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Are people in North Battleford interested in holding an arts festival?

Leah Garven, the City of North Battleford’s director of galleries, wants to know. A couple of community consultation sessions have been organized as Garven gauges the level of interest from artists and the public about putting on such a show.

One idea is establishing a small outdoor art festival in downtown North Battleford this fall at Central Park. Another idea is establishing a bigger event such as North Battleford’s version of Nuit Blanche, which would be a weekend or

evening art festival that could feature displays and presentations in multiple venues.

Whether there is sufficient enthusiasm from the public and from potential volunteers will guide the decision making on whether something gets the go-ahead.

“It’s not the type of thing you can carry off alone,” said Garven. ”You need to have the community pitch in to help and I was curious to see if there was any interest in co-ordinating small afternoon festivals or even a larger project.”

The idea stemmed from the outdoor anti-racism event Walk Together – Stand Together held last Sept. 21, which drew a

good turnout.

“Last year when we did Walk Together - Stand Together we had a beautiful day,” Garven said.

“Even though COVID-19 was out we still had people come by the gallery.”

The first community consultation at Allen Sapp Gallery is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, with the second happening on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.

Garven noted the goal for those meetings is to have conversations on what people are interested in and help formulate a plan of action.

As well, those interested in volunteering or working on such events can contact lgarven@ cityofnb.ca or call 306445-1760.

Nikita Cook’s five-week non-jury trial in connection to Tiki Laverdiere’s death started Tuesday in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench. See the story on Page 3.

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The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has announced they are holding their sixth annual Ears and Beers dinner Sept. 17.

It takes place at the Legion Hall in Battleford, just down 22nd Street

from the museum. Happy hour starts at 4:30 p.m. and dinner is between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

The main course is corn on the cob, with barbecued hamburgers and smokies with baked beans, salads, buns and dessert. Door prizes and raffles will also be held

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Seven vehicle thefts reported Submitted by Battlefords RCMP Battlefords RCMP responded to 514 calls for service Wednesday, Sept.1 through Tuesday, Sept. 7.

These included: • 17 missing persons reported. One new investigation reported overnight on the 7th is still ongoing.

• 18 assault investigations.

- On Sept. 1 at approximately 11 p.m., a male reported being robbed at knife point by two suspects. The victim was found to be very intoxicated at the time of the report, described being robbed of his wallet and phone on the Highway 16 bypass in North Battleford. Video surveillance of the incident was located and it has been found that this incident in fact did not happen as described and police are satisfied no robbery occurred.

• Three break and enter investigations.

• Seven vehicle thefts reported.

- 25-year-old woman from Edmonton arrested in North Battleford on early evening of Sept. 3. Located operating a vehicle reported stolen from the Cut Knife area earlier in the day. Several complaints of erratic driving were made and accused was later apprehended. Shaylene Bull was remanded into custody on a charge of dangerous driving and also facing charges from Cut Knife RCMP in connection with the stolen vehicle. She made her first appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on Sept. 7.

- Black 2012 Dodge Ram 3500 with Saskatchewan License 349MFR reported stolen from the Saulteaux First Nation on the afternoon of Sept. 7. A suspect has been identified and charges are pending against a 36-year-old woman. The vehicle has not yet been recovered.

- Black 2014 Chrysler 300 Touring with Saskatchewan License 546MFT reported stolen from Winder Crescent in North Battleford on the morning of Sept. 3.

• 19 Mental Health Act investigations.

• One charge related to impaired driving and 22 charges for various other driving offences.

• 15 traffic collisions reported.

Anyone with information on any incident is urged to call the Battlefords RCMP at 306-446-1720 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TiPS(8477).

North Stars preseason is underway Staff The Battlefords North Stars have their SJHL preseason under way.

The North Stars were in Kindersley for two games on Labour Day Monday, Sept. 6. They played an all-rookie game against the Klippers at 1 p.m. and came up with a 4-2 victory.

Shots favored the North Stars 38-22.

Then at 4 p.m. the veterans took to the ice and beat the Klippers again, this time also by a 4-2 margin. Shots favoured the North Stars 34-33.

The North Stars face Kindersley were to be on the ice again Wednesday night at home in North Battleford at Access Communications Centre. Game results were unavailable at press time.

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Trial for woman accused of killing Tiki Laverdiere underway at Queen’s Bench

By Lisa Joy

Staff Reporter

Nikita Cook’s fiveweek non-jury trial in connection to Tiki Laverdiere’s death started Tuesday in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench.

Cook, who is from Edmonton, is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and improperly interfering with a human body. She is one of 10 people who were charged with 25-year-old Laverdiere’s murder. Laverdiere , who was from Edmonton, was reported missing to Battlefords RCMP May 12, 2019. On June 10, 2019, the RCMP labeled her disappearance as a homicide.

Her body was found July 11, 2019, when RCMP were conducting a ground search in a rural area outside of North Battleford.

Laverdiere was in North Battleford April 2019 for the funeral of 20-year-old Tristen Cook-Buckle on Thunderchild First Nation.

His body was found burned in a vehicle near Vegreville on April 5, 2019. Hours earlier Edmonton Police had responded to a call

near 92 St. and 110 Ave. where they found blood on the ground behind a house.

DNA later revealed that it was Cook-Buckle’s blood and Edmonton Police continue to investigate his homicide.

Cook-Buckle, on his Facebook page, identified himself as a “Stryker” (enforcer) at Redd Alert and “Forever Doin’ Dirt 18*1” The numbers 18:1 mean “RA,” and refers to Redd Alert.

Cook’s co-accused Soaring Eagle Whitstone, 34, from Onion Lake calls herself “Redd” on Facebook and lists herself as a “Boss at Hustlin.” She says she studied at “Westside FFA” and posted a photo of a red bandana that read, “Westside Outlawz 23:19.”

Another co-accused, 25-year-old Jesse Sangster from Edmonton, was committed to stand trial after a three-week preliminary hearing last fall in North Battleford Provincial Court.

He is charged with firstdegree murder, kidnapping, and improperly interfering with a human body.

Shayla Orther, 29, and Danita Thomas, 34, both

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of North Battleford, Nicole Cook, 38, and Charles St. Savard, 35, of Edmonton are also charged with firstdegree murder, kidnapping and improperly interfering with a human body.

Brent Checkosis, 19, and Samuel Takakenew, 36, of Edmonton, Mavis Quinn Takakenew, 56, of North Battleford, were all charged with accessory to murder after the fact.

In 2020 Brent Checkosis was sentenced to seven years in prison and Mavis Takakenew was given 18

Battleford man faces voyeurism charges

By Lisa Joy

Staff Reporter

A Battleford man charged last year with making sexually explicit material available to a child and committing an indecent act, appeared in court on new charges of voyeurism.

The North Battleford RCMP General Investigation Section

(GIS) charged 54-year-old Edward Ilnicki in 2020 after receiving a complaint that a woman and a girl were shown unsolicited and inappropriate material on a cell phone. When police searched a device in connection to that incident they found an image of a woman, which appeared to have been taken without her knowledge or consent.

Police didn’t say what type

of device they found the photo.

Police launched an investigation and determined the photo was taken at a private residence. They obtained a search warrant and gathered more evidence to support a voyeurism charge. Ilnicki made his first appearance on that charge on Aug. 24.

The RCMP said the photo wasn’t of a member

By Lisa Joy

Staff Writer

SASKATOON - A Battleford man arrested with the help of Saskatoon Police Service Air One appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court Aug. 30 on theft and forgery charges.

Dean Cordell Spokes, 52, was arrested in May

allegedly in the middle of breaking into a business in the R.M. of Corman Park, north of Asquith. Martensville and Warman RCMP officers, and Corman Park Police also responded.

