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quet on Saturday at the band hall, which will inStaff Reporter clude music. Sunday there It is an exciting and will be a concert at the historic time for the North Dekker Centre at 2 p.m.

Battleford City Kinsmen The concert will feature Band. the current band and add This week the band alumni who will join them marks its 70th anniver- on stage. sary with “We essome spetimate we cial celebrawill have tions. David at least Dekker was 60 parat city counticipants cil Tuesday in that to provide band conremarks on cert,” said what those Dek ker. celebrations Included in were about. that event The band will be was formed David Dekker describes three parfrom the events planned to cel- t i c i p a n t s former sea ebrate North Battleford from the cadet band City Kinsmen Band’s very first in the spring 70th anniversary. Photo City Kinsof 1949. The by John Cairns men Band band is now 70 years the longest running com- ago: Garnet Speer, Wayne munity band in the prov- Jenner and Willard Coates. ince of Saskatchewan, said Dekker said there are Dekker.

86 participants in their “We are marking our band programs ranging 70th anniversary of con- from ages 8 to 80, and they tinuous operation this are adding a new jazz band weekend with a reunion,” and an adult and student said Dekker. The reunion choral group, who will be will be attracting partici- performing at concerts in pants from as far away as the future.

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The Dekker Centre The renunion includes concert is open to the puba wine and cheese at the lic. Tickets are $15, availband hall Friday for reg- able at the Dekker Centre istered participants, a ban- or dekkercentre.com

The 2019 Gold Eagle Casino Sakicawasihk Powwow was held at the North Battleford Civic Centre Arena this past weekend. Visit our website at www.newsoptimist.ca for a video and photos. Photo by Averil Hall

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North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater, special constables Barry Adams, Jerry Koliniak and Jamie Gabriel and the city’s director of legislative services, Debbie Wohlberg, at the signing of the new collective bargaining agreement with CSOs at City Hall Tuesday. This was the first collective agreement signed between the city and the newly-formed union. It is a three-year deal covering the period from Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Photo by John Cairns

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Town council in Battleford has indicated they want to see some response to complaints they received about properties on 28th Street in Battleford.

Council passed a resolution Oct. 7 to write a letter to encourage the Battlefords Housing Authority to keep their properties in good condition. The resolution is in response to correspondence that came to town council about the state of two properties run by the housing authority on the 300 block of 28th Street.

The town received two letters from residents about the problems on the block. Concerns were expressed about a drive-by shooting incident at one of those residences on the 300 block earlier this year, but there were also concerns about the condition of the

property.

Problems cited include uncut grass, back alleys overrun by weeds and trees, and police being called to respond to incidents in the area. There were also concerns that property values along the block were being impacted.

In one letter dated Aug. 14, local resident Bill Hall expressed alarm over the drive-by shooting incident. He stated that in spite of contacting Battlefords Housing Authority with concerns, there had been no improvement.

“In the 21 years I have lived on 28th Street, we have never experienced such an occurrence and worry about the decline in our neighbourhood as a result of [Battlefords] Housing not maintaining any standards for many of their rentals,” Hall stated. “Just two days ago a neighbour went door to door to warn residents of

break-ins and thefts that had occurred this week on 28th Street.”

“If something isn’t done soon, 28th Street will become an undesirable place to live and raise a family.

Already neighbours have been told when having a real estate appraisal that [Battlefords] Housing units on our block are responsible for a lower appraisal.”

The discussion at council saw members agree it was important to “get on it,” as one councillor put it, and to keep a close watch on the properties.

The general feeling was a letter to the housing authority was the appropriate action for now. If more needs to be done, the town could consider further steps in the future such as bylaw enforcement.

The recommendation to send the letter to the housing authority passed unanimously.

Town budget to be presented in November

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Town of Battleford is hoping to have its operating and capital budgets presented in November and done by mid-December.

A 2020 budget preparation and approval schedule was submitted to last week’s town council meeting from Finance Director David Gillan.

According to the schedule outlined in an administrative report from Gillan dated Oct. 7, the first draft

of the budget is to be presented to council Nov. 18.

That would be followed by additional budget deliberation meetings as required by council, with the dates to be determined later.

If all goes as planned the 2020 town operating and capital budgets would come up for approval at the Dec. 16 council meeting.

Prior to the first draft being presented, there are a number of other important dates on the schedule as Town Hall prepares the budget.

Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 saw strategic planning sessions take place with council.

Oct. 21 is scheduled for presentation of the third quarter year-to-date 2019 financial report.

Oct. 31 is the due date for 2020 departmental operational and capital budgets. The departmental budget presentation would be made to CAO John Enns-Wind and the finance director between Nov. 1 and 8 just prior to the presentation to council Nov. 18.

Marigold Market to host about 24 vendors

By Joanne Rivers Wing It’s October again which means, among other things, it is time for Marigold Market. The market will be held on the last weekend of October.

Originally designed and created by Rosemarie Stadnyk, a well-known local artist, Marigold Market has always been about “handmade” art or crafts.

Since Stadnyk is a retired art teacher and an artist all of her adult life, handmade and self-created works of all kinds are close to her heart.

Marigold Market hosts a two-day venue for handcrafted items from knitting to honey, painting to pottery and much more.

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The Creative Kids Committee, who raise money to assist children in affording various lessons or classes in the arts, runs our canteen. They will offer homemade food for your taste buds. All proceeds go to help their organization. The coffee they will sell is donated by Bogarts Bay, which is hand roasted in Birch Lake.

Marigold Market is on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Chapel Gallery. Admission is free.

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Battlefords-Lloydminster Federal Election

Candidates share their views in live Q&A Over the past several weeks, Battlefords News-Optimist reporter John Cairns interviewed candidates

running in the Battlefords-Lloydminster electoral district in the federal election.

All the candidates were asked the same

five questions and their responses, as they responded live, are posted here.

The News-Optimist has also invited the

Green candidate David Kim-Cragg to participate, but he was unable to confirm his participation in time for publication.

The first question: The economy is always a major issue, and Battlefords-Lloydminster has large agricultural and oil and gas sectors. What are your priorities on the economy, and also, where do you stand on pipelines? The second question was: A major issue in this election is the environment and climate change. Where do you stand on environmental policies and on the carbon tax? Due to the differences in length of answers, some candidates will begin this week with different questions than the others. Conservative candidate Rosemarie Falk will begin with question two. Liberal Candidate Larry Ingram will begin with question three. The People’s Party of Canada candidate Jason MacInnis will begin with the conclusion of question four and NDP candidate Marcella Pedersen will begin this week with question four.

A major issue in this election is the environment and climate change. Where do you stand on environmental policies and on the carbon tax?

There are three guiding principles, the first being green Rosemarie Falk tax technology, not Conservative taxes. We believe the carbon tax does nothing for the environment and only makes life more expensive, especially for people in rural communities like ours. ... Focusing on green technology instead of taxes … we need to make sure we encourage and empower innovation when it comes to greener technology.

“The second guiding principle, a cleaner and greener natural environment. This falls in line with a party announcement that was made in Quebec. We need to have a greener natural environment, so by doing this a conservative government led by Andrew Scheer would work with municipalities and provinces to stop raw sewage dumping into waterways.

“This is happening across the country, but when we look at Catherine McKenna, minister of the environment and climate change, she had approved that Montreal could dump 215 billion liters of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence. That’s equivalent to 3,200 Olympic swimming pools. These are things that we can work with provinces and municipalities, so we can have a greener, more natural environment.

“The third guiding principle that would be important to protecting our environment would be taking the fight for our environment global. So, we know that there are countries that pollute way more than here in Canada, countries like India and China, and we should be taking our technology like our carbon capture and making sure that we have that opportunity to sell that to other countries and using our innnovation.

So it’s kind of a big circle, it kind of comes right back around, right? Yes, Canada needs to do our part, absolutely, I believe that every level of government, it doesn’t matter if it is municipal, federal or provincial needs to acknowledge the work that is already being done. This is a failure of the current Liberal government, especially in Saskatchewan in enforcing the carbon tax. We need to acknowledge what they are doing, and by doing that we can also take that technology globally and help other countries reducing their omissions.”

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Like other countries, Canada is grappling with issues concerning international relations, including issues such as trade and immigration.

In general, where do you stand on these issues?

Larry Ingram In general, we are Liberal the only country in the G7 who has a trade agreement with all the rest of the countries. I thought that was really good. We’ve got one of the highest credit ratings in the world as far as borrowing money. And then, when you get to the immigration part, it’s necessary for us to have more people coming into the country. APAS has said we’re 9,000 short of farm-related workers a couple of years ago. We’re still there right now. You talk to lots of people and they can’t find employees, it’s really hard to find employees.

“A lot of people say that, that they can’t find employees around to do the work. If we’re not having the children ourselves, we’ve got to have immigration.”

One issue on the minds of many voters in this election is government spending. Give us your thoughts on what the federal spending priorities should be?

“What has been achieved in less than four years: jobs and growth. Canada wins trade battle against illegal U.S. steel tariffs safeguarding 1,100 jobs at Evraz in Regina. More people are working in Saskatchewan today than ever before in history. We are also more than 15,000 net new Saskatchewan jobs have been generated since this time last year. Job growth in Canada overall is near a 40-year high, and the unemployment rate is near a 40-year low. Canada’s credit rating is AAA. Our debt ratio is the best in the G7 and getting better every year. Middle class tax rate cut by seven per cent, boosting disposable income for more than nine million taxpayers. Small business tax rates cut by 18 per cent, increasing profitability and driving more growth.

‘Over $6.5 million in CCB (child care benefit) to over 17,000 children in this riding every month.”

Besides these topics we just covered, what issues concern you the most in this election campaign in BattlefordsLloydminster?

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That’s why we’re the People’s Party of Canada.

“As far as economics go, we have to see how the free trade deal with the U.S. goes. If it hasn’t been ratified at this point we’re probably going to have to Jason MacInnis work on retooling it.

People’s Party But we are planning on running a fairly free market, we are a libertarian party, So, free markets is what we’re about.”

One issue on the minds of many voters in this election is government spending. Give us your thoughts on what the federal spending priorities should be?

“Canadians, plain and simple. As it stands right now the Liberals are treating Canadians as a wallet, which is not cool, but they’re also sending a large portion of it at least to foreign countries to other countries out of Canada where Canadians will not see a benefit. Our policy is we will be dealing with Canada first in fact we will not be doing any financial foreign aid. We are going to kibosh that for our first mandate. We will still help other countries should they run into problem with time and capital, so for instance if a country is having an issue when they need help, we won’t throw money at the problem, but we are more than willing to come lend a hand in the way of people and so forth.

“But throwing your money, Canadians’ money, taxpayers’ money at a problem at a country outside of here, it doesn’t help Canadians, we are not going to do it. This will help us in order to make sure we hit our plan of making sure we get back to balance in two years, and then we’ll be able to do our bold tax reform in the way of reducing income tax severely, because we’re going to also reduce how much money is going out of the country, but we’re going to reduce government spending in the country as well. I think at this point it’s been demonstrated by the last few governments that they’ve gotten a little bit silly on their spending so we’re going to reign that back and going to reduce the size of government as well.”

One issue on the minds of many voters in this election is government spending. Give us your thoughts on what the federal spending priorities should be?

“Priorities should be on climate change Marcella and making life more Pedersen affordable. There’s NDP many ways they can do that through the health care.

The NDP platform is for medicare to be covered from head to toe including mental health. That’s, to me, a great way to go and making life more affordable.

“When it comes to spending, you can’t spend if you don’t have it. So there’s two sides of that equation, and where are we going to get all the money for all the things the NDP wants? It’s a question of priorities and choices. We are going to tax those who have a $20 million net worth and charge them one per cent tax. It’s a lot of money that would cover our health problems.

“The other thing is there’s so many tax evasions and loopholes that we are losing $25 billion a year. The Conservatives and the Liberals, both of them, let their rich friends control the pocketbook and why are you supporting them? You should be looking after yourself in a way … the one per cent wealth tax would bring in $70 billion over 10 years.”

Besides these topics we just covered, what issues concern you the most in this election campaign in BattlefordsLloydminster?

“I’m going to say respect for our First Nations people.

“We’re not giving them a chance, and we’re not respecting their treaty rights.

They’re lacking funding on education, health care. They’re not getting drinking water. And then the crime issue – they get blamed for it and a lot of the time I think the oil patch people should be blamed.

“What causes crime is poverty and addictions. And unless you’re going to look at the long term and deal with those issues, we will always have crime. I know it’s a touchy subject in Battlefords, but I am all about building bridges between the two communities.

Besides these topics we just covered, “Basically First Nations people want the what issues concern you the most in same things that we want – respect, love, this election campaign in Battlefords- food, clothing, education, health. That’s it. I Lloydminster? mean it’s so simple, basic.”

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Writer agrees on noise and food

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 I am writing to support two letters in the Oct. 3, 2019, News-Optimist.

I can go along with Don Mitchell who walked out of a concert because, I would say, it was more noise than music. This has been going on for years, with music made louder with the use of sound systems. Does anyone hear hummable tunes anymore from these groups? The words, if they were memorable, cannot be heard.

When well-known opera singers go on tour they have one accompanist, a talented piano player.

My support also goes to the letter from Marcella Peterson regarding food sovereignty. Some of us have talked about this for several years. Lack of food sovereignty makes us vulnerable.

We have lost sovereignty of almost everything.

Canada’s governments have sold off or practically given away so much that was once Canadian, so much of what was created by dedicated, hard-working Canadians.

Christine Pike Waseca

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Education and farming go hand in hand

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Dear Editor As harvest season is well underway and many farmers are close to wrapping up, a lot of controversy is in the air. The issue is, do farmers really need an education.

In today’s society, the farming community is an immense part of our daily lives. They provide us with everything we find in the grocery and liquor stores; every food is based on something a farmer has produced.

Times have changed, and farmers are forced to change, too. More education is required to become a farmer or to continue farming, to get the highest quality yield. Technology has drastically changed since the start of farming years ago, and so has the science behind agriculture. Unhealthy pesticides, fertilizers and hormones have been introduced recently, not only in agriculture, but in ranching, which is tied into farming more than we think.

With that being said, how are mixed farmers supposed to know the difference between healthy and unhealthy products for usage? With education. Getting educated on all the newest technology, chemicals, methods and studies in agrology, will improve the economy of farming and the production rates.

Many people would say education is not a necessity to become a farmer, but it sure does help. Whether you are a new farmer, or you are starting into your family business of farming, having an array of different programs within the agriculture industry, will be extremely helpful.

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Look at the big picture, follow the money

Dear Editor Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives are the Canadian version of Trump and the Republicans. Why do the Russians and Chinese want Conservatives elected?

Conservatives once again are on the wrong side of history on climate change and the carbon tax. During the United States election campaign, as Russian trolls created fake news ads attacking Hillary Clinton, many vulnerable people believed these stories, thus shared posts and retweeted the untruth. The Democrats passed the Magnitsky Act that allowed Congress to freeze Putin’s assets for interfering in the election.

Fifty countries agree this is the best way to fight climate change. Conservatives do not believe in climate change. Remember when Harper fired all the scientists?

No scientists, no climate change! In Saskatchewan, Scott Moe is using taxpayers’ dollars to campaign against the carbon tax. The average Saskatchewan resident is paying about three times as much PST due to the billion dollar tax grab from recent increases, compared to the carbon tax. Conservatives have always been the party that taxes Continued on Page 7

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What four years of the current government has meant for the oilpatch

The last five years in the oilpatch have been rough.

It was in late 2014 when the wheels started coming off. Oil at US$100 a barrel disappeared, never to reappear. By January 2015, those wheels hadn’t just come off, they had bounced through the ditch and over the barbed wire fence.

Then in October, sunny ways were upon us and we had a new Liberal federal government led by Justin Trudeau. To be clear, when he came in, things had already been bad for a year, and getting worse.

The next year saw oil fall to below US$30.

And let me also be clear that the prime minister of Canada has no control whatsoever on the price of oil. The president of the United States doesn’t really have much, either. It’s the Saudi oil minister, and above him, the crown prince and king, who determine if oil is going to be US$50, US$75 or US$100 a barrel.

But there are things Canadian governments, at the

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behest of the sitting prime minister, does control.

The Great Bear Rainforest being no place for a pipeline is one. The tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast is another. And bringing in a law that will require a pipeline proponent to be loony to even try a new project is a third.

Perhaps that’s why The Joker is in theatres now.

While I haven’t seen it, I am assuming he’s actually a Canadian pipeline executive driven insane.

We know that the Northern Gateway pipeline cancellation, despite having been approved by the previous government, can be laid directly at the feet of the current government. And yes, there was

a court challenge to its consultation process, but by that time the point was essentially moot.

We know the federal government moving the goalposts on Energy East led to its demise. And despite the talk of many a provincial premier, TC Energy, formerly TransCanada, is not showing interest in taking another whack at it.

But did you know both of those pipelines were supposed to be in service by the end of 2018?

Because they weren’t in service, the latter part of 2018 saw Saskatchewan and Alberta all but giving away their heavy oil and bitumen. If price differentials had stayed that way, Premier

Moe told me a year ago that Saskatchewan would have lost $500 million in royalties and taxes per year. As it is, Saskatchewan probably lost somewhere around $300 million that year.

I’m not solid on that, but late last year that number got a lot of play from the provincial government.

That number is close to the cost of the newly opened Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, the one we spent many years budgeting and fundraising for.

If just those two pipelines had been built, Saskatchewan could build a children’s hospital a year. Or several smaller ones – like Weyburn and Yorkton, in dire need of replacement.

This is the direct impact of the current federal government on Saskatchewan by way of the oilpatch.

