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March 21 - April 10 firearm amnesty Staff

Between March 21 and April 10, a firearm amnesty period, residents of Saskatchewan are encouraged to contact their local police or conservation office to arrange to surrender unwanted firearms, replica firearms and/or ammunition.

During the period of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police Firearm Amnesty, police will not pursue any charges in relation to the unauthorized possession of firearms surrendered.

Surrendered firearms will be checked by police to see if they are involved in any ongoing investigations, then be destroyed.

The amnesty program, sponsored by SACP, offers a proactive approach to the issue of gun violence in Saskatchewan.

“The SACP Firearm Amnesty recognizes that our province has a long history and tradition of hunting, agricultural production and recreational marksmanship. Firearms are a necessary tool in these vocations and pur-

suits,” stated a release issued Monday by Saskatoon Police Service. “The SACP distinguishes that legal, safe and responsible firearm ownership is the practice of most gun-owners in this province. The SACP Firearm Amnesty does not wish to have an adverse effect on responsible firearms owners. Instead, the SACP Firearm Amnesty is designed to lower the risk of violent offences involving firearms by safely collecting and disposing of unwanted firearms that may, otherwise fall into the hands of criminals through break and enters or accidental loss.”

SPS stated reducing the numbers of these firearms in our cities, towns and rural communities will have a positive impact on public safety.

An example of an unwanted firearm would be a firearm inherited as part of an estate, but no longer wanted by the surviving relative. The amnesty also extends to replica or imitation firearms, and any unwanted

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Members of the public must not transport firearms to municipal services, detachments or conservation offices. Improper transportation of firearms presents a safety risk and can result in potential criminal implications. By pre-arrangement, police officers or conservation officers will attend to pick up unwanted firearms from the homes of residents who wish to surrender them.

In addition to the Saskatchewan RCMP and the Ministry of the Environment, the following municipal police services will be participating; Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Estevan, Weyburn, File Hills First Nations, and Wilton.

Local details regarding arrangements for dropoff and pick-up will be made public in each community.

Saskatchewan RCMP issued this notice Monday: To schedule the pick-up of your unwanted firearms, Continued on Page 2

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Meota Combines tops in SPHL

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Meota Combines won the SPHL title in a thrilling Game Five at Access Communications Centre last Thursday.

The Combines beat the Turtleford Tigers in the deciding game of the best of five series by a 4-3 final score, coming back from a first period deficit to get the win.

The win caps a dominant season for the Combines, who nevertheless got a scare from Turtleford in the league finals after the Tigers won two of the first three games. But the Combines took the fourth and fifth games to win it all.

Meota survived a Turtleford power play and the extra attacker with an empty net in the final minutes, to hang on for the 4-3 win to capture the Cup. The Combines hoisted the Cup on home ice, much to the delight of the large crowd in attendance. The Combines’ Riley Albert was named MVP. For the Combines it is their second league title in the SPHL. The win also erases the memories of the 2020 finals when the Combines stood on the brink of

winning the Cup with a 2-0 lead on the Battleford Beaver Blues, only for the rest of the series to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first time the SPHL has awarded a winning team the Cup since the Battleford Beaver Blues won the title in 2019.

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House on 110th Street shot at, owner suggests it’s retaliation for son’s murder conviction

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The owner of a house at 1031-110th St. North Battleford is looking for answers after his house has been damaged by gunfire since his son was charged and ultimately sentenced to life in prison for murder.

Richard Buck says his house has been shot at by BB guns at least 30 times over the past year.

According to Buck, damage has been sustained to two windows, the front door, and the bedroom window. Buck also reports damage to the siding of the building, which has to be replaced.

Buck says that it is only his house in the neighbourhood that has been affected, leading him to think that he is being targeted.

He thinks the perpetrator(s) might be targeting the house because his son, Nicolas Buck, used to live there.

Nicolas has been in the news because he was sentenced to life in prison for second degree murder in the 2019 stabbing death of

Mark Jonson.

Richard made clear he doesn’t condone his son’s actions, but is wondering if there might be retaliation going on. He says the shooting of the property only started happening since that incident.

“Ever since that happened, they’ve been walking by or driving by … I don’t even know,” he said, shooting with “BB guns.”

“Coincidence — there are no such things.”

He is hoping the public is made aware and that whoever is responsible will stop shooting at the residence.

Buck said the incident has been reported to police and they have an open case file.

But actually catching people in the act is difficult, he said, because of incidents happening when it is late at night or dark.

“There’s nothing they could do,” said Buck of the police. He hopes to catch the perpetrators by placing security cameras on the property.

Battlefords RCMP have confirmed they received

Above, damage is seen from BB gunshots to glass at a home on the 1000 block of 110th Street. At right, damage is seen to the siding of a home on the 1000 block of 110th Street. | Photos submitted

a call from the owner of this address in December of 2021 in which his residence was shot with BBs,

but had not reported any further incidents. Beyond that, they cannot comment further.

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“Firearms safety starts with you,” Chief Firearms Officer Robert Freberg said. “I encourage firearms owners across the province to lead by example and teach the next generation how to be safe when using and storing firearms and ammunition.”

Safety tips when handling a firearm include:

•Learn the basic characteristics of the firearm you are using including how to load, handle and store the firearm safely; •Never point a firearm at anyone or anything you don’t want to shoot; •Ensure firearms are unloaded at all times when stored; •Lock the firearms in a cabinet or safe or attach a secure locking device, such as a trigger lock or cable lock to ensure the firearm cannot be fired; •Store ammunition separately or lock it up and always use the correct ammunition for your firearm; and •Make sure unauthor-

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ized individuals do not have access to the keys or combination lock used to secure your firearm unless they are permitted and licensed.

Many responsible firearms owners in Saskatchewan enjoy hunting or travelling to other destinations that require them to relocate with their firearms. The Saskatchewan Firearms Office says it is important to make suitable arrangements with your accommodations provider to secure your firearms upon arrival. When stopping at restaurants or gas stations along the way, park in a location where your vehicle can easily be observed by you or others.

The responsibility belongs to licensed owners to unload, secure and place firearms out of sight.

In 2021, Saskatchewan transitioned oversight of the province’s firearms program from the federal government to the province with the appointment of its first provincially appointed Chief Firearms Officer. The office now administers the Firearms Act in Saskatchewan, which includes jurisdiction over the licensing, storage, transportation and carrying of firearms.

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Weekly RCMP Report

Numerous weapons charges laid Submitted by

Battlefords RCMP

Battlefords RCMP responded to 519 calls for service from Wednesday, March 16 through Tuesday, March 22.

13 missing persons reported No investigations currently active.

17 assault investigations • Report at 4:45 p.m. on March 22 of an employee at a business on Railway Avenue East in North Battleford being assaulted while attempting to stop a woman from stealing items from the business. A 27-year-old woman was arrested by police and is facing charges of assault and theft. She was since released from custody pending a court date in April on conditions, including not to attend the business.

The employee was not injured.

• 911 call to a residence on the 600 block of 103rd Street in North Battleford at 6:15 p.m. on March 22 reporting unknown persons had broken into a residence and assaulted one of the occupants inside. Police attended and arrested three males, ages 39, 40 and 43. A 50-year-old male did not sustain any significant injuries in the incident. The three subjects remain in custody and the investigation is still ongoing.

• Report of a robbery on Trudeau Street in North Battleford at 1 a.m. on March 19. The victim provided two males a ride from 100th Street to Trudeau Street. Once at the destination the driver exited to offer assistance to the suspects, when one of the males pushed the victim to the ground and fled with his vehicle. The vehicle was later located by police and stopped after a brief pursuit. A 20-year-old man was arrested and is facing charges of flight, dangerous driving, resisting arrest, robbery and driving while prohibited.

• Victim reported robbed by two suspects while walking in the area of 12th Avenue and 109th Street in North Battleford shortly after midnight on March 21. The victim was threatened by one of the suspects who was known to the victim. The suspects made off with the victim’s property including medication and a cell phone. One suspect was later located and arrested without incident. A 21-year-old woman has been charged with robbery, obstruction, identity fraud, and failing to comply with two probation orders. Charges are currently pending against a 22-year-old woman.

11 break and enter investigations • Business compound reported broken, probably in the early morning hours of March 21 on Railway Avenue East in North Battleford. Suspect(s) damaged several windows and entered some trailers on the site.

• Break and enter to a garage on the 1500 block of 104th Street in North Battleford some time between 12:30

a.m. and 5 a.m. on March 18. Tools and vehicle tires reported missing.

• A 30-year-old male was arrested and is facing one count of break and enter to a residence, after a break and enter in progress was reported shortly after 1 p.m. on March 21 at a residence on the Saulteaux First Nation. He has since been released from custody with a future court date later this spring.

14 vehicle thefts • Report of a suspect sitting in someone’s car shortly after 11 p.m. on March 22 on St. Laurent Drive in North Battleford. A 15-year-old youth was arrested and held in custody. He appeared in Provincial Court Wednesday morning on charges of mischief, possession of break in tools, and failing to comply with a probation order.

• Green 2008 Ford F150 stolen from the 1900 block of 98th Street in North Battleford in early morning hours of March 22.

• Report of a vehicle theft from Cochin at 8:40 a.m. on March 21. Police located the vehicle a short distance away and arrested three subjects, all of whom were remanded into custody and appeared in Provincial Court on March 22. Police also recovered a machete, a knife, and a backpack full of break and enter tools. A 20 year old is charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, a 21 year old is charged with theft of a vehicle and a 22 year old is charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of break in tools.

21 mental health investigations Seven traffic collisions Two individuals charged with impaired driving 38 various traffic charges • Report of a suspicious male with a firearm at 2:30 p.m. on March 21on the 1300 block of 107th Street in North Battleford. Suspect is reported to have been on a bike which he discarded in the area and was said to have been carrying a firearm and yelling at an unknown person. Suspect was all in black and was last seen walking northbound.

• Police were called shortly after 4 p.m. on March 20 to a report of a suspected discharge of a firearm from a vehicle on 12th Avenue in North Battleford. The suspect vehicle was located by police a short time later at a residence on the Moosomin First Nation. Four suspects were arrested at the time and police located and seized two firearms and some ammunition.

Three of the accused have since been charged and made their first appearances in Provincial Court on March 22. Titus Wright, 23, is facing 10 weapons charges including possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unsafe storage and possession of a weapon contrary to a surrender authorization. Dawson Moccasin, 23, is charged with seven weapons charg-

es including possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and unsafe storage. A 16-year-old youth is also facing seven weapons charges. The incident remains under investigation.

• A vehicle check on the Highway 16 Bypass after 11 p.m. on March 18 in North Battleford has resulted in charges against a 41-year-old male from Mulligan, Sask. Charges of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of crime and possession of fentanyl have been laid and the male will be making his first appearance on April 11 in North Battleford Provincial Court.

• Battleford RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on 33rd Street in the town of Battleford on the morning of Friday, March 18 after an initial complaint of unwanted persons at a residence late the previous evening. Members responded to the residence and located five individuals in the residence along with evidence of illegal drug activity. Five individuals were arrested at the home and taken into custody, two adult males, two adult females and one youth. Members then executed a search warrant on the residence on shortly after 7 a.m. on March 18. Among the seized property were four firearms, a significant amount of cash and a small amount of suspected methamphetamine and cocaine. Four individuals were remanded on numerous charges and made their first appearance in Provincial Court on Monday, March 21.

Renelle Bugler, 25, is facing 19 charges including: possess stolen property; four counts possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking; unsafe storage of firearms; four counts possess weapon for dangerous purpose; carrying a concealed weapon; possession of a firearm without a license.

Christopher Ludviksen, 37, is facing 24 charges including: possess stolen property; possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking; four counts unsafe store of firearm; four counts possess weapon for dangerous purpose; carrying a concealed weapon; possession of a firearm without a license; two counts possession of a weapon obtained by crime; five counts possession of a weapon contrary to a surrender authorization.

Sebastian Sanderson, 22, is facing 19 charges including: possession of methamphetamine for purpose of trafficking; four counts unsafe storage of firearms; four counts possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose; carrying a concealed weapon; two counts possession of a weapon obtained by crime.

