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Mike Bird, one of Ashley Morin’s cousins, has announced that this will be the final year that family and friends will be doing an awareness walk in her honour but that won’t stop them from seeking answers to what happened to her.

“That doesn’t mean we are giving up hope to bring her home. We are hoping that someone will come forward with information about her disappearance,” said Bird Friday during a brief ceremony in front of the Saskatoon Police Service office before they be-

gan their walk.

“We want her to come home. We want her mom and dad to be able to have some kind of peace if that’s even possible. We miss her.

We love her. She is loved.”

The Bird and Morin families, their other relatives, friends and supporters made their way from Saskatoon to North Battleford, a three-day journey.

They arrived Sunday evening at the Territorial Place Mall where Discovery Coop provided a meal.

Bird said their family, especially Ashley’s parents — his uncle Lyndon and his aunt Diane — has gone through a lot since his cousin went missing four

years ago on July 10, 2018, in North Battleford. The RCMP’s investigation of Morin’s disappearance has now turned into a homicide investigation.

“That’s why we’re here today ... to help show that support for them. And for Ashley and to get that awareness out there for her and all missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Ashley did that for us.”

“We give each other love and strength and the power to walk together as family and friends. And Ashley did that for us. I’m so happy to see everybody here today,” said Bird, who later read a letter written Continued on Page 6

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Saskatchewan RCMP say they are not be releasing the name of the first deceased male, a 48-yearold male from Langham, as there will be no court process associated with the investigation. The victim and the accused were known to each other and were not related, say RCMP No arrests were made by the Saskatchewan RCMP and investigators are not searching for any other people in relation to this investigation. Neither were there any other injuries were reported to police in relation to this incident.

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The Saskatchewan RCMP Police Dog Services and the RCMP Critical Incident Response Team searched neighbouring properties and outbuildings for any signs of the suspect.

The fire was put out and Saskatchewan RCMP officers were able to enter the partially-burnt residence.

• Around 11:40 a.m., an adult male was located deceased by RCMP officers inside the residence.

• At noon, the dangerous person alert was cancelled and the public was notified that there was no longer a risk to their safety.

The bigger picture A number of policing partners assisted in the initial response to the incident.

Saskatchewan RCMP thanks Warman RCMP, the other responding RCMP Detachments, Saskatchewan RCMP Police Dog Services, the Saskatchewan RCMP Critical Incident Response Team, the Saskatoon Police Service, Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan, the Dalmeny Police Service, the Corman Park Police Service, Saskatchewan Highway Patrol Officers and Conservation Officers with the Provincial Protective Services Branch, the Medavie Ambulance Service, Langham, Dalmeny and Warman Fire Departments as well as the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service for their assistance.

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Sask. history of surveying finds a home in Battleford

Grand opening takes place at Land Surveyors Association Museum Greg Campbell News Editor

Friday ended with thunderstorms and showers, but it was all sunshine and smiles at the grand opening of Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association Museum earlier in the day.

A vibrant crowd of young and old were in attendance, with many chatting it up outside the museum under the comforting shade of the trees that encompass the surrounding area at the front of the 145 year-old building. The ceremony, originally intended for two years ago (delayed due to the pandemic) was a warm affair for those who have awaited the date.

The building is the first land registry office in the North West Territories, and is consequently known as the oldest brick building in Saskatchewan, having been constructed between 1877-78. It is located near the Battle River on a rise known as Government Ridge, the location of the territory’s first government.

While the structure serves as a historical landmark today, it held a variety of purposes over the years.

Originally containing the records of all private and public land in the territories, the building was in use for 30 years until a new office was built closer to the business centre of Battleford in 1908. The Town of Battleford acquired the property in 1997.

Among the memorabilia of surveyor tools and technologies include the curta, which is considered the world’s first pocket calculator. The device, which is entirely mechanical (no batteries, keypad, etc.), was unrivalled for nearly 30 years before microchips and transistors emerged in electronic calculators in the 1970s.

For Gordon Webster, the one-time president of the association (1983) and now a lifetime member, the changes have been immense. Webster began his career in the field af-

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A great deal of equipment has been donated.

The amount of surveyor tool donations has been tremendous, so much so that the association is contemplating the creation of a second building.

ter high school, persuaded by his uncle to come work for the summer; 50 years later, he retired. According to him, the technology used in 1966 was the same as the original equipment used by surveyors in the area decades before, yet over time, the emergence of an electronic measuring system, electronic instrumentation, GPS and drones, have changed the game completely.

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When asked about how surveying has changed, she mentioned how surveying today still retraces the footsteps of original surveyors via the same methodologies, but the technology behind the “art of measurement” has altered.

Maloney comes from a long line of affiliation with the association, as her uncle, father, then brother all served as president, before

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For Maloney, education is a big component of the association’s goal to preserve its heritage, as there is a shortage of land surveyors and technicians in the field today.

One of the goals of the association is to have a plethora of classrooms visit the building, in order to see the latest land-scanning technologies, but also to understand the past way surveying was conducted.

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Extremist views make for bad food policies

The commentaries offered on this editorial page are intended to provide thought-provoking material for our readers.

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

Unfortunately, the extremists are taking over

By Sylvain Charlebois

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Not a day goes by without seeing a group, or even a government, changing rules for farmers. In the name of the planet, animal welfare and our health, rules are changing despite our farmers’ knowledge and experience.

It’s an interesting phenomenon, and it’s happening around the world. Farmers have long been regarded as the best environmental stewards on Earth. They make a living off the land and with animals, so why wouldn’t we trust their views on agricultural practices?

However, an increasing number of incidents suggest populist views empowered by social media are slowly controlling food policies.

In the Netherlands, farmers protested and sprayed several public buildings with manure after politicians voted on proposals to reduce nitrogen emissions – a controversial move.

The government cited the fact that emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, produced by livestock, must be significantly reduced close to natural areas that are part of a network of protected habitats for endangered plants and wildlife stretching across several countries. The rationale for such a policy can be understood, but the context makes little sense.

Despite being the world’s third-largest agricultural producer by volume and second by value, the Netherlands wants to halve livestock production, even in the face of a looming global food crisis, so they can comply with the nitrogen limits set in Brussels by the European Union.

The target is to comply with new EU rules on reducing nitrogen pollution. To meet these targets, farmers will have to downsize their businesses or even cease operations, according to some sources. Compared to what else is happening in the world, these measures seem extreme at best.

On the other side of the spectrum, we have the everpowerful dairy farmers in Canada. Case in point: Agropur’s current strike in Quebec. For years, dairy farmers have claimed they’re victims of strikes, pandemics and other unforeseen occurrences. And we believed them.

In Canada, dairy farmers waste anywhere from 100 million to 300 million litres of milk each year. The waste was always unquestioned, even when milk prices at the grocery store were increasing.