Air One located a motor home involved in the incident and Corman Park Police arrested the driver on Highway 16. Radisson

by RCMP officers arrested another person a short time later.

Spoke had failed to appear in Saskatoon Provincial court in August and a warrant to hold was issued, which has now been vacated.

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of Ilnicki’s family or part of the household where the photo was taken. They didn’t release more information in order to protect the privacy of the victim who they say is now aware of the photo.

His next appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court is scheduled for Sept. 22. The charges against Ilnicki haven’t been proven in court.

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The charge of first-degree murder was withdrawn.

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O’Toole offers a thoughtful strategy to tackle food inflation

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

If you feel you’re paying more for food, it’s not an illusion

By Sylvain Charlebois

Professor / Dalhousie University

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

The Conservative Party of Canada recently promised to control food inflation for Canadians. It’s an odd promise for a party typically known to embrace market-free conditions but it holds great potential.

What makes this promise even more atypical is that Canadians have access to one of the most affordable food baskets in the world, 18th on the list compiled by the Global Food Security Index. That rating could be better, but it’s not bad.

Canada is ranked with Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom and Israel, and rates No. 10 in food quality and safety, according to the same index.

Canada isn’t doing too poorly, then, so having government tackle food inflation may seem a little strange. But Canadians are feeling pinched by what’s coming from the food industry, having to pay more at the grocery store or buying a meal in food service.

If you feel you’re paying more for food, it’s not an illusion. An average family of four in Canada is paying about $1,000 more for their food since January 2020.

And no sector is immune to systemic pressures affecting the industry.

It’s practically impossible for governments to control macro-variables that indirectly affect food prices – like interest rates, the effects of the pandemic on global logistics, climate change, currency wars and labour woes, especially during a four-year mandate.

Openly stating to Canadians that food prices at retail should be lowered or, at least, controlled would simply be foolish and irresponsible.

Controlling food prices at retail isn’t something most Canadians want or should want. It rarely works for everyone.

For example, Quebec controls the price of fluid milk at retail and it’s been a disaster for consumers. Milk is very expensive in Quebec because regulatory mechanisms barely give room for consumers to advocate for themselves. Industry lawyers and lobby groups will always overpower the welfare of consumers, especially those with limited means.

Controlling prices or even nationalizing parts of our food distribution system would only lead to higher food prices and discourage investments and innovation – domestically and from abroad. And it would mean fewer choices to consumers. The quality of food products for Canadians would surely be compromised.

But that’s not what the Conservatives are promising.

Their plan is to tackle innate market conditions that could impact food prices at retail and up the food chain.

The Conservatives want to end criminal behaviour or at least punish it. The bread price-fixing scandal revealed by Loblaw and Weston Bakeries in 2017 was

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troubling. For 14 years, bread prices were artificially inflated through industry collusion. According to Statistics Canada, bread prices went up 116 per cent, making it one of our food products that increased the most during that period.

After the scheme ended, bread prices dropped by 17 per cent within two years.

If an average family bought two loaves of bread a week, Canadians might have collectively overpaid for bread by more than $1 billion during the price-fixing scheme.

Canada’s Competition Bureau has known about the situation since 2015, yet no one has paid a fine or gone to jail. The investigation continues after six years.

In comparison, the U.S. Department of Justice recently indicted 14 former executives and managers employed at poultry processing companies for price-fixing. The scheme allegedly ran from as early as 2012 to 2019.

Collusion undermines consumer trust. Governments ought to play a more active role in making sure these schemes are severely condemned in Canada.

The other promise made by the Conservatives is related to supply-chain bullying. For years, major food retailers have unilaterally imposed fees on food suppliers, impacting our food processing sector’s competitiveness. Smaller companies – often family-operated – are severely penalized by these fees, making it impossible for them to compete.

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A new, effective code of conduct with some government-led oversight would create predictable, workable market conditions for processors and grocers.

Processors don’t mind paying fees, lowering list prices and offering discounts to grocers. But grocers have a lot of power in Canada and have gone too far in recent years. Their outrageous pricing tactics have impacted many food companies and farmers in Canada and elsewhere.

The challenge is to protect our food processing sector while making sure grocers serve the public well, with competitive prices. A few other countries have done this, with encouraging results.

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is reading the food landscape very well. The Conservatives are the only party daring to tackle the hidden, dark side of food distribution. They want to give innovation, competitiveness and fair pricing a chance without regulating retail prices.

It’s a clever plan.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, hardly any Canadians cared about supply-chain tactics and oligopolistic powers within the industry. Now, pointing out the hidden ills of our food system has gained political traction. Let’s hope other parties follow the Conservatives’ lead.

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

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Vanity of Vanities

By R.H. Wood

North Battleford

Many people have asked what happened to the “Wood Pile.” The answer is that myself and my amanuensis (wife of 55 years) have been smitten by health issues, causing in my case debility and a general lack of desire to do “anything.” Health is wealth they say.

As Afghanistan burns and we are in the throes of a totally unrequired election, called in the oneiric hope of an overall majority government, Mr. Trudeau seems to have out-smarted himself. When he and his family trouped into

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Rideau Hall, the neophyte Governor General should have refused to allow an election with the Afghanistan crisis unfolding as they spoke.

Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, wrote of “man’s

inhumanity to man” and this is so clearly evident in that troubled country.

All our current woes are blamed on a virus and Mr. Stephen Harper.

Truthfully Mr. Trudeau started his mandate like

an immature heritor getting hold of the family fortune. We now have an enormous federal debt and ongoing deficit, justified by a supposedly “roaring back” economy. Forgive my skepticism made worse

by our P.M. declaring no concern or interest in monetary matters.

It frustrates me beyond reason to hear politicians being allowed without challenge to provide deliberate non-answers to questions, even simple “yes” or “no” ones. They use any subject raised as an excuse to expound on the virtues of themselves and their policies.

For the electorate to return Mr. Trudeau to power with a non-majority might be called an adumbrative admonishment such as a parent might provide to an errant child. For some, this would be satisfactory, for others a nightmare and

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Feel good about fueling up Staff Discovery Co-op has announced they are bringing back Fuel Good Day on Tuesday, Sept. 21.

On that day, anyone who fills their gas tank at Discovery Co-op gas bars in North Battleford and Battleford will see Discov-

ery Co-op donate six cents per litre of the fuel purchased to the Battlefords Indian and Métis Friendship Centre.

Discovery Co-op is also donating one dollar from every cup of co-op coffee, Big Cool slush and or car washes purchased that day.

Since starting Fuel Good Day in 2017, Discovery Co-op has donated over $25,000 to local non-profit organizations including BUH Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Battlefords Canadian Mental Health Association.

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Letters to the editor are welcomed by the Regional Optimist. All letters, including those which are faxed or emailed, must be signed and bear the address and telephone number of the writer. The name of the writer will be published. Letters are subject to editing. Personal attacks will not be printed. Letters will be rejected if they contain libelous statements or are unsigned.

Carla from the North Battleford Library recommends the book Setting Free the Kites by Alex George. It is a memorable story about the power of friendship between two boyhood friends who developed a deep bond during their summer vacations. I loved it.

for Mr. Singh a gift from heaven. Others might hope that Mr. Trudeau, a selfproclaimed proud Quebecer, will be dethroned and de-crowned. Our nation’s current problems include the detention of the two Michaels, the debt and deficit, blatant political deviousness and a redundant Parliament.

The popularity of our leader seems currently in decline. Perhaps when the dust settles, he will regret calling this election and regret even more shaving off his beard which gave him an aura of maturity and wisdom. The fate of biblical Samson should have been a lesson for him!

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“Our community is stronger today because of the contributions people are making,” said Mike Nord, general manager of Discovery Co-op in a news release. “We continue our efforts to serve our co-op members and customers, while also supporting initiatives that benefit the communities we serve.”

