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More than one-third of Canadians don’t trust parents to keep their children home from school if they develop COVID-19 symptoms.

This is just one of the compelling findings of the Taking the Pulse of Canada national survey conducted by the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research (CHASR), which received responses from 1,000 Canadian adults 18 years of age and older, contacted between Sept. 3 and Sept. 28 via landlines and cellphone.

The primary focus was to ask about the extent to which COVID-19 may or may not be a problem in schools, and to gauge Canadians’ response overall to public health guidelines.

Researchers also discovered that a major-

ity support public health guidelines such as requirements for masking in indoor public spaces and restrictions on social gatherings as well as mass gatherings.

There are notable variations in responses from Canada’s regions to public health measures, as well as differences between men and women on such concerns as the spread of the pandemic in K-12 schools and on the possibility that their child would get very sick or hospitalized with COVID-19.

“These results are very much reflective of the patchwork quilt of public health measures currently in place across Canada,” said CHASR Director Jason Disano. “There is currently less consistency in public health measures than at any point during the pandemic.”

Among the survey’s findings: 89 per cent of respondents said they were vaccinated; Quebec

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and the Prairie provinces (Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan) are less likely than other regions to support requiring students and staff to wear masks inside schools or limiting the size of social gatherings; Ontario and Prairie respondents are less trusting of parents to keep kids with COVID-19 symptoms out of school than British Columbians or Quebecers; and B.C. and Prairie residents are less likely to think COVID-positive people should be required to isolate themselves.

Other highlights: • Vaccinated persons were more likely support most public health measures.

• 21 per cent of the respondents had children in school. Of them, 89 per cent were vaccinated.

Unsurprisingly, their children were more likely to be vaccinated, as well.

• Women are more supportive of measures Continued on Page 5

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Man arrested by N.B. RCMP gang unit gets 45 days in jail

By Lisa Joy

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A man arrested by the RCMP gang unit was sentenced in North Battleford Provincial Court to 45 days in jail.

Matthew Greer, 24, and Desiree Hinse, 24, both of Biggar, along with Rae Ahenakew, 40, and Shynia Skeavington, 24, of Mosquito First Nation, were arrested in September 2020 during a traffic stop.

Police had observed occupants of two vehicles “interacting” with each other in McDonalds parking lot in North Battleford.

Police noticed weapons in one of the vehicles and conducted a search. They seized cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, a firearm, weapons and a Taser.

When police tried arresting Greer, Hinse locked them out of the vehicle and yelled at them.

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RCMP Major Crimes has taken over the investigation into the 17-year-old boy whose body was found wrapped in plastic on Onion Lake Cree Nation Oct. 8.

“Due to the serious nature of the incident, Onion Lake RCMP contacted the RCMP Major Crime Unit-South, who now lead this investigation with the continued assistance of the detachment and North Battleford Forensic Identification Section,” said a spokesperson from RCMP Media Relations in Regina today.

Police say that on Oct. 8 at about noon, Onion Lake RCMP received a report of an injured person located in a rural area near Pipestone Creek Road on Onion Lake First Nation. The 17-year-old from the Onion Lake area was transported to hospital with serious injuries.

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possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, three counts of failing to comply with a probation order, two counts of failing to comply with a release order condition, two counts of possession of a weapon, and failing to comply with a probation order. The charges against Skeavington were stayed earlier this year.

Greer was sentenced on Oct. 6. He was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and driving while prohibited.

In 2018, Greer was sentenced to six months in jail for a high-speed chase that started near Battleford and ended in a field near Mayfair and reached speeds of up to 140 km/hr. Mayfair is about 77 kilometres northeast of Battleford.

In that incident Greer pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, resisting arrest by fleeing from police, possession of morphine, carrying an imitation pistol and possession of marijuana.

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rest him and continued to yell at police.

Hinse was charged with possession of cocaine, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a weapon while prohibited and obstructing a police officer. At the time, Hinse was on a mandatory prohibition order not to have any weapons for 10 years. In March, Hinse was given a six-month conditional sentence to be served in the R. M. of Biggar.

Ahenakew was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a firearm in a vehicle and obstructing a police officer. She appears next in North Battleford Provincial Court later this month.

Skeavington was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking,

Nation and Highway #797 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and noon on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.

Police say that even if you feel the information you have is not significant, please call and report it to police.

Anyone with information on this incident can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers up to $2000 for information and tips relating to a crime in Saskatchewan.

You can also contact Onion Lake RCMP at 306344-5550, call 310-RCMP or 911 in an emergency.

Onion Lake Cree Nation declared a state of emergency in January 2020 after a string of gangrelated violence hit the nation. There were three murders on OLCN in as many months.

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Battlefords RCMP responded to 502 calls for service Wednesday, Oct. 6 through Tuesday, Oct. 12.

• Four missing persons reported. No missing persons matters are active.

• 24 Assault Investigations.

- Police attended to St. Laurent Drive and 110th Street in North Battleford at 1 a.m. on the 7th of October as there were two males yelling in the area.

One male was located near an alley, and challenged the officer to a fight before fleeing in a pickup truck.

The vehicle was located a short distance away and the male was arrested without incident. The truck was found to have been previously reported stolen.

Darby Johnson, 23, was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, possession of stolen property and breach of probation. He was held in custody and made his first appearance in Provincial Court later last week.

- Report of an assault at a residence on the 1800 block of 102nd Street in North Battleford at 6:54 a.m. on the 6th of October. A 66-year-old male sustained minor injuries after being struck with a metal bar by his adult daughter. A 35-year-old woman was arrested on scene and has been charged with one count of assault with a weapon. She will be making her first appearance in Provincial Court on Monday, Dec. 6 at 2 pm.

- Police responded to the 1400 block of 102nd Street in North Battleford at 11 a.m. on the 10th of October for a report of a male suffering from a gunshot wound. A 38-year-old male victim was located and found to have injuries from an edged weapon as well as having sustained injuries from a suspected BB gun. A 16-year-old youth was arrested and is facing charges of discharging a firearm with intent, careless use of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and assault with a weapon.

He made his first appearance in Provincial Court on Oct. 12. The victim was treated and released from hospital. The investigation is still ongoing.

• Five break and enter investigations.

- Residence on the 1800 block of 101st Street in North Battleford was broken into in the late afternoon of Oct. 6. Items removed included some hockey equipment.

• Six vehicle thefts.

- 2006 Grey Pontiac Pursuit with Saskatchewan license 861MFS reported stolen from the 1400 block of 102nd Street in North Battleford in the later morning of Oct. 11.

- 2016 White Ford Edge with Saskatchewan license 355LWM reported stolen from the 900 block of 106th Street in North Battleford sometime overnight on Oct. 8/9.

• 17 Mental Health Act investigations.

• 10 traffic collisions.

• Two individuals charged with impaired driving offences.

• 45 various traffic charges.

Anyone with information on any incident is urged to call the Battlefords RCMP at 306-4461720 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

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The national office of Operation Red Nose announced Wednesday morning it will not be offering its service in Saskatchewan this coming holiday season.

A release stated, “It is with a heavy heart that Operation Red Nose announces that its safe ride service will not be taking place in 2021 in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta.

Since deploying the annual large-scale service depends, amongst other things, on the public health situation, the organization has no choice but to push the very appreciated

we would be back on the road this year,” says AnneMarie Audet, Executive Director at the national Operation Red Nose office.

She adds: “The safety of our volunteers and clients is our priority, so the hard choice to push our safe ride campaign to 2022 is ultimately the most

reasonable one given the current health situation.”

Since the safe ride service will not be offered in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta, Operation Red Nose invites all motorists to always plan to get home safe by calling a friend or a cab, or by designating a sober driver ahead of time.

National recognition for North Battleford financial planner

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

A local financial planner in North Battleford is getting some national recognition from Wealth Professional Canada Magazine.

Aaron Cadrin of Aaron Cadrin Investment and Insurance Solutions - Sun Life has been named as one of the magazine’s 2021 “Rising Stars.” Cadrin is one of the top 38 financial planners in the country under age 35 selected.

To be eligible, nominees had to be under 35 and be working in a role that relates to, interacts with or impacts the wealth management industry. When reviewing nominations the magazine concentrated on those who have committed to a career in the industry and “clearly hold a passion for wealth management.”

