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Seven of the eight suspects in the Tiki Laverdiere murder case were in North Battleford Provincial Court Friday of last week.

It turned out to be the most significant day yet in the case as preliminary hearing dates have been set for three of the suspects.

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by Queen’s Bench judge and jury on first-degree murder, kidnapping and interference with a human body charges, all connected to the May 1 death of Laverdiere. His preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin June 9, and will run for three weeks in North Battleford Provincial Court in courtroom 2. A case management meeting is scheduled of March 2 at 8:45 a.m. in courtroom 2. Sangster is remanded until then.

Soaring Eagle Whitstone also appeared by video and is also scheduled for preliminary hearings for her charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and interference with a human body. It has been scheduled for the first three weeks of November, beginning Nov. 2 in provincial court. Case management has been scheduled for Aug. 17 at 8:45 a.m. in provincial court.

On two other charges stemming from 2018, Whitstone entered guilty pleas in provincial court.

Both were breach of probation charges. The Crown and defence made a joint submission for a sentence of 45 days. Counting to-

wards that sentence will be the 30 days Whitstone has already served in reASHER mand, credited at 1.5 to one.

Danita Thomas also appeared by video and her preliminary hearing has ASHER been scheduled for Nov. 30 for her counts of firstdegree murder, kidnapping and interference with a human body. Like the others, this would run for three weeks through the week of Dec. 14.

The preliminary hearing dates are being scheduled seperately for those three individuals. According to Crown prosecutor Chris Browne in speaking to reporters, “the intention of the Crown is to call the individuals against each other. Its our position they provided statements and we wish to use those statements against all individuals.”

Depending on the evidence presented at the Sangster preliminary hearing, it is possible the Ministry of Justice could seek a directed indictment of the other individuals.

Browne said the justice minister would need to sign off on that, but no decision has been made to this point.

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Thieves target rural areas Staff

RCMP are reporting multiple break and enters on Friday, Jan. 17 in Blaine Lake, Leask, Hafford, Shell Lake and Rabbit Lake.

Break and enters have been reported at Shell Lake general store, Shell

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Brent Checkosis to be sentenced Feb. 10 Continued from Front Three others facing charges also had their matters appear in provincial court Friday.

Brent Checkosis has already pled guilty in Queen’s Bench court to accessory to murder and will be sentenced Feb. 10. His court appearance in North Battleford Friday was related to other provincial court charges and that has been adjourned to Feb. 21.

Nikita Cook has already been committed to stand trial for first-degree

murder in Queen’s Bench court. Her matters are due back in provincial court Feb. 21.

Nicole Cook, who also is charged with firstdegree murder, had been scheduled to appear by video from Edmonton but her appearance was waived due to problems with arranging video from the cells. Her matters have been adjourned by consent to Friday, Feb. 21.

The other Laverdiere accused to appear by video was Mavis Takakenew, who faces one count of ac-

cessory to murder.

Her lawyer, Lisa Watson, appeared by phone with instructions to consent to Takakenew’s committal to Queen’s Bench court. Takakenew’s matters are due to come up in Queen’s Bench court Jan. 24 for pretrial. She is remanded in custody.

In total, seven of the eight charged had their matters in provincial court Friday. The only one who didn’t was Shayla Orthner, charged with first-degree murder, whose next scheduled court date is Jan. 31.

Officer assaulted, weapons, and firearms siezed Staff

A rampaging SUV driver threatened an RCMP officer during an incident at a Makwa gas station Saturday, Jan. 18.

According to Loon Lake RCMP, a lone officer responded to a report of a suspicious man driving a grey SUV in a farmyard in the Pierceland detachment area.

An officer from the Loon Lake Detachment located a vehicle that matched the description of the SUV on Highway 26, north of Loon Lake. The officer attempted to stop the SUV, but it accelerated away in response. The vehicle and the man were seen at a gas station in Makwa a short while later.

The officer pulled in behind and arrested the male driver from the SUV. Police say that while the officer was escorting the handcuffed man to the police truck, a female passenger struck the officer from behind. The officer took the man to the ground to keep control of him.

Meanwhile, the woman ran back to the SUV and armed herself with a machete.

Police say she entered the driver’s side of the vehicle and accelerated at the officer who was still on the ground. The officer was able to move himself and the man to safety. The woman then tried to turn around and accelerate at the officer again before losing control and colliding with the side of the gas station, causing significant damage.

RCMP report the officer was able to arrest both

An SUV used to threaten a Loon Lake RCMP officer eventually rammed the side of a gas station in Makwa Saturday. The officer was not injured and two people were arrested at the scene.

A search of the crashed SUV turned up a wide assortment of weapons, ammunition and tools associated with crime. Photos submitted

individuals without injury.

The officer was uninjured.

Officers from the Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team, nearby detachments and EMS were called in to

assist.

A subsequent search of the SUV resulted in the seizure of bolt cutters, multiple knives, a machete, six rifles, three semi-automatic handguns with five loaded magazines, bags of ammunition, a revolver, a black ski mask and leather gloves.

The man and woman have been identified as Stephane Joseph Leclerc, 50, and Jolene Nicole Sinclair, 35. Both have been charged with multiple offenses and were remanded to appear in court in Meadow Lake Monday, Jan. 20.

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Final crime stats for 2019 in B’ford hold steady

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Overall crime numbers in the town of Battleford held steady in 2019 compared to the previous year.

Insp. Tom Beck appeared before Battleford council at Monday’s council meeting to provide the fourth-quarter numbers for Battlefords RCMP Detachment. Those included specific numbers for the town of Battleford.

For 2019, overall calls for service in Battleford were almost identical to the year before, with 1,234 calls. That is just 10 below the number reported for 2018.

Crime numbers for the year saw a few declines, but also some troubling increases. The most significant increases identified

by Beck were in break and enters.

In 2019 there were 11 business break and enters (up four from 2018), 28 residential break and enters (up 14) and six other break

and enters (down from 12).

There were also increases in person offences from 94 to 121 and in criminal code offences from 101 to 141.

Categories that saw declines include property offences (down 10 to 304), drug offences (down from 16 to five), impaired operation of a motor vehicle offences (down from 25 to 20), liquor related offences (from 18 to 14) and municipal bylaws (14 to 11).

When counting the entire detachment area, including North Battleford and the rural areas, calls for service were up for the year to 22,881 from 20,348. Overall in yearto-date numbers, person offences in the detachment were down from 1,772 to 1,664, residential break and enters up from 280 to 318, business break and enters down from 94 to 85, property offences down from 4,332 to 3,979, drug offences down from 240 to 150, criminal code offences up from 2,815 to 3,037

and impaired operation up from 413 to 437. Provincial traffic offences were up from 2,606 to 5,113.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, the town of Battleford accounted for five per cent of calls for service in the detachment while North Battleford accounted for 64 per cent.

Crime Reduction Initiatives

Beck also spoke of some of the initiatives the RCMP has going in the detachment to address the crime situation.

One is the pro-active enforcement and prolific offender enforcement. These initiatives include highvisibility patrols, tracking of chronic offenders and dealing with gang-related crimes and execution of outstanding warrants.

According to his report, a reallocation of existing resources took place with the creation of a team dedicated to monitoring gangs and chronic offenders. This consists of four

Insp. Tom Beck appeared before Mayor Ames Leslie and Chief Administartive Officer John Enns-Wind at Monday’s town council meeting in Battleford. Photo

by John Cairns

uniformed officers whose focus includes warrant apprehension, curfew checks and intelligence gathering.

It’s a pilot project, Beck said, and they have been successful in dealing with gang and other crimes.

“I’m hoping to see a bit of a decline in regards to that,” Beck said.

The stats for the fourth quarter showed the team arrested 81 individuals resulting in 47 provincial, 94 Criminal Code and 4 Controlled Drug and Substances Act charges. Team members also seized six ounces

of crack, four ounces of cocaine and two firearms.

Search warrants were also executed in three residences in North Battleford and Battleford, where charges were laid and drugs and firearms recovered.

Beck also reported the Battlefords detachment is now fully staffed.

“It is a change right across the board,” said Beck, noting vacancy rates are low nationally at around two to three per cent.

Overall, the crime rate

in the town “is staying pretty much at pat right now,” said Beck.

Councillors did not seem surprised by the numbers presented. Mayor Ames Leslie was happy to see the declines reported in a number of categories, calling it a “sign that things are going the right way.”

He was encouraged to see a 20 per cent decrease in impaired operation of a motor vehicle numbers, saying “hopefully that 20 per cent decrease in people choosing not to drink and drive.”

Fire departments respond to 88 calls in 2019

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The fire numbers are in for 2019 in the town of Battleford.

The annual fire report was presented at Monday’s meeting of Battleford town council by Fire Chief Larry Gabruch. The total fire response in 2019 was 88, which included 55 for Battleford Fire Department and 33 for the RM of Battle River Fire Protection Service.

Collectively, those represent the lowest calls for service since 2014, when

there were 75 responses.

It is down from 2018 numbers, which were the highest of the past 10 years, with 86 calls for Battleford Fire Department and 44 for RM of Battle River.

Fire numbers were presented for a 10-year period going back to 2009. Of the 55 Battleford calls in 2019, 23 were false alarms. The others included nine vehicle accident responses, seven carbon monoxide calls and five residential dwelling responses. There were four sharps pickups in 2019.

The vast majority of

Fire Chief Larry Gabruch presents the annual fire report to Mayor Ames Leslie and Battleford town council Monday. Photo by John Cairns

carbon monoxide calls, said Gabruch, were due to

improper maintenance of the detectors. He reminds

the public plug-in detectors have only a five-year life, after which the sensitivity starts to fail. He also recommends changing the battery once a year.

The estimated structural fire loss in 2019 was $30,000, well down from the $500,000 in 2018.

In RM of Battle River there was only one false alarm, but 11 vehicle accidents, eight grass fires and six vehicle fires in 2019.

There were a couple of STARS air ambulance landings in the RM last year as well.

Gabruch described

2019 as a “relatively benign year, which is a good thing in the business that we’re in.”

None of the trends or analytics caused any concern, he said, and the increases seen over the 10-year period were attributable to the growth of the general population.

The most important statistic to report, said Gabruch was that there was no fire or vehicle fatalities in Battleford in 2019. The one negative from Battle River, he noted was the loss of life from one vehicle fatality.

City to hold a State of the City Address March 2

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Change is coming for those interested in hearing the mayor’s annual state of the city address.

In a news release from City Hall, it was announced the city has partnered with The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords to host what

will be the first ever State of the City Address.

The event will be a departure from the previous joint state of the city/town addresses featuring the mayors of North Battleford and Battleford, organized by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

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The format calls for Mayor Ryan Bater to provide the 2020 state of the city address highlighting achievements of the past year and issues of importance to residents and businesses in the city. Tracey Reimer, manager of The Lighthouse, will provide

opening remarks.

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City Manager Randy Patrick said the new state of the city event has been in the planning for at least a couple of months.

“It’s the same type of thing that used to be done at the chamber, but it’s also a fundraiser for The Lighthouse,” said Patrick.

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It’s been more than a year since I spent any serious time in the News-Optimist newsroom. I’m filling in for a couple weeks while Jayne Foster takes some wellearned time off. I’m rusty, so bear with me if you spot more mistakes than usual.