The first six years I worked with Pipeline News, it was all about good times. The next four

Letter

Another look at the Valleyview story While this letter does not carry the signatures of individual tenants, the usual requirement for publishing a letter, its content is a useful contribution to the dialogue over Valleyview Towers II’s current situation. Editor Dear Editor There have been letters in the paper, on the Internet and now on TV concerning Valleyview Towers II. Now more people from the towers would like to voice our opinion. This is a majority group, not just one person.

There have been problems here, but they have been approached the wrong way. Instead of all the news media, the problem should have been brought forward with the Battlefords Housing Authority in a meeting with all tenants in the building, not just a few people. In a building this size, there are going to be problems. Yes, they may be worse at times, but they should be discussed with those concerned, not the general public.

Many people in the Battlefords area think those letters put on media and TV only made things worse for the towers and the city. We want people to know that some of the problems have been dealt with, and more to come. There are people here who moved here over 10 years ago. There were never letters in the media like now. We hope seniors will again move in here, making less room for partyers. This is a good place to live if we

years were about tough times. This last year has been all about mad times.

I had never gone to an oilpatch political rally before this past year. Or a convoy, or protest for that matter. Protests against the oilpatch? Sure. But in favour? Not so much.

The oilpatch is angry at this government. Almost every significant oilpatch town had a protest, convoy or rally in the past year.

Things may have calmed down a bit, but I think that’s because many are seeing the solution is the ballot box instead of honking their horns on the street.

The price of oil is still floating around US$54 per barrel. Some might say that’s the key reason for all the above. That’s basically what Prime Minister Trudeau told me when I asked him in January about those protests. But explain to me why capital investment in Canada’s oilpatch has declined by half, while in the United States, they’ve added enough production to equal all of Canada?

Yes, geology has a lot to do with it. But don’t forget, our geology includes the third largest oil reserves

on the planet.

I’ve asked a few people what will happen to the oilpatch if this government stays in power. Several don’t think there will be much of an oilpatch left.

I’m still hearing of bankruptcies. And the pain this downturn has imparted. We can tolerate it, somewhat, from outside sources. But it’s pretty tough to take when your own government is an enormous part of the problem.

Oh, one last thing. Both the Conservatives and Liberals have claimed that no export pipelines were built under the opposite’s time in power. Balderdash.

I have personally stood on the rights-of-way for Enbridge’s Alberta Clipper, completed in 2009 under a Conservative Government, and Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement, whose Canadian portion will be in service later this year.

Line 3 was built under the Liberal government.

The way things are going, that might be the last one for an extremely long time. If ever.

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

Corrections to Firefighters Ad work with the housing authority to keep it that way. For people who can’t afford to live elsewhere, this is ideal.

Too bad it’s changed from seniors, but if it’s filled with seniors there won’t be room for others.

Missing from ad This is our home, too, and we have to talk to the Cory Eckel housing authority and help people understand we as a majority can’t afford to move and don’t want to. This is not as bad a place as it’s been made to look. A few Misspelled spoiled it. There are more people here who are safe than Natawna Foreman unsafe.

No way do we want a small group of people speakBrent Nixon ing for the majority. As for reports of feces on the fifth floor, that was false. Someone dropped a chocolate bar, stepped in it and spread it on the floor.

There are 70 people or more in Valleyview II and only two people put letters in the media. That’s kind of a low percentage.

We say if you don’t like it here, move out.

We’re happy here.

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Candidates share their views in live Q&A Continued from Page 3 Like other countries, Canada is grappling with issues concerning international relations, including issues such as trade and immigration. In general, where do you stand on these issues?

I would argue that we are the party of free trade, but we need leadership. We need a prime minister that’s willing to take leadership, we need a prime minister who isn’t going to embarrass Canada on the world stage, when we look at Rosemarie Falk his trip to India and what that did with relations Conservative with a country of India; there has been a direct impact on our producers right here in Saskatchewan and in Battlefords-Lloydminster when India decided to slap that tariff on. When we look at China, we need leadership. We need to stand up to China and make sure that our diplomats there get home safely. And we need those relations restored, and we need strong leadership with that.

“Regarding immigration, Canada‘s conservatives always agree with a compassionate fair and orderly legal immigration system.

There is definitely a place for immigration in Canada. We can see that because our population growth is declining and Baby Boomers are retiring, and we don’t have the people to fill the vacancy that they are leaving.”

One issue on the minds of many voters in this election is government spending. Give us your thoughts on what the federal spending priorities should be?

“I believe, and especially here in Battlefords-Lloydminster and door knocking, I hear this all the time, is that people want to see money being spent here in Canada. Yes, there’s a place for foreign aid, but this is one reason why Andrew Scheer has come out promising that we would cut 25 per cent of the foreign aid spending that would be going to countries that are already high income countries, countries that have a hostile regime, countries that are doing who knows what with that money was being given. By doing that, by cutting that 25 per cent, we will be able to spend more of that money here back in taxpayers’ pockets for the programs they already receive. Andrew Scheer has said he will not cut any programs that are already in place.

“Another way to pay for some of this and the programs that Canadians already use such as the child benefit or CPP is cutting corporate welfare by $1.5 billion the first year in government. So, by doing that it’s going to enable Andrew Scheer to make a promise like social transfer payments will not be cut at all, which is great because it gives provinces stability, so they can have predictability on what money is coming in, so that the provinces can then make sure these programs for health or education, mental health, that they can deliver those programs knowing that that money is still going to be there.”

Besides these topics we just covered, what issues concern you the most in this election campaign in Battlefords-Lloydminster?

“I think there’s lots of issues, and I would say the issues that I hear at the door, people are very concerned about rural crime, even gun crime. I know I’ve heard from a lot of people, too, the unfairness of law-abiding firearms owners that are being punished for Justin Trudeau’s lack of caring about the issue. I just said this last night actually: when a criminal steals a gun, they’re not saying ‘OK just wait, I just need to call a bureaucrat in Ottawa and make sure that my gun is registered so that they know that I took it.’ That’s not how it works.

We need to have more support for our law enforcement officers and we need to have tougher laws for criminals and for gun and gang crime.”

Continued from 3 more on our politics now in the last couple of years is because my son committed suicide eight and a half years ago.

“And I really feel that the Larry Ingram mental health, the Liberal mental well-being of all of the citizens in our constituency, and podcasts I listen to are saying that the suicide rates have gone up around the world in the last few years.

The reality of our media, in the Facebook thing, in whatever media you’re listening to or being a part of, seems to become more harsh every year and it’s not helping people in day-to-day life.

“And so, last winter, I had the opportunity to get the mental health first aid certificate when they did that course up at Marshall’s Ambulance in St. Walburg. I took part in that as well.

I find out later that it was an initiative of the federal government to set up that mental health first aid. It turns out my understanding is there was no influx of money from any other levels, it was just strictly the federal Liberals.

“And that is very much a part of why I’m involved, because for me it was 100 per cent shock, because I didn’t know that even my son was on antidepressants, let alone any issues.

And to be hit broadside with the fact that he committed suicide has pretty much numbed me for quite a few years. And I look at it and I think if I can help people, other families to not have this burden, this condition that I’ve got now, to not have to go through this, then it makes sense for me to be involved at this level. Because no other party is putting mental health at the top of the list like the federal Liberals are.

“I toss it bac and forth in my mind, what is the most important, the climate change or is it our mental health and mental well-being, physical health, physical well-being? The natural and the body are one and the same and the reality is that we have to start getting more concerned about our environment and our neighbours and our friends and human beings in general, or all the money isn’t going to buy anything.”

Continued from Page 3 “Taxation is a big one, being that I am a tax preparer, I’ve seen first hand what happens when the government charges as much as they do for the pleasure of working in Canada. I think reducing that is very important, it will free up a lot of money and save a lot of people enough money where they can actually save. Guys who make 70 grand a year will save three grand a year in taxes, not including carJason MacInnis bon tax, not including changes to GST. People’s Party Just on income tax alone these you can save $3,000 in tax.

I think you should stop the intersectionality that we’ve been dealing with based on identity politics. ‘Hey, let’s give you something special that nobody else is getting.’ For instance, some of the conservative plan is giving people tax breaks who send their kids to private high school. These are people who have money, but we’re giving them a $4,000 tax break, as a credit, which is 15 per cented out?

People who are homeschooled, this is a very small percentage of the population of Canada, but we’ve got a credit there.

What about people who send their kids to public school? Send their kids to Catholic school or whatever other school boards there are in the province? … Giving every Canadian the same set of rights and rules is very important. I don’t think anybody should have any privileges over anyone else, to be fair, just because you happen to be a different colour or a different religion or having a different sexual preference. I think everybody should have the rights.

“Also freedom of speech is a big thing. Same thing goes with everybody should have the same rights. Compelled speech issue is a big issue, C-103 we are getting rid of, C-16 the same thing. There is still an issue with hate speech, obviously inciting violence is still a bad thing. But the target on that keeps moving.

‘I’m offended by what you’ve said even though it may not be offensive. So now we’ve got an issue.’ No, this is just ridiculous.

So freedom of speech is very important for our party as well.

“Gun rights, another large one. Being this area is also very fairly high on crime, taking guns away from licensed owners does not help crime. People who are committing crimes will still get weapons illegally. We are also looking at property protection rights as well, so should you have an issue like the case we had a few years ago, where an individual comes onto your property armed and planned on stealing stuff, you have the ability to defend your property. After all police response times here are a little bit bad when you get out to the rural areas, as well cellular service is pretty bad.

“And finally cost of living is very important. The Liberal government and the NDPs are trying to force businesses to offer a service at a lower cost. We actually want to open the market to more competition. Right now, there’s no reason for the big five cellular companies – well, four plus two small ones – to get out of the ‘hey, here’s your $80 plan, we all offer the same thing.’

“Now if a company comes in from let’s say the U.S., pick random company, and says no, we’re going to offer it for $40, you’re going to start running into some real affordability issues with those other companies, because they’re going to have to start reducing their prices, too, to stay competitive.”

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Chamber candidates forum open to public

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce has reversed plans to hold a chamber-members-only all-candidates forum. ”The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a federal election ‘All Candidates Forum’ open to the public. We have heard the requests,” was the statement from the chamber in a news release Oct. 10.

The all-candidates forum will be held at Western Development Museum Thursday, Oct. 17 between 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., at the Muse Theatre.

All five candidates have been invited and the cham-

ber release indicates they anticipate at least four of them will show up.

The chamber had initially decided to go with an event closed to the public aimed only at the chamber membership, citing declining interest in the public format.

But it is known the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce was under considerable pressure to reconsider by supporters of the various campaigns in Battlefords-Lloydminster, who wanted to see an open event in the Battlefords.

As well, other all-candidates’ forums in the riding, in particular the one in Unity on Oct. 1, have attracted considerable interest and strong attendance

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from both candidates and the public. The attendance in Unity was estimated to me more than 100 people.

The format for the North Battleford event will be similar to previous years, with the inclusion of written questions from the floor, which means the public will have the opportunity to bring a prepared question or write a question on supplied cards once they arrive.

The Battlefords Chamber’s chair Dallan Oberg will act as moderator.

As well, candidates will be provided a table for campaign materials in the Eagle Room to provide the public time for viewing or picking up reading materials.

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Follow the money Continued from Page 4 the most. Mulroney brought in the GST. The myth the Conservatives put out there is that politicians control the world oil price. No politician has that power.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have the biggest oil reserves. They have light oil, which can be produced under $10 a barrel. In Canada it costs $41. Jason Kenney got elected by making enough people believe he could control the world oil price. The fact is oil prices are even lower, with

more layoffs, while his real agenda was to cut health and education, just like Doug Ford and Scott Moe, in order to privatize.

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North Stars top Bombers at Battleford Arena

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It was a throwback to old time, rock ‘em sock ‘em hockey at the Battleford Arena Friday night.

The Battlefords North Stars were in action versus the Flin Flon Bombers, a rematch of their epic seven-game playoff series from the previous postseason.

And this game was similarly epic, with a goal by Steven Kesslering the difference in overtime for a 4-3 North Stars comeback win.

With the Civic Centre out of action due to the Gold Eagle Casino powwow, the cozy confines of the arena became the home of North Stars hockey again this year. It was the second time in 2019 that the venue hosted the club.

The last time was January when Pinty’s Grand Slam curling had taken over the

Civic Centre.

The North Stars donned throwback third-jerseys for the game in honour of their club’s heritage.

They wore the brownand-yellow colours from the Battlefords Barons years, but the logo was the stylized “N” from the early years of the North Stars in the league.

The game moved at a brisk pace in the first period, with pucks unable to find a way past either the North Stars’ red hot Adam Dmyterko or the Bombers’ Matt Sanker in. Shots were an even 14-14 through one.

But the shutout streak ended 1:04 into the second period as Austin Becker poked the puck past Sanker and into the net for his eighth of the season. Rylan Nivon and Noah Form got the assists But with Seth Summers in the box for slashing, and both Dylan Esau and Ryder Richmond off for

roughing, the Bombers’ Donavan Houle-Villeneuve capitalized. Alec Malo assisted on the goal at 5:31.

Midway through the frame, Houle-Villeneuve scored again on Dmyterko, prompting grumbles from the crowd in attendance at Battleford Arena.

With 5:33 left in the period, a slap shot by Brett Gammer beat Sanker to tie it again from Matthew Fletcher and Becker. That would be all the scoring through two. Shots in the second were 15-10 for the North Stars.

In the third period, at the 13:10 mark, the Bombers took the lead as Alec Malo scored from Cole Rafuse.

But, as was the case in their game Wednesday in Melfort, the North Stars refused to die. Instead, a goal by Matthias Urbanski at the 18:18 mark of period 3 sent the game to OT. Summers and Fletcher

The Battlefords North Stars were in action versus the Flin Flon Bombers at the Battleford Arena Friday night. Photo by John Cairns

assisted.

The overtime lasted just two minutes and 20 seconds before Kesslering’s goal won it for the North Stars to raise the roof off of Battleford Arena. Elijah Loon-Stewardson got the

assist on the game winner.

It was another 40-plus outing in the shot count for the North Stars, as they outshot the Bombers overall in the game 43-31. With the win, the first place North Stars move to 12-1

on the season.

The North Stars hit the road again Wednesday for La Ronge, before finally returning to the Civic Centre next Friday against the Nipawin Hawks.

Sharks now second in league after Weyburn trip

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Sharks are now second in the Saskatchewan Female AAA Midget Hockey League after a split of games in Weyburn on the weekend.

The Sharks beat Weyburn Richardson Pioneer Gold Wings 3-1 on Oct. 12, but fell in the rematch Sunday, Oct, 13 by a 5-3 final score.

In their first game the Sharks overcame a

1-0 deficit to get the win.

Logan Halter and Madison Guitard scored in the second period and Destiny Fiddler scored in the third on the power play to earn the win. Haylie Biever stopped 30 of 31 in net for the win.

In the rematch Sunday, Weyburn took a 3-0 lead before the Sharks responded with three of their own from Ryder Milne (power play), Kyra Williamson and Kiana McNinch (shorthanded) in

the second period.

But a late second period goal by Ally Kosteniuk would eventually prove the game-winner. The Wings

added a power play goal from Sydney Keddie for insurance in the third for a 5-3 final score.

The Sharks now sit at

three wins and two losses after the weekend, second behind Swift Current in the league standings. Swift Current has 11 points to

the Sharks nine.

The next action for the Sharks is at home Saturday, Oct. 19 against Regina Rebels.

AAA Stars drop two in Moose Jaw

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords AAA Stars were back in the loss column again after two road losses in Moose Jaw this weekend, with scores of 3-1 Oct. 12 and 5-1 on

Oct. 13.

In the first game Saturday at Mosaic Place, the Stars’ only goal came from Carson Dobson on the power play in the second period, Colby Ralston assisting. Moose Jaw got two in the first and

one in the third period for the win.

In the second game on Sunday, the Stars tied the game in the first period with a goal from Nick Steciuk with Noah Schindel and Liam Rodman assisting.

But Moose Jaw’s Davis Fry

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The Stars now head to Wilcox on Oct. 19 and 20 for two games against the Notre Dame Hounds.

Win, loss and draw for midget Barons

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The first three games of the season saw the Battlefords Midget AA Barons experience a range of emotions.

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The Sunday game was in Martensville and saw the Barons stomp the

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Team Silvernagle falls short in Calgary

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

This photo shows a “paperdoll pyramid” where all tops are doing an identical skill, or pattern of skills, as if they had been cut as paper dolls. This is a level four skill where tops are at “extension” height, and all doing an “extended liberty and extension” pattern paper doll skill. Photo submitted by Rhea Good

Pyramids 101 “Line up shortest to tallest.” This is how most team practices will set up stunt groups at the start of the cheerleading season.

The tallest athletes will be assigned as ‘thirds’ or ‘backspots’ to support the stunts from the back due to their high reach.

The shortest, sometimes smallest, athletes are typically assigned the roles of ‘tops’ or flyers.

Mid-size athletes are assigned the roles as ‘bases’ and they are the ones who are supporting the stunts, tossing the flyers, or lifting the tops to create pyramid structures.

Coaches like to make basing pairs with two athletes of similar heights so the tops are balanced.

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A stunt group of three to five people would have only one top and that top is being lifted independently and not touching other athletes once up in the air. A larger structure where the tops are connected with arm and leg connections amongst the tops is called a pyramid.

A pyramid is usually two people high, but experienced athletes in Level 7 defy gravity with pyramids three people high.

The entire sport of cheerleading has been

defined into six levels of difficulty, which create rules for how high athletes can be lifted or tossed. For example, in years past, level five was limited to pyramids two people high. Starting in 2019, level seven has been created to allow for safer skill progression throughout an athlete’s career in the sport.