A 16-year-old youth was charged and remanded on charges of possession of stolen property and obstruction.

Changes coming to city’s ethics bylaw

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

A number of changes are likely coming soon to North Battleford’s Code of Ethics bylaw.

The proposed update was up for discussion at Monday’s planning committee meeting of council.

The changes were presented by Stacey Hadley, city clerk. The main changes would involve adding greater clarity to present provisions of the bylaw, including changes to the sections for council and staff protocol; public, media and social media relations; personal gain, gifts and benefits; elections and campaign work; the integrity commissioner; and complaints.

One of the most important changes, Hadley told council, was that the bylaw calls for appointment of an integrity commissioner on an annual basis. This was a topic discussed at length at council last year, but ultimately council decided against appointing one at that time.

However, it now looks as if the city might go this route after all. Under this proposed bylaw an integrity commissioner could be appointed either for a specified period of time, on an ad hoc basis or jointly with another municipality. The bylaw also spells out the duties and responsibilities of the integrity commissioner, whose role would include conducting investigations of complaints filed under the Code of Ethics Bylaw.

As well, there are changes to the provisions where people can formally request an investigation, with a submission fee of $25 being added for residents and $100 for non-residents.

The next step is for the bylaw to come back to council for further discussion and eventually adoption.

Pennydale Junction sold to new local owners

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It has been confirmed that Pennydale Junction has been sold.

In an appearance before Battleford town council Monday, Michelle Tomanek of Boyes Group Realty confirmed to council that the new owners are Ash and Nicole Alam of Battleford.

They will take over from Tom and Marilyn Tenetuik who have owned the business for more than three decades.

The sale means the restaurant will stay in business at 92 - 22nd St., Battleford, and remain locally owned in the historic former CN railway station building.

The plan is for the staff to stay on and to create more jobs, to keep the current menu under a new head chef, though a few new items are being added such as buffalo, elk and northern pike.

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Stark comparison

Dear Editor Watching the images and hearing the stories of the people of Ukraine as they flee their homes and attempt to fend off the aggressive advancement of the Russian dictator’s troops has been astonishing and heart breaking. The resolve and commitment of the Ukrainian people to keep their freedoms intact is a timely lesson for all of us. It is a time to look around and examine the multitude of personal and collective freedoms that we enjoy by living in Canada.

The power of the Ukrainians and thousands of others protesting the war in cities around the world is in stark contrast to the events we recently witnessed in Ottawa and other places in Canada. The men bemoaning their lack of freedom as they sat in their hot tubs looking like the party couldn’t get any better was absurd. The Honker Convoyers used their trucks to gas people with diesel fumes for days on end while destroying the hearing and health of many with their constant honking. In Ukraine, parents had to teach their children how to hit the ground, cover their ears and keep their mouths open so they wouldn’t have their eardrums blown out from nearby explosions.

The Honkers blamed all of their ills on one person and used vulgar language along with hate symbols to promote this falsity. This behavior is now showing itself in other parts of the country like some kind of un-teaching moment. The Honkers flaunted their wealth and stomped on the freedoms of thousands. They left a mess behind, both physical and financial, that only the most arrogant would do. As people fled Ukraine a real news person showed an image of an overflowing garbage can by the side of the road demonstrating that people were still attempting to respect their homeland and have some level of normalcy.

I noted a film clip of a small child in Poland who had just crossed the border from Ukraine. Some wonderful people had thought to have buckets of pocket size toys available for the children. The little guy reached in his hand and carefully stirred and examined all the contents before picking one. I hoped that it would offer him some moments of consolation throughout the days ahead. In Ottawa, children were used to hinder law enforcement from doing their job.

The Honker Convoy disrupters wanted us to perceive them as the poor victims and freedom as some abstract term that meant anything but what it does. Perhaps the contrast of current events in Ukraine and the actions of the Honkers will help us to have a better perspective on the fragility of freedom and life itself. The millions of dollars that the Honkers in Ottawa caused to be wasted by their actions is deplorable. Just think what good could have been accomplished if all that energy could have been used in a positive manner to help people in real turmoil in Canada and around the world.

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Unfortunate choice of words, or inspiration?

Dear Editor It might have been an unfortunate choice of words when the prime minister of Canada referred to the “fringe element” in the truckers’ trek to Ottawa (and other events), but, on the other hand, perhaps not.

In the 1980s, the instant thinking of a Kindersley Transport trucker, and of myself, saved his life, my life, the life of my mother and one of my sisters. (Since then I wave at Kindersley truckers.) And who nearly killed us?

Another trucker, whose driving was ignorant, illegal and irresponsible.

I’d call him a “fringer.”

I know a number of truckers, good people, although there is one I avoid.

In a small way, I’m part of the livestock industry.

Mostly good people involved, but there sure are plenty of “fringers” in the business.

We wouldn’t expect fringe people in gardening, would we? We’d be wrong. One of my sisters is an accredited lily show judge and she has some anecdotes. For example, a woman who grew lilies also had some rare and very expensive ones. Of course, she was pleased when a couple phoned to ask to see her garden.

They were very interested in the lilies, but after awhile the female of the couple asked if she could be shown something again in a remote part of the garden. The man

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made some excuses, photographs perhaps, to stay at the lily bd. The female kept the hostess involved for about 10 minutes, then the couple left.

Shortly after, the lily grower found all her special lilies were dug up and gone, stolen by people who gave false names. She didn’t note their car licence number.

Why would she?

So, there are people who cannot be trusted in any walk of life, people who cause trouble even in the beautiful world of gardens and who ruin plans of others.

The word “fringer” isn’t in the dictionary. Perhaps it will be.

It is quite an innocent word compared to a certain other “f” word that some people think they have the “God-given” right to use on anything and anyone. I hope they too are “fringe.”

The first meaning of the word “fringe” is, of course, an ornamental edge. That meaning wasn’t the one intended here. But maybe people should give the prime minister a break; perhaps he meant ornamental.

Perhaps not!

But it does now seem like a leaf on the wind compared to utterances by Putin of Russia.

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“The strife is o’er, the battle done” is a rather glorious hymn I do not want to hear this Easter.

The battle is not done and the strife for millions of Ukrainians will be everlasting.

Surrounded by ruins, “What did we do to deserve this,” a bestraught old lady lamented on the TV news. “We have nothing to eat,” she added.

Damn Putin!

Every Western leader should hang their head in total shame. It was perfectly clear that invasion of Ukraine was being planned. Putin called their bluff and is having his way, and will press on in the face of brave resistance. Ukraine is being ruined and his prize

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This is madness and a blot on world history. Zelenskyy has to give up – he is sacrificing his people for principle. Is continued resistance justified?

Hypersonic missiles are being fired from ships and planes. The west has no real answer as they cannot be destroyed by any of NATO’s defence systems, especially in Canada’s

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case. As for the “no fly zone” concept our planes are unwanted and would be shot down like clay pigeons. Thankfully. we are not tongue tied. Melanie Joly, our Foreign Affairs minister, has declared our strength is our ability to “convene” i.e., set up discussion groups. Our warship, HMCS “Halifax” set sail last Saturday heading -where to exactly?

The Russians must be shaking in their boats!

One surveillance plane has already been sent – where to exactly? Trudeau and his airbus entourage are heading for Brussels this week – to achieve what exactly? Churchill said “jaw-jaw is better than war-war” - can’t we really do more? We now learn that the National Dental Party will not support the two per cent GDP target

while our teeth should be in good shape for “jawjaw” convenings.

It is easy to be cynical, but Ukraine will have to capitulate. NATO then has to clearly delineate an eastern border which it is prepared to defend. Unfortunately, the west has been asleep and has yet to develop weaponry equal or superior to Russian capabilities.

Some in America are saying Mr. Trump emboldened Putin by not condemning him but he very clearly railed over America having to support NATO more fully than Canada and other countries. You might as well say that her Majesty encouraged Mr. Putin by holding a state reception in his honour in 2003.

Surely the Russian leader has gone off his head! Don’t bother singing my quoted hymn. Get on your knees if you feel it will help.

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Town council in Battleford heard the latest update on the activities of the BRCC from co-ordinator Tom Howard at their meeting Monday. The BRCC includes the town, the city of North Battleford and five area First Nations.

In his presentation, Howard indicated the organization will be focusing on three aspects in 2022.

The first, said Howard, will be anti-racism workshops. Howard called it a core part of what the BRCC is doing and said from September 2021 onward had finished four workshops and are heading to a fifth in the next six weeks. They have done workshops with the coalition’s leadership

and community organization, with city and town council and administrative staff, and most recently with the region’s first responders. The next one, expected in May, will be with school divisions and Sakewew High School.

Howard said they hope to press forward with more workshops, including one with the First Nations governments as well as a second training session with the city and town.

A second initiative the BRCC is emergency management. Howard told council this came forward out of the coalition table in early 2020, when the BRCC leadership identified jurisdictional challenges and conflicts over emergency services, as well as the high cost of emergency services, especially for First Nations.

One of the things they want to do is create a regional inventory of emer-

gency management assets.

They also want to develop a regional emergency management plan, and BRCC have made a funding application for $75,000 to the province towards that. It was a joint application to receive funding for a consultant to develop a regional management plan, but also to purchase emergency management software, which would set up a virtual emergency operations centre.

That would include not just fires but also extreme weather and major regional emergencies, said Howard. The total estimated budget for that application is $100,000 with $75,000 funded by the province and the remainder cost-shared among the participants in the application.

The last item is an initiative that already received funding from Indigenous Services Canada called Sharing a Vision.

Howard said the focus of the project is conducting community engagement sessions in the region on the future of health care, education, recreation and cultural services in the post-pandemic world.

The goal is to harmonize and synchronize those at a regional level, and also to create more Indigenousfriendly spaces, Howard said. He told council the project will also include creating a regional conceptual plan for facility development to fill gaps in those areas outlined above. A project steering committee has been set up including representatives from the city, town, Little Pine and Lucky Man. “Those three things — Sharing a Vision, emergency management and antiracism — are the core parts of the BRCC’s work for 2022 as we’re planning out for the year ahead,” said Howard.

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After 33 years, this barbershopper is not done singing Submitted It wasn’t always easy for this registered nurse, farmwife and mother of three very active boys, yet Cubbon Cubbon has been a part of Battlefords Blend since 1989.

Battlefords Blend Harmony Chorus became a chartered member of Sweet Adelines International in 1981. For those not familiar with Sweet Adelines, it is an international organization of women who sing a cappella (without accompaniment) in the barbershop style.

Cubbon is one of two tenors in the 18-member chorus. That means she sings the high part while leads usually sing the melody, basses sing the low parts and baritones fill in the spaces.

“I just love singing the harmony,” said Cubbon. “I also love all my sisters that I have met through Sweet Adelines.”

“My boys grew up with me singing. The other members were very supportive and my boys still talk about some of the members being so nice to them when they were at rehearsal,” she said.

“My husband was supportive as well, knowing that I sang on Tuesday nights, but during seed-

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ing and harvest he was not available. I used to pick the kids up from the babysitter, drive 14 miles home, feed them supper, drive one or five miles to pick up the babysitter – depending on who I could get – drive back home and then drive 14 miles back to North Battleford to rehearsal and do it all over again at the end of rehearsal.”

When the boys got older and started playing hockey, Cubbon would drop them

off at hockey, tie skates, go to rehearsal and then leave rehearsal to pick them up and go back to rehearsal.

There were times when Cubbon would have to leave early to get the boys to bed.

Cubbon admits it could be a bit of a whirlwind, yet it was worth it all.

“The chorus was very understanding and I think they enjoyed the kids.

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Singing at these private functions and putting on shows at the Dekker Centre are part of their fundraising efforts. The group has also done some barbecues at the Co-op in North Battleford and have sold gift cards for the Co-op and for Northern Nurseries. Of course, bake sales and raffles are other methods they use to raise funds. The funds they raise help to pay for music, costumes and costs associated with going to competitions.

There are many memorable things for Cubbon as a part of Battlefords Blend.

“I’m proud of singing at the opening of the Dekker Centre – it is a beautiful facility and we’re lucky to have it,” she said.