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mois ; moins 18 ans ; • Êtresixâgé d’au • Recevoir par écrit (signature) • Posséder sa l’appui citoyenneté canadienne ; de trois à la 12e parents de la prématernelle • Résider en d’élèves Saskatchewan depuis au moins année de l’école fransaskoise ; six mois ; • Résider dans la zone de fréquentation de • Recevoir l’appui par écrit (signature) de trois l’École Père Mercure. parents d’élèves de la prématernelle à la 12e année de l’école fransaskoise ; • Résider dans la zone de fréquentation de l’École Père Mercure.

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It’s official: six candidates on the ballot

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Six candidates are in the running for the Battlefords-Lloydminster, with election day scheduled for Sept. 20. All six have officially filed with Elections Canada and are confirmed to be on the ballot.

Here is a look at the six candidates: Rosemarie Falk Conservative Falk is seeking a third election win after capturing the 2017 byelection to replace longtime MP Gerry Ritz, as well as the 2019 election. Falk is from Lloydminster and is a social worker by profession. In the last Parliament, Falk was the Conservatives’ shadow minister for Seniors.

Erik Hansen New Democratic Party Hansen is from the Unity area and while he is a newcomer to electoral politics, he has been active

at the grassroots level with the NDP executive in the riding for a while. He has experience in the heavy equipment industry and had worked at Moody’s Equipment, the local New Holland Ag Dealer, until his retirement in 2020.

Larry Ingram Liberal Ingram is from Turtleford and has a background as a sheet metal contractor. He has been a familiar sight at election time for the Liberals in BattlefordsLloydminster, as this is the fourth straight election or byelection in which Ingram is on the ballot. Ingram also has experience at the municipal level serving as a councillor in the RM of Mervin, and as a school board trustee.

Ken Rutherford Maverick From the Lloydminster area, Ken Rutherford is running for the new Maverick Party in this

election. Rutherford is an instructor at Lakeland College and has a business background, running an appraisal business. He has been active with the Mavericks at the grassroots level, which led him to step up to the plate to run for the new party.

Terry Sieben People’s Party This is the second election in which the People’s Party will have a candidate on the ballot in BattlefordsLloydminster. Sieben has worked previously in the railroad and later the hospitality industry, and ran for the Progressive Conservatives in the 2020 provincial election. He is from Major.

Kerri Wall Green Party Wall is originally from Saskatoon but moved to British Columbia, where she has worked in the healthcare field with B.C. Interior Health on their

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Voters in the riding can expect to hear plenty from the candidates over the coming couple of weeks.

An all-candidates forum was scheduled for Sept. 8 in North Battleford, hosted by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. Another is to take place Sept. 9 in Unity, and then Sept. 13 in Lloydminster, hosted by the Lloydminster Chamber at Lakeland College cafeteria from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The election candidates, clockwise from top left, are Ken Rutherford (Maverick), Rosemarie Falk (Conservative), Larry Ingram (Liberal), Terry Sieben (People’s Party), Erik Hansen (NDP) and Kerri Wall (Green Party).

See you at the theatre

Battlefords players in rehearsals

By Donna Challis

Battlefords Community Players

The opening of the Battlefords Community Players 2021-2022 season is fast approaching with rehearsals underway for the openingtwo one-act plays, “The Foyer” by Barb O’Neal and “Cowboys and Actors” by the late Eric Anderson.

BCP has produced both these plays before but they have been selected to highlight local playwrights in the organization’s 70th year. Battlefords Community Players are and always encouraged local and provincial playwrights to send new material for producing.

Cast members are Bob Horrell, Chantelle Cunningham, Candice Brown, Candace Dustan, Tammey Heinemann, Liz Smith, Geordie Smith, Adrien Bueckert in the “The Foyer” and Andrew Miller, Carol Keller, Bob Horrell, Fraser Glen for “Cowboys and Actors.” The casts are assisted by stage manager Cindy Coupal, assistant stage manager Carol Keller, script assistant Barb Kirby, consultant Quinn Baynham and both are directed

by Roy J. Challis. The show runs starting Oct. 26 through to Nov. 6 and tickets are now available.

Summer Theatre 2021 is in the books with a great deal of success and much thanks to talented actors, and the audience who en-

joyed the five outdoor and seven indoor performances of CUT and Desdemona in the Afterlife. This was the second Summer Theatre project and BCP intends to make it an annual affair.

Sept.13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. at 102 - 26th St. in Battleford, director Jim Walls will be holding open auditions for “Here On The Flight Path” by Norm Foster. The troupe needs three female actors and one male to present this comedy classic. John is a back porch philosopher. Over the course of three and half years he interacts with three neighbours from his balcony: Faye, a practicing member of the world’s oldest profession; Angel, a somewhat naïve aspiring country singer; and Gwen, a recently divorced homemaker. Sex, love, life and loss are all discussed with big laughs and a few tears in what many describe as Norm Foster’s funniest play ever. Everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary.

On three consecutive Sundays – Sept.12, 19 and 26 – Karen Sylvia Bayne while be offering adult acting classes in the BCP building from 2 to 4 p.m. including sessions on: creating believable, relatable and memorable characters; vocal techniques; relax-

ation; concentration; connections; and facial and body expressions. Please give Karen a text at 306490-8092 or contact her at karensilvabayne@gmail. com for more information or to enrol.

Battlefords Community Players are hosting a production of “Shirley Valentine” by Willy Russell for two performances Oct. 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. This one-woman show stars Heather Macnab from Maple Creek, known in this area as one of the instructors at the Summer School for Solo Voice. She is also an adjudicator, instructor, actor and director with a particular interest in musical theatre.

Shirley Valentine is the story of a 42-year-old bored Liverpudlian housewife who takes a holiday trip to Greece and meets a local man who bolsters her self-confidence. She evolves and transforms to the point that her husband doesn’t even recognize her.

Tickets are available by calling BCP at 446-3133 and this event is a fundraiser for BCP. Live theatre is ready and waiting for you the audience to bring it to life.

Follow us on Facebook, our website www.bcpdrama.com or call us at 306446-3133.

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Though the rains came too late for crops, the fact that now the hills and pastures and roadsides are green again is a bonus. The whole world just looks happier and healthier again.

A surprise birthday party combined with the regular bridge game was Aug. 26 in a private home in Battleford. There was a potluck supper and birthday cake. There were enough players to form five and half tables. Top score in Section A was by Vern Iverson and David Sharpe.

Second were Maureen Campbell and Fraser Glen.

Third were Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan and fourth were Betsy and Bob Brown. Section B had top mark by Betsy and Bob Brown and second were Gerry Craig and Mary Phelps. In the afternoon of Aug. 31 in the city there were three and a half tables in play. First were Donna Scherman and Gerry Craig. Tied for second and third were Albert Blais and Margaret Dyck along with Anna Waldbillig and Vern Iverson.

In the CAA road report of the 10 worst roads in the province I see that they missed the road from

Spiritwood to Chitek Lake.

This has been on the list for many years and they still have done nothing to it, so imagine how bad the roads mentioned must be.

Gathering at the Do Drop In on Wednesday morning were more than a dozen folks who came out to share interesting stories over a cup of coffee. Folks also got to meet a new summer resident, Diane Garret, from Beaumont, Alta. who has gone home until next year. Also welcomed into the village are Abbey and Kent McLeod and their daughter. They are living next door to the credit union building, moving out from North Battleford to enjoy living at the lake. We hope they enjoy every minute at their new location.

Feeding the local birds these days takes a lot of feed. Every day or two the feeders need filling and they do enjoy the bird bath, but don’t bathe in it now like the robins were doing so often earlier in the summer.