I decided to write this weekly column to share the interesting history of the sport of cheerleading and also to share current information about the sport. While photos of pyramids are great static moments in the sport, it is more interesting to watch cheerleading videos on YouTube to see how the pyramid structures are built and dismantled, all with precisely choreographed grips and body positions for all team members.

vernagle won over Min Ji Jim of South Korea 7-5 and Alina Kovaleva of Russia 7-2, but fell in the C final to Seina Nakajima of Japan 5-4 in a game that came down to the last rock.

The Kerri Einarson team from Winnipeg took the title over Casey Scheidegger from Alberta.

Next up for Team Silvernagle is a trip to North Bay, Ont., where they play in the Grand Slam of Curling Masters taking place Oct. 22-27.

The event will be televised on Sportsnet.

Hafford Vikings on track Staff Coming off their provincial championship last year in six-man football, the Hafford Vikings have picked up where they left off and are 5-0 so far in 2019.

Most of last year’s squad is back for more on this year’s team. Their latest game took place Oct. 4 when they embarrassed Wakaw by a 74-4 score in 2A six-man Conference 4.

The contest was a special one as the school marked the commemoration of 60 years of Vikings football in Hafford.

Among the highlights was welcoming Scott and Diane Coale from Meeteetse, Wyo. That was the community that had host-

ed the Vikings Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 2018 when they went down to play a game there.

The Coales performed the coin toss, while flag bearers included three generations of the Dybyk family coached by Ollie Marciniuk. Marciniuk has been with the Hafford program for 60 years.

The week before, on Sept. 27, the Vikings played their under-thelights game at home, which was attended by Premier Scott Moe. In that contest they beat Shellbrook 7612.

The team’s final league game was against Big River on Tuesday Oct. 15.

That is followed by playoffs beginning Oct. 19 in Hafford.

Diane and Scott Coale from Meeteetse, Wyo., the community that hosted the Vikings Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 2018.

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The curling season is well underway for the team of Robyn Silvernagle, who were in action this weekend in Calgary.

The North Battlefordbased Team Silvernagle were playing at the Curler’s Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic held Oct. 11-14 at Calgary Curling Club.

That follows on the heels of other events Silvernagle has competed in at Saskatoon and Edmonton.

The team is essentially

unchanged from last year’s provincial Scotties champions, with Silvernagle returning as skip, Stefanie Lawton third, Jessie Hunkin second and Kara Thevenot lead.

In Calgary the team lost its first game to Kaitlin Stubbs of Calgary 7-6 to begin the bonspiel on Oct. 11.

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A hung Parliament? It’s a possibility for Canada The legislature has been out of action for a while, so lately I have been getting my Question Period fix tuning in the British House of Commons.

It’s fascinating stuff, watching new Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggling to keep control of his Brexit agenda against an opposition determined to have their own way. Most recently, Johnson booted out about 20 members of his own party who stood up against a no-deal Brexit.

The result of all this is total deadlock in the British House of Commons.

Not only does Johnson not have enough votes to force Brexit through, he doesn’t even have enough votes in favour of calling an election, because the opposition is too afraid of losing their seats. He even tried to suspend Parliament, but the Supreme Court overturned that.

On this side of the pond, the smug people of Canada are surely looking at this utter gong show and doubling over in laughter.

Well, folks, I suggest you quit laughing so hard, because the latest election polls in Canada still show the Liberals and Tories neck and neck and too close to call.

Lots of folks say this campaign is similar to 1972, which saw a sitting

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prime minister by the name of Trudeau – Pierre – barely hold on with a minority government against Conservative opponent Robert Stanfield.

For me, it feels similar to 2004, Stephen Harper’s first election, which saw a majority Liberal government under Paul Martin reduced to a shaky minority status. That campaign was also vicious, with social issues and negative TV ads dominating the election.

This 2019 vote has been just as bad, except now we also have to contend with all the negativity on social media.

In 2019, the Liberals held 177 seats at dissolution, seven over the majority number. This is too close for comfort.

Keep in mind the Liberals made historic gains in the 2015 vote by sweeping the entire Atlantic region, winning several seats in British Columbia and major gains in Quebec. These

include seats the Liberals typically never win in any election, seats that may swing back home to the other parties this time.

The difficult chore of retaining their majority has been made worse by the scandal-ridden campaign the Liberals have run.

Last column, I wrote about the 16 reasons why Canadians have booted prime ministers from Louis St. Laurent to Stephen Harper. My point was to show that Canadian voters seem especially willing to let Justin Trudeau off the hook for one misdeed after another, things they were quick to toss out other prime ministers for.

“Brownface,” however, is a new one. Somehow, I can’t imagine Stephen Harper or Paul Martin or Kim Campbell or any of these other defeated Prime Ministers ever doing anything like this. Or for that matter, ever having a

scandal like this.

These revelations about Trudeau are bad and embarrassing, and a new low point for politics in this country.

Despite the multitude of campaign gifts this current prime minister has given them, Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives seem unable to break free.

One reason is Scheer just isn’t an exciting personality who’s ever going to attract the big crowds.

But his main problem is that the Liberals, and their allies in the media, are getting desperate.

There have been attacks on Scheer over social issues such as abortion and gay rights. There have been attacks over his insurance qualifications.

Then they were attacking him because of his dual Canadian-American citizenship.

Next thing you know, they’ll attack Scheer for buying coffee at McDonald’s instead of Tim Hortons. It really is getting comical.

For the Conservatives, a big hurdle is simple mathematics. They need to pick up a lot of seats to win a majority. The magic number for a majority is 170 seats out of 338. At dissolution, they held 95 seats. That means they need 75 additional seats

to get a majority. That’s a heck of a lot of incumbents they must knock off.

As it stands, Conservatives are poised to gain a few on the Prairies, a few more in British Columbia, a few in the Atlantic, and a few in Ontario and Quebec.

That’s not enough.

They need major gains, such as 20 or 30 seats in Ontario and 20 or 30 in Quebec and 15 in Atlantic Canada, to have a real shot at a majority. Scheer himself surely knows this, because he’s been running around Ontario and Quebec throughout this campaign.

As for the NDP, their main hope is in those areas in “English Canada” where their incumbents are seeking re-election.

But Quebec is a different story. Polls have them running fourth there, which would take down the NDP’s entire Quebec representation.

What’s surely saved them has been the good performance of leader Jagmeet Singh on the campaign trail, especially in the debates. Now, it looks like the NDP has momentum and they may not do so badly after all.

The Greens? As much as the media plays up Elizabeth May’s chances, we all know the Greens do better in opinion polls than

Election Day. The greater prospect is that Greens will split the progressive vote, costing the NDP and Liberals their seats.

The People’s Party of Canada will be lucky if Maxime Bernier hangs onto his riding.

From what I see we are looking at 20-30 NDP, possibly five Greens, maybe one People’s Party and possibly one or two Independents — Jody Wilson-Raybould and maybe Jane Philpott.

The wild card is the Bloc Quebecois.

Polls indicate the Bloc could make a comeback in Quebec. Pundits are saying leader Yves-François Blanchet scored big in the TVA French-language debate. The thinking is that Blanchet has made the Bloc relevant again, and that they’ll win a chunk of new seats.

Bottom line: I see the Liberals and Conservatives fighting to win 140150 or more seats, with the smaller parties fighting for the rest. That, as we say in the English language, is a “Hung Parliament.”

Should it happen, it will be a mess.

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Marcella Pedersen campaign office opens

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Election activities are in full swing in BattlefordsLloydminster as Marcella Pedersen has now officially opened her NDP campaign office.

The campaign office is located at 1462 - 100th Street. The event brought out a number of NDP volunteers as well as media, with plenty of food including carrot cake brought in for the occasion.

Pedersen said her focus in this campaign has not been on going door-todoor. Instead, she has been going to as many events as she possibly can to meet as many potential voters as possible directly.

“Everything’s moving along smoothly and we’re out and about getting what

we need to do, talking to people,” said Pedersen. She said she is “pretty much on the road” every day doing something for the campaign.

What Pedersen doesn’t seem to be finding on the campaign trail is a lot of excitement normally associated with an election. She said one “die-hard Conservative” supporter remarked to her that “elections are sure run differently these days,” with no signs seen and nothing in the newspapers.

“He’s wondering what’s going on? We had a good discussion,” Pedersen said.

Without question, the campaign in BattlefordsLloydminster seems off to a low-key start. Contributing to the malaise is the lack of visits by party leaders to the riding during the

campaign. One national leader who visited the riding in 2019 was Maxime Bernier of the People’s Party, but that event was during the summer.

Saskatoon, considered an electoral battleground area, has been the preferred destination in the province for party leaders. The latest to show up there was the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh, who held a town hall event there. His visit follows on the heels of visits by the Liberals’ Justin Trudeau and Conservatives’ Andrew Scheer to that city.

Meanwhile, back in Battlefords-Lloydminster, an election forum was held in Unity Oct. 1, attended by four of the five candidates: incumbent Rosemarie Falk of the Conservatives, Larry Ingram of the Liberals, Jason MacInnis

The ribbon-cutting at the campaign office of NDP candidate Marcella Pedersen in North Battleford. Pedersen’s office is now open. Photo by John Cairns

of the People’s Party, and Pedersen from the NDP. The latest all-candidates forum took Oct. 10 in Lloydminster, hosted by the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce at the Prai-

rie Room, Lloydminster Exhibition. Once again, Falk, Ingram, MacInnis and Pedersen took part at the event, which was open to the public.

The next all-candidates

forum is this Thursday, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Western Development Museum, hosted by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce and it, too, will be open to the public.

A hung Parliament? It’s a possibility for Canada Continued from Page 11 the Conservatives won the most seats.

But let’s say the Liberals get 140, the NDP 20, the Greens five, and Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott get in as two independents.

All together, that is 167, three short of a majority, which means the balance of power would come down to the Bloc Quebecois and whatever

their seat count is. Trudeau would then need a deal with the Bloc to stay in power.

Trudeau? The Bloc?

Justin’s father Pierre would be spinning in his grave. So would Rene Levesque.

As for the Conservatives, how the hell do they work with the Bloc? Seriously?

These parties are polar opposites on policy.

Besides, the idea of Scheer working with the separatists is bound to land with a thud with his own supporters in western Canada.

Here’s another scenario. Let’s say the Conservatives get 151 seats and the Bloc 18. And let’s say Bernier wins his seat. Added together, that’s 170.

The prospect of having to do a deal with (a) the

Bloc and (b) Bernier surely must keep Scheer up at night.

Hey, Conservatives, at least this is better than Singh and May supporting a Trudeau minority government! Good luck getting pipelines built in this country ever again if that happens.

Of course, there is still time for Canada to pull itself away from the hung parliament cliff in time

for Oct. 21. Some major scandal could still erupt, or Canadians could wake up and smell the coffee.

But I doubt it.

Do you know what these newest polls are saying? They say the NDP is gaining towards 20 per cent nationally and that the Bloc is now in the lead in the province of Quebec.

If the Bloc gets the most votes in Quebec, it won’t be 15 or 20 seats

they get. It’ll be more like 30 or 40, at least.

The bottom line is Canadians need to quit laughing at the United Kingdom, or at Israel (two elections in one year) or the United States (Trump impeachment) or other countries that have political deadlocks happening.

We are on the brink of Hung Parliament here, whether we want it or not.

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Next week’s upcoming Speech from the Throne on Oct. 23 will be the last one for several MLAs in the legislature, including Cut Knife-Turtleford’s Larry Doke.

Doke announced on Sept. 17 at his constituency association’s annual general meeting in Meota that he will not be seeking reelection in 2020.

He joins another local area MLA, Herb Cox of the Battlefords, in opting to leave office after two terms in the legislature.

During his time in the legislature Doke served in cabinet as minister of

Government Relations, and First Nations, Métis, and Northern Affairs, and also served on the Treasury and Investment Board, on the Standing Committee on the Economy, on the caucus Economy Policy Committee of which he was vice-chair, and legislative secretary to the minister of Highways and Infrastructure, among other roles.

Most recently he was president of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region.

In a statement, Doke said it was the right time to depart.

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Premier Scott Moe also wished Doke well in a statement. “Larry and I were both elected for the first time in 2011, and I have gotten to know him well over our time together as Saskatchewan Party MLAs,” the premier said.

“I want to thank Larry and his family for his service, and for the work that he has done on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan.”

The next step for the constituency association will be finding a candidate to replace Doke in the 2020 election. No nomination meeting has been announced yet. The next provincial election is scheduled for Oct. 26, 2020.

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It is an effort by the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council to fix items at various locations in the

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OBITUARIES MAYBUCK: In Loving Memory of John Maybuck who was born December 23, 1938 to Fred and Nettie Maybuck on the family farm in the R.M. of Glenside in the Lizard Lake area and passed away on September 21, 2019 at The Battleford District Care Centre. Left to cherish John’s memory are his loving wife, of almost 55 years, Carol, his loving daughter Corlene (Jim) Cook; his grandchildren Jeff (Chelsie) Cook and Jennifer (Ryley) Graw, and Great grandchildren Sadie and Luke Cook and Emma Grace Graw; sister-in-law Olga Maybuck, nephew and Godson Barry (Cheryl) Maybuck and their children Carli and Tori; sister-in-law Lavern Brown and her children Dana (Scott) Malcolm and son Henry; Deanne Brown and children Hannah, Kaeden and Cody; and Dustin (Amanda) Brown and son Joshua; cousins Lillian (Elmer) Dove and their children Curtis, Darren (Bri) and Crystal; Rodney (Jodie) Mirosovsky and their children Carter, Skylar and Jada; Bonnie Morris and her children Stevie and Reid. Paula (Glen) Friesen and their children Courtney and Cole; Godson John Nahirney. John was predeceased by his parents Fred and Nettie Maybuck and his in-laws George and Kate Ermolenko; his brother Edward Maybuck; his uncle and aunt Steve and Rosie Maybook, his cousin Mary Mirosovsky, her son Jeff and son-in-law Mike Morris; his brother-in-law Dale Brown. Funeral Service was held Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. John The Baptist, North Battleford, SK with Very Reverend Father Bohdan Demczuk officiating, The Cross Bearer – Rodney Mirosovsky, Altar Server – John Sendecki and Cantor – Jim Shevchuk. Honorary Pallbearers were all who shared in John’s life. Active Pallbearers were Jim Cook, Jeffrey Cook, Ryley Graw, Dustin Brown, Barry Maybuck and Kevin Domashovitz. Interment took place at Cando Cemetery, Cando, SK. John attended the country school Bowmore which was just across the field to the west of the farm.

Later for high school he rode the school bus to Cando. Following high school he attended the University of Saskatchewan for two years where he received a diploma from the School of Agriculture. John became a passionate and dedicated grain farmer. He relished the smell of the freshly cultivated land in the spring and the dusty choking air of harvest. He was a fixer of things and loved to tinker. Besides farming, which was his first love, he enjoyed many other activities – hunting, fishing, softball and curling. He truly loved watching boxing, hockey and the Riders on television. Auction sales were also part of his life, and each spring he awaited the arrival of various auction brochures.

Coffee Row at the Cando Store was a favorite hang out. This is where the farming and world problems were discussed and the most exciting game of “Numbers” was played. Western Country and Ukrainian music were his favorite. He especially enjoyed watching his grandkids Ukrainian dance and attended many of their recitals and competitions. John was a sociable person and enjoyed visiting whether it was at home or elsewhere. In the last four years his three Great grandchildren Sadie, Luke, and Emma Grace became an important part of his life. Life wasn’t easy for John when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the age of 55 and had to endure 25 years of the disease which changed him both physically and mentally. On May the 8th he moved into the Battleford District Care Centre. Donations in John’s memory can be made to Royal University Hospital Foundation (designate to Dr. Ali and Dr. Alex Rajput Endowment for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Research), 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8 or Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation, Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8.

Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

Card of Thanks The family wishes to thank the Battleford Union Hospital staff of 3rd Floor and the staff at the Battlefords District Care Centre for the care John received, and to Dr. Ali and Dr. Alex Rajput and Dr. Holtzhausen for John’s general care over the years.

Thank-you to Bob MacKay and staff at Battlefords Funeral Service for their guidance and service; to Very Reverend Father Bohdan Demczuk and to all who participated in the service; to Connie Therrien and Debbie Scott for their rendition of the “Farmer’s Song”; to Battleford United Church for the use of their lower auditorium for the dinner; to Nicole and Second 2 None for catering and to all of you for phone calls, visits, food, flowers, cards, donations made in John’s memory and your words of comfort. All was greatly appreciated.

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ZABOS: It is with great sadness we say goodbye to out mother, grandmother and aunt, Marie Zabos, who was born January 23, 1938 and took her last breath peacefully listening to her favourite songs by Don Williams for her last dance on September 27, 2019. Marie was born to parents Bud (Seymour) and Nora Kutz. She had four siblings; Margaret Olson, Ed Kutz, Audrey Nesbitt and Raymond Kutz. When Marie was admitted to Battlefords Union Hospital for what ended up as her last part of life’s journey, her loving husband Arpad on one side and her granddaughter Jonaya on the other, as she took her last breath. He slept in a lazy boy chair nightly refusing to leave her side. Arpad and Marie were married for thirty six years. Marie and Arpad both enjoyed fishing and hunting. They vacationed for eight years in the Yukon and Alaska for six months at a time, staying in the Carcross area. They fished for lake trout, grayling, salmon, herring for bait and halibut. One fishing trip to Haines Alaska netted them Marie’s 78lb and Arp’s 150 lb Halibut. Through many years Marie was known to have boasted a 28 lb jackfish, numerous Boone and Crocket deer horns or close to it! In earlier years she hunted moose and later years caribou. Much of Marie and Arpad’s time was spent at Sufferin Lake at their cabin which they built in 1978. Here at the lake meals were shared, Easter egg hunts were annual and Baja Rosa was shared. Marie’s first job at 15 was in Glaslyn working as a telephone operator. Her father was a section foreman for the railroad and the family was known to have lived at many section houses in numerous areas. Marie also worked in the OK Economy in the meat department with her sister Audrey at the same time. Many people often mistook that at Kresge’s lunch counter accusing them of taking two coffee breaks. Saskatchewan Hospital was also where Marie worked as a nurse’s aide, switchboard operator and lastly in the basement canteen. When Marie left Saskatchewan Hospital she went on to work at River Heights Lodge for 4 years as a nurse aide. Marie was known to have lucky horseshoes up the you know where! She was always winning cash on the lotto or from tickets she bought and of course winning at bingo or pull-tab tickets. In her later years you could find her at the Carousel Bingo Hall or even in Lloydminster playing with good friend Rose Wright. In earlier years Marie was a crack shot shooter. She competed in many shooting contests and even winning the men’s provincial trophy one year. She was known to have sat on the same hill on opening season of deer hunting and shooting a buck opening morning for 16 years straight. She always bagged a deer, knew how to field dress it and of course… cook it. She was known to cook the best liver and onions! Marie enjoyed curling having enjoyed the sport at the Saskatchewan Hospital for many years, Ladies bonspiels across the province also were competed in. Women’s softball was a favourite in earlier years.