It’s a maxim in the newsroom that Page 4 will eventually fall into place on its own, with timely and provocative commentary arriving via email. It is now Tuesday afternoon and that has yet to happen, so I’ll compose a hodgepodge “From this Corner” in case it never does.

I’m not a huge fan of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, but they are making a good point this week. In the wake of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex considering a relocation to Canada in order to achieve their goal of living financially independent as non-royals, the CTF has delivered 80,000 petition signatures to the Prime Minister’s Office.

The petition calls on the federal government to ensure Canadian taxpayers are not responsible for supporting the duke and duchess when they are living in Canada.

Good call. If Queen Elizabeth is cutting them off, I can’t see why Canadian taxpayers should be propping them up.

“Canadians are pleased to welcome the duke and duchess to Canada, but have made it crystal clear that taxpayers should not be forced to support them while they are living here,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick.

“All Canadians wish them well as they realize their ambition of financial independence.”

I’m not certain I completely agree with those two statements. Canada is a welcoming nation and all those seeking a better life should feel welcome, but I’m skeptical about “celebs” and their motives and sincerity. They would need to prove they are as worthy Canadians as those who come here backed with far less publicity and prestige.

Also interesting this week are two releases from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The first to appear was the 2020 Paperweight Awards that cite the “worst examples of useless and excessive regulations.”

Most organizations named in the awards are governments and government departments, although the College of Physicians and Surgeons is among the offenders for “making it excessively difficult for doctors to move their licences between provinces or travel to provide urgently needed services in provinces experiencing shortages.”

“The Paperweights highlight the best of the worst examples of red tape across the country, like the Newfoundland and Labrador rule requiring convenience stores to only accept as many empties as bottles they sell back to the customer, or the carbon tax stickers gas station owners in Ontario are forced to post on every pump that just won’t stick,” said Jordi Morgan, CFIB’s vice-president for Atlantic Canada.

“We can laugh at the absurdity, but these rules are a huge waste of time, money and energy for citizens and

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small business owners. Most of them also have a pretty clear fix, which we’re suggesting to the governments and agencies responsible.”

The second is called the “Red Tape Report Card.”

The report’s focus is excessive red tape encountered while seeking access to government services and programs.

Interestingly, Saskatchewan gets an “A” for the second year in a row. That’s an improvement on a low score of C in 2013.

“Ten years ago governments didn’t think it was important to be accountable for regulation in the same way they are accountable for spending and taxes. This is pretty incredible when you think about how important regulation is and how destructive excessive regulation

Letter

Taxes scarier than climate change Dear Editor I would like to respond to the letter to the editor written by Laird Brittin (“Time to be scared” News-Optimist Jan. 9).

It is a well-written letter, but I disagree with his conclusions. I am scared too, but for a different reason. I am scared that all the media hype about climate change is going to result in higher and higher taxes. I am 75 years old. I can’t go and get a job. My knees are shot. I have only my old age pension and what little money I put aside when I was farming. If taxes continue to rise, I soon may not be able to afford to live.

Please, Mr. Laird Brittin, think for yourself. Don’t be like all those other sheep and follow the herd swallowing the media hype about climate change. It is January and it is -40 C this morning. It has been -40 C in January more times than it has been warm. Climate change be damned.

It’s all about the money. We have a carbon tax imposed on us that cost every man, woman and child

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or red tape can be,” said Laura Jones, CFIB’s executive vice-president.

“We’re pleased the Government of Saskatchewan continues to make red tape reduction a top priority, as evidenced by maintaining its ‘A’ grade in 2020,” said Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB’s vice-president, Western Canada & Agri-business.

“It is impressive that as of 2018-19, Saskatchewan has publicly reported over $450 million in cumulative, forecasted red tape savings over the next 10 years, far exceeding the province’s initial targeted objective of at least $5 million annually.”

Good job, Saskatchewan. We Prairie folk pride ourselves on our common sense. It’s encouraging to see that reflected in our government.

money. The big emitters can get away with nothing, but let some farmer somewhere dry some grain and, whammy, carbon taxed.

Those eminent scientists who are promoting global warming and climate change are looking for funds to continue to study it. It is that simple, Make big surprise press releases, and then go around, gather up the money and you are good to go, study things some more. It is that simple.

I will make a prediction for you and it won’t cost you a dime. My grandmother always kept track of hoar frost on trees, six months later it will rain. I’m not where you live, but come spring here in Waseca, we are in for a drought.

I have two rains, one on June 24 and one about a month before. See if I am right.

To close this letter, I will not waste my time scared about the weather, but I am worried about future taxes.

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If you didn’t freeze during the cold snap, thank an oil and gas worker As Newfoundland continues to dig out from one of the worst blizzards to hit the Rock in living memory, I wonder, how many people would have died from this, if it were not for oil and gas?

How many people would have slowly frozen to death if they had to keep a fire going, but the firewood was under eight feet of snow, somewhere in the back yard?

How many people would be captive in their homes, were it not for the large front-end loads and graders clearing the streets?

How many heart attacks would occur if gas-powered snowblowers weren’t available, and all people had was shovels and brute strength? And that’s no joke. Back in 2012, the year I had my heart attack, we bought a big, electric-start snowblower so I wouldn’t shovel myself into a grave.

Many people do, and I expect in Newfoundland, many people still will. But without snowblowers, the number of people needing defibrillators would be much higher.

How would people go get their food and all

the other necessities of life without fuel for their vehicles?

If they had to rely on horses, what could those horses do in such a mess?

Probably not much. You don’t push 10-foot drifts with horses.

I have to say I was more than a little perturbed this morning by seeing the headline of David Yager’s most recent column on EnergyNow.ca. It read: “Repeat after me: Canada is uninhabitable without fossil fuels.”

That’s because Yager, one of the finest writers in the Canadian oil and gas world, had stolen my thunder.

He led off by saying, “If you remained in Alberta during the first major cold snap of the year and are alive to read this article, you owe your continued existence to fossil fuels; coal, oil and natural gas.”

He could have included Saskatchewan, too.

This morning I drove the kids to school. I tend to do that on days where the wind chill exceeds -30 C, and especially when it gets to -40 C. Call me a softie, but I don’t want our offspring to become kidsicles.

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brian.zinchuk@sasktel.net By tomorrow it should have warmed enough that they can walk.

Now sure, our forebears did survive on the Canadian prairie long before every house had either natural gas, propane, fuel oil or electricity (mostly from coal and natural gas) connected to it for heating.

They had coal chutes in their homes if they were lucky, piles of wood if they weren’t and, if they were on the open prairie where each tree was planted by hand, perhaps a pile of cow dung if they were extremely unlucky.

They also got around, with horses, or less. But they didn’t get around much. Winter was largely an exercise in keeping warm.

Those on the prairie would get mammoth blizzards, too, but nothing to the scale of having either

the Atlantic picked up and dumped on you (in Atlantic Canada) or the Pacific (in British Columbia).

And this surely wasn’t the first major blizzard to bury Newfoundland, either, in its 500-year history since Cabot, and thousands of years before that with the First Nations.

But those were much hardier folk. They had to be. Our current generation of snowflakes could never handle this volume of snow without melting into a quivering mess.

The reality is, as Yager implied, we can’t live here, in the manner we do live, without fossil fuels.

And for those who think electricity is the solution, battery storage does not do well with -40 C temperatures, and I don’t just mean lead-acid car batteries. That includes lithium batteries. Ever try to use your iPhone outside in that temperature longer than a few minutes?

Recently a Saskatoon Tesla driver posted a video online about how wonderfully well his vehicle started in those frigid -37 C temperatures. CBC interviewed that guy. His name is Tyler Krause, president of the Tesla Owners of Saskatchewan.

He noted his range was diminished by 50 per cent.

Only. If he were to drive to Regina, he’d basically be getting there with next to zero charge upon arrival.

He’d have to recharge in Davidson.

How big would the battery have to be to operate the front-end loaders clearing the streets of St. John’s? Is it even possible?

In those horribly cold arctic nights, where parts of the Earth are colder than parts of Mars, we should be eternally thankful we have the blessing of fossil fuels. It means we can actually do things, and still be productive.

But most importantly, it means we can, literally, keep living, as opposed to curling up in a ball and dying.

If you were warm today, if you ate food today, if your family is safe today, if you didn’t freeze today, thank an oil and gas worker.

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

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House fire on 111th St. Staff North Battleford Fire report that they responded to a house fire on the 1000 block of 111th Street on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at around 1:18 p.m.

The fire department re-

State of the City Continued from Page 3 Patrick says is hopeful people will come out to the new event.

“We’re looking forward to it and looking forward to supporting The Lighthouse and their fundraising endeavours,” said Patrick.

“It’s something that will allow people to have a conversation with the mayor and we’d really like to see a good turnout.”

Registration can be found on the city’s website www.cityofnb.ca. Groups interested in purchasing tables can contact Evelyn Valentini by phone at 306445-1725. Tickets are $20 plus tax.

sponded with one engine and three firefighters to the initial alarm. On arrival they found smoke coming from the front of the house.

The tenants stated all people had escaped, but a cat was still inside.

A team of firefighters made entry, knocking down the kitchen fire quickly. A second pumper with two firefighters came

in, and they were able to rescue the cat.

The fire department states the cause of the fire was an unattended pot on a stove resulting in a grease fire, which spread to a small portion of the structure itself. No injuries were reported, and the total time spent by firefighters on the scene was approximately an hour and a half.

It takes more than cold weather to still the friendly “chee, chee, chee” of the chicadee. Chicadees can be found in any habitat that has trees or woody shrubs.

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Severe weather procedure targets safety

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

With bone-chilling temperatures and bus cancellations happening throughout Living Sky School Division WednesdayJan. 15, there was no better time for board members to discuss transportation policy during severe weather.

The resulting revised severe weather procedure approved at the board meeting at central office in North Battleford is meant to ensure student safety and prevent situations where buses carrying students break down due to severe cold conditions in the winter, given that many of the buses run in rural areas.

There were only minor changes made to the existing policy, but the discussion was wide-ranging.

The main change had to do with bus cancellations. Longstanding policy at the school division has been to not run buses when the combined temperature/ wind chills are at -40 C. But there was a need for more clarity, particularly with the provisions regarding educational tours and school trips. Under the previous policy, transportation could be allowed if the temperature was no longer -40 C. According to Director of Finance Lonny Darroch, when temperatures moved from -40 C to -39 C, schools would start

phoning central office to see if the buses were still running for school trips.

The revised policy would instead require the temperature to rise five points to -35 C two hours before departure. At that point transportation may be allowed with approval

of the director of education or designate.

In those instances the director or designate would still be able to say no to the travel if the forecast showed the temperature going back down to -40 C. There was also discussion about how strict the

until appropriate conditions were met,” but there were worries expressed around the table that this wasn’t strict enough to address the safety of students.

Trustee Ken Arsenault noted many students don’t dress appropriately for frigid weather, and that “people don’t realize” what happens when it hits -40 C. “What happens when that bus breaks down and the kid loses four toes?” asked Arsenault. “In 40 below, if you’re not dressed properly, that happens.”