On Thursday, Sept. 2 there were three tables of bridge at the Pioneer Hall in the city with top score going to Vern Iverson and David Sharpe followed

by Jean Lowes and Fraser Glen.

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Driving into the city these days one has to commend the city workers who tend the flower pots, as they are outstanding again this summer. Driving or walking around most centres you will find nice flowers just outdoing themselves.

The maple trees and most trees are starting to turn colour. The combines are running and what crop there is is coming in. We looked at the bean crop south of the village and the second growth in that will be a problem for the farmer. It’s about half and half, ripe and green.

The golf course is staying a nice green. Dead and broken trees are being taken care of, so it stays a pretty picture. There is lots of activity going on out there and folks are dreading the thought of closing up for winter.

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Shell Lake golfer earns junior women’s title

By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

The crops are getting harvested quicker this year as yields are low because of the horrendous drought.

Recent rain did halt operations, but now we are again experiencing warmer days.

Fifteen-year-old Brooklin Fry of Shell Lake has excelled again with her golfing abilities. She won her second straight and third Saskatchewan Junior Women’s championship.

Brooklin is the daughter to Mayfair Central School’s former principal Susan (Brad) Fry. Spiritwood is popular for the annual Fast Fly-In Breakfast in the month of August. Seventeen pilots flew in for this Sunday morning event which had a gathering of 250 hungry people. Harold Fast invited Saskatchewan Aviation Museum to bring their Tiger Moth craft to offer flights.

This vintage aircraft took 10 people who pur-

chased the flight and was busy throughout the day.

The Tiger Moth is a 1930s bi-plane that was designed in Great Britain. It was used by the Royal Air Force to train pilots for the Second World War. Marlene and Fred Walters hosted the breakfast along with many volunteers in their farm yard.

The funeral mass for 95-year-old former North Battleford resident, Paul Gregoire, was held Sept.

4 at St. Vital Church in Battleford. It was great to visit with my many cousins once again. His oldest son, Nestor, performed the service. Nestor is now relocated to a Moose Jaw parish.

At age 75, Father Nestor chose not to retire, yet.

The music ministry by cousins Joe and Judy Fransoo along with the choir was superb.

My Uncle Paul passed away over a year ago in a Warman senior care home.

COVID-19 put the service on hold until now.

School buses are again

busy on the roads transporting precious cargo, so drivers should use cautionary measures when they see the flashing lights. The students in all levels of education from kindergarten to university/college campuses appear to be wearing masks for classes. Some universities require students to have both COVID-19 vaccinations. Many functions ‑ sports or concerts ‑ are warning people to get a test before entering or need to see a vaccination immunization card at the entrance. Unfortunately, Saskatchewan is the province with the lowest vaccinated population.

Last week I wrote about the Saskatchewan elevator books that are selling quickly. My oldest brother, Ron Gregoire, was an elevator agent in his younger years in Pathlow before purchasing a farm near St. Brieux. He was delighted to buy this book, as it brings back many good memories. At one time he was in charge of the three

elevators with different companies while trying to keep everyone happy.

Pathlow is approximately 20 miles from Melfort.

Another book, “The Truth about the Barn,” by David Elias is a good read for prairie folks. Many of the large hip-roofed structures are a thing of the past. Grain farmers do not require barns on their yards. The author reveals the history of barns and illustrates they are more than just timber and nails.

The farmers market in Rabbit Lake proved to be a big hit this past spring and summer. The last one was Saturday long weekend but one can still order from the vendors wherever they reside.

Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. the Rabbit Lake Seniors Sunrise Hall is hosting a community potluck supper.

Contribute by bringing a dish and pay $5 at the door.

It could be a very good turnout, especially if some locals have completed harvesting.

Coming into the hamlet of Ruddell there is an important wee building that passersby use, according to Victor who lives nearby. It even has an outside light and one can donate a bit of change in a box for the convenience. Photo by Elaine Woloshyn

Aren’t we lucky to have not been visited by Jack Frost yet? Temperatures have dipped low but not to

the extent of frost appearing. With the abundance of rain, the gardens are still flourishing.

Live shows returning to Dekker Centre this fall

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Live shows will be back at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts this

fall.

Four shows are planned for the Dekker Centre beginning Friday, Sept. 24.

According to the Dekker Centre’s news release, the

fall 2021 series features a lineup of Saskatchewan artists from a variety of genres including rock, country, blues and pop, as well as musical theatre

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The shows include: The Acoustic Sessions featuring Heidi Munro and Scott Patrick, Jack Semple and Chris Henderson on Sept.

24 at 7:30 p.m.; The PPL R PPL production of [title of show], which is a musical about two guys writing a musical about two guys writing a musical, on Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m.; The Prairie Lilies Presents: Saskatchewan Country Music Singer - Songwriter Circle, on Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m.; A Christmas Carol: A

Dramatic Reading produced by Jim Walls, happening Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 12 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are on sale online, and they are also available in person at the Dekker Centre Box Office from Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

You can also purchase tickets by phone Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Dekker Centre has also announced protocols to reduce risk for those attending the live performances. A temporary masking mandate will be in place for everyone attending publicly ticketed events. Livestreaming will be available for those who

prefer to watch from home.

Proof of vaccination will not be required, although the Dekker Centre states they expect all patrons who attend live shows to be fully vaccinated.

“Every decision for programming and risk management was based on reducing the spread of COVID-19 in our venue,” said Kali Weber, general manager, in a news release.

“The Dekker Centre wants to be able to keep our doors open, have our staff working, and present artists in a safe and fun environment… These measures are temporary, and protocols will be reviewed on a show-by-show basis.”

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Canada’s punitive justice model is failing prisoners and the communities they are released back into, says prison reform advocate David Milgaard.

Prisons take away people’s humanity and don’t prepare them for reintegration back into society, which in turn harms communities, he asserts.

“The longer you are inside the penitentiary what is being lost is your morality,” said Milgaard who was the victim of Canada’s most notorious miscarriages of justice.

In 1969 he was arrested when he was only 16. In 1970, at the age of 17, he was wrongfully convicted of raping and murdering Saskatoon nurse Gail Miller and sent to Canada’s toughest prisons for life.

He spent almost 23 years behind bars before he was released in 1992 and exonerated by DNA evidence in 1997.

Today, Milgaard lives in Calgary and speaks across Canada and advocates for the wrongfully convicted.

He pushed for an independent Criminal Case Review Commission to make it easier and faster for potentially wrongfully convicted people to have their applications reviewed. He, and his group, met with Canada’s Justice Minister David Lametti to discuss the commission and this year Lametti launched public consultations on the creation of the commission.

Milgaard also speaks against Canada’s punitive justice system and advocates for a restorative justice system.

In 2020 – 50 years after Milgaard’s wrongful conviction - the University of Manitoba presented him with an Honorary Doctor of Law degree.

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destroys morality Milgaard said prisons cultivate criminality and long-term incarceration destroys morals.

“The longer you are inside the penitentiary what is being lost is your morality.

“Over a period of time, your morality that you went in with, starts to disappear as a result of prisoners trying to stand up and look like they are something when they go inside and say ‘Oh I’m a bad kind of person, I steal, I do this and I do that’ just so that they can feel comfortable inside a penitentiary. That is their way of being ‘someone’ inside. They don’t really know what they are doing and they are afraid.”

Prisoners develop a mindset that it’s OK to do harm.

“I know prisoners share a rule of thumb that it is OK to do wrong to some extent,” said Milgaard.

“Let me say that again.

Prisoners share a belief that it is OK to do wrong to some extent with each other. The longer they are inside prison, the worse this gets.”

Long-term incarceration serves no purpose, said Milgaard.

“I know that might sound very strange to the public, or to the people that are having to deal with people that are going out there committing murders, but the truth is if you haven’t got some idea of what you have done wrong in five years time and realize it’s not something that you want to do again, you’re not going to get it in 10, and you’re not going to get it in 15, and you’re not going to get it in 20.”