She was known to throw a hard pitch and could catch whatever her son Larry could throw at her. Left to mourn Marie is Arpad, her husband, her three children Wanda and Larry Buziak; sons Trent having two children Tye & Abbie, Jordan and Alicia with two daughters Taylor & Addison. Rick and wife Janet with their three children; Kayla and Jason Wiley and daughter Lilly, Jonaya and Kyle Tenetiuk and daughter Viola, and son Colten.

Yvonne Lloyd with her four children; Devon and Savana Foth with daughter Kiersten, Danielle and Josh Bosom Worth with two sons Duncan and Declan, Michelle and Ian Crone and newest baby Sawyer, and son Darren. Also survived by stepchildren Gary Zabos and daughter Michelle and son John and wife Kristen. Kirk and Wanda with daughter Shanda and Dennis Gane with children Zobi and Sylith, son Jason, son Jessie and Kelsey with children Parker and Grayson and son Brett. Paul and Cathy with children April and Justine, Treva and Rob Savage with children Amanda and Cory Jacobson with children Anna and Finn, Natasha with son Lealand, sons Rubin and Daniel. Lynn Chomay with children Caleb and Benjamin.

Marie was predeceased by her parents Bud (Seymour) and Nora Kutz, stepdaughter Kari Zabos, daughter-in-law Pat Zabos, sister Margaret Olsen, brother-in-law Clinton Nesbitt, and ex husband Ralph Barker. As per Marie’s wishes there will be no funeral. A celebration of life will take place at a later date with family and friends. The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses on third north and south at the Battlefords Union Hospital for their compassion and care. The family would especially like to thank one special nurse “Cravitz” who is now adopted as one of our family. This special person went above and beyond! Eulogy written by Wanda Buziak. In lieu of flowers, donations in Marie’s memory can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 1738 Quebec Avenue Unit 26, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1V9. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Bob MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

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DOLL: Mary "Lynn" Doll (nee Dale), died peacefully surrounded by her family in Saskatoon on October 6th, 2019. Lynn leaves behind Jerry, her beloved husband of 55 years, and their children - son, Derek (Deb) Doll and their children, Steven (Nicole) Doll and Matthew Doll (Rebecca Schlosser); daughter, Tammy (Shaun) Loeppky and their children, Amber (Ryan) Poitras, children, Dominic and Ryker, Jonathon (Lindsay) Loeppky, and Riley Loeppky; son, Chris Doll (Eunice Washkowsky) and their children, William Fennig- Doll, Olivia Doll, and Emerald, Sterling and Tytan Skinner.

She was predeceased by a still-born daughter, Teri Anne; grandparents, Nels and Mary Dale and Fred and Caroline Hinderks; by her parents, Thomas and Germaine Dale; her sister, Jeanne Schulte; in-laws, Alvina and Steven Doll; and her brother-in-law, Keith Doll.

Lynn is survived by her siblings, Lorrie (Norm) Schwindt, brother-inlaw, Earl Schulte, Joan (Bill) Stanjek, Nels (Leona) Dale; and inlaws, Wayne (Peggy) Doll, Cheryl Doll, Brenda (Allan) Knops; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Lynn believed that the greatest gift God gave her was her husband, Jerry, followed by their children and their families. She felt that she had also been blessed with supportive families and good friends.

She believed that when she died her love for each of you would carry on.

Lynn earned her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees at the U of S, and taught in Regina, Middle Lake, and North Battleford Separate schools. Her hobbies and interests included: music and singing, drama - both acting and directing with the Cochin Community Players, and painting, mostly with acrylics.

She also edited two books. Lynn was an avid gardener and her flowers and trees flourished under her care. Holidays and special occasions were important and she loved to host family events.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, November 2nd at St. Patrick's Parish Center (3339 Centennial Drive, Saskatoon) at 1:00 pm. Rev. Father David Tumback will be presiding. Interment will be at a later date.

CHAPMAN: Mrs. Esther Chapman passed away with family by her side Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the River Heights Lodge at the age of 94 years. A Celebration of Life was held Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Third Avenue United Church with Reverend Dexter Van Dyke officiating. Interment took place at the City Cemetery. Left to cherish Esther’s memory are her loving children and their families; Sylvia Miller: Kevin (Wendy) Sixsmith - Janaia, Aaron, Shelby & Julia; Karen (Neil) Smith - Mackenzie, Nicholas & Gabriella; Sharon Wandler (Raymond): Darla CrawfordJanelle & Chelsea; Kim Wandler - Kaden; Bill Chapman: Wendy Wyatt (Edward); brother Paul Bruynooghe (Dorothy); sisters-inlaw Patricia Chapman & Marie Bruynooghe; brother-in-law Paul Gregoire and nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband Louis William Chapman; parents Cyril & Sylvie Bruynooghe; sisters Madeline Gregoire & Mary Sharpe; brother Cony Bruynooghe; brothers-in-law Henry Chapman & Joseph Chapman and sister-in-law Alice Tebay. Memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Esther Chapman may be directed to The Lung Association, Saskatchewan 1231 8th Street East Saskatoon, SK S7H 0S5 or the Donor’s Choice. For those wishing to leave a condolence, you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

CARD OF THANKS The family would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation and thanks for all the support during our recent time of loss. We would like to send a special thanks to all the staff at River Heights Lodge for the care, compassion and friendship that you showed Mom and the family. Thank you Reverend Dexter Van Dyke, Glenn Goodman (Organist) Dave Tupling (Soloist) the Choir & UCW from Third Avenue United Church. We would also like to thank Trevor Watts and staff of Eternal Memories. Thank you for your telephone calls, cards, emails and memorial donations and to those who attended the funeral or thought of us quietly and offered your prayers. The family wants you to know how much it meant to us; without the support of family and friends like you, our time of loss would have been more difficult. Sincerely, Sylvia, Sharon, Bill, Wendy and families.

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KNOWLES: In Loving Memory of Rosella E. Knowles, born June 20, 1925 at Bruno District, SK., passed away September 30, 2019 in North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters: Linda Startup, Fruitvale, BC and Pam Knowles, North Battleford, SK; son Ray Knowles, Meota, SK; grandchildren: Lorna and Robert Jr.; great-grandson Jarrod; great-granddaughters: Katelyn and Breanna; sisters and brothers; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Service was held on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, North Battleford, SK with Rev. Trevor Malyon officiating. The Rose Ceremony was presented

by St. Paul’s Anglican Church Women. Eulogy was given by Ray Knowles. Music Ministry: Pianist - Sara Whitbread; St. Paul’s Sanctuary Choir; Soloist - Robert MacKay - “In The Garden”; Cd Selections: Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree - Glen Miller & String Of Pearls - Glen Miller; Hymn: How Great Thou Art. Active Pallbearers were Brian Craig, and Mike Zaychkowsky. Honorary Pallbearers were John Dewer & Wally and Phyllis Gordey. Interment took place at Garden of Devotion - Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, SK. Memorials are requested to St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 1302 – 99th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0P8 Lived a Long and Full Life Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

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FUNERAL SERVICES KRYSAK: Mrs. Mary Krysak resident of Hafford, SK passed away with family by her side at the Hafford Special Care Home at the age 86 years. Divine Liturgy will be held Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hafford SK with Reverend Father Ivan Derkach as celebrant. Interment will be held at the St. Demetrius Cemetery in Krydor, SK. Memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Mary Krysak may be directed to the Canadian Cancer Society 1910 McIntyre Street Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2R3. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts, Vanessa Macnab & Zonie Krawchuk of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

CAMERON Archibald Bethel “Archie” April 16, 1943 October 2, 2019

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It is with sadness that the family announces that the death of Archie Cameron occurred at his residence in Saskatoon on Wednesday October 2, 2019 at 76 years of age. He is survived by his son Mathew (Tricia) Cameron; grand-daughter Shaylend (Jacob) Nagel and great-grandchildren Emma, Addalynn, Hunter, grand-daughter Brittany (Jonathan) Harpestad, and grand-daughter Karly(Jordan)Cameron as well as his daughter Erin(Dan) Cordick and grandchildren Brandon (Breanna) Cordick and Ryan Cordick.

Also left to cherish his memory is his sister Agnes (Victor) Neudeck and her children, son Raymond Neudeck, daughter Myrna (Rod) Biermann (Children: Bradley (Shawna) Biermann, Amber (Rob) Bramford) daughter Adele (Doug) Sibert (Children : Catrina Neudeck) Alvin(Joyce) Neudeck (Child: Justin Neudeck) Joel Neudeck; Sister-in-law Sharon Cameron and her children, Shaun Cameron and Michelle (Randy) Papp; Sister, Maureen Gross and her daughter Heather (Kim) Gross; niece, Leah Spafford (daughter of Kathy) , brother-in-law Rick Phillips and his son Peter as well as numerous other great-great nieces and nephews. Archie was pre-deceased by his wife Karen (nee Lauritsen), his parents John and Evelyn (nee Sawyer), his brother David, mother-in-law Emile Lauritsen, sister-in-law Kathy Kostron and brother-in-law Keith Gross. Archie was born in Canora,SK. April 16,1943 and raised in Stenen,SK until moving in 1946 and spent 1 1/2 years in Condie,SK at grandpa’s farm. In 1948 the family moved to the farm in Wascana, where he attended Wascana School House. He finished grade 8 and did grade 9 by correspondence. Then drove to Regina to attend Balfour Technical Institute. After graduating he went to work as a travelling auto parts salesman. He decided that was not for him and began his 30 year career at Sasktel in Regina as a linesman in the year 1963. He then moved to Weyburn,SK where he married the love of his life Karen in 1966. They then started their family in the year 1968. Mathew was born in 1968, and Erin was born in 1970. In 1977 he received the opportunity to advance his career, so he and his family moved to Rosthern,SK. In 1987 he moved to Rosetown,SK. Four years later he and Karen moved to North Battleford,SK, Retiring from Sasktel in 1993, whist driving his wife nuts; he got a job as a appliance repair man, then fully retiring to spend time with his wife and his family. In 2009 finally settling to Saskatoon. Archie was always involved with the communities he lived in. While in Weyburn he taught Sunday school and was a leader with the Boy Scouts. In Rosthern he continued his active membership in the united church as well as with the Boy Scouts and he became a member of the Masonic Lodge.

His years in North Battelford saw him join the Sasktel Pioneers as well continuing his A.F.&A.M. Masonic journey with membership in the Scottish Rite and the Shriners. Archie loved nature, animals and particularly bird watching, always taking the “scenic route” when camping with his family, going on nature walks with his grandchildren and spending time with them along with his great-grandchildren. Wood working and photography were two of his favourite pastimes. Making friends and acquaintances were a central part of his character. He loved anything that gave him the excuse to spend time with his family and he should be the owner of Nabob given how much coffee was drank while socializing with everyone. Funeral Services took place on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Prairieland Park Hall ‘A’ followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Saskatoon Funeral Home. 306-244-5577. __________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES BLAIS: Mr. Bernard Blais, beloved husband, father, grandpapa, brother and friend (age 58) passed away suddenly and peacefully surrounded by his loving family at BUH on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. He was born and raised in Delmas, SK. There he met and married Char (1989) and they have raised three beautiful children Anais, Avari and Luc. Dedicated monkey wrench farmer, talented woodworker, fearless father, Bernard marched to the beat of his own drum as if to savour every moment of his beautiful short life.

He was happiest when driving any old jalopy be it truck, car, or quad through mud. Bernard also loved grabbing his gun and getting his outside on to provide meat for his family or to control varmints and trespassers alike. Covered in grain dust or grease he always had a ready grin and a twinkle in his eye. His great sense of humour attracted people to him and he was a great friend to all who knew him. Bernard will always be remembered for his dedication to simple good neighbourliness, fortitude and courage. Bernard loved quietly, had patience, appreciated his roots, respected the land, and was tough - there are no excuses.

His blessings and pride were his wife, children, grandsons and farm. Behind his beautiful smile, Bernard hid a thousand emotions. Although Bernard did not express his emotions and gratitude verbally, rather he found a number of creative, special, personal and loving alternative ways to do so. He always gifted his children and wife with flowers he picked or unique rocks he found. His favorite quote he lived by was John Mellencmaps “An honest man’s pillow is his peace of mind”. and “Don’t worry, be happy.” Your now wearing wings of gold – see you on the other side. . Til Death Do Us Part was not long enough. He now rests easy as we remember his life with a smile. Bernard is survived by his loving wife Char, their children Anais (Brett) Grandsons: Bentley, Rowan; Avari (Carson) and Luc. His siblings Jocelyne, Nicole, Francois, Jean-Paul, Réjeanne, Edgar, Aimé and Lise. He is predeceased by his unborn twins, parents Gertrude and Bernard Blais, his brother Bertrand, his brother in-law Dennis Walter, his sister-in law Mary, as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 1:30 pm at Royal Canadian Legion Hall #9 in Battleford, SK. The family requests you bring your favourite memory or thought of Bernard to share. Dress is semi-casual (Wear your best plaid and limit all black as Bernard wanted this day to be a happy day). A Private family interment will be held at a later date.

Memorial donations in memory of Mr. Bernard Blais may be directed to the Battleford’s Boys and Girls Club or a charity of your choice. For those wishing to leave a condolence you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Cremation.

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IN THE ESTATE of SHANE THOMAS HARTLEY, late of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, deceased.

ALL CLAIMS against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 15th day of November, 2019.

Demmans Baldwin Friedman Frank Barristers & Solicitors 201, 1291 - 102nd Street Box 905 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Z3 Solicitors for the Administrator

IN THE ESTATE of ALVIN KEITH WICK, late of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, deceased.

ALL CLAIMS against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 14th day of November, 2019.

Demmans Baldwin Friedman Frank Barristers & Solicitors 201, 1291 - 102nd Street Box 905 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Z3 Solicitors for the Estate of Alvin Keith Wick

IN THE ESTATE of Valerie Joan Antill, late of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, deceased.

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TAKE NOTICE that the Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 intends to be registered as owner under the above Act of the land described as LSD 9 Sec 13 Twp 51 Rge 17 W3 Ext 23, Title No. 149084219 and LSD 10 Sec 13 Twp 51 Rge 17 W3 Ext 24, Title No. 149084264.

The municipality claims title to the land by virtue of an interest based on the tax lien registered against the existing title to the land in the Land Titles Registry as Interest Number 183981897 and 183981853 and you are required to TAKE NOTICE that unless you contest the claim of the municipality or redeem the land pursuant to the provisions of the above Act within six months from the service of this notice on you and, subject to the further provisions of The Tax Enforcement Act, a certificate of title will be issued to the applicant and you will thereafter be forever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to, or in respect of, the land.

The amount required to redeem the land may be ascertained on application to the Clerk, Treasurer or Administrator of the municipality. For any questions about the tax enforcement process please contact Taxervice at 1-877-734-3113.

CARD OF THANKS

North Battleford Lions Club

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Dated this 2nd day of October, 2019.

Kim Gagne, Treasurer Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498

North Battleford Lions Antiques/Toys and Gun Show We would like to thank those individuals who helped us put on another successful show and sale.

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PUBLIC NOTICE WINNERS OF DRAWS WERE: Jack Milnthorp - Browning Rifle Brent Hirschfelp - Pedal Tractor Triegh Monbeuf - B.B. Rifle Neil Suttill - Free table for next year

All the Venders that rent talbes & take part in making the Show and Sale a success.

Bonaventrue Lions - Staff the Concession Battleford Historic Lions - Cooking Battleford Wildlife Western Development Museum AG Society Staff Battleford Union Hospital - Employees and their many Volunteers Lone Star Hotel - supply 2 Free Rooms for 2 Lucky Vendors North Star Hockey Team - move tables Wellness Staff & Clients - move tables Richard Hiebert - Loan & Set Up Sound System United Church - Loan of Coffee Pots Pattison Agriculture Limited - Donation of Toy Pedal Tractor Discovery CO-OP Leisure Time Sports - Supply Rifle for Raffle Lorne Pollard - Donation of B.B. Gun for kids Raffle Comprehensive School - Rent of Talbes Credit Union -Supplying ATM McDonalds Restaurant - supply drink cups Several members of the public that helped sell tickets and collect at the gate

Thank you to all the Public who came to support our Show & Sale As you all know all the money derived goes right back into the community The North Battleford Lions Apologies to any we may have missed.

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RM of Meota No. 468 Public Notice – Official Community Plan Amendment Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468 (RM) intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 01-2011, known as the Official Community Plan.

INTENT: The intent of the proposed amendment is to clarify policy for residential density, and the threshold for rezoning.

Altering the evaluation process for the conversion of prime agricultural lands for multi-parcel subdivision.