With recent record-setting price hikes in the dairy sector, and the fact that many families are struggling due to higher food prices, consumers question our systems and wonder if there could be a better way.

Despite our dairy quota system, which is supposed to eliminate all possibilities of waste, milk dumping has been going on for decades and Canadians have accepted it. It’s a complicated debate, fuelled by rhetoric and orchestrated by a lobby group known for its power and influence: the Dairy Farmers of Canada. Politicians, academics and even journalists have paid a heavy price for criticizing the regime.

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Relevant examples are plentiful in Canada. In Ottawa, many committees, councils and task forces organized

by Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her department are primarily populated by like-minded individuals. Food can get political, of course, but lopsided policy-making can’t be institutionalized.

Policy-making in food is in danger. Debates in the agri-food sector – marred by our collective inability to exchange ideas – include discussions related to glyphosate and genetic engineering, climate change, food labelling and global trades.

Mainly because of social media, coupled with many very populist governments, our widespread capacity to know what we’re doing with food policies has completely vanished. Even in academia, cancel culture among colleagues is prevalent, and deliberations are discouraged, even in the upper echelons of universities. The fear of losing any research funding prevails.

And it’s not just institutional. As citizens, over the last decade or so we’ve gained the power of connecting and exchanging. But communicating through social media has been overly efficient at destroying ideas, especially those held by a minority of people. To our detriment, we’ve witnessed the obliteration of logic and rationale on food policy in many parts of the world, including Canada.

Consumers are exposed to more information, which makes society more intellectually vulnerable. When critics get silenced, policies will most likely become

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more misguided and short-sighted, which is what we are seeing now.

To support a roadmap for better food policies, we need to protect critics who are often vehemently quashed by the masses on social media. The critics stand no chance now.

In the last couple of years, we’ve seen more people engaged in the food space. This may be the legacy of empty shelves coupled with record food inflation. Our institutions must assure the public that food should serve all people, while maintaining our ambition to remain food secure.

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agrifood analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University. © Troy Media

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In the Cypress Hills provincial park office there can be found two glass cases containing some 40 amazing duck carvings by the late Herb Stephenson of North Battleford. The collection was donated to the park by Dr. Gary Houston, a retired dentist from Shaunavon, who was obviously an avid collector. Conversing with Mrs. Stephenson, I learned that her husband, having retired at the age of 50 started painting then very successfully took up taxidermy and that this interest led him to duck carving. Herb’s work is

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incredible and is scattered worldwide. Even his first unfinished crude attempts at carving are eagerly sought Jean Dunn, our very own current wild life painter and carver, was

telling me that there was no connection between Herb and herself. This makes it even more surprising that the Battlefords can boast of such uncommon prowess and fame by two such skilled artisans who are yet separate.

Ducks Unlimited and other organizations have benefitted from their generosity, especially in their earlier years. Their works are that of true perfectionists.

What a super weekend we have just had. On Saturday we were at Walter Tait’s birthday celebration at Jackfish Lake sailing club. Such a nice group of pleasant people and friends. The highlight for me was Jim Ramsay being there in full immaculate Highland attire

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consummately playing his pipes – “not too loud,” I advised! Looking out over the lake on a beautiful day with a gentle breeze and no mosquitoes, one could have been anywhere.

On Sunday afternoon we headed to the United Church where the first of a series of post-Covid concerts took place.

Cole Knutson, from this community, who is becoming a renowned musician and who is determined to give back to this area, too part in a piano, organ, saxophone and flute concert. The musicians received a standing ovation but for myself the menu included a bit too much baroque and dolorosa. You see, I am from the Scottish lowlands where culture

A duck carving by the late Herb Stephenson of North Battleford. | Photo submitted

does not abound and toe tapping, bagpipe music is best appreciated.

Finally. to make the weekend perfect the birthday party menu included IRN-BRU which is, of course, Scotland’s close

second tipple to whisky.

Thank you, Herb and Jean, Walter and Mary, Jim and Cole for these memories.

By the way, who decided that the saxophone developed in the 1840’s is a classical instrument?

How to combat the increase of mosquitoes in the Battlefords Greg Campbell News Editor

An influx of rain over the last month has triggered a swarming of mosquitoes in the Battlefords region.

Along with the recent rains, has come more standing water in the nearby river valley and surrounding the city, providing prime breeding areas for the mosquitoes.

For residents who are having trouble dealing

with the pesky creatures, there are several ways to help mitigate the impact of the mosquito population according to the city.

The key is to remove potential or developed breeding sites. The city website points out that the local population can accomplish this via: removing standing water from their yards, exposed rain barrels, and bird baths.

Regular maintenance of any grass on your property to ensure that is kept short,

is another preventative measure.

Outside of physical means of removing these creatures, individuals can reduce their attractiveness to the bugs by wearing light-coloured, longsleeved shirts or pants, applying mosquito nets where possible (example: strollers), and wielding the insect repellent DEET. Look to try and limit your time outdoors between dusk and dawn.

Currently, the city does

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not engage in spraying (fogging) as a means to control mosquitoes, due to its lack of effectiveness compared to the larvicide program it currently implements. Spraying can have adverse effects on other pollinators such as bees or butterflies, as well as dragonflies.

The city’s website cites that the commercial product Vectobac is employed by the city once a week both in the spring and summer in order to con-

trol mosquito populations.

Vectobac uses the biological control agent Bacillus thuringiensis, commonly referred to as Bti, a bacterium found naturally in soils.

During the sporeforming stage of its life cycle, the Bti bacterium produces a protein crystal which is toxic only to mosquito and black fly larvae. These microscopic crystals are ingested by insect larvae when they are feeding. The crystals are

dissolved and converted into toxic protein molecules that destroy the walls of the insect’s stomach.

The insect usually stops feeding within hours and dies within days.

In Battleford, the town says that weather permitting, they will be out foggin this week. Notification will be listed on the town website, Facebook, as a public service announcement and by door-to-door notices.

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The parade will start and end at the track behind St. Vital School.

Entry forms are available at the Battleford Parks & Recreation Office in the Alex Dillabough Centre (south side), Battleford, or by mail: Battleford Parks & Recreation Office, Box 1240, Battleford, Saskatchewan S0M 0E0 or e-mail: parks@battleford.ca. An entry form can also be downloaded from our website: www.battleford.ca.

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Final year for Ashley Morin awareness walk

The Ashley Morin awareness walk on 100th Street in North Battleford. | Photos by Averil Hall / Freelance Photographer

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by Ashley’s father Lyndon that brought their relatives and friends to tears.

That the walk is done after four years is according to cultural tradition, Bird explained.

Lyndon wrote a letter to his daughter as his way of releasing the pain and grief their family is experiencing after four years of not having found the answers to Ashley’s disappearance and what had happened to her.

“It’s been four years now since my youngest little girl went missing.