Darroch pledged to come back with some further changes to that portion of the policy to address those concerns raised. In the meantime, he recommended passing the policy.

division was when it came to enforcing clothing. The policy did include a requirement for students to “wear winter footwear and outerwear and to carry with them winter headwear and gloves or mitts.” The policy also allowed the bus driver to “restrict access

MLAs hear about education funding shortfalls

MLAs Herb Cox, Larry Doke and Randy Weekes were at the Living Sky school board meeting Wednesday last week to hear the challenges the school board was facing. Photo by John Cairns

needed more funding.

Other issues were also brought up. The consolidation of schools in Cut Knife was mentioned. The board decided to close Cut Knife Elementary School and those students moved into the renovated high school in September of 2019.

A key message from the school division to the MLAs was that there was

no more room for further efficiencies.

“We’ve cut and cut and cut to the point where we can’t cut anymore,” said Ronna Pethick, board chair.

“Now, when we do cut it’s bodies, and where we need them the most is the classroom, because we can’t cut anywhere else.”

The MLAs listened with interest and asked ques-

tions. Doke posed a question on the issue of how many credits should be required to graduate high school.

“24 credits – right or wrong?” Doke asked the board, adding that the feedback from other boards was that 21 was sufficient.

The response from administrators stressed the need to have “alternate pathways” available to students to graduate, without so much restriction on number of courses.

One heated issue came up late in the meeting.

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It was the long-awaited meeting between the board and the area’s MLAs. Battlefords MLA Herb Cox, Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Larry Doke and BiggarSaskatchewan Valley MLA Randy Weekes were all in attendance for the regular meeting of the board.

School board members did most of the talking at that meeting. At the outset, Director of Education Debbie Vickers gave a presentation outlining the needs of the school division in 2020.

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ed to staff reductions in 2017-18 of more than $1 million, mainly through attrition or not renewing temporary contracts. In their budget they also chose not to increase the pupilteacher ratio, and instead replaced no buses, reduced the amount of maintenance to buildings and did not address IT infrastructure.

The situation was described as “not sustainable” and $4 million was needed to catch up, Vickers said.

Another point raised was the impact of changes in the funding model for supports for learning funding. It was noted the result was a shift of that funding away from Living Sky School Division and other central and northern school divisions, and towards the bigger cities. Total SFL funding was down about $800,000 less than 201314, according to Vickers’ presentation. The point was made that this was an area where the school division

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“We have this big plan, but can we properly resource it is our problem,” said Vickers. It was noted that although most of their funding is unconditional, they have fewer dollars with which to operate and have been forced to make some difficult choices.

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By Jean M. Dunn Nearing the end of a bitter cold snap, the Battlefords Art Club seemed more “alive” today.

Anyone is welcome to drop in on a Tuesday at the Don Ross Centre, door No. 2 then downstairs. It’s open from 9 a.m to 9 p.m. Most artists attend after lunch.

It’s always exciting to see the interesting things being created.

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Trial set on drug, flight from police charges Staff

A man facing several drug charges is now scheduled to go to trial in March.

Trent Angus of Edmonton elected trial by provincial court judge in his latest appearance Tuesday in North Battleford.

His charges include flight from police, dangerous operation of a vehicle, possession of stolen property and possession of drugs for the purpose

of trafficking. The charges stem back to Dec. 17 in North Battleford when RCMP tried to perform a vehicle stop on the vehicle Angus was driving in the city. Angus fled the scene, but was later arrested.

Crown and defence counsel both appeared by phone in the latest appearance for Angus before Judge Lorna Dyck. Two days have been scheduled for the trial — March 17 and 19. The March 17 trial

date would be for a halfday starting in the morning. The March 19 date is for the full day.

The venue is courtroom No.2 in provincial court, North Battleford. The indication from defence lawyer Nicholas Stooshinoff on Tuesday is they will be preparing a Charter application to be heard during the trial.

A pretrial case management meeting has also been scheduled for Feb. 6.

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Six unanswered goals in the first and second period told the story as the Battlefords North Stars romped to a 6-3 home-ice win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves Friday.

The North Stars exploded for five secondperiod goals to deliver the KO to the Ice Wolves. The Ice Wolves played better in the third and ultimately outshot the North Stars in the game 40-37. But the solid netminding of newly acquired Kristian Lyon, in his first start at the Civic Centre, frustrated the Ice Wolves all night and earned him Star of the Game honours.

For the third straight game, all the North Stars goals came from different individual players, a sign the team is taking advantage of a balanced attack from multiple performers.

Six North Stars accounted for their six goals Friday night.

By stark contrast, all the La Ronge goals Friday came from one player. Jordan Mish opened the scoring with a power play goal at 3:29 of the first period, and then scored two in the third period for the hat trick.

But things unravelled quickly for the Ice Wolves after their opening marker.

A power play goal by Ben Hiltz at the 7:12 mark of period one tied things up for the North Stars, and then the North Stars took the lead in period two on goals by Quintin LoonStewardson (his 24th of the season) and by Kaden Boser (unassisted).

The key moment of the game happed midway through period two. With Quintin Loon-Stewardson penalized for roughing and Logan Spence taking an interference penalty, the Ice Wolves took a two-man advantage. But they were unable to capitalize. The North Stars were able to kill the Loon-Stewardson penalty off. With 42 sec-

onds left in the Spence minor, Loon-Stewardson was back on the ice and he set up Matthias Urbanski for a shorthanded goal, beating Liam McGarva in the Wolves’ net.

The Ice Wolves never recovered from that. The North Stars’ Dylan Esau (power play) and Timon Prexler added goals to end the second period with a commanding 6-1 lead.

Shots on goal by that point favoured the North Stars 30-21.

With such a huge lead for the opponents to overcome, the North Stars seemed to go on autopilot for the third period.

La Ronge came up with a strong performance in the frame, outshooting the North Stars 19-7 and getting two goals from Mish.

Xavier Cannon played period three for the Ice Wolves in goal and stopped all seven shots he faced.

Despite that, no one got the impression that a dramatic Ice Wolves comeback was in the works. The

The Battlefords North Stars celebrate the game-tying goal with La Ronge from Ben Hiltz in the first period, the first of six unanswered goals as the North Stars romped 6-3. Photo by John Cairns

Ice Wolves’ frustrations finally boiled over midway through the period, when fisticuffs erupted.

Kevin Fillier and the North Stars’Austin Becker took roughing penalties at 10:47.

The Ice Wolves’ Logan Holm and North Stars’

Jaxon Steele and Seth Summers took roughing after the whistle penalties at 11:31, and then a scrap between Spence and the Ice Wolves’ Rowan Barnes saw both of them take major fighting and game misconduct penalties at

18:31. Ty Budai and Kaden Boser also took roughing and 10-minute misconduct penalties.

The North Stars’ next game was in Hillmond for Hockey Day in Saskatchewan, where they took on the Hounds Saturday night.

Curlers to rock provincials

Silvernagle heads to Melville this weekend

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Team Silvernagle from Twin Rivers Curling Club is looking to defend their Saskatchewan curling title when they head to Melville for the provincial championship on Friday.

The Women’s Viterra Scotties provincial cham-

pionship go from Jan. 24 to 28 in Melville, to be followed immediately afterwards by the men’s championship starting Jan. 29.

Team Silvernagle consists of lead Robyn Silvernagle of North Battleford, third Stefanie Lawton, second Jessie Hunkin and lead Kara Thevenot. Lesley McEwan is the coach.

Silvernagle won her first provincial title last year after making it to the final game the previous two years. If the Silvernagle team hopes to repeat as provincial champions they must best a field of 11 other curling teams including several former provincial champions with national Scotties experience. Those

include the Sherry Anderson team from Nutana Curling Club, the Amber Holland team from Callie Curling Club, the Michelle Englot team from Highland Curling Club and the Penny Barker team curling out of Moose Jaw.

Facing a top-notch field will be nothing new for the Silvernagle team, who has faced no shortage of toplevel national and international teams this season on the Pinty’s Grand Slam tour as well as at the Canada Cup.

The draw has been set with Team Silvernagle slated for an 11 a.m. practice time on Friday, followed by the start of play for teams at 2 p.m. Silvernagle’s first match is on sheet 3 at 7:30 p.m., against a team to be determined.

Team Tenetiuk sweeps to Tankard berth

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Four qualifying spots at the provincial SaskTel Tankard were up for grabs Jan. 16 to 19 at the Northland Power Curling Centre.

North Battleford hosted the northern playdowns over the weekend. A total of 14 teams were in action, with teams playing down on the A, B and C side to determine who goes on to play for the provincial title.

In the end, a local-area team earned the first of the four spots available out of North Battleford.

In the A final it was Cole Tenetiuk of the hometown Twin Rivers Curling Club defeating Lloyd Fell of Unity Curling Club 6-4 to claim the first spot on Jan. 18. The Tenetiuk team won all four of their games

in the northern qualfiers.

The team includes third Brennan Schiele, second Matthew Taylor and lead Chadd McKenzie.

In the B qualifier on Jan. 19, it was Brady Kendel of Sutherland Curling Club winning over Brad Heidt of Kerrobert Curling Club 8-3.

Two C-event qualifiers determined the final

two spots and in these matchups it was Fell who won over Drew Heidt of Unity Curling Club 8-3, and Brad Heidt over Tyson Armstrong of Lashburn 6-4.

Those four winners now advance to the SaskTel Tankard Men’s Provincial championships which take place in Melville Jan. 29 to Feb. 2.

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By Allie Raycraft Curling draws were held Tuesday. Results were: Ed Kjargaard over Doug Belyk, Dick Horrell over Dick Wisner, Wayne Payne over Dale Cain, Gordon Munn and Bob Krismer played to a tie, Wally O’Hare over Rod Forester and Alexander Scott over Wally Gordey. See you all next week.

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North Stars top N.D. Hounds

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The community of Hillmond was the venue Saturday for Hockey Day in Saskatchewan, and the Battlefords North Stars celebrated the occasion with a 3-2 win over the Notre Dame Hounds.

The North Stars got off to a 3-0 lead with goals

from Quintin Loon-Stewardson on the power play at 6;18 of period one, Elijah Loon-Stewardson and Matthew Fletcher assisting.

Seth Summers extended the lead to 2-0 after one period. Fletcher’s goal made it 3-0 just 1:10 into the second period, with the Loon-Stewardsons both notching assists.

The third period saw Notre Dame come back to make a game of it with goals from Jarrett Penner at the 1:03 mark, and then

by Jared Hamm at 15:12.

But that would be all the scoring as the North Stars hung on.

The North Stars outshot Notre Dame 44-29 in the game; Austin Schwab got the win for the North Stars

stopping 27 shots.

The win in Hillmond gives the North Stars four wins in a row, following up on a 6-3 win over La Ronge the previous evening.

Next up on Jan. 21 and 22 is the SJHL-MJHL Showcase in Regina involving nine North Stars players. The North Stars are home again Friday against Melfort.

Brendan Kerr and Tristan Sgrosso in the first period and then added one from Josselin Dufey in the second to take a 3-0 lead.

Mason Bueckert’s power play goal at 16:08 and Jake Southgate’s goal at 11:16 brought the Stars back within one. But with Curren Wintonyk and Andrew Urbaniak both sent to the box for slashing penalties, the Hounds’ Trey Funk scored to give the Hounds a 4-2 lead.