“It was definitely unexpected. I first heard I was nominated in the spring and they started conducting interviews and stuff like that,” said Cadrin.

“They said they received about 20,000 nominations, so I didn’t overly expect to be in the running, but yeah,

once they notified me the summer that I was chosen for it, it was quite an honour especially considering small town Saskatchewan is where we’re from and where we do business. And it’s a Canada-wide award so it was quite an honour to be mentioned.”

As for why he was named to this prestigious under-35 list, Cadrin believes it’s a combination of a lot of things.

“We do a lot of good business in this office, we run a really tight ship. For the past six or seven years I’ve been a top 10 advisor with the company, with all of Sun Life Financial.”

But that is recognition from within one company.

This magazine honour included consideration of advisors with companies across Canada, which makes it an even more special honour for Cadrin.

“I think that maybe they saw my history with Sun Life and saw the referrals I get and the nominations I got,” said Cadrin. But he believes it is not based just on numbers alone, as considerations are also made for ethics and client satisfaction.

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“I think it’s a big combination, because I know even with other awards we got, it’s not just how much money at the end of the day. Do they have any client complaints? Do they do everything properly? They look at education, and that takes a large role in it.”

Cadrin’s own professional qualifications include B.Comm, CFP, CHS, and CLU designations. He figures that was a factor as well for Wealth Professional Magazine’s assessment.

“To be that young and to achieve those designations that many people work a lifetime towards getting — I think that plays a large role in it, too, because they see that you’re committed to your industry, and to your clients and to continu-

ous learning.”

At his business, located at 1512-100th Street in North Battleford, Cadrin does full scale financial planning, investment, retirement planning, asset management, and a lot of estate planning and business succession planning for farmers and business owners. He also handles the group plans for the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

He also does all the insurance including life, health, disability and other insurance. “It’s just a one stop shop for full-scale financial planning where we can protect all of our clients’ assets and needs and income and lifestyle,” said Cadrin, who has been with Sun Life now for over a decade.

Cadrin is born and raised in North Battleford and could have gone anywhere for his career. But he made the commitment to put down both personal and professional roots in the community.

“It’s home to me,” said Cadrin. “I’ve had many opportunities elsewhere to move on to bigger firms in Continued on Page 6

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Created in 1984, Operation Red Nose’s safe ride service has been available, during the month of December, to more than 100 communities across Canada. A simple phone call would get you a team of volunteers to drive you safely home.

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Transition to protect climate must protect workers, communities

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

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

Dear Editor People across Canada just experienced another summer of record-breaking heat, destructive wildfires, and dystopic-looking smoke hanging over many of our communities. These impacts have elevated the urgency to tackle the climate crisis to a fever pitch, but we all know the only way we can tackle the climate crisis with the zest needed to do so is if no workers or communities are left behind as we transition to greener, safer forms of energy.

Natural Resources Canada just finished its consultation for the long-awaited Just Transition Act ‑ something you may have missed because of the whirlwind of the election. This is our chance to move forward worker- and community-centered Just Transition legislation.

Luckily, thousands of people across the country made submissions to this consultation process calling for a just transition act that follows three principles: 1) guarantees a good, green, unionized job to anyone who wants one; 2) puts people first ‑ not massive corporations ‑ by supporting workers and communities through the transition to 100 per cent renewable energy; and 3) it’s in line with climate science and ensures a rapid transition off fossil fuels.

What the legislation actually looks like when it’s presented in the House of Commons will be the test as to whether or not Justin Trudeau and his government listened to our calls. It will be up to all of us, and our newly elected representatives, to ensure the biggest, boldest version of this legislation is passed.

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Canada needs to take Alberta’s equalization grievances seriously

By Franco Terrazzano

Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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Alberta’s referendum on equalization is more than a vote on a federal program: it’s an urgently needed conversation about a deep crack in Confederation. So far, Canada has ignored the problem and the rift has grown. Now a referendum “yes” vote will push federal and provincial governments to the negotiation table. So, let’s talk.

All Canadians have been struggling with the pandemic for the last year and a half, but our prairie friends have been dealing with economic hardships for the last six-plus years.

The 2014 oil price collapse sent Alberta’s economy into a tailspin.

By March 2016, about 100,000 oil patch jobs were lost. In 2018, the tough times were still being felt around Alberta kitchen tables. Dwayne, a manager in Alberta’s oil industry, shared a haunting tale with a Calgary morning radio show.

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“I have to lay off 25 per cent of my workforce right before Christmas,” Dwayne revealed in 2018. “I love my guys, but I have to lay off 25 per cent. They’re going home to tell their wives tonight that Christmas is over.

We’ve taken a pay cut so we can keep as many people employed as we can and today I have to break people’s hearts.

“This is the worse day of my life.”

Only a few months before the pandemic, the economic hardships were still being felt.

“Outside the Calgary headquarters, cabs were lined up to take people home as they filed out with their belongings,” reported CBC following layoffs at Husky Energy in 2019.

Canadian politicians made the tough times tougher.

During Alberta’s downturn, the feds rejected the Northern Gateway pipeline, moved the regulatory goalposts on Energy East, imposed a No More Pipelines Law and discriminatory tanker ban and watched from the sidelines while the United States pulled the plug on the Keystone XL pipeline.

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In British Columbia, politicians pledged to “employ every tool available” to block Alberta pipelines. In Quebec, Premier François Legault called Alberta’s oil “dirty energy” and said there’s “no social acceptability” for another oil pipeline.

Despite the open hostility to Alberta’s economic driver, the prairie province continued to punch above its weight for Canada. Between 2015 and 2018, Alberta taxpayers paid $73 billion more to the feds than they received back in spending. This year, equalization alone will cost an Alberta family of four $2,600.

On Oct. 18, Albertans will vote in a province-wide equalization referendum. A goal of the referendum is to bring these legitimate grievances to kitchen tables coast to coast. The way the feds treated Alberta is unfair and remedies are needed.

But there are other reasons for provinces to rethink the equalization and natural resource status quo.

Canada needs taxpayer-friendly ways to recover our economy, such as removing roadblocks to Canadian Continued on Page 5 Gordon Brewerton Senior Group Publisher

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Relevant Reflections

By R.H. Wood

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Thanksgiving Day is passed, but while we, in this privileged land, have much to be thankful for, many will have found that the solicitous wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year have rung hollow.

Indeed, we have endured unrelenting COVID-19 rules and regulations, contradictory, confusing and ever-changing, which must be driving many parents – especially those with school-age children – quite insane. For myself, I am astounded that the rules seem to apply to the

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general population but not so much to those who are making them. One example of this would be the flight of Can-force One to Tofino and elsewhere.

A further example will be

the 26th global convocation about to take place in Glaslow to be attended, I understand, by our P.M., who freely travels thither and hither with a whole stack of other jet-setting carbon-spewing important types.

It is suggested we may soon have a new leader ‑ Chrystia, no less ‑ who is currently finance minister and deputy prime minster.

After little evidence of her during the election, she has reappeared giving kindergarten lectures supported by incessant supplicatory arm, hand and head movements. In addition, to my intense ir-

ritation, the word “gotten,” which has been forgotten from some 300 years, has reappeared in common parlance. Until recently the only vestige of the word was in “ill-gotten.”

Why has it gotten popular again is unexplained.

Talking about forgetting, how many more days is Canada going to recognize as days of “remembrance?” It seems we are forgetting the import of them and using them as holidays or days of rest rather than time for relevant reflection. Perhaps some of these days could be rolled into one single remembrance day, so they will not interfere with the roaring back economy.

For me, personally,

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the most significant day of remembrance is Nov. 11. If you think about this day, perhaps it could be conjoined with Thanks-

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Continued from Page 1 such as indoor masking, limiting the number of persons allowed in businesses, and restricting the size of social gatherings and mass gatherings.

• Unvaccinated people were more trusting of parents to keep COVIDsymptomatic children at home from school, while

younger respondents (under age 55) were less likely to be as trusting.

• Those over age 55 were far more concerned than younger respondents about the spread of COVID-19 in schools in their area, and at post-secondary institutions.

• Quebec and Ontario parents (78 and 64 per

cent) were confident of COVID-19 safeguards enacted by schools, compared to those in Atlantic Canada, B.C. and the Prairies (51 per cent or below).