It feels like yesterday because the pain does not go away. Time does not heal all the pain or erase the memories I have of my baby,” read parts of the letter.

“Four years ago my child went missing and it seems like we are having to wait for the proof to fall into the laps of the investigators. We all have our suspicions about who is responsible or who is involved. But we have to wait for solid proof.”

Lyndon again asked in-

Michael Bird, cousin to Ashley, helped organize the walk, seen here with Diane Morin, Ashley’s mother. To listen to remarks from Michael Bird, visit SASKTODAY.ca

Bikers that have been with the walkers for four years.

dividuals to come forward if they know something about his daughter’s disappearance, information that might bring her back that could somehow ease their anger and the pain.

“I have such a space in my heart that I never wanted to have and now it lives in me. She is my baby, my love, my everything.

She loved her sports and she loved attending family gatherings. I’m always going to be missing her.”

Lyndon, in the letter,

added that he sometimes dreams of Ashley where he just wants to grab her and never let her go but he can not reach her. He has even asked Ashley to take him since crying has become one of their daily routines.

“There is no way to escape this pain, which empties every last tear of me.

It leaves me feeling empty.

I would compare it to being newly blinded. Not knowing where to go or which way to head. Being

in darkness wishing and praying was all over this horrible nightmare.”

SPS Chief Troy Cooper, SPS missing person liaison officer and victim services co-ordinator Dorthea Swiftwolfe, Central Urban Métis Federation Inc. president Shirley Isbister and Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation Chief Larry Ahenakew also delivered messages of support to the family.

FSIN Third Vice Chief Aly Bear also joined the awareness walk.

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The City of North Battleford recently met with North West College and the minister of Education.

Heating The topic of the meeting was the future of North New Year’s Sale West College, which has a Starts Monday, near 50-year history in the January 3, 2022 Battlefords area.

Looking forward to the new year ... Among the subtopics of and all its taxes? discussion: the possibility of a new campus, so as to A raft of tax hikes coming expand North West College as a whole.

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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released its annual New Year’s Tax Changes report last week to highlight the major tax changes that will occur in 2022.

“If you’re making more than $40,000, you’ll see your federal income tax bill go up thanks to rising payroll taxes,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director with the CTF. “From higher carbon taxes to rising alcohol, payroll and property taxes, there’s a raft of tax hikes coming in the New Year.”

The report outlines the major tax changes from the federal and provincial governments in 2022. Key takeaways from the report include: Taxpayers making $40,000 or more in 2022 will see the federal government deduct more money.

The Canada Pension Plan tax increase will cost workers and businesses an extra $333 each in 2022 (for maximum pensionable earnings).

The Employment Insurance tax increase will cost each worker an extra $63 in 2022 and businesses an extra $89 (for maximum insurable earnings).

The increase in the federal personal basic amount will save taxpayers $89.

The federal carbon tax will increase for the third time during the pandemic to 11 cents per litre of gasoline on April 1, 2022.

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The Battlefords Proms makes its 2022 debut Greg Campbell News Editor

Going for baroque.

It’s a clever play on words for the name of Chinley Hinacay and Matthew Robinson’s saxophone tour. Yet, in some ways, the figurative meaning behind the “going for broke” phrase is not so far a stretch as you may think.

On Sunday, the two saxophone performers, who were accompanied by local product Cole Knutson, performed for nearly 90 minutes at Third Avenue United Church.

In a performance that saw the audience taken for twists and turns on what they would typically deem as “classical music,” those in attendance were glued to their seats.

One particular example was the piece Shinai by François Rossé, which saw the three performers set up in a triangle format at the front and back of the church. From there, the musicians played to the acoustics of the room, shifting back-and-forth suddenly through gasps of air and short to medium punctuated notes.

While the music was riveting, so, too, was the dialogue between the performers and the audience.

Between each of the pieces, all three performers

Chinley Hinacay and Matthew Robinson

Cole Knutson and Chinley Hinacay in one of the many duets featured throughout the afternoon. | Photo by Greg Campbell

took turns educating the crowd on the background and significance of each piece that was about to be played.

Not to mention the numerous laughs that were drawn on multiple occasions over the duration of the performance, as both Robinson and Hinacay would preview pieces and their performances in a manner that kept the atmosphere light-hearted and festive.

The spirit of the project, according to Robinson, is to take risks on tour (location-wise) and take their act as many places as possible, no matter how large the audience may be.

“If doing this means another duo can perform in the future and people

are aware of it, then that is more than enough.”

The Prairie Saxophone Initiative is driven by Hinacay and Robinson, whom both share a strong desire in elevating the standard of saxophone performance and pedagogy throughout Canada. Additionally, the program is committed to collaborating with composers from underrepresented communities.

For example, a future goal is to have 60 unique 60-second pieces composed by up-and-coming Canadian composers, all of which can one day be interweaved into future performances.

Neither of the performers were exposed to the potential of the saxophone

as a classical instrument until their late teens and early university, a trend they hope to reverse with the initiatives mentioned above.

Part of that collaboration also includes performing with local artists during their tour, which in this case, happened to be North Battleford’s very own Cole Knutson. The local product began with a solo piece, before joining the dynamic saxophone duo via the piano, the organ, and the saxophone (a piece which he studied in university).

His return was not unnoticed. Knutson took the time to shake hands and speak to everyone who came up to see him, a direct reflection of those who have invested in his

personal and professional development.

According to Knutson, that commitment from the community since he began his musical journey is something he is always looking to pay forward.

“There’s a lot more on the line personally to give them the best performance I can …When you’re playing for people you love, you really want to do well.”

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Cole Knutson alongside his mother Theresa following the first of four concerts in North Battleford this month. | Photo by Greg Campbell

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Kids Fest Attracts Attention

Bresaylor Happenings

Keeping it cool before refrigeration

By Robert Peterson

There was some clowning around and blowing of bubbles at an afternoon of fun for children and families in the library park in downtown North Battleford Saturday. All ages were welcome to attend Kids Fest, sponsored by the Baha’i Community of North Battleford. | Photo by Fraser Glen

Here, a dad draws an outline of his son. A number of art activities were part of KidsFest.

The festival was attended by betweedn 150 and 200 people, and its success may mean a repeat event next summer.| Photo by Averil Hall / Freelance Photographer

Receiving a little instruction and help. Performers helped kids try out new skills. | Photo by Averil Hall / Freelance Photographer

Drumming activity was a hit. Organizer Fraser Glen described the event as one that was enjoyed by people of all ages, by tourists, local residents, and people who live and work downtown. The atmosphere was very friendly, he said. | Photo by Averil Hall / Freelance Photographer

grandiose, a sense of awe, and for some a newfound appreciation for the saxophone as a classical instrument.

