period of time over the weekend, Saskatchewan RCMP remind the public about safety involving snowmobiles. Always remember to obey all trail signs and speed limits, wear proper snowmobile attire including a helmet and never ride impaired.

Sundays

North Battleford Girl Guides at Holy Family School, 9201 - 19th Ave., North Battleford at 1:00 p.m. We meet once or twice a month from September to May, 2019.

1st Sunday of the Month

Jam Session from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Pioneer Hall, South Railway from October to May 2019. For more information call 306445-5036.

4th Sunday of the Month

Musical Jam Session at the Medstead Hall at 2:00 p.m. Musicians, singers, entertainers, & listeners. All ages are welcome. Bring along your instruments, and dancing shoes and have a great time! Please bring lunch, 50/50 tickets. Free admission. Sponsored by: Medstead Leisure Life Club.

Wednesdays

T.A.G. - What is TAG Toddler Activity Group? It’s a free drop in group where parents will learn fun ways to interact with their child through play, games, songs, finger plays and story time for ages 14 months - 3 years from 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. at the Don Ross Gym, 891 - 99th Street, North Battleford. For more information contact Sherry at 306-480-9426, text or call.

Wednesdays

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

2nd Wednesday of the Month

4th Sunday of the Month

Battlefords Wildlife Federation, Meeting at the Wildlife Federation Building at 7:00 p.m. New members welcome. No meetings during July and August.

Mondays

The Alzheimers Support Group is held at the CalebVillage every month except July and August. Phone 306-937-7232 for information.

Turtleford Baptist Church Gospel Music Night. Last Sunday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Come and participate...Sing, Play, Humm. Everyone welcome.

The Rotary Club of the Battlefords meets at The Blend at 12:00 noon.

New members/guest welcome. For more information call 306-937-7128 or 306-441-6636.

2nd Wednesday of the Month 3rd Wednesday of the Month

BUH Retirees meet at the North end A&W at 11:30 am 2nd Monday of the month unless a holiday then moves to 3rd Monday.

Cancer Survivor Support Group at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. It is a self help group for people with Cancer and their family and friends. For further information call Pat Gotto at 306-445-5891. All are welcome.

Parkinsons Support Group at the Historic Lions Club House, 162 - 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. For more info phone 306937-2987.

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

2nd Monday of the Month 2nd Monday of the Month

2nd Monday of the Month

Cancer Survivor Support Group - A self-help group for people with cancer, their families and friends meet at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. The strength of one is the strength of all. All are welcome. For further information call Myrna 306-445-2328 or Ken 306-481-4137.

3rd Wednesday of the Month

Thursdays

Peer To Peer Support Group meets Wednesday evenings 7:00 p.m., Thursday mornings at The Mental Heal Association, 1602- 103 Street, North Battleford at 9:30 a.m. A very warm welcoming group.

Thursdays

Mondays & Wednesdays

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

Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays

Radisson TOPS SK5243 meeting at 10:00 a.m. in the Radisson Town Office.

Tuesdays

The Battlefords Photography Club meets at the Don Ross Room 108 Exterior entrance 4 at 7:00 pm. Meetings run from September to June. For more information please phone Heather at 306843-1807.

In Motion exercises in the Borden Senior’s Room at 10:00 a.m. No charge & everyone is welcome.

ActiveWalking, Health Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Stretch & tone portion at 10:00 a.m.

The Knitting/Needlework Group drop-in Tuesdays from 4:00 - 8:00 pm at the Marcelin Wapiti Public Libary.

Tuesdays

Regular Bridge Lessons starting at 10:30 a.m. playing Bridge to follow.

Call Margaret at 306-445-7615.

Tuesdays

Knit & Natter meet at Porta Bella Restaurant, 2491- 99th Street, North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. No membership requirements. Bring your own project or join in a group project knitting for charity, yarn supplied.All skill levels and ages welcome. PhoneVistara at 306-317-9434 for more information.

Tuesdays

Every Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., four different churches alternate for a service and lunch at the Borden Care Home.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Art Club meets at the Don Ross Centre Art Room. Call or text 306-441-6453 for more information.

Tuesdays

TOPS - Take off Pounds Sensibly Meeting at the Living Faith Chapel, 103rd Street & 14th Avenue entrance.Weigh in from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Meeting 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Phone Irene Lascelle at 306-445-4625.

Tuesdays

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

Tuesdays

Thursdays

2nd Thursday of the Month

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Midwest Food Resources - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month order $10 or $15 fresh food boxes featuring local produce. To order call or text us at 306-446-2684. Pick up on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10202 - 11th Avenue between 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Follow us on Facebook.

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Battlefords Cowboy Church at Battleford Legion Hall, 22nd Street Battleford at 7:00 p.m. Open to all religions. Everyone welcome.