AFFECTED LAND: All Lands within the RM are affected by the proposed general provisions in the amendments.

REASON: It was determined that the existing policy clarification needed for consistent interpretation and application; and for consistency with the Zoning Bylaw.

The new prime agricultural land conversion policies are intended to be more flexible and responsive to the site-specific conditions of each proposed multi-parcel subdivision.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the proposed bylaws at the RM office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily, excluding statutory holidays. Draft copies of the proposed bylaw are available from the RM office (hard copy at cost). The RM office is located at 300 1st Street East, Meota, SK, S0M 1X0. The proposed bylaws can also be viewed at www.rmmeota468.ca.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on November 6, 2019, at 3 PM in the RM office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed amendment. Council will also consider written comments received by the undersigned by November 4, 2019. For additional information, please contact (306) 397-1000 or (306) 892-2061 or yvonne@northboundplanning.ca.

Issued at the Village of Meota this 10th day of October 2019.

S. Yvonne Prusak, MCIP, RPP Development Officer RM of Meota No. 468

Rural Municipality of Round Hill No. 467 PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land described in the following list are fully paid before the 31st day of December 2019, a tax lien will be registered against the land.

NOTE: A sum for costs in an amount as prescribe in the regulations, is included in the amount shown against each parcel (Section 4(3) Tax Enforcement Act).

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17

46

13

W3

878. 08

7

12

885

20

SE

17

46

13

W3

241. 32

7

12

248

44

NE

23

46

14

W3

1,706. 81

7

12

1,713 93

NW

24

46

14

W3

1,497. 51

7

12

1,504 63

NW

11

46

15

W3

581. 06

7

12

588

18

PT NE

17

46

15

W3

582. 71

7

12

589

83

NW

25

47

13

W3

1,788. 03

7

12

1,795 15 1,733 20

NE

26

47

13

W3

1,726. 08

7

12

NW

05

47

14

W3

944. 16

7

12

951

28

SW

05

47

14

W3

821. 33

7

12

828

45

NW

10

47

15

W3

1,336. 93

7

12

1,344 05 1,451 27

SW

15

47

15

W3

1,444. 15

7

12

NW

15

48

15

W3

542. 48

7

12

549

60

NE

16

48

15

W3

452. 27

7

12

459

39

NE

20

48

15

W3

524. 17

7

12

531

29

NW

21

48

15

W3

570. 56

7

12

577

68

SE

21

48

15

W3

408. 49

7

12

415

61

PT SW

21

48

15

W3

18. 36

7

12

25

48

SE

22

48

15

W3

452. 90

7

12

460

02

SW

22

48

15

W3

520. 89

7

12

528

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NE

34

48

15

W3

1,031. 73

7

12

1,038 85

NW

34

48

15

W3

1,073. 06

7

12

1,080 18

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W3

825. 30

7

12

832

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Two (2) parcels of farmland are being offered for sale by Tender, subject to present non-financial encumbrances and restrictions (if any) as per existing Certificates of Title, for:FIRST:- NW Sec 26 Twp 49 Rge 25 W. 3rd Mer., Extension 0 as described on Certificate of Title 88B02124 - located in the R.M. of Wilton #472 - Approximately 149 acres total with 130 acres cultivated and 19 acres of ravine with water running to gully.

- 100 acres seeded to canola and 30 acres seeded to wheat in 2019.

- Surface Lease revenue $8,640.00 per year (2 Husky wells and 1 Rife well) - 2019 Property Taxes $1,110.50.

SECOND:- SW Sec 26 Twp 49 Rge 25 W. 3rd Mer., Extension 8 as described on Certificate of Title 93B03860, description 8 - located in the R.M. of Wilton #472 - Approximately 80 acres total with 70 acres cultivated and 10 acres of ravine to gully.

- 70 acres seeded to wheat in 2019.

- Beautiful view of Gully.

- Surface Lease revenue $2,800.00 per year (1 Rife well) - 2019 Property Taxes $512.70.

This land is located on Highway 303.

From Lloydminster, Saskatchewan it is 27 kilometres East on Highway 303. From the Junction of Highway 303 and Highway 21 it is located 18 kilometres West on Highway 303.

Tenders may be submitted for one or both parcels, and Tender Bids MUST SPECIFY a Price Allocation per parcel. The purchase price submitted shall be subject to GST, if applicable, and the balance of the purchase price is to be paid on or before November 29, 2019 being the closing date. If the successful tenderer does not complete the purchase after acceptance of his/her tender, the deposit will be forfeited.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Deposits of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them. There will be no adjustments for surface lease income received in 2019.

For further particulars and details phone Brenda Coolidge 306-821-0360 or Kimberly Glover at 780-808-3408 (PHONE CALLS ONLY - NO TEXT MESSAGES).

Tenders to be submitted in sealed envelope marked "TENDERS – FORREST ROBERT NAPPER ESTATE - File # AJF: 41,776-000” to be accompanied by certified cheque or bank draft payable to "Fox Wakefield, In Trust" for 10% of total amount of tender price.

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TERMS: 1. All bids must be submitted in writing and delivered to Kirkham Law Office at the address below by noon on Friday, November 29, 2019.

2. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cheque or solicitor’s trust cheque in the amount of 10% of the bid made payable to “Kirkham Law Office”. If the bid is unacceptable the certified cheque or the solicitor’s trust cheque will be returned to the bidder.

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TENDER The Resort Village of Cochin is seeking Tenders to quote on an insurance repair for hail damage to the Municipal shop shingles, report to Village office for details. All Tenders must be submitted to the Village office no later than October 31, 2019. Lowest bid not necessarily accepted.

Amber Loeppky Administrator, Resort Village of Cochin 306-386-2333 cochinadmin@sasktel.net

3. Within 15 days of the opening of bids, the successful bidder shall provide either: a) the balance of the purchase price; or b) payment of a sum equal to the difference between the balance of the purchase price and any mortgage financing, together with an unconditional and unequivocal letter of commitment from a recognized financial institution to finance the successful bidder’s purchase of the land. c) Possession date to be arranged.

4. If the successful bidder does not complete the purchase on the terms and within the time specified, the deposit will be forfeited.

5. The highest or any bid may not necessarily be accepted.

KIRKHAM LAW OFFICE 1652 – 100 Street NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK S9A 0W6 Att: Randy Kirkham

Phone: (306) 446-2900; Fax: (306) 446-2242 LIVESTOCK

Provost Livestock Exchange Ltd. Regular & Presort Sale Every Friday @ 9 AM Selling: Calves, Yearlings, Butcher Cows & Bulls.

Special Calf & Yearling Sales: Monday October 21st & 28th @ 9 AM -Monday November 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th @ 9 AM Special Presort Calf Sales Featuring Red & Black Angus: Monday, October 21st & Monday, November 4th @ 9 AM

FOR SALE BY TENDER

The following items are offered for sale by tender under the direction of the Turtleford Credit Union Limited at PO Box 370, Turtleford, SK S0M2Y0: 2007 Kenworth Semi Tractor (not in working order) And Ingersoll Rand - 60 gallon air tank without motor. The items will be sold “AS IS’ condition and removal will be at the cost and responsibility of the awarded tender.

Highest tender not necessary accepted.

Tenders will close at 12:00 Noon on Friday, November 1, 2019,

Please submit Tender by Close date of October 21, 2019 Only the successful accepted tender will be notified

MS. A.J. FOX of FOX WAKEFIELD P.O. Box 500, 5016 - 48th Street LLOYDMINSTER, Sask-Alta., S9V 0Y6.

All tenders to be addressed to: Turtleford Credit Union Limited P.O. Box 370 Turtleford, Sk. S0M 2Y0

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Bred Heifer & Stock Cow Sales Wednesday, October 30th, November 27th, December 4th, 11th, & 18th @ Noon Internet Sales on DLMS www.dlms.ca Every Thursday @ 10 AM Box 808, Provost, Alta. T0B 3S0 Phone: 780-753-2369 • Fax: 780-753-2493 Email: plec@plecattle.com • Website: www.plecattle.com

Contact: Dean Lawes 780-753-0803 Darcy Lakevold 780-753-8669 Jerry Hewson 306-753-7788 Casey Lawes 780-753-1466 Jesse Lawes 780-753-8590 Wayne Black 403-575-0200

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Additional Duties: Attend Monthly Meetings; take Minutes; Correspondence and general Office Duties; Obtain Grants & Donations; Organize & Plan Events; Obtain Liquor Permits for events and hockey games; Book hall and arena for functions; Complete Rental Agreements; Instruct and oversee Janitor; order supplies. Additional duties as required.

Please mail resumes to: Hafford & District Recreation Board Box 265 Hafford, SK S0J 1A0 Or email pbeleznay@gmail.com

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Battleford Central School had a fundraiser recently for the Lights of Joy. They held their “hat day” fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 11, and raised $300, which will go towards sponsoring a tree in memory of their schoolmate Braxton Heck. Seen here are Ezit la Cock and Torah Jurgens presenting the $300 cheque to Avery Donahue, who initiated the campaign. The Lights of Joy will be turned on at an event at the 22nd Street Park in Battleford between 6 and 8 p.m. Nov. 23, with the lights coming on at 7 .pm. Photo submitted

Airport lease agreement with Environment Canada

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The City of North Battleford will be entering a new lease agreement with Environment Canada for land at the airport.

An automatic weather observation station is located on that land in the middle of the airport. Ac-

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cording to a memo from Director of City Operations Stewart Schafer, the station used by Environment Canada to obtain upto-date weather data.

The site is also used to detect cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, with the information gathered sent to Environment Canada’ Storm Prediction Centres

to help weather forecasters determine the intensity of a storm.

The new lease runs June 7, 2019, to June 6, 2029, at an amount of $500 per year paid by Environment Canada.

The motion to sign the lease carried at council unanimously Tuesday.

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Chamber of Commerce planning Taxes over Breakfast

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By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is marking Small Business Week, Oct. 20-26, with some breakfast presentations on the topic of taxes.

“Taxes over Breakfast” will take place on Oct. 23, Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 of next week. The cost is $15 plus GST per session and the events take place at Comfort Inn and Suites; breakfast is included from the hotel’s buffet.

While taxes are the topic of discussion over the three days, each presentation will have a unique focus.

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Chandra Reilly, regional manager of the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency, will provide a general overview of SAMA and the three approaches to value, including discussion of the Income Approach.

Thursday, Oct. 24, Reilly will be back for a presentation on what triggers a property review and what the appeals process is.

Friday, Oct. 25, David Gillan, director of finance and deputy CAO for the

By Evelyn Campbell

The Chamber directors met at their monthly meeting Tuesday; events coming up include Taxes over Breakfast, a series of presentations at the Comfort Inn and Suites during Small Business Week. Photo by John Cairns

Town of Battleford, will present on the topic of municipal budgets.

He will discuss how municipal budgets are prepared, how tax and utility fee increases are arrived at, the steps leading up to billing taxes including assessment changes and appeals, and what are the tax tools to municipalities.

The public is welcome to attend all of them, or any one of the sessions they choose. If they choose to attend all three, the total cost is $37.50 plus GST. Those interested should contact the Chamber at 306-445-6226 or by email at b.chamber@sasktel.net to register.

Banking RFP goes to Innovation Credit Union

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The City of North Battleford has agreed to award a request-for-proposals for banking services to Innovation Credit Union.

The goal, in a memo from Director of Finance Steve Brown, was to get better technology utilization in city operations, and to extend their banking abilities out to the nonprofits.

Four bids were received and the city accepted three proposals from Innovation CU, Bank of Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia.

The recommendation from administration had been to award it to Bank of Nova Scotia, which offered a superior deposit rate of 2.5 per cent compared to Innovation Credit Union’s 2.15 per cent. That amounted to a yearly interest income of $15,000 per

year.

But council instead opted for Innovation Credit Union. The decision was not unanimous; Councillor Greg Lightfoot voted against citing the superior deposit rate from Bank of Nova Scotia as well as a one-time cost of $15,000 to setup online payment integration with Innovation Credit Union.

That meant a potential saving of $30,000 had they gone with Bank of Nova Scotia. Still, council went with Innovation CU by a 5-1 vote, with Lightfoot the lone dissenter.

“I think council saw value in the proposal from Innovation Credit Union.”

Mayor Ryan Bater explained to reporters after the meeting.

The city had already had a banking agreement with Innovation Credit Union, which had expired in 2015.

Several members Tuesday were working in watercolour and one in acrylic, all trying to get ready for the Battlefords Art Club Show and Sale, which is now only two weeks away, Saturday, Oct. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 27.

This show is in conjunction with the Marigold Craft Show. The crafts will be in the Chapel Gallery and the art show will be in the Don Ross craft room.

There will be free dainties, coffee and tea plus raffle tickets for $2 if you wish to enter. Looking forward to seeing you.

COMING EVENTS

Friday October 25, 2019

Book Sale.We’re having our annual autumn book sale, in the lobby of the Library! Thursday Oct, 24 until Saturday oct, 26. 10:30am-6:00pm.

Come find old and new treasures, do your christmas shopping and donate to the library programming and services!

Saturday October 26, 2019

Free English Conversation Circle. Meet New friends, Discuss our Community and Culture, Improve PronunciationCome to one or more classes. Family Friendly! All are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities.

Saturday October 26, 2019

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We’re having our annual autumn book sale, in the lobby of the library!

Thursday, October 24th until Saturday, October 26th, 10:30am-6pm.

Come find old and new treasures, do your Christmas shopping, and donate to the library programming and services!

Saturday October 26, 2019

Kids Halloween Party. Come in costume and get ready for a spooky good time! Storytime, crafts, games, and of course, a costume parade throughout the library! Ages 5-10. Begins 2pm.

Saturday October 26, 2019

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Al-anon Family Groups

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

Thursdays

Topline Social Dance Club will be hosting a dance at The Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 1352 100th street in North Battleford at 8:00pm to 12:00am, lunch served. Leon Ochs as entertainment for the night, minimum age of 19, dress casual. For more information please contact Sharon at (306) 446-0446, Leela at (306) 445-7240 or Jean at (306) 445-8815.

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Fall Supper 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Third Avenue United Church 1301 102 St. Phone: 306-445-8171 Take out meals and full celiac buffet available, 5 years and under Free.

Monday October 28, 2019

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

Third Avenue United Church will hold a one day conference on “Building Resiliency in Families.” Assisting families in providing positive support as children develop personally, socially, culturally and spiritually.

Meeting 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. Lunch provided.

Deadline for registration: October 28, 2019.

Makerspace Play Date, Starting at 4:00PM at the North Battleford Library.Think & play with STEM and STEAM activities; build robots, create video games, explore circuits and more! All materials provided. Ages 5-12.

Adult Book Club. Join us for a discussion of The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. Copies of the book will be available at the library. Begins at 7pm.

Tales and More. Starting at 10:45AM at the North Battleford Library. Enjoy thematic story times inspired my STREAM (science, Technology, Reading, Engineering,Art and Math) Activities.Ages 4-8.

Time for Tots. For ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents or caregivers. Come and enjoy 30 minutes of simple stories, rhymes and finger plays.

The Royal Candian Legion #142 Texas Hold’em Tournament Maidstone Legion Clubroom 102-108-1st Ave W at 6:00 p.m.

Registration, 7:00 p.m. Tournament 40 Entries. To register call Royal Canadian Legion Clubroom 306893-4048 License #TH18-0024.

Express Escape Room.Witches have put a spell on you! Follow the clues to unlock the boxes and break the spell! This escape room is only 30 minutes in length. Groups of 2-5 must register beforehand by calling the library at 306-445-3206. Sessions go from 5pm til 8pm. Ages 13+.

Thursday October 17, 2019

Friday October 18, 2019

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Saturday October 19, 2019

Club 70 Social Dance Club - Leon Ochs, From 7:00PM - 11:00PM, lunch served at 11:00PM Everyone welcome. Carol: 306-386-2470.

Saturday October 19, 2019

Free English Conversation Circle. Meet New friends, Discuss our Community and Culture, Improve Pronunciation Come to one or more classes. Family Friendly! All are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities.

Sunday October 20, 2019

Monday October 28, 2019

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Makerspace Play Date.Think & play with STEM and STEAM activities; build robots, create video games, explore circuits and more! All materials provided. Ages 5-12.

Friday November 1

English Style Fish and Chips. At the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 70 1352-100 Street 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. 225 Advance tickets only, Call 306-445-2173.

Saturday November 2, 2019

St. Vital Church Fall Supper. Starting at 5:00PM at the Alex Dillabough Centre. Turkey and meatball supper! for takeouts all 306-937-6215 between 2-4PM on Oct, 20.

Free English Conversation Circle. Meet New friends, Discuss our Community and Culture, Improve Pronunciation Come to one or more classes. Family Friendly! All are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities.

Notre Dame Parish Fall Supper, at the Light Of Christ Learning Centre 1202-105th Street. From 4:30 - 7:00 PM. To place orders for delivery to senior homes and shut-ins, please call Betty @ 306-445-3108 by 6:00PM Saturday, October 19th

We’re starting a poetry club at the library! Come and share your poems with fellow writers. We will work together to create a safe space for all writers to feel welcome to share, with positive feedback.

Begins at 2pm. Ages 13+.

Speers United Church Fall Supper at the Speers Rec Center.

Starting at 5:00 to 7:00.

A conference “Building Resiliency in Families” Focusing on Children.

Explore the dynamics of raising a healthy family. In todays world we need to renew our commitment to the well being of our children. at theThird Avenue Unity Church 1301 102 Street. Saturday Nov. 2, 2019 9 am - 4 pm (Lunch provided) Suday Nov. 3, 2019 9 am - 12 pm (Breakfast provided) Registration Phone: 306-445-8171 Deadline for registration - October 28, 2019

Sunday October 20, 2019

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Wednesday October 23, 2019

Time for Tots, Starting at 10:45AM at the North Battleford Library, For ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents or caregivers.