Meanwhile, Knutson’s hometown concert series continues this Saturday, July 16 at 3 p.m. at Third Avenue United Church once again.

Arlene Shiplett, raised in North Battleford and now hornist with the Saskatoon Symphony, and Jaya Hoy, also raised in North Battleford and Knutson’s former piano teacher, will appear with Knutson.

Cole Knutson’s hometown concert series continues this Saturday, July 16 at 3 p.m. at Third Avenue United Church with Arlene Shiplett and Jaya Hoy, | Photo courtesy of Cole Knutson

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Continued from Page 7 Music is a form of communication and dialogue, and with playing experience, comes recognition of the micro signalling that often goes unnoticed amidst a performance.

Whether it is how a person breathes, or how fast an individual’s vibrato is, performers will react to what they are both seeing and hearing around them.

What was communicated on Sunday was a sense of refinery, a sense of

Ice houses were used by the Hudson’s Bay Company to keep buffalo meat cool during the summer months. The Bresaylor settlers also used ice houses.

Late winter when the ice was thickest, the settlers would go down to the river with a sleigh pulled by a team of horses. The sleigh would be pulled onto the ice-covered river, then the horses would be unhooked and tied in the shelter of the bush. Using an ice chisel (a sharp-edged steel tip lashed onto a wood shaft about four feet in length) and an axe, they would cut a round hole in the ice. Then using a saw that had a handle at one end, they would start cutting out a square block of ice usually about one and a half feet The square. A set of ice tongs was Bresaylor used to pull the block of ice museum out of the water and load it has an ice onto the sleigh. This contin- box, ice ued until the sleigh was fully tongs and an ice saw loaded.

Pulling and cutting the ice on display. blocks was a dangerous task, | Bresaylor as there was always the dan- Heritage ger of slipping into the water. Museum One case in Battleford that photos was said to happen was that a man slipped into the river and his fellow workers were unable to grab him before the current took him under the ice. It just so happened that another crew was harvesting ice a little distance downstream. The man popped up in their hole and they managed to pull him out to safety.

Once loaded, the ice blocks were hauled to an ice house which consisted of a square hole in the ground with a roof over it and a door on the side. The cubes of ice were put in the building and then covered with a layer of sawdust. The ice would last all summer and things that needed to be kept cool or frozen would be stored in the building with ice.

Settlers who could afford it and preferred not to keep running out to the ice house, had an ice box in their home. The ice box, a forerunner of the refrigerator, consisted of a box with a door on top into which a block of ice was placed.

Another door on the front opened to a compartment where milk, cheese and other items were stored. As the ice slowly melted, the water would run along the sides of the compartment keeping it cool. Melting water collected at the bottom in a tray which could be pulled out and drained.

The Bresaylor museum has ice tongs, an ice saw and an ice box on display.

The Bresaylor Heritage Museum is open again for the summer by appointment only from June 30 to Aug. 31. Please phone Enola at 306-893-8002 or Bob at 306-895-2075 to arrange a guided tour by one of our volunteer staff. Check out the Bresaylor Heritage Museum Facebook page for more information.

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We generally paint on Tuesdays together, but doing our own thing.

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“Themes” – an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature, a unifying or a dominant idea.

During the winter we had a theme of painting one day “winter shadows”, bringing out the blues of snow shadows. We indulged in the theme of a “pour paint “ on a Tuesday. Now several of our members are indulging in some “theme” days.

A group of five, Jean, Rosemarie, Lorraine, Grace and Kathy will be displaying in the ambulatory window salon at the Chapel Gallery under the theme of “Our Western World” from the end of July until midSeptember. Please support all the efforts of our members individually or collectively as we seek to enhance the joy of art.

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“It’s for the kids.”

That’s how it all started.

But what about the big kids? They like to have fun too.

Over the years, Cochin Days has grown into a three-day extravaganza of games, parties and events.

That is, until the pandemic.

Now, a large contingent of volunteers is bringing back the fun August 12-14.

Among the activities kids will get to enjoy: the bike parade (over 200 children participated in the last one), free hot dogs, games on the beach, face painting, a bouncy castle, a sandsculpting contest and more.

For both the kids and

adults, there will be a social on Friday night, which includes a magic show and musical entertainment.

Fireworks will light up the night sky on Saturday.

At the trade show, you will find handmade articles, jewelry, home décor, and food.

Family-friendly prices will be served up at the pancake breakfast on Sunday morning.

The spaghetti eating contest, sadly, has been delayed for another year, but there is hope to have a beer garden again, along with musical entertainment.

The boat parade, horseshoes, trade show, and car show—all these events are co-ordinated by volunteers.

These volunteers, some

old and some new, are an invaluable part that makes up this community celebration. Through their donation of time and resources, the money raised during this three-day event then gets repurposed towards community improvements.

For example, there is currently a review for the renovation of the tennis court, and the committee would consider channelling funds into that project via any donations made from local businesses.

Seasonal Cochin residents come year after year from Rosetown, Saskatoon, Biggar, and many other Saskatchewan towns. Former residents of the province return from Alberta, British Columbia and other

provinces.

Whether it is members of the council, or cherished residents, together, they form a summer community that is safe, pleasant, and popular with tourists who are lucky enough to visit.

All you Cochin lovers out there can volunteer toward this wonderful threeday party by calling the Village Office at 306-3862333, or just drop in and put your name and phone number on a sign-up sheet.

There will be a poster at the Bigway store to help you decide how you’re going to help. If you can offer even one or two hours, for example supervising at the bouncy castle, that will be a big help!

Plan to be there!

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Special moments of summer are captured in paintings by Battlefords Art Club members.

Themes from nature inspire expressions in watercolour, mixed media and acrylics. The club meets on Tuesdays in the Don Ross Centre. Artists work in media of their choice. | Photos submitted

After a two-year hiatus, Meota Music Productions brings back its fifth annual concert fundraiser for Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation.

The concert theme is “Love is in the Air” and will showcase a series of songs from the 1960s through to the ‘90s, featuring Bette Midler, Neil Diamond,

Celine Dion, Willie Nelson and the Beatles to name a few. Singers will be accompanied by a host of musicians who bring costume and set design to highlight the eras.

There will be two concerts held at the Meota Community Complex Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31. Tickets are $25 per person, with all proceeds going to the BUH Founda-

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“The pandemic taught us all many lessons, one of which is that we are all in this together. We are grateful to Meota Music Productions for their continued support and passion in bringing hope back through the gift of music,” says Leanne Ducommun, executive director for BUH Foundation.

“Not only are these concerts bringing people together to celebrate, it is truly sustaining the work we do to support the priority needs for our health care professionals to investing in major equipment for the Battlefords Union Hospital.”

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Family and friends celebrate Walter Tait’s 90th birthday

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

The storm warnings only brought rain, no tornados, but it never hurts to be ready for the worst. Now we are asking for sunshine and heat, and it sounds like that is what is in order.

