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Prelim hearing for man charged with murder of Tiki Laverdiere underway

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By Lisa Joy Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Battlefords News-Optimist The preliminary hearing for a man accused of murder in the death of Tiki Laverdiere began in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday.

Jesse Sangster, 23, of Edmonton, is charged with first-degree murder. He is also charged with kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a vehicle.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions there are only seven seats available in the gallery, besides the sheriff’s seat. One seat is reserved for an RCMP officer from the Major Crimes Unit, two seats for the family of Laverdiere, two seats for Sangster’s family, one seat for a lawyer representing the other co-accused, and one seat for the media.

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The preliminary hearing for Jesse Sangster of Edmonton began in North Battleford Provincial Court Sept. 28. (Facebook photo)

must wear masks throughout the proceedings, except for Judge Kevin Hill who sits behind a clear plastic sheet.

Sangster appeared in person Monday. He wore orange prison clothes and sat in the far corner of the enclosed prisoner’s box.

Monday, Crown Prose-

cutor Chris Browne called one witness to the stand, whom he questioned all morning.

In the afternoon, Sangster’s defence lawyer Rebecca Crookshanks cross-examined the witness. The evidence presented at the hearing, however, is protected under a publication ban.

The preliminary hearing, scheduled for three weeks, is being held to determine whether Sangster will face trial for first-degree murder in the death of Laverdiere in 2019. Sangster has pleaded not guilty and none of the charges have been proven in court.

He has been in custody since his arrest July 2019.

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After several years of work over several summers, the underground and asphalt work on all of 100th Street is now complete. The final portion of work, which saw the road from 12th Avenue to 15th Avenue blocked off, has been completed “on time and under budget” according to Mayor Ryan Bater. On Tuesday, Bater (second from left) along with councillors Greg Lightfoot, Kelli Hawtin and Kent Lindgren cut the ribbon to officially open the street again to traffic. Photo by John Cairns

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election day is monday november 9th, 2020

New for Election 2020

MAIL-IN BALLOTS

All Eligible voters may vote by mail. The Mail-In Ballot option allows voters a contact free way to vote.

Mail-in Ballot applications are available online.

Applications will be accepted starting September 1, 2020 at North Battleford City Hall. Your completed ballot must be received by 8:00 pm on Election Day, November 9th, 2020.

ONE POLL AT ONE LOCATION Having only one poll with several marking stations will lessen the wait time for voters. This offers a first come first serve voting system.

VOTE TABULATING MACHINES Vote Tabulating Machines will enable the City to have an almost instant vote tally at the end of election day. No more ballot counting for election workers. No more waiting for hours to find out who won the election.

COVID-19 protocols Voting Safely Is Our Priority

Elections North Battleford is following SHA Public Health Guidelines. Voters are encouraged to bring a mask to wear at the polls. Other safety precautions include: ∙ Hand sanitizing stations when entering and exiting the poll ∙ Masks and protective shields for election officials ∙ Shared surfaces regularly sanitized ∙ Single use pens provided to each voter ∙ Social distancing markers at 6-foot intervals ∙ Masks available for voters upon request

election day poll

Civic Centre - Lower Auditorium 1902-104th Street Monday, November 9th 9:00 am to 8:00 pm The Civic Centre allows for separate points of entry and exit on voting day and also has the amount of indoor space available to maintain physical distancing.

We will have the ability to streamline ballot marking stations while keeping our voters in a warm safe environment.

The Election Team is taking precautions to ensure safe physical distancing and sanitizing measures are in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Mail-in Ballot application Applications for mail-in ballots are accepted between September 1 and November 6.

All Eligible voters may vote by mail.

1. The Mail-In Ballot application package is available on the City’s website www.cityofnb.ca/vote.html Print them off and submit: · In-Person to the Returning Officer at City Hall 1291-101st Street; · By Mail: Returning Officer - City of North Battleford; PO Box 460; North Battleford SK. S9A 2Y6 · By Electronic means to: elections@cityofnb.ca 2. Mail-In Ballot application requirements: · Fill in the Voter Registration Form · Have your ID established by providing: one piece of ID issued by the Government of Canada, Government of Saskatchewan, a municipality or a government agency that contains a photograph of the applicant voter, his or her name, address and signature; or two pieces of information prescribed in Table 1, Appendix D of the Local Government Election Regulations, 2015, each of which establishes the name and: (a) at least one of which establishes the address of the applicant; and (b) at least one of which bears the signature of the applicant. · Send your signed voter registration form and a copy the ID(s) used to verify your eligibility to vote, to the City of North Battleford: by email, fax, in-person or secure drop box.

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3. If you do not have a printer and would like to apply for a mail-in ballot, contact the Returning Officer to pick up a printed application package or apply in person.

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4. Ballots will be mailed out with instructions and need to be received by the Returning Officer at North Battleford City Hall before 8:00 pm on Election Day (November 9, 2020) in order to be counted.

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How to cast your ballot

1. Mark your ballot. i. Completely fill in the oval next to your selection. ii. Review your ballot iii. If you make an error while marking your ballot, take your ballot back to the issuing election official.

The election official will give you a new one. iv. Place your ballot into the secrecy sleeve provided.

2. Take your ballot to an election official, who will insert your ballot into the secure tabulating machine i. Your ballot can be inserted in any direction ii. Do not fold your ballot 3. Confirm your ballot. i. A “Thank You for Voting” message will appear to confirm your ballot has been cast.

4. Once you have voted, please follow the directions to exit.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Nomination period is September 22nd to October 7, 2020.

Nomination papers will be received from September 22 to October 6, 2020, during regular office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and on Nomination Day, October 7, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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www.cityofnb.ca/vote.html Our website has information for voters, with important dates, times, locations and details of what you need to vote.

It will list all the candidates running for Mayor or Councillor.

Our website contains key information and forms for potential candidates.

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Demolition order upheld on 106th Street

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

A long-standing eyesore on 106th Street in North Battleford looks like it will finally see the wrecking ball.

On Monday, council unanimously upheld a demolition order on a property at 1102-106th Street.

Property owner Zia Homes Ltd. had appealed the demolition order, asking for more time to repair it from outside and inside.

But the property has posed problems for years, and administration made clear their belief that the property was not likely to be repaired up to standard.

Public health had placarded the property on Oct. 10, 2000, citing broken window panes, wires hanging loosely in the basement and no floor coverings on the hallway floor, according to a city memo.

The property was placarded again on September 17, 2008 and on Oct. 22 of that year was recommended to council to be demolished as “unsanitary and unfit for human occupation.” But the placard was

removed on Nov. 20.

It was then inspected again in 2020 as part of the derelict properties in North Battleford. At council Monday, City Planner Ryan Mackrell showed pictures from the building inspector of the state of the building, which was in considerable disrepair.

According to a copy of the demolition order, the building was described as being in “severely substandard condition” with broken windows, missing siding, broken doors and boarded up windows and doors. The garage was not secure and the left hand corner connected to the house was no longer stable.

The inside of the house was not in good shape at all, according to the building inspector.

“The property is kind of past that renovation stage,” said Mackrell. A building permit has never been taken out on the property so “general repairs have never happened at this property.”

The demolition order was due Oct. 1, 2020, and Mackrell said administration had “no reason” to believe the property would be

repaired or fixed.

Council agreed unanimously it was time to demolish the building. Mayor Ryan Bater noted there had been numerous complaints about the property from neighbours over the years.

Councillor Greg Lightfoot noted nothing had been done at the property since 2008 and felt they had to uphold the demolition order.

“There’s been nothing but complaints on this building for the last ten years that I know of,” said Lightfoot. “I think it’s time to go.”

Councillor Kelli Hawtin questioned why it hadn’t been addressed earlier, asking “have we let this property slip through the cracks at some point.”

Mackrell suggested this might have been one of the properties where “the benefit of the doubt was given to the property owner too much.”

It was noted procedures to deal with derelict properties have improved. Fire chief Lindsay Holm noted that Public Health will now notify the fire department with respect to those

A screenshot of City Planner Ryan Mackrell’s presentation to North Battleford city council members regarding a property at 1102-106th Street. Screenshot by John Cairns

orders, and also noted the nuisance abatement bylaw had changed significantly to allow them to issue orders on these properties as well.

City Manager Randy Patrick also noted a big change now is that council has told administration to deal with these buildings.

Patrick also indicated this wasn’t the only derelict property they would address.

“We have more to come” he said.

Bater noted dealing with derelict buildings is now a council priority. He said they have seen more action on derelict properties in the last three months than “probably my entire time (on council), certainly the last several years.”

Councillor Kent Lindgren directed his fire towards the property’s owners for failing to do any upgrades over 20 years while still renting it out.

He called it “quite insulting, I think, to us as a

council and our community. And so I will be happy to vote in favor of this demolition order happening quickly.”

As for when the property will be demolished, Mackrell said after Oct. 1 they will have the “ability and the right to knock the property down.” They were to get in touch with the property owner about following through with the demolition order, and to be prepared after Oct. 1 to “do it ourselves.”

Battlefords council races drawing candidates

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

There is still a week to go for nominations to be filed but as of press time on Wednesday there are seven names running in the North Battleford council race.

The first to enter were school counsellor and swim coach Matthew Parker, incumbents Kent Lindgren and Kelli Hawtin, and former Battlefords Chamber of Commerce and Rotary president Warren Williams. Since

then, three more have filed papers: Dennis Mercer entered the race on Friday. According to his profile, he has devoted the past 20 years to teaching at John Paul II Collegiate, coaching high school sports and clubs, and sinking roots into the community for his family.

“Despite its rough reputation, I believe North Battleford is a great city to lay down roots, to grow and prosper, to raise a family.

I am keenly interested in serving on council in support of this ideal.”

Clay Lazar has worked as a firefighter and paramedic in the community and has identified poverty, homelessness, substance abuse, crime and gangs as issues. On the city’s website he states that if elected “I will bring the focus on providing resources for these issues, so we can help and support the people that need it most. When the core of a community is stable, our community and people can prosper.”

George Plews works as a letter carrier for Canada Post and previously for

Nav Canada as a Flight Service Specialist for 35 years. He has lived in North Battleford the last 30 years. According to his profile at the city’s website he says he would like the city to be more business friendly, says tax increases “have been reasonable and I hope they stay that way,” and wants to change the city’s image.

“North Battleford has been seen negatively in the media, and I want to change that.”

Six seats are available on North Battleford coun-

cil.

There will be a contested race for mayor in the City of North Battleford.

Lois Laing is the third candidate to officially file nomination papers to run.

Laing is running against incumbent Mayor Ryan Bater and David Gillan, who have both filed papers.

The town council race in Battleford is under way with a number of candidates having filed their nominations as of Monday morning.

So far, incumbent Ames Leslie is the only candidate

in the mayor’s race. As of Monday six candidates had filed for council: Incumbents Kevin Russell, Judy Pruden, Doug Laing, Shelley Boutin-Gervais and Gordon Yarde and newcomer Richard (Rick) Zarowny.

There will be at least one new member on Battleford council. Susan McLean Tady will not be running again after three council terms.

Candidates have until Oct. 7 to file their nomination papers. The election is Monday, Nov. 9.

Preliminary hearing for man charged with murder underway Continued from Page 1 of a vehicle. They include Jesse Sangster, 23, of Edmonton, Soaring Eagle Whitstone, 33, of Onion Lake Cree Nation, Shayla Orthner, 27, of North Battleford, Danita Thomas, 32, of North Battleford, Nicole Cook, 37, of Edmonton, Nikita Sandra Cook, 32, of

Edmonton, and Charles St. Savard, 33, of Edmonton.

Three people were charged with accessory to murder after the fact. They include Brent Checkosis, 18, of North Battleford, Mavis Quinn Takakenew, 55, of North Battleford, and Samuel Takakenew, 36, of Edmonton.

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Laverdiere was reported missing to Battlefords RCMP May 12, 2019, after her family last heard from her on May 1, 2019.

Her body was found July 11, 2019, during an RCMP ground search in a rural area outside of North Battleford. She was in North Battleford April 2019

for the funeral of Tristen Cook-Buckle, 20, which was held on Thunderchild First Nation.

Sangster, on his Facebook page, said he is Cook-Buckle’s “brother.”

Nicole Cook is the mother of Tristen Cook-Buckle.

Mavis Takakenew is the mother of Nicole Cook.

And Samuel Takakenew is the son of Mavis Takakenew.

Two of the 10 charged have been sentenced for their part in Laverdiere’s murder. Brent Checkosis was sent to prison for seven years on charges of accessory after the fact to murder. Mavis Takakenew

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Commentary

Trudeau has eroded Canada’s place in the world

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.

The image of the hip and virtuous leader that some media and voters hold of our prime minister is not what leaders of other nations see

By Marco Navarro-Genie

Senior Fellow / Frontier Centre for Public Policy

T H E B AT T L E F O R D S

After boastfully declaring that he would enhance Canada’s place on the international scene, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed in his bid to secure a United Nations Security Council seat. Canada’s place in the world has been effectively eroded under his watch.