Milgaard said support from a lot of people, the church, and the advocacy work he was doing while in prison to help other prisoners kept his morality strong during his incarceration.

“If I didn’t have that and didn’t believe in the princi-

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David Milgaard

David Milgaard was the victim of Canada’s most notorious miscarriages of justice. In 1969 - at the age of 16 - he was arrested and in 1970 he was wrongfully convicted of raping and murdering Saskatoon nurse Gail Miller. He was sent to Canada’s toughest prisons for life and spent almost 23 years behind bars before being released and exonerated by DNA evidence.

Left, Milgaard today, and right, Milgaard when he was incarcerated. Year unknown. Photos supplied

by David Milgaard

ples that I nurtured when I was inside the penitentiary I wouldn’t be the person I am here today talking to you.”

Long-term incarceration creates prejudices Milgaard said long-term incarceration also changes prisoners’ perceptions.

“Long-term incarceration develops biases inside people. It becomes a ‘wethey’ situation.

“When I came out of prison - OK I didn’t even do anything wrong - but these biases, the sense that guards were out there to kill me, or the police were out to kill me, were deep rooted inside my mind.

And this was a result of the punitive justice model of this country.”

Excessive use of force on prisoners Canada’s prison watchdog, Dr. Ivan Zinger, Correctional Investigator of Canada, in his annual report last year said unnecessary, excessive use of force incidents in prisons continue to occur. Zinger’s investigation identified what he called “egregious or inappropriate use of force interventions.”

In one instance, an in-

mate, while lying naked on his stomach, was subjected to 17 continuous minutes of pain compliance techniques.

Video captured several correctional officers applying pain compliance techniques including ankle torsions, pressure points on his nose and forehead, stepping (full weight) on the back of the inmates’ knees and on his ankles, and rolling a baton on his ankles.

In another incident, a stun grenade was detonated inside an inmate’s cell after guards deployed several grams of pepper spray in his cell.

Solitary confinement is torture Prolonged and indefinite solitary confinement is prohibited under the United Nations Nelson Mandela Rules on the treatment of prisoners, which describes it as torture.

Ontario’s highest court placed a hard cap on solitary confinement in prisons, saying inmates can’t be isolated for more than 15 days because that amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.

Assistant Professor of

Law Adelina Iftene has invited Milgaard to speak against solitary confinement at Dalhousie University at the end of September.

Milgaard said the worst time for him in prison was solitary confinement in Stony Mountain Penitentiary. He was placed in solitary confinement numerous times for more than six months at a time and beaten by guards.

He described solitary confinement as sleeping on cement in a cell with a solid steel door instead of bars and a bright light that never went off.

When Milgaard was asked about his experience in solitary confinement, he said, “You’re taking me into a place I don’t want to go.”

But he did go there and he recounted the nightmare.

“You just…” he paused and let out a sigh, “for me what happened, I just started to lose it. I didn’t realize what was even taking place after awhile. In reality, my food would come and I would eat my food. When the door was open I didn’t even know what was going on. I wasn’t normal. I had a mental problem.

“When you go into a situation like that, you know, you don’t have family, you don’t have friends, you don’t have anybody. You just basically have a hole in the floor where you could defecate and your meals come in through a slot in your door.

“You start to think and you start to sometimes get critical of yourself and your life and it is in this sort of way that you are kept that you start to maybe pick away at yourself in certain ways. You actually do.

“You have no one to be part of your life, sometimes you get out of your cage to

go outside for an hour a day, but the worst part of it is you are not receiving any interaction from anyone.

“You are just locked up and they throw away the key. You are in a horrible situation. This is very unhealthy for any human being. You are not even allowed to communicate with other prisoners.

“Sometimes I had been in there for six months at a time. I was in there quite a few times. They just use it as a way to control people.

For whatever reason they believe (you) are not conducive to the running of the institution they think that you are causing the powers that be problems in the institution, they just say, ‘off with you. Way you go. You’re in solitary confinement. See how you like that for awhile buddy.’

“I felt so dreadful at times. I feel badly just thinking about it.

“You actually go crazy after awhile. If you do and don’t behave you are beaten. When you fight back, they just continue to keep you there.

“There is no way any human being can survive that without going crazy.

That is what solitary confinement means.”

Transforming solitary confinement In June 2019 Bill C-83, amended Canada’s Corrections and Conditional Release Act and is aimed at making “transformational changes” to the federal correctional system. Its intent was to abolish solitary confinement as defined by the Mandela Rules and replace the previous administrative segregation regime with Structured Intervention Units (SIUs).

Milgaard said, however, that SIUs are solitary confinement under a different name.

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SHA: Positive individuals to notify their own contacts Staff The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is requesting assistance from COVID-19 positive individuals to provide notification to their own close contacts of their

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Canada’s prison system failing Canadians: David Milgaard Continued from Page 10 He said the lawmakers only changed a few words around without making any meaningful changes.

“They are still using solitary confinement in there and it’s a terrible thing to do to people.”

In addition, the new legislation doesn’t place hard caps on how long individuals can be kept in restrictive confinement environments. Nor does it prohibit the placement of mentally ill people in SIUs. Long-term incarceration institutionalizes prisoners When inmates are in prison for extended times they become institutionalized and have difficulty coping with the world outside, which is no longer the world they knew.

“It is something I felt would not take place in my life and I argued with people saying that ‘no I don’t believe that is going to be a problem.’ It is a problem.”

When a prisoner is released he may not feel free.

Only when a prisoner no longer thinks about it is he finally free, said Milgaard.

“I am (free) to some extent yes. How it was for a long time for me, I was free but I wasn’t really free in my mind in relation to dealing with living and being outside in a completely different world that it was before I was inside. At a certain point you realize you aren’t feeling that anymore and you are free.”

Restorative justice model a better alternative

Many prefer the tough on crime punitive justice model to a restorative justice model, and Milgaard has a message for them - the majority of inmates inside penitentiaries don’t pose a threat to communities.

“It’s very, very, important to realize that right now inside all of our penitentiaries in Canada, approximately 80 per cent of the people that are housed there are no real threat to anybody in the community, to property, to cause harm.

That’s how high the numbers are in relation to those people that don’t pose any threat.”

Politicians often support the tough on crime approach for community safety but they are viewing the issue from the wrong perspective, said Milgaard.

“These (politicians) who are standing up or patting themselves trying to tell the community, ‘We need to be hard on these criminals,’ the truth is just the opposite. They need to have a completely different approach in dealing with criminality and prisons and people trying to heal and nurture themselves in a system that is failing the community so badly.”

Peacemaking, not war making Milgaard describes restorative justice as peace making rather than a war making response to crime and criminality.

When a convicted person goes inside a prison in Canada’s punitive justice model, the correctional

system’s focus is geared toward safety and the potential for the prisoner to do harm.

“You are treated like someone who is less than a human being sometimes,” said Milgaard. “I know that is truth. I was part of that system for 23 years.”

There is no healing, no support, he added.

Above all, punishment doesn’t help people help themselves.

“That’s key here,” said Milgaard.

Prisoners need to come to their own conclusion that they want to change he said.

Restorative justice breaks the cycle of harm providing opportunity to victim, prisoner and community in a way to resolve the root social causes of crime.

“It shows loving kindness and offers hope to all,” said Milgaard.

“A simple way to look at it is, it is a peacemaking rather than war making reply to crime,” said Milgaard, adding that those are the words of his mentor Wayne Northey who promoted restorative justice since 1974 and was the executive director of a Christian prison ministries visitation program M2/W2 in British Columbia from 1998 to 2014.

“As a prisoner myself, I can say the right way to have people change their minds about doing wrong is to surround them with care and love,” said Milgaard.