Dufey added one more in the third period to make the final 5-2.

The Stars followed up their trip to Hillmond with

a home contest Sunday against the PA Mintos, which the Mintos won 2-1.

Jake Southgate got the lone goal for the Stars.

The team plays again Thursday at Willow Cree Memorial Sport Centre versus the Beardy’s Blackhawks.

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There was no scoring in period two, but Kiana McNinch scored early in period three, Madison Guitard assisting, to make it to 2-1. But a power play goal from Ryleigh White and one more from Samantha Thompson put the game out of reach.

The Sharks were outshot 40-16 and Yelena Zaleschuk put in a 36-save performance in the Sharks net.

The Sharks now are on an extended break with their next league game Feb 5 on the road in Swift Current.

Stars and Sharks record losses

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Tiny Tiaras did a great performance and placed second out of four teams in the Prep Level 1 division at Winter Knockout in Martensville. Kjersti Graupe from Cheer Legacy North Battleford coaches this team. Photo submitted by Jenae Knot

Winter Knockout

By Rhea Good The spirit of competition is described by Saskatchewan’s own Gordie Howe: “You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep and rest when you know that it was a 100 per cent effort that you gave, win or lose.”

Saskatchewan cheer nation descended on Martensville this past weekend for the Winter Knockout vompetition.

Martensville has a new high school for Grades 9 to 12. One of the many amazing attributes of the school is that attaches to the Martensville Athletic Pavilion. Although there will never be enough parking for a cheerleading competition event, the MAP was an excellent venue for Winter Knockout.

The schedule included Pom teams from Regina and Saskatoon, as well as representation from most of the all-star cheerleading clubs in Saskatchewan. Some clubs opted out of the Martensville competition in order to attend another competition in Regina Feb. 1 and 2.

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North Battleford was well represented by the John Paul II Crusaders Cheerleading Team in the Scholastic Combined Intermediate Division.

They scored “Hit Zero” in their routine earning first place. This is cheer lingo, which means no stunts fell and no rules were broken. Cheer Legacy teams from North Battleford also performed and placed well.

Tiny Tiaras and Icons placed second, Imperials placed fourth and Reign and Aristocrats placed first.

Despite the wind chill temperature outside, the show was super hot inside. Warman Ultimate Cheer presented a Level 7 routine. This is the first time I have ever seen a Level 7 routine live with free-flying aerial skills.

It was jaw dropping.

Prairie Fire Cheerleading closed the show with an international co-ed Level 5 routine.

The Battlefords North Stars’ 3-2 win over Notre Dame in Hillmond was one of several games to take place Saturday during Hockey Day in Saskatchewan.

Two other games featuring local Battlefords teams took place in the community that day at Hillmond Redden Arena.

Notre Dame 5 Stars 2 The AAA Battleford Stars were outshot 35-26 en route to a 5-2 loss. Notre Dame got two goals from

Swift Current 4 Sha rks 1 The female AAA Battlefords Sharks also came out on the losing end in Hillmond, falling 4-1 to Swift Current Diamond Energy Wildcats.

The Wildcats got two goals in the first from Sara Kendall and Baylee

Meota, B’ford lead SPHL standings

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Only a handful of games remain in the regular season in Sask. Prairie Hockey League action.

Five more were played over the weekend and here are the scores for all of them: Friday in Maymont, Radisson Wheatkings won over the Settlers 7-3.

Dustin Bezugly and Andrew Kitchen each had two

goals for Radisson.

In Saturday action, the Battleford Beaver Blues won a road contest in Spiritwood 5-4. The Blues got goals from Mason Carriere, Cody Danberg, Blake Oborowsky, Chris Risling and Traye Tkachuk in the win.

In Radisson the Wheatkings beat Turtleford 5-3 in a game in which eight different players had goals.

In Maymont the Meota

Combines beat the Settlers 9-2. Bo Gervais had two goals for the Combines and Riley Albert had a goal and four assists.

Finally, Glaslyn North Stars won at home over Perdue 10-3. Kirk Chief had a hat trick for the North Stars.

The standings show a tight race for first place with Meota on top with a 10-2 record for 20 points, two ahead of Battleford

North Stars dominate Stars of the Week

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords North Stars are back to their winning ways, and the result has been several SJHL Players of the Week honours for their players Jan. 21.

The top award of Player of the Week went to forward Quintin Loon-Stewardson. He had two goals

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and five assists in the four North Star wins, and has had an outstanding season with 25 goals and 25 assists. Elijah Loon-Stewardson was the runner-up.

The SJHL Defenseman of the Week is Seth Summers of the North Stars.

Summers has 10 goals and 28 assists this season, including points in all four games last week. Fellow North Star, Matthew

Fletcher was runner-up.

The SJHL Goaltender of the Week was newly-acquired North Stars goalie Kristian Lyon. The acquisition from Langley of the BCHL made his mark quickly, as he had a shutout against Melville in his first game with the team, and then recorded a 6-3 win on home ice against La Ronge on Friday night, stopping 37 shots. In that contest

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Lyon was named star of the game. Once more it was another North Star goalie, Austin Schwab, who was runner-up.

While the North Stars are off until Friday at home to Melfort, nine North Star players as well as head coach Brayden Klimosko went to Regina to participate in the SJHL-MJHL Showcase against the stars from the Manitoba league.

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with a 9-2 record. Perdue is third at 7-4 and Glaslyn fourth at 6-6.Turtleford, Spiritwood, Radisson and Maymont follow in that order.

Five games are on the schedule for this weekend.

The Friday contests see Turtleford in Battleford and Spiritwood in Radisson; the Saturday games have Battleford in Radisson, Perdue at Turtleford and Meota at Spiritwood.

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Anne of Green Gables The Ballet coming to Dekker Centre Staff

The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts, along with the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils, are presenting Canada’s Ballet Jorgen - Anne of Green Gables The Ballet TM. The performances are part of the 201920 Stars for Saskatchewan Concert Series.

According to the promotional material for the show, Canada’s Ballet Jorgen - Anne of Green Gables - The Ballet is “a playful, colourful and evocative production that will transport audiences to early 20th century Atlantic Canada.

Based on the beloved Canadian novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables - The Ballet follows the adventures of Anne Shirley, an orphan girl sent to live on a farm in the fictional town of

Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. As a child of imagination, Anne takes much joy in life and adapts quickly, thriving in the close-knit farming village. Her imagination and talkativeness soon brighten up Green Gables.”

Canada’s Ballet Jorgen is performing the show. The original choreography is by Bengt Jorgen, C.M., and is based on Anne of Green Gables – The Musical with the mu sic composed by Norman Campbell and ballet score arranged by Alexander Levkovich.

The date for the North Bat-

tleford show is Sunday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.; a show is also scheduled for Friiday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Anne Portnuff Theatre in Yorkton. Those stops are just the latest in a tour that includes several locations across North

America såpanning from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia, and south to Colorado and Utah.

Tickets for the North Battleford show are available through dekkercentre.com.

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NDP releases FOI emails on hospital building woes

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The opposition New Democrats have released a number of documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests about the building woes at the new Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford.

Released by the party were documents from two separate FOI batches, one from SaskBuilds and the other from the Ministry

of Health. The documents contain email correspondence among officials in both government departments related to the Sask. Hospital issues. The emails released cover the period March 13 to 21, which was a few days after the grand opening at Saskatchewan Hospital took place.

One email cited by the NDP was from March 13 sent by Jill Zimmer of the government of Saskatch-

ewan to three government officials at 10:25 a.m.

The subject was the “SHNB – Roof Leak.”

In that email she stated: “With the spring thaw, some major issues with the roof at SHNB have come to the forefront. The roof was a serious bone of contention during design and construction, and unfortunately, the Authority’s concerns were wellfounded.”

In the next paragraph

she wrote “I don’t have a lot of information at the moment, as the situation is still developing. What I do know is: • The gym is currently flooded and is unavailable; • Several occupied units are experiencing leakage issues.”

She later noted that “we are protected by the P3 contract” and that “there will be availability penalties that will be applied, and any temporary accommodations or damages to the authority’s equipment will be covered by APP.” In their news release, the NDP pointed to this email as an indication “that fresh problems with the roof reflected longstanding SHA concerns that had been disregarded.“ Later on that day, executive director of Infrastructure Management at the SHA, Derek Miller, stated in an email sent at 10:57 p.m. to several Sask.

Health Authority officials that SHNB “is experiencing over 20 different roof leaks with the snow melting. One unit had to be evacuated to another vacant unit in the facility as a result.

“Staff are managing and patients are safe.”

The NDP also pointed to another line in Miller’s email: “We are fortunate this didn’t occur last week before the grand opening …” it stated.

Other emails pointed to the extent of the issues Sask. Hospital was facing.

In an email from Zimmer March 13 at 12:52 p.m.: “Graham phoned me separately to give me a heads up that the issue is much more widespread than the couple of incidents that have been logged. They have not communicated this widely to the rest of the authority yet, until they have a better handle on it and have a plan in place.

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Health Authority, in an email dated March 15 at 9:33 a.m. stated the following: “I understand there are two separate issues with respect to flooding: “West Prairie View B had a waterline fitting failure on Wednesday which flooded the entire unit.

Our 22 residents were relocated to West Prairie View C … one floor above. No issues with respect to resident accommodation/care … all is well!

“There are a number of roof leaks throughout the building due to melting snow. A significant leak in the auditorium is causing acoustic material to separate from the ceiling.

There are buckets collecting water in the auditorium and the auditorium is closed. Nicole (Salazer, unit manager) tells me workers are on the roof dealing with remaining snow.”

On May 16 at 12:46 p.m., Lisa Danyluk of Sask. Builds sent an email to Julianne Jack of the Central Services Ministry on the subject

“SHNB comms” in which she stated “a joint comm. strat would be developed between our two shops including messaging and a draft media statement.

I have our old strategy and messaging from the building exterior issue last year plus notes from the feedback and suggestions provided during the board meeting so I’ll type something up and get it to you this afternoon. Sounds like they could want to issue something publicly as early as tomorrow.”

The province made public the news the roof was being replaced a few days later, on May 22.

“What these documents show is a government putting politics before people, bulldozing their way to a big ribbon-cutting with no concern for the wellbeing of patients or staff,” said NDP Leader Ryan Meili in a news release from the party.

“How did the minister of Health let people down so badly, and what is he doing now to ensure future infrastructure projects aren’t falling apart before they even open?”

“Too many projects like this are being built by out-of-province and outof-country companies that it seems are only here to make a buck,” said NDP Health critic Vicki Mowat in the same news release.

“We need to be building major infrastructure with Saskatchewan companies, Saskatchewan materials and Saskatchewan workers.”

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Over the past five years, the Following Their Voices initiative has been successful in improving First Nations, Métis and Inuit student credit attainment and grad rates, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education reports.

In a press release, the Government of Saskatchewan says it is encouraged by the positive results it is seeing at the 34 Saskatchewan schools that are participating in the initiative.