Foreign policy matters, so Trudeau is right in drawing attention to it in his mandate. Canada has had a record of being a good global citizen and offered the peaceful model of a tolerant cosmopolitan society with an independent hybrid legal system inside a bilingual framework.

This was an admirably attractive image to countries around the world and it opened avenues of influence to those mired in various forms of tyranny.

In addition, the lack of an imperious past gave Canada an advantage over countries like France and Britain, Russia or the United States.

But under the current Liberal government, Global Affairs Canada became a wing of the virtue-signalling mill, more interested in projecting progressiveness than in achieving policy ends. Ironically for an image-infatuated regime, there wasn’t much consideration of the consequences of incessantly projecting wokeness.

There have been consequences.

Take Canada’s relations with China, soured from the start by the prime minister’s wokeness. Aggravating relations for the sake of promoting human rights might be a worthy objective, but publicly shaming the proudly authoritarian culture of the Chinese Communist Party for not being progressive enough about the number of women in decision-making roles was ridiculously unwise.

The much-touted strength in diversity morphed into self-righteous Canadian cultural superiority. The blunders resulting from it are too long to recount here but consider the trip to India, the largest democracy and the second most populated country in the world.

The condescending cultural appropriation in the incessant dress-up earned Canada’s prime minister India’s scorn. The insulting arrival without calling on the Indian prime minister right away. Bringing to India an IndoCanadian chef to cook Indian meals for the Canadian first family. Any of these deliberate actions would have caused sufficient damage to relations with India.

The image of the hip and virtuous leader that the media and voters in Central and Eastern Canada largely hold of our prime minister is not what leaders of other nations see. Many who have encountered Trudeau in international dealings have not been impressed. Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull described

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Trudeau in his memoirs as “flaky.”

Politics may be, as Kenneth Minogue once wrote, “a theatre of illusions.” It projects images and sounds to an audience and typically entertains them. But to those who work in the business of crafting their performances and producing similar entertainment, the illusions are less impressive. Flashy socks impressed the Davos crowd but had no effect on Turnbull, who expected skills, persuasive policies and ideas.

Absent persuasive skills, power and bribery could do.

But Canada has extraordinarily little of the first and not a lot of the second. Influence for UN positions is pushed in pledges of contracts, donations and grants, which brings us back to credibility. Those who are experienced in politics know that integrity lies in the space between what one says and what one does.

Trudeau (much like former U.S. president Barack Obama, though significantly less articulate) is prolific at saying and not terribly good at doing.

The self-proclaimed feminist (someone who is supportive and respectful of women) has elbowed a female parliamentarian, and fired from cabinet and evicted from his party the only Indigenous female cabinet member for upholding the law and acting on her conscience.

After proclaiming Canada to be a model of multiculturalism and tolerance for minorities, Trudeau has donned blackface makeup more times than he could count, denigrating people of colour, declared Canada to be a genocidal state, tacitly supports the fantasy that Canada was founded as a racist state, and recently condemned national institutions and the federal police for being systemically racist.

That Trudeau received less votes than former prime minister Stephen Harper in pursuit of the same UN objective is a heavy humiliation, largely self-inflicted.

Almost single-handedly, Trudeau has torn down the image of Canada as a tolerant model.

Marco Navarro-Génie is a senior fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and president of the Haultain Research Institute.

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Letter

Throne Speech

Dear Editor Rump pomp and circumstance and amateur dramatics seem out of touch at this time. The speech was too long, non-toxic and was read like a bedtime story – I dozed off. It seems that the ship of state is not changing course and that we will have to weather the second wave as best we can. Financial life – lines will be available.

The 21-gun salute could have been limited to 19 leaving two for Thanksgiving and Christmas. There was no green fly-past as replacement planes are still awaited.

Every day, Dr. Tam, a personification of misery, tells that we are all doomed. It was unnecessary for Winston Trudeau to give a Churchillian free time wartime national alarm address. This speech and a later one for the U.N. was Oscar- and vote-winning. He was “hosted”

by Madame La Flamme from her backyard in contrast to the earlier state event. Noise abatement meant no band or bugles but maybe in future she will be in her hot tub or bubble bath.

Apparently, we are all to be herded like sheep into the middle-class pen. This sounds acceptable until you realize the NDP wealth tax will trap us there. Escapees beware – we have been reminded many times that the government has our backs.

R.H. Wood North Battleford * This letter has been fact- and spell-checked with palindromes deleted where possible and additional pages redacted. All rights and wrongs are reserved.

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WH Questions

By Helen Row Toews Language arts classes have begun in schools everywhere, and I’m glad. Of course, I’m not a student.

I’m not staring into space as my teacher explains the elements of a narrative.

I’m not doodling a picture of Super Mario as the teacher delivers a lesson on writing WH questions (who, what, where, when and why). Therefore, in honor of the children I help to write each day, I’ve decided to join them. Here follows an alternate version of WH questions.

Who in the world would grin from ear to ear while flushing water up their nose? Yet recently I saw several delighted people do just that on a television advertisement promoting nasal irrigation implements. As they

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tilted their heads back with a smile, and allowed a cup of salty brine to pass unhindered through their nasal cavities, they looked positively radiant. Is that even possible? Am I missing something? I’m not saying it’s not beneficial, I’m saying it can’t possibly warrant such expressions of joy.

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Are you listening?

Dear Editor A number of years ago, local raconteur and experienced agricultural parts purveyor Bob Frolek warned me that the wild boar epidemic was coming to our area. It was with this in mind whilst flipping through the contents pages of Clint Emerson’s (Navy Seal ret.) book 100 Deadly Skills I was intrigued by the second, “Escape a Wild Boar Attack” and decided to buy the book.

The other 99 skills vary from building a fire and a shelter to finding food and water in a survival situation. There is even a section about surviving a pandemic that recommends using a silk tie or scarf for a mask if a medical mask is not available. This book was published in 2016.

Can anyone out there tell me why in 2020 our medical pooh-bahs did not suggest wearing a mask right at the start of COVID-19? It appears Mr. Emerson missed the most important survival skill of all, “How to Survive Our Politicians.”

As an afternote, I had two wild boar in my yard recently, on a very foggy morning, along with two very excited dogs and a firearm (it certainly wasn’t a 5.56 NATO or 9mm!) that may or may not be on our current politicians’ naughty list. I live, my dogs live, and the boars live, but, “Ottawa, are you listening?”

Tom Lamont Maidstone

criminals watch? Husband Tom and I saw The Equalizer this week. It’s an action thriller focussing on an ex-marine turned vigilante. As we watched each scene of mayhem unfold, I thought of the criminals that were either shot, stabbed, skewered, lacerated, crushed or choked to death. People like films where the good

guy triumphs, but would bad guys want to see this?

Wouldn’t they commiserate with the crooks? Feel for the felons? Hope for the hoods? So, what do they watch?

Where are the editorials, news articles and magazine pieces that don’t cite people’s age? Is this information really relevant? Must we know that the perpetrator of a crime was 38? Is it important to understand the winner of a car was 53? I can think of only one instance where knowing someone’s age might be interesting, one day, long from now; Helen Row Toews, 98-year-old Canadian writer, was last seen boarding a Boeing 747 for Europe. Her exact whereabouts are unknown.

When is it okay to be completely honest with someone? I worked with a man who spent each day talking about his garden.

He spoke lovingly of shrubs, perennials and

fruit trees, before waxing eloquent over soil type and fertilizer, the merits of compost, raised beds and proper drainage. That’s why, when he downsized his plot and offered me his castoffs, I happily agreed.

I backed up to his house and hopped out to find him already loading plants into my truck; 73 of them actually. Each one precisely the same as the last — all garlic chives. When would anyone, ever want 73 garlic chive plants?

But did I tell him this was madness? Order him to stop? Ask him to give his head a shake? Nope. I thanked him kindly, drove home and swept all but five into a field.

Why are all the actors in romantic movies either ruggedly handsome or drop-dead gorgeous?

Heck, even the taxi driver in scene two, a guy rolling past the camera in a garbage truck and a woman walking her dog were

unbelievably attractive.

This is not reality! Why are all the chunky, plain folks like me excluded?

Why has the average person not been involved?

Why has no one with an uneven complexion been employed? Or folks with bad haircuts or big feet? I call discrimination!

Thus concludes my tirade using WH questions.

While not quite what the teachers had in mind, it’ll have to do. Perhaps you have a few yourself?

Helen has lived on the family farm near Marshall much of her life. She works as a writer, EA and bus driver for her local school.

This, along with her love of the Canadian prairies, travel and all things humorous, is what she draws from to write these tales.

To find more of Helen’s stories or to order Prairie Wool books please go to myprairiewool.com or Amazon.ca

Halloween is on in North Battleford Staff

The City of North Battleford has issued a statement saying it “will not be legislating restrictions on Halloween. The City will follow all public health advice and restrictions set by the Government of Saskatchewan.”

The city states that since COVID-19 entered Saskatchewan, they have

been “committed to following the expert public health measures and advice from the Provincial Government.”

More information can be found at the province’s website www. saskatchewan.ca/covid19 , where the province has released some new guidance as to how Halloween should be conducted this Oct. 31 including social-

distancing measures and the use of hand sanitizers when going out trick or treating. One of the rec-

ommendations is that the treats collected should not be touched for 72 hours after they are received.

This paper is proudly printed locally in Estevan.

Correction A July 30, 2020, story “Trial set for North Battleford man charged with first-degree murder of Mark Jonson” stated, “In April 2020 Nicholas Buck consented to go straight to trial and waived his right to have a preliminary hearing in North Battleford Provincial Court.

This is incorrect. Mr. Buck

wanted a preliminary hearing on the first-degree murder charge. The Crown, however, proceeded by way of direct indictment.”

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Dennis Cann: His extraordinary musical journey I first met Dennis Cann in 1985 when he and his band, Alias, played for the Battlefords Athletic Club’s (which I owned) big extravaganza, The BAC SUPERDANCE. Great evening, largely because of a great band.

Paradoxically, the folks in these parts do not know much about Dennis and his music. They remember him as a lawyer and later as a crown prosecutor and Queen’s Counsel which is appointed by the Iieutenant governor of Saskatchewan on behalf of the Queen. It is not often that you will find a crown prosecutor who also played, and plays, in rock and country bands – and does it like he’s the best in the business. Not only that, he was a producer, finally operating his own studio I have written approximately 200 articles and letters (all of which were submitted to the editor of the News Optimist Regional Optimist (85,000 circulation). In every case I wrote about someone or a situation in the third person.

This essay will be different. Dennis will write his autobiography in the first person. I and Jayne Foster (News Optimist editor) will edit Dennis’s paper. The following represents Dennis’s life story, and in particular,

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Richard W. Hiebert, Ph.D President, Battlefords Heritage Society

his extraordinary musical journey: I was born on March 7, 1950, to Roy Cann and (nee) June Pederson at Assiniboia. Our family subsequently moved to Outlook.

I received my grade school and high school education at the local school. During my high school years, two things dominated my life (one of them was not school life, although I was a reasonably good student): sports and music.

I can say with confidence that what I lacked in height, I more than made up for it with quickness and determination. I wasn’t tall, as I’ve said. But I was good. I played, baseball, hockey, basketball, volleyball and badminton and ran track and field. Most of my friends were taller but they accepted me.

My musical beginning began when I was 14. My parents bought a piano for my older sister, Bonnie. I pestered them until they

agreed to get me lessons.

I achieved a grade eight Royal Conservatory standing which also gave me a grade 12 credit. The Myrol boys (Rick, Keith, and Myles) had moved to town.

They were extremely gifted singers with impeccable harmonies.

They were also multitalented on an array of instruments. Keith was my age; we did everything together - baseball, hockey, volleyball. Rick was the oldest. Keith (was age 12) and Rick had a dance band, with both singing and Keith drumming and Rick on guitar. Other local high school buddies rounded out the band.

When Rick left school, and moved away, Keith, myself and three other school buddies formed our first band. I was only14 when I started on drums.

Keith taught me how to play, and taught the other boys their instruments.

In a few months we were playing for dances. A year

The Reactions: Jim Neve, Dennis Cann, Keith Myrol, Rick Myrol.

later, Rick relocated back to Outlook and our band disbanded since Keith was required to play with his older brother. His mother insisted that Keith had to go back on drums (he had been playing lead guitar with us).

Soon thereafter, Keith asked me to join the new band and play keyboards which were just becoming an integral part of rock music. So I bought a little red Farisa keyboard and amplifier (like the Doors).

Rick sang and played guitar, Keith sang and played drums, Jim Neve sang and played bass. I was on keyboards. We formed the Reactions and over the next five years, we became one of the best bands in the province. We became very successful financially.

Rick and Jim made a living playing music. Keith and I were still in high school.

My parents wouldn’t let me spend much of the money, but I had bonds saved which eventually helped pay my way through university. At this point, we decided to invest in new equipment. I bought a Hammond organ and electric piano. We had a large bus and three roadies. We were one of the first acts to be signed by Actron Agencies (owned and operated

by Dave Tkatchuk and his wife). Actron Agencies was

the first agency to book rock bands in the province (Dave later became Senator Dave Tkatchuk).