“The overall national numbers on support for public health measure are driven largely by Central Canada and Atlantic Canada,” said Disano. “Sask-

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tion was first created in 1957, it was $1.3 billion (2021 dollars). It now costs $21 billion – a 1,500 per cent increase. Despite the massive cost increase, is there any evidence that any province is fundamentally better off?

Equalization harms taxpayers in provinces that receive the money because it allows politicians to rely on external tax dollars and less on solid policies to grow their own economies. Even politicians receiving equalization, such as New Brunswick’s

Blaine Higgs and Legault in Quebec, have acknowledged this perverse reality.

Alberta’s referendum will fuel a much-needed conversation around equalization and natural resource development. As with any troubled relationship, silence can only increase the trouble. It’s in the best interest for all provinces to kickstart this conversation.

Franco Terrazzano is the federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Continued frm Page 4 natural resource development. Since 2014, $215 billion worth of Canadian resource projects have been stalled or cancelled in part because of governments, according to Secondstreet.org. About $140 billion of that occurred outside of Alberta.

A taxpayer-friendly recovery is certainly needed given the $1-trillion federal debt. Equalization continues to douse more red ink on the nation’s finances. When equaliza-

atchewan and Alberta actually bring those numbers down somewhat.”

The results of the survey yield a margin of error of +/- 3.1 per cent nationally (19 times out of 20, meaning the results can be considered reliable 95 per cent of the time). Results broken down by region have a higher margin of error because of the smaller number of respondents from each region.

giving Day. Without the sacrifices marked by Remembrance Day, we would have little to be thankful for.

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Proof of vax or negative test coming for staff of both school divisions

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Both the Living Sky School Division and the Light of Christ School Division will be requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative

test for staff members.

According to a joint news release issued Monday afternoon by the school divisions, the divisions will soon be implementing what is described as “a Vaccination

Administrative Procedure” that will require all staff members to provide either proof of vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 testing status.

According to the news release, information was

shared with staff members from both divisions on Oct. 8, 2021. Details are being finalized and more information will be available by the end of the week, including the implementation date.

The move is described

by the divisions as their response to the province-wide vaccine and testing requirements implemented by the province on Oct. 1.

In a statement they say the following: “We take the safety of our students

and staff seriously. As responsible employers and citizens of the province of Saskatchewan, we are committed to protecting the health and wellbeing of our students, staff members, and communities.”

Patients filling ICU capacity, 3,400 new cases in past week

By Larissa Kurz

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Between Oct. 6-12, Saskatchewan had 268 patients being treated for COVID-related symptoms in inpatient care, and 80 individuals in ICU care — where provincial capacity is typically capped.

Of those hospitalized, data showed that 261 individuals, or 75 per cent, are

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The weekly provincial COVID-19 update shows that COVID patients have filled standard ICU capacity in Saskatchewan, with a total of 348 individuals hospitalized in both inpatient and intensive care across the province as of

unvaccinated.

Health care providers have been requesting more supports in the last few weeks, as ICU numbers continued to climb.

Provincial officials said on Thursday that they have not yet requested personnel help from federal agencies, and will instead work to redeploy staff to increase

ICU capacity.

Saskatchewan also reported a total of 3,410 new positive cases since Oct. 6, in addition to 3,284 recoveries.

That brought the province’s total active cases to 4,734, and the seven-day average of new cases to 487, or 40.4 per 100,000.

Twenty-seven addi-

tional deaths had also been reported, raising the total number to 753 lost since the pandemic began.

An additional 27,373 new doses of vaccine were delivered as well, bringing the provincial vaccination rates to 83 per cent of those over 12 years of age with one dose, and 74 per cent fully vaccinated.

Of the new doses, 14,435 were first doses and 12,938 were second doses.

First doses have continuously outnumbered second dose rates daily since midSeptember.

Full data regarding COVID-19 in Saskatchewan can be found on the province’s online dashboard, which is updated daily.

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the authority stresses.

The SHA adds some Commissioners of Oath in Saskatchewan are charging a fee to submit these affidavits for processing.

“As immunization is not mandatory, exemption is not required and these affidavits serve no purpose,” stated a release issued by the SHA Friday.

“Immunization in Saskatchewan is voluntary.

Some Saskatchewanians have chosen to interpret public health measures and the COVID-19 regulations as a mandatory immunization policy, and have gone to the trouble of securing affidavits objecting to immunization, says the Saskatchewan Health Authority. But these affadavits serve no purpose,

Although the Proof of Vaccination public health measure that went into effect onto October 1 provides restrictions to the ability of unvaccinated residents to access events, public spaces or their places of work, these are not regulations, bylaws or orders under The Public Health Act, 1994 that require Saskatchewan citizens to be immunized,” states the SHA.

As well, the SHA points out, the Disease Control (COVID-19 Measures) Amendment Regulations, 2021, section 25.5 clearly states that evidence of being vaccinated or evidence of a valid negative test necessary to enter certain places “is not to be interpreted as making immunization mandatory.”

The Saskatchewan Health Authority requests

that any individuals considering submitting an affidavit in response to COVID-19 immunization do not do so. Affidavits are not entered into any health database and will be destroyed on receipt.

Regarding the proof of vaccination or negative test policy as set out under the current public health order: public health orders are lawful requirements

made under legislative and regulatory authority. If a resident elects not to be vaccinated or cannot be vaccinated, presentation of a negative test will be the accommodation in order to access those non-essential businesses and services as outlined in the public health order. No other documentation will be accepted in lieu of proof of vaccination or a negative test result.

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pentin 100 mg capsules.

Pharmacists may not recognize the error and inadvertently repackage and dispense pill bottles that contain the wrong medication.

Health Canada is monitoring the recall.

Laboratoire Riva Inc. is recalling one lot (lot C9323) of Riva-Risperidone 0.25 mg tablets due to a packaging error. Some bottles may incorrectly contain only Riva-Gaba-

Risperidone is a prescription drug used in adults to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, as well as bipolar disorder.

It may also be used for the short-term treatment of severe dementia related to

Alzheimer’s disease.

Gabapentin is a prescription drug used for treating epilepsy (seizures).

If you miss a dose of Risperidone, you may not have proper control of your condition or its symptoms may worsen.

By taking Gabapentin instead of Risperidone, you may: • develop serious side effects, such as swelling of the legs, ankles or feet (edema) • experience side effects, such as agitation, drowsiness, dizziness, lack of muscle coordination and fatigue

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Being in a smaller town, said Cadrin, was “one of those things where if you did good you did good.

Word travels fast, people talk. I got a ton of referrals from existing clients.

But also on the flipside, if something negative ever happens, that spreads like wildfire, too. So, you’ve got to be careful on both ends of the spectrum.”

Cadrin adds he loves being a part of the Battlefords and wants to dispel the impression that it might be hard to achieve big things based here.

“Many people look at it as a challenge, but I also look at it as an advantage because when things are going good and you do good things for your clients, they talk, they tell their friends, they tell their family, they tell their coworkers,” said Cadrin. “In a town like this people talk, and it’s a good thing when the talk is good.”

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Sixties Scoop Remembered

On Friday, Oct. 8, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., Lakeland Library Region and the North Battleford Library hosted “Bi-Giwen: Coming Home - Truth Telling From the Sixties Scoop Exhibit” in partnership with the Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Alberta. The exhibit focused on the impact of the Sixties Scoop on Indigenous communities, profiling the experiences of Sixties Scoop survivors.

It included pictures of the survivors and displays of artwork on the Sixties Scoop. At left, this honour chair commemorates the children who did not return home. Photos by John Cairns

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Stamp honouring cartoonist depicts reaction to Broncos bus crash SASKTODAY.ca An editorial cartoonist is being honoured with a postage stamp. The comic being immortalized by the stamp is his reaction to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

Bruce MacKinnon of The Chronicle Herald in Halifax is one of five editorial cartoonists being honoured by stamps.

While on most days his goal is to comment on the issues of the day in a humorous manner, when a nation is grieving, MacKinnon shouldered a different kind of responsibility.

“You have to make a statement that somehow

gets to the heart of that issue in a subtle, nuanced way,” he told Canada Post Magazine.