At contest the chorus came in second one year in the small chorus category and one year they won Most Improved. They were also the “audience choice” winner for the open division in Saskatoon which put them in the Show of Champions.

Cubbon went to San Antonio with three other members of the chorus for the International Education Symposium. She attended the first international convention held outside of the U.S. which was held in Calgary. She also attended an international convention in Seattle.

“It is a group of women of various ages and backgrounds but with one common theme – music. You get to meet a lot of very interesting people.”

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Besides these regional competitions, Battlefords Blend often performs in communities around the Battlefords.

“We did a show at Livelong as a fundraiser for one of our members that was dealing with medical issues,” said Cubbon. “This was very well received.”

Some of the other shows Cubbon has been a part of were performances at the Dekker Centre, a Red Hat Ladies provincial meeting, Those Were the Days, Festival of Trees in North Battleford and Maidstone, a performance for the Manitou Pioneers Museum in Neilburg, and Light up the Village at the Western Development Museum.

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Cubbon recalled a time when the chorus was at a workshop in Saskatoon.

“One of my babies was fussing and our chorus was due to sing. Somebody from another chorus just stepped in to bounce the baby and we carried on. And he quit crying when we were singing and started up again when we stopped.”

Regional workshops are held regularly and at least once every three years each group is required to compete in a regional contest. Cubbon has been to contests in Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Surrey.

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Four charged after 5-house search Men charged Staff

RCMP say a recent seizure of the drugs and weapons and associated arrests is the culmination of a six-month-long investigation by the North Battleford RCMP’s Gang Task Force and the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Crime Reduction Team (CRT) and Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST).

On March 18, 2022, police officers from numerous Saskatchewan RCMP units executed six search warrants at properties in the North Battleford Detachment area.

As a result of these search warrants, officers located and seized: 839 grams of cocaine; 37.25 kilograms of illegal marijuana; seven firearms, including one reported as stolen from North Battleford; ammunition; drug trafficking paraphernalia; and a large sum of cash.

The search warrants were executed at five residences: one in the rural municipality of Meota, one in the community of

Landis and three in North Battleford (1400 block of 101st Street, 1700 block of 103rd Street, 2500 block of Ross Crescent) and at one commercial property in the North Battleford industrial area (on Marquis Avenue).

Four adult males were arrested during the execution of these search warrants.

All are from the North Battleford Detachment area.

“This was a proactive, in-depth investigation. Because of the meticulous work of our police officers, a very significant amount of weapons and drugs have been removed from the street,” says S/Sgt. Jason Teniuk, acting commander of the North Battleford RCMP. “We will not tolerate the trafficking of guns and drugs in our community and will continue to proactively investigate and charge those who do so.

This is another example of the results of the tireless work our Gang Task Force officers, who work in our detachment area, do everyday to keep our communities safe.”

“As the province’s po-

lice force, the Saskatchewan RCMP has the many specialized resources required to complete an investigation of this magnitude – and to dismantle significant criminal operations like this one,” says Insp. Glenn Church from Saskatchewan RCMP’s Criminal Operations. “The efforts of units like our Gang Task Force, CRT and WEST supplement the great work our frontline police officers do everyday in keeping communities throughout Saskatchewan safe.”

As a result of the investigation, Russell Ens, 38, Matthew Kennedy, 35, and Benjamin Lennie, 32, have been charged with: possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking; possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking; possession of property obtained by crime.

Trevor Kennedy, 47, is charged with: unauthorized possession of a firearm; two counts, unsafe storage of a firearm.

All four have appeared in North Battleford

Provincial Court. Russell Ens and Matthew Kennedy were remanded into custody until their next appearance on March 23.

Benjamin Lennie was remanded until his next appearance on March 24.

Trevor Kennedy will next appear on April 11.

In addition to the above, Chris Phillip, 44, of North Battleford has been charged with: possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking; possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking; possession of property obtained by crime.

A warrant has been issued for his arrest and officers are actively trying to locate and arrest him.

Chris Phillip is described as approximately five feet 10 inches and 180 pounds.

He is balding and has a white beard.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call their local RCMP detachment by calling 310-RCMP. Information can also be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers.

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Two men charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the death of 64-yearold Edward (Ted) Keith Geddes — who went missing in 2011 — are seeking bail.

John Robert Gregoire, 70, has a show causing hearing scheduled on March 24 and Robert “Bob” Welsey Pich, 58, has one set for April 5 in North Battleford Provincial Court.

Gregoire and Pich were arrested Feb. 6.

Pich is charged with firstdegree murder, kidnapping with a firearm, and careless use of a firearm.

Gregoire is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping with a firearm, and indecently interfering with human remains.

RCMP say that Ged-

des was last seen in April 2011. When police went to his home in Baldwinton for an arrest warrant in an unrelated incident in mid-April 2011, they found his dog dead in the entranceway. Police say the dog’s death wasn’t from natural causes. Geddes was wanted for theft over $5,000 stemming from an offence in April 2011 in the community of Neilburg.

The Saskatchewan RCMP Historical Case Unit and RCMP Major Crimes Unit renewed the investigation in 2021. Cut Knife RCMP and RCMP Forensic Identification Section assisted in the investigation.

Police executed search warrants at a rural property outside of Baldwinton on Feb. 8, 2022. The RCMP say they continue to search for Geddes’ remains.

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Charges dropped against Onion Lake man despite 16 counts

By Lisa Joy

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Drug trafficking and weapons-related charges were dropped against an Onion Lake man.

Courtlin Littlewolfe, 35, was arrested in January 2021 and charged with 18 drug trafficking and firearms offences – all of which were dropped in Lloydminster, Alta., court March 15. The Crown doesn’t have to tell the court why charges are being withdrawn. Typically they are withdrawn due to insufficient evidence or witnesses not co-operating.

Littlewolfe was charged following a police pursuit in Lloydminster

in January 2021.

Lloydminster is Canada’s only border city and straddles the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. When police searched his vehicle following the police chase through the city, police found more than $47,000 in drugs, including met ha mphet a m i ne, cocaine, and heroin. In addition, police found more than $8,000 in Canadian currency, a handgun, ammunition, a knife, and red paisley bandanas generally worn

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March 21. His defence, Harvey Neufeld, asked the court for an adjournment but didn’t provide a reason. Judge Murray Pelletier adjourned the matter to March 28.

In Saskatchewan, Littlewolfe is charged with two counts of flight from police, two counts of assault of a peace officer, three counts of obstruction of a peace officer, dangerous driving, seven counts of failing to appear in court, six counts of driving while prohibited, two firearm offences, and trafficking drugs.

The charges in Saskatchewan against Littlewolfe haven’t been proven in court.

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No bail for woman charged for arson at apartment building

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A woman charged with arson and arson with disregard for life in an apartment building fire has been denied bail.

Following a show cause hearing in North Battleford Provincial Court March 22, 42-year-old Naomi Jean Yellowtail was

remanded in custody. She is now scheduled to appear in court on March 24 by CCTV from a correctional centre to enter a plea.

Keeanu Crookedneck, 22, was also arrested in this incident and charged with arson with disregard for life, and breach of an undertaking. He has a show cause hearing scheduled for March 30.

On Jan. 3, at approximately 1:25 a.m. the Battlefords RCMP responded to an apartment building fire on the 1400 block of 102 Street in North Battleford.

When they arrived the structure was fully engulfed. Seventeen residents and six emergency responders required medical treatment.

Nine residental structure fires already in 2022

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It was yet another lengthy and grim update to council by Director of Protective Services Lindsay Holm regarding the activities of North Battleford Fire Department.

His report at last week’s council meeting showed a stark increase in structure fires in the city for the first two months of 2022 According to the latest numbers there have been nine reported residential structure fires in the city: five in January and four in February.

That compared to five for the first two months of 2021, which had already been regarded by the department as a bad year for fires.

January also saw one commercial fire, and vehi-

cle fires are also up so far this year to four from two.

Holm told council he was concerned about the trend.

“From a perspective standpoint, last year I believe we had 24 structure fires which was one of our busiest years on record, and within the first two months of this year we are closing in on halfway to that point. So, it has been an extremely busy year for us to this point.”

The largest response was the 102nd Street apartment fire on Jan. 3, in which the North Battleford, Battleford, and RM of North Battleford departments all responded. The reverberations from that fire are still being felt by the fire department.

The latest major response by the department was the house fire on Cousins Drive in North

Battleford on Feb. 23.

The house was destroyed in the fire, and Fire Chief Holm reported he had to issue an immediate demolition order. The building was taken down the next day.

“It sustained some very significant damage and the walls were basically being held up by the rafters,” said Holm. “I was very concerned that if anybody entered that structure, we could experience a collapse.”

Mayor David Gillan commended the department for its response to the Cousins Drive fire.

“It’s only a couple of doors down from Bready School. It could have been an even bigger disaster, but you guys did a great job dealing with that fire because there were some concerns about that fire.”

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BATC meets Bishop Hero at Chapel Gallery

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Last week was an important week for Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs as they continue to seek answers, and reconciliation, regarding the area’s Residential School legacy.

On Tuesday, they welcomed Bishop Stephen Hero from the Roman Catholic Dioscese of Prince Albert, who joined BATC Chiefs and other attendees for a meeting at Chapel Gallery, North Battleford.

The meeting began with a pipe ceremony in which Bishop Hero participated, and after that was finished there was a talking circle.

According to Karen Whitecalf, Indian Residential School project manager for the searches at the Delmas Thunderchild (St. Henri) Indian Residential School and at Battleford Industrial School, everyone who participated in that circle had a chance to speak their minds.

“There was a couple of people who are still upset with what happened with our people and they voiced their frustration and their hurt. But altogether, our talking circle raised some issues, and the dhiefs asked the bishop for assistance with healing and with releasing some of the records.”

Bishop Hero pledged to do his best to assist them.

The bishop also indicated he wanted to participate in the feast in Delmas for the children of the residential school, so the plan is for BATC to extend an invitation.

Following the talking circle, there were comments from Chief Lori Whitecalf, and from Bishop Hero.

Whitecalf said that in his remarks, Bishop Hero expressed his personal apology for all the harm caused by residential schools.

Afterwards they watched a documentary by Floyd Favel called Ashes and Embers, based on the fire at the Delmas residential school. They ended the morning with a lunch.

Whitecalf, the meeting was months in the making and took a monumental effort in planning.

“We had to coordinate the seven Chiefs and their schedule with the Bishop’s schedule,” said Whitecalf.

BATC has been involved in the project to look for residential school graves for those who attended the Delmas residential school and the Battleford Industrial School.

In their search for records for the Delmas school, Whitecalf emailed the Prince Albert Dioscese and got a response from

the Bishop’s assistant.

A phone meeting was then set up with Bishop Hero, and in that conversation the Bishop said he wanted to help them look for those records. But the Bishop also indicated he wanted to address the BATC Chiefs and residential school survivors.

The plan was to hold that meeting in December but that was postponed to February due to COVID-19, and then was postponed again with the fourth wave.

Finally, after Premier Scott Moe lifted COVID-19 restrictions, the meeting went ahead on March 15. BATC Chiefs brought two survivors each to the meeting.

As for next steps in the search for residential school graves at Delmas, Whitecalf says there are still a couple of areas they want to search. The task has been complicated, she said, because the graves have been moved so many times. The belief now is that there might be graves located behind the residential school, but there is a complication.

“We all know what runs behind the residential school now — it’s the twin highway,” said Whitecalf.

She said the plan now is to contact Saskatchewan Highways to find out if any

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unmarked graves were uncovered during the building of the highway, and if they were found, whether the graves were moved from the highways to the river.

There is also a lot more investigative work to be done, and then once that is done, mark out where the unmarked graves might be and do the sonar work.

BATC also must wants to deal with the Anglican Church regarding the Battleford Industrial School.

BATC believes there are 114 recorded deaths at Battleford Industrial School but only 72 graves have been found.

The intention is to search the Ridge area, and the plan is for a feast in May and for the ground penetrating radar search to happen there after that.

As for their meeting with the Bishop, Whitecalf said it met her expectations.