The best band in Saskatchewan in the late sixties was Kenny Shields and Witness (later becoming Streetheart, and later still, Loverboy). Kenny Shields was a great guy and he was also a small town Saskatchewan boy. Kenny took us under his wing, giving us great advice and helping us get gigs. We often played with Kenny Shields and Witness – double gigs.

Sadly, Kenny was in serious car accident near the University of Saskatchewan. So Kenny’s band disbanded as he was laid up for a long time recuperating. Fortunately, Kenny did make a comeback and had a successful career with Streetheart. I have to say, everything considered, Kenny was the best front man and entertainer I ever saw. But I should add that everything I really needed to know about music, I learned from the Myrols and Jim. One of the many gigs we played with Kenny and Witness was at the Saskatoon Exhibition Main Stage. Also headlining was the Electric Prunes from Los Angeles. As aside point, in the stands that night was a 14-yearold girl who thought the

short, blonde keyboard player was cute (I was). We were married five years later. Terry Lynn has been my wife for 48 years, the mother of our children and my best friend.

The early seventies saw a major change in music venues in Saskatchewan.

The legal drinking age was reduced from 21 years to 18 and then to 19. This ushered in nightclubs for rock and roll bands. At this time, Keith and I had graduated and we went on to the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. Jim Neve graduated from university but moved to Calgary (as did half of Saskatchewan) to seek his fame and fortune. Rick Myrol got married and settled down but got back into music later. I didn’t play music for the first two years of university, but by third year I was getting the itch again. So I formed a band in Saskatoon called Steppe Brother, with Bruce Leach on vocals and guitar, Randy Myrol (cousin) on vocals and lead guitar, Jerry Bartzen on vocals and bass, Rod Olson on lead vocals and drums, and myself on keyboards. I was the only one who did not sing. I had learned from the Myrols how valuable vocals were. So I built the band around the singers.

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Once we got the studio up and running, I realized I needed to learn a lot more about the music business.

At that time, Saskatchewan did not have much organization in the recording business so I took out a membership in the Alberta Recording Industry Association to attend seminars and workshops for learning opportunities.

I also joined the Los Angeles Song Writers Association. I couldn’t make the meetings, of course, but they taped the seminars of the top professional writers, which I purchased.

I also approached others in Saskatchewan to form the Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association (Blaine Wilkins and Glen Ens from Saskatoon and Rob Bryington from Regina and myself).

The Association later morphed into Saskatchewan Music.

During the 80s, a groundswell of country music became evident – jamborees, festivals, in uptown country music bars, and so forth. Country radio grew exponentially provincially and across Canada during the 80s. We all knew talented people in country music, and with assistance from the SRIA we approached musicians from across the province to form the Saskatchewan Country Music Association.

By this time, the John Lindsay Band and I had parted ways (amicabily). I was approached by a young bee keeper from Hepburn, Saskatchewan , Ian Eaton.

He was an extremely fine singer and a natural entertainer.

We came up with a plan and formed the band Ian Eaton and Battle River (Ian lead vocals and rhythm guitar and keyboards, Pat Smith vocals and bass, Tim Heese vocals and lead guitar, Doug Hergott lead guitar, and later Gord Hildebrandt lead guitar, Geoff Hildebrandt vocals and drums, and later Rick VanDusen, drums, and Dean Caplan keyboards. I concentrated on management and song writing. I was also too busy with law to stay out until three a.m.

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Continued from Page 6 The average person may not be able to tell the difference between a good guitar player and a great one, but they can tell the difference between an OK singer and a great one. Steppe Broher was booked solid at Yip’s and Jack’s, two of the top night clubs in Saskatoon at the time. This allowed me to remain in Saskatoon at the university, and Terry Lynn was able to finish her nursing degree.

I also played in a band called Deacon Brody until I went back to the university full time. I was musing about what kind of a career I should pursue. I applied and was accepted into the Masters of Business Administration and Law. I decided to give Law a chance.

I didn’t play during my law school days, or upon graduation.

When I moved to North Battleford to article with Maher and Lindgren and later became a partner with Maher, Lindgren, Blais and Cann.

I stayed in private practice for a number of years until my friend, Dave Arnot (Head Crown Prosecutor), was appointed as judge. I was offered a position with the Crown Prosecutor’s Office where I stayed until my retirement.

After a few years of practicing law, I got the itch to start playing again. I started slowly and played with a number of bands. As it turned out, the Battlefords had a large number of talented singers and musicians, with whom I had the privilege and pleasure to play (in various combinations and band names). These included: the Hildebrandt Brothers (Gord, Corey, Jeff); the Edlins (Bill, Kellie, Linda); Free Spirit with Angie Delaire and Larry Knibbs; Peter Kingsmill with Pat Smith on bass and Duane Heintz on fiddle and steel; Battle Creek with Larry Knibbs, Bryan Wappel, Walter Korolchuk and Don Toovey.

I also played with a number of acts and played with house bands at many

jamborees. One of the bands I played with in the 80s was Alias (Sheila Rigby, lead vocals, Gord Hildebrandt, lead guitar, Walter Loch, bass, Mike Parent drums, and Linda Edlin and Terry Parent back-up vocals. We played many rodeos for the Kinsmen Club and other major events in the region.

We also entered a Battle of the Bands contest in Lloydminster. We entered in both rock and country categories. We won in the country and came second in the rock category. The prize was a 45 recording.

We recorded an original and a cover tune. The recording was done in Saskatoon.

This experience gave me the rationale and incentive to get into the recording and producing business. So I partnered with Gord Hildebrand, Pat Smith, Tim Heese, Larry Knibbs and Angie Delaire to form NB Studios. We recorded a number of artists from Saskatchewan and beyond. I can’t list them all but some of the notables were Lorrie Church, Angie Delaire, Double Portion, The John Lindsay (Lindsay Parkinson) Band and Ian Eaton and Battle River.

The studio led me to a talented singer/songwriter, an excellent vocalist, Lindsay John Parkinson. We formed the John Lindsay Band with Lindsay on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Pat Smith on vocals and bass, Tim Heese on vocals and lead guitar, Mike Tetrault on drums, and myself on keyboards. We got serious about writing and recording and had a number of successes across Canada. We had a number 15 song (“lf I know you”) on the Canadian Country charts. We were the subject of a CBC video, performed on the Tommy Hunter Show, played three times at the Big Valley Jamboree, and we opened for a number of artists including Tanya Tucker, Dr. Hook, and many top Canadian Artists. I would like to acknowledge CJNB Radio, the Dekker family, Doug Harrison, and everyone who supported us from day one. We really appreciate it.

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1. Fine Arts Awards: a Art Awards – for exceptional achievement and effort in art - Grade 10 – to Lyrick Mohagen-Holloway, Janaya Nachtegaele and Angelina Pelletier - Grade 11 – to Landis Roan and Jenna Wolfe b. Music Awards - NBCHS Band Parents Grade 9 Award – to Ava-Marie Beausoleil and Siobhan Mannix - NBCHS Band Parents Grade 10 Award – to Kaylee Loken and Phaedra Mannix - NBCHS Band Parents Grade 11 Award – to Piper Mutch - Grade 10 Music Award – to Morgan Germsheid - Grade 11 Music Award – to Caisey Barker - Junior Concert Band Award – to Ned Kroczynski - Concert Band Award – to Daly Haas - Jazz Band Award – to Maya Whitbread c.

Drama Club Awards - Excellence in Acting Award – to Heidi Bueckert and Hayden Ouellette - Technical Expertise Award – to Maryam Siddiqui - Spirit of Drama Award – to Kaylee Loken and Courtney Winfield

d. Debate Award - Spirit of Debate – to Zaiden Osicki 2. Volleyball Awards: a. Grade 7 Girls Volleyball - Most Dedicated – to Emma Russell - Most Improved – to Nora Friedman - Most Valuable – to Estefani Rodriguez b. Junior Girls Volleyball - Most Dedicated – to Daivan Scherman - Most Improved – to Reece Sommerfeld - Most Valuable – to Mya Lavallee c.

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b. Cosmetology Awards - Cosmetology 10 – Excellence Award – to Mackenna Hamel, Amy Schultz and Taylor Swistun - Cosmetology 20 – Excellence Award – to Caisey Barker and Jenna Lafond 6. Basketball Awards: a. Grade 7 Boys Basketball - Most Improved – to Tyler Belyk - Most Dedicated – to Eston Glass - Most Valuable – to Isaac Neufeld b. Grade 7 Girls Basketball - Most Dedicated – to Aamna Siddiqui - Most Improved – to Raydin Morrison-Lightfoot - Most Valuable – to Nova Hansen c.

d. Junior B Girls Basketball - Most Dedicated – to Kassie Bird - Most Improved – to Elly Millard - Most Valuable – to Aaliyah Abdul e. Junior Boys Basketball - Most Dedicated – to Oskar Humenny, Aaditya Mann, Arvin Rabino, Chevelle Saril and Labron Weenie-Waskahat - Heart/Hustle – to Oskar Humenny and Arvin Rabino - Most Valuable – to Logan Stolz f.

Junior Boys Volleyball - Most Dedicated – to Teegan Pritchett - Most Improved – to Ryder Peterson - Offensive – to Isaac Neufeld and Labron Weenie-Waskahat - Defensive – to Isaac Neufeld and Jared Nichol - Most Valuable – to Noah Puetz

d. Senior Girls Volleyball - True Viking – to Hunter Pewapsconias - Most Improved – to Dominique Heidel - Rookie of the Year – to Kalyna Bahler - Defensive – to Kalyna Bahler - Offensive – to Taryn Hannah e. Senior Boys Volleyball - True Viking – to Dylan Wakelin 3. Senior Girls Soccer Awards: - True Viking – to Kyra Kolenosky - Most Improved – to Lilei Smith - Most Valuable – to Nobukhosi Ndlovu 4. Curling Awards: a. Junior Curling - Most Dedicated – to Stetson Winterholt - True Viking – to Ava-Marie Beausoleil and Wyatt Jensen b. Senior Curling - Rookie of the Year – to Derek Meier - Most Valuable – to Matthew Nachtegaele 5. Technical/Vocational Awards: a. McDonald’s Restaurant Awards – Commercial Cooking Grade 10 – Most Promising Students – to Alivia Bru, Luc Gratton, Taylor Nolin, Abbey Raiche, Ally Rawlyk, Emily Rumpf and Jadyn Wilkinson Grade 11 – Most Promising Students – to Anika Cottini, Shannon Fisher, Rees Kachmarski, Abigayle Lapawchuk, Piper Mutch and Angelina Pete

Junior B Boys Basketball - Most Dedicated – to Noel Blackstar - Most Improved – to Hunter Smith - Most Valuable – to Zidane Standingwater

Junior Girls Basketball - Most Dedicated – to Malora Bruynooghe and Lilei Smith - Most Improved – to Mya Lavallee, Charlie Piller and Reece Sommerfeld - Defensive – to Tayla Hannah and Daivan Scherman - Offensive – to Hannah Cabarrios - Most Valuable – to Tayla Hannah

g. Senior Boys Basketball - True Viking – to Dylan Stockman - Most Improved – to Victory Colvin - Rookie of the Year – to Victory Colvin - Defensive – to Jackson Geddes - Offensive – to Parker McIntyre - Most Valuable – to Parker McIntyre h. Senior Girls Basketball - True Viking – to Jenna Humenny - Most Improved – to Jadyn Wilkinson - Rookie of the Year – to Jenai Head and Reise Piller - Defensive – to Anika Cottini - Most Valuable – to Anika Cottini 7. NBCHS Academic Excellence a. Grade 10 Principal’s Academic Proficiency Award – to Jorda Thomas (98.12%) b. Grade 11 Principal’s Academic Proficiency Award – to Marusia Shevchuk (98.8%) c.

Principal’s Awards – Grade 7 to 9 students awarded this recognition exemplify the qualities of a great citizen, are inclusive of others both in the classroom and around the school, are role models for their peers, exhibit perseverance, effort and strong academic ability or progress in the classroom, and is someone who the school staff and Principal feels is an excellent representative of our school.