MacKinnon’s comic showed 10 hockey players in red, labelled by the nation’s provinces, picking up a green hockey player labeled “Sask.”

The stamp was unveiled on Oct. 8.

In 2016, MacKinnon was awarded an Order of Canada for his contribution as an editorial cartoonist. One comic cited was a drawing of the National War Memorial following the death of Corporal Nathan Cirillo in October 2014.

Since being hired in 1986, MacKinnon has produced roughly 8,000 cartoons. He has won 21 Atlantic Journalism Awards, six National Newspaper Awards for editorial cartooning (and a seventh, the inaugural Journalist of the Year award) and the World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition.

The other cartoonists being honoured by stamps are Serge Chapleau of La Press, Brian Gable of The Globe and Mail, Terry Mosher of the Montreal Gazette and Duncan Macpherson of the Toronto Star.

Bruce MacKinnon, an editorial cartoonist, is being honoured with a postage stamp. The comic being immortalized by the stamp is his reaction to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Photo courtesy of Canada Post

North Stars topped by Broncos in rematch

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It may have been a rematch from last week, but the result couldn’t have been more different as the Humboldt Broncos put up three third period goals to

come back against the Battlefords North Stars Friday of last week.

Just a week before it was the North Stars that put up three goals in the third period for a 6-3 win. The North Stars also seemed in control on this

night through two periods with a 2-0 lead. But it was Humboldt who completely erased the deficit in the final period, in the process handing the North Stars their first home defeat of the young SJHL season.

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The Broncos came into the game hoping to avenge a 6-3 loss to the North Stars the week before.

Since then, both teams had been in action at the Showcase in Warman, where the North Stars swept two games from the Melville Millionaires and Yorkton Terriers by scores of 9-5 and 6-5 respectively. Humboldt, meanwhile, lost 5-3 to Weyburn in the Showcase but came back with a win in Estevan on Wednesday 3-2.

The first period of Friday’s game saw plenty of chances but little scoring as both goaltenders Ulrik Roussel of the Battlefords and Rayce Ramsay of Humboldt pitched a shutout through one.

The North Stars ended the period having to kill off a tripping penalty to Holden Doell, the first penalty of the game to the team.

The Broncos’ Ramsay was able to stop a shorthanded possibility from Steven Kesslering late in the period; ultimately the North Stars killed the penalty.

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Stars 13-11 through one.

A hallmark of the season so far has been the seemingly large number of players achieving the milestone of a “first goal in the SJHL” — a seemingly common occurrence due to the lack of games from March of 2020 to September 2021.

Colby Bear was the latest to achieve that goal for the North Stars just 2:04 into the period, with the assist from Bradley Blake.

The North Stars added to the lead at the 7:31 mark as Easton Johns got his first as a North Star, with assists from Tanner Gold and Dace Prymak. That would be all the scoring, with the North Stars holding the lead in shots on goal through two periods 28-21.

Down two going in the final period, the Broncos needed to score quickly and they did. Just 51 seconds into the third, Braiden Koran scored his fourth of the season unassisted to cut it to a one-goal deficit.

Then the Broncos were handed a golden opportu-

nity near the midway mark of the period, with a 5-on3 power play opportunity.

With the Stars’ Easton Rask in the box for interference and Dylan Esau off for cross checking, and with Holden Doell unavailable due to a ten-minute misconduct, the Broncos swarmed the North Stars’ end.

With just 13 seconds left in the two man advantage, the Broncos scored at 9:39 to tie the game. It was Alex Saretzky getting his ninth of the season, with the assist from Connor McGrath.

With 3:44 remaining the Broncos took the lead on Cage Newan’s goal from Nicksha Eric. It was Newan’s first of the season.

That would be all the scoring as the North Stars failed to tie the game with the extra attacker in the final minute. Final shots favoured the North Stars 37-32, but it was Ramsay getting the win with 35 saves.

The same two teams meet again Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Humboldt.

Twin Rivers Curling Club now requires proof of vax

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Twin Rivers Curling Club is now requiring proof of vaccination for all curlers.

The decision was made by the Twin Rivers board earlier this month.

According to their guidelines posted at their website, dated Oct. 3, the

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According to the curling club, all curlers ages 12 and up must provide acceptable proof of having received two doses of the Health Canada approved vaccines

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Now some rants on Bond, James Bond

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Given the momentary shortage of breaking local news , I’m going to take the time to write about James Bond.

Obviously, the hype machine is on full blast for the latest James Bond movie, No Time to Die, widely hyped as the final Bond movie for its star Daniel Craig. After heaps of delays to its release date due to COVID-19, it finally opens Oct. 8. The early indications are that this movie is going to have a global opening haul of $150 million. The question is whether the COVID-hesitant moviegoers will still stay home, or whether they will finally summon up the courage to head to the movie theatre for the first time in months to see James Bond. We’ll see. In any event it looks like this will be the biggest hit for 2021 so far.

Driving the demand is the fact it has been a long time since the last Bond movie, Spectre, in 2015. Not only were there COVID-19 delays, but the original director Danny Boyle left due to creative difference in 2018, to be replaced by Cary Joji Fukunaga. So it’s been six long years of waiting for the Bond fans. In the meantime, two of the iconic actors who had played Bond — Sean Connery and Roger Moore —passed away.

Each actor who has played Bond has brought his own style to the role and it’s true when they say every generation’s favourite Bond was the one they grew up following.

Connery exemplified the gritty, tough Bond movies of the 1960s, while Moore’s role was far less deadserious and much cheesier, with more double-entendres and lots of Bond girls. The Timothy Dalton era was a move back to grit, but then came the Pierce Brosnan era of the ‘90s and a return to the cheesy stuff.

The Daniel Craig era was both a retrenchment of the Bond role back to the tough, gritty, action-packed movies we saw during the Connery era, but also a move towards the contemporary Jason Bourne spy movie formula that aimed for a bit more realism.

Craig’s Bond was rough and tough, but also tortured.

He has demons in the closet from all those years of being licensed to kill people.

Daniel Craig will be ultimately remembered as one of the great Bonds, but he has company. I’d say he’s up there with Connery and Moore and the debate about who is the best will rage for years.

With Craig saying goodbye to the Bond role with this movie, speculation will now turn to who might play Bond in future years.

This is going to be a challenge, and the reason the extremely loud equal-rights mob on social media have their demands and suggestions, for what should be next for the Bond role.

These folks, most of whom aren’t Bond fans to begin with, are suggesting a complete break from having yet another white male as Bond. First, they wanted a black Bond and were pushing Idris Elba for the role.

I dunno what to think of that. This idea reminds me too much of the time when they tried a black actor as Kojak on TV. Let’s face it, Ving Rhames was just no

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The latest suggestion now is to have the next Bond played by a woman. (!!!)

In fact, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, actually said in the press that the next Bond should be female. Oh, brother.

Piers Morgan reacted by saying if this happens, he’s “going to campaign for Wonder Woman to be a man.”

(Morgan thinks he is kidding.)

I have a suggestion for Eon Productions, maker of the Bond films, if they go the “female Bond” route: why not simply pack up the Bond franchise and call it quits? Because you will have had it.

The reality is that Bond is a rough-and-tumble bloke who likes the ladies, drinks a lot, goes after the bad guys like Dr. No or Blofeld or whomever, and is not the least bit politically correct.

That’s what Bond is, and while you can tweak the formula for the times we live in, any sort of radical changes to change his character or even make him simply more “pacifist” to suit Keir Starmer and the rest of the Labour Party’s die-hard supporters will fall flat on its face.

In fact, change is hard to do. As the most obvious example, there was the time when they tried to make Bond a one-woman man. Remember Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights in 1987? In the movie they set him up with Maryam d’Abo as Kara the cellist? That was heavily promoted as Bond finally settling down, and with d’Abo you could absolutely believe it because she was gorgeous.

This was also during the Reagan and Thatcher era when “traditional values” reigned and everyone was being encouraged to settle down and not be

promiscuous anymore, and there was also this nasty new AIDS virus out there, so you didn’t want to be promiscuous anyway.

The problem was Bond came off looking boring as heck. That probably doomed Dalton in the role, too, in retrospect. Who remembers him?