“It did meet my expectations, because we wanted

to have a peaceful meeting with the Bishop, and we did have a peaceful meeting.

There were some people that voiced their emotions but that’s to be expected, you know — you can’t hide hurt feelings, you shouldn’t hide hurt feelings. Those emotions are expected and Bishop Hero really provided good answers for these people that expressed their emotions — he was sorry they still felt that way. I think it’s just work in progress for us.”

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*All draws pertaining to the BUH Foundation Monthly Lottery will be drawn randomly out of the raffle drum *All draws pertaining to the BUH Foundation Monthly Lottery will be made at Battlefords Union Hospital, 1092-107th Street, North Battleford, SK at 8:30 am **All draws will be made on the final Friday of the month, with the exception of July, Nov & December

MONTHLY DRAW DATES FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2022 FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022 FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2022 FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022** FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022** FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022** FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2023 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2023 FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023

Final day of the 50/50 Enhancement sales will be Friday, April 22, 2022 at 5:00 pm unless sold out earlier.

Maximum prize value $50,000.

Maximum of 10,000 50/50 Enhancements will be sold.

There will be one draw for the 50/50 Enhancement. The draw will occur Friday, April 29, 2022 at 10:30 am.

50/50 Enhancement(s) can only be ordered in conjunction with Lottery ticket(s) order.

Funds raised will purchase a new Phototherapy (PUVA) Unit for use in Therapy Services at BUH. This unit uses ultraviolet light for healing of skin conditions such as psoriasis and vitiligo.

A new unit is required to continue to offer the care close to home and is an important service to provide.

Appointments are short and can occur 2 – 3 times a week.

A new unit could also increase the hours of operation, allowing more patients to be seen.

TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022

There will be.. WINNERS 158 Why not you?

2022/2023 Monthly Cash Lottery Rules of Play: ALL DRAWS WILL BE MADE AT BATTLEFORDS UNION HOSPITAL (BUH), 1092 – 107th STREET, NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK, at 8:30 A.M. IN THE MAIN LOBBY. ALL DRAWS ARE RANDOM. DRAWS MADE EVERY MONTH ARE AWARDED FROM LOWEST DOLLAR VALUE TO HIGHEST DOLLAR VALUE. THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT TO PURCHASE MONTHLY LOTTERY TICKETS. MONTHLY LOTTERY TICKETS MAY ONLY BE PURCHASED OR SOLD WITHIN SASKATCHEWAN. BUH FOUNDATION WILL HOLD MONTHLY LOTTERY PRIZE(S) THAT ARE UNCLAIMED IN A SECURE LOCATION FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE DRAW. IF AT THAT TIME THE PRIZE(S) ARE STILL UNCLAIMED, THE PRIZE(S) SHALL BE DONATED TO A CHARITABLE BENEFICIARY APPROVED BY SLGA. BUH FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS WILL ABIDE BY BUH FOUNDATION’S POLICY REGARDING THE ELIGIBILITY OF BUH FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN PURCHASING MONTHLY LOTTERY TICKETS. BUH FOUNDATION STAFF AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PURCHASE MONTHLY LOTTERY TICKETS. EVERY TICKET IS ELIGIBLE FOR EVERY DRAW WITH EXCEPTION OF THE PREVIOUS PURCHASER DRAW. You must have purchased a ticket in ONE OF THE LAST 3 prior years to BE ELIGIBLE TO win the previous purchaser draw. FINAL DAY OF TICKET SALES WILL BE FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022 AT 5:00 P.M. IF NOT SOLD OUT PRIOR. LOTTERY TICKETS ARE ONE FOR $110.00. TOTAL NUMBER OF TICKETS SOLD IS 1,300. ALL ADVERTISING WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN SASKATCHEWAN. A PROMINENT NOTICE WILL BE DISPLAYED INDICATING THAT ONLY ONE NAME WILL BE RECORDED ON THE MONTHLY LOTTERY TICKET(S), AND THE PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED TO THAT INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED ON THE TICKET(S). BUH FOUNDATION AND SLGA ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DISPUTES WHICH MAY ARISE BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS WHO HAVE PURCHASED TICKETS TOGETHER. A PROMINENT NOTICE WILL BE DISPLAYED INDICATING THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A REFUND FOR LOTTERY TICKET(S) PURCHASED. DISCREPANCIES OCCURING WITH MONTHLY LOTTERY TICKET(S) WINNING TICKET NUMBERS AND VALUES, THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE LOTTERY AUDITOR SHALLED BE DEEMED CORRECT AND FINAL. Forms of payment: cash, cheque, money order, visa, mastercard, AMERICAN EXPRESS, or debit CARD. NSF CHEQUES AND DECLINED CREDIT CARDS WILL NOT BE eligible for prizes. THROUGHOUT THE LOTTERY, TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT: - BUHF “Gratefully Yours” Gift & Food Shop, 1092 – 107th Street, North Battleford, SK. - Battleford Furniture, 192 24th St. W., Battleford, SK - Order by Phone: 306-446-6652, 306-446-6658 - Order by Fax: 306-446-6631 - Through online orders at www.buhfoundation.com 2022/2023 Monthly Lottery 50/50 Enhancement Rules of Play: THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT DRAW WILL BE MADE AT BATTLEFORDS UNION HOSPITAL (BUH), 1092, 107th St., North Battleford, SK. AT 10:30 A.M. THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT DRAW IS RANDOM. THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT TO PURCHASE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S). 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S) MAY ONLY BE PURCHASED OR SOLD WITHIN SASKATCHEWAN. 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S) MUST BE PURCHASED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF BUH FOUNDATION’S MONTHLY LOTTERY TICKET(S). 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S) ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE LOTTERY TICKET PURCHASE DATE. BUH FOUNDATION WILL HOLD THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT PRIZE, IF UNCLAIMED, IN A SECURE LOCATION FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT DRAW. IF AT THAT TIME THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT PRIZE IS STILL UNCLAIMED THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT PRIZE SHALL BE DONATED TO A CHARITABLE BENEFICIARY APPROVED BY SLGA. BUH FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS WILL ABIDE BY BUH FOUNDATION’S POLICY REGARDING THE ELIGIBILITY OF BUH FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS IN PURCHASING 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S).

BUH FOUNDATION STAFF AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PURCHASE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S). FINAL DAY OF MONTHLY LOTTERY TICKETS AND 50/50 ENHANCEMENT SALES WILL BE FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022 AT 5:00 P.M. IF NOT SOLD OUT PRIOR. THE DRAW DATE FOR THE MONTHLY LOTTERY 50/50 ENHANCEMENT WILL BE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2022 AT 10:30 A.M. 50/50 ENHANCEMENT IS ONE FOR $10.00. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 10,000 50/50 ENHANCEMENTS TO BE SOLD. ALL ADVERTISING WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN SASKATCHEWAN. A PROMINENT NOTICE WILL BE DISPLAYED INDICATING TO 50/50 ENHANCEMENT PURCHASERS THAT ONLY ONE NAME WILL BE RECORDED ON THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S), AND THE PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED TO THAT INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED ON THE 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S).

BUH FOUNDATION AND SLGA ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DISPUTES WHICH MAY ARISE BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS WHO HAVE PURCHASED ENHANCEMENT(S) TOGETHER. A PROMINENT NOTICE WILL BE DISPLAYED INDICATING THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A REFUND FOR 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S) PURCHASED. ANY DISCREPANCIES OCCURING WITH 50/50 ENHANCEMENT WINNING NUMBER AND VALUE, THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE LOTTERY AUDITOR SHALLED BE DEEMED CORRECT AND FINAL. NSF CHEQUES AND DECLINED CREDIT CARDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY PRIZES. Forms of payment: cash, cheque, money order, visa, mastercard, AMERICAN EXPRESS, or debit CARD. THROUGHOUT THE LOTTERY 50/50 ENHANCEMENT(S) ARE AVAILABLE AT: - BUH Foundation’s “Gratefully Yours” Gift & Food Shop, 1092 107th St., North Battleford, SK. - Battleford Furniture, 192 24th St. W., Battleford, SK. - Order by Phone: 306-446-6652, 306-446-6658 - Order by Fax: 306-446-6631 - Through online orders at www.buhfoundation.com

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Crop Insurance Deadline Extended until April 14, 2022 To ensure producers are ready for the 2022 season, we have extended the enrollment deadline for 2022 Crop Insurance until April 14.

This will allow producers more time to review their operation’s risk management plans for the upcoming growing season.

To all producers out there, thank you for the work you do.

For more information, contact a local Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation office, email customer.service@scic.ca, or call 1-888-935-0000.

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Jeremy Cockrill

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Ryan Domotor

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By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Three employees with the City of North Battleford’s public works department have received honours recently from the Saskatchewan Public Works Association.

Honoured were Fleet and Maintenance Manager Seton Winterholt, Water and Sewer Operations Supervisor Joe Gagne, and the now-retired Roadway Supervisor Colin Carriere.

They received their honours at the recent 63rd SPWA Spring Conference in Saskatoon held Feb. 2224. Winterholt received the award of merit, Gagne

Colin Carriere received SPWA honours from President Staci Dobrescu.

was named professional manager of the year, while Carriere received a life-

Joe Gagne received SPWA honours from President Staci Dobrescu.

time member award. They received their awards from Staci Dobrescu, president

of SPWA. Mayor David Gillan has congratulated the three in-

Art Notes

Happiness is a mix

By Kathy Smith

Battlefords Art Club

“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.”

Many art club members met together to paint and exchange pleasantries last week. We were so pleased to hear of the return to health of members’ loved ones.

Mixed media, watercolour and acrylic mediums were being used. Birds, flowers and the Ukrainian

flag waved bravely while wedding invitations were being developed. Many members were still enthusiastically talking about the class taught the previous week.

We welcomed back members we haven’t seen for many months and we welcome old and young, beginners or professionals into the Battlefords Art Club. The sunshine pouring through the windows will certainly purge your soul of the winter blues.

Some of the club’s recent work can be seen above - mixed media, watercolour, acrylics. | Photos submitted

Seton Winterholt received SPWA honours from President Staci Dobrescu.

dividuals.

“Thank you all for everything you do for the city

on behalf of ourselves as a council and all the citizens of North Battleford.”

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BMHA U7 BARONS

BMHA U7 Black Barons BACK: left - right - Coaches: Derek Keller, Ryon Haggard MIDDLE: left - right - Lenzen Leiffers, Erika Pooyak, Lennox Herbel, Xyden Baptiste FRONT: left - right - Rocky Baptiste, Easton Whitton-Nabe, Cam Alexander, Jove Baptiste MISSING: Sam Haggard,Jet Henry, Rhys Meyer, Emmett Muyres

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

Flooring 306-445-4690 BATTLEFORDS

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

CENTRE

BMHA U7 Silver Barons BACK: left - right - Coaches Keegan Sparrow, Jon Hosegood, Brennon Strain, Stephen Mann Missing Ryan Acaster and Brent Puff MIDDLE: left - right - Matthew Boskill, Konnor Longley, Meyer Rokosh, Rhett Strain, Ayden Hosegood FRONT: left - right - Ryker Sparrow, William Schmidt, Ruben Mann, Maleke Night MISSING: Clark Panchuk, Jared Puff, George Acaster

BMHA U7 Blue Barons BACK: left - right - Derek Chapman, Brandon Taylor, Brendan Morris, Brendon Boothman MIDDLE: left - right - Beau Silver, Cameron Tebay, Jaxon Dobson, Ryker Boothman, Owen Frolek-Morris, FRONT: left - right - Jax Bird, Benjamin Miller, Boston Taylor, Grayson Chapman MISSING: Danika Connelly

BATTLEFORD

We are proud to be a supporter of MINOR HOCKEY in the Battlefords!