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PRINCIPAL’S Award Grade 7 to 9

GRADE VII Uthnat Amusat Kaylyn Gear Cazea Johnstone Justin Ortiz Bree Schommer Halie Stockman GRADE VIII Aaliyah Abdul Jane Choi Arwen Gunderson Caleb Hoiseth Danika Liebaert Jared Nichol Katelyn Russell Alexandra Tinio Anya Yoner GRADE IX Leighton Antoine Tashauna Deschamps Braden Hoiseth Ja’Dace Samuel Alfredo Tinio

Delaini Bast Sara Green Deborah Kim Keaten Osicki Lily Scott-Greer Shelbi Thunderblanket

Eli Butler Nova Hansen Jayden L’Heureux Taylor Reynoldson Chloe Semeniuk

Kenzlei Fineday Tanner Harty Lynden Mitchell Estefani Rodriguez Ivan Shevchuk

Jessica French Jesse Jamieson Jaycee Nelson Madison Sack Aamna Siddiqui

Muhammad Areeb Ryann Dussion Erika Hanson Carter Johnson Aaditya Mann Seun Nimbe Hayley Scherman Eve Tucker

Morgan Belleperche Allie Gartner Carson Hawkes Huntur Johnson Julia McCarthy Charlie Piller Greir Slabaida Declan Wall

Kaylee Butler Dylan Geddes Noah Heintz Maryn Kachmarski Saamia Mohammad Marco Rola Reece Sommerfeld Abbigail Williams

Zadee Chapman Emma Groff Rylee Hellofs Ned Kroczynski Eden Monchuk Madison Roy Elaina Spence Treycen Wuttunee

Ava-Marie Beausoleil Livia Ebach Angela Jackson Tyler Sebastian Kalib Williams

Ayden Belanger Drea Forde Mya Lavallee Bryn Seymour

Aiden Bohse Jacinta Gillan Siobhan Mannix Logan Stolz

Jaydasin Bruno Hayden Hall Kally Salmond Ryan Taylor

PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL (80% to 84.9%) *indicates student was enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Programme GRADE X Kalyna Bahler Jenai Head Lana MacAngus* Angelina Pelletier* Leigh Tiu* GRADE XI Madalin Barclay Charles Klassen Angelina Pete Courtney Winfield

Sam Bullerwell Sarah Iverson* Nate Monchuk Sollei Pham Makenna Voegeli

Jeruelle Dee* Hyeda Jin Matthew Muzyka* Reise Piller Artem Vorozhtsov*

Morgan Germsheid Jace Kramer* Emily O’Hanlon Jaden Sack

Mackenna Hamel* Mackenzie L’Heureux* Zaiden Osicki* Dylan Stockman

Tyrza Barthel Nolan Milnthorp Landis Roan

Rebecca Erhardt Makhosonke Ndlovu Simon Schell

Filip Hardi* Nobukhosi Ndlovu Cheyenne Sheppard

Dominique Heidel* T.J. Omelchenko Hailey Stone

PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL WITH DISTINCTION (85% and higher) *indicates student was enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Programme GRADE X Heidi Bueckert Victoria Huebert* Jihoon Koo* Erika Nichol* Abbey Raiche Amy Schultz* Jorda Thomas* Dylan Wakelin

Caleb Denton Keegan Isaac* Taylor L’Heureux* Taylor Nolin Ally Rawlyk Chloe Schultz* Nathan Timmerman Lexi Wasmuth*

Carmella Gattinger* Alexander Karlson* Marcus Lehman Hayden Ouelette* Payten Robertson Maryam Siddiqui* Rowan Tkatchuk* Layne Watts

Jackson Geddes* LeeAnn Klassen* Phaedra Mannix* Czeryne Peralta* Emily Rumpf Taylor Swistun* Rio Tucker Jadyn Wilkinson*

Madison Higgs* Tyler Klassen Janaya Nachtegaele Hunter Pewapsconias Paige Russell*

GRADE XI Caisey Barker Mickayla Carlson* Alistar Fransoo Taryn Hannah* Anna Klymenko* Marina Mihalj Katie Rathwell* Maya Whitbread*

Ryan Bartko Anika Cottini* Aiden Glass* Ashton Hanson Yoon Kwon* Piper Mutch* Marusia Shevchuk* Jenna Wolfe*

Jael Basaraba* Ashlyn Dyok* Aisley Haas* Jocelyn Heidt Jenna Lafond* Matthew Nachtegaele Cassidy Somers* Kayli Wolfe*

Ross Brogden Mathew Escorpiso* Daly Haas* Jenna Humenny* Claudia Lee* Matt Potratz Jake Southgate Kendra Wychopen

Adam Bruynooghe Shannon Fisher Ashley Hagen Esther Hwang* Rachelle Meiklejohn*

8. School Activity Awards MINOR AWARDS (students have achieved at least 110 activity points) Kalyna Bahler Jael Basaraba Victory Colvin Jackson Geddes Dominique Heidel Esther Hwang Jenna Lafond Marcus Lehman Kaylee Loken Reise Piller Marusia Shevchuk Maryam Siddiqui Jake Southgate Dheinzcel Vallejos Lexi Wasmuth MAJOR AWARDS (students have achieved at least 170 activity points) Aiden Glass Ashton Hanson Jocelyn Heidt Keegan Isaac Rachelle Meiklejohn Jadyn Wilkinson UNDERGRAD OF THE YEAR AWARD To the student accumulating the greatest number of achievement points in five years – to Jenna Humenny (293 points)

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Access acquires Civic Center naming rights

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

From now on it will be the Access Communications Centre.

North Battleford council has officially voted to enter a naming rights agreement for the North Battleford Civic Centre with Access Communications Cooperative Ltd. at their

meeting Monday.

The proposal received from Access was for a $150,000 up-front payment, with the term to last five years.

Access would pay for all signage installation costs. As well, Access is making efforts to help the City apply to Access Communication’s Children’s Charity for

Full Circle Words

By Rhea Good

The earth has made a full circle around the sun as I have been writing the Words of Cheer weekly column. As my life continues to evolve, I have decided to end this project and direct my energy into other projects.

In this week’s farewell column, I want to say a few words about how cheerleading has brought me full circle.

Kahlil Gibran’s writing about children was so true in the case of raising my daughter.

“Your children are not

of

Cheer

your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. They come through you, but not from you. And though they are with you yet they belong not to you … You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you … You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.”

funding to improve accessibility there.

The money received from the naming rights agreement will be placed into a dedicated reserve for Civic Centre renovations.

News of the naming rights proposal had been leaked a week earlier.

Administration officials confirmed no one else had come forward with

any proposals for naming rights for the Civic Centre.

Last year, council approved a new naming rights policy covering city facilities including the Civic Centre, opening the door for the city to award naming rights for its various facilities.

In remarks at council Monday after the vote, Martin Smith of Access

And so, when my daughter encountered the sport of cheerleading, my life also made an abrupt turn into a new direction.

First, I was a casual “cheer mom” being the chauffeur to and from cheerleading practices. Years later, my daughter was coaching, and I eventually followed suit and completed my coaching certification and we were co-coaches. Then, she ventured into business and opened her own cheerleading gyms.

During these years, cheerleading has been the reason for trips to Los Angeles, Orlando, Vancouver, Niagara Falls, Edmonton and Calgary. I tagged along to Cheerleading Worlds in

2014 and 2018. Many cherished friendships are due to involvement with the sport of cheerleading.

It was difficult to choose the farewell photo for this week’s column.

This photo was taken at Saskatchewan Cheerleading Provincials in 2016.

Mrs. Deacon was a teacher at Georges Vanier Elementary School in Saskatoon where my daughter started her first cheerleading team in 2006. Mrs. Deacon was the teacher who said “Yes” to the idea and supported the novice cheer team.

Years later, Mrs. Deacon’s own daughter was a cheerleader and she was attending provincials as a cheer mom. Meanwhile, I

Communications expressed his appreciation for the deal at the Civic Centre.

“I’m excited about the news, it’s an exciting day for both North Battleford and Access Communications,” Smith said.

“For me personally the Civic Centre has been like a second home since 1986.

As many of you know I

played and coached various teams in the facility and I couldn’t be more honoured to be here representing Access and to be involved in improving this facility.

So I guess in saying that it’s come full circle for me and I personally can’t wait to welcome everyone to the Access Communication Centre.”

A surprise reunion of elementary school teacher, Mrs. Deacon, and Lesia Goba (nee Rathje) at SCA Provincials. Photo submitted by Rhea Good

was attending as a coach, and my daughter was there as the owner of her own cheer gym, Cheer Lega-

cy, and also coaching the John Paul II Cheerleading Team.

It all comes full circle.

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North Battleford does streaming deal with LiveBarn

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

North Battleford has now joined Battleford in doing a deal with LiveBarn Inc. for live streaming of hockey games.

Council voted in favor of entering into an agreement with LiveBarn for

providing online and ondemand broadcasting of sporting events for a term of six years commencing as of September 2020.

There is, however, a 90day termination clause.

The plan is for LiveBarn to set up at their two arenas — the Civic Centre and Don Ross Arena — with

LiveBarn installing and maintaining all hardware and software.

They would set up static cameras in the two arenas and those would film practice or mini-leagues which can be watched for a small fee.

Also included is a revenue sharing arrangement

where LiveBarn provides a promotional code to the city that, when used by subscribers, will entitle the municipality to 30 per cent of revenues generated once 60 codes per arena are activated.

Battleford had agreed to a similar deal with LiveBarn to stream from Battl-

eford Arena. According to North Battleford director of leisure services Cheryl DeNeire, the idea is to allow families to be able to watch their kids play during the pandemic, with concerns that the 60-person gathering restrictions would prevent them from being able to see their fam-

ily members games live.

“Hockey is in a new world with COVID-19 and its restrictions,” said DeNeire. This company has been in operation since 2015, but COVID-19 has “brought it to the forefront.”

The agreement carried at council unanimously.

Arenas prepare to deal with COVID-19 restrictions

By Becky Zimmer

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It will be different this year at arenas for many northwest Sask. towns and arena staff work within public health restrictions in order to give all their user groups the opportunities to use their facilities.

This has included increased sanitation, time limits on users coming and going from the facility, and

separate entrances and exits. Current regulations say only 30 people are allowed on the ice with another 30 allowed in the stands.

Signing in to the facility is also a must to allow for contract tracing in case of a COVID case.

Town officials have been ready to see these plans change as COVID cases ebb and drop within the province and different regulations come down from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

Jordan Schechtel, the Town of Battleford’s recreation director, said their facility is smaller than most so controlling the flow of traffic has been a challenge. Hockey practices, skating lessons, and rec hockey will be able to continue this fall when the facility opens.

All the previous user groups have stated interest in ice time this season, Schechtel said.

“We’re gonna see how things go once we open and

try to follow the guidelines as closely as possible and also to see how much use we get. It could be down, it could be the same, it could be more, I don’t know.

Once we open the facility and start operating then we’ll have a better idea of what we’re going to need.”

Regan Beck, Meadow Lake’s recreation manager, said they will be following all these protocols at their facility for the upcoming ice season. As a member of the minor hockey executive, Beck has also seen an increase in participation this year as people still want to get out and participate in their community

despite COVID-19.

With regulations in place, Beck said he hopes they can begin to eventually loosen up and let more events take place.

“But we’re hopeful, things are progressing right now, open up a little bit more sports games.”

The Village of Edam has their policies in place for their arena, even if the natural ice surface won’t be completed until November with the cold weather.

Chantal Fudge, the arena facility manager, said the arena plays an important role in the 480-person community and will continue to offer free walk-

ing and public skating programs, as well as minor and senior hockey practices at the moment.

Each participant will have to sign a waiver stating the risk of contracting COVID-19 is slight but still very real despite extensive cleaning measures in order to use the facility.

Each group will also appoint a COVID-19 monitor to supply sanitizer and record information for contact tracing.

Potential arena goers are asked to stay home if they are not feeling well.

Any questions or concerns can be directed to local arena staff.

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Foster, John Chomyn, Anna Jonk; 8 Ed Kjargaard, John Hunchak, Lorence Willness, Lynn Finnlayson; 9 Wally O’Hare, Gordon Crozier, Allan Konkin, Ben Klassen; 10 Bob Krismer, Kate McHarg, Barry Werth, Edgar Phelps; 11 Len Taylor, Bernie Meisner, Marlene Hiebert, Merv Zulynik; 12 Dick Horrell, Ron Falcon, Lyle Atton, Allie Raycraft.

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The player and the close contacts have been identified and contacted by the local public health office and have been advised to self isolate.

The case and contact protocols and guidelines set by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, were followed and are being followed.

There has been limited contact in the community.

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North Battleford Deputy Chief’s Message

Deputy Fire Chief Colin O’Hara

They say that the heart of the home is the kitchen. Cooking brings family and friends together, it provides an outlet for creativity and imagination. The memories made with your children while in

the kitchen are always some of the fondest for families. But did you know that cooking fires are the number ONE cause of home fires and home injuries?

This year’s Fire Prevention slogan for the week of October 4th till the 10th of “Serve Up Fire Safety In The Kitchen” is focusing on providing safety tips and suggestions to ensure that the memories made in the kitchen have a happy and positive impact, not a negative one.

Key messages from this year’s campaign are:

• Be on alert! If you’re sleepy or have consumed alcohol or drugs DO NOT use the stove or cooktop • Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, boiling, grilling or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove.

• If you are simmering, baking or roasting food, check it regularly. Remain in the home while food is cooking and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking and when it will be finished.

• Keep anything that can catch fire – oven mitts, wooden utensils,

food packaging, towels or curtains – away from your stovetop.

Cooking with children is a great way to engage them and make memories.

To help ensure their safety make sure to have a “kid-freezone” of at least 3 feet around the stove and areas where hot food and drink are prepared and or carried.

If you have a small (grease) cooking fire and decide to fight the fire…

• On the stovetop, smother the flames by sliding a lid over the pan and turning off the burner. Leave the

pan covered until it is completely cooled.