Anyhow, nice try. The bottom line is the Bond character is better off being exactly what he always has been, which is a bloke. It’s more interesting.

Much of the fun now is seeing how this decidedly un-PC character navigates the current environment. In 1995’s GoldenEye, M, played by Judi Dench, told Bond (Pierce Brosnan) to his face that she considers him a “sexist, misogynist dinosaur” and “a relic of the Cold War.” Take that, Bond.

Speaking of the changing times — in this particular No Time to Die movie, 007 actually is a woman. Bond has retired and MI6 has reassigned the 007 number to Nomi, played by Lashana Lynch. So, seeing how James Bond reacts to that will be fun.

Anyway, one last word on these casting suggestions put forward lately by the Twitter mob. They really do threaten to ruin the Bond franchise. At the very least, when Eon announces the next Bond actor — and mark my words, it won’t be a woman — I see the Twitter mob freaking out and demanding “why didn’t they cast so-and-so,” and the poor guy will be run out of the role before he even begins. It’ll be like what happened with Mike Richards, the guy who was run out of the Jeopardy hosting job (and the entire game show business) after about a week.

Replacing Daniel Craig may not be on the level of replacing Alex Trebek, but it’s close. Whoever takes over as Bond is going to get blown to pieces by the critics.

Also, given the previous history of the franchise, I wonder if maybe we’re due for a swing back to another “cheesy” Bond era like what we had with Moore and Brosnan. That would also lead the critics to blow the franchise to pieces.

For his part, Craig made it known he doesn’t want Hugh Jackman as his replacement. “Over my dead body,” he said.

I’ve probably said more than I wanted to say. I guess I felt the need to vent and push back against the nonsense I’ve been reading from these writers who want to stick their noses in my entertainment — namely, Bond movies — with their outrageous ideas and suggestions. They need to back off.

If you do absolutely insist on a female version of Bond, I suggest you see Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron as a kickass cold-war spy in 1989 Berlin. She’s basically Bond without being Bond in that movie, beating up lots of bad guys.

If you’re not interested in that, you don’t have to see the flick, nobody’s putting a gun to your head telling you to buy it. And that goes double for the Bond movies, too. Double - oh - Seven.

That’s all I have to say about this Bond movie for this session.

John Cairns has been writing about the film industry for decades. Cairns on Cinema focuses on news, occasional reviews and, of course, box office results.

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Meota News

Local couple celebrates six decades of marriage

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

Cool days and cooler nights are the harbinger of winter. When we get rain (or snow) this week we will know how early our first snow may be. Watching the geese and all the other birds these days is most entertaining. There are millions of the snow geese, but the pelicans and bigger geese show up as they rest on the water or feed in the fields. Seeing them flying overhead and listening to them is intriguing as well.

Walter and Mary Tait quietly celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with immediate family recently. Also joining them were bridesmaid Nancy Iverson and flower girl Heather Tait. Walter was born and raised in the community. Mary came from Scotland to nurse in Swift Current. They have three children and eight grandchildren who all live nearby and hosted a turkey supper for them at the Meota Do Drop In. “Fuel prices” is the topic of the day, as we wonder where it will top off. In Kamloops last week it was $1.60 for low grade, $1.72 for medium and $1.80 for premium. In Vancouver it topped out at $1.95.

Tuesday afternoon

Joining in a 60th anniversary celebration for Walter and Mary Tait were bridesmaid Nancy Iverson and flower girl Heather Tait.

bridge at Pioneer Hall saw Jane Groves and Catriona Winterholt earning top score. Second were Anna Marie Waldbillig and Vern Iverson and tied for third were Betsy and Bob Brown along with Bev Lamon and Gerry Craig. On the evening of Oct. 7, in the city, there were three tables with top score going to David Sharpe and Vern Iverson. Second were Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan.

Last week, when two of my girls were visiting, we spent a couple hours at the golf course. I drove one of the carts. The fall scenery was so bright with

the yellow trees among the Raycroft ‑ all with broken spruce against the green hips and in hospital. A of the greens. I enjoyed the sympathy card went out to birds that hang out there the Marlene Bridge family. and watching a couple of Brenda Zurowski remuskrats teasing the ducks ports the library has had on the pond. Some new a busy summer serving spruce trees have arrived the usual patrons and sevand are being planted. eral from the campground.

A meeting of Do Drop From May to July, there In members was held were 662 books checked Oct. 8. Vivianne Lesko out. Last year there were chaired the meeting 108. The computer was in the absence of Eric used by 13 people and eCallbeck.

Shuffleboard resources were used 441 activity is looking for times. Their summer reada new co-ordinator for ing program had 11 particitheir monthly gatherings. pants from six to 13 years Benevolent cards were of age. Meota branch had sent to Cora Christiansen, three winners. Dallas PelLarry Dyck and Allie letier won in July and Au-

Walter and Mary Tait were married in 1961. Photos submitted by Lorna Pearson

gust and Ryan Pelletier and Caleb Gansuage in August.

A few readers took part in a program put on by North Saskatchewan River Basin Council with the theme, “Notice Nature.”

Lakeland Library Region is celebrating Library Week Oct. 17 to 23. The

Meota branch will welcome all members of the community of Meota and area Oct. 23. As of the time of writing, masks are required.

Check out all of the resources in the library and find out about the online resources to which there

Baljennie News ‘n’ Views

Longtime reeve passes away at 79

By Dorothy M. Mills Correspondent

Elmer Ermolenko of Biggar, formerly of Wilson Lake area, passed away June 21 at the age of 79 years. Elmer was the reeve for the RM of Glenside from 1988 t0 2008. The funeral will be held at a later date at the Arelee Mennonite Cemetery.

A roundup of cattle pastured in the Lizard Lake Community Pasture was recently held.

Clean up day, the last of the season, was held at the Baljennie St. Bridgett’s cemetery grounds. A big thank you to those who were there to do the job.

Vernon Custer was laid to rest beside his wife Joyce Custer and other family members. Vernon was 100 years old in July 2021 and passed away in September.

It is the season when Canada geese, snow geese and ducks are fair game for hunting. Flocks are start-

ing to move to southern areas for the winter.

Even though it is hunting season, deer and moose seem to be staying visible along the highways and country roads.

It’s the season for bugs.

Fruit flies and noseeums are more prevalent than usual. Maple bugs prefer the south sides of buildings and fences where they soak up the sun. We are thankful they don’t bite and are just a nuisance.

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Farmers deal with baler, combine fires

By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

Scurrying around and flying in all directions.

As I’m writing my news, that is what a flock of robins are engaged in on my farmyard. Instincts should kick in with the sleet that is rapidly showering us and point these plump, well-fed birds south.

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three weeks ago to Mitchell Kotelko of Mayfair. Hs name was misprinted as name Rick.

Fishing from a boat is a little odd this time of year, but with the extra warm weather ‑ in many areas reached record-breaking temperatures ‑ that is what some cabin owners at Chitek Lake were doing. Most people took out their docks a few weeks ago, but could

still cast the rods from shore.

I was winterizing my cabin with RV antifreeze after draining the pipes.

At one point I was up high on a ladder (trying not to fall off) cleaning the eaves troughs while a squirrel was thinking my head was part of a tree and leaping at me to jump off the roof.

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Above left, Rachel Sutherland with vegetables for sale at the last Borden Farmers Market of the season Oct. 8.

Above right, St. John’s Anglican Church decorated for Thanksgiving.

Borden and Radisson News

Farmers market wraps up season

By Lorraine Olinyk Corespondent

The Borden Farmers Market wrapped up their summer and fall season Oct. 8, with presentations made to deserving individuals. For the last market there were eight vendors with their products.

There was baking brought by Eileen Petrun and Marie Polischuk, honey from Cornucopia Honey, Tupperware by Joyce Olzewski, jams, jellies and crafts by Karen Kerr, vegetables brought in by Rachel Sutherland, pumpkins sold by Ruben and Martha Rempel and hotdogs sold

by L. Olinyk with helper Bev Assman.

The drinks were free and a table of wrapped goodies was free for appreciation day.

The 50/50 was won by Carol Epp of Langham.

Karen Kerr made presentations from the farmers market: a gift card to Gary Palmer for always putting up the tables every week and cleaning; cash gifts to BJ Berg and Ross McBain for pulling out the large signs to the entrance of Borden on the east and west end of the service roads.