The hay is ready to be harvested. It is getting tall and falling over, in places. The ditches are ready for cutting, too, if they aren’t full of water. The lilacs are finished blooming and now the peonies are coming into their own. The canola crops are adding to the colourful season as the fields are looking yellow from across the lake.

The family of long time farmer Walter Tait hosted his 90 th birthday celebration at the Meota Lakefront Paddle and Sail on July 9.

Longtime friend Jimmy Ramsay, played Scottish tunes on his bagpipes, to welcome Walter and his wife Mary into the building ending with Happy Birthday. Mr. Ramsay entertained guests several times during the afternoon.

Snacks and drinks and a beautiful birthday cake were shared in the afternoon and later a buffet supper was set out. Walter was delighted with the number of family and friends who showed up to congratulate him in person and wish

him well.

The new gas and diesel outlet appears to be open for business, and a finelooking outlet it is.

The bridge players gathered at the Pioneer Hall again on Tuesday with three tables in play.

Top score went to Catriona Winterholt and Cletus Scherman followed by Joeann and Rudy Wiens.

On Thursday top score went to Jean Lowes and Fraser Glen. Second were Donna Scherman and Catriona Winterholt.

Mervin Volk moved with his parents, when he was a child, from Wilkie to the Belbutte district, to farm. Mervin worked for Houles in Spiritwood for many years ending up with his own business of installing, repairing and anything to do with televisions. Merv passed away June 30 and requested no service. He was only 67 years old.

Meota golf course had a record number of 28 senior golfers out on July 7.

It was a beautiful morning. Again, there was a tie score of 38. The team of Gerry Goodheart, Lynn Boucher, Janice Morton and Marcel Duhaime was tied with Bernie Gregoire, Cora Christiansen, Juliette Tebay and Eric Callbeck.

The Gregoire team won on the countback. Players

Anne and Andrea Baillargeon hosted an art show and sale at the Meota Paddle and Sail clubhouse July 3.

Walter Tait (centre) was guest of honour at a birthday celebration in Meota July 9. He is flanked by longtime friend Jim Ramsay and wife Mary. | Photos submitted by Lorna Pearson

out for the first time were warmly welcomed.

Canasta was played at the Do Drop In Friday evening with 15 folks out.

The top score went to Vivianne Lesko and Stella Rendle. Second were Jack Stewart and Dave Sayers and third were Linda Ard and Marion Ottas. Cookies and coffee were available

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My daughter Joyce accompanied her cousin Tony on a 10-day cruise to the Baltic Sea area. They flew from Nanaimo to Vancouver and Amsterdam and spent two days in Copenhagen. They boarded the cruise ship there, after having COVID tests that were negative. They made stops at eight ports. The Baltic Sea features thousands of islands, the larger ones inhabited.

The cruise was only half filled so when they found their room too small for Tony and his scooter they were given a nice large room at no extra cost.

There were no lineups, which made for a peaceful trip. Their Baltic tour towns were Copenhagen, Oslo, Visby, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Warnamunde (smooth streets here in this newer town).

The streets were 90 per cent cobblestone, so it was a rough, irritating, tiring scooter ride for Tony and not nice walking either.

They flew out from Copenhagen and didn’t have any of the trouble at airports that are being reported at so many, not just in Canada either.

Don’t forget the Vawn sixth annual mud volleyball tournament July 23 at Vawn School grounds.

Submit entries and inquiries to 306-821-1330.

Paynton Ferry is open again as of July 10, for light traffic only.

The Edam Full Gospel Assembly will be having a service July 17 at 11 a.m. at Picnic Lake, south of the picnic hut. Bring your lawn chairs and plan to stay for burgers after. A children’s program will be offered.

This is weather dependant, of course.

It is exciting to see communities preparing to hold fall suppers again.

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A Canada Day celebration at Picnic Lake featured a pancake breakfast, other activities and fireworks.

brated at the campgrounds at Picnic Lake with a pancake breakfast for a small fee of $5. It was a chilly day yet everyone enjoyed sitting around chatting, and watching the children at play. The festive decorations of flags and table cloths made for a cheery environment. The evening fireworks put a positive ending to a lovely day. This event was sponsored by the RM of Turtle River and the Picnic Lake Board.

Meota Paddle and Sail Happenings Submitted by Trudy Janssens – Saskatchewan summers seem to fly by especially when you’re at the lake. The MPS clubhouse is seeing lots of activity this summer. Three extended families have used the facility for family get togethers, school districts are using it for staff retreats and Anne and Andrea Baillargeon had their annual art show and sale.

Vern Burgardt has built more kayak storage, which is proving to be a real draw for new members. Patrick Eckerman and several volunteers were finally able to get the MPS dock in.

The MPS stand up paddle board event will be held this upcoming weekend July 16 and 17. Delton Vandenheuvel from Escape Sports will be bringing out various boards to try. We have ordered good weather, and hope to be on the water from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

The following week, July 23 and 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jonas from Classic Outdoors will be

leading us in a try-a-kayak event. Jonas will be bringing out various kayaks and explaining what to look for when you’re purchasing a kayak. Jonas is also working with the MPS board to potentially get better kayaks for our existing members.

Both events are open to the general public.

Members had a club social on Canada Day. Two more socials are planned for July 23 and Aug. 13.

These socials are potluck mixers at 5:30 p.m. and if conditions are right, we will be having a fire on beach.

The MPS board would like everyone in Meota to consider what talents they have to share. Meota’s Got Talent is being planned for Aug. 7 from 1 to 6 p.m. All artists, authors, craftsman, woodworkers, quilters, collectors (everything from cameras to cars) are encouraged to take part. Also invited are our numerous talented children (everything from rock painting to cupcake/cookie designers). Participants are asked to contribute three to five pieces each.

Easels and display racks are available. Contributors are invited to bring their treasures from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 7. Please contact Trudy Janssens 306-3740843 with any ideas, questions or concerns.

We’re hoping to intersperse the afternoon with local musical talent as well.

You do not have to be a MPS member to be included. This is a community event and all are welcome.

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Unity News

It is playoff season for ball

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

A busy ball season for both baseball and softball divisions has led to playoff season.

In the NSRBL, the junior Cardinals brought it big when it mattered and beat the Lloydminster Twins in a one-game elimination wild card game July 6 leading them to a threegame quarter-final series against North Battleford Beavers, beginning July 13 in the Battlefords.

The Cards hosted an exhibition series with 22U teams from North Battleford and Calgary July 9 and 10 to keep sharp for both league and provincial playoffs. 22U provincials will be held in Unity in a best-of-five series with North Battleford and Regina, July 23 and 24.

For minor ball teams, it is a nonstop action movie.