Come and enjoy 30 minutes of simple stories, rhymes and finger plays.

Saturday November 2, 2019

Saturday November 2, 2019

Thursday October24, 2019

Book Sale.We’re having our annual autumn book sale, in the lobby of the Library! Thursday Oct, 24 until Saturday oct, 26. 10:30am6:00pm. Come find old and new treasures, do your christmas shopping and donate to the library programming and services!

Friday October 25, 2019

Tales and More. Starting at 10:45AM at the North Battleford Library, Enjoy thematic story time inspired by STREAM (science, Technology, Reading, Engineering,Art and Math) Activities.Ages 4-8.

This section is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location.

Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, we can not guarantee all submissions will appear.

Deadline for submissions is Friday at 10:00 a.m.

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God is not spiraling out of control My old neighbour in Saskatchewan says, “At an election time there are always two points of view.

Things have never been so bad, or things have never been so good, depending on which political, point of view suits you.”

I agree with Ed in that, at election time, folks tend to name it and blame it or name it and claim it.

Some promise a balanced budget, while others are not afraid of deficits. It is the time one can be for or against endless issues.

Elections always seem to heighten the feeling that things may be spiraling out of control.

Even when the election is all said and done, some will be anxious and

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don’t want?

Do we feel things will turn out okay even when we don’t get what we desire in election results or life in general?

Maybe, we as Christians need to speak less and act as if we know the truth that God is not spiraling out of control no matter what happens around us or to us.

It is God who is our present help in life, which includes election times.

In Psalm 46:10, God tells us, “To be still and know that I am God.” In days of political debates, party policy announcements, and accusations, it is right if we keep still and focus on our God, who is always in

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According to Ed

By Raymond Maher

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca discouraged about the results.

Do Christians get caught up in the taking of sides in politics? Are we too ready to pick our favorites, and maybe too prone to ignore God, as if He is indifferent who holds leadership among us?

We speak of good

government, freedom of speech, and religion as if they are the result of people rather than God. Do we want as much fairness and equality for ourselves as we do for others?

Do we believe that one leader or party can achieve everything we want and put an end to what we

charge of our lives and our nation.

When we stop talking, blaming, or claiming and become still before God, he can give us his words of wisdom. At election times, we may be prone to listen to what we want to hear from political candidates.

Issues are never merely one-sided.

God does not always tell us what we want to hear, but what we need to know that we might grow in wisdom beyond our own opinions.

Solomon recognized how difficult it is to govern a nation. He asked for wisdom to be able to rule God’s people wisely.

Those elected to office need our prayers for God-

given wisdom to rule our country. God answers prayers, not criticism.

We are called to set God’s word into motion.

We are to be still and secure in the truth that God is our Lord, and King able to deal with our troubles. It is God who directs our paths, and upon him, we cast our anxieties for he cares for us and acts on our behalf.

We wait quietly and confidently in our God, for He is a God of love, goodness, justice, mercy, wisdom, and absolute power.

We lift up our hands in prayer without anger or disputing for everyone, especially for those in elected authority.

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

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

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

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

306-446-1695

PASTOR: Rev. Phinh Do

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

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

ANGLICAN PARISH

306-445-5901

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

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

Sunday Services 10:30 AM Everyone Welcome

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

1302 - 99th Street, North Battleford, SK

Hope Mennonite Fellowship

Battlefords Grace Community Church

1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

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

Pastor: Bill Hall

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

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

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Church Phone 306-445-4181

Everyone Welcome

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

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR - Rick Martin

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S

DIVINE LITURGY Sundays at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

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

902 - 108th Street, North Battleford

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

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

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

Third Avenue United Church Rev. Dexter van Dyke Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

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

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

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Living Water Ministry

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

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

LIVING FAITH CHAPEL

1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

DELMAS - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath SUNDAY MASS - 9:00 a.m.

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Phone 306-937-7340

Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338

Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

10:30 a.m. Service

Church & CE Wing: 306-893-2611 For booking the Wing: 306-893-4465

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

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church Box 10, Delmas, SK

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

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

Pastor James Kwon

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

Phone 306-445-9096

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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Shovels in the ground for Battleford lagoon upgrade

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battleford lagoon upgrade project is now officially underway.

A sod-turning ceremony took place at the site Oct. 9, attended by Mayor Ames Leslie, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox, and other representatives including Phyllis Paddy from Thunderchild First Nation.

The lagoon upgrade project is estimated at $5.2 million, and has been in the works for two years.

Initially the project was slated to be funded entirely from the town’s reserves.

Instead, the town received matching federal and provincial funds.

The federal government’s funding is $2,106,000, the province is in for $1,754,825 and the town the remaining $1,404,176.

The funding came as good news to town officials, because it means the town can find other uses for the $4 million would otherwise have been spent

on the lagoon project.

“It means reserves are going to stay at a high level,” said Mayor Leslie at the sod-turning.

The funding also speeds up the time frame to get the project completed, as town funding would have been spread out over a threeyear time frame.

“Thanks to the ministry of the Saskatchewan government and as well as the federal government … we were able to find three-way funding to get this done in one year,” said Leslie.

“This is a prime example of all levels of government working together as well as our First Nations partners,” said Cox. “This is what’s needed in our province because of our growth.”

The project will see upgrades to the entire lagoon, including increased capacity to service both residential areas as well as the new Thunderchild cannabis production site.

According to Aubrey Whittleton, manager of utilities, up to two new

On hand at the Battleford lagoon upgrade sod-turning are Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Chief Operating Officer Linda Machniak, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox, Mayor Ames Leslie, Phyllis Paddy of Thunderchild First Nation, Councillor Judy Pruden, Chief Administrative Officer John Enns-Wind and Manager of Utilities Aubrey Whittleton. Photo by John Cairns

cells are being added for aeration to the northwest of one of the existing cells. A new blower house will go

up to provide aeration to the three existing cells as well as the new ones being added.

The project will be put out to tender and Whittleton expects the construction will get started in the

spring. The entire project will be completed and the lagoons functional by the end of 2020.

Brock Andrews, Brody Siebert at the Dekker Centre Friday Brock Andrews, a former Wilkie resident and graduate of North Battleford’s John Paul II Collegiate, will be performing at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in North Battleford Friday, Oct. 19.

Also on stage that night will be Spiritwood’s Brody Siebert, proving Saskatchewan has talent.

Brock Andrews is a heartfelt, high-energy country artist who proudly represents Saskatchewan on stages across North America. Andrews started his solo music career with the launch of his first full length album Eight, which spent several weeks in the top ten of the iTunes charts.

He has achieved interna-

tional radio play across Canada and into the Southern states with six songs from the album including Collide, Beer In Heaven and the newest single I Do, which have spent time on the BDS Billboard Top 100.

Brock is a four-time international award winning singer/songwriter who led all 2017 SCMA award nominees with six nominations and was honoured as a CBC Future 40 award winner.

Born and raised in the small farming community of Spiritwood, Brody Siebert grew up in a family full of musical talent where he was heavily influenced by older brother Riley.

Siebert flew down to Nashville in November of 2014

where he recorded three songs. The first single Lay it on Me Tonight hit 67 on the Mediabase charts and second single Back in Mine reached 63.

Coming from a family of musical talent, Siebert has worked hard to be the musician and songwriter he is today and wants to be.

He has played numerous outdoor venues like the Carlton Trail Jamboree, Country at The Creek and Craven Country Jamboree.

He has had the great opportunity of opening for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Craven Country Jamboree, opened for Aaron Pritchett at The Pump Roadhouse in Regina, and has played numerous bars around Saskatchewan with his band Thirty Aught Six.

Youth council includes rep from Living Sky

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Deputy Premier and Minister of Education Gordon Wyant has announced that 12 high school students have been named to the 2019-20 provincial Youth Council.

One of them has been selected representing Living Sky School Division from the northwest of the province, Julie Patton from Luseland.

According to a news release from the province, students on the 2019-20 provincial Youth Council will “have the opportunity to address meaningful issues directly with the minister of Education and other government members, while also providing guidance on how to better engage students.”

There were 51 students nominated and 12 were selected after an adjudication and interview process.

“Students have a critical voice in education and an important role to play in improving the future of our province, and I am looking forward to hearing their valuable feedback,” Wyant said in a statement. “Thank you to the school divisions and education organizations who took the time to submit nominations and support our students in making their voice heard.”

The council’s first meeting will take place Oct. 19.

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A Walk With Cancer

with my appetite.

The Christmas holidays were timed perfectly to be a nice interlude between healing from surgery and dealing with any subsequent cancer treatments. I believe gratitude is important and I was grateful.

Although inevitably there was the question in the back of my mind as to whether cancer would be found in the lymph nodes or not, each day I was stronger post-surgery.

Each day my arm was stronger and could reach higher. I worked hard on “being in the moment” and just enjoying whatever was happening, whether it was the taste of turkey and gravy, the peace of God in the quiet candlelight, the sound of children laughing as they played together, the colours of a Saskatchewan sunrise or the warmth of John lying next to me in bed.

Despite how I felt, was I sick? Maybe, as it turned out. The sentinel lymph node taken when I had my mastectomy turned out to be cancer-positive. There could be cancer cells still circulating in my body, looking for another place to set up shop. It was, and is, a chilling thought.

And yet, maybe I was fine. Maybe the surgery caught all the cancer before it got any further.

Unfortunately, I’ve learned there is no way to tell for sure. Apparently there is no test or scan that can determine the presence or absence of microscopic cancer cells.

Less than halfway through January, 2016, and already there had been three medical-related trips to Saskatoon with more to come.

Sometimes though, the thoughts come whether you want them to or not.

How sick am I really? Is this the calm before the storm? If I undergo chemo, how horrible will it be? If I eventually die of cancer, how much will it hurt?

Sometimes, I could shut

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we have chosen to reprint, in four parts, the personal journey of one of our contributors from the diagnosis to the recovery from breast cancer. Helena Long will be familiar to our readers as a freelance writer for us, and until recently, the editorial lead for the Wlikie-Unity Press-Herald.

Part II

By Helena Long My surgery was booked for Nov. 24, 2015. As I had to be at the hospital at 8 a.m., we went to Saskatoon the day before. I had brought my prettiest bra to wear to the hospital, not knowing when or if I would ever be able to wear it again. I even took a selfie in the hotel room, while all of me was still intact.

Before they put me to sleep for the actual surgery, I had one more procedure to endure. A dye was injected into my breast – four shots around the outside of the nipple – not fun. “Like a bee sting,” they said. Who wants to be stung there?!

The dye moves through the lymph system to find the node(s) most likely to have cancer, being the node(s) most active in draining fluids from the breast. That way, during the surgery itself, the doctor would know which lymph node(s) to remove for dissection.

The surgery went well and, by the next morning, my dizziness from the after effects of the anesthetic had worn off. Dressing to go home was a slow process, and I needed some help, but I was dressed and ready before noon.

I had been told I wouldn’t likely experience much pain after the first day or two, and I didn’t.

Although I was sent home the day after the operation, I only took a bit of pain medication the first evening at home and then once again a couple of weeks later, after an icy fall. I was uncomfortable, but not in

any real pain for the most part.

There was an open drain under my arm, draining blood and fluid from the wound. That was the most awkward and uncomfortable part of the post-surgery period. Even after it was removed and the small hole cleaned and dressed by our wonderful public health nurses, the under-the-arm area was the one that gave me the most trouble.

The first shower after the drain was removed was a treat! Washing up in a basin doesn’t match hot water running down the length of your body, from your head to your toes.

For a few days I avoided looking in the mirror. Once I summoned up the courage, the sheer size of the scar was a surprise. The red, initially angry looking wound running right across my chest from near the breast bone to under

the armpit was larger and uglier than I had expected.

As time passes and the colour fades, it’s become less obtrusive; and perhaps I am getting used to it too.

Three weeks after the operation, I still couldn’t fully raise my left hand above my head but I could see progress as I followed the physiotherapist’s exercise routine.

If that was the end of my cancer journey, then I could expect to be pretty well back to all my normal activities by early January.

If the pathologist found cancer cells in the lymph nodes, it would be a different story. Again, the waiting game.

A month after the operation, I felt great. My energy was almost back to what it was pre-surgery. I had no pain and rarely any discomfort. People who saw me commented on how well I looked. There was definitely nothing wrong

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those thoughts off by focusing “on the moment.”

Sometimes, I had to distract myself by reading a new book, doing a household task, cleaning up papers on my desk, colouring or some other activity.

It was all a learning curve, really. Learning a whole bunch of new medical terms, learning to control my mind, learning to appreciate today.

And it was time for a decision. Chemo was recommended yet, according to the oncologist, even without further treatment, 75 per cent of women who have a mastectomy and removal of the sentinel lymph node(s) will not have the cancer come back.

The other 25 per cent will.

The chemo regime he recommended for me will cut the 25 per cent risk in half, approximately.

So, the doctors were asking me to go through all the stress, distress and side effects of chemo – some potentially long-term – for what ultimately might not even work in my case.

Meanwhile, the treatment also carries a risk of heart damage. What a choice …

Even prior to meeting the oncologist and hearing his recommendation, I had done some research into al-

ternate cancer cures. Some are rubbish, in my opinion.

Unfortunately all of the ones that seemed to show promise lacked detailed, controlled research in actual cancer patients.

So, I wondered, do I take the risk and try some alternate treatments and hope for the best? Hope that either I am in the 75 per cent and won’t have cancer again anyway or that taking one or more of the touted natural cures will prevent any new cancers from starting?

Or do I take the risk and say yes to the chemo treatments? Hope that my heart is strong enough to withstand it all and the side effects will be temporary?

And hope I ultimately fall into the percentage of women for whom chemotherapy is effective?

As I told friends and family, I really, really wished there was a test available that could tell whether or not there were still a few cancer cells floating around my body.

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The new Handi-Bus has arrived Staff The new addition to the Battlefords Handi-Bus fleet has arrived.

Bus number 61 was unveiled Oct 11, at the CUplex at a media event organized by city officials.

On hand for the event were City of North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater and Councillor Greg Lightfoot, Town of Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie and Councillor Gordon Yarde, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox, Transit Manager Paul Robertson, transit board member Debbie Logan, and individuals from Battlefords Trade and Education Centre and Handi-Bus riders.

According to a news release from the city, the new bus “will ensure safe and reliable transportation that is vital to improving the quality of life of those with mobility issues.”

The province provided $55,000 in funding through the Transit Assistance for People with Disabilities (TAPD), with the city and town providing $38,500 and $16,500, with funding approved by both municipal governments earlier this year.

The Kinsmen Foundation through Telemiracle provided an additional $10,000.

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A Walk With Cancer Continued from Page 22 years down the road when I either have a cancer reoccurrence or eventually die of other causes.

Ultimately, one morning at about 3 a.m., I decided to proceed with chemo because the main tumour tested positive for HER2 proteins and there is a chemo treatment specifically targeted towards that type of cancer. So it was more than a shotgun in the dark approach, although that was what the first three treatments would be – going hard and fast. Then the next treatments would start incorporating the particular anti-HER2 drug. The HER2 protein also meant the cancer was more aggressive than average.

I also heard the doctor’s voice in my head, saying “You don’t want to regret not doing it down the road.”

Other factors influenced me too. I was reassured by the number of women who shared their personal cancer experiences with me. They gave me the gift of hope, both by their caring and encouraging words and by the fact that they are here, visibly well and healthy.

John and my children are supportive and loving, and I knew they would all always be there for me, regardless of what decision I made.

I was even happy the timing of the treatments was such that I would be finished with the worst of the chemo by the end of May, giving me a month to recuperate before the graduation of my youngest child.

Knowing it would be my last chance to hit the slopes, I spent my last day before the first chemo treatment skiing at Table Mountain.

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Don Favel, who does special projects for Poundmaker First Nation, as well as representatives with the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan visit the cemeteries located near the Oblates’ land south of Battleford on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Photos by John Cairns

Indigenous groups interested in Oblates land

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

A group of Indigenous leaders are expressing interest in purchasing land owned by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the government house area, with a view to adding healing lodges and other buildings there.

Individuals including Don Favel, who does special projects for Duane

Antoine of Poundmaker First Nation, as well as representatives from Métis Nation of Saskatchewan were at the site Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Favel explains Poundmaker and the Battlefords Tribal Council had been interested in obtaining the land from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate located south of the town of Battleford.

The area is the former

location of Government House when Battleford was the territorial capital, and also housed the Battleford Industrial School.

The First Nations interest in acquiring the land is motivated by a desire to advance reconciliation efforts. The site is of significance to First Nations people as it was the former location of the Battleford Industrial School – a residential school – and because of its proximity to the Industrial School cemetery. The cemetery includes graves of 74 people who either attended or were staff at the school, many of whom were children.

There has been local interest in preserving the cemetery and gaining heritage designation for the site, so future generations are aware of the legacy of

residential schools, which saw the displacement of Indigenous children and loss of their culture.

But the land where the cemetery is located was sold to private interests years ago, and the cemetery itself is hard to locate even on a Google map. Favel admits he did not know it existed until recently.

“I only found out about the graves a couple of years ago,” said Favel. “We met with this SaskPower guy and he was the one who told us about the cemetery.”

Favel said he began negotiations with the treasurer of the Catholic church out of Ottawa, and the initial request had been to gift the land to First Nations people, because they were the ones who attended both the Battleford Industrial School as well as the Delmas residential school.

That effort fell through, Favel said, because “they wanted $1,045,000 for it.”

They then went back and decided they were prepared to offer that amount to the Catholic church, but “then we were told they didn’t want to sell it, so we left it.”

Now, the Oblates have put the land up for sale.