L. Olinyk gave a donation to Borden Fire

and Rescue from sales of hot dogs.

The market is taking bookings for the Christmas sale on Saturday, Nov. 27 in the Borden Community Centre. The group will decide in November if it will go ahead depending on COVID-19 restrictions.

St. John’s Anglican Church was tastefully decorated for Thanksgiving Sunday and a great job was done by Brenda, Sharon, Rosann and Sandy, with pumpkins donated by the Threshermen’s Club.

The decorations will be left up for one more Sunday for attendees to enjoy.

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At left, Karen Kerr presents cash gifts to BJ Berg and Ross McBain for their help in promoting Borden Farmers Market.

At right, Karen Kerr presents a gift card to Gary Palmer in recognition of his contributions to Borden Farmers Market.

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New addition to Do Drop In, Meota Submitted Recently, there has been an addition to the Do Drop In Senior Centre in Meota.

A beautiful large deck and a storage shed have been built in the backyard of the Do Drop In. After many months of planning, funding from New Horizons was approved. Construction began in early April.

Many volunteers from the Do Drop In and from the community worked many hours, under the guidance of Eric Callbeck, an able carpenter and pres-

Mayfair news Continued from Page 11 having a good time out and about ripping and tearing around on ATVs, not witnessing my predicament.

ident of the Do Drop In. Some members made coffee for the workers.

The Do Drop In would like to thank Troy Marchewka for his donation of sand for the concrete base of the storage shed.

Most of the construction was completed in May. Now the members and other users of the Do Drop In have an additional space for socializing, coffee, meals, entertainment or just relaxing.

There is also now a secure storage space.

Do Drop In members on their new deck, funded by the Government of Canada’s News Horizons for Seniors Program. Photo by Trudy Janssens

Yes, it did finally scamper to the other side of the roof and took three trees to make a safe landing.

Condolences to 69-yearold Bill Shipman’s family on his sudden passing two weeks ago. He resided in the village of Rabbit Lake.

His brother, Bob, lives in Mullingar. Bill’s elderly

mother Mildred lives in Saskatoon.

In the Whitkow area this past harvest, three farmers experienced losing balers and a combine due to fires. In balers the cause is usually a bearing that heats up and for combines a lot of dust and chaff will add to the prob-

lem. It wasn’t because of a build up of straw. With the drought there wasn’t much to speak of.

In conversation with Elaine Tomkins of Rabbit Lake, I learned the musical performances have been put on hold because of stringent government health regulations for

public safety. For now, many other events have been postponed or cancelled.

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Time to get out the warmer winter woollies, but after a slight snowfall we are to receive Indian Summer, as it has been termed for many decades.

Warmer weather will still arrive at one point before Halloween, we hope. Can’t have frozen ghosts and goblins.

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LAING: Robert Harold Laing Obituary July 2, 1941 October 4, 2021 Bob (Otto) is survived by his wife of 49 years, Ann; his children: Barb and John Wettlaufer and their children: Cara (Clint) and Chad (Robin); Doug and Penny Laing and their children: Jessica (Autumn) and Dani (Malcolm) and Conni and Darcy Frankl and their children: Stephanie Roster (Darrien), Cody (Hilda) and Josh (Chloe). He is also survived by siblings: Gail Laing, Vivian Walden, Allan Laing, Donald Laing and Kellie Mills and several nieces and nephews. Dad was predeceased by his parents: Gordon and Eileen Laing; sister, Karen Vetter and brother, Clifford Laing; sister-in-law, Evelyn Moore; brother-in-law, Ken Moon; brotherin-law, Carl Walden; sister-in-law, Verna Laing and greatgranddaughter, Lyra Roster. Dad was born on July 2, 1941 in Cut Knife, Saskatchewan. He was raised on the family farm and became a Journeyman Mechanic at Kelsey Institute. He worked for a few years for Finley’s and Wettlaufer Garage in Cut Knife, then starting driving semi-trucks and continued this for the majority of his work career. Truck Driving was his passion. After marrying Ann Moon from Wilkie in 1972, they went on to raise their children in Battleford. Dad loved people and the highlight of most days was visiting with friends and family. He could keep everyone laughing for days with his stories and his unique nicknames for everyone. (Some of you may know your nicknames and some of you may not :-). He had many trucking stories including road trips down to Idaho, up the Alaska highway, all over British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the northern states. He is proud to claim over 2 million miles travelled in his career. The grandchildren loved when they could join Grampa Bob in his big truck for a drive. Dad was a volunteer at the Western Development Museum for many years from running the steam and gas engines with his dad to taking his own son Doug along. A highlight every year was Harvest time.

He loved to join his family and friends on the combine and participate in the fall harvest. Dad was very proud of his children and grandchildren and their accomplishments and loved to hear about what was happening in their lives. As dad would say “I have had a Good Run! Until we meet again.” As per dad’s request, there will be no funeral. A private family service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of dad can be made to Battlefords Union Hospital or STARS. Condolences for the family can be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

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CRAWFORD: The family of Joyce (Bidwell) Crawford of Battleford, SK wishes to announce her passing on Monday, October 4, 2021 at the age of 81 years. Joyce was born at Arborfield, Saskatchewan on August 18, 1940 to Jim and Annie Bidwell.

They lived in the New Osgoode and Clashmoor district until 1956 when they moved to Tisdale.

Joyce graduated high school in Tisdale in 1958. She worked for Saskatchewan Government Telephones as an operator after graduating. She married Bruce Crawford in 1960. Joyce and Bruce had 3 children: Donald born July 1, 1961; Geanne born May 22, 1964 and Warren born June 4, 1967.

The family lived in Tisdale until 1972 when they moved to Melfort.

In 1974, they relocated to Prince Albert. In 1979, they moved again to Moosomin. In 1983 they made their final move to their acreage near Battleford. During this time Joyce worked at Tisdale Auction Market, Acklands at various locations, the lunch counter at the Pool Livestock yards in North Battleford (including a few years of operating it under contract) and finally working in the dietary group at Battlefords Regional Care Centre. On their acreage, they grew a tremendous garden, raised pigs, cattle, chickens, turkeys, sheep, rabbits and numerous other exotic birds. Of course, many cats found a home there too. Their 1st dog Buck was definitely a member of the family. Joyce and Bruce took immense pleasure in having the garden and livestock on their small farm and always made sure their family had well stocked freezers and shelves stocked with home canned vegetables. Jars of the family favorite Mom’s dill pickles - were pretty much always packed in the kids’ vehicles to be enjoyed at home. In 2018 Joyce and Bruce sold the acreage and moved into Battleford. In May of 2020, Joyce moved to Battleford District Care Centre due to declining mobility. She lived here until her passing. Over the years Joyce enjoyed curling – both participating and watching on TV, socializing with friends and playing cards. Real important in Joyce’s life was her love of music, which she inherited from her mother Annie.

She loved playing accordion and guitar. All of the grandchildren were encouraged to be involved with tambourines and whatever else they could make music with, playing along with Grandma’s cassette player. Most of all she absolutely loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and most recently her young great grandchildren. Joyce is survived by her husband, Bruce; son, Don (Denise Maire), Shari Crawford (Herb Meiklejohn) Brooke and Dayton, Evan Crawford (Jayne Kenney); daughter, Geanne Sharp, Riley Sharp (Nic Leblond) and Kyle Sharp; son, Warren, Janelle Crawford (Kevin Sanchez) and Chelsea Crawford; Joyce’s sister, Doloris Caithcart, Tracy Caithcart and Tyra Caithcart. Also surviving Joyce are her in-laws: Elsworth and Edna Abbott and family and Bruce and Donna Bird and family. Joyce was predeceased by her parents: Jim and Annie Bidwell, brother, Raymond in infancy, father in-law, Stan Crawford, mother in-law, Wilda Crawford, brother inlaw, Bill Caithcart, sister in-law, Noreen Spencer and brother in-law, Ken Spencer. Joyce’s remains will be cremated with a memorial celebration to be held in the near future based on possible Covid restrictions. We really need to express our appreciation to the entire staff at BDCC. Your kindness, attention to Joyce and the care she received was exemplary. A huge thanks to Dr. Campbell as well for her compassion and the care she provided Mom. Donations in Joyce’s memory can be directed to the Battleford Union Hospital Foundation. Condolences for the family can be left at www. eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements have been entrusted to Vanessa Macnab of Eternal Memories Funeral aService & Crematorium.