Watch this column the next several weeks as all divisions of both baseball and softball are hosting and competing Aug. 4 to 7. Fans were excited to see this excellent display of girls’ softball on home diamonds as well as share in their big win.

The U15 girls competed in a 24-team provincial event in Saskatoon and after losing only one game

they were eliminated from playoffs. The U15 girls also competed in their respective provincial event in Regina the same weekend.

Results were not yet known at press time.

July 15 to 17, the U13 softball girls will compete in Regina in a 36-team event, while the U17 girls will travel to Swift Current for their provincial quest July 22 to 24.

On the baseball side of things, it is another very full July of baseball games, starting this weekend with one of Unity’s 11U teams hosting an eight-team provincial championship. The other 11U Cardinals team will travel to Shellbrook for their chance at a provincial title. The 15U Cardinals will also compete this same weekend on the road.

Next weekend, July 2224, Unity Cardinals 13U and 18U teams will compete for their chance at a provincial title on the road.

The 22U provincial event will be hosted in Unity, featuring a best-of-five series between the Unity Jr. Cardinals and North Battleford.

July 17 will be the deconsecration service for St. John’s Anglican Church.

The Anglican Church has been part of Unity since it first settled. The closure

July 4 was an exciting day in Unity as the AG Foods location presented a Toyota SUV to winner, Caroline Bulcke. A summer contest ran at AG Foods locations across Western Canada. Photo courtesy Jackie Boser

Unity U19 Panthers were golden at home and have won a berth to Western Canadian Softball Championships in Richmond, B.C. Aug. 4 to 7. Photo

by Sherri Solomko

is a result of lack of members and lack of available clergy.

July 15, the Rivers West Sports, Culture and Recreation Mobile Playground will be in Unity from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and includes organized, fun activity for participants, taking place at the picnic pavilion in the ball diamonds park. There will be another one set on Aug. 28.

The Unity Motocross track will play host to the Mid West Am series July 30 and offers some exciting action on the track. Another event is set for Sept.

10 The Sask. Science Centre has an event upcoming Aug. 25 themed, “Robot

Cleanup and Take Action.”

While not in Unity itself, close by Tramping Lake is putting the finishing touches on their annual Tralapa Festival at the Tramping Lake Park Aug. 5 to 7. Check out their Facebook or web page for all the details if you are interested in a summer festival nearby.

The Unity branch of the Wheatland Library ran their second year of the storybook trail featuring the book “If I were a Fox.” This was an opportunity to enjoy summer weather and the surroundings of the regional park ball diamonds park. | Unity Library / Facebook

29 out for New Horizons golf

By Bernie Meisner

Twenty-nine New Horizons golfers, and those who wish they were, played in their July 11 weekly scramble.

The morning was beautiful, sunny and warm, so whatever frustrations there may have been, can’t be blamed on the weather.

Garry Nelson led his foursome of Pat Tillmanns,

Connie and Denis Carignan to a first-place win with a score of 38. Second place was a tie between the team of Barry Werth, Paul Schwingenschloegl and John Yarske registering a 39. Peter Pauls, Etta Meisner, Shirley Smith and Len Taylor posted an identical 39, but parred No. 9, while the Werth team birdied it, thus taking second place.

Bernie

Meisner, Al White and Judy Jamieson were the recipients of the dreaded consolation. Better luck next time.

Denis Carignan won closest to the pin on No .8, while John Yarske won the co-op car wash for sinking a very long putt.

New Horizons will again take to the links on Tuesday, July 19 at 9:30 a.m.

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MEOTA NO. 468 Public Notice of a Subdivision for Intended Discretionary Use 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 to expand an existing campground within the NW ¼ Section 19-47-16-W3M, Parcel E, Plan 101915476, represented by the proposed Parcel P, as shown on the accompanying plan. This is currently permitted as a discretionary use in the Agricultural District – Section 5.2.4 h) of Bylaw 022011 known as the Zoning Bylaw.

Council will consider this application at the regular scheduled Council meeting on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 1:15 pm in the RM of Meota office.

Public may attend meetings via teleconference or in person. If you wish to attend the meeting via teleconference, please contact the RM Administrator, Kirk Morrison, at cao@rmmeota468. ca requesting meeting link invitation. If you wish to comment on this proposal, please do so in writing prior to Thursday July 28, 2022, to Box 80, Meota, SK, S0M IX0 or by email to info468@sasktel.net or robin@northboundplanning.ca. For additional information please contact the Municipal Planner.

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The U17 Edam Blue Sox won provincial gold and will advance to western finals Aug. 4 to 7. Team members are from Edam, Turtleford and Maidstone. Photo courtesy Softball Saskatchewan

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R.M. OF NORTH BATTLEFORD NO. 437 Public Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 207 of The Planning & Development Act, 2007 that the R.M. of North Battleford No. 437 intends to pass a bylaw to amend Bylaw 5-2016 known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT The proposed amendment will: 1. Rezone Parcel A Plan No. K1806 Ext. 103 located in SE-2344-17-W3M from A – Agriculture District to CR2 – Medium Density Country Residential District, shown outlined with the heavy dotted line on Sketch “A” below; and 2. Allow Home-Based businesses to have up to 5 non-resident employees.

SKETCH “A”

REASON 1. To facilitate the development of six new residential lots; and 2. To facilitate the development of Home-Based businesses, with a limited number of on-site employees.

PUBLIC INSPECTION The Bylaw may be inspected by any interested person at the municipal office, located at Highway 4 North and Forest Hall Road in the R.M. of North Battleford No. 437, open Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m (excluding statutory holidays). Copies are available at no cost.

PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. at the municipal office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal office before the hearing.

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U11 and U13 Lakers boys recently won tournaments in Swift Current. Photo courtesy U11 team

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started three years ago as an international trip to Correspondent Switzerland and Italy was Rivers West District postponed due to COVID, Mobile Playground at changed to England and Maidstone Museum was an France, and eventually had exciting place to be July 6. to become a national exWith 25 children attending, cursion due to strict GGC the fairy tale theme provid- rules. The five girls and ed a variety of games and two leaders are heading crafts including making east to Toronto, Niagara book covers, magic wands Falls, Montreal and then and dragon masks. Thank three Maritime provinces. you to all the volunteers They’ll take in a Blue Jays and to Lakeland Library, game, several tours, hikMaidstone branch for host- ing, glamping and camping the event. ing. We’ll look forward On the softball scene, to a report when they reMaidstone’s Rachel Currie, turn. If anyone wants Girl Jade McIntosh and Maja Guide classic cookies, the McIntosh play with Edam unit still have lots to sell.