Five Northwest schools are participating in the program: Blaine Lake Composite School, Prairie Spirit School Division; Cando Community School and North Battleford Comprehensive High School, Living Sky School Division; John Paul II Collegiate, Light of Christ Catholic Schools; and Sakewew High School, Battlefords First Nations High School Joint Board of Education.

The ministry reports that since FTV has been put into place in these classrooms, positive outcomes of the initiative include a 20 per cent increase in credit attainment and an 11.8 per cent increase in three-year graduation rates.

“It is great to see the positive impact Following Their Voices has had on the students of our province,” Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant said.

“There are now more First Nations, Métis and Inuit students attaining

more credits and graduating from high school than ever before.”

Following Their Voices offers support to teachers as they build strong and positive relationships with First Nations, Métis and Inuit students. This is achieved by changing student-teacher relationships and interactions, changing how teachers instruct and what the classroom or learning environment looks and feels like, the release explains.

The initiative partners with provincial and First Nation schools to provide ongoing training and support to school-based teams and teachers. In addition, a broad representation of Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Elders and Knowledge Keepers representing all the Indigenous language groups in the province provide ongoing engagement, advice and guidance.

Canoe Lake Miksiw School and Rossignol High School in Île-à-la-Crosse recently participated in a video highlighting the benefits of FTV in their schools and the positive impact it has had on staff, teachers and students. Watch the video here at https://youtu. be/MnNW-7Vyr-w.

Canoe Lake Miksiw School became an FTV school in 2017. Since then, principal Arliss Coulineur says she has seen a noticeable change in teacherstudent relationships and improved student participation and grades.

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“I feel that I can best explain how the cultural responsiveness has changed with the implementation of Following Their Voices into the Canoe Lake Miksiw School,” Coulineur said.

“By using nehiyawewinCree language terminology, the spirit of our language, you can gain a sense of the relationship that is gained between the student and teacher.

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“Second word is kakehtawisowin: this refers to being like a wise old person. Teachers recognize that students are intelligent beings. The teacher brings out the strengths in their students by recognizing how each individual student learns and employs a variety of teaching practices to do so.

“Moving forward, this program has enabled the relationships between the students and our educators to begin, generate, and flourish. Following Their Voices will always be a part of the culture of the Canoe Lake Miksiw School.”

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GRAY: Edna Kathleen (Kay) Gray died peacefully January 9, 2020, at the age of 96. She will be forever loved and missed by her children Sheila and Kevin, her daughter-inlaw Patty, her grandchildren Tricia, Richard (Kyla), Diana (Jeff), David (Brittany), William, John, Colin, Charlie and Nina, her 9 greatgrandchildren and her niece Margaret and family. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 49 years, Bill, beloved sons David and Ian, and brothers Wilfrid and Bob. Kay generously shared her many talents. She was an extraordinary seamstress, upholsterer and quilter, producing treasures enjoyed to this day. Her love of gardening was apparent in the beautiful yard she and Bill created. Bill and Kay danced their way around the country and later travelled the world at her behest. She had an immense curiosity. She touched many and will be sadly missed by family and friends. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The family would like to thank the staff at Harwood Manor and BDCC for all their support. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Robert MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service (306446-4200).

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IRONSTAND: In Loving Memory of Blanche Teresa Ironstand, born October 25, 1930 at Eagle Hills District, SK, passed away January 11, 2020 in North Battleford, SK. Blanche is lovingly remembered and survived by her children: Karen, Teresa (Ken), Laurie (Leslie), Patti, Michael (Irene), Leslie-Ann (Gerry), Bill (Patti); 21 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband Thomas Ironstand (2016); granddaughters: Marla Stonechild and Angel Ironstand; great-grandson Kyle Raposo; her parents Joseph and Mary Bélanger; and her 7 brothers and her 4 sisters. Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at ‘The Garden Chapel’ - Battlefords Funeral Service, North Battleford, SK with Reverend Father Cuong Luong, Celebrant. Eulogy was given by Leslie-Ann Smith. Scripture Reading - Tessa Quewezace.

Prayers Of The Faithful - Carla Bernier. Music: You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban, On the Wings of a Dove - Ferlin Husky, Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen and This Is Not Goodbye - Johnny Reid. Urn Bearers were Lionel, Colin, Tommy, Destiny, Krista, Alexis & Joe. Memorials are requested to Heart and Stroke Foundation, 1738 Quebec Ave #26, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1V9.

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

SCHUSSLER: Art was born on July 3, 1936 at Langton Township, Ontario and grew up in Wabigoon, Ontario. Art enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1954. It was in the Air Force that he met his fellow comrade Wilma McLeod and made her his lifetime comrade on June 17, 1957. They went on to have 3 children, 2 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild before Wilma’s passing in 2014. Art was blessed with 2 more great-grandchildren after that.

Art served in several provinces in Canada and in Minnesota U.S.A. Art reached the rank of sergeant and was awarded numerous commendations and medals including the Maple Leaf Bar, the Rosette Clasp, the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee medal (1977) and the Queen II Diamond Jubilee medal (2012) for his service to his country. He retired from the Air Force in 1978 and joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a telecommunications officer in North Battleford, SK until his retirement in 1996. Art dedicated his retirement years not just to his family but his friends and many organizations throughout the Battlefords, especially the Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron #43. The Royal Canadian Legion Branches #9 and #70 were both very dear to him and he spent countless hours serving on various positions over his 45 years as a member. His kind, generous, loving and humorous spirit will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Left to cherish his memory are his children: Kevin, Vince and Tracey Schussler; grandchildren: Ryan (Alyssa) Dillabough and Chelsey (Tommy) Trudel; great-grandchildren: Jaycee, Jax and Lena; brothers: Vernon (Elva) Schussler and Les (Gale) Schussler; brothers and sisters-in-law: Hugh (Barb) McLeod, Derwood (Judie) McLeod, Wade (Lynn) McLeod and Phyllis Baker; numerous nieces and nephews that he cherished dearly. Predeceased by his loving wife of 57 years Wilma and his sister Judy. With respect to Art’s wishes there will be no formal funeral service but a memorial will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 70, 1352 – 100th Street, North Battleford, SK on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Family would like to thank the paramedics and emergency room staff at BUH. Memorials are requested to the BUH Foundation, Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8.

Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Vanessa Macnab of Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

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Abram “Abe” Martens September 9, 1927 – January 6, 2020 Abe passed away in the Battlefords Union Hospital, with his family by his side, on Monday, January 6, 2020, at age 92. Abe resided in North Battleford since 1997, but his heart never left the farm near Rabbit Lake. He was a farmer all his life and often talked about breaking the land and how farming practices changed over the years, but knew it was the only vocation for him. He was a quiet and gentle man who loved his family dearly, was thankful to God for all he had been given, was hardworking and helped wherever he could. He is survived by his wife Margaret, daughter Cheryl Redekop (David), son Eldon Martens (Laurie), daughter Joyce Fast (Trevor). Grandpa will be greatly missed by his grandchildren Justin Redekop (Ashlyn), Brandon Redekop, Sarah Brotzell (Graham), Mikayla Martens, Shawn Martens, Josh Fast (Karissa Quessy), Marissa Fast; also by great grandchildren Baylor and Calder Redekop, Tiffany and Lincoln Brotzell, and Amelia Prouse. He is predeceased by: His parents, Abram and Anna Martens, his sisters, Judith and Helen, his brother, Henry, his brothers-in-law, Sam Bergen, Art Froese, and Ervin Friesen, his sister-in-law, Evelyn Martens. The Funeral Service was held on Saturday, January 11, 2020 in the Rabbit Lake Community Hall with Rev. Don Unger officiating. Private Family Interment followed in the Rabbit Lake Mennonite Church Cemetery. Donations in memory of Abe Martens may be made to Gideon’s International In Canada as tokens of remembrance. The family wishes to thank the nursing staff in Palliative Care at the Battlefords Union Hospital for their compassion and kindness while caring for their Dad. Family and friends wishing to send online condolences are welcome to visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Mark Muir, Funeral Director, Spiritwood, SK (306-883-3500). __________________________________________________ HALEWICH: In Loving Memory of Myron Michael Halewich, born October 28, 1939 at Edam, SK., passed away on January 15, 2020 in Battleford, SK. Myron is lovingly remember and survived by his: Wife- June of 57 years; Son- Bill (Brenda) Halewich and grandchildren Brody, Kerby (Brittany) & Brianna; Daughter- Donna Halewich (Ivan) and granddaughter Danielle (Layne); Daughter- Theresa (Al) Somers and grandchildren Keeley-Shae (Riley), Cody & Cassidy; Son- Dale (Angie) Halewich and grandsons Jesse (Haley) & Tylan; Brother-in-law- James (Faith) Rogers and their children Lydia (Nick) & Katrina (Mathieu) and children; Nephews- Darrin (Pat) Halewich and children, Dean (Shirley) Halewich and children. Myron was predeceased by his loving parents, William and Jean Halewich; brother- and sisterin-law Isadore and Geri Halewich and by his father- and motherin-law, Vivian and Bessie Rogers. Celebration Service was held on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Living Faith Chapel, North Battleford, SK with Pastor Deb McNabb officiating. Scripture Promises: Angie Halewich & Danielle Halewich. Tribute/Memories were given by Bill Halewich & by Family, Friends and Community. Powerpoint Presentation by Danielle Halewich & Cassidy Somers. Music Ministry: Organist Glenn Goodman; Soloist - Robert MacKay - Ave Maria; Congregational Hymn - Amazing Grace; Processional - Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton; Recessional - Green, Green Grass Of Home – Pat O’Brien. Honorary Pallbearers were Danielle Halewich, Brianna Halewich, Keeley-Shae Somers, Cassidy Somers, Brittany Halewich & Haley Beatch. Active Pallbearers were Brody Halewich, Kerby Halewich, Jesse Halewich, Tylan Halewich, Cody Somers, Layne Rumpf & Riley Aube.

Memorials are requested to Heart & Stroke Foundation, 1738 Quebec Avenue Unit 26, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1V9 Or to Living Faith Chapel - Bridges for Children, 1371 - 103rd Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 1K9. Interment was at Garden of Christus Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, SK. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Thank you to Dr. Johnson and all the staff of Battlefords District Care Centre for their compassionate care. Arrangements were entrusted to Robert MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service (306446-4200).

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HERLE: It is with a heavy heart the family of Ilene Mary (Brogden) Herle announce her passing on Jan 15, 2020 in Beaverlodge, AB. Born Oct 1st, 1953 the third child to Ken and Mary Brogden. Living her younger years in and around Cutknife, SK. then venturing out into the world settling in BC. Coming back home to the Battlefords with her 5 children in 1989 Cinda (Jeremy) Horrell, Charmian (Chris) Mota, LeLanna Harrison Daniel (Dawn) Johnson, Nathan Johnson. Eventually meeting her prince Larry Herle. They were married Sept 13th 1991. She became a step-mother to 4 more children Rob, Chad, Trina, and Teresa. She is fondly remembered for her love of flowers, gardening, and Neopets. She is survived by her siblings Rod (Jackie) Brogden, Gale(Rick) Jarrett, Ross (Betty) Brogden, Husband, Children and grandchildren. Celebration of life will be held at a later date. __________________________________________________

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SHERMAN: Norma Gustina Ellen Sherman was born in Lloydminster, SK on May 27, 1943 and passed away on Jan 9, 2020 at the North Battleford Union Hospital. She is survived by her Husband Gordon of Rabbit Lake, SK. -Son Barry(Sylvia)Sherman from Lloydminster, AB and their children, Mellissa (Kyle) Rowland of Lloydminster AB, Megan (Colson) Brown; Eli and Max, of Lloydminster, SK, Monte (Mandy Stone) of Lloydminster, SK. -Daughter Rhonda (Steven Prescesky) of North Battleford, SK. Darley (Shelby) of Warman, SK, Jarett (Sarah) of Martinsville, SK. Tristin (Bailey) of Rosetown, SK. Brother Lyle(Deb) Oliver, of Saskatoon, SK, Sister Mary Lou Haugen(Joe Orosz), of Spiritwood, SK Sister-in-law Wanda Oliver, of Hillmond, SK, Sister-in-law Jean Sherman of Maymont, SK. Several Nieces, Nephews and Great nieces and Nephews.