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SMITH: It is with great sadness the family of Mrs. Florence Smith announce her passing on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the age of 94 years. A Public Visitation was held Friday, October 8, 2021 at Eternal Memories Funeral Service 2691 98th St North Battleford, SK. A Funeral Service followed at the Battleford United Church at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Gayle Wensley officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens North Battleford, SK. Florence is lovingly remembered by her children: Judy & Alan’s children: Grant (Dakota) & Robert; Ida (Jerry) Ryhorchuk - children: Kevin (Lianne)– Danika & Deklan; John (Kathy) Smith - children: Kelly (Jason)- Hailey & Emerson; Kimberley (Kelly) – Theo, Levi, Luke, Jamin & Seth; Michael; Arnold (Corrine) Smith – children: Billie, Darla (Zach) – Memphis & Macy, Amanda (Corey) – Jadah & Cain, Kendra – Kyra, Chloe & Violet; special little friend, Zoey Krebs. She is predeceased by her husband, Charles Smith; infant son, Douglas Smith; daughter & son-in-law: Judy & Alan Williams; parents: Charles & Helene Huard and all her siblings. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Florence Smith can be directed to the Charity of the Donor’s Choice. Condolences for the family can be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

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OBITUARIES BUCHANAN: Mrs. Helen Buchanan passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the age of 93 years. Funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Vital Roman Catholic Church with Father Sebastian Kunnath as Celebrant. Interment to follow at the City of North Battleford Cemetery. Masking and COVID restrictions will apply. To join us by viewing the service by livestream please go to www. eternalmemories funeral.ca/ obituary/Helen-Buchanan.

Donations in memory of Mrs. Helen Buchanan may be made to Battlefords District Care Centre- Recreation Department or to St. Vital Roman Catholic Church. Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Arrangements have been entrusted to Robert MacKay of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

ROBERTS: It is with sadness the family of Winona (Win) Roberts announce her passing Saturday, October 9, 2021 at her residence. Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 22, 2021 from Third Avenue United Church with Reverend Dexter Van Dyke officiating. The family have requested that memorial donations be considered to Third Avenue United Church 1301 - 102nd Street, North Battleford Saskatchewan S9A 1G4 or the Alzheimer’s Society – 301-2550-12th Ave Regina, SK S4P 3X1. Interment will take place at the City of North Battleford Cemetery. To view the Service by livestream, please go to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca/obituary/ Winona-Roberts. Condolences for the family can be left at www. eternalmemoriefuneral.ca. Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Robert MacKay of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

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CARD OF THANKS

Battlefords Dance Festival will be holding the

Annual General Meeting Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

Location is to be determined. Anyone interested in joining the meeting please email your name, phone number and email address to battlefordsdance@ hotmail.com FUNERAL SERVICES

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A sincere thank you to all our family, relatives, friends, neighbors and coworkers who have been there for all of us this past year. Thank you for the flowers, gifts, food, phone calls, texts and visits. Your acts of kindness and sympathy continue to be a great comfort to us in our time of sorrow.

We especially wish to think Dr.Campbell for your care and support.

We are truly blessed to know you. Also wish to thank Trevor Watts and Staff from Eternal Memories. We are very grateful for your help in this most difficult time. You have always been there for us.

We thought of you today But that is nothing new We thought about you yesterday And days before that too We think of you in silence We often speak your name

Now all we have are memories And your picture in a frame Your memory is our keepsake With which we’ll never part So many lives you have touched We all have you in our heart.

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NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MEOTA NO. 468 Public Notice of a Subdivision for Intended Discretionary Use & Zoning Bylaw Amendment

Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 55 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007, that the RM of Meota No. 468 has received an application for a proposed subdivision for a discretionary use. The application includes the creation of one (1) parcel for the intended use of single-parcel residential within Parcel D, Plan 84B05879 in Pelican Point, represented by the proposed parcels outline by the bold dashed line on the accompanying plan. The proposed subdivision is currently split zoned as A1 – Agricultural Zoning District and LR1 – Lakeshore Residential District, due to the split zoning and density requirements the proposed Parcel G requires a Zoning Bylaw amendment to zone the parcel as LR1 – Lakeshore Residential District and to zone the remainder of Parcel D as A1 – Agricultural District.

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CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD NOTICE OF VIOLATION

CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD NOTICE OF VIOLATION

The City of North Battleford has issued a Notice of Violation and Order to Remedy in accordance with the provisions of Bylaw No. 1908 (The Maintenance and Occupancy of Property and Nuisance Bylaw) against 1192-109th Street, legally described as Lot 10, Block 94, Plan C4240. The property must be repaired or demolished by December 28, 2021.

Failure to comply with the order will result in further action by the City of North Battleford.

The City of North Battleford has issued a Notice of Violation and Order to Remedy in accordance with the provisions of Bylaw No. 1908 (The Maintenance and Occupancy of Property and Nuisance Bylaw) against 1211-108th Street, legally described as Lot 19, Block 91, Plan C4240. The property must be repaired or demolished by December 28, 2021.

Failure to comply with the order will result in further action by the City of North Battleford.

Issued at North Battleford this 6 th day of October 2021.

Issued at North Battleford this 6 th day of October 2021.

Brett Kitchen Junior Planner City of North Battleford (306) 445-1700

Brett Kitchen Junior Planner City of North Battleford (306) 445-1700

RESORT VILLAGE OF KIVIMAAMOONLIGHT BAY

INTENT: The proposed amendment would rezone a parcel of land within the RV from R – RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT to C – COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

INTENT: The proposed amendment is to accommodate the rezoning of a residential subdivision within the Municipality.

AFFECTED LAND: The affected lands by this amendment are lands lying within the proposed subdivision shown in the included map that lay within the jurisdiction of the RM of Meota.

REASON: To amend the Zoning Bylaw District Map to accommodate the proposed subdivision.

Rezone the proposed Parcel G from the split zoning of A1 – Agricultural District & LR1 – Lakeshore Residential District to be fully zoned as LR1 – Lakeshore Residential District.

Rezone the remainder of Parcel D from the split zoning of LR1 – Lakeshore Residential District & A1- Agricultural District to fully zoned as A1 – Agricultural District.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaws at the RM Office during regular business hours, excluding statutory holidays.

Hard copies will be available to the public at a cost at the RM Office. Digital copies can be obtained by contacting the Municipal Planner (robin@ northboundplanning.ca; (306) 873-2200). Email for a digital copy of the bylaw is preferred at this time due to the COVID-19 public health crisis.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021, at 1:30 PM in the RM office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed amendment and subdivision. In light of the COVID-19 public health crisis, please contact the RM office prior for protocol for in-person representation. If you wish to comment on this proposal, please do so in writing prior to Monday, November 1, 2021, to Box 80, Meota, SK, S0M IX0 or by email to info468@sasktel.net or robin@northboundplanning.ca. For additional information please contact the Municipal Planning Office at (306) 873-2200 or at robin@ northboundplanning.ca.

Robin Bloski, BA (Hons) Municipal Planner/Development Officer October 12, 2021

AFFECTED LAND: The affected lands are all of Lot 9, Block 12, Plan 84B16177, which lie just south of the intersection of Zulynik Pl. and Kivimaa Dr. within the RV. REASON: The reason for the amendment is to provide to accommodate a proposed retail/ general store.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw and related map at the Resort Village Office between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Tuesday to Wednesday, excluding any statutory Holidays. Copies will be available to the public at a cost or by emailing rvkmb@ myaccess.ca and asking for a copy. A copy of the draft amendment and map showing the land to be rezoned is available at the following web address: https://www.northboundplanning.ca/ public-notification.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing at 8:00 PM on Monday, November 15, 2021, in the RV office to hear any person or group that wishes to comment on the proposed amendment. Written submissions will be received by the undersigned at the RV office located at 67 Lakeshore Dr., Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay, SK, by email to rvkmb@myaccess.ca, or by mail to Box 120, Livelong, SK S0M 1J0 prior to the hearing. Please contact the RV office prior to the hearing for COVID protocols should you wish to make in-person representation. The RV office can also be reached during regular office hours at (306) 845-3336.