• For an oven fire, turn off the heating element and keep the door closed.

• Make sure others are leaving and getting outside. Have a clear path of escape!

If you have any doubt about fighting a small fire…

• Just get out! When you leave, close doors behind you to help contain the fire.

• Call 9-1-1 from outside your home and be sure to stay outside, never go back inside!

Safety considerations for cooking with oil…

• Always stay in the kitchen when frying on the stovetop.

• Keep an eye on what you fry. If you see wisps of smoke or the oil smells, immediately turn off the burner and / or carefully remove the pan from the burner. Smoke is a danger sign that the oil is too hot.

• Heat the oil slowly to the temperature you need for frying or sautéing.

Remember to SERVE UP FIRE SAFETY IN THE KITCHEN and enjoy the memories you are sure to make!

Members of the North Battleford Fire Department

Fire Chief Lindsay Holm

Captain Rob Campbell

Captain Brian Marchewka

Captain Brett Johnson

Captain Jordan Rowswell

Acting Captain Robin Tomaz

Acting Captain Jason Poitras

Full Time Firefighter Brent Raven

Full Time Firefighter Chris Walls

Full Time Firefighter James Bright

Full Time Firefighter Coltin Sonder

Part Time Firefighter Dustin Rollman

Part Time Firefighter Jonathon Kadler

Part Time Firefighter Rob Beatch

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Part Time Firefighter Les Markewich

Part Time Firefighter Dejan Gut

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Part Time Firefighter Misty Hulit

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“BEEF ON A BUN”

Take Out Luncheon

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PROCLAMATION

By the powers vested in me, I, Ryan Bater, Mayor of the City of North Battleford, do hereby proclaim October 4th - 10th, 2020 as Fire Prevention Week in the City of North Battleford.

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How to inspect smoke detectors Once a month, press the “test” button on each of your smoke detectors. If you don’t hear anything, replace the battery immediately.

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3 essentials of a fire-safe kitchen

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Did you know cooking is a leading cause of residential fires?

In response to this alarming fact, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

has chosen the theme Serve up fire safety in the kitchen! for this year’s Fire Prevention Week, which runs from October 4 to 10. Here are three components of a fire-safe kitchen.

1. A watchful eye According to the NFPA, unattended cooking is the number-one cause of kitchen fires.

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off the burner. While it’s safe to leave food briefly unattended if it’s simmering, baking or roasting, you should check it regularly (set a timer to remind you) and never leave the house.

2. A clean space To reduce the likelihood of a kitchen fire igniting, make sure your cooking area is free of clutter.

This includes keeping flammable items like oven mitts, wooden utensils and food wrappers away from the

stovetop. You should also avoid wearing loose clothing when you cook. Remember to clean food and grease from the stovetop and oven after each use.

3. A nearby lid The most effective way

to put out a small grease fire is to carefully slide a lid over the pot or pan and turn off the burner.

Never use a portable fire extinguisher to put out a grease fire.

Similarly, in the event of an oven fire, turn off

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For more safety tips, consult the Fire Prevention Week website at firepreventionweek.org.

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Why cleaning your chimney is a must If you have a woodburning stove or fireplace in your home, you should have your chimney cleaned by a professional at least once a year. Here’s why.

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It should be noted that even a thin layer of creosote is a fire hazard.

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How to avoid setting off the fire alarm Smoke detectors are life-saving devices, but they can also be a source of annoyance if they go off when there isn’t an emergency.

Plus, if you have a monitored system, the false alarm might dispatch firefighters to your home. This can compromise public security if a real emergency arises elsewhere.

Here are a few steps you can take to reduce the risk of mistakenly setting

off a fire alarm at home: Move smoke detectors away from sources of smoke and steam such as the stove, shower and fireplace.

Opt for photoelectric smoke detectors.

They’re less sensitive to steam than ionization smoke alarms.

Activate the delay setting on your detector.

This way you’ll have 90 seconds to cancel a false alarm before it alerts first responders.

Make sure everyone in

your household knows how the detectors work and what to do if an alarm goes off by accident.

Inspect the smoke detectors in your home at least twice a year to ensure they work, and replace them every 10 years.

Before you cancel a fire alarm, make sure you know why it was triggered. If you notice smoke or flames, evacuate your home and call 911.

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Battlefords group seeks to further work of Truth and Reconciliation Submitted

A group of likeminded organizations, businesses and individuals have come together to work on reconciliation in the Battlefords area.

Battlefords Regional Truth and Reconciliation formed after a gathering hosted by the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, Battlefords Agency Tribal

Chiefs, Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre and the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

“The legacy of colonization, residential schools, and local history continues with Indigenous people facing high rates of poverty, food insecurity, mental and physical health issues, death by suicide, and poor relationships between First Nations and

non-First Nations people in our community,” said committee co-chair, Gary Nolin.

“The committee believes that Truth and Reconciliation is a way for our community to heal and is essential to improve the future of the Battlefords and surrounding area.”

Since the release of the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation

Commission, many communities have been exploring ways to respond.

Battlefords Regional Truth and Reconciliation has organized a number of community events and activities that have given participants the chance to learn about Indigenous culture and history in this area, share their experiences and talk about systemic racism.

The collective is planning community activities to continue moving along the path of reconciliation.

They are also meeting with local groups to talk about the opportunity to commit to the Calls to Action. More information can be found on the Battlefords Truth and Reconciliation page of the Office of the Treaty

Commissioner website at: http://www.otc.ca/pages/ b a t t l efo r d s _ r eg i o n a l _ truth_and_reconciliation The First Nations and Métis Community Engagement Program, a program of the Ministry of Government Relations has provided funding for this project. BATC Community Development Corporation has also provided funding for this project.

Living Sky board resumes live meetings

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

For the first time in months, live school board meetings have resumed at Living Sky School Division.

The board held their first meeting back on Wednesday last week, after months of closed virtual meetings. But like most things affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, things were a little different.

The actual board meeting was moved to a larger room where the trustees could be better sociallydistanced from each other.

Meanwhile, a feed was piped back into the boardroom where school administration officials were gathered.

As expected, changes within the division to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic were a prime focus, with the board and School Division officials spending a lot of time on one aspect that had gained a lot of attention lately: virtual

learning.

Curriculum superintendents made a presentation to the board outlining the division’s online learning programming.

Students had been doing online learning at the end of the last school year, but the need was identified to expand virtual programming during the return-to-school phase and provide that option for those in grades K-12.

The “virtual school” is designed for families who want or require an online at-home educational experience for students enrolled, and is particularly needed for students who have health issues or are immuno-compromised.

Numbers presented at the meeting indicate about 400 students are enrolled in the virtual school, making it a fairly sizeable “school” in the division. The students enrolled come from communities throughout the division.

The expectation is that enrolment numbers will

fluctuate, and decrease as provincial restrictions change and as kids go back to their bricks-and-mortar school.

According to the Living Sky School Division director’s report, some information about the program is as follows: The online program is

developed and delivered at no cost to families by Living Sky teachers The kindergarten to grade 9 instruction will focus around English language arts and mathematics, while science, social science, health, education, arts and physical education will be addressed through

project-based learning.

Students in grades 10 to 12 are able to choose among a selection of courses to achieve their high school diploma.

Students who enrol fulltime in the virtual school will still be registered through their physical school but their primary

contact will be their virtual teachers. Report cards will also be issued through LSSD Virtual.

Virtual classrooms will be comparable in size and composition to other elementary classes in the division and will include students from a variety of schools.

Town wants ‘prepare to stop’ lights

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Battleford council has given its approval to making an SGI Provincial Traffic Safety Fund grant to address issues between the intersections of 22nd Street (to Highway 40) and 29th

Street on Highway 4.

What the town is looking to do, according to acting the town’s chief administrator, David Gillan, is apply for funding for two “prepare to stop” signs/lights to be located between the two intersections — one going north

and the other going south.

The grant would be for $72,300 to cover that cost.

For that application, the town has letters of support from the highways department and their own fire department; Gillan said they also expect to get one from the RCMP.

The intention is to address safety concerns at the two intersections on 22nd and 29th Street. The two intersections both have traffic lights and the posted maximum along the road is 80 km/h.

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Enjoying the colours and sounds of fall

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

We are having one of the most beautiful falls ever, with the tree colours changing slowly and so brightly. The golf course is one example of shades of green in contrast to the yellow leaves, the dark green spruce trees, the trees along the roads are yellow and the water pond reflects them all. It makes me wish I was a golfer so I could spend time out there.

The flowers everywhere are outstanding and lasting longer than usual.

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Bridge was played in town in the Pioneer Hall on the afternoon of Sept. 22.

Top score was by Catriona Winterhalt and Trudy Iverson. Second and third were tied by Ron Inkster and Donna Scherman and Anna Waldbilling and Vern Iverson. Thursday evening, Sept. 24, top score went to Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan.

Second were Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen and third were Vern Iverson and David Sharpe. There were three and a half tables that night.

The crops around the Meota area are nearly all taken off, but the crops further north are not faring so well. Many had to combine last year’s crop before seeding this spring, so crops seeded this year are late. They have been damaged by frost once already and it sounds like we are getting more this week.

The snow geese are coming down. There are

huge flocks out on the lake, between feeding times.

The sound they make is a harbinger of cold weather to come.

There has been lots of bear activity in and around Chitek Lake this fall. They have damaged apple trees and are into garbage and such. It keeps people on their toes and on guard.

The boats are in storage now and you see the odd fish shack waiting to get out on the lake. Hope they can’t go for a while yet.

There’s lots of fall work to do and hope some nice weather to enjoy.

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Hats off to dedicated school bus drivers

By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

We all know one of the key components to staying healthy is getting exercise and trying to move all body parts. Yes, you guessed it, walking. Mayfair Library is hosting a walking program Tuesday afternoons at 1:30 p.m., weather permitting. For information call Dora at 306-246-4848.

Hats off to bus drivers.

Two buses leave Mayfair area early every morning. Bev Thomas has been driving school buses for 33 years and says she is not getting tired of it. She en-

joys seeing her passengers with the earliest pickup at 7:15 a.m. en route to Spiritwood and returning home a few minutes before 5 p.m.

While driving, she was fortunate to have a job at the former Spiritwood Shop Easy store for 10 years. Before that she was employed at the co-op store, while the late Elmer Wiebe was the manager.

Four families of second

generation students to ride her bus include Prescesky, Pomedli, Scott (Salisbury) and Rogers (Bachledor) families.

She and her husband Morris have three adult children, a handful of grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She is also a seamstress and has been a member of Old Mills live theatre group in Mayfair for years.

Hafford, which is southeast of Mayfair, has a route with 16 children and a second generation Toews family operate the bus with Living Sky School Division transportation depart-

ment (same as Bev’s employer).

Both buses have adequate room since social distancing and mask wearing are mandatory. The children travel in 48-passenger buses.

The families with school aged children sure appreciate the kindness of Bev and the Toews family towards their children.

You never hear much about Whitkow/Mafair area in the news, but this past Saturday evening many folks were on pins and needles, with police cars and an airplane flying low. Neighbours were

Bev Thomas, Mayfair bus driver, has been on the job for 33 years and is going strong. Photo submitted by Elaine Woloshyn

locking their doors and lights were turned off as occupants pretended not to be home. At press time,

RCMP were preparing a news release, so check the News-Optimist website for more.

Retirement and other milestones celebrated

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

In a year like no other, 2020 continues to clip along with the arrival of October. Pumpkin spice fans are loving the options fall and October brings them. Scenery photographers are loving the vivid colors to capture in our landscape.

Harvest is the talk of the day as farmers are working to get crops off in a timely manner. Plentiful rain Sept.

20, while giving farmers a much-needed rest, stopped operations for a few days.

Congratulations John Gottschalk who retired from Compass Minerals at September’s end after 50 years of service. John will be succeeded by longtime plant employee, Jack Neil.

Happy birthday to Annice Fawell who celebrated her 102nd birthday the latter part of September. Luther Place residents, joined by Unity United Church members, serenaded Annice while she stood on her balcony.

She was joined by her daughters for her special day.

Although St. Peter’s School students are not allowed to collect for the local food bank for Thanksgiving this year, they encourage families to donate non-perishable food items on their own.

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Items may be dropped off at either grocery store in town or at the UCRC on Main Street. They are also in need of toiletries like shampoo, toothpaste and soap. There does remain a need within the community for this service, so please continue to donate whenever possible. The school is also thankful for a generous donation of a case of hand sanitizer from a family.

Schools will participate in Orange Shirt Day Sept.

30 with the theme “Every Child Matters” The day is officially proclaimed as “Orange Shirt Day” in Saskatchewan as an opportunity to ensure discussion happens about residential schools.

School bus safety concerns have been raised.

Please be mindful of morning and afternoon bus times in school zones and plan your route accordingly. There can be fines up to $360 and demerit points on your licence for risking safety in these zones.

Activities have resumed.

Unity Minor Hockey has 3-on-3 action, Unity Skating Club is on the go, Unity

Multiple 4-H Club is ready, Karate Club has started and Revolution Dance has begun. Unity Curling Club starts Oct. 26. There are also fitness options at community gyms, yoga, Pilates, Zumba and spin classes. The golf course may be open a week or two yet depending on Mother Nature.