Blue Sox who took home Units are filling up fast for gold in the U17 BW girls’ the fall. If your daughter provincials in Regina this is looking for friendship, past weekend. The team fun and challenges, join of girls from Edam, Turtl- now. Contact Hayley 306eford and Maidstone will 218-0172 (Sparks, Brownplay in the westerns Aug. 4 ies, Guides K to Grade 6) to 7 in St. Albert, Alta. or Kristin 306-903-7401 Maidstone’s U15 Lakers (Pathfinders, Rangers, girls’ team went to provin- Grades 7 to 12). cials in Saskatoon where Vacation Bible School they came second in round is coming up July 25 to 28 robin play and fourth over- from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. all out of 24 teams. Both at Maidstone Grace Comthe U11 and U13 Lakers munity Church. Please preboys’ teams won their tour- register your children ages naments in Swift Current. 5 to 11 by text or phone Good luck to the U11s at 306-716-6682. provincials in Unity this Remember Silver Lake weekend. Congratulations Farmers Market every Frito all the players who bat- day 4 to 6 p.m. New ventled hard in the heat. Maid- dors came last week and stone will host Tier 1 U13 more are coming this week. provincials July 22 to 24 It’s a wonderful assortment with games at Silver Lake of fresh vegetables, baking, and in town. preserves, sewing, woodMaidstone Pathfinders- working, leather and other Rangers are excited to em- handmade items. Call Kara bark on their long-awaited at 780-205-5243 for detrip July 14 to 28. What tails.

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Mayfair and District News

Barbecue fundraiser draws 100 supporters

By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

A wedding I attended this past weekend was truly beautiful as former neighbour girl, Brandi

Brandi and Derrick Bassa on their special day. | Photos submitted

by Elaine Woloshyn

Lamontagne tied the knot with Derrick Bassa from southern Manitoba. Her parents are Rick and Pam from Whitkow. There were invited quests from British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba and our province. Good wishes for a long, healthy, happy married life together.

The fundraiser barbecue supper July 4 hosted by Rose Gill Lodge in Rabbit Lake drew in approximately 100 hungry people.

Thank you to Al Laughlin who was the chef presiding over the barbecue. The winners of the raffle draw are Kallie Wright, Maddie Krienke and Hudson and Keeley Fast. A big thank you to everyone who came, ticket sellers /buyers and to the staff and volunteers, Correction f of a name I

had submitted three weeks ago. The name of the bride is Keelan Kowerchuk, who married Tanner Lafreniere of Lashburn.

The Parkland Predators girls’ softball team from Shell Lake were able to bring home some hardware this past weekend in a tournament in Saskatoon.

After going undefeated in the round robin provincial tournament, they met up with the Southeast Sun Devils from Estevan competing for the gold medal, but were unsuccessful. The tired but still happy girls came home sporting silver medals.

Now the team is off to the western finals in Winnipeg Aug. 4 to 7. This team consists of players from Shell Lake, Shellbrook, Big River, Debden, Spiritwood

and Rabbit Lake. Our local girl is Kallie, daughter of Crystal and Danny Wright from Rabbit Lake. Way to go team and all the best three weeks from now.

The Sunshine Group Incorporated in Chitek Lake are planning to host a market Wednesday, July 20 and Thursday July 21 at the local hall. There will be a large selection of handmade articles. They are accepting donations of gently used items among other interesting things. To rent a table please call Annette Pilipiak at 306-291-3267 or Oral Zacharias at 306-2409126 Also in this resort village, Lady of the Lake Catholic Church has now decided not to cancel Sunday mass, but to schedule one for Sundays at 1 p.m.

From the Pastor’s Desk

Fathers honoured on their special day

By Pastor David L. Walker Turtleford Baptist Church

July is here again, the crops are looking good, God has blessed us with a combination of sun and rain and how thankful we are for that. We are also thankful for Canada that was founded and established under God. May we always remain a free Godfearing nation.

Father’s Day was a special day at TBC. We had one of the men in the church give his personal testimony, we had special selections in song, every man received a special gift as well as one for the oldest father and the youngest. The youngest was in his 30s and the oldest in

his 80s. God has surely blessed our little church with a diversity of young and old.

June’s GGMH was down a little in attendance, with 15 present. Singing and music was amazing as always and we discovered tacos are a big hit. We barely had enough for ev-

There is also outdoor seating so those attending can

The Parkland Predators girls’ ball team includes: back row - Kelly Bergen, Alison Simonar, Dillian Simonar, Maddie Nelson, Kallie Wright, Jorja Parker, Peyton Turner, Kara Bergen, Leah Neumann, Nicole Phillips; front row - Hayden Peterson, Emery Simonar, Avery Cyr, Jorja Boecher and Marcail Philips.

eryone, so hopefully tacos will soon be on the menu again. After most everyone had left, four couples remained around the tables talking until around 10 p.m. One man said “we should do this every week.”

Our next GGMH is July 31 at 6 p.m. Everyone from everywhere is welcome, so why not join us. If God has blessed you with a talent, don’t hide it. None of us are perfectionists, but oh how we love sharing with one

RM of Mervin No. 499 Public Notice Zoning Bylaw Amendment

another – singing, instruments you name it.

Congratulations to all this years graduate’s. May you find God’s will and do it.

Please feel free to join us any Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for coffee and a worship time at 11 a.m.

Until next month, remember, “A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing and suffers nothing, is worth nothing”. – Martin Luther

LAND FOR SALE

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PUBLIC NOTICE

see the nearby picturesque lake.

FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER Kowbel Bros. Enterprises Ltd. in the R.M. of Eldon No. 471 offers for sale by tender:

FARMLAND: Cultivated Acres

Total Acres

NW-03-51-23-W3 Ext. 0

152

160.68

$281,700.00

INTENT: The proposed amendment would: introduce a survey sketch plan (SSP) requirement for development permit applications; clarify Real Property Surveyor’s Report (RPSR) requirements and submission timing; and, identify circumstances where a SSP or RPSR is not required.

N ½ 04-51-23-W3 Ext. 0

266

321.82

$469,500.00

S ½ 04-51-23-W3 Ext. 0

277

289.25

$439,200.00

S ½ 09-51-23-W3 Ext. 0

260

322.20

$386,700.00

S ½ 10-51-23-W3 Ext. 0

260

320.60

$473,300.00

AFFECTED LAND: All lands within the RM would be subject to the proposed amendment but would apply primarily in situations where potential hazard lands are involved, or where small residential and commercial parcels abut the same.

SW-22-50-23-W3 Ext. 16

125

152.85

$169,400.00

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

REASON: The RM is seeking to amend its permit application requirements such that site boundaries are clearly identified predevelopment to ensure that future development is located properly within a site with the aim of ensuring zoning bylaw compliance and suitability.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RM of Mervin No. 499 office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. excluding statutory holidays. Copies will be available to the public at a cost, by emailing the contact below, or on the RM’s website.