Issued by the Resort Village of KivimaaMoonlight Bay this 5th day of October 2021.

Jackie Helgeton Municipal Administrator

NOTICE

CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD NOTICE OF VIOLATION The City of North Battleford has issued a Notice of Violation and Order to Remedy in accordance with the provisions of Bylaw No. 1908 (The Maintenance and Occupancy of Property and Nuisance Bylaw) against 882-108th Street, legally described as Lot 9, Block 108, Plan C4240. The property must be repaired or demolished by December 28, 2021.

Failure to comply with the order will result in further action by the City of North Battleford.

Issued at North Battleford this 6th day of October 2021.

Brett Kitchen Junior Planner City of North Battleford (306) 445-1700

Notice of Call For Further Nominations (Municipal Elections) Councillor: Village of Meota The returning officer or nomination officer will receive nominations of candidates for the above office(s): (a) during normal office hours from 4 PM Thursday, October 7, 2021 until 4 PM Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Meota Village Office at 502-2nd Avenue East Meota, SK (b) on the 20th day of October, 2021 from 9AM until 4 PM at the Meota Village Office at 502-2nd Avenue East Meota, SK Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location(s): Meota Village Office Dated at Meota, this 7th day of October, 2021.

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Public Notice –Zoning Bylaw Amendment Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Resort Village of Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay (RV) intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 3/14, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

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From The Pastor’s Desk of TBC

Monthly hymn sing moved to Oct. 24

By Pastor David L. Walker Turtleford Baptist Church-

Welcome to the pastor’s desk.

It’s October. The leaves on the trees are beautiful; what is left of them, that is. The sound of geese making their way south is a lonesome sound. However, it reminds us that everything is continually changing and that we must prepare for our soon-coming flight.

The September GGMH end-of-the month hymn sing was great. We had 21 present. There was lots of good singing before everyone made their way to the lower auditorium to enjoy sandwiches, coffee, tea and a variety of snacks. Please check

with us to find out if restrictions will once again put a hold on refreshments after the hymn sing.

Please note that because Halloween falls on the last Sunday of October this year, we will have the hymn sing one week earlier, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. Then looking further ahead, each year we have been having a western night on the last Sunday in November. Come in your western giddy-up (not necessary), but be prepared to enjoy an evening of country and

western gospel, as well as traditional and contemporary selections.

We may snap a picture of you around a bale of hay.

Trusting that you

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TAX ENFORCEMENT

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST RESORT VILLAGE OF TURTLE VIEW PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 17th day of December, 2021, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel

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remembered to thank God for His many blessings as you gathered with friends and family members on Thanksgiving Day. Do you believe that our Lord Jesus is returning one day? Although no one knows the day nor the hour, we have been told an approximate time. One sign is that when the fig tree blossoms, then this generation shall not pass away until our Lord returns. The fig tree blossomed in 1948 (Israel became a nation) a generation is more than 70 years, so 1948 plus 70 = 2018. God is long suffering. He may be waiting for one more to enter the Ark of safety. This world is in a major mess as stated in second Timothy ch.

3 verses 1to 5 and the stage is set.

Until next month, “God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.”

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• Adhere to all plant and corporate safety rules, procedures, and guidelines.

• Maintains a clean and safe work environment.

• Maintain a good attitude and be willing to learn.

• Every team member of Berg Chilling Systems is expected to treat all associates respectfully and professionally.

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• Experience in forklift an asset.

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• Good attitude and interpersonal skills.

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• Any experience in trades is a plus, but not required.

• J & J Refrigeration Division of Berg Chilling Systems offers an excellent wage and generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance.

CONTACT: Bonnie Millard bmillard@berg-group.com (306)445-7400 791-107th Street North Battleford, S9A 4A7

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Confident enough to stake your life on it Ed and I talked about being so confident about something or someone that we would stake our lives on them. It’s hard to be 100 per cent confident. We agreed that usually, our feelings of highest confidence still come with a tiny degree of doubt. Ed suggested Christians can sometimes be so certain about their faith that they seem arrogant to others.

Indeed, the Bible tells of some who had no faith or trust in Jesus while others had no question about believing entirely in his power and authority.

Confidence may mean there are good reasons to believe in someone or something.

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This kind of faith was the case for a blind man named Bartimaeus. He was sitting begging beside the roadside at Jericho when Jesus, his

disciples, and a large crowd passed by him. He asked who was going down the road, and when he was told it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began shouting, “Jesus son of David, have mercy on me!” (Mark 10:47) Bartimaeus was more than confident that Jesus could help him, for he was

sure Jesus would help him.

Bartimaeus hadn’t any visible proof to comfort him.

Many rebuked him or tried to get Bartimaeus to stop shouting out at Jesus, but the more they told him to be quiet, the more he shouted loudly, “Son of David have mercy on me!” (Mark 10:48) Jesus stopped and had Bartimaeus called to come to Him. When Bartimaeus came up to Jesus, he said to Bartimaeus, “What do you want me to do for you?”

(Mark 10:51) The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”

(Mark 10:51) Immediately Bartimaeus received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. Jesus told Bartimaeus that it was

his faith that healed him.

Bartimaeus had a sure faith in Jesus that was not based on any proof but on pure 100 per cent trust that Jesus could heal him.

Believing in Jesus of Nazareth, Bartimaeus overcame his blindness. He experienced God’s grace or undeserved love. Jesus, while on Earth, showed the love of God to those needing healings like Bartimaeus.

Jesus also, by his life and death, brought the free and unmerited favour of God in the salvation of sinners. We do not all need to be cured of blindness, but we all need healing for our sinfulness.

(Romans 3:22) says, “There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short

of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

In kindness, Jesus healed the blindness of Bartimaeus, and in compassion, God offers us his undeserved love through our faith in Jesus Christ. “For it is by grace you have been saved through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.”

Ephesians 2:8,9 Martin Luther said faith is a living, daring, confidence in God’s grace and that a person could undoubtedly stake their life on grace an unlimited number of times. (Paraphrase of Luther’s words)

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

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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 Phone: 306-285-3823 Contact: Don Retzlaff

No Services till further notice

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

Various Weekly Programs Pastor Casey Sitter www.livingfaithchapel.ca

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

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

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Services 10:30 am

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

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

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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The Battlefords, Thursday, October 14, 2021 - Page 19

Curling league play begins end of month

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

It’s tough to stay positive these days. Ongoing cases are going up and people are holding out on vaccinations. There are no words.

Hello to out-of-town readers who have provided feedback on their enjoyment of this Unity column ‑ Keith and Clare, Jim and Janice, Jeannie, Gwen and others.

North West Terminal has some construction work going on at their location. Part of the work is SaskEnergy moving lines and the other part is moving dirt to build a temporary road to have access on the north end of their property. The Press-Herald has the full story as does SASKTODAY.ca.

In Unity Curling Club news, registration has been completed and the ice is almost installed. League curling will start the last week of October and the junior program will begin Nov. 1 and run Mondays from 5 to 6 p.m.

Congratulations to Marcel Boucher, longtime head cook at the senior assisted living centre, Parkview Place, who has now retired.

The residents held a special retirement event for Marcel Sept. 29 and will now be under the excellent care of Sandra Porsnuk.

Erich Streberg, UCHS 2008 graduate, has been selected to be part of the Queen’s Guard at several royal residences in London in October. This was in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Royal Artillery A and B Batteries in Canada and is said to be one of the highest honours for a Canadian soldier. Congratulations to Erich and his proud mom, Anne, on this once-in-a-lifetime achievement.

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

At right, those who orchestrated the fundraising for the new sign and map at the Unity Cemetery at the Oct. 3 ceremony unveiling were Butch Boskill, Nicole Headrikc, Tammy Lauinger, Pat and Ruth Welter. Photo courtesy of Gail Headrick Below, left, UCHS volleyball continues to build on improvement before they head into conference and regional playoffs. Photo by Sherri Solomko Below, right, U of S Huskies women’s hockey in Unity Oct. 2 provided a terrific showcase of female hockey in the CIS program.

Photo by Sherri Solomko

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