Unity and District Museum is now closed for the season but they are pleased to report they accomplished many things this season that included painting and repairs to Adanac Church.

An unplanned project and expense was repairing water drainage issues in the middle shop. The George White steamer was repaired, x-rayed and pressure tested with an inspector passing it. Gravel was added to the grounds and parking area. The Graham Paige car is now running and the speeder got a facelift. The museum is exceptionally grateful for donations from community businesses of funds or in kind donations that help them with expenses and work load. There is concern about the decrease in funds, donations and income that came from hall rental. The committee is trying to figure out how to pay for utilities and future repairs. Bequests and donations are greatly

appreciated.

Luther Place marked 21 years in the community with some distanced and subdued celebrations with residents.

North West Terminal marked 20 years since their storage expansion happened and there are a number of expansions and additions at this business since then. We are fortunate to have this progressive business in our community that continues to evolve for the future.

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

At right: Annice Fawell of Unity celebrated on her 102nd birthday.

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Arena staff, Dale, Kevin and Spencer, worked on the completion of ice installation for the Unity arena and the rink is now ready for use. Photo submitted

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OBITUARIES BEATCH: Bernice Beatch December 31, 1925 – September 18, 2020 (age 94) Bernice passed away peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2020 with family by her side. She is survived by her son, Ken Beatch [(d.Marilyn Beatch): children: Shane (Heather) – Hanna, Graham, Garrett, Gavin, Sam; Lance (Lyn) – Brook, Bo, Blake; Kyle (Rachel); Chance - Ellie; daughter, Bev (m. Al Greenwood): children: Travis (Claire) – Nolan, Kaden; Daryl (Candace) – Caleb, Ember; Blair. She was predeceased by husband Albert in 1988.

Bernice lived a full life that she grew up dreaming of as a youngster - raising purebred Horned Hereford cattle and grain crops for decades on a farm located near Prince, SK that she and her late husband, Albert had started and grew over the years. She was well known for her hard work ethic, determination to finish a job and impeccable time management. She truly loved her farm dogs and trapping gophers with them was one of her favorite adventures.

Whether in the former years on the farm having friends and neighbors frequently stop by for coffee or the latter years living in the city having friends and family stop by to play Kaiser, regularly going to dances (her passion), or church on Sundays – she was a social butterfly. She spent her life working hard, raising and teaching her kids, grandkids and great-grandkids with kind words and a gentle hand. She was well known for saying what she thought at all times, never shy! She was a great inspiration to her family leaving a lasting impact and will forever be missed. At 93 when asked if she could be 18 again for one day what would be the first thing she would do – she quicky replied “go dancing!”. Rest in peace granma, we hope you are dancing again. Many thanks to the staff at River Heights Lodge for the great care. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Robert MacKay of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium (306-446-4200).

FRECHETTE: Josephine Cecila Frechette passed away peacefully on September 24, 2020 at Villa Pascal in North Battleford at the age of 98 years.

Mom was the third eldest of 10 children born at Millerdale, SK to Frances Neumeier and Fred Murphy. She grew up on the family farm and attained her grade 10 education. She was very skilled, as taught by her mom, to cook, bake, garden, preserve and of course sew.

Mom spent many hours sewing for her siblings and her own children as well as for community organizations. Mom and Dad had huge gardens full of fruit trees, vegetables and flowers. Each fall, any food left over was given away to those in need. Mom was also known for her wonderful bread! She and Dad enjoyed many wonderful years together. One of their favorite ways to spend time together was dancing - they enjoyed the friends they made and the dances they shared. She was challenged by poor eyesight her entire life, but she always found ways around her disability and never complained. Mom had an incredible memory which was exhibited in many ways, one, being her ability to recite "The Song of Hiawatha" from memory among other pieces of literature and information. Mom's greatest joys were her siblings, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In the last nine years of her life, Mom was able to spend many hours involved in their worlds and was greatly appreciated by all her little people.

Our families wish to thank Caleb Village in North Battleford for 8 ½ years of friendship and support. Thank you also to the Villa Pascal admin and staff for their dedicated care during Mom's final five months. Thank you to Shanidar Funeral Services and Eternal Memories Funeral Services for their professional and respectful services. Last but not least, thank you to all who shared in Mom's life. She was truly a strong, resilient, brave woman and unwavering in her faith. Our matriarch has gone to be with Dad and all those who have gone before her. She will never be forgotten. We will carry on her legacy the best we can. We love you Mom! Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a private funeral mass was celebrated on Monday, September 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Teresa's Parish, Rosetown with Reverend Father Habila Musa celebrating. Rite of committal followed at the Rosetown Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Bishop's Annual Appeal St. Theresa's Parish, P.O. Box 818, Rosetown, SK. S0L 2V0.

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DEWAN: It is with great sadness the family of Mr. Marl Dewan announce his passing Monday, September 14, 2020 at the age of 84 years. A Private family service was held Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church. Interment followed at the Glaslyn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be directed to Canadian Red Cross 443 2nd Avenue North Saskatoon SK S7K2C1. Marl is survived by his wife, Elaine; step-daughters: Jaqueline & Shawna Pritchard; step-son, Daniel Pritchard (Carol) and children Patricia, Chris, Justin; sisters: Marlene Bell, Maureen Koski; sister-in-law, Florence Dewan; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He is predeceased by his parents: John and Josephine Dewan; step-sons: Thomas and Neil Pritchard; brothers, Bill (Letha) Dewan, Bert Dewan, Alwyn Dewan; brothers-in-law: Percy Bell, Bernie Koski; nephew, Kelly Dewan. Condolences for the family can be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

BARTLETT: Roy Bartlett April 6, 1930 - September 17, 2020. It is with profound sadness that the family announce the passing of their beloved father, Roy, on Thursday, September 17, 2020. He referred to passing away as the price of admission. After a very full and rewarding life (a man who lived several lives really with many wonderful, diverse and vast chapters) he handed in his ticket on September 17 at age 90. His vibrant energy, charm, curiosity, and thoughtful storytelling ways will be dearly missed... by his immediate family so close to him: Wendy (Dan), Alison, and Griff (Claudette); his grandchildren Myles, Reese, Marina and Adam; most recently his great grandson, Ryker; and by his dearest of friends and family, who are all left to mourn his passing. He married his loving wife, Sylvia, in 1957, and they shared a remarkable life together, along with their three children, until her passing in 2004. Roy lived an amazing life. Born in Saskatoon, his life’s journey took him from coast to coast and around the world, and he will be remembered as a man of adventure who enjoyed a wealth of life’s experiences and possessed a wide array of talents. A business entrepreneur, architect, engineer, naval officer and pilot, business owner, gifted artist and craftsman, were just a few of his main pursuits, careers, and interests. He always had a project on the go and none of them were too big or small for him to take on (with gusto and enthusiasm), and he was always willing to offer his services to those around him. Generous to a fault, a man of character and wise beyond his years, he was a presence that was bigger than life itself. He soars into the bright blue skies now... he will be missed so very much. What a journey he had. A private Celebration of Life will take place at a later date. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements are entrusted to Robert MacKay of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium (306) 446-4200.

TRACH: It is with great sadness the family of Mrs. Sophia Trach, former resident of Denholm, SK announce her passing on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the age of 84 years. A Private Family Service was held Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church with Father Ivan Derkach and Father Ivan Nahachewsky as celebrants. Interment followed at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Sophia is lovingly remembered by her children: Frank Trach, Robert Trach, Anna (Bill) Trach and Johnny (Melanie) Trach; grandchildren: Christy (Dave) Eaton, Taylor Trach (Jessica Gillespie), Tyrell Trach, Shalin Steel and Tatiana Trach; great grandchildren: Kylee Eaton, Tessa Eaton, Hannah Gillespie, Kailee Gillespie and Grayson Trach. She was predeceased by her husband, John; parents: Dmytro and Anna Kostewich; brother, John; sister, Olga; mother and father in law, Annie and Harry Trach. Condolences for the family can be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium

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ATTENTION REGARDING BATTLEFORD CEMETERY

No statues, lighting or other ornamentation is permitted on or around grave sites. Flowers are permitted provided they are in holders or vases permanently secured to the base of a memorial.

All flowers and any other items are to be removed

by October 12, 2020. Any remaining flowers or items will be removed by Town staff after this date for winter maintenance and vases turned down to avoid damage in winter.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF SANDRA RENE MARIE TAKAKENEW-SWIFTWOLFE LATE OF THE CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD, IN THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN, DECEASED. All claims against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuations of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 15th day of October, A.D. 2020.

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LAND FOR SALE Land for Sale R.M. 10. 480 deeded acres in 2,22,W2nd. 3283 acres. Lease available to qualified persons.

Fenced and cross fenced. Lots of water and grass.

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MEETINGS

Battlefords Minor Hockey Association will be hosting their Fall Annual General Meeting on Monday October 19th at 7:00 pm Fall Annual General Meeting is to approve the 2019-2020 audited Financials.

If you would like something added to the Agenda please contact the Battlefords Minor Hockey Office by October 15th.

Due to the current Covid-19 Restrictions the Meeting will be a Zoom Meeting.

You must email bmha@sasktel.net to receive access to the Zoom Meeting invite.

All members must be in good standing to be granted the invite.

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In the Estate of Sharon E. Clark, late of Turtleford, 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 8 day of October, 2020.

Battle River Law Barristers & Solicitors 201, 1291 -102nd Street Box 905 North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 2Z3 Solicitors for the Sharon E. Clark.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THE AGM FOR THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS BEING HELD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 @ 6:00PM AT THE NORTH BATTLEFORD LEGION. ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME.

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NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR LIGHT OF CHRIST ROMAN CATHOLIC SEPARATE SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 16 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Nominations for candidates for the office(s) of: Board Members: Light of Christ Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 16 Subdivisions Spiritwood – Number to be elected – 1 Unity – Number to be elected – 1 City of North Battleford – Number to be elected – 5 will be received by the undersigned on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Office of Light of Christ Roman Catholic Separate School Division and during regular business hours commencing Friday, September 25 to Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Office of the Light of Christ Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 16, 9301 – 19th Avenue, North Battleford, SK NOMINATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT: Light of Christ Roman Catholic Separate School Division Board Office 9301 – 19th Avenue, North Battleford Dated this 3rd day of September, 2020 Allie Raycraft Returning Officer

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR LIVING SKY SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 202

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Nominations for candidates for the office(s) of: Board Members: Living Sky School Division No. 202 Subdivision #1 – Spiritwood Area – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision #2 – Hafford Area – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision #3 – Wilkie Area – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision #4 – Unity/Cut Knife Area – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision #5 – Macklin Area – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision #6 – Luseland/Kerrobert – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision – Town of Battleford – Number to be elected – 1 Subdivision – City of North Battleford – Number to be elected – 3 will be received by the undersigned on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Office of Living Sky School Division and during regular business hours commencing Friday, September 25 to Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Office of Living Sky School Division No. 202, 509 Pioneer Ave., North Battleford, SK. NOMINATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT: Living Sky School Division Central Office 509 Pioneer Ave., North Battleford, SK or www.lskysd.ca Dated this 3rd day of September, 2020 Allie Raycraft Returning Officer

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Heavy Duty Mechanics, Heavy Equipment Operators and 1A Drivers required: Late model, clean CAT, JD equip: winch, dump, gravel trucks and trailers. Both camp and shop locations; R & B provided.

Wage negotiable.

Clean drivers abstract a must.

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Liquor Permit Advertising Form

(Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997) Notice is hereby given that 1782369 Alberta Inc. has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Restaurant permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Battlefords Pizza and Donair at 1821 100th St North Battleford SK, S9A 0X1.

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

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address, and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds, and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may berejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

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

Pursuant to Section 62 of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997 the above advertisement shall be published once each week for two successive weeks, in a newspaper published in the municipality in which the proposed outlet is or is to be situated, or if no newspaper is published in the area, then in a newspaper published in Saskatchewan and circulating in the area.

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NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

(Town of Battleford) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: MAYOR:

Town of Battleford No. to be elected - 1 (one)

COUNCILLOR:

Town of Battleford Number to be elected - 6 (six)

will be received by the undersigned on Wednesday October 7, 2020, from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Town Hall, 92-23rd Street West, Battleford, Saskatchewan and during regular business hours Tuesday, September 22nd to Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Town Hall.

Nomination forms may be obtained at: Returning Officer, Town of Battleford 92-23rd Street West, Battleford, Saskatchewan or www.Battleford.ca Dated this 17th day of September, 2020.

David Gillan, Returning Officer

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FORM H (Section 45 of the Act)

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

INTENT: The proposed amendment would rezone portions of the subject lands from LD3 – Lakeshore Development 3 District to LD1 - Lakeshore Development 1 District and LD2 - Lakeshore Development 2 District, with the balance of the source parcel remaining LD3. In addition, municipal and public facilities are being assigned their own definition, and general regulations would be amended to clarify how said uses would be regulated within zoning districts.