“They will feel bad about what they have done wrong and will decide for themselves not to do it again. This will change a person - criminality can be beaten.

“Restorative justice deals with people in an effective, caring, kind and loving way so that they can actually think to themselves ‘I have done something wrong.’

“That is where criminality is beaten,” added Milgaard. “It certainly is not beaten by people being punished and treated the way they are in the present punitive justice model in this country. Care and love make the biggest difference in a prisoner’s life.

I know. I was a prisoner for 23 years.”

Milgaard said he has held prisoners crying, remorseful of their actions.

“I have held men in my arms who have been crying because they feel bad about themselves and wish they did not do what they have done.

“I would tell them that they are worth more and to hold their heads up and to be strong and to remember not to do wrong things in the future.

“These are the people that we are talking about that really need to have someone inside that situation where they are dealing with their criminality, dealing with working to try to become someone.”

Milgaard occasionally has an opportunity to talk to prisoners inside peniten-

tiaries.

“I don’t look at that person as a thief or a bad person. I look at that person as a person who has the potential to be anything that person really wants to be in this life.”

At any point in one’s life a person can decide to change.

“You can decide what it is you want to be and how you are going to go about doing it and you can accomplish it by just having the ability to do that.

“That is one of the hardest things I learned in my life,” he added. “To have the ability to say ‘I can do something and follow through and do it.’ Then you are a person that is a doer and if you are a doer you will succeed at all that you try to accomplish.”

Canada can do better Milgaard said Canada can do better and pointed to Japan’s restorative justice model.

“You may not believe this, but any person who commits a very serious crime in Japan may never go to prison at all. Not even for one day.”

Offenders are given an opportunity of merciful leniency he said.

“They are cared for by their families and others. Why are we not going with a better justice model?

Why are we not going with merciful leniency?

“We really need to hold the people that are responsible for this and that is basically the criminal justice system itself and the policy

makers that are making policies to continue this terrible, terrible tragedy for Canada,” said Milgaard.

Prisoners are people too People often look down on those who live on society’s fringes and this is wrong, said Milgaard.

“People look at them as crap. People are never crap. People are beauty and beauty is life and that’s what people can be.

“Prisoners are not garbage. They are someone that has the ability to be whatever they want to be.

They love and they live a life the same as we love and we live our life. They are no different than we are.”

Prisoners need to be given a basic commodity society on the outside values, said Milgaard.

“It’s humanity,” he said.

“Can we give these people humanity? Can we give these people a chance to grow, to heal and to become something in their lives? Because that’s what some of them want to do.

“It’s terrible to see the punitive justice model that is not trying to help life. It is trying to take life and I mean that. It is taking life as we speak.

“We have to take responsibility with the problem,” said Milgaard. “The problem is the way we are trying to do things. This problem is not going away.

Something must be done and something must be done now if we are going to help our communities at all. That’s the bottom line.”

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4 ways COVID-19 changed the trucking industry National Trucking Week takes place this year from September 5 to 11. This occasion is an ideal time to recognize the essential contributions of the nearly 400,000 Canadian truck drivers who help keep the country moving. During the COVID-19 crisis, it became clear these workers play an essential role in supplying the country with goods.

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OBITUARIES We are heartbroken to announce the sudden passing of Edward (Eddy) Clark, our dad, grandpa, brother, uncle, cousin & good friend on November 13, 2020. Memorial service & lunch was held July 24, 2021 at Mayfair Community Hall with interment at Mayfair Cemetery with Reverend Cornie Martens as celebrant. Cornie & Marlene Martens led the family with a beautiful song, Amazing Grace. The obituary was read by Clint Tomanek, nephew. Edward Earl Clark was born in Hafford, Sk, November 10, 1952, to Fred & Esther Clark. Waiting anxiously at home for his arrival were his big sister Carol & big brother Bill. Cathy didn’t enter the picture for four more years. Eddy or Sparky, as his friends affectionately called him, attended Mayfair Central school from grades 1-12. He was active in a variety of sports at school & the following years. Fastball, hockey, broom ball & curling to name a few. Eddy loved music & concerts. He attended some well known artists.

The group Chicago, Rod Stewart, Tim McGraw, Lady A, Tina Turner & Billy Joel to mention a few.

His laugh was priceless! Eddy enjoyed fishing & during summer vacation he’d hop the bus to Loon Lake, sometimes with Cathy, & stay with Aunt Ollie & Uncle Urses or later at Linda & Guy’s cabin.

He always treasured these memories with his cousins. Eddy helped his dad farm & after graduation he devoted full time to farming. When his dad took sick, Eddy took over the farming duties. Eddy had a strong love for the farm. Carol, Ron & Kevin moved to the John Balzer farm in the fall of 1980 & farmed with Eddy. After Eddy’s dad passed away in 1987 Eddy continued farming & helping his mum at the farm till she passed in 1989. Carol’s husband, Ron, passed away in 1995 then Kevin farmed along side of Eddy till 2009. Eddy was so very proud when the Clark farm received the 100 year Heritage Farm Award in May 2013. Eddy had a love for animals whether it was cats, dogs, a chinchilla, cattle or bison. He had the kindest heart. He bottle fed a few calves & even a little orange bison baby & he would play with it & it would follow him around. Eddy was very honest, loyal, kind, loving & caring. He didn’t possess a lazy bone in his body. He loved & treasured family get togethers. This was evident by his huge smile & infectious laugh. And oh how he loved to tease! He’d get his sons, niece & nephews wound up & then laugh. He always made sure he contributed his share & more. Eddy loved to travel. He thoroughly enjoyed his trip to Honolulu. that was his first experience of flying & he loved it. Bill, Barb & Cathy can still remember Eddy weaving down the street. Not because he had too many Mai Tais but the back of his legs were burnt & so was the top of his head! He loved the International Market Place & wanted to barter for a huge brass giraffe for Cathy. With smaller farms struggling, Eddy decided to rent some of his land & work for Rick Adams. He enjoyed this but being a true farmer, he still worried during Spring & Fall. Eddy joined Rain & Hail Insurance in 2010 & continued until his passing.