She was predeceased by Father and Mother Jim and Mary Oliver, brother Ronald Oliver, Father and Mother in-law Rudolph and Muriel Sherman and Brother-in-law Everett Sherman. She was born to Mary Kunstz (nee Perner) and the late Gustav Kunstz, raised in Lloydminster by her widowed Mother and Granny. At the age of 5 her mother married James Mitchell Oliver and moved to the farm at Hillmond. Norma met Gordon Sherman in 1961 and they married in 1963. Barry was born in 1964 and they moved to Mullingar in 1965 and Rhonda was born soon after that same year. They spent the next 50+ years in that community. She was first and foremost a farmer’s wife.

She started working at the Rose Gill Hospital in 1975 and retired in 1996. She had a brain aneurysm in 1996 and had a successful recovery. She worked as a commissionaire at the Spiritwood RCMP detachment for 3 years. She volunteered on many committees throughout her life at Mullingar and Rabbit Lake and received the Saskatchewan Volunteer award. She enjoyed history, sewing, knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, the wild life and watching the hummingbirds out of the kitchen window. The last 15 years she enjoyed quilting and made a quilt for each of her grandchildren. Norma was infinitely proud of her children, grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren. Barry and Rhonda are a jack of all trades, they are able to do anything they turn their hands too. They have provided Norma and Gordon with a Daughter-inlaw and Son-in-law that she thought the world of as well as her 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. But the apple of her eye and the love of her life was always Gordon. He was her first love, only husband and her soul mate. Norma was the proverbial “Mother”. She was many things to many people: friend, confidant, wise-woman, teacher, mentor, Granny and wife. She will be missed by many people all around the world, as her cousins in Germany were very saddened to hear of her passing. We, the Family would like to thank Mark and Staff at the Beau Lac Funeral Home for their expertise; to Pastor Don Unger and Dolores Beaulac for Officiating; to Cornie and Marlene Martens for the music; to Ken Rodgers for reading the Eulogy; to “Otis” for the beautiful and memorable slide show; to the Old Mill Players for providing, making and serving the luncheon; to the Tent Guys from Lloydminster for providing the sound system for the slide show and recorded music. To Doug and Peg Haryung for looking after the farm through all of this. To all our friends, families and neighbors- we thank you all for your support. It’s greatly appreciated. Gordon Sherman, Barry and Sylvia Sherman & Families, Rhonda and Steven Prescesky & Families. The Funeral Service was held Friday January 17, 2020 from the Rabbit Lake Community Hall, Rabbit Lake, SK. Donations in memory of Norma Sherman may be made to Rose Gill Lodge, Rabbit Lake, SK or to the Rabbit Lake Museum as tokens of remembrance.

Family and friends wishing to send online condolences are welcome to visit www.beauacfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Mark Muir, Funeral Director, Spiritwood, SK (306-8833500). __________________________________________________

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Saturday January 25, 2020

The Topline Dance Club will be hold its dance in the Denholm Community Hall, with music by Leon Ochs. Dancing from 8:00PM 12:00AM lunch served. Min age: 19. Contacts: Leela, 445-7240; Sharon 446-0446; June 445-3216. Enjoy an evening of dancing and socializing.

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Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 55 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007, that the RM of Meota No. 468 has received an application of proposed subdivision for a discretionary use. The application includes the creation of one (1) parcel for the intended use of single-parcel country residential development within the NW ½ Section 32-47-17W3M, represented by the proposed Parcel A, as shown on the accompanying plan. The proposed subdivision is located within the A1 – Agricultural Zoning District, and the proposed use is at the discretion of Council as per subclause 5.2.2 a) of the RM of Meota Zoning Bylaw No. 02-2011. Council will consider this application at the regular scheduled Council meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at 1:00 pm in the RM of Meota office. If you wish to comment on these proposals, please do so in writing prior to Monday, February 3, 2020, to Box 80, Meota, SK, S0M IX0. For additional information please visit www.rmmeota468.ca or contact the Municipal Planner at (306) 397-1000 or at yvonne@ northboundplanning.ca.

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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.

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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.

(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;

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FAMILY SERVICE WORKER (SOCIAL WORKER) 1 FULL-TIME, PERMANENT POSITION • The Family Service Worker is directly responsible to the Supervisor and/ or Executive Director; • Manage a caseload in the area of child welfare and family support services; • Intake services; • Services to children-in-care; • Community development; • Services to families in need of support to prevent children coming-into-care; • Maintain computerized data, case recordings, individual and family files, etc; • Coordinate case planning sessions and monitor case plans to ensure families are receiving services; • Child abuse investigations; • Will comply with the provisions of the Kanaweyimik Personnel Manual as it exists from time to time.

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Always rejoice, sow joy in everything Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, noticed I was showing too much of a positive attitude for him to stomach this January.

“I like you better when you can be counted on to be negative, faultfinding and complaining,” he told me yesterday. He questioned me, “How long will you feel joyful when you have too many bad days, weeks and months in a row?”

“I’m trying to see the glass half full rather than half empty,” I told Ed. Then I said that I’m testing the reality that my life doesn’t have to be full of good days to be joyful.

2020 is my attempt to choose to have a positive,

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According to Ed

By Raymond Maher

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca joyful attitude, no matter what happens each day. I believe joy doesn’t merely happen to us. Joy is the result of our willing thoughts of rejoicing in our God as our life unfolds daily. Rejoicing is an ideal toward which I work. I am too often comfortable with being less than joyful, usu-

ally when I get up in the morning.

Ed said to me, “You make joy sound like gas in a car’s tank, that it is up to me whether I’m running on full or empty of joy. Where are the gas pumps to fill up my joy? If rejoicing is a choice, I may choose not to be joyful. I

regularly get satisfaction in being disgusted, offended and complaining.”

I told Ed that many do choose to be grumpy instead of happy. It is not easy to keep a joyous attitude no matter what comes our way. I think keeping a joyful mood comes from our faith in God. God gives joy that cannot be shaken by bad days or death. To the very heart of our rebellion, sin, sickness and death, God sent His Son to save us from ourselves. Jesus gives the joy of God’s love and forgiveness to anyone who will accept them as their own.

Jesus died but arose from the dead on the third

day so that we would never forget the joy of life over death, forgiveness over sin and love over hate.

Rejoicing in the Lord will lead us to His peace that guards our minds and hearts. Rejoicing in the Lord always means we need to have the right attitude.

We still hold on to our joyfulness no matter how bad our circumstances become. We trust God is near and will accomplish His will here on Earth as it is done in heaven. When faced with anxiety, frustration or doubt, we give them to God in prayer, rejoicing that God can calm our fears and doubts.

We rejoice that God

surpasses our understanding and guards our minds and hearts with His joyful peace of salvation through our faith in Jesus.

Philippians chapter four instructs us as Christians to: “Rejoice in the Lord always. Your kindness should be known to all.

The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.” Because God is near to us through our trust in Jesus, we know God cares for us. We cast our worries and fears on God in prayer in thanksgiving with joy.

We always rejoice in God’s peace.

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

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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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Lost Boys - bravery and skill in writing about what hurts Written by Darci Bysouth Published by Thistledown Press Review by Shelley A. Leedahl $20 ISBN 978-1-77187175-4 Lost Boys is a short story collection with threeway heft: physical (18 stories), technical (diverse voices and plots); excellent characterizations; realism and magic realism are (each employed to great effect), and emotional (wow).

Effective art makes us think and feel, and in this, her first book, British Columbia writer Darci

Bysouth has mastered the tricky business of making the world seem both smaller and larger, and she’s made this reader’s heart turn over.

Innate talent? I expect so, but Bysouth also honed her craft at the University of British Columbia and the University of Edinburgh, and her work has appeared in respected literary journals and anthologies. These facts tell me she paid her literary dues before breaking into the ISBN world with this fistto-gut collection.

I could speak of the equally convincing male

and female narrators; the recurring themes of sibling relationships, poverty, addictions and mental illness; or of settings that range from the “sheep and potholes” of Scotland to dark Canadian forests. I could write about the double entendre, the details, the poetic language — “The water was such a long way below that it looked like some other thing,” or how many of Bysouth’s stories lead us inside lives that would make most of us squirm — the girl who was a cutter: “My art is the razor notches on my thighs, oh God, daddy how I love those little mouths chafing against my jeans.”

There are so many “I

coulds,” but I want to concentrate on two stories I consider masterpieces: “Petey” and “Sacrifice.”

Like most of the stories here, “Petey” is told in first person, but it’s told by an unreliable narrator - unreliable, because he’s a drunk.

He’s a drunk because his wife left him with their daughter “before Lily had said her first word.” There’s been an accident and he’s on leave from work and expects to be fired. Sevenyear-old Lily brings home an injured bird and we follow this whisky-soaked father down a rabbit hole of fantastic destruction until the story’s last impactful line, which carries so much gravity it compels one to

reread the story, immediately.

“Sacrifice” is written through the perspective of Rachel, a single, aging, childless social worker in an office where everyone else has dependants/ loved ones and rich lives outside of work. Rachel’s

the employee who brings cupcakes to work because “there may be children visiting the office.” She “always admires the accomplishments of other people’s children.” Because this story is so credible, when it moves from one nightmare to the next, any reader with a heart will feel theirs drop at what unfolds. An extremely well set-up, full circle story.

The stories here do tend toward darkness. In other words, they reflect the world as it is experienced by many. I admire Bysouth’s bravery and skill in writing about what hurts, and Thistledown Press for bringing her insightful stories to the world.

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Warm up with a quilt project

By Leslie McFarlane “Brrr, it will be getting colder outside. Time to visit the “stash” and finish a UFO, or venture out and participate in a REQ class.

Members of the Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild, shared the fellowship Jan. 16 as they participated in an appliqué owl wall hanging workshop. Jan 24 a paper piecing class will be offered.

It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or an experienced quilter, there is always something to learn.

Workshops and sewing sessions are wonderful opportunities to visit, exchange

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ideas and get advice from other quilters.

A wonderful thing about quilting is how one pattern with different colours and arrangements can produce beautiful results.

The Royal Purple is hosting a quilt retreat at the end of March. Posters are up giving contacts. Their project is a bargello and

the retreat will be held at Chapel Gallery.