AFFECTED LAND: Portions of Parcel A, Plan 85B06234 within NW ¼ 14-5319-W3M, would be rezoned to LD1 and LD2. The subject land is located directly north of Powm Beach. A map showing the areas being rezoned is available to view at the following web address: www.rmofmervin.ca/planning-anddevelopment/public-notification/. All lands in the RM would be affected by the general regulation and new definition for municipal and public facilities.

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REASON: The proposed rezoning of the subject lands would accommodate the proposed subdivision of a new 16-lot residential development consisting of both shore-front and back-lot parcels. Council elected to pursue the related proposed subdivision following several years of planning and study in lakeshore areas to determine the most suitable, sustainable, and organized approach to future lakeshore development. Following the aforementioned, and various opportunities for public engagement, the related proposed subdivision was determined by Council to meet and balance the RM’s long-term planning objectives and development inquiries, with the interests of existing landowners.

The RM is aiming to bring clarity to its zoning bylaw in its treatment of municipal and public facilities, which would distinguish them from “public utilities”.

PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw at the RM of Mervin No. 499 office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. excluding statutory holidays. Copies will be available to the public at cost, by emailing the contact below, or viewing at www.rmofmervin.ca/planning-and-development/public-notification/.

PUBLIC HEARING: Council will hold a public hearing on November 23, 2020, at 1:30pm to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed amendments. Council will consider written and emailed comments at the meeting. Due to limited space in Council chambers and COVID social distancing requirements, Council is intending to have an online participation component to the public hearing for those wishing to make verbal representation.

Interested parties are required to register for the online component and are encouraged to contact the RM office for details. The deadline for receipt of comments, and requests for online participation must be received by the RM office by November 18, 2020. For additional information, please contact (306) 397-1000 or yvonne@northboundplanning.ca. Issued at the Town of Turtleford this 16th day of September 2020 S. Yvonne Prusak, BASc, MA, MCIP, RPP Municipal Planner RM of Mervin No. 499

Notice of Call for Nominations (Municipal or School Division Elections)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of:

Mayor: Village of Denholm Councillor: Village of Denholm Number to be elected - 2

will be received by the undersigned on the 7th day of October 2020 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Office.

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location(s): Wendlin Oborowsky in Denholm or Calling Lila Yuhasz @ 306-446-0478 Dated this 21st day of September, 2020

Lila Yuhasz (Returning Officer or Nomination Officer)

FORM H [Section 66 of the Act]

NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS City of North Battleford PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office(s) of: MAYOR:

CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD No. to be elected – 1 member

COUNCILLOR: CITY OF NORTH BATTLEFORD No. to be elected – 6 members will be received by the undersigned on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at City Hall and during regular business hours commencing Tuesday, September 22, 2020 to Tuesday, October 6, 2020.

NOMINATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT: Returning Office, City Hall 1291 101st Street, North Battleford City of North Battleford website www.cityofnb.ca/vote.html Dated this 22nd day of September, 2020 Debbie Wohlberg Returning Officer

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LAND FOR SALE

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LUCKY BIRTHDAYS

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Make sure your birthday and those of your family are entered in our prize draw!

Buy a ticket, pick a date, one winner!

Tickets $20.00 and win a birthday party on us valued at $600.00.

ONLY 365 TICKETS SOLD. Draw made Dec. 31, 2020.

Call the Animal Shelter 306.446.2700

for more information and tickets. Lotto License SR19-3803 TAX ENFORCEMENT

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST VILLAGE OF GLASLYN PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before December 1, 2020, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

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

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

FARM LAND FOR SALE RM OF SPIRITWOOD NO. 496 The following land is offered for sale by tender: NW Sec 11 Twp 49 Rge 12 W3 Extensions 1 and 2 Surface Parcel #128944064 and #129118361 Approximately 155.28 acres of which approximately 102 acres are broken.

Contact: Diane Foster (306-446-0384) for further information.

TOTAL TOTAL COSTS ARREARS ARREARS* & COSTS

TITLE NO.

LOT 1-BLK/PAR 11-PLAN 82B03616 EXT 0 130926944

2,110.53

30.00

2,140.53

LOT 2-BLK/PAR 11-PLAN 82B03616 EXT 0 135734328

627.37

30.00

657.37

1,135.68

30.00

1,165.68

LOT 4-BLK/PAR 1-PLAN 74B04964 EXT 0

146481879

LOT 2-BLK/PAR 6-PLAN 75B05181 EXT 0

119374050

651.78

30.00

681.78

LOT 7-BLK/PAR 1-PLAN AH4170 EXT 17

142508077

2,447.56

30.00

2,477.56

* Penalty is calculated to the date of the Notice and will continue to accrue as applicable.

Dated this 23rd day of September, 2020

Conditions 1. For sale by tender subject to the reservations, exceptions and encumbrances contained on the existing certificates of titles, but free and clear of any mortgage encumbrances.

2. Mineral titles not included.

3. All offers to be in writing and accompanied by a certified cheque in the amount of 10% of offer amount payable to Battle River Law in Trust.

Cheques will be returned without interest if the offer is not accepted.

4. Balance of the purchase price of the successful offer to be paid to Battle River Law in Trust within 30 days of acceptance of offer or the deposit will be forfeited.

4. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

5. Purchaser will be responsible for payment of any applicable GST. 6. Property taxes will be paid to December 31, 2020.

7. Property sold as is. Bidders are assumed to rely solely on their own inspection of the land and the title.

8. Sale is subject to a right of first refusal by the current renter. Current lease expires November 2020.

All offers to be placed in a sealed envelope marked "Do Not Open - Colbe Land" to be delivered on or before 12:00 pm, October 19, 2020 to: Box 905 201 - 1291 - 102nd Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 2Z3 306-445-6177 Attention: Jeff Baldwin

Kate Clarke Administrator

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST Village of Paynton PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN

LOT B-PLAN 62B06183 EXT 0

TITLE NO.

TOTAL ARREARS* COSTS

LAND FOR SALE

FARMLAND FOR SALE BY TENDER SE 1- 40 -20 W3rd

Approximately

143 cultivated acres

NE 1- 40 -20 W3rd

Approximately

140 cultivated acres

SE 12 - 40 -20 W3rd Approximately

120 cultivated acres

All land located approximately 1 mile West of the town of Wilkie in the RM of Buffalo #409 TERMS OF Tender: 1. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

2. Land may be tendered by parcel or quarter section.

3. Successful tender will be notified and require 5% deposit with balance due April 1st, 2021.

4. Tenders will be accepted no later than 3:00 PM Friday October 23rd, 2020.

5. Tenders may be sent by email to dudli@sasktel.net OR to Dwayne Pernitsky, PO Box 531 Wilkie,SK S0K 4W0 6. Any additional information may be obtained by contacting Dwayne @ (306) 843-7314 CELL

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

WE ARE EXPANDING We are looking for 2 hard working people to join our growing business.

Experience Meat Cutter Hours to be discussed

Front End Clerk Hours to be discussed Cooking skills are an asset

Must like working with the public Must be Punctual Wages are Negotiable Please apply in person with references.

1181 100 St, North Battleford, SK S9A 0V3

(306) 445-3430

Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before December 1, 2020, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

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

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

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TOTAL ARREARS & COSTS

131244364

11,133.45

19.00

11,152.45

LOT 13-BLK/PAR 5-PLAN B3481 EXT 0 141971845 LOT 14-BLK/PAR 5-PLAN B3481 EXT 0 141971812

1,188.30

19.00

1,207.30

LOT 18-BLK/PAR 6-PLAN B3481 EXT 0 130429335 LOT 19-BLK/PAR 6-PLAN B3481 EXT 0 130429313

3,167.80

19.00

3,186.80

LOT 13-BLK/PAR 7-PLAN B3701 EXT 0 137007334 LOT 14-BLK/PAR 7-PLAN B3701 EXT 0 136978576

1,617.30

19.00

1,636.30

LOT 1-BLK/PAR 12-PLAN B3701 EXT 0 134525695 LOT 2-BLK/PAR 12-PLAN B3701 EXT 0 134525718 LOT 3-BLK/PAR 12-PLAN B3701 EXT 31 134525741

2,976.26

19.00

2,995.26

LOT 7-BLK/PAR 13-PLAN B3701 EXT 0 139768644 LOT 8-BLK/PAR 13-PLAN B3701 EXT 0 139768655

904.54

19.00

923.54

LOT 9-BLK/PAR 13-PLAN B3701 EXT 0 139768666 LOT 10-BLK/PAR 13-PLAN B3701 EXT 0 139768677

1,484.36

19.00

1,503.36

LOT 15-BLK/PAR 4-PLAN B3481 EXT 0 148247815

947.15

19.00

966.15

* Penalty is calculated to the date of the Notice and will continue to accrue as applicable.

Dated this 22nd day of September, 2020 Stephanie Knorr Administrator

THURSDAYS BEST

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Fisher's Drug Store is a large independently owned pharmacy operating under the Pharmachoice banner.

We offer a friendly work environment and have very attractive store hours. We are open from 9am to 8pm during the week, 9am to 5pm on Saturdays and closed on Sundays and holidays.

We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, RRSP plan, and a friendly work environment with a fairly flexible work schedule. There are many opportunities to develop your leadership skills, expand your scope of practice and advance your careeer.

We are looking for a staff technician to join our team to provide a high level of personal, professional service to our customers. We provide a wide range to services to our clients, including compliance packaging, ostomy products, athletic and injury bracing and many more.

The Battlefords area has a combined population of about 18,000 people, with many more in outlying communities. We are 1 & 1/2 hours northwest of Saskatoon on the Yellowhead Highway. We are 25 minutes from Table Mountain, which has some of the best downhill skiing in Saskatchewan. We are also 30 minutes from the Battlefords Provincial Park on Jackfish Lake, a very popular lake for swimming, boating, fishing and camping. We are on the very scenic North Saskatchewan River valley, and there are lots of walking trails in the area. We also have a first rate 18-hole golf course and there are many more golf courses in the area.

Duties will include assisting and filling prescription medications as provided for by the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals, assissting in inventory management in the pharmacy, maintainting patient records, providing administrative support such as filing and faxing, assisting customers and other duties related to the effecient operation of the pharmacy. The position is for 1 year, with the possibilty of extending to permanent full time.

FISHER’S DRUG STORE

101 - 1501 - 100th St., North Battleford, SK S9A 0W3 • Tel: (306) 445-6153 • Fax: (306) 445-7114

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Potato harvest replaces annual Threshing Day

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

On a cool, cloudy autumn afternoon Sept.

26, many of the Borden Threshermen’s Club members gathered at the threshing site four miles north of Borden to dig potatoes and reminisce on earlier threshing days.

On the drive out to the site visitors passed by a slough just north of the cemetery with many geese and ducks swimming or resting on the bank, and the trees were coming out in their fall splendour.

Sept. 26 would have been the day that Borden would have held their annual Threshing Day and harvest roast beef supper, but due to COVID-19 this was all cancelled for 2020.

This past spring the members had planted potatoes, beets, corn and pumpkins at the site with the corn and pumpkins sold at the farmers market.

Saturday, with Dalyn Matechuk driving his 1940 John Deere BR tractor hitched to a Hoover potato digger, newly painted in yellow and black by Ed Neufeld and Archie Wainwright, the digging began. Handling the controls of the potato digger was Cyril Saunders who dug up five long rows of spuds. The 30 or so

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orden& Radisson

present were able to pick up burlap sacks and gather as many potatoes as they wished. Ron Tumback was on hand with his wheelbarrow to haul the sacks to the participants’ vehicles.

The Borden Farmers Market is drawing to a close for the summer with only two weeks.The last Friday sale will be Oct. 9. We have had good attendance at the market with visitors from Saskatoon, Langham, Dalmeny, Speers, Sonningdale and many other surrounding communities as well as visitors from Alberta.

We have been holding 50/50 draws each week and since the last time I reported the following have won: Beth Usselman, Brenda Tumbach, Karen Kerr and Lynette Zilenski (Wensley).

The market is taking bookings for their Christmas sale to be held in the Borden Community Centre Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and we hope to go ahead with it following COVID-19 safety protocols. It is likely no lunch

will be sold. Call Lorraine at 306-997-2159 or Karen Kerr at 306-997-5600 for further information or to book.

Borden Lakeland Library is now open with only two people allowed in the library at one time and safety protocols are being followed. Library hours are Tuesday 3 to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday 1 to 4 p.m. Librarian is Beth Usselman and assistants are Gayle Wensley and Eleanor Walton.

Nominations are open until Oct. 7 for reeve and councillors in Division 1, 3,and 5 in the RM of Great Bend No. 405 and for councillors for the village of Borden.

B & N Metals has a bin in Borden adjacent to the village office for people to bring in any type of metal until Oct. 1. There is an electronics drop off in the village shop from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday until Oct. 9.

The Borden Dance Club has started dance lessons again and they meet in the Borden Community Centre on Mondays 4 to 8:30 p.m. and on Tuesday from 4 to 7:30 p.m.