FURNITURE

192-24th Street West, Battleford • Phone 306-937-7474 306-937-7676 “Where the difference is • Fax worth the www.battlefordfurniture.com • mail@battlefordfurniture.com “Where the difference is worth the drive”

drive”

BMHA U7 Maroon Barons BACK: left - right - Dillon Friesen and Cody Danberg MIDDLE: left - right - Brooks Friesen, Bentley Nighttraveller, Benjamin Nelson, Nicholas Schaefer, Bentley Kuntz, Gray Danberg FRONT: left - right - Noah Checkosis, Lucas Desjarlais-Cooke, Bryden Prescesky, Gabriel Wright, Conor Christensen, Bentley Stone MISSING: Elias Mosquito-Roy, Dan Christensen (Coach)

VISTA TOWING of the Battlefords Phone 306-445-2372

24 Hours

Proud to sponsor Minor Hockey Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey Hwy 4 North North Battleford, SK

306-445-6640

Ryan Domotor

MLA for Cut Knife-Turtleford

Box 850 #6 - 116 1st Ave. West Maidstone, SK S0M 1M0 Phone: 306-893-2619 Fax: 306-893-2660 domotor.mla@sasktel.net

Strong Leadership Strong Saskatchewan

BMHA U7 Green Barons BACK: left - right - Derek Keller, Jack Matilla, Travis Florence, Ryon Haggard MIDDLE: left - right - Hayden Gardypie, Hadley Florence, Edie Mattila, Kooper Parentau, Korben Elder, Emma Frerichs FRONT: left - right - Connor Collins, Austin Keller, Addley Whitt, Blake Lamon, Sadie Weber

Jeremy Cockrill, MLA The Battlefords Constituency

office@jeremycockrill.ca

306-445-5195 1991-100th Street North Battleford, SK

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BMHA U9 BARONS

BMHA U9 Black Barons BACK: left - right - Helper Tyson Knight, Tadey Dudas, Brody Lehman, James Armstrong, Bennett Burnett, Coach Mike Nelson FRONT: left - right - Nixen Knight, Matthew Magoc, Jack Christensen, Kash Nelson, Tosh Berg MISSING: left - right - Coach Davor Bajalovic, Aleksander Bajalovic, Fynn Bentley, Patrick Barrett, Jase Connolly

218 - 22nd Street, W. Battleford

306-937-2642

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

BMHA U9 White Barons BACK: left - right - Michael George, Tatum Kopera, Jagr George, Braxton Bear, Parker Weber, Isaac Walker, Reed Weber, Chris Stephens FRONT: left - right - Liam Allegretto, Reid Klassen, Nate Alexander, Connor Church, Kaleb Bartusek , Rexley Clarke, Charles (C-Dogg) Stephens

BMHA U9 Maroon Barons BACK: left - right - (Coaches) Dallas Simmonds, Brennon Strain, Jeremy Pethick, Dallas Pawliw MIDDLE: left - right - Rory Little, Parker Simmonds, Parker Regnier, Eli Pawliw, Weston Strain, Ryder Pethick, TJ Poitras FRONT: left - right - William Weran, Noah Amyotte, Maddox Welford, Matthew McTaggart, Karsen Dushire, Erickson Meechance, Brycen Pooyak

The Battlefords North Stars are proud supporters of the Battlefords Minor Hockey teams, players, coaches & officials & we wish them the best in the rest of their seasons & their development.

BMHA U9 Grey Barons BACK: left - right - Assistant Coach Shaun Rose, Coach Graham Campbell, Assistant Coach Nathan Rafuse MIDDLE: left - right - B’rylee Moosomin, Ginger Stewart, Everett Young, Laken Boyer, Logan Pahsaknunk FRONT: left - right - Brantley Baptiste, Rex Rafuse, Hudson Schmidt, Beckett Campbell, Kody Schwab, Jase Rose, Kip Rafuse MISSING: William Montoya, Mohammad Khadroune

WIND RIVER CONTRACTING CUSTOM HOME BUILDER

400-2nd Ave. Meota, SK

306-441-0186 Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

BMHA U9 Yellow Barons BACK: left - right - Derek Keller (Coach), JJ Enns, Memphis Hawkins, Adam Friedman, Kosten Elder, Kellan Page, Ryon Haggard (Coach) FRONT: left - right - Nevan Keller, Iris Stonechild, Tyler Cherney, Shea Davis, Joshua Haggard, Fara Davis, Cash Pruden MISSING: Xander Herbal, Eric Tatton

• Sales • Body Shop • Parts • Service • Leasing • Rentals

www.valleyfordnb.ca Phone 306.445.4491 | Toll Free 1.800.667.1320

Proud sponsor of Minor Hockey

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey 104-2062-100th Street North Battleford

www.bralin.com

306-445-4881

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS

841 - 106th Street North Battleford, SK

306-445-4344

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BMHA U11 BARONS

BMHA U11 Barons 1 COACH(S): Jason Kindratsky MISSING: Mike Gerein & Shawn Nyholt BACK: left to right - Karter Kindratsky - Luc Michaud - Nate Nyholt - Dillon Graw - Bentley Bernier - Grady Brochu - Maclaren Mann FRONT: left to right - Rockyn Buglar - Younes Beloud - Brady Gerein - Ryan Baptiste - Josh Halladay MISSING: Joseph Armstrong, Jaymes Paules, Natalie Maunula

BMHA U11 Barons 2 BACK: left - right - Asst. Cordell Hull, Connor Pewapisconias, Maxim Weiman, Harper Demarais-Corrigal, Coach Chris Metlewsky, Kaylee Corrigal, Sam Matilla, Shilee Baptiste Roan, Jack Matilla FRONT: left - right - Odin Hull, Isaac Rousseau, Hudson Charabin, Kosten Metlewsky, Easton Schneider, Loden Berg, Max Kachur MISSING: Kaelem Westwood, Hudson Rousseau

PEDIGREED SEED GROWERS Certified Seed Varieties Available

2501 - 99th Street | North Battleford | 306-445-3300 www.bridgesgm.com

306-445-2939 North Battleford charabinseedfarm.ca

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

BMHA U11 Barons 3 COACHES: left to right - Brad Weber, Kelly Page, Cory Shiloff, Nicholas Page MIDDLE: left to right - Zayden Bonaise, Dazen Witchekan, Ryder McDonald, Caden Weber, Aiden Page, Dawsyn Usselman, Bentley Wildey FRONT: left to right - Tommy Tran, Dominic Usselman, Klay Shiloff, Yani Kolbas, Tucker Strain, Grayson Dust, Kooper Salewski

BMHA U11 Barons 4 BACK: left - right - Assistant Coach Jason Oborowsky, Head Coach Dallas Simmonds, Assistant Coach Micheal Fendelet MIDDLE ROW: left - right - Korben Heidel, Matthew Bomok-Bohun, Bronson Rokosh, Caden Bendall, Karter McIntyre, Cash Van Nortwick, Jacob Fendelet FRONT ROW: left - right - Bentley Mann, Landon Bast, Luke Ziegler, Warner Simmonds, Carter Oborowsky, Fox Linklater MISSING: Hudson Nabe, Kaidem Metlewsky, Mason Rudyck

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

2621 - 98th Street North Battleford

306-445-1200

C&C Auto Automotive Repairs

306.499.0622

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey Cody Huard

Owner/Journeyman Mechanic 791-107th St. | North Battleford

2492 - 98th Street North Battleford

306-445-8867 Toll Free 1-888-445-8867

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

The Carpet People

306.445.1221

2741-99th Street North Battleford

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

1981 - 100th Street North Battleford

Phone 306-445-5050 Fax 306-445-8771 TOLL FREE

1-888-25PRINT

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

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BMHA U13 BARONS

BMHA U13 Barons 1 BACK: left - right - Brandyn Schmunk, Crosby Cole, Travis Stade, Sawyer Fauchon, Braxton Winterholt MIDDLE: left - right - Kixton Bird, Nate Koch, Tucker Russell, Braxon Lavertu, Vince Hawkey, Grady Charabin FRONT: left - right - Hayden Solomko (G), Carter Dustan, Corban Zavlanos MISSING: Head Coach: Jay Dustan, Assistant Coaches: Jordan Solomko, TJ Zavlanos

Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium 2691 - 98th Street & 1332 - 100th Street North Battleford

306-445-7570

TREVOR WATTS

Funeral Director/Owner Operator

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

BMHA U13 Barons 3 BACK: left - right - Jason Lewis asst coach, Kim Kramer asst coach, Jody Reiter coach, Brad Weber asst coach MIDDLE: left - right - Brooke Weber, Elan Kramer, Cale Starr, Calder Reiter, Ethan Sauder, Emmett Hoiseth FRONT: left - right - Kendall Weber, Greyson Huard, Masyn Miller, Jerome Klassen, Rhett Combres, Noah Meyer, Andrew Lewis MISSING: - Zach Brochu and Wyatt Nabe

Battlefords Massage Therapy 61 22nd St. West Battleford, SK

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey 306-937-0707

306-446-2218

9805 Thatcher Ave, North Battleford

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey 306-937-7741

or 1-800-263-7741 9802 Thatcher Avenue North Battleford, SK

BMHA U13 Barons 2 BACK: left - right - Scott Florence (coach), Maxim Rudenko, William Weimar,Ryan Hutchison, Travis Florence coach, Burke Florence, Rylee Belyk, Sean Paskimin-Bear, Bryan Florence, Stu Southgate (coach) FRONT: left - right - Kris Kauth, Nic Burnett, Calem Southgate, Henry Silver, Max Weran, Wyatt Rose, Matthew Youst, Matthew French

CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS

306-445-0488

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

www.swansongryba.ca 1292 - 100TH STREET NORTH BATTLEFORD SK

BMHA U13 Barons 4 BACK: left - right - Zephyr Whyte, Amelia Bernier, Shae Maunula, Cruz Leschyshyn, Karson Sternig, Reezon Flath, Jarrod Meena, Lucas Anthony FRONT: left - right - Lucas Wood, Tristian Rose, Reid Johnson, Asst. Coach Scott Maunula, Jacob Bjerkness, Coach Ryan Whyte, Malakai Frank, Lex Linklater, Mason Urlacher

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey 300 - 1291 102nd Street North Battleford, SK

306-445-6234

Hein Financial Group 1421 - 100th Street North Battleford, SK

Tel. (306) 445-9455 www.heinfinancial.com

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

James Auto Repair 9803 Thatcher Ave, North Battleford, SK

www.andersonpumphouse.com

306-446-3344

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

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BMHA U13 NW STARS

BMHA U18 BARONS

BMHA U13 AA North West Stars FROM FIRST TO LAST: Hudson Sayers, Kaiden Benkendorf, Cruz Harrison, Tucker Manderscheid, Gage Cornish, Noah Larre, Ean Alsager, Logan Gibb, Davin Hart, AJ Durocher, Easton Bauer, Finn Silver, Adam Treptow, Aiden Harman, Lochlan Cheyne, Hunter Kramer

BMHA U18 Barons 1 BACK: left - right - Kim Kramer, Clinton VanLangen, Myles Muzyka, Rowan Westwood, Teegan Pritchett, Huntur Johnson, Ashten Carlson, William Haase, Caleb Denton, Coltrane Osecap, Brett Johnson, Mark Carlson FRONT: left - right - Ryan Holm, Daxton Starchief, Braydon Pooyak, Dylan Risling, Jacob Millard, Randen Kramer, Matthew Muzyka, Cale Frank, Jackson Oborowsky, Everett Iverson

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

5th Avenue West, Battleford, SK (Battlefords Industrial Park)

306-937-3707

BMHA U15 NW STARS BMHA U18 Barons 2 BACK: left - right - Carson Hawkes, Christian Martell, Daxon Dumont, Jacob Butt, Junior Semaganis, Adam Van Stone, Conner Brinkhurst, Tyler Sebastian FRONT: left - right - Reis Lang, Stetson Winterholt, Jared Nichol, Chris Gerstenhofer(assistant coach) , Daltan Gerstenhofer, Laura Scherman (coach), Lucas Kahl, Quaid Watson, Daxon Scherman MISSING: Jazz Roan, Dominic Rye, Geoff Lang(assistant coach), Mike Van Stone (assistant coach), Tyler Scherman (trainer)