He loved it. Eddy respected & valued his coworkers & customers. His coworkers were his work family. He cared about them. He got to see many new areas & people. He was always happy to share his travel adventures. Eddy’s sons Curtis and Shaye remember their dad’s many stories. There was always a glitter in his eyes and smile as he told about the broom ball days and how the other guys would protect him as he was one of the smaller guys out there. Or how the guys at an arena used a coat hanger to unlock a car not to mention what happened at the hotels. He enjoyed the gatherings after fastball games. This was the start of where his sons realized the vast amount of friends he made wherever he went. He had the utmost patience and kindness a person could ask for in a parent with wisdom in an abundance. He taught his boys some great lessons throughout their growth. Eddy truly believed in helping anyone he could without asking for it in return. When offered cash for pulling cars out on the corner on frigid winter nights, he would always say no thanks, one day I may need help and hope someone would help me. This resonated through his character. He always tried to include everyone in everything and make others smile. Even if this meant making a 20 minute grocery shop last two hours as he said hello and inquired on everyone’s well being. Ending with a “see’s you later” and a nice wave. He loved to talk politics as all farmers do. To which the conversation would end with “ahhh they are all crooks anyway” as he laughed about it. There always seemed to be a way he could make a joke or lighten things up no matter how challenging things may be. In his sons eyes, there’s no better man to strive to be like. With the loss of a man so loved and admired by friends, family, teammates and more, we are sure there will always be a hole in our hearts, an emptiness; one we can be sure that his smile from the heavens will help heal. Special memories of Eddy were shared by good friends all through the afternoon. Kristie Tomanek, Dave Stewart, Orest Ewanchuk & Ray & Shelley Martin to name a few. Our Memories of Eddie Clark by Ray & Shelley: Eddy was a large as life figure in the community of Mayfair. He was well known and respected for his numerous volunteer activities. His positive attitude and dedication made our community a better place to live and the list of his contributions and longer list of friends was a result of his character. These are just some of his involvements: Eddy represented Division Three as an RM of Meeting Lake councillor for several years and was remembered for his practical thinking and his integrity. He gave me great advice on matters related to his position when I also represented division two. Eddy’s volunteer work in the community was extensive. Here are some examples that we remember. He was active on the Mafyair Recreation Board in several positions for a number of years. He seldom missed a meeting and was always ready to support every plan that came forward. Fundraising always saw him working countless events such as local snowmobile rallies or bingos in North Battleford, and dances and suppers in the community hall. He was a board member of the Planning Committee to build the new Mayfair Arena after the old one collapsed. Of course, he was one of the first loan guarantors in securing new funding for reconstruction. I relied on him heavily to assist in several large projects in the completion phase at the Mayfair Arena. He was always my first phone call and he never let me down. Other events included Mayfair Reunions, hockey and broom ball tournament and any project where help was needed. He was tireless. Eddy was a great athlete. He excelled at many sports. He played broom ball for years in Mayfair and was skilled and dependable. He knew the game well, and would also referee. He was a great teammate. He was well respected by his teammates and opposing teams alike. He coached the Mayfair Womens Broomball Team and the girls loved him. He was always such a gentleman and had such a wonderful sense of humor. They wouldn’t have had anyone else. He loved curling and hockey and I played a lot of games as his teammate with the Mayfair Wreckers hockey club. We had great laughs and when the team needed volunteers for a fundraiser, he was the first one there, always. I was lucky to play many seasons of fastball with Eddy as member of the Whitkow Aces. The team had great success and he was our second baseman for most of it. We played hard and partied hard and no one had a better time than us. He was a fixture at games, tournaments, and league finals. We celebrated many victories with a wiener roast or beers in the Whitkow hotel. It was such a tight knit group and was much like a large family. The best windup parties ever were at Eddy’s on the farm, and he was such a wonderful host. Along with wonderful food and beverages, there was always music, games and singing. Loudest of all was the sound of laughter. Most will never forget it. As a neighbour, he was always the kindest, most generous and fair person to stand next to. With all the ups and downs of farming, we went through many years together and he never lost his optimism or his broad smile. Our entire family knew how fortunate we were to farm along side his. You couldn’t ask for better. As a friend, I never met anyone that I could trust more. I could talk to him about anything and Shelly and I always knew what a special person he was. Our family visits were never complete without him and that was one thing I will always remember. Your entire family were wonderful company and hosts and those were memories that are still fresh. Our kids thought of him as family and still talk about his playful nature and funny little things that happened. I remember him coming up to Sandy Lake and pitting in with us or times camping and fishing at other lakes. Meals together were very special. Great times. Moving from Mayfair was tough mostly because of the memories of what had passed and I thought of Eddy often, although I was not seeing him very often. Shelly would see him at Sasktel and I was sad that I missed the opportunity but I was glad to run into Kevin Dewing occasionally to get some family news. I wish I would have picked up the damn phone more often. I honestly don’t think a person could find a better friend and wish I would have been there more than I was. He will be sorely missed and long remembered. We were all lucky to know him and so sorry to see him go. “Sees ya later….” We love & miss you Dad, Grampa, Eddy, Uncle Eddy. Eddy is survived by his sons, Curtis (Becky), Shaye (Carrie) & twin granddaughters, Kylie & Sophie, siblings Carol Dewing, Bill (Barb) Clark, Cathy (Walter) Tomanek & our families. He was predeceased by his parents, Fred & Esther Clark & brother-in-law, Ron Dewing. All our families wish to thank everyone for the outpouring of love & kindness shown to us. We can’t express how much this meant. A huge thank you to Trevor Watts & Eternal Memories, BUH Emergency, Reverend Cornie Martens & Marlene, the Mayfair CWL ladies, Clint Tomanek, Ambrose Hartman, Daryl L’Heureux, Ray & Shelley Martin & anyone who made this a very special day for dad, Eddy. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES KRYZANOWSKI: It is with great sadness the family announce the passing of their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Annie Kryzanowski resident of BDCC on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the age of 88 years.

Vigil of Prayer Service was held Friday, September 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Vital Roman Catholic Church with Father Sebastian Kunnath presiding.

Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church with Father Phinh Do as celebrant. Private Family Interment followed at the North Battleford City Cemetery. Left to cherish her memories are her children: Victoria, Mary (Arnold), Paul (Donna); 16 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren & 5 great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Kryzanowski; son, David; parents: William & Mary Bonick; brothers: Mike & Steve; sisters: Paula & Elizabeth; son-in-law, Bill Nixon; a grandchild, a greatgrandchild and a great-great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Kryzanowski may be directed to the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan - 301 2550 12th Ave, Regina, SK S4P 3X1 Condolences for the family can be left at www. eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Vanessa Macnab of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

BRUBACHER: It is with sadness the family of Ralph Thomas Brubacher, resident of Battleford, SK, announce his passing Thursday, January 7, 2021. Left to cherish his memory: his beloved wife Margaret, their children and grandchildren: Ken Brubacher; Keith (Brandy) Brubacher, grandchildren: Isaac and Levi; Shannon (Matt) McIntyre, grandchildren: David Larsen and Shantel Larsen; sisterin-law, Joyce Brubacher; relatives, friends and neighbors.

Predeceased by his parents, Herb and Luella Brubacher; brother, Milton Brubacher, (infant sister) Jean Brubacher; nephew, Gary Brubacher; in-laws, Fred & Saddie Hettle. A Celebration Of Life Service will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 1401 – 98th Street, North Battleford, SK with Pastor Bill Hall officiating. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 70 will be in attendance. Interment will take place at Town of Battleford Cemetery, Battleford, SK. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are requested to the Canadian Diabetes Association, PO Box 26331, STN BRM B, Toronto, ON M7Y 4R1 or to the Alzheimer Society Of Saskatchewan, 301-2550-12th Avenue, Regina, SK S4P 3X1. Condolences can be sent to www. eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements have been entrusted to Robert MacKay of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium (306-446-4200).

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The municipality claims title to the land by virtue of an interest based on the tax lien registered against the existing title to the land in the Land Titles Registry as Interest Number 189835521, 189835622, 189835510 and you are required to TAKE NOTICE that unless you contest the claim of the municipality or redeem the land pursuant to the provisions of the above Act within six months from the service of this notice on you and, subject to the further provisions of The Tax Enforcement Act, a certificate of title will be issued to the applicant and you will thereafter be forever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to, or in respect of, the land.

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It seems like just yesterday that school supplies were the main topic in many homes, and here it is September again, which means back to school.

The August GGMH end-of-the-month hymn sing was amazing. We had 38 present, and people came from far and wide.

As advertised, it was videoed for YouTube. We had 26 musical selections, as well as a memorization from the book of Revelation. One first-time couple said they didn’t know anyone there, and when I asked who invited them, they responded that they read our letter in this paper each month. Everyone later made their way to the lower auditorium to enjoy lunch together.

This month’s GGMH will be Sept. 26 at 6 p.m.

As always, everyone is welcome to participate in gospel music. Please note

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The municipality claims title to the land by virtue of an interest based on the tax lien registered against the existing title to the land in the Land Titles Registry as Interest Number 189835464, 189835644, 189835497 and 189835554 and you are required to TAKE NOTICE that unless you contest the claim of the municipality or redeem the land pursuant to the provisions of the above Act within six months from the service of this notice on you and, subject to the further provisions of The Tax Enforcement Act, a certificate of title will be issued to the applicant and you will thereafter be forever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to, or in respect of, the land.