If you are interested in finding out more about Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild attend a meeting the first Friday of the month at the Don Ross Craft Room as a guest or call Leslie at 306937-7471 or Bonnie at 306386-2116.

Members of the Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild engage in a show and share during their monthly meetings held the first Friday of each month. Photos submitted

Take in the action at the rink this weekend

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

This weekend in Unity you can take in the action at the rink, which includes the tail end of the Pattison Ag Men’s Bonspiel as well as the initiation hockey tournament on Saturday, Jan. 25. These activities are combined with a number of other games, including some teams now starting playoffs for both league and provincials.

The Midget AA Lazers

will play at home on Feb. 8 and 9, so let’s pack the stands as a show of support for this 30-year prpgram.

The team and coaches deserve our respect and thanks. Rather than finishing off their regular season lamenting what is being lost, let’s help them celebrate this season.

If you missed “Battle of the Blades,” you can purchase a DVD of the event at the Unity Community Resource Centre. Ask for Kristi.

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nity News

Check with any Unity Kin Club member, Unity Motor Products with Bryce or What the Float with Nora, to purchase your tickets for the Feb. 14 Sweetheart Soiree benefiting Telemiracle 45. Will Ballantyne will be performing on the telethon.

Unity Composite High School staff and students continue to fundraise for Telemiracle, with one class holding a fundraiser each month.

Unity Public School is having fun with their Telemiracle fundraising.

They will hold ice cream treat day Friday. Jan. 20 was hat day, Feb. 5 is pyjama day, Feb. 14 is pizza lunch day and Feb. 28 is gum day. All of these activities cost a small fee with proceeds earmarked

for Telemiracle 45.

Unity Curling Club will host to junior high school districts, oilperson’s bonspiel and are planning for the ladies’ spiel in March.

Don’t forget to get your nominations in for the Celebrate Unity event. Recognize a business or someone who has contributed significant time and dedication to community actives, groups, events or organizations.

Deadline for nominations to be sent to helena@

helenalongcom is Jan. 27.

The Celebrate Unity event will be hosted March 2.

Don’t forget about your local food bank this time of year. The need is still there but, without scheduled food drives, supplies tend to dwindle.

There are only 10 more days to see what the groundhog has to say about winter. Here’s hoping the milder weather from December returns and we are counting down this dreadful season in weeks.

Artists invited to contribute to festival program

By Kelly Waters

Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival Committee

The Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival invites community children and youth to submit artwork reflecting musical themes to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 music festival program.

Entrants are invited to submit original ideas for consideration. One submission will be chosen for the festival program cover.

Artwork not chosen for the cover may also be featured within the pages of the program or in the festi-

val venues. Although all musical themed ideas are welcome, typically those reflecting the festival’s disciplines are chosen for use in the program (solo or group singing/speaking, piano, acoustic strings, band/orchestra).

All submissions become the property of the Battlefords Music Festival and as such may not be returned when the festival is completed.

Please submit entries on letter-sized paper with a vertical/tall or portrait orientation. Images may be created in ink, pencil, coloured pencil, marker,

crayon, acrylic, pastels, watercolour or other media, but should have a white background. All artists must print their full name, phone number, school and grade on the back of their entry so their work can be considered for the program. The deadline 20014JJ0

is Feb. 7.

The deadline for festival entries was Jan. 20, but late entries will again be accepted with a $25 registration fee per participant. This year’s festival is scheduled to run from March 24 to April 5.

The committee of volunteers is always looking for more parents, grandparents and communityminded people to step

“I was born with music inside me.

Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart.

Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene.

It was a necessity for me - like food or water.”

– Ray Charles forward and say, “How can I help?” If you have an interest in offering support, please do not hesitate to contact a committee member or indicate your interest on your child’s registration. If your time is not available, but you or your business would like to support the festi-

val monetarily, consider sponsoring an award to be presented at the final gala event, sponsoring a session for a music discipline of your choice or being recognized as a patron or friend of the festival. Don’t be shy. We have numerous options from small-sized

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Light horse members spend weekend learning Submitted 4-H is one of Canada’s largest youth organizations. Our motto of “Learn To Do by Doing” has expanded from our rural roots to include more than 50 project options available today.

4-H Saskatchewan provides members and leaders with learning experiences tailored to the needs and interests of each individual. All members develop leadership skills primarily through the completion of projects.

One project Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club is able to offer the members is light horse. This project is for all children and youth ages 6 to 21 and both for

Notes males and females. The children and youth are provided the opportunity to train and learn skills from local and highly trained clinicians. These clinicians instruct members in the necessary skills to ride a horse, safety, nutritional requirements and how to take care of horses. This year we had seven new members join our 4-H club and the light horse project.

We would like to provide the safest and positive experience, so they continue

Dec. 14 and 15, 2019, Eagle Hill Multiple 4-H Club hosted a light horse clinic at Sunshine Stables and Arena with clinician Gordon Dalshaug. Photo submitted

to grow their skills.

On Dec. 14 and 15 we hosted a light horse clinic at Sunshine Stables and Arena. Clinician, Gordon Dalshaug, provided our members with age appropriate and skill level appro-

priate lessons. The lessons the members learned were the importance of safety of a horse, how to properly sit while riding, how to show a horse and how to correct negative behaviour in a horse.

The members enjoyed their time spent with the clinician and the other 4-H members. The children and youth communicated after the clinic that they were excited to use what they had learned at the clinic to im-

prove their riding.

Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club was able to provide this clinic to our members due to the support of Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund and the Town of Battleford.

Keeping warm with cards and shuffleboard

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

This is the time the pipeline protesters should be shutting off their furnaces and stop driving their cars. They will figure it all out in time, I’m sure.

The days are getting longer, but also colder, but by this time in mid-week it should be nicer. My old diary of 1946 says it was -44 F on Feb. 1. At that time we had no power, phone or central heating and survived! Travellers going to Edmonton via Lloydminster said there were several vehicles left on the side of the road when they drove that route last week.

It’s been interesting watching the news and what Vancouverites are doing to cope with their snowstorms. My niece said she’d been housebound for six days and every day her

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hubby had to blow snow when he came home from work. They finally dug out their old snowsuits from 1990, and went tubing with the grandkids.

On Facebook they showed a fellow shovelling snow with a lawn chair, and it was working not too bad, but the chair was likely insulted.

The free appreciation luncheon, hosted by the Meota Lions Club, was well attended with everyone enjoying the many varieties of soup, sandwiches and desserts. This is proving to be a community with a warm and generous heart.

Another time for folks to remember to be generous is when a fellow, or gal, fills your tank at the gas pumps. This is a service we older folks deserve, and only get at a few places any more. We appreciate it dearly.

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A shuffleboard tournament was held in the Do Drop In Jan. 17 with a dozen local participants.

The noon break offered a hearty meal and a nice

variety of desserts. The players made lots of beautiful shots and also many freak ones, but it was all in fun. High score went to Wally Mack and Svend Christiansen. Only one point behind them were Art Jones and Jack Stewart and then Maureen Campbell and Eric Callbeck. We are looking forward to the next tournament to be on Feb.15.

Extreme cold causes cancellations

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vid Sharpe. They were followed by Ron Inkster and Albert Blais. Again at the hall Jan. 16, top score went to Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen. Second were Cletus Sherman and Anne Crozier and third were Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan.

In the city, several Meota folks attended the Action Now Norwegian Whist played Jan. 16 with three tables playing. There

when his tail is wagging a 30 mph.

Due to extreme cold some schools and activities were cancelled. Facebook is a valuable tool to learn what activities are affected.

Rabbit Lake arena was closed for the weekly skating and burger night. It is a natural ice building and the cold seems to soak into one’s bones.

Heaters in school buses don’t always work up to par in those conditions and, for safety reasons, it is best to keep the youngsters at home.

Kevin and Lauren Liebaert’s daughter, 13-yearold Danika, has been vaulting for seven years or more and is selling tickets for her club’s fundraiser.

Those who love cowboy poetry are in for a treat Feb. 1 at the Wild-

life Federation building in North Battleford. Jason Hanley and Jimmy Beswell will entertain after the 6:30 p.m. supper.

Tickets are $45.

On the subject of cowboys, Julie Ann and Jack Scott of Mullingar moved their cattle from a pasture by horseback. A few interested individuals, who love doing this type of chore, joined in.

On the way home from watching a grandson’s hockey game in Perdue three weeks ago, in between Struan and Sonningdale on a secondary highway, I came across a family of four young children riding horseback and keeping the cattle on the road. An adult woman, presumably their mother, was in a lead truck with flashing lights and behind the riders a man, presumably the father, in another truck. All went smoothly, I was behind schedule by 20 minutes, as I stopped on a field approach to watch them. Obviously I had to get off the road to let the

cattle parade advance to their destination. Behind the last truck were two half-tons and three loaded gravel trucks who had to follow the procession. The expressions on the drivers’ faces were not of joy.

Ranchers’ work has to get competed, so others should have respect for that. We wait in lineups at Walmart sometimes for 15 minutes and I enjoy watching cattle drives much more.

Mayfair post office was broken into a week ago.

Apparently Hafford, Rabbit Lake , Medstead and may others were also the victims of crime.

The criminals are looking for interesting parcels and maybe important cheques arriving by mail.

The cold weather, unfortunately, does not deter criminals.

There were approximately 400 people attending Norma Sherman’s funeral Jan. 17.

They braved adverse weather to pay respect to the family. Hot soup and sandwiches were served, with much visiting among people who came great distances.

I have started bedding plants, which is early for me. I am hoping for an early spring so they can be transplanted into my garden.

Nothing like hoping, during these blah months of winter, for the warm sunshine.

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Eagle Hills 4-Hers hone public speaking skills

By Keaten Osicki and McKenna Mitchell Club Reporters

Public speaking is a proud 4-H tradition that allows members to share a persuasive, informative or entertaining speech on a topic of their choice, developing self-confidence and communication skills.

4-H clubs across the province will host their own club public speaking days, with the top place speakers having the opportunity to advance on to district, regional and provincial levels of competition.

Throughout the club year, members have many chances to try a little public speaking, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s telling their fellow club members an idea they want to do for fundraising, a club activity idea, volunteer ideas or preparing a speech for club competition.

This year, on Jan. 12, the 34 registered members of Eagle Hills 4-H Club met at the Western Development Museum to participate in a public speaking event.

The members are between the ages of six and 21 and are divided into the four age categories. These categories are Cloverbud, junior, intermediate and senior.

Based on the age category, each member must prepare a speech on any

Notes topic they are interested in, within certain time limits.

Each member is judged on presentation, content and writing style with the top two winners from each age category able to compete at the next level.

The speeches this year were amazing, as each member selected a topic that was important to them and they were able to communicate the importance of the topic. It is heartwarming to see the marked improvement for our returning members, including the confidence on stage, the ability to portray the importance of their topic and the amount of practice they put into their speech.

We congratulate the following winners: Cloverbuds (6-8 years) Jackson Steiert, Lara Radchenko, Grayson Brown.

Junior (9-12 years) Lynden Mitchell, Jessica French, Lexi Newman.

Intermediates (1315 years) - Luc Gratton, Morgan Belleperche, Zaiden Osicki.

Senior (16-21 years) Samantha Gabruch, Sara Florence, Mickayla Carlson.