BMHA U15AA North West Stars BACK: left - right - Boyd Wakelin, Ryan Baptiste, Kade Lehman, Jase Borschneck, Nathan Lepp, Millar Kramer, Louis Dubray-Regnier, Colton Parker, Caleb Pockrant, James Norman, Lukamus Lehman, Kent East FRONT: left - right - Brady Carr, Kash Alger-East, Tanner Demarais-Corrigal, Hunter Schwartz, Henry Thunderblanket, Carter Cole, Linken Fisher, Brady Hujber, Seth Baptiste, Nicholas Grunerud

All Work Guaranteed

Precision Denture Clinic 306-445-2322 1492 - 100th Street North Battleford

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

BMHA U18 NW STARS

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

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of the Battlefords

Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

Dorothy Lehman - REALTOR

Bus: 306-446-8800

®

Cell: 306-441-7782

Email: jd.leh@sasktel.net

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

BMHA U18 AA North West Stars BACK: left - right - Jaxton Sayers, Jesse Borschneck, Camron Soulsby, Jarrett Hritzuk, Jaymisun Pelchat, Colt Desjarlais, Devante Pratt, Owen Latendresse, Eric Senger, Konnor Ahenakew-Sapp, Tyson Zieger, Nate Poole FRONT: left - right - Dylan Twidale, Derek Schmidt (Assistant Coach), Darrel Brandle (Trainer), Jeremy Hanson (A), Jace Kramer (A), Rhett Dennis (C), Eric Brandle (A), Brett Sheppard (Manager), Lee Ulmer (Coach), Carter Bell

10010 A Thatcher Avenue North Battleford

Underground Utility Contractors Excavation & Dirtwork

www.skytechequipment.com

306-445-5151 Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

Phone: 306-937-3777

Serving Battlefords and Area for 40 years

Fax: 306-937-7235 Cell: 306-441-7490 Battleford, SK

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BMHA FEMALE SHARKS

BMHA U7 Sharks BACK: left - right - Coaches: Mitch Hawtin, Sean Fauchon, Frazer Donahue, Mike Gerein MIDDLE: left - right - Aiyana Bird, Emersyn Rafuse, Brexley Fauchon, Avery Demarais-Corrigal, Conlan Donahue, Brooklyn Sayers FRONT: left - right - Naziya Favel, Huxley Hawtin, Berklee Knight, Hadley Hawtin, Reegan Gerein, Jada Lapointe MISSING: Coach Tyson Knight, Leti Paskemin-Bear, Lexi Paskemin-Bear, London Fiddler

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey

WPD AMBULANCE 10013A Thatcher Ave.

306-446-7309

BMHA U11 North West Sharks BACK: left - right - Bryce Bohun, Mackenzie Welford, Teal McDonald, Lauren Weber, Zoe Hoiseth, Brylee Latendresso, Maddi Larre, Danika Salzl, Eva Haase FRONT: left - right - Cullen Blacklock, Ryker Slabaida, Katie Browne, Katie Bohun, Rebekah Meyer, Addison Meena, Mila LaPointe MISSING: Asst. Coacher Amy Hoiseth & Chris Brown

HDC

Contracting & Electrical

Harley Collins

306-480-4330 306-386-3355

Proud Supporter of Minor Hockey “Servicing the Battlefords & Area”

BMHA U9 Sharks BACK: (Coaches) Stephen Mann, Wes Dust & Sean Fauchon MIDDLE: left - right - Riley Combres, braelyn Fauchon, Elly Lapointe, Kallie Bird, Mila Zubiak, Olivia Mann, Addison Miller, Sydney Draganuk FRONT: left - right - Mikaela Fehr, Brielle Dust, Flynn Kramer, Odessa Paskemim, Vanellope Gamble, Sevaiah Starchief, Kaiya Brochu MISSING: Sophia Bohun, Aliya McLeod, Aubree Bouvier, and Bethany Baptiste

Twin City

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Professional Guaranteed Workmanship

9901 Thatcher Ave., Parsons Industrial Park North Battleford

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Cairns on Cinema

What’s the point of the Oscars if nobody cares about the Best Picture nominees?

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Today, I venture into my long-awaited rant on the Oscar show this weekend.

Yes, to your surprise and mine, the Oscars show is on. Anticipation, quite frankly, has never been lower. There are a lot of reasons for that. The awards season lead-up has felt the loss of the Golden Globe awards, after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association self-imploded due to a lack of diversity in its ranks. The hype that normally accompanies the winners from that show is missing this year.

Moreover, the Oscars are still feeling the stench from last year’s depressing COVID-era awards show, where they handed out awards to a small gathering of people inside a train station, of all places, with no movie clips to speak of.

It was such a debacle that I understand this year’s Oscars will reinstate the film clips and actually have hosts. What a concept.

There is a wider problem with the Oscars, and that is the absolutely low profile of the Oscar-worthy movies that are up for Best Picture nominations. Quite frankly, this is an issue that has been building up for years.

In recent times, it seems the Best Picture winners are movies that only dedicated, film-obsessed fans have heard of. Examples: Spotlight; The Shape of Water; Green Book; Parasite; Nomadland.

In fact, in 2017, Moonlight was the Best Picture and the only reason it is re-

membered at all is because the Academy mixed up the envelopes with La La Land and announced the wrong winner. People are more likely to remember that Oscar screwup than most recent winners!

How did we get here?

What seems to be happening is that there are, increasingly, two different streams of movies being released. One stream consists of movies that are commercial in nature.

They are designed to be cash cows, like Marvel or DC superhero movies. Or the Star Wars franchise or the 007 movies or Fast and Furious or whatever. At the very least, they are movies aimed at wide audiences that have making money as a primary aim.

The other stream of movies released doesn’t seem aimed at commercial success, at least not immediately, but are instead designed to appeal to award-season voters and film-festival judges. These would get shown in the festivals or in limited releases, with the hope the critical buzz will spur on their “Oscar campaigns.” Then, once they win an Oscar, they start making money.

But it’s really not about that for these filmmakers.

It’s about making a quality movie.

What you are seeing increasingly happening, then, are Oscar-voter types of movies cleaning up the nominations and eventually winning, while movies that are aimed at mass audiences are getting the snub.

I will give you a prime example of this. Back in

2010, the Oscar race was between James Cameron’s 3D sci-fi epic Avatar, and The Hurt Locker directed

by Kathryn Bigelow.

In the end, the Oscar went to The Hurt Locker, much to my chagrin. It’s a good movie and probably deserved some awards, but I will forever contend that Avatar should have won Best Picture.

Avatar changed the movie business. The 3D process employed in that production was visually stunning and set a new standard for Hollywood.

We saw a flood of 3D releases in the years after that.

You can argue the pros and cons of 3D forever.

The bottom line was that Avatar was ground breaking, both visually and in terms of its impact on audiences. It set box office records with a worldwide haul of over $2.7 billion. It was, by any objective standard, the movie of its year and of the decade as well.

Not all about money Now, I am not here arguing that all the Best Picture winners should be limited to the big box office hits. In fact, it’s always a great story when you have a movie that gets made, not because of commercial considerations, but because it’s a story that deserves to be told.

I have no problem with obscure or under-appreciated movies being selected as nominees for Oscar Best Picture. My problem is when the nominees, ahem, are all of them.

Here’s the full list of movies that are this weekend’s Best Picture nomi-

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nees at the Oscars: Belfast; CODA; Don’t Look Up; Drive My Car; Dune; King Richard; Licorice Pizza; Nightmare Alley; The Power of the Dog; West Side Story.

If you knew these were up for Best Picture, good for you, eh? You are truly a film geek.

And that is exactly the problem. You need to be a film geek to know what these movies are about.

I looked up a story over at The Wrap from back in February, which had the following headline: “No Best Picture Oscar Nominee Grossed Over $1 Million at Weekend Box Office.” The closest was Licorice Pizza by Paul Thomas Anderson at $922,500. Then it was a long drop to Belfast at $285,000. Keep in mind, COVID-19 has been over at the box office for a long time now, so these movies don’t have that excuse anymore. But these overall numbers were, frankly, embarrassing.

What gets me laughing is that the musical remake West Side Story from Steven Spielberg is one of the Best Picture nominees, and it was notorious for being a major flop when it came out in December. Nobody wanted to go to it. Now it’s

up for Best Picture!

Underachieving nominees Who the heck will care about the Oscar telecast when the movies up for the top prize are a group of rank box-office underachievers? Really, this illustrates the main problem facing this entire low-rated Oscar TV show. How are you going to drum up interest in the Oscars when your Best Picture nominees are films the folks at home probably haven’t seen and otherwise don’t care about?

I’ll tell you one group of people who are particularly upset: the Marvel fans. They are convinced that Spider-Man: No Way Home was robbed. They say it should have been one of the 10 movies up for Best Picture.

This movie was the runaway box office champion of 2021, with a domestic haul currently sitting at $797.5 million. Just based on box office alone, it made more of an impact with audiences in 2021, and for that matter 2022, than all 10 Best Picture nominees combined! But, more to the point, the movie was good.

Its Rotten Tomatoes score from film critics is Certified Fresh, at 93 per cent.

Yet it is up for only one Academy Award ‑ Best

Visual Effects.

So, the Spider-Man fans have no reason now to tune into the Oscars. Nor do fans of Venom, Black Widow, No Time to Die or many other hit movies from 2021. (Fast and Furious fans have no hope of Best Picture anyway.)

Now, granted, you don’t expect a lot of the hit movies on Box Office Mojo to be in the running for any Oscars whatsoever. The quality of a motion picture should never be summed up solely by its box office performance. But there was a time not long ago when Oscar-calibre movies were all over the top of the box office charts. I mean, even one of the Lord of the Rings movies won Best Picture at one point in time.

What concerns me is that the Oscars really ought to celebrate movies that set the standard for having a major impact on movie audiences, and that includes in a tangible, commercial way. People remember seeing The Godfather, people remember Rocky. People remember Forrest Gump.

They remember a host of classic movies, because they actually saw them.

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Festival Fanfare

Piano sessions continue Thursday at Dekker Centre

By Kelly Waters

Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival

The Kiwanis Battlefords Music Festival is underway but it’s not too late to catch some sessions. Piano sessions begin Thursday morning at 9 a.m. in the Gordon Tootoosis Theater at the Dekker Centre. The afternoon session starts at 1:30 p.m. Both these sessions are filled with some of our youngest performers if you want to catch some budding talent.

Friday at 9 a.m. is all about Baroque music from performers of all ages followed by a variety of recital selections and solos.

The afternoon session, beginning at 1:30 p.m. has classes ranging from sight reading for 18 years old or younger to recital pieces nine years and younger.

At the evening session, beginning at 7 p.m., expect romantic music of Chopin and ensembles of

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Continued from Page 19 movie was good, they saw it for themselves. In short, these movies made a direct impact.

So, what does it say now about the Academy when their Best Picture nominations are a bunch of obscure motion pictures that

duets between parent and child, culminating with a concerto entry. Piano sessions continue Saturday morning March 26 at 9 a.m. with sonatas and sonatinas followed by 20th or 21st century compositions for piano solo. If you enjoy ragtime, jazz, blues, or popular music for piano, the afternoon and final piano session at 1:30 pm is for you.

The piano adjudicator is Lynn Ewing, a native of Saskatchewan. She has taught piano, music theory and singing for many years in Saskatoon and also enjoys performing both as singer and as pianist. She works as a music adjudicator in western Canada and has examined for Conservatory Canada.

If you are interested in hearing local string students, Monday, March 28 at the Dekker Centre at 9 a.m. starts with youngest strings performers continuing up through senior

performers by the end of the morning ending with fiddling classes. The afternoon session at 1:30 p.m. begins with a senior brass participant, followed by a snare drum solo, trombone solo, trumpet solo and woodwind solo. Further making for an interesting afternoon, these sessions are followed by jazz entries and a father-son duet.

Tuesday morning, the adjudicator begins a day-long adventure of travelling from school to school to hear school ensembles. Schools on his itinerary include John Paul II, EMBM, Holy Family, Notre Dame and North Battleford Comprehension High School. The final band session Tuesday evening sees a venue change to the Kinsman City Band Hall. Expect at this session, starting at 7 p.m., a session mallet solo, the adult community band, a senior percussion solo and a senior brass solo.