A copy of the proposed amendment is available for viewing here: www.rmofmervin.ca/planning-and-development/public-notification/.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 1:30 PM in the RM office located at 211 Main St. in the Town of Turtleford to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed amendments; a digital participation component will be available to the public. Council will consider written and emailed comments at the meeting, along with in-person and digital representations. The deadline for receipt of comments, and requests for online representation must be received by the RM office or its Planner by August 5, 2022. For additional information, please contact the administrator at (306) 845-2045 or rm499@rmofmervin.com.

Box 130 Turtleford, SK S0M 2Y0.

Issued at the Town of Turtleford this 29th day of June 2022 Prab Lashar Chief Administrative Officer RM of Mervin No. 499

Parcel

Assessed Value

RESIDENCE:

Located on NE-04-51-23-W3 • •

1473 ft2 four bedroom house 1970 40 x 60 Quonset

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1999 50 x 80 Quonset 1972 28 x 32 Shop

SURFACE LEASES:

Annual Cenovus Oil Lease income: $47,600.00 • •

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Purchaser responsible for payment of any applicable GST. All offers to be accompanied by a bank draft in the amount of 5% of tendered amount payable to “Matrix Law Group In Trust”.

Unsuccessful bidders will have deposits refunded without interest.

Bidders will be notified of Tender result by August 26, 2022.

Buyer must provide balance of purchase price within 30 days of acceptance of tender.

An Agreement for Sale shall be prepared between the Vendor and the Purchaser upon acceptance.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Send all offers in a sealed envelope marked “DO NOT OPEN – KOWBEL LAND TENDER” to the undersigned on or before 12:00 noon on the 29th day of July, 2022.

Matrix Law Group

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Back to the basics of life Ed called yesterday, and I was cutting the lawn. He told the wife, “Your condo building should have a gardener or maintenance man for jobs like that.”

She answered, “Well, Ray does it for free.” So, Ed was all for my free labour in cutting the lawn. I call it my volunteer pleasure.

Ed and I agree that taking care of what you have, even your lawn is essential.

Valuing, protecting and maintaining ourselves and our relationship with God and others is worthy of wise consideration. We are more likely to treasure and keep what we love in good repair.

It is easy to ignore regular maintenance for various reasons, but it

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Many things, including ourselves, require regular upkeep. People need food, water, exercise, sleep and shelter to care for themselves. Christians seek to care for others as well as themselves because God has taken care of them in Jesus Christ, His Son. As Christians, we look

to God’s commandments and rules to help safeguard our faith. They guide us in living in God’s wisdom in our daily lives. For example, we need God’s guidance in our relationships with others in our families, friends, work, school and church community. God’s rules direct us on how to love God and

each other. Love is the force or power to motivate us in our behaviour towards God and others.

Yet, Christians do not perfectly apply God’s rules in love in their daily lives.

They, too, get influenced by the world and may find it easier to resent, dislike, hate or even hurt others rather than to love others.

Concern for others above ourselves isn’t popular in our world.

The mindset of our world reflects the television show, Survivor. In this reality television show, a group of strangers comes together on a deserted island. Everyone in the group seeks to outwit, outplay and outlast everyone else. They want to become

the sole survivor and win a million dollars. I think loyal fans of the show would agree that in each season, there is a great deal of backstabbing, deceit, fake or fickle alliances, sneaking around for advantages and other behaviour that is low on the openness and honesty scale.

Those most skillful with their lies and manipulations come out on top in Survivor. Survivor celebrates folks being out for themselves at the expense of others around them. There is one winner and everyone else a loser.

Christians know God lovingly desires everyone to win in life now and in heaven. Therefore, when we seek to maintain God’s

rules in our daily lives, we bless others with our loving actions towards those around us.

God directs us how to act in love in Leviticus 19 verses 9-18 (paraphrase) When you harvest your fields, and vineyards leave (give) some for the poor.

Do not steal, cheat or lie.

Do not take advantage of or rob anyone. Pay those you have hired immediately. Don’t harm or curse the (disadvantaged) blind and deaf. In court, seek justice, do not favour the poor, or defer to the rich. Do not slander others or hold grudges against anyone.

Do not seek to get revenge but love your neighbour as yourself. These rules will never get easier to follow.

Worship Together Spend some quality family time together.

Worship at the church of your choice.

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

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

TerriTorial Drive alliance church 306-445-5158 www.tdac.ca

306-446-1695

PASTOR: Rev. Fr. Phinh Do

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

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

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

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

ANGLICAN PARISH

306-445-5901

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

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

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

Rev. Trevor Malyon

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

Living Water Ministry

Hope Mennonite Fellowship 1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

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

Sunday Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Pastor: Dean Covert

Church Phone 306-445-4181

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

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

Celebrant: Very Rev. Janko Kolosnjaji 306-664-2301 (Office) 306-244-2604 (Home)

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

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

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

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR - Rick Martin

Third Avenue United Church

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S

Sunday Worship Services at 10:30 am

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Dexter van Dyke

306-445-8171

Live Streaming Available at www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net

Everyone Welcome

Sunday Afternoon Service 3:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

LIVING FAITH Sunday Services 10:30 am CHAPEL 1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

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

Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada WORSHIP SERVICES The second and fourth Sunday of each month at 10:30 A.M.

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

Various Weekly Programs Pastor Casey Sitter www.livingfaithchapel.ca

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

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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News from Borden and District

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

The Borden Museum held their first Adventures at the Museum event July 9 with George Walker displaying and explaining his extensive rock collection.

More than 30 adults and children attended the afternoon event.

George showed the blades he uses to cut sand and polish the stones he collects. Some are from rock piles but most originate from the gravel pit they have on their land by the river. He had one that he found in the Battle River near Lashburn. Many of the rocks are at the surface of the gravel pit but many are 30 to 40 feet down.

He had many samples of

odd stones, some featuring fossils or broken shells, one that is magnetized, some with petrified wood imbedded and different grains running through some. Some are mudstone and one had a snail imbedded in it.

After he has cut the rocks in the shape he wants, he polishes them and coats them with automotive clear coat varnish. His sister Doreen Matschke has painted scenes on some of the rocks. He has bolted one round stone to a draft horseshoe. He found several large horseshoes under the ground in his yard.

As George talked about the different rocks, he passed them around for everyone to take a closer look at them.

Jean Sawchyn of North Battleford celebrating her 90th birthday with family Joan Tomanek, June Pauls and Randy Sawchyn.

The next Adventures at the Museum will be July 23 at 2 p.m. when the topic will be the Borden railroad station.

Several from Borden, Radisson and Saskatoon travelled to North Battleford on the afternoon of July 10 to help Jean Sawchyn celebrate her 90th birthday. There were also

many members of her family present to pass out cake and ice cream along with coffee or cold drinks.

Jean and her late husband Mike lived at Borden, buying the hotel in 1969. They retired to an acreage and later in the village. After Mike passed away, Jean remained in her home in Borden and was active in

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