Favel said they learned the Oblates were selling a portion of the land to the Town of Battleford for $75,000 – a lot less than what the band had offered.

That news had thrown Favel for a loop, because they had already made a bigger offer. Nevertheless, they are now ramping up their efforts to acquire the entire property.

“So the chief said follow it up, and we’re still trying to get ahold of that land,” said Favel. “Not only for future use, but as reconciliation and as an act of forgiveness for what they’ve done to us.”

The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan has lent their support in partnership, because “they were

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just as hurt through all this stuff as us,” said Favel.

The hope they have is to put in a long-term addictions healing centre as well as an elders’ care home and training centre at the site.

The idea is for the healing centre to be long-term in nature.

“I know 28 days is not enough to send them home and right back without any followup or long-term care,” Favel said.

The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan would be part of the group involved in that project.

The land in question is close to 100 acres, Favel estimates. Other sources put the figure at closer to 80 acres.

The Indigenous group is also hoping to acquire the Industrial School cemetery, but that would involve negotiations with the private owner. The cemetery is located within walking distance on fenced-off private property, which means people must get through a wire fence and walk through a field to access the site.

For their part, the First Nations group says they want to acquire it so they can provide better upkeep to the site than what they are seeing now.

In contrast, they point to the well-maintained priests’ and nuns’ cemetery. Favel wants to see both cemeteries maintained to the same standard if they acquire the property.

“We will take care of the priests’ and nuns’ cemetery, just as well as it is being looked after. It’s all part of working together and getting over all the bad things that happened.”

The next steps will be to try to organize a feast and bring some elders and healers to a pipe ceremony.

“Something should be done to send those children off, their spirits off, to where they belong,” Favel said.

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Closing Time This will be my last “Railway & Main” column for the Battlefords NewsOptimist. After much deliberation, I have decided that it is time for me to turn my attention to other writing projects.

Thank you for reading my columns. Thanks especially to those of you who have reached out to me with your letters, emails and phone calls with your kind words and your own interesting stories about Saskatchewan’s rural hotels. It’s been nice to have people come up to me and tell me they enjoy my columns. You kept me going.

If I may be so bold, I believe I have contributed to our collective knowledge and understanding of these old hotel buildings, many

of which still stand in small towns throughout the province. They were built in the early days of settlement to accommodate railway crews, construction workers, and families arriving to stake homesteads on the prairies. Right from the start, the tavern / saloon / bar / beverage room was an essential part of the hotel’s operation. Most hotels never fully recovered from

The Del Hotel at Wilkie, c. 1950. Source: www. prairietowns.com

Prohibition (1915-1924).

Changes to Saskatchewan’s liquor laws over the following decades did little to sustain these businesses, to the point that, today, most are hotels in name only.

They are bars – sometimes the only business in town – operated by hard-working people trying not only to make a living but also to provide a gathering place for their neighbours.

There is still much to be written about Saskatchewan’s rural hotels. For example, there are stories about American hunters who swarm into the province every fall, filling up every available hotel room in town after town – helping out local economies in big ways. There are stories of hotels that served as refuge for storm-stranded travellers during the many blizzards that have swept through the province over the years. I haven’t yet written about the impact on small-town hotels of the

Battlefords housing market rebounds Submitted by SRAR The Battlefords and region housing market rebounded significantly in September. Forty-four homes sold, up eight per cent from last year’s 37, while the dollar volume jumped 40 per cent to $9.4 million, up from $6.7 million. Listings were also up eight per cent to 84 from 78, according to the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors.

The average selling price came in at $210,206, up six per cent from last year’s $198,660.

In the Battlefords cities, sales came in at 17, up from 15 last year, at an average price of $210,206, up six per cent from $198,660.

Listings were up 17 per cent to 41 from 35.

Dollar volume jumped 20 per cent to $3.6 million from $3 million.

Regional sales rose 50 per cent to 24 from 16, at an average price of $228,267, up 26 per cent from $181,056. Listings in the region were up 21 per cent to 29 from 24.

Year-to-date, the Battlefords and region saw a six per cent drop in unit listings to 973, down from 1,039; and a two per cent increase in sales, to 297

from 291. Dollar volume is down 10 per cent to $57.2 million from $63.8 million.

Saskatoon

The first month of autumn had spring in its step as Saskatoon’s residential housing market saw increases in listings, sales and the average price, according to statistics from the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors.

Sales rose 14 per cent to 305, up from last September’s 267 and 260 the year before, while the average price was up 10 per cent to $351,741 from $319,534.

Those factors contributed to a 26 per cent jump in the dollar volume of sales, which came in at $107.3 million — well up from $85.3 million last September and $89.5 million in 2017.

More homeowners decided to put their properties on the market, as well, listing 717 homes, up 11 per cent from 647 last year.

“The market is really balanced right now,” said Trevor Schmidt, interim CEO of SRAR. “With the sales to listing ratio being at 43 per cent, it indicates both sellers and buyers are able to come together and get deals done.

It’s a good situation for both seller and buyer.

“If you go back six months, the market has been trending toward balance.”

Year-to-date, sales in the city are up seven per cent to 2,855 from 2,677, while listings have fallen two per cent to 6,393 from 6,520. The average price of $332,762 is practically unchanged from last year’s $332,757.

In the region surrounding Saskatoon, including the cities of Warman and Martensville, sales were down 11 per cent to 76 from 85 in September while listings rose 14 per cent to 227 from 199. The average selling price, however, was up three per cent to $302,502.

Dollar volume came in at $22.9 million, down eight per cent from last year’s $25 million.

Regional year-to-date sales are down five per cent to 755 from 797, and listings are down one per cent to 2,422 from 2,454. The average price so far this year is down three per cent to $295,187 from $303,636, and dollar volume has fallen eight per cent to $222.8 million from $242 million.

Small-town street signs. Photo by Joan Champ

The King George Hotel at Watson, c.1912. Source: www.prairietowns.com

provincial smoking ban in 2005. Or about long-term hotel residents. Or about barbershops in hotels.

And of course, there are many, many more individual hotel stories still to be told. As time permits, I will add new posts to my blog, “Railway & Main,”

at www.hotelhistories. blogspot.com. I would be pleased to have you as a follower online.

Finally, a big thank you to the News-Optimist publisher Gordon Brewerton and editor Jayne Foster for their encouragement and support for my column

over the past two years.

It has been a privilege to write for a newspaper that is committed to good journalism in service to the community. Please continue to subscribe to, and advertise in, this valuable asset to your city. Newspapers matter!

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There are a few less gobblers on the planet

By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

Hope everyone stuffed themselves with the elaborate Thanksgiving meal for another year. There are a few less gobblers on the planet until the American Thanksgiving Nov. 28. I experienced the American celebration in 2016. After the noon meal, avid football fans turned on their TVs to watch the Grey Cup. Man, what a party!

Welcome home, Emily Toews, after a lengthy stay at the old part of the children’s ward at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. She was one of the patients transferred into the new Children’s Hospital on Sunday, Sept.

28. Her mom, Theresa, said the new equipment and furnishings inside the

hospital are unbelievable.

Eleven-year-old Nate Starycki from Maymont is unable to use the services in Saskatoon because his case is too complex. He receives treatment at Toronto and Calgary hospitals where he is waiting for organ transplants. All the medical teams know him and his parents, Dane and Jen, very well as he was born with many problems.

This amazing family has done a lot of fundraising for the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto.

Some family members and myself attended the

funeral of Diane Tribble (nee Hrynewich) Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Garden Chapel of Battlefords Funeral Service. Diane was my husband’s first cousin who grew up on a farm in the Rabbit Lake district. She was only 67 years old and mother to seven children, with many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Her mother, Ruth Hrynewich, resides in Valleyview Towers, North Battleford. Diane was buried at Glass Lake cemetery, Whitko.

Because my motherin-law Olga was with me, I had her going in circles for the remainder of that Saturday. We casually visited Julian Goyan (Shirley) whose health is failing, then I dropped her off at my son’s farm near Mayfair to visit her great-

grandson Shay and his mom Melissa. I scurried home to finish preparing supper for 14 people – most of them hired men for harvest. Our neighbour, Morris Kowerchuk drove in when supper was finished with two of his clients from Ireland who were goose and duck hunting. These two fellows have been coming to our area for the past eight years and we relish their company. After visiting and, yes, Grandma Olga was the centre of attention as she is 90 years old, I drove her back to North Battleford that evening.

She couldn’t get over how nice they were, so I teased her saying she would be dreaming of shamrocks and leprechauns that night.

She hadn’t been to the farm where she and her deceased

husband Henry had lived in the last four years.

An error was made by the News-Optimist in the last issue in my paragraph informing people of the up and coming fall suppers.

There is no town to my knowledge named Grassland. It should have read Glaslyn whose supper is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 27. We do not want people to get lost driving around the country trying to locate Grassland. Please overlook the error. (Editor’s note.

Handwritten copy is dictated into our system. The program guesses at place names, and we missed it.

Apologies.)

Jacob and Andrew Konopelski, twins aged nine, are thriving with their chicken and egg business.

What a great enterprise they have established.

Three hundred hens are laying many eggs and they have farm fresh eggs for sale at a very reasonable price. They live about five miles northeast of our farm and at this young age are trying to save money for university. Imagine getting up extra early to check the hen barn before getting on the bus. They are the first ones on at 7 a.m. This is an incredible story and we wish them much success with their thriving business – great little entrepreneurs!

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Daniel and Jenny, the boys’ parents, are committed to a strong work ethic on their farm and it has passed down to their children. Not much time in their house for video games, iPad stuff, etc. To order call 306–841– 7900.

Ontario expected to bear the brunt of stormy weather AccuWeather’s annual winter forecast for Canada is out, and our long-range forecasters say Ontario is expected to bear the brunt of stormy weather this season.

Arctic blasts will be focused a bit farther east this year, targeting the eastern Prairies. Also, where could early season snowfall usher in a quick start to the ski season?

Take a look below at a complete region-by-region breakdown.

British Columbia A rather mild winter is anticipated for British Columbia, with the bulk of the season’s Arctic intrusions set to be delivered through central Canada.

“The main storm track will likely bring bulk of rain and snowfall events to northwestern British Columbia this winter,” AccuWeather’s Canadian Weather Expert Brett Anderson said.

The overall pattern is likely to favour lower snowfall, which would increase the potential for late spring and summer drought next year.

Meanwhile, places such as Vancouver, Victoria, Kamloops and Prince George are forecast to be drier and sunnier than usual.

Alberta The upcoming winter is forecast to be windier than usual, with a higher number of chinook events compared to normal in the southwestern portion of the province.

“This can lead to dramatic swings in temperatures in Calgary and Lethbridge,” Anderson said.

For most of the Province, however, it’s predicted that the bulk of Arctic blasts will be directed farther to the east.

“However, there will certainly be some bitterly cold outbreaks, especially during the first half of the

winter,” he added.

The ski season in the Rockies may get off to a quick start, thanks in part to significant early season snowfall.

But for the winter as a whole, snow totals for most resorts may end up being below average.

Saskatchewan and Manitoba The strongest surges of Arctic air are expected to be directed into the eastern half of the Prairies this winter, along with bursts of snowfall from quick-moving storms.

This includes cities such as Regina and Winnipeg.

“The majority of these storms will have limited moisture, so I do not expect an unusually snowy winter, but snow that does accumulate may stick around for an extended period of time,” Anderson said.

Come late winter, drier and more mild air is predicted.

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Ontario A cold winter is in the cards for northwestern Ontario this year, while farther east, the remainder of the Province looks rather stormy, especially during December and January.

The weather pattern has the potential to deliver several significant snowfall events to regions, including the greater Toronto area and into the Ottawa Valley.

The main storm track could shift farther east by February, which may lead to less snowfall.

However, an increase in spells of very cold air may result in localized lakeeffect snow.

Winter sports enthusiasts will enjoy favorable conditions for skiing and snowmobiling.

Overall, the winter should feature near-average daytime highs, while nighttime lows will experience above-average temperatures due to increased cloud cover.

There is the potential for some significant ice or sleet events across interior southern Ontario, especially during the middle of winter.

Quebec A snowy winter is anticipated across a large portion of the Province, including Montreal and Quebec City, due to an increased number of moisture-laden storms coming up from the southwest.

The bulk of the winter, however, is not forecast to be particularly cold, as the core of the season’s Arctic intrusions will be directed more to the west.

However, there is a chance that the latter part of winter will deliver a cold spell as the storm track shifts more toward the Atlantic coast.

Similar to in Ontario, these conditions may spell a good winter for skiers and snowmobilers.

Atlantic Canada The first half of the

winter in Atlantic Canada is forecast to be fairly mild thanks to a persistent southwesterly flow of air.

Offshore water temperatures are also expected to run above normal, which may lead to milder air in coastal areas this winter.

Rain or ice may be more likely than snow in places such as Saint John, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia and St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, during the first half of the winter.

Though the winter may start out dry, it’s likely to trend stormier during the middle to late part of the season.

“I think the biggest snow events of the season come from late January through early March,” Anderson said.

A colder weather pattern is forecast to set up in the late winter and linger into early spring.

SaskPower to launch revamped Net Metering program Submitted SaskPower plans to launch its updated Net Metering Program for customers who want to generate their own power and connect to the power grid, effective Nov. 1.

When unprecedented demand caused the previous version of the program to hit its 16-megawatt (MW) cap two years earlier than expected, SaskPower paused the program to do a review and revise it to ensure long-term financial sustainability.

Changes from the previous program include no limit on program capacity, no program end date, and no specified contract length. With

the relaunch of the Net Metering program, there will no longer be a Government of Saskatchewan rebate on capital equipment and installations across the province.

“We know there is growing demand for solar self-generation in Saskatchewan,” said Mike Marsh, SaskPower president and CEO. “The updated program provides certainty and clarity for our customers who want to net meter while reducing the financial impacts on customers who do not have solar panels.”

The Net Metering Program allows customers to generate up to 100 kilowatts of power to decrease

their monthly power bills and get credit for the excess power they generate. Under the updated program, customers will still be able to offset their energy use at their retail rate while their systems are generating.

Any excess energy sent to the grid will be credited at 7.5 cents/kWh against the customer’s energy charge.

The price reflects SaskPower’s average cost of energy for 2020 and 2021.

Customers participating in the previous Net Metering program will be grandfathered under their current contract as long as there are no changes to their projects. At the end of the contract, these customers will become part of the new program.

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Picturesque

The bins beckon as harvest finishes up in the Northwest.

— Photo by Louise Lundberg

North West Museum Association holds fall meeting in Wilkie

By Dorothy Schwartz Correspondent

The North West Museum Association fall meeting was held at Wilkie on Saturday, Oct. 5. We met at the Catholic Church Hall and coffee and muffins were enjoyed by those who travelled long distances.

Wilkie’s museum president Nicole Kobelsky welcomed everyone and introduced Mary Ellen Herzog who brought greetings from the town council.

Laura Heilman chaired the meeting and had everyone introduce themselves.

Museums represented were Goodsoil, Spiritwood, Glaslyn, Loon Lake, St. Walburg, Meadow Lake, Bresaylor, Maidstone,

Lashburn, Unity, Wilkie and two guests from the Museum Association of Saskatchewan.

Missing was Frenchmen Butte, Turtleford, Edam, Rabbit Lake, Cut Knife and Neilburg. Visitors then proceeded to the museum for a tour.

On return, they were welcomed by music provided by the Copper Creek musicians. Two guitar players and vocalist, Al Gill, Jon Sloan and Mary Ellen Stabler.

A delicious lasagna and salad luncheon was catered by member Mary Ellen Herzog assisted by her granddaughter Kaitlyn.

The regular business meeting followed. Museum Association of Saskatch-

ewan representatives from Regina spoke – Merissa Scarlett, board co-ordinator, and Michelle Brownridge, community engagement coordinator.

Regular reports and business were taken care of. Financial reports from the Women of Influence booth and Woodland Historical account were presented by Gwen Zeifel and approved. On behalf of the NWMA, Helena Caplatte presented longtime member Velma Foster with a small gift of appreciation for her years of dedication to the NWM and her local museum at Bresaylor.

The date for the spring meeting will be May 2, 2020, at Loon Lake Museum. See you there.

Scott Woods to star in Christmas show in Medstead Submitted

Scott Woods and his band will be in Medstead Sunday, Nov. 17, for an uplifting two-hour live family-friendly show, featuring lots of favourite Christmas carols, fun fiddle tunes, as well as traditional country and gospel songs. The show starts at 7 p.m. in Medstead Hall.

Woods will keep you entertained with his keen wit, his prowess on the fiddle, and of course his trick fiddling. Enjoy impressive guitar solos by “The Telecaster Master” Steve Piticco, and smooth vocals and yodelling by Naomi Bristow, “Canada’s Yodelin’ Cowgirl.” Fifteenyear-old Leo Stock, also known as ‘Spaghetti Legs” will demonstrate sensational step dancing, and Scott’s sister Kendra Woods Norris adds sweet harmonies, and levity to every show.

Concert proceeds will go toward the Medstead Community Playground

Scott Woods and his band will be in Medstead Sunday, Nov. 17.

Fund. Advance tickets are available at Medstead Hometown Grocery,

Boyd’s Garage, Glaslyn Credit Union or by callin 306-342-2143.

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Heitt family and friends gathered to present funds from eight years of the Candace Heitt Memorial Marathon event to the Town of Unity for paved pathways at the Unity Health Centre and the Unity Regional Park ball diamonds. Photo by Sherri Solomko.

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UCHS cross country runners all made the top five in Battlewest District championships with two athletes, Reece Gilbert and Graden Rusk advancing to SHSAA provincial championships on Thanksgiving weekend.

Lola Lewin and Shea Berger placed fourth while Carson Dresser placed first at districts but was too young to advance to provincials. Photo submitted

Warriors wear green socks in support of mental health

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

The weather – enough said!