This year’s band adjudicator is Mark Ward.

Currently living in Medicine Hat, Alta., Ward has degrees from Western University in Ontario, University of Lethbridge, Alta., and a master’s degree in trumpet performance from the University of Victoria, B.C., where he studied trumpet, conducting and music education. He has participated in workshops and brass master classes with world renowned teachers.

All festival sessions are open to the public.

Donations towards festival expenses are gratefully accepted at the door of venues. Dekker Centre policy requires everyone to wear a mask while in the venue, excepting performers on stage.

When coming out to support young musicians from our community, please keep good performance manners and etiquette in mind. Participants

and audience members are expected to stay seated in the theatre during performance. It.’s usually best to be seated at the beginning of the session and leave once the adjudicator has given his or her remarks.

While enjoying the extensive talent being nurtured in the Battlefords area, remember that performers have one opportunity to showcase their work.

Ensure you are not responsible for distractions such as ringing or vibrating cell phones, whispering amid a performance or entering or leaving the room during a performance.

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There will be a livestream of festival performances that can be accessed

a lot of people have never heard of?

First of all, it would really help if these Oscar nominees were wide releases right from the get go, instead of this limitedrelease nonsense. But perhaps it would help if there was more of an effort made by the studios to make

movies that can be both commercial and important at the same time.

There are wider issues at play. There is a definite perception out there that the filmmakers in Hollywood are more interested in making pictures aimed at “the elites” rather than for folks in the real world.

In turn, I keep on seeing all the whining on the Internet about how fed up people are with being lectured to by rich Hollywood celebrities.

There is a definite disconnect going on between the movie business and audiences, and it seems most apparent with these Oscar

nominations and with the Oscar show itself. It will not be easy to fix.

Maybe what is really needed is a total, radical overhaul of the entire film business, with new movie stars, new directors and completely new styles of movies. If that happens, maybe that’s the way we

from the link found on the Dekker Centre home page. The culminating gala is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5 at the Dekker Centre. The evening will feature outstanding performances and highlights chosen by adjudicators along with the presentation of awards. The performers who are chosen will be invited to a rehearsal on Tuesday afternoon at the Dekker Centre. There is $10 ticket fee for the gala concert.

As a teenager living during pre-internet, pre-cable TV, I remember looking forward to watching “The Monkees” on CTV, if it was a clear day in Swift Current and we could pick up CTV from Moose Jaw with the antennae on our roof.

“I never feel like I have to hang on to the music. I don’t expect that the music will go away.” – Michael Nesmith from The Monkees (1942 – 2021) can again get movies that are both successful at the cinemas and also ground breaking, important and award winning; ones that can set the standard of filmmaking for decades to come.

Or maybe we need an overhaul of the Academy voters. That, too.

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PUBLIC NOTICE RM of Great Bend No. 405 Public Notice – Zoning Bylaw Amendment Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality (RM) of Great Bend No. 405 intends to adopt a bylaw under the Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 09-2014, known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

INTENT: The proposed bylaw would: provide definitions for cannabis facilities, building foundations, invasive species, secondary suites, and solar farms; replace outdated government agency titles with current titles; add the prevention and treatment of invasive species in considering development permit applications; provide for the potential involvement of Council in interpreting the ZB; indicate the potential use of electronic mail in communications; remove possible conflicting regulation as to the composition of the Development Appeals Board; add additional regulation for minor variances; clarify the title of the form for Notice of Decision; add regulation for the Moving of Buildings; clarify the process for use of accessory buildings as dwellings; add regulation for establishing internal roadways or service roads; add regulation for the development of signage for natural or heritage sites; add regulation for above ground fuel storage tanks; add additional regulation for home based businesses; add additional regulation for bed and breakfasts; add additional regulation for garden suites; add additional regulation for Kennels including a minimum setback between neighbouring residential buildings; add discretionary use standards for secondary suites; add discretionary uses of secondary suites, cannabis production processing and research facilities, and solar farms to the Agricultural Resource District (AR); establish a minimum site area for the establishment of garden suites in the Agricultural Resource District (AR); add regulation for containers as an accessory building use and for their configuration; add additional regulation for aggregate extraction, storage and processing; provide regulation for cannabis production, processing and research facilities; add regulation for solar farm development; clarify home based businesses and occupations as a discretionary use in Country Residential Acreage District (CR); add secondary suites as a discretionary use in Country Residential Acreage District (CR); establish a minimum site area for the establishment of garden suites in the Country Residential Acreage District (CR); add Cannabis Retail Stores as a Discretionary Use in Commercial/Industrial District (C/I) and establish regulation for the use.

AFFECTED LAND: All lands within the RM would be affected by the proposed amendments, including those in the Agricultural Resource District (AR), Country Residential Acreage District (CR), and Commercial/Industrial District (C/I).

REASON: The RM wishes to: 1. Bring clarity to specific terms by adding definitions; 2. Prevent invasive species; 3. Update outdated terms in the ZB; 4. Align the ZB with the District Development Appeals Board Bylaw; 5. Clarify processes for moving buildings; 6. Provide additional housing opportunities with secondary and garden suites; 7. Bring clarity when considering commercial and industrial activity by adding regulations for cannabis facilities, solar farms, home based businesses and occupations, above ground fuel sites, aggregate sites, kennels, bed and breakfasts; 8. Increase communications options by including electronic mail; 9. Clarify the use of accessory buildings, and further prohibit containers, as dwellings; 10. Expand upon existing regulation for minor variances and internal site roadway and access development; 11. Allow the identification of natural or historical sites; PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RM of Great Bend No. 405 office between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. during regular business hours excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on April 13, 2022 at 9:30 am in the RM office located 200 Shepard Street, Borden, SK, S0K 0N0 to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed ZB amendment. Council will also consider written comments received by the undersigned by Monday, April 11, 2022. For additional information, please contact (306) 997-2101 or rm405@sasktel.net.

Issued at the Village of Borden this day of March 24, 2022.

Valerie Fendelet Chief Administrative Officer RM of Great Bend No. 405

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Notice of Preparation of Assessment Roll R.M. of Meota No. 468 Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468 for the year 2022 has been prepared and is open to inspection at the office of the Assessor of the municipality, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST, Monday to Friday inclusive, except Statutory holidays, until April 27, 2022.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal his or her assessment is required to submit his or her notice of appeal accompanied by the prescribed fee for each assessment being appealed, within 30 days after the date of mailing of the notice to: Secretary of the Board of Revision Western Municipal Consulting Box 149 Meota, Sask. S0M 1X0 Dated at Meota, Saskatchewan, March 25, 2022.

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INTENT: The intent of the bylaw is to clarify policy language, add and remove uses, regulate those uses, and modernize the zoning bylaw to be current with legislative requirements.

AFFECTED LAND: All lands within the Village would be affected by the proposed amendments.

REASON: Council wishes to undertake this amendment to address inconsistencies and shortcomings with the current bylaw, and to provide general housekeeping to the bylaw.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Village of Meota office TUES. – FRI. 9 AM – 4 PM excluding statutory holidays. Copies will be available to the public at a cost; free digital copy through email may be requested by contacting the Village office.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on April 7th, 2022 at 7:00 pm at the Village office located at 502 2nd Avenue E., Meota, SK, S0M 1X0, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed ZB amendment.

Council will also consider written or emailed comments received by the undersigned by April 6th, 2022. For additional information, please contact (306) 892-2277 or vmeota@sasktel.net.

Issued at the Village of Meota this 24th day of March, 2022.

Sheryl Ballendine - Administrator Village of Meota

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS REQUIRED: motor scrapers, dozers, excavators, graders, rock trucks. Lots of work all season.

Camp job; R & B provided. Competitive wages. Valid drivers license req’d.

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Liquor Permit Advertising Form

(Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997)

Notice is hereby given that LMC Enterprises Ltd. has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Restaurant permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Cafe 4U at 1141 101st St North Battleford SK S9A 025.

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

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

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

Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 REGINA SK S4P 3M3

Village of Meota Public Notice – Zoning Bylaw Amendment Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Village of Meota intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007, a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 08-2015, known as the Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

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Notice of Preparation of Assessment Roll Village of Maymont Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Maymont for the year 2022 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, March 24, 2022 to April 26, 2022.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY), accompanied by a $400.00 fee for each assessment being appealed, to: Secretary of the Board of Revision, c/o Assessor at the Village of Maymont, Box 160, Maymont, Sask S0M1T0, by the 26th day of April 2022.

Dated this 24th day of March, 2022.

Denise Bernier, Assessor

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Both camp and shop locations; R & B provided Wage negotiable.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Concrete construction company requiring a SLINGER OPERATOR with class 3 license and EXPERIENCED CONCRETE FORM SETTERS in Calgary, AB Must be capable of manual labor assisting with exterior weeping tile and basement gravel installation.

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Please telephone the Rural Municipality of Redberry No. 435 office at 306-549-2333 for further information.

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COMMERCIAL BUILDING FOR RENT 771 – 109TH ST, North Battleford Shop Area • 44’ x 56’ = 2465 sq.ft. • 18’ Ceiling • 12’ x 14’ Overhead Door • 1 Walk-in Door • Excellent Lighting Office • 44’ x 18’ = 792 sq.ft.

• Ladies Washroom (3 stalls) • Men’s Washroom (1 stall, 1 urinal) Mezzanine (Above Office) • 44’ x 18’ = 792 sq.ft. • Office 12’ x 18’ • Mechanical Room • Lounge Area Building is freshly painted, has 2 furnaces, air conditioner, 1 overhead heater, excellent lighting and plenty of yard space. $3,600/month plus utilities GST included in rent

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CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES General Administration/Communication: Represent Canadian Plains in person, on the phone and through electronic communications.

Worker Hires/Rehires: Assist with new hire orientations, sign-on packages & client orientations.

Payroll: Enter worker hours for payroll processing and review for accuracy. Prepare invoices for contractor and employee owned equipment.

Accounts Payable: Verify incoming invoices and process for payment. Develop a good working relationship with vendors.

Purchasing: Issue purchase orders, track incoming invoices and ensure alignment with job/project costs.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) Must be local to North Battleford, SK and or surrounding areas Willing to take initiative and work independently Excellent customer service Be open-minded and eager to be challenged Ability to work a flexible schedule Possess a problem solving and critical thinking attitude Effective written, oral and peer-to-peer communication skills Detail oriented work ethic Willing to take direction from team members Ability to work cooperatively with peers

Who we are Canadian Plains is a Saskatchewan based company and leader in construction and maintenance services to the oil and gas, midstream, transportation, mining, and utility industries across central Canada. With locations across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canadian Plains is committed to servicing energy and resource customers.

Canadian Plains takes pride in its experienced trades people, experienced project management/supervision and the processes developed to support them; all of which ensure the exceptional execution of any project.

Why work for us Canadian Plains encourages and supports professional development through education and mentorship. We offer comprehensive benefits, a rewarding short term incentive plan, competitive wages, and opportunities for career growth. We support the communities where we live and the Canadian Plains team that makes those communities thrive.

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The Rural Municipality of Round Hill No. 467 is accepting applications for a temporary full time maintenance position.

Qualifications: • Class 3A License.

• Be capable of accepting instruction and working with minimal supervision • Heavy equipment experience is an asset Duties include: • To keep records of daily work performed in the manner prescribed by the R.M. administration • To perform assigned work which may include: fencing; shop, machinery & yard maintenance; traffic sign placement & repair; cleaning and repairing of culverts and/or bridges. Must have knowledge of grader operating and service and be willing to operate other machinery as needed. Also working knowledge on road building and maintenance.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8am-6pm, some weekend and evening work may be required Anticipated Start date: April 11th, 2022 The R.M. wishes to thank all who apply, however, only those individuals to be interviewed will be contacted.

Please submit resume by April 6, 2022, stating work experience and references to: rm467@sasktel.net 306-824-2150 (fax) Rural Municipality of Round Hill No. 467 Box 9, Rabbit Lake, SK S0M 2L0

Experienced Equipment Operator Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Hafford, SK. The Rural Municipality of Redberry No. 435 is looking for an Experienced Equipment Operator.