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

Dated this 25th day of August, 2021.

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RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 Sale of Property

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

God is also doing wonderful things in our Sunday morning worship services as we gather for one hour to meet with Him. Last Sunday we had 40 at the morning service. You will

notice that we often give attendance numbers. Did you know that when Jesus walked this Earth, He was also big on numbers?

Two or three gathered, 10 lepers, 12 disciples, 5,000 fed, 144,000 and the list goes on. There is no limit to what God can do. And He is doing it at TBC. Once again, if you do not have a regular church to attend, please feel free to worship with us at 11 a.m. every Sunday.

Until next month, anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian, must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.

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Human Resources Advisor Permanent, Full-Time Northlands College is seeking a Human Resources Advisor for our Head Office in Air Ronge, Saskatchewan.

Candidates will have a diploma or degree in Business with a major concentration in Human Resources and two years of experience in Human Resources or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. The position is a permanent, full-time opportunity with the College. The Human Resources Advisor is an out-of-scope position reporting to the Human Resources Manager and provides administration and technical support in such areas as Recruitment and Selection, Legislative Compliance, Human Resources Management System (HRMS), Employee Relations, Performance Management and Compensation and Benefits.

Deadline for applications is Monday, September 13, 2021.

Please reference competition number NLC-21-069 in all communications. To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to hr@northlandscollege.sk.ca. You may also contact the HR Manager at (306) 425-4324 for a full position profile or for any inquiries on the position. Salary Range: $70,039 to $83,463.

Tenders will be received by the RM of Meeting Lake No. 466 on the following property: In the Organized Hamlet of Mayfair, Saskatchewan Lots 1, 2 & 3, Block 3 Plan BM974 Ext. 0 Multi Residential Building (built in 1986) and Land Is sold on an “as is, where is” condition.

To view property please call 306-246-4323 or view additional pictures on rmofmeetinglake.ca website or RM facebook page.

All tenders are to be submitted, in a sealed envelope marked “Tender” by October 13, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. to RM of Meeting Lake, Box 26, Mayfair, Sask. S0M 1S0.

Include full name, mailing address and phone number, purchase price tendered and a deposit of 10% of the purchase price. Deposits will be returned to unsuccessful bidders.

All legal costs, title transfer fees, applicable taxes and other costs are the responsibility of the purchaser and are in addition to bid price.

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Public recognition could be a case of mistaken identity Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, likes to be recognized as a farmer and was recently mistaken for a farm machinery salesperson. Ed was looking over the farm implements up for sale at a farm auction, and a fellow called him Archie.

The fellow asked Ed if he was still selling John Deere machinery at South Country in Weyburn.

Ed was quick to tell the person his name wasn’t Archie and that he was a farmer from near Melville and no salesperson.

Ed said he never was and never would be a salesman.

The fellow’s wife said to her husband, “I told you it wasn’t Archie. Archie is always well dressed and

friends, our job or profession or the sports we play. Jesus might not have received much public attention on Earth. There were countless rabbis before Jesus and after him with According to Ed disciples who had little

By Raymond Maher public recognition or acwww.accordingtoed.com claim. There is an interesting account of Jesus going raymaher085@gmail.com to the region of Tyre and Sidon to rest and get away way younger.” the other hand, it could also from the public pressures of I asked Ed, “What is mean that a few salespeople his preaching, teaching and wrong with being a saleswill not be helpful, knowl- healing the sick and demon man?” My old neighbour edgeable or reliable, but possessed. said that if I didn’t know, he they will need to move on The region of Tyre and wouldn’t tell me. It seems to another line of work.

Sidon was not a Jewish to me that being a salesperWe may get recognized area. Jesus went there so he son can mean you are rec- by what we do and also wouldn’t be recognized as ognized as helpful, knowl- who we are. However, our he hoped to hide away for edgeable and trustworthy degree of recognition is a time. But Jesus was too in your dealings. But, on often limited to family, famous to be left alone. A

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Gentile woman came to Jesus immediately after Jesus entered the house where he came to rest.

An unclean spirit possessed her little girl. The woman had heard of how this Jewish rabbi could heal those who suffered from demon possession, and she was determined not only that Jesus could help her daughter, but she would not be put off if Jesus seemed reluctant to help her daughter. She acknowledged that Jesus as a Jew was to minister to and to heal Jewish people. The woman had faith that Jesus could spare some crumbs of healing for her non-Jewish daughter. Jesus was impressed with the woman’s faith in

him, and he healed her daughter. Jesus’s healing of the demon-possessed girl confirmed that he was more than a rabbi but also the Son of God able to heal the suffering.

After returning from the region of Tyre, Jesus travelled to the area of the Decapolis. There he was begged to heal a man who was deaf and who also had a speech impediment.

Jesus cured the man of his deafness and enabled him to be able to speak plainly.

People were astonished beyond measure, and Jesus’s public reputation grew as people said of him, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear, and the mute speak.”

Worship Together Spend some quality family time together.

Worship at the church of your choice.

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

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

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

306-446-1695

PASTOR: Rev. Fr. Phinh Do

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

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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

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

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

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

Rev. Trevor Malyon

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

Living Water Ministry

Hope Mennonite Fellowship 1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

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

Sunday Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Pastor: Dean Covert

Church Phone 306-445-4181

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

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

Celebrant: Very Rev. Janko Kolosnjaji 306-664-2301 (Office) 306-244-2604 (Home) To Register Call Jasmina at 306-445-1002

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

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

Third Avenue United Church Rev. Dexter van Dyke

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

306-445-8171

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

Everyone Welcome

Sunday Afternoon Service 3:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

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

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m.

PASTOR - Rick Martin

LIVING FAITH CHAPEL

1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

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

Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-285-3823 Contact: Don Retzlaff

No Services till further notice

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

Various Weekly Programs Pastor Casey Sitter www.livingfaithchapel.ca

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

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

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Services 10:30 am

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

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

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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Events hosted a Paw Park, golf course this weekend

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

Harvest is still happening, in spite of the rains that have arrived. While we appreciate this much-needed moisture, the timing of it is somewhere in between long overdue and we need to get harvest finished first.

This weekend a couple of events will take place in Unity. The golf club will play host to the Unity Miners’ annual Fun Day of Golf fundraiser for the team. Check with the club to see if there is still a spot for you in this event. The Paw Park is holding 10th anniversary celebrations with a number of activities.

The exterior arena renovations are nearly complete and it looks great. The inte-

rior has undergone a facelift, too.

Don’t forget, football season is not a long one.

You can watch the youngest football stars build their game skills by watching the Unity Minor Football season or you can bring the noise to Warrior field for the high school football season, which includes three home games. First home game is under the lights against familiar rivals Wilkie Broncs Sept. 9 As they follow their respective school division’s Safe Schools Plan, be kind to school staff and students as they didn’t make “the plan” but they will adhering to the guidelines given to them. Even though our schools experienced occasional cases in 2020, no

transmission in schools was recorded. All of these protocols require extra effort and diligence by those in our schools so let’s support them. Healthy schools are a result of healthy communities. Watch for upcoming extra-curricular activities that have been deemed acceptable this year.

Community churches are once again offering inperson worship services.

Unity United Church will hold an outdoor service Sept. 12, weather permitting, and they welcome anyone who would like to join.

If you’re up for a road trip next weekend, Luseland is hosting a community event in conjunction with Team Flahr’s MS bike tour.

The event will include the

A farmer was working into sunset hours southwest of Unity, getting his crop off this season. Photo by Sherri Solomko

ride, entertainment and a community barbecue. And, if you like to show off your new car/truck, classic car/

truck or muscle car, then head 20 minutes east down the road to Wilkie where a car show is being hosted

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