Tonight, regardless of the weather, UCHS Warriors will play host to the last home game this season before playoffs facing off against Kindersley.

This game could be for first place, so guaranteed to be an exciting game.

The game will be under the lights with pre-game activity including live music, booth and a 50/50 that includes multiple additional prizes with proceeds earmarked for the local mental wellness group.

The team will be wearing green socks to show their

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Next week, you have no right to complain about the federal government unless you exercise your right to vote on Oct. 21.

Celebrate Co-operative Week by taking in one of the events at your local Co-op and Credit Union.

Unity Credit Union is hosting coffee and snacks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Oct. 17 at their location.

A big thank you to the Heitt family for their gen-

erous donation of $30,500 to the Health Centre and community walking paths from the proceeds of the past eight years of the Candace Heitt memorial run.

The event ran from 2009 to 2016 and mom Donna tells us that the success was a combination of help from family, friends, participants, donors and sponsors. It was a great legacy to leave and all residents can benefit from activity enabled through these paved pathways at both the Health Centre and the regional park ball diamonds.

Also thank you to the Oilperson’s golf tournament who presented $9,000 towards the purchase of a new mower at the golf

course. This event has donated over $40,000 to the golf course since 2011.

The Unity Ag Society thanks the community for the support at their annual Trade Show and Fall Fair as in spite of harvest still taking place, attendance numbers were good. Unity Credit Union and Delta Co-op in partnership presented a remarkable $1,135 to STARS. Unity Public School has their last Book Fair tonight, Thursday, Oct. 17.

UPS will celebrate Education Week with a few activities that include Bus Driver Appreciation Day on Oct. 22. Grade 6 will head to Wilkie for a volleyball tournament. Hal-

loween will be celebrated at UPS, watch for upcoming details.

St. Peter’s School Staff Professional Development – No School Oct. 22 . As part of Education Week, St. Peters will hold their Seniors Tea on Oct. 23 with students holding a formal day that same day. Family Reading Night coincides with jersey day on Oct. 24 and a pancake breakfast on Oct. 25 will combine with PJ day at the school.

At UCHS, Cross country provincials were last weekend, with Reece Gilbert and Graden Rusk competing. Results were not yet known at press time. Warrior football plays tonight in last regular season game

and it looks like a playoff spot is assured. Tomorrow, Oct. 18, the Grade 7 boys and girls volleyball teams will host their home tournaments, while Oct. 19 the junior girls will host their home volleyball tournament. Unity will play host to junior girls volleyball conferences on Oct. 26 with districts also being held in Unity on Oct. 31.

The Unity Curling Club will begin their curling season starting Oct. 2125, which is a free curling week for anyone.

Tickets are soon available for the upcoming fall suppers at St. Peter’s Church on Nov. 3 and Unity United Church on Nov. 16.

Meota quilters looking for new members at the lake

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

I’m not home yet to get results of Norwegian whist played Oct. 11, or Canasta on Oct. 4, but will have them for you next week.

Canasta will be played again Oct. 18, at the Do Drop In at 7 p.m.

Our drive Sunday from McBride to Wetaskiwin was most interesting. It was raining when we left McBride and as we passed through the mountains it was snowing a bit, no slush though.

We saw no animals going west but coming back through the Jasper area there were half a dozen elk near town, then there were herds of goats and sheep and more elk alongside the road. Folks were stopping to take pictures and we took a few. Lunchtime in Jasper also was interesting as people were walking everywhere, many tourists, of course, including from other countries, many in parkas and some with umbrellas. Parking near downtown is impossible so, yes, people are walking!

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The Meota Hall Management Board is a group of eight volunteers who look after the upkeep and management of the Community Complex. There are currently two vacancies. If you have the time and interest to help out, call Irene Caslor at 306441-4191.

The Meota Quilters have a quilt on display at the Credit Union where you can also purchase tickets, or from most businesses in the village. The quilters meet on Mondays in the quilting room in the big hall and are always looking for new members to help out or bring new ideas and learn from their elders.

Final date to purchase tickets will be the night of the Meota Fall Supper on Nov. 3, after which it will be drawn for.

The Fall Supper sponsored by the Catholic

Churches of Vawn, Meota, Edam and Jackfish is being held in the Meota Community Complex on Nov. 3, 5-7 p.m.

Duplicate bridge was played in the Pioneer Hall in the city Oct. 8 with top score going to Alli Hawryliw and Gloria Fehr followed by Norma Asmus and Jane Groves, then Jeannine Beloin and Randy Becker. Oct. 10 saw top score go to Mary Phelps and Gerry Craig, then Vern Iverson and David Sharpe and third were Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan.

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Unreserved Public Farm Auction

D & D Farms Ltd – Danny & Deb Gabruch Battleford, SK | October 24, 2019 · 11 am

2010 & 2009 John Deere 9770STS

2017 John Deere R4038 120 Ft

2011 John Deere 9330

2014 MacDon M155 35 Ft

2002 John Deere 7810

2013 John Deere 1835 50 Ft

2014 Peterbilt PB348

2018 Brandt 7000 Commander 70 Ft

2001 Vermeer 605XL

2014 Batco 15 In x 45 Ft

1991 Michigan Volvo L30

2010 GMC 3500HD Crew Cab 4x4

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Tractors

5.57 ratio, rear box control, Michel’s Electra roll tarp, Brehon remote endgate, twin cyl. hyd hoist, 13,381 kms showing.

1984 International S1900 S/A Grain, s/n 1HTLDTVP0EHA55054, 466, diesel, 5x2, spring susp, 206 in. WB, Grain Master 16 ft steel box, hyd silage end gate, roll tarp, a/c, rear box controls, high lift hyd hoist, silage endgate, rear hitch, rear hyd outlets, 68,968 km showing.

1975 Chevrolet C60 Custom Deluxe S/A Grain, s/n CCE615V162652, 366 V8, 4x2, spring susp, 179 in. WB, Westeel Rosco 15 ft steel box, Shur-Lok roll tarp, 58,968 miles showing.

1951 Chevrolet 1100 S/A Grain, s/n 1114301634, 292 6 cyl, 4 spd, spring susp, 160 in. WB, 11 ft wood box, telescopic hoist, 67,394 miles showing.

2010 GMC 3500HD Crew Cab 4x4, s/n 1GD4K3BK9AF143230, 6.0 L, V8, A/T, a/c, tilt, cruise, p/w, p/l, Multi-Vans Knapheide steel service body w/tool boxes, fire extinguisher, 50,030 kms showing.

2002 Jeep TJ 4x4 Sport Utility Vehicle, s/n Combines & Header 2010 John Deere 9770STS, s/n 1H09770SAA0736891, 615P 1J4FA49S82P747983, 6 cyl, 5 spd, hard top & soft top, 4.0 L, hdr, factory P/U, reverser, VSR, auto HHC, F&A, rock trap, Bullet 119,570 kms showing. rotor, 22 Ft auger, grain tank exts, fine cut chopper, 520/85R38 Trailers duals F, 18.4-26 R, 1129 sep hrs showing, CommandCentre Display, 2012 Canadian Custom Trailers 24 Ft x 8 Ft Tri/A Hi Boy GreenStar ready, 1589 hrs showing.

Flatdeck, s/n 2N9BS2117CS041167, 16 in tires, (3) 7000 lb 2009 John Deere 9770STS, s/n H09770S730128, 615P hdr, axles, oil bath hubs, pintle hitch, elec jack, brakes, lights, (20 Ft s/n H00615P730130, factory P/U, reverser, VSR, auto HHC, F&A, deck + 4 Ft Beavertail). rock trap, 22 Ft auger, grain tank exts, fine cut chopper, 520/85R42 Custombuilt T/A, (2) tool boxes, Air-O-Matic 30 gallon air duals F, 480/85R26 R, 1360 sep hrs showing, CommandCentre compressor, Hobart G-213 gas welder/generator. display, GreenStar ready, 1879 hrs showing.

Seeding, Tillage & Breaking 2010 John Deere 630F HydraFlex 30 Ft Flex, s/n 2013 John Deere 1835 50 Ft Air Drill, s/n 1H00630FCA0736371, to fit John Deere 70 series, P/U reel, 1A81835XPDH750143, floating hitch, 10 in. spacing, dbl hyd F&A, full fingered auger, crop dividers, flex knife, stubble lights. shoot, mid-row banding, 3 in. steel packers, 1910 550 bu 3

2011 John Deere 9330 4WD, s/n 1RW9330PVBP023358, 18 spd powershift, 4 hyd outlets, aux hyd, Firestone radials 710/70R42, duals, inside rear wheel weights, 48 GPM hyd pump capacity, GreenStar ready, 1825 hrs showing.

2002 John Deere 7810 MFWD, s/n RW7810H076207, 16 spd PowrQuad, 2 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 16.9-26 F, 20.8-38 R, (10) 47 kg front weights, 2090 hrs showing.

1979 John Deere 4240 2WD, s/n 4240H011181R, 16 spd quad range, 2 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, rear wheel weights, 4 rib F, 20.8-38 R, inside rear wheel weights, 7960 hrs showing.

1947 John Deere D, s/n 172313, open station, 1 hyd outlet, 540 PTO, 16.9-30 R, 12 Volt ignition.

1945 International Farmall A, s/n 134419, standard, 540 PTO, rear wheel weights, 9-24 R, rear belt pulley, Custombuilt 3pt w/ buzz saw.

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comp’t tow-behind tank, s/n 1A81910HHDJ750700, sgl fan, 4 meters, carbide tipped openers, blockage monitors, 21.5-16.1 F, 520/85R42 duals.

2018 Brandt 7000 Commander 70 Ft Heavy Harrows, s/n 125737, hyd tine adjust, 5/8x28 in tines, carbide tips, 16.5-16.1.

1990 Flexi-Coil 800 48 Ft Chisel Plow Cultivator, s/n Wheel Loader C800A00J030874, floating hitch, 12 in. spacing, 3 bar harrows, 1991 Michigan Volvo L30, s/n L30P71189, Q/C bucket w/ Valmar 2420 granular applicator s/n 2420B016, rear hitch. grapple forks, cab w/heat & A/C, Perkins 4 cyl diesel, automatic 1982 Versatile 1590 24 Ft Tandem Disc, s/n 159082014009, powershift, rear draw pin hitch, 15.5-25, 16,098 hrs showing.

22 in. smooth blades frt blade, 23 in. smooth blades rear blade, Degelman 10 Ft Dozer Blade, quick attach bracket for Michigan 9 in. spacing, medium duty, scrapers. loader.

2014 MacDon M155 35 Ft, s/n 247118, D65-D hdr, s/n 250163, P/U reel, F&A, dbl knife drive, 600/65R28 F, 16.5-16.1 R, gauge wheels, John Deere ATU 200 steering kit, transport kit, header angle/tilt, 384 machine hrs showing, 512 eng hrs showing.

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2014 Peterbilt PB348 T/A Grain, s/n 2NP3LJ9X1EM221684, Paccar PX-9, 350 hp, Allison 3000 RDS-P 6 spd A/T, A/R susp, alum wheels, CIM Ultracel Ultra II 20 ft steel box, Dana DSP41 rear axles,

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Rock-O-Matic 57 Rock Picker, s/n OH78671, 540 PTO, 3 2001 Brandt 4500 Grain Vac, s/n 61268, 1000 PTO, chrome & rubber hose. bat reel, high lift model, tandem axle.

Labtronics 919 Grain Moisture Tester, s/n 21132, Gram Dearborn 2 Bottom Plow, s/n 6882, 3 pth.

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Sprayer & Spreaders Farm King 480 Rotary Grain Cleaner, s/n 9630185, 2 hp 2017 John Deere R4038 120 Ft, s/n 1N04038RAG0174144, & 3 hp elec motors, 8 in. auger.

1000 gal stainless steel tank, radar, 5 nozzle bodies, fence row Gold N Air 4 Hp Aeration Fan, s/n 8206264. nozzles, GS3 2630 display, AutoTrac SF1 activation, StarFire 6000 Gold N Air 4 Hp Aeration Fan, s/n 8205031. receiver, hyd axle adj, Firestone 380/90R46, sectional control, Denouden 7.5 Hp Aeration Fan, s/n 86C34, 24 in. chemical inductor, fresh water tank, air compressor, front fill w/ filter, remote spray test, CommandView II Plus cab, BoomTrac Pro, Pull Scrapers LED lighting, 451 hrs showing showing.

2014 Landoll 1632RS Pull Type, s/n 12D1405853, 32 in.

(4) Trelleborg TM800 650/65R38 Sprayer Tires, to fit John x 16 ft moldboard, 4 way hyd angle, 19L-16.1, rear steer option.

Deere R4038 sprayer, John Deere rims.

Precision Farming New Holland 791 18 Ft T/A Manure, 540 PTO, single beater, John Deere GS2 2600 Display, SF1 activation. wood floor, 10.00x20.

John Deere StarFire 3000 Receiver.

New Holland 790 18 Ft T/A Manure, 540 PTO, single beater, Livestock Equipment wood floor, 10.00x20.

2002 Norac FS6L8-14WPC7 8 Ft x 14 Ft Scale, s/n Baler & Haying Equipment 632618-9, 6000 Kg max cap, wood floor, 2000 Digital scale head.

2 0 01 Ve r m e e r 6 0 5 X L R o u n d B a l e r, s / n New Holland Whirl-A-Feed 40 Feed Blower, s/n 741412, 1VTV141M621001596, 1000 PTO, gathering wheels, Accu-Bale 1000 PTO. Plus (silage model), 13.50-15, bale ejector, air bags. Massey New Holland Whirl-A-Feed 30 Feed Blower, s/n 333390, Ferguson 37 12 Ft Hay Rake, s/n 1283005574, roll-a-bar.

1000 PTO. Morris 881 Hay Hiker Bale Wagon, s/n 2068, hyd driven, Light Towers tandem axle, RH load.

2006 Allmand Bros. Night-Lite Pro Portable, s/n Grain Handling Equipment 5AEAA1407H00231, Kubota 3 cyl, diesel, 4 lights, pintle 2014 Batco 15 In. x 45 Ft Grain Conveyor, s/n 159400, hitch, 2000 lb single axle, Arctic Special, 8222 hrs showing.

Kohler Command Pro, 29 hp, 4 wheel mover, S-drive (soft start Landscape Equipment elec clutch).

2016 Brandt 1070 10 In. x 70 Ft Mechanical Swing Grain 2006 Kubota F2560 72 In. Front Mount Landscape Mower, Auger, s/n 119967, 540 PTO, dual auger in hopper, reverser, s/n 82459, 3 cyl, diesel.

Dearborn 72 In. 3 Point Hitch Cultivator Landscape 205/75D15.

2010 Sakundiak SLMD12-2200 12 In. x 72 Ft Mechanical Cultivator, s/n 1229.

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Borden Friendship Club holds harvest tea

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

The Borden Friendship Club held their harvest tea Oct. 10 along with a bake sale and raffle draw.

The room was tastefully decorated with fall leaves, sheaves, burlap vases filled with fall flowers and the poster wall had “Let Us Be Thankful For a Bountiful Harvest.” There were not too many out for the tea but the club still realized close to $260 from the tea, bake sale and 50/50 with the proceeds going to Borden Fire and Rescue, which is to be given to Inga, a fellow firefighter who is in hospital after a vehicle accident. The quilt raffle had a profit of $813,

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of which $406.50 will be donated to the Borden Care Home and the balance of $406.50 to Borden Fire and Rescue. Winning the 50/50 of $40 was Jean Sawchyn, the quilt went to Darren Garrett, the lap throw to Kay Leech and the hot pads to Tanya Hudson. The quilt top had been donated by Rita Smith and Jackie Meister and Jean Sawchyn quilted it with the lap throw and quilted hot pads made and donated by Evelyn Skarra.

Winning door prizes from Radisson were Doreen Parker, Jeanine Fast and Gary Kilenko and from Borden Martha Rempel, Sandra Long, Brenda Tumbach, Eleanor Walton, Anne Palmer, Jean Brooke, Karen Barkman, Jean Sawchyn, Lenna Balon, Julia Bezugly, Ilene and Ivan Youchezin and Tom Hrenkiw.

The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly business meeting on Oct. 9 with reports from the various committees. The Borden Community Centre Preservation Committee will be catering to the Christmas turkey supper Dec. 4 in the club room.

Members get a discount on the meal. The club has

Help for Radisson’s pool Submitted

The Radisson Recreation Association received a donation from Cargill North Battleford Terminal for $5,000 - Lorelei Dumont of Cargill, Kaity Kettenbach of Cargill, Linda Hosegood of the Radisson Recreation Association and Alison Tomiyama of Cargill. Photo submitted

The Radisson Recreation Association has received a donation from Cargill North Battleford Terminal through their program Cargill Cares in the amount of $5,000.

Linda Hosegood, vice president of the Radisson Recreation Association, says the donation was put towards interior renovations to Radission’s swimming pool building.

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applied for a grant from Affinity Credit Union and Brenda Tumbach explained what has been done to date to landscape the east side of the Borden Community Centre if we get a grant. At the potluck supper Oct. 30, entertaining will be Don Balzer, singing and playing piano. Following the meeting a representative from Parkville Manor, Diane Katsiris, spoke about the home of the Underage Senior, which has respite units for short stays in the city, and she provided the doughnuts and coffee for lunch. The club is starting their Kaiser tournaments on Oct. 12 and 29 in the club room at 7 p.m. and everyone is welcome to drop in and play for a nominal manages a rural outdoor swimming pool providing swimming lessons and recreation for children and adults during the summer months. It is also an employment opportunity for teens and young adults to teach swimming lessons and life guard. the philosophy is to provide a safe, clean and healthy environment for patrons and staff, promoting swimming education and recreation for the community and the surrounding rural area.

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