1st Friday of the Month

The Rivers Edge Quilt Guild meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Craft Room of the Don Ross Centre from September to May. Beginners and experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call Leslie at 306-9377471 or Bonnie at 306-480-7797.

Fridays

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

2nd & 4th Saturday of the Month

Storytime & Craft on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at the Marcelin Wapiti Public Library, 100-1st Ave., Marcelin.

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

Tuesdays & Thursdays Circle of Learning at the Battlefords Family Health Centre, 1192 101st Street from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Call Sherry at 306-937-6842.

Last Tuesday of the Month

Support group for families, friends and caregivers of persons with mental illness at Canadian Mental Health Association - Battleford Branch (CMHA), 1602 - 103rd St., North Battleford. For more info phone Jane at 306-446-7177.

Wednesdays

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

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Happy personal associations with the past, or not Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, claims he doesn’t have even one sentimental bone in his body. He said this when he heard that we went to see the off-Broadway musical called “Forever Plaid.”

This musical pays homage to the music of the 1950s and 1960s. Ed told me that he was just born in 1960, so the music of the 1950s was before his time.

He doubted that he would recognize any songs from the 50s.

I said to Ed, “Have you ever heard of such songs as, ‘Three Coins in a Fountain,’ ‘16 Tons,’ or ‘Love is a ManySplendored Thing?’ Ed said that he had heard of

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca these songs, but he liked much better songs such as, ‘You Ain’t Nothing, But A Hound Dog.’ Every decade has its hits and misses with songs and performers. Ed is undoubtedly right that Elvis Presley was starting his ascent to becoming the King of Rock and Roll in the 50s

and 60s.

Some of us old folks can look back to the 50s and 60s with sentimental feelings, or feelings of relief that those years are long gone and good riddance. I remember being in college in the 60s, feeling like a great hayseed in the city. Doing

chores at the barn, milking cows by hand and feeding pigs were not skills needed in the city or at college.

Some look back and talk about the best years of their lives as being behind him. I have always felt my best years are before me.

Then again, I have been wrong once or twice in my life.

I wonder if sometimes our worst years are our best years. Happy associations with the past may not refresh or remind us of the whole picture of our yesterdays. When we are children, teens, and young adults, we talk, think, and act like a child, teen, and young adult. Our good and bad experiences are part of

becoming an adult. Do we tend to glorify the pleasant memoirs and forget that some adverse events of our past may have taught us more than we realize?

I have often put far too much emphasis on the present and past, missing the Christian perspective concerning my future as a believer in Jesus Christ.

We have the written word of God about our future, which says, “No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.” An old joke confirms the truth that we all want to get to heaven, but we do not want to die to get there.

Our present and future

as Christians are positive and more than promising.

God has given us redemption, the forgiveness of sins through Christ’s shed blood, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.

The Bible says, “God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s (mankind’s) sins against them.”

(2 Cor. 5:19) It also says that God gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Jesus is the only way, truth, and life leading to God the Father in heaven.

I trust eternal life with God in heaven will be perfect without death, pain, or tears.

Worship Together Spend some quality family time together. Worship at the church of your choice.

Our community has a number of churches and a variety of denominations for you & your family.

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

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

306-446-1695

PASTOR: Rev. Phinh Do

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

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

ANGLICAN PARISH

306-445-5901

St. George’s Anglican Church - 9:30 a.m.

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon

Reverend George Yando Sunday Services 10:30 AM Everyone Welcome

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

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

1302 - 99th Street, North Battleford, SK

Hope Mennonite Fellowship

Battlefords Grace Community Church

1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

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

Pastor: Bill Hall

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

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

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Church Phone 306-445-4181

Everyone Welcome

Living Water Ministry

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

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

DIVINE LITURGY Sundays at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138

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 Service - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171

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

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

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR - Rick Martin

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

LIVING FAITH CHAPEL

1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath

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

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

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

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

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

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

Pastor James Kwon

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

Phone 306-445-9096

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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Know Your Business 2020

Let’s Face It!

GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL BATTLEFORDS BUSINESS COMMUNITY & HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN! Complete one group of photos. (Each group entered is one entry into the draw)

2 entries per person are allowed

How do you Win: On March 5th in the Regional News-Optimist there will be pictures of local business people.

On March 5th look for the matching advertisement from the businesses.

The coded number will be in that advertisement. See example below.

Your challenge...visit the participating businesses and match the face to their name.

All entries must be completely filled with name, business and the coded number from the advertisement.

Completed entries must be received at the office of Battlefords Publishing 892 - 104th Street, North Battleford, no later than 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 All entries will be judged for ACCURACY OF EACH ENTRY. All correct entries will be placed in a draw drum, a winner will be drawn and contacted by phone. Judges’ decisions will be final.

The correct answers will be published in the Thursday, March 19th Edition of the Regional News-Optimist.

The winner will be announced when the judging has been completed.

This contest is open to all readers except employees of Battlefords Publishing and their immediate families.

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