If you are a sports fan like your correspondent is, I hope everyone is rooting for the Blue Jays as they go into the playoffs this com-

ing week against Tampa Bay. I also watch basketball and was pulling for the Raptors until they lost out, so hope they are all back next year.

Harvest around Borden is getting close to wrapping up and if the weather holds this coming week most of the farmers will be done with their harvest. The yield has been pretty good this year. Keep safe for the rest of your harvest.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and remember to follow the guidelines set out by health officials to keep safe from COVID-19.

A porcupine eating grass 10 feet from the Olinyk’s front step last week. Photos by Lorraine Olinyk

John Deere BR tractor and Hoover potato digger at Borden Threshing site Sept.

26. Dylan Matechuk was on the tractor and Cyril Saunders manned the potato digger while spectators gathering up the potatoes.

Maidstone Drop In Centre site of advance polls

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Correspondent

MAIDSTONE ‑‑ A meeting of the Maidstone Drop In Centre was held at the centre on Sept. 11 with distance observed by those

who attended.

The centre is to be used for advance polls for the provincial election Oct. 20 t0 24.. Election day polling is to be at the Legion Hall Oct. 26.

Cribbage has resumed

Mondays at 2 p.m. starting Sept. 21. Anyone is welcome.

The Drop In Centre organization is in danger of being shut done due to lack of activities during the pandemic. A lack of

younger members who can assist with various activities usually held at the centre is also a concern. These activities include pool, shuffleboard, carpet bowling, darts and other games of cards. To prevent clo-

sure, we hope some people will step up and volunteer to help. Age 50 and older are welcome. Memberships are $20 a year.

Next meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9.

Maidstone Museum offering goodie bags for Halloween

By Dorothy Schwartz Correspondent

A meeting was held at the Maidstone Museum Sept. 21 with appropriate distancing kept.

The meeting was

chaired by Daniel Hollingshead.

Sales of raffle tickets to raise money are going well and prizes will be drawn for Oct. 31.

In lieu of the annual Halloween party, the mu-

seum will be handing out goodie bags that can be picked up at the Maidstone Drop In Centre from 3:30 to 7 p.m.

Member Eileen Anderson and her husband borrowed a flat

deck trailer and picked up four donated display cabinets of different sizes at the Lloydminster museum. That museum is downsizing and changing location. Thank you to all who helped with the

unloading of the cabinets.

Thank you to the Eldon Recreation Board for the donation received.

Although the museum is not open during the winter months we will have monhly bills as the work

goes on while the facility is closed to the public. The volunteers are kept busy during the off season.

Next meeting the Maidstone Museum will be Oct. 19.

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STRENGTHENING BUSINESS

Chamber on Tap

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THURSDAY, October 1st 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Chamber on Tap

If the federal government wants to support the recovery of our restaurant and hospitality businesses, they must get rid of the alcohol escalator tax From: Canadian and Battlefords Chambers of Commerce In August, Prime Minister Trudeau responded to a question about potential tax increases to pay for pandemic spending by stating, “The last thing Canadians need to see is a rise in taxes right now.”

Despite the Prime Minister’s statement back on April 1, the federal government did increase taxes on Canadians’ favorite beer, wine and spirits through the alcohol escalator tax. Now, as restaurants and bars continue to struggle due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic this tax is scheduled to increase again on April 1, 2021 – this is no April fool’s joke.

The alcohol escalator tax is a tax grab that the federal government introduced in Budget 2017 when the government decided that, going forward, excise duty taxes on beer, wine and spirits would automatically increase every year, forever on April 1.

Chamber members, send your Member Milestones to b.chamber@sasktel.net or Call 306-445-6226

When the measure was first proposed, Canadian brewers, wineries and distillers indicated to the government it was a bad idea to impose an automatic, permanent tax increase mechanism that would not take into account economic conditions. Fast forward to 2020 and it turns out the concerns were well founded.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been especially devastating to the hospitality industry in the northwest region of Saskatchewan including the bars and restaurants that rely on alcohol sales. Things are so bad that a Canadian Chamber of Commerce survey found that nearly 60% of Canadian restaurants could fail within the next three months.

It is, without a doubt, the worst time to force these businesses to raise the prices of alcohol.

Yet, the escalator tax scheduled to increase the excise duty will do exactly that on April 1, 2021. As the federal government considers what measures are required to support Canada’s economic recovery, it should repeal the escalator tax to protect Canada’s restaurants, and bars and producers from this punitive tax increase.

THURSDAY, November 5th 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Chamber on Tap THURSDAY, December 3rd 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Tickets $25 + GsT sponsors include:

Chamber on Tap events are held at Porta Bella Restaurant and Bar, and will be limited to 30 guests, as per current health guidelines.

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Thursday, November 12th, 2020 Capitol Annex Theatres Tickets Must Be Pre-ordered Dinner, Movie Program and Dessert $90 Movie Program and Dessert Only $50 Call the Chamber office today to book your tickets.

All current health guidelines and best practices will be followed from the Saskatchewan Re-Open Plan.

The hurting hospitality sector in the Battlefords agrees with the Prime Minister that the last thing Canadians need to see is a raise in taxes right now. It is time for the government’s actions to match those words by repealing the alcohol escalator tax this fall.

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Wins for Canadian Business

A Restaurant Shout Out!

I had the opportunity to attend the ‘Family and Friends’ night at the NEW Montana’s Restaurant in the Battlefords September 19th, 2020, and I want to say a big THANK YOU to the whole crew.

It was wonderful, great food and even better company. So when you have an opportunity to support a local restaurant, please do.

Chief Operating Officer Linda Machniak

New federal initiatives that help employers find the talent needed, including investing in underrepresented workers, in job matching services and in improvements to our immigration system.

Free trade agreements with the European Union and Trans-Pacific Partnership that open up new agri-food export opportunities.

A $219.1-million investment over five years in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, and Transport Canada to address agri-food regulatory issues.

Exemptions within the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change and carbon pricing for various fuels used in agriculture.

What We Are Working On Access to high-speed broadband and investment capital that allows businesses to adapt to technological trends.

A prioritization of investments in trade enabling infrastructure to ensure products get to local and international markets in a safe and reliable manner.

An effective, streamlined regulatory system across the agri-food supply chain.

A competitive tax regime that allows companies to invest, hire and support the continued viability of family farms.

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Our critics question us to discredit us before others I told Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, that an election has been called for those of us who live in British Columbia. It will be 23 days of political leaders and candidates tooting their own horns and dismissing their opponents.

When there is an election coming, you expect candidates to be doing their best to discredit their rivals. We sometimes criticize ourselves, but we may be much more comfortable with being critical of others.

For those of us who are not politicians, it is always a shock to discover that another person is not jus asking a question of us but wants to discredit us

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca in other peoples’ eyes. Ed said, “Those who criticize us may mean no harm towards us, but no one escapes having someone who does not like them, and do not want anyone else to like them either. It is hard to see, right away, who is questioning and confronting us with pure poison

motives towards us.

As a Bible student, I should realize there is never an end to confrontations with the motive to harm or discredit another person in scripture. Finding fault with others is tied to our sinful nature. It does not seem to be mean spirited until we are criticized. It

is a reminder when it happens to us we need to reach heaven before criticism strife, and finding fault will be gone entirely.

Remember that Cain had a grievance against his brother Abel and killed him. Hopefully, our critics will not murder us. Being critical of ourselves can result in a change in us for the better. The danger of being critical towards others is that our motives may be to hurt the other person, not help them. Being critical of other people may become a way of poisoning ourselves.

In the 21st chapter of Matthew, we have the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. When

Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred by him as the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.

Everything Jesus did was offensive to the religious leaders there. After he arrived in the city, Jesus went to the temple and saw it as a den of robbers, and he drove out all who were buying and selling there.

He overturned the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.

While Jesus was still at the temple, the blind and the lame came to Him, and He healed them. The chief priests and teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did, but were indignant at him.

When Jesus entered

the temple courts the next day and was teaching there, the chief priests and elders came to Jesus. They demanded that he tell them by what authority he was doing the things he had been doing and who gave him his authority. His rivals were hoping to charge him with blasphemy. They could arrest Jesus if he said his authority was from heaven or God. (Matthew 21: 1-23)

By Friday of that week, they would crucify Jesus, for admitting his authority was from God. They killed him by crucifixion.

Criticizing another can so quickly become hateful character assassination or eventually murder.

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 Rev. Trevor Malyon

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

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St. Georges Anglican Church Battleford Facebook St Paul’s Anglican Church North Battleford Facebook Battle River Parish YouTube channel CJNB Radio 1050AM Sunday mornings 7:45-8:30am Contact: 306 445 4155 stpaulnb@sasktel.net

Reverend George Yando Sunday Services 10:30 AM Everyone Welcome

Hope Mennonite Fellowship

Battlefords Grace Community Church

1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m.

Worship Service

Pastor: Bill Hall

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

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Church Phone 306-445-4181

Everyone Welcome

Living Water Ministry

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

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

902 - 108th Street, North Battleford DIVINE LITURGY Sundays & Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138 Social Distancing Protocol in effect.

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

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

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

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR - Rick Martin

Third Avenue United Church

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S

Sunday Worship Services at 10:30 am

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Dexter van Dyke

Pre-registration required to register at

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Phone: 306-285-3823 Contact: Don Retzlaff

Services: First & Third Sunday 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada

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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2.Clean the window wells. Remove all leaves, sticks and other debris.

Make sure the drains are clear to prevent water from pooling and possibly leaking into your basement.

1. Inspect the roof. Clear off leaves and other debris so you can examine the shingles. Replace any that are damaged or worn

3. Empty the gutters.

Once the trees on your property have shed their leaves, remove all debris from your gutters. Clogs

can lead to ice damming and even water damage.

4. Check the foundation.

Look for cracks and repair them before winter. Other­wise, water can seep into the concrete and cause more extensive damage when it freezes.

5. Sweep the chimney.

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6. Install the vent covers.

Keep out cold air and pests by installing covers over the exterior vents for your dryer and range hood. Otherwise, check that the existing ones are in good condition.

7. Close the pool. Clean out the filter, drain the pool about halfway and disconnect the pump.

Remember to remove the ladder before you install the winter cover.

8. Plant the bulbs. Get all your spring bulbs in the ground before it freezes. Remember to cut back perennials.

9. Tidy up the yard.

Rake the leaves, clean out the gardens, aerate your lawn and add mulch or

compost as needed.

10. Protect the shrubs.

Wrap bushes and saplings in burlap or tree wrap, and bring potted plants inside.

11. Prune the trees and hedges. Cut away branches that are close to your home to avoid winter storm damage. This will also help prevent animals from climbing onto your roof.

12. Put away summer items. Clean the grill and disconnect the propane tank before you cover up the barbecue. Drain the sprinkler system and shut off the water supply.

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How to winterize your home’s interior To ensure your house is safe, warm and energy efficient all winter, there are several maintenance tasks you should complete in the fall. Here’s what you’ll need to do.

Heating system Use a vacuum to clean the electric baseboards or wall vents, and make sure furniture and curtains are at least 10 centimetres away from these heat sources. Remember to test your system before the temperature drops.

If necessary, get it inspected and cleaned by a professional.

Doors and windows

To protect your home from drafts, caulk and replace worn weather stripping around your doors and windows.

Remove window screens to prevent condensation from building up. If you have an attached garage, check that the door closes completely.

Detectors Make sure your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors work. Hold down the test button until the alarm goes off. Change the batteries if necessary and make sure you have extras on hand.

Sump pump

Confirm that your sump pump is working by slowly pouring water into the pit. The pump should immediately turn on and start draining the pit.

Ventilation system Clean your air exchanger filters and make sure the system is working properly. Remove the grates and vacuum out the ducts.

Air conditioner If you have a central air conditioning system, cover the outdoor unit with a weather-proof tarp.

Alternatively, remove the window unit or put away your portable AC.

Humidifier Clean your portable unit or the humidifier that’s integrated into your

central heating system.

Stove Replace the filter in your range hood vent.

To ensure you don’t forget a step, create a checklist and post it on your fridge or bulletin board.

5 reasons to renovate your home in the fall Although most home renovation projects can be undertaken at any time of the year, there are numerous advantages to starting them in the fall.

Unless you need to deal with urgent repairs, here are five reasons it’s best to renovate in autumn.

1. Ideal temperatures Unlike the weather that’s typical in winter and summer, the coolness of fall offers optimal working conditions for most renovation projects.

2. Prompt service Since the demand for home

maintenance work tends to diminish at the end of summer, contractors and tradespeople are more readily available in the fall.

This means shorter wait times for service.

3. Lower costs Given the decrease in demand at this time of the year, some home renovation companies reduce their prices in the fall, which could allow you to enjoy considerable savings.

4. Simpler logistics The influx of workers, temporary loss of living

space and ubiquitous layer of dust that come with a major renovation will be much less inconvenient once your kids have returned to school in the fall.

5. Winter preparations If you complete projects like replacing windows, improving insulation and upgrading the heating system in the fall, you can make sure your home is ready for winter. Plus, you’ll have a stylish new space for the holidays.

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