Preference would be someone with Foreman capabilities, road construction experience, grader operator and cat operator experience. A Class 1 A driver’s licence is required for the position. The R.M. offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Wage will be dependent on qualifications.

• Resume should include past and present work experience.

• Education and Skill sets.

• Copies of all certifications.

• A minimum of two references.

• Powered Mobile Equipment Certification.

• Current Drivers Abstract & Criminal Record Check.

• Should be willing to work in a team oriented environment.

The Rural Municipality of Redberry is located on Highway 40 in Hafford, Saskatchewan, 67 kilometres east of North Battleford.

The job posting will remain open until a right candidate is found.

Submit your application/resume to Rural Municipality of Redberry No. 435 P.O. Box 160 Hafford, Saskatchewan S0J 1A0 or email to rm435@sasktel.net

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KEYANOW CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRE INC. JOB OPPORTUNITY One (1) FAMILY FINDER ASSESSOR/ RECRUITER & HOME STUDY WORKER Full Time Position There are a growing number of children in care on & off-reserve who require foster home and/or families that will care for these children. This position requires individuals to have considerable knowledge of First Nations family systems and communities to conduct duties that are of direct benefit to the First Nations children in care on & off-reserve under the responsibility of the Ministry of Social Services and ISC. The Assessor/Recruiter & Home Study Worker is proposed to have a range of skills/experience in assessing and supporting families.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor of Social Work Degree (or equivalent i.e. B.I.S.W.) (a certificate of Social Work may also be considered); • Should have experience in working with and supporting families; • Should have knowledge on child development and the impact of abuse and neglect, disability and other special needs, and attachment issues as it relates to matters in child welfare services; • Should have the ability to understand family dynamics (i.e strengths, deficits, ancestral clan trends, acceptance/support from the community, etc.) conduct genogram/family clan research, and possess good interviewing skills; • Criminal record Check (approved), Valid Driver’s License and Driver’s Abstract (approved); • Demonstrated knowledge and awareness of cultural diversity amongst aboriginal communities.

Salary to commensurate with education and experience, as per Keyanow Child and Family Centre Inc. salary grid.

Closing date for applicants: until position is filled.

Please submit or fax resume with 3 professional references to: Keyanow Child and Family Centre Inc. HR/Office Manager Box 1426 North Battleford, Sk. Phone: 306-445-4149 Fax: 306-445-5568 e-mail: joyces@kcfcentre.com We sincerely appreciate the interest of all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Unity News

Hockey heats up as season winds down

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

Unity Composite High School basketball teams hosted boys’ and girls’ regional championships March 18-19 so the gym was rocking with Warrior pride. Both teams won regional gold and have now set their sights on a provincial title March 25-26.

Badminton and drama are two other activities that are into their seasons at UCHS. Unity Public School congratulates Caleb Hoffman who finished first and to Brinley Headrick and

Jaxon Delfrari who placed second in the Knights of Columbus free throw competition in Unity. UPS Little Ceaser’s pizza fundraiser was a success and will help with playground upgrades/replacements upcoming soon.

Hockey lovers have been expressing their gratefulness for an extended hockey season this year and for the chance to see some exciting playoff action. As of press time U18 Lazers, after some overtime games, lost out of league playoff action.

U15 Lazers thrilled hockey fans for weeks in

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Dancers take a bow at a recital March 13 for Revolution Dance. | Photo courtesy Revolution Dance

their quest for a provincial title, making it all the way to a deciding game in Nipawin for the north final in the provincial bracket. A close loss of 6-5 eliminated the team from provincials however they have now set their sights on a league title and have won their way into the final series against Macklin starting March 23.

U13 Lazers won the B side of the Highway 14 league.

Congratulations also to U9 Lazers who captured the league title in a tournament style event March 12, and the U11 Lazers who won the B side of the league championship, also in a tournamentstyle event.

The West Central Wheat Kings also continue to wow the crowds now playing in the Centre Four Hockey League north division final after defeating two top teams in Saskatoon and Warman. The Kings are facing off against the Saskatoon Ice Hawks and won game one on the road March 20. They will return home for game two March 26. If the WCWK win

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this series they will have captured the Centre Four Hockey League title and will then face off against the south division finalists for the SAAHL championship.

The last bonspiel of the season was held last weekend. The Unity Curling Club thanks curlers for their help in hosting a successful, healthy and safe season. There are a couple league games left and curling is over for another year.

Congratulations to Unity competitive skiers, Alexis Elder and Chenae Bowker who wrapped up their Table Mountain Ski Club season with wins.

Alexis graduates in June, so depending on her school

Hunter Sperle was outstanding in the final game win against Warman in the SAAHL semifinal, scoring five goals contributing to their 8-2 win. | Photo courtesy Tracey Cholin

schedule, may be done her competitive skiing participation. She has coaching certification and may put that to use to help others if things work in her postsecondary school schedule balance.

Unity Music Festival is a go for in-person, live performances this year. The event which runs April 4-8, with a final showcase held April 10 at the UCHS senior gym.

Remember, you can still take in pancake brunches at the Unity Museum un-

til April. In other museum news, the movement of machinery row is still in discussion to make way for the current Highway 21 re-routing project. The Zunti sod house will also have to be dismantled, as it is no longer safe. It will be sad to see this popular addition go. The museum committee and volunteers are a small group so they are always looking for additional volunteers to help with these new tasks as well as the yearly work that needs done.

The U9 Unity Lazers captured the league championship in Biggar March. 12. | Photo courtesy Jocelyn Clark

The U11 Unity Lazers played in the B side league championship and ended up facing each other in the final earning a gold for team white (above) and a silver for team black (below). | Photos courtesy Nicole Headrick

Edge Transportation Services Ltd. requires Class 1A Drivers to haul Super B Flat Decks on a scheduled run between North Battleford and Meadow Lake.

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The will power and won’t power of temptation It may be helpful to think of the church season of Lent as a kind of Christian spring training. It’s similar to the professional baseball teams who prepare for their regular season with their early spring training.

Lent leads Christians to the monumental events of Good Friday and Easter Sunday. One emphasis of the forty days of Lent is the call for us to recognize our sinfulness and our need for God’s Savior, Jesus Christ, anew.

A temptation is an invitation to do what is sinful. It is not always easy to recognize temptations as harmful or sinful. Most folks have their favorite sins. We see how others

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raymaher085@gmail.com get stuck repeating a sin like gossip, but we may not know we are repeating sinners ourselves without God’s word. Evil seen in others reflects our own sin.

In Luke chapter 4, we have the account of the tempting of Jesus by the devil in the wilderness.

There the devil invited

Jesus to sin when Jesus was alone fasting and praying for forty days.

The devil wanted his propositions and inducements to cause Jesus to sin.

When tempted by Satan, Jesus showed both personal willpower and won’t power. Temptation in itself is not sinning,

but if you accept the invitation to sin, you must face the consequence of your action. We talk of giving in to temptation, but choosing to sin rests with ourselves. If I invite you to dinner, you do not have to come, but if you do come, you will eat my cooking which could be a treat or a trauma leading to indigestion.

Can you trust the one inviting you to do something? The motives behind an invite to dinner could be one of friendship or one of poison. Jesus could see beyond the proposals of the devil to the devil himself. Jesus knew the devil was using his hunger, his hidden power as God’s Son, and

the promise of world domination to invite Jesus to sin and destroy his mission on earth to be sinless for sinners.

Jesus was tempted in every way as we are, but He did not sin. (Hebrews 4: 15) He understands how powerful and deceitful temptations can be; that is why He came to rescue us from ourselves. “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:8,9) God knew we could not do the impossible, which is never sin. So he sent

Jesus to do the impossible, remain sinless for us. As Christians, we rejoice that “If anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.” ( 1 John 2:1,2) Jesus faced temptations yet remained sinless for our blessing. God asks us to struggle against temptations guided by His word and prayer. We cannot remain sinless facing our temptations, but God can guide and help us when we try to avoid sin.

The devil gladly helps us to sin boldly to destroy us.

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. 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 - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 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.

Third Avenue United Church Rev. Dexter van Dyke

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

306-445-8171

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

Everyone Welcome

Sunday Afternoon Service 3:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

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

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR - Rick Martin

LIVING FAITH CHAPEL

1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

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

Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada No Services till further notice Church & CE Wing: 306-893-2611 For booking the Wing: 306-893-4729

Various Weekly Programs Pastor Casey Sitter www.livingfaithchapel.ca

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

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

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Services 10:30 am

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

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

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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14, named Blakely. She is their third child, a sister to two brothers, ages three and five. Proud grandparents are Darrell and Bev Pollard.

Some highlights of the Costa Rica holiday enjoyed

by David and I, other than to be with our son Curtis as a personal guide, included six different stays on the beaches and in the tropical rain forest during our 18-day vacation. We were introduced to many of his friends, who are from many other countries but

have chosen to be full-time residents of this beautiful country.

Curtis and I went paragliding off a mountain top.

It was exciting to hover over the lush trees on the mountainside and the ocean before safely landing on the beach. Curtis’s guide miscalculated the landing and part of the parachute apparatus got caught on a tall palm tree on the beach.

The two guides were pondering over this situation and were glad when my son said he knew someone

in that village and ran to get a machete to help get the unit out without damaging any gear.

Ocean and beach life is packed with surfers of all ages carrying their surf boards everywhere. Many craft vendors on the beaches offered stunning jewelry, woodwork, painted art and other items. Temperatures were 30 C and higher.

In the rainforest at night many insects and animals appear, which are very noisy, especially the howler monkeys. At times it was difficult to fall asleep.

I don’t know what sound was noisier, the waves crashing onto the shore when accommodation was

Bridge was played at the Pioneer Hall Tuesday with top individual scores recorded. Tied for first were Donna and Cletus Scherman and second was Jeannine Beloin. Third was Barb Mitchell. On Thursday afternoon, with two and half tables, first couple was Mary Phelps and Gerry Craig. Second were Maureen Campbell and Cletus Scherman.

The Sons of Norway gathered at the lawn bowling clubhouse in the city March 16 for an afternoon of Norwegian whist, supper and a meeting. Four-

teen members showed up to enjoy their time together. Winners of whist were Joyce Luckey, Eric Callbeck, Janice Morton and Adele Raciciot. Time passed while we waited for supper delivery and a nice social time was enjoyed. On supper’s arrival, it turned out to be tasty and still warm.

The first meeting in two years followed with the executive in place ‑ president Arlene Walker, secretary Janice Morton and treasurer David Ottas.

Used stamps are being collected. Donors are

asked to leave a small margin around each one and the stamp must not be damaged.

Former members who have passed away since the last gathering are Alice Soiseth, Ken Tucker, Willie Neal, Shirley Tebay and Junice Headley.

Lawn bowling will start up again in May. A thank you card was read from a student who received a small scholarship from the club. Several suggestions were forthcoming on ideas for summer activities. In late May the annual sports weekend

Junice Headley passes away

By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

My first piano teacher, 90-year-old Junice Headley, passed away last week in North Battleford.

I took lessons with her for five years then two other instructors until I was 18 years old. My deepest sympathy to her children Barry, Laura, Linda and Tim. whom I remember so well as youngsters.

Condolences to the Page family on the recent passing of Roy, a Mayfair

school bus driver for many years. He was predeceased by his wife Betty Ann a decade ago. Although he had left Mayfair many years ago, local residents would see him once a year when he drove a chartered bus from North Battleford filled with ticket holders coming to The Old Mills Players Sunday afternoon performances before COVID hit.

Congratulations to Adam Pollard and Chandra Medel of Mayfair on the birth of a baby girl March

Meota News

Sons of Norway resume regular meetings

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

Thank goodness there has been more snow hauled out of town. There is so much everywhere and water does like to get where it shouldn’t be, at times.

It will be another community effort to be rid of it without damage being done. At least the piles by the lakeshore will run into the lake, but the village itself is rather flat and sump pumps will be needed in places.

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The next meeting will be May 13, at the lawn bowling clubhouse.

The fish shacks are being hauled in off the lake, the date for removal is March 31. Travel on the lake this winter has been a challenge with all the snow we’ve had.

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