We want to thank

Andrew Sneddon, Laurie Sneddon, Deborah Jackson and Linda Sheppard for volunteering their time to judge our speeches. Also, thank you to Innovation Credit Union for sponsoring this important 4-H event, which has an influence in our membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; adult life. We want to wish good luck to all our members competing at districts.

Grayson Brown, Lara Radchenko and Jackson Steiert.

Zaiden Osicki, Morgan Belleperche and Luv Gratton.

Mickayla Carlson, Sara Florence and Samantha Gabruch.

Lexi Newman, Jessica French and Lynden Mitchell.

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Since 2006, CAA Saskatchewan has provided annual entrance scholarships to University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina and Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

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Applicants must be either a CAA Saskatchewan Member or child of a member and a Saskatchewan resident.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic CAA scholarships are $3,000 in total and include the Automotive Service Technician Program

The Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club members who participating in public speaking.

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at the Saskatoon Campus ($1,000) and at the Moose Jaw Campus ($1,000), plus the Auto Body Technician Certificate Program ($1,000) at the Regina Campus. The CAA scholarships at Saskatchewan Polytechnic are available April 1 to June 30 to CAA members and non-members.

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The deep freeze was predicted to ease up from the sub-zero conditions that prevailed throughout the Northwest in the early part of January, but Prairie dwellers know that while the worst might be behind us, there will be more weather challenges before producers can turn their thoughts to spring seeding. Photo by Louise Lundberg

Governments invest $11 million to support agriculture crop research Submitted Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit recently announced $11 million in funding under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership for 47 crop-related research projects through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund.

The ADF program is supported through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year, $388 million investment in strategic initiatives for Saskatchewan agriculture by the federal and provincial

governments.

“Producers reap huge rewards from the new knowledge and discoveries developed by research – they become more profitable and more productive,” said Bibeau. “By investing in applied research relevant to Saskatchewan producers’ needs, we are increasing the competitiveness of our industry.”

“We’re strategically investing in crop-related research that will increase our industry capacity, driving toward our goal of increasing crop production to 45 million metric tonnes,” Marit said.

“The research we’re in-

vesting in includes projects that explore how to manage clubroot, mitigate herbicide resistance and add value to our commodities.

These projects will support producers and agribusinesses and help secure our place as a world leader in agriculture research.”

Support for ADF projects is awarded on a competitive basis to researchers looking to examine areas of importance to Saskatchewan producers. For example, a project co-funded with Western Grains Research Foundation and SaskWheat looks at new visual analytics tools for improved crop breeding

tools.

In addition to funding provided by the federal and provincial governments, projects supported through the ADF are also receiving $8.7 million in funding from the following partners: Western Grains Research Foundation, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, Alberta Wheat and Barley Commission, Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission, Saskatchewan Forage Seed Development Commission, Saskatche-

wan Cattlemens’ Association, Genome Canada and the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition.

“We continue to see tremendous value in a collaborative approach to funding research,” Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) board chair Terry Young said.

“WGRF partners with producer commodity organizations and government funding agencies to maximize the investment farmers are making in crop research. WGRF is excited about the potential impact these projects can have for western Canadian farmers.”

The future of seed development is set to become more efficient thanks to PlotVision, a new image analysis software product from the University of Saskatchewan’s Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC).

Developed by P2IRC research associate William van der Kamp under the leadership of USask computer scientist Ian Stavness, PlotVision is a Software as

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a Service (SaaS) product for analysis of agricultural field imagery that has become the basis for an early-stage startup.

PlotVision identifies individual field plots within unmanned aerial vehicle images and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze their colour, 3D shape and more, helping to predict outcomes such as harvest yield and disease resistance.

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Canadian durum across the Atlantic Ocean

By Jake Leguee

Have you ever heard of new crop missions? Probably not.

Most farmers I’ve talked to over the past couple of months have never heard of them. But they are a critical component of our sales process to our overseas buyers, and this year, I have the privilege of being the farmer on the durum trip.

Every year, a few teams of people from the Canadian wheat value chain head off to numerous export markets, such as Latin America, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, parts of Asia, and, for my trip, some of our major durum markets in Southern Europe and North Africa.

The trips are organized by Cereals Canada, the Canadian International Grains Institute and the Canadian Grain Commission. As a producer on the board for the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, I have the honour of being

the farmer in the group.

There will be an exporter with us as well. This diverse group will be able to present key information to our buyers on the 2019 crop.

I’m sure some of you are wondering – what’s the benefit of a costly trip like this? To me, the benefits are clear. Think about your relationship with your crop input retailer; do you just see them once a year when you buy products from them? Or do they develop a relationship with you over the years, trying to show you why you should do business with them? If they don’t, the only tool they have to earn your business is price.

In a world where wheat is grown almost anywhere, most of it much closer to market than we are in Canada, price is simply not a factor we can compete on.

What sets us apart in Canada is the quality of the product we produce, the incredible advances we have made over the last couple

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When we meet with buyers, they’re eager to hear the presentation given by the farmer; they are incredibly interested in how we grow our crops, how we manage our risks and the generational legacy we build in our businesses. Indeed, the producer presentation is a critical aspect of these missions.

We have some important issues to try to resolve.

Italy has been an unwilling buyer of Canadian durum, driven by frustrating country of origin labelling laws and a campaign against Canadian durum, created by a farm group called Coldiretti. Unlike 2018, we don’t have a massive crop of largely No. 1 and No. 2 durum. We have a mix of all grades this year, which may create some interesting opportunities. Speaking directly to our buyers will help us understand what those are.

Something many of us don’t often take the time to ponder is that what we do as farmers matters to consumers. They are interested in how we make our cropping decisions, how we manage difficult harvest weather (such as 2019), how we make pesticide application decisions and, perhaps most importantly in today’s environment, how we maximize sustainability. The fact that we try to improve our soils

with the goal to pass our farms down to our children is a foreign concept for many parts of the world, and it is something to be celebrated.

I’ll be speaking about

all of these topics and more when I travel across the ocean in a little less than a month. I’ll be away for nearly two weeks, which is a long time to be away from my young children;

but when I think about their future, and how we will continue to drive success in growing Canadian wheat and durum, the choice is easy. This isn’t just about our crop in 2019 and servicing our customers for today; it’s about building the future for Canadian agriculture and ensuring our product has a market, now and in the future. I’m excited for the remarkable privilege of representing Canadian durum producers.

Jake Leguee is a board member of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, and a Saskatchewan producer who is participating in the 2019 New Crop Missions.He travelled to Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Italy in December to promote Canadian durum wheat.

Continued from Front Researchers can use this data to identify the most viable pesticides, fertilizers and crop varieties.

“Plant breeding researchers and seed companies have to assess a large number of field plots to create new crop varieties and PlotVision will help increase the efficiency of this process and the quality of insights,” said Stavness, lead of P2IRC’s Deep Learning for Phenomics project.

“PlotVision has the potential to play an important role in improving the seeds that farmers use.”

Unlike similar software

on the market, PlotVision does not rely on human analysis, instead using automation and artificial intelligence to reduce costs and turnaround times while increasing the quality of information generated.

P2IRC is a digital agricultural research centre funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) and managed by the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at USask on behalf of the university.

“The goal of P2IRC is to help accelerate breeding and innovation, providing industry and all other stakeholders with the tools to address their major needs,” said GIFS Chief Executive Officer Steven Webb.

“PlotVision is just one

example of how we are using our wide array of competencies to drive meaningful interactions with our partners and bring innovative science to market.”

Webb added, “The CFREF-funded program has enabled new multidisciplinary collaborations between plant breeders, computer scientists and others.

William and Ian have done a great job with this.”

A USask computer science graduate, van der Kamp was recently recognized for his innovative project by Saskatchewan technology incubator Co.Labs at the finale of a competition for early-stage tech startups, winning a $10,000 prize and a spot in the next Co.Labs cohort under the startup name Cropper.

Crop missions give producers opportunities to present key information to buyers about the current crop and to learn about what those buyers are looking for. Photo by Louise Lundberg

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Ancient farming practices can improve crop production and offset climate change: report Submitted After analyses at the Canadian Light Source, European researchers recommend 2000-year-old farming techniques that can improve modern soil health, produce more crops and absorb greenhouse gases.

A recent investigation into the source of deep, dark, nutrient-rich soil found in select locations across northern Europe has researchers suggesting ancient soil improving practices may benefit today’s efforts to feed a hungry world while addressing the challenges of global warming.

Dr. Peter Leinweber and his colleagues, especially PhD student Andre Acksel, at the University

of Rostock in Germany, used synchrotron light from the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan to analyze soil samples from 12 sites in Germany, Norway and Denmark. Their team sought an explanation for their unique, long-lasting fertility and the answer lay in the organic matter ancient farmers added to their plots of land.

“We had come across similar organic matter-rich soils that indicated manmade amelioration processes existed,” said Leinweber. “Previous chemical investigations about the nature of the organic matter indicated inputs of charred material, but charred materials alone could not explain the bulk amounts of

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So, we searched for other sources of organic matter that had been used as a soil amendment.”

The 12 sites examined all lie in coastal areas. Leinweber said some were obvious, some were identified in regional soil maps and some were either mentioned in previous scientific articles or “communicated to us by collaborating work groups.” The one characteristic that connects them all is high or “extraordinarily high” concentrations of phosphorus, a requirement for normal plant growth and maturity.

The soil samples, taken from depth down to 150 centimetres, were analyzed at the CLS using X-ray spectroscopy on two beamlines (SGM and SXRMB), one to identify charred materials and the other to detect additional amendments. The results are published in the journal Soil Systems.

“The phosphorus results were the most significant,” said Leinweber, “because they indicated applications of peat, animal manure, composts and human excreta. In one case, soils from the island of Fehmarn in the Baltic

Sea region showed evidence of biochar and animal manure, most likely cattle excrements, which is strongly supported by archaeological findings of lots of cattle bones in this region.”

Carbon dating of the organic matter showed a sequence of soil formation taking place between the Nordic Bronze Age and the Roman Iron Age for the soils from the Baltic Sea region. For the Norwegian

soils, the formation was between the Roman Iron Age and the Viking Age. As to who the farmers were that spent considerable time and effort improving soil that still benefits from those inputs today, Leinweber said archaeological literature suggests members of a Nordic Early Neolithic farming culture dating back 6,200 to 4,800 years. “Those individuals were responsible for the formation of these humus-rich soils in the Baltic Sea region. The Scandinavian inhabitants were mostly fishers and hunters, and later may have adopted those agronomic techniques that led to the humus-rich soils in Norway.”

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and Bill Prybylski of Willowbrook were re-elected as vice-presidents.

At the annual general meeting, Dec. 4 to 6 in Regina, APAS representatives also elected six directors to the APAS board for twoyear terms: District One - Wanda Reid RM of Golden West No. 95, Steven Donald RM of Martin No. 122; District Two - Todd Lewis RM of Lajord No. 128, Terry Anthony RM of

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Todd Lewis heads APAS APAS

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan board of directors has re-elected Todd Lewis, APAS representative for RM of Lajord No. 128, president for 2019.

Lewis farms at Gray with his family. Lewis was first elected to the position at the end